this is not about joanne neft and laura kenny.s is about the farmers, and this is about the greater community and connecting those two, and if you please, we're simply the facilitator. i just want to thank each one simply the facilitator. i just want to thank each one of you, too, because it takes a village. nobody does this alone. >> do you know that we've almost sold 8,000 books of our first printing? and our first printing is 10,000. so it's been out for a month and about 2 or 3 days now, and we are ready to go for our second printing already. >> first of all, welcome to our table. i would like you to know that this morning at the farmers' market, we purchased everything that you're gonna have for dinner tonight, and so--including the centerpiece, which is some artichokes and some romanesco. >> we had a message--i mean, to eat locally, eat in season--but we didn't know how it was gonna be received, and luckily it's been received very well. it's very humbling. people's response is enormous. they love that we have a guide to the

today's guests include laura bush and kenny chesney.lan jackson and brad paisley are scheduled to perform. >> three college friends of the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect have been charged in connection with the case. the three removed a bag from his dorm room three days after the attack. authorities say the bag contain fireworks and gunpowder. tsarnaev told two of his friends that he learned how to make a bomb. with a on your side setback in efforts to lower the age to purchase the morning- after pill and to make it available over-the-counter. they will appeal a judge's ruling. attorneys argue the judge overstepped his authority and say that his decision should be suspended during the appeal process. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray will introduce legislation today that will allow undocumented residents in the district to get driver's licenses and i.d. cards. >> the bill would become law after a 30 day congressional review. maryland and three other states forw residents to apply driver's licenses. local drivers say it would improve

laura bush, kenny chesney, charlie daniels, alan jackson, winona judd, patty lovelace.front of everyone? >> very good question. i've never been so nervous in my life. but i think it's one of those time when people from all walks of life come together to celebrate the life of a man who didn't just sing to us. he sang for us. his voice is irreplaceable. he had that quality of not just singing the notes, but singing the very soul of a song. every time you heard a george jones song, you knew this was coming from deep inside of him. >> steve: yeah. governor, what was your connection to george jones? >> well, a big fan, for one thing. he was on my show in 2009, one of the great honors of my life was getting to play music with george jones. not because i deserved to or was good enough, but because it was my show and he couldn't throw me off. it was as simple as that. he and his lovely wife, nancy, watched our show every week and that was amazing to me, that he even knew who i was. so his wife is just delightful and lovely and it's just a heart break to all of us who knew him a

former first lady laura bush will speak there along with country stars barbara mandrel and kenny chesney was one of the good ones. >>> here's what's coming up later today on the "today" show. a brand-new clue in the search for the multimillion-dollar treasure chest. an exclusive look inside jfk's newly resort yacht. >> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a great thursday. >>> happeningxd right now, night trying to get the upper hand on a fast-moving fire east of lost( angeles. the so-called summit fire has burned almost w33,000 acres andt thi/ hour is just 35% qcontaine. more than 400 firefighters are working very hard battling those flames which have destroyed at least one building. the santa ana winds, low humidity and allt(çó the heat w have been having makingxd it ve difficult for firefighters to gain the upper hand. bayrrju)z jon kelley. >>> i'mi] laura garcia-cannon.fá wind, heat, dry conditions causing tro

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this is not about joanne neft and laura kenny.s is about the farmers, and this is about the greater community and connecting those two, and if you please, we're simply the facilitator. i just want to thank each one of you, too, because it takes a village. nobody does this alone. >> do you know that we've almost sold 8,000 books of our first printing? and our first printing is 10,000. so it's been out for a month and about 2 or 3 days now, and we are ready to go for our second printing already. >> first of all, welcome to our table. i would like you to know that this morning at the farmers' market, we purchased everything that you're gonna have for dinner tonight, and so--including the centerpiece, which is some artichokes and some romanesco. >> we had a message--i mean, to eat locally, eat in season--but we didn't know how it was gonna be received, and luckily it's been received very well. it's very humbling. people's response is enormous. they love that we have a guide to the farmers' market for them to take with them and go home