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Attack . Well bring you the latest live. And caught on camera, fiery plane crash in Southern California on to one of the nations busiest highways. Only one vehicle struck, and amazingly no commuters were hurt. And the pilot and passenger rushed to the hospital but miraculously survived. Those stories, plus Venus Williams speaks out for the first time in the wake of a fatal car crash she was involved in. And the man behind the mask. Well chase down the freeze whos quickly becoming an internet sensation. And adele cancels the final two shows of her world tour. Is she done touring for good . A possibility many fans are dreading. Today, saturday, july 1st, 2017. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on nbc this saturday morning. Im craig melvin. Im sheinelle jones. Dylan dreyer is here, as well, on this 1st day of july. It is shaping up to be a very busy saturday. Indeed. Well get right to our top story this morning, that mass shooting inside a nightclub in little rock, arkansas. This is some video that was posted to facebook. It reportedly captures the terrifying moments when the shots rang out. [ gunfire ] [ screams ] details are still coming in, but police are telling us 17 people were hurt by gunfire after some dispute inside the power lounge nightclub in little rock. One person is in Critical Condition. More people got hurt. Some of them trampled in the chaos of trying to escape. There was a stampede. The youngest victim, were told, just 16 years old. Police say at this point they do not believe it was an act of terror. The horrific event, though, an awful reminder of the orlando pulse nightclub shooting where 49 people were killed just over a year ago. Well have more on what went down in little rock throughout the morning. Meantime, investigators are combing the scene of that deadly shooting at the hospital here in new york city. This as we learn more about the gunman and the job loss that apparently triggered his rampage. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk is live outside the hospital in the bronx. Good morning. Reporter good morning. A picture of this gunman is really beginning to take shape. Dr. Henry bello was hired here at bronxlebanon in 2014. He was then forced to resign just six months later. He was arrested multiple times on a number of charges including sex abuse and unlawful surveillance. No one here at this hospital was prepared for what he would eventually do. The suspect being reported as a person with a long gun. Reporter this morning, new details on the deadly shooting rampage at a new york City Hospital friday. A Massive Police and firefighting response on scene. Bronxlebanon hospital on lockdown. We have a confirmed active shooter. Shots fired at the location. Several people have been shot on the 16th and 17th floors by a lone gunman armed with an assault rifle. Reporter Emergency Responders inside and on the roof going room to room looking for a suspect. An update on the shooter. Hes a male black with a white doctors coat on. Reporter the shooter has been identified as 45yearold henry bello, a former employee at the hospital. The doctor has a long rap sheet including sex abuse and unlawful surveillance. A man claiming to be bello sent a letter to the New York Daily News hours before saying hed been fired because of accusations hed been rude to a nurse and then, threatened a colleague. The man claiming to be bello wrote they were bogus complaints. According to a senior nypd official, bello asked for a specific doctor. When that person was not available, he began shooting randomly. Then during the incident, the hospitals fire alarm system activated. Apparently due to the suspects attempt to set himself on fir. Reporter Officials Say the Sprinkler System doused the flames before causing damage to the massive 1,000bed hospital. An hour after the shooting began, terrified witnesses began filing out. Scary. I thought i could be like what happened in orlando, killed in the bathroom. Reporter in all, there were seven victims. A female doctor was killed. Five other hospital staff are in Critical Condition, including doctors, residents, and medical students. One patient is stable. Officers encountered the male suspect lying on the floor dead of an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound. Reporter no First Responders were injured in the attack. God bless our First Responders. They put the safety of their fallen new yorkers first. Reporter the injured are in Critical Condition and undergoing surgery. Law enforcement sources say dr. Bello was firing an ar15, a powerful semiautomatic rifle. Police in this city sometimes call it a weapon of war. Sheinelle, back to you. Thank you. Two people who were aboard a plane that crashed on a busy Southern California freeway both alive and in the hospital. The fiery accident was caught on camera. Nbcs Steve Patterson is live at the airport where they were trying to land. Steve, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you, craig. Thats exactly right. This is the airport where the pilot took off from, quickly realized there was something wrong with the engine, and tried to scramble back. The plane went down just a short distance from here, just missing its intended runway target. Instead, crashing into busy highway traffic with the pilot calling for mayday. Panic above one of the countrys busiest freeways. Still trying to get a little altitude. I lost my right engine. Reporter the pilot screaming emergency, tumbling toward traffic. 279, may day, may day. Reporter commuters on the 405 freeway shocked. Oh, my god. Reporter flaming wreckage strewn over both directions of a busy 12lane thoroughfare heading into a Holiday Weekend. The pieces slamming into one drivers pickup truck. Saw flames all around us. Thought at first there was just a big rig that hit us. Essentially tried to regain control of my vehicle. Reporter the cessna 310 carrying the pilot and passenger had just departed john Wayne National airport friday morning when the pilot reported trouble. The plane forced to head back when it struck the freeway. Like one of those things like this cant be happening. Reporter offduty firefighter john meffert was in traffic on his way to a Family Vacation when he saw the fireball explode in front of them. Since they hit the wall, really the plane went up in flames. Reporter the 17year Fire Department veteran says his instincts kicked in. You see him dragging the victim to safety. Able to manage to pull them out of the plane. Yes, its destroyed. He probably saved their lives. Reporter the victims, a man and woman in their 50s and 60s were rushed to the hospital in serious condition. No one on the ground was hurt. I was amazed. They werent burned. A lot of people had angels over them today. Reporter a frightening freeway scene somehow steering just clear of tragedy. This morning the pilot and passenger remain in the hospital. No updates on their condition at this point. Everybody who saw the accident scene, you saw the people on board the plane that said this could have if not should have been a whole lot worse. A lot of folks lucky to be alive this morning. Thank you. This morning, President Trump is at his golf club in new jersey hoping for a little relaxation. Hes caught deep in the controversy over his tweet storm about the host of msnbcs morning joe. Kelly odonnell is live in bridgewater, new jersey. Good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. President trump is just days away from his second foreign trip where he heads to poland and germany for the g20 summit, and that will include the muchanticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin. Theres so much happening at home. And the Trump Administration may be hoping that our allamerican holiday will give them a break from controversy. The trump family version of an american summer tradition. With a president ial lift to get them to their new jersey home. A fourth of july getaway that leaves the biggest fireworks behind in washington. Fallout in the rose garden. And on morning tv. He appears to have a fragile, impet us on, childlike ego. Reporter the president s tweets with insults aimed at the tv hosts drew criticism. He needs to put it away. Reporter the white house described as social media selfdefense. Its incredible to watch people play armchair psychologists. Reporter host Joe Scarborough claimed three white house officials told him they could prevent an unflattering National Enquirer story if the program pulled back criticism of the president. They said, if you call the president up and you apologize for your coverage, then he will pick up the phone and basically spike the story. Reporter the National Enquirer said it had absolutely no involvement. The president said, he called me to stop the national enqu e enquir enquirer article. I said no. President trump said no to any questions, despite inviting journalists to cover three separate events with south koreas president friday, but reacted to jostling for camera positions in the oval office. You guys are getting worse. Reporter a different blow to the white house is coming from more than 20 State Governments refusing to give Voter Registration data to a Trump Commission examining possible voter fraud. This is an outrageous attempt by this administration to suppress voters, to disenfranchise voters. We will not comply. Reporter