the break on "today in the bay," we introduce you to the trio who made a sequel, of sorts, to dolly parton. >>> happening now, sequoia hospital workers say, they're ready to walk off the job again. 300 hospital support workers, including nurse assistant and surgical techs say, they will dissipate. workers have been negotiating with dignity health, which owns sequoia and say, they want better pay, benefits and improved working conditions. workers held a picket on monday. we reached out to >>> 4:54 on wednesday morning. welcome back as you see this, lastly, another golden buzzer on "america's got talent." >> this one was unique, because it had all of the judges in on it, as well as mark berger, talking to them about their big moments. >> reporter: three months is a long time to keep a secret about a golden buzzer moment. >> oh my gosh. >> this is the word! literally, the worst secret- keeper. ♪ what woman could ask for any more jolene ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the country trio, chapel hearts, blew the roof off the place with their original tune, you can have him, "jolene," a sequel, of sorts, to the

his collaborators have included bill clinton and dolly parton. tell may be his own, and now he has told it, james patterson, the stories of my life debuted number one on the "new york times" best seller list for nonfiction, and he joins me now. by the way, check out the array of folks who are praising the book on the jacket, admiral william mcraven, bob woodward, hillary clinton, ron howard, patricia cornwall, james, it's great to see you. if i had written the introduction, it would have been here's a guy who went to woodstock, has had nine holes in one, and walks around with tom cruise's phone number in his wallet. all true, right? >> yes, that is accurate. it's nonfiction. i think it's really good in this particular -- >> yeah, tell me, tell me. >> good, i'm sorry. >> it's good on this show because there's so much bad news out there that -- and this is the good news, the same way that people all of a sudden wanted to watch top gun, it's like give me a break this weekend, let me read a good story. let me have some laughs. let me remember kind of

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she is a real american icon. >> the best thing about dolly parton if you go to dolly wood which i grewitics but i know she cares about people. >> i don't think anyone knows. i never heard anyone say a bad thing about dolly. >> i met her twice when i was don i mus's assistant on fox news, when i met her i didn't expect her to be in so early in the morning but there she was full makeup. >> that's awesome. >> i turn the corner, and she -- like i almost run into her and she goes, well, hey there, cow girl. never has a girl from new jersey been called a cowgirl quite like that and i love her. also something that happens every fourth of july that of course we have to talk about and it is the nathan's hotdog eating contest. it is an iconic american tradition, whether you think it's great or gross. joey chestnut won again and then something very interesting happened. >> the judges. >> she got the judges but did you see, mid hotdog eating contest, joey chestnut puts a protester in a head lock. like an animal rights protester. and he still won. >> he reached around, got him in lying a half figur

after the break, we introduce you to trio who made a sequel of sorts to dolly parton's famous song "jolene". . >>> but first, happening now in almeida, the flynn fire near the altamont pass area is 100% contained burning 2200 acres. it caused part of livermore and 580 to be closed. our sky ranger overhead and saw a car on fire. a car on fire. officials are notevealing t rhe mornings are our time, and i couldn't let stiff joints slow me down. so i started taking osteo bi-flex every day because it has joint shield... ...clinically shown to improve joint comfort within 7 days. osteo bi-flex - available at your local retailer and club. >>> a break through moment the trio had yet to earn in nashville. >> we have gotten to a place where we felt like is it us or the music? we didn't know but for every single judge to agree and say that this is magic enough to give a golden buzzer was a moment of validation and confirmation. >> good for them. the girls went to the live show which starts in three weeks. you can watch america's got talent every tuesday night here on nbc. >> you saw the gold confetti

so my favorite american is ronald reagan, but also dolly parton. carly dolly parton because she she she's a perfect person. she's so talented. yes. yes. and going back to unity, i mean, she doesn't get political. she's just somebody that everybody can love. she is a real americanan. best thing about dolly parton if you go to dollywood, which i grew up visiting not far from me, she has the cabin she grew up in that she moved dollywoodho . showsws you that she hastt not forgotten where she cameensh from. she she does things like she has a program where she sends books to schools like so many things i do and you know what ?n't kn i don't know what politics are. no, butov i do know she loves people and she cares about the joe biden. no one says a lot about dolly is i've met her twice. i mean, i like don imus assistant. she came to fox news. and the first time that i metxp her , i didn't even expectec her to be in so early in thebu morning. but there she was, fullt w makp . so i turned the corner and she like i almost run into her and h she goes, hey, t

