you, get out get ou of a skyscraper. >> wee we have people screaming at you now it's scary >> what we know about the pilo and why he was flying in restricted airspace. invoking watergate democrats relaunch their investigation into the mueller report with a famed figure from the nixon white house. >> the last time i appeared before your committee was july 11, 1974. >> president trump dismissing it as a stunt. >> john dean has been a loser for many years. >> we are live in washington those stories, plus still no sign the search intensifies in the mysterious disappearance of that missing mother of five in connecticut. her estranged husband and his girlfriend face a judge today. thrill of victory, agony of defeat the warriors stay alive, winning a nail-biter in the nba finals, but lose superstar kevin durant to a devastating injury. >> he is a good teammate he a good person it's not fair. >> and ready for the world the women of team usa dish to us on their quest for a second straight world cup title. >> i will do everything in my power to help this team with that trophy. >> they look to make history today tuesday, june 11, 2019 >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie hospital overnight by the red sox on a private plane sent by the team he is recovering from that ambush shooting at a nightclub in the dominican republic. nbc's ron mott with the latest on his condition also, this investigation so many questions, ron good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. i lost ears with you david ortiz is back here in boston the president of the boston red sox says he is in serious condition but was stable enough to board that private jet,ral w police escort in a city that adores big papi. this morning former red sox superstar david ortiz is recovering in boston after being shot in the back in his native dominican republic. the man affectionately known as big papi flown to boston's mass. general on a red sox team plane after a six-hour surgery. a spokesperson for ortiz saying doctors had to remove his gallbladder and of his intestine to stop internal bleeding. the red sox pulling for him. >> a horrific incident. our focus right now, our exclusive focus on his health. >> all of us were shocked about last night's news about david ortiz. >> reporter: the team and fans paying tribute to him at monday night's home game. >> he is loved throughout our nation and beyond, yet to us he is our adopted son. >> reporter: sunday night's attack caught on video, a gunman identified as eddie garcia coming up behind ortiz and shooting at close range. the same bullet striking his friend in the leg. authorities believe two people were involved in the attack. one of them badly beaten by an angry crowd before police took him into custody. the other suspect still at large. >> a towering fly ball. >> reporter: the 43-year-old father of three is one of the most beloved athletes in boston's history, helping to reverse the curse by leading the red sox to three world series championships. >> he is a superhero without a cape. that's the way we see him. >> reporter: president obama tweeting, i want to join many others in wishing him a speedy recovery of his own. get well soon, papi. d new england patriots star tom brady writing, papi defines boston strong. get well soon, my friend. ortiz's family hopeful. his father thanking god and saying big papi will be around for a long time. the doctor who attended to david ortiz down in the dominican republic said that the first thing david ortiz said coming out of that six-hour surgery was when can i see my family? the doctor says he is in a good mental state and he was looking forward to reuniting with his wife and teammates pulling for him. >> absolutely, ron. thank you very much. another major story this morning. the search for answers after that deadly helicopter crash in the heart of new york city. the pilot killed in the accident on the roof of a skyscraper. people inside and surrounding the building scrambling for safety. nbc's kathy park was there yesterday. she joins us this morning. so many questions here as well. >> yeah, we were out there yesterday. good morning. the chopper slammed into a 54-story skyscraper. one witness said her office shook. for others the jolt brought back memories of 9/11. officials are stressing this is not an act of terror. they are trying to figure out why the pilot was in airspace over new york city that's supposed to be off limits. >> reporter: investigators are pouring over the roof of this 54-story skyscraper in the heart of new york city. hunting for clues into what may have caused monday's deadly helicopter crash. >> we have what appears to be a helicopter that crashed into the roof. the helicopter is on fire. >> reporter: the chopper pilot, timothy mccormack, who was flying alone was killed. a senior law enforcement official telling nbc news that they believe this video shows the chopper flying erratically moments before impact. but that information still needs to be confirmed by the faa. these images show pieces of the aircraft scattered over the roof. the impact was so intense it started a fire. employees felt the building shake. >> not like an earthquake. >> reporter: confusion leading to moments of chaos. >> you get in the lobby and you have people screaming at you, get outside, get outside! now it's scary. >> reporter: workers began pouring outside into the rain just blocks from times square and trump tower. >> there is no indication at this time that this was an act of terror and there is no ongoing threat to new york city. >> reporter: but many new yorkers held their breath as initial reports triggered memories of the september 11th attacks. >> as soon as you hear an aircraft hit a building, i think my mind goes where every new yorker's mind goes. >> reporter: officials say the helicopter took off from the 34th street helipad on manhattan's east side after dropping off a passenger. the deadly crash occurring just 11 minutes later. this morning it's still unclear why the pilot was flying under such poor visibility in a flight zone that has been restricted ever since president trump took office. >> to go into that area, a helicopter would need the approval of laguardia tower, and we need to find out if that happened or not here. >> what more do we know about the pilot and the moments just before the crash? >> according to law enforcement they are saying that pilot thought he had a clearing in the skies and could make the flight after leaving the helipad, but radioed that he may need to return. the pilot's brother issued a statement saying tim mccormack had years of flying experience as a pilot as well as a flight instructor and he saved lives by managing to land the helicopter on the roof. we learned that he has years of experience in the manhattan area. was very familiar with the verye airspace as well. >> it investigation goes on. thank you. new developments this morning tied to the mueller report after weeks of negotiations the justice department has agreed to provide congress with more evidence from the special counsel's investigation. a key figure from watergate took center stage on capitol hill nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander has that story good morning. >> reporter: the house is expected to vote to go to court to enforce subpoenas for the entire mueller report as well as for testimony and documents from key witnesses, most notably the former trump white house counsel don mcgahn as democrats call for that critical figure john dean from the nixon era back before congress to testify about similarities between watergate and now. as democrats launch an ambitious new round of hearings focused on the mueller report. >> we have a responsibility to do this work, to follow the facts where they lead. >> reporter: president trump remains defiant, dismissing talk of impeachment. >> you