it's memorial day get away a holiday that will see an estimated 37 million of your friends and neighbors hitting the roads, airways and beaches as many push to put the pandemic in the rear-view mirror. new details on the san jose shooter and co-workers deliberately targeted. the surveillance of him before the massacre and what we know about the victims. for the first time before his near fatal crash, tiger woods is talking about rehab, pain and his future. pickup engulfed in flames.

a driver is in there the daring rescue ahead. as we approacht with the discovery of a los submarine and details on the 52 americans who paid the ultimate ak have i guys "early today" starts right now. good to be with you on this friday i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. we're learning more about the nine people who lost their lives in the san jose rail yard shooting our miguel almaguer is following the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: survivors say the gunman was deliberate, fast, and targeted employees murdering some and letting others live moving from building to building during his killing spree, firing at least 39 shots. armed with three handguns and 3, authorities fear he planned to kill more than 9 people at this rail yard before he was

confronted by officers and took his own life >> there was more than 100 people in this area. the suspect had bags of ammunition you think the bloodshed could have been higher >> i absolutely do. >> reporter: this video shows him leaving with his bag of weapons and ammunition investigators have found no manifesto or apparent motive >> i was in shock. >> reporter: the gunman's ex-wife says he was a loan lone unpredictable and never saw this coming. >> this has been the longest day of my life. >> reporter: with families reunited, they remember victims who ranged in age from 2 68. paul mcguilla's wife said i'll miss having my best friend by my side i love you always. jose hernandez's father said his son was filled with joy. >> he was a good person. really he was just a good person. >> reporter: a husband and father of two warned others the

gunman was coming before he lost his own life. >> his last moments he was working for others he was making phone calls saying there is an active shooter, do not come in. >> reporter: a final act of heroism in the face of so much terror police say the search for the motive does continue today phillip. >> miguel, thank you. an urgent search for survivors is underway off the coast of florida two people were found dead ten others are still missing and eight were rescued the eight who were rescued said the boat left cuba on sunday and capsized sometime wednesday night. the coast guard is providing medical care to the survivors. states continue to up the ante on covid vaccination incentives california is offering the largest inoculation incentives in the nation. people who roll up their sleeves could win prizes in a $160

million give away. >> here's nbc's morgan radford with the travel weekend. >> finally the wait is over. >> reporter: abigail bubinsky is a millionaire for getting vaccinated. >> i can't believe it. >> reporter: she became the first winner. >> it feels like this is happening to a different person. >> reporter: and 14-year-old joseph costello won a full ride college scholarship. >> i was very happy about it. >> reporter: the ohio lottery just one of several states to get people vaccinated as travel ramps up to pre-pandemic levels ahead of the holiday weekend do you feel comfortable? >> i do. i feel pretty safe, yeah. >> reporter: travel experts predict 37 million people will get away this weekend with nearly 2.5 million americans boarding airplanes, up almost 600% from this time last year. >> we expect this week to be 115, 120,000 passengers each day. >> reporter: miami international

airport offering on site vaccinations for travelers this as more states lift mask restrictions across the country. new jersey will no longer require masks indoors starting friday, just a day before massachusetts fully reopens. new york sending mobile vaccination buses to the beach as connecticut's governor encourages people to enjoy the summer. >> today i'm telling you, get out of the damn house. >> reporter: but not everyone is totally ready to return to normal. >> if people aren't social distanci distancing, not wearing a mask, i won't be in that area. >> reporter: the biden administration is looking ahead to july 4th. that's when they hope at least 70% of americans will have at least one of their shots in fact, pennsylvania is the tenth state to go ahead and already reach that threshold frances. >> morgan, thank you. president biden is ready to unveil his vision for the future of the country according to "the new york times," the white house is set to propose a $6 trillion budget

which would be the highest level of federal spending since world war ii the plan would bolster the middle class and help rebuild the nation's infrastructure. let's bring in our correspondent tracie potts with the very latest here. good morning the grand scope is receiving tough opposition across the aisle. >> reporter: right infrastructure is a big part of this democrats, republicans are back and forth about the president's infrastructure bill. now the republican alternative, $928 billion, a lot less than the president had proposed, focused on physical infrastructure president biden says he'll meet with republican negotiators next week, which means they will not be meeting his memorial day deadline to try to work out a deal here. also still at odds, whether or not to create a commission to investigate the attack on the capitol on january 6th republicans successfully delayed

among those pushing for this, the mother ever the officer killed that day. >> usually i stay in the background and i couldn't stay quiet anymore. >> just look at the footage of what all the people went through and all these police officers did to make them safe. they put themselves on the line. >> reporter: four former homeland security secretaries who served presidented in both parties are urging congress to get this gone saying that it's needed to protect the country from another similar attack. phillip? >> tracie potts from washington this morning tracie, thank you. tiger woods is opening up about his injuries after that terrible car crash three months ago. in a new interview the golfing legend said he is taking the healing process one step at a time nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: fans want to know if tiger woods will ever play again. for now he isn't saying.

