and tight knit. our hearts certainly go out to them and the loved ones they've lost. we'll continue to follow this. the death toll climbs to nine victims killed after a gunman opened fire on coworkers at a rail yard in northern california. the quick thick of -- thinking of nearby officers racing in at the first sound of gunshots credited with saving lives. >> they did not wait. they merely went into the scene. >> this morning, what we are learning about the victims, the suspected shooter and what his ex-girlfriend believes may have triggered this deadly rampage. covid mystery, president

biden orders u.s. intelligence officials to redouble efforts to find out if the virus escaped from a chinese lab. saying he wants a full report on where, when and why the pandemic started on his desk in 90 days. while across the u.s. cases plummeting, as tens of millions of americans gear up for the most normal holiday in more than a year. >> so excited to get back to normal here. swift and severe. overnight powerful storms from the midwest all the way to new england. tornados reported in texas, kansas and nebraska. the threat of more dangerous weather expected through the holiday weekend. just ahead, the full forecast and potential impact on your plans. breaking news, game changer. this morning the fda set to approve a brand new way to diagnose and treat prostate cancer, the hope it is giving to millions in the fight against the second leading cause of

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this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us. happy to see you on this thursday morning. >> lot to cover this morning including the countdown to memorial day weekend, the unofficial start to summer. >> indeed it is off. here's a look at a busy i-95 outside of wilmington, delaware. and in the days ahead aaa expects traffic to reach near pre-pandemic numbers. a look at the holiday weekend that could feel a bit more normal. and dylan has her eye on the forecast after a night of really severe weather across much of the country. >> in the meantime there are new questions this morning tied to the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, with u.s. intelligence officials now re-examining the theory that the virus may have spread accidentally from a chinese lab. kristen welker in washington with the latest on that. but we do begin in san jose, california. the site of yet another mass shooting. the death toll rising to nine overnight after a gunman opened

fire at a rail yard. the crime scene is still being processed by nfrgtd investigators. they're looking for new any clues, any new leads. there is no clear motive in this case, investigators say they will eventually find one. in the meantime, nine families are grieving the loss of loved ones. this morning a shattered community is trying to pick up the pieces after another deadly mass shooting in america. >> this is an active shooter. >> reporter: early wednesday as the workday was just starting, shots rang out at the san jose valley transportation authority

rail yard. when it was all over, nine people were killed by the gunman. most, if not all were transit employees. including a father of two who lost his life trying to warn others the gunman was coming. >> even in the last moments he wasn't looking for his own safety, per se. he was trying to save people. that's who he was. >> reporter: it took hours for one's family and friends to realize he was never coming home. >> i checked in with his wife, and she also had not heard from him, and at that point obviously you start to really get concerned. >> reporter: just moments after the first 911 calls came in, police officers swarmed the scene from the police station and the sheriff's office right across the street. >> they went into the building while shots were still being fired and confronted the suspect. >> reporter: the suspect then took his own life? >> yes >> reporter: the suspected gunman, an employee of the company seen in this security video leaving his home wednesday morning carrying a duffel bag. while the 57-year-old has been identified, his motives remain unknown. >> i was in shock.

celia is the suspect's ex-wife. she describes him as a bit of a loaner. >> but i never thought he would do that. >> reporter: an ex-girlfriend who dated the suspect over 12 years ago told nbc's bay area station that the suspect scared her and often complained about his job. in court filings, the ex-girlfriend said the suspect had mood swings as a result of bipolar disorder which were made worse by alcohol. on wednesday, concern the suspect may have left explosive devices at the scene, bomb squads methodically worked to clear the area. just before the shooting, first responders arriving at the gunman's house. a fire likely set police say shortly before the rampage. back at the crime scene, family members waiting for hours desper loved ones. >> it's been the longest day of my life. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom angry and emotional over the latest mass shooting in his state. >> what the hell is going on in the united states of america?

what the hell is wrong with us? >> reporter: this morning, another senseless shooting and a tragic loss of life. investigators tell us there are two crime scenes here. they believe the suspect went from room to room trying to kill as many people as he could. we know he worked at this facility for over a decade. what remains unclear is why he snapped. answers still to come. savannah, back to you. >> miguel almaguer leading us off. thank you. we want to turn now to fill in some of those blanks the sheriff of santa clara county, laurie smith, good morning to you. >> good morning i'm sure its been a difficult night one in which you and your detectives have been working very hard. can you share with us what you have been able to piece together about what happened yesterday? >> we know that the suspect entered the facility and began shooting. and there were deceased in two separate buildings, which we

believe he went from building to building. >> the suspect was an employee of the valley transit authority, the vta. at this point do you have any information that he particularly targeted those employees, or was this just an indiscriminate act of violence? >> we don't know specifically whether he targeted. i think that will come up in the investigation, but not certain right now. >> have witnesses described any interaction with the gunman as this unfolded? did he say anything, indicate anything? >> not that i'm aware of. he went through the building shooting. it was a short period of time before our deputies were able to confront the suspect. >> do you know what kind of weapon or weapons he was using? >> on him at the time were two semiautomatic handguns, and he also had 11 loaded magazines. >> and do you have any

indication now from the crime scene whether he reloaded, how many shots he seemed to get off? >> i don't have that information right now. and we still are processing the scene. but i know to be able to reload a semiautomatic handgun is very quick. >> do you have any information that sheds light on what motivated this? do you have any information about the gunman that would help you understand what may have prompted this awful massacre? >> we don't have that information. obviously we're looking into that. but what in the world could possibly prompt someone to take this kind of action, we don't know at this point. >> there was a fire at the suspect's house. what have you learned about that? and have officers found any explosives either at that scene at the suspect's house or at the scene of the shooting? >> yes. the call came out with the shots

fired at 6:34 in the morning, and then the fire was reported at 6:37. so he must have had some way to set it or have someone else do it. found in the scene of the shooting, our dogs alerted on probably what is his locker. and in it were -- was materials for bombs, detonator cords, the precursors to an explosive. and i think they also found at least rounds at the house too. >> you just said that the fire was set subsequent to his having gone to the site of the shooting rampage. did i catch that correctly? do you have any reason to believe that there is someone else involved here? >> you know, we don't right now. what we're operating under now. but i'm not sure that this isn't going to change. is that he set some kind of a device to go off at a certain time, probably to coincide with

