just know that. all right, good deal. we will be back in 7:25 with a live look and join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 a.m. the today show starts now. good morning. terror in buffalo, chilling new details emerge from the investigation. >> it appears he has hatred in his heart long before he traveled to buffalo. >> what we are now learning about the accused gunman and how long he may have plotted the attack and the heroes who rest in to stop it. up on the way. encouraging signs for parents desperate for baby formula. drags on. straight ahead, the new steps taken to get a key factory back

up and running in the rush to bring in shipments from other countries to stock shelves across the states. a war work from the president and the founder of amazon over soaring inflation and who is to blame. a public feud and the dire new warning about the economy from the former head of the federal reserve. he said she says. amber heard back on the stand with the high profile defamation trial wrought by ex- husband johnny depp. this morning, claims of reviews. >> you frozen at my face. >> reporter: tough questions she's facing from the legal team and the concern that surrounds the celebrity trial and the impact on future cases. those stories plus remarkable recovery . the pilot two became unconscious medflight leading to the miracle lending by a passenger released from the hospital as a

hero who took the controls and save lives. >> i believe why did i not die? >> the biggest take away from the harrowing experience. the truth is out there. you have full sightings in the spotlight on capitol hill. part of today's historic hearing. the first on the phenomena in more than 50 years. what we could learn and why lawmakers are taking it very seriously. today is tuesday may 17th, 2022. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda k welcome in to today. good to see you. 7:00 a.m. on a west coast. it is election day. primary day in five states and intense focus this morning on

the battleground in pennsylvania. dr. mehmet oz facing stiff competition for the republican nomination for senate. one of the leading contenders on the democratic side is suffering a stroke days ago. we have a lot to watch. we keep an eye on the major races. >> nailbiter in pennsylvania. in the meantime, ukraine overnight, the country military declared a combat mission is over. evacuating the last becoming a symbol of the resistance in russia. we have the latest from the ground in ukraine. we begin in buffalo. president biden and the first lady touching down this morning to meet with families of the victims and first responders. disturbing new details about how the suspect planned the attack. we have the very latest from buffalo. hello, good morning. chubby good morning. this type of community is reeling over what happened and continues to be bombarded with

more threats. investigators say at least one man was making copycat threats in the wake of the horrific attack. a terrifying moment for 8-year- old london he will never forget. >> we were in the back. he was shooting at the milk. >> reporter: survivors calling the mass shooting at the buffalo, new york supermarket saturday. now, investigators believe the suspect was in the area back in march. several police say they remember seeing him before. >> he says you are out of place here. you belong in the suburbs. >> these loan suspected governments killed 10 people and wounded three others and most of the victims are black. they have a 180 page manifesto online and he chose buffalo because it's a city with the highest number of black people in the vicinity. the alleged shooter traveling three hours from his home in

conklin, new york to get there. tactical gear, three guns and a high-capacity magazine according to authorities. police rushed to the scene within a minute arresting the suspect after threatening to shoot himself and reportedly thwarting the plans to continue the rampage. >> the information we obtained show he had further plans. >> reporter: the erie county sheriff says this about the first officers on the scene. >> a white female and white male. the reason i say that is, if it was different maybe the shooter would engage. >> president biden called the hate filled attack senseless. to visit family today. among the 10 lives lost. just visiting her husband at a nearby nursing home how fiercely what we tell her father. we do not even even know. what we tell them. how do we tell them the level, his wife and his primary

caretaker, the person we tell her. >> we turn to the investigation. >> the senior law enforcement complete another shock about the shooting in buffalo. >> the parents say they were not aware of rage or anger or hate issues. the next court date is thursday. promising developments in the nationwide baby formula shortage. the crisis we have been following closely. hitting parents very hard. we go to the story again with details how help could soon be on the way, good morning. >> good morning. there is new welcome news from

the fda. that there is a path forward to reopen the critical michigan plant. the company must clear several new hurdles before it can resume making the formula. this is the fda that says it will also allow more formula imports from abroad. this morning, a glimmer of hope. parents desperate for baby formula. >> usually there's nothing there. >> reporter: the fda striking an agreement with the formula manufacturer abbott. a new step to reopen the company critical michigan facility. >> the company initiate a recall and close the plant in february after reports of serious bacterial infections in four infants leading to two that. abbott revis he said there is no evidence to link the formula to the illnesses. monday, the abbott ceo said in a statement, the number one priority is getting high quality formula they need adding we are deeply sorry the voluntary recall were sent the

nationwide formula shortage. according to the justice department, abbott must overhaul the safety protocols bethe fda and the federal court approved the deal, the court could be allowed to restart in two weeks. it could take up to two months before more formula hit store shelves. the fda commissioner previewed a plan with savannah on monday. >> the fda likely will approve it. >> yes, of course. every step of the way we have an obligation to watch and make sure that the problems have been rectified and the formula will be say. >> reporter: the agreement is welcome news for foster parents. a 10-month-old girl in their care requires a hard-to-find formula for a sensitive stomach. they use the government assistance program to get it. >> i am a foster mom and over the weekend we found some in massachusetts. a couple cans. it is hard because we cannot do

anything else. it is not like i can nurse her. >> the fda also announcing what it calls increase flexibility for importing formula allowing manufacturers who do not distributed in the u.s. to get products on shelves. they pass through safety and nutritional standards of course and comes as. nutrition standards of course. nestle is flying baby formula from europe to the u.s. to help with the shortage. savannah >> can't get here fast enough. jo, thank you very much. also this morning, it is election day across several dates. voters heading to the polls to cast their ballots in key primary elections with some of the most closely watched races in pennsylvania and north carolina nbc's kristen welker is setting the stage. good morning. >> hi, hoda, good morning to you. in many ways, pennsylvania is the center of the political

