not brittney.surprised she picked country? >> i was really shocked. >> in 2013, brittney left for nashville where she worked on her songwriting -- ♪ and bussed on broadway. ♪ while also holding down a job. how many different jobs have you had since you got to nashville? >> oh, god. gosh. i've worked in the airport, at a coffee shop, i've worked at juice shops. >> but she's struggled to find her place in country music. ♪ ♪ time and time i faked my song just to belong ♪ how did you feel that you didn't fit? >> because of reasons like the way that i look. >> uh-huh. >> besides country music not playing a lot of women on the radio, i'm a black woman, i'm not a size 2, i've never been a size 2. i don't know if i worked hard enough if i ever could be a size 2. ♪ >> did you ever think about giving up? >> i did. there was one particular time that i was really, really thinking i need to probably hang this up. ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ >> then in 2016, she heard foman morris' "hero." >> i was listening to the album c

absolutely, we knew that brittney spears i we knew that brittney spears wanted to speak directly to thet what we did not know is what she was going to say and it amounted to 13 years of pent—up frustration, if you like a. a torrent, 25 minute torrent of anger and frustration directed at those who she felt had let her down, who had been appointed by the court to care for her and had failed to do so, chief among them herfather jamie, who for the last 13 years has had control not only of her personal life but also her 60 million dollars estate. she said anything that happened to me had to be approved by my dad, and she accused her father of forcing birth control on her, refusing to allow her to marry her boyfriend, and as far as the conservatorship itself is concerned she said she wants you life back, it's been 13 years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ ., years and that's enough, i'm doner . . ,, , years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ . . , , , years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ ., ., ,, , under done. what happens next? under california law, _ done. what happens next? under california law,

there still needs to be a motion filed and brittney has requested to get an attorney of her choosing and that needs to happen. >> there are many unknowns when it comes to the britney spears case. legal experts will weigh in later this morning on the "today" show following "today in the bay." >>> a highly anticipated report on ufos may be released by top intelligence and military officials. it was commissioned in the december covid relief package. the report is expected to add more details to the sightings of objects in american skies with no explanation. but it was originally scheduled to be released at the beginning of the month. >>> visiting hawaii is about to get easier. the state is ending its pretravel covid requirements for fully vaccinated visitors. starting july 8th, travelers will need to show their vaccine card and upload it to the state's website. the testing requirement has been in place since october and it was the only way for tourists to bypass hawaii's mandatory quarantine. >>> new this morning, adobe is reportedly the latest silicon valley company rolling back its on

in the meantime, the stunning statement from brittney spears about the 13-year legal arrangement withhe judge to end the conservatorship which she calls abusive. stephanie elam is live in los angeles. a lot of us have been following the story for some time. even people following it closely were just stunned by the passion and the detail that britney spears provided. >> because she hasn't actually publicly spoken about the conservatorship before, john. she saved all of that ire for yesterday in court. she called it demoralizing and embarrassing and most of her ire directed at her father. ♪ hit me baby one more time ♪ >> reporter: britney spears is angry, wants her life back and wants the world to know it. speaking remotely to a los angeles county courtroom, the pop singer saying her wish and dream is for the conservatorship to end, a legal arrangement she's been living with for nearly 13 years. in the status hearing spears expressing frustration over the lack of control of her own life saying "i'm traumatized. i'm not happy. i can't sleep. i'm so angry it's insane." even adding she wan

spears treatment has sparked a fan campaign to end the conservatorship known as free brittney. sarah wechbts at the firm of fox roths child. how often and in what typical circumstances do you see a person her age who is ugt to conservatorship? >> not often at all. it's such an unusual circumstance that all of us alarmed and the things she said in court make us more concerned about whether the system really served her and the lawyer has been acting in her best interests. >> she said she didn't realize that she could contest this arrangement, which tells me that either she forgot or somebody is not doing their duty in advising her as her lawyer. >> right. it's always hard to say behind closed doors, but the allegations she made in court about not knowing she can move forward are really concerning. we have rules and if she wasn't informed, then he really wasn't doing his job pursuant to the codes of conduct in california. >> okay. something else that puzzles me, but this is not my area of the law. why wasn't this a hearing where she was seeking to end that arrangement? in other wo

there still needs to be a motion filed and brittney has requested to get an attorney of her choosing> there are many unknowns when it comes to the britney spears case. legal experts will weigh in later this morning on the "today" show following "today in the bay." >>> visiting hawaii about to get easier. the state is ending its pretravel covid requirement for fully vaccinated visitors. travelers will need to show their vaccine card and upload it to the state's website. the testing requirement has been in place since october and it was the only way for tourists to bypass hawaii's mandatory quarantine. >>> adobe is reportedly the latest silicon valley company rolling back its on-site work rules. according to the mercury news, workers will only be required to spend half of their time in the office once the workplace is reopened. in the south bay that's supposed to happen july 14th. google and facebook are among the other companies announcing similar plans. >>> consumer teams have been helping customers who say companies have not answered their calls. >> chris chmura is here to show us w

