local news update. and join us for nbc bay area news at 11. have a great day . good breaking news. she's out. embattled british prime minister theresa may announcing moments ago she's stepping down. >> it's been the honor of my life to hold >> what finally pushed her to leave and what's next. we're live in london. bracing for more >> we seen the damage and i was shaking like a leaf. >> the ninth straight day of bad weather for the midwest. in the east, fierce storms causing damage

>> the war of words between president trump and nancy pelosi hits new lows. >> she's lost it >> i wish his family or administration would have an innervation. the fake videos of nancy pelosi his allies are circulating this morning those stories plus breaking overnight, harvey weinstein's 4 $44 million deal with his accusers and how it could impact the criminal case against him. cold war could new information settle the age-old thermostat battle between men and women. and a record number of americans heading off for the long memorial day, today friday, may 24, 2019 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio

1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today. nice to have you with us on a friday morning the one before memorial day weekend. so many people looking to get out and started s summer. >> the unofficial start of summer. breaking news from overseas, theresa may stepping down as british prime minister this morning after repeated failures to win that brexit deal. kelly has the latest on this good morning >> theresa may has been under pressure for months and this morning she said she's finally giving in to that pressure an emotional statement he in front of her official residence, 10 downing street, she said she would be resigning officially on june 7th after that state visit with president trump the prime minister brought down by brexit. her plan to leave the european union. it's divided this country. divided the parliament, and divided her own party.

she was clearly emotional this morning. her voice cracking saying her three years as prime minister were up. >> i will shortly leave the job, it has been the honor of my life to hold. the second female prime minister, but certainly not the last i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love >> she is essentially a lame duck prime minister now. she will meet with president trump as planned in just about ten days time. she will stay in office until a new prime minister is chosen that could be sometime this summer and the leading candidate, a familiar name to both president trump and to the u.s., former london mayor and foreign secretary, boris johnson

>> all right thank you. the major story back here at home the ongoing threat of severe weather as the memorial weekend rush gets under way. the midwest dealing with dozens of tornadoes and widespread flooding the east coast hit hard by strong storms overnight as well. al will look ahe head to the weekend in a moment, first morgan chesky is in jefferson, missouri for us. >> day two since this massive tornado hit. power is still out, roads are closed and a city curfew has been put in place. despite all of this destruction this twister brought, no one was killed and no one seriously injured. >> we barely made it to the bathroom before all the windows bust in on us. >> reporter: this morning stunned residents in jefferson city, missouri are literally picking up the pieces of their lives. >> our house is tumbled. it's this one here.

>> reporter: one day after an tornado devastated the state's capital. >> i wasn't scared until after i seen the damage. >> reporter: buildings collapsed. businesses demolished. roofs peeled off homes everything in the twister's 19-mile path torn apart. >> the damage is just devastating up here. we're days to come to get this fixed. >> reporter: 150 miles to the south, three people killed when a tornado sliced through golden city the storms also marching to the northeast. >> i was like my whole house just hook. >> reporter: an ef1 twister ripping up trees around the nation's capital storms battering the plains and the midwest for a week >> water will continue to rise. >> reporter: no clear end in sight. >> this could remain high for the next several days. >> reporter: webers falls under mandatory evacuation but spared the worst. there were fears these two runaway barges carried by

rushing floodwaters would seriously damage a dam when they slammed into it. thankfully the damage was minor. back in jefferson city, residents sifting through what they have left >> total loss. total loss and this morning president trump has taken to twitter sharing his support for the state of missouri, describing these people here as strong and resilient and saying federal help is there if they need it. >> thank you, morgan that brings us to al folks in the midwest have been through so much what are we expecting? >> we have now have eight consecutive days with tornadoes, within these eight consecutive days, we've seen 194 tornado reports. and not just tornadoes 1,375 severe weather reports so this has been a huge, huge outbreak we continue to see it again today. look at the radar, from minnesota all the way down to

texas, we're looking at strong storms we have tornado watches, severe thunderstorm watches, and we have severe thunderstorm warnings some of those warnings could produce wind gusts of 60 miles per hour or more we also have flash flood watches and flash flood warnings from texas to michigan. so we're watching that closely the severe storm threat today, midland to chicago, nine states, we're talking 26 million people at risk for damaging winds, hail and tornadoes possible we move into tomorrow. look for this. 14 states, 25 million people at risk, texas all the way to western new york and western pennsylvania tornadoes still possible on sunday, the tornado risk comes down a bit but we still have the risk for hail, damaging winds from nebraska all the way down to texas. as far as travel is concerned, this is a big travel day, first unofficial weekend of summer chicago, kansas city likely airport delays

oklahoma and minneapolis possible diz mark bismarck to chicago, des moines to oklahoma city a problem on monday, minneapolis, chicago, bib hubs, kansas city, denver and salt lake airports could all see delays on the roads, minneapolis to chicago, i-94. and the longest stretch from salt lake to chicago on i-80, a big problem as well. we'll continue to track it for you right through the morning. guys >> we'll come back to you in a moment now to president trump making a controversial move tied to the mueller report and multiple investigations surrounding his administration it's a move raising red flags among democrats. we have two reports this morning starting with pete williams. pete, good morning >> good morning. the attorney general has already launched a review of how and why the fbi opened its investigation of the trump campaign and russian election meddling, now the president has given him a potent tool, the authority to dehe classify information gathered by u.s. intelligence

agencies, a power they jealously guard. the president directed u.s. intelligence agencies to cooperate quickly and fully with attorney general william barr's investigation into surveillance activities during the 2016 presidential election. the white house also gave barr the ability to declassify documents related to the investigation. in a statement the white house said the action will help ensure all americans learn the truth about the events that occurred and actions that were taken during the last presidential election the order came the same day that the president repeated his claim that the fbi's initial focus on his campaign amounted to treason. >> sir, the constitution says treason is punishable by death you accused your adversaries of treason. who specifically are you accusing of treason? >> i think a number of people. you look and they have unsuccessfully tried to take down the wrong person. you look at comey. if you look at mccabe.

