good morning. a shot in the park this weekend. atlanta braves fans able to get vaccinated while cheering on their home team. >> i wanted to get here as soon as possible. when i saw this it was going to be during my favorite team's game. >> all this amid new signs of hope across the country. the u.s. hitting important vaccination milestones. we'll take you live to atlanta. help wanted. a day after that disappointing jobs report, experts say employers are having trouble finding workers upon some

arguing americans are getting too much in unemployment benefits. president biden on the defensive. >> our efforts are starting to work. the decline is steep. the climb is steep. >> the president arguing his $24 billion on infrastructure and social programs will get americans back on the job. this as two controversial republican house members kicked off a nationwide campaign to keep former president trump front and center as the lead of their party. >> there will be many more of america's greatest president and undisputed leader of the republican party, donald j. trump. my daughter -- >> honoring the hero, a man who jumped off the bridge into the water all to save a toddler from drowning after a traffic accident finally speaking out. >> she was on her back, completely floating, head completely out of the water, arms moving, legs kicking.

in a little pink dress. >> the good samaritan's daughter in tears. >> it changed my life seeing my dad jump off the bridge. >> this morning, an emotional reunion. >> too close for comfort. with beach season weeks away, a look how close swimmers could be to a great white shark. this video might just make you want a bigger boat today, saturday, may 8th, 2021. from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >> welcome to "today." thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning. you look at that shark video, peter, and you have to ask, is there a big enough boat? >> i was going to say, i don't even need to be in the boat, i'd rather be the guy on the beach

working the drone and watching from a distance. the good news is they're not coming at you. the bad news, there are a whole lot more sharks out there than we might have thought. >> we will have a lot more on this fascinating store. we want to get to our top store story and the pandemic. fully one-third of americans are fully vaccinated and higher for older americans, nearly 70% of people older than the age of 65. this weekend, the atlanta braves are doing their part with fans able to get a shot at the ballpark. nbc is at the ballpark with a shot at the braves. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to n milestone. for the first time in almost a year, the atlanta braves were in front of a crowd of nearly 100% capacity and expected to do the same thing tonight. for every ticket holder they got

more than a seat, they also got a vaccine shot for those who wanted it the latest in encouraging signs across the country. >> the park is alive. the fans are back full capacity. >> call it the ultimate double-header. >> excited to hear the noise. >> this is the start of it. >> reporter: fans are sitting for their shots, free for every ticket holder who wants one. >> i wanted to get here as soon as possible when i saw it was during my favorite team's game. cool. >> reporter: a similar play in new york where mets and yankees are offering free ticket vouchers for fans who get vaccinated at their stadium. it is the latest creative approach urging americans to get their shots coming as the biden administration is celebrating what they call two vaccine milestones. 150 million americans have gotten one shot and 110 are

fully vaccinated. pfizer is awaiting full approval of its vaccine. and johnson & johnson and pfizer are only approved for emergency use. >> instead of through the government it will go through normal distributions channels and your doctor can order it. you might see more mandates, particularly in the military and schools and other industries. >> reporter: signs of reopening including new york, mayor bill de blasio is hoping to lure tourists back by placing popular vaccine sites near popular attractions. reporting 1.64 million travelers or thursday the busiest day since march of 2020. back here in atlanta, it has been 576 days since the last

sell-out at the ballpark. certainly a major milestone. many officials are urging caution pointing to the state of oregon this week reinstated its they continued to struggle with their covid numbers. >> that ballpark certainly providing a good incentive to get vaccinated. thank you. the pandemic produced major challenges for the country. the economy is struggling to recover. president biden trying to frame friday's job numbers as evidence there is much more to do arguing his big spending proposals are necessary to help get americans back to work. monica is at the white house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. when president biden took office his top two priorities was beating the pandemic and the economy. that's why this country has a long way to go. the president is using this moment to make a pitch for his massive infrastructure and jobs

plan. republicans say that's evidence his strategy isn't working.c sp road to recovery. >> we knew this wouldn't be a sprint, it would be a marathon. >> reporter: the latest jobs report showing only 266,000 added in april when economists predicted closer to a million, inching the unemployment rate up to 6.1%. >> there are often surprises and temporary factors and one should never take one month data as an underlying trend. >> reporter: experts say businesses nationwide are actually having trouble finder workerers and the u.s. chamber of commerce says the government is handing out too much money to the unemployed giving them little reason to look for a job. the president rejected that idea when pressed by nbc's kelly o'donnell on friday. >> mr. president do you believe enhanced unemployment benefits have any effect on many returning to work in some category? >> no, nothing measurable.

