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it is may 22nd this is "today." back to kwork. president biden returns to washington with a return to key talks with republicans after a two sides meeting face to face at the white house after a weekend of intense negotiations. we'll have the very latest at the deadline looms captured russia claiming its first major victory in ukraine in months chilling before and after images revealing the devastation. ukraine's president comparing it to hiroshima we're live on the front lines. it's on. republican senator tim scott officially launching his 2024 white house bid today. and announcement from florida governor ron desantis expected this week. how the race is shaping up straight ahead in court the suspect in the university of idaho murders set to face a judge for the first time since being indicted the new details that could be revealed in the high-profile case we're live at the courthouse.

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today monday may 22nd, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning welcome to "today" on a monday morning. glad you're starting your week with us. you have to be smiling about michael block, 46 years old. here he is with all the top names in golf. he's a teaching pro. did he rise to the occasion, hoda >> just picture this after this hole in run. he's getting lessons on a public golf course in southern california koepka says, i want to talk about your hole in one what a day for him. >> more on that in just a moment but we'll start in washington president biden arriving back in the capitol overnight cutting his overseas trip short so he could resume face-to-face debt ceiling talks. >> with no agreement reached over the weekend, we just have nine days of negotiations left before that june 1st deadline to

avoid an all-out economic crisis >> both sides sitting down today amid some signs of progress. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying he had a, quote, productive phone call from the president last night nbc's ryan nobles is in washington with the very latest. ryan, good morning the clock is ticking >> reporter: yeah, savannah, good morning president biden and the house speaker kevin mccarthy will meet today amid a dire need to strike a deal yesterday the president concluded his g7 summit trip in japan. >> reporter: a high-stakes showdown in washington expected today at the white house between president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy as the clock ticks down toward a default deadline >> we've got to be able to solve this problem >> reporter: the two will meet face to face without other congressional leaders after what was described as a productive call on sunday biden sounding optimistic returning from the g7 summit at the summit, the president insisting default is off the

table. >> i've done my part we put forward a proposal to cut spending by more than a trillion dollars. now it's time for the other side to move. >> reporter: as well as revisiting invoking the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling alone. >> i think we have the authority. >> reporter: though, janet yellen cast doubts on the idea sunday and re-enforced that june 1st date as the deadline for an agreement. >> i certainly haven't changed my assessment, so i think that that's a hard deadline. >> reporter: the clock is ticking for a bipartisan compromise throughout negotiations, republicans have demanded to curb overall spending and pressing on extending trump-era tax cuts that could add over 3 trillion to the debt proposals the president says are unacceptable >> it's time for republicans to accept that there's no bipartisan deal to be made solely, solely on their partisan terms. >> ryan, we keep talking about

this june 1st deadline, but in actuality the deadline is much sooner than that because it has to play out in congress, does it not? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, savannah. for a couple of reasons. first, you talk about the legislative process. that's so important. it's going to take time. and mccarthy has to sell whatever deal he makes with biden to the rest of the house gop and that's no guarantee. and the second problem is, in 2011, even though negotiators came to an agreement at the last minute, the federal government's credit rating still dropped, the stock market still tanked and that made it more expensive to borrow money going forward. savannah >> exactly there already is a cost to this kind of thing. ryan, thank you very much. before leaving japan, president biden met with ukraine's president pledging an additional $375 million in military aid for the fight against russia meantime, in ukraine, russian forces appear to have now captured a key city after a nearly year-long battle.

nbc's molly hunter is on the ground for us there in ukraine with the latest. hey, molly good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you when ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy comes home today, he comes back with that critical military aid and the promise of f-16 fighter jets but the deadliest battle of the war so far, the battle for bakhmut came at a huge cost. this morning, the bloodiest battle of this war for the eastern city of bakhmut appears to be winding down for now over the weekend, ukraine losing its last major stronghold. visiting the front line, a top ukrainian commander admitting his troops only retain an ig significant part of the city and this morning the deputy defense minister says ukrainian troops continue to advance in the outskirts around the city. but on sunday, russian state tv anchors trumpeting mission accomplished, a win for russian propaganda back home reporting

putin congratulated russian troops on their victory. there's soldiers of imagings not independently verified waving flags. both sides paid dearly the exact number of military casualties unknown estimates well into the tens of thousands. but as the sunset on bakhmut last night, the smouldering remains of the city where 80,000 people lived before the war. satellite images from 2022 and this month show a vast, uninhabitable waste land. >> but you have to understand that there is nothing. they destroyed everything, our there are no buildings there is nothing on this base. so just a lot of dead russians. >> reporter: over the weekend, president zelenskyy wrapping up a successful visit to the g7 in hiroshima and will return home with an additional 375 million in u.s. military aid and finally the international commitment for f-16 fighter jets he's been asking for

a new phase of western military aid in part to fuel the expected counteroffensive but back in bakhmut, the leader of the russian mercenary wagner group yevgeniy prigozhin, he'll pull his front line fighters out of the city by thursday, which may force moscow's hand to send russian re-enforcements into bakhmut to hold it now, ukrainian commanders long said the goal in the battle of bakhmut was to pin down russian forces in a protracted fight allowing the ukrainian military to rearm and prepare for that expected counteroffensive. we're watching this week very, very closely hoda. >> molly hunter there for us on the ground in ukraine. molly, thank you. russia is expanding its list of americans facing sanctions in the country. among the 500 individuals singled out, several people considered adversaries of donald trump were sanctioned, including some local officials, including latitia james, jack smith, the

