their is now straight into the propeller wash and feel -- it is like a jacuzzi. >> reporter: no injuries have been reported. and killer whales have not been known to harm humans. but if the whales think they're having fun, for terrified sailors, the joke's gone too far. now, thankfully this kind of fashion, this whale trend doesn't appear to have spread. until the scientists figure out exactly what is going on, say it with me, we're going to need a bigger boat. >> keir simmons, thank you for that. that does it for me, everybody. you can watch "ana cabrera reports" week days at 10:00 a.m. on msnbc. you can catch me on weekends saturday and sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern here as well. jose diaz-balart is next. and good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. we're less than a week away from

the deadline to avoid an economic catastrophe. they appear to be inching toward a deal as the clock winds down. we're keeping an eye on the roads and in the air, with memorial day travel rush under way. this weekend could be one for the history books. new reporting about what allegedly happened the day before the fbi showed up to former president trump's estate looking for classified documents. in rome, 24 hours after pope francis tells telemundo his health is improving, he's sick again. we have details. and thousands of little girls across the country line up to see the new little mermaid movie with a new take on arielle. >> people aren't perfect. they're different. so, i think this one is mostly like, she's different. and we begin with what could

be encouraging signs in efforts to raise the nation's debt limit and avoid a potential economic catastrophe. white house and republican negotiators are said to be inching closer to an agreement with just days left until the federal government could run out of cash to pay its bills. there is still no deal. negotiators are working around the clock to get to the finish line. although lawmakers have left washington for the memorial day holiday. house speaker kevin mccarthy says he's going to stay in town to work toward an agreement. >> it is a big issue and it is not something you can solve easily. we want to make sure it is worthy of the american people and continue working until we get it done. >> with us now to take a closer look at all of this, garrett haake and brendan buck, who served as press secretary to former house speaker john boehner and as chief communications adviser to former house speaker paul ryan, also now msnbc political analyst.

so, garrett, what do we know about this potential deal that seems to be taking shape? >> reporter: i got to show my work here a little bit. because what we know right now is coming in little bits and pieces and experience based on past negotiations i can tell you speaker mccarthy just arrived back at the capitol. he said he's not spoken with president biden now in several days and he is in close touch with the negotiators. he said no deal is imminent. he didn't have anything to announce right now. he continued to strike an optimistic tone and shared no specifics. it felt like he's someone who is jogging in place a little bit while negotiators continue to work. now, we are getting some hints of an outline coming together, perhaps a two-year deal that would extend the debt ceiling for past the 2024 elections and put caps on discretionary spending for about that same length of time. but we're largely hearing that from folks on one side of the aisle, which means that may be something that one side is trying to push as much as it is something that is locked in

place. the cliche you're going to hear a lot today, which is unfortunate because it is true, there is not a deal on anything until there is a deal on everything. all the pieces have to fit together and until that's true, anything can and still could happen. now, the hang-up that we're hearing quite a bit about late last night and which appears to continue to be a problem this morning is on the issue of work requirements. here is what louisiana congressman garrett graves, one of the key negotiators, said about that issue as he was leaving the capitol last night. >> put in jeopardy those very benefits for senior citizens like medicare and social security because they're refusing to negotiate a work requirement. you're prioritizing paying people, taxpayer funds that do not work. >> reporter: graves says very little of these negotiations, he's the person who says the least. so when he does speak on any of these issues, we pay very close attention. i will say, jose, we have been talking for several days about

the idea of the biggest issue is the topline spending numbers. the fact we're hearing more complaining about issues other than that suggests we may have made some progress on the biggest issue and turning the dials to see where we can land on a compromise to get the votes needed to pass the house. >> complicated indeed. brendan, punch bowl news reports a deal would need to be reached today or tomorrow in order for the house floor to be able to deal with that by wednesday. the day before this supposed deadline. the 2011 debt ceiling talks went right up to the deadline as well. what's going on behind the scenes now and, you know, when they talk about inching toward optimism, what do you see in that? >> i long said i don't think this is actually that hard of a deal to come to. a limited number of things that we're talking about, they can turn those dials and they can come to a deal when they need to. now is the time they need to. mccarthy talked about wanting to

