time for mother's day. i know one word traffic report. we just have many cars here. richmond bridge is looking slower. a lot of sunshine here getting across. remember north of there we have that closure over the weekend for eastbound 37. i'll nag you about it tomorrow. alisa can enjoy the view with the beautiful weather. the today show is moments away. enjoy the view. also today. now however, we are continuing today in the bay on roku and other streaming platforms live at 8:00. the new threat governor gavin newsom is issuing over farmworker housing in half moon bay. and that's it. that's what's happening today in the bay. next live from new york. it's the today show. have a great thursday good thursday morning. even more americans are waking up to storm damage. >> the threat of more severe weather now expanding. good morning, it's may 9th. this is "today."

♪♪ catastrophic. >> my house is gone. it's just gone. >> deadly tornados slam the south. >> it is one of the more severe storms we've probably seen in the last five to ten years. >> the outbreak still not over. the threat moving up the east coast today. al will tell us who's in the danger zone. breaking point. president biden issuing a new warning to israel against expanding its war in gaza. >> they go into rafah, i'm not supplying the weapons. >> this morning, how israel is responding and the president takes heat from voters for his take on inflation and the state of the u.s. economy. we're live at the white house. chaos in congress. >> declaring the office of speaker of the house of representatives to be vacant -- [ booing ] >> republicans and democrats unite to kill congresswoman marjorie taylor greene's attempt to remove house speaker mike johnson. just ahead, where the showdown goes from here.

worth it? the government now joining the growing fight over popular airline and credit card reward programs. are you really getting what you signed up for? inside the key hearing in washington today. all that plus, pageant problems. a closer look at miss teen usa's decision to step down just days after miss usa gave up her crown. ♪♪ and bonjour! taylor swift ready to kick off her next era, taking her groundbreaking concert tour to paris. >> words can't express how excited i am. >> the american fans who flocked to france with the first show just hours away now. >> this is the trip of a lifetime. >> today, thursday, may 9th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today."

it is a thursday morning. we've got hoda on assignment in bermuda. happy for her. we're going to check up with her and jenna a little bit later. >> yeah, by the way, that's one hot place to be today. the other hot place, besides bermuda, paris, france. that is where taylor swift is about to launch the european leg of her eras tour. we'll have a sneak peek and also hear from the rush of american fans who have made their way to paris. >> but first, let's get to our top story. yet another night of severe weather. this days-long outbreak, now targeting the south, with more than a dozen reports of tornadoes across seven states. and there's the damage. we've learned at least two people have died in tennessee. >> as we said, millions remain in the storm path, with another outbreak expected across the south today. >> we will check in with al and get the forecast details in a moment. but first, nbc's priya sridhar who joins us from columbia, tennessee. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this area took a direct hit from

a power ft twister that destroyed homes like the one behind us. officials are reporting at least three storm-related fatalities and several more serious injuries. overnight in the midwest and south, another round of destructive weather. in columbia, tennessee, tornadoes reducing homes to rubble. >> this is a catastrophic tornado. it is one of the more severe storms we've probably seen in the last five to ten years. >> a huge swath of forest leveled, with trees snapped like matchsticks. lives uprooted in morry county, tennessee. >> i started to see the clouds and that's when i heard the roar and that's when i hollered at everybody to get in the closet. the next thing we knew, we seen the sky and my house is gone. it's just gone. i lost two dogs and we're still looking for my mom and my aunt. >> reporter: more than 80 twisters across 17 states over the last three days. the storms bringing chaos across the south, intense rain and

flooding. entire cities without power. cars crushed by reported tornadoes. large hail, heavy rains, and high winds turning deadly in lone mountain, tennessee, where a tree fell on a car, killing a 22-year-old man. in portage, michigan, a massive cleanup effort now underway in neighborhoods shredded by a massive tornado. this house flipped completely upside down with a couple in their 60s inside. the state's governor declaring a state of emergency in four counties. >> the devastation is real. there were a lot of displaced families. and in just the last week alone, across the country, there have been 214 tornado warnings issued, which have many forecasters saying that the nation's so-called tornado alley is actually widening its footprint to more populated areas, in places like tennessee, mississippi, and the ohio river valley. savannah?

>> all right. thank you very much. >> we've been saying it all week. in fact, the storm threat far from over. mr. roker is here. already, a lot of red and yellow on that map. >> that's right. unfortunately, this line of thunderstorms, this is the same one that has been moving. this could become a derecho. a strong line of storms that travel over 240 miles. knoxville right now, in trouble. we're looking at atlanta, within a tornado watch, tupelo, mississippi, birmingham, all the way to augusta, georgia. plus, there's heavy rain with this. 8 million people under flood watches and flash flood warnings from nashville, knoxville, chattanooga, tennessee. a real mess here. so this system pushes to the east. scattered showers and storms over the great plaks. but the severe risk stretches from new jersey all the way down into texas. not only can we not rule out more tornadoes, damaging hail, but we're worried about the winds, along with this line, 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts from dallas, waco, shreveport, jackson, montgomery into albany, georgia. make no mistake, airports will be delayed. we'll be looking at airline

delays all throughout this region. tomorrow, steady rain moves into the northeast. strong storms and thunderstorms will soak locations in the southeast, and in fact, tomorrow morning, in the southeast, from daytona beach, jackson, savannah, valdosta, we're looking at severe weather, isolated tornadoes, 4 million people at risk. and again, more damaging winds. guys? >> all right, al, we'll be back to you. now to escalating tensions between the u.s. and israel over the war in gaza. president biden threatening to withhold more military aid if the israeli military carries out an all-out assault on the city of rafah. and in a new interview, he's also acknowledging that american-supplied bombs have already been used to kill civilians during the seven-month fighting in gaza. nbc's senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us with more on this. gabe, with good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. for weeks, the white house has said that it opposes a large-scale assault on rafah, but president biden is now taking a much harder line, threatening to withhold more weapons from israel, a key u.s.

