Child, fueling outrage and action. Ready, set, debate. 20 of the democratic president ial hopefuls set to face off over two nights in miami starting just hours from now. The first time theyll share the stage. So who has got the most on the line . Those stories, plus, round three . The secretive talks between the u. S. And north korea for President Trump and kim jongun to meet again. Kennedy love story. A never before seen look inside john f. Kennedy jr. s wedding. You changed my life in a way i never thought possible. Why the video is now being revealed two decades later. And its a miracle. Look how precious you are. The emotional moment First Responders find a missing newborn in the georgia woods. Today, wednesday, june 26th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie, live from miami, and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Hi, everybody. Good morning. Welcome to today. Its a wednesday morning, and were here in miami once again because tonights the night. The first debate in the 2020 president ial race. Craig back in the studio. Good morning to you. Good to see you, my friend. If my math is right, we are about 14 hours away. The anticipation fever pitch. 14 hours but who is counting . Oh, just 20 Democratic Candidates who are having their big night tonight. Were inside the knight concert hall in the art center in miami. Well talk about whats at stake for the candidates, and well have a talk with claire mccaskill, democrat from missouri. Shes here, and shell give her take of what the candidates are up against this morning. Lots to get to. Were going to start with this bombshell from capitol hill. Robert mueller will Face Congress after all. He was subpoenaed to testify in public about his twoyear russia investigation. Kasie hunt is here with me in miami and has the latest on this. Good morning. Good morning to you. So its been weeks of back and forth negotiations, and mueller has now reluctantly agreed to testify before congress. He is set to appear before the house judiciary and intel committees. Reporter House Democrats announcing overnight they subpoenaed a resistant special Counsel Robert Mueller to appear in public on july 17th. I dont think the special counsels office would characterize it as a friendly subpoena. He did not want to testify. He made that very clear. Reporter but mueller was very clear speaking to reporters last month. I hope and expect this to be the only time that i will speak to you in this manner. Reporter insisting at the time he would have nothing more to say about his nearly two year investigation into Russian Election meddling, beyond what was written in his 448page report. The work speaks for itself. And the report is my testimony. Reporter President Trump reacting to the news overnight tweeting simply, my reaction is it never ends. We had no obstruction. No collusion. Reporter for House Democrats, investigating the president and having the mueller reports drama play out in front of the cameras is a critical piece of their battle to win over Public Opinion. Our interest is for the American People to hear it from him. Theres been a campaign of misrepresentation by attorney general barr. Reporter democrats still livid at attorney general William Barrs attempt to clear the president of obstruction of justice. Evidence developed by the special counsel is not sufficient to establish the president committed an obstruction of justice offense. Reporter even though mueller explicitly did not. If we had confidence the president did not commit a crime, we would have said so. Reporter barr also insisted the special counsel said there was no evidence of collusion. Mueller simply said there was insufficient evidence to charge a broader conspiracy. Reporter overnight, jay sekulow insisting muellers testimony wont change a thing. As it relates to obstruction of justice as big bar said so perfectly correct legally, no obstructive intent. I dont think youll see anything different in his testimony than whats in his report. So how does this all fit into this question of impeachment hearings, which some democrats want to see and some democrats, most notably House Speaker nancy pelosi, do not want to see . That is a key question here. For democrats who have been weighing whether or not to support impeaching the president , this could make a huge difference. This is all about Public Opinion. If this really swings Public Opinion in favor of impeachment, i think that you could see a real shift here. You know, theyre counting on it being a Blockbuster Television event. Now, of course, the white house and the president , theyre trying to downplay it, insist thats not whats going to happen. Rudy giuliani, the president s lawyer, telling nbc news, who cares . We know what Robert Mueller thought about the prospect of his testimony. With the subpoena, he has no choice. He doesnt. He has made the decision, unlike many other trump aides and officials, that this is his duty as a citizen, and hes going to appear. Kasie hunt here in miami with me. Thank you. Well send it back to you, craig. Thank you. Another major story out of capitol hill, the growing humanitarian crisis at the border. Overnight, the house approved an emergency funding bill aimed at improving conditions at u. S. Detention centers. That vote, that vote came just hours after the unexpected resignation of the acting head of customs and Border Protection. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is in clint, texas. Gabe, good morning. Reporter craig, good morning. Just days after about 300 children were removed from this facility following reports of unsanitary conditions, about 100 children have been brought back. Cbp official says this facility is no longer too crowded. Now a new photo has surfaced thats renewing the immigration debate. We want to warn you, the image youre about to see is disturbing. This morning, this heartbreaking image thats gone viral is highlighting the grim reality of a border crisis. A migrant from el salvador with his 23monthold daughter drowning as they crossed the rio grande, the girls arm wrapped around her father. Migrants going with little food, no soap, showers, or toothbrushes for days, even weeks. Federal authorities announced nearly 300 children had been removed from this Border Patrol station in clint, texas, after reports surfaced of appalling conditions. About 100 kids now have been brought back because the facility is no longer overcrowded. One official saying, im not concerned because a full investigation will be completed. And frankly, i personally dont believe these allegations. President trump says the conditions at the border do concern him. Whats happened is just so sad. Because if the democrats approved the loopholes where they knocked out the loopholes and changed asylum, the whole border would be fixed. The bill is packed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Reporter overnight, the house voted to approve 4. 5 billion in emergency aid for supplies like food and medicine, but changing asylum laws seems unlikely. All this as President Trumps acting commissioner of customs and Border Protection is stepping down. In his Resignation Letter, john sanders did not explain exactly why hes leaving. The president says he did not ask him to leave. I know there was going to be a change there. Ive made changes, very good changes. Reporter two Administration Sources say acting i. C. E. Director mark morgan is now the favorite to take over cbp, amid this growing crisis. Sanders had been the acting cbp had been acting for two months. His Resignation Letter didnt spell out why he was leaving. One official tells nbc news that many employees thought his departure was connected to the treatment of Migrant Children here at the border. Craig . Gabe gutierrez for us in texas. Thank you. The battle over immigration is expected to be one of the issues front and center during the president ial debate here in miami tonight. A first test for the 20 democratic hopefuls taking part. Nbcs Peter Alexander is down on the floor of the debate hall, where i am right now, and he has that part of the story. Peter, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning to you. For