but as nbc's natalie morales reports from london, at least one royal is ready to get this show on the road. >> aid very much like it to arrive. i'm going on holiday. >> reporter: now even the queen is weighing in. this child is, of course, will and kate's first, but does that explain the apparent delay? >> the thing about the due date is that probably only about 1 in 20 women give birth on that date. >> reporter: according to the mayo clinic, women may be more likely to have an overdue pregnancy if they have had prior overdue pregnancies, the baby is a boy or in kate's case, it's the first child. >> what we do know is that any labor after certainly 37 weeks is considered to be full term. the chances are she's already past that. if she goes more than about ten days over her due date, then i'm quite sure that her doctors will be talking seriously about inducing her. >> reporter: no doubt this summer's british heat wave is making kate's wait just a little more uncomfortable. while sources at the palace say this will still likely be the place, the contingency plans have always been the ro

natalie morales. thank you. the wait continues and continues. >> jenna wolf here with the rest of the morning's top stories. >> we're starting with some breaking news overseas. a huge explosion at the beijing airport this morning. the airport is currently being evacuated. first reports say at least one person may have been killed. eyewitnesss tweeted pictures and report that a man in a wheelchair set off the blast. >>> five officers of the cruise ship costa concordia have been sentenced today in italian court. announced plea deals this morning for the officers accused of manslaughter. none are expected to face actual jail time. the captain is still on trial. 32 people died when the ship ran aground off the coast of italy last year. >>> a woman is accused of faking injuries from the boston marathon bombing, and trying to collect money from boston's 1 fund. 26-year-old audra of troy, new york, is accused of submitting false documents, saying she was treated for traumatic brain injuries after the attack. the fund i

. >> i'm willie geist along with natalie morales. thousands attended the service for the firefighters that died battling a dangerous wildfire. >> this is a community in mourning and the fire is spreading and threatening more homes. we'll talk to the widow of one of the fallen. andrew ashcraft. she shared to us the final photo he texted her showing him and fellow member of the team moment before the fire made its devastating fatal turn. but first, the latest on the investigation. let's get right to nbc's miguel almaguer. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. in the next day or two firefighters hope to know more about what happened on the day so many died here. as they search for answers, a community grieves. the 19 fallen firefighters gave their lives to protect their community. >> the city of prescott lost, the state of arizona and the nation. these were the best. they were on call to go anywhere. >> reporter: 14 of the victims were in their 20s. young men who were starting families, pursuing their dreams and were

. >> i'm willie geist in for matt with natalie morales. we're following the tragic story out of arizona. one of the worst disasters in decade. >> 19 members of a so-called hot shot crew were digging a fire break northwest of phoenix when heavy winds pushed the flames on top of the group. we wanted to get to nbc's miguel almaguera at the scene. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this is the deadliest wild fire involving firefighters in decades. the group, the hotshot team, was an elite unit. at this hour they say it's too early to tell exactly what went wrong. fanned by hot whipping winds the deadly blaze exploded out of control sunday. flames overtook a team of 19 firefighters, trapped with no time to escape. >> 19 firefighters were killed in probably the worst disaster that's taken place in history here in the state of arizona. we grieve for the families, we grieve for the department. we grieve for the city. >> reporter: the victims were members of prescott's elite granite mountain hotshot team. this video last year

. >> i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales. this is the first chance for a lot of us to hear from amanda berry, gina dejesus and amanda knight. >> they wanted to thank people for their support and their prayers. >> we'll turn to jeff rossen with more on the story. good morning to you. >> this is big because the women remained in private since their dramatic escape. this was a big sur prize overnight when amanda, gina and michelle posted that video on youtube. we're told it wasn't a pr firm or lawyer telling them to do it. it was the women themselves that wanted to make this video. here it is. for the first time, the cleveland three with a message for you. >> first and foremost, i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and my friends. it has been unbelievable. >> going public for the first time and looking great, just girls when they were kidnapped. now, young women, taking the power back. first on the video, amanda berry. she gave birth while in captivity. that girl is now six years old. ariel castro, he

