good morning. holiday havoc. a tropical depression swirling off the southeast coast. millions in its path as it gets set to make landfall today bringing storms and heavy rain. this is bringing deadly flooding in texas and dozens of rescues. in the midwest, ty are cleaning up from severe storms and tornadoes. dylan is tracking it all. protests and clashes. violence outside donald trump rally in san diego. dozens of people arrested. all of it happening near the mexico border. while statements about faith when it comes to debate about bernie sanders. and deadly plane crash. a world war ii plane crashes into the hudson river with hundreds of

watching as it happens. >> all of a sudden, it hit the water and within seconds it went down. >> the pilot killed. just what went wrong? and johnny depp's drama. his wife saying she is a victim of abuse. leaving court seen with bruises and asking for a restraining order. depp is asked to stay away from her. today, saturday, may 28th, 2016. >> 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 alongside craig melvin and dylan dreyer and our new anger stephanie ruhle. >> how is that? the music comes up. >> this is the "today" show. amazing

day. i can't think of a better day. >> we're excited to have you here. let's get to the top story. the weather hitting millions of americans. from flooding in texas to the storms in kansas and now the east coast is dealing with a tropical depression. we have janet shamlian with the round up in texas. good morning. >> sheinelle, good morning. a collapsed road here washed away in the city of brenan. this is one example of the roads washed away after the damage here after relentless rain and flash flooding. the focus this morning is shifting southeast as a tropical depression threatens the holiday weekend. >> reporter: all eyes on the southeast. >> will it make landfall? possibly or hug the coast. >> reporter: as the season's second tropical depression takes aim and an increase dr

across texas, relentless rain. >> 20 inches of rain. >> reporter: leading raging waters and flooding homes and stranding drivers. rescuers working around the clock. police in conroe working to save a woman who drove around a barricade. throughout texas, two dead and three feared missing. believed to be swept away in vehicles. relatives say 21-year-old darren mitchell posted this picture of his truck filling with water before he disappeared. his caption, all i wanted to do was go home. alan meier wants to clean up after riding out the storm with his family. >> the tree came down and smashed the shop. >> reporter: in the plains, no relief. heavy winds and hail in kansas and funnel clouds in morehead, minnesota and

dakota. in missouri, close to 100 people forced from their apartments. >> and how fast that it came up. >> reporter: it follows a week of powerful tornadoes in the heartland. more than 100 reported since last saturday. and throughout the area, a number of roads barricaded like this one. there are more scattered showers in the forecast for today, but they're just scattered. nothing like the past few days. it gives authorities a chance to assess damage. sheinelle, back to you. >> janet, thank you. dylan is here with the massive rain in texas. a lot of folks traveling this weekend. hanging out with friends and family. >> if this storm gets a name, it would would be bonnie. it is the seventh storm named in may. it will likely becomepi

it is moving 14 miles west. it will most likely max out at 40 miles per hour. it is not a lot of wind. it is not a lot of rain. for folks at the beaches, this could lead to dangerous rip currents. it will strengthen into a tropical storm. it will make landfall at some point between charleston, south carolina and myrtle beach. then it will turn and go out to sea. it will pump moisture in the northeast. especially the interior northeast where we could see 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. in new york city, we could see spotty showers early monday morning. we are watching the storms through the plains. we are clearing out of texas. we do still have the chance of some isolated stronger storms. it is a marginal risk from the great lakes through texas. it could be spotty. isolated damaging winds and hail. any tornadoes are not widespread. tomorrow, gearing up for the next round. in ama

the best chance of stronger storms and going into next week, more rain for texas. >> all right. thanks. now moving on to politics. more violence outside of a donald trump rally. 35 people were arrested overnight in san diego after clashes between protesters and supporters broke out on the streets while trump was inside. here is nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: frprotesters clashg with police and getting rough with donald trump supporters. 20 minutes from mexico. this is the closest he has been to the border since last august. >> we will build a wall. a wall. >> reporter: but the headline friday was trump's about face on debating bernie sanders. >> if you are in first place, you don't want to debate a guy in second place. >> reporter: trump releasing a statement saying it is inappropriate to debate a second place finisher. after hol