can't impeach somebody when there is nothing wrong. when you look at past impeachments, president clinton or nixon never got there, he left i don't leave. there is a big difference. >> reporter: the 45th president invoking the 37th richard nixon who resigned in disgrace over watergate. it comes as democrats called on the man who helped bring down nixon, former white house counsel, john dean, to testify. >> the last time i appeared before your committee was july 11, 1974. >> reporter: pointing to parallels between the special counsel's report and the case against nixon. >> in many ways, the mueller report is to president trump what the so-called watergate roadmap was to president richard nixon. stated a little differently, special counsel mueller has provided this committee with a roadmap. >> reporter: republicans mocking democrats' decision to invite dean, a vocal critic of the president on cable news. >> this committee is hearing from the '70s. y that they -- they want their star witness back. >> reporter: president trump attacking him. >> john dean has been a loser for many years. >> reporter: still democrats are touting progress after the judiciary committee reached a deal with the justice department to hand over some key underlying evidence about possible obstruction of justice by the president. the democrats say for now they will hold off on a vote to find attorney general william barr in contempt of congress, but will push for a possible court battle to get more documents and force witnesses to testify with a vote on that today. vice president pence telling nbc's kristen welker he is not worried that supporting evidence will make impeachment more likely. >> i don't have any concerns about that. >> meantime, peter, iowa is seeing a lot of political action these days the president is headed there and former vice president joe biden as well? >> you are right today americans will get a split screen, what might be a preview of the 2020 general election race the president and joe biden have campaign events in iowa. biden's aides tell nbc news look for the former vice president to hit the president with a series of swipes, including bashing president trump for his recent twitter attacks while overseas last week accusing president trump of a, quote, stunning display of childishness for the whole world to see that's later today back to you in new york. >> peter alexander in washington, thank you. more to get to on this tuesday morning, including the ongoing search for a connecticut mother of five who vanished nearly three weeks ago now her estranged husband and his girlfriend appearing in court today in connection with the case nbc's anne thompson is here with more on that good morning. >> good morning, craig and savannah this is the 18th day of the search for jennifer dulos. the focus returns to a connecticut courtroom an the two people who police think may know what happened. >> reporter: this morning it's back to court for jennifer dulos' estranged husband and his girlfriend 51-year-old fotis dulos and 44-year-old michelle troconis arraigned last week on charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in connection with jennifer's disappearance. the mother of five last seen may 24th dropping her children off at a private school in new canaan, connecticut. as the search for jennifer enters the 18th day police have launched a new website find jennifer dulos dot-com pleading for more help from the public new canaan police say they have received over 310 tips and nearly 75 responses with video surveillance from homes an businesses the town's police chief adding, we will not rest until we find jennifer monday police returned to this hartford trash site looking for clues. now public arrest warrants for fotis and troconis say cellphones tracked them to hartford where a man matching fotis' description and a woman tossing garbage bags the warrants that state in the bags, investigators found clothing and a sponge soaked in jennifer's blood troconis, the girlfriend, free on $500,000 bond, met with investigators last thursday. dulos remains in jail unable to post bond. on friday as investigators searched the farmington home he shared with troconis, fotis hired a high-profile lawyer. norm pattis. in a statement he says there are powerful reasons to believe he wasn't at the home the day she disappeared. i am unaware of any evidence of foul play. he will appear in court with dulos today. he says he plans to ask for a substantial bond reduction jennifer's children remain with her mother in new york city where they have been since she disappeared. >> hopefully we learn more after the court proceedings. >> i hope so >> thank you. a 19-year-old surfer recovering this morning after being bitten by a shark. it happened in ocean isle beach. just north of the south carolina border family members say austin reed was bitten on his foot he was treated for lacerations at the hospital, and he is expected to make a full recovery this incident coming a week after another north carolina teenager lost her leg in a shark attack off the coast about 140 miles away. plenty of drama in game five of the nba finals last night the golden state warriors managed to avoid elimination with a comeback win, but they suffered a major loss in the process. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the very latest on this one miguel, good morning. >> good morning. golden state's superstar forward kevin durant who has been out with an injury for more than a month returned to the lineup only to suffer what appears to be an even more significant injury now some are second-guessing the decision to bring him back. >> reporter: with their back against the wall in an elimination game, the warriors came out swinging against the raptors, winning last night 106-105. with the massive win came a huge loss one of the nba's biggest stars warriors great kevin durant, taking to the court for the first time in over a month he was cleared by the team's medical staff following a calf injury that forced him to miss most of the playoffs durant got off to a hot start, scoring 11 points in just 12 minutes in the first quarter >> durant goes down, holding his leg. >> reporter: but in the second quarter he reinjured his leg and had to be helped to the locker room while some raptor fans began cheering in response to durant's injury. >> they don't like to hear the fans cheering. >> i'm surprised. >> reporter: drake, a big raptors fan, caught on camera supporting durant, patting him on the shoulder. durant showing his frustration as he left the floor [ bleep the team announcing he suffered what appears to be a serious achilles injury. durant, who left the arena o crutches and wearing a boot, will have an mri later today the two-time mvp weeks away from free agency will likely face a long rehab the warriors president of basketball operations emotional after the game. >> i don't believe there is anybody to blame, but i understand it's this world, and if you have to, you can blame me. >> reporter: durant taking to social media writing in part, i'm hurting deep in the soul right now. i can't lie. seeing my brothers get this win was like taking a shot of tequila. i got new life durant's teammates are devastated. >> i feel so bad for him, to be honest nobody should have to go through something like that. that's our brother it's honestly, to be honest, it's very deflating. it's hard to even celebrate the win. >> if kevin durant ruptured his achilles he could potentially miss all of next season. many are questioning him playing in that must-win game last night. no one is questioning his heart and determination. craig? >> thank you. and kevin durant made it clear before the game that he wanted to be back. >> i was about to ask you whose decision is it the coaches, managers, players >> medical staff cleared him he said he wanted -- you know, it's