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at least four people killed. hundreds of thousands without power this morning. damage everywhere you look in the city of houston. schools and businesses shut down. a live report and where that mess is headed next. chaos in congress. a late-night hearing gets nasty and petty, set off by this remark from marjorie taylor greene. >> i think your fake eyelashes are messing up -- >> hold on, listen. >> and it goes downhill from there. >> how dare you express the physical appearance of another person. >> are your feelings hurt? >> oh, girl, baby girl. >> oh, really? >> don't even play. >> just ahead how that ugly incident ended. and the question at the center of the hearing tied to the release of audio of president biden's interview with the special counsel. where that stands just ahead. and in sight, donald trump's hush money trial moving toward closing arguments after a tense showdown in court. the former president's attorney

clashing with key witness, michael cohen, accusing him of lying on the stand. the latest and how soon that case could be in the hands of the jury. money milestone. the dow crosses 40,000 for the first time ever. but with prices still soaring, what does it really mean for you and your wallet? kansas city kicker harrison boettger. >> my life didn't start when i married my husband. >> women inside -- >> all that plus flipping out. simone biles had to take the next step in her journey to the paris olympics. featuring two all around gold medal winners. a first ever for gymnastics. and we're there live. and saddle up --

>> lainey wilson. >> lainey wilson wins big at the academy of country music awards, taking female artist and entertainer of the year, a night filled with music, stars, and epic performances. ♪♪ >> and we've got all the highlights today. friday, may 17, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." it is friday morning and it feels so good. >> feels so good. everyone rooting for lainey wilson. we are going to see lainey outside. she did so well. artist of the year. >> entertainer of the year. >> what a night. we'll have the highlights. take a look.

this is a live shot from houston this morning, really hit hard by those powerful storms overnight. officials were saying at least four people were killed. >> houston's mayor was saying the city was hit by hurricane-strength winds up to 100 miles an hour. non-essential workers have been asked to stay home today. schools closed across houston. >> millions are facing this weather today. this weekend the storms head east. let's get started. priscilla thompson in position, in houston for us, after a very difficult night. priscilla, good morning. >> savanna, good morning. it was a scary night for folks across southeast texas, as those severe thunderstorms rolled in. we're in downtown houston, parts of which look like a disaster zone this morning.

take a look at this building behind me. as you can see, the entire side facade has crumbled. and this is just some of the damage that people are waking up to today. parts of texas and louisiana underwater this morning after an intense night of storms left communities drenched and claimed the lives of at least four people in the houston area. in east texas, the river reached major flood stage, spilling into surrounding areas. high winds toppling trees and damaging downtown skyscrapers, while knocking out power to more than 800,000 homes in houston. the rain even coming through the roof during an astros game at minute maid park. more than 20 million people were impacted by the wet weather overnight. and with the soil saturated and rivers bursting in many areas, after weeks of relentless downpours, the latest rain has nowhere to go. forcing some, like angie yarborough, to pack up the only home she's ever known. >> i cried and cried and cried about it.

it's heartbreaking. some 48 years i've been down here. and i can't -- i can't fight it anymore. i can't -- i can't do it. >> reporter: the threat prompting a rare high risk excessive rainfall warning from the national weather service. >> it's quick but heavy downpours. >> reporter: from east texas to western louisiana. houston mayor john whitmire sending out this urgent plea. >> stay at home tonight. stay at home tomorrow so we have an opportunity to go into full recovery mode. >> reporter: residents in hard-hit communities now wondering what comes next. >> what does the next couple of months look like in terms of trying to get back on track. >> we don't know. >> reporter: unfortunately this bad weather isn't over just yet. this storm is now moving east with millions at risk in louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. and parts of the gulf coast could see as much as a foot of rain by saturday. savannah? >> priscilla thompson leading us off in houston. thank you. >> dylan has more on where this is headed.

>> good morning, guys. it is moving east. we will get some reprieve in houston. i want to point out the temperatures. so many folks without power in the houston area, we're going to see exceptional heat with your heat index values up near 100 degrees on saturday, sunday. even on monday it will feel like 95. hopefully we can get the power back on because air conditioning is a must. here's where the storms are moving right now. you can see they're just racing along the gulf coast. we'll see another round redevelop today. we do have flood watches in effect for areas across louisiana, into mississippi, alabama, the panhandle of florida. we do have a chance of stronger storms today. however, not as strong as yesterday. isolated tornados are possible, but it's really wind gusts up to 50, 60 miles per hour and large hail. that will be for this afternoon. tomorrow, that threat pushes across northern florida through georgia into the carolinas too. not a widespread risk of severe storms, but we could see large

hail and damaging wind gusts. >> sorry. muscle memory. dylan, thank you so much. a high profile case involving president biden back in the spotlight. the white house invoking executive privilege over audio recordings from the special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents. well, the fallout from that led to some fireworks on capitol hill overnight. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with the details. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. fireworks may be an understaumt here. this thing got ugly quickly, petty and personal. what was supposed to be all about the written transcript of president biden's interview with the special counsel has been out since march. we already know what the president said. what we do not know is how the president said it. for their part, house republicans have been pushing to get those audio recordings, arguing the white house is trying to protect the president politically. chaos on capitol hill overnight. >> order. >> reporter: a hearing about the justice department's handling of president biden's special counsel interview devolving into

