statewide maximum enforcement so before we go, let's check in with cynthia one last time. it's going to be cool and breezy out there towards the coastline and temperatures only in the 60s. before we get into some warmer weather way into next week. pretty cool. it's a breeze here at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on light traffic here and around the bay for the morning. it will build throughout the day though. you really have a knack for that. mike the today show is moments away, but remember, we continue today in the bay on roku and other platforms. live at 8 a.m. we'll have more on the north bay city banning e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products. all right. make sure good friday morning. it is getaway day. >> memorial day weekend is upon us, and the rush is on. it's may 24th. this is "today." holiday road. tens of millions of americans

are hopping in their cars and catching flights. >> it's pretty busy. >> celebrating the unofficial start of summer. but mother nature is threatening to throw the wrench in travel plans. we're tracking all of it. bubbling over. a new round of protests erupting on college campuses. police again clashing with pro-palestinian protesters at ucla, while college presidents face a grilling on capitol hill. >> you should be doubly shamed for capitulating for the anti-semitic rule breaking. >> are any of these people in jail? >> the impact now affecting graduations. we're live with the very latest. game changer. a historic shift in college sports. the ncaa clearing the way for schools to finally pay student athletes. >> this is a huge win for athlete advocates. >> the biggest conferences agreeing to shell out billions to current and former players. we'll tell you what's behind the

major about-face. new twist. defense attorneys grilling a detective about the murders of idaho -- of four idaho college students. the questions he faced and how the victims families are reacting with no trial date in sight. caught on camera. police released new video showing the moment golfer scottie scheffler was arrested outside the pga championship as the world's number one player is back on the course this weekend. why the officer who put him in cuffs is facing discipline of his own. the very latest in that investigation. plus, we are crazy for cocoa. defending u.s. open champion coco gauff seeking her first french open title and olympic gold, too. we'll hold court with the tennis superstar when she joins us live from paris. >> and swift trip. ♪♪ taylor tourism is one of the hottest summer travel trends. why her fans are swarming europe

to get a cheaper taste of the eras tour. and speaking of music, it's starting to sound like summer around here as we kick off our summer concert series when wallops comes to the plaza today, may 24th, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. well, how about that to kick off summer. thank you so much for joining us. you see who else is joining us out there. >> yes. a couple hundred, maybe thousand people out there. >> yes, for wallows. our first summer concert of the season. we are very excited. they packed them in this morning. an up and coming band. can't wait to hear from them. >> they sold out the garden. their music is very catchy. so i think it will be a fun

friday. >> perfect weather for it, too. we will start with the unofficial start of summer. if you are headed away for the long weekend, guess what? you will have friends there. traffic in philadelphia this morning, the early bird catches the fast lanes there. aaa says this will be the busiest memorial day travel weekend in more than 20 years. >> wow. more than 40 million americans are expected to be traveling this weekend. as for the best time to leave, it was yesterday. but this morning is good. it is pretty good. so it's not too late. as far as gas prices, they are at $3.61 per gallon. that's up slightly from last year. here's the scene at reagan national airport. more than three million people are flying this weekend kicking off what is expected to be a record summer for the airlines. >> the big question is what the weather is going to be like. these are the conditions at point pleasant beach in new jersey this morning. for many, it will be pretty hot. it will be a sunny weekend. others, though, severe storms are a major concern.

45 million are under some kind of watch today and into the weekend. it comes amid a nonstop series of tornadoes over the plains and midwest over the last couple weeks. >> that sets it up nicely. we've got it covered. al's full weekend forecast is just ahead. let's get started with nbc's tom costello. where else but reagan national airport this morning. how is it looking? >> reporter: here we go. the tsa just told me minutes ago that four of the busiest travel days in history, four of them, have been this month. this is the trend we're in right now. yesterday and today will be the busiest of the memorial day getaway. more than 2.8 million or so every single day nationwide. okay. we have also got a lot of people hitting the roads. 38 million of them. but here's the good news, and we have it for you. airfares are actually down this summer. this morning, countdown to the summer breakout. nearly 44 million of us heading

out for the long weekend with the tsa screening nearly 3 million people just today at airport checkpoints. >> we're going to tampa, florida. and it is pretty busy, you could say, pretty busy. >> reporter: the busiest airports, no surprise, atlanta, dallas, denver, chicago and lax. but the faa is still short some 3,000 air traffic controllers, despite a massive hiring effort. too many controllers retiring, too many are quitting. last summer new york air space became the choke point forcing airlines to cut schedules. this summer -- >> i think there will be a strain on that part of the system with all the air traffic going on. >> reporter: florida is the other choke point with military flights and space launches. the good news, if you are booking summer travel, hopper.com reports airfares are averaging $305 round-trip, down 6% from last summer. the weekend before july 4th will

be the most expensive as airlines go wheels up, the rubber is hitting the roads down below. the most traffic for this weekend in nearly 20 years as gas averages $3.61 nationally, six cents higher than a year ago. 330,000 cars are expected to cross the bay bridge in maryland for the beach. in colorado, the state patrol expects double the normal traffic volume on i70 headed into the mountains. 150,000 cars through the eisenhower tunnel. >> we put troopers on the road who are especially prepared to detect impaired driving, whether it is marijuana, alcohol or anything else. we're also on the lookout for those major speed violations. >> reporter: a weekend snapshot of what's ahead for the summer getaway. yeah, so we mention that airfares are down 6%. europe, going to europe, down 8% on airfares. europe is a big getaway again this coming summer.

