back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> our midday forecast at 11:00. thanks so much for starting your mornings here with us. good morning. soaked! states of emergency across the south after a weekend of dangerous storms. >> it's states of emergency across the south after a weekend of dangerous storms. >> it's coming straight for us. >> tornados, torrential rain, life-threatening flooding, and now a rare spring nor'easter set to slam the east coast. al has the messy morning commute. breaking overnight, biting back, china announcing it is raising tariffs on u.s. goods. the move put in place by the president. the next front in the trade war just ahead. facing the judge. actress felicity huffman set to

plead guilty in federal court today for her role in that massive college admissions scandal. will she spend time behind bars? we're live at the courthouse. all that, plus mystery in paradise. the desperate search this morning for a woman missing five days after vanishing while hiking in hawaii. honoring an icon. tributes pour in for legendary actress and model peggy lipton, remembered this morning by co-stars, fans, and her daughters. and wait for it. >> is this the dagger? ooh! >> bouncing on the rim four times before dropping in to advance toronto in the nba playoffs. the heart-stopping moment. >> and look at the fans in toronto. >> that will go down in nba history. today monday, may 13th, 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.

nice to have you with us on a monday morning. i love that shot. it probably took two seconds. if you were there waiting for it, it felt like ten minutes. >> kawhi leonard with the best shot in the history of the franchise so far. they are going to the eastern conference finals. >> exciting. more on that wild finish ahead. first, we have to talk about this wild weather. >> here we go again. heavy rain in the south. it's led to widespread flooding there. and then farther up the east coast a rare nor'easter is going to add to what's already been a really messy, wet, and cold spring. right to al's forecast in a few moments. first, dylan dreyer is out in the rain in new york city. >> good morning. the rain has been relentless and led to major flooding down south. louisiana and mississippi are under states of emergency right now. the torrential downpours are moving to the north and east and this could make to a potentially dangerous and soggy start to the

work week for millions of americans. this morning powerful storms are on the move after a weekend washout in the south. >> it's coming this way. it's coming straight for us. >> reporter: frightened residents huddled inside a home near lynchburg, virginia, watching an apparent tornado touchdown. you be you can see the debris flying. >> incredibly no one was injured. in suffolk, virginia, an ef-1 tornado with winds up to 90 miles per hour. this system had slogged east after drenching texas and louisiana where as much as 10 inches of blinding rain flooded parts of new orleans. mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency as torrential downpours washed out roads. floodwaters may have contributed to the derailment of this freight train, toppling more than 20 cars. the national weather service says that area saw up to 15 inches of rain. this small dam poplarville collapsed. in stone county, raging floodwaters shut down parts of the main highway.

and first responders rushed to rescue dozens of residents from this rv park. >> the wind started blowing. the first thing we saw, items going flying by. >> reporter: in dauphin island, alabama, these first-time visitors shocked by the sudden storm. >> the house right in front of us, the whole roof like just flew off and the house next to us caved in and we were just staying at the window. you seen big pieces of roof fly by. it was crazy. it was scary. >> reporter: as if this storm system isn't wild enough, as it moves into the northeast it's going to develop into a nor'easter and snow is even likely across parts of new england. savannah and craig. >> say it ain't snow. >> reporter: not here. >> okay. thank you. >> that dreary weather that dylan was talking about in the northeast not going away anytime soon. al has more on that part of the forecast. >> if this two months earlier we would be frightened.

the good news, this is mostly rain. it's on top of a lot of rain fallen from richmond, atlantic city, philadelphia airports are going to be a real mess. a system back to the back through western new york. another coastal low developing. so we are looking for coach flooding a along the delmarva peninsula. heavy rain moves into the northeast of new england. wind gusts of 30 to 40 miles per hour. as that system makes its way to the east it's going to drive in colder air. so rainfall amounts anywhere from 0.5 inch to 1 inch of rain all the way from washington, d.c. up into new england. but in the upper elevations, above 2,500 feet we are talking about upwards of 8 inches of snow, locally could be a foot of snow in some spots. if you are traveling today, airport delays from boston, newark, new york, philly, washington, d.c. and pittsburgh.

if you are on the roads, look at i-90 stretching from buffalo to boston. you are going to have problems. i-95 from washington to boston. and cleveland to new york along i-80 going to be a real mess. >> al, thank you so much. now to the escalating trade war with china. those increased tariffs on chinese products and their impact on your bottom line. the white house top economic advisor is contradicting the president on a key point saying, yes, americans will effectively shoulder the burden of those tariffs. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has the story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. there are jitters across the country and the economic world after trade talks between the u.s. and china broke down prompting president trump to announce a new round of tariff hikes on chinese goods. it comes as the president, as you say, and his top economic advisor are breaking over who will pay the price and the president is tweeting about all of it this morning saying, quote, very bad for china, very good for usa. this morning the trade war between the u.s. and china is escalating after president trump

raised tariffs on $200 billion of chinese imports from 10 to 25% on friday. mr. trump tweeting, we are right where we want to be with china and claiming the chinese government will bear the burden of the tariffs. we will be taking in tens of billions of dollars in tariffs from china. but the president's chief economic advisor larry kudlow is breaking with his boss, acknowledging american businesses and consumers will pay the tariffs. >> yes, to some extent. i don't disagree with that. again both sides, both sides will suffer on this. >> reporter: kudlow says the white house expects china to retaliate against the u.s., adding the tariff hikes won't take effect immediately. >> it will take some time. of course, the president is going to have to make the final decision. >> reporter: the trade war could have a big impact on mid-western farmers. many rely on china and other overseas markets to buy their crops, including soybeans. >> i think trump was trying to do the right thing. it's to the point prices are dropping. we need free trade, markets.

