every half hour after that. >> very reliable like that. also we'll be back for the news show at 11:00. hope you have a great day. we'll see you then. good morning. spilling secrets? the president accused of giving highly classified information to the russians in the oval office. the white house in crisis mode issuing a carefully worded denial. >> at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. >> this morning house speaker paul ryan calling for a full explanation. another top republican saying the white house is in a quote downward spiral with national security compromised. dilemma for disney. anonymous hackers claim they have stolen the pirates of the caribbean movie threatening to lease it unless a ransom is paid. chilling video emerges of a

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these reports that president trump may have revealed highly classified information during his oval office meeting with russian officials. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are demanding answers. there's been a denial from the trump administration. but it only raises more questions. we have complete coverage. we will start with peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this story still developing this morning. the president is reaching out to some of america's anti-isis allies, egypt last night, the king of jordan this morning. all of it following that bombshell washington post report that the president effectively went off script with two senior russian officials describing details of an isis threat related to laptop computers on planes. this morning the russian government is denying that mr. trump revealed anything classified. this is the oval office meeting where president trump reportedly shared highly protected information with russia's foreign minister and its ambassador last week. sparking an immediate backlash

from capitol hill. >> i don't know if it's accurate or not. >> it's disturbing. let's find out what the details are, whether it happened. >> reporter: as first reported by "the washington post," the president revealed classified secrets about an isis terror threat. passed along to the officials from russia, one of america's a. potentially jeopardizing a critical source of intelligence on isis. the post reporting president trump bragged about his knowledge of the isis threat saying, i get great intel. i have people brief me on great intel every day. later summing up that information saying, can you believe the world we live in today,ed ai ed adding, isn't it? the white house trying to downplay the story. >> the story is false. >> reporter: the denial delivered by h.r. mcmaster lasted less than a minute. >> at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed.

and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publically known. i was in the room. it didn't happen. >> reporter: that didn't specifically address what the post reported. including the detail that after mr. trump's meeting senior white house officials quickly tried to contain the fallout, calling both the cia and the national security agency. the episode even more striking given mr. trump's criticism of hillary clinton's handling of classified information during the campaign. >> i don't think it's safe to have hillary clinton be briefed on national security. because the word will get out. we can't have someone in the oval office who doesn't understand the meaning of the word confidential or classified. >> reporter: democrats quick to pounce. arguing the president's actions are dangerous and reckless. another adding, if true, it's a slap in the face to the intelligence community. >> this is sloppy and he can correct it. but we have to know more about

it. >> reporte >> reporter: some republicans weighing in as well. >> obviously, downward spiral right now. they have to figure out a way to come to grips with all that's happening. >> reporter: this latest development following the viering of the fbi director and the suggestion that the white house may have taped his conversations with james comey. the white house still refusing to say whether any tapes exist. sean spicer with nbc's hallie jackson. >> why won't you explain whether there are recordings. >> the president made it clear what his position is. >> that's not my question. >> that's what the president's position is. >> reporter: among the questions this morning, did the president break the law? national security lawyers say the president has ultimate authority to decide what's classified. so whatever he says is no longer classified, even if he doesn't go through a dlib are aive classification process or simply blurt something out. the president making that point today, defending what happened. tweeting moments ago as i was

speaking to you, as president i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting which i have the salute right to do. more coming. savannah, matt? >> peter, thank you very much. we should mention we asked the white house to provide an official to join us this morning. the white house declined. we turn to richard blumenthal. he called this report astonishing and appalling. senator, good morning to you. >> good morning. good to be with you. thank you. >> i will ask you to react to what president trump has said this morning. as far as you understand it, if this washington post story is true, has the president jeopardized national security? >> in the opinion of many intelligence community members, there is a jeopardy to our national security because to disclosure about this laptop plot, including the city where it was detected in isis territory, could jeopardize

lives of sources. and it also threatens our credibility in dealing with partners and allies who provide extraordinarily valuable and sensitive information. there may be no law broken, but the rules and norms have clearly been crossed here. the white house and the president owe the american people and the congress a full explanation. >> senator, you are a lawyer. you are used to having a critical eye when it comes to wording. you know the accusations. and now the denial coming from the administration in the person of h.r. mcmaster said it didn't happen. quote, at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publically known. is that the same thing as saying the president did not disclose highly classified intelligence? >> no. very important question. he may well have disclosed highly classified information,

code word information is what "the washington post" reported. and that is a serious breach of norms and rules. and may well enable the russians who are our adversaries in that part of the world to trace sources and meth oods of information. if certain information is disclosed and it can come from only a small number of sources, they can be narrowed down and identified. that's one of the real threats here. in addition to revealing that we have knowledge about a plot that seriously could endanger our own citizens flying planes and possibly jeopardized by these laptop computers. >> i'm sure you read this report rather carefully. there's a line where it refers to a transcript of this conversation. does that suggest to you that there perhaps was some kind of recording device in the oval office, some kind of stenographer? and if there is a transcript, is

it something congress can and should get its hands on? >> the congress must subpoena transcripts and tapes. whether they exist or not, the only way to know reliably whether there are such transcripts or tapes is to issue a subpoena, probably from the intelligence committees, and make sure that all of the evidence is provided to the appropriate members of congress. that is because those transcripts would reveal whether or not classified information has been shared with the russians. >> senator, on a busy day in washington, thank you very much. >> thank you, senator. let's talk about this bombshell report with nbc news political analyst nicole wallace and juan serati. the report says this information, the source of this information comes from a country that is particularly careful and private with the information

they share, a country that may have warned the united states and others, if this gets shared too widely, the information will stop flowing. what's the impact on our ability to protect ourselves, our national security by obtaining intelligence from other countries? >> this is incredibly sensitive information about one of the most serious terror threats that we're facing, one that involves innovations around our security protocols at airports. to undermine the trust and confidence we have with an ally that may be supporting, giving us that information, is potentially problematic. >> can you just clarify something? this concerns an isis plot. the russians are supposed to be our partners in fighting isis. so explain why sharing information with them is so dangerous. >> well, two reasons. first of all, i think the president may think that he is trying to create some degree of trust. maybe trying to create cooperation on the ground. that may be in the back of his mind. the problem is the russians aren't trustworthy. the russians have proven that

when we have provided information in the past, they have used it against us. back in the summer of 2016, the obama administration provided some information to the russians about some of the things happening on the ground. guess what happened? the russians then attacked some of the sites of our allies, our proxies we were working with. that's a problem. i think part of the challenge here is how much can we trust the russians? what you are seeing is a deficit of trust, a deficit of discipline i think on the part of the president. >> if potentially this intelligence source is angry that this information has been revealed, feels it has been burned and that dries up, but does that endanger american security? >> absolutely. one is the fact that we're even talking about this creates a problem. put aside the russians, isis will be looking for whatever the source is. not to mention potentially the russians. secondly, the russians now have an indication perhaps as to what we're doing on the ground, where we are. this ally may be having trouble working with these sources on

the ground now. >> nicole, talk about the political optics of this, this meeting happened the day after the president fired james comey who was overseeing the investigation into possible collusion between russians and trump associates. here he is meeting with these two russian officials and may have shared this information. what's the political fallout? >> it doesn't get much worse. my conversations with the white house have taken on a new feeling of exaspiration. they have put the last man with an incredible amount of personal credibility on the line but putting out h.r. mcmaster. it was a very interesting decision they made. it's the send time they used him since the comey firing. they view his credibility as something they need at this moment and they're right about that. >> presumably, you are watching senior republicans today. we saw bob corker say the white house is in a downward spiral. we need to see something change here. how do you think republicans are going to respond? >> we're watching them and they're watching them. if republicans run, the bottom

falls out for this white house. so far what has kept them alive is that there are a few folks in the national security apparatus, h.r. mcmaster, dena powell, james mattis over at dod, that are holding this whole thing together. if republicans in the congress, if the bottom falls out for them, if they say this president can't be managed, this president can't be taught, this president can't be taught discipline, he can't be trusted with classified information, i don't know how they proceed. >> thank you both very much. this morning, we are learning more about who could be behind that massive ransomeware attack. disney is the latest major corporation to be targeted by hackers. nbc's tom costello has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: several cyber security firms say there are signs in the malicious code that could point to north korea. they have done it before. however, that's not confirmed.

what appears to be another unrelated attack, this one aimed at disney and a brand-new movie being held for ransom. this morning, disney isn't commenting about reports that it may be the latest victim. the ceo reportedly told employees that hackers claim totd have stole an disney movie and are threatening to release it in chunks if the company doesn't pay a ransom. >> the speculation would be to go immediately to the recent features and their biggest feature coming out is pirates of the caribbean. >> reporter: alleged hack coming on the heels of the attacks that began last friday. 150 countries affected, at least 300,000 computers. including hospitals, telecom networks, schools and businesses, including fedex. >> the u.s. infection rate has been lower than many parts of the world but we may see additional impacts as these attacks morph and change.

