kenny chesney lighting it up for our crowd here in rockefeller plaza. kenny, thank you very much.ing up in just a little while. also coming up, a story that made headlines for a long time. boston's crime boss whitey bulger, wen to number one on the most wanted list. he was arrested last year with his longtime companion. she's been sentenced eight years in prison for harboring a criminal. i sat down with her sister to hear what she thought of whitey bulger and why her sister stayed with him so long. >>> it's june, wedding season. too often means unflattering bridesmaids dresses. we'll show you flattering styles and your bridesmaids won't be out of pobt. >>> show you how to make a spectacular sweet corn recipe of corn on the cob. >> let's check in with natalie at the news desk. >> good morning to you guys. good morning, everyone. the fate of former football coach jerry sandusky is now in the hands of a jury as they reconvene today. as deliberations were under way thursday evening, sandusky's adopted son matt came forward for the first time releasing a statement saying he was prepare

kenny chesney is one of country music's superstars.one singles -- ♪ feel like a rock star >> reporter: his new album out this week -- >> i do believe it takes a listener on an emotional roller coaster ride. good, bad, however you want to take it. >> reporter: he's hitting the road this summer with the latest, "come over." ♪ come over ♪ come over >> reporter: the tour will cover 20,000 miles and 22 cities. we got to watch as he and the band got ready for the road. ♪ whatever makes you feel like a rock star ♪ >> reporter: but it's offstage where it all begins. this is actually the basement of my house. this is pretty good, like, i would be like 30 minutes -- >> reporter: 30 minutes? truth be told, he's an odd mixture of qualities. total totally self-confident in areas -- >> i have to run and sing. >> reporter: do you sing on this thing? >> it's a good idea. >> reporter: i want you to lift something heavy. not me. and just a little bit shy in others. >> i can do some pull-ups or something. >> reporter: i like that. i want to see bulges mu

>> who. >> kenny chesney. >> a theme. excellent.rent problems than a wasp. honeybees leave their stingers. instead of messing with your fingertips to drive it deeper, grab a credit card. this is not a real credit card you're looking at. fake numbers, so don't write it down. what you want to do is nudge the stinger out. wash it off. take an an histamine, benadryl. if it's your kids, distraction is key. iphone app. >> play doctor not dad. >> play doctor not dad. >> just treat it as you would normally. what is this stuff? >> we'll talk about that next. right now all about the anti-history heens -- antihistamines. >> new topic, dreaded armpit stain. >> sometimes get rid of it but sometimes you have that favorite t-shirt you don't want to give up. let's start with deodorant. the aluminum causes the oily substance in your sweat to stick to the pit. you want to swap your stink stick with something that doesn't have aluminum. >> that's poetry when you say it like that. >> stink stick. these are options that don't have aluminum, go with some

. >> a kenny chesney look alike says he has to leave the show because he resembles kenny too much.an you tell which one is the real star? >> we have a quick check this morning prices at the pump $3.40 is the average. let's get leno's take. >> according to usa today gas prices drop around $3 as gallon this fall. the price drop is a result of a complicated process called the election. >> welcome back. 15 minutes after the top of the hour. disgraced democrat charlie rangel facing the toughest race of his career. the house ethics committee convicted rangel of 11 ethics violations. we will have a live report of today's election coming up in the next half hour. >>> there are more than 100 suspected islamic extremists in the u.s. military. 12 cases are considered sar why yous. the fbi ramps up the investigation after a massacre in fort hood. the man accused of murdering 14 people major nadal hassan was said to be in close contact with anwar al-awlaki. >>> a big story we are following the president's controversial healthcare law. john mccain giving a preview of what republicans plan to do

