update. every half hour after that. >> don't forget to join us. our mid-day fuse cast coming up. thanks so much for starting your morning, right here with us. good morning it's the law >> whose rights? >> all: our rights >> alabama's governor makes it official signing a near total ban on abortion and in missouri overnight lawmakers move forward on a bill banning the procedur at eight weeks thisorning the legal fight's already launched in the court. >> they're trying to overturn roe versus wade. that's wrong and we will fight back. >> will the supreme court even >> take the case is the question this morning >> crash landing the dramatic moment a helicopter spirals out of control and plunges into the hudson river in new york

>> helicopter just crashed >> just ahead our interview with the ferryboat captain who raced to the rescue. overhaul president trump set to propose sweeping new changes to the nation's immigration system today, enhanced border security and a civics test for migrants does it have any chance in congress all that plus miracle in kentucky a toddler missing since mother's day found at the bottom of a cliff alive. >> best thing happened to me in my life. touching tribute thousands come together to celebrate the life of the colorado school shooting hero. and start 'em up ♪ start me up just weeks after undergoin major heart surgery the rolling stones legend proved he's still got moves like jagger. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in

rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today. thank you for joining us on a thursday morning, and once again abortion tops our news this morning. >> the fallout continues down in alabama and around the country. >> yes there's a lot of moving pieces here with the stroke of the governor's pen in alabama, they now the most restrictive law in the nation and it's facing immediate legal challenges other states with similar bills and breaking news, two reports and start with nbc's kerry sanders in montgomery this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah with the governor signing that law, alabama now has the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. while in missouri this morning, the republican legislature there is one key vote away from establishing a new abortion law there. this morning, alabama has a new abortion law that outlaws the procedure in the state republican governor kay ivey signing the bill into law late

wednesday. >> all human life is precious. >> reporter: the measure making abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony the only exception, when the health of the mother is at risk. under the law, abortion providers could face up to 99 years in prison. >> house bill 314 passes. >> reporter: the sponsor of the bill admitting her goal is to challenge roe v. wade. the long-standing supreme cour decision giving women the right to have an abortion. >> this bill is to address roe versus wade and to let hopefully that decision go back to the states so that states can make the laws that are most appropriate for their people >> reporter: 28 states have introduced similar restrictive abortion measures. last week georgia joined three other states outlawing abortion at the first sign of a fetal heartbeat. with two new conservative justices on the bench, the stage is being set for a supreme court challenge. >> if it ends up in the supreme

court, you will have women, they're going to get abortions if they need them. you'll have women having abortions in back alleys. >> reporter: the debate now reaching far beyond alabama. an unlikely opponent of the bill, christian broadcaster pat robertson. >> it's an extreme law, and they want to challenge roe versus wade, but my humble view is that this is not the case we want to bring to the supreme court, because i think this one will lose. >> reporter: the #youknowme taking off on social media initially sparked by host busy phillips, tv host. now, hundreds of women against alabama's new law sharing their own emotional abortion stories online >> whose rights? [ chanting "our rights" >> reporter: despite the governor's signature, opponents in alabama insist the fight is not over the law on the books here in alabama and other abortion laws now making their way onto th books in other states will be challenged in court, and it's all expected to wind up before

the u.s. supreme court, which is exactly what conservative lawmakers say they want. savannah >> all right, kerry, thank you. let's pick things up now with our justice correspondent pete williams down in d.c. pete, let's talk about where we go from here walk us through the next steps now that governor ivey signed this bill into law >> reporter: planned parenthood already will file a suit and goes to the u.s. court of appeals, 11th circuit which will also have to strike it down. supporters of the law can then ask the supreme court to take the case, but there's no guarantee the court will do so in fact, the odds seem to be against it the law may be its own worst enemy, because it's a blunt force attack on roe versus wade and the supreme court is much more likely to take up one of the cases now pending involving laws that seek to restrict access to abortion but not overturn roe outright.

and, remember, the supreme court for the most part chooses the case it will hear and could simply decline to take up alabama's appeal in fact, that seems the more likely outcome this morning. >> you need four votes, right, for the supreme court to take up a case >> reporter: right four votes to grant. but, you know, the four that choose to do so have to guess what the fifth vote would be, and another thing is, the law says it takes effect six months after it's signed by the governor presumably to give people in the state time to prepare for it, but the opponents of the law will go to court asking to block it while the legal challenges work their way through the courts and that process could take up to two years so it's not going to sto abortions in alabama immediately and in fact may never take effect, unless the supreme court overturns roe. >> all right, pete thank you so much always clearing things up for us we appreciate it now to some drama filled moments caught on camera here in new york city. a helicopter crashing into the

hudson river near a busy helipad. this morning investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong and we're hearing from the ferry captain who raced to the rescue nbc's anne thompson is here. you watched this video it is flat out amazing this guy survived >> reporter: stunning. more amazing, not that he just survived the pilot the only one onboard and, craig, lucky enough to walk away with just a cut on his hand he said he had just taken off when something went really wrong. terrifying moments above the hudson river all caught on camera a helicopter spinning out of control seconds before crashing into the water >> holy [ bleep ]. helicopter just crashed! >> i just saw a big splash it looked like the rotor just came right off >> it went sideways, and then suddenly it came down. >> reporter: authorities say the pilot, eric morales, had just taken off after refueling. >> he said -- the pilot all of a sudden felt the plane come down, the helicopter come down.

>> reporter: morales missing the landing pad by just 150 feet activating the floatation devices on the zip aviation charter helicopter a passing ferry rushing to rescue morales. >> i drove straight for the helicopter and it's instinct to just do what we do >> reporter: this is actuall the second rescue in the past ten years. that ferry company also instrumental in rescuing 100 passengers from the miracle on the hudson in 2009 what exactly caused the helicopter to come down wednesday is unclear the ntsb says the chopper wa substantially damaged in the crash and we'll investigate it as an accident according to his linkedin page, morales had only worked for zi aviation since january before that he worked for a helicopter tour company in south carolina for five months the incident comes more than a year after a tour helicopter crashed into new york's east river, killing all five passengers onboard

that pilot blaming engine failure on a harness tripping a fuel cutoff switch now, the fire department here in new york said an employee at the heliport was also injured when hit by flying debris yesterday just amazing that no one died in that accident. >> incredible. >> anne thompson for us, anne, thank you. the fight over immigration returns to the spotlight today the president set to reveal his latest attempt to revamp the nation's immigration system. nbc's peter alexander is on the story at the white house peter, what exactly is the president proposing this morning? >> reporter: yes, savannah president trump is going to unveil that plan to overhaul parts of the immigration syste in a rose garden speech taking place this afternoon spearheaded by son-in-law jared kushner. the two key points here, they are calling for upgrading security at the border, including more construction of the wall, and on legal immigration creating a more merit-based system prioritizing high-skilled and educated workers over those with family already mere in the u.s. that merit system includes a

civics test, factor in age, ability to speak english, job offers and education levels, but as notable as what's in the plan is what is not in it it avoids some of the most contentious, the real key hot button issues on this like the growin backlog of asylum seekers and the stat us of more than 11 million undocumented immigrants who now live in the u.s. including the so-called dreamers, savannah, the young people brought here as children. >> so, peter, with democrats in control of the lower chamber, republicans in charge of the upper chamber, what's the like likelihood of this passing >> dead on arrival in congress even one of the republican allies lindsey graham doesn't think it's designed to get democratic support, but instead unify the republican party still even some republican expressed their reservations about it i think for a president who's taken a hard line approach to immigration, mostly a political document to try to reframe this debate to cast the president as pro-immigrant heading into the 2020 campaign.

