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good morning. bitter backlash. bipartisan support pours . bitter backlash. bipartisan support pouring in for john mccain after a crude comment about the failing health. mccain's daughter slamming the trump administration. >> i don't understand what behind of environment that would be acceptable and you come to work the next day and still have a job. the white house refusing to apologize. will it create a rift between the trump administration and congress. growing outrage. >> i was not resisting. my hands was in the air. >> unarmed black man taken down violently at the wolf house after he brought his sister to the prom. the incident caught on camera. throwing the waffle house in the
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spotlight. activists calling for nationwide boycott. hero pilot. >> we knew something extraordinary had happened pretty quickly. >> the southwest airlines captain who safely landed her plane after engine exploded blowing out a window and killing a passenger. speaks out about horrifies ordeal. >> long as you had altitude and ideas, you're okay. we had both. >> plus that wild police chase. dramatic confrontation caught on camera. allergy explosion. what's behind all that pollen and what can you do about it 9. and 99 problems, but cancellation ain't one. good news for fans everywhere.
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good morning. welcome to today and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. >> i don't watch a lot of tv, but brooklyn 99. that's one of my shows. >> we're talking about brooklyn 99. goes to show the pour the power >> the show has been saved. trump administration still under fire and refusing to apologize today days after a staffers crude comment about senator john mccain's battle with brain cancer. support for republican coming from far and wide including emotional response from his daughter on tv. kelly o'donnell is at the white house for us this morning. first the president just rolled out blueprint to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
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issue on the minds of many midterm voters included is a plan to speed up approval of cheaper generic drugs. the white house has its own bitter pill to swallow over the harsh controversy of what a staffer said about john mccain. >> fallout over an insult. >> i'm not going to validate a leak out of an internal staff meeting one way or the other. >> white house refused to attempt damage control after staffer's comment in a meeting that ailing john mccain's cia opposition to gina haspel did not matter because he's dying anyway. mccain's daughter megan reacted friday. >> i don't understand what kind of environment you're working in when that would be acceptable and you can come to work and next day and still have a job. >> did confirm he still works in the white house. backup for mccain who is battling brain cancer was swift
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and bipartisan. . bill clinton. >> in my lifetime he's one of the most remark able patriots or country has ever produced. ohio governor job kasich made a video. >> comments in regard to john mccain were just outrageous. totally out of line. >> arizona senator jeff flake. >> something that is this bad. you ought to just apologize and get past it. so i don't think it was handled well. >> turning to the michael cohen investigation where regrets flowed from at&t top executive. after the company paid personal lawyer $600,000. there is no other way to say it. at&t hiring michael cohen as a political consultant was a big mista mistake. >> the white house did respond to cohen receiving payments from
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korngss like a tr s his admi opposed the merger of at&t and time warner while personal lawyer michael cohen was being paid by at&t. john harwood. covering national politics. good morning the you, sir. >> kelly sadler. this communications aide that made the comments, there's been no apology. no offer on explanation. john, how is it that she could still have a job despite the widespread condemnation from both sides of the aisle. >> because she works for donald trump. look another the contrast between john mccain and donald trump. john mccain is someone whose life has been about service and courage and bravery and patriotism. causes larger than himself. donald trump has been the opposite. donald trump is about self interest and more than that, his
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brand is crude and nasty. you're fired was his signature on the apprentice and his entire campaign has been built on insulting other people. the tone is set from the top. it's not surprising that somebody in the white house would reflect that attitude. that's the kind of person that he attracts to work for him and it's not pretty. >> let me shift gears a moment. we heard at&t say it was a big mistake hiring cohen and paying him $600,000. is this pay for play politics. this is something trump promised to end during the election. what's the buzz. >> >> those promises were meaningless. pay to play is something we've seen if anything accelerate under donald trump. now it is true that washington -- as long as washington has been around, there have been flounce peddlers and people who made cash by
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wielding influence. the question here is what exactly was the purpose of the cash. with at&t had a pending merger with time warner. part of the backdrop they gave money to moi cichael cohen. this same consulting firm that they poured thad cash into was the firm that paid the hush money settlement to stormy daniels and as rudy giuliani has acknowledged. they may have paid hush money to others as well. the added dimension of this scandal is not just pay to play for politics, but was it play to play for some other purpose. was that money going to something else. that's what both robert mueller and the southern district of new york prosecutors are finding out. >> john, quickly here. this week despite dahls domestically and internationally not to do it, president trump
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decided to withdraw from iran nuclear deal. short-term impact of that, long-term impact of that. >> well, the short-term impact of that is that you know we saw some tensions between iran and israel bubble up. those have been beneath the surface and rising for some time. you had the exchange of artillery fire over the last few days. long-term the question is going to be, does this take the world closer to outright conflict with iran and is a different strategy capable of achieving the goals that the west wants which is for iran not to have nuclear weapons. france, german, britain, all major allies believe that was the best chance from preventing iran from having a nuclear weapon. that deal has only been in effect a couple of years. this problem has been bubbling a long time. if we adopt a tougher posture to iran. try to reconstitute sanctions.
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going to be difficult because we don't know if our allies are going to join us in those sanctions. is that going to produce a better result. most of world thinks it will not. this administration has a different idea. >> john harwood for us this morning. thank you mpl. the white house accusing iran as reckless tensions. nbc matt bradley is in the thick of it all in gaza. matt, good morning. >> good morning. now, the tensions here are reaching a tipping point and really they're only going to get worse. now just yesterday, israeli troops shot and killed palestinian demonstrator right here on the border of the gaza strip and israel. shot dead some -- injured hundreds more. that's capping off about six weeks of often very violent protest right here on this border. right around here.
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is. that's expected to only get worse in the coming weeks. this is protesting against demonstrations have been happening because they're protesting next week. kind of reaching a crescendo against the trump administration move from u.s. embassy from jer. coming back on tuesday to celebrate on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state of israel. talked to founders yesterday. expecting hundreds of thousands of people to come out here. may try to approach this border fence as you can see behind me and barely see it's guarded by israeli sniper. they've been using live ammunition. expect more lethal violence in the comes days. in israel. there's going to be celebration.