the shooting. >> and just really quickly, you know, your office, the sheriff's office, the police officers are essentially right across from this maintenance yard, and they got there in a matter of moments, and yet in a matter of moments nine people were killed. what do you make of that? >> yes, well, i think he was very deliberate, very fast. he knew where employees would be. we were there just within a few minutes. but i really credit the officers from san jose police department and the sheriff's office deputies who confronted the suspect very quickly, and when they confronted the suspect, he took his own life. >> sheriff thanks very much for your time. we send our best wishes to all of the folks in your community and officers working so hard right now. thank you for your time. >> thanks. thank you. we're going to move now to the coronavirus. americans are getting ready for what's expected to be a memorial day weekend that feels a little

bit more normal given the rise in vaccinations and the drop in cases. this amid new questions and a new investigation by the u.s. intelligence community on how the pandemic started. we do have two reports and that's where we'll start with nbc's chief white house correspondent, kristen welker. kristen, good morning. >> good morning to you. despite the catastrophic impact of covid-19, investigators are still struggling to figure out the origins of the virus and now president biden is urging us intelligence officials to redouble their efforts to solve the mystery, including the possibility the virus may have spread from a chinese lab. this morning some critics are asking what took so long for the president to light a fire under this investigation? this morning a once controversial theory on the origins of covid-19 now gaining ground. experts in the biden administration are now actively considering the possibility once dismissed that covid may have been accidentally leaked from a

chinese lab. in a statement the president saying saying the intelligence community has coalesced around two likely scenarios, first that the virus arose from human contact with an infected animal. and the second, that it resulted from laboratory accident adding to the emergency nbc news has confirmed a u.s. intelligence report that three researchers at that lab fell ill and sought treatment at a hospital before covid was identified cases of the virus exploded in late 2019 in the chinese city of wuhan, early speculation centered on an animal market but also the nearby wuhan institute of virology where coronaviruses were being studied leading some to allege covid-19 may have come from the lab >> wuhan also has china's only bio safety level 4 super laboratory that works with the wort world's most deadly pathogens to include, yes, coronavirus. >> you have the theory from the lab. we have people looking at it very very strongly. >> reporter: some conspiracy

theories developed claiming the virus was released or manufactured in wuhan on purpose, which experts fully rule out but some scientists and many in the media and the intelligence community also at the time dismissed the idea that the virus was leaked by humans accidentally >> understaeverything about the wise evolution over time strongly indicates it evolved in nature and then jumped species >> reporter: nbc news gained exclusive access to the lab in 2020 >> has anyone at the lab either personnel or connected to the lab, a third party contractor, tested positive for this virus >> no. >> reporter: china has been widely criticized for a lack of transparency earlier this week a joint world health organization and chinese report called it extremely unlikely the virus escaped from a lab. but intelligence gathering continued. and now renewed focus on the leak theory after those confirmed reports that researchers were sick.

and experts point out there's been no hard evidence so far of the virus transmitted from an animal to humans >> i believe we do need the kind of investigation where there is open transparency. >> kristen, we just heard there's a growing call, obviously, for further investigation. so just walk us through what happens next >> reporter: hoda, pressure now mounting from capitol hill the senate passed legislation requiring intelligence official to declassify information about the origins of covid-19, though it faces an uncertain future in the house. meanwhile the spokesperson for the chinese embassy spoke out overnight calling these developments political manipulation and the blame game. the white house won't say whether china will face consequences if they refuse to cooperate. kristen welker there for us at the white house, kristen, thank you. >> craig joins us with the other

part of the story where the pandemic stands in the u.s., as we are getting ready for a big holiday weekend. >> good morning. given the dramatic decline in cases. memorial day 2021 is going mark yet another important turning point in the pandemic with travel surging, and people expected to gather without the masks. nbc's morgan radford is in columbus, ohio, with that part of the story hey, morgan. >> reporter: good morning. talk about a major milestone for more than a year we've all heard health experts issue pretty severe warnings ahead of holiday weekends but this time it is a little different. in fact experts say the backyard barbecues and summer pool days are getting the green light if you are fully vaccinated the unofficial start of summer marking the official end to many covid restrictions >> so excited to get back to normal here. >> reporter: hawaii dropping its outdoor mask mandate new jersey will no longer require physical distancing and masks indoors starting friday. massachusetts will fully reopen

saturday pennsylvania lifting business and gathering restrictions on monday the u.s. is now reporting a 7-day average of nearly 23,000 cases per day. down 26% from last week. cities and states taking advantage of the holiday weekend to get more shots in arms. >> do you feel comfortable traveling at this stage of the pandemic >> just locally here, but yeah >> not ready for the big trip yet? >> not quite jet. >> reporter: travelers in illinois will be able to get vaccinated at union station and other travel hubs. in new york city those looking to enjoy the sun and sand will find mobile vaccination sites at beaches. >> we're going to combine the joy of summer and the beaches reopening with the vaccination effort >> reporter: other creative vaccination initiatives have already found success. in ohio, abigail is waking up vaccinated and a million dollars richer after becoming the first winner of the state's vax-a-million lottery. and that's not all

joseph costello won a full ride college scholarship to any area school as part of the under 18 lottery. memorial day the first major holiday since the vaccine rollout. and the cdc announced that people fully vaccinated no longer need to physically distance or wear masks >> i'd encourage people to take advantage of open air activities, even with others involved but just not crowded. >> reporter: the cdc director still urging caution for those who have not gotten a shot >> you remain at risk of infection. you still need to mask and take other precautions. >> reporter: precautions to have a safe kickoff to summer so while we are all looking ahead to this holiday weekend, the biden administration is looking ahead to another one they are focussing on july fourth that is the deadline when they hope that at least 70% of adult americans shot and so far pennsylvania has become the 10th state to reach that threshold already craig.

>> so much good news this morning. morgan radford for us in ohio, thank you. >> let's see if a dylan dreyer will add to the good news in the weather. you will, right? >> not great in the northeast. it's sort of taken a turn. but it is not going to be as stormy as we saw yesterday we saw wicked storms across the northeast with over 300 reports of wind damage but take a look in texas how cool is this tornado i say cool because as the rural area no structures or impacted. it really just picked up all that dust and debris and swirled it around. this is in the panhandle of obviously the storm chasers catching that tornado. this was in the panhandle of texas, in gruber, texas, right near the panhandle of oklahoma so we are seeing more storms in that area. although the bulk of the heaviest activity is moving right through topeka, kansas, and this will continue to pass through missouri today as the cold front slides east another round of strong storms, damaging winds, tornados and

large hail this time especially across est. and friday it spreads out across the great lakes. and eventually makes for a washout the second half of friday into the holiday weekend. this will linger into saturday in the meantime a chance of stronger storms especially back through the southern plains and into the midwest with tornados a pretty good bet as we go into this afternoon that is a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds ♪can i lick the crumbs from your table?♪ ♪can you hear those people behind me?♪ ♪go mind your own business.♪ ♪why don't you mind your own business?♪