you know, guys, they're calling this revenge travel. people want to travel. they want to break out of their local communities, out of their four walls. it may be the trend for the entire summer and maybe for a long time after that. >> tom, you are inspiring me. i want to get up and leave this shot. should we just go? let's get out of here. >> all right. as we did mention, weather is a major concern heading into the holiday weekend. people from the south up to the northeast cleaning up after those severe storms. that storm threat not over yet. jesse kirsch is in greenfield, iowa. hey, jesse, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. overnight the skies illuminated by lightning and this hard-hit community, greenfield, iowa, where a tornado ripped buildings apart. these buildings have now been getting hit by rain. all of this as relentless as the weather continues to move across the country. overnight, a new wave of severe

weather pummelling the midwest. heavy rain and large chunks of hail slamming parts of oklahoma, the same area where a possible large tornado was spotted. part of a succession of twisters and severe storms hitting multiple states this week. in the northeast, about 50 miles outside of manhattan, an unexpected micro burst in greenwood lake, new york, catching residents off guard. power straight-line winds toppling power lines. >> it literally looks like a major bomb went off there. >> reporter: as more severe weather looms over much of the country this weekend, threatening to put a damper or worse on memorial day weekend plans, the tornado cleanup continues in places like temple, texas, and greenfield, iowa, which took a direct hit from a twister on tuesday. new video emerging of a survivor

rescued from the debris of that tornado. officials in iowa say five people died in the storms this week. the small community of greenfield grief stricken. >> it's devastating. i've never seen anything like it. it's -- it just doesn't seem real. >> reporter: kelly mitchell says her house sustained some damage, but she was able to return home and spend time delivering meals >> that's right. guys, we've got severe weather rolled into that holiday weekend forecast. you can see a big line of thunderstorms just move through greenfield. ahead of that line, we have tornado warnings moving into iowa.

we have tornado watches and severe thunderstorm watches as well with some thunderstorm warnings. this system is going to be pushing to the east today. a line of damaging storms moving through the midwest. talking extreme rainfall rates up to two inches an hour, so we could be looking at flash flooding. from chicago all the way down to dallas, texas, down to paducah, as well. airport delays, chicago, st. louis, dallas all possible major delays and some delays, detroit down to atlanta. then we move into tomorrow. scattered storms headed into the northeast. the next powerful system gets itself together over the plains tomorrow. kansas city, oklahoma city. again, a risk of damaging winds, tornadoes and hail. sunday we've got another outbreak of weather possible. tornadoes from st. louis, cincinnati, down into texarkana. this could be with tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. airport delays are going to be a problem. and then on memorial day itself,

the east coast not looking great. a lot of rain. the south is going to be hot and humid where we have heat advisories out. out west, it will be sunny and warmer. as far as airports, if you are traveling home, chicago, detroit, new york, philly and washington all with some major delays, lesser delays. charlotte, atlanta, st. louis and boston. so a messy commute, and it is going to be kind of a mixed bag as far as the weekend weather is concerned. >> all right, al. i know you will have your eye on it. let's move to protests across college campuses as the school year winds down. at harvard dozens staged a walkout during graduation. in california police clashed with pro-palestinian protesters on the ucla campus. that is where morgan chesky is. live for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. minutes after police cleared a smaller encampment here at ucla, we watched as hundreds of students poured into the hall where they planned to occupy it

for hours. it was around that same time on the opposite side of the country, their own school chancellor was under pressure to answer questions from lawmakers and unaware of the protests. on the ucla campus, tensions flaring yet again over the war in gaza. police clashing with protesters, moving quickly to clear a makeshift encampment, turning back hundreds of demonstrators. the occupation only lasted hours, but followed another standoff in washington, where ucla's chancellor faced tough questions on capitol hill over the protests. seemingly unaware of what was happening at his own school. >> there is no encampment and there have been no demonstrations that are problematic. >> reporter: the university later acknowledging thursday's clash saying there is reasonable cause to find that demonstrators' activities are disrupting campus operations. university leaders from rutgers and northwestern also faced criticism from republican

lawmakers, accusing them of being too soft on pro-palestinian activists. >> a sweetheart deal and to deny october 7th. >> reporter: democratic congresswoman singling out ucla's chance lore over an attack by counter protesters late last month on a pro-palestinian encampment. >> why did you not immediately send the police that were standing by? >> we tried. >> reporter: that incident now being investigated by the university of california. ucla's police chief already removed from his position over the situation. the protest movement also impacting graduation ceremonies. at harvard, hundreds of students walking out in protest of the school's decision to bar some students who participated in pro palestinian encampments from graduating. >> this semester our freedom of speech and our expressions of

solidarity became punishable. >> reporter: and despite the quiet nature of today here at ucla, we did learn from demonstrators that they plan to join their union colleagues from both uc santa cruz and uc davis saying they will go on strike this tuesday. one of the primarily reasons they say is that they believe the university of california school system has violated their rights as an employer by turning to law enforcement to disperse these protesters. hoda? >> all right. morgan chesky for us on the campus there. thank you. the ncaa reached a historic agreement paving the way for schools to pay student athletes. senior business correspondent christine romans is here to break down exactly what this means. good morning. >> good morning. this is a seismic shift in college athletes. for the first time in its 100-plus-year history in college sports, the ncaa has agreed to allow schools to pay their division one players. an attorney representing the

athletes telling us both sides recognizing this is a major landmark settlement. overnight, a revolution in college sports. the ncaa has always viewed student athletes as amateurs, but college sports exploded in popularity becoming a multimillion dollar business and launching superstars. >> and your new star, caitlin clark! >> athletes have been speaking out for years. >> i think they should be paid some portion of money so that their basic needs are taken care of. >> reporter: the ncaa allowing schools to pay division one players for the first time in 100 years. the organization and its five power conferences, the acc, big 10, big 12, pac-12 and the sec all agreeing to pay nearly $3 billion in damages to current and former athletes who were prevented from earning endorsement money and