>> reporter: the wannacry malware started inside the national security. >> regrettably, that source code was leaked to the public. hence, has been used to create this. >> microsoft isn't happy arguing the case underscores the danger of government storing software bugs. in a statement saying we have seen vulnerabilities stored by the cia show up on wikileaks and now this vulnerability stolen from the nsa has affected customers around the world. it's the equivalent says microsoft of thieves stealing a tomahawk missile. microsoft says the governments of the world should treat this as a wake-up call. the fbi advises not to pay a ransom. experts say it's the only chance that you will see your data again. back to you. >> not a great situation to be in. tom, thank you very much. let's talk about the video we showed you at the top of the

show, a private jet crashing and bursting into flames at an airport not far from us in new jersey. good morning. >> witnesses say they saw the jet suddenly flip upside down just before it crashed. investigators will begin pouring over the wreckage and the video of the plane's final moments to figure out what went wrong. a learjet becoming an instant fireball. dramatic video released overnight from a security camera shows the terrifying moment of impact. witnesses stunned at what they saw. >> i saw the plane come over in front of us completely on its side flying erratically. obviously, i couldn't keep my eyes on it. my girlfriend was in the passenger seat. she said the plane flipped over completely. >> it was heading for a landing. it slammed into several buildings, including a public works department building. spreading flames everywhere.

tires from over a dozen burning cars near the crash site exploding from the intense heat. >> we ran out to see if we could possibly help or maybe pull somebody out. unfortunately, it was all engulfed in flames. we could do nothing but stand by and watch. horrific. >> two crew members were killed. there were no passengers on board. miraculously, no one on the ground was hurt. >> it's quite remarkable that given the time of day that there weren't more injuries. somewhat of a miracle. >> the plane was registered to a montana aviation company. there were reports of strong winds in the area as the plane matd i made its way from philadelphia. monday's crash is the sixth major air accident there over the past dozen years. tsv investigators are expected at the crash site today to begin trying to figure out what caused this deadly crash. >> thank you very much.

let us turn to mr. roker. >> we are looking at more winds, very severe weather going on today. look what happened in iowa. this is a gust front. hampton, iowa, in northern iowa. winds over 60 to 70 miles an hour. hail followed that. now we're going to be looking at more severe weather today. stretching from the plains to the upper midwest as this system starts to push to the east. we are looking right now at a risk of severe weather from texas all the way into omaha. 13 million folks at risk. tornadoes likely, a few strong. we have slowed down with our tornado production this year. so far, 727. but we still are ahead of the average of 620. as this system pushes east, impacts will be felt from texas on into minnesota, looking at strong storms, heavy winds and damaging hail pushing through with a lot of rain. we could be looking at three to five inches, especially as you get into the upper great lakes.

we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next $30 second. ne, my dad called them up and asked for "the jennifer garner card" which is such a dad thing to do. after he gave his name the woman from capital one said "mr. garner, are you related to jennifer?" kind of joking with him. and my dad was so proud to tell her, "as a matter of fact, she is my middle daughter". so now dad has the venture card, he's earning his double miles, and he made a friend at the company. can i say it? go ahead! what's in your wallet? nice job dad. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be a cool day with more clouds and a slight chance of showers in san francisco. it will be breezy and still staying cool tomorrow, but then we begin the warming trend for the rest hof the week. by the weekend, the mid 70s. 66 degrees inland with a slight chance of rain to the mid 90s by sunday.

that's your latest weather. >> thank you very much. just ahead, an interview with the family and girlfriend of the penn state fraternity pledge who died following a night of alleged hazing. this morning, why his parents say they were against him joining a frat from the start. at first look inside apple park. why it's unlike any office building you have ever seen. first, this is "today" on nbc. s. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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that's what we'll see as we go through the day. temperatures now in the low to mid 50s but it's dropped down to 45 degrees in the north bay right now. high temperatures later today will reach into the mid 60s for the tri-valley and south bay. 60 in san francisco and the east bay also a slight chance of rain and a high of 64 degrees. we will see more clouds moving in over the next couple hours, and also a little bit of some light rain possible throughout the morning. even during the afternoon. but the chance of rain so slim, i wouldn't cancel any outdoor plans. let's head over to mike for an update on how the roads are moving. >> we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic and pretty light for a typical time on tuesday. we also see that recovery is possible. a crash west 580 has cleared just off the dublin grade, and we see speeds recovering as it clears right around union canyon road. a smooth druv to the bay bridge. a look at the san mateo bridge, a crash westbound appears to

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just this morning, syria's government is responding saying, quote, it denies the accusations. 13 million people are bracing for severe weather today from central texas to omaha, nebraska. damaging tornadoes and very large hail expected. we will get al's full forecast in just a little bit. the president is being accused of putting a valuable source of intelligence at risk by sharing information with the russians. paul ryan this morning calling on the president to provide a quote full explanation of the facts. peter alexander joins us from the white house where we are hearing from mr. trump over t t twitter this morning. >> reporter: the president launching his own defense of what was said in that meeting with two senior russian officials. just tweeting as you noted writing, as president i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting, which i have the right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety.

humanitarian reasons plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis and terrorism. this morning, the russian government is denying the president revealed any classified information. "the washington post" reports the top secret material that president trump shared came from a u.s. ally through an intelligence gathering arrangement, we're told it's so sensitive details have been withheld from allies and even tightly restricted within the u.s. government. the white house late yesterday sent h.r. mcmaster out to defend the president. the bottom line is the president's team right now is facing a credibility crisis after the president himself less than a week ago said his surrogates can't be expected to give accurate statements because they often don't know what's going on. aides tell me this is different because h.r. mcmaster was in that oval office meeting with the president. matt and savannah. >> peter alexander at white house, thank you. want to give you the latest

on the taragic case of alleged fraternity hazing at penn state. more of our emotional and candid conversation with his family. also his long time girlfriend. we started by asking her how they met. >> we met in a program called teen prevention education program. in our high school. they train us to teach other student the freshmen about sexual activity. so the different types of protection you can use, sources that you can go to, drug and alcohol use. that's how we met. we met helping people. >> he was -- it sounds like -- a fairly serious minded young man. >> yes. >> were you at all surprised when he was pledging a fraternity? >> i was a little bit surprised. i didn't feel that he needed to be a part of one. but i understood that he wanted a brotherhood which unfortunately is not what he got. >> why did tim want to join a fraternity? why do you think? >> i was kind of against it.

