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spared for the wedding of kim kardashian and kanye west. "today," saturday, may 24th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today. i'm lester holt. >> i'm kate snow alongside jenna wolfe and jenna drier. erica taking the morning off. we want to get to our top story today. that deadly shooting near the campus of university of california near santa barbara. >> kristin dahlgren is following the developments good morning. details are still trickling in. here is what we know so far. this is a community near the u.c. santa barbara campus where many students live. around 9:30 pacific, gunfire rang out from a suspected attacker driving a black bmw. according to police, it is unclear who the target or

targets were. the shooter was near the college. they say no shots were ever fired on campus. at least seven were killed. the gunman is among them. the suspect had exchanged gunfire with sheriff dep it is but unclear if he was shot by dep it is or the wounds were self-inflicted. another seven people were injured. one is undergoing surgery for life-threatening injuries. the local sheriff spoke at a news conference a short time ago. >> this is still a very active investigation, as you can imagine, a very chaotic series of crime scenes. although we have preliminarily identified the suspect, we are not releasing the suspect's name until a positive identification can be made. >> now, residents were urged to stay inside while police were on the scene. we will continue to follow this story and bring you any new developments. lester? >> kristen, thanks. let's take a big turn now and get to the memorial day weekend weather forecast. it is already gotten off to a rough start across the country. some areas seeing massive

thunderstorms. others, cleaning up after a possible tornado. there could be more nasty weather in parts of the country. today, dylan is tracking it all. >> it was really noisy around here. >> it was really noisy and wet and miserable. it was a wild night of storms last night. it kept a lot of people up late, just as their memorial day weekend got underway. spring storms wreaking havoc across the country. in wyoming, a possible tornado touched down near casper mountain friday. there were no reports of any injuries or damage. while out east, it was high winds, hail, and ice pounding parts of charlotte, north carolina. several people were hurt when the winds brought down tents and scaffolding at a street festival. the storms passed quickly. no reports of major damage. here in new york, thunderstorms led to flooding that snarled the memorial day getaway on the

roads and led to flight delays. one motorist captured this lightning strike near newark, new jersey. take a look at this. another lightning strike at one world trade center in lower manhattan. today, we are still going to see scattered showers and storms in the northeast but not as widespread as yesterday. we shouldn't here as much noise as we heard yesterday. back through texas, that's a different story. this area in red, that's where we could see some of our strongest storms. it is already pouring there right now. we could end up with 5 inches of rain. an area that is very much drought-stricken. we do need the rain there. we could see snow in some of the higher elevations, specially above 10,000 feet. scattered showers and storms through the middle of the country. it is going to be unsettled today. tomorrow, you can see that slight risk of storms. we are still going to be fairly stormy down that way with scattered showers and storms from north dakota to southern texas. the northeast does start to dry out. on memorial day itself, through

the tri-state area into the mid-atlantic, we are going to see our nicest weather, still with the strong risk of storms in texas and the midwest will start to heat up again. it continues with temperatures up around 100 degrees. kate? dylan, a lot of people with plans. we will check back with you. now, to the high-profile three-day trip to the holy land by pope francis. his plane just touched down a short time ago in jordan. his first visit to the middle east. his trip is historic. it comes with controversy. ann thompson is covering this for us in jar done. ann, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kate. this is a very ambitious trip for the 77-year-old pope francis. from jordan, he is going to go to the palestinian territories and then israel. he will make 13 speeches and celebrate 3 masses in three days. he will meet with heads of state. the pope insists this trip is strictly religious.

>> reporter: pope francis comes to build bridges between the often warring countries of the middle east. jordan is an exception. in this majority muslim kingdom, only 2% are christian. the focus is not on what makes people different but what they have in common says this int-faith man. >> tell me about the badge. >> it means to be one. >> this evening, pope francis will visit bethany on the jordan river where christ was baptized by john the baptist, one of the holiest sites. he will meet some refugees and find help at catholic areas like this. >> reporter: they can only meet the needs of about 60% of the

refugees. >> the pope really brings that human face to this crisis and that presence shows respect and the dignity for those suffering in this great crisis. >> reporter: it is father ka he' hil's job to prepare the pope's room. >> those are for the pope. >> reporter: with his crest? >> yes. >> reporter: father khalil ministers to refugees no matter their faith. >> he is an example for the other arab countries how to live and respect each other. >> reporter: pope francis often speaks loudest with his actions and that will happen again on this trip, because he is accompanied by two old friends from argentina, a rabbi and a sheikh bearing visible evidence of how the two faiths can co-exist. time for a look at rest of

the morning's top stories. good morning, everyone. firefighters expect the wild fire burning out of control near flagstaff, arizona, to triple in size today. they are allowing it to burn into a less mountainous area where they will try to contain it. 900 firefighters are on the scene trying to protect 300 homes. no homes have been reported burned so far. people living in portland have been told to boil their water before drinking. bottled water is racing off the shelves after the city detected e-coli in the drinking supply. more than half a million customers are at risk for contracted diarrhea and abdominal cramps a deadly multi-car crash at the start of this holiday weekend. seven people were killed along interstate 10 in southwest new mexico, friday. police say it started in a blinding dust storm. one car stopped and the others slammed into each other. >> major changes are in play for the troubled veterans affairs

department. the chairman of the house veterans affairs committee is asking for an emergency directive that would allow veterans to get health care from nonv. non-v.a. facilities if waiting more than 30 days. legislation coming from the senate that will call for a shakeup of top administrators. >> how about this for heroics. a 4-year-old boy saved his mom by calling 911. >> is your mama awake? >> no. she's on the ground with her eyes closed and she can't move. >> yep. 4-year-old jaden house's mom collapsed earlier this week. just like he had been taught, he grabbed her cell phone nd acalled for help. four years old, mind you. mom had a severe sinus infection and says her little boy is her hero. that is an understatement. how about that. you always see stories about that. is my kid going to be able to do that? will my kid know how to do that? >> he was so calm. >> glad to see the mom is okay. >> jenna, thanks

secretary of state, john kerry, will be in the hot seat next month testifying for lawmakers about the 2012 incident at benghazi. kristen welker is at the white house with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: lester, good morning. on one level, kerry's decision to testify is an attempt to confuse republicans who have been calling on him to answer questions about benghazi. he has made it very clear he is not going to testify again or appear before that new select committee. since kerry came into his position six months after the attack, he is expected to get questions about the state department's cooperation in providing documents but he really can't speak to the state department's handling of that night. now, kerry has rejected two earlier requests to testify. the state department said in both cases he had other responsibilities. democrats have accused republicans of playing politics with this issue. it is a hot-button issue. no doubt republicans see benghazi as a politically viable

