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. >>> country music superstar blake shelton is warming up for one of the biggest events to hit the midwest and he's bringing a whole slew of friends with him. you're watching "early today." >>> tonight oklahoma native blake shelton headlines "healing in the heartland," a concert to benefit those from the devastating tornado. he'll be joined by miranda lambert, rascal flatts, and vince gill, reba mcentire and his cohost on "the voice," usher will also perform. you can watch tonight's benefit concert live from oklahoma city beginning at 9:00/8:00 central right here on this nbc station. >>> in sports, first up, the nhl playoffs. in game seven, justin williams of los angeles scored twice for the kings as they beat the san jose sharks, 2-1. and the kings advance to the western conference finals. >>> in the nba playoffs, indiana's roy hibbert was too much for miami as he scored 23 points. the pacers beat the heat, 99-92. and the eastern conference finals are all even at 2-2. >>> in baseball, the crosstown interleague rivals new york mets honored retiring yankees' closer mariano rivera before las

that make life worth living. ♪ ♪ sweet love of mine >>> well, tonight, oklahoma native blake sheltonealing in the heartland. it's a concert to benefit the victims of last week's devastating tornado. he'll be joined by miranda lambert, vince gil, reba mcintyre, and usher will also be at the benefit. you can watch 9:00/8:00 right here on your nba station. >>> it's time for first buzz, i'm joined by bill karins. richard lui is out. >> so a fan at a show in copenhagen slammed beyonce on the backside. >> there's video of it? >> she handled it well. she joked she was going to have him escorted out. i think she should've had him escorted out. >> she called him out? >> they think these celebrities belong to them. they grab their hair, their clothes. >> looks like she handled it well. the security guards would've jumped on him in a hurry. >> they should have. they need to set the precedent that is not okay. >> i want to help keep you up on the summer trend. the drink that's got all the buzz, something called a shandy. apparently you can mix anything with lemonade because it's a beer lemonade

. >> the same area of oklahoma that was devastated by -- >> blake shelton's star studded oklahoma benefitll the help we can get. >>> plus why blake's telling the truth about his marriage to miranda. >>> plus amanda bynes friend perez hilton talks about her behavior. >>> it's a real lives train wreck, she's really lost touch with reality. >>> beyonce's new security scare and why justin bieber is being investigated by the police. >>> and a very pregnant jessica simpson inside that megamansion that's on sale. >>> plus -- >> this is our wardrobe room. >>> my melissa and joey set invasion. >> my mommy and my baby on the set. >>> and j-lo too hot for tv? outrage after this performance. >>> right now internet meets tv to bring you celebrity news 24/7, it's "omg! insider." >>> blake shelton's star studded relief concert for oklahoma. we're on the ground for the semifinal preparations. hello and welcome to "omg! insider." i'm kevin fraiser. >> and i'm thea andrews. why is blake shelton and wife miranda lambert back in the headlines tonight as blake defends their marriage to "people" magazine? the

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blake shelton is going to be a healing in the heartlang. d. and one of them is reba mcintyre.e phone with us. >> i'm doing great. we're here in oklahoma city in the arena. >> tell us about the lineup. i know you're singing and blake is singing. >> two more are with us, vince gill, usher, luke brian. >> oh, my gosh. >> can people get tickets or is it one of those things that's already sold out and it's going to be on tv tonight? >> they sold it out in 30 seconds and it's going to be on nbc at 9:00, 8:00 central tonight. blake said a week ago yesterday, let's do another benefit concert for the folks in oklahoma. and i said, yeah, let's go do it. i was in cape town africa at the time, and our managers got together and put this whole thing together in a week. and it's simply incredible. >> you ask busy people to do something, and they come through. >> you also happen to be married to your manager, you have an inside track on him. >> i do. so i saw all the insides of putting a tv show together in a hurry. and they worked their tails off. they were talking more to him the oath night

emotional, emotional for miranda lambert, for blake shelton, for everyone there last night. >> mirandain tish mingo, two hours south of oklahoma city. it affected her as it did so many different people. a different scene here at chesapeake energy arena. last night as you saw, all about community, country music, and sooner spirit. ♪ >> reporter: some of the music industry's biggest stars coming together to help those affected most by last week's deadly tornado in oklahoma. ♪ i lost my way >> reporter: blake shelton with wife myrrh aniranda lambert per. >> when blake gave us the call, and we dropped what we were doing. >> no brainer, i was coming if i was asked. >> reporter: featuring usher, rascal flatts, reba mcintyre, darius rucker. for many, the catastrophic damage hit close to home. >> where i group, ten miles from where the path came through. >> i think i'm the one noncountry oklahomian representing today. >> a night of charity and hope at the chesapeake energy arena in oklahoma city, just a short distance from the tornado-rav aimed town of moore. >> we had a hard time deciding wha