>> reporter: you could pay higher prices on thousands of products like electronics, appliances and furniture and clothing, bed sheets, shampoo and cereal. >> i understand we're hearing from chinese officials this morning. what are they saying about plans to retaliate? >> reporter: savannah, chinese officials are raising it. what happens next? it's not clear if or when the two sides will resume negotiations. it's a strong possibility that they'll meet at the g-20 summit in japan next month. the president tweeting today i say openly to president xi and all of my many friends in china that china will be hurt very badly if you don't make a deal. savannah, craig.

>> a lot on the line here. thank you. >> so heart stopping moments on board a passenger jet here in myanmar. a pilot forced to land that plane using just it's rear wheels once the plane came to a stop 87 passengers and crew evacuated. there were no injuries the pilot is credited for a perfect landing under those circumstances. a massive search is intensifying for a 35-year-old woman who mysteriously disappeared during a hike on the hawaiian island of maui. her devastated parents are offering a reward for any information relating to her return. >> reporter: family members are arriving in hawaii from the mainland, flying in to help in that search as over 100 people are now out looking for the 35-year-old in an extremely

dense forest. >> the side here. >> reporter: this morning a mystery on maui is entering the fifth day. searching for a woman who disappeared without a trace. friends and family believe 35-year-old amanda eller went hiking on thursday police finding eller's white suv on thursday in the parking lot of the popular hiking trail. her cell phone and wallet still inside the car the car's keys hidden under a tire where friends say she often left them when she went hiking. >> i am a physical therapist and a certified yoga instructor. >> reporter: family members describe eller who runs a successful business on the island as an adventurous athlete. they are not ruling out foul play >> we want our daughter back i cannot imagine my life without her in it. i really can't. >> reporter: police say several

agencies are involved in the search effort. helicopters are being used to get a bird's-eye view of the dense foliage. in a $10,000 reward, it's been posted for information about her whereabouts. concerned locals stepping up to devote their time and their dogs to help with the search. >> better noses than we have he can smell things we would never pick up. >> reporter: with few clues to go on, relatives and friends are holding out hope it's amanda's toughness and spirit that will bring her home safely. >> with her athleticism, this is difficult. we don't know her circumstance but she is strong and self-disciplined as anyone else in my life. >> so, gadi, with eller missing for five days, is the search effort focusing on anything in particular going forward >> reporter: family and friends say now that it's been over 72 hours, the fire department has had to scale back their search

police are being helped by the fbi and following up leads, which include requesting cell phone records. they have searched the main trails and are starting to focus on rugged offshoots with steep terrain. guys. >> gadi schwartz. more to get to, including hollywood. remembering the life of a legendary actress. peggy lipton, star of shows like "the mod squad" and "twin peaks" lost her battle with cancer over the weekend. kathy park has a look at lipton's life and career >> reporter: charisma, grace, and unmistakable talent. peggy lipton had it all. and this morning tributes are pouring in for the small-screen star born in new york, lipton set her sights on hollywood. >> all i see is a big man on camera who steals cars. >> reporter: her big break coming in the 1960s on the ground-breaking tv show "the mod squad. it was one of the first shows to feature an interracial cast and

prepared her to "it" girl status she snagged a golden globe at the pinnacle of popularity she released an album that put her singing skills on display. ♪ she later stepped away from the spotlight to focus on family, marrying music producer quincy jones and raising two daughters, actresses kidada and rashida jones. she returned to "twin peaks" in 2005 the actress releasing a memoir, stopping by "today" to chat about her career. >> each event that happened in my life and certainly the things in the book led to my growing up. >> reporter: in recent years she made a scene-stealing cameo with daughter rashida in the show andy tribeca.

>> mom >> reporter: in a moving remembrance, lipton's daughters writing in part, we feel so lucky for every moment we spent with her, adding, she will always be a part of us and lipton's "twin peaks" co-star tweeting we lost a beautiful soul for "today," kathy park, nbc news. >> i got to tell you, that show, when that was on the air, it made a huge social impact. one of the first shows with an interracial cast it was young, hip, mod squad dealt with so many social issues of the day. i know her lovely daughter rashida jones and some of her best work right there. our hearts go out to them. a check of the forecast. we know it's going to be rainy. >> also a lot of wet weather through florida.

that low pressure that's developing along the east coast has a cold front that brings strong storms into florida miami will probably see airport delays as well from the plains all the way down to the gulf look for plenty of sunshine severe storms in the panhandle of texas and then we're looking at beautiful weather, although cooler than average, out to the west coast we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds on airline purchases! well, you earn double miles on this and on everything with the venture card. thanks! hey, by the way, how'd you get in here? same way you did. cross-checking. nice. what's in your wallet... oh, c'mon! good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. san francisco starting out with mostly sunny skies. high temperatures today heading into the mid-70s. concord reaching 75.

75 in hreufr more. livermore. san francisco in the low 60s. inland areas, a couple more takes of nice weather. then heavy rain on wednesday. we could see that leading into thunderstorms on thursday. drying out on friday. tha that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up, actress felicity huffman set to plead guilty in court today for her role in the largest ever college admissions scandal. does she really facetime behind bars we will be live at the courthouse. also ahead this morning, the unlikely battle facing firefighters all over this country. why cancer rates are soaring and the surprising reason that could be to blame. natalie morales will have that story. first, this istoday" on nbc. "

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a very good morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia. concerns about the china trade war are sending stocks into a freefall. take a look at this right now. dow and nasdaq down 2%. look at that. down so far. it follows the largest weekly drop for the s&p 500 since late last year. in the bay area, richmond police investigating three separate late night shootings that left four people injured, one seriously. it happened out near the east shore neighborhood. the other near a playground. so far officers have not made any arrests. let's check that forecast.

clear today. change is coming. >> yeah. we're looking forward to rain by wednesday. a live look at san jose. the sun shines. heading up to 74 degrees. another beautiful day to get outside with comfortable and seasonable weather. but very unusual rain in the forecast for wednesday. it could get quite heavy and the possibility of thunderstorms on thursday. friday looks dry, but there could be more showers in the weekend forecast. i'll be tracking all of that with more updates. take traffic alert but different than the last half hour. the upper east shore freeway. west 80 at el port. >> ally:. the commute is building off the carquinas bridge. a better drive for dublin. second crash has cleared from the area without much major impact.