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at our inland seven-day forecast. enjoy the nice and mild weather for the next few days, because we're getting ready for a heatup. going into the memorial day weekend, starting on sunday into memorial day our inland valleys heating up to the low to mid-90s. as we look at san francisco just enough of an ocean breeze to keep it cooler here and mostly sunny skies going into the next seven days. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right dylan thank you. coming up ready to travel again, two new airlines, the first in more than a decade taking to the skies and guess what ticketings -- tickets start as low as $19 so where can you go? the next c we'll find out where you really get to go for those low fares. >> what else

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we also know that employees are saying that one of their own was a hero as he got some of them to safety. we talked with the family of deep singh who said he heard gunshots and called for his co-workers to get to safety and even shoved some of them to safety. the family waited for hours to find out he will not be coming home. >> the shooting is having an impact on san jose commuters. let's bring in mike. go ahead. good morning, chris. looking at vta, just like yesterday afternoon they have canceled light rail service. i have a number on the screen. call that if you need help understanding or sorting out what to do with their bus bridge service. they're covering as best they can despite all the tragedy that hit vta trying to provide the service they can for folks who need to get about the community. light rail service canceled for the vta for the foreseeable future. the rest of the agencies like caltrans and b.a.r.t. are activated into and out of the south bay without any problems.

south bay roadways are moving smoothly. it's the light rail that is affected and will cause delays. >> mike, thank you very much. we'll have all that information updated in real time on our website and on our app and on television.

7:30 it's thursday morning, as craig would call it fri-yay eve. >> fri-yay eve, very good memorial day weeke here, millions of americans eager to head to the beach, and you are looking at one of the ten best beaches in the country. where is it? >> ooh. >> where is it. >> i cannot wait for this reveal everyone wonders is it the one in my backyard ten beaches selected and we're

going to list'em all just had. >> just ahead. before we begin, big news on the aviation front the faa has approved the creation of a database in effort to keep track of bad pilots. once complete airlines will be able to access a pilot's employment history, qualifications, disciplinary actions and drug and alcohol history. the database has been in the works for more than a decade following the 2009 crash of a flight that killed fifty near buffalo. >> dozens of people were displaced after a seven alarm fire ripped through a boston neighborhood yesterday about 150 firefighters were called out to battle that fire in all, five buildings were damaged or destroyed no word this morning on how that fire started three firefighters and one civilian were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the nfl's all-time leading scorer is calling it a career. kicker adam vinatieri announcing wednesday he is in fact retiring, after 24 seasons vinatieri a four-time super bowl champion, a three-time pro bowl selection.

he made a record 599 field goals for the new england patriots and indianapolis coltings pat's head coach bill belichick called vinatieri "the greatest kicker of all time." undoubtedly he will be a first ballot hall of famer. >> high praise meanwhile millions of americans are obviously eager to start traveling again and now there are suddenly some new options to consider. >> here they are two new low-cost airlines are starting up. one on the west coast and one over here on the east coast. the first new airlines in 14 years. >> nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us. he's in washington dulles international airport this morning. tom, this would seem to be quite the interesting time to launch an airline, no >> reporter: yeah, very interesting. as you know the airline industry has been decimated by the pandemic both upstart airlines sat out the pandemic, and now they are going to start flying. so breeze airways is already flying its initial maiden flight today on the east coast. and the other airline out west

avelo is already flying. just as the pandemic cloud is lifting, two new airlines are taking flight. breeze airways launching its first flights up the east coast today. on the west coast, avelo airlines has been flying for a month already. the first new carriers to launch since 2007 with demand for leisure travel on the rebound, these new startups are betting offering low fares to connect to mid flight cities where many airlines cut service will pay off. 20 years ago, david kneelman started jet blue now he's starting breeze, betting on something the big airlines can't. >> 97% of our routes are in routes that have no nonstop competition. i think there are hundreds of markets we can serve that really don't make sense for some of these other guys. >> reporter: breeze is starting with four cities tampa, charleston, south

carolina, new orleans, and norfolk, virginia, but expanding to 16 cities by late july, including louisville, columbus, anngo be a breeze to fly. >> reporter: oneway tickets starting now as low as $39 like other budget airlines, luggage and seat assignments will cost more, but no change or cancellation fees. meanwhile, avelo airlines launched last month just ahead of the summer surge. >> peak season so we're getting everything up and running in time to take advantage of that. >> operating out of burbank airport in los angeles, avelo is now flying 11 routes across the west, also to second tier airports including bozeman, pho phoenix-mesa and pasco, washington introductory ticket fares starting at 19 dollars >> this is like the best deal ever. >> reporter: with plans to an aund east coast base in new haven connecticut later this year smaller cities that make a big

difference to passengers. >> it is a direct flight from where i live to here so i can see family easier than i have been able to be here for 21 years. >> ceo andrew levy started allegiant airlines and says he's now targeting average americans. >> we're not going after business customers we don't have lots of frequency. we don't have frequent flyer plans. the vast majority of people care about getting from point a to point b safely, reliably, and at a great low price. >> reporter: on the east coast, breeze is also focusing on the smaller cities. some don't have flights at all, and some only have flights going to hubs so it's going to bring a lot of excitement. >> just mentioned safety there tom, so the two guys starting these airlines, they have experience what about the pilots? lot of folks probably interested in pilot training and experience what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: so both airlines insist their pilots have far more experience, far more hours than the federal minimums. avelo says its average pilot

that first group of pilots that it hired has 10,000 cockpit hours. for breeze this is a veteran group and the pilots also veterans as well tom costello for us there in dulles thank you. it sounds like a lot of the routes are going to be going to some of these regional airports that over the last 10, 15 years have seen their airports shut down, scaled back. >> the guy in charge of running jetblue is running breeze, i bet you it is going to do pretty well have a feeling. >> yeah. coming up next, medical news dr. john torres joins us with breaking information this has to do with the battle against prostate cancer. the revolutionary way to diagnose and treat the disease there's been an approval for a new detection, and we'll tell you about that, but first, these mes messages , a-hey-hey ♪ ♪

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joins us now doctor, it's important to know this is a new scan, it's not a treat, but this is a new scan. but what is the implication of that. >> you are right but it is a scan used in cob junction with treatments and new treatments are coming down the pipeline so it is important to understand where the cancer might have spread. with prostate cancer, around 250,000 men develop this every year unfortunately around 34,000 die from it, and it is not uncommon for them to get their prostate removed thinking everything is okay, and then years later they start getting higher levels of psa meaning doctors know it has spread somewhere but with current imaging they can't find where it actually spread to. now with this new technique which basically involves injecting a molecule that canning the integer on the membrane of the prostate cell itself, then they can find it using the scan if they can find, they can more successfully treat it. this is going to be life saving.