personal attacks and shouting. >> you're not -- >> you're not -- you don't have enough intelligence. >> the chair recognizes mr. perry. >> move to strike -- i move to strike. >> i move to strike -- >> order. >> reporter: the opening insult coming from far right republican marjorie taylor greene, attacking democratic congresswoman jasmine crockett. >> i think your fake eyelashes are messing up your vision. >> hold on, hold on. order. >> mr. chairman -- >> regain order of your committee. >> reporter: democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez coming to crockett's defense. >> that is absolutely unacceptable. how dare you attack the physical appearance of another person. >> are your feelings hurt? >> move her words down. >> oh, girl, baby girl. >> oh, really? >> don't even play. >> crockett eventually hitting back. >> i'm just curious, just to better understand your ruling, if someone on this committee then starts talking about

somebody's bleach blonde bad built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct? >> a what now? >> reporter: the contentious hearing was called as the gop's push to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress. earlier yesterday, president biden asserted executive privilege to deny house republicans the recording. garland had recommended that, warning the recordings released would damage future law enforcement efforts. the special counsel who interviewed the president as part of an investigation into classified documents discovered at mr. biden's delaware home and at an office space, found the president did nothing legally wrong. but in his report referred to the president as a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory. the white house counsel, in a letter to house republicans, say they only want the recordings released to, quote, chop them up, distort them, and use them for partisan political purposes.

house speaker mike johnson accused the white house of being afraid for americans to hear the president on those recordings. we should note the news organizations, including nbc, are part of a lawsuit seeking the release of the audio under the freedom of information act. >> peter with the real housewives of capitol hill. thank you very much, peter. the end is in sight at former president trump's hush ' money trial. the judge telling both sides to prepare for closing arguments after a day of tense examination of michael cohen. trump's attorneys trying to paint him as a spurned former employee looking for payback. laura jarrett has been on this story since the beginning. >> michael cohen has been nearly unflappable on the witness stand, as the defense tries to show the jury he's changed his story big and small. the word "lie" used in court more than 50 times. this jury may not remember every

attack line, but the defense only needs one person not to buy his story. this morning donald trump's hush money cover up trial inching toward a final conclusion after a bruising cross-examination of his former fixer, michael cohen. the defense team trying to portray him as a serial liar, someone who's misled congress, prosecutors, a federal judge, and now this jury. todd blanche digging in to a piece of cohen's testimony from earlier this week where he said he informed mr. trump by phone in october 2016 that his payoff of stormy daniels would be handled. cohen told the jury he called mr. trump's body card who passen for the october call, that schiller was helping cohen cope wi the phone to the former president. blanch raising his voice thursday saying, that was a lie. the jury shown never before seen text messages suggesting a completely different explanation

for the october call, that shiller was helping cohen cope with a teenage prankster at the same time, blanch returning to a log showing the call in question lasted less than two minutes. cohen appearing caught off guard saying, i believe i also spoke to president and told him everything regards the stormy daniels matter. blanche shooting back. we are not asking what you believe. this jury does not want to hear what you think happened. cohen then later saying, i don't recall telephone calls on a specific date going back to 2016. >> it was a fascinating day. >> reporter: nearly all of the cross exam this week focused on cohen's credibility, as he is the one who paid stormy daniels $130,000 on the eve of the 2016 election. and the only witness who has testified the former president directed cohen to do it to protect the campaign, which mr. trump denies. cohen's motive for lying about that now, according to the defense, payback. his own words on podcasts episodes played for the jury. >> revenge is a dish best served

cold and you better believe i want this man to go down and rot inside for what he do me and my family. >> so, different michael cohen on the podcast than what jurors are seeing on the witnessen stand now. let's go back to this phone call. the defense obviously believes they caught michael cohen live and direct lying on the witness stand to the jury. how big a deal is that? what relevance does it have for the case? >> the state's case doesn't rest and fall with this entire phone call. he says he had a number of phone calls and meetings with the former president. the problem is now they've given the defense ammunition to say on closing arguments if he lied about that phone call, ladies and gentlemen, you heard him on the stand. he can't quite be sure. if he can't be sure about that, what else can he not be sure about? that's what they've given him is that ammunition for the closing arguments. >> he lied right in court to your face. is responding to a report in the "new york times" in 2021 he had an american flag hanging upside outside his home. acco

>> to your face. supreme court justice samuel alito is responding this morning to a report to "the new york times" that in 2021 he had an american flag hanging upside-down outside his home. according to the report, this was the photo taken on january 17, 2021. the upside-down flag was a symbol associated with former president trump's false claims of election fraud. during the january 6th attack at the capitol, dozens of rioters were carrying similarly inverted flags. alito said this, i had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag. it was briefly placed by mrs. alito in response to a neighbor's use of objectionable and personally insulting usage on yard signs. "the times" record is raising concerns about alito's impartiality. we move now to middle east, the war in gaza. this morning israel says its military is preparing to send more troops into the southern city of rafah. in the meantime, the first shipment of humanitarian aid using a temporary pier put in place by american troops, that aid arrived in gaza overnight.