he's awesome, kenny chesney. stores now. it's called "blow your pants off." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] "blow your pants off," it's basically a greatest hits album of all the collection of all the funny comedy songs we've done on our show. just came out this week, a bunch of amazing guest stars, bruce springsteen, paul mccartney, big & rich is on this record, dave matthews is on the record. it's insane, yeah. it is only $9.99 on the 'zon, check it out. >> steve: 'zon it up. >> jimmy: you've got to 'zon it up. speaking of albums -- speaking of albums, i'm not the only one with an album out. >> steve: what? >> jimmy: justin bieber's fans are going nuts, the beliebers, they're going crazy because justin's new album, "believe" came out this week. it's going to be huge. that doesn't make me jealous or anything. [ laughter ] >> we love you. >> jimmy: we could put those albums out. [ laughter ] whenever people yell when they go, look at you, they look up in the corner. well i don't even care, i mean just because justin ha

like kenny chesney.tually happens a lot. in fact my grandma was kicked out of a an aerosmith concert because of looking too much like steven tyler. she's a big fan! tonight jimmy welcomes actress salma hayek, and musical guest, lmfao. on your local nbc station. now a check of entertainment news. rapper fifty cent was involved in a serious crash on the new york expressway. the 36-year-old, a passenger in a chevy suburban was rear-ended by a mack truck, he was briefly hospitalized with neck and back injuries, but is now said to be doing just fine. good news there. >>> cher will write and star in an autobiography show. the musical will cover three stages of her life. the sonny and cher era, a great one, some solo stardom days and great outfits and finally today. cher has won an oscar, emmy and a grammy, but never a tony. >>> all five spice girls are coming back, scary, sporty, ginger, baby and posh reunited in london tuesday, announced that they're going to start a new musical by the creator of "mama mia" b

if you're a kenny chesney fans he wants your help picking one of the songs he'll sing june 22nd.me, beer in mexico. the song that gets the most votes. >> i want to do a song called beer anywhere. >> beer on my mind. speaking of music and beer and all things coming up in this half hour, this is awesome, 21-year-old british singer has music critics raving. he's here fresh from the queen's jubilee concert. the sound is awesome. >> he's got a lot of fans on the plaza. is he coming out? is he going to say hi to us. >> we heard him rehearsing. he's amazing. >>> if you're sending your kids off to sleepaway camp this summer, where adventurous or book worms, some ideas for highly anticipated care packages. >> so important. >> paula deen's son jamie in the kitchen. steak tacos with the toppings you and your family love. salsa and guacamole for a fabulous any time dinner. later usher stops by kathie lee and hoda to sing a song off his new album, "looking for myself" which drops in stores today. we all know kathie lee, big hip-hop. she's recording a hip-hop album. >> they might do a duet. >>

it looked like they were escorting kenny chesney through the crowd. ter. >>> whites only bar? one man says he was kicked out of a north carolina bar because he was black. now others are also saying they received the very same treatment. i'll talk to jonathan wall about his lawsuit. >>> jonathan wall from north carolina claim s he was put int a head lock and forced out of a bar in downtown raleigh because of his skin color. he claims people who work at the downtown sports bar and grill are racist. attorneys for the club dispute that. in an interview on an affiliate, wral, they claim that on any night, 20% to 30% of the membership at that bar are minorities. so who do believe? jonathan wall called the whole thing demoralizing. he and his attorney are here to share their side of the story from raleigh. welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> jonathan why do you think that this was racially motivateded, the way you were treated in that bar? >> first of all, thank you for having me on the show. i believe that it was racially motivated most

scattered thunderstorms ♪ >> that is country crooner kenny chesney.tive grew up with country and rock and roll. he moved to nashville where he made it big. now this country superstar will hit the concert stage friday. he has a huge following. if you have a favorite kenny chesney song, we want you to help him decide what songs to sing. head to our website, today.com. summertime, beer in mexico, living in fast forward. he'll sing the song with the most votes. i'm natalie morales with tamron hall and al roker. starting the summer. >> it is a start. we'll be adding more heat with the latest trend from the hottest cocktail. cocktails can be fashionable. i didn't know that until today. celebrity design dresses, necklaces, the must have items that are all the rage. >> then a sophisticated outdoor entertaining doesn't have to cost a fortune, whether a casual wine and cheese or whole dinner al fresco. show you how to add stylish touches. you need something to serve while eating outside. we have an easy pasta dish with summer vegetables. >> all right, though. f