the white house said those who refuse are playing games. I think that its mostly a political stunt. This is a commission thats asking for publicly available data. Reporter and that comment from Sarah Sanders was part of a briefing that the white house refused to put on camera. You could only hear her voice there. And this weekend, the president is also heading back to washington briefly to attend a veterans event while hes also enjoying time with family and perhaps preparing for that big trip and that meeting with Vladimir Putin flnext week. Craig . Well take it from here. Thank you. Elise jordan is an msnbc news analyst and former Senior Policy Adviser to the rand paul campaign. Fill up rucker is a bureau chief for the washington post. Good morning to both of you. Elise, this is not a light news week coming out of washington. We have the health care battle, obviously, the visit from the south korean president. We have this voter fraud commission. And yet what dominated the news cycle was this twitter squabble between trump and these msnbc hosts. What do you make of this . Its really unfortunate that President Trump had to let his, quite frankly by this point, wellknown misogyny overshadow everything that he was attempting to accomplish this week. He also met with the indian prime minister. There were there was so much happening in washington. Yet his nastiness on twitter completely overshadowed his agenda and the failure of the Health Care Bill to get any traction. Phillip, speaking of the Health Care Bill, i want to put on the screen the tweet from President Trump yesterday. This is what he tweeted yesterday morning. If republican senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately repeal and then replace at a later date. Heres what President Trump said just six months ago. It will bey with pe y witrep replace. Will be essentially simultaneously but will most likely be on the same day or same week but probably the same day. Could be the same hour. Phillip, why the change in strategy now . I think it speaks to the president s impatience frankly with the legislative process. He wants to be able to fulfill the Campaign Promise to get rid of obamacare immediately. Hes running out of patience. This idea of repealing first and replacing potentially months later i think is a nonstarter on capitol hill. This is a very complicated issue, and i think the senate, if theyre going to do anything, theyre going to try to do it together in one bill. So the political feasibility notwithstanding, what would be the practical effect of repealing obamacare and replacing it later . It would drag there out. A complicated system, you would repeal obamacare and go back to basically the Health Care System we had before the Affordable Care act. And then make another change later. The practical effect is that the businesses, the insurance companies, the doctors, the hospitals, all of the stakeholders in our Health Care Network in america would have no certainty. Theyd be operating in an uncertain environment which is pretty dangerous for that industry. Elise, let me ask you finally about this voter fraud commission. Can you talk about, is this politically motivated . If we cheap keep in mind President Trump said three million to five million votes were illegally cast. Some 20 states refusing to hand over information. Whats driving this . For President Trump, this is just a political distraction. He isnt trying to make a real attempt to solve the problem of voter fraud, as weve seen by his complete lack of concern with any russian interference in this last election. Whats crazy about this story, though, is that its uniting red state and blue state and angering so many secretaries of state. Im from mississippi. My secretary of state told President Trump they can jump in the gulf of mexico before hes going to part with any of mississippis voter data. Which this is mississippi. He really has managed to anger the right and the left of this. Never shortage of news. Thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you. It seems like theres an end in sight in the battle over mosul with iraqi forces just blocks away from claiming victory against isis. Nbcs Richard Engel is on the front line in iraq. Reporter we are now in downtown mosul with american and iraqi troops working here in spartan conditions, working extraordinarily closely together with the iraqis doing most of the frontline fighting and american troops providing intelligence, advice, and calling in air strikes. [ gunfire ] its taken u. S. Backed iraqi forces nine months of street to street, even housetohouse fighting. Now theyre in the final stages of clearing isis from the city of mosul. The combat in the backgrounds is uncomfortably close. Thats 20meter gunfight. Reporter the fighters in any idea how many . No, not sure it matters, the daesh efforts are going to fight to the death. Reporter we went to see where the isis fighters, many wearing suicide vests, were holed up in an area now in ruins. When you come to the front line, you quickly realize how difficult the terrain is. This is the ancient part of mosul. This is an area of small alley ways, perfect for hitandrun attacks. Many streets too nary for american and iraq narrow for american and iraqi troops to pass through them. Its clear to see why isis would choose to make this part of mosul its last stand in the city. [ gunfire ] caught in this battle zone in mosul are thousands of families, many now escaping isis reign of terror, draconian laws, and public beheadings. This man saying he was reborn, thanking everyone he saw, even us. In a mosque not far from here three years ago, leader al baghdadi announced the creation of his islamic state, the socalled caliphate. Last week, isis blew up the mosque. On friday, iraqi forces raised their flag on the spot. This is the final days of the caliphate in mosul. What does that mean for the war against isis . This is a catastrophic setback. You cant claim glory and be defeated by Security Forces in mosul. Reporter a few more blocks to go to clear mosul, but they could prove previously the hardest yet. American commanders wont put an exact timeline as to when they think the mosul operation will be finished, but they say it is likely a matter of days. Richard engel in mosul. Dylan, how about a check of the weather . We had a lot of storms yesterday in parts of the country. More than 100 reports of Severe Weather. Today well see more Severe Weather. Not all that widespread. This morning, its through northern texas, north of st. Average low where we have st. Angelo where we have stronger storms. Upstate new york, heavier storm activity, too. Yesterday we had a reported tornado. No damage or injuries. Still one was spotted. Its ahead of the cold front. We will see another line of storms move into the northeast, through new york and new york city, but not until thi good morning. Im krystal klei. Today we are looking at hot, humid conditions. And the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms particularly in the afternoon hours. From 3 00 to 9 00, were under a first alert. 86 in lansdale, right around the low to mid80s through the lehigh valley. And 86 for vovoorhees. Upper 70s along the jersey shore. Remember, because of the higher humidity, it will feel even hotter than it actually is. Thats your latest forecast. Thanks. Still to to come, who can beat the freeze . The superhuman figure flying past fans. And a carp thats more clever than its captors. That story and more in our weekweek ly weekly recap, the download. Time for the download, our look back at the week that was. While politics dominated much of the conversation, there were a lot of other stories that caught our attention, as well, from the frightful flight that had passengers praying to a paralyzing cyberattack worldwide. Just some of the stories that you may have missed. There week, tough, new security requirements for International Flights entering the u. S. The white house says its all in an effort to protect against isis. More thorough carryon bag checks at foreign airports. More bombsniffing dogs. More swabbing for explosives. More 3d carryon bag scanners like the ones being tested in phoenix. Unless we all raise our security standards, terrorists who see commercial aviation as the greatest takedown will find and attack the weakest link. Some travelers not happy. I feel like were trying to put a bandaid on a flesh wound and call it good. And another International Cyberattack reached american shores this week, crippling thousands of computers worldwide, paralyzing global companies, and demanding digital ransom from their owners. This is a highly profitable business. We have to remember that organized cybercrime totals up to almost 445 billion on an annual basis. Reporter the outbreak is the latest and the most sophisticated in a series of attacks, making use of dozens of hacking tools that were stolen from the National Security agency and leaked on line back in april. In columbia, an afternoon on the water turned tragic. A ferry with tourists took on water and sank in minutes as nearby boats rushed to help. Lower level passengers quickly scrambling to the top deck as the boat started to sink. Translator people began to climb on to other people to get out. There were a lot of injured people. At least seven passengers dead, others still missing. And striking moments caught on camera this week. On