a cut of broadcast revenues. all part of a proposed settlement in through antitrust cases. >> this is a huge win for athlete advocates. >> reporter: in addition to back pay for former athletes, the settlement also includes a groundbreaking revenue sharing plan for future stars, allowing over 300 division 1 schools to share up to $20 million each per year with athletes. in a joint statement, the ncaa and its five conferences calling the settlement an important step in the continuing reform of college sports. attorneys calling the settlement a major landmark victory. this is just the latest major domino to fall in college athletics with the ncaa in recent years letting athletes receive academic bonuses, as well as allowing them to profit from their name, image and likeness, opening the way for endorsement deals for athletes in every college sport. now this proposed settlement will head back to the plaintiffs in those three antitrust cases for approval. it has to be signed off by the judge which is expected to take several months. >> thank you very much.

craig joins the table now. 7:17. we have some developments that have to do with scottie scheffler and that arrest. >> you may recall one week ago scottie scheffler taken into custody while driving to play in the pga championship. well, this morning we're seeing new video of the chaotic moments to court soon. new details about the golf star's arrest friday. scottie scheffler is at his next golf tournament. while facing multiple criminal charges, including assaulting a police officer in louisville, kentucky, where he competed last weekend in the pga championship. new video released by police shows his arrest in the early morning confrontation last

friday between the golf pro and authorities. this is his car being stopped. a police officer appearing to make contact with it. an unrelated fatal collision had taken place earlier. traffic was blocked and scottie scheffler was trying to get to the golf course. according to the arrest report, he tried to drive around traffic and was told to stop by police. it says he refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging a police officer to the ground. leaving him with pain, swelling, and abrasions. a bus blocked that alleged moment in the video. and the detective did not have his body camera on. >> our officer has received corrective action for this policy violation. >> reporter: according to records provided by police, gillis has been disciplined six times in the past, including two suspensions for violating department policies. scheffler's arrest drew international headlines. the world's best golfer fingerprinted, charged and his mug shot released to the public. fans showed up at the tournament

with free scottie t-shirts. the day of the arrest after playing his round, scottie scheffler spoke to the media. >> my situation will be handled. it was just a big misunderstanding. >> reporter: describing the scene as raining and chaotic saying he never intended to disregard any of the instructions. his attorney responded to the new release of video on thursday. >> our position is the same as it was last friday. scottie scheffler didn't do anything wrong. >> his arraignment scheduled for june 23rd. he faces four charges including second degree felony assault of a police officer, which carries a sentence of 5 to 10 years in prison. his lawyer says he will plead not guilty. nbc news reached out to the fraternal order of police lodge 614. that's the union that would represent the police officer, yeah. >> stephanie, thank you. we appreciate it. all right. let us bring in mr. roker and get a check of the forecast. everyone has their eyes on you, al. >> well, look away. sunny and warm in the northeast

today. very hot, humid through the gulf into texas. severe storms mid-section of the country. west looking best, but a few showers in the pacific northwest. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. y'all seeing this? wild! and i don't even have to activate anything. oooooohhh... automatic sashimi! earn cash back that automatically adjusts to how you spend with the citi custom cash® card. [mind blown explosion noise]

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the east bay, where a graduation turned into a crime scene after a dispute escalated into a shooting just after the ceremony at skyline high. a woman and a man are in stable condition. it is unclear whether they are students. two people were detained, but there could be more. we're following the investigation, which oakland police tell us is still in the early stages. thank thanks. kris. we're going to turn now to the forecast. and cinthia pimentel, it's a holiday weekend. it sure is. but we have a few speed bumps before we get there. kira out towards sfo. we are looking at those low clouds and that fog hanging around temperatures only at 53 degrees. and not only do we talk about those cooler conditions here for the bay area, but if you are traveling elsewhere where there is a bit of some severe weather through the midwest, parts of the east as that system pushes on through. so, you know, now and you're better prepared for possible disruptions in your plans. chilly up towards the north bay 46 in santa rosa, but we're starting to see more of that blue coming on through and some sunshine to start our day

down here in san jose in the mid 50s. here's what's going to happen as we go into the holiday weekend for today and tomorrow. you're going to feel those wind speeds and temperatures actually dipping down below normal. and then as we go on into sunday and monday, i think people will be much happier to see that sunshine return and temperatures in the mid to upper 70s as we go on into memorial day, monday, and we just built from there back into the 80s. by the middle of the week. kira the build looks good. cynthia. thanks make sure to join us at 8 a.m. for our upcoming today in the bay newscast. it is live streaming and we have a news of a brand new bay area ban on e-cigarettes. be sure to join us

