they have been waiting for days just to see him. quite the talented performer. weight until you see his outfit coming up on the today show this morning as well. we will be back with a local news update and about half an hour. have a great morning. good morning, breaking overnight, crisis mode the white house taking emergency steps to address the nationwide baby formula shortage. invoking a war-time act to boost supplies and ordering u.s. planes to speed up shipments from overseas. this morning everything parents need to know and why critics say the drastic measures should have come much sooner. nose dive. all eyes on wall street after the worst drop in two years. the dow plunging more than 1100 points just ahead, the troubling news

from major retailers that triggered the selloff and the deepening fears of a looming recession. alarming increase with covid cases rising fast, health officials sound a new alarm. telling tens of millions it's time to consider masking up again. straight ahead, the areas seeing the biggest surge and the new testing recommendations for all americans ahead of summer travel. special delivery a mom to be, asleep on a cross country flight, suddenly goes into labor. >> there's no way i can have the baby on the plane. >> the crew, with no formal training, springing into action. >> there's no space inside of me for any doubt. i just had to make sure that i was there for her. >> they're sharing the remarkable story with us, exclusively. those stories, plus, they made it. the first team of all black climbers to ever reach the summit of mount everest celebrating their historic

achievement with us live. and wild about harry harry styles, one of the biggest stars on the planet taking over rockefeller plaza for our first concert of the season. the enthusiastic crowd stretching as far as the eye can see as we turn our home into harry's house for one morning. "today," thursday, may 19th, 2022 this is "today" with savannah >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. yeah, we're on. >> this is not a typical show. this is a very special show. welcome in, it's a special thursday morning here on "today." >> yes, we are outside with

thousands of our dearest friends. who have come to see one man, harry styles he is here >> you know what we've done so many concerts out here on the plaza, none like this. people were camped out -- were y'all camped out [ crowd cheering ] >> we mentioned the weather, it has been pouring rain for hours but these fans are smiling, dancing, they're undeterred. harry's been out here doing sound check and al said it might actually open up a little bit and be better by the 8:00 hour. >> harry can bring the sunshine. let's work on that we'll get back to the crowd in a second but a lot of news to cover. the new action taken by the white house to tackle the shortage of baby formula and help millions of desperate families kristen welker joins us with more on this. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. president biden has been on defense on what critics say has been a slow response to the baby formula shortage but now he's taking his strongest action to

date, pushing private industry to ramp up the action, as families nationwide desperately await relief under growing pressure, president biden now taking dramatic action to address the nationwide baby formula shortage on tuesday he invoked the defense production act, requiring suppliers of key formula ingredients to prioritize delivery to formula manufacturers. >> i've directed my team to do everything possible to ensure there's enough safe baby formula and it's reaching families that need it the most. >> reporter: the president launching operation fly formula. rd ordering the military to transport to the u.s. from other countries. these measures usually reserved for wartime, coming after the crisis has been going on from months, leading from desperation from parents. >> that's our goal as a parent to make sure our child has what they need. >> reporter: even some democrats say the administration should

have acted sooner. >> i give everybody an f on the entire spectrum of this. nobody focused on this. >> reporter: the formula shortage so severe it's now leading to new hospitalizations. 11 week old baby chloe is one of the cases linked to the shortage chloe had surgery on monday but with allergies to dairy and soy she needs a special formula that's been nearly impossible for her parents to find. chloe's mother telling our kate snow. >> we tried everything for her -- sorry we need to have her on the most hypoallergenic formula to see if this will indeed help her to keep us out of the hospital. >> reporter: painful for so many families administration officials say the order for private industry to ramp up production has gone out

immediately and the flights could takeoff within days. overnight the house passed two bills aimed at addressing the shortage and now heads to the senate >> kristen welker, at the capital. thank you. the other story, inflation across the country and yesterday it took a major toll on wall street, the dow plunging nearly 1200 points the biggest one day drop since the start of the pandemic tom costello joins us with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, from wall street to main street we are seeing it at retailers across the country, target and walmart among those reporting very steep drops in profits because costs are soaring. supply chain issues, inflation, fuel costs, all of that really eating into their profits. and this is really hurting everyday americans every single day, they are deciding they need

to cut back on their spending. on wall street, inflation alarm bells are ringing, sending stocks on wednesday into a bells are ringing, sending stocks on wednesday into a dramatic nose dive >> the dow closing lower more than 1100 points. >> reporter: the dow suffering the biggest loss since 2020 after poor reports from retailers increased concerns of a looming recession. walmart down more than 20% both walmart and target blame rising costs on everything from fuel to labor. >> their cost to do business was just much higher than they had originally anticipated. >> reporter: and consumers are feeling the pinch, especially at the grocery store, forcing some to ask, can i live without it? ruth simpson said she had to turn to a food pantry for help. >> the prices have been going up so high, and i can't keep up.