universe today and today. and the home stretch has been filled with twists and turns the swing state is a major test for former president trump who's endorsed a number of candidates, as he eyes another potential run for the white house in 2024. it is also a key test of democratic enthusiasm, with president biden's poll numbers reaching new lows. it is decision day in battleground pennsylvania and a major test for former president trump's influence ahead of the fall midterm elections >> thank you so much for being here -- >> reporter: the republican candidates all trying to make the case they're the choice most like mr. trump. celebrity doctor oz is the state's only senate candidate who is actually endorsed by mr. trump. who called into oz's closing rally overnight. >> i'd like each of you to get out and vote for dr. oz. >> locked in a razor tight race with hedge fund manager david

mccormick, and conservative congr commentator kathy baurnette, telling the story of how her mother gave birth to her after a childhood rape >> my mother was raped, given her young age at 11 years old. >> burnette is on defense, after newly released images show her marching on january 6th. burnette said she never entered a capital. a last minute surprise with front runner lieutenant governor john fetterman revealing he recently suffered a stroke it's a dramatic finish in north carolina, too. controversial congressman madison cawthorn is fighting for a second term in his western district the 26-year-old who has been endorsed by mr. trump has had run-ins with the law, including citations for speeding and taking a gun through airport security cawthorn has taken responsibility for those

incidents while dismissing questions after appearing in sexually suggestive videos and photos mr. trump is sticking by him telling supporters, let's give madison a second chance. >> worth noting. john fetterman is expected to make a full recovery meanwhile while democrats are bracing for big losses in the primaries, they see pennsylvania as their best chance for a state where they could gain a senate seat and even some establishment republicans privately acknowledge their concern the gop senate candidates may be too extreme to win a general election i that swing state we're also watching key races in idaho, oregon, and kentucky tonight. hoda breaking news from ukraine overnight. war entering its 12th week and hundreds of ukrainian fighters holed up for weeks in that steel plant in mariupol have been evacuated. this morning they are far from safe however richard engel has the latest good morning >> reporter: good morning,

savannah this has been a long time coming but the ukrainian fighters who have bee bunkered down in a steel factory in the city of mariupol are now surrendering it gives russia for the first time since it invaded this country, full contro of a major ukrainian city. it was ultimately a tragic end after some of the longest, fiercest resistance of this war. several hundred ukrainian fighters, many of them severely wounded, surrendering from their last stand hold out, a steel plant in the city of mariupol. they had been battling for months, even as russian forces besieged the port city of a half a million and bombed it relentlessly, destroying a theater where hundreds of children were sheltering and a maternity hospital the bunkers beneath the steel factory became the fighters alamo. but they couldn't stay here

forever. surrounded and with little food or water they were evacuated to hostile territory, moved to a russian controlled enclave in eastern ukraine. under a deal, they are supposed to be transferred to ukrainian government territory later ukraine's president zelenskyy said combat operations in mariupol were over for now. >> translator: ukraine needs ukrainian heroes alive that's our principle, he said. the work continues to return our guys home, and this work requires delicacy and time >> reporter: it's unclear how many fighters remain in mariupol western intelligence officials expect some will form an underground resistance natalia's husband fought at the steel plant, now in turkey, she hasn't heard from him in ten days

>> my husband is very strong and we will be strong for them. >> reporter: the loss of mariupol is a victory for russia, but it comes amid setbacks for russia in other parts of this country. according to a nato official, russia has lost since it started this war one-third of its combat power due to poor logistics and ukrainian resistance, and ukrainians are not giving up on the city of mariupol they vow to liberate it, and they hope soon savannah. >> richard engel in ukraine. thank you, richard. craig is back, over covid, back in your spot. how are you feeling? >> feeling much better hoda, savannah, good morning to you. good morning to you as well. for the first time in decades, congress is holding a public hearing today on ufos. it's an effort to try and figure out what's known about the sightings and who or what may be

behind those sightings nbc's gadi schwartz covers ufos and aliens for us. watch nbc for more on all of it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, our quest for answers has finally brought us to the halls of congress where all of a sudden talk of ufos has gone from prompting laughs and snickers to being taken very seriously by some of the most powerful lawmakers who oversee national defense, and today they are hoping to get to the bottom of whatever it is that's flying around in our sky in ways they can't explain. this morning, ufos are arriving in d.c and while their appearance won't be as explosive as the hollywood hype, today congress is holding a public hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena or uaps for the first time in 50 years, all in search for answers for military sightings yet to be explained. you probably remember the wild scenes captured by the u.s. navy

and declassified by the department of defense last year. >> look at that thing. >> reporter: those followed up by even more leaked videos from navy warships showing unidentified objects flying over our seas the pentagon confirmed all of those clips were investigated by a uap task force, and an investigation force listed last june listed over 140 classified incidents that have baffled the department of defense. >> the way they move can't be explained and we don't know why that is. but they move in ways that aren't consistent with what we understand about physics. >> reporter: chairman schiff and representative carson are leading democrats on the sub committee holding the public hearing. >> do you think this could be extraterrestrial life? >> we don't know but the focus isn't on extraterrestrials. it is on uaps. unidentified aerial phenomenon that may pose a national security risk. >> reporter: now with two

defense officials set to testify about what's known about ufos, all eyes are on the hill and the effort to unravel the mystery in our skies. the congressmen say one of the biggest obstacles to figure out what is going to be is the stigma that comes with talking about ufos which they think has prevented other service members from sharing what they have seen, and they're hoping this hearing could change that. >> if the truth is out there, maybe we start to find it out today. gadi, thank you. first check of the weather we say good morning, al. >> good morning, guys. and we are going to be looking at some july-like temperatures i mean, roswell, new mexico, not too far from area 51, 101 degrees. 100 in amarillo. may set a record same as dallas we're looking at houston, maybe 94 degrees, a record there and as we move into tomorrow, raleigh, you're going to be at 87 atlanta, 91 close to their record dallas again may set a record as well as san angelo, little rock. new orleans coming close to records. and look at this, late week, new york city, baby.

