live local news update. >> news at 11:00 on this friday, get out and enjoy the day and have a good one. enjoy the weekend. overnight, eruption. a volcano on hawaii's big island erupts threatening neighborhoods with lava and ash prompting emergency evacuations. thousands forced to flee their homes. the national guard now activated. we are live with the very latest. legal storm. in a new interview with nbc news overnight rudy giuliani claims the president just recently learned his money was used to buy stormy daniels's silence. what did the president know and when did he know it? major glitch. twitter warning, all 330 million users to change the passwords immediately. this morning what you need to know about the mistake that may have exposed your password.

all that plus john mccain's emotional message. the maverick senator in his own words opening up about his cancer battle, life and legacy. a handcuffed defendant diving over second floor railing. royal revelations with just two weeks to go the palace expected to share final details of the royal wedding. today friday may 4, 2018. >> from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." it's friday morning. happy friday. we have a busy morning. it's breaking news out of hawaii that leads us off. an erupting volcano has sent lava and ash into residential

neighborhoods on the big island. let's get to miguel almaguer. >> the national guard has been activated and mandatory evacuations are underway as lava pours prompting a local state of emergency. this morning hundreds of residents and tourists in hawaii are evacuating, an attempt to outrun the flow of lava from hawaii's most active volcano. it comes after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake thursday caused the eruption on the eastern edge of the island. molten lava quickly pouring into residential areas prompting those living in the leilani estates to flee their homes. >> we have an eruption about six blocks away from our house right now.

>> reporter: plumes of smoke and ash seen for miles. >> my gosh. oh, my god. it's like big. >> reporter: residents capturing this footage of lava burning through the trees describing it as a curtain of fire cutting through the community, spewing more than 100 feet in the air and blocking off streets as fire officials detected extremely high levels of dangerous sulfur dioxide in the air. authorities say there is no way to predict how long the eruption will continue. an eruption in 2014 flowed down the surface of the volcano, burning homes. now residents fear more structures could be threatened in the area, one of the fastest growing in the state. hawaii's big island now battling nature's fury. this morning it remains unclear

how much longer the volcano will be active. the original event is less active at this moment. a new event is spewing steam. the good news, no injuries reported. >> keep us posted. let's get on the phone with a local farmer who was evacuated, tim. tim, good morning to you. can you tell us what happened and how it was you were evacuated last night? >> it's not much of a surprise. i live on top of an active volcano. so it's not really that crazy that this happened and that i had to evacuate my home, somewhere i'm comfortable with and everybody i live with. there are 30 people on my land alone that i had to evacuate and help evacuate.

>> police officers i know knocked on your door not once, not twice but a third time before you decided it was time to get out. what did police say? how dire was the situation? >> they didn't ever say it was dire. it was never a life or death situation. lava moves at two miles per hour. it is something we live on top of, an active volcano and you have to kind of agree with that before you come here. if you don't agree with that what are you really getting yourself into? i'm comfortable with this kind of thing happening. it wasn't that shocking to me. there were other people on my farm that it was very shocking to that aren't from america and never experienced a volcano or earthquake or lava where it is something to take back and realize where you are at and

what you are dealing with. at the end of the day i believe that mother nature is in charge. >> no question. >> you know, if you lived in the middle of the united states and you are dealing with tornadoes you are not going to complain about it. the tornadoes are in charge. you live in tornado alley, it is called tornado alley and you choose to be there and to deal with that is you are kind of warned beforehand. i'm not too surprised. as much as it is dangerous, i'm handling it the best i can. >> we are so glad to hear you are doing well and have everything in perspective. give our best to everybody you are working with and we will keep an eye on the situation. thank you. also, this morning, what did president trump know about the hush money payment to stormy daniels and when did he know about it? rudy giuliani, the president's recently hired attorney, is opening up about that in a brand new interview with nbc news.

peter alexander has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: rudy giuliani is offering nbc news new insights about why he made that stunning revelation about the president's involvement in a payment to stormy daniels when he did tell us he became aware of documents that show proof of the payment. the president and giuliani leaving white house aides out of the loop full steam ahead. this morning ma ing major fallo the president's new lawyer rudy giuliani revealing on live tv mr. trump paid michael cohen for the $130,000 hush money payment to stormy daniels. in a late night phone interview giuliani said he decided to reveal because i wanted to get out in front of the special counsel and the southern district of new york because at some points they would realize this information and leak it. >> why are you changing your story on stormy daniels?

>> reporter: a reimbursement the president paid cohen through retainer fees starting in 2017 according to giuliani after the president denied knowing about the payment just last month. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> reporter: giuliani telling nbc news he doesn't think trump realized he paid him back. giuliani saying the president responded i guess that is what it is for. the bombshell catching white house staff offguard including press secretary sarah huckabee sanders. giuliani says he wasn't just freelancing but speaking with the president's blessing telling the "washington post" he was well aware that at some point i was going to get this over with. later suggesting there were

political motivations. >> imagine if that came out on october 15, 2016 in the middle of the last debate with hillary clinton? >> to make it go away they made this -- >> cohen didn't ask. he did his job. >> reporter: stormy daniels lawyer reacting overnight. >> everyone involved in this transaction around the time knew the importance of the payment as it related to the election. so any claim that the payment had nothing to do with the election is completely bogus. there is no question it had everything to do with the election. >> reporter: president trump is up tweeting about nbc news this morning. it follows an nbc report that there was a wire tap on the phones of michael cohen citing two separate sources with knowledge of the legal proceedings involving cohen. three senior use officials saying the monitoring of the phones was limited to a log of phones and not a wire tap.