. >>> later on the "today" show, natalie morales is up with a look at what's next for the new prince. >>> oscar winning director, ron howard's new film "rush." it's about formula one auto racing. thanks for watching "early today." you have a very good wednesday. i'm richard lui here with bill karins. >>> new this morning, a live look at the bay bridge. a nationwide crackdown on i-80. we'll tell you about the challenge law enforcement nationwide is taking part in this week. >> and new plans for a bikini bar in downtown san jose. >> we'll take a look from the south bay, looking over san jose, spanning the city on this wednesday, july 24th. this is "today in the bay." >>> it's the middle of the week, that means it's getting

nbc's natalie morales spoke to one expert and a number of par. >>s and has come up with the latest list. >> reporter: some new parents are waiting for the royal lead. at buckingham palace -- >> baby charlotte. >> william. >> diana. >> reporter: upside the hospital where kate is due to give birth, everyone is playing the baby name game. >> hi, richard. >> reporter: at a betting shop around the corner, royal expert richard fits williams is going to give me his take on what's in a name. >> the name is supremely important because it helps to define his or her place in history. >> reporter: and the odds still favor a girl right now and the top name right now that are favored for the girl would be alexandra, charlotte or elizabeth. if it's a boy, these are the top names, george, james or phillip. but it has become such a big business here, about $1.5 million and she has yet to go into labor. they expect when that happens that will explode even more. >> thanks so much. >>> seems the keep is getting a wee bit impatient with the royal birth. during a visi

. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side natalie morales. he is not wearing a sweater. he's wearing a t-shirt. not to play favorites. right now parts of pure toe rico and the dominican republic are feeling chantal. >> they're telling people in low lying areas to evacuate. we'll get to mike bettis from the weather channel this morning. good morning to you. >> we're looking at a system weakening a little bit. having said that we still have tropical storm warnings for dominican republic and haiti. flash flooding is a concern in these locations when you consider the hilly terrain. also we track this up toward the bahamas and it could get close to the united states. 45 miles per hour winds. that's weaker than yesterday at this point and it's gone past puerto rico. forward speed is around 29 miles per hour which is a quick moving storm and for that reason it hasn't gained a lot of strength. here's the projected path. past haiti, potentially hit them this afternoon. potentially weakening more but notice this by friday early

. >> i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales. this is the first chance for a lot of us to hear from amanda berry, gina dejesus and amanda knight. >> they wanted to thank people for their support and their prayers. >> we'll turn to jeff rossen with more on the story. good morning to you. >> this is big because the women remained in private since their dramatic escape. this was a big sur prize overnight when amanda, gina and michelle posted that video on youtube. we're told it wasn't a pr firm or lawyer telling them to do it. it was the women themselves that wanted to make this video. here it is. for the first time, the cleveland three with a message for you. >> first and foremost, i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and my friends. it has been unbelievable. >> going public for the first time and looking great, just girls wh they were kidnapped. now, young women, taking the power back. first on the video, amanda berry. she gave birth while in captivity. that girl is now six years old. ariel castro, her

natalie morales won this race. we give it to turbo. good for him. we're all very happy but natalie won the race. >> although my snail didn't. >> clearly they didn't -- >> yeah, i'm willie geist along with natalie. coming up, turn off the tv, the tablet and video games. new ways to keep your kids entertained and away from the screens this summer. >> ski ball is a good game or some of the games they're doing as well. >> also before you take a bite of the burger, the one simple thing you can do -- she's like the food police and still enjoy it and look good in your bathing suit. we have five simple swaps that you can do to help slim you down fast. by the end of the summer you could lose as much as 20 pounds. >> cool. you remember your first wedding dance. how did it go? did it go well. >> we didn't choreograph anything. it was the classic couple dance. >> moving around awkwardly. we have three couples in our studio who all think they have the best first wedding dance in the country. their our final list in the quest for the best and debbie allen has com

