the earlier car fire. back to you. >> haven't seen that if a long time. >> that will do it for us. >> have a great week. distancing weekend? a look at the report card. plus staying safe.. but still paying tribute. beaches and pools ready in most states but with strict rules, including masks. gas prices, the cheapest in 17 years but travel expected to hit a record low. this morning, what's open, what's closed, and how to keep your family safe. staying open. president trump vows that a potential second wave of the coronavirus will not shut down the nation's economy for a second time. >> we're going to put out the fires. we're not going to close the country.

and the first image emerges of the president wearing a mask behind closed doors during a factory tour. "today" exclusive, airbnb ceo speaking out for the first time since the start of the pandemic four months ago. >> our industry of travel will be held to a higher standard of quality. >> his message to vacationers nervous to take a chance on a rental. breaking news. a passenger plane crashes into a crowded neighborhood in pakistan. a desperate search for survivors under way. the latest from the scene live. those stories. plus power couple. the surprise pairing of lady gaga and ariana grande, the two power vocalists dropping a new single overnight, and it's already being called the song of the summer today friday, may

22nd, 2020. 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." it is nice to have you with us on friday morning. you know who is ready for a song of summer, hoda. >> who? >> this guy. i love it. how about you? lady gaga, ariana grande, i'm in. >> who saw that coming? that was pretty awesome. already billed the song of the summer. it's got a great beat to it. we'll talk about it coming up later in the show. >> yeah, we have a lot to get to this morning, a lot of people talking about summer. this is the holiday weekend, the unofficial start of summer kickoff. because of the coronavirus, of course, this year it's going to have a much different look and feel. our correspondents are spread out for complete coverage this morning.

al is standing by with that all important holiday forecast. let's start with kerry sanders in florida with a look how the states are balancing the holiday and keeping people safe. kerry, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. i'm in delray beach. this will be the first weekend this beach is open and across the country beaches are getting ready for memorial day weekend. in some places, depending where they go, they will be sit out on the sand and enjoy it. rules will be different mile to mile. some beaches you can't sit down, you can stroll, or you won't even be allowed to take a swim. this weekend a big test, a couple full of people at home wanting to start the traditional beginning of summer. >> hope we can all create a new kind of summer. >> dr. anthony fauci who has been in modified quarantine encouraging people to enjoy the outdoors but still take precautions. >> i plan to go out for nice

walks and hikes over memorial day and i'm going to do it with care, with a mask on. >> new york with the most cases has 120 miles of coastline. governor cuomo working with new jersey, connecticut and delaware came up with a game plan to reopen those beaches safely. >> 50% capacity and social distancing on the beach. masks are required to be worn when social distancing is impossible. >> some of those measures might mean an early wakeup call. >> those beaches may reach capacity at 10, 11:00. in florida, east and west coast, hard hit businesses are looking nord to an uptick in visitors. along the lincoln road mall, blocks from famed south beach, officials won't require masks unless people go indoors. >> employees will be cleaning down and wiping and disinfecting

surfaces. >> reporter: at 5:00 p.m., they're opening entertainment like bowling, museums, capacity capped at 50%, masks only required for workers, not patrons. in california after scenes like this last month, governor protests. now, some of those beaches have reopened. but still no sunbathing or lounging. >> because the rules are so intricate mile to mile, it's best if you're going to the beach this weekend to check on the app where you are to see what the rules are. if you're wondering if the beach is packed before you get down there, a lot of beaches have web cams. you can take a look and make your own decision whether you want to go down or not. >> good info, kerry sanders, thank you. one thing most people won't be doing is traveling too far from home. with so much uncertainty,

holiday travel is expected to reach record lows. gabe gutierrez joins us from what would ordinary be a very, very busy jersey turnpike. hey, good morning, gabe. hoda, good morning. the travel outlook is so bad this year that aaa decided to skip its annual forecast. we don't know how many people will travel this weekend but it's expected to be a record low. on the bright side, gas prices are way down. from coast-to-coast, the start of summer is stunning. last year bumper-to-bumper traffic and full flights are now giving way to empty roads and eerie airports. as more americans slam the brakes on getting away. >> for the first time not releasing a memorial day forecast, that's due to economic data. >> last year 43 million americans traveled during memorial day weekend, the second highest number on record. this year a record low is expected, even as gas prices have plunged to an average of $1.87 per gallon nationwide, the

cheapest memorial day pump price in 17 years. last year the tsa had its busiest day ever heading into the holiday screening nearly 3 million passengers. but already months into the pandemic, air travel is still down dramatically. 23-year-old taylor wegman had planned to take her first trip to europe with her grandmother. she canceled instead. >> i wish that we could, but there's just absolutely no way. >> here is a potentially encouraging sign. a recent survey found nearly a third of americans said they would consider leaving home for a vacation between now and the end of summer. american airlines said wednesday was its biggest passenger load in two months. this week delta and united announced new safety measures. and tsa is updating its screening procedures including allowing one liquid hand sanitizer up to 12 ounces per passenger. if a prohibited item is found in the carry-on during the x-ray,

the traveler might be asked to leave to remove it themselves. despite the cdc discouraging travel not everyone is canceling their plans. this woman is flying to los angeles and driving back home across-country in an rv. >> we have our masks. we have our hand sanitizer. we're ready to go. >> the worst memorial day weekend for tourism had been 2009 during the recession. aaa now expects travel to pick back up domestically early fall. >> whether traveling or staying at home, everyone wants the answer to this one. what is our weather going to be like in our neck of the woods. let's bring in the man in the know, al, what are we looking at? >> savannah, we are looking at good weather at some point for everybody but not all together.

today beautiful in the northeast, storms in the mid northeast, midatlantic states, severe storms texas onto mid mississippi, ohio river valley. look for wet weather as we make our way out to the west. saturday, west coast looks fantastic. wet weather ohio river valley great lakes, damp and cool in the northeast, sunshine in new england. then sunday we're going to be looking at heavy rain down through texas, strong storms in the mid plains, cool along the coast but sunny skies in the northeast. lots of sunshine out west. on memorial day itself, sunny skies return into the mid-atlantic states of the northeast. strong storms, great lakes, heavy rain down into the mississippi river valley and gulf coast, hot and dry in the southwest and showers on into the pacific northwest. savannah. >> all right, al, thank you. we have much more to get to this morning including president trump's take on the state of the economy. during a visit to the ford plant