roland martin and brittney cooper. author of the book "eloquent rage." dr. race theory. they're up to 600 in june. i guess people just don't understand. the critical means critical examination of race in this country. people have taken this to mean a theory that's critical of white people. i'm not a fan of cancel culture. i'm a big first amendment guy, but on this juneteenth day it is important to understand that there are probably some schools in this country in which a teacher can't teach about juneteenth because it falls into the category that's been banned that they can't talk about anymore. >> absolutely. we're looking at the heights of white hysteria again because what these folks have done is wage a battle on knowledge. they don't want us to be an informed citizenry because it turns out then when people do know better they sometimes feel a moral compunction to do better. they keep insulting their own base. they are saying we want to keep our base ignorant so we can pay on the most base level emotions about grievance and exclusion and use them to wage

. >>> support for pop star brittney spears still pouring in after testimony she gave in her court jamiei in concerned with her sister. last week spears told a wanted children, but the conservatorship does not allow her to do so. christina aguilera speaking out in support of her one-time mickey mouse club costar tweeting it is unacceptable that any woman or human wanting to be in control of their own destiny might not be allowed to live life as they wish. >> a lot of people standing with brittney now. >>> 6:39. the song never gets old, ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ >> what the coliseum is set to do for the first time since the start of the pandemic. >>> i'm kris sanchez. i'll spare you my singing voice. you don't want to hear it. i will show you what's happening at mineta san jose. it's the same thing happening at airports across the country as people get ready to get away. i'll tell you what you need to know so that your vacation starts smoothly. >>> in washington a vote could come as soon as today on an action investigation into the capitol attack. the big board, 154 on the dow. the

for the time being though brittney and sam, gabriel valley and police officers, ethylene and alex in los angeles, are all trying their best standing against anti asian hate crimes and graces the now to to which like many countries, clues, elementary schools. this brad, just because 19, as a result, many turkish children haven't seem to, in person closes over a year. 7 year old roost guy was accompanying his mother john done doing for him to work. like most days. due to the panoramic turkish schools have been shut for over a year. john don runs a private kindergarten on the outskirts of his stumble. there occasionally allowed to open, unlike schools, chairs on attend to school for 6 months before authorities ordered, all schools closed now, rose gar, spends his time, his mother's kindergarten or at home attending virtue lessons. something the 2nd grader doesn't enjoy them. i prefer math classes in school. me. i like to be, you know, teachers sometimes got angry at us for the past year. remote learning has been the new normal for ruth guard, a challenging situation for him. and his mot

. >> he's definitely brittney's rock, but you are about to learn so much more about this rising star.ionship with someone that's legendary but also so humble. >> [ bleep ] take two. >> kevin hart to give his own kids a strong work ethic. then it's our father's day salute to fathers everywhere. >> daughter of david, she takes

up next will be a new court daet that will be set where brittney spears will likely petition to end thervatorship. >>> and many celebrities are taking to social media to show their support before mariah carey tweeted we love you, stay strong. and justin timberlake said we should all be supporting britney, what is happening to her is not right. no woman should be restricted from making a decision about her own body. spears and tell better lake were in a highly publicized relationship in the late '90s/early 2000s. >>> california's governor is headed for a recall election. that became official wednesday after just 43 people out of more than 1.7 million removed their signatures from petitions to recall gavin newsom, and that is too few to cancel the vote which hasn't yet been scheduled. newsom is the second to face a recall election. the governor called it, quote, republican recall. >>> and there is breaking news right now in the town of surf side, florida, just outside of miami beach. part of a building has collapsed and emergency crews are on the scene. we're getting more information on t