issue for them in 2014. you can expect to hear a lot more about this since we head toward the mid-terms and in 2016 if hillary clinton decides to run. >> i know this game of cabinet musical chairs continues. the president tapped julian castro to become his next housing secretary. >> reporter: with this nomination, president obama is doing a couple of things. he is elevating a rising star in the democratic party. he is also really giving a nod to the latino community at a time when they want him to be doing more to get immigration reform passed. latinos, of course, as you know, lester, a crucial voting bloc as democrats fight to hold on to the senate in 2014. now, white house officials say castro was a good choice because of his success at revitalizing san antonio. he rose to national prominence when he delivered the keynote speech at the democratic convention in 2012. since then, his star power has

continued to rise. there is buzz he might be a potential vice presidential pick in 2016. this helps him get there. >> kristen walker, thanks very much. kate? as millions of americans take to the skies, we are learning about several serious mid-air close calls. recently, a jetblue plane aborted a landing and got way to close to another plane at jfk here in new york. now, we are hearing about an even closer call in the skies over houston. here is tom costello. >> reporter: the close calls involve air traffic controllers on each end of the country. may 9th, in houston, united flight 601 was departing for vancouver on runway 9 as united flight 437 was leaving for mexico city on runway 15. the controller made a serious mistake. turn right, right turn, heading p-4-0. >> reporter: instead of telling the vancouver flight to turn left. he told the flight to turn right into the path of the other plane. the controller then quickly

realized his mistake. united 601, stop your turn, stop your turn for united 601. >> reporter: they came within 400 feet vertically. .8 of a foot laterally. it blew right over the top of a departing regional flight cleared for takeoff on an intersecting runway. they missed each other by just 400 feet. the faa has since ordered changes to the runway layout. >> the air traffic controller is talking nonstop. they are having to do a core rio graphed dance with all these airplanes coming and going. >> reporter: april 25th, 200 miles northeast of kona, hawaii, a united 757 and us airways 757 on a collision course flying at 37,000 feet when their collision avoidance alarms went off. the unite td plane dove 600 feet to avoid a head-on.

controllers mistakenly put both planes at the same altitude. they were looking at the role that veterans made. >> if they are making the same errors over and over, we need to look deeper and see if there is a procedural problem. >> reporter: there were 41 high-risk close calls in 2012. despite the fact controllers were involved, the faa says it cease no similarities. it is looking at whether the recent high number of retiring controllers is in any way a factor. we have an update this morning on recently revealed and very personal letters between jackie kennedy and an irish priest for more than 50 years ago. they have been abruptly withdrawn from the auction block two weeks before they were set to go on sale. it was a correspondence that showed us a rare side of jackie o. for now, they will remain within the kennedy family. once again, here is kristen welker. >> reporter: the irish auction house had hoped to fetch up to

$5 million for what it called, the quote, unpublished autobiography of jackie kennedy, her letters to an irish priest, providing fascinating insight into one of the 20th centuries's most enigmatic women. the priest, joseph leonard. >> i really must stop now but bushels, barrels and carts and lorie loads of love to you, signed jack little, xo. >> they began this extraordinary correspondence when she left ireland and it continued until father leonard died in 1964. >> reporter: this morning, the auction is off. dublin's all hallowed college announced the rediscovery of his will called in question whether the letters belongedo skoolt to sell. that was a factor in the auction being cancelled a college spokesman told nbc news that and the introduction of the kennedy family into the proceeding. he has read jackie kennedy's will.

>> she requests but does not direct her heirs an executors to try to preserve her privacy after her death by keeping things like this being made public. >> reporter: in the letters, she poured her heart out to the priest she had met only twice, expressing excitement over her engagement to jack kennedy. he is like my father, in a way, loves the chase and is bored with the conquest and once married, needs proof he is still attractive so flirts with other women and recents you. i saw how that nearly killed mummy. she again turned to father leonard after the assassination in 1963. i am so bit ter against god, she wrote, but i have to think there is a god or i have no hope of finding jack again. confessions from camelot no longer for sale. for today, kristen welker, nbc news, washington. dylan is back with a check of the rest of the country's weather. everybody hanging on this forecast. >> it is such an important forecast as we unofficially kick

off summer here. we are going to see right in the middle of the country our worst weather. we do have a couple scattered showers and storms in the northeast as that area of low pressure pulse away. it is not a washout but those are scattered showers and storms that will pop out similar to yesterday. as we go into sunday, the conditions continue to improve as high pressure moves in from the west. elsewhere, strong storms down across texas. they could end up with 5 inches of rain over the and we're seeing a pretty nice start to your saturday right now. patchy clouds outside and we should see patchy clouds this evening for the giants game. temperatures in the low 60s around 7:00 today and for the rest of the weekend, temperatures will be climbing up a little bit more than the low 80s we'll see closer to san jose, mid 60s near san francisco and temperatures around the north bay in the mid 80s around santa rosa, pleasonton 86 and we should see temperatures climbing more through sunday and then cooling approaching the middle part of the week.

that's your latest forecast. kate? >> dylan, thanks. have you ever heard of a bongo? no, not the drum. not that one. it is a kind of an antelope, lester. if you have never heard of it, there might be a really good reason. they may be close to extinction. as kerry saunders reports, a few scientists are working to make sure that doesn't happen. >> reporter: this is a hunt, not to kill but rather to save the bongo. on this date, teams dart the mountain bonn goes with tranquilizers as a biologist takes one more step towards saving a species that almost disappeared forever. two decades ago, an ideal lis stick young american, paul rye low, set out on a mission to save this obscure animal. >> will the bongo make it? >> i think it will. this is a species that we feared was extinct on mount kenya 1994.

>> reporter: this baby bongo was orphaned when her mother died while giving birth. for the majority, like these yearlings that have had no human contact. >> perfect body condition. she is exactly how she is supposed to look. we are going to load her into the trailer. >> reporter: born in rural south florida, they are being moved to more expansive acreage up-state and then they will follow the same route of those before them, a flight to africa, eventually released into the wild to mount kenya and the abadairs. it is estimated there are only 80 wild bongos living in the dense, african underbrush, some that began life here in florida. in recent months, remote cameras have documented bongos that were born in the wilds of africa. a positive signs, say biologists, that the tiny population is growing. >> i need five of that, five of

those. >> reporter: dr. marc davis was born and raised in the belgian congo. he said had paul not stepped in when he did, the only bongos alive today might be those in zoos. >> the world is in a mess. the planet is broken. the planet is sick. we are living in times that are indeed times like we have never seen before in terms of the urgency that things have got to begin to turn around. >> reporter: saving the bongo. it is working but biologists say it is way too early to celebrate. kerry saunders, nbc news, palm beach, county, florida. still to come, how would you feel if a restaurant sat you with a table full of strangers? but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

millions of you are probably planning your barbecue menus.

