so photothat from the south bay upper peninsula. >> all right. good to know. that's what's happening. we will be back with a live local news update. >> have a great day. good morning. epic clash. the attorney general and members of congress stare each other down in a combative five-hour showdown over the mueller report. >> america deserves better. you should resign. >> i feel the answer was purposely misleading. >> that's a masterful hair splitting. >> there were notes taken of the call. >> may we have those notes. >> no. >> barr defending his actions taking shots at mueller and refusing to show for another hearing today. what's congress' next move? a live report ahead. dangerous and destructive.

flash flooding, new rescues and the threat moving east. al's got our forecast. today exclusive, a parents' pride and sorrow. >> kids are running one way our son turned and ran towards the shooter. >> the student killed at unc charlotte and the heroism he showed in his final moments. >> we are beyond proud what he was able to do. >> their story coming up. plus, hot spot. a cruise ship quarantine as the measles outbreak spreads this morning. going home. the moves story of a young man going home from a war zone and became an nbc cameraman. how he is giving back. and songs and surprises. ♪ inside a big night for music at the billboard awards. ♪ and a post-show stunner. joe jonas and "game of thrones" star tying the knot in vegas,

will you be my bride? "today," may 2, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. nice to have you with us. what happens in vegas doesn't always stay in vegas. >> not when you're a jonas. caught some of the show. heck of a show. >> sounded like it. >> more on all of the billboards that aired on nbc last night. more on that coming up. top story this morning. a new firestorm surrounding attorney general women bailliam >> what a day in washington. calls to resign following a grilling by senators over his handling of the mueller report. adding to the drama, barr says he will not come to testify before a house committee that called him to testify. we have it covered for you.

start with white house correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the attorney general pulled out of today's hearing objecting the democrats' plan to have a committee lawyer ask questions alongside lawmakers there. the justice department calming that inappropriate. the democratic chairman warning barr could be held in contempt of congress. overnight, president trump standing by his attorney general. >> he did a fantastic job, and it's all a big hoax, this whole thing with russia. >> reporter: even supporting william barr's decision not to testify before the house judiciary committee today. a move that could lead democrats to subpoena barr to force him to testify. democrats blac s blasted barr's testimony before the senate judiciary committee some calling for him to resign. >> this attorney general lacks all credibility, and has, i think, compromised the american public's ability to believe that he is a purveyor of justice.

>> reporter: it follows a contentious hearing. >> that's a masterful hair splitting. >> reporter: democrats accusing the attorney general of giving political cover to the president. >> you have chosen to be the president's lawyer and side with him over the interests of the american people. >> reporter: barr testifying for the first time since releasing a redacted version of mueller's report. in a wake of revolutions mueller pushed barr to release his summaries complaining in a letter barr's initial four-page account did not fully capture the context, nature and substance of his report. a letter barr dismissed. >> the letter's a bit snitty and i think probably written by one of his staff people. >> did anyone, either you or anyone on your staff, memorialize your conversation with robert mueller? >> yes. there were notes taken of the call. >> may we have those notes? >> no. >> why not? >> why should you have them? >> reporter: but barr also

insisted that mueller told him his memo did not misrepresent his report. arguing once it was submitted it was up to him what to do next. >> at that point it was my baby, and i was making a decision as to whether or not to make it public. >> reporter: barr did appear to criticize mueller's work questioning why the special counsel investigated obstruction without reaching a conclusion and contradicting the president's claims he's been totally cleared. >> i didn't exonerate. i said we did not believe there was sufficient evidence to establish an obstruction offense. >> reporter: what's next? demanding he testify and lindsey graham is brushing off that idea. >> because i'm not going to do anymore. enough, already. it's over are the in a "new york times" op-ed former fbi director james comey suggested the president who fired him co-ops leaders like barr and others, writing in part, revealing the

character of those around them adding that mr. trump eats your soul in small bites. as for today, house democrats are planning to go ahead with their hearing, even if facing an empty chair. as for barr, he says with a redacted version of the mueller report released, his role is effectively finished. the justice department announcing overnight despite democrats' demands they will not release the full unredacted report. savannah and craig? >> thank you, peter alexander. breaking this is down we bring in pete williams for that. the attorney general not going to testify before the house judiciary committee today. what happens now? can they compel him to show up and testify? >> reporter: they can try. the house judiciary committee subpoena him. that will likely pass. he will probably ignore it. once that happens, the house can vote to find him in contempt of congress, and then refer that to the u.s. attorney here in

washington and ask her to pursue criminal charges. but that seldom works because prosecutors here normally decline to refer those cases to a grand jury. the house could also go to court and file a contempt lawsuit against the attorney general, but judges are typically reluctant to referee what they see as political dispute. the house actually doesn't have much power to force him to testify. >> pete, you've been covering the justice department for a long, long time. not that i'm aging you. you've certainly seen attorneys general testify over the years. what struck you about this particular hearing? >> i'd say a couple of things. first, everybody struggled to understand exactly why robert mueller and his team in this report decided they would not make the call on whether the president obstructed justice. the attorney general actually said he didn't get that part of the analysis, and barr was as peter pointed out for the first time openly critical of it saying if mueller wasn't going to make the decision, he

shouldn't have investigated in the first place. second, we got some insights into why barr decided that the president did not commit a crime. it wasn't necessarily obstruction, for example, he said, for the president to try to get mueller fired for a conflict of interest, because barr said that would not have ended the investigation. another special counsel would have been appointed. finally, the general unhappiness with how all of this has ended suggests that the justice department may want to try to revise the rules for appointing a special counsel in the future, savannah. >> all right. pete williams. >> thank you, pete. new wave of severe weather to tell you about. it tore through the nation's midsection overnight and brought another round of storms and flooding to a region already struggling. al is standing by. he's going to tell us where that threat is headed next. let's go to nbc's kathy park. she's going to tell us more on what happened overnight. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. a strong line of severe storms plowed through the area overnight creating more problems meantime, here in denton, texas, home owners are reeling from the devastating tornadoes that

