we are back in at 7:42 with a new normal as the world continues to cope with the coronavirus. >> yeah. a lot of folks are looking to south korea. it is pushing ahead with its reopening even as daily cases there are spiking again in some places so what lessons does that hold for us nbc's kelly cobiella in seoul, south korea, for us this morning. hi, kelly, good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. today health officials here are dealing with a new cluster, 36 people all at the same company have tested positive for coronavirus, but at the same time schools and churches are erupt. demonstrators clash with police in minneapolis following the death of a black man pinned to the ground by an officer. filling up at the church in seoul this morning, a strange sight at the four officers involved fired. >> to the black community, the time of social distancing. family, i'm so sorry. >> but this morning the victim's family is demanding murder charges. his sister and her attorney join more than 2,000 parishioners us for a live interview. singing and praying under the same roof. the biggest turnout since the alarm bells. church reopened a month ago. new cases of the coronavirus on >> are you concerned about your parishioners getting the virus the rise in 24 states.

>> 80% of our deaths have taken place just in this month alone. >> just ahead the fear those >> if you follow the packed holiday crowds from government's guidelines closely, coast-to-coast will only make i think we will be safe. >> thermal sensors, temperature things worse. checks, online bookings and qr we go one-on-one with the codes giving the church a list governor of california. >> if we can get the health of contacts in case someone gets live from studio 1a in sick, and masks are mandatory. rockefeller plaza, this is the right, we'll get the economic third hour of "today." question correct. >> a good tuesday morning to >> what about holding prayer >> will schools, camps, and daycares open there soon. books or singing or talking to you. welcome to "3rd hour today." his answer straight ahead. by the way, it's wednesday someone next to you. morning. fact check. for the first time twitter slaps >> singing is okay but talk to i apologize. it happens to me as well a warning label on posts from craig melvin in studio 1a, al, the next person is prohibited. >> schools in south korea are filling up, too. president trump. sheinelle, dylan continuing to just ahead the control claims he work from home made that finally forced the almost half of all students are we have a lot of ground to cover company's hand, and how the now back in class. president is responding this kindergartners and first graders this wednesday morning we start with the outrage over morning. on the run. together but separated the fbi joins the manhunt for a parents still understandably 46-year-old george floyd on friday minneapolis father of connecticut college student nervous. two died while in police suspected of two murders, an abduction, and home invasion. this dad says he's a working parent and his child had to go back, but he's worried about the virus spreading when kids play investigators making a new plea across the country health for his behavior. officials here are still >> this behavior is out of the battling small outbreaks and ordinary for you. introducing new rules like we know this is not who you are. requiring masks on all public transportation including >> the very latest on the ongoing search just ahead. those stories plus three,

two, one, liftoff. subways, buses, and taxis. this animation shows how germs the historic launch years in the making just hours away now. can spread when a person talks for the first time a private in a subway car. >> a large number of the people in the presence, we're in a close environment, it can be company taking nasa astronauts to space, ushering in a new era of exploration if the weather cooperates today, wednesday, may spreading the virus. >> reporter: today another worry, 36 people at a warehouse for south korea's largest e-commerce business have tested positive for coronavirus but they are still pressing 27th, 2020. ahead opening schools, doing it slowly, bringing high school morning, everybody seniors back last week, younger welcome to "today. it's a wednesday morning kids this week so nice to have you with us. boy, what a day for nasa, an historic moment for the u.s. tape on the ground, plastic space program. we'll watch it unfold. dividers around desks. >> all eyes on that and al roker even with all that parents are to see if the weather still worried, in part because cooperates we'll have a live report from the kennedy space center just earlier this week a 6-year-old ahead. also, we'll have the latest on the coronavirus as the death toll in the u.s. is expected to tested positive and health officials think that he was infected by an art teacher at

his school. >> wow, so many things to take into consideration surpass 100,000 today, savannah. kelly, thank you. >> but we want to begin with shift in gears now that breaking news of new how about a check of the weather protests erupting in minneapolis there, mr. roker. >> all righty. overnight after george floyd was things awfully warm. we're talking coast-to-coast, pinned to the ground by police temperatures nice and toasty and later died new records possible in new the incident was caught on camera and sparked outrage around the country england. it led to the firing of four officers boston will flirt with 90 degrees today, 84 in buffalo, the victim's family said it cincinnati 85. cannot stop there. gabe gutierrez joins us with the then all the way out to the west very latest now. coast. look at these temperatures gabe, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, you're right. records possible today for the victim's family said the firing of those officers is not sacramento, bakersfield, finebaum springs, flagstaff, enough toasty conditions and continues state authorities and fbi are that way out west right on into now investigating. a warning, the video of the the weekend for albuquerque triple digits, palm springs, incident is disturbing. vegas, sacramento and tucson >> overnight chaos in that's what going on around the minneapolis. crowds of protesters swarmed the street facing off with officers in riot gear who fired tear gas good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside we are starting out with and rubber bullets sunshine in walnut creek, and another demonstration ino temperatures already starting to warm up. we are going to see our highs reaching into the upper 90s for the south bay, even up to 103

deal with. >> please, i can't breathe. >> reporter: a bystander's degrees today in antioch. cellphone vi chicago. walnut creek expect a high of >> this is a trauma a lot of us african-americans have to deal 100 degrees and 70 in half moon with. >> a bystander's cell phone bay. we're going to see a high of 93 video captured the incident. an officer pinning george floyd face down, pressing a knee into in redwood city and 82 in the mission district. north bay highs in the 90s. his neck for at least 3 minutes he pleads for help saying he can't breathe. then he becomes unresponsive as coming up at 8:00 from the national hurricane center. we could be looking at our second tropical storm within the onlookers shout at the officer. next 24 hours. >> get off of him now. >> security footage from a back to you. >> all right, al nearby business obtained by nbc i know you've got your eye on it news shows what appears to the what's being called the most important audition in the moments leading to his death history of "america's got he's removed from a parked car, handcuffing him before walking him across the street. in an initial press conference talent." they said they arrived at >> our exclusive interview with the man with the powerful voice forgery in progress. and the suspect appeared to be under the influence an he physically resisted the officer. once he was handcuffed, officers realized he was suffering and even more powerful story serving nearly four decades medical distress and called for an ambulance but the mayor behind bars for a crime he did not commit, but first these messages called it wrong on every level

