i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. the tropical storm named beryl barrelled across the southeast today, bringing winds just shy of hurricane strength as it made landfall in florida, forcing many to cancel their holiday plans. the weather is the story on this memorial day as another huge swath of the country has to contend with record heat. we have two reports starting with the weather channel's mike seidel in jacksonville beach, florida. mike, good evening to you. >> good evening, savannah. the wind is still whipping the wind up the beach. thus the reason i have the safety glasses on again tonight. what was tropical storm beryl has indeed been downgraded but it's still a cause for concern. tropical depression beryl is drenching parts of florida and georgia today, washing away holiday plans for thousands. in advance of the storm, a few brave souls attempted kite surfing on the beach, and the approaching storm created a moment of beauty, but most vacationers headed inland. >> we decided instead of staying and hanging out

i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. the tropical storm named beryl barrelled across the southeast today, bringing winds just shy of hurricane strength as it made landfall in florida, forcing many to cancel their holiday plans. the weather is the tory on this memorial day as another huge swath of the country has to contend with record heat. we have two reports starting with mike seidel in jacksonville beach, florida. mike, good evening to you. >> good evening, savannah. the wind is still winning the wind up the beach. thus the reason i have the safety glasses on again tonight. what was tropical storm beryl has indeed been downgraded but it's still a cause for concern. tropical depression beryl is drenching parts of florida and georgia today, washing away holiday plans for thousands. in advance of the storm, a few brave souls attempted kite surfingen the beach, and the approaching storm created a moment of beauty, but most vacationers headed inland. >> we decided instead of staying and hanging out tomorrow, we're going to

savannah? >> all right, lisa myers in greensboro, thank you. sand california is "people" magazine's washington correspondent and writes about the edwards trial in the latest issue. hanson dillinger is an nbc news legal analyst who has been in the courtroom each and every day. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> hanson, i'll start with you. obviously the defense had a string of witnesses yesterday, scored some points. but if they decide not to call a blockbuster witness like cate edwards, like john edwards, have they done enough? can they rest and feel confident in the case? >> i don't think they can, savannah. you know, the judge signaled last week that she thinks there's enough evidence of a crime in front of this jury for a conviction to be lawful. i think we will see cate edwards. i don't think we'll see rielle hunter. it's too great of a risk and the evidence is already in that the youngs kept most of the money. at the end of the day i think john edwards will take the ultimate

now back to savannah. peter, i hope they re-enact the whole thing live on the plaza. >> it's so hard to be a groom these days. you've got to come up with these elaborate proposals. >> she said a real big yes right there. >> exactly. >> let's check in with stephanie abrams on the weather channel in for al this morning. good morning. >> good morning you guys. i love this. mississippi girls love our soldiers. they also love a little bobby brown. are you going to remember all the words? >> i remember. >> to what song? >> every little step. >> what was your favorite song? >> maserati. >> driving around as a kid. no strangers to tropical entities. thankfully they're not dealing with beryl. it is alone the east coast into florida. as you can see now winds are at 40 miles an hour. the winds have to be at 39 miles an hour. so we're just making it. rain, it could be very heavy. isolated up to a foot is what we could see. and here is a look at a memorial day forecast. otherwise, heat and that threat for severe weathe

back over to ann, savannah and al. that's a big baby. >> yeah. >> 9 pounds, 13 ounces. >> good for her. >> she's a toddler already. >> thank you so much. >> meantime mr. roker, what you got for us? >> some severe weather to talk about in the midsection of our country. we're looking at a strong risk of strong storm. we've got warm gulf moisture coming in. cold air, jet stream on top. and that's going to mean we've got some big weather to talk about. the strong risk of storms throughout central nebraska, into central iowa, a slight risk all the way to norfolk and washington, d.c., rainfall amounts anywhere from 1 to 2 inches stretching from waterloo, iowa, on up into central michigan and even some heavier rain into the northeast and the mid-atlantic states as well. >> good morning. we will see two chances for rain this morning. scattered showers and >>> that's your latest weather. >>> new witnesses are expected to be called at the criminal trial of former democratic presidential candidate john edwards today. this after a

