dreyer's grand ice cream made the announcement yesterday. according to the university of alaska, eskimo is considered derogatory in some places because it was given by colonizers, and it was said to mean, quote, eater of raw meat. dreyer's says they've been reviewing a name change for some time, and chair committthey're being part of the solution on racial equality. >>> a turkey with a habit of attacking people in oakland is moving to a new home. we told you about gerald the turkey last week. his antics had gotten so out of hand the city was forced close t-- they say the state department of fish and wildlife has approved a plan to relocate gerald. his new home will be in the oakland hills. the park will reopen as soon as gerald has moved. >>> safari west wildlife preserve outside santa rosa is reopening today. workers have installed plexiglas, enhanced its cleaning and social distancing will be mandated throughout the preserve. all visitors have to wear a mask while they're on the property. along with day visits, the park is offering truck c

. >>> let's get a check of the weather from dylan dreyer. she's in for al.in, guys. we do have some heavy rain moving through the middle of the country. just like we saw yesterday in fact, areas in st. louis could see more of that flooding rain again today the downpours are intense this morning and they're moving over the same area repeatedly so that could lead to some flash flooding because of that we do have some warnings in effect we're also going to see the threat of severe storms today to the north of that, especially across the northern plains, across north and south dakota, and parts of nebraska to western minnesota. large hail and damaging winds. it's all this stalled front. until this front moves away, the rain is going to continue in these same areas so it's heavy this morning through the midwest. it will continue to intensify across the northern plains later today. we're going to see more of the same as we go into wednesday too. all around this front it's pretty unsettled northeast we could see scattered showers and thunderstorms as well and we're

. >> from nbc news this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >> welcome to today"today", sat. >> from nbc news this is ""today"" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >> welcome to "today". >> only in 2020 are now we now dealing with the dust cloud. all we need is the locusts. first the major headline, our top story, the latest on the coronavirus crisis. here are the newest numbers. the u.s. now seeing the highest single day increase ever in the number of infections. that happened friday. more than 45,000 cases in just 24 hours. bringing t 2.4 million. more than 125,000 americans have now died. >> and in florida the mayor of miami dade is closing all beaches for the busy fourth of july weekend and the u.s. judge ordered migrate children held in the u.s. detention facilities must be released pause of the threat of the pandemic. in certain cases their parents may be released as well. >> fanned out across the country covering the pandemic. sam brock is in miami. sam, good morning. >> reporter: peter, kristen. good morning. even a week ago it

dreyer's grand ice cream planning to rebrand the ice cream bar after nearly 100 years, saying it recognizes term is, quote, "derogatory." >>> when we come back, a father's day to remember. a new dad, the moment he met his son for the first time. son for the first time. for people with certain inflammatory conditions. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz. the first and only pill of its kind that treats moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or moderate to severe ulcerative colitis when other medicines have not helped enough. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections. before and during treatment, your doctor should check for infections, like tb and do blood tests. tell your doctor if you've had hepatitis b or c, have flu-like symptoms, or are prone to infections. serious, sometimes fatal infections, cancers including lymphoma, and blood clots have happened. taking a higher than recommended dose of xeljanz for ra may increase risk of death. tears in the stomach or intestines and serious allergic reactions have happened. needles. fine for some

dylan: hi, i'm dylan dreyer, and we're about to embark on another "earth odyssey".ay, we travel to the ganges river, india's greatest river. plus, we'll explore the incredible wildlife that lives closely with people. from snakes in the rice fields to otters in the fishing boat, the relationship between humans and animals is a mutual respect and mutually rewarding. join us as we set off on our odyssey to the ganges. [music]

i'm dylan dreyer. get ready to travel around the world.n today's show, we head to south america's biggest wetland, the pantanal. we'll meet giant river otters whose size never gets in the way of their ability to get out of a tight squeeze. and later, jaguars and monkeys don't make the hunting team, but there are two species that help each other from the water to the sky. all this and more coming up on "earth odyssey". [music]

dylan: hi, everybody, i'm dylan dreyer, and this is "earth odyssey".on today's episode, we head to vancouver island, where one fish is vital to the survival of all living things. we'll meet the giants on both land and in the water and discover how they are all connected. plus, we'll explore just off vancouver's shore and quickly find out who is the chief of this reef.

and yesterday, dreyer's ice cream is changing the name of the eskimo pie is changing the brand becauseamericans. more change is to come, kendis. >> mr. clean is looking in the mirror wondering if they are coming for me next. a lot of the brands changing and glad it is about time. alexis, thank you. >>> and thank you for watching msnbc live. i'm linsey reiser. >> i'm kendis gibson. up next, new developments on the breaking news. u.s. attorney who investigated trump associates refuses to resign after william barr tries to push him out. alex witt is up next. alex witt . ...or this.... ...or even this... ...we've seen and covered it. so, get a quote today. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed. downy helps prevent stretching by conditioning fibers, so clothes look newer, longer. downy and it's done. for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people s

dreyer's grand ice cream say they realize it's derogatory. they will change it.s comes after aunt jemima and uncle ben's change their names and their images. >> so many changes in america right now. >> absolutely. >>> we're going to start on that note on this half hour with a fallout from a doctored video posted on president trump's twitter account. the original video shows two toddlers, one black, one white, running to embrace one another. the manipulative one sent a very different message, and now the parents of the toddlers are speaking out. stephanie ramos has much more. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. the parents of the toddlers are upset. this loving moment between the boys going viral for a second time, but now for opposite reasons. the video shared by the president appears to be made by a known meme maker who tweets misleading edited videos. meet maxwell and finnegan, the little boys who blew up the internet and all of social media this week. you may remember they're the best friends who warmed hearts everywhere after their

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >>> and welcome to "today" and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. we are celebrating the queen today, her official birthday, but no big parade because of the coronavirus crisis, dylan and peter. >> yeah, sort of like my kids. they like to say their birthday is tuesday but we like to have the official celebration on saturday. only the queen, we wish her very happy birthday. >> we'll have much more on that coming up. first, we do want to get right to our top story, and that is the troublesome rise in coronavirus cases in several states that have started the process of reopening. many now forced to slow down their plans to get back to business. erin mclaughlin is in los angeles with the very latest. erin, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. there's growing concern about the rise in covid-19 cases. experts say it doesn't necessarily mean that these states need to shut down again, but it does mean they're doing something wrong. this morning alarming spi

kunl good morning, i'm al roker here working at home with my colleagues sheinelle jones and dylan dreyergo today, hard to believe, the 46-year-old father of two george floyd died in minneapolis in police custody sparking the outrage that now has spread to just about

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >>> welcome to "today" and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning and what a long week it has been. fortunately overnight more powerful pictures of protests across the country and tens of thousands expected to converge on d.c. and other cities again today. >> it's remarkable, these protests all over the world. >>> dylan is here tracking the big storm out of the gulf. >> let's get to our top story, another night of peaceful protests around the country as demonstrators took to the streelts for the 11th night in the wake of george floyd's death. and this morning more police departments are coming under fire for their use of force. our corespondents are covering the story across the country. we begin with steve patterson in minneapolis this morning. >> reporter: you said it, another night of peaceful demonstrators, leading city leaders to cancel curfew for the weekend. that doesn't mean passions aren't running high it means the focus is clearly moving from on test to policy. in