a must-win. >> yeah. >> anyway. >> a lot on the line. let us get our first check of the weather al is over at his post good morning. >> good morning. thanks for getting your first national weather from us a lot of wet weather along the northeast coast, mid-atlantic and making its way into new england. we are going to see more rain coming along the eastern seaboard low pressure developing, spotty storms for the lockout, frequent lightning. it makes its way up the coast joined b a second system is going to bring strong thunderstorms possible right on into thursday and friday expect a lot of travel delays as well we move towards the end of the week rainfall amounts generally one to two inches especially out on to parts of new england. as we move to the south, the heaviest rai southeastern atlantic coast locally up to five inches of rain we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. an excessive heat warning in effect for the areas shaded in pink, including solano county and the inland parts of the east bay where temperatures today will 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reaching 82 degrees. it does heat up early next week. but san francisco going to catch a big break once that fog returns we'll be back in the 60s after one more hot day in the city as well as inland areas. and much more of an ocean breeze to cool us off a few more degrees. looking forward to the relief in the forecast. over to mike for an update on the commute. >> better news for the peninsula. 101, crash cleared all lanes. red around redwood shores parkw parkway. that is the focus of the slowing. it slows from 92 in the zone. northbound side recovering as well. it was a distraction. now everything is cleared. building focused through san jose, creeping towards sunnyvale, 237. watch that. 880, crash blocking two lanes at tenny son. should clear quickly. back to you. >> more local news in a half hour. alright boys, time for bed. listen to your mom, knuckleheads. hand em over. hand what over? video games, whatever you got. let's go. you can watch videos of people playing video games in 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the headlines, an former boston red sox star david ortiz has come to massachusetts. the red sox flew him in a private jet from his native dominican republic to boston for further treatment. he was shot in the back at close range sunday night at a bar in santo domingo. the incident was captured by surveillance videos. one suspect is in custody. the other still at large the motive under investigation. investigators are pouring over the roof of a new york city skyscraper this morning hunting for clues into what may have caused monday's deadly helicopter crash officials say the chopper took off from a helipad on manhattan's east side after dropping off a passenger that chopper crashed just 11 minutes later on top of a 54-story building in midtown the pilot, timothy mccormack, who was flying along, was killed it's unclear why he was flying under such poor weather conditions in a heavily restricted flight zone the national transportation safety board is investing. reusable coffee cups may be headed to a starbucks near you the coffee chain is testing it at london's gatwick airport. passengers could select a free reusable cup or a paper cup. the paper cup is 6 cents extra the cups must be returned at dropoff locations throughout the airport. they are collected, sterilized and used again the program aims to cut down on paper cup waste and determine if customers are open to that idea. >> hope it catches on. meanwhile, tomorrow marks 25 years since the murders of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. their deaths turned o.j. simpson into a murder suspect and led to the so-called trial of the century. now simpson is speaking out in a rare interview and ron goldman's sister is telling her story in a new way. joe fryer with details. >> good morning. kim goldman says she is still looking for answers and hopes her ten-episode podcast called confronting o.j. simpson will allow her family's perspective to be widely heard. >> find the defendant not guilty of the crime of murder. >> reporter: millions who watched the verdict will never forget these images. young kim goldman sobbing in disbelief on her father's shoulder as a jury found o.j. simpson not guilty now 25 years later - >> dear mr. simpson, hello, it's me, kim, ron goldman's sister. >> reporter: she is launching her own podcast. >> i am wondering if you would sit down and talk to me. i just want to understand whatever can be understood that's a letter that i wrote to the man i believe brutally killed my brother. >> reporter: in the trailer goldman promises to interview key figures in the trial that changed her life. >> i will talk to the witnesses not put on the stand, ones who could have possibly altered the verdict. out of the blue the bronco almost hit me, then he yelle something at me and finally the bronco took off. >> reporter: goldman has criticized previous tellings of the story. >> 100% not guilty. >> reporter: arguing that shows like "the people v. o.j. simpson" skimmed over the victims. >> i am 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is out of prison >> he tells the "associated press" he is living off of his pensions right now of course, the goldmans won a $33 million wrongful death judgment against simpson in 1997 most of that award has never been paid, and under the law his pension money cannot be seized by creditors back to you. >> joe fryer for us in l.a thanks. all right. al joins us. the heat is the story out west >> oh boy, we are talking beyond summer at this point we are looking at 38 million people from the pacific northwest all the way into the southwest, heat advisories, heat warnings as well these are some of the cities that could see records coming up today into tomorrow. san francisco today 83 degrees los angeles 91 san diego 87 las vegas 105. that's 7 degrees above average look at pacific northwest tomorrow records in portland, eugene, medford, boise, 89 degrees 10 degrees above average it goes to the end of the week salt lake city into good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. still dealing with 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[ bleep ] >> she has lightened up in her old age. >> reporter: her old age >> yeah, her old age she is so locked in right now. >> reporter: the two-time international women's player of the year wants to win yet another trophy in her fourth and she says final world world cup. >> mind of a 36-year-old my body is feeling like a 26-year-old. so i feel really, really good. >> reporter: good. >> i the fittest i have ever felt, sharpest, strongest. >> reporter: on the quest for the fourth star are familiar veterans like dynamic playmaker tobin heath. >> the most crafty player i have been able to play with. >> i get caught watching sometimes because she is such a joy to watch sometimes i sit back on the other side like. she's good >> in that moment it feels like life or death. i really feel that sometimes. >> reporter: another of the team's most creative forwards, megan rapinoe. >> we have a grittiness about us that personally i think is unrivaled in the world >> others are looking to make thei world cup debut like mallory pugh and crystal dunn, a natural attacker who coach jill ellis has deployed in defense. >> individually, we are such a talented group of players, but i think collectively we just bring a lot that i think other teams are going to have a hard time handling. >> reporter: the tournament comes as the team is still fighting for pay equity. 