>> i like it. >> and nice 75-degree finish. not bad. that's what's happening on "today in the bay". back at 7:25 for a live local news update. >> and midday show at 11:00. more news and weather for you. thaupbgs for starting your morning right here with us. ldinl . good morning. breaking ov breaking overnight, get out. emergency evacuations and dramatic rescues after heavy flooding hits the midwest and the south. >> oh, my god. >> an entire region slammed by powerful tornados for a fifth straight day. >> you can replace your home and your cars, not your family. >> tens of millions in the danger zone once again al's forecast just ahead. feeling the heat house speaker nancy pelosi holding a closed-door meeting this morning with fellow democrats. the pressure building to launch impeachment. will she hold the line or cave to pressure from within her own party?

we are live in washington. battling the band. >> we won't go back. >> protests erupt from coast to coast over those strict new abortion laws. more states considering actions. demonstrators dig in for battle. all that, plus, caught on camera >> shots fired shots fired! >> disturbing video of a deadly police shooting in new jersey. the officer now facing life in prison final wishes did aretha franklin leave behind handwritten wills in the cushions of her couch? the surprising discovery that could spark a major battle over her estate and once upon a time in cannes brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio hit the red carpet for the star-studded premiere of their new film the movie getting rave reviews and a six-minute standing ovation.

today wednesday, may 22nd, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, good morning welcome to "today. nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. our friends in the south and midwest cannot catch a break. >> no. it was hard to watch that video yesterday from oklahoma, dramatic images of people being plucked to safety as the floodwaters rose. >> that's where we start this morning. yet another round of sever weather. new tornados, new widespread flooding and this threat is expanding to the east coast. we are going to check in with al in a moment. first, nbc's kerry sanders joins us from oklahoma kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah this morning emergency officials are warning motorists if they see a flooded road like this, turn around, don't drown overnight one woman, according to emergency crews, drove around a barricade, went down a street like this, didn't realize how deep it was.

her car got swept away, sank in 10 feet of water and, sadly, she drowned. this morning mother nature unrelenting as tornados, strong winds and floods wreak havoc across the south and midwest in arkansas a dramatic rescue. emergency crews saving a woman after strong winds trapped her under downed trees. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: missouri hit late tuesday with a tornado near springfield. bringing ferocious winds and rain a man was rescued from floodwaters in broken arrow, oklahoma, after clinging to a fence post for nearly five hours. >> right now we've got a dramatic rescue going on >> reporter: hours later this woman near oklahoma city holding on for her life after heavy rain caused rapid flooding. these cattle struggling to get to dry land, and homes dangling off the edge of a cliff. the power behind the flash floods evident right here at the union pacific rail lin where the water washed away, the gravel and earth right underneath the tracks. in tulsa, a tornado knocked down

dozens of trees and power lines, entire neighborhoods ripped apart. >> i just thank god we're all okay it's all that matters. we have our lives. thank god for that you can replace your home and your cars, not your family >> reporter: in kansas, cars pulled over as large hail pounded vehicles pounded vehicles. stretches of i-40 shut down after heavy rains. and in st. louis officials from major league baseball postponed tuesday night's cardinals/royals game because of the threat. since the tornado threat began on saturday there have been 133 reported tornados, more than 30 just in the last 24 hours, and today residents in this part of the country are bracing for more tornados, more rain and potentially more flash flooding just like this. >> wow. kerry, thank you. mr. roker is standing by. al, we know that nasty stuff is headed east now. where are the storms right now?

>> we are looking at severe weather. we have got flood watches and warnings stretching through the midwest again. this line of storms pushing through. here are the risk areas that we're looking at. we are talking about right into friday. four states, 7 million people today. this enhanced risk, a few large tornados possible, damaging winds this evening as well. tomorrow afternoon we have got 5 million at risk from amarillo, texas, to kansas city, damaging winds, hail, tornados possible. then to moves to the northeast, for nine states, 42 million at risk stretching from columbia to albany and philadelphia and washington, d.c., and we move into friday. we're back in into the midwest. chicago back to wichita. 7 million people. hail, damaging winds, isolated tornados as well. so we look for heavy rain moving into the upper midwest today. evening storms near kansas city. we move into tomorrow, the storms rumble into the ohio valley, and then intensify into the northeast, continuing pushing on.

here is what we're worried about as far as the rainfall back in the areas where we have already seen flooding. we have a flood threat, numerous rounds of thunderstorms. we could be talking about some areas upwards of 7 inches of rain out of this thing. and as you might imagine it's going to cause big problems for travel. salt lake city, denver, kansas city and st. louis tomorrow thunderstorms. and into the northeast boston, new york, philadelphia, washington, pittsburgh, and detroit. if you are on the roads we are expecting big problems as well stretching from chicago on into boston along i-90, cincinnati to detroit i-75, i-95 d.c. to boston, and denver to washington, d.c. all along i-70. a very volatile situation that's going right into the weekend. >> al, thank you. now to washington where this morning all eyes will be on a closed-door meeting between house democrats and speaker nancy pelosi. they are locked in a clash over whether or not to pursue impeachment hearings against the president.

nbc's peter alexander is at the white house with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. house speaker nancy pelosi is behind those closed doors meeting with the democratic caucus. here she was arriving in the last hour. you can see her there on capitol hill. this comes as a growing number of members within her party are pushing for them and other leaders to push for impeachment hearings. this morning, the president hit back claiming when it comes to the mueller report, they want a do-over. this morning, nancy pelosi facing mounting pressure from her own party to begin an impeachment inquiry of president trump. early this morning, they will hold a closed door meeting on capitol hill this morning where impeachment is expected to be the number one topic. >> i believe an inquiry into impeachment is required at this point. >> at a certain point, this is no longer about politics but

this is about upholding the rule of law. >> don't tell me there's not enough to discuss and debate impeachment. >> the president of the united states of america needs to be impeached. >> whies the house speaker has been holding the line, this morning, the "new york times" citing people involved in the investigation is reporting that pelosi has approved an escalation of tactics short of impeachment to try to turn the tables. >> it's about the presentation of the facts. so that the american people can see why we're going down a certain path. >> it comes as house democrats are slapping subpoenas on two new trump targets. hope hicks, the former white house communications director, one of the president's closest confidentants and annie donaldson, who kept copious notes of mcgahn's conversations with president trump accord to the mueller report. democrats are demanding both appear before the panel next month and turn over documents as part of the investigation into

possible obstruction of justice. by the president, his associates and other members of the administration. overnight, hicks lawyer declined to comment. the z move follows mcgahn skipping an appearance on capitol hill after skipping a sa keen na of his own that the white house directed him to ignore. >> the witness must show up. our subpoenas are not optional. we will hold this accountabilitible one way or the other. >> and in an hour from now, the president will sit down here at the white house with pelosi and chuck schumer. this was scheduled for the two sides to talk about how to pay for a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. but late tuesday, the president wrote the democratic leaders that they should pass that trade deal with mexico and canada before diving into anything on infrastructure. then pelosi and schumer put out their own statement basically ignoring the president's demand, snet focussing on infrastructure. the president's allies think he has a shot of getting one piece of legislation passed before 2020 which explains this push on