>> reporter: the president arguing his infrastructure and social programs are needed to boost higher while insisting the covid release bill already cleared congress is making a difference. >> our efforts are starting to work. the climb is speak. eporter: republicans quickly pounds, chairman mcdonnell slamming the policies and another calling the report abysmal during a radio interview. >> people are seeing the rising cost of goods and small businesses can't hire workers because of the continued ferrell unemployment assistance. >> reporter: states like north carolina and montana are set to kick those off the unemployment benefits next month all this as the white house meets face-to-face next week to meet with bipartisan and top senators next week. peter.

>> thanks very much. two of the republican party's most controversial members kicked off a roadshow last night hoping to keep president trump in the spotlight as the leader of the republican party. it comes as the gop faces a big leadership battle that could see the highest ranking woman forced out of her job last week. at the florida retirement community where the event took place, leanne, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, christen. the villages of disneyland for retirees and jackpot of votes for republicans and latest in the ongoing stage for the battle of control of the republican party. ♪ ♪ we are the champions ♪♪ >> reporter: a friday night political barb hosted by two firebrand house republicans, one kicked off her committees for controversial statements, the other facing allegations for sexual misconduct which he denies. here, celebrated on the rollout

of their america first trump focused tour. >> this is our first stop. there will be many more for america's greatest president and the undisputed leader of the republican party, donald j. trump. my daughter -- >> reporter: for those who reject trump, representative anthony gonzalez voted for impeachment censored by the ohio gop and mitt romney, a critic booed by republicans. representative liz day in theny in insisting on the january 6 commission facing losing her leadership role, facing a rupture in the party one cheney and allies are determined to prepare. >> if we're going to be successful as republicans we have to have everybody. i think a lot of liz cheney. >> reporter: house republican leader mccarthy is choosing a different path. that trump is a move to the

house majority and perhaps promotion to speaker. >> all of the talk right now is about the divisions inside the republican party and about the future of the republican party. >> reporter: cheney's likely replacement, new york representative stefanik to prove her trump bona fides blanketing airways. >> we have to win back the majority with president trump. we are going to. that's what the congress wants who are republicans. >> reporter: house republicans will cast their first vote on the direction of the party wednesday in a secret ballot. they have a choice, cheney about the election or stefanik and trump, a battle likely to play out until november 2022. kristen, peter. >> all right, leighann caldwell, thank you. >> reach lowry is the editor in chief of national review, nbc political analyst. let's start with this. the polls show it and privately republican leaders acknowledge

former president trump's numbers popularity has gone down since he left office but clearly still the undisputed leader of the party right now. why is his grip so tight? because republicans support his policies are afraid he would politically destroy them if they don't side them? >> maybe 20, 30, 40% are with trump out of conviction, where they want to be. you have the rest of the party afraid because they know trump has the energy and grassroots support and he's willing to aim at them and try to destroy them and may succeed. that means the rest of the party wants to keep its head down and ride this out. the overall picture is trump having a huge amount of influence in the party, much more than i think anyone would have expected given he lost the election in november. >> rich, that's the backdrop to this leadership battle laid out,

with liz cheney potentially posed to lose her leadership role she's someone considered to be conservative you look at her policies and voting record and she could be replaced by stefanik, someone more moderate who opposed his tax cuts but supports his claim the election was stolen. is this the new litmus test for republicans and what does it say about the future of the party? >> it is a litmus test at the moment. cheney, a lot would have said she would have had to lie to keep her job. i don't think that's true. she would have had to adopt the o'connell approach, he says, everyone knows what i think, i won't discuss it. cheney could have done that herself and likely kept her job. she didn't. she felt conscious bound to answer all those questions. the result even those who were

with her during the leadership challenge think she's a distraction and can't drive the message of the party. i'm afraid she will lose this leadership vote next week. i will be shock fast food she doesn't lose and shocked if she doesn't lose in a lopsided number. the job numbers were below expectations and disappointing. the question is, will that make it more difficult or easier for president biden going forward to pass these nearly$4 trillion in spending proposals. >> that's a great job question. one reason the labor market hasn't held more because the unemployment benefits are encouraging people to stay out of the workforce. some employers say they can't hire people. the other interpretation is, wow, the labor market hasn't held yet and economy hasn't taken off the way we expected and needs more support. that will be the argument going