28 of the players filing a lawsuit against the u.s. soccer federation in march for institutionalized gender discrimination >> you wish that you didn't have to do it because you wish that the world was a different way. >> reporter: and on the field now they'll face a tougher challenge than four years ago. women's soccer has exploded in europe in the last few years and fellow world greats like england, germany, brazil and host nation france all determined to unseat the stars and stripes. >> the field is deeper than it's ever been. the level is so much higher, which brings that much more out of you. >> for us we really have to live game by game >> reporter: seven games away from a potential fourth world title and a fairy tale world cup ending for carli lloyd. >> it would be an unbelievable moment, especially with it being my last world cup. to complete that, to end that story and that chapter would be a dream come true. i will do everything in my power to help the team with the trophy. >> she has laser like focus. that opening match against thailand, ranked 34th in the world, later today catch coverage on telemundo, guys the u.s. has never won back-to-back women world cup titles so this is a big one of course, for carli lloyd to retire, she is looking for that fourth star on that jersey and she is going for it. >> yeah. she is motivated for sure. natalie, thank you so much natalie and i went and saw a match in london. >> we did. yes, that's the one they won. >> maybe they should send us to france and we could check it out? >> i saw that. >> rose, savannah. >> great minds think alike. >> that's right. >> thank you see you in france. >> see you. coming up, great bargains, but what do you get? we will explore the sites that offers big deals on mystery hotels with one miniature catch. first, these messages. 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>> hi to my mom in hartley, iowa. >> we're from san antonio, texas, bright celebrating our 50th birthday from rockland, colorado. >> mom turns 90 today. woo! welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on a tuesday morning. i think we can hold off the sprinkles for a few more minutes for that great crowd out there. >> we are really excited about something that we have coming up yesterday you might recall we told you about ali stroker's historic win at the tony awards. she is the first person to use a wheelchair to win an acting award. tomorrow she is going to join us right here live to tell us about that big night. >> can't wait to celebrate with her. much to get to here's the news at 8:00. retired red sox legend david ortiz is back in boston for treatment of his gunshot wound he was flown back by the red sox in a private plane overnight from the dominican republic where the shooting happened. ron mott joins us from boston. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you the president and ceo of the red sox describes david ortiz's condition as serious, bu he was stable enough to get on that private jet yesterday in the dominican republic that brought him back here to boston he is now this morning at boston's mass general hospital, one of the best in the city, one of the best in the country, recovering from the gunshot that he suffered over the weekend down in the dominican republic. he had a six-hour surgery down there. his spokesperson said that part of his intestine and gallbladder had to be removed and there is some liver damage we understand as well. he is in good hands in boston. last night before the red sox-rangers game at fenway park the team honored him, the fans stood and applauded him. he is a hero because of what he did on and off the field he's beloved in this community he has an entire city pulling for him this morning. >> he does, indeed thank you. now to the latest in the deadly helicopter crash that caused so much fear and confusion yesterday right here in the heart of manhattan, a flew blocks from where we sit right now. kathy park has been following this story she joins us with a little bit more about the pilot and what we know about him and why he was flying over restricted airspace. >> good morning. investigators are back at the crash site today trying to determine the cause of this crash. officials have said this was not an act of terror the helicopter slammed into a 54 story skyscraper in the middle of manhattan monday afternoon killing the pilot, timothy mccormack. he was alone at the time it's unclear why he was in the air in such poor visibility and in a flight zone that has been restricted since president trump took office. law enforcement sources say the pilot thought he had a clearing in the skies and could make the flight leaving from the east river helipad, but radioed that he may need to return. it took just minutes for emergency responders to arrive at the office building and then they began evacuations there were no other injuries reported the pilot's brother said mccormack had years of experience flying and saved lives by landing on to the roof. inspectors are saying that the building is sound and poses no threat to the public. >> thank you. we have a major announcement this morning about the first democratic presidential primary debate airing here on nbc news as well as msnbc and telemundo later this month savannah, i know you will be a moderator? >> yes, with lester holt, chuck todd and others. it takes place two nights june 26th and 27th. we will be live from miami it'sight here nbc news, msnbc and telemundo. a big win and a devastating loss for the golden state warriors last night in game five of the nba finals. >> iguodala to green one dribble, one shot. got it golden state retakes the lead. >> the warriors took a three-point lead with under a minute to play they held on to win that game. golden state lives to see another game toronto leads that series 3-2. it was not all good news for the warriors, though but kevin durant returned to the floor for the first time in more than a month he went down again with another injury in the second quarter golden state confirming after the game that it's an achilles injury of some sort. durant is going to have an mri today. it certainly looks like he will be sidelined for several months. hard to watch. >> he was there for that critical game. the "morning boost." a 9-year-old has been a fan of the wnba's atlanta dream most of her young life watch what happens after a recent game. they gave maya a pair of autographed sneakers. >> what do you say >> ah! 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(announcer) for free help, call 1-800-quit now. 8:10 with we are back. 8:10 with "today's talker. jbh joining the table. good morning to you. if you are like a lot of folks and you find yourself sleeping with the tv or lights on, you might want to reconsider. >> that's right. a study by the national institutes of health suggests that could lead to weight gain and other risks. good morning a lot of people like to fall asleep with the tv on, it keeps them company but not if you want to lose weight >> yeah, there are two big stories. one we talk about the obesity epidemic and high caloric diets and sedentary lifestyles this study is raising the possibility that perhaps light at night could actually be influencing our risk for obesity. we talk about light blue light and how that is potentially bad for us and our sleep this kind of brings both of these two topics together. >> what did the study find >> so basically the study followed women for an average of five years the women were 55 on average and they found that the women who were exposed to the most light, that is tv on while they were sleeping, light in the bedroom, as opposed to just a night light or a smaller amount of light were more likely to gain weight greater than 11 pounds they were more likely to increase their bmi by more than 10% and more likely to become overweight or obese. >> why >> how and why >> are they getting up to eat? >> a lot of variables that they could not actually control for you. the hypothesis is the light from these sources is affecting melatonin, disrupting circadian rhythms, changing appetite-suppressing