were on the same stage together. >> shared a stage with the president. >> you opened for him, neil patrick harrisat was fun. >> i thought so, too. >> nice to have you here. >> thanks. >> we'll cheer you on sunday. >> awesome. >>> neil patrick harris, you can look for neil at the 66th annual tony awards sunday night at 8:00 on the east. 7:00 central -- >> watch nothing else. >> watch nothing else. you have been ordered. right here on cbs. >>> of course, you can always watch neil in "how i met your mother," hey, also on cbs. >> fancy that. we're on cbs now. >> that's synergy. >>> >>> a covered sandbox is a project that can be fun for you and when it's done, for your kids. the cover keeps the sandbox debris free and offers some protection from the elements. when opened, makes it convenient bench for kid to sit on. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by the home depot. more saving, more doing. that's the power of the home depot. >>> we know the tonys honor the best of broadway. what about the actors literally waiting in the wings? we'll go inside the little known world of standbyes.

were on the same stage together. >> shared a stage with the president. >> you opened for him, neil patrick harris> nice to have you here. >> thanks. >> we'll cheer you on sunday. >> awesome. >>> neil patrick harris you can look for neil at the 66th annual tony awards sunday night at 8:00 on the east. 7:00 central -- >> watch nothing else. >> watch nothing else. you have been ordered. right here on cbs. >>> of course you can always watch neil in "how i met your mother," hey, also on cbs. >> fancy that. we're on cbs now. >> that's synergy. >>> >>> good morning. got sunshine in the area, not a cloud in the sky. it's going to be a super day. clouds are going to be passing as shade clouds. a high of 87. tonight 59, clear skies. your din ner time temperature the mid 80s. it's going to be a beautiful friday evening. tomorrow a high of 89. 91 on sunday. keep it in the mid 80s towards midweek next week. >>> a covered sandbox is a project that can be fun for you and when it's done for your kids. the cover keeps the sandbox debris free and offers some protection from the elements. when opened makes it conve

another highlight came when neil patrick harris was transitioning to commercial.look at what's going on behind him in the crowd. someone doing a little surfing. >> all right, our cruise continues with candice bergen, trey parker and matt stone. love them. a special award to hugh jackman. you won't want to miss that performance. >> a little odd there. don't know if it's a pearl jam concert or the tonys. looking closely, you can see an audience member crowd-surfing seats and he honestly has no idea. that was real. you've got to love live tv. >>> and yesterday in washington, there was a super soaker fight with, who else, vice president joe biden. there he is when he was hosting his annual beach bash at his home at the naval observatory. and among the festivities he participated in were a water gun fight with the children of journalists in attendance. it's reported the super soaker fight turned into an all-out war between the vice president and the children, where joe biden, seen here, was absolutely soaked. backwards hat there, joe sburksan cool dad. got to love that

please welcome neil patrick harris. eers and applause) neil, good to see you again nice to see you again, you clean up nice! >> thank you, you as well. >> stephen: it's weird to see you here. >> i'll say! (laughter). >> stephen: because i'm used to seeing you when we're both on stage at lincoln center. >> that's right. >> stephen: in front of thousands of cheering people. >> adoring fans. adoring sondheim fans. >> stephen: and sondheim in the front row. >> giving notes. in the middle of songs. >> stephen: uh-uh. >> people don't know we did "company" together. >> we did. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: and we're a little bit friends. >> yes, can i see that i find you a threat? >> go on. >> stephen: you're the classic triple threat. you're an actor, singer, dancer. >> okay. >> stephen: but you're also the biggest threat of all, you're a gay person i like. (laughter) (cheers and applause) your threat is that you make being gay not seem threatening. (laughter) it's almost as if your happiness does not take my happiness awa