this other case, country music singer kenny chesney responding to a security guard kicking out one ofke a look at this. you see chesney on the left and the fan who got booted on the right. he told our affiliate that security said he was too disruptive in trying to impersonate the star. >> i thought he was going to lead me to my seat but he grazed me by the arm and started pulling me up the walk way to go to the top. i said because i wear the hat. i've seen a million of the hats. i think the way they handled it made it seem worse. it's like they were really escorting kenny through the crowd. >> joey, i get it. obviously the guy looks a lot like him, but why. why kick him out? what was the issue with security? >> it's amazing. what security was claiming is that it was causing a disruption because people were based upon their similarity, it's like a split l image that he looked too much like him. there was too much attention drawn and it would be problematic because the first thing you want to do at the concerts is keep people safe. they escorted him out for his safety and the safety of

concert because he looked too much like kenny chesney. [ laughter ] that actually happens a lot, inoo much like steven tyler. >> steve: are you serious? >> jimmy: yeah, she's a big fan and she knows all of the songs. [ applause ] >> steve: how is she? >> jimmy: she's doing great. some celebrity news, rapper 50 cent is doing fine after he was involved in a car accident last night. there was a lot of damage, but fortunately his insurance covers him up to like 75 cents. [ applause ] so that's good for him. did you see this? last week a dog from the u.k. named "mugly" was named the world's ugliest dog. i mean, that dog is ugly. he's so ugly when he's around other dogs, they sniff his face. [ laughter ] that dog is ugly. >> steve: that's ugly. >> jimmy: the dog's so ugly, the vacuum runs away from him! he's such an ugly dog. the dog's so ugly, instead of playing "go fetch!" his owner just plays "go!" [ light laughter ] >> steve: ugly. >> jimmy: the dog's so ugly -- >> how ugly is he? >> jimmy: the dog's so ugly, he has to get people's legs drunk before he humps them! ♪ [ laughter and app

. >>> kenny chesney performs live on the plaza. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thank you for watching today. just your first stop today on your nbc stations. just your first stop today on your nbc stations. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >> steve: no shoes, no shirt, but definitely a problem for a guy who looks just like kenny chesney.real mccoy. fans at the show were reportedly so excited thinking kenny chesney is in the audience with them before the show. it created a huge disturbance. security then escorted him out. he later posted on his facebook page that they didn't get his money back. sony music says no one in chesney's group was aware he had been ejected and he will get tickets to another kenny chesney show. >> anna: as a lady, i'm telling you they were probably not upset at all there were two men looking like kenny chesney. >> brian: right. up with without a shirt. if you look like somebody and could potentially be tossed out, twitter us. just show us the picture. tell us who you look like and who you fear being tossed out because you look like that person. let's see. do you know who you look like? >> steve: who? >> brian: i don't know. anna, who do you look like. >> anna: i don't know either. who do you look like? >> brian: none of your business. >> steve: i got an e-mail from somebody just before the new

. >> did kenny chesney get kicked out of a kenny chesney concert? take a look at your screen.ry music star is on the right-hand side -- flip it around, flip it around. nathan's on the right, kenny is on the left. they're even wearing the same clothes except for the color of the hat. apparently when security officials approached and asked nathan for his ticket, they escorted him out of the stadium. >> i thought he was going to lead me back to my seat but he grabs me by the arm. i said because i wear the hat, i've seen a million of these hats here. it's like they were really escorting kenny chesney through the crowd. >> chesney's people did apologize for all of this and refunded nathan's ticket and gave him medical for the forced exit. not sure what the merchandise is. i'm still curious as to why they kicked him out in the first place? he had a ticket. maybe there was too much hullabaloo going on to show it. it's no crime to impersonate a star. >> we have a live report from london coming up. a beautiful live picture for you. >> oh, good music choice. with over 25 delicious flavo