richard engel is watching it for us. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the u.s. military maritime aid corridor has opened. and while defense secretary austin has acknowledged that u.s. troops will not be going ashore, they will be in harm's way and have the right and means to defend themselves. with an american pier now anchored off the coast of the gaza strip, u.s. central command said this morning that trucks contain containing humanitarian assistance began moving ashore in gaza but that no american troops set foot on the ground. the aid is being shuttled from the pier to the coast in trucks, on landing craft. american troops remaining on the pier. the israeli military is coordinating the effort and has land, with trucks. but convoys are increasingly being blocked, and secured the landing area. humanitarian groups say there

are faster, more efficient ways to send supplies into gaza, by land, with trucks. but convoys are increasingly being blocked and sometimes attacked by israeli settlers and extremists. they say, as long as hamas holds hostages, gaza should not receive aid. some of the trucks come from neighboring jordan, and senior jordanian officials tell nbc news that the israeli army has failed to address the problem. in gaza, palestinian american doctor adam -- says aid of all kinds is urgently needed in rafah in southern gaza, where he's volunteering. >> when we talk about civilian population, specifically the children who are really innocent. i see little kids running around that are basically skin and bones. food becomes an issue where everyone is basically having a minimal meal a day if anything. >> reporter: the u.n. says more than 630,000 palestinians have been forced to flee from rafah since israel intensified military operations in the city

a week ago, despite warnings from president biden of the risk of civilian casualties. israel's defense minister said more troops are heading into rafah and that they're, quote, wearing hamas down. the u.s. military expects to deliver around 90 trucks per day from the pier with the number growing to 150, as operations move forward. savannah? >> richard, thank you. 7:17. let's say good morning to craig. we're talking economy. >> we are. good morning, good morning to you as well. concerns over inflation and consumer prices, there's been an encouraging sign for the economy on wall street. the dow made history yesterday. it briefly crossed the 40,000 threshold for the first time ever. we've also seen nasdaq and s&p set records this week as well. what does it all mean for your wallet? christian will mans is nbc's senior business correspondent. good friday morning to you. the milestone, big deal or purely symbolic.

>> these nice round numbers are a time to look at what's happening. companies are doing very fine. they're doing very, very well. remember, wall street and stock markets, these reflect how companies are doing, how they're earning, what their prospects are. companies are doing great. their profits are strong. they've passed the higher costs on to you and me, right, and only recently have we started to balk at that. you've got companies doing great and that's reflected in the stock market. >> what about 401ks. companies are doing well. if you have a 401k, maybe you're doing better too. >> you are. most of us have stocks in the portfolio reflect s&p 500, it's up 29% over the past year. it has doubled over five years. so, this is the case for the boring investor. we talk about mean stocks, ipos. if you just buy boring stocks and hold them and look at your 401k twice a year, you are making a lot of money as ain investor. 70 million of us have 401ks. there are a lot of americans this is their retirement nest

egg. we worried about a recession that didn't happen. we had a pandemic and we worry about inflation. through all of that, companies have continued to outperform, and that is reflected in the stock market. >> thank you. >> thank you. more weather to talk about. dylan is back. i mean, i see the resemblance. >> we do have the rain along the gulf coast, heavy rain at times with stronger storms. the northeast will try to dry things off. we'll try to squeeze in sunshine and warmer temperatures. it's sunny and warm through the middle of the country, which is nice in the pacific northwest. a little further inland, temperatures in the lower 60s in that area today. that's a look across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪)

(♪♪) and that's your latest and that's your latest forecast. still ahead, the fire storm surrounding harrison boettger and his viral commencement speech. >> hey, savannah. hey, guys. more people are signing a

petition calling on the nfl to remove boettger from the league. many are also coming out in support of him, including now the wife of the chiefs chairman and ceo. we're going to tell you what she has to say, guys. >> all right, liz. we'll also get you ready for a history-making gymnastics competition on the road to the paris olympics. simone biles and oer olympiansth

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berkeley. it was a bit of a chaotic scene, as several law enforcement agencies worked to shut down the street in order to arrest the 12 protesters. the university claims that they are not affiliated with the pro-palestinian encampment that disbanded just days ago, after students and administrators reached an agreement. a big hit for san francisco mayor london breed and her push to bring new pandas to san francisco zoo. a supervisors committee yesterday shot down her fundraising plans. it called for $25 million to be raised to host the animals once they were brought here from china. committee members voted to postpone the request, reportedly calling it a distraction in light of more urgent funding issues. breed secured the deal after a trip to china in april. let's get a look at our forecast for this friday with meteorologist kari hall. and we're seeing some great weather. even though it's starting out cloudy, it's going to be a beautiful afternoon. really comfortable temperatures with some of our warmer spots in the inland areas in the upper 70s and then slightly cooler for the weekend with much more of a

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kansas city chiefs kicker harrison boettger's graduation speech growing from the nfl to a founder of benedicting college, the school where he gave the address, more people speaking out after boettger's fire brand speech, encouraging women to become what he says is one of the most important roles, homemaker. >> some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world. but i would venture to guess most of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. >> reporter: the nfl has said boettger's does not represent its views. tafia hunt, the wife of clark hunt, writing affirming motherhood and praising your wife, as well as highlighting the sacrifice and dedication it takes to be a mother is not bigoted. others associated with the game have expressed outrage, including the wife of a fellow nfl player. >> my wife didn't start when i married my husband. >> reporter: and a former

cheerleader. >> when you said stay in your lane ten plus times, bra, take your own advice. >> the los angeles chargers mocking boettger, showing the player in a kitchen in a simulated video. for the catholic community, the debate is real. some support -- >> a catholic man encouraging catholic beliefs to catholic students is a breath of fresh air. >> reporter: but his words rubbed some catholic students the wrong way. mary graduated in 2019. what offended you about his remarks? >> it's disheartening all of that would boil down to, i bet you're most excited to go out and start a family. >> reporter: and now an organization that cofounded benedicting college writing, the sisters do not believe the comments represent the liberal arts college our founders envisioned. in the speak, boettger railing against abortion, ivf, surrogacy, and lgbtq+ rights.