forward. >> rich, we appreciate your time. thanks so much. now, we want to turn to a store that might make you want to duck for cover, debris from a chinese rocket is expected to fall back to earth this weekend and no one knows quite where it will land. sara is following it. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. wherever you are in the world this morning, waking up, it is all eyes on the sky. this thing is bigger than the statute of liberty. it is looping so fast every 90 minutes looping the earth, it is just about impossible to say where it will reender. it started with the launch of a massive chinese rocket. this morning that 20 ton rocket body is out of control hurtling around earth at 18,000 miles per hour on a path as far south and australia and as far north as

new york and it could hit anywhere. >> it's really hard to predict when it's going to come in and where it will be. temperature can change or solar wind can change, all kinds of thing that can change. >> reporter: the debris is likely to fall on water experts say simply because it covers 70% of our surface. the risk of being hit is small. but it's not zero. unlike in movies like "armageddon," there are no plans to try to intercept it. >> we don't have plan to shoot the rocket down. we are hopeful it won't land in a place it won't harm anyone. >> reporter: most of the rocket is expected to burn in then atmosphere. china is down-playing the risk. pieces of other chinese rockets have fallen in populated areas, damaging buildings. last year debris from a similar chinese rocket body fell on the ivory coast in west africa. >> when you put something in space, you have a responsibility to take care of it.

>> reporter: this morning, u.s. space command is following the situation closely and posting regular online updates. the latest prediction puts the window between saturday night and sunday morning. where is still anyone's guess. peter, kristen, this is one of the largest space debris to ever enter the effort's atmosphere but likely the last. china has 10 more launches planned between now and the end of next year. peter, kristen. >> that is pretty frightening. sarah harman, thank you for that report. i don't know about you but i might spend a little time looking up at the sky this weekend. >> they say there's a better chance to get struck by lightning not the best transition to the weather, here from washington with a look at the forecast, in for our friend, dylan this morning. we're hoping there's no lightning out there. >> that's not the case. some are going to be seeing severe weather heading into this

mother's day weekend. we will give mom the whole weekend to give some dry time. today, we're tracking low pressure to slide into plains bringing storms into kansas and nebraska. this storm system will shift into the ohio valley. it will set up shop in the ohio valley through mother's day. if you live anywhere from illinois, indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, maybe do brunch today with mom outdoors and tomorrow do more of indoor activities as we're expecting a lot of rain for your sunday. severe weather threat, today, we could see hail, 60 miles an hour wind gusts, maybe even a few isolated tornadoes possible in areas like kansas. as far as the rest of the country goes for our moms there on the west coast looking nice, temperatures in and rob mayda here with a closer look at our weather this week, 80s across the valley, 70s in san francisco, high of 75. 82 in hayward and in oakland,

but the issue are these dry offshore winds. red flag warning and the inland east bay valleys. that's going to carry all the way through 6:00 a.m. on monday. meantime, summerlike temperatures around the bay area. lots of 80s around today. as we head into monday and tuesday, could even see more 90s in the forecast early in the new week. >> that's your neighborhood forecast, kristen, peter. >> thank you very much. still to come right here, we will finally hear from the man who jumped off a bridge to save a toddler who had been tossed into the water during a traffic accident. guess what, this year's delayed tax filing deadline is just over a week away, if you can

we are back now on a saturday morning with the weekly download. a look at the week's other big stories. the weather in the south leaving a path of destruction behind. >> reporter: powerful storms hammered the south with heavy rain, wind and more than a dozen tornadoes. from missouri to mississippi, million is in the path of a spade of tornadoes and thunderstorms, some so flooded families had to be rescued by boat. >> reporter: an overtrain collapsed sending it below. two train cars packed with passengers plunged off the tracks, crashing into the ground in a cloud of dust and debris. emergency crews frantically coming through the wreckage

