because their native american attacks between not all in nashville. -- knoxville and nashville. while he is there he needs to make money subjects and practices law. he gets involved in a dispute with another lawyer, a man by the name of wake still avery. princeton educated, very prominent north carolina. the point of the dispute is not very clear. there was a court case. avery and jackson were on opposite sides. avery apparently said something that insulted jackson, so jackson wrote him a letter and challenged him to a duel, and the two men do go out to the dueling grounds and settle things and move on. actually -- let me explain a little something about dueling. dueling is something that certainly as we get closer to the civil war is associated very closely with southern men. it is associated very closely with elite, white, seven men. not so much during this time with the regional implication, but certainly upper class. jackson issued this challenge which said that he believed he was a member of the elite upper-class. ok? avery accepted the challenge, which indicated his belief

young woman by the name of nancy on his weight to nashville -- on his way to nashville for north carolina. he quickly understand that if he is going to advance economically, he will have to acquire more sleep very he does that for the rest of his life. at one point, he owns close to 200 slaves. in his lifetime, he probably owns well over 300. the hermitage has identified over 300 names of people living and serving. this is a very prominent piece of jackson's growing reputation, a prominent part of him being up member of the -- of the upper class. when you consider that the most valuable slaves in terms of cost, if you think about this in economic terms, if you look at young, male field hands, if you look at their equivalent value today as being about $45,000 that gives you some sense of what it meant to invest in a slave property. if you own one slate, even if that slave is not a male field hand, let's say it is an older woman, even if it is $20,000 or $50,000, that is a fairly steep investment. if you multiply that i 10 or 100, then he is a multimillionaire. that doesn't include the prop

and that is jackson when he arrives in nashville. now, on his way to nashville jackson gets involved in a dispute. if you know anything about jackson, you probably know he gets into these disputes periodically. speaking of personality, he has a very temperamental personality. violent, even, at times. so jackson stops in jonesboro, tennessee and he has to stop there because there are native american attacks between there and nashville. they spent a few months there and while he is there, he needs to make money so he practices law. he gets involved in a dispute with another lawyer. he was princeton educated, very prominent in north carolina. the -- the point of the dispute is not very clear. there was a court case, avery and jackson were on opposite sides. avery apparently said something that insulted jackson, so jackson wrote him a letter and challenged him to a duel. and the two men actually do go out to the dueling grounds and settle things and move on. let me explain a little bit about dueling. dueling is something that, certainly

. >> reporter: a hot summer night in nashville, just like tonight. college kids, out for a night on the town. nashville -- vanderbilt university. but that was before. this was after. gillette hall. a car pulling in to campus. a seemingly drunk co-ed being pulled out, then dragged from an elevator and carried down the hall to room 213. >> it looked like they were carrying a dead body down the hall. >> reporter: football players, oblivious to dorm surveillance cameras. and then, more pictures and video, snapped on cell phones inside the room. >> they did this to her. they did that to her. >> we just recovered the worst nightmare for this victim. >> what did you think you had? >> sexual assault. >> reporter: that young woman, who can't remember, but is forced to imagine -- >> i can't tell, is that me? >> that is you. >> reporter: forced to go through an explosive trial that riveted the country -- >> two former vanderbilt football players pleading not guilty. >> reporter: 12 days, 25 witnesses, a slam-dunk verdict after just three hours. >> we find mr. v

welcome to nashville. today in the wake of the massacre of african-american church goers and charleston south carolina last week, today a democratic candidate for mayor of nashville proposed that the city of nashville might try to do something about this giant founder of the klan sculpture wrapped in confederate flags that they've got on the side of the interstate heading into town. today nashville city councilor megan barry suggested maybe the city or the state could put up, i don't know, trees or shrubs or something to try to block the view of this thing at least. now, the trick here is that this thing is on private land. it's on land owned by one of jack kershaw's friends. and today that friend who owns the land on which that sculpture sits, he told nashville public radio, basically, bring it on. >> i've got some 1800 foot flag poles, i can put them up starting tomorrow. slavery was the first form of social security. if you stop and think about it a minute, it was a cradle-to-grave proposition. they nev

