>> and midday newscast at 11:00. thank you for starting your friday morning with us. have a great one. the man who plotted to blow up the new york city subway about it be released from prison. a stunning turnaround for a once devoted devoted al-qaeda terrorist. why prosecutors say he deserves to go free. the terrorism plot he helped stop from prison and the federal judge who said he earns a once unthinkable second chance. boiling point. an extraordinary moment in the battle over attorney general william barr. house speaker nancy pelosi accusing him of a crime. >> he lied to congress. >> the president quick to push back. >> i think they are treating our attorney general, who is a highly respected man, very

unfairly. >> and this morning nbc news learning robert mueller is now in direct talks to testify on capitol hill. historic flooding. an emergency in the midwest. the mississippi river reaching record levels after days of heavy rain and it's still rising this morning. the region bracing for more severe weather today. all that, plus banned. why facebook is banishing several high-profile individuals it calls dangerous. the big changes coming to some of the nation's most popular beaches. and the gentle giant. "star wars" fans and co-stars fondly remembering the man who brought chewbacca to life. today friday, may 3rd, 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." so many of us who loved "star wars" are really sad to see the man who played chewbacca and brought him to life has passed away. >> that wookiee warrior gone. here is the thing. tomorrow a big day for "star wars" fans. >> that's right. >> may the fourth be with you. >> that's right. we will remember him fondly in a moment. right to our top story. it's a real stunner. someone who was once a notorious member of al-qaeda, who plot today blow up the new york subway system is going to be free in a matter of days. a judge and federal prosecutor say he has earned a second chance. justice correspondent pete williams with the remarkable story this morning. good morning. >> reporter: he drove to new york city in a rental car nearly ten years ago planning to join two other men in a series of suicide bomb attacks on the subways, but he got cold feet, eventually pleaded guilty and met with the fbi more than 100 times revealing everything he knew about al-qaeda.

it's one of the most successful flips in the history of the u.s. war on terror. najibullah zazi convicted of plotting a massive suicide attack on the new york subway system in 2009 will be a free man after almost a decade of cooperation with federal prosecutors. >> mr. zazi has changed dramatically. i have witnessed that transformation over the past ten years. >>. >> reporter: the fbi says he has been a critical source of information about al-qaeda based on the time he spent in its terror training camps in pakistan and the people he met there. he helped foil a planned attack on a u.s. military base in afghanistan, a terror attack on a shopping mall in england and another plot to attack a newspaper in denmark. >> based on the recommendations in this case, he obviously provided quite a bit of information. >> reporter: zazi could have faced multiple life sentences with no chance for parole. instead prosecutors suggested a far shorter sentence citing zazi's extraordinary assistance

providing critical intelligence and unique insight regarding al-qaeda, information that led to terrorism charges against numerous individuals. the government says his cooperation came at great personal cost to himself and family. zazi apologized in court thursday saying he is not the same person he was when he planned to attack the subways. a federal judge sentenced the now 33-year-old to time served, about ten years, saying to zazi, this one unthinkable second chance has come your way and you earned it. >> pete, you cannot overstate how extraordinary this is. here you have an al-qaeda terrorist with a complete change of heart. we do not see this every day. >> no, many never change when they are behind bars. this is extremely unusual. we knew about some of the attacks he helped to prevent because he testified in some of those trials. but others have yet to be revealed. this letter to the judge

describing the full extent of his cooperation has several sections blacked out describing his help in other cases we may never know about. one of the prosecutors says he has no reservations about zazi's mindset today. >> all right. incredible story. thank you very much. to the war of words between democrats and the white house over the mueller report and attorney general william barr in the wake of his no-show on capitol hill yesterday. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander in washington this morning. good to see you. >> good morning. this standoff between the white house and house democrats has been escalating for months. the latest confrontation, house speaker nancy pelosi calling out the attorney general, stopping short of calling for president trump's impeachment, but comparing the president's behavior, specifically ignoring congressional subpoenas, to richard nixon. >> reporter: president trump defending william barr in an interview with fox news. >> i think they are treating our attorney general, who is a highly respected man, very

unfairly. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi accusing barr of breaking the law, lying to congress. >> the attorney general of the united states of america was not telling the truth to the congress of the united states. that's a crime. >> reporter: zeroing in on this exchange during a hearing last month. >> reports have emerged recently, general, that members of the special counsel's team are frustrated at some level with the limited information included in your march 24th letter. do you know what they are referencing with that? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: that answer appears to contradict mueller's revealed letter to barr before that hearing, complaining barr's four-page account did not capture the substance, context and nature of the report. writing speaker pelosi's baseless attack on the attorney general is reckless, irresponsible and false. the latest showdown over barr's decision not to show up for thursday's hearing before the house judiciary committee with

barr's seat empty, the democratic chair vowed to hold the a.g. accountable. >> we can stand up to this president in defense of the country and the constitution and the liberty we love, or we can let the moment pass us by. >> reporter: what options do democrats have to force barr to testify? they could subpoena him, but he could simply ignore it. the house could vote to hold barr in contempt then ask the u.s. attorney to pursue criminal charges or the house could file a contempt lawsuit against barr, but those moves would likely fail. the feud is boiling over on capitol hill. >> the reason bill barr is not here today is because the democrats decided they didn't want him here today. >> reporter: one democrat mocking barr for being chicken, bringing a bucket of kfc to the hearing. >> spectacle notwithstanding, what is next? >> well, obviously, as you know, we have been paying close attention to democrats. they have been calling for the special counsel robert mueller to testify. a source says the house

