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minutes just to get gas. >> long lines at stations up and down the east coast after that devastating pipeline cyber attack. >> we're out of gas. >> more than a thousand stations now out of gas, several states declaring emergencies. just ahead, with prices on the rise, how long these problems could last. crisis in the middle east. overnight, violence escalating between israeli forces and palestinian militants, clashes spilling over into the streets. the worst fighting there in years. straight ahead, the new warning the region could be heading for full-scale war. decision day, final approval of pfizer's covid vaccine for children as young as 12 expected in a matter of hours while some parents struggle with the decision whether to give it to their kids. >> i think it's pretty safe, but, you know, it's scary always to be the first one to do it. >> and on capitol hill, health officials come under fire for their guidance during the pandemic.

>> i always considered the cdc to be the gold standard. i don't anymore. >> the latest from washington straight ahead. plus, the search is still on. the hunt expands for that tiger now missing in houston for three days. >> let's find the tiger, and let's place the tiger in the most appropriate place. and this morning, amazing amy, the young golfer who's inspired the world. >> you got this, kiddo. >> yeah, i got this. >> she takes another unforgettable swing. the brand new history she is making today, wednesday, may 12th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie from washington, d.c., and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, good morning, and welcome to "today" on this

wednesday morning. i'm here in washington, hoda is holding down the fort in new york. >> yeah, it is a busy morning, a lot of the big news is unfolding right where you are at the nation's capital. >> it's a good day to be here in washington. this is where the action is. it all begins with this morning's closed door secret ballot vote by house republicans on whether to oust liz cheney of her leadership post, but she is not going quietly delivering a defiant speech last night from the house floor. and in the meantime, the cdc panel also here in washington is voting today on the final approval of pfizer's vaccine for kids between the ages of 12 and 15. >> savannah, i know there's a lot of major focus in washington and up and down the east coast on that pipeline cyber attack. demand for gas, prices at the pump now spiking. we're going to have the very latest just ahead. let's begin with the fate of the number three house republican, liz cheney, and what today's vote means for the future of the party. we've got two reports, let's get

it started with nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: good morning to you. congresswoman liz cheney is now out, but she isn't going quietly. in remarks after a voice vote to remove her, cheney defended herself, and in a dramatic speech overnight, cheney said she won't be silent in the face of what she sees as a threat to the nation's democracy. now, it marks a remarkable shift. in february, cheney won her leadership status easily, but today the votes against her were overwhelming. sources tell us the voice vote was quick and cheney did not challenge it. a source in the room says cheney walked up the center aisle of the auditorium straight through the group that had just voted her out. it is a pivotal moment for cheney and the republican party. >> reporter: congresswoman liz cheney now officially ousted from her leadership position. >> i think that the party is in a place that we've got to bring it back from. we cannot be dragged backwards

by the very dangerous lies of a former president. >> reporter: removed with a voice vote by her republican colleagues this morning after she condemned former president trump's falsehoods about the 2020 election and voted to impeach him for inciting the january 6th capitol riot. last night, cheney issuing a stern warning on the house floor with this scathing message for her republican colleagues, who continue to back mr. trump in their efforts to win back the house. >> remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. i will not participate in that. >> reporter: cheney's support has collapsed in recent days with house republican leader kevin mccarthy endorsing trump loyalist new york congresswoman elise stefanik to replace cheney. >> when you're a leader and people lose confidence in you, you can be fired and that's what's going to happen tomorrow. >> reporter: but some republicans still defending cheney's right to voice her opinion. >> i believe if we need to express something, we should feel free to express it.

>> reporter: cheney casting her fight as a battle for the heart and soul of the republican party and the nation. >> we must love america so much that we will never yield in her defense. that is our duty. thank you. >> reporter: now, congresswoman elise stefanik has officially launched her campaign for the leadership position. cheney also vowed to do everything possible to ensure that former president trump never again gets anywhere near the oval office. for his part, mr. trump is responding this morning calling cheney, quote, a horrible human being with no personality. meanwhile, this week more than 100 republicans, some of whom are also trump critics are threatening to form a third party if republicans don't reform away from what they are calling the radical elements of the republican party. now, just taking a step back, there's concern that the party should be focused on battling president biden's agenda. savannah. >> all right, kristen welker, thank you.

and joining me here in washington, nbc's capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt. it's good to see you in person. i mean, look, it's all over but the voting, everyone expects including liz cheney herself to be ousted this morning. a couple of months ago she survived a no confidence vote. she had 145 republicans voting to keep her in leadership. how much has that support collapsed? how lopsided is this vote going to be? >> i think it's changed pretty dramatically, but i do think that the tally today is going to tell us something interesting about all of those people who have in private said that they have concerns about former president donald trump and whether or not they are actually still willing to say we believe what liz cheney is saying. i mean, that's kind of the message it would send. i think it would say she's got some work to do in building support. if she wants to take the next step, whatever that is for her, she is going to need some allies. if this vote shows she's got none, that's a problem.