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this move means the u.s. will now be recognizing that divided and holy city as the capital of isra israel. that's a major change going to spark celebration in israel. celebration throughout the arab and much world. just this week, israel and iran exchanged fire. rarely we don't see them confront each other directly. you can expect much more violence in the coming days. >> such a tense time, matt, thank you. activists calling for nationwide boycott against the fast food chain waffle house. two recent incidents in which black customers were forcefully arrested. nbc is here were that story. david, good morning to you. latest incident happening in north carolina a violent takedown of a customer after complaints he argued with
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restaurant employees. entire con fron fafrontation on >> cell phone video capture had had 22 anthony wall being put in a choke hold and slammed to the ground outside a waffle house in north carolina. >> i was not resisting. my hands was in the air. i react when the head hit the glass. >> wall earlier escorted younger sister to prom. entered the waffle house for a bite ho eat. reportedly got in argument with the employee and that's when police were called. wall has been charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. the incident is currently under investigation. this comes week after another arrest was caught on cell phone video. this woman was thrown to the ground at waffle house in alabama. her top coming off during the voinlt ta
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violent takedown. both cases s unarmed and nonviolent. neither situation warranted police intervention let alone gratuitous use of force. police officials are not a private security force for untrained waffle house employees. waffle house says there's more to the story than videos suggest. released add statement says it does not indicate race was an issue. employees called police because of safety concerns for customers and themselves. now mrs. king is calling for a boycott of waffle house until corporate office makes changes. >> waffle house is reaching out to her and try to discuss their concerns. now to that scary southwest airlines accident that had the nation talking. heroic pilots speaking out for the first time about their ordeal. >> for first time, captain tammy
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jo shults in her own words. >> we knew something extraordinary had happened quickly. >> hailed a hero after landing the plane. speaking to abc 2020 with first officer david. >> we were passing through about 32,000 feet when we had a large bang and a rapid decompression. >> that bang t boeing 737's left engine suddenly blowing apart sending shrapnel flying to the side of the plane. impact shattering the window next to 43-year-old jennifer riordan: >> they said there's a hole and someone went out. >> as air rushed into the cabin, passengers parade and sent messages to loved ones. quickly and calmly the pilots declared emergency and michigan
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desce began descending to a safer altitude. >> passengers recall a steadying force from the cockpit. >> they did everything the right way. the pilot was amazing. >> just 20 minutes after the explosion, shults handed the plane safely in philadelphia. back in the cabin, she shook hands cool as ever. >> i took a walkthrough just to have eye contact and speak to them. we wanted to know if they were okay. >> a grace under pressure epitomized at 32,000 feet. >> as long as you have a lot attitude and idea, you're okay. we had both. >> for today, steve patternson, nbc news. >> that woman has job security too. she'll fly a plane for as long as she wants. >> good for her. this morning two high ranking navy seals heading to home station. why they're under suspicion. according to a number of
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reports, accused of sexual misconduct. military authorities are investigating. terrifying moments as a shooter opened fire on friday. look at this. students cower under desks as police clear the building. ten shots rang out friday morning. setting off panic just as students were arriving to school. 15-year-old boy was hit in the arm and recover reasonable degree. the 14-year-old suspect was capture instead a nearby grocery store. wild scene in florida courtroom friday. right after four men were convicted of murder. one of them started punching his own defense attorney and then another joins in. court officers were forced tohouse -- to use a taser to subdue the guys. terre fies site at disney world caught on camera. fire breathing dragon caught on fire. head of ma live sent boat caught on fire during the parade.
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workers rushed into to put out the blaze. >> i was a few feet from that same dragon. that's part of the parade. >> you dent expect that to happen. >> no. >> thankfully no one was hurt. dylan drier standing by. first check of the weather. it's going to be soggy across much of the country. this is the clark fork river. it is a foot above major flood stage. could see more rain to make the levels to higher. those are the highest levels seen in the area in over 100 years. significant flooding out that way. with more rain in the forecast, it's possibly only going to get worse as we go to next week. stalled front that is draped through the great lakes ohio river valley and along it seeing heavy round of rain. you'll see more he rain soon. new york city seeing heavy rain. along the border of new york and pennsylvania as well. as long as this front stays in
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place with wave of low pressure moving through. keep it very uncemesettled goin through the weekend. more rain on sunday. even as we go into next week. it wobbles, we're still looking at the chance of uncemented weather. storminess is possible. stronger storms from i'll to new jersey. delaware, maryland. philadelphia back through west central pennsylvania. see strong storms that produce very damaging wind gusts and large hail. area we will clear skies this saturday morning. 63 right now in san francisco. we had a windy overnight for the coast and hillsides. we are expecting lighter conditions as we head toward the afternoon. our temperature trend will be climbing into the 70s and some 80s for inland spots. we can expect mostly clear skies
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and dry conditions all through tonight and through mother's day. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still ahead, singer r. kelly facing protests at concert last night amid allegations of sexual misconduct that plagued him for years. is his tour or career in jeopardy? incredible rescue caught on camera. police jump into alligator-infested waters to save a woman in a sinking vehicle. vehicle. but first this is "today" on
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>> donald trump welcoming home the detained in north korea for more than a years. >> kim answering it is like a dream and we are very, very happy. the president also thanked the north korean dictator for releasing the prisoners. >> i really think he wants to do something and bring that country into the real world. >> their release coming with the president set to meet north korean leader kim jong-un next month in singapore. the president with another foreign policy move. >> the united states will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. >> his administration has acknowledged iran's not violating its end of the agreement. >> i see no evidence they are not in compliance. >> iranians outraged. >> overnight, iranian lawmakers burning a paper american flag in parliament and chanting death to
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america. new york attorney general snyderm schneidermann resigning. >> we must reimagine a world where predators are held to support. >> but the two who were romantically involved with him in relationships that lasted more than a year tell "the new yorker" he was controlling and abusive and repeatedly hit them after drinking and in bed and never with consent. >> in the resignation statement, he contests the allegations. nbc universal released results of its investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct against former "today" anchor matt lauer. >> it concluded we found no evidence indicating any nbc news or "today" show leadership, news hr or others in position of authority in the news division
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received any complaints about the workplace behavior prior to november 27th, 2017. >> some criticizing nbc universal for conducting the investigation itself rather than using an independent firm. some remarkable moments caught on camera. a harrowing escape as an 11-year-old jumped from the vehicle during a carjacking in illinois. panic on the tarmac. a delta plane landed with smoke filling the cabin forcing passengers to escape with emergency slides. and police braved alligator-infested waters to rescue a woman from her sinking suv. no way. >> and high school students in tempe, arizona, surprised one of their favorite teachers with his dream shoes. some sweet air jordans. >> that is the best reaction.