he left his band to go play with the nashville katz.nny cash and their session. now in their 70s three of the cats reflect on their amazing careers. ♪ there they're some of nashville's most legendary musicians. charlie mccoy played on charlie jones' classic "i stopped loving her today." and he played on tami why net's "d-i-v-o-r-c-e." few knew about the sessions group who became known as the cats. >> how did you feel about being in the shadows? >> that's what we do. >> the songed a the artist were the picture and we're the frame. >> but that began to change in 1965 when charlie mccoy was invited to sit in on a recording session with bob dylan in new york and dylan said i'm getting to record this song. why don't you get your guitar and join along. it was "desolation road." >> reporter: dylan was so impress he recorded his next three albums in nashville. >> he came in february of 1976 and the first became a masterpiece. blond on blond. >>> the next was dylan cats and the nal vish cats. the curator says dylan was among the first to credit

years later, i visited the children's home outside of nashville. why would they allow those buildings to be torn down?" mr. hunt: progress. that's just, you know, i've work in the historic preservation for 40-some years. if we didn't have a need to preserve buildings, i wouldn't be in the field. but -- is there are periods, you know, the polk home was torn down in nashville. and the great niece kept the artifacts together until they could find a home. and that's what the museum in columbia is. but montpelier, the madison's home, in private hands for years, and really not saved until the '80s -- in the 1980s. these things go on and on all of the time. the homes of the presidents are deemed to be among the most important. but in some cases, you have multiple homes that one president lived in. ms. swain: as we say goodbye to dolley madison's influence, sheldon -- sheldon cooper, we can't do a program without dolley in it. and sheldon cooper asks, as influential as dolley madison was on future first ladies, did sarah polk provide guidance to future fir

it all began two summers agot this nashville bar. the tin roof. 20-year-old brandon vandenberg star recruit from palm desert california, and the alleged victim, a 21-year-old female member of the dance and spirit team engage in a night of heavy drinking. >> she woke up, she didn't know what happened. >> reporter: in the trial she described the last thing she remembered from that night, sipping a blue beverage. her voice altered by abc news to protect her identity. >> did you finish the blue drink? >> i did not -- well i don't remember finishing it. >> what's the next thing that you remember? >> i remember waking up in an unfamiliar room at 8-something the next morning. >> reporter: in this surveillance video we see brandon vandenberg and his teammates dragging a woman out of the elevator in his dorm at 2:35 a.m. then moving her down the hall into his room. 2:13. a half hour later, vandenberg wearing red shorts walks out with a towel on his head and throws it over surveillance camera. >> they were in complete cover-up mode. >> reporte

i knew i was doing better by the time i got to middle tennessee around nashville, one of those shirts went for $500. i thought i might have a chance to win this. wanted to save the boots. i do not know where the other one is spirit i think it is in the museum in appalachia in tennessee. they were boots from ll bean. i wore out two pairs of boots on the 1000 mile trip. it took me from january 20 six until july 6 in memphis when it was over 100 degrees. -- january 26 until july 6. i would carry around brochures and my left hand and pass the amount of people. i was not paying attention. it was in newport, tennessee still cold -- probably february. and i walked right in front of a pickup truck and it knocked me over. if i had not had boots on, i would've broken my ankle. the lady got out and looked at me and she realized why wasn't she said "my gosh. it had to happen in newport." i took two or three days off. then i went right back to that spot. i always put an x down where i stopped because people suspected i was taking ridoes. es. i go back to the x, walk 10 miles, put down another x sp