>> she has the support, she's been saying the same thing all along. what changed? why does she no longer have the confidence of the republican conference? >> what changed is that kevin mccarthy, the minority leader wants to be speaker of the house, and she continued to speak out in a way that concerned him and other members that she might stand in the way of that, that it might cause the former president donald trump to get involved in the process in a way that would hurt kevin mccarthy's hopes of doing that. that's two pieces. one is you got to win seats in the house, but two is he'll need the support of former president trump if he wants to actually be speaker. so mccarthy turning on liz cheney really did hurt her in this way. however, it's also really raised her profile. and my question going forward is what is she going to do with the platform she now has? i think her focus is on making sure that former president trump doesn't end up back in the oval office. >> yeah, and the question of course in washington, you always ask next is who will replace the person who's just been purged. elise stefanik, the congresswoman from upstate new

york has got the support of the top two republicans, mccarthy and scalise in the house. some republicans on the far right of the conference aren't so sure about her. is this going to be a coronation? >> it seems as though she's got a lock, but we are going to have to wait a couple of days to find that out, which tells you that there are some concerns here. this is a person who, frankly, ran for a swing district, someone who is allied with the establishment of the republican party, and who became a trump supporter during impeachment. she has really switched dramatically, and her voting record is not as conservative even as liz cheney's. >> kasie hunt, always good to have you with us. thank you so much. hoda, we'll send it to you for the moment. up and down the east coast long lines at the gas pumps following that crippling cyber attack on the nation's largest fuel pipeline. more than 1,000 stations in the southeast have reported being out of fuel. nbc's new senior national correspondent tom yam mas joins us from charlotte, north

carolina. hey, tom, good morning. >> good morning to you. the gas station just behind me opened an hour earlier. the good news is they have fuel when you see those lines forming. just across the street we saw several stations out of gas, and in a new development this morning, colonial pipeline has its website back up and running. that could be a potential new step in the right direction. >> reporter: this morning, gas and patience running low at the pump. >> i have been here now for an hour and 15 minutes. >> reporter: emergency declarations issued in four states with more than 1,700 gas stations from florida to maryland out of fuel. it comes on the heels of that crippling cyber attack against a critical fuel source. >> all the gas stations closer to where i live were completely empty. >> reporter: americans up and down the east coast on the hunt for gas overwhelming some stations. >> do you think people are panicked or do you think people are trying to figure everything out?

>> i think it's probably some panic like the toilet paper issues a year ago. >> reporter: cars bumper-to-bumper here in the carolinas and stretching down streets in florida. >> check out the line. >> reporter: nationwide, gas prices reaching their highest point in nearly seven years, despite the spike in price and demand, the white house and experts are preaching calm. >> don't be hoarding gas. if you don't really need it, then don't buy it. >> reporter: but with the colonial pipeline still mostly down, the region that relies on the 5,500 mile system for its fuel is feeling an impact. >> my fear is you have these gas shortages, it's going to cause a lot of problems for people. >> reporter: at some stations in south carolina on tuesday, cars were turned away. >> we're out of gas. >> reporter: and according to gas buddy, nearly 60% of the gas stations in metro atlanta are out of fuel, but these pumps in tennessee have plenty. >> as of right now, there's still -- there's still a good supply out there, and there's no need to panic. >> reporter: the long lines,

though, already causing a domino effect in some cases. >> you want to get groceries, but you can't get groceries, why? >> because i cannot -- look, you see the line? >> reporter: all of this pain at the pump as 34 million americans plan to buckle up and hit the road for the big memorial day weekend. >> yeah, i guess tom, one of the short-term goals is to avoid panic buying of gas. are there ways that you can conserve gas on your own? >> reporter: there are, hoda, and aaa has some tips for our viewers this morning. first, try to run a bunch of errands at once. if you have to go to the grocery store, the pharmacy, pick up the kids from school, try to do that in one shot, and also, avoid busy traffic times. hoda, i've got to be honest with you. i've been speaking with these drivers, last night, this morning, they're telling me that it's very difficult because the average commute time is 30 minutes in america. a lot of these people drive long distances to get to work, and they don't want to get stuck or miss work. hoda. >> i just want to say one more thing before we let you go.

it's so great to have you back at nbc. your very first spot on the "today" show. we miss you. you haven't aged a bit. so welcome back to nbc, honey. >> i will definitely take that, thank you, hoda, feels great. >> all right, savannah, over to you. >> yeah, welcome, tom, we're really glad to have you back . also this morning in washington, the biden administration is facing a new crisis on the world stage, the escalating deadly violence between israelis and palestinians it's the worst it's been in seven years. nbc's kelly cobiella has got the very latest. kelly, good morning to you skblort g >> reporter: good morning to you. more israeli air strikes on gaza this morning, unrest overnight in israel with spreading the nuch number of dead is rising, and there are warnings this could spiral into a full scale war this morning splexplosions in ga smoke and flames rising from

multiple blasts. after a night of air raid sirens and rocket attacks on israel, people rushing for cover as the militant groups hamas and islamic jihad firing hundreds of rockets, hitting a bus, injuring a 5-year-old child and destroying a home. i heard a boom this woman says she and her neighbor safe in bomb shelters when the rocket hit. israel retaliating with air strikes bringing down this apartment building the israelis saying they warned residents to evacuate. israel says it was used by hamas. the unrest the worst in years, has left five dead in israel and in gaza dozens dead including at least 12 children. the state department calling for rest restraint. >> we stand by israel's right to defend itself. we also stand by the principle that palestinians deserve the right to live in safety and security

>> reporter: tensions have been building for weeks centered on jerusalem where israeli settlers are trying to evict arab israelis from homes they've lived in for decades this morning, israel is beefing up its border with gaza, the leader of hamas warning israel if they want to escalate, the resistance is ready. >> and the united nations security council is set to meet privately later today to talk about this escalating conflict and look for any possible way out, but at this point, savannah, it doesn't look like either side is ready to back down >> very troubling, kelly cobiella overseas for us thank you very much. thanks as we mentioned today could mark another major milestone in the fight against the pandemic and craig's here now with more on that. hey, craig. >> hoda, good morning, good morning to you as well a cdc panel is expected to vote later today to make pfizer, to make that vaccine available to millions of kids between the ages of 12 and 15 years old.

but some states are not waiting already starting to dole out those shots. nbc's sam brock down in florida with that story for us hey, sam, good morning >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. you know, in studies the pfizer vaccine was shown to be 100% effective in prevents infections in kids of that age range. major pharmacy chains are waiting for the official go ahead from the cdc that is likely to come today, but a couple of states like georgia have already started vaccinating kids in just a matter of hours, a cdc panel could give the green light for kids 12 to 15 to get the pfizer vaccine in a handful of states like georgia and delaware >> what a trooper. >> reporter: the shots are already in arms after the fda granted emergency authorization. >> we just wanted to get it as soon as possible >> reporter: dr. samira brown, a pediatrician at piedmont health in atlanta strongly encouraging shots for kids in the newest eligible age bracket. >> right now covid is in the top ten causes of death for children here in america.