savannah? >> all right, thank you. >>> a historic moment in space is just hours away this morning. for the first time ever, a privately funded, unmanned capsule is set to dock with the international space station later this morning. bringing a half ton of supplies to the iss crew. president obama is urging more commercial ventures to follow suit so that nasa can set its sights on loftier goals like heading to mars. >>> some passionate politics, you might say, on the floor of the ukrainian parliament thursday night. this fight broke out as lawmakers debated the use of russian as the official language in certain parts of ukraine. one opposition member had to be treated at a hospital for an apparent head wound. >>> the general services administration executive who held a lavish $823,000 conference in las vegas is no longer with the agency. that scandal led to high-level firings and resignations in the agency, and several congressional committees vowed to clean it up. the gsa did not say whether th

here's savannah. >> all right, ann, thanks. president obama's re-election campaign received a financial boost last night as some of hollywood's biggest names turned out for a fund-raiser hosted by oscar winner george clooney. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker is in los angeles with that story this morning. kristen, good morning. >> good morning to you, savannah. well, that clooney event raised nearly $15 million. that's a new record. now it's important to point out, it was scheduled well before the president's announcement about same-sex marriage, but that announcement certainly added to the buzz. in the wake of the same-sex marriage endorsement, president obama arrived in los angeles to cash in on the financial might of hollywood. >> mr. george clooney. >> reporter: george clooney, who has been a familiar face at the white house lately, hosted a record-breaking fund-raiser, at his posh los angeles mansion. tinseltown's a-list turned out. including barbra streisand, robert downey jr., billy crystal, and selma hayek

i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. the tropical storm named beryl barreled across the northeast today, bringing winds just shy of hurricane strength as it made landfall in florida, forcing many to cancel their holiday plans. the weather is the story as another huge swath of the country has to contend with record heat. we have two reports starting with mike seidel in jacksonville beach, florida. good evening to you. >> good even. the wind is still winning the wind up the beach. what was tropical storm beryl has indeed been downgraded but it's still a cause for concern. tropical depression beryl is drenching parts of flod and georgia today, washing away holiday plans for thousands. a few brave souls attempted kite surfing and the approaching storm created a moment of beauty, but most vacationers headed inland. >> we decided we're going to go back to gainesville. >> red flag warnings dotted the beaches up and down the coast. lifeguards rescued more than 160 people who were trapped in dangerous rip currents. the storm hit

now back to savannah. peter, i hope they re-enact the whole thing live on the plaza. >> it's so hard to be a groom these days. you've got to come up with these elaborate proposals. >> she said a real big yes right there. >> exactly. >> let's check in with stephanie abrams on the weather channel in for al this morning. good morning. >> good morning you guys. i love this. mississippi girls love our soldiers. they also love a little bobby brown. are you going to remember all the words? >> i remember. >> to what song? >> every little step. >> what was your favorite song? >> maserati. >> driving around as a kid. no strangers to tropical entities. entities. thankfully they are not dealing with beryl. it is along the east coast into florida as you can see now our winds are at 40 miles per hour. to be a tropical storm the winds have to be at 39 miles an hour. we are just making it. rain, it could be very heavy. isolated, up to a foot is what we could see. here is a look at a memorial day forecast. otherwise we are

now back to savannah. peter, i hope they re-enact the whole thing live on the plaza. >> it's so hard to be a groom these days. you've got to come up with these elaborate proposals. >> she said a real big yes right there. >> exactly. >> let's check in with stephanie abrams on the weather channel in for al this morning. good morning. >> good morning you guys. i love this. mississippi girls love our soldiers. they also love a little bobby brown. are you going to remember all the words? >> i remember. >> to what song? >> every little step. >> what was your favorite song? >> maserati. >> driving around as a kid. no strangers to tropical entities. thankfully they're not dealing with beryl. it is alone the east coast into florida. as you can see now winds are at 40 miles an hour. the winds have to be at 39 miles an hour. so we're just making it. rain, it could be very heavy. isolated up to a foot is what we could see. and here is a look at a memorial day forecast. otherwise, heat and that threat >>> good morning.