if you you are planning on eating out, you may want to be prepared to find new friends. >> a growing trend in the restaurant world to break bread together. jenna is explaining. >> they are called commune nal tables, strangers sitting among strangers. it is all the rage in restaurant design. restaurants want to fill everything up. they seat you like on an airplane. you have to talk to them. the number of these commune nal tables is growing exponentially. it makes sense when you have a smaller restaurant. why not get more customers in by having them sit together. the question we are asking you today, to dine or not to dine with strangers? that is it right there. we ask you to weigh-in on facebook. an overwhelming number of you said, no, not my thing. would it be your thing if this is how the person next to you is eating grapes? these people said yes because they are civilized and eating

next to each other. what about you guys at home? yes, or not so much. use the #orangeroom. when my good friend, dylan and i go out to eat, we eat at separate tables on purpose. >> that's not true. >> i don't know where all this falls in. the question i did want to ask to my good friend, dylan, who happens to be sitting right next to me. afrmt a, what are you doing and who are these people? >> i have no idea. we just started to eat. >> there is nothing better than when a joke comes full circle and works perfectly. this was one of them. mission accomplished. >> is it a good experience? >> we are having a great time. >> what's your name? >> linda roberson. >> while they are getting to know each other, we are going to send it back to you. >> logon, hashtag, orange room, tell us what you think. >> if you are on the road and it is all by yourself, it is okay to go to a bar and be communal.

>> if you are in a pair, that's okay. >> maybe not when you want to catch up with someone. coming up a new look at the royal family for a man that spent the majority of his life being in the right place at the right time. >> after these messages. .

you are watching "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. looking live at the first start of the sunrise still a couple hours away. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda who has a forecast for your holiday weekend. >> and looks pretty good so far this weekend. mostly clear skies around the bay area and should be a mostly cool evening in san francisco. giants/twins looking at temperatures in the low 60s by 7:00 and during the afternoon we should see temperatures at least briefly approaching the upper 60s closer to san francisco, san jose today, near 80 degrees. air quality this weekend looks pretty good. enough of a sea breeze to keep air equal levels in the good to moderate range. temperatures closer to the embark dario in the 60s. five-day forecast, our

temperatures will climb into the 70s around san francisco tomorrow, trending cooler towards memorial day on monday and for the north bay, 86 in santa rosa and also mid 80s into pleasonton and 76 degrees closer to fremont. kris? >> rob mentioned it is memorial day weekend and for a lot of folks that means an extra day off, sometimes an extra cocktail or two. that's why law enforcement wants to warn drivers to avoid drinking and driving. this is just one of many dui checkpoints across the bay area and you can expect these to pop up throughout the holiday weekend. san mateo police are stopping vehicles at random looking for signs the driver is under the influence. in addition to the checkpoints and stepped up police patrols police want other drivers to be on the lookout and call 911 if they see a drunk driver. >> to continuing coverage on the partial interstate 280 closure making traffic congested around at&t park.

the shutdown is southbound 280 from sixth street to pennsylvania avenue and will have a big impact on drivers this memorial day weekend. find fans who live on the peninsula or south bay used to jumping on 280 found out the hard way the detour is now reality. the 280 extension closure had fans driving around in heavy traffic looking for an on ramp. the giants did use social media to discourage fans from driving to avoid a traffic mess in the first place, but many fans did get the message, used cal trains to get to the game. other fans got stuck in the gridlock. the pillow case rapist is being patrolled. a santa clara judge ordered christopher hub burt released from a facility and sent to his home in palmdale in los angeles county. hubbart's most recent crimes happened in santa clara county. hubbart was convicted of raping nearly 40 women including in some the bay area bay area. the judge ordered the release

some time before july 7th. the 63-year-old convict will be watched around the clock in the first 6 to 12 months of his release and then be on a 24 hour gps monitoring device for the rest of his life. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a popular south bay shopping mall quietly put up for sale. why customers are concerned. that story and the rest of the day's news coming up at 7:00. here's more of the "today" shshow. latte or au lait? cozy or cool? "meow" or "woof"? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed, designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. he's the softy. his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock, at 60. and snoring? sleep number's even got an adjustment for that. you can only find sleep number at a sleep number store. hurry in for memorial day weekend savings. all beds are on sale, starting at just $649.99.

know better sleep with sleep number. we're back on this saturday morning of memorial day weekend, may 24th, 2014. our crowd growing. we are so happy to have them with us. coming up in this half hour, nearly 15 years after his death, we are learning more about one of the most charismatic members of a political dine citi, john f. kennedy jr. all eyes are on kim kardashian and kanye west. the pair expected to be wed later in italy. >> is that happening? >> we will go there live. >> how can you be sure that the password you are using online are safe and secure? we are going to talk to a tech expert about what you can do,

from how often you should change your password to whether or not you should give a fake answer to those security questions they ask you to help protect your password. >> don't you you hate every time you come in. it is not correct. you need to have a letter, a number and a symbol and remember it. we'll get into that a lot more. let's begin with the growing controversy surrounding the newly opened september 11th memorial museum. it just opened po the tto the p. some of the families say they are outraged over the museum's gift shop, plans for a restaurant and a black tie event held there this weekend. kristen dahlgren is following us. as you can imagine, emotions are running high. some families say the museum is violating a bear yul ground. >> reporter: for some families, ground zero is sacred. >> this is a place where 3,000 americans were murdered and died

there that day. >> reporter: when his dad, jim, heard that a black tie event was being held there to thank sponsors. >> i couldn't believe they would do things. these people are partying over my son's dead body. i think that's a disgrace. >> reporter: the reception, attended by former mayor michael bloomberg and donors sparked outrage among many family members. already angered that the museum is charging a $24 admission fee and has a gift shop selling coffee mugs, cell phone cases an stuffed rescue dogs and they have plans for a cafe serving comfort food in a relaxing and comfortable environment. >> i don't know how anyone could go through such an emotional day and want to go eat. >> reporter: in a statement, the museum president said, we get no operating assistance from washington. until we do, we will have to raise money to run the museum. it is absolutely appropriate to

thank donors who gave hundreds of millions of dollars. he pointed out similar museums like the holocaust museum and pearl harbor, also have cafes and gift shops. >> though not all families are upset. rich's father told me he doesn't have a problem with the museum. he called it powerful. he and other family members held a rally to move the remains from the museum's basement and use sensitivity to the families in the future. let's get another check of the weather from dylan out in the plaza. good morning, lester. good morning, everybody. we are celebrating memorial day birth days. annette, you are 50 today. where are you from? >> fort meyers, florida. >> over here, we have others. 70 over here. everybody is celebrating a birthday this weekend. we are going to see decent weather in the northeast. a couple of spotty showers. it is a little gray right now. y of the showers will be hit and miss across the northeast