neil patrick harris? >> third time is the magic charm. he's a born comedian, actor.t-on delivery. he was fantastic. started with a skit about the book of mormon, the big winner last year. he had everybody eating out of the palm of his hand from the beginning to the end. he was amazing. >> also rumors that he was a candidate, a leading candidate to replace regis philbin. he'd be great in that role. >> he can do anything. >> the sky is the limit. >> who were the big winners? >> "once." walked in with 11 nominations. walked away with eight including best musical play. "once," as you know, was a movie, an independent movie a couple of years ago that did very well in the art house circuit. it's swept over broadway. the response has been tremendous. walked away with eight awards. big night for them and also mike nichols. >> he took on the greatest american play "death of a salesman" and he totally hit a home run with this. he won the best director. his sixth tony. 18 nominations he's gotten. this has been the best received version of "death of a salesman" since the origina

neil patrick harris, just give him the gig. he's so good.ing number, if your life were a musical. i love this for him. ♪ ♪ there were crazy dance routines ♪ >> "once" stole the show. >> we called that, i think. won eight tonys out of 11. >> steve won the best actor in a musical. he gave a very emotional breakdown. remember when he was here performing with some of the cast, he found out that day his mom had entered hospice. he was a total pro and did our show. she did actually pass away on easter sunday. a very emotional speech. we thought this was going to get clyburn park about race and real estate. what is funnier than that? "peter and the starcatcher" won five. and best musical revital which was not such a surprise but the gershwins' porgy and bess. >> if you don't remember she bid on hugh jackman's sweaty t-shirt. he wore it and sweat in it and she took it in a ziplock and snipped it and owns it. >> you sniffed it. we sniffed it on the air because it's good for television. >> you're right. >> congratulations to him. bernadette peters on

. >>> neil patrick harris is hosting the tony awards tomorrow. at 8:00 p.m. >>> an extra inning. there was kind of a little horse race going on. stan will have all of this and more coming up. ,,,, in the black forest... [ thunder crashes ] [ engine revs, tires screech ] ...where things aren't always what they seem... because thrills hide in the shadows... just waiting at every turn. verbolten -- a new multi-launch coaster coming to busch gardens. brave the black forest. chances are it depends, if you only have one device online, you get one speed, but if you have multiple devices and you're streaming video and gaming you get a different speed. verizon fios is different, it's 100% fiber optic. that means it's faster and can handle everything you do online. fios is america's fastest, most reliable internet. period. do you have the speed you need? take the speed test now at verizon.com/uptospeed. >> all right. stan with wjz sports report. a real exciting end to the game. >> guess what? tampa bay still leads. and then the yankees a half game back and

. >>> and happy birthday to neil patrick harris who turns 38. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the latest on the search for a surgeon who disappeared after the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend. >>> and have we mentioned justin bieber will be live on the plaza for a full half hour of music, plus a special guest. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. the day, today on your nbc station. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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>>> and third time's a charm for neil patrick harris, who was fantastic as host once again for the annualight. the question is, could any show to last year's sweep by the fellas at the book of mormon? it is "way too early" for this. and good morning. i'm luke russert in for willie geist, and this is "way too early," the show that thinks the musical "cats" was robbed last night. it should have at least won best costume design, if you ask me, and i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com or tweet me and let me know why you are awake right now. or you can do what hugh jackman does and text the word "awake" followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this monday, june 11th. there's a lot going on today, including a new investigation into a series of national security leaks that some members of congress allege came from the white house. we'll have the latest details on those accusations. plus, joe biden carries out his

. >> reporter: neil patrick harris hosted the event for the third time. ♪ what if life were more likeheater ♪ >> reporter: he stars on the cbs sitcom "how i met your mother." teen sensation justin beeber is in next company city getting ready for a colossal free concert in the central plaza. city officials expect he'll draw more than 200,000 fans, more than former beatle paul mccartney pulled in last month at the same venue. security officials say they have 6,000 police officers at the ready. just as the summer movie season is heating up, studios are releasing a new round of sequels on dvd tomorrow. >> your next client -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: robert downy, jr. stars as the world's most famous detective sherlock holmes in the sequel on a game of shadows. >> ladies and gentlemen, i give you. >> the mysterious island. >> reporter: vanessa much chins is -- hut chins is led on a new adventure in mysterious island. that's your eye on entertainment, cbs news, hollywood. >> that's one way to rope in viewers, isn't it? >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. happy