for democrats, of course, it is a nonstarter, again, because i doesn't touch that issue of the dreamers or the millions of undocumented immigrants already here, and even for the president's base, they may be dissatisfied, because it does not lower the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country. savannah and craig >> peter alexander at the white house. thank you. an emotional and powerful scene in colorado thousands gathering to celebrate the life of a teenager killed while charging one of the two gunmen in last week's school shooting the suspects now formally charged in this case gadi schwartz following this case gadi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. such a difficult morning for the parents of kendrick castillo inside court facing the two suspects accused of killing their son before attending his memorial long-haired and frail, 18-year-old suspected shooter devon erickson sitting silent in court now officially charged

with over 40 counts including arson, lars si and first degree murder the other suspect identified in court as 16-year-old may mckinney whose attorney says prefers to be called alec also charged as an adult. the court hearing coming hours before a procession for kendrick castillo killed after he rushed to the shooter to save classmates a hearse facing kendrick's body followed by signs and a long line of jeeps like the one kendrick liked to off-road with friends. >> no matter how silly or crazy we looked, we didn't care. the time of our lives doing it. >> reporter: his father hoping his son's sacrifice would live on through the actions of others. >> we all really, really love kendrick, but to carry on his life's message, we need to be more like him. that's what this world needs for change >> reporter: friends like josh jones who also came face-to-face

with the gun says kendrick's final act inspired him to rush too. >> it took me a split second to think, is this actually happening? is it real >> reporter: he lunged at the gunman and helped get him to the ground >> at that point i was hit, so i continued to hold him down because i couldn't do much else. >> reporter: as he waited for police, josh could only thing of one thing. >> you thought to call your mom. it must have been one of your first thoughts >> mom's good at fixing stuff. got to call her. i don't know what's going on she'll know what to do. >> i didn't know he was sitting on the gunman at the time. >> he left that part out >> he left that part out, and he may have underestimated the amount of holes in his body. >> reporter: josh still doesn't consider himself a hero and says he thinks everyone just did what they had to do. >> everybody in that room acted the right way for themselves >> reporter: talk about an inspiration, josh says he wants to dedicate his life to helping others and wants to become an emt because he wants to be there for people on the worst days of

their life >> gadi schwartz in castle rock. it's hard to imagine one act of bravery in that moment inspiring another act of bravery. >> and i'm glad the focus is on the brave acts and not the acts of cowardice you know, that's where the focus should be. we move to a remarkable rescue that happened in kentucky a toddler was missing for three days but then found alive thanks to the efforts of volunteers who simply refused to give up hope nbc's ron mott has this incredible story, the child's emotional reunion with his parents. hi, ron. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you that little boy wandered away on mother's day didn't get far but wound up on a steep cliff hidden from view after more than 60 hours on his own. rescuers heard his faint cries and were able to find him. >> thank you to everybody! praise jesus >> reporter: it was a miracle rescue nearly three days in the making. 22-month-old kenneth howard

found safe after vanishing fro his kentucky home on mother's day. his grateful father thrilled to get the news. >> best thing ever happened to me in my life. >> reporter: despite spending nearly 60 hours outside and alone, rescuers say the young boy was dehydrated but otherwise okay he was airlifted to a loca hospital for evaluation. the exhaustive search involved more than 300 volunteers they traveled on foot, o horseback and even used canine dogs helicopters scoured the area from overhead. the community rallying behind the family holding vigils throughout the week. kenneth's father fearing the worst until he saw a photo of his son. >> that's my boy that tickled me to death >> reporter: crews discovered the toddler just a quarter mile away from his home sitting on a 50-foot rock ledge whether they heard him crying. according to rescuers, kenneth repeatedly told him, here all night. a veteran of the search operations says the little boy is lucky to be alive. >> i have been on a lot, and this was one of the few that were successful.

>> reporter: the howard family, just glad to have their little boy back in their arms. >> this is like somebody dropped a big bolder on you when he left and now it's somebody picked it up off of you. >> reporter: family members believe kenneth may have simply walked out the back door kentucky state police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. what an incredible discovery, guys >> it is wow. ron, thank you so much. >> that's a hearty 2-year-old. man. >> yes, it is. check in with mr. roker at universal orlando resort for today's grand opening of the "today" cafe how's it look, buddy >> oh, it's looking great. wait until you see this. we got a big, big celebration but first let's get to your weather and we start out west where they've got some really bad stuff going on heavy rain, mountain snows it's going to be a mess today. and as that system pushes in we are looking at snow in the sierra, rain into the rockies. this system is going to eventually affect the midsection

of the country and, in fact, rainfallwise, we're talking about three times the may average for sacramento for may san francisco, the rainiest may in 21 years. record rainfall in los angeles today. then for today look at this. 24 million people at risk for severe weather from the plains all the way to the midwest we move into tomorrow. we've got even more people at risk stretching from texas all the way on up into the plains and back into the midwest. moving into saturday 36 million people from texas all the way into the upper plains and moving into sunday we've got the risk of severe weather for chicago, indianapolis and evansville for 21 million people heavy rain, upwards of two to four inches of rain up into the upper mississippi river valley and into iowa and increasing flood threat over already saturated ground we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds g up in the next 30 seconds s...u...v... these letters used to mean something. letters earned in backwoods, high hills, and steep dunes.

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we've got -- look at this. we've got a huge crowd already at universal orlando this is the "today" cafe it replicates studio 1a. we have, i think, probably a bigger crowd here than on our actual plaza, replicates the plaza. show you everything going on here it is exciting including my famous avocado toast. all coming up. >> oh! >> as we debut the grand opening of the "today" cafe. guys, i'm even wearing my orange pants just to be part of this. >> yes >> oh, baby! >> i love it. >> roker and his official "today" show pants. >> and the wizarding world of harry potter. go to are avocado toast. it's a destination item. >> look forward to the tour. >> thank you. still ahead this morning, the story of a hero who raced in and saved passengers when those two sightseeing planes collided in alaska. this morning, he is telling hi story for the first time and it's a "today" exclusive. then the tricks of the trade war. what you need to buy before those new tariffs kick in, and