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>> i love that dance. i love that. >> that made my morning. >> good stuff. >> the students were genuinely excited about giving the gift. still ahead on saturday morning on "today." all aboard. the high speed commuter train is rolling through today. and one of the worse al irrelevant g -- allergy seasons is here thanks to this. watch this. when will it get better and what you can do until then. plus, as we mentioned good news for fans of comedy "brooklyn nine-nine." i'm excited about ts one. but hi i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message. i thought after sandy hook, where 20 six and seven year olds were slain, this would never happen again. it has happened more than 200 times in 5 years. dianne feinstein and a new generation are leading the fight to pass a new assault weapons ban.
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say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. california values senator dianne feinstein hi there. good morning, everybody. it's saturday morning. maybe you are tired because you went to see taylor swift. maybe you are up early because you want to head out and take awaa walk across the golden gate bridge. >> we have decent weather coming up. mostly clear skies. we had the wind advisory that expired at 5:00 a.m. this morning. now we are dealing with breezy conditions. nine miles an hour in san francisco. 63 and the temperature trend across the bay area, we are warm. san jose this morning at 58. you are not going to need a heavy jacket. our temperature trend into the afternoon, for san francisco, will be warming up quite nicely
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into the 70s. we're talking about 80s in the forecast. we are dealing with a warming trend. that is going to keep us dry. there is concern for the hillsides drying out this weekend. this is going to be perfect weather if you are setting up a celebration or surprise for mother's day. i will break down that forecast for you coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> we won't ruin the surprise. thank you. new details about a gas station mixup. diesel gas was put into the regular pump. now chevron is responding. that can really do damage to your car. it happened in crow canyon last weekend. the gas station got 30 reports from customers saying that their cars were not working. experts say this can really damage your engine. it's not just my opinion. it can be fixed. you have to flush out your tank immediately. >> careless on behalf of the chevron gas station. they need to pay more attention. that could cause severe damage to cars. >> chevron confirmed the report
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saying in a statement, we stopped sales immediately when it was discovered. we apology to anyone who may have been impacted by this matter and are taking all appropriate measures to address in i comp any complications. the problem has been fixed with the tank. uber and lyft drivers are looking to increase payment. how much this hike will cost you is still being negotiated. it would go into affect in july. uber tells us, we value our partnership with sfo and support their industry leading effort to create a great experience for travelers, however the increase goes against their consumer friendly approach and will not help reduce congestion at the airport. a frightening scene in oakland. people were hurt after a deck collapsed. skyranger was overhead. it happened yesterday afternoon
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at a home about a block away from a college. firefighters tweeted out this picture. we know that two people were hurt. coming up, kicked out of school for instagram posts. a local student says she was given a choice to take them down or don't graduate. why she's not going to take them down. we have that and the top stories coming up at 7:00. right now back to "today." have a good morning.
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we are back on saturday morning. may 12th, 2018. a dreary new york morning. hope the weather is nice where you are today. >> let's check of the headlines. backlash over the crude comment from inside the white house. >> backing him up. politicians on both sides of the aisle coming to the defense of john mccain after the white house staffer reportedly said the senator battling brain cancer was quote dying anyway. >> in my lifetime he is one of the most remarkable patriots our country produced. >> something that is this bad, you ought to apologize and guet past it.
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>> it came after mccain declared opposition to gina haspel to be cia director. calling for boycott. dr. lumartin luther king's daughter is calling for a boycott of waffle house after anthony wall who got in an argument with the waffle house employee in north carolina. this comes after the similar incident in alabama in which a woman was thrown to the ground following a dispute over plastic utensils. crash in colorado. a small plane crashes killing one person. mangled debris slamming into the home. restrooms reopened. starbucks adopts a policy to allow anyone to use a restroom customer or not. this is backlash after the two men were arrested in philadelphia at a starbucks. and advice from o.
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>> be the truth. >> oprah winfrey weighs into politics against with the address at usc annenberg's school of communication. winfrey warning against fake news. today, saturday, may 12th, 2018. >> you probably have a few dozen folks to see that. oh, oprah running for president. >> she says it is not happening. also this morning, time's up movement taking aim at singer r. kelly. protesters overnight marching outside the concert and demanding it be canceled because of allegations of sexual misconduct that stretch for years. we have maya rodriguez in south carolina where r. kelly performed last night. >> reporter: good morning, craig. despite the protesters, the ck n
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concert went on as scheduled. some propducers will not promot his music. r. kelly under fire for years long allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior toward girls and women. kelly denying all allegations. protesters showed up at the coliseum in greensboro, north carolina. where kelly performed friday nig night. >> we don't want north carolina to put money in r. kelly's pocket. >> reporter: in a video posted bush/cheney t before the concert. >> we will have fun. >> reporter: despite calls for the show's cancellation, ticket holders showed up. this coming on the heels of another kelly concert which was supposed to take place in chicago earlier this month, but was canceled. >> i have been a long time fan of r. kelly. i still will support him.
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>> i'm supporting the music. i'm not looking or listening to the allegations. >> reporter: the three-time grammy winner facing pressure from services. spotify and pandora and apple music not promoting his songs. spotify saying in a statement, when an artist or creator does something harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with the artist. kelly's management team firing back. saying, spotify has the right to promote whatever music it chooses and in this case, its actions are without merit. a growing chorus of celebrities on social media rallying behind #muterkelly. including the actors lupita nyong'o and kerry washington. as for where r. kelly will
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perform next, it is not clear. craig and sheinelle. >> maya, thank you. dylan, how about another check of the weather? >> the rain we were talking about is along the frontal system that is going to really divide temperatures across the country. look at minneapolis. 47. you go south of the front and it is 72 in st. louis. caribou, maine is 42 degrees to start the day. where we see record-high temperatures is south of the line. we are looking at the potential for record highs or tying some record highs down in atlanta where we could break the record. old record is 90. nashville, forecasting the high of 92 for sunday. in mobile, alabama, 93 for the high. that would tie that record. as we go into monday, we see the area of record-high temperatures shrink a little bit. warmer temperatures. louisville on monday could hit 94 degrees. breaking the old record of 90.
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birmingham, looking to break a record. memphis and jackson. 93 for the high. in ft. smith, 92 degrees. that would tie the record. warm temperatures are working into the middle of the country. when they make the way to the northeast we have a cool start out there. we're in the 50s and 60s at this hour. believe it or not, we will jump into the 80s by the afternoon. our temperature trend will remain in the 50s for the first half of the morning. 58 for san jose. we are expecting mostly clear skies, drying conditions into the afternoon. that wind advisory that was in place since last night has expired as of this morning. we are expecting breezy conditions into the afternoon. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >> much more ahead this morning. including more from the series honoring amazing moms.