today. in the middle of the country, that's where we are going to see our strongest storms. look at the water temperatures, running below average for this time of year. still, not too bad down across the gulf coast. we are looking for the chance of stronger storms, specially across eastern new mexico and western texas. the biggest threat will be hail, 2 inches in diameter and larger. we could end up with a little bit of light snow. a little unsettled as we kick of we're seeing temperatures right now in the 50s and a pretty nice kickoff to memorial day weekend in terms of our temperatures near 80 later today in sympatan jose, mid 60s, santa 86 degrees, 74 oakland, pleasonton 86 and notice here as the trend goes through the holiday weekend, tomorrow temperatures closer to 90 degrees around livermore then turning a little cooler into monday with some continued cooling as we approach the

middle part of the week, the sea breeze comes back. a little bit of a warmup for the bay area. that is your latest forecast. kate? this morning, we are getting a brand new look at the royal family. an intimate and personal view seen through the eyes of a man who has spent the last 30 years following the royals wherever they go. here is ben fogle with his story. ♪ >> reporter: snapshots over the years taken by a man who has devoted his life to capturing candid moments of the royal family. >> you have to arrive really early to see this. >> reporter: colin edwards knows the drill. today is just one of hundreds that he spent in his 30 years of following the royals. >> well, i describe myself as an ardent royalist, which started at the turn of the queen's coronation in 1953. >> reporter: since then, like many fellow royal enthusiasts, he has devoted his life to the

art of getting close to the british monarchy. >> to some people, that's their life's blood. they love doing it. they like to record how many times they have met royals and been to major events. >> reporter: with thousands of miles traveled and thousands of dollars spent, he has developed an impressive collection of candid photos, now published in a new book. how many photos are in the book? >> just under 200. >> how many have you taken over those 30 years? >> thousands, enough for two more books. >> reporter: do you have a favorite in here? >> there are a few which bring back very special memories. the queen mother and diana, who are no longer with us. the queen is so photogenic. >> reporter: she seems to have a smile in many of these photographs that you have? >> i try to dispel this myth that the queen is always serious and glum. she is not at all. >> reporter: this is extraordinary. here is the late queen mother at an exhibition looking at your photographs with you. >> this really was the highlight of my lives a royalist. >> reporter: another highlight, william and kate's first

appearance after their engagement. >> kate came over to us full of confidence and asked if i could have her gracious permission to kiss her hand just as i used to kiss diana's hand. diana was so warm and affection nat, kind to everyone. after a few years, established a rapport. she posed for photographs. we chatted and laughed together. i talked about her charities and the boys. she said, colin, the boys love your photographs. >> reporter: on this day, collins patients and persistence has really paid off. >> your majesty, i do hope you received my book. i did it. i did it. >> reporter: for today, ben fogle, nbc news, london. just ahead, interested in going to the movies this holiday weekend. choose between some of the films in theaters now. >> first, an intimate new look

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called jfk jr., george and me. >> you really only knew each other the last four years of his life? zex actually, the last five years of his life, '95 to '99. >> you describe yourself as op si posites. >> he is the cool kid, the quarterback and you are the guy that would never think you would be friends with a guy like that. how did that come about from a working relationship to a friendship? >> john had a great sense of humor. that whole act of him being it is kind of the jock and the nerd kind of thing. there was a lot of teasing. >> at "george" magazine, you start on this project together. any media, print or broadcast, getting the big get can be difficult. with him, it was no problem. his star power really worked? >> a lot of people would do the covers and stuff.

we would send a lot of letters to publicists and usually they agreed. >> there was a case where you have got robert de niro. he is going to be dressed up like george washington. you needed a sword for this and john takes care of it in a way you didn't expect. >> this is typical of john. hey, matt, come down to the apartment just before the shoot tomorrow. you go down nathere. he gives you this big sword. he said, just be careful with it. >> why? >> because it is george washington's sword. it was a gift someone gave his father. that was typical of john. >> i said, what if i lose it? >> he said, you are not going to lose it, be careful. >> he called you maestro. that was a joke. >> yeah, yeah. >> tell me about the morning you got the phone call from john's assistant, rose marie, 4:00 in the morning, july 17th. >> that was kind of tough. rose was staying down at his apartment, because her air

conditioner was broken. he said, you know, you are not going to stay in your apartment. you have to stay at our place. she was there. we were talking on the phone till about 11:00. i was leaving to go to los angeles to do a rob lowe cover. she called me. i woke up early. i saw all these messages on the machine. then, i finally called her back. she said, you know, the plane never landed. i'm really freaked out something is wrong. >> you guys all gather at the apartment and wait. >> she said, all of the sudden, a bunch of us went down there, a couple of carolyn and john's friends. let's see what's going on. he is going to call and say he is at a holiday inn in boston and everything is going to be fine. it wasn't the case. it turned out to be that. >> we were all shocked. we can't imagine what it was like to be in your shoes as well. matt berman, thanks so much for coming on and sharing your memories. the book is called jfk jr., george and me. up next, what you need to

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good morning, folks. looking live at one of the bugs on our emoeryville camera, look spooky this morning. it's not october, though. it is may. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez with meteorologist rob mayeda. i had to think it's jualmost ju. >> temperatures feeling almost like summer as we get into memorial day, the unofficial kickoff, 55 degrees in san francisco and three more weeks of spring and we'll see a spring-like weather as we get into the afternoon. 50s outside right now and if you're going to head to the high country look out for a chance of those thundershowers. it's typical this time of year, heating of the day. bay area temperatures, though, as high pressure begins to build in will see the temperatures coming up.

santa cruz near 8, 65monterey, bay area temperatures near 80 san jose, mid 80s around sar sarato saratoga, san francisco mid to upper 60s. we should see 70s around san francisco for tomorrow. nice for sunday. into the north bay, highs mainly in the 80s salsa leeto, closer to the low 70s, 85 livermore, livermore tomorrow approaching the low 80s. kris? >> thanks so much. as rob mentioned the kickoff to memorial day weekend and for a lot of folks that's an extra day off. for a lot of folks that also means perhaps having an extra cocktail or two. that is why law enforcement wants to warn drivers to avoid drinking and driving. this is just one of the first of many dui checkpoints across the bay area you can expect to pop up throughout the holiday weekend. san mateo police are stopping vehicles at random looking for signing the driver is under the influence and making sure people

have valid driver's licenses. in addition to the checkpoints and stepped up patrols police want other drivers to be on the lookout. to continuing coverage on that partial 280 closure making traffic congested around at&t park. the shutdown is southbound 80 from sixth street to pennsylvania avenue and will have an impact on drivers this memorial day weekend. giants fans who live on the peninsula or south bay who are used to jumping on 280 found out the hard way after last night's game that those detours are in effect. the 280 extension closure had lots of fans driving around in heavy traffic looking for an on ramp. the giants did use social media to discourage fans from driving to avoid the traffic mess and looks like many fans got the message and used cal trains to get to the game. the pillow case rapist is on patrol. the santa clara judge ordered christopher hubbart released from a california facility and sent to a home in palmdale in los angeles county. hubbart's most recent crimes

happened in santa clara county. he was convicted of raping nearly 40 women including some here in the bay area. the judge ordered the release of hubbart some time before july 7th. the 63-year-old convict will be watched around the clock in the first 6 to 12 months of his release and then he will be put on a 24 hour gps monitoring device for the rest of his life. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a popular south bay shopping mall is quietly put up for sale. the patrons not quiet about their disapproval. that story coming up at 7:00.