in michigan he said the economy is poised for a comeback. this morning we're getting a look at the president himself wearing a mask. it happened during part of his tour. nbc's kristen welker joins us from the white house. kristen, good morning. >> hi, savannah, good morning. that image of purchase wearing a face mask is a striking one. after all he once said of wearing a mask, i won't be doing it personally. it comes as the president aims to strike a note of confidence about opening the country as he hit one of the hardest hit states. as americans gear up for summer, president trump is downplaying the chances of a second wave of the coronavirus insisting states will not need to lock down if the virus flares up again. >> people say it's a possibility, standard. we're going to put out the fires, not close the country. >> the comments come during a visit to the ford plant thursday, which is now manufacturing ventilators. for the first time the president pictured in this photo obtained by nbc wearing a mask during a tour, a mask he removed before

talking to reporters, flouting the guidelines requiring everyone to wear a mask and the state attorney general who said it's the law. >> here is my mask right here. i liked it very much. >> reporter: later explaining this position. >> i wore it in this area but didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. >> reporter: the president of the company, bill ford, encouraged the president to wear a mask and all the executives wore one. michigan's attorney general criticizing mr. trump's decision. >> the president is like a petulant child who refuses to follow the rules. this is no joke. >> reporter: the president earlier touting negative test results. >> i tested positively toward negative. no, i tested perfectly this morning meaning i tested negative. >> the pandemic has hit michigan

hard with 5,000 deaths from covid-19 just as the state has been rocked by devastating and historic flooding. it's the president's third visit to a critical battleground state in as many weeks and michigan is key to his re-election. >> i've had a good gut feeling about a lot of things including running for president. i said, i think i could win, and i guess i was right. everyone here today -- by the y better the second time. >> now also this morning the president has said his administration could release guidelines as early as today for reopening places of worship. they were delayed by a disagreement over cdc over details expecting recommendations such as wearing gloves during holy communion and social distancing, hoda. >> kristen welker at the white house. breaking news from pakistan. a passenger plane with more than 100 on board crashed. molly hunter joins us live about the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: hoda, good morning. that's right.

absolutely devastating scenes this morning. a pakistan international airlines flight, we believe it was an a-320, believe there were 98 passengers, 7 crew on board. it is the last day of ramadan. ahead of that holiday, lots of people were moving around to get home with families for the holiday. witnesses tell the associated press that they saw the plane try to land two or three times before it crashed. according to flight radar data online, the first time it tried to land was 9:05 local time, and didn't lose signal until 9:40. they also have the audio from the cockpit. the pilot said may day, may day, lost an engine. emergency crews are looking for the black boxes to put together clues, once we get full audio.

the actual crash happened in a congested area, densely populated, very poor, outside the airport. as fast as emergency crews got there, and video we are seeing on the ground absolutely chaotic, there are ambulances, fire trucks, also people on the roofs of houses with hoses trying to put out flames. we are seeing video of black plumes of smoke coming up. the mayor showed up, said judging by the crash, looking at wreckage, doesn't believe there are survivors. spoke with a hospital locally that said they're receiving patients, receiving bodies, and we are chasing reports there may have been one or two survivors from the actual plane. the prime mi tweeted that he is shocked and saddened, sending prayers and condolences to the family and the entire area is under a state

of emergency. savannah? now at 7:14, a major development in the case of ahmaud arbery overnight. a third person that recorded the shooting death has been arrested and charged with his murder. blayne alexander is following this closely good morning >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. it was william bryant's cell phone, video of the death. they were saying he was a bystander that happened to start recording. he even took a polygraph test to prove it today, he is the third person arrested in arbery's death this morning, the man that recorded this video is in jail overnight, investigators searched the home, attempted murder and false imprisonment.

his attorney says he committed no crime, was a witness. >> mr. brian wasn't privy to an unlawful plan or scheme to take the life of ahmaud arbery. without him, there would be no video of the shooting. without that video, there would be no case >> reporter: it was the infamous video of the february shooting that ignited a fire storm of protest. mur. ultimately leading to the arrests. he was out unarmed on a jog they thought he was a burglary suspect. his son fired when arbury began to attack and they started to fight over the shotgun in the same report, mcmichael mentions brian as part of the case, sayi

trucks, use people to block his path he very well may have been alive. he cut off his only escape route. >> reporter: brian's attorney said his client was at home when he noticed the chase >> was he with the mcmichaels? >> he was trying to get his picture. >> trying to get a picture of mr. arbery >> why >> he didn't recognize him, a vehicle he did recognize was following him. >> reporter: for his mother, the arrest is welcome news >> she was extremely relieved, felt we may get justice in this case >> reporter: so far we have only seen 38 seconds of the video from that day, that's all that's been made public the family attorney says the chase lasted about four minutes and say there are more videos out there to prove it. savannah >> blayne alexander with those

developments, thank you. roa hoda, to you. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg says his company will start allowing many of the 50,000 employees to work from home on a permanent basis. zuckerberg says 50% of the company would be working from home in the next five to ten years. the shift has been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. last week, twitter ceo jack dorsey told employees they can work from home forever all right. there you have it. let's head back to al working from home. >> i was going to say, two-thirds of us are working from home right now. let's take a look and show you what we've got oh, the monitor went down there. we are looking at warmer weather in the north believe it or not, boston will be warmer than los angeles

81 degrees in boston today we're looking at 78 in los angeles, mountain snows in the pacific northwest, expect sunshine through florida and wet weather up and down the atlantic on into the northeast. that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. huh. why, what's in beneful? but blue costs a lot more. not really. i've fed beneful. blue's less than 45 cents more a day. ok louie... we'll switch to blue! good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san francisco, nice, clear start to the day. and we'll still have the cool temperatures along the coastline

and into the city as we reach into the mid-60s. for the inland areas it will be nice and warm today, highs reaching into the upper 70s and lower 80s. by the weekend, some hotter weather starts to move in to the inland valleys. as we reach into the upper 80s, by memorial day we're seeing highs reaching into the 90s. est weather. savannah. >> all right, al, thank you. coming up as we head into the summer season, our exclusive interview with the ceo of airbnb. >> our entire industry of travel will be held to a higher standard of quality. >> this morning what he says your next vacation could look like and what his site is doing to guarantee rooms are cleaned properly. plus is it okay to invite the neighbors over this holiday weekend? should everybody be wearing masks? how about jumping in the pool together vicky nguyen joins us with answers to keep safe over the holiday weekend but first this is "today" on nbc. we're all doing our part by staying at home.

