it's tuesday, june 2nd. coming up on "early today" u security nation, two major fronts today, our government will change the way the national security agency protects us, and a homeland security undercover operation finds tsa agents at airports failed to stop weapons smuggling attempts 95% of the time. also see the transformation. we have new details surrounding caitlyn jenner, formerly known as bruce jenner. the extreme impact of weather and the people in its path. "early today" stats right now. good morning and thanks for joining us today. the battle over collecting your phone records could play out in a senate showdown today. the senate has scheduled another procedural vote over whether to reauthorize some of the nsa surveillance programs that expired sunday night. nbc's tracie potts is live in

washington. good morning. do you think that lawmakers will come to an agreement today. >> well the program that's ongoing they're going need some time to wind down and transition even if congress shuts it down. question is how much transition time do they get? >> the nsa can no long er go out and say to send us all of the phone records. >> today the nsa may take a vote to hold them six months before the phone company takes over. some want to double that to a year and not identify the government if they plan to store the records for less than 18 months. >> my concern is that they're going to compete to see who is the shortest. >> they have had a year and a half to exercise that

prerogative. >> rand paul is blocking action because of privity. >> i am for searching the terrorist, but not everybody in the american public. >> with the patriot act expired, this is the best option. >> it's very much a step in the right direction. >> let's use the tools that we can to try to prevent another 911 from happening. >> now, the phone companies have successfully argued that storing the records since we don't want them at the nsa is not cheap and free. as part of that freedom act, they have a provision that will reinforce the phone companies for a year and a half. >> that's interesting. now to a horrible tragedy in china. a passenger ferry sank in the yangtze river yesterday. the captain and chief engineer both blame a cyclone for the

disaster. so far only 13 people have been rescued including an 85-year-old woman. search teams can hear screams from people still trapped inside the capsized ship. bad weather continues to hamper rescue efforts there. after weeks of speculation over what her name would be and what she would like like, caitlyn jenner formerly known as bruce jenner made her debut in a big way on the cover of "vanity fair". she opens up on what it took to get to this point. nbc's stephanie gosk has our report. >> as soon as the "vanity fair" cover comes out, i'm free. >> reporter: once bruce jenner, now caitlyn jenner described the relief she would feel today in this behind-the-scenes video. >> bruce always had to tell a lie. he was always living that lie. >> reporter: there is no lie anymore. in the article jenner says, if i was lying on my death bed and had kept this secret and never did anything about it, i would be lying there saying you just blew your entire life.

caitlyn jenner tweeted for the first time. i'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. welcome to the world caitlyn. can't wait for you to get to know her/me. within hours jenner had a million followers breaking a twitter record. >> i worked out a lot, ate a lot of wheaties. >> reporter: more than a few suggested wheaties should put jenner back on the box. >> while we see this increased interest in transgender people, which is exciting, we still have a long way to go in making the world a safe place. >> reporter: it describes the surgery after facial reconstruction surgery asking herself what did i just do? but the feeling passed. jenner says she was close to suicidal after tmz reported on possible adam's apple surgery in 2013. forced to tell the family before she was ready. son brandon responded at the time, i've never been more proud

of you than i am at this moment. 65-year-old jenner's family life has been public for years in "keeping up with the kardashians." only just recently discussing her transition. >> do we have any more questions? >> when do we start referring to you as her. >> you will see me and you will know. >> now there's a far more personal reality show set to air this summer. >> caitlyn doesn't have any secrets. >> reporter: and she has quite a story to tell. stephanie gosk nbc news, new york. meanwhile it's been announced caitlyn jenner will make her first scheduled appearance at the 2015 espys on july 15th. jenner will receive the arthur ashe courage award. new look at a deadly confrontation in oklahoma. officers asked two brothers to get out of a flooded area. they identify themselves as trooper. you can see one of the men pushing the trooper to the ground before fighting began. that man was later shot and killed. police say he was armed with a gun and both discharged their own weapons. both policemen were placed on

