the president felt these comments were inappropriat the russia story is a total fabrication. >> this is a tragedy for two families. good morning, and welcome to "sunday today." i'm willie geist. as president trump takes some time away from the white house at his club in new jersey, a potentially major development this morning with north korea. the united states is touting tough new sanctions against north korea imposed unanimously by the united nations in the wake of pyongyang's ballistics

missiles test. max tillerson is in the philippines where he could come face to face with north korea's representative. later a sunday sit-down with an icon, bette midler. in the lead role with "hello dolly," bette has come around to be the hottest ticket on broadway. >> i don't know whether it call you an actress, a singer, a musician. what do you call yourself? >> i've always called myself an entertainer. i've never called myself an artist. >> bette midler later in the show. let's begin with rex tillerson and his high-stakes meeting with the chinese and russians today just hours after the u.s. announced tough new sanctions with north korea. bill neely is in the philippines for us with more. good morning, bill.

ro >> reporter: good morning. the object of everyone's anger over north korea's repeated missiles test. rex tillerson of the u.s. is trying to pile the pressure on north korea and everyone is waiting for that very first meeting when he sits in the same room for the first time as north korea's foreign minister. will they acknowledge each other? will they talk to or simply at each other? we understand that they will not meet under any private capacity. but rex tillerson wants to punish north korea, but china, which is critical of its only ally, north korea, is asking for calm. it says the situation is critical, but it wants the u.s. also to stop its, what it calls, provocative military exercises off the korean peninsula. china wants talks. well, rex tillerson is talking to china. he's also talking to russia, and this will be the first meeting. we've just had it, between rex

tillerson and sergei lavrov since president trump said the relations with russia were dangerous, and just after the president signed into law new sanctions. but the strongest action against north korea took place at the united nations, not at this summit, where russia, the u.s. and china greed on tough new economic sanctions. but the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, said don't let anyone be fooled into thinking we've solved the problem. not even close. more action is required. well, that action won't come here. but north korea has been left in no doubt that it's isolated and that everyone is angry that it's playing with fire. willie? >> bill neely in the philippines for us this morning. bill, thank you so much. the president enjoys a working vacation at his golf club in new jersey. kelly o'donnell is there with more.

kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. right now there is no greater policy priority for president trump than north korea and containing its nuclear missile ambitions. the president is pleased at what happened at the united nations and he is claiming it as a victory for the u.s. he's already tweeting about this and citing the unanimous vote. he writes, china and russia voted with us, very financial impact. he goes on to describe it as the single largest deal with the n. k. it's also intended to cut off funding for north korea to pursue its missile program. he's got an extended stay here at his home in bedminster, new jersey. he will be holding meetings with security and national advisers. he doesn't want anyone to call take vacation, although advisers will acknowledge in part it is. he's out of the white house for a total of 17 days.

while he's gone, the heavy construction has come in. the furniture from the west wing has been removed and this is part of a construction renovation and systems upgrade plan that was first put into place during the obama administration, part of it done then. this project now being completed. everyone is out of the west wing for the next couple of weeks. willie? >> we'll call it a working vacation, then. kelly o'donnell, thanks so much, kelly. chuck todd is in, nbc's political commentator of "meet the press." conditions of these u.n. sanctions first. nikki haley touting them from her chair as our ambassador to the u.n., particularly to get russia and china on board, a good move for the trump administration and perhaps the world. >> this is a big victory, i think, for the trump administration, big victory for nikki haley in her job there. the question is going to be, will china enforce the sanctions that have been agreed to? that is sort of step two. look, it's tough enough to get

china to not veto. that was a big deal, and to get china just not to -- look, sometimes china simply abstains from some of these things, allows the sanctions to go through but they sort of take a neutral posture. they didn't do that at all. it's a huge development to get china as far as they did. the next, i think, struggle is going to be to make sure china implements the sanctions. >> the north korean can, chuck, as you know, has been kicked down the road by so many administrations. go back to bill clinton, president obama and now president trump. you had h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser, saying we can't overstate the threat that north korea imposes. they were talking to matt and basically saying more is on the table. if they continue to push, if they continue to press weapons, we have an obligation to protect the united states. is this going to be the foreign policy crisis for this administration? >> i'm not going to make that