ally. overnight, president biden's most forceful comments yet, as israel ramps up its offensive against hamas and rafah. >> they go into rafah, i'm not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with rafah, to deal with the cities, to deal with that problem. >> reporter: the president has already paused a shipment of 3,500 additional u.s. bombs to israel. president biden also acknowledging for the first time that american bombs have been used against palestinian civilians. telling cnn -- >> reporter: civilians have been killed in gaza as a consequence of those bombs. >> reporter: an israeli official tells nbc news there is deep frustration over the u.s. decision to delay the bomb shipment. republican critics also pushing back. >> i think biden is treading on thin ice and making a big mistake. >> reporter: this as cease-fire talks between the israelis and hamas reach a critical stage. the state department says an agreement that could stop the fighting and secure the release of the hostages is within reach. with protests over the war looming over his re-election

bid, the president traveling to battleground wisconsin, noting his opponent, mr. trump, visited the same site six years ago to announce a $10 billion electronics factory, a project that never got off the ground. >> they dug a hole with those golden shovels, and then they fell into it. >> reporter: recent polls show americans trust mr. trump over president biden on the economy. the president acknowledging overnight that americans are struggling with inflation, but -- >> if you take a look at what people have, they have the money to spend. >> reporter: and asked about mr. trump's recent comments to a milwaukee newspaper suggesting that he won't accept the results of the 2024 election if he loses, the president was blunt -- >> saying he may not accept the outcome of the election? i promise you, he won't. >> reporter: also looming over the administration, a high-stakes report by the state department on whether israel has violated international law in gaza. that's been delayed. it was initially expected wednesday, but now we're told it could be finished in the next few days.

savannah? >> all right, gabe gutierrez at the white house. thank you. now to the battle over the war on college campuses nationwide. demonstrations have already forced some schools to modify, even cancel graduation ceremonies in some cases, and rallies, both against the war and in support of israel are only growing. nbc's liz kreutz joins us now from the university of southern california. liz, good morning to you.usc's t over his handling of pro-palestinian demonstrations and canceling of the commencement is another example of the division facing so many universities and schools right now. as graduates snap photos and put

on their caps and gowns, at usc, a pro-israel rally shut down a major street outside campus. >> we'll stand up to the hate and anti-semitism that's become pervasive on these college campuses. >> reporter: this is the reality this graduation season. the juxtaposition of joy from graduates and protests. this demonstration coming just days after the university shut down a pro-palestinian encampment. usc, the first school to cancel its main commencement ceremony, citing security concerns, highlighting the tensions on college campuses amid the israel-hamas war. officials at umass amherst say more than 100 people were arrested for refusing to leave a makeshift encampment, while students at the rhode island school of design are still occupying a building, demanding the school divest financially from israel. these student-driven demonstrations spreading globally, too. from amsterdam to madrid and berlin. here in the u.s., lawmakers

turning their focus to grade schools, as a house committee led by republicans grilled k-12 administrators on capitol hill, accusing some elementary and high schools of letting anti-semitism run rampant in classrooms. >> what are you doing to keep students safe? you've been accused of doing nothing and turning a blind eye. >> reporter: new york city school's chancellor pushing back. >> we cannot simply discipline our way out of this problem. the true antidote to ignorance and bias is to teach. >> reporter: now as scaled-back commencement ceremonies underway at usc, graduates forced to celebrate amid a backdrop of broiling tensions. >> it's really sad to see the people -- >> craig, while the vote to censure usc's president is largely symbolic, there's also a demand that the university comes with a task force to investigate recent actions here. meanwhile, at nearby ucla, some faculty and staff say they plan

to rally on campus, demanding that students and protesters who were arrested last week have their charges dropped and ucla chancellor resign. craig? >> liz kreutz for us on southern cal's campus, thank you. meanwhile, house speaker mike johnson has survived an attempt by a fellow republican to remove him from power. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle banding together to reject a long-threatened motion by far-right congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. let's go to nbc's capitol hill correspondent, ryan nobles. ryan, good morning. does that mean that threat hanging over the speaker's head is now gone? >> well, savannah, it likely does, at least for now, after a wide range of members of congress made it very clear they were no longer interested in putting the house of representatives into a state of chaos. after weeks of posturing and threats, marjorie taylor greene finally made her move and was met with a chorus of boos. [ booing ] the republican firebrand, close

with former president trump, dramatically failed in her attempt to remove speaker mike johnson from his post, after an overwhelming number of democrats voted with republicans t voted with republicans to block her effort. democrats decided to bail johnson out, after the speaker bucked conservatives like green and put funding for ukraine on the floor. the still-speaker calling on his colleagues to turn the page. >> hopefully this is the end of the personality politics and the frivolous character assassination that has defined . a message a vast majority of republicans agree with. >> the reality is this is like the congressional version of a temper tantrum. >> reporter: even trump pushed back against greene encouraging his supporters to defend johnson, but the georgia congresswoman the 118th congress. johnson, but the georgia congresswoman even in defeat, found way to claim victory. >> this republican party is not ready, and they proved it today. as a matter of fact, they proved they're ready to do everything with the democrats. >> reporter: while the democratic leader declaring that a small group of right-wing republicans will no longer

dominate the congress. >> we need more common sense and less chaos in washington, d.c. marjorie taylor greene, an extreme maga republicans are chaos agents. house democrats are change agents. >> and despite her embarrassing loss, greene did not rule out bringing up yet another motion to vacate johnson in the future. and at this point, democrats have not promised to offer their support should she make that move again. but for now, johnson's job is safe, as he heads into an election season, hoping to hold on to or even expand the gop majority in the house. savannah? >> ryan nobles on the hill. thank you. also this morning, former president trump heads back to a new york city courtroom where adult film actress stormy daniels will continue her testimony at his criminal hush money trial. and in the meantime, there are new developments that have to do with trump's election interference case in georgia. nbc's senior legal correspondent laura jaret is here. let us start in georgia.

>> yes. >> the case functionally delayed, likely until after the election. tell us why. >> yeah. this is all about the former president's effort to try to get the d.a. disqualified from the case. he said she had an ethical conflict for hiring her boyfriend to lead the trump prosecution. the lower court disagreed with that and said, if you kick the boyfriend off the case, you can stay on, which she did. the former president wants her entirely removed from the case. this is giving him the first opportunity file that appeal. we have no idea how the appeal will come out, but it doesn't matter, because this delays it, and it serves his interest. >> the court said, you can file an appeal, but hasn't said whether they'll grant it. >> exactly. >> but in any event, the appeal goes forward. >> yes. >> okay. let's trial today. stormy daniels is still on the witness stand under cross-examination. what do you expect? >> if i were the defense at this point, i would stay away from the salacious old allegations of sex, about whether or not that happened. get away from the fight about that and go to the actual charges and her lack of knowledge. go to the fact, ma'am, you have no idea how the former president

actually restructured his payments, you have no idea how his books were actually documented. you have no idea whether there was a reimbursement scheme with michael cohen. go to the fact that she doesn't know about any of that and expose that. i think that's what you might see on cross-examination. that started the other day didn't do that. they were getting into the nitty-gritty of whether or not this affair happened, which as we noted is totally irrelevant to the >> but the cross-examination that started the other day didn't do that. i mean, they were kind of getting into the nitty-gritty of whether or not this affair happened, which we noted is totally irrelevant to the charges in this case. >> they spent so much time trying to muddy up her credibility, and trying to accuse her of basically being a liar, but not to get into the actual lack of knowledge, which i think would be really illuminating for the jury if that comes out today. >> we shall see. laura, thank you very much. to the nba playoffs, the new york knicks are now in the driver's seat after a come-from-behind win over the indiana pacers. >> he'll pull a three! oh, jalen brunson, dead eye! >> jalen brunson doing jalen brunson things leading the way