>> reporter: across the country, parents have mixed feelings. >> i just want them to go back to their lives >> i think it's a definite maybe. >> reporter: miguel yanis lost his father to covid and is vaccinated himself still. >> i think it's pretty safe, but, you know, it's scary always to be the first ones to do it. >> reporter: pfizer's clinical trial was performed on more than 2,012 to 15-year-olds, including caleb chunk. >> i'm feeling optimistic and hopeful that i can maybe get back to normal. >> reporter: the hopeful news coming while frustrated mounted in washington over mixed messages on post-vaccination life. >> the american people have just lost patience with us, with you guys. >> reporter: senators grilling dr. anthony fauci and cdc head dr. rochelle walensky on tuesday on the cdc's caution in updating mask guidance, even in cases like on commercial fishing boats. >> you're out on a boat. the winds are howling.

your mask is soggy wet tell me, tell me how anybody thinks that this is a sane and a sound policy to do >> reporter: and requiring children to wear masks outside in summer camp, which walensky said would be updated now that 12 to 15-year-olds can get the vaccine. some encouraging news for many of those roughly 17 million children about to become eligible >> what do you say to all of these parents who are watching this and want to know is this safe, is this okay >> i think it's okay to have questions, and it's okay to be hesitant this is the best thing that we have to protect them >> reporter: and overnight, an independent panel of experts tasked by the world health organization found that the agency should have declared an international outbreak well before january 2020, but a number of countries, guys, failed to take strong action, so that group is now calling for an independent, transparent, global system to be put in place. craig, back to you. >> got a late start. sam brock there for us, thank

you, sam. 7:18 time now for our first check of weather. al was looking longingly at sam brock. >> our version of twins. >> yeah, exactly how you doing, al? >> i ain't schwarzenegger. good to see you, sam anyway, for today, we're looking at some severe weather we've got flood watches right now from eastern texas all the way to the panhandle of florida, some flash flood warnings as well around this area. we're going to be looking today at this front riding along the gulf coast, strong storms in northern florida all the way into southern georgia. the low will slide off the southeastern coast, scattered storms tomorrow from jacksonville all the way to miami. we expect to see those rainfall amounts anywhere from four -- should say two to three inches of rain, but even though it's a little less rain than we've been seeing, the ground's already saturated so we do have to watch out for some flash flooding. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next

30 seconds good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a look look in san francisco. the cooling fog doesn't make it inland so it's still going to be hot as we reach into the upper 80s this afternoon and we'll see those winds picking up tomorrow as well as friday as our temperatures cool off. by saturday, we're watching out for a chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms, and we keep the cooler temperatures into the start of next week.

and that is your latest weather. hoda. >> all right, al, thank you. coming up, where is it we're going to have the very latest overnight on the urgent search for that missing tiger in texas and the new mystery is actually who owns it savannah. all right, we'll get into that plus, who is policing your post? facing calls to do more. we're going to meet the people we're going to meet the people scrambling to make social media

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counties say they'll work with school districts to meet kids where they are with parental permission, of course. i'm bob redell in menlo park. smath county moves out of the orange tier of reopening today and joins san francisco as the only other bay area county to now be in the less restrictive yellow tier of reopening. this means that bars can open indoors at 25%. gyms and restaurants can increase capacity to 50%. wineries, tasting rooms can reopen at 50%, and outdoor live events can resume at 67% capacity. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall, she has a look at our forecast for this midweek wednesday. >> yes, we're seeing a lot of changes here. we're going to still be hot for our inland valleys, and our spots like san jose as well as we head toward the tri-valley, upper 80s today, but then we will continue to cool off, going into the next several days, and some gusty winds. we're watching saturday for a chance that we could see some

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just to know there's a wild animal at large. >> oh, my gosh >> reporter: the big cat's unexpected appearance, an unusual getaway in an suv leaving neighbors and even houston's mayor baffled. >> let's find the tiger and let's place the tiger in the most appropriate place. >> reporter: while the hunt for the ben gal tiger continues, authorities did track down victor cuevas, the man who was allegedly housing the animal he is now in a texas jail charged with felony evading arrest after police say he sped off with the tiger inside his vehicle. but his attorney denies cuevas is the owner of the 9-month-old male tiger that he says is named india. >> well, you know, i think it is a reasonable deduction from looking at the video that my client has been in contact with this animal before it doesn't mean it's his >> reporter: at tiger creek animal sanctuary outside dallas,

director emily yohen oversees the care of 17 tigers, nursing the often abandoned or ne glebted big cats back to health. >> how important is it that they find this tiger fast >> the longer the cat goes without proper care the more dangerous and the more danger the people around it are in. >> reporter: after watching the now viral video from houston, the cat's comfort level around people leads her to believe it's now totally reliant on those taking care of it in secret. >> i absolutely do not think the animal's just roaming around i think it's being hidden somewhere. >> reporter: back in huouston with a tiger on the lam, those living nearby can't help but wonder what's next >> yeah, and you know, that scares you, too, because it's like if the tiger was with the guy and he's in custody, where is the tiger >> yeah, we got morgan chesky back hey, morgan, this tiger has been on the loose for days now, so

how do they go about tracking it down >> reporter: yeah, that is a great question we do know that houston police are the lead agency in trying to track down this big cat. they're calling on the public to please pass on any info that can lead them to its whereabouts, and they're also working hand in hand with a fish and wildlife special agents to try to be advised on how to safely take the cat back because they want to make sure they don't violate the endangered species act and when you look at these incredible animals here, one of the big concerns the director here has is because it's in illegal captivity, it's not being properly fed believe it or not, each tiger here -- >> that sounded like it was going to be good, too. >> oh, i know. i want to hear >> how about morgan with that big cat just pacing behind hem i. >> i know. >> i don't know how to tell you this, but there's a tiger right behind you. >> no kidding. >> he'll be back tomorrow. >> we'll stay on it. they eat a lot i think is what he was going to say. okay, just ahead, guys, the struggle facing social media

