>> all right. hey, you know, just next door to us, islands of adventure, universal's other theme park is home to attractions like the hulk roller coaster, jurassic park, and of course the wildly popular wizarding world of harry potter. >> i love that place. we were just here two months ago and absolutely love that place. also, of course, you can't come here and not stand and take a picture in front of the trademark universal globe. guess how much that weighs. >> how much does that weigh? >> i'll tell you how much that weighs. it's six tons, makes 75 revolutions per hour. >> full of facts. >> i'm full of knowledge today. >> in a little bit, we're going to head inside the gates, talk a little bit about america's fascination with theme parks. why people love coming to orlando so much. plus, what you can do outside the park if you're planning a trip to central florida. so a lot to get to today. >> sure is. >> we wanted to start our take

three. few hours ago, al just landed here from oklahoma without sleep working hard for the last several days. >> you know what, what we did was inconsequential compared to what the first responders did. and now, the volunteers there who are helping all these folks. what's amazing to me was that literally the skies were barely clear and people were out helping pele that they had no -- they had never met before. churches getting together and organizing and swooping down and swarming and helping the folks of moore. where that tornado hit. >> a there's been so many uplifting and incredible stories as we've been hearing and stories of survival. in fact, a great story that we're hearing about this morning is a new baby that was born there. in fact, 25-year-old shayla thomas was in labor when that tornado hit. and she just delivered a little baby boy. let's take a listen to her.

>> i look up at the ceiling and you see the tiles and stuff in the ceiling shaking and you see insulation start to fall. so i turned my head sideways and closed my eyes and i'm holding, you know, nurses' hands and we're there praying. i open my eyes because i can kind of see sunlight and i look as i open my eyes to the left, the wall was gone. the first thing i did, of course, was ask if allhe nurses were still there and if they were okay. >> wow. just an incredible story. and shayla was transported to the hospital, had a c-section, the baby's name braden emanuel. his name means god with us. and the interesting ing, they chose the name before all this happened and so she's now saying now i know why we chose that na. incredible story. >> beautiful story. >> there were a lot of miracles that happened in the middle of all of this. >> we're glad to see that. >> we'll keep our focus o oklaho as we go forward here.

we move to our take two. talking a little bit about the "forbes" 100 most powerful women. german chancellor angela merkel. >> she's been on that list for a long time. >> seventh time. >> it's great. >> and we have the brazilian president, melinda gates, wife of bill gates, first lady michelle obama, hillary clinton rounding out the top five. >> some celebrities in the top 50, beyonce was in at nber17, angelina jolie, 37, lady gaga at 45. >> and number six, facebook executive sheryl samberg. then you had arianna huffington of "the huffington post" giving the commencement address. getting a lot of buzz online saying she feels we need both men and women need to redefine what we see as success. >> i think her message is so important in this day in age

because so many of us are in the rat race. and you end up thinking it's all about career, it's all about making sure you hit that milestone and doing and being successful at your job. but it really, arianna huffington's message was making sure that she said the third metric about success should be happiness, fulfillment, do you feel you've succeeded in being a good perso and i think that sadly is something that a lot of people don't think about that much. >> that's right. >> are they really happy with their lives? >> let's read a part of her speech. she says i beg you don't buy society's definition of success. it's not working for anyone. not working for women, men, for polar bears, she says. it's not working for the cicadas apparently about to emerge, only working for those who make pharmaceuticals for stress, diabetes, heart disease, sleeplessness. she's been accused of going against of all of the things we hear. that you have to be hard-charging, racing up the

corporate ladder. >> not that she isn't any one of those. >> she's done incredibly well. >> certainly. >> but it's an important message. something resinating a lot with women. and men. >> and i thi more and more men are really -- it rlly does. we've had gretchen ruben on a number of times. >> yes, exactly, the happiness project. >> and i think this is really taking root with people. because at the end of the day, it's not so much about how much you have, it's about how much happiness and fulfillment you have. >> absolutely and there was a picture that was going around after oklahoma in the tornadoes. there was a picture of the sign that was laying in the rubble and it said something to the effect that, you know, things don't matter, it's all about having your family around you. and that's ultimately what it comes down to. you know, your measure of success really suld be about the people around you and the happiness you have in your life and fulfillment. >> it's a great message. >> really quick before we go, our take three, amusement park

roller coaster memory. >> my first amusement park was also my first appearance on tv. >> really? >> yeah. >> in new york city, an amusement park called freedom land. it was the east coast's answer to disneyland, like a frontier theme park and there was a local kids show. and i told a joke, i stumped sonny fox and won a home run baseball. >> and you were a hit right away. >> i was 7 years old. >> a career was born. >> we were just here two months ago with my kids and we hit up all the roller coasters in the park. i love this place. we came for harry potter world, which have you been there yet? >> no, not yet. >> unreal, it's incredible how down to the -- have you had some of these? go ahead, try some. >> can i give you some advice on the -- they're all really delicious. they're tropical flavored.

