good morning. breaking overnight, a historicv and pope francis. their first. this morning what they had to say to each other, and the moment between the pope and the first lady that lightened the mood. breaking now, three more people just arrested in connection with the concert attack as nbc news learned the suspected suicide bomber had ties to not one but two major terror groups and received training overseas. and britain raises the terror threat to the highest levels amid fears of another attack. massive plume. a tanker

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between pope francis and the president and the first lady. >> first, major developments in the investigation of the deadly attack at a concert in manchester england. we learn more about the suicide bombers, ties to terrorist. we have full coverage beginning with richard engel. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the race is onto find and arrest anyone connected to the bomber. british authorities said this morning that they detained three people connected to the bomber in the same neighborhood where the bomber lived, and a u.s. intelligence official told nbc news that yesterday the 23-year-old bombers was arrested his where abouts unknown. >> the first look this morning of the suicide bombing suspect who killed

the concert. a neighbor confirmed that the identified by the bomber 22 years old, born in manchester, of libyan dissent. france's prime minister said he has known connections to isis, and it's believed to have traveled to syria. isis claimed responsibility for the attack, but offered no proof. a u.s. intelligence official said abedi also traveled to libya in the past 12 months and likely received training from terrorists overseas. but that his allegiances remain unclear. also unclear? was he part of a cell planning more? taking no chances, prime minister theresa may upped the threat level in the uk to critical. meaning, another attack could be imminent. >> military personnel may be deployed at events. helping the police to

>> reporter: today there was a strong police presence at the changing of the guard ceremony that was cancelled. the bomb exploded at 10:30 on monday outside the security perimeter in an area where vendors were selling t shirts. it blew it as fans were starting to pass through on their way home. now the hunt is on for others linked to the bomber and with the higher threat level, the uk is clearly concerned that the worst may not be over. >> u.s. intelligence officials told me that the bomber was identified by a bank card that he left in his pocket. he was later -- his identity was later confirmed by facial recognition. >> and richard, obviously isis has claimed responsibility for this, but as you've been reporting, there are potential ties to other terrorist organizations. >> that is one of the most confusing and potentially alarming parts of this. today the french interior

to isis, that he traveled to syria, the isis stronghold, but u.s. intelligence officials also told me that he has ties to al qaeda as well. this is the question. which group was he part of? was he part of both groups? his alliances, his association? at this stage it remains unclear which is way there's an effort now to round up as many people associated with him because they don't know how big this cell might have been, and exactly where the cell leads back to. >> all right. richard starting us off. thank you. >> jeremy bash is a national security analyst. jeremy, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let me start where richard left off. the possibility that this suspected suicide bomber had ties to both isis and al qaeda, a kind of hybrid, if you will. how troubling would that be? >> the bomber looked like isis, but the bomb looked like al

british born. acting alone. that is a classic isis mo, but the device appeared to be powerful. al qaeda has been known for its sophisticated bomb making abilities. this device may trace back to somebody else. >> would it be unusual for an individual to have allegiances to al qaeda and isis. we've heard there's competition. >> the organizations are definitely rivals, but closer to the front lines, these groups mix and mingle and interact, and different aspects of his network could have ties to both organizations. that's something we don't know yet. >> i want to ask about the arrest that had just been made. we had one arrest made yesterday of a brother of the suspected suicide bomber. they are still looking, apparently, for another brother, and three arrests made overnight, our time. we're starting to see that this, perhaps, is a

>> yeah. if you look at three aspects, the bomb, the bomber, and the network, these family member arrests are groik to be part of that network. who did he talk to in the community? who did he talk to online? who are his other ties. it's important to note his travel potentially to libya. if you go back and look in january 2017 the air force conducted a b 2 strike on a training camp in libya killing about 80 isis terrorists who fled the city of sert. there has been a lot of concern at the time the secretary of defense said the reason we struck the training camp was because isis was plotting attacks in europe. i want to put an image on the screen. this is a live shot. they are outside the home of the suspect in manchester as we speak. they're headed back there. what significance do you make of that, going back to the home, and secondly what

that the uk has raised the terror level to critical? is that something you do with caution or does that signal something more significant? >> i think it signals something for significant. if you look at the bomb and also the possibility of other attacks in england, this was a prudent step. they don't do this lightly. as part raid a the the home, they're looking for laptops, cell phones, anything else to exploit. >> theresa may's words were specific. she said it is now concluded based on today's investigations that the threat level should be raised to critical. so it's about information they just learned. >> yeah. jeremy, thank you so much. >> thank you. there are also remarkable stories of kindness emerging from this fraj di, and we're learning more about the victims. bill neely has more on that part of the story. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the very center of this heart breg

parents and children. a mom and dad confirmed dead this morning. they've been waiting to collect their daughter, a 14-year-old girl so desperate to go to the concert she went on crutches. she is missing and dozens of children and teens still in the hospital. victims, all of them, of a massacre without mercy. this attack was deliberately targeted as thousands of teenagers and children attending an arianna grande concert. the distraught artist in florida. among the many faces of the dead and the missing, one stands out, the youngest victim, saffie rose roussos, just eight. described by his teacher as simply beautiful. loved by everyone. her mother and sister were injured. georgina calendar was 18. she tweeted her tweeted her excitement at seeing

her mother struggled to lay a flower for the daughter she has lost forever. 15-year-old olivia campbell no longer missing, now confirmed among the dead. her heart broken mother writing on facebook, rest in peace, my darling, precious, gorgeous girl taken far too soon. >> there wasn't a bone in her body you could say was horrible, and she was never horrible to anybody. and 32-year-old kelly brewster also killed. the trauma is deep. the tears flowing at a vigil. the survivors horrified by what they saw. >> it was carnage. >> lots of screaming my babies. my babies are in there because i thought the bomb had gone off in the arena. >> reporter: as thousands of terrified teenagers and their parents fled, and the injured were rushed out, help rushed in. dozens carrying

paula robinson gathered children in a hotel, posted on social media then had calls all night from desperate parents. >> i was just shouting to people to make the way. if you can't find your mom and dad, then just make your way to the holiday inn. >> manchester's defiance in the face of the bomber is loud and clear. >> what have they done? if you look around, what have they done? they brought people together. >> reporter: manchester united players paying trikt to victims with a moment of silence. they play a big european final tonight. manchester united. a city grieving this morning but strong. well, this massacre has struck not just the families of the 22 dead or the 21,000 at the concert. or even just the o

manchester. it has struck every parent and teenager in this country and beyond. we can all put ourselves in that situation waiting for your child that night, and for some, waiting for the phone to ring this morning. matt, savannah. >> it breaks your heart. bill, thank you. the concert attack has officials in the united states ramping up security at a lot of high profile public places across this country. stephanie gosk is just a few blocks from us here in times square. steph, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's always a lot of security here in times square. it's become standard. as you say, after an attack like the one we saw in manchester, to see even more. people will see more bag checks in the subway and special new explosive sniffing dogs. around the country overnight, spectators poured into concerts while the threat level in the uk has been raised to critical. in the u.s. police say the

remain vigilant keeping a watchful eye out. we have correspondents across the u.s. >> in chicago where the weekend is performing. police stepped up security including a tactical unit, bomb sniffing dogs. anyone with a ticket will be hand wanded by a metal dethe tecter. even children. >> you never know what's going to happen. you have to put your trust in the authority that's here. >> chris brown is performing in chicago. behind me there's a high security profile. police on cars own on foot, ak- units are patrolling the area. >> reporter: despite the heavy police presence at an nba game, some fans were concerned. >> i watch for book bags. i'm nervous when i see them doing this with phones. >> reporter: in atlanta tense moments at the

there was a scoreboard that flashed an evacuation order. >> a fire alarm started ringing. >> reporter: sirens blared in the ballpark. leaving fans panicked at fist and then fuming. one fan tweeting you think it's funny to scare your fans? what was that? >> reporter: after the game the team said the alarm was probably triggered by a fight in the restaurant. but securing soft targets like outside that ballpark or here in times square is difficult. you can't shut down a place like this. you can provide more security after relying on intelligence and really public vigilance. >> stephanie, thank you. back to the meeting at the vatican for president trump. he's sitting down for the first time with pope francis. kristen welker is in rome for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. just moments ago,