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life. to the fullest. it's 7:30 now. it's monday morning, it's monday morning, 13th of may, 2019. happy crowd out there on the plaza. we are so psyched to have them. a little bit of a gray day in the east. the weather is definitely a big story this week. >> parts of the east actually going to be seeing snow during this second week of may. the weather tops our check of today's headlines. severe storms pushing into the northeast after leaving large sections of the south underwater. as much as ten inches of rain flooded parts of new orleans and other areas in louisiana. in fact, mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency as torrenal downpours washed out roads there. floodwaters may have contributed to the derailment of this freight train toppling more than

20 cars. al will be back to tell us who is in the storm's path today in a few minutes. we have sad news to share this morning. doris day has died at her home. she was a big band singer and radio star that went on to even greater fame in hollywood. her screen presence stood for a time of innocence in 1960s film. she also started her own tv show. doris day was 97 years old. >> it was an incredible night in the nba. not just one but two game 7s. the late game between the philadelphia 76ers and toronto raptors ending with dramatic fashion. >> it's off to leonard. defended by simmons. is this the dagger? ooh! game series, toronto has won!

>> we are the north. kawhi leonard winning for the raptors with that ball bouncing off the rim four times before finally dropping in. the home crowd goes crazy. final score 92-90. it's the first game-winning buzzer-beater a in game seven in nba history. raptors facing the bucks in the eastern conference finals. denver taking on portland. the trail blazers coming back from a 17-point deficit to win that 100-96. c.j. mccollum had 37 points. blazers fans call it rip city. they move on to face the golden state warriors in the western conference finals pitting brothers steph and seth curry against one another. first time it's ever happened in the nba finals. >> giving mrs. curry a conundrum. >> she is going to flip a coin.

>> that's fair. now to new developments in the massive college admissions scandal. one of the most high-profile parents oscar nominee felicity huffman will appear in federal court today. >> nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is at the courthouse for us in boston. miguel, good morning. >> good morning. felicity huffman's court appearance should be brief she is expected to face a federal judge later today and plead guilty she won't be sentenced for quite some time leaving many wondering will she go to prison. felicity huffman, the headliner in court the actress expected to plead guilty to one count of fraud for paying $15,000 to fraudulently boost her daughter's s.a.t. scores for college under her expected plea, the star could face a $20,000 fine and up to ten months in prison, but will likely only serve a few months, if any, behind bars. in a statement huffman said, with deep regret and shame over

what i have done i accept full responsibility my daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions and i have betrayed her. she is one of 14 parents expected to plead guilty to t participating in this scheme masterminded by college admissions consultant rick singer. >> is the system broken? any comment on anything? >> reporter: singer, who was spotted after a workout last week in florida, has pled guilty to racketeering, money laundering, and obstruction of justice. >> did you work with over 700 families >> reporter: and now we are hearing for the first time from the billionaire chinese family who admitted to paying singer a whopping $6.5 million to help their daughter get into stanford. >> you can always achieve the things that you want to be. >> reporter: neither zhao nor her parents have been charged. her mother thought the money was meant to be a donation to stanford, not a bribe, and she was misled and taken advantage

of by singer >> thanks, you guys. >> reporter: also fighting back, actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband both have pled not guilty. the couple accused of paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their daughters into usc. "people" magazine reporting, according to a source close to loughlin, the couple's attorneys believe they have a good chance of being acquitted if they face trial. >> i don't care about school. >> reporter: their daughter oliva jade spotted shopping with friends last week in l.a people reporting that according to a source close to oliva, she blames her parents for everything this morning, no comment from the family as the scandal once again takes center stage in court. so, miguel, 50 people have been charged in the scandal. >> do officials think that number is going to go up >> reporter: they certainly do, craig. rick singer, the alleged

mastermind, said he helped more than 700 families. prosecutors said additional people could be charged. that looks likely now. >> thank you. lets get another check of the weather. >> it has been wet and it's continuing to be wet on the one hand, it makes for a lousy weekend for a lot of folks. 84% of the continental u.s. has above average precipitation. in fact, since may 2018 this is the wettest 12-month period on record look at all the cities that have had their top three wettest, one-year record. 64 cities. we haven't put in the smaller towns in there so it's been awfully damp. and the good news is, boy, only 3% of the united states is in drought. that's the lowest level since the drought monitor actually began in 2000. that is down from 36% from last august so all of this wet weather has been leading to a depression of that drought

we have more wet weath to talk about in the northeast today rain and cold, strong storms in florida. also out into western texas, but out west nice an good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we haven't seen rain since early april. we will see changes into the middle of the week. we continue to see sunshine and mild weather today. reaching into the mid-70s in the valleys. weather changes on wednesday. significant rain possibly bringing in heavy downpours wednesday and thunderstorms are thursday. that will bring in the potential of an inch across the bay area. more rain in the forecast saturday and sunday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> we thought it had b and that's your latest weather. >> we thought it had been raining a lot. clearly, we were right. coming up, a former fda inspector sounding the alarm in an exclusive nbc investigation what he saw that is raising concerns about popular