touched down on tuesday. this massive tree toppled onto this brand-new truck, and now home owners are bracing for rain as well as flash flooding. overnight, severe storms streaking across the heartland. dumping hail and heavy rain in places already flooded by days of wet weather. rivers swollen in arkansas. roads flooded in michigan. near detroit, flash flooding. >> this is awful. >> reporter: trapping some residents in their homes. >> it's all the way up to my steps, and it's coming in. >> reporter: the floodwaters still running high in davenport, iowa, the city reeling from a temporary barrier that failed on tuesday. over the last two days, at least 25 possible tornadoes tearing through five states. in ozark, missouri, a family of three was injured when a suspected twister flattened almost 100 homes. and nearby rogersville, one home

destroyed, several others damaged. >> oh, my god. this is incredible. >> reporter: this twister tracking through north texas late wednesday, swirling for miles. >> all of a sudden the winds picked up and the trees started swishing. >> reporter: on the ground, the damage just devastating. homes and buildings crushed. >> it's hard to believe that, you know, mother nature can tear stuff up like this. >> reporter: the bruised and battered region now bracing for yet another round of dangerous weather. and it really has been a race against time for these home owners to clean up all the storm damage before the rains moved in overnight. there's supposed to be a little break from the weather later today but rain is back in the forecast this evening. savannah, craig. >> all right, kathy, thank you so much. get more on that forecast now. for that we turn to al. what are we looking at here? >> kathy's absolutely right, guys. take a look. we've already got strong storms firing up from

southern texas all the way into arkansas, louisiana, making their way up into illinois. in fact, 37 million people from dallas to detroit on into parts of michigan, we are going to be looking at flooding, and we've got a risk of severe weather from del rio, texas, austin, into memphis and louisville for 12 million people. heavy rain is going to be the big problem. here we go. he plains into the east coast. some of the rain causing flooding especially where it keeps training over the same areas at the slow-moving system makes its way into saturday evening. more storms developing. anywhere from three to five inches. locally four to six inches possible down through southern texas. what about transportation? airport delays for austin, dallas, st. louis, chicago, new york, washington, d.c. and if you're driving, look for big problems along i-35 from oklahoma city to austin. oklahoma city to nashville along i-40. st. louis to pittsburgh on i-70

and memphis to chicago along i-55. and the back and forth freen president tru between president trump and joe biden. and we have more from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the primary campaign just getting started but the firework between joe biden and donald trump, now in a battle over the firefighters' union and who has the most support from rank and file labor? it's a matchup both seem to relish. president trump trash talking joe biden, and biden happy to ignore his democratic challenges and act as though he's already been tapped to take on the president. >> folks, you know, i understand that the president has been tweeting a lot about me this morning and for a while. i wonder why the hell he's doing that? >> i'll be the object of his attention for a while. >> he's a sleepy man but i just don't know really who can -- who

can, you know, do the best in many ways i like him. he's not as smart as bernie and he's -- he's not as quick. >> reporter: the latest round began at the white house with the president firing off nearly 60 retweets in 20 minutes of a conservative commentator who wrote after the firefighters endorsed biden, none of the firemen i know are supporting joe biden. the union did not endorse anyone in 2016 but says donald trump did get more votes from their members than hillary clinton in that contest, but biden has always been a union favorite. >> i am a union man. period. >> and in my opinion it's joe biden that needs to be the nominee. >> reporter: clearly, the president is taking that personally. also tweeting, i've done more for firefighters than this dues sucking union will ever do and i get paid zero. >> the firemen and women, they went crazy when they saw it. they went absolutely crazy, because they're going to be

voting for me. they're all going to be voting for me. i had it the last time. >> reporter: the president and his leading democratic challenger slugging it out for voters in the rust belt especially biden's home state of pennsylvania plus michigan and wisconsin where the president was this weekend. three previously democratic states that helped donald trump win the white house. some of the president's advisers think he should not be elevating biden above the rest of the field because it's helping the former vice president win the case he could win back the working class voters who went for trump over hillary clinton. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. now to an emotional scene on the unc charlotte campus last night. thousands of students coming together to honor the victims of tuesday's deadly campus shooting. one, 21-year-old riley howell who is being hailed as a hero for tackling the gunman to stop him. this morning, his parents are speaking out in an exclusive interview. nbc's morgan chesky is in charlotte for us. morgan, good morning.

>> reporter: yeah, craig, good morning. when we sat down with the howell family they described him as a natural protector. a guy always looking out for others, and this morning we're learning that's exactly what riley howell did when those bullets started to fly. ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave [ applause ] >> reporter: overnight, a campus uniting in the face of tragedy. thousands packing the unc charlotte gym to honor two of their own killed when a gunman opened fire. 19-year-old ellis parleer and 21-year-old riley howell, who this morning is being called a hero. >> everybody ran, and riley chased. >> we are just beyond proud of what he was able to do. >> reporter: for thomas and natalie howell that parental pride isn't new, which is why when police told them what their son did tuesday, they weren't surprised. >> while kids were running one

way our son turned and ran towards the shooter. >> reporter: his girlfriend of five years heartbroken but saying that's just who he was. >> what he would have done no matter what. >> reporter: the alleged gunman, 22-year-old tristan terrell. police say he started shooting students in a classroom wounding four and may have even shot more if riley hadn't tackled him to the ground as he was fatally shot. his sacrifice giving police precious seconds they needed to close in. >> absolutely, mr. howell saved lives. >> reporter: another life saver, locking down the entire campus with a pret press of a button g alerts to students' phones. graduation just eight days away. the meg of this campus is clear. >> we can't be defined by the tragedy but our response to it. >> reporter: this morning it's the response of one brave 21-year-old that's helping his family find peace. >> he put others before himself. >> yeah. >> he always has.

saved a whole lot of people just to make sure some people got out of there alive. >> reporter: and this morning is the first day back to work for campus employees. that shooting happened on the last day of classes. the rest of this week is supposed to be spent by students studying for exams but the school chancellor saying they'll be flexible. a lot of students may be too traumatized to take those tests next week. >> 21-year-old riley howell. >> what a promising young man. >> yes. so young and so brave. >> yeah. we'll turn to the weather. really busy for you this week, and unfortunately for the folks in the south. >> absolutely. we look what else is going on across the country. out west, gorgeous weather. in the 50s. cool in seattle. 73 in l.a. ♪ limu emu & doug mmm, exactly! liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice! but uh, what's up with your partner?