for the knicks with 29 points. they hold on to win it 130-121. the knicks now have a 2-0 series lead. game three tomorrow night in indiana. >> one more note from the nba, the league announcing last night that denver nuggets center nikola jokic is this season's most valuable player. this is the third time in four seasons that he has taken home that honor. pretty impressive. >> he deserves all the flowers. >> yes, he does. >> all the flowers. showers. >> we certainly are. and we're going to see plenty of those as we make our way from the great lake tuesday the upper mississippi river valley into the forth east. record heat in the gulf, and take a look at that coming up in next half hour. snow in the rockies in may but beautiful up and down the west coast. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ) (♪♪) oh no.

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across the beauty pageant world. miss teen usa giving up her crown just days after miss usa did the same. we'll go inside that turmoil, threatening to upend the industry, guys. also ahead, there's new scrutiny over those popular airline and credit card rewards programs. are you really getting the value and points that you sign up for? what you need to know ahead of a key hearing in washington today. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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sanchez at stanford, where the pro-palestinian protest continues on the same day that the president will attend a fundraiser just a few blocks away in palo alto. and it's one day after hate speech was found scrawled on the campus of csu east bay. csu east bay will host the first of five graduation ceremonies tonight. thanks, kris. now, the port of oakland commissioners are expected to hold a final vote today on renaming oakland's airport. if approved, the name will change to the san francisco bay oakland international airport. san francisco has already filed suit, citing trademark infringement. yesterday, san francisco city attorney david hsu gave port commissioners a final warning, requesting that the cities work together to come up with alternative names. oakland leaders say flights are being lost with travelers from elsewhere, not realizing oakland's proximity to san francisco. leaders at oakland's airport believe the new name would not be a trademark infringement, saying it is the

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announced she's doing the same. >> nbc's entertainment reporter chloe melas is all over it. what is going on in the pageant world? >> that is the question that everybody wants the answer to. so miss teen usa shocking the pageant world yesterday, saying that she no longer wants her title. and it comes as dozens of miss usa contestants are also speaking out. >> you can take your first walk as miss teen usa! >> reporter: this morning, miss teen usa stunning the pageant world, after giving up her title. 17-year-old umasofia srivastava who made history as the first mexican-american indian winner as the miss teen usa, made history saying, my personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization. the bombshell comes just two days after miss usa announced her own resignation, with less than six months to go on her reign, citing mental health issues. fellow pageant contestants speaking out, posting a joint

statement of support for voight, saying that voight is under a nondisclosure agreement and asking the miss usa organization to release her, adding, we are asking for full transparency. miss maine, julianna moorhouse, calling for the miss usa organization to let voight's voice be heard. >> she cannot speak on her experience as miss usa. >> reporter: there are signs that there might have been a conflict between voigt and the miss usa organization. a person close to her telling nbc news that the first letter of each sentence of her resignation post on instagram spells out, "i am silenced." the ceo of the miss usa organization responding to the resignations in a statement, writing in part, i take these allegations seriously. the well-being of all individuals associated with miss usa is my top priority. >> when you have two national title holders stepping down, i just don't see that aligning. >> reporter: an unprecedented situation, now tarnishing the crown of two of the country's

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this morning on today's consumer, new attention on those popular airline and credit card rewards program. >> the question, are they actually working for consumers? and it's the focus of an important hearing today, led by the consumer financial protection bureau, and the transportation department. >> nbc's business correspondent, brian cheung, is following all of this for us. good morning, brian. >> hey, guys. they're impossible to avoid, right? we're talking about in the mail, at the kiosk at the airport, even when you're on the plane. these offers for 40, 60, 100,000 points just for signing up for a credit card. but some consumers say it's left them in a smoke and mirrors of confusing rules on how to use and earn those very points. and this morning the government is listening to them. >> reporter: it's an offer that's hard to turn down, flipping those everyday purchases into your next get away. but today those airline credit card deals are under scrutiny. lauren randall applied for a credit card after seeing a bonus offer for 40,000 points. a little bit later, seeing another offer for 60,000.

>> it does kind of feel like a bait and switch. >> reporter: she's one of the 41% of americans with a travel rewards credit card, part of the booming economy for points, scoring flights that would otherwise have expensive price tags and dollars. signing up for a card among one of the quickest ways to rack up points, but some consumers are finding the headache of accumulating and redeeming points more trouble than it's worth. as high as $650 and interest rates federal regulators including the consumer financial protection bureau are listening. >> we've seen where consumers have had to run through an obstacle course to get the rewards that they were promised. >> with annual fees as high as $650 and interest rates above the national average, airline cards this morning are the subject of a hearing to see if consumers are really coming out on top. >> credit card companies are charging huge interest rates, sometimes 30% or more. and many consumers actually lose

out on these deals. they may be paying way more than the value of the awards that they accrue. >> reporter: secretary of transportation pete buttigieg saying the stakes are high with the american's valuing points like their savings. >> but unlike your cash savings, a company can change the value of these points anytime for any reason. >> reporter: airlines, meanwhile, say that their partnerships with banks allow airlines to reward their most loyal customers. randall says she was denied the extra point bonus on her new airline credit card. >> the juice may not necessarily be worth the squeeze. >> so the next time you see a nice bonus for opening an airlines credit card, look online and see if better offers are out there, try to set a budget on what you're willing to pay for an annual fee, and stick with your airline of choice. you want to be flying where you're actually using the points. >> one airline person. don't spread it around. >> no. >> sounds good to me. >> thank you, brian. >> thank you. >> you're a one airline guy. >> you don't have to say it unless they're paying for this segment. >> and they're not.

just moving along, moving along. cooler air from the north, so we've got that over the western part of the country, record heat down to the south and along the mid-atlantic states. look at some of these temperatures today. we're talking as we work our way into detroit, des moines, denver, albuquerque, las vegas, temperatures all below average. but we could see records in columbus, new orleans. we're looking at brownsville, 103. cape hatteras, 80 degrees. all coming close to those temperatures. then we look for a two-day temperature drop in the northeast and great lakes. anywhere from 15 to 30 degrees below average. cleveland, beckly, west virginia. and then we get a warm rebound, by monday in cleveland, you're at 73. 72 in philadelphia. nashville, you're near 80. st. louis, 78. but you want some records? let's head out to the pacific northwest, heading into the weekend, we're talking some record highs possible for portland, medford, missoula, montana, 81. boise, you're looking at