using ladders to reach those trapped inside, and children and some busting out windows to help those escape. >> reporter: at least 25 people killed and more than 64 injured. bill gates from microsoft and his wife, melinda announce they're divorcing after more than 25 years of marriage. >> reporter: fight for divorce ending one of the most consequential in history. saying after a great deal of thought and work on our relationship we made the decision to end our marriage. >> the couple's charitable foundation one of the largest in the world will continue as business as usual. popular home fitness company, peloton announced a voluntary recall of its treadmills weeks after the government warned about safety issues. >> for so many they have been the secret to coping with pandemic lockdowns and now

they're announcing a recall of treadmills and one child has died and more than 70 incidents including a brain injury. a train in richmond, texas, crashed into an 18 wheeler filled with cases of bottled water splitting the trailer in half. no injuries reported. a baby was born on a flight in honolulu to a woman who did not know she was pregnant. two-sporting events briefly lost power during the game. the warriors versus pelicans and on the diamond, cardinals and mets. >> finally, dwayne "the a he for a child dying of cancer singing the song from the disney film. ♪♪ what can i say except you're

welcome! ♪♪ i want you to stay strong indeed. >> so cool. dwayne "the rock" johnson making a big difference in that little one's. >> to hear his sweet voice put a smile. >> pretty cool you open your phone, there's dwayne johnson in there. >> for sure. still to come, the powerful way pink is sharing her life story for her over the top music video for her latest single. and great white

may 8th. a live look outside. pink skies over walnut creek. a mild morning out there as we begin our weekend. thank you so much for starting your saturday with us. i'm keira clapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is here with a look at your forecast. >> clear skies and temperatures right now in the 50s. 51 degrees in san francisco. we're going to show you walnut creek, where it's 53 degrees. and that's one of the locations under the red flag warning throughout the weekend until 6:00 a.m. monday. that's the inland east bay

valleys, including the tri-valley, diablo range up into the north bay hills. we're dry, gusty offshore breezes leading to warm temperatures, too. you see concord up to 90 today. 84 degrees, san jose. san francisco, low 80s around oakland into hayward. and your seven-day forecast looks very much like summer. look at those temperatures into the low 90s, early in the week. overall, breezy and dry in the hills, but some warm temperatures for moms day around the bay area this weekend. >> looks hot. rob, thanks so much. in addition to rob, another great way to keep track of the wind and fire danger this weekend is our free nbc bay area app. you can get specific weather right there in your neighborhood. questions surrounding an officer-involved shooting in san francisco. investigators from several agencies collected evidence after an sfpd undercover burglary operation ended with police shooting a suspect. this happened on varney place in south park in soma. police say one man was shot.

a witness says he heard one gunshot as he walked back to work from his lunch break on brannon. >> we heard a loud gunshot popped off. saw a couple of people scattering, left and right in the street down here and a couple of undercover cops running around, looking for a suspect. >> witnesses say there is video of the two other suspects speeding away down varney place. there you see it, towards third street with their hatchback open. sfpd isn't saying how many shots were fired or whether the suspect had a weapon. sources with knowledge of the incident say the suspect was not armed. the shooting is being investigated by the department as an accidental discharge. sources also say the suspect was shot in the hand. at 5:58, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," using artificial intelligence to detect wildfires. this new technology that north bay fire crews say is giving them a leg up before this fire season.

a good story to hear ahead of this hot weekend. we'll have that and rob's full forecast and all your top stories coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now, back to the "today" show.

. hi. i'm elon musk and hosting "snl" this week with miley cyrus. >> what's new with you, elon? >> i had a successful rocket launch this week. >> i did my laundry. >> no, i didn't. >> he has launched rockets into space, created amazing electric cars, but elon musk might be taking on his toughest test tonight hosting "saturday night live" one of only a few people hosting "snl" who is not an actor or performer and will take

his place on the stage this evening. >> sometimes it's -- but i like miley cyrus's comment. reopening baseball parks across the country are beginning to women fans at full capacity with stadiums in atlanta and new york and even offering covid shots to ticket holders two vaccine milestones, 150 million americans have received at least one shot and 110 million are fully vaccinated. pfizer is taking a big step forward as well asking for full authorization of its vaccine currently approveduse. a federal grand jury has indicted derek chauvin and three other former minneapolis police officers on civil rights charges in the death of george floyd. it alleges the officers violated floyd's constitutional rights