the president going off writing nbc news is wrong again. they cite sources which are constantly wrong. problem is like so many others the sources don't exist and are fabricated, fiction he writes. nbc, my former home of the apprentice is fake news. the president will be heading out of town to dallas where he will be speaking to the nra. if you have a twitter account hundreds of millions of users are being urged to change passwords after the company discovered a computer bug. >> i don't know about you guys but this is a huge pain like a lot of people i have a couple of passwords for a dozen of accounts so changing one password on twitter means changing a lot more if you want to be safe. it is one of the popups you might not read very carefully. anyone logging on to twitter from president trump will see

this message asking people to change passwords after the company quote identified a bug that stored passwords in an unmasked internal log. twitter uses a process called hashing to save passwords. a bug accidently stored full user name and passwords on a simple but dangerous internal list leaving hundreds of millions of passwords exposed. >> i feel like that is happening a lot. >> reporter: it wasn't leaked and hasn't been stolen but twitter saying the leak should have never been made saying this is not a breach. twitter's chief technology officer adding we are sharing the information to help people make an informed decision. we didn't have to but believe it is the right thing to do. for millions changing one password will probably mean having to change others. >> i kind of use the same

password for everything. >> reporter: she is not alone. it's unsafe but not uncommon for the same password to be used across accounts and it includes accounts you might not remember having. experts say one way is to use a password manager. >> i have always wondered if i should use one of those because i think what if it gets hacked? >> so far we have been told they are safe. one i was trying called one password. unfortunately, it doesn't work with nbc e-mails and that is the one i am usually struggling with in the morning. >> did you change twitter? >> i am in the process of signing up for one password. this morning cbs is bracing to be hit with a new lawsuit over handling of sexual misconduct allegations against

former anchor charlie rose. >> the accusations stem from an incident last year just months before the anchor was fired following multiple allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. >> reporter: the attorney for three women who worked at cbs this morning says his cliepnts are ready to sue as allegations grow. the "washington post" reporting that the attorney sent a letter to cbs earlier this year alleging repeated verbal harassment. management and studio staff witnessed the unlawful conduct and complaints were made. it comes as 27 additional women have come forward accusing rose of sexual misconduct over the last 30 years. the post detailing two complaints. in one case saying the executive producer was warned about a relationship developing between rose and a young staffer.

>> this friend went to the executive producer to say these lunches i think are a little bit odd. >> reporter: tells the post he was never told there was inappropriate behavior. according to the paper the previous executive producer of the show was also warned back in 2011 following a holiday party after an employee says rose forcibly kissed her. >> this woman left the party stunned and the next morning went into the executive producer of cbs this morning at the time and told him what had happened. >> reporter: now the head of the late show confirms that the employee told him about the incident though she urged him not to go to human resources. he reportedly brought the incident up with rose. cbs saying the response fell within the scope of cbs policy at the time. in a statement to nbc news cbs

writes we offer employees discretion and fairness and we take swift action. we cannot corroborate or confirm many situations described. rose did not respond but told the post your story is unfair and inaccurate. once again the former anchor's co hosts were forced to respond to the reports on the air. >> charlie was my friend. i still consider him a friend. that said, this is very troubling, very disturbing. you can't discount what these women are saying. >> in an internal memo the head of cbs news says the company continues investigation of a number of issues surrounding the policy adding that getting it right in his words are critical. he says the company is getting independent advice from an outside employment attorney. >> thank you so much. breaking overnight, the nobel prize in literature will not be awarded following sex

abuse allegations within the ranks. 18 women said they had been sexually assaulted or harassed. this year's prize will be given in 2019. this is going to be the first time since 1943 that the prestigious award is not handed out. we are going to check out al with a check of the forecast. >> thank you for getting your weather from us. we are looking right now at southwestern corner of the state. you can see the wall cloud. we had a tornado warned storm out of this system and we got a little more activity again today. you can see two main areas down in dallas and also up here around great lakes that is pushing into the northeast. as this system makes its way east it is bringing big showers and thunderstorms and isolated

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coast and san francisco. reaching 63 degrees. 76 in santa rosa and low 80s for the inland areas from antioch to concord down to morgan hill. 80 will be the high for the warmer spots. slightly cooler tomorrow and sunday still looking nice and comfortable. what's happening on the roads. >> friday happening for most of the drive. eastbound 580, you're jammed from the kcastro valley to the dublin grade. clearing for eastbound 580 and big rig on shoulder and we have recovery heading towards the dublin interchange. san jose a shot of what's it's like for most of the rest of the commute. sparsely populated and more cars hitting the road right now as we have the commute starting to build. peninsula seeing more traffic and southbound away from us, 101 joining into the crowd near university. back to you. >> thank you very much.

another local news update in half an hour. hope so see you then. have a great morning. because antonio villaraigosa millions got it done.healthcare he defended women's healthcare, banned military-style assault weapons, banned workplace discrimination, and more. antonio for governor.

back now 7:30 on a friday morning, may 4. check out this crowd. this is extra special today because we are including hundreds of nurses. we have special treats lined up. we want to say thank you to all nurses for all that they do on national nurses day. >> wait until you see monday when we attempt to break the world record title for most people applying sun screen simultaneously. we think our nurses will approve of that. come on down monday and help us make history. now with the latest on the erupting volcano in hawaii.