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[ cheers and applause 7:30 now it's thursday morning, may 16th, 2019, and breakfast is served. today is the grand opening of the new "today" cafe, and who better to do it down at universal orlando resort than mr. roker himself. he's the weatherman. he cooks he's a legend of the "today" show and there he is. >> he's going to give us a tour as well. and he actually helped create the menu at that cafe. so he's going to be sharin some recipes i am surprised by the size of that crowd. >> i'm not "today" cafe al roker >> that's true. >> we're probably not even showing how huge that crude is for him. we'll check in with him in a bit. the headlines of the

morning. breaking overnight, th missouri senate passed a bil banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy the bill needs approval from the missouri house before going to the governor's desk for signature. that just after alabama's governor kay ivey signed into the most restrictive ban on abortion in the country. it would make it a felony for a doctor to perform one at any stage of pregnancy the only exception, when the health of the mother is at serious risk the representative of the bill, terri collins and her goal t challenge roe versus wade head-on. the new law takes effects in six months but the legal challenge is already in the work. and what caused a helicopter to crash in the hudson river here in new york city. you see the chopper spinning out of control seconds before slamming into the water. authorities say the pilot had just taken off after refueling he was rescued by a passing ferry. the national transportation safety board is leading the investigation.

six months after the deadliest wildfire in california history investigators are formally determined the cause. a state fire official said yesterday electrical transmission lines owned by pg&e which is the state's utility provider were to blame the camp fire in butte county burned more than 150,000 acres and killed 85 people a cal fire spokesperson said the investigation into how the equipment failed and whether there is any criminal liability is still open. also this morning we're learning about that deadly midair collision in alaska carrying passengers from a cruise ship. nbc's molly hunter spoke with a good samaritan who was the first to arrive at that scene. molly, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you that's right that's an extraordinary story. he was on a boat with his wife, in the right place at the right time after speaking with investigators he spoke exclusively to nbc news. >> it was shocking to see an

airplane hit the water that hard and rip the floats off and turned upside-down and sink. i wasn't sure anybody was ever even going to get off that. >> reporter: retired fish mer chuck and his wife were ou on the water when two planes collided watching in horror as one of the planes went down nearly in the inland within minutes he alerted the coast guard and jumped into action a man on a solo rescue mission. >> i got in close and i saw people bobbing all over the place. i didn't know how many and then they -- they had seen me and one lady -- help, help. >> reporter: he tried to get people to hold on to his small skiff. >> you kind of are just running on autopilot at that point i didn't really think anything other than i was just trying to get the people out of the water. >> reporter: he knew getting them out of the icy alaskan water was key before hypothermia set in the injured pilot with bloody lacerations on his also tried to help his passengers swim to safety.

>> we didn't speak he did shake my hand at one point. >> reporter: in all, ten people made it to shore. >> the pilot told me that. he said, if i've counted, and he said, we have ten. one didn't make it out of the airplane. >> reporter: six people died in the collision including four americans, a canadian and an australian. still reeling from the trauma, neither are sleeping well at night but both say anyone in this tiny community would have done the same. >> i'm very proud of him and i love everything about him. >> it was just me. i was in the right place at the right time >> molly, you've been on the ground since shortly after thi accident happened. what's the latest on the investigation itself >> reporter: the ntsb is still on the ground and now say they removed most of the wreckage of both of those planes and now interviewing survivors and that one surviving pilot, but really the investigation is just getting started here craig? >> molly hunter in alaska for us molly, thank you

let us check in with al who as mentioned is down in orlando. how's the weather there? >> the weather is spectacular. i mean, bright blue skies. temperatures in the 60s. a perfect day for the grand opening of the "today" cafe here at universal orlando you had some showers yesterday around a good portion of the country the rain is gettin heavier because of climate change take a look. look at philadelphia and new york average rainfall in 1950, 2.4, 2.7 inches the heaviest, wettest days of the year now increasing by at least a third in philly and new york take a look down in houston and also in new orleans. heaviest day was 3.2 on average in 1954 inches in new orleans. look at this almost double for houston in 2018 and more than a third in new orleans. as we look at the temperature situation going on for today, finally seeing some warm in the midsection of the country. but unusually cool out west. san diego, six degrees below average. san francisco, ten degrees below

average but record highs i nebraska and iowa today. tomorrow asheville up to 88. kansas city, 85 but still staying cool out wes and headed into the weekend temperatures warm up making their way to the east. look at these temperatures good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. waves of rain moving through the bay area, make sure have you those cameras ready. we can also see rainbows today, i'll be tracking for the potential of thunderstorms, late morning into the afternoon, as off and on rain continues into this afternoon and even. this gradually starts to taper off for tonight and then tomorrow morning, we see a slight chance of rain, but some afternoon clearings. another storm moves in saturday and still more showers in the forecast in the next week. guys, here's how we improve our plaza. coffee tables and umbrellas. >> yes, i like that. >> great idea.

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on "in-depth" today, the escalating trade war with china. >> american consumers could be hit the hard effor paying more for everyday items and other purchases. our correspondent is here with more good morning welcome to nbc and this is a really important story >> thank you so much yes, it is it affects all of us good morning tit for tat over tariffs is putting consumers in the middle of a trade war your cup of coffee, the milk in your cereal and perfume could cost more. we went shopping to show you what else might hit your wallet hard brace for impact new tariffs mean higher prices on household goods, toasters, mattresses cleaning supplies, even diapers all at risk for price hikes as a result of president trump's proposed new round of tariffs. this time a 25% tax on more than $300 billion worth of chinese imports. >> this is now direct to consumer products. these are toys, this is food this is clothing

this is a baseball bat things like that that you wouldn't even think about. >> reporter: that's right. the prices could be going up and there's more everything you see in this shopping cart could go up by 25% if these tariffs go through. we're talking about lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon, all of your main staples tea and coffee on the tariff list your $12 bag of coffee could now cost $15 and snacks like nuts, cheese, even candy could go up. >> we still get food from china. we do. it all comes back to the supply chain and what is part of that and what components come fro china to make up whatever you're eating on the dinner table. >> reporter: it's not just food. the list includes high chairs, strollers, even car seats. kids shirts, $10 now, could go up to $12.50 consider doing some of that back-to-school shopping no instead of waiting till fall and 69% of all shoes and 42% of all clothing in the united states is imported from china. what about a big-ticket item

like a tv? well, a $350 tv would cost you almost $100 more under the new tariffs. in the market for a new smartphone, jpmorgan says the iphone 10s which costs $1,000 would go up by $142. so what should you do? >> you need to do price checking i think for everyday items, i think unfortunately we're all going to be subject to higher prices if you're going to buy a big-ticket item, i think you're probably best to do it now >> a lot of economists feel the tariffs will be passed on by companies directly to consumers which is what brings up this conversation how much, vicki, would the average american consumer expect to be paying more? >> yeah. that's the big concern the national retail federation, says anywhere from $800 to $2,300 per year per family if we see the full 25% across the board. a lot of layers to this. how much inventory is on hand and how much would they absorb

