good morning. spilling secrets? the president accused of giving highly classified information to the russians in the oval office. the white house in crisis mode issuing a carefully worded denial. >> at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. >> this morning paul ryan calling for a full explanation. another top republican saying the white house is in a downward spiral with national security compromised. disney, anonymous hackers claim they've stolen the upcoming "pirates of the caribbean" movie, threatening to release it unless a ransom is paid. chilling videos of a

jet crash outside new york city. the plane slamming into multiple buildings. incredibly, no injuries on the ground. federal investigators heading to the scene this morning. and the spaceship. an exclusive first look entoods apple's massive and multibillion dollar new head quarters and you've never seen an office park like this one. today is tuesday, may 16th, 2017. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." wouldn't you feel better about your cubicle if it was in an office like that. >> our office is like an anti-apple. >> the roof is falling down. >> we have a lot of news to get to this morning. this jaw dropping story. outrage in washington

may have revealed highly classified information during his oval office meeting with russian officials. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are demanding answers. there's been a denial from the trump administration, but it only raises more questions. we have complete coverage. we'll start with peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> good morning to you. this story still developing this morning. the president is reaching out to some of america's anti-isis allies. egypt last night, the king of jordan this morning following the bomb shell washington post report that the president went off script with two senior russian officials describing details related to laptop computers on planes. this morning the russian government is denying that mr. trump revealed anything classified. this is the oval office meeting where president trump reportedly shared highly protected information with the russian as

>> i don't know if it's accurate. if it is, it would be troubling. >> it's disturbing. let's find out the details. >> reporter: as first reported, the president revealed classified secrets about an isis terror threat. it was passed along to the officials from russia without the allies' permission. the disclosure potentially dep jazzing a critical source of intelligence on isis. the post reporting president trump bragged about his knowledge of the isis threat say, quote, i get great intel. i have people brief me on great intel every day. later summing up that information saying can you believe the world we live in today, adding isn't it crazy? late monday the white house trying to down play the matter. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. >> reporter: the denial delivered by mcmaster lasted less than a minute. >> at no time were

president did not disclose any military operations that were not already known. >> i was in the room. it didn't happen. >> that denial didn't address into the post reported including the detail after that mr. president trump's meeting senior officials tried to contain the fallout calling the cia and the national security agency. the episode even more striking given his relentless criticism of hillary clinton's handling of classified information during the campaign. >> i don't think it's safe to have hillary clinton be briefed on national security. because the word will get out. we can't have someone in the oval office who doesn't understand the meaning of the word considerable or classified. >> reporter: democrats quick to pounce. arguing the president's actions are dangerous and reckless. another adding if true, it's a slap in the face to the intelligence community. >> this is

to know more about it. >> reporter: some republicans weighing in as well. >> obviously they're in a downward spiral and have to figure out a way to come to grips with all that's happening. >> reporter: the latest disruption is after the dismissal of james comey and that the white house may have taped his conversations with james comey. the white house refusing to say whether any tapes exist. john spicer. >> why don't you explain why there are recordings? >> the president made it clear the mission. >> that's not my question. >> i understand that. that's the president's position. >> reporter: among the questions this morning, did the president break the law? national security lawyers say the president has ultimate authority to decide what's classified so whatever he says is no longer classified even if it's not a classification process or blurts something out. the president himself making that point today. defending what happened, twet

speaking to you. as president, i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting which i have the right to do. more coming. back to you. >> thank you. we should mention we asked the white house to provide an official to join us but the white house declined. we have richard blumenthal. he's called this report astonishing and appalling. senator, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. good to be with you. thank you. >> i'll ask you to react to what president trump has said so far this morning, and as far as you understand it, if this pennsylvania post story is true, has the president jeopardized national security? >> in the opinion of many intelligence community members, there is a jeopardy to our national security because he told the laptop plot including the city where it was

sources, and it also threatens our credibility in dealing with partners and allies who provide extraordinarily valuable and sensitive information. there may be no law broken but the rules and norms have been crossed here, and the white house and the president owe the american people and the congress a full explanation. >> senator, you're a lawyer. you're used to having a critical eye. now the denial coming from the administration in the person of hr. mccaster said it didn't have. quote, at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed, and the president did not discuss any military operations that were not already publicly known. is that the same thing as saying the president did not disclose highly classified intelligence? >> no. very important question. he may well have disclosed highly

the washington post reported, and that is a serious breach of norms and rules. and may well enable the russians who are our adversaries in that part of the world to trace sources and methods of information. if certain information is disclosed, and it can come from only a small number of sources, they can be narrowed down, and identified. and that's one of the real threats here. in addition to revealing that we have knowledge about a plot that seriously could endanger our own citizens who are flying planes and possibly jeopardized by the laptop computers. >> senator, i'm sure you've read this post report carefully. there's an intriguing line where it refers to a transcript of this conversation. does that suggest to you that there perhaps was some kind of recording device in the oval office? some kind of stenographer, and

if there is a transcript j, is it something congress should get its hands on? >> the congress must subpoena transcripts or tapes. the only way to know whether there are such transcripts or tapes is to issue a subpoena, probably from the intelligence committee, and make sure that all of the evidence is provided to the appropriate members of congress. and that is because those transcripts would reveal whether or not classified information has been shared with the russians. >> senator richard blumenthal on a busy day in washington. thank you. >> we'll talk more about this dom shebomb shell report with nicole wallace and the our cnn national security adviser. it says the source of this information comes from a country that is particularly careful and private with the information

have even warned the united states and others if this gets shared too widely, the information will stop flowing. what's the impact on our ability to ourselves, our national security by obtaining intelligence from other countries. >> this is incredibly sensitive information about one of the most serious terrorist threats we're facing. one that involves innovations around our security protocols at airports. and to undermine the trust and confidence we have with an ally that may be supporting giving us that information is potentially problematic. >> can you clarify something? this concerns an isis plot. the russians are supposed to be our partners in fighting isis, so explain why the sharing of information with them is so dangerous. >> two reasons. first of all, i think the president may think that he's trying to create a decree of trust, maybe cooperation on the ground. that may be in the back of his mind. the problem is the russians

provided information in the past, they've used it against us. in the summer of 2016 dmrks, the obama administration provided some information about what was happening on the ground. the russians attacked our proxies we're working with. that's a problem. part of the challenge is how much can we trust the russians. what you're seeing is a deficit of trust, a deficit of discipline on the part of the president. >> if potentially this intelligence source is angry that this information has been revealed, feels it has been burned and that source dries up, not to overstate the case, but does that endanger american security? >> absolutely. one, the fact that we're talk act this creates a problem. put aside the russians. isis is going to be looking for whatever the source is. not to mention potentially the russians. secondly, the russians now have an indication, perhaps, as to what we're doing on the ground, where we are, and this ally may be having trouble working with

>> talk about the political optics. this meeting happened the day after the president fired james comey who was overseeing the information into possible collusion between russians and pump associa trump soeshlassociate. and now he may have shared this information. >> it doesn't get much worse. my conversations with the white house have taken on a new feeling of exasperation. they've put the last man with an incredible amount of credibility on the line with mcmaster. it's the second time they've used him since the comey firing. they obviously view his credibility as something they need about this moment and they're right. >> presumably you're watching senior republicans today. we saw bob corker say the white house is in a downward spiral. we need to see something change. how do you think republicans are going to respond? >> we're watching them and they're watching them. if republicans run in mass, i think the bottom f

i think so far what has kept them alive is that there are a few folks in the national security an rpparatapparatus, t holding this whole thing together. but if republicans in the congress, if the bottom falls out for them, if they say this president can't be managed or taught or taught discipline or can't be trusted with classified information, i don't know how they proceed. >> nicole, lon, thank you. we are learning more about who could be behind that ransom wear attack. and in the meantime, disney appears to be the latest major corporation to be tarpted geted hackers. tom costello has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. several cyber security signs say there are signs that could point to north korea. they've done it before. however, that is not confirmed.

