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40 million unemployment claims. Nearly half of all states now seeing a spike in new cases, while the reopening of america moves on. Scrubbed. Were not going to launch today. Astronauts were strapped in, crowds were ready, the weather not cooperating. Inside the drama at the Kennedy Space center as that Ground Breaking space launch was called off during the final countdown. Those stories, plus ready for rides, universal, disney world and other theme parks reveal plans to reopen in just a matter of weeks. The major changes theyre making to help keep families safe. Today, thursday, may 28th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, good morning, welcome to today. Were so happy that youre joining us on this thursday morning. Good morning, savannah. Good morning, hoda. Weve got a lot to get to this morning, including a really tough night in minneapolis. It certainly was. Overnight there was new outrage and unrest there. Protesters demanding answers and accountability following the death of george floyd. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez was in the middle of things throughout the night and hes still at the scene as it is still unfolding. Gabe, good morning. Reporter good morning, this is still a very active scene. Officers in riot gear secured a perimeter and just left. It was a long night. At least one person is dead. What started as a peaceful protest quickly turned violent. Overnight, minneapolis on fire. Protesters leaving an Auto Parts Store in flames, others seen looting a local rgta. Et tonight was a different night of protesting. Reporter all of it after demonstrators approached one of the citys police precincts. Were about to lose the front of the precinct if we dont move this crowd out of the front. Reporter officers in riot gear tried to maintain order. You can see the smoke bombs in the distance. Hundreds of protesters gathered here and police are trying to push them back to keep the peace. They gathered hours before, furious at the death of 46yearold george floyd. When is it really going to change . When is it really going to stop . Reporter the outrage building nationwide. In los angeles overnight black lives matter protests blocked a major freeway. This man jumped on a Police Cruiser as it sped away. President trump weighed in, saying justice will be served and hes asking the fbi to expedite its investigation into the case. Im very sad, very, very sad, sad events. Reporter after the four minneapolis officers involved were fired, the citys mayor is calling on the county attorney to charge the arresting officer. Why is the man who killed george floyd not in jail . Reporter that officer, Derek Chauvin, is seen kneeling on his neck as he begs for help. Reporter when you saw that video, what went through your head . That could have been me. Reporter the Police Department said floyd was physically resisting. This new cell phone video appears to show the moment he steps out of his vehicle. Security footage shows officers walking him across the street in handcuffs. Re hes been praised for valor, but was also the subject of a dozen Police Misconduct complaints, that resulted in no disciplinary action. His attorney declined to comment. This man owns a Convenience Store nearby. He says a store employee called police when floyd allegedly tried to use a fake 20 bill but that he didnt deserve this. My employee called me while the officer had been kneeling on him, on his neck. And she was crying, telling me, mike, mike, what should i do . The guy cant breathe. Theyre killing him. Reporter again, authorities here this morning are still assessing the damage. Also fueling anger, new report from the Fire Department that reveals that floyd showed no signs of life when paramedics arrived on the scene, certainly adding to the questions here, hoda. Absolutely, gabe, you also meneat the top of the piece that there was a fatal what do you know about that . Ho police are looking into it, investigating whether the shot may have come from the owner of a local pawn shop. Still a lot of questions regarding that as well. In your piece, the mayor asked the question why is the man that killed george floyd not in jail. A lot of people want to know that answer. Any time line . Reporter certainly that is a huge question on the minds of protesters right now. There is no time line. The medical examiner has said his report should come within the next three weeks, but it is up to the county attorney whether to bring charges to either the arresting officer or the other officer involved. Right now, we dont know at this point. Many protesters are demanding the arrests. All right. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. And later, craig will have a friend that knew him well, nba star Stephen Jackson. Over to you, savannah. We move to the coronavirus. Disturbing milestone. Covid19 claimed the lives of more than 100,000 in the u. S. As more parts of the country reopen, some areas see a surge of new cases. Miguel almaguer has the laltest. Good morning. Reporter the president said we have reached a very sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic, reaching 100,000. To all the friends and family of those that passed i want to extend my heart felt sympathy and love for everything. The president reflecting the nations grief. This morning as our nation deals with an Ongoing Health crisis, a grim reminder of whats at stake and what has already been lost. The u. S. Coronavirus death toll now soaring to more than 100,000. Overnight dr. Anthony fauci calling the human cost of the virus unprecedented. Weve taken a terrible hit, 100,000 people is just really historic in the Public Health impact its had on us. Reporter the heartbreaking milestone reached as officials struggled to protect Public Health while reopening the devastated economy. We need business. Everybody needs to survive. Reporter with tens of millions of unemployed americans eager to get back to work, in alabama dr. Michael sag is desperate to find more beds for his icu. Were left with the same type of concern that new york had, say, six weeks ago, eight weeks ago, only we dont have the capacity that new york has, or the resources, to respond. Reporter as doctors plead with the public to wear masks, tempers flare when americans both do and dont. Get out reporter in texas, one bar owner is refusing to allow his patrons to wear face coverings, saying hes already taking enough precautions. The social distancing were doing in here, the occupancy were doing in here. Reporter the Las Vegas Strip is taking their own gamble, opening casinos next week. In oklahoma patrons are already rolling the dice. I didnt really have any concerns walking into the building whatsoever. Reporter with disney, sea world and universal, which shares a Parent Company with nbc news, planning to reopen their theme parks this summer. In california some shops and salons are open for the first time in months. We all still have to live. Weve got to get normal again somehow. Reporter in l. A. The nations Second Largest School District could limit classrooms to 16 children, stagger start times, require masks, and restrict lunches to desks. But no one is immune. The lister family is grieving the loss of 21yearold cody, who they say was so full of life. That infectious smile, that is something im going to miss so much. Reporter this morning one familys loss, one part of our national heartbreak. Reporter as the death toll sir passes 100,000, officials believe the true number is much higher. All of this as the country slowly continues to reopen. Savannah . Thank you very much. On that topic, new unemployment numbers just out this morning from the labor department. For the tenth straight week in a row jobless claims are in the millions. 2. 