if you look at strook, if you look at his lover, lisa paige. that's treason they couldn't win the election, and that's what happened >> reporter: last month during a congressional hearing the attorney general said he believes the fbi spied on president trump's 2016 campaign. >> i think spying did occur. >> reporter: though he later said he didn't necessarily mean it was illegal it's a word the president has often used >> was absolutely spying into my campaign i'll go a step further, in my opinion it was illegal spying, unprecedented spying >> reporter: in a late-night tweet adam schiff called the attorney general's investigation un-american. schiff said the president and the attorney general have conspired to weaponize law enforcement and classified information against their political enemies. also overnight, house judiciary committee chairman gerald nadler said robert mueller express ed a interest in testifying before congress, but only if it's behind closed doors. >> he's willing to make an

opening statement but wants to testify in private we're saying we think it's important for the american people to hear from him and to hear his answers to questions about the report >> pete, what's the point of giving the attorney general this authority to declassify documents? >> the people doing this review already have security clearances to look at these classified documents, the reason to declassify them was to make them before after the review was over pete, thank you. we turn to this back and forth between the president and nancy pelosi it's turning pe ining personal y peter alexander catches us up on all of this. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump later today heads to japan he and nancy pelosi head into this holiday weekend after trading insults with the president continuing to lash out at the house speaker overnight

on twitter posting an edited video mocking her. pelosi earlier questioned his leadership and his competency. a source close to her says this was a deliberate effort to pick a fight with the president and get under his skin this morning bitterness and biting attacks the feud between president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi getting more personal. >> crazy nancy tell you what, i've been watching her, i have been watching her for a long period of time. she's not the same person. she's lost it. >> reporter: the president taking aim hours after pelosi took her own sharp jabs. >> i pray for the president of the united states. i wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country. >> reporter: asked whether she's concerned about the president's well-bei well-being -- >> i am. and the well-being of the united states of america. >> reporter: the president defending his mental fitness >> i have not changed very much. been very consistent

i'm an extremely stable genius okay >> pelosi responding on twitter when the extremely stable genius acts more presidential i'll be happy to work with him the ugly clash follows that three-minute white house meeting where the president said he could not work with democrats because they're focused on investigating him after the mueller report democrats accuse president trump of having a temper tantrum the president pushes back. >> i walked out. i was so calm. you all saw me minutes later >> prompting a lineup of his top aides to vouch for hem what was my temperament yesterday? >> very calm no temper tantrum. >> what was my tone yesterday? >> very calm i've seen both, this is not angry or ranting >> pelosi offered another explanation for why president trump abruptly ended tuesday's meeting. >> the white house is just crying out for impeachment that's why he flipped yesterday. >> do you want to be impeached >> i don't know that anybody wants to be impeached. they don't feel they can win the election so they're trying to do the thousand stabs

keep stabbing. >> reporter: late thursday the president escalated his personal attacks tweeting an edited video of pelosi that supplieses together times that she either stuttered or stumbled over her words. amid this bitter back and forth the "washington post" published a story about a separate video of pelosi that's now spreading online the video was altered, experts say, to make it sound as if pelosi was drunkenly slurring her words at a public event. >> all right peter alexander at the white house, thank you also this morning the scandal surrounding disgraced movie mogul, harvey weinstein, is back in the headlines with word of a massive settlement with many of his accusers. joe fryer has the latest on this. >> reporter: a deal has been reached to the tune of $44 million, majority of which will go to his accusers and their attorneys. this is a civil deal only and it

does not affecttefect the crimi case against harvey weinstein. overnight, a bombshell concerning harvey weinstein. the disgraced movie mogul has agreed to a $44 million civil settlement with dozens of women who accused him of sexual misconduct. the source adding board members of the weinstein company have also signed off. as many as 100 women accused weinstein of inappropriate behavior ranging from harassment to rape including some huge hollywood stars like angelina jolie, gwyneth ball troe and rose mcgowan. >> he should go to jail forever. >> reporter: their stories helping to ignite the women's empowerment movements me too and time's up. the agreement involves the new york attorney general's office and would settle more than 15 lawsuits filed against weinstein and his former company. all of the $44 million would be

covered by insurance companies, which were facing more than three times that amount in claims and litigation from numerous parties. a source telling nbc news $30 millions will go to weinstein's accusers, their attorneys and creditors,milli 14 million willo cover legal fees of the weinstein board who have been named as defendants in multiple lawsuits. under the terms of the deal there is no admission of wrongdoing. the settlement does not affected a criminal case pending against weinstein in new york which charges him with rain and other sex crimes. that trial is set to begin in september. the former movie he mogul, who is currently out on bail, has pleaded not guilty. he's also repeatedly denied all accusations of nonconsensual sex against him. we reached out to harvey weinstein's representatives as well as the new york state attorney general's office for comment, we have not yet heard back.

>> joe fryer for us, thank you. celebrity chef mario batali is facing a criminal charge for allegedly kissing and gloroping woman at a restaurant in 2017. he denies those allegations. months after that alleged incident in boston is when four other women came forward accu accusing him of inappropriate touching. the toronto raptors, just one win away from a trip to the nba finals for the first time in franchise history. the raptors beat the bucks last night, game five of the eastern conference finals. the final score, 105-99. leonard led the raptors with 35 points, 9 assists. game six tomorrow night back in toronto. raptors fans, we the north, that's their catch phrase. >> al, what's shaking with this forecast? >> let's look at what's going on

around the rest of the country. we have mountain snow in the northern rockies. severe storms we've been talking about. in the next half hour we'll look at these record highs in the southeast. it will be awfully toasty. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. is dope. this thing is beautiful. i love the lights. oh man, it's got a mean face on it. it looks like a piece of candy. look at the interior. this is nice. this is my sexy mom car. i would feel like a cool dad. it's just really chic. i love this thing. it's gorgeous. i would pull up in this in a heartbeat. i want one of these. that is sharp. the all-new chevy blazer. speaks for itself. i don't know who they got to design this but give them a cookie and a star. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we'll see a few clouds passing by. a live look at san jose. overall, a beautiful day ahead with highs reaching up to 75 degrees. we'll be up to 76 in antioch today. and 74 in napa.

san francisco, reaching 64. and it will be a cooler weekend. also some rain in the forecast on sunday into memorial day. and then after that rain clears out, we'll see our temperatures warming up. we'll go from 63 sunday to 80 on thursday. that's your still ahead, yet another fatal accident involving people looking for that perfect picture. the new warning after a college student's death at a scenic overlook. then an nbc news exclusive an inside look at gaza and a rare interview this morning with the leader of an armed militant group there. he has a direct message for the president. first this is "today" on n bc

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day forecast. cloudy in spots across the bay area. this is a live look outside dublin where the sun is shining now. temperatures will be climbing into the mid-70s today. san jose, expect a high of 75. 69 in oakland. 64 in san francisco. napa today reaching 74. very nice weather. we see that continuing into tomorrow as well. just slightly cooler. by sunday, there will be scattered showers moving in. and that could continue into memorial day. some off and on rain. make sure you have the nbc bay area app so you can track the showers. an update on the commute from mike. >> this is a slow spot. north 880 north of high street blocking the fast lane for the motorcycle crash. we don't see the crash. we see the slower drive. san leandro in that area. 580, a great option for you. light traffic for the rest of the approach toward the maze. south 880, the direction past the dumbarton, in toured mowery, a crash there leaving one lane

blocked. that's why we have slowing through fremont. the rest of the bay, light. thanks, mike. we'll have more local news in 30 minutes.