what did dylan coming to nashville mean to this town and to you guys?r nashville. ♪ ♪ >>> chef takashi yagihashi has come a long way in his life both literally in miles and figuratively in the kitchen. he was born in tokyo and got his first job washing dishes in a restaurant. >> he came to america and spend years honing his cooking skills. he's now a chef and owner of the slurping turtle. food and wine magazine named him as one of the best new chefs. chef takashi yagihashi, welcome to "the dish." >> thank you! thanks for having me. >> thanks for coming all this way and tell us what you brought. >> i bought several different things. these are all japanese comfort food. this is the southern in japan, that's a famous seafood and the crispy noodle in the bottom. this is one of my favorite. and we have a fried rice and a crispy brussel sprout and also grilled short ribs. and rice noodle in the bottom too. >> when you grill those, do you main marinate those? >> we do that oil, soy, ginger and garlic so good in the summertime. >> reporter: you had a clear fasc

people ask where i'm originally from and i usually say nashville, tennessee.re i really grew up is a small town 90 minutes south called pulaski. when i was younger i hesitated to tell people i was from pulaski because media exposure about something that happened well over a century ago damaged this town's reputation. but pulaski is a charming, historic and hospitable little town where people not only get along, they help each other out. well now that i'm older i'm no longer afraid to say where i'm from. yes, i'm from nashville but i grew up in pulaski. neither are what you expect. and both are com

i had a tetanus shot done by urgent care in nashville. blood sample drawn from me. >> for? >> to see if i had anything or contracted anything from this inmate. >> i do worry. i have a wife at home. my fear is taking something home to my wife and possibly kids down the road. >> this vial form of assault isn't limited only to correctional staff. lockup crews also stay constantly aware knowing all too well they could wind up in the line of fire. >> in my mind that is one of the worst things that can happen, and we were shooting in san quentin and we were down on the ground floor and suddenly i felt something hit me on the top of my head, and i had the worst thought that, oh, my god, i've just been gassed, and luckily, it turned out to be a banana peel. >> when we visited the state correctional center in illinois, we encountered another bizarre practice with human waste. >> feces. he spreads it on everything. >> every day. >> puts it right back on. >> in the segregation unit in the stateville correction center. basically this is where bad people were being extra bad in the faci

>> jimi started parking cars at a nashville restaurant. was this your perch under lear?. they start piling up. you got to go, go, go. >> it went even further downhill. over the next year karen and philip got divorce fred their spouses. then kimberly's husband steven roads, the band's lawyer, died suddenly of a heart attack. >> i didn't know if she would sing again after steve died. >> you didn't? >> uh-huh. >> i didn't want to. >> so much sorrow. >> i didn't think she would really sing i thought the band was over. >> kimberly asked her band mates and friends to sing the song "my armageddon" at the funeral. then in the midst of their performance kimberly suddenly rose to join them. >> do you remember getting up in church? >> yes. i remember sitting there going i need to say this, i need to say the words of this song. i think they were surprised and welcomed me, of course. then i just literally had probably the most spiritual experience of my life. a tiny bit of healing that started, like the spark. >> their next song "boondocks" would be their break out hit. back out on t

drivers in nashville getting stuck. several homes damaged high winds. maria molina tracking more wind. >> some other areas that have to deal with severe storms across northeast. pennsylvania and up state new york dealing with tornado warnings yesterday as the line of storms quickly raised. early this morning we are still tracking the storm system. you can see there are areas of rain across north carolina stretching up into parts of new england and further back across parts of west virginia and also the state of virginia. the storm system will continue to move eastward. there is potential for isolated weather in new england up state new york and across pennsylvania and northern new jersey. there's a second area we will be tracking as well across parts of the midwest. you are looking at isolated tornadoes damaging winds and more storms tomorrow into the plains into portions of the interior northeast. temperature wise across the nation things are heating up out there. you are at 91 degrees for your high minneapolis and also in rapid city. the entire center