>> why were you against it? >> because i viewed it as -- my perception was a party scene. that wasn't really tim's thing. i thought it would be a big distraction for him. i think he wanted to be part of something that was his own. i'm fairly confident he researched this fraternity and on paper they looked like a good fraternity. hazing free, alcohol free. >> i wasn't really in favor of it. and i just said to him, just don't let your grades slip. don't do anything silly. >> michael, did he talk to you about it? >> he didn't talk to me much about it because he knew that i also was not a huge proponent of it for him. greek life at penn state wasn't for me. knowing him growing up as a pretty low risk guy, i didn't think that it was necessarily his scene. >> was he a young man who kind of went through what other 19-year-olds often do in terms

of socially and partying? >> tim was not a party type of guy. i know for a fact that in high school he never touched a drink. >> you didn't have to have the talk that a lot of other parents probably had with their 17, 18, 19-year-olds? >> no. i had been on the board of d.a.r.e. i made it clear early on that you cannot embarrass me. >> have you asked yourselves if the shoe had been on the other foot and tim was there at that party but not the one who had those severe injuries what he would have done? >> we don't have to ask ourselves. we knew already. it's what tim's friends told us. several of them said to us, if tim was the person at the party that wasn't hurt, he would have made sure that help was called for immediately. and if it didn't come quick

enough, he would have picked him up and brought him to the hospital. that's what we believe. >> in a heartbeat he would have done it. i know if the roles were reversed, he would have helped. he would have walked away from this fraternity and would have said, i don't care, i'm going to help and it's not worth it. >> coming up in our next half hour dr. oz will join us. he will have important information on how you can tell the difference when someone is drunk and dangerously drunk. it's important information for parents and anyone else who may be attending some sort of a function where there's a lot of drinking in the next couple of months. >> i have a daughter going to college. it's one of these things, you want to have that conversation about greek life and drinking and all that. >> better to have it. >> absolutely. should we get a check of the weather? >> absolutely. are you ready for heat? >> ready. >> are you ready for some summer? >> yes, sir. >> are you ready? >> ready! >> here we go. let's get it started. we are talking temperatures from

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large diet mountain dew, a mcdonald's cafe latte and some time of energy drink. all of the drinks had large amounts of caffeine. >> the purpose here today is not to slam mountain dew, it's to slam cafe lattes, it's not to slam energy drinks. this amount of caffeine, how it's ingested can have dire consequences. >> reporter: they recommend they consume no more than 100 milligrams a day. diet mountain dew has 91 milligrams. the american beverage association says a typical energy drink has 160 milligrams. mcdonald's does not say how much caffeine is in the latte. a typical coffee house coffee has 360 milligrams. three drinks adding up to more than six times the recommended amount of could have feaffeine

people. sean hopes parents don't go through what he did. >> i stand before you as a broken hearted father. >> reporter: a warning to talk to kids about the dangers of too much caffeine. for today, kerry sanders, nbc news. coming up, we have words of wisdom and great advice from one of the most successful people on the planet. >> the book he is recommending that's flying off the shelves. the new video that will get you excited about that long awaited will and grace revival. >> hoda and thousands of her closest friends can barely contain themselves. we have a live concert from zac brown band coming up. first, a check of your local news and weather. from the 5 a.m. light blinkers

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good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing the clouds rolling in as a weak disturbance moves across the region. we'll also bring in a slight chance of rain especially for the north bay as we'ring light showers across sonoma valley. only going to see the high temperatures in the upper 60s. mostly cloudy skies and breezy winds. a lot of rain will weaken as it continues to move through the south, but we still have a chance of rain throughout the bay area throughout the day. high temperatures reaching 64 in san jose, palo alto, and oakland. as we go into the next several days. we're in for a warmup with a lot of sunshine. san francisco will go from the mid 60s today to the mid 70s by saturday. inland areas will only reach 66 today but then the temperatures jumping several degrees each day and by sunday, we'll be up to 94 degrees with mostly sunny skies. let's get an update on how the roads are moving with mike. >> tuesday has seen the commute

really kick in in the last half hour. bottom of the screen, sill acanvalley commute northbound and westbound. typical there. atypical is how much slowing we have now. a crash at westbound 880 at the san quentin side. as we take a look at the toll plaza, jammed up all the way across the san quentin. a crash in lanes. folks are squeezing by on the shoulder. we hope to have a lane open soon. we're still waiting for updates. back to you. >> thank you very much, kari and mike. >> happening now in a short time, jurors are set to begin hearing the penalty phase in the trial of sierra lamar's killer. ers last week convicted antolin garcia torres. he faces a possible death senten sentence. on our home page, what attorneys on both sides are expected to argue. >> attorneys will file new charges against owner and landlord of the warehouse that was the site of the ghost ship

fire. another update in another half hour. you then.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, downward spiral. a top republican lawmaker says the white house is out of control, after bombshell reports that president trump may have shared classified intelligence with russian officials. now, democrats and republicans are demanding to know what happened. >> it's disturbing. let's find out what the details are, whether it actually happened or not. >> we're live at the white house. plus, breaking his silence. bill cosby speaks out for the first time in years, pushing back on the allegations of sexual assault from women. what's the reason behind all of it according to cosby? we'll tell you what he says. and big country meets the big city, as zac brown band gets

set to take our plaza by storm, for a special live concert today, tuesday, may 16th, 2017. ♪ >> you know who we love in the front row? >> zac brown band. >> how are you celebrating your graduation? >> with the zac brown band. ♪ >> let's hear it for the zac brown band. >> we love zac brown band. >> mother and daughter and zac brown band. >> zbb today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." a tuesday morning. beautiful day. the crowd is fantastic. a good show coming up. zac brown band. >> by the way, we're standing over there because nobody wants

to let hoda too close to the stage because she is a crazy fan of this band. >> you know what? these guys behind you are crazy, too. they have a tiny version of something to sing. ♪ a lilt bit of chicken fry and cold beer on a friday night ♪ ♪ and the radio on >> the crowd sounds amazing. >> the guys are impressed. >> zac brown band sounds even better. first, let's get our top stories. here's the news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker at the white house, where the trump administration is in damage control mode this morning, after an explosive report in "the washington post," that the president revealed classified information to the russians last week. top officials here say the story isn't true, but they have not directly disputed the allegations. now this morning, democrats and republicans are demanding

clarity, with republican senator bob corker calling the crisis part of a downward spiral. the white house, unleashing one of its top guns on monday night, h.r. mcmaster, disputing the bombshell report. >> the story out tonight as reported is false. >> reporter: according to "the washington post," the president revealed classified information about the fight against isis, during this meeting last week, with the russian foreign minister and ambassador. no american journalists were allowed in the room. "the post" said the u.s. got the information from a partner who had not given the united states permission to share the material with russia. another official adding, mr. trump revealed more information to the russian ambassador than we have shared with our own allies. the pushback swift. >> at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. >> reporter: but mcmaster's

carefully crafted statement said it never revealed sources and methods. it revealed an isis threat, relating to laptops on airplanes. >> i was in the room. it didn't happen. >> reporter: overnight, bipartisan backlash. democrats saying if true, the president's actions are dangerous. >> we cannot have the president of the united states being casually loose-lipped about confirming something, even if it's in the public domain. >> reporter: the republicans, demanding answers. >> it o's disturing. let's find out if it happened or not. >> reporter: the allegation, raising questions about hypocrisy. during the campaign, candidate trump called hillary clinton unfeu unfit, about her handling of classified information over e-mail. >> i don't think it's safe that clinton be briefed on national

security. >> reporter: last night, he spoke with the president of egypt. and today, he will speak with the king of jordan to meet with turkey's president. this incident may be a question of judgment over legality. the president has a right to declassify any information he or she wants. president trump tweeting out a defense today. i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting, which i have the rights to do. i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis and terrorism. matt? savannah? >> kristen welker, thank you. we're joined by nbc news national security analyst, jeremy bash, the former chief of staff at the defense department and cia. read the tea leaves into the statement by h.r. mcmaster. he said, i'm in the room. it didn't happen. he said no sources or methods were revealed. is that a denial? is that enough? >> i feel bad for the national

security professionals that have to clean up aisle 8. this was an egregious spill. not only did it come from a trusted counterterrorism partner, who i think told us don't tell anybody. but the people we gave it to was the least trustworthy people on the planet in the russians. >> they have to go to the source of this intelligence and say, we're still good going forward. maybe this wasn't our best moment. but what does this do to the relationship between this president and our own intelligence community? >> our intelligence professionals are going to pull the punches. they're not going to want to give the president the best information. every morning, they give him a president's daily brief, which tells him everything. and the system is designed about giving the president that information. this morning, they have to reassess that. >> giving him the benefit of the county, is there anything to explain how he might have thought, it's okay to share this? >> we do share conversation with other countries.

but to share it with the russians, who are not trustworthy, in bed with syria, hezbollah, iranians, this is a bad development. >> the intelligence community gives him the daily brief. on that morning, he was about to meet with the russian officials. would it have said there, information like this is not to be shared? or would that not have hit that brief? >> that's come up in conversations. hey, boss, in is sensitive, do not share with anybody. >> thank you. let's turn to dramatic surveillance video released, showing the moment when a private jet crashed on monday, just outside of new york city. the plane hi several building and burst into flames while heading for a landing at teterboro airport. there were no passengers on the plane. and no one on the ground was hurt. the lear jet flipped upside-down

before it crashed. the national transportation safety board is investigating. bill crosby is in the headlines. he's speaking out as he prepares for his sexual assault charge. kate snow is coffering that. >> reporter: that trial, just three weeks away. in his first interview in more than two years, the once-beloved entertainer opens up about the case against him and pushes back against some of his accusers. this morning, bill cosby is breaking his sigh henlencsilenc. opening up about the possibility that racism is playing a role in the scandal surrounding him. >> i truly believe that some of it may well be that. >> but your accusers are black and white. >> there's some people that can be motivated by whether or not

they're going to work. or whether or not they might be able to get back at someone. it's not all, not every, but i think there's some. >> reporter: cosby has denied claims from some 50 women that he sexually assaulted them. i have never done an interview this large. i spoke with 27 accusers, from sexual assault to rape, many claim the superstar comedian drugged them. how many of you believe you were drugged by bill cosby? when talking about the number of women coming forward, cosby deflects. >> the piling on, so to speak, is a way and an impressive way, to get public upon, to come to the other side.