7:30 now, 7:30 now, friday morning, the 24th of may, 2019. yes, we are heading into memorial day weekend and our plaza is filled with men and women in uniform it's fleet week here in new york city we love to see them and say hi a little bit also, harry smith has a remarkable story about world war ii veterans and this effort going on to bring back their remains. it's really powerful and important work. it is a busy friday morning. let's start with a check of today's headlines. breaking overnight theresa may says she is going to step down as u.k. prime minister that announcement coming a few

hours ago outside 10 downing street may bowing to pressure fro her party to quit after failing to win support for her plan to withdraw from the european union. >> i will shortly leave the job that has been the honor of my life to hold i do so with no ill will, bu with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love >> may says she will stay on as prime minister until the new leader is chosen a process likely to take several weeks. wikileaks founder julian assange is facing more than a dozen new charges this morning the justice department accusing him of violating federal espionage laws the espionage act has been used to punish government employees who illegally reveal classified information. advocates and legal scholars say this indictment seeks to criminalize activity that journalists engage in every day some say prosecutors say assange is no

journalist and deserves no such protection he is accused of helping chelsea manning to get thousands of classified documents and publishing them on wikileaks "jeopardy!" contestant james holzhauer continued his winning streak last night, pushing it to 26 straight and bringing the total earnings shy of 2 million bucks. it was the toughest game yet he trailed after the first round and was just $5,400 ahead of the top challenger heading into final jeopardy. >> are you taking the "a" train to victory oh, yes, you are $20,908. you can breathe a sigh of relief. >> do you think he was sweating it >> no, i don't think he was. holzhauer needs less than $10,000 now to become the second player ever to cross that $2 million mark. >> my money is on him. >> my money is on him as well. now to the latest on what has become a series of deadl accidents, it's all about the quest for captivating selfies.

a college student fell to her death at a scenic lookout on the oregon coast nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has been covering this story for to us. good morning >> reporter: this unfolded at a popular outlook in oregon, just off the highway and above the pacific ocean. she fell to her death, a tragi accident that officials are now seeing more and more often this is where it happened. along the picturesque oregon coastline, a 21-year-old college student fell to her death taking a photo. police say michelle casey climbed over a retaining wall for a better view then suddenly slipped, falling 100 feet down. >> the rock wall prevents pedestrians and people who enjoy the scenery from crossing that dangerous area >> reporter: when rescue teams reached casey two hours later, she was still breathin after hitting a tree that broke her fall she later died at the hospital >> hello. >> reporter: a sophomore at oregon state university, casey's

death is the latest in a string of accident involving risky photos in march, a woman was mauled by a jaguar after authorities say she hopped a barrier to get a closer picture along popular vistas, at the edge of a volcano, and at national parks like yosemite and the grand canyon. >> he was standing on the edge. they wonder why there's deaths >> i think that's the selfie era. people are doing that everywhere. >> reporter: officials are reporting a growing number of accidents and deaths from those pushing limits one study says more than 259 people have died taking selfies. in texas, tristan bailey fell 50 feet off a bridge while snapping photos of himself. >> you see it all over social media, like the pictures of the skyline and all of that. so we want to have our own. >> reporter: with more people taking photos to the extreme this morning officials are pleading for sightseers to exercise caution especially as a growing number go one step too far for the

perfect picture. >> miguel, i got to believe there are signs or something telling people to stay away from those dangerous spots? >> reporter: yeah, so many of these cases authorities say people are ignoring those signs or jumping barriers meant to keep them safe these are all examples, they say, of accidents that could have and should have been prevented. back to you. >> what a shame that is. i hope people get the message. >> thank you. mr. roker, we turn to you. our friends down south, it's hot. >> i hope the air-conditioning is working because it's going to be toasty. atlanta has a possibility of records all three days this weekend, saturday, sunday, monday, with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s this weekend also look how hot raleigh, knoxville, montgomery, savannah, tallahassee, new orleans, memphis above 90. all these cities have a potential record at least one day coming up this memorial day weekend. the national weather service is out with the national hurricane

outlook for 2019 looks like a near normal season as you see 2019, they expect 9 to 15 named storms, four to eight hurricanes, two to four major hurricanes last year we had 15 named storms, eight hurricanes and two majors that was c >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look at the golden gate bridge. mist and drizzle, low clouds. clearing out throughout the day. our high temperature in san francisco reaching 64 degrees. mid-70s for the inland areas. very comfortable with a breezy wind. cooler air on the way saturday and sunday. cooling trend gets under way and scattered showers on sunday as well as memorial day. inland, highs in the upper 60s with a chance of rain. >> and that's your latest >> and that's your latest weather. craig? >> mr. roker, thank you.

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islamic jihad. it was not without risks islamic jihad is described by the u.s. as a terrorist organization it wants to wipe out israel. just this month a militant in gaza was killed by the israelis accused of trying to funnel money from iran to groups like islamic jihad. we wanted to know if there was a conflict with iran, would it set light to places like gaza. this is one of only two ways in and out of heavily guarded gaza. a barrier separating the 2 million palestinians living there from israel. been through multiple document checks metal gates. you don't just walk into gaza. if america's tensions with iran ever escalate to armed conflict gaza could be a flashpoint at least 25 palestinians and four israelis died in days o violence just this month the armed militant group islamic

jihad has been supported for decades by the iranians. one leader agreeing to an interview. and he has a message for president trump. >> i'm sorry to say he's a thug man. >> reporter: a thug? >> a thug president. >> reporter: a thug president? >> of the united states of america. >> reporter: president trump, america, many european countries, many countries around the world would say that you are a thug describe you as a terrorist. >> i am people, under israeli's occupation. >> reporter: a cause islamic jihad is fighting with missiles like these from recent propaganda video, yet we found them careful not to threaten a wider war with america. if the iranians asked you to fire missiles on israel, would you do it? >> our mission is to keep our rights in palestine. the israelis would like to delete our history in this land. >> reporter: they say you want

to delete them. >> no, because we are the owner of this land >> reporter: extremism here is fed by a hand-to-mouth existence. we find 2-year-old ebe and nara without shoes, while 5-year-old maran collects free soup for her grandmother. do you carry it to your grandmother every day? >> yes. >> reporter: gaza's young people like these students fear for their future. >> we are living in an open jail actually. >> reporter: since they were children thousands of palestinians have died in gaza's wars. >> i have seen four wars and this continues. >> reporter: four wars in ten years? >> yes we have lost the right to get scared we are so used to it, even when we hear rockets, it's just like normal. >> reporter: who is to blame >> people in power all of them.

