good morning. memorial day weekend mess. 61 million americans under the threat of severe weather today. softball sized hail, possible tornadoes, flash floods and 60-mile-per-hour winds from texas all the way to virginia. and with millions on a getaway weekend, dylan is here with what to expect. secret russia talks? a bombshell report this morning that president trump's top adviser and son-in-law jared kushner discussed with the russian ambassador, setting up a direct line of communication with the kremlin before mr. trump took office. we're live with the latest. and train tirade. two men fatally stabbed on a

trying to calm down a man screaming anti-muslim insults at two women. >> he was saying something about america. this is a free country. i can do whatever i want. >> what police are saying about the attack this morning. and lights, camera, action. the summer movie season getting into full swing from "baywatch" to "wonder woman" and "pirates of the caribbean." find an adventure for everyone. and we have it all covered for you today, may 27, 2017. >> this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm kate snow filling in for sheinelle jones. dylan dreyer with us as well. thanks for having me. >> we have a great plaza out

many of them could be here for fleet week. >> maybe. >> we have marines there -- >> but there is wet weather to worry about. maybe not here in new york, right? >> here is the forecast for 61 million people. the midwest is the area we're going to see the severe weather today. take a look at what we saw in goodland, kansas, yesterday. look at the size of the shelf cloud moving over i-706789 . we saw high winds, torrential downpours m were trying to stay out of the storm for a second. we will see more redevelop today. in fact, we have a very smart risk of seeing the storms redeveloping, especially through parts of the country like missouri. so here is our setup here. we are looking at the tornado threat of severe storms, especially through the midwest. we could see very large hail and flash flooding with the torrential

we have severe thunderstorm watches. we have severe storms moving through kansas right now and we'll see more storms later to develop this afternoon. it is getting uncomfortable down south. with the cold front combined with the heat and humidity, we'll see very large storms begin to develop later this afternoon. this area in red, that's where we have the moderate risk. we could see golf ball to softball-sized hail. very large with the system. and a few wind gusts and tornadoes are likely. some of them could be strong tornadoes. tomorrow the threat moves to the east from indianapolis stretching down to dell rio, texas. we could see golf ball-sized hail. but if you're imagining softball sized hail, that could cause some serious damage. >> we'll come back to you for

moment. president trump is wrapping up his nine-day trip in sicily, italy, today. the tree largely positive but the president is facing more questions about this before taking office. kristen welker is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: president trump is tweeting this morning that many may know pa nato partners agreed to pay more in defense. and questions are also coming up surrounding his son-in-law jared kushner. as the president marks his final days in his overseas trip, there's the possibility of setting up a secret channel between the trump campaign and the kremlin before the

nbc news they are setting up with reports like this one led by reince priebus and jared kushner. while kushner is in saudi arabia, president trump took steps to reach out to the muslim world calling on all to step up in the fight against extremism. >> drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out from your community. >> reporter: in jerusalem and bethlehem, aiming to restart peace talks. his message to them is the u.s. isn't here top judge. >> we are not here to lecture y you. we are not here to discuss how other people live, who to be

how to worship. >> reporter: but a different tone ended in europe where he was greeted by thousands of protesters in brussels and didn't -- >> this is not fair to the taxpayers of the united states. >> reporter: and all the awkward times in between. the awkward handshake made it everywhere around the world. but the high meeting was the president's decision. >> we were furious about the past presidential election, of a man whose presidency will eventually end in disgrace with his impeachment for obstruction of justice. >>

former house speaker john boehner saying foreign affairs have been a bright spot, but, quote, everything else he's done has been a complete disaster. as for the latest controversy, "the new york times" said kushner wanted to set up the back channel with russia to discuss strategy. president trump heads home in a few hours. thank you so much. julie smith is the director and let me start with you. there in nbc you served as deputy national security adviser to joe biden and worked on a wide range of foreign policy is this reported move by jared kushner? >> well, we are still getting all the information in