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says the curve is flat. the question now, will more people shop? >> reporter: i'm bob redell in lafayette. the east bay regional parks district is asking visitors this memorial day weekend to obey the rules and to let them know they will be limited on some of the activity they can do inside these parks. a couple of reminders the shelter at home order does allow you to leave your home for outdoor activities but for bids you from traveling to a park not near your home. if you live in san mateo you should not be visiting here in lafayette. bring your own water. group activities will be forbidden. no picnics, barbecues, boating or swimming. good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. mark zuckerberg over at facebook envisions a day when half his staff works from home. he says that could come in the next few years. of course that's probably as people worry about house prices. prices have been up in the bay

area as so many people move here to work in tech. and a lot of folks trying to get moving here at the bay bridge toll plaza. we haven't seen this backup in a while. it's because of an earlier car fire that has cleared at the treasure island area. i'm mike inouye tracking the slowdown as it recovers westbound 80. now the backup on the incline and the metering lights are on. the feeder routes, the berkeley curve and the over crossing are filled in as well. that should continue to recover over the next 30 minutes. kari? and we have one last comfortably warm day before our temperatures ramp up this weekend. we are going to see a start this morning with sunshine as we take a live look outside in san jose. and checking out all of our high temperatures for today we're going to see highs in the south bay reaching into the upper 70s which is about normal but then

we are going to have a big heatup this weekend for the holiday. in fact, we'll be in the mid-90s by early next week. back to you, laura and marcus. thank you. another local news update in half an hour.

we are back, 7:30 this morning, with something we're not used to seeing on friday, especially the friday heading into memorial day weekend. the road had a few cars but not as many as we would expect. that's philly, somewhere around city avenue i hear. usually that would be bumper to bumper, as we welcome in craig this morning. happy memorial day weekend, craig. >> good friday, ladies. good to see both of you. this is the time when everyone starts focusing on what they will be doing this summer. we're going to help you out with that all next week, savannah. >> that's right.

summer is coming no matter what. guess what, guys. this is becoming one of the hottest tickets, the rv. families looking for safe ways to get away. rvs are getting to be really, really popular. we'll also talk about the demand for another mode of transportation, bicycles. bikes are selling out everywhere. that's some of the stuff we'll talk about next week. >> also next week we'll talk to the ceo of applebee's about what we can all expect this summer from some of our local restaurants as well. he's going to give us a bit of a in rece deposition area near the southern port city of karachi. there were no immediate reports of the number of casualties. the airline was carrying 99 passengers, 8 crew members. we'll have more on this crash coming up in our next half hour,

savannah. politics, now. a new fox news poll shows former vice president joe biden leading president trump by 8 points nationally in the race for the white house. in the meantime a growing number of contenders to be biden's vice presidential nominee have indicated they have advanced to a round of intense vetting. val demings of florida. in an interview with steven colbert, biden insisted no candidate has been vetted yet. >> we have a team of lawyers that go out and do the vetting. no one has been vetted. there's been a team to go down a preliminary list of people, asked their interest, ask them general questions, what are they interested in, why would they be interested, not interested in the job, et cetera. that process is coming to an end now. >> biden has said he expects the

vetting process to take five to eight weeks. that would point to an announcement no sooner than july. craig. >> we've got big news this morning for perspective college students and their parents. the university of california system will no longer require applicants. they voted thursday to suspend the test until the fall of 2024. the university of california said in a statement they would use the next three years to develop a new test. savannah. >> all right. craig, the arrival of memorial day weekend, of course, means the summer travel season is upon us. but what will it look like in the world with the coronavirus nbc's sam brock spoke it and wh to ensure your safety. sam joins us from miami with the story. hi, sam, good morning. >> repor exclusively with the ceo and co-founder of airbnb about changes to air travel as we know it and what companies are doing to ensure your safety. sam joins us from miami with the story. hi, sam, good morning.

>> reporter: savannah, good morning. airbnb was created over the idea of connecting around shared space. suddenly we've been totally isolated mr. chesky the ceo and co-founder said first this rocked his world, then he zeroed in on things guests told him they were craving right now, cleaner spaces and more intimate experiences. ♪ >> it's a language understood around the world, not spoken. >> can't you see yourself here >> but experience shared and felt, travel. >> hi, i'm brian chesky. >> airbnb's co-founder and ceo brian chesky says that worldwide passion is about to transform. >> what will travel look like in the coronavirus era? >> well, the world is changing so, so quickly i could have never imagined nine weeks ago the world looking like it does today. world of travel will look like a year, two, or three years now. we're quite sure how the world of travel is changing right now. >> reporter: in his first interview since the pandemic,

chesky provided a window into travel at airbnb. >> are you ready for a vacation. >> it's going to shift, smaller, more intimate. smaller towns, smaller communities, more intimate, more local. >> and in this time of covid, he says an airbnb survey shows u.s. travelers are most concerned that where they stay is clean. >> how do you guarantee that rooms are actually going to be cleaned? >> i have a whole team working on this. cleanliness is our top priority. >> the company developed an extensive cleaning protocol for hosts first waiting 48 hours -- 24 hour between guests, first sanitizing and cleaning with gloves and making a checklist for high touch surfaces hundreds of millions of reviews help guarantee that cleanliness. >> it will be held to a higher standard of quality.

>> with lockdowns bringing travel to a standstill, airbnb expect revenues to drop more than half. chesky forced to lay off a writing, i am truly sorry. please know this isn't your fault. >> these are people that we love i didn't want them to think that somehow because a pandemic hit and our business was hit hard and will be half the size we thought that somehow they had anything to do with that. >> airbnb providing those employees with several months severance and help finding new work as the company evolves to a post pandemic world shaking it up with online classes with meditation with monks, secrets of magic and pompoms, allowing people to share global experiences together from their homes. >> this is a storm like all storms it will end. we are going to be ready when travelers are back hopefully that starts this

summer. >> and for guests who booked before the middle of march in the outbreak of the pandemic, airbnb is providing refunds and credits. this morning hundreds of millions set aside for hosts no longer able to book the properties some of the contributions coming from employees themselves and the co-founders. savannah, back to you. >> good conversation, sam. thank you so much for bringing it to us we appreciate it just ahead vicky nguyen exploring ways to keep safe while exploring fun in the sun this weekend. >> good morning. summer is almost here. what's more fun than having kids in the school and firing up the barbecue should you have people over?lls ask before inviting anyone over for this holiday weekend that's all ahead on "today." we see you loving living. and looking ahead.