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when you need a taste of vacation, pick up! we are back with a weekly health round up. what you need to know about everything from the allergy explosion in the country to the e. coli outbreak to the epi-pen shortage. we have dr. don torres with potentially life-saving information. good morning. >> good morning. >> can we start with allergies? nothing worse than watching your 5-year-old suffer with allergies and you suffering. i want to talk about the video. it went viral. the tree tapped by a backhoe and
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the pollen exploded. and a report over climate change is the reason. what can we do about it. >> allergy explosion. pollen bomb. it is coming out. what is happening is the climate change and allergy season extended. up to 27 days longer. we are nine months of allergies. things you were not allergic too were moving in the area. wear sunglasses. wear hats as well. it keeps pollen from getting in your hair. exercise indoors. start medicine early. very important because if you get behind the eight ball, it is hard to catch up. wash your hair before you go to bed. that is a pollen sponge. it gets in your pillow and face overnight. >> let's turn to the e. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. this is affecting more than half the country according to the
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cdc. how dangerous is the outbreak and when can we all start eating romaine lettuce? >> craig, numbers extended and states extended. this week, the fda came out with a tweet saying we can go ahead and think of it as diminished threat. yesterday, the cdc said do not eat romaine lettuce unless you are sure it is not from yuma, arizona. it could still be on the shelves. i think the next couple weeks it will be over. >> another hot topic, fda announced a shortage of epi-pens. my twins have allergies. it affects me. we have old ones around the house. what are you supposed to do? >> it is a life-saving medication. the best thing to do because of the shortage which they think is over soon. manufacturers is trying to ramp up more. talk about alternatives. just as effective. exactly the same medication.
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the mechanisms are different. talk to the pharmacist so you know in an emergency how to use it and practice. that's the big thing sgrch. >> big study that came out with antibiotics and kidney stones. what do we need to know? >> kidney stones have gone up since the '70s. antibiotics, if you take them, they double the risk of kidney stones. especially in children. they followed 300,000 people for a year. these are penicillin and ciprio. these are common antibiotics. they kill the bacteria in your gut that prevents you from getting kidney stones. best thing to do if you have a history, talk to your doctor. if there is something else you can use, try that. >> i had one. it was worse than child birth. >> that's what i heard. >> good stuff. >> thank you, dr. torres.
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you are happy this morning you don't have to commute to work and fight traffic, right? what if you never had to battle a traffic jam again? >> nice. a privately owned and operated train is up and running in florida and nbc's kerry sanders is up on the train in the most congested areas in the country. you are moving. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning. we're on board the train. this is a real-world test. the question is if a private train can actually help commuters beat traffic and at the same time, can it make money. it is an unanswered question. one folks are hoping on both sides, profit side and commuter side, could be a solution. this is i-95 in south florida which looks like i-70 in denver
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and the congested nightmare where you commute. in south florida now, a new privately owned and operated train bright line aims to do what has not been done before. solve daily commuter headaches and at the same time turn private owner a profit. >> are you confident? >> meaningfully profitable. >> reporter: the critics say the free wifi and add ons is only possible because $600 million in government bonds funded the train. >> infrastructure. >> reporter: it is the public/private partnerships trump says he wants to see more. >> we could see this? >> charlotte, atlanta, chicago, st. louis, phoenix, tucson, l.a., vegas, dallas, houston. >> reporter: traffic monitoring in south florida shows west palm
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beach can take 1 hour and 22 minutes by car. the train as fast as 35 minutes. ft. lauderdale to miami by car, 1 hour and 19 minutes. bright line as quickly as 30 minutes. cost for a ticket. $10 to $25. depending on class of service and distance and time of day. the daily commuter gave up her car for the train. >> i would not trade it for the world. >> reporter: the bright line train which started limited service in january has not been problem free. six people died in accidents crossing the tracks in cars or on foot. trains zip through populated urban areas at 79 miles per hour. >> the average speed on i-95 in florida has gone from 45 miles an hour to 34 miles an hour over the last seven years. >> reporter: before a traffic jam? s >> before a fender-bender. >> reporter: one key traffic is
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real estate. the train company owns property at the stations where they have office buildings and building apartments so they will lease that to make money. back to you. >> kerry sanders aboard the bright line train for us in florida. kerry, thank you. a lot of folks have a hard time getting around why we don't have more high speed rail options. >> like in europe. >> exactly. still ahead. we are counting down to the royal wedding. with one week to go, we will look at the finishing touches for prince harry and meghan markle's big day. but first this is "today" on nbc.
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good morning. we are up with you this morning. a couple minutes before 6:00. looking at down town san jose. a little haze in the distance. what does that mean for you today and the rest of the weekend? i'm no pro but you are. >> we have some great weather on the way. we are expecting a nice afternoon. temperatures will be on the warmer side today. look at the gorgeous shot of san francisco. that's clear skies in san francisco. we are dealing with some sunshine on the way, especially as we head in towards the lunch hour and evening hour. if you are wondering about temperatures, we're not cold -- we're not even cool. we're running warm. san jose, 62 degrees. as you head out the door, keep
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in mind that we are expected to warm up between the 70s and possibly upper 80s inland. you will not need a heavy coat. as we head toward mother's day, we have a couple of changes on the way that you may be interested in. i know we have big celebrations going on for mom tomorrow. you want to tune in at 7:00 a.m. i have a breakdown and a temperature trend. >> thank you very much. details about a gas station mixup. the station had diesel gas in the regular pump. now chevron is responding. this happened last weekend. the station got reports from 30 customers saying their cars just stopped working. experts say this can severely damage your engine. it can be fixed. you have to flush out your tank immediately. >> careless on behalf of the chevron gas station. i think they need to pay more attention. that could cause severe damage to the cars. >> chevron did confirm reports from customers saying in a
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statement, we stopped sales immediately when it was discovered. we apologize to anyone who may have been impacted by this matter and are taking any appropriate measures to address the complications. the gas station says the problem has fixed. sfo is looking to hike fees for uber and lyft drivers as part of a plan to ease congestion by charging more for rides that begin or end at the curb there. a spokesperson for the airport says how much the hike is going to be is still under negotiation. it would go into affect in july. uber says we value our partnership with sfo and support their efforts to create a great experience for travellers. however, the fee increase goes against their consumer friendly approach and will not help to reduce congestion at the airport. this was a frightening scene in oakland. two people were hurt after that deck there collapsed. skyranger was overhead. you can see the damage. it happened yesterday afternoon.
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firefighters tweeted this picture from their vantage point. we don't know the extent of the injuries of those two at this point. coming up, kicked out of school for instagram posts. a local student says she was given a choice, take them down or don't graduate. she says she's not going to back down. we have that and all of the top stories plus that mother's day forecast coming up at 7:00. right now we send you back to "today."
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good morning. bitter backlash, a crude comment from inside the white house causing controversy as bipartisan support pours in for john mccain and his health. his daughter rushing to his defense. >> i don't understand what kind of environment you're working in when that would be acceptable and then come to work the next day and still have a job. wild police chase, officers ramming the suspect as gunfire breaks out. and brought mothers, honoring moms in style with our favorite recipes, some crafty do it yourself gifts and even a few surprises for some unsupporting moms, today, saturday may 12th,
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2018. ♪ >> happy mother's day, debbie and jenny. >> hello from south carolina. >> hello from appleton, wisconsin. >> brought by 13th birthday. >> our first trip to new york and we made it on the "today" show. >> here we go. welcome back to the saturday morning edition of tod"today" starting to drizzle just a bit. this raincoat you're rocking, it's like a cross between missy elliott and a baked potato. >> she's doing tin man. >> i like this. if there was a big of sun --
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>> you could. >> it's like an old school tanning zing there you go. we have a lot to get to this morning. let's start with today's news. >> i'm kelly o'donnell at the white house. tensions between president trump and john mccain go back years. we've seen how the president has a no-polling policy and that's carried over to the white house after a staff are made a disrespectful remark about mccain and the white house is ignoring it. >> i'm not going to validate a leak out of an internal staff meeting one way or the other. >> the white house refusing to attempt damage control after staffer kelly stalled ler's divisive comment that ailing john mccain's opposition to gina haas pel didn't matter because he's dying anyway. mccain's daughter megan reacted friday. >> i don't understand what environment where that would be acceptable and you come to work
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the still have a job. >> she did confirms sad ler still works in the trump white house. >> yes, she does. >> the backup for mccain who is battling brain cancer was swift and bipartisan. bill clinton. >> in my lifetime he's one of the most remarkable guys our country ever produced. >> arizona senator jeff flake. >> something that is this bad, you ought to just apologize and just get past it. >> turning on it investigation where regrets flow from at&t's top executive after the company paid trump's if he only lawyer $600,000. there's no other way to say it, hiring michael cohen as a political consult want was a mi
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mistake. the white house shows the president is not influenced by special interests because while cohen was being paid by at&t, the administration opposite the merger with time warner. other stories this morning, president trump has approved disaster aid for hawaii hit by the erupting volcano. it will help with damaged roads, parks, and other places. volcano experts are warning an explosive eruption could come in the days ahead, but hawaii officials are telling potential tourists not to stop visiting. a landing for spacex after it debuted another version of the falcon 9. it hauled the first ever communications satellite from bangladesh. eight minutes after takeoff, the booster returned to earth landing on floating sea platform. this is company's 25th
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successful landing. a dac police chase on the streets of suburban detroit, gunfire ringing out during it all. >> reporter: a love triangle turned high speed quarrel. the driver of this silver sedan is the ex-boyfriend in hot pursuit of the new guy in the pickup. police hoping to stop it all. the chase goes on. then shots fired at a hospital parking lot in deer borne, michigan. the confrontation started here on this street, a witness hearing the commotion says the woman caught in the middle tried to calm things down. >> i seen the girl grab the guy in the 300 car. she got pushed from him, and that's when he pulled the gun out and he shot the guy in the
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black truck about five or six times. >> reporter: with nonlife-threateni nonlife-threatening injuries, the new boyfriend calls 911. police rejoin the chase and rammed the car once again. for the new boyfriend to get away, the chase eventually going in circles in the hospital's driveway. shortly afterwards police say, the exshot himself to death in the car. >> he was armed with an ar-15, also armed with a handgun. it was discovered this morning that there was also a third gun tucked in the car. >> reporter: a violent encounter that could have cost even more lives. for today, ron moth nbc news. the toronto raptors fired coach dwayne casey friday. but what's a little surprising about this is casey was named
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nba coach of the year just two days earlier. casey lost his job, though, because of early playoff exits to the cavaliers two straight years. a very close call caught on camera. surveillance video captured this mama bear and her cubs roaming the parking lot of our sister station colorado springs this week. take a look as an unsuspecting photographer opens the door. and gets the surprise of his life coming face to face with the family. bears and man all eventually retreated and no one was hurt. >> i bet they are nbc fans. another check of the weather. >> our crowd left. we've got these guys holding on, but there's a huge group that just left. so i want to get everybody in who decided to stick around. where are you from? >> indiana. >> birmingham, alabama. >> you're from south carolina?
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>> yes. >> i don't exactly know where that is. >> many people don't. >> so nice to have everybody here even though it's drizzling just a little bit. in florida we do have the rainy season kicking n. look at the heavy rain just off the florida keys. that's going to move west ward and we'll see heavy rain continue to fall through central florida through sunday into monday as well. we could see a widespread two to three inches of rain and higher amounts in west palm beach and a possibility of flooding with up to four to five inches of rain. we are going to see the stalled front continue to bring showers to iowa and illinois, indiana, ohio and the northeast. we could see severe storms in the philadelphia area with damaging winds the biggest threat. a frosty start in northern new england. temperatures down around freezing, so it's chilly there. on the flip side, possibly record high temperatures down south today from texas all the way into the southeast. it's very dry in the southwest,
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so we have an increased we are waking up to beautiful clear skies across the bay area. a live shot right now of san francisco. you can see how beautiful as that sun begins to come up. our temperatures, they're not too bad out there. we are talking about upper 50s and some 60s on the map. san francisco right now at 62. san jose at 62. oakland, 63. napa in the 60s. elsewhere, we have a bunch of 50s on the map. we are expected to have a temperature climb into the 70s and 80s for inland areas. and that's that's your latest forecast, guys. still ahead, in honor of mother's day tomorrow, we're asking moms what they really want this year, a gift, time, more sleep. >> plus the first reviews are in for solo, a star wars story. do the experts think you should race to the theater to see it? that's coming up after this.
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we're back on saturday morning or i like to call it the day before the most important date on the calendar. mother's day. >> did you write that? >> i did. it's true. >> people find themselves clueless. dylan has you covered in the orange room. >> moms do so much for us. to say finding the perfect mother's day gift for her is stressful is an understatement. dads, kids, if you have not gotten mom anything yet, listen to this closely. we went straight to the source and unscientific survey up on today.com. we asked moms what they actually want. these were the options. flowers, hand made gifts. jewel jewelry, sleep. day off from parenting. results are in. a number of moms said yes. they want the day off from parenting. then a handmade gift at 22%. sleep.