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jagger, iconic frontman of the rolling stones is showing he's still got it ♪ ♪ >> yep he has not missed one step he had a heart valve replacement surgery in april so that actually meant they ha to cancel some of the stones' tour dates, but they are actually going to start it up again, so to speak. >> starting june 21st in chicago apparently some breaking news just this morning, the band announcing some new tour dates. >> he's ready. >> he's one of a kind. >> he is everyone excited to see this vintage mick jagger. jon bon jovi actually put up a tweet, all hail the king welcome back mick, you are the greatest i think everybody feels that way. coming up, selena gomez, one

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good good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. right now, it's 7:56. we're still tracking waves of rain moving through the bay area. we are seeing our rain pick up with potential of thunderstorms by late morning into the afternoon. this is all as an area of low pressure pushes right across the bay and it will bring in some of the heavier rain that we will see going throughout the afternoon. we'll still see the steady showers continuing into the north bay. we're watching out for those chance of thunderstorms as we go through tonight and then it starts to taper off going into tomorrow. we'll have a little bit of a break tomorrow afternoon and early saturday. then the next storm arrives saturday afternoon. keep that rain in the forecast sunday as well as early next week. we could see still more active weather going into at least next wednesday. so i'll continue to watch that with more updates. how are the roads moving now,

mike? >> pretty well. we had that overnight rain, still a little slick. we have slowing north 87 for an earlier crash. now the rest of your northbound 101, 85, they're all seeing the build. we still have damp roadways, slower across the dunbarton and san mateo bridge. you do see westbound on the right. there is some slowing. there is dampness on the lens, some drops there. we see the clouds on the peninsula side. >> that will be a factor. sunshine. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. hang now, one person is in the hospital after a car plowed into the front of a home early this morning in san jose. >> that crash left a hole in the house. authorities say the driver also struck another car. head over to our twitter feed for more details and video from the scene. two pothole vigilantes are upping their effort to take it into their own hands, they are on a crusade.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, growing battle. >> whose rights? [ chanting "our rights" >> the fight over abortion heating up. >> all human life is precious. overnight missouri lawmakers move forward on a similar bill could a supreme court showdown be on the way? we're live with the latest plus unexpected discovery. tennis star nicole gibbs opens up about fighting a rare form of cancer. >> it was definitely earth shattering for the first few days where we were still trying to figure out what, what's what exactly. >> how a trip to the dentist led to an unexpected diagnosis ♪ because i'm happy

and live from studio 1a in orlando, we check in with al as he prepares for the grand opening of the "today" cafe in florida >> wow this is just like being on our set like tv monitors i don't think there's enough orange. >> we'll take a look at just how similar everything really is, today, thursday, may 16th, 2019 ♪ i made it >> my graduating class >> senior trip from michigan >> pat's turning 70. >> today >> best friends since second grade. ♪ i made it >> hello from oregon. >> go ducks! >> good morning from our plaza here in medinah, ohio. >> we're here at universal orlando with my people [ cheers and applause everywhere he goes al finds his people

and there's just a few of them that's universal orlando resort. bright and early florida sunshine al has come there to open the "today" cafe, which promises to be just like the experience here in studio 1a so i wonder if at 8:00 in the morning they're off and cooking salmon and broccoli. that's what we do in the "today" kitchen here >> we'll get a guided tour by al by the way, can't be on the plaza or down in orlando fear not you can just send a shout out. use the #mytodayplaza, post it on instagram and twitter and you could end up here in our open. >> we love to see your smiling face. 8:00 a busy morning the battle over abortion intensified overnight. the missouri senate moved forward with new restriction just hours after alabama signed a near total ban in that state kerry sanders joins us from montgomery, alabama

kerry, good morning to you >> reporter: good morning, savannah alabama now has the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation the republican governor, kay ivey, here late afternoon yesterday signing the bill into law. the new law on the books here outlaws an abortion when a woman learns that she is pregnant. those who oppose the law were especially upset, because there are no exceptions for rape or insist if a woman were to get an abortion under this new law, she would not be charged with a crime, but the person performing the abortion would face a felony charge and could be sentenced up to 99 years in prison. this new alabama law will not take effect for six months, but because legal challenges are already in the works and likely or unlikely the impact of this law will be known until a court fight has reached a resolution

the goal here by those who brought this suit, brought this bill to law, the conservative legislature says their goal is ultimately to get this to the u.s. supreme court, because they would like to challenge roe v. wade, the 1973 case that was a landmark case establishing a woman's constitutional right to end a pregnancy. savannah >> all right kerry sanders in alabama for us. thank you. president trump will propose sweeping immigration changes today that shift away from a family based system to one that's focused more on merit administration officials say migrants who want to enter the united states would get points for their skill, level of education and englis proficiency and would also have to pass a civics test along with a health screening and background check the president will also call for the completion of more border wall, but is not expected to address the backlog of asylum seekers or the status of so-called dreamers now living in the united states. the proposal, however, is unlikely to get widespread support in congress. quick programming note here. tonight on msnbc, chris matthews

will be in eastern pennsylvani for a special live town hall event talking about the presidential election in that critical state "hardball: the decicers," tonight at 7:00. the second biggest cancer killer among women a study finding what you're eating right now could have a significant impact on your risk of breast cancer later on in your life. our medical tonight dr. john torres is here to explain. the first question, what did the study find we've known for a while low-fat diets can help with heart health the same diet can help save your life if diagnosed with breast cancer they took back in 1993 20,000 women on a regular diet, they put them on a low-fat diet for eight years an followed them for 20 years and found out 20 years later those on a low-fat diet cut their chances of dying from breast cancer by 21% and some cut their chances by 69%

that's a whopping change >> how would you define low fat? what constitutes low fat and what should women be eating right now? >> that's the beauty of this this was not drastic changes instead of 35% total calorie intake from fat, women down to 20%. a big change most women weren't able to get down there most got to about the 25% range and still found that benefit what researchers said, this is basically substitutions and portion control. instead of an eight-ounce steak, a four-ounce steak extra plate part put in veggies concentrate on fruits, vegetables and whole grains did the trick. >> dr. torres, thank you appreciate it. the wisconsin teenager held captive nearly three months before escaping in january has been honored by state lawmakers for her courage and determination. >> i am so proud to present our hometown hero award to ms. jayme closs. >> reporter: 13-year-old jayme closs was kept in remote cabin by the kidnapper who murdered her parents she did not address the audience during the rare public

appearance yesterday but her aunt said that jayme truly deserves to be called a hero. >> her courage, her bravery and her spirit are things that inspire us and make us stronger and better. >> jayme's kidnapper has pled guilty he will be sentenced next week 8:07 and the young woman who hadn't seen her brother in more than year decided to surprise him by coming to his college graduation when she knocked on the door there was a bit of suspense but his reaction was priceless >> it's 403, right >> can i help you? >> can i come in once he gets over the shoc he gives sis a big hug and she's got a bottle of champagne for him. beautiful reunion. super cute. >> like to see that. sibling love.

