on this memorial day, dangerous and deadly weather striking different parts of the nation during the overnight and early morning hours. we'll have the latest. >> while you were sleeping, president trump was meeting in japan with prime minister abe about trade, north korean missiles and more. survival story, new details on the woman who was rescued after 17 days in a remote hawaiian forest >> we'll meet a veteran with a lifesaving mission to help them get adjusted to civilian life. let's get started. >> good morning. i'm marlie hall. >> i'm frances rivera. on this memoriwoayd away with japan's prime minister.

the two leaders briefing te tensions with north korea. for the latest we go to hallie jackson who is traveling with the president. halle, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, frances and marlie, good morning to the both of you. president trump is waking up again in japan after holding a news conference with prime minister shinzo abe of japan we were there and there were some notable moments coming out of this press conference we knew that trade and north korea would be top of the agenda and they certainly were in this discussion president trump, when asked about whether he thought the recent missile test by north korea violated u.n. security council resolution, president trump said it didn't matter to him. he said some in his administration, notably john bolton, believed those tests do violate the resolution president trump said he was unbothered by them, essentially brushing off the concern about what north korea is doing. he was also asked if he still had confidence in bolton, and

president trump said he did, which is notable given that bolton just essentially contradicted president trump a matter of 48 hours ago here in japan. when asked, too, about the president's recent tweet, it seemed to show more respect to kim jong-un's side with the north korean dictator and his attacks against former vice-president joe biden president trump said very simply that he thought biden was a disaster and standing on foreign soil went on to list a number of policy differences that he had with barack obama and joe biden, including, for example, the iran nuclear deal that has been a criticism president trump has levelled before on the topic of trade, we didn't expect a trade deal to come out of this meeting between these two leaders, and sure enough it has not. instead. two simply agreed to accelerate the pace of talks moving forward as to be able to get some kiernd of trade deal done keep in mind prime minister abe has parliamentary elections coming up in july. president trump seems to want to give him some breathing room and put off any kind of trade discussions more deeply until after that happens so plenty of news coming out of

here as the president, by the way, hadofis trip here to tokyo. he met the new emperor and empress as they were ascending to the chrysanthemum throne, president trump being the first world leader to have an official state visit with these two lots of action and we'll be watching much more throughout the day. back to you. >> hallie jackson for us halle, thank you >> now break up deadly storms blast parts of the central united states. so far six people have been killed three deaths were in oklahoma, that is after an ef-3 tornado ripped through the city. 29 others were injured this was west of oklahoma city it's the second time in six years a tornado struck this was among 200 that swept across the country here's the latest. >> reporter: the american budget value inn ripped in shreds after it tore through the small town

of lorena. >> just like we've seen in oklahoma before. it is hand work. we can't bring in heavy equipment at this time >> reporter: a nearby mobile home park also destroyed, as rescue teams continue to search for more victims >> we called in basically the usar, that's the urban search and rescue team. they're going to set the grid. they're going to start at the trailer park area edge and work through that area. >> reporter: along with the dead, dozens of hospitalized mobile home residents thankful they survived. >> we had debris coming on top of all of us, knocked us down and everything there's no way we could have gotten out without help. >> reporter: another twister hit tulsa knocking down trees and causing widespread damage. capping an unusually violent week, at least 200 tornadoes reported from iowa to texas to maryland >> it is a resilient community >> reporter: unfortunately el

reno has been here before in the widest tornado ever recorded on the planet the small town finds itself trying to recover again from another deadly twister jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington >> now to an incredible story of survival after a hiker went missing for nearly three weeks and was found alive. the 35-year-old had fallen 20 feet off a cliff during a hike in the maui forest. she suffered a fractured leg but was spotted clingingto life. nbc's mollie hunter has her remarkable story >> reporter: frances, marlie, good morning good news, amanda is out of the hospital, at home resting with her family here in maui, and we're getting new details about her extraordinary survival this was the moment amanda eller will never forget after being lost for 17 days in the maui forest. >> and there she goes. >> i have the most gratitude and respect and appreciation i can't even put it into words, for the people that have helped me >> reporter: one of her rescuers