racing for safety. a volcano eruption on hawaii's big island forces thousands to evacuate as lava cascades towards homes and businesses. >> we can hear the lava exploding right from the house. why are you changing your story on stormy daniels? >> rudy giuliani defends his statements about hush money paid to stormy daniels in an exclusive late night interview as new questions are raised about what and when the president knew. >> imagine if that came out on october 15, 2016 in the middle of the last debate with hillary clinton. >> it was knowing and willful attempt to evade campaign finance disclosure. don't call it a comeback. >> the prayer will be offered by our chaplain. >> speaker of the house paul ryan reverses course allowing

after the popular priest fought his controversial dismissile. 99 problems and fec is one after the hip hop mogul -- look out below. surveillance cameras capture the moment a handcuffed defendant flees a courtroom. he is expected to be okay but will return to court with additional charges. today friday may 4, 2018. >> that plan did not come together. we do have more this morning on explosive allegations being made by several former washington redskins cheerleaders. other members of the squad are opening up about their experiences. we will talk to two of them. kristen dahlgren is here with the latest. >> a growing number of cheerleaders are speaking out against a culture they say often demeans and disrespects them.

this morning there are new calls for the nfl to make immediate changes. the nfl's washington redskins are fighting back this morning after bombshell allegations in the "new york times" made by five of the team's cheerleaders. the women say on the 2013 photo shoot in coast resta rica they forced to pose topless. the redskins releasing a statement that reads in part the organization is very concerned by the allegations adding they are immediately looking into the situation but say current and former cheerleaders are sharing very different first-hand accounts that directly contradict many details. nbc news spoke with two former redskins cheerleaders on the trip who said all allegations laid out by the times are true. and two other cheerleaders who were there say they were never

asked to do anything against their will. >> if it was something you didn't feel comfortable with you were able to not make that a part of your experience. >> in all six years i never took off my top regardless of if you took your top off or not was always a choice. >> reporter: the redskins are not the only team dealing with cheerleaders who feel denigrated. >> we had to go to a yacht party with a fan and we had to sit around and mingle with his friends. they were hugging on us. it was very uncomfortable. i was 19 years old. there were two 18 year olds on the team. they were serving alcohol. we were pressured to drink. >> reporter: the saints deny the claims. davis filed gender discrem nation complaint after the saints fired her for wearing this outfit in an instagram post. some teams regulate what they can show and prohibit them from fraternizing with the players.

>> if a cheerleader is eating in a restaurant and an nfl player walks in they have to leave or they are fired. >> reporter: now asked roger goodell for a meeting later today to discuss changing the rules. so far no response from the nfl. >> i'm going to come full force. these women deserve it. >> the league has certain rules for all nonplayer employees. each team can create their own special rules for cheerleaders. the attorney and many advocates want to change that. they want one set of fair and equal rules for all cheerleaders just like football players get. >> joining us are two former team captains of the washington redskins cheerleaders. the redskins asked you to speak out on the team's behalf. it's nice to have you here. when you read the article about a trip you were on with redskins cheerleaders did that sound like the trip you had gone on forced

to pose topless and having to escort bigwig sponsors and such to the bar? >> not at all. >> we can't discount the experiences that other women had on the team. we can bring to light the facts of the circumstances. >> we each had our own experiences. >> the topless being forced simply not true. everything is optional. some girls were excited to do those things. in terms of being an escort, that was never a perception that i had. i think that being welldom to sponsors is different. >> let's talk about the topless situation. can i ask a general question? why was there topless photography with people around? what was the point of that? was it for a calendar? >> this is a calendar photo shoot. the perception of topless is different from what is used in our calendars. we are always covered even if

there is a topless photo. like we said, we always have the option to say no. we are never forced or told to do something we don't want to do. >> do you think it is possible because you don't want to discount the women experiences those who spoke to the "new york times." is it possible someone might have felt -- even if someone said it is your choice. you know how like i don't know if it is really my choice. is it possible they felt like they were forced into it? >> i can't speak to it. >> we know the facts and the circumstances was that nothing was forced upon us. >> either of you guys at that sponsor event where they said they felt like -- i think the girls described it as they were kind of pimped out. >> those terms pimped out, escort they need to stop. it is absolutely not what happened. >> i was there. i did not feel that way. for me it was a relaxing night

with my friends. and to put it into context the women are not selected by the sponsors to escort them to the club. we are always with someone we knew. we were always together. the two representatives from the redskins, i have great relationships with them and i was happy to see them there. safety first and i never felt pressured. it was something that our director asked us to do -- not asked us. she wanted to know if we wanted to enjoy a night with our friends. we were veterans on the team. we did another zip lining trip, as well. it is something to do together. >> we just saw on the piece not a larger question about the culture of nfl cheer leading and whether they are treated with respect that football players get, whether they are subject to in some cases kind of strict rules that seem outside the bounds of what someone might be

put up to. did you guys see any of that? do you have any problems with the culture in general? >> the culture behind our environment as cheerleaders is such an empowering and sisterhood. it is a bond. from day one when we make the team it is -- we are already like as a -- kind of help me out here. >> to answer this question i do agree. the nfl is totally male dominated. not to say they are not female employees and female fans because i was one of both and am one of both, the fact that the article painted such a harsh light and the fact that stephanie, the director of the cheerleaders, a group of women led by one woman would suggest that it was her responsibility to take care of all of this is pretty -- >> one final question because this struck me as outrageous and bothered me.