did suggest a secret channel. it's highly unusual to do that during a transition. what you normally do is work through the state department in any of your official engagements with a foreign country, particularly a country that we have a difficult relationship with. >> we would consider this espionage, so was it illegal if this happened? i don't know, but you would want to know if somebody was hiding this meeting from the u.s. government or from our own intelligent services and the department of defense. the reportedly want s

are moral questions, ethical questions and legal questions as you pointed out. >> josh, the president headed back home after the g7 summit. how would you characterize his trip overseas, both legs? >> i think he's getting way too much credit per the europe leg. what he did with nato was quite dapg i dangerous. the pridw sued to agree to the nato treaty. and the white house officials preview previewed ahead of this meeting. it is likely to reinforce the arming of germany. so i think what he did there was really damaging with

relationships for europe. i thought the speech in saudi arabia was earlier in the trip, but i think what happened in europe was quite dangerous. >> reporter: he really went off european allies for not contributing to the real budget. >> we have been hammering our european allies. trump was right to ask them to do more. what he got wrong is he referenced they all owed past dues. and there's nothing about european defense spending where they owe anybody anything. we're asking them to invest in their own defense. there's no big pot of money and i agree this is a missed opportunity. >> thank you. thank you.

stabbing on the amtrak train. >> reporter: a tirade on a plane ends in horror. three people were stabbed by a man described as ranting and raving, yelling racial and religious slurs. >> two, in particular, we were told were on the train, two younger girls, i believe to be musl muslim. >> two were shot at. >> reporter: two men who intervened were shot. but there's no word to describe what happened today. >> reporter: a

near the train station. police say thanks to witnesses who called 911. steve paterson, nbc news. this morning we want to remember the life of a foreign member and a family of the nbc family. zbigniew brzezinski is dead at the age of 89. morgan radford is here with a look at his life. >> and his legacy. zbigniew brzezinski a towering figure in american foreign policy. he served as president jimmy carter's national security adviser for carter's entire

>> that's land over there and it's yours. you'll come back to it one day. >> reporter: the man was known as a tough figure in washington and abroad. he faced some of the biggest foreign policy changes of our era. the taking of american hostages in tehran, the failed rescue mission and the soviet invasion of afghanistan. brzezinski was anti-russian and worked hard to hold back the tide. and he tried to normalize relationships with china. >> we have a situation covering many xlcommon complaints. >> reporter: mika

this, i just knew him as the most inspiring, loving and devoted father any girl could ever have. >> what a beautiful tribute. all of us at nbc news extend our deepest condolences to mika and her family. >> indeed. hollywood a-listers and rock and roll royalty turned out in los angeles to mourn the man of chris cornell. actors brad pitt, james brennan, many showed up to pay respects to cornell. the 52-year-old was found dead after a concert in detroit may 17th. it was ruled death by suicide, but the family is now questioning whether anti-anxiety medicine may have played a role in his death. and a st. louis man is recovering from a frightening fall after slipping head-first between a commuter train a

and the platform. they had to use an air bag and the jaws of life to save him. he was in critical but stable condition with a leg injury. >> man. >> just a picture, wow. it's the unofficial start of summertime. and we're going to feel the heat and humidity in the south where temperatures are high. and we'll see the thunderstorms develop later on this afternoon. we already had a round of storms move through southern missouri this morning. now we'll see another round redevelop this afternoon. hot and humid down to texas in the 90s. close to 100 degrees. beautiful out in the pacific northwest with temperature and sun in the 80s. that's a look across the country, now here's a peek out your window. good morning. we are rather cool, 57 to near 60 later today. we may getca

some of them with a thundstrong storm possible. and then on monday, memorial day, a part ly cloudy morning. and that is your forecast. >> thank you. over to england where the investigation into the attack at the ariana grande contest is picking up speed. the crowd gathered for major sporting events on the holiday weekend f weekend. lneely is live from manchester, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have just released the terror warning from