special counselor investigating his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and brad raffensperger. the sanctions come days after the u.s. announced new sanctions against russia to punish moscow for its war in ukraine. the 2024 presidential race, the republican field growing larger with south carolina senator tim scott formally announced his white house bid today. florida governor ron desantis expected to follow suit later this week. both men facing an uphill battle against gop front-runner donald trump. nbc's senior national correspondent tom llamas is covering senator scott's announcement and joins us now from charleston.e biggest week so far in this case hey, tom the first hoping his compelling life story and optimistic message sways gop voters tore coming for former president trump and his base. >> reporter: this morning, new

competition headed donald trump's way in the race for the gop nomination the newest presidential candidate, the senate's only black republican, south carolina's tim scott, kicking off his 2024 white house bid in his hometown of north charleston today. >> kids are growing up immersed in a culture where everyone is a victim. >> reporter: the 57-year-old senator is expected to focus on his deep christian faith and his south carolina >> i thank god almightily that my grandfather that was forced out of schools as a third grader to start picking cotton to help his family lived long enough to see his grandson pick out a seat in congress. >> reporter: scott has been the gop's leading voice on issues including police and race relations rejecting the idea that the country is racist and he's reached across the aisle with friends, including democratic senator cory booker >> i think that as i look at this republican field, he may be one of those people that is

underestimated. >> reporter: with former president donald trump leading the gop race, scott joins an increasingly crowded lane of anti-trump candidates, including former un ambassador nikki haley. and former vice president mike pence expected to announce shortly, along with the possibility of former new jersey governor chris cristie also entering the race. according to two sources, ron desantis, florida governor, set to officially announce his campaign this week as he sharpens his attacks on trump, blaming him for a lackluster midterms >> i think the party has developed a culture of losing. >> reporter: it comes as desantis faces multiple battles back in his home state, including that ongoing feud with disney and now the naacp issuing a formal travel advisory saying florida is hostile to black americans. the group responding to what it calls desantis' aggressive attempts to erase black history and to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion

programs in florida schools. earlier this year, desantis blocked an advance placement course in african-american studies from being offered in florida high schools okay so we reached out to governor desantis and his office on that naacp travel advisory. we have yet to hear back savannah >> former president trump is leading the field. most polls show that how much of a gap do other candidates need to have a chance and are they just going to split the non-trump vote that's how it played out in 2016 he was victorious. >> reporter: yeah. the more people that announce no doubt help former president trump. if you look at the most recent polls, they tell the same story. this is really a two-person race but one of the most recent polls shows just how far ahead former president trump is you can see, he is ahead of governor desantis by more than 40 points in this poll so how does somebody like senator tim scott, in the single digits break away?

he raised a significant amount of money they will go up with ads in iowa and new hampshire. the iowa caucuses have favored the christian centric candidate on the gop when there is an open race like this then the race moves to south carolina the problem is former governor nikki haley is also in the race as well, which will be a challenge. savannah, a programming note, nbc news tonight has the first sit-down exclusive interview with senator tim scott immediately following his announcement i will sit down with him and ask him why he wants to run for president and why he thinks he can beat former president trump. that will air exclusively first on "nightly news" and stream later on "top story. back to you. >> look forward to it, tom thank you very much. also this morning, tens of millions of americans are already gearing up for memorial day. the long holiday weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and the busy summer travel season and this one could be one for the record books we'll check in with dylan with a look at the holiday forecast in a moment but first, nbc's sam brock is at miami international. sam, i know it's going to be busy what should we be ready for? >> reporter: hoda, let's talk

big picture right now. the recommendation is to brace yourself for this weekend and beyond you think about the travel numbers last summer, hoda. they really popped as people were getting baaing into their regular routines but the projections for this weekend, are higher, 42.3 million people across all forms of transportation. it is up 7% from last year but look at the air numbers. 3.4 million. that is an 11% increase. at this point that might constitute the largest amount of people at airports for the memorial holiday since 2005. now, as far as some of the staffing issues that are going on right now, we have been seeing this play out for months. pilots and air traffic controllers at the epicenter of that the faa issued a warning saying 54% of their target for adc employees, which is to say if you're trying to get in and out of new york they're expecting a spike of 45% in delays, hoda. >> all right so if you want to avoid the travel crush, what is the best way to do it

>> reporter: let's start on the roadways where we thought it will be about 37 million people who are traveling this holiday weekend. the best advice right now, the lightest days to travel right now saturday and sunday, or make sure you are leaving as early as possible as a general rule of thumb or after 6:00 p.m. the worst times you can go are rush hour thursday and friday, really between 12:00 and 6:00. but 3:00 and 6:00 particularly, which for any major city you would think not a great idea to begin with if you happen to be flying, get the earliest flight possible delays accumulate over the course of the day. the top destinations according to aaa, you're talking about new york city, las vegas, orlando and cruise port cities like miami where i am or seattle. they are seeing the greatest amount of travel and a 40% projected increase in airfare for those cities although the silver lining here is year over year air fare is actually down slightly so you can take that with you. but certainly delays right now, hoda, certainly concern, too,