87 degrees 86 in boston d.c. you are going to be in the low-90s. mid-80s in pittsburgh on friday. binghamton, new york, in the 80s as well, and summer time is making a comeback. yeah, baby that's what's going on we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. why don't you do cool spins? uh, people need to read it. i can't read it. [ chuckles ] that's 'cause you're like 4. 4 1/2. switch to progressive, and you can save hundreds. you know, like the sign says. good morning. i am i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look outside in san francisco . the level started tuesday with sunshine . it will be warming up especially for

the inland areas heading to the low 80s in concord reaching 83 degrees there. 81 san martin and santa rosa today, 84. we are still seeing the coast in san francisco as well as part of the interbay, notice how valley temperatures really start to ramp up tomorrow reaching as high as 95 degrees in fairfield. coming up, a closer look at the potential consequences for other cases of the defamation trial involving amber heard and johnny depp underway. plus the latest. a turns out it was a miracle. a miracle upon miracle. pulling off the remarkable landing when the pilots lost consciousness. what he said guided him and encouraging updates on the pilots miraculous recovery. this is today on nbc. tting plan they call "solutions for the homeless". really? the corporations take 90 percent of the profits. and using loopholes they wrote,

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>> there it is >> we love that with. >> if you are going to do it badly, you want to be one of the worst. you know have some pride. not just some average thing. all right. well better luck next time >> your headlines at 7:30 this morning, we're learning more terrifying details how members of a california church captured and tied up a gunman sunday. police say dr. john kang sacrificed his life to tackle that shooter, allowing others to hit the suspect on the head and tie him up until police could get there. the sheriff said dr. chang is a hero, and likely saved the lives of dozens of people in the church five elderly parishioners were injured, and the fbi has opened a hate crimes investigation saying the gunma was motivated by hatred against taiwanese people he's expected to appear in state court today. rising inflation is sparking president biden and amazon's billionaire founder. th white house yesterday hit back at jeff bezos saying he's just looking out for his own interests after bezos took a swipe at the president in a

series of his own tweets it started when president biden said to bring down inflation, the government should make sure the wealthiest corporations take their fair share bezos responded arguing there's no link between inflation and corporate taxes. big surprise for commuters this morning in lon. ch -- london check this out the queen made a surprise visit to pattington station this morning to officially open a new rail line named the elizabethline in her honor her most recent public appearance prior to this morning was over the weekend at a horse show in honor of her platinum jubilee. every time you see her now. >> looking really good >> absolutely. >> smiling a lot also this morning, amber heard will be back on the stand and back under scrutiny in the explos explosive defamation trial that

has returned after a week long break. >> nbc's stephanie gosk joins us now with more on the courtroom drama and the social media fire storm surrounding it good morning. >> reporter: amber heard's testimony is not just being cross examined in that northern virginia court, the public is picking apart every detail of this high-profile trial with a lot of criticism and mockery directed right at her raising concerns that very unusual civil case may make victims of abuse think twice about coming forward, regardless of the verdict amber heard telling the court johnny depp abused her. >> pulls his arm back with the phone and throws it at my face. hit me right in my -- felt like my eye >> reporter: and depp's legal cross-examination. >> there aren't any medical records reflecting that you sought medical treatment for any of these injuries, are there >> i did not seek medical treatment after australia, no. >> not for the rape?

>> no. i did not want to tell anyone. >> reporter: then comparing photos of heard to her descriptions of her injuries. >> your nose doesn't appear to be injured in any of these pictures, does it, ms. heard >> why i'm wearing makeup. >> and makeup covers up swelling right? >> reporter: depp is suing for $50 million. heard is counter suing for 100 million. for weeks their volatile relationship has been described in vivid detail in court >> mashed potatoes smeared all over the bedroom door, on the wall. >> reporter: both actors accusing each other of abuse both denying the accusations. >> i've never struck a woman. >> reporter: outside the courtroom, the case has taken on a life of its own. each day a crowd gathers, most cheering for depp. and booing heard online it is a similar story depp has not escaped ridicule,

but heard often gets the worst of it. there is open mockery of her descriptions of abuse. >> reporter: the hashtag justice for johnny depp has gotten billions of views on social media. >> i never expected her to be made such a joke she is a litigant in a courthouse in this country which is her constitutional right. she has the right to defend herselves. some legal experts worry abuse victims no matter how different their stories may be will stay silent after watching this celebrity trial turn into public spect it will. >> it does feel like a spectacle, and how much longer is it going to go on >> days, savannah. closing arguments aren't expected until may 27th, and we could hear from ellen barkin, heard's sister might take the stand and johnny depp might get back on the stand. there is more to come. coming up next, we're going to have a conversation with

passenger turned pilot, darren harris, on his miracle landing this morning he'll share what helped him tap into the inner calm and the purpose and meaning he's found after that brush with faith, and does he want to become a pilot now? we'll ask him right after this

