definitely great to see it extending into almost june. well we are going to see temperatures that are going to cool off for the weekend. a quick look at the san mateo bridge. we have this disabled vehicle, but it's made its way to the service lane. so a distraction. but the traffic is building relatively mildly. well, you know, the today show is just ahead in moments, but we continue today in the bay on roku and other platforms. live at 8:00. the all new legal action the feds are taking against live nation, and the impact it could eventually have on ticket prices. yeah, that's tough getting those tickets there sometimes, but we'll see. you're always front row. what are you talking about? dancing to janet jackson. you could see over everybody anyway. yeah, i've gotten those complaints to hi, there. happy thursday! millions waking up to even more dangerous storms. >> that severe weather is now threatening to impact your holiday weekend. it's may the 23rd. this is today. ♪

walloped! the south lashed by yet another round of powerful storms and tornadoes. that same system blamed for a deadly stage collapse in mexico overnight. we'll have the very latest and what you can expect today and this weekend. train trouble. amtrak passengers across the northeast facing delays this morning after downed power lines disrupt service. a rough start to the busiest memorial day travel weekend in nearly 20 years. just ahead, what you need to know before you hit the roads, the rails, and the airports. under fire. the flag controversy surrounding supreme court justice samuel alito, only growing. a second symbol carried by rioters on january 6th seen flying outside one of his homes. this morning, the mounting calls for his remove from any case tied to the 2020 election. breaking their silence, nicole brown simpson's sister speaking out for the first time on the recent death of o.j.

simpson. >> the one thing i could not protect her from was the monster she was married to. >> why they are finally ready to share their sister's full story, decades after her murder. all of that, plus, ticket v reportedly set to face a major lawsuit, being acc turmoil. concert giant live nation reportedly set to face a major lawsuit, being accused by the government of running an illegal monopoly in the wake of that taylor swift eras tour debacle. >> i just really wanted to see taylor. >> inside the legal battle that could shape how you get a seat to see your favorite stars. and fantastic finish. >> corner three for the win! >> dallas defeats minnesota in a wild back and forth game with the road to the nba finals heating up. today, thursday, may 23rd, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, guys, good morning! good to see you, welcome to "today." it's a thursday morning and we're happy you're with us. >> and it is the thursday before memorial day. people are planning for their big weekend getaways. many are getting a head start already. some might be hitting a little snag. >> this was the scene at penn station right here in new york overnight. thousands of commuters were left stuck after downed power lines suspended train service. we have a complete look at memorial day, the weekend travel forecast, coming up. well, it was another night of severe weather. take a look at these frightening images. the winds so strong at this event in mexico they caused the stage to collapse. at least nine people were killed there. >> it was all part of a dangerous system that caused major damage there and across a large portion of the united states. and it's not over yet. tens of millions on alert today and into tomorrow. dylan will have the latest on that storm threat in just a moment.

but first, nbc's jesse kirsch is in greenfield, iowa where tornado clean-up is entering day two. hey, jesse, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. you can see what's left of these homes behind me, in chunks on the lawn, a bed frame and a mattress, sticking out of what's left of that wall. and these structures are actually more in tact than others in this community.n the other side of the block what was other structures just just piles of take a look over here, just on the other side of the block, what was other structures now just piles of debris, tree limbs tipped over as well. this community continues with its clean-up efforts as other parts of the country were hit overnight. overnight, terrifying moments in mexico after strong winds caused a stage to collapse at a pack political rally for a presidential candidate. you can see people running for cover as the massive structure, including a large video screen, came tumbling down on to the stage and on top of people in the audience. according to the local governor, at least nine people are dead and around 50 are injured.

those dangerous high winds part of the same weather system also impacting multiple southern u.s. states overnight, with arkansas and texas taking the most serious hit, including strong winds and hail battering communities. a reported tornado slamming temple, texas. a couple there capturing this video of a funnel charging towards a neighborhood. late wednesday, the local red cross opening a shelter for those impacted. >> i'm glad to be alive. >> reporter: meanwhile, the cleanup underway in greenfield, iowa, after a deadly twister ripped through this small community on tuesday. officials say at least four people were killed, with more than 30 injured. the devastating storm tearing houses apart. maggie masker telling us her family would have sheltered right here if they were home. >> you just think like, that's where your safe spot is. and it's not safe. anymore. never was. >> reporter: from above, you can

see much of greenfield reduced to rubble. >> it is just horrific. it's hard to describe, until you can actually see it. the devastation. >> reporter: officials say a local lumberyard became a makeshift hospital. >> i don't have words for it. i'm still in shock. i've never seen anything like this in my life.n auto shop befe a tornado blew it away. a community of just over 2,000 now trying to rebuild as it grieves. this damaging weathe >> reporter: mechanic david griffith was living his dream, running his own auto shop before the tornado blew it away. a community of just over 2,000 now trying to rebuild as it grieves. this damaging weather continues to have impact. in texas, there are more than 100,000 power outages still being reported this morning. and of course, back here in greenfield, iowa, lives have been changed forever. hoda? >> jesse kirsch in iowa. thank you. >> dylan is in for al, watching this ongoing storm threat. they've really had a hard time there. >> it's been really bad. i want tyke you through the next four days. those are the days we're going to see some severe storms. the next two days, we'll lower the threat of tornadoes, but as we go into saturday and sunday, we'll increase the threat of

tornadoes again. we do have some thunderstorms moving through just west of knoxville, but it's the second round of storms that we're going to see later on this afternoon that could produce large hail and also damaging winds. but we have a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning approaching little rock, heavier downpours, too, but in this area that includes omaha, nebraska, where we could see 2-inch diameter sized hail, that's baseball-sized hail and wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour. it's in this whole hatched area here with the lines. that's where we have threat of the largest hail today. tomorrow, the threat of severe storms include chicago, indianapolis, st. louis, all the way down to dallas, including memphis. again, large hail, damaging wind gusts, but an isolated tornado. then as we go into saturday and sunday, we'll increase that tornado threat again. we could see another tornado outbreak, right through the central and southern plains on saturday, and on sunday, the threat moves farther to the east, including st. louis, louisville, paducah, kentucky, even including nashville, where we could see some tornadoes begin to develop as well, hoda. >> all right, dylan, thank you. now, let's focus on that

memorial day travel rush getting underway this morning. so people from coast-to-coast are ready for the unofficial start of summer. just be sure that you pack your patience, from the airport to the roads, to the rails. it's expected to be a very, very from atlanta. hey, priya, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. yeah, if you're planning to head busy weekend. nbc's priya sridhar joins us from atlanta. hey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. yeah, if you're planning on getting out the door any time soon, things just got a little stickier. this morning, state transit officials say that you can expect more delays and cancellations. as millions hit the road for the start of the busy travel season, overnight, thousands of commuters left stranded along the east coast after a power outage. >> we just want to get out of here. we're done. hours along the busy northeast we're toast. >> reporter: the disruption caused by downed power cables