>> are you telling me if hatheye lying? >> reporter: the 79-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated indecent assault. the alleged victim in the case, andrea constant, says cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home in 2004. the comedy icon fighting for his legacy. cosby's daughters have spoken out, defending their father against the claims. calling them one-sided. saying cosby has been publicly lynched in the media. jury selection for bill cosby's trial, set to begin next monday in pittsburgh. >> thank you very much. still ahead in the wake of that tragedy at penn state, dr. oz is here, to show you how to spot when someone has gone from drunk to dangerously drunk. a new way to travel. why you soon may be checking our

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>> you ready for summer reading. there's a book flying off of shelves. "the better angels of our nature" by steven pinker. and in the last 12 hours, sales have increased by 605,000% on amazon. why? because of bill gates. the microsoft founder sent out a series of 14 tweets, sent out a social media graduation speech, giving his advice to graduates. and gates said that book is the most inspiring he's ever read. that's why the sales are going crazy. intelligence takes many different forms. it's not one-dimensional and not as important as i used to think. >> hear hear. >> he he added i also have one big regret. when i left school i knew little about the world's inequities. it took me decades to learn. gates said if he had to do it all over again he would study

artificial intelligence or the biofields. >> i'm dying to read the book. he's like oprah's book club. nice. >> anyway, speaking of the future -- how is this for the future of flying. delta airlines has announced it is testing a self-service luggage kiosk and it uses facial recognition technology to scan your face and verify your passport so you can check your own bag. it's coming to minneapolis-st. paul international this summer. first of its kind. it's just a test but supposed to speed up lines. do we like that, facial recognition? >> i'm skeptical of that. >> they said it's so accurate. >> exactly. >> what are you worried about? >> i don't want someone having that information all of this. >> like they can't see you on tv. >> i see your point like a bar code on your head.

>> do you want waves on your face all the time. i'm not into it. >> what do you think? >> i don't know -- i understand checking your bags. what do you do to claim your bag. you look into a monitor again and your bag comes to you? >> sure. >> cover your face. >> let's go over wedding video. the bride and groom, agreeing to love each other in sickness and health, good times and bad and the fact that he slapped her face. >> on this journey that we make together. >> on this journey that we make together. >> oh. >> there was a bee. >> the groom was swatting it away. >> the bishop told the guests what he witnessed. everybody cracked up. >> she said thank you. she rather have that swat. >> by the way the whole audience was cracking up. >> the minister said i did see

a bee. there was a bee. >> meanwhile, i've never seen wedding videos like that. how gorgeous. that's amazing. >> so your pop start. it's going to being a great. first we begin with "saturday night live". the snl cast spoke to the hollywood reporter about its successful year. you may remember this viral photo comparing rosy o'donnell to steve bannon it started a national campaign. leslie jones told the magazine that laura michaels said when you play a character you can't play it from hate you have to play it from funny because when you play it from hate it looks like you're being mean. >> "will and grace" highly anticipated reboot. giving fans a first look. finally reunited. ♪ ♪ and brighter than we knew

it ♪ ♪ so watch us fly ♪ beyond ♪ we can do it ♪ we'll have madness ♪ this is our edict >> you can watch the revival this fall right here on nbc. finally this is us, to say the drama was a break out hit. unsuspecting fans sat down to talk about what the show means to them. how they connect with the characters. what they didn't know stars themselves were watching bag stage and gave them quite a surprise. take a look. >> well what she did was what my mom did. she kept the bad guys out. thank you for being the catapult of the great figure of your family. >> oh, my god.

>> thank you. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> oh, my god! >> okay. cool. >> kind of uneven. should we add somebody else. >> you guys want me to hang out too? >> you can watch the full video on today.com. pack your kleenexs. mr. roker. >> hate to follow that. let's show you what we have. we're looking at severe weather today. wet weather in the pacific northwest. storms will be firing up in the plains. we already have a arriving of severe weather and in fact we're stretching from texas all the way up into iowa where we're talking about parts of those areas seeing two inches are more in diameter of hail. heavy thunderstorms especially up to the north, from minneapolis into michigan and also looking into the dakotas, upwards of four inches of rain or more rest of the country warm and dry finally in the eastern third of the u.s.

severe storms making their way from the plains down into texas. look for mountai mountain snows in the northwest. >> you won't see much sunshine today. clouds moving in. temperatures well below average this time of year. 63 in livermore, 64 oakland, palo alto and san jose. and 68 degrees in napa an concord. our highs will be in the low 60s in san francisco today and then warming up for the rest of the week with mostly sunny skies. for the inland areas we will see a high of only 66 degrees today. but then look at how warm it gets by the end of the week. this weekend, highs will be in the low 90s. >> don't forget, you can listen to us tailly on siriusxm channel 108. tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., the hoda show. >> thank you, al. going to turn to important takeaways, for that tragic hazing at penn state. for parents and kids alike, the

warning signs of drinking. dr. mehmet oz joins us, host of "the dr. oz show." we can't be naive. we have to know, it will happen again. binge drinking is a huge problem in this country. let's talk when is someone drunk and when are they dangerously drunk? >> drunk you experience always, you start to stagger, can't coordinate yourself, you say things you didn't mean to say. you vomit a little bit. that's drunk. what we witness in this tragic case and what will happen this weekend and next weekend because it's the party season, colleges graduate and they have their big events is something that can become more dangerous. something that monitors or mandates a 911 call. >> first one. inability to wake up. >> you approach a person. they are lining down pup get drowsy. you got to shake them. yell in their ear. do things that make them uncomfortable. if they can't be aroused call

911. >> seizures. people go into seizures with whole too high. >> alcohol affects brain circuits to talk to each other. any involuntary movement, is a seizure and mandate you get attention. >> what i learned about this if you get close to someone who is passed out from drinking, you want to check their breathing and in particular you're looking for slow breathing. >> slow or erratic. if you're breathing less than eight times a minute, so less than half that is a problem. your brain is supposed to tell your lungs to breathe automatically. or gaps of more than ten seconds without any breath at all implies something is not quite right. it shows your brain is disconnecting from your body. you could die. people die from alcohol problems because they trash cars, handle heavy machinery. they can die just from the alcohol itself.

>> any of those three things you call 911 immediately. but the parents said a couple of things to me and we learned a couple of things from the timeline of this tragedy that stuck out. i want to play a little tape and then i want you to comment on the other side. >> somebody knew what a sternum drug was and knew if you didn't react to it there's a significant issue. they did nothing about it. >> you've been in this situation before with other people in that building. they also did something that they have a term for called backpacking. can you describe that? do you know what that is? >> they put a bunch of books in a backpack and put it on the person so the person won't roll over on to their back so they don't vomit. >> that comes with experience. >> right. >> let's go back and talk about that, the sternum rub. >> remember the first problem you call 911. you can yell and shake them but in medicine we use a sternum rub to make sure you're not

responsive. the knuckles on your hand, put them on the bone and push hard with the knuckles. that bone very tender if you push hard. you're not going to tolerate that. if you're aroused you'll respond. alcohol can put you in a coma. next thing down the road you won't breathe. when you get drunk your alcohol levels continue to increase. what you're checking for they don't keep getting worse. >> so he didn't react to the sternum rub because he was in desperate shape and that's when they should have called 911. >> that's a mandatory trip to er. >> have you heard of this backpacking thing. >> i heard it. i got kids. we heard it mentioned in a derogatory fashion. i'll let you on fire. here's a fire extinguisher. put yourself out. backpacking is designed for that reason. they are planning to get you so drunk you'll vomit.

when you vomit and drunk, you can't protect your airway you won't allow yourself to naturally push the vomit out of your mouth. instead you will aspirate. in theory it's better than not but why would you be in that situation. >> again, as you said so well, these things will happen. this weekend, next weekend and unfortunately all too often. doctor, good to see you. let's go out to hoda. >> thank you. it's time. time to get ready. will you hold this for one second, zac? [ cheers and applause ] i )m ...