judiciary committee is moving forward with plans. the committee has begun discussio discussions directly with mueller's team about him to testify. no date has been set. >> sounds like we will hear from bob mueller. >> peter alexander, thank you, sir. now to a powerful scene in north carolina. hundreds lining the streets to honor riley howell, the heroic student who stopped the unc-charlotte student and lost his life. we are hearing from other families impacted by this week's school shooting. morgan chesky has the story this morning. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the campus of unc-charlotte and across the country tributes are pouring in. those two students killed in this attack. this morning we're also learning more about the four others wounded when the gunman opened fire. this morning the people of waynesville, north carolina, are making plans to honor a hometown

hero. >> he is a hero. >> reporter: that young man riley howell. in class at unc-charlotte when a gunman opened fire tuesday. the 21-year-old killed as he charged the shooter, taking him to the ground. his family devastated, but beyond proud. >> all these people are calling him a hero and stuff, but he has always been my hero. >> to me it just was fitting what his actions were and how he served others. >> reporter: howell's remains given a full police escort back to his hometown as people line the streets to pay respects. his mother calling the procession a phenomenal honor, riley would have loved it. this morning we're learning the four other students shot are expected to survive. one of them emily halp, determined to walk across the stage for graduation next week. another still hospitalized, his family writing drew continues to recover and the watchful eye of

his medical team and loving family. the former student accused in the shooting is now formally charged. >> what are the charges? a. all >> reporter: trystan terrell choosing not to be in court. two counts of murder, four of attempted murder, among others. his motive still unknown. and back on campus a memorial to those lost grows by the day. >> i just wish we had more of us like him. a beautiful soul. beautiful soul. >> reporter: and this morning the howell family tells us that funeral arrangements for riley are set for this upcoming sunday. meantime, on campus the chancellor says conversations have already start today find a permanent way to honor those victims. >> morgan chesky in charlotte, thank you. under pressure to crack down on extremist content, facebook now announcing bans on a number

of high-profile figures and groups that it calls dangerous. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has details on a story that a lot of folks are talking about. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. facebook isn't just the world's largest social media platform. it's where many get news and other information. now the site is working to remove voices they have deemed harmful to all. >> this morning some of the nation's most divisive voices silenced. facebook banning several several prominent extremist groups, including alex jones of infowars and louis fair crakhan. it's the social media company's latest effort to stop the spread of misinformation and radical behavior across its platforms which includes instagram. facebook labeling the groups dangerous, telling nbc news in a statement, we've always banned individuals oregons that promote or engage in violence and hate regardless of ideology.

the process of evaluating potential violators is extensive and led us to our decision to remove these accounts today. t infowars led by jones faces the harshest ban. facebook and instagram pledging to remove any posts containing infowars' content unless that post condemns the radical site. jones most known for pedaling conspiraci conspiracies about the sandy hook elementary shooting falsely calling the massacre a hoax, later blaming it on psychosis. nbc news reached out to louis farakhan. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg announced a redesign of the site. >> we are working hard to completely remove groups if they exist primarily due to violate our policies or do things that are dangerous. >> reporter: twitter, youtube, and apple have already banned jones and infowars and facebook

briefly banned the two back in february of 2018. facebook's new ban comes as the company and other social media platforms face pressure to better police their content and eliminate online hate speech that could inspire violent acts. >> miguel, this would seem to be quite the significant move by facebook. anything else they are doing to restrict harmful content? >> in addition to the new ban, facebook says the company also uses algorithms and editors to catch harmful content. they also rely on users to report other people they believe are breaking their rules and spreading messages of hate. >> miguel, thank you. as mentioned, the galaxy is remembering one much its largest stars. peter may shoe, the 7'3" actor who played chewbacca in the "star wars" sag a has passed away. here is nbc's joe fryer.

>> reporter: he is best known for his role as the gentle giant from a galaxy far, far away. >> it's not wise. >> reporter: this morning fans and co-stars are remembering peter mayhew, the man who brought "star wars" furry sidekick chewbacca to life for more than 30 lives. >> chewie, take care of yourself, okay? >> reporter: mayhew's family sa said the actor passed away tuesday surrounded by loved ones. he poured his heart and soul in the role of chewbacca, his family said, but to him the "star wars" family meant so much more to him than a role in a film. >> chewie, is that you? >> reporter: chuy's companion han solo saying we were partners in film and friends in life for over 30 years and i loved him. mark hamill who played luke skywalker tweeting i'm a better man for having known him.

and george lucas says he was the closest any human being could be to a wookiee, big heart, gentle nature. his height of 7'3" helped him to secure the role in 1997. >> george goes, hmm, turned to gary sand, i think we've found him. >> reporter: he rose from a wheelchair to play the part one last time in 2015 with "the force awakens." and while mayhew never received any awards for his work, chewbacca did. his late co-star carrie fisher presented him with a lifetime achievement award from mtv in 1997. >> i couldn't have said it better myself. >> reporter: mayhew and his wookiee legacy a force that will forever be with fans. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> that sound he makes is how we

all feel at his passing. he is such a legend and so many of us hold those movies in our hearts and it's good to see him go. >> you are a good actor when you don't physically speak and you can portray all those emotions just by moving. >> you were saying that the actual sound that we have all associated with chewbacca, that's a combination of what? >> it's a black bear, a walrus, sea lion and a couple of other things. the official language of the wookiee is the sherwook. >> our buddy joe, can you do your chewbacca? >> did you hear that? >> one more time. that's impressive. >> that wasn't planned. >> sorry, joe. really am. i apologize. couldn't leave that hanging there, you know.

anyway, we are looking at more wet weather for our friends in texas, oklahoma, little rock all the way into louisville, kentucky. it's a mess there. and we've got a risk of flooding from san antonio, texarkana, little rock all the way into the appalachians. 6 million people at risk for severe weather throughout central texas. we have this low pressure stationary front combo eventually becomes a cold front, but it's more rain over areas that have already been saturated. tomorrow a flood risk from pennsylvania to arkansas. strong storms continue. the northeast sunday is going to be a washout. anything you can do on the weekend, do it on saturday bus lo because we are talking from 3 to 4 inches, 5 inches through tekds. heavy amounts in the northeast as well. airport delays a mess today. san antonio, dallas, possibly kansas city, new york, atlanta, and orlando. down in florida they will have a lot of rain, too. and jacksonville to new york, i-95 will be a mess.