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then lowest is flowers and jewelry and store bought gift. make something at home or give mom a break. moms have been weighing in with tweets. i love this one. all i want for mother's day is not have to keep anyone or anything else alive. and this one, i want a mother's day tiara. the one with a clean house and quiet kids and nap. we kind of see this trend here every mom just really wants a break from being a mom. even if it is for a day. for lots of other ideas for mother's day and frankly anytime of the year, you can follow today parents on facebook.com/todayparents. >> i did not see a gift card. >> you don't use a gift card. >> depends where. >> i want to go on a picnic. i hope want to go to the park. >> it will rain. don't plan the picnic. >> we will do it another time. >> how about "popstart?" >> we have so much to get to in
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popstart. "brooklyn nine-nine." on friday, we said that after five seasons, fox was cancelling is -- cancelling itthe series. we have great news to report. the series that follows the a adventures of the fictional p - precinct will live on here at nbc. they took to the social media to thank their fans. let's turn to the "star wars" pre-quel. "solo" had a opening this los angeles this week. fans who saw the film could not hold in the thoughts. "star wars" fans, reactions are great. one summed up tweeting "solo" feels unlike any movie before
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and captured the tone and humor of the franchise. also, i need a lando movie in my life. played by donald glover. both actors are getting outstanding reviews. let's turn to john travolta. the film "gotti" is premimierin at cannes film festival on tuesday. here is a look at john travolta chillingly transformed into gambino crime boss john gotti. >> i swear you won't kill me. >> how am i going to kill a ghost? >> it hits theaters on june 15th. he is good at transforming. >> i want to see that. thank you. coming up, amazing mom who made it her mission in life to protect and help other women.
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but first this is "today" on nbc. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message. i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to repeal it. but we need to do more. i believe in universal health care. in a public health option to compete with private insurance companies. and expanding medicare to everyone over 55. and i believe medicare must be empowered to negotiate the price of drugs. california values senator dianne feinstein
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we are back on saturday morning with more from the series amazing moms today. we teamed up with "women's day" to talk about incredible moms. >> we have a mom to show you the resilience to turn her life around, but lives of others. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren has her story. >> reporter: jenae will never forget hitting rock bottom and the request from her son. >> anytime a kid tells you they are hungry and says i'm hungry. there should be a cupboard full of choices. i literally had nothing to give him. it crushed my heart. >> reporter: at 36 years old, she was homeless. >> i'm not what you would imagine to be a typical homeless
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person. i went to college. i double majored in theater. >> reporter: an actress for years victim of abuse. a damaging truth that led to losing everything. >> i had two suitcases of belongings that were not on wheels in those days. i spent that first night a good portion of it in a phone booth. >> reporter: she did what she could to keep her son safe and slowly built her life back. eventually meeting and marrying her husband patrick. never for getting the six months on the street. she started taking other homeless women in. >> i had an empty bedroom. it drove me crazy. >> reporter: eventually the house was so full, she and patrick moved out. giving birth to the first gr grandma's house of hope. >> where would you be? >> i might be dead. >> reporter: five years ago, annabelle was homeless and
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struggling with addiction. >> my rock bottom was when i lost cold front difficu lost custody of my son. >> when you heard about this place and they accepted you. what was it like? >> the house of hope is where i learned how to be a mom. >> reporter: she got her son back. graduated college. and is just one of the success stories. grandma's house of hope is providing housing and counselling and wellness services for 2,000 underserved homeless women in orange county, california. from cancer patients who cannot get treatment without address to kids. knowing how hard it can be to feed a family, she worldformed s kids. >> when the weekend comes, it gets rough. each bag provides bags for two weekends. >> reporter: the team served the
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2 millionth meal. for a mom who wondered how she would take care of herself and son. helping others believe in themselves. >> i look at our girls as survivors and not victims. i look at them as champions. not losers. i look and see a great and wonderful future in front of them. >> reporter: for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, garden grove, california. >> inspiring. >> it is one thing to overcome odds yourself. it is another thing to use what you have been through to lift other people up. not just once, but twice. >> they go on to do that for someone else. it grows. >> glad we shared her story. still to come on "today," what we are learning about the royal wedding with one week to go until the big day. with one day until mother's day, we have la
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good morning. it's coming up just a few minutes before 6:30. looking live at the transamerica building in san francisco. lots of blue sky there in the distance. a beautiful forecast on tap. thanks for joining us. that forecast looks pretty nice. >> it does. we have great weather under way. it's not even cold outside. if you are outside this morning, we have some fantastic clear skies and temperatures in the 60s. 64 right now throughout the bay area. we see nice, comfortable temperatures. san jose, 62 degrees. if you are heading out toward oakland, 63. in san francisco, in the 60s. it's a little cooler along the coast. half moon bay, 51.
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we will top out nicely. a lot of people are going to be headed for the beach. look at this 24-hour temperature change. we are running warmer, especially for san francisco, ten degrees warmer at this hour. sun sunnyvale, 13 degrees warmer. will these temperatures stick around for mother's day? tune in at 7:00 a.m. to find out. >> things change very fast. thank you very much. new details about a gas station mixup in san ramon. this will cost folks some money. the station had diesel gas in the regular pump. so people had diesel in their regular cars. chevron is responding saying it happening at the chevron in crow canyon last weekend. they got 30 reports from customers saying their cars stopped working. this can really damage your engine. it can be fixed if you flush out the tank immediately. >> careless on behalf of the
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chevron gas station. i think they need to pay more attention. that could cause severe damage to the cars. >> chevron did confirm the reports the customers made. they said this in a statement, we stopped sales immediately when it was discovered. we apologize to anyone who may have been impacted by this matter. and are taking all appropriate measures to address any complications. the gas station says the problem has been fixed at the pump. sfo looking to hike fees. the station -- the spokesperson for the airport says exactly how much a hike is going to be is up in the air. we do know it would go into affect in july. uber tells us, we value our partnership with sfo and support their efforts to create a great experience for travellers. the proposed fee increase goes against their consumer friendly approach and will not help to ease congestion at the airport.
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this was a frightening scene in oakla oakland. you can see a deck that fell hurting two people. it happened yesterday at a home about a block from mills college. firefighters tweeted their vantage point. this is their picture. we don't know the extent of the injuries at this point. coming up, kicked out of school for instagram posts. a local student says she was given a choice to take them down or don't graduate. she's not going to back down. we have that story and the rest of the news plus your forecast coming up at 7:00.