leaving travelers waiting for hours along the busy northeast amtrak corridor, from new york city, all the way to washington. it comes amid the official kickoff to summer. and with that comes long lines at airports and bumper-to-bumper traffic on the roads. >> i come from savannah, 25 miles out of macon, dead stop, bumper-to-bumper. >> reporter: this year, aaa says road tripping is how americans are choosing to travel, with a potential record-breaking 38.4 million expected to hit the roads on thursday or friday. >> in terms of road trips, those are really booming. and that gives people just more flexibility. >> the national gas price average is at $3.61, about the same as where it was this time last year, and a price point many travelers say is reasonable if they want to head out of town. the biden administration announcing this week it would release a million barrels of gas from a reserve to drive those prices down even further, but it's unlikely to make a big difference this weekend. >> it goes up, it comes down, it's not a factor for us. >> not outrageous-outrageous, but definitely noticeably higher.

>> reporter: if you do plan to travel by car, experts say the best time to do it is early on thursday or friday, and try to avoid returning home on sunday or monday during afternoon hours. and it's not just the roads that are expected to see a spike in travelers. airports are also bracing for an influx of passengers, even as some airlines are cutting back on future flight schedules, citing production delays from boeing, as it faced intense scrutiny for safety concerns in recent months. some 3.5 million americans are still opting of fly this holiday weekend. >> memorial day is really the kickoff to the summer travel season. >> reporter: a little bit of good news from amtrak this morning. they are saying that all service has been restored and back on schedule in the region, at least so far. hoda? >> all right, like to end on the good news there. priya, thank you so much. also this morning, calls are growing louder for supreme court justice alito to recuse himself from any cases related to january 6th.

this comes after another image has surfaced, showing a second controversial flag on display at one of his properties. nbc's senior washington correspondent, hallie jackson's got the story this morning. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. we are seeing a fresh chorus of criticism from democrats this morning. and it comes as the supreme court is set to decide key cases this term, related to the capitol attack and election interference, including whether former president trump is immune from prosecution, for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. >> reporter: another supreme court controversy this morning, involving justice samuel alito, over a new report of a flag flying outside of his new jersey beach house, according to "the new york times." the so-called appeal to heaven flag, a green pine tree on a white background. a symbol carried by some rioters outside the capitol on january 6th. you see it here and here. photographs it obtained from outside of alito's property from last summer, along with accounts from a half-dozen neighbors and

passersby, as well as this google street view picture from last august. the flag, rooted in the revolutionary war, has more recently become a symbol of support for christian nationalism and for donald trump. but now, renewed calls from the democratic chair of the senate judiciary committee for alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election, calling the incident yet another example of apparent ethical misconduct. other democrats agree. >> at a very minimum, he has to recuse himself from these cases now coming before the court that will determine whether or not trump is held accountable. >> it really encapsulates all of the problems we've had with this rogue supreme court and its refusal to accept any rule of law. >> reporter: it's the second time in less than a week alito has faced questions, after the justice confirmed another provocative flag, an upside down american flag, flew outside of his northern virginia home in the days after january 6th,

telling "the times," i had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag and that it was briefly placed by his wife in response to a neighbor's use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs. the upside down flag, long considered a distress signal, but it's been adopted by some trump supporters backing the former president's election fraud lies. some republicans after that report dismissing calls for recusal. >> i don't think that he should be recused. i think it was a mistake. but i'll leave it up to him to explain it. >> we should note that justice alito did not respond to "the times'" request for comment and the court did not respond to nbc news, savannah. >> another note from 2024, donald trump's former rival, nikki haley, who was fiercely critical of him, has now, essentially, endorsed -- said she'll vote for donald trump. what do you know about that? >> it's a huge shift, savannah. she's coming out now, publicly saying that she will vote for the former president this fall. very different from how she described him during the

primaries just a few months ago, when she was running against him. that's when she called him unstable and unhinged. she said, he's not qualified for the office. that he cannot win a general election. that he didn't deserve a driver's license, much less the white house, after he jabbed at her husband's military service, but now she says she's making this decision because, in her words, while donald trump is not perfect, president biden, she believes, has been a catastrophe. she also hopes the former president does some outreach to her supporters rather than just assume that they'll fall in line behind him now. savannah? >> okay. hallie jackson, thank you so much. 7:13. a lot more to get to. craig joins the table. >> hoda, savannah, good morning. good morning to you, as well. the uvalde school shooting, one of the deadliest in u.s. history is back in the spotlight this morning. victims' families are now filing a new $500 million federal lawsuit, seeking damages against the responding officers and the school district, insisting more should have been done to save lives that day. nbc's morgan chesky has that story for us. morgan, good morning. >> yeah, craig, good morning.

in this lawsuit on behalf of those 19 families names more than 90 texas officers for what they call shocking and extensive failures during the response at robb elementary. and it comes just one day shy of the second anniversary of that tragic shooting, and some family members now saying that their calls for justice are finally being heard. >> reporter: torn apart by tragedy, one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history. the families of uvalde's victims remaining united in their resolve. >> there was an obvious systemic failure out there on may 24th. the whole world saw that. >> reporter: their anguish and heartbreak, now powering legal action in the form of a new lawsuit over the shooting at robb elementary school in 2022, that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. the $500 million suit naming 92 texas dps officers, the school district, and staff. including the then-school district police chief, peter arredondo as defendants. >> these were the last lines of

defense for these children. but they were failed long before the shooting. >> reporter: more than 300 officers from local, state, and federal agencies were on scene that day. but they waited more than 70 minutes before taking down the gunman. the district acknowledging the lawsuit, sharing its open to exploring a resolution. the suit following a stunning doj report in january, which found cascading failures of leadership, tactics, and training. body cam footage inside the school shows officers fumbling with keys, hesitating to move in, and waiting in hallways, as children were killed inside classrooms. following the doj's report, i spoke to belinda ediola, who still wonders if her 10-year-old granddaughter could have survived? >> they had the opportunity to go in and they didn't. >> reporter: the family said they have also agreed to a $2 million settlement with the city, which has pledged to work with the department of justice to develop enhanced training for police. >> this has been an unbearable

two years. >> reporter: now, xavier, who lost his 9-year-old daughter, jacqueline, is hoping this marks the start of a new chapter. >> we've been let down so many times, the time has come to do the right thing. >> reporter: now, the texas department of public safety has not returned nbc news' request for comment. back in 2022, arredondo did defend the police' response to that shooting. meanwhile, the city of uvalde has now agreed to mark may 24th, the day of the shooting, as a day of remembrance. craig? >> all right. morgan chesky for us this morning. morgan, thank you. a federal judge in california has postponed hunter biden's tax trial until september, because it conflicted with his gun charges trial, which is scheduled to begin in june. his defense lawyer said they needed more time to prepare. the president's son has pleaded not guilty to both indictments, which his lawyers have claimed are politically motivated. let's go to the nba playoffs now.