prediction there. i think it's going to be one of the three -- it's certainly going to be one of two or three of his known policy challenges that i think will haunt him throughout his time in office. look, i think the struggle here is that this administration is having is no different than the last two on north korea, which is, look, north korea doesn't believe the military option's on the table, so that's a piece of leverage that i think our government doesn't know how to use on this. i think that's why you've seen an attempt to try to put some emphasis on that again, because i don't think the north koreans believe it. you look at it strategically, the south koreans don't want to see that, the japanese are uncomfortable with that kind of talk, and obviously the chinese are, too. the united states is not in an easy place here because there isn't regional agreement on what to do. there is regional agreement that it's a problem, but until you have regional agreement on what to do, i think the united states

is sort of stuck in a box here a little bit. >> the last week, chuck, as you and i discussed in this moment, a.g. sessions, attorney general, is not on the good side of president trump. president trump had been attacking him on twitter. this week back on the president's good side because of a press conference he gave two days ago where he talked about leaks and the culture of leaking and effectively warning the media that the justice department might exercise subpoena power against the media to find out who the sources are. what is the significance of that meeting? what is the chance you and i would submit to such a subpoena? >> i don't think we would submit to a subpoena like that. i didn't take the press conference seriously for a number of reasons. number one, they didn't take questions in front of cameras on the record. to me that told me they didn't really have an answer. it also felt like that press conference was for an audience of one as far as jeff sessions was concerned.

i want viewers to understand i think there is too much conflation going on. there is espionage that the justice department is working on, and that's what these are, and then there are water cooler leaks out of the white house which are not violating any law. these two things, i think, got conflated at that press conference a little bit. if the president is tired of west wing leaks, then he needs to inspire more loyalty in his staff. the espionage issue, that's a whole separate issue, and that is where the law is on the administration's side when it comes to leaking secrets and things like that. >> all right. chuck todd, a lot to talk about for you this morning on "meet the press." we'll meet more when chuck talks about broken politics with senator jeff flake of arizona and california democratic governor jerry brown. some other news this morning. a u.s. military osprey aircraft

crashed. two u.s. military messing. steve patterson is following this story. steve, good morning. >> it took about 12 hours for military officials to make the difficult decision to suspend that arduous search expedition. now the aircraft that military was in and the controversy. three marines missing off the coast of australia now feared dead. officials say 26 marines were on board the mv-22 osprey conducting regularly scheduled operations when a mishap occurred during landing. around 4:00 local time, on final approach, the osprey hits the flight deck of the u.s.s. green bay and slams into the sea. 23 of 26 marines were rescued. less than two hours later, the operation turned sour. >> it's not just enemy fire in

action, it's also the complexity and peril of the operations themselves. >> reporter: the military unit was in australia as part of joint military exercise talisman sabre. it featured 233,000 u.s. troops along with aircraft. the tilt rotor aircraft is famous for its ability to land like a helicopter while flying like a plane. but for some, the aircraft had some controversial history, well before it was commissioned. >> it took five years, $22 billion and 30 deaths and crashes before the plane went into service. >> reporter: the aircraft has seen several high-profile crashes in the last decade, the most recent fatal incident in 2015 killing two marines in a training exercise in hawaii. despite this, they say the osprey is relatively safe. >> it gets a bad rap. it actually has a good safety record in the last 10 years,

especially compared to helicopters. >> reporter: this morning the families wondering what went wrong. the families of those three marines have been notified, and while the search has been suspended, recovery efforts could take weeks, if not months, all with an investigation into exactly what happened likely to follow close behind. willie? >> we'll continue to hope for a miracle for those three marines. activists in baltimore had called this weekend for a cease fire on the gun ravage in that city. but less than 48 hours in, two people were killed. both the victims of gun violence. since the beginning of the year, 210 people have been killed in baltimore by gunfire. the city on pace to set a dubious record this year. the fbi is on the scene in minnesota this morning after an explosion at an islamic center outside minneapolis. officials say an improvised explosive device was found at the islamic center on saturday.