insider." >>> oprah and blake shelton, toby keith, hollywood reaches out to oklahoma after the tornados are starting to rebuild after losing everything. >> tonight families finding inspiration through the outpouring of love and support starting with blake shelton and his wife miranda lambert's emotional tribute. it's trending now. ♪ you went away ♪ how dare you ♪ i miss you

blake shelton actually just talked a little bit about what happened in oklahoma. let's take a look. >> they're going through hell there right now. i finally when we went live here had to finally set my phone down. the bad news keeps coming in, a lot of fatalities. a lot of children, you know. and it makes it hard to actually sit here and do this tonight. but i got a job to do and the team's counting on me, so here i am. >> is your family okay? >> my family is luckily, they're all okay. ♪ ♪ ♪ how great thou art ♪ how great thou art ♪ how great,000 art ! how great,000 art ♪ >>> we've got a true hollywood before your eyes... s it's time... for aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® has an active naturals total soy formula that instantly brightens skin. and helps reduce the look of brown spots in just 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. try it for a month. then go ahead and try to spot a spot. aveeno® positively radiant. naturally beautiful results. one way i can take care of my engine... is with one a day men's. a complete multi

blake shelton is organizing the benefit and headlining it along with others. >>> text authorities recoveredthorities recovered the body of a teen who was cepted away -- cept away by -- swept away by floodwaters. he attempted to cross a creek with friends. he got caught in the current. the search team found the body underneath brush. >>> the national transportation safety board released new details on the skagit river bridge collapse. it fell after a truck hit a girder. the bridge had a clearance of 15 feet. the tractor-trailer was 14 feet. the tractor-trailer height was 15 feet, 9 inches. >> there is no signage leading up to or on the bridge, washington does not require that vertical clearances be posted on bridges. unless the clearance is 14.4 inches -- sorry 14 fealt 4 inches or -- feet 4 inches or less. >> no one died in the bridge collapse. officials will be working to demoing and removed the downed span of the bridge. >>> speaking of bridges. a live look at the golden gate bridge where we have clear skies. there is fog out there. and boy, the golden gate bridge all day long, lots of fo

. ♪ before i think i lost my way there are no words left to say ♪ >> blake shelton organized a benefitled healing in the heartland, he kicked off things with "god gave me you" and that's his wife, miranda lambert, vince gill, reba mcintyre, rascal flatts and usher. >> we have to do this. all of us feel we have to do this. it's our job to do this. >> the money raised through the telethon went directly to the united way of central oklahoma. >> tonight there will be another benefit concert this one to help the victims of the boston marathon bombings. aerosmith, jimmy buffett and dane cook are among those slated to perform at td garden in boston. proceeds will benefit one fund boston which already raised more than $35 million for the bombing victims. >> nice how they're all helping. 4:51. >>> one sports writer in hot water after he made a disparaging comment about 0. 0.c0.c 0.co coliseum. >>> and i'll tell you why i specifically chose this camera, coming up in my next report. >>> just about 4:55, welcome back. no-no during giants and a's game leads to a controversial call. andres torres do

. >> our own coach blake shelton was born and raised in oklahoma.nd tonight with a special performance, dedicated to his home state, here is blake shelton with his wife, miranda lambert, with "over you." ♪ how dare you ♪ i miss you ♪ they say i'll be okay ♪ but i'm not going to ♪ ever get over you i'm the next american success story. working for a company where over seventy-five percent of store management started as hourly associates. there's opportunity here. i can use walmart's education benefits to get a degree, maybe work in it, or be an engineer, helping walmart conserve energy. even today, when our store does well, i earn quarterly bonuses. when people look at me, i hope they see someone working their way up. vo: opportunity, that's the real walmart. world but nowhere are they more frequent than in tornado alley. about 1200 tornadoes tear through the u.s. each year. that's 75% of the world's tornadoes. for comparison, canada's adistant second with only 100 tornado a year. tornado alley is the nickname given to the region between the rockies a