pittsburgh on i-70. we're going to get to good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we can see the low clouds and the fog in the distance. in san francisco, we will see mostly sunny skies today. and our temperatures basically back to where we were yesterday afternoon reaching the mid-60s for san francisco, 76 in santa rosa, and 79 in livermore.

san jose reaching 78 degrees. some spots reaching near 80. a cooldown will be under way for the weekend. slight chance of rain late sunday night early monday morning. >> did you hear that? >> i heard that. can you see me now? >> thank you, joe. >> i love it. just ahead, we are going to be live on cape cod. summer is fast approaching and they are already preparing for a summer of sharks there. what's being done to keep swimmers safe. also, prime concerns over privacy. an eye opening look over how much amazon really knows about all of us and what's being done with our private information. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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. it will be a beautiful friday. sunshine out in walnut creek. temperatures there back in the low 80s. very much like yesterday. reaching the upper 70s in the south bay. 65 today in san francisco. we will be cooling down into the weekend. a few more clouds. breezy winds tomorrow. partly cloudy skies on sunday with a high of 69 degrees. i'll be watching fought for a chance of rain overnight sunday, early monday morning. and then things clear out and warm up for the middle of next week. let's get an update on the commute from mike. 880 jammed up from the coliseum parking lot all the way up to 980. there's the complex. a disabled vehicle, about 26,000 pounds of big rig or box truck. it is starting to improve through the area. they may have cleared the shoulder. 580 is a much better job as far as the speed sensors go.

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of al qaeda pled guilty to terrorism related charges but was rewarded after spending nearly a decade helping the united states identify and prosecute terrorists. a district judge described his cooperation as unprecedented. a soldier recovering after falling from a 300-foot-high cliff into hawaii's kilauea volcano. the man was visiting the park and climbed over a metal guardrail to get a better view of the volcano. that is when the ground beneath him collapsed. another visitor saw the man fall and told authorities. he was airlifted to the hospital and is now in stable condition. tiger woods will visit the white house on monday. that's where president trump will award the legendary golfer with the presidential medal of freedom. that's the nation's highest honor for a civilian. woods won his 15th major last month at augusta, winning the masters for the fifth time. monday's ceremony is set to take

place in the rose garden mome. and a programming note, you have a interview next week. >> mayor pete buttigieg. he has captured a fair amount of attention in the crowded field. we'll have that for you on tuesday. >> all right. in the meantime, the summer months will be here before we know it. as you prepare your family for fun in the sun, officials in cape cod are gearing up for the return of another yearly visitor, great white sharks. kerry sanders is there for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. if you're going to the beach around here this time of year, probably just to take a nice, long walk. because it's a little too cold to go jump in the water. but authorities are making plans, because they know that the sharks' migratory patterns will be coming up here. as you look here, the recent discovery of a great white just coming up alongside a boat down in the florida keys is an indication they are out there.

but the authorities want people to recognize that when a great white attacks, they're not actually attacking humans. they simply see humans as their favorite meal. a seal. with summer once again on the horizon, government officials in cape cod are considering a novel new approach to protecting one group of seasonal tourists. human beach-goers from another. great white sharks. >> what i expect this summer is that the shark is going to move in close to shore to feed on the seals, of which we have lots of right now and will for the next several months. >> locals are understandably nervous. >> we venture in. i wouldn't go in that far, though. >> kind of exciting, but, you know, a little bit dangerous for people that aren't aware. >> reporter: last summer gave them good reason to be afraid. >> i have a report of an unknown shark bite, male party. >> reporter: isaac rocha was yards away when his friend, 26 year-old arthur, was dragged under.

>> i heard him screaming and i saw a lot of blood in the water. and i saw the shark's tail. >> reporter: he was killed. the first shark fatality in massachusetts in 82 years. just weeks earlier -- >> long nook beach, a subject possibly bitten by a shark in the thigh. >> reporter: 62-year-old william lighten attacked and survived by punching the shark in its sensitive gills. >> its head was out of water. it was like a wrestling hold and tried to tip me over. >> reporter: authorities now taking shark safety seriously. >> what we're trying to do is find some kind of solution that's going to work. and unfortunately, that does not exist at this time. >> reporter: they have hired an independent group to study preventive measures from drones to scan the ocean from the air and s.o.n.a.r. like this smart buoy system to track sharks below the surface.

they are even considering seal contraception to limit the sharks' favorite food source. the main goal this summer is to stop attacks from becoming fatalities by installing top the bleed kits, containing tourniquets on beaches and extra 911 call boxes, which will all be in place by june. in the absence of a solid defense, they say, knowledge and awareness are key. >> at this stage, it's just a matter of educating the public about the presence of these animals. >> and kerry, a lot of people do love to get in the water as we get closer to summer. are there things you can do to kind of ward this off and hopefully not have this happen to you? >> reporter: of course, experts say that, you know, you can get attacked, savannah, at any time in the water. but they have charted the history of attacks and found that many of the attacks happen in the early morning hours and then again at sunset. so they say it's best to stay out of the water during those hours. and if you're wearing jewelry, take it off. because it can look shiny, and in the water, it can look like the scales of a fish, which, of

course, invites a hungry shark. >> interesting. kerry, thank you. >> all right. >> or just stay out of the water. >> that's my technique. >> a full proof approach. >> nobody has been attacked in a pool. >> that's true. >> just sayin. oh, bull shark! let's show what we've got going on. we are looking at summer-like highs in the mid atlantic states, but a spring chill from the central plains into the great lakes and the northeast. boston, 53. ten degrees below average. cleveland, 60. 68, indianapolis. milwaukee, 11 degrees colder than average. and then we start to see some warming as we get into saturday. new york city popping up to 71. indianapolis staying chilly at 62 degrees. memphis cooler at 75. but next week, temperatures warm up nicely. 80s in oklahoma city. 86 in nashville by tuesday. new york city getting to good friday morning. it's a busy start as we take a live look outside in palo alto