the bomb went off just before morning prayers. nobody, thank goodness, was hurt. 10 people are recovering this morning after experiencing severe turbulence on a flight from greece to philadelphia. one passenger tweeting a picture of coffee that wound up on the ceiling of the plane. others saying the turbulence came out of nowhere. >> i just saw everything just move upward about four feet. i saw drinks flying up against walls and up on the ceiling. >> seven crew members and three passengers were taken to the hospital. all are expected to be okay. fox news has suspended host eric bolling on accusations he sent a nude photo to three colleagues several years ago. the service is pending results of an investigation currently under way. the huffington post recently reported the accusations on bolling saying they were

confirmed by three sources. they do not believe he sent, quote, any such communications. a bit of a stunner in london at the world track championships. losing to justin gatlin in a 100-meter dash. he bowed in praise of the jamaican superstar. this was his last race in the 100 meters. he will take part in a relay in those championships. dylan is here with a look at the weather. hello, dylan. >> i thought you were going to go hello, dolly. >> on the brain. i like the way you think. severe wind damage either caused by a possible tornado or a microburst. there were more than two dozen injuries reported because of those damaging winds. you can see trees down across the roads there. there was a group of people stuck in a restaurant because of a roof collapse because of all the wind damage.

certainly a big story out of that way. tulsa picked up more than 4 inches of rain. we did see some flooded streets as well. we are still seeing some of the heavier showers moving through tulsa, but the band of heaviest rain is now moving into southeastern oklahoma and most of arkansas, too. we're going to see more scattered showers and storms redevelop later on this afternoon. yesterday some parts of kansas, also into missouri picked up about 4 to 6 inches of rain. out ahead of this cold front, most of the rain will move into eastern missouri and western kentucky and tennessee. that goes into monday morning and some of those storms do have the potential of being pretty strong. down in new orleans, we picked up about 4 to 6 inches of rain, so any additional rainfall could and we're already on track to see some cooler weather today. as we head to the workweek current temperatures right now 64 degrees in san jose. we've been waking up to 50s and 60s across the board. take a look at the nice marine

layer building and hugging the coastline. this is what will keep us nice and cooler today for sunday. as we head into monday as well a look at your temperature trend. you can see we're still seeing the early morning fog in san francisco warming up into the 60s. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. straight ahead the highs and lows of the week, including a flip through vladimir putin's vacation picks dominating his trip to the great outdoors. and a woman who stunned her kids while walking through the door with a beautiful new gift. plus, dylan takes us behind the scenes of "saturday night live," the anchors of the weekend update as they roll out a new show. as we head to break out our photo of the week, 96-year-old prince philip bowing out of public life this week. he has made nearly 2,000 such

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after one pike for two hours, in the end he got what he wanted. what do you do after a successful day on the lake? you bro out, shirts off with your defense minister, crack a couple of pbr tall boys, plot the next attack on a western democratic election. >> siberia isn't known as the warmest place on earth. >> that's the thing. not a shirts off -- >> 50 degrees, i am ready. >> never misses a shot. started with that horseback riding shot a few years ago. first low goes to spotting a real live snake on your desk at the office. it would be a low for you, me, dylan. check out the reaction of the team at 9 news darwin australia, without a hint of panic, the program manager calmly picks up the snake, puts it in a shopping bag to be taken outside. someone once saw a mouse at 30 rock, evacuated the floor for a week so hazmat could do its work. in other snake news, a

delivery guy in baton rouge showed you how to react when you see a snake. homeowner security camera shows he walks up with pangs, spots t -- packages and spots the snake and drops them like a bad habit. that's what i would do. >> you're not a snake guy. >> no. are there snake guys? >> there are people not terrified of snakes. i am in the class of being terrified. >> i think if you're surprised, i am out. it is broken now. next high from rockwell, texas, where the pruitt family has grown by one. that news was a big surprise to big sisters reagan and harper. >> reagan, harper. >> are you kidding me? >> what is that? >> that's your baby sister.