attack aimed at disney and a brand new movie being held for ransom. >> this morning, disney isn't commenting about reports that it may be the latest ransom ware victim. bob iger reportedly said they claim to have stolen a disney movie and are threatening to release it in chunks if the company doesn't pay a ransom. >> the speculation would be to go to the recent features, and the biggest one is "pirates of the caribbean". this is on the heels of a ransom ware attack. at least 300,000 computers affected including hospitals, the telecome networks, schools and fed works including fedex. >> we may see significant impacts in additional networks as the malwareta

change. >> reporter: but it originated inside the national security agency. which stockpiles software vulnerabilities to use against adversaries. >> very regrettably that source code was leaked to the possible and has been used for this. >> reporter: microsoft isn't happy, arguing the case underscores the the danger of government storing software bugs. in a statement saying we have seen vulnerabilities stored by the cia show up on wikileaks and now this vulnerability stolen from nsa has affected companies around the world. >> the it's the equivalent of thieves stealing a missile. >> reporter: microsoft says they should treat this as a wakeup call. the fbi advises not to pay a ransom, but experts say it's often the only chance you'll ever see your data again. >> tom, thank you very much. talk about the chilling video we showed at the top of the

airport not far from us in new jersey. sheinelle has the latest on the investigation. >> witnesses say they saw the jet suddenly flip upside down before it crashed. now investigators will pore over the wreckage and the video of the plane's final moments to figure out what went wrong. >> a lareer jet becoming a fire ball. this video shows the terrifying moment of impact. witnesses stunned at what they saw. >> i saw the plane come over in front of us, completely on its side, and obviously i couldn't keep my eyes on it. my girlfriend was in the passenger's seat and said the plane flipped over. >> officials say the jet was heading for a landing at the airport. it slammed into several buildings including a public works department building spreading flames

cars near the crash site exploding from the intense heat. >> we ran out to see if we could possibly help or maybe pull somebody out. unfortunately, the it was all engulfed in flames. we could only stand by and watch. >> two crew members were killed. there were no passengers on board. no one on the ground was hurt. >> it's remarkable that given the time of day that there weren't more injuries somewhat of a miracle. >> the plane was registered to a montana aviation company. there were reports of strong winds in the area as the plane made it way from philadelphia to a small airport often used by private planes in and out of the new york area. monday's crash is the sixth major ire accident there over the -- air accident over the past dozen years. they have expected to try to ur

crash today. let's turn to al for a first check on the weather. >> we're looking at severe weather going on today. look at what happened in iowa. this is a gust front. hampton in northern iowa, the winds gusting over 60 miles per hour. the frontal system pushes through. hail followed that. now we're going to be looking at even more severe weather today from the plains into the upper midwest. as this system starts to push east. we are looking right now at a risk of severe weather stretching from texas into omaha. 13 million folks at risk. tornadoes likely. a few of them strong. we've slowed down with the tornado production this year. so far 727, but we still are ahead of the average at 620. as this system pushes east, impacts are being felt from texas to minnesota. looking at strong storms, and damaging hail pushing through with a lot of rain. we could be looking at anywhere from three to five inches, especially into the

forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm chuck bell. it's a beautiful morning. nice and cool in the suburbs. 50s in and around town. forecasted high today, 83 degrees. plenty of sunshine and warmth. not much in the way of cloud cover. highs today again right around 83 degrees and for tomorrow, even warmer. up to around

neighborhoods tomorrow near 90 on thursday. cooler by the weekend. that's your latest weather. just ahead, more of our interview with the family and the girlfriend of the penn state from a tern tfraternity plek td died. >> and a first look inside apple park. why it's unlike my office building you've ever seen. first, this is "today" on nbc. building you've ever seen. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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colonel e peberkley middle scho. if you have any concerns, call montgomery county police. now let's check on your commute with melissa mollet and your traffic. >> good morning. out over the branch avenue finally clearing out of the way here this morning. so it's not terrible. we still have some delays there, especially inner loop after branch this morning. outer loop, near georgia avenue, a little bit slow. each 66 crash blocking the left shoulder and response blocking the left lane. 270 slow from germantown. >> we'll take a quick break. your forecast is next.

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government is responding saying, quote, it denies the accusati s accusations. 13 million people are bracing for severewet frer central texas to nebraska. we'll get al's full forecast in a bit. and the president is being accused of pit putting a valuable source of intelligence at risk by sharing highly classified information with russian officials during last week's oval office meeting. paul ryan calling on the president to provide a full explanation of the facts. peter alexander joins us from the white house where we've hearing from president trump over twitter this morning. >> reporter: you're right. the president launching his own defense of what was said in that meeting with two senior russian officials tweeting as you noted, writing as president, i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting which i have the right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight

humanitarian reasons, i want, to greatly step up their fight against isis and terrorism. this morning the russian government is denying the president revealed any classified information, but the washington post reports the top secret material that president trump shared came from a u.s. ally through an intelligence gathering arrangement that's so sensitive that's it's been highly restricted within the u.s. government. the white house sent h.r. [000:32:35;00] mcmaster out. the president less than a week ago said his surrogates can't be expected to give accurate statements because they often don't know what's going on. aides this morning tell me this is different because h.r. mcmaster was in that oval office meeting with the president. all right. thank you.

we want to give you hazing at penn state. this morning we have more of our emotional and candid conversation with the timothy piazza's family and his long time girlfriend. we started by asking her how they met. >> we met in a program called teen prevention education program in our high school. they train us to teach other students, the freshman, about sexual activity, so the different types of protection you can use, sources that you can go to, drug and alcohol use, that's how we met. we met helping people. >> it sounds like he was a fairly serious-minded young man. >> yes. >> were you at all surprised when he was pledging a fraternity? >> i was a little bit surprised. i didn't feel that he needed to be a part of one, but i understood that he wanted a brotherhood which unfortunately is not what he got. >> why did tim want to join a

from a tern thety, do you think? >> i was >> why were you against it? >> because i viewed it as kind of -- my perception was the it was a party scene, and that wasn't the tim's thing. i thought it would be a big distraction for him. i think he just wanted to be part of something that was his own. i'm fairly confident he researched this fraternity and on paper they looked like a good fraternity, hazing free, alcohol free. >> i wasn't really in favor of it. and i just said to him, just don't let your grades slip. don't do anything silly. >> michael, did he talk to you about it? >> he didn't talk to me much about it, because he knew that i also was not a huge proponent of it for him. greek life at penn state wasn't for me. knowing him growing up as a pretty low-risk guy, i don't think it was necessarily his scene.