from unreasonable seizure and excessive force. chauvin was also charged in a second indictment for a second incident in 2017 where he allegedly struck a black teenager and held him down with his knee. he was convicted on multiple state murder charges last month. the other officers go on trial later this summer. it was an historic night on the baseball diamond last night in a matchup between cincinnati reds and cleveland indians. >> ground ball! farmer! wizardry from wade miley, a no hitter! >> no hitter. reds pitcher, wade miley, throwing his first career no hitter, leading the team to a 3-0 win over the indians, the league's second no-hitter in three days and the fourth already this season. good news now. the good sam -- samaritan who

rescued a toddler. the man jumped 20 feet off a bridge after the toddler was thrown from a pickup truck after the accident. the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey, peter. really amazing, a reminder in every person there is a hero. yesterday, jonathan bower met with firefighters to share the story of what led to that harrowing and miraculous rescue on a maryland bridge. >> this is a day of thank you. >> reporter: an outpouring of gratitude for a humble hometown hero. he and his 13-year-old daughter, ava, were part of a collision on a maryland bridge. >> the first thing i hear is a loud screech. >> reporter: with his own daughter okay his eyes moved to the truck dangling over a bridge and water below. >> i saw a car seat and away

from the car feet was a little girl on her back completely floating, arms moving and legs kicking in a little pink dress. >> reporter: seconds later, the toddler's car seat slipped. >> her face was in the water. at that point, i threw my legs over, hooked my arms around a bag and told my daughter, grab the first firefighter or police officer you see and jumped off. >> reporter: the jump was 25 feet into shallow water. his daughter still on the bridge feared the worst. >> the scariest moment of my life seeing my dad jump off the bridge. >> reporter: bower's heroism led to this below. >> that's an amazing person. he deserves a big hug. >> reporter: on friday they got to give him just that. a thankful hero, reluctant to

linger in the spotlight. >> i'm grateful for everything. >> everything lined up just right. amazing, thank you. >> reporter: guys, so much gratitude and relief in that gathering, also was little bit of levy when bower's wife shared the man who jumped more than 25 feet off that bridge to save a toddler is actually afraid of heights. >> that's a heck of a story. i'm still struck. it got me to hear ava the daughter bursting with pride thinking about her dad watching him jump off and the fear she must have experienced. >> they sure do, the bravery he and she showed. incredible. now a look at the forecast. >> hey, good morning, everyone. we're tracking a storm system moving through the plains. what else we're tracking is really chilly air, the great lakes region, chicago, how you guys doing this morning. feels like 30 degrees.

areas like state college, hey, penn state, 36 degrees. all of this is prompting freeze alerts. we have frost advisories for parts of michigan and wisconsin and parts of indiana there. and you want to bring in those sensitive plants you have outside for the frost. starkness outside, we have a fire weather outlook as we head to parts of the southwest. you can see conditions are right for this peak wind gust up to 45 miles an hour, relative clear skies to start off the morning. the strew there from the top of sutra tower look over to san francisco, 70s this afternoon, 75, san francisco, 80s around oakland and hayward. mid-80s, san jose. and near 90 inland towards concord. dry offshore breezes leading to these summer-like temperatures this weekend. we'll see those temperatures

staying near 90 inland through tuesday and trending cooler. coming up today at 7:00, a closer look at those red flag warnings across the north bay hills and east bay into monday morning. >> that's your neighborhood forecast. peter, kristen, back to you. >> all right, thank you for that. with the delayed 2020 tax filing deadline quickly approaching, why this year in particular is important to avoid delays and file right now. >> our friend, i've lost count of how many asthma attacks i've had. but my nunormal with nucala? fewer asthma attacks. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection-site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your doctor about nucala. find your nunormal with nucala.

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self-described techoking of tesla and he is blasting off to host saturday night live. earlier this week the first time host joked he's a wild card but promises to be on his best behavior. his appearance has not been without controversy. some fans are excited, others expressed outrage over the billionaire taking the stage. musk has made brief cameos in movies before but he is the first non-entertainer or non-athlete since former president and candidate, donald trump, in 2015. luckily he will be in good company alongside "snl" veteran, miley cyrus making her sixth appearance as the musical guest. next up, i dug into my old cd collection for this one, talking about pink. she has new music. she released other latest single, "all i know so far" on friday along with a powerful

music call video starting off with her telling her 9-year-old daughter willow, a bed story about her life but quickly turned into an over the top modern day fairytale. take a look. ♪ ♪ they can't tell you to change who you are ♪♪ >> the 15s-like video features cameos from pink's husband, carey hart, both of her children, actress, judith light, yes, even cher makes an appearance. pink does not disappoint. finally, a quiet place part two. emily blunt is back in the final trailer for the highly anticipated sequel which makes a little more noise this time as she's forced out of hiding to face the monsters head on.