that trade deal.nd craig >> thank you to the hot button issue of abortion, with 30 states rolling out or considering stricter laws, protests are growing opponents are holding so-called stop the ban rallies coast to coast. stephanie gosk is in new orleans, one of the latest battlegrounds. steph, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, it certainly is later this morning abortion rights activists are going to be here in downtown new orleans to protest. the state has become something of a flashpoint as it gets ready to pass a restrictive abortion law. it's certainly not alone voices have been rising up on both sides of this passionate debate across the country. >> safe abortions, we will fight! >> reporter: the fight over abortion fired up more than it has been in decades. abortion rights activists organizing a nationwide day of protest on tuesday after laws were introduced or passed in

dozens of states restricting a woman's access to abortion atlanta, boston, charlotte, including the steps of the supreme court where democrats running for president in 2020 joined them. >> women's rights are human rights! >> women's lives are at stake. banning abortion will not stop abortion, but it will stop safe, legal abortion. >> reporter: in louisiana a bill banning abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy is days away from a final vote. >> we believe the babies in the womb should have the same opportunity to live as all of you. >> reporter: calls for patients have spiked at the this abortion clinic in new orleans, one of three in louisiana. >> people are very afraid. i have seen patients that are already scheduled for their procedures calling in, asking whether or not they are able to access care, and the answer is absolutely, yes. >> reporter: katy caldwell is the clinic's coordinator. >> we have protesters almost

every day. >> reporter: has there ever been any violent act, any attack on your clinic? >> absolutely, and on clinic staff. >> reporter: despite that, with the state's fetal heartbeat bill likely to become law, she says the clinic will continue to serve women until it no longer can. >> i think that they are right to be afraid they are right to be concerned we will be here for them as long as we can. >> steph, a lot of the attention so far has been paid to thes states introducing anti-abortion restrictions what, if anything, are other states doing to protect abortion rights >> reporter: well, craig, there are a number of states that are looking at legislation among them, vermont, looking to protect abortion from any government interference whatsoever also in michigan the governor, a democrat, has vowed to veto a restrictive abortion bill that's already been passed by the statehouse it's also worth pointing out our recent polling from this year shows that 67% of americans want

to keep roe v. wade while 28% want to overturn it. back to you guys. >> stephanie gosk in new orleans, thanks. a new jersey police officer is facing serious charges in the shooting death of a man fleeing a traffic stop the entire disturbing incident was recorded by the officer's own body cam we are just seeing this footage. nbc's gabe gutierrez is on this story this morning good morning. >> hey, guys good morning prosecutors say the newark officer fired at the car at three separate locations killing the driver it's a rare indictment of a police officer amid a growing national debate over the use of deadly force, especially against african-american men a warning, some viewers may find the video disturbing >> shots fired shots fired! >> reporter: this morning newly released body camera video showing the dramatic moments when a police chase in newark, new jersey escalated into a hail of gunfire >> stop the car!

>> reporter: the altercation leaving one man dead and another seriously wounded. 26-year-old police officer indicted on charges including aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault and official misconduct. >> the officer's conduct was not consistent with the training that he received. >> reporter: the shooting happened in january when prosecutors say the driver of the vehicle, 46-year-old gregory griffin, fled after a police stop once the pursuit began repeatedly shot at the car even as it pulled away. >> at three separate locations, crespo fired shots at the car. >> reporter: at one point crespo telling his fellow officer -- >> i shot him. i seen the gun he pointed the gun at me >> reporter: the gunfire killing griffin and injuring his passenger, 35-year-old andrew dixon. inside the vehicle police say they recovered a handgun with hollow point bullets dixon, the passenger, is charged with possession of an illegal handgun.

prosecutors say no other officers opened fire. >> he showed a reckless disregard for human life by shooting into a moving vehicle. >> reporter: the indictment comes after a federal probe two years ago uncovered a pattern of unconstitutional police practices in newark, including improper searches and stops and excessive use of force crespo joined the newark police force less than two years ago. it is not clear if he has an attorney if convicted on all counts he could face life in prison. >> gabe, thank you >> hard to watch. a lot more to get to this morning, including the st. louis blues headed back to the stanley cup final for the first time since 1970 the blues beat the san jose sharks last night 5-1 in game six of the western conference finals it's quite a comeback story for st. louis. the team was in last place back in january now four wins away from hoisting that cup

the blues will face off against the boston bruins game one next monday, 8:00 eastern only on nbc. all right. we move to basketball now. the toronto raptors have evened things up. they beat the bucks last night 120-102. game five is tomorrow night. like when i do the sports? >> i do. i like it. i like it a lot. >> do you believe me >> of course i do. there is one man who can do the weather, and his name is al roker. >> are we done with "sportscenter" >> for now. >> more analysis later we are looking besides the severe storms that are going, behind this system we've got some cold air and snow in the rockies. wet weather through southern california, up and down the east coast sunshine a lot of heat in the southeast we will look at that coming up in the next half hour. but in the next 30 seconds we will have your local forecast. -maid? uh, i'm not the... -♪ is she an alien, is she a spy? ♪

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apparently written by aretha franklin just discovered, one of them in our couch cushions what they're realing about her private life and why they could lead to a bitter estate battle. necessary tool or an invasion of your privacy the fierce debate over facial recognition after a major city becomes the first in the nation to ban police from using the technology first, this is "today" on nbc.

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san franc a very good morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia. san francisco police discovered a body found hacked to pieces in the outer mission on dem monty. officers were doing a welfare check for a 73-year-old man named benedict chan. there were reports of a bad odor coming from inside the home. officers discovered the remains along with a bloody saw. they have not yet been identified. they are working with the medical examiner to determine the cause of death. let's switch gears and talk about the weather.

it should be a nice day ahead. things will improve across the bay area. cloudy across the south bay. we are seeing clearing to your north. we will see more sunshine in san jose, going from 11:00 to 12:00. temperatures reach near 70 degrees today. it will be warmer in concord, reaching 77. and 76 today in santa rosa. as we go throughout the forecast, it will be warming up with more sunshine. this weekend it will be cooler. and it will be a long weekend for a lot of people. we'll be watching out for shower chances sunday into monday. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. a mild backup considering the time of day it is. all lanes are filled. a crash reported there, but i haven't seen any problems with the flow. chp did make the note. a nice flow throughout contra costa. cop cord slow on 680. slower than you might like of course. westbound across the bridges,

dumbarton seeing traffic all the way to bay front expressway. crash registered 85 north bound at hamilton expressway. another local news update in half an hour.