people who are eager to change the situation. >> reporter: they do not see president trump's proposal this week of massive investment as an answer without a political solution a view we encountered everywhere here. >> our land is not for sale. gaza not for sale. >> reporter: in this poverty stricken strip of land politics comes first no matter what the cost meanwhile, the israelis say that that barrier that you saw there around gaza is there to prevent groups like islamic jihad from killing israelis, and if gaza feels like an open jail as that young woman suggested that is the responsibility of groups like islamic jihad >> fascinating look there. how expensive is iran' influence in gaza? what do we know about that >> reporter: look, experts suggest that tens of millions of dollars are fed to islamic jihad from iran. what the israelis say is that

basically islamic jihad and groups like hezbollah in lebanon are proxies of iran and their ambition is to provoke israel into a war of course, stuck in the middle of this are those young people you saw, young people here in israel who i have been speaking to this week i think it was significant that that leader was not prepared to threaten war i think that indicates just how worried everybody is in this region. >> keir simmons in tel aviv. keir, thank you. >> a very telling interview. thank you very much. up next, we are going to shift gears considerably carson is going to join us we have the results of a new study. this could settle that office fight, that age-old debate ove the office thermostat right after this. >> hits close to home. i heard there were fleas out here. and t-t-t-t-t-icks! and mosquitoooooooooooes! listen up, scaredy cats. we all have k9 advantix ii to protect us. it kills and repels fleas, ticks and mosquitoes.

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>> that's the truth right there. that's the college humor clip and it sets up our next story nicely carson, you are back in time for this age-old debate, how cold is too cold in the office >> never cold enough. >> i rest my case. guys, a recent study, science suggests your work productivity could be more connected to the office thermostat than you think. >> did you conduct this study? >> i didn't. i didn't nor did i commission it. >> this new report found that women excel in warmer workplaces and overall productivity could increase by turning up the temperature. >> well, that begs the question, why are so many offices on the colder side? a scientist created a model to predict the preferred indoor temperature for workers. >> 70 degrees became the go-to for many buildings >> way too hot >> science argued that female workers were not factored in along with differences between men and women, the average

worker was a man wearing a three-piece suit. they wanted it to be cold. now all of us women are freezing in the office. >> we have the whiteboards everybody write down your preferred office temp and we will discuss, all right? preferred office temp. >> all right we should note that the temperature in the studio right now is a balmy 82. >> it is not 82. >> it's a little warm in here. >> it's humid in new york. >> it's actually perfect. >> i like it. >> i would settle on 70. >> yeah, i said 70. >> 75? >> i think 75 is the universally acceptable temperature to all people. >> i get lethargic i don't think. i need it cold to have my wits about me. >> david letterman kept it 65 degrees. >> 75? >> in the ed sullivan theater they hung beef in there. >> people are more alert. >> studies show women at work like the ac dial at 77 guys prefer around 72. research says 75 degrees

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happening >> good friday morning. for many across the bay kwraeart is right at about 630 degrees. we will get clearing. it will be a beautiful day. it will warm up for the inland areas. reaching into the mid-70s today. napa, expect a high of 73 4. 75 in san jose. san francisco reaching 64. oakland tops out at 69 degrees. we'll see upper 60s inland. as we go into tomorrow with a mix of sun and clouds, rain comes back in the forecast sunday. scattered showers possible. and, again, memorial day, a slight chance of rain. after that storm system clears out, we'll see temperatures warming up and mostly sunny skies through the middle of next week. san francisco stays cool with low 60s throughout the forecast.

let's get an update on the commute from mike. a light volume all morning. the crash in oakland cleared 880 at high street. quick recovery the last 20 minutes. much less slowing from san leandro. a live look past the coliseum itself passing by the earlier jam, smoothing out right here. southbound side clear getting away from the bay bridge. north 280, we have a crash. back to you. thanks, mike. happening now, a break in the case of a vandal attack the veterans memorial. it happened two weeks ago when someone covered the memorial in spray paint. police announced a suspect has been arrested. you can go to our home page for the full details. british leadership in turmoil after prime minister tease that may announces her plans to step down two weeks from now. right now there are no indications about who might

replace her. go to our home page for the full story, including video announcement she made this morning. more local news coming up in 30 minutes. it )s the memorial holi weekend. on monday, wake up with us! we )ll let you know if the weather will cause any problems for your holiday activities. we )ll also prepare you before heading back to work next week! today in the bay. monday morning from 4:30-7. monday morning from 4:30-7.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, no end in sight. people picking up the pieces after those terrifying tornados and floods slammed the midwest. >> our house is crumbled. it's this one right here. >> how will the severe weather threats impact holiday weekend plans? al's forecast is straight ahead. plus, heroes homecoming. the organization working to identify and bring home the remains of missing soldiers from world war ii. >> when you lose someone it's good to have a closure. >> a look inside their meaningful work as we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice on this memorial day

weekend. >> no man left behind means we do what we have to do to come back and get you. and harrison ford stopping by studio 1a as the action star takes on his very first animated role. >> yeah, you're cured. >> plus, we will ask who he thinks should take over one of his most iconic roles. today friday, may 24, 2019. ♪ >> from the "uss new york" celebrating fleet week. >> from rose hill, kansas, go rockets. >> class of 2019. >> celebrating my 80th. >> happy birthday, mom! >> here for rachel's 40th. >> hi, kids. >> from chicago. >> alina is turning 12. woo! >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's friday morning.