1 million this time, bringing the total to more than 40 million. Lets get to Senior Business correspondent stephanie ruhle. Put these unemployment numbers in context as this has unfolded over a period of weeks. You cant compare it to any other time in history. We shut the economy off. We said businesses and workers needed to go home for a health perspective. As weeks go on, you still see numbers in a big way. Demand has changed. Think of any industry out there, think of restaurants, even if they reopen, theyre not going to need waitresses, bus boys, and while we say lets go back out there, go to work, we dont have schools open, more Public Health requirements. There are a lot of people and businesses that arent quite ready for our new normal. Thats what puts us at this massive 40 million number. Yeah. The total number over a period of several weeks is staggering. The trend line is down in terms of numbers of jobless claims. Do you expect it to go further . Well, we actually think the numbers are going to get better. They have to. Think of it from a baseline, from every barbershop, gym, hair salon. If they were shut down at zero and slowly reopen, numbers will improve. We have to realize were not going to just snap back. Every single thing has changed. When you go back to work, realize youre not going to have the same amount of people in your work space. Think of all of the companies now that are saying their employees can indefinitely work from home. Think of the trickle down, the dry cleaner, deli, newspaper stand adjacent to business headquarters. Theyre not going to be coming back. The trickle down will be with us for quite some time. Everyone expecting a big hit in the second quarter. Theres a hope there will be something of a bounce back in the Third Quarter of this year. And there will be to some extent. Were seeing Consumer Confidence up. Ceo of bank america saying people with lower balances in checking accounts have more money in them today than they did 12 weeks ago. Remember, stimulus payments have gone through for millions of americans and even the 40 million who dont have a job now are receiving support from the government. You think once we get through this, we are going to see improvements Third Quarter of this year, but the hope were going back to exactly where we were at the beginning of the year, dont expect it anytime soon. Stephanie ruhle, business correspondent. 7 13 on the west coast. Hoda, to you. Now to the battle brewing between President Trump and silicon valley. The president claims social media giants like twitter and facebook are biased against him and republicans and hes set to take action against them. Nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white house with this story. Peter, good morning. The president still fuming about twitter slapping a fact check label on a pair of his tweets. A source familiar with the swags tells me while its not yet final the president is preparing to order a reviewable law that for years has protected those social media companies, like twitter and facebook, from being held liable for material posted by their users. President trump overnight taking to twitter to take on twitter, along with other social media giants for what he calls political bias. The president writing big tech is doing everything in their very considerable power to censor in advance of the 2020 election. If that happens, we no longer have our freedom. It comes after twitter, for the first time, added a fact check footnote on two of his tweets that called mailin ballots substantially fraudulent. The president earlier threatening to strongly regulate or close them down, despite the fact the president has no authority to shut down a private company. President trump with his 80 million followers on twitter set to sign an executive order today the details not yet public. But the Washington Post reports it could open the door for federal officials to try to penalize facebook, google and twitter for the way they moderate content on their sites. According to two people familiar with the matter. The white house not commenting. In an interview with fox news facebooks Ceo Mark Zuckerberg was asked if twitter made the wrong decision, Fact Checking the president. We have a different policy, i think, than twitter on this. You know, i just believe strongly that facebook shouldnt be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online. I think in general private companies probably shouldnt be, or especially these Platform Companies shouldnt be in the position of doing that. Reporter twitters Ceo Jack Dorsey responding, writing in part well continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally. We will admit to and own any mistakes we make. This does not make us an arbiter of truth. Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves. The president expected to sign the executive order at some point today. It limits the governments ability to regulate free speech and other countries like china, for example, twitter and social media platforms are heavily restricted or even blocked. Whatever the president does today its certain to raise some legal questions. Savannah . All right, peter, thank you very much. Also this morning the university of connecticut student, suspected of killing two people and kidnapping a third, is behind bars. A sixday manhunt ended in his overnight arrest that happened in maryland. They searched for him through four states. He could be facing federal and state charges in each state he traveled through. How about a little good news now . An ohio man is finally back home this morning after spending nearly two months in the hospital battling the coronavirus. [ cheers and applause ] youre looking at 74yearold jerry gustin, he was discharged, family members were waiting, got big hugs, the doctors and nurses were on hand. Thats what we call a proper goodbye. He had been hospitalized since the beginning of april. He was in the icu for 23 of those days. I dont know if you can see gustins tshirt, it declared 2020 pandemic survivor. We battled. I won. And yes, he did. I know. Do you think he looks pretty happy to be leaving there . I know. Incredible. Lets get our first check of the weather, say good morning to al . Whats it looking like out west. Looking hot, i mean broiling. Lets show you what we got. 22 Million People under a heat advisory or warning from california all the way to arizona and parts of nevada. We are looking at record highs likely. Santa rosa, to fresno, san jose. You get inland, arizona, 114. San diego is 77. Same in santa barbara. And this weekend, talking triple digits for tucson, phoenix, las vegas. Yuma in triple dits. Ig [horns honking] birthdays arent cancelled. Hope isnt quarantined. First words arent delayed. Caring isnt postponed. Courage isnt on hold. And love hasnt stopped. U. S. Bank thanks you for keeping all of our spirits strong. Weve donated millions to those in need and are always here for our customers and employees. Good morning. I am meth meeorologist, kari ha. Cooling changes as we look at san francisco, where its misting and drizzling right now, and its clear for the inland areas and thats where we will have hot temperatures today but a wide range, mid60s for half moon bay, and the valleys rest, it continues to cool off as a storm system approaches and may even bring us a chance of rain on saturday. The next half hour well have the outlook for the weekend chances for that relaunch hopefully happening. Guys yeah, hope for some good news there, al, thank you. Coming up, their bond was so deep they called themselves twins, former nba star Stephen Jackson will join us live and talk to craig with what he wants everyone to know about his lifelong friend george floyd. 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I am marcus washington. And i am laura garcia. Heres a look at our top stories including a look at a snapshot of americas new unemployment crisis. I am scott mcgrew. We just got the latest jobless claims, but heres good news. 4 million americans said they no longer needed Unemployment Benefits presumably because the economy is starting to come back around. I am jackie ward in daly city, this is one of the field dmv offices that will open back up, and there are markers on the ground. You will have to wear a mask and stand six feet apart and you have the option to wait outside and get a text message until they are ready to serve you. I am bob redell, and the community of gilroy trying to soften the blow on the class of 2020 High School Seniors that will miss out on the traditional graduation ceremony. Parents and friends create a post of their graduating senior and somebody else adopts that student and as you can see in the facebook post, surprises the seniors with gift baskets in the weeks leading up to graduation. And kari hall has been tracking temperatures. Still high out there for us, kari . Its still going to be hot in the inland areas, but cooler along the coastline today. The heat advisory will be in effect for the inland valleys, and it starts at 11 00 this morning and continues until 7 00, and Solano County will have the excessive heat warnings. This is the last day of temperatures like this, so as we start out this morning we will see the morning in walnut creek starti starting out in the mid60s, and then our forecast looking better with highs reach into mid60s along the coastline and upper 90s inland. We will take a look at the 7day forecast coming up in the next update in a few minutes, but right now mike you have a look at the commute. Yeah, looking at the bay bridge for the last hour, and the metering lights might be turned on, but not today. We are looking at a lighter volume at the toll plaza. The map is showing its slowing on the decline, and tuesday and wednesday we did see the metering lights. Theres slowing through concord, guys. And then another local update coming up in half an hour. Well see you