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who is a social media star juggernaut on social media and criticizing it and its effects on her generation. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with the story fascinating. >> it is simple comments and important ones 150 million followers, selena gomez is the third most followed person on instagram. so her comments at the cannes film festival may strike you as a bit surprising she says social media has been bad for her generation and even dangerous. ♪ yeah i can't get enough >> reporter: one of the most popular stars online selena gomez is now delivering a surprising message to her followers. >> social media has really been terrible for my generation >> reporter: the singer and actress who boasts more than 268 million fans across instagram, facebook and twitter telling reporters at the cannes film festival that the platforms are especially awful for young people. >> it does scare me when you see how exposed that these young girls and young boys are, and they're not really aware of the news or anything going on.

i think it's dangerous for sure. >> reporter: gomez added that she thinks it's impossible to make the social media environment safe and that she tries to be conscious when posting to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on her fans >> it just scares me that's all because i see these young girls and i'll meet them in meet and greets or something and they're just devastated dealing with bullying and not being able to have their own voice. >> reporter: one in five teens says social media has a mostly negative effect with more than a quarter citing bullying as their main reason. gomez talked to sheinelle in 2017 about how girls should handle social media pressures. >> sometimes it makes people feel bad about themselves and they don't even realize it. >> i just hope they know that they're worth more than an instagram like and they're worth more than a comment on any other social platform. >> reporter: gomez is known for her openness about her health struggles including battles with lupus and mental illness. >> anxiety is a very difficult thing. >> reporter: she entered a

treatment facility in october of last year for anxiety and depression, less tha a month after announcing a social media hiatus. in january she returned to instagram writing in part, "it's always those challenges which show you who you are and what you are capable of overcoming. "trust me, it's not easy but i'm proud of the person i am becoming." get mez is calling on others to take regular breaks from social media so they too can learn to be proud of themselves online and offline. >> it can be great in moments, but i would just be careful and allow yourself some time limits of when you should use it and when you shouldn't >> she's got a lot of guts for saying that, especially when she has so many social media followers but that she really understands it if you have a child with that social media anxiety, fear of missing out, how can you help them >> the most important thing is

to acknowledge, experts say, that that's real a funny, silly acronym but kids really feel it it's important to put the controls on how much social media they get, also try, experts say, asking them to do things without forcing them to do things. suggesting unfollowing or blocking a friend that's creating that anxiety and also challenge them to put that app down for the day and talk to them about what it was like. did they actually miss out on something important? and then here's the most important thing. lead by example. >> yes. >> how tough is it to tell your kid to put their phone down when you're sitting there like this and on it all day long super important. >> great. >> what about some of these social media apps, steph how can parents control the apps, or can they? >> this is one of the things that instills so much fear in parents. there aren't a lot of ways to control it and that's why the conversation is so important to have with your kids. that's where you draw these lines or at least discuss the lines about what's appropriate and what's not appropriate and make sure that that conversation is open. remind them this stuff can stick around for their entire lives and then there's also the

privacy settings that everyone should know about to protect your kids. i'll run through a few of them on snapchat, you can block location and who can see stories. instagram, make sure that the account is private and on facebook, you know that the friends only tab, check it off for every selection. >> useful tips thank you, steph >> you're welcome. we move on to orland and al, who's having the time of his life down there. good morning again >> good morning, guys. just about 15 minutes from the grand opening of the "today" cafe but in the meantime, let's show you what we've got going on as far as your weather. big storm coming into the pacific northwest and california now, what we're also looking at is severe weather that will be going the next several days. 24 million people at risk from the plains into the midwest. then for tomorrow, we've got the risk of severe weather from all the way from texas into the northern plains. and we move into saturday. look at this we've got a huge area stretching from texas all the way into the

upper midwest for 36 million people and even sunday, chicago's involved as is indianapolis and down into evansville for 21 million people for a risk of severe weather heavy rain as well anywhere from two to four inches in the northern plains the upper midwest into the mid . good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have waves of rain moving through. this is the kind of weather we'll see throughout the day as we see the rain moving through the north peninsula and now the south bay. expect rain off and on throughout the day and the chance of thunderstorms by late morning into early afternoon. we'll have more updates on that going throughout the forecast. there will only be a few breaks from the rain. we'll have a break friday afternoon into saturday morning. and then more showers throughout the rest of the weekend. guys, not to make you feel any worse there in the northeast with the dreary weather but take a look

oh the sun's coming up over the "today" cafe whew [ cheers and applause >> the sun always shines on al roker. >> it sure does. >> good to he you, al the we'll come back to new a moment. sheinelle is here, because it is time for "pop start. >> i need those orange pants. >> ya helps the look >> first up, david letterman it's been four years since legendary "late night" host signed off from tv managed to get heavy hitters on his popular series, needs no introduction rarely likes to turn the focus on himself but our own willie geist changed all that talking to dave about life after "the late show" and the questio everyone wants to know what's with the beard? >> tell me more about the beard. >> well, you tell me about your toupee >> you went right to it. >> i've been waiting to use that line for four years. i wish i had a story it started out i was just tired

of shaving it and then now -- i'm afraid to see what's under there >> that's it not a statement, no the a protest? >> nope, nope. initially it was just pure, i'm tired of shaving and then the longer it went -- you know, i wake up and i forget that i have it, honestly >> it's free there you have it. by the way, the guest list for the new season of his netflix shows comes out early this morning. excited to see who's on the list you can see more of willie's interview with dave right here tomorrow on "today" and, of course, "sunday today. up next, bono shared his favorite books with jenna on open book and before the conversation ended, she reminded him of the special book he gave to her when her daughter mila was born. >> you probably don't remember but you sent me a copy of "peter and the wolf" when myla was born when my daughter was born. >> i absolutely do remember. my kids did the illustration with me.

my friend gavin friday did the music of "peter and the wolf." did you use it >> inscription, one of the greatest, said welcome to the world. there's a lot of work for you to do, but not just yet. >> oh, my gosh. >> i cried. >> i think i'm going to cry. it's clear to see that exchange meant a lot to both of them. >> are you crying again? >> i mean, i cry at a kleenex commercial let's be honest, these days. >> without the hormones, are you crying too >> i'm crying because i didn't get that from -- kidding. >> so cute. >> you bond because you do a lot of really great work together. >> i've gotten to spend a lot of time with him. he's become my dad's unlikely friend and actually when they met, my dad is like, who is this did he sing with cher? so they've gotten through a lot of barriers. >> that's good >> i love that. >> the sweetest gift and he loves books so to be able to talk to him

about it but also to read that book to mila when she was a baby and that inscription the next level. >> and all the work done -- >> in africa traveled africa and i got to go with him a couple times. >> can i tell everybody where they can see the interview >> sure. >> watch bono's full episode o today.com including the favorite books he read to his girls good stuff finally we wanted to end on a laugh. in a newly released clip from "the graham norton show," will smith talked about his youtube channel and all the crazy challenges he's taken on spurring a discussion on bucket lists sharing one thin he regretted while the others chimed in on their own thoughts. take a look. >> swimming with sharks i shouldn't have done. that's the one. >> oh, really? >> why why? >> shouldn't have done that. got down with the sharks all right, will, now you just being stupid [ laughter ] now, this is stupid. kev was like, hey, will, listen. keep it simple one word stop >> do have you a bucket list >> i want to learn how to belly dance. you think you can help me with that, honey?