back now, 7:30 on this back now, 7:30 on this wednesday morning with a view of the famed indianapolis motor speedway that place is going to be packed with fans, of course, for sunday's indy 500, but we are taking it over first. >> that's right, we're going to pack it as well. al and i will be there tomorrow our special co-host for the hour is tom hanks it gets started at 8:00 tomorrow morning. we're planning a special morning. it's all to celebrate our nation's military caregivers it's a wonderful organization that helps them called hidden heroes not only that, we have tom hanks, the hidden heroes, and we have got, cue the music, sheryl crow she will be with us in indy as well and treat everybody to a

special live concert tomorrow morning right here on "today." >> this is a cause near and dear to your heart? >> yes. a check of today's headlines on this wednesday. we start with the dangerous storms millions of people from st. louis to little rock are bracing for more severe weather. in arkansas on tuesday emergency crews saved a woman after strong winds trapped her under downed trees. meanwhile, in missouri a tornado near springfield brought unrelenting winds and rain in oklahoma city this was the scene. a women held on for her life heavy rains caused rapid flooding there al will be back to tell us who is in the danger zone today in a few minutes. more than two dozen mcdonald's workers have filed sexual harassment charges and complaints against the fast food chains in what rights groups say is an ongoing effort to address widespread harassment. that's a quote the allegations include claims of groping, indecent exposure, propositions for sex

those workers also claim that when they reported harassment their claims were ignored or treated as a joke. on sunday the ceo said that mcdonald's is committed to ensuring a harassment and bias-free workplace. some confusion on capitol hill tuesday led to an unusual exchange between hud secretary ben carson and congresswoman katy porter. carson mixing up a real estate term with a popular nabisco cookie. take a listen. >> i would like you to get back rates. to me if you don't mind to rates. do you know what an reo is >> an oreo >> not an oreo reo. >> real estate >> what's the "o" stand for? we call it an reo. >> this happened drawings a committee hearing. afterward carson laughed off

the exchange posting a photo of himself holding a package of oreos on twitter also telling representative porter that he was sending some cookies her way. now to a surprising discovery nine months after the death of music legend aretha franklin an attorney says three handwritten wills have been uncovered and they appear to pull back the curtain on her private life and could touch off an estate battle nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the details. miguel, good morning. >> good morning. the wills were found in franklin's detroit area home earlier this month, all handwritten according to the estate's lawyer. they lay out how she wanted pieces of her musical legacy, including 18 grammys and her piano, to be taken care of but the discovery appears to not necessarily be good news for her four sons, with two of them already pushing back ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t >> reporter: on stage, aretha franklin revealed her soul to

the world. but out of the spotlight the iconic singer was notoriously private. now newly discovered wills appear to provide a glimpse into that life. according to court filings a rep for franklin's estate found the three handwritten documents earlier this month at the queen of soul's detroit area home. they have not yet been authenticated. the latest from march 2014 was found under couch cushions in her living room. the others were from 2010, locked in a cabinet. the handwriting at some point is hard to understand with words crossed out and notes in the margin but throughout all of them franklin asks that many of her belongings be equally divided among her four sons. in 2010, specifically noting her jewelry, music, art, and copyrights franklin also reveals she received $100,000 every year for her recording royalties. in her 2014 will she gives certain homes to her sons. her jewelry and furs to her granddaughters, also suggesting her gowns could be auctioned off or sent to the smithsonian

the wills in court, but he is unsure if they are legal and says two of her sons are already planning to oppose them. franklin's son kecalf is reportedly fighting a plan to sell land next to the singer's home in other court documents. when no will was found last summer questions swirled about the fate of franklin's estate with "forbes" estimating its value at $80 million the singer's friend giving this advice to her sons at her funeral. >> remember your family and friends that have been with you for years because you are about to meet a lot of people that will now want to be your new best friend. >> reporter: a family now figuring out how to move forward with an icon's lasting legacy. >> well, miguel, as mentioned, this will has some private information. it reveals the father of her eldest son clarence and apparently contradicts previous reports. what do you know about this?

>> she gave birth to clarence when she was just 12 years old when the father previously reported to be a man she went to school with. the 2010 will says it's another man, who was the father of her other son she had when she was just 14 years old. >> thank you very much. we turn back to mr. roker now for another check of the weather sheer. what's the word? >> ready for a little heat >> yes, we are. >> let's bring it on and show you what we have going on. a big dome of high pressure, this heat dome pushing that jet stream far north into canada the eastern half of the country, look at this, chicago 81, st. louis 86, nashville 91, pittsburgh 70 degrees, above average at 80 degrees. it moves east by the time we get to tomorrow. new york city will be 73 d.c. 88. columbus 85. how about some record temperatures this is what we are looking for for friday a record in johnson city, raleigh, huntington, nashville as well, and macon, and montgomery, alabama with temperatures getting up into the good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. nice to see the sunshine over san francisco and across much of the bay area this morning. we will have a chance to dry out and some warmer temperatures for the inland valleys, reaching into the low to mid-70s today. we'll be up to 70 in san jose. 76 in napa. san francisco, 63 degrees. inland areas, we will continue on with mid-70s and sunshine. by the end of the weekend, we'll watch out for rain nearby. it could move in memorial day. >> >> that is your latest weather. >> al, thank you coming up, lisa kudrow getting candid about the insecurities and body images she felt on the set of "friends." also ahead, a sisterhood like no other. west point is about to graduat its largest class of black women ever first, they are talking to us.

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time. >> reporter: surveillance cameras on every corner, not just recording everyone who passes by but identifying them by their facial features that's an area no longer just science fiction. facial recognition software technologically is within reach, and that has some critics alarmed. >> facial recognition technology is uniquely dangerous and oppressive. >> reporter: san francisco supervisors voting to ban the use of facial recognition technology, the first city in the nation to take that step. >> we are all for good policing, but we don't want to live in a police state. >> reporter: authorities say the technology has become a valuable law enforcement tool and it's already being used by a number of police departments around the country. >> we are able to pick up faces almost instantly as they appear in a camera, whereas traditional facial recognition has been you have to get in front of the camera and perform some action we believe that that real-time

element is key in order to give information early for officer safety or for public safety. >> reporter: but critics say the technology isn't foolproof and tends to misidentify people and people of color. facial recognition is at work in many airports and sports stadiums, and many people have already opted in to using it on social media in their personal devices. san francisco's ban does not apply to private businesses or individuals. >> it's very different when a government is using it as is the case with the people's republic of china. >> reporter: in china facial recognition is part of a national digital surveillance system it's being used there to monitor the uighurs, a largely muslim minority group it's's controversial move that has drawn internationa condemnation san francisco's ban is largely symbolic at this point the city's police department does not currently use this

technology, but city leaders say they hope the move sparks a wider debate on privacy and security and limits the government's ability to see us all all the time. >> san francisco is the first. any other cities looking to join them >> reporter: yeah, other cities including in the bay area. oakland and san jose, are considering similar measures and on the federal level the house oversight committee will be holding a hearing today on facial recognition technology, which could represent the first steps towards a national policy. back to you guys. >> all right joe fryer there in los angeles thank you. coming up next, the inspiring members of west point's largest graduating class of black women ever. first, these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪

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we're back now 7:48 dylan joins the table. we have a story getting a lot of attention for all the right reasons. >> that's right. this year's graduating class at the u.s. military academy at west point is filled with a historic number of black female cadets nbc's morgan ratford sat down with three of them ahead of graduation day good morning >> good morning. this is a great story. these women are spectacular. they are also breaking barriers. they are changing the face of west point and showing diversity on a scale the academy has never seen in its nearly 220 years they're doing it all in the spirit of camaraderie and sisterhood, and on saturday they'll make history >> i just want them to feel empowered when they see us to say, hey, it can be done. >> reporter: a class photo shared tens of thousands of times. 34 black female cadets standing

on the stairs of the united states military academy. did you ever think this day would come >> it didn't feel like it. >> reporter: cadets jabril arrington, tiffany welch baker and bria aaron becoming part of the most diverse class in west point's history. >> what did that feel like to be standing on those steps with these other women who look like you? >> it's just good to know that you always have a girlfriend that you can lean on. >> reporter: it's a sisterhood that's been a long time coming west point, the nation's premier military academy, saw its first female graduates in 1980 more than 175 years after it was founded. and with more than 900 students graduating this year, black women make up less than 4% >> has it always been easy being a women of color here? >> i definitely struggled sometimes. sometimes i'd be the only woman of color or woman in general in

my classes >> representation i would say is one of the hardest things. it's the elephant in the room. nobody wants to talk about it. >> reporter: still, some don't understand why this moment is monumental >> what do you say to the critics who say why don't you have every ethnicity pose in a picture on the stairs? >> i'm not just an american. i'm an african-american. this is who i am it's like embracing your identity that's what, you know, that's what this institution is about it's about diversity. >> reporter: it's progress the classmates want to see more of. >> because of our differences we can make an impact and contribute for that reason people are excited we have such a historic class. >> what do you hope other little girls who are watching you graduate take away from seeing you here >> i hope those girls can see themselves in us when you are a little girl you are like, you want to be a pretty princess. i want women to be soldiers. i want these little black girls to say, hey, i can do it, too. hey, it is possible for me >> the school says this is the

most diverse class in their history in terms of gender and in terms of ethnicity. they have 200 women graduating this year, the largest since the first class of women graduated in 1980. what really touched me i something that the last gentleman you saw interviewed, highest ranking in his class he said our army needs to look as diverse as the people it protects. >> true. and there's so much power in representation, this idea that if you see something, you can be something. thank you. great story. >> thank you. coming up, we are going to talk comedy. we are going to talk parenting we are going to talk turning 40 as well with a pretty funny guy. kevin hart is in studio 1a. plus, jill's steals and deals to get you ready for father's day after your local news sheets. simply toss two sheets in the dryer to iron less. we dried one shirt without bounce,

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good wednesday morning. at 7:56, we are seeing sunshine. we take a look at walnut creek. temperatures will start out cool, but we will warm up quickly today. it will be much warmer, reaching into the low 70s by early afternoon. eventually reaching the upper 70s there. san jose will see a high of 70 degrees. 68 in oakland. san francisco in the lower 60s for today. looking at the rest of our forecast, it will be warming up through the end of the week with mostly sunny skies. there will be rain nearby into the holiday weekend and memorial day. we'll be watching out for a chance of showers to start out as we go into the holiday and early next week. we are also going to have cool weather in san francisco. breezy, upper 50s for saturday and sunday. with a mix of sun and clouds. we'll be watching out for the rain chances.

now we head over to mike for an update on the commute congestion in palo alto. especially coming towards us. that's the southbound side at willow. it is jammed through the area. we see the build with the arrow. more traffic onto university as well as tahoe, off the dumbarton bridge. westbound continues to flow off the east bay commute. not bad overall, we see the build through oakland. crash clearing from 23rd. another crash at the toll plaza, i haven't seen any problems. thank you very much. happening now, neighbors are unnerved after police discover a body hacked into pieces at a san francisco home. officers were checking up on an elderly man. pete suratos will join us with a live report for our midday forecast. >> amazon facing mounting pressure over facial recognition technology. head to our home page for complete details.

another local news update in about half an hour. supporters of needle exchange programs say they save lives. but one community says a new program is going about it all wrong. plus---it )s a major road in the east bay-- and it )s heading for a major makeover. join us tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7.

it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, wicked weather. dangerous flooding forcing evacuations and remarkable rescues happening across the south and midwest as tornados rip entire neighborhoods apart >> i just thank god we are all okay that's all that matters. >> so where is this severe weather headed next? al has the latest forecast. plus, a friend in need actress lisa kudrow gets candid about her on-set struggles with body image and comparing herself to her "friends" co-stars. >> i'm already bigger than courtney and jennifer, right >> i look like this mountain of

a woman next to them >> a look at her journey towards self-acceptance. and straight from the hart comedian kevin hart stops by studio 1a getting animated ahead of "the secret life of pets 2." >> they're going to meet my partner, talk about paw and order. >> we will talk about the new movie and a major milestone. get ready to laugh today, wednesday, may 22nd, 2019 ♪ >> here from ohio to celebrate pam's birthday. >> shout-out to missouri go miners! >> thanks for 50 years >> congratulations to my son bobby who just graduated from nyu. we love you! >> can't wait to welcome "the today show" to indianapolis. i have my fan pace and i am really excited to see sheryl crow. >> girls trip from tennessee woo! good morning, everybody.

that's a good sign thanks for being with us wednesday morning. happy crowd out there. >> by the way, thanks for all of those my today plaza shout-outs. we love seeing them. but we're not satisfied, we want more the hashtag my today plaza share the photos on instagram. twitter as well, of course. a lot to get to this hour and we start with your news at 8:00 rescue teams are ready for more drama and danger as extreme weather forces evacuations in southern and midwestern states today kerry sanders joins us from stillwater, oklahoma kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. as you can see behind me the real threat right now, at least in this area, are the floodwaters. the flash floods have washed out some roads, and in one case was fatal because somebody drove into the water and their car got swept away as we take a look at some of the damage from not only the floodwaters, but we also have

tornados and then hail so when you take it all together it's been a really rough couple of days here parts of oklahoma, kansas, and missouri are still under flood warnings this morning after getting 3 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. severe thunderstorms, large hail, and the possibility of tornados are expected today from missouri, western illinois to arkansas, louisiana, and texas since this tornado threat began on saturday there have been 133 reported tornados in the last 24 hours, more than 30. understandably, people, craig, are anxious and the officials are concerned that fatigue may be setting in with all of this, and they are urging people to remain vigilant because there is another threat of more of all of this today craig. >> kerry sanders in stillwater, oklahoma thank you. house speaker nancy pelosi meets with fellow democrats behind closed doors today. a growing number of democrats are calling for an impeachment inquiry to begin against president trump. this is something she has resisted

the pressure on pelosi increased yesterday after the president blocked former white house counsel don mcgahn from testifying about the russia investigation before congress. this morning the president complained that democrats want a do-over on what he once again called a witch hunt. he is scheduled to meet with pelosi later today at the white house. they are supposed to talk about infrastructure spending. abortion rights supporters held so-called stop the ban rallies from coast to coast yesterday to protest the new wave of state laws outlawing or restricting abortion the main rally was outside the u.s. supreme court where the renewed debate could eventually be settled another debate takes place in louisiana. state lawmakers are nearing a final vote on banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detect detected monday's report here on "today" about the louisiana abortion bill included video of louisiana state representative neil abramson sponsoring house bill 560.