former special ops javier describes the moment they first spotted amanda deep in the forest >> i'm looking for any sign of movement >> reporter: with just ten minutes of fuel left on their last run, they looked down and suddenly noticed something >> we all looked pretty much at the same time doing a double take coming out of the woodwork like a mirage. >> everybody started kicking their feet, banging on the chopper. we found her, we found her, we found her. >> reporter: the 35-year-old yoga instructor had a fractured leg. she stayed hydrated with river water and ate fresh fruit. she described her harrowing two weeks alone sleeping in the murder or in the den of a wild boar after she fell 20 feet off a cliff. >> i felt my daughter was alive. i am human i had those moments of despair >> reporter: her father calls it

remarkable >> her physical strength, conditioning, mental strength is probably as much more than anything if anybody could survive that, it was her e power of love when everybody combined their efforts is incredible >> reporter: and tomorrow night on the island, there will be a huge celebration to celebrate the community here that rallied together to bring her home frances, marlie? >> wow, what a will to live. mollie hunter, thank you >> a vacation tragedy, a california man has died after being attacked by a shark in hawaii the 65-year-old died on saturday while vacationing in maui. authorities say the attack happened while the man swam in the ocean about 60 yards offshore first responders rescued the man and performed cpr, but he was unresponsive no word on what kind of shark was involved this is the first deadly shark attack in maui since >> an afternoon of fun in the sun turned into a near death experience for a florida woman after she was attacked bdescrib

alligator leaving her with a huge gash. here's nbc's kathie park with the latest kathie, good morning >> reporter: frances and marlie, good morning to you. it was a warm saturday afternoon with about a dozen people in the water when witnesses described hearing screams. they were coming from a woman who was just attacked by a large gator. >> we found a person bit by an alligator. >> reporter: an afternoon swim at an east florida pond took a near fatal turn. >> next thing, we pull her out, her side and her thigh was open. >> reporter: 26-year-old nicole hillman was air lifted to the hospital after witnesses say an 8 foot alligator attacked. >> 30 seconds later i see a gator head pop up. >> reporter: a gator trapper moved in to remove the reptile gate era tacks are rare, but not unheard of in florida. three years ago and 60 miles west, an alligator snatched, then dragged 2-year-old lane

graves under water at a disney resort his body was recovered the following day. disney installed new barriers and posted warning signs after the attack but back in brevard county, officials say this latest incident is unusual. >> as far as alligator bites, i think this is the second i've had in 35 years. >> reporter: but with the weather warming up, a warning florida gators become more active this time of year wildlife officials sayal gators inhabit all 60 counsel fizz inis frances, marlie? wkend, the annl robikers, many of them veterans, honoring p.o.w.s and missing service members. because of risin this is going to be the last rolling thunder ride in the nation's capital after 30 years. but president trump tweeted sunday that the event will take place again next year. >> all right a lot of events today.

parades and ceremonies honoring memorial dead, remembering those we lost and who served how are we looking out there >> people just want to be outside, right unfortunately the severe weather threat is heightened once again. we are not in the clear here for the plains to the upper midwest. we do have a line of storms currently making their way to kansas to missouri as well due points and temperatures are very high. that's what's parking up these storms here. in the last 26 days, out of those days, we've had 23 of them with tornadoes over 400 reports just in the month of may so this doubles compared to last year and i do expect the severe weather risk and potential tornadoes to really spark up throughout the afternoon as it shifts to the north, we still have 18 million under risk of damaging winds, also large hail and this will continue even as we head into tuesday afternoon potential for the severe weather to impact a broader area from the midwest to thebe the first