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we'll continue to clear out. it will be slightly warmer today with highs reaching 82 in antioch today. 78 in san jose, 76 in santa rosa, this will be the peak of our temperatures and gradually going down into the weekend, by saturday. we see more clouds, a chance of rain on sunday. those rain chances will be very slight. most likely for areas south of the golden gate bridge. i will be watching that. let's head over to mike now watching the roads. >> we are looking att the standard build. we have recovery over here, near pal lo alta. 101 had a crash. same as san antonio, that build out of 237 westbound is starting to ease up.

>> that leads to distraction. but no problems. >> all right, thanks, mike. we'll have another update coming up in 30 minutes.

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boots, too. natalie will join us in a bit with more on the outfits and the biggest surprise perhaps a wedding. >> who saw that coming? first, we get started in washington. william barr will not testify before the house committee. questioning the attorney general and overnight barr said he would not appear under that format. the news came hours after he answered questions before the senate judiciary committee in a hearing over the mueller report that often turned very contentious. >> did anyone either you or anyone on your staff memorialize your conversation with robert mueller? >> yes. >> who did that? >> there were notes taken of the call. >> may we have those notes? >> no. >> why not? >> why should you have them? >> went a lot like that. barr's decision not to appear today could lead house democrats

to subpoena him which would set the stage for a potential legal ballots with the trump administration. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo says all options are on the table including military action when it comes to venezuela. thousands of marchers took to the streets. security forces launched tear gas and fired rubber bullets while protesters threw rocks and molotov cocktails at police. quido backed by the u.s. is calling on civilians to help oust the president from power, president maduro. and scary moments wednesday. a strong gust of wind picked up a bouncy house and carried it more than 240 feet. five students were inside that bouncy house at the time. all five of them injured, one seriously so. school officials are trying to figure out if that house was properly secured. also this morning, there are new fears over the worst measles

outbreak in this country in 25 years. the threat spreading to two popular destinations now with hundreds potentially exposed to the virus. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguera has more on that. >> reporter: measles so contagious the virus can linger in the air for hours affecting anyone in the area long after the infected person has left. the virus is particularly dangerous in confined spaces like a movie theater or a cruise ship. this morning, trouble at sea. a cruise ship believed to be owned by the church of scientology. one confirmed case of measles. a crew member sick with nearly 300 people onboard. ♪ off the shelf knode. >> this video taken years ago appears to show tom cruise on the same ship serenaded by others onboard now quarantined off the caribbean island of saint lucia doctors worried the

virus could be spread to locals if anyone is allowed off the ship. >> we thought it prudent we quarantine the ship. >> reporter: it comes as moviegoers at this amc theater in southern california where hundreds packed the theater to see "avengers: endgame" are warned to mont are foremeasles symptoms, the health department confirming a woman in her 20s may have exposed hundreds to the deadly virus raising concerns for visitors and employees. >> the last place i would ever expect it was my job. you know you have the measles, don't come to a movie theater let alone a public place. >> reporter: the carrier went to work and a local e.r. putting even more people at risk for exposure. today health facial officials. the woman is under quarantine. quarantines ordered in two campuses in southern california. you should yo if you were

vaccinated. if you can't find your immunization records a blood test is needed to prove immunity. get a booster shot. it won't harm you. today concern over the measles is spreading as fast as the virus can after confirmed cases on a busy cruise ship and a packed movie theater. >> scary. miguel, you mentioned the woman who may have exposed others at that movie theater may have also exposed folks at the e.r. as well. what should people do if they think they could have the measles? >> craig, doctors say don't walk into an area you can expose other people to the virus, including a crowded emergency room. so if you're showing symptoms of the virus, call your doctor directly and work out a place to be evaluated. back to you. >> thank you. symptoms, fever, runny nose, if aing to, body aches. folks are confusing the symptoms with other things and think i don't have the measles. >> measles, up to a few years ago was wiped 0 ut in the country, it might not be the

first thing they think of anymore. when i think of weather i think of al. >> oh, thanks. go on. stop! ah! remember, beginning of the week whatever weather you had beginning of the end probably have the end of the week? here we go. chilly out west. spring fever here in the east. depending where you are. look at this. the dividing line of this warm front. philadelphia today 83. new york, 64. boston 48 degrees today. washington, d.c., near 90. then we get to tomorrow. new york city's only going to be 59. philadelphia, 75. washington, d.c., 85 degrees. pittsburgh, 75. it looks like that finally the warm air might get into the area in the northeast by the weekend but wet. elsewhere around the country today severe storms stretching from texas into the upper midwest, but the western third of the country for the most part looking good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall.

yes, it does look nice lear in the bay area. we start out with 50s, towards the zap center where our temperature will reach up to 78 degrees today. low 80s for a few spots inland. while the coast will stay in the low- to mid-60s today. our inland forecast continues to warm up going into tomorrow. then it will be cooling down for the weekend. we will have a chance of showers by sunday afternoon into early monday morning. >> i said wednesday, a little mixup there. it is for today and tomorrow. >> warm down there, cool up here. got it, al, thank you. here. >> exactly. >> got it. al, thank you. still ahead this morning, that college admissions scandal. the investigation is widening. what we're learning now about a new wave of parents who could face charges. then, chrissy teagan stopping by to talk about her kids, her husband and a new mission that she's very passionate about. plus, "snl" star kate mckinnon and her sister teaming up for a new comedy paying a