>> and that is your latest we weather. guys? >> al, thank you. we have your boost coming right up and emilie ikeda, a sighting in studio 1a. there must be taylor news! >> that's right, good morning to you guys. taylor swift is saying bonjour to paris tonight and so are tens of thousands of americans who are jumping across the pond to see the kickoff of her european tour. coming up, what surprises could be in store. ♪

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we're back, and ♪ else is back! >> emilie ikeda can't be far when i heard that music. good morning. of course the eyes of the music world, as mentioned earlier, are on paris today, not because of the olympics, but because taylor swift will be kicking off the european leg of her wildly successful eras tour. joining us with all the details live from, unfortunately here in studio 1a, is emilie ikeda. hi, em. >> hey, good morning. if there was ever any question of swifties loyalty, just look at the throngs of fans jumping across the pond to see taylor swift. in fact, up to 30% of ticket holders for the next four nights in paris are american according to the venue. and on the heels of her latest album drop, fans are anticipating plenty of surprises in store.

♪ like we were in paris ♪ >> this morning, the city of love is ready for taylor swift, as she kicks off the european leg of her history-making eras tour in paris. ♪ are you ready for it ♪ >> swifties congregating and warming up their vocals near famous landmarks in anticipation. the trip of a lifetime. >> get tickets for paris was nothing short of a miracle. >> reporter: an estimated 20 to ♪ like we were in paris ♪ >> reporter: texas natives, kathleen smith and her daughter, kennedy, skipping her college graduation to be here. >> this is the trip of a lifetime. >> get tickets for paris was nothing short of a miracle. >> reporter: an estimated 20 to 30% of the fans expected to file into europe's largest indoor arena are american. >> i'm teacher, i actually took off from school for the whole week. >> reporter: packing hotels and restaurants, this weekend's tourism influx will test the city's infrastructure and security ahead of another major event this summer. >> for four nights, we'll be the center of the world. it's a rehearsal for the

olympics, obviously. ♪ >> reporter: last year, the stunning demand for eras tour tickets in france forced ticket master to pause sales. >> i was so, so sad, so disappointed. >> reporter: our crew happened to run into that megafan in paris this week, who was happy to report that she since scored a seat. >> get to see it all firsthand on the first night, i'm sure sh. fans pointing to this never-before-seen white mic in rehearsal clips as a has so many surprises for us. >> reporter: tonight will mark the artist's first time performing since she dropped "the tortured poet's department." fans pointing to this never-before-seen white mic in rehearsal clips as a potential sign swift could incorporate songs off the new album. as swift's tour enters its next era. and the french media, by the way, is buzzing this morning with reports that her concert promoter in paris says she will, in fact, add songs from the new album to the tour. we reached out to taylor's team, but have not heard back.

by the way, some fans are saving money by going to paris on stubhub. take a look at this. some tickets for tonight's show are going for around $140. compare that to her october 18th show in miami, around $2,000. keep in mind, france has stricter rules around ticket re-sales. all of that so say, guys, why am i not in paris right now? >> emilie not in paris. she's spaving if she goes. >> it would be good for my percent. >> that's why a lot of americans went overseas to go see the show. >> why is it so much more expensive here? >> because of the rules, the re-sale. she said it. >> the french, they've got better cheese, bread, and ticket rules. >> ticket prices. >> come on. >> em, thanks for that. >> i guess it's time for the boost. i'm like, oh, okay, it's over here. hoda's on assignment. it's a sweet one. so watch this reaction when a young boy sees his mom in her cap and gown at her college graduation. >> look. that's my mom.

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>> it is one of the more severe storms we've probably seen in the last five to ten years. >> those storms now moving east, with tens of millions at risk today, and al is tracking it all. plus, dangerous cyber attacks. one of the largest health care systems in the country disrupted by a major hack. new details on the investigation and whether any patient data was compromised. what you need to know, straight ahead. then, john krasinski, one on one. the actor, producer, writer, director is here to talk about his latest movie, "if." >> don't put him in the oven. >> how his kids' imagination played a major role. plus, come on, get happy. >> there you are. maybe a happy little evergreen goes right there. >> al, craig, and carson grab their brushes and channel their inner bob rosses. >> we'll make happy trees. happy little clouds.

>> finger crossed, pretty please. >> with a crash course in the joy of painting you won't want to miss, today, thursday, may 9th, 2024. ♪ >> today is my 55th birthday. from new orleans, louisiana, on a mother/daughter trip. >> visiting from greensboro, north carolina. >> florida. >> on a girls trip from dewitt, iowa! >> married for 48 years, from >> ft. craig adams virginia and spokane, washington. ♪ >> on a girls trip from dewitt, iowa! >> hokies for 48 years. >> from lewis, delaware. ♪ >> hi, there. it is a good day. good morning. nice to have you along with us on a thursday morning. we'll check in with hoda in a little bit. she's in bermuda. how great is that? >> on assignment. >> i know. lots to get to this morning. let's get to our news at 8:00. we'll start with those severe storms tearing a path of destruction across the south. this is a live look at the

destruction in columbia, tennessee, this morning. that's about 45 miles outside of nashville. tornadoes reducing homes to rubble last night. officials there are reporting at least three storm-related fatalities. a huge swath of forest was leveled, as well. trees snapped like matchsticks. in all, we've seen more than 80 tornadoes across 17 states over the last three days alone, and this storm threat, it is not over. al is tracking it. what have you got on your map? >> guys, we've had five days now of tornado warnings, more than 100 per day. and in fact, yesterday, we've had over 300 warnings. that's the second most active day. this line that's caused all the problems, started in missouri. this has traveled over 500 miles. this is probably a derecho, straight line winds traveling more than 240 miles. we've got severe thunderstorm warnings, but we also have tornado watches from tupelo, mississippi, birmingham, in fact, atlanta right now is in a