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>> you don't know from one day to the next, you know, who is going to get sick. >> reporter: retired captain tony stefani started the san francisco firefighters cancer prevention foundation in 2006 after his own battle with the disease. how many friends have you personally lost from cancer? >> way too many. out of the five that contracted transitional cell carcinoma, two are still alive. >> reporter: the numbers are shocking his foundation is currently working with 96 active and retired firefighters battling various forms of cancer, but in san francisco more than 300 have been lost since the early 2000s, and departments across the country are facing similar grim statistics the job has always been dangerous, but why have cancer rates risen so high? researchers say today's fires are different. modern building materials and household goods include fire retardants, plastics and petroleum products made of chemicals. when they burn they create toxic

gases that seep into a firefighter's body she is a breast cancer survivor. something she shares with 15% of female firefighters in the san francisco fire department. that's 25% higher than the national average while cancers in women firefighters have not been studied as much as those in men, studies are underway to determine the link between toxins and breast cancer. >> i have often said that there is a cancer sniper in the fire service, and it's not if, it's not when, but what colleague of ours is going to be the next one to come down with cancer. >> reporter: firefighter uniforms known as turnout gear protect from heat and flames, but not from chemical particle and gases the uniforms absorb. and when the body heats up, the risk increases dramatically. >> if my body temperature rises 5 degrees, the absorption rate in my body goes up 400%. >> reporter: a statement from

the american chemistry council which represents major chemical companies says firefighters face toxic fumes regardless of what materials are used stefani and other firefighter advocates are calling for increased regulation on chemicals used in common household items and building materials. meantime, the san francisco fire department is taking measures to reduce the risks like installing special washing machines to extract particles from fire gear and firefighters who once slept with their gear nearby store it away in lockers on the station floor. he says the once macho firehouse culture is changing, too. >> when i was on the job over that 28-year period, i probably only cleaned my stuff a few times. firefighters always wore their turnouts, their jackets and their pants, filthy. >> reporter: now firefighters hose each other off after every blaze and exercise when they get back to the station to sweat out the toxins simple but crucial steps to cope with a threat less spectacular than burning buildings but far

more deadly. >> you look at the positive aspects of the job and you do your best to keep yourself in shape. you do your best to eliminate these exposures, but it's in the back of the mind, tomorrow am i going to be sick >> how do you know if your furniture, your products have these chemicals? >> that's a good question. truly, it is up to, you the consumer, to check, read labels, and also ask when you are buying california is among a dozen states trying to change that former california governor jerry brown signed into law a ban of most flame retardants in residential upholstered furniture, children's products and mattresses according to the analysis cited in the bill for that ban it states that flame retardants do not provide a meaningful fire safety benefit and it is senseless to allow these toxic chemicals being used. >> those firefighters seem to be

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good monday morning. at 7:56, we wake up and walk out to clear skies in walnut creek. a mostly sunny day. temperatures reaching up to 76 degrees in antioch. and livermore, 75. 73 in santa rosa. while san francisco will be cloudy to start. highs reaching 62 degrees. as we go into the middle of the week, big changes ahead. a storm system brings in heavy rain. rain wednesday morning, continuing into the afternoon. we will have the possibility of thunderstorms on thursday as the system moves overhead. it clears out friday. there will be a new storm bringing in more rounds of showers from saturday into sunday. we will have unsettled weather wednesday, thunderstorms on thursday. by friday, clearing.

more rain into the forecast late saturday and sunday. very good news. west 580, the last report it had cleared. the traffic alert has cleared. more traffic towards the bay bridge. no major issues eastbound out of san francisco, a crash. keep that in mind if you head out of town. a little slower drive for the northbound route through san jose. same thing westbound on san mateo. slow drive. back to you. police investigating a violent night in richmond. four people shot in three separate locations outside an apartment complex, another near a playground. one victim seriously injured. the latest on our twitter feed. we are keeping a close eye on wall street. the dow down 573 points so far. an escalating trade war with china. they are threatening a new round

of sanctions on the tariff hike by president trump. more local news update in a half an hour. thieves are trying to steal your mail. we )re showing you how to find out what )s coming in the mail, and when - from your phone! plus- kari tracks the next storm heading here for the middle of your work week. tomorrow from 4:30 to 7.

coming up, wicked weather. a late season nor'easter on the move after a weekend coming up, wicked weather. torrential rain, tornadoes, dangerous flooding causing major proble problems the ingredients in popular medication. >> companies are forced to find creative ways to make money. >> we'll hear from a former fda inspector for the first time

about what you need to know. and randy's reflections. country music icon randy travis opening up for the first time since suffering a near fatal stroke. >> first of all, tell me how you're feeling >> i'm good. >> this morning, his remarkable road to recovery and the woman that never left his side. >> randy, she's pretty strong, huh? >> yeah. >> today, monday may 13th, 2019. happy birthday ethan. >> celebrating 43 years of marriage. >> from cambridge, ohio. >> from florida, celebrating my 50th. >> good morning to the today show from oregon. >> hi to our dad.

>> in massachusetts. >> hi, everybody happy monday happy rainy monday nice to have you with us on the plaza or at home we're glad you're alone with us. >> we're going to get outside? just a bit but by the way, you can show up without being out on the plaza and getting wet. use the hashtag. bottom of your screen there. you could see yourself in an open. >> severe storms on the move raw winds and driving rain here on the east coast and the south is in recovery mode. weekend flooding and tornadoes there. hi, al, good morning. >> good morning. thank you for getting your first weather from us. as you can see we had heavy thunderstorms and tornadoes down south and northeast is under the gun with heavy rain, wind and a real mess. we have a nor'easter believe it or not winds coming in out of the northeast. heavy rain starting to move in here flooding in the peninsula. wind gusts of 35 to 40 miles per

hour cold air behind this so the rain in the upper elevations of new england and new york changes to snow that's right first off rainfall anywhere from a half inch to an inch of rain from washington all the way to new england. we're looking at upwards of 8 inches or more in the upper elevations from new york all the way into new england boston, new york, philly, washington, pittsburgh, all rain delays and wind delays for the airports and on the roads, i-95 d.c. to boston, i-90 from boston to buffalo and i-80 from cleveland to new york city all wet and treacherous because of the wet and windy weather. >> thank you american companies are bracing for china to retaliate from massive u.s. tariff increases on chinese goods. president trump escalated the trade war after accusing china on backtracking on parts of a proposed deal. on sunday, larry kudlow said both china and u.s. consumers will suffer from the trade

