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now headed for a full house vote today. >> i'm confident we will pass the bill. >> just ahead, inside the last massachusetts-minute scramble to shore up support, last-minute push. can a bipartisan middle get over the finish line? close call. a chinese fighter jet flying directly in front of a u.s. military plane. high above the south china sea. the pentagon calling it unnecessarily aggressive as tensions rise again. a live update from beijing straight ahead. growing outrage. >> search and rescue! >> officials in iowa under fire this morning after revealing as many as five people are still unaccounted for nearly three days after that apartment complex collapsed. some of them likely inside. air qualify alert. millions across the northeast

put on notice with smoke from a massive wildfire in canada now reaching the u.s. al has everything you need to know as you go out the door. the airline behind a new plan to weigh passengers before boarding and the controversy that is sparking. and last lasso? the season finale of "ted lasso" dropping overnight. will it be a last episode ever? the news fans don't want to believe. today, may 31st, 2023. to believe. today wednesday, may 31, 2023. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> we are, indeed. let's get to our top story. that critical deal to lift the nation's debt limit.

so the deal passed a major hurdle overnight narrowly making it to a full count in the house. >> we have been saying for a while now the clock is ticking before the country runs out of money to pay its bills. >> all right. it is the last day of may, may 31st. garrett haake following it all. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, no pressure. this bill overcame a key procedural vote late last night and the full house vote is expected to come later overnight. members of the far right and far left oppose this bill but president biden and speaker mccarthy have been confident they can push it over the finish line as lawmakers push to get something passed that can restore that historical fault. this morning the race is on to

round up the votes. now just five days away. some hope on the horizon. now a compromise headed to the house floor today. but the 99-page bill which suspends the nation's borrowing limit entirely until 2025 in exchange for spending cuts and other conservative priorities is running into roadblocks on the right. more than 30 house republicans say they will vote against the measure for not cutting spending deeply enough. >> not one republican should vote for this deal. it is a bad deal. >> reporter: in a narrowly divided congress, this means democrats need to convince their side to get onboard and republicans can't afford any more defections. as of now, both sides think it will pass the house tonight. student loan payments suspended since 2020 will restart and work requirements for snap benefits

will expand with some carve out for veterans. that's a major concern for some progressives. >> it's not a good bill for the people. >> reporter: if the bill clears the house tonight as expected, the senate can pass their own process with many senators no more enthusiastic about the prospect than their house democrats. >> every time you turn over the rock, there is something else slimy under it. >> it does not significantly change the trajectory of the debt. >> oh, something for everyone to not like but that's called a bipartisan deal. but with the deadline approaching, what roadblocks does it still face? >> reporter: in the senate, any one remember can slow things down to a withdrawal until their demands are met. don't be surprised to see senators from both parties

demanding votes in exchange for letting this bill move ahead of monday's deadline. waiting until the last minute could also have an impact on the economy, risking downgrading the country's economy which is which happened in 2011. savannah? >> yeah. one of the credit agencies dropping a big hint, a shot across the bow last week. thank you very much. the pentagon is responding to an aggressive maneuver by a chinese fighter jet. you can see it cutting in front of a u.s. military plane. nbc's janis mackey frayer joins us from beijing. that jet looked close. >> reporter: it was really close. aggressive is how u.s. officials are describing the move in international airspace over the chinese sea. the chinese j-16 jet at the wing of the u.s. surveillance plane and veering across the sky in a move known as thumping where an aircraft gets caught in another aircraft's wake and it makes for

a lot of turbulence. intercepts are not uncommon. i was onboard for one a couple months ago when the chinese jet was so close to us i could actually see the pilot. but the pentagon says this sort of behavior is unnecessary, and they're warning it could cause an accident. u.s. spy planes in the region are a violation of china's sovereignty, and they will continue to safeguard it. >> all this is coming as china just declined a request for a high-profile meeting by the united states, so what does that say about the state of relations between our countries? >> reporter: yeah. secretary of defense lloyd austin wanted to meet china's minister of national defense on the sidelines of a security forum in singapore. china turned him down, saying the u.s. lacks sincerity mainly because lee was sanctioned by the trump administration in 2018

and it's never been lifted. it is no secret that u.s.-china relations are at a unique low right now. there are no substantive talks since that chinese balloon was shot down. several fronts where u.s. officials are trying to push for a high-level reset, but so far china doesn't seem interested. hoda? >> janice, thank you. this morning closer to home, new fears at the site of that apartment complex in davenport, iowa. people could still be strapped at this hour and the stability of the building itself. maggie vespa on the scene for us. what's the latest? >> reporter: savannah, growing concerns and growing urgency for the people who officials said could still be trapped inside the rubble of this six story

apartment building. it comes amid protests of transparency after officials said they believed everyone was out to the point they were ready to begin demolition on this building. only then you saw the video there to backtrack and rescue a woman seen waives out her window monday night. prior to that crews have done searches with drones, k-9s and heat seeking technology. now families say two other men may also be trapped inside, savannah. >> okay. so what exactly is the plan to rescue people if there are still people inside? >> reporter: yeah. so it appears the search effort has already begun at this point. the city saying that fire crews late yesterday went back in and found several trapped pets and they got those out safely. but they found no people or signs of life. it is unclear how crews will be able to search again today. they say this is a delicate balance going forward because of