>> yes as a matter of fact, i can >> safe. no sharks. >> can i just say, that's a not very ambitious bucket list. >> you haven't seen my belly. >> is there anything on your bucket list, kevin >> i don't like to help death. no. >> a lot of people can relate to that >> i'm with kev. >> anybody have something on their bucket list they want to accomplish anybody? bucket list? >> what do you have? >> i got -- >> no? >> aren't you jumping out of a plane with shaq? >> yeah. >> are you going to do that? >> i'm going to do it. >> is shaq going to be o your back? >> wouldn't be a very good jump. wouldn't go well. >> straight to the ground. >> hoping to have a baby boy at some point. >> add that to the list. >> there you go. >> that's "pop start," guys. >> thank you, sheinelle. let's switch gears here for a moment and talk about a health scare for an american tennis

star, nicole gibbs. >> in an emotional post says she's pulling out of the french open after a visit to the dentist led to a really surprising discovery for her. natalie sat down with her exclusively to tell this story natalie, good morning. >> hey, guys good morning to you. nicole gibbs is bringing the same tenacity she displays on the tennis court to her current ordeal, fight against a rare form of cancer one of the brightest stars in american tennis is now facing a new challenge, cancer. >> it was definitely earth shattering for the first few days where we were still trying to figure out what, what's what exactly. >> reporter: nicole gibbs was at a dentist appointment when her doctor advised her to run an extra test on a growth she had simply gotten used to. >> really fortunate that my dentist, dr. kevin lee, was able to identify it correctly as something that should not be there and he encouraged me to get a biopsy and it came back as positive for a form of cancer >> reporter: that bump on the

roof of her mouth which had been there for years was actually a rare cancer in the salivary gland. while that type of cancer accounts for less than 1% of all cancer diagnoses, experts still urge you to ask your dentist to check for it during your regular visits especially if you have a lump, lingering mouth pain and numbness. >> for me, i just feel so thankful. >> reporter: the 26-year-old stanford grad announced the diagnosis this week ahead of her surgery on friday. while recovering means she'l miss the french open, her long-term prognosis is good. >> i guess good awareness for all of us to make sure you go to your dentist appointments and also to make sure that they check the health of your mouth >> i think it's a good reminder for like self-advocacy we tend to know if there's something that's like off or wrong. >> reporter: that's a statement echoed by dr. john luther, the chief dental officer who did not treat gibbs. >> we think we're going in to

get teeth checked for cavities it and gum disease but also getting checkup for oral cancer could save your life. >> reporter: she credits her fiance brody for helping her keep a cool head through the process, her fiance. he said, no googling about this, right? >> that's the rule i think i immediately went on webmd, soon as i got my -- >> don't do that >> no, i saw one thing, mouth cancer, 17% survival rate. so the rule was he was our googler and he would process the information and bring it to me >> keeping her away from google but in touch with her sense of humor. >> you named your tumor. >> his name is rufus we thought that was appropriate. it definitely makes it easier if you kind of like view things lightly so, yeah we gave him a name and he's getting evicted on friday. >> go! >> nicole says she feels blessed that her type of cancer is highly curable and only involves one surgery. no further treatment after that and hopes she can get back to the court in time to train for

wimbledon, which begins in july. by the way, we want to point out that nicole's mother works for western dental guys >> oh, wow >> she's got a great spirit. obviously, a total competitor. my money's on nicole all the way. natalie -- >> good luck on her surgery tomorrow, we should say. >> yes, absolutely thank you. >> and get to a dentist. that's my takeaway get to the dentist on a regular basis. >> definitely. >> good reminder. coming up here, ou popular better basic series. the style staples everyone should have in their closet. guys, almost breakfast time at the "today" cafe. we'll get to the grand opening al's recipes, his tour. >> a transformer. >> that's not al. we'll be back right after your local news and weather. oh, and pensiguins too. good mor.

i )m ... a live look from our camera in emeryville. it )s )hit or miss ) for the rn right now .. following an a very good morning. a live look from our camera in emeryville. it's kind of hit or miss where you are for the rain. following an unusual may storm kari has been tracking. more rain coming. we are in that microclimate weather alert. let's check in with kari. >> more rain throughout the day. in between, some sunshine. maybe even some rainbows. we'll also have the possibility of tlos of thunderstorms going into today along with bouts that could be quite heavy at times. going into the afternoon, we still keep those chances of storms in the forecast. a lot will start to wind down

later tonight. the rest of the forecast still looking pretty soggy throughout sunday into monday. let's see how the roads are moving with mike. >> look at that, kari. we saw rain fall across the san mateo bridge. i watched flashing lights start to escort a vehicle off to the foster city side. on the peninsula south 101 crash at holly. still will slow things down. looks like something going on near university, bogging you down on the other side of the dumbarton bridge. the rain going to cause more slick roads. another local news update in half an hour.

and we are back. it is 8:30 we've got not one but two this morning. huge crowds. al with his people down in universal orlando hanging out with shrek and the gang. it's for the grand opening of its newest attraction there, the "today" cafe my, we've got a pretty happy crowd here outside of the real thing right here in midtown manhattan. >> al was bragging about his florida sunshine we got sunshine. it's beautiful here. >> i thought, you know, let's spread a little sunshine in the crowd. is that okay they say everything is bigger in texas.

[ cheers and applause and, lynette, this sign proves it. >> yes, it does and i'm celebrating my son who's graduating from texas a&m. first one in our family to graduate, jenna. >> oh, i love that first one in your family you must be a proud mama. >> proud mama. yes, i am! >> what do you want to say to him? >> i'm proud of you. you make our family proud. so giga mag. >> giga mags. >> thank you for coming. you make us proud. don't y'all love that? >> i love it texas in the house just ahead from white jeans to button-down shirts the better bakes to become your new favorites in your wardrobe what to get and look at that little cutie pie. first, reminding you about big things coming up here at "today." >> we're excited one week from today, thursday may 23rd al and i live at the indianapolis motor speedway with

oscar winner tom hanks co-hosting the hour with me. shining a light on hidden heroes a remarkable group working to help nation's caregivers and as an added treat for them and all of you, a live concert sheryl crow, indianapolis motor speedway, get your engines running. that's in a week. >> by the way, speaking of concerts, get your calendars ready because tomorrow we are going to be revealing th star-studded lineup for our citi summer concert series. spoiler alert, big names. >> have you seen it? >> we have seen it. >> you have to tell me during a commercial break. >> a check of the weather from al >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by -- walgreens. this red nose day, help end child poverty one nose at a time buy a red nose only at walgreens. here at universal orlando we're just minutes away from the grand opening of the "today" cafe you know, in the movie, the

trolls seemed smaller. i'm confused anyway, let's show you -- there's shrek. show you what's going on right now. for your weekend outlook, here we go. tomorrow, showers in the northeast. strong storms in the midplains wet weather in the pacific northwest. sunshine through the gulf. on saturday looking at more wet weather out west heavy rain there really dangerous storms from texas all the way into the mid plains sunshine returns to the northeast on into the southeast and then sunday, sunday, mor rain in the northeast. soaking rains in the upper midwest. all the way down into the gulf coast and it stays soggy in the imgood morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. waves of rain coming through the bay area. that's what we can expect through the afternoon, even more thunderstorms as we get a lot more energy rolling through. into tonight we gradually start to see the rain tapering off. there may be a few lingering showers tomorrow morning. there will be a break from the rain tomorrow afternoon.