dispute contradicting his boss however he said it will be worth it if china agrees to treat u.s. exporters more fairly. >> forbidding the use of facial recognition technology the city board of supervisors is set to vote on that ban tomorrow it would not apply to private companies. it helps solve or prevent crimes by comparing faces from photo ors videos to images in a database but critics say it's still prone to mistakes and lets government surveillance expand without much oversight. >> how about a little boost? >> here we go, georgia dad and his little girl decided to have a dance party just before bedtime so watch what happened when he turned on the music. ♪ >> okay. i love the song. i love the moves dad nice going

he's right there to catch her in case there's any falls but of course she's doing great nice ending there. very cute. >> i love that still ahead this morning, a country star's road to recovery. jenna talks with randy travis and his wife it's the first tv interview since the near fatal red flagss in factories overseas. it is an eye opening exclusive nbc news investigation and you don't want to miss it. right after this i ordered it for everyone. [laughing] (dad vo) we got the biggest subaru to help bring our family together. i'm just resting my eyes. (dad vo) even though we're generations apart. what a day. i just love those kids. (avo) presenting the all-new three-row subaru ascent. wave to grandma, everybody. (avo) love is now bigger than ever.

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popular prescription drugs that you'll recognize. >> stephanie joins us with a real eye opener too. >> there's been dozens of recalls of blood pressure medications taken by millions of americans. the reasons, ingredients factor these vital ingredients. contaminated with a possible car s carcinogen now what he saw in the overseas factories that supply the vital ingredients. >> some of the most popular generic blood pressure medications on the market recalled over and over 45 times in less than a year certain batches. >> i was really shocked. >> last summer she got a chilling letter from her pharmacy. >> the impurity has been classified as a probable human carcingen. her blood pressure medicine was tainted with a chemical linked to cancer. >> formerly used in the production of rocket fuel. >> rocket fuel.

>> in my medicine. >> she realized something most americans may not know 85% of the factories making raw ingredients for u.s. drugs are outside of the country many in india and china where production costs are lower. >> growing up we had the saying you get what you pay for. >> he spent three years as an fda investigator inspecting pharmaceutical facilities overseas. >> you're essentially the copy the pharmaceutical world. >> she's now speaking out for the first time. >> as we continue to push the price down, companies are forced to find creative ways to make money. >> which means what? >> not adhering to regulations. >> he flagged problems at the same factory in china that made her medication. >> you wrote in your audit that facilities and equipment are not maintained anomalies in testing are not investigated you found gaskets, white par

tick you latera-- particulates e equipment. all of that at a place making drugs for the u.s. >> yes. >> what did the fda do >> official action was not required. >> so you were overruled. >> correct. >> but it wasn't just that plant. take a look at his inspection report from this facility from india. also making drug ingredients that became part of the recall. >> they were staying up all night shredding extensive amounts of documents before our audit. >> they were up all night shredding documents? >> correct it's a systemic issue. >> there are too few qualified fda inspectors and too few inspections. it wasn't until a pharmaceutical company detected a probable carginogen that the fda started asking for recalls.

>> this was tragic it shouldn't have happened. >> he was fda commissioner when the recalls began and said it was unlikely the contamination would have been found on a routine inspection. >> if you didn't know to look for this, this would have been very hard to detect. >> in a statement the fda said it is investigating the root causes of the contamination and that the overall cancer risk to individual patients is small little comfort for denise. >> i have a 13-year-old son who is worried about his mom, you know he shouldn't have to worry about a probable carcinogen in your medication. >> he warns the problem is much bigger than just blood pressure pills. >> after seeing this recall, i wonder to myself what about all the other drugs that you haven't tested. >> and not just these plants. >> correct. >> this is from my perspective, this is only the tip of the iceberg. >> the generic drug makers

association told us their drugs are safe regardless of where they are made and they're working closely with the fda the drug company in china also says it's working with regulators as far as the company in india that was shredding the documents, they did not respond to our questions, guys. >> what should people do if they are taking this particular blood pressure medication? >> this medication is super important so do not stop taking it abruptly. check their website to see if you have one of the batches and speak to your pharmacist and physician for alternatives if you are taking one of these. >> it's a real shocker because so many of us depend on generics but when you start learning about the inspections overseas or lack there of its an eye opener. >> and it's important to ask serious questions of how the fda and drug manufacturers are keeping our drugs safe for sure. >> thank you al we'll send it over to you. >> quick check strong storms down through florida. wet and cold weather in the northeast. beautiful weather from minnesota all the way down to louisiana.

may get a chance to dry out but western texas looking at wet weather as well. expecting a few showers through the we good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we start out with clouds in oakland and san francisco. we're clear in the @ inland areas and we'll cloor out throughout the late morning and early afternoon. we'll see temperatures reaching up to 75 degrees in concorde and in livermore. 73 will be the high in san b ta rosa and san francisco reaching 62. we'll have a round of wet weather moving in by wednesday. possibly some thunderstorms on thursday. it will be a break on friday and more rain for the weekend. >> and nasdthat's your latest that's your latest weather. >> jenna joins us and now time for pop start. >> very interesting pop start today and this morning comedian and new mom amy schumer is putting all the jokes aside to share details about the

complications of her pregnancy and kristen is here with more. good morning. >> good morning. leave it to amy schumer to be brutally honest about pregnancy. she titles it her post baby annoying post but you can tell her aim is to help women that might be going through something similar and thank those she had helping her. >> funny and fearless, comedian amy schumer is known for keeping it real with seemingly no topic off limits from delivering punch lines. >> talk about this little one on the way. when are you due >> yes, well as you know, i am keeping it i'm trying to time it with meghan markles. >> to just last week, delivering a healthy baby boy schumer's honesty now carrying over to motherhood opening up about her difficult pregnancy with her newborn son the 37-year-old first time mom revealing on instagram she and her husband chris turned to a birth dula for help. women are warriors and capable of anything. i was lucky enough to have a