i'm willie geist with natalie morales. al will be back with us on monday. excited to be reunited with with him. we talked about the size of our crowd and they're big but this is. >> epic. >> this is one direction big. these are a lot of taylor swift, of course, he has been appearing in her concerts and opening for her so there's a lot of taylor swift fans here too that are ed sheeran fans now. >> sure. >> when you say one direction big, that's the goal. >> now it is. >> that's rare. >> it is. >> one more song from ed coming up in a little bit. speaking of british super stars. >> and speaking of big crowds. >> huge crowds. >> we have three different segways to provide you here, natalie this maybe the last we see of you in this seat for a very long time. >> well, i don't know a very long time. how long is it going to take for the duchess of cambridge to deliver a baby. >> i feel like the due date was made up by the press because we don't really know. >> well, we heard july from the palace. but then we have also heard july 13th more specifically. >> right. >>

let's check the top stories. >> natalie morales is standing by. >> good morning everyone. new details have emerged about what happened in the cockpit just before the crash of asiana flight 214 in san francisco on saturday. investigators say the pilots were using automatic throttles to maintain their speed before landing but they realized too late that they were flying too slowly and were not properly lined up with the run way. the ntsb cautions that it is too early to speculate on the exact cause of the crash which claimed at least two lives. >>> officials have now opened a criminal investigation into sunday's oil train inferno in canada that killed at least 15 people and left dozens missing. police in quebec have ruled out terrorism but not the possibility that someone could have tampered with the train before it derailed near the maine border and burst into flames. >>> the 19 arizona firefighters killed by a wildfire were honored tuesday at a memorial service attended by thousands including vice president joe biden. miguel reports from prescott, arizona. >> reporter: the

. >> good morning, i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. did you watch wimbledon like this? >> the last game. >> yeah. >> it seemed to go on forever, and it was incredibly tense. >> it was. i had nails out to here. now i have nothing. >> i had a full head of hair. >> we'll talk to andy murray later on. mean time, new details this morning on that terrible plane crash in san francisco. >> that's right, the pilot, while experienced with other aircraft, had logged just 43 hours on a boeing 777 and had neverlanded one in san francisco. let's get right to nbc's tom costello who covers aviation for us. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning. that's the crash scene over my shoulders. those lights across the water. we know that lee kang-kuk, one of four pilots on board this aircraft. you're right, only 44 hours in the 777, only flown nine times, but had nearly 10,000 hours in total and had flown in here 29 times, including in a 747. so what went wrong? nobody knows right now. the ntsb is hoping to talk to the crew today. we do

. >> i'm matt lauer with natalie morales. i am not a child of the video digital generation, but i can tell you right now, if my car were being swept away by a mud slide my first instinct would not be to take up my camera and start recording the entire episode. >> you wouldn't be instagraming it? >> no, i would be screaming and trying to steer out of it. >> remarkable video though. >> scary. >> we'll have a little more on that in a moment. meantime it is a busy morning around here. we expect closing arguments today in the george zimmerman trial, and the judge has a key decision before her. should the jury be given the option of convicting zimmerman on a lesser charge than murder? we will have that story and be live at the courthouse. >>> we want to begin on this thursday morning with the overnight release of these new 911 calls from passengers aboard asiana flight 214. let's get right to nbc's tom costello at san francisco international airport. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning. we now know the pil

i'm natalie morales along with al roker and mel b. and coming up what these two couples can teach each other and you about saving for retirement. do you know how much you'll need. >> these couples. >> the camera -- >> there they are. >> we wanted to give you time to get ready. >> but now that you've seen them you'll learn from them. >> and we also have special guests up in our kitchen mel's husband and her kids -- their kids -- are here to show us what a typical morning meal looks like in their house given mel's arrival here they probably eat breakfast around 11:00. >> stop it. >> your girls are so cute. >> they're gorgeous. >> plus rocking the plaza all morning long, train tells us 50 ways to say good-bye. >> didn't paul simon do that? >> al you have the check of the weather for us. >> let's see what's going on for your weekend. saturday mild weather up and down the eastcoast. rainmaking it's way through the ohio river valley down into the missouri river valley. central rockies with rain. sunny and hot up in seattle. sunday, sunday,