>> what we saw was horrible, completely and utterly messed to hope, to press on, up to do whatever it takes this man's life matters. >> the 46-year-old floyd played to beat the odds. we are the men and women basketball in college and lived most of his life in texas test test test test working as a truckdriver and test test security guard. >> this is heartbreaking when you watch how they killed him, how his knee was on his neck, not for one minute, two minutes, three minutes, four minutes but eight minutes. >> lebron james posted this on social media kneeling on floyd with colin kaepernick kneeling in protest writing, do you understand now or is it still alright, i brought in ensure max protein to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. blurred to you drawing comparisons to a [grunting noise] i'll take that. yeeeeeah! 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar ensure max protein. high-profile police conference -- confrontation now available in twelve-count. in 2014. >> when you look at that video, stock up today! what goes through your head. and it's bigger than selling cars. >> another senseless killing. we're here to build for the people who build

>> the mother of eric garner and shape this country. died in new york after police placed him in the chokehold. >> it's like a recurring who work hard. nightmare. who do right by others. who never give in. there's always some new challenge this has to stop trying to take us out. something has to be done to shake our resolve. >> before the firings, a police union said there should not be a and if you're out there fighting through it, rush to judgment and the we know 260,000 people who have your back. officers were cooperating. now floyd's family wants the officers arrested and charged. hoda. >> gabe, we'll have a lot more and if you're out there ask sherwin-williams. we're offering curbside pickup. this morning on this case including a live interview with call your local store or order online george floyd's sister and her and pick up color chips, paint, attorney and supplies without leaving your car. six minutes after the hour, puberty means personal space. so sports clothes sit around growing odors. that's why we graduated to tide pods sport. hoda, i'll send it to you. there are mounting concerns finally something more powerful than the funk. over the potential second wave of the coronavirus in the past week 24 states have reported an increase in new cases. tide sport removes even week-old sweat odor. health officials fear those packed beaches and parks over it's got to be tide. the holiday weekend will only cause that number to rise. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer covering that story for us

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week the president later shared a for the life behind every mask, tweet that mocked biden for that mask biden saying he was following the clock never stops and neither do we. trump administration's recommended guidelines fired >> he's a fool, an absolute fool and a good morning to you. to talk that way it's 7:56. i mean, every leading doc in the i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. world is saying you should wear here is what's happening now. a mask when you're in a crowd. >> late yesterday the president >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in said biden can wear a mask but morgan hill where there is a cluster of 38 covid-19 patients thought it was very unusual that biden had one on outside while within one work place. with his wife. lusamerica foods is a locally the president also criticized a owned business with a reporter for keeping his mask on while asking a question yesterday accusing that reporter 65,000-square-foot fish in the rose garden of trying to processing. the wife of an employee was be politically correct savannah. hospitalized with covid-19. >> all right peter alexander at the white the girlfriend of a driver there house. peter, thank you told us that he was worried hoda, up to you. about working there but was afraid to speak up. >> thank you more testing will happen today. also this morning the multistate manhunt for a connecticut college student wanted in connection with a string of all testing negative will be deadly crimes is expanding nbc's stephanie gosk has retested. >> reporter: i'm jackie ward in san francisco. medical experts are reminding details. >> reporter: this morning police parents to keep their kids safe

have a message for suspected as we open more windows around the house to try to stay cool. murderer peter manfredonia. >> this behavior is out of the last year within a span of 48 ordinary for you we know this is not who you are. hours four kids were sent to the we want you to be able to tell icu in san francisco because your story. >> after foustes, the they fell out of a window from a university of connecticut second story or higher. student is still on the run, they suggest buying window guards or moving that furniture away from the window ledge to wanted in two murders. he was last seen walking in keep kids from falling out. pennsylvania on sunday police warning the 23-year-old very concerning because it might be driving a stolen black is going to be a hot day today. honda santa fe. >> when they finally released yeah, even in san francisco. the information, we put two and we've seen that heat building two together, and it was around the bay area, and our terrifying. inland areas we are looking at temperatures that are going to >> on friday manfredonia be heating up fast. allegedly killed 62-year-old that look in dublin shows that theodore demers who stopped to in livermore will reach up to 101 degrees today. 103 in antioch. offer the young man a hand. 95 in palo alto. >> ted was the gentlest, loving and some 80s in san francisco today. our seven-day forecast shows soul some cooling after a couple of days. by friday we're in the mid-80s in the warmest spots but then he would do anything for anyone. this weekend more clouds, even a >> the sister-in-law believes it chance of rain as our was premeditated temperatures come back to the >> you don't just put a machete in your backpack and come to the mid-70s.

end of a dirt road without a plan. laura and marcus? >> that sounds so refreshing. another local news update in half an hour. >> see you then. >> reporter: the next murder police say a friend from high school, iselle manfredonia grew up in county at one point on the same street as the sandy hook elementary school shooter. this morning learned manfredonia's father was arrested in new town and charged with second degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, and giving alcohol to a minor. he was released on $50,000 bond. connecticut police saying the charges against robert have no relevance into the investigation against his son, while a family attorney says the younger manfredonia was an honors engineering student living near uconn campus, at times struggling with anxiety and depression but no sign things were getting worse. >> the parents' message to peter. >> the parents and family's message to peter is, peter, we love you it's time to bring this to a

safe conclusion for everybody. >> before anybody else gets hurt for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> we will continue to follow that case. there's much more to get to this morning, including the countdown. it's on for this afternoon's historic mission to space. here is a live look at kennedy space center this morning. just hours from now nasa and spacex will team up for the first crude launch from u.s. soil since 2011, the final safety and weather checks are already under way and the weather is a big question this morning. nbc's tom costello is there. hi, tom, good morning. how is it looking? >> yeah. the weather is the issue right now. we've already had a pretty good rain squall move in just a short time ago that's going to be the issue throughout the day you're absolutely right. this is a history making flight. the first time ever that a private company is carrying astronauts to the space station. in this case spacex. so much is riding on this mission. for nasa and spacex, but, most

