>> aimee semple mcpherson. can we get some of the casting photos? there is a cute guy.a little closer. little closer. little -- >> here's what aimee would do. she would find the most gorgeous people in hollywood and put them in loincloths and pthings and have them gyrate and bring the bible to life. it will make you look at the bible in ways you never thought about. she entertained people. it was during the prohibition. anyway, our show takes place regarding the trial. it's the night before she is supposed to get the verdict on her trial. and she tells the story of how she got to where she is today. >> here's the thing. the tickets are going to go -- the box office opens -- >> i can't believe you're saying this. say it again. >> the box office opens august -- right? >> yes. i think august 20th. >> the actual opening night is thursday november 15th. >> that's why i've been on the train every night. >> been busy. >> we've been in casting every day all day till 6:00 at night. >> congratulations. it's been a labor of love. everyone at the "today" show is so pumped up and ex

we are still working on it and it's called "scandalous, the life and trials of aimee semple mcpherson> let's have a little celebration! >> thank you, jerry. >> jer, i was teasing you. >> here, sara. >> let's do a toast here. to our girl. >> i feel like miss america. >> where is your crown? to "scandalous." >>> scandalous. something i know about. >> where is it going to be? >> i can't believe i'm saying this. it's going to be at the neil simon theater 250 west 52nd street. starring the most amazing woman. her talent is absolutely -- i'm in awe of her. her name is carolee carmelo. all the broadway audiences love her. she's a two-time tony award nominee. she absolutely channels aimee semple mcpherson. >> if you've ever heard this song you're about to hear right now, you know her name. you just don't know who she is. ♪ from shirley temple to aimee semple ♪ ♪ it's equally understood >> that's an interesting version. >> yes. it's "hooray for hollywood." >> aimee is the most famous woman you've never heard of until you sing that song and people go, oh! in a nutshell, she was the most celebra

. >> i -- i just reread harry mcpherson's book, harry mcpherson was an aide to lyndon johnson. it was a wonderful book. he has in there at one point, he said, lyndon johnson could deliver. because he had a firm working relationship with republican leaders. he said, the bolder, the more sweeping, the more complex the program that a president submits to congress, the more necessary it is that he and his helpers practice the nonintellectual art of personal politicking. with men and women of both parties, he says the grasp of the issues and the facility of expression are seldom sufficient to get the job done. and it seems to me, i wonder and i just want to talk to each of you today. has washington lost the ability to negotiate? have they lost the ability to make a deal? it's not that way any more. joe, why don't we go around the horn here. >> well, i think they have lost the ability to make a deal. and i think it's, you know, i think senator mcgovern can certainly talk about it. even when he was virtually calling for johnson to get out of the white house, was still talking to him a

. >> i'm sure that james mcpherson needs no introduction. as the nation's most renowned civil war historian, he's a professor of history at princeton university and the author of numerous books. many about the civil war. his most notable, of course, was the "batt cry o his most notable was the battle cry of freedom which t won the pulitzer prize for nonfiction. his recent book is wonderful children's book. actually, i think it is a book for all ages. wonderful children's book with pictures about the civil war. welcome james mcpherson who will talk to us today about his recently published book, "hallowed ground: a walk at gettysburg." >> thanks so much and thanks to all of you for turning out on an evening where it might be nicer to stroll along the streets of gettysburg or walk out on the battlefield in the cool of the evening. and maybe after we are done here, some of you will want to do that because it is going to stay light until 9:00 this evening. might be fun to go out there and battle the mosqitoes. i lost count of the number of times

and for me it -- what mchawn and mcpherson talk about and dubois actually, he called it the general strike, but in the social reconstruction of the negro, he's right, it was an insurrection. do you conclude that the actions of the slaves were constituted as a revolution in the united states? >> yeah, well, i mean, they are individual acts of resistance, the sum total of which the demangds of the political society. it's not that it's not a revolt. people defended themselves when they could. there's be accounts of people being followed and fights and people die. so this is not the majority of the case. i don't think it's an act of revolt in the traditional sense, but they are acts of resistance and they are happening to frequently and under so many different guises, that i think collectively they politically challenged the system. and that's why i put so much emphasis on letter writing. people have this notion that there's some kind of weird communication system that is impossible to understand. it's not impossible to understand. the guys are writing letters. and folks, when did slaves get t