good morning. it's saturday, may 24th, 20146789 breaking news overnight. a deadly drive-by shooting near the campus of uc santa barbara leaves seven dead and another seven injured. police say the gunman is among the dead but they are only just beginning to try to figure out why he opened fire. the latest development it's are straight ahead. memorial day weather woes, the holiday weekend kicking off with several violent weather systems dropping a massive amount of hail, dangerous lighting and severe flooding. dylan has her eye on it all. historic visit. pope francis is in the middle east. he has just arrived in jordan for a three-day visit that will take him to the very troubled

region. good morning. welcome to today. i'm lester holt along with kate snow in for erica hill along with jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. a deadly shooting in a college town near the university of california, santa barbara. we have more news about the fear and chaos when gunfire began around 9:30 pacific last night. >> mike taibbi is following it off from our los angeles "newsroom." good morning, lester. the santa barbara county sheriff is calling this a pre-medicated mass murder but a suspect who was severely mentally seven injured, one with life threatening injuries. the first 911 call came in at 9:27 in isla vista. that's about 90 miles up the coast from l.a. the callers, the first describe a shooting spree by shn driving around in a bmw-suv. police went to the first location and found several

victims down. then they encountered the alleged shooter and got into an exchange that left him dead of a gun shshot wound to his head. not known if it was self-inflicted. police investigate a youtube video posted before the shooting spree described as a manifesto and a specific warning about what was about to happen. sheriff brown said the probe of that among others is ongoing. >> this is still a very active investigation and as you can imagine, a very chaotic series of crime scenes. although we have preliminarily identified the suspect we are not releasing the suspect's name until a positive identification can be made. >> for the video we've seen it, it's chilling to watch. we're trying to confirm the providence of it. for the weapon used in this shooting spree police say it was a semi-automatic handgun that was recovered at the scene where the suspect was killed. >> mike taibbi, thanks.

>> let's turn to the weather on this memorial day weekend. it's off to a rocky start here in the new york area. a violent thunder and lightning storm rained down for hours and incredible shot as a bolt of lightning hit 1 world trade center in lower manhattan. in new jersey, drivers were left dealing with flooded roads, dylan is tracking the rest of the weekend weather for us. good morning again. >> good morning, kate. it was a busy day yesterday with autumn of those storms, we have reports of very large hail in parts of the southeast and even a possible funnel cloud that never really became a tornado. that was out in wyoming. but right now we are looking at some of our heaviest rain moving through northern texas now, you can see flashes. that's your lightning. we have strong storms out there this morning and this area in red including the panhandle of oklahoma, eastern new mexico and also way down in southern texas that's where we could see another round of very strong storms today. especially hail, that will be

our biggest concern. it could be two inches in diameter so we have to keep a close eye on that area. now, this is where they are under an exceptional drought in west texas. you can see in rathers like lubbock we could end up with 3 to 5 inches of rain over the course of the holiday weekend. so certainly not the best for barbecues but it's good for the drought conditions. elsewhere across the plains states and texas we'll see scattered showers and isolated storms. it's a little unsettled in the northeast. we won't see a washout but a lot of clouds and also the chance of spotty showers to the middle of the country back to the great lakes, though, it's going to be a nice memorial day weekend with temperatures topping out in the 70s and 80s. kate. >> thanks. we'll get the rest of the forecast. >> jena is here with stories overnight. >> good morning. wild fires are raging out of control in arizona and alaska this morning. 900 firefighters are battling a blaze near flagstaff expected to grow to 36 square miles.

400 more firefighters are at work in a remote area of alaska. 67 acres have burned. investigators are speculating both were caused by people. pope francis is in jordan the first of a three-day visit. anne thompson is traveling with the pope. >> reporter: good morning. speaking to reporters on the plane pope francis described his trip to the holy land as challenging but rewarding a trip he says he's not political but religious. after landing here in amman, pope francis met with king abdullah ii and thanked for opening the borders to the refugees. throughout this community of different faiths would be a big thing because this part of the world has been dominated and in some cases divided by three major religions. judai judaism, islam and christianity. pope francis often speaks loudest with his actions and will do so on this trip.

he has two interesting traveling companions, two old friends from argentina, a rabbi and a sheikh. that's theulatest from aman. >> thank you very much. newly installed boy scout president robert gate says the organize's policy toward gays did not go far enough. gates says he would have allowed openly gay adults to take part in scouting. the boy scouts changed their policy to include openly gay scouts but not leaders. gates, the former defense secretary says he respects the decision and won't reopen the debate. the man who led columbine through high school is ready to retire. frank is leaving the school after 35 years. he vowed to stay until every child who had been a student at the time was out of high school. 13 people were killed in the 1999 massacre at columbine. he is remembered as the steady hand who helped guide and heal the community. and you know how it doesn't really malter what the gift is

how the kids just want to play with the box, so i'm told because my kid is too old to grasp the concept. pandas are not too young. they get it. completely. when a zookeeper in china brought this group of pandas a crate of food the bear said food good but box, more good. we just want the box. they were like we'll take the food later. please bring us more box. and everyone we know please get in box with us because this is more fun. apparently pandas like to just go from noun to noun. >> play that on an endless loop. >> i believe it's pronounced more better. >> it's gooder, so. >> jena, thanks. hundreds of thousands of portland, oregon residents waking up taking unusual measures with their water before they take a drink. a boil water notice is in effect after the discovery of e. coli in the city's water supply.

officials say there is no known health effect yet and the alert could end soon. for now caution is the word. again, here's mike taibbi. >> reporter: in portland's market there is is a flood of new customers in the bottled water aisles. the reason, e. coli detected in three samples taken this week from the city's reservoir system. and at the city's water is used. >> we're advising people to boil for at least one minute any water they are going to drink. brush teeth with, or use for ice. >> reporter: benign forms of e. coli exist in everyone's system but certain strains that are present in animal waste can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps and vomiting. >> if there is fecal contamination the logic is there could be other things, that's the reason for the cautious approach. >> reporter: portland has prided itself on the cleanest water in the country. now alert on an unprecedented scale. 670,000 customers. city workers are shutting off

public fountains and the internet is jammed with worries and wise cracks. portlanders take it seriously. >> i don't want to be the one who gets e. coli from it. >> i'm not going to ignore it. because i feel i'm way too young to die. >> reporter: city officials say it could be brief, perhaps a day or two. but until it's over the grab it when you can frenzy over bottled water will continue. for today, mike taibbi, nbc news. we have new details this morning about the next chapter of the los angeles clippers future. it appears that owner donald sterling has agreed to hand over his stake in the team to his wife shelly and that she may be making moves to sell the team. here's joe fryer. >> reporter: it's a sign the sterlings may want to avoid along legal battle. sources with direct knowledge tell nbc news donald sterling will let his wife shelly negotiate the sale of the l.a. clippers. which drew a quick reaction from superstar lebron james.

