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the loss of life is heavy on all of us. i hope there will be some kind of justice for johnny. you are the 2024 -- good morning and welcome to "sunday today" on this june 2nd. i'm willie geist. nearly eight months after hamas launched a barbaric attack inside of israel, setting off a war that has led to humanitarian suffering in gaza as well, president biden is applying pressure this morning to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to accept a three-part plan that would end the fighting. the president announcing the proposed framework on friday and indicating netanyahu is onboard, but it appears that may have been optimistic. we'll have the latest in a live report. plus, former president trump making an appearance at a fight days after the historic verdict convicting him on 34 felony counts, but how will it play with voters in this election? we'll have the results of the

new poll. plus, "the sunday focus" on the cost of living in america these days as major companies like walmart and mcdonald's cut price this is week to get customers back through the doors. in an otherwise strong economy, when will inflation cool off? then, on this final round sunday of the lpga's second major tournament of the year, our "sunday spotlight" on what's behind the rise and success of asian american players in women's golf. among them andrea lee, tied for the lead this morning. and later, a favorite "sunday sitdown" with emily blunt, nominated this year for an oscar for her performance in "oppenheimer," on the phenomenal run of that film, and finally impressing her daughters by working with ryan gosling in "the fall guy." >> they're so happy. they have never had any interest in anyone i've worked with ever. they know a lot of people i've worked with, but ryan is --

ryan's it for them. >> you finally did it, mom. >> they love ken. >> a "sunday sitdown" with emily blunt. plus, another "life well lived" later in the show. but let's begin this morning with the white house pushing israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to agree to a new proposal that eventually would end the war in gaza. nbc's josh lederman has details. what's the latest? >> reporter: isaac herzog has come out in support of the deal calling it an obligation to bring home the hostage. there's another under way to block any agreement with hamas that would end the war. this morning israel and hamas are under growing pressure to accept a ceasefire deal that president biden says could end nearly eight devastating months of war. the proposal gaining support from egypt and qatar. hamas also praising the ceasefire proposal, which includes a full israeli withdrawal, reconstruction of gaza, and displaced palestinians

returning home. a senior leader calling it, generally good, but saying, they still need to see the details. but as momentum grows, there's new skepticism from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who mr. biden said had agreed to the deal. >> israel has offered a comprehensive new proposal. hamas needs to take the deal. >> reporter: but netanyahu now says it's a nonstarter unless hamas is effectively destroyed, a condition hamas seems unlikely to accept. the israeli leader now being squeezed from both sides, his fragile governing coalition at risk of collapse as right-wing members threatening to bolt if he takes the deal. while families of israeli hostages demand netanyahu do the deal now. in tel aviv, protesters with a massive banner pleading with mr. biden to save the hostages from netanyahu. as mr. biden takes heat at home for backing israel, netanyahu accepting an invitation to speak to congress about a war that, for now, is still raging. israel's military pushing further into rafah where the

majority of palestinians have been sheltering. while hundreds of aid trucks remain stuck at shuttered border crossings. willie, with that humanitarian crisis growing by the hour, there's an urgent push to reopen the rafah border for egypt, a key point for aid, with american, israeli and egyptian officials all expected to meet in cairo as early as today. willie? >> it remains to be seen if the parties will make any headway on that path to peace. josh lederman starting us off this morning. thanks so much. former president trump is at his new jersey golf club this morning, just three days after a new york city jury found him guilty on all 34 counts. he and president biden say the only verdict is the one on election day. what do voters think? vaughn hillyard has new polling taken after the verdict. vaughn, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. folks will recall that a year ago the former president opened up that big lead in the gop primary after being indicted. his team hopes they can turn

this verdict on its head, too, but early polling is showing that there may be a contingent of reticent republican and independent voters. this weekend voters weighing in, reacting to former president trump's guilty conviction. >> my reaction was bleep yes, because he deserves it. >> i think this whole thing has been a mockery. i'm embarrassed for our country. >> reporter: trump leaving new york this weekend for his golf club in new jersey with a stop at a ufc fight. he has no appearances scheduled until mid-june, and now we're seeing the impact the seven-week trial could start to have on the presidential race. new polling taken after the verdict showing a majority approve of the jury's decision. most concerning for trump is the impact it may have on the small pocket of voters on the fence, 11% of gop voters and 26% of independent voters suggesting they're less likely to vote for him now.