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certified bob ross artist. >> so nick took a shot at teaching us the bob ross method. we went in, not knowing how to paint at all, certainly not paint a landscape, but al, carson and i, we did have a great time trying. >> maybe a happy little evergreen lives right here. here can i move rivers, i can change mountains. >> let's use a 1-inch brush and make a happy little cloud. >> he was like the mr. roemeano. >> his soothing, unique voice. >> cloud needs a little friend. so we'll give him one. >> bob ross taught millions of americans how to paint and feel good about it. >> you can create a beautiful painting. >> we're going to make happy little clouds. >> happy trees. >> fingers crossed. pretty painting. >> you can create a beautiful painting. >> we're going to make happy little clouds. >> happy trees. >> fingers crossed. pretty please. >> "the joy of painting's" new

host, nicholas hankins, gave us amateurs a crash course. >> how about a little toast? >> this will make our paintings much better. >> at least they'll look much better. >> cheers to bob ross. >> and what you're about to endure with us knuckleheads. >> you might want to have a double. >> let's talk a little bit about this new adventure. this is the first new show in 30 years. >> think of me as bob's stunt devil. >> how would you describe bob's method, by the way? >> bob's method is we start with a wet canvas and add wet paint on top of it. >> as a viewer, it seems trees would come to life. >> bob always said, those little trees live in your brush, you have to push them out. >> let me show you where we're going or where we hope you're going. >> that's not where we're going to get. >> we'll never get there. >> you might surprise yourself. >> make what bob calls little crisscross strokes right in the center. >> right in the center? >> yeah. you guys are doing great. we did a happy little theme for you, which we customizeds for you, the "today" show. craig, just kind of push it back and forth like that. >> it does feel good.

>> this is very therapeutic. >> do we put our old brush down now. >> yeah. you can put that one down. >> this is called a palette knife. >> did bob kind of change the landscape, no pun intended, when it comes to painting with all of these different tools and techniques? >> he truly did. >> he made it accessible. >> absolutely. get yourself a little runway of paint there. >> runway. >> just figure out where we want our mountain to live. drag it down to the left. >> see the problem is there's no room for error here. i see where you're headed. >> stick the tip of the knife up above what you've got. >> oh, yeah, that's fun! >> come on, this is fun! >> crisscross applesauce. >> learned it from bob. >> dude! you sandbagger! >> it's coming around. saved is day a little bit. very happy with it. >> bourbon break. >> every time we say the word "happy," we take a drink. >> i can't stop! i can't stop. >> don't touch it. >> no, let it go.

>> let it go. ♪ let it go ♪ >> you've taken three painting idiots and you've like made it exciting. >> mine looks good from 100 feet away. >> this is going to slide down that side of the mountain. there's your shadow. see how it's so easy to get hooked on this. you can throw in a little -- >> wee! wee! >> then i'm going to have you guys paint the ultimate bob ross thing, and that's the happy little trees. >> happy tree. >> go straight in there, make a little touch touch. that's your tree trunk. if you get one that gets a little bushy early, we'll turn into it two trees. >> oh. that was freaking genius. >> i need a little zhuzhing on my trees. >> al's just got it. he's a natural bob ross painter. >> just don't have the hair. >> you guys having fun? >> i don't know if an hour went by, 20 minutes, two hours? >> that's fantastic! >> yours, too. ♪

>> great job, guys! >> this was so much fun. >> thank you so much, nick. >> thank you. >> it's like therapy. >> your show is correctly named "the joy of painting." >> cheers. >> i mean, how much fun was that. >> very therapeutic. >> very relaxing. >> like coloring books for adults and puzzling are all becoming really popular, it did have that trance -- >> did you feel like you could do it again? >> yeah. i would do this in a heartbeat. calm app. >> should we see the reveal? >> i wish he did parties. >> and he seems to be amazing! >> again, that's -- like the calm app. you know? >> should we see the reveal? >> a little bit in the piece. this is mine. >> that's beautiful! >> what? wow. >> mount today. >> honestly, that is so good. the only thing that looks a little serial killer is your -- your signature. it looks like red rum. >> he actually put that on there with his finger. >> that is really good! >> al, your turn! >> al's is great, too.

>> oh, wow! wow. you could put that in a museum. look at the snowfall you got. how do you describe this in meteorological terms? >> it's kind of a light cirrus snowfall. >> that's beautiful. >> this is really good. >> part of this is when you look up in the clouds and see a dog jumping or the face of jesus. there's a little bit of that to this. as soon as you make the brush, you're like, all of a sudden, there's a mountain. >> carson! >> look at my happy little trees were angry, but nick came along and helped. >> it's beautiful! >> i am so impressed with all three of you. >> where are you going to put this? >> there's a bathroom waiting for it. >> that's right! >> happy mother's day, siri! >> that's a great idea! >> to be clear, this is the work of nick. he was practically holding his hand. >> no, i did mine mostly. i'm not giving nick any credit. >> by the way, that's nick's

painting. >> that's how you do it. >> that's the way the pros do it. >> just so we're clear, that's the professional painting. >> that's pretty cool. >> so by the way, painting with nicholas hankin, bob ross' unfinished season will premiere this month on public television. so check your local listings. great guy, by the way. >> great guy. >> thank you, nick. >> al, could you give us a portrait of the weather? >> very much so. but first, let me cut my ear off. we are looking for this for today, severe threat in the southeast, record heat in the gulf, look for snow in the rockies and we are going to be looking at lots of sunshine up and down the east coast. oat's what's going

>> and that is your latest weather. don't forget, we're only kidding. >> and that is your latest weather. don't forget, we're on sirius xm channel 108. savannah! >> oh, al! look who's here. one of our favorites. john krasinski. you fell in love with him on "the office", i think i did fall in love with you on "the office," now talented actor, writer, and director is tackling something more in his new movie, "if," and it's about a girl who discovers she can see everyone's forgotten ifs. take a look. >> are there more of you? >> say "no". >> yes. oh, yeah, lots more! i mean, almost every kid has one! had one.

>> had what? >> a friend. >> an imaginary friend? >> i.f., we say if. >> so cute. john, good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm good. i love this movie. i got to see it last night with my kids. >> thank you so much. >> this is a love letter to your daughters? >> it is a movie for my daughters. i've always wanted to make a movie for my kids, but i didn't know what to do, and i found and it was the pandemic that i started they were doing fewer and fewer imaginary games, and you could see fear setting in when they said, daddy, are we going to be okay? and i was myself finding hours in the threshold of a doorway watching them disappear into a magical world that us as parents aren't invited into, and i thought that would be a great movie. and it was the pandemic that i started to see they were doing fewer and fewer imaginary games. their lights setting in. you could see fear setting in when they said, daddy, are we going to be okay? and i was like, stop, i've got to make a movie about the magical world you created, you can go back any time you want. >> have they seen it yet? >> no. i've never been more scared than any review any life. they'll see it in a couple of days. >> you know they'll tell the truth.

