lieutenant governor, gavin newsome, nbc special correspondent and california's former first lady, maria shriver. maria, let me start with you. this is a big moment for the united states to have a presumptive nominee in hillary clinton for the democratic party, the first woman to do this. does she have a minute to relish this? bernie is promising a contested convention. >> i think what you just said this is a moment. i hope we take a moment and pause to think about how this is historic and unprecedented for her, for women, and all the people that made this moment possible, all the women whose shoulders she stands on. i think this is a big moment for the country, anybody who has had a mother or a daughter or a sister. i think she deserves that moment. this is a state where there are more women, 18 million women here, more women business owners, more women living paycheck to paycheck. this election will be decided by women. not to say he won't be getting women voters. this is a big moment for women. >> it is also a big moment for men. i have two sons. there is an old line you can't be bhawhat you

up the coverage right now with interviews california lieutenant governor, gavin knew some and maria shriver>> reporter: >>> hi, everybody, i'm thomas roberts. we have six states voting. hillary clinton heads into today as her party's presumptive nominee. the first woman in history at the top of a major party ticket. today, she looks to block any remaining road that bernie sanders has to claim the nomination and plot a clear path to november. >> according to the news, we are on the brink of a historic, h historic, unprecedented moment. we still have work to do, don't we? we have six elections tomorrow. we're going to fight hard for every single vote, specially right here in california. >> bernie sanders isn't ready to bow out. team sanders hopes today's state will deliver the ammunition he needs to fight on. tonight, donald trump will try to steal some of the democrats thunder, speaking at 9:00 p.m. in new york after his controversial comments about a federal judge continue to ech

maria shriver on a new trial drug to tackle alzheimer's before the symptoms start to occur. ♪ my numberr meghan trainor ready to rock our summer concert stage and a live performance today on the plaza tuesday, june 21, 2016. >> meghan trainor! >> we love meghan trainor! >> we saw meghan trainor on "today." ♪ >> up early for meghan trainor. >> hey, me xwghan, we're your biggest fans. ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today." what a crowd. loving it. we have meghan trainer here so many people. people as far as the eye can see. we're so excited to have her here. one of our favorites here on "today" show. >> made her debut right here on this program. we'll get to her concert in just a little while. let's begin this half hour inside. natalie has a check of the top stories. >> good morning. survey monkey poll out this points nationwide and 48% for clinton and 42% for trump. trump is shaking up his campaign, firing his controversial manager corey lewandowski saying the campaign is going into a different direction. earlier here on "today" he denied his campaign is in financial trouble especially after he spe

let's head over to savannah. >> i'm going to do a little walk and talk this morning because maria shriver. i know how personal this is to you, maria. >> i like that. >> we're moving targets this morning. good to have you. >> nice to see you. this month is alzheimer's and brain awareness month. a reminder that more than 5 million americans suffer from this devastating disease. now researchers say they need your help more than ever because with your help, they figure they can prevent it. >> reporter: at 70 years ago, she's healthy and active but it was at this age that her mother was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. and blanca fears she could be next. you were already worried about it. >> yes. >> reporter: thinking, i don't want to end up like my mother. >> especially it runs in the female side of her family, so i was afraid. now i'm not. >> reporter: she is one of hundreds of people at risk for alzheimer alzheimer's, now involved in the trial for a new drug that for the first time may slow or reverse the disease before symptoms occur. >> we've got 65 sites -- >> reporter: harvard neurol

great to have you on, maria shriver. talking about men and women on these issues.ot of men raising the kids now. >> they're doing work in alzheimer's, taking care of parents who are aging. >> we care about alzheimer's. >> we do, yeah. >> maria shriver, it's great to have you on. >> chris matthews, thanks. thanks to our friend maria. sounds like pieces of all our lives in that conversation. we have news on two fronts. number one, between chuck todd and nicole wallace we have a bit more of a preview on donald trump. number two, let's go to chris jansing also in santa monica. chris, i'm hearing inklings that bernie sanders' travel plans formal night may have changed? >> he's been going back and forth. where's he going to go once he leaves here? all afternoon we thought he was going to travel across the country, go home to vermont, then no, he wasn't going to do it, now i just got word from his campaign he is tomorrow morning going to leave here, go to vermont. he's not going to stay very long for these conversations they're going to have on the plane and continue once