good morning. travel abroad, trouble at home. president trump in saudi arabia this morning. his first trip overseas agency president clouded by the russian investigation, reports an unnamed current white house official close to the president is under criminal investigation. and that the president told the former fbi director james comey was a "nut job" with that dismissal in the investigation. this as comey gets ready to testify in front of congress, we're live in saudi arabia. scare in the sky. two air force fighters jets escorted american airlines flight to hawaii after a passenger rushed up the aisle towards the cockpit. >> i get up, hear a noise. everybody's freaking out. >> reporter: a brave flight attendant jamming a cart in the

way to stop him. this morning, the inside story of the terrifying flight. tom versus giselle days after his supermodel wife claimed he suffered a concussion last year. brady's agent says, that's not true. fans asking, is she trying to get the future hall of famer to hang up his cleats. and hip hip hurrah, pippa middleton famous for that dress at princess kate's wedding. four heirs to the throne at her wedding and megan markel, prince harry's girlfriend. making many wonder if the prince is getting ready to tie his own knot, "today," may 20, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones. >> and i'm jeff rossen filling in for the great craig melvin on

assignment in amman, jordan traveling with the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. craig, we'll talk to you in a bit. and dylan dreyer here as well on this busy saturday morning. >> another busy news morning. right to our top story -- president trump in saudi arabia this morning. we actually have a live picture of the president with saudi leaders right now. he is trying to hit the reset button on his troubled presidency, but that's not going to be easy with a series of bombshell reports dropping while on air force one, flying overseas. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson traveling with the president inside saudi arabia with more. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, jeff. good morning to you, and at this moment, president trump is at that ceremony with the royal saudi court. we are told he didn't get much sleep on a flight on air force one landing in riyadh but got a spectacular greeting. seven jets streaking through the sky with kim salman joining the president in his limo on his way

back to the hotel. despite the warm welcome here in saudi arabia, it was a different vibe back in washington where the president was facing new questions about why he fired fbi director james comey with new word now that comey himself will testify publicly in front of the senate. the president may be in saudi arabia today, bumt he cannot escape the shadow of russia. president trump touching down in saudi arabia this morning -- >> very happy to see you. >> reporter: williamed with coffee with the king, but even thousands of miles from the white house, his recent controversies have followed him here. a new explosive report from the "new york times" says the president told russian officials in the oval office last week the fbi director he'd just fired was crazy, a real nut job, and that dismissing james comey relieved great pressure on the president, because of the fbi's russia investigation. the report fueling suspicion the president fired comey because of that investigation. the white house not disputing

the account but saying, by grandstanding and politicizing the investigation into russia's actions, james comey created unnecessary pressure on our ability to engage and negotiate with russia. comey set to testify publicly after memorial day on capitol hill, but now an intensifying spotlight on the white house. government sources familiar with the latest development say the actions of a current white house official, who wasn't named, are now under investigation. >> that's important, because there's been a lot of talk of former trump associates or advisors, but now we're told that the investigation actually reaches into the white house. >> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson, attorney general jeff sessions and adviser and son-in-law jared kushner have already acknowledged contact with russian officials. the white house says as the president has stated before, a thorough investigation will confirm no collusion between the campaign and any foreign entity. these domestic crises coming as the president begin as critical

overseas trip, the first of his presidency. diplomatic land mines at every step. today he'll meet with key middle eastern leaders before a speech tomorrow aimed at the arab world with a message -- unite against islamic extremism. then it's israel, the vatican, brussels and sicily. five countries, nine days. no room for error. >> it doesn't take him away from the drama at home and accomplishing any easier when he travels, either. >> reporter: president trump is joined on this trip by his wife melania and daughter ivanka. neither of whom wore head scarves as all local women here do. remember, that is not unusual. most western visitors don't cover their hair but it's drawn attention since 2015. donald trump treated saudis were insulted when michelle obama didn't wear a scarf. and bring in former foreign policy adviser to senator rand

paul now an nbc analyst and "time" analyst and also, now an msnbc justice and security analyst. good morning to you both. >> thanks for having us. >> matt, start with you. your reaction to the "washington post" story. a senior member of trump's white house team is under criminal investigation. if true what does that mean and have investigators found evidence of wrongdoing? >> it means they found evidence that makes him suspicious of wrongdoing by the senior adviser. what we can read from this is that the underlying investigation whether there were links between trump campaign associates, people close to the president, and the russian government, and whether with those links there was coordination to steal the election nap is accelerating dramatically and not only reaching into people from the campaign, but now getting close to people in the white house. what that means going forward is that there will be people from the white house likely subpoenaed to come of it before a grand jury, asked to turn over e-mails and other documents and

extremely disruptive to the functioning of the white house and the senior staff. >> i want to talk about this "new york times" bombshell. it landed as the pret pred wsid flying on air force one. p that the president told the russians james comey was a nut job. poor judgment or more significant? >> absolutely staggering that you have the president of the united states insulting one of his former top officials to his russian counterparts, but eveningen, you know, another -- it's incredible to me the amount ofleaks comes from the white house, unprecedented and show the discontent within his own administration and within career officials. >> we should mention the white house does not deny the overall theme of that? >> their defense, that president trump -- building a defense that president trump needed to fire

jim comey to pursue foreign policy goals. this makes me think white house lawyers are studying up on impeach thement there is credence to that just because trying to lay a broader argument. >> follow-up on that, and matt, what jeff was saying. the white house didn't deny the underlying allegations of either report but with the response said, they're engaging in negotiations, tactics, and once again saying that national security is a risk with all of these leaks and we all have to admit there was a massive amount of leaks coming out of d.c. does this concern you? is it a valid point? >> leaks are always concerns. if you look at the leaks, people are in the white house and in the administration who are concerned about potential wrongdoing by the president. what this leak gave us, another piece of evidence that is the most significant question in politics now. did the president trump of the

united states obstruct justice, firing jim comey and urging him to quash the russian investigation. people that leaked this were concerned it would get in the hands of investigators and in the hands of the american public. >> good discussion. the story continues to spin. we'll continue to follow it. back overseas to jordan. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley is visiting as part of her first overseas trip. craig melvin is traveling with her in amman, jordan this morning. craig, good morning to you. >> reporter: jeff rossen, [ speaking in foreign language ]. that is good morning in arabic, so i'm told. this is nikki haley's first trip overseas as u.n. ambassador, set to arrive here in amman, jordan in a few hours from now and from here will make her way to turkey. president trump to the eat of us in saudi arab eat of us in saudi arabia,

conversations undoubtedly about how to end the six-year war in syria and the ambassador here in the middle east getting a firsthand look at the effects of that war. it was haley, of course, who really grabbed the world by the collar early last month when she held up those pictures of women and children who had been killed using chemical weapons in syria. some 7 million people have been killed since the war started. another 5 million are rep fugee. the ambassador will spend time in jordan touring one of those refugee camps along the syrian border, do the same in turkey along the syrian border, spend time in a refugee camp there as well as a u.s.-funded school for refugees. haley really has emerged, if you will, as one of the most outspoken, vocal members of the trump cabinet. haley spent time talking about the annexation of crimea saying all options were on the table, in north korea as well and a