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this morning on "in depth," new privacy concerns for millions of people who use amazon and its services and affiliates. >> let's just say you may be shocked to learn all of the ways in which that company collects personal data from us. nbc's tom costello has been following this story. tom, this is eye-opening, to say the least. >> you know, stop and think about it. about how much data is collected. we've seen these concerns with google and with facebook. what kind of data are they collecting on you and how are they using it? privacy experts now have similar concerns about amazon. its products are really hard to avoid. from echo to the kindle to online shopping, prime videos, to whole foods. amazon now has more ways than ever before to track you and me and our personal information. from how we shop and what we

read -- [ knocking ] -- to who is at our front door. >> alexa, what's the weather? >> and even what we talk about in private. >> alexa, do you have a brain? >> i don't have a brain like you do. my smarts live in the cloud. >> experts believe amazon now collects more of your personalized private data than any other company on the planet. rivalling facebook, apple and google. the giant confirmed that thousands of its employees around the world listen to tapes of voice recordings captured by the echo speaker. >> how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon? >> one tablespoon equals three teaspoons. >> but in addition to questions, echo could also capture family discussions, financial matters and even intimate moments. >> i'm still trying to figure out human love. >> in maryland, steve unplugged his echo. >> it was just really creepy. thinking that something was listening to everything we were saying walking around the house. >> in your own home. >> in my own home. >> privacy experts say that's just the beginning.

its shopping site tracks what you buy and browse, plus any addresses where you send items. prime video tracks the videos you watch and search for, as does its twitch gaming service. kindle monitors the books you read, even the passages you highlight. amazon's ring security service can store videos of who shows up at your door for weeks. and now that amazon owns whole foods, it may know your grocery list, too. the company says all this data helps improve the customer experience. but some believe the company should do more to protect consumers. >> if you want to be using user data to improve your products that should be on an opt-in basis. users should be able to choose whether or not you use their data to improve their products. >> as for listening to your conversations, amazon says it reviews an extremely small number of randomly selected echo recordings to improve how the device understands language. access to that data is tightly controlled, and it has a zero tolerance policy for abuse.

it says the echo does not record or send any audio or data to the cloud unless you specifically wake it up by speaking your chosen wake word. though amazon says the device can be activated by accident and records your conversations without you knowing it. for some customers, that is a deal-breaker. so amazon says it takes security and privacy seriously, saying it's long-standing priorities at amazon and inherently built into our products and our services. and their products are kind of cool. that's the problem, right, guys? >> yeah, that is the problem. so, tom, if you are worried about amazon having all of this personal information, all of this personal data, what can you do about it? >> well, and amazon's privacy settings online, the company does let you opt out of your personal data being collected. and you can go in and delete your browsing history when you're on one of its websites. and the echo device does have a

microphone button on the back that you can push. that will prevent all recordings that amazon has. and it also offers an option on the echo website, the website, to delete any recordings that it makes. you've got to go and do this yourself, though. it's not going to do it on its own for you. >> right. legwork. a lot of legwork. tom costello in d.c., thank you. . >> thank you. next, the run for the roses. dylan is at a very wet churchill downs getting us ready for tomorrow's kentucky derby. right after this. trol. like bed. hmmmm. ♪ rub-a-dub ducky... and then...there's national car rental. at national, i'm in total control. i can just skip the counter and choose any car in the aisle i like. so i can rent fast without getting a hair out of place. heeeeey. hey! ah, control. (vo) go national. go like a pro.

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you know what means. welcome back. sheinelle jones is here. we gear up for one of the most iconic sporting events in the world. the 145th kentucky derby is tomorrow. a lot of intrigue surrounding the annual run for the roses. dylan is at the iconic churchill downs where the weather is, well, it could be better, right, dylan? good morning. >> reporter: yeah, i'd say that. good morning, guys. the benefit of a gigantic derby hat, it doubles as an umbrella. it's absolutely pouring here at churchill downs, but that's not going to dampen anyone's spirits. the pag entry, the parties, the excitement for the race itself will all be on full display tomorrow. elite forces are ready to rocket around the track. however, the favorite, omaha beach, has been scratched. now it's anyone's race. on the hallowed grounds of churchill downs expectations are ramping up for the most exciting

two minutes in sports. >> they're off in the kentucky derby! >> reporter: days before horseracing's biggest spectacle a bombshell. >> the favorite omaha beach has been scratched. >> reporter: the derby's frontrunner out with a breathing problem. >> we had to do the right thing by the horse, and that's give it up and go to the next step. >> another horse steps in and gets an opportunity. >> reporter: the 3-year-old colt is expected to recover and return to the track in a few weeks. >> there is still a chance he could have made the kentucky derby. >> reporter: jackie mike smith, who rode to triple crown glory was slated to pilot. >> it's going to be a great derby. >> reporter: now the experts say it's anyone's race. >> i talked to half a dozen people since the scratch of omaha beach and i have gotten

half a dozen different opinions on what's going to happen now. >> reporter: game winner, roadster, and improbable among the top contenders. >> when they come around the turn you hope they are there. >> reporter: all three are trained by bob behalf fert, who also trained justify. >> it's the only race when you win, you can't wait to come back. it's over. man, that was a lot of fun, we have to come back. >> reporter: another run for the roses shaping up to be a classic. another horse named heichel was actually also just scratched from tomorrow's race because of a hoof problem. it turns out that was actually more of a long shot. but the track right now is very sloppy because of the pouring rain. it's likely going to be a sloppy track tomorrow, too, because we are expecting heavy rain around post time tomorrow. i want to point out, last year we had record rainfall. justify won the kentucky derby