zblp. >> dr. torres, our guy, al al revealed back in november he had prostate cancer. fortunately they caught it early. but for men who aren't as fortunate and doctors who don't catch it early, it becomes more aggressive what is this going to mean for that particular group? >> this is going to mean a big advancement in the treatment a lot of times what happens is they don't catch it early enough it breaks through the prostate and spreads to other parts of the body when it does that, they essentially play a guessing game trying to figure out where it went to. it can go to bone, to lymph nodes, it can travel to different parts of the body, and then they have to try to get scans to find out where it is. the problem with the scans they use, which are usually mris or cat scans they have to wait until the cancer gets big enough or it causes changes to that area with this scan, they know how to target it, then they know how to treat it or at least they're gettig getting some treatments that should help with that, and we'll have an idea how to let them

survive this. >> sounds like great technology they're using for prostate cancer can that kind of technology be used for other types of cancers like breast cancer >> and hoda, we're find out more and more about cancers specific molecules we can use to detect cancers. this should probably give them an idea of how to look at other cancers and specific molecules that might be on that cancer cell itself and how they can defect it. this is going to be a game changer. it's going to move the science forward. for men who have prostate cancer that has spread, this is a big advancement itself >> dr. torres, so amazing. dr. torres is going to come back on the third hour of "today" and he's going to introduce us to someone who actually is the recipient of this new technology. >> that's cool. >> dr. torres, we'll see you in a bit. >> exciting. dylan, what about the weather? >> well, we were talking about the holiday weekend. temperatures are going to turn a little bit, especially for the northeast where we're not going to be in the 90s, we're not going to be in the 80s

60s could bevin hard to come by. let's talk about where it's coc coc colder there'd, northern minnesota, wisconsin where we have frost advisories and freeze warnings this mainly impacts the growing season it also indicates that chs are much, much colder than they have been we are looking for temps to go from mid to upper 60s yesterday in minneapolis down to a high of only 50 degrees today. that's 23 degrees below average. chicago stuck in the 50s, cleveland about 66 degrees, and then you go on the other side of the cold front, we've got temperatures in the 80s. it's going to stay chilly as we go into friday des moines, iowa 57 degrees. on into next week, we are going to continue with the cooler than average temperatures 68 on saturday, 60 on sunday memorial day we should get back up to 71 degrees, even in new york city about 77 we just have to get through the next f good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

let's take a look at our high temperatures today. get out and enjoy the slight cooldown we'll have for the inland valleys as our temperatures reach into the upper 70s and low 80s. and we do have a few more days like this. in fact, saturday will be really nice. then we start to heat up on sunday and into memorial day. definitely pool weather as we reach into the mid-90s and still pretty hot on tuesday. san francisco is looking at more of the same with highs in the 60s. >> and that is your latest forecast. >> dylan thank you. coming up next we'll remember and celebrate the life of beloved children's book author and illustrator, eric carle. the joy his work has brought to so many families over the decades. right after this trap stains at the molecular level and flush them away.

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we are back celebrating the life of a man beloved around the world. legendary children's author and illustrator, eric carle. >> best known for "the very hungry caterpillar." carle passed away at 91. nbc anne thompson has a look at the extraordinary artist whose work educated, inspired, and entertained generations of young readers. >> out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. >> reporter: eric carle's creation, just some 220 words cataloging a caterpillar's ravenous appetite delighting children for more than half a century. >> the caterpillar ate through one nice, green leaf, and after that he felt much better >> reporter: it became a favorite read of celebrities

>> -- pushed his way out and, he was a beautiful butterfly. >> reporter: in classrooms and on our plaza >> for picture book had very few words, each word has to be perfect. >> reporter: the simple colorful tale of its metaphor sis to a butterfly sold more than 50 million copies in 60 different languages succeeding because it gave people hope >> you, insignificant caterpillar can grow up into a beautiful butterfly and fly into the world with your talent >> reporter: carle's talent as an illustrator and writer produced 70 children's books, mostly about small living things a tribute, he said, to his german immigrant father who taught him about nature. this morning the tributes are for carle. the man who opened children's minds to worlds of possibility through pictures and words >> keep reading, good luck

i love you all >> reporter: for "today," anne thompson, nbc news >> we all know of course, he sold 170 million books. >> i read them every day, "brown bear, brown bear," i can't even turn the pages anymore >> even as your kids get older they still love the books. >> what's the new one? >> it's not new but "mr. sea horse" is my favorite. good for dads. fathers day coming up. >> eric carle will be missed and his work will live on forever. just ahead can you believe it ♪ >> it happened. >> the "friends" reunion streaming overnight. carson will have more "popstart" after your local news. families. get 50% off family lines. and only t-mobile gives you access to our full 5g network on every plan without charging extra. that's right, 50% off on america's most reliable 5g network.

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when you're ready, we'll be here. to new memories. hilton. good morning. the tame is 7:56. i'm chris chmura. today investigators continue to try to piece together what led a vta worker to shoot and kill nine of his co-workers yesterday before killing himself. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live outside the gunman's san jose home. bob, go ahead. >> reporter: chris, sheriff laurie smith still says they're trying to figure out the motive and investigate why samuel cassidy shot all of his co-workers yesterday. police are guarding his home behind me here in south san jose. we spoke with cassidy's ex-wife who was married about ten years until 2005 when the couple divorced. she said he would come home angry about work. in her interview with the ap

says cassidy talked about killing people at work. this was back when they were married. she never believed he would actually carry out the threat. bob redell, "today in the bay." let's get a quick check of the weather with kari hall. good morning, kari. good morning. and we are going to see our temperatures a little bit cooler today for our inland areas reaching up to the low 80s. more of the same tomorrow, and saturday is looking really nice. we will start to heat up as we get closer to memorial day with temperatures peaking up to 90 degrees inland. not much of a change in san francisco. we go from the low 60s to the mid to upper 60s for memorial day. i think we'll see a lot more sunshine in the forecast, and we'll also have more updates on the drought. for mao back to the "today" show.