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experience and that was after the pilot became unconscious. >> this morning, we're learning more about how the pilot is doing, and how exactly darren harrison knew exactly what to do when he climbed into that cockpit. >>. >> reporter: against all odds, a story of survival on multiple levels, not only did darren harrison successful ly passenger darren harrison successfully land the cessna 208 last week when the pilot suddenly became unconscious mid flight, but he also gave doctors a chance to save the pilot who suffered a catastrophic cardiac event and is now thankfully out of the hospital and resting. the doctor who treatedheot t pil says it is a miracle. >> 50% of patients won't make it to the hospital and 50% of patients that do make it to the hospital will pass away within 24 hours without prompt diagnosis and treatment. definitely something i've never seen before. and i probably will never see again. really quite a miraculous recovery, miraculous story. >> reporter: part of that

miracle? darren, who had no previous flight experience. if someone had had a camera in that moment in that cockpit, what would they have seen and heard. >> in the beginning it was he and i yelling over and over again to try to get the pilot to respond. because you are in a panic situation and that is the single individual that is basically in control of one thing that you can't control, which is flying an airplane. >> did you surprise yourself >> i don't think so. you are in a situation where you have to perform or the outcome is not going to be good. you are going to die so you have to do anything you can to stay in control of the situation to not let it go that direction. >> reporter: the 39 year old florida native was determined to get home to his wife brittany and their baby girl who was due this summer. in that split second, you had pulled the plane out of a nose dive i don't think most of us would know which way the throttle was supposed to go.

>> yeah. i just -- i pay attention to mechanics on how things work, how they operate, what is the reaction of what's done. so i've always monitored that, but i've never sat and physically done it. >> reporter: after saving them from plummeting into the ocean, darren then landed the plane at palm beach international airport, keeping calm as air traffic controllers taught him to fly on the fly. >> is this your temperament? are you one of those cool in a crisis people? >> no. no. >> you are not >> no. i used to be one of the hottest headed persons, fly off the handle very intense i've been working on it for a few years. my dad said i've come a long ways i work with my dad every day he said you've come a long way in the last three years. probably due to the bible study i've been attending every tuesday. >> thinking about it, sometimes when you think about like how do you know god was with you sometimes it is something like that. >> correct. >> if you find yourself and your demeanor so outside what you know yourself to be.

>> right >> i've told some few people i think god is giving me a couple wakeup calls in my life but i think it is the last one and i'm listening to this one. >> how do you think you'll reflect on this experience >> i wonder you know what -- what applications is this gonna have and how can i reuse it to help other people why did it happen to me? and then i still haven't answered that. i'm still looking for that and i'm sure it will come with time but i do often think why me? why did i not die? and i'm sure i'll get the answer one day. but yeah, there's a purpose behind it. and raising my baby girl that's due in august is probably one of 'em. >> reporter: a day made of miracles, and a day that has darren planning to stick to the passenger seat >> is there anything about this experience that would make you want to learn to be a pilot?

>> absolutely not. >> no? >> no way. >> and your wife would never let you anyway. >> she said already. she doesn't tell me no very much but she shut me down on that one. >> what about getting in a small plane like that again? >> yeah, i would get in if i had two pilots yeah. >> that's a big takeaway >> yes perfect. >> he also said the other passenger who was on with him has been in touch and has seen his grandkids and was so overwhelmed with gratitude that he got to see them again and darren and britney have been so concerned about the pilot so finding out yesterday that the pilot got out of the hospital. >> so glad we were able too old this follow up >> i know. >> really cool. >> i love what he said about his temperament changing as a result of bible study >> said he was a hot headed young man. now he's got a new reputation. >> he does. >> lot of people googling bible study near me. good idea. all right. let's show you what we've got

going on as far as your weather. severe weather to talk about today. 7 million people in the central plains, wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour good news the tornado risk is low. damaging hail also going to be a problem. tomorrow a slight risk from joplin, missouri, cincinnati do -- down into nashville damaging hail and maybe some winds. and then as we move into thursday, from green bay, minneapolis, down to omaha and des moines for 8 million people, we're looking at hail, possibility of tornados. we're watching this system push to the east. this area of low pressure move through the plains then we move into tomorrow the storms quickly tracking into the ohio river valley, heavy rains. possibility of flooding. we're looking for that heavy rain from kansas city into st. louis. also som heavier showers down through the good morning, i am neurologist kari hall. warming up today reaching into the low 80s. then low 90s tomorrow.

some breezy wind around the bay area. the wind also continues to stay gusty through the end of the week with highs in the mid to upper 80s. a very warm weekend heading our way with more sunshine.. there will be mild weather here and gusty winds most days. with highs of 70. weather. guys >> al, thank you did you realize this one in five americans does not know how to swim. >> i know it sounds like an outrageous stat. but it is true and here is the thing. with summer almost here, we're going to shine a light on that skill and its importance as we tag along with my did brother for his very first swimming lesson and based on the video does not look like it went very well. >> no he was smiling >> after these messages. see you around. i knew that was the last time i'd see tom. the truth is, i was spending too much online jake

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first into his very first swimming lesson. what inspired him to take the plunge in the pool, and the water safety tips all adults can benefit from hearing. plus, frenemies. >> that was our dream wedding. >> niagara falls, pregnant? that was your dream? >> "the office" ladies are stopping by to talk about their podcast, and a new look at the side splitting workplace comedy nearly ten years in the making. and love in the air with season 2 fully binged. one of "bridgerton's" biggest stars is revealing details about the hit romance's next chapter. we'll tell you which characters might be finding love, today, tuesday, may 17, 2022. ♪♪ >> mother/daughter trip. >> from nashville, tennessee. >> shout out to madison, wisconsin. >> st. louis, missouri.

>> san francisco. >> hi to my husband ernie in arkansas. >> celebrating, my 17th birthday from lexington, kentucky. >> celebrating my sweet 16. >> just married. let's go. all right, it is nice and warm. beautiful out. nice people. we got a lot to celebrate. it is a tuesday morning, we're so happy that you are with us. >> we're counting it down. harry stiles later in the week and remember we had to put on old tiny costumes and practice our best accents. yes, we starred in an off broadway production, and we'll take you behind the scenes of that production, and it's called

"murder in studio 1," and sharing the fun we had to bring a different kind of story to life. >> three years in the making. >> really was. >> and those accents were not easy. >> they weren't. >> i know. i kept mine for a while. we can't wait to share it all with you. let's get right to our news at 8:00. president biden and the first lady traveling to buffalo this morning to meet with the first responders, community leaders and families of the victims shot in saturday's supermarket racist rampage. police revealed yesterday the teenage gunman who lived a three hour drive away visited the area back in march. the lone shooter killed 10, wounded three others before surrendering. 11 of the victims are black. relearned overnight that an 8-year-old girl and her father survived the attack by hiding in a milk cooler, even as bullets punctured the milk cartons around them. >> and there are growing questions about possible warning signs that may have been missed ahead of that massacre. authorities now believe it was only part of the suspect's plan. the shooting, driven by racist hatred, and that is surging

nationwide. nbc senior national correspondent kate snow is looking into it for us. kate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so police say the 18-year-old suspect may have spent months planning this attack. and they believe the grocery store was not his only target. he may have planned to continue shooting right down the street. but most shocking of all, the racist motivation blind all of it. a growing problem as hate crimes are on the rise in the u.s. >> reporter: this morning, pain and outrage as america reckons with yet another hate-fueled massacre >> the outsider came with the express purpose to take as many black lives as possible. >> reporter: the shooter, an apparent white supremacist driving hundreds of miles to seek out a predominantly black neighborhood in buffalo. ten people were killed, including garnel whitfield's mother, ruth

>> our mother, our matriarch, our hero was taken >> reporter: he's grieving but also angry to fight for change. >> what do i do with this anger? how do i use it to affect positive change. >> reporter: that question on the minds of many, as buffalo joins a growing list of cities terrorized by racially motivated attacks. in 2015, black parishioners were gunned down at a church in charleston, south carolina in 2018 jewish worshippers targeted at synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania then in 2019, latino shoppers were kille inside a walmart in el paso, texas. and last year asian-american women were targeted in spa shootings in atlanta according to one global terrorism database between 2014 and 2019 white supremacist and xenophobic assailants were responsible for more terrorist attacks than any other ideology. >> the top domestic threat we face comes from racially or

ethnically motivated violent extremists, specifically for those who advocate for the superiority of the white race. >> reporter: the gunman in buffalo etched references to previous shootings in his weapons and wrote a 180 page racist rant posted online, repeatedly citing the false unfounded great replacement theory which suggests jewish elites are bringing people of color in to the u.s. to replace whites >> you will not replace us. >> reporter: a belief also heard at the far right rally in charlottesville, virginia, which ended in one dead. >> where did he find this ideology. >> most likely this person has been radicalized online. >> reporter: scott richmond with the antidefamation league say social media companies have been slow to respond. >> people can put whatever they want on there and it is not controlled >> reporter: senior law enforcement officials say the fbi is seeing a growing number racially motivate ed extremism incidents fed by social media and even gaming platforms like twitch and discord. we reached out to a number of

social media sites we heard back from just a few. twitch says it removed the shooters livestream as soon as it became aware a couple minutes in content that promotes violence is forbidden and they are removing anything related to the buffalo shooting and discourse says hate and violence has no place on their site. they say they are assisting police, but experts say this is not just on the dark web now this is on mainstream social media sites, in fact, you can still find video from the helmet cam online right now >> i'm glad you highlights that part there's no denying the role that social media is playing especially self radicalization of so many people in this country. >> is said outloud now i guess it used to be said in dark corners but even look at that rally "you will not replace us. like nothing is pushed into the background anymore. >> buffalo the last two days and people just angry. >> yeah. >> and furious this wasn't caught sooner. >> yeah. thank you. kate, thank you. now to the latest on the covid fight in the country

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we are back. carson joins us. >> well, good morning everybody. may is national water safety month and as we get ready for fun in the sun, it is a great time for reminder on the importance of learning to swim. >> yeah. according to american red cross, one in five americans does not know how to swim and, craig, among them is somebody you're very very close to >> my oldest friend in fact. my younger brother ryan. when he announce that he decided to take swimming lessons, i was actually a bit taken aback, a bit surprised becaus for some reason i always assumed he knew how to swim a little bit. turns out he and lot of other adults in the country never learned. so we decided to be there for his very first lesson. some of my favorite memories are from the beach or poolside with my family. during all those times, i neve really thought about the fact that my brother ryan can't swim. now, at the age of 36, he's

decided to take the plunge what made you decide that now was the time to learn? >> so jaden and jax, they are 4 and 6. and they are not afraid of the water. they love the water. >> reporter: and a few months ago they found out ryan can't swim >> daddy, you can't swim so i thought, you know, what better time than now than to take swi again, the kids aren't afraid of water. and you always want to be on the safe side, you know, god forbid something happens. >> basically what i'm hearing is your son shamed you into lessons. >> pretty much that's it. >> whatever works. >> that's it. >> way to go nephews >> reporter: ryan came to the right place to learn the jeep rodgers ymca in our hometown of columbia, south carolina the day we were there, the y hosted second graders from a local school district for a program called "safety around

the water. amy dopdson -- dodson is the aquatics director. >> so that program is built and also, 50% of parents don't o even think jennings a threat to their children. >> the threat is very real, with nearly 4000 drowning deaths in this country every year. who is at greater risk? 60% of americans who say they have little or no swimming ability percentage that includes ryan. but he is hoping to change that. amy is the instructor for swimming lessons. >> the first thing you're going to do is give it everything you have. there's no wrong answer. >> reporter: she quickly assesses visibility and comfort level. she even coaches him on -- >> you can tell how much i've been in the water. >> reporter: working on -- going back and forth to the

shallow end. they went through the same pieces back in 2008 when i took swimming lessons as a reporter. ryan switches to the export. next, he learns how to use his arms. not as easy as it sounds. and one final challenge, using the kickboard to swim to the deep end. he finishes, but you can see how the deep end gets to them. >> there was a moment in the lesson were you were in the deep end and he looked genuinely freaked out. what happened? >> i'm terrified. it was the eight-foot part.