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for more than a decade. now this weekend, an unp unprecedented moment with three women's all around olympic gold medallists competing at the same event. >> i think that's going to provide some really interesting dynamics since it's three completely different eras of gymnastics. >> reporter: the core hydration classic marks simone biles first competition of 2024 after she told savannah and hoda last fall she hoped to punch her ticket to her third olympic games this summer. >> how secure would my bet be if i were betting on you going to paris? >> i think you would be pretty lucky, hoda. >> reporter: the 27-year-old proved she was better than ever last year, collecting her sixth world all around title. it marked her return to the sport two years after a mental block known as the twisties led her to withdraw from most of her events at the tokyo olympics. the most decorated gymnast in history recently revealing in

that moment she was scared of letting everyone down. >> i thought i was going to banned from america. >> reporter: after competing in individual events, this weekend could be the first time suni lee competes in an all-around competition since winning the olympic title in 2021. suni, who's in remission after battling two different kidney diseases, telling us last month she's ready to go for gold again in paris. >> i think this time is more about proving it to myself. i've had to deal with so much the past three years. >> reporter: it's been 12 years since gabby douglas shot to stardom at the london games, becoming the first u.s. gymnast to win gold in all-around and team competitions. now she has an eye on making her first olympic team eight years after helping lead the u.s. to gold in rio. >> if you truly love what you do, then go for it. never let someone limit you. >> reporter: her comeback got off to a shaky start last month, but she managed to qualify for

championships, keeping her in the conversation for paris. gabby posting after that meet, hard days are best because that's when champions are made. this will be the first meet of 2024 for six-time world medallist shilese jones. she will be joined by jay carrie, jordan chiles, and two-time world medallist skye blakely. all of them ready to soar and hopefully hand themselves on team u.s. >> this is so exciting and thrilling. we can't wait to see who winds up on top. how does this competition play into that road to paris? >> okay. so, what happens is, hoda, this is the last qualifying competition for championships, which happen in texas in just a couple of weeks. and then they go to trials in the end of june. and that is when the team will finally be set, hoda. >> all right. we can't wait to find out. i know steph will be there too. >> three gold medallists. >> stop it. >> crazy. >> we want to mention that you

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and we're getting an exclusive preview monday morning. >> that will be fun. let's get to your news, 8:00 friday morning and parts of the south are cleaning up this morning after a night of intense storms. in east texas, the nav sa da river reached major flood stage spilling in surrounding areas. and in houston, dangerous winds blew out the windows of downtown skyscrapers. more than 800,000 homes in that area are without power. the rain even coming through the roof during an astros game. those are big storms. where are they headed now? >> now they're going to move along the gulf coast. they're expected in mississippi, alabama, the panhandle of florida. we have flood watching in effect because these downpours include a lot of water. we do have the flood concern. now, this cold front is moving east ward. as it does so, it'll take the storms with it. so, it should be okay in houston for today, maybe an isolated shower or storm. but most activity we'll see will be down through the southeast as we go into this afternoon, as we

go into saturday too, it'll move into the carolinas. so, we could still see the chance of an isolated tornado. but it's really the damaging wind gusts that are possible and some small hail. and then that flash flood risk, especially in this pink area here. with those rainfall rates of about 2 to 3 inches per hour. and we could see rainfall totals up around 5, 6 inches of rain. that is a lot of water in a short period of time. >> thank you. we'll come back to you in just a few moments. north korea test fired suspected short range missiles off its east coast this morning. the launch is coming a day after south korea and united states flew powerful fighter jets in a joint drill over south korea. overnight the sister of north korean leader kim jong-un said recent weapons tests for part o the country's five-year arms buildout. she denied speculation north korea is exported weapons to russia for its war in ukraine. let's move to a new drug to

treat hot flashes, a symptom of menopause, showing promising results. it could provide relief to millions of people. it may not be that easy to obtain. dr. natalie azar is here with more. millions of people wondering, when is that drug? is this a game changer? >> i don't think i can over emphasize how excited i am about this. >> we just a couple of weeks ago talked about how more women might be candidates for taking hormonal therapy, but not everybody can. we need non-hormonal options. this is a medicine. this is made by bayer. it showed in women who took this as opposed to placebo had significantly less hot flashes, less severe, less sleep disturbances, and improvement in menopause related quality of life. it works on two parts of the brain that are responsible for temperature regulation and areas that are responsible for mood and for sleep. so, it's a two-fer. >> when would it be available and how accessible would it be? >> one of these days i'm going to say it's going to be cheap and it's going to be available.

the fda is going to apply for approval. i do anticipate it will get approved. there was a similar medicine that was approved a year ago with the same mechanism of action. the issue is going b to availability. the one that's currently fda approved, $550 a month. i know everyone is sitting there going, how is this even possible? >> and insurance doesn't cover that? >> insurance may or may not cover it. what happens a lot is you have an fda approved medicine that the insurance company is going to say, you may need to try one or two other medicines that are not fda approved before we'll approve this. i deal with this. most of us deal with this in the office all the time. i would say to anyone out there, if this is on your radar and you try to get the medicine and it doesn't get approved, you appeal the decision. your doc can try to write a t i changer. another tool in the tool box, non-hormoneal therapy for men owe pause symptoms. i thin

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115 to 70. it forced a series-deciding game seven on sunday. that game sunday night, though, back in denver. >> i love a game seven. >> yes, in any sport. >> me too. coming up, guys, inside a very big night for lainey wilson and other stars at the acm awards. we're going to have highlights, memorable performances all ahead. first, with online fans seemingly multiplying by the minute, who else but vicky nguyen with your shopping guide. she will help you find the real bargains. >> good morning, savannah, hoda, craig. we have new online scammers to tell you about from those discounted gift cards to third party travel websites. everything you need to avoid next on "today." and a smartwatch and a tablet. yup, all three on us. plus, check out tons more great deals.