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the world, we're wondering how to keep our family safe while enjoying what it has to offer. good news for you this summer. vicky nguyen has it for us hey, vic. >> good morning. it's no secret our memorial day weekend and barbecues are going to look different. instead of inviting over friends and family, it might be people you're isolating with. some states require you limit gatherings to under ten people if you have guests there are some things you can do to have fun and stay safe. sun, swimming and barbecues, signs of summer. >> i'm here in sparta, new jersey at a house that has it all. check it out a big open space, a pool, a kids' playground, a perfect space for a barbecue this year we're going to have to take more precautions to make sure everyone is safe. a big question on a lot of families' minds is should we

invite friends over. i called nbc medical correspondent dr. john torres. >> is it a good idea to have one or two families you're having summer gatherings with >> the smaller the better. these are people you know you've been around, know they have done the right things. >> that means they stayed home and avoided large crowds, practiced social distancing and isolated if they had symptoms and recovered. >> do we all need to wear masks if we're outside and practicing social distancing. >> as long as you keep social distancing, probably not. >> maintain 6 feet from guests outside your household. >> here is an easy way to help kids remember what 6 feet looks like use sidewalk chalk to draw circles 6 feet apart now, let's get to the basics of grilling don't forget to use a meat thermometer to check meat. chicken should hit a temperature of at least 165, for ground mea degrees. it's a good practice to

thoroughly rinse fruit and vegetables cold water is fine when it's time to eat. >> it's safe to use dishwear and utensils, make sure you wash them thoroughly. utensils what about condiments. >> no hot dog is complete without ketchup and mustard, just wash hands first. don't put out bowls for shared smacking, instead have guests pour on plate. if anyone needs to go inside. >> designate one bathroom, make sure you have plenty of hand soap and use paper towels instead of shared hand towels. as for the pool. >> keep the gate closed and designate a sober and responsible adult to watch kids in the pool. according to cdc there's no evidence covid-19 can spread to people through pool water but you should stay 6 feet apart while in the pool. don't share towels when drying off and make sure you regularly clean pool ladders, water slides

and lounge chairs. tips to keep you and your family safe >> here is another way to look at it. dr. torres says if you invite someone over, it's like inviting them and everyone they have been in contact with for the past two weeks. keep that in mind. >> that was interesting he said the thing about the masks. if you are 6 feet you don't necessarily need to wear them. what are some things to watch out for for celebrating. some celebrating inside. >> that's fine if you're with your immediate family. if you want to have people over, it's not ideal to be indoors keep the windows open. cdc said it's very important to maintain 6 feet, consider having everyone wear a mask consider airflow when you're in contact, that's what's increasing higher risk of infection because airflow isn't great. a larger room is better. >> keep windows open as well >> yes, for the airflow. >> appreciate it. 7:45, a turn here, this is

when we like to get a check of the weather with mr. roker hey, al. >> hey, guys, good morning the national hurricane center issuing its annual forecast for 2020's hurricane season. we are talking about a hurricane season that could be above average the way it's looking right now. atlantic hurricane season a 60% chance of above normal that would be a forecast for a record, a fifth consecutive year named storms, 13 to 19, 6 to 10 hurricanes 3 to 6 major last year you see we pretty much hit that then here is what we're looking at we're looking at warmer atlantic waters, warmer than average. that increases the chance for tropical development plus la nina that weakens trade winds and that could produce more hurricaneshivery closely as we move on into the hurricane season which begins on june 1st. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

let's head outside in walnut creek. we're enjoying sunshine and still mild weather today. looking at highs that will reach into the upper 70s and a few low 80s for the inland valleys along the coast and san francisco we're staying in the 60s today. and then as we go into the weekend it's going to start to heat up in the valleys with highs in the upper 80s. by the end of the weekend, memorial day, 94 degrees. temperatures peaking on tuesday, up to 98. >> and that's your latest weather. guys. >> we keep talking about it being the unofficial start of summer when does summer actually start? >> it will be on the 21st of june, 21st of june i've got to double-check that. it's usually one of those two days i'll get back to you. >> thanks. just ahead, the season only about to start did we already have the song of the summer

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and a good morning to you. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. here's what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in campbell, just one of the places in santa clara county retailers are getting ready for curbside service starting today. the county is allowing some retail and logistics to resume with proper social distancing and sanitation plans. santa clara county is the last in the bay to enter phase two but the public health officer says the curve is finally flat with hospitalizations and icu cases down and testing ramping up. the question now will more people shop? over here we're trying to get out of a backup at the toll plaza. we see that almost all lanes are moving smoothly. the reason, folks, we have this backup and the metering lights

at the bay bridge there was an earlier car fire which cleared about 45 minutes ago, but the bay bridge approach is still slow. the arrow shows in the backup there was a disabled vehicle reported as well. doesn't appear to be a problem. just calling it out. after this clears over the next half hour we'll be looking at slowing west 24 coming in through the area. construction but nothing unexpected. back to you. now we want to get a look at the forecast for you. it is friday and a holiday weekend, kari. it is and it will be a nice one. our temperatures heat up after today. we're looking at a lot of sunshine across the bay area and temperatures reaching into the upper 70s for the inland areas. along the coastline we're staying in the 60s. then our inland forecast and it will start to get hot tomorrow and really heating up with temperatures peaking up to 98 on tuesday. laura and marcus? all right, sounds good.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, socially distant holiday. memorial day weekend kicks off as never before. >> things are a little chaotic but everyone together in the hope we can create a new kind of summer. >> masks required, limited access at some beaches, and new cleaning protocol. could this be a preview for the rest of the summer? we'll break it down. plus operation warp speed, the secretary of defense will join us to talk about the military's role searching for a vaccine. will there be one? >> a night under the stars.

craig and his family gear up for a camping trip in the backyard. >> you know what would be easier than this, ordering a pizza. >> today friday, may 22nd. >> kicking off memorial weekend with the "today" show. >> today we're celebrating -- >> congratulations to my university of maryland army rotc cadets graduating and commissioning. go, turks. >> joining from virginia. >> annandale. >> hi, everybody, good morning. welcome back. it's friday morning. if you are just getting up. we're so glad you're with us,

getting your cup of coffee. guess what, guys, during this time when so many of us are at home, 8:00 a.m. is the new 6:00 a.m. why would you set an alarm. >> look who he got up to be with us, our virtual plaza. i see roker love, savannah love, everybody is getting love. we'll check in with them in a little bit. >> also from sales to cookout recipes, camping, we've got everything you will need for this holiday weekend. of course, this is also, of course, the time to honor our fallen heroes. harry smith is going to do just that on monday. harry will catch up with a remarkable 95-year-old veteran of world war ii. >> i survived. i'm not a hero. you go to normandy, there's a cemetery up there with 9,400 graves. rry smith will have it for us here on memorial day. savannah. >> we're going to talk to the defense secretary about memorial day in just a few moments from now. let's get you caught up on the news at 8:00. we have breaking news. a major airline disaster

happened overseas. a passenger plane with more than 100 people on board that crashed near pakistan's largest city. nbc's molly hunter joins us with the very latest on this. molly, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning. that's right. it was a pakistan international airlines flight. we believe a-320 carrying 98 passengers and 7 crew members. it was flying from lahore to karachi. it tried to land two or three times before it eventually crashed. it crashed, savannah, in a heavily residential, very congested neighborhood, very poor, right outside of the airport. the video we're seeing is absolute chaos on the ground. first responders are on the scene. people were on rooftops with hoses trying to put out the crash fire. the mayor on the scene doesn't believe there were any survivors. hoda. >> molly, thank you for that update.