that bill is not about abortion rights and representative abramson is opposed to the so-called heartbeat bill we regret the error. boeing is working with the faa so certify a software fix for the 737 max planes which have been grounded for months following two fatal crashes. this evening in an interview on "nbc nightly news" lester holt asked american airlines ceo doug parker what will happen if the planes are put back into service. >> how do you convince the skittish passenger that says my goodness, my flight is going to be a max how do you convince them to get on the airplane? >> we shall see. i don't know at this point given the heightened level and interest around this and the news around it that any amount of marketing would do that what we need to do is have the airplane be deemed airworthy, be back in service, have american airlines pilots flying i know if that's the case, the airplane is 100% safe, as will most of our customers. and over time others will see that and come to the same conclusion.

>> if you want to catch more of lester's exclusive conversation with the american airlines ceo, tune in tonight to "nbc nightly news." how about a boost? >> here is a gender reveal stunt that did not go as planned a new jersey father was supposed to kick a ball filled with colored powder that would burst open to reveal the baby's gender, but he kicked it a little too far >> ooh >> what is it? >> blue. >> it's a boy! >> when the ball landed in the neighborhood's yard, okay, but we got our answer. they are having a boy. maybe the little baby will have his dad's lead foot. >> meanwhile, the neighbors are like, what the heck? lots to get to this morning. what lisa kudrow is just now revealing about some personal

struggles on the set of "friends." natalie is here. she will have that story. also, the always entertaining kevin hart. kevin hart is here to talk pets, parenting, and a big birthday in his future as well first, these messages. and while hpv clears for most, that might not be the case for him. i knew his risk increases as he gets older. i knew a vaccine could help protect him at age 11 or 12, before he could be exposed. i knew so i talked to my child's doctor. now that you know that hpv can lead to certain cancers, don't wait. talk to your child's doctor today. i have one kid in each branch of the military. when i have a child deployed, having a reliable network means everything. (vo) the network more people rely on, gives you more. like a special price for military families and big savings when you switch. that's verizon.

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back with "today's talker. jenna is here. natalie joins us. >> hello. >> i was so interested to read about lisa kudrow. she is opening up about her time on "friends" and how she was feeling? >> exactly she recently said she avoids watching the show when it's on because she says it's out of fear of what she sees and may not like about herself now in a podcast in an interview she is opening up about body image issues she faced on the iconic set and how it impacted her life >> that was fun. so who is hungry >> reporter: an actress who was everyone's friend. >> it's me. i'm phoebe >> reporter: opening up and getting personal about her battles with body image. >> you see yourself on tv and it's that, oh my god, i'm just a mountain of a girl. >> reporter: for a decade lisa kudrow kept audiences in stitches on the iconic sitcom, "friends". soaring to stardom as the

loveable eccentric phoebe buffet ♪ smelly cat, smelly cat >> reporter: now 15 years after the show took its final bow, the acclaimed emmy winner revealing that amid all of the laughs and accolades she was struggling with self-esteem issues during the show's run. >> catwoman, so we meet again. >> reporter: especially when comparing herself to two of her "friends" co-stars jennifer aniston and courtney cox i'm already bigger than courtney and jennifer, right? >> taller? >> bigger, like my bones feel bigger i just felt like this mountain of a woman next to them. >> reporter: kudrow detailing the price she paid when it came to her health as she worked to look a certain way. >> unfortunately for a woman, if you are underweight, you look good, and that's all i ever got, and when i was too thin i was sick all the time. >> like with colds >> a cold, sinus infection. >> really? >> some kind of flu. yeah, i was always sick.

>> and you managed it? like you were skinny on purpose? >> yeah. >> reporter: studies show body image issues are a cause for concern worldwide. one 2016 global analysis found the majority of women, 69%, and girls, 65%, poin to pressure in media and advertising to real unrealistic beauty standards as a driving force of anxiety under hollywood's bright lights those same measures are mother fewed and for some they're deeply personal. in her moving 2010 memoir, actress and philanthropist porsha de rossi describing a serious eating disorder. years later discussing how streng struggles with body image affected her alexis web series on which kudrow served as executive producer. >> i was 82 pounds, very much in the closet they were hand in hand it was all the same thing.

origin was the same for both shame. >> reporter: those powerful words striking a chord with so many others. a fellow star now detailing her own experiences and lessons learned on the journey towards self-acceptance. >> that's okay. >> a whole battle all the time. >> why can't i just accept myself >> yes and i end up with, so what so, all right, you're older. that's a good thing. why is that a bad thing? >> i was so happy to hear her talking about this and raising these issues when you talked about body issues, and everybody, whether you are on tv or not on tv, she received a huge outpouring of support. there are friends, fans everywhere she clearly has such acting chops and longevity in her career one message that stood out to me, she said please know that your fans love you just the way you are. that's something we all need to tell ourselves every day.

>> and never good when you're comparing yourself to others and you can imagine how she would have felt in the '90s. by the way, she looked perfect, drop dead gorgeous and thin. anyway, it's a really good story. thank you, nat. >> thank you. "popstart. carson continues his "voice" duties. >> as he does, yes, and we have got a big movie come out let's get to it. "once upon a time in hollywood." yesterday the new quentin tarantino film premiered at th cannes film festival and the star-studded cast hit the red carpet leonardo dicaprio, brad pitt, margot robbie in attendance and looking quite dapper if i say so myself "variety" reports that after the screening the cast and director received a six-minute standing ovation, one of the longest that's occurred at this year's festival and in addition to yesterday's premier and rave reviews a trailer for the film was released "once upon a time in hollywood" hits theaters july 26th. i'm excited for that, although i think the trailers don't really indicate what the movie will be about.