hormones. it should be noted the biggest limitations from this study are that it was an cause and effect. this was merely an association we always say more research should and needs to be done to establish if this really is playing a role. >> it makes sense because there are good studies that say disrupted sleep leads to weight gain. >> exactly. >> if the lights are affecting your sleep and you are not able to - >> change your habits the next day. >> we talk about sleep hygiene it's a small change to make. i think that a lot of the experts who were not involved in the study said why not try this? >> this was conducted solely on women? >> yes. >> do we know if the findings are applicable to men as well? >> the researchers say they imagine the results would be the same in men but they did not look at that population specifically. >> correlation, not causation? >> you got it. >> thank you. >> an easy thing to do turn off the tv. >> seems like a very easy solution would be to turn off the television. >> exactly. >> before you fall asleep, right, dr. natalie >> you shouldn't have a tv in the bedroom anyway. >> well, that's your opinion. >> you know, dark. >> i wasn't judging you, but you were judging me. >> that's a very good question who has a tv in the bedroom? >> who doesn't >> roker >> and roker is married. >> right. >> that's the benefit. when my tv is on when i'm sleeping and a domino's ad comes on, i always order one. >> there you go. >> that's it that's the causation and correlation. >> that's right. >> have you never had a tv in your bedroom >> not now. >> i like it natalie, thank you. >> do you sleep with your phone by your bed? >> i do, but i use it as an alarm. >> very good. >> you are coming back, by the way? >> i do a fridge. our favorite over the counter products pharmacist's favorites. >> al has a smoker by his bed. i do. >> green eggs ham. first up, a lot of buzz over sunday's tony awards while people are talking about james corden's opening number and ali stroker's historical win, and she will be here tomorrow morning, there was a moment people were talking about they didn't get to see because it occurred during a commercial break take a look at this and watch broadway star billy porter he wows the audience after being prompted to sing karaoke by james corden ♪ i had a dream ♪ a wonderful dream, baby baby♪ ♪ >> i didn't come here to work ♪ it's gonna come true, baby ♪ >> i didn't come here to work tonight. ♪ baby >> you clearly wanted no one to look at you. ♪ everything is coming up roses ♪ >> are you gonna make me do the whole thing? ♪ you can do it ♪ all you need is a hand >> wow. >> the show is entertaining between during the commercial breaks corden sai break. last night porter singing "everything is coming up roses" from "gypsy" received a standing ovation from the crowd. >> megan. up next, jennifer aniston on "the ellen degeneres show" gave fans a tease when she said she would be open to doing a reboot of "friends. last night in an exclusive interview with "entertainment tonight" she clarified the remarks. >> "no" was getting me nowhere maybe because getting me nowhere. i don't know, i thought i'd try yes, see what happens. anything could happen. >> anything could happen >> i have no idea. there is no plans in the immediate future. >> so everyone calm down >> yeah. or don't and, i don't know, stay excited and possibly something will happen. >> while she confirmed there are no plans currently, sounds like she wants it. >> i think we should stay excited. >> you should hold on to the words, anything could happen. >> yes. >> that's what i say every morning. she is hoping there will be a ground swell maybe a petition. >> could we start it >> why not >> if jennifer aniston can't start it, how are the five of us going to start it? >> that's right. >> anything can happen, carson. >> yes. >> and finally, "big little lies," the second season kicked off sunday night meryl streep made the big debut, but her performance left a big impression as well look at the moment that fans believe -- >> no spoiler alerts >> i wanted to scream. do you know what i did >> what. >> i did scream. want to hear it? okay [ screaming >> mary-louise, please >> and what may be known as the scream heard around the world, the performance has captured fans' attention, including our own jimmy fallon. >> we talk about the meryl streep scream? just give her the emmy am i right >> you are so right. it really helps get stress out watch. [ screaming you should try it. >> i don't know if it's my -- >> come on [ screaming >> yes actually, it was really good. >> i know. >> i like it. >> it's so fun [ screaming there you go. they are re-creating their best meryl screams. anybody want to try that too early? >> i care too much about our audio people you know they are wearing headsets back there. >> or the people eating breakfast. >> do you want to do it? >> no. you should try maybe later. >> yeah, in the privacy of our own home. >> okay. >> it's a good one this is 3-year-old brantley on the water with his family. he caught his very first fish and he couldn't have been more excited. >> i got a fish! >> meryl streep. >> yeah. >> there you go. >> yes yes! yeah yes! i finally got a fish >> i finally caught a fish. >> he is screaming at the fish. >> yes. >> the fish not so excited. >> come on his older and brother and sister are catching fish. finall he got his fish. he slept with it under his bed >> he is a brave little boy holding that fish. thank you, carson. al, what you got >> let's check it out, see what's happening no screaming we have wet weather moving off the east coast a lot of heat out west where temperatures are going to be soaring into record-breaking territory, especially in the pacific northwest and on into parts of southern california look for 80s and 90s down in florida. flood good morning. starting out all clear. another hot day. it's heating up. in walnut creek, we're heading back into the triple digits. this is also where we have an excessive heat warning. all these areas in pink will have temperatures over 100 degrees for a prolonged period of time. make sure you take it easy out there. we're going to catch relief tomorrow and that continues until the end of the week. wii saturday, low 80s and san francisco will be cooling off into the 60s. >> thank y >> thank you. and now to our special series we call it vacation confidential. >> as you plan your next getaway, a big part of the budget will be used where you stay some help could be on the way. nbc' gadi schwartz is letting us in on a little secret that could save you a whole lot of money. >> reporter: that's right. hotels can often be the most expensive part of your trip. some travel sites offer a special service called mystery hotels you pay up front and find out after you booked where you are staying. what exactly are you getting is it worth the savings, and what are the risks? you are about to find out. they are called mystery hotels websites like hot wire priceline and last-minute travel offering deep hotel discounts, but with a catch. all you get to see is the price, the star rating and neighborhood and won't get the hotel's name until after you book it. we're going to see how this works. we are here with a team of producers from the consumer investigative unit this is michelle she is looking at hotwire. joe looking at hotels in new york on priceline.com. this is conor. he is on last-minute travel. we will see what pops up we need a same-day hotel for that night in new york city. we book four star hotels in times square on hotwire and priceline, we get this westin. after fees and taxes 190 on both sites. regular rate $312. this is our room at the weston it is a very nice room, very spacious, and this one we saved $122 off the original price using two different mystery hotel websites check out the view on last-minute travel we get the edison