doula adding what do doulas do i don't totally know but what she did was make me and chris feel totally secure and supported throughout my pregnancy and the birth process. >> we're like walking birth encyclopedias. we know everything about pregnancy, the labor process, birth, post partum and we're a touch stone for the family going through the process. she's the wife of actor pen penn badgley she helped her she suffered from a complication during pregnancy schumer documenting her struggle with the condition on social media and in her most recent stand up special on netflix. an expected mother diagnosed with it has an increased risk of experiencing it again during subsequent pregnancies

kate middleton combatted the illness in each of her three pregnancies however it's not that common. >> it can occur in about 3% of all pregnancies. it can basically be diagnosed if a woman has lost about 5% of her prepregnancy weight. >> a condition that was no laughing matter for the comedian turned new mom that now says hyperemesis is real and it's awful but what they say is true, the second you give birth, it's gone. >> and we're all discussing this what exactly is a doula? >> we're hearing that word a lot lately they can provide women with a community of emotional and physical support during a pregnancy and child birth. they're not medical professionals, though. the american colleges of obstetrician and gynecologist say they can improve pregnancy outcome such as shorter labor, decreased need for pain medicines and less operative deliveries so somebody to help you through

it. >> it's a nice option to have if you can. >> if you can afford it. >> exactly thank you so much. we mention jenna is here we're so sorry to hear about the passing of your grandma, your name sake, jenna welch. >> my grandma jenna who i am named after was 99 years old and i landed in tennessee and got a text that she passed away on friday morning so i got to texas as fast as i could to be with my mom right before mother's day. she was -- my grandma was an only child and my mom was an only child so they had a really close bond we had a little service for her. as my dad said when you're 99, most of your friends are gone. so my dad and my mom wrote the service together that's mila meeting her grammy and then mila loved to go to the old folks home because the food there is jell-o and mashed, but she was a lovely, lovely woman

she never graduated from college but she taught us every star in the sky. >> she was a real daughter of texas wasn't she >> she was of west texas and she loved nature she would make us stop and slow down and look at the birds and the trees and taught us every plant. it's where my mom gets the love of the outdoors. >> how is your mom doing >> she is doing well my grandfather harold passed away nearly 25 years ago so she asked about him a lot and now they're together. >> yeah. >> so thank you for asking. >> we're sending our love. >> so proud of you though. >> well, thank you. >> we wanted to mention that but you also have a really interesting interview and we're looking forward to this, randy travis that suffered a stroke and we have been waiting to hear how he is doing. >> i grew up on his music. and in his new book, randy opens up about the highs and lows and his road to recovery from a near fatal stroke we sat down with randy and his beautiful wife mary at the

country music hall of fame and museum, their first television interview since his health scare. >> did you always love music >> yeah. >> randy travis is a country music super star he sold over 25 million albums, landed 22 number one hits with six grammys and ten american music awards ♪ >> so randy, first of all, tell me how you're feeling? >> feel good. >> six years ago travis suffered a massive stroke that left him in a coma. on life support, his condition so dire he had less than 1% chance of survival mary davis, his fiancee at the time said she prayed for answers. >> i read too that you said okay, randy, give me a sign? and then you did. >> yeah. >> even in his state, his

semi-coma state, he squeezed my hand and he layed there and i just -- i saw this tear that just fell and it was one tear at a time and i just went back to the doctors and i said we're fighting this. >> travis underwent brain surgery and spent the next 5.5 months in the hospital his road to recovery has been filled with challenges he has difficulty speaking and he had to learn to walk again. mary never left his side. >> randy, she's pretty strong, huh? >> yeah. >> two years after his stroke, travis married his love, mary. >> was it love at first sight? >> yeah. >> it was. >> yeah. ♪ >> one of my favorite songs of his is called "are we in trouble now" and it's a beautiful love song it was one he was going to sing

to me at the wedding but we play it all the time and we hold hands and try. >> he grew up in north carolina. one of six siblings. travis's dad bought him a guitar when he was 9 years old and travis went on to start the new traditional country movement but along with the fame and success came a downward spiral for travis in 2009 he divorced his first wife his finances were unraveling from bad business decisions and he struggled with alcohol abuse with public embarrassment and an arrest in 2012. >> he has always owned up to his shortcomings and failures but he has always risen above them too and he wants the reader to understand that there's mountains and valleys in life. ♪ amazing grace >> in 2016 travis was inducted

into the country music hall of fame in an emotional ceremony. >> amazing grace. >> amazing grace it's a special song. >> to sing it again must have felt pretty good. >> yeah. >> now at 60 it's a time of reflection for the singer. he is releasing a candid memoir called forever and forever amen. music, faith and breaking the storms of life >> one of your most prolific, beautiful songs, why that name >> because the song forever and ever amen is all about love, it's a universal song and it's such a -- it's a beautiful song and it's like the national anthem of country music. >> and this book must make you proud to see all of this life's

work in one place. >> yeah. >> he hasn't forgotten anything. but the world will never forget him either ♪ forever and ever amen >> so their story is true love story. devotion and commitment. you know, as you could probably see randy can't communicate that well but he can understand everything. >> you were saying there's a real light in his eyes. >> yes and his smile and so the book is forever and ever amen and we have more information at today.com/shop. >> you can really see their bond. >> you can you can see their bond and her i mean both of them. it's amazing. >> thank you. >> straight ahead, you guys are going to meet a youtube super star that's about to fill carson's late night shoes here on nbc

this is lily singh and we can't wait to catch up with her. >> also we're throwing a pet palooza. hope my kids left for school we'll help you adopt the perfect pet for your family. look at that but first your local news. good .

i )m ... we )re keeping an eye on wall good morning to you. 8:26. we're keeping an eye on wall street as concerns about the china trade war sends stocks into free falls. the dow and nasdaq are down 2%. hollywood mournings the loss of a legend. doris day died this morning at her home. she was is 9 7. he made her mark in the 1950s and 60s. she hart had her on sitcom. the theater is in the middle of

a doris day film festival oning through may 23rd. right now, we are tracking a traffic alert. >> out of san francisco, this is a crash that's been going on for awhile. this is approaching treasure island on the lower deck. the skyway is jamming with an issue approaching coming off 101 as well. but overall aside from the portion of the bay bridge, everything coming in toward the area is a little standard eastbound across 92 that's your alternate. ask that's locking clear. back to you. >> more news in 30 minutes.

it's no ordinary day at denny's it's crepe day. a family tradition we started about twenty-two minutes ago.