blake shelton welcoming several big-name artists for last night's healing the heartland benefit concert. performing to raise funds for the tornado ravaged community. then there's this here, bill. stock photos of model kate upton appearing in the newest victoria's secret catalog without her permission. not only is upton not contracted with the brand, but a booker previously told "the new york times" they'd never use her because, quote, anyone with enough money could buy a face like hers. >> being a good journalist, i was forced to google kate upton just to make sure everything was fine. >> and you're reporting back to us everything is okay. >> i have nothing to report. >> good reporter, nevertheless. >> good assignment. >> we want to look up more of these pictures. >>> let's talk ringo starr. he'll release never before seen photos of the beatles. >>> president obama tweeting this picture, looking dapper at the white house with justin tim ber lame. >> who wore it better? >> caption, suits and ties. >> can he dance like him, though? >> no, justin timberlake is the man. >>> in a recent inte

usher, rascal flatts and ryan tweeter from one republic will join country star blake shelton to raise money for storm relief. you can watch that tomorrow night at 9:00/8:00 central right here on nbc. >>> now for a look at our business headlines, we turn to cnbc's bertha coombs. good morning. >> good morning. rupert murdoch is meeting with investors node. news corp. will discuss the future of the media giant. the remaining publishing business which includes "the wall street journal" and "new york post" will keep the news corp. name. >>> disney is not the happiest place on earth. australia is. a new report finds the land down under is the happiest place to live. it ranks jobs and education. the u.s. came in sixth. >>> wall street looks to regain its footing amid comments by fed chairman ben bernanke about the bank's comic stimulus programs. investors get information on housing and consumer confidence. back to you. >> thanks, bertha. >>> now to some other business headlines. oil prices have fallen below $94 a barrel ahead of those data reports bertha mentioned. general electric says it's

blake shelton and the judge on "the voice" organized tonight's benefit concert called "healing in theeartland." he kicked things off with god gave me you, shelton's wife miranda lambert performed alongside along with reba mcintyre and even usher. >> we had to do this. every one of us involved in this concert feel like it's our job to do this. >> money raised is going directly to the united way of oklahoma. >>> we're talking about severe weather across most of the country. >> we're going to see severe weather throughout tomorrow. if you are traveling near the central plains or the east coast, all of the severe weather expected to stay in place over the next 24 hours finding strong storms across oklahoma, nebraska and kansas. now starting to push into missouri. here's our outlook for tomorrow, once again, severe weather stretching from chicago right on down to oklahoma city in those areas of yellow, that's where we'll have that area of elevated concern. back here at home, it's been all about this heat, of course, temperatures have been warming up the past couple days. it's going to go e

and on "the voice" last night, oklahoma native blake shelton was joined by wife miranda lambert to pay tribute to the victims of the tornado. ♪ but you wouldn't wait ♪ how dare you ♪ i miss you >> yeah, and that began the show there with silence, not clapping and applause like they normally do start that show. shelton also announced later he's organizing a benefit concert with nbc to support tornado victims. >> that's a great idea. i was actually looking at it. there's three high schools in moore, oklahoma. they're all planning on going ahead with their high school graduations on saturday. so saturday night would be a great time to have a memorial/benefit concert. >> that would be perfect and hopefully they'll have more of those. i'm richard lui, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in this morning's "new york times" children huddled as storm sirens wailed. plaza towers elementary school the rubble has become the emotional focal point of one of the most destructive tornadoes to strike oklahoma. in "usa today" how did so many survive?

country star blake shelton is raising money for storm relief. can watch that tomorrow night at 9:00, 8:00 central here on nbc. >>> now for a look at our business headlines. we turn to bertha kooums. >> they discussed the future of the media giant which is spinning off. the remaining publishing business which includes the "wall street journal" and "new york post" will keep the name. >>> disney isn't the happiest place on earth, australia is. it's the world's happiest place to live. the list ranks countries by criteria such as jobs and education. the u.s. came in sixth. >>> wall street look s s to reg its footing after snapping a four-week win streak. comments about the central bank's stimulus programs. investors get data on housing and consumer confidence. >>> other business headlines, oil prices have fallen below $94 ahead of the barrel. general electric says it is investing billions of dollars on fracking oil and gas drilling. ge spent $15 billion buying up related companies and opening a new lab in oklahoma. >>> canadian drug maker says it wil