the army bomb disposal team is at the scene, but people's really worry is there could be another attack. that's despite more arrests overnight and a police chief who is confident he's got the terror network. early this morning police used explosives to storm a house and arrest two men. police now questioning 11 men, most in their 20s about the bombing. >> we have to do everything we can to figure out how they manufactured this device. >> reporter: police don't now how salman made

powerful battery triggering it. and they know about the phone call he made before the attack to tell his mother and brother good-bye and saying, forgive me. protected by dozens of armed police. police have refused and increased security at more than several areas. they will increase security at the soccer final. and ariana grande's concert who was attacked pledged to return. >> it's been an emotional roller coaster. >> reporter: with medical staff at a children's hospital overwhelmed, but getting support from america and every day more tears, more vigils, more mothers

city recovering. and every woman here hoping that this city is going to improve. and coming up, caught on camera. watch this burst. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc narrator: "the time is always right to do what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us.

time now for time now for the download, a look at the week that was. >> there were a lot of story that is caught our attention from craig's candid conversation with nikki haley to a terrifying encounter with a sea lion. these are some of the stories you may have missed.

22 dead and dozens injured after a terrorist attack at an ariana grande concert. the queen visiting those hurt in the hospital. a city in defiance. >> if you look around, what have they done? they brought people together. candid comments from nikki haley about the investigation into possible russian ties with the trump campaign. haley speaking to craig during a trip to the middle east. >> president trump said that robert mueller divided this country. you disagree with that? >> i think all the questions need to be answered so the administration can get back to

work. dramatic audio of an altercation between a reporter and the montana gop candidate gianforte on the eve of the election. the congressional candidate was on top of me. the father of a little girl yanked into the water by a 700-pound sea lion in british columbia praised the girl's grandfather for saving her life. this week, extraordinary moments caught on camera. a bow hunter in canada fought off a charging black bear. a carjacking attempt failed when a woman fear policely jumped onto the hood of the car to stop the thieves in action. bystanders ran for safety when a tanker truck exploded into a ball of flames next to a gas station in california. the driver sadly di

children after the car started to roll down the driveway. the mother making it back just in time. this is where i programmed facebook. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg returned to harvard to receive an honorary degree after famously dropping out 12 years ago as a sophomore. >> this has been a place where a lot of special things happened in my life and i'm really grateful to this place. i do think making a movie of all the difficult qualityties of love is a great idea. >> reporter: and love actually is celebrating red nose day. >> it's about giving and kindness. and the world always needs that. and some love. >> i'm looking forward to that. >> that sea lion video, i mean, this is one of those pieces of video that i'm sure we'll see at the end of the year. >> oh, my god!

grandfather jumped in there. >> it's unbelievable. >> and the family eventually came forward to say the grandfather saved her life. they weren't feeding the sea lion. >> you don't look at that thinking they're hostile creatures. >> but they are wild animals. still to come "today" on this saturday morning, a texas teacher under fire after giving a student an award claiming she was most likely to become a terrorist. plus, planning to plunge into the pool this memorial day weekend? mark rossen will tell us about the germs you will encounter. but first, this is "today."

good morning, it is 7:26 this saturday morning. i'm angie goff. a violent night in the district has put six people in the hospital and left one person dead. d.c. police tell us that seven people were shot on q street in northwest. this is around 1:00 this morning. we're still working to learn what happened, but most of the investigation seems to be centered around a parking lot in front of this apartment building. police have not released any suspect information. and right now there is a manhunt in richmond for the man who shot a virginia state police special agent. governor terry m

identified the man as mark walter. we'll update your chances for rain with tom kierein coming up next. tom went to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies

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good morning, partly sunny on this saturday morning. the storm team 4 radar is showing thunder and lightning coming into western pennsylvania, northern and west virginia that may hold together to get a few passing sprinkles near the panhandle of west virginia and frederick county. this is mainly north of the metro area over the next several hours, but then a chance of some afternoon storms. by then, we'll be into the mid-70s. the storms will be likely in much of the region from 4:00 to 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. by 10:00, most of them will be ending. sunday afternoon and evening, late afternoon and evenin

stronger storms tomorrow. before then, partly sunny in the upper 70s. then memorial day feeling like summer in the mid-80s. we are partly sunny, angie? we'll be back in 25 minutes. ♪ you're listening to the song "my shot" from the broadway play "hamilton." i may or may not know all the words to that song. it's a tribute to the founding fathers on this memorial day weekend. and we are lucky to have the cast join us later in studio 1a. >> that will be a lot of fun. we are back on this saturday, may 27, 2017. looking at the fantastic crowd out there on the plaza. we are going to get out there a little bit. the crowd is a little different this time. we are celebrating fleet week here in new york city. that is why you see so many

just a bit to say hello. back in studio 1a, here's what we are looking at making headlines today as millions of americans prepare to spend this memorial day weekend, more than 60 million are under a severe weather threat from texas all the way to virginia. you'll be seeing softball-sized hail, possible tornadoes, flash floods, 60-mile-per-hour winds. and president trump is set to return from his trip overseas, this amid a new report that his son-in-law jared kushner tried to set up talks with the russians before mr. trump took office. meanwhile, at the g7 summit, european leaders pressured the president to stay in the paris agreement that limits greenhouse gas emissions. and arianna grande will return to manchester to raise money for the victims affected by the terror attack in england. 22 people were killed and dozens injured as british prime minister theresa may

that the terror threat level has been reduced from critical to severe. and this morning a new twist in the search for a florida woman missing at sea for more than ten days now. now the fbi is joining that investigation. maya rodriguez is joining us live from miami beach with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kate. the coast guard rescued her husband but found no sign of isabella helmet. now the fbi is taking a closer look at the case. when isabella helmond and her husband embarked on the cat ma r catamaran, they found lewis bennett on a life raft buti

her death is shocking her colleagues where she worked. >> it is a misfortune. everything was going really well in her life for her. >> reporter: louis said he went to bed below deck on the 37-foot catamaran when it hit something. when he got on deck, he couldn't find isabella and abandoned the boat as it took on water. they searched 6700 miles the size of connecticut and rhode island combined. after four days, they suspended the search, saying in a statement, quote, suspending a search is never an easy call to make and was made with deep consideration in this tragic case. now, though, the fbi is investigating the case. but won't say why. those who know his bell lisabely aren't losing hope. >> w

just yet. >> reporter: her family said they plan to start their own search for isabella. >> thank you. and time for the forecast. we have a change in the forecast where it is hot and humid. but the cold front is going to start to cool down through the midwest. it does come with severe storms, though. look what is happening north of the front, 72 in chicago. but south and it is 86 in memphis today. charlotte, 87. buffalo, new york, 67. boston, 61 degrees. on sunday, still cooler to the north of this front. virginia beach, only a high of 70 degrees. nantucket, 59 degrees for your memorial day sunday. then staying with cooler temperatures going into monday as well. you can see 67 in new york on memorial day. 65 in buffalo. but down to myrtle beach and savannah, georgia, with temperatures in the lower 90s. so it

that is right along the system where we'll see those stronger storms develop. very large hail, damaging winds and perhaps strong tornadoes are possible. the best chance of those storms today is across southern missouri. we'll look at the storms across the country, now here's a peek out your window. good morning. we are nearing 60 degrees. we are seeing light showers coming into northern virginia and northern maryland that. may hold together just north of the metro area over the next several hours. most of this will be gone in the mid-afternoon. then it is mid to late afternoon where storms could be coming through. after that, maybe afternoon storms on sunday, maybe a morning shower memorial day. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. generally end of the year classroom awards are supposed to be encouraging, but this morning a texas teacher is under fire for an award anything