we appreciate it. here at home, americans will try to balance safety with celebration as our pandemic wary nation wades into the unofficial start of summer. gabe gutierrez joins us with three things he is watching today. hey, gabe, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. here are those three things to watch. the travel outlook for memorial day is so bad this year that aaa decided to skip its annual forecast because of the lack of economic data. gas prices are down to an average of $1.87 a gallon nationwide the cheapest in 17 years air travel is also down dramatically across the country, pools and beaches are reopening this weekend with many social distancing restrictions. dr. anthony fauci, who has been in modified quarantine is encouraging people to enjoy the outdoors this weekend but still take precautions. >> i plan to go out for nice walks and hikes over memorial day, and i'm going to do it with care, with a mask on. >> reporter: and finally, some

alarming news about the severe inflammatory syndrome linked to covid-19 recent health warnings focused on children. there are new reports that some doctors are seeing the illness, which is similar to kawasaki disease in a few young adults. craig. >> gabe gutierrez for us gabe, thank you. the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine is accelerating this morning. researchers at oxford university announcing today that they are now ready to test their potential vaccine on thousands of people. "today's" senior international correspondent keir simmons joins us from london keir, it sounds promising. >> it really does, craig every time we talk about vaccines, we've got to include that health warning that there may never be a vaccine for coronavirus. there isn't now a vaccine for the common cold. but scientists here in the uk giving us that glimmer of hope, moving to stage 2 and 3 of

tests, now including children as young as 5 and folks over 70 this morning a massive expansion of human trials for a promising coronavirus vaccine. >> it's critical because it's the trial that will tell us, hopefully, will the vaccine work. >> more than 10,000 people will now help test the vaccination developed by uk's oxford university, one of the lead researchers speaking to me overnight. >> 10,000 people will help you understand not just whether the vaccine is effective but whether it's safe. >> absolutely. >> the announcement comes after a billion dollars of investments in this vaccine by the u.s. government in partnership with astrazeneca, the aim to manufacture a billion doses worldwide by the end of 2021 and hundreds of millions for america this year. >> if you said months ago it would happen in a month, i would have thought that was wild, fantastic. yeah, we're thrilled.

>> the vaccine isn't proven yet. human trial began in april with more than 1,000 participants some got the covid-19 vaccine.n. a control group did not. right now those groups' blood is checked for antibodies to see if the vaccine is effective the results could take two months or longer while tests in monkeys have shown success at moderating the virus, the rocky mountain lab said it did not prevent infection. scientists say laboratories are moving too fast warning disappointment may follow. >> the question when we're going to have a vaccine but if we're going to have a vaccine. >> oxford researchers say there is hope but are urging people not to relax. >> i would encourage everybody to be sensible and be alert and not put themselves or other people at risk. >> be safe and wait. >> absolutely be safe and be sensible.

>> researchers say they are moving at historic speed telling nbc news by june or july they could start large scale clinical trials in america. there are lots of vaccines worked on around the world, and that's important this is one of four types of vaccines, savannah one interesting aspect, vaccines can have different strengths, and they are particularly difficult to have them work on folks in older ages. so getting a really good vaccine is really important particularly to protect those folks. >> absolutely. keir, thank you. we move now to one for the record books mike trout rookie baseball card just sold for $922,500 that is the most money someone has ever paid for a modern day baseball card. trout three-time mvp, all-star, widely considered the best player in the major league i guess that explains the big ticket price. >> that's right. we got our news covered, kiddos, how about a little boost

travel restrictions during the pandemic kept many families separated, sometimes even in different countries. check out how excited this 2-year-old is when she sees her grandma for the first time in 10 weeks. she lives in the czech republic, her grandma stuck in germany some restrictions but her able to have the hug. look at that can you see your kids with nancy? i can see mine with my mom, you can see yours with your mom. you can picture it. >> i was just thinking so many grandparents are just wanting that same hug. i hope they get it soon. i really do. guys, just ahead this morning, we've got a live "today" exclusive. defense secretary mark esper will be with us with his memorial day message for both of us and highlight military's role fighting the coronavirus, finding a vaccine, look forward to the conversation that comes up right after this.

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from dallas to laredo, heavier rain in the mid plains as well the rest of the day, northern warmth boston is going to be warmer than los angeles today, . >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san jose, we are walking out the door to some sunshine. and it's going to be another nice day. basically a repeat of yesterday as our high temperatures reach into the upper 70s in the south bay, and a few low 80s in the inland east bay. then we start to heat up tomorrow and that warming trend continues into the memorial day holiday. next week, we're looking at temperatures peaking and that's your la and that's your latest weather

guys all right, al, thank you as we head into memorial day weekend we must never forget the meaning. the nation will pay tribute to the fallen men and women who gave as president lincoln said in the gettysburg addres the last full devotion to the country. secretary esper, how are you >> good morning, savannah, how are you? >> i'm well, thank you we're happy to have you with us as we approach memorial day, this really solemn holiday in our nation, but we face extraordinary time this morning with a shooting that happened at a base in corpus christi, texas. fbi officials are rather quick to say this is terror related. the shooter was terror related can you shed light on that conclusion, why they came to that conclusion. >> yeah, sure. first let me say, i agree this is a very somber weekend, a

chance to remember all americans, men and women alike, who passed away and died while in uniform this remembrance goes back to the civil war. it's a very important time i plan on spending it this weekend at arlington national cemetery and heading to fort mchenry in baltimore with the president. again, it's a great chance to remember those who have given their lives to defend our great nation and protect our values. it's very special. i hope americans will keep that in mind as we celebrate memorial day. with regard to the attack at corpus christi, the fbi is on the case now we do know the basics of what happened with this person trying to enter the gate. it was stopped by a young sailor she's doing well, i understand but the fbi is working through the details at present and we hope to know more in the coming days what happened, what this person was motivated by. at this time we understand there's no d.o.d. affiliation, if you will. we need to let the facts come out, let the investigators do their job.