i read that an average cheerleader makes $150 per game. that's on the high end. the low end is $75 per home game. are we in the ballpark and is that ridiculous to you guys? >> a lot of strides have been made over the last few years especially from when i started to where they are now. it's improvement to getting paid better, being treated like -- >> is that the ballpark? i don't know what being paid well. >> we are not on the team anymore. >> is that what it was? close. >> approximately. >> i can see that it upsets you. why? >> i hate that the negative light has been portrayed on our organization for something i was so passionate about and so many women felt this was the best years of their lives. my experience was never anything that was portrayed in this

article. i loved it and i can't thank stephanie enough for the opportunities that were presented to me. >> thank you so much for being here. it's not easy to come out and be in the public eye so thank you. >> we appreciate it. al, we'll send it over to you. >> let's show you what we've got. it is hot out but the heat is finally starting to emillier ate. philadelphia 87 degrees. 81 in charleston. here in the northeast gorgeous weather. temperatures a little bit calmer. 80 in boston. 86 new york city. harrisburg 87 degrees. widespread warmth coast to coast. talking about spring heat. for today philadelphia is 89. boise, idaho 82. as we get into the weekend temperatures start to moderate a little bit. tucson 99,

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. starting to heat up around the bay area as well. in antioch, expect a high of 82 degrees and 78 degrees in san jose. 75 in palo alto and 70 in oakland. napa expect a high of 80 and 63 degrees in san francisco. for the inland area, it will be warm today and slightly cooler tomorrow with more clouds and partly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon. low 7 0 and a boost in the temperatures for early next week. and that's your latest weather. coming up, our big thank you to all of the nurses who work day and night. we will thank them in the best way we know how. grab your mint julep. the kentucky derby is tomorrow. >> and then another big event talking about the royal wedding. this morning the palace is sharing new details about harry

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good friday morning, it's right now 7:56. let's take a live look outside at&t park. we're seeing a mix of sun and clouds. we'll see at times the clouds rolling by and temperatures up to 63 degrees today. 70 in oakland and make your way inland it's going to be much warmer, up to 83 in concord. san jose 78 degrees. so some low 80s for the inland areas and mostly sunny skies for the afternoon. more clouds will be moving in tomorrow. no rain but we'll see the highs up to 76 degrees and slightly cooler on sunday with a high of 71. warming back up again for the start of next week. while san francisco pretty much stays in the upper 50s and low 60s and we continue on with dry weather. how is the commute, mike? >> it's rolling -- as far as volume goes, that's better as far as speeds and improving not completely like you'd like it eastbound 580 out of castro

valley and over towards dublin, we have the crash and debris cleanup cleared. i think the big rig should be cleared soon. there's a little distraction eastbound through the dublin interchange. into concord bay point, highway 4 slow there. bay bridge, i am tracking reports of a disabled vehicle in the treasure island tunnel but in the foreground you see folks from left to right, that's heading towards the tower and tunnel traffic flows smoothly throughout but i'll monitor this and tweet out any problems. >> thank you, mike. happening now, a north bay landlord in critical condition after someone opened fire yesterday at an apartment complex in mill valley. one woman died along with the shooter. head to our home page for details. we're keeping a close eye on kilau kilauea's eruption, hundreds of people now evacuated and one airline with flights in the bay area to kona and hilo, allowing travelers to change ticketing

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, trouble in paradise. hawaii's most active volcano erupts overnight prompting emergency evacuations as lava and ash threaten thousands. we are live with the latest. then off to the races. from pomp and pageantry to horses and hats. dylan hits the track for a preview of tomorrow's kentucky derby. and the final countdown with harry and meghan's big day now just two weeks away. we are getting brand new details about the wedding straight from the palace this morning. "today" friday may 4, 2018. ♪

>> all right, #thank a nurse today. let's do a roll call. where are you from? >> and you guys? and here! >> st. mary's. >> brooklyn in the house? >> thank a nurse today! and good morning, everybody. welcome back. it is friday morning. so happy to see that wonderful crowd because it is full of nurses. thank a nurse today. special celebration of nurses over the weekend but we have been doing it all week. we got the party started. >> i don't think they realize this is a especially great day for them. we'll let them know about that in about a half hour. >> we have a couple of surprises. let's get a check of your news at 8:00.

a powerful volcanic eruption sending lava streaming toward homes in hawaii and forcing tourists and residents to evacuate overnight. miguel almaguer has the latest on this situation. miguel, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. the governor is declaring a state of emergency. the national guard has been activated and mandatory evacuations are now underway. no injuries but a potentially dangerous situation. the first eruption began late last night and lasted several hours following several earthquakes including a 5.0. residents on the big island began to see lava spewing more than 120 feet into the air as it also poured into nearby residential neighborhoods. the active volcano near the leilani estates has been a swarm of recent activity. this morning locals say they can see steam rising, lava flowing and the smell of sulphur in the air. some have described the lava as a curtain of fire.

just four years ago a similar eruption burned several homes to the ground but so far all are safe. >> all right, miguel, thank you. rudy giuliani says he informed president trump just a week ago that trump's own money was used to reimburse attorney michael cohen for hush money he paid to porn star stormy daniels. giuliani recently joined trump's legal team and spoke exclusively overnight with nbc news. he said trump did not realize the money he was sending to cohen was repayment for the daniels deal. giuliani said the president responded, quote, oh, my goodness, i guess that's what it was for. last month trump denied even knowing about the $130,000 settlement with daniels. giuliani said he went public with the information to get ahead of investigators before they found out and leaked it. >> rapper meek mill was released from prison after a controversial sentencing for violating parole. mill says he continues to live

in fear that one misstep could send him back behind bars. he sat down with lester holt for an exclusive interview. >> how do you explain why your case has become so important? >> i was a public figure. i'm a rapper. i inspire a lot of young children like my brand is dream chasers about chasing your dreams no matter what you do in life. no matter who color your race is, where you come from, everyone goes to sleep at night and has a dream and has something they aspire to be. this is the same thing that thousands of minorities are going through on a daily basis, they just don't have the platform to have anybody speak on their behalf. >> now they do. >> yeah, now they do. at this point i feel like i'm the sacrifice for a better cause. >> you can see more of the interview sunday on "dateline" at 7:00 eastern/6:00 central. >> we've covered the news. >> this is a young golfer on the road to success because he knows how to follow instructions.