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♪ it is 8: coming up, breaking news. rising toll, nine victims killed after a gunman opened fire at a san jose rail yard. this morning what we are learning about those killed, as well as the heroes. >> even in the last moments he wasn't looking for his own safety. he was trying to save people. that's who he was. >> we're live with the latest. then 100 years later we'll hear from a survivor of the tulsa race massacre as the country marks a century since the deadly attack. >> what did tulsa lose by having that entire neighborhood

destroyed? >> the glory of the bright city shining on the hill. just ahead, how her granddaughter and other families are working to make sure their voices are heard. ♪♪ plus, making waves. we'll reveal the top ten beaches in america ahead of the holiday weekend. >> people love beaches. i mean, there's so much to love. right? the sand to play in, the imagine skal stuff. >> so did your favorite spot make the cut? and the break is over. after 17 years, the "friends" cast got back together overnight. >> please welcome jennifer aniston, courtney cox -- [cheers and applause]. >> lieu is a lisa kudrow, david swimmer, matthew perry! >> we will recap the top moments that made this one the one we've all been waiting for. "today," thursday may 27, 2021.

♪ my head and my heart ♪ >> we are the family watching from the buckeye state with our two "today" show superfans adriana and viviana >> we love you hoda. we love you savannah. >> finally celebrating our marriage in buffalo, new york. >> after a year of cancellations we're very excited to be sharing this special dayily, and you. ♪♪ >> after working 43 years between two school districts, knox county school, and jackson public schools, i'm looking forward to my first summer of retirement. >> like that. >> snapping the pencils. >> that's like a mic drop for teachers. i like that. >> welcome back guys. it's a thursday morning. we are so happy that you are starting this day with us. >> yeah. >> the memorial day weekend inching up. >> we got something fun tomorrow, too. >> we sure do. tomorrow from our "reopening

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>> reporter: good morning. the crime scene behind me is still being sifted through by investigators looking for new clues and new evidence in this case. what they simply don't have is a motive, why did the suspect open fire on so many of his colleagues. today nine of them are dead, the families grieving the loss of the people who are in their late 20s to mid-60s. this all began wednesday morning when the suspect arrived at work around 6:34 a.m. and began to open fire. he did that first in one room, then moved to a second room gunning down as many victims as he could. again, investigators simply don't have a motive. they also say he likely started a house fire, his own house just a few minutes before he left for work. he was seen leaving with a duffel bag. investigators still aren't clear what was in that bag. that's all part of their investigation. they also say here at the scene in his locker, they found bomb making devices. all of this is part of the investigation. back to you. >> all right, miguel, thank you. u.s. intelligence agencies

are taking a harder look at the origins of covid-19, including the theory that it might have escaped accidentally from a laboratory in china. "weekend today" co-host kristen welker has more on that story. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is really a remarkable shift. experts and the biden administration are now actively considering the possibility that was once dismissed that covid may have been accidentally l leaked from a chinese lab. the intelligence community has coalesced around two likely scenarios, first that the virus arose from human contact with an infected animal, and second, that it resulted from a laboratory accident. now, nbc news has confirmed a u.s. intelligence report that three researchers at that lab fell ill and sought treatment at a hospital even before covid was identified early speculation, you may remember centered around an animal market but also that lab leading some to allege that

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wall street. money in this neighborhood would exchange 12 times before it came back out again what happened there was so hei heinous, so racist that it was really literally swept under the rug and well-hidden for decades, hard to comprehend what happened there, unless of course you lived it on june 1st, 1921, 9-year-old eldoris was awakened by her mother what her mother said next she never forgot. >> she said we have to go out, get out. she said the white people are killing the colored people. >> eldoris agree up in the greenwood area of tulsa, a buoyant, bustling community of some 10,000 african-americans. there were schools, churches, stores, theaters, and a hospital. >> it was a place where for african-americans the american dream was working. >> scott ellsworth is a tulsa native he's been searching for the

truth of what happened here most of his life, reporting his findings in a new book t"the ground breaking". >> something happens in an elevator in an office building in downtown tulsa between a 19-year-old shoe shiner who's african-american named dick roland and a 17-year-old white elevator operator named sarah page. >> a scream from page leads to roland's arrest the next day by that evening, a lynch mob gathered outside the courthouse where roland was jailed. >> the hours go by the lynch mob is 100, 200, 500, 800 people going. >> reporter: word gets to greenwood and a group of black world war i veterans show up to help the sheriff defend roland they're turned away. >> as they're leaving, an elderly white man went up to a tall black vet and said where are you going with that gun? a tussle ensues, a shot goes off and the massacre begins.

>> reporter: the veterans retreat to greenwood with the mob in pursuit gun battles erupt, but somehow whistle that goes off, and at that point this white mob starts walking towards greenwood. >> reporter: eldoris and her family flee running north up a set of railroad tracks >> the crowd was just the whole breadth of the railroad track, on the side and down the middle. >> reporter: the residents of greenwood try to defend their neighborhood, but they don't have a chance. the national guard sprays the residents with machine gunfire, and it gets worse. >> you have something new up in the air, and it's airplanes start flying over greenwood. there is evidence -- and i believe this firmly -- that at least on one of the airplanes a co-pilot is dropping sticks of dynamite down on greenwood >> airplanes are up, it's raining down the bullets, and i could see them, and i heard

>> reporter: greenwood is left a smoldering ruin, 9,000 people left homeless, the dead uncounted. estimates range from 75 to 300 eldoris lived until 2010 her granddaughter keeps her story alive. >> what did tulsa lose by having that entire neighborhood destroyed? >> the glory of the bright city shining on the hill. >> reporter: eldoris and other survivors gave testimony to the tulsa race riot commission, a commission that ultimately recommended reparations for the survivors. >> the state had a great opportunity, and they turned it down instead they gave each survivor a gold plated medal. >> reporter: a sorry substitute for the enormous loss. >> why should the sins of the father be visited upon the son

well, i tell you why because the wealth of the father went along with the sins of the father, and that wealth was visited upon the son. >> reporter: a lingering question is where the victims were buried. the commission identified three potential mass grave sites, one has yielded a dozen caskets, but there's another site never filmed before that has scott's attention, near a homeless encampment above the arkansas river. >> in 2002 a retired tulsa police officer named bob patty told us about being shown a photograph showing a trench with bodies in it you could see a steam shovel behind it, so it's our supposition that it's here and the homeless are very much convinced that there's something evil in the canes right there. >> reporter: kevin ross is c chairman of the mass graves investigation. >> do you feel like tulsa has come to grips with this very dark day 100 years ago

>> i wouldn't say grips. i think tulsa has come to make that first step. >> reporter: joy will be taking her own steps to come to terms with the past, organizing a century walk for june 1st retracing the same route her grandmother took some 100 years ago. >> we're going to walk a mile in their shoes as they escaped on this midland valley railroad track. tha that's the only way i think i can make my grandmother proud. >> those thousands that escaped up those railroad tracks were then put in the equivalent of internment camps for some time before they were let go again. please, go ahead, there's a million questions. >> what about the people there now, harry i know years after -- re's a tie of that neighborhood left, a almost all flattened, right?

there's a giant branch campus of oklahoma state university there, right? and otherwise a lot of open territory. you know, it's -- there's so many sins, right, that we have committed as white americans against our black brethren, but as they go, this is as bad as it gets >> and it's multigenerational impact. >> right. >> it just goes on and on, when you talk about a neighborhood that had so much just promise, for her to say that was the shining city on the hill, and to have it be destroyed, and what that has wrought over the generations. >> i know so many white o oklahomans, my age and even a couple of decades younger said we never heard about this. never knew about it. >> and the reparations question is so disheartening. i mean, there was a chance to try to make things a little bit right and you get a medal. >> a tiny handful of survivors, right? here's your medal. >> harry, thank you. >> nbc news now has a documentary, and there's a lot of documentaries that are out now.

we invite you to go out there, take a look, learn what you need to learn. >> and the documentary that harry just mentioned on the tulsa massacre it's called "blood on the black wall street." it's tomorrow on nbcnews.com, and nbc news now it's available on demand starting sunday on peacock as we remember what happened in tulsa 100 years ago. we will take a turn now, time to get a check of the weather, and dylan's in for al this week. >> good morning, again, everyone we are watching the chance of severe storms and heavy rain back through the midwest into the plains today we do have the chance of large hail, damaging wind, perhaps g gusts up to 75 miles per hour, and also tornados. kind of like what we saw yesterday. it's really a repeat of yesterday. back behind that front, temperatures are much, much colder highs only in the 50s across the northern plains. cooler through the great lakes and into the northeast, good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. we look at our seven-day forecast, we will see our inland temperatures in the low 80s today. a little cooler than yesterday, and it's going to be a nice start into the weekend. but then by sunday, it's going to heat up and by memorial day, our temperatures peak, reaching into the mid-90s. we will gradually come out of the high heat by the middle of next week, while san francisco keeps those temperatures in the 60s with a very weak ocean breeze. >> don't forget, you can always check us out on the radio, siriusxm channel 108. and we are so happy. because look who has come back >> oh, stop it congratulations, season 20 of "the voice." ten years. well done. >> had our finale on tuesday night. great winner 19 year old from philadelphia, cam anthony. with all sorts of talent and charm and charisma, so it was a great season it was a lot of fun. >> glad to have you back. >> great

you have me for 19 days, we start season 21 with ariana grande our new coach first "popstart. the highly anticipated "friends" reunion. apparently they think it's going to happen. 17 years after the season finale and more than a year since the reunion was announced. it's finally here. hbo max releasing the special overnight. i'll believe it when i see it. and we've been waiting for so long yes, at times there may been some doubt that it would ever happen. okay, there's been a lot of doubt. that big "friends" reunion show, what is the deal with that the long anticipated reunion is never happening. i have no faith it is happening. >> we've been doing this story for 22 years and we've yet to see the "friends" cast together. never happen >> okay, carson, how many stories have you done on this? >> 148 stories on "popstart" about that it is never going to happen. never. >> i still don't think it is going to happen. >> i'm not even sure. >> maybe we talked about it so much guys, we willed it into existence. either way, they say it happened i'll believe it when we see proof which we have now

apparently from nbc news anchor joe joe fryer. >> i can confirm it happened. i've even seen it. if you haven't seen it by the way. we have a few spoilers ahead everyone this morning is talking about six friends who are no longer on a break. >> please welcome, jennifer aniston, courtney cox -- [cheers and applause]. >> reporter: it is the one we've all been waiting for america's favorite friends are finally back together for a reunion special on hbo max. >> we were on a break. >> reporter: second time all six cast mates have reunited since the hit show ended its decade-long run in 2004. >> i got off the plane >> reporter: hosted by james corden, the unscripted special includes meticulously re-created sets visited by the cast >> wow appearances from beloved guest

stars. >> oh my god i can't believe you didn't say me >> reporter: and cameos from celebrity "friends" fans, like cindy crawford and justin bieber who modelled in a fashion show and lady gaga who performed one of the show's iconic songs ♪ smelly cat, smelly cat, what are they feeding you ♪ >> reporter: but perhaps the most surprising revelation is the off camera spark between jennifer aniston and david schwimmer during the show's first season. >> at some point we were both crushing hard on each other. but it was like two ships passing. because one of us was always in a relationship so, and we never crossed that boundary. >> i remember saying one time to david, it is going to be such a bummer if the first time you and i actually kiss is going to be on national television sure enough. wow. >> by the way courtney cox said this is the last time they are going to do something like this

a reunion like this. >> so they really had the hots for each other >> >> what they said in the first season. >> the big surprise. >> just want to point out all you showed us were some clips. i just want to say we haven't good morning, it's 8:26. the vta san jose rail yard remains locked down following yesterday's rampage in which a worker shot and killed nine co-workers and himself. kris sanchez is live there now. kris, what do you expect to happen today? >> well, at 10:00 this morning we're going to head over to the vta headquarters, where we expect we might get more information about the victims and about what law enforcement knows. early this morning, santa clara

county sheriff said he had 11 magazines, so likely he was planning a bigger massacre than he was able to pull off when law enforcement reached him. and we confirmed one more person died overnight so the victim count is up to nine people. and at least one employee helped usher their colleagues to safety when they heard the gunfire, and we hope to hear more stories like that through the day. >> kris, thank you very much. we'll have that news conference live for you here on television and online. if you would like updates throughout the day, we'll have them in realtime on our website, nbcbayarea.com and our app. we'll be back with another local news update for you in half an hour.