clarifying voice. we'll spend time talking to her about that, her role in the administration and america's role in the world as well during an exclusive conversation, jeff and sheinelle. >> craig melvin, thank you very much from jordan. now to that terrifying flight from los angeles to honolulu, where a flight attendant had to stop a man from rushing towards the cockpit. nbc's steve paterson is live at l.a.x. where the problems started. good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, a flight into paradise interrupted by an unruly passenger but he was stopped as he made his way towards the cockpit thanks to a very brave flight attendant. a skirmish in the sky producing panic on the ground. friday's american airlines flight from los angeles to hawaii sounding alarms. f-22 fighter jets scrambling to escort the plane to honolulu after passengers spot a suspicious man rushing up the aisle. >> i get up, hear a noise. everybody's kind of freaking out. >> reporter: the passenger trying to make his way to the front of the plane was stopped

by the quick actions of a flight attendant. >> she rushed the cart to the entrance to first class, and then i stood up, stand behind her and she said, you're not coming in here. a bunch of guys grabbed him and found duct tape, and i think they went back there with pillows and blankets, just to tape him to his chair and keep him subdued. >> reporter: the passenger, a turkish national in his 20s, taken into fbi custody. >> currently preparing a complaint for interference with a flight crew. confirmed that the cockpit was not breached prior to previous reports. >> it was all kind of surreal. >> reporter: before boarding flight 31, that same passenger around 2:45 a.m. was caught going through an unauthorized door that led out on to the airfield ramp. he was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing, cited and released. airport police determined the man had been drinking but not enough to be cited for public intoxication allowing him to

board the flight to hawaii. back in honolulu, passengers thankful. >> flight attendants are heroic. did a phenomenal job. >> reporter: no one hurt onboard the flight and despite bomb technicians combing the plane, no explosives found. officials are working on a motive as the suspect will likely face federal charges. >> steve, thank you. this morning, high-flying former congressman anthony weiner's life is in shambles. weiner facing the possibility of years in prison for sexting with a teenager. his guilty plea coming the very same day his wife, huma abedin, hillary clinton's closest aide filed for divorce. >> reporter: one-time congressman anthony weiner walking out the crousourthouse, admitted sex offender. pleady guilty and reading a tearful apology details years of

obscene communications calling it a sickness and accepting full responsibility. the plea comes as part of a deal with federal prosecutor setting a prison sentence of 21 to 27 months would be appropriate telling him he would have to register as a sex offender and turn over his cell phone. on the day he admitted guilt, huma abedin timed for divorce. federal investigators finding clinton e-mails on his seized laptop leading fbi director james comey to reopen an investigation. >> this is bigger than watergate. >> reporter: for the past six years weiner has been tabloid fodder. >> today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: resigning from congress when his sexting first went public. >> i made some big mistakes. >> reporter: in 2013 tried to

run for mayor letting a film crew document his marriage as another sexting scandal explodes. >> it's like living a nightmare. >> reporter: last year a latest episode. lewd pictures to a minor making headlines and leading to federal charges. >> a trial like this would have obviously been a big media event potentially a circus. >> reporter: a former congressman in a cloud of scandal now facing jailtime, and the label of sex offender for life. for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. time now for a few more of the other top headlines this morning -- in iran voters re-elected president hassan rouhani by a huge margin. he won big over his opponenoppo giving him a mandate and better relationships with the rest of the world. an update on that horrific incident in times square, a crazed driver running down tourists. this morning, newly revealed

videotape. the images are graphic. captures driver richard rojas barreling through crowds in a packed tourist area. it's hard to watch. according to prosecutors, he told investigators he smoked marijuana with pcp and wanted to kill the crowds on his way and hoped to be shot to death by police. rojas made a court appearance friday charged with murder and held without bail. a shocking close call caught on camera in washington. a police officer was speaking with a driver at the four-way stop. as he left to get back in his car you can see here two other cars collide in the intersection. look at that. one of those vehicles comes soaring through the air crashing into the korea spot where the officer stood seconds ago. no word yet on any injuries. and it is a big day across the pond, as they say. duchess kate's little sister pippa middleton getting married this morning to her hedge fund boyfriend. pippa probably the most famous

bridesmaid in the world after wowing every with a form-fitting dress at her big sister's wedding back in 2011's more on pippa's big day coming up. a royal wedding, dylan. >> beautiful form-fitting dress. like i notice those things. >> it was accurate. dylan's here with a check of the weather. >> yes. more storms moving through the middle of the country. look at what we saw yesterday. we had several storm reports with several tornadoes reported. 25 to be exact, hail reports up to 88 -- wind reports, 104 reported with this storm system, but we are going to still see more storms today. in fact, we have heavy rain moving through st. louis. lots of clouds. lightning. just to the northwest of little rock and extends into eastern texas. we are going to see this continue to move eastward, and it's not just the severity of the thunderstorms we're worried about but could see flooding. warm, moist air holds a lot of moisture. when it rains, ends unproducing torrential downpours. a flooding threat through the

weekend. this area, from indianapolis through baton rouge, a biggest chance of seeing strong storms today. maybe a stray tornado. the bigger threat is for hail traps an inch in diameter and looking at gusty winds, perhaps in excess of 60 miles per hour. then sunday we'll see the best ch good morning. i'm meteorologist erika martin with a look at your ten-day forecast. temperatures for today will be unseasonably chilly, only topping out in the upper 60s. same deal for tomorrow, so a chilly weekend, all around. also tracking some scattered showers moving across our area for today. for your monday morning commute, looks like we will see some showers and isolated thunderstorms, so heads up now. give yourself extra time for that monday morning commute. pretty much seeing 70s all week lock. for the following week, the warmest day of next week looks like tuesday when we top out at 78 degrees. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. still to come, an update on the first day from, well, a not

so have great place pap new twist on be what could be one of the worst dates ever. >> the date from hell. from dangerous climb to a driver hanging on for dear life. we'll bring you some of the craziest moments caught on camera this week. first, this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back. a look back at the week that was. >> politics dominated the conversations, a lot of other stories caught our attention, bill cosby breaking silence and a group of high school students agreeing to get pepper sprayed. did you see this? these are just some of the stories you may have missed. >> the family of penn state student timothy piazza who fell down the stairs at a fraternity party, left there 12 hours, spoke out exclusively on "today" about that fatal fall.