savannah? he was just on "saturday night live." >> justin bieber. >> and usher, too. >> that's right. >> okay, good. >> we're ready. >> we're ready to work. coming up, we took time out on sunday to celebrate moms. we're going to talk about that important relationship, the mother/daughter bond. one doctor's prescription for a healthy relationship is actually to work out together. we'll tell you why. >> good fitness, too. and also if you're doing a little bonding with baby we've got great looks when it comes to maternity fashions. we'll check out some of the trendiest styles for moms to be. >> for little baby natalie. >> i'm trying to get into the top ten with my name. >> albert, very strong name. >> strong name. >> royal name. >> regal. >> and if you're ready to start up the grill you can stick to your diet with some guilt-free cookout options. everything from burgers to hot dogs, even vegetarian ideas so you'll never miss the calories. we've known her as the coast of candid camera and the wife

savannah guthrie is at the news desk. savannah. >> good morning. in the news today, new details go a gunman who went on a rampage killing four people in a cafe and another in a carjacking before taking his own life. his brother says that the gunman was mentally ill and boiling with anger. in his brother's words, "we could see this coming." seattle's mayor says those shootings have shaken the city. >>> today former president bush returns to the white house for the unveiling of the official portraits of him and former first lady laura bush. bush was last at the white house two years ago to help out with haiti humanitarian relief efforts. former president george h.w. bush and former first lady barbara bush will also be at the white house today. >>> what's left of tropical storm beryl barrelled into parts of north carolina on wednesday. it spun off a tornado that destroyed at least three homes and damaged 50 others. no reports of serious injuries, though. the storm has now moved off into the atlantic. >>> a massive wildfire is now the biggest fire in n

savannah? >> all right, lisa myers in greensboro, thank you. sondra is "people" magazine's washington correspondent and writes about the edwards trial in the latest issue. hampton dellinger is an nbc news legal analyst who has been in the courtroom each and every day. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> hampton, i'll start with you. obviously the defense had a string of witnesses yesterday, scored some points. but if they decide not to call a blockbuster witness like cate edwards, like john edwards, have they done enough? can they rest and feel confident in the case? >> i don't think they can, savannah. you know, the judge signaled last week that she thinks there's enough evidence of a crime in front of this jury for a conviction to be lawful. i think we will see cate edwards. i don't think we'll see rielle hunter. it's too great of a risk and the evidence is already in that the youngs kept most of the money. at the end of the day i think john edwards will take the ultimate risk an

ann, back to you. >> savannah, thanks. jim cossack whose father owns the bar helped free the victims and patrick was working as a bartender and narrowly escaped injury. gentlemen, good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> patrick, we're going to take a look at this video again. we're going to see you standing behind the bar. as we look at this, how lucky are you feeling to so narrowly escape injury? >> it was a miracle. i couldn't believe it. unbelievable. >> was there no warning, a sound, or were you taken completely by surprise? >> well, i had moved to that side of the bar because i couldn't hear the customer talking to me. and then as i was walking, i caught a telephone pole flying through the parking lot. and then i heard a boom. and then the truck was there. and then it was total chaos. >> right. and in that chaos, jim, you happened to be at exactly the right time with exactly the right piece of equipment, as we just heard a bobcat front-end loader. can you explain, first of all, what allowed y

i want to ask pete williams to join us, also savannah guthrie who are legal analysts. savannah, your thoughts on what you witnessed up to this point. >> well, it's an incredibly per pl -- perplexing trial. i just heard that the jury has reached verdicts on all six counts. that is, this jury thought they had reached a verdict on all six counts, so when the judge said, is your verdict unanimous, they said, no, only on count 3. this was a jury who felt their work was done, although they never apparently came right out and said, judge, we can't reach a verdict. we're deadlocked as to those other counts. nevertheless, the trial is proceeding this afternoon as though they had said those magic words. the idea is to blow up the deadlock. it essentially tells the jurors it's your duty to get in there and deliberate. no future jury will have an easier time resolving these issues. potentially lawyers never want to have that instruction read to the jurors, and in that courtroom, the defense attorneys wanted to declare a mistrial as to the other counts and not have count 3 read alo

savannah? >> all right, kristen welker in los angeles, thank you. >>> let's head over and get the rest of the morning's top stories from natalie morales who is looking very springy. >> thank you, ann. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin with jpmorgan chase, the largest bank in the u.s., acknowledging today that it lost $2 billion in trading over the past month and a half. cnbc's steve sedgwick is in london with more. steve, good morning. >> reporter: very good morning to you. we're here in london outside the headquarters of jpmorgan, the u.s. investment bank really feeling the heat now. it was supposed to be a hedge position, but now it's looking like a loss of at least $2 billion. the thing is this is an open position. real question marks about the size of the ultimate loss, what will happen at the risk management of this group and will the banks now feel more political heat on the back of concerns about circumventing rules, trying to stop them having these kind of positions. a lot of questio