the stability or lack there of. they say this poses a risk to first responders. each time that rescue crews went into that structure, the building, they say, shifted at some point adding to concerns that it basically could collapse here downtown at any moment. but officials say finding people that may still be trapped inside remains a top priority and they're evaluating with structural engineers basically to determine if they could go back in and the safest way to strategically do that and search again for people who may still be trapped inside that rubble. >> maggie, thank you for the update. the republican race for president is heating up this morning with ron desantis kicking off his first full day of campaigning in iowa. he gave voters a preview of what to expect last night, stepping up attacks on donald trump. >> reporter: good morning. governor desantis had not gone after former president trump

like he did last night. now around seven months until the critical iowa caucuses, there's an all-out brawl for the republican nomination. former governor ron desantis is back in iowa, this time as an official candidate, now offering his most direct attacks yet at the gop front runner, former president trump. >> i do think, unfortunately, he's decided to move left on some of these issues. >> reporter: desantis responding to new criticism from mr. trump who suggested on social media that new york state than new york state handled covid better than florida. speaking to a crowd of evangelical voters in des moines, getting a standing ovation when he brought up his escalating feud against disney. >> we stand for the fight for our children. on that point, there will be no compromise. >> reporter: disney is suing florida over what it says is retaliation for the company's

opposition to the state's parental rights and education act, which critics labeled the don't say gay law. just last week trump slamming desantis' fight with disney. >> look at disney and what a mess it is. could have worked out an easy settlement, but, no, he wanted to show the fake news how tough a guy he is. >> reporter: mr. trump now insisting he's not siding with disney, instead calling the company a woke and disgusting shadow of its former self. trump is leading desantis in national polls by a wide margin with a recent poll suggesting 63% of the republicans think trump definitely probably has the best chance against president biden. do you think the governor should be running around this time or no? >> i think he should have waited until '28. >> desantis is well-spoken.

and some people don't like that trump is so outspoken. >> reporter: former president trump is also expected in iowa later today. governor desantis will be campaigning in this state, new hampshire and south carolina later this week. >> gabe, thanks. good morning to craig. >> thank you, savannah. good morning to you as well. we have an nbc news exclusive for you this morning. rare access inside one of the most dangerous countries in the world now partly controlled by russian mercenaries and using the rain to support some of the fighting in ukraine. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the story for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. we talk a lot about russian missionaries from the wagner group. they are leading the fighting in ukraine. they raise their money in

africa, where they are exploiting the mineral wealth of some of the world's poorest people. the central african republic is a failed state, torn apart by civil war. in the capitol, i saw children starving to death at the only pediatric hospital. what is it like for you as the director here to see all these cases? it upsets me, she says. mothers don't have money to buy food and the children fall into this state. they are young victims of africa's resource curse, desperately poor people living on land with vast untapped wealth. here it's gold and diamonds. but they're not lifting people out of the poverty. much of the riches are now flowing to russian mercenaries from the wagner group. russia's private army, known for its brutality in ukraine. it is led by president putin's former caterer turned commander. in ukraine, wagner fights for

the kremlin. it makes its money here. wagner extracts a half a billion dollars a year from this country in gold, rare timber and blood diamonds. this woman who asked us to conceal her identity lived near the village where her husband was a gold miner. she told me how russian mercenaries drove the villagers away. >> there were people chasing them away. >> reporter: what do you think the russians wanted? gold? do you think it is as simple as that? >> translator: yes, they came for our wealth and our gold. today my children don't have a father. they don't have anything at all. >> reporter: working with the research group the century, nbc news reviewed more than a dozen allegations of wagner violence.

this is 2019 before the russian takeover. an image taken this month shows the mine has expanded dramatically, now capable of generating untraceable profits. wagner was invited in to the central african government to help crush rebellion. wagner even provides the personal security for the president. >> mr. president, it is a real pleasure. richard engel. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: what do you say about reports that allege the russian forces who you brought in to help secure this country have committed abuses? >> translator: listen, we are a responsible government and there are laws in this country. we have set up a commission of inquiry to see if the facts reported in these reports are true. >> reporter: the government relies on wagner to survive. wagner pays itself in gold.

the people are left starving. we reached out, and he responded with a voice note, calling our questions provocative and saying, in part, quote, you have received enough information. if by asking these questions you intended just to spit at me, then i suggest you come closer and after that try to figure out if it is your throat in my hands or someone else's. craig? >> dear god. all right. important reporting. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. thank you. canadian officials issued more evacuation orders for parts of nova scotia because of the wildfires burning in that region. so far over 200 homes or structured have been destroyed and also impacting people in the u.s. as the smoke is drifting into parts of the northeast including boston and new york city. smokey haze triggered air quality advisories in several states. >> a lot of people complaining about all that smoke, al. >> unfortunately, it will last a

while longer. you can see these wildfires. we have two main areas burning. 47,000 areas. the halifax area 2,000 acres. what's going to happen now, we have this high pressure off of the eastern seaboard, and that is swinging that smoke from boston, hartford, new york, philadelphia. in fact, it will make its way into new york and parts of philadelphia later on today. we have air quality advisories, air quality alerts, elevated particulate matter from wildfire spoke, so people with respiratory problems this is going to be an issue, unhealthy for those sensitive groups. in fact, wildfires out in west canada causing more problems. high ozone levels between chicago, detroit, st. louis, dallas, houston, down into new orleans. other area we're watching right now down in the gulf. only a 20% of development in the

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inland. we will start to warm up going into the weekend with high temperatures going from 80 degrees on friday to 85 on saturday. finally some pool weather, but it will be cooling down again for the middle of next week. take a look at san francisco. 62 and mostly cloudy today. we should see more sunshine and guys? >> al, thank you. still ahead, we are used to weighing our luggage at the airport, but what about weighing yourself before you board? >> wow! >> you know, after some vacations? it could happen. sam, what do you think? >> reporter: how is that for an intro, savannah? this is in new zealand, first of all. they're looking for 10,000 passengers to step on a scale. but it is not what you think. why this could be a good thing for the travel industry coming up next. >> we'll see, sam.