he told his mom he wanted to hit the ball all the way up to the sky. watch what happens when she gives advice. take a look. >> remember keep your eye on the ball. go. what are you doing? >> you said keep my eye on the ball. >> i love him. >> his mom says whether playing sports or naming dinosaurs her son approaches every challenge with enthusiasm. he's doing what he was told. >> apologies to my son that might be the cutest boy i have ever seen. what a little doll. just ahead, if you're counting down to the royal wedding, don't go anywhere. the palace is revealing new details this morning. speaking of big events, dylan is dressed in her kentucky derby finest, getting us ready for the big race tomorrow. but first these messages. g. you got your style from mom now celebrate mom...

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hey, kelly. >> hey, good morning, guys. the last two weeks leading up to a wedding can be a really stressful time for a bride and groom. of course, this bride and groom have a whole royal team to help them through it. this morning this team is announcing new details about their fairytale wedding. with just 15 days to go before prince harry and meghan markle say their i dos, kensington palace briefing reporters this morning for the last time before their big day. announcing meghan's father, thomas markel, will walk her down the aisle. her mother riding with her in the car up the long walk to the wedding venue. all of diana's siblings will be there, a nod to harry's mother, the guest they'll miss the most. the biggest wedding of the year planned down to the smallest detail. there is the traditional ceremony inside the historic castle at windsor castle, burial place of british kings going back centuries.

military bands and soldiers lining chapel steps. a horse-drawn carriage used for royal ceremonial occasions. and spectacular flowers. peonies, white roses and fox gloves from the royal estate. there will be modern touches, too. a gospel choir. ♪ >> reporter: and award winning cellist set to perform. ♪ >> reporter: the cake by california-born claire petac, lemon and elderflower. but the big unknown, what will the bride and groom wear? prince harry will likely be in uniform but which one? is this picture of meghan's character in "suits" a hint of the real dress? will she wear a tiara? >> there has been speculation that she may wear one from the spencer collection. personally i think it is unlikely. i think she will go for one of

the queen's. there is no reason why she shouldn't wear a piece of dia diana's jewelry. >> reporter: the guest list still under wraps. meghan's costars thought to have invites. along with serena williams and actress priana chopra. harry's cousin princess beatrice among a-listers on vacation in the jordanian desert posting on social media this week. and what about the honeymoon? this hard-working couple plan to hold off. they'll be on an official engagement the week after the wedding. so what about an official role for prince george and princess charlotte in the wedding? the palace hasn't announced anything yet but there's a lot of speculation that the two little ones will be part of the little broidal party, the children who traditionally follow the bride spreading petals just as they did for

pippa's wedding. >> the kids that cute you have to. >> don't forget we have you covered on the big day. we are live from a special vantage point overlooking the castle. 4:30 a.m. eastern. >> where are you going to be? in a hot air balloon? >> we cannot reveal. >> patience. >> yes, patience. >> let's check out the weather. >> today's weather is brought to you by zales. this mom's day celebrate mom with the perfect gift that is just her style. zales, the diamond store. >> we've got a zeppelin. that's right. anyway, today we have the running of the kentucky oaks. 144th. this evening 6:00 p.m. on nbc sports network, cloudy with a chance of showers, a temperature of 77 and the run for the roses, the kentucky derby, saturday, 6:30 on nbc. cloudy, chance of some showers and a temperature of 69 degrees. rest of the country for today

heavy storms down through texas is where we're really going to be watching of the an excessive heat watch through the southwest, sunshine in the pacific northwest. fire threat continues in the northern plains and wet weather with maybe severe storms in the northeast. plenty of sunshine along the gulf coast and into the southeast as that's what's going on aaron the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're in for some sunshine by this afternoon, up to 80 degrees will be our high temperature. more clouds moving in tomorrow. we'll come down just a few degrees. even cooler on sunday with a high of 71. it goes right back up to 80 degrees for the start of next week. not much of a change now in san francisco. some low 60s for the next couple of days and 59 degrees on monday. and then next week, up to 64 on tuesday and all day for the seven day forecast. and that's your latest weather. let's turn our attention down south as mentioned rkts the

144th running of the kentucky derby is tomorrow. dilly dilly is live with a look ahead looking very fabulous i might add. >> reporter: good morning. the hats are my favorite part of this whole event here. the kentucky derby is one of the highest attended sporting events in the world, some 160,000 fans are expected to pack this historic racetrack. you can bet millions more will be watching at home. tomorrow also happens to be cinco de mayo and calling it cinco dederby. folks here have two reasons to celebrate. 120 seconds of heart pounding action as all eyes focus on a field of 20 horses each looking to race their way into the record books. only one will capture the glory in the shadow of those famous twin spires.

for five straight years the longest streak in racing history the favorites have won the derby including american fpharaoh. >> has won the triple crown! >> reporter: on saturday with so much talent on the track some say any horse could buck the trend. >> we have ten horses with a legitimate chance to win. wouldn't be shocking. >> reporter: living up to his name justify has emerged as the favorite. >> he stands about that much taller than the rest of the horses and has a real presence about him. >> reporter: justify and magnum moon both enter undefeated in three career starts but neither horse has raced as a 2 year old. >> 136 years since a horse has won the kentucky derby without having had a lot of experience as a 2 year old. >> reporter: the legendary bob

bafford believes his horse can defy the odds. another front runner is named after eight-time olympic gold medalist bolt. his jockey hopes he can give him his fourth derby victory. >> i have a good feeling that he will perform well and run his best. >> reporter: of course, you can't talk derby without mentioning the hats. this year kentucky derby falls on the same day as sincinco dem. the historic brown hotel marking the occasion with a special $1,500 cocktail called the patron agave julep. it combines ultrapremium bourbon and tequila. >> this is $1,500?