in fact, buell's advance division had reached savannah, tennessee, on april the 5th. he had not simply arrived at pittsburgh landing, but he had made the juncture with grant and was in striking distance of reinforcing grant as long as grant held access to pittsburgh landing and the ability to get troops across the river. buell actually comes in on steam boat. meanwhile, nelson's crossing over land to a point opposite, and the remainder of buell's column is slowly filing into savannah. they're not all going to be able to march down. it's clearly evident grant will have to provide shipping to get buell's forces here, and that's what happens. nelson reaches a point opposite pittsburgh landing and begins to cross at about 5:00, 5:30. he'll get roughly 12 companies on the field engaged against the confederate's last assault against what is grant's last line, and that's the sum total of buell's involvement on the first day. so there will be a constant convoy of shipping between pittsburgh landing and savannah throughout the night. you can imagine offloading personnel. buell

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savannah. >> it has been almost 48 hours. my legs are beginning to waste away. he has had a number of close calls. some manatee's tipped him over. >> i saw my first alligator. >> he is halfway to this fundraising goal. >> i guess it is a good thing he has made it past the carolinas. >> absolutely. talking about a tropical storm, it has grown in intensity by 5 miles per hour. it is not expected to strengthen much more. we will talk about it the next several days. what's a night we have. beautiful outside. the humidity, no clouds, are theeratures will fall into 50's. maybe some 40's in the mountains. 96 said back in 1997. atmperatures, 70 degrees reagan national airport. in theen's hospital district. the 60's, laura 70's right now. -- lower 70's right now. it was a hot and humid day across chicago. low were 90's. temperatures are cooling down nicely, clear skies allow another 10s to drop or 12 degrees. clear skies for right now. to the south of us, the bottom of your screen, tropical storm alberto. inch slowly beginning to its

it will go right over savannah. pretty much right over charleston. it will intensify a little bit off the coast line of north carolina and accelerate with its winds. by the time it gets to charleston tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon it will really start to pick up steam and then head out to sea fairly rapidly. we're looking at flash flood watches that have been posted. all the way up to the outer banks of north carolina. >> rob marciano, watching it for us. five minutes past 5:00. 15 hours worth of a standoff just coming to an end now. a suspect falling to his death off of a construction crane. he was a robbery suspect. he climbed atop a crane on the campus of smu, southern methodist university in dallas, texas. he claimed to have a weapon. he refused to leave the cab. they say that that suspect eventually got sick because the crane doesn't have air conditioning. just minutes ago they say the suspect fell from that crane. that is 150 feet from where that picture is to the ground. >>> radioactive tuna found in u.s. waters. scientists say small

savannah? >> good morning, guys. in the news today, new details this morning about a gunman who went on a shooting rampage wednesday in seattle, killing four people in a cafe and then another in a car-jacking before taking his own life. his brother says that the gunman was mentally ill and boiling with anger. in his brother's words, we could see this coming. seattle's mayor said the shootings have shaepb the city. >>> former president george w. bush unveils the pror trats of him and laura bush. he helped out with haiti mu man tear yann. >>> tropical storm beryl spun off a tornado that destroyed at least three homes and damaged 50 others. no reports of serious injuries, though. the storm has now moved off into the atlantic. >>> a massive wildfire is now the biggest fire in new mexico history. the blaze and the national forest blazed more than 170 acres and a dozen homes. the area has fought drought conditions for months. >>> if you are a die-hard hunger games fan, you can now actually live in district 12. the land whe

savannah? ♪ i be taking care of business >> time now for "today's professionals" here with their take on today's hot topics of the day. star jones, donny deutsch and dr. nancy snyderman. good morning. let's talk about the big trial, john edwards, the defense rested without calling john edwards, not cate edwards, not rielle hunter, the mistress at the center. we start with our lawyer. was it a mistake not for him to take the stand? >> he was really the only one in my opinion to take into consideration. i'm not sure what cate could have added that was substantial to the evidence. and rielle hunter was a train wreck waiting to happen. so john edwards was a real maybe. but you know, when he was a silver-tongued trial lawyer, the jury found him credible. now we know he's a liar. i think it would not have been a good idea to put him on the stand. >> that's what leads me to donny. the jury saw john edwards on national television lying smoothly about this affair. could he then take the witness stand