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second ago, yes, it is unusual i think a lot of people when they hear this think, what it is voluntary. it is anonymous and it is nothing new for new zealand where their version of the faa says we already weigh cargo. we weigh the crew members and food, why wouldn't we weigh the passengers for millions of passengers, weighing luggage is routine as selecting your seat or choosing an in flight movie. >> reporter: soon air new zealand passengers will have the option to step on the sail scale themselves before heading to the gate. announcing a voluntary anonymous survey designed to calculate the average weight of passengers over the next month. the goal, they say, is safety. >> it's a regulatory requirement

for us to know the weight of everything that goes on the aircraft there's a good reason for that >> reporter: industry experts say knowing how much everything weighs on board including fuel, baggage, passengers and more helps planes to fly more efficiently. the scales in the airport will not display any passenger's weight and all the data will be fed directly into a computer recorded anonymously with thousands of other passengers. but despite all of that reassurance, some americans on social media and beyond say no scale, no way. >> oh, i'm in for the humiliation of being weighed in public. >> i think that's a violation of privacy. >> when i go to the doctor, i don't even look at the scales. >> when it comes to commercial aviation safety, i want to err on the side of exact measurement, not a guesstimate. >> reporter: still, new zealand says its program has nothing to do with discrimination, and everything to do with the science of calculating how many

passengers a plane can safety care re. >> it is critically important that you know how much the airplane weighs. it's certificated to perform with a specific weight >> reporter: some experts say the methods and data collected could offer wide ranging benefits around the world. >> i think you may see some other airlines utilize this at some point in the future >> okay. i'm going to go on record and say i'm not into the vibe of all this i know it is anonymous, sam, but i see how this could evolve into something. it would be embarrassing, but would anyone be told, hey, you're too heavy you can't board this plane >> reporter: absolutely not, hoda i know there might be skepticism out there. this is not about profiling people based on their weight yes, we will take them at their

word that no one can see what's in the database. it is, as we stated, anonymous will this ever be brought to the united states? here the faa gives broad discretion to the airlines to decide how they want to comply with weight requirements generally speaking aviation experts say they go to the medical industry to get information about what the average weight of a passenger is here it is possible we could adopt a model similar to what we're seeing in new zealand here do you want to put your fears to rest here? >> i'm not sure, sam. i'm still on the fence on that one. we also want -- >> reporter: i tried >> we also want to know if having a lot of heavy passengers cause plane accidents? >> safety and efficiency efficiency if i don't have to know, i think i would be all right. >> it seems like they're in search of a problem. are there a lot of commercial airlines really at risk here >> what if you got weighed after a vacation, and it was plus

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tell us about that >> well, that's right. we're talking here, you know, certainly about some of the top phaoeupdz in the field, at least some of the top minds across companies. you have executives from open ai, microsoft, google and a host signing this statement it is about the bad news end of the kind of science fiction movie you might imagine, right we're talking about the possibility that ai might become so smart that it eventually slips the bonds of human command and begins to make its own decisions and perhaps decisions that won't be good for humanity, right? that's the level of extinction risk that they are talking about here. it is important to note that, of course, we do not have that technology yet. this is a theoretical outcome down the road. but this is a bunch of top minds across the industry and academia saying they want to get on the right side of doing so and take it seriously. >> i think people are wondering how afraid should i be of this as you said, the top minds are

on this and they use these scary, big words but what is a regular person supposed to think right now? >> it is really important to understand that we are nowhere near the kind of artificial general intelligence that people theorize could lead to an event like this. i think it is also really important to remember that, while we can all agree, as this statement does, that being enslaved by robots is a bad thing, there's a lot of short term stuff people are not agreeing on. while a lot of these people came together, other people are working as hard as they can to make money as quickly as they can. this includes open ai sam altman so there is a cognizant dissonance here. we're not going to slow down the development of ai in the meantime. >> the phrase that you just used, slipping the bonds of

human command, what -- explain what that would look like if a.i. were to take over how would that play out? >> well, you know, the potential, right, the sci-fi movie is "the terminator" scenario that if you were hand over really important functions to a.i. and it decides this outcome you have told me to aim for doesn't seem like the right one. i will go for this one instead that's the kind of thing people worry about. but it is the shorter-term stuff that i speak to are much more worried about. a statement like this gathers a

lot of attention and distracts us from shorter-term questions should we be worried about the potential for this system to take away the jobs we depend on? is it going to decide whether i deserve a bank loan. right? these kinds of uses are already out there. while it is tempting to think only about the dangers in the long-term like what these signatories are writing about here, it is the short-term effects of ai that critics are telling me they should be most squarely focused on right now. >> a statement like this is explosive and terrifying just on its very terms on the other hand, they have all these signatories saying we warned you they're saying regulate us but they aren't agreeing on what the regulation should be just pause it. do a time-out for six months while we figure this out there is not broad agreement about that so it feels a little bit like, you know, we're being a little manipulated by this industry saying, oh, we're worried about this but we will keep on going here and try to make a race to keep going and make money on this >> reporter: i think you are seeing this very clearly when i talk to top ai executives across the industry, the theme that a lot of them land on is, yes, we want some sort of larger legislation, but let them figure out what this should be.