but largely the historic conviction keeping the biden/trump rematch in that same months long deadlock. where it is changing things, campaign coffers. trump's team reported it's raked in $52 million since the verdict. narrowing president biden's lead in the cash race. >> no one is above the law was reaffirmed. >> reporter: republican legislators lashing out. several senators pledging that they are no longer cooperating with democrat legislation or approving judicial appointees. >> they're going to try to throw donald trump in prison. we're taking the gloves off. >> reporter: a difficult fight ahead for the gop is their party's presumptive nominee faces mounting legal pressures. now mr. trump has the opportunity to appeal after his sentencing on july 11th, but the campaign is now portraying him as a victim, trying to win at least the court of public opinion in such a tight race. every vote will count. willie? >> and raising a bunch of money

in the process of that. vaughn hillyard, thanks so much. peter alexander is in this morning for kristen welker as moderator of "meet the press." good morning. it's great to see you, my friend. >> great to see you, my friend. >> you, too. you said the campaign race, a boatload of money after this verdict and through the weekend, so my question to you, what are you hearing from the campaigns about how they're going to handle this. the white house and the biden campaign now can say it's running against a man convicted of 34 felonies so far. how is it going to play in this race? >> to be clear, anyone who tells you they know the way this will play out is lying. we've seen so many unprecedented moments, it remains unclear. there is some early indication that it may have caused erosion among those independents. some republicans for donald trump, but you really have to just watch the way things play out and where these campaigns try to capitalize. in my conversations with those close to the biden campaign, they say the trump conviction is not going to be a central message of their campaign going

forward. i'm going to ask hakeem jeffries, the democratic house minority leader if he thinks that's the right strategy going forward. consider the other potentially destabilizing key moments coming up in the next couple of months including the first of two one-on-one debates to take place toward the end of this month, july 11th, as well, will be the day of sentencing, days before donald trump is supposed to formally become the republican presidential nominee. and just as soon as tomorrow, the trial of joe biden's own son, hunter biden, begins on those gun charges. what impact will that have on the president? will it distract him, distress him in this pivotal period in the middle of the campaign season? that's one thing we'll be watching as the president prepares to head out of town again. he will head to france this week. he will be there for the 80th anniversary of d-day all ahead on "meet the press." >> the margins in the swing states are so slim that any of

these could be determinative. great to see you on a sunday morning. we will look for more on "meet the press" when peter is joined by house minority leader hakeem jeffries. also republican senator tom cotton of arkansas and former manhattan district attorney cy vance. now to another presidential election with major implications in the united states. voters in mexico are going to the polls today and they are set to make history. guad ven agas is in mexico city with more. guad, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. it's going to be a new chapter for mexico's 200-year history with the voters likely to elect the first female president. claudia sheinbaum has been leading the polls. xochitl galvez is looking to pull an upset. she studied at berkeley and stanford, is an academic and a close ally to current president lopez obrador, but this election

will be stained by death and violence with dozens of candidates and aspiring candidates assassinated during the election cycle, the last one just last friday. experts say that organized crime, criminal enterprises, are connected to a lot of the killings. with much of the violence focused on people seeking local office, experts say this is because the criminals want to control local resources. that, along with the issues of public safety, will have to be dealt with by the next president. and then there's the issue of immigration. this directly affects the united states. u.s. authorities have been fresh pressuring mexico while mexico gets thousands of migrants arriving in the country daily. the issues the next president will have to face as officials here have said that 27,000 members of the national guard are going to be offering security today, willie, as mexicans head to the polls to vote. back to you. >> the world, particularly the united states, watching this

vote very closely today. guad, thanks so much. back here at home, crews in atlanta are working to get a handle on several massive water main breaks that left much of the city without water. this morning city officials are saying one major break has been repaired, but until everything is fully up and running, a state of emergency and a boil water advisory remain in effect. the breaks in the aging pipes have impacted tourist spots, even hospitals and forced meghan thee stallion to call off her show two nights. nasa is hoping it will get another chance on wednesday to send the boeing star liner into space. the rocket launch was scrubbed on saturday afternoon with less than four minutes to go because of a problem with one of the computers. when the starliner is launched, it will be the first time boeing sends a crewed ship into space. it is a crucial mission because nasa wants another company, alongside spacex, to send astronauts to the international space station.