board an air asia flight, two hours of bonerattling shaking had passengers praying. Pulling out the life jackets. We thought there was a good chance we were going to go down. The plane eventually made a safe landing. A dramatic rescue in california. A swimmer who had been swept away in raging waters plucked from a boulder next to a 50foot waterfall. And a colorado woman pulled into her garage and found an unexpected visitor. [ scream ] shoo, bear, shoo. In other animal news, these fresh made a big catch but spent too much showing off. The clever carp wiggled its way to freedom. And a little boy had maybe too much fun with grandpas leaf blower. [ laughter ] thats my favorite video of the week. So much power in his hands. Ah that kid, we should get that kids name. Make sure hes on a watch list. Something like that i think she liked it. She comes back for more. So fun. You see that carp, by the way, the fish . That carp was just trying to seize the day. Love that. Wait the carp carpe diem. The folks arent funny when you have to explain them. What . Got it. Dont touch me. Still to come on today, fourth of July Fireworks. Jeff rossen with Important Information to keep your family safe. Plus, we know the names of jayz and beyonces twins. Theres a big clue out there. And celebrities flock to support a birthday boy whos been bullied, coming up. First these messages. Cute story. Good morning. Im rosemary connors. Weve issued a first alert because we have storms passing through later on. Krystal klei has the details. So pennsylvania, being new jersey and delaware with the exception of the beaches and jersey shore, we have the possibility ever strong to severe thunderstorms especially in the afternoon. Ever strong toe thunderstorms especially in the afternoon. 9 00, it will break apart over the shore. We have the potential for localized wind damage, brief downpours and intense lightning. But we may see some spot storms pop up say late morning early afternoon ahead of that line. As we look right now, a good start. Cloudy conditions and it is already humid. Later today, we are looking at temperatures in the upper 80s, feeling like were in the 90s. And it will be a hot and humid forecast. Out this evening for the penns landing concert, low 80s with the possibility of thunderstorms through 8 00 p. M. We have new video into nbc 10, this is the scene of a water main break in west philadelphia, this is near 60th street and traffic is being detoured. You can see one philly Police Officer on scene. Crews will be working to fix the problem throughout the morning. Well keep you posted. Also breaking news out of trenton that were watching. The new jersey State Government is officially shut down. All essential services are running and emergency services, but places like state parks and the Motor Vehicle Commission Agencies, those are closed. Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency. He wants lawmakers back in trenton later this morning. Lawmakers failed to meet a midnight deadline for passing a new budget. The family focuses on governor christies attempt to have more control over the states Largest Health insurer. There is also breaking news on a budget impasse in delaware. Lawmakers blew through a midnight deadline, they are in session right now trying to pass a temporary measure to get the state through the weekend. The governor says he will call those lawmakers into session every day until there is now ba show. Back on this saturday, july 1st, 2017. A fantastic crowd of folks on the plaza. Well head outside soon to say hello. Im sheinelle jones. Heres whats making headlines this morning a mass shooting overnight at a nightclub in little rock, arkansas, apparently after some sort of dispute broke out. 17 people were shot, others trampled in the rush to get out. Venus williams has taken to facebook to express her condolences after a car accident in florida killed a 78yearold man. That accident happened last month when williams suv pulled too far into anjection. The mans an intersection. The mans car didnt have enough time to stop and collided with williams car. She wasnt cited by police but was found at fault for failing to yield to the right of way. The family of the victim has filed a civil complaint. And steph curry has agreed to a fiveyear, 201 million deal to stay with the golden state warriors. Golden state won the championship last month. Now to a manhunt after an incident of road rage turned deadly. Morgan radford has that story. Reporter good morning. In fact, police this morning, they are going through all those tips and trying to find the man that they say murdered an 18yearold girl. Her parents are speaking out, telling me that they are saying for the first time its time for justice in their case to be served. Killed my baby. Shes in a better place with her brother. Reporter overnight, friend and family gathered to remember 18yearold Bianca Roberson after police say she was shot and killed in an act of road rage. Im still in shock. It hasnt hit me yet. Reporter the manhunt intensifying this morning. Authorities releasing a sketch of this man, believed to be the driver behind a red chevy pickup truck seen here in surveillance video. Bianca was driving home from a College Shopping spree when a twolane highway merged into one. Thats when police say the suspect became enraged. He pulled out a gun and shot the High School Grad in the head. We dont have any evidence of any more than the one shot that struck the victim at there time. Were still looking. Reporter roberson died instantly. Her car careening off the side of the road. One female operator is not responding. Theyre now saying shes not breathing. Reporter her parents devastated. When found out what happened and found out this is about road rage, what went through your mind . Whats wrong with peoples minds today that we flip out like that . Like whats what happened . Whats wrong . Reporter road rage incidents across the country are becoming more violent and more deadly. In california this month, watch as this motorcyclist kicks a car moments before it burst into flames, leaving an innocent truck driver lucky to escape with his life. The number of fatal accidents involving enraged drivers has increased nearly tenfold since 2004. While 80 of motorists say theyve experienced significant anger behind the wheel. Anger that has police on high alert this Holiday Weekend and the robersons praying for peace. She had a heart of gold. She had a heart of gold. And this person that took her took so much out of this world. In a tragic turn of events, that family also lost their only other child to the road, as well. Their son died of a heart attack while driving. They say they still havent been able to see the body of their daughter. They do hope that she can be laid to rest soon, and the culprit, they hope, is held responsible. Heartbreaking. My goodness. Thank you. Dylan dreyers back with another check of the weather for us this weekend. Yes. Warmer temperatures for the Holiday Weekend in some areas. Lets look if youre traveling across anywhere in the United States. On saturday, we are going to see the best chance of wet weather up and down the east coast. Especially through the afternoon and evening. Stronger storms through syracuse, as well. This stretches back into arkansas. Then on sunday, were going to see most of our activity down in and around atlanta. If you have any flights, check with your airlines to see if the heavier rain causes delays there. On monday, were looking at the middle of the country seeing the storms from omaha into memphis. Even most of florida and southeast will see scattered showers and storms. On the fourth of july itself, if are you traveling, we will see some thunderstorms through the midwest. Also down bo the southeast. In northeast, well see a pretty nice day for your fireworks. The macys fourth of July Fireworks spectacular, 79 degrees, partly cloudy, about as good as you can get tuesday night for the fourth of July Fireworks. Good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. Today we have the poebts int of strong to severe thunderstorm. From 3 00 to 9 00, were under a first alert. 88 in center city. Right around the low mid80s through the lehigh valley. And 86 for voorhees. Upper 70s along the jersey shore and also the upper 80s near 90 in delaware. But remember because of the higher humidity, it will feel even hotter than it actually is. Before i before i go, i wa mention that Womens Health magazine is out with a list of the 15 wealthiest cities in america. Thats wealthiest with a well. I mean the hottest Health Destinations for your personal well being. Among them, newton, massachusetts, near my old stomping grounds near boston. I partnered with Womens Health magazine to give my thoughts on the best time to travel there. For newton, id recommend visiting between june and october. The weather is just about perfect. Theyve got great places to work out indoors and outdoors. Typical summertime weather in new england. For tips, pick up the july august issue of Womens Health magazine. Cool. I like you on Womens Health. You belong there. Healthy woman. Ill take that. Thank you. Just ahead, is adele finished with touring . Is she done . Why her fans are dreading the worst this morning. Thats coming up in pop star. Plus, making sure you and your family stay if youre using fireworks for the fourth of july. An important rossen reports update. Update. First, these messages. Infinity paint from hgtv home update. First, these messages. By sherwinwilliams has complete onecoat coverage. And its also stain resistant. How stain resistant . This stain resistant. And it s also scrubbable. So scrubbable. It has complete onecoat coverage. And its ohso durable. This durable. Infinity paint from hgtv home by sherwinwilliams. 