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trying to root out cyber bullying, hate speech, violence. each of the major platforms has its own guidelines and rules for what constitutes inappropriate content, and now some experts and lawmakers say it's time to re-evaluate the power that these companies have with a more targeted nuanced approach. >> with billions of posts every single day, content moderation, sifting out inappropriate and harmful material is a daunting task for social media companies. >> concept moderation is a huge piece of keeping them up and running. they don't work without it >> reporter: and a kpey componet to that infrastructure, human moderators, a crucial job that comes with challenges. >> on any given day, you don't know what you're going to see, and you may see something that you can never unsee. >> reporter: the social networks also rely on ai, artificial intelligence to identify and flag improper posts.

finland-based utopia analytics uses text-based technology to help companies regulate what winds up on their platforms. >> this feels a little bit like big brother. >> iwent to a concert, would i think it is big problem that there are those security people that help me if someone comes around me. >> reporter: in the u.s. kevin grow is ceo of hive whose text, audio and visual software is used by the front page of the internet reddit. >> we help process all of their content in realtime and we're kind of that first level of defense for them. >> reporter: facebook says 97%, 97% of hate speech it removes is first detected by its rio informer systems the company said last year it improved its rate for taking action before users complained for content considered bullying or harassing from its main platform, and facebook-owned instagram, for its part twitter,

which now prompts users about potentially mean tweets before they hit send suspended more than 200,000 accounts last year tiktok and google-owned youtube also removed millions of videos. but it's all fueling a social media debate should policing those posts be left up to the companies themselves >> who decides what is hate speech and what is free speech >> it is always the platform's own decision when building ai models, they need to be unbiased. we can't be a party that decides everywhere in the world what is good and what is bad >> reporter: it's an area that even facebook's mark zuckerberg says there is room for reform. >> private companies should not be making so many decisions alone that have to balance these complicated social and public equities >> reporter: vermont congressman peter welch says one solution, create a new federal agency focused on the evolving landscape of these digital platforms.

>> right now we have a situation where the public has no voice and everything depends on the, quote, goodwill or the judgment of the executives who run these major tech enterprises it's not their job to do that. >> reporter: regardless of future changes, filtering content is a nuanced process that will likely require a human component. >> human language changes very quickly, things that were okay to say yesterday aren't okay tomorrow >> yeah, you want a complex issue? here it is without a simple answer. one area where lawmakers may have some areas of agreement bipartisan in any way, is some support for the idea that companies would want to revamp the legislation that you may have heard of. it's called section 230, essentially the current law gives immunity to platforms when there's some sort of hate speech or violent speech online, potentially waiving that immunity. >> that could motivate the companies for sure

really complicated issue, tom, thank you very much for the deep dive we'll send it back up to you guys. savannah, thanks all right, let's check on the weather with mr. roker hey, al. >> some of us cool, some of us a little on the warm side. let's start it off, show you right now here in the east and on into the midwest, 48 million people under a frost advisory, freeze watch or a freeze warning. the jet stream way up to the north out west, and so you can see medford, 90 degrees today. 17 degrees above average, bakersfield 98, phoenix six degrees warmer than usual with 100 degrees, but you come to the eastern two-thirds of the country, big dip to the jet stream, and so temperatures, washington, d.c., 68, montgomery, 73, 11 degrees below average. lubbock, texas, minus 23 below average at 60 degrees, and as we move into thursday, oh, chilly down in jacksonville, tallahassee, charlotte, nashville, dallas, only at 73, but the good news is temperatures start to warm up by the weekend.

jet stream lifts up back to the north, 70s in new york on into the weekend, 75 in raleigh on saturday 77 in nashville, little rock on saturday, you're going to see >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we look at our high temperatures today, it's still going to be hot, reaching the upper 80s and low 90s from sonoma valley to the tri-valley to santa clara valley. and then for the bay, we'll see some low 70s in oakland, and san francisco, reaching 64 degrees. so a wide range in temperatures here, and so for our inland valleys, still hot today, but a calmer wind. our winds pick up tomorrow as we cool down and even watching out for a chance of rain on saturday. and that's your latest weather. hoda. >> all right, al, thank you. just ahead, she's definitely got this, the young golfer known as amazing amy just made even more history in her favorite sport. we've been following this inspiring story for years, and

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she's making history once again. >> yes, she is nbc "news now" anchor joe fryer shows us how >> reporter: on the links, amy bockerstette is rock steady, not a nerve in sight as she drives into the history books this week becoming the first person with down syndrome to compete in a national college championship. >> i love seeing my teammates and best friends we're having a good time. >> are you amy >> yes >> she's perhaps best known as amazing amy, a nickname earned in 2019 while playing a hole with pro gary woodland >> want to hit it out? >> yeah. >> you do. >> yes, i do. >> let's do it. >> i got this. >> i love it. >> i got this she said right before sinking an eight-foot putt, a moment that went viral >> that was so awesome. >> are you better at chipping or putting? >> both. >> there you go. >> reporter: later that year she appeared on "today" right after woodland won the u.s. open. >> there's the champ

>> how are you, sweetie? tree. >> reporter: trophy in hand she inspired him. >> her attitude, her energy, it was contagious. >> reporter: before amy teed off this week at the ngaa championship, she got a text from woodland wishing her luck the viral moment inspired amy's family to launch the "i got this" foundation which offers golf instruction to people with down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. >> don't put limits on your child, right, with a disability. they are far more capable than you imagine. >> amazing amy proves that with every swing leaving no doubt she's still got this for "today," joe fryer, nbc news >> wow go, amy, go. >> love her. >> she said she doesn't get ner nervous. she just gets excited. coming up in "pop start," the icons of music heading to

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wineries, tasting rooms can reopen at 50%, and outdoor live events can resume at 67% capacity. let's quickly check in with meteorologist kari hall with a look at our forecast. >> yes, we are going to be warmer for the inland spots today, and then we cool down but we'll also be watching out for weekend rain chance on saturday, especially for some of our inland areas. san francisco stays in the 60s and breezy, and we'll see the dry weather for the most part continuing at least into early next week. laura? >> all right, the cool weather will be refreshing. we'll be back with another local news update for you in about half an hour. hope to see you then.

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it was a voice vote, meaning no final tally of who supported her not going quietly. minutes later you see her here drawing the battle lines in this gop civil war insisting she will keep leading the fight against the former president, donald trump and his lies about the 2020 election. >> i will do everything i can to ensure that the former president never again gets anywhere near the oval office. we have seen the danger that he continues to provoke with his language. we have seen his lack of commitment and dedication to the constitution, and i think it's very important that we make sure whomever we elect is somebody who will be faithful to the constitution. >> almost immediately after that vote to oust cheney, new york republican elise stefanik made it official. she wants that now open job and the trump loyalist is expected to get it in a vote this week. it's actually liz cheney who has voted more in line with

trumpism, but many house republicans describe cheney's refusal to go along with pretending like the election was stolen, which it was not, as a distraction that could hurt their chances at taking back the house next year. savannah. >> and that's the fight right there in a nutshell. we'll see how it turns out today, hallie, thank you very much. hoda. >> thanks, savannah, the white house is warning gas stations against price gouging as supplies run low on the east coast because of that pipeline cyber attack. our new senior national is in north carolina with more on the worsening situation. hey, tom, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning again. we just got a major headline in moments ago, this coming from gas buddy. they're saying the national average of a gallon of gas has now hit $3. that's the first time in seven years. the reason, take a look behind me. these lines are getting longer, longer by the minute. this gas station has fuel, and that's why these lines are forming, but all across this area here in charlotte, we were seeing gas stations without gas.

basically those plastic bags over the pump. that's why people are lining up right now. this of course day six of the colonial pipeline shutdown. the white house and people who monitor the oil and gas industry say they don't want panic drivers liing at stations. the supply is there. it's actually a problem with truckers trying to bring in the fuel to the station because the demand is so high. looking at some of the outages we are seeing this morning, and these are new numbers just in. 60% of the metro atlanta area without gas, more than 57% of charlotte where we are, and in the state of virginia, that's 15%. they hope to have this issue resolved by friday or the weekend, but as we look at these lines and as we speak to these drivers, clearly there's a concern. people need fuel. they want to get to work, anthe they better have this problem fixed in the next few days, or it could get very ugly hoda. >> tom llamas for us there in north carolina, thank you. new numbers released overnight reveal that the migrant surge at the southern border is the highest it's been

in more than 20 years, but there are signs that it could be leveling off, even as heartbreaking new mimages emerg of migrant children left alone by smugglers here's nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: all alone along the texas border, five undocumented girls from honduras and guatemala discovered by a texas farmer who gave them water and food in the sweltering heat. >> just driving along, and all of a sudden i see them there by the side of the bank here on the river, five little baby girls. >> reporter: the youngest just 11 months old. the oldest 7 years this morning the border patrol says the children who did not require medical attention are in government custody >> they were out there in the dark all night totally alone, no food, no water >> reporter: it's the latest heartbreaking reminder of the high stakes in this border surge. last month, this 10-year-old nicaraguan boy was found alone and crying another video showed smugglers dropping two toddlers from

ecuador over a 14-foot high border fence overnight, customs and border protection revealed that in april federal agents encountered the most migrants in 21 years, more than 178,000. that topped march's total. the biden administration's critics blame a change in policy that now allows unaccompanied children and some families to stay in the u.s. still, in these most recent figures, the number of migrant children crossing the border without their parents fell by 12%. at the border, a staggering toll in more ways than one. the border patrol says its processing facility in donna, texas, alone costs more than $19 million to operate just last month, but it's the human toll that may have the highest cost for "today," gabe gutierrez nbc news guys how about a little boost for you. all right, so people have been working from home for more than a year now, but some of them still just don't know how to handle those zoom meetings

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we are back. 8:14 with more of our ongoing series women are essential this morning, the remarkable story about a dedicated scientist who spent decades on a key discovery that paved the way for pfizer and moderna's covid vaccines nbc's andrea mitchell is here in washington, as always, andrea, good morning what a story. >> good morning, savannah. it is quite a story. this is a story about a lonely quest by a woman scientist whose ideas were ignored, even ridiculed for years until one male colleague thought she was on to something. they teamed up, and the rest is history. >> reporter: the scientific breakthrough that helped create today's covid vaccines was unlocked here at the university of pennsylvania by two unassuming scientists. for years their work went unnoticed and dismissed. >> talk to me about how skeptical people were about the value of rna. >> you know, i don't know did we

listen to them not really you know, we -- >> everybody was skeptical we didn't care. >> reporter: born in hungary, one of two daughters of a butcher dr. katie kurico came to the u.s. to pursue science in the 1980s. by 1988 her funding at the university of pennsylvania dried up >> i tried to get grants, but i couldn't get grants, and so i was not not promoted >> reporter: faced with losing her faculty job, she met dr. drew weissmann who was photocopying journal items >> we would fight over the photo copier that's how we met. >> reporter: what did you see? >> we just kept thinking of more and more things that we could do, and you know, it kept us going. in the face of all of the setbacks. >> reporter: he worked on vaccines she worked on messenger rna. together they found a way to create a vaccine that got past the body's defenses but still prompted the immune system to