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales. al is off. coming up this half hour, answers to questions that impact your bottom line. from deciding which credit card to pay off first to when you should start taking your social security. we'll give you what you need to know. >> you have seen them everywhere this summer. the crop tops, the cut outs, the denim, the prints, do you know how to pull them off? all together. there's a right way and wrong way. our models are going head to head to see who is wearing it better. >> that's slow motion fighting. >> if you're shopping today for your 4th of july cook out, we'll tell you what beer goes best with burgers or fish or whatever you're firing up on the grill but first a check of the weather from maria. >> let's start off with the 4th where mother nature is going to have fireworks of her own here. we have rain and showers and thunderstorms. heavy rain from the gulf coast up into the northeast. i-95 corridor. still hot in the southwest but improving in the pacific northwest. the central u.s. contin

>> natalie. >> natalie morales. >> the first to arrive outside royal -- the st. mary's hospital in paddington. we've got a little delay. >> right. this is where she's expected to deliver. hi, guys. yeah, so any minute now, i'm waiting, as is everybody else. the media here, they've all staked out their territory. a couple of weeks ago. our nbc crew, they got here late june. and carved out a perfect little path right here for us. so tells you how much is invested in capturing the first photos and capturing that moment when william and kate will expectedly walk the little baby out and display the baby to the world. already causing such buzz. >> natalie, you have had two children -- >> they will want to come out and display the baby. yes. >> at some point. you've had two babies. you know that baby arrives when god says it's time. you know? >> absolutely. the storks i thought, too, yeah, exactly. >> but, i mean -- >> kate's mom did leave a little indicator. didn't she say something about the baby is going to be a leo? what's that story? >> well, here's the interesting

i'm al roker with natalie morales and carson daly who is filling in for willie. coming up, the real deal when it comes to your health. every day there's a new survey, too much coffee, too little sleep. which rules should you follow? >> too much peanut butter. >> natalie and i will be put to the test. >> and good health when it comes to your pets. does your dog have separation anxiety when you're away. >> yeah. >> well, the vet is back to answer your questions. >> if you can't stand the heat, go into the kitchen. we have three light and easy dishes that require no cooking what so ever. keep you cool for summer. that's the worst thing is to walk into a hot kitchen in the middle of the hot sun. do you have a check of the weather for us? >> let's show you what we've got. beautiful day in the northeast. the showers moved away. we're watching tropical storm flossie 160 miles east of hilo and as you see for today, strong storms poking their way into oklahoma and kansas. beautiful in san diego today. temperature about 73 degrees. 76 in seattle. tomorrow we've got beautif

. >> i feel bad for natalie morales. she has exhausted every possible thing to do in and around the london area. the eyes of the world are on those two doors there. it's lindo wing. >> we'll always have a camera there. we believe that during the course of our hour, the hour from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., someone is going to walk out of that door with the birth announcement. >> i don't think that's going to happen. i think the rumor is the duchess is into a very, what's the nicest way to say it, a very natural -- there's midwives inside. she's going to let nature take its course. there's no royal pitocin happening to speed up this labor process. >> when your girlfriend -- you have two kids. >> yes. >> did the first birth come quickly or did it take a while? >> siri is a machine. that's jackson in the middle. >> how many do you have? >> two. the two in the middle there. >> you think i'm brad pitt? no, those are all the cousins. but the baby girl is my daughter who is a year and then jackson. >> how long with the labor? >>

natalie morales is there, maybe she'll get the first look. >> from kent, ohio. historically, what has been one of the biggest fears when it comes to the birth of a british royal baby? news of the royal baby's birth would be leaked before the rest of the royal family was contacted, the baby would be swapped after birth, the baby would be premature, or the baby would not want to be royal? how does a baby -- never mind. >> let's say, b. >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh. the correct answer, they are worried the baby would be swapped after birth? >> and, in fact, they had a member of parliament present at birth to make sure it was the baby that was born, because if it wasn't a male, they weren't in line for a throne. that's different, they just changed the rules, but back then if they had a female, they were afraid they might swap a new baby. >> did that ever happen? >> i don't think it did, but they put place things to make sure it didn't. but we never know. >> back across. >> this lady is from one of my favorite places in the whole country, upper peninsula of michigan. why