administrative leave. an investigation by the department of homeland security has uncovered alarming security failures at dozens of the nation's busiest airports. undercover investigators were tasked with smuggling weapons, fake explosives and other continue bad through several areas across the country. tsa failed to detect smuggled weapons in 67 out of 70 attempts. that, my friends, is a 95% failure rate. in one case an alarm sounded, but even during a pat-down the screening officer failed to detect a fake plastic explosive taped to an undercover agent's back. in the wake of these security failures, the head of the tsa has been reassigned to homeland security headquarters. president obama nominated coast guard vice admiral peter neffenger. south carolina senator lindsey graham has announced he's seeking the republican nomination for president in 2016. yesterday he focused on national security and fighting isis militants.

at one point he took a shot at democratic candidate hillary clinton. >> i've got one simple message, i have more experience with our national security than any other candidate in this race. [ cheers and applause ] that includes you, hillary. >> graham is now the ninth republican to enter the race for the white house and probably not the last. former texas governor rick perry is scheduled to make a major announcement this thursday and real estate mogul donald trump will be doing the same thing on june 16th. well, extreme weather creating extreme scenes. in mississippi, let's start there, storm clouds moved in, then a blinding light. a bolt of lightning zaps a bridge. a police cruiser dash cam caught it. the only sign of damage, a missing chunk of concrete.

in northeast china, it looked like the end of the world. massive tornado swirling in the air. motorists captured this after a few seconds. an overturned bus, no word if anyone on board the bus was hurt. back here a super soaker drenched the east coast. parts of new jersey left under water. cars trapped in high water as people waded through flooded streets. meteorologist bill karins is here with the tuesday forecast. >> the pictures from china are pretty incredible. let's talk about what problems lie ahead. some of the worst weather here is in north earn montana. we do have show er activity, and it's rather cool. if you look like it cool and show er, enjoy this. it looks like warm weather is heading the way, and it's the 80s in many spots that it's the 60s today with some show ers.

the central plains is where we could see the isolated tornados and wind damage and large hail. about one and a half million people in the area of that. here is the good news now that we're in june. dallas is going see dry weather for the next five days. this could go out further than this. this is the first 90 degree day of the season. we're getting dry and things are beginning to improve. the forecast over the entire region and oklahoma had horrible weather too. the whole region looks dry. june forecast weather for many people in the country and the northeast south and somewhere in between and southern california and the coast deal being the low

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the first kwourt appearance is on thursday. in brooklyn, a heart stopping scene. look at this, a car barrels onto a sidewalk and mows down the little guy. the child and driver remain hospitalized but we hear will be okay. so far no charges and no word on what caused that crash. now to georgia, a happy up date for a hooters waitress and a long-time customer. she donated a kidney to him last week after just losing her grandmother to kidney failure. this morning the 22-year-old and 72-year-old are out of the hospital. what does the customer plan to do next? go back to hooter's of course to leave his favorite waitress a big tip. in paris, baby, it is over. crews have started removing pad locks from the love locks bridge. there there is a million of them. last year part of the bridge collapsed. the locks were too heavy. time to get down to business. good morning landon.

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that. back over to you. just ahead, a big change to a major rule in college hoops. a high school recruit's tricks that could have colleges flipping out. sports is next.

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now to sports, we start at the french open. sloane stephens who knocked out venus williams last week faced off against her sister serena yesterday. stevens won the first set 6-1, but the number one player in the world would rally back and defeat stevens 7-5, 6-3 in back-to-back sets. the world number two and defending champ sharapova faced off against lucy. sharapova overcame a cold she was battling but she couldn't overcome safarova. it looks like cam newton will be a carolina panther for little longer. they're reportedly close to agreeing on a five-year, $100 million deal. newton led the panthers to back-to-back division nfc championships. he's the only qb in history to throw for over 3,000 yards and run for at least 500. bengals defensive tackle devin steel and 5-year-old daughter leah will be honored late they are summer at the espy