20% so far this year of flights have been delayed. it is down several percentage points from where we were a year ago. >> all right, sam brock for us sam, thank you i like the first flight out, man. that's the only way to go, first flight out. >> it really especially if you like an early warn the x factor, the weather, dylan is all over it. >> it is a little early to give you the whole weekend forecast but here is what we're thinking is going to happen we will update this as the week goes on. but for the most part on friday, the best chance of seeing rain will be along the southeast. a little disturbance off the atlantic spotty showers and storms out across the rockies for friday. then we go into saturday looks great through the midwest. temperatures in the 70s and 80s, just picture perfect that rain from the southeast moves up into the carolinas and into virginia on saturday. and there's a chance as we go into sunday that shower threat could make its way into the northeast including parts of new england, too small chance you might have some rain saturday night into sun there is an area of high

pressure that is making it so great through the great lakes. if this dominates more, we could clear things out in the northeast. spotty storms still possible across the western plains. hot in the desert southwest. dry in the pacific northwest spotty showers through the western third of the country still gorgeous int tennessee river valley. we could still see another chance of rain into virginia and the carolinas on memorial day itself. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. our loca forecast in the next 30 seconds. tourists photographing thousands of miles of remote coral reefs. that can be analyzed by ai in real time. ♪ so researchers can identify which areas are at risk. and help life underwater flourish. ♪ good monday morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures today, warmer spots inland will hit the mid-80s today. take a look at the next several days. we'll see highs in the low 70s, morning temperatures in the low 50s, and we'll continue with sunshine in the forecast, at least for those afternoons. and for san francisco, expect it to reach 67 today, and it will be cooler, windy, a few more cl and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, new developments in the idaho college murders as the accused killer faces his arraignment in court today. gadi schwartz is at the courthouse for us. hi, gadi. >> reporter: hey, good morning. in just two hours the families of the victims will see brian kohberger in court. this is the first time they'll hear if he will plead guilty or not guilty. meanwhile, new questions about the knife and sheath at the sent ore thf case.

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>> nbc's gad di sh schwartz is at the courthouse in moscow, idaho. gadi, good morning. >> reporter: yeah. in two hours families of the victims will see bryan kohberger for the first time after his arraignment in just a matter of hours. all as new questions are arriving after the knife and sheath. there are questions that bryan kohberger they have bought them on amazon before these murders. bryan kohberger will make his first appearance. a spokesperson for the court says the process should be quick. >> this is basically procedural, the advisory of rights, probably bond. >> reporter: kohberger is said to enter his plea today. he believes he'll be exonerated. the indictment comes six months after the shocking killings of four college students, xana kernodle, kaylee gone sal vez.

maddy mogen would have turned 22 this week. >> i want people to remember maddy as being a loving, caring, just beautiful person who everyone just misses so much. >> reporter: according to court documents, dna traced to kohberger was found on a knife sheath at the crime scene. a recent "dateline" exclusive, a source with inside knowledge of the investigation, detectives found evidence that several months before the murders, kohberger went on amazon to buy a knife and sheath. greg cooper, a retired fbi profiler studied killers of multiple victims sharing his theory. >> we has been thinking about committing crimes for a long time. >> that knife. >> absolutely. he has to become familiar with it. feel as ease with it. >> reporter: the "dateline" report highlighting another incident. a source kohberger befriended a woman who after finding things amiss inside her apartment called kohberger for help. the source says kohberger volunteered to install a video security system himself.

>> after the installation our source says police believe kohberger if he was close enough to the woman's apartment could pull up the cameras himself for a look. because kohberger knew the woman's wi-fi password ror kohberger is now considered a strong suspect in the break-in, though he has not been charged in connection with the incident. meanwhile, kaylee gone sal vez's family looking towards the trial. >> if this individual is the right one, then he picked the wrong family. we're ready for this case. >> reporter: and the family of kaylee gone sal vez's lawyer says the family will be in attendance today. kaylee's father told me in the past he wants to look kohberger in the eye. meanwhile the family's lawyer says there will be some parts of this trial that may be too difficult for the family to watch. back to you guys. >> gadi, thank you. >> let's bring in laura jarrett. good morning. "dateline" is reporting this incident with a former crimenology classmate of

kohbergers. if it were to be admitted into evidence what ramifications would that have? >> yeah. it's one of those super interesting pieces of evidence that a jury would love to have the benefit of considering. but might not get in. i would imagine his defense attorneys would try everything they could to keep it out. obviously normally you can't get prior bad acts into evidence because you're worried that the jury will be so inflamed by it that it would taint the evidence. the exception to that is if you can show someone has sort of an m.o.-a motive that they've done the crime every single way the same time, this is not that instance. the idea of messing around with somebody's belongings in order to try to get them to then be incentivized to want to put cameras in their home, that's different than a violent stabbing which is what we're talking talking about the murder of these four college students. >> "dateline" had a lot of good reporting. one is that kohberger bought a knife and a sheath months before the crime happened

how significant is that piece of received in evidence. >> yeah. another one of those pieces of evidence that given the timing implication could be super important. but you know, buying a knife by itself not illegal and it's just hard to see how are they going to get it in. again, though, it's always been suspicious, why would his dna be on the sheath right next to the body that's always been one of the hardest pieces for him of course, his defense attorney has said he expects to be exonerated we'll see, though, how exactly he pleads later. >> i was just about to see what can we expect to see in the courtroom. a lot of people are expecting more than we might get. >> usually an arraignment is sort of procedural, sort of rote the stakes are high here he may decide i haven't seen the benefit of all this grand jury testimony that just happened so his lawyers you might see decide let's take a beat let's ask for a continuance and come back and do it later. >> we'll be watching laura, thank you very much. >> sure. still ahead this morning,