here's keir sanders. >> reporter: a mom points to her daughter's end-of-year classroom award. a texas teacher naming her most likely to become a terrorist. >> it was supposed to be a joke. >> reporter: was it a joke to you? >> no. >> reporter: the unnamed teacher thought it was a joke. but in a statement, the channelview independent school district apologized for the ins sensitive fake awards. the mother is furious. >> being a teacher, giving it to a 13-year-old, how is she gonna feel when she grows up later on. she's hard working, wanting to be on top of her grades, and then to get this kind of reward, it is, it bothers me a lot. >> reporter: the supposed joke coming just days after the suicide bombing attack in manchester, england. >> a terrorist is a really big thing. like, just what happened two, three days ago with ariana

and they are joking around with this. that's not something to joke around with. >> reporter: the school said the teachers who gave mock awards without district approval have been disciplined. no word on the specific punishment for naming a child the most likely to be a terrorist. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >> in the same school, there was a kid most likely to be cry baby, most likely to be homeless. >> what? i can't even make sense of what the thought process is there. >> that is not a joke, ever. >> it's pretty dumb. so, yeah. just ahead here on this saturday morning, the internet buzzing over quite the budding bromance between the canadian prime minister justin trudeau and france's president macron. they look chummy. plus, the germs that may make you think twice bor

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>> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. we have been waiting all year for this, the pools are opening up and kids can't wait to get into the water. but now the cdc is out with a new warning about growing outbreaks at swimming pools and water parks. yes, it's true. thousands of pools close every year because of this dangerous bacteria. this morning we're breaking out our germ kit yet again. and before you jump in this holiday weekend, you have to see what we found. it's pool time. families across the country diving in and hitting water parks. today, so am i. but ever wonder what germs are lurking in the water? a new alert from the cdc says par sitsz aasites are oe ri outbreaks doubling since 2013, and the germs are not easily killed by chlorine. so what will we find? i'm going undercover taking samples.

sending them off to a certified lab, but this time it isn't just the visual dirt down under or clum clum clumps of hair floating on top. we are testing the bacteria that can make you sick. let's test. let's start at this public pool. all right, got it. our tests resulting into fecal matter. maybe this expensive water park will be cleaner. all right, here we go. got it, back to the lazy river. before i get too uncomfortable, there's total coliform and e. coli. doctors say that's the perfect cocktail to make you sick. got it. and we found that same disgusting bacteria in these two pools as well. yep, you're swimming in it. >> it means somebody basically went to the bathroom and didn't clean themselves properly or went to the bathroom in the

results with an e.r. doctor. i always thought the chemicals in the pool cleaned some of the bacteria. >> it cleans some of it. actually, the heat in the bacteria allows it to thrive. >> reporter: so it thrives in a heated pool. >> exactly. >> reporter: and it's about to get worse. both pools said, yes, even the lazy river also contained something called pseudomonas. what are pseudomonas? >> they can get into the bloodstream and make you very sick. >> reporter: only one pool came back completely clean. but hang on, we found a different problem there when we pulled out the chlorine test strip. the total chlorine is very high. on a scale of zero to ten, it's a ten. three is ideal so it is way over. yep, sky-high chlorine levels and that can be just as bad. what is the problem with chlorine? >> in general it is not a problem, but it can cause breathing problems a

childr children. >> bay way, it is easy to check for high chlorine levels. go to the store to find a chlorine test strep kit color coded. you can buy them for only $10 at a big box store. you just need one of them, you take it, dunk it in the water and it will tell you if it is okay to jump in right there on the spot based on the color coding on the actual strip. hope it helps and happy weekend. back to you guys. >> happy weekend. thank you, jeff. i think i was better off before i knew that. >> you can't go to a public pool anymore. two open thebetween the poo and. >> what is up in the orange room? let's change the subject. i have special guests joining me for fleet week. but what do the coast guard and the cast of "hamilton" have in