>> oh, for sure. all i'm going to get one of these -- >> they're like, meh. my kids saw it last night and they loved it. i thought, someone is having so much fun designing and dreaming up each imaginary friend. >> yeah. >> was that someone you? >> that was me. >> yeah. >> as i'm writing, i was a horrible artist. i'm not like those paintings at all, but i was doing terrible drawings. and it was fun, because i brought my girls in on the process the whole time. they saw my original drawings, i pitched them the movie and they had notes on the trailer. it was great. >> so you actually, you did kind of the artwork, in you created, you dreamed up these -- >> yeah, we cannot call it art work, but yes, there were sketches. >> that's one of the fun things. my kids were going around, which if do you think mine would be, mom? which if do you think yours would be? you have the s'mores, the burned marshmallow. >> that's my daughter's if. both of my daughter's are in the movie. the pink alligator. and the marshmallow is my daughter hazel's, because she's such an empathetic person. one time we were making s'mores and it burst into flames, and she was destroyed. and i was like, that's what he

does, he catches himself on fire and then he puts himself out. she went really? that became her if. >> my charlie's if, he likes the banana, he's seven, because he doesn't wear pants. you know your target audience. >> that's brilliant. >> you're welcome, charlie. so now he's inspired. if you see a pantless boy walking down the street, it's charlie and thanks to you. so let's talk about, you got so many people to voice these it. but everybody did it. matt damon. who else? >> phoebe walle characters. your wife, emily, of course. >> the hardest one to get, but we finally go it. >> honey, we're doing it. but everybody did it. matt damon. who else? >> phoebe waller bridge, matt damon, emily, chris maloney, bradley cooper, all of these people, awkwafina's in it. it was great. and a guy name steve carell did a little voice. >> steve carell. i mean, you know him. you guys worked together before. it's not coming to me right now. >> it was an indy movie i think that we did together. no, it was amazing to have steve do this. i wrote the part for steve and the craziest thing was, it was

like family. i was most scared of his review. i said, steve, would you ever do this movie? and he said "yes," and he came in and gave the greatest brother speech and said, i'm so proud of you. i love this script, but ever since you started writing and directing, i'm so proud of you, and i just started weeping. and i was like, it was supposed to be laughter. >> i thought we were going to have fun! >> we just saw your audition for "the office." >> oh, great. >> speaking of crying! >> no, it was like, of course you got the job. but this is a little known fact that you shot the opening scenes of "the office." >> i did. >> can you give the story there? >> absolutely. i was the -- i mean, my head exploded when greg gave me the job, the first two things i did was jump up on a couch, screamed. second thing i asked was, is jenna fisher pam truly? and i got in a car with my friend kevin and drove to scranton and got out the sunroof and with a very level high level camera shot all the pieces of scranton.

>> it's just incredible. and your mom told you to keep going. for mother's day, for her to say, you were like ready to give up. >> oh, i called. i said, i'll be home in a couple of days, this isn't going to work out. i was waiting tables, bartending, cleaning yoga study studios. whatever i could do. i said, i think i'm done. she was like, wait until christmas. we'll talk about it then. i'm going to come home tomorrow. just wait. and three weeks later i got "the office." >> that's mom's gold right there. she's like, don't get that job in pr, accounting can wait, be an actor. that is incredible. >> exactly, yeah. >> wow, wow. i love that. finally, do you have an imaginary friend? >> i did. his name was sam brace, because when i was 8 years old, all i wanted was braces. i later found out that braces weren't as cool as i thought they were. but for a second -- yeah, but sam brace and i used to go to the video store. that's where you used to take a movie down and put it in a machine. and on our way, we would act out all the movies. he was my buddy comedy guy, my action comedy guy, we ran from

werewolves. to horror movies here. >> is sam brace here now? >> i think sam might have directed this movie, to be honest. i don't think i had anything to do with it. >> maybe me did. >> maybe he did. right now he's going, you're welcome. you're welcome. >> i gave you this. >> exactly. >> the i.f. part of it is really sweet, to, if stands for imaginary friend but it's also invoktive. >> every time i write, i very rarely do the title page first, and i went the title page, and i was about, you know, what if we could go back, what if you could be anything you wanted to be and all of those things are really important. >> and what if we found the first commercial that you ever did. >> don't you dare. >> what if we rolled it right now. >> no, no! >> what if our control room pressed play right now. >> oh, yes! oh my god. got the bruins one. >> look at you. >> this was borderline -- >> that's what your mother saw. she was like, you stick with it. >> she was like, you can take a hit like no one else. >> all right.

is boston dunken -- if it had been a starbucks commercial, no, no. absolutely not. >> only dunkys. >> you're running on duncan. thank you so much. >> thank you guys. this was great. i was blown away by that whole art segment. i'm still processing that. >> i know. don't you want to -- i want to hire that guy and have a party and paint. >> every day. >> okay. i'll call you when you -- you >> perfect. thank you. >> you can come over, like we always do. be sure to catch "if" in daughter katherine. but first, your local news and weather.

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welcome back to "today." 8:30 on a thursday morning. others call it fri-yay eve. a fun crowd. spending the morning with us. happy birthday. >> that's right! there you go. look at this! >> you guys, did you know there's a special day on sunday? >> what's that? >> it's mother's day, everybody. >> oh, yeah! >> yes. >> hope you like artwork. >> happy mother's day! >> return the jewelry. she really wants your painting. >> well, it's a beautiful frame. >> yes. >> you know, one part of motherhood that is so, so sweet is being a grandma. >> yes. >> and having grand kids can really change the dynamic between women and their own moms. it really happens, you know, because you start thinking about all that your mom did for you. >> sure. >> well, maria scliefr and her daughter katherine are here with a really good conversation on that very subject. >> all right. who better than olympic gold medalists to talk about the important lessons on swim safety in honor of national water safety month.

we've got rowdy gains and maya who are passionate about protecting families. they're going to share their best tips and advice. >> good timing now that the weather is getting nice. kids are starting to swim a lot. that's great. plus, "popstart" is on the way. how a recent reunion of spice girls. ally love will teach us her favorite beauty hacks staying fresh face as the weather warms up. >> speaking of the weather mr. roker. buckies! here. where you guys from? >> spokane, washington. >> did you drive here? >> no, we flew. >> but you stopped at a buckies first. >> we did. >> one of my favorite buckies t-shirts, all who wander are not necessarily lost. anyway, let's show you what we've got going on. for today, the weekend, friday, wet along the southeastern seaboard. record warmth out west. storm-free in the center of the country. finally, on saturday, cloudy, cool, unseasonably cool. we're looking at bright skies finally on saturday, cloudy,

cool, unseasonably cool. we're looking at bright skies out west. then on sunday, sunday, mother's day, floral park, new york, 60. dequeen, arkansas, 78. home gardens, 84. hey, you know, the hey, you know, the interesting thing, these ladies came here and they have the hoda and jenna t or sweatshirt.