importantly, getting those two men up to the space station with the clock ticking down, we're now just hours away from witnessing history once again at the kennedy space center astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley set to hitch a ride from a private company spacex's dragon falcon 9 rocket a public/private partnership nasa i banking on a new era of space it's 8:00 on "today. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking overnight, travel. >> it is all about crowds of protesters clash with commercialization of lower earth police in minneapolis following orbit so we can do things that have not yet been commercialized, like go the death of a black man pinned to the men and mars. today's mission is a proof to the ground by an officer. of concept that companies like spacex can serve as taxis for >> they murdered my brother. americans and other nations to he was crying for help. reach low earth orbit >> this morning four officers destinations like the space involved fired. so what happens next? station. >> if we can have other we're live with the latest. countries buy seats on these on the rise. alarming new numbers showing rockets, it drives down the cost for united states of america coronavirus cases climbing in taxpayers.

>> those seats will cost $55 some states like alabama. million each >> 80% of our deaths have taken that may sound staggering but place just in this month alone. >> this as businesses open from coast-to-coast and the nhl nasa has been shelling out $80 announces new plans to get million per seat for astronaut players back on the ice this to ride on russian rockets summer. sharing a bird's eye view ahead of this critical test for the and touching tribute. the special way country company. superstar tim mcgraw is honoring all the moms out there ♪ i call also watching this behnken and hurley's wives, who are both mama ♪ astronauts >> we'll ask him about the new sharing this image with their music video and what he's been up to today wednesday, may 27th, son, inspecting dad's ride on the launch pad 2020. the two-man crew set to load ♪ i like it i love it into that crew dragon a few hours before liftoff wearing >> waking up today from specially designed space suits and using touch screens. minutes after launch it will separate catalonia, new jersey. if all things go as planned land >> from jacksonville, florida. >> it's by 17th birthday. upright on spacex barge out in >> my name is jackie. the ocean. the crew dragon continuing to today is my 93rd birthday. dock with the station where behnken and hurley will live and conduct research with the rest of the team for one to four months. >> i'm really looking forward to >> 18 years educating 5,000

having a couple of crew mates students, mrs. snyder is retired. yay! >> you think she's happy about here to help distribute the duties and also eat with and laugh with and joke around with. that? that's a lot to celebrate on it will be a great adventure wednesday morning. with them. >> let's drill down on it, tom weather is really the spoiler special welcome to everybody just waking up, put the coffee on, the day is just starting. potentially. we're so happy to have you with how is it looking for this afternoon? us. >> we sure are. the folks on my today plaza are we've got a few hours for things pumped up, man. let's look at them for a second. to clear up. >> yeah. we have a couple of things to go in some ways this is more complicated than during the space shuttle because it's not over. ngp. someone is about to reveal for the first time some big news. we want to welcome in our plaza. >> in just a moment. first, coming up tomorrow on just about how the weather is looking here right now there's a 60% chance of go here at the kennedy space "today," caroline kennedy and center but they also consider her son jack schlossberg will be the weather and ocean factors out in the atlantic ocean, all the way up the coast of canada, and all the way out to ireland why? because if they have to abort, joining us for an exclusive live the spaceship would then interview to announce the very special way they are going to celebrate jfk library parachute down into the atlantic ocean and they want them safe foundation's profiles in courage this year. until rescue teams arrive. there's a rescue team on stand of course, this is something they do every year. this year they are going to do by at cape canaveral it a little differently. they will fly to the location they are going to tell us about that tomorrow, savannah. >> all right. where the crew may have aborted look forward to that. let's get you caught up on the

and parachuted down. they themselves would parachute news at 8:00. into the ocean and help rescue tensions are high in minneapolis and stabilize the crew after a chaotic night of protest all of that is the reason why it's not just the weather here but the weather out over the over the death of george floyd. a black man pinned to the ground ocean as well. by a police officer. four officers fired over the >> it's just so mind-blowingly complicated to see if they can incident. gabe gutierrez joins us with the pull it off today. we will have live coverage of latest. the launch right here on nbc gabe, good morning. >> hi, savannah, good morning. the victim's family said the firing of those four officers hoda. >> savannah, why don't we bring was not enough. in a guy who wants to know more about the launch forecast than the fbi and state authorities us and the national weather picture. are now investigating. overnight swarms of protesters hey, al, what have we got? >> well, guys, we're looking, as crowd the the streets facing off you see again, as tom showed, it's cloudy out there. officers in riot gear after cell phone video captured the they have got showers. disturbing video overnight. in fact, as we look at the live radar, you'll see we are looking a warning, it is tough to watch. at some pretty strong storms that are going to be pushing in. the bystander's cell phone video in fact, we already had one shows the officer pinning george clear launch pad 39a, but look n initial press release, ee to to the south this is live radar we'll be looking at this all day today as we move into the they arrived at the scene for an afternoon. look at launch time, 4:33. there's heavy showers and thunderstorms, a 60% chance of alleged forgery in progress.