make antibodies to fight disease. >> physically we were shoulder to should recall at the bench, and drew was working on the cell i was making the rna, and so it was very joyful shoulder to shoulder collaboration >> reporter: dr. weissmann, how did the breakthrough eventually become acknowledged and become the vaccines that have saved millions and millions of people, potentially billions of people >> we're laughing because we're remembering how bad it was in 2005, we published our paper that's now considered, you know, the game changer that identified modified rna. >> reporter: but the acclaim didn't come. >> they really didn't care about it, and it wasn't until around 2008, 2009 when people started to see the potential >> so from 1998 to 2008, 2009, all of those years you were in

the wilderness. >> took another ten years. >> reporter: now their discovery is leading to even more vaccines for aids, ebola, zika. >> it's truly a plug and play. you can take out one coding sequence and put in anything you want so it takes you a couple weeks to make a new vaccine. >> and now they're talking about a nobel prize. how does that make you feel? >> i don't think about that i will get it. it is like i focused always on the work, and that's what e excites me. >> we both share that. my family always gets mad at me because, you know, they want to talk about the great success that we've had, but i've already moved on to the next thing >> reporter: today a crowd of students follow them asking for pictures karico reminds them that glory is not the true reward. >> you have to enjoy, so that it is very important that you have

to be happy when you are doing these things >> reporter: in the joy of discovery? >> yes dr. karico was honored in her native hungary, and after years in the academic wilderness, she is a scientific rock star. and she and her teammate remain completely unaffected, amazingly humble they've already moved on as he says to search for new discoveries for the joy of it. and the benefit of untold numbers of people around the world. >> what a duo and it's just -- it's incredible to think about them toiling away, no one believing this little idea that they had, and 15 years later they're saving the world literally. >> exactly and a lot of it, the skepticism was she was on to something and she was a woman, and she just was not taken seriously. >> no, no. wow. ank you so much. guys, we'll send it over to you guys. >> savannah, we know you're busy you've got big interviews lined up that we will reveal at a later moment you'll be back tomorrow.

you'll have zero sleep, but it will be worth it safe travels, okay >> all right, see you tomorrow >> see you tomorrow. >> and andrea as well. mr. roker, how about another check of the forecast. >> all right, let's see what we have as we put the satellite and radar into motion. the western two-thirds of the country looking pretty good. all the action from the gulf coast stretching into the mid-atlantic states, the southeast, temperature wise we are looking at warm temperatures cen i mean, we're talking some places in the southwest into tth 100s, 90s in central california. 90s down into florida, 50s and 60s along the northeast and mid-atlantic coast below average temperatures through a wide swath of the country. strong storms in the southeast unfortunately, sunny and warm out west we say unfortunately because good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall still watching for some shaking in the south bay after this 2.9

earthquake we had an hour ago just south of san jose. if there's more shaking, of course, we'll bring that right to you. as we take a look at our temperatures reel reach into the upper 80s and it will continue to cool off and we are watching for a weekend chance of rain on saturday and it doesn't look like a lot, but we will continue on with dry weather and cooler with highs in the 60s. hall of fame 2021 class of inductees, here we go, the foo fighters, the go-go's. jay-z. >> wow >> carole king >> carole king. >> yes. >> and tina turner >> there you go. >> this will be the second timen being inducted for three artists on the list.

dave grohl produced in 2014 with his former band nirvana. and carole king with her ex-husband and writer husband. they coined hits like will you love me tomorrow and the drifters. >> remember the broadway show "beautiful". >> speaking of broadway, the one and only tina turner will also be making her second appearance in the hall of fame. previously inducted with her former husband ike in 1991 now she's on her own >> by the way -- >> cleveland rocks, baby. >> way to go tina, on her own. >> that's a great list. >> jay-z. >> right next up, the brit awards were last night and stars from across the globe showed up in london for the ceremony that honors the biggest names in music. taylor swift made history at the show as the first female and first non-english artist to take home the global icon award in her acceptance speech, swift gave some advice to the roommse. here's what she had to say. >> we live in a world where

anyone has the right to say anything that they want about you at any time, but just please remember that you have the right to prove them wrong. >> taylor also gave her boyfriend and folklore co-writer a shoutout even though it was swift who took home the historic award, we think the happiest person there was probably olivia rodrigo, certified swifty finally got to meet her idol after months of social media interactions. you saw that moment there on instagram. and one other winner who stole the show last night for his eye catching '70s ensemble was one of our favorites, look at harry styles. he took home the award for single of the year and rocked the red carpet in this bold bell bottom suit by gucci proving there's no look he can't pull off. >> with confidence. >> you remember when he was here, he was our last concert

before onerepublic >> he'll have to come back. next up pink, the razor glass singer released her first look at her new documentary called "all i know so far. in the trailer we get a glimpse at how pink juggles being a globally touring musician and mother to a little one here's a peek. >> there's no way a mother can walk away from her babies and not think about them every single second. a lot of moms stop touring because you can't imagine being able to do both. ♪ >> i want it to be worth it for my family. the concert is a tour, but it's also the story of our life. >> looks good. >> pink's documentary "all i know so far" starting streaming on amazon prime video may 21st, and next week carson will sit down with her right here on "today." so we're looking forward to that >> two old friends. >> i love that >> thank you thank you.ill ahead, we have a

special steals and deals for on this wednesday morning. there's jill martin. jill's standing by to help you save big on some hot tech gadgets. plus, we are going to have some fun with this guy, country superstar luke bryan he's got big news. he's revealing it on our program. a lot of news breaking here today. but first, your local news ♪ spinning me around ♪