>> was he a young man who kind of went through what other of socially and partying? >> tim was not a party-type of guy. i know for a fact that in high school he never touched a drink. >> he didn't really have to have the talk that a lot of other parents probably had with their 17 to 19-year-olds? >> no. and i had been on the board of dare new jersey for probably 20 years. i made it clear to my boys early on that you cannot embarrass me. >> and have you asked yourselves if the shoe had been on the other foot and tim was there at that party but not the one who had those severe injuries, what we would have done? >> we don't have to ask ourselves. we knew already, but it's what tim's friends told us. several of them said to us, if tim was the person at the party that wasn't hurt, he would have made sure that help was called for immediately.

and if it didn't come quick them up and brought them to the hospital. that's what we believe. >> in a heart beat, he would have done it. i know if the roles were reversed, he would have helped, and he would have walked away from that fraternity and said i don't care, i'm going to help, and it's not worth it. >> i mention, coming up in the next half hour, dr. oz will join us with important information on how you can tell the difference when someone is drunk and dangerously drunk. it's important information for parents and anyone else who may be attending some sort of a function where there's a lot of drinking in the next couple of months. >> given that i have a daughter that's going to college, it's one of those things, you want to have that conversation about greek life and drinking and all that stuff. >> better to have it than not. >> absolutely. >> let's get a check on the weather. >> are you ready for heat finally in. >> yes. >> are you ready for summer. >> ready. >> come on. >> all right.

here we go. we are talking temperatures minnesota down to the gulf way above average. atlanta will be 91. d.c. 80. grand rapids, michigan, 16 degrees above average at 86. wednesday record highs from the ohio river. boston, detroit 88. san antonio, 89. arou orlando 90. new york city 92 degrees. washington 93. chicago will see a high of 83 and more records while it's going to stay cooler than average in the pacific northwest in the plains. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> currently, very comfortable morning. 58 degrees. sunny skies. not as windy as yesterday. some areas still in the 40s. 48 gaithersburg. 5 2 clinton. if you're eating outside today,

it's going to be a beautiful day by happy hour, we're looking at the mid to low 80s. it will be warmer today. thursday low 90s. rain chance returns on friday. get that weather any time you need. check out our friends at the weather channel. >> coming up, self serve, a new way to check your bags at the airport. this may be a game changer. >> first, sheinelle with a first

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more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. good tuesday morning. already up to 60 degrees now in the district. 57 dulles. 47 grandson in lorten. 83 degrees today. expect plenty of sunshine today. tomorrow and thursday, but we'll see low 90s in the forecast. very hot next couple of days. rain returns on friday. cooler for the weekend. >> tonight why one town is making families pay hundreds of

dollars to keep them --. it's it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, a top republican lawmaker says the the white house is out of control after bomb shell reports that president trump may have shared classified intelligence with russian officials. now both democrats and republicans are demanding to know what happened. >> it's disturbing, and le find out what the details are, whether it actually happened or not. >> we're live at the white house. plus breaking his silence. bill cosby speaking out for the first time in years pushing back against the allegations of sexual assault. what's the reason behind all of it according to cosby? we'll tell you what he says. ♪ >> and big country meets the big

city as zachbr to take our plaza by storm today. tuesday, may 16th, 2017. >> how are you celebrating your graduation? >> what tith the zach brown ban. ♪ >> let's hear it for the zach brown band. >> we love the zach brown band. >> mother daughter and zach brown band. >>. >> good morning. welcome back to "today." it's a tuesday morning. beautiful day. it's getting warmer and warmer. the proud is fantastic. we have a good show coming up. >> by the way, we're standing

over here because nobody wants to let hoda too close t of this band. >> and you know what? these guys behind you are crazy too. i think they have a tiny version of something to sing. ♪ cold beer on a friday night ♪ and the radio on >> crowd. >> the guys are impressed. >> i know. zach brown band sounds even better. we'll hear from them in a minute. first the top stories. i'm kristen welker at the white house where the trump administration is in damage control mode this morning after an explosive report in the washington post that the president revealed classified information to the russians last week. top officials here say the story isn't true, but they have not directly disputed the core allegations. this morning both democrats and

republicans are demanding clarity with part of a downward spiral. the white house unleashing one of the top guns monday night, h.r. mcmaster disputing the latest bomb shell reports. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. >> reporter: according to washington post the revealed highly classified information about the fight against isis during this meeting last week with the russian foreign minister and ambassador. no american journalists were allowed in the room. the post cites current and former u.s. officials who say the u.s. got the information from a partner who had not given the united states permission to share the material with russia. another u.s. official adding mr. trump revealed more information to the russian ambassador than we have shared with our own allies. the pushback swift. >> at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known.

>> reporter: but mcmasters carefully didn't deny the accusations. "the washington post" report never indicated the president revealed sources and methods. instead it says he detailed a specific isis threat related to laptops on airplanes. >> i was in the room. it didn't happen. >> reporter: overnight bipartisan backlash. democrats saying it's true the president's actions are dangerous. >> we can't be loose lipped about confirming something. >> reporter: republicans demanding answers? >> if it's accurate, it's troubling. >> let's find out the details, whether it happened or not. >> reporter: the stunning allegations also raising questions about hypocrisy. during the campaign candidate trump called hillary clinton unfit were mishandling classified information over e-mail. >> i don't think it's safe to have hillary clinton briefed on national security. the word will get out.

>> reporter: the prest last night he spoke with the president of egypt and today with the king of jordan. meanwhile this incident may be a question of judgment over legal thety. a president has the right to declassify any information. president trump tweeting out a defense today as president i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting which i have the right to do. facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. humanitarian reasons. plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis and terrorism. all right. thank you. we're joined now by jeremy bash, the former chief of staff at the defense department and the cia. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> read the tea leaves of this statement from mcmaster. he says i'm in the room. it didn't happen, and says specifically that no sources or methods were revealed. is that a denial? is that enough? >> i feel bad for the national

security professionals who have to clean up ail not only did this come from a trusted terrorism partner who i think told us don't the tell anybody, but the people he gave it to were the least trustworthy people on the planet. >> i think you're referring they have to go to the source of this intelligence now and say okay, look, we're still good going forward. maybe this wasn't our best moment, but what does this do to the relationship between this president and our own intelligence community? >> yeah. i think the dynamic is that our intelligence professionals are going to pull their punches. they're not going to want to give the president the best information. every morning they give him a daily brief which tells him everything, and the whole system is designed around giving the president all that information. i think this morning they're going to have to reassess that. >> giving him the benefit of the doubt, the president, is there anything to explain how he might have thought it's okay to share this? >> we do share information with

other countries. but to share it with the syria, hezbollah, the iranians, this was a very bad development. >> let me go back to what you said a second ago. the intelligence community gives him this daily brief. they would have known on that morning he was about to meet with these two russian officials. would it have said somewhere in that daily brief, by the way, information like this is not to be shared or would that not have hit up that brief? >> that's always in conversations i'm in. this is sensitive, don't share this with anybody. >> thank you. good to have your perspective. let's turn to video released overnight showing the moment when a jet crashed on monday outside of new york city. the plane hit several buildings and burst into flames while heading for a landing at an airport in new jersey, not far from here. both crew members were killed. there were no passengers on the plane. and no one on the ground was

hurt. witnesses said the leer jet crashed. the national transportation safety board is now investigating. >> bill cosby is back in the headlines. he's speaking out as he repairs for his sexual assault trial. kate snow is here with more on that. you've been covering this for a long time, kate. good morning. >> the trial now three weeks ago. in his first interview in measure two years, he opens up about the the case against him and pushes back against some of his accusers. this morning, bill cosby is breaking his silence. the disgraced comedy legend opening up to michael intercke about the possibility that racism is playing a role. >> i just truly believe that some of it may very well be that. >> but your accusers are both black and white. >> there are some people who can

very well be motivated by whether or not they're going to might be able to get back at someone. the it's not all, not every, but i do think that there's some. >> cosby has repeatedly denied claims for more than 50 women that he sexually assaulted them. >> i've never done an interview this large. >> reporter: i had a chance to speak with 27 accusers in 2015. their allegations ranging from groping the to sexual assault to rape. many of them claiming he drugged them. how many of you believed you were drugged by bill cosby? the allegations span decades. now when asked about the number of women who have come forward, cosby deflects. >> the piling on, so to speak, is a way, and certainty an impressive way to get public opinion to come to the other side. >> are you the telling me

they're all lying? >> you know better than today comes as koz prepares for a sexual assault criminal trial next month. he's pleaded not. the alleged victim in the case, andrea, says cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2004. the comedy icon fighting for his reputation and legacy. cosby's daughters have spoken out defending their father against those allegations calling the claims one-sided with one daughter saying cosby has been, quote, publicly lynched in the media. jury selection for the trial set to begin next monday in pittsburgh. >> all right. kate, thank you. still ahead in the wake of the tragedy at penn state, dr. oz is here. he'll show you how to spot when someone has gone from drunk to dangerously drunk. >> and why you could soon be checking your own bags. >> and three words for you.