that the suspect appeared under those storms the influence and besides that to the north we've he physically resisted the got an invest area that may become a tropical system over the next five days already some buoys out in the atlantic reporting tropical officer. storm winds. virginia, north carolina, look new vurz surveillance shows the at strong storms officers are seen removing floyd from a parked car and handcuffing him before walking across the street. floyd's family says it's clear it weakens into new york state he's not resisting. we heard from his sister earlier on "today." but brings strong storms tomorrow into the mid-atlantic >> me and my family are taking this very, very hard it's very look at the heavy rain some areas along southeastern atlantic coast, 4" or more already on top of saturated ground we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next heartbreaking. it's very disturbing to our peace. 30 seconds >> before the firings, the police union said there should not be a rush to judgment but the minneapolis mayor called it wrong at every level. hoda. >> all right. gabe gutierrez. gabe, thank you. moving to the coronavirus death toll in the u.s., it's approaching another grim milestone. some states say an uptick in new cases. peter alexander has the three

things he's watching today. hey, peter, good morning. >> hey, hoda, good morning. as you noted the national death toll approaching that tragic milestone, 100,000 american lives lost. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall as "usa today" putting a face on these devastating times and we take a live look outside in describing the virus as the walnut creek, one of the spots heating up quickly today as we fastest killer in u.s. history. check out our high temperatures expected to reach over 100 this all comes amid serious degrees for the inland east bay and some upper 90s for the south concerns that crowds of people, many of them gathering over the holiday weekend, could trigger a fresh wave of covid infections bay with san jose reaching 96 degrees. in the north bay we're up to 100 degrees in napa and going to see after some ignored the warnings. you'll see that pool party, of the triple digits today. course, in missouri. health officials in st. louis 90s tomorrow and 70s by the county now issued a travel alert weekend. requiring anyone who was there and that's your latest to self-quarantine for 14 days. now with more americans being and that's your latest weather. ladies. tested, the president just >> all right, al tweeted that the country will surpass 15 million today. the number of new coronavirus cases is climbing in about a thank you so much. coming up in the wake of her brother's death in the wake of dozen states bucking the custody and heated overnight protests, george floyd's sister national trend of staying steady and her attorney will join us live why they say firing the officers involved does not nearly go far or seeing decreases@least half enough, savannah of those states see more and hoda, just ahead, south infections, places like florida, south carolina, tennessee among

korea. part of an early wave of it's been praised for its reopenings. in montgomery, alabama, handling of the coronavirus. specifically the mayor there says 80% of their deaths have but as it begins this new normal, schools and churches are taken place this month alone. filling up there, there are also new outbreaks being reported still, there are important signs we're going to take you live to of progress. seoul for the lessons it might have for us. but first this is "today" on los angeles county announcing nbc. we're all doing our part by staying at home. this week it will allow religious services, shopping at low risk retail stores and drive-in movie theaters to reopen with restrictions. that would basically get the ball rolling for the county that's really been california's epicenter for the virus to open up faster than much of the state. savannah. >> all right, peter, thanks. we'll pick it up right there with that cautious approach being taken in california. i spoke to governor gavin newsom exclusively yesterday afternoon about the progress his state has made and what happens next as california and the rest of the country enters what he calls the unknown. we have just been through memorial day weekend. a lot of people saw that as a big test of social distancing. how are people handling the responsibility?

are they meeting those obligations of social distancing that could mean an increase in energy bills. sufficiently. you can save by using a fan to cool off... >> i think overwhelmingly so, unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... though obviously we've highlighted, and appropriately, or closing your shades during the day. these exceptions. stay well and keep it golden. we want so continue to remind people to be vigilant. the reality at the end of the day, i've been overwhelmed by 40 million americans living in the state of california, the vast majority doing the right thing, recognizing this pandemic is not behind us. we're not into a second wave, we still haven't gotten through the first wave. >> you just this week released new guidelines concerning houses of worship. this has obviously become a flash point. the president talked about forcing governors to open houses of worship. do you think your new guidelines will be the end of the issue >> we're one of a few states, a handful of states that's actually moved forward to provide guidance to houses of worship. i have deep respect for those that want to practice their faith in person, not just virtually, but we have to do so safely it's not a political issue for

us no one is immune from political pressure but that won't be determinative in terms of our decision making, we'll do it on the basis of public health. >> speaking of pressure, a lot of families are under a lot of pressure right now they are not able to go back to work when they are able, they are going to have to put their kids somewhere. what are you expecting in terms of child care, summer camp i know guidelines are expected straight ahead, the unforgettable audition on "america's got talent" last to be released very, very soon. >> made a lot of progress in night by a singer who spent 36 years in prison for a crime he child care did not commit our exclusive interview with our most precious resource, our him. children, will be done very, very carefully, also recognize we have to take care of the unhelpful help centers. and saved the stuff that was working. caregivers, teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, janitors as well i'm confident in our ability to do this in a responsible way and like verizon's 4g lte network.. to get kids back if the classroom over the course of the make the good better... and way cheaper. next few months, again, responsibly. meet visible. unlimited data on verizon's 4g lte network. >> do you think summer camp will be able to open? child care just $25 for your first month. school this fall do you expect it to be open? join us at visible.com.

>> with deep modifications, your bank can be virtually any place you are. limits, absolutely. you can deposit checks from here. >> let's talk about the economy. and you can see your transactions california has been hit harder and check your balance from here. and pay bills from here. and worse than possibly any other state, whether you're because your bank isn't just one place. it's virtually any place you are. just download and use the chase mobile app. talking about tourism, agriculture, ports, film industry, the list goes on and visit chase.com/mobile. on how grave is the threat to california's economy >> it's been profound. the reality is we have 5 million good morning. it's 7:26. people that have applied for i'm marcus washington. unemployment insurance since and i'm laura garcia. here is a look at our top march 12th, 5 million, shy of stories including another bay area scorcher. $12 billion has been distributed >> reporter: i'm jackie ward at in unemployment insurance claims ocean beach in san francisco. these are just jaw-dropping today medical experts are numbers. reminding parents to keep their we have our work cut out for us. that's why we need federal kids safe as you open more windows around the house to try government not as charity but responsibility to help american people in the state get moving to stay cool. again. we'll get through this but it's last year within a span of 48 hours four kids were sent to the icu in san francisco because they fell out of a window from a second story or higher. they suggest buying window a sobering time. guards or moving furniture away >> do you see an economic bounceback quickly from the window ledge to keep some talk about a v-shaped recovery in other words, we were up here. kids from falling out. it dropped sharply and quickly, but it will bounce back just as

