morgan radford, nbc news, new york. >> they certainly brightened my day. >>> if you have a story aboutn organization or a community that's inspiring america through their work, tell us about it on our facebook page. >>> that's going to do it for us on a friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> lights, camera, access. >>> justin's first song in three years. was it worth the wait? i'm billy bush with the epic face-off. everybody

morgan radford has her story. >> do you want a second scoop?reporter: scoop by scoop, victoria is enjoying the sweet taste of success. >> this is very good. >> reporter: she graduated from wellesley, moved to washington, became a top lawyer, but still, there was one thing she always wanted to achieve. becoming an ice cream shop owner. you've worked for secretary kerry, president obama, why ice cream? >> i would make ice cream before i went to work, go to work, come back, take photos, blog about it. >> reporter: she grew up with the love of ice cream spending time as a child with her father so two years ago she entered an ice cream competition and won. >> i went back to work the next monday, type, type, type as usual. >> reporter: her victory caught the attention of a land developer that showed her the she quit her job, cashed in her savings and built this. >> goat cheese? >> yeah. >> reporter: where do you come up with these ideas? >> musicians think in whatever instrument they might play and painters think visually and i see everything around

morgan radford, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that will do it for us on a thursday night.'m lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> i heard this loud crash, so loud, and it threw me. i went flying off my trailer. >> right now at 6, lightning strikes the bay area. the unusual weather rattling nerves and causing panic at a local school. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessicaing laaguiler, it happened oakley near contra costa county. meteorologist. we'll begin with jodi. a lot of the area out there. >> that's right, jessica, especially for the folks living here, these are just a few of the wooden pieces of the porch that the lightning tore apart. the family says they have never seen or heard anything like it. >> it vibe rated everything. it was so hard and it hit so father, and it went everywhere. >> reporter: donna describes the force she and her family felt when lightning struck the front door. >> it was the main source where the lightning hit. >> reporter: the family believes the lightning bolt traveled through the flagpole. >> it foll

morgan radford, nbc news. >>> in maryland, the man accused of shooting six people and killing three of them, including his estranged wife, has been charged with first degree murder, and other charges. the 62-year-old suspect had worked as a federal protective service officer. his wife had filed a restraining order against him. and his guns were taken away. police now think he obtained a new gun to carry out the attacks at a school and two shopping centers. >>> overseas, north korea's leader is known for his combative and aggressive threats but this weekend, kim jong-un struck a conciliatory new tone. at a conference of lawmakers being held for the first time in 40 years, he said his country's nuclear weapons will only be used for defense. still, he had a warning for the united states. bill neely has a rare look from inside north korea. >> reporter: standing ovations before he spoke a word, then kim jong-un sent his message to america. he said he wouldn't use a nuclear weapon unless north korea was attacked by aggressors with nuclear arms. he means america. we're a responsible nuclear s

morgan radford, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with history being made in the military. >>> a lot of stunned people across the northeast late last night wondering what in the world that was streaking across the sky. hundreds of sightings of a fireball from new jersey all the way to canada. the portland police department joked, and i'm quoting here, the meteor or alien spaceship was caught on camera at approximately 0050 hours. let's hope the visitors are friendly, they said. for the record, it was a meteor. >>> disturbing story tonight from italy involving a paramedic who rushed soprano star gandolfini to the hospital to the day he died of a massive heart attack. at a hearing today, prosecutors accused the paramedic of stealing his rolex watch either from his hotel room or right off his wrist. as he lay dying three years ago. the judge delayed the start of the trial until november. >>> history has been made with the confirmation of the first openly gay leader of a u.s. military service. the senate today confirmed eric fanning as army secretary. he was nominated eight mo

morgan radford, nbc news, new york. >> they certainly brightened my day. >>> if you have a story about an organization or a community that's inspiring america through their work, tell us about it on our facebook page. >>> that's going to do it for us on a friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. i'd make sure the presumptive nominee for the republican party never gets near the white house. trt: 13 ==jess/take vo== >>> even if i weren't running for president, i would be doing everything i could to make sure that the presumptive nominee of the republican party never gets near the white house. >> right now at 6, taking on trump, hillary clinton stumps in oakland and her night in the bay area is just beginning. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. the fight fort swhous in o own -- the white house is in our own backyard. hillary clinton is on the move. the benefit of having a chp escort along with the secret service, traffic not really an issue even during the height of the friday commute. mrs. clinton in the gray suv leaving the c