will be a big relief to every day riders like berkeley natalie morales. what are the seat like now. >> they are all right. they are comfortable sometimes. dirty but right now when i see the seats pretty new. pretty great. >> first thing eric noticed was the small number of seats. >> at first i thought it was a bad thing but more i think about how congested it gets and from what i'm being told with more train i think it will work out. >> bart says fewer seats but only about 3 percent fewer. eventually with many more cars than the current fleet over all capacity will actually increas increase. two-thirds of the component for the cars will be american made with final assembly in new york state. >> we have 66 percent domestic content of all the parts coming in. 66 percent made in the u.s. cars assembled in the u.s. >> there will be a series of open houses at the bart station for the public. first cars roll out in 2017 with total replacement scheduled for 2023. project is 75 percent funded by metropolitan transportation commission. the rest by bart. in oakland

>> oh, natalie morales. what did it feel like to be there, nat? >> yeah, you know, i got emotional i think as everybody else did. you see a new little baby come down and it's just an emotional moment and historic moment. so i was happy to be a part of that. >>> meanwhile, good seats there. scalper kind of tickets. those are great. way to go. >> did you wave at the car when it drove behind you natalie? >> oh, yes. absolutely. i mean, i couldn't help but turn around. we were in the middle of a special report and as i saw him get mt. first seat driving off by himself i was like oh my gosh, hi. >> i think we can all relate. >> a moment he'll never forget. i know. we'll see you in a little while. when we come back, new developments on a rossen reports investigation on sale pricing. insiders reveal while the bargains may not be a big deal after all. that's right after this. [ male announcer ] so you used the wrong flea killer. don't blame him. instead, rely on the number one choice of vets for their pets, frontline plus. the killing force of frontline p

but let me bring in natalie morales. she's standing by with a royal expert as well. natalie, first, set the stage. you've been staked out there for many, many days. how was it to hear this big moment that we've all been waiting for and watching today? >> reporter: it was worth the long, long wait, tamron. first waiting for news of labor. once the labor was ongoing, waiting for news of the baby. now waiting for them to come out. it was very much well worth the wait. i think what you just saw was a moment in history that really defines the modern monarchy that this is becoming. william and kate, we talked about them being the thoroughly modern royal couple and wanting to do things their way. you saw when prince william strapped his little baby into that car seat and put him in the backseat of the car that he knew exactly what he was doing, which as you were pointing out, majorly impressed those of us who are parents that have done that. more so, you know that fear when you're leaving with your child for the first time. he looked totally confident, leaving in the driver

"today" show natalie morales is parked outside the palace. you're wearing pink. do you know something we don't know? >> i purposely put this dress on very hopeful that the pink or maybe even blue will somehow spur on the birth of this child. that's right. we are all in the great kate wait here as we are calling it. even the queen today was asked by an intrepid and very young reporter, a school child, about her thoughts on the royal baby and take a listen to what she had to say. >> do you want kids? >> [ inaudible ]. >> >> reporter: so the queen there asked if she prefers a gill or a boy when it comes to her great grandchild. she said she doesn't mind but hopes it this week because next week shea is on holiday or vacation as we say. she, like everyone else, watching and waiting and hoping the news comes first. prince william will call her first. there are reports that kate and william may be splitting their time between buckleberry and london until kate delivers. it means for big business whether it comes to betting here in london. they bet on everything but now i

>> natalie morales, thanks so much. anna bell roberts is joining us from outside buckingham palace. i would imagine it's hard to top the excitement from yesterday. what is the mood like outside the palace today? >> the good news the people who have come here today is the easel that was used for the medical bulletin to announce the birth yesterday is still there. so there is a really long group of people behind me to go and get as close to it as they can. it is behind the railings. that is one thing to do. there are always lots of people here at this time of the year. but extra added sense of excitement. last night i went down and mingled with crowds and there was really a sense of joy and happiness because people have a great deal of admiration and fondness for kate and william. i think there was just a great sense of happiness that this baby had arrived safely. so there is still that sense of joy there today. we have also had, of course, the 41-gun salute in green park next door to the palace where i am now. that was incredibly noisy. the horses rolled past us here and another amaz