finally made it to nashville.that johnson wept at the sight of eliza when she finally reached nashville. guest:ms. swain: how dangerous was this for her to be slipping food? guest: probably very dangerous. yeah. ms. swain: we know for a fact that she and mary both prepared the food. there was no question about that. i think there's some question as to who was delivering the food to warriors, you know, in the hills basically and in the caves. i mean, they were hiding out. so how they were able to get to them, i'm not exactly sure. they were able to send messengers, possibly. so they did prepare the food. that's for sure. >> at the andrew johnson historic site, there is evidence of what life was like for the johnson family in the civil war. that video next. >> the north and the south fought over the occupation of greenville all through the civil war. it changed hands over 26 times that we're aware of. so they weren't back here for over seven years, the end of his presidency is when his daughter was asked to come and

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this involves cops in nashville and a group of teens during a recent arrest.nd watch how the cops have to respond. and think about what you would do and what the job of policing is all about. here's a look at the story. >> [ bleep ]. >> guys back up. >> we ain't doing it man. we got it all on cam are. >> cell phone video reveals nashville police officer kelly cantrell and partner nicholas kulp trying to arrest tondrique fitzgerald wanting on an outstanding warrant for violating probation as a juvenile. >> that's fine. >> as long as you don't put your hands on [ bleep ]. >> the officers are confronted by the suspect's friends who begin taunting them while recording the whole thing. >> they ain't going to do nothing to you, bro. we right here. we'll take that bullet. >> when a group of teens challenges the officers to shoot, they both remain calm even as fitzgerald resists arrest. >> [ bleep ]. >> back up. move on. >> we ain't going. you got that gun, that badge. they got the right, don't they? >> at a time of heightens frustration surrounding police conduct and

she will be joined by connie britain who i really like on the nashville show. plus are you sure you're ready to walk down the aisle mike are you ready? >> i'm red. >> i they admit they new their marriage was doom before they said i do. so we will tell you the four reasons why they were just too scared to speak up. >> and whole year paternity love? the company giving dads more time to bonds with their babies. >> i would say it is a good thing, okay. so i know you are going on vacation soon. >> yes. >> in a couple of weeks. would you ever do there? could you vacation, you and your fiancee with her ex? oh preview. maybe he can bring someone else be like double date? >> i've done? >> you've done it. >> i've done it, i have children. >> no no kids involved. say no kids involved. just wants to bring her next. >> oh. well i have done it. i used to vacation with my ex-wife and her husband and i had my girlfriend with us. but that was because we had children and we took the kids on the trip with us, and we all wanted to be a family. >> did you it for the kids? >> did it

finally made it to nashville.t's said that johnson wept at the sight of eliza when she finally reached nashville. susan swain: and how dangerous was this for her to be slipping food to people? kendra hinkle: oh, probably very dangerous. jacqueline berger: we do know for a fact that she and march both prepared the food. there was no question about i think there's some question as to who was delivering the food to these guerrilla warriors -- kendra hinkle: right. jacqueline berger: you know, in the hills, basically, and in the caves. i mean, they were hiding out. so how they were able to get to them, i'm not exactly sure. i think they may have sent some messengers, possibly. susan swain: okay. jacqueline berger: but they definitely prepared the food; that's for sure. susan swain: at the andrew johnson national historic site there is some evidence of what life was like for the johnson family during the civil war. we're going to watch that video next. >> one of the things we've learned is the north and the south fough

this is a progressive area, the nashville area.t it is also moving forward. i think with today we will find out more. the attorney general at 2:00 p.m. will be giving details. >> bob, can i ask you, as you are talking to us, we are able to bring our viewers live pictures of what is happening outside san francisco city hall. we see a group gathering there and a huge rainbow flag unfurled on the state steps. is there any statement from tennessee on a for or against the supreme court decision? anything popping up where you are? >> reporter: not at the moment but i am sure there will be. there is a very strong and very active gay rights community and i am sure they will be out and about later today. they are probably organizing those. you know, the reaction even now, of course, is exuberant and nobody new exactly how this would come out. and now the questions left are how this manifests itself. what will be state do? i think it is a two week delay. there are gay couples now that will be able to be recognized as such. then marriages wil