with game one of the western conference finals as an indicator of what kind of series we're going to get. we are in for a treat. >> doncic, irving, corner three for the lead! good! what a shot by washington! >> dallas taking the lead with just under two minutes to play. it was back and forth for a while, but the mavs would hold on to steal game one on the road. the score there, 108-105. game two, tomorrow night. >> it's big. game one in the eastern conference finals ended in overtime. looks like we're in for a treat, yeah. >> love it. all leading to the finals. let's bring in dylan once again. >> can i throw in a "go, celtics!"? >> sure you can. >> go ahead. >> there we go. we could see some storms, some producing some heavier downpours, some lightning across the northeast, earlier, too. those are most likely earlier this morning, and very hot and humid down along the gulf coast all weekend long. we'll get into more of that record-breaking heat coming up in the next half hour. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast

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and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you! coming up, the family of nicole brown simpson breaking their silence in the wake of o.j. simpson's death. kaylee hartung following their presence during simpson's ongoing quest for justice. hey, kaylee. >> hey, good morning, guys. the browns were a constant presence during simpson's 1995 murder trial. now nearly 30 years later, just as they prepare to release a new documentary on nicole's life, they're opening up about the complicated emotions they are experiencing following his death. what they're saying, coming up. >> all right, kaylee, thank you. also ahead, is it time for a breakup. the breakup of concert giant live nation after problems we saw with taylor swift's tour. we'll take a look at a legal battle that could upend the concert battle. and how you get seats to the most sought-after shows. but first, this "today" on is

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we're here at the hacienda mobile home park in pleasanton, where, sadly, an elderly man was killed last night in this home. fire started just before midnight. the fire department tells us that when they arrived on the scene, the house was fully involved. his elderly wife was already outside. she did escape with minor injuries, and she urged them to go inside and try to save her husband, which the fire department tried to do. but they had to pull out because the fire flashed over. i'm kris sanchez at christopher high school in gilroy, where students will be met by counselors on campus after a classmate was stabbed during a fight in a locker room. a school resource officer was on campus when this happened yesterday and responded immediately. the campus went into a code blue lockdown. the student who was stabbed is recovering. the student suspected in the stabbing was arrested. there are still two weeks left in the school year for christopher high. let's get a look at the forecast for this thursday morning with meteorologist kari hall. and

we're starting out with sunshine and a light wind. and it's going to be a beautiful day. really comfortable temperatures in san francisco. we're in the mid 60s for a high today and low 70s as you head down to mountain view and across the east bay for san jose, it will be 77 and some upper 70s for much of the north bay, and it does get cooler for the weekend with saturday's high temperature in the upper 60s. laura. all right. thank you very much. and stay with us for today in the bay. we continue on roku at 8 a.m, including new legal action by the justice department against live nation tied to its control over ticket prices and its diribution. how itst

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♪♪ >> we are back, 7:30, with ♪ ♪ >> we are back, 7:30, with patriotic music on our plaza this morning, courtesy of the united states navy band northeast. fleet week has arrived here in new york, and of course, memorial day weekend almost here as well. and we're going to enjoy this music throughout the morning. >> yes! >> i love it! you know who else is enjoying this music? us, the plaza outside, the three of us, and one little boy. savannah's son is on face time. he wanted to hear a little bit -- >> that's charles having breakfast. he wanted to hear, too. the music is incredible. >> i was telling him, shh, we're on the air. >> he did. >> we have admiral lisa franchetti is here. she is the first woman to lead the navy. she leads the joints chiefs of staff and here to welcome the sailors. >> it was cool seeing her walk by outside, high fiving some of the folks here for fleet week. first, we have a lot to get

to this half hour. we'll start with the family of nicole brown simpson. >> her sisters are now speaking out for the very first time since o.j. simpson's death. nbc's kaylee hartung joins us here in studio with more. hie hey, kaylee. >> hey, good morning, guys. although he was later found liable for the deaths in a civil one of nicole's sisters says she's always believed that o.j. was responsible for nicole's death. that jury found o.j. not guilty, although he was later found liable for the deaths in a civil lawsuit. 30 years later in the wake of his death last month from cancer, nicole's sisters say it's like the end of a chapter >> i think it's important that people get to know my sister. >> reporter: the family of nicole brown simpson reflecting on the tragedy that changed their lives forever. >> the one thing i could not protect her from was the monster she was married to. >> reporter: the 1994 murder of nicole, along with her friend, ron goldman, in los angeles' brentwood neighborhood. in a new documentary out next month, a close friend of

nicole's kris jenner, speaking out. >> one of the worst days i've ever experienced. >> reporter: the trial of the century captivated audiences worldwide, ending with the acquittal of a suspect, nicole's ex-husband, o.j. simpson. nicole's sisters now breaking their silence over o.j.'s death, expressing mixed emotions to "people" magazine. dominique brown calling it very complicated, and tonya brown saying, this is a person who's been in our life for a very long time, who wreaked havoc on our family. it's like the end of a chapter. tanya also refusing to say who she thinks killed her sister, telling "people," that's because of the children nicole shared with o.j., sidney and justin, now 38 and 35. the browns were a constant presence at simpson's 1995 murder trial, alongside the family of ron goldman. >> this is a trial about the man that murdered my son. >> reporter: denise emotional as she testified about a time she says o.j. became violent with nicole.

>> he threw her up against the wall and and then he grabbed her, his whole facial structure changed. everything about him changed. >> reporter: nicole herself recorded the dozens of instances of abuse, according to prosecutors. >> she had a diary, essentially, a list of abuse by simpson. father spoke with "today" shor >> reporter: denise and her father spoke with "today" shortly after the not guilty verdict was delivered. >> the women out there are really petrified. the justice system failed. >> reporter: the trial put a spotlight on the horrors of domestic abuse. nicole had filed for divorce from o.j. two years before her death. her sisters remember that time as one of the happiest of her life, telling "people," what no one knows she experienced before her death is freedom. >> her children missed out, her family missed out on the woman that she was becoming. >> so kaylee, this documentary was filmed by the sisters before o.j. died. why did they decide that was

something they wanted to do? >> so next month when the documentary comes out, that will be the 30th anniversary of nicole's death. and they said other anniversaries just didn't feel right, but this one did, for it to be the best and the last time that we hear nicole's voice and her story. this family doesn't want any other woman to suffer the same fate that nicole did. and they feel that by sharing her story, it can help others recognize the signs. >> and to have the focus on her and ron goldman, where it should be. >> absolutely. and that issue of "people" magazine, where we hear from the sisters for the latest time, it's out on newsstands friday and you can see more on people.com, too. >> thank you, kaylee. >> thank you, kaylee. >> and we should mention nicole's sisters will be here in studio, joining us live next week own "today." coming up, a major star stopping by. chris pratt. we'll talk to him about channeling his inner cat to voice garfield, his other big roles, and how he unwinds away from hollywood. but first, a big legal battle tied to concert tickets and it's a battle that could