get something done last week. you know, one of his members who has been maybe the most vocal said he's concerned kevin mccarthy is exiting the highway a few stops too soon. what that says is you have to show you're fighting until the very end. that's what he's doing. now we're at the very end. they're going to be able to execute a deal at the last minute. but that's probably the easy part. the harder part is passing this. you already started to see a lot of that grumbling. mccarthy pledged he's going to let this bill sit out for three full days for people to review before they vote on it. that's probably something that his members are going to insist on. he made a big deal about the process and opening the house in a more open and transparent way. the longer something sits out, the more people find something they don't like it. the 72 hours after they get the deal may be more interesting than what we have been going through for the last little while. sometimes you back up to a deadline and you say maybe the

rules aren't as firm as you want them to be. i think mccarthy is boxed into this process, putting us up to the deadline. >> i'm wondering, while speaker mccarthy plans to stay in washington this weekend, president biden is still planning to go to camp david, then to delaware. house democrats expressed disbelief when told by politico biden was planning to leave washington for the weekend. quote, please tell me that's not true so the lawmaker who was granted anonymity for fear of angering the white house. you're going to see a caucus that is so pissed if he's stupid enough to do that, is the quote. is this bad optics for the white house? the president doesn't need to be in one specific place to have responsible communications and, you know, 24/7. you got a pretty open schedule today. how do you see this? >> i think two things going on here. one, think that tells me they are pretty close to the deal and he feels confident his

negotiators will be able to pull that off. but what that speaks to is a lot of democratic frustration. much less on what the deal is ultimately going to look like and more the fact that kevin mccarthy is absolutely controlled this entire process. he's controlled the narrative, he's forced them to negotiations, everyone is playing kevin mccarthy's games right now. you've seen democratic leaders come out a lot more in the last few days trying to shape the narrative. i think ultimately when the deal comes out, they're not going to have too much to be concerned about. the spending cuts are going to be pretty narrow. i think the work requirements are going to be pretty narrow, which will be a bigger problem for kevin mccarthy. the reality is there are going to be a lot of democrats that need to vote for this, pass it, they feel like they've been shut out. that's going to be tough. but it is going to be necessary because i don't think it will be

a stretch to get majority of republicans to vote for it too. >> so, garrett, this weekend clearly is going to be a weekend with a lot of back and forth between the leadership, the house and the white house. >> well, i think, jose, if we end up in a situation where there is still a lot of back and forth between the house and the white house over this weekend, we're in real trouble. the timeline is just too short to get something passed ahead of june 1st. we can debate what the consequences would be by not having something passed on june 1st, whether that's the x date, if that's the date where the real economic pain starts or not. but i talked to a number of senior republicans both elected and aides who are convinced that kevin mccarthy is going to stick to this 72-hour rule, meaning whatever agreement they come to, once it is turned into a bill, gets to marinate in public view for three full days. if that clock isn't started by tonight or tomorrow morning, we're going to crash through that deadline regardless because the senate is not going to snap

its fingers and vote on this 100 to 0. it is a real logistical challenge here. today needs to be the day for all that back and forth to avoid flirting with disaster. >> garrett haake and brendan buck, thank you both very much. turning now to the busy holiday weekend as millions of americans get ready to travel. aaa says this will be the third busiest memorial day weekend since 2000 with more than 42 million people expected to travel 15 miles or more. that's a 7% increase over last year. but, one good thing for those driving will be paying less at the pump than last year. gas is down $1.03 per gallon compared to the record high. prices last year. joining us now are george solis at philadelphia international airport and lindsey reiser at penn station in new york city. lindsey, how is it looking there? >> reporter: it has been steady all morning.