. >> seth: dolly parton. >> pretty lucky. >> seth: yeah. [ cheers and applause >> yeah. >> seth: you it for the phones, yet every time i coordinate and kind of communicate with dolly, it's still through fax. >> seth: you have to - >> so i don't know what she's talking about. she's rarely on the phone. next time i'm gonna do it for the fax machine. >> seth: so if you see her in a commercial talking about how great phones are, just know that's some false advertising? >> we do use the phone, but she does a fax, and then someone scans the fax, and then they put it into a text message, and then that gets sent to me [ light laughter ] >> seth: no. >> yeah. and it's always signed so now i've kind of started my own version where i go into the notes, and i've started to try to make my own letters, because there's something so amazing just about a connection. it's just not casual, you know you know that she took the time. >> seth: yes >> to get out, i guess her typewriter she also made me a demo one time where she talks about being super high-tech, but it was all through a cassette, which then

none of that existed, lily tomlin, dolly parton, was not a television person and i was developing it myself and i was -- i was just knocked off my feet. i was totally smitten by her. and i first met her going back stage and i said to myself, well, i'm not making a movie about a secretary unless she is in it. so i thought, we are going have to change everything. >> lily: and i had a notepad and was taking shorthand. >> kelly: that's how you got the job. so do you remember the first time you met? >> lily: yes! i was totally knocked over because i was such a fan of fonda's. and i had a crude hairdo and everything. when she came backstage it was really exciting for me. and i think that she was sort of trepidation us. but i was like, can i get like an autograph? can you get a note to my mother. >> kelly: asking for all the things. is it true

my favorite american is ronald reagan, but also dolly parton. >> everybody loves her. >> she's a perfectson. she is so talented. going back to unity, she doesn't get political. she is somebody that everybody can love. she is a real american icon. >> if you go to dollywood which is not far from me, she has a cabin she grew up in that she moved to dollywood and it shows you she has not forgotten where she came from. she has a book program where she sends books to schools. there so many things that she does. i don't know what her politics are, but she does love people and she cares about people. >> no one says a bad thing about dolly. >> i met her twice. she came to fox news and the first time i met her i didn't even expect her to be in so early in the morning. but there she was in full makeup. i turned the corner and i almost ran into her. she said hey there, cowgirl. never has a girl from new jersey been called a cowgirl quite like that. there is also something that happens every fourth of july that we have to talk about. it's the nathan's hot dog eating contest. it is an iconic american

dolly parton, this is her duncan hines collaboration, her southern style coconut cake. ixes can and a lot of tasters said it tasted homemade. like they made it from scratch. we love dolly. she's our forever queen. next category, fridge and frozen. >> yes, so this is our farmer's fridge burrito bowl which won the fridge and frozen. this you can find in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. you go to a restaurant and get your build your own burrito bowl. it is layered with cilantro, brown rice, sauteed vegetables, fresh corn, black bean, even guacamole this there. and all you have to do is heat it up in the microwave for about a minute, then add the guacamole on top. >> you have the entire meal in minutes and don't have to leave your house. >> not bad. >> in the fridge. >> and condiments and spreads. >> yes, aww, this is japanese barbecue sauce. one of our top rated winners across the board. it is an amazing blend of soy sauce and ginger and garlic and you can put it on anything -- grilled chicken, noodles, vegetables. we found endless possibilities for this. our

she was raised in ontario, canada, raised poor and inspired by dolly parton to dream big plus features. >> shania changed country music because she went like this oh, these are the lines? cool ♪ i'm going out tonight i'm feeling all right ♪ >> she was the first person to break that door open and go across the music genre she was that trailblazer >> shania does it all. she plays guitar she writes her own songs she has insane live shows. ♪ >> she is a strong female and country which is hard. country music is like the women just don't make it >> you'd have to take a sledgehammer to knock her down >> wow >> diplo lionel richie. >> that is cool. >> cool people there that scheduled to hit netflix. she is releasing an album called "not just a girl." maybe a sign of more music to come shania twain. >>> next, "dateline," they brought us podcasts and back with a brand new series. this is called "missing in america. in each episode they are going to dive into different missing persons stories and armchair detectives, that's you, listen up for this one. they're actually calling on fans to help sol