and in one of the great sports stories in recent memory, the birmingham southern college baseball team is still alive in the division iii world series after a walk-off home run yesterday in the bottom of the ninth. >> blasted to left! are you kidding? are you kidding! >> jackson webster with the walk-off for a school that, well, doesn't exist anymore. birmingham southern college, which has been around since 1856, closed its doors on friday forever because of financial problems. the panthers still going, though, with another elimination game later today.

straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week, including a dynasty in the making, as one american woman shows again she is the greatest in the world at tumbling down a steep hill. we'll have the highlights and the x-rays. and the story behind the beautiful moment when a proud mom and a deployed u.s. service member surprised her son at the end of the graduation stage. but, up next, our "sunday focus." as some of america's most popular brands cut prices to win back customers. it's all coming up on "sunday today."

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from fast food -- >> you all remember a mcchicken used to be $1? >> reporter: -- to the supermarket. prices surged 20%, at first because of the covid-19 pandemic. more recently the white house has blamed corporate greed. >> there's corporate greed going on out there and it has to be dealt with. >> reporter: now it's consumers themselves who are forcing companies to lower prices. if inflation was the buzz word for 2023 -- >> we are getting the latest look at inflation. >> the continued fight against inflation. >> your inflation numbers in the united states -- >> reporter: -- value is the word of 2024. >> in the last two years consumers have learned, i can shop at a different store. i can find a coupon. i can switch to the store brand instead of the name brand and save a lot of money that way. >> reporter: companies have noticed, now cutting prices to win customers back. walgreens lowering prices on 1,300 products. walmart, too. and target dropping prices on about 5,000 items from butter to

wipes to cat food. and at the drive-through, there is a value war. ♪ bk have it your way ♪ >> reporter: restaurant prices over the past year have risen faster than overall inflation, so diners are pulling back. that has burger king bringing back its $5 your way meals. wendy's has a $3 breakfast bundle and mcdonald's offering a $5 value meal for a limited time only. so it's fair to say the consumer is in the driver's seat. >> the consumer is always in the driver's seat, telling restaurant chains that they want value and they want to slow the roll on price increases. >> reporter: in a letter to the public, mcdonald's president lamented that now viral $18 big mac meal, noting it was just one store, but acknowledged the average price of a big mac is up 21% compared to 2019 and fries up 44%. inflation exhaustion is one reason consumer sentiment has

been sour. >> it's expensive to be alive. >> reporter: a recent harris poll found a majority of americans think the economy is in a recession. it is not. half think the stock market is down and unemployment is at a 50-year high. the truth is the stock market is at record highs. so are home prices. wages are up and unemployment is near the lopest in 50 years. the big question, will all of this price cutting make people feel better? and will it last? >> inflation got a little bit out of control. now that it's hemmed in a bit, i think we'll start to renormalize where those prices are. >> and christine joins me now live. christine, good morning. so these price cuts, of course, are great news for consumers, but when do economists and the federal reserve expect inflation to really tick down? >> reporter: good morning, willie. yeah, there's more work to be done. inflation, no question, is still way above the 2% target the fed would like to see. i think what you can expect is

interest rates to stay higher for longer. that's a buzz word among a lot of economists meaning that if you're borrowing money in this economy, it will still be more expensive than it has been in years, even if some of those bills might go down a little bit. you'll still have high interest rates for the near term until the fed can get inflation under control, willie. >> for now relief from those retailers. i'm wheeling from the $18 big mac. i know it was only one store, but, my goodness. christine romans, thanks so much. we appreciate it. up next a "sunday sitdown" with oscar nominee emily blunt. and then "a life well lived." the longest serving flight attendant in the history of aviation whose legendary career began in the long ago flying days of white gloves and champagne. and, as we head to break, our photo of the week. tennis icon rafael nadal waving to the crowd at the french open after he lost in the first round of the tournament on monday. it could be the last time nadal steps off the red clay at roland