with a strrng resemblance to kenny chesney...y singer's concert last eekend. weekenddnathan blankknship said he was kicked out the disturbance.apparently... ffns thought áheá was theesinnerr.. even though he was standing in &pthe crowd... enjoying the sho. "is it because i wear the hat? i see a milliin of these hats before and people still want s to have pictures made but it's never caased any problems. i can't believe ttey think i'm actually him. why would mr. chesney be in the crowd when tim mcgraw is singing?" singing?" blankenship paid 2-hundred which will be refunded. the school teacher ssys he's been to several chesney concerts... autographs or tried to profit from his looks. president obama touches on a sore subject... while joking with a crowd of sspporters at a fundraiser in boston. boston.take a listen... and finally i just want to say thann you for youkilis. (crowdd boos, obama laughs ) i'm just ssying he'' gonna have to change the color of his socks. (laughs). (laughs). he thanked them for former boston red sox third

tonight jimmy welcomes actress courteney cox, anthony mackie, and kenny chesney.e night with jimmy fallon." >> if kate upton was on our show, we'd have like 50 people. >> yes. and held will have frozen over. >>> it's time for your first look at entertainment news. clearly in a better mood last night than the day before, alec baldwin tried to make light of the run-in with the paparazzi, by what else? dropping drou. he was on late night with david letterman. >> can you blur this? >> close your eyes, kids. he was there to prove that he recently lost weight, but also he addressed the incident. again denying that he punched the photographer -- sorry, i'm distracted by the pants dropping. he then joked about wednesday's daily news cover saying i think you can see i'm forming the letter f with my mouth. what i'm saying is what f stop with you on with the camera. it was funnier when he said it. that's why i'm not a comedian. >>> elsewhere, jim carrey frustrated by the studio -- he's out of the sequel to "dumb and dumber." >>> you wouldn't think kissing angelina jolie woul

if they come back in just about 24 and a half hours, we'll have a concert from kenny chesney.w kenny will be singing vote online. >> we want to talk about this video that's gone viral on the internet. >> we were talking about it before. it is so disturbing. it shows a group of middle school students on the school bus verbally abusing the school monitor, the bus monitor, the woman who is a grandmother, for 14 minutes straight. some of the things they say to her are just shameful. there's been an outpouring of support for this woman. she's going to join us. we think parents should take this video and show it to their kids and have an honest discussion with them about bullying. we often think about bullying kid to kid. this is kids to an adult. it's horrific. >> whatever happened to respecting your elders. on a much lighter note, steve carell is starting by. we love him. he stars in a touching and funny moving "seeking a friend." >> let's get inside and get a check of the top stories. natalie is at the post there. >> good morning, everyone. more record highs are expected today in

another concert friday, country star kenny chesney will be here.of the songs. the choice is "summertime," "beer in mexico," my favorite because beer anywhere is good. "living in fast forward." >> do you have a pick? >> i think "summertime." speaking of summertime, it's not just women wearing white, we'll show you the season's hottest style trend for men, how guys with sport bright white. sunday all about us dads. we're making a meal that will make his day. a marinated skirt steak along with a sweet desert to top it off. >> a well dressed man and a steak. life is good. >> check your weekend, see what we've got for you. starting tomorrow, rain in the pacific northwest, sizzling southwest, interior california. risk of strong storms in the mid plains. mild and sunny all along the east coast. same on father's day -- father's day -- with plenty of sunshine. northern plains, a slight risk of strong storms. wet weather through the western plains. the sizzling weather continues for the south >> mostly sunny on this friday. we will have a comfortable tempera