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Today National Investigative correspondent jeff rossen is about to show you how quickly things can go wrong. Reporter hey, guys, good morning to you. Happy july 4th weekend. Ill be celebrating with my family this weekend. Hope you are, too. So much fun, family time, and fireworks. Every year there are big accidents from fireworks. Thousands of people injured. This morning, the explosions caught on camera and important tips to keep your family safe from your back yard to the big shows. [ screams ] youre watching a fireworks misfire in california. Run run reporter the display malfunctions, sending projectiles everywhere. Two dozen spectators injured. At this Fireworks Show in pennsylvania, another botched launch injuring 11. Just this week, this Police Officer losing part of his arm when a firework misfired. You can hear the moment the mortar went off and exploded into him. Yeah, that didnt sound good [ scream ] reporter its not just big displays turning tragic, many are injured at home. This teen had her legs badly burned. I saw the flash. My friends started running. Reporter even celebrities have been injured. Nfl defensive end Jason Pierre Paul almost lost his entire right hand from a fireworks accident. The second it blew off my whole hand right there. Reporter the issue now so important to him hes teamed up with officials to warn others of the danger. All i can do is think about my son and if im going to make it. Now i look to safety. Reporter new numbers just out show that in 2016 11,000 people were sent to the hospital, and four people died because of fireworks gone wrong. We showed you more live on today. We good . Lets take the tight shot of the watermelon to see what this can do. Fire. Lets see what can happen when you lean over a firework. Ready, fire. Look what happened. We saw a professionalgrade firework. Consumers should not be using them for two reasons in particular theyre far more potent, and their fuse time is far shorter. On a consumer firework, you have six to nine seconds to get away, and thats a matter of life and death. Reporter fireworks arent just potentially dangerous. Theyre often illegal. So youll want to check your local laws. If you are going to use fireworks, here are some tips experts say always keep a bucket of water nearby. Only light them one at a time, and step back until each one goes off. Heres another one if you have a dud, it doesnt go off, dont relight it. Theyre more likely to explode unexpectedly. We have even more safety tips on our website right now. Just in time for your july 4th weekend. Today. Com. We encourage folks to head to the website for tips. Absolutely. You hear about these accidents every single year. Its worth repeating. Dylan, what do we have coming up in the orange room . Just ahead, were sharing the love. Celebrities are rallying to the defense of a little boy who had been bullied just in time for his birthday. Thats coming up right after this. This. [ cheers ] this is a story about mail and packages. And its also a story about people. People who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams theyre handing us more than mail theyre handing us their business and while we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget. That your business is our business the United States postal service. Priority you theres nothing original about your original floors. At lowes, we have all the latest flooring styles and trends at prices you can afford. Get this ceramic tile flooring starting at only 49¢ at the lowes go fourth Holiday Savings event. Present. Youre always itthinking about it. S always what if my cancer comes back . Ive been working on this therapy for 5 years now and were getting ready to go to the clinic. My son definitely keeps me fighting. 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A dad whose son was bullied at his birthday took to social media with an interesting request. Such a moving story. A father from Northern England posted tweets that went viral saying, strange request anyone know anyone famous, wellknown, who could send ollie a positive birthday message . The bully says that everything o has, he has bigger better more often. O excited about his birthday but told it wont be as great as his own. I appreciate it is an odd request. Just would love someone to tell him he does mean something and bullying is not okay ever. O, i admit, has his moments, but seeing some other boy get away with this is harrowing. I wouldnt wish it on anyone. Thank you. The internet rallied and deli r delivered ollie an outpouring of support and birthday wishes from big names. Take a look. Actor russell crow tweeted, hey, ollie, heard it was your birthday, 9 years old, eh . Congratulations, happy birthday. Astronaut tim peake, hope your birthday is the best ever. Aim high, dude. Eric keys, cartoonist, tweeted, happy birthday from a guy on the simpsons whos not quite famous but draws a kid who is. Hope you have an awesome day. Were not superstars or astronauts, but our team was also touched by the story and wanted to show ollie some love. Happy birthday from weekend today. Hope its the best birthday ever. We hope you feel especially confident and enjoy every day of your life, whether its your birthday or not. Into that. So special. If ollies ever in the neighborhood, an invitation to stop by, as well. Please do. Fan enthusiatastic. Next, can you beat the freeze . The man behind the mask whos flying past fans on the baseball field and into social media stardom. First, this is today on nbc. To that customability. Youve got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. Very customizable. You can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. We couldnt be any happier. You can choose the arm, you cgiant has unbelievable pro tip produce prices. so youll never have to choose between your favorites. I thought i was your favorite. Take a fresh look at giants produce prices. Just in time for summer, one Baseball Team is putting the freeze on fans. An Atlanta Braves employee has turned into a social media sensation as he races people across the outfield. The results can be downright hilarious. Nbcs Maya Rodriguez has the story. Reporter as if he sprinted off the pangs ges of a comic bo the man known as the freeze is running right on to the field at suntrust park and into the realm of social media sensation. I dont feel like a superhero. I feel like im at a track meet. Reporter the man behind the mask is nigel palton. A former College Track standout and current member of the Atlanta Braves grounds crew. They contacted me, asked me did i want to run. I was like, yeah, i like to run. Reporter the freeze started as a team promotion, but it took on a life of its own. The freeze i do not think i could beat the freeze. The freeze, me and you. Reporter for a gift certificate, fans get a big head start. The freeze reporter to try and outrun the freezes fast footwork. Oh, no alex, alex reporter sometimes face first. Chariots of fire this is not. Yep, another one goes down. I always congratulate the guys that im running against. Reporter and when baseball season wraps up, the freeze is stepping it up. I want to start back training full time and try to make the usa indoor team. Reporter his eyes set on an even bigger prize the 2020 olympics. For now i just want to entertain the fans. And to see everyone stand on their feet wanting to beat the freeze is announced, its pretty cool. Reporter the freeze, running on a field of dreams with olympic aspirations. The freeze takes the lead reporter for today, Maya Rodriguez, nbc news. That is awesome. So fast. I like it when people dont know who he is. Then you wonder. Yeah. Whos exactly. Wish him the best. The freeze 2020. That was good. Still to come, a lot of news to cover. Well bring you the latest on the deadly shooting rampage at a new york City Hospital. Then a fiery plane crash on a california freeway. How did it happen, and how did those on board survive . And can a meatless burger taste like the real thing . Well give it a go in our next half hour. First, these messages. It looks like the real thing. The average familys hectic home its raised 1 dare devil, 2 dynamic diy duos, and an entrepreneur named sharon. Its witnessed 31 crashes, 4 food fights, and the flood of 09. Its your paradise perfected with behr premium plus low odor paint. The best you can buy starting under 25. Unbelievable quality. Unbeatable prices. Right now get incredible savings on behrs toprated paints and stains. Only at the home depot. The roles you play in life are parlets dance grandma you. 