>> it's very important. we don't want this around our sport. >> reporter: it's news that resonated through sports radio. >> i think they came to their senses in the respect you don't become a billionaire if you're that dumb. >> there is also skepticism. >> any deal they are hatching together behind closed doors is probably not a deal that the rest of the world is going to want. >> she would like to keep a small sliver of ownership, a minority share. player is talked to will not let that happen. >> reporter: last week shelly sterling told savannah guthrie she shouldn't be punished. >> i don't agree what their decision is for me. i wholly feel that i've done nothing wrong, i've been with this team for 33 years. they are like my children. >> reporter: the controversy started when racist comments made by donald sterling were posted on line. in a statement friday the nba says it's still moving forward with termination of the current ownership interests in the clippers and is proceeding toward a hearing on this matter

on june 3. but on tuesday the nba's commissioner did lay out another option. >> if he wanted to sell the team, you know, on some reasonable time table, i'd prefer he sell it than we go through this process. >> if the clippers are sold an all-star list of potential buyers surfaced including oprah winfrey, david gefman and larry ellison. a sale would need to be approved by the board of governors which will decide the clippers' future. joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> this morning we're hearing for the first time the 911 calls made when several children were shocked while playing in a pool in florida. they are okay but it highlight as growing problem that few people may realize as we head into a busy summer season. more on what you should be looking out for to keep your kids safe in the water. good morning. >> reporter: lester, in much of the country this weekend back yard swimming pools and city

centers open for the first time. while much of the attention is on making sure that the chlorine levels are set and there is no algae a recent near tragedy in south florida points out that everything needs to be inspected including what's down here. the swimming pool light. the surveillance video is dramatic. a 5-year-old child goes limp after touching the pool's metal handrail. her father grabs his daughter's limp body and pulls her to safety. yet there is another child, her 10-year-old brother also limp, snatched from the pool by his grandfather. both children shocked and left unconscious by a pool light that was not properly grounded. the horror of those moments captured on a just released 911 call. >> okay, tell me what happened. >> i don't know she was in the pool with my dad and they say there was something in the water. >> just two weeks before that

call, a little boy who has come to be known as mr. awesome, 7-year-old calder died after being electrocuted in his family pool. again the cause is believed to be faulty wiring. >> he had this life force and we're helping him trying to get the word out to save lives. that's what this comes down to. >> reporter: experts say that means every year ensuring pools are built to code and maintained. >> this is a hidden hazard the majority of parents don't know about and they need to think about not just tra dignal forms of drowning but electrocution as you see. there is a lot of things parents need to concern themselves with. >> reporter: if you own a pool checking the wiring may require spending money to hire a certified electrician. but families who have experienced what can go wrong say that is money well spent. lester. >> you know, i never heard of it. i think a lot of us never heard of that danger. thanks very much. >> scary stuff. >> dylan has made her way out

for a check of the country's forecast on this holiday weekend. hey, dylan. >> good morning, guys. we've got the holidays mixed up. when asked why you are dressed up you didn't have an answer. come up with one? >> no. >> gets you on tv. where you from? >> maryland. >> very nice. welcome. costume and all. we're celebrating october here in may which kind of feels like october. chilly, windy. this area of low pressure over the atlantic. that is making it unsettled. it's not a washout in the northeast but in green that's where we could see spotty showers and isolated thunderstorm. our best chance of strong storms across eastern new mexico into the panhandle of oklahoma and it's in western texas. that's where we could end up with hail up to two inches in diameter. have to keep an eye on that as we go into this we're going to see a little bit of a warmer start to the weekend through your memorial day plans and temperatures climbing close to 80 in san

jose, mid 60s closer to san francisco today but the trend toward sunday should see 70s closer to san francisco, mid 80s in san jose for tomorrow and then turning cooler toward the middle part of the week and see about the same temperature trend for the north bay and tri-valley. mid 80s around pleasonton, 74 oakland. the five day trend through memorial day on monday shows temperatures climbing close to 90 inland on sunday. that is your latest forecast. lester. up next, children are this country's heroes. a night they will never forget at the pentagon. we will tell you will you help us find a new house for you and your brother? ♪ ♪ ♪ woooooah. ♪ [ male announcer ] you're not just looking for a house.

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on this memorial day weekend, we pause to reflect on those that have given their lives in service for this country. at the pentagon, a special evening for a group of children that know the meaning of that sacrifice all too well. >> for one night, these kids that lost a parent in the military got i achance to put aside their pain and be a kid as they were more or less let loose in the pentagon. >> for these families in the nation's capital, it was a chance to come together. >> it is your pentagon. we would like for you to have it forever. >> reporter: a place that's home to the country's top military brass and many top secrets. >> good job, all right. >> reporter: for one night, the pentagon turned into more of a playground of sorts for these

children and families, having lost a loved one while serving their country. it is part of a week-long camp. >> that is the biggest pair of sunglasses you will ever put on, i promise. >> reporter: put on by taps, the tragedy assistance program for survivors, aiming to provide resources, comfort and care to those in need. while nothing will bring back their loved one, it was perhaps a chance to relax and just be kids again at the start of the memorial day weekend. >> we are thinking of all them on this weekend as well. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. latte or au lait? cozy or cool?