. ♪ ♪ >> you have to love neil patrick harris. that was the opening number with help from friends.watch it last night >> that was the opening thing how billy crystal would come out and to the movies. he is becoming the billy crystal of the grammys. of the tonys. >> the honor for the best musical at the tony awards is about bittersweet love >> the awards ceremony happened last night in new york >> the award goes to a wife's. >> that was the big winner last night which won a total of eight awards including best lead actor and best director. the show tells the story of a street musician in dublin who falls for a chuckles of lockean immigrant. >> wall street looks for a higher opening when trading begins for the week. >> u.s. stock futures are higher and we get the details from new york. >> overseas markets climb this morning following the decision by the bureau's own leaders to when spain $125 billion to rescue its struggling banks. spain's rescue funds are likely to ease pressure in the west. u.s. companies sent 22% of their exports to europe and have more than two trillion dollars i

. >>> actor neil patrick harris kicked off the tony awards with a special musical performance. ♪ ♪ >> ryes served -- harris served as host for 30 years. >> it goes to "once." >> it won the best musical tony award. those are your 5 at 5:00 headlines. >>> another fox news alert for you now a massive manhunt underway in alabama for a man wanted in a deadly shooting. marianne rafferty is here with the latest. >>> police still desperately searching for the suspect they say shot and killed three students and wounded three others late saturday night. it happened at an off campus party at auburn university. his name is demon tee leonard. he faces three counts of capital murder. police are warning he is armed and extremely dangerous. he lives in town but has no connection to the un. two people killed christian and ladarus phillips both former auburn football players both 20-years old. >> i am saddened by this. this is very much an unusual event for the city of auburn in auburn university. it is sickening that these young lives were cut short . >> investigators say there was no connection betwe

. >> neil patrick harris last night at the tony awards. as usual, he was terrific.bittersweet award ceremony that captured a number of awards >> the ceremony happened last night in new york city >> the award goes to what. >> once won a total of eight awards including best lead actor and best director. it tells the story of a street musician in dublin and falls for an immigrant. i caught the opening salvo and become a o'clock is bedtime. >> let's look at the weather. >> i'm thinking all about the food now. you will get some very special food, funnel cakes and a lot of those things you just probably don't want have at home. how about some deep-fried oreo cookies, deep-fried twinkies, they have all the goods out here but nobody is here when i'm here. if you want to come out to the fair it will be a great time. there are a lot of great rights and all kinds of fun stuff. don't forget about the concert, you have the power of power and today we even have a bubble blowing contest. starting out mostly clear around the bay area with gorgeous weather. fifties' inside the bay r

neil patrick harris hosted it for a third time. >>> the oriels have a two game winning streak into aomorrow night. last night they won against the phillies. matt weeders hit a double off the wall in the 10th inning. adam jones scores to give the or oriole -- oriels a 5-4 victory. >> how about that? >> yeah. four words we hope to hear more of. >> pirates come to town starting tomorrow night. replay of 1979. >> yeah. >> to an extent. that's a great start. take a look at this shot real quick. i don't know if weave ever get -- we've ever gotten a shot like that. that is a great, great shot. we're going to be talking a lot about the 1812 bicentennial. the fact of the matter is it was a rainy night. key woke up the next morning and the big flag was not up. the storm flag was up. >> that's a small flag now. >> that's why they have the smaller size, the storm flag. i'm not sure that's a storm flag. >> it's small. intlsz oh, it's -- >> oh, it's small. it's not old glory. that is pretty cool. >> yeah , it is. >> that's the angle that e coo -- that key would have had. don is going to be mcing t