extraordinary meeting with the pope. his response? he is something. we had a fantastic meeting. these two leaders couldn't be more different. pope francis lives a modest lifestyle. president trump more lavish. today they tried to find common ground with the whole world watching. after their brief initial greeting in front of the cameras, the president and the pope met privately in the library for about a half hour. the two leaders emerged smiling. the pope seemed to light up when he greeted the first lady and jokingly he asked her if he served the president a slovenian dessert. and then an exchange of gifts. the president presents a bronze sculpture. a piece of granite from the martin luther king monumen

ahli]$;ñ first edition set of w from the civil rights leader. the pope's gift? a medallion with an olive symbolizing peace. and three of his encyclicals. one including his views on climate change. that a subtle nudge. the environment one of several issues where they disagreed openly. another a promise to build a border wall with mexico. the pope said a person who builds walls and not bridges is not christian. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: today none of those tensions were on display. instead, the pope was

president trump giving praise. according to vatican the two leaders discussed a range of topics including immigration, health care and the persecution of christians. president trump's next stop, brussels for the nato summit. now back to the video of a tanker truck exploding. this happened tuesday in california. you can see a wall of fire and smoke shooting into the sky right next to a gas station. officials telling us the tanker was carrying about 9,000 gallons of fuel when it overturned on an off ramp. the driver was killed in the accident. no one else was hurt. the explosion sent workers and customers at a fast food restaurant running for safety. nearby businesses were evacuated. officials say it could be a couple of days before people are allowed to return to that area. >> awful to see that.

mr. roker. what do you have on your maps over there? >> a lot going on. first, let's start out taking a look in california. a mud slide, big one. closing off about a quarter mile section of highway 1 around big sur. it may be a long time before that section gets reopened. it's a real mess. as you can see from these aerial shots. there's a lot of debris and mud to clear. closer to home in the east, we are looking a lot of wet weather, and, in fact, severe weather down in florida. tornado watches in effect until 3:00 from the panhandle all the way into central florida. just to the north of orlando. we have 38 million people at risk for severe weather from nashville, raleigh, all the way down to north of miami for strong storms, damaging winds. this big push of moisture coming through with this cold front is going to cause scattered strong storms for florida. another day of heavy rain. that rain

northeast later on today into tomorrow. upwards of 3 inches in the panhandle later today into tomorrow morning. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. we have a mostly cloudy skies overhead. a few light rain showers still lingering about the area. but no heavy rain just yet. cloudy with rain coming back in for this evening. a couple of light sprinkles early this mng

maybe have the umbrella to play it safe. temperatures med to upper 50s. upper 60s and low 70s and steady rain with thunderstorms back in for tomorrow. >> that's your latest weather. coming up after a raid at his home just this morning, the new information emerging about the suspect and the manchester terror attack and his ties to potentially al qaeda and isis. >> and fox news forced to retract a story about the murder of a staffer as a man's family speaks out. we'll hear from them, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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fron fancronia shut down. outer loop approaching connecticut from an earlier crash has cleared. inpound suitland parkway, crash blocking the right lane. everything back to normal on metro. >> melissa mollet, thank you. we'll check your forecast next.

a lot of clouds. not much rain left. a few sprinkles across the area. just a cloudy day today. temperatures in the upper 50s now. upper 60s and low 70s today. cloudy and cool and rain comes back in on us by later this evening. tomorrow also looks kind of rainy. if you're going to the nationals game tonight, they got it in last night. tonight a delay a little more possible, especially after about the 6

tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms. temperatures in the 70s. >> all right. chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> for now back to the "today" show after this short break.

♪ all right. we're back. it's 7:30 wednesday morning, 24th of may. did i see a splash of sunshine? i felt like i did. it's going to be a cold, cloudy start. >> maybe it's your optimism beaming through. >> there's a window of opportunity. is that correct? >> a flicker? >> okay. anyway, we'll talk more about the weather with mr. roker, a guy who actually knows the weather in a minute. but first some stories that are making headlines overnight. three more men arrested in connection with the attack that killed 22 people at a concert in manchest manchest

and our first look at the suspect, 22-year-old salman abedi. they believe me travelled to syria and libya. . >> and a meeting between president trump and the pope. they spoke privately for about 30 minutes. after that the pope greeted other members of the delegation including the first lady, ivanka trump and her husband. and passengers on board a united airlines plane, a flight was about to take off when the control tower saw flames shooting from the right engine. passengers were evacuated using the emergency chutes. five people suffered minor injuries. newark airport was shut down but reopened at about 11:00. the faa is investigating that situation. all right. and now back to this concert attack. we're getting new information about the suspected bomber this morning.

keira simmons is outside his home. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. we've been piecing together the background of the suspected suicide bomber in the community where he lived. the home behind me is the home where his brother was arrested. what we found here in manchester are connections to al qaeda and isis going back years. they are now causing international concern. the suspected suicide bomber who caused carnage at a concert killing 22 innocent young fans came from the same suburb as a group of teenagers who travelled to syria to join isis. nbc has learned. this morning british police working to track down associates of salman abedi, and to establish how his bomb was made. a u.s. official says abedi traveled to multiple countries including libya. his parents of libyan dissent. the university student abedi lived with his family in a middle class manchester suburb. they worshipped

said a uk security journalist. >> we know the bomber came to this mosque. >> reporter: four years ago from this same community, a radicalized network of teams joined isis and posted pictures on social media. the boys apparently becoming fighters. the girls j jihadi brides. >> there's a whole group of individuals to traveled to syria as part of the advance guard as the law enforcement here see. >> reporter: a mosque spokesman denying a connection with monday's suicide bomber but confirming the suspect's family worshipped here from time to time. >> i think they've been to the mosque in the past. >> reporter: but you've never met him? >> no. they've never met him. they say the killer himself was not known to this mosque. not an active member of the mosque. >> reporter: communities in manchester like other european cities hit by a wave of isis recruitment in the early years. to some young people, it seemed

manchester's connections trace back to this poor city district. 20 years ago, a joint fbi british investigation uncovered early al qaeda documents in an apartment here. >> they found the al qaeda annual that explained open war fair. >> reporter: manchester extremist long past of international networks, connections british intelligence must now urgently uncover. and one al qaeda jihadist in prison with the states was convicted of targeting a manchester mall. the al qaeda network he belonged to were found to be trying to target the new york subway. that gives you a picture of how important it is to unpick the connections not just here in the uk but for intelligence authorities around the world. >> that work is ongoing for sure. in manchester, thank you. it's 7:34. al, let us tell you about what we think is going to happen. >> there was a flicker of sun.

>> yes. anyway -- come on. let's show you what's happening in texas right now. i mean, look at what happened. this is yesterday. hail coming down. folks running for cover. you can see the line of showers and thunderstorms making their way. and we have more cool air coming in that's going to supplant all the warm humid air in austin. temperatures 61 in chicago. 69 cleveland. mobile, alabama, 77. tulsa looking at a temperature of 69 degrees. as we get toward the end of the week, we'll see a warmup in new york. getting up to 74 by saturday. 93 in jacksonville. little rock up to 86 degrees. green bay 75. west, warmth with some temperatures hitting near records vegas 103 and salt lake 86. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> cloudy an

maybe a few sprinkles. that's staying in the forecast for today. you don't need the umbrella through the day. mostly later tonight and tomorrow. temperatures are about the upper 50s. cool and cloudy outside. it will stay cloudy through the afternoon. 73 degrees. rain comes back in pretty steady. late tonight and over night. scattered showers and storms. the weekend doesn't look too bad. just a few rain chances. don't forget, get the weather any time you need it. check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. >> or just call me. thank you, al. coming up with the nfl is doing. you are going to love this. to put the fun back in football. >> but first, major new developments in the russia investigation as a key figure is threatened with possible contempt and the president gets set to hire a powerful attorney. we run marathons... ...companies. ...solve problems.