then. Florida, one of the theme parks thats set to open in the coming weeks, universal, disney world have revealed their plans for reopening. Well have more in a moment. We say good morning, welcome in craig. Lego land, a pretty good description of my Kitchen Floor these days. You know. You just trip over them early in the morning. You guys know. We got the feeling. Yes. Guys also coming up tomorrow were going to have an exclusive live interview with the ceo of uber. Were going to talk about the new challenges and then the changes that are facing that company and how theyre working to keep passengers and, of course, their drivers safe. But right now lets get to the mornings top story, protests in minneapolis turned overnight, following the death of a black man in police custody. They started outside the police precinct, not far from where 46yearold george floyd died on memorial day, actually. An Auto Parts Store and some other buildings were left in flames, several businesses were looted as well. Video from mondays incident shows that Police Officer kneeling on floyds neck for about eight minutes. As he pleads for help. This morning the citys mayor is calling for that officers arrest. Four officers involved have been fired. We are joined now by former nba star steven jackson. He was lifelong friends with george floyd and stephen spent 14 seasons in the nba. Stephen, good morning to you, sir. Good morning. You describe george as your twin. I know you grew up in houston together. What was he like . What was your friendship like . It was meant to be. Im from texas, probably 45 minutes from houston. And we was introduced through a mutual friend thats passed, rest in peace to him. But once we saw each other, the first question we asked, who your daddy . Who your daddy . And it went from there. We always hung together, every time i went to houston it was my first stop to stop and pick him up. Whats killing me the most about this whole thing, being a professional athlete, so many people abuse your friendship and kindness. He was one of those guys that genuinely supported me, he didnt call unless he really needed it. You dont have many people that genuinely support you without any motives. Floyd was that guy. How did you find out what had happened, steve . My girlfriends mom is from minnesota. We talk about this type of thing, these type of things all the time. And she sends me videos all the time. I was sleeping on the couch with my daughter, and she sent me i looked at the video, and i think i was thinking its just another video shes sending me, another black man getting murdered by the police. And i didnt really Pay Attention to it. As i clicked out of the message i had 50 messages and i clicked on one of them from my friend mike d. He said, did you see what they did to your twin in minnesota . I jumped up, screamed, scared my daughter, almost broke my hand, punching stuff. I was so mad because im the type of guy i get i get mad and i get into a full face of tears when i see a homeless man on the street i cant help. So let alone my best friend on tv for the world to see getting killed over a fraud charge, a fake 20 bill, just destroyed me. I havent been the same since i seen it. One of the things that struck me about that video, stephen, is you hear him actually cry out for his mother. I did not realize that his mom had actually passed away two years ago. When you saw that, when you heard that, what did you think . It hurt, man, it hurt. Because i knew that was a cry for help. Im a black man and im a strong black man and i know floyd. Thats a cry for help. We dont scream our mothers name like that unless we know something is wrong and our life is in jeopardy and we have we cant control it. That was a cry for help. He even cried out for his kids. Its tough to see. His kids had to see that. I was talking to his daughters mother yesterday, and the whole time im talking to her, the daughter is screaming. She has to see this, the whole world has to see this and she has to deal with this for the rest of her life. Its not right, man. His 6yearold daughter. Stephen, you wrote something on instagram that caught my attention last night. You wrote that you two both have Something Else in common now in his death, you wrote that both of your names will live forever. How will georges name live forever . A lot of Police Brutality has gone on, a lot of young men have died. Floyd, George Floyds name were going to remember, were going to get change. Change is going to start with george floyd. Were going to get change. This is not right. Some kind of way we have to figure this out, man, you dont want america, you dont want us pulling the you on you. And i mean that by saying you dont want the people that youve been brutalizing, the people youve been treating like trash, you dont want them to turn around and do that on you. Thats why america is so scared of us. Were not going to do that. We come from a place of love. Every post on instagram, love to gees from every color, every race, i told someone from every race that i love them and i mean it from the bottom of my heart. Business from someone from every race and been successful and told them i appreciate them and meant that from the bottom of my heart and vice versa. So this is wrong. I dont stand for whats wrong, i stand for whats right. Im going to get justice for my friend. Stephen, before i let you go. I want to ask you about the protesters. The protests appeared to turn violent at one point last night. What do you think that george floyd would say about these protesters who have turned out in his name . Honestly, i would say this. He would be happy that the people are fighting for him but thats not the way he wants to do it. He wants the people responsible for his death penalized. He wants the people that hurt innocent people, like i said, well see a Homeless People and if we cant do nothing for them well get emotional. Floyd would want everybody standing together and fighting for justice. And thats it. Hes not the type of person to promote violence and stuff like that. He used to baptize people. What were seeing right now, this is not what floyd would want. Stephen jackson. I appreciate your time this morning, brother, thank you. Thanks, man. Wow, that was a real poignant interview, craig when he said he got that video and he thought it was just another black man getting murdered, when he said that it just like struck me. I came across his Instagram Account yesterday and i had no idea that they were friends. So to hear him talk about the george that we didnt know. Yeah. So important. Yes. Craig, thank you. So glad you brought that to us weve got to put humanity back into these stories got a lot more to get to this morning, guys. Including what happened in florida yesterday. A lot of people were hoping for history. But history had to be postponed. Tom costello coming up next is going to take us inside all that drama that happened at the Kennedy Space center and the decision to call off the space launch in the final minutes, during the countdown right after this when visible set out to create the future of phone service. We tossed the stuff that wasnt working. And kept the stuff that was working. 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Reporter you know, weve done this before but what a letdown the whole world was watching online, on tv, on the causeways here at the Kennedy Space center Mission Control, though, was dealing with weather from the very beginning we saw on the today show yesterday morning we were dealing with rain and wind and lightning. They hoped it would clear by midafternoon but in the end it h just wasnt enough for hours the air at the Kennedy Space center was thick with humidity and excitement. Astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken suited up for their historic trip on a spacex rocket, stopping to waive goodbye to their families, both of their wives also astronauts then to launch pad 39 a. Oh say can you see a socially isolated Kelly Clarkson sang the star spangled banner as millions tuned in around the world thousands more lined the florida coast to watch the launch in person. History is happening and we just like to be a part of it. Reporter at 2 00 p. M. Hurley and behnken strapped into their capsule to make history, the president and Vice President arrived for the First Manned Mission from u. S. Soil in nine years. But then just 17 minutes before launch, with rain, wind and lightning nearby spacex Mission Control finally pulled the plugl that we now do not expect to clear in time to allow for alauy were going to reporter it wasnt worth taking the risk, with the lives of two american astronauts on the line. Dragon, spacex, unfortunately we are not going to launch today. We appreciate that, understand that everybodys probably a little bit bummed out. Its just part of the deal. Wait around for the