. >> the winner of the voice is -- jordan smith! >> jordan smith is here. good morning and congratulations. >> congratulations. >> i have to tell you, i have a friend who is a super fan of the "voice" and told me nine weeks ago, i predict it, jordan smith goes all the way. >> that's so kind. >> did you feel good or were you sweating it? >> this show has been fun and i had a great time working with adam and the other contestants. it's a creative atmosphere. it didn't hit me until i was on the stage at the finale. i'm in the finale. we were taking it week by week. >> gwen stefani said you don't look like your voice. is that a good thing? >> i think so. i think this whole time, i've been proving that. those things aren't really what happens. last tuesday night, whenever i won the show, it was kind of a big moment for me. i proved to myself, what's on the outside doesn't matter. it's what's in your heart and what you love to do and doing those things. >> we've had front runners on the show before who, you know, were strong all the way down. they've grown fatigu

. ♪ >> reporter: and many people have team adam, jordan smith, to do that, especially after the version of "somebody to love." >> it's kind of an explosion of what i've been feeling all season. >> reporter: now he feels the love beyond "the voice" stage. >> never imagined to turn a chair in the blind auditions, let alone being here in the fina finale. >> reporter: jeffrey austin squeezed in thanks to an instant save. >> i had prove myself the entire show. >> reporter: now his powerful vocals have him on the verge of something big. >> i don't know how i'll be nerve wise up there ever. >> reporter: nerves give way to celebration for the champion of "the voice." >>> it airs monday at 8:00, tuesday night at 9:00, and on the results show tuesday, catch performances from justin bieber, missy elliot, and cold play. >>> what's not cold these days? the weather, right? i can't believe it. >> it's strange. feels weird. it plays with your head. near 70 today, warm one tomorrow, record breaking temps. >> that's all for now, and "today" is next. >>> good morning. revenge attack? a california mosque f

. >> the winner of "the voice" is -- >> reporter: for fans who watched all season -- >> -- jordan smith, team adam! >> reporter: -- the choice was hardly a surprise. the 22-year-old from kentucky beat out 17-year-old country singer emily ann roberts for the season nine crown. >> it was incredible. i never in my wildest dreams expected to be here experiencing this and having this moment. it was overwhelming. >> his falsetto stunned all four coaches in his blind audition. he made his mark throughout the competition. several performances topped the itunes chart. ♪ climb every mountain >> it was strangely effortless and harmonious the whole time. we really just had a good time. >> the teen runner-up had nothing but praise for the winner. >> it was such an honor to be up there with him. jordan deserves it more than anyone else here and i'm so proud of him. >> reporter: third place went to country singer barrett and fourth to power vocalist jeffrey austin. >> i knew right away the moment jordan sang his first note on the show that he was something special. >> he was one of the most insane v

. >> reporter: on friday rescuers met up with smith giving him some cavs gear. although he knows they have given him the greatest gift. >> thankful i'm alive now. >> i want to thank our st. louis affiliate for the help with the story. smith has a cough. he is in physical therapy. the rescue squad had just practiced their ice rescues right before this happened. everything fell into place. >> listen to those nurses. i got the chills. imagine being in that room. incredible. >>> let's go over to dylan in the orange room. she is with the plaza fan of the day. >> i have paula here from rochester, new york. you are cancer free since wednesday. >> i finished my last radiation treatment then. >> congratulations. you are in the orange room. >> still to come on "today," having a ball where the adults are jumping for joy, but first these messages. i vow to wow my family with a vacation they'll never forget. it's royal caribbean's vow to wow sale, and there's no better time than now, to book your vacation. book today and get 50 percent off your second guest... ...and more mo

michael jordan is among the great players smith coached in his 36 years at the university of north carolina. smith won two national championships and was inducted in the national basketball hall of fame. he was a father figure to him. an incredible piece of video making the rounds online. take a look at this. as if jumping out of an airplane is not terrifying enough. imagine a few seconds later, the very airplane the one you jumped out of was nose diving towards you. take a look. you can see the instructor trying to tell the passenger what's going on and the plane just misses them. it came so close to the wing and clipped part of the parachute. 7 okay and the tandem landed safely. no word on why they got so close. it leaves you -- isn't that unbelievable? >> it's like the two planes about a year ago. everyone is fine? >> they are investigating, but everyone is fine. 7:15. >> mr. roker? >> what could possibly go wrong file. that's amazing. as we look around the rest of the country, we have a lot of wet weather continuing. rain as part of this system affecting the northeast down to the south.

we all know the legendary dean smith. it's really, really neat. he has played basketball for 36 years and even recruited michael jordan. how about having that on your resume. he died last month at the age of 83. he left each player who got a vorsity letter with him $200 and a note mailed to them saying enjoy a dinner out compliments of coach smith. $36,000. >> he was a great man. can you imagine getting that note? >> the athletes graduated. the student athletes. >> what's your favorite soft drink? >> diet coke. >> i like a good orange soda. >> i didn't see that coming. there is a shake-up in the world coming. coke has been number one. followed by diet coke and pepsi. pepsi surged into second place. even so we have to say that overall soda sales have fallen for ten straight years. freska is where on the list? it doesn't matter. we don't want to be high on the list. we want to be down for discovery. >> let me know when we are back to normal. >> in for matt and carson. you wear shorts? >> on the golf course where i am all the time. >> listen up. they