>> reporter: i'm bob redell. dramatically do you see it happening that in an exclusive interview you'll soon here on the "today" show governor gavin newsom believes summer camps and child care could reopen soon in the state way? >> i see it happening if public health is our primary focus. with modifications. i don't see it happening if we and he believes it's possible look at public health as an annoyance or nuisance that somehow gets in the way of our economic growth. we're a consumer-based economy as demand increases, we'll start california could see a vid-shap recovery, one in which we could come back as quickly as we went down. i'm scott mcgrew. twitter is reacting to the false claims the president is making on twitter about the upcoming election and mail-in ballots. remember, the president himself >> the president tweeted about uses a mail-in ballot. you and your plans to send take a look at what twitter has done. it's added the blue line, get to see this economy begin to rev back up. that won't increase until people feel confident and safe going the facts about mail-in ballots back out and doing their activities that they were doing prior to covid-19. >> the president tweeted about you and your plans to send that takes to you a compilation mail-in ballots in the state what do you say about mail-in of stories getting the story ballots. >> mail-in ballots are well utilized all across the spectrum, all across this straight. this is new video just in to country and have been done so our newsroom of what thoughtfully and safely for a firefighters are confirming was a deadly crash on highway 4 a generation little before 6:00 a.m. in i think the president himself discovery bay. as you can see there that car ended up overturned in shallow water. right now rescuers are not has used a mail-in ballot in the past

our service members use them overseas very confidently and providing any details about the securely there's been study after study -- don't take my word for it, don't take the president's -- study after study victim and we're still waiting that just lays claim to no to hear from investigators about how it happened. everybody is talking about how hot it's been in the bay area. we could break some records evidence whatsoever that there's today, kari? widespread voter fraud we want to prepare to keep people safe and allow them to yeah, again. have their constitutional rights protected, constitutional right for those inland areas we're to vote, without putting their looking at temperatures that will reach into the 90s and even over 100 degrees as that heat advisory kicks in at 11:00. it continues until 7:00 this health at risk. >> the department of justice evening. here is a look at our micro just recently warned california, in particular the mayor of los angeles, mayor garcetti, that extended shutdown orders may be climates and where we're headed illegal and violate the for today. again, looking at scorching constitution temperatures for many of our do you see a confrontation with the federal government coming? valleys as we reach up to 103 was this a shot across the bow degrees today. as we go into tomorrow it's >> i think we're entering the still going to be hot, but we're political season i think people are sharpening making some progress heading their tongues, sharpening their into the weekend. friday highs in the 80s and knives to some degree, saturday and sunday in the 70s as a storm system comes in and figuratively, and certainly i expect more of this, not less. >> people will be really bring in a chance of rain heartened to see businesses especial orday, and we'll see the mild weather start to reopen, life start to return continue into early next week. but we'll just have to watch out at the same time it's such a delicate balancing act for the next couple of days, i was struck by something you said today that we're heading

laura and marcus. into the unknown >> try to keep cool. how are you trying to balance another local news update in those considerations going half an hour. >> see you then. forward with the concerns of a potential second wave that could be worse >> we don't want to yield to th. you've got to be driven by data, not political pressure and not scoring political points if we can get the health right, we'll get the economic question correct. it will come out the other side more capable of not only weathering a second wave but also more resilient as a society and a community and more capable, meaning economic conditions that will present me conditions that will present themselves well into the future. >> such an interesting situation facing california in particular. themselves well into the future. >> such an interesting situation facing california in particular. it is in free fall, hit so hard by the virus but seeing some progress in terms of its spread so we'll see how that develops and obviously has big implications for the rest of the country. >> a lot of folks don't realize california's economy, state's

economy, is larger than the economy of most countries. as california goes, so goes the rest of america. >> guys, we've got our news covered. i've got a morning boost for you. epa after decades of marriage jim and lisa are like a couple of lovebirds lisa did have to spend herher sr hubby did. jim wasn't allowed in because of the pandemic he used a construction lift to lift him up to the hospital window. back now 7:30 on this >> happy birthday. i love you wednesday morning, the 27th day of may, 2020. i told you i'd go to the moon and i'm not leaving your side. look at this, big news in the sports world. nhl announcing its return to i love you, babe. play. craig, you're sharing good news, >> love you. >> love you, honey. talking to the commissioner >> they won't let me in, i'm coming up. ♪ happy birthday to you birthday in the hospital after her surgery, so here is what her coming up. >> talk to gary bettman next hour. no hard dates just yet but it hubby did. would be the first sports league in north america to announce their plans, looking forward to jim wasn't allowed in because of the pandemic he used a the conversation. construction lift to lift him up to the hospital window. >> happy birthday. what it would mean to other team i love you sports moving forward. i told you i'd go to the moon and i'm not leaving your side. i love you, babe. >> love you. >> love you, honey. >> they won't let me in, i'm savannah. coming up. ♪ happy birthday to you >> cannot wait. >> in the snow and all, jim joked he was kind of glad she wasn't on the fifth floor. he didn't want to go that high

actually he said he'd go to the hanging on his every word. moon for her. tomorrow, guys, trying to get ahold of an rv for your family >> that's love vacation this summer? well, might be a little bit >> that is so sweet. i'm mad at my husband and i tough. guess what, this has become don't know why okay we have another one for you. huge. here are neighborhood kids they are practicing rvs, they have become one of the season's hottest tickets. skateboarding moves on small beginner's ramp and guess who drove by people planning their getaways, olympic legend shaun white they want to be in their own the kids held up a sign asking him to join them why not? he's not just a snowboarder, confined space but see stuff at yeah, he's a world-class skateboarder, too. the same time. he put on the mask the maneuvers. this is best of all, he let the we'll have more on the rv craze. let's turn to our 7:30 headlines. new protests erupted in minneapolis overnight after a black man died in police custody kids show off their tricks for him. white said he was stoked to put on monday. smiles on the young faces during hard times crowds of protesters swarmed the streets, facing off with not sure it's a quote but probably did say stoked. >> we have more inspiration for officers in riot gear who fired tear gas and rubber bullets. it stems from an incident monday night. you can see a minneapolis officer pinning george floyd face down pressing a knee to his neck. floyd pleads repeatedly for help, saying he can't breathe.