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We may have Severe Weather later, so we have issued a first alert. Yeah, thats right. Today wont be a washout, you dont have to cancel every plan, but you do need to be prepared for particularly the afternoon hours for some strong to severe storms passing through pennsylvania, being new jersey and delaware. Except the shore and beaches. They are not under the first alert. From 3 00 to 9 00 is when we think the line will pass from west to east. And it should weaken as it goes farther east as we drop the temperature later. We are looking at localized wind damage, brief downpours and some intense lightning possible as the line moves through. Lets look at where are we are right now. Its cloudy, were in the 70s. 78 in philadelphia, 73 in the sub bhushs. Abo suburbs. Right now were dry, but in the afternoon we may see the thunderstorms pass through and very hot and humid conditions. 89 in the lehigh valley, 88 in philadelphia. And now breaking news out of trenton, the new jersey State Government is officially shut down. All essential services are running, but places like state parks and Motor Vehicle Commission Agencies, they are closed. Governor Chris Christie declared the state of emergency early this morning. He have wants lawmakers back in trenton at 11 00. Lawmakers failed to meet a midnight deadline for passing a new budget. The stalemate focusing on governor christies attempt to have more control over the states Largest Health insurer. There is also breaking news in delaware, lawmakers there blew through the midnight deadline. They are trying to pass a temporary measure to get the state through the weekend. The governor will call lawmakers into session tomorrow and every day there after until there is an agreement. Im rosemary connors. Well be back in about 25 minutes with another update. You can always catch us here on air and on the nbc10. Com app and also movie under the stars this evening in germantown. Good morning. Breaking news shooting spree. [ gunfire ] panic and pandemonium after gunshots are fired at a concert inside a club in little rock, arkansas. At least 17 shot and even more injured in the stampede that followed. That as we learn new details about the gunman behind that deadly hospital shooting in new york city. Did the former doctor hint of what was to come in an email sent to a new york city newspaper hours before the attack . Well bring you the latest live. Caught on camera. A fiery plane crash in Southern California on to one of the nations busiest highways. Only one vehicle struck, and amazingly, no commuters hurt. The pilot and passenger rushed to the hospital, but miraculously survive. And broadway dreams. Well meet some of the nations most talented theatrical teens who are embarking on an opportunity of a lifetime. Today, saturday, july 1st, 2017. Its my 10th birthday. Its my 50th birthday. [ cheers ] kansas city loves today. Im celebrating my graduation from nursing school. Congratulations hello from texas hey, yall. Fire department in the house. The today show [ cheers ] good morning, welcome back to today on a saturday morning. One of my favorite parts to today, a lot of folks outside. The fourth of july weekend, a lot of eyes on the skies. It looks mostly okay. Well take it. Well get the full forecast in a moment. Right now well get to the top story a mass shooting overnight inside a nightclub in little rock, arkansas. Police say a dispute led to the shooting. Lets go to morgan radford. Shes following the new developments. Morning an . Reporter thats right. Weve been following the story since it happened, breaking news. We found out the shooting occurred inside the power lounge club in little rock. This video, watch this, posted to facebook. Apparently it captures the terrifying moments when shots rang out. [ gunfire ] police say you can hear the shots there. [ gunfire ] those were the shots you just heard ringing out inside the cl club. About 17 people were wounded, and that was after a dispute in the club. The band finesse 2 times listed as performing last night. One victim initially in Critical Condition just now upgraded to stable. Other people also got injured. Some of them trampled in the chaos, simply trying to escape. The youngest victim is just 16 years old. Police say they do not believe this was an act of terror. The shooting was an awful reminder of the orlando pulse nightclub massacre where you remember 49 people were killed just over a year ago. True. So sad. Thank you. Meanwhile, investigators this morning are combing the scene of that deadly shooting at a hospital here in new york city. This as we learn more about the gunman and the job loss that apparently triggered his rampage. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk is live outside the hospital in the bronx. Good morning. Reporter craig, we are getting a much clearer picture of this alleged shooter. Dr. Henry bello was hired here at this hospital in 2014 and then forced to resign just six months later. He was arrested a number of times on multiple charges including sexual abuse and unlawful surveillance. Y about but no one here at bronxlebanon was prepared for what he box office to do. Person with a long gun reporter new details on the deadly shooting rampage at a new york City Hospital friday. A Massive Police and firefighting response on scene. Bronxlebanon hospital on lockdown. We have a confirmed active shooter. Shots fired at the location. Several people have been shot on the 16th and 17th floors by a lone gunman armed with an assault rifle. Reporter Emergency Responders inside and on the roof, going room to room looking for a suspect. Im going to give you an update on the shooter. He is a male black with a white doctors coat on. Reporter the shooter has been identified as 45yearold henry bello, a former employee e hospital. The doctor has a long rap sheet including sex abuse and unlawful surveillance. A man claiming to be bello sent an email to the New York Daily News hours before the attack writing hed been fired from the hospital because of accusations hed been rude to a nurse, then threatened a colleague. The man claiming to be bello wrote they were bogus complaints. According to a senior nypd official, bello asked for a specific doctor. When that person was not available, he began shooting randomly. Then during the incident, the hospitals fire alarm system activated. Apparently due to the suspects attempt to set himself on fire. Reporter Officials Say the Sprinkler System doused the flames before causing damage to the massive 1,000bed hospital. An hour after the shooting began, terrified witnesses began filing out. Scary. I thought i could be like what happened in orlando, killed in the bathroom. Reporter in all, there were seven victims. A female doctor was killed. Five other hospital staff are in Critical Condition, including doctors, residents, and medical students. One patient is stable. Officers encountered the male suspect lying on the floor dead of an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound. Reporter no First Responders were injured in the attack. God bless our First Responders. They put the safety of their fellow new yorkers first. Reporter a number of those injured hospital workers are still undergoing surgeries this morning. Law enforcement says that dr. Bello was firing an ar15. That is a powerful semiautomatic weapon. Police in the city sometimes refer to it as a weapon of war. Craig . Stephanie gosk for us this morning. Thanks. Two people are recovering today after a crash landing at a small plane on one of americas busiest highways. Take a look at this video. It shows the fiery crash on Southern Californias 405 freeway. The pilot reported trouble after taking off from John Wayne Airport friday. He clipped a pickup truck, hit the roadway. As you see here, the plane burst into flames. The pilot and passenger were rushed to the hospital in serious condition. No one on the ground was hurt. One of the founder behind the disastrous fire festival is facing fraud charges this morning. Federal agents arrested Billy Mcfarland friday. Mcfarland is accused of scheming to defraud investors out of millions of dollars through his website. Mcfarlands suspicious actions came to light after the fire festival fiasco earlier this year. It was supposed to be a starstudded, glamorous, beach, camping, musical event in the bahamas. When people arrived, the festival was in total disarray. Mcfarrand and his partner, ja rule, face murder charges. Now to an amazing story of survival in denver. A light rail train demolished this car friday morning. The driver was pulled safely from the wreckage. The woman driving was in the only survivable space left in the car. Wow. There was a minor injury on the train, and the car driver was described by rescuers as doing well. Milwaukee baseball fans are in the spotlight for an ugly incident. Umpire joe west was hit in the head by a baseball apparently thrown from the stands. The game between the brewers and the marlins was stopped for about seven minutes while the umpires talked with security. At this point, the team is not saying if the culprit was found. Meanwhile, west was okay to continue. Milwaukee players and fans lashed out on social media at whoever threw the ball. Absolutely. Lets go to dylan now. She has another check of the weather. Dylan . Hey, guys. Good morning. We are going to see very nice weather even though its humid out here. Isnt it . Sticky in new york. We are going to see improvements, and temperatures will start to cool off a bit. Its going to take some time. Were looking at this cold front thats going to trigger showers and thunderstorms, especially across upstate new york today. Ahead of the front, 80s and 90s. Behind it only in the 70s and 80s. Toledo, ohio, about 82 today. Sundays going to be a hot one, too, up and down the east coast. Lower 90s. Only 60s for northern michigan. 