this is why you are seeing so many countries trying to issue guidance to regulators about how, they, themselves, should be regulated, and in this case putting out a statement like the one that cia, sam altman and others have signed, is the way of saying we have thought of bigger problems than you have and you should let us be in charge of ourselves to head off problems experts i speak to say don't be distracted let's think about the short-term ways this needs to be regulated and it may not be the best to hand those companies to devise it should be our responsibility and the responsibility of lawmakers to think about how it is to put guard rails on this in the short-term, not just in the science fiction long-term. >> exactly it is the fox watching the hen

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good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our temperatures for today, we'll reach into the mid-70s, so that's still lower than we usually see for the last day in may, as we're starting out with clouds and fog and we'll eventually see that clearing out. there will be more sunshine tomorrow and a slight boost in temperatures into the upper 70s, low 80s expected on friday, and then as we go into the weekend, and that is your latest weather. >> thanks, al. >> thank you. still ahead here on a wednesday morning, hollywood history in studio 1a join us live with momentos from her parents career and marriage and the stories behind them. and we are celebrating graduation season with a powerful boost check them out

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new home on the horizon. we're live o on the latestst last-minute scramble for votes >> i'm confident we will pass the bill. >> we're live with the latest on then food for thought. a look at how your relationship with food, dieting and weight can affect their kids. >> i don't think everybody is aware of how prevalent this is and how much what we do at home and say can n make a diffeferen. >> coming up, healthy ways to encourage a positive relationship with food right at home plus newman's own.n. a new auauction giving a look at the life and legacy of the iconic couple married for 50 years. your exclusive look at a sneak peek of some of their most cherished items from on screen and off. and better off ted season 3 drops overnight. >> on three, one, two, three i love you very much >> this morning, the question on everyone's mind, will there be another season we'll have your spoiler-free

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week we're at the end of the month. tomorrow is june 1st. >> oh, yeah. >> i was thinking about that rent is due. where are we at? yes. >> tomorrow we will check in with a man we met earlier this year at the time he was going viral because he started this unusual diet challenge he ate only mcdonald's for 100 days, and the purpose was to lose weight. >> well, folks, the 100 days are up so how did it go he will be here live to reveal the results tomorrow. >> how interesting >> yeah, last time he came there was a lot of skepticism. so we'll see. >> okay. maybe he is just calories in, calories out >> we'll get to your news at 8:00 the debt limit bill that could prevent economic calamity for the u.s. has passed its first test for congress. a vote is just hours away today. nbc's senior capitol hill correspondent, garrett haake, joins us with the latest comings and goings there

good morning >> good morning. this overcame a ke procedural vote late last night. now a full vote should come late tonight. the bill faces opposition from both the far right for not cutting spending deeply enough in exchange for lifting the country's borrowing limit, and the left doesn't like it for the cuts it does enact and striker work requirements for some benefit programs like snap but president biden and speaker mccarthy remain confident they will have the votes to pass it today and send it on to the senate senators will take a few days to work through the bill as well. they just have to pass it by monday, june 5th to stop that first ever government default. they're hoping to get it to the president's desk with a little time left on the clock to avoid any economic consequences for working up so close to the deadline, savannah >> garrett, thank you very much. a landmark ruling stemming from the nation's opoid crisis a federal appeals court cleared the way for a bankruptcy deal which would shield members of

the slacker family, owners of purdue pharma, from the lawsuit. they earned billions of dollars from the sale of oxycontin they would pay $6 million and give up control of purdue. the sale must still be approved by a bankruptcy judge. police arrested five juvenile suspects so far in the vicious weekend beating of three off duty marines on a southern california pier. not clear what happened before this video was recorded, but police say the fight may have started when the marines asked a group of young people to stop setting off fireworks. two marines there seen on the ground as members of the ground kick and punch them. bystanders broke up that melee the marines were treated for cuts and bruises. rosalynn carter has been diagnosed with dementia.

nbc's blayne alexander joins us from atlanta with more on the diagnosis. blayne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the news of the former first lady's health has everyone looking back but you can't talk about that legacy without discussing their love story here at the carter center, both are on full display. in fact, they were often seen walking the halls here at the center happened and hand this morning, so many people are sending their love and their prayers to the former first couple for more than seven decades, rosalynn carter has been by her husband's side for his political and health battles. >> and along came jimmy carter and my life has been at adventure every since. >> reporter: now she is facing a battle of her own. at 95, the former first lady has been diagnosed with dementia her family says she continues to live happily at home with her

husband, enjoying spring in georgia and visits with loved ones the news comes three months after her husband entered he was entering hospice care at age 98 and would forego any further medical treatment.d first la the news of mrs. carter's health triggered an outpouring of well wishes, including from the current presidential couple. the carters are set to celebrate their 77th wedding anniversary in july. >> well, the best thing i ever did was marry rosalynn that's the pinnacle of my life. >> reporter: they are lifelong partners in everything from the georgia governor's mansion to the white house to their global humanitarian work, together founding the carter center soon after leaving washington >> continuing to bring attention to the important issues of our time is exactly the legacy that the carters have continued to share with all of us. >> reporter: mrs. carter has long been a fierce advocate for mental health, spending much of her life speaking out on the

topic, including right here on today. >> the stigma just exacerbates everything it humiliates and embarrasses people. >> reporter: her family says that helped fuel their decision to make her diagnosis public, writing, we hope sharing our family's news will increase important conversations at kitchen tables and at doctors' offices around the country and as for the former president's health, his grandson recently told the associated press that former president carter is still getting regular updates from the carter center on their many initiatives that he's seeing and appreciating the many public tributes that took place since he entered hospice care three months ago. savannah, he even takes time for the occasional ice cream break, of course, peanut butter flavor, a nod to his beginnings as a peanut farmer. >> plenty of warm wishes for the carters. let's move now to a wild scene that looks like it was out of an action movie police in georgia were making a

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show signs of disordered eating such as calory counting and over-exercising according to a study published this year. it is more common among girls and older adolescents. now a growing number of experts are urging parents to change the narrative at home, to help foster a healthy relationship with food. experts like family psychologists, dr. jenny yip >> kids absorb everything. they really are paying attention to not just what they hear from us, what they see us do because we are the first examples of how to behave in this world. >> reporter: one way parents can set an example is to teach kids the value of food, says carrie, who is now a certified nutrition coach. >> we talk about it in terms of we need protein to fuel our muscles, and we need carbs to fuel our brain and give us energy. >> reporter: experts advise do not focus on weight. do not restrict food kids will want it more don't use food as a reward

simply offer everything in moderation, and do not call food good or bad. >> if we eat something bad, we feel guilt and that translates over food is not good or bad. it serves our body or it serves our soul and we need both. >> that's a big one. >> all of us want what's best for our kids my mom tried really hard to never talk about herself, how she felt, what she ate, weight but she said, no, you have to have conversations about food in your house just all of it to say, you know, if a child says, well is this good for me? you know, discuss it instead of pushing it under the rug >> like this kind of food makes you feel bad or makes you feel tired. i think it is hard my mom wore a bikini and still does when it comes to body image, she was good about that, but she was careful about what she ate and talked about diets growing up a lot. >> i feel like you have a sensible, normal relationship with food and body image i'm the first person to say i do

not, and this terrifies me because i know better than to say something about -- i mean, i honestly think my kids barely know the word "fat." we don't say it. we would never discuss it. i eat pizza with the kids every friday night, way more than them, but i do worry about all the little things i do and what they're watching al told me there is this phrase called the almond mom. >> yeah. >> the mom who is like -- you know, they're eating their dinner and you're like, i'll just eat my salad or i'm on a broccoli kick. >> another thing is social media. we didn't even discuss it in the piece, but we didn't have to deal with that as children now there is all of these apps where you change your body, you change your eyes, you change your hair. so she says be the loudest voice in the room. >> oh. >> i know. how you do that is where you have to do the research. but make sure that you are

saying to your kids, they're beautiful. that you see them. >> but, jenna, when you were a little girl, you wrote in your journal about this. >> my sister found my journal from first grade -- or second grade. i could barely write i definitely couldn't spell. in it, my new year's resolution was to lose seven points. >> but where did that come from? >> i don't know. >> that just breaks my heart i remember feeling -- i've never not felt that way. i've never had a time when i felt good in my own body i don't think my parents put that on me where does it come from? >> i don't know. >> how do we take it head on i feel like it's so important, especially for our girls >> it definitely is. and we can change that dynamic but i hope you feel good in your body right now, little missy. >> you are little missy. >> see, that's the problem most guys feel pretty good >> we have to borrow it from them. >> exactly. >> when i tell mike, you look cute, he goes, thanks, i feel

cute. >> that's what it is we need to support everybody we do look at hazy skies in the northeast because of the wildfires up in nova scotia. florida storms will continue by thursday, another five inches of rain there. severe storms through the southwest. along the west coast, cooler but at least good morning, i'm kari hall. another nice day in the 70s. sunny afternoon. reaching into the upper 70s, comfortable but warmer weather this weekend, friday, saturday, and sunday. we'll see warm temperatures. y ese fue el pronóstico del best time of the morning.

>> oh! "succession" news, baby. bring it >> today is a spoiler-free "popstart. we're talking about a tv finale. we will not blow it for anybody, i promise you. now that' we've gotten that out of the way, let's start with "ted lasso." we have been believing them for some time. overnight, the hit series wrapped up with its final episode of season 3. will it be the last episode ever we don't know. what we can tell you is that the finale featured a new single song by ed sheeran that we loved called "a beautiful game." ♪ ♪ we are bruised ♪ ♪ we are damaged ♪ ♪ but the joy was worth the pain ♪ ♪ whoa, love's a beautiful game ♪