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middle of next week. an update on your commute with mike. >> chp waves off the traffic in the nimitz. within half an hour they will clear this big rig from downtown oakland. that is the jam. we told but this the last half hour. a slow drive out of san leandro, downtown oakland. 580 seeing more traffic. avoid the nimitz. happening now, two women evacuated from their castro valley home after a carjacked vehicle smashed into their garage early this morning. authorities say the suspect is a juvenile who went on to jar quarterback a second vehicle. hazmat teams ready to close off a san carlos home. they found low levels of radioactive materials while

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the man who plotted to blow up the new york subway system may soon be released after cooperating with authorities nearly a decade. this morning his lawyer praising the justice system and the controversy over the court's decision. live with the latest. plus, always in vogue. jenna sits down with the magazine's editor and chief anna wintour ahead of this year's met gala. >> so when you expect to see peeping walking down the red carpet, what will they be wearing? >> what she is revealing about the theme, her no selfie rule, and who her dream gala guest

would be. and any day now the royal baby watch rolls on as the world waits for prince harry and meghan markle to announce the birth of their first child. we will be live at windsor castle today, friday, may 3rd, 2019. ♪ >> chicago, north carolina. >> 50 and fabulous. >> from north iowa. >> from coast to coast. >> cousins on "today." >> 50th birthday. >> coming directly to you from myrtle beach. have a great day. >> pierce is turning. good morning. welcome back to "today." it's friday. that sounds so good. >> friday. >> friday, that's right right. happy to have you with us. i hope you will be with us on

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>> i tell you, you know, we are hoping that maybe there is a sign that the baby's on its way because the queen is now here. the flag that you can see flying over my shoulder there, that is her sovereign flag. so when that's there, she is at windsor castle. she was here for a service in george's chapel a little earlier. so maybe she is staying close because she knows something we don't. it's been a week of wild rumors, guys, including one that everyone has heard, that meghan has already had the baby. you know, guys, i think that's really unlikely for a number of reasons. one is that harry hates to be scooped and having the baby and not telling people would risk that. another is a palace official said it wasn't true. inevitably, if that was a lie, if you like, that would emerge. so i think it's unlikely. i think that harry and meghan would sent out an official to say something that turned out not to be true.

i was going to show you a great satirical magazine called private eye that sums it all up. it's from their so-called royal correspondent, when is the baby due, it says? we don't know that. when will it be born? we don't know that. what's it going to be a, a boy or girl? we don't know that. it goes on and on and on. >> i think you have incredible talent. you just spent two minutes saying i don't know. >> two minutes of nothing. keir simmons, thank you so much for that. >> we love you. have a great weekend. don't move from your spot, okay? >> thanks, zbhiez let's get the "morning boost." of course, you can be grateful for two things. one, it's friday. and number two, your morning probably didn't start out like this. this video was shot inside a honda dealership in texas. that man's desk just totally collapsed. his computer, picture frames, everything landing in a heap on the ground.

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>> actually, for the next three. >> for more than two decades vogue's editor and chief anna wintour has been the woman behind the most exclusive event of the year. the met gala attracts celebrities who's who, up the steps new york's metropolitan museum of art. this is fashion's must see event raising millions of dollars. >> you have created this cultural institution, this thing that people can't wait to see. are you surprised by how much it's grown? >> i am. and i honestly believe the reason people are excited is it's this extraordinary marriage of fashion and culture. after all we don't want a museum to become a mausoleum. we want to alive and vibrant and bring in new audiences and have people be excited about being there. >> reporter: this year the theme is camp. notes on fashion. a nod to the 1964 susan sonntag

essay notes on camp. all about the extravagant, exaggerated and extraordinary. this doesn't mean hiking or being outdoors? >> it is interesting when you say to people, yes, the exhibition this year is going to be on camp and you seet mind going and they are thinking hiking boots, backpacks. it's nothing about nature. it's everything completely artificial and fake and not really what you think it means. >> reporter: so when you expect to see people walking down the red carpet, what will they be wearing? >> i have no idea. i have no idea. i know we have had some very strange requests. people arriving in unusual methods of transport. >> reporter: do you say yes to that? >> of course. we want them to take risks, be fearless, have fun with fashion. we all need to laugh at ourselves a little bit, too. >> reporter: there is just one important rule guests have to follow. is it true there is a no selfie rule? >> there is.

>> reporter: what about that bathroom selfie a couple years ago? you let that go? >> i think there are other persons in place to take care of that. >> reporter: almost everything else is. every detail of the evening needs anna's stamp of approval. getting her to share those details isn't so easy. do people text you know and say what do i wear? >> i have had some very interesting texts. >> reporter: i wish we could read them. >> top secret. >> reporter: we won't see the red carpets? >> it won't be red. >> reporter: what color could it be. >> think about camp. >> reporter: glittery, sequins? >> i gave you a hint. we are going to have an awful lot of feathers on the whatever color carpet. >> reporter: will you be in feathers? >> that's a top secret, too. >> reporter: one thing she was willing to share, the guest she still hopes attend the gala one day. is there a dream guest that has never come that you wish would make their attendance?