>> you have inside info? >> that's a good teaser. that's great. >> just from what i've read. from six-minute ovations to six-minute marathons "hollywood game night's" jane lynch came to play on savannah's digital series this week she revealed the word she says when she is not paying attention, and so did savannah. take a look. >> what's the one word you are guilty of using too often? >> wonderful oh, it's wonderful that means i'm not listening >> that's how i am about awesome or amazing i mean, i do mean it. >> sometimes. >> but i'm not trying that har if i revert back to it. >> like if you answer and you say, awesome, i know you are not really listening. >> now i've told we're going to have to cut this out. my secret is out >> you do say awesome every time. >> you say it to me. >> she just told me i look awesome. >> you do, and amazing you know, do you have a word >> i do amazing a lot. >> yes nothing is truly amazing come on. >> or miracle. that's really a miracle. >> the other word my dad is on a one-man campaign to end is

literally. >> literally doing it. >> the fact that my -- >> he is trying to. >> the fact that my 3-year-old uses literally is a problem. clearly we don't know what it means. go to today.com for jane's full episode tomorrow you can see her hosting a special red nose day themed holiday night on nbc. and the jonas brothers are back comedian billy eichner wants to make sure everyone knows it. in the latest episode of his show "billy on the street" he hits the pavement with the jonas brothers in tow spreading the word that band is back together again take a look. >> the jonas brothers are back. >> hello hi. >> how are you >> are you look-alikes the real thing >> the real thing. >> okay. >> are you excited they took a break and they are back. >> have to get another hit record. >> they have one it's called "sucker." >> sucker? really

>> yeah. >> i wish it had another name. >> okay. miss, the jonas brothers are back. >> my god. >> we're back. they took a break. >> how was your wedding? >> oh, well, they have all gotten married at one point now. >> no. but he just got married. >> yeah, he got married and he just got married. >> wonderful. >> yeah. >> not me! still single >> they're back. >> they are going to come back do your thing. >> he just got married. >> congratulations. >> yes. >> yes, okay. >> which is your favorite jonas? >> nick. >> oh, okay. well -- >> i got love for you, too, joe. >> what about kevin? >> we want to make sure everyone knows that the jonas brothers are coming back to the plaza this summer on june 7th as part of our summer citi concert series we are looking forward to that. >> the lineup the week before. >> i think billy eichner will be with them. >> screaming in the background. >> you got a click >> yes this is funny. these new jersey teenagers discovered a surprising new treadmill trick with the help of a bouncy ball and a lot of spare

time >> ooh that's not good. >> no! >> wow. >> don't try that at home. >> i love it. >> pull the ball under the belt and pushed it out on top. >> that works. >> the teens were beyond entertained. i have a feeling this was the first or last time they tested this trick. >> that ball is durable. >> just the right amount of deflated. >> let's get into the science of it. >> i was about to make a tom brady comment -- >> ooh yes! savannah >> sorry, sorry. >> that was literally awesome. literally awesome. >> thank you, dylie-dylie. >> stay at bay. >> we need the boston market we love you, boston. let's check the weather. >> literally wow. let's see what's going on. uh-oh. we've got strong storms pushing in through chicago into st. louis. so here is what we're looking at today four states, 7 million people where they have been seeing the storms, the tornados, we will be

looking at them again. tomorrow afternoon to tomorrow evening more of the same from texas on into missouri, and then it moves into the northeast as another system pushes in 42 million people. again we can't rule out a few isolated tornados and damaging winds. even into friday, six states again from oklahoma all the way to northern illinois, including chicago. so a lot more severe weather is just going to keep rolling good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. still cloudy across the south bay and we are seeing clearing elsewhere across the bay area. that's the last little push of the clouds in a storm system that brought us the rain yesterday. as our skies clear, we will warm up and the inland valleys reach into the upper 70s. 63 in san francisco. over the next several days really nice, mostly sunny skies and a little cooler for the weekend. we will be watching out for a chance of rain into memorial day

and early next week. >> thank you so much. >> oh, thank you so much. you know it's going to be a good morning in the studio because kevin hart is here. >> that's true. >> it is true. he is fact-checking me right now. the talented comedian brought us the loud and loveabl snowball the rabbit in "the secret life of pets. he is back for the sequel which sees snowball protecting the city from evil-doers of any kind. >> snowball, what are you doing? >> what's it look like i'm doing? looking for crime, tiny dog. doing superhero stuff. ha ha. let me tell you something. anybody comes here looking for trouble, they are going to meet my partners. i'm talking about paw and order. >> good morning, kevin. >> good morning. >> was there any doubt you would be bringing snowball back when they did "secret life of pets" 2? >> i don't think so. >> you were a scene stealer in the first one. >> i had such a blast with the first one. that was the first time that i was off of the role of a villain.

of course, i jumped in, took full advantage of it and the journey and the story that was being told i think was so unique that i was able to kind of just really sink my teeth into the character and develop him in such a fun and funny way that everybody gravitated towards. >> did they give you a little leeway to kind of -- >> they gave me a lot. they gave me a lot of leeway a lot. kevin, you are in the booth. do what you want we will figure it out. >> i love it. >> if you look at snowball, you can see a lot of my mannerisms even from facial expressions his eye movement from sad to angry to concerned to charming with the physicality like they just took all of the images and all of the video from me in the booth and put it into him. it's dope. >> do you have anything in common with snowball >> i have a lot in common. >> you're a superhero obviously. >> i am already a superhero. everybody knows that i am not human but with snowball what i loved is his ability to go from very calm to angry to insecure, you know it's the quickest change of,

now, do it this way? wait, is that okay it's just the levels of up and down and i think my ability to basically put those levels on display consistently is where we share similarities. >> i know you're not a bunny fan. >> i'm not >> do you like any pets? >> i like my pets. >> what pets do you have >> two dogs, roxy and riggs. my dogs are fine i don't like other people's pets. >> do you like other people's dogs or your dogs and that's it? >> i only like my dogs i don't want to meet nobody else's dogs. i don't need to be around other people's pets. i don't need to see them i have no feeling at all or emotion towards them >> that raises a different question how do you feel about othe people's kids? same things? >> i don't need to be around nobody else's kids if i have to, i will. i only want to be around my kids >> your kids are pretty cute. >> my kids are amazing >> i heard that this movie has a good message for parenting. >> it does. >> not to be like a helicopter

hovering parent? >> no. it's a good message, one that i can relate to because i have a teenager you know my daughter is at that age where i have to start letting go. >> are you good at this, letting go >> i am getting better i'm not overbearing. i'm understanding. in this movie there is a message simply giving us the encouraging nod to say you can be there and still support, you know, your child in their growth because if you don't allow someone to grow, you are not allowing them to take advantage of experiences. >> it's true. >> and between max and duke and them now having a new baby in their life, they are so overprotective and they have to understand that the baby has to grow, the baby has to learn. >> you are not following your daughter out on dates or anything like that >> i didn't say that i didn't say i am not doing that i don't need the world to know if i was i am understanding that she is just at a point where she wants to do more and she is excited about independence so i have to make sure that i'm

just, you know, very cool about it in front of her, i'm very cool it's when she leaves i am like, no, it ain't gonna happen. >> you are putting the tracking device on? >> yeah. >> expressing myself to others, not her. >> you have a big birthday in july >> yes. >> the big 4-0 >> yes. >> how do you feel about that? >> my back hurts. >> does it >> my back hurts >> feeling more middle-aged? >> i do. i fell the other day it was scary. >> were you dancing at the time? >> you got it. there it is. >> we do i think we have the actual video. >> oh, no. >> you are starting to let it rock there on the dance floor. >> uh-huh. >> give me a play-by-play. what happened? >> i will tell you what happened i hit the ground that's what happened you know, that was my famous heel toe hop which is a move i have been doing for years. the floor was wet. feet got out from under me the reason why, i had on defective shoes. >> will you be filing a lawsuit? >> i am not filing a lawsuit they reached out and want to make things right, which is really good.