>> mmm. >> did you salt? >> try it. >> did you give him one of the vomit or the booger? >> i don't know. what did it taste like? >> sulfur. sulfur flavored jelly bean. >> you got the special one. >> al knows a little bit better. >> that's horrible. i can't even share a fun childhood memory at this point. >> you're going to share that again a little later. >> share it again while i finish this up. what is wrong with you? let's go back to new york city for a look at today's top stories with tamron hall. good morning, everyone. a british official says the two suspects in the brutal attac have been subjects of investigations in the past. the two are in custody after a british soldier was murdered with knives and a meat cleaver. one suspect with bloody hands was filmed on a cell phone camera saying they acted in revenge for british involvement in wars in iraq and afghanistan.

british prime minister david cameron says h country will never give in to terrorism. and a national security speech this afternoon, president obama's expected to outline his plan to begin shifting control of drone operations from the cia to the military. on wednesday, the administration admitted for the first time that anti-terror drone strikes overseas have killed four americans, including one who was specifically targeted. and yet another military scandal in the u.s., army sergeant first class michael mcclendon is accused of using a hidden camera to videotape female cadets at west point in showers, restrooms, and locker room he's facing four charges including indecent acts and dereliction of duty. new details in the deadly shooting of a man in florida being questioned about the boston marathon bombings. officials say todashev told investigators that he and boston bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev killed three people outside boston two years ago.

he was killed after officials say he attacked an fbi agent during questioning on tuesday. do not believe, though, he was inlved in the boston bombing. an arizona jury tes again today to reach a unanimous decision on whether convicted killer jodi arias should live or die. on wednesday, jurors said they were at an impasse, but the judge told them to keep working. two weeks ago the same jury found her guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her one-time boyfriend. and the oldest person ever to make it to the top of mt. everest. this guy had four heart operations, four, in the last six years. the japanese man called making it to the summit the world's best feeling. it is now 11 minutes after the hour, back to al, natalie and willie. another great feeling, a chance to be in orlando hanging out at universal. good stuff there, guys. >> it certainly is. thank you so much, tamron.

how's that after taste? >> stays with you, natalie. >> there are delicious ones mixed in there. >> i'll take your word for it. >> you happened to pick the wrong one. let's throw it over to al for a check of your weather. >> all right, guys. and there are a lot of great groups that perform during the show, during the day here when people are walking around. we've got street breaks and power skits back here. let's show you a little bit of what they do. hit it! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> let's check your weather and

see what's going on. these guys have got to be sweating like crazy. for today, a risk of song storms making their way through oklahoma, sadly, they're getting up to 2 inches per hour. risk of strong storms today in the northeast up into new england. a risk of strong storms, texas into oklahoma, rain in the pacific northwest, plenty of sunshine, hot tomorrow through the southwest, gulf coast, more rain in the northeast, mid-atlantic states, and we're looking at some showers and thunderstorms still hanging around in the pacific northwest. you know who could do this, natalie could do this. >> not at all. >> natalie. yeah. that's what's going >> good morning. we expect some showers and thunderstorms off and on today. we could see some severe weather weather today.

>> that's your latest weather. this is as much as i can do. >> all right, al. >> that's good enough. natalie's getting over there. >> sure. thanks. coming up next, america's love affair with amusement parks. what is it we love so much about these aces? that's right after this.

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there are incredible rides. everything from "despicable me," rocket roller coaster back here. but the reason really people coming back to these places is good old family fun. >> wally world, here we come. >> the family trek to the amusement parks truly american tradition. some say it's a right of passage. >> first ones here. >> almost everyone has a favorite part of the park. >> i love roller coasters. >> i like the funnel cakes. funnel cakes are good. >> the adventure. >> seeing it through their eyes. >> but more than 400 amusement and theme parks across the country, it's not just fun and games, it's big business. thendustry generates approximately $12 billion from the nearly 300 million people who visit u.s. parks each year. americans have been flocking to amusement parks for over a century. inspiration for the modern parks we know today is said to have come from the 1893 chica