>> mom saying it is your new baby sister. the older of the two girls burst into tears of joy. she said later of meeting her new little sister, quote, my mind blew up. mom casey says she got a quick call about the adoption, girls weren't around, didn't have time to tell them until she came back with the baby and walked in the door at the moment you see right here. the pruitts have adopted three children, are now a happy family of seven. >> feel bad for neighbors that showed up with a puppy, oh, baby is better. >> the final low goes to the feeling when you're a professional cyclist in the middle of a big race and you get passed by a tiny horse. happened during the sixth stage at the tour of poland. a horse got loose in town, wandered toward the race. after observing briefly, said i can beat these guys. he breaks into a gallup. tough asphalt terrain for the

hoofs. sadly at the end of the stage the horse tested positive for doping and was disqualified. just happens in cycling for whatever reason. go little guy, go. >> i think i can. >> it was magical. we have to give you one bonus high. tell me if this new calf from texas reminds you of anyone. the black and white pattern on its face, big tongue sticking out. it reminded a lot of people online of kiss front man gene simmons. a spitting image actually. simmons tweeted out the photo writing this is real, folks! you can see why they named the calf jeannie. >> it is not makeup, it was born that way. a sunday sit down with the divine miss m herself, breaking box office records, winning a tony, and her favorite bette

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good sunday morning to you. it is 6:26. and here's a live look outside as the fog covers the golden gate bridge on a slightly cooler morning out there. we really appreciate you joining us. i'm kira klapper in for vicky nguyen. vianey arana gave me a cliff notes version. you said a little bit cooler today but still sunshine. >> exactly. and that's because the marine layer will keep us nice and cool. we'll still be partly cloudy along the coast. inland spots we're getting ready to welcome a very much needed day of sunshine here in the bay area. the p peninsula 68. the tri-valley 60. 58 in san francisco. as that marine layer starts to deepen that's what's bringing those cooler temps and that's

what's going to bring in the anticipation of a slight cooling trend as we head into the workweek. we're talking about 80s. we're eliminating more of the 90s in the forecast for now because, of course, we have the chance of seeing warmer inland spots. look at the temperature trend in san francisco. today we will stay in the 60s. even in san francisco it will clear out nicely by the lunch hour. i'll have an even better breakdown coming up. we'll stay tuned for that, vianey, thanks. first this morning an a's player is apologizing and asking for forgiveness after using a gay slur against a fan. now he's been suspended for two games. this all happened during the eighth inning of friday night's game in anaheim. according to witnesses matt joyce was walking to the dugout and shouted the slur to a fan challenging him to a fight. joyce admitted to what he said and apologized both on camera and in a seven-part tweet. the a's made a big effort over the last several years to reach out to a diverse audience. the team has hosted an lbgtq

pride night. matt joyce did apologize before last night's game against the angels calling it a truly regrettable moment. >> there's no kind of excuse for that language to be said or ever used. i really hope that people out there can find it in their heart to forgive me. >> the a's release add statement that reads in part we pride ourselves on being inclusive and expect our entire organization to live up to higher standards. we appreciate that matt is contrite about his conduct and know he will learn from this incident. new details on that bizarre cross-country man hunt that ended in the bay area following the murder of a man in chicago. authorities now say at the ur urging of friends northwestern professor yndham drove to the courthouse in oakland and surre surrendered peacefully in a courthouse area. andrew warren, an employee from oxford university who had been on the run with lathem turned himself in in san francisco. both were wanted in connection

with the gruesome stabbing death of 26-year-old hairstylist trenton doral. lathem is set to appear in court tomorrow in dublin. it is 6:29. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" the curtain drops on the hit musical "hamilton." when the show will make its return to the bay area. that plus all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. anchor ots plasma

i just want to say -- shut that crap off. >> no one plays bette midler off stage, especially when delivering for her tony award. leading role in musical for her performance of the revival of "hello, dolly!." since it opened in april, it is broadway's hottest ticket, shattering records at the shubert theater. the show is classic, the cast rightly showered with praise and nominations. but let's be honest, crowds are lining up to see bette. it is return to the stage and town where she got her start in the basement of a place called