. >>> blake shelton welcomed several big name artists for the healing the heartland benefit concert.randa lambert, reba mcentire and others performed to raise funds for the tornado-ravaged community. >>> look at this video from russia. drivers heading down the road when suddenly a black bear darts across the street and smacks into the car. the bear was able to get up and scamper away unarmed. >> for your first look at today's business headlines, we turn to bertha cooms. >> the bears were out yesterday, we had the worst day in four weeks on worries about the health of the global economy, signs that it is slowing. motorola is launching a high-end smartphone later this year. it's called the moto-x, one thing that makes it special t will be made at a plant outside of dallas which will employ 2,000 people. and france's palace is putting a portion of its farmed wine cellar on the auction block for the first time today. bidders can get their hands on modestly-priced winds starting at about $20, the high end, about $3,200. >> something tells me i would be just as happy with the $20 bott bott

so many people after that tornado wanted to help, including country superstar blake shelton.w all the devastation here. he said, listen, i'm an entertainer, what i do best is perform. that's how i make people feel better. he wanted to put on a benefits concert. born and raised in oklahoma. and he lives two hours south of here. has strong roots to the hardest hit community of moore, oklahoma. >> i spent three christmases at my sister's house in moore, oklahoma, and some of those helicopter views of the destruction, you can see her house, a quarter mile away from there, and just going -- my niece and nephews would have gone to that school. >> i have family in oklahoma city. my little sister, and her family is okay. unfortunately, this is something you can't -- you know, all you can do is put your best efforts forward. >> now, you heard from usher, he will be performing tonight. talking about putting his best foot forward and blake put forth a lineup that will be doing that. blake's wife, myrrh anna lambert, reba mcintyre, luke ryan, artist of the year, ryan at the ti from one r

. >>> on "the voice," oklahoma native blake shelton was joined by wife miranda lambert to pay tributethe tornado. ♪ but you will how dare you i miss you ♪ >> shelton announced he's organizing a benefit concert with nbc to aid victims. >>> bill karins and richard lui will join me for our first buzz. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> joining me for this morning's first buzz are richard lui and bill karins. so in the wake of this tornado, a lot of people are looking at what could be done differently in the future. and one of the things we're hearing a lot about with the storm of this size, the best way to ride it out is underground or to get out of the way completely. and one of the things we're

. ♪ surrounded by a million people i still fill all alone i want to go home ♪ >> blake shelton, an oklahomaive, helped organize yesterday's "healing in the heartland" benefit concert. last week's storm killed 26 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 4,000 homes. >>> serve people including children were killed in a crash in upstate new york. a tractor-trailer collided with a minivan yesterday in truxton. that's about 25 miles north of syracuse. the trailer became disconnected and crossed the center line hitting the van. seven people in the minivan were killed. two people in the truck were not injured. >>> u.s. army staff sergeant robert bales is expected to plead guilty to killing 16 people next week. the attack was one of the worst atrocities of the afghan war. elizabeth palmer went back to that remote afghan village and she was surprised by what she found. >> reporter: from bell am buy base you can see co-zye village, the site of the worst american atrocity of the afghan war where sergeant robert bales is alleged to have started his killing spree. he's charged with sneaking off the base a

performer blake shelton is organizing the benefit and headlining it along with miranda lambert, rebaand vince gill. >> there is an intense search under way for a teenager born near san antonio, texas. this deadly twister killed two women just as rescuers almost reached her. the search continues for a teenager after it was swept away from floodwaters. this is a city near san antonio. he was swept away as he tried to swim away across a swollen creek. this flash flooding also knocked out power and closed numerous roads around san antonio. the analyst t b safety boardan intense search is under way for a teenage boy believed to have been swept away by floodwaters near san has killed twonow, a search continues for a teenager missing after he was swept away by floodwaters in schertz. arescuers believe the 17- floodwaters as he tried to people. and closed nemerous roads in san antonio and the the national transportation safety board released new details in their investigation on the skagita 160-foot section of the bridge fell into the water truck hit a girder. the n-t-s-b chairwoman said of

[ cheers and applause ] and blake shelton! cheers and applause ] tonight, the live shows officially begin. each of our 12 artists will give everything they've got to sing for your votes. for the first time this season, your vote, and your vote alone, is the only thing that matters now. no more coach saves. the bottom two artists, regardless of what team they are on, will be going home tomorrow. quick note -- voting opens at the end of the show, so vote to make sure that your favorites stay in this competition. let's talk to our coaches. and i should mention we're live. here in los angeles, there is a tremendous heat wave going on. we have lost our air-conditioning in this building. so, really, an applause to our audience, who has been here melting for the past half-hour or so.