we'll see where this ends up. >> as mentioned, fbi did say it was terror related and separately just this week we learned from the pensacola shooter who killed three people in december at a naval air base in pensacola had a connection, significant connection, to al qaeda. are you worried there's a resurgence in this kind of terrorism directed at military bases in this country? >> i am very concerned about both cases the pensacola attack, we lost -- unfortunately lost a few people and others were injured. i had a chance on the ground in pensacola to speak with command, first responders in the immediate wake of that, we took a number of steps to make sure we were doing more thorough background vetting of persons coming into the country to train we tightened up our procedures when it came to accessing our

post and camps and installations. we did other things like updating the weapons policy. so we're taking every measure. this latest information from the fbi with regard to the pensacola shooter gave us a lot of insights we're looking at additional measures we will take to ensure that foreign inspired terrorists do not have access to our post space and installations and, of course, our country. we learn from each of these. we have taken very quick steps and stringent steps to make sure we prevent these incidents. >> let's talk about coronavirus in the military has been absolutely essential, national guard members helping around the country. the military also helping in the search for a vaccine you said something striking att. let me play for it. >> winning the white house last week. let me play for it. >> winning matters, and we will deliver by the end of this year a vaccine at scale to treat the american people and our partners abroad. >> mr. secretary, i was so struck by that, because there were no we hope to have it by

the end of the year, you said w were no we hope to have it will have a vaccine at scale, presumably hundreds of millions of doses ready to go by the end experts about this. we are completely confident we can get this done. look, the defense department has been on top of the of the year. is that possible >> absolutely it's possible. i've spoken to our medical experts about this we are completely confident we can get this done. look, the defense department has been on top of the coronavirus since the early days we were in this fight from late january on when we were first bringing americans back from china. we've been ahead of the curve and in the fight from day one. this is the next phase of this battle we will deliver on time the vaccines i've had meetings already internally with my folks to make sure we're properly aligned and resourced. our medical experts, our researchers, we have some of the best in the world, have been working on this vaccine now, therapeutics and diagnostics for a few months, every since day one. again, i'm confident we'll get

it dod has the expertise and the capability, of course, to get the manufacturing done and the logistics. i'm confident we will deliver. >> i mean, it's extraordinary, though i have to say i've talked to dr. fauci, said it was possible within 12 to 18 months others characterized it as aspirational what i hear you saying is the military will deliver a vaccine ready to be brought to scale and brought to people by the end of this calendar year. >> you know, when eisenhower launched the u.s. military against nazi germany, he didn't say we might win world war ii, we'll try. when john f. kennedy aspired to put a man on the he said we'll do it. the defense department once again is committing to get it done we're going to live up to the expectations and we're going to deliver on this virus. >> let's talk about the national guard members, as i mentioned, tens of thousands helping communities around the country

their work order is expected to stop in june do you think you might extend it i know a lot of governors and lawmakers from these various places have asked for the national guard to stay. >> sure. i've spoken with probably over 40 governors at this point in time i speak every few weeks with the adjutant generals of each state. the national guard has done a tremendous job we have 45,000 members on the streets doing a range of tasks from testing, helping out nursing homes and delivering food if they have a valid mission assignment verified by fema, my tend those tours of duty, if you will i've expressed that to the governors, shared th again, if they had valid mission assignments, we should deliver our guarhational guard, folks are fully committed. they are enthused about serving

their fellow americans in many cases they are putting their own health at risk so they have my full support in this. >> i do have to ask you on that topic, the current plan calls for a hard stop to the federal national guard mission i believe on june 24th, which would be exactly one day before they would be potentially open to federal benefits such as discounted tuition congressman wrote, democrat, combat veteran and deployed guardsman quoted at "politico," do you think they pulled 89 days out of a hat this isn't coincidence we're spitting at soldiers who have done the right thing. what do you say to soldiers to say, wait a minute, 89 days, stopped right at the moment the national guard might get some benefits do you think that was by design? what's your take on that

>> i'm in the going to be reported on details in the media. i'll say once again i'm fully committed to supporting national guard and active duties. national guard extending authorities if they are working valid mission assignments and we're providing all the support we can to the states to get the job done in this coronavirus fight, i'm not worried about the number of days what i'm worried about is making sure we win the fight against the coronavirus and fully support the young men and women who are serving on the streets of america in the national guard. >> how concerned are you, sir, about a second wave of the coronavirus? a lot of experts warn about that there was a draft memo from the pentagon published, just a draft, not sent yet. it talked about concerns of a significant resurgence of the virus. how high does that rank on your worry list >> we're looking at a variety of alternative futures if you will. we're talking a lot with our own internal experts last week i had the entire chain of command meet with doctors fauci and birx

we spent time on a teleconference with them we have to continually adjust ou readiness, our posture, how we're dealing with it. we're doing that now, if you will we're looking at a variety of futures. a second wave is a possibility i don't think the coronavirus is going away any time soon, at least not until we have a vaccine or a cure. so we have to make sure we understand what that path may look like ahead and make sure we adapt ourselves. so we continue to maintain our three priorities i think i said last time i was on your show number one, protect our people, service member, department of defense, civil jansing and families number two, ensure we maintain mission, national security mission. number three, provide full support to the nation against coronavirus. i want to make sure what we face ahead we take all measures to meet those three priorities. >> before i go, mr. secretary, we're up against a hard break, but i just wanted to say we know you'll be laying a wreath at

arlington on monday. as we talked about at the beginning of the interview, memorial day is an important somber holiday in our nation and we're grateful to have you and your service and service members who give so much to this good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a lot of people watching to see what happens today when santa clara county moves into phase two of reopening. in solano county, they're moving even deeper into that phase. restaurants will be able to open again for in-house dining. the state approved its movement to the of phase two right on the heels of napa county receiving that same approval. meanwhile, sonoma county is hoping to move into the latter phase any day now when it receives state approval. right now we want to get a look at the forecast because it is going to be a beautiful start to this holiday weekend, kari. >> yes, and we're seeing a lot of that sunshine right now as we take a live look outside in san

francisco and across the bay area. we are seeing in into the upper 70s for the inland east bay and the south bay and a few spots hitting the low 80s. as we go through the rest of this forecast, expect it to heat up. we're in the upper 80s by the end of the weekend. mid-90s next week as we get past memorial day. and san francisco will be as warm. we're looking at highs here reaching into the mid-70s as our inland valleys feel some very hot weather. back to you, marcus. i'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

this warms our heart 8:30 now some nurses from across the country, they just did a stop by of our plaza coming they are from florida, tennessee, and michigan and all over we want to say thank you and thank you to the nurses. we also are on the other side of a big week coming up you know who is joining us next week >> who >> jennifer lopez. there's never a dull moment when she does we're going to get the scoop on her engagement she has some dance moves to share. we're going to find out who won that backyard baseball game between j.lo and a-rod's collective families.