weather to clear out but ultimately its about safety to want to make sure that the right time to make it happen reporter hurley and behnken had been in isolation since march to make sure they and the crew did not contract covid19 this morning these best friends from the astronaut class of 2000 who married who other astronauts from the same class are back in isolation as they await their next opportunity to make history. So theyll give it another shot saturday, 3 22 in the afternoon. Were going to be here as well and in the meantime theyre going to go through all the same processes to make sure that they are being meticulous and counting down to saturday at 3 22, the exact same protocols, all of that as you look at the live launch pad, launch pad 39 a here at the Kennedy Space center hoda, back to you. We are marking our calendars for that one, tom, thank you. Well, mr. Roker called it yesterday. He was he was fairly certain this wasnt going to happen. At least yesterday afternoon, because of the weather al, what about saturday afternoon around 3 22 . How we looking then . You know, its florida, in the afternoon. Anything can happen. And take a look. This is the launch forecast for saturday, 60 chance of showers and storms they may impact the launch and storms. So were going to be watching this closely. But it is dicey at best. Now the rest and then the next day is sunday for that launch possibility, a 50 chance of showers and storms so were going to be watching this closely but it is dicey at best. Now the rest of the country we are looking at warmth in the northeast from chicago to boston, up to presque isle bangor 82, buffalo 78, richmond 85 a cooldown into next week. By monday boston will be 66, 71 in philly, 68 in elkins and 71 good morning. I am meteorologist, kari hall. We are starting out with a few clouds moving across parts of the bay area, but another sunny one as we get ready for hot inland temperatures, but big changes ahead after seeing those highs today reaching into the upper 90s in the inland east bay, its going to cool off in time for the weekend. But well also have a chance of rain especially on saturday. We will be watching out for a slight chance of thunderstorms and mild weather early next week. Thats your latest thats your latest weather. All right, al, thank you so much. Still ahead here this morning just revealed plans to reopen universal, disney world and other theme parks in florida. In just a few weeks. Youll also see some very noticeable changes for families. Kerry sanders has that story for us live from lego land, right after this. Ter in our lives. Our confidence is shaken; our hearts cracked. The kind of a crack that comes from the loss of a job; from life plans falling apart. We didnt ask for it. 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Ask sherwinwilliams. Were offering curbside pickup. Call your local store or order online and pick up color chips, paint, and supplies without leaving your car. We are back with the news, a lot of families have been waiting for as we head into the yeah, major florida theme parks, like universal, like disney world, theyre announcing plans to reopen soon after being shut down for months because of the pandemic. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has that story for us. Reporter theme parks are reopening this summer, lego land and universal orlando part of our Parent Company Nbc Universal scheduled to reopen in june and disney world and sea world just announcing plans to reopen in july. We believe our reopening proposal for our property reflects a very thoughtful, methodical and phased approach. Reporter parks are making changes to ensure the safety of their visitors. Are those coming to the park going to feel safe . I believe so, yes. We are implementing a number of operational changes thats a comprehensive set of measures that have been put together in place with the best guidance from the cdc as well as other local health authorities. Reporter disney world, universal, orlando and sea world requiring employees and guests wear face masks with lego land encouraging their guests to wear them, all of the parks will have temperature checks, Cashless Payments and social distancinga events for rides. Six feet away today. Reporter disney even creating a social distancing squad to remind guests of protocols. Fireworks, parades and other events that create large crowds suspended for now. Theme parks closed in march because of the pandemic, causing huge losses in revenues. And now, its time for magic. Reporter Shanghai Disney reopened two weeks ago the successes there now a model for all florida theme parks. The key, they say, limited capacity with half the usual crowd sizes. While enhanced Safety Measures are being taken the theme parks are also offering this warning to visitors. We are providing a safe chane still operating experience from our operational changes but they are still accepting the liability for any illnesses that may arise. Reporter theme parks unsure who will show up when they open. Would you feel comfortable going to a theme park right now . I dont know. Probably not. Im glad theyre opening. I wish they were opening sooner but im excited that theyre opening. Reporter lego land and universal already have state approval to reopen sea world and disney are waiting for the governors final approval here at lego land they say despite covid19 when tourists do come back theyre pretty certain theyre going to discover that everything is still awesome. Guys all right, Kerry Sanders, that facial covering there is also awesome, sir. Thank you so much, Kerry Sanders, from lego land this morning. Kerry has a whole array of masks. He does. He texted me a picture of them he coordinates them with his outfits. Its like how al does it with the pocket squares. Exactly very matchy, matchy, we like it, kerry. Guys, straight ahead, two big guests, Caroline Kennedy, her son jack, they join us with an exclusive announcement celebrating this years encourage awards we are running our covid19 Technology Response on teams. Teams has given us the possibility to continue to innovate. I can bring them in, i can actually share my screen and show the xrays. We can do that in a visit like this. Were living on teams. Its as simple as that. There are people who say things arent made here anymore. Those people should make a trip to michigan. Or kentucky. Or illinois. Where youll find our workers and dealers and engineers and technicians. Building for america. Were proud to employ more hourly workers than any other automaker in this country. Because we build for this country. Capital ones toprated app is right here. 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As have tears in the stomach or intestines, serious allergic reactions, and changes in lab results. Tell your doctor if youve been somewhere fungal infections are common, or if youve had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. Dont let another morning go by without asking your doctor about xeljanz xr. Good morning to you. Its 7 56. I am marcus washington. I am laura garcia. Heres a look at what is happening now. I am jackie ward in daly city where here is one of the dmv field offices that will be back open for business, and that means 13 offices across the bay area will be waiting for drivers. Customers will have to wear a mask and stand six feet apart, and there are markers on the ground. You can also wait outside for your appointment time or to be seen next, and then you will get a text message when its safe to come inside. I am kris a continued calls for officers to be arrested. They are investigating the death of a man shot on the sidewalk there. 46yearold george floyd died after he was held to the ground by an officer that had a knee to his neck for about eight minutes. We expect today the minnesota governor might call in the national guard. Its going to be a little cooler today, but still hot temperatures, kari. Yeah, for those inland areas, we are going to still have hot weather. We are starting out with sunshine in walnut creek but we can see the fog right now in san francisco, and thats going to make all the difference today in our High Temperatures, as we look at a range with our highs near the coast in the mid70s, but in the inland east bay we are reaching up to 98 degrees today in antioch. We will see the cooling weather coming in in time for the weekend. Laura and marcus. Sounds good. Another local news update in half an hour. Yeah, we will see you then. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, breaking overnight, chaos in the streets. Tonight was a different night of protesting. Violence erupts in minneapolis as protesters take to the streets for a second night, demanding justice for the death of george floyd. One person shot and killed this morning. The mayor calling for charges tk in business. A look at what your next night out could look like. You know, there is no against the arresting officer, we are there live with the latest. Plus, food for thought as restaurants start to get back in business. A look at what your next night out could look like. You know, there is no playbook for this. Thats one thing we learned right out of the gate. Our interview with the president of applebees just ahead. And showing courage, Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg will join us live with an exclusive announcement about this years jfk profile in courage award, today thursday, may 28th, 2020 rain on me my 12th birthday on today. Were joining in todays rain on me good morning from washington, d. C. I wanted to say hello to my mom in atlanta who i grew up watching today show with. Hi, this is alex and zoe from wisconsin, were getting married tomorrow oh, happy wedding eve what a gorgeous couple welcome in, its thursday morning. We want to give a special, extra special shoutout to anyone who just opened their eyes at this moment its 8 00, enjoy your coffee, enjoy your morning. So happy to have you with us on a thursday morning. Weve lined up special Throwback Thursday moments with those happy folks. Our virtual today plaza crowd, happy to have them and give them a little face time on camera this morning. Fair enough. Cant wait to chat with them in a few. A little later we have another special group, the members of the class of 2020, along with the always inspiring brene brown. She gave a graduation speech at u. T. Youre going to want to download and watch over and over again. Shes going to speak to us and those graduates. First though, tomorrow, friday, yes, friday, and were going to help you out with those weekend plans. Is it safe to expand your social bubble right now, things like meeting up with family that you havent seen in a while, getting reacquainted with friends, questions were grappling with right now. Our team of experts is going to weigh in on how to safely socialize throughout the summer. Well have that for you tomorrow here on today. A lot of people have those questions. Get right to the news here at 8 00 demonstrations in minneapolis last night started peaceful but got very violent overnight protesters demanding justice for george floyd and now the citys mayor is calling for criminal charges against the Police Officer who restrained floyd nbcs Gabe Gutierrez joins us with the very latest now, gabe, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning, damage here is still smoldering behind me you can see this burnt out car officers in riot gear left the scene a short time ago and right now authorities down the street are trying to douse the flames on this abandoned construction site to try to prevent the fire from spreading it was a very long night at least one person is dead. And, again, authorities are now trying to assess the damage. What started out as a peaceful protest quickly turned violent overnight minneapolis on fire. Protesters leaving an Auto Parts Store in flames. Others seen looting a local target. Tonight was a different night of protesting. Reporter all of it after demonstrators approached one of the citys police precincts. Were about to lose the front of the precinct if we dont move this crowd out of the front. Reporter officers in riot gear tried to maintain order you can see the smoke bombs in the distance and police have been firing pepper spray to try and disburse this crowd. Hundreds of protesters gathered and police are trying to push them back to keep the peace. Furious at the death of 46yearold george floyd. When is it really going to change . When is it really going to stop . Reporter the outrage building nationwide. In los angeles overnight black lives matter protesters blocked a major freeway. This man jumped on a Police Cruiser as it sped away. President trump weighed in. Saying justice will be served and that hes asking the fbi to expedite its investigation into the case. Im very sad, very, very sad, sad event. Reporter now after the four minneapolis officers involved were fired the citys mayor is calling on the county attorney to charge the arresting officer. Why is the man who killed george floyd not in jail . Reporter that officer Derek Chauvin is seen in the video kneeling on floyds neck as he begs for help. Reporter when you saw that video, what went through your head . That could have been me. Reporter the Police Department initially said floyd had been physically resisting. This new cell phone video appears to show the moment he steps out of his vehicle, two officers restrain him. Security footage from a nearby business shows officers walking him across the street in handcuffs. Records show chauvin was a 19year veteran of the department, hes been praised for valor during his career but was also the subject of a dozen Police Misconduct claims that resulted in no disciplinary action. This man owns a Convenience Store nearby. A store employee called police when floyd tried to use a fake 20 bill but that he didnt deserve this. My employee called me while the officer had his knee on his neck and she was crying, telling me, mike, mike, what should i do . The guy cant breathe. Theyre killing him. Reporter were getting first aerial images at dawn. This is an abandoned construction site that was burned overnight. Right now on the ground authorities are trying to douse the flames on another building right across the street and authorities are assessing the damage. Were also learning more about what happened right after the shooting. A new fire excuse me, after the incident. A new Fire Department report says that floyd showed no signs of life when paramedics arrived on the scene. That is certainly fueling some of the anger here as protesters are expected today. Again, theyre demanding for these officers to be charged. Back to you. Gabe, thats in direct contradiction to what the Police Report said, the Police Report said he died at the hospital. Okay, thank you. Now, to the latest on the coronavirus, the reopening of america for work and for play. Its moving forward as the number of deaths and new cases keeps on climbing. Nbc White House Correspondent Peter Alexander has the three things hes watching today. Peter, good morning. Reporter 100,000 americans dead as a result of the coronavirus. The president not addressing the devastating human toll yesterday, but tweeting about it. Dr. Anthony fauci talked about the ks of the virus. Weve taken a terrible hit. 100,000 people is just really historic in the Public Health impact its had on us. Reporter nationwide the challenge now protecting Public Health will try to jump start the economy in california some shops and salons are open now for the first time in months. The Las Vegas Strip will open casinos next week. And some of the countrys premier theme parks, disney, sea world and universal, which shares a Parent Company with nbc news, all planning to reopen their gates this summer. And finally we wanted to show you a live picture from new york city where First Responders from around the country who answered the call at the height of the coronavirus pandemic are now heading home, that caravan is set to leave the city as hospitalization rates there finally steadily drop. Hoda and savannah . Ill pick it up there, peter, and our thanks, of course, to those First Responders as they head home. Peter alexander from the white house, thank you so much. As more restrictions are eased for the first time in months people are finally getting a chance to go out to eat. Few areas of our economy have been hit as hard by this pandemic as the Restaurant Industry. And when you walk through those doors again youre going to notice a number of changes. Nbcs sam brock has a closer look this morning at what some major chains are doing, sam, good morning. Reporter craig, good morning, in some cases the changes are outside. In miami beach im on ocean drive, some of the restaurants here have pulled their seating outside to try to recoup the lost capacity. As for National Chains the president of applebees tells me this Dining Experience is di different but in some ways it could be more special. In restaurants across america a new model for making dining in the safe and appetizing option in uncertain times. There is no playbook for this thats one thing we learned right out of the gate. Reporter applebees president revealing a few pages from a newly crafted plan. Weve identified a new position at applebees, called a sanitation specialist. A gate keeper wiping down all touch services, work our temperature checks and seating engineered for social distancing. How many tables do you actually have for guests inside of applebees before youre at max capacity sam, its about half of the tables but it depends on the restaurant configuration. Reporter disposable menus and table tablets, ways its reducing customer exposure other National