we're heading into the holiday weekend. >> it's fri-yay. >> that's right. by the way, thanks for the my "today" plaza shout-outs. we love to see them. there is the #mytodayplaza. use that when you post your video to twitter or instagram. you will be part of our virtual plaza. >> it's fleet week in new york city. we will see men and women in uniform on the plaza. lots to get to this morning. much of the country is going to spend this holiday weekend cleaning up and counting losses after a long streak of violent weather. it's not over yet. morgan chesky joins us from jefferson city, missouri. people are returning to their tornado-damaged homes. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. people are returning to find scenes like what i am standing in front of, buildings ripped apart. we are learning more about how powerful that twister was. they are labeling it an ef-3, winds 160 miles an hour. as you can see behind me more than enough to do damage, a 19-mile path from before and

through jefferson city where pow is still out, a city curfew is in place and roads are still closed. across this region, that's not the biggest concern. right now in florida, right now in oklahoma rather, floodgates have been opened and many lakes, alleviating levies from bursting in that area. tulsa having to open dams as many people are afraid they may lose their homes to rising waters. a lot to keep an eye on with this upcoming weekend. >> morgan, thank you. we'll get al's holiday within forecast in a few moments. british prime minister theresa may announced her resignation this morning after failing to win approval of her brexit deal from britain's withdrawal from the european union. >> i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. >> may said she will step down as the head of her conservative party june 7th after president

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as we head into this memorial day weekend. honoring our military today. nbc's harry smith joins us now. >> you just got back from germany. i know there are a group of dedicated volunteers doing important and meaningful work. >> think about this. more than upwards of 70,000 americans listed as missing in action from our wars in the 20th century. that's a whole lot of people now, scores of those as listed as mia are being found >> reporter: deep in germany's forest, a sniffer dog is on to a scent. something happened here 75 years ago. the locals remember as if it were yesterday otto was 9 years old he tells us, the air raid sirens went off and we heard the crash and came running it looked like the plane came straight down.

>> somewhere over germany american b-17 flying fortresses -- >> reporter: in december of 1944 deep behind enemy lines two of those b-17s collided in midair one of them nicknamed the fuddy-duddy with the crew of nine crashed here. two americans survived that day, were captured and became pows. the bodies recovered from the crash site brought to the village of steinbach 94-year-old maria points to the spot where they were buried in a mass grave their remains were eventually recovered. but three of the men aboard the fuddy-duddy were never found by the late 1940s the u.s. government had given up the search >> it's unfinished business. the country owes those people and their families. >> reporter: these men are volunteers with an organization called history recovering world war ii

aircraft, they realized they had they had a higher calling. >> the three crew members from this wreak, the top turret gunner, the pilot and the co-pilot are still missing today. it's likely they are in this wreck, possibly the bottom of the crater we are about to excavate. >> reporter: the founder says it will take a month or more to sift through the equivalent of two football fields of earth. >> there will be hundreds of pounds of that stuff this is essentially junk amongst the junk you find remains of the flight crew, the equipment that they wore you will find identification tags that they had enough to identify them. >> reporter: god bless you, man. >> it's amazing to think about the serenity of this, what it must are have been like when the crash happened. >> reporter: dr. carrie brown is a forensic anthropologist with the department of defense. their labs will determine the identity of the remains here. >> we are approaching now eight

decades since world war ii to be out here and doing that task it's monumental and really amazing. >> reporter: these are the faces of the men history flight has helped bring home. nearing 100 now. no longer missing. but found. among them marine private fred freet of indiana. >> all americans can forever be proud of the name. >> reporter: after a bloody battle in the pacific he was listed as missing. in letters his grieving mother begged the military for answers. >> and the report didn't say where or how he was killed or buried i realize you're busy, but i'm also a mother. i have to know. >> reporter: her grandchildren still have them. >> when you lose someone it's good to have a closure and to have a place to go visit them at a cemetery she didn't have that >> reporter: but now they do

last month private freet was brought home with full military honors >> because he fought for us. >> reporter: his hometown of marion gave him a hero's welcome. >> our uncle fred is home. we are so glad to have him back on indiana soil again. >> it's our own little piece of world war ii victory >> reporter: back in germany locals point to a tree carved 75 years ago. >> 13th of december, 1944. >> reporter: and with the letters "usa" it's near the spot with the fuddy-duddy, that b-17 crashed. decorated marine veteran and history flight coo justin lehue says their mission is part of a sacred promise >> no man left behind means we do what we have to do to come back and get you >> reporter: even decades later he sees this place as a

battlefield like the ones where he fought like nasiriya. places where young americans died fighting for their country. >> memorial days come and go what do people need to know who are only thinking about going to the beach this weekend >> that the reason that they are able to go to the beach this weekend is because of a bomber crew that flew in on to a target, held their mission, did not return home. those men 75 years ago are giving them that right today it matters, doesn't it, harry? it really matters. >> reporter: it does matter. those pow mia flags, memorial day, the idea that those who heed the call to serve know full well they may have to give all in marion, workers have pulled the stone marker that declared fred freet missing in action a new stone will mark his grave now as his remains have now joined so many others. rest in peace, private freet

you answered the call, and we are grateful >> so an amazing combination of csi and indiana jones sort of archeology, they are sifting away they can get a tiny, tiny fragment or sometimes it's just pieces of a medal or pieces of some kind of identification. >> when you think about that work, so painstaking, and going inch by inch and how meaningful it is and how profound for a family in indiana all these years later. >> so here we are on memorial day, which is a day that goes all the way back to the civil war. it was a decoration day. that's what it was called once upon a time. we go up, hey, summer sales, let's go, let's go worth taking a moment. >> needed reminder >> perfect story for this memorial day weekend. >> it was. >> no man left behind. >> dovetailing on what you all did yesterday, too. >> we can't remember enough, you

know and especially this weekend. >> there you go. >> thank you, harry. >> pleasure. let's talk about the weather. folks are going through a hard time. >> yeah. it's been very tough unprecedented. eight days in a row, we may see nine today of tornados and severe weather outbreaks we have got still severe thunderstorm watches the good news is the tornado watches are down, but we have flood watches from illinois and wisconsin into texas because of all the heavy rain we still have a risk of severe weather from texas on into michigan today 26 million people at risk. risk for severe weather tomorrow stretching all the way back into the northeast down into texas and then we make our way into sunday still in that same area, texas on into the plains, the storm hazard hopefully, no tornados out of that system. travel is going to be a mess for today for minneapolis, chicago, kansas, and oklahoma city as far as the airports are concerned. roads, bismarck to chicago, chicago to des moines, chicago

to louisville. then on your way back on monday problems in the airports in minneapolis, chicago, kansas, denver and salt lake and that drive stretching from salt lake good friday morning. i'm kari hall. we can see the sun and clouds over the south bay and overall a really beautiful day. we'll also have some comfortable temperatures with our inland areas reaching into the mid-70s. san jose reaches up to 75. 71 in santiaa rose, and 64 in s francisco. as we go into the weekend, rain chances return. especially on sunday with some scattered showers and that may continue into memorial day. after that we clear up and warm up. >> that is your latest weather. >> mr. roker, thank you. good to have you back, by the way. >> thank you very much. >> i got this thing. >> all right. >> see how it goes we have a big announcement from

"the voice" this morning after 16 seasons adam levine has decided to leave "the voice. he was one of the original coaches that launched the show, winning the competition three times and inspiring many of the artists he worked closely with over the years many viewers will miss his frenemy relationship with blake shelton. he'll always be cherished member of the "voice" family we wish him the best with adam's departure you might be wondering who will be sitting in that coveted big giant red chair? i am happy to share that gwen stefani will be returning. she and her current boyfriend blake shelton. we are looking forward to having her back next season should be a ton of fun. >> a lot of news. >> shark week is also coming back here is a promo announcing the return of the popular summer series >> shark >> shark >> shark >> shark

>> shark >> shark >> shark >> shark >> shark >> a good promo. >> al, safe to say we're all champing at the bit fo the week-long event that will bring us the latest shark discoveries. shark week returns july 28th on the discovery channel. >> we need a bigger tv. >> yes. olivia wilde with her new movie "book smart" had a chance to sit down with willie geist about directing and her son's reaction >> i hadn't called myself a director yet i asked him the other day, otis, do you know what i do? he goes, yeah, mom, you're a director i got full-body chills i was like, honey, thanks. somehow i needed my son to let me own that. >> right. >> i am the only director he has been in contact with

as far as he knows, all women, all directors are women. i thinks every movie, do you direct this? "toy story?" no, i wish >> you can watch more of willie's interview with olivia wilde this weekend on "sunday today." finally on "popstart" today, after 2,000 episodes tonight marks the final episode of my late show "last call" which started in 2002, if you could imagine. over the past 17 years i have had the good fortune to have conversations with some of the most incredible guests tonight or later tonight, much later tonight, early tomorrow morning, while america is fast asleep our last episode of "last call" will have some highlights. here is a quick peek. >> welcome dave chappelle. ♪ say hi to tina fey, everybody. welcome jay-z. ♪

>> i have the worst cover-up from an ex-girlfriend you have ever seen. i had jennifer love hewitt's name it's a pocket knife with like a crab claw coming out of it i got mine covered up. why get it removed >> i couldn't think of anything like that. >> you can see throughout the years the show has changed quite a bit. every time they slashed our budget we figured out how to kind of tweak the show's format, taking it out of the studio. it was in new york that was here. lorne michaels nice enough to let us squat where "snl" shoots. then to los angeles. then out of the studio the musical performances were some of the most important things to me a lot of bands made their tv debuts, including the killers, ed sheeran and kendrick lamar. i met my wife on the show. >> i was going to say, the most important thing. >> young writer's assistant, siri pinter. >> cutie.

>> we became friendly and eventually would meet at the starlight lounge around the studio and shoot only pool and drink some beers and got married and had some babies. i want to thank everybody at the network for an awesome run 17 years on "last call" amazing. you can watch that show if you are up late. last edition tonight. >> dvr that. >> i know. how do you feel? >> great. >> great run. >> are you kidding >> 17 years. in this business doing that for 17 years >> everybody said talk shows are so hard to sustain they are like, good luck transitioning from mtv they are like, good luck. had i known i would be on for 17 years i would have saved a lot of anxiety and worry enjoy the moment >> look at you >> and i had a great staff throughout the years huge thanks to everybody who worked on "last call" and that's about 1,000 people. >> we will be toasting you tonight. awesome. >> congratulations, my friend. just ahead we are going to sit down with one of the biggest stars really in the galaxy

harrison ford. plus, everything you need for some fun in the sun this summer consumer reports top picks sunscreens, the grills we have it all covered first, on a friday morning a check of your local news, weather, and these messages. weather and these messages a bre

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congestion. >> and today we are beating the congestion because a lot of folks may actually be on vacation or thinking about the holiday weekend. light throughout the south bay, peninsula. east bay, only slowing for oakland. had an earlier problem with a crash at high street. that cleared. another crash up toward 23rd added a little more slowing, but still 880 northbound moving nicely, 580, highway 13 all show the build we typically see this time. but no real problems. so there is the sticking point here for the oakland area. toward the bay bridge, no sticking around here unless you pay cash and then you get in toward san francisco. and we'll have more local news coming up in 30 minutes.

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and it is 8:30 now on a sunny friday morning, 24th of may, 2019. we have got a huge crowd on the plaza, including members of the navy, the coast guard, the marines are here it's fleet week. >> that's right. hello, sailors. >> fleet week. we love fleet week here. >> i love it i mean, how good do y'all look are you going to have fun this week >> yes. >> not too much fun. the holiday weekend is upon us it's the unofficial start to summer that means it's time to stock up on some of these household items. sunscreen, bug spray and more.

we will reveal consumer reports' best of the best. >> then we have been talking to the stars behind "the secret life of pets 2" this week. another star are join us, harrison ford himself. >> and speaking of that awesome movie, let's walk down here and fiend gianna and angelo. they are in our crowd. all the way from detroit let's keep going, let's keep going. hi, everybody. how about these guys how are you? >> good. >> how are you >> good. >> you are from detroit? >> yes. >> who are you here with >> my mom. >> mom, hi. >> hi. >> how is new york going >> amazing. >> do you like it? >> yeah. >> what is the coolest thing you saw so far >> the statue of liberty >> good answer good answer. this will be cool for you. we have something special for you. these lovely passes, you will be among the first to see "the secret life of pets 2. take mom there are tickets to the early screening tomorrow you will see it two weeks before your friends are going to see

it, which is pretty cool enjoy that and enjoy new york and thanks for stopping by the show but that's not all thanks to fandago and illumination entertainment, we are sending everybody in the crowd to the early screening of "secret life of pets 2." so everybody enjoy [ cheers and applause >> very cool. >> thanks, carson. meantime, red nose day kicked off last night on nbc. stars pitching in to raise awareness and money to end child poverty. the campaign has raised more than $190 million in its first five years, including 40 million, close to 40 million last night alone. >> wow all right. coming up on the third hour of "today," our "hometown glory" series this guy, mr. roker, going back to queens. a visit to his childhood home. i heard it was quite the trip?