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sitting in for kira klapper. a massive wildfire is burning between livermore and tracee right now. and it continues to grow. cal fire named it the corral fire. new video from overnight shows the firefight and those flames that broke out around 230 yesterday afternoon near lawrence livermore. lab test site, about 20 miles from tracee. cal fire says the fire has grown to more than 12,000 acres. we know at least two firefighters have been hurt, with one of them flown to a hospital in san jose, though no word yet on how they are doing right now. the corral fire started east of the livermore national laboratory, but strong winds pushed it toward tracee. right now, the fire is only 13% contained. it's jumped 580 at several spots. 580 is closed in some places, and now the fire has been inching closer to tracee hills on the city's south side. so evacuation are underway right now. this map on your screen right now shows the evacuation zone. people living along 580 as well as those in the tracee hills. anyone near

the california aqueduct has been also told to leave and people living south of tracee boulevard should be ready to go. the weather is always critical with our wildfires and our weather team is watching it closely. cynthia is here live. how's the wind, cynthia? the winds right now are gusting around 14 miles an hour. definitely overnight we saw them and yesterday around 20 to 45 there through the altamont pass. if you've driven there before you know how windy it can get and to kind of control yourself in the car. imagine the firefighters out there right now . our current conditions are showing us temperatures in the low 60s as we take it on throughout the day, keeping an eye on those wind speeds. it's going to get breezy once again as we go on through the midmorning hours into the afternoon. we're already back into those gusts around 2025 miles an hour and just notice the contours out there continuing to get into that shade of the dark orange through livermore, through tracee. so we could be looking at wind gusts again today in that 30 to 40 mile an hour range, increasing as it typically does for this time of year. so that will be an

issue for firefighters out there. the good news is the temperatures are going to stay a little bit at bay with that onshore breeze. so that could be a little bit less of a factor. but still something to watch. there in the east bay down here in the south bay, a lot of people are waking up to the news and definitely felt it overnight with that 3.4 earthquake. it was an east san jose around 330 this morning on the calaveras fault. i felt it down here. we rushed in to gather all the information on what was happening. thankfully no injuries but this one also. we will continue to monitor it and see the possibilities. continue to watch that for any possible aftershocks. the rest of us are starting in the 50s. we're going to have another mild day today and tomorrow before we warm things up. going into the triple digits by the middle of the week. i'll be back with that at seven kris. all right. see you then. thank you very much. and coming up on today in the bay at seven, we're going to keep a close eye on the corral fire in tracee as it develops this morning. we're going to check in with cal fire live during our

newscast. we're going to have that plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00 right now. we're going to send you back to sunday today with willie geist live from new york i think i kind of figured out why they call it barbenheimer and didn't call it

oppenbarbie. you were riding barbie's coattails all summer. >> thanks for kensplaining that to me. >> emily blunt and ryan gosling charming the audience at the academy awards working through their barbenheimer beat. the pair ended that simmering feud just in time for the release last month of their action comedy "the fall guy," which brought them together again for a memorable musical number during gosling's "saturday night live" monologue. for the 41-year-old blunt, "the fall guy" came just after the whirlwind of "oppenheimer" where she plays kitty oppenheimer, wife of the father of the atomic bomb,a role that earned her an oscar nomination for best supporting actress. emily and i got together in new york a few months back for a "sunday sitdown." >> three, two, one, action.