the continental bass. i sat down with her a few months back as she was preparing to head back to broadway for "hello, dolly!" ♪ >> for the divine miss m, we have a divine setting. >> i am knocked out. this is beautiful. >> we brought out the fine china for you. >> i am very impressed. >> for the past five decades, bette midler has been on stage and screen, putting together a career that places her in the class of stars who can be identified by a single name. ♪ but even an icon has to start somewhere. >> take me inside the continental baths in about 1970. >> you know, it was a basement. on friday nights, the owner put chairs down and people came. you had to surrender your clothes at the door. i didn't think anything of it.

i don't know why i thought nothing of it. i just took it in stride. it was a job, more money than i had ever been paid. i was so happy to have a job and they loved me. that means a lot to a person, for an audience to totally understand completely what it is you're trying to do. you never forget those. >> what do you think it was about your act that was so appealing to the people in that room? >> well, i think that i was rather -- i think i was pretty outrageous. >> since her 1972 debut album, the divine miss m, the emmy, grammy, tony winner has sold more than 30 million records. >> what did it mean to you personally? >> it meant a lot to me, it was my struggle, you know. people get slowed down by things, road blocks are put in their way, instead of going around them, they stop the car. i never let that happen to me.

>> what are the road blocks? >> too tall, to fat, too lean, too small. ♪ i'm beautiful, i'm beautiful, damn it. >> i don't know whether to call you actress, singer, musician, how do you describe yourself? >> i call myself an entertainer, never called myself an artist. people are supposed to call you that, you're not supposed to call yourself that, i am gratified when people call me an artist. i am not a song writer, i am an interpret tore of other peenopls songs and writings. >> when people come up to you. >> they never come up to me. no no no. they don't recognize me. >> what do you mean? >> i hide in plain sight. >> completely unrecognizable. ♪ you got to have friends. >> if you had to pick your favorite bette midler movie?

>> hocus pocus. >> another glorious morning. makes me sick. >> i have to say, i am flawless in that movie. i do. i have to say that. it is the only time i actually ever disappeared behind a real mask and it was so liberating. it was so much fun to find this way of moving and this way of holding your hands and this voice, it was just great. so much fun. >> i will say, when i mention the word "beaches" to a woman of a certain age ♪ did i ever tell you you're my hero. >> there's reaction to the movie and songs, it had to be special. >> it was very special. everything about it was special. >> it was the role of dolly in the broadway revival of "hello,

dolly!" that lured midler back to the musical stage. >> i imagine your decision was validated when you heard that ticket sales set an all time record in the history of broadway. >> i am excited, unnerved, i love the character. what i'm not prepared for is the size of the stage. >> her fans and critics were prepared for her. and it showed at this year's tony awards. >> the american theater wing tony award goes to bette midler, "hello, dolly!" >> she won for best actress. "hello, dolly!" itself was nominated ten times and won for best revival of a musical. >> could you see yourself doing more broadway? >> you know, i'll tell you something. i think about all of the parts i didn't get to play because i was so busy making a living and having my daughter and successful marriage. what i would like to do is scale

it back maybe and do those arts places, those performing arts places, you know, where they're very elegant and -- i always dreamed i would wind up as mabel mercer. >> not a bad place to end up. >> not a bad place to end up. >> just you and a stool and microphone. >> exactly, the way i started. >> bette announced this week her final performance in "hello, dolly!" will be january 14th, next year. that gives you five months to see that tony winning show. the remastered edition of that album, the divine miss m is available now for download. to hear more from bette and more guests, check out our website. and seth meyers, the making of a late night comedian show, talks about doing his own thing in the chair once held by jimmy fallon, conan o'brien, and david letterman. next week on "sunday today."