. >> i'm especially honored to share the stage with brittney, jared, nathan and margaret katherine. love those berets in her hair, man, i tell you what. she looks like she's 19 years old sitting there like a little lady in a race car. >> sean: okay. that kind of makes my skin crawl. i don't know about you. if it doesn't i don't know what will. at least we have improvement. no hair sniffing, no unsolicited back rubs as usual. meanwhile, harris had a cringe worthy moment of her own at the u.s. naval academy on friday. she obsessed about green energy. made a woke joke that almost nobody found funny except for her, and then she did what she usually does. starts laughing. somewhat uncontrollably. somewhat uncomfortably. look. >> you're electrical engineers who will soon help convert solar and wind energy into power, convert solar and wind energy into combat power. and just ask any marine today, would she rather carry 20 pounds of batteries or a rolled up solar panel, and i'm positive she will tell you a solar panel and so would he. [laughter] >> sean: it wasn't funny, and i don't think t

joining me now is brittney cooper, and author she is a professor of women and gender studies i records liz is a columnist for msnbc and author of for the love of men from toxic to more mindful masculinity. and the host of the podcast back to school. he is has a new comedy tour and things are looking bright a new special on peacock called pandemic peacock. all right, malls i'm gonna start with you. we lived through four years of president trump and that was the president that literally pushed a prime minister of montenegro out of the way to get in front of a group voter. in your view, was this just a return to some sort of normalcy? >> this week, this year it's been so nice to wake up and not have 50 tweets about rosie o'donnell, or whatever he's going after -- i look at the news and it says the world is falling apart and i go to thank god we can finally talk about it, and not deal with some made-up crap. i'm telling you, part of what is happening this week is not so much would president biden is doing, but what we are not seeing former president trump to, which is push that guy out of

. >>> she's dancing again, but why on earth is brittney posting the message is pretty clear.e, post reunion fun which "friends" just dropped a relationship bombshell. >> yeah, definitely. a couple, couple running around for sure. >> the future is looking bright. only access considers major family planning. >> she is known for skin icing in the morning. >> skin icing plugging detoxing skin hair acts. we're here to let you know the ones that work and the ones that

i'm not here as a brittney speas fan. it's up to whether she's competent.on was made she isn't. a judge agreed. there is a lot sealed we don't know so we can't take one side or the other. i would caution we have to be objective in the evaluation. many documents are sealed and we don't know what we don't know. we know a judge felt it was appropriate to keep in place, a judgement might be assessed but moving forward whether it will be removed will be up to her. >> we'll continue to follow this. there is so much that happened. this is a big story. samantha, appreciate you and joey, appreciate having you on. we'll be right back and continue with this. thanks a lot. so he used his american express business card, which offers spending power built for his business needs, to furnish a new exam room. the doctor will see you now. get the card built for business. by american express. for a limited time, you can save more on flights, hotels and rental cars during priceline's freedom sale. and when you get a big deal... ...you feel like a big deal. with the freedom sale

brittney told the judge she wants to sue her father and everyone involved, saying, they should be inat made my blood boil is when she said that they weren't allowing her to get her iud removed. >> noting, we still don't have all the facts in this case. incredibly, britney told the court she didn't know she could petition to end her 13-year conser conservatorship, something her older brother, brian, says she's been ask for. >> she's wanted to get out of it for quite some time. >> her attorney has not helped her to that end. how is that possible? >> it would result in a mini trial in front of the world, essentially, including her medical records, expert testimony, diagnosis. >> britney told the judge she wants to replace her court-appointed attorney and hire her own counsel, a move her mother, lynn, advocated for. but she says she feels totally alone. my family has lived off my conservatorship for 13 years. i won't be surprised if one of them says, we don't think this should end. >> that was nbc's erin mclaughlin reporting. >>> it is the top of the hour and it is so good to be with you

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flight attendants and pilots who must go through retraining before returning, just as families like brittneyt the girls out on the beach and have a great time. >> reporter: already notifying july passengers their flights are training. it may mean you are routed through a city you weren't expecting. american says we made targeted changes with the goal of impacting the fewest number of passengers. american is flying more flights than its competitors as everyone ramps up to handle the passenger surge. meanwhile, with an unprecedented increase in unruly and violent behavior onboard, the nation's airlines are asking the justice department to fully prosecute anyone who behaves violently towards flight crews or passengers, pushing for fines and jail time. >>> coming up, an important announcement from a defensive line man marks a first for the nfl when "the 11th hour" continues. continues. try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid to relieve occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. try nervivenerve relief. centrum multigummies

>> i think brittney told us what the truth is, she didn't know what her rights were.ings that are deeply concerning, the most concerning thing she said is that this conservatorship is bad for her mental health, which is the opposite of what it's supposed to serve. she said it's toxic, bordering on criminal, cries herself asleep. this is abuse. this is designed to help her be independent and get back on her feet. but she didn't know what her rights were going into it and she said that. it sounds like she received a new lawyer, that lawyer made her aware of her rights which her lawyer should have been doing all along. and she went to work saying i want this to end. this isn't designed for a young able bodied person who's been active for the past 13 years while she's been under conservatorship. >> what's the other side of the story? is there a claim this conservatorship is for her safety? they were concerned about her mental health? are there imes involved? how does one pour through the details? her statements were incredibly explosive and compelling. >> mika, it's a lit