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earn cash back that automatically adjusts to how you spend with the citi custom cash® card. [mind blown explosion noise] ♪ back now, 8:11 with big consumer. more than 360,000 people reported online shopping scams to the ftc just last year. >> when you shop how do you know you're giving your hard earned money to a reputable seller? here with everything to know, investigative correspondent vicky nguyen. vicky, good morning. so, let's get to it. question number one -- >> pulled that right out from behind you. >> how can we know if it's a great bargain or if it's a scam. >> the first thing you do is make sure, do you need it. to do is make sure the price makes sense. these days it is very easy to if you leave it in your shopping cart today, tomorrow, will you

forget about it? you don't want to spend to save. make sure the price makes sense. these days it's easy to comparison shop. you can enter the item onto google and click the shopping tab and it will tell you what that item is going for across multiple retailers. so, something selling at most places for $100 is suddenly $50, something is way up. beware. the other thing i want to warn everybody about, and i've gotten emails about this, those discounted gift card websites. people are saying they're buying $100 gift card for $80. now they're getting a gift card and it's drained. i want people to be really careful about buying those discounted gift cards. and then finally these days, a lot of retailers are cracking down on return fraud. you might have had 30 days in the past to return an item to one of your favorite stores. check the refund policy. it now may be 14 days. >> there are so many stores online, some of them we've heard of and some we don't. how do we know if the ones we don't is a legit store. >> i saw an ad on my instagram for cute loafers from a company

called portland leather. so, i entered portland leather and the word scam online and did a search. and sure enough, this was a legitimate place to shop. >> where are the loafers? >> so cute. you always want to enter the retailer of the site, that word with the word scam, and see what comes up. the other thing is go to bbb. that's the better business bureau. you can see what complaints have been launched. that works for brick and mortar businesses as well. use caution with the third party travel sites. it's the summer. people are booking travel. and i've gotten emails as well about people saying, look, i got this deal and i was saddled with a bunch of fees i didn't expect. read the fine print. go directly to the hotel or the airline. guarantees of those big companies. finally, this is an important trick.

when you look in the to a lot of times they will match the price you find online. and you have all the regular guarantees of those big companies. and finally, this is an important trick. when you look in the very top bar when you're online searching for any kind of retailer, that's the address, the url. look for https. the s means it is secure and encr encrypted. when you're entering your bank card information and credit card information, the s is very important. >> if you're on amazon, you might see the third party seller. can you trust those because it's amazon or whatever it is? do they vet these third party sellers? >> etsy as well. these big websites really do try to police their site for reputable sellers. sometimes the bad guys get through. this is where it's important not only to look at the product review if you're looking for an appliance or something. you also want to look at the seller review. savannah's shop, is it five stars, does she deliver on top, does the product come as described. that's important. you're looking for those unusual prices but shifting times. pay attention. if most places are taking a week

to send you that new vacuum cleaner and hoda shop can get it to you tomorrow, that can be a red flag. and if anybody is trying to lure you off the platform, pay me with crypto, pay me with a wire transfer, run. >> okay. cool. >> you're a wealth of knowledge as always. thank you. my sister-in-law gave me a bag from portland leather. it is legit. >> i am a fan. >> let's take a look at where the rain is going to be today. heavy storms are possible down along the gulf coast, especially this afternoon and evening. although we do have activity down there this morning. flooding could be our biggest concern because these storms contain a lot of weather. pretty unsettled farther north of that. you go up into new england. upp. out west, it is also beautiful. so we don't have warmer temperatures in the 70s. beautiful through the midwest and feeling summer-like across the upper midwest, temperatures today in the mid 80s. out west it's also beautiful. we don't have a train of storms

coming on shore. maybe we'll get a break fr theom >> and that's your latest forecast. >> if mr. roker were here, you know what he would say. he would say welcome back and best part of the morning. >> that's right. i just want to say how good you look today, craig. >> of course. >> that is such a good -- old school cool, man. >> thank you. >> you look great. >> that's so beautiful. >> i really appreciate that. >> like mc hammer cool. >> thank you very much.

>> you look like velvet -- >> all right. huge music stars stepping out last night. the academy of country music awards. show packed, great performances. blake shelton, gwen stefani were on stage. we had post malone make his whole country thing. he did the morgan wallen song, "i had some help." ♪ i had some help ♪ ♪ it ain't like i could make this kind of mess all by myself ♪ ♪ don't act like you ♪ ♪ every weekend if you couldn't tell ♪ ♪ i had some help ♪ song with m wallen. morgan is at met life in jersey. >> that's the new big single right there. you guys know that.

he does that with morgan wallen. morgan is at met life in jersey. all right. how about kelsie ballerina and n noah cohn? they teamed up. ♪ ♪ i can't handle another year ♪ ♪ i spent all my secrets ♪ ♪ but i doubt it ♪ >> you like that? >> i love that song. >> come on. >> like row, row, row your boat. i love that. i go low, you'll go high. all right. let's say congrats to the big winners too. my friends, dan + shay, coaches on the voice, got the duo of the year. chris stapleton won, of course. male artist of the year and album of the year. lainey wilson took several awards, all the big ones. >> that's big. >> got entertainer of the year and female artist of the year. lainey and chris, by the way, also on our plaza this summer.