dylan is back with another check of the weather. >> hey, surprise. we are looking at some storms to start off the week up and down the east coast, especially through the day monday. tropical downpours extend through the gulf coast as well. monsoonal moisture in the southwest could lead to more flooding. it will start to warm through the 80s through the midwest middle of the week. spotty showers and storms, more heat out west, heavy rain likely on the gulf coast, through the middle of the week and end of the week. pop up showers and storms each afternoon. cooler weather works in by end of the week. and this is what we're waking up to in san francisco. foggy conditions are going to keep us nice and cool in san jose. we can see a bit of some hazy skies as well. we he can can expect to see haz temperatures. we can see the marine layer hugging the coast nicely. by the time that burns off we

will warm up, but we're seeing fairly cool in san francisco, into the 60s with a bit more sunshine by the afternoon. san jose warmer temperatures. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks very much. next sunday, chevy chase, norm mcdonald, tina fey, amy poehler, seth meyers, members of an elite comedy club dylan looks at, "snl" weekend update with at, "snl" weekend update with the current ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce 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 ♪

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♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ "saturday night live" returns this fall for its 43rd season, weekend update will be in the middle of the show as it has been since chevy chase sat in the anchor chair that first season. they're getting started early with a prime time run this month. dylan shines the sunday spotlight on the comedy institution within a comedy institution. >> live from new york, it is saturday night. >> for 42 years, "saturday night live" has been on the biting edge of comedy. >> i can see russia from my

house. >> wedged between the silly and the sublime. in an ever evolving show, one constant remained. >> our top story tonight. >> here are tonight's top stories. >> the sometimes serious, more often smarky update, it has been a cornerstone of "snl" since the first episode in 1975. >> weekend update. >> the perfect backdrop to poke fun at politics. >> president reagan's only comment to the press was hey, look how short this guy is. >> and showcase some unforgettable characters. >> i, rose ann, rose ann adan a. >> maybe i don't look the part. >> anchored by some of the most legendary faces in comedy. >> i'm chevy chase and you're not. >> now for the fake news. >> women feel free to make whatever choice oprah tells them

to. >> really? >> really? >> huh. >> latest members of the post. >> i certainly fell into the trap early on of feeling like you're preserving this institution that is this desk versus making it your own. i feel like michael was very good at pushing in the right direction of we have to do it our way. >> very nice of you to say. >> no, it was, you know, it is just he is an inspiring figure. >> hillary clinton recently fueled speculation she may run for president when she appeared in iowa, hello, i'm back. if i remember 2008 correctly, that's not as effective as saying hello, iowa, i'm black. >> starting with chevy chase, norm, kevin, amy, tina, jimmy, the list goes on. you guys are part of it. >> initially that was very intimidating, and still is. now it is more like all right.

we're to the point we are doing our thing. >> excited before and after. >> like if you're on the supreme court or something. >> they're now ruling in prime time with a four episode run of weekend update this month. >> what are you guys going to fill a half hour with? >> i think we approach it the way we approach regular "snl," it is just what makes sense for the week. >> is it ever hard? by the end of the week for normal weekend updates, all the jokes have been made about the week. >> that's true. >> luckily that guy that's doing president likes tweeting on friday nights, it is really keeping us in business. >> i said this last week, but this week was crazy. obviously trump is not done yet, but let's say mike pence is definitely warming up in the bullpen. >> what role does it have on

turning the mirror of our culture. >> saves lives, we're the heroes. >> with comedy, you have a longer leash for honesty in a lot of ways than actual news. >> what do you say to people who get their news solely from weekend update? >> please don't, for our country. >> i am michael cha. >> colin jones. good night. >> one of the crazy things as a weekly show, things change not day by day but hour by hour. >> we interviewed them monday morning. i asked them about anthony scaramucci. sure enough, two hours later, we can't even use that in the interview. they're constantly updating and even right before they go on air. there's another update. >> as you said, we learned on sundays, there's news on the weekends too, it never ends. >> and you can get tickets, they have a live audience like they do for "saturday night live." >> catch the premier of that weekend update summer edition thursday at 9:00, 8:00 scentral

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basketball team is your favorite, but you're about to have a new one. a group of women, some deep into their 80s on the court doing work, making up for lost time when they couldn't get out there. here is steve patterson with our sunday closer. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: they swarm the court, call plays. crashing boards. and sinking shots. >> oh yeah, we always play to win. >> reporter: they're the golden girls of hoops, in a game where professional players retire in their 30s, the youngest play maker on this team is a spritely 82. a few of the gals are in their