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back now, back now, 7:39 with in depth today, this is a story you'll want to see if you love music and you want to go to some summer concerts. >> ticketing giant live nation is reportedly set to face a major lawsuit. it could shake up the entire concert industry. >> nbc senior business correspondent christine romans joins us with details. this could be significant. >> yeah, it really could be. good morning, guys. live nation's practices have been in the spotlights for years. and those lights could get even hotter today. a source familiar with the matter confirming to nbc news that the department of justice will announce an anti-trust lawsuit against the concert giant as soon as today that could have a major ripple effect attend concerts this venues all

across the country. >> this morning, as millions of americans make their plans to attend concerts this summer, reports of a bombshell new lawsuit that could reshape the music industry. the justice department and a group of states plan to sue concert giant live nation, which owns ticketmaster. the doj plans to allege the company has used its monopoly power to suppress competition, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to the "wall street journal." the lawsuit would seek changes to the company's business practices, including by asking a judge to effectively undo the 2010 merger of live nation and ticketmaster, which according to the "wall street journal." in 2019, the justice department found that they were pressuring venues to use ticketmaster and the government plans to challenge exclusive ticketing contracts that ticketmaster has with major venues, "the journal" reports. live nation has also faced backlash for some time over high ticket fees, but the company pushing back earlier this year with a top leader writing with

that the company is subject to low demand and high supply, saying that promoters don't set prices, artists do. the company has defended its merger with ticketmaster. saying it has benefited artists, venues and fans. >> welcome to the eras tour. >> reporter: scrutiny on the company gained moment after ticketmaster crashed during a pre-sale for taylor swift's eras tour, leaving fans crushed. >> this is the biggest disaster i've ever seen on ticketmaster. >> i'm not getting tickets. >> reporter: that public fiasco prompting a high-profile hearing in congress where executives were grilled. >> you have clear dominance, monopolistic control. this whole concert ticket system is a mess. may i suggest, respectfully, that ticketmaster ought to look in the mirror and say, i'm the problem. it's me. >> reporter: live nation responding at the time. >> we apologize to the fans, we apologize to miss swift. we need to do better.

>> so we reached out overnight to both the justice department and live nation, and have not received comment from both. >> you mentioned that this anti-trust lawsuit would seek some changes to their business practices. >> sure. >> do we know what kind of changes? what would be included? >> look, this company, which was a merger from 2010, right? this company controls everything from the beginning to the end of the process, right? so concert promotion, ticketing, even the artist management, it owns and controls the venues and the festivals, the festival sites, hundreds and hundreds of them around the world. so it really -- it's a pipeline here that the justice department, anywhere, along the way could say, look, we want you to allow some competition in other parts of this business. >> all right. >> thanks, christine. >> thanks, christine. all right, 7:42. let's check in with dylan and a check of the weather. hi, dylan. >> good morning, everyone. it is about to get extremely hot, especially down along the gulf coast. but for the northeast and the upper midwest, it looks like just nice heat, summertime temperatures. scranton, 81. 82 in new york. hartford, 85. 84 in boston. let's head over to the great lakes, where grand rapids gets

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weekend, 38 million people by car and 3.5 million people by plane, triple a says memorial day. numbers indicate a trend of high travel for this summer season. time to get a look at that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temps. how are they looking, gary? it's going to be slightly cooler today, but still really nice. and comfortable across the bay area. and we're going to range from 62 near the coast to low 80s for fairfield and concord, but mostly 70s from the south bay to the east bay, as well as the north bay. as we go deeper into our memorial day weekend, we're going to see temperatures coming down. it's going to be 67 degrees for a high temperature for some of our warmer inland valleys. but then we start to see temperatures rebounding in time for memorial day and san francisco will have a chilly weekend as well, with highs only in the upper 50s. laura marcus. all right. thanks, gary. and again, make sure you watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast starting in just minutes at 8 a.m. the justice

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welcome back to "today." we so appreciate our service members being out here, too, the men and women protecting our country here at fleet week. what a nice group of people, and we can't wait to go out here and visit with everybody. >> absolutely. by the way, you were on assignment earlier in the week. and now you can tell us where you were and what you were doing? >> it was a very exciting interview. i traveled to las vegas and got to have a rare conversation with celine dion. she has not performed live in years and years, and a lot of people are wondering, what happened, what was wrong. she was diagnosed with a terrible disease and at one point she wondered if she was going to make it, whether she was going to live through it, and she talks about what it's done to her voice and the possibility of a comeback. we've missed her and it was a very emotional interview. and we'll see where she is in her journey of coming back. but i know people are cheering her on. >> she sang a little for you, too. >> she did. i think she's been reluctant. imagine having that voice and then wondering how it's going to sound, and it sounded incredible

to me. and we are going to do a one-hour primetime special, which is going to be great. it's on tuesday, june 11th at 10:00/9:00 central. and before that, we'll have exclusive content on the "today" show. >> excellent.d in northern mexi strong winds caused a stage to collapse at a packed political rally, at least nine people were killed there, 50 others hurt. those dangerous high winds a we begin with severe storms sweeping across parts of the south. and in northern mexico, where strong winds caused a stage to collapse at a packed political rally, at least nine people were killed there, 50 others hurt. those dangerous high winds are part of that same weather system that's impacting a whole bunch of southern states, arkansas and texas taking the most serious hits. dylan is watching the ongoing storm threat, and also how the holiday weekend is looking. dylan, what are you seeing? >> it looks like some of these storms are going to be sticking around through the weekend. let's take you through the next four days. that's the severe weather that we're going to be covering. and you can see this area in orange here including omaha, just west of kansas city,

including northeastern nebraska. that's where we are going to see the chance of large hail, 2 inches or more in diameter, and also wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour. that could cause some significant damage. and it's really this whole area, with these striped lines here, where we could see baseball-sized hail. that could cause significant damage. tomorrow, hail and damaging winds will again be our biggest threats. we can't rule out an isolated tornado, but we're not really expecting any kind of tornado outbreak today or tomorrow, but look at how expansive this is. chicago, all the way down to dallas, including memphis, st. louis, indianapolis, we'll see those chance of stronger storms tomorrow. then we go into saturday and sunday, and we're going to reup the chance of a tornado outbreak. this includes witchta, oklahoma city, down just north of dallas, where we could see some strong tornadoes, and then on sunday, that threat shifts to the east and includes st. louis, paducah, louisville, nashville, where we could see the risk of tornadoes going into sunday. it is going to be perhaps very busy over the next at least four days, savannah. >> dylan, thank you. a second person in the u.s.