♪ >> oh, yeah. >> how about that? maybe we'll get a first course verse from ed because he will be here on tuesday on the plaza. >> oh, cool! >> ed sheeran live and rocking it sign up for fan passes if you feel so inclined today.com/concerts we have a good week coming up. also up is "succession" the series finale broke a series record 2.9 million people watched or streamed the final chapter on sunday night it was the most viewers for any episode. of course, once they factor it in, those numbers are expected to grow exponentially with some people still watching up no spoilers, but if you missed the last episode, you didn't get a chance to see kieran culkin's blue t-shirt, the random moment that some folks identified it as a walmart find

it's a rare "succession" piece of history this is a kid's t-shirt he wore. it goes for $14. do the math. that was a $7 series billionaire roy family member wearing a $7 kids t-shirt from walmart. >> wow. >> thanks to roman roy, the newest influencer for walmart. next up, a first look at netflix's upcoming series. >> oh, i love "our planet". >> yeah, how and why animals migrate, revealing some of the most compelling stories in the natural world. >> life on earth depends on the. freedom to move. experience the extraordinary journeys that shape our world. >> pretty much he could narrate

>> wow >> goes on say, he can pretty much narrate anything and be heavy compelled. that's "our planet ii. head over to today.com to catch that full trailer. barbie audiences are waiting to see what this movie is about fans right now can get a sneak peek inside barbie's dreamhouse. the latest issue of "architecture digest" gives us a tour of the unbelievable set this is not malibu this is a brightly colored playground found on the warner lot outside of london. staying true to the plastic concept. the expansive mansion doesn't have any walls, no doors, but includes a curly pink slide that drops off, should you go down it, hoda, into a kidney-shaped pool finally, tom clancy's "jack ryan" exclusive. first look at the final season of the series. he's facing enemies both foreign and domestic.

>> we're in the middle of a storm. >> this is converging. >> confusing the drug cartel with a terrorist organization. unlimited resources paired with undying hatred >> good luck. >> i need to find out who is behind all this. >> who the hell are you? >> are you sure you want to to know >> what was he saying? >> hung up on me. >> typical >> that's my kind of series. >> yeah. >> the whole thing i could watch it all watch it on the plane. can't wait the full trailer is at our website. it is the final season but is it really the final season >> where is everyone going is there some party we're not invited to >> there was a time when you where "succession," you would never stop >> but that's the beauty they have a story to tell. they say we're going to do this over three or four seasons, that's it. >> that's it >> brian cox says that's the biggest problem with american television, we go on too long.

oh, and john krasinski and the entire crew coming here. studio 1a. i can't tell you the date quite yet. "popstart" will get on that tomorrow. sydney sweeney right after this good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. an oakland police officer, homicidede detective, who plead not guguilty to lyingng under o and threatening and bribing witnesses is due in court today

for pretrial hearing. prosecutors say he was lead investigator in a 2011 murder case that led to the conviction of a man that was later overturned. one witness accused tran of secretly paying her before the trial. she later recanted her testimony. kari hall has a look at what this week looks like. >> it looks really nice and if you've been wanting warmer weather, you've got it for the weekend. it's still going to be in the mid-70s for our warmest spots inland, but mid-80s for saturday and about the same on sunday. there will be a cooldown next week so the spike in temperatures doesn't last that long and we're not going to feel it that much in san francisco or along the coastline. each day, starting with clouds but i do think we'll see a lot more sunshine in the forecast for the next several days including the weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another news update

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>> oh, we are back we're back it's 8:30 wednesday morning on this very last day of may. and as we -- as we say hello to

this beautiful crowd on the plaza, we're also counting down to our next summer concert, folks. big-time rush. >> friday morning they will send us rocking into the weekend. how are we doing, guys >> wait. where's that -- >> i think they're trying to get us to move down. >> oh, wait, wait. where are you from >> i'm from santa clara. my name is barbara richardson. it's my first trip, and i have been dying to meet you oh, my god >> look at this cutie. >> oh, my gosh i always wanted to meet you. >> oh, we're the same age! >> oh, my god. oh, my god we love you, barbara >> do you want a bottle of wine?

>> i'll have what barbara is having. >> this morning we have sydney sweeney. you know her from popular shows like "white lotus. now she is taking on a challenging new role and she will tell us about reality just ahead. >> and mel newman is here to share their most cherished possessions and the touching stories behind them going up for auction at sotheby's. the lady in charge is here with her as well. >> if you are still figuring out your summer vacation plans, we are here today with today's super summer getaway we will be sending one lucky fan and up to three guests to experience the new superood to nintendo world oh, yeah hey, it's me mario! >> do you want your hand back?

>> we should mention universal studios hollywood is part of our parent company. >> all right mr. roker, you got a check of the weather? >> by golly do we ever let's show you what we got for you. record highs in the northeast. storms continue down in florida. wet weather through the plains sunny and dry out west as we move into saturday, heavy rain down through florida. showers in the northeast continues dry out west and then sunday, sunday, nice day for the eastern third of the country. showers and storms in texas. sunny conditions continue out west that's what's going on around the warming trend continues into our first weekend of june.

we're looking at temperatures up to 85 degrees and warm on sunday. now looking at san francisco, it's been cool and foggy, but it looks like there could be more you can stream all four hours of "today" and your local nbc station on peacock, part of the morning news live collection and find those details at peacocktv.com/morningnews. all right, guys. we are so excited, y'all we're kicking off a brand-new series it is called graduation nation what we're doing is we're spotlighting high schools all around the country on the very morning of their graduation ceremony and today we are starting off with the seniors at travis high in sugar land, texas just minutes away from graduating we have justin stapleton with them

happy grad day, honey! >> reporter: i got to tell you, it's been a wild morning so far. the sun is out we are here at mercer stadium in sugar land, texas. i'm here with 50 of my best friends from travis high school. we're so excited i will talk to one of them here. this is one of the graduates i got to ask you you guys started in covid remotely now you are here and you are about to walk across the stage with 750 of your friends what does that mean for you? >> it means so much. coming out of lockdown, we had to learn a new, different way and getting to just come out of it and have all this great energy, this class is so fun 2023, class of 2023 is where it's at. we are here to party on our graduation. >> i love it. >> it's amazing.