morgan radford has the late details. >> reporter: shots fired. back-to-back. smoke rising and a scared neighbor running away. police cars rushing to the scene where eight people were shot, two of them killed. >> we do not know what started this, but we do know they were shooting randomly. >> reporter: authorities say around 10:50 a.m. two gunman started spraying bullets, striking four civilians, killing one of them. one bullet hit a gas station, causing a fire. residents were asked to stay inside while the gunman opened fire on a police helicopter and responding vehicles. the police department saying two of their officers were shot, but both expected to recover. one gunman was killed. the second now in critical condition. when asked whether this was an act of terror -- >> everything is open at this time. >> reporter: leaving a once quiet community in shock. and authorities searching for clues. morgan radford, nbc news. >>> severe weather that has killed at least five people in recent days remains a problem tonight with rivers rising in parts of texas while tro

i can't thank them enough. >> reporter: morgan radford, nbc news. >>> a violent mother's day weekend on the streets of chicago. eight people were killed, and 41 others wounded by gun violence in just over 48 hours. the most violent weekend there in seven months. advocacy groups have been calling for peace over the holiday, but those pleas were ignored. violence is skyrocketing in chicago at a pace which hasn't been seen since the '90s. >>> still ahead tonight, surprise medical bills. the millions of americans blindsided at the mailbox. one woman billed for $100,000 for services she thought insurance covered. how you can avoid that kind of shock. >>> also, a face lift in a bottle? new cream developed at m.i.t. that can supposedly erase years from your face without surgery or botox. >>> we're back now with a nasty surprise lurking in the mailbox for millions. over a third of americans say they've been hit with jaw-dropping medical bills they didn't know were coming. nbc's olivia sterns has more on the questions you need to be asking. >> and then i got the balance bill. >> reporter: whe

here's nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: gluten-free products might seem like a food fad. but for 3 million americans, it's their life line. initially overlooked, or misdiagnosed in 80% of cases, celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction to gluten, a protein that's found in wheat, barley and rye. but it can cause more than just stomach problems. nbc news medical contributor dr. natalie aczar is a rheumatologist and sees it often in her patients. >> they might present with rashes. they can present with arthritis. but actually, end up having celiac disease. >> reporter: jessica hanson said even with stomach pain, it took her six years to get diagnosed. >> no one thought to test me for celiac disease. so i had really intense stomach pain. i had bloating. all sorts of digestive issues. >> reporter: her celiac support group, she met someone whose symptoms weren't so typical. >> i had malnutrition, headaches, extreme fatigue. >> reporter: and children with celiac can suffer stunted growth. so, who should be tested for celiac? besides those with a family history? people with other

morgan radford, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that will do it for us on a thursday night.f us james corden's car pool karaoke with gwen, george, and julia. now on "extra" from new york city. >>> rocking and rolling with gwen. picking up a few celebrity surprises. james corden's new triple a-list car pool karaoke. >> it's been an incredible year. >> could letterman's old job be in the cards for corden? >>> breaking news on a late night shake up behind the scenes. >>> on the new talking trump. >> the queens, kings, and the joker. >> and the open mike oops. >>> kim kardashian's body guard breaks his silence. the real story behind his reported firing by a fuming kanye. >>> then my interview with alec baldwin taking on reports. >> is that something you would consider? >> and is leo dating this burnett beauty? >>> the hot new summer trend you can wear to the beach and the office. >>> and whyll

morgan radford, nbc news, new york. >> they certainly brightened my day. >>> if you have a story aboutganization or a community that's inspiring america through their work, tell us about it on our facebook page. >>> that's going to do it for us on a friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> trump, kelly, the rematch. the first look at their highly anticipated new face-off. >> now on "extra." ♪ extra, extra >>> the interview america has been waiting for. >> let's talk about us. >> megyn kelly and donald trump finally sitting down to bury the hatchet. >> are you bias against donald trump? >> what donald confides in megyn about their famous feud as he comes under fire today for taco-gate. >> next week he'll be eating a falafels and claiming he loves muslims. >> look closely for the funny clue in the photo. >>> ben and jen putting the divorce on ice? the couple spotted kissing in paris? >>> the kardashians new cuba controversy. rolling through havana like royalty. northwest without a seat belt. >>> julia, jenna, britney and kate.