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you are watching "today in the bay." good morning, oakland, looking live this morning at the waterway and the clouds overhead. not exactly looking like perfect memorial day weather but it is coming in the forecast. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. just a little gloomy now. >> patchy low clouds across the east bay and a few near san francisco this morning. otherwise sunshine in the south bay right now but one exception to the rule for your memorial day weekend plans the sierra if you look closely there this afternoon into tomorrow a slight chance of afternoon thundershowers around the crest of the sierra during the afternoon. the bay area will see temperatures warming up a little bit over the next couple days. about 8 degrees today in santa cruz, monitor ray 65.

near lake ta who for today, bay area 80s san jose upper 60s for san francisco and the north bay and tri-valley we should see highs in the mid 80s today and notice the trend here, santa rosa and also livermore over the next five days. sunday, upper 80s to low 90s in those inland east bay valleys. still warm for memorial day monday and the sea breeze comes back and cooler temperatures approaching middle part of the week. kris. >> thank you. it is memorial day weekend and some folks have extra time off and maybe means an extra cocktail or beer but why law enforcement wants to remind drivers to not drive and drink. this is just one of the many dui checkpoint across the bay area and you can expect these to pop up throughout the holiday weekend. san mateo police say they are stopping vehicles at random looking for any signs of drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. they are also checking for valid dlss. in addition to the checkpoint and stepped up patrols police

say other drivers should be on the lookout as well. and now to continuing coverage of the partial interstate 280 closure that is making traffic very congested around at&t park. the shutdown southbound 280 from sixth street to pennsylvania avenue will have a big impact on drivers this memorial day weekend. giants fans who live on the peninsula or south bay used to jumping on 280 found out the hard way after last night's game there are detours. the 280 extension had fans driving around in heavy traffic looking for an onramp. giants did use social media to discourage fans from driving to avoid that traffic mess and a lot of fans took that warning in stride got on cal train and made it to the game with a lot less frustration than driving. the pillowcase rapist is being patrolled. a judge ruled christopher hubbart released from a northern california facility and stoents

a home -- sent to a home in palmdale. the rececrimes happened in scla county. the judge ordered the release before july 7 president. the 63-year-old convict will be watched around the clock and then wear a 24 hour gps monitoring device for the rest of his life. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" a popular south bay shopping mall is quietly up for sale but customers are not that excited about it. all that and the day's news coming up at 7:00.

i'm celebrating my last fling before the ring. >> we're in new york at the "today" show. >> i want to say hi to my wife, karen, the most beautiful and wonderful woman i know. i love you, baby. ♪ >> what a perfect way to end our senior year! ♪ born in the usa we are back on a saturday morning, may 24th, 2014. a patriotic crowd here this morning for this memorial day weekend. so happy to see all these great folks and great ventures they

have been taking this morning. still to come in this half hour, the guests are arriving, and the finishing touching are being set for kim kardashian and kanye west's wedding in europe. we will take you there live. >> just like the royal wedding only different. >> well said. >> i'm sorry. i was thinking it and then there was a disconnect. also ahead, memorial day weekend, one of the biggest at the box office as this summer's blockbusters are starting to come to theaters. we are going to look at three new movies you can watch and talk to our experts about whether they are worth the time. take advantage of not having kids now. go to the movies. right, kate? >> and get an extra large popcorn. >> coming up a little later, i'm slightly obsessed with las vegas but are you familiar with the fountains at the bellagio hotel. they are pretty amazing.

this they go on all day and all night. i went to vegas to see just what it takes to get them going t is a lot of work. >> first, can you give us the final check of the weather? >> yes. it is a little breezy, a little chilly right now. i promise, because you said your grandpa watches every single day. >> hi, grandpa. >> hi, grandpa. so nice to see you this morning. we are going to see little chilly conditions in the northeast, unsettled. it is not going to be a washout. we are going to see spotty showers, specially up across new england. tomorrow, that slight risk of severe storms down across texas is going to pretty much stay in the same place. it is more severe weather on memorial day too in parts of texas. we are looking for scattered showers and storms in the midwest. it is not down pouring every second. it is going to be unsettled. on the west coast, cool in the midwest. . the northeast, monday,

and we're seeing temperatures in the 50s this morning with areas of low clouds that will be part of the story as we go through the morning hours and then going to head to the high country today, look out for a chance of some afternoon thundershowers there around the crest of the sierra, meantime the bay area will see warming temperatures as we go through the holiday weekend with highs today reaching as warm as the mid 80s in the warmest spots and the valley locations. down to the coast, 78 in santa cruz, 65 monterey, and temperatures in the 70s towards lake tahoe to kick off the weekend. we are heading to tennessee for today's top spot. it is the fourth annual fest in brownsville, tennessee, near our affiliate. the name says it all. enjoy plenty of blues music while stopping by the car and motorcycle show. if you're hungry, a deep-fried barbecue eating competition. deep fried and barbecue sounds like the best of both worlds.

>> thanks so much. now, to what may be the celebrity wedding of the year. kim kardashian, kanye west and a huge group of their family and friends are in france and italy where in just a few hours, kim and kanye should finally say "i do." dunc duncan golastani is in florence, italy with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have a pretty good view but kim and kanye's is even better. they are marrying at the fort behind me paying around $400,000 just for the location. like everything they do, it is going to be extravagant. it's shaping up to be the celebrity wedding of the year, kim, kanye and the kardashian clan storming their way across europe before the big day. in paris, pre-wedding account, shopping, lots of shopping and even some time for sightseeing.

a spectacular palace of versailles overnight, a lavish engagement party, kim wearing white. now, it is over to italy and final preparations for today's ceremony. the couple will tie the knot at this 16th century fort with incredible views of florence. >> it is a really unusual venue. in some ways, a great choice because it is incredibly private. a giant medieval wall built around the venue. so that the villa in the middle is very private. >> reporter: kim and kanye have been to florence before. they chose to get married here because it is where they had one of their first romantic vacations. senora. you are able to move through florence without being recognized. kanye describing the city as one of the most beautiful in the world. does it make any difference to your vacation? >> kind of now. >> reporter: kim's bachelor et party in pair rs was caught by

the papa rrazzi. selana dell lay is reported as to be one of those had entertainers at the reception. >> two countries, two cities, hundreds of years of history being celebrated, hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent. it is going to be pretty lavish. >> reporter: the funny thing around here, not many people know the wedding is actually happening. the city of florence is being very accommodating. there is even a no-fly zone to stop the paparazzi getting up in helicopters. when i went to the security gates earlier, i definitely wasn't welcome. >> reporter: a no-fly zone, thanks so much for the update, duncan. your weekend movie ticket with a preview of three of the biggest movies to hit the with the famous footwear app, i shop when i want, where i want.

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we're back on saturday morning with a new series, today's weekend movie ticket. we are going to give you a preview and what movies live up to the hype. >> memorial day weekend. started the summer and blockbuster season. we have a preview. i find this hard to believe. >> reporter: 14 years after the first x-men ushered in the superhero movie movement, halle

berry, jennifer lawrence, hugh jackman and most of the original cast are back in x-men days of future past. the year is 2023. they traveled back to 1973 teaming up with younger versions of the x-men, trying to stop miss stik from committing a team-changing, world-altering mistake. not as action-packed but just as suspense full. >> richard, i think i heard something. >> reporter: this follows the story of richard dane, a family man that accidentally killed an intruder and is left with the gristly repercussions. it stars sam shepherd and done johnson. then, there is the latest from drew barrymore and adam sandler. the duo are teaming up for a third time in "blended," a romantic comedy following the lives of two single parents who after a disastrous blind date wind up on the same vacation in

the same situation and in the same suite. >> why are you flipping my dad off? >> i'm not. >> that's what's going on in the theaters this weekend. >> for today, nbc news, new york. >> are any of these films right for you this holiday weekend? access hollywood film critic, scott man and suzanne corso are going to take us through them all. let's start with you, scott. is this the 19th or 20th. >> it is the fifthth or the seventh from you include the two wolverine spin-offs with our man, hugh jackman. if you saw the other films, this is for you. this is a superior super-hero sequel that's excellent, exciting, exhilarating. >> you said if you saw the other ones. >> i never saw any of the first five. i can't catch up now.