. >> also we'll put natalie morales to the test. she is trying a new sport. she's one of the athletes on the show we have around here. wake boarding is what she is going to try. >> but first a check of the weather. maria is in for al today. >> good morning. i want to start off by saying a big thank you and recognizing all of our active military personnel in the crowd this morning. i also want to point out that today and toyota are committed to helping our veterans when they return from service to help find work through the hiring our heros project and the veterans can find more information at today.com. thank you for your service very much. let's take a look at the holiday weekend. all eyes on the wet weather from the gulf coast to the ohio valley through saturday. flash flooding still a concern. heat along the east coast. keep in mind, rip currents a big danger. meanwhile, the mid section off to the west continues, dry, warm, lots of folks into the 90s. >>> 8:32 now, happy friday. i hope odd great fourth of july. heat relief on the way. natural coolant makin

i'm al roker with natalie morales, the voice's carson daly in for willie. >> and a bird in our studio. >> there's a bird flying around the studio. >> how did it get in here? >> the doors were open. >> he's up there in the light shaft. >> a little chirping. >> grab my shotgun in my dressing room. >> wow. >> come on, really? >> you just made friends with peta. >> oh it's a joke. >> it's a joke. we're kidding. not a joke, hilary and -- are they finding it? >> trying to save the bird. >> why don't you put bread crumbs on our desk and it will fly to us. >> birdseed. >> anyway, the president -- there she goes -- >> so, again, the president. >> is this how it's going to go all show long. >> the president and hilary clinton had lunch yesterday afternoon. >> what's the caption for the photo. >> they don't share salt shakers apparently. >> they have their own condiments. >> they had a chicken salad i believe. pasta. >> chicken can dry a man out. there's no water on the table. can you put the picture back up. >> i love it. there's nothing there. >> we're overanalyzing the picture because we don'

and natalie morales will let us know, and she is outside that door. good morning, again. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. we have seen in the last couple minutes a stepped up security presence here. metropolitan police are lining up along the streets. i imagine it's just to make sure that everybody, the media, keeps a safe distance away, and they are getting prepared for the inevitable when the birth announcement is displayed. the media is getting more anxious, and we are all getting a little impatient and that's true, because we are going well on into 9 1/2 hours, and all of us waiting some sort of word. we do know the queen has arrived back at buckingham palace, and the flag was placed over the top of buckingham palace and that's to give the alert that the queen is now in residence, and she was in windsor earlier today, and that's a sign that the queen is getting ready for the birth announcement to be displayed when it's driven over there by the royal aide, and only at that point will the palace announce the details of the birth of the child,

inside studio 1-a, i'm willie geist along with natalie morales. al has the day off. >> did you have a good 4th? >> i was here. so it was fantastic. >> i know. >> i was here -- no, it was a great thing. i was here serving the shareholders of comcast, which is the greatest thing a man can do. >> thank you, willie geist. >> there it is. how was chicago? >> great. after we spent -- i guess a month ago there, there just briefly for your show. a great place to bring the kids and experience it and see the sights and do everything. so we did. here is at -- navy pier on the ferris wheel. and we also did a little shed aquarium. >> isn't that amazing, shed aquarium? >> the ray exhibit so much fun. lake michigan, paddle boarding, the kids had a blast, the water was great. and we had a great time. we even went to a cubs game, fourth row in, fantastic. >> oh, my gosh. >> soriano, two home runs against the pirates. so i think overall, huge success. >> you just touched every base. >> i think so. almost every base. home run for sure. >> good. we're glad to have yo

. >> i'm savannah guthrie with al roker and natalie morales and a bird. we have to address a little wildlife issue we have. >> going to change the theme song to the show to born free. we have a bird that has taken up residence in our studio over the last day and a half and refuses to leave. if you hear chirping in the background. >> now you know why. >> but he's tweeting. >> yeah, twitter handle now. >> i wore this dress so the bird would feel completely at home. >> he'll either land you on or my head. >> we did have animal control here overnight trying to get him out. >> humanely. >> exactly right. >> we have a busy morning in the news. a lot of politics to get to including new twists in the anthony weiner cscandal. >> republicans are facing issues of their own with a war of words with chris christie and rand paul. we'll get to that in a few minutes. >> the democratic drums are beating loudly for anthony weiner to step out of the race for new york mayor but the former congressman keeps stepping up and now his campaign has another scandal. more bad news f