>> it's going to be a great summer. >> speaking of lainey, she is rocking a very cool cover with wynonna judd, music powerhouse recently teaming up on "refugee," the tom petty classic, a country music celebration of tom petty. we have an exclusive sneak peek. ♪ everybody talk about ♪ ♪ you don't have to live like a refugee ♪ ♪ don't have to live like a refugee ♪ ♪ oh no you don't have to live like a refugee ♪ ♪ don't have to live like a refugee ♪ >> how are we just getting that song right now? >> i know. >> amazing. >> tom petty meets country makes perfect sense. but those two in particular. >> it's so good. >> petty country record is supposed to drop june 21st. speaking of "yellowstone," lots

of sneak peeks today. you're welcome. here's a bit of the trailer for the western. >> you and i are standing guard on one of the last great open spaces. >> that looks like a promising place. >> a place i might be able to see myself. >> just stand at the river and you can see what the men and the women up there see. it's what drove us across the ocean and this country in the first place. hope. >> that looks good, doesn't it? some of the epic landscape shots look like craig and i did, the bob ross tribute we did, the happy little trees everywhere. i'm going to watch that, "horizon." today.com and we'll enjoy kevin costner is going to come on the show live. so, start prepping for that. >> is that true? >> yeah, that's true. >> okay. breaking all kinds of news this morning. >> the pop star just booked

kevin costner for you guys. don't screw it up. june 28th. chapter two comes out august 16th, so we don't have to wait too long between these two chapters. t "it ends with us" starring blake lively, whose story follows a relationship and love triangle. >> it's a trip. you love her now? >> i love you. >> that wasn't my question. >> if one day you had a her. >> daughter, willhat would you say her she said the person she loves is hurting her. what would you say to her? >> another award winning pop

star for you guys. we've got the european leg going on. >> taylor -- what was that? she said a resounding hell no. that was taylor. did you hear taylor? how you think they got that cleared? blake's friend. can i use folklore for the trailer, for the movie. "is it ends with us" is in theaters august 9th. finally glen powell, marathon today, the star of the action comedy "hitman" is sitting down with willie geist for another great conversation. during that chat, glen talking about what it's like to look for tom cruise when he did maverick. >> tom gave me this great advice when i was waffling on if i was going to do "top gun" at all. he was relentless. he really invited me into the process. that's how tom works. it's a living, breathing organism where you're all

contributing ideas. >> i guess we have to watch -- >> waffling means should i, shouldn't i? >> dillydallying. >> you should watch sunday "today" with willie geist. >> that is your pop minute. >> we missed you, by the way. >> ain't nobody like you, my friend. >> we missed you. >> you booked costner. you booked lively. >> thanks for showing up on a friday. >> of course. i'm in l.a. for "the voice" on monday, tuesday. travel. the finale is monday and tuesday. lainey wilson is going to be on our finale. jelly roll is on the finale. we have a huge finale. >> monday, tuesday. coming up, broadway around here. >> maybe we saved the best for last. >> love it. >> the talented stars of "the wit," they're right here.

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we're talking tech. she's got new apps and gadgets to give your health a boost from getting active, even to staying hydrated. >> okay. and then after that, we're going to wrap up our best of broadway week. we've got a live per eformance from the bigs. get ready to ease down that road. >> very cool. plus vanessa price is here. that's always good news. our favorite sommelier brought wines of every color and con tearer. she helps you pick out the perfect backyard pairing. >> first dylan, as you're about to do the weather -- >> where you from? >> kentucky. >> awesome.. >> all right. you will get good weather around here because the rain is finally easing out of here. and down into baltimore, though, we do have >> happy birthday. >> thank you. i love that.

you're going to get some good weather around here because the rain is finally easing out of here. and down into baltimore though, we do have occasional showers in the forecast. but the preakness tomorrow, kicks off at 4:30 eastern, 62 degrees, showery, cool. place your bets based on that forecast. we do have the chance of stronger storms down through the southeast tomorrow. looks quieter in the northeast and it's beautiful across the western two-thirds of the country, lots of sunshine. warm, even very hot in the southwest by the time you get into sunday. looks nice in the northeast. temperatures in the mid 70s. just a little bit unsettled . gm meteorologist kari hall. today we're going to see temperatures in the upper 70s. that's for spots like san jose as well as livermore and concord. now, as we go into the weekend, it will be slightly cooler with a lot of sunshine. and that is what we'll see holding into the middle of next week. mild afternoons and some cool mornings. while san francisco is keeping it chilly, there. with our morning starting out around 50 degrees and only seeing highs and low 60s with

>> and that's your latest forecast. >> savannah? >> oh, my. well, when we come back, using your phone to improve your health. yes, there's an app for that. in fact, there's several apps for that. katie will walk us through that.