. >>> neil patrick harris, playing host to last night's tonies, stars came out for the theatre industries biggest awards but the night belongs to the broadway hit once. a roadway turned musical about a street perform inner dublin, who falls in love with a czech piano player. >>> neil patrick harris is just hilarious. i was saying before i watched just like the opening act. >> he is so talented. >> he is. >> who knew he had all that talent when he was doogie houser. >> he should have stopped there. >> he is not tuckers favorite >> i missed the tonies this year. >> you did? >> that is unlike you. >> well, you know. >> hmm. you think you know some body. >> it was past my bedtime. >>> let's give your headlines, a look at your forecast next couple days you know what the trend will be, pushing temperatures in the right direction although we will be warm and humid. not as hot as yesterday, yesterday was 90s today upper 80s storms on the way, no sot a few showers late this afternoon. 80s continue, for the time being and active week ahead, lots of showers and storms in the forecast, tomorrow wedne

. >>> broadway's biggest night and tony awards didn't disappoint as host neil patrick harris kicked offhe evening with a showstopper asking why real life can't be more like the theater. take a listen. ♪ what if no one thought there was something strange about us magical seven-second costume change and then apropos of nothing there's a crazy dance routine ♪ >> but the real star of the night was romantic musical that won best musical. the show goes on. back over. neil patrick harris, he's amazing. >> like a triple threat now fourple. >> i made it up. >> i'm wearing fourple right now. who knows. we've got a risk of strong storms from amarillo into new mexico. also some strong storms mid mississippi river valley as the front pushes in bringing more rain. we're looking at anywhere from one to three inches of rain especially throughout central ci >> good morning. the humidity has come up since yesterday. we will see some scattered >> that's your latest weather. willie. >>> the race for the white house, mitt romney out with a new video hammering president obama just days after the president's

neil patrick harris hosted for the third time. show. >> the tony award goes to -- "once." >> "once", a bittersweet irish love story took home eight tonys, some of the other, clybourne park and porgy and bes and mike nichols won a record sixth tony for his direction of "death of a saelsman". >> with wife diane sawyer, been beaming at mike nichols success. >>> lady ga ga is recovering after being on stage and wham, she gets hit by a giant pole. we're going to show you the video an see what happened to her afterwards coming up in just a moment. world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe you have the right to live free from the fear of identity theft. our pledge to you? as long as there are identity thieves, we'll be there. we're lifelock. and we offer the most comprehensive identity theft protection ever created. lifelock: relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. we make meeting times, lunch times and conference times. but what we'd rather be making are tee times.

and neil patrick harris is your host. is the best and brightest on broadway.he new musicals which is an adaptation of the 1992 film. includes the best musical and also porgy and bess is the one to watch this weekend carried is up for a handful of words. and she is just fantastic and stunning. in the 66th annual tony is on this sunday at 8:00 right here on cbs. and the summer music festivals. they are underway in the sunday, had it had street. is all about love for the industry fast. this food and musical and dance is the order of the day carried and street vendors will be having arts and crafts. always fun to read always festive. i'll see you tomorrow at the fair and for more things to do this weekend. please call me on twitter and enjoy the rest of their weekend. >>> one more look at today's top ♪ [ kari ] i used to serve my country in the u.s. army. ♪ then, i was hit by a drunk driver and lost my legs. but that didn't change a thing. because i still serve my country, i just wear a different uniform. [ male announcer ] citi is joining kari miller to give back

patrick harris hosting. can he help revive it, bring those viewers in? >> neilis a godsend, he's of the theater, he's of television, he's a big star, he does movies. if he's promoting live theater, there couldn't be anybody better. >> who are some of your picks tonight? >> i think the sure bet for tonight is "death of a salesman." i think that will be hands down, and audra mcdonald. i think those are the two sure things going into tonight. for the most part, i personally think that "once" will win best musical and "clyburn park" will win best play. >> why are you in lasm and not new york for the big show? >> i just got back to l.a. i have been in new york for the past year or so working on "smash", and we had had a succeed in business without really trying that closed a couple weeks ago so i thought i'd back to l.a. to see what it was like out here and then i will be back in new york next week and hopefully at the tonys next year. >> a busy life and i'm glad you made time for us this morning. thanks for waking up early. i know it's early in l.a. we certainly app