but the next storm comes in by saturday afternoon. and we still have some showers off and on throughout the forecast, even into the middle of next week. that's y that's your latest weather savannah, the "today" cafe, my pants and your dress, they were made for each other. >> they were we need to reunite at the "today" cafe al, thank you so much. coming up next from here, innovative spins on everyday essentials here with better basics to add to our wardrobe and little maggie wears it well but first, this is "today" on but first, this is "today" on nbc. man, that's a cool looking hot tub. we should check on the baby. he's so sweet. maybe too sweet? internet's down.

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we're back 8:36 better basics today. this is our series showcasin innovative ideas for everyday products this morning all about style, staples from the perfect white tee to a classic button down there are certain wardrobe essentials we should all have. here with fashion-forward picks

is lifestyle expert jen -- >> good morning. >> good morning. >> some things we should have in our closet, and if we don't where to find really good ones. >> best versions of the things we all want in our wardrobe. >> maggie, producer at the "today" show, missy and little maggie sorry, i only have eyes for darling little maggie wearing white jeans. white denim. >> so what's special about this white denim, memorial day is around the corner. this is from old navy. it has clean slates technology the whites stay white and propel stains best with liquid stains. apple juice, if it gets spilled will come right off. a denim jacket here on maggie here. look at the jeans. rock star sculpting jeans and every style blogger feel like is obsessed with these. like $28 something crazy. >> look good. >> they look great super flattering. >> look at our gorgeous models missy's got a bag. tell me about this clutch. >> best of all-time, random find

i found this in nashville. posted a picture on my instagram. a bet from meyer's collective. a ring pouch but what's cool about it, yeah, it's like a regular clutch but it's made so it tucks into your pocket to be fully hands-free. >> oh! put your phone, credit card good to go. >> super secure. you have so many different ways to wear it back pocket, side pocket holds everything you need. >> a political splash of color too. maggie, thank you. and i love this. a great staple how do you choose a good one >> i love a button down but i'm sweaty like i always am paranoid when i have one on. will you have sweat spots or be wrinkly? special about this, the material like a polyester blend, wicks moisture away so you don't get sweat spots. doesn't wrinkle and you can wash it in your washing machine throw in the dryer and it looks fresh. >> looks like a crisp cotton shirt but with a silky feel. >> so cozy so there's basic the white, there's the light blue and,

again, if you're commuting to work especially, you don't want to show up wrinkled looking like a hot mess. the shirt that always looked polished. >> looks nice untucked, too. thank you so much. our next staple, the t-shirt, thank you very much. here we have -- got maddie and andrea modeling some t-shirts. what do you advise here? >> perfect t-shirts a thing impossible to find this is from everlane. these are $18 an people are obsessed with these t-shirts when i told people i was doing this segment, they said, did you vie the everlane t-shirts? it's opaque enough not to be see through. fits great on all different bodies fits all different plus sizes, heights, shapes, great and the sleeve the most flattering length. i don't like it, cuts in a weird spot the sleeve is perfect. $18, can't go wrong. >> thank you so much maddie and andrea, you did a great job. appreciate it. next, we have, what? >> so next up we've got, this is brand new. anthropologie just launched the

a-plus summer dress. >> got to have a cute summer dress. look at these adorable ladies. >> if a summer dress doesn't fit perfectly, it's a disaster that's why this a plus collection at anthropologie is so great taken over 100 styles and all about being all size inclusive so the a plus collections go up from 16 to size 26 all the biggest styles from all the best brands. online ten anthropologie stores nationwide get what you want for the summer and it fits. you feel comfortable in. this tunic in the bright shade, the romper, jumpsuit huge for summer it's the perfect fit. >> love it staples and one special piece like this. ladies, you look beautiful thank you so much. we got to do accessories i love accessories and that's kind of fun what do you have >> we have two things here first up, red lipstick total style staple maybe lean has launched something called it's made for all so this is red for all >> even in summer you can wear red? >> even in summer.

i'm wearing this red right now these shades were tested on 50 different skin tones when key came up for the segment, everyone in the makeup room was online ordering it it's such a great red and you don't have to worry if it will look good on you because it looks good on everybody. >> one red you say look goods on everybody. >> everybody they tested it thoroughly. it's great you cannot go wrong. if you're like me and you only shop online, a great bet try it on, it's going to work. >> bag charms have been a thing for awhile these look a little different. >> so interesting. this is called the top tote and, yes, looks like a cool, cute bag. what it actually is, holds your hat it is a magnet here. we can see she has it on her beach bag. >> wow >> super strong. even when i'm traveling, put your hat right on it totes three. two to three hats with one of these magnets. >> so smart. >> and bike riding, going to a festival, traveling. you want to have your hat with you especially as you get into

summer this way you can hold it hands-free. >> i love wearing my hat and now i'll take this with me jen, thank you so much models, you did great job. you look beautiful if you want more information on these style staples, just go to today.com/shop see you in the fourth hour thank you. down to al in florida. >> thanks so much, savannah. well, they've rolled out the orange carpet for us here at universal orlando. it's the grand opening of the "today" cafe we got real characters to tell you about. all that and more coming up, but first, this is "today" on nbc. to simone, i leave the van gogh.

to harrison, the wine collection. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair. to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl.

i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. test. test. all right. we've been checking in with al roker all morning. now we're almost ready for the big moment down at universal orlando resort al >> wow big entrance >> right this is it the orange carpet.

i should mention, of course, all our universal characters, everything here, universal orlando part of our parent company, nbc universal we've got something that's going to transform nbc universal that's right we put all our minions together to create the "today" cafe [ cheers and applause >> our studio on the window, studio 1a. >> reporter: the "today" show set known as studio 1a where we broadcast from every morning. >> welcome to "today." >> reporter: now, universa orlando is opening the "today" cafe in the image of our iconic set. >> hey, everybody. welcome to the "today" cafe! it rhymes! wow. this is just like being on our set. lights, tv monitors. i don't think there's enough orange the menu ranges from breakfast items to sandwiches to dessert quite the spread, chef tell us about the menu. >> the menu is great we've got a nice assortment of beautiful sandwiches that we make to order. some are hot pressed, some cold.