>> yes. definitely. i would love to have the duchess of sussex and the duchess of cambridge together. that would be my dream. they could leave their husbands at home. the two of them i want. >> reporter: for everybody it's like the red carpet and the glamour of it. what makes it successful for you? what makes it feel like, all right, job well done? >> in the end it's for our guests and it's for the museum. we want them to feel that the amazing effort they have put into getting dressed was worth it and it was an evening that maybe they are not going to experience elsewhere. >> each year anna -- i feel like we should call her anna -- this year she'll have gucci's alexandra michelle, las vegas, and harry stiles. he has never been. just like all of us. last name is stiles.

how is that possible? >> remember when he wore the pink suit here? it was amazing. i feel like anna likes you. >> i think she does. i'm surprised you say that with such -- >> she has been here a time or two and i find her very intimidating because she is so famous. you think she is looking at your outfit. >> well, i have to say every pregnant woman anywhere knows what it's like to get dressed in this stage of six months of pregnancy and i tried on seven outfits. >> you look beautiful. >> it was like going to the met gala myself, which i'll never do. >> i'm sure she approved. >> have you been? >> no. not yet. >> what about you, craig? >> i think you know the answer to that. >> al? >> yeah, i have been. >> what? >> you? you have been the -- you being the fashion icon you are, you should go. >> i don't think that's going. >> you should show up and they'd say, oh, al roker is here. >> guess what just froze over?

>> how about a fashion -- let's show you what's happening out there. a lot of wet weather, flood watches through texas, oak, warm out west with plenty of sunshine. wet weather making its way into the northeast and >> and that's your late exist weather. >> thank you. "popstart" time. you are covering for carson, miss jones. >> first up, scary news for kelly clarkson. she . .

. . . . . in an incredible amount of pain and had to have emergency surgery to remove her appendix after the show. >> what? >> she confirmed the news tweeting, not going to lie, i may or may not have broken down after the show in pain. i flew home directly after the event, nailed the surgery early this morning and feeling awesome. bye-bye appendix. #the show must go on. she is incredible. >> yeah. >> we would have never known. >> incredibly dangerous. wow. in other news, at the premier for pokemon, ryan reynolds who stars in the film brought along his wife and actress blake lively as well as one more surprise. the couple is expecting. lively reveals her baby bump by wearing a beautiful yellow dress. this will be the couple's third child. they . . . .

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called him out and the filmmakers for not focusing on the impact of his crimes and the suffering he caused the families of more than 30 victims. what do you make of the backlash. >> i'm sorry they feel that way. >> you don't worry about it glamorizing ted bundy or the atrocities he committed? >> i wou never be part of a movie that would glamorize. >> i am innocent. >> what we showed was a liar, a two-faced liar to a woman in a relationship. of course, we portray him at ted bundy. he is charming. by the end of the movie, it comes full circle. charming is no longer appealing. >> most important of all, he says, educating young women to think carefully about the next handsome stranger they meet. >> if a single person second guesses going home from the club these days with somebody, then you know what, the movie had a purpose. >> at least one woman who survived a bundy attack has come out in support of the movie

echoing the hope that young women take it as a warning. it begins streaming on netflix today. >> natalie, thank you. we have a true rebel in the house, rebel wilson. she's going to tell bus tus aboe movie she's starting in now. you ready to tell us? >> i will tell you later. >> first, your local news. >> you have time. go ahead. .... . . . . . . .

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it's 8:30 on this friday morning, may 3, 2019. nice to see our morning crowd. it's a good looking group. something else catching our eye. a horse. made completely of flowers. >> not just any flowers, roses, because the masterpiece, he is an anonymous self-taught flower artist. our friends paid him to create the piece using 25,000 roses in honor of tomorrow's kentucky derby, the run for the roses. of course, catch that right here on nbc. >> i love that. i saw him this morning.

i thought, who is this guy? >> he is anonymous. >> he doesn't speak. >> he is allergic to flowers. to roses he is allergic to roses. >> speaking of the derby, we have people who grabbed our attention. jenny and pilar. good morning. how are you? >> good. >> you guys grabbed our attention because you are from louisville and you are skipping the derby to come here to "today." don't you feel like you have fomo? >> not really. we go every year. >> you have been there before. it's worth it to be here with us. >> definitely. >> give them a round of applause. [ applause ] have fun with us. they would rather have us. can you believe it? >> we will take them. weather is better here. >> it is. we have a lot to get to. jenna and i are excited. rebel wilson is here. she's kind of wherever these days. box office, magazine stand. we have her now. yes, rebel, we're coming to you right after this.

>> look out. gourmet cooking made easy. we will walk you through a menu to impress that only looks difficult to prepare. anyone can do it. the best way to close out our best of broadway week. a live performance from the "ch "cher" show. >> they snagged tony award nominations. just ahead, we are going to catch up with the latest bachelor. co co col coleton underwood. >> we have a huge announcement. tomorrow, more from dillon at the kentucky derby. she will take us behind the scenes. she designs her own hat. >> she looks good. let's get a check of the weather. >> see what we have got. derby, let's talk the derby. this evening, the kentucky oaks

starts off partly cloudy, isolated shower, 77 degrees. we get to the derby, they have a lot of wet weather, three consecutive years of rain, 2016 -- last year, 2018, heaviest rainfall ever. the wettest derby on record. what about tomorrow? unfortunately, it looks like it's going to be wet showers likely. temperature of 64. how can a mother be a father? good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have some beautiful weather starting out today. just a few clouds around parts of the bay area, but all that clears out for another sunny afternoon, especially in our inland areas where our highs reach the low 80s. our inland forecast will be in the low 80s, but then cooling down tomorrow and even more so

on sunday with more clouds. rain sunday night into early monday morning and then drying out and warming up. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks. now to one of australia's funniest exports, rebel wilson. >> that's right. she stars as a successful con artist in the new movie "the hustle." her character finds she has competition from a fellow criminal played by anne hathaway. they target the mark. >> that's not necessary. perhaps if this person scoots over, we could squeeze in another chair. do you mind, sir? do you mind? >> right behind you. >> oh. >> there you go. >> thank you. wow, what wonderful blind person etiquette. >> my nana was blind. >> was she? i had no idea. >> please place your bets. >> rebel, good morning. >> i should have told anne hathaway i was going to do that to her. she is naturally disgusted in