. ♪ ♪ >>> kenny chesney is one of the biggest stars to come out of nashville.to our neck of the woods for a little country swooning to get you two-stepping into your weekend. that's tomorrow on "today." then a week from tomorrow the superstars maroon 5 five will be rocking the plaza. >> we love "moving like jagger." that is the get off your butt song. >> coming up, one of the big dilemmas for parents, keeping our kids busy during the summer. >> that's right. they get bored very easily. we have the season's best indoor and outdoor toys from bubbles to building sets to really cool skate board looking things with no wheels. >> you don't go very far but you have a good workout. >> she's a little old for that toy. >> natalie would still find a way to fall of that. >> yes, i would. >> are you enjoying that one? >> i loved it! >> in today's kitchen, we have a light meal for a hot day. how about some grilled sword wish. check out the weather. it is seamy. >> especially here in the east. we're looking at a lot of wet weather stretching from the eastern great lakes back

as kenny chesney and tim mcgraw play arena s across the country, chesne releases his 13th album. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, june 19th. a live look at the washington monument. pretty comfortable outside right now but tucker has been warning us. get ready, temperatures are rising. >> you can feel the humidity out there too. >> you sure can. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. good to have you with us. tucker, i guess there is no reason why any of us should be caught off guard at this point. >> no prices with this particular heat event. today will be the day when we get into the 80s t won't be extreme but as we tbeet into tomorrow and thursday, the heat is on. >> shorts and t-shirts, that's for sure. >> it is the '109 i would like to forget. i'm good with the 80s. let's hang out in the 1r0. >> julie wright's new best friend. >> sarah has a lost decade. -- let's hang out in the 90s. >> still raining in salisbury, ocean city and you can see there that the rain showers -- well, if i were to put it in motion for you. a little drizzle her

among the 120 guests were reese witherspoon, kenny chesney and woody harrelson. >> it was a memorableation to say the least for one senior in more ways than one. take a look. >> patrick took his first step before the entire student body of his california high school. the 17-year-old became paralyzed during a childhood car accident. says he always dreamed of walking. for the past three years, he underwent intense physical therapy just so he could walk and receive his di

. ♪ i wanna go crazy >> reporter: now touring 25 american cities with his good friend kenny chesney.it's a pretty cool deal. >> reporter: but seldom far from his thoughts, family including his superstar country singing wife faith hill and their three daughters. one is 10, two are in high school. how do you keep that family together, you know, given the -- given the anxieties, the pressures that come with a very high-profile life for both of you? >> you know, i say yes, ma'am, a lot. >> reporter: comes in handy, huh? >> you know, i have to say my wife is -- she's the rock in our family. you know, i do what i do and we have three daughters and she keeps their schedule, my schedule, her schedule, because she's a very busy woman as well. >> reporter: wife and mother faith hill is the latest voice of "monday night football." overall selling more than 40 million albums in her own right, and together in their 2006 soul to soul tour, hill and mcgraw struck a chord with the highest grossing country tour of all time. >> she just is very good at just making sure that everybody's got what they n

this month's kickoff of his brothers of the sun tour with his good friend kenny chesney is unlike anyase bank, along with three nonprofit military support organizations, are giving away bank-owned homes to military families. why is this so important to you, to help kick off your tour in 25 cities, 25 cities where mortgage-free homes would go to vets? >> for a soldier to have that, to come back from being wounded and giving everything that he's had, for us to be able to live in our home, to get in our car and drive around and go to our jobs, and to have that sort of sense of freedom and that sense of security for their family, i can't think of anything better for a wounded soldier to have. >> wounded vets, like dominic. >> it's something i wanted to do my whole life. ever since i was a little kid. every halloween, i would dress up as a marine. >> seven years ago the marine staff sergeant was on patrol in iraq when his humvee hit an improvised explosive device. >> what happened is the engine block came through into the passenger compartment, so it was pinning my leg down, so i couldn't