>> emily blunt calls the shots while ryan gosling does the stunts in "the fall guy." >> so how have you been? god, i hate that thumbs up stuff. >> the duo dominated the big screen last summer, too. in a pair of very different movies. ♪ i'm just ken ♪ >> let's talk about the other side of barbenheimer. >> well done. >> blew that line. you've seen it a couple of times, i understand? >> we have little girls. >> loved it? >> loved it. quote it. they play the soundtrack. love it. >> are they happy you've now worked with ryan gosling for "the fall guy"? >> they're so happy. they have never had any interest in anyone i've worked with ever. they know a lot of people i've worked with, but ryan is -- ryan's it for them. >> finally did it, mom. >> they love ken. they were like, what does he look like when he has normal hair? this is what he normally looks like. so funny. >> this is a national emergency.

>> blunt's half of barbenheimer was "oppenheimer." the explosively successful drama, won big at this year's academy awards, earning the oscar for best picture, best director for christopher nolan, best actor for killian murphy, and best supporting actor for robert downey jr. blunt was nominated for her performance as the other oppenheimer, robert's wife, kitty. >> wake up! you know it. why won't you fight it? it means so much to me people talk about me in that way. you don't set out to elicit that reaction. i love the work so much. i'm in love with this job. i'm in love with this movie. >> what has this ride been like for to you sit back, because there was a strike, and just watch it all happen? >> i feel like we're all still

kind of awestruck by the reaction. >> were you sort of talking to each other behind the scenes saying, wow, this thing is really taking off? >> yes. we were all on this chain, something called an oppenhomies chain. everyone drew on "the fall" when it came out and it became a runaway train. >> this is oppenheimer. did you have a communist party membership card? >> i'm not sure. >> not sure? >> what was your initial reaction when chris came to you and said, here's the character, kitty oppenheimer, wife of the man who created the a-bomb and was haunted by it? >> i ran to meet him. i remember him coming in afterwards, after i had finished reading, and i can't even form thoughts. i just said, i'm so emotional reading this script. it's extraordinary. >> what is it about kitty you fell in love with? >> she was just a rebel. there was just a refusal to

contort herself into being the housewife ideal. he was her fourth husband and she was 29. that tells you what you need to know about that. and the two of them meeting, it was like two comets coming together. >> blunt first experienced the oppenheimer phenomenon on an afternoon date with her real-life husband, john. >> we went opening weekend, we're going. >> you and john? >> yes. >> and we snuck in the back when it went dark, and i saw a group of boys coming in dressed as oppenheimer. >> come on. >> at 4:00 p.m. in nyack with pipes dangling out of their mouths. and i just got goosebumps. i still get chills and i called killian afterwards. this is more than a movie this is a movement.

>> in her latest movie, blunt is back at work with krasinski. >> what if i told you imaginary friends are real? >> john is the writer, producer and director about a girl's journey to reconnect kids with their imaginary friends. blunt lends her voice to a unicorn named uni. now what's crazy to me it we're talking about "the fall guy" and we're talking about "oppenheimer" and this is the year you took off and slowed down a bit? >> i was ready to take a break from being on a movie set. >> what brought that on? just family time? >> i guess everyone needs to take a breather sometimes. and i love a nap. >> are you in a napper? >> i'm a napper. i do meditation but i don't think i do it right because you're supposed to sit up and do it like this and i am horizontal and i snore. i don't know if i do it right.

>> that's not meditation, that's sleeping. >> it's sleeping really. if i'm on a film set and have a fancy period hairdo, i will literally sleep sitting up like a psychopath. people i work with call them my psycho naps. >> now we're talking about family. i mentioned there has been input from viewers to the show this is from john k., would you rather go on a lovely date night with your husband, restaurant of your choosing, or stay home and watch "the great british bakeoff"? >> i'm going to just get this wrong. i would much prefer to go on a lovely date night with my husband. yes. no, he knows. he knows i'm obsessed with "the great british bakeoff." there's always time for that. i will be main lining "the great

british bakeoff" into my veins. >> it is a good show. my thanks again to john k. for the question. your "sunday today" fannie pack is in the mail. our thanks again to the seville in new york for hosting our conversation. don't forget to subscribe to the "sunday sitdown" podcast. you can find it on apple podcast or wherever you gets yours. we are preempted next week for french open tennis. when we return in two weeks, a special new "sunday sitdown" at home with the one and only jon bon jovi on his head spinning rise from teenage new jersey bar singer to international superstar. and the new album that marks a victory in the fight to get his voice back. jon bon jovi in two weeks

ahead on "sunday today," our highs and lows of the week including the story behind the self-incriminating defendant who became an unwitting viral star after fighting his suspended driver's license while, yes, driving with that very suspended license. but, up next, some of the best golfers in the world get ready to tee up for today's final round at the u.s. women's open, our "sunday spotlight" is on a group of asian american stars who have changed the game including one at the top of the

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so, i breathe better. and we both sleep better. and stay married. the leaderboard entering today's final round of the 79th u.s. women's open tells the recent story of women's professional golf. andrea lee, a 25-year-old from southern california, is tied for the lead at the lpga's second major of the season at lancaster country club in pennsylvania. the rise of a new generation of asian american players inspired by pioneering stars like michelle wie is changing the face of women's golf in america. nbc's kathy park has our "sunday spotlight." defending british open champ jack nicklaus on the tee. >> reporter: golf is built on tradition, historically male dominated with little diversity. the landscape has changed. today women's golf is dominated

by rising stars from the u.s. and six of the top 25 players in the world are asian american. >> pretty cool to be the most on the lpga tour. >> reporter: meghan khang is leading the whack. >> it was a flood of emotions i couldn't even explain. >> reporter: her journey started at just 5 years old thanks to her dad, a self-taught golfer and coach. her mom, a schoolteacher, became the primary breadwinner after the family decided to go all in to develop their young athlete. >> being immigrants from laos during the vietnam war, they sacrificed everything to give us the best life we could have. >> reporter: allison lee is the daughter of korean immigrants. >> i never saw them use a penny to purchase something for themselves. it was always save money so we can afford playing in events and

continuing what i love to do. >> reporter: breaking through also meant shutting out the doubters as she stayed the course. >> all the time all the teachers' response would be, why are you missing so much time for this? it wasn't until college where i grew in love with the game and around that time, around the tiger woods era, it wasn't seen as a boring old sport anymore. >> reporter: 30 years ago the lpga looked very different with just seven players of asian descent on the roster. now these athletes make up nearly half of the top 200 players. what would you say is behind this friend? >> yeah, we have phenomenal asian american players. i think a lot is 1998 se ri 3 pak winning in dramatic fashion. and then slowly women like michelle wie who was a superstar from the time she was 13 in this country and then she won the u.s. open in 2014.

>> reporter: the trailblazers drove diversity on the green and teed up the next generation. khang and lee have a spot at earning a spot on team usa for the paris olympics. >> the closest i've ever gotten into being on the team. it would literally mean the world to me. i don't think you understand how much it's been eating at me. >> do you ever step back and reflect on how far your family has come? >> definitely. it puts everything in perspective of, wow, we've come such a long way and we're not done yet. >> reporter: going the distance by seeing golf as more than just a game. for "sunday today," kathy park, los angeles. kathy, thank you very much. and you can watch those american stars in today's final round of the u.s. women's open right here on nbc and streaming live on peaco*ck starting at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. this week we highlight another "life well lived." there once was a time when air

travel meant suits and ties, dresses and heels, even champagne and carved meat right at your seat. those romantic flying days are long gone, of course, but for decades, one legendary flight attendant was a living link to that past. >> stepping inside the cabin is like entering a small theater. >> bette nash knew she wanted to fly from the first time she took her first trip on an airplane as a teenager and watched the flight crew glide confidently through the airport. after graduating from college, the 21-year-old accepted a dream job in november of 1957 as a stewardess for eastern airlines, reporting directly to the company's charm school. dressed in the elegant uniform of the times, nash served her passengers mixed co*cktails and gourmet cuisine and offered them cigarettes after the meal. in 1961, she began to work eastern's shuttle routes from

washington, d.c., to new york and boston. she chose that duty so she could be home every night to care for her son with down syndrome. bette was such a fixture on the flight between washington and boston, that the route game known as the nash dash. >> i love being here. it's the people. and especially the trips where i know my customers. >> in 2021 "the guinness book of world records" named her the longest serving flight attendant in history. >> you have a good day. >> bette nash, a legend in the skies, died last month in manassas, virginia. manassas, virginia. she was 88 years old. want the power of 5 serum benefits in 1? olay super serum activates on skin to hydrate, smooth, visibly firm, brighten, and improve texture. it's my best skin yet. olay and that's how i remember uber eats has coffee. i remember something by forgetting something else.