Chains are revamping their approaches too. Some of the changes youll see are the practice of social distancing a lot of our tables and seats will remain closed. Chipotle making condiments like tabasco sauce only Available Upon request waffle house qr codes for ordering by phone and pizza hut performing half of its online orders via contactless delivery. The wave of changes. Most are operating between a quarter and half capacity. The industry is looking at 80 billion in losses through april in four out of ten restaurants still closed local eateries still in business have had to get creative. Definitely having more seating outside will help out all the businesses down here, bring more people in for foot traffic. Tampa setting aside a street just for Outdoor Dining while miami beach cleared out cars from historic ocean drive. Separating the tables and have enough people to survive. At applebees the menu has shed items and the staffing more streamlined. But the shortterm pain preserves an invaluable outcome, connection. Thats really kind of our purpose is a brand and i think thats precious and i think probably more precious now than ever even with social distancing and roping off of tables reporter the Restaurant Industry as a whole this morning projecting losses around 240 billion, nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars for 2020 a lot to absorb, but theyre adapting. Interesting to see how restaurants are each doing it differently, sam, thank you. This morning writer and activist larry kramer is being remembered for using provocative words and actions to call attention to the a. I. D. S. Crisis he died of pneumonia yesterday he was 84. Joe fryer now with a look at his life and legacy. Reporter to find the words that best describe larry kramer, perhaps its wise to listen to how he characterized himself. Loud mouth, troublemaker. Reporter thats what it took, he said, to change Public Policy about a. I. D. S. First couple years almost everybody died im not joking it was like we were at wartime. Reporter in the early 80s kramer helped create the gay mens health crisis. A Service Organization he appeared on today to raise awareness. We feel like a disenfranchised community. We cant seem to get the government, the National Institutes of health to accelerate the research thats going on reporter frustrated by government inaction kramer later formed act up, the a. I. D. S. Coalition to unleash power. Fight back, fight a. I. D. S. Reporter a group known for dramatic in your face protests, he alienated even his own allies. You do not get more with honey than with vinegar, one of the greatest crocks of you know what in the world. Hes an historic figure. Reporter the nations top Infectious Disease expert was in that same position in the 80s back then kramer called fauci a murderer, an incompetent idiot later they would become friends. But there are some who think larry goes a little bit too far but he went a little bit too far with a purpose. Reporter a prolific writer he received an oscar nomination for scripting the movie women in love but perhaps best known for the normal heart, a play that took a heartbreaking look at the impact of the a. I. D. S. Crisis. Im trying to understand why nobody wants to hear that were dying. Reporter an awardwinning adaptation aired years later on hbo. Wait a minute. You wait a minute time is not on our side. Reporter social media filled with tributes to kramer. Apples ceo tim cook says kramer was an american original who got loud, acted up, and saved many lgbtq lives. A raucous voice that could not be silenced and will echo for generations to come. For today, joe fryer, nbc news. That is the news. How about a little boost, hoda kotb . Ill get us started, all right, one familys victory over the coronavirus is giving hope to others, thanks to their miracle baby the staff applauded when baby leah went home from New York Hospital yesterday she was born last month, 11 weeks early, while her mother was in a coma with coronavirus mother Adrian Torres didnt even know until she woke up on her 41st birthday. But now, after weeks of fear and uncertainty, the homecoming celebration commenced. So mom and baby doing well congratulations. Love to see that. Guys, coming up, weve got a lot more to get to, including Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg, theyre with us exclusively and theyre going to announce something for this years profile in courage awards its a little different. Well talk to them about that in just a few minutes but first, these messages. Thanks for sharing your cute kids. And your adorable pets. Now its our turn to share. With the geico giveback. 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Were celebrating the class of 2020 brene brown is joining us, and a special fathers day steals and deals. But before that, mr. Roker, hows the weather looking . Lets see what we have for you today, we are expecting to see some severe storms down through the gulf, look for heavy rain up around the upper great lakes, western heat out west from seattle all the way down to san diego, showers through florida and the South Eastern Atlantic states and ra good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Were going to see those temperatures today reaching into the low 70s in san francisco. Big difference there compared to antioch where we will reach 98 degrees. So the heat advisory continues for those inland areas as we look at some hot weather today. Well start to cool off tomorrow. And the big cooling comes this weekend as we track a chance of rain, as well as some more of those cooler temperatures on sunday and mild weather early next week. The citi music series on today is proudly presented to you by citi. You the citi music series on today is proudly presented to you by citi. You heard that right, our citi music series, carson joins us with more on that concerts, what i know, guys, were so excited. First up in pop start today, we have the exciting announcement to make this morning we love our summertime around here of course you know, we have big artists, normally join us on the plaza for those great concerts its going to look different this summer but the show must go on were very excited to announce that this years citi music series on today is going to be amazing. Were going to have awesome performances and in depth interviews and a lot of surprises that will uplift and bring us all together in a way that only music can. Lets take a look at whos joining us for the fun. Get ready, a summer like no other, with music that lifts us up, and rocks our world. Special performances, live interviews, and surprises. You know whos ready for song of the summer, hoda . This guy. Its the citi music series, on today. Kelly clarkson chance the rapper. Blake shelton. Alanis morissette Linmanuel Miranda dixie chicks ricky martin chloe and halle. Rascal flatts. It all starts tomorrow with the one and only Lady Antebellum the citi music series, all summer long, only on today. Carson, thats awesome. Yeah, come on, how about that guys, its weve got a little bit of something for everybody, the classic names in there, the vintage names. Weve got some new stuff, like Chloe X Halle who toured with jayz and beyonce. Andra day is incredible. It starts tomorrow with our friends and Lady Antebellum. Dont miss it. If you want more information, we encourage you to check out citi music series on today, go to today. Com for the information. Lets keep it going. Music theme here spotify is giving us a special look at how all this time weve been spending at home has been changing our music habits, and specifically how listeners are building out, very specific play lists, according to the streaming service. Lets go over there. Siri tells me, flour have been hard to find at the market, so many people are baking it doesnt surprise us that baking themed play lists have skyrocketed for april and may, with one of the top songs being Watermelon Sugar by harry styles so people are having fun making these play lists with food oriented songs, i guess. Another big jump for hairrelated play lists, for those people cutting and dying their own hair at home something the Graphics Department and i know a Little Something about. Those numbers are up 50 and the song complicated by avril lavigne. It came out in 2002, a huge hit for her. People at home cutting hair, on the play list. Another top song for haircutting and dying was high hopes by the band panic at the disco. Fitting, because after you look in the mirror and all you can have is high hopes you dont look like a poodle that makes sense. Or panic. And unsurprisingly, work from home play lists, they exploded the work from home theme, theyre up 114 . The top track on that play list was the song work from home, an anthem for fifth harmony. And end it with 9 to 5, it got good morning to you. 8 26. Im marcus