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hazy sunshine. we appreciate your starting your saturday with us. i'm keira clapper. meteorologist rob mayeda here as we are under a microclimate weather alert. >> so far this morning, a lot of clear skies, but it's that high fire danger we'll be watching closely as we head into the hills. temperatures this morning are in the 50s. san francisco, 51 degrees, clear skies. not much wind in san francisco or san jose where we also have 50 degrees and the sunny skies, but there you see walnut creek, 50. i point out walnut creek, because this is one of the areas under the red flag warning now through 6:00 a.m. on monday. the inland east bay valleys, the diablo range and east bay hills, we'll see dry offshore winds, which is also resulting in these warm temperatures. look at the high. san francisco, 75 degrees. 80s from oakland into hayward. mid-80s in san jose. near 90 today in concord. there you go. seven-day forecast, san francisco, staying in the 70s through tuesday and valleys looking more like summer through the beginning of next week.

keira, back to you. >> we'll see you for the rest of that at 7:00, rob, thanks. you can keep track of the wind and fire danger this weekend by downloading the nbc bay area app. it's free and you can customize it to your neighborhood. as federal regulators continue to evaluate the potential use of covid-19 vaccines in children, there's been a concerning rise in the proportion of covid-19 infections in children over the last few weeks. new data released by the american academy of pediatrics shows that children are now making up 22% of coronavirus cases. although that rate of infections among children has remained relatively unchanged for the last several weeks. pediatric epidemiologists at stanford say if vaccines are approved for kids, those rates would likely plummet. >> having vaccines again gives you a huge layer of protection that goes above and beyond what we can do with masking and social distancing and cohorting, et cetera.

>> dr. lee also says in the bay area the higher rate of adult vaccinations also provides a layer of protection for children. federal regulators are expected to announce use of the pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds some time next week. at 6:29 on the dot, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," drought levels continue to worsen and people in the south bay could soon see their water bills rise nearly 150%. we'll have that plus all your other top stories and rob's full microclimate forecast for this mother's day weekend coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now, back to the "today" show.

good morning. a shot in the park this weekend. atlanta braves fans able to get vaccinated while cheering on their home team. >> i wanted to get here as soon as possible. when i saw this it was going to be during my favorite team's game. >> all this amid new signs of hope across the country. the u.s. hitting important vaccination milestones. we'll take you live to atlanta. too close for comfort with beach season weeks away. look how close you could be swimming to a great white shark without even knowing it. video. from the heart as kristen

and john get ready to welcome the new baby in their lives very soon, our "today" show shares some advice for her just in time for mother's day, today, may 8th, 2021. >> we're celebrating my birthday from michigan on the "today" show! happy 60th, mom! >> good morning, kristen and peter, from wilmington, delaware, it's her 11th birthday. >> i'm loving the "today" show. >> i'm from north carolina, graduated from north carolina ap state university. my journey started and i finished eight years later. >> congratulations to you on your graduation. good morning and welcome back to today on this saturday morning. a quick happy early mother's day to all the moms out there. to my mom and my wife, to the next mother in line, kristen welker. >> thank you. i am so looking forward to that advice, that is so sweet of you

guys and i can certainly use it. >> we have you covered and will get to that in a moment. first, new signs of hope in the battle against the pandemic with americans making new progress getting americans vaccinated. today, the atlanta braves are among those playing ball to get a shot at the game. is atlanta the truest park home to the braves. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. they are playing ball in front of a sold-out crowd, the first time in 576 days since they've done it. that's what we saw last night and set to do it again. what's remarkable is every ticket holder in addition to getting a seat are getting a shot if they so choose. let's talk about those numbers. they are moving in the right direction you consider the 7-day average of new cases with the