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>> summer reading? there was a book right now it's called "the better angels or our nature". in the last 24 hours sales have increased by 605,000% on amazon. why? because of bill gates. he sent out a series of 14 tweets creating a social media graduation speech. giving his advice to graduates and gates said that book is the most inspiring he's ever read. that's why the sales are going crazy. some of the other words of wisdom, quote, intelligence takes many different forms. it is not one dimensional and not as important as i used to think. he added, quote, i also have one big regret. when i left school, i knew little about the world's worst inequities. he said if he had to do it all over again, today, he would study artificial intelligence,

energy, or biosciences because those are the fields thatwi >> that's interesting. >> and i'm dieing to read the book now. >> he's like oprah's book club. bill, have a children's book coming out in the fall. i'd like to see the sales go up. >> nice. >> anyway, speaking of the future. >> that took a weird turn. >> just saying. >> how is this for the future of flying? delta airlines announced it's testing a self service luggage kiosk that uses facial recogniti recognition. it scans your face and verifies your passport. the first of its kind in the u.s. dell tta says the it's a test. it's supposed to speed up lines. >> i'm skeptical. i don't know if i like it. >> they say the it's so accurate. >> i know. >> what are you worried about? >> i don't want someone having that information.

>> i see your poibnt. like a bar code on your >> right. you want a wave on your face all the time? >> really? >> i'm not into it. >> come on. >> i understand checking your bags but what do you do when you claim your bag? you look in a monitor again and your bag comes to you? >> sure. >> let's go to a wedding video. this is going viral. the bride and the groom, they're agreeing to love each other in sickness and health, in good times and bad, and despite the fact that he slapped her face right at the alter. >> your companion and your friend on this injujourney we m together. >> on this journey we make together. >> there was a bee. there was a bee. the groom was swatting it away. he was worried. the oh fish i can the bride said she'd rather have the swat than to get stung. >> by the way, the whole audience is cracking up.

>> i love the minister, he's like i did see a bee. there was a bee. meanwhile, i've never seen wedding videos like that. they have fid aways. that's amazing. >> good. >> sheinelle. >> your pop start, an all nbc pop start today. it's going to be great. first, the snl cast spoke about the successful year as 42nd season in a big news year. you may remember this viral photo. it ignited a social media campaign to castro si who said she was up for the job. why didn't she get the part? leslie jones said lauren michaels said, when you're playing a character, you can't play it in hate. you have to play it from funny. when you play it from hate, it looks like you're being mean. now, "will and grace". a pilot was released. take a look.

♪ ♪ we come home ♪ and this time we'll be bigger ♪ ♪ and brighter than we knew it ♪ so watch us fly ♪ we all know we can do it >> oh, everyone is smiling. and they haven't missed a beat. you can watch the revival this fall on nbc. >> finally, "this is us". it was a hit. this is sure to make you smile. unsuspecting fans sat down to talk about what the show means to them. describing their relationships, families, and how they connect with the characters. what they didn't know was the stars themselves were watching backstage. and gave them quite a surprise. take a look. >> what she did was a lot what my mom did. she kept the bad guys out. thank you for being the catapult of the great figure of your

family. >> oh, my god. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> you want me on the end here? >> that's kind of uneven. should we add somebody else? >> yeah. >> you guys want me to hang out too? >> you can watch the full video on today.com. that's your prop start. >> thank you. mr. roker? >> i hate to follow that. let's show you what we have. we have severe weather today. wet weather in the pacific northwest. strong storms in the planes. we already have a risk of severe weather. in fact, we're stretching from texas all the way up to iowa where we're talking about parts of those areas seeing two inches of indictmenter in hail. heavy storms from minneapolis into maine. also looking into the dakotas. upwards of four inches of rain or more. warm and dry in the eastern

third of the u.s. severe ms from the plains to texas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in our neck of the woods. the it's a beautiful day. temperatures are rising into the 60s in many spots. 60 in washington. 60 at joint base andrews. 58 in fredericksburg. return of a southerly breeze means a warming trend. for tomorrow up near 91. that's within a degree of a record for tomorrow. thursday's record of 96 is hopefully comfortably out of reach. thunderstorms likely on your friday afternoon. don't forget, you can listen to us daily on our sirius xm channel. tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., the hoda show. >> thank you. let's turn to important take aways from the tragic hazing incident at penn state. the warning signs of dangerous drinking.

when should you call for dr. oz joins us this morning. good to see you as always. we can't be naive. this is a tragic story at penn state. we can't be naive. we have to know it will happen again. we know binge drinking is a problem in this country. let's talk about that difference. when is someone drunk and when are they dangerously drunk? >> drunk you experience always. you start to stagger. you can't coordinate yourself. you vomit a little bit. that's drunk. what we witnessed in this tragic case and what happened this weekend and next weekend because the it's the party season, college students graduate and there are big events. something can monitor, or mandates a 9-1-1 call. we made a list. >> first one, the warning sign, inability to wake up. >> approach a person, they're lying down. they could be asleep. you have so to the shake them, yell in their ear. do things that make them uncomfortable and make sure they can be aroused.

if they can't, call people go into seizures. >> alcohol affects the ability of brain cells to talk to each other. with any involuntary movement mandates you get attention. >> what i learned about this is if you get close to someone who is passed out from drinking, you want to check their breathing and in particular, you're looking for slow breathing. >> slow or erratic. if you're breathing less than eight times a minute. less than half normal is a problem. your brain is supposed to tell your lungs to breathe automatically. or if you have gaps of more than ten seconds without any breath at all, it implies something isn't right. you're not behaving the way you need to, and it shows your brain is disconnected from your body. you could die. people die from alcohol problems because they crash cars. they can also die from the alcohol itself.