>> reporter: it is not even 9:00 in the morning and they're ready. this is dr. christy, the superintendent of this high school how proud of you are these kids? >> look at them. they are resilient they are smart they are growing places. they represent texas they represent our nation because they are truly, truly a microcosm of what our future is about, and they could not be more proud i'm very proud. >> reporter: i know. we're all very proud of them as well parents are here friends are here the weather is beautiful, hoda we have the orchestra here they will play us out with a little "pomp and circumstance" as we sent you out to new york city hit it >> oh. ♪ ♪ >> we want to the say congratulations. keep in mind, it is 7:36 there the parents are there.

the kids are there the graduates are there. we love you! go get your diplomas congratulations and thank you to justin and everybody for helping us out what a beautiful morning in sugar land, texas. >> we're just getting started. if you want to feature your school, go to today.com and tell us why. coming up next, there is a coming up next, there is a st to talk about with

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convicted of leaking classified documents about russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. >> okay. reality, are you sure that's what you did with it >> yes >> you're positive >> yes >> you didn't take it out of the building >> no. >> you didn't take it out of the building and give it to anybody? >> no. >> you didn't send it? >> no. >> you didn't send it to anyone? >> no. >> sydney, so good to see you. you wanted this role, didn't you? >> i really did. >> you really wanted it. why did you want to play this character? >> she was such a complicated individual when i first read the script, i never read something taken directly from the transcript not a single word is changed. it's the actual fbi interrogation. >> all of your lines are straight from the fbi documents? >> yes >> everything i say, everybody the fbi agents say, it is the ae actual interrogation that happens to reality winner. i have never seen something like that before. >> how did you put yourself in a role like that >> i got to actually speak with reality. and i just kind of observed here, learned as much as i possibly could about who she was and took all of that and created the character.

>> let's talk about who you are. i think you have such a cool life i love how you made such a big decision about your future you made one big decision at 11 and one big decision at 12 at 11 you decided you wanted to be an actress, so how did you tell your parents that >> i put together a five-year business plan presentation of what could happen. they realized i was very serious about what i wanted, about what my dreams were they were, like -- we got to let you do it. >> a five-year presentation you made >> yes. >> you are unbelievable at age 11 most kids are barely making it through. and then at age 12, and you decide -- i find this unusual, that you were just going to drink water. >> i made a lot of really big life decisions when i was younger. >> so why that one >> i think that it was two things my parents were obsessed with coffee and diet coke, and i -- i

just like -- i just challenged myself to see if i could do it and i'm still doing it. >> your projects are so epic now this you always wanted to try out your comedy chops, and that is happening as well, a rom-com tell me about that >> i'm so excited. i just finished "anyone but you" in australia it was a blast. >> can you believe what's happening? i'm thinking about what it must be like to be your mom. >> this is the moment she's most excited for. >> what, "the today show"? >> yes because we grew up watching this every day before school, so she's really excited. >> what is your mom's name >> okay. lisa >> lisa, we love you thank you for delivering your daughter to us today, and we're so happy to see you again. the movie, you have got to check it out it is called "reality. it is streaming right now on max, and the sky is the limit with you >> thank you so much

>> savannah, over to you >> to the cherished possessions of hollywood icons the chairman of sotheby's with the incredible colction ofle

a new auction of the newmans they were married for 50 years they were a source of fascination on screen and off. this collection promises to tell more of that story their daughter is with us right now. good morning to both of you lovely ladies. >> good morning. >> now, what is it like? you are standing here amongst these treasures that speak to this history of your parents i imagine it is an emotional moment. >> it is an emotional moment but, you know, my family felt it

was time to share some of these belongings with the public >> did you realize all the treasures that were there? >> six storage units no. >> and how is your mom doing >> she's doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. >> yeah. well, it is fun to walk down memory lane. i assume you think this is -- these items will be highly sought after. >> absolutely. these are some of the highlights of the sale which we think will be particularly interesting. >> we're standing in front of joanne's wedding dress did she sew this herself >> no. it was her academy award dress. >> i knew i read something it is so tiny. >> i know. >> it is incredible to see. >> beautiful. >> your parents were married for 50 years that's one of the highlights of their stories. they seemed to transcend hollywood with that relationship. >> they did. they had a lot of shared interests in terms of the theater. as dad always said, we liked

different things he liked race car driving, and she liked ballet. >> you are right next to one of paul's racing suiting. he was known for his racing as much as his acting in the end. >> he was an incredible race car driver he came in second in his class and first overall in le mans >> something like this, who is the kind of collector that would want to pick up something like this >> paul newman fans and racing and automobile enthusiasts it is the last one he wore at the end of his life. this is really, really special item >> how did your mom feel about the racing career? >> she was not particularly in love with it, but she went every single race. >> okay. there is a marital secret right there. support, support. >> paul newman was known for his watches, had a special relationship with rolex.