>> reporter: other saving tactics americans are using, grocery store hopping, coupon clipping and cutting back on expensive items like meat. >> buy a whole chicken, i might break it down and make chicken salad. >> reporter: walmart said shoppers are switching to cheaper store brands and opting for smaller sizes like half a gallon of milk. >> this is $73.55 for a full tank of gas. >> reporter: little relief at the gas pump with the national average $4.59 a gallon and climbing but people are still willing to fill up, especially headed into the summer travel season. >> americans seem resilient and eager to hit the road ahead of memorial day. >> reporter: retailers say americans are still spending, just prioritizing different items. >> we're seeing a shift in what they shop and how they're shopping right now >> reporter: target's ceo said

shoppers are skipping pandemic staples like tvs and bikes, and instead buying kids toys, apparel and luggage. as birthday parties, social events like weddings and summer vacations start to make a comeback we all pay for it every day. we talk about gas prices listen to this stat the average american is now going to spend about $5,000 for gasoline this year compared to about 2,800 last year. diesel fuel prices soaring, that means the cost of getting your items to the store soaring turning to new covid concerns, health officials are sounding the alarm with cases rising sharply across much of the nation so the one silver lining, hospitalizations and deaths are not suggesting subvariants may be more contagious but less severe stephanie gosk has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. according to the cdc in this latest wave, cases have risen around 26% over the previous week, a three-fold increase over the last month, as many officer

workers return and gear up for vacations. federal officials calling the national up tick very substantial with a third of the country experiencing high substantial with a third of the country experiencing high transmission rates. >> in areas where community transmission is high, everyone should be wearing a mask in public indoor setting. >> reporter: but the numbers of severe illnesses and deaths is lagging thanks to vaccines and anti-viral medication from pfizer. >> the rate of transmission is lower, and death numbers continue to be low want to continue to drive that lower. >> reporter: some work places are reinstating mask requirements, including the big three auto plants in michigan. >> it's to protect all of us it really is i don't mind. >> reporter: while some hoped

the u.s. would be close to herd immunity now, experts say that's complicated by the idea of reinfections. >> if you just recovered from covid-19 you can assume you'll have some short-term immunity against the strain you got infected with and new strains but how long that immunity lasts we don't know. >> reporter: with the tradition summer travel season around the corner, the cdc is recommending all americans test within three days of departure. even for fully vaccinated people traveling within the u.s. >> it's tough, it can be a huge inconvenience but it will prevent further spread. >> the safer, the better. >> reporter: a new precaution to prevent a summer surge. the fda has approved a pfizer booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11, kids would be eligible for a third shot five months after completing their initial two-dose vaccine. >> good to see you. >> thank you.

now to the war in ukraine, the u.s. reopening its embassy in kyiv. a symbolic move even as fighting rages in the eastern part of the country. richard engel has the latest this morning. good morning to you, richard. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. yes, the u.s. embassy is back in action fighting continues out here in the east. and the ukrainian government said it is now doing everything it can to secure the release of hundreds of ukrainian fighters who surrendered to russian forces in the city of mariupol. but russia is now using them for propaganda purposes to try to portray ukraine's resistance as extremists. russia has been parading surrendering ukrainian fighters through the streets of mariupol. russian officials say nearly 1,000 ukrainian fighters surrendered this week after they were surrounded and made a last stand at a steel factory. russia describing them as neo-nazis, said it will interrogate each one for crimes against civilians. moscow seems to be sending a

message after ukraine put the first russian soldier on trial. the 21-year-old pleaded guilty to shooting a civilian outside of kyiv. his lawyer said he was ordered to shoot by his commander who thought the ukrainian would give away the russian's position. in kyiv, the united states is now back in business officially. raising the flag over the american embassy there. diplomats were ordered out of the country in the early days of the war when it seemed russia might quickly take over the entire country. instead russian troops were first driven back from kyiv and now from around the eastern city of kharkiv where ukrainian forces are blowing up bridges to stop russian advances. while russian troops are struggling to hold territory, their grip on the port city of mariupol and a naval blockade in the port sea are strangling ukraine cutting off exports of the country's most important commodity grain.

there was a direct appeal to president putin to let ukraine export its grain. >> this is not just about ukraine. this is about the poor around the world who are on the brink of starvation as we speak. so i ask president putin, if you have any heart at all, to please open these ports >> reporter: today president biden meets with leaders from finland and sweden after the two nations yesterday formally submitted their bids to join nato savannah. >> richard, thank you very much. a lot more to get to, 7:14, craig joins us good morning. >> good morning. we have new developments for you this morning in the federal criminal investigation of

president biden's son hunter, his finances and his work overseas nbc's senior washington correspondent haley jackson joins us with more >> this morning we're learning more about the president's son and the paying off of a multi-million dollar tax bill he owed the question for hunter biden legally and president biden politically is whether or not there will be any federal charges in this investigation. with federal prosecutors pouring over hunter biden's finances, this morning a representative for the president's son tells nbc news his irs bill totaling about $2 million has been paid off. two people familiar with the matter say the money was arranged by one of the new attorneys, lawyer kevin morris known for brokering a deal for the south park tv show. >> does paying that tax bill wash away any liability that hunter biden might have now? >> it doesn't undo the crime it would be like returning money

to a bank that you robbed. you still robbed the bank. >> the president's son and his company brought in about $11 million between 2013 and 2018 working as an attorney, a board member to a ukrainian gas company accused of bribing a prosecutor and a joint venture with a chinese business man now accused of a fraud a copy of biden's hard drive and i cloud account obtained by nbc. during the campaign, then candidate biden denied his son profited off a china connection. >> my son has not made money in terms of this thing what are you talking about, china. >> reporter: the records show hunter biden's company received nearly $5 million from that joint venture funded by a chinese energy company a snap shop of hunter biden's spending show for five months in

2017 and 2018, he spent more than $200,000 a month on things like luxury hotel rooms, cash withdrawals, dental work and payments on a porsche according to documents on a hard drive a time period that hunter acknowledged struggling with drug addiction documents recovered from the hard drive were brought to light by the biden's political opponents. in 2020, some experts said the laptop had hallmarks of a russian disinformation campaign. the president has defended his son. >> i'm confident >> reporter: and hunter biden has denied any illegal business dealings.