but as nbc's morgan radford explains, it might not be so popular all these years later if it weren'tht host. >> reporter: the game that asks you to put right hand on red now marking its 50th birthday. but it hasn't always been such a hit. when it came out in 1966 sales were poor. >> red. >> left. >> right. >> yellow. >> reporter: department store too risque because of all the bodily contact. but then. >> "the tonight show" starring johnny carson. >> reporter: johnny carson and ava gabor played twister on "the tonight show." and suddenly, lines wrapped around stores. the game selling millions of copies the next year. ♪ >> reporter: and, decade. ♪ twister >> reporter: spinning its way to success. and becoming a cornerstone of pop culture. >> right hand blue. >> reporter: last year country store thomas rhett broke the record for the world's largest twister game, unrolling a 27,000 foot mat in arlington, texas. today, twister is sold in over 35 countries. cashing in on the fun, and the nostalgia. >> i'm very happy that people are still enjoying it. and still having fun playing the game.

here's nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: in california today, rebecca bryant and her two kids are relying on sunscreen to have a little fun in the sun. >> they'll fry out here. >> reporter: in a new study released today, "consumer reports" tested 65 water-resistant sunscreens claiming an spf of at least 30. and found that 43% of them didn't measure up. for example, the report says banana boat kids and cvs kids showed an spf of 8, even though they were listed at 50. >> the fda doesn't regularly test sunscreens themselves. also, they don't require that the manufacturers send their test results to the fda. >> reporter: participants soaked in water for the time the sunscreen claimed to be water resistant, and their skin was exposed to uv light and examined the next day. dr. jessica krantz is a dermatologist on the "consumer reports" medical advisory brd but was not involved in this study. how much do i apply? >> you'll apply a golf ball sized or shot glass size amount of sunscreen every two hours. >> reporter: doctors say sunscreen with at least spf 30 is most effective at blocking the sun's

nbc's morgan radford found tens of thousands get injured on amusement rides every single year. >> reporter: 11-year-old elizabeth gillre seen here at a carnival ride in nebraska had no idea what was about to happen. >> it was on a ride that malfunctioned. struck the child in the head. >> reporter: moments later she was violently thrown to the floor as her hair got caught in the ride, tearing her scalp and fracturing her skull. >> we don't know if she'll be able to see again. that is our baby. >> reporter: state authorities say the ride was inspected in april without any sign of damage. the company says it values the safety and health of our guests above all else. the thoughts and prayers are with the young girl and her family. >> we've never had an incident. so again, there's an ongoing investigation. >> reporter: safety experts say pop-up carnival rides can be safe but have limited federal oversight and are regulated differently state by state. >> there have been cases where karn vals did get up and leave a location after someone was injured. unfortunately the way the system is designed,

radford concluded that this illustrated how one with the person may affect many and he ofed residents to be careful what servants they bring into the family. hisord recorded the case in diary, including various details about rangers behavior which i will not going to. suffice to say granger confessed to having sex with various barnyard creatures as well as a wild turkey. [laughter] hanged andequently all the barnyard creatures were killed and thrown into a big pit. by the way, massachusetts magistrates were truly both huddled by what to do about the turkey and so they went in and shot three wild turkeys and through them in the pit to symbolically cleanse the society from this morality -- immorality. after the execution, bradford try to understand why wickedness did break forth in the land where it so much was witnessed against and so narrowly looked unto. he concluded that grangers behavior plus adultery and nonmarital sex and even sodomy and buggery have broke forth in this land oftener than once. radford focused on the fact that most of the offenders were immigrants or people who ha

nbc's morgan radford has the latest. >> reporter: shots fired back to back, smoke rising and a scaredrushing to the scene where eight people were shot, two of them killed. >> no, we do not know what started this but what we do know is they were shooting randomly. >> reporter: authorities say around 10:50 a.m. two gunmen started spraying bullets in a west suburban texas neighborhood. one hit a gas station causing a fire. residents were asked to stay inside while the gunmen opened fire on a police helicopter and responding vehicles. the police department saying two of their officers were shot but both are expected to recover. one gunman was killed and the second is in critical condition. when asked if this is an act of terror -- >> everything is open at this time. >> reporter: this one quiet community is in shock and authorities are searching for clues. morgan radford, nbc news. >>> and in venezuela, lufthansa us is spends flights from frankfort to caracas beginning june 18th. >>> now, this as the violence in venezuela is escalating with 11 men gunned down by an armed squad over the wee

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here is morgan radford with the latest. >> reporter: it happened in an instant. caught on camera, a pilot preparing for a memorial day airshow crashed as bystanders watched in horror. >> we happened to see a trail of smoke go right for the water. that's when i knew it was a plane crash. >> and we saw it crash into the water and disappear. >> reporter: the 56-year-old pilot bill gordon sent a distress signal indicating a possible mechanical failure before diving nose first into the river. police spent hours trying to find him and today lifting his plane from the water and transferring it to a nearby dock to be inspected. this small vintage world war ii plane was first brought into service in 1942 and now surrounded by authorities police are looking for clues they can find. the plane is largely still intact, its wings slightly bent and police say they did have to pull the pilot's body from the cockpit. gordon, a veteran pilot from key west, pictured in the doomed aircraft, was taking promotional pictures for the best page airshow. his plane going down miles from th

morgan radford has that story. >> welcome. >> reporter: 25-year-old erin schrode could become the youngest congresswoman ever. >> i'm a challenger. i'm ruffling a lot of feathers. >> reporter: after consulting for heavyweights like apple and the u.s. state department, schrode says she's tired of being ignored on issues that matter to her. >> paid leave, equal pay, access to reproductive health. >> reporter: the video has gone viral more than 600,000 times. how is social media really pro telled your campaign? it's enabled us to take this action. >> reporter: so how does a 25-year-old with little campaign money and weeks before the primary run for office? we spent the day with her to find out. >> hello there, i'm erin schrode. >> reporter: she uses technology to bridge the gap for older voters. >> so on this app you can decide which house you have the best chance? >> absolutely. >> reporter: is age an issue for you? >> you're older than 21, right? >> yes, sir. >> then it doesn't matter. >> reporter: while you're doing this, you're doing things like facebook live and snapchatting. >> yeah. to

and cosby is expected to attend, guys. >> morgan radford for us this morning. morgan, thank you. >>> in other headlines this morning, mexico has approved the extradition of drug lord joaquin guzman, better known as el chapo, to the united states. authorities agreed to do it after receiving guarantees he wo n el chapo's lawyer plans to challenge the extradition. >>> investigators searching for the killer of texas fitness instrektor terri bevers now say her family and friends have been cleared in the case. in the month since her death, police have received more than 1,000 tips but still have no suspect. they do say they are looking for the person who was driving this car spotted near the crime scene earlier that morning. the popular instructor was murdered inside a church as she was about to teach a fitness class. >>> let's bring in dylan dreyer now. how about a check of the weather? >> yes, and rain is on the way, up and down the east coast, eaviest down through delmaarv and into the baltimore area. so the track's going to be a little wet for the preakness later

nbc's morgan radford is at laguardia. morgan, how is it going so far? >> reporter: good morning, craig. the lines at laguardia are not bad. if you are like millions of americans and finally kicking off the weekend, that means you are driving. we found tips for you. security lines wrapping around airports. as 4 million americans take to the skies. ready to kickoff the summer travel season. >> we were concerned. we wanted to make sure we anticipated these delays. >> i was hoping it would be faster. >> reporter: after coming under fire, the tsa says 90% of the wait times at the country's 20 biggest airports were under 15 minutes by thursday. >> the peak is below 30 minutes. >> reporter: 38 million americans are expected to travel this weekend. while the airports are packed, the roads are not better. >> we try to miss the peak driving times in the morning and evening as best as we can. >> reporter: 89% of travelers this weekend are taking to the roads. partly that is because of the low gas prices. at a national average of $2.32 a gallon, gas has gone up 18

morgan radford, nbc news, new york. >>> coming up next, we're back with more right after this. >>> we're following some breaking news right now. >> reporter: we're following reports of several tornado touch downs across the great plains. the images coming in are dramatic, at least six twisters spotted near dodge city and scott city, kansas where we know one building has been destroyed, and cars even semis have been tossed and flipped over. tornado warnings have been issued in the area around dodge city and will continue late into the evening. lester, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a growing number of millennials aren't leaving the nest, a new pugh study found that millennials are more likely to live with their parents than anyone else. slightly fewer of them live with a spouse or partner. the rest live under other circumstances, alone or with other relatives or in group settings like dormitories. >>> how did a company producing socks experiencing tough times pull itself up? next at 6: mayor ed lee takes center stage at the white house. ===raj/take vo=== his vow to use silicon valley tech