the polk home was torn down in nashville. the great-niece kept the artifacts together until they could find a home. that is what the museum of -- in columbia is. montpelier, the madison's home in private hands for years. and really not saved until the 1980's. these things go on and on all the time. the homes of the presidents are deemed to be among the most important, but in some cases you have multiple homes that one president lived in. ms. swain: as we say goodbye to dolly madison's influence sheldon cooper asks, as influential as dolley was on future first ladies, did sarah polk provide guidance to future first ladies? ms. hunt: yes. she was alive until the early 90's. solley died in 1849. sarah was the embodiment of the elegant first lady after dolley died. the respect passed down with her. ms. swain: what was sarah polk's legacy? professor finkelman: she has written a great deal. ms. hunt: i think that james polk might not have been able to achieve his ambitious one term agenda without her help. she certainly kept the wh

louis 94, 91 nashville. many times when we are expecting the weaker flow, southwest wind and sunshine, we can tap into those temperatures and average them. that gives us are high. however, satellite radar the big batch of storms blowing off the cloud cover closer to washington. not going to play a huge part in the forecast. s not a warm front, going in the wrong direction, it is a cold front. that is what has sparked the storms. a southwest wind tomorrow, but the latest info gives thus -- gives us a high temperature of 81. if the cloud cover comes in here, it would keep the temps down. the likeliest forecast at this time shows the storms over the midwest will go to the south, the cloud cover fades away, and we may have lingering clouds the high temperatures close to 90, a strong risk of severe storms tomorrow night. 63 tomorrow morning, the futurecast still supports that hot and humid. nearly 90 degrees, at least mid to upper 80's. the timing of the storms after 4:00. the likeliest window from 6:00 until 10:

nashville pitcher talking about a study in contrast.a perfect game into the nineth against the pirates. that was great grab there. it ends the perfect game. no hitter still intact. he gets josh harrison to fly out. the first career second in nationals history. they have a chocolate syrup covered shecherzer. >> things we talked about the game supposed to be aggressive. i know my fast ball is ready. everybody starts getting on their feet. just up on the mound. getting down there and finding way fionato finish it out. >> 16 players were under par after the second round. that's now down to eight players after today's third round. check it out. a fire broke out in a nearby dock up in washington state. the plume of smoke could be seen from chambers bay. black smoke at that. pick up another stroke. a chance to take the lead on 18. it just glides by. two others are tied at 4 under. eagles safety held his annual next level football camp today. it serves more than 400 kids at his alma mater. that's your look at sports. we'll be right back. >>> se

and scotti is joining us from nashville, let's do it. dig into the first real deal, scotty, start with you, have you been involved with politics for a while now, what do you make of donald trump's announcement? >> i loved it. bloo whether owhether or not yor trump, have had to say yes, he finally said that, he reminded me of the rodney dangerfield character from caddie shack, we've seen the well crafted political speeches could he spoke real truth, and people were excited to hear it. i am excited to him, i think he said what most conservatives have been yearning to hear. charles: if most conservatives, and republicans have been yearning to hear it, how come the 11 candidates before him did not say it. >> it trachs a lot of guts to say, i am really rich, that chinese leaders are like tom brady and our american leaders are like high school football players. charles: why is it tough to say that china is running circles around us? >> because even though it is the truth it is hard for everyone to hear, we do all believe and see we're the best

why nashville?sical and everyone lives there in general but i wanted to live somewhere that reminded me of home. >> reporter: but if this reminds her of home, it's far grander than anything clarkson saw as a child in the small town of burleson texas. when you were growing up, did you worry about money? >> we live like prepaycheck to prepaycheck. whatever i'm going to do i just don't have to worry about that. i would hate when people would be like, money doesn't buy everything when you're little and poor. rich people say that, not poor people. i don't know one poor people that's going money doesn't buy you happiness. (laughter) it pays you to get out of eviction notices. ♪ i'm on my way ♪ >> reporter: money problems were the least of it. her family was broken up several times, and the video for her song "because of you" is inspired by the turmoil kelly witnessed as a little girl. was that little girl in the "because of you" video you? >> no, it's my musical director's daughter. >> reporter: i know it