washington. Firefighters are trying to determine what sparked this deadly latenight mobile home fire in the south bay. It started a little before midnight on windmill street in morgan hill. You can see for some time, firefighters were battling those intense flames. They managed to prevent it from spreading to nearby homes. Firefighters confirming that one person died. At this point we dont know the persons identity or if there was anyone else inside there when that fire started. Lets get a look at the forecast for you. Kari, certainly behind you, a foggy start to the day. Yeah, this is going to help cool things off for the bay area along the coastline. Were going to continue to see that fog for a little while longer. But look at the High Temperature in san francisco. Reaching 70 degrees. Compare that to antioch where were still going to hit the upper 90s today. So the heat advisory does continue for the inland areas. By tomorrow, well all get a slight cooldown and more significant cooling for the weekend. Also a slight chance of showers in the forecast by saturday and sunday, were looking at highs also in the 70s as those clouds linger. A lot of changes ahead here, marcus. Thanks, kari. Well have another local news update for you coming up in 30 minutes. It is 8 30 now on this thursday morning, may 28th, 2020. In a few minutes savannah will have that exclusive conversation live with Caroline Kennedy and coming up, jill martin with steals and deals it is 8 30 now on this thursday morning, may 28th, 2020 in a few minutes savannah will have that exclusive conversation live with Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg we cant get over how big jack has gotten hes all grown up. Also ahead well talk to the always amazing brene brown, shes incredible and has good advice for grads. A powerful message for all of us, savannah. We always hang on every word she has to say, guys. Then jill will be along, festive steals and deals to get you ready for fathers day, a few weeks away you dont have to break the bank polo shirts, watches, knives, sunglasses dads going to love it all and that is why we love jill. We do right now, guys, you know who we love a ton. My today plaza these families got up bright and early, joining us live from their homes. First of all, we want to say welcome and we do want to mention, its a Throwback Thursday we have some people we would like to say hello to on this day. Yeah, lets start with greg and jana where are you . Right here, hi. There they are. So a little birdie told me you guys are celebrating a big anniversary tomorrow, how many years. 50. 50 years. With the same people . Yes, the same people, yeah. Were not quite the same people, but were still the same genetically. Were showing some pictures of 50 years ago, the today show actually covered your wedding. Oh, my gosh. Yes, they did. Jana, you were a second grade teacher, you invited your entire class and the entire class showed up. Yes. Yes, it was amazing. It seemed fitting on this Throwback Thursday to say happy anniversary to one of our favorite couples here at the show how are you guys going to celebrate . Were going to go on a trip but now we might actually go out to dinner at an outside place for the first time in the last three months. Jana, whats the last 50 years been like being married to this guy pretty darn good. Good. Giving us all some hope. Happy anniversary. Happy anniversary, guys. Thank you. Next up, im looking for jill and susie from redding, pennsylvania okay, guys, i know that youre holding a picture in front of you. It goes all the way back to 1998 i recognize jill and i recognize susie, and theres a guy in between you two who looks a little like carson daly, i think from the mtv beach house in jersey we need carson back. Carson, you there . Oh, my gosh, look at that hi, jill, hi, susie, where you been we wanted to come up this summer to get another picture. But corona ruined our plans. Well, listen, lets plan on it the minute that were all back, please, come up and see us and i would love to take thats going to be 22 years later. Thats crazy but you guys look great. And i love you. Thank you. Thanks we love you guys. All right, thank you i know you planned that trip to new york, and carsons right, well wait for you to come see us thanks, guys. By the way we want to give more love to the whole wall. We love to show the wall at the end. Its important. One more time can we do it the whole wall, everybody. Yeah, to the grads, the people getting married tomorrow, to all the families, cheers to 60, you guys, thanks for hanging out if you want to get in on this, what are you waiting for, today. Com mytodayplaza get in on the fun. Mr. Roker, one final check of the forecast, sir. Were going to look ahead to the weekend, starting with tomorrow we are going to be expecting some showers and wet weather, from florida all the way to the eastern great lakes into new england. Western twothirds of the country looking pretty darn good saturday, we finally hopefully see that wet weather move out, although it still continues along the coast but dry and cooler through the great lakes, a pacific storm moves in from Central California into the Pacific Northwest and then sunday, sunday, its just a real nice day, northeast, back into the great lakes, down into the gulf, off to the west, some showers and storms, in florida, good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. As we take a live look outside in walnut creek, were starting out with sunshine and also fog near the coast. Well have a wide range in temperatures today, but still hot for the inland areas. The reason well have that heat advisory again picking up at 11 00 this morning. We could reach up to the upper 90s in some of the inland spots. Tomorrow were looking at some of our valleys reaching into the low 80s. And then mid70s for the weekend. Well also be tracking a slight chance of rain. And thats your latest weather. Savannah . All right, al, thank you. And when we come back, a today exclusive, caroline and thats your latest weather. Savannah all right, al, thank you. And when we come back, a today exclusive, Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg with us live enator john f. Were back with a today exclusive. In 1957 then senator john f. Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize since 1989 the Kennedy Family and the Jfk Library Foundation have awarded the profiles in courage award to recognize and celebrate those who have shown courage in the Previous Year joining us with a special announcement about this years event, Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg good morning to both of you, good to see you. Thank you, its good to be here. I see you are separate but were excited to talk to you together start with you, ambassador kennedy, what is plan for profiles in courage . Its such a moving event will you be giving an award this year what happened this year is that we realized that we are seeing courage all around us, in the extraordinary demonstration of people putting their own lives at risk to help the rest of us stay safe and healthy. We decided to create a special award this year. The profiles in covid courage award. And we are here today to ask for help from your audience and from people around this country to nominate their heroes of this terrible crisis. So jack, then how will it work youre going to do the covid heroes, which of course there are so many. What kinds of stories are you looking to highlight well, im going to post right now on my phone to my instagram about my friend paul we were emts together back in college and hes now working in Fairfax County at baileys crossroads, fire station 410, epicenter of the outbreak in the state. Most number of infections, most number of deaths and i called paul and asked him how its going, he said in addition to working his fulltime job hes been doing night shifts and working on the weekends and he insisted that he wasnt a hero, but it was the career staff hes trying to help out so i just posted and nominated him. I hope that everybody uses covid courage to nominate the profiles in courage in their own life theyre seeing. We really want to hear from people and hear about not just emts, but anybody can qualify. Were really excited go, paul yeah. And ambassador, its such an uncertain and troubling time that were in right now. Like a lot of people just have that feeling of worry. And it does seem like a comfort to focus on the courage thats all around us. It feels i know you usually nominate a politician or somebody in Public Service but this seems like its coming right at the right time. Well, the profiles in courage has really come to symbolize people who put others ahead of themselves, whether its in politics, and now were seeing that just throughout our society, whether its health care workers, Grocery Store workers, First Responders. And