hotel for $274. the room is fine, but we only saved $5 of the price advertised on the hotel's website we fly cross-country and book hotels in anaheim, california. the home of disneyland see if we get the same results booking in advance checking in for schwartz on last-minute travel we booked this springhill suite for $234 versus the regular rate of $245. nice a.m. radio. -- nice room we only saved $9 here. i think we can do better on hot wire we get this posh one for $213 regular is $240. let's check out the digs in here we have a sofa we have a massive tv we saved $27 on this room. even though we only asked for a king size bed, it looks like they upgraded us to a suite. we get this marriott on priceline for $199 versus the regular rate of $242 not too bad for $43 off. we leave the united states and fly south to the popular mexican tourist destination cabo san lucas. on last-minute travel there is a twist. we paid $332 while the regular rate is $219 we shelled out $113 more the room is pretty small and a smaller shower and the view no ocean but my luck improves at the marina fiesta resort the regular rate is $319, bu on priceline $252. now this looks a lot more like a vacation we have got a beautiful view of a pool the water feels so nice. you know what else feels nice? we saved 67 bucks. wait because we saved the best for last paradise this is the ritzy hotel where we saved hundreds using hot wire. and this is the life you have this huge suite we scored this was a little bit more expensive. it was about $900. we got it for $500 the savings was huge we are talking about over $400 we saved we have got a suite here we've got a bed. we've got a jacuzzi tub. we have a wonderful bathroom, double vanities and look at this view and here is cabo san lucas in total on priceline we saved $232 hotwire, a whopping $555 last-minute travel we paid more with a mystery deal. extra $99. and the accommodations underwhelming. in conclusion, mystery deals can save you money they come with risks and reward. i know, tough assignment right? nbc news reached out to last-minute travel offering them the opportunity to comment on the results. they didn't respond to our multiple requests. by the way, there is one other tip that could save you more money. we noticed some of the best deals were offered for same-day booking. if you are in need of a hotel within 24 hours, mystery deals are a pretty good place to start. guys. >> all right gadi schwartz. you've got to be a dice roller. >> yeah. you've got to be brave would you do it? mystery location >> i never have, but i want to go on a vacation after that. >> yeah. >> on the company dime. >> exactly. >> it's a deal. coming up here, we are going to reveal a new list of pharmacist-approved overthe -- over-the-counter products. the co-founders of the wildly popular "the skimm", they are going to answer your questions. first your local news and weather. good morning to you. another hot one brewing this morning for much of the bay area. here's a live look at downtown san jose where it's expected to reach in the mid-90s today. part of the east bay and south bay will again roast and triple digit temperatures. yes, it should be cooler on the coast. the hot weather could lead to possible b.a.r.t. delays. last night, some ran more than a half an hour behind schedule. looking at the commute. hopefully not a slowdown today. >> no reports of problems like that, but temperatures still on the rise. the volume holding relatively steady. this is northbound at the coliseum. part of your slow drive. now folks getting their way towards the bay bridge. you'll notice the track lanes are backed up. this is a lot lighter coming out of the cal area. still slow from the walnut creek area and there's the oakland. the upper east shore has been slow. the south bay shows a nice gradual build continuing through the northbound areas. easing up a little bit now pushing up into cupertino. back to you. >> thanks. another local news update in 30 minutes. we are back. it is 8:30 on a we are back. it is 8:30 on a tuesday morning, june 11th, 2019. nice that the rain stopped, the weather's clear ad up. by the way, i just saw this young lady here wearing a hat. is it your 90th? >> yes, this is on my bucket list. >> happy birthday. where are you from >> denver, colorado area, just a mile north loveland, colorado. >> we are happy you celebrated with us. savannah guthrie got you something there. happy birthday happy, happy, happy. >> 90th. we have another crowd moment that could be perfect to celebrate a 90th birthday. this is eagles wings choir from chicago. we could use a little song you want to sing all right. let's do it. what do you want to sing >> never give up! ♪ ♪ never never never never never give up ♪ >> never give up >> anything can happen >> anything can happen >> never give up. >> that's beautiful. >> thank you so much. >> nice work. >> dr. azar is back, revealing the pharmacists' pick from everything from headaches to bug bites to sunburns. >> and they are the brains behind "the skimm. they are helping you skim your life everything from your career to even your clothes. plus, an nfl star with a surprising side hustle he is teaching a popular college course that could all teach us a thing or two. coming up in a few minutes on the third hour of "today," mr. roker, you are sitting down with a legend. >> that's right. gloria gaynor. hard to believe, 40 years ago "i will survive" came out. >> beautiful it more than survived. >> i know. it was on the "b" side of the record. then it became the hit >> that is my jam right there. first, a check of the weather. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by american red cross. patients need blood every day. make your appointment to give blood at redcrossblood.org. let's check your weather and see what we have planned for you today. a flood threat in the southeast. wet weather out of new england record highs in the pacific northwest. severe storms midsection of the country. tomorrow is going to be gorgeous weather in the northeast spring storms and strong storms firing up through the southeast and the mid-at good morning. we're still dealing with extreme heat today and already heating up outside. live look outside in san jose where the temperature will reach up to 96 degrees today and some highs over 100 degrees today. antioch reaching 103. oakland, 89 and slightly cooler in san francisco today. 84 degrees. our cooling trend starts tomorrow and continues throughout the weekend. san francisco goes from 84 to the mid-60s by thursday. , this blood donor >> and that's your latest weather. don't forget, this friday world blood donor day. head to today.com for more information from our friends here, our sponsors at the american red cross on how and where you can donate craig. >> all right, mr. roker, thank you. dr. azar is back because just ahead we are revealing exclusively the top over-the-counter health products every day, visionaries are creating the future. so, every day, we put our latest technology and unrivaled network to work. the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. welcome back. walking down the p [ cheers ] welcome back walking down the pharmacy aisle looking for the right product could be a daunting experience, especially when you have a splitting headache or small children so how do you know what's best for you? fear not "u.s. news and world report" and "the pharmacy times" have gotten together to rank the best over-the-counter products. we are reviewing them with dr. natalie azar how did this list come together? >> this is a survey pharmacists do every year. they are basically ranking their favorite products based on experience, how efficacious, how safe these are they survey over 800 different products. >> these are brand names >> yes. >> not some of the generics. >> not store they are valued in the store for the