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we are back on a saturday morning. in case you can't tell by the crowd outside "today," it is fleet week here in new york city. >> how do you top an already fantastic week? if you are the coast

dylan is over in the orange room with both to explain the connection. >> there's a huge connection, and i'll get to that in a second. to the left is petty officer first class lenoa stone afrom "hamilton" and here we have alexander hamilton from the cast. did you know alexander hamilton founded the coast guard, so that is what you all have in common, right? now that we have that done, what does it feel like for both of you on two different sides of this to keep alexander hamilton's legacy alive? >> well, i think that -- here you have this magic of just a great enthusiasm for the love of his country and making things better. that's the legacy that we live within the coast guard. >> absolutely. and we spend a lot of time in the show t

alexander hamilton said, we need to protect the nation we are now building. but that is what we are seeing until -- >> seeing alexander hamilton is an honor. >> what is like to have the hugest role on broadway right now? >> uh -- kind of like that, actually. to say it is an honor is something short and to be able to continue to live in this country that we know and love today. so i read the book and said, you're responsible for everything, thank you. >> the coast guard has invited the company of "hamilton" to visit the newest alexander hami

we have had six cutters named for alexander hamilton. he's a fundamental element in our service because he laid the foundation when george washington picked the first officers, named the first ships and are you inviting all the co-stars to hamilton? >> absolutely. >> and the "today" show, too. that would be fantastic. >> oh, please, we can do that. >> dylan really wants that. >> i really want to because i haven't seen it yet. >> that's really cool. coming up, the latest on a celebrity split coming up in "pop start." but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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it is 7:56 on this saturday, may 27th. good morning to you, i'm david culver. we'll get a check on the headlines and start many the district where it was a violent night overnight. six people in the hospital, another person dead. d.c. police telling us that seven people in all were shot on q street in northwest around 1:00 this morning. we're still trying to figure out what exactly happened here to lead to all of this. but most of the investigation seems to be centered around the parking lot in front of that apartment building. news4's derrick ward is headed to the scene and we'll have the latest at 9:00 this morning. and one person is in critical condition after this horrific crash in northeast. this happened on

at north capital street in front of the hyatt place hotel. three cars were involved. one of the cars did a closer look here and split in half. unbelievable. we'll get a check of the holiday weekend forecast with tom kierein right after this.

good morning, partly sunny with temperatures near 60 degrees. we have a cluster of showers and a little bit of thunder and lightning, pennsylvania, northern and western virginia. and farther east of there, there are a few sprinkles along interstate 70 and frederick. from there, 270 down to northern montgomery county. these are all tracking due east to pass north of the metro area for now. but later this morning might get a passing shower. then a greater chance of an afternoon storm this saturday afternoon and the early evening. before then, the mid-70s. partly sunny with afternoon and evening storms. tomorrow's storms could be stronger with a morning shower memorial day. then partly sunny moay

mid-80s. that's the way it looks, back to you. and we'll be back in 25 minutes with another local news update. for now, we'll send it back to the "today" show. good morning. memorial day mess. 61 million americans under the threat of severe weather, possible tornadoes, large hail and severe winds from texas all the way to virginia. and with millions on a getaway weekend, dylan is here with what to expect. and russia talks? a bombshell report this morning that president trump's top adviser and son-in-law jared kushner discussed setting up secret communications with the russian ambassador before trump took office. we're live with the latest. and light, camera, action. the summer movie season getting into full swing from

to "wonder woman" and "pirates of the caribbean." we have an adventure for everyone. and we have it covered "today," saturday, may 27, 2017. ♪ >> happy memorial day. >> we are from north carolina. >> celebrating 20 years of friendship. >> happy fleet week from the cast of "hamilton." >> two college graduates. >> happy birthday! >> look at me, i'm on the "today" show. i'm famous! and a good morning. welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. the crowd looks a little different today, just a smidge. just as lively. this is a lively bunch.

