ray smith in colorado and ray smith in maryland, new jersey, kansas, but did he go by the name ray smith a call back. it was the ray smith from colorado. he had the right name, the right age, and place of birth and grown up without knowing any blood relatives and all of this ray smith knew was his mother's name. according to the birth certificate, it was jerry, and he was starting to sound a lot like our ray. we asked if he would submit to a dna test. he agreed, and there was no doubt, we'd found him. we brought ray and his fiancee to a los angeles hotel and showed him the story of his sisters, and in a way, his story, too. >> i thought that this story, itself, was sad. sounded like they had a rough life. and it was really similar to mine. >> and so it was. it began the same way, too, when shirley took him from geri except he was turned over the annalee brown, and named him jimmy brown, the only name that he knew growing up. >> she had told me that she had adopted me, but i was also shipped around a lot from home to home, because she had a lot are of health problems, from what i was told

. ♪ god bless america ♪ land that we love >> ray: that was the legendary singer katie smith and the songade famous, "god bless america." tonight she is in a the headlines for another reason. an anonymous fan contacted the franchise saying a song smith recorded nine decades ago is racist. not only was "god bless america" written for her, the performances of the song help to sell over $1 billion in war bonds. that is not all. royalties from the hit went on to benefit boy and girl scout programs across the country. kate smith's family is outraged. one of those members joined us now. bob, you were married to kate smith's niece. what did you and your wife think when he saw that a statue erected to salute your aunt in 1987? it was taken down in the dead of night. >> we were shocked. we didn't expect, never heard anything about it coming up. we had not heard about the yankees, because that it happened just before that. when we heard it, my wife's reaction was just heartbroken. she was so close to her and all of her life. we called her aunt catherine. she came to live with us in the last few yea

smith reports. >> reporter: a day that brings thousands of people to hippie hill, like ray breed of oakland. >> justverybody coming together. we all got one thing in common, it is weed. >> reporter: at golden gate park where the unofficial event goes back years to celebrate cannabis and smoke out. >> you get a better high and you get a taste of your high. >> reporter: tom wilhelm had quite a few curious smokers stopping by where he set up on the hill. >> good taste, you want to show more. >> reporter: glass was not supposed to be allowed but people carried bongs and did their own thing under hazy skies. >> i think that it is really embracing the legalization of it and also the medicinal purposes. >> reporter: this year saw more port au potties, more security and because it is on the weekend more people were expected but they warning people not to buy from random people in the park. >> last year about a dozen people ate fentanyl-laced marijuana edibles and had to be revived with narcan, taken to the hospital. this year all of our park rangers and all of the police have been trained with narcan. >> re

smith has the story. . >> a day that brings thousands of people to hippie hill like ray breed of oakland. >> just everybodytogether. we all got one thing in common. it's weed. >> golden gate park where it goes back years to celebrate cannabis and smoke out. >> you get a better high. and you get a tastier high. >> tom had quite a few curious smokers stopping by where he set up on the hill. >> it tastes so good you want to smoke more. >> people carried bongs and did their own thing under hazy skies. >> i think it's really embracing the legalization of it and also the medicinal purposes. >> this year saw more security, po port- port-a-potties. >> last year about a dozen people ate fentanyl-laced edibles and had to be revived with narcan, taken to the hospital. this year all of our park rangers and all the police have been trained with narcan. >> but around the, pa, people were selling. many say they just wanted a mellow vibe, good music and good food. >> no bad vibes or anything. so i like it. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> hard work for a good cause. family and friends helped raise money

smith followed one driver who does just that. >> reporter: it's 4:25 in the morning and another day for this uber driver. we'll identify him as ray because he fears uber will kick him off the platform if he talks to us. >> i'm getting ready to back up and start my day >> reporter: even though he has a home in the sacramento area, he slept in his car at this ride share lot in san francisco. he is one of many ride haling drivers who travel from outside the area to work for lyft and uber sleep in their cars to survive. >> whenever it gets busy, it's like a surge but we only get a dollar amount >> reporter: he got up early hoping the rain will increase depend and he can make extra money from surge pricing. > i got early people catching flights, getting ready to go to work. once you figure out how it works you can make money but you got to get out there >> reporter: ten minutes after he set out, he made his first stop in the mission district. a woman had to be work at 5:00. he kept driving through the morning commute. >> i'll run probably now until 12:00, 1:00 this afternoon. nine straight hours. then i shut down, take a break probabl

. >> billy ray cyrus remixed the latest hit in hopes of finding it find its proper place on the country charts. now more stars have voiced their support for the song including will smithn no more ♪ ♪ i got the horses in the bag horse attached i got the boosters ♪ >> will smith capturing the video, call me when ready to shoot the video from his video for wild, wild west. the remix song is number one on -- >> what? >> oh, yeah. >> also, as well as spotify's u.s. top 50 chart. killing it there. billboard also reconsidering its initial decision which removed old town road from the country charts. they have a statement where they say billboard welcomes excited created by genre blending tracks and will continue to monitor how it's marketed and how fans respond. our initial decision to remove old town road from the hot country song chart could be revisited -- >> come on. >> we have to wait and see. >> we screwed up. >> yeah. >> trying to figure out how to do it. >> that is a hot track. on repeat. >> don't you love how hoda teaches us music. >> at 3:30 in the morning. >> how is that possible. >> i check my phone, i can't believe she's up sending tracks. >> before i saw the na

ray. >> nice to be with you, thank you. steve: coming up, top dogs are on fox square ready to compete. look it there. and he is off. we'll check in with sandra smithnew video surfacing of the bomber in the hotel. plus we could get reaction from the president as he is set to depart the white house a short time from now as he says there is no reason to go any further with house democrat demands for additional testimony. so where does that fight go next? "the washington post" calling out elizabeth warren's trillion dollar education plan. yes, "the washington post." we will have more on that. kellyanne conway, donna brazile, bill bennett and more. join us live in "america's newsroom," wednesday morning top of the hour. with all that usaa offers why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we know that they're always going to take care of us. it was an instant savings and i should have changed a long time ago. it was funny because when we would call another insurance company, hey would say "oh we can't beat usaa" we're the webber family. we're the tenney's we're the hayles, and we're usaa members for life. ♪ get your usaa auto insurance quot