transit workers who are just risking their own lives for the rest of us i think that thats something that everybody is moved by, appreciates. And i think their example will really help the rest of us act with courage, and clarity in our own lives. So we decided to celebrate and commemorate them and i think its a wonderful tribute to the values of courage that my father championed, and to leadership of the kind that we need so desperately in these difficult times. Everybodys been affected by this my soninlaw is working in the icu for the last two months in new york city taking care of covid patients, which is not his regular job, as a medical resident were so proud of him. So i think Everybody Knows somebody whos either stepping so we hope that as a community we can come together and celebrate them. And i know youre hoping to do the event at some point in the future when we can all be together again ive got to ask both of you, ill start with you, jack, as we just lost your moms shot. So therefore over to you, jack, what have you been doing during this time . I know youre a student. How have you been filling these days as you can see ive been reading a lot of books but i am just trying to brother and i have been reading a lot and trying to stay healthy and positive and talking to my friends. Yeah, jack, youre busted because, first of all, we lost your moms shot but i heard you teasing her because she had so many books in her shot and i noticed you changed your shot at the last minute. We know you and your mom are both readers im putting up the previous shot with the white wall. You ambassador kennedy, thank you so much if you want to learn more about this years covid courage award and how you can nominate someone, go to today. Com. Coming up next, it is never too early to plan ahead, jill martin gives us a headtart on fathers s d there are times when our need to connect really matters. To keep customers and employees in the know. To keep business moving. Comcast business is prepared for times like these. Powered by the natio to help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. Tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. And a team of experts here for you 24 7. Weve always believed in the power of working together. Thats why, when every connection counts. You can count on us. That could mean an increase byin energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. 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A little early, happy fathers day to our today show dads, to my magnificent pops and to all the father figures out there, sending all my love, and back to you. Thank you, jill, appreciate it hoda, countdown on until fathers day. Coming up next, we are celebrating the class of 2020 with help from the very inspiring brene brown. She gave an incredible welcome back today, guys, we are celebrating the class of 2020 and were doing it with brene brown. She is beloved for her books, her ted talks, her research on Human Emotions and she was this years keynote speake welcome back today, guys, we are celebrating the class of 2020 and were doing it with brene brown. She is beloved for her books, her ted talks, her research on Human Emotions and she was this years keynote speaker at the university of texas at austins virtual commencement ceremony. She shared some very powerful words of wisdom. Ive collected over 400,000 pieces of data over 20 years and ive never seen a Single Person whos built a life that did not have to scratch their way up from a fall and begin again, 100 times. What starts here changes the world and it will not be on your terms or your timeline the world will not ready itself for our plans. What starts here will change the world. But it will take your commitment to get back up and begin again the exact same number of times you fall, trip or get pushed down. Please, its the best brene brown is with us its so good along with a group of 2020 grads from all across the country. You all are lucky. First of all, congratulations. But the fact that you get to listen to brene brown is also an added bonus. So brene, i have to confess something to you, one of the weird things i do when im in a funk is i actually listen to commencement addresses because i feel like its the best someone has to offer. I love that. I listened to yours on the way in and the guy who was driving me, eddy, said to me, we both listened to it together, he said can you please email me that link thats the most incredible speech i just want to repeat something you said that we just ran the clip what starts here, changes the world but it will not be on your terms or your timeline the world will not ready itself for your plans thats not an easy lesson for grads to understand. Thats you know, thats not an easy lesson for me to understand i still want that to happen. So when i thought about, weve got to be real about the situation were in right now weve got to be honest with folks graduating a lot of us, you know, learn and unlearn for the first decade out of school about how this is not going to be im not calling the shots completely here. So it was an intensive, hopefully upscaling around you can do this. Its not going to be what you think. And most of us have, you know, im still learning that a little bit. Well, you know, you wanted to go to u. T. So bad. Yes. And you talked about how many times you fell flat and got up and fell flat and got up and you were talking about its the getting up part. Thats why youre where you are today. You know what, i think thats true i have learned more from my falls, and getting back up, than i have ever learned from any of my successes and i think whats incredible is when you build that muscle, my tolerance for risk now is pretty high for smart risk. Because im very secure in my ability to get back up if it doesnt work out. You said something that struck me. You said that all these graduates who are were seeing on the big screen are probably going to be asked a question when they go for their first job interview, whether its in six months or a year from now, the job market is crummy now, but its going to get better and you said the interview was going to ask you, youre a graduate of 2020, the pandemic, what did you do with that time why do you think thats an important question we hire a lot of new graduates. And i would definitely be asking that what i would want to hear, as an employer, is, you know, to get a young enthusiastic, newly graduated person who already understands the value of resetting after failure and disappointment and setback is gold thats just gold so i think if you can say, you know, it was tough, but it taught me a lot about myself and it taught me how to get back on my feet when my expectations are not met. Thats gold. Thats gold for everybody, thats gold for life, but for an employer its, you know, its a lot. I think that that is brilliant, grads, thats some choice advice, great advice from brene brown. I encourage everybody, if you have a couple minutes, hit brene brown, ut virtual graduation and it pops up thank you for joining us grads, congrats to you, were really proud of you. And we are going to be back on the third hour of hoda and jenna and fourth hour is coming up who can keep track of how many good morning to you. 8 56. Im marcus washington. B. A. R. T. Today unveiling a newly revised budget scaled back due to the huge revenue losses. Eliminating the addition of 19 new b. A. R. T. Police officers. B. A. R. T. Wanted to hire 100 new officers over five years. This would have been year two of that plan, but b. A. R. T. Is dealing with a 90 drop in revenue. B. A. R. T. Board members will have to approve the new budget by the end of next month. The trains are cleaner, and the agency is rolling out a ext keep the riders safe. Theyve handed out new video process. The procedures include deep cleaning, sanitizing all cars and stations and putting more space between those seats. B. A. R. T. Board meeting is just getting under way. Bob rydell will have a live report during our midday newscast. Also tloilink to more of the ba story and what our Investigative Unit found. More dmv offices have reopened with Safety Measures in place. Well show you what the dmv is doing differently, including expanding its Online Services if the appointment you had was canceled due to closures. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of today. And a good morning to you, welcome to the 3rd hour of today on this thursday, may 28th, craig melvin, here in studio 1a, sheinelle, dylan, al continue to work from home and sheinelle we are talking about two very sobering numbers this morning. Its true definitely making news this morning. In fact we just learned in the past half hour we received this weeks unemployment numbers, take a look at these numbers, about 2. 1 million more americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last wee