blake shelton!yourself together like a pair of bookends ♪ ♪ i've not tasted all your cookin' ♪ ♪ who are you when i'm not looking ♪ ♪ do you pour a little something on the rocks ♪ ♪ slide down the hallway in your socks ♪ ♪ when you undress do you leave it hang ♪ ♪ then sink to your nose in a bubble bath ♪ ♪ my oh my you're so good looking ♪ ♪ hold yourself together like a pair of bookends ♪ ♪ i've not tasted all your cookin' ♪ ♪ well who are you when i'm not lookin' ♪ ♪ i wanna know ♪ i wanna know ♪ i wanna know ♪ do you break things when you get mad ♪ ♪ or eat a box of chocolates because you're feelin' bad ♪ ♪ do you paint your toes cause you bite your nails ♪ ♪ or call on god whether all else fails ♪ ♪ who are you when i'm not around ♪ ♪ when the door's locked and the shades are down ♪ ♪ do you listen to your music quiet quietly ♪ ♪ when you feel just right and can't believe ♪ ♪ i wanna know ♪ i wanna know ♪ i wanna know ♪ my oh my you're so good lookin' ♪ ♪ but who are you when i'm not lookin' ♪

shelton dutes share some tips on how to keep your holiday weekend safe on land and also on water. >> people think there is a second to get rid of it, but they do not, and it goes off in your hand. >> more than 8000 people were rushed to the emergency room last year with injuries from fireworks. >> it can attract to the bone, tear the attendance. it can tear pieces of land completely off. >> you can see extensive burns that occurred to this hardboiled egg that can simulate the eye. you take that ruptured and apply it to an eyeball, you will end up with scarring on the korea and it could result in permanent vision loss. >> officials wanted to think about your safety on the water as well. >> 84% of the fatalities on the water recently, nine out of 10 folks did not have their life jackets on. >> preparation does not stop there. in addition to having a radio and self on on board, you should also have a float can in place. >> it could be as simple as a phone call. >> you might want to think twice about drinking on board. not only is it very dangerous, but you could end up in jail and with

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annette shelton, third vice president of the san francisco branch naacp, and 83- year-old organization in the city and county of san francisco. i rise to ask you to support the resolution that has been submitted to you by supervisor cohen that surrounds the issue of the mr. marmon. your voice is important to our community. as the speaker before me said, the saggy pants issue is picked up by other nationalities of youth. but this has nothing to do with saggy pants in the underlying situation. it is about justice for all. that is justice for all. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i would like to take this time to think supervisor -- thank supervisor cohen for your support, for your endless time that you have put into this situation with this. by the way, the whole family -- our family is related to the family. also, espinosa jackson is related as well. so you never know whose family member you are doing these types of things to. as i reflect back on the homeless issue, i have seen so many people who may not fit right. they do not necessarily come wi

hillary shelton is the naacp senior vice president for policy, and he joins me now.you have better weather there than we do here. >> good day. yes. i just flew in from washington, d.c. and it is a lot nicer in los angeles right now. >> i'm sure you stepped off the plane at l.a.x. and got a sigh of relief. but before we get started hillary i want to ask you about some of the topics and the goals at this year's convention. how many differ from past years' gatherings, and are the challenges just as great? >> well, they absolutely are, as a matter of fact. the different obstacles as we talk about things like the debt ceiling, the challenges of african-american males in our society, the issues of health care, of the environment, all those are constant, but the challenges always differ, of course, as our society moves forward. so we're excited about the delegates that are coming from all over the country and quite frankly across the world. to address these issues from a community-based perspective and then focus on real solutions that americans can gather to work together

shoot at us it was total chaos i saw people being shot or that i'll tell the thing you know i mean shelton discriminately sheltering i'll kill everyone everyone must die and children were running jumping into the sea to have some escape hiding behind ports hiding behind trees explosives have been found on the island just before the attack at the youth rally there was a blast here in the center of all slope which blew out windows.

hello again the welcome to squawk like the interview shelton on part three i'll do you know then today my guest in just a deal is set again shall by three years ago two small quotations charities and south is said he came into the spotlight of international media following the south to such a military conflict to the fact so independent republics were finally record enough for the first week by russia and a couple of other countries two months ago i promise you the last was president the late city of my back and is now preparing for itself election of a new head of state was spilling onto it that was e.f. three has lost its independence. day causing prime minister and president sygate sharma. in georgia trying to topple the resistant regime in the break with republic of south acetic three years ago moscow was there to help russia became the first state to resign and i was the independence of self-censorship and the other georgian breakaway republic all the colosseum in the spring of this year the president. died of heart failure and now the young country's leading for immunity her comp