and aaa is predicting travel by train and bus will see the largest increase, the biggest amount of growth year to year. 20% increase from last year. and amtrak alone, one of the companies that operates here out of penn station, they're anticipating 75,000 more passengers this weekend than this time last year. people i'm talking to say this is the easiest way, most convenient way for them to get to where they want to go, get some work done. amtrak tells us they're expecting a lot of first time riders this weekend. listen. >> amtrak has come out of the pandemic really strong. we're about 85% of our ridership prepandemic levels and with that we're also experiencing a lot of new customers. we have never taken amtrak before. a third of our customers every month are new travelers who have never experienced amtrak and are realizing the benefits of taking

the train for their leisure travel. >> reporter: and you're going to hear one of those big announcements right now going out over me. i'll try not to continue with that too much. one of the other reasons driving this demand, travel in the northeast corridor. so places like washington, d.c., baltimore, philly, and right here in new york city, jose. >> and meanwhile, george what can people expect at airports over the weekend? >> reporter: yeah, hoe saw, the second busiest travel day taking shape behind me here at phl. the queue is moving steadily. that could be the testament to the staffing that the tsa has in preparation for what was expected to be a very busy travel day. we know last -- this time last year, the airlines had a meltdown, flight delays and cancellations, staffing was not there. a lot of travelers weary of that, but they say things have been smooth sailing so far, even at airports where some congestion has been reported. things are still moving pretty rapidly. 2.5 million expected to go

through checkpoints. here at phl, zero cancellations and 33 delays, nationwide, more than 800 cancellations from what we are seeing right now. so things clearly ramping up to be very busy, but very manageable. the faa reporting 160 added high altitude highways to help with some of that congestion up in the air. talked to some travelers about why they decided to travel now as opposed to a few years ago. listen to what they told me. >> with covid restrictions are down now, i think most people did not travel before because of the covid restrictions and now people are just out there. >> it is true. >> reporter: look behind you, it is not a full line of people. does that surprise you? >> yes. i thought i hope we make it because there are going to be long lines so i'm surprised it is not long at all. >> reporter: as you mentioned, gas prices cheaper now than they were this time last year as well. but the big test for many is keeping an eye on the airlines

to see if they have that staffing in place and if travel will continue to be as smooth as we're seeing here this morning. jose? >> george solis and lindsey reiser. that's the fact of life over the weekend. [ speaking in non-english ] >> there you go. lindsey reiser and george solis, thank you, both, very much. now to a really terrifying incident on board a flight in south korea this morning. look at this. this is a scene after a passenger opened the exit door shortly before landing as the plane was about 700 feet above ground according to an airline official. local media reported that some passengers fainted, while others had breathing problems and were taken to the hospital. take a look at these pictures, just unbelievable. people detained the person who opened the door. so far motive behind this incident, unknown.

that is really scary. terrifying. we're back in 60 seconds with new reporting about what sources tell "the washington post" happened at mar-a-lago the day before the fbi showed up to retrieve classified documents. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. ♪ tourists tourists that turn into scientists. 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. ♪ at pnc bank, you can find us in big cities and small towns across the us, where our focus is to always support the people who live and work there. because you call these communities home, and we do too. pnc bank.

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immediately respond to nbc news for a request for comment. back in washington, the federal judge imposed the longest sentence in more than a thousand prosecutions stemming if the january 6th attack on the capitol. oath keepers founder stewart rhodes was given 18 years in prison for his conviction on seditious conspiracy charges. rhodes was not physically present at the capitol, but prosecutors say he plotted after the election to use violence to keep president trump in power. now to a major development in the investigations into former president donald trump. "the washington post" reports two of trump's employees moved boxes of papers the day before a top justice department official and fbi agents visited his mar-a-lago resort to retrieve classified documents in response to a subpoena citing people familiar with the matter. nbc news did not independently confirm this reporting, but trump spokesperson told nbc news