that's what we're watching out for. call 9-1-1 immediately. the parents said a couple of things to me and we've learned a couple of things from the time line of this tragedy that stuck out. i want to play a tape, and then i'd like you to comment on the other side. >> they did a sternum rub. someone knew if he didn't react, there's an issue. they did nothing about it. >> you've been in this situation before with other people in that building. they also did something that they have a term for called backpacking. can you describe that? do you know what that is? >> they put a bunch of books in a backpack so, and they put it on the person so the person won't roll over on their back so they don't vomit into their mouth. >> again, that comes with experience. >> let's talk about the first one, the sternum rub. what is that? >> remember the first problem, the inability to awaken somebody. in medicine we use a sternal rub

to make sure you're not response ive. you take the knuckles on your hand. you put them on the bone. everyone at home, do this to yourself, and push hard with the knuckles. that bone is very tender if you push hard enough. you're not going to tolerate that. if you're arousable, you'll respond. we use it if people are in a coma. remember, when you get drunk, your alcohol levels are increasing if you already had alcohol in your stomach. you're checking for they're not going to keep getting worse. >> he did not react because he was in that desperate shape, and they should have called 9-1-1. >> that's a mandatory trip to the er. >> have you heard of backpacking? >> i've heard of it. i have kids. we hear it mentioned in a derogatory fashion. imagine if someone said i'm going to put a backpack on. the it's like saying i'm going to light you on fire, here's a fire extinguisher. they're planning on getting you

so dk vomit. when you vomit and you drunk, you won't allow yourself to push the vomit out of your mouth. instead, you'll aspirate it. backpacking locks you in a side position. in theory, the it's a wiser thing than not having it, but why would you be in that situation? >> again, as you said so well, these things will happen. this weekend, next weekend, and unfortunately, all too often. good to see you. thank you. let's go out to hoda. >> thank you, matt. it's time. it's time to get ready. zac, will you hold this for one

second? good morning. 8:26 on this tuesday, may 16th. right now let's get a check on the morning commute. melissa mollet is in first 4 traffic. good morning. taking a look. inner loop before braddock road, a crash on the right side. a delay there. bs the beltway looking a little slow in several different spots. inbound 50 at freeway airport, a crash with the two left lanes getting by. a 10 minute trip is now about 45 minutes. southbound bw after 198, crash there as well. >> we'll get a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us. ♪

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another update in about 25 minutes. ♪ >> it's 8:30 now. it is tuesday, may 16th. >> beautiful concert day. could i do one thing briefly? i just want to try something. >> play an instrument? >> oh, no. oh, no. >> yeah. >> the hat. >> that is a hat. >> do you feel naked over there? >> i'll give it back.

>> a little bit naked, he said. >> look at al. ready to go. are you excited? >> i am. >> and your crowd is so excited for it. are we not? all right. first, we have award winning actor and now author. we're talking to him about his big break in hollywood. some of his stranger habits. it's all in the book. >> and calling all millennials, we're teaming up with the greatest to find out what makes you guys tick. and what you love about the future. head to today.com and fill out the survey. >> right now let's get a check of the weather from another guy in a snappy hat, mr. roker. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by walgreenwalgreens. get your red nose day to help end child poverty. >> let's look at the weather. we're looking at warm and dry here in the east. severe storms northern plains

down into the mountain snow in the pacific northwest. tomorrow severe storms in the upper mississippi river valley. record highs in the eastern third of the u.s. especially along i-95. few showers pacific northwest. the cascades and the saw tooth as well with sunshine through the gulf coast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. temperatures are starting to warm up. 60 in the district. 63 already in leesburg. plenty of sunshine outside now. as we go through the day, by lunch, 76 degrees this morning. 83 for a high. we'll get warmer today than yesterday. 83 by the afternoon with less wind around. it will be more comfortable but definitely warmer. tomorrow hot. thursday hot. low 90s. rain friday. dryer for the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. don't forget you can get the weather any time you need it.

visit our al, thank you. i'm gushing over jeffrey the tamborn known for his roles on tv and most recently "transparent". he's written a book called "are you anybody". he sat down with an interview with his tough interviewers, his kids. >> what was it like to make your broadw broadway debut opposite acting legend seascott. >> he's a famous actor. and i was nervous making my debut. a debut is hard. the it's also my debut making a book. >> it is. jeffrey, good morning. >> good morning. >> it is your debut as a memoir.

>> and today is the debut day. i'm going to go to and actually look at it. >> is this like giving birth? is it so exciting? >> well, i haven't given birth, but i've ended birth, so i guess it's somewhat like that. . it's not known, but i co-own a bookstore in los angeles. this is like a bucket list thing. i'm going to be reading a book in a bookstore. so my kids are actually the genesis of this. i was driving my daughter to school one day. she's ten years old, to flute class. she said what is it you do again? >> she still doesn't know. >> because some days they'll be seeing me as george senior, i'm also a voice of a character. for a while they were telling their friends that i eat lunch for a living because when they would come to the set for lunch. so they would say he eats lunch.

>> thit waiting outside broadway. >> a legend. i was an autograph seeker. walked outside a theater. i had three lines in the play. you look wonderful, sir, said three times. he looked at me and said are you anybody. and i paused for 30 seconds and i said no. and i thought that is sad, isn't it? you got sad for a second. >> i did. >> i know. so i wrote the book are you anybody? the it's not about getting an autograph. it's about getting to this age. >> it's about everything. >> and you know what's interesting. it is funny. it's very you, but there were parts that broke my heart. >> well, that's kind of what we do on "transparent". life is zag and zag. and life happens with tears and laughter. my big thing is i wanted to make sure that i was just talking.

it's like i'm talking to my kids. and this is the laughs and sometimes you cry at dinner. sometimes you cry at dinner and sometimes you laugh at a funeral. life is funny. >> you wrote about to do this career you have to have this fire in the belly. and you worked in this career. you were successful in that you were a working actor for decades before you became a household name. did you ever lose that fire in the belly? >> no. i don't know why. that thing between action and cut seems to be just i'm addicted to it. i love it. i was at the theater the night night. we went to see "hamilton". >> i've heard of that show. >> it's great. when the lights go down and there's that thing where everybody gets quiet, i still just get very moved, and i'm very fortunate. the at the top of the book, there was an actor who read my

palm. he said it's going to happen for late. he didn't tell me this late. >> he could have been more specific. >> and he could have been younger. i needed a nap. >> speaking of napping, you have a habit that's interesting. >> what is? >> having to do to do with coffee. >> i thought it was another one not for public. i did it this morning. i make coffee. i put it on the bedside, and -- >> at night? >> at night, and i wake up in the morning and i read for a half hour with cold coffee. it comes from my san francisco state days when i was a student. $48 a semester, ladies and gentlemen. it's true. by the way. $48. you can't go to starbucks for $48. >> you can't get an iced coffee for that. >> not brewed anything. >> thank you.

jason baitman just tweeted there might be more development". i have to ask. >> i think that was an illegal tweet. jase season a jason is a "b" actor on the show, right? we're not supposed to say anything verbally. i really can't say anything. i can't. it just would be wrong, and they would get very, very mad. they actually will get e-mails probably from my being reticent today. my reps right now are going oh, my god. >> no, they're not. they're saying great, hold that book up again. "are you anybody". >> what's interesting is there's not much difference. >> well, it looks like you. >> can we do something like this, control room, can you do something here in. >> if you're in the control room, i hope you're doing it for me too. zach brown brown band is comint

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and he won't let donald trump stop us. the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> welcome back to our citi concert stage. there are lots of pinch me moments. i am having one right this very minute, because the amazing zac brown band is in the house. ♪ >> it was this song -- ♪ >> "chicken fried" that brought zac brown band their first hit. since then they have had 14 more. ♪ five albums later they've still dominating with their southern

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their number one hit "home grown" the zac brown band. ♪ i got a piece of land out in the country side ♪ ♪ lay back and smell the sun ♪ warm up the georgia pine ♪ it feels so good to be taking it easy ♪ ♪ why would i ever leave ♪ cause i know i got some good friends that live down the street ♪ ♪ got a good looking woman with her arms round me ♪ ♪ here in a small town where it feels like home ♪ ♪ i got everything i need and nothing that i don't ♪ ♪ home grown ♪