>> i'm cooperating completely. and i'm absolutely certain, 100% certain that at the end of the investigation, that i will be cleared of any wrong doing >> reporter: experts point out family members of a president who hold no official job in the administration are not bound by any government ethics rules. hunter biden's attorney did not comment on the record and the white house has not responded to our request for comment. >> thank you around here there's no man we are hanging on every word more than al roker >> yes, sir. what's it look like? >> you called it yesterday >> we'll get to that in a moment first we have severe weather to talk about severe storms in the plains, here in the east rain. but 29 million of us are dealing with severe weather today, looking at strong winds, possibilities of tornados wind gusts of 60 miles per hour and large hail and tomorrow that switches from chicago down to dallas wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour severe risk for the upper mid west today as the front pushes in, strong storms through the southeast. tomorrow the secondary cold front becomes the dominant feature, storms from michigan to

texas. looking at showers and thunderstorms advancing into the ohio valley on saturday. areas of heavy rain we could be looking at localized flooding. rainfall amounts coming down over already saturated ground we could be looking at 1 to 3 inches of rain before it's all over we'll get to the harry styles forecast and your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. take a look at the beautiful

shot from oracle park looking across the bay with sunshine this morning and also some high clouds moving by. the temperatures do stay in the 60s today but still hot for the inland valleys. warm for this time of year. it is 86 and concorde, 84 in morgan hill. san jose will be in the upper 70s and we are looking at more of the same tomorrow with a high fire danger in the inland hills. end of that rain -- the rain shield, look at this as we put our crowd cam, our harry styles crowd cam, you can see the rain is just about done. so, ladies and gentlemen, i think by the time harry styles takes that stage, i think it's going to be -- maybe a spritz here and there moving through. >> okay. >> thank you, al roker, we love you. >> you're welcome, america

you're welcome. >> thank you >> al, thank you. >> awesome. still ahead, imagine this, you fall asleep on a plane only to wake up and realize you're in labor. it happened. the woman you're about to meet is now thanking the flight attendants who remained calm under pressure and helped her bring her baby safely into the world. we'll meet them all straight ahead. high atop mount everest, history. the first all black team to reach the summit and this morning the members of that group are celebrating with us live. can't wait but first, this is "today" on nbc. fanduel and draftkings, two out of state corporations making big promises to californians. what's the real math behind their ballot measure for online sports betting? 90% of profits go to the out of state corporations permanently. only eight and a half cents is left for the homeless. and in virginia, arizona, and other states, fanduel and draftkings use loopholes to pay far less than was promised. sound familiar?

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>> reporter: here we are at westfield valley fair where employees will protest the parking plan they say is taking a bite out of the air post -- paychecks and they have instituted a three dollars a day fee in addition to charging shoppers after the first two hours in the employees say it is in fair. they want for the mall to go back to the policy. management said they are committed to that plan. >> we have been tracking what we can expect in the forecast. >> the wind picks up and temperatures stay high with low humidity, we will have a high fire day and especially for some of the hills and inland valleys and we will be watching that into the weekend as the temperatures stay into the 80s for highs and early next week and by monday and tuesday we are looking at temperatures into the mid-90s and we do

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♪ hello. >> nice to meet you, what's your name >> i'm harry styles. >> okay. harry, how old are you >> i'm 16. >> that was then can we show our crowd outside. this is now. young harry styles is now music super star solo recording artist one of the hugest musicians on the planet thousands of his fans have packed our plaza so many of these folks have been in the rain all night, not a drizzle, a pouring rain waiting for harry and they're not going

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fine on the second leg to orlando she was sound asleep when contractions woke her up luckily her now 4 month old baby is in good hands jada lynn sky was not on a flight not yet born when she surprised her mom, shakira lynn martin. >> i was fine, and i went to sleep and i woke up and my contractions were -- >> your contractions woke you up in the middle of the flight? >> reporter: yes >> the first thought that runs through your mind is what? >> there's no way i can have this baby on the plane. >> but mother nature had her own plans. shakira, now a mother of 4 said

it happened quickly. she was guided to the plane and shortly after went into the bathroom where she gave birth. >> i went into the bathroom and two pushes the baby comes out. >> you went into the bathroom pregnant and you came out -- >> came out, yeah. >> while none of the crew this childbirth training a team of people well versed in emergency response pitched in throughout the plane. the pilot turned over flying duties to the first officer and coordinating an emergency landing in pensacola others gathered medical equipment. one of them, a calming presence helped with the delivery. >> i'm an older sister so i saw this young woman, she was pregnant, uncomfortable. there was no space inside of me for any doubt.