what's your name? >> barb ward. >> lynn rule. >> you came to see hoda and jenna so we're going to show them to you in just a moment. here they are. >> that's right. >> on the road. >> speaking of hoda and jenna, they're with us. look at them. >> hey. >> wow. >> wow. >> hi, guys. >> they're on assignment in bermuda. hi, ladies. >> they're life at the lauren beach. >> assignment. the lauren hote pink beach. you should have seen hoda yesterday, just laying out in her bikini. >> come on! >> getting the vitamin "d". >> get on it! >> we are having a wonderful time. >> we've done so many cool things. yesterday, guys, we learned how to play a game we knew nothing about. >> yes. >> we are wonderful time. >> we have done so many cool things. yesterday we learned to play a game we know nothing about it. >> it's called cricket. >> we still only know about 20%, but we both hit something. we hit the ball. >> yep. >> we had a wonderful time. we had some really incredible

teachers who played for the bermuda team here. >> they're kind of like the yankees of cricket world. so we got to meet them. >> yes. >> and we're doing so many cool things. we have great food. we have all the rest. and we already have a great audience that's assembling, y'all. it's going to be so much fun. isn't it? >> we are already having a wonderful time. we're here from bermuda today and tomorrow. so join us, y'all. >> yeah. don't miss it. it's all good. >> you were at a rave last night because someone's voice is shot there. >> easy to do. >> let's leave my girl alone. >> you know what -- >> let's leave my girl alone. after a few moe hee tas, momma has to have some fun. you know what i mean. >> that was approval. that was like -- >> that was jealousy. >> yes. >> you guys have special surprises, music coming up, don't you? >> we sure do. >> oh, yeah. we've got some great music, local music from here in bermuda. >> yes. >> we went on this food tour, jenna and i did. wait, wait, we ate a fish

sandwich with sauce. >> this big. >> that you will -- >> there you go. >> you will want the recipe for. it was insane. >> we could barely put it in our mouth. but we had a really, really wonderful time, you guys. we wish you all were here. >> yeah, we do too. >> come join. >> two-hour flight. come. >> i was there. 90-minute flight from new york. great spot called the swizle inn. swizzle in. >> we went there! >> beautiful place! >> and they have those fish sandwiches. go get a drink at the swizle. >> that's fantastic. >> we went there. >> honey bunch, we have been there. we have been there, done that, yes. >> she's known as swizzle beach. >> true. >> that fish sandwiches. >> bye. >> bye. >> they don't want to hang out. they're like, go bermuda. we love you. >> bye bye. >> bye. up next, what happens when mom and grand mom have different ideas about parenting. you'll want to see the conversation that maria shriver and katherine schwarzenegger shared sure to inspire other

families ahead of mother's day. but rst, this is "today" ofin

back now at back now at 8:38 with today's heroes. there's no bigger hero than mom. and with mother's day this sunday, we are taking a deeper look at the relationship between mothers and their moms and how the grandkids impact that dynamic. >> who better to take this on than our dear friend, maria shriver and her daughter, katherine schwarzenegger pratt. >> good morning, ladies. >> good morning. >> good morning. happy mother's day, sheinelle. >> happy mother's day to you both. >> well, good morning, everybody. in honor of mother's day, katherine and i sat down with a group of grandmothers. >> and their adult daughters for an honest conversation about the benefits. >> and of course, the challenges of their relationships and how they make it all work. >> you're ready to spit nails because you can't call the

shots. >> i did not raise my daughter to talk to me like this. ♪ >> reporter: they say no relationship can be as close or contentious as that of mothers and adult daughters. add grandchildren to the mix -- >> i'll lift you up -- >> reporter: and things can get even more complicated. >> we've had some difficult times and we've had some really fun times. grandmothers and mothers who cherish their bonds but say it isn't always easy. >> growing up, my mom and i were always so close. and then i had my daughter. i almost needed like a separation, of sorts. >> so did that hurt your feelings when she said, i don't want you, >> reporter: sally's daughter >> reporter: so did that hurt your feelings when she said i don't want you. this is my space? >> oh, of course. but now, if i want to say something and she tells me "no," this is the way i want to

handle, then i step back. >> reporter: nationwide, more than a third of parents and grandparents say they disagree about parenting the grandchildren. from discipline to eating habits to sleep routines. >> do you need your pacifier? >> reporter: in erin's house, her girls go to bed with a sound machine and aren't allowed up until the light turns green at 7:00 a.m. >> i'll be there, start preparing breakfast for the girls and i'm anxious to be with them. so i take them out of their room. and erin says, did you get the girls up early? >> yes. >> it's hard, right, when they get out of their routine and it takes a week or so to reset. it's just more difficult. >> the sleep subject is something that's the only thing that you and i have ever had a conversation about, with how i've chosen to, you know, parent my girls, as having strict sleep schedules, nap schedules, which she, allegedly never did.

>> we talk openly about it and she'll share her perspective and i listen, and i say, i hear you, but i'm making a different decision. and you know, it's not personal. >> reporter: as their relationships evolve, these women say, so have their roles. now the daughters often mother their mother. >> her relationship with my father, who's, you know, they're both getting older, and health things, i'm constantly on them for like eating, exercising, walking, all the health stuff. because i want them around a long time, you know? >> reporter: studies show grandparenting itself can be good for senior's health, relieving stress and improving brain function and longevity. today's grandmas, or glam-mas, are often very different than the last generation. >> grandmothers who are making up their own names, see themselves very differently from their own names. >> what's your grandma name? >> mama-g. and people say, what is that?

like grandmother, like, mama goat. >> i always thought of my grandma as being like a grandma. like very -- and i look at you now -- it's just so different. you're down on the ground playing with them, running. my sister and i watch her run with my kids and we're like, how does she have so much energy? she's like, doing laps. >> we just want to be there for them. we want to get their love, we want to play with them, we want to be an important person in their lives. >> what a beautiful story. katherine, let me start with you. i was just sitting here thinking, once i became a mother, i had greater appreciation for all that my mom did, for all of us, but what about for you and how has your relationship changed, especially now, you know, that you're a mom, with your own mom? >> you know, we've always been close. my mom and i, but i feel like since becoming a mom, i have like a totally different massive

level of respect for being a mom that had so much going on with four kids and just working, like i look at -- i look back at all of that and i'm like, i have so much more respect for all that she did. and also just like this overall constant vibe of just wanting to have fun. she never, ever came off as being stressed out or tired or anything. it was always just like wanting to have fun with us. maria, i k you know, shriver, was really close with all of your kids. she was from a different generation. i mean, how and i look back at that and i just think, i had the most magical childhood and adulthood now, too. respect. >> respect. >> maria, i know that your mom, you know, shriver, was really close with all of your kids. she was from a different generation. i mean, how would you say you're different as a grandmother than your mom was? >> well, i think my mother was probably more intimidating. she was kind of a huge force. her mother, my grandmother, was strict, kind of, you know, somewhat standoffish, just polite. and also of a different generation.