debate was on. >> if we raise money for women's health issues or something. if we raise $10 million or $15 million for charity. >> i heard he was going to debate me. then i heard he was not going to debate me. then i heard he was. now you are telling me he is not going to debate me. you know, i hope he changes his mind again. >> reporter: a trump/sanders debate is to the vermont senator's advantage as he fights it out with hillary clinton. sanders saying friday he's scared she'll lose to trump. >> am i worried? why do you think i'm going crazy and running all over california? >> reporter: clinton not just battling sanders and trump and herself in the e-mail scandal that won't go away. >> you compare the e-mails to the number of tax terms she made public. she looks pretty good. >> reporter:

san diego. to breaking news overnight. a small world war ii vintage plane crashed into the hudson river killing the pilot. officials are still trying to figure out what went wrong on board. ray vieta is here from other affiliate wnbc is here with more. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. investigators are on the water. we know the identity of the pilot. 56-year-old william gordon. something went wrong. the plane circled and smoked and then crashed in the hudson river. the moment of impact caught on tape. >> all of a sudden, it hit the water and in seconds it went down. >> reporter: a vintage world war ii plane, a p-37 thunder bolt. crashed into the hudson river friday night off the edge of manhattan. >> the pilot come up. all of a sudden, the plane went down and he never came up. >> we saw it splashing into the water.

disappeared. >> reporter: the coast guard and fire and rescue from new york and new jersey scrambling to the scene. a good samaritan from a passing sailboat jumped into the river to help, but unfortunately, the one seater plane went under quickly. the search for the pilot went through the night. causing confusion for the rescuers and public. >> new jersey state police put something out he was on the way to the hospital. >> that's inaccurate. >> reporter: the plane went down close to where the airliner went down in 2009 better known as the miracle on the hudson. this story has a different ending. before 11:00 p.m. police recovered his body. the army is expected to lift the plane today. thank you. the tsa is tested this weekend

home after the memorial day weekend. friday, for the most part, security lines moved faster than a lot of people expected. nbc's morgan radford is at laguardia. morgan? >> reporter: good morning, craig. the line s at laguardia are not bad. if you are finally kicking off the weekend, that means you are driving. we found tips for you. security lines wrapping around airports. as 4 million americans take to the skies. ready to kickoff the summer travel season. >> we were concerned. we wanted to make sure we anticipated these delays. >> i was hoping it would be faster. >> reporter: after coming under fire, the tsa says 90% of the wait times at the country's 20 biggest airports were under 15 minutes by thursday. >> the peak is below 30 minutes. >> reporter: p 38 million americans are

this weekend. while the airports are packed, the roads are not better. >> we try the peak driving times. >> reporter: 89% of travelers this weekend are taking to the roads. partly that is because of the low gas prices. at a national average of $2.32 a gallon, gas has gone up 18 cents in the past month. still 42 cents cheaper than this time last year. >> we can pull in and fill up and feel good about it. >> reporter: aaa travel ex-expert says if you are getting behind the wheel this weekend, there are important things to keep in mind. >> what do we need to check? >> check inflation pressure. you see we're at about 15 psi. >> reporter: okay. is that good? >> most tires are in the 30 range. this is severely under inflated. >> do the penny test to make sure you have enough tread on your tires. >> cover lincoln'

might want to give yourself an extra hour if you are headed to the airport today. if you are driving, come back on sunday to avoid the monday rush hour. that means more people on the roads. craig. >> morgan, thank you. good to see you at laguardia this morning. some other headlines this morning. chalk up another successful launch and landing for the reusable rocket. it delivered a communication satellite into an orbit higher than the international space station and returned to the landing platform. some scary moments. a customer paying the cashier and when look at this. a car crashed through the plate glass. smashing into the check-out con after. it narrowly missed the cashier and customer. no one was injured. the cause of the crash is under investigation. and in cincinnati, it was dr. heimlich to the

the 96-year-old inventor of the maneuver saw a woman choking. he immediately rushed to perform his famous procedure saving the life of his 87-year-old neighbor. dr. heimlich says this is the first time he used his technique to save a woman's life. in sports, a big night for the cleveland cavaliers. they won the eastern conference championship by trouncing the raptors 113-87. lebron james was on fire. including check this out. monster dunk followed by screaming at drake sitting court side. he has taunted james on social media in the past. he clinched a spot in the team's second straight nba finals. they play the winner of the golden state and oklahoma winner. lebron james not talking to other