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and seek justice. do you have faith, bridgett, that justice will be done in this case? >> i have a lot of faith because i believe in the utmost powerful god. faith is something that me and my brother always talked about, because avenues god-fearing man, regardless of what he does. we all have our faults. we all make mistakes. nobody is perfect. but i believe that justice will and welcome back on this wednesday morning. just ahead we're going to talk be served. i have enough faith to stand on to nhl's and welcome back on this wednesday morning. just ahead we're going to talk to nhl's commissioner about their new plan to bring back hockey. >> plus the man behind one of n the most inspiring auditions on "america's got talent" ever. can't wait for that story. natalie will bring us that mr. roker, clean shaven, mr. roker. >> love it. >> you have a check of the it. >> just one final question for weather. you, ben crump. lebron james posted this picture >> like a baby boy. that's been shown around a bit. >> we noticed right away. >> right away. we wanted to save it. it shows colin kaepernick kneeling and the police officer kneeling, and he basically says, >> let it sink in. do you understand now? i understand do you think that this case may all eyes are down along the florida coast for two reasons. actually be the tipping point? >> i do, hoda, because when you think about nine minutes, if you can take your cell phone and sit for nine minutes and just sit there, america, and try to one, we've got the launches america, the first crew space shuttle -- i should say space launch heading up to the international space station. of course weather a big factor we're going to be watching that

launch forecast. imagine a knee on your neck suffocating you and you begging to breathe. it does not look great that's why it has to be the 60% chance of thunderstorms. tipping point that we have to temperatures about 83. say everybody deserves equal as we mentioned in the last half hour, we have an update. we now have tr justice, and we have to send a bertha 50 miles east southeast message with this case. we cannot allow those who are of south carolina, supposed to protect and serve us 50-mile-an-hour winds moving to do this. northwest at 9 we've got tropical storm watches there can't be two justice systems, one for black america and warnings along the southeastern carolina coast. and one for white america. we have to have equal justice for the united states of america. good morning. >> ben crump, we appreciate you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. bridgett, we wish the best to as we look outside at dublin, you and your family. more sunshine today, and quickly i know that your brother is a heating up. temperatures as we approach 100 father of two, the youngest is 6 years old. degrees again today. we wish her the best as well. we're up to 103 in antioch. thank you for joining us today. 82 in san francisco, and 100 degrees today in napa. we'll also have another hot day >> thank you so much. tomorrow, but then as we when we come back, the approach the weekend, we will lessons that the united states start to cool off. can learn even a chance of rain in our churches and schools are now saturday forecast. reopened. new cases of the coronavirus already being reported there. we're live in seoul, south that's your latest weather.

korea, right after this. guys. >> thank you. rful su? now for that that's your latest weather guys. >> thank you now for that audition we've been talking back on last night's season premier of "america's got talent" that the world will never forget, savannah. >> if you haven't heard this story, just wait archie williams is the man who spent 36 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit he brought the house down with his singing and his powerful story. natalie morales had a chance to speak with him and the judge he inspired greatly, simon cowell good morning. >> hi, guys. you need appear uplift this morning, this story has it all the evidence clearly said archie yes. was innocent neutrogena® ultra sheer. without money for a proper superior protection helps prevent early skin defense he was sentenced to a aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. life sentence of suffering he told us his mind was never in it's the one. the best for your skin. ultra sheer. neutrogena®. prison. it's the one. the best for your skin. now he's making the most of his freedom. >> my name is archie williams. still fresh... >> reporter: tuesday night ♪ archie williams took the stage unstopables in-wash scent booster on "america's got talent" and ♪ made an impression no one will

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order now. innocence project. by the grace of god, i'm still holding on hoping and praying someone will answer my letter. when you buy one on the subway app. yeah, i'm married. you'd do that for me? >> the case was screaming out he really? yeah, i'd like that. was innocent. >> it took a new judge in 2019 who are you talking to? ...uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. to order the fingerprint test. jake from state farm at 3 in the morning!? within eight hours they found who is this? it's jake from state farm. the real rapist, and within a what are you wearing, jake from state farm? week archie was free. ...uh...khakis. >> what does freedom feel like, archie hey, do they ever ask you what you're wearing? >> i don't think you can understand the fullness of freedom. uh... yeah. >> for archie, this is what ...red sweater, button down shirt... like a good neighbor, state farm is there. freedom sounds like. i heard there guwere fleas out here.r? and t-t-t-t-t-icks! >> you found your voice. >> singing was my sport. and mosquitoooooooooooes! >> that sport led him to an listen up, scaredy cats. we all have k9 advantix ii to protect us. it kills and repels fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, too. unusual place. >> i was just incarcerated for 37 years for somebody else's crime. >> 37 years of pain and suffering and now joy in each pay, and pick up your favorites. note we can't wait to see you again. when visible set out to create the future of phone service... ♪ losing everything is sun goin

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me ♪ [ cheers and applause >> brought the house down last night. standing ovation archie is living out a lifelong dream at the moment. but he says he's not going to truly feel free until, he said, all his innocent brothers in angola prison are freed like he good morning to you. developing in eastern contra costa county, this is video into our newsroom within the last hour of what firefighters now confirm was a deadly crash on highway 4. this appeared a little before 6:00 a.m. in discovery bay. you can see right there the car independenced up overturned in shallow water. right now rescuers are not providing any details about the victim or victims. we're still waiting to hear from investigators about how all of this happened. right now a look at that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been

tracking what we could see as triple digits against today? >> yeah. we're already starting to heat up, marcus, especially as we look at our inland areas. c concord heading over 100 degrees. the south bay and south county really meeting up again today. as we go towards tomorrow it will still be hot, but the weekend forecast has the highs in the 70s as a chance of rain returns to the bay area. >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news date for you in 30 minutes.