those democratic contenders, they have to introduce themselves to the American People. They have to contrast themselves with the other challengers up on that stage. Frankly have to make the case why they should be the next commander in chief. They have to do it without making any embarrassing mistakes. Those are the challenges for these democrats as they prepare to take the stage tonight. As the democrats get ready to duel here in miami, some 2020 contenders are sharpening their campaign message. Dream big reporter including Elizabeth Warren, whose surge has been propelled by a series of progressive policy proposals, taking center stage tonight. Youre effectively the front runner on night one. How much pressure is on you to deliver . This is just a chance to be able to talk to people all across this country about how this Government Works better and better and better for a thinner and thinner slice at the top. 2020 is our chance to change that. Reporter warren today expected to shine a harsh light on the Trump Administrations immigration policies making a debate day trip to th nations largest and most controversial Emergency Shelter for Migrant Children in homestead, florida with a premium on each candidates time to speak, many contenders are holding rapid fire policy drills joe biden hunkering down at a Delaware Hotel former vp aides say huddling with advisers for nearly 11 hours on monday alone. For bernie sanders, less formal debate prep. Instead, aides say the senator is studying up on his rivals positions on signature proposals like medicare for all amy klobuchar, according to the aides, have been watching the republican debates from 2016 to see what works in the format and what doesnt for beto orourke. I can think of no better way to prepare for the debate than by listening to people. Reporter cory booker finding a unique way to pump himself up for a national audience. Pumping iron in his suit i guess it is whatever works weve moved to the debate stage right now. We want to give you a first look this is where the ten contenders will be each of the next two nights tonights front runner is Elizabeth Warren shell be at center stage. Flanked by cory booker next to her will be beto orourke aaron, lets give folks a tour of where this is taking place. Only 1,600 seats in this arena it is a small audience, but there will be millions more watching at home some of the key rules tonight, just 60 seconds per answer 30 seconds to follow up with any answers to followup questions there are no Opening Statements but there will be closing remarks. Moderators are Savannah Guthrie, lester holt, and jose diazbalart. Claire mccaskill served with seven of the contenders youll see the next few nights, now a political analyst. Good morning to you. Good morning. Those of us who cover politics like to say debates are make or break moments for candidates, but with so many candidates, it is make or break. This could be the beginning of the road or end of the road for some of the candidates. It probably will be the end of the road for a number of them, just because of the money, savannah you cant stay in this and actually compete if you dont attract a lot of grassroots donors what those candidates are looking for tonight, theyre looking for people at home to do online and give them 10 yeah. When this debate is over. That will be the real measure of who succeeds tonight in terms of communicating with the American People when you look at the stage behind us, this is just one night. Ten candidates a lot of people are going to feel like they got to stick their necks out and really make a moment but thats a dangerous game to play, isnt it i think people should tune in tonight just to see who makes a fool of themselves somebody will. Hopefully not me. Somebody will try so hard to stand out. To try to do what i would call in quotes, a trump you know, be that outside the mainstream that theyre talked about the next day but thats a real tight rope you go too far, and it looks phony. It looks forced. So i think the important thing is for people to focus on most of these folks, the American People have no idea who they are. They need to introduce themselves and not try to get in cheap shots and not try to be the most clever person on the stage. That was my next question there are obviously tiers of the candidates in terms of polling and fundraising. You have top tier candidates like senator warren, Vice President biden, senator sanders. Do you think some of the other candidates should take shots at the front runners, or should they try to stay positive . I think it is going to be very hard to be effective at taking shots i mean, there may be some insider outsider tough, which is important in american politics today. People like outsiders. They are disgusted with the dysfunction in washington. For the senators, for my former colleagues, theyve got to, you know, wear the cloak of an outsider, even though they frankly are insiders i think theres a lot of pressure on elizabeth tonight. Senator warren, shes the front runner on the stage tonight. Expectations are very high for her. I think shes going to have to be really on her game to meet those expectations i think some people tonight will surprise those pundits who are watching this. Amy could surprise people. Shes funny. Amy klobuchar. Shes funny, smart, and used to the courtroom, where you have to think on your feet. I think beto and booker will also do well itll be interesting to see if one of the folks on the outside of the debate stage is able to break through. Obviously, this is the democratic primary debate. The candidates are primarily concerned about democratic voters, but with something thats on three different networks, you have general election voters watching, too. Do you think democrats should keep that in mind . I think it is really important they be thinking not of the leftleaning person on twitter, but that single mom in the suburbs who is working an extra job to pay for her childs education. Or the family that cant afford their insulin. They really do need to relate to not just the middle of america but the middle of the political spectrum thats who is going to decide this president ial election its not going to be decided on the either end of the political spectrum its going to be those folks that maybe voted for barack obama and voted for donald trump. Quickly, on the news of the morning, Robert Mueller being subpoenaed to testify, essentially forced to subpoena before congress. Do you think that was a good call on the part of House Democrats to say youre coming whether you like it or not frankly, they should have done it the day after he issued his report when he said, this is my testimony they should have said immediately, nope, you owe the American People an inperson conversation about what you found. The American People need to know whats actually in the report. Its unrealistic that americans have the time or energy to read 400 pages. I think it is important they did this, and i think itll be a big day. The president will try to distract that day. Hell do something crazy to try to get everyones attention off the hill i think the mueller testimony will be key. Thank you for being in miami. Thank you. Youll be part of our coverage tonight i know that. Well have more from miami ahead. Lester holt will have a preview of the debate tonight on nbc nightly news. He and i will be moderating with chuck todd, rachel maddow, and jose diazbalart you can watch on nbc, msnbc, and telemundo. It starts at 9 00 eastern time craig, back to you. Savannah, thank you. More breaking news overnight. Word that the United States and north korea are in talks for a new summit between President Trump and kim jongun. Todays Senior International correspondent keir simmons is in japan this morning keir, what more can you tell us . Reporter hey there, craig. Good morning the south Korean Leader has been instrumental in every meeting between President Trump and kim jongun. He says there are behind the scenes negotiations for a third summit, just four months since President Trump walked out of that meeting in hanoi and the diplomatic freeze appears to be unfreezing, with the two leaders exchanging warm letters just in the past few days. Craig, there are many hurdles. The North Koreans issuing a stinging statement just today, attacking people around President Trump, including secretary of state pompeo. And the fundamental question continues to be, how can sanctions be lifted the way the North Koreans want and at the same time, denuclearization happen, which is what america demands . Here in japan, the leader of china, leader of russia, and President Trump will arrive tomorrow for the g20 those two leaders, russia and china, met with kim jongun just in the past few months the diplomatic dance, craig, will be fascinating. Keir simmons in japan thank you. Let us turn at 7 17 to mr. Roker for the first check of the weather. Hey, al. Thanks so much, craig we have hot stuff to talk about. High pressure pushing the jet stream way up to the north up into canada, we are looking at some temperatures with heat indexes mid 90s into the low triple digits, from miami. Tomorrow, new york, d. C. , chicago, st. Louis, little rock and nashville, all looking at mid 90s. Plus, this is going to be a worldwide heat wave. Look at the High Pressure pushing this jet stream north to the arctic circle. Plus, low pressure out into the atlantic, pushing up this desert conveyer of hot air. Temperatures 120 degrees or more thats going to lead to recordbreaking heat today all across europe, from madrid, bordeaux, milan, paris were looking at Nine Countries that will break their national alltime record highs, from the netherlands to france to austria, all the way up to denmark. It is a worldwide heat wave. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds ng to get to your locl good wednesday morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. A cool down. Ocean breeze bringing high temperatures into the mid70s even in the inland valleys today. A few spots may reach 80, but much less of 80s and a lot more 70s and 60s extending towards the coast. We are going to see this weather continuing into friday, but there will be a slight warmup for the weekend. Cooling down again early next week. Thats your latest weather. Thank you. Coming up, a miracle in georgia. Dramatic video showing the moment a baby is found alive in the woods. Police now searching for answers. Well have the very latest on that plus, what do you want to hear from the candidates during the debate tonight Jacob Soboroff has been asking miami voters, what do they want to hear . Florida is the epicenter of so many things we talk about, guns, climate change, immigration. You will not be surprised. They had a lot to say. First, this is today on nbc. T, this is today on nbc. Just ahead, just ahead, a touching gesture from country star Granger Smith. How his family is finding hope after a devastating loss. 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Only reach aring the mid70s today and thats the kind of weather well see all for our bay area microclimate reaching into the mid70s inland and mid60sr the coast. Cooler than normal weather extends into friday and will warm up a few degrees for the weekend, but then early next week looks like another cool down headed our way, and San Francisco stays in the 60s. A little more sunshine going from today and into friday. Continuing to watch that. Mike is watching the roads. Watching this happen and clearing in the upper east shore freeway. Slow through the interchange and nothing dramatic. Over here a dramatic slowdown. Clear earlier, westbound 84 is, well, theres a crash. Oneway traffic right now. Extract that. Affecting only the folks in 84s cutthrough. And dumb barton bridge, slowing as well as getting to the peninsula. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Another local news update coming up in 30 nints. Minutes. Back now at 7 30 on a wednesday mornin back now at 7 30 on a wednesday morning, june 26th, 2019 not just any wednesday no, no its Graduation Day for these hardworking students from Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School. Theyre sharing their big day with us. Theyll graduate right here on the plaza. Well get to the ceremony and festivities in a bit first, Savannah Guthrie in miami gearing up for tonights debate sorry to miss the graduation. Give them a hug from me. I will. We have a lot of business in miami tonight. Tomorrow could be an early makeorbreak moment for some of the democratic president ial hopefuls. What do voters want to hear from them tonight well, well hear from those voters just ahead. First, lets get a check of the headlines of the morning former special counsel mueller has agreed to testify in public about his twoyear investigation into Russian Election interference in the Trump Campaign lawmakers issued a subpoena, forcing him to testify the july 17th appearance will include back to back testimony after the agreement was announced, President Trump tweeted, quote, president ial harassment. Breaking overnight, Service Members were killed in afghanistan. No details surrounding their deaths have been provided so far. The names of those Service Members will be withheld for 24 hours after the notification of family members about 14,000 u. S. Troops are still deployed in afghanistan. Those deaths come one day after secretary of state mike pompeo made an unannounced visit to kabul. He said the Trump Administration has not reached an agreement on when american troops would leave the country. San francisco has become the first major u. S. City to ban the sale of ecigarettes city supervisors unanimously passed the measure in a vote yesterday. They say itll help curb the underage use of ecigs critics say the ban will make it harder for adults to buy an alternative to regular cigarettes ecigarette make juul would like to work on a Ballet Initiative to regulate sales rather than ban them completely georgia now, where officials are asking for the publics help tracking down the identity of a newborn baby found abandoned in the woods. Her miraculous survival thanks to the efforts of a local family and just incredible good fortune as well. Joe fryer with us in the studio. A miracle. Absolutely. The baby girl had been placed inside a plastic bag and left in the woods. Shes now healthy and thriving investigators are working to find her mother by releasing footage of the moment the child was found. The video may be disturbing. I thought it was an animal. Right here. Reporter against the odds, a newborn baby found just in time. Oh, im so sorry. Im so sorry reporter just a few hours old, her umbilical cord still attached, the baby girl had been left inside a Plastic Grocery bag not far from the home of alan whose daughters heard her cries. He said his children convinced him to go out and search she sneezed or coughed and it sounded so human we knew something was different about this his wife called 911. Whats in the bag they said the babys in a bag. Without a doubt, they are the true heroes of the story reporter First Responders brought the infant to a nearby hospital, where she was unofficially named baby india. This child was not intended to survive, but god had a different plan for her reporter baby india was found the evening of june 6th in this semirural part of georgia Officials Say they hope releasing this dramatic video will produce some leads in the case we dont know who abandoned this child, and we dont know why this child was abandoned maybe there is a mother out there somewhere, after seeing this video, who needs to come forward. She was a fighter she was screaming. Reporter a tiny body with a mighty voice that may have saved her life Officials Say they hope this case raises awareness of the georgia safe haven law, which gives mothers up to 30 days after the birth of an infant to drop him or her off at a fire station, police station, or hospital, or medical facility, and not face any charges for child abandonment. My goodness what do we know about how shes doing . How is baby india . The sheriff is saying shes been placed under foster care, under the approved custody of the department of children and Family Services there. They released these photos earlier this month to show that she is thriving and, they say, doing exceedingly well state officials arent able to comment beyond that, but the sheriff says she is doing well. Keep us posted. Certainly our thoughts and well wishes are with that little girl thank you, joe thank you. Lets turn to mr. Roker at 7 35 looking at some storms. We have Severe Weather out through the plains, firing up from joplin, missouri, to the dakotas. Watching this system push through. We have severe thunderstorm watches in effect between. Grand island and omaha 13 states right now. 8 Million People from montana all the way back into iowa and parts of illinois. Tomorrow, weve got an enhanced risk through the Northern Plains for storm hazards, damaging winds. Moving through the day today, heat and humidity build up we look for scattered storms from montana to missouri tomorrow, the storms will fire up along the meandering front. Were looking at strong storms making their way through t the interior sections of the northeast. Hot and humid in the south fire danger is ramping up as we make our way in the southwest and southern california. Thats whats going on around the country. Heres wha good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Its a beautiful start to this wednesday morning. Cooler temperatures with mostly upper 50s and low 60s as you get ready to head out the door. A look at our highs today. Only reaching 74 in palo alto. Antioch, 76 degrees. A nice cool down continuing thugh friday at least. A slight warmup for the weekend and the sunshine continues into early next week. Thats your latest weather. Craig . 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Why did this area become the place where this new stuff is happening . The street art brought a boom to the neighborhood. Reporter tourist area and a place people want to live and work. Correct. Reporter busy. We met this group of young locals who Work Together at a social Media Company did you vote for a president last time around, trump versus hillary . I did. Didnt . Nope. Reporter every time someone says this, and i put on television, somebody tweets me or messages me and says, you have to go back to them and say, there are so many things in your life that matter i guess the only thing that would affect me in politics is the tax bracket. Reporter youre happy with the way things are with the taxes, yeah. Reporter you voted for hillary. When youre watching the democrats on the stage, what do they need to say in order to get your attention and vote . I hope no one talks about trump that much. I want to hear what you have to offer. How you can get attendance to the young people, i think, is environmental changes. Changes in what were doing to not drink out of plastic what were doing why you got to blame me, dude its me, too. It comes from the top. So this problems arent talked about. Student loan debt is huge. Reporter who has debt . We all do. Reporter youre here just being cool, hip, young people, having coffee. Everybody has student loan debt. Everyone. Reporter young people like those guys are one of the key groups the democrats are going to target in this district another, and by far the biggest, are latinos. Were headed to coral gables right now. Are we allowed to come in . Is it okay every time we go to a beauty salon, they let us come in im jacob. What would a politician say that would resonate to you specifically in your day to day lives . Affordable house care coral gables is an affluent area most can afford health care comfortably, but it is not the case for everyone. I got rid of my health care, last night im done. Reporter you dont have health care . It was ridiculous. Yeah. Reporter arent you worried . What if you get sick i dont know. Reporter not far from coral gables is coconut grove. We took a detour we were trying to go to the water, and i saw you buying lunch, dinner . I have a show, so i came to get food. Reporter you were on American Idol . I made it to hollywood on 2018 reporter do you think democratic president ial candidates will understand what life is like not at all. I left government housing, the projects, when i was 21. I literally came from the bottom now, i make money and pay my rent, and im doing okay after six years of living on the couch, sleeping on couches, in cars, sleeping in tents. Reporter i was just in coral gables, which is not far, and i was talking to a young woman at a salon who said she has to pay 500 or 600 for health care. I cant imagine having health care. Reporter you dont have it hell no i wouldnt be eating right now reporter marquis headed off, and we kept driving toward coconut groves upscale shops and restaurants. As happens this time of year in florida, it started pouring. How are people doing around here are times good im an accountant and i see a lot of Small Businesses are having a hard time reporter you think there are candidates who understand what life is like for you guys . I dont think so. Reporter why in reality, theyre not here in florida theyre not living it like we are. Reporter they dont know what it is like to do an interview in the pouring rain. There you go. Weve had rain. Weve had heat everything. Sounds like voters really want to hear specifics. There is no doubt about it, specifics. They want to know the people up here understand what life is like out there this is ground zero for student loan debt, climate change. You have an Immigration Detention Center in miami. They want to hear about it all. 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Highs near 67 on saturday. Head to mike for the commute. Overall good. Typical pattern except here through pleasanton and livermore. Continuing to have traffic in this area and heavy in the 84 merge with 680. Traffic control because of a crash blocking your westbound direction. Eastbound alternating slow. Go through the dublin interchange pap smoother route despite slowing through pleasant topp at the bay bridge. Back to you. Firefighters trying to get the upper hand on a brush fire burning east of Mount Hamilton near patterson. The fire started last night and jumped to more than 1,000 acres overnight. This morning firefighters say its 15 contained. Posting updates and that video on our twitter fees. Investigators trying to learn more about an apparently disgruntled workers who shot and killed two workers at A Morgan Hill dealership and then killed himself. More new in an hour. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, breaking news. Former special Counsel Robert Mueller agreeing to publicly testify before congress about the russia investigation. I dont think the special counsels office would characterize it as a friendly subpoena. This a month after mueller the report is my testimony. So why now . Were live with the latest plus, giving back. How Country Singer Granger Smith and his wife are honoring the life of their young son after losing him in a drowning accident we want to do the most good that we can, not only for our sons legacy but for our gratitude for what you guys gave to us. Just ahead, what the couple is now doing to help other families and sweet memories the new video just revealed showing an intimate look inside john f. Kennedy jr. s wedding to Carolyn Bessette well look at the never before seen footage today, wednesday, june 26th, 2019. Baby youre a firework at today. We graduate. Administrators. Teachers. And families of the graduates. Shoot across the sky high school, here we come. Its time to turn the tassel. Class of 2019 welcome back to today on this wednesday morning thank you for starting your day with us. Sheinelle joining us now. Good morning. Savannah is on the road in miami. Good morning to you it is a special morning here at 30 rock. Graduation day for the middle school class from Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School jenna is on the plaza, getting to know them it will be a phenomenal morning in just a bit. Well go celebrate with our young grads and their friends and family in a bit. Were going to share sage advice, as they start an exciting new chapter in their lives. First, we go to the sunshine state. Hey there, savannah. Hello good morning to you guys well start this half hour with the news at 8 00 special former Counsel Robert Mueller will testify publicly to Congress Next month about Russian Election meddling and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump mueller is a reluctant witness though House Democrats announced he was subpoenaed to come before congress hell appear before the house judiciary and intelligence committees july 17th mueller hoped to avoid publicly testifying, saying his report spoke for itself reacting to this development on twitter, the president called the news president ial harassment nearly 80 democratic lawmakers have called for impeaching the president , and it may be a topic the candidates for president want to talk about tonight in the democratic debates here in miami. Its the first of this primary season Peter Alexander is here in the knight concert hall with a preview. Hi, peter. Good morning reporter hey, savannah good morning to you. These are the lecterns for the ten Democratic Candidates tonight. Ten more tomorrow night, as well this is the center position, Elizabeth Warren, the front runner this evening. Shell will right there. Joe biden takes over this spot tomorrow lets flip things around, give you a look we caught up with Elizabeth Warren last night. She said one of the real challenges for the candidates will be brevity. No longwinded answers they get just 60 seconds to answer any of the questions. 30 seconds for follow ups. Back live in the room, this is the room where it is going to happen 1,600 seats in this room but millions more will be watching at home this evening the challenge for these candidates to introduce themselves to the American People, to contrast themselves with the other Democratic Candidates, and to make the case why they should be the next commander in chief savannah, they have to do it all without any embarrassing mistakes it all begins this evening back to you. Peter, thank you so much. Debate is tonight and tomorrow ten candidates per night ill be one of the moderators with chuck todd, rachel maddow, lester holt, and jose diazbalart. Watch it live on nbc as well as msnbc and telemundo starting at 9 00 eastern craig, back to you well see you tonight and youll have a full wrapup tomorrow morning on today. You bet. Reporter in Salt Lake City Police Released the last known photos of mackenzie lueck, a missing student who disappeared after security cameras captured these images at the citys airport in the Early Morning hours of june 17th police say the 23yearold did not appear to talk to anyone she then took a lyft from the airport to a park where the driver says she was met by someone. Police at this point say there is no evidence of foul play, but lueck has not been seen since. Former Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia received a medal of honor President Trump gave him the awaryesterday. It is the nations highest recognition for valor in combat. He saved his platoon during an intense fire fight in 2004 the 43yearold is from lyndonville, new york. He left the army in 2005 8 05 thats the news for now. How about a morning boost . Shall we . A Police Officer in orlando, florida, returning home from work when he saw someone driving on the wrong side of the road. Turns out, it was his own daughter take a look at what happened next oh, okay. License and registration. Couldnt tell where we were going there. Insurance, please you dont have a drivers license. This isnt a laughing matter you think this is funny . Smile and laugh like that, you cant arrest her, right . Adorable. Plus, it was her first driving offense, so officer alex kemp decided to let her go with just a warning. I didnt know where you were going with a tease i thought it was a teenager on the road thats adorable. No more tickets for her. 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Sincerely, i cannot thank you enough for our visit here and for the kindness and sincerity that we got. Reporter on tuesday, a heartfelt dedication in their sons honor to the dell Childrens Hospital in austin, texas, with a check for 218,000. We wanted to do the most that we can for not only our sons legacy but for our gratitude for what you guys gave to us you all have provided a lifetime of inspiration through your efforts in turning the loss of river into a great strength for so many. Our hope is that it will strengthen you, as well. Reporter the donation coming from sales of a tshirt made in rivers honor. Every single good time reporter the toddler died on june 6th after drowning in the familys backyard swimming pool. Parents announcing their painful loss in an emotional post on instagram. We lost our youngest son, river kelly smith, following a tragic accident, and despite doctors best efforts, he was unable to be revived last week, the smiths speaking out in a video message, giving fans more detail on what happened. We were doing gymnastics in the yard the boys were playing a water gunfight somewhere between 30 seconds and 3 minutes, we dont know, amber and i are inside our pool gate doing cpr on our son reporter river was rushed to the hospital, where he died two days later we had an incredible little boy for three years. We feel really good about that. Reporter the country star including a poignant question from rivers older sister, london. London asked me how many days river lived. I said, just over 1,000. I thought about that after i said it. I thought, what if we all were given 1,000 days what if you were given a gift of 1,000 days on this earth you could live those days barefoot, red hair flying back on your gocart, on your trac r tractor, full speed ahead. If you could do that with your family around you, with no real cares in the world, thats a good 1,000 days. Thats a good way to live. Reporter the tragic news met with an outpouring of support from around the world. Including well wishes from olympic skier bode miller and his wife, morgan, who lost their daughter to a drowning incident last year. Morgan writing, my heart breaks. Another baby gone too soon we miss you reporter the singer taking the stage on sunday in chicago, performing for the First Time Since the tragedy. And sporting a new tattoo on his right forearm, his sons name. We dont understand why this happened, and well never understand, but i promise were going to figure out good were going to bring good from it. Reporter the family pushing forward in the face of unimaginable loss, determined to let their sons memory light the way. The smiths say moving forward, they are determined to live like riv every day. Granger starts touring again on friday his wife and two children will join him on the road, keeping the family close as they heal. Unthinkable heartbreaking our hearts go out to them for sure. Mr. Roker, we turn to you for a check of the weather. All right we have some heat coming in. Right now, weve got some strong storms firing up in the Northern Plains from minnesota all the way down into iowa and kansas. Were looking at the systems pushing through. Otherwise, things arent so bad, although we are talking about a lot of heat, especially from the southwest through the southern part of this country big area of High Pressure pushing the jet stream up to the north, up into canada and so forth. Today, we have heat indexes into the triple digits and the high 90s from corpus christi, miami, up to atlanta. Tomorrow, it moves into the northeast and the midwest, as well thats whats going on around the countr good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. While the east coast heats up, were in for a cooldown. Heres a live look outside in san jose. All clear skies and our temperatures in the low 60s now. Only heading up to 75 degrees. It will be breezy as we get a stronger ocean breeze and an onshore wind flow picking up today and thats going to bring it down about 10 degrees from yesterday. Were going to see more weather like this going throughout the rest of the week. This weekend it warms up slightly but were going to continue on with some seasonable weather through the start of next week. Mr. Roker, carson daly out west doing the thing he does. All right first up, this july marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of john f. Kennedy jr. And his wife, Carolyn Bessette, characterized as american royalty. The public was fascinated by the couples lives next month, tlc will look back at their legacy in a twohour special, featuring an inside look at the pairs relationship. It includes never before seen footage from their wedding heres a peek. Dynamite. This was a secret ceremony. Run like the wind everyone knew about it afterwards, but nobody has watched this this is amazing. Carolyn changed my life in ways i never thought possible. The footage was released by john juniors oldest friend. In the special, well see and hear from some of the kennedys closest friends and family, jfk jr. And carolyns wedding, the lost tapes, airs july 13th. Former breaking bad costars Bryan Cranston and aaron paul had fans buzzing after posting a series of tweets hinting at big news. Both actors posted this picture of two donkeys with the caption, soon nothing has been confirmed at this time. Back in february, the Hollywood Reporter reported that show creator, vince gilligan, was working on a feature length film based on the series. It wrapped in 2013 after five sentence if cranston and pauls tweets are any indication, well get news soon. Hope so. We have an exciting announcement to make this year marks the 100th Year Anniversary of the save the children organization. At this gala, cabello is being recognized for her humanitarian efforts. Savannah guthrie and hoda kotb are hosting the event september 12th celebrating 100 years. Finally, we have a special preview of jimmy fallon with the cast of stranger things. They went to Madame Tussauds in new york to trick unsuspecting visitors get in the zone no laughing. You can look, yeah. All right this is our photographer. You can sit on the bench you can look, yeah three, two, one ah thats all we can show you for you. To see more fan reactions, be sure to watch the tonight show live tonight after the debates at 11 35 here on nbc. Can you imagine you spent time with the guys, the cast of stranger things. They are a fun bunch. Imagine keeping them quiet enough. All of them. Theyre phenomenal actors and actresses. Do you have a daly click yes theres no doubt, couples have gotten creator with gender reveal parties one of the most common reveals a cannon of pink or blue powder. Watch this three, two, one. Oh i guess thatll be an only child. Oh, no. Did you notice it was a boy oh, no. You can see part of the air cannon shoots down al, youre on to something the future grandma said, gender reveal may be for only child. The woman didnt seem to be, like, overly she didnt realize. Doesnt understand how bad it hurt. Goodness. Thats one people will be talking about today. Now to the celebration of world pride, kicking off here in new yorky tonit. This years events mark the 50th anniversary of the uprising, which launched the Gay Rights Movement in this country. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk joins us with more on that. It was a movement that was launched not far from where we sit. Yup just downtown, guys. What became known as the stonewall riot started as a routine police raid in manhattans west village earlier this month, the commissioner officially apologized for the departments actions, calling them wrong. Plain and simple actions and the reaction to them over several Summer Nights in 1969 that changed history. Reporter its a global flash point for equal rights, born in a new york city bar. Take me back to 1969 what was this place like it was a dump it was a burnt down bar that they came in and painted everything black, opened the doors, and made money. Reporter the Stonewall Inn, like almost all underground bars that caters to gay clientele at the time, was run by organized crime. The Lgbtq Community in the late 60s had few other optionswell, how important was this place to you and your friends back then well, it was important because we could dance with each other. It was against the law to serve known homosexuals alcohol in new york city. Reporter 1969, an impatient nypd raided the stonewall multiple times friday, june 28th, its oppressed clientele, many transgender, minority, or poor, had enough. Did it feel like every other raid that you had experienced up until that point no. The neighborhood cops always raided the bar theyd walk in and say, girls, line up. Wed line up, as usual they came in nasty hollering and pushing and shoving. They hit somebody, and somebody hit back that started the whole thing reporter at times, the stonewall riots were actually light hearted. The underlying anger also sparked outbursts of violence. The officer who led the raid spoke to today in 1994 you must understand that these were kids who were out for good time, and we spoiled it. Reporter what happened when you came out here that night well, after that, they broke the windows. We threw garbage cans through the window we fought back we shaked police cars, broke paddy wagon locks. Reporter the Police Presence and lgbtq resistance persisted for several nights the stonewall was shut down for good, but a movement was born. The struggle for mere survival or acceptance pivoted into gay pride, held on the anniversary of the uprising. The building itself changed hands and businesses for decades, before its current owner stepped in with an eye on preserving history it wasnt being treated with the respect it should have been. This is where pride began. We had to bring it back to that status we didnt want to make it a museum we also wanted everyone to know the history. Reporter that history is still being made stonewall has transformed into a mecca and a sanctuary for mourning, like after the pulse massacre, and for celebration, like after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage to some degree, this has become for the Lgbtq Community, a kind of emotional ground zero, isnt it absolutely. It really has become that symbol of gay rights around the world. We get visitors from everywhere you can think of i think when you talk about stonewall, it resonates now. Because people are understanding exactly what happened here reporter tree, who was a customer at the stonewall when the uprising happened, is now a bartender here, and a living piece of its history i was very proud that im here its my second family. My home and here reporter in 2016, president obama named the area outside the stonewall a national park. The first to recognize the Lgbtq Community. Pride is now a worldwide celebration, a community of millions of individuals. Its spiritual birthplace is this corner in new yorks west village. This is a place where people can come to mourn. Its a place where people can come to rejoice. Its a safe haven for everybody. Straight allies, also. Reporter ts a piece of history. Its part of an education. We dont take it lightly. We understand were the innkeepers of history. Thats a big responsibility. Celebrations of world pride will dominate this city this week the owners are still focused on what remains to be done for the cause. Founding the stonewall gives back initiative, which several corporations and the new york yankees are involved with. Theres more info on their website about its outreach. I was just there a few weeks ago for a shoot. The bar is a cool place. It is a great place we were there shooting in the morning. Whats interesting is it really has become this spot where tourists go. It is kind of on that checklist of things you do when youre in new york city. Whether youre straight or gay or whatever, if youre here for the first time, you go there. Take your family members there. Ive never known the story thank you for putting that in perspective. A lot of people dont know this story. They know it is something and take a picture, but they dont know the history. What a great story. Really good meanwhile, weve got a lot of graduation festivities to get to mr. Roker, get your cap and gown ready. Words of wisdom for the grads and some reminiscing about our own Graduation Days as well. First, your local news good morning. Its 8 26. Firefighters, including some from the bay area, are trying to get the upper hand on a brush fire burning east of mt. Hamilton. The rock fire, as its called, started last night in the foothills of West Patterson not too far from interstate 5. Last night it jumped in size to more than 1,000 acres. A short time ago firefighters put it at 15 contained. Fortunately there are no homes in the area but there are some concerns about strong winds spreading that fire quickly. Some 200 firefighters are already on the scene. That includes a Calfire Strike Team based out of morgan hill. Lets take a look at traffic now with mike. Better news for the trivalley. 84, just about 10 minutes ago, all lanes are cleared. It was the scene of a crash and Traffic Control for about an hour. 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Were back at 8 30 on a wednesday morning, june 26th, 2019 hey, guys, its Graduation Day it is here on Rockefeller Plaza for our middle schoolers from Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School. If you take a look around, our crowd is filled with their family and friends weve got dressed for the occasion, as well. We have seen our grads march in, handed out their diplomas. Just ahead, were going to deliver our own graduation speech to them you should see their eyes rolling. We dont want to hear your words. Hes laughing hes been here since 4 00 this morning theyre a little tired. It is going to be a fun half hour were going to wrap it up with those words of wisdom from our favorite College Commencement speeches from around the country, as well it is always one of my favorite pieces we do, a roundup of the commencement addresses. Mr. Roker, how about a check of the weather today, we are looking at a lot of hot, humid weather through the southeast. Spring storms making their way through. Summer storms making their way through the plains then fire danger continues out west tomorrow, we have heat and humidity making its way to the northeast and midatlantic takes. Heavy rain in the great lakes. Hot and dry in the Central Plains thats what good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. We ever some beautiful weather for the bay area today and much cooler than yesterday, especially in the inland valleys. San jose is heading up to 75. Well also see a high of 75 in concord. In santa rosa today, reaching the 70s there and in the 60s in Half Moon Bay and San Francisco. Our inland valleys will have cooler to normal weather. End of the week it does warm up slightly but it does look very comfortable into next week. More like ancient memories we dug into the archives for our graduation photos. Heres my middle School Graduation big captain of Sienna School in queens, new york. You look just like nick. Thats wild. Poor kid. Wearing the same colors, too. Thats right. Here is my middle School Graduation wearing red down at english Town Middle School with my grandmother. This is my high School Graduation. Where is the violin class of 97. Columbia. You were very handsome. Thank you this is mine. There i am. You wear it well. Class of 2000 last but not least, i have my College Graduation these are moments with my mommy. Never forget always cherish. You didnt graduate from high school now, its your turn, guys. Up next, our special message to graduates as they embark on an exciting new chapter. First this istoday on nbc. P back with more of our special today graduates events weve shared this milestone with an Exceptional Group of students now, it is time for us to share our own thoughts really a graduation speech with the class of 2019. Are you guys ready for these words of wisdom . Okay theyve been here several hours. Theyre more than ready. It is our honor to welcome the eighth grade class of Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School, the graduating middle school class of 2019 here at rockefeller center, the today show has watched history unfold for more than 67 years, as the first ever class to graduate on our plaza, youre making history here today. But even more importantly, youre making history in your own lives. We at the today show, we want to tell you how important this day really is. Guys, today is a defining milestone in your education and your lives i think of it as a book. Its the end of one chapter but the beginning of a far greater one. Youre going to discover your passions, so study them fiercely youll begin not only to figure out what your dreams are, but take your first steps towards achieving them today is full of possibilities, a blank canvas on which you can paint your own masterpiece. In high school, youll step out of your comfort zone, which i know can be a little hard and a little scary, but this is when youll really begin to grow, learn, and make your mark on the world. Today is the day we hope you will always remember, promise yourself to make it count. Be positive. Be persistent. Embrace every opportunity that comes your way remember, even if things get tough, try to learn from it, and keep moving forward. Today, its the beginning of a bigger and brighter tomorrow if you work hard, keep your dreams in sight, and stay true to yourselves, your future is going to be greater than you could have ever imagined so now, its the time. Can yall stand up congratulations to the class and three people stood up. Can you all . Congratulations to the class of 2019 all right today show style its not over yet. Ahead, we have some surprises. Some surprises in store for this first graduating class of 2019 on the plaza you guys ready for some surprises . [ cheers ] now it gets done. First, this is today on nbc. 6, 7, 8 big dreams start with small steps. But dedication can get you there. So just start small. Start saving. Easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. Chase. Make more of whats yours®. How cool is this i was about to say, my eighth grade graduation wasnt anything like this. You aint seen nothing yet. So its been a funfilled morning on the plaza, celebrating a very special middle School Graduation. Okay. Now, we want you to hear from some of the students al, take it away. I have will here. How does it feel feels great. What are you going to miss most about eighth grade . My teachers and everyone that helped me. Are you excited about high school yes all right have you thought about what you want to do be a basketball player. All right very good. Get that education, right . Yeah. Absolutely. All right. Jenna . Okay. Im here with javi tell me, what are you most proud of all of your fellow classmates for . Building a community. Over these years, ive seen from 6th to 8th grade how weve become closer. I didnt know when i first moved to the city, started school, and i have to say, building a community throughout the years here, im really proud of our fellow students in that. How long have you been here three years. Do you love it . Yes, it is great. I love it. Youll stay through high school thats my plan. What is your big dream . I want to go to Columbia University columbia, are you paying attention . We have javi dylan, over to you thanks, jenna im sitting next to samaya how are you feeling today . Excited. Must be what are you looking forward to when you get to high school . Exploring the new clubs, activities, and overall learning new and Different Things and ideas. What activities do you like to do . Musical theater, soccer, flag football, basketball. Totally different than what you told me you want to study through the years. What do you want to be when you grow up . I would like to explore into defense attorney and homicide detectives wow big goals. Thats good. You have to create the big goals, right yes. Are you going to miss your friends or continue going to school with them ill continue going to school with most of them, yeah. Congratulations. Thank you. Craig they seem so much more mature than we did when we were coming out of the eighth grade. With any graduation, cap decorating, it is a beloved tradition. These kids, pretty creative. We thought itd be cool to have a cap decorating contest heres the thing, the winner of the cap decorating contest, you get whatever is under the box. Deal thats a deal thats a deal. I can tell, dont be thrown off by the color it is not from tiffanys first of all, what is your name . My name is aiden. Aiden all right. You did this yourself, right my mom helped me out. We appreciate your honesty. No shame in that. Lets show folks the top of the hat. Show the camera. There you go whats it say all our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them