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time manhattan lawyer as his private attorney after congress's investigation. this comes at the inquiries expand and we get a new blunt assessment from the former cia chief about what led him early onto raise red flags nmpl this morning mounting pressure on ousted national security adviser michael flynn after invoking the fifth amendment earlier this week and refusing to hand over records of his contacts with russian officials during last year's campaign. the senate intelligence committee issuing two new subpoenas targeting flynn's businesses. threatening to hold him in content of congress if he refuses to turn over documents. >> i did everything is on the table. that's not our preference. we would like to hear from general flynn. >> reporter: testifying john brennan. for the first time publicly acknowledging his concern that trump campaign associates were coordinating with russian operatives. >> i encountered and am aware of information

interactions between russian officials and u.s. persons involved in the trump campaign. >> reporter: the white house in a statement arguing despite a year of investigation, there is still no evidence of any collusion. brennan detailing his personal warning to the head of russia's intelligence agency last year. that americans would be outraged by russia's interference efforts. and offering this message that appeared to be directed at the president. >> it should be clear to everyone that russia brazenly interfered in our 2016 presidential election process. >> reporter: the cia veteran also explaining how moscow routinely picks it targets insisting u.s. individuals may not realize they've been targeted. >> many don't realize they're on that path until it's a bit too late. >> reporter: john brennan to who left the cia in january, refused to name the u.s. individuals who has contacts with the r

pattern of contacts amounted to collusion but insisted it was enough to pull those threads to try to find out. matt and savannah. >> peter alexander at the white house. thank you. one off chute of the russian investigation is a conspiracy about the shooting of a democratic national staffer. his family is speaking out. thomas roberts is here with that story. >> a lot to talk about. we have intelligence officials making it clear russia was responsible for hacking the dnc and funneling stolen e-mails to wikileaks. there are false stories about the connection to the murdered democratic staffer and they've been amplified by fox news and sean hannity. now the network and host are coming under fire. overnight, fox news's hannity appearing to back down. >> out of respect for the family's wishes, for now, i am not discussing this matter at th

staffer, seth rich, shot and killed last summer, police suspect it was a robbery gone wrong, but the murder mystery sparked wild conspiracy theories claiming his death was linked to last year's hacking of the democratic national committee. >> i expressed my condolences. >> reporter: hannity has come over fire over a story published last week suggesting ridge was a source of the dnc e-mails published by wikileaks and implying he was killed because of it. the network retracted the story tuesday. fox says it was not subjected to editorial scrutiny. and overnight the host offering his sympathy saying he reached out to seth's brother. >> i'm a father. i know i personally, i don't think i'd ever recover from losing a child. >> reporter: before his show was over, the host took to twitter saying to be clear, i am closer to the truth than ever. not only am i not

updates when available. stay tuned. the story catching fire after former speaker of the house discussed it on fox. >> you have this very strange story now of this young man who worked for the democratic national committee who apparently was assassinated. >> reporter: the fox retraction came hours before "the washington post" published a scathing op ed by the parents that reads in part, every day we week up to new headlines, new lies, new errors, new people approaching us to take advantage of us and seth's legacy. rich's parents are calling the conspiracies baseless and cruel writing we are forced to relive seth's murder and a small piece of us dies as more of seth's memory is torn away from us. >> reporter: in a statement the rich family addressed sean hannity thanking him for respecting their wishes, but this morning we have sean hannity sending out several tweets about this matter. one saying i'm not giving up at all. i'm working ha t

the family wants and deserves. stay tuned. also media matters, which is a progressive media outlet, put together a list of his advertisers. they've been successful in the past of trying to get folks to boycott certain hosts at fox news, and he's taken aim at them. i spoke to sources at fox, none of which wanted to give me much on back ground exempt for one line that hannity beats to his own drum. >> see where it goes, but for right now, the controversy continues and the rich family would like answers. >> the parents' letter in the washington post is something to behold. >> thomas, thanks. >> coming up, sheinelle in the orange room. big announcement from tom cruise about "top gun 2". right after this.

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this is a news 4 today newsbreak. 7:56 is your time now on this wednesday, may 24th, 2017. good morning. we'll get right to melissa mollet for a look at your commute and your first h traffic. >> 395 south before the beltway has cleared out of the way. all lanes have reopened to fran cone in a springfield parkway. outer loop top of the beltway, whole section pretty much is slow coming down 95 southbound as well a little bit of a problem outbound massachusetts at m street, crash locking the right side. >> stay with us for your forecast.

me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia.

cloudy and cool to start your wednesday. 73 degrees. sprinkles throughout the day. rain returns late tonight. tomorrow you want the umbrella. scattered showers and storms friday. the sun comes back but a couple rain chances in the weekend. >> another local news update in 25 minutes. back to the "today" show after this short break.

it's it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, helping kids cope. new questions on how to talk to kids about the concert attack in manchester. this morning we have the tips all parents should hear. ♪ >> plus back in the zone. >> elliot into the end zone. >> the nfl says it will ease off rules against celebrating in the end zone next season. how the game is about to get a lot more fun. and feeling the love. >> we should do it again, right now. >> let's do it. >> a behind the scenes look at the "love

the cast getting back for a good cause and feeling growing pains. >> i dreaded that dancing scene more than words with say. to do it again 14 years later. >> today, wednesday, may 24th, 2017. >> today is wake up wednesday. >> we're from australia. >> hi jake. wake up wednesday. who do we have? >> you got your hair all done so early. what are we celebrating here? >> happy 50th of my daughter. >> we have big birthdays on the plaza, but this one may be the biggest. what do we have here? >> he's 102 this year. >> 102. they tell me you're one of the stars. >> come with me. come on. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> great to see you. >> i need

>> we're back now. 8:00 on a wednesday morning. all right. where's mr. roker. here i am. so "love actually". >> yeah. look at the face? >> love it. >> favorite. >> good movie. >> but not that reaction? >> no. >> great movie? >> no matter when it comes on, when it's on, it doesn't matter when it is, i'll watch it all the way through. >> i think there should be a "love actually" channel where they play it all the time. >> but we di gresz. >> you brought it up. wednesday, today, we cannot wait for friday, because miley cyrus is going to be here. she'll give us a great concert. if you're in the area, get your fan passes at today.com. >> chippy is back. >> i know. >> 102. >> happy

>> we love us some chippy. >> the charmer. >> let's get a check on the top stories of the morning. here's your news at 8:00. >> reporter: good morning. i'm richard engel in manchester. there is a memorial here for the victims of monday's bombing. and there is a hunt underway to find more suspects. potential acome can polices. police arrested three people in manchester this morning, and nbc news has learned that yesterday the bombers' 23-year-old brother was arrested, and that he had a third brother whose where abouts are unknown. the first look this morning of the suicide bombing suspect who killed dozens at the arianna grande concert, including children. a neighbor confirmed to nbc news that the photo is of salman abedi, identified by authorities as the bomber 22 years old, born in

dissent. france's interior minister said he has known connections to isis and is believed to have traveled to syria. isis claimed responsibility for the attack, but offered no proof. a u.s. intelligence official told nbc news abedi also traveled to libya in the past 12 months, and likely received training from terrorists overseas. but that his allegiances remain unclear. also unclear? was he part of a cell planning more? taking no chances, the prime minister theresa may upped the threat level in the uk to critical. meaning another attack could be imminent. >> you might also see military personnel deployed at certain events helping the police to keep the public safe. >> reporter: and today, there was a stock police presence at bucking ham palace where the changing of the guard ceremony was cancelled. it's also increased security where the queen

service this morning. the bomb at the concert exploded at 10:30 p.m. on monday outside the security perimeter in an area where vendors were selling the t shirts. fans were starting to pass through on their way home. the hunt is on for other bombers linked, and the uk is clearly concerned that the worst may not be over. a u.s. intelligence official tells me that the bomber also had some ties to al qaeda. but his allegiances seem murky. there's training abroad, some connections to al qaeda, and that is why they are looking so hard to try to round up people associated with them to see if this was, in fact, a cell, a cell that could potentially be plotting more attacks. >> thank you. in the meantime, president trump and pope francis set aside some of their differences for a friendly face to face meeting.