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we're kicking it off today. we've got a full house, too. and those folks all came to see wallows. we cannot wait to catch up with them. >> i want to call them an up and coming band, but they sold out madison square garden. >> they have arrived. >> they're already here. we start with a surprise in an idaho courtroom. defense attorneys putting a detective on the stand during a pretrial hearing and offering clues about how they could try to poke holes in the case against him. senior legal correspondent laura jarett is covering the story. good morning. >> hey, good morning, guys. that surprise witness took the stand thursday. the defense team did not hold back. bryan kohberger's lawyers try to build up a stronger alibi, and the victims' families are still left waiting for a trial date here. this morning, new signs of the defense team on offense as bryan kohberger's lawyers appeared on the hunt. now trying to discredit the tactics police used to zero in

on him. a moscow police detective facing tough questions. >> but you didn't save your work. >> i did not create a session log. >> investigators created a map of kohberger's alleged activities before and after the killings of four college students, kaylee goncalves, madison mogen, ethan chapin and xana kernodle, stabbed to death in their off-campus home near the university of idaho in 2022. kohberger's defense tried to argue he wasn't near the house when the murders happened and was out driving around that night. his attorney trying to poke holes in how investigators failed to preserve video around the main roads of moscow. >> what did you learn? >> an attorney for the family of kaylee goncalves called the defense team strategy a ruse. >> they tried to attack the

process rather than having evidence at all. look over there, look over there, don't look at the evidence. >> reporter: authorities say he traveled south in the early morning hours of november 13th. one possible hole in the case, his phone apparently turned off for at least two hours, the exact period of time authorities believe the murders took place. authorities also pointing to surveillance video allegedly showing a white hyundai matching his vehicle casing the house the night of the killings. meanwhile attorney shannon grey says the litany of pretrial hearings is incredibly difficult. >> the families need something to look forward to. they need something to happen in the cases rather than just hearing motions all day long every day of every month. >> so we're still waiting to see where this trial will be held. >> yes. >> if it will be moved. there is still no trial date. i feel like this thing keeps going on and on. when might we see a trial date?

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but the french open awaits you. you've been to the final, the semifinal. how are you feeling going into the french open? >> yeah. i'm feeling really great going into the french open. i think it is one of the tournaments i do consistently the best at. i have unfinished business on the court and off the court. >> love that. how are you feeling about your competition with her this time around? >> yeah. i'm feeling really good. i think it's, you know, if the competition in women's tennis is starting to -- it's always been competitive. but the top four players is always who is going to win the tournament, do the best in the tournament. i think we're all just making each other improve. like this famous quote iron sharpens iron, and i think that's what we're all doing. >> we so enjoyed getting to hang out with you and your parents last year after the u.s. open. tell your dad hello. >> and your mom. >> and your mom. and your mom. there they are. >> and your brothers.

>> i saw recently that your mom said that they're going to be with you on tour until you are a true adult. what's that like? >> yeah. i mean, it's just little things like laundry or i will forget something. just little things like that that moms are always looking out for. and dads sometimes, too, but even he forgets sometimes. so really it is my mom keeping both of us in check. it is great having them on tour with me. it can get lonely sometimes, so it is nice to have my parents here. i also have two younger brothers, so they have to work hard to split the time as best as they can between the three of us. >> summer is always big, but no bigger than this year because you have the olympics in paris. >> yes. >> what does it mean to think about competing for the united states and for a medal? >> yeah. i'm super honored. it's always been a goal of mine. i qualified in 2020, but i got covid the same week, so i couldn't go.

so i'm super excited to hopefully fingers crossed everything goes right. super excited to compete and represent my country. paris is my favorite city. i can't think of a better olympics to participate in. >> how is the shopping in paris? savannah and i are curious. craig too, i should say. >> i haven't gone yet because i was in rome and madrid last week. i spent some of my money there. so i was going to chill. >> well, you like a thrift store. i love the thrift stores. >> check it out. do the research for us, and let us know where the good spots are. >> okay. i'll definitely like hit up some thrift stores here, and then i'll make a video to send to you guys. >> we love it. good luck. >> crush it. crush it. >> you will be great. >> thank you. >> you can see coco and all the world's biggest tennis stars at the 2024 french open live on nbc and peacock.

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a record number of americans heading out for memorial day weekend. >> we're going to tampa, florida, and it's pretty busy. >> amid a threat of severe storms.

we're tracking it all for you. plus, european vacation. taylor swift fans heading overseas to catch her in concert. >> it is literally taking flying around the world to see taylor swift. >> as far as i'm concerned, it's worth it. >> and the cost cheaper than seeing her at home. the details just ahead. and celine speaks out. axel f. back in beverly hills. >> i didn't realize you couldn't -- >> and chris pratt joins our neck of the woods. >> spring is sprung. not quite summer yet. >> it is all coming up in "popstart." plus, summer kickoff. fans pack the concert for wallows as we start the summer with a concert you do not want to miss, today, friday, may 24th, 2024. starting memorial day

weekend. >> at "today" for wallows. >> from richmond, indiana. >> maryland. >> chicago, illinois! >> and el paso, texas. >> here for wallows! >> celebrating her 17th birthday. >> happy friday! >> we love you, wallows! >> kicking off summer with the citi concert series. >> on "today." [ cheers ] >> summer could start now. we have a concert and crowds. we have wallows right here. it is friday morning, everybody. >> it will be a great friday. and we have a roster full of stars joining us from studio 1a. we have darius rucker joining us. christie brinkley. clip and joanna gaines. rumer willis. can't wait to catch up with all of them.