>> if you didn't see the other films, not sure if you want to start here. you need to know the back stories. see the first two movies and see the reboot, first class and then you'll love it. >> you can jump right in. if you're a nerd girl and you want eye candy, go for it. >> hugh jackman is not bad. >> he looks good. >> three words for the ladies, hugh jackman's butt. >> you take it, lester. >> keisha, let's move on to born in july. >> i wouldn't take a first date, second date or third date to this movie. it is a bit of an emotional roller-coaster. wait until you are at least six months in with somebody. it is really. the performance is michael c. hull, sam shepherd. everyone is spot on and don johnson will blow your mind. he feels it. you know, the jingle and chain.

he sewed the seeds of a comeback. this is stamping it in stone. >> this is miami vice don johnson. >> this is don johnson like you have never seen him. this is his pulp fix moment. the performance of his career. >> let's go to "blended," the third movie we are talking about. it is pg-13. is it for the teenagers? >> absolutely. my daughter is 15. i would definitely take her. it is that same chemistry of drew barrymore and adam sandler. i feel like they are the modern day lucy and desi arnaz. i love it. think about the whole message of "blended." think of all the people that are divorced in america and they acquire all of the stepchildren. why don't all of you see blended. >> is it true you auditioned for this film? >> i did. i did not get it. listen. i think adam sandler, meg ryan,

tom hanks for now. i think they are so great together. >> they have an endearing chemistry. if you like adam sandler's movies. >> are you speaking of the critic or the man here. >> adam sandler has a following. if you don't like the film, there is low-brow humor, a lot of slapstick. he has his following and his stick. if you love him, that's great. >> thank you so much, scott, keisha, suzanne. >> if you have questions for the movie panel, tweet them using #orangeroom. good having you guys. >> we are going to send it over to jenna in the orange room next. right now, we are in the orange room. i'm here with somebody very

special, margin pritchert from n new port richey. still to come on today. dylan is going behind the scenes at the most iconic hotel in las vegas. this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ]

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was able to, i got an even greater appreciation for just how tough a job this really is. it has become just as iconic as the las vegas strip itself. lake bellagio and the more than 1200 fountains shooting at times 460 feet into the air. the dancing and swaying doesn't happen with just a push of a button. okay, it does but we'll get back to that. so all the mechanics behind the fountain is right here? is. >> exactly right. >> reporter: behind the scenes, a team of 31 people maintain the 2.2 million gallon lake 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> this is the super shooter. this nozzle comes up. >> reporter: that's what we saw come out from up there. >> thousands and thousands of

parts that have to work for the show to go off. >> reporter: there are four types of devices that create the patterns and designs during the show. just center ring is made up of 108 oarsmen, 200 minishooters and 112 super and extreme shooters, all this controlled from a tower 50 feet above the ground. this room controls everything people see? >> exactly. >> reporter: from the music to the lighting to the choreographed fountains. >> it all starts here and happens here. >> reporter: how are with he getting to where we need to go? >> the towers, up this ladder. >> reporter: everything you guys have going on in this hotel and there is no elevator to get to the tower. here, show controller, david drew, monitors the weather adjusting to where needed to make sure all 32 core performances launch with perfection. >> over here they monitor the

wind conditions and speed. >> reporter: and the magic green button. >> the world famous green button which starts the show. >> reporter: just like that -- >> i can do this. >> go ahead and hit the green button. >> reporter: okay. with the push of a button, a little bit of magic. >> it is so fun to see them up close. it is amazing they have the 32 choreographed songs and each time the shooter goes up, it matches upper effectually with the songs. weather is so important. some of the bigger songs, the fountains go all the way up. if it is a windy day, because of water conversation, they have to keep it closer to the ground. >> i'm glad you did it. i've gone to davis many times. i only saw that for the first time a few months ago. it was very neat. interesting. >> reporter: i loved it. i'll go back another time. still to come, a special performance for our troops out

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years. alley and rena and dolly. >> explain to me how this group came about and what your mission is? >> the group came about when i met and fell in love with my very own wounded and disabled combat veteran and realized the need for morale and support and entertainment always for our troops and for our veterans. >> you perform all over the country all throughout the year, don't you? >> we have even been overseas. >> memorial day is important to you. >> yes. this gives us the opportunity to share in gratitude for our troops. as a city, we all get to come together and celebrate everything they do for us and for our nation. >> you do a lot of throwback songs, right? >> we sure do. some of the favorites. >> this morning, you are going to do boogie-woogie? >> yes. ♪ he was a famous drummer from

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good morning i'm kris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay," a southern california college town is stunned after a mass shooting that took the lives of several people. plus, they're watching for drunk drivers but cops are doing -- what cops are doing to crackdown on dui drivers this weekend. produce dumped all over the freeway on the peninsula this morning. we'll show you what crews had to do to get the driver out of the truck. .

from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. looking live from our emeryville camera and lots of blue sky, just a little bit of cloud covering making for a nice mild start to this memorial holiday weekend. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. looking very nice today. >> yeah. it is looking pretty nice. san francisco we've got some clouds there hung up over the west side of downtown towards the golden gate bridge. sunshine, 55 degrees in san francisco, 57 currently in san

jose and as we move into the afternoon we should see highs around san jose approach near 80 degrees. one thing to watch if you're going to head to the high country, both this afternoon, that showing up later today and into sunday a chance of sierra thundershowers at times. our bay area temperatures will start to warm up a few more degrees especially come tomorrow. close to 78 degrees you're going to head out to santa cruz this afternoon, 65 monterey, yosemite and lake tahoe could see a stray thundershower this afternoon and back to the bay area our temperatures climbing perhaps into the low 90s come tomorrow. i'll have a complete look at your memorial day weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. kris in. >> thank you. as rob mentioned it is memorial day weekend and for some folks that means an extra day off, maybe an extra cocktail or two and why law enforcement is reminding everyone to designate a driver. this is one of the first dui checkpoint of the weekend and law enforcement around the bay area says you can expect more of these to pop up throughout the holiday weekend. san mateo ce