a 12-year-old died in nashville when the mortar he was holds exploded in his hand. man died in a michigan accident. in ohio nine people were injured when a box failed in a public show firing fireworks to a crowd of people. none of the injuries were considered serious. the federal office of personnel management shut down tie to 18 million electronic records. it's the ekip. taking it offline brings to a halt this background checks for the federal government. president obama signed two trade bills into law today. the first fast track allows the president to negotiate trade deal on his own and then congress can approve or reject the agreement and cannot change them. the second is workersers who lose laws to trade deals. the final talks on a 12-nation specific trade deal. next on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> a pop-up battle is brewing here in bloomingdale. i'm sam ford. that story is next. maureen: a mild day today but humidity and the risk of storms will return. chief meteorologist doug hill walk us through the timing of it all. lou: i'm lou holder. coming up sports serena

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she's got a part-time job where she's hosting in nashville. >> was in nashville.we were at the grand old opry. i was in a lip sync battle. there i was pretending to be toby mac. and yep, the spirit just got ahold of me. you just got to go for it. we've got other highlights. this is just so -- >>öman, you were great. >> there is toby macwatching watching it. i didn't realize he was watching. >> how did you rehearse it? >> i couldn't rehearse it fully. >> did they come up for you look at the run down we have you dancing or did you say what would you like to do? >> i pitched the concept. >> you pitched the concept? >> i said that not realizing that would be what i have to do. >> your dream came true. >> it did. i walked away with a charley daniels fiddle. >> that's perfect. you stole charley daniels fiddle. crime is going through the roof. >> i'm glad to be with you in new york city and with your at home. we start with the fox news alert right now a second man is under arrest in boston with possible ties to the knife wielding terror suspect shot dead by police. this

never been to nashville.n? >> and thought about not shooting people because they had been so nice to him. yet nevertheless, despite them welcoming him in, embracing him into the bosom of the church on that night, he took out that gun and killed people. brian, you spoke, as we just showed you, his friend, earlier, what other details did he give you about this guy? >> reporter: joey meek said, on this night, recently, when the shooter talked about wanting to start a race war, and wanting segregation, that he had really had a lot to drink, that he had had a liter of vodka, which is an extraordinary amount of vodka for anybody, but for somebody of a small stature, as this shooter, from the physical descriptions of him, that's an astounding amount of vodka. but he said, when he had that vodka, he started talking about a race war, and that's the point he decided to take his gun from him and just hide it somewhere. he, a view hours later, joey meek said he didn't want to be accused or caught, having stolen a gun fro

starting sunday, all breakfasts will be offered in mississippi and next month nashville. >> it's going to the south. >> >> reporter: that's malarkey's money. >> a college plans to prevert walking while texting run-ins. >>> coal -- dolce and gabbana is out of -- rachel dolazel is out of another job. we'll be right back. usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. pope francis said we should work to reduce climate change before it's too late. in his message he sought to recast it in moral terms while taking aim at big business and climate doubters. washington has called for action sometimes more shrugs, then amen but u.n. president thanks the pope for taking a stand. >>> the pope is heading philadelphia and brian taff is heading to rome. you can get more information by following 6abc pope. >>> we do it all the time, walking around, rather than trying to stop the habit a college out west is embracing. these are three lanes for the people at the staircase one is a walking lane, one for running and for people who li