celebrate fleet week and memorial day weekend. a big thanks to the folks in uniform for stopping by. >> and can we give a happy birthday to jevon! >> how about that? is this a big one? he's playing in "hamilton" tonight. that's awesome. the forecast for 61 million folks on this memorial weekend, how bad are we talking here? >> we could be seeing severe storms. take a look at what we saw in kansas yesterday. this is a huge shelf cloud over i-70 in goodland, kansas. a severe storm was affecting the area with large hail, damaging winds and torrential downpours. we are looking at the chance of seeing more of this wet weather as we go through today. we are looking at the possibility of the strongest storms, especially through southern missouri, where we could see some tornadoes, large tornadoes, and also some damaging winds. so

could see some of the strongest storms today across missouri. and we could see some really heavy rain back through tennessee as well. so we've got this set up producing severe storms. we already have severe storm watches in effect for parts of the midwest. and it is all because of this setup in the jet stream colliding with very warm, humid air. with dew points running in the low to mid-70s. as the front moves eastward, we're going to see another round of storms redevelop this afternoon. the area in red includes southern missouri, that's where we could see golf ball to softball-sized hail and also very strong tornadoes. so we have to keep a very close eye on the area as we go into this afternoon. guys? dylan, thank you. and we'll have the rest of your national forecast in a home. now we'll get to the rest of today's news. good morning. i'm kristen welker in sicily

wrapping up his first foreign trip in the historic week filled with positive headlines. but the russia story looms large and this morning a new twist. as the president marks his final moments at the g7 summit, a bombshell report in "the washington post." the "post" says the president's son-in-law jared kushner discussed the secret of communications between the trump campaign and the kremlin in december before mr. trump took office. the white house hasn't commented. this as a white house aide tells nbc news they are setting up a war room to deal with reports like this one, led by reince priebus, steve bannon and jared kushner who himself was under fbi scrutiny. it all caps a historic weekend for the president touching down in saudi arabia and taking steps to reach out to the muslim world. calling on all religions to step up in the fight against extremism. >> drive them out of y

drive them out of your communities. $in jerusalem and bethlehem, aiming to restart peace talks. his message to the u.s.? we are not here to lecture. we are not here to tell other people how to live. what to do. who to be or how to worship. >> reporter: but a very different tone and welcomed in europe where he was greeted with thousands of protesters ahead of the nato summit in brussels and didn't hesitate to criticize the french for their ordeals there. nbc news has not independently confirmed this report. president trump will headme

few hours. kristen, thank you. >> over to england now where the investigation into the attack at the ariana grande concert is picking up steam. this morning the security is sky high in manchester, england. bill neely is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. in the last hour the british prime minister teresheresa may the threat level has been reduced. suggesting the police are confident another attack is not imminent. also this morning, more arrests, more searches in the manchester area. and police are confident they have got the terror network. >> earlier this morning the police used explosives to storm a house and arrest two men. police now questioning 11 men,

most in their 20s, about the bombing. >> we've got to understand everything around the terrorism network and how they manufactured the explosive device. >> reporter: police know how the bomb was made. and they know about the phone call made before the attack telling his mother good-bye and forgive me. last night manchester's first big event since the bombing. protected by lots of police. >> we are continuing life as normal. but they will not defeat us. >> reporter: increased security to and from london where 80,000 people will fill a soccer stadium today for a big final. the american pop star ariana grande has pledged to return in what she c

a benefit concert to raise money for the victims' familiesment she called the attack evil and said, we won't let hate win. and every day, more tears, more vigils, more mothers and children remembered as a city struggling to remember. and part of the recovery is the gains, the world class athletes here are american stars, all of them well protected like everyone here as they hope the city can rise again after a very tough week. two good samaritans are dead and another recovering this morning. they were attacked trying to stop a man from his anti-american anger. some was aimed

later the man was caught by police. and zbigniew brzezinski has died. his death at age 89 was announced by our colleague, his daughter, mika brzezinski. all of us at nbc news extend our deepest sympathies to mika and her family. and many turned out in california on friday to honor chris cornell. many celebrities showed up to pay respects to cornell. the 52-year-old was found dead after a concert in detroit may 17th. it was ruled a death by suicide, but the famil q

played a role in his death. it was a night of high lives and low lays for the infield er. the right fielder goes for the spectacular layout, but comes up a good 40 feet from where the ball landed. he apparently lost it in the light. the whole team had a good laugh about it. he soon redeemed himself with a massive home run to help the rays beat the twins. >> dylan dreyer would have made that catch and put herself out there. no ifs, ands or buts. >> i always won dirtiest uniform. i would not have made that catch, though. weather-wise for this weekend, we'll see possible delays, especially this afternoon in areas like nashville and kansas ci