>> a non-rovable brain injury. so we knew at that point he wasn't going to make it. >> and there was nothing they could do? >> no. >> they said if he was brought here earlier, would the outcome be different? and the doctor said, yeah. >> bill cosby broke his silence on sirius xm radio saying racism could be behind the sole allegations against him i. just truly believe that some of it may very well be that. >> stop resisting. please comply. >> high school students in ohio volunteered to get pepper sprayed for extra credit. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the controversial teaching technique quickly went viral. some of the week craziest moments caught on camera. a private jet burst in flames crashing in new jersey ill canning the two crew members onboard. a speeding driver threw this boy

off his bike and immediately fled the scene. the boy suffered only a few bruises. a driver hanging on for dear life when his car spun out leaving him dangling on a california overpass. good samaritans eventually pulled him to safety. two teens scaled the golden gate bridge. >> guys, we've just made it to the top. >> performing death defying stunts all for a killer selfie. >> on this journey -- >> it was a wedding to remember when a bee landed on the lucky bride's nose. >> there was a bee. >> and miley cyrus made the rounds at nbc first stopping by "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon. >> what better place to talk about malibu than in new york city. >> yeah. it's a good place. >> then visiting charlie in studio 1a. >> don't go to matt. >> before taking control of the entire show. >> that was a great segment! >> cut to camera 3. i'd like a nice close-up on

al -- >> good job, everybody! >> she was a good sport. she was everywhere. talk about this bee. >> did it go up her nose? >> you know what? flying around her nose and he was trying -- reflex. you kind of smack it. >> oh! >> so i slapped my bride on our wed be day. >> people that were sitting couldn't see it. they were like, what is he doing? then he explained. probably just a reflex. trying to save her face, perhaps? >> when you don't know what's going on, say what? >> the other story we talked about was that pepper spray story. >> oh, my goodness. >> kids getting pepper sprayed. that video is insane. >> the intention was to teach these kids, this is, if you were going to do this, this is what you need to know how exactly -- >> got that permission slip coming home your kid wanted to do this, would you sign it? >> i saw the permission slip. a quick thing. not too bad and look what happened. anyway, still to come, a fight

like no other. take you to the ring where one boxer is literally fighting for his right to stay in the u.s. good morning. i'm rosemary connors. just a few minutes before 7:30 on this saturday. meteorologist erika martin is tracking a cooler weekend for us. erika? >> that's right, rosemary. we do have temperatures that will be unseasonably chilly for the entire weekend, only topping

out in the lower 70s to high 60s today. showers moving through the delaware valley, not a washout, just some scattered showers moving through. also seeing an increase in those winds. and notice on sunday, we're seeing upper 60s, as well, and upper 50s along the jersey shore. so it will be a chilly weekend, be sure to keep those jackets handy and tracking 70s for next week. back to you, rosemary. >> thanks, erika. happening now, philadelphia police are searching for two men who shot a toddler in kensington. the 2-year-old boy is in critical condition. police tell us the boy and his father were sitting on a porch on malta street last night when the gunman rode up on their bikes and started shooting. four bullets hit the child in the back. the father took a bullet to the knee. police believe that he may have been the intended target. the shooters are believed to be in their 20s. one was wearing a white vest, the other a red shirt, both wearing cutoff jeans or shorts. they were last seen riding their bikes on westmoreland street. if you have anymore informs,

philadelphia police would like to hear from you. this morning, the search for a teenager who vanished in the delaware last night is now a recovery effort. nbc 10 was in the air and on the ground in philadelphia's torresdale neighborhood. the 15-year-old disappeared from lyndon avenue. we're told he went swimming with three other teens last night. the others returned to shore. the coast guard joined ed philadelphia police and fire crews in the search. today, a few minutes from now, hundreds of people will be participating in the million dollar bike ride in philadelphia. it begins at 7:30 on high line park at the campuses of the university of pennsylvania. the ride supports people with rare diseases. that's it for now. i'm rosemary connors. we'll be back in another 25 minutes with a local update. now back to the "today" show. ♪

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unbelievable at the end, he's done it! the u.s. has done it! >> they've done it! >> he's done it again. phelps' hopes alive! that was michael phelps epic reaction after teammates helped him keep his gold medal streak alive at the 2000 olympics in beijing. phelps is fnow retired. could he be ready for a comeback? we'll talk about that a little later. back on this saturday morning may 20, 2017. beautiful crowd joining us outside on the plaza. birthdays out there. out in a minute, to say hi to you. >> back near studio 1a, i'm sheinelle jones here with jeff rossen filling in for craig while on assignment. what making headlines this

morning -- first, president trump is in saudi arabia. first foreign trip as commander in chief, the first stop on a busy nine-day, five-nation tour. while the president may be trying to hit the reset button on his troubled presidency, turmoil is building at home with several bombshell reports surrounding the russian investigation and fired fbi director james comey. much more in a moment. plus, the last confederate monument's in new orleans has been removed. the statue of general robert e. lee lifted from its ppedestal. the monument represents white supremacy and proposed to remove them after that 2015 massacre of nine black parishioners at a south carolina church. and tensions ran high, the game between the marmens alins dodgers. it happened when the reliever threw a pitch behind stanton who didn't like it and the benches cleared. no punches thrown, though.

dodgers got the last laugh going on to win 7-2. let's begin this half hour with the president's overseas trip. first stop, saudi arabia. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson is traveling with the president. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, jeff. good morning to you, and already this morning, a lot of action with president trump just finishing up a ceremony with the saudi royal court. joined by his senior advisers and members of his family, melania and ivanka trump, jared kushner as well. later in the day set to meet with several crucial leaders. earlier today seven jets streaking overhead to welcome the president. a contrast to president obama's last visit here. the shadow of the russia investigation still follows him. fired fbi director james comey will break his silence we've learned, set to testify in front of the senate publicly sometime after memorial day. it comes as the "new york times"

reports that the president called comey crazy, and a real nut job in the oval office meeting last week with russian officials and said dismissing comey relieved great pressure on the president because of that fbi russia investigation. the white house not disputing that, said by grandstanding, james comey created unnecessary pressure on our ability to engage and negotiate with russia. that investigation, by the way, moving into a more active phase now with those headlines competing with news from this foreign trip. the president is set to deliver a major speech here tomorrow, and white house aides say his message to be muslim world were be uniting against radical extremism. after that, the president's off to israel, then the vatican, and then diplomatic and economic summits in brussels and in sicily. a busy week certainly and we will be here for it. jeff? >> hallie, thank you very much. today it will be a fight to remember for boxer ray belltran, not only fighting for a title

shot, also the chance to permanently call this country home. nbc's morgan radford is live at madison square garden here in new york city with that story. good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. right. tonight everything is on the line for ray belltran who crossed the border illegally through arizona at 16 years old. tonight just behind me in madison square garden he's not only fighting for a chance at the title but also fighting to stay in a country he already calls home. he's a machine in the ring. ray beltran, 41 fights in nearly 18 years. tonight he squares off against jonathan misaro fighting for a chance to compete for the world title and to stay in this country. >> stay in the united states, it's like -- >> reporter: if he wins his lawyers say the mexican lightweight can all but guarantee his green card.

a dream for the man who grew up in poverty and crossed the border illegally with his mom when he was 16 years old. >> in mexico, just -- it was hard. we have nothing. >> reporter: did you feel you had enough? did you have food? >> sometimes had no food. i had nothing. no electricity. water, nothing. a lot of memories. >> reporter: you're getting emotional thinking about where you come from. who are you fighting for in this fight? >> i'm fighting for my kids. >> reporter: all three of his children were born here and hopes to stay with them and his wife on what's called an eb-1 green card. granted only to working people who show extraordinary ability in their field. like getting a pulitzer, oscar or olympic medal. that's why tonight's fight against misaro could be just what bell tran needs. >> one night. everything's on the line. u.s. immigration has to say we're better with ray.

>> reporter: tonight he's fighting for his future in a country he calls home. >> what is it you love most? about this country? >> i love that there is a lot of opportunity for everyone. you can make it here. >> reporter: beltran told me yesterday he's not nervous about tonight's fight, because he said, look, morgan, i choose not to believe in fear. it's not the way i live my life and not the way i choose to fight. he's going to step into that ring in madison square garden tonight at 10:15 p.m. back to you. >> not to live in fear. we'll take that. another check of the weather from dylan. >> yes. losing the heat in the northeast. if you liked the 90s, we're dropping temperatures by 20 degrees or so. till have a bermuda high, a southwest wind keeping things really, really warm. broke several records across the northeast yesterday. new york made it up to 91. wildwood, new jersey, 88. boston, 89 degrees. state college, 84. we have a cold front shifting the southwest winds to the northwest that will draw down

some of the canadian air. temperatures running in the 60s instead. state college might even be stuck in the 50s. boston, 61 degrees. closer to average, but certainly much cooler than it's felt lately. sunday, especially out across the eastern shores of massachusetts, down through long island, temperatures cooler with that sea breeze. 59 degrees out in montauk. philly up to 67. not bad. again, cooler than it's been. we are looking at severe storms today possible through the midwest stretching down into texas. not so much a threat of tornadoes but could still see damaging wind gusts near 60 miles per hour good morning. i'm meteorologist erika martin with a look at your ten-day forecast. temperatures for today will be unseasonably chilly. only topping out in the upper 60s. same deal for tomorrow. so, a chilly weekend all around. also tracking some scattered showers moving across our area for today. for your monday morning commute, looks like we will see some showers and isolated thunderstorms, so heads up now. give yourself extra time for

that monday morning commute. pretty much seeing 70s all week long for the following week. the warmest day of next week looks like tuesday, when we top out at 78 degrees. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. just ahead, talk about a morning buzz. you could soon have a little marijuana in your coffee. >> okay. plus, a rossen reports update for you. how computer hackers are targeting you and why anyone can be fooled from my own parents, my own producers. there they are. pranking them. punking them, right finity paint from hgtv home by

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reports" update, the biggest cyber attack in history still wreaking havoc. hackers getting into hundreds of thousands of computers stealing data and holding it hostage until you pay a big ransom. a wake-up call. >> certainly is. attacking major companies and people like you and me. surprising here, a lot of these viruses, we let the hackers right in by clicking on bogus e-mail links that look so real, but really give the bad guys full access to your computer. turns out it is easy to be duped. this morning, just wait until you see who falls for it. this week, hackers unleashing ransom ware viruses with names like wanna cry, stealing your most sensitive information. 150 countries now affected. at least 300,000 computers, including hospital systems, telecom networks schools even

fedex. in one of the latest attacks, hackers allegedly infiltrated disney threatening to release the next "pirates of the caribbean" movie before it hits theaters, if the company doesn't pay up. >> we've seen the rise of ransom ware being the principle cyber crime threat in the last two years and have never seen anything on this scale. >> reporter: first, the virus infects a computer through a bad link in an e-mail. then locks your computer up. encrypting files. then the hackers demand big money to get the data back. as for the hackers, it's easy. >> okay. so i'm creating fake e-mail. >> reporter: right now this one is sending e-mails trying to trick people. luckily, this hacker is working with us. jim stickley, a cyber security expert. his targets today, my mom and dad. yes, a personal experiment. will they open an e-mail from someone they don't know?

>> i've told them 1,000 times, they know what i do for a living. i say don't open attachments or links if you don't know exactly who it's from. >> in this case we won't actually send malware or anything dangerous. just doing a test. >> reporter: the bad guys, all they have to do. click on that limping, they're in your system. >> take it over, turn on your webcam, what what you're doing. they have complete control. >> reporter: minutes after sending the e-mail jim confirms my mom opens it and clicks the link. hours later, my dad does, too. time to pay a visit to my parents. they are not expecting me. >> oh, my god. >> hi! >> what are you doing here? >> hi, mom. hi, dad. >> oh, my god. >> hi, dad. how are you? so you guys -- >> what are you doing here? >> you guys clicked on an e-card. remember clicking on an e-card last week. >> i guess. i don't know. >> we actually had a computer expert send that to you and this is what hackers used to link in. we could have had full access to

your computer. >> we opened it. >> we did. i try to be so careful with that stuff. >> used to pressing buttons. use the phones all the time and casually click it without thinking. >> i've told you a million times not to open that stuff. you're mow own parents and don't listen to me. >> why would we listen to you? >> promise e will never do that again. >> i promise. >> you have hi to about everything that you're doing. >> every single thing. you got it now? >> yes. >> well done, dad. well done. >> reporter: okay. those are my parents. but surely my crack team of investigative producers will know better. let's see. jim is back at it, and this time he's upping the stakes. not only sending a link, but also asking for additional personal information. address, phone number and social security number. the e-mail looks like it's from nbc offering a phone upgrade, but if my producers look closely and i hope they do, they should notice the address isn't a real nbc account. >> this is what criminals do.

send out an e-mail that looks like it comes from the company you work for only it's not really them. >> hoping they don't fall for this. they're smart. >> yes, but they're going to fall for it. >> reporter: sure enough, jim confirms my three producers not only clicked the link but enter all of their personal information. i call a team meeting to get them all together. hi. >> how are you? >> here to talk about your phone upgrades. >> phone upgrades? >> did you get an e-mail. >> i did, yeah. >> katherine, did you? >> yes. very excited about it. >> that was from a a hacker. >> really? >> from jim stickley. we're here to test you to see if you would open that and you did and actually put in all of your personal information, social security numbers, addresses. >> it was from nbc. >> so we're not getting new iphones? >> you are not getting new iphones. haven't i taught you anything? you have produced stories about checking e-mail degreeses not opening attachments and putting in information and all three of you did. >> i'm ashamed. i'm pretty sure i put in my

social. >> annika? >> you got me. a bad guy could have. >> i've literally done this story. >> reporter: an important lesson from my family to yours. >> have you learned something today? >> yes. i got you to come to florida! >> that's my parents takeaway. you finally's came to visit us. >> reacted as any couple would. >> walking bab, like, i'm your son. everything's fine. we didn't actually collect any personal information from my parents or my producers and did this to-of-to show anyone can fall. smart people like them, like you and me, like all of you at home. criminals are clever. we all need reminders. how can you be sure the link attachment you're clicking on is safe? experts say the best way, pick up the phone, sheinelle, did you just send me a link? >> right. >> check with the actual person. another tip. computer companies constantly trying to keep up with the viruses are creating patches. e always want to download the

software upgrades. there are virus protections on there. it's really from your computer manufacturer, download that. >> i'm always, not now. not now. not now. >> and remind me in 20 minutes. >> right. dylan in the orange room with a look what's coming upgood stuff. >> thanks. guys, south korea elect add new president recently, but it's not him grabbing our attention. we're about to share sizzling photos of a beautiful bodyguard that has the social media world that has the social media world mastering the art of refinement one dark chocolate rises above the rest lindt excellence created by our master chocolatiers pure, rich, darkly intense... made like no other crafted elegantly thin to reveal complex layers of flavor experience excellence with all your senses and discover chocolate beyond compare try lindt excellence with a touch of sea salt.

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morning with a story that made the internet swoon this week. >> an unexpected star has risen from the new south korean security team. he set social media ablaze. dylan is in the orange room with the story. >> a little ridiculous. pay close attention to the pictures. election of moon jae-in, big for south korea. the shot lite is shining bright on someone usually hiding in the background. the president's bodyguard. might soon need his own protection with his sizzling good looks. twitter user saying, excuse me, this is the new korean president's bodyguard, and this apparently turned twitter into just a storm. well, his steely stare, slick hair, chiselled jaw got twitter worked up. one saying, peak twitter. so here for it.

makes perfect sense. any potential attackers would be too discouraged by his looks. he is a gift. and top it off, buzz feed, dressed more casually. bewildered by the attention. doesn't want to steal the limelight from the president, wait. i'll go -- stop at that one. guys? >> dressing more casually, did you say? >> yes. the casual look with his calvin klein. >> that's how your husband hangs around? cool. good catch. still to come, the world's most famous bridesmaid. pippa middleton just got hitched and we have all the pomp and circumstance. but first, this is "today" o nbc.n

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pretty much in the 50s, and we're expecting to climb into the upper 60s for today and tomorrow. so unseasonably chilly for this weekend, but the good news is, we climb into the 70s by monday and tuesday. and for the most part, all of next week, we're going to see 0s 70s. however, i'm tracking the possibility of some thunderstorms on monday to kick off the workweek. rosemary, back to you. >> thanks, erika. in new castle county, a man chase faces charges after witnesses say he ran over a little girl not once, but twice before running off. elijah meredith is free on bail after the hit-and-run case. the toddler remains in the hospital. you're looking at video of 15-month-old leah purdue. the incident stemmed from an argument over $100. neighbors tell us they couldn't believe what they were seeing as leah's mother ran for help. >> she came running in the house with blood all over her and then the baby had like a big gash in her forehead. and it was like, the blood was

all over her. >> medics rushed little leah to the hospital with a skull fracture, cuts, bruises. investigators say at this point, there's no evidence that the suspect ran over the child on purpose. the stotesbury cup regatta continues today in philadelphia. here's a live look over the schuylkill river, where semi-final races begin in just a few moments at 8:00. the rowers were certainly sweating yesterday, as temperatures topped 90 degrees. we'll have a much cooler experience today on the river as they participate in the world's largest high school regatta. the final races take place this afternoon. a reminder, live coverage of the middle jewel in the triple crown, the preakness from pimlico gets underway this afternoon at 5:00, right here on nbc 10. i'm rosemary connors. we'll see you back here in just about 25 minutes. ♪

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trust the midas touch. good morning. travel abroad, trouble at home. president trump in saudi arabia this morning. his first trip overseas as president clouded by the russian investigation. reports that an unnamed current white house official close to the president is under criminal investigation. and that the president told the russians former fbi director james comey was a "nut job" with that dismizzal easing the investigation. this as comey gets set to testify publicly in front of congress, we're live in saudi arabia. tom jersz giselle, days after his super model wife claims he suffer add concussion last year, brady's agent says that's not true. as questions swirl, some are asking, is she trying to get the future hall of famer to hang up his cleats.

and heart of a champion. michael phelps, most decorated olympian of all-time joins us to talk life outside the pool and whether he's considering a comeback for 2020. today, saturday may 20, 2017. ♪ you know i've been taking some time and i've been keeping to myself ♪ >> we're from virginia! >> from maine to the "today" show! >> taking over of the plaza! >> first time in new york. first time on a train and really enjoying it! >> hello to the boys! >> it's my birthday! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] good morning. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. we are joined by a lively crowd out here on the plaza and extra excited because we have a special guest. chatting to the most decorated athlete in olympic history.

the one and only michael phelps. >> love that. is there a comeback coming? social media, april fools' day, but still, said there may be a comeback. we'll ask him about that. a lot to get to. we start with today's news. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker in saudi arabia where the stakes couldn't be higher as president trump kicks off his five-nation, nine-day trip and it starts right here in riyadh where the president and first lady were given a royal welcome at the airport. king salman greeting them and hosting another welcome ceremony at the saudi palace before the two leaders had a bilateral luncheon. the president aiming to reset relations with the muslim world to show he isn't anti-muslim, despite his inflammatory comments on the campaign trail and his travel ban, which targets predominantly muslim countries. overshadowing his trip a string of recent controversies at home. an explosive report from the "new york times" saying the president told russian officials in the oval office this week his decision to fire fbi director

james comey relieved great pressure on the president because of the fbi's russia invest wil investigation. he referred to comey as crazy and a real nut job. the white house isn't disputing the report but said in a statement, by grandstanding russians actions, james comey raeted unnecessary pressure on our ability to engage and negotiate with russia. now, comey will testify publicly after memorial day. meanwhile, another scandal according to government sources familiar with the matter. one white house official close to the president is under investigation in the russia probe. the white house pushing back against that insisting that once all the investigation are finished it will prove no collusion between trump officials and any foreign entity. president trump hoping to turn the page on all of it. his next stop is israel where he's hoping to restart peace talks. sheinelle, jeff, back to you. >> busy morning. thank you. now to jordan where u.s.

ambassador nikki haley is visiting as part of her first international trip. she's there to assess u.n. humanitarian efforts for syrian refugees. craig melvin is traveling with the ambassador in amman this morning. hi, craig. >> reporter: hey, jeff, good morning to you. the ambassador is set to touch down here in amman just a few hours from now. as you know, the syrian war has led to the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. some 5 million syrians have been displaced from their homes. the majority of those folks are in turkey. some 700,000 also here in jordan. the ambassador saying she's going to spend a portion of her time looking at the refugee camps along the border here in jordan. also along the border in turkey as well. she'll spend some time at a u.s.-funded school as well. i'll spend time in a sitdown exclusive interview with her talking about america's role jot nuft in the humanitarian crisis,

with regards that, but also america's changing role in the world as well, jeff. >> an important story you're covering and on your birthday, by the way? >> that's right. happy birthday, craig. >> happy birthday, craig. >> reporter: oh -- >> give him something? >> a little doughnut for you. there's a candle in it? right? we ordered a candle. >> reporter: thank you so much. this is -- >> good as we can good. do you have sprinkles on there, too? >> there are sprinkles. >> reporter: you're so kind and thoughtful, sheinelle, thank you. >> all we do-of-cou in amman. >> reporter: thank you very much. thanks, guys. now to other news making headlines. another scare in the air overnight. the u.s. military summoned two fighter jets to escort an american airlines flight from l.a. to honolulu. that's after a turkish man rushed up the aisle mid-flight trying to make his way to the part of the plane. flight attendants blocked him with a drink cart. he was restrained and taken into

fbi custody upon landing. earlier that same man detained at l.a.x. for breemping a security door but was still allowed to board the flight to hawaii. excitement is brewing at pimm lick coe and bougpimlico. the favorite to win, always dreaming. belmont stakes next month. reminder here, coverage starts here on nbc at 2:30 p.m. on the nbc sports network, and then on nbc at 5:00 p.m. this morning, tom brady's agent is pushing back on claims made by brady's own wife jis zel giselle. earlier in the week he said her husband suffered a concussion. his agent says otherwise. we have the story. >> patriots win the super bowl! >> reporter: tom brady, the reigning king of the nfl, a quarterback that mounted an unforgettable comeback to win the super bowl. >> what a game by the new

england patriots and tom brady. >> reporter: and withstood the fury and controversy over deflategate. caught in the word between his supermodel wife and the word of his agent. this week brady's wife gisele bundchen dropped a concussion bombshell on the football world in an interview with cbs's charlie rose. >> a concussion this year. he has concussions we don't talk about, but he does have concussions. >> reporter: the nfl quickly saying there are no records indicating mr. brady suffered a head inyou are? y, concussion exhibiteded or complained of concussion statements. his agent says he was not diagnosed with concussion last year. over the years the nfl was criticized for not doing enough to protect against concussion. experts say there are plenty of reasons why a player may mot report a concussion. >> sometimes they don't realize they have the concussion until of a the game or the next day. >> reporter: earlier this year

brady telling jim miller on sir -of-sirius zm attempts to have him retire. >> up to my wife, retire today. too bad, babe. i'm having too much fun. >> reporter: this may be giselle's way of persuading him to hang up his cleats. the question remains did brady tell his wife and not the nfl? for nbc news. >> oh, to be a fly on the washingtwall of their home. out to dylan on the plaza with another check of the weather. good morning. >> good morning, guys. we have a great group of girls out here. i need to know what does the pgc stand for? >> phenomenal girls club. >> you're touring around the country to see some of the best jobs, right? >> yes. >> yeah. >> in the city. okay. the city. i saw world tour, and impressive if you were traveling all around the world. so nice to have you guys here. take a look what's going on in

the northwest. one part of the country we'll see temperatures continuing to warm up. highs in the 70s and 80s. 70s in sulgeattle. 93 in oregon. next week temperatures warm closer and closer to 90 degrees. keep in mind the water in the lakes and rivers still very cold. if you are trying to get relief, good morning. i'm meteorologist erika martin with a look at your ten-day forecast. temperatures for today will be unseasonably chilly, only topping out in the upper 60s. same deal for tomorrow. so, a chilly weekend, all around. also tracking some scattered showers moving across our area for today. for your monday morning commute, looks like we will see some showers and isolated thunderstorms, so heads up now. give yourself extra time for that monday morning commute. pretty much seeing 70s all week long for the following week. the warmest day of next week looks like tuesday, when we top out at 78 degrees. what is that? a that's your latest forecast.

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was texting too much. suggested she not do it in the theater. she took his advice, left the theater and walked out on the date. the man sued her for the cost of the 3-d tickets. there's an update. she paid him back the full amount. >> so -- >> didn't have to go to court. she apologized. as we all sit here with our phones. >> clearly not a love connection. finally, in the latest issue of "o" magazine, oprah rin fri's magazine, the photographer, chris buck. the race issue oprah wanted three images in the essay to show a role reversal. first image. several asian women at a nail salon pampered by white beauticians. that conversation started. the second image has a young white girl at a toy store and you see she's standing in front

of a sea of black dolls. and then the last image shows a wealthy looking hispanic woman on the phone while, i guess her and her white maid waits on her. the whole point of the photo essay to start an open conversation about race, and that's exactly what it's doing. oprah mission has been accomplished. >> interesting. >> o strikes again. >> interesting to look at t. is. starts a conversation. >> about how our brains, immediately stereotype. >> absolutely. dylan, "pop start." start with tennis superstar serena williams showing off her baby bump posting a series of snapshots and the internet can't get enough. looking serene, cradling her baby to be donning a black swim seat on a yacht. something is in the air. beyonce also took to instagram sharing pictures from mother's day of her, blue ivy and that growing belly. beyonce is expects twins this summer.

ladies if you're watching, pregnancy absolutely suits you. keep the pictures coming. moving on, dwayne "the rock" johnson is having a movie moment. making a stop across the street from us hosting the season finale of "saturday night live." katy perry the musical guest and by the promos we're in for a good time. >> i'm hosting the season finale with the edible katy perry. hmm, i kissed a girl and i like it. >> bon appetit. >> my california girl. >> maybe one too many. >> firework. >> feels a little forced. >> just, firework. >> perhaps the rock obama will make an appearance. and along side spicy, i mean melissa mccormick. longtime bobby honey hmoynihan' show. and "will & grace" is coming back and learned "roseanne's" reboot is happening and comeback

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[ cheers ] it is a big day across the pond for the world's most famous bridesmaid. >> pippa middleton wowed everybody with a form-fitting gown she wore at her sister's wedding in 2011, just tied the knot herself. congrats, pippa. live in kensington palace with all the details. lucy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. talk about an exciting day, a huge day for the little sister of the future queen, pippa middleton, of course. we first met her as a stunning bridesmaid and now today she dazzled as the bride. it may not be a royal wedding but this is one very royal event. pippa middleton beaming and stunning in her jiles deacon dress, big sister, dutch es of cambridge arriving earlier with an adorable princess charlotte and prince george followed by dad, the duke of cambridge and

prince harry. back then, a show-stealing bridesmaid. today, finally the bride. tying the knot with her very own prince charming james matthews at middleton family church st. marc's. the world may be watching, but this, clearly a private affair. one that has the locals cheering on. a lot of excitement? >> a lot of excitement. everyone's very happy for the family. loads of champagne on ice. hopefully get loads of people in and have a party ourselves. >> reporter: the real bash just down the road at the family home. the middleton's irracketing a class palace to ensure a picture perfect party, rain or shine. the middleton's couldn't be a better place. they are party planners. >> reporter: theirs is a romance built on years of friendship first meeting her hedge hunk in 207. sharing a love of sports and the outdoors. with matthews abandoning his $50

million bachelor pad after winning pippa's heart and hand. could these two be next? the fifth in line to the throne needs the queen the permission to pop the question. despite a reported no ring, no bling rule, speculation in overdrive that wedding bells could soon ring again. rumors they might be engaged as early as this summer. >> it's megan's birthday. invictus games in her hometown. >> reporter: and guys, megan markel wasn't at the ceremony and is expected at the party and if prince harry eventually decides to pop the question she'll have a beautiful new home waiting for her. there it is behind me. kensington palace. guys? >> and certainly all over their wedding for sure. >> i thought it was a faux pas not to go to the ceremony but the party? >> true. >> a whole new world for me. >> it's different over there. still to come, chatting with the greatest olympian in