>> do i get to try it? >> please go ahead. >> just think mint julep but with more fiesta. >> oh, we know you love that. the next shot was her just chugging it. >> too much. >> where should we put our money this year. what are the horse odds? >> i got my 20, a and it's scientific. i love fish treats to that's who i'm betting on this year because the names line up. if it rains, it's possible it could, entice is the horse to watch because he's one of the few horses in the race who has run on a sloppy track before. >> savannah and i wanted hats for royal wedding because we need some. >> i'll get those. >> recycle them. thank you so much. tune in tomorrow, noon eastern, live kentucky derby coverage gets underway on nbc sports network and at 2:30 eastern right here on nbc. all right, it is time to

swing over to carson in the orange room. >> siri and i are betting on my boy jack is a horse running, my boy jack, we have a son jackson, 30:1 odds. not bad. this is a clock. you know what time it is? of course you do. schools in the u.k. are reportedly removing traditional analog clocks from exam rooms because students are having trouble telling time. >> come on. >> officials say that trying to read an analog clock is adding undue stress for a generation that has been raised on digital. this is what one administrator says, they are used to a digital representation of time on their phone and computer and schools will do their best to make young children to feel as relaxed as they can be. some agree. sharon said antiquated technology, time to move forward. maybe we should just teach them, not just remove the stuff they don't know. billy had fun, here's what big

ben could look like in the near future. we took it to twitter asking, should schools do away with analog clocks? thank goodness some of you are still there, no. no, not yet. this digital age, many express concern beyond clocks and students no longer know how to write cursive or how to hold a writing utensil because they don't use them. >> schools don't teach cursive, right? i've been waiting for this pop star, it's a big one. >> big announcement, everybody. >> the citi concert series on "today" is presented to you by citi. >> yep! the moment we've been waiting for, looking forward to it every spring. it's not cinco de mayo, but the city's concert series this summer on the plaza. let's check it out.

>> the time has come. >> the excitement is just building around here. >> for all the hottest performances of the summer. >> the wait is over. >> the citi concert series on today. >> it is so hot. >> featuring shawn mendez, christi christina, keith urban, dari darius rucker, dierks bentley. jason maraz, why don't we, dan and shay, panic at the disco, lady antebellum. alessia carl, cole swindell, five seconds of summer, maroon5,

kelly clarkson, and kicking it all off may 15th, meghan trainor. the beat of the city is back. >> hot and ready. >> plug in. >> ready to rock? >> plug in, get amped, live on the plaza, the city concert series, only on "today." >> how about that? >> yes. awesome lineup. >> oh, my gosh. >> kelly clarkson. >> maroon5. >> lady antebellum. >> good mix of everything, new stuff, and jason who just is one of the best live performers out there. something for everybody to be excited about with the citi concert series in the plaza, so excited. >> check your calendars. book your plane tickets. >> all right. go to today.com for more

information on fan passes and details about the concerts, again, you'll be able to shazam all the concerts and unlock exclusive behind the scenes content. >> oh. >> that's right, mark your calendars, kicks off in a few weeks, and meghan trainor does that may 15th. >> her debut, yeah, she's huge and coming back. speaking of music, we got a preview of the rock n' roll hall of fame ceremony, savannah was there, your thoughts in a minute, dire straits, the cars, sister rosetta, bon jovi. howard stern gave the induction speech for bon jovi, and here's what mr. stern had to say. >> another sign of the zombie apocalypse, bon jovi is in the rock n' roll hall of fame. the dream is realized, not the dream of owning a football team, that was ridiculous, but, yes,

the dream has been realized, this great band of brothers are finally joining their fellow musicians in the rock n' roll hall of fame. >> so cool seeing howard there. at one point in the speech, howard looked at the crowd, and belting "wanted dead or alive," a classic there, and he said one of the many hits, "living on a prayer," watch the ceremony on hbo tomorrow night. you were there, what was it like? >> epic, incredible, i couldn't believe we were there. all the bands played, and bon jovi was the reason we were there, good friends of ours, and it was awesome, like, this is your life, everybody in the band spoke, played together, and it was just beautiful. >> and saw the others as well. >> of course. >> they cut them out of the pictures. >> no, i'm not good at selfies. >> congratulations to everybody

inducted. a good show to watch on hbo. we go over to hoda. >> hi, i )m ... bart )s extension into downtown san jose - now faces a new legal good morning. 8:26. well, bart into downtown san jose now faces a new legal threat. the group that owns the center filed a new lawsuit. the team is worried about events being disrupted by construction of underground bart tunnels. they're worried about fans losing parking access when bart's new duerden station is built. the one doing the heavy lifting on both, bta so far is not commenting. bart's expansion into downtown san jose is still at least a few years away. speaking of that commute, mike, you're looking at traffic right now. >> excited, marcus, like you said, at least a few years away. the south bay shows a little

slowing. the crash looks like it's cleared from lanes just in the last few minutes. pretty mild all over the bay. this of course is friday. slowing here again, west highway 4, disabled vehicle around willow pass causing a little extra slowing. not a major issue. across the county, east bay, alameda county, all looking great right now. we're showing slowing for 880. typical avenue news oakland. the live look shows you things are bogging down just north of the coliseum. warriors not in town today. but they are playing so keep that in mind. so are the sharks, we're going to watch them. folks heading down to the home of the sharks down through palo alto. back to you. you could save energy