pharmacists there is a consistency, identity with these brands you know, patients feel very confident. >> let's get to the list this first one was a bit surprising i thought advil was not necessarily great for your stomach? >> here is the thing i think from the outside just because it's over the counter doesn't mean it's automatically safe that's one take-home message for adults for pain relief, fever reducing, anti-inflammatory effects advil. it's the brand for the generic ibuprofen. yes, it can be associated with stomach issues if you are using it for too long. it can also be associated with cardiovascular risk, aka heart attack and stroke for people who use it for extended periods of time or people who are at risk the shortest period of time, duration of use with the lowest dose possible. >> children's tylenol. >> your baby or your child has a fever or is achy, what do you give them? their choice is children's tylenol. children's tylenol is a favorite of pediatricians something i like about tylenol is kids under age 6 months can use it it's also available suppository. if you have an upset or colicky baby using too much or extended periods of time never a good idea can cause liver issues if used in excess. >> so many cold products on the market. >> okay. so they chose dayquil. dayquil is a combination or has three main ingredients one is acetaminophen back to or apropos our conversation with children's tylenol if you are taking other acetaminophen containing things, don't exceed too much. it has a cough suppressant as well as a nasal decongestant so it relieves a lot of the daytime cold and flu symptoms like headache and achiness and sore throat and cough without making you drowsy. >> this is the time of year where we're slathering on sunscreen. >> yes neutrogena is their choice dermatologists love neutrogena, too. a couple of, you know, things with sunscreen, you always want to look for broad spectrum uva, uvb, apply every two hours, more frequently if you are swimming or sweating if you don't do a good job of applying the sunscreen, this is their favorite to relieve the symptoms of a sunburn. this is solarcaine it contains lidocaine which numbs the area if you stick it in the refrigerator especially because it has aloe vera in it, it's really cooling and soothing to a sunburn. >> okay. i get a bug bite. >> i didn't know this existed. it needs to go in my bag today after bite, the active ingredient is baking soda. it also contains a little bit of ammonia. the great thing about it is it comes in this little pencil. you can keep it in your bag. if you get a bug bite, you have itching and discomfort, apply it straight to the skin. >> safe for kids >> yes. >> is what i use for my allergies, zyrtec. >> so for adults, the choice for an antihistamine is zyrtec. for children the choice is claritin why the difference here? claritin is considered completely non-sedating. zyrtec is a second-generation, but it is mildly sedating. keep that in mind. i think allergists tell people, you know, what works for you but for children it's claritin and for adults zyrtec. >> all right band-aid. >> finally, you would a boo-boo, this is one of those things where it's the brand name, the most consistent. we all love band-aids. and if you have a cut and/or a wound and you want to prevent infection, neosporin it's their choice for a topical antibiotic i like putting on my kids boo-boos the neosporin with lidocaine. again, an anesthetic this is really where putting the band-aid on heals everything for a child. >> dr. natalie, thank you so much. >> you are quite welcome. >> for the full list, by the way, today.com/shop. savannah. >> grab me some bug bite stuff. ahead, the remarkable young women behind the skim. they have a new book, travel, packing hacks, networking tips, much more. it's all in the skim can we skim this book? >> yeah. >>irst, this is "today" fon a little bird told me you have the fastest internet and now the best mobile network too? yeah and get them together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. wow, that's great. oh, and this looks great. are these words for sale? no. go, go, go, go, go. now the fastest, most reliable internet can help you save on your wireless bill. that's simple, easy, awesome. taxi! should i have stopped her? save hundreds of dollars a year when you get internet and mobile together. plus ask how to get $250 back when you switch to xfinity mobile. we are back now with a few questions. can you read a wine list without the dictionary? do you [ cheers ] we are back now with a few questions. can you read a wine list without the dictionary do you know how to trip when traveling abroad if you went to your boss right now would you know how to negotiate a higher salary? these are topics in "how to skim your life," a ne book from the minds behind a daily newsletter called the skim ladies, good morning. >> thanks for having us. >> it's about time it became a book this is a bible for everything we need to know but were afraid to ask >> basically we, over the past seven years, have had an awesome time explaining what's going on in the world every day. then we realized there are a lot of things we realize you don't know that happens as you grow up. >> is there a target audience? >> our audience is largely millennial women this is the perfect gift for a recent college graduate. honestly we can all use it. it's a reference guide to walk you through everything from how to order a bottle of wine to how to fill out your tax forms >> let's start with travel you have a couple of hacks. >> yes this was big for us. we are hitting the road for three weeks on our book tour that starts today, and packing for a week can be daunting we have a good method. five, four, three, two, one. that's all you have to remember. five undergarments, four tops, three pair of pants or bottoms, two pairs of shoes, that's all you get, and one hat to protect yourself from the sun. >> and maybe a little laundry. and you have a rolling method? >> yes, we do. a military roll method that saves space in your suitcase you just roll it up and you put it in like that. >> and it doesn't wrinkle? >> it doesn't wrinkle. we all have our shoes. you don't want the shoes touching the grounds to dirt your clothes it's gross put them in a shower cap. >> that's a good idea. don't use the shower cap after that. >> this is our favorite hack ladies, we all travel with jewelry and it gets tangled. you put it through a straw, it will not get tangled. >> and you fit it in >> yes make sure when you open a suitcase it smells good, throw a dryer sheet in there. >> i had never thought of that it's grate idea. you open it up, it has a pleasant smell networking something is a great thing. al roker needs no introduction, young upstart carson daly. >> i am a huge fan i am home from college i wonder if i could have an internship at the "today" show maybe you give me your number. >> look at the time -- oh, look, it's halley's comet. >> could i shadow you for a long time >> it doesn't seem to be working with young carson and al what is he doing wrong >> everything. >> you are coming on way too strong. >> i am going to meryl streep scream. >> two things to remember. research and restraint research, al roker is a busy man, a vip is there a segment of story that he has done you want to compliment him on? people love talking about themselves get him to talk about himself. restraint. he is not having lunch with you tomorrow. >> no. >> he is getting a restraining order. >> you want to make sure you are being appropriately aggressive but also keeping your distance so you are not coming on too strong, you are following up, you know if you said to reach out - >> i will never speak to him again. this is my shot. >> reach out tomorrow. don't harass him now to commit to a plan. ask the best way to reach him. he will probably hand you off to