t was ry interesting. >> ran into -- >> some old friends of my mom's. >> looking forward to that. >> before that, how about a check of that holiday forecast all right. first of all, we have got the indy 500 sunday, 11:00 a.m. on nbc for the first time it's going to be the best time showers, thunderstorms likely, unfortunately. temperature about 80 degrees rest of your weekend outlook, for saturday showers in the northwest and the interior sections of the west gusty storms in the mid-mississippi and ohio river valley heat continues in the southeast. scattered showers western plains into the west and then on memorial day, monday itself, we are looking for rainy and cool weather out west soaking rains in the upper midwest. steamy weather continues through the southeast and the gulf . good morning. i'm kari hall. beautiful weather across the bay area today. once these clouds clear out, we'll see sunshine and a high

reaching into the mid-70s in the valleys. in san jose, expect a high of 75 and 76 in concord. napa reaching 74. we will start to see unsettled weather meaning scattered showers on sunday into memorial day. and then behind that, we'll see things clearing out with temperatures warming up. >> and that is your latest weather. i wanted to show a little love to this end of the plaza here you go. there is everybody now let's head back inside savannah. >> they are all going to watch it in slow-mo earlier. you have an eye-opening look at the women on the war of poachers. it's closer to home than we may think. >> guys, every day poachers kill 100 elephants for their ivory. elephants and rhinos, if they are going to be around 10 or 15 years, and yes it is a legitimate concern, the women in the film "breaking their

silence" will be the reason why. i sat down with the filmmaker who captured their stories and heroism. they are breaking ground while under some of the most vital and volatile circumstances. >> they didn't actually think that a woman could do the job. >> reporter: the new documentary "breaking their silence" women on the front line of the poaching war explores the role of women fighting to save the world's most endangered animals from total extinction what made you want to tell these stories of these incredible women helping in the efforts against poaching >> i think it's time for strong female leaders we need them and different role models i feel like these women are the true influencers >> reporter: their contributions span a spectrum of roles from the first female ranger at south africa's krueger national park. >> as rangers we're doing our best to fight poaching

>> reporter: to a conservationist who has gone undercover to turn in black market merchants in vietnam. >> we try to change people's minds about using wildlife for many things. >> reporter: to a star prosecutor best known for her work against rhino poachers. >> i am very proud to say that we have 100% conviction rate >> reporter: all with an enhanced compassion an different perspective. >> i think that women do it differently. i think the solution is men and women working together women having high-profile roles in the whole system and a lot of the men that i spoke to agree. >> reporter: one of those women is petra >> black rhino female. >> reporter: who left her career as a police captain to run a sanctuary for rhinos many of whom were orphaned or left for dead by poaching. >> it is an absolute blessing working with the iconic species. we have to teach to each we have to teach it to eat

we have to teach it to do the correct stuff. you are completely mom >> reporter: and while much of the work takes place on the ground in africa, the importance of fighting poachers reaches far beyond that. >> the same crime syndicates that fund poaching fund human trafficking, illegal arms, drug trafficking. they go where the money is so you may not care about animals, but you want your family to go to paris and travel the world safely, you need to understand those crime syndicates, the profits from poaching fund terrorism. they break into houses, they are ripping communities apart. >> reporter: with rhinos killed for their horns and other mammals like the pangolins for their scales, dozens of species are on the brink of extinction with the u.n. reporting 100 elephants killed by poachers every day, it's a dire situation. >> if they were gone, i think as humans we would lose something inside us. >> reporter: but the tireless efforts of these women are cause

for hope. >> it's a passion. it's why i wake up every morning. >> stand up and do it better and change things. >> one of the beautiful things about how resilient they are, they don't think about the danger they're in. they made a decision they are going to do everything they can, dedicate their lives to protecting these animals and preventing extinction. >> i mean, this is important work and dangerous work for these women. >> very dangerous. a lot of the women featured in the film, most have been beaten. the star prosecutor in the film, she and her husband were beaten and robbed in their home and now she has to keep her trial details and locations secret in fact, the women featured in the film wouldn't give their location to the filmmakers they gave gps coordinates and they traveled to safer locations so that they - >> the poachers? >> the poachers are beating them and robbing them and just trying to silence them and silence the important work they are doing.

>> the punishment and crime when they are caught and if they are caught should be upped >> absolutely. and that star prosecutor has 100% prosecution rate. thank goodness for people like her who are making sure they pay for their offenses. >> we need to address the market for this stuff. >> do not buy it. >> it's a horrendous market. obviously the ivory, the horns are used mostly in asia, southeast asia, and viewed as a status symbol or some believe health benefits as well. >> it's an abominable, heinous crime. sickening. >> absolutely. they have to kill the animals to get the ivory. >> natalie, thank you. up next, we are going to sit down with a hollood legendyw

biggest movie stars in the world, but he has never done an animated film until now. he is joining the cast of the "secret life of pets 2" as a

farm dog who has some wise words for our friends from the big city. >> that's liam he likes to run. >> so let him run. >> well, liam's super fast we blink and he is up a tree. >> so then your kid's up a tree. what's the problem >> well. >> he could fall. >> he might. >> and then he hurts himself. >> oh, so he got really high up in this hypothetical tree? he gets hurt, he learns not to do it again. you know how many electrical cords i have chewed? >> like multiple cords >> one. >> harrison ford, good to have you. my two kids, we watched this last night they loved the first one they are big fans of the sequel, too. >> i hope so. >> yeah. but one of the things that struck me as i'm listening to rooster, rooster sounds a lot like harrison ford. >> it's type casting, yeah when i first came into the

recording studio i said you gave me a lot of money, thank you very much. do you want me to do a dog voice? they said, no. i said, well, what do you do they said just be yourself. >> they wanted harrison ford >> it's type casting. >> yeah. usually that's a bad thing i thought? >> i thought it was, too, but it worked out this time. >> i'd say so. what made you decide to do this one? >> they asked me. >> that was it >> nobody ever asked me before so i was happy to do it. i really loved the first one i watched it with my family. laughed a lot. but i had not been asked before, and i was delighted to be asked. i thought this was a great bunch to work with great fun doing it. >> we asked our viewers, we