lowest numbers we've seen since early october. when it comes to vaccination numbers, nearly a third is vaccinated and about 110 million and we could see a major change on the vaccination front. pfizer applied for full authorization and currently only for emergency use. that could make a change in the way you get your vaccine if it's approved. right now it's government distribution but if approved you could go through your doctor's office like any other shot. a mother in the making this morning, blayne. >> happy mother's day to blayne as well. the pandemic produced manynclud lost and the economy trying to rebound. president biden said it is evidence of much more work to do arguing his big spending proposals are necessary to help get americans back to work. republicans disagree. nbc's monica alba is at the

white house tracking it for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: president biden stressed the workplace battle is far from over. economists predicted the u.s. would add around a million jobs in april. the number came in at only 266,000, bumping the unemployment rate up to 6.1%. the president called it steep and argued with the pandemic it wouldn't immediately fix the economy. >> the american rescue plan is for the whole year. it plays out over a year and it's working. we can't let up. this jobs report makes that clear. we have too much work to do. >> reporter: businesses nationwide say there simply aren't enough workers to fill jobs. the u.s. chamber of commerce claims the government is giving out too much to the unemployed through the american rescue plan an idea the president firmly rejected friday.

republicans quickly seized on the numbers claiming failed policies and taking aim at the president's proposed tax hikes. the president is set to host republicans on face-to-face negotiations on infrastructure and job plans next week and will meet with the so-called "big four" on wednesday and six key gop senators on thursday. >> a couple high stakes meetings coming up. thank you. a dramatic scene in florida where a man stole not one but two police cars and led officers on a wild chase. police pursuing a man who jumped into a patrol car while officers were investigating a disturbance. he was eventually forced off the road and crashed the car into the woods. as other officers arrived on the scene, the suspect jumped out of one stolen police car and into another and took off down the highway. the police were eventually able to run him off the road again and took him into custody. >> a wild ride there.

time for a weekend morning boost. joe fryer is back. hey there, joe. >> this is a good one. a third grade in kentucky is going viral for his impressive rendition of the national anthem. easy to see why. ♪ oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ >> that's 9-year-old decorry johnson taking over the microphone for his school's morning announcements. usually, there's a recording of the anthem. one morning he asked if he could sing. the school's principal was so impressed with his powerful pipes she posted the clip to social media, where it has taken off. now, decorry even has requests to perform at a few sporting events. how cool is that? >> wow. it's so cool.

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time for us to hit the beach. we would rather stay away from the sharks and keep them way from us. as erin mclaughlin shows us some are much closer and less dangerous it appears than we might think. >> reporter: the california coast is a surfer's paradise, plenty of sun and amazing waves. not far from all that fun a growing number of great white sharks. >> 90% of the time humans have no idea there's a shark around. >> reporter: carlos says that's not a problem. in fact, it's become part of his new career. because of the pandemic, his work as a wedding photographer dried up. that's when he decided to aim what was his wedding drone at the coastline. >> i just compiled a list of great white encounters. through that list i decided i will visit each one of these beaches. >> reporter: what he found will take your breath away, from this paddle boarder pearly missing a massive shark to this one brushing up against a surfer.

seemingly close calls. he has yet to see a single shark attack. you still get nervous because there's that instinct. >> it's an apex predator and you get nervous. >> reporter: hollywood's great white attacks, from "jaws" to ""sharknado" capturing our imagination and earning a bad rap along the way. a group of researchers at california long beach is challenges that stigma with the help of carlos' images. >> we are a lot of sharks along the coast. a lot of newborns along the beaches. it feels like a shark boom. we're in and amongst them all the time. carlos' footage helps us see that. we're not seeing gnashing teeth, seeing an animal casually swim by and what we've been seeing for years. >> reporter: while shark attacks are extremely rare, carlos says

it's better to go out in the water in groups. you don't want to swim by yourself? >> personally, i would not swim by myself. >> reporter: he shows how easily it is to find a shark. within minutes of lift-off -- >> we got one. >> he's moving to the shore. >> reporter: proof from on high, you never no what's moving beneath. erin mclaughlin, sandra barb ba, california. >> a terrifying piece. those are big sharks. >> would you rather know that they're there or rather live in this ignorant place where they're very rare. i guess we all know. >> i'm picking the ignorant place. >> too late at this point. checking the weather. as the sun warms up, people heading to beaches it will be in their mind. >> they can take their mother to brunch, how about that. the west coast things looking nice and southwest, quiet and