hallie jackson joins us from the vatican. hallie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning. today a very busy morning for the president and the pope in that heavily scripted, highly symbolic first face to face. we're already getting reaction from president trump on how it went. he said of the pope, today he is something. calling the meeting fantastic. the vatican is describing the meeting at cordial and elaborated on what they talked about including international issues. the pope gave president trump several 50s including an encyclical on the environment. the president reassured the pope he could read the papers when he got home. the president gave the pope gifts including a first edition gold accented book by martin luther king junior. someone the pope talked about in his speech in 2015 to congress. the president also gave the pope a piece of it

monument in washington. they were looking to set aside their differences and find common ground even though they contrast on substance and style. the president compared to a pope who arrived in a ford focus. at this point, both leaders have had significant moments here in rome. you had a kind of funny one when pope francis met melania trump. he joked with her. now the president talks nato with european allies. then sicily, and then heading back home to washington. >> all right. hallie jackson at the vatican for us. thank you. just ahead in the wake of the manchester attack, how to talk to your kids and alleviate some of their fears. and big changes coming to

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hartstein. this event is a tough one for children. when they look at those young people coming out of that concert and what happened to them, they see themselves in those kids. >> 100%. and they really identify with the artist. so they see themselves. that increases some worry. they can see themselves there. so it's really important to be able to have open and honest dialogue. >> you great tips for parents. the first thing you say to do with your children is validate their worries and concerns. to what degree? >> you don't want to say don't worry. that can't happen here. because you don't know that's true. the feeling is real and honest. be in that with him. >> and limit and monitor the media they're taking in. loo. >> right. if they're following arianna grande, they're getting information but it's not all right. be aware. have them shut it down. >> this next one, you say reassure with

i can't tell you how many times they tell me stories about what they think happened in the news, and they don't have the facts right. >> right. you want to provide the facts and ask them where are you getting your news from. and you don't want to lie. >> you say answer what's being asked always with the full truth? >> i think you have to be age appropriate. a seven-year-old doesn't need as much information as a 17-year-old. but they will know if you're not being honest. they'll find it out somewhere. they're so exposed. be truthful. >> and be mindful of your own stress. >> parents be aware of how they're feeling. they're going to be worried about their kids, are they going to concerts? you need to check in with yourself and your own worries. >> how do i deal with that? i have a 16-year-old talking to me about going to a big concert here in the new york area this summer, and i'm having second thoughts about it. >> of course. >> do i tell him that?

worried about that. let's investigate security. i think it's the right time for people to up security so it's safer in many ways than ever before, but you can be concerned. what's our action plan if something happens and the safety plan for our family. >> good information. thank you. let's get a check on the weather from al. today's weather is brought to you by windows 10. >> looking out your window, saturday drying out in the northeast. new england some mid atlantic showers stretching into the mid mississippi river valley. western third of the country looking great. sunday severe storms making its way through the northeast into new england. parts of the great lakes. wet weather through the gulf. western third of the country nice. as we move into memorial day, hit or miss showers in the mid atlantic states. showers around the great

cooler than average in the central plains and again in the west, that's the place to be for your memorial day weekend. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in our neck of the woods. still a lot of clouds outside. those clouds are going to stay with us for most if not all of the day. might thin out a little bit from time to time. light rain along the western shore of the bay. most of the day is going to be cloudy. kind of cool right now. we're showing mid to upper 50s. as the clouds thin, we should be able to get into the upper 60s and low 70s. more rain later in the day, especially this evening. 100% chance for rain and thunderstorms tomorrow. sunny and breezy for friday. and that is your latest weather. all right. al, thank you. it's time for trending. i have to say we have jenna hear. she's pitching in because sheinelle is in the orange room. what's wrong with sheinelle? >> she lost her

>> we need to preserve her. >> i think it's fine her voice was fine for the orange room. >> because of the excitement. >> all right. let's start with our first topic the nfl. we love football. they just announced a big game changer. they're allowing room for more fun on the field. the league said we're relaxing our rules on celebration to allow players more room to have fun after they make big plays. the crackdown on player celebrations had become a big topic. that was a famous one. the league says they're now open to it. the nfl will permit the following. players using the football as a prop. in other words, spinning it on the ground. celebrating on the ground. think snow angels, and taking part in group demonstrations. now, what's not allowed? any offensive gestures. in other words, no

>> there goes my dance. >> how do we feel about this? >> i feel great. >> love it. >> come on. >> besides snacks, my favorite part is the dancing. >> i know. what do you think? >> i'm old. i remember when a guy would score a touchdown and hand the ball to the referee or head to the sidelines. >> i remember when a guy gyrated on the end zone. there has to be a middle ground. we all know who invented facebook, mark zuckerberg, but do you know where it was invented? zuckerberg is at harvard receiving his honorary degree. he stopped by his old dorm room and gave facebook users a look. this is the exact dorm room and exact desk. i figured it would be fun to hang out and show you guys into the dorm is like and let's take a look. let's go in here. this is where my desk was, and this is literally where i sat,

and this is where i programmed facebook. >> wow. >> i don't know if it was the same desk. that was where the desk was, the position. it doesn't say mark was here. >> he created it because he's now purchased the dorm. he can do whatever he wants. >> can you imagine if we gave tours of our college dorms? >> it's much cleaner. >> we all went back to ours. >> you did? >> yeah. >> i can't imagine it. >> before you were born. >> all right. we mentioned sheinelle is over there sipping her tea. there's only one person capable of carrying the pop start forward. >> sheinelle, i got your back. a special pop start premier. a first look at "wonder". starring julia roberts and owen wilson. the movie is about a young boy who was born with facial differences, and just in time for the fifth grade, as

finally able to go to school. take a look. >> since i've never been to real school before, i'm pretty much totally petrified. >> i'll see you later. >> okay. >> you don't want to walk up with your parents because the it's not cool. >> you're cool. >> i know, but technically most dads aren't. neither are these helmets. this story is based on the best selling novel about the inspiring journey and wonder. it looks like a beautiful film. you can find that trailer on today.com. one that you must see. and finally, what a great night last night at "the voice". it was the victory for chris blue crowned the season 12 winner. it was such an exciting moment. this was alicia's chris win, -- first win. what's next for chris blue? >> my plan is to

the it's been a long journey, but i'm ready to go to work, and i want to continue this awesome relationship, because as you all can see, it's magic. when you put alicia keys and chris blue in the same room, something happens. >> i was a victorious, and so mostly so excited that america saw what i saw. >> we should point out chris was the last person chosen. he was the very last person picked on a team, and his girlfriend was having medical issues and all he wanted to do was make money so they could do a big wedding. congrats to them. by the way, this is what carson shared on instagram. it was beautiful. after an exciting season of the voice, my favorite moment is walking off stage and seeing my son. hash tag, let's go home. >> oh, come on. >> carson. >> wait. >> and that is a pop start. >> that's how y

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it does, and video streaming. if you've got amazon prime, you may not need other things. >> foreign transaction fees? >> pick the right credit card when you're using your credit card to make sure that you are not paying 3% every time you're online. also you can find -- we'll tweet out the rest of the tips, but there's $40 billion in unclaimed funds out there. some of it may have your name on it. these are the websites where you can look for it and if you haven't done it in the last six months to a year, do it again. >> a lot of good information informal we'll put it on today.com. >> absolutely. >> just ahead, the love actually gang reconnects 14 years later. we'll see how everyone is doing. first on a wednesday morning, a check of the local news and forecast.

good morning. it's 8:26 on this wednesday. i'm aaron. right now we want to start with a check on the morning commute with melissa mollet. good morning. taking a look right now at the beltway, pretty good and all the earlier rain there has pretty much moved out of the way. that is good news. 275 southbound after father hurly, a disabled vehicle causing slow downs. it cleared. 234 at purcell road, a slow down. >> a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us.

cool 50s and cloudy this morning. may want to have the umbrella to be safe. more rain later today and tonight. showers likely tomorrow.