==topvo== . e last phase of the tri a very good tuesday morning to you. 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia cannon. the last phase of the trial is set to begin today for sierra lamar's killer. jurors will begin hearing the penalty phase in antolin garcia torres' murder trial and this will decide if he receives the death penalty or life in prison. the same jury convicted garcia-torres for kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar five years ago. it is expected both sides will lean heavily on emotion during this phase of the trial and defense attorneys will argue to spare garcia-torres from death by outlining some of the details in what they're called his troubled life growing up. time now to switch gears. check the morning commute with mike. >> behind me in the last five minutes we've seen the toll plaza really clear up from

richmond heading to san raffle. just after our last report they cleared all lanes. a pretty quick recovery from the east bay to the san rafael side. lighter traffic around the bay. earlier crash at bay bridge presented not much of a problem. a smooth drive across san mateo, done barton and north and west, but nothing major down here a crash from0 to 85. back to you, laura. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in a half hour. hope to see you then. have a great tuesday morning.

♪ ♪ all the worry in the world it's 8:30 now. it is what, tuesday? >> tuesday. >> beautiful. >> concert day. could i do one thing briefly? i just want to try something. >> play an instrument? >> oh, no! oh, no! >> yes. >> it's a hat. >> zac's hat. >> he feels like a kid over there. >> i'll give it back. that's awesome. >> we got the zac brown band

ready to go. you excited for this. >> yes, ma'am. >> the crowd is so excited for it. >> yes. >> all right. first look who sells here this morning. we have award-winning actor and author. we'll talk to him about his big break in hollywood, some of his stranger habits. it's all in the book. >> and calling all millennials, we're looking for you. we're teaming up with the greatest to find out what makes you guys tick and what you love about future. head to today.com, fill out this survey and we would like to flare you. >> right now let's get a check of the weather from another guy in a snappy hat, mr. roker. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by walgreen's. get your red nose today only at walgreen's to help end child poverty. >> all right. let's take a look and see what we have for you weather wise. we're looking at warm and dry weather. severe storms in the northern

plains down texas and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. sunshine through the southwest. tomorrow we're looking at severe storms in the upper mississippi river valley. record highs in the eastern u.s. especially along i-95. west coast looking good. snow and cooled through the intermountains, cascades and the . w tooth as well with the >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> i'm meteorologist kari hall. mostly cloudy skies around the bay area. 57 degrees in the south bay with partly cloudy skies and 4ñ degrees in the north bay. we'll start to see more of the clouds moving in there and a slight chance of rain and highs well below average only reaching into the mid 60s for the tri-valley and the south bay. east bay 64 degrees. and san francisco will see a high of 60 today with gusty winds and a chance of rain also for the north bay. >> that's your latest weather. get the weather any time you

need it visit our pals at the weather channel on cable. savannah? thank you so much. i'm just gushing over jeffrey contaminat tamborg. he wrote a memoir called "are you anybody?" ? >> what was it like to make your broadway debut opposite acting legend george c. scott >> george c. scott, you don't know, was a very famous actor. he did "patton" and i was very nervous of making debut. >> it is your debut as a memoir. >> today is actually the debut day.

i'm going to go to a book store and look at it. >> is this like giving birth. is it so exciting, here's my memoir. >> i attended birth. i guess it's like that. you know, it's not known that i co-own a book store in los angeles. sky light books. and this is like a bucket list thing. i'm actually reading a book in a book store. my kids are actually the genesis of this. i was driving my daughter to school one day. she's 10 years old. to flute class. she said what is it you do again. because some days they will be seeing me as george sr., one day as mora. i also do the voice of a burrito. they don't quite get it. for a while they were telling their friends that i eat lunch for a living because when they would come to the set for lunch. so they would say he eats lunch.

>> the title comes from your story. >> an autograph seeker walked outside. i had three lines in the play, "sly fox." you look wonderful, sir. he looked at me and said, are you anybody? i paused for 30 seconds and i said no. i felt sad, isn't it, you got sad for a second. i know. but so i wrote the book "are you anybody." it's not about getting an autograph. it's about getting to this age. >> it's about everything. what's interesting it is funny. very you. there were parts that broke my heart. >> that's kind of what we do. life is zig and zag. life happens with tears and happens with laughter. my big thing is i wanted to make sure that i was just talking. like i'm talking to my kids and

hey this is what dad does and this is the laughs and sometimes you cry at dinner. sometimes you cry at dinner and sometimes you laugh at a funeral. life is funny. funny. >> you wrote about how to be an actor, to do this career, you have to have a fire in the belly. and you worked in this career. you were successful in that you were a working actor for decades before you became a household name. did you lose that fire in the belly? >> no. i don't know why. that thing between action and cut seems to be -- seems to be -- i'm addicted to it. i love it the i was at the theater the other night. >> we went to see "hamilton." >> i've heard of that show. >> when the lights go down, and everybody gets quiet, i get very, very moved. i'm fortunate. at the top of the book, there was an actor when we did "julius

caesar." he read my palm. he said, it's going to happen for you. it's going to happen very late. he didn't tell me this late. >> he could have been more specific. i need a nap. >> you have a habit that's quite interesting. >> that is? >> having to do with coffee. >> i thought it was something else. >> you drink -- tell everybody what you do. >> i did it this morning. i make coffee. i put it on the bedside at night. i wake up and read for a half hour with cold coffee. it comes from my san francisco state days, when i was a student. $48 a semester, ladies and gentlemen. $48. you can't go to starbucks for $48. >> you can't get an ilsed coffee for $48. >> you can't get a brewed anything. >> jason bateman just tweeted there might be more "arrested

development." i can't let you out of here. is there dish? >> jason is a "b" actor on the show, correct? >> he is. >> we're not supposed to say anything, verbally. >> wait -- >> i can't say anything. i can't. it would be wrong. and they would get very, very mad. >> i won't press you on it. >> i'm going to get e-mails. >> we better drop it, then. >> my reps are going -- oh, my god. >> they're not. they're saying, hold that book up one more time. "are you anybody"? >> there's not much difference. >> i mean, it looks like you. >> can we do something like this in post? can you do something here? >> if you can control them, i hope you're doing it for me, too. zac brown band comes up next. they're going to do their thing live on the plaza. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ whistles ]

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this is an nbc news special report. here's lester holt. >> good day from new york, coming on the air as a firestorm in our nation's capital, following the reports that president trump shared highly classified information about an isis terror plot, with russian diplomats, according to current and former u.s. officials. in just a moment, we're expecting a rare white house briefing. the president's national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster, it's mcmaster who called the reports false last night has just come to the podium. let's take you the white house now. >> -- most of the trip breaking off just before the g7. and the trip will begin in saudi arabia. it's a historic trip.