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spent more time in space than any other american and the first saudi woman to ever travel to space among her crew >> nbc's tom costello is at the launch he has been working on "race to mars ", documentary. tom, we want to hear about the timeline when will it happen? when will humans land on mars? >> reporter: nasa is targeted 2040 that's just 17 years away. i have to tell you, some outside experts are skeptical. but there is a china factor at play here. china hopes to put its own astronauts on the moon by 2030 so that's lighting a fire under nasa and so to get to mars, nasa is planning to go nuclear >> three, two, one. >> reporter: one month after elon musk's star ship launched, then broke apart on liftoff -- >> a rapid, unscheduled disassembly. >> reporter: -- both nasa and spacex insist they're committed

to the mission, to carry astronauts to mars and rocket to the moon as soon as 2040 science are the driving moti motivator. there's also a competitive factor, china. >> the chinese government is very secretive and a lot of their plans involve their military preparations. and, so, there is a reason for us to get there first. >> reporter: and nasa wants to get there faster a round-trip mission to mars could take two to three years. so to cut the travel time, america is going back to the future >> this project was called nirva. >> reporter: to the 1960s and the government program most americans have never heard of, to develop nuclear powered rockets. >> some day a manned trip to mars and return may become the mission assignment. >> reporter: it turns out they made big progress back in the '60s, running expensive tests. the goal now, send astronauts to the moon and beyond on nuclear rockets.

when the apollo's astronauts went to the moon, they needed five of these massive f1 engines just to get them off the earth and escape the earth's gravitational pull 7.5 million pounds of thrust here at the u.s. space and rocket center in huntsville, they've got an exact replica to scale of the saturn 5. 363 feet tall. future astronauts will need that kind of lift but once they're in space, they could use a much smaller engine, a nuclear engine, to go all the way to mars and back, a fraction of the size. and that engine could last 20 years. this is a big place. it's happening now at the marshall test flight center in huntsville. >> this is where they put components of nuclear rockets such as this fuel element here and like the one that you are holding. >> reporter: these are the building blocks for america's future, nuclear propulsion going to space >> yes. >> reporter: but american's best known astrophysicists neil degrasse tyson wonders why we're

going. >> so, i'm all for people in space. but to accomplish scientific goals? the robot can live off of sunlight and you can't the robot will not run out of money and can't bring you back >> reporter: tom, you mentioned nuclear technology is this the first time nasa has ever officially used this kind >> reporter: no. voyager ii 1977, going on to explore the solar system it's still out there it uses three nuclear batteries. on voyager ii. but listen to this the memory on voyager 2, which is still out there, three million times less than what is in your cell phone right now if they can actually harness this technology, nuclear technology, they want to have power stations on the moon and mars to provide heat and electricity for future astronauts really cool. >> really cool, tom.

you can watch "meet the press reports" tom's documentary on nbc news now and on demand on peacock and youtube. tom is never happier. >> tom is excited about space. can't wait for 2040. in the meantime, dylan, on this planet, what do we got >> i think tom needs to get on one of these ships he's earned that spot. let's take a look at a tropical disturbance that we're keeping an eye on. i know hurricane season doesn't start until june 1st really this only has a 10% chance of developing into something in the next seven days, but this is going to be perhaps the impetus for that rain in the southeast and then eventually through through the mid atlantic and the northeast by the time we get into memorial day weekend. for today, though, we have a chance of really heavy rain through southern georgia, down through most of florida. rain fall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour some spots could end up with 4 to 5 inches of rain total if you get stuck in some of the heavier downpours for the south. that will move up into the carolinas as we go into tomorrow few spotty interior northeastern showers today. strong storms could develop

later on this afternoon back good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. this will actually be the warmest day of the week for our warmest inland valleys, in spots like concord as well as the south bay. we're going to see temperatures reaching into the mid to low 80s. tomorrow more clouds coming in, breezy winds, and we'll continue to see the cooling trend throughout the rest of the week. highs only reaching into the low 70s, while san francisco will be in the upper 60s today. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. thank you. still to come, the break-out star of the pga championship, michael block. a guy that gives golf lessons at a public course in california. well, he had a dream week, including an amazing hole in one. we'll talk to him about what's next for him >> wow all right.

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limit. house speaker mccarthy now saying there are signs of progress with nine days left to avoid an economic crisis we're live with the latest plus, back to the future i return to my alma mater to share some words of wisdom >> it's good to have a plan, but it's also good to take it, rip it up and do something wild and daring even if it feels like you're taking everything you worked so hard for and lighting it on fire and meet up with some old friends. >> that's how i got through law school actually >> an inside look at the special weekend at georgetown law. ♪ then, beautiful morning. meet the 6-year-old who has gone viral for his amazing morning routine that is well beyond his years. he joins us in studio to help us start things off right and block party. michael block, a 46-year-old golf instructor drains this incredible hole in one at the pga championship >> did it go in?

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you being with us is one of the top reasons. >> indeed, indeed. all right, tomorrow on "today" we'll have an exclusive reveal of u.s. news and world reports best over the counter medicines and health products. a list a lot of people look forward to every year and we will have it for you tomorrow. >> all right we'll bring our notebooks. to our news, 8:00. after cutting short his overseas trip, president biden is back in washington today for the debt ceiling showdown with republicans. a key meeting today. nbc capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles joins us with the very latest. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you there's progress being made in these talks, but the two sides remain tens of billions of dollars apart as the nation inches closer to default today, of course, will be crucial. president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy will meet face to face, this after the president cut short his trip overseas the white house said they're open to trillions of dollars in cuts, but paired with taxes on wealthy americans being raised and that's something republicans oppose

negotiators for both sides met last night for about two and a half hours both mccarthy and biden made it clear they are willing to negotiate, but up only to a point. >> we're 11 days out we've got to be able to solve this problem we want to get this done. >> i've done my part we put forward a proposal that cuts spend big more than a trillion dollars now it's time for the other side to move. >> reporter: and while june 1st is the deadline, biden and mccarthy will need to come to an agreement sooner than that so the bill could make its way through the legislative process and give mccarthy enough time to sell the plan to his fellow house republicans. savannah >> it's a tight rope and coming down to the wire ryan, thank you very much. european regulators have fined meta a record $1.3 billion for violating data privacy rules. the company was ordered to stop sending data about facebook users in the european union to the united states. regulators say meta continued the practice in violation of a