♪ wishing i was knee deep in th water somewhere ♪ ♪ got the blue sky ♪ 8:30 thursday morning, 27th of may, 2021 busy half hour ahead >> catching up with the judges of "america's got talent" before the new season premiers. >> and then just in time for the big holiday weekend, mr. kerry

sanders with a beach ball showing us some of the best beaches in america believe it or not there is a very precise method they use to find some of those top beaches. and after that, it is time to get grilling folks if you don't own one or yours has seen better days, fear not the original grill girl is standing by with the best options out there. >> first we want to brick in -- bring in kristen welker she recently shared the happy news that she is expecting a baby girl with the help of a surrogate, and that lucky little baby is due any day now. kristen we wanted to send you our love and wish you the best before you begin maternity leave. how are you feeling? are you feeling ready? >> oh savannah and guys, thank you so much. i'm feeling so excited i'm feeling just filled with so much gratitude i think i'm ready, savannah. they say you can never be totally prepared i've read the books, i've taken the classes, the nursery is set up and i just cannot wait to meet our little girl and the due date is next week

so my husband and i are going to go and we're going to be close to the surrogate and we're going to be close to the hospital where she's going to deliver we cannot wait little nervous too. >> i bet have you imagined or have you let yourself imagine that feeling, the first feeling when you close your eyes and they hand you that little baby girl in your arms >> hoda, it is all i can think about. that moment. and frankly, that moment is what has gotten me through so many of the tough moments that i've experienced on this journey. and i just can't wait. and this weekend on "weekend today," in fact, i'm going to talk to my mom, dylan, and one of my best friends who set me up with my husband, and they just gave me all of their great mom advice and one of the key things they said to me, echoes something, savannah and hoda, you guys have said to me, which is just be

present with your daughter and make every moment count. >> and here is the thing, kristen. been covering the white house better part of a decade now so you are used to not sleeping so at least you are prepared on that front. >> craig you know what, i think you are right. i think you are absolutely right. i am prepared to not sleep i can't wait for those middle of the night wake-ups >> yeah you can. >> -- remember when -- >> you can wait, you can wait. sleep as much as humanly possible between now and next week, kristen. >> i'm going try to. i remember when vail was born and you posted that those 3:00 a.m. wake-up calls are a lot sweeter now. >> yes, they are so i imagine that is what it is going feel like. >> and i'll pass on something a mom told me. she said when she wakes up in the middle of the night and feeding her little one she thinks about all the moms in the world under the stars doing the exact same thing in the sisterhood and we just feel that and we're wrapping our arms around you, kristen, and we cannot wait to meet your little lady we love you. >> i love you, thank you for all the love and support >> enjoy and hugs to john too. >> thank you >> oh. >> all right

all right, dylan, how about a check of the weather >> do you know who is just as excited as kristen kristen's mom. she cannot wait to be a grandmother, so excited to get to chat with her yeah, let's take a look at the weather. what's going on this holiday weekend. friday doesn't look great for the eastern half of the country. i mean, we do need the rain in the northeast, and we're going to get a lot of it we are requesting to see cooler temperatures, too, highs only in the 50s. yes, it is chilly, but it does dry out. saturday looks nice for most areas, a little settled in the east coast up into new england a little chilly very warm and sunny in the southwest. on sunday it does start to turn warmer to the 60s and 70s in the great lakes. 80s in southeast more wet weather moves into the plains scattered storms, isolated severe storms and on monday for memorial day itself still stormy in the middle of the country but meteorologist kari hall. we take a welcome at our

seven-day forecast. it's going to be very comfortable today, highs in the low 80s for the inland areas. more of the same tomorrow and then even slightly cooler on saturday. by sunday, a warming trend begins and we'll reach into the upper 80s in some spots, and by memorial day, mid-90s in the forecast. it's going to feel like summer, and a lot of people are planning to make it a pool day, but it's still going to be cool in san francisco and along the coast. thank you. coming up next, there is a lot of good natured teasing when the "america's got talent" crew when you're born and raised in san francisco, you grow up wanting to make a difference. that's why, at recology, we're proud to be 100% employee owned

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all right, guys, we're back, and guess what else is about to return about to come back. nbc's hit show "america's got talent" back, bigger, and better than ever. >> natalie morales recently caught up with the judges with a preview of what we're in for

what's up nat mo >> the judges are all back in good health you may remember last season heidi klum left after a covid scare and soon after simon cowell broke his back riding a electric bike at his malibu beach house. but as you'll see, simon and the gang are ready for season sweet 16 looking more fit than ever, simon is now fully recovered and still fielding questions about the bike accident and major back surgery that had him absent from the judges' table most of last season >> actually where terry is pretty much sitting is that is where it was we actually do have it, as i just said, on security cameras e everywhere, my elbows. >> there are blood marks somewhere. >> right here. this is the crime scene. why would you keep that. >> because we're having a watch party after this >> yeah. we're going to cheer ourselves up. >> now he's back where he belongs as agt's head judge a sign things are getting back to

normal. >> i think season 16 is the light at the end of everyone's tunnel >> yeah. >> but we're all back and all together. >> including sofia vergara who joined the show last season. >> the lucky charm >> they tried to blame me for everything that happened, even the pandemic i don't care what they say i had a great time my first season there was a point that it looked like i was the only host that it was going to be available and i was super happy. there. >> you say but howie was always there >> you say that with such disappointment >> we lost heidi for a while, and then we lost simon is there there is a lot of love here i can see that. >> we had the most fun because we'd all been couped up. anything you will see anywhere else. >> the stage is more explosive than its ever been. >> i'm back there with these

acts and there's some things that you will never ever see at any other time, any other place. it all went up like ten notches. >> reporter: during the long year of quarantine, some contestanted used their time to to hone their skills like 16-year-old aiden bryant who discovered his grandma's bed sheets there are the acts that we all love and animals who sound almost human and the occasional head scratcher. but it is moments like this one, a group of nurses from new york at the height of the pandemic who found comfort in their choir. another touching performance, proving that america not only has talent but heart as well >> it was uplifting. it was one of those things that they needed to lean on each other as a choir, as a group and it was amazing to watch. >> that moment just explodes on the screen

america is going to be in tears. >> reporter: always an emotional juggernaut, but thanks to this crew, there is no shortage of laughter >> i hear you do a mean sophia impers impersonation. >> what are you going to wear? what are you wearing tomorrow? what are you wearing. >> i don't know how to do her. >> you can't do a germany accent. >> no i can't. i can't do any accent. >> reporter: and there will be a prank or two. >> good to be funny. and then when it happened the look, i literally went i've gone too far this time. >> that's all we can say about that one, you'll just have to see for yourself but it doesn't get any better than when you're having fun with this punch as terry crews leaves us in a pet popoff >> got talent. we've been all training. >> the family that peck pops together stays together.

you know >> heidi sure has talent i can tell you on that one you can catch the agt season premier next tuesday june 1st at 8/7 central right here on nbc. still not quite sure how she does that. >> feel guilty for looking. >> i know, right >> thank you, natalie. coming up next, from the perfect water to the softest sand, key sanders revealing rr