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♪ 8:30 now on a friday morning, the fourth day of may. check out this plaza. we have almost it looks like more than 200 nurses from around the tristate area. we are celebrating each and everyone of you. it's national nurses day. we will show our appreciation for all you guys do in just a second. >> we are so excited to have them. feels so good to look at them.

we will have good surprises just ahead. also, after nabbing a cool 12 tony nominations the broadway cast of spongebob square pants will bring fun with a live performance. >> i love the show. talking about the show for six months. speaking of fun things we are going to be taking our show on the road to the royal wedding. we are starting there in windsor castle thursday, may 17. >> take note the day before that on wednesday we will throw a royal party. dress in your best wedding anything. flowery dresses. if you come here on the plaza on the 16th there is a chance if you are most creative you will win something big. al, you have a check of the weather. >> let's look at your weekend. starting with tomorrow, stormy conditions in the central gulf coast and making its way into mid mississippi river valley.

sunday, sunday clouds and rain make their way through the northeast into mid atlantic states. showers in the pacific northwest. sunny and hot that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be a nice day all around the bay area. a little bit warmer too, up to 80 degrees. by tomorrow, more clouds move in. we'll get some peaks of sunshine. highs in the mid-70s. low 70s for the end of the week theened. for monday, up to 80. san francisco stays in the low 60s. breezy winds. partly to mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. and then next week, we'll trend more into the mid-60s by tuesday. slightly cooler for the end of next week. >> and that's your latest weather. we are ready to celebrate. we have mentioned sunday is national nurses day. we decided to turn it into a whole week long celebration,

thank a nurse today. >> this morning our plaza is overflowing with helpers. they devoted their lives to the care of others. >> we actually asked you to send us your photos of nurses who have touched your lives. the photos came pouring in, so did the stories. today's blogger inspired us and crowd sourced a poem about all amazing things that nurses have done for us. here from our "today" show family "it was you." ♪ >> it was you. it was you who cried, pushed before the epidural ran out. it was you who handed me the love of my life. it was you who made me laugh through the pricks and pointy things. it was you who raced against my

ticking clock. it was you who held my hand when the world went dark. it was you who watched over me until the morning came. it was you who said i was strong enough to survive. it was you who made sense of my new buffet of pills. it was you at the finish line when i learned to walk the second time. it was you who cradled our tiny premie. it was you who spoon fed my grandfather. it was you who let dad know it was okay to let go. it was you who stayed to pray with my family. it was you who knew respect and dignity were just as important as medicine. it was you who cared. it was you who came and to you

we say thank you. >> a special thank you to all of the nurses here but especially to morris town medical center which opened their doors to us. we were just getting started this morning because there is so much to be thankful for. >> we know how long and hard you guys work. you are on your feet all day. you are doing all those things. it was you and i'm seeing a lot of ladies over here. hi. >> we have a few tears. we are crying, too. what does it mean to you to just have a day that is for you? >> to come into work every day and change someone's life and save them and treat them with dignity and care is a life long dream of mine. i'm happy every day to go to work. >> we have so many nurses who told us it is not a job but something more.

>> you feel like it is something more? >> it is. i have been a nurse for greater than 40 years. telling my age a little bit. my name is renee. i'm from morris town medical center. we truly do save lives and it makes a difference. >> you touch lives, too. >> she brought wine for hoda. >> wait a minute. we are supposed to be giving you the presents. we have something for all of these awesome nurses. are you ready? you go on that side. now -- let's see if we can do this delicately. we have here a ninja coffee bar, some new scrubs which i'm told are the fancy scrubs, assortment of lotions and candles. >> skin spa new york gift cards and casper gift cards for

bedding. >> i think we have baskets. we want to tell you you are all getting all of these items. here are our team -- >> yes. >> she took care of my dad. god bless. >> think about all the nurses you know. give them a call. tell them you love them. tell them you know what they do and how hard it is, how little they sleep, how much they care. we want to say thank you. >> we want to say thank you. >> yes indeed. one for everybody.

we love y'all. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> we love you. we know what you do. >> thank you. >> we want to give a big thank you to ninja, bath and body works, skin spa new york. they need a little pampering and love. most of all just tell them thank you because they give so much of themselves and it means everything. thank you. and we will be back in just a moment. this is "today" on nbc. led california's fight ofor clean, renewable energy.or he cleaned up pollution at the port of l.a. and created more good-paying jobs. antonio villaraigosa for governor. dog: seresto, seresto, seresto. jake...

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>> reporter: six flavors and two bars later the duo delivered. >> in january of 2017 we were in one store. we knew if a bigger retailer would give us a chance we could do something. >> reporter: ready for something bigger they turned to the whole foods local program which showcases, finds and mentors new and unique regional products every year. it was just guidance and support that they needed to hit it big. >> they sampled our product and loved it and took a chance on us. >> reporter: a chance that packed a punch into the pint sized product. >> they have amazing products. we just really helped tweak them. we worked with them on packaging, marketing, price point. >> reporter: much of that same good fortune turned this husband and wife's idea into a thriving organic chocolate company. >> chocolate is something that everybody loves by and large. for us we wanted to create a platform that enabled the human story within coco to be told.