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which paces us out for many airports to be the busiest memorial day holiday since 2005. we have seen our fair share of issues when it comes to staffing, air traffic controllers and pie lots for the atc numbers, there's a figure and projection out from the faa for the new york city areas specifically showing they're at about 54% of the targeted amount of atc, air traffic controller personnel, flying in and out of those airports, they're expecting delays throughout the summer of about 45% increase keep that in mind. you asked, what's different this year that might make things smoother for travelers the faa added somewhere in the neighborhood of 170 new corridors, more efficient, the legacy routes previously these ones they say are a little bit more streamlined, more flexibility for the faa to move aircraft into different areas when there is congestion hopefully that will help the federal government issuing somewhere in the neighborhood of $060 million in fines last fall. that was to punish those airlines that were either super late or canceling at a high rate

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law. 2023 commencement speaker, our own savannah not only did you give the speech, you got to spend the weekend there at your alma mater. fill us in. >> it was so fun my girlfriends and i got together, saw old professors this was a dream come true not only to be invited but to congratulate these law students who i know will go out there and change the world for the better. as a bonus, i got to reunite with some of my friends who help med get through law school [ applause ] >> this is the georgetown law class of 2023. brilliant minds ready for the future more than two decades ago, the caps and gowns were on me, and the dear group of friends that got me through high school. >> ladies who brunch. >> this weekend we reunited. >> can you guys believe it's been 21 years? >> no. i remember us being so grateful to have each other. first year of law school >> i remember trying to be lindsey's friend and she really

resisted being my friend for a long time. >> you were too busy sitting in the front row. >> yeah. >> we weren't quite sure because we were like, she seems really intense. >> yes that was fear. now you know me. that was total fear. >> thank god for taking those notes because that's how i got through law school >> she would get up at 4:00 in the morning in law school. i mean, you really did this whole waking up early thing. it is not just a "today show" thing. >> we all worked very hard we were all terrified, petrified, all pushing ourselves as hard as we could push and we all found out what we could do, and i think that's the value of doing something like going to law school that's what i'm going to try to tell the students today, you know like push yourself stretch yourself find out who you are this is the only way you have to do it by doing hard things guys, we're going back to law school >> yeah! >> we were welcomed back by dean william trainer. >> these are all my law school besties right here. >> and a familiar face. >> fran was one of my

professors, yes. and my good friend we stayed friends all these years. >> the first person iphone called. >> so it was a class of 125 people. i thought i want to call on someone day one, but i don't want to intimidate them too much so i called on her in the middle of room. shocked they called on her, but she was a great student. >> our trip down memory lane cut short as students started to line the halls for the procession time to suit up. all right. well, let's do it. okay oh, my gosh. it's so beautiful. hi i had not set foot here in 21 years. but if you happen to see my old self walking around today, i was hoping you'd tell her a few things you'll recognize her she's the one with the frizzy hair and the doe-like expression and the posture like quasimodo from lugging that law book around

do you know the one i'm talking about? it must have weighed 75 pounds alone. here, i brought it are you kidding me that's one book. do you guys even use books anymore? i worked in local television news, rising from market to bigger market with my reporter's notebook and helmet hair and red blazer, when i decided to blow it all up and go to law school lesson one, high school slackers can turn it around lesson two, don't play it safe there is no substitute for what you all are about to experience. you have the chance to take everything you have learned these last three years, every part of your being, not just what you know, but who you are, your personality, your character and take it out for a test drive. push yourself. stretch yourself see what you can do. put the pedal to the metal your story is just beginning, or at least a thrilling new

chapter. what a surpassing joy it is to stand here with you and root for you. beckoning you into your great future if you do see my old self walking around somewhere today, this is what i was thinking you could tell her don't worry so much. don't sweat every tiny thing like it is the ultimate end all be all thing except for the two tenths of a percent i lost sue ma cum laude i'm still mad about that tell her it's good to have a plan, but it's also good to take it, rip it up and do something wild and daring. even if it feels like you're taking everything you've worked so hard for and lighting it on fire tell her, it's me, hi, i'm the problem it's me. maybe law school was a big gamble for you as it was for me or maybe it was your safety net. maybe it was your way of avoiding a scarier path. whatever the case, i'm telling you. anything interesting you want to

do, anything meaningful you want to accomplish, it is waiting for you. it is possible for you but it is on the other side of a big risk on the other side of a big bet no, not crypto a bet on yourself. real skin in the game. it might work out. it might not but the riskier step will be not to try i'm so proud of you graduates. i'm truly honored to be here because i was here once, i know exactly what it took for you to get to this moment i'm looking at every single one of you and marveling, and i am cheering you on to your brave, wild and wonderful future. congratulations. [ applause ] ♪ >> i'm done. [ applause ] >> oh, you're so cute. >> wait, wait. if those kids will be giving you

a standing o, we are too. >> these are amazing students, and it was so cool to speak to them. >> wow first of all, it was motivating for them but you were so moved like to be in that setting again. >> i can't believe how moved i was. when i walked out because i -- when i came to georgetown, i was a kid from arizona i never dreamed i could ever be a student there. and to walk out 21 years later in my cap and gown not only a graduate but to address them i really felt that moment. i reached out to dean trainer and said thank you. this means so much to me >> they know you know exactly what they have been through. did you see the guy say, she brought a prop. >> that book does weigh 100 pounds. >> i just want to comment on your comedy timing i'm into it. i'm sorry, the rim shots were crazy. i thu you should watch her whole commencement address it's full of great knowledge i'm a person who when i'm in a fu