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♪ homegrown ♪ homegrown ♪ i got some good friends that live down the street ♪ ♪ got a good looking woman with her arms round me ♪ ♪ here in a small town where it feels like home ♪ ♪ i got everything i need ♪homegrown and nothing that i don't ♪ ♪ home grown ♪ i got everything i need ♪ and nothing that i don't ♪ home grown ♪ it's the weight that you carry from the things you think you want ♪ ♪ the it's the weight that you carry from the things you think you want ♪ ♪ weight you carry ♪ it's the weight that you carry from the things you think you want ♪ ♪ i got everything i need nothing that i don't ♪

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anyone can dream. northrop grumman command and control systems always let you see the complete picture. and we're looking for a few dreamers to join us. e we have such a big, happy crowd this morning thanks in part to the zac brown band. >> completely because of the zac brown band. they just released "welcome home". guys, good morning. good to have you here. prepare to be amazed and flattered. rolling stone about the album. it's steeped in everything that

made brown mates who once again are firing on the same cylinder. how does that sound? >> good, man. good to me. >> couldn't have said it better yourself, huh? i hear you guys are saying this is your most personal record to date. what do you mean? >> we have never written all the songs for one project before. we just had a lot of collection of songs that we put together and put the best ones on an album. we set out to write a personal record, and within a year we had written all the songs that made it on this one, and we recorded it together in six days. in the studio. and it's there. it's not a lot of excess. it's pretty much our voices and the stories, and coming back home to the roots. >> talk about a personal connection. i have to tell you you have such a connection with your fans, because they all feel like they sort of know you in a way.

when you look out, does this feel like any other concert or step out in front of a group like this? >> i'm always reminded how blessed we are. every time i come out on stage, i kind of forget. you're at home chasing kids around and doing things, and then you come out and just to have all the love, i feel all the love from all of you. so we love to give it back. we try to create that turbine of energy together every time. >> we should point out that often when there's a singer up, we say i wish you'd play old songs. your new songs are every bit as good as the ones we've begun to know. >> thank you.

>> what are you going to play? >> i'm going to do "my old man". ♪ he was a giant ♪ and i was just a sid ♪ i was always trying ♪ to do everything he did ♪ i can still remember every lesson he taught me ♪ ♪ growing up learning how to be like my old man ♪ ♪ he was a lion ♪ we were our father's pride ♪ but i was defiant ♪ when he made me walk the line ♪ ♪ he knew how to lift me up

♪ and when to let me fail plan ♪ ♪ my old man ♪ my old man ♪ feel the callous on his hands ♪ ♪ and dusty overalls ♪ my old man ♪ now i finally understand ♪ i have a lot to learn ♪ from my old man ♪ now i'm a giant ♪ got a son of my own

♪ he's always trying ♪ to go everywhere i ♪ do the best i can to raise him up the right way ♪ ♪ hoping that he someday wants to be ♪ ♪ like his old man ♪ my old man ♪ i know one day we'll meet again ♪ ♪ as he's looking down ♪ my old man ♪ i hope he's proud of who i am ♪

♪ i'm trying to fill the boots of my old man ♪ my old man >> hear more from the zac brown band and all our summer concert artists at applemusic.com/today. >> we'll have more on the band on a tuesday morning.

first, this is "today" on nbc. check out zac brown band. >> we love the concert. thank you so much. >> don't leave. please don't leave. we're back after your local news. >> thank you. this is a news 4 today news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, may 16th, 2017. good morning. right now we want to check on your morning commute with melissa mollet on your traffic. >> good morning. right now the beltway looking typical here. no major issues right now in the beltway. slow inbound 5.

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washington app. this morning on beginning, grammy winning superstars zac brown band come to our stage. and a battle of the sexes. steve carell versus emma stone. from nbc news, this has "today's" take. >> it is tuesday morning. welcome back to "today." may 16th, 2017. you're listening to "homegrown". they pmped it earlier. they have one more song for us later. hoda is still down there soaking

it up. >> everybody is smiling >> i love zac brown band. >> zbb. >> i feel like i haven't seen you in a billion years. >> happy mother's day. >> happy mother's day for you both. >> what did you do? >> i worked saturday. i flew the kids to wichita, kansas for one day by myself. it was worth it to see my mom and my grandparents. this is a picture of all four generations in my grandparent's backyard. and i sent it to my husband, he was like where the poboys. >> you went by yourself? >> i did. when all the iphones die, all three of them have something, and the battery died before we took off. >> there's a battery called the anchor battery. >> they didn't have anything? >> nothing besides my lap and

arm and snacks. they had more pretzels. >> and you were three on one. >> and then our flight was delayed. we got in last night after midnight. it was worth it for that one day. >> to be with your grandmother. >> yes, and smell kansas air. >> as somebody who doesn't have them and to be able to do it, god bless. >> yes. it was worth it. what about you, jenna? >> we had fun. i'm kind of of the 80s generation where mother's day is low key. i would get my mom a bunch of flowers from my neighbor's yard. and my dad would let her sleep in or make her breakfast or something. henry definitely goes by that mode. it's not over the top, but mila gave me a pine cone she found on the street of new york city. she said this is yours. i put my hand in it and it poked me. but they made me a sign. i just wanted to be with them. and henry was out of town. it was same as you sort of. nothing says mother's day more

than flying children. or waking up to take care of two alone, but it was -- but no, it was okay. but henry said he asked mila this morning her favorite part of the weekend, and she said celebrating mother's day. i think it's more about the kids. >> just being together. >> absolutely. >> i will always remember, it was interesting. i had done a story about pets in america, and i had come down to interview your mom. your dad poked in. he was sweet with lela. we were flying back on the shul shuttle. she had her crayons, and i asked her the best part of the day, and she said spending it with you. i was like i'm going to buy you a car. >> it's true. i think maybe because of social media things have gotten overblown, and it's like which husband can throw the fancier thing. the truth the for our kids, they just want to give us a pine cone that they found on the street. >> true. my daughter, she goes are we going to have a sleepover.

she wanted us to sleep together. bee gone. she wanted to wake up there. >> did you? >> i did. i'm not going to lie. i kind of wanted a night -- >> how did she sleep? >> good night, mom. >> we could have done without that. >> that's what it is. >> can we talk about the fact that you are everywhere, always? >> i had two shoots yesterday. i did one i can't talk about because it was a secret project kind of. and the other one we're doing a project about millennials. they said why don't we send the oldest guy to talk to the young people. >> what did you learn about millennials? >> i think the misconception that they're lazy. and i've got a millennial at home. she's not lazy, but a lot of these kids are very thoughtful and trying to plan their lives. >> okay. they get a wrap for being the me generation and sell fish.

>> yeah. stereo type. i like it. >> and you're also working on a dad's day thing. like you guys went to kathie lee's. >> is matt having you out? >> going to my house. >> are you? >> yeah. yep. >> you're hosting? >> i'm grilling. >> i like it. >> probably going to be a little more low key than -- >> ours was low key. >> sure. >> are you serving wine? >> i think more like beer, or maybe cocktails. some adult beverages, manly cocktails. that's right. something with barbed wire in it. yeah. i just the b.e.t. awards, the nominees were announced. i think what's kind of interesting, there's a matchup between beyonce and her sister. >> the sisters will battle it out in album of the year and

best female pop artist. it brings up but i honestly believe the it's not about kpe the tigs between them. >> they're taking this and running with it. >> i think the people are. i believe that -- i remember there was one day in philadelphia, i think beyonce performed at a huge outdoor concert, and that same night i went to south philly in a small dive, and her sister was performing. same night, two different kinds of energies, and they were both so comfortable in their own skin. they're so different in their own right and so talented. i think they might end up doing something together or coming up with something to show. >> i will say that's a testament to how they were raised. a lot of siblings feel like if they were compared -- >> you would know. >> i was not compared. i had a twin sister, and i wasn't compared. strangers will constantly say,

oh, she's the quiet you're the loud one or you're the troublemaker. >> you? >> no, i'm not. but then you sort of fall, and then barbara and i realized did i become the loud one because everybody thought that? or did i become sort of the one that would stick my tongue out because people -- who knows? but i would say that my parents, i don't know how they did it, but they did a very excellent job of making us feel like we both were special in our own ways and had they not, i would have come in on the short end of the stick. my sister is brilliant. >> but you're both terrific people. >> don't you see? you have twins. don't you see how it would be easy to say, i've even said it, and this is a mistake, i'm like poppy is being on her best behavior. >> absolutely. my brother and sister are twins. it was always she's the prin say princess. he's the athlete. i'm careful of that. >> i was the oldest, and i was the best.

>> al was perfect. >> i was this is interesting. a recent piece in the wall street journal addressing the fact that it seems like all our home videos are shot on iphones. in fact, sales of stand alone video cameras have plummeted. >> they offered tips about how to make a better video. these are all things that al roker does. >> one is the most important. >> i don't do this. go wide and shot horizontal. >> when you hold it like that, when you try to edit it, you get the black bars on the side. >> i have some videos that i don't know how to flip. i'm missing major moments. they're all sideways. >> this is another one we both probably do. ban the pan. don't move it right and left. instead walk right or left with your phone. avoid shaking by using a selfie

stick or a table >> or too much wine. >> everybody wanted to pan and zoom with the home videos and then you watch it and you're dizzy. >> it says don't worry about them being snippets. we have tiny moments that you would have a camera for. >> that's true. >> you're at a restaurant and they do something funny and you're like poppy likes salsa. for example she likes salsa. >> she's adorable. >> she's eating spicy salsa. >> she can't get enough. >> do you like salsa? >> i love it. i knew that i wouldn't eat that much. >> she has a southern accent. >> i think food habits are ha red tear. >> i think i'm in love with your daughter. i also think the ponytails -- >> if that had just been horizontal, you would have been fine.

>> al needs tho you need a real camera for quality moments? >> moments bigger than salsa. >> or especially distance. >> i made a mistake for my daughter's first ballet recital. >> and there's people heads. >> the phone was perfect. >> i thought it was just fuzzy. >> it's a battle of sexes and they are the perfect pair. steve carell and emma stone. it's not a quick fix.

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it tells the story behind that >> yes. there was a tennis league, and her team was called the "the philadelphia freedom". >> i want to see this home video. i haven't seen it yet. a apparently their sons pulled a prank on her when she was cooking. >> we just took our mom's phone, and this is take two for scaring her. come on. [ screaming ] >> stop. >> that could have gone terribly wrong when you're cooking. >> right. >> i will say that we can't see the video that well. and her screaming kind of scared me. >> there's a lot to unpack. they're cooking over here.

everybody shot >> yes. she's cooking and she looks just like you would think britney spears would be cooking. i always wear sweat pants and need to the step up my game. >> i didn't want to say that? . >> she looks fab. >> she words, brittany cooking show. anyway, let's show you your weather. look at the wet weather in the pacific northwest. sprang storms firing up today in the plains of texas all the way up into the upper nesmidwest. 13 million folks, two-inch hail in diameter. tornadoes likely. some of them could be strong. heavy rain especially as you get into the upper mississippi river valley. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in our neck of the woods. >> good morning. current temperature now 67 in life-supporten, virginia.

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and there's two it already -- i was crying last night. and i think it only begins -- he just is working on this level that just gets you. >> you were crying as a person or your character? >> as a person, i watched it, and i saw it last night for the first time. and so -- and then there's two more. i think at the beginning it's cathartic. watch people hate it. >> when a show is so loved and embracing, ending them seems so difficult. so many people come away with oh, many one, there's some d dissatisfaction. >> of course. and i think that the writer went through that of "lost". i used to joke, i'm inheriting you with ptsd from the ending of "lost" but i think we've felt more and more freed up and

empowered to tell the story he wants to tell. thank you for letting me live in your head for the last three years. >> i look at a picture like this like can you keep that cup? do you ever take a moment from the set, and they don't mind? >> i considered taking justin thero theroux, but i believe he's taken. >> that's called kidnapping. >> yeah. i took the lighter for people that watch "the leftovers". i did take the lighter. >> what do you do with something like that? >> i have all sorts of things. i have the painting that amy gray "judge amy" had in her bedroom. you sort of absorb these things and they become part of your life. >> you guys if imfilmed in aust. you post third down video of this train ride. it looked pretty scary. >> yeah. >> look at that. >> wow. >> yeah. it was also super cold.

i am not great with heights. and in melbourne it's like those mountains are called the dandy dongs, and then we shot a lot in this mountain range called the yuyay. it was very cold. it have one of those -- also, i didn't take it seriously that it was winter in july. i was like no, july is always warm. and then it's like no, you northern hemisphere. the it was really cold. i was constantly cold. >> so you didn't bring the right clothes? >> i did not. >> it's hard for the audience that watches for a show to be over. what about you? you've been together for these years. is it hard to wrap up? >> it's really hard. and also i think "the leftovers" is the anti-procedural, the anti-formula show. with certain shows you do a medical case or this or that. this, we literally were finding it as we went. that creative process is hard to

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more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. if you ever stopped by our neck of the woods here at the law plaza, the chances are you've checked out our store across the street. al is there to talk to us about his undercover adventure. >> that's right. i went to see how many customers i could surprise when i worked here behind the counter. check it out. this is the shop at nbc studios. my job here today? pose as a store employee working behind the counter and surprising unsuspecting customers. our team installed hidden cameras throughout the store, and we set up a top secret

control room. meanwhile, i >> hi, al. i'm erika. >> hi. >> with the help of my new colleague, erika, it was time to get to work. >> do you want to be tom or rob? >> i think i'm a rob. >> okay. great. >> rob, could you grab me a bag? >> sure. >> in addition to helping erika back, my tasks include checking people into studio tours. >> 12:20? you're here just on time. i'm just starting here. you know? >> i believe that for a minute. >> no? >> no. >> and handing out show tickets. >> my tickets for jimmy fallon. >> okay. can we have your e-mail address? >> sure. >> and do you have a pet? >> do i have a pet? >> yeah. we're trying to -- we're doing some sort of marketing thing. >> you should come in the morning for the "today" show.

>> that's true. >> i forget what time it's on. you could do that. do you watch the show? >> sometimes. it's like the al roker show, right? >> the al roker show, right. but it's only bigger. what do you think of matt lauer? >> who? >> matt lauer. he's all right? sexy? >> i don't know about that. >> what duo you think of jimmy fallon? i heard he has a flach lance problem. >> it was time to reveal my true identity. >> what about the weather guy? >> oh, my god. no way. >> recognize me? >> actually, yes, we do this. >> who? what? >> shouldn't you be telling us the weather. >> you didn't know it at first? >> not at first. >> how did you know? >> about what? >> why did you ask about al roeker? >> because i watch the weather. >> you do? >> you like him? >> al roker?

>> >> that's you? >> that's me. i'm al roker. i was looking at your badge, and it says rob. >> how you doing? >> you really didn't know it was me? >> i was looking at you going he looks like al roker. >> you think we should name the "today" show, the al roker show? these people are keepers. our job here is done. the al roker show. drop the mike. >> yeah. that's what i think we should call it. it was kind of fun. these guys do a terrific job here day in and day out. do people think that maybe you're somebody else and you aren't? like you look like somebody famous? >> no. i wish. >> you guys are terrific. thank for helping us out. up next, what did you think, jenna? >> i liked you as rob roker. you were handsome, but i love you as al.

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ask your doctor about victoza®. it's day two of our ultimate cookoff series. and today, it's it's day two of the cooking finals. today our finalists are making beautiful potato roses and a figgy pear flat bread. ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> this is really exciting. we have to have some judges. you may recognize one of them or both. over there is al roker. and also winner of bravo's "top chef" richard blaze. good morning, guys. you ready for this challenge? >> so ready. >> all right. annette, let's start with you. these look beautiful. how did you come up with the inspiration for these potato roses? >> why not eat a beautiful bouquet of potato roses. it was just why not? >> exactly.

how do you make it? >> it's simple. mandolin. be very careful. >> yes. i've cut my hand on one. be careful. >> then you pour in your olive oil, your cheese. you can always use a lot of nice parmesan. people would do this. i do that. pour it in. some nice, fresh thyme. don't be shy. >> how do you create the rose? >> the rose? well, i would do this with my hands, get the kids involved. shingle them out and start rolling them up, and they're going to become a beautiful rose. >> i love that. >> i'm getting there. >> it's not that hard, even? >> no. and it's really fun for the children. >> or the adults. >> yeah. look at that. the it's a rose. >> cool. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> okay. >> how do you cook them? >> you put them in the oven,

right? >> 400 degrees 20 minutes to 30 in a muffin tin. >> we to get to the figgy pear flat bread. >> this is a family favorite. we have the network, which is my immediate family, sisters and mothers and daughters. we get together. there's 13 of us. my sister kind of started with this. she found the secret ingredient, the fig butter and i added things and we came up with this. you want to prebake the crust five to seven minutes. put on the fig butter first. >> do you make the bfig butter? >> you can buy it in the store. it's available everywhere. then top it with the gorganzola cheese. stick it in the oven for five to seven minutes so it look like this. i want to top it with the

arugula. put that on, we'll put the parmesan cheese on and then a balsamlic reduction. after it comes out, you prebaked the crust, and then put it back in, and then you take it out and put these on. >> let's get both of our contestants together. guys, al and richard, you've sampled both. and i think it's time for you to come up with a winner. >> before the winner, so amazing. >> both of them. >> this is the most beautiful potato potato i've seen in my life. if you serve it on beef jerky, it's like father's day. everyone in america will be eating this. figgy pudding, the flat bread, it's, it's -- it's like morgan freeman's voice. it's rich and decadent.

it's classy. >> i think. >> drum roll. >> it's okay. you're both winners in my book. >> i've been told we can only choose one, so i think the figgy flat bread is the winner. >> totally. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much to william sono sonoma. our winner is going home with their professional stainless steel cooking set. and you're not going home without anything annette. our runner up is also going home with a signature touch high performance blender. >> i'm tidigging it. >> congratulations to both of you. >> thank you. >> get figgy with it. >> getting figgy. >> thank you, guys. all right, guys. thank you so much. >> isn't that funny?

figgy wi time for the weather. i'll show you what we have going on. but i can't see a monitor. warm and dry for the eastern third of the country today. strong storms on the upper midwest down to the plains. some mountain snow in the pacific northwest. for tomorrow we're going to be looking at record highs along the eastern seaboard and into the ohio river valley. strong storms through the northern plains. it may be may, but it's snow and cold in the pacific northwest and parts of the inner mountain, the cascades, the saw tooth and the plenty of sunshine around the west coast. good tuesday morning. sunny temperature already in the mid to low 60s. we'll be warming up more today. 65 dulles. 70 already leesburg. 68 degrees clinton. expect temperatures to be in the mid to low 80s this afternoon. sunny and warm with a lighter breeze than what we had yesterday.

it's not going to be as tomorrow hot. 91. temperatures 92. thursday, friday afternoon storms. that gives us cooler temperatures but staying dry for the weekend. that's your latest weather. coming up next, one of the biggest names in country music, zac brown band rocks our crowd with one of their newest hits. ♪ ouch! ♪ skin-flex™, anna! sit! new band-aid® brand skin-flex™ bandages. our best bandage yet! it moves like a second skin. ♪ dries almost instantly. better? yeah. go! good thing because stopping never crosses your mind. band-aid® brand. stick with it™ at petsmart, we'll give a meal any to a pet in need. food so whralphie grabs grub, charlie chows down.

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double means double. the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented by citi. >> with three grammys zac brown band is one of the biggest names in country music. their just released fifth studio album is now out, and they are here performing "roots" from it. guys, take it away. ♪ my first best friend was a six string ♪ ♪ took him with me everywhere i

go ♪ ♪ when i was 18 bought a road my home ♪ ♪ oh i wouldn't change a thing ♪ it made the man i am today ♪ my roots always keep me grounded ♪ ♪ roots remind me where i'm from ♪ ♪ even when i'm a thousand miles away from me roots i'm home ♪ ♪ every friday you could find me ♪ ♪ at dixie tavern playing with my band ♪ ♪ we'd start the show with a round of whisky ♪ ♪ and play our hearts out and wished it'd never end ♪ oh i wouldn't change a thing ♪ ♪ it made the man i am today ♪ my roots always keep me grounded ♪

♪ roots ♪ even when i'm a thousand miles away from my roots i'm home ♪ ♪ we'd get them singing don't stop believing ♪ then follow up with a cold beer on a friday night ♪ always dreaming one day we'd play be ♪ ♪ all our heros we cover every night ♪ ♪ flying high all our dreams came true ♪ ♪ you've given me wings ♪ and roots always keep me grounded ♪

♪ from ♪ ♪ my roots even when i'm a thousand miles away from my roots i'm home ♪ ♪ don't give up ♪ hold on a little longer ♪ ♪ what don't kill you only makes you stronger ♪ ♪ don't give up hold on a little longer ♪ ♪ what don't kill you only makes you stronger ♪ ♪ don't give up hold on a little longer ♪ ♪ hold on a little longer ♪ hold on a little longer ♪ what don't kill you only makes you stronger ♪ ♪ >> don't give up hold on a little longer ♪

♪ what don't kill you only gives you stronger roots ♪ and all our today show artists at applemusic.com/today. >> we're back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc. a. first,me t

y24x8y y5yy wow. got a big show coming up. >> we always do, but today's really big. >> mini driver, zac brown band. our guys tell all. >> and the amazing judith is here. >> after local news? >> you had ricky gervais yesterday. >> he was unbelievable. >> then we spent the afternoon with tim tebow.

i have been the teb. and weather. >> just imagine that visual

picture. newsbreak. >> 9:57 is your time now on this tuesday, may 16th, 2017. today arlington county police are trying to calm concerns in the community as they search for a sex assault suspect. there will be a troun hall meeting for those who live in the atrium building. last week a woman was attacked in the building after opening

her door to a man claiming to be maintenance. >> near 70 degrees. it's getting warm and the winds are lighter than yesterday. later this morning, 83 for a high temperature. look at tomorrow. 91. sunny. near record highs tomorrow. we go to thursday. another day in the low 90s. these are unseasonably warm temperatures. friday we've still near 90. afternoon storms and then it cools us down for the weekend. mid so upper 70s and we're staying dry. >> coming up, we'll the tell you how d.c. restaurants are going

to extra mile to use local food producers and farmers. test test. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. you made it. it's booze day tuesday. also known as spanky tuesday. hoda's favorite day of the year. >> the it is not my favorite. >> and that is zach brown band. when i first heard it, i heard the guitar and i said james taylor. >> this song is called "my old man". if you like "cat in the cradle" this is a modern day version of it.