we have al's avocado toast. >> there you go. >> we've got overnight oats. we're doing acai bowls all day long >> healthy stuff. >> beautiful salads. >> got a sweet tooth, you guys are taking care of everybody here at the "today" cafe. >> you betcha. you bet. we got all kinds o great stuff. freshly baked croissants that we do right here at the location every morning. >> so much better than our green room we've got the camera hi how are ya >> like we do on our plaza, i took a few selfies >> light's better this way you guys have stripy pants you have to move your hand been to the "today" cafe yet >> all right. >> you do this a lot, don't you? >> i take a lot of selfies >> boom! got it. >> inside the cafe our show is broadcast on big screen tvs. >> shhh! we're on air you can hear a cookie crumble. >> and something you'll typically see on our set, "today" show coffee mugs you hear you guys make a good cup of idea today" joe

>> we do. >> can i have a cup, please? >> of course. >> whew! ♪ >> and, look, this place has its name written all over it >> so what do you guys think >> oh! >> looks amazing [ cheers and applause >> avocado toast >> looks like studio 1a only cleaner! [ laughter ] >> and it smells better too, i will tell you that here we go ready for the big opening. you guys ready to help us? [ cheers ] >> all right let's count it down. in three, two, one -- [ cheers and applause whoo oh, baby orange and white confetti cannons. we're officially open. the "today" cafe whoo

[ cheers and applause >> oh, man >> i wish we were there. >> next time with more feeling and excitement >> that's awesome. >> that's so cute. >> oh. we gotta do it again okay three, two -- oh, sorry. [ cheers and applause >> that really is a treat. so many people want to come here to new york city to take pictures and now you can do it down in florida. >> with an acai bowl >> avocado toast for everyone, al >> the menu looks great, buddy. >> oh, they do in fact, you know what, we have a new minion, our stage manager zach take a look. >> roker's now dead to zach. >> that was good >> are you going to get things cooking in a second? going to give us a little taste? >> absolutely. we're going to give you a taste. including one of the things on the menu is my avocado toast

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every day. at ross. yes for less. and welcome back and welcome back "today's food," that's right recipes at the "today" cafe. we got some fantasti recipes that are made. steve jason is, of course, the executive chef here. been 30 years here at nbc universal. always good to see you, chef. >> yeah, man >> some of the recipes, by the way, are actually inspired by our "today food" segments. let's get started. breakfast items, some lunch items on the menu. right, chef? >> yi, there are a little bagel toast we're going to make up here. >> what do we do what do you start with >> almond butter and toefrted up a cinnamon raisin bagel. spread almond butter spatula to spread it with. there you go just have some fun there, spread that around then all these

things we can garnish it with. >> doing a brunch, make a bagel bar. >> yeah. you could do that. here we make it individually to order for the guests as they order. >> they can pick their own. >> kind of, sort of. yeah exactly. we garnish it with fresh bananas and strawberries you're doing great look at that. >> uh-oh. >> oh, a few chia seeds on that. >> so there's a lot of healthy stuff on the menu, right >> yes >> that's why i got an apron all right. >> this one's a little different. one of our salads we do at lunch. a chinese chicken salad, chinatown chicken salad. a lot of ingredients what we did is too all the liquid ingredients we have and combined it here and we'll go ahead and add about a half a teaspoon. of course, the recipe is available on the website. >> a little garlic. >> a little parsley, mustard a little hot stuff. >> sriracha. >> and even a little bit of red

chili flakes >> got a little kick. >> sure does whip it up like that. >> that's kind of the dressing. >> that's the dressing, yeah, along with all these other ingredients including some peanut butter, brown sugar, soy and a few other things. >> you've got chicken breast whatever you want. >> put the greens together here in a bowl. we got some -- we've got just a nice assortment of greens, a little arugula a little bit of radicchio. >> when people come here, chef, what kind of food, what other kind of foods are we talking about? >> "today" cafe is all about today. today. the things people are eating today, the things chefs are making today, the things that are current so we try to work with a lot of fresh ingredients from our local farmers and just try to create dishes that are current and, you know, what's going on. we offer some vegan alternatives in here. >> i noticed you got a vegan croissant. >> yeah, we got a beautifu croissant filled with a little bit o elderberries wonderful. put the chicken in there, right? and then a little bit of that

dressing in there. and really just, you know, cooking is just a matter of taste, how much dressing you want how much you don't want. mix it all up. we got a pretty little dish if we want to put it in there, al try to do things like that, so that the guests get some nice looks, some fresh things we try to put some flavors of new york into it >> right you've got the carnegie. >> the carnegie sandwich big old pastrami sandwich. can't go to new york without a pass stram economy sandwich. other dishes happening beautiful green tree macha cream puffs. macha is very, very popular now. do some great coffees. >> tell me about the coffee. >> oh, yeah. >> this is a proprietary, special "today" show blend >> sure is 100% we got it roasted locally. we get three different beans peruvian, ethiopian and sumatra and blended them together,

roasted them and came up with beautiful blend and you can only get it right here in the "today" cafe. >> why this is so much a part of the "today" show this blend is much like craig melvin it's smooth, mellow and dark >> thank you, mr. roker. bring back some -- bring back some goodies, al. >> i certainly will. >> looks like you had a good time >> by the way, we're going t make the avocado toast at third hour of idea today" so stay tuned for that cool all right. >> we'll talk to you in a few minutes, my man. thank you, thank you by the way, the recipes, today.com/food. more stories and they're great at today.com, everything you need to know about one of the hottest summer style trend, jumpsuits. >> for boys, too >> i can imagine you in a jumpsuit also, meets the moms of monster jam. the surprising faces behind those wildly popular monster truck shows. coming up in the third hour, music star james bay is performing in the artists lounge >> in the fourth hour, you've got to see the "ambush

makeovers. savannah's here and loves a makeover. >> sure do need one too back after the local news and weather. the hosts ever get the ambush makeovers? >> no. would you like one happening now... right now at 8:56, our microclimate alert continues as we see waves of rain coming through. it will become more widespread over the next couple of hours. we'll have a chance of thunderstorms today as we get some very chilly temperatures sticking with us. also some gusty winds in some of these cells that pop up throughout the day. as we go into tonight, the rain starts to wind down and a few

lingering showers early tomorrow. we will catch a break from the rain by tomorrow afternoon, but then see the next storm system right behind that moving in on saturday afternoon. we still have rain in the forecast through early next week as our temperatures stay much cooler than normal. and we'll have more updates throughout the day. laura? >> thanks so much, kari. happening now, one person is in the hospital after a car plowed through the front of a home early this morning in san jose. the crash left a hole in the house. authorities say the driver also struck another car. head to our twitter feed right now for more details and video from the scene. two self-proclaimed pothole vigilantes are upping their efforts to take matters into their own hands. the men are on a crusade to smooth out the drive on the streets across oakland. on our home page details on the gathering they organized for later today. n the rain!

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." good morning, everyone. welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm sheinelle here with craig. dylan is off this morning but our friends are here. sweet willie g. >> i'm a guest. >> and stephanie gosk sitting in with us and our own al roker is down at the brand new "today" cafe, universal orlando. just had the big grand opening a few minutes ago. you were there to witness a front row seat to history, al. >> pretty cool. a little later we'll make sure we bring you inside, and bring you a couple of our, some of our great stuff. so that's all coming up a little