>> reporter: while traveling through peru and the dominican republic they noticed inequality in the cocoa industry, farmers were only yielding small percentage of profits. they left their positions at a health food company and set out to disrupt the industry cutting out the middleman and working directly with producers to bring education and higher wages to their communities. >> it's the people behind the chocolate that make the chocolate special, the partnershipwise communities in the developing world that lends itself to a chocolate bar that is doing good. >> reporter: a chocolate bar which means the seed and source of life. >> i would say we have come a long way in the last 2 1/2 years. >> reporter: more importantly says the couple, success has given them the local platform to make a change. >> they were brought into whole foods through their local program which was created to grow and distribute innovative

products. the newmans are working directly with more than 200 producers to make sure their nine different chocolate bars are made with integrity and owners of hakuna banana are working with top secret flavors. >> where is it? >> looks delicious. >> i like that locals get a just needed an opportunity. up next, we are diving down to bikini bottom for a live performance from "spongebob square pants." first thiis "today" on nbc. s

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especially if his name is al roker. >> the show is a take on the beloved series including all of your favorite characters from bikini bottom. >> congratulations cast, 12 tony nominations and that includes best musical. >> we have the cast including patrick star and spongebob square pants. congratulations. >> thank you. >> how does it feel to be tied for most tonys? >> it felt really surreal, totally wild. it feels really good because we are a really close group. it feels good to see everybody nominated and respected together because it really is an ensemble. >> the music is incredible. you have big names. what are you going to perform? >> hero is my middle name written by cindy lauper. >> take it away.

♪ >> yellyfish fields, sure is beautiful. i reckon i'll miss this place most of all. >> we have a volcano and we need you on the team. ♪ if the world is going to end tomorrow ♪ wallowing in sorrow ♪ there isn't a catastrophe that could ever measure up to me ♪ ♪ come on ♪ hero is my middle name ♪ fixing trouble is my game ♪ just give it the old know how ♪ ♪ no better time than now ♪ don't give up and don't give

in ♪ ♪ courage is your claim to fame ♪ ♪ when hero is your middle name ♪ >> mine's jennifer. no one believes -- >> your machines made a real prediction it's not science fiction. ♪ no one wants to listen at all ♪ ♪ the writing is on the old sea wall ♪ ♪ ♪ hero is your middle name ♪ fixing trouble is your game ♪ just give it the old know how ♪ ♪ there's no better time than now ♪ >> after what that mob has done i understand why you would want to leave but we need you.

this is your home. >> i never fit in here just like i never fit in texas, either. i was always the odd rodent out. no one knew what to make of a girl squirrel who was into science and martial arts. >> we do and we need your science. >> boys, i'm still going to push on from this town of yours. but you're my friends so first i say we give this hero thing a shot. >> three heroes to the rescue. race to the top. ♪ come on ♪ hero is our middle name ♪ fixing trouble is our game ♪ i won't back down ♪ and we are going to save this town ♪ ♪ i am sandy hear me roar

♪ courage is my claim to fame ♪ because hero is my middle name ♪ ♪ hero is our middle name ♪ hero is our middle name ♪ hero is our middle name [ cheers and applause ] >> the cast from spongebob square pants the musical. you can see it on broadway. we are back in a moment but first this is "today" on nbc. first this is "today" on nbc.

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kentucky derby where dylan is live to tell us what is coming up on saturday. >> reporter: tomorrow is the 144th run for the roses. i will be here in another hat. the field is wide open this year although justified is the front runner. you know the $1,500 drink i tried, we will make it for you on the show live tomorrow. >> catch it live, the coverage of the kentucky derby at noon eastern on nbc sports network and 2:30 eastern here on nbc. >> more on sunday on the winner of the big race and my guest is oscar winning director ron howard. first acting gig at the age of 18 was cast at 5 years old. went on to become one of the most respected directors in all of hollywood and the director of the new "star wars" movie solo. he came in mid stream and he has

been a "star wars" fan since day one. it is dream come true for him. >> today is "star wars" day. may the fourth be with you. >> last year i was like may the fifth be with you. >> happy belated birthday to you. >> coming up monday we will set a record. i )m - -...

we )re getting new details good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. we're getting new details about that shooting in mill valley apartment complex yesterday that left one woman dead along with the shooter. one man is still in critical condition this morning. the investigators now believe it stems from a landlord/tenant dispute. police say an 80-year-old man shot both people around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. neighbors say the man who was critically injured is, in fact, the landlord.

neighbors also tell us the gunman killed the landlord's daughter but police have yet to release the victim's names. happening now, our pete suratos is talking with investigators. you can go to our homepage for more details there. we're keeping a close eye on kilaue kilauea's eruption. hundreds of people who live near the eruption are now evacuated. and one airline with flights from the bay area, are now allowing travelers to change the flight plans for free. you can go to our facebook page now for more include links to the video. and bart plans to push into downtown san jose may be hitting a snag. a new lawsuit filed by the san jose sharks threatens to slow down and block the tunnel project. more news on our twitter feed. stay connected to your world wherever the world takes you. get the nbc bay area app. gettin?

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. welcome to the show. we begin this friday morning with a name you will all recognize and you may have some preconceived notions about, amanda knox. she was convicted in italy a few years ago of murdering her room mate while studying abroad. then the conviction was overturned. but then in a bizarre twist she was convicted again and then that was overturned. in the meantime, she was labelled evil, a witch, a slut, psycho path and so on. that is still what some people think of when they hear her name. now she is on a new mission telling the stories of other women who have been publically