has been infected with the bird flu linked to dairy cows. a michigan farm worker who had regular exposure to infected livestock and mild symptoms has since recovered. state medical officials say the health risk to the general public remains low. there is no evidence that h5n1 virus is spreading from person to person. final preparations are in full swing this morning as the city of paris gets ready to host the olympic games, which, oh, by the way, start in just 64 days. but it comes at a challenging moment for the world, with wars raging in both ukraine and gaza, french president emmanuel macron sat down for an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with cnbc's andrew ross sorkin, who joins us now from paris. andrew, good morning. >> craig, good morning to you. i sat down here in paris with president macron, as he met with some of the biggest leaders in artificial intelligence and technology, and we talked about a lot of things, jobs, inequality, geopolitics, but

then the conversation turned to the olympics, just 56 days from now. and i asked him about his efforts to try to create what looks like a temporary truce between russia and ukraine during the summer games. >> look, a truce is not for me the end game. sustainable peace is the end game. i think it's very important, first, this is a tradition. and it's very important to use this window during -- >> a tradition to have a truce during -- >> during the olympic games. >> and i think that this is a very good opportunity, first, diplomatic, precisely, to engage with china and others. okay, you are on the peace side. get with us and help us to do so. and second, to maximize the level of pressure on those who decided to launch a war. and this is why, i think this is a big clarification moment.

because over week until now, president putin was claiming to be available for peace. so today we enter in realtime, money time for peace, okay, are you ready to start the 26th of july, the 12th of august? no, i'm not ready. to everybody in the world, it is clear, he is the one who launched this war and not ready to make peace. >> part of putin's objection to a truce during the olympics relates to decision by the ioc to disallow russian athletes to participate in team sports. but folks, this is not a story that's going away any time soon, craig. and we're going to watch it play out. there is an ancient tradition starting back in ancient greece to have a truce during the olympics. so we'll see what happens. >> yes, we will. andrew ross sorkin for us in paris. and you can hear more of andrew's conversation with french president emmanuel macron coming up tonight, 8:00 eastern on cnbc. all right, an update now on a story we've been following all

week. a tennessee judge yesterday granted a temporary injunction, blocking a foreclosure of the sale of graceland. the judge ruling that it is in the public's best interest to slow any potential ownership change of elvis presley's iconic memphis estate. elvis' granddaughter, reilly keough was fighting back against a public auction of that property. yesterday the judge went so far to say that she would most like win a lawsuit that accuses a creditor to falsely claim rights to that home. still ahead here, new music from a legendary star and david letterman ready to put some new stars in the hot seat. carson is going to have those stories and more coming up in "popstart." but first, we've got a "today" exclusive this morning. we'll sit down with a true pioneer, admiral lisa franchetti, the first woman to lead the navy, first to serve on the joint chiefs of staff. we'll go inside her inspiring and barrier-breaking journey right after this. ng journey right after this.

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ships. but that never stopped the young recruit from setting her sights far beyond the horizon. once the ban was lifted in 1993, she quickly rose through the ranks and re-defined what was possible for women in the navy. she'd go on to lead at every level, commanding destroyers, carrier strike groups, and the entire u.s. sixth fleet, where she faced some of america's biggest adversaries at sea. her path has taken her around the world, from asia to africa and now all the way to the pentagon. last year, president biden nominated the four-star admiral to lead the navy, and after a senate confirmation hearing -- >> it has been the honor of my lifetime to command at every level of our navy. >> she was officially sworn in as the new chief of naval operations in november. >> congratulations. >> becoming the first woman ever to assume the navy's top position, and the first female member of the joint chiefs of staff. her history-making career all mode possible through the support of her family, including her husband, jim, and her

daughter, isabel. >> jim and isabel, thank you for your inspiration every day. i always say that families are the glue that holds our navy together, and i know in my case, that glue is extra strong. >> reporter: admiral franchetti's dedication to service now inspiring the next generation. >> when you're young, you think your life is going to be like i-95, but our life really is more like the potomac. it's windy, it has lots of turns, but if you know what you want to do and you have your eyes open to all the possibilities that you can achieve all those things that you want to do in your own life. >> admiral franchetti, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's such an honor to have you here. >> good morning. it's wonderful to be here today with you. >> we just saw you rise through the ranks, your remarkable career, but let's go back to where it really started. you were the coxwain of a rowing team, all male, rowing boat back in the day. we have the picture. there you were.

so it was a little bit of foreshadowing. >> it definitely was. when i was back at northwestern, i was a journalism major, i wanted to be you one day. and across a chance meeting with some rotc students really got me on the path of write am today. but the rowing team, it definitely was. because, you know, as a coxwain, you're responsible for training with your boat, leading your boat, building a great team and motivating them through a lot of adversity. >> i think they liked you. is >> i think a big fan. >> when you walked in this morning, you couldn't help but watched when you walked by and were high fiving all the members of the military that were outside. it is fleet week. do you just stop for a second and reflect where you started back in the day and where you are today. >> i definitely do. first, it's an honor to lead our amazing team. we have about 600,000 active and reserve sailors and civilians. and they are an incredible america's war-fighting navy. and i never thought i could have done this job. in fact, when i joined the navy, there were a lot of laws in place that really didn't allow

women to serve in combatant positions that would enable me to get to this job one day. i was just fortunate, always in the right place at the right time with the right different experiences that when the laws changed and policy changed, i was able to walk right through those doors and move on, really to command a destroyer and a lot of other things along the way. >> what was it? because it was a man's job back then. well, until you had it, it was a man's job, and rising through the ranks. did you encounter resistance? and you know, do you remember any of that and how you handled it? >> well, i would say, really, only at the very, very beginning of my career, when women were first serving on ships, it was new. and people weren't used to that idea. not everybody was a fan of it back then. but when i fast forward now, you know, 38 years later, women are serving everywhere in our navy. we have women on submarines, you can be a pilot. i just met one of our blue angels that's a woman. so there's really nothing that you can't do. >> how did you deal with it back in the day?