funk, i look for commencement addresses. they lift you up this one has it all, humor, heart and the rest at today.com. >> send it around. >> congratulations, class of 2023. >> how awesome. >> dilly dilly, over to you. >> you have such a knack for this any time you give a speech, we have to stop what we're doing and listen always inspirational. >> i listen to your weather that way. we stop everything >> just stop what you are doing right now. here is the forecast for today not a whole lot going on in the northeast. a mix of sun and clouds. we have heavier rain possible down through the southeast, too. along the gulf coast especially the panhandle of florida down into the rest of florida, too, where we could see two to three inches of rain fall per hour in some of those spots some thunderstorms will pop up across the southern plains later on this afternoon, too temperature-wise, it is nice and mild back through the northern plains highs today up into the 80s. over in montana, we could be near records with highs up into the 90s. 70s back through the great lakes. it's nice in the northeast, too. 60s very comfortable across new england today. we have the heavy rain in the south.

strong storms in the southern plains and almost we could see a few spotty showers acr good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be warm in our inland valleys today, reaching the low to mid 80s, but a cooldown is coming in for tomorrow and continuing through the rest of the week. look at those highs only reaching into the mid 70s tomorrow, 71 on thursday. if you're making plans for this memorial day weekend it's going to be in the low 70s with coastal areas in san and that's your latest forecast back over to you guys. >> dylan, thank you. well, do you ever feel rushed in the morning, and wish you could have a moment of calm, especially if you have kids? >> we will take a page out of this little boy's book. >> he wakes up before siblings you know why he wants to enjoy his lemon and honey tea.

his mom just posted a video that went viral it happens all the time. it got nearly 3 million views and counting >> oh, my gosh one comment says it looks like he's got himself a healthy 401(k) another asking, can he be my life coach. >> yes, he can he is here with his parents. hi, guys good morning >> good morning. >> hi, ion how are you? >> i'm good. >> you are tell us about your morning routine. why do you like to take some time to calm down, read and have your tea >> well, i like to enjoy myself because sometimes when i wake up and i go to school, i don't have enough time. so that's why i -- my mom said that if i finish my morning routine quickly, then i can do a quiet activity

>> well, that is so wise not only of your mommy but for you to take that advice. i know you have -- you have a brother and sister at home so it is probably loud once they get up, so you need a little time to yourself. >> quiet time. what do you do during your quiet time what does it feel like >> when i have my quiet time, can read a book, drink my tea or i can play with a toy or any other quiet activity >> okay. >> i love you, by the way. >> if my kids are watching, you're grounded forever. i mean, alyssa and alfa, this extraordinary child. >> thank you >> well, extraordinary parents as well. >> thank you. >> how did you do this we would like a step by step guide. >> okay. i do not have a step by step guide. but we started with reading to ion really early, really from the womb, you know we have been reading to him. and it was something that we did at night every night we read to him so he's just grown to have a love for reading

you know, he looks forward to getting books as a gift. he's asking for different books. we introduce him to different types of stories as far as the tea, that's really dad. dad drinks tea. >> i grew up on -- i come from a caribbean household. i grew up on tea every day of course, ion sees me drinking my tea in the morning. one day we just introduced tea he has his own tea it's special it's lemon, honey and water. it is not regular tea. so he has his special tea. >> what's interesting about this is a lot of our kids do like to read, but we can't get them to be calm like this in the morning. >> it's his nature, though. >> are you just a calm kind of kid? >> yes. >> for the most part, yeah i mean, he's still a still. a kid. >> i remember back when we first met ion, and he was talking about affirmations. >> yeah. >> and that was something that caught fire. what were the three affirmations he said? >> i am smart. i am blessed i can do anything. >> you are smart you are blessed.

you can do anything. was this something that you just sort of repeated to him? >> yes, yes. >> did you actually see it manifesting? >> yes, yes. i taught it to him when he was 2. i just wanted to -- oh, is that his play >> yes we hear you. >> i just wanted him to have something to feel confident and motivated as he got older. and then the video that you are talking about is when he was 3. we were walking to school he started saying it by himself so i just recorded it and i posted it. but he says it i hear him saying it to himself. i don't have to prompt him anymore. if he's having a difficult time, he will be like, i can do this i can do anything. >> by the way, you wrote a children's book, didn't you? >> yeah, two books with my sister the first book is called "i am smart. i am blessed i can do anything. the second book is called "i am amazing". >> i think you guys are amazing. >> thank you. >> he's obviously an extraordinary child. we all know if you're parents, they are who they are, you know. we can only do so much.

>> exactly. >> but i love that you trusted him enough to give him that time to do something that is quite mature sometimes i think we underestimate what our kids can do. >> yes. >> and you have obviously set high expectations that ion has met. >> yeah. >> ion is a very special kid his name means gift from god he's truly been a gift to us since he's been here he's just an awesome kid he's just naturally amazing. >> ion, do you ever think of what you want to be when you get bigger when you grow up? >> yes i want to be a scientist when i grow up, and i have my own scientist club at school my friend peter's the boss. >> really? and why do you want to be a scientist? >> because i'm going to make a formula that i can rub on people's head, and that will make them never die. until a few months, it will fade away. >> ion, i believe you. you can do anything. >> i do. we have something special for you, ion would you like to meet our

friend you might remember her our friend jenna is here do you remember jenna? >> hi, ion it is so good to see you look what i have for you i know you love to read. have you ever read "dog man" >> yeah. do you want a new one? >> then this is for you. >> i love that >> and have you ever read "rene watson: ways to grow love" do you want to read it something tells me you will love it all of these are for you and this is for your tea. >> oh, you have a special cup. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thank you, ion. >> you're amazing. good morning. it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. we follow that breaking news in the south bay as we look at

highway 101 in sunnyvale, where both directions are still closed following a chain-reaction crash that left three people dead. this is between lawrence expressway and north pharaoh avenue. the northbound crash happened this morning and the southbound crash evolved drivers trying to avoid a body that was ejected in the northbound direction. everything is still under investigation, but a total of seven cars were involved and at least five people are in the hospital with sadly three having lost their lives. again, this has been a problem all morning long in the south bay. >> that live shot showed us progress. they have four cars loaded and maybe one clear. lots of cleanup still. all of 101 is blocked. the northbound bearing the brunt of this backup. before you get to the

expressway, we see central expressway with a lot more traffic. traffic. that's the alternate for both