we'll find that out, savannah. >> i wonder. a-rod is a good baseball player. we have country music royalty next week, tim mcgraw will join us and talk about something we need right now. >> your guide to the holiday weekend, including best sales to jump on, from practical stuff like new vacuum to fun stuff like inflatable water toys al. >> i'll tell you, craig. i was able to sit down with the king of the grill, bobby flay, socially distanced, of course, but he gave me a recipe that you are going to want to put on your grill. chances are you've got it in your fridge or freezer everything from a barbecue sauce from your pantry and so much more. >> speaking of the great outdoors, can we discuss your night, craig as we all saw that glamorous camping setup, it looked epic.

how was the night? did you get any sleep? i can't wait to hear. >> no, i just said to hoda, i could have put my head down on the desk this morning and slept for six hours. we got about three hours of sleep last night. >> and he kind of looks like he threw his back out. >> i did. >> making memories. >> we can make memories inside next time. >> all right, guys let's turn this to the big board, our fantastic virtual crowd. we love this we have so much to celebrate first of all, we love your shining, happy faces we're happy you're here with us. so much to support, celebrate. where is helene from nashville, tennessee. helene hey, girl, how are you okay today is helene's dad's 80th birthday her dad lives alone. since he can't be with the family, she wanted to mark it with a shout out do you have a photo to show us. >> i sent it to the producers. >> there it is, up on the big

screen what a beautiful dad he isa. >> hi. >> hi, sweetie we wish you guys, him, a very happy 80th birthday. soon you'll be together. >> thank you very much. >> sweet thank you, hon. >> let's go from nashville to waldorf, maryland. i'm looking for the hayes family hayes, where are you there. i see trumia, anthony, a.j., senia. we've got a high school graduate today, right >> yes. >> congratulations there a.j. >> thank you. >> we also have another reason to celebrate captain hayes -- >> yay >> thirty years with the d.c. police department. i hear today is the last day is that right? >> yes, that's correct the last day today. >> captain hayes, how are you

going to spend your retirement, sir? >> well, i mean, because of covid, you know, i'll be in the house for a while but i will be doing something. the next chapter is yet to be . thank you for 30 years. congratulations on your determined. >> as someone who lived in d.c. for a number of years, i appreciate you thank you for your service thank you for 30 years congratulations on your retirement congratulations on graduation as well, a.j. it's a big celebration in that house? >> i've got to tell you. take a look. everyone gets another few seconds on the big board because it feels good. the garcias, we love you, dora johnson, a big thanks to everyone for joining us this fine morning. >> by the way, you if you would like to get in on the fun, sign up for the virtual plaza, head

to today.com/virtualplaza. you'll also be on the big board. mr. roker, how are we looking for this weekend >> we're going to start off and show you today we have a gorgeous day in the northeast. nice and warm. however, we are looking at a lot of wet weather making it's way mid-atlantic, severe plains through texas. fire in the northwest. that's wha >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to have another really nice day. enjoy the mild weather before that heat-up comes this weekend. we'll see temperatures ranging from the low 60s near the coast to the low 80s for the inland areas. as we go through this forecast, our valleys will be heating up, and we'll see our high temperatures in the mid-80s tomorrow. upper 80s on sunday and memorial day reaching the 90s. our temperatures peak on tuesday up to 98 degrees. and that's your latest savannah. >> all right, al, thanks coming up next, another weekend coming up next, another weekend fun activityt

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>> we're back as the countdown to summer begins with the big memorial day sales you do not have to leave home to save money on things you need. chassie post contributing editor found bargains on things to keep you cool, organized and have fun. chassie, good morning. >> good morning. if you're looking to save big on all things home, you're in luck. we've got really exciting sales to share okay so let's start with white sales. memorial day is known for them and we found some terrific sales on bedding and towels. so starting with the 1-800 sheet collection by melanie, available

sheet set, 80,000 reviews, comes in 40 patterns and colors. if you're looking for towels, we couldn't believe the deal we found on this six-piece set at nordstromrack.com. normally $81, we found it for $21 this weekend look at that jacquard print. if you're looking to organize your closet, container store has you covered, they have 20% off sale on stylish hanging organizers, starting at $4.49. okay i have got a vacuum deal you are not going to believe this is bissell lightweight cordless vacuum cleaner, normally $199, we found it $60 ebay planet, certified as new from the it's refurbish, great for the pocketbook and planet, inspected certified as new from the manufacturer 90 day warranty, 30 day return

policy what's not to love there okay memorial day, official kickoff to summer so we're looking for things to keep us cool like this remote control tower fan which we found at overstock. normally $109, $65 this weekend plus overstock has deals up to 70% off on over a million skews. air conditioners, hardly every on sale when we need them. we found lg 5,000 btu air conditioner on sale from wayfair.com. normally $209, we found it for $168 so now let's talk about getting outside, maybe serving a beautiful dinner for your family using these beautiful melamine sets, which is a fancy word for plastic. we've got traditional sets from enchantedhome.com. 25% off, starting at $16

fun modern sets from crate & barrel, 40% off entire store starting at $3.57. last but not least, let's have some outdoor fun i know we're all looking for ways to spruce up our backyard outdoor furniture, lots of sales we found this adirondack chair, original price, $300, $125 this weekend. you find lots of great deals on fun patio umbrellas and indoor, outdoor rugs and lots of different retailers. last but not least, look at my inflatable friends these are sprinklers, so much fun for the kids lots of great deals. rainbow from walmart, $159, we found it for $79 dinosaur and unicorn sprinkler you can find from kohl's to home depot. happy memorial day i hope you get great savings and have fun with the family

back to you guys. >> chassie, thank you. i need that rainbow and unicorn in my life for these and other holiday sales check out today.com/shop you'll find them all there. coming up next, two grill masters for the price of one, bobby flay and al, a lesson on the right way to barbecue chicken on your weekend cookout but first this is "today" on nbc. and... let's get started.