that take. >> you ad-libbed it? >> yeah, the feeling her up in that scene. >> that really worked. her disgust was real? >> yes. >> she wasn't acting? >> no. >> this is a showdown between you and anne. which is the biggest hustler? >> we are both hustlers. we are both ladies who feel empowered to hustle. anne plays the high-class con artist and i'm more the low-rent type casting. and we really go at it this in film. this film is so fun and funny and fe fabulous. >> i love the glam in it, too, it's a remake of dirty rotten skound ruls? >> yes. the movie is set in the south of france. that's where you get a lot of the glamour from. this is just such a fun one, guys. and for mother's day as well. >> yes. >> take your mom to see it? >> what better to see like a

massive chick flick? yeah, it's got two women. >> wham, scam, thank you ma'am in this movie. >> at one point ann uses an trailen accent. savannah was born in australia. >> what? >> y'all are like sisters. >> i think we might be related. >> how did i not know this? >> i know. all from the bush. >> can you do your australian accent? >> no. as you know, i don't have one. >> rebel asked you to. >> you are so mean. i can't do one. i moved when i was 2. i didn't even really talk when i moved from australia. >> you still have a bit of the australian awesomeness. >> i do feel like i have an inner aussie. how did anne do on the accent? >> she does british, german, even a mute in this. she does full-on sign language. we gave her a lot of the hard

tasks, whereas i do the big physical stunts in the film. >> it looked like you had fun. speaking of physical stunts, you acquired a new skill for life? >> i had to do fly boarding. >> what is that? >> it's where you are jet propelled up from the ocean. that's me doing the actual stunt. >> that looks hard. >> that's footage from my own phone. and like i'm deliberately trying to look crap at it. i can do it way good. but it's really cool. it's like snowboarding but with nothing underneath you. and, yeah, and i love putting my body on the line for the comedy gods. >> anything for the comedy. >> yeah. that was not a bad day in the office dha. >> could we talk cats? i cannot wait for a movie. are you a "catwoman"? >> everyone is a cat. i don't want to give too many spoilers about cat, but everyone is a cat. >> no. are you a cat lady? >> yeah, i play jenny. we finished filming that in london. that's coming out for christmas.

it will be so spectacular. it's the longest running stage show, i think, in history. and to do andrew lloyd webber's show as a movie with cool updates to it, i think it's going to blow people way. >> you went to cat school? >> i did. >> what did you learn? >> it's like crawling around. it's like a bit of nudging like that. meow. you know, getting up close. >> you smell really good. >> your perfume. >> it's a body lotion called horny cow. >> i'm buying it for you for mother's day. >> we really liked the horny cow? >> yeah. i normally wear this on dates, this body lotion. but i thought -- >> it's working. >> i thought 6:00 a.m. in the morning, getting up. >> we want to go on a date with you. >> we do. >> especially when you came in and purred close to us. >> exactly. >> i get too used to doing that. >> come on in, please.

>> that's my cat. i can do better cat acting, guys. >> we love you. >> rebel, you are a delight. can you come back tomorrow? >> yeah, because i love sitting on high stools. especially in a tight dress, guys. yes, it's awesome. >> we are like that. >> yeah. >> we'll bring a couch tomorrow. "the hustle" hits theaters friday, may 10th. thank you. >> take your mom, take your favorite people. >> take your cat. >> take your cat. is that allowed? >> i don't know. >> it will be a service cat. take it. you'll love this movie, guys. it's so much fun. >> oh, my gosh. i want the whole rest of the show to be rebel. what are we doing? weather? al? >> no, we did weather already. >> oh. >> and that was the last time you will ever see the "today" show. next, sophisticated dishes with

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this morning on today food, cooking made simple. you can do it. i recently joined bon appetit's food director in their test kitchen for an episode of their youtube show b.c. baack to back >> cognac. pour that right in the pan. >> and do it? >> woo! >> ooh! i'm not on fire. >> you didn't go fire. >> maybe my cognac burned off. >> it could have happened. >> more cognac! bring the whole bottle! >> add your cognac and let your flame lean away as you touch the flame to the pan. >> okay.

>> woo! >> there you go. all right. and carla's new book where cooking begins uncomplicated recipes to make you a great cook aims to do just that. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> what was the inspiration, the idea for this book? >> i wanted to write a cookbook that would make people excited to shop for food. there is something in here so beginners can get right into the kitchen. >> here is a beginner right here. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! knife down. >> a dream come true. can we get -- >> this smells incredible. the smells and the aroma. >> someone who would enjoy flattening that chicken thigh, right? >> that's it. >> so the first thing you do? >> make a little dressing. she has got -- that's it. flatten that chicken thigh. so this has coconut cream, lime juice. whisk that together. so, yeah, exactly.

and get the kinks out. >> yeah. >> totally. so, yeah, just a couple of hits. okay. >> watch the pan. >> it's fine. >> it's all good. all good. >> you season your chicken? >> season the chicken. >> yes? >> let's do these. i'll put these in. i don't want a splatter to happen on the beautiful dress. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> you have that great dressing. it's zinggy and if zippy. >> i love how they are digging in. >> what are we making? >> chicken thighs with coconut dressing. did you put the cocoa onut in? i cook them on one side until they are really brown. and then i have one over here. perfect. and then this is really iceberg lettuce, which i love, because it's just mild and it's cold and it's crunchy and it's perfect with this sort of sassy limey