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7:42 now. welcome back. carson joins us with a powerful story here from harry smith. >> that's right. every once in a while there's a story that really touches everyone's heart, and it's personal here at nbc. a camaraman we all know and love and, harry, you found out he had a fascinating story to tell and a story of heartbreak in rwanda. >> it's 25 years now since the genocide in rwanda and just by chance we're working with jb, you all know really, really well. we were waiting in los angeles as sometimes happens for movie stars to talk to us, and in this conversation i find out he has an intimate connection to the genocide in rwanda and i said,

can we tell your story on the show? he said, okay. a warning. some of the images you're about to see are quite stark. let's just take a look. >> reporter: peeking around in a foreign country. >> bustling. >> it is bustling. >> reporter: is always better when you have some local intel. >> you have to try the corn. >> reporter: in kigala, rwanda, our colleague john bernard, we call him jb, grew up here. wow it's so quiet. >> reporter: he almost died here. we found his old grammar school. >> the home of your ideal childhood? >> we were kids. we didn't care who was a hutu or a tootsutsi. they were slaughtered in

staggering numbers. >> i see the faces of many people taken out of this world for no other apparent reason other than hate. they died in the most awful, awful way possible. >> reporter: 800,000 to 1 million people killed in just 100 days. a genocide as rapid as it was ruthless. >> as this is happening, are you thinking, all right, i'm going to die now? >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: a teenager, haft tutsi and hat hut tu he fled wi a brother to a refugee camp and a few days later jb encountered now retired nbc news producer trus boss. >> i hear a voice in english saying can i help you? i was like what? you speak english? john bernard sitting on a fence. >> reporter: he quickly found a job working for australian tv so nbc hired his brother. the nbc team let them sleep in

their van, gave them water and food. >> what we don't like to admit was the things nbc team did to me. generosity really saved our lives. >> reporter: one day an nbc cameraman asked jb if he wanted to look through their lens. >> for that camera to have been there and show everything that was going on in the camps, the suffering, the death toll, it made people react. and then aid started coming in. i understood the power of the camera and i guess i never looked back. >> i have tears in my eyes listening to this. >> reporter: jb used the money earned as a translator to get to england where an uncle lived. when that didn't work out, he was taken in to her home and became his second family. >> when you're out there seeing so much misery and so much

death, you feel, as a journalist, you have to witness it, you have to record it, but you're completely helpless, and to be able to do something for one of those people was a healing experience for me. so -- >> you all right over there? >> i'm okay. well, i'm glad i was that person. >> yes. you were lucky. >> yeah. because a lot of people are not. >> i was lucky to meet you. >> reporter: jb assumed his mother had been killed but six years after he fled rwanda he got news. >> what was it like when you found out she was alive? >> it was the most joyful moment of my life, i must say. never thought i would see her again. >> reporter: his mother came to england for jb's graduation from college and after years of freelance work and honing his craft, jb joined nbc news as a photographer in los angeles. >> you are revealing them to the

front, at the same time keep walking. >> reporter: jb feels he owes a debt to those who didn't survive and for several years traveled back to rwanda to teach a class in individual ovideography. he's darn good at it. >> it gives me such a joy and fulfillment that at least i've given something back. >> reporter: during our visit jb stopped by to visit a cousin whose wife had given birth just the day before. >> to have survived genocide, it's beautiful, amazing. oh, my god. this baby's going to be loved. >> and the reason is baby is so important from jb's mother's family of 30 immediate cousins, uncles, aunts, et cetera, of 30, only 6 survived. >> oh. >> ah. >> so to be in that room and to see him greet that little child -- big stuff. >> remarkable. >> right. and he goes back. he goes back, and he scrounges

equipment from places. we need to scrounge the -- the addict atices and flood this place with equipment because all of these people want to do what he does. >> in the business of finding and telling stories and a story so remarkable and so close to home. >> honestly, just by chance in this conversation. >> and he's not somebody who was wanting to come forward necessarily and tell this story. >> no. >> he likes to be behind the scenes. >> known this guy for several years and he's not, oh, jb, the refugee from rwanda, et cetera and the whole nbc connection. it's not something he wears on his sleeve. >> by the way, one of the best camera people we have. >> uber town. >> just -- thank you. >> he picked the right person to trust his story to. i really, it was beautiful. >> not sure we got close to doing the whole thing justice. >> i think you did. i think you did. >> and thank you, jb as well. much more ahead on this thursday morning. including a new twist in an

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heated hearing where barr defended his handling of the mueller investigation, including his initial four-page account that mueller says lacked context. some democrats argue the president committed obstruction by urging the white house counsel to have mueller fired but barr pushed back. >> now, there's something very different between firing a special counsel outright, which suggests ending the investigation, and having a special counsel removed for conflict, which suggesting you're going to have another special counsel. >> reporter: the attorney general said with the redacted version of the mueller report released his role is basically complete. the justice department announcing overnight despite democrats' demands, they will not release the full unredacted report. savannah and craig? >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. a massive cleanup under way in the nation's heartland after in awe round of violent storms and flooding. in michigan rising water trapped some people in their homes and the mississippi river floating

downtown davenport, iowa, when a temporary barrier there failed. tornadoes are also a part of the severe weather onslaught. one twister swirled through north texas for miles on wednesday night. and that is some of the damage it left behind. a suspected tornado damaged nearly 100 homes in southern missouri. florida governor ron desantis is expected to sign a controversial bill that allows teachers to carry guns in the classroom. it was passed by state lawmakers on wednesday. teachers unions were opposed to it. the law will allow any teacher to carry a gun to class if their local school district approves. they'll have to take a training course and undergo psychiatric screening. some teachers were allowed to carry guns after last year's parkland high school shooting but guns were barred from some classrooms. a louisiana car dealer is offering a $25,000 reward after making a shocking discovery. the guy shows up for work. finds rows of cars on his lot

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and a couple that was orangeally charged back in march is now the first to plead guilty in court. nbc's tom costello has the very latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning. from day one prosecutors said there is a possibility for more indictments but that is now looking even more like a reality with these letters to parents. the new charges or maybe even plea deals could come in a few weeks. this morning, a new group of wealthy families is on edge. sources familiar with the case tell nbc news federal prosecutors have sent letters to multiple parents letting them know they are under investigation as part of the college admissions scandal. nbc news also learned a staggering amount originally documented in march came from the family of a chinese student who allegedly paid $6.5 million to a private college counselor to get their daughter into stanford. they have not been charged. 33 parents along with collegiate coaches, test proctors and employees of that counseling

service were charged back in march. >> we're talking about deception and fraud. >> no comment. >> reporter: all the parents accused of working with private college counselor william rick singer to bribe their kids' way into top schools. this couple became the first to formally plead guilty wednesday after paying $600,000 to singer. the couple released a statement saying in part, no words can express how profoundly sorry we are for what we have done, despite contrition and cooperation, they could still face two to three years behind bars. 12 other parents have also agreed to plead guilty. >> do your kids know? >> reporter: including actress felicity huffman who will have her hearing later this month and could face up to ten months a in federal prison. huffman saying in a statement i am ashamed of the pain i have caused. 19 parents still fighting the original charges and since faced more. >> lori, will you fight these charges? >> reporter: among them actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband who pleaded not

guilty to paying $500,000 to get their daughters into usc. the "full house" star giving no indication so far of backing away from a court fight. a source close to them telling "people" magazine the couple believes a trial is their best chance at redemption. now, keep in mind that the ringleader in all of this, rick singer, has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with prosecutors. as we said recommended two to three years' prison time, but the judge has the option to impose less time than that. sentencing for that is set for july. guys, back to you. >> tom, thank you. and jenna bush hager joining us at the table as carson gets us -- >> carson's back. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> congratulations on your magic. >> thank you. we've seen each other in the hall, but, yeah. >> digitally we have seen each

other. >> or via text. >> yes. >> pop start, royal birthday wishes in order. today is princess charlotte's birthday marking a big occasion. kensington released new photos all taken by her mother, the duchess of cambridge. little princess charlotte 4 years old starting to take after her mom rocking the plaid tartan skirt. similar to what the duchess has worn in the past. happy birthday to princess charlotte. up next, many fans excited for the reboot of "90210." fox announcing the revival of the iconic features would feature all of our iconic characters but with a twist. the characters will play heightened versions of themselves. we don't exactly know what that's going to look like or feel like, we do know that the cast, all of them are hard at work as seen in this foye toe of everybody back together for a table read. gabrielle who plays amanda on the original series shared this photo writing can't wait to show you what we've been up to. that reboot expected to premiere sometime this summer. al's excited for that.

>> thrilled. finally, jenna, you recently sat down with sarah jessica parker for the digital series "open book" he has. a rapid q&a, choose mr. darcy or mr. big, take a look. >> anytime, always. subways, in between shots, on camera. waiting for kids outside girl scout meetings. >> ebook or hard copy? >> always prefer a hard copy. >> mr. big or mr. darcy here. hello? >> well, i have to separate, i mean. >> that's not fair. >> yeah. i mean, one person i know well would be mr. big, although if he was disappointing her she might prefer darcy. right? >> i kind of thought maybe "sex and the city" was a jane austen-esque remake. >> all right. that's very generous of you to say. all right. i agree. >> we're nerds. >> i didn't understand one thing. i'm the only idiot who hasn't seen a frame of "game of

thrones." no idea what -- no idea what's going on. >> i'm with you. >> and heard us talking books, right? obviously it's mr. darcy. she's also a publisher now? >> she loves books so much she said when she was little her mom would read when they stopped at red lights and have to be like, mom, continue driving. >> that's like texting. you're like reading -- >> exactly. it feels slightly dangerous. don't try that at home. she has her own book line now with crown publishing. the golden child is her last pick. >> she has come on the show with the author. she's like you. she's a book hound a bookworm but also promoting up and coming -- >> i like that you call me a book hound. >> that doesn't sound right. >> i like that. >> it's empowering if you're a book hound to put out a book but to have a publisher and have the power to green light other people's projects. >> she's choosing first-time authors, these no-names so far that -- >> up and comers. >> exactly. very cool. watch the full episode up now

today.com. now back to the billboard music awards held in las vegas airing right here on nbc. some of the biggest chart toppers in the world past and present put on quite a show. natalie moral es was there working the red carpet. how was it? >> hey. it was music's biggest stars there that they turned out in full force for one of the industry's biggest nights, drake the biggest winner, taking home a dozen statues including the night's biggest prize but there were plenty of other high wattage stars in spectacular performances. ♪ >> reporter: the night off to a high-flying start with superstar taylor swift and panic at the disco brendan, hrie performing the hit some "me." >> and it belongs to drake. >> reporter: but the night belonged to drake who grabbed 12 trophies including top artist and best rapper. the 27-time winner giving a shout-out to his biggest fan.

>> i want to thank my mom for all the times you drove me to piano when i didn't want to take piano. >> reporter: as for the ladies -- >> cardi b. >> reporter: cardi b. picked up six awards including top rap song and ariana grande won top female artist. imagine dragons. when it comes to the loudest fans, the winners were without a doubt the popular korean boy band bts. the billboard award for top group and then got the crowd on their feet performing alongside halsey. earlier in the night giving me a sneak peek of their dance moves on the red carpet. mariah carey honored with the icon award. >> anyone told me a song helped save your life, i thank you, because you saved mine. ♪ they told me >> reporter: returning to the stage also another icon. madonna. she teamed up with colombian singer for an incredible pirate

themed performance using some pretty amazing hologram technology. ♪ >> reporter: another superstar, kelly clarkson pulling double duty. not only hosting the show -- >> start a new life together in a different place ♪ >> reporter: reminding everyone she's a pretty good singer, too. recently reunited jonas brothers literally got the crowd fired up with a show-stopping medley. it was the first awards show performance together in over a decade. if that wasn't enough, joe jonas threw the biggest after-party of the night. a surprise wedding. >> kiss the bride. >> reporter: married to "game of thrones" actress and the couple exchanging i dos and rings in a service officiated by who else? an elvis impersonator. the nuptials live streamed on instagram by d.j. diplo. >> i promise you i will never leave.