tell me about one of these -- i think one has a special inscription. >> they both do. they're hard to read on the back. >> this is a 1993 daytona rolex which he won for winning the 24 hours of daytona race, which is an endurance race. he won it at the age of 70 years old. a that is a record still unbroken today. >> okay. let's do movie memorabilia because they're telling me to hurry up i am enthralled by everything. the shackles from "cool hand luke"? when you are in the storage unit and you see this, what do you think? >> no, they were hanging up in the wall in our house in connecticut growing up, so i used to play with them. >> that's amazing. >> there is a lot of hollywood memorabilia in this. there is scripts >> a very special pool cue i >> from used to play with. >> is that the pool cue? >> that is the pool cue. >> from "color of money. it has fast eddy inscribed on it.

>> what about those boots? >> those are from "butch cassidy". >> we have to talk about the oscars -- your mom sewed her own oscar dress. the oscar is up for auction. >> no. no you can't sell oscars. >> this is a faux ones the gloves, which she really splurged on. >> she sewed her own dress because she didn't have the money to buy one and this was her big splurge, were these beautiful leather gloves, which nobody can fit into because she had tiny hands. >> she was so tiny look at her tiny wedding dress there is so many phenomenal treasures here that we have right here real quickly this is amazing. richard nixon's enemy's list. >> we had a different name for it pop's highest honor, he always said, was being on nixon's shi -- i won't tell you the rest of this list he had a big party, and he

invited everybody to it with all of his enemies. >> this is incredible. so much to remember. thank you so much for sharing it with the world. >> thank you. >> the online bidding for sotheby's legacy is open now carson, over to you. >> good stuff there, guys. thanks so much back here in the kitchen,

this morning on "today food," we're making jerk chicken, jerk grilled salmon with a twist from chef mcqueen's new cook book. a james beard nominee. she's behind the only black-owned restaurant in aspen, colorado. what a story you have.

born in west africa. you have lived on three continents and studies in europe, culinary school in paris. how did you live in aspen? there is 1,600 people in aspen. >> i'm like, oh, my god, it's so beautiful. i moved to aspen. >> you have been there since 2006-ish >> yes actually 2002. 2006-ish? >> yes. actually >> how is the restaurant going how much do you love it there? >> i love it that's home for me there. >> is this one of the meals on the menu >> yes >> okay. walk us through it we have three minutes here. >> we will start with all these ingredients. we will do the marinade. >> yep >> so you have your scallion here >> we have tasters over there. and we have side of just a jerk sauce on the side so you can taste it. >> so good. >> thank you so you have all the ingredients here so you have garlic and you are going to grind this one for me.

>> okay. >> yeah, a little nutmeg. >> okay. >> okay, the pepper. all right. thyme. >> can you put jerk sauce on my protein? >> any, any. it is such a great thing so you put that. and then we put soy sauce. >> yep what is this one >> okay, vinegar, water. >> water. >> no, no, no, no. we wait. we wait. we wait. >> not so fast like this. all right, awesome. >> i know. i know. >> all right, beautiful. so jerk sauce, there you go. that's it. so it's ready. >> it's ready to roll. and then we're going to marinade it. >> they're skinned. >> yes love it. beautiful. >> how does it taste >> just insane okay >> it's hot. it's perfect. >> bursting with flavor.

>> what has the reaction been for your cultural cuisine from aspen, colorado. >> love it like literally so we put this in the refrigerator for four hours. >> put it in the fridge? >> yes >> okay. and then so we're going to grill the salmon. >> yep. >> okay. >> let's do it chef >> there we go >> this sauce is unbelievable. >> we're going to get to the salsa. so you are just going to do this on the grill >> exactly. >> you don't bake it off the whole thing on the grill >> you can bake it off after >> all right we got about a minute. >> right >> ripe mango. >> yes and then -- >> score it. >> yes there's that cilantro, there you go pepper and -- >> peppers. >> how far ahead could you make the mango salsa?

>> i think this morning. yes. >> i put it on everything. >> so you mix everything. >> is that amazing >> the jerk sauce is -- >> i know, huh >> you can taste the cultural history. it is all there, all the flavors. it is all that, beautiful. >> so great to have you here today. >> this is the finished product. >> go to today.com/food. and pick up the cook book. >> please do. >> "mawa's way". today.com/shop >> is this your favorite >> yes this is a hot sell we sell out every night. >> thank you so much enjoy new york we'll back after a quick check of your local news and weather

good morning to you. it is 8:56 right now. i'm marcus washington. well, starting today through friday, pg&e teams will be inspecting large electrical transmission boxes in santa clara county. this is part of their new yearly effort to boost fire prevention by making sure those lines are secure and not at risk of toppling in high winds. the inspections also help the event of public safety power outages. teams will focus on the e hills of san jose. tomorrow is los gattos. on friday, northern santa clara. this is the start of

back on earth. we go one-on-one with a bay area native following her historic mission to space. >> plus, a dire warning about our climate in crisis and the effect erosion could have on our

♪ this morning on the third hour of "today," soar subject? one major airline sparking controversy by giving passengers the option to weigh in when they check in why they're doing it anth