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go to sleepnumber.com for a store near you. ♪ good morning, everybody. it's 8:30. it's a wednesday morning. it's a beautiful morning out on our plaza. a little bit cloudy. lots of smiles for the folks who have come out to say good morning and happy birthday to chippy. we're team chippy all the way. 102 years old today. >> yes. >> coming up, charlie here has just had another training challenge making a lot of new friends. we're

i will tell you charlie aced it. >> awesome. >> and your love for "love actually" is going to expand for a sequel for a good cause. we're lucky enough today to get a first look. through every scene. every single scene. >> we could recite the whole movie, and we will if you're not busy after the show. >> maybe tomorrow. the new season of "house of cards" almost out. i am excited about this. we're going to talk to the president himself, president underwood, kevin spacey. >> all right. don't forget. today is we understadnesday. friday is friday. miley cyrus will be here friday and take over the concert stage. >> and the friday after that on june 2nd, country star thomas rhett will be here. one of the songs he's going to play is going to

fans in fact sta fan stag no through next tuesday here are your choices. here it goes. first one is "it goes like this". the second one is "die a happy man" and then "make me wanna". >> another good one "get me some of that". >> oh, man, you're stacking the deck here. >> get me some of that so i can be a happy man. >> let's get a check on the weather from mr. roker. >> today's weather is brought to you by panera bread. food as it should be. oh, let's see what we have for you weather wise. look ahead for today. we do have a lot of wet weather down through florida. in fact, tornado watches in effect for northern and

out west temperatures are toasty. hundreds, 90s and 80s into the southwest and central california. 60s around the plains. we have severe storms from florida all the way into the mid atlantic states. wet weather through the upper ohio river valley. dun shooin through the southwest, but there are fire weather watches out for that. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. it's cool and cloudy. 61 degrees. overcast skies. through the day today, clouds will hang around. a couple sprinkles here and there. the rain doesn't return until overnight. 61 frederick. 57 in manassas. today, 73 for a high. it stays cloudy. the late rain starts to move in mostly late tonight and overnight. tomorrow scattered showers and storms. dry friday, and then we go into the weekend. we're warming up with a little more sunshine. hey. don't forget. you want to get your latest

at the weather channel, and you find that on cable satellite and, of course, online. back to you guys. a little dramatic read there, al. thank you. red nose day is tomorrow. we haven't mentioned it, but there's a special reunion of "love actually". that's part of it. it's a huge part of the charity show. and nbc has the details. >> reporter: 14 years ago a heart warming movie filled christmas with love on both sides of the atlantic. finally, a sequel. though shorter. will air tomorrow night ant nbc. we got special access for the second installment of "love actually". red nose, actually. to find out why it is so loved. >> the casting. >> yes. it was all. >> i don't really know, but i do think that making a movie about all the different qualities of love is a really neat

i'm not sure that there had been one up until "love actually". i think you have hugh grant dancing ridiculously. all the things you need. >> that's it. >> that was pretty much it, wasn't it? >> why haven't we done that since? >> we should do it again, right now. >> why not? >> let's do it. >> reporter: love, the stars and that dancing are back. >> i dreaded that dancing scene in "love actually" more than words can say, and to do it 14 years later again. >> you do it again? >> i do. >> a different tune, more dancing. a different spin. that's what we're doing now. that's why i'm grumpy. i'm hating it. >> reporter: it's part of red nose day. it started in britain where famous people wear red noses for fun. >> it's been a good thing. it's a wonderful thing to celebrate and be a part o

causes. and i think it's lovely to have a day where it's about giving and about kindness. and the world always needs that. and some love, actually. >> reporter: a lot has happened in 14 years. the a director says it turns out love actually endures. >> very little has changed in the world of billy mack. dodgy records. hugh is still prime minister. i haven't worked out. i think he got voted out, and then due to political changes, he's come back in again. >> otherwise it's the longest political career in history. >> i know. >> reporter: and you'll notice another difference. a new cast member. >> here goes nothing. >> reporter: yes, i have a part in tomorrow night's premier alongside hugh grant, which he says went -- well, not great, actually. how was the scene? i mean, i suppose what i'm really asking is how did i do? i had one

>> yeah. yeah. you were really crap. don't give up your day job. >> reporter: really? because my day job is actually being on television which is what i was playing. >> yeah, so you should have been good in the role, but you were unconvincing, i thought. >> reporter: thanks, hugh. that's lovely. you're going back to film in the scene? >> yeah, i have to bloody dance. >> reporter: nbc news, london. >> you're getting a cameo. there will be no living with him now. >> i've been drawn over by all the "love actually". >> did you love that movie? >> yeah. it's a great film. >> matt is trying to act too cool for school. >> now that i've seen the reunion, i'm more in tune with it. >> imagine the reunion you'll have in ten or 15 years. >> not so much. >> meanwhile -- >> you know what'

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welcome back. season five of "house of cards" finds president underwood fighting tooth and nail for reelection. and despite the political sharks closing in, frank to up to shady business in the white house. take a look. >> maine, wisconsin, and new hampshire are still in play. all three. i believe in you, congressman. do you want to know why? >> tell me. >>

>> so this is a bribe? >> oh, no, congressman. a bribe is something you can refuse. >> god father underwood. nice to see you. >> thank you, thank you. >> he's rough. before we get to the season, did you ever imagine that there would come in time in real life politics that would make the plot lines of your show seem tame? >> actually, no, i don't think they seem tame. i actually think that maybe a couple of seasons ago, even at the end of the last season, there might have been things that we did that people thought that's crazy. >> and now? >> and now 18 months later, i think people are feeling like+h! wow, it is possible. >> has what's happened in washington forced you to change course at all on the show? >> no. we've always felt like as long as we're true to our story, as long as we follow the runway we want to be on -- we're an alternative reality as

reality television. i think as long as we do that and don't feel the need to compete with the real world, we're going to be fine. >> when i watch the show, it's clear to me you still love playing frank underwood. why? >> because i keep learning things about him, and he's changing and growing and 3450mo. his need to stay in power is really remarkable to see how he maneuvers everyone around him. he's about 17 moves ahead of everybody. >> at the moment, as we catch up with him in the season. desperate? is that kind of a good way to describe the state of affairs for him? >> i don't think frank underwood ever gets desperate. he just gets even. >> by the way, he and his wife are trying to, perhaps, even bring the country to war, and for the reason of? >> well, because there is a notion in politics, world politics, history of politics t

to keep people in place. or make them vote in a certain way. >> but also to distract people from other things going on. you create something over here on the side. >> exactly. . >> you did something recently. i saw the pictures. you had pete souza as we know as an official white house photographer, shoot pictures of you on the streets in campaign mode in character. what's it like to take frank out on the streets j so to speak? >> first of all, he was also reagan's photographer. the most incredible thing about the day which we did on monday, it was almost like being on a campaign trail. i felt like we were really running for office. and secondly, about 97% of the people who stopped me on the street called me mr. president. >> did you like that? >> i thought it was interesting. they said mr. president. >> what could be better than

things. i want to mention one because i find it fascinating. you're doing a one-man show about the famed attorney, dangerous daro. you're doing it locally. talk to me about what it was about that story that got you? >> he's one of the most remarkable figures in american history. he's the reason we have the 8-hour day. he was a great labor attorney. he was an incredible civil rights attorney and ultimately late in life became a criminal defense attorney. many trials. we're going to do it at arthur ashe stadium. >> and reading between the lines, you're saving some of the seat during that performance for acting stundents? you want them to be able to have kind of a real life lesson? >> we're offering to 18 to 25-year-olds free tickets which they can get through kevin spacey foundation.com. and ticket master is where the rest of the tickets are

sold. we're not going to sell out the stadium. it's going to feel intimate. we'll probably play to about 5,000 people. i like the fact that i can say it's clarence daro on court. >> good tag line. it's great. hosting the tonys? >> yes. >> you been practicing opening envelopes? >> i was going to ask you present the last award. >> here, savannah. read this. it's all yours. >> kevin spacey, good to see you. >> thank you. "house of cards" returns on netflix on may 30th. just ahead, a fun-filled and educational day in the country for our little guy, charlie. first, this is "today" on nbc. c.

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we're back. it's 8:48. charlie has been working hard to become an a

he went outside of his comfort zone around us. >> charlie is kind of a city pup, maybe a suburban pup. a field trip to a farm turned him in a full pledged country k-9. >> whether he's hanging out with us onset -- >> we are so proud of him. he's a great dog. >> or exploring the sights and sounds of the big apple, our pal, charlie has become king of the concrete jungle. but it was time for this city slicker to trade into the skyscrapers were fresh country air. >> so this is a farm. we have all different kinds of animals. >> charlie has done some amazing socialization through the "today" show, but we haven't hit exposing him to lots of animals. >> horses, goats and cows, oh,

his new farm friends. >> wait. good. say hello. he's met horses before in central park, but he's never been to a farm like this. look how cute. charlie, they love you. >> but for our puppy with a purpose, this trip was an important part of his training. >> charlie may end up going to a veteran that lives in the city which he's prepared for. but he may end up in a rural environment. if that's the case, today will help prepare him for that. >> charlie got to practice skills like retrieving by lending the farm a helping paw. >> let's feed the horses. let's help out. bring. good job. and after all that hard work, it was time to play. >> he can't contain himself. he is amped to be here. >> a

understatement. >> you want to play fetch? charlie, ready? okay. go get it. good boy. are you happy? are you a happy dog? >> this city dog turned country k-9 having his day in the sun. >> all right. we all -- he has a new skill? >> he does. we actually have been working on something that's a call box, basically. and this button with his paw, he can activate it to call whatever number is programmed in a box. that one is not programmed to anything, but it could be the veteran's spouse or even 9-1-1 depending on the needs. he's going to hit it with his foot. >> good job. >> charlie, call. >> yes. good job. >> wow. >> right now his number is hooked up to matt.

>> exactly. >> leave a voice mail, charlie. >> that's so great. so wonderful. >> thank you. >> if you want more photos from charlie's visit, go to instagram@today's puppy.

>> i like that idea. we have chippy outside who is 102. let's start off with a happy 100th birthday to katherine achety. she says go for a walk every day. eugene urban. 104 years old. he's from new jersey. he still goes to work every day. eugene is an estimator for a commercial plumbing contractor. wow. happy 100th birthday to mary hill. i like that hat. this fashionable lady is from new york city and loves watching the yankees on tv. katherine ritter of ohio celebrating so 0 years. loves to travel. never passes up an opportunity to go on a cruise. kate riley of connecticut. 100 years old. volunteers twice a month at the local country store. and last but not least, happy 100th

proud grand dad from kentucky. has 15 grand kids. 17 great grand kids, and nine great great grand kids. >> that's a big pool. >> you're on fire today. don't forget, if you know somebody celebrating a smile stone birthday or season ver anniversary --. >> i do. >> leslie. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, leslie. >> have some couch. not smuckers worthy. >> i hope i get there. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> hang out. >> no, don't leave. >> that's right. you can work from here. >> we have our summer shapeup finale. >> how many seconds, leslie? >> after your local news. >> 10 seconds. >> it's not as easy as it looks, is it? >> happy birthday, leslie.

8:56 on this wednesday, may 24th. good morning. right now we want to check on the morning commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> hi. the beltway looks good. the only exception is the top of the beltway as you're headed southbound on 95 getting on to the outer loop. ib bound 66, crash reported.

southbound bw after 197, police activity and some lanes blocked. north and south a little slow. >> we'll take a break and check your forecast next. stay with us.

cloudy and cool. 6 1 degrees. overcast. sprinkles through the day. the next round of rain is south and west. that will be here tonight and tomorrow. scattered showers and storms. it looks very nice with shower chances for the weekend. >> get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minutes.

this morning on "today's" take, love actually. we'll catch up with the cast of the star studded sequel. don't miss the weight loss reveal of our summer shapeup finale. >> and tom cruise heading back into the danger zone for "top gun 2 ". from nbc news, this is "today's" take live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's "today." wednesday morning. may 24th, 2017. listening to shed a light. >> did you see snl? they did a whole thing about how records have too many people on. featuring this and this.

chance to maybe be featured. >> it's hundreds of people. what happened to a solo? i don't know. >> everybody is special. >> we just heard something. i just heard something that shattered me. we'll get to this in a little while. >> shattered you? >> it did. these two have never seen "top gun". >> yeah. no. >> i've seen chunks of it. i've never watched it all the way through. >> we talked about it. and i didn't want it to be about me, so i talked about tom. >> that's right. >> today we're going to make it about you. >> there's a sequel, i guess, coming out. >> you're on your way to orlando? >> yes. to the grand opening of universal orlando's results volcano bay water theme

normally you don't go to a volcano. i've been told it's not a real volcano. >> it doesn't look real. >> that's good. >> dylan is on her way to florida as we speak. in fact, just posting a photo with brian and baby calvin. >> can we talk about that? do you remember that first flight with your children, the anxiety? >> yes. >> all sorts of gadgets and -- i was carrying milk, literally. i mean, it was just -- it's a lot. why are you carrying milk literally? >> it's true. that was my biggest anxiety. you can't go in the corner. if the baby's hungry, you got to do what you got to do. that's not the point. >> and you had twins. one for each. >> scoot over. >> pardon me. i need both armrests. >> wait. what was the point? >> dylan is on her first flight. don't you wish, and i think it's different with twins.

known -- maybe with your first, how much easier it is at newborn than toddler. >> no one has ever said it. >> before this. >> i'm the first person to say that? >> it's true. >> i wish we had called dylan and said, saver this moment. >> day care thtake this easy. >> once they can run up the aisles and talk, and the guy touching his head. >> or kicking the person of the seat in front of them. >> and then you have to explain why you can't kick it because it seems like a game. did you ever feel embarrassed on a plane? >> no. we had the discussion earlier. lela was about a year old. she was pretty well behaved. she was laughing, and the guy next to me was complaining that she was too noisy. so i -- he asked me to quiet her down

>> you didn't? >> i wish i could channel my inner al roker. all moms out there. i bet you're the same as me. when i flew with mela once and the woman next to me asked to be move. she was just talking and looking at elmo and eating a ton of food. there were biscuits everywhere. my glasses had little baby toddler marks on it. when she asked to be moved, they kind of fogged up. little tears started to come. i didn't cry in front of her, because i was like, you know, but inside i wanted to cry. >> i don't understand. >> we have to channel our inner al roker. >> to me, if a parent is trying to control their kid, then that's it. there's nothing else you can do. they're kids. it's the parents that kind of think everything their child does is spectacular, and they're disruptive and they're not doing anything. >> i didn't think he was spectacular, but she wasn't be

>> you were doing your best. >> with two, i can't imagine. >> at the same time. >> she's tflying to orlando wit all three. >> i am. i'm ordering an uber in about ha minutes. they're going to uber to the airport and meet me there. >> you are a working mom extraordinary. >> my husband supposed to go, but he can't make it until tomorrow. he found me a babysitter meeting us at the airport in orlando. she seems like a lovely lady. >> i was like you can travel and drink tea. she's losing her voice. >> that's right. >> we can't even tell. >> i'm just pushing through. you go, go, go, and of course you lose your voice when you're getting ready to go on vacation. that's just how the world works. >> exactly. >> maybe folks out there could help with my remedies? tweet us hash tag d

i don't have it here. i wish i had that kind of foresight. hot water, lemon, real ginger, boil it all together as if it's a tea and honey. i'm telling you -- >> it works? >> all right. >> can somebody get that? >> zinc l c lossanges. >> i feel amazing. >> tom cruise sharing surprising news about a big reboot. here's what he said on an australian morning show "sun rise". >> before we let you go rumors of a "top gun 2". please say it's true. >> it's true. >> really? when? tom, when? are you allowed to say when? >> i'm going to start filming it probably in the next year. >> okay.

year to watch the original. all of us have seen it over 1,000 times. you know what else al hasn't seen? >> what? >> "love actually". >> wait. what? >> you haven't seen it either? >> no. >> wait. we're watching tom cruise, and we are not getting -- >> by the way, i love tom cruise. i love tom. i will go see -- in the jack reacher series, he's been incredible. >> there's no word yet whether co-stars valwill return, but we hope so. what is he without his goose? do you not know what that is? >> without his goose? >> goose passed away. in the movie. i know, but i also need to rewatch the film, it sounds li

anthony edwards is fine. i saw him not long ago on the streets. zl. >> we obviously all need to rewatch it. >> some of us more than others. you've seen the movie. >> what you missed is they have not seen "love actually". we get to see the cast reunited later. >> that's fantastic. >> i'm glad they're all together. that they were able to get together. that's great. by the way, tom cruise also revealed he improvised the iconic dance scene in "risky business". he said he only decided to win socks because the floor was too sticky. >> this is a classic. >> tell me you've seen this movie. >> i've seen this. >> i've seen this scene. i could recite the scene because so many people have done it. >> i don't know what i was doing. i was too

"knotting hill". >> did you watch "girls just want to have fun?" ? okay. one more, have you seen "cocktail"? >> have you? >> no. >> everybody just -- >> i have not seen "teen witch" either? >> was he in that? >> no. but it was a classic 80s film. >> we're giving tom cruise movies. you also haven't seen "love actually". i'm just throwing out classics. >> i have seen nicki minaj. she's going to tell how paying the tuition of some college fans is making her feel good. and the reveal of the summer shapeup finale and the moves like tom cruise you can use all summer long. >> give me one more. e. >> mr. brady, we've been expecting you.