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welcome back, 7:40 with in depth today. this morning a remarkable team of history makers. >> yes the full circle everest expedition recently became the first all black climbing group to summit the world's tallest moment. >> first, more on their remarkable journey and their hopes it will inspire future generations of climbers. it was a ground breaking moment on the world's highest peak. 7 members celebrating their successful summit all while making history as the first all black climbing group to reach the top of mount everest team leader, phil henderson sharing the news on instagram, writing, all members of the climbs and sherpa teams have safely returned to base camp after ascending mount renear and

washington last year, the team set its sights to major heights. and for months they worked on their goal the team left base camp on may 2nd to start the climb after a week they shared their progress, posting on instagram after countless hours of training, preparing, and dedication, the team is getting ready to make a push for the summit three days later, their perseverance paid off and they nearly doubled the number of black climbers who reached the peak but for the team, it was always more than just an experience the intent was to inspire the next generation of outdoor black enthusiasts in black communities. climber fred campbell on "today." >> i hope they see our experience and how much we love

being on the mountain and be inspired to find an adventure on their own. >> now one team's path to success a symbol how to make dreams a reality let's meet the team, two of the climbers who submitted and phillip henderson is the leader of the group, he was on the mountain and saw his vision fulfilled when seven members reached the summit good morning. >> good morning, thank you for having us. >> we know it's evening time there and you're celebrating a successful summit. i'll start with you manoa, you're a professional climber but this was your first time at the top of everest, did it meet your expectations? >> yeah, exceeded. exceeded it's really amazing. >> what was it like up there >> up there, yeah, it's a little cold the air is a little thin but, you know, down here and, you know, on the journey through to the top of the world, every place is amazing, everyone is amazing. so yeah, it's all good.

>> rosemary, this is like a huge personal accomplishment for you, but it's also a big accomplishment for african americans in general we were talking about how only ten african americans have done this, what you did what does it mean in a greater sense? >> it's bigger, only ten african americans, i think that's ten black folks globally fewer than that african americans have made it to the summit but yeah, this is a huge accomplishment for each of us on our team for the full circle team for our sherpa team, for all of the support that we had and now we're able to take this experience and take it back to our communities and tell the stories, share what we've learned of this beautiful place and culture and hopefully

inspire a future generation of outdoor enthusiasts. >> phil this is your group, you're the team leader explain to folks why this was so important to you why were you hellbent on getting folks to the top of everest. >> a number of reasons, but one i've been working in the industry now, the industry for almost three decades when i came into it, there weren't folks like myself that i had to look to, you know, for guidance and mentorship and so on not that i haven't had mentors, but after three decades i kind of found myself in that place to mentor different members of this team and so that's part of it but the other part is i had a relationship with people in nepal and the sherpa community, trained a lot of them in the craft of working as high altitude workers and i wanted to share my love and community with the sherpa people with the community i have

at home. so it was really important in a lot of ways. >> we want to congratulate all of you you're on top of the world in every way. thank you so much for inspiring others. >> hear hear >> thank you so much >> thank you for having us >> beautiful keep celebrating okay. >> yes >> we heard there were a couple. what time did you guys get here? >> 10:00 p.m. yesterday. >> last night. unbelievable. let's show you what we've got as far as your weather is concerned. the ra margaritas >> there you go. cheers

>> no need to hide those. >> when you say it's 5:00 somewhere, it i literally is it's 5:30 there. 7:46, time for a check of the weather. mr. roker. >> we're down here on 49th street and you can see we have folks all the way over here in front of 30 rock what time did -- hey, how are you doing? nice to see you. what time did you guys get here? >> 10:00 p.m. yesterday. >> last night. unbelievable let's show you what we've got as far as your weather is concerned. the rain is letting up, that's the good news. look at this crowd unbelievable now we go out west, 16 million people under fire weather watches or red flag warnings fire to ice, in the if northern rockies, denver the high today 89, with a high fire danger. rain changes over to snow. that's crazy rest of the west we're looking at near record temperatures stretching from the rockies to the southeast, near records for myrtle beach, atlanta, memphis tomorrow moves up north. cleveland you may set a record at 93, richmond 95, dallas 97, good morning. if you are waking up and headed out, it is a mild start with calm her winds and it will pick up this evening with an increased fire danger especially for the hills in the

north and east bay. the temperatures are still above normal into the mid-80s and even low 90s for fairfield, but we are keeping it comfortable in much of the peninsula in san francisco. we will see more of the same tomorrow and into the weekend with above normal temperatures. you things are looking good. it's the harry styles effect, ladies and gentlemen just that one little spritz of rain on top of new york city, that is moving through somebody dropped -- you dropped your phone hold on. there you go all right. they're so excited the pandemic. my people! wow. styles excitement, baby! yes! something i've been waiting to

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san francisco to escape the heat because the temperature is headed back to the 80s. the wind will pick up again tomorrow and we will see the high fire danger for the weekend as temperatures stay well above normal. they will spike again early next make -- week. here not much of a warm-up compared to what we have seen recently. we will see some breezy wind at times gusting up to 40 mph but again those inland valleys in the hills will have a higher gust and then into early next week we are up to 70 with low 70s on tuesday but it does still look pretty dry here in the forecast over the next seven days. >> we will have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. we will see you then.