i went down. and when i went down i just started laughing because the fear in those three seconds that it took for me to go from point a to b was real. i really thought i'm about to break something. >> you did i thought it would be the fear of everyone just saw me totally whiff on the dance floor. >> i don't care less about that. i don't care about people seeing me i care about my arm or hip i thought it was over for me i am glad i survived it. >> that's probably why your back hurts. >> that amongst other reasons. but, but, being old is a mind-set the goal is to not engage into that mindset and feel young forever. it's a feeling. >> you are you bring a lot of youth and energy into this room. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> so good to have you here. >> always good to have you >> "secret life of pets" 2 from our sister company universal hits theaters june 7. ahead, jill is getting ready for father's day with a special steelers. and dylan. and we have got a swimming pool on the plaza. something else that's right around the corneis swim

season, and these olympians have tips on how you can make it a safe one we are getting in the pool first, your local news good morn. i )m ... a meeting today on the other a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia. a meeting today on the other coast could go a long way in determining how soon the troubled transbay transit center reopens. an independent panel of steel engineers and experts are meeting with the bay authority and other transit leaders to determine what has to be done to open the hub that's been shut down since december and cracks were found in support beams. mayor libby shaft recommended the review along with the metropolitan championship commission.

we will keep tabs on that. keeping tabs, here's mike. >> pretty much what you would expect as far as the westbound push for the morning commute. we see the slowing that stuck around in san mateo for 101 and 92 through the area. oakland a tough half hour, 45 minutes. c.h.p. doesn't have any reports of crashes but we have reports from our traffic partners there's something going on there. west 5, same latitude, also very slow, where the bulk of traffic pushes up in that area. bay bridge toll plaza is lighting up once again for cash lanes. that's good. back to you. >> thank you very much. another update in half an hour.

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8:30 now, wednesday morning. it is the 22nd of may, 2019. lively crowd it's going to be lively all week because fleet week gets underway today. expect energetic crowds in the days ahead. >> that's always good. >> i want to introduce you to someone i'm about to make friends with susan from virginia, where are you, susan hello! did you know you were coming here today >> i did, but only just a short while ago. >> because your daughters, you surprised mom? >> yes, for mother's day. >> tell me about it. how did you pull it off? >> so we -- i made a card for

her. i pretended like it was a train ticket that's all she knew. >> she said the "today" show express. >> i love it how long are you guys here >> you are the reason we're here. >> my goodness we are so happy you are here i love your sign great job. >> thank you. >> have fun. >> thank you, we will. >> good, i'm so glad, ladies, thank you. that's a good mother's day surprise. >> very cool. >> all right coming up, you may be wondering why dylan is in a robe we are diving into summer. she is diving into summer. we have a pool and some of the best swimmers in the world. >> not me. >> all gold medal winners from team usa to highlight swimming safety that's really important for your family. >> very cool. all right. how about some kibble and ritz a hot trend in the food pet industry owners spending a lot for freshly prepared feasts for their four-legged friends. but is real food really the best for your pet >> good question. >> very good. guys, you could be dad's

favorite child this father's day if you listen to steals and deals. jill's got some good ones and if you order now they'll make it by father's day >> the most important ever. >> it's father's day every day. >> yeah, right. >> the third hour of "today," we are going to talk to joshua jackson, blair underwood and christopher jackson about their new series based on an infamous case, it's on netflix. >> looking forward to that. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> first, 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. >> and let's check out what's happening in your weather today. we start off, of course, again in the plains today where we have got severe storms firing up the heat continues to build in the southeast. beautiful day here in the northeast and mid-atlantic states snow through the rockies then for tomorrow severe storms move into the northeast in the mid-atlantic states.

hot and humid with record setters through the gulf, strong storms through the central plains chilly in the northern plains with mountain snows in the rockies. that's a look at the weather i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of sunshine as we take a live look outside. in dublin if you're about to head off, chilly start but it will warm up and be a nice day. reaching into the low 70s. san jose 70 and 76 in napa. oakland 68 and 63 in san francisco. we have a few days of some mostly sunny skies and warmer weather for the inand lad areas. cooling down for the weekend and i will be watching out for a chance of rain on memorial day. >> and that is your latest weather. mr. melvin. >> all right, mr. roker, thank you, sir just ahead, a special steals and deals covering everything that us dads could want for father's day you ready? >> i'm ready. >> who better? bargains in a bit.

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at ross. yes for less. and we're back a special edition of steals and deals. this one just for dads because we are going to help you get a jump start on father's day. >> our pal, today lifestyle contributor jill martin is here with exclusive discounts on gifts that dads will love. >> yes so happy early father's day. everything will look like you really tried, like you were on it. >> absolutely. didn't go to 7-11. >> yes there is something for everyone. you have to move fast because these deals sell out they have been quickly so we start with the cutter polo shirts any golfers? >> charity golf. >> and also you ride your bicycle to work? >> i do. >> you are often in your suit. these are great. they have moisture-wicking

fabric they come small to triple xl they are carried at high-end golf clubs the deal $19 up to 74% off and all the different iterations stripes, solids, color blocking on today.com. >> nice shirts. >> watches, this is always a popular gift for dad >> yes and it comes in the box. just add the bow the jbw watches, retail $695 this is their bond collection. they are over-sized. that's the trend right now. >> big and chunky? >> big and chunky. and also for women to wear >> not anymore >> not at all. this is over-sized stainless steel traps. the retail $699. the deal $99 all the different versions on today.com. now, this you are really going to love. so this is the gamma plus italian men's electric shaver. retail $69.95. it weighs 4.6 ounces and it's

dual function and has a built-in retractible trimmer. >> it's really light. >> it's very light, 4.6 ounces it has the longest ever continuous cordless run time 120 minutes. >> that's a lot of beard. >> it's interesting. it looks like a usb. >> yes, that's how you charge it 120 minutes of cordless run time that's apparently a lot for a shaver the retail $69.95. the deal $30 it's 57% off and it was featured in gq. a lot of stylists used it in fashion week >> okay. >> now we're talking, al the knife set, $49.99. it's a four-piece steak knife set. special heavy duty steak knives and you can add these to any collection. >> that's a good weight. >> great knife set retail $49.95. the deal $18.95. that's 62% off

>> i've been waiting for this. >> it's time to feast. >> oh? an early father's day meal. >> all right so here is the deal. omaha steaks, the retail $134.94. here's what you get. chivalry is not dead two 8 ounce ribeyes, four omaha steak burgers, four kielbasa sausages, four boneless pork chops, omaha steak seasoning packet as well the retail $134.94 the deal $40 for this whole thing. that's 70% off. >> that's good. >> good, right >> good sausage. >> let's run through that one more time. >> polo shirts from cutter and buck, jbw watches, electric shavers from gamma plus italia, steak knives from north and grilling sets from omaha steaks. there they are on the screen >> that's good eating. >> remember you can find all of these deals and more at today.com/deals. just so you know, today we'll make a small share of revenue from your purchases. >> jill, thank you thank you, thank you. >> happy father's day.

>> thank you. we're going to go from dads to dogs. pet food going gourmet apparently first, this is "today" on nbc.

and welcome back on this wednesday. well, it's happened. the focus on fresh whole foods has made it its way to man's best friend. more on the gourmet pet food >> you knew it was a matter of time it's becoming increasingly common to swap processed ingredients for everything from locally sourced beef to blueberries in an industry that some say has grown 70% the last five years these pets are taking a seat at the table with home delivered personalized and preportioned meals made out of freshly prepared ingredients like chicken, sweet potatoes, squash, and spinach. >> most people are buying food

thinking what they are purchasing is the healthiest option when in fact many times it's not much different than the cheapest pet food. >> reporter: brett and john knew they could do better for their furry friends. >> it was inspired by my dog jada she was sick for the first years i had her. i tried every food on the market and finally a vet recommended i tried home cooking for her it was magical. >> reporter: so the duo left their day jobs to start the farm farmer's dog, an online pet food company that makes feeding real food to dogs easy. >> if you can do something smarter and make it immediately, ship it direct to customers, you can make it fresh. so you end up feeding real food instead of something that's extremely highly processed leaving a job when you are pretty comfortable to start something completely new that you have never really done before always seems pretty crazy. and it is a little bit it was just us in a kitchen from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. making dog food. >> reporter: some four years later it's a pet's paradise.

a growing trend inside the $30 billion pet food industry. one where e-commerce businesses like theirs, nom-nom now, pet plate and ollie are serving millions a month to cats and dogs for as little as $2 to $3 a day. leading the charge in this fresh food revolution, millennials and gen z, 80% of which report owning a dog >> every day we get emails and messages about customers seeing incredible benefits. their coats are better their breath improves. their overall energy, if the dog had stomach issues, they will no longer have them if they were itchy, it stops it's pretty incredible the power fresh food can have on a dog's health. >> the verdict is out for some veterinarians on whether or not fresh food is actually better or healthier. one thing is for sure. the dogs eat it up. >> dogs eat anything. >> they love it. >> people love their pets. i think for some people if they

think the food with vitamins and minerals can extend their lives or give them a mor vibrant life, they go for it. >> i make a little extra for our meals. we are having duck tonight i made some duck. >> pepper had duck for breakfast? >> no, tonight for dinner. >> don't get crazy >> it will be with kibble and a nice rose it will be nice. >> okay. there you have it. >> thank you. let's send it outside to dylan. what do you have >> i am procrastinating getting into the pool. it is filled with medal winning olympians. we are going to teach your family about summer swimming safety first, this is "today" on nbc. man, that's a cool looking hot tub.

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welcome back as we head into memorial day weekend, this morning we are kicking off our special summer safety series. the hot weather is around the corner and along with that the

activities that come with it like swimming in the pool. spending time in the water comes at a risk. according to the cdc drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for children under the age of 5 and the second leading cause for children under 14. here to give us some timely tips to keep our kids safe in the water, our five gold medal winning olympians from usa swimming nathan adrian, simone manual and rowdy gains and dylan. missy franklin ans cullen jones, good morning why did you want to get involved, missy? this is so important we read those statistics they are shocking. >> absolutely. it's the most important work you can do swim lessons reduce the risk of drowning by 88%. so we just want to get the word out to parents, to everyone to get your kids in the water, get them in swim lessons and prevent that rate as much as possible. >> people might be surprised how young you can start swimming lessons for your little ones >> absolutely. i am expecting a baby boy in about eight weeks. i am getting him in the water at

3 months parents, 3 months, get them in the water. they can float on their backs, you can teach them that at a very, very young age. >> it's so important you talk to the older kids, too, about water safety i want to send it to dylan i know you've got some really good tips with your swimmers >> hi, guys. oh, you're ready for us? >> we're ready for you you are having a pool party over there. >> yes, i am joined by usa swimming olympians nathan adrian, simone manual and rowdy gains, thank you guys so much you have such important tips we have got kids in the pool to go through the tip, too. >> we do we have been hanging out with them for probably the last half hour or so my biggest tip is get them comfortable. we are not big fans of throwing a kid in and letting them figure out how to swim. it's about getting a healthy respect for the water. this is adrian we have been showing our flip turns. can you do a flip turn for me? >> a flip turn >> yeah. >> he is going to go all the way to the wall, do a flip turn.

this is fun, right this is playing with them. >> nice. so you want kids to have fun in the water so it's not something they are afraid of >> it's a healthy respect, right? he enjoys it he is having a good time that's how he is going to learn. >> simone, there are some crucial tips that you should teach kids once they get used to the water? >> yes definitely after becoming comfortable is learning how to float. so juliana is going to float in the starfish position on her back ready? wow, look. and so she becomes really comfortable with the water and has a good body position in the water to allow her to learn how to swim properly. >> why is floating on your back so important >> it's super important that they become comfortable an have good body position parallel to the water it allows them to have good body awareness. >> you're really good at that. >> yes >> is it hard to talk while you are floating on your back? >> yes. >> okay. rowdy, what tip do you have? >> it's really important to understand that kids are like magnets to the water, right?

the most important thing is if they are on the side of the pool and don't know how to swim, a lot of times they will jump off the side of the pool one of the skills is -- riley is going to get up here, go up one more rung. they will jump, and if the water is above their head, they are going to jump, they are going to land, jump, turn, and then grab the side of the pool now, he is tall and it's too shallow in here. normally, that can be a very important skill. the most important thing is always have adult supervision. that is the most critical component on everything we are telling you today. make sure that that adult is the first line of defense. >> those are awesome tips especially as memorial day is around the corner. thank you guys so much we want to thank usa swimming foundation and their sponsor phillips 66 for providing this pool for us here on the plaza and all these athletes are currently on the make a splash tour teaching the importance of learning how to swim we have much more on the tour and other helpful tips at today.com.

are you guys jumping in? >> no. >> we should. >> on your life. >> they are having so much fun rowdy is right, you have to have a water watcher, an adult whos sole job is to just watch the kids not be on the phone but eyes on at all time. >> the dylan dreyer today show bathing suit, that's going to be a hot item >> people are already asking. >> i have had it for a long time, believe it or not. synchronized swimming shoot and you end up with this. >> it looks good. >> thank you, kids. >> fun to have our olympians thank you so much. go team usa. that does it for us this hour. find more stories at today.com/allday, including a new warning for parents who let their kids sleep in their car seats. plus ten super easy recipes fo the perfect memorial day barbecue. on the third hour of "today" the stars of that powerful new netflix series joshua jackson, blair underwood, they are going to join us kevin hart back with you for the fourth hour? >> yes. >> for the fourth hour we are going to have some fun.

>> uh-oh "secret life of pets 2"? >> see you tomorrow from indianapolis, guys special show tom hanks co-hosting. >> have a good flight. >> and the concert. >> sheryl crow. >> you are going to do some singing? >> no, she is going to do the singing. >> before that, local news and some weather. >> now to the pool. >> go, sheinelle good morning, i.

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