a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia. did you feel it? it was a slight one, 2.8 magnitude earthquake rattling south san jose. it hit at 7:34 this morning, just about nine miles south of downtown. no reports so far of any injuries or damage, but let me know on my twitter page if you felt it. a follow-up for you now. leaders of the water valley raised rates to cover costs for a massive reservoir expansion project. it takes effect in july. let's get a look at the forecast

with meteorologist kari hall. we can certainly use some rain. >> yes, we could and we have a little bit in the forecast and a chance as we head into saturday otherwise we are hot and dry today and the inland temperatures, in the north bay and santa clara valley reaching into the upper 80s and mid-80s. saturday is the day we'll be watching for the slight chance of showers and possibly lightning, as well. as we look at san francisco, wide-ranging temperatures where the coast will stay in the low 60s and breezy winds as the fog rolls back in, laura. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update for you in about half an hour. we will see you then. have a good morning.

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jill has been giving us a tour of her home each t >> looking great, the lawn looks good today's batch a good one, all about the hottest tech gadgets to help you step up your social media game, improve your wellness routine and a whole lot more. >> and ahead in the third hour, we're going to talk with the ceo of delta on the state of airlines, the gas shortage and summer travel. and coming up tomorrow on "today," our good friend valerie bertinelli will join us with a perfect pasta dish it's easy and bright and just what you need on your dinner table. before we do all of that, mr. roker, how about one final check. >> i think we're going to look ahead to the weekend, see what we've got going on for friday, cool start along the east coast, strong stormtss. moving into saturday, sunny and mild temperatures starting to get a little more mild for the eastern third of the country, heavy storms through texas the desert heat continues, and then sunday, sunday, we're looking at sunshine up and down the east coast, showers making their way into the upper mississippi river valley, gulf

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we'll have warm temperatures inland today, still reaching into the upper 80s and we'll have a calmer wind as well as friday when the winds tick up once again. we're watching saturday for isolated showers possibly and a thunderstorm or two, but there's not a lot of rain that could definitely be of high concern. as we take a look at san francisco, some low 60s in the forecast and turning more breezy as our temperatures cool down. >> that is the your latest weather. cue the music. >> thank you, al now we got some sports news for sports fans in exactly 120 days, not that we're counting or anything, but the 2021 nfl football season kicks off. >> yes, it does. the league will be announcing the entire schedule for their biggest season ever later today. now we get to exclusively reveal

two of the season's biggest matchups and who better to do the honors than our buddy mike tirico mr. tirico, good morning to you, sir. we're really excited that we, first of all, nbc gets to start and end the season this year, but this biggest season ever moniker, how'd the nfl come up with that? how is it the biggest season ever >> pretty simple, craig, for 43 years it's been a 16-game regular season schedule. so this year it is one more. each team will play 17 games, and as you said, it starts on nbc on the opening thursday night and ends february 13th of 2022 we'll all be out there in los angeles for super bowl lvi. it's long, it's big, it will be a great nfl season >> look at us with the super bowl, too. tirico, we've got two games to announce give it to us. >> let's do it the opener, which has become a tradition on nbc the last decade and a half will be right here on thursday, september 9th. and it's going to be tom brady

and the super bowl champion tampa bay buccaneers. >> what? >> taking on the dallas cowboys. dak prescott and the cowboys the nfl kickoff game right here on nbc, and of course all the games all year long that we have will stream on peacock as well >> wow, and we got another one, a second one to tell us about? >> we do after tampa and dallas for the opener on thursday, tampa going for the repeat title on sunday night, we're going to open up sofi stadium again it opened last year, but there were no fans there matthew stafford, the new quarterback of the rams and aaron donald take on the chicago bears. l.a. and chicago for our sunday night football opener, season 16 of prime time's number one most watched show >> so mike, given that tom brady, they're going again, what do you think what are the chances of them going all the way again? >> well, we just talked about the rock and roll hall of fame a few minutes ago, right, al, you were there in cleveland this week talk about the band coming back together like never before that's the case with brady and

the buccaneers they return all 22 starters from the super bowl that's never happened before tom may be 43, but you tell him he's starting to look old and slowing down so they are gearing up for run number eight for him, and the bucs are trying to go back to back first time in 16 years. if they can do that, the last one to do it brady and the pat patriots. >> do you think it will be somewhat of a return to normal are we going to see full stadiums >> that's the big question, sheinelle. we're kind of looking in that direction. we're four months away, right? so who knows what's going to happen it's locally by jurisdiction and by state what they're going to allow. we're seeing more baseball we're seeing it for the playoffs and hockey and hoops, and i get the feel for football we're going to see more of that. when our friends at nfl network release the whole thing tonight at 8:00 eastern time, you'll find out when you can start buying tickets tickets are going to go on sale for all the games for your favorite team. if you want to find out the sunday night schedule, during the hockey game tonight between

the first and second period i'll be joined by drew brees. >> talk about getting the band back together. >> all four of us will be together talking about the schedule. >> what's that going to be like having drew there? >> it's going to be great. it's going to be awesome he's coming right off the field, future hall of famer and chris and also we'll get you ready for all the sunday night games on nbc and peacock. we cannot wait for the season to start. >> you mentioned tampa bay, who else do you like this season besides the bucs >> well, there are so many questions, right no new orleans with drew, green bay, we don't know what's going to happen with aaron rodgers you can't forget kansas city, but watch out for the buffalo bills. that's a team that got close to kansas city last year. and al, you were just in cleveland, they're so excited about the browns they've got a big opener against kansas city this year. we'll see them i'm sure on sunday night football as well. >> we cannot wait. >> thanks, tirico. >> al, what about your -- >> same here >> tirico. >> we've got to have that. >> thank you, al