. >>> nashville investigators say metro needs to take action now to prevent any future electrical issues that can lead to smoke or a fire. cable connectors are there. the agency wants its metro to develop a program on make sure the sleeves are in place. the investigation stems from the smoke incident in the plaza that left a woman dead. however, the investigators say the investigators have not been able to tell if the ceiling sleeves were in place or not. >>> the faa is inspecting a plane that skidded off of a slick runway last night in buffalo. the united express flight took off from dallas with 70 people on board. the plane circled the buffalo/niagara airport for 30 minutes before the hard landing. it ended up in a grassy area. nobody hurt. the pilot said wind sheer is what forced a plane off of the runway. >>> news tonight at 7:00, a local man suing penn state saying the university ignored the complaints about sexual assault, hazing and drug use. james from great falls, virginia claims he was burned with cigarettes and forced to drink liquor. all while pledging to be part of the cappa

kate snow nbc news nashville. >>> just ahead, a jaguar predicts the winner of the nba finals. then can you guess what common animal makes this sound? >>> this morning on "today," is it really true that car dealers charge women more than men? jeff rossen and his team go under cover to find out who is getting the better deal. now for all the latest in sports, i'll send it to my friend betty nguyen. good morning, betty. >> good morning, dar a. we started french open taking on teammate federer, won 16 of the last 18. stan the man made it look simple yesterday. he won three straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 to cruise his way into the semifinals. >>> scary scene at the french open. high winds caused a piece of the scoreboard to fall onto the stands. three fans suffered minor injuries. >>> seattle mariners manager lloyd mcclendon went berserk on four umpires tuesday. after being ejected by the first umpire, mcclendon made sure every umpire heard his voice before he left the field, kicking his hat. you can consider this display rather calm. back in 2001 managing a different team mcclendon w

for your morning commute and on and off heavy rain for paducah and memphis throughout the day and nashville too could deal with problem b matticatic problematic. heavier rains pushing east. new york city philadelphia washington d.c. if you have father's day plans, that's going to be iffy. heavy rains could pour through. otherwise the rest of the country looking nice. we're almost done with our problems from the storm. over the weekend, father's day especially, mid atlantic. may not be the best. >> already tough in areas already water logged. thanks bill. >>> we have updates about the announcements nbc news group made thursday afternoon. the chairman of nbc news and msnbc announced lester holt will become the permanent anchor of "nightly news." holt joined nbc in 2000 and became the anchor of "weekend nightly news" in '07. brian williams who in february suspended from nbc news will join msnbc as anchor of special reports and breaking news beginning in august. he'll serve as a breaking news anchor for msnbc breaking live sports when holt isn't available. williams was an anchor at nbc 96-2004.

and folks in nashville can use uber to hail a helicopter.fering uber chopper, a musical service to the musical festival to bonneville and the arts festival. the ride does not include the cost of the ticket. i would love that here to avoid new york city traffic. >> bon a rue. i like country music but i don't know about the helicopter. i'd have to think it through. >> think it through. >>> still to come. lebron james and a rough day at the finals. it wasn't just his chuting. >>> plus how they plan to pay tribute to mister rogers. yoplait! there's something out there. it's a highly contagious disease. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough. and the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping cough vaccination today. . >>> here's a look at toda

. >>> a judge in nashville tennessee will announce if he are grant a mistrial in two former vanderbilt university football players they were accused of an alcohol sexual assault on a woman. if the verdict is thrown out the prosecutors will likely retry the case and the victim will have to testify again. >>> amazon is cracking down now on fake reviews on its website, the online retailer has begun using a high tech tool to weed out the phoney opinions up to 30% of all online row views are bogus, and amazon sued four companies for writing fake reviews to sell more products. >> it's important that the reviews be credible because this is an advantage that amazon and others have over the physical stores. >> right now on websites it only take a few mines to submit a false review technology that could make them more trust worthy could be a game changer. >> that was carly lloyd of delran new jersey with the penalty kick, the u.s. women beat columbia 2-0 and they head to the quarterfinals on saturday against china. >>> david murphy is here again with a look at the sweltering forecast. >> you can