the trade stretches from the african savannah to the asian marketplace an the united nations office on drugs and crimes ranks it as a significant form of transnational crime. poaching is not just a security threat for africa. it is also a menace to developing economies and it thrives where government is weakest. poachers with heavy weapons are a danger to lightly armed rangers and civilians as well as to the animals that they target. they operate in remote territories and cross borders with impunity raeking havoc on villages and families. militias are wiping out entire hurds and killing anyone that gets in their way. we also know poaching is interwoven into some of africa's most brutal conflicts and many of those combatants are essentially members of gangs, preying upon the communities. one begets the other and they're interrelated. in the democratic republic of congo, reports charge that all parties including the army, have participated in this lucrative trade. multiple reports describe armed men coming across the borders from sudan r or from somalia to kill elephants and smuggle out

back over to ann, savannah and al. that's a big baby. >> yeah. >> 9 pounds, 13 ounces. >> good for her. >> she's a toddler already. >> thank you so much. >> meantime mr. roker, what you got for us? >> some severe weather to talk about in the midsection of our country. we're looking at a strong risk of strong storm. we've got warm gulf moisture coming in. at a strong risk of thunderstorms. we've got big weather to talk about. the strong risk of strorms throughout central nebraska throughout central nebraska, to norfolk and washington, d.c., rainfall amounts from one to two inches, stretching from waterloo, iowa, stretching up to central michigan. heavier rain in the northeast and mid-atlantic states as well. >>> yes, we have a severe storm risk here this afternoon. between generally around 3:00 p.m., 7:00 or 8 :00 p.m. between now and then, some passing showers, maybe a little thunder and lightning coming in from the north and west in a couple of hours. moving toward cambridge and salisbury in the next hour. and later t

let's take what judy said and savannah gu savannah guthrey. >> we're all supporters. >> we're all supportive of this and the civil rights analogy exactly what jonathan crouch, the national journal said president obama crossed the bridge at selma, reference to the civil rights mark and which is historic, that's the way it will be remembered. in the liberal memory of american history president obama put himself in the history books next to lyndon johnson. and there's the cover page describing mitt romney at least as a teenager as essentially a gay bashing bully and the family of the young man who supposedly had his hair cut in a vicious way by mitt romney is now saying that he didn't even talk about this event, he died in 2009. and that one of the main witnesses was apparently not even there when all of this happened. and here is what mromney had to say. >> i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960's, that's not something we considered. and going back to the incident, i've seen the reports not going 0 argue with that no question, but i did some st

savannah? >>> new witnesses are expected to be called at the trial of john edwards today. this after a contentious day in court on tuesday. lisa myers is at the court house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this morning, the wife of the government star witness, sherry young, is back on the stand for a little while defending her reasons for turning on john edwards. then prosecutors are expected to call the campaign aide who allegedly first confronted edwards about his affair. josh bernberger was known as the body man, and there the fateful night that edwards met rielle hunter in a new york hotel. >> i think he'll testify he became aware of the affair early on. tried to talk some sense into john edwards. >> reporter: according to the book "game change" he ultimately turned on him, saying why didn't you come to me like an expletive man and tell me to stop having sex with her? also back on the stand today is sherry young, wife of andrew young, who testified tuesday sh

savannah? ♪ and i be taking care of business ♪ ♪ every day ♪ taking care of business >>> al, thanks. and now to "today's professionals" taking on the hottest stories making news. star jones is an attorney and author. donny doim is chairman of deutsche incorporated and pinch-hitting for dr. nancy is suze orman, cnbc's host of "the suze orman show." nice to see you. >> thank you. >> let's start with the big news yesterday, the president making it clear he endorses same-sex marriage. this was something that a lot of people were not shocked to find out since he said he had been evolving in this issue. do you think it was smart for him to come out now before the election? suze, i'll start with you. >> part of me is like what took you so long, president obama? this is something that should have been done in my opinion anyway. obviously, i would think that. a long time ago. i do think it was smart for him because everybody already knew that's what he felt. so why wait for a few months? i would