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>> announcer: the >> announcer: the citi music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi >> we are back, 8:39 now with a country music mega star. he's a megastar because he has a whopping 26 number one hits. ladies and gentlemen, luke bryan. >> yeah, we've been teasing that luke has some special news tsha. luke, we're going to make people wait just a couple of minutes, okay but first of all, it is so great to see you we've missed you so much we're so used to having you on our plaza, in our studio sings just tell us how's it been going? >> well, obviously i certainly miss seeing you guys, certainly

miss being in downtown new york city you know, anytime i've had new albums coming out or new singles, you guys have had me on the show, and those moments, i mean, i remember even, you know, coming up there and my boys were like 6 and 3, sitting beside the stage and so certainly miss seeing you guys in studio. but hey, i mean, zoom, you know, for so many of us, i guess we're on skype this time i can't figure out which one we're on, but it's the new norm, and but it's just good to be able to see you guys and love watching the show this morning. >> we can't wait to get you back here on the plaza, too by the way, i saw that you had covid-19 last month. you look fine, you sound fine. how do you feel? how are you doing? >> i feel great, you know. it was -- i was really, really fortunate to not have any, you know, longer, you know,

long-lasting effects, whatever, just kind of had a couple of cruddy days in there, and i kind of got back up, got to moving and, actually, it was funny, i had 100-mile bike ride scheduled in mississippi, so i kind of had to get back on my bike and get training for that, and actually was able to do the 100-mile bike ride and felt pretty good. so i didn't pull any hamstrings or anything. >> you mentioned your beautiful family we saw this picture from mother's day beautiful family photo look at this picture. >> i can't believe how big your boys are that's unbelievable. >> yeah, bo, my -- he's 13 now, and i swear every time i come home he's in that stage where he's growing like -- he's growing an inch a day, and then tate, our little one in the middle, he made big strides. he's finally sleeping all alone in his own bed >> big boy bed

>> we've got the dogs and obviously caroline it was yet again, every year of idol, we're always filming and taping idol on mother's day, so kind of our mother's day, but we kind of celebrated mother's day a little bit on saturday >> all right, we can't make them wait anymore, luke, you came on this program for a big purpose so you've got something new to tell us. what do you have >> yeah, we are so -- me and everybody, a part of my world, my family, and my team, we're so excited to announce, i'm going to do my first ever headlining run at resorts world -- resorts world las vegas. we're going to be playing the theater at resorts world, and it's a 5,000 seat theater. i've never done a vegas headlining run, and i'm so excited to -- you know, as a kid i used to have the elvis 33 of

him live in las vegas, and i used to sing, like ♪ oh, please release me, let me go ♪ so now i get to have my elvis moment in vegas, really, really excited for the fans. >> when's that start, luke >> we start february 11th, and i believe that's probably around super bowl weekend you all were talking about nfl on the last segment, so yeah, we're going to be out there super bowl weekend, and i think tickets go on sale may 24th. so you can start getting tickets on may 24th, and resorts world is just a big, new, crazy, wild, crazy casino, and somehow, you know, they let me in the door, and i get to be in the theater >> that will be fun. >> have all the bells and whistles. >> luke bryan has a vegas residency. that's huge. how do you prepare for something like that, luke? >> well, i've already went and bought all of the gambling

self-help gambling books, you know, so if you guys are -- you know, the next time i talk, you know, maybe the store y won't be luke bryan spends all his money playing, he lost it at the craps table. but i don't know, the main thing with me is, you know, being able to -- it kind of becomes your office, the theater. you know, you get to leave your stuff out there. you get to -- and i'll be doing my regular headlining shows in conjunction with my vegas run. so i'll get to -- you know, i'll get to come in, kind of open up the stage. they'll put all my stuff out there, and i'll have my playground to entertain in vegas, and just really excited to start building the show and making it something really, really unique. i mean, we're going to have my tour that's out and operating, but the vegas thing is going to set itself apart and be a different -- you know, a totally different experience. >> yeah, luke, just real quick, when are you going to hit the road when are you taking your show on the road

>> we start this year -- and forgive me on not having actual dates. i think july 8th is my first proud to be right here tour, and you know, as we talk about things opening back up and everybody, you know, following protocols, we feel like there's some people already out there touring, and we've moved shows around, but we feel like by july 8th we'll have a wonderful -- we're excited to be back in front of fans doing what we love so much, playing live music for live human beings. >> we're excited to see you on stage, luke, we're excited for you, vegas, baby, as luke said, tickets go on sale may 24th. >> good times. >> i love you all. >> love you right back >> we're ready for live music, aren't we? coming up next, jill martin is ready with steals and deals

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we're back, and it's time for steals and deals we've got our lifestyle and commerce contributor jill martin standing by to share what's trending in tech this morning, and of course if jill's here, that means some big bargains are as well. >> we make it super simple for you, check out the qr code, bottom of your screen. you can scan it with your smartphone right now, and you'll get instant access to these deals. jill, we've been waiting for you. >> hi, good morning, al, you're going to be all over this one. actually, there's something for everyone today you know with these segments i like to bring you small investments that can make a big difference we're going tech the first one, hoda, you will be able to relate to this, sheinelle, too the adagio california blowout brush, the retail 249.99 i actually used it today use because you always love this beauty gadget. it will give you that salon quality blowout from home. dry your hair while straightening and adding volume and shine.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." >> good morning to you. welcome to the "3rd hour of today" on this wednesday morning, may 12th. craig here. dylan dreyer. baby dreyer. >> i know. >> al roker, sheinelle jones. >> it's like the day after a wedding. you have a big wedding, then the next day, you're like, it's still a good day but -- >> yeah. >> yesterday's announcement for you felt like a big thing. >> i was exhausted yesterday. i couldn't wait to get it out there. >> yeah. >> i was reading all the comments, and i'm like, i want to respond to all these,