we've all come through. there was a certain period of time where we're like, we have to have our suit of armor on. we have to push your athrough. how did you deal with those times? >> when i was younger, i saw this quote from admiral nimitz that says, learn all you can, do your best, and don't worry about what you can't control. and if you focus on getting all of the experiences, staying positive, everything else will stay into place. >> your job now is about naval readiness around the world. what keeps you up at night? what's your number one concern? >> well, i'm always concerned about our people, you know, we can have great platforms, we can have all the best equipment and everything in the world, but without those amazing people, that operate it, really, our navy doesn't go anywhere, do anything. i'm worried about our folks all the time. i'm worried about their quality of life, their families, but i'm making sure that they have all the training they need to be able to do our mission every single day. >> recruitment is a big issue, the navy set some goals, didn't meet them last year. now you've raised those goals even higher. so here is your molt. what's your pitch for a life in

the navy as you have lived? >> the navy provides an incredible amount of opportunities. we have about 150 different specialties that you can be in. i just created a new robotic rating. we have cyber warriors, work in a hospital, be a nuclear engineer, drive ships like me, serve on submarines and really serve all around the world. i think, our navy, a lot of people don't get to see it. maybe we have a little sea blindness. if you don't live near the navy, you don't know what we do, but we're deployed all around the world. we preserve the peace, we're ready to respond in a crisis, and if necessary, win decisively in war. i couldn't be more proud of that team. we have people operating in the western pacific right now, with one carrier strike group. we have another one going around south america right now. and of course, we have the "uss eisenhower" carrier strike group with her ships leading operation prosperity guardian in the red sea to protect the free flow of commerce. and your navy is out there every day protecting your way of life and i couldn't be more proud of team. >> we're so happy you came to

see us today, admiral. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thanks for fleet week. we'll have a great time here. >> stick around. your navy band northeast is with us this morning. we've been enjoying them all morning long and will in a moment, but right now, we have dylan with a check of the forecast. >> good morning, everybody! and in new york city, we are going to see a chance of some storms rolling through a little bit later on this morning. we have some strong storms likely to develop later this afternoon into this evening. back through central plains. it's very hot, humid, and uncomfortable down south. but on the west coast, lots of sunshine, highs in the0s and 70s. 6

and if you're running out the door, remember to find us on sirius xm channel 108. all right. if mr. roker were here -- >> love the navy. >> not just the best part of the morning, the return of carson he passed when i was young, but i love the navy. love fleet week. good to have them here. let's get to daly. >> it is, yeah. my dad, my biological father was in the navy. he passed when i was young, but i love the navy. love fleet week. good to have them here. nice chatting with you guys. let's get to "popstart." lots of items. we'll start with david letterman, the legendary talk show host back for a new season of his netflix series. my next guest needs no introduction. and a new teaser, in a new teaser revealing a peek in his conversations with both miley cyrus and charles barclay. >> my biggest fear was getting fired, and now how good does that sound. like, if they're like, they might get rid of you, oh, thank god. >> that's still not good. >> here comes another one. >> open your face up. >> you open your face up.

>> i turned it around on them and said, you can be in my show. >> what a journey. what a ride. >> they did shoot a pilot. >> that looks good, right? season five of "my next guest" needs no introduction, starts streaming on june 12th. next up, elton john, the rocketman is getting ready to launch new music according to the british outlook "the sun." elton's long-time collaborator, bernie poppin announcing at a recent london concert that they have an album coming out, quote, very soon. poppin calling the new project brilliant and contemporary and promising it's going to be a surprise for fans. it sounds like surprise news for even elton john. not sure if he has a new record coming out. but we'll keep an eye out for that and that official announcement. and then bernie is like, i shouldn't have said something ? sorry. up next, the brat pack, a new documentary is set to explore the group of hollywood stars who landed that nickname back in the '80s thanks to a new york magazine headline.

for the project, angie mccarthy called on members of his former click to talk about how they thought about donny the brat title. >> i hated the brat pack for decades. >> what a [ bleep ] disaster. >> if you could have the brat pack name not exist, would you? >> hmm. >> it really irritated me. they said, what's more >> why did we take it as an offense? >> because they're calling us brat. important, the movie or your life, and i said, the movie! ♪ >> why did we take it as an offense? >> because they're calling us brat. >> because we were young. >> that's right, we were brats! >> that's taking us back. >> can't wait. >> all the coming of age films of the '80s, those stars. and demi moore -- she was as big of a brat packer as emilio estevez or anything else. >> molly ringwald, all of them. >> "brats" starts streaming june 13th on hulu. we'll add it to the list of things to watch. next up, jake gyllenhaal, the actor is about to take on another iconic role.

this time, one of harrison and here's a clue. >> i'm going need a lawyer. a very, very good lawyer, an expensive lawyer. >> that's the movie you've got to go back and watch. came out in 19 -- denning is incredible. so next month, jake is starring in a series remake of the 1990s of "presumed innocent." is the name of that one, taking on the role of course made famous by harrison. the appletv plus show tells the story of what happened when a star prosecutor is prosecuted for a murder he says he did not commit. here is a peek of that. >> they're going to see that i was obsessed with her. i was basically stalking her. >> the middle of the night she was killed, you texted her 30 times. >> 30 times? >> this is the darkest hour of my life. but you and i will fight to save our family. >> we need a credible alternative to me. >> she was tied up like the prior victim. caroline and i worked decades together. >> you're saying we put an innocent man behind bars?

>> you're desperate. are you a suspect? >> "presumed innocent" starts streaming june 12th. how good does that look? mark your calendars, because that morning we'll be sitting down with jake gyllenhaal right here in studio 1a. chris pratt, come out here! can't have you standing there. >> chris pratt is here! >> let me plug red nose for a good cause. tonight, nbc is celebrating the tenth annual campaign. we're marking the milestone, myself, the coaches at "the voice," it's an hour-long special. takes a look back at ul all of those memorable moments from red nose days. the programming has changed kids lives, building money and all that stuff. watch it tonight. >> look who's here! >> chris pratt! >> we're excited. >> chris is the voice of garfield. we'll talk about the movie and much more.so

♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ >> wow! >> yes. >> that's a wow! wow! wasn't it, sg? >> we love having the u.s. navy band northeast here with us all morning long, sounding so good as we get in the patriotic spirit ahead of memorial day. we'll hear more music in a little while. >> also, cannot wait to chat with chris pratt. first of all, he's so funny.

he's an amazing guy. he's also lending his iconic voice to the new garfield movie. and something that apparently chris and his new character see very differently. we'll tell you about it. >> chris pratt has become a soundtrack for children's lives. between mario and garfield. >> he's got them all covered. >> chasse post is here as well with a shop all day guide from the biggest holiday weekend deals, everything from fashion and accessories through summer. and more deals coming up in the third hour as we look at some of the big ticket items going on sale. >> love that tomorrow. we'll ring the unofficial start of summer with the launch of our citi concert series. the honors of that launch, rising stars on the music scene, wallow. join us tomorrow all summer long. we have a great slate of amazing music and it all gets kicked off tomorrow. >> dylan is in for al this morning. we have beautiful weather. >> and everybody wants to know the weather for the weekend. let's tell you what you can expect heading into memorial day weekend. tomorrow, we are going to see a real nice day across northeast, but we have those severe storms that are going to break out back through the central plains.