. >>> savannah guthrie is "today's legal correspondent." hampton has attended every day of this trial. good morning to both of you. hampton, let me start with you if you don't mind. there are two reasons that a defense would rest. either they think they have made their case or poked holes in the prosecution's case, or they've run out of viable and effective witnesses. which is the case here? >> matt, it could be both. and these could be individual decisions. i think not putting rielle hunter on the stand was an easy call because it was easy for her to turn off this jury. they made the point that the youngs kept most of the money, not hunter. i think john edwards the father decided he didn't want to put his daughter, cate, through the rigors of a trial. the toughest call was edwards not taking the stand, and that may be the one they're going to regret. >> the defense told the jury john edwards is not afraid of the truth. so if you've been sitting on that jury every day of this trial, don't you hold it against them that john edwards didn't si

. >> with us in the studios, our chief legal correspondent savannah guthrie. savannah, how likely was it really that we were going to see on the stand either john edwards or his daughter cate or rielle hunter? >> cate edwards seemed like in the realm of possibility, rielle hunter and john edwards were both much bigger gambles. edwards in particularly would have really transformed the case into a one-witness case. it would have risen and fallen on his credibility. and the defense made the calculation they would rather focus on the weakness in the prosecution's case, specifically andrew young, their star witness. they want to argue he's the one with the credibility problems, who can't be believed, who admitting lying and taking most of this cover up money. but i have to believe that the defense lawyers tonight are sweating it a little bit. here they are about to send this case to a jury, case they could have gotten a plea agreement on, but they turned down, took the gamble, hoping it would get dismissed before indictment, dismissed before the judge before trial,

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. ann is making her way back from the south of france. coming up you've got something for someone looking to buy a house. >> what you can get for less than $400,000. we're going to looking at houses from seattle, washington, to north carolina. >> and then on other edition of "busted" jeff rossen brings us some of our best bone-headed videos and behavior caught on tape. everything from irate but rude doughnut shop customers to a bus driver who makes a dangerous mistake. we're going to show you all those videos and more. >> and we will stop also and talk about the life and legacy of donna summer who passed away on thursday after a ten-month battle with cancer. a remarkable lady, and some of the songs that are kind of the anthems from our young adult years and so we'll look back at that, as well. let's go inside. natalie is standing by at the news desk. she's got a check of all the headlines. >> all right, good morning to you guys once again. good morning, everyone. tributes are pouring in

savannah? ♪ i'll be taking care of business every day ♪ >> time now for "today's professionals" here with their take on the hot topics of the day. star jones, donny deutsch and dr. nancy snyderman. good morning. let's talk about the big trial, john edwards, of course. the defense rested yesterday without calling the blockbuster witnesses, john edwards, not cate edwards, not rielle hunter, the misstress at the center. we start with our lawyer. was it a mistake not for him to take the stand? >> he was really the only one in my opinion to take into consideration. i'm not sure what cate could have added that was substantial to the evidence. and rielle hunter was a train wreck waiting to happen. so john edwards was a real maybe. but you know, when he was a silver-tongued trial lawyer, the jury found him credible. now we know he's a liar. i think it would not have been a good idea to put him on the stand. >> that's what leads me to donny, actually. the jurors, the last piece of evidence they saw

. >> savannah jensen worked at the hollister shore in san jose's oak ridge mall last summer. she was confused over her final check and never picked it up. it wasn't a lot of money, but hollister sent it to her home, and that's where the problem was found. >> it's expired now. it was void after 180 days. >> here, look for yourself. the check was dated 8-19-2011. that's automatic 19th. it says the check is void after 180 days which means it expired in mid-february, and yet it wasn't even mailed out until 4-03-2012, early april. >> frustrating. >> savannah figured she would get the check reissued. but what seemed like an easy task turned into an insurmountable challenge. >> we left them five voice messages to their payroll, and theft and fraud, everyone we could get a hold of we left them a message. >> listen to the frustration in her voice. i said do you have a super advisors are, he said no, a general manager? he said i don't have any of that. i don't have control. call back the number tonight paycheck so i did. put me through all of that and they don't have a general manager,