we are back. it's 8:36. i just love a tech expert. kately linen dahl right here. love a text segment. about. today's list is all about improving our health. katie, good morning. >> good morning. >> i do get excited because you

we've got a great list of unique apps and gadgets we should all know about. today's list is aimed at improving our health. katie, good morning. >> good morning. >> i do get very excited because you always bring us something i've never heard of and it's a wow factor. three apps and two devices. >> let's start in the world of a.i. this is a groundbreaking app. it is called january. what it does is it actually allows you to take a picture of any meal, any food, and instantly it will show you the nutritional facts and show you how much fiber, how much protein, how many calories. it will also show you the glucose impact without having to wear a glucose monitor. >> you just took a picture. >> i just took a picture of this salad. it told me every single ingredient that's in there. i can go further and see the impact of it and get suggestions -- if this wasn't healthy, it would give me other suggestions that are healthy. >> what if it's, like, a soup? what if it's a soup that -- >> it's a great question. >> a healthy soup. >> a.i. working behind the scenes here is incredible. there are 32 million foods documented inside the app. you can adjust the ingredients if you like. but one thing i love is you can

scan a bar code while you're shopping to pull up the specific information. not only while you're eating things and seeing things real time, you can also do this while you're shopping. >> you can keep track and log and optimize for your health. >> our next app is called weward. you get the steps in, you get rewards. at the end of the day i'm going to hit the button to convert steps. and it will show you how many steps you've converted. and you can cash in for cash, gift cards, or even a donation to charity. i want to show you, you hit that redeem button, gift cards and cash, shows you what you can get just by walking. it is proven that 24% higher increase of walking with weward and lots of competition between friends because they get excited because they're getting paid to do the healthy thing. >> it tracks your steps too? >> yeah. >> very cool. okay. the apple health app -- a lot of people know about this.

what do you want to say? >> for anyone that doesn't know about this or doesn't know how far you can take this, it's built into your iphone but it records everything from your activity to your sleep. you can set up medication tracking, calories, resting heart rate, all your activity in one stop shop. and if you want to take it further, securely share this with friends or family or professionals, all this information at your fingerprints. and you customize it the way you like. >> now we have gadgets. got to have gadgets. >> got to have gadgets. this is revolutionary mind mics. it's in-ear heart health monitoring. you can leave these in all day. it will show you your heart rate, heart rate variable. and compared to an ecg, it is 99% accurate. a new way to monitor your health that is groundbreaking in terms of getting in deep and getting statistics and saying, are there any issues. >> if you were working out, you could see your heart rate real time. >> exactly.

and over time you can see if there are any issues and take this to your professional. >> can you play music on them too? >> they're great ear buds. >> just making sure. that's amazing. hydrating. >> hydration. so, it's so important to our mood, to our energy levels, to our skin, to our weight management. i didn't know that three out of four americans are dehydrated. this is an innovation that is ten years in the making. it is called the hydratespark. it will monitor and track your hydration every day. and there are about a million people using hydrate spark to stay hydrated. 24 hours of insulation. but the whole thing here is to keep your goals in terms of hydration on point. it's going to keep you on file and just make it so fun. and glow. >> so, it tells you when you're supposed to drink. >> yeah. you set goals that is customized per user, so everybody is different and it's customed tailored. it's fun because you get game

identified to drink water. >> kids will like it too. >> exactly. >> hoda, over to you. >> thank you, guys. how lucky are we? we've got the cast of "the wiz" on our plaza. first, this is today on nbc.

♪♪ the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to welcome back. what an exciting and amazing week we've had, the best of broadway. this morning we're going to close out with "the wiz." >> the groundbreaking musical is of course based on "the wonderful "wizard of oz"." and it transforms it into an all black musical extravaganza. >> the revival features broadway

newcomer knee shell lewis as dorothy. i love your assent to this position. you were discovered on tiktok and now you're on broadway. how does that feel? >> oh, my gosh. it feels pretty insane. who would have thought that social media would lead me here. but here we are today. >> how did it happen? >> they said they found me on tiktok and found me singing "home," which is so ironic. and i guess they decided to bring me in for an audition. >> lion, tinman, scare crow, whole gang is here. how is the camaraderie? it's such an ensemble. >> i love every single one of them. they're, like, my family. i just couldn't imagine being with a better cast. >> shall we perform? >> yes!wiz." >> all right. the cast of "the wiz," take it away. >> you ready?

♪♪ ♪♪ come on, eas >> let's do it. ♪ gonna get on down the road ♪ ♪ gonna get on down get on down the road ♪ ease on down the roa ♪♪ come on ease on down ♪♪ ease on down the road ♪♪ oh, ease on down ♪♪ ease on down the road ♪♪ don't you carry ♪ don't you tell me nothing ♪ ♪ come on ease on down ♪ ♪♪ there may be times when you think you've lost ♪ ease on down the road ♪ don't you carry nothing that might be a load ♪ ♪ just keep on keeping on the road that you choose ♪ ♪ don't you give up walking cause you gave up shoes ♪

♪ come on ease on down ease on down the road ♪ ♪ don't you tell me nothing that might be a load ♪ ♪ come on, get on down get on down the road ♪ ♪ >> there may be times when you think you lost your mind ♪ ♪ but you know that feeling only lasts a little while ♪ ♪ just stand with me and smile ♪ ♪ ease on down ease on down the road ♪ ♪ come on ease on down ease on down the road ♪ ♪ don't you tell me nothing that might be a load ♪ ♪ come on ease on down ♪ ♪ down the road ♪ ♪ ease on down ♪ ♪ ease on down ♪ ♪ ease on down, ease on down ♪ ♪ ease on down ♪