we have a busy week ahead on "today." let's get to your news 8:00 on a friday morning. tens of millions of americans taking to the nation's roads and skies this holiday weekend as the unofficial start of summer gets underway. tom costello with a closer look at how it's shaking out. tom, good morning. >> reporter: boy, your timing is good. i mean, look behind me. the crowds have cleared out. they're waiting for you guys. come right on in, and they're ready for you. however, i got to warn you. you are still going to be in good company today. the tsa says today will be the busiest travel day of the memorial day stretch and nearly three billion passengers in all, total, everybody flying, donkey, train -- trains, 44 million, making this perhaps the busiest memorial travel day season ever. we will see how it shakes out in the end. listen, they're still watching this problem with air traffic controllers because they have a shortage of 3,000 controllers. the faa has been staffing up,

hiring aggressively. 1,500 this year, 1,800 last year, but that's not keeping up with retirements or people quitting the job because of stress. so this may continue to be a problem affecting airports nationwide throughout the entire summer. oh, by the way, airlines have already cut back on flights because they're not getting the new boeing planes. so there are several hiccups we are going to be watching through the summer. can i tell you also, if you are flying and you want to fly this summer, airfare is down 6% over last year. good news domestically. down 8% if you are going to europe. so a lot to be looking forward to. all right. if you are on the roads, gas prices $3.61 a gallon is the national average right now. that's about six cents more than a year ago. truth is we're treading water, close to where we were a year ago. but this will be perhaps the busiest memorial day driving getaway in 20 years. 20 years. busy times.

back to you. >> we haven't really gotten into the donkeys, tom. but you enjoy that ride. thank you very much. all right. let's turn now to the weather. a new round of severe storms pummelled with heavy rain and hail. in oklahoma, a large tornado captured on camera. in the northeast, a micro burst just outside of new york city. powerful winds toppled trees and power lines. al is back. a lot of people are wondering how this weekend will shake out. >> a lot of severe weather to talk about. good morning, everyone. we're looking at a powerful round of storms that just cleared greenfield. we have tornado warnings south of cedar rapids. severe thunderstorm warnings and severe thunderstorm watches as well, all part of this system that's moving to the east. you have the risk of severe weather today from chicago down to austin, back into columbus. we're talking about 45 million people at risk, tornadoes, wind

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since the war started. now to the white house where president biden hosted kenya's president for a lavish state dinner, capping off his first african state visit to this country in 16 years. senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: good morning. this is the sixth and largest state dinner president biden hosted. it comes after the white house faced criticism that africa has become a diplomatic afterthought with wars raging in the middle east and ukraine. this event, though, had a surprise guest. overnight, a star studded state dinner at the white house, and even a former president stopping by. with president biden, the first lady and some 500 guests gathering to honor william ruto, the president of kenya, the first african nation granted a state visit since ghana in 2008. >> jill and i are honored to have you here and represented, including many members of the

african diaspora. one just left. >> reporter: former president obama, whose father was born in kenya, was meeting at the white house and made a surprise appearance at the reception, but left before the dinner. among the vips, bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton, actor sean penn and country music star brad am saturday night. >> the stakes are high for the u.s. as russia and china gain influence there. russia is helping to stabilize haiti, largely controlled by armed gangs after the assassination of its president paisley performing his million for the effort. >> there will be u.s. forces not on the ground. we will supply logistics, intelligence and equipment. >> reporter: as the president toasted his guests, his 2024 rival taking center stage at a rally in the bronx. the large crowd overflowing.

trump attacking biden and saying under his economic policies -- >> african americans are getting slaughtered. hispanic americans are getting slaughtered. >> reporter: back in d.c., the president is also looking ahead to the election. sounding optimistic about his chances when teasing a visit to kenya next year. >> i plan ongoing in february after i'm re-elected. >> reporter: the kenyan president's visit continues today with a luncheon hosted by the vice president. >> thank you very much. let's move to the nba playoffs. the celtics winning again at home as they take a 2-0 lead over indiana in the eastern conference finals. >> corner three. it's good! brown with the answer. >> jaylen brown led the way for the celtics, have 40 points. boston wins it easily. the series now moves to indy for game three. that is tomorrow night. >> it will be hard for boston. >> really?

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in style and following taylor swift's hugely popular tour overseas. emilie ikeda is across the pond. >> turns out i'm not the only one trying to see taylor swift in europe this summer. americans are scooping up more than half of her international tour tickets on stub hub. united says that's having an unprecedented effect on air travel by the artist. for those traveling this holiday weekend, it could be one of the busiest memorial days ever in part thanks to taylor swift and her eras tour currently dancing through europe. some major airlines are reporting a surge as her notoriously loyal fans crisscross the world. according to united, the number of passengers traveling during swift's show dates is up 25% compared to last year. there is an even greater jump

for trips to munich and milan. >> this isn't just for one specific show. we're seeing increases for every show in europe in every city where she's playing. >> reporter: this father-daughter duo is flying from los angeles to lisbon this weekend to see swift for the first time. >> even including the airfare there, it is still cheaper than seeing her here in the u.s., which is pretty crazy. >> reporter: it literally is taking flying around the world to see taylor swift. >> yeah. but as far as i'm concerned, it's worth it. >> reporter: in total, front row tickets, flights and hotel for two nights are costing them around $4,000. that's still cheaper than just a pair of resale tickets to swift's concert in the u.s. this fall. cities across the atlantic are rolling out the red carpet for the 14-time grammy winner. stockholm temporarily changed its name to swiftholm. in the united kingdom where "the eras tour" is providing more than $1 billion boom to the economy, liverpool has 11 art installations in

honor of each era in the show. swift's boyfriend travis kelce gushing about the new set on his podcast. >> it is absolutely unbelievable. i enjoyed every bit of it. >> reporter: as swifties around the world gear up for a not so cruel summer. ♪ experts say if you are planning to travel to a concert this summer, don't arrive on the day of the show. have your outfit planned and packed ahead of time as lines can be long. bring comfortable shoes to change into in your seat and pack external batteries because we know these concerts can be hours' long. back to you. >> bring shoes to change at your seat? >> if you want to dress up and then you want to be cozy. >> what era would you dress as? >> none. i don't know, no. i'm good. >> come on. i see you as reputation. kind of leather. >> kind of leather? >> well -- >> mr. roker? >> save us! save this man, yeah.

>> anyway, we have the big indy 500 coming up sunday, 11:00 a.m. severe storms likely to develop. that could really impact the temperatures, upper 70s. we will talk to mike tirico about that in just a moment. that's what's going on around the countr hey.re >> can we hear the car just one more time? >> all right, good. >> zooming right into

"popstart." >> guys, we will start with celine dion. the trailer is out for the upcoming documentary. the emotional new footage, dion opening up about being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder known as stiff person's syndrome and her fight to get back on stage. >> it's not hard to do a show, you know. it's hard to cancel a show. struggle. and i miss it so much, i'm working hard every day, but i have to admit, it's been a struggle. and i miss it so much, the people. i miss them. if i can't run, i'll walk. if i can't walk, i'll crawl. ♪ baby baby baby ♪ >> i won't stop. >> that looks powerful. debuts june 25th on prime video. hoda, you had a chance to sit down with celine. tell us about it. >> she's incredible. she was really right there at the point where she might have died from everything that was going on with this disease and the medication she needed to

take because of it. now she's kind of emerging on the other end. but i don't think anyone realized what she was going through. i knew she was battling something. i didn't know how dire it was. now she's kind of emerging from the ashes. when she says, i'm determined, she is determined. >> is it a recoverable situation? >> no, it is chronic, and it will be with her forever. she's able to control it with she will always have it her whole life, but she will be able to control it. that amazon documentary is riveting, and we can't wait to sit down with her. >> i can't wait to see your sitdown with her. that conversation will have its own primetime special. we encourage you to watch tuesday, june 11th, 10:00/9:00 central. we'll have a preview of your sitdown with her. next up, eddie murphy is back in the 90210. yesterday netflix release ing an installment. this time around, axel is back on the beat with his daughter, teaming up with old pals and a

new partner. >> this isn't my first time in beverly hills. >> yeah, i saw that. '84, '87 and then '94. >> but this place has changed a bit. >> what brings you back to 90210? >> i got a call from billy. >> he's in trouble now. >> what do you want from me? >> i want you to be a cop again property -- >> you're in a snowplow? >> yeah. what's the problem? >> a lot of blind spots for you got to do something. axel, if you damage any city property -- >> you're in a snowplow? >> yeah. what's the problem? >> a lot of blind spots for a snowplow. >> looks exactly like when i was growing up. >> axel is back. >> so we're interviewing him. we have an interview with eddie murphy. >> okay. >> excellent. >> "beverly hills cop" starts streaming on netflix. chris pratt was here talking about the new "garfield"-year-old.

and i guess, al, during a commercial he took a shot at the weather board. he posted this video. take a look. >> spring is sprung. not quite summer yet. as we're seeing, a tropic storm moving southeast all the way through georgia, atlanta. you're seeing a little bit of rainitying the eastern seaboard here. >> oh. >> being a weather person was -- required the turning of a voice chair metaphorically. would you turn a chair for him? >> what he doesn't know is i'm taking over "guardians of the galaxy." so, there, chris pratt. pratt, pratt, pratt. >> that's your "popstart," guys. >> he's such a fun guy. coming up this weekend, the indianapolis 500 is back. a race that always lives up to its reputation as the greatest spectacle in racing. 300,000 fans lined the indy motor speedway to watch 33 cars

compete for the famed trophy. >> here to break it all down is the busiest man in sports, mikes tirico. this event is special. there are a lot of racing events, but there is something about the indy that attracts the most eyeballs. >> reporter: there is. happy memorial day weekend, everyone, back there. it is one of the memorial day kickoffs. 300,000 people plus. they estimate 330,000 will squeeze in here on sunday. it is one of the most kickoffs. it starts summer, feels great. 300,000 people plus. they estimate 330,000 will squeeze in here on sunday. it is one of the most exciting events. people wait all year. they will open the gates early in the morning. they will stream in, whether it's rain or sunshine. they're patient. they wait. they look forward to this all year, and so do we. >> we caught up with the defending champ a few days ago. how do they feel about his chances? who else do we like in this race? >> reporter: yeah, he's part of a big team.

roger penske owns the speedway, the league here, the indy car series, and he has the best team. that team is one, two, three on the front row. you mentioned the man that won last year. scott mclaughlin from new zealand is on the pole. his qualifying speed 230 miles an hour. record-setting numbers. in the middle of those two guys is will power, twice the series champ, one of the best in the business. he's only won indy once. a lot of folks are rooting for him to win a second indy 500. >> he has the willpower. >> carson daly here. >> he's right there. >> let me ask you about kyle larson is going to do something that a driver hasn't done in ten years. that's race there in indianapolis and then somehow try to make his way i believe to charlotte, can you explain this to us. >> long-time viewer, big fan as well. he will drive the 500-mile race here, travel 575 miles to charlotte and drive the nascar coca-cola 600 at night. it's been done four times before. the weather has to be absolutely perfect for it to happen.