country music star blake shelton plans to host a tornado benefit concert. he's a native of oklahoma. >> still hearing amazing stories of hope and survival from the devastation down. shayla went into labor as the tornado touched down. nurses moved her into the hallway and into an interior operating room. the twister made a direct hit on the hospital. despite the danger her husband and the nurses got her out of the building and into another hospital where she was able to give birth to a healthy baby boy. >> they definitely did the job they were taught to do to protect my life. [indiscernible] >> good to see those stories coming out of oklahoma. she and her family and the nurses are all said to be doing ok. >> a developing story. a construction worker is dead and another seriously injured after parking garage in bethesda partially collapse thursday afternoon at the westfield montgomery mall. construction crews were trying to remove a support been that when the collapse occurred. witnesses heard a loud noise. >> i would say they really loud bomb. credit the fou

. >> last night the healing in the heartland concert was nbc news, blake shelton, from oklahoma, andn to this. country musical star vince gil also from oklahoma. >> what's the worst thing that can happen ♪ worse thing they can do ♪ threaten me with heaven ♪ that's all they can do >> the concert raised $3 million before it even aired on the west coast. if you want to go to facebook.com/unitedway you can donated to the victims of the tornado as well. >> good thing. andrea? >> when you think of chicago, what do you think of? >> my hometown. >> corruption,Ñdasm schools. >> intimidation, mob-like tactics,ç misguided public housing policy. this is a bit surprising here. this is the cover of "time" magazine. it's hailing mayor rahm emanuel as the chicago bull. they highlight all the things that he says he's doing to fix the trouble city. he says he's worked for two presidents. they claim to be doing great things, but hö zÔ saysy doing great things." 96% of murders in chicago last year were not tried. police won't even come to your house if you have a murder threat. they only will come if t

. >> blake shelton loves them and so will you. >> they are the mother-daughter country duo. >> 2steelirls. >> they will perform. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> all right. if you don't think we are on top of our facebook page, this is proof we know exactly what is going on. >> ♪ what's going on >> you said you wanted 2steel girls on the show and we heard you. for the first time in our studio we have allison and krystal steel, a mother and daughter singing duo. >> they made it all the way to the battle rounds of nbc's "the voice" but they were voted off. somebody didn't have taste. they started a facebook campaign and you can buy the new single on "today." and we are granting your wish. >> yay! >> we're crazy for you. >> our facebook page went crazy, our twitter. >> thank you. >> you guys are a wave, a force of nature. blake got on board, too. >> yeah. >> tell us about your goal to get here. >> it was really exciting. she just had an idea like, we want to go on the "today" show. it would be awesome. >>

blake. >> shelton. let's talk about another relationship. there's a feud a-brewin'. billy bush is here with us to clear it up. >> you're my new hero, bush-man. >> let's first toast the bush-man. >> it's booze-day tuesday, i should only have water, because i've been traveling. >> ever since you went to that convention in january, you've had the bloats, from what i can guess. >> we need to tee this up, because nicki minaj and billy bush are in a full-on -- >> it's a war, it's crazy. >> here's what's happening. let's tell a little back-story. >> you're instigators. >> nicki minaj was interviewed by one of the "access hollywood" reporters. >> access hollywood, laura has been in the business for 20 years and has covered "idol" from the beginning, she's known over there, respected and liked. >> a tiny clip, we have a terrible version, we couldn't get a clean version. >> you lost my number? >> here's what it looks likes. >> i know there's a twitter comment you made today that caused quite a stir. do you have anything to say about that? >> that question doesn't even make sen

country singer blake shelton will hold an all star concert to raise money for people in oklahoma.ife, miranda gilbert, oklahoma city seen as michelle turner is live there now with a preview. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: hey, good morning, carol. well, first of all, we should say you just talked about that severe weather in michigan. we are on severe weather watch once again here in oklahoma city. i'll tell you, the skies are getting dark. the wind is picking up here. we are looking out to see what will happen today t. people here don't want a repeat of what happened nine days ago when a tornado came through here, created that path of destruction. more than 300 people were injured and so many people are still trying to pick up the pieces. so tonight's concert is appropriately dubbed healing in the heartland. when this happened, so many people wanted to help, including country music superstar blake shelton. shed i have to do something. he said, listen, i'm an entertainer. that's what i do, that he decided to put on this concert. he lives about two hours south of here. he doe