in a statement that, quote, this is nothing more than a targeted politically motivated witch-hunt against president trump that is concocted to meddle in an election and prevent the american people from returning him to the white house. with us now to talk more about this, "washington post" political investigative reporter josh dawsey who co-wrote this piece and michael moore at moore hall in atlanta. you report that trump and his aides allegedly carried out a dress rehearsal for moving sensitive papers, even before his office received a subpoena in may 2022. what more can you tell us about that? >> two trump workers moved boxes of documents into a storage room at mar-a-lago, one day before a meeting last summer where the fbi and doj showed up to collect material in response to a subpoena. the documents were not in the

storage room previously and if you remember correctly, when the fbi and doj arrived, former president trump and the lawyers took them to the storage room and said we want you to seat storage room, but would not let them open the boxes. and what we found out is that two folks who worked for former president trump, the boxes had been elsewhere and right before the fbi and doj came to town, they moved them back into the storage room. >> so, these dress rehearsals were of actually putting the boxes into the place where later they showed the officials this is where they have been the whole time? >> so the term dress rehearsal is used by a federal judge in an 86-paged sealed ruling in court in washington. what she said is that the way that the trump aides and his team responded to the national archives and all the ways that they tried not to give the documents back, they moved them, that they confiscated, they

tried to give statements that were not true, that they actually in the prosecution's time, she seemed to agree with, had taken so many of the same steps this time and they viewed all the steps they have done in the national archives battle before doj got involved essentially as a dress rehearsal for what happened here. if that makes sense. >> yeah, yeah. so, michael if all this were the case, would that change anything legally for the former president? >> well, i'm glad to be with you both. i don't think it does. i don't think this case is at the end of the day going to be about moving boxes or where the former president had the documents in mar-a-lago. that is undisputed. you can catch an admission of that on almost any news clip you watch of him talking as of late. this case will really, i think, probably boil down to the issue of whether or not a president can declassify documents on a whim and with a nod to it's a

matter of sort of a strict liability, if you will, or strict criminality to possess the documents. the case i think will turn a little bit more on the statutory interpretation and some constitutional ramifications. it is interesting to hear that the documents were moved. i'm sure the lawyers for the former president can make a thousand arguments on why that was done. why they were trying to get things in order before the folks came down there. they wanted to know, they wanted to show they had things in a proper place and those -- the witnesses, which are testifying about this or give us some indication about what they did to participate in this moving of the boxes, they have lawyers and one of those lawyers is fairly well entrenched in the former president's activities. that will be interesting to see how far they are willing to go. if the case is only about possessing documents, remember, if this is only about having documents, then the current president and former vice

president pence have got problems because they have documents in their possession that they weren't supposed to have. this will shift and make it to the appellate courts in short order if charges are actually brought. >> the fact that the former president clearly didn't want to give those documents up and did a number of things to not have to give those documents up is totally different than the case of the current president and the former vice president who apparently as soon as they were told or found out they did have the documents immediately handed them in. is that a legal difference? >> it may be a legal difference and it may go to show some about intent on what the former president thought he had at the time. but let's think about this, just use the drug case. somebody has got a bag of cocaine, they get asked about it, they say, oh, yeah, i had this, i found it in my closet, they still possessed it. somebody has a bag of cocaine and try to hide it from the cops

and don't turn it over and they hide it under a file of dirty laundry in the back room, they still possessed it. so the case is, i don't believe, are going to focus on possessing. it is going to be a broader case, and you can rest assured when a president and a former president is involved in an indictable offense that you're going to find the courts start looking at things like -- and i think legitimate defenses and arguments can be made. can a president declassify at whim. can a president say by looking at a document that i intend to declassify that? the procedures are unclear on what the law would require and what the administrative process would be exactly for that. there are some indication that, you know, there are some rules about it. but they're not crystal clear on what that means. we'll get into questions of who packed the boxes, who had what, and what was intended to be classified. and that's where the case i think will turn at the end of the day. >> josh and michael moore, thank you for being with us this