in his first interview since february's car crash woods tells golf digest, my physical therapy has been keeping me busy i am focused on my number one goal right now, walking on my own. the 45-year-old suffered compound fractures in his right leg describing the rehab more painful than anything he has ever experienced are there a lot of unknowns about the injury for him >> a ton of unknowns if he does make a full recovery it will be step by step. >> reporter: police say woods lost control of the car and did not appear compared. no charges were brought. >> the cause of the collision was the speed and the inability to maintain the roadway. >> reporter: the golfer has plenty of experience overcoming injuries including five back surgeries. >> still in the gym still doing the mundane stuff that you have to do for rehab. >> reporter: since the crash woods has kept a low profile a few social media posts a photo with a young girl battling cancer and he called

phil mikkelson's big win at age 50 inspiring perhaps just the inspiration tiger woods needs. stephanie gosk, nbc news. a string of fan incidents is putting a full-court press on the nba. the philadelphia 76ers stripped a fan of his season tickets and banned him from wells fargo arena after he dumped popcorn on russell westbrook. the league had this to say. >> the amount of disrespect. the amount of fans doing whatever the [ bleep ] they want to do. >> the new york knicks took action at a fan that spat at trey young they ban him indefinitely. in utah the jazz have banned three fans after what they called a verbal altercation. the nba issued a statement about fan behavior promising an

enhanced fan code of conduct going forward. a lot of us have plans for the long holiday weekend here's nbc meteorologist bill karins in for janessa. >> i'm the bearer of bad news. this storm system is going to linger in the east not everyone is going to have a miserable weekend but it's the people on the eastern seaboard that it will be less than ideal. let's start with your saturday cool, it is damp a rainy friday night and then it will be a rainy saturday, especially from areas from virginia to the mid-atlantic area sunday, that heads northward the coastal areas of maine, new hampshire, cape cod, long island then a strong storm threat in the middle of the country and maybe a severe weather outbreak. monday, finally nicer weather on the eastern seaboard from boston, portland, bangor, maine, bar harbor.

clouds and 60. chilly weekend in store for a lot of people in the northeast it's a shame too been so dry and so warm up to thisrs almost the entire day today into the afternoon in the areas of the northeast we'll try to pinpoint some beach forecasts for you guys when we come back a little later. >> we'll take anything we can get. >> yes see where we should be talk to you in a bit. we're back in 2 with why some parents are keeping kid t of the flames. braving the flames a daring rescue in texas downy unstopables

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states according to the new data, new cases have dropped 33% in young gay and bisexual men minority groups remain disproportionately affected by the virus. the agency says black and latino americans' hiv rates are eight times and four times higher than white americans. now to the alarming rise of antiasian hate crimes and the fear leading many parents to keep their children out of school here's vicky nguyen. >> reporter: 14-year-old aiden nakajima wu worked hard to get into a new school. >> it hasn't happened. after in person classes resumed, his mom said the headlines about assault on asian-americans instilled a new layer of fear. >> i really felt unsafe sending him all the way downtown by

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49% are going to do something that i did in a pub this week, and that is reserve the table, order and pay and, yes, you can tip as well using a mobile device america, i did it this week in a pub. i had some great shrimp scampi and fries. have a great weekend. >> thank you i'd love to hang out with steve and do that, too raise a pint. bill will be back with us in a moment he has a rainy weather forecast next. the incredible discovery of a lost world war ii submarine and the families still connected to it by a dad who never came home and so is walgreens, with pharmacists who you know, who know you. so, when you're ready, they'll be ready to give it to you safely, for free. this is our shot at bringing our communities back together. providing healing, not just for some, but for all. this is our shot.

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here's lester holt >> reporter: frederick cashall was a navy engineer with a dangerous job test running submarine during world war ii but to his daughter he was just daddy. >> i thought he was popeye because he was a sailor man. >> reporter: when did you first learn that something was wrong >> when a couple of naval officers came to our house. >> reporter: the "u.s.s.r-12" submarine her father was on disappeared in the florida straits. >> i found myself looking for him because there was never a funeral. there was nothing. >> reporter: nothing until 70 years later, a discovery by ocean explorer tim taylor who found the r-12 on the bottom of the ocean. other discovery i've ever made there were 42 souls on board. >> reporter: taylor built a website and announced he was

looking for surviving relatives thanks to a nephewfascinated b submarines, the website was e-mailed to helen. >> i called and it was tim taylor and we talked and i was so excited that i could -- i could say that i was his daughter. >> reporter: taylor made it his mission to find the rest of the lost 52 submarines from world war ii so far he's found five and this week he was honored with the navy's highest civilian award, the distinguished public service medal. >> the historic value focuses on giving back to the families who supported our country with the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: for every family he finds comes the opportunity of a lifetime helen and her siblings sailed out directly above where the r-12 rests at the bottom of the ocean. >> 70 years of waiting

it was a life changing experience >> so powerful to know it's still there. thanks to lester for that report >> closure that is the least we could give those families. thanks for starting your friday and you

we love you. >> right now at 4:30 remembering the lives lost through candlelight vigils, song and prayer. a community coming together to show support for families of the nine people killed at the vta shooting rampage. >> and that's what he was. he lived his whole life helping others, whoever he met. >> this morning more reflections of the heroic efforts by victims to protect their fellow colleagues in their last minutes alive. plus new video showing