those will most likely cause large hail and damaging winds. that heat will stick around all through the weekend. it will feel like it's over 110 degrees in some parts. severe storms on saturday. scattered storms. on sunday, more severe weather, this time including areas like chicago, back into nashville, where we could see some tornadoes, too. we'll be keeping a close eye on those. record heat continues down south, down across texas, and memorial day gets a little bit unsettled, especially for the eastern third of the country. the central, and the western good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to see temperatures coming down a few degrees. really nice and comfortable for much of the bay area. we'll see some upper 60s and low 70s for the peninsula and for the inland areas in the upper 70s, up to 82 in fairfield. and it's going to continue to cool off over the next few days with more clouds, breezy winds and high

temperatures in the upper 60s. on saturday. that's well below normal, but we do see >> and that's your latest and that's your latest forecast. savannah? >> all right, dylan. we have janet here this morning. a very exciting announcement.. read with jenna junior. read with jenna jr. the summer reading list is here. >> i wait for this all summer long. that's right. i teamed up with a collaborative summer library program. it's an organization that connects public libraries across the country. it, of course, encourages kids to read all summer long, and we created this year's children summer reading book list! >> you've got your work cut out for them. >> tell me about some of these books. >> first of all, we know that if kids read during the summer, they're more prepared for next year. and one of the things that i think that we think about is that, oh, you should be reading this. no, ask your kids what they're interested in and listen. so if your kids like mysteries,

we have some of those. if your kids are into true life stories, we also have that. so i think it's about finding your kids' interest, and letting them fall in love with reading. >> we have some picture books, too. you clearly have young adult books. >> we have books -- we start with young readers to middle readers. all the way to young adults. okay? >> our list is diverse. it's for boys and girls. we have some really funny ones, like gaga mistake day, which is hal hager's favorite, by one of my favorites. emma straub. we have floof for your cat lovers. >> i love "floof," just the title alone. >> "all i need to be" is a beautiful, inspirational book. and let's move to middle grade. we have really fun ones, like bridge bat city, which take place in austin. a beautiful poetry book called black girl, you are atlas, which i just love. and for the young adults and even our tweens who are great readers, can i just introduce you to somebody i love, and that is elise bryant. i feel like we'll be hearing

this name a lot. "one true love." if you're okay with vale reading some love stories, i'll be taking that for mila and vale for the weekend. >> like judy bloom days. >> guys, put the smartphones away, take them out of their hands, put the ipads away -- >> put a book in their hands! >> put a book in hair hands! we know it really matters when it comes to next year. >> you know what i love about this list, too. i haven't seen any of these. you've really curated a list off the beaten path. >> many of these are new. they'll be in libraries across the country, so get into libraries and for your full checklist, scan that qr code right here or head to today.com. and don't forget to visit your local library for more information. how cool is that? >> i love it! it's really fun. thank you so much, jenna. you got me inspired. hoda, back to you. guess where i am? i'm not with you two. i'm inside with you guys, chris pratt. he's bringing garfield to life. we have a fun new movie.

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we are here with hollywood star, chris pratt. we are here with hollywood star, chris pratt. in addition to being a guardian of the galaxy and a dinosaur wrangler, he is also the voice behind some iconic animated characters from supermario to the lego movies and now he's adding one more to his repertoire, garfield. the la san that-loving indoor cat is headed to the big screen for an epic adventure, teaming up with his long-last dad voiced by samuel l. jackson and best buddy, hoddy. let's take a sneak peek. >> shred sequence initiated. >> ahh! >> thanks, buddy, but i'm pretty

full from the cheddar. jump off? good idea! >> chris, oh, come on! this is so good? >> thank you. >> the kids have been waiting. >> yes, right?out, craig just said, you're the >> it's so funny how you kind of found yourself in this genera, as we pointed out, craig just said, you're the sound track to his kids' movie life. did you ever see yourself kind of in this role, in these kind of roles? >> man, what a blessing. no, i don't know. the first big animated movie i got was the lego movie, and that really was so fun and i just -- i love it. it's a great -- it's -- i feel very blessed. it's a job that i can wear my pajamas to work and i can sleep in my own bed at night, so it's a real blessing. >> you know, they said they thought about you for this movie before they thought about anybody. they actually used your voice when they were animating it,

trying to make sure that this was the right fit. >> yeah, our director had been working on this film -- because animation is going to take maybe four, five years to make this movie, they had been working on it for a couple of years, and he said, i've just imagined your voice coming out of this character's mouth the whole time. and i was like, i know how to do that voice. >> yeah, you do. >> that i can do. >> so what's going on in the booth with you? how are you acting? what are you thinking about? what's going on? >> hmm, the process of an actor, where do i begin. ♪ no, you know, it's just me, i flip my hat around, take my shoes off. and then i talk, and i'm telling you, this is important stuff. >> give it. >> i talk. i say the words. and then it's garfield talking. listen, i don't know -- i don't even know how i do it. >> you don't even know. >> yeah. >> your kids -- first of all, your youngest just turned 2. >> that's right.

>> how is that possible? you just had the baby. >> i know, last week. >> how old is your older daughter? >> 3 1/2. and jack's 11. >> so, we'll talk about jack in a second, but how is it being a girl dad? talk about that. >> i love it. >> i love it. >> what do you love? >> i love that -- >> oh. -- for >> they're so sweet. just recently for her -- for eloise's birthday, i had a couple of these garfield plushies laying around. here you go girls. you always want to give two presents to kids on their young birthday because you don't have to have the freak-out. so i brought two garfield plushies, one has really big wide eyes and one is more the sarcastic, classic garfield eyes. and i said, well, eloise, you get to pick. and eloise picked the big, bright eyes, and of course, lila cried, because i call lila bright eyes, and she's like, but i'm bright eyes, and eloise is so sweet, she said that's okay. and she traded. >> the second child always does that kind of stuff. >> she'll work that out in therapy later on. i'm sure. i never got the bright eyes.

but, yeah. >> i really admire your relationship with katherine, too. it's just like a beautiful love story. >> i'm lucky. i'm a lucky man. she is great. she is fantastic. such a devoted mom, just a wonderful person. she's -- she's given me and jack so much. yeah, we're grateful to have her. >> and i would imagine that you get incredible advice from maria. it must be kind of cool to have her in your life. like, what does she mean to you guys? >> maria? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh, she's like a living saint. i feel that. and she's -- she's funny and accessible and brilliant. she's so involved in the lives of her children. she's raised four -- she and arnold raised four amazing kids. and that's not always an easy thing to do. you see people in hollywood or people who have got like a lot of privilege and they end up raising kind of rotten kids. so i just want to ask her everything. what'd you do?