so it's all on roker. if he can pull it off,opausal the right weather here, kyle can do this double. it's a crazy weekend for the drivers. it is physically grueling. but it's been done before. and larson is one of the best in nascar. people out here think he has a chance to win. >> speaking of the weather, you're looking at thunderstorms in the afternoon. how is that going to affect the race? our great meteorologist at our nbc station here. i was shaving this morning at 5:45, a >> reporter: i know. you know, chuck is our great meteorologist at our nbc station here. i was shaving this morning at 5:45, and i heard mike tirico, you and the guys better be ready to fill because we are looking at rain at the start of the race. not what i wanted to hear. i did cut myself. in any case, the good news is we're in the midwest. it's may. the sun doesn't go down until 9:00. so we have a long day. hopefully we'll get at least 100 laps in to have an official race. >> speaking of grueling, you are fresh off the preakness, kentucky derby before that. paris in a few weeks. how are you holding up, buddy? >> reporter: you know, if i

would have made the melvin birthday party, i would have mn been fine. i just worked. somehow i found my way to indy, and we found our way to indy. we'll keep rolling through paris in july. >> thank you so much. coverage of the 108th indianapolis 500 begins friday, -- sunday, may 26th. all starts at 11:00 a.m. on nbc and peacock. >> hardest working man in sports there. all right. time to join the crowd on the plaza. many of them have been waiting all night. wallows coming out to rock the plaza for the first time this summer. let's get it going. the wait is just about over. but, first, a check of your local news and weather.

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to summer, all right. you know how we know it is? we've got a beautiful concert on our plaza. guys, look who's here! >> we have got the wallows. this is album release date for wallows. they will tell us all about it. you guys really packed a crowd in here. >> i mean, thank you. thank you. thank you. means a lot. >> we are so happy to have you. you have new music to talk about and you will play live. >> few album just dropped. we'll talk about that. before we do anything else, one more check of the weather, sir. >> okay. we will show you what's going on. for saturday, we've got wet weather in the mid-atlantic states. out west as well. record highs down through the gulf. we move on into sunday, sunday. we are looking at a great day in the northeast. in new england, a big storm outbreak in the mississippi-ohio river valleys. record highs continue in texas. sunshine out west. memorial day, it will be a holiday soaker, great lakes, mid atlantic, record warm through

the gulf. out through the western two-thirds of the country, plenty of sunshine.ve the line. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good friday morning, i'm cinthia pimentel. well, we need to find those extra layers today. stay nice and warm, especially out towards san francisco and our bay area coastlines. it's going to get breezy, and temperatures are actually down about ten degrees compared to yesterday. we're going to be keeping those sunshine and clouds around through the holiday weekend. 63 for our memorial day monday. meantime, our inland valleys will also feel that cool shift in the weather pattern >> by the way, we want to thank the new york palace for providing hotel rooms for guests of "today". >> all right, al. thank you. up next, we wait for this moment all year long. it is about to be here. the beginning of our summer concert series. wallows right here on our plaza on a friday morning. but, first, this is "today" on

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly sponsored by citi. >> all right. we're back. it is a packed crowd all here to see wallows. today the band is releasing its third album. and we're going to celebrate right here. >> that's right. but first let's take a look at how they made their way to our citi concert stage. ♪ >> wallows has been rocking the charts since they burst on the scene in 2017 with their debut single "pleaser." and the viral breakout hit "are you bored yet" which became three times platinum certified. ♪ and their album, "tell me that

it's over," was one of 2022's top-selling rock records. ♪ tell me that it's over tell me that it's over now ♪ >> the rock trio is comprised of braeden lemasters, cole preston and dylan minnette. a breakout star from "13 reasons why." the trio met when they were kids at a music program in l.a., where they became best friends and formed a band. along the way, wallows has hit some of music's biggest stages including coachella and lalapalooza. and their music has been streamed more than three billion times. today the guys are out with their third studio album. as they headline madison square garden, wallows is making a stop to rock out on our citi concert stage. all right, guys. the moment is finally here. to kick things off, it is the single that earned them their highest streaming debut today.

it's called "your apartment." let's hear it for wallows. ♪♪ [ cheers ] ♪ we don't need a repeat of the night when you called me over to your apartment ♪ ♪ should we get close should we put the lights down ♪ ♪ it was never right i think you know now ♪ ♪ there's a lot of things that i could tell you but some things are left better if you never knew ♪ ♪ so i shut myself up with a nightcap i'm not tempted i just don't like that ♪ ♪ old wounds seem to open up with you ♪ ♪ what am i supposed to do

i don't need to walk you through it ♪ ♪ who said i don't understand or that i probably won't remember ♪ ♪ time in the palm of your hand we both let go together ♪ ♪ but i promise i get your sentiment i wonder who's been at your apartment ♪ ♪ would you give in or would you relent who's been trying to get in your bed ♪ ♪ empathetic to you and you're healing ask a good friend if you still don't believe me ♪ ♪ i've got stitches that i'm sewing up too so it isn't fair to say i love you ♪ ♪ let's think before we go and hit send you're crying to me on the phone again ♪ ♪ i think this conversation needs to end of remember you're not the only one in this ♪

♪ i wanna speak but you won't even talk to me not until you like to see all the things we could be ♪ ♪ and incentivize things that you internalize i'd rather tell you a lie ♪ ♪ before predicting what i don't know could be in the physicals so ♪ ♪ who said i don't understand or that i probably won't remember ♪ ♪ time in the palm of your hand we both let go together ♪ ♪ but i promise i get your sentiment i wonder who's been at your apartment ♪ ♪ would you give in or would you relent who's been trying to get their signal sent ♪ ♪ i promise i get your sentiment i wonder who's been at your apartment ♪

♪ i promise i get your sentiment i wonder who's been at your apartment ♪ stick around! we're going to be talking to wallows right after this. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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what does it feel like? >> it's been unreal. this is a dream come true. we watched this show when we were kids. it's incredible to be here. we have seen so many concert series, bands and performers. it is amazing. >> you can still watch it, too. it is available. but this is so -- you are having a real moment. you just about sold out madison square garden. you are here on "the today show." [ cheers ] you have been together for 15 years. what is it about this moment that has gotten so big? >> gosh. i mean, we just -- for some reason, we never gave up. throughout our lives, we have been friends since we were little. so, yeah, being here is really surreal. thank you to all the people here in the audience. it's so cool. [ cheers ] yeah. it's surreal. >> well, you guys keep talking about when you were little, you watched the show. two of your moms are standing right here in the front row watching you.