awards for a perseverance award. diagnosed last june, leah is battling a rare form of pediatric cancer. ncaa men's basketball rules committee wants to speed up the game, it recommended shortening the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds. this would be will the second time the shot clock has been dropped, in the '93-'94 season it went from 45 to 35 seconds. unc head coach roy williams said "i wouldn't mind it being even shorter. to me the difference from 35 to 30 is very small." kentucky coach john calipari says "30 seconds is not going to have an impact on the game." the belmont stakes lost two more horses. that leaves seven competitors for american pharaoh who hopes to become the first triple crown winner since affirmed in 1978 as two horses dropped out of the race. check out this viral video. high school football recruit

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nearly a year after an accident that nearly claimed his life, actor and median tracy morgan is speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. last night matt asked him about his emotional state. >> you've experienced depression. how are you getting through that? >> i love comedy. i wonder how i'm going to be funny again, remembering my identity, what do i do? the fans have let me know we can't wait for you to come back. we can't wait for you to come back. i can't wait to make them laugh again. >> see more of matt's exclusive interview later on "today". after cutting his hand on a drone in mexico city on sunday, singer enrique iglesias underwent reconstructive hand surgery and is expected to resume his tour next month. actor vince vaughn is pro gun. he tells british "gq" he believes guns should be allowed in school saying, quote, you

banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt keep people from getting fat. after wondering what trending meant, layne responded, quote, that's so wonderful. you can forget being left out of the full house reboot. mary kate and ashley olson are doing just fine. last year they won the women's designer of the year award. finally, millions of "fifty shades of grey" fans will be happy to hear author e.l. james has written a new version from the point of view of christian grey, due out later this month. ooh, that could be a little -- >> then we will have the cat in the room. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day right here on nbc. yet i'm so awake? did you know your brain has two systems? one helps keep you awake- the other helps you sleep.

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leading the news in "the daily mail" senior citizens scammed out of $500,000 after being led to believe they have roles in big budget remakes, the movies including cocoon and on golden pond. the suspects used personal info to file phony claims. an officer who told teens his parents were killed attends his graduation. his parents were riding a motorcycle last week when they were struck by a drunk driver. the responding officer promised he would stand in at his high school graduation and he stayed true to his word. now to south africa, a 22-year-old american woman was mauled by a lion at a wildlife park yesterday. the lion attacked her through an open window in her vehicle while she was taking pictures of it.

>> we hand them a slip of paper at the entrance saying please keep their windows closed. despite that, it seems the windows were still down. >> she died while paramedics were trying to save her. prostate cancer survivors may want to watch your diet. according to a recent study, if you eat typical american dishes filled with red meat, cheese and white bread, your chances of remission and subsequent death is 2.5% higher than if you eat a healthier diet of fish, vegetables in fruit. in germany a motorist launched into the second floor of the building. investigators believe the 79-year-old driver fell asleep behind the wheel, drove across a field and flew upwards over a ditch into a building. luckily, despite all that, she was not injured. one driver in poland had a surprise waiting for him. hundreds of bees were swarming around the hoot of his car. it's unclear what drew the bees to that specific vehicle. the swarm was so bad that firefighters had to be called in to remove the bees and turn them

over to a professional beekeeper >> i was not impressed with that, but you think that's amazing? >> i would not do it. >> it's a guy with a backpack. someone waurking up and petting the bees was good. thank you. >> now it's time for a look ahead. two world war i soldiers will receive the highest military award for valor today. william shemin and henry johnson fought valiantly for the u.s. neither ever received a medal of honor. activists say that's because shemin was jewish and johnson was african-american. president obama will award the medal of honor posthumously to both men. happy birthday to actor, comedian and "let's make a deal" host wayne brady is 43. andy cohen is 47. and he played church lady and thanks so much for watching "early today." we hope that you have a terrific

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