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this morning the vatican says pope francis has a fever and could not receive an audience. all of his events have been canceled for today. it comes just one day after the pope talk about his health and other things saying it was improving almost two months after he was hospitalized for bronchitis. julio joins us from rome. you spent a good amount of the day yesterday with the pope. one of those really exclusive, amazing opportunities that you are bringing us. but, much of the day, you did the town hall, then the one on one with him, how was it, you asked him about his health, how did he look, how did he -- how was he yesterday?

>> reporter: yes, jose. you know, he looked strong. he actually looked very strong. and i told him, you look well. he was smiling, he was really alive to be honest. he got to the interview on the wheelchair, as we know he also has issues with his right knee. and we asked about it and he said that that specific day, yesterday, it was a bit more painful than other days. but apart from that, he was feeling well. the thing is, jose, that right after the interview, as you say, he was in a town hall and he saw a lot of people, and a lot of people were lining up to say hello, to take a picture with him, to give him a present and after a while, it was maybe 40 minutes of saying hi to tens of people, he got tired and he asked for the whole event to stop. and then he left. so, he was well, but at the end, he did get tired. and we asked about his health and this is what he told us.

>> reporter: so that's part of what he said about his health, jose. now, the big question now is who will be offering mass on sunday? will he get better for sunday? as we know, it is pentecostal sunday. so that's a big question now here at the vatican. and, of course, we have more of this interview tonight, this exclusive opportunity to speak with pope francis, jose. >> julio vaqueiro, thank you for being with us this morning. and let's take a quick look at the markets at this hour. let's look and see how they're doing. the dow is up about 256 points. s&p up 40.

and the nasdaq up 209. all of this as new inflation data out this morning shows inflation stayed stubbornly high in april, rising .4%. joining us now with more is cnbc's dominic chu. good to see you. what does this inflation data tell us about the economy and then tell us about the stock market today. >> so, the good news right now is that the pace of pricing increases, it is still stubbornly high as you point out, but it is slowing down. the numbers you just showed, that's the so-called core personal consumption expenditures index. it does not, by the way, does not include food and energy. if you put food and energy back into the mix, prices still rose by .4% and 4.4% for the year. kind of year over year basis. the report, though, showed that food prices fell actually modestly during the month, that's a good sign. but energy prices increased at a higher rate. now, what this data also shows us is that something many of us

have already witnessed or feel intuitively. america is getting back to normal post covid pandemic. during the last few years, people saw the price of goods go up at a lot more than services, right? now we're seeing services prices rise at a much faster pace than goods, which is what it was more like prepandemic. now, as for what it means overall, interest rates might have to take higher if inflation stays this way, but for right now, the sentiment seems to be a little bit more positive, and jose, i would point out much of the positive sentiment is tied a little bit more to optimism about a potential debt ceiling deal more than those inflation numbers this morning, jose. >> dominic chu, thank you so very much. up next, we have two nbc news exclusives on the presidential race. what they could mean for the republican field. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. d you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. g but normal. ♪ ♪ it was time for a nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once-monthly add-on treatment for

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36 past the hour. we have two nbc news exclusives regarding the presidential race this morning. just days after announcing his campaign for president, nbc news learned that officials from florida governor ron desantis' administration, not his campaign, are soliciting contributions from lobbyists. that's according to text messages from four desantis officials reviewed by nbc news. desantis' office does not respond to a request for comment on this story, but one administration official