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originally anticipated. >> where does that leave you an in depth report and what families are doing to beat the squeeze. plus, family matters, amber heard's sister takes the stand her message to johnny depp during another contentious day ahead. and harry's house. ♪ ♪ it's not the same as it was ♪ >> fans of superstar harry styles taking over mid-town manhattan for one of the biggest concerts ever as the golden singer hits the stage for a very special performance and that party starts right now, thursday, may 19th, 2022 >> our first harry styles concert! >> camped out over night for -- >> harry >> we love you, harry! >> today is my birthday and

we're celebrating with harry styles >> everything is going on "today" with harry >> the moment we've all been waiting for -- >> time for harry styles >> come on, y'all. it is a party. it is packed to the gills. it is harry styles day and in the sea of beautiful people -- >> yeah. >> -- is one awesome meredith vieira meredith came, she brought some friends. all the old friends are back. >> so many people are here i know >> anyone you've ever known has probably reached out this week. >> including every nbc news correspondent, i saw them out there, kate snow, stephanie ruehl. and thousands of others. he's going to play for us, sing for us he's going to talk to us we have an interview coming up. and tomorrow we'll reveal the rest of our all-star lineup for the citi concert series but

harry is starting it off in style. the nationwide shortage of baby formula is now so severe that president biden is using his emergency wartime powers to get it back on the shelves nbc correspondent kristen welker tells us what's being done to ease the pressure on parents good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the president has been under growing pressure to address the baby formula shortage and on tuesday he took his strongest action yet invoking the defense production act making manufacturers prioritize. the shortage has been going on for months even democrats say the administration should have acted sooner the president explaining the actions in a video overnight in.

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military brother right in the middle of her graduation ceremony it happened while a commencement speaker was reading a letter from the brother praising his sister's talents. >> and i know that she is going to do amaze things in her life she is one in a million, with a special talent of knowing just how to move forward. and the letter goes on and on and on, but let me do this talk to him about it >> now she didn't think her brother would make it to her graduation because of his deployment their dad was surprised too, ran out of the audience, gave the son a big old bear hug what a beautiful moment. >> special. >> that will give you a smile. so will this a huge crowd on our plaza and harry styles here to entertain us, introduce us to songs never heard before in public the album isn't out yet but you'll hear it in the next few minutes as the summer concert series gets under way right after this

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>> welcome back to "today. well, it's getting close just a little bit of drizzle, but this crowd is happy. they're smiling. >> hi, guys. >> carson is here. >> being in midtown manhattan what a turnout we have this thing stretches all the way around 30 rock, everybody here for the man of the moment who's going to do a special concert it's the one and only harry styles >> his big arrival just moments away i was asking the crowd if they have questions for them, they have a ton of great questions. but first, before all of that let's get a check of the weather from al. >> just about done let's show you first of all, let's look at what's going on as far as the country is concerned. you'll see right now we are looking at wet weather here in the northeast, morning rain, record highs throughout the southern tier states, cold weather to the pacific northwest. severe storms firing up in the northern plains and as far as our weather here in new york we'll look at the radar, it is just about done. we put the crowd in, you see it doesn't matter whether it's rain or shine, everybody is having a

great time here. and my man, jimmy, my camera man here, noticed there are even folks up on the balcony. people are on the roof raise the roof there you go look, meredith vieira got all dolled up. you look fantastic i've never seen you look better. >> why are you doing this to me? >> there's a drowned rat that called and said he doesn't like your look. there's the time away has just done wonders. that's what's going on around the country -- >> this is devotion. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures are still warm for the inland areas today, reaching into the mid 80s for santa rosa and napa and 81 in dublin. san jose, 78 -- 79 degrees

there and still low 90s for fairfield. and our inland areas will continue to be hot for the weekend as the winds pick up, and we have a concern for fire danger. we will have to be careful here in the next few days and early next week as the heat ramps back up on monday with highs on the mid-90s on monday and tuesday. >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi >> all right, guys here we go, for the thousands of people on the plaza and the many more watching at home, it is time -- >> harry styles is about to launch our summer concert series ahead of tomorrow's release of his brand new album "harry styles" but first the superstar is calling our plaza home. >> to kick things off, let's look back at how harry became one of the biggest names in music. look ♪ >> harry styles is one of the biggest super stars on the

planet the 28-year-old pop icon's music has been streamed more than $17 billion to date. ♪ just let me adore you ♪ >> capturing the hears of millions around the world with his talent, charm, and signature style. ♪ that's what makes you beautiful ♪ >> the british born rocker skyrocketed to fame a decade ago as a member of one direction and after going solo, his 2017 self-titled debut album soared to number one. he shattered more records with his follow-up, "fine line" topping the billboard charts yet again and winning a grammy for "watermelon sugar" he's an onscreen sensation too, on snl, in dunkirk and starring in "don't worry darling" now gearing up to release his highly anticipated new album "harry's house" but first, harry is ready to bring down the house here on "today." >> i have an idea.

let's do it right now. ladies and gentlemen, we've been waiting all morning for this one. harry styles come on out [ cheers and applause let's do it right now. ladies and gentlemen, we've been waiting all morning for this one. harry styles come on out. >> hi, have a seat >> come sit, relax you know they've been camping out here for a couple of days. >> i believe so. thank you so much. means so much here in the rain

>> they're all the way there, they're all the way back i mean, what's it feel like to know that at 5:30 in the morning or the night before a crowd turns out like this to watch you sing a few songs >> i think -- i mean, i feel very lucky throughout my career so far i just keep being surprised by the dedication and support that i've had from these amazing people so thank you so much for continuing to surprise me. i love you very much thank you. >> harry, these screams are the sound track of your life can you believe this -- the way this has all turned out? we were showing that earlier clip of you back in 2010 with simon cowell, introducing yourself, i'm harry styles, i'm 16 years old, to this. >> yeah, i think -- i mean, i think from that point onwards anything i've had in mind for my life is -- it's kind of done its own thing and i'm just trying to embrace it all the time. i feel incredibly lucky. everything feels like a bonus. >> harry, everybody is excited about the album coming out, "harry's house".

it's been a journey to put out the record it started off for you to be a literal thing. it was literally a stripped down intimate album that you wanted to make in your house, correct >> yes >> it's taken a few turns. tell us about the making of the record, what it means to you and for people to hear it tonight. >> it's definitely the most personal record i've made. it was definitely the most intimately made thing i've done so far obviously the pandemic and everything kind of added to the way it was made. it was made by a few people in a small room whether we kind of moved around the world a couple of times it was very much that core group of people i work with it's -- i think it's the most free i've ever felt making music. it's the most proud of anything

i've made i've been. so yeah, i'm really happy. it comes out at midnight so i hope you enjoy it [ cheers and applause >> we love watching you sing with lizzo, with shania twain. i love how you said you remember sitting with your mom singing to shania twain in the car, that was how you learned to sing. what did it mean to you to be on stage with her on that day >> i think it was just another moment where i get to -- i think like everything else in those moments about, you know, numbers and all the kind of things that come with being in the music industry, i think all of that stuff goes away in moments like that and it's just a moment of -- it's like a singular moment where i get to enjoy something i'd love to say it was like for the crowd, but it's for me in that moment. >> by the way, a young lady in the front row asked a question, she wondered about your lion's ring apparently you lost it at coachella. >> yeah. so it slipped off. >> how did we get it back?

>> i think some of the fans kind of like got in touch with whoever had found it in the field and i managed -- i got it back yesterday. >> it was returned to you, that's it. >> i got it back yesterday. >> i told you we'd take a fan question congratulations. >> thank you >> i think about you coming here with one direction back in the day -- >> yep. >> -- so in a way we feel you grew up with us at the "today" show and you came back again and again, and have given us incredible performances. one of my favorite things about you, besides you're a nice guy, when you did your solo album it was an homage to people that came before you, david bowie and queen. you didn't put out this poppy record that might have been expected and all of your music has that feel. it feels like you're always paying tribute to those who came before. >> i think -- you know, i think

a lot of the music i grew up on frames your musical pallet and references i think i like a lot of different types of music and i'd say this new album is kind of the most diverse in terms of the different kinds of influences that i've had and people i've been influenced by in my life and i feel like it's kind of a collection of all of my favorite things and very much like the album i've always wanted to make so i'm really happy. >> including the name of the album itself, right? >> yes >> inspired by >> haroimi hassanna. >> the music has been so close to your chest it's been hard to get. coachella helped us here some of the stuff. one of the things that struck me when you did boyfriends, which is a track on the record, you're going to do it for us today. i'm glad you're doing it it's a standout track. >> thank you.

>> you're so vulnerable. way to work the harmonies. tell me about that song specifical the end of the recording of the last album we could have rushed it to get it ready and it felt like there was something special about it and i wanted to take my time with it. i knew it would find its way on the album it was meant to be on. i love the song -- >> great song. >> thank you. >> he did the song at coachella you could have heard a pin drop. >> i love your fashion i'm sorry i'm looking at your outfit it's a ten plus plus plus. >> thank you. >> tell me about this morning you were thinking what am i

going to wear on the "today" show tell me about what made you choose this? >> it's early, i wanted to be comfortable. i thought sleeping bag, baby grow, i'm going for comfort and thought i could soak up some of the rain with this. >> you walk the red carpets when you step out, you step out. >> thank you i don't step out often >> let's talk about your acting career. >> yes >> saw you in "dunkirk" you have a couple movies coming up. >> yes >> the preview looked incredible, we did it on pop start. what is it called -- >> "don't worry darling" >> it looks cool like a thriller stepford wife kind of thing. >> yeah, it was a real pleasure to be involved in a project like that and i think the movie is really exciting, and i hope people like it it's going to be really cool. >> this young lady her question was, she wants to know how your music influenced your acting has it influenced it >> yeah, i think sometimes if

i'm going to act, i think i'm going to stop writing for a while and i think -- i tend to end up writing more. i think any time, even if you're pretending, you get a chance to look at something from someone else's perspective, it's going to influence the way you write and want to be creative. i feel if you're being creative in one way, it's going to influence the other. i feel really lucky to get to do two things i enjoy doing. >> how do you like singing in the rain >> i like it, actually. >> i'm so glad you're going to do that in a few minutes. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much. >> it's going to be great. >> y'all, it is almost time our citi concert stage is going to get lit with harry but first, your local news ♪

good morning to you. it's 8:26. 8:26 i'm marcus washington. angry protesters will garyght at the valleyfair mall. workers are now forced to pay $40 per month for the parking passes. they say they are already living on extremely tight budgets. mall management said that they support the workers' right to protest but they are committed to the parking plan. in some cases, stores are paying the added cost for the workers. time for a look at the

forecast for today, and meteorologist kari hall is tracking what to expect. marcus, high fire weather danger is hitting us early due to the dry conditions. and in the areas in orange with the east bay hills the wind advisories will pick up. as we go throughout today, temperatures at normal, 81 in dublin and is a hon say in the upper 70s going into the weekend. there are warm temperatures with highs in the upper 90s early next week while san francisco will continue in the 60s. mark us? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in half an hour. we'll see you then.