80s across the rest of that area. Were looking at temperatures to cool back down into the 70s across new england as we get to the middle of next week. And back down into the 80s in raleigh by the time we get to wednesday. Again, weve e to keep an eye out for isolated stronger storms through upstate new york. We even have good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. Today we have hot, humid conditions. From 3 00 to 9 00, were under a first alert. 88 in center city. 86 in lansdale. Right around the low mid80s through the lehigh valley. And 86 for voorhees. Upper 70s along the jersey shore and also the upper 80s near 90 in delaware. But remember because of the higher humidity, it will feel even hotter than it actually is. We have a pretty little lady turning 10 years old. Do you feel any different . No. Not even a little bit . Where are you from . St. Louis. Nice to have you here. You here with your family . Dad. Dad. Awesome. Have a wonderful birthday. Guys . All right. Thank you. Doesnt feel any different. Cute. Still ahead this morning, we are going to see if our taste buds are Strong Enough to tell the difference between a plantbased burger and a beef burger. Good. Plus, is our favorite superstar adele giving up live performing . Why her fans are fearing the worst. Thats right after these messages. Summer took a hit this morning when frankie popped the alligator floaty. Plus, the snacks and drinks are gone, people. And one of us used up all the sunscreen i wonder who. Were gonna need some reinforcements. Quick. Copy that. Walgreens makes it easy when summer needs a little help. 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We borrowed from the experts. Blue diamond almond breeze. The best almonds make the best almondmilk. Did any bag of dog or buy cat food at petsmart we give a meal to a pet in need . Help us reach our goal of donating more than 60 million meals so hungry pets across the country get to eat. Buy any bag, we give a meal to a pet in need. Petsmart for the love of pets. We are back on a saturday morning, and it is time to trends. Craig, you have this one. Ill have it. You guys like burgers . Too much. Who doesnt, right . For nonmeat eaters, options for a meatless burger, theyve been pretty limited. Thats apparently changing. Burger fi, a chain with 100 locations across the country, will offer a plantbased burger that they say actually looks and tastes like the real deal. Its made from proteins derived from peas, believe it or not, and other plants. No cholesterol and even oozes grease, it bleeds on the grill a little for you. Peas . Whats the grease made out of . Its plantbased grease, too. Burger was developed by a company call beyond meat. I took a tour a couple of years ago as they were developing their meatless burger. Beyond meat products, theyve been on the shelves at whole foods and other supermarkets the past year. Monday is going to be the first time that the burger is going to be offered as a restaurant menu item in eight locations. Theyll start in eight locations. Ladies well give it a try. This is the exclusive first taste is it meatless . One of these is the burger that dylan dreyer typically enjoys. The other is a plantbased substitute. I mean, you can tell already can you . Yes. By the look of it. Can you really . Yes. A different color. Its pink. It is dripping it is dripping grease. So experts also say its not just for pardon me as i talk with my mouth full. Its not just for vegetarians, its also for folks who are health conscious. I like the fact that its soy free, gluten free, no gmos. You dont have to worry about that. I will say if you didnt tell me, i had my eyes closed, i wouldnt really know. I didnt tell you which one. No, we can tell by looking. I dont know if you should assume that one. Heres the deal i think that for it not being meat this is meat. It might be as good as its going to get. Thats meat . Thats meat. Thats meat. That is meat. Thats meat. And the other one i think this might be the closest you can get so far. Ive been eating these off and on for six months. Theyve become a regular staple in the fridge. Are they healthy . Yes. Youve got 20 grams of protein. Saw at the commercial 20 grams of protein. Against e again, no close again, no cholesterol, no transfats. I have an issue eat something thats supposed to look like something else. If its peas, how bad with it be . Can you do pop start with your mouth full . Are you good . Here you go. Heres your napkin. My god, you eat like my 3yearold. Pea juice plantbased grease all over me. All right. Go for it. Ill stick to the prompter. Okay. I ate a raw onion. I can tell, too. No garlic. We have big news from adele to start off pop start for you. The singer has been forced to cancel the final two soldout shows of her tour, revealing shes damaged her vocal cords. In an emotional post on social media, she said in part, on medical advice, i simply am unable to perform over the weekend. To say im heartbroken would be a complete understatement. Then in true adele fashion, the 29yearold added, i am so desperate to do them that ive even considered miming. No word yet if shell reschedule the shows. I know fans sure hope so especially considering that adele recently hinted that this could be her last tour. Wishing her the best. Moving on, bee hive, i hope youre watching. We may finally know what jayz and beyonce named their twins. Theyve filed papers to trademark the names roomy carter and sir carter are. The docs are filed by the same company that filed for a blue ivy trademark. Just saying. This comes hours after jayz dropped his 13th solo studio album, 444, come is getting rave reviews. Yes, theyre back and bearing it all. You guys are judging me giving a look into his life including his marriage with beyonce, revealing this through his lyrics. Get ready im going to rap, too if my children knew, i dont know what i would do. If they aint look at me the same, i probably would die with all the shame. And you did what to who . You did that for blue . How did i do . No, thats thats good. I heard that actually yesterday, the line. Caught my attention. I sounded just like dylan rapping caught my attention. [ laughter ] the 47yearold also references the nowinfamous elevator fight with solange. She calls out kanye west, as well. And becky with the good hair from from the album, shes in there, too. Not cool enough to read this. Thats okay. Thats not true. I got rap i took too long on that one, sorry. It was good. Ahead, well go to an Animal Shelter thats working to make nokill shelters the wave of the future. How they are leading by example. Thats up next. First, this is today on nbc. Lets have some more burgers. Ill take this one. Were back on a saturday morning with an inspiring story about an organization on a mission to save all homeless pets around the country. Earlier this year, best Friends Animal Society opened its first Adoption Center and did it right here in the heart of new york city. It is a great spot. It marks the new beginning for the sanctuary thats hoping to encourage all shelters nationwide to be nokill by 2025. I visited to see how they plan on achieving that goal. [ barking ] youve seen the oldfashioned Animal Shelter downtrodden cats and dogs held in tiny cages, hoping for a home. The ones who arent adopted euthanized. The numbers are staggering. 5,500 dogs and cats put to sleep every day in u. S. Shelters. But could that sad reality be changing . The people behind best Friends Animal Society of new york city hope so. Theyve opened a brandnew stateoftheart Adoption Center helping local pets find forever homes. Elizabeth jensen is the societys executive director. We want to make sure that any animal thats got a shot to get a home gets that shot. [ applause ] she and her team want every shelter across the country to become nokill by 2025. First step, leading by example. She took me for a behindthescenes look at the stateoftheart center. This facility here, this is brand new. Yes. In new york. Uhhuh. Tell me what makes it so special. We purposely put this here in soho in new york city because we wanted it to be where the people are. Best friends looks at people as the solution. First up, the cats. Everybody in here is up for adoption. Meet 6weekold moose. What a cutie. The younger kittens are the most at risk. They need to be fed every two hours, and many shelters just dont have the planpower to do it manpower to do it. Is. Once we get moose to eight weeks, he will be one of the most adoptable animals out there. Every animal who comes here has a home for life. Hi, can you sit . Best friends makes a lifetime commitment to all of our animals. If for any reason mooses family in the future ran into hard times and werent able to take care of moose, moose comes back to best friends. Its part of the agreement with the adoption. [ barking ] next up, the dogs. Aw. Hi, buddy. First adoption patrick and Rachel Gibbons adopted chewy when best friends first opened. For families who havent adopted before, why do you think its important to raise awareness about how great adoption can be . This is our first time adopting. And its just been an amaking experience. We know amazing experience. We know chewy had a rough first half of his life. But hes going to have a really strong second half and couldnt be a better