after arrival in riyadh, the president will have coffee, and hold bilateral meetings with the king, the crown prince and the deputy crown prince. he will also participate in a signing ceremony of several agreements that will slolidify u.s./saudi security. that evening, the first lady -- >> mcmaster is going through the itinerary of the president's upcoming trip abroad. we are hoping he will address the issue of what the president said during that meeting with the russian foreign minister and ambassador at the white house last week, in which it had been reported, the president had divulged highly classified information about isis. mr. mcmaster had denied that yesterday, denying essentially points that hadn't been reported. the president coming along and tweeting this morning, seeming to suggest that he did, in fact,

share information with the russians and justifying that, as important in the fight against terrorism, with regard to isis. let's take you back to the briefing. we're waiting for him to begin speaking specifically about what the president said.establishingg this center, our friends, including saudi arabia, are taking a firm stand against extremism. and those who use a perverted interpretation of religion to advance their political agendas. the president looks forward to participating in a twitter fo t forum, with young people, who will live tweet his remarks to people all over the world. the president will continue on to jerusalem, where he will meet with lay a wreath. and then, the president will deliver remarks at the israel museum. and celebrate the unique history of israel and of the jewish

people. while reaffirming america's unshakable bond with our closest allies in the middle east. later that day, he will meet with prime minister netanyahu. that night, the president and the first lady will join the prime minister and mrs. netanyahu for a private dinner. the following morning, the president will meet president abbas in bethlehem, where he be convey his administration's eagerness to facilitate an agreement that ends the conflict. and he will urge palestinian leaders to take steps that will help lead to peace. and he will visit the church of the holy sepulcher and say a prayer at the western wall. the next day, the president will have an audience, with the pope at the vatican. he looks forward to celebrating the rich contributions of catholics and to discussing a range of issues of mutual

concern, some of thwhich i summarized last time. before leaving the vatican, the president will meet the cardinal secretary of state, and will tour st. peters. later that afternoon, the president will meet with the king and the prime minister of belgium. and the heads of state and the government of the host country to the nato alliance. and will also -- before departing rome for brussels. the next morning, the president will tral to the e.u. headquarters, to meet with the presidents of the european union and of the european council. he'll hold a working lunch with a newly-effelected president of chan france, who he will meet in person for the first time. that afternoon, they will deliver marks for our shared struggle in front of a piece of the berlin wall and a segment of

the world trade center. he will reaffirm america's commitment to the alliance, and for the good of the alliance, all members must share responsibility and share burden. joined by secretary mattis, he will participate in the leaders meeting before traveling to sicily for the g7. throughout the summit, he will meet with leaders, including the italian prime minister. in the formal meetings, he will press america's economic agenda and call for greater security cooperation. on the first night of the summit, he will also attend a concert performed by the lascana phil hharmonic philharmonic. before departing for home, the president will speak to american allied servicemen and women and their families. he will thank them for their sacrifices they make to keep us safe. and recount the highlights and accomplishments of the trip. so, i asked sean to call on any

of you that have questions. thanks. >> general mcmaster, you came out yesterday and in coming out to the stakeout area, you said "the washington post" story that came out late yesterday afternoon, was false. do you stick by that assertion? do you think that every element of that story is false? and do you have anything to correct in terms of what you said at the podium yesterday afternoon? >> no, i stand by my statement that i made yesterday. what i'm saying is really the premise of that article is false. in any way the president had a conversation that was inappropriate or that resulted in any kind of lapse in national security. so, i think the real issue, and i think what i'd like to see debated more, is there's national security has been put at risk by those violating confidentiality. and those releasing information to the press that could be used -- connected with other information available to make

american s.i.d.s. citizens and more vulnerable. >> was classified information leaked? >> can you tell us if the prime minister netanyahu will join president trump at the western wall. does the president believe the western wall is part of his -- >> i'm sorry? no israeli leaders will join president trump to the western wall. he's going to the western wall mainly in connection with the theme, to connect with three of the world's great religions and to advance to pay homage to the religious sites he is visiting. and to highlight the theme that we have to be united again ed o enemies of civilized people. and be together in an agenda of tolerance and mediation. >> i want to dig into details on this reporting of the president's conversation with russians. are you denying he revealed

information that was given to the u.s. by an intelligence partner? >> what we do is don't discuss what is and isn't classified. i will tell you in the context of that discussion, what the president discussed with the foreign minister was appropriate to that conversation and is consistent with the routine sharing of information between the president and any leaders with whom he's engaged. and -- >> did the u.s. receive from the intelligence partner? >> i'm not going to be one that confirm that sort of information that could jeopardize our security. >> -- u.s. allies that have the intelligence sharing relationships with the u.s. will stop providing that information? >> i'm not concern eed at all. that conversation was wholly appropriate to the conversation. and i think wholly appropriate with the expectations are of our intelligence partners. >> if i can follow that, general, have you reached out to the foreign partners that might have contributed the information to the u.s.? and talked to them about it.

if so, what was the reaction? >> i have not. and i'm not sure what conversations have been held about that. >> what you were saying earlier -- if there was nothing that the president shared that he shouldn't have shared, why did his counterterrorism adviser contact the nsa and cia about what he said? >> i would say from an overabundance of caution. but i'm not sure. i've not talked to him about that why he reached out. >> typically you would understand there was a reason to reach out. >> i was in the room. the secretary of state was in the room. the deputy assistant -- the deputy adviser for national security, dina powell, for strategy, was in the room. and none of us felt that that conversation was inappropriate. >> when was the decision made to share that information with the russians? did the president on the spot decide to give that information over? or was there a process or formal

decisionmaking process in advance of the meeting with the russians last week? >> as you know, the -- it's wholly appropriate for the president to share information he thinks is necessary to advance the security of the american people. that's what he did. as to your question on had that information been shared previously, i'm not sure about that. >> when did he make the decision? st >> when did he make the decision? he made the decision in the context of the conversation, which is wholly appropriate. it's worth recapping one thing here. the president was meeting with a foreign minister about the terrorist threat. he had raised some difficult issues. what we expected in terms of different behavior from russia, in key areas like ukraine and in syria. but then, the president was emphasizing, we have some common interests here. we have to work together. we have an area of cooperation with transnational terrorist organizations. isis, in particular, an organization that had taken down

a russian airliner and murdered over 200 people in october of 2015. so, this was the context of the conversation, in which it was wholly appropriate to share what that threat was, as a basis for common action, and coordination. >> in the moment, then? during the context of that conversation? >> i want to follow-up on jennifer's question about the western wall being part of israel. >> that sounds like a policy decision. that's the president's intention. did answer the question of what his intention is and would he go with iz lael officisraeli offic. the president's intention is to visit the sites, and highlight the need for unity among the religions. unity of a grave threat to civilization, and unity in embracing an agenda of tolerance.

>> did the president reveal a city? the spin is that the president revealed the name undermined an? >> okay. i will answer that. okay. so. all of you are very famer yar with the threat from isis, and all of you are very familiar with the territory of controls and if you were to say from with where do you think that a threat might come that isis controls ark and you would be able to name a few cities, would think. and so it is nothing that you would not know from open source reporting in terms of the source of concern. and it had all to do with operations that are already ongoing and have been made public for months. >> reporter: general -- >> sorry, back to my question, sir. was this information shared with the russians also the same content that was shared with our allies, and the specific to the threat which the president says

was in relation to airlines, is this an imminent threat? a justification for in that moment needing to share information with the russians? >> i don't want to get into what exact information is shared with what a allies, but information on the topic of the threat to aviation was shared with multiple allies, and as you know, there are policies being put in place to protect gaiagai that threat. and the you have and many others have reported wide ly on this. >> reporter: and it is something that our allies did not, is that what you are saying? >> in terms of the specifics, i have no basis of comparison to who was shared with what country, but i will tell you that it is our impression of all of us in the meetings already that i have mentioned that what was shared is wholly appropriate given the purpose of the c conversation, and the purpose of what the president was trying to achieve through that meeting. >> reporter: but is there an imminent threat? >> jgeneral, when you came out after the story broke, you said that the president did not disclose any sources or methods and he did not reveal anything

about military operations. why were you denying things that were not even reported? and what the report said is that the president revealed classified information that had been shared by one of our allies in the middle east, and the question is simply a yes or no question here. did the president share cl classified information with the russians in that meeting? >> as i have mentioned already we don't say what is classify and what is not clas fid, and what i will tell you fwan is that what the president shared is wholly appropriate, and the story, the story combined what was leaked with other information, and then insinuated about sources and methods, and so i wanted to make clear to everybody that the president in no way compromised any methods or sources in the course of this conversation. >> reporter: general, you say that the national security has been put at risk by the leak of, this and have you any idea how this got out and what steps are being taken by virtue of