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and jim mcpherson, who offered the battle cry of freedom but also as we heard "tried by war" lincoln as commander in chief. right on the mark in both cases and what more appropriate and to talk about. you two can battle that out later. jack, let's start with you. you've said that davis would have actually preferred a confederate position to the presidency, was that a bit of reverse bravado? >> jefferson davis was not the most self-aware of men. he tended to be pretty blind to a lot of his personality failings and shortcomings, davis genuinely did inside understand that he didn't have the nature of an executive. i think that he genuinely would have preferred to be out in the field. he was comfortable with soldiers and comfortable with the rugged sort of life. they at least seem to meet you head on, unlike the politicians, i know this will surprise many people. i think we can take him at his word in that instance, he says he would rather have been out in the field. in his later years, when asked what he would most likely do in his life, he said if i could have it to live all over again

and right now mcpherson says agriculture is what's being affected the most. >> even around june 25th, we probably had as much potential as we ever had for a big crop. >> i would imagine the water is gonna evaporate because it's been so hot. >> reporter: and state leaders are asking everyone to conserve water when possible. denise? >> thank you. and our drought watch coverage continues. tim williams tracking the storms right now. >> definitely, denise, our drought watch continues. right new as men neek mentioned, the lower eastern shore does not seem to be getting a ton but we've seen a thunderstorm watch. that's because of the storms rolling through there. that is until 7:15 this evening. the storms are rolling through. that's what we're watching popping up. right now, we do not have as much severe activity out there. but that thunderstorm is something we're gonna have to keep an eye out there. so we will continue to keep you posted on that. as far as our totals. we have been talking about this, be a normally dry -- abnormally dry. we're from cecil dry, moderate drought down to the ea

. >> i saw a picture of elle mcpherson in the paper with all of that on. this is a makeover for your phone. this is my iphone. this is selera, $40. >> don't do it! >> it does not break. >> are you kidding me? >> this does not break. >> what did you do on it? >> i put this little case on. $40 on the front and back and it doesn't break. i just did that. you should see the video. they have hammers going down. >> can we drop it? you can do anything? >> you can drop it. let's see. >> let's throw it at anthony because he's still asleep. >> what if it drops on the side? >> look, it still works. >> wow. >> solutions that stick. i never like to carry anything which is why i wear a fannie pack and some people make fun of me. >> i love my fannie pack. it's so smart. >> this is a pocket you tape on inside your shirt or blazer to keep your money in. look, i have my lip gloss on my back. >> but you can see it. >> here's the thing. >> i just wanted to show you. no, if i was wearing a blazer. >> anybody that makes fun of a fannie pack but think that looks good, i don't ca

. >> i saw a picture of elle mcpherson with that.ou can do anything? >> you can drop it. let's see. >> let's throw it at anthony because he's still asleep. >> look, it still works. >> wow. >> i never like to carry anything which is why i wear a fannie pack and some peopleake fun of me. >> i wear my fannie pack. it's so smart. >> this is a pocket you tape on inside your shirt or bladzer to keep your money in. i have my lip gloss on my back. if i was wearing a blazer. >> anybody that makes fun of a fannie pack but think that looks good, i don't care of their opinion. >> let's drink. it's time. >> this is for you, a bin. this is kathie lee on the front. look at hoda's. >> that is very cute. >> our last makeover is for your guy. i love this bar sign from red envelope. jerry has a special treat for you guys. >> oh, jerry. loaded, ready for action. >> we got it personalized. show hoda hers on the other side. all from red envelope. >> jerry, you're hot anyway. >> i love him in chaps. >> how would you like to live in one of the happiest seas