fit in our family. Were excited. He was so cute. You may be asking how they can afford such swanky digs. Its 100 provided for by donations and grants. So how does best friends hope to inspire the nokill movement . First they want to shift attitudes about animal thats come from shelters. Then educate people on how to take care of their pets, that many end up in shelters simply because a family cant care for them anymore. Want to stop that before it happens. I didnt realize the numbers were so high. 5,500 a day in this stagger . It is staggering and makes you so sad. The dogs just want a home. That was good. Still ahead, a look at the awards show known as the tonys for teens. How the big broadway dreams of a small few are coming through with a shot at stardom on broadway. And fun, fast, and frugal doityourself decorations to get yoursel did you know when you buy any bag of dog or cat food at petsmart we give a meal to a pet in need . Help us reach our goal of donating more than 60 million meals so hungry pets across the country get to eat. Buy any bag, we give a meal to a pet in need. Petsmart for the love of pets. With a ton of huge savingsyle happening right now at lowes. Like up to 40 off select appliance special values. Plus, get up to 24 months special financing with your lowes advantage card. Get started with summers best savings. Start with lowes. Good morning. Im rosemary connors. Just a few minutes before 8 30 on this saturday. Not going to be a washout, but we have a first alert. Krystal klei is here with the details. From pennsylvania through new jersey and delaware, aside from the shore are and beaches from to 9 00, really the storms will move from west to east. So areas like pennsylvania will be seeing action earlier than new jersey and delaware. But were looking at the biggest threats, localized wind damage, brief downpours and some intense lightning as a front passes our area and fires off the storms. Currently 78 in philadelphia, 75 in the suburbs. In the afternoon, it will be hot and humid.  upper 80s being a be cross tacr we could see strong storms passing through. So if you have outdoor plans, also have the plans to go indoors for at least a period of time. And now to breaking news were watching out of trof tren. New jersey State Government is shuts down. Places like state parks and Motor Vehicle Commission Agencies are closed. Governor christie declared a state of emergency earlier this morning. He wants lawmakers to come back to the table at 11 00. Lawmakers failed to meet a midnight deadline for passing a new budget. The stalemate focuses on governor christies attempts to have more control over the health insurer. And in delaware, lawmakers there blew through a midnight deadline, as well. They did pass a temporary funding measure to keep the state running through the weekend. The governor is calling the General Assembly into session tomorrow and he says they will work until there is a final agreement. Today is day three of the wawaing on welcome america festival. There will be another fireworks sha over the delaware river. Penns landing is a great place to see the show. It starts at 9 30 tonight. Well be back alwayst 9 00 for l however news and weather. Emily i want to live on my own but i know it wont be easy. How will i keep up with everyday expenses rent, food, bus tickets . Joe hi. This is Pennsylvania State treasurer joe torsella. Our state treasury is proud to offer the pa able program, a savings plan for people with disabilities, including emily. Open a pa able account today by visiting our website at paable. Gov. Emily start saving to live independently today. At paable. Gov. Where each drop was formulated to be smarter. Even smarter than that. So if a color didnt go on evenly, it would balance itself out to reveal its truest, richest state. If a paint could realize the fullest potential of any color. You have to wonder. Is it still paint . Aura interior from benjamin moo®e. Only available at independently owned paint and hardware stores. Were back on this warm Holiday Weekend, saturday, july 1st. July 1st already, 2017. We have a beautiful crowd joining us out here for our early fourth of july party on the plaza. Yeah. This is theres someone who wants to be a female meteorologist i know. I was going to talk to her in a sec. You stole my thunder. Sorry. That was a tease. Another tease. We have a lot coming up, including some kids hoping to make the broadway dream through traveling from across the country for a shot at stardom on the great white way. Were going to take you to the jimmy awards. And then well take you behind the wheel of a monster truck and meet the women switching gears on a maledominated sport. And are you planning to host a party this july 4th weekend . We have you covered. This is good. Im telling you, with cute, doityourself decor ideas that are fun, fast, and ill just say frug frugal. Plus, barbequed chicken that will wow guests at your party. Then, the chef from my favorite restaurant, westport. Good guy. Before we go, lots of folks want to know what the weathers looking like. Yes, we are going to get to that. Remember the wellthiest cities . We have another. Womens health has the 15well thiest cities for your personal wellbeing. Next, were showing st. Petersburg, florida. I partnered with Womens Health to give my thoughts on the best time to travel there. For st. Petersburg, id recommend visiting from january to may, and september to november. Lots of months there. Theyve got the beautiful beaches, plenty of water sports. You can bike around the city. And the weather is great. A little hot in the summertime. For the full list of wellthiest cities and tips for visiting, pick up the july august issue of Womens Health. Now to the weather, as you mentioned, theres a girl here who wants to be a weather girl, a meteorologist. You want to help me do the weather now . Sure. Okay. Were going to put up a graphic. Im going to let you kind of talk us through it. First we can start with how warm it is here in new york. Very hot. Humid. Lets talk about saturday. Its supposed to be a little rainy around new york city. Yep. Less humid in the midwest yes, less humid. West looks nice. Now to sunday also severe storms in the south. Yep. And louisiana. Summertime heat out west. Now lets move on to monday. And its now in the midwest, theres some severe thunderstorms looks like. And the fourth of july forecast. And weve got some rain, a little around the midwest and south, i see. Beautiful across new england. Yeah. Hot in the northwest. Yeah. Thank you very much. That was awesome [ applause ] she is on her way to becoming a good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. Today we have hot, humid conditions. From 3 00 to 9 00, were under a first alert. 88 in center city. 86 in lansdale. Right around the low mid80s through the lehigh valley. And 86 for voorhees. Upper 70s along the jersey shore and also the upper 80s near 90 in delaware. But remember because of the higher humidity, it will feel even hotter than it actually is. Ill let you do the weather the next half hour. She was impressive. I was looking at the map thinking i dont know what i would do. That was very good. For those who love to sing, those who love to dance and act, as well, hoping to one day perform in the worlds biggest theatrical stage, broadway is the ultimate dream. But the journey there is tough. For many living in Rural Communities across the u. S. , sometimes it can feel out of reach. Theres one competition. Its known as the tonys for teens, that attracts tens of thousands of students vying for that Golden Ticket to the big stage. Its called the jimmy awards. Its a once in a lifetime opportunity for these kids to shine and be seen. If they could see me now im not throwing away my shot broadway, the ultimate dream for aspiring performers. A mecca in the middle of man handle. The dream begins for most far away in places like iowa where High School Students like marisa and seamus are looking to be found. Typically when people think iowa, they dont think theater. They think of farming and cornfields. 16yearold marisa lives in des moines, a soontobe high school senior. I see this as my calling because when im on stage, it just feels like home. Like i belong. More than three hours away to the east, there is 18yearold seamus, a recent High School Grad. For me tos always been Second Nature to hop up on a stage. If you to walk away from that, i dont know what id do with myself. Hey we caught up with marisa and seamus at their state final. A win here could take them to this Years National High School Musical theater awards in new york city. If i went to new york, wow, that would be great. One, two, three first, rehearsals. To move on to the next level would be, you know, just crazy. Then, showtime and success. Marisa spawn [ applause ] this is an awesome honor im still kind of in shock right now. Next stop, nationals in new york city. Also known as the jimmy awards. The program consists of nine days of rehearsals and private coaching culminating with the students debut on a broadway stage. More than 50,000 students competed in 37 regional programs. Only 74 made it here. [ applause ] whats your mindset going into this final competition . Im just, you know, kind of dropping all the worries and remembering that were performing in front of a soldout house. Im not nervous at all. Just because its going to be so much fun. It is magic, isnt it . It is absolutely magic. And the amount of talent that these kids have will just make your heart spin. And the host for this Evenings Program ben platte, recent tony award winner for dear evan hansen. I found out that mondays are your only day off now. Yes, indeed. Yet youre here. I kng of nowhere id rather be. I came to the jimmy awards last year, it blew my face off. These kids are inspiring, and it reminds me of why i like to do this in the first place. The red carpet, the opening number and a host of colorful performances would bring the theater to life. Along with marisa and seamus in the spotlight. F top honors went to students from florida, sophia deller and tony marino. Marisa and seamus felt like winners all the same. Performing on a broadway stage was everything i hoped that it would be and more. Its such an incredible environment. The rush and the magic. Once in a lifetime opportunity. A dream come true. [ applause ] you know, this story hits close to home for me. My mom teaches music theater. So there are so many places in a lot of smaller cities around the country, and theyre only dreaming of getting to broadway. To have an opportunity like that, a moment on stage, is pretty special. Pretty cool. Great. Neat program. Good story. 