." >> and speaking of rocking out kenny chesney performs live on the plaza, all coming up on the "todayin the bay." >> there is a new way to get your motor running this morning. >> you need plenty of cash to rev that engine. tesla rolling out the first deliveries of its new model "s" electric sedan. governor brown will join tesla chairman to congratulate a handful of early buyers as they get the keys to their brand new cars. the signature models of the car run from $49,000 to $105,000. more than 10,000 people put down deposits to reserve one of them. >> a bay area woman who dedicated her life to finding e.t. will be honored. dr. jill tartar has been the center director for the institute of mountain view the since its "inception" 30 years ago. she spear headed the search for extra terrestrial intelligence. she will always keep up with the research, she says. >> great to have the opportunity that at any moment we might in fact get an alert from that automated system on those beautiful telescopes that says hey, pay attention, something's going on. >> this weekend the doctor will be celebra

. >>> this weekend tim mcgraw is kicking off his brothers of the sun tour along with kenny chesney.ssful country music star is also giving back partnering with veterans groups and chase back to give away 25 homes to wounded veterans on this tour. cnn's fredricka whitfield talked with him. >> why is this so important to you to help kick off your tour in 25 cities, 25 cities where mortgage free homes would go to vets? >> you know, it's just when this was all kicked around, and we were trying to decide if it was all going to come together, i couldn't think of anything better. my sister was -- is a veteran of the first gulf war. my uncle was a vietnam veteran. my grandfather was a world war ii veteran. some of my best friends. see how families sort of come together and survive those sort of times, and then when you see soldiers come home that are wounded and they can't sort of get their lives together and things are not going right, to sort of have -- it's that freedom for a soldier to have that. to come back from being wounded and given everything that he's had, for us to be able to li

. >> two weeks from today, country superstar kenny chesney is going to be playing on our plaza.o help him decide on the set list. so head to today.com. cast your vote. i don't think lester can go on. the choices for the song are summertime, beer in mexico and living in fast forward. i guess we know what i'm voting for. he will play the song with the most votes live on our plaza. we're not done with today's concert. one more song from chris brown still ahead. >> all right. >> and well our special hour with "today's professionals" are going to take some viewer questions. but first lester and jenna are here. with a weekend preview. >> this weekend, will he race into the record books? i'll have another tries to become the first thoroughbred in 34 years to complete the triple crown. we'll see if he lives up to his name. >> and celebrity family feud. ryan and tatum o'neal, tory and candy spelling, why so many families take their fights public. and summer travel tips from what to wear on a plane, what to pack, what to eat, where to go. we'll have some advice. all that and more when we

. ♪ i want to go crazy >> now touring 25 american cities with his good friend kenny chesney. >> a prettyd their three daughters, one is 10, two are in high school. >> how do you keep the family together? you know, given -- given the anxiety, the pressures that come with a very high profile life for both of you? >> i say yes, ma'am a lot. that's how i keep it together. >> comes in handy, huh? >> i have to say my wife is the rock in our family. i do what i do, and we have three daughters that she keeps their schedule, my schedule, her schedule. she's a very busy woman as well. >>> wife and mother faf hith is the latest voice of monday night football, overall, selling more than 40 million albums in her own right, and together, in their 2006 tour, hill and mcgraw struck a chord with the highest grossing country tour of all time. >> she is just very good at making sure that everybody's got what they need and you know, and we really live our lives in our community. we live our lives through our kids. we work, but you know, work is only a little bit of what people's skills are. we love our job,

when they come back in just about 24 hours, they'll be treated to a concert by kenny chesney.mertime, beer in mexico or living in fast forward and kenny will play the winner live tomorrow here on "today." we want to talk about this video. >> it shows middle school students on a school bus verbally abusing a bus monitor, a grandmother, for 14 minutes straight. some of the things they say to her, just shameful. there's been an outpouring of support for this woman. she's going to join us. we think parents should take this video and show it to their kids and have an honest discussion with them about bullying. we often think about bullying kid to kid. this is kids to an adult. it's horrific. we're going to tell you more about that. >> whatever happened to respecting your elders. unbelievable. on a much lighter note, steve carell is starting by. we love him. he stars in a touching and funny movie called "seeking a friend for the end of the world." so i don't know if they'll be a sequence. >> meantime, let's get inside and get a check off the morning's top stories. natalie is at the