♪ ease on down, ease on down ♪ ♪ ease on down ♪ ♪ ease on down, ease on down ♪ ♪ don't you tell me ♪ ♪ don't you tell me nothing that might be a load ♪ ♪ come on ease on down, ease on down ♪ ♪ down the road ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> yes! >> oh, my gosh. that was awesome. >> if anyone was wondering, should i go see "the wiz" today, yes, go see "the wiz." and coming up with another performance next hour, "the wiz" is at the marquee theater here in new york. the 2024 broadway cast recording will be released next month, june 14th. how about that? carson, over to you. we're just chatting here because we're throwing a backyard weather wine party. weather is getting nice.

we've got vanessa price here who's brought some of the best things to enjoy while you're enjoying that weather. great for summer entertaining. we'll have all sorts of tips for

♪♪ all right. and we are back. welcoming you to our backyard wine party. how awesome is this? as the weather starts to heat up, obviously we're spending a little more time outdoors, hopefully, and there are some refreshing options for taste. we're talking classic bottles of wine, cans of wine now, boxed wine. so, grab a glass. our friend and sommelier vanessa price is here to help us find the perfect pair on these sunny days. first, let's chat. when people are getting together, what are tips you have?

>> any time we're doing outside, there's couple things to keep in mind. number one, don't find yourself in a bind where you don't have a wine key. everything we selected today, we can open without the wine key. i've got ton the park without the bottle and macgyvering to get the cork out. >> i just go straight down. >> i'm not that strong. make it lower in alcohol. don't go too high day drinking. >> i didn't know wines came with less alcohol. >> every single wine has an abv, alcohol by volume. less would be 7 and 12 kt approximate. once you get to 12.5, you're really -- >> let's start with the boxed wine. vanessa, growing up in the '80s, my parents had box wine and it was terrible wine. that's not the case these days.

>> that's not the case. we had a fun wine segment a little bit ago. we're going to keep the trend going. talking about box wine. it's environmentally friendly. the packaging is compostable. it can be recyclable. this box is the size on the floor a magnum and it's $19.99. it's alileo. it comes from italy. >> grab your wine. >> number one. >> i like that. >> dry. >> that's going to be yummy, salty -- >> that's good. >> good with a fish sandwich. moving on, wine two, you get added bonus volume. this is a one liter size. if you look, it's a screw cap. don't think just because it's under screw cap it's not good. this is a delightful wine from sohm and kracher.

>> what does that bottle cost? >> this is going to be about $22 for the liter size. >> how much is the box? >> $19.99. >> great. >> that's going to be more zippy, more crisp. >> screw top. how do you like it? >> i like two. >> always got to do a fun one. this is coming from california. it's made the same way champagne is but a fraction of the cost. it's around the same price point. they're all in the 18 to $22 range. >> great. >> this is something to pop and be refreshing with. it's a great champagne substitute. >> great bubbly. it's good. >> i love you in your spring colors. >> so, we got a couple of different canned wine options, the first of which is coming from the vice, a california wine company. this is a sparkling dry rose, which is a lot of fun. >> doesn't it affect the flavor of the wine being in aluminum can?

>> it's no different than being under screw crap or anything like that. it's just a fresh, crisp style. it's 250 mill liters. that's about the size of a glass and a half. >> this is the bubbly rose. there's a sparkling one? >> no sugar. >> this one might need a little sugar. >> you want sweeter? >> a little bit. if you pair it with dessert, the bite might work. >> i pair it with a pool. >> or that. another screw top? >> yes. another screw top. this is an orange wine. have you guys ever had orange wine before? >> no. >> don't lie, hoda. you've had every wine. >> wait -- >> the red, the orange. >> the orange is basically white grapes fermented like red grapes, which gives it the color. it's an orangey kind of thing. it has a savory character to it. >> i like it. >> i think someone will probably like that.

>> this is coming from spain. it's a little more bitter. so, it depends on your flavor profile. >> this is 11.5. >> yep. >> so, that's pretty good, right? >> yeah, yeah. we're right in that range of where we want to be. lastly, we just add a little bit of red wine in. we don't always drink so much red wine in on a hot summer day. something like a pinot noir, just enough is just enough. this is their pinot noir. >> how crowded is the canned wine market? >> it's getting more and more crowded. i mean, this is definitely something that's having a lot more relevance. >> are people looking for good wine in alternative packaging. you don't always see the bot and the cork. >> do they come in a cab? >> they've got cab nay, rose -- everything you can think of. >> i like choices with all my wine. >> that's my favorite one so far. >> what was your favorite? the bubbles?

>> the bubbles. >> yeah. it's a good one. >> i put it in a glass, it kind of makes it fancier. >> there you go. you could pour it off if you want. we're back with our third and fourth hours, including the star and director of the amy wine house biopic, everybody. cheers if you're out in the summer. drink responsibly, everybody. vanessa, enjoy. have a great summer. we'll see you soon. we're going to check weather and these messages. back with more after this.

good morning. it is 856 on marcus washington. well, breaking news. the president of sonoma state university has now announced his retirement. this comes just days after being suspended. and it all started with a controversial statement after the school reached an agreement with pro-palestinian protesters. now the chancellor says mike lee offered concessions. cal state trustees never approved, including divestment strategies and ending academic relations with israeli schools. it's not yet clear who will replace him. meanwhile, happening now, the man who attacked nancy pelosi's husband in their pacific heights home in san francisco is set to learn his fate. the sentencing hearing, set to begin about an hour from now. our ginger conejero saa

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