blake shelton will be doing a healing in the hartland, relief benefit concert tonight on nbc.ng, how you doing? >> we're good, honey. >> i'm doing great. in oklahoma city at the arena rehearsing for the show tonight. looking forward to it and helping out all the people here in oklahoma. >> going to be great. tell us about the lineup, reba. i know you're singing and blake. who else? >> two more okies are with us, vince gill and miranda lambert. darius rucker, rascal flat, ryan and usher and luke brian. >> oh, my gosh. what a lineup. >> can people get tickets or is it one of those things that's already sold out, going to be on tv tonight? >> they sold it out in 30 seconds and it's going to be on nbc at 9:00, 8:00 central tonight live. we're rehearsing as fast as we can. you know what, we started this, blake said a week ago yesterday. let's do another benefit concert for the folks in oklahoma. and i said, yeah, let's go do it. and i was in cape town, africa, at the time. >> wow. >> so my manager and blake's manager, so he got ahold of rat clark and they put this altogether in a w

performer blake shelton is organizing the benefit and headlining along with norandmiranda lamber, readrreba mcentire e gill. the money raised of the taliban will go directly to the united way of central oklahoma. [ male announcer ] we gave the new e-class some of the most advanced driver systems ever made. stereoscopic vision... distronic plus braking... lane keeping and steering assist... eleven enhanced systems in all. ♪ twelve, counting your adrenaline system. the 2014 e-class. the most intelligent, exhilarating mercedes-benz ever made. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >> small business owners continue to struggle to provide traditional health care benefits to their workers, but some are providing other unusual perks as an alternative to help attract and retain employees. and a report released this morning by bankamerica found that only 33 percent of the small business owners its survey provide traditional health care benefits. 31 percent offer additional amenities in the workplace, such as healthy snacks or ma

next week country music superstar and star of "the voice" blake shelton is going to do "healing the heartland" and the proceeds will go to the victims. >>> they've tried to strip the boy scouts of their tax exempt status because they said the organization didn't completely lift its ban on ga members. yesterday the boy scouts of member agreed to lift its ban on gay scouts but not on gay leaders. today they're planning to push forward to invoke the tax-exempt status of any youth group, including the boy scouts. >> you either accept the boy scout as a whole or you do not. what happens on your 18th birthday when you're a boy scout? the organization no longer welcomes you? it is premised on this ignorance and fear and homophobia that somehow you become a threat when you become a gay adult. >> now, the boy scouts of america has nearly 3 million scouts and nearly 1 million scout leaders. >>> people have come up with an economy of their own. >> bay bucks by activists created to give local companies a boost. will it? >> sam brock looks into whether bay kbucks can exist here. >> it kpirsz in other part

. >> blake shelton, sang along with miranda lambert. rascal flats, reba mcintyre. >> it was so emotional. >> tornadoes were in the vicinity, rain storms at the time. very real. >> while they were singing, there were images. miranda lambert sang one of the most beautiful songs ever written. >> i love that song. >> it's called "the 40us that built me." it makes you want to close your eyes. she was -- she got very very emotional. >> had to let the audience sing for her. >> i love that. >> but reba sang and we have i think a shot of blake singing with -- >> more surprise in show business, usher. >> surrounded by a million people i still feel all alone. he want to go home. oh, i miss you the most. ♪ i've been keeping all the letters that i wrote to you ♪ ♪ now that i think of you ♪ i would share them ♪ but i know that it's just not enough ♪ ♪ you deserve more than that >> so beautiful. >> i love the blending of their voices. >> just beautiful. >> i love hearing usher just sing straight like that. >> a gorgeous voice. >> i'm old-fashioned, bu

. >> blake shelton's prayer for oklahoma. >> it still hurts and still home. >> "extra" with blake momentsfter his emotional "voice" tribute to his tornado-ravaged ome state. >> jodi arias' outrageous marathon media tour. >> why didn't you apologize? >> the question that made her snap. >> i didn't know you were a hater. >> and the new "dancing" champ, kellie pickler.