>> he spent the series mocking lebron james. i think he probably gets the last laugh. at some point we get a lebron james lyric. >> that will live on. let's check in with dylan. >> we are kicking off summertime here. we do have good morning. it is a sultry summerlike morning on this saturday. the memorial day weekend off to a mostly clear start. it's around 70 de

storm team 4 forecast, later today soaring to 90 degrees. lots of sunshine, more humid during the afternoon. gets more humid sunday. afternoon highs up around 80 or so. increasing clouds and likely afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow may be and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. >> up next, an incredible reunion for two vietnam war buddies that was more than 40 years in the making. but first this is "today" on nbc.

now to a story that's very appropriate this memorial day weekend as we take time to thank the men and women who serve this country. two men became fast friends during the vietnam war lost touch after it was over. they hadn't seen or heard from each other

fateful moment. nbc's sarah dallof has more. >> reporter: the friendship at the height of the vietnam war. 19 year olds from the opposite sides of the u.s. >> it was his quietness. maybe the need that he needed to make a friend and i felt as though i could be his friend. >> reporter: the matching white tops they wore a symbol of their bond. >> that's the story behind the tank top? >> i loved it. he was the only one in the white tank top. he asked if i wanted one. absolutely i want one. we were wearing tank tops in a war zone. white tank tops in a war zone. probably wasn't smart. >> reporter: between the jokes, difficult times and danger. in april of 1971, stretch's patrol came under attack. >> next thing you know,

round hit the personnel carrier. >> reporter: this shows the artillery they fired back trying to save their comrades. stretch survived, but was shot. after vietnam, the two lost contact as they tried to distance themselves from the war. they spoke very little of it to their families until one day last year when pete unexpectedly opened up to his daughter about his pal stretch. >> he said if i knew where he lived, i would get in my car and drive there now. that stuck out with me. i knew i had to find him. >> reporter: pete's daughter started a letter writing campaign and facebook page. finding stretch was seen by 40,000 people. including stretch's neighbor and niece. >> here you go, grandpa. we found stretch. >> reporter: the two talked daily. at this time, it was

along overdue reunion. 46 years have passed. >> we have to put these on. >> reporter: the white tank tops still fit the same. but what's most important hasn't changed. inside the house. >> yes. >> reporter: a walk down memory lane, they could not take with anyone but each other. >> pete understands. i understand pete. >> reporter: a friendship formed on the other side of the world has come full circle four decades later. >> it is something we will not lose. >> reporter: for "today," sarah dallof, nbc news. >> those are great americans. >> we salute them for their service on memorial day weekend. you cannot get a more perfect story. >> way to go pete's daughter. >> the power of social media. coming up, the latest brain teaser that has taken the internet by storm. can you spot the mistake? >> found it. just

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7:27 on this saturday, may 28th, memorial day weekend. good morning to you. i'm david culver. in the news this morning, the memorial day tribute will bring a few road closures in the district. in fact, in place shortly. it's for thunder alley that will happen at 22nd street between c street and constitutional avenue in northwest. closed from 9:00 until 9:00 all memorial day weekend. then want to show you this map. the united house of prayer holding an annual memorial day parade. all road closures looking at here already under way. should wrap up around 2:00 this afternoon. a check of that

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and maybe off and on showers during the day on memorial day. mainly in the morning, though. still a chance in the afternoon. a little sun make bray help us understand who donald trump is as a man. i need to know you need to make us feel safe and you make us feel proud. >> i think i have a bigger heart than all of them. i think i'm more competent than all of them. when you talk about george bush. say what you want, the world trade center came down during his time. >> you can't blame him. >> don't blame him or don't blame him. he was president. >> back on a saturday morning, may 28th, 2016. that was our new anchor stephanie ruhle interviewing donald trump. coming up this half hour, we will learn more about her professional background as well as her life as a working mom. what a fantastic crowd in the meantime kicking off the me

we will head outside in a bit. a lot of people outside. here is what is making headlines this morning. a tropical depression forming in the atlantic ocean is expected to make landfall in south carolina by the end of the day. this as millions of people in texas and midwest clean up from deadly flash flooding and tornadoes. 35 people were arrested on friday outside of a donald trump rally in san diego. protesters and supporters clashed on the streets while the candidate was inside. also this morning, trump says he will not debate bernie sanders as he originally proposed. the pilot of the vintage world war ii plane is dead after the plane crash in the hudson river on friday. onlookers caught the image on camera. the pilot's body was pulled from the crash three hours later. now for the accusations against actor johnny depp. his wife, amber he

attacked her this weekend. we have the latest from gadi schwartz. >> reporter: amber heard walking out of court with a temporary restraining order and bruising on her face after a judge ruled her husband, johnny depp must stay away. according to documents depp showed up at the condo i inebriated and high. he pulled her hair striking her and grabbing her face. depp is over seas promoting a movie and working with a charity and touring with his band. he has not spoken publicly. in court documents, his lawyers responded by saying it was unnecessary because they agreed to stay away from each other adding amber is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleges abuse. heard filed for divorce and asked for spousal support on

monday. depp's lawyers declining to comment to nbc news. last month, the couple grabbed headlines. >> you disrespect australia law. >> reporter: awkwardly apologizing after bringing this be dogs to australia. >> there have been times where they have not been together. there has been this constant rumors about him. about whether he's partying too much. >> reporter: so far, there is no criminal investigation. lapd says they showed up to a call near the condo and officers reported no signs of a crime. >> is this going to affect their careers? >> let's wait and see what happens with this. in the moment, in the court of public opinion, i that jury is still out. >> reporter: for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >> distressing. it is time for another check of the forecast. dylan is on the plaza. hey, dylan. >> we have all sorts of

right now the sunshine and temperatures right around 70 degrees starting off this saturday morning. kind of humid. getting less humid this afternoon. a hot afternoon. lots of sun. highs reaching near 90. tomorrow, increasing clouds. high up around 80. showers and thundershowers likely late afternoon and into the evening hours sunday. could get over an inch of rain. memorial day, a little rain, sun as well. back to work and school, tuesday, mid-80s. remaining d it's so sunny out here. i don't know where to stand. guys. >> thank you, dylan. just ahead, the new gym that encourages its members to get high while working out. we'll explain. and how you can live just the we could tell you that the designer color collections

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while working out. >> according to the gym's co- founders, rickey williams, members must complete a cannabis performance assessment to assess their tolerance. they looking to get a lease and secure all of the permits. i thought it was an endorphin high you get. >> wouldn't it be hard to breathe if you are working out? >> i don't know, dylan. you tell me. >> i'm speaking about smoking. you wouldn't have a smoking cigarette gym. counterintuitive. >> that would be weird. this one you have to see. this is amazing. chef gordon ramsay may have a son he didn't know about and you can own the "full house" home. dylan has popstart. >> first up, let's talk abou

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time for the getting to know you portion of the show. we met stephanie briefly last week. now it's time to learn a bit more about her. >> let's get the full shot. who better to ask than the people who know her best. her own family. >> my name is stephanie ruhle. i'm 40. 40 years old. i grew up in new jersey. the garden state. i lived here in new york city for the last 20 years. >> i would say passionate, social, hard

>> full of energy. >> one, two. >> energetic. hard working. >> i did grow up with my mom and dad and my older sister. i have a really small, but strong family. >> as a little girl, stephanie was the quintessential tom boy. >> my sister called me and right after my freshman year, i studied in guatemala and kenya. it was incredible. >> i first met stephanie in the training program at creditswiss. our jobs out of college. >> the bishop married us. i want to turn around and say every person here means

and they did. >> what are you making in. >> meatballs. >> i have three kids. my oldest son is 9. harrison. harry. my son, rece, is 7. my daughter, drew, is 3. >> i'm three. >> she's three. >> stephanie as a mother is amazing. she wants to give the kids the most and the best and the best time. >> i love my children. more than anything. i love spending time with them. they're my partners. >> my new job? >> i was in finance for 14 years. i thought about do i love what i'm doing? i don't want to have a job. i want a career. >> what shocked me was she was on air the first day and never looked back. >> talk about the difference between the sell and buy. >> chairman and

chase. >> with us now is the masters winner is jordan spieth. >> the responsibility of being in the business is much bigger than i thought. as we look at the election now and we see when you say things and when you do things, the impact it has on people. it is massive. >> we are so very excited to welcome stephanie ruhle. >> stephanie is moving to msnbc and the "weekend today" show. it is not her comfort zone, but she's up for the challenge. >> this is the show that defines morning tv. i want to tell stories of impact. doing it on the "today" show, we can show you the most amazing things out there. the moment where my mom can now say this is what my daughter does. >> you are getting a great girl. >> your parents have to be exceptionally proud. >> two exceptional people. thank you. my gosh.

>> i think that was awesome. >> we saw some interviews there. you have other interviews. >> working at bloomberg. mike bloomberg represents iconic business. misty copeland first african-american face of under armour. next to jordan spieth and steph curry and tom brady. a balance rina. the one and only you saw. the others, martha stewart. musicians. everybody wants a brand. martha created branding. >> dee wade. >> i see some of your interviews. >> i love the business of sports. dwyane wade. shooting hoops in his backyard. here is why he's the nicest guy. at no point does he mention the hoop was

getting all my shots in. i'm going this is amazing. >> so now what? if you say i want to do this here today. what would you say? >> i wanted to talk more about great women. we are so hard on ourselves. especially working mothers. i want us to start to work hard on ourselves. not be hard on ourselves. there are great women we should tell stories about, but celebrate. when you think about breaking the glass ceiling. i don't want to break. i don't want more hash tags or more campaigns. let's have a great time and great time doing it. >> one thing at the "today" show is we like to embarrass. i just so happen to have a picture from your high school yearbook. >> i'm dying to know what were you wearing? >> you know what? you are from the garden state. i don't remember wearing that cowboy. >> you are daring

we are both from the nj. >> can we see the picture one more time? can we get it? >> i think that was a state uniform in 1993. >> the bangs were a must. we had the stacked bangs. >> were an art form. >> another level. >> we are very excited about having you. >> and not having that hair. >> yes. you traded in that hair. >> we are back in a moment. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help.

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hello everyone. good morning. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm david culver. straight ahead on "news4 today," many of you hitting the road for the long holiday weekend, or perhaps in town looking for something to do around town. tom's tracking the best times for you to cook out. tom? >> yeah. right now starting off this morning with hazy sunshine. you can track the weather where you are with the nbc washington app. i've got your rain chances and a look at your memorial day weekend coming right up. heads up. big changes if you take metro this weekend. by y why you way have to leave early if you have plans tonight, and the stans

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as we come up on 8:00 here on this saturday we are in for what's going to be a really nice day, but should warn you, rain is coming. tom's tracking the best times to light up the grill and when storms could impact your plans for memorial day weekend. >> and from the skies to the roads, the rush is on for millions who are traveling today. the big issue facing anyone who is trying to get out of town. plus, tragedy on the hudson. the mission the pilot was on moments before his plane crashed into the water. and this is your day, by the way, to get outside and really enjoy it. already looking like a nice one. a little hazy. already hot. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm david culver. yes, after several weekends rained out, as angie said, this is the time, time to prepare for cookouts as well. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking when the showers might make a return and dampen plans. >> off

saturday morning. good morning. we do have hazy sun, and a milky pastel blue sky on this saturday morning. rather humid. a live view from the tower camera overlooking northwest washington in the foreground. distance, horizon heights and high clouds drifting over the region with sun beaming through the clouds. low 70s metro area. much of maryland and virginia. around the bay, low 70s as well. the tropical system getting organized. a depression coming closer to south carolina by tomorrow, and may briefly become a tropical storm beforecomes inland there. just only briefly affiliated with that system. later in the day on sunday into monday. some tropical moisture from that may stream up and give us some shower. now, all dry. a look at timing on that for the showers activity is coming up in a few minutes. >> tom, thanks. dry here, tom mentioned, but

cleanup under way now after severe thunderstorms damaged and created danger spots. this is southeastern texas. the national weather service says a tornado touched down in brian, doing what you see here. uprooted trees. emergen damaged more than 150 homes. and this, helicopter crews pulling folks from high floodwaters after being trapped in cars. at least two people died, three report ed missing in those floods. developing this morning, dramatic pictures out of new york city. rescuers tried to save a 56-year-old pilot whose plane crashed into the hudson. plit identified him as william gordon of key west. his body recovered by divers after the vintage world war ii plane he was flying went nose down into the water friday night. witnesses were watching the plane flying moments before the crash. >> said to them, look, a plane is landing. and all of a sudden it --hi

>> we thought it was like a glider, and it just went -- i saw the nose go right down. >> the p-47 thunderbolt was scheduled to perform at a long island air show this weekend. investigators still need to determine why the plane crashed. here we are at memorial day weekend. far more than just a day off work or school. it's about those who lost theirs lives serving in the military. several tributes are planned in the district. along with that, road closures. in place moments from now for thunder alley. event sponsored by the veterans group rolling thunder. last night converged at the vietnam memorial to pay tribute to the service member whose lost their lives. >> and that wall down there, it's been said billions of times is a wall of healing. and that's what we come down here to do. to hold on to each other and support each other and make sure that we're still on the process of healing.

between c street and constitution avenue in northwest will be closed. this in about an hour from now. and expect heavy motorcycle traffic all weekend in that area. and for the third year in a row you can participate in mindful memorial day. yellow ribbons and fallen warrior cards suspended from the rafters in women more america memorial located at the gates of arlington national cemetery. the memorial opens -- actually just opened at 8:00. you can visit until 5:00 p.m. all weekend long. also happening today, the united house of prayer holding an annual memorial day parade. you're looking at the map and road closures associated with it. the parade starts and ends at sixth and m street in northwest. the closure wraps up around 2:00 this afternoon. do, though, be ready for detours and plan extra time if you have to get through that area. a

display in gaithersburg called the flags for our heroes event. you can see the display of 750 large american flags on the lawn of the park next to gaithersburg high school. each flag is sponsors by a person or organization to honor someone who is the sponsor's hero. >> noticed already, a lot going on this memorial day weekend. if you're looking for something else to do, go to our nbc washington app. we'll break down the best events by the day. search memorial day weekend. a man is expected to be okay after he was stabbed on a metro bus last night. metro transit police say a woman stabbed a man on a bus in silver spring after he spit and punched her. this happened around 8:40 last night. police say that the woman did get away. it's not known if they did know each other. well, we are learning more about another disturbing crime that started at a metro station in montgomery county. court documents accuse 25-yearld

robbing a teenager, a teenage boy, at the bethesda metro station forcing him to get on a train and sexually assaulting him inside the chevy chase pavilion in friendship heights. this happened monday. metro riders say more should be done to alert people. >> how did we not hear about these things when they happened? how did we not hear about the rape we learned about earlier this week until six weeks after it happened? >> metro says the teen did not report the assault right way which is why there was that delay getting that information out. it's 8:06 and you're going want to take advantage of metro tonight if you plan to hit the town. tonight is the last night for late-night service. it will end at 3:00 a.m. on sunday. starting june 3rd, metro service shuts down at midnight seven day as week. this is all part of the system's upcoming safe track maintenance plan that starts next weekend. take you out west. more chaos outside another donald t

presumptive gop nominee plans to speak in california. trump supporters started to throw trash and shout at each other. it happened after supporters left the downtown convention center friday afternoon. police in riot gear had to keep the two sides separate. don't expect bernie sanders to debate donald trump. that hash tag was trending earlier in the week, unless bernie sanders becomes the democratic nominee. trump says it would be inappropriate to debate a second-place finisher. sanders says would be interesting to go head-to-head with the candidate. it receives two television officerers to air the debate. catch and hear more from bernie sanders when he sits down with chuck todd tomorrow on "meet the press." happening at 10:30 right here on nbc 4. also on the show, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger will weigh in on the election as candidates try to round up voters out there. okay. here'a

can you spot a fake i.d. from the real thing? the new card forcing officers and bar owners to take a second look. and then fire up the grill, but be careful. a new study revealing whether mom or dad is more likely to get burned, and we'll tell hue nraves complimets more?