>> i will never leave. >> i will love and trust you. >> i will love and trust you. >> all the days of my life. >> and featured her performance by dan and shea. ♪ second that i see you >> well, that was a stark contrast to, of course, nick and priyanka's wedding, but joe's brothers nick and kevin of course were his grooms men by his side. joe and sophie not the first to get married in las vegas. bruce willis and demi moore did it. so did frank sanatra, mia farrow. what an incredible way to top off a great awards show with a celebrity wedding. what more do you want? it's vegas after all, guys. >> what could possibly go wrong? >> bon jovi got married. they celebrated 30 year anniversary last week. >> congratulations. >> i hope they follow that path. >> go take a nap. we love you. bye. all right. al, what you got? >> a lot of wet weather to talk about. still watching storms firing up between houston stretching back, in fact, flood watches all the way into michigan.

37 million people affected by this, and, in fact, we've got a slight risk, marginal risk of flooding stretching from san antonio to columbus, ohio and as far east and asheville, north carolina. heavy rain and downpours and friday more heavy rain down through texas and on into arkansas. heavy rain developing on top of already saturated soil. plus airport delays, austin, dallas, st. louis, chicago, fog and drizzle for new york. d.c., afternoon thunderstorms. on the road, st. louis to chicago to memphis, pittsburgh, oklahoma city to nashville and oklahoma city down into austin, we're looking at a lot of wet weather o good morning. i'm kari hall. we are seeing clouds clearing out from san francisco. it will be a very nice sunny day. our temperatures there reach the mid-60s. santa rose, it will be up to 76.

and 82 today in antioch whimorg hill reaches 80. mid 70s for saturday with a few more clouds. i'll be watching for a slight chance of rain on sunday and then we dry out and warm up early next week. guys, may is women's health month, and model, author, tv host and all-around favorite mom chris chrissy teigen is here. >> one in seven new moms develop postpartum depression. chrissy has been open about her own struggle after her precious daughter's birth luna. >> and a paid spokesperson for the women's health program at allegheny health network. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have so much fun when you're here. we were just giggling with you but it's such an important topic and glad you're out there talking about it. >> yes. >> so many women think they have their baby and supposed to be blissed out, so easy and so many women really do struggle.

it's hard. >> i didn't realize it until i had written an article with "glamour" magazine how many women go through this. more than anything i've ever done, women on the street come up and talk to me about that article more than anything peel. it was important to me and guy got to be in pittsburgh and talk to the center and a great experience. i saw myself reflected in them and it was crazy. >> talk about your strength and this vulnerability. so many women feel ashamed. >> super alone, isolated, yeah. >> how did you feel? did you feel super alone? >> it happened with luna. happened with my first. i didn't know there was any other way to feel. thought it was natural to be in this low, low point and assumed every woman, just assumed that was motherhood and no other way around it you went through it. until people around me stepped up telling me they saudi saw

distinction changes in my personalities. blows your mind that this center isn't everywhere, really. >> you have been remarkably open about it but i was reading even now it's hard. hard to even say the words. prost partum depression. >> i know. sometimes just say depression. the whole stretched out word of postpartum depression was so odd. the more i say it, the better it feels. putting the word out there, it makes things a lot easier. >> helping people, too. >> yeah. >> and where did you find your strength? was john there for you? >> john absolutely. my doctors. i had such a good group of people around and people were watchful of me. i really changed. it wasn't just being tired. being really, really hard on yourself and down on yourself. it wasn't just the blues. a lot of us think it's the baby blues. going through so many things. of course i'm tired. no. it's i think speaking to the women made me realize how -- how just what a different feeling it

is. a unique experience that can be really tough. we're encouraging everyone to share their stories using #mywishformoms. open up the dialogue and discussion with it so there's no stigma. >> how are myles and luna? >> so good. >> 1 and 3. >> in it right there with you. >> i love 3, though. my jam! so much fun. >> look at luna. look at her! >> poppy, my daughter's 3. we got to get them together, i know. >> and charley. >> having fun and really speaking and -- has her own sassy attitude. i thought myles would be a lot like john, turns out he looks like john but acts like me. >> the soul of chrissy. >> yes. >> how does that mean. >> a lot to take one chrissy. imagine john with the three of us now. >> you do realize he is, like an exact carbon copy of john. tiny little mini me. >> it's unreal. can you believe you carried them? no. i'm fine with it. so cute and sweet. interesting to look back on

those times and be like, wow, so dark. you get here. once out of it it's amazing. >> better with myles? >> yes. >> you knew how to prepare and get ready for that. >> yes. just -- more like, okay. if it does happen, i understand it now. so, yeah. i mean, even in the future with any other babies that come along, i'll know what -- >> any other babies? break news? >> no. not now. >> around the "today" show. seems to be going around. >> drink some of what suri is having you may have one, too. >> the take away from it. >> laughing before the segment. i said we always talk about you on the show. you said that's true but i've been very good lately. >> i know. >> so good, haven't been tweeting anything. no internet fights. >> i know. i think i'm reading so much. i feel like people are really mad. i'm going to stay out of it. i'm not ready for it. so -- >> you have so much to look forward to. a new cooking show which is cool. >> excited.

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bars. let's check the thursday morning commute. >> we have a commute from north 280, we see it going from red to orange. the sensors. so speeds are improving as they move the crash over to the shoulder. 680 southbound and 101 interchange, and still pushing up into the sosilicon valley. but 580 is jamming up. bay bridge toll plaza is starting to thin out a bit. back to you. >> good for a thursday. another update in half an hour.