atlanta and carolinas, looking good on sunday. if you look into the ohio valley, we are tracking a storm system setting up shop there. you can see as we head through much of your sunday, lots of rain. we could see severe storms as you head to areas like nashville, tennessee. as we continue throughout the weekend we are tracking a pretty big cooldown as well. we're looking at below average temperatures for much of the northeast. take a look at this. pittsburgh coming in 18 degrees below nenorm for this time of year. 53 for your high today. d.c. we're in the low 60s in the mid-atlantic today, it isn't much weather stick around through mother's day, wichita, and right here, we're seeing kind of summerlike mother's day

weekend setting up around the bay area. we'll see highs in the 70s, 75, san francisco, low 80s closer to san jose. but the pattern responsible, unfortunately, is a return of these dry, offshore winds. red flag warning for the north bay and east bay hills and our temperatures set to climb to summerlike levels. you see it there in the seven-day forecast. could see some low 90s into tuesday before those cooling temperatures and a cooler sea breeze cools things off for the second half of next week. that's a look at your neighborhood forecast, peter, kristen, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. ahead, we are all excited for kristen's first mother's day as a mom to be. our show team put together extra

we are back this morning celebrating moms of course. we have a very special mother to be we are honoring this morning. kristen, the "today" show family are so thrilled for you and john and excitement and your life as next month they prepare to welcome their little girl. while we wait we thought we would help you as best we could. our mother's day present to you, best advice for a new mom. >> happy mother's day for a new mother to be. >> my advice for kristen on mother's day is enjoy it. >> when you can, really try to put down your phone. those moments, the memories will far exceed anything that you see through a screen. >> the best advice i could give is to just enjoy the moment you're in. it's not going to last for that long. it's special. >> this year, you get the joyful anticipation of a little girl on the way. the bonus, no sleepless nights or dirty diapers just yet. >> being a mom i know is in your

dna and in your blood. you've been dreaming about it, wishing for it, praying for it, now it's here. >> it doesn't matter how that child comes, it just matters that they're there and you are there for them. >> you are going to be a parent. let me tell you, it gets no better. >> you talk to people who have kids who are older and they say how quickly it goes by. you look back and say, gosh, was i there? fight to be present. >> let her guide you. you will be the parent and have plenty of decisions to make. see where they take you. they are their own person. >> we have adventures and ticked through the cool things we've done and remind her how much fun we had and how much we love her. >> the most frustrating thing is how right our parents were. >> that's the number complicated the car seat is. you needed an advanced degree from mit just to figure the thing out. >> the best part of parenthood

is experience the world a second time through the eyes of your kids. >> the worst part is the wake-ups. i think you already have that down. >> i think that's what makes being a parent so awesome. you have a relationship with that child that no one else could ever have. >> the best part of parenthood to me is realizing that you can see a child that you have never met before and fall madley and deeply in love. >> i think of my kids as a little gift that i get to unwrap every single day. they're different everyday. >> the best part is you get to watch them grow as you grow. >> for me, the best part of being a parent is the discovery how funny these little people are. their comedy usually unintentional. >> several best things about being a parent, one is you get to play with toys again. >> watching these little tiny people become adults, mine are 17 and 14.

these are my best friends. >> every single day just gets better and better. you're just filled with more and more love. they look at you with big old eyes. it's such love and trust i think the way god intended it to be. there are no strings. you love because you are who you are. >> kristen, i wish for you and john happiness, some modicum of sleep and just know that it's all good. >> you are going to be a great mom. >> you will in still your baby girl with the strength and character that you have to tackle the world, just like her mom. >> you waited and waited. god was listening. it all came true. >> oh, my gosh, i'm just speechless. that was unbelievable. i want to write down every single beautiful piece of advice and everyone i think had the same theme, which is to enjoy

every minute. thank you to all of you. that was amazing. >> the good news is that moment is on tape an you can watch it back. this is very little but a beach bag for us with a couple gifts inside. >> oh, my! oh! a little bib. feed me "today"! and a onesy. thank you. this is so wonderful. thank you to the entire "today" family. this unbelievable. >> we're so psyched for you. only more excitement to come. >> this is amazing. you're an amazing dad. i look up to every single one of the people on that video as parents. thank you. >> we're looking forwa to rd

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