discovering this as you did to try to limit the potential for anymore leaks of national security information? >> i think that national security is put at risk by this leak, and leaks like this. and the there are, you know, there are a number of instance where is this has occurred and i think that it is important to investigate these sort of things and to make sure that we have trusted organizations across our government that a allows for the free sharing of information and collaboration. in terms of the national security, and what is critical is that you can assemble the experts that you need. and you want to have a bigger group, right, for any of the complex problems, because you need the expertise, and you need the tools to bear from the different agencies and departments, and so what we have to do is to make sure that we have a high degree of conany dense in all of the organizations and the systems and the processes, and so that we can do what we need to do for the president which is to give him our best advise and give him options to deal with the complex

options. >> reporter: and clearly you can't have that confidence by virtue of what happened yesterday, and do you have any idea how this got out, and tighten up the ship so to speak to ensure this does not get out? >> well, it is incumbent on all of of us to bring in authorities and the right mandate to find out how this leak occur and other breeches as well. >> general mcmaster -- >> reporter: general mcmaster to put a finer point on this, is there an active investigation into how this information was leaked and can you tell us who is running that infor is vestigation and also, i would like to ask you that given that president trump is meeting face-to-face with literally dozens of foreign leaderers fand there are sensitives to his discretion in deciding what is cl classified, and how is that something that you are advising him ahead of the foreign trip? >> well, i mean, there are no sensitivities in terms of me or anybody who has been with the president and with many of the

engagement engagements, and he is sharing information in a way that is wholly appropriate. maybe i should make this statement that the president was not even aware where this information came from and he was not briefed on the source or the method of the information either, and so i am sorry that this has to be the last question, because we have the president of turkey coming. and momentarily. thank you very much. >> general -- >> general -- h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser after running down the president's itinerary for the trip abroad taking a number of questions about the reporting yesterday and several publications that the president had revealed classified information to an isis plot to the russian ambassador to the russian foreign minister in their meeting last week. we want to go to the white house chief correspondent haley, and

he stuck by the denial saying that the information that the president shared is wholly appropriate, and what did he not answer that kept questions lingering? >> he did not answer what is central whether the president shared or revealed classified information with the russian foreign minister or the russian ambassador here last week at the white house. you heard general mcmaster pressed on this repeatedly and not getting to the sources and the methods question, because he got to that saying that the president has not revealed anything that would reveal the sources and methods and in fact, the president has not basketball briefed on the sources and methods and the concern is that just the facts of the case that have been reer ported by the washington post. did the president reveal clas fid information not, and he did not speak to whether the white house would consider rele releasinging transcripts if they exist or not, and you have heard members of congress to call on the white house to reveal, and also did not speak to the credibility of the lawmakers as

we well. and he said that the president made the decision to share whatever information about the common threats as he described it with the russian officials here in the context of the conversation that they had been having which i do believe is notable, and as you are mentioning, and i look at the notes here, lester, he said repeatedly what was shared was wholly appropriate. i will tell you for a packed briefing room, the national security adviser answered questions for less than ten minutes before departing from the room, lest er. >> thank you, haley jackson. i want to go to national security analyst jeremy bash who is joining us. jeremy, what did you hear there that strikes out in your mind, because you have been in discussions in which the classified material has been talked about? >> the decision made the decision on the spot, and did not consult with the team beforehand and if you want to share information about a counter terrorism part, you go back to the country and you say, hey, we would like to disclose to the russians this sensitive

information and is that okay, that is not done. >> and he would not describe if it came from another country or if in fact it was truly classify and if in fact it had been shared with any other countries or allies. so are you in the same place as haley that there are still some questions unanswered? >> there are. as the president is departing on the momentous world tour here, he is going to get a lot of tough questions are the the allies in the middle east and europe and say, will you brief us on the same things that you briefed the russians on and if not why not? that sfwoing to put the president in a tough position if he is continuing to spread the information about the globe, that is going to be making the source reluctant to come forward in the future. >> haley, are you with me? >> yes, lester. >> and the tweeting information contradicted mcmaster, did it not? >> well, lester, he said that he shared what he described as facts of terrorism, and aviation-related terror threats

in that meeting with rush sharks and no discrepancy publicly from the white house or frankly behind the scenes that the president had described common threats and that is something that you heard, but you did hear pushback from the white house officials that the washington post reporting was completely false essentially, a and you heard it again that the premise of the story was false, and the president did appear to be confirming that he talked about the threats with russian officials, and it is certainly going to raise more question, too, lester, in a early morning tweet from the president about a crisis that has so far engulfed the west wing. >> and can you give me a feeling there, because last week the president fires comey and then he makes the contradictory statements from what the staff has put out, and he is raising the possibility that maybe the conversation was recorded and now this. what is it like at the white house right now? >> yeah, it is a remarkable week, lester, and the adjectives that you might use to describe what is happening in the doorway behind me there in the west with wing is that the staff is beleaguer and fatigued from the constant drum beat of reporting

coming out of the white house, and increasing frustration on the part of the president based on our reporting about the information that he is seeing revealed in the media reporting, and frustration with the leaks as you heard general mcmaster make very explicit here in the discussion, and the discussion on the ground is that the leas s are happening given that you have a staff that has been battered now by these reports, by seems like every other day, a new crisis that they have to launch a sort of full court press about. and we know that in order to calm some concerns over there on capitol hill, the white house sources are saying that they will reach out the lawmakers to answer some questions that they may have, and lester, there are plenty of questions. >> haley jackson for us. thank you very much. the president is meeting shortly with the turkish leader erdogan, and they will come out the make joint statements at 1:00 p.m. eastern time, and we will be back on the air for that event

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and it already -- i'll put it this way, i was crying last night. and i think it only begins -- he just is working on this level that just gets you. >> you were crying as a person, as a character? >> as a person. i watched it. i saw it last night for the first time. and then, there's two more. i think it's beginning this catharsis. yes. i thought people hated it. but i was moved by it. >> when a show is so loved and so embraced, you know, ending them seems so difficult. so many people come away with, oh, there's some dissatisfaction. >> of course. i think dave lindelof who did "lost" went through that. i used to joke. i'm inheriting you with ptsd from the end of "lost." we felt more and more freed up and empowered to tell the story that he wants to tell.

it's very -- you know, i said to him, thank you for letting me live in your head for three years. >> i am sitting there with a cup. can you keep that cup? do you take a memento from the set and they don't mind? >> i considered taking justin thorrue. i took the lighter for people that watch "the leftovers," i did take the lighter. >> what do you do with something like that? >> yeah. i have all sorts of things. i have the painting that amy gray, judge amy, had in her bedroom, in my bedroom. you absorb these things. >> you filmed in australia, which was nifty. but you posted this video of this train ride through this mountain range. it looked pretty scary. >> yeah. >> look at that. >> wow.

it was also supercold. i had a day off. in melbourne, those mountains are called the dandy dongs. and we shot in this ridge, called the yuyangs. it was very cold. also, i didn't take it seriously that it was winter in july. no, july is always warm. and then, no, you northern hemisphere -- it was really cold. i was cold. >> you did not bring the right clothes? >> i did not bring the right clothes. >> it's hard for a show to be over. what about you all? you've been together for these years. >> "the leftovers" is the anti-formula show. with certain shows, okay. you're going to do a medical case. you're going to do this. this, we were finding it as we went. so, that creative process is hard to let go. >> it's so nice. i'm inspired.

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so, if you've ever stopped by our neck of the woods here in rockefeller plaza, chances are you checked out the shop at nbc studios across the street. the store gets 1 million visitors every year. and al is there to tell us about his undercover adventure. >> that's right, jenna. last week, i took part in an undercover experiment, to see how in customers i could surprise when i worked here, behind the counter. check it out. this is the shop at nbc studios. my job here today, pose as a store employ working behind the counter and surprise unsuspecting customers. our team installed hidden cameras throughout the store. and we set up a top-secret

control room. meanwhile, i transformed from weather man to store employee. >> i'm erica. nice to help you. >> reporter: with the help of my new league, it was time to get to work. >> do you want to be tom or rob? >> i think i'm a rob. >> all right, >> can you grab me a bag?gr >> sure. in addition to helping erica bag, my tasks included checking people into studio tours. >> you're here just in time. i'm just starting here. >> i don't believe that for a minute. >> no? >> and handing out show tickets. >> i would like tickets for jimmy fallon. >> okay. can we have your e-mail address? >> sure. >> and your -- do you have a pet? >> do i have a pet? >> yeah. we're doing kind of some sort of marketing thing. you should come in the morning and go to the "today" show.