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. it's a thursday morning, the 2nd of may 2019. look at all of these smiling faces out here on the plaza. >> i love it. >> it's a nice day, too. >> nice. so many texans. i feel so at home. >> all right! >> all my people are here. >> all my people. >> i want to introduce to you somebody that has no idea i'm about to come over to hill.

cooper. oh, yes. i'm talking to you. are you 11 and in heaven? >> uh-huh. >> so where are you from? >> north carolina. >> what brings you here today? >> my birthday. >> turning 11 today. >> it's last thursday, but -- >> but he you are. we noticed your sign, cooper, and how adorable you are and i really like that you say, also hoda, i'm a baby-sitter. baby-sit for baby hope and haley? >> uh-huh. >> you think you'd be pretty good at that? >> uh-huh. >> i think you would, too. have you ever baby-sitted before? >> yeah. >> good. i think you're hired! >> take a breath, cooper. >> thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> ah, you're adorable. >> look how much he looks like his mom. >> i know. mom, you must be so proud. well, happy birthday, sweetie. >> a line for cooper's services. >> exactly. >> we didn't ask his rate, though. >> cooper might have a little crush on savannah. >> a little blushing there. >> i love him.

>> ah! go, cooper! >> and cooper, you should come inside. come inside. >> cooper remember they're not booing, they're saying, coooo! coop! kate mckinnon and her sister are both here to give us a taste of their new comedy series. >> is that a lute? that's a lute, i think. >> if you can't guess, by the way, the comedy series is set in medieval times. >> definitely a lute. >> top that? might not be able to. cooking and cocktails, who wouldn't want to go to the daly house to watch the kentucky desch ji can we come over, carson? ultimate bash this weekend. all the tips. >> looks like a bird on her head. >> she wears it well. >> carson, can we come over? >> yes. >> okay. we're coming. >> we want to. >> come to our virtual set or our home. love to have you. also, great weather. awesome tony nominated cast of

"beetlejuice" gearing up for a special plaza performance in a a little bit. >> coming up on the third hour of "today," interesting consumer confidential. a company using new technology that solves medical mysteries that have lingered for years. >> wow. okay. before we get to all that a check of the weather from al. >> great idea. do it. what weeb looking at as far as your weekend is concerned. friday, wet weather up and down the east coast. heave rain through texas. out west looking nice. moving into saturday. it warms up out west, but the heavy rain moves into the ohio and mississippi river valley. sunshine in the northeast. sunday -- sunday -- rainy and cool up and down the east coast. springtime highs in the mid-mississippi and ohio river valleys, wet weather, upper plains. good morning. i'm kari haerry we're in for su and slightly warmer temperatures

in the inland areas. san jose expect a high of 78. we'll also be up to 78 in uand n oakland. and the inland seven day forecast, warmest today and then slightly cooler tomorrow. by saturday, we see more clouds and in the mid-70s. we'll also have a slight chance of rain on sunday into early monday. and then drying out and warming up next week. and that's your latest weather. guys? >> oh, al roker, thank you. the family that slays together stays tole. "saturday night live" kate mckinnon teaming up with her younger sister emily lynn for a brand new comedy. >> set in medieval times. launches on audible today. the wickedly talented sisters here to tell us more. should we see good morrow. >> this is, like -- >> don't you feel so comfortable

in these thrones? >> yes. >> uh-huh. >> i feel like myself. thank you for honoring that. >> we wanted to get into it, because this is -- you just snorted. >> i did. >> set in medieval times. >> yes. >> not on tv, nod a podcast, what is it? >> audio show. in your car walking to work, you want to laugh. i wish i had an audio comedy to listen to on my way to work. pop this in. you're laughing the whole time. it's about an evil queen and she plays my raven minion and it's about the funny and stuff that happens in the kingdom. >> it is funny. you guys write it, star in it. i listened to the first episode yesterday. you guys have been doing this since you were kids? doing comedy together? >> we have. >> we have. >> yeah. >> what was it like growing up, the two of you guys? >> oh, we had a zany family. [ laughter ] we have, had a very funny dad.

and our mom does a tight five. you know? she does full stand-up for the people at the post office. >> what's a type five? a five-minute set. >> i just did a type five and -- >> your mother. >> yeah. >> that's where it comes from. >> our father moor of a sketch comedian. a lot of voices. a lot of comedy. >> so much comedy. >> all mixed in. >> an interesting thing to bring up, because this medieval story wheat get involved with, did it, is this something you used to do when you were little or brand new material? >> um, well -- >> sort of -- >> call you our queen or something. >> got the idea from shelly duvall's theater, have you ever seen it? from the '80s. sort of star-studded. >> low budget. >> very low budget. >> fairy tales that were famous actors did these fairy tales and we watched them so much. >> so much.

>> memorized them and we spoke basically in lines from these comedy, these shows. so -- we love fairy tales and wanted to just do, just blow it out into a big, fun world. a big, fun, fantasy world. >> we've come to know and love kate mckinnon on "snl." this isn't going to affect your "snl" work, is it? >> oh, no, no. very much augments and supports it. yes. >> good. because we need you on "snl." >> thank you so much. >> please, don't give us any bad news. >> oh, no, no, no. >> okay. good. you mentioned shelly duvall's inspiration. celebrities. major, major a-listers on the show. meryl streep. >> we lucked out. >> meryl streep. can you believe? >> i really cannot. >> we thought it was a joke. showed up that morning and -- she's not going to come by. >> not comingw. we thought someone would come out of the elevator say, don't

you dare dream again. this is a lesson to show you how much you didn't deserve this but she walked off the elevator. >> the sweetest woman. >> like i'm listening to the show right now. exactly what the mmedieval show about. >> crazy. we love it so much. >> you also did the music for it, too? >> right. we wrote the songs that is a lute, right? can you confirm? >> neither of us do play the lute at this time. >> yeah. >> this is deceptive, but that's okay. >> we may steal it and learn. >> the other thing to get into, seems important, i understand you both are cat people. >> yes. >> it's true. >> heavy cat. >> a couple of cat ladies. >> yes, well, we both -- >> how many cats? >> one apiece. >> tuxedo cats. >> big tuxedo boys. >> tuxedo sons. >> there they are. >> as i understand it,mi --