son las 8:30 esta mañana de may 27th, 2020, we have a busy half hour ahead. you don't have to be a huge hockey fan to get excited about the plan just announced by the national hockey league to return to the ice when exactly that could happen

and could their plan serve as a blueprint for other leagues to follow we're going to talk about that in a live interview with commissioner there is gary. we'll talk to him in a moment. >> you can hear his voice in the background, how excited am i the great tim mcgraw tim, he has a great song out you have to watch the music video. i encourage one box of tissues it will make you want to call your mom when it's over. tim, we can't wait to talk to you. >> good to see him would your kids like to pick up j.k. rowling's new book for free carson will tell us on "pop start." >> jill martin will help us out with steals and deals for the men in our lives that's coming up tomorrow. >> that was a nice public service announcement you just provided there, father's day is right around the corner. let us turn to this happy crowd joining us virtually from all over the country

the my today plaza crowd. >> what a beautiful bunch of people guys, where oh where is the family in chagrin, ohio. everybody look in the middle that young lady is kris. kris turns 50 years old. kris happens to be a critical care transport nurse, working part time in pediatric er. she just finished the overnight shift and she's joined by five kids and husband, maggie, bethany and peter. guys, happy birthday, kris, how are you going to spend your day? >> i'm going to take a nap first. i have a big breakfast, i've heard. i don't know more surprises maybe i'll be on another show. i don't know. >> ken, you've got quite a bride there. tell us a little bit about her >> she's my best friend and i'm

just so proud of her she's a great nurse. i'm so thankful that you guys let us give her this gift. >> come on, the family from chagrin. we appreciate you. happy birthday, kris, enjoy your day. take a good nap, a good one. >> how about tesha and andrew. i'm looking for tesha and andrew in cincinnati, ohio. we wanted to say hi to you guys because i know you've got some family watching in my neck of the woods in columbia, south carolina. >> yeah. >> but my notes say you guys -- there was supposed to be three of you, there's only two. >> that's because there will be in november. >> we want to let our family and friends know after many years of prayer that -- >> we're having a baby >> i love it i love it! >> i can hear them yelling from

south carolina now. >> if you don't mind me asking, when are you due >> november. >> november. i missed that part okay all right. a thanksgiving baby. lots to be thankful for. >> thankful for the baby. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. >> that was awesome. can you imagine at home turning the tv on and watching that. you guys, we want to say thanks to all of you guys on the plaza. we've got a 7th birthday, we've got alice, a whole bunch of great folks, y'all thank you for joining us if you would like to join our plaza, come on sign up at today.com/my today plaza. send it over to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> hey, guys, thanks so much again, we are all watching what's going on down at cape canaveral, launch pad 39a. we will have complete coverage of that, of the spacex crew dragon launch, live coverage at 4:25 on nbc and "nbc news now. and as we look at what's happening now. heavy rain along the southeastern atlantic.

we have tropical storm bertha. we'll be watching that record highs out west. also record warmth in the northeast and new england. that moves into tomorrow we're looking at cooler weather conditions strong storms through the gulf heavy rain in the mid mississippi and ohio river valleys up into the great lakes, western third of the country good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. get out now for the dog walks or run this morning while our temperatures are still mild. it's going to heat up again today. we may set some new records as we approach 103 in antioch, and 100 in napa, while san jose will most likely stay in the upper 90s. tomorrow will be similar, but the cooldown comes this weekend. and that's your latest weather mr. melvin.

>> mr. roker, thank you, sir we have a lot more to get to this morning including sports news nhl announcing its return to play plan. play plan. what will that plan actually

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we are we are back, 8:38 now. some exciting news for fans who are hungry for sports. on tuesday the national hockey league became the first professional sports league in north america to announce an official format to return to play we're going to unpack the specific details with commissioner gary bettman in just a moment. but first, how the rest of the hockey season could play out since march 12th, the national hockey league has been dark, a full stop due to the coronavirus pandemic but a new plan could have players back on the ice this summer.

>> i am delighted to be with you today to announce the national hockey league's plan for our resumption of play. >> in a press conference tuesday commissioner bettman announced the league's plan to return to play for the postseason. 24 of the league's teams will soon head to the playoff to compete for the stanley cup. the news celebrated online by hockey and sports fans alike it's not clear if any fans will be able to attend in person with new precautions in place because of the coronavirus all games will be played in two yet to be determined hub cities. one for the eastern conference teams and one for the western. these hubs will have to secure hotels, arenas, practice facilities and transportation for players and teams will be required to limit personnel and suppt orafstf.

>> while nothing is without risk, ensuring health and safety has been central to all of our planning so far and will remain so >> without committing to a specific date, the commissioner laid out a possible time line beginning as early as june and based on guidance from medical professionals and government authorities. >> i know i join sports fans everywhere when i say we cannot wait for our players to hit the ice again. >> and nhl commissioner gary bettman joins us live now. gary, a lot of those fans are celebrating this morning, not even just fans of hockey but sports fans in general here is the thing. it sounds like it's more of a framework than really a list of dates to circle on a calendar. when do you think the first puck will drop, gary? >> it will be at some point over the summer by the way, good morning, and it's great to be with you. the framework is intended to be evolutionary we're going to take things one step at a time because of the health and safety of our players and all of our personnel and all of our communities is of

paramount importance we've been in a self-isolation stage. early june we're going to have our training facilities open because our players haven't been able to work out or skate, so they want to get back in shape when we get the sense they are ready and get the sense how long they need for training camp, we'll move to the training camp phase probably in july once we're done with training camp, we're going to execute the plan you just described so well in two hub cities we don't want to be pinned down to specific dates because as everybody knows, things are changing almost daily. >> you did say yesterday that an essential component of this plan is going to be what you describe as rigorous testing. tell us a little bit more about this testing and howft that's going to happen the medical people tell us that the safest way for us to do what we're planning to do test be personnel, particularly

the players, if not daily at least every other day for the scope of the tournament we're talking about probably between 25 and 30,000 tests, putting aside the expense. we also understand we can't be doing the testing if it's going to interfere at all with any medical needs of any community we might be considering going to although the medical people are telling us by the summer testing should be in such abundance that 25 to 30,000 tests, while it sounds like a big number will be infinitesimal. >> will you have to shut down if one person is sick. >> not one person but obviously if there's an outbreak that will shut things down, although we're not going to make that decision. the medical people will tell us what to do under the circumstances.