someone else, which is fine. >> a lot of people are told in the office to be aggressive, and they should be but not so much that it's off putting. >> there is an art to follow up. we have a stocker spreadsheet. -- stalker spreadsheet you have metal met al. fill if out on your spreadsheet. who is al? what is his contact information? when is the last time you spoke? you follow up tomorrow he probably won't respond, follow. >> what about millennials, social media, what if i dm >> no, that's weird. don't do that. don't send your resume via dm. >> a little bit contact, but not too much >> yeah, follow up quarterly. >> all right finally, we have a lot of advice, it's jam packed. >> i love carson with your career. >> yeah. you have some pep talk. >> everybody needs inspiration from time to time. what are some of your favorite quotes from the book. >> this is one of our favorites from sarah blakely, a moderator on your book tour in atlanta there are moments you push yourself to do something you may not be great at. have so many hidden gifts that to not do them would be such a shame. that just means go for it. >> yeah, it does. >> so taraji henson says don't be afraid to walk away. a negotiating tool you have to have in your mind. >> and the last one? >> hoda? you have to want to follow someone who tells you no you don't want the yes person. you want the person who tells you no what does that mean to you >> it meant surround yourself with people that challenge you and that push you further than you would push yourself. don't just have the yes people around you. >> hoda, we credit her with so much of the skimm success. we networked with her, we did a blind outreach with her. she was the example of how we followed up and she just really became a fan and here we are. >> she is a real fan i know that for a fact as we all are. thank you so much. a lot of wisdom in the book. "how to skim your life" is o today.com/shop. meet the star athlete who is seeking ivy leaguers abo life ut 8:51 now the story of a professional football player whose unusual john season gig is changing the game in a big way. i said what savannah said. we're going to do the craig sandwich >> savannah sellers is here with that >> good morning, guys. brandon copeland has been playing football his entire life now the nfl player is pursuing a different kind of passion. during the offseason he heads from the stadium to the classroom teaching students why money matters along the way. on the field, brandon copeland is new york jet 51 on campus at the university of pennsylvania, he's professor cope you graduated six years ago. could you have thought on graduation day that you'd be here as a professor? >> not the all i always pictured myself as the kid that barely got in here and that type of stuff and now i'm coming back teaching the class, right i enjoy -- >> the recently re-signed linebacker returned to his alma mater with a lesson he says it's one everyone needs to learn hoyt -- how to handle your money. >> i sat in the classroom for 16 years of my life and i've learned the tangent of a 45-degree angle, but i have no idea to start what's going on with my credit. >> reporter: it's called life 101? >> yeah. >> reporter: why is that >> when i thought of it, i thought let's have a course on everything that you deal with in life we just don't talk about it in school >> reporter: the graduate of the prestigious wharton business school said the nfl prepared him for a side hustle in the classroom. >> knowing how to prepare on the field week to week is crucial to keeping a job in the nfl one week our playbook is dedicated to beating tom brady or the next week beating baker mayfield or joe flacco so literally this class, being able to adjust and learn on the fly, is crucial to you being an effective teacher. >> reporter: but being an effective teacher didn't come without some nerves. even for a professional athlete. >> i think that first day i literally had my headphones in like 30 minutes before class started. literally like i was in a pregame. and then i definitely had some armpit sweat going. >> reporter: in some ways it seems like copeland was destined for this football and education run in the family his grandfather roy hilton played in the nfl for 11 years before retiring and becoming a teacher. could you talk a little bit about how that shaped you? >> i remember being in high school people like -- only reason you get good grades is because you try hard that's what you are supposed to do but my grandfather, being that mentor, that role model in my life, he just made it cool to be smart. >> reporter: and he is passing that message on to his students. it's really life changing. i feel a lot more confident and prepared as a college graduate. >> reporter: she says u penn is just the beginning and financial literacy shouldn't be reserved only for the halls of an ivy league but available to all. whenever you retire from football, could you see this being something that continues >> never say never i'll never say never my goal is to make this accessible to everyone there shouldn't be a barrier to information based off of what you are making i have access to certain things that my mother doesn't have access to or my brother or my wife or whomever it's just not right. >> brandon is already starting to reach people outside of u penn's campus. he opened his class up to the public so anyone could attend. and speaking of life 101, he and his wife taylor are expecting their first child in a few weeks. the financial skills will definitely come in handy. >> what a great idea i know and his students were so receptive to it and talked about how they feel totally prepared in a different way than they anticipated to graduate. >> really cool story. >> thank you. by the way, you can always find more great stories at today.com/allday, including how to reduce your stress and improve your mood in 12 minutes. >> okay. plus, weight loss inspiration from a mom. she lost more than 80 pounds kept it off, too the television light is not on in her bedroom than a more today.com/allday. >> that's right. just ahead on the third hour, we are catching up with a mom of eight, kate gosselin, talking about her return to tv. on the fourth hour, alyssa milano we're back. >> yeah, we're back. >> first, your local news. watch out world. good morning. another hot one brewing. today's temperature is expected to reach in the high 90s. or even high er in that area. our moll gist to the east bay and south bay will again roast in triple digit temperatures, although it may be cooler on coast. now with more hot weather on tap, there will be no doubt more fire concerns. in contra costa county, a grass fire burns dangerously close to a home. at one point, homeowners came out with hoses. firefighters kept the flames away, but it burned about 25 acres. happening now, we have crews monitoring the heat ab fire concern. we'll have the latest and you can link now on our twitter feed. san francisco's trans has the greet light to reopen, but opening day may be weeks away. links to the full details on our home page. basketball fans everywhere, the worst injury of kevin durant. he hurt his achilles and the mri is scheduled for today. ...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 what's yours®. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm al along with sheinelle, craig, dylan and our good buddy jacob soboroff. boy, we were all witness to a lot of what was going on with the news yesterday here in midtown. just a couple of blocks from where we call home at 30 rock, a helicopter crashing on to the top of a skyscraper here in the middle of the city. just kind of crazy. >> at first we didn't know what happened. i was heading home i think around that time. unfortunately, a lot of people saw it and we -- like a lot of people at first

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