acknowledged they were fund-raising for the campaign. and separately, in an exclusive interview, north dakota governor doug berg said he's considering launching a presidential bid in the coming weeks. joining us now with more is dasha burns here in miami and nbc news national politics reporter henry gomez, who spoke to governor berg . dasha, desantis' campaign said it raked in a hefty sum in fund-raising in the first 24 hours. >> yeah, that's right. $8.2 million in 24 hours. that's a significant figure. it beats what biden raised during that same period in 2019 when he announced his bid for the 2020 election. it took former president trump about six weeks to reach around $9.2 million, according to "the new york times." that's an important number and it is one we're probably going to hear a lot from the campaign as they try to make their case and use that as evidence to say,

look, there are voters out there who are interested in and looking for an alternative to former president trump. and that best alternative is ron desantis. they're going to be hammering that message, they're going to be hammering the fact that the former president is bombarded by legal trouble, that is going to weigh him down, that's going to cause a lot of baggage for the former president and emphasizing that ron desantis does not have that. you're going to likely hear a lot of that from his super pac, from his campaign and on the campaign trail next week. he'll be hitting up those critical early states, iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, and now officially as a candidate, now making his case directly to voters. >> what did the north dakota governor say about why he wants to run? can you hear me? i think -- i think -- i'm being told i think we lost him.

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pastor lui? >> i'm not ready to be a single parent. >> if you recognize me, blink once. >> and richard lui joins us this morning. richard, i have to say this, you know i love you. >> i love you too, brother. >> many years of admiration for what you are, not only as a professional, but as the decisions one has taken in life to really get us to be better human beings, and tell us about how the idea for this film came about. >> jose, over the years, you and i have talked in the halls about caring for our family, both very important to both of us. and over the last seven, eight years, as you know, i've been taking care of my dad and now my mom. what i realized was it was starting to take a physical and mental toll upon me personally. i was having to work part time, took a financial hit as well and decision to care for my father was a big one. i felt like i was alone and i found that as i was reaching

out, you and i being journalists, to figure out, well, is this true, that there are a couple of misunderstandings. number one that mental health equals mental illness. that is not the situation. and in fact the majority of those who live through this are right in the middle, not a one or zero. and the second misperception which you brought up in the introduction, is that we're not alone. 100 million people according to care giving action network are probably going through a mental health challenge. and so that is exactly the opportunity. to see mental health not only as something that could be wrong, but how mental health can also be something that is strong. >> and, richard, it took you seven years to do this. why so long? >> you know, seven years because it started for me seven years ago, and i was doing a psa about taking care of my family, and myself. and then that led to finding other families and going through that journey is not necessarily

easy. you think it is all difficult. and what we found -- what i found personally, jose, there is joy despite difficulty and you can get through it. for instance, when we look at the kate thomas family, who you saw at the end, who has cancer, after she passed a year ago, the president in the last year signed the kate thomas act which guarantees mammograms for all women veterans for their entire life. luke, who had pts, he started an excursion company, to help other veterans get out in the back country, which he found therapeutic. there is a lot of examples in those seven years here, jose, that we found joy despite difficulty. that takes time. >> yeah. certainly does. i was just struck by in the film, one moment where, you know, one of the gentlemen speaks about the importance of family, community, and love. and it is not just for the person that you are taking care of, but for you, as well.

>> yeah, and, you know, about that, jose, it took him years to get to that point. as we were filming him over the last five, six years, we were editing for two years, we saw that arc in his journey that he found that it was those things that allowed him to live through thoughts of taking his own life to now wanting to make a difference, now understanding family, love and in his case, faith that brought him to a great day today. and that's the important part. as caregivers, you can reach out, directly or indirectly, for help, whether the hot lines like 988 or support -- help support.gov. find support.gov, just launched by hhs in the last couple of weeks. my mom played the violin to get through therapy for herself as well as to show love to my father. and that you can do these things. i guess the big point here,

jose, in the last seven years, a personal life lesson, don't wait for the bad to go away to live the good. because often we think we need to do that. >> and, richard, i can't thank you enough for doing this. and for everything that you do. and how and what you mean to many of us. your book is extraordinary and i thank you. you can watch richard's incredible documentary "unconditional" tomorrow at 11:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 p.m. pacific, right here on msnbc. and if you can, make a point of watching it. it is important. and when minds hurt, love heals. up next, hurricane season why the season is expected to be, well, more unpredictable than ever. plus, the new little mermaid movie is out. ariel played by a black actress. we will hear from some excite