♪♪ ♪ >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi we're back, it's 8:30, our plaza is filled with these incredible fans. some have been camped out for days >> maybe weeks we don't know the full extent of where these people were sleeping and we're getting lucky with the weather. when we announced this particular concert we knew it was going to be huge but as you can see, it's exceeded expectations

we had record-breaking crowds, everybody wanted a ticket to this, even our own friends and family the day is finally here. >> we are not going to make anyone wait one moment longer. let's get right to the music with his latest hit single "as it was" give it up for harry styles ♪ ♪ he's holding you back ♪ ♪ why don't you leave it there ♪ ♪ nothing to say ♪ ♪ everything gets in the way ♪ ♪ seems you can open your place ♪ ♪ oh, in this world ♪ ♪ is this the world ♪ ♪ is it the same as it was in this world ♪ ♪ is this the world ♪ ♪ eyes on the world ♪ ♪ eyes in the world ♪ ♪ you kno

it's not the same ♪ ♪ answer the phone ♪ ♪ ringings the bell ♪ ♪ nobody's coming to help ♪ ♪ just another ♪ ♪ oh oh oh ♪ ♪ in this world it's just the way ♪ ♪ you know it's not the same as we were ♪ ♪ in this world it's just the ♪ ♪ you know it's not the same as it was ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪ you know it's not the same ♪ ♪ go on ♪ ♪ i don't want to talk about th way it was ♪ ♪ you know everything ♪ ♪ i don't want to talk about th way it was ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪ you know it's not the same as it was ♪

♪ as it was ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪ oh, yes. harry styles is just getting started. before we get to more music, let's get another quick check of the weather with al. >> all right, guys we are back here and we have ale way it was ♪ ♪ you know everything ♪ ♪ i of our friends over here ♪ i don't want to talk about th way it was ♪ ♪ you know ♪ you know everything ♪ ♪ way it was ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪ you know it's not the same as it was ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪ as it was ♪ ♪

oh, yes. harry styles is just getting started. before we get to more music, let's get another quick check of the weather with al. >> all right, guys we are back here and we have all of our friends over here how was that first one let's show you what we've got as far as your weekend is concerned. starting off with tomorrow, record heat down south severe risk of severe weather as you make your way to the west, sunshine along the west coast. saturday the great lake, wet weather to the gulf. they need the rain out west. sunday sunday looking for a stormy condition in the east, down through the gulf. fire risk continues in the west. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. yes, we are still dealing with some extremely dry conditions, and warm temperatures as well with the inland valleys reaching into the upper 80s today and more of the same going into the weekend but it will be increasing our fire

danger and then our temperatures ramping up even more for monday and tuesday, into the mid-90s. san francisco won't see much of a change here, we're in the upper 60s with a lot of sunshine and some gusty winds increasing up to 40 miles per hour and we're seeing highs in the low 70s early next week. carson, craig, back to you guys. >> thank you, sir. we are out here in our sea of harry styles fans. where are you from >> atlanta, georgia. >> where are y'all from? >> right outside of philly. >> where y'all from? >> hawaii. >> where y'all from? >> north brunswick. >> we took the six train uptown to get here, that's how far we are from the action to get here. a lot of people are excited for the tour, harry is playing tonight on long island, a lot of people are going to go. >> what's your name? >> tia. >> what's your name? >> teeianna.

>> where's mom where are you from. >> north brunswick. >> we have good news to you. we have a gift to you from harry himself. >> harry wants you to come to his concert. >> oh my god >> let's stay upright. it's his concert in the fall -- >> do you want to thank harry? >> i love you, harry i love you, harry. >> mom, they need to not hold back their emotions so much. congratulations. >> the love on tour, it starts this fall. are you guying going to make it? >> yes >> you'll find a date this fall on the tour that works for you guys that's from harry styles himself. not from us. he heard you loved him

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♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sweet sweet ♪ >> we are back, our concert from harry styles just rolling right along. >> coming up next he's treating us to a brand new song from his album "harry's house" which is out tomorrow so here he is again with "boyfriends" harry, take it away. ♪ boyfriends ♪ ♪ they think you're so ♪ ♪ boyfriends ♪ ♪ they think you're so easy ♪ ♪ they take you for granted ♪ ♪ they don't know they're just

misunderstanding you ♪ ♪ you, you're back at it again ♪ ♪ weekend, you get depend he starts secretly drinking ♪ you starts secretly drinking ♪ ♪ ♪ it gets hard to know what he's thinking thinking ♪ ♪ you love a fool ♪ ♪ just start again ♪ ♪ ♪ you, you still open the door ♪

♪ you're no ♪ under your skin ♪ ♪ ♪ you're halfway home ♪ ♪ calling you ♪ you, you still open the door ♪ ♪ you're no closer to him ♪ ♪ you're halfway home ♪ ♪ calling you when don't want t be alone ♪ ♪ why you don't know ♪ ♪ don't tell you when it's ending ♪ ♪ and you ♪ boyfriends ♪ ♪ are they just pretending ♪ ♪ don't tell you when it's im a

stay ending ♪ ♪ and you know the game's never♪ ♪ you're back at it again ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ending ♪ ♪ you, you go with him as you stay in the daydream ♪ ♪ you, feel a fool ♪ ♪ you're back at it again ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> oh, the sweetest sounds, there is a lot more where that came from. "boyfriends" off the new album "harry's house" and we have a lot more from harry in our house. but first, this is "today" on nbc. april: when i think about teacher appreciation day, i really think about all of the things