and then took her two women for afghan woman shelton who are still looking after her new york now and they're going to and then she she came to america when we did over there in was what will you told us about how you were taking this picture was a difficult to convince this year leads you to pose for a for a magazine no no you see i think everyone tries to may i share and the organization a victim to this and i sure was actually waiting to gets a visa to go to america i wasn't the first photographer ever to photograph or or journalist to write about her and i think that i don't know for sure but i think women for afghan women and i sure made the decision that the more publicity they got around her and what happened to her perhaps the media would help to get the values it was her own decision to do to make it public to make that to make a new face public and then to to to to make a statement title you can't force anyone into doing something this is in a shelter it's a very structured structured and protected place so our couldn't just walk in and say ah please you know can i photograp

john shelton loses his glove -- josh hamilton loses his glove. mark reynolds hits number 20. derek jeter return to the yankees last night. he has been out for three weeks. he is six hits shy of 3,000. tapper down the first base line. this was ruled an error. derek jeter made the all-star game. great play by the first baseman. 65 rbi. not on the all-star team. the indians or the yankees. indians over the yankees. >> when is training camp? >> july 22 for the hall of fame teams. >> we have some time. >> ava marie will continue to talk about ways to keep mosquitoes away. >> the benefits of a certain food supplement that has been creating a lot of buzz. >> a flipping good time. a record-breaking stunt. >> we have some rain in the seven-day forecast. >> we have a few more problem spots on the roads including one on 97. >> the fourth of july celebration at the inner harbor turns deadly. one man is killed. i am jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> the vacation is over. congress comes back to work on a dead deal. i am kate amara in washington. >> as people come back to work, what

right now, our crowd is listening to one of blake shelton's many great songs.to be here live. tomorrow here on "today." how cute are you? i'm ann curry outside. >>> coming up, a complete guide to summer. >> absolutely. and it's about time. two popular artists are going to be here with their picks on the hottest reads on the beach this summer. we're going to give you the best information on where to go if you're planning a vacation with "travel & leisure" editors with the top way to get there. >> what's summer without a cookout. we're going to hit the grill and get a little love. >> news you can use. >> how to make the perfect steak. >> also this morning, live in orlando with the latest on this morning's sentencing of casey anthony. before we get to all of that, we want to get a check of the forecast from maria. hey, maria. >> good morning, good morning, everyone. speaking of al, i think al would be quite proud of this sign. look at this. what's your name, hon? >> mark. >> you want to be a weather guy? >> yes. >> i'll pass it along to al. you're as cute as al. t

and let's say we wrap this up with a little bit of country and the song "honeybee" by blake shelton fromew album "river red blue" debuting at number one on the "billboard" 200 list. that's on my ipod. let me tell you. [ male announcer ] members of the american postal workers union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day. ever wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? millions? tens of millions? hundreds of millions? not a single cent. the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal workers union. ♪ >>> new details this morning in the deadly bomb attack and shooting rampage in norway. the suspect's lawyer says his client acted alone in the attacks. and norwegian media now says at least 93 people have died, including 86 at a teen summer camp outside oslo. meanwhile, hundreds of mourners are lining the street outside the cathedral in oslo, holding vigils and prayer services for the victims. and nbc's jay gra

no, country superstar blake shelton, fresh off his hit, as a coach on nbc's hit show "the voice" he'sg one last song to kick off our holiday weekend. >> along with marc anthony, t-pain and ne-yo, yesterday we were talking about we needed a name for savannah. i came up with it. savvy g! yes! from now on, that is your rap name. savvy g. >> that's perfect. now we have blake shelton next week. >> you already got the guthrie going. >> again, just keep it clean. >>> coming up in this half-hour, we've got the royals on the road. william and kate wowed spectators on their first official overseas trip as a married couple. they're going to be heading to the states. next week we're going to be with them on their north american tour every step of the way. we have the latest from canada coming up. >>> plus, there's nothing like yummy carnival food. chili dogs, cheese steaks, candy apples. now we're talking. we'll get some carnival fare. >> you can't open it up. right? >> madelyn. get that all straightened out. >>> first, jenna wolfe has a preview of what's going on. >> j. wow. >> good morning, eve