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Nbcs Kerry Sanders got to meet one of these women and experience the ride of his life at the monster jam. Reporter its loud, fast, unpredictable, and the fans love it. Our biggest fans are kids. Some of those kids are 85 years old. Reporter thats tom meets. His truck, max d. Thats exactly what i feel like when im on the track. Reporter a veteran driver in a sport that first found its footing in the mud in the 1970s. This is monster jam reporter these days on any given weekend theres a monster truck jam in as many as ten cities, up to 50,000 fans at each venue, and sometimes behind the wheel, maybe not who youd expect. We have your twospeed powerglide transmission. Bring it back to the merlin 540 big block reporter 27 yield brianna mahan. That sucker has to turn reporter one of only 14 female drivers on a circuit with more than 90 male drivers. Her truck, scooby doo. You know, this is definitely a maledominated sport. The women are taking over. Reporter brianna first climbed on a motor bike when she was about 2 years old. A natural segue, she says, to this world where sometimes a wrong acceleration at the wrong moment leads to oops drivers protected by a steel cage. Sometimes, you know, things . Go wrong. Its a live vent. Reporter ruhro. Right. You go with the flow. Reporter with that advice, an invitation. Or shall we call it a challenge . I think youve got what it takes. Reporter first a lesson. This toggle switch turns the back wheels . Both the front and back wheels steer the truck. If i turn right, its right, and toggle switch right, the back wheels go right. You got it. Hard one reporter whoa losing control good luck, buddy. Reporter i dont know why im doing this, but i am. Here we go whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa take two. All right. Go ahead. [ bleep ] whoo i feel at one moment frightened, the other moment exhilarated. Great job. 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Imparts flavor with the salt and sugar. Tenderizes it. You have the beautiful garlic that you can set aside and use later. Its really delicious. That salt flavor. Then you really want to get the brine for three hours. Let it dry. You have the barbecue sauce, all your ingredient here with all of your back strap molasses, cherry vinegar, heirloom tomatoes. I love a nice coating first. In the barbecue sauce, ingredients . Lots of spices. Smoked paprika, cayenne, fennel pollen, ground fennel, a little cinnamon. The garlic that we had here in the in the brine, too. Youre sauces before you cook it, too. I am. Why is that . I like little bit of sauce. Get it nice and glazed because youve taken the skin and taken fat away. You can really get nice crispness to it. Let it keep cooking away. And im a big fan of basting and basting and basting your chicken as its going. You get that real nice, crispy, sweet, kind of spicy lift to it. All right. That looks good. Skin down always, skin down always . Start with your skin down so you render out the fat. Get it crispy and marinating and grilling up. Theres the finished product. Whats the verdicts, ladies . Im going to tattle tale on sheinelle because shes not eating the skin the meat is so flavorful. Thats the best part. So juici. So good. How do you get the skin so crispy . Thats the brine. It takes it and leeches out the fat and dry it when it comes out of the water or the brine. Skin side down is super important. Can i say this potato salad is amazing . So good. Well get to that potato salad in a moment. Yum. What do we have here . I like the trick for potato salad or snack is onion butter. No butter, just a phrase red onion or spanish onion, olive oil, salt and pepper. Wrap it, put it in the oven for an hour. Let it cook until its super tender. Come over and get the pulp out. I like that. Chop it up. A little extra seasoning. Herbs and flowers from our garden, we like to do. And youre set. Take that onion butter, and i like to add that as a nice, savory component to the potato salad. Ah. Most important part for me on the potato salad cold, salted water. And a yellow skin, yellow fleshed potato, a fingerling or yukon gold. Gives you the nice sweetness and starch from the potato. Cook it from the cold water out so it doesnt overcook on the outside. And this is something you can make ahead of time, too. Absolutely. You dont want it you want these done, you can do them the day before. Let them cool. Slice then as you like. Im a big fan of pretty much a mayonnaisestyle potato salad. If not thickening mayonnaise with potatoes. I like chives, scallions, tarragon, parsley, your favorite mayonnaise. Make it your own. Sherry vinegar. Dijon mustard. Beautiful presentation. Theres a little heat in this. A little bit a little yogurt. Theres a little spice in the potato salad. Spice in the potato salad. I use a little cayenne pepper. A little bit of ground fennel. Mustard might go a long way, as well. Really good. You like it . Very good. Thank you very much. My pleasure. Thank you for coming in. Happy fourth of july to you. Thank you. If youd like to get this recipe and more recipes, its today. Com food. All right. That does it for us on this saturday morning. Tomorrow on sunday today, willie sits down with country star maran morris. And enjoy the rest of your day, and have a wonderful weekend. So good i know [ cheers ] [ applause ] good morning. Just ahead on nbc 10 news today, we are watching breaking news out of new jersey where the State Government shut down overnight. It could have a big impact on your plans this Holiday Weekend. Well explain in a live report. And were under a first alert beingacross our neighborh for the potential of strong to severe storms. Well track it our hour by hour. And if you will be riding accept ta septa, get ready to pay more. And there are plenty free family fun in store today as the wawa welcome america festivities continue. Those stories and much more coming up next at 9 00. Jason my dad taught me to play the piano when i was three. Ever since, its been my passion. Going somewhere like the Juilliard School seemed impossible. Now, i am able to dream bigger. Joe hi. This is Pennsylvania State treasurer joe torsella. Our state treasury is proud to offer the pa able program, a savings plan for people with disabilities, including jason. Open a pa able account today by visiting our website at paable. Gov. Jason start saving to dream bigger today. Right now, we are tracking storm ares. Our live first alert radar shows the Severe Weather on the way today. We have you covered with what you need to know in the neighborhood forecast. Garden state shutdown. New jerseys governor orders all nonessential services to stop as a budget battle continues in the legislature. Well break down what is closed, what is open and what is holding up the deal. Plus searching for a killer. Police continue to look for the man responsibility for a road rage murder. This as a Chester County Community Mourns the young victim. Good morning. Thanks for being with us on this saturday. Im rosemary connors. It is just before 9 00. Lets start with that weekend weather. It is a Holiday Weekend, im sure youre heading out ready to get going on your plans. Weve issued a first alert and its because of the risk of Severe Weather a little bit later on. We just want to make sure that you are prepared. This is a live look now toward the Philadelphia Museum of art. The ben franklin parkway. This is where it will be hot and humid again today as crews will be getting ready for tuesdays free fourth of july concert and fireworks. The good thing we dont have the congress concert today. And it wont be a washout. Were starting off with nice conditions. But we will see the potential increase as we get into the afternoon hours and a front approaches us. This will be for pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware with the exception of the jersey shore and delaware beaches that will be under first al alert. 3 00 to 9 00, it will move from west to east. So earlier for areas like Chester County and the lehigh valley. The biggest threats, localized wind damage, brief