the healing in the heartland telethon was hosted by country singer blake shelton.he took to the stage with grammy winning r&b star usher. ♪ let me go home >> good stuff. the event's organizers said it went off without a hitch but not yet said how much money they were able to raise with the concert. thanks so much for watching everyone. please stay tuned for "around the world." it's coming up next. >>> a mom's cry for help. >> i need to be back with my family. i need out of here. i need help. >> the latest on the arizona mother of seven jailed in mexico accused of smuggling pot. >>> and there is hope for that baby rescued from a toilet drainpipe in china. we have an update on his condition and his mother's straight ahead. >>> and a suspect is

it was organized by singer blake shelton, who's from oklahoma.e performed along with usher, reb a ama mcintire. miranda could not hold her face. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that is so nice. the audience cheering her on as she really struggled to sing her hit "the house that built me." all that money raised from the telethon concert's going to benefit the united way's oklahoma tornado relief fund. good for them. >>> from cleveland hero to media star, we are talking about charles ramsey. he's got a new gig, watch. >> i leave from mcdonald's, i come outside, i see this girl going nuts. >> all right. so from now on if you want to hear him speak, charles ramsey, it's going to cost you. we're going to tell you how ramsey is fighting to control his image. >>> we have new pictures of the cleveland backyard, this is where ariel castro allegedly held those three women captive for nearly a decade. as you can see, the yard in total disarray. windows, doors, boarded up. and children's toys scattered everywhere. now, castro remains in jail on an $8 million bo

country music star blake shelton is putting that together.rt is raising money for the oklahoma united way's relief fund's and it scheduled for thursday night. the next night, friday night in boston, boston strong, the benefit concert will be held to help the victims of the boston marathon bombing. some of the headliners for that show feature aerosmith, new kids on the block, jimmy buffet and many, many others. >>> for too many families across the united states memorial day means much, much more. about so much more than the start of summer. this is about honoring those that have fallen, paying tribute to those loved ones that fell on behalf of our nation, to our heros. members of a group called carry the load are walking 2,000 miles this month to raise money for the families who lost. >> the second year of the national relay. we start from west point, new york, and head down to dallas, texas. it's 2,000 miles and do that in 27 days with a mission to get the word out about memorial day. got about 348 legs, each leg is five miles. >> i'm here fo

country music star and "the voice" judge blake shelton spearheading a concert and telethon. he and his wife, myrrh airanda lambert, will host the heeling in the hardland concert in oklahoma city tonight. many other celebrities are expected to make appearances there as well. >> doing good with the star power. >> oh, sure. >>> meteorologist christina loren is here with a look the the forecast. as the week progresses, the warmer we get. >> right. and it's going to feel like summertime by this weekend. it's going to come on really, really quickly. 5:46. thanks for waking up with us each and every morning. especially kind of a holiday week. temperatures this morning are nice and mild. so, that might make you want to sleep in. what i can tell you right now is that you don't have to race out that front door if you're trying to catch a flight. low clouds and everything is on time out of sfo. with those low clouds working i wouldn't be surprised to see delays through the next couple of hours. we'll keep you juch daupdated h nbc bay area. a giants game on our station tonight. 57 to st

. ♪ before i think i lost my way there are no words left to say ♪ >> oklahoma native blake shelton organized benefit last night called healing in the heartland. he kicked off things with "god gave me you" and that's his wife, miranda lambert, vince gill, reba mcintyre, rascal flatts and usher. >> i have to do this. every one of us involved in this concert, we feel like we have to do this. it's our job to do this. >> the money raised through the telethon went directly to the united way of central oklahoma. >> tonight there will be another benefit concert this one to help the victims of the boston marathon bombings. aerosmith, jimmy buffett and comedian dan cook among those slated to perform at td garden in boston. proceeds will benefit one fund boston which already raised more than $35 million for the bombing victims. >>> so we are he getting some great looks outside in terms of how the morning is starting on this thursday. >> it will get hot as we go into sunday, sunday, sunday! good morning to you. we have a hot day shaping up especially when you consider where we were yesterday. 5:46 we'll