good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie alongside peter alexander. matt and al and natalie are enjoying the morning off. but they are missing this really good concert. >> i kind of wanted to see al roker's dance moves today. >> i like how earlier i said this brings me back to college. it was the sixth grade for me. >> i was thinking earlier. >> anyway, just ahead, is the beebes in some kind of drawl? he got into some kind of scuffle and now police want to investigate him and get to the bottom of this incident. >> of course the paparazzi there to shoot every moment of it. also, whether you're hitting the road and getting off for your summer vacation we'll show you the best websites and apps that make it easy to plan that sort of fun trip. find routes and adventures and save some money along the way as you plan out future trips this summer. then we're going to introduce you to a guy who is putting the rest of us guys to shame. this is what a lot of people are talking about online these days. this guy planned an elaborate lib dub proposal with all his f

and now let's go back in to savannah. >> all right, al, thanks. this morning on joy's diet s.o.s., answers to your daily diet dilemmas. joy bauer is here to discuss everything from how to gain weight the right way to staying healthy if you're on a vegan diet. joy, good morning. >> hi, savannah. >> our first question comes from skype. we have not one, but two questioners, darcy and ally in new york. >> cool. >> ladies, what is your question? >> what's the most ideal cardio to weightlifting -- >> i love that you guys are doing this together. so this is sort of like your bikini boot camp protocol for fast, impressive results, what you're going to do is five days of cardio, and the sessions should last 30 to 50 minutes. and you could pick any activity that's just going to get your heart pumping. and then three days a week of strength training. for the strength training you want to target your major muscle groups, and you could attach it on to your cardio days. either before or after. whatever feels most comfortable. you skrust want to make sure that y

let's go back to al with a check of the weather. >> thanks so much, savannah. take a look, show you what we've got going on. besides the rain here in the northeast we do have tropical storm alberto. doesn't look like it's going to be much of a problem. it's got 40-mile-per-hour winds, moving southbound. it will be scooting off the southeastern atlantic coast. biggest problem will be rip currents alon the southeastern atlantic coast. otherwise, so long alberto. >> good morning. we will settle in with some clouds and rain showers. off and on showers is the forecast. >> and that's your latest weather. tamron? >> hey, al, thank you very much. this morning on "joy's diet s.o.s." answers to your daily diet dilemmas. "today" contributor and nutritionest joy bauer is here with answers on everything from hitting that weight plateau to vitamin deficiency. joy is the best selling author of "the joy fit club." good morning. >> good morning. >> all right, let's get to the questions. i know that you've got great answers. we're starting off with lisa in georgetown, delaware.

it's now 9:06 and back to al with a check of the weather. >> thank you so much, savannah. got some nice folks hanging out all dried out after the rain. let's show you for today, there is a few showers still left interior new england, coastal new england as well. for the most part the worst is just about over. we're talking anywhere from a tenth to about a half an inch of rain from charleston up to caribou, maine. and the heat continues out west from phoenix up to bismarck and as far east as minneapolis. anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above normal. 108, 91 in rapid city. minneapolis looking for a high >> good morning. we have some light rain and drizzle today. this afternoon, a couple of thunderstorms could pop-up. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. this morning on "jill's steals & deals," a special father's day edition. we've got gifts at deeply discounted prices exclusively for "today" viewers, with items as much as 70% off. "today" and "us weekly" contributor jill martin is back to take us through the fabulous deals. remind everybody how it works

savannah? >> what a story. ron mott in joplin, thank you. >>> now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. whitney houston's final song, a duet with jordin sparks called something celebrate" is going viral online. ♪ ♪ celebrate come on now ♪ come on celebrate >> the song will be featured in the upcoming film "sparkle." >>> this video on beyonce's website is racking up the hits. in it the pop star schools her friends in the game of pool. >> i whooped him. it does not matter, i whooped you. thank you. >> never one to gloat that clip is from 2001 when beyonce was still a member of destiny's child. >>> and one fan's over-the-top tribute to the facebook ipo, posted on facebook, still struggling to find friends. ♪ i want to thank you for bringing him to me ♪ ♪ and the family yeah yeah ♪ ♪ facebook i love you ♪ ♪ i want to thank you for bringing him to me ♪ >> the songwriter says the tune just popped into her head while she was taking a shower. and no