>> i forget what time it's on. >> it's on at 7:00 a.m. you could do that. do you watch the show? >> sometimes. >> it's like the al roker show. >> yeah. it's like the al roker show. but it's only bigger. what do you think of matt lauer? >> who? >> matt lauer? he's all right? sexy? >> i don't know about all that. >> what do you think of jimmy fallon. you know he has a flatulence problem? >> i didn't know that. >> finally, it was time to reveal my true identity. >> how about the weather guy. >> oh, my goshl. no way. >> yeah, way. >> you recognize me? >> actually, yes, i do. >> who? >> you should be telling us the weather right now. >> well, you're right. you didn't know at first? >> not at first. >> not at first? nice to meet you. how did you know? >> about what? >> why did you ask about al roker? >> because i watch for the weather. >> you do? you like him?

>> al roker? he's okay. he's kind of funny. and that's you? >> that's me. i'm al roker. >> i was looking at your badge and it says rob. >> i'm al roker. how are you doing? >> so, you really didn't know it was me? >> i kind of was looking at you thinking, he looks a lot like al roker. >> you think we should rename the "today" show, the al roker show. i like these people. they're keepers. our job here is done. the al roker show. drop the mic. that's what i think we should call it. guys, it was fun. these guys do a terrific job here day in and day out. do people think that maybe you're somebody else when you aren't? you look like somebody fames you famous? >> no, i wish. >> thanks for helping us out. we had a great time. coming up next -- >> i liked you as rob broker. you were handsome.

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it's day two of our ultimate cookoff series. and today, it's all about the advertisers. our finalists are annette from new york, who is making some very beautiful potato roses. and theresa from south st. paul, minnesota, with her figgy pear flat bread. ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> this is really exciting. we have have some judges. you may recognize one of them or both. over there is al roker. you may think he's rock. and also, winner of "all-star celebrity chef," richard blaze. you ready for the challenge? >> so ready. >> annette, let's start with you. these look beautiful. how did you come up with the ip separation for the potato roses? >> why not eat beautiful roses. >> how do you make it? >> it's simple.

you have red potatoes. mandolin, be vcareful. that can be dangerous. >> i pcut my hand on a mandolin. >> olive oil, your parmesan. people do that. i do this. a little salt. to taste. >> how do you create the rose? >> the rose, i would -- by the way, do this with my hands. get your kids involved. and then, you just lay them out, shingle them out. you roll them up. and they become a beautiful rose. >> i love that. it's not that hard even. >> no. it's fun for the children. >> or the adults. >> look at that. it's a rose. it's beautiful. >> thank you so much. >> how do you cook them? >> you put them in the oven,

right? >> muffin tins. >> all right. we have to get over to the figgy pear flat bread. how did you come up with this inspiration? >> this is a family favorite. we have the network of immediate mothers and daughters. >> has it been passed down? >> my sister found the secret ingredient, the fig butter. >> show me how this is done. you want to prebake the crust, five to seven minutes. any prepackaged flat bread. put on the fig butter. >> do you make the fig butter? >> no. you can find it in the store. and we're going to top it with the gorgonzola cheese. and the pears, stick it in the oven for another five to sechbl minutes so it looks like this. and i want to top it with arugula. put that on.

and then, we'll go fast here. put the parmesan cheese on that. and balsamic reduction. >> and how long does that bake for? >> whoops. that's a little thick. >> that's okay. do you put this back in the oven? >> after it comes out, you prebaked about five minutes and put this back in after you topped it. >> guys, let's get our contestants together. al and richard, you've sampled both. and i think it's time for you to come up with a winner. >> my gosh. >> before the winner, so amazing. >> both of them are creative. >> this is the most beautiful potato i've seen in my life. if you serve it on beef jersey, it's like father's day. everyone in america will be eating this. figgy pudding. the figgy flat bread. >> good as a pudding? >> it's like morgan freeman's

voice. it's rich and decadent and classy. >> i think -- >> you're both winners. >> i have been told under pain of death we can only choose one. i think the figgy flat bread is a winner. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> and thank you so much to william is william sonoma. our winner is going home with this ten-piece cooking set. and you're not going home without anything, annette. our runner-up is also going home with a william sonoma, signature touch high-performance blender. >> i'm digging it. >> congratulations to both of you. >> get figgy with it. >> getting figgy with it. thank you, guys. all right, guys. thank you so much.

time to do a little weather. show you what's going on. i can't see a monitor. i'll look over here. there you go. warm and dry for the eastern third of the country today. strong storms from the upper midwest down into the plains. some strong snows for the pacific northwest. tomorrow, we look at record highs in the eastern seaboard and ohio river valley. strong storms through the northern plains. it may be may. but it's snow and told in the pacific northwest and part of the . good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a lot of clouds rolling through the bay area right now. temperatures still fairly cool, in the mid to upper 50s. now 53 degrees in san francisco and 52 in the north bay. we'll be watching the north bay for a chance of rain within the in text coupnext couple of hour.

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> with three grammys and more than 26 million singles sold, zac brown band is one of the biggest names in country music. their just-released fifth studio album is out. they are here performing "roots" from it. guys, take it away. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ my first best friend was a six-string ♪ ♪ took him everywhere with me where i go ♪ ♪ when i was 18, bought a dodge

van ♪ ♪ found a drummer and made the road my home ♪ ♪ ooh, i wouldn't change a thing ♪ ♪ it made the man i am today my roots ♪ ♪ always keep me grounded roots ♪ ♪ remind me where i'm from even when i'm 1,000 miles away ♪ ♪ from my roots i'm home ♪ ♪ every friday, you can find me, trixie tavern playing with my band ♪ ♪ start to show with a rund of whiskey play our hearts out and wish it never ends ♪ ♪ i wouldn't change a thing it made the man i am today ♪ ♪ my roots always keep me grounded ♪ ♪ roots

remind me where i'm from ♪ ♪ even when i'm 1,000 miles away from my roots ♪ ♪ i'm home ♪ we get them singing "don't stop believing" ♪ ♪ and follow up with a cold beer on a friday night ♪ ♪ always dreaming one day we'd play with ♪ ♪ all our heroes we cover every night ♪ ♪ flying high all our dreams came true ♪ ♪ you've given me wings and roots ♪ ♪ always keep me grounded

roots ♪ ♪ remind me where i'm from my roots, even when i'm 1,000 miles away from my ♪ ♪ roots i'm home ♪ ♪ hold on a little longer what don't kill you only makes you stronger ♪ ♪ don't give up hold on a little longer ♪ ♪ what don't kill you only makes you stronger ♪ ♪ don't give up hold on a little longer ♪ ♪ hold on a little longer hold on a little longer ♪ ♪ what don't kill you only makes you stronger ♪ ♪ don't give up hold on a little longer ♪ ♪ what don't kill you only gives you stronger roots ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> hear more from zac brown band and all our "today" concert artists at applemusic.com/today. zac brown band, the official band of hoda kotbe. we'll be back in a moment. firs this is "today" on nbt,c.

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good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a slight chance of showers in san francisco today with a high of 60 degrees and breezy winds. stays breezy tomorrow with a high of 61. with all the sunshine, our temperatures will be warming up the rest of the week, into the mid 70s by saturday.

it stays warm next week as well. we'll see the most dramatic shift in our temperatures for inland areas. more cloud cover, a high of 66 degrees. by the end of the week and to the weekend, we'll see those highs in the low to mid 90s. for an update on the morning commute, let's head over to mike. >> we're looking at a couple of areas where we do have the red which signifies slow. slow northbound 85 at union avenue. sounds like one lane may still be blocked. that crash really drags the trek down from highway 71 to the scene. still slow southbound on the bay shore freeway through san mateo. happening now, breaking news in san francisco. a bomb threat that was called in about 20 minutes ago on fell street between vanne ness and pk street. we know a school there has been

evacuated and the area has been closed off to the public and traffic. check for updates in our twitter feed. president trump is once again using twitter, this time to clarify what kind of information he shared with russian leaders last week. the firestorm controversy continues to rage. find out on our home page.

test test. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. >> it's booze day tuesday, also kbo kboer known as spanky tuesday. that is zac brown band. when i first heard the guitar, i said it's james taylor. >> this song is called "my old man." this is kind of the modern version of "c