100-degree day out towards jacksonville so these heat index, we are talking about the mid 90s to triple digits. so hydrate >> hydrate, that's the feeling of summer that a lot of us have been waiting for >> exactly >> janessa, thank you. a retiring mailman in georgia got an incredible good-bye from the community he served a local r0r9eporter tagged along with the delivery route he's taken more than 20 years some people came out to share their memories saying he always had a smile and always waved to them one little girl dressed up as mr. floyd for career day >> i could have left a long time ago, but i wouldn't because i

loved them and the relationship, i couldn't leave it. i could have had an easier route, but i wouldo after his l neighborhood surprised floyd with this party here where people stood in line all night for hugs and pictures. his parting words were, continue to take care of each other so hopefully he will have nice few days a little bit lonely for him at first, but i'm sure he'll come back and visit >> something about that neighborhood mail nan so endearing. >> especially after all those years. >> yes still ahead, the golfer won the tournament, but his caddy drove away the winner. plus it was one of the most excingndti iy 500s in memory details ahead on this memorial day. with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean.

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good morning, everyone who is headed to the beach on this memorial day? if you're across the northeast here, water temperatures are still pretty cool here in the upper 50s from the jersey shore to long island but i can promise you an abundance of sunshine. really going to be taking over for today. now, across the myrtle beach, outer banks, the water temperatures are currently in the 70s, with daytime highs, they are going to be in the 80s here and just a great day if you're across florida. we're going to see lots of sunshine, heat top notch >> that is a high spf day. all righ wn t,hewe come back, one man's lifesaving mission to support our vets. she loved it. her son loves it, and her husband loves it, too. and the delivery woman?

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veterans affairs, va a man helping veterans in combat readjust to civilian life. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the story. ♪ oh, say can you see ♪ >> reporter: us navy veteran is good at expressing himself and at listening >> i started my career on fast attack submarines. >> reporter: both skills serve him well as a civilian therapist at the spokane center in washington state its mission, to help combat veterans struggling with ptsd and other mental health issues his team, veterans, help with talk activities. with trips, retreat. >> relax >> reporter: volunteer missions. >> they come in and they find that camaraderie that they had been missing >> reporter: as part of the federal government's v.a., 300 vet ten certificates nationwide, a program that views mental

health problems as natural emotional reaction s to traumatic combat experiences treatable through readjustment counseling >> getting back to living, that's what readjustment is, it's getting back to living. >> reporter: it's clear dave bared is making a difference >> dave bared was our counselor and life saver >> reporter: he provided greefd counseling after their son jared was killed in afghanistan. >> it was a life line. >> reporter: listening to their interview, he tears up he credits bob with saving his life with suicide. >> if it wasn't for dave, i wouldn't be here >> reporter: what's at stake here >> it absolutely is life or death. >> reporter: some made a charity visit to the vietnam war memorial in washington, d.c., for some very emotional. he paid his own way to be there for them, helping this veteran locate a school classmate. to baird, a father of four and son of a minister, helping combat veterans begins with this >> truly genuinely caring.

i might not know the answers, but i'm going to stand right beside you and we're going to look down the path together. but they know they're not alone in it, and that makes it doable. >> reporter: the v.a.'s care for veterans, he believes, most effective when it's personal gabe gutierrez, nbc news, spokane, washington. >> certainly what a day like today is all about, and seeing the outreach for those who real ill need it and for the service and thank you. >> amazing how that human connection can save lives. so inspiring >> very, very important. >> we thank you for being with us early on this memorial day. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm marlie hall we leave you with images of children placing u.s. flags on the graves of world war i veterans at a cemetery in brooklyn the news continues right here on nbc and our nbc stations

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destruction. we'll tell you what's ahead on this memorial day. trump diplomacy, the president meeting at this hour with japan's prime minister. on the agenda, iran, north korea and trade. a rare shark attack at one of hawaii's most beautiful beaches. we've got the latest. pope francis's explosive remarks saying abortion, even for a sick fetus is like hiring a hit man. nike is making a major policy change after growing criticism of how it treats pregnant athletes sponsored by the company. the one thing that almost everyone aspiring to the highest of i