i was very excited to see this week, for instance, one of my all-time favorite artists, mark radfordho lives in los angeles, his works have been selling very good this week. and when we for the first time saw the work by mark bradford, we put straight away into the evening sale. at first option, it made something like $180,000, which was sensational. this week, we have prices in excess of $3 million for him. follows exciting to artists through their careers. charlie: did you champion richard prince? simon: richard prince is an artist i love very much. i remember when he did an exhibition of his nurses at the gladstone gallery in new york. and a number of fronts said it is crazy. what is he doing now with his nurses? i madly fell in love with his nurse paintings. andrld selling between 35 $75,000. championingwe are his work. we are including his work. i remember telling a number of colleagues -- not collies, but friends -- listen, you should really look at prince. and it would go in one ear and go out the other ear. then we sold one of these nurses under $1 million. then the friends c

nbc's mor began radford has more on this life changing diagnose. >> reporter: gluten free products mighteem like a food fad, but for 3 million americans it's their lifeline. initially overlooked or misdiagnosed in 80% of cases, celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction to gluten, had bloating, all sorts of digestive issues. >> reporter: in her celiac support group she met a gluten free baker whose symptoms weren't so typical. what were your symptoms? >> i had malnutrition, headaches, extreme fatigue. >> reporter: and children with celiac can suffer stunted growth. so who should be tested for celiac besides those with a family history? people with other autoimmune disorders like type one diabetes, and those with symptoms including unexplained fatigue, weight loss, weak bones, depression and infertility. then a blood test and endoscopy, for accurate results you have to keep eating gluten. the only cure is getting rid of gluten completely. these days not so hard. >> and it tastes like the same if not better honestly. news, brooklyn, new york. >> certainly hearing more about people diagnosed

morgan radford, nbc news, washington. >> oh, victoria is amazing. i know her and her ice cream is delicious. they're unique flavors, lavender mixed with lemon perhaps. and it's all fresh and delicious. and she did, it was a huge leap of faith. but she's doing something she has so much passion for so she's happy too. i'm so happy for her. >> let's go get some ice cream. >> i was going where's the sunshine, tom kierein. >> you don't need that. you can eat ice cream any time. ice cream in a blizzard. do they have vanilla too? >> yes. >> here's the capitol camera right now. we've got just a few clouds around. and the temperatures they are just beginning to climb into the 60s around much of the region. we look at -- is my computer hung up? are we on max one? oh, no, my computer is hung up. it does not want to advance. well, i'll tell you the story. once upon a time there was a cloudy sky. and we had clouds around. now maybe if we switch max two maybe i can show you things on that. there we go. that will help. you never know. computers, you know, we live

on your way to cbs radford. do you know that carl's jr.se i'm so upset. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: last time you were here i think you said, when you go to l.a. you get bummed out because you said that your arms -- >> my arms register as legs. [ laughter ] they don't like -- >> jimmy: that's my favorite joke. >> they don't see me as a a woman. >> jimmy: that's my favorite joke i've ever heard. >> they don't see me as a a woman. >> jimmy: my arms register as legs in l.a. >> but why are you -- what are you doing here? >> jimmy: no, what happened was i went to a carl's jr. after a a couple of auditions. i couldn't get hired. and i actually cried in a a parking lot of a carl's jr. >> oh, my god. that's so sad! >> jimmy: i know. but then i ended up - we went to l.a. and i did my show from universal and i drove past the carl's jr. and they're closing down, they're tearing it down. and that made me laugh. so that's me laughing hysterically at the carl's jr. just to redeem myself. [ laughter ] it's not carl's jr.'s fault. [ applause ] >> jimmy: no, i

morgan radford has more live from laguardia. >> reporter: not too many people here. lines both for check-in and ts after the rchbt too loaren't. and there are no real delays. this is part of a marked improvement to really reduce the wait times. these railroad lines lasting up to two hours long and now the tsa has come out and say that they have re reduced the wait times by 90% and down to less than 15 minutes. so a lot of families i've spoken to here today said look, we budgeted a little extra time to get to the airport. but in reality, we didn't really need it. and just to give you some context frances of the 38 million people who are out traveling this memorial day weekend, about 90% of them are doing so in their cars and partly that's because gas prices are lower. we're talking $2.32 is the national average. and that's about 18 cents higher than it was the beginning of the month. but that's still significantly cheaper than it was this time last year. so a lot of americans are feeling more confident, they have a little extra money in their pockets, they're hitting