all right words from walt disney on top of your head. Whats your name, dear . Tricia. Lets show your hat dream big and dare to fail. Look at that design, too, roker. Very lovely we have daisha i love this. Lets show everybody yours im ready. Im ready. A little spongebob theme there you like spongebob yeah. All right okay your classmates are going to be the judge. Vote round of applause aiden, cap number one. [ applause ] pretty good all right pretty good cap number two. [ applause ] cap number three. [ applause ] whoa. Whoa i dont know. Craig, what do you say . I think clearly, thats family clearly, thats family. Wow those are your people, arent they i think shes a little embarrassed. Its just the beginning al, i think it is kind of hard to judge. I do, too you know what i think all three deserve whats under the box. All three deserve you know what, craig i think we should do one better. I think every graduate should get whats under the box whats under the box . Are you ready craig, lift the box thats right. What is it, al . Thanks to walmart, you are all going home with an on android tablet with a removable keyboard. Wow there you go. Everyone is getting it. There you go. Guys, i also think you all ought to stand up. All stand up everybody stand up i think you should give your family a round of applause thank you, al [ applause ] you get a tablet you get a tablet. Pass out the tablets. Here you go were passing out tablets you get a tablet. You get a tablet. Amazing here you go amazing up next, a few more words of wisdom to inspire you from a few of our favorite commencement speeches of 2019 first, happy graduation. This is today on nbc first, happy graduation. This is today on nbc. This has been so much fun. Welcome back. The principal of Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School, hes with us now. Thomas, give us the last name. Rockowitz. What is it about this class that makes it extra special . Im so proud of this group. I think for us, knowing this is the first graduation of many, knowing that in four years, theyll have their high School Graduation, then in four more years, theyll have their College Graduation, were so proud of this group of students. What would you say to the so many family members and friends here. We dont know you personally, and it is just as exciting for us to watch them. Yeah. Were so grateful for our families for thank you all so much. We have such a great group of kids, such a great group of families were so lucky our staff is here. Thank you so much to them. We have a great school community. Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you so much thank you speaking of College Graduation, there is also a new crop of College Grads preparing to face a new era in their lives. They are doing it with life advice passed on to them in a wide range of commencement addresses. We thought wed take a moment to share some of the best moments and words of wisdom with you good morning class of 2019. Thank you very much for having me in this beautiful city. Really is an honor and a privilege to be here why am i up here . Truly. Im dead serious why am i up here graduates, you have so much to be proud of they say everything happens for a reason i dont know if thats true, but i do know that everything happens. And its up to you to maximize the reality of your situation. Because i truly believe that you should have as big of dreams as you want in this world. Never let anybody tell you you cant accomplish those dreams. I once had a teacher who told me that my dream of one day playing in the nfl was unrealistic well, hello. You have permission to dream your dreams at any age im here to tell you, you can achieve them faster than other people say you can when you doubt that, thats the imposter syndrome. Dont ever let it stop you dont ever trust what it is telling you. What each of you must believe in, from this day forward, is your inherent uniqueness, your singular point of view life is going to give you bad turns. Its a test. Just a test. Look at all the tests you passed just to get here right . Our world doesnt need a hero with a license to kill we need people with the courage to create. Our world needs you. Foster a sense of humor about yourselves, because otherwise you run the risk of being boring im sorry. Somebody has to say it i wont tell you to get married or not get married but i will say this to you, find someone who is better than you, and convince them to spend their lives with you heres the thing, whisper to yourself if you must, but say it out loud, put it out there, dont curb your ambitions. Dont tell yourself, i could never do that. Im not good enough. Its too much. My advice is really simple, think big for yourself, and then just head in that general direction. Whether you arrive at the ideal destination is not even the point. The point is to be ambitious for your lives and then just try when people show unhidden joy in their accomplishments and good fortunate and blessings, witnessing it feels almost intimate, and that is why all graduations for all the pomp and ceremony and brass bands, all of them are so personally moving. While i hope you congratulate yourselves on the achievement, i hope you also take time to thank those who helped you along the way. Working together with others, you may have already discovered is one of the great secrets to achieving anything in the world. Today, you take the control youre going to push it up and chart your course across the sky. Keep the wings level and true. Because your country is sending you on a Vital Mission to defend america, protect our people, and to pursue our nations great and glorious destiny. When you listen as fiercely as you want to be heard, when you respect the idea that you are sharing the earth with other humans, and when you lead with your nice foot forward, youll win. Every time remember to believe in something. Fall in love as many times as you can. Remember, before you do something special, just do something. Okay the time has come. Ladies and gentlemen, please move your tassels from right to the left with that, congratulations to the class of 2019 high, high hopes for living thatll do it for this hour of today. Much more ahead on the third and fourth hours, including weve got got7, the kpop band, First Time Ever on television, on the fourth hour of today. First, your local news. Slow motion thats fun. Good morning. Its 8 56. Authorities in the south bay are trying to piece together what led up to a deadly double murder suicide at A Morgan Hill car dealership. The chaotic scene unfolded last night after an apparently disgruntled worker killed two workers before turning the gun on himself. Neither the shooter nor the victims have been identified, but a witness told bay area news that the shooter had just been fired from his job before the shots rang out. This all happened at the Service Center in the dealership on c conyer road. They found the shooter dead inside the dealership. Were trying to get some answers and well have a complete update in our midday newscast. You can also go to our home page to link with the latest developments. Firefighters are trying to get a hand on a brush fire burning near patterson. It jumped to 1,000 acres overnight. This morning firefighters say it is about 15 contained. On our twitter feed, were posting new updates along with video from the front lines, so you can check it out there. Well have another local update for you in about an hour. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza, this is the third hour of today. Good morning. Welcome to the third hour of today. Craig melvin here, along with mr. Roker, back from assignment. Welcome back. Sheinelle, dylan dreyer. We had a lot of fun. There are certain moments in life, a baby being born, or you see a puppy, or life. Its true. You compared seeing a puppy to a child being born. Im saying, there are happy moments in life that the good lord gives you, where you push a pause button and say, you know what, it is able blessing to be alive. Graduations do the same for me. There is this potential, right . The music gets you excited. T
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