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mahathir moham . and we are back on this saturday may 12th, 2018. a little drizzle here in new york city. happy early mother's day to all the moms out there and to each one of. >> thank you. >> this half hour, just one week to go until the wedding of the year. prince harry and meghan markle set to tie the not with the entire world watching. craig is going to get crafty to make mother's day gifts that will make any mom smile. >> i'm crafty. we're also honoring our moms
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with recipes that we love the best straight from our mother's kitchens. here's my mom's mac and cheese. >> how about a final check of the weather? >> it's not going to be a great day for most of the country, unfortunately. and it looks like the possibility of heavier pockets of rain, especially back through pennsylvania, especially philadelphia where we could see stronger storms develop with gusty winds. it's all along this frontal system, wave after wave of low pressure is going to ride along. south of that line we could see record-high temperatures today. going into mother's day, it's a little unsettled through the rocky mountains. off and on showers, lots of clouds, a little coolup across new england, but warm through the southern plains and the southeast where temperatures will be up into the 90s. speaking of the royal wedding, let's take an early look at the forecast. granted it's next saturday, so
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this might change a bit, but as of we are dealing with perfect weather as we head towards our mother's day weekend. we have some nice hazy skies over the mountain areas. clearer skies are expected through the afternoon. temperatures in the 50s and some 60s on the map. san jose waking up to 62. oakland, 63. inland, livermore, 63 degrees. your temperature trend is warmer but seasonable for this time of year. 70s and 80s for inland spots. and that's that's your latest forecast. chanel? >> thank you, dillon. one week from today, prince harry and meghan markle will tie the knot. lucy cavanaugh is at kensington palace with all the details.
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i heard it's pouring there this morning? >> i'm going to hold dillon accountable for that report. we're hoping for much, much better weather, but it's serious crunch time now, guys. we have six days, 11 hours until harry and meghan take their vows. they live behind me here in kensington palace. lots of prep work left to be done. windsor is counting down as the bands are striking up. setting the stage for next saturday's royal wedding celebration. police are preparing for more than 100,000 visitors, and the shops are ready, stalked with harry and meghan souvenirs. >> everybody's interested. they want a little bit of it back home even if it's only a magnet on the fridge. >> reporter: the pair are rewriting the royal fairytale for the 21st century, meghan markle, a self-made biracial american getting ready to we had
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her prince here, st. george's chapel at winsor castle. meghan's divorced parents will each have a role. the guests are still under wraps, but is rumored to have celebrities such as pr celebrities. frankie o'leary is thrilled to take part. >> flags, drums, guys on horses in armor, because that's normal, guys in furry hats, castles, can't get better than that surely. >> security will be tight with armed police patrolling the streets and the skies. >> you may see on the roof tops as well snipers, spotters with binoculars, looking out for suspicious behavior and anybody who's a potential threat. >> reporter: no detail left out,
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but there's still at least one surprise we'll have to wait for on the big day, and it is all about the dress, guys, what will meghan wear? we have no idea. we'll have to tune in on saturday just like the rest of the world. >> it will be stunning and hopefully it doesn't rain, even though they say that's good luck. american viewers will probably notice some differences from our own wedding traditions. jennifer speck tore is director of brand and zoe la.com. jennifer, guilty or not guilty to you. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> we were talking about some of the differences. let's start with the dress code. one side, more of an american style. i think i can guess. they're both in dresses from rent and runway. for an american wedding it depends on the weather and the formality. connie is showing a bit of leg, and he's also carrying her clutch underneath her arm, which
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is the american style. the other is wearing a head piece. i'm also rocking one. she's dressed more formally, so her knees are covered, closed-to do shoes. that's more the royal stiechlt we predict at the royal wedding guests will be similarly covered. men should be in morning suits and also no swords at the royal wedding. you cannot bring your military -- yes, exactly. >> let's talk about gifts. what do you give a prince? are they really doing gifts like this? this is more of an american style. >> this is more of an american style. the most popular registry is the kitchen mixer. one way americans are becoming more like royals is through charitable donations. so harry and meghan are going to going to ask guests if they would like to contribute in their honor to do nnate to one
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their charities. flowers, another difference in this sile is this is an american bouquet. you can see it's very beautiful. blush tones in it. for the royal wedding we know that the bouquet will be smaller. we predict that meghan will do the same. much more petite, only in white and shades of ivory. >> what do you expect? >> this is a fun -- say cheese. >> we're so not doing this. i'm not going to be there. i don't know. >> if we do, we won't see the photos. a the a royal wedding new york city selfies allowed, you can't even bring your phone in the ceremony. but for a survey we did on zoe la, two-thirds of couples have a hashtag. they're trying to make things that make their pictures pop, like this portable photo booth
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are great. >> a lot of people are wondering are bridesmaids, for example, we're used to having six women next to us. will they even do that, incorporate some of her tradition? >> because meghan is from l.a. that she would have celebrity friends, but that's not the case. for the royal wedding they will keep it small and just have family and children in the bridal party. but for american weddings 100% of couples have a bridal party. but instead of a best man you would have a best woman or man of honor. >> so many people watching this morning because you're telling me on social are having watch parties. looking forward to saturday. it's going to be fun. >> it's going to be really fun. >> jennifer, thank you. coming up next, dads, listen up. it's not too late to make mom a beautiful gift for mother's day. we have some great diy ideas
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we have great gift ideas that mom will local. carli is an expert floral designer. carli, good to you have. >> thank you for having me. exciting to be here. >> this looks cool. you combined your love of flowers and love of food here. >> exactly. everything i do is inspired by being in the kitchen. that's why the show is flower kitchen. i like to use whatever is on hand. say you are grocery shopping. pick up a pineapple and flowers. make a cool center piece that is different. the lady in your life may enjoy it. especially if she loves food. it is simple to make. all of these projects don't cost a lot. really easy to do with kids. >> this is something you go to the grocery store and pineapple and fresh flowers. boom. you have pineapple as well. a snack for the kids. >> all i did was slice off the top. use a corer like that.
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it is $8. you can buy online. you can use a pineapple in smoo smoothies. you add in the flowers. >> this is really cool as well. i love that you incorporated pictures of our family. >> my mom is here today which is special. we made one for you. >> so nice. >> this is my favorite project. i make it on the show. it is all using leftover flowers. if you are making the pineapple and you have leftovers, you can use it for this or cut flowers off your neighbor's tree. >> this is a great gift for dads to do with the kids. >> this is a gift within a gift. you can put whatever gift. jewelry, chocolate, candle. they keep this box as a keepsake after and reuse it. that is really nice. more sentimental. >> i don't have to make the box. >> i don't have to tell you what to do. >> i was inspired by that one. this looks cool.