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welcome in it is 8:30 the 22nd day of may. it's so good to see everybody. by the way, this is our favorite moment of the day. it is not one of our favorites it is our favorite we get to say hello to everybody on the plaza we're happy you guys are here. welcome in welcome in happy birthday. >> it is a blustery day. >> it is. >> guys, a lot of folks didn't know the name michael block a couple days ago, but now the whole world does he went toe to toe with the best golfers on the planet at this weekend's pga championship this is a fairy tail story with a club pro and that was before he got the hole-in-one. we cannot wait to celebrate him just yet >> yes >> dylan had her nose pressed to the television screen.

plus, we have a new round of today best sellers smart solutions for your many housekeeping problems, like space savers for your kitchen and laundry room. >> how about this one, lessons to unlearn for a happy life. these apply to a lot of women. we'll talk to the author who says it is time to cut ourselves some slack >> finally later in the third hour, it's graduation season savannah knows that all too well, which also means it's job-hunting season, too. we'll share linkedin's guide for new graduates and best cities to find a job in. >> i love that dilly dilly, let's get a check of the weather the wind is blowing. >> can i just bring you over here for a second. everybody told me there was a doppelganger of mine on the plaza. i don't knowhere. ther what do you think? just do the little tuck here there you go glasses off.

>> look at you two. >> and now smile. >> yeah! >> right i see it >> actual picture. so nice to meet you. where are you from >> we're from york, pennsylvania. >> very nice my first job was in pennsylvania let's take a look at what's going on across the country. this week, we are going to see the most heavy rain down through florida into parts of the southeast. we have a beautiful week ahead through the middle of country, back through the midwest it is warm across the northern plains we will see isolated strong storms by the middle of the week, especially in the southern plains on wednesday. some showers and thunderstorms across new england and then as we get into the end of the week, getting closer to memorial day weekend, we are going to see still that continued rain down along the southeast. a possible storm system could make its way to the northeast. looks cool across new england and more rain to the eastern good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be really comfortable for the inner bay and cool near the coastline,

while the inland areas will have warm temperatures for the afternoon. we're going to reach up to about 85 in livermore, 88 in fairfield. we'll see mid 60s in half moon bay. cooler air extends across the bay area tomorrow with a dro and that's your latest forecast savannah, over to you. >> dylan, thank you. and ms. jenna is here with a super exciting announcement, the read with jenna jr. summer reading lineup of course, ion is already on top of this. >> i know, ion is reading hopefully some of these books. there he is reading "dogman. i'm so excited because this year i teamed up with the collaborative summer library reading program. it is an organization encouraging kids to read by connecting them with public libraries across the country hopefully, you can walk into our local library and get this list. our wloel read with jenna jr. list you will get this sheet, and your kids can check them out

it is so awesome because we have curated a list for every age and every interest and they say, you know, reading during the summer is critical. >> oh, absolutely. >> it is not just important but kids will lag back academically and also find what your kids love let them choose the books from this list. that's a piece of advice, and read with them do summer reading parties. modelling reading is crucial. >> my daughter's third grade teacher says you should read 20 minutes a night forever and ever amen forever and ever >> and have a reading group. >> speaking of, by the way, you have been named the library program's official summer reading champion. >> yes. >> congratulations >> thank you, thank you. >> what are some standouts here? >> well, we have everything as i mentioned already. we have "dogman" which i love. we have a classic which i hope you'll have read, "the giving tree." but we also have great picture books like "big" right there

we have "very good hats. the one and only rudy is my favorites. >> good. can't wait. >> for that full list and access to special content for your kids throughout the summer, check out read with jenna jr we have our own home page or scan that qr code right here and of course visit your local library for more information we're so thrilled about that partnership. >> the library is so fun it's a great thing to do with your kids. >> sure is. >> jenna, read. >> 20 minutes forever and ever amen up next, you can say this golf instructor aced his time at the pga championship we'll talk to michael block about his dream run and the very big things that's already leading to but first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc. - lilife is uncertain.

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we are back with the man that just won the hearts of golfers, golf fans all around the world. >> michael block was among the

small handful f pga head professionals who qualified to compete in the pga championship. his day job, giving lessons at a public course in southern california. >> and let's just say michael made the most of his moment. we are going to speak with him in just a second but first, his cinderella story. >> get there yes! >> one final putt capping off the week of a lifetime for a 46-year-old teaching pro on one of golf's biggest stages with the crowd at oak hill country club chanting his name, michael block wrapped up his storybook run at the pga championship in style. finishing in the top 15 and soaking in the spectacle. >> i'm living a dream. i'm making sure that i enjoy this moment. >> after one of the most remarkable shots you will ever see, paired with golf superstar rory mcilroy during sunday's final round, block took aim at