conducted this twitter poll, and we asked them to identify the breed that harrison ford most reminded them of overwhelmingly 52% said german shepherd that's the kind of dog you would be if you had your druthers would you be - >> a chocolate lab. >> a chocolate lab not just a lab, a chocolate lab? >> a chocolate lab. >> why is that >> because i have been drawn to them i have had several chocolate labs my current dogs are small dogs and there is my dogs. >> are your dogs >> they are great dogs but they are not -- they don't hang out with you like a chocolate lab does >> i could see a chocolate lab in your future. >> yeah. >> what's going on here? you got a little >> this? >> yeah. >> this is -- >> gruffier than usual. >> this is for a movie

we are making another version of "call of the wild. a few additional scenes to shoot. it's based on the jack london book "call of the wild." >> so many iconic roles. so many films. my personal favorite, "air force one. like a lot of folks, that line, "get off my plane. it got me to thinking of all of the roles that you have had, all of the one-liners that you have uttered, what's your favorite? what's your favorite one-liner from a harrison ford film? >> i'm sorry, mr. president, i don't dance. >> that was quick. >> that's "clear and present danger". >> indiana jones, number five. >> he is in here somebody. >> he better be because it's coming out. >> he wants to come out. >> when you are done with that role, who would you like to see as indiana jones >> nobody else nobody else is going to be indiana jones.

>> ever? >> don't you get it? >> no one? >> i'm indiana jones when i'm gone, he's gone it's easy. >> okay. now i've got it. >> yeah. >> harrison ford. >> this is a hell of a way to tell chris pines this. sorry, man >> well, you know, better that he hear it from you. >> yeah, i thought so. >> thank you it's a good movie. >> thanks. >> a lot of kids will enjoy it adults, as well. >> i think adults will enjoy it as well. >> i hope you do more animation. >> i hope so, too. all they have to do is ask. >> ask nicely? >> ask nicely. >> check out "the secret life of pets 2" from our sister company universal when it hits theaters june 7th

savannah, carson. >> thanks so much. coming up next, summer is here at least unofficially it is. we have got you covered from everything to make the most of your fun in the sun. we are talking grills, speakers, bug repellent, sunscreen, you name it, we'll cover it after this this firs this is "today" on nbt,c.

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this this morning your summer survival kit the top-rated staples you want to have handy. >> here with the best of the best list is consumer report's elliott wild good morning >> good morning. >> happy summer. >> we start with sunscreens. they are not all created equal how did you test these >> the uva/uvb reading, spf, how much the spf may vary from the label. if you check consumer report's

ratings, the top rated ones will give you the sun protection yo need and of course we all need it. >> the labels are sometimes misleading >> the spf 50 might not be that actually in our test it's a complicated test. you can rest assured that -- >> is sunscreen one of the things where you tend to pay a little more, you get what you pay for? >> not always. this is one of our top rated sunscreens the french product great product. top of our list for five or six years. $36. this is our top rated spray. it's from trader joe's it's only $6 so money does not necessarily mean better protection. >> i like the sprays do they work as well as the lotion >> sprays are great, they're fine, but on a day like this where it's windy, you might be giving the air more protection than yourself the advice is spray but then rub it in. >> do all kids have to wear kids sunscreen? can they wear this stuff sunscreen except it may be slightly less harsh, so maybe less chemicals in it this is a kids sunscreen stick

they are a little bit waxy they do a great job. one other tip. so you know how much to use -- >> i know they say that. >> that is not a white russian that is a shot glass of sunscreen. that is about what the average person needs to cover their body in a bathing suit. >> that's a lot. >> it is a lot. >> and you want to reapply >> yes, if you have been sweating. >> the bug repellant. >> so we're protecting against mosquitoes and ticks with the first one here this is from cvs it has deet in it. it's been around 40, 50 years now. it does sometimes stain clothing or furniture so be careful about that but this is the only one that we have here that claims tick protection as well as -- >> you spray it on the body, not in the air >> exactly and then another good product is repel. this has lemon, eucalyptus oil a more natural less chemical insect repellant >> does it work as well? >> yes

and then the non-deet formula is a chemical called keratin. it works well on clothing, on things if you want to give yourself a double layer, this will also work for that. >> bug is a big word is it all-encompassing >> sorry >> bug spray, do you need to be specific >> you do want to check the label. like i said this is the only one that claims tick protection. so, you know, it's not quite as easy as sunscreen with uvb/uva. these may be insect specific >> let's get to the fun stuff. portable grills. >> these are great these are for like a tailgate or beach party. this cuisinart grill the nice thing about this, this is a large portable grill, and

this connects to a full-size propane tank if you are cooking for a large group over a long period of time you have the power of the full tank here. >> this is nice. >> the next grill is a little bit smaller. you can buy an adapter to use one of those tamping smaller propane tanks or use a big one this is great. a nice price, $117 pretty good. >> now carson's wheelhouse, the portable speaker >> yeah. we were talking in the break two models one from bose. this is color link this is jbl. this is a bit more rugged for outside. we will give you a sense of the sound there. >> which is this >> bose. >> they are great products. >> they're great products. colorful >> is it expensive >> between $120 and $150. >> sounds good >> great gift for graduation. >> perfect for graduation, right? >> for my money, i love the jbls i have the extreme, pulse 3. the thing you want to look for here, does it keep a charge? you are going to be connecting it to bluetooth. >> it sounds good. >> happy summer. >> thank you. >> find more of these products, the whole list at

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hello, baby. dylan joins us. >> yes, tomorrow on "the today show," ready for hollywood's summer blockbuster season? so many movies to talk about >> all right but first on the third hour of "today," the stars jon hamm, michael sheen and david tennant. first, your local news good morn. i )m - -... navigating san francisco streets in your car may soon get good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. it is 8:56. navigating the san francisco street area may soon get more tricky, but all in the name of safety. transportation leaders are putting considering the brakes on right turns at red lights. which means that you have to wait until the light turns green. other major cities including new

york and d.c. already have similar main reason is too many traffic related deaths. and we'll have a live repor from leaders coming up. and a break in the case of a vandal attack targeting the veterans memorial two weeks ago. late last night police announced the arrest. and british leadership suddenly in turmoil after prime minister theresa may announces that she plans to step down in two week. right now there is no indication good who might replace her. you can go to our home page for the full story. update for you i.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good friday welcome to the third hour of "today." craig here alongside al, dylan, sheinelle is on assignment natalie morales is here. >> i'm pinch hitting for sheinelle. >> are you going to be back on the west coast in time for memorial day >> actually, i am hosting the american veterans center parade on monday in washington, d.c. which i'm really excited along with kira phillips, going to be a great honor to be there. >> you will get home eventually. >> after that i will be go home and see my kids again and husband and dog. >> just heading up to the house, chilling out