. >> blake shelton. >> you wore your mom's wedding dress? >> i did. >> why?cently you said "marriage is great, blake and i got married and saw each other for a week and i haven't really seen him since." >> i guess that's why it's working out so far. >> do you have plans to get back together soon. >> he's in the city too on another -- >> on another morning show. >> but we're all here. >> the party is here, everybody. >> yeah, we -- he's on "the voice" so he's been really busy doing that but we're making time. it's working out. >> people must ask all the time if you're going to do a duet. >> hopefully on my next record we're going to. >> it's out when? >> i've been waiting so long to announce it but it's called "four the record," f-o-u-r. out the 11th. >> she has another one coming out with these lovely ladies who form a trio called pistol annies. >> can we get a shot of these ladies' shoes. this is some rocking shoewear. >> they're from sen si. the shoes are appropriate because we have a single out call called "high heels." >> why did you decide to do it with

blake shelton will be stopping by for a life performance. watch out for that tree.nn curry alongside matt lauer. itching right now? there's a reason for that because experts say we may be heading into or may already be in one of the worst seasons in decades f s fos formosquitos. we're going to tell you why it's so bad and what you can do about it. there are dangers associated. >> almost going to make you forget about the beg bdbugs we talked about in the went per something else you're going to see a lot of in the summer months, produce. tomatoes, fresh corn on the cob great as well. martha stewart is here this morning. she's going to share some great recipes for tomatoes and corn. >> all right. and then what would you do if you won the lottery? >> quit work? >> we're going to meet a millionaire who actually decided to keep his job as a school janitor. that's right. wait until you hear what he's planning to do with his winnings. >>> a lot to get to, but we want to say something. we're very proud of right now. we want to kind of take notice of a major anniversary. we

blake shelton is the lucky man. >> i was interested to read that you wore your mom's wedding dress?e did, have to be comfortable. >> i read recently that you said "marriage is great sh, blake and i got married and saw each other for a week and i haven't really seen him since." working out so far. y it's >> come on. do you have some plans to get back together soon? >> he's actually in the city too on another -- >> on another morning show. >> but we're all here. >> the party is here, everybody. >> yeah, we -- he's on "the voice," so he's been really busy doing that but we're making time. it's working out. >> people must ask you guys all the time if you're going to do a duet. >> we want to. hopefully on my next record we're going to. >> it's out when? >> i've been waiting so long to announce it, but my next record is called "four the record," f-o-u-r. out 11, 1/11. >> she has another one coming out with these lovely ladies who form a trio called pistol nies. >> yes. >> by the way, can we get a shot of these ladies' shoes? this is some rocking shoewear. >> these are the pistol annies. a

if you're in the neighborhood stop by and come see blake shelton in concert in person. >>> meanwhile,t. savannah has no problem with that. >> i don't know. the humidity gets up there, bad hair days all around. >> for all of us. >> we're going to talk about the right fabrics, the right hairstyles, the right products to use to keep you cool when the mercury rises. >>> also, as the cost of living is rising for so many families, we're going to show you some faster, cheaper, and better strategies to help you create a budget, afford a vacation and even sell your house as quickly as possible. we always like that. okay. >>> and you know the saying, it is so good it should be illegal? that is true. well, today we're going to show you how to legalize some of your favorite indulgence foods. a lot of us indulged a little too much yesterday, the pizza, the pasta, the hot dogs, the ice cream. we're going to show you how to turn them into healthier options to indulge in your cravings. but first, another check of the weather. in for al this week we have maria la rosa. hi marx rhea. >> good morning, l

sheryl crow, blake shelton, you'll be with him tonight playing in jersey.you haven't collaborated with that you're like -- >> i say this every time on tv. i always say eric clapton and -- he's obviously heard me at some point and -- i've said it everywhere. i dade it when we did our special. he hasn't called so -- >> we'll see what we can do about that. i love having alabama on the new album. >> we were here with them the last timim >> that was the way to do it. you have "cars 2." you're going to play something in a moment with that but what is your favorite song to perform when you're out, what is it that you look forward to. >> anything new that's a hit, anything that's brand new because you haven't worn it out and still experimenting with it and yeteople know it when it's brand new and exciting so you're sort of learning it in front of people which is what we're about to do with this "cars 2" song that we're about to play. i'm learning it in front of you. you can judge for yourself. >> that could be your motivation. that little one right there. just sing

. ♪ >>> that is country music star blake shelton singing his hit song "honeybee."enter stage right here on the plaza. if you're neighborhood, stop on by. meanwhile, planning a family road trip this summer? >> absolutely not. >> it's going to be exciting. we've got some important tip on how to make them perhaps a little bit more pleasant and how the to get the wheels for a steal when it comes to car rentals. tip, avoid renting at the airport. >> all right. then your guests are coming over in a matter of hours and you haven't planned anything. sounds like me. i think i got that out of my playbook. don't worry. great ideas for your last-minute 4th of july bash. everything from simple table decorations to red, white, and blue food ideas and games. >> grill, three different kinds of burgers. everything from asian to vegetarian. i'll give a hint. one has a fried egg on it. >> oh, my. >> we're going to get into that. before we go any further, the check of the weather. maria, good morning. >> good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. patriotic crowd enjoying the 4th in n