how did you not spoil them. how did you not ruin them? >> does she ever say? >> yeah, she does. she holds them accountable. when maria walks in the room, you stand up. she's big on manners and she's big on accountability. and she's deeply rooted in her faith. and these are all things that i definitely want to take and implement in the rearing of our. >> children. >> well, i feel like you're such a great dad and a great husband. >> ahh. >> but you're also just a lot of fun. you seem laid-back, but i have a weird feeling you're kind of a perfectionist, is that right? >> my motto is perfect is good enough. >> that's just how you roll. >> no, i'm not a perfectionist. i like 80/20. don't settle for good enough 80% of the time. 80% of the time, get it as right as you can. and then periodically, you have to cut yourself some slack. >> and did you manifest this career? did you always believe like one day, this would be you? did you imagine this? >> i -- i always had belief in

myself, yeah. i think that i've been driven, and you know, we didn't grow up with a whole lot. we have a lot of love and a lot of laughs, but other than that, didn't really have a pot to piss in. so i was a dreamer and i never had a plan "b." i'll tell you that. >> that's how you did it? >> yeah, i knew what i wanted, i went after it, and you know, there's a certain level of luck that's involved and opportunities have to present themselves, but once those opportunities were brought to me, i hit them full force. >> you sure did. >> it's been an amazing 20-plus-year career. >> it's going to be a lot longer than that, too. >> let's go. >> i can't wait to take my kids to see "garfield." >> it's going to be fun. a great movie, safe for kids all of ages. >> it will hit theaters tomorrow -- today, right? >> today. the "today" show. you're on the "today" show. it opens -- let's go -- this weekend. >> all right. coming up, your guide to big holiday weekend sales, hot summer fashions and accessories, but first, this is "today" on nbc. it's today.

we are back with some great discounts you can find over the long memorial day weekend. shop all day contributor chasse post is here, sharing deals on her must-have fashion and accessory picks for this summer. and you know how to find them. you scan that qr code at the bottom of the screen. chasse, good morning. and good morning. >> we're feeling very patriotic today. we have red, white, blue, and pastels. >> that's right. and savannah, we have some really great deals. we'll start big with up to 60% off at gap. and that's for the entire family. so everything from essentials to in-season stuff that you can wear now, to adorable shirt dresses, 60% off. and i mean, these are so versatile, right? i mean, super soft. they're made out of a linen/cotton blend. they're button down, so you can wear them with the sash, without the sash, dress them up, dress them down, you can even wear

this as a little cover-up. it's so cute. so they come in these cute colors, but also, six colors. and such a great deal. normally, they're $69, but you can get them this weekend for $27. that's 60% >> a nice, lightweight, too. for these hot days. >> nice, lightweight, and you'll find tons of great deals at gap. >> speaking of staples? >> i know, speaking of staples. so we've also got up to 70% off shapermint, which is a really popular shapewear brand. and that includes two of their hottest selling items. we have 40% off this cami. it's a scoopneck cami, or you can wear it as a cami or shapewear. check it out. it's got really great shaping for your waist, for your tummy, and your back. >> you can wear it as a tank top or under something. >> exactly! they've got sizes from small to 4xl, and it comes in 12 different colors. so normally, $40. so we're getting it around 24. also, their best-seller

high-waisted shaper shorts. i mean, under summer dresses, if you're going to a wedding, you want to like slim it down a little bit, and this also helps with chafing during the summer. and it's a really great tummy control. and normally, these are $50. we're getting 50% off, so these are around $25. >> okay! >> summer bling! >> yeah. >> these are so cute. >> this is a hot deal. 25% off sitewide for some really cool jewelry. and i mean that literally. feel that so you know, if you're in the market for some shapewear, this stuff is so popular. >> okay! >> summer bling! >> yeah. >> these are so cute. >> this is a hot deal. 25% off sitewide for some really cool jewelry. and i mean that literally. feel that. >> oh, it's cold! what?! >> this is from a brand called hot girl pearls, and it is cooling jewelry. >> omg. >> isn't that amazing? >> i look like barbara bush. >> you do, but guess what, each of the beads from this jewelry -- >> it's so cold and nice. >> it's filled with this gel that kind of -- a non-toxic gel that is in ice packs. >> you store it in the freezer? >> you store it in the freezer. and pop it on. they have beautiful bracelets and they're supposed to cool you

instantly because they're pulse points. >> you know who needs this? craig melvin. he always says it's hot in our studio. >> aren't these great. 25% off sitewide. so normally they start at around $60, so you can get them around $45. >> hot flashes begone! >> that's right! that's right. >> i love these shoes. these are from reebok. we want to get outside. let's say you're doing start today with al roker. >> yes m. >> and you want to get your steps in or summer traveling, 37% off the reebok comfort plus walking shoe. i invite you to feel the inside here. look at that really thick soles! >> i like the cute colors. you can wear it with the dress, too, for traveling. >> it looks so cute with our dress. and the sole has these incredible sort of air is pushed from the heel to the toe. >> look at that. >> it's like walking on air. and 37% off. so normally, they're 80. we're getting them from under 50. and they're unisex. and last but not least, okay, so we have 30% off almost the

entire site from vera bradley. and this is such a fan favorite. all ages, all generations love vera bradley. that's like 30% off one of their top sellers. so this is their weekender tote. and it's carry-on compliant. it's got one of those little trolley sleeves, which is so helpful. washable. and everybody loves these you can just slide it on. >> slide it over your roller bag or whatever. >> and it's also machine washable. and everybody loves these little quilted vera bradley prints. and also, 30% off. you know, this adorable little crossbody. and it's sort of the baguette bag from the '90s, but they're calling it the crescent bag, which is a really big trend. 30% off is such a great savings. treat yourself, treat somebody you love. >> chasse, thank you so much! if you want to give any of these finds, you can scan the qr code or go to today.com/shop. you'll find them all there. we're back with a lot more on a thursday morning, but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

we are back on the plaza with lisa franchetti, chief of naval operations and the united states navy band northeast. >> we've been lucky enough to be listening to this beautiful music all morning. it's been pretty terrific and great having you too, admiral. we really appreciate it. >> thank you. it's great to be here, great to be here with the navy band and all of these sailors and marines from the "uss baton" here for new york fleet week, representing our navy and marine corps team deployed all around the world. couldn't be more proud of them and great to be here in new york for fleet week. >> yes, indeed! should we strike up the band? >> yeah, let's strike it up! ♪♪

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this morning on the third hour of "today," holiday rush. millions getting an early start to summer, some already hitting the roads for memorial day weekend. >> dead