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gets no better than this, right. we are back with the biggest crowd we have had here on the plaza, if not ever it's all for harry styles. >> do you want to keep things

moving, y'all? the grammy winner's next performance, another new one it's called "late night talking" ladies and gentlemen, once again, harry styles. ♪ ♪ there's a haze on the horizon ♪ ♪ it's only been a couple of days and i miss you ♪ ♪ nothing really goes to plan ♪ ♪ we do what we can ♪ ♪ i do everything i can to help you go♪ ♪ dream ♪ ♪ if you're feeling down, i jus want to make you happy, baby ♪ ♪ wish i was at home, i just want to make you happy, baby ♪ ♪ we've been doing all this lat

night talking ♪ ♪ about everything you wanted t do ♪ ♪ i can't get you off my mind ♪ ♪ everything is final ♪happy, b♪ ♪ we've been doing all this late night talking ♪ do ♪nally in one place ♪ ♪ i'm going to ♪ ♪ if you're feeling down, i jus want to make you happy, baby ♪ ♪ wish i was around, i just wan♪ ♪ finally to make you happier, baby ♪ ♪ we've been doing all this lateyf night talking ♪ ♪ about everything you wanted ♪ ♪ and always i can't get you of my mind ♪

♪ can't get you off my mind ♪ ♪ can't get you off my mind ♪ ♪ i won't even try ♪ ♪ to get you off my mind ♪ ♪ we've been doin all this late night talking ♪ ♪ about anything you wanted ♪ m ♪ i won't even try ♪ ♪ i can't get you off my mind ♪ ♪ we've been doing all ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ ♪ sing it with me now ♪

♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ >> thank you ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ all this late night talking ♪ ♪ >> thank you >> come on, come on. stick around y'all, because he's got one of his biggest hits coming up next is a fan favorite you know it well, but first this is "today" on

what an epic kickoff to our citi summer concert series harry styles is giving this crowd exactly what they've been waiting for. it's been awesome all morning long new songs and some famous ones too. >> perhaps the most famous, who's ready for a fan favorite you ready? this is the one that won harry a grammy how about a little "watermelon sugar" so wonderful ♪ tastes like strawberries on a

summer evening ♪ ♪ and it sounds just like a song ♪ ♪ like strawberries on a summer feeling ♪ ♪ it's so wonderful ♪ ♪ bring me out ♪ ♪ i don't know if i can ever go wrong ♪ watermelon sugar ♪ ♪ in my life, i don't know if i could ever go wrong ♪ we are ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar, high ♪ feeling ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar ♪ ♪ on a knw summer evening ♪ ♪ here we are ♪ ♪ i want strawberry and a summer

♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ >> water melon sugar high ♪ feeling ♪watermelon sugar high ♪ breathe me in ♪ ♪ breathe me out ♪ ♪ i don't know if i could ever go without ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ >> wate melon sugar high ♪ ♪ i just want to taste it ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ ♪ tastes like strawberries on a summer evening ♪

♪ and it sounds just like a song ♪ ♪ i want all your bellies and the summer feeling ♪ ♪ i don't know if i could ever go without ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar high ♪ ♪ i just want to taste you ♪ ♪ watermelon sugar ♪ >> harry styles! >> harry >> why are you giggling? >> i think i -- >> you don't know? >> messed a little bit up, but thank you. >> we would have never known >> we would have never known >> how did it feel being on the plaza, a little rain and a ton

of fans. >> it's always a pleasure being here it's a pleasure being here with you, it's a pleasure being outside. i'm sorry it's raining thank you for being out here i appreciate it so much. >> how does it feel to perform the new songs especially i know you did a couple of them at coachella, but here's the audience hearing the songs really for the first time. >> it feels like a mistake when you start playing them outloud i'm supposed to be playing them in secret. but no, i'm excited to be playing them outloud >> when you did "boyfriends" here we have a crowd of thousands, they're so excited. you could have heard a pin drop. you had everyone captured with this beautiful performance. >> thank you. >> i know you might have a question or two for harry. raise your hand if you have a question for harry >> who has a question? >> me me >> okay, you >> um, harry, i just want to ask, we are -- me and my friends are so ready to see you tomorrow, my question is -- i'm nervous! >> who has a question. do you have one?

>> what's the hardest -- what's the song that was the hardest for you to write on the album and why? >> the hardest song to write i'd say was probably -- i would say "boyfriend" -- actually, no -- yeah "boyfriends" was probably the most there was a lot of different versions of it, we were trying to work out what the best version for the album was. different guitars and vocal arrangements. good morning to you on this thursday. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. investigating a car crash along interstate 580 in oakland. at least two people are in the hospital. the victims were hit multiple times by gunfire.

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as an executive at top financial firms, yiu managed hundreds of audits. as mayor, yiu saved taxpayes over $55 millio. finding waste. saving money. yiu is for you. ♪♪ this morning on the third hour of "today," we're talking party at harry's house and we're all invited. pop icon, harry styles taking over our plaza. ♪♪ ♪ you know it's not the same as it was ♪ >> he's racking up million of fans, billions of streams and now he's ready to release a brand new album. harry is here bringing some daylight to our morning. "today," thursday, may 19th, 2022. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today."