commingling of the cats? >> both got the cats where they were terrorizing the other cats. we feel if we bring the cousins together, one may not make it out. >> before you get out of here, can you perform something? a cappella at least? >> sure. >> we'll do it. ♪ i -- >> a one, two, three -- ♪ i'm a little teapot short and stout here is my handle here is my spout ♪ when i get all steamed up i just shout ♪ tip me over and pour me out ♪ >> wow. >> why not? >> beautiful. >> that was just -- >> who gets the loot? you g you -- who needs a lute? you guys are beautiful together. >> come back and see us. >> okay. >> we'll prepare more newsry rhymes. >> heads will roll. >> and kate a new "snl" show

legend adam sandler hosts very first time. >> i'm excited. >> musical guest shawn mendes, by the way. and hopefully this will -- up next, derby style. the perfect kentucky derby party. first, this is "today" on nbc.

hello. this morning on "today's food," off to the races for the 145th running of the roses. here to show us how to turn your party up a notch, the dalys. >> i don't know about that. >> you are the favorites, i think. >> this is a bird. >> a really aggressive. >> the kentucky derby is the locke es longest running sporting a vent

in our country. when in louisville have a mint j julep. lucky enough to go a bunch of times. my mother, god rest her soul, her favorite thing. >> she loved -- >> loved the derby but loved to gamble. really a gambling thing more than a derby thing. >> look at that. >> there's me and mom. >> picked the horse with the best name. >> and so cute, take the fuchsia horse, 22. you were born on the 22nd. a million on 22. mom, it's the worst horse in the race. i don't care. >> and fun to make an event out of it. >> chicken thighs, use breasting, tbreasts, too, we lie dark meat. let it tenderize. here it is. already tenderized. you win a prize. that's for you. the flour, season it with smoked paprika, garlic powder, cayenne,

a little spice and salt and pepper. whisk that together. >> a fun fact about my wife and horse racing. never been to a horse race in her life. in 2015 we go to the belmont with willie geist and his wife. >> true story. >> her first horse race ever and american pharoah running for the triple kron. none won in 37 years. she bets and wins. >> wow. >> first horse race ever, but $20 and wins the triple crown. >> i think i'm a good luck charm. >> a winner. >> coat this and then fry t. straig it. >> straight to vegas. >> no flour, put a little water and it will sizzle. i like to do manny's, a little hot sauce and pickles. >> how is it, guys? you like it? >> where is the -- back up to savannah's office. >> now make some baked cheese grits. another favorite. >> i love that. >> from carson's mom. loved, loved grits.

cook grits according to the package. add some cheese. lots of cheese. >> cheddar cheese. >> this is delicious. >> right? >> uh-huh. >> any cheese you want. pepper jack. >> do cheddar, though. >> we like cheddar. >> let that melt and turn off the heat. and we're going to add some milk and eggs which is just going to puff it up. two eggs and milk. add that into your grits. >> it's a grits souffle. >> like the hawaiian sticky buns. the real soft once. what else is there? >> moved on. >> grits. >> i like to use -- >> i put the grits in the sandwich, too. >> fun for a party. >> a great idea. >> this is fun for parties, too, because i love individual servings of things. >> and ramicans. there you go. >> and lastly, we have our cocktail. >> yes.

>> eventually, mint julep, barn stable party event in the house, whole thing. everybody drinks mint juleps, i'm not a mojito guy. this is vodka, you should, or could, put a little brown in it, too, to honor the party. rosemary instead of mint. >> rosemayor, simple syrup in here. >> a nice -- >> i like t. it. >> refreshing. >> to be a mocktail. delicious. >> tiniest one. >> all the calories, none of the fun. >> enjoy the kentucky derby although the favorite was scrapped this morning. favorite horse. a good race. 19 horses running now. having a party at home, one suggestion for you. >> thank you. >> get the recipe at today.com/food and tune in, catch the kentucky derby. the greatest two minutes of sports happening right here on nbc. coverage starts at 2:30 eastern. >> coming up next, ghosts with

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start ♪ ♪ on the whole being dead thing god, i hope you're ready for a show about death ♪ >> man! [ cheers and applause ] wow. alex, the cast of "beetlejuice" congratulations. well-deserved tony nomination, man. catch the show at broadway's garden winter theater and head to today.com for behind the scenes extras. wow. >> you're being sniffed right now. >> back in a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ not (dad) this ice cream cake needs a freezer. (mom) freezer's full. (vo) only frigidaire's custom flex temp drawer can switch from fridge to freezer. (son) nice save! (vo) that's using your frigidaire.

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the plans cleared several hurdles. they hope on-tepe to charge upt per car. and we're monitoring the vote and looking into what will happen if it happens. we'll have a live report in our midday newscast. and you can link to information on that on our twitter feed. controversy swirling coast to coast after a big no-show this morning on capitol hill. as expected attorney general barr snubbed a house committee request to address his annualing of the mueller record. barr did appear at a senate committee hearing yesterday. you can link to the full story including a look at potential fallout from barr's decision and what key democrats are saying. a local weather update in an hour. ♪ i've slain your dreaded dragon. for saving the kingdom what doth thou desire?

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rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." good morning, and welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm sheinelle here with al and craig. we have jill in with us this morning because dylan is heading to the kentucky derby. >> oh. >> cool. fascinating. >> fascinators and then the big hats. >> all of it. >> what's the difference between the fascinator and -- >> i believe the fascinator is the smaller. we could look it up. i believe when we did it, fascinator the smaller. sits to the side. >> i love those. >> it's fun. >> fun. when else do you get to wear a fa