as i think everybody knows, there's a lot of uncertainty but we believe that having framework and timetable that we can adjust, it's another step in the return to some degree of normalcy and we think that's really important because sports has always been a catalyst for bringing people together and helping communities heal. >> and providing a much needed escape during these times especially gary, one more question. there's so many of your players, hundreds of players in nhl, they come from overseas, canada, russia, finland, sweden. of course sweden never enacted the kind of lockdown that we've seen in our country. what are you going to do about these hundreds of players who

are returning from other countries. >> we have about 44%, roughly, of our players are in the cities in which they play and 83% of our players are in north america. but you're right, 17% of our players are coming from outside north america. they are goinglfsolate, have to and make sure they are symptom- call it, to do that and get everybody back together as a community. but once we go into training camp mode, there will be lots of testing. not quite as much as when we're actually playing in phase four but we're going to be monitoring everything very closely because we know we've got to bring back a large group of people from all over and we have to make sure as we're bringing them together, we're not bringing covid-19 with them. >> nhl commissioner gary bettman. gary, i think you're going to pick up a lot of hockey fans over the next few months thank you, sir good luck to you. >> thank you great to be with you

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welcome back you guys, we can always count on country music legend tim mcgraw to entertain and inspire us. he's got incredibly heartfelt song here he goes again he's got a brand-new one, a new video, it's a powerful single. get ready, it's called "i called mama." ♪ ♪ ♪ i call mama

>> oh, my god. tim, nothing against you, i just wanto watch the whole video right now. >> my word, i was going to say the timing of this song, i know it's around mother's day but given the fact so many people haven't been able to hug their moms in so long, this video is right on target tell us how it came to be. >> the song, i was recording the song back earlier in the year way before all this happened it was just a great song, a song i loved. i love my mom, like everybody loves their mom. i really wanted to record it after i recorded it and we got it mixed, then, you know, the virus came along and everybody was talking about it andn biggeg and deeper meaning to us that's why we released it. it just happened to be around mother's day but the main reason was because it just felt like, you know, like what i've been doing an everybody has been doing,

sitting around at home and having comfort food all the time this song felt like comfort food for your soul in a lot of ways. >> speaking of moms, how is yours? how is betty i remember i interviewed you when we were talking about your book i was so struck by how she was when you were just a little boy, what she was like as a mom tell us. >> you're going to make me cry again, aren't you? my mom is awesome. they are down in florida and they are self-isolated, just to make sure they are safe. i talk to her quite a bit. she's pretty happy about this video. she sent me a message the other day and asked if this means she's a movie star now then last night i talked to her and she wants a star on the walk of fame now because of the video. but she's doing great. my mom was such an inspiration to us growing up she went through a lot certainly having me out of wedlock early in her life and cutting her high school short

because of me. she's always been there. she's always been the person to tell us to think bigger than our circumstances and chase your dream. without her saying that to us growing up, instilling that in us growing up, i'm certainly sure i wouldn't have pursued the career that i have. >> what you've done with this video is you've connected with your mom, and with all of our moms, your fans sent in pictures and video and helped make this beautiful -- >> we had tons of people send stuff in we couldn't get everybody in, of course, but we tried to at least make it as you can feel as much as you can even though your mother may not have gotten in. >> i think it's cool i know you had to cancel your concert. i was thinking about connection. you at home with your girls, all of them, wife and kids you have two graduates in your family who didn't get to go to graduation maggie who graduated college and aubrey graduated high school is that right? >> that's right. we had a drive-through graduation for aubrey, where we drove through campus, which was really cool.

gracie out in los angeles my oldest daughter. maggie didn't have a graduation as well. we were together a little bit. we haven't all been together during this time but some of us have been togetheralthe kids who didn't have graduation but we tried to make it as fun for them as we could. >> you did you gave a great speech on iheartradio, so i encourage people to go to it and i encourage you to download the song i wish you wouldn't do this. i've got this right here for your songs whenever they come out. we love you. thank you, tim, for joining us. >> thank you good to see you. >> tim is going to come back and hang with me and jenna in just a little bit carson. >> i love seeing tim there that is awesome. guys, we're going to get to "pop start. i don't have a teleprompter today, so a good thing i printed

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>> i know, guys, sorry we're back up, we're running here we go we'll start with tom brady and gisele that's right little brady news yesterday, little

more today including his better half we did not kill tiktok with that video with fred rivera gisele got in, take viral tiktok couple challenge, asks rapid-fire questions j.lo and a-rod did it. >> who is a bigger baby? who requires more attention? who spends the most money? who has more clothes who is never wrong >> there you go. shock online that brady is the one with more clothes and a cute appearance by benjamin, their son there. that was funny next up j.k. rowling, leave it to the author of harry potter series to come to the rescue

during pandemic. rowling just unveiled her first book outside the franchise called "the ickabod. she said she wrote it about 10 years ago as a fairy tale for her own kids now with their encouragement she got the half handwritten, half typed story out of the attic and it is out into the world we are thrilled about that that's your "pop start" for the day, guys. >> carson, good job. >> thank you, mr. daly, thank you, jack. just ahead in the third hour we'll talk to a former astronaut about that historic launch this afternoon. >> tim mcgraw is coming back he's going to hang with me and jenna on the fourth hour but first, guys, your local news and weather.

good morning. i'm marcus washington. it's 8:56. north bay hair salons are finally getting a chance to reopen. napa and solano counties meet the guidelines. the owner says she received 27 phone calls for appointments in just ten minutes. the solano town center in fairfield reopens today. this is the first bay area indoor car reopening. only a limited number of rest rooms will be available, appeared masks are not required inside the maul, but stores may insist you wear one. happening now, one of our crews will be there for the reopening. at least 40 workers are

infected at a south bay fish packing plant, prompting some to call for the plant to shut down. san francisco is rolling out a new program called shared spaces whether in-house dining is allowed to return, they'll be able to set up tables outside.