world's fair. >> that's what introduced the midway to the amusement industry, a walkway lined with rides and attractions. it's elaborate buildings and use of electric lighting was a foreshadow to today's big theme parks. >> the fair also introduced a modern marvel by an engineer named george ferris. >> people would line up for hours to ride it. >> a few years later, coney island opened the doors to the famous amusement park. with some more rudimentary entertainment, eventually adding its own ferris wheel. and while these classic rides are still entertaining thrill seekers, today's parks are so much more. >> these days, amusement parks are all about outdoing the last one. can it go higher, faster, can it propel you into the air? more dramatically -- >> universal hopes to kick that drama up a notch with truly

high-tech rides fully immersing guests in 3d worlds where they n get up close and personal with favorites like harry potter, spider-man and the soon to be opened transformer. spread across 107 acres, the resort features 26 rides, 150-foot drops, one water park, 16 dinosaurs, 24 simpsons characters, countless minions, three hotels, 76 restaurants, and a whole lot of this. >> nostalgia is a huge part of why they're flocking back. the look you get on a 6-year-old's face the first time they go on a roller coaster, that is a feeling we want to recreate every time we walk into an amusement park. >> well, you know, one of the other things that people love, there are a lot of great characters in these theme parks. here at universal, one of the most beloved is "lucy" here.

one of my favorite moments is that. give me a little b of that. >> oh, sure. hello, friends, do you feel bad at parties? you should try it with me, al. >> sure. >> and we taste some and your line it's so tasty too, just like candy. >> it's so tasty too, just like -- oh -- hold on. is that -- >> let me see. >> this is really good. >> it's not too bad. okay, i'll try some of yours. it's not too bad. >> that's fantastic. >> all right. and we're going to be back with steals and deals. >> try a little more! after these messages. [ laughter ]

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♪ welcome back to universal studios florida. we are on rodeo drive and being treated by the universal superstar parade. a lot of familiar characters. there's spongebob, dora the

explorer, we saw the minions from "despicable me" pass by. >> spongebob right now. it takes them about 45 minutes to get through the entire park here. >> this is -- if you have children, you recognize every single one of these. >> where does -- what town does spongebob live in? >> come on. >> i don't know. we're not there yet. >> bikini bottom. >> bikini bottom. al is down the parade route a little bit. good practice for the thanksgiving day parade. >> exactly. i felt very thanksgiving day parade-like as we come down. and, okay, spongebob just went by you. believe it or not, he's going by me now. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. there you go. hi. how's it like being with spongebob? >> i love it. >> she loves it, guys. loves it. >> all right. >> here comes squidward. >> what about a check of our weather, al? >> it's pretty much the same

where you are, natalie. >> 5 feet away? >> exactly. >> how about the rest of your memorial day weekend? theunofficial start to summer. let's check it out. first of all, starting with saturday, wet weather in the northeast, windy and wet, hot through the gulf coast, hot in the southwest, rainy in the central plains, for sunday, sunday, more rain in new england, rain in the plains, in the mississippi river valley, rain in the pacific northwest, plenty of sunshine and hot through the southern third of the state, then on memorial day, clears up here in the northeast, hot and sunny through the gulf coast, more rain in the lower mississippi river valley, back into the plains, sunny and mild, hot in the southwest, showers along the northern california coastline. here come the gang from "hop." all right. the gang from "hop." that's what's going on around the country -- show them the gang from "hop." show the hoppers. come on. he's not going to show them. here they come.

and that's what's >> good morning. we will see a few showers and thunderstorms. the best chance for showers will be in thafternoon. >> that's your latest weather. there's dora. what's dora's cousin's name? >> diego. >> very good. >> that one i know. >> y're working on "despicable me" next. many coming here to the theme park, it's all about the fun, family entertainment. but as you know, a lot of work goes into making sure everything runs smoothly.

>> and it's pretty rare they peel back the curtain and let people see behind the scenes of a big park like this, but they did it for us. on any given day, tens of thousands of people will visit universal orlando's two theme parks. to be twisted, spun and splashed. but long before the sunrises over this resort, these parks are already in action. hundreds of park employees are hard at work clearing paths, trimming trees, washing sidewalks. by 6:00 a.m., executive chef steven jason and his team are inside the universal test kitchen already well into a 20-hour a day operation that seices 76 restaurants across the park. >> caught 1,000 pounds a day. >> that's not all, 1,000 cakes and pace stries. and approximately 15,000 chocolate chip cookies will be distributed around the park. thousands of lemons are squeezed