but i think she wanted to have a big role in her grandchildren's life. she was softer with her grandchildren, than she was, i think, with myself and my brothers. but my goal is to have fun and be a help to my kids. i lived across the country, so that's different. but i think the role of grandmothers is so different today, right? they're so involved, so many are doing full-time care giving, full-time child care. so it's a really interesting role to watch everybody being involved in it and how it changes your relationship with your kid. >> and what a gift. it is such a gift. to have her be five minutes away is like incredible. >> yes. >> happy mother's day. happy mother's day to both of you. that was a beautiful conversation. >> maria, katherine, thank you. thank you for that. >> happy mother's day. >> thank you. all right, up next, olympic gold medallist, rowdy gaines and

welcome back. with welcome back. with the warmer weather on the way now, that means pools are starting to open, and that's one reason that may is national water safety. month. and this morning, we're going to highlight swim education. we have our three lifeguards right over here, ready to take part in a bit of a true or false -- >> stop running! >> where's my whistle! >> you have to wait 20 minutes before you go in the pool after eating.portant it is to feel comfortable in and around the water as well. rowdy gaines, an nbc sports analyst, olympic gold medallist, also a paid spokesperson for step into swim, he is here with olympic gold medallist, maya dirado. thank you bo >> all right. we'll get to the life guards in a moment. first, let's bring in some real experts who will explain how important it is to feel comfortable in and around the water as well. rowdy gaines, an nbc sports analyst, olympic gold medallist, also a paid spokesperson for step into swim, he is here with olympic gold medallist, maya dirado. thank you both. thanks for being here, thank you for coming all the way from california to be here. rowdy, this has become an annual tradition of sorts at the show. we talk about -- >> yeah. because of you. >> i would say because of you, but we can differ on that, especially in black and brown

communities, why is that, rowdy? >> first of all, 64% of african-american children have little or no swimming schools and nearly 50% of hispanic children in the same category. it's gotten better, craig. we're improving those stats, but still, for example, an 11 or 12-year-old black child is ten times more likely to drown than the white child. so most of these kids are going to a pool this summer, to a beach. so we really need to do something about that. >> maya, congratulations, by the way, i hear you have a brand-new 2-month-old. >> thank you. >> so you have two children now? >> yes. >> at what point do you start to introduce them to water and swim safety? >> yeah, it's never too early. the american academy of pediatrics recommends getting and it's so important for my husband and i, also a former swimmer, that they're safe and happy in the water, because it can safe your life. >> really quickly, before we start playing the game here, rowdy, for a lot of folks that

might be watching or listening who want to teach their kids how to swim or want to teach them water safety, but can't afford it, are there programs out there that -- >> absolutely. there are outreach programs across the country. ys, boys and girls clubs, jewish community centers, parks and recs, there are so many. that's one reason why i'm so proud of step in and swim, especially our pool and hot tub industry because they've kind of wrapped their arms around this cause to say, we need to keep our children safe in and around the water. >> all right.ready? >> participation in formal swimming lessons reduces the risk of drawing by 54%? >> i'm going to say true. >> carson will stick with false. >> the answer is false. >> it's 88%. that's how high it is! >> we found the cure. the cure is literally swim lessons. it doesn't matter that the child doesn't know how to swim, but they can have that ability -- it's very important. barriers are important. no doubt about it, and an emergency response, knowing cpr, but swim lessons save lives.

>> there is less than a 25% chance of a but swim lessons save lives. >> second question, less than a 25% chance of a child learning to swim if their parents do not know how to swim, true or false? >> true? >> false. >> they all go with true? >> the correct answer is -- >> that is true! actually, it's 13%, and most of the reason is because of fear. that generational fear is passed down from one parent or another to a child. >> that's true. >> all right. last question here, carson. you could win it on this one. >> let's do it. >> the recommended age to learn how to swim is 6 years old. true or false? false. it's got to be younger. >> that's a trick question. >> mayy just said that. >> according to the cdc -- >> it's true? >> it's false. >> it is false. it's between 1 and 4, you can start swim lessons. and that's the leading cause of death in kids between 1 and 4. it's so tragic, but it's also so preventible, as rowdy says. we want to get kids in as early as possible. it's also never too late. >> one last point. parents, do not take your eyes off your children. you have to be that first line of defense this summer. watching your child.

no matter what. >> rowdy, thank you. maya, thank you. thank you so much. carson, congratulations. >> i went three for three, what did i win? >> "popstart." >> where's my medal? >> did i win some floaties? >> water wings? >> for your arms. coming up next on pop start, new story we've got for you, a spice girls reunion no one saw coming. we'll have that full footage. there it is. it's not much

what time is it, al? >> best time of the morning! >> we've got the pop start lifeguard. he's up for duty. here we go! first up "the office." it's been a decade since this final, sentimental moment. >> i what time is it, al? >> best time of the morning! >> well, summer back, we have the "popstart" life guard up for duty. here we go! first up "the office." it's been a decade since this final, sentimental moment. >> i thought it was weird when you picked us to make a documentary, but all in all, i think an ordinary paper company like dunder mifflin was a great subject for a documentary.

there's a lot of beauty in ordinary things. >> that was a great fun fact we got from savannah's interview from john krasinski. he shot the opening scene. did not know that. set in the same universe as "the office," the new documentary is officially in the works. new details were revealed yesterday al about "the office" spin-off series, same fictional crew that filmed dunder mifflin's day-to-day will find its next subject in a newspaper historic and dying setting. and the publisher who's trying to revive it with volunteer's reporters. star wars actor gleeson is set to star along white lotus stand out sabrina. the series starts production in july. it's going to be streaming on peacock. >> say it twice. come on. say it twice. do it. >> isn't that a dish? >> i'm sure it's delicious. next up, twisters. a new trailer has dropped for the next chapter of the '90s blockbuster, glenn powell and daisy edgar jones stars "storm chasers" will join forces to

take down one of the universe's most untameable forces. >> you have quite the reputation, city girl. you think you can disrupt a tornado? >> in theory. >> but in the field, in the moment, i got it wrong. >> we never had a chance. out july 19th. >> you want one? >> guys, use your paddles, true or false "twisters" is from our sister company, universal, it's out july 19th. >> true! >> that is true. >> yes. >> one quick final item, spice girls recently celebrated victoria beckham's 50th and now in a video posted by the youngest son, cruz, posh's son, we're getting a new look at their performance. ♪ >> it's always the youngest kid that's probably not supposed to

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