morgan radford travelled to laguardia airport. how about those security lines, how do they look?porter: good morning. the lines actually aren't so bad. they are just starting to pick up. if you're like the millions of m earns finally kicking off their holiday weekend today that means you're probably driving so we found some pretty good tips for you. security lines wrapping around airports. as 4 million americans take to the skies ready to kick off their summer travel season. >> we were earned. we heard about the lines. we wanted to make sure we anticipated delays. >> i was hoping it would go faster. >> reporter: after coming under fire the tsa says 90% of the wait times at the country's 20 biggest airports were under 15 minutes by thursday. >> the average peak across the system is well below 30 minutes. >> reporter: still, 38 million americans are expected to travel this weekend. and while the airports may be packed, the roads aren't much better. >> we tried to miss the peak driving times of the morning and the evening as best as we can. >> reporter: 89% of travelers this weekend

thus, radford claimed grangers fatal behavior on recent immigrants who corrupted this young man living in plymouth. bradford also noted that another young man had been recently executed for sodomy confessing that he long ago used it in england. bradford concluded that this illustrated how one with the person may affect many and he urged residents to be careful of what servants they bring into the family. bradford recorded the case in his diary, including various details about rangers behavior which i will not going to. suffice to say granger confessed to having sex with various barnyard creatures as well as a wild turkey. [laughter] he was subsequently hanged and all the barnyard creatures were killed and thrown into a big pit. by the way, massachusetts magistrates were truly both huddled by what to do about the turkey and so they went in and shot three wild turkeys and through them in the pit to symbolically cleanse the society from this immorality. after the execution, bradford try to understand why wickedness did break forth in the land where it so much was witnessed against and so

for "today", morgan radford, nbc news. >> dr. mehmet oz is with us now. good to see you.r of labeling. you've now read thispensivexpxt. does it change your mind? >> i think they put all the facts together in one place. we don't have the right facts, and this study helps us understand what the real facts are. >> the headlines. genetically engineered crops are safe for humans and animals to eat and having caused increases in kidney disease, cancer. there doesn't seem to be a gray area in that. >> they were thoughtful about what they said. like most scientists, looking at the data on genetically modified foods, they seem like they're safe. there is knowledge that whenever new food is introduced into the food supply -- because we're different from each other -- some people may suffer. they're willing to acknowledge though we think it's safe in general, we have to keep studying it. >> they go further and say the fact that previous ge crops haven't caused health or environmental problems doesn't mean all perspective ge plants should be presumed to be benign. >> big, big break t

first, here's nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: it's a green light for gmos.ort released tuesday by the national academies of sciences found genetically modified foods are safe for consumers, posing no additional risk to health or to the environment when compared to traditional crops. this after analyzing 20 years of data. >> if there was a real effect, increase in cancer rates or causing some kind of acute problem, it would have been found in the data. >> reporter: more than 90% of corn, soybeans and cotton grown in the u.s. is genetically modified. usually to make the crops resistant to herbicides or to deter harmful insects. these foods then make their way to almost every aisle of grocery store, from cereal to canned soups. critics long expressed the need for labeling. >> no more gmos. >> reporter: tuesday's report does little to cultivate a change of heart. >> people want to know everything aut their food. they want to know what's in it, where it was grown, how it was grown and who made it. the demand for greater gmo transparency is part of this larger tre

we have morgan radford with more. >> craig, sheinelle, good morning.his investigation continues to unfold. 16 days after his death, video of theme about the notoriously private icon and the role that painkillers may have played in his death. this while a legal battle heats up over his estate. >> reporter: flashing lights on the runway. just out, new video from airport surveillance cameras that appear first responders rushing to prince's private plane during the emergency landing in illinois days before his death. >> what's the nature of the emergency? >> unresponsive passenger. >> reporter: as the mystery unfolds around the cause of the death, friday, a judge allowed dna testing on his blood in case more people come forward claiming toi be relatives. prince did not have children, but had six siblings. >> guys, don't block the entrance. >> reporter: investigators now say they want to interview addiction dr. howard kornfeld and his his son went to the home and found prince unresponsive. >> no drugs were ever administered. no intention of drugs administer