gingery dressing. >> that sounds like rebel. >> i put whole leaves of cilantro. you have rich and crispy and fatty. >> what do you think? >> delicious. >> but also rebel was very impressed that the wine is real. >> yeah. >> i mean, i thought it would be pop wine. >> no. >> the wine is real. the food is real. all right. that's that. >> artichokes. i am always kind of afraid of this. >> the reason why is because people go to the store and it's like looking for an artichoke and then you get this and it's like terrifying and it that is thorns all over it. pull off the stems, right? and we are getting down to the heart. you keep going. you get to that. >> that's it? >> and then quarter it and get to this. then you have to cut out the fuzzy part, like the little kitty feathers >> the kitty feathers? >> and then it's oil and garlic

with artichokes. and then the pasta. so you get excited about your artichokes. pasta goes in after they are cooked. bada bing, bada boom, right? >> mix and mix. >> then finish with parm or a lot of parm. this is a lot, you know what i mean? >> carla, thank you. you can get the recipes at today.com/food. >> you like it, rebel? >> yeah. a bit of morning chicken, that's my thing. >> to get carla's book go to today.com/shop. just ahead, a special performance from the cher cast. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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series is presented to you by citi. >> we are wrapping up our best of broadway week, turning back time with a performance from the cast of the chair show. it picked up three tony nominations. stephanie j. brock is here along with her co-stars. guys, take it away. >> you always do this. whatever sonny does, you go right back to him. you are not 16 anymore. >> what are you doing? sonny and cher is everything we are. >> you can be whatever you want. >> look at him. he is funny and amazing and adorable. >> cher, we got to do the sketch. >> now, look, son, i have been next to you for 11 years working as hard as you. you've got to make me your partner. >> come on, you're the star. you're the whole business. >> but you own it. make me a partner or i'm quitting the show. >> you can't quit. we are a top ten show. >> well, i am going to cancel

our top ten show and see what happens. >> you are going to be very lonely. now, let's just go out there and do the sketch. >> smile for the people. the lonely ones. ♪ there is only one way up ♪ so your heart's got to go there ♪ ♪ this is a song for the lonely ♪ ♪ can you hear me tonight ♪ for the broken-hearted battle-scarred ♪ ♪ this is a song for the lonely ♪ ♪ when your dreams won't come true ♪ ♪ can you hear this

♪ someone's there for you ♪ this is a song for the lonely ♪ ♪ can you hear me tonight ♪ for the broken-hearted battle-scarred i'll be by your side ♪ ♪ this is a song for the lonely ♪ ♪ when your dreams won't come true ♪ ♪ can you hear this prayer that someone's there for you ♪ ♪ so let it find you wherever you may go ♪ ♪ i'm right beside you ♪ you don't have to look no more ♪ ♪ you don't have to look no more ♪ ♪ it's gonna be all right

♪ it's gonna be all right ♪ it's gonna be all right ♪ this is a song for the lonely ♪ ♪ can you hear me tonight ♪ broken-hearted battle-scarred ♪ ♪ this is a song for the lonely ♪ ♪ when your dreams won't come true ♪ ♪ can you hear this prayer ♪ someone's there for you ♪ this is a song [ cheers and applause ] >> oh hoe! "the cher show." sigh why you are nominated for a few tonys. that was spectacular. thank you. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. big round of apause for "the big round of apause for "the pl

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guys, this is a special day in history. may 3rd. willie geist' birthday. we wish him a happy 41st. speaking of him, he caught up with viola davis for this sunday's sitdown. while they were talking, the oscar winner offered some pretty great advice. >> i say the three most important words that happens, especially after you have a big old trophy in your hand, the three most important words are "and now what"? denzel has the best quotes, by the way. he says there is no you haul in the back of a hearse. you can't take it with you. >> i love that. see more of the interview with viola on "sunday today." coming up, the third hour of today coming up next. >> yeah, and my mom is here for the fourth hour. >> get the secret service.

my good behavior. >> we will see about that. first, your local news. have agood morning, it )s 8:56.. i )m - -... a big scare this morning - for good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. a big scare this morning for two women in this castro valley home. a juvenile carjacker crashed his car into their home on parsons and wilson street. the crash happened around 1:00 in the morning and it ruptured the home's gas line.

the women were not hurt. deputies say after that crash the juvenile ran from the scene and car jacked a second car a mile away and crashed that car on castro valley boulevard. that's when authorities arrested the suspect. bob will have a live report in our midday newscast. you can also go to the link on our homepage. hazmat teams are cleaning a san carlos home. radiation was found yesterday while getting it ready for sale. neighbors say the previous owner recently died. the full back story on our homepage. an iconic home can now be yours in san francisco. we're talking about the "full house" house. it's for sale. we'll take you inside the full house. next week is affordable

housing week! our today in the bay team is kicking off the conversation with how individual homeowners can be part of the solution. plus---we )re tracking a possible soggy monday morning commute. what you can expect as you head out the door. join us monday morning from 4:30 to 7. good

- hi, doug. - hey! [beeping] [♪] - hmm! yummy! - pretzelrami is back, with our famous pastrami and a bigger soft pretzel roll. and try the new turkey bistro with warm turkey and smokehouse bacon. or the new hot club chicken dijon with black forest ham. the new hot pretzels, only at togos. how far would you go for a togo? - i own you, doug. i'm paige, and well the little thing that i like about the grilled chicken sandwich is that it's picture perfect. it's juicy and it just has all the right combinations. i think i could be considered a grilled chicken sandwich influencer. my name is frank and the little thing i like about the grilled chicken sandwich is the first bite. i love how juicy the chicken is but there's also the tomatoes

and the lettuce and it's incredible. make sure you get it with waffle fries, because that's my favorite. rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." >> good friday morning, everybody. third hour of "today." sheinelle, craig, mr. willie geist. birthday boy. >> it is my birthday. nowhere i'd rather be. >>obody we would rather have with us. dylan is at the derby in kentucky, louisville, where it has been raining all morning long. the good news is, she doesn't need an umbrella because she has the hat. how are you doing, dylan? >> reporter: i'm good. it's a two-fer. a beautiful hat, it protects me