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kerry sanders joins us from beach number seven on that list. kerry, has literally been on the water every day this week for work where are you? >> not a bad week. i haven't put shoes on all week, guys, this has been amazing. h this is a much anticipated and always evolving list i think this year a holiday weekend without a mask at the beach is something that we all need as you just noted, i'm on beach number seven, and just take a look at it we've got it all to ourselves this morning, coming out here under the full moon just beautiful. but how dr. beach arrives at this list is somewhat interesting. so let's have a little background first on the criteria that he uses to come up with the top ten beaches of 2021. >> people look for it, plan their vacation for it. >> reporter: for 30 years coastal scientist leatherman, aka, dr. beach has closely examined what makes one beach better than another.

the criteria not just the quality of the sand or in some cases its unusual makeup. >> look at that, we call it magnetite beach. >> reporter: 50 different factors are taken into account including water temperature, smell, trash and litter. the list began three decades ago when travel holiday magazine published dr. beach's top ten. the magazine is long gone, but the list remains with significant beach planning clout. so you were an influencer before social media >> well, i guess you could say that, but people love beaches. i mean, there's so much to love. the sand to play in, the magical stuff, the water to swim in. >> reporter: from the lapping salt water on the shoreline to feet into, drum roll, please number ten, coast guard beach c. number nine, beach walker park,

kiawah island, south carolina. eight, coronado beach, san diego, california. number seven, where i am today, cal dee sooe island state park, dunedin, florida six, hoku beach, hawaii. five, light house beach on the outer banks of north carolina, number four, st. george island state park in florida's panhandle. number three, oak e coke lifeguard beach on the outer bank number two, coopers beach, south hampton, new york. and number one ha cue na beach, on the big island in hawaii. >> hey has some of the most beautiful beaches in the country by far some people think hawaii should win every year i point out that the problem is

hawaiian beaches aren't safe, big waves, rip currents and shore breaks because of that, a lot of the beaches can't make the list. >> reporter: dr. beach's research is extensive. he boasts he's been to every salt water beach in the united states, every one. >> tough job, dr. beach. >> well, somebody's got to do it the thing is i get people who want to be my assistant. they send me emails and say, oh, wow, you know, let's travel together and have a great time they think that's all i do >> not a surprise that everybody wants to be his assistant. look, he's a ph.d. so he does have the background of coastal research i guess i could call myself a bbb, a beach ball bum guy. look, this is an amazing beach i'd never been here before you have to come out by ferry. it's just relaxing whether you're going to one of the top ten beaches this weekend or any beach, let's just hope you have a good, relaxing weekend, and feis guys, kind of like the way al would do, i'm going to do a drop the mic moment and i'm just going to walk down here. >> what about your mic

>> oh. >> kerry sanders leading his best life. >> yes you're coming back for the 9:00, right? >> i don't think he's coming back i don't think he's coming back >> i've been to 49 states, hawaii is the one state i haven't been to, so if anybody needs me to go and do research. >> yes >> dr. beach >> look at kerry. >> i think southern california got hosed a little bit in that list there's some great stretches of beach. >> you've got a biased opinion. >> beautiful stretch of the beach there too. >> everyone doesn't get a trophy from dr. beach there can only be ten in the top ten. >> okay, kids, we got the beaches sorted out it's time to get our grills sorted out sorted out thi'm morgan, and there's morend to me than hiv.

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welcome back this morning on "today" food, we're getting you ready for grilling season. >> a lot of people like me are going to be firing up the grill over the holiday weekend we called in an expert to share her list of the best grills on the market. >> elizabeth caramel is the author of "steak and cake. you might know her best as the original grill girl. elizabeth, you are fired up. >> pumped. >> let's go. >> before we get into the ins and outs, what should you really be looking for when you're thinking about buying a grill? >> i'm so glad you asked me. it's very simple there are three things that you need to think about. number one, what kind of grill are you going to buy there are three choices. there's charcoal there's gas, and there's pellet grills the next thing is think about your lifestyle are you someone who likes to build a fire and tend it, or are you someone who really just wants to flip a switch, and then finally, the thing that i tell everybody is you need to buy the biggest and the best grill that you can afford because the more you use it, the better griller you're going to become and

you're going to want to use it all year round. >> are some of those grills better for certain kinds of food like if you were just going to buy one and you were going to recommend one, which kind would you like >> you know what, that's a great question once again, it goes to lifestyle. if you like the hands on effect of it, you want a charcoal grill, and you know charcoal grills used to be the same old weber kettle that we all know, which is a wonderful classic, but now i'm sitting here with the smart grill, and it's a really innovative charcoal grill. i mean, who knew the charcoal grill needed a makeover, not me. >> oh, look at that. >> there's so many things to love about it. the biggest thing is they've taken the hassle out of charcoal grilling you no longer have to wrestle with a big bag of charcoal all you use is this sleek c compressed charcoal brick, slide it in the grill, turn on a

button and it's on they've taken all the hassle out of it. the other thing is you've got bricks that go from 250 degrees all the way up to 900 degrees and before you ask me why do i need 900 degrees, i'll te you. they sell a pizza pack and you can retro fit this charcoal grill and make it into a neapolitan style pizza oven, which is all the rage this summer you're getting two for one, charcoal and a pizza oven. >> what's something like that run ballpark cost? >> so i'm having a little bit of trouble hearing you, so i'm going to go right to gas grills. >> okay. >> you might ask yourself. >> $8,000. >> why do people love gas so much and you know what, it's easy to light. it's easy to use, and there's virtually no cleanup and it comes in every kind of size it comes in something as small as this, weber go anywhere grill, which is perfect for

tailgates or for small spaces, and it will even fit into a tote bag. it's great you just use a 1 pound lp tank and it's really terrific for a balcony, for the beach this summer i just heard your report on beaches. that's really amazing. and then the third choice, didn't even used to be a choice, but it is now, and pellet grills are all the rage, and you know what this is what they use, com compressed wood pellets for the fuel, and then there's a fan that controls the heat i'm standing right here in front of this trager iron wood 650, you can now make authentic barbecue in your own backyard, or even on a balcony, and it's really trierrific. there's so many bells and whistles on this grill that really elevate your cook, but the thing that i like the most is the super smoke feature, and the reason that that's important

is that wood smoke is what gives your barbecue that great flavor or really anything that you're cooking, right and the pellets come in all different kinds of wood. but sometimes when you're cooking brisket and ribs and pulled pork and chicken, you just want a little extra smoke and this gives you an extra burst of smoke, which is an extra burst of flavor. >> elizabeth. >> that's what i really love. >> you sold it, man. those are awesome. >> i know she can't hear us, but we're out of time. >> we're at the end of our show. >> the green egg, too, didn't get mentioned.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> we are moving along. >> welcome to the third hour of "today." >> you remember -- >> i don't remember that song. >> where is that from? >> "muppets." >> al is off this morning. >> you tell me as a fr