and mixed ready to be delivered to thirsty thrill seekers. >> these are the pies we serve. >> it's 6:45 a.m., outside in the park and chris is hard at work with his team of mechanics. >> we're here to get it online, make sure it's a safe, fun day for all of our guests. >> waking up a roller coaster is not a job for the faint of heart. chris' morning cs off with three consecutive test runs. >> no lines for me, not in the morning. >> great day at the office. >> but before any of the rides even make it here, they all begin here at universal creative headquarters where access is limited and creative minds are rd at work thinking of the next big thing like the soon to be opened transformers the ride. >> this is a model that lays out the whole attraction and shows us a vehicle. that's the bright spot going

around. >> universal creative president mark woodbury says it all begins with an idea. >> a while back, this was a blank sheet of paper. we'll start dreaming up concepts of how to make this thing become a great attraction and start to model, you know, what are the specifics of it. we take it from two dimensions into three dimensions and start to look at how these characters are going to be brought to life and how are we gng to put guests right into the action, come face to face with guys like optimus prime. >> a unique collaboraon of writers, film makers, and engineering that turn a model of hogwarts into a three-dimensional worl >> the activity and innovation is really creating memories for families that last a lifetime. >> and it's not just the rides that have creative minds at work. universal orlando produces several live performances throughout the park. the biggest production is a daily parade featuring all of the park's most popular characters and entertainers

under the careful supervision of michael ielo. >> we wanted something the entire family can gather and enjoy, from mom and dad to kids to the grandparents. >> by 1:00 p.m., technicians begin to roll out floats while hundreds of performers are dressing, stretching, swinging, and practicing. >> it really is a combined effort and a blend of organized chaos to get it all kind of put together. >> show time. >> and while the work is high energy and can be exhausting, the payoff is big. and before long, there'll be time to do it all over again. >> and our thanks to universal orlando for that peek behind the scenes. >> that's right. >> dora rolls with quite an entourage. >> she does. >> coming up next, the orlando edition. >> jill came down. >> part of the parade. but first, these messages.

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really great glasses that reduce glare. the retail is $60, the dea is $18 for any of the pairs, that's 70% off. >> they come in so many different styles as you see here. go online. >> yeah. i'm having fun with them. protecting the eyes. over here, this is something you need when you are heading indoors here. a lot of air-conditioning, it can get chilly. this is the convertible tie dye scarf. it can be a dress, towel -- >> retail $150. >> it's a bird, it's a plane. >> she's actually modelling it, not that you need it here today. it's made of natural and manmade components. >> and soft. >> very soft. >> coral and all the blues and blacks. >> retail $150, the deal is $29, that's 81% off. so if you're going indoors to outdoors, this is the perfect thing. >> here's another thing that's perfect for the long car ride on the way here if you want to educate your children at the same time. you've got the baby genius summer package. it includes ten cds and five

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degrees, the spring fed waterways are homes to manatees. and caves that lead to hidden rivers deep under florida's soil. the explorer ponce de leon thought it was the fountain of youth, that is still an attraction today. >> i don't feel any younger. i'm not going to throw away my cane and start dancing. >> liftoff. >> from underground to up in space, the kennedy space center's new exhibit of the space shuttle "atlantis" is expected to open in june with an up close 360-degree view of this national treasure. and then there's gator land, the oldest themed attraction in central florida where if you're brave enough or crazy enough, you can sit on the back of a live alligator.

ouch, that could hurt. >> too close for comfort. you can travel over the alligators on the zip line. another topsy-turvy adventure literally, the upsidedown house. >> wow, you need to be getting -- whoa. >> for those who want to escape for a little relaxation, there's the tower and garden. and just for us, a special song on their famous bells. and a sight before sunset, the batarn in gainesville home to over 300,000 bats.

from wings -- ♪ under the sea -- to tails, yes, mermaids, they've been performing here since the 1940s. mermaids, and you thought they were a myth. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >> all right. kerry, nice work if you can get it. let's try a little of the fountain of youth water. >> is that a subtle hint? forget the glass. >> all right, natalie. too much. too much. you're going to end up -- >> that's water. >> force of habit, she sees a wine bottle shape and pounds it right out of the bottle. >> like kathie lee and hoda. >> we'll have much more from orlando, but first this is "today" on nbc.

we want to thank everybody for a great morning here at

universal studios in orlando, florida, and we're going to ride out in style in a '57 chevy. >> that's right, our flights are delayed so we're hitting the road to jersey. >> and we're going to be meeting matt and savannah live from the jersey shore tomorrow seaside heights. bye, everyone. >> with fun, don't forget!

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