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okay. we are back with more of today's take. and you may remember we recently chatted about how nikki cki mins paying for fan's tuition bills. >> it went up to several thousand dollars. she came through. fans had to prove they were carrying a 4 .0 gpa. these are kids getting all as. she talked to ellen about the reason behind it and her big plans to start a foundation. >> awesome. >> you paid off their student loans. >> yeah. some of their student loans, some of their books and some of their tuition. >> that's amazing. >> and you're going to start a foundation? >> yes. i've been procrastinating for a few years now. i've been telling my fans that. it's close to my heart, because i always wanted to go to college. i always say that's the only

didn't go to college and experience that, but for a couple years i've been telling my fans i'm going to do tuition scholarship of some sort, and so when the person asked me that on twitter, i looked at it like a sign from god, like, sometimes something happens and it just kind of pushes you in the direction that you've been procrastinating to go in. now i'm going to really start an foundation. by the end of the year, i'm going to have it up so other people like anyone who wants to help out cab part of it. >> that's fantastic. >> i love that. >> how good is that? >> paying it forward. >> and ellen gave her $25,000, a check from shutter fly to get started. >> of course ellen did. >> and a lot of these kids, i like the fact that they weren't asking for 20 grand. they were honest. i need 2,000. 6,000. just what i need to get through. >> that's terrific. >> all right. so you guys are about to get on a plane. do you think that flying is a no diet zone? >> i'd like to, but i just --

a lot in the last month and a half, and i've gained about five pounds. >> i was on a plane yesterday, and i couldn't help it. the snacks came around. >> you're sitting there. it's in your face. >> according to new research, fliers eat an estimated 3,400 calories between check in at the airport and arriving at their destination. >> i believe that. >> here's my justification. i figure i could pass up the pretzel, but if anything happens, i'm going to -- as i'm going down, i'm thinking, you know, i should have had that pretzel. so, you know? why not? >> also, by the way -- yeah, yolo. you only live once, but you fly a lot. so, you know. >> you got to weigh it out somehow. >> exactly. >> adults should only eat 2,000 calories a day. part of it was yesterday i was starving. and starving is an exaggerate. i was hungry.

and the only thing there was cinnabon. i didn't eat it. remember our motto? >> what? >> sheinelle made it up. >> i coined it. >> eat clean 2017, baby. >> she's like jenna, i have the best motto. i was like sheinelle, not to bust your bubble, but i've seen that on instagram. >> i'm like i made this up. it's going to be so good. everybody is going to use it. eat clean in 2017. >> we ate clean in january. >> for me it was two days. >> i was eating teddy grams. jenna was like is clean? it lasted a day. >> fascinating. but be careful on the plane. pack your snacks before. >> that's right. do the weather, be light as a feather. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. guess where we'

we're going to be watching that closely. heavy showers and thunderstorms. i hope your flight is not delayed. look at this. this just updated from the national weather service. we now have an enhanced risk of strong storms from orlando all the way up to charleston. 40 million people at risk. multiple rounds of thunderstorms, damaging winds. what a mess. you can see the showers and thunderstorms just keep rolling through. we're looking for rainfall amounts generally about 2 to 3 inches. locally could be 3 to 4 inches informal we'll watch it closely. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in our neck of the woods. good morning. a mostly cloudy sky outside now. the clouds are thinning just a bit to let a few peeks of sunshine through. more clouds later on today, and more rain chances come back this evening into tonight and especially overnight into tomorrow. then thursday off and on periods of rain. maybe a couple rumbles of thunder. that

friday is the nicest day in quite some time. highs on eighty and saturday and sunday but a chance for a shower each day. >> that is your latest weather. we're trying to face time dylan right now. we'll find out. the big summer shapeup grand finale, our three viewers reveal their final weight loss after these messages. ree viewers reve final weight loss. >> i'm so happy for them. >> the

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fours week, three viewers took us up on a summer shapeup challenge. today we're finding out the results. >> guiding them along the way our experts, our nutritionist joy bauer joining us from chicago. >> hi, joy. >> joy in the witness protection program, and celebrity trainer,

obi. our three viewers, a lisa has been on joy's diet plan. rub an dad and police officer from newark, new jersey on obi's exercise plan, and charlene, a new mom from maryland, on both plans. all right. >> good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> lisa, first up before we get your final weight, let's chat for a second. a lot of folks have been following the three of you. what's one tip you can share that you've learned on joy's plan that's worked for you? >> the one tip i would say is accountability. it's shown me more to be mindful of what i'm eating. it inspires me to create my facebook page so i can work with my friends to help each other get healthy and lose weight. >> that's right. good plug, too. very good. >> all right. let's see your final numbers. you started at 185. after three weeks on joy's diet plan your

you lost ten pounds. yes. >> lisa, that's so great. >> i'm so happy. >> all right. how do you feel? >> i feel great. i have so much more energy. i have so much more energy. it's been great. >> joy, what do you think? >> oh, my gosh. i'm like the proud mama. go, lisa. lisa was amazing. this is completely different from how she was eating prior to starting the plan. she jumped in with two feet. she has followed the diet plan to the letter, and i love the fact that she's built in accountability. not only is it helping her. she's inspiring all her friends and families. they're following along as well. she's amazing. >> okay. reuben, let's get to your reveal. we know that you started at 284 pounds. today you weigh 274. you've lost nine

>> fantastic. >> i feel great. i feel great. >> obi, what do you think? >> to lose nine pounds in three weeks off exercise exceeds what i thought he could do. i'm very proud. >> are you going to keep it up? >> definitely. >> and charlene. let's take a look. your starting weight was 277. obi, do the honors. >> okay. >> you have lost 11 pounds. you're at 266. >> yes. >> go, mama. that's awesome. >> that's the most weight loss. it seems it makes sense that a combination of diet and exercise -- >> both of them combined together. you need both of them equally. >> how do you feel? >> i feel fantastic. >> that's great. you'll have to come out of your shell more, charlene. >> all right. guys, thank you so much. coming up, obi and joy will share their strategies to keep you motivated and in shape all summer long. >> we need tohe