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and it is 8:30 now on this it's 8:30 now on this monday morning, 2019. nice to see all the smiling faces despite some drizzle. >> they're smiling through this yucky weather. >> yes. >> we're so proud of them. >> i want to introduce you to somebody guys because she is perhaps the future, caroline, where you are. hi, how old are you? >> 15. >> i hear you have a big ambition i'm reading your sign. i'll be jbh's co-host. >> jbh happens to be here. >> hi caroline, nice to meet you. >> did you know the tag line for

the hoda and jenna show? you do >> let's go y'all. >> she's got it. she's the only one that knows it did you know that, savannah? >> i didn't know y'all had a tag line. >> savannah is filling in but do you want to come in later today and see it. >> let's go, y'all. >> let's go, y'all. >> thank you, caroline we'll see you in a little while. >> coming up we're going to be sitting down with one of the newest members of our nbc family, youtube star lily singh. her plans to bring a fresh perspective to the world of late night with her own program. >> we have puppies beth stern is here with a few friends that need a loving place to come home. >> and coming up in the third hour of today we'll meet a guy that walked away from a professional football career to study math at m.i.t plus craig tours one of the few catacombs here in the u.s. and it's hidden in plain sight here in manhattan. >> before all of that, how about

another check of the weather. >> let's take a look and show you what we have going on. for today rain and cold. we're looking at the wet weather in the northeast strong storms down south plenty of sunshine out west and then for tomorrow we expect to see some morning snow in new england as the nor'easter pulls away thunderstorms continue in central and southern florida rain moves into the pacific good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we'll enjoy more sunshine today and temperatures inland reaching to the mid-70s. a few more clouds tomorrow and a high of 71. by wednesday we'll see some rain moving in. and that will get heavier going into wednesday night. some widespread rain and possibly some thunderstorms on thursday. friday we clear out, but there will be another storm system by saturday and sunday. san francisco also bracing for some rain by the middle of the week.

take us with neck of the woods. don't forget you can always take us with you go to today show sirus xm channel 108 and listen and download. >> i can't believe you asked me that i'm here with lilly singh. our newest late night host on nbc. she's going to be amazing. she's taking the reigns from carson you're going to have your own show

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if youtube is big in your house, you may already know our next >> the actress, producer and comedian has been online for nearly ten years but with a new late night show in the works lilly is set to welcome a household name on youtube she's known as super woman.

but to her fans, she is a super star for the last decade lilly singh has been making people on the internet laugh 14 million subscribers logged on more than 3 billion times to watch her poke fun at herself. >> i'm just too woke as a person this is gluten-free. >> poke fun at others. >> mother of dragons. >> and invite a few famous friends to join in. >> i love you boo boo. >> i love you too love muffin. her talent and inspiring humor launched her into a career as a new york times best selling author a documentary film producer and hollywood actress now she is making the jump from the computer screen to the tv screen. >> your girl is getting her own nbc late night show.

and joining the late night family. >> let's do a cheesy family photo. >> here we go. >> her new show a little late with lilly singh is set to air in september. >> thank you for believing in me for supporting me. everything you have ever done. anyway that you have included me in your day made such a difference don't play me out. good morning. >> good morning. whoever came up with singh along deserves a race. >> we have all kinds of pun. it's pete. >> pete, i'm going to scout you after this. >> absolutely. so lilly, can you believe this is happening >> no, i threw up a little bit. >> it's exciting and probably terrifying. >> it's both it's both and moments like this when you guys went out of your way to make this, thank you, though. >> this could be your set. >> it could be it's like a vibe, i like it. >> do you want the big late night host desk.

>> i want a desk because i hate sitting pretty. >> look at me. >> i want to be pretty here up that's it. i don't know if i want it to be a wooden desk. i want it to be funkier. >> a couch desk? >> or like a bar table we'll see. >> that would be nice. it's 1:30. why not? >> you can do whatever you want. you're designing the show from scratch. have you thought about what kind of late night host you want to be >> i want to be positive i want people to say i've had a long day and i want to laugh it's still going to be my same brand of positive comedy sketch comedy. >> you have to do sketches. >> got to do sketches. it's my priority to do sketches. >> have you tried booking guests you have dewayne johnson. >> he's the top of the list. we have a dream list of guests but right now we're trying to get a show runner and finding a director. >> do you think you'll do a monologue and that kind of thing

too? >> i want to do a monologue but i want to take whatever is there and i want to mess it up so i want to play around with it a bit. >> it's interesting because you're huge on youtube, everyone on youtube knows exactly who you are so this is kind of a new audience but you have been very famous for awhile now. >> you help my self-esteem so much, thank you. >> i want to be positive too. >> you're going to be on my show. >> i'm the easiest booking you'll ever have i'm available every night. >> thank you. >> but have you thought about how to kind of marry those two things so you have network television now plus your youtube audience you don't want to lose them? >> i'm still going to maintain my youtube channel that community is so important to me. they have given me so much of my success. so i'm not going to abandon them but some things are universal, laughing, positivity, feeling good, leading with love and light all of those things are universal and that's what i hope to bring. >> can you believe this has all

happened to you. >> no. >> i'm going to be honest. i have processed like 50% of this 50%. there's still a part of me that's like no, this is not actually happening. >> but you know it's real when you actually get invited to the met gala. >> stop. it was pretty cool. >> a poor slob like me that's never gone, there's your dress which is so beautiful. >> i thought i'd lean in and i wanted to pay tribute to my good indian hair genes. so it made it longer quick story of why jimmy fallon is my fasavior he's is supportive but i was walking down the stairs and i couldn't walk in my dress and suddenly my whole dress elevated and i looked back and jimmy is holding the back of my dress. >> who knew. chivalry is not dead. >> always has my back. love that guy. >> we gave you this whole set up i don't want to put you on the spot but if you want to ask me

any questions that you might ask on your show >> how are you >> thank you for being here. >> my pleasure. >> such a big fan. i want to know actually, i'm planning my show and i want to ask if you were a guest on my show what is the perfect gift for me to give you in the green room. >> you know who has very good gifts. >> who >> jimmy fallon. >> this is why i asked. >> maybe a pair of slippers. >> did someone tell you that. >> no. >> because my thinking was i hate wearing heels and i want to take them off so if i gave people custom slippers. >> custom slippers. >> i love it. >> a little late with lill lilly singh premieres this fall. i'll be watching on tape because it's 1:30 in the morning. >> acceptable. >> we'll all be watching this is elvis by the way who is ready to adopt a furry friend animal lover and advocate death ste -- beth stern is here with everything we need to know about

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>> he writes this book and he gets very candid and very personal about a cancer scare a number of years ago. he thought he was going to die how did you guys get through that. >> he thinks he's going to die when he has a common cold, but no this was really serious but thank god it was just a scare. something like that brings a couple even as close as we are it brought us closer together. you cherish all of your time together it was rough and we had to hide it that was the hardest part of all i think. >> it seems as if and based on some of the interviews i heard and read, it seems like it soft softenned him a bit. >> i think he's been soft for awhile and people are realizing it more and more but definitely. >> let's talk about these pets if someone is watching and thinking about adopting a puppy and they're not sure how to start what do you suggest? >> first you have to assess your lifestyle? do you live in an apartment in new york city? then you'd want the chihuahua. one of our puppy mill rescues.

he's only going to stay this size if you want a dog to carry around in your bag then you have a little dog in your apartment, he's perfect for you but then if you have a hard or a house like savannah has then we would go to possibly looking at auro aurora she's a 2 month old female hound mix. one of our southern rescues. she would be great with a family with children. pup pis a puppies are messy and need to be trained. you have to know that you have to put the time in to train a baby. >> they are like babies. >> then we have elvis. >> thank you very much. >> elvis is a big boy at 18 pounds now and at only 8 weeks old. so again, a family who is going to adopt elvis should really look at their life and if they have an outdoor space, a fenced in yard, a dog walker if you're going to adopt in the city elvis is going to be a big boy he would also be a great companion pet if you already have a dog

we have a common area where you can do meet and greets with your dog which is always so fun for me to witness and watch. >> what a great temperament he has. >> dylan looks like she is ready to take that one home. >> i have to say. >> i have such a love affair with pit bulls that's a pitty mix they're such a loving breed. that is a sweetheart going to be a big dog. great family dog they'll just enrich your life and give you so much dog. >> good with other dogs, right >> fabulous. >> and look at jenna jenna has little angus that's 8 weeks old. another pitty mix from tennessee. puppies sleep a lot. they have high energy and they're very playful but they can sleep up to 18 hours a day >> oh, no. i love it. >> it's a perfect time of year to adopt. >> that's like the kittens at my house with howard in howard's hair

all of my foster kittens. >> she wants you to take her home. >> she likes the hair spray which is probably not that good. >> all the animals have softened up howard after all the years. >> we have four nursing mothers in our house right now kittens. >> kittens right now. >> tell us really quickly. >> he's a chihuahua, a puppy mill rescue and she is a little bit shy but great with a family that has patience and a lot of love to give her and she is a puppy. so she will be carried around all day in your purse. she isn't going to get much bigger than this. >> angus wants to get down. >> they all want to play. >> this is the perfect time of year to adopt too. the spring, well not today but a perfect time of the year to train your puppy and perfect for a family. >> you have a challenge for our viewers at home as well as i understand head to today.com/parents. tell us how your pets make your family better and for every submission our sponsors are

going to donate $5, donating $5 to northshore animal league america. we're going to have more pet palooza tomorrow by the way. if your new pet barks, chews, jumps on strangers, join us tomorrow and we'll have tips for you as well. thank you so much. >> thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> all of these puppies are available for adoption right now. >> right now these guys and many, many more like them and also cats and kittens at your local shelters too. >> we're bac

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did not retire until she was 89. >> wow. >> russell is 100. a world war ii vet from illinois he says the secret to longevity stay active and we salute you for your service, sir. happy 100th birthday he has been married to the love of his life for more than 70 years. fannie may jones is 100 years old. she is a baker from grand rapid's, michigan. she is known all over town for her famous dinner rolls. next we have dr. gabriel from massachusetts. celebrating 100 years. he road his bike until he was 95. >> that could be you. >> that could be me. >> last but not least happy 110th. >> wow. >> 110th birthday. she knows a thing or two about 30 rock. she worked in radio right here

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rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." and good monday morning to you. welcome to @3rdhourtoday. i'm al, we have sheinelle, craig, dylan. boy, it's a dreary day out here, continuing this weekend again. wild weather sweeping across the south. they had tornados, flooding, some trains derailed. crazy stuff. and now it's moving east. in virginia this spawned tornados. >> look at this. >> folks were huddled inside watching this near lynchburg. of course, the rain, a huge problem all over the place. lots of flooding. >> the roads. >> yeah. >> i