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it is time for "the highs and lows" of the week. our first high goes to the elite american athlete etching her name into the history books with another title at one of the world's most prestigious and annual competitions, the cheese roll. every year thousands of fans gather in southwestern england to watch competitors tumble down coopers hill in pursuit of an

eight-pound wheel of double gloucester cheese. the first person to the bottom wins. american abby lampe came to play again, in the red nc sweatshirt, making her alma mater proud. abby dusting the competition and recapturing that cheese rolling magic that earned her the 2022 title as well. it would have been a three-peat but she skipped last year's competition for a taylor swift concert. good call. >> i honestly am in awe. i'm so happy i won again. i don't know how close of a race it was, but i just tumbled down and did my best. >> i don't understand how, but the 23-year-old sustained only minor scrapes and bruises during that championship spill down the hill. her prize, the wheel of cheese. abby buckle the seat belt on the plane as the cheese made its way safely back to the united states. congrats to you, abby, and obviously that needs to become

an olympic sport. our first low goes to the fatal flaw in one michigan man's defense during a zoom hearing over his suspended driver's license. >> mr. harris, are you driving? >> actually i'm pulling into my doctor's office actually, so just give me one second. i'm parking right now. >> okay. that is our defendant, cory harris, in the bottom casually steering during a hearing of his suspended driver's license. the judge simpson at a loss for words in your upper right there, but cory has in the yet put all the pieces together. his public defender asked to adjourn the case, but the judge did have to go ahead and point out that mr. harris is, in fact, driving a car during his hearing about not being allowed to drive a car. >> i don't know why he would do that. the defendant's bond is revoked

in this matter. the defendant should turn himself in to the washington county jail by 6:00 p.m. today. failure to turn himself in will result in a bench warrant with no bond. >> oh, my god. >> yeah. no word if the defendant also drove himself to jail. our next high goes to the sweet surprise one college graduate got as he walked across the stage to collect his diploma. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, man. that is malik hurd hugging his

mom. she is deployed in kosovo deployed with the national guard, but got back home in time to see her son get the diploma. four-time dean's list honoree was shocked and thrilled to see his mom. he said he realized what was happening the moment he heard the word kosovo over the p.a. system. congratulations to you. our final low goes to a premature celebration this week on "wheel of fortune." >> don't look away. >> no, no, no, no, no. no! everybody is congratulating everybody. and we get to keep the money! >> the touchdown dance before crossing the goal line. sajak getting loose before he tosses the keys to seacrest.

it does not approach the hall of fame status of that viral moment from last week. >> right in the butt. >> what? >> no. >> this is the best. >> yeah, that's it. >> blake may have solved the puzzle, but history shall remember you, is his prized possession or the family hauler... he needs to protect it. this father's day, give him the gift of weathertech. from laser-measured floorliners and cargo liner to keep his interior pristine. to seat protector to guard against stains and sunshade to block harmful uv rays. the cupfone perfectly secures his phone while driving. order these american made products or a gift card at wt.com. happy father's day!

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lori and larry on the beach in maui celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary by visiting their 50th state. aloha and congratulations. look at this crew, spending the day at rocky gap state park in cumberland, maryland, with beautiful wild sunflowers. ken and keisha are enjoying an afternoon beverage aboard a caribbean cruise. that sounds fun. cheers to you. darlene and deb on the mother/daughter trip of a lifetime exploring ancient athens. thanks for bringing us along, ladies. karen, virginia and beth are on a sisters trip in stunning sorrento, italy. dinner with a view. so cool. how about dave and joe celebrating their anniversary on an alaskan cruise. and big congratulations to kendall celebrating her graduation from fort pierce central high school with sara, madison and mike.

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