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54 past the hour. millions of people get ready to kick off the unofficial start of summer, let's get a check of this weekend's forecast. joining us now, angie lasman. >> we have unsettled weather. most will be in the center of the country. also for the coastal carolinas, soggy conditions. we will see difficulties up and down the east coast. severe storms through the afternoon today. watch for strong winds, hail for texas and new mexico. a great day across the great lakes and into the northeast. still the potential to see stronger storms, not as strong as what we are watching today, across the plains.

we will have the chance to see the winds and the hail be a possibility. there's the rain i mentioned. it will be accompanied by wind thanks to a coastal low inching closer to the coast. that's going to leave us with days of soggy weather. the outdoor plans are difficult for the mid-atlantic, even through sunday. this is the forecast sunday. it will be damp, breezy. the middle of the country looking good. chicago ends up at 78 for sunday. we will have stubborn showers and storms across the plains. that desert heat is showing off, into the triple digits for some in the southwest. memorial day, the showers, they have not let up for the mid-atlantic. it will be less soggy. showers will be around. the northeast looks good. pittsburgh, 82 for memorial day. sunny and warm as well. >> it's been raining here in south

when is this going to change? next thursday, you know this better than anybody, you are well-versed on this, the start of hurricane season next week. >> you know, with the unofficial start of summer this weekend, we know hurricane season is looming on june 1st. we have an update, an outlook that gave us what they are expecting. it's just an outlook. it doesn't mean this is what's going to happen. they take in all the things that they note through hurricane season and give us a prediction. what do they expect? 40% chance this season will be near normal. that means there's a 30% chance that it will be above normal, 30% chance it will be below normal. that kind of seems like, what does it matter? here is why it matters. it helps us product what we need to expect and what we are expecting right now, named storms from 12 to 17, the hurricanes will end up between five to nine and the major hurricanes, one to four.

look to see the potential for that. we know it only takes one, just like last year, hurricane ian, something that we know was devastating. that was just one. >> absolutely. thank you so much. great seeing you. >> you, too. get ready to go under the sea. disney's live action remake of "the little mermaid" is now out. it stars a black woman, halle bailey in the lead role of ariel. antonia hylton joins us this morning from boston. what are you hearing from excited fans? >> reporter: jose, people are so excited to be here. there are some kids who must have gotten out of school early. most aren't out until 3:00 p.m. they are getting ready for regular and imax showings in boston. lots of people picking up popcorn like this. it's not just kids. there are a lot of older folks,

women who saw this originally in 1989 who loved the original version but are so excited to see a fresh retake to celebrate halle and not only her acting but her singing skills. so many people who have fallen in love with her and her sister through their years of work as artists. this film for them is about the original tale, a daughter's relationship with her father, finding love and a new community that she wants to be a part of. but also about representation, of course. we talked to black families, to latino families who see themselves in halle, in characters like the king, who is her father, who has an accent and is representing a whole community of people across this country who have family members who sound just like him. that excitement is reflected on the faces of the young kids here who are running around the hallways, excited to see the movie, but also their parents.

>> almost has the same hair as us. >> it's one of my favorite movies i've seen. >> people aren't perfect. they are different. i think this one is mostly, she's different. >> it represents me and my culture. it's for all the little girls out there that are finally like, i see somebody that looks like me. >> reporter: back to you, jose. >> thank you so very much. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. see you tomorrow night on "nbc nightly news" saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the debt ceiling deadline. negotiators push for a deal. if it doesn't come today, they won't have enough time to push it through both houses, even on a fast track, without blowing through that june 1st date. >> i