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back now with our fallinale our contestants have lost a combined 30 poubnds with the hep of joy bauer and obi. >> the good news is the plan doesn't end today. we'll check in with you one month from now. to help keep you motivated, joy and obi will share tips. this is all the excess weight. ten pounds, nine pounds, 11 pounds, that you guys were carrying. just think of how much better you feel. let's get this out of the way. >> we don't need this weight anymore. take it away. >>

first of all, obi. >> first tip is do some type of physical activity. whether it's walking to the grocery store. if you don't have time to get a decent workout, get basic knee lifts to work the core. we can do this. al, you can do this. lunges for ten seconds. it's better to do something as opposed to nothing. >> park the car a little further away. >> start small? >> start small. it's okay. second goal is write down your fitness goals on a piece of paper to make yourself accountable. when you can visually see your dwo goals, you'll hold yourself accountable. the visual thing is important. number three, if you have time to brush your teeth and take a shower, you have time to work out. it's your daily hygiene. and if you look at it that way, it will make it easier for you to put in 15 to 20 minutes a day. >>

teeth. >> you do? >> or get up and squat with us while you watch our show. >> that doesn't sound right. >> all right. joy, what are diet tips? we all want to look great. help us, including al. >> the first is, while i love long term goals, we have to make weekly short-term goals. you want them to be concrete and tangible. each week when you accomplish something, it's basically a high five or pat on the back, and that stokes our motivation to keep going and get to the long term goal. it can be a number goal. losing one pound or an action goal, try two new healthy recipes for dinner, and this week i'm going to brown bag my lunch every day to the office. my second tip would be to weigh in twice a week. because that's going to let you

on mondays, because that's right after the weekend, and if you know that you're stepping on that scale monday morning, it keeps you on the straight and narrow saturday and sunday. also i like the idea of a thursday weigh in. that's going into the weekend. so monday and thursday. and my last tip would be to forgive your slipup. we're all human. everybody is going to fall off the wagon from time to time. but nobody gains weight from one piece of cake or a slice of pizza. it's when you let that one thing turn into a whole hog binge. you fall off the wagon? shake it off, and forge forward. get back on the plan. >> sometimes i feel like if you're allowed one cheat thing a week, obi you have one more move to show us to take us away? >> we did lunges. we can do it again. just step forward. all right. this is going to work the quads. >> wasn't there something about jumping? >> oh, we can do ski jumps.

right. this is a nice card owe move. you can do that. she's doing it here. >> i'm out of sync with everybody. >> by the way, while you're jumping, jump for joy, because we have something else to keep you motivated on your weight loss journey. we're giving each one of you a new exercise bike. courtesy of sears. the bike comes with this guy and 22 levels and 24 workouts. and you obviously have to do it with your shirt off. keep the good work going. we'll see you in a month. way to go. >> thank you so much. >> super happy, and something else that's kept us joyful all morning? a "love actually" reunion. we went behind the scenes. we are more after this. after this.

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>> don't give up your day job? >> reporter: really. my day job is actually being a television reporter which is what i was playing. >> yeah. so you should have been good in the role, but you were unconvincing. >> reporter: that is right? was it the way i asked the question? >> no. you were marvelous. >> reporter: want to see it for yourself? the sequel is all for charity red nose day. it airs tomorrow night on nbc. a new film picks back up with the characters 14 years later. it gives a glimpse of where things are. >> i don't know if you remember, they used to drive in a car when they go. they fell in love in a car. and they're back in a car. they're living together for 14 years and this is the car that they drive. >> reporter: their new family car? >> well, is it a family? is it not a family? >> reporter: okay. >> who knows? it's a mystery. >> reporter: you say in the end love is the most important thing. >> well, i say

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and again from the pacific northwest to the southwest, plenty of sunshine. good morning. 61 degrees. cloudy skies. nothing in the way of rain except for a few sprinkles later. more rain to the south and west. that will be here late tonight. this is future weather. it keeps the clouds around. then the rain moves in mainly after about 8:00 p.m. overnight and through the day tomorrow. scattered showers and storms for thursday, friday, finally more sunshine. 77. we get into the low 80s for the weekend. rain chances return saturday night and sunday, even monday. that is your latest weather. up next, they dress like a million bucks to sell homes worth millions of bucks. the stars of "million dollar listing new york" spill the secrets to buying and selling on any budget. buying or sel with type 2 diabetes

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three of these agents are part of a series, and today they're sharing their secrets every homeowner and buyer should know. we have them here. good morning. >> good morning. >> all right. you have some tips for us. we'll talk about the show in a little bit. but ryan, start us off. what's a tip to think about when we are wanting to sell our house? >> if you're wanting to buy a house, sure. a lot of people are buyers in this market because it's a good buyer's market. i tell people to look outside their comfort zone. if you want to look on one block or neighborhood, you might not find what you're looking for. look at different areas. spread your wings. you might find what you're looking for. >> look for the opposite of what you want? >> like dating. exactly. that's how you find love. >> oh. that's a two-for. >> yeah. >> romance advice and real estate. >> it's the same. >> you want buyers to slow down. look at the same place a few

>> every house i purchased, as soon as i walked in, i knew that was the place, but you say maybe just the opposite? >> for that reason. i think that it's the big e financial decision. we all do in our life. you need to take your time. and pushy brokers like myself will tell you buy now. act now. my secret is come back three times in the morning, pretend you're waking up. kick the broker out. shut the door. >> you can do that? >> you're the buyer. or lunch, you're having lurcnch and at night, pretend you're going to bed. three different moods and lighting. >> i they that's important. if you don't see something at a particular time, it may seem more light filled. >> and steve, you say that you need to make sure the listing is picture perfect and that's more important now than ever. >> than ever. they're talking about buying, but some people still have to sell their homes. so that's our job. eyo

they're looking at is the pictures. they're looking online and going on zillow. they're going on trulia. and instagram, yeah. everything is about the first impression. that's from the photos. it's really important that you have this picture perfect listing photos. staging properly. looking neat. great. great really professional photos so you draw them into the listing. the buyers get there so they can -- >> take things out. take personal things out? >> exactly. no personal items. >> less is more? >> religious items, big photographs of your family. tone it down. >> i remember a realtor once told me that you should have your house set so people can imagine themselves livering there. >> yes. instead of imagining who lives there. >> right. >> pretend you're moving out. pack half your stuff and then it's perfect. half way out. then it looks good. >> and then they're halfway there once we sell it for them. >> right. >> steve, you're new of the show, but you're not new to real estat

crew? >> much better style, i think. >> oh. >> i love these guys. i think i bring a fresh perspective. the audience and everyone loves these two, and quite frankly, i do too. i've been working with them for quite some time. we're new to each other on the show but not in real estate. i think they'll see great listing. they kill it in selling out buildings. i have a lot more homes, custom properties that are really one of a kind. i think the audience will see that and really it will resonate with them. >> ryan, is it true you're selling to people and less than a year later you're hearing from them to see what's on the market? >> yeah. >> we were just talking about this. i think the average in the city is about a two-year life span. i think everyone has add. they have an instagram attention deficit. ey

then say the next one. >> they want to swipe left? >> yes. >> the appreciation in new york has been so crazy for so many years. people realize i made a lot of money in two years. it's time to upgrade. >> and is it true one -- over $1 billion you sold in real estate last year? >> it's true. we're all so grateful for all this. we don't take it for granted. the numbers are crazy for all three of us. this city is just beyond. >> you need a billion dollar listing. >> give me a name. >> there you go. guys, thank you so much. season six of billion dollar listing premiers tomorrow night on bravbravo. this is "today" on multimillion dollar nbc. on

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well, what's coming up? >> a lot. we have this youtube sensation, she's only 16 years old. she's taking the world by storm. >> are you ready for memorial day? >> yes. i just want the weather to be better. >> you're so spoiled. >> things i can't control. >> all right. >> what about emojis? >> those too. >> you're talking emojis? >> you're not going to learn anything, but we'll have a few laughs. >> and drinks. >> first, your local news.

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this is a news 4 today newsbreak. >> 9:57 is your time on this wednesday, may 24th. good morning to you. funeral arrangements have been made for the army lieutenant killed on the university of maryland campus. richard collins's life will be remembered with a views and service. a tribute for him was held during the a university graduation yesterday where he was supposed to receive his degree. now let's check your forecast with storm team 4

>> the rain is not over yet, but as we go through the day today, we'll be seeing cloudy skies with a sprinkle. 73 degrees for a high temperature. a few sprinkles. the rain returns through the evening and overnight. tomorrow we're talking about scattered showers and storms. mid 70s. friday the sun finally comes back for the weekend. we're looking at mostly half and half forecast. showers but also some sunshine that even continues for your memorial day. >> thank you. coming up, we'll have new information on a decades's old cold case from prince george's county. we'll see you at 11:00.

from nbc news, this is from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. . >> >> we made it. wines day wednesday. yes, hoda. it's may 24th. it's a special thank you wednesday drk spanky wednesday. >> no cleared spanky wednesday. >> we didn't think it was appropriate yesterday in light of what was going on in the world. >> i think we should bypass it in the week. >> no. back by public demand. that is called "thinking about you". i know i'm out of touch,