when i don't feel my feet touching the bottom, that makes me panic. >> -- swam back. and then, he was all smiles. but baby brother is committed to -- >> are you gonna learn how to breathe? so you're not going to stop taking lessons? miraculous local. being able to feel comfortable in a pool that cp. >> you, ryan. >> we just didn't grope around water. >> do you think there's some

embarrassment, like nobody wants is a they don't know how to swim, so they don't want to speak the lesson. >> that's the number one reason. remarkable he did a with it. he's going to continue lessons. is a big weekend coming up later this special, we are going to swim together. >> by a large company the win has a great program nationwide for kids who can't afford it, it's free. keep going, keep taking lessons. and i promise to be there. but may not feel this -- >> mr. rucker, how about a check of the weather? >> as we look at for today, a

level of stormy conditions, starting to fire up in several places will. a lot of heat though. ran on into central texas. in the southwest. sky conditions, it's going to be a picture-perfect, fantastic day. the eastern third of this country, mid country, windy conditions. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> for the north bay, it's up to 84 degrees, reaching 95 for an afternoon high. we are still keeping the weather in the coast up. and

then you do see our valley temperature starting to come through on thursday. warming ahead. don't forget if you're heading out, check us out, today show radio, siriusxm, channel 108 but right now, the best part of the mornin "popstart." >> thank you uncle al for that bridgerton lady whistledown very big news for season 3 of the series everybody has seen except me according to the gotham columnist's latest announcement, the next chapter is going to focus on the relationship between colin bridgerton, and lady whistledown herself >> i haven't seen it. >> i didn't say anything yonts -- i don't ew if i spoiled anything i just read the teleprompter coughlan over the weekend, netflix fans, fans of the show into a frenzy. here is what they tweeted.

season 3 is going to reveal -- or if penelope and colin go from friends to lovers. how or if. nothing's been said. the most recent season of the period drama premiered in march with a record number of viewers on netflix no word yet on -- >> -- word salad. >> -- preparation for -- >> -- last three minutes >> do you know >> no idea. >> lady whistledown. >> just make it sound british by putting ton at the end of it you're carson dalyton. >> that's just a made up word. >> this i know something about harry styles the music superstart pr preeparo release his next album, he's also making time for life outside of work in a recent conversation with apple music, opening up about not just juggling new music but touring and his personal life as well. >> invest more time in balancing my life out a bit. like this working is not

everything about who i am. like it is only what i do. and i don't want to be defined as a person necessarily by, like, what i do all the time i want to be able to put that down and for a really long time i didn't really know who i was if i didn't do this and that's really scary. >> i would have had to stop that interview and put a little more light on harry a little more down light light that man up. >> he's going deep >> on thursday, harry, you're going to be lit perfectly. that is a fact harry's going to join us on the plaza this thursday. if you know me or live near me, please stop asking me. just stop. stop >> it's over >> i'm saying that to my own family members too more than anything >> people you haven't heard from in years >> i'm about to go to a hotel until this thing is over

i get knocks at the door it's crazy how many people want to come to this. we don't blame them. this is going to be great. pete davidson and edie falco the fair announcing that she's going to play pete's mom the show set to tell dramatized versions of pete's real life experiences, something he also did in the 2020 movie "the king of staten island" the snl actor is going to write and executive produce the project. the gig is extra special for pete, who happens to be a " "sopranos" superstar. an all star duo in casting brian fransen and annette benning, for jerry and marge go large, based on a true story the movie follows one couple who discovers a loophole in the massachusetts state lottery and winds millions with hopes of reviving their small michigan time. >> i'm playing the lottery, and

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dreams come true, class of 2010, aka 2022, but we got it done made the promise when i left and had to see it through. mama, we made it so congrats to steph, and all the aggravated assaults on their major milestone. >> he wouldn't walk because he was helping the warriors get to the finals. >> pretty awesome. just ahead "the office" ladies, jenna fischer and angela, there they are, they have great stories about the beloved show you've never heard. they pulled out the scrapbook. they got into the garage we're going deep into office memorabilia. first a check of your local news and weather.

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8:30, lots to celebrate out here we've got graduations we've got birthdays. we have the first time on the plaza. we have reunions >> girls weekend. >> and guys. >> 48 hours now until harry styles >> crazy. >> going to be crazy. we're kicking off our summer concert series in style. there were 50,000 requests last

week >> yes. >> can you imagine what it is right now. >> insane. >> meantime, we have a busy half hour ahead this morning, including more of your conversation with selma blair. >> her book comes out today. memoir "mean baby" she details the struggles many her life we heard some of this week she opens it up, putting it all out there for the world to see, her complex relationship with her mom and how it's shaped her life as a mom. >> looking forward to that conversation also ahead, look who it is former co-stars and real life bes tee -- besties, jenna fischer and angela kinsey tell us about their new book and sharing cool behind the scenes at "the office." >> like family when they walk in so good to see 'em and we're going to fire up the grill and get ready for summer matt abdoo is doing some barbecue for us, show you how to save money

and you can do that by finding a great recipe and use a lesser known and less expensive cut of beef matt will explain that and we'll eat it >> new cook book out too as well then coming up in the 3rd hour, just a few minutes from now, a consumer confidential from vicky nguyen that every woman will want to hear, we're talking abou about hair loss, what causes is, when t be worried and the different options to treat it. >> first mr. roker on this sun splashed day. >> let's see what we got splashed by sun or by rain for today. here in the eastern third of the country as the chamber of commerce day fantastic. severe storms in the upper plains -- heat southern california tomorrow showers and storms great lakes, upper mississippi and ohio river valley. heavy rains in the pacific northwest, nice from caribou, maine, all the way down into northern florida

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back to school >> it was a bucket list and a promise to my mom. >> what was your major >> general studies, criminology, sociology. >> congratulation, happy graduation that is so cool. way to go, way to go >> so inspiring. you and steph curry, by the way. coming up we're going to have a lot more with my conversation with selma blair, moving past the labels that once defined her, and the touching letter she what's it like having xfinity internet? it's beyond gig-speed fast. so gaming with your niece, has never felt more intense. hey what does this button do? no, don't! we're talking supersonic wi-fi. three times the bandwidth and the power to connect hundreds of devices at once. that's powerful. couldn't said it better myself. you just did. unbeatable internet from xfinity. made to do anything so you can do anything. whoa.

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emotionally and physically >> what was it like to kind of excavate your past and look through everything >> i am so lucky that i decided to write this book right when i did stem cell, so i really initiated myself into a much more forgiving space for myself and for everyone else, a patience really grew >> it is hard enough to write a book it is hard enough. it's harder still when you don't have all of your faculties about you all the day. >> i would send on a yellow legal pad and take a picture when i have my hands in certain positions, it triggers disystons and things lot of other neurological dystonias and things. >> starting when he was just an infant off the explain the title.

>> when i was just born, people came over to visitor the new blakener baby. i guess i was a mean baby. people think of you that way the things you're called, how they become start of your story. >> how did you feel growing up, what was it like growing up in that house i felt like dying growing up i mean, i did. and that is why i feel like i'm such a miracle right now that i actually want to live i want to be here. i want to enjoy this >> well selma describes deep affection for her family, she also recounts desperately trying to please her mother who could be demanding, critical and sometimes cruel. when she landed the cover of 17 magazine in 1999, her mom called and said, you look so unimportant. when are you going to come home and get a real job selma writes, there is always one person who get under our skin, who knows our weak spots and can't help but go in for the kill for me that person is my mother. >> you show a lot of grace and to your mom.

you tell the truth >> she was damn fine, funny dramatic, amazing woman. and i was hurt that she didn't love me enough i love my son enough >> you said my mother tethered a darkness to me, and i thought my suffering was the only way to please her that hit me hard >> it is sad what we go through, isn't it all of us, as we come to understand our life. >> i wanted to be worthy of her love and that meant suffering >> selma wants a different life for her son, 10-year-old arthur, and sets her back in her documentary introducing selm blair exists so he knows how hard she's fought to be here and to be happy. >> write a letter to arthur at the end of your book which is so touching one of the things you say is "my disease is not a tragedy."

what do you hope he sees when he sees you moving through the world? >> i hope he sees that when you have something that could potentially be a real setback, in time, set yourself up to recover. and i don't want him to feel ashamed or too scared that he can't move forward i am so grateful that i'm moving forward. because i did not want to my whole life >> a brave move forward for selma came at the 2019 "vanity fair" oscar party. the first time she stepped out in public after announcing she's been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. >> that was a real coming out party for me because i know it meant something to other people and certainly to people with more radical disabilities to see, oh right, this world is ours too. >> selma, who had returned to her love of riding said she's worked hard to move past the labels that once defined her. >> i think my story is that i really am figuring it out now. and i am kind. -

to myself, and i really do -- really do have the capability to love >> you are not the mean baby. >> i'm not the mean baby whoa. >> this memoir has so much in it it is so deep and thoughtful and really thought provoking for me as a mother and of course, you know, i had a mother and just interesting to hear her talk about it. she's a phenomenal writer. she tells this funny story about how when she went to her writing teacher and she had done a play or something and then he said, you know, selma, you are an actress. and she thought to herself, but i want to be a writer. when your writing teacher tells you are an actor that is not good but i thought, selma, you are a writer. >> you are a writer. >> taking a picture of her yellow pad so she could get -- that was amazing. >> and you can tell the process

itself is quite cathartic for her. >> yeah, it is and yeah it's a complex story but it is really fascinating selma's mom died in 2020 during the pandemic she said she still misses her every day. she dedicated mean baby to her mom and son arthur it is available today. and you can see more of our conversation with selma today at noon eastern on our streaming channel today all day. coming up next, guys, it's pam and angela i mean jenna and angela. frenemies from "the office" all about love in real life and we can't wait to hear their stories from the set from the set they have ited nearly 10 yearswa did you know that renovating your kitchen and bathroom

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besties. >> co-hosting the chart topping rewatch podcast, the office ladies and starting today they are giving fans a deeper look behind the scenes in their new book, "the office bffs" tales from office the from two best friends who were there. >> good morning. >> good morning. . >> we heard you did a lot of excavating, digging in your garages to get all the materials for this all of these goodies were just stored away? >> we apparently save everything we're those people so we had ticket stubs and photos and notes, and we were like journals, so many journals. >> >> and this was like a home cleaning project that turned into a book, but it took years. >> yes, it started a as lets ban together and get rid of all our clutter project. best friends project. >> and then we said maybe we should take this and make a scrapbook. and then angela said why don't we write a book. write a book. >> what? >> i was like no, no no no. >> you slipped in best friends in that conversation, and that's one of the best parts about this book you guys met in your 30s and a lot of people by then already have their best friend but y'all found each other at

this important times in your lives. >> yeah. >> in stereo. >> we met on "the office." and then we had this life altering event that happened for us i mean i think we would have been best friends however we met but we ended up getting to go on this really incredible journey together and we're best friends to this day. >> and you guys when you go to award shows, who had it? was it you who had a technique for meeting celebrities when you guys were just - >> i don't know if i would call it a technique. >> -- this is jenna's technique. just walk up laughing and they will laugh with you. and i was like, what, and as we got close, i was like may day, may da >> it worked you walk up into the group of people you want to meet and you go ha ha ha. >> i kind of like that technique. we learn a lot of cool things about your show. one of them is when steve carell was coming back, he was a surprise

and you all kept such a tight lid on it that even the nbc folks had no clue he was going to be involved >> i didn't know -- jenna knew and didn't tell me. >> what? >> yeah. greg daniels our show runner told me and rain and john but they said we can't tell anyone and rain wilson looked at me and said not even angela. . >> were you mad that she didn't tell you >> i just told her people just need to know if they tell me something, they're telling you something, that's it i can't keep a secret. >> the office reexploded in popularity in the pandemic people went back and rewatched it now you have the rewatch podcast. jenna, when "the office" first came out, i saw an interview, probably the "today show." and you said something i have never forgotten. must have been greg daniels. you said he said in your audition, don't be afraid to be more boring. do you remember that >> yes yes. my audition note was dare to bore me.

with this audition >> i don't know why that has stuck with me for 20 years >> and you know what i love about this show. it didn't start off as a juggernaut it started off kind of the way seinfeld did is it going to work? you all were scared in the beginning about the next episode. not only the next season >> i kept my name plate off the door because i thought well that's it we're not coming back next week. every week we're like are we going to be on but then we turned a corner. and here we are. >> wow. >> just incredible and how about the podcast? you are in season 6 now. there are 9 seasons. so then what happens >> we don't know but we're loving chatting together on the podcast. we think maybe we'll start breaking down like keanu reeves movies. >> keanu reeves -- >> you've detectives >> brilliant concept y'all should do anyway that. >> solving crimes no one cares about. >> i like it. >> where did my other sock go?

>> exactly who stole the traffic cones? we'll never know. >> we may never know. >> whatever you are doing i'm watching >> we're in. we're in again, the book "the office bffs" is out today and you can find out more on today.com/shop. don't forget you can stream all nine seasons of the office on peacock. >> please do detectives, i need it in my life. >> up nexts not your average steak night. we're making char grilled try tip with matt abdoo. this is a more affordable option and the family is going to love it first this is "today" on nbc

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matt abdoo if you want the recipe, we made it very easy, scan the qr code to order the ingredients in one click then select add ingredients to the cart, then schedule pickup or delivery. very easy. play long at home if you want. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> book is out "pig beach" barbecue cook book. >> that's right. exciting >> when i think of barbecue, i think of uncle al. we exchange barbecue ideas and tips all the time. didn't you write a blurb in matt's book? >> i sure did. >> what do you love about the cook book? >> it is simple. everything is really accessible. you can imagine making the stuff. >> that's what we want to do make a book everyone could enjoy and cook from the barbecue to hobbyist to professional barbecue guy learning to make extra flavors that's fun and different. >> what advice for people in the barbecue world >> any newby, get yourself a digita you can tell anything is cooked or ready to be wrapped or

with that tool you can have a lot of success in the barbecue game >> i teased saying you were going to find meats that were less expensive to use. what do we have today? >> today we have a little try tip action cut of sirloin from the bottom part of the sirloin. and tritip has to much flavor and texture to a flank steak once you slice it nice and thin. and it takes on great flavor we're starting off with a piece of tritip here, called tritip c because it has a triangle shape to it. for the rub, ground black pepper, paprika, garlic and dried rose mary. we're going mix this all together and this can go in your pantry into a food safe container, save for up to six months in the pantry and use it when needed. >> can you use that same rub on other cuts of meat >> exactly any steak, chicken, poultry, pork, delicious. it is an all purpose rub and olive oil, whatever you have in the pantry. and generously season with the

rub. really all purpose kind of rub, seasoning. >> on both sides, right? >> always both sides i love it. >> she's got a cooking show. >> you going to eat both sides, season both sides. >> we're going to fire up the smoker to 250 degrees. i like to use cherry wood, whatever kind of wood and smoke flavor you like, by all means, have fun with it >> and you have to smoke it? >> you don't it just adds that element of that barbecue smoky flare and flavor, which makes that steak different and shine a little more but you can also take it and cook it completely on the grill. >> you would do that the 250 too. >> no on the grill whenever i set up a grill, i do zone cooking, one side set to hot heat for charring and marking, and the other side set at medium to cook that center, get that nice and low center cook so you get a perfect eye. >> if you want to do it inside, you can take it and roast it off in the oven. no problem that is the great thing about cooking. everyone has a version of a

recipe and what they can do. as long as you are cook and that digital instant read thermometer to the right temperature >> medium rare i'll around 135. >> -- up to 140. i will >> we have about a minute and a half >> quick so in here we have our steak smoked to around 100 degrees mark it off on the grill, get the beautiful char marks that are happening. and for me the perfect condiments for summertime meat which i ammy -- chimichurri sauc parsley and chop it up add to the mixing bowl mint cilantro great as well put that all in the bowl red wine vinegar, lemon juice. olive oil. mix together and dust with a bit of lemon >> it's the best thing ever. >> and then you slice it. >> what i love about tritip is the backside for those people that would like the steak a

little bit more cooked, just by the nature of the steak. >> that's a happy place. >> love it >> that is a happy plate. >> what's going on here. >> are you not eating? >> the great thing about tritip is that since it's tapered off at the end, for guests joining us who want their steak cooked more they can have the medium well pieces and the people that want something more on the medium rare side, go right to the middle and get the beautiful pieces cut right there top off with the bright, fresh, vibrant sauce. >> it's perfect. >> chicken too >> it's got a great clean, meaty flavor to it

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