. >> well, it happened to david burtka and his partner neil patrick harris. what went down is next.orrow... >> inside britain's star-studded parties for queen elizabeth ii's diamond jubilee. street parties, buckingham palace concert. >> ♪ >> that is allies by youth smack. welcome back, you guys. >> how did they come up with that? >> earlier oprah chatted with david about her return tookting, right? now she's grilling burqa about his most rewarding role. >> yes, in part two of their conversation, miss o's meeting the fam and finding out why david and neil are letting the world inside their private life. watch. >> how weird is this i'm sitting right here in your living room? >> i love it. you're welcome to sit in my living room-- >> with no shoes on honey. i'm laid back in your living room. how weird is that? >> queen of tv, kick back and relax, fresh after my fiancee neil and i shot our oprah's next chapter episode. >> that was a great experience, you talking to me, i talk to you, talk to me. talk to neil. i got to meet your kids. >> great. >> i know. >> hi, harper. >> this is oprah

. >>> a big night for broadway at last night's tony awards, host neil patrick harris had the crowds laughing honored the best and brightest. the big winner, musical once, it took home 7 tonies including best musical. >>> over to brian for a look at what is next on news edge at 6. >> new at 6, rising from the dust. shattered dc council plans to rebuild after a storm of scandal. who is next in line to take on that challenge. >> none of you is special. >> then tough talk at a high school graduation. why the guest speak says he decided to give such a stern message. it is a great one we will tell you about it. >>> incredible journey of one swimmer not letting anything stand in his way. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystica

. >>> don't forget, neil patrick harris is hosting the tony awards this sunday. can watch the action live starting at 8:00 p.m. >>> a little tlc for one of our national treasures. a technician was out in philadelphia today, putting a protective coating of wax on the liberty bell. about 30 years ago, experts noticed a white buildup on the interior surface of the bell. so now it gets treated at least once a year, ensuring its safety for generations to come. >> there's nothing worse than waxy buildup on your liberty bell. >> that i totally agree with. >>> it's friday. and the weather is spectacular. >> bob turk has the updated first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,, [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! >>> well, this kind of weather can pump you up, bob, make you feel really good. >> this is a day to ring the bell anywhere. liberty bell, any bell. it's

neil patrick harris responded, mike tyce sn headed to broadway in a one-man show directed by spike lee i have to host the tonys again. >>> best actor. right? >> yes. >> that wraps this hour of krch kr chris jansing and "jansing and co." >>> hi, everybody. next hour, can mitt romney get in this? attorney general eric holder comes face-to-face today, that's the plan. can the meeting contend for holder? the botched "fast and furious" operation? republican congressman joe walsh is my guest and asked for holder's resignation. >>> and sleepless in salt lake. how the mormon church has been keeping up in response to all the questions ar mitt romney and the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. aspirin, really? i haven't thought about aspirin for years. aspirin wouldn't really help my headache, i don't think. aspirin is just old school. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. what's different? it has micro-parti

,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ what is life were more ♪ like theater ♪ wouldn't life be grand ♪ >> that was neil patrick harriste last night. so i'm feeling a little sleepy this morning. he did a great job. >> were you happy with the wins? >> i was. i now want to see "por gst gy and bess." and "once." >> i've been obsessed with it. i highly recommend it. >> it's one of the things i want to go see. >>> every year people who write software for apples products get together at the worldwide developer's conference. this year's event is the first since steve jobs' death. >> it is the chance for apple to showcase the latest and greatest innovations. we'll see what to expect. >> thank you. >> what do we expect? >> we expect a lot of focus on mobile. >> mobile. >> people still think of apple as apple computer. they changed their name years ago to just apple. that was very important. we're going to see an emphasis on what they do today, ipad, iphone and the ipod touch. that's the majority of their business now. computers are almost a sideline, which is remarkable. that's how far the world has come in the last few years.