is natalie morales going to join us? . >> we seen recent in the cable wars when you go to news that happens, it seems to benefit. maybe we need to do that. stick around. are you a him who, right? >> as far as i know. >> so you know about these things. >> i have heard. i never have given birth. >> a live shot in london where the baby is -- >> apparently -- >> we don't know where things are. >> she was rushed there in the middle of the night. >> things are progressing normally what we know. >> sources tell joe kernen things are progressing normally. >> i don't want to know anything of the real nitty-gritty stuff. you remember some of that stuff that happens, it's shock. ups reached a tentative settlement. no details were released since the agreement needs final approval. the government sued the firm two years ago over nbs-related losses. a new survey givers an upbeat assessment. different labor. the national association for business economics, says the companies are increaseing their hiring as a result. it's not exactly wh

natalie morales reports for "dateline nbc." >> reporter: with all the excitement this royal baby brings, there's, of course, one person who isn't here to celebrate william and kate. >> i would love to have met her. and she's obviously an inspirational woman to look up to. >> diana would have turned 52 july 1st, quite young for a grandmother. but even in her absence, she will have a profound influence on this new baby. as princess of wales, she broke the mold for royal motherhood. >> diana was very much a part of her kids' lives. >> susannah lipscomb is a historian of the british monarchy. >> in so many ways it seems william has learned from his mother diana and is trying to reflect her sense of trying to be a good parent rather than the historic sense that comes from his grandmother. >> back in 1981 after dazzling the world with their own majestic royal wedding, prince charles and princess diana face the same anticipation that william and kate have experienced, that pressure to produce the next heir to the throne. then just three months after their marriage, buckingham palace announced

. >>> coming up, we're going live to natalie morales on the wait for kate. there's some word this morning that natalie, while she has "great expectations," may be at the wrong hospital. a little more on that just ahead. >>> and why is something that mcdonald's did to try to help its workers being blasted by many of them this morning? we'll have that story. first, we'll head over to matt. >>> it's been nearly 17 months since 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot and killed and five days since george zimmerman was found not guilty of second degree murder, a verdict that's led to ongoing protests in cities around the country and new debates about race and guns in this country. tracy martin and sybrina fulton are trayvon martin's parents, jahvaris fulton is his brother. good morning to everybody. we haven't heard. it's five days now since the verdict, what's your reaction? >> still shocked, still in disbelief. we felt in our hearts that we were going to get a conviction. we thought that the killer of our unarmed child was going to be convicted of the crime that he

let's get right to natalie morales at st. mary's hospital. hopefully, she's out of the line of fire. natalie, good morning to you. >> i certainly am out of the line of fire, matt. i've got to tell you, a lot of excitement, as you can imagine, with the arrival of this new baby here, but also a lot of excitement about the visitors who are soon to be arriving here. we just got word from kensington palace and buckingham palace spokespeople that the middletons are on their way. they're expected to be arriving here imminently, so the press all excited that, once again, we have something new to report here this morning. but of course, the moment everyone is waiting for is the moment when william and kate walk out of those now very famous doors, when they present their child to this world. at that moment, it is expected they will likely make some kind of statement to the media and to the world about their new little baby boy. and as, meanwhile, the world continues to celebrate all over the world. a 41 gun salute at green park and another 21-gun salut

natalie morales is there. maybe she'll get first look. >> historically, what's one of the biggest fears when it come toss the birth of a british royal baby? news would be leaked before the rest of the royal family was contacted? the baby would be swapped after birth? the baby would be premature or the baby doesn't want to be royal? how does the baby -- never mind. >> let's say "b." >> oh, my gosh. >> the correct answer, they're worried the baby would be swapped after birth? >> they have a member of parliament present at birth to make sure it was the baby born. if it wasn't a male they're not in line for the throne. back then, if they had a female they were afraid they might swap a new baby. >> does that ever happened? >> i don't think it did. but they put things in place to make sure it didn't. >> back across to kathie lee. >> this lady is from the upper peninsula of michigan. why are you here? never mind. what percentage of british women who give birth in a hospital also have a midwife present? less than 10%,