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rain out there. no worries, not a washout for today, but certainly a chilly day. temperatures will be below average for this time of the year, only topping out in the upper 60s and 60s for tomorrow, warming up just a little bit by the following week, but i'm also tracking some showers and thunderstorms for your monday morning commute. rosemary, back to you. >> thanks for that, erika. today in delaware county, arraignment is set for a man accused of killing his girlfriend, who's also the mother of his children. edward moses jr. of southwest philadelphia is charged with murder. his girlfriend, crystalin thomas, was found shot dead in her home in darby yesterday morning. police believe an argument between thomas and moses lead to the shooting. staying in delaware county, police have a driver in custody following a chase and crash. skies force 10 was over west fourth street in chester where that crash happened last night. police tell us the driver was wanted for leaving a hit-and-run accident at 13th and tillman streets. the driver had minor injuries. if you are looking for something to do today, we've got a couple of things you may want

to check out. for instance, there's a celebration of asian pacific heritage in center city. the festival runs from 11:00 to 5:00 at franklin square park in old city. asian food trucks, performers, and a children's art display will be on hand. there will also be a free health fair and an appearance by the philly phanatic. in south philly, cuisine will be king at the annual south market festival. the event runs from 11:00 to 6:00 rain or shine. there'll be an array of specialty pastas and desserts. we have a reminder, in case you didn't know, the season finale of "saturday night live" is happening tonight. it's right here on nbc 10 and it follows nbc 10 news at 11:00. i'm rosemary connors. erika and i will be back in about a half an hour at 9:00 for a full hour of news and weather. we'll see you then.

we are back this hour may 20, 2017 joined by a big crowd. this morning here on the plaza. thank you, guys, for spending your morning with us. >> great crowd. taking photos. good to see you. how are you? still to come in his half hour of "today," the latest with the greatest olympian of all-time, michael fall phelps chatting about his life. and olympics 2020, going there. >> and behind the scenes of the american ballet theater getting set to take the stage with a sweet, new show. and also, summer travel staefls affordable ought the beaten path getaways you don't

want to miss. >> and stick around. a cookout on the plaza with a recipe perfect for your memorial day. first a final check of the weather from dylan. a little chilly. >> windy, too. wind picked up. my allergies are kicking up. holding in a sneeze while you were talking. some scattered showers in and around the baltimore area, the preakness stakes later, coverage at 5:00 on nbc. should break up by post-time. partly cloudy. 68 degrees. severe storms stretching through the midwest and down into texas. not a threat of tornadoes but could see golf ball sized hail and damaging wind 2k3wu6gusts u of 60 miles an hour starting to move into the southeast with heavier rain through georgia, mississippi and alabama. northeast stays cooler, in the 60s. the middle of the country comfortable in 60s and 70s and a flood threat through parts of texas because of the heavyain we r'r

good morning. i'm meteorologist erika martin with a look at your ten-day forecast. temperatures for today will be unseasonably chilly, only topping out in the upper 60s. same deal for tomorrow. so, a chilly weekend, all around. also tracking some scattered showers moving across our area for today. for your monday morning commute, looks like we will see some showers and isolated thunderstorms, so heads up now. give yourself extra time for that monday morning commute. pretty much seeing 70s all week long for the following week. the warmest day of next week looks like tuesday, when we top out at 78 degrees. thank you very much. there is not enough time in the day to list all the accolades that michael phelps amassed over his career. 28 olympic medals in total. 23 of them gold. >> now he's using his celebrity status for a great cause. the michael phelps foundation is teaming up with the federal government's drowning prevent campaign. it's called "pool safely." here to tell us about it. michael, good morning to you! >> good morning. how are you guys? >> doing great. i wanted to certainly talk to

you about your foundation and what you're doing to keep our kids safe. >> yeah. >> but you know i have to take a quick second to talk to you about this instagram post. that picture, you know it so well. with you and let me zoom into your eyeballs to get your answer here. you captioned it 2020 with a question mark. will we see you perhaps in 2020? announcements you want to make exclusive on ""weekend today"? >> unless you know some i don't. i put it yesterday just for fun. i don't see myself going back. i'm very happy with everything, how we are, how i finished. as of now, i don't see it. i don't see myself coming back. we just had a little fun around the pool, and that was the first time i've been in the water probably a month or so. just very relaxing. >> am i hearing an opening there? did you give yourself an opening, michael phelps?

>> i mean, i guess i learned from before. i said i'd never come back. so, you know -- i don't want everyone to say, oh, well you said this. you said that. >> that's true. >> honestly, i don't see myself coming back. i did 3,000 yesterday and don't see myself swimming 15,000 a day ever again. >> wow. >> i thought you were talking about calories. isn't that how much food you had when training? look, i know you're -- >> when i was like 15. >> you're there for a program that you're launching. near and dear to your heart working with the consumer product safety commission about pool safety for kids. talking to a bunch of parents and you're a new parent yourself. tell us about the program and why it's so important to educate parents and kids alike about swimming? >> the biggest thing if you look at drowning in the world and definitely in the u.s., second highest cause of death for children under the age of 14 in u.s., and being able just to get out ahead of it. for us, for my family, that's how we learned to swim.

that's how we fell in love with the sport. my mom put us in the water for water safety and now being a father, you know, kind of having boomer on the verge of starting to walk, and we do have a pool out back. so always making sure we know exactly where he is, if he is outside, and now we're in the process of -- coming up with a plan to, whether it's fence -- the pool, or make sure we just have something set in place so if something does happen and he was to get around the pool, that he would be safe. you know, for me, this is -- something like you guys said. it's very passionate for me, and i'm taking the pledge as a parent and i hope everybody else will take the pledge as we with me. >> michael, i have to ask. i have a 5-month-old at home, dying to get him in the pool. we're going to florida next week. is it too soon to put him in the pool with the chlorine and everything? >> no. not at 5 months. boomer was in the water between

3 and 5 months. just him, i guess -- i think the biggest thing, what we try to do, with my swim school, trying to get the kid to be, like, comfortable in the water. i think that's the biggest thing. you know, for me, like, he's the direct opposite of me. i didn't want to be on my stomach. only my back. he only wants to be on his stomach and hates being on his back. so every kid is differ and they're all going to learn differently. the biggest thing, trying to get them relaxed in the water. because i think once you get to the point where you're, where a kid is spazzing out, i think that's probably a big no-no. so -- anytime we can try to get him to be as comfortable as they can, is a big goal, and -- with our foundation and the swim school it's over 16,000 kids, in boys and girls clubs all over the u.s. and special olympics worldwide just being able to get water safety. if the kid doesn't want to swim, great. at least we know they're safe in the water.

and we can help save another life. >> thank you so much, michael, for your time. and i have to tell you, people at home, his son boomer has 782,000 followers on instagram. more than most celebrities. look at that! >> so depressed. >> amazing. michael, thank you for your time this morning. the greatest swimmer in the history of the sport. >> thank you. we should say for more information, head to the website, poolsafely.gov. thanks. >> michael, thank you very much. up next, a delicious new ballet. that's interesting. >> goes together. we'll explain. >> okay. about to open here in new york. sheinelle takes us behind the sheinelle takes us behind the scenes in a moment. the moment your realize your delicates longer look delicate. sheinelle takes us behind the scenes in a moment. at lowe's we have machines like samsung's new flexwash and flexdry. which allow you to do two different types of laundry at the same time, so you can keep your clothes in great condition. all projects have a starting point.

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stars two characters. >> my character is a young boy and dreams about this new wonderland of sweets. >> the pitisary that comes to live. that's one of the parts that i play. >> reporter: how many hours of rehearsal are you putting in thfor this? >> 10:00 a.m. to 7:00. >> reporter: dancing, rehearsing, practicing? >> exactly. working out every little detail so when we come to the theater and the production all comes together with staging and's the scenery and the costumes. >> reporter: through the vision of popyden and others, working to create dozens of original sets and more than 150 costumes. every detail hand crafted and

embellished with swarokski crystals. >> usually builds into something uniq unique. >> all of those hundreds of houhour hours we sweat and bled went into these two hours and then it's over. it's so fleeting. you feel a lot of magic. that's a beautiful moment. ♪ >> american ballet theater performs "whipped cream" at the metropolitan opera house until july 1st and hope it will become as beloved at "the nutcracker." i have such respect for these men and women. they are so strong and just talented. misty copeland was there, i was like, there she is. >> then to do all they do in those costumes is incredible. >> yes. something to see.

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welcome back, and this morning on "today's food" outside gearing up for memorial day with our own little cookout. alex, a chef on the new show, "iron chef" here with several

dishes to serve. looking forward to that show, by the way. >> it's great. actually, the finale is this sunday and pretty dramatic. >> now that we got the plug in, get to the food. what we're here for. starting with an iceberg wedge. >> a classic. i feel we need to bus stop the americana memorial day. pickles, ketchup, worcester, garlic. >> make your own russian dressing, buy ketchup, may oh, and voila. >> don't be too romantic. we want to go outside. >> pickled carrots? >> make and eat quickly. don't have to let them go for months and months and a curried white bean dip to make ahead. when it sits in the fridge, like your grandma's lasagna, sits in the fridge, it's better overnight. make it in advance, dunk and go. and great for people that don't want to eat breads. >> it's on other recipe.

go to todayshow.com. >> and this is a classic with a little finish. a pepper crust. what i like to do get cracked black pep salt ipepper try it. >> love it. cool. >> and important, by the way, a simple thing. do both sides of the steak. right? >> yep. >> because you really want that flavor to sink in. >> can you reseason it again. >> you know it. i know do you that. so i'm 234not going to stop you >> sheinelle and dylan are over there. >> i'm ready. >> drop it in a cast iron skillet. here are two that are finished. i'll have you add this. >> okay. >> just some fennel seeds, worcestershire sauce, and right in the pan. just go for it. >> okay. cool. >> and just some garlic we add in at the end, uncooked. just led it sizzle.

honestly, once you do this, it's really, really easy to just let it finish and see the garlic, adds body? it's aromatherapy. >> delicious. >> it's really great. >> the steak has so much flavor. >> and how long show you let it cook? >> i let it get really, really hot before i add the steak and then -- hot oil. add this in. sear on both sides. two, three minutes, depending on the thickness. the other really important thing is, skirt steak has grains kind of like wood. cut against it. >> you mean diagonal a little? >> yes. i'll have you cut one, chef. you seem like this is not your first rodeo. >> i love it. >> go ahead. i'll let you slice that one while i put this one. >> go diagonal like this? normally i would cut like this. >> you have the chef hunch. go ahead. doing great. >> you have to try it. >> try this one? >> of course. >> dig in. dig in. >> ah! >> right? >> i love it. steak for breakfast. >> medium rare?

>> oh, yeah. >> now i do. >> yeah. steak, medium rare. >> and that little goo with the garlic and fennel. spoon it right on the steak. >> can i say something, the fennel you put on, never think of putting on at home making ought the difference. is that the femnnel. >> yeah. when cooking, i eat all the good bits and give my family the rest. >> can i -- >> yeah. >> can i -- through here, on the garl garlic? >> i love how you ask permission. clearly you were well trained by your mom. >> anyway, thank you very much, alex. appreciate it. dylan and shaeinelle are happy. >> strawberry bars, too. >> head to the website for these recipes, todayshow.koch/food. that does it for us. tomorrow, laura linney, the award-winning actress, from the big sdreen broadway. enjoy your week, everybody, and thank you very much, alex.

barbecue. >> so good i'm rosemary connors. just ahead on nbc news today, the search is on this morning for two gunmen who shot a toddler four times on his front porch. how the boy is doing and who the shooters may have been targeting. and rosemary, i'm tracking rain moving across the delaware valley. details coming up in your most accurate forecast. president trump overseas. the commander in chief touches down in the middle east for his first foreign trip. we'll tell you what's on the agenda, plus the latest on the domestic drama he's left behind. and a desperate search on the delaware river is now a recovery operation after a teen disappears in the water. those stories and much more coming up next on nbc 10 news today at 9:00.

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right now on nbc 10 news today, a barrage of bullets rains down and a toddler caught in the gunfire. the details on the boy's condition and the search for the shooters next in the live report. this week, donald trump is leaving washington and the controversies behind with his first trip overseas as president. we'll show you the leader he received from leaders in saudi arabia. no more 90s. we're back to spring after this week's taste of summer. we'll fill you in on the cooldown coming up in the nbc 10 first alert neighborhood forecast. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. it's just before 9:00 on this saturday. we hope you're doing well. let's start with the weekend weather and a live look outside at broad street and center city from our kimmel center campus camera. a cool, gray kind of day ahead as the temperatures take a dip following this week's heat wave. some stormy weather ushered in the cool. our camera in cape may captured this video of lightning in the

night sky. meteorologist erika martin is tracking the changes to our weather with the most accurate forecast in the region. erika? >> all right. so, rosemary, that's right, we're tracking cooler temperatures for this weekend. unseasonably chilly temperatures. only topping out in the 60s across the entire delaware valley, both saturday and sunday. but right now doppler radar is picking up on those showers moving through from west to east. i want to show you satellite and radar, that two-hour loop, as well. showing you what we do have coming through. a few pockets of shower coming through the philly metro area for the lehigh valley and the outer suburbs, as well. and we do have some reports here. looks like a really strong wind gust moving through cape may at about 40 miles per hour, so far recorded. besides that, we haven't seen anything else other than the rain moving through the region. current winds right now, sustained wind speeds raking between 12 miles per hour for toms river, 20 for atlantic city, 18 for millville and dover and 15 for philadelphia. but look at these wind gusts. pretty strong, especially along thje