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>> i add in the big flowers first and the smaller blooms. you can make this the night before. it lasts about 24 hours. it is a really nice way to spruce up a gift. >> i like that a lot. i would have to buy the box. i can't make the box. this is my favorite. >> it is? >> i'm a sucker for a succulent. >> i made all of the presents for your wife. >> i hope she is not watching. i'll steal this as well. >> we made one for sheinelle and dylan to keep. this is also super easy. succulents in the cardboard cutout letters. you don't need extra soil. you don't need water. i lined it with duct tape to make it waterproof. you take it out of the container. >> all right. >> press it in. this will last about two to three months without water or
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doing anything. >> no water? >> no water. the cool thing is succulents regenerate. plop in fresh soil. you can make this over and over. >> what a great decoration. that's a really cool idea. succulents are not expensive? >> you will save so much money making yourself rather than going to a florist. >> how did you make the letters? >> i bought those. >> okay. really cool. carli, thank you. thank you. thank you. for more great gift ideas, check out craftsy.com. you can stream her series called? >> the flower kitchen. >> actually premieres today for free. coming up, i head upstairs to join sheinelle and dylan in the kitchen to share favorite recipes from our moms. they passed recipes on to us.
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i love it. i love the "weekend kitchen." >> we're bobbleheads. >> this morning, in honor of mother's day, we are sharing recipes from our moms. we will make the dish that reminds us of mom. dylan is starting off. >> i cannot live without this. this is one of the so easy recipes that if you have a barbecue or holiday or anything going on. [ door bell ringing ] >> is that a door? >> hey. >> in the house! >> moms in the house. >> oh, my goodness.
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>> you know what? we went out last night. >> we're supposed -- >> they said go to the door. >> oh, my gosh. >> we're all talking at once. >> i love we're all -- >> this is so cool. >> you did all go out? >> we really did. >> i called grand mom last night. did she know? >> we had dinner last night. >> you were standing outside that door over there. >> we heard you. >> that is well done. >> go ahead. >> this is so easy. i don't know where the recipe came from. >> i don't believe this. >> sorry. >> we have artificial crab meat. do the artificial. if you have never used a spatula. let's throw in celery.
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scallions. just enough mayo to put this all together. we're going to do salt and pepper. the key to this after you mix it, this is it. the key is ritz or tollhouse crackers. you just dig in. >> craig, your turn. >> my cracker broke. >> mom, welcome to your mac and cheese. this is the first time the recipe has been written down in 38 years. you eyeball it? >> exactly. i don't do measurements. i think -- >> about a pound and a half. >> with butter. >> how much butter? >> i'm not going to do that. this is the sharp cheese. i'll spoon sharp cheese. >> evaporated milk? >> yes. >> whole thing? >> a little in right now. a little of the whole milk. >> that's a measurement. just a little.
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>> we have six eggs here. pour the eggs in. >> more cheese. >> yes. this is sharp cheese. that's velveeta cheese. >> i washed my hands. >> you are not supposed to put your hands in. >> this is television. i'm a grown man now. >> this is mild cheese. okay. >> how long do you bake it? >> we bake it at 425 for approximately one and a half hours. uncovered. i was supposed to leave a little bit of cheese in here. i put on the top. >> my mom has been making it our entire lives. every special event. we keep it in the freezer in our house in connecticut. my favorite. >> you put enough salt and pepper to taste. >> not low fat. >> this is amazing. >> quickly. this is something we bring to church and use for the holidays
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instead of cranberry sauce. >> you have the jell-o. big thing of jell-o. hot water. pour it on. >> easy as you can get. >> two cups. chill it. put in the fridge. >> that goes on later. >> yeah. >> you say it is so good that sheinelle is not making this. >> it was -- >> i called home for thanksgiving and tried to make it. adults would not eat it because it looked like strawberry sloth. it is not supposed to look like ice cream. it is supposed to look like this. you put the mashed bananas and crushed pineapples and let it sit. you take sour cream once it is set. you spread it. >> that's lovely. >> just like this. you put it back in the fridge. the other mixture on there. bada bing bada boom.
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>> do we need pictures to show in this segment? last night i called my grandmother to get the recipe and she did not say anything. >> well kept secret. >> i called my mom four times. i'm on facetime. >> she couldn't stay on the phone. >> what a surprise. >> are you flying back with us today? >> i am. >> if you want the recipes, you can head to today.com/food. what a mother's day surprise. >> a lot to fluster us. i think you did it. >> i want a piece. >> this is good. >> this is real good. >> this is real good. >> i'm so can you actually love >> this is real good. >> i'm so wearing powerful sunscreen? yes! neutrogena® ultra sheer. no other sunscreen works better or feels so good. clinically proven helioplex® provides unbeatable
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were not answering. >> i was here. she would have known. >> that is so funny. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much. >> you get all the rest. >> craig, words of wisdom? >> i have no words of wisdom. i'm thankful this woman has been in my life for 38 years. i would not be here without her. thank you so much. >> literally and figurativfigur. more flowers from "today" show. >> have a fantastic weekend. happy mother's day. coming up ne
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bay .... good morning. happy saturday. coming up next, they filled up at the pump but drivers got more than they bargained for. the mistake that damaged dozens of cars here in the bay area. a south bay senior kicked out of school right before graduation. why the school told her to take some of these pictures down off her social media account. a warm and dry start to the week. what to expect for our mother's day forecast tomorrow.
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good morning to you. it's 7:00 on this saturday morning. maybe you are up looking for some place to go for a run. this is the campus of willow glen elementary school where a 5k will kick off in two hours. it's a great cause raising money for our local school. thanks for joining us. the weather is perfect. vianey is here with our
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forecast. you were showing us the current temperatures. it's like afternoon. >> i know. we're in the 60s and we haven't hit the official 7:30 hour. usually around 7:30 we start warming up. look how clear san francisco looks. we are talking about sunny skies. beautiful conditions just in time for mother's day weekend. look at the current temperatures across the board. 54 for palo alto. your 24-hour temperature change, running several degrees warmer at this hour in areas like sunnyvale, 12 degrees warmer. napa above ten degrees at this hour. we are expecting seasonably warmer temperatures into the afternoon and dry conditions. we do have just a couple of minor changes that could impact your mother's day forecast. i'm going to break all of that down and have a look at your allergy pollen report. >
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