and they said that they remember when you guys were little and you picked up the instruments and you started playing together. what is it like performing not only for your mom but for this group? >> oh, i mean, because i remember watching this show. it was before school every day. i was eating eggs and cheese or something in indiana and watching this. it's hard to take in moments and really soak them in to what the this feels like one of those moments. i'm actually present here. it feels amazing. really hyped right now. >> tell us about the new album. >> yeah. so we recorded are. i walked out and i was like, this feels like one of those moments. i'm actually present here. it feels amazing. really hyped right now. >> tell us about the new album. >> yeah. so we recorded it two months. and we made 25 songs for it. but we decided to cut it down to the perfect 12. during that process, dylan thought of the name "model" for the album. we thought of that like we made the 12 model versions of what our band is right now. like a blueprint or something. so people that want to hear it, i think it could be a good

introduction. >> well, we want to hear it. so right now, you are going to be performing "calling after "c me." take it away, me." ♪♪ ♪♪ take it away, guys! ♪ ♪ who's somebody you know you shouldn't call who were you kissing in the back of your car ♪ ♪ who's the one the one who got away who are you thinking of when you end your day ♪ ♪ cause i know you can see we're more than a secret ♪

♪ you know i can be just what you want ♪ ♪ cause i've been out until the morning and i don't think i'll last another night ♪ ♪ i knew the feeling would be forming after i took a look into your eyes ♪ ♪ but are you ready for it darling i'll take all your responsibilities ♪ ♪ and you've got everybody calling but i know that you're calling after me ♪ ♪ don't play dumb i know you fantasize you could have me on my back every night ♪ ♪ i don't mind the things that you've been doing think you need someone like me to get through it ♪ ♪ and i know you can see

we'll let people talk ♪ ♪ and you know we can be just what they want ♪ ♪ cause i've been out until the morning and i don't think i'll last another night ♪ ♪ i knew the feeling would be forming after i took a look into your eyes ♪ ♪ but are you ready for it darling i'll take all your responsibilities ♪ ♪ and you've got everybody calling but i know that you're calling after me ♪ ♪ oh oh ♪ ♪ oh oh ♪ ♪ cause i've been out until the morning and i don't think i'll last another night ♪ ♪ i knew the feeling would be

forming after i took a look into your eyes ♪ ♪ but are you ready for it darling i'll take all your responsibilities and you've got everybody calling ♪ ♪ but i know that you're calling after me ♪♪ coming up next, wallows will perform one of their biggest hits. you do not want t you're calling after me ♪ ♪ mm ♪ [ cheers ] coming up next, wallows will igrform one of their b

♪♪ are you having fun? we have been enjoying new music from wallows all morning. but now it is time to throw it back with their three-time

platinum certified song "are you bored yet?" make some noise for wallows! ♪♪ [ cheers ] ♪ what's wrong you've been asking but i don't have an answer ♪ ♪ how come i'm still thinking let's pretend to fall asleep now ♪ ♪ when we get old will we regret this too young to think about all that ♪ ♪ and stalling only goes so far when you've got a head start ♪ ♪ cause we could stay at home

and watch the sunset but i can't help from asking are you bored yet ♪ ♪ and if you're feeling lonely you should tell me before this ends up as another memory ♪ ♪ will you tell the truth so i don't have to lie will you tell the truth so i don't have to lie ♪ ♪ feels like i've known you my whole life i can see right through your lies ♪ ♪ i don't know where we're going but i'd like to be by your side ♪ ♪ if you could tell me how you're feeling maybe we could get through this undefeated ♪ ♪

holding on for so long oh ♪ ♪ cause we could stay at home and watch the sunset but i can't help from asking are you bored yet ♪ ♪ and if you're feeling lonely you should tell me before this ends up as another memory ♪ ♪ will you tell the truth so i don't have to lie oh will you tell the truth so i don't have to lie ♪ ♪ yeah oh ♪

♪♪ [ cheers ] >> wallows! whoo! >> that's how you do it, wallows. >> yes! one more time, wallows! [ applause ] >> thank you so much. >> by the way, that is how you do it. that is how you kick off the summer concert. >> new music out today. the album is called "model." and i think al is somewhere roaming around. where are you, al? >> i'm down here just walking around, looking at all the fans. what is your name? >> camille. >> your mom, what's your name? >> maya. >> nice to see you guys. you are a big fan. you are 16 years old. you are trying to get some money to see them. you have been saving up, doing chores, baby-sitting, right? how is that coming?

>> i'm about halfway there. >> we will take you all the way there because we have you both vip tickets to their concert at msg from citi. we're serious. we're very serious. happy birthday! we're so happy for you. >> this will be at the garden, madison square garden, august 23rd. you get premium seats. you get merchandise, the whole vip experience. maybe you will take mom. are you going to take mom? and these tickets are provided to our friends from citi entertainment program that provides citi card members access to thousands of events per year. go to today.com to learn more. happy birthday! >> there you go. right? look for camille in the audience. you will be able to check her out. >> yes. >> all right, guys. we want to say thank you to these wonderful guys. y'all put to a great show for us. thank you for kicking off our

summer citi concert series. we have more from wallows coming up in a few minutes on the 3rd hour after your local news.

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