the par 3 15th >> the fairy tale story gets better >> a slam dunk hole-in-one even he couldn't believe it. >> did that go in? >> friends at the club where block gives lessons in mission vallejo, california, going nuts. after his round, block congratulating brooks koepka on winning his fifth career major championship, but koepka was more interested in celebrating that hole in one but for many, the day and the week belonged to michael block >> i have learned that after my 46 years of life that it's not going to get better than this. there is no way. >> all right a top 15 finish guarantees him a spot in next year's pga tournament oh, yeah a paycheck of more than $280,000 michael is with us michael, we keep using the fairy tale because you know what, that is just what it is so, as you wake up this morning and you're sitting here with us,

has it sunk in yet >> i was crying in my bed this morning, to be honest with you i woke up -- and i don't cry until this week. it's been an emotional week and a roller coaster but it's been fantastic. thanks for having me on. >> oh, yeah. >> michael, i'm sitting at dinner last night. we're all at the table my 6-year-old son is sitting there and he goes, he got a hole in one he got a hole-in-one we were almost in tears for you because we were cheering you on the whole weekend. how has this whole experience been for you what is it like when you got a hole-in-one and you are playing with rory mcilroy? >> i mean, the circumstances couldn't have been any better. i mean, just unbelievable. playing with rory, i will remember forever in the pga championship, the final round, coming down the stretch, two over, trying to get back to even par i didn't see it go in. you maybe saw in that clip rory turns around and he's coming up to me, give me a hug

why in the world is rory mcilroy giving me a hug right now? did it go in he is younger and could see it go in. i couldn't see it go in. >> i read you have the words why not imprinted on your golf balls. i love that. can you explain why that's your mantra clearly what you think about you bring about. >> yeah. no it actually happened in 2007 i was trying to qualify for the u.s. open. and i was in the final qualifier, about 22-foot putt in a playoff to get into the u.s. open and my caddy said, while i was over the ball, if you make this, we're in the open. and i literally said outloud, i said why not and after that happened, my manufacturer, ball manufacturer sent me tons of golf balls that said why not on them to the u.s. open i have been going with that ever since. >> mie kashlgs this is a celebration for everybody who loves you. especially your family you got two teenage boys were they freaking out when you did that >> you know, they actually had

to stay home this week because they had school and they had a couple high school matches to play in. so, it was sad that they missed the week, but at the same time, dillen was there, i was able to see what happened in a restaurant at the club once -- when i made that hole in one so to see that is so cool and surreal and the support i have from the club and the members and everyone, pga of america, all the 29 other,000 club professionals across the country, i'm very, very lucky. >> can i just ask one more mike, i'm assuming you have to go back to your day jab after this i'm in a pro am next month do you have any openings available for lessons? >> well, first off, the charles schwab challenge they gave me an invitation i'm heading to ft. worth at 2:00 today. i'm super thrilled to be going to ft. worth and playing in that this week. then, yes, back to work. and oh my gosh, i'm going to have a lot of emails to respond to. >> yeah, you do. >> including from me. >> michael, congratulations.

we're proud of you way to go. we'll talk to you soon >> much aappreciatuated. have a good day. >> how great is that. up next, "today" best llers to help with comsemo

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had to turn and face them. >> yeah. >> and they weren't coming from me they weren't coming from my husband. they weren't coming from my parents. these are cultural stories, toxic stories that actually have an ancient root in the seven deadly sins. >> the seven deadly since. >> yes. >> what a way to frame it. >> yeah. >> one of the things you talk about which is paramount, people think there's rest and then there's lazy >> yes. >> and i think one of those things is as women we feel like we have to keep going. busy is one of the best words we use to describe ourselves. >> yes. >> how are you >> busy. but rest matters tell us about that. >> yeah. one of the points of intervention that my husband pointed out to me that in the 12 years we had been married, i hadn't spent more than 20 minutes straight watching a movie. i would get up just propelled from the couch even if i was liking it just to do stuff i needed to be productive. i needed to take care of things. i felt like sitting there was unacceptable. >> where did that come from for you? >> for me, i think it's a cultural idea for women that we need to be serving other people's needs

that if we're not active in that engagement that we're lazy, useless. >> yeah. because i think you described it when you're on a family vacation before where you wanted to lounge oj the beach and your dad is like, let's go. we're go people. >> yeah. i tell the story in the book being on vacation. my parents were getting up at 4:30 to watch -- look for birds. i went to the beach with a book. >> to chill. >> yeah. and it drove my dad crazy that i wasn't optimizing my vacation. and my mom joined me one day and was marveling at how nice it was to sit in the sun and read and i realized she had never actually taken a vacation. we're always using all of our time. >> let's talk about -- you talk about the seven deadly sins. envy is one. >> yes. >> you look at someone and you think to yourself, wow it's disdain, you're angry with them being whatever it is, successful >> i write about it as the gateway to the other sins because it shows us what we want and the way to identify our

wants, which i think for women it's hard to address them because we subjugate our wants to other people's needs. is looking who bothers you look at a woman who annoys you, she is your greatest teacher when you have that, i don't like her. who does she think she is. or she annoys me. >> what is she teaching you? >> she is teaching you she is pushing on a dream you have for yourself it might be that she is really good at expressing herself or she eats whatever she wants or that she has the dream that you -- she has the job that you dream of having. >> oh, that's a good one, yeah you think they're bugging you. but really you're like i want that but i'm afraid to say it. >> yeah. >> finding your voice, there's a lot to this book we have a few seconds left, but finding your voice and you finding yours is an important moment in your life. >> exactly this is pride. this is a willingness to be seen to show up, to share gifts with the world and women are too afraid to do that. and we desperately need that in the world. >> well, we want to say thank you, elise this book is out tomorrow, right? >> yes, it is. >> congratulations on this. >> thank you.

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