wow. yeah. a pretty close call right there for an officer in new jersey. trying to move a fallen branch from the middle of the road when this happens. the tree comes tumbling down. this was on friday. you can see the officer starts running. then the fallen branches knock him to the ground. the tree weighed about 2 tons. police say this after broke his wrist, had lots of scratches but importa i

>> sounds like he heard it coming. pretty loud. >> had to get out of there. >> how scary. looks like the petersburg national battlefield was looted. the national park service saying that several excavations were found at the civil war battlefield last week. officials believe that the thieves were probably looking for relics. the incident is under investigation. the weather just perfect today to heat up the grill in time for national hamburger day. just post add snapchat with your burger last night. >> loved it. cheese, caramelized onions. >> you're not alone. turns out americans love their burgers. just showed me a picture what you had last night. eating about three hamburgers every week, average american. when it comes to grilling them, 59% of grilling enthusiasts burn themselves. men more likely to get scarred than women and no mat here is manning the grill, looks like men and women both want some praise for their skills. >> give them the credit. right? >> oh, that looks good. well, bring on the 80s. give me the sunshine. it is one of the nicest days we

tom is tracking how you can plan around showers this memorial day weekend. >> talk about perfect weather, too. go in for a splash. look at that right there. folks hitting the pools across the area. places opening up for the first time today. we'll tell you about those so that you and the kids

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i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. kind of a haze in the air on this saturday morning. live view from our tower camera starting with humid any the air. no rain anywhere in the vicinity and kind of mild and mug pip temperatures climbing into the low 70s. we do have that tropical system off the south carolina coast. it's a depression, and some plumes of tropical moisture streaming north from that system. we're not going to get that system itself, coming our way, but the moisture streaming in late sunday into monday. right now all dry around the region. don't have any rain anywhere in the vicinity. mountains to the beaches looking great on this saturday morning. i've got the timing of the arrival of that rain, though. that's coming up in just a few minutes. two, one -- >> the mayor's cannonball tradition is back with a splash. a lot of people will be doing this today. d.c. mayor muriel bowser kicking off the district's pool season friday. all this weekend outdoori

at night. starting june 18th, they will be open six day as week, and if you're looking for a cool place to cool off, well, we have an interactive map on the d.c. pools near you. all you have to do, open up your nbc washington app and search d.c. pools, and marylanders didn't forget about you. montgomery county's outdoor public pools are also open for ting at noon today. they stay open until 6:00 p.m. the newly renovated pool in poolesville also open. and arlington county police cracking down on fake i.d.s. the new ones of such high quality police have to step in helping bar owners determine what's real and what's not. news 4 jackie bensen shows how officers are starting to make progress. >> reporter: the entrance staff here have seen a lot of i.d.s over the years but recently they noticed something new. an influx of extry

>> the last six months it's been getting real big, and we've been seeing people, a lot younger, and then a lot of out of state licenses. >> reporter: arlington county police staff special night light details in the area on weekends. they let technical support when bar or restaurant despite its best efforts can't tell if an i.d. is fake. >> we get called over by security staff, we will run them. it they don't come back to a data base, a good indicator it's not a good i.d. >> reporter: police say young people caught with fake i.d.s are often unaware of the very serious consequences. >> what we like to say is, it comes with adult consequences. so you can be arrested for identity theft, arrested for fake i.d., and it has other consequences as well, whether they're, you know, colleges find out, the schools they're attending, it affects their ability to get hired. >> jackie bensen with that report there, and police here in arlington say 25 of those

containing north and south carolina addresses were confiscated last weekend alone. the time 8:18. one of the worst bribery and robbery scandals to rock the navy. three current and former navy officers charged in connection with a scheme to provide classified ship schedules in exchange for prostitutes, lavish trips and other gifts from a malaysian defense contractor. now, the contractor overbilled the navy by more than $34 million. three of the navy officers involved are from virginia. a federal appeals court says d.c. can temporarily continue to enforce its strict gun law. this comes after a lower court rumd part of the city's law to be unconstitutional. the district's law requires folks to show a "good reason to fear injury if they want a conceal to carry permit." the court will hear further arguments before making a final decision. >>

getting all-star treatment today. national the manager dusty baker and players from the team visit six little league sites this afternoon. the young players will get a chance to ask questions, get all autographs and snap a few pictures. so good for them. the boys of summer are back. >> and feeling like finally pleasant baseball weather and folks have enjoyed the nats game this past week. >> can i pass for a little leaguer? i want to go out there. >> batter, batter! our live feed is going on here. they love when you roll in. >> thank you for joining us. >> carrie said, hey, finally, it's hot. >> finally feeling like summertime, just in time for memorial day weekend. beach and pool weather. respect the strong late may sun. you can be cooked at your cookout if you're not sun blocked. sun coming down. the capitol camera, flag flapping gently. a little

a muggy morning. get your exercise in, well, now is a good time to get out over the next couple of hours because it's starting to get hot here. in fact, by 3:00, upper 80s. maybe near 90 around 4:00. then back down to the mid-80s by early this evening. good day for some outdoor exercise, and then it's time to play ball at nats park as they take on the cardinals. big series with the cardinals. first pitch is at 7:15 this evening. should be warm and dry with some sunshine. mid-80s. not o humid as we get a little let humidity coming in this afternoon. by the seventh inning a light wind. mostly clear sky. back down near 80. by the last out, upper 70s. great night for baseball. meanwhile, at the beaches, the water temperature, in the mid-60s. kind of chilly. today, though, air temperature up around 80 degrees. sunny, nice day. afternoon storms looking likely in the mid-70s. monday, greater chance of showers off a

and cooler with highness the low 70s. storm team 4 forecast, low 80s sunday. afternoon and evening showers and storms likely. area-wide, as plumes of moisture streaming north from that tropical system way down off the carolina coast might get over an inch of rain from showers and storms late tomorrow afternoon and evening and off and on showers on memorial day. mainly the morning, drying out in the afternoon, general trend. back to school and work monday. could get more storms on friday with highs right around 80. that's the way it looks. >> tom, thank you. ustice with compassion. how a local court is helping struggling veterans get their lives back on track.

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that person and spreading it to others. >> the maryland department of agriculture said standing water will attract more mosquitoes and urging those with standing water in your home or your property, drain it every week. it's 8:25 right now. the technique saves people from choking every single day, but just this week, the man who invented it finally used it for the first time. dr. henry heimlich now 96 saved a woman at his retirement community who was choking on a piece of hamburger. >> i sort of felt wonderful about it. just having saved that -- that girl. >> god put me in that seat right next to you, dr. heimlich, so you could save my life. >> reporter: heimlich introduced that technique back in 1974. and he saved many, many lives. >> the one want sitting next to you. >> exactly. well, oftentimes when a young child lose as sibling to

about. that was the case for one maryland brother, until now. mateo leech was 7 years old when he lost his 5-year-old brother mason to a brain tumor. in that short time together they bonded over their love for soccer. mateo says mason waited for him to come home from a d.c. united game and tell him the score before he die add few moments lat later. that was almost ten years ago. mateo, now 16, off to the left looking at the screen, soccer teammates from d.c. academy and calverton school are shaving their heads to honor all kids with cancer saying we need better treatments for kids to run, jump and play with their siblings and that no kid should die from cancer. st. baldwick hosted the shade for the brave event. >> i love that. welcoming sunshine on in today, and the 80s. tom's up with his forecast and one of the best days all month,

expected showers. and a traffic alert. if you plan on taking metro, the major changes in effect this weekend, and how you can avoid a 20-minute wait for your train.

the time now is 8:30. here are the top stories we are following. the memorial day tributes continue today in the district. road clos i

30 minutes for thunder alley. 22nd street between c street and constitutional avenue in northwest closed from 9:00 this morning, in about 30 minutes, until 9:00 p.m. all memorial day weekend. investigators now looking into what caused a world war ii era plane to crash into the hudson river. this was friday night. police say the pilot was a 56-year-old from key west. the plane was on its way to an air show in long island. at least two people have died following severe storms in southeastern texas. the national weather service says that a tornado touched down in the area, damaging more than 150 homes. several people also were rescued from the floodwaters. it's our question on the facebook live chat this morning. how are you spending this memorial day weekend? a lot of folks having an extra day off, plans to be with family, barbecuing. you picked the right day for it. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm david culver. >>'m angie goff. a lot of people