. >> blake shelton, toby keith, their families in the path of destruction. the miraculous reunion.he teachers who saved the little children. >> five different schools have been hit. some totally obliterated. >> now trending -- barbara walters' daughter busted, and justin bieber's backstage breakdown. >> apparently he was spotted backstage in tears. >> then -- >> hey, guys, i'm here with matt damon. >> what did your wife think about your love scene with michael? >> she really liked him and then she asked me why i never did that to her. >> "extra's" beauty by

blake shelton, reba mcintire were some of the artists performing to benefit victims of the tornado thatnce again under the threat of severe weather and tornadoes. what are these folks facing in the near term? another tornado risk possibly? >> definitely, luke. i wouldn't be surprised if we get one or two strong tornadoes through oklahoma. will they hit a populated area or rural farm land? yesterday we had 23 tornadoes. we had a couple along the border of oklahoma and texas. a bunch in nebraska. many of these were in rural areas and did not do damage. we didn't have injuries and didn't have fatalities. let's hope we can continue that today. we have thunderstorms on going through much of kansas. along the southern portion that we will see new storms forming later today. we have flooding concerns and the biggest risk is tornadoes. anyone in the area of yellow you have a slight risk of storms. it is the little area of red, a moderate risk of severe storms. it does include oklahoma city, moore, the norman, oklahoma area. right up interstate 44 towards tulsa these storms forming. and then hea

. >> reporter: just a few hours of refuge from the storms to listen to country music star blake sheltong a benefit for the victims of oklahoma's tornado tragedy. ♪ stay right here beside me ♪ and watch as the storm blows through ♪ >> reporter: the heartland concert just one of two in oklahoma to help put a financial band-aid on those who last everything. >> this powerful storm system is caused by a collision of cool and warm air right there in the heart of the country. >> and areas that have already been hit by storms could get hit once again. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking all of it for us. good morning, jim. >>> we continue to track thunderstorms through these early morning hours. again, a number of tornadoes reported on wednesday, more to come here today. really same setup although the threat shifts its way a bit further east along with our pocket of cool air. our upper level disturbance continues to pivot slowly off to the east. today northeastern oklahoma through central missouri and kansas city and springfield, tulsa, oklahoma. but anywhere in red, chance for lar

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country singers blake shelton and his wife, miranda lambert, darius rucker and r&b superstar usher among those set to perform, this is called the healing in the heartland concert. now, proceeds benefit the united way of central oklahoma, of course where the tornadoes relief fund there. the concert airs live 9:00 p.m. eastern from oklahoma city. >>> we are learning more this afternoon about the fate of that arizona woman of seven jailed in mexico on drug charges. now, her family says she was framed, but mexican authorities, they accuse her of trying to smuggle marijuana. well, she is back in court today. it's going to be up to a judge to decide whether or not she goes free or stays behind bars. casey wian, he reports on the family's agonizing wait just for answers. >> her family hoped she would be released at a court hearing in nogales, mexico, tuesday. but the mother of seven accused of smuggling marijuana will remain in a mexican jail for at least another day. the family insists she has no involvement in drugs and is being framed. >> whoever was the cause of this, that's who i'm angry a

trouble getting through her song at that star-studded event that was organized by her husband, blake sheltone national weather service is upgrading its supercomputers to help predict storms. money for the $25 million upgrade is part of the hurricane sandy supplemental bill that was recently approved by congress. sandy revealed a potential weakness in the american system when weather computers in europe more accurately predicted the path of that storm. >>> and we're getting a first look this morning at the medals for the 2014 winter olympics in sochi, russia. they feature a patch work motif. about 1300 metals will be made for the games. it begins february 7th, 2014, on the networks of nbc universal. including right here. >>> cell phone pioneer motorola says it's going to make the first smartphone that was ever assembled in america. cnbc's michelle caruso-cabrera is here with what's moving your money and motorola's big announcement means jobs for texas. >> 2,000 of them in ft. worth. they're going to make the moto-x at what used to be a nokia facility, not used anymore. the nokia facility was

blake shelton's relief convert on nbc raised $6 million in pledges and ticket sales.oes to the united way of central oklahoma. >>> to california, a fast-growing wildfire there threatening 200 homes. the fire in the angeles national forest breaking out thursday afternoon. it has since grown to 1,000 acres. three people were injured after a small plane crashed into the living room of an apartment building in virginia. two people were on board the plane when it apparently ran out of fuel around midnight. >>> there's a new spelling bee champion to tell you about this morning. 13-year-old arvind of new york winning the scripps national spelling bee thursday night. he didn't look too excited. should be. lift that thing up. he beat out 280 other contenders. the winning word, a german-derived yiddish word for a matza ball. >> k-n-a-i-d-e-l, knaidel. >> you are correct! >> yeah, yeah, yeah, you won. he won $30,000 in cash and prizes, as well as the big trophy we showed you earlier. he says his plan here is to study physics and have some knaidels along the way. >>> who are the