90s. >> i am very good. it is amazing, i never thought i would love this long, number one. >> reporter: by far, the splash is the oldest team in the senior womens basketball association. they defy expectations, facing off against players 40 years younger. >> some people thought we were nuts. >> reporter: this 80-year-old marge carl has been on the team 20 years. >> i love the game and the people. >> reporter: it is that love, year after year, that keeps the ladies coming back. >> we have good times together, doing all sorts of activity. >> reporter: they're dedicated, lacing up for one practice and one game a week. >> are you a hard player? >> yeah. >> you play rough, don't you? >> i give what i get. >> reporter: even through injury. >> have hip replacement, knee replacement, cancer survivors, they still come and play. >> reporter: socializing,

staying active, feeling young. >> what do you say to people that say women this old shouldn't be playing basketball? >> well, i would say just get out and try it. you'll be surprised you can do it. >> reporter: for everyone here, the game means more than keeping healthy. >> we were never encouraged. >> reporter: back in their day, organized basketball for women was unheard of. >> we played volleyball and softball in school and that's about all they let girls play then. >> reporter: the league raises money for girls youth basketball. sending promising student athletes to sports camps that can cost hundreds of dollars. >> knowing there are people out there willing to help you is pretty good. >> reporter: this 15-year-old point guard is one of those students. she wants to play in college. >> i love that you can run the court and feel free, nothing around you matters when you're playing the game. >> that's my big love,

sponsorship and scholarships for young girls, learning early the skills. >> reporter: passing onto the next generation. for "sunday today," steve patterson. >> how cool are they? steve, thanks. this week, we highlight another life well lived. john morris didn't take the photographs that shaped our view of 20th century history, but without him, we may never have seen them. morris was a young clerk, working for life magazine in new york when world war ii broke out. he moved to london to cover the war for life as a photo editor. he took famous photographs from omaha beach and normandy on d-day, the film was hustled to morris. he preserved 11 images, printed them, shipped them to new york. the photographs known as the magnificent 11 appeared in the following week's issue of life, are the last record of the day some called the most important of the 20th century. morris was at "new york times"

during the vietnam war, argued the now iconic photographs of a vietnamese police chief, shooting a suspect and young girl running naked from a napalm attack should appear on the paper's front page. they did, both won the pulitzer prize. june 5th, 1968, morris witnessed history with his own eyes, he was inside the ambassador hotel in los angeles the night robert f kennedy was shot and killed. morris wrote a front page account of that historic night for the next day's "new york times." john morris who put history in front of our eyes died a week front of our eyes died a week ago in paris. hi. oh, hi! welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? that's why i'm here. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? ooh, i smell onions! the citi® double cash card does. only citi lets you earn 1% cash back when you buy, and 1% as you pay.

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look at what's next this week. golf superstar tiger woods scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment on dui charges. was he found asleep at the wheel of his car over memorial day weekend, he was charged with driving under the influence. he said he had a bad reaction to prescription drugs he takes for his injuries. this week marks the 40th anniversary of elvis presley's death, celebration of his life and music takes place during elvis week at graceland. fans that make the pilgrimage can get in on contests and -- >> have you ever been? >> i have to go. >> thank you for spending part of your morning with us. see you back here next week on "sunday today."

good sunday morning. it is 7:00. here's a live look outside from communications hill towards san jose. you have some cloud cover there. v vianey arana says the sun is on the way. we really appreciate you joining us. i'm kira klapper in for vicky nguyen. look who it is, vianey arana, with a check of our micro climate forecast. you did tell me it would be even a little cooler today than yesterday so that's nice. >> that marine layer, even though it's keeping us nice and foggy, it it will keep the coast cool. there are upsides to seeing some of that fog in the morning hours but, yes, kira, we do have more sunshine on tap. 68 degrees for the peninsula. the south bay, 65. in san francisco a nice cloudy 58 degrees. 60 degrees for the east bay. take a look at this live doppler radar showing the