♪ ♪ >>> that was neil patrick harris' third time hosting the tony awards. i was up late last night.ng. he did a great job. >> were you happy with the winners? >> i was. i was. i now want to see best of chorus. erica has been talking about it. >> i've been obsessed with it. i highly recommend. >> i want to see it. every year people who write software for apple products get together at the worldwide developers conference. this year's event, the first since the death of steve jobs begins this morning in san francisco. >> at&t chance for apple to showcase its latest and greatest innovations. editor at large brian cooley is here to show us what to expect. >> thank you. >> what do we expect? >> we expect a lot of focus on mobile, guys. people think of apple as apple computer. they changed their name years ago to just apple. that was important. we're going to see a big emphasis on what they do. ipad, iphone and the ipod touch which is injure covered. that's the majority of their business. computers are almost the sideline. that's remarkable. that's how far the world has come in the last fe

from going from prison to the nfl playing field and when i see you at 8:00, the one and only neil patrick harris. >> we begin as we do every day, with today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >> i'm telling you, the american people are just really disgusted and outraged. >> congress blasts the tsa. >> criticizing it for being bloated, inefficient and unprofessional. >> we're not going to have 100% customer satisfaction. >> talking about whether the tsa is too rude. yes, too rude. >> you just got to use common sense. people are going to say they are patting down beyonce. she's not going to blow a plane up. >> parts of wyoming and colorado are recovering from a powerful line of storms that triggered up to ten tornadoes. >> graduation day ends with a bang at a school in new jersey when a funnel cloud sends students running for cover. >> two weeks after a judge exonerated brian banks, the former high school standout tried out for the seattle seahawks. >> winning a super bowl and then yelling out i'm going to disneyland but that times ten. >> a customer stopped an armed robber in his tracks wi

a lot going in entertainment this weekend including the big tony awards with neil patrick harris whoously. he's going to sing. he's going to dance. he's going to do what he's famous for. they're going to do a big opening number with book of mormon and there's going to be lots of more surprises. hugh jackman just announced he's going to appear. everyone's hoping shale sort of do a little dance routine. >> another big thing happening this weekend sunday we've got the season premiere of true blood. >> yeah. >> about vampires. >> yeah. >> and it starts with a clip sort of the next step after a cliff-hanger. >> there was a major cliff-hanger where she was cradling her best friend in her arms. we're going to find out if tara is alive or not and there will be lots of vampires. >> big moving opening. prometheus this weekend. >> yes. ridley scott's new movie. he directed blade runner and alien. this is a return to sci-fi. rumored to be an alien prequel but no one will say. highly anticipated. the geeks are geeking out. >> what do you know about jimmy fall fallon's highly anticipated -- >> yea

neil patrick harris hosted the program.ir as a joke. cordon won lead actor in a play for one man, two governors and nina ariando won best actress. >> pardon me. >> he thought you were going to announce more tony awards tracy bennett should have won for rainbow. >> i haven't been to new york realtime. i feel so uncultured. >> i will have another scratched from the bellmont stakes had the opportunity to win the horse racing triple crown, that 34-year-old drought will continue. union rags won in the final stride by a neck. >> i'll have another. we were talking friday about was this going to be the triple crown? then scratch. >> like what's going to happen to the gnats. >> tommy chong has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but he plans to use marijuana. >> as if he needed another request. >> he said he knows his diagnosis has nothing to do with yannibis, rather it will be the cure. >> a top story about how -- we talked about this last week. state after state after state relaxing the laws on marijuana possession. mer death, con