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. we are back, 8:44 with "today" food to prepare for a wee we are back, 8:44 with "today" food to prepare for a weekend manning the grill, al, you lucky one you spent the afternoon with fellow grill master bobby flay. >> that's right. i had a great time with bobby from the comfort of our own separate back yards. he showed me how to make his barbecue chicken recipe with ingredients you've probably already got in your pantry here is my cooking class with bobby flay bobby, good to see you

how are you doing, man >> great to see you, al. i will tell you, full disclosure, i did not go to the store for anything s all going ta saucepan then a little bit of a soy sauce. i have a chicken in my freezer i've been using my freezer a lot more i broke it into pieces and went into my pantry and found the makings of a barbecue sauce. this is all going to go into a saucepan then a little bit of a soy sauce. i found some american style mustard and had apple cider vinegar, it can be red wine, white wine brown sugar, a couple of tablespoons of that as well. you want it to be spicy and sweet and savory at the same time got some worcester sauce you know you have to have

worcester for bloody marys you know i have to have that in my pantry. >> there you go. >> some honey. i'm going to cook this on top of the stove, paprika and cayenne and a dash of hot sauce. the only thing you have to do for this sauce, al, is cook it for about 20 minutes you want to cover this, because it will start to splatter a little bit. >> if you did like me, i had a jar of stuff already in the div fridge a couple of jars of barbecue sauce. i combined them. >> al, honestly, i have one, too. two of the things you have to have in your cupboard is good quality tomato sauce and good quality barbecue sauce because sometimes you don't feel like making it from scratch. >> you've got your sauce let's get started with the chicken. >> i cut the chicken up in parts. salt and pepper and a little bit of paprika i put it on the grill. this is the thing that's really key, al.

a lot of people think to get a crispy skinned chicken, conventional wisdom tells people to put it on high heat on the grill because they want a crispy skin it's actually the opposite. >> right. >> you want to put it on the slow part of the grill i usually put it right in the front because that's the cool part of the grill. you want to slowly render the fat or the skin off the chicken. that's the key part of this. >> you're going to put it skin side down. >> skin side down, low to medium heat, okay we want to cook it nice and slow so the fat renders nice and gently, crisps up the skin golden brown as that's happening it's cooking the chicken through. >> i did the same thing, defrosted two chickens, decided to do that. >> you butterflied them, good idea you let the chicken get nice and crispy if you look at this one here --

do you see this? >> oh, yeah. >> that's what you want. you want that good charred skin, nice and crispy, cooked all the way through, nice and juicy. then with about two or three minutes left, i take the cooked barbecue sauce here is the key, okay? i'm not going to slather the whole thing with barbecue sauce because that's going to really -- it's going to make it soggy. i coat the chicken about halfway, about 50%, just like that al, what kind of barbecue do you like is it spicy, sweet, smoky? what's your thing? >> i like a balance of sweet and spicy. >> that's what this is that's exactly what this is. >> well, bobby, i want to thank you for helping us out we appreciate it if you're going to be quarantined with anybody, bobby flay is the man to be quarantined with >> and by the way, guys. that sweet and spicy, i kind of

call it the craig melvin of barbecue sauce, nice combo. >> sweet and spicy, thank you. i think that's a compliment. >> check out bobby's recipe today.com. third hour of "today," if it's raining, an indoor chicken. >> we'll get you a can of off. looks like you might need it there. up next from al's backyard to craig, how did they pull it off, a night of roughing it in the backyard we'll find out but first this is "today" on nbc

and now to more of into the holiday weekend yesterday we gave you a fun idea for something to do. who better to try it out than craig, a little campout in his own backyard. >> one thing for sure, savannah guthrie, it was an adventure, as my wife lindsay and i treated the kids to a night under the

stars. after spending a lot of time inside, we could all use an escape. >> a little charcoal it turns out you don't have to look any further than your own backyard >> i have never slept in a tent. >> yet he constantly talked about his happy place would be the outdoors in the mountains, so i figured -- >> during the day. so i wouldn't describe myself as a rugged outdoorsman. >> hot dogs? >> these are going to be the best hot dogs you have. >> this i can handle. >> shouldn't be has hard to cook hot dogs, hamburgers. >> we have hamburgers. >> are you going to burn the hamburgers

>> with our camp site already set up, the melvin family adventure awaits it's about to get lit. >> i didn't see any instructions for this thing there are probably some instructions i should have read before instructions are overrated figure it out as you go. nice metaphor for life now we're cooking. a life lesson just in time. n f kinger. >> sausage is a little crispier >> sausage is a little crispier than some might like got some turkey sausage there. >> that looks totally burned. >> it's not totally burned, man. it's partially burned. everybody is a critic. everybody on the campground is a critic. >> overall i call the job very well done. >> i anticipate complaints. >> it looks a little charred. >> nothing looks charred everyone doesn't appreciate the crispy sausage as much as i do. >> sausage is a little crispy. >> now, that, that's good

sausage right there i think. oh, yeah. >> dinner is ready. >> dinner is ready. >> life in the backyard camping situation. it feels nice to sit outside. >> the corn is not too much. >> start on that in a second. >> chowing down on some backyard classics definitely makes for some happy campers. >> ready for our camping adventure? what are you most competing about? >> s'mores >> is it a s'more or s'mores. >> it's i want some more that's where it came from. i want some more, s'mores. >> you made that up. >> no, i didn't. >> that's a big bite, man. >> super fun. >> a delicious treat followed by

something even sweeter. >> our camping experience is going to include games >> kids can sleep on the ground. they are young. >> this is perfect. >> then a little piece and quiet for dear old dad, which, of course, doesn't last long. but as day turns to night, leaving just the glow of the crackling fire. >> how about ghost stories >> another memory made before falling asleep together underneath the stars. >> one bedtime story before we go to sleep? love you guys. >> oh, that was sweet. >> we've done it twice now our first time and our last time here is the problem. here is what happened. >> that was beautiful.

>> we had a good time but i got three hours of sleep, lindsay got about three hours of sleep our bodies aren't designed to sleep on hard surfaces the kids took the mattress >> but at least you had indoor plumbing to go to. >> that's true it was a lot of fun, though. >> true. have a great and safe holiday weekend, everybody we love you. we're back with your local news with more of "today. good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. a big day on tap for stores across the south bay, including stores in campbell. today, santa clara county becomes the last bay area county to move into the singled phase of reopening. curbside pick-up for retailers will be allowed and manufacturing will be allowed to resume. also, any office requiring on-site staff is allowed to reopen.

solano county moves deeper into the second phase of reopening today after receiving state approval. napa county already in that expanded phase two while sonoma county seen in the yellow there is now awaiting state approval. in-house dining and shopping are both allowed. happening now our kris sanchez is man tonitoring developments. you can also go to our website to see what's opening county by county. also, what bay area law enforcement teams are doing as they brace for possible large crowds this weekend with weather warming up. about one hour from now, second harvest food bank is doing a drive-through giveaway in south san francisco. it will take place at mills montessori school. we're all doing our part by staying at home.

that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning to you welcome to the third hour of "today" friday may 22nd. i'm crying melvin, al and dylan and sheinelle working at home. a new development in the shooting of ahmaud arbery, killed while out for a jog a third person charged in the murder bryan's attorney said he's a