we couldn't see delays from the areas here, but there could be delays on memorial day at the airports. most of the storms will be back through the midwest, especially missouri. so that is where you have to focus on the possibility of large hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. and big tornadoes, too. but the west coast is looking okay. now here's a look out your window. good morning. we have a little bit of thunder coming into western pennsylvania. a few sprinkles in northern montgomery, into frederick and washington county to pass to our north. before noontime, we have a passing shower or brief

then a greater chance of late afternoon storms before that that in the mid-70s. partly sunny tomorrow in the upper 70s. i'm trying to figure out this camera and to say happy birthday. what is your name? >> elana. >> and how old are you? >> 12. >> i'll give you the phone, i promise. >> dylan dreyer, thank you. still ahead here on a saturday morning, from sheila to zippy. the names are endless for the four-legged friends. what is bringing out the infinity in a car? and we are looking at the benefits of beer. >> are we drinking beer this morning? >> yes, we are drinking beer. >> we need to have you more often. >> after these messages. flea and tick protection from nexgard. nexgard kills fleas and ticks all month long.

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all right. welcome back welcome back on this saturday morning. it is time to trend. >> with beer. >> we'll get to that in a second. >> i was a little grumpy this morning but the beer will help. in some cases, people are driving hours to their destination. in the car, how a lot of us bond with our four-wheeled friends. according to a survey

to carjojo.com, 42% name their cars and 30% are on a first-name basis with their car. and women are more likely to talk to the car. of those that responded, 23% thank their car for a job well done. that's a little weird. 4% -- >> if you car does iffy -- >> you got me here? 4% said they scolded their car. >> the yyou name your car? >> absolutely. every car i owned. right now it is joe. before joe was bertha. >> what are you driving, minivans? >> it was a big suv. but before that, my very first car, nissan sentra was silver, the silver bullet. >> that's good. >> what about you? >> i don't have a car anymore. >> i don't think i have ever named my car. >> let's get to the beer. >> cheers! >> who doesn't like hav

grill on a memorial day weekend. turns out beer can be used for more than just drinking, okay? >> not in my house. >> according to nbcnews.com, beer can be used to remove stains by pouring it over the stain and blotting it with a towel. and it can restore wood using it as a polish. and beer can add shine to your hair. and it turns out vitamin b is good for your hair. so pour it over your head. and finally, beer can ward off bugs. just pour some in containers around the backyard and the mosquitos are drawn to the beer rather than your party guests. so what about your house that now smells like a bar? >> and that's a lot of wasting of beer. >> you can use the leftover beer. >> the steale leftover, yeah. and are you ready for this one, guys?

trudeau and france's president manuel macron are leaving folks on twitter swooning. apparently justin trudeau and emmanuel macron flew to sitcily for their relationship. one person miffed about the romance is president obama. he had his own bromance with president obama. you have "pop start"? >> yes, we are starting out with sad news from hollywood. ben stiller and christine taylor just announced after 17 years they are splitting up. with tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years

have made the decision to split. they have their reasons. moving on to jaime foxx who stopped by "the tonight show" to talk about his new game show. and jimmy started with a new game of his own, musical genre. they had to sing a baby's challenge, a baja rendition of "who let the dogs out." check it out. ♪ i wouldn't want anybody to be getting hurt so i just said to myself ♪ ♪ who let the dogs out who who who who who ♪ ♪ who let the dogs out who who who who who ♪ >> i sang a duet with jaime foxx, true story.

>> "stand by me." >> what situation and what world were you and jaime foxx in? >> we were co-hosting an event in chicago at the time. big brothers, big sisters, in chicago, a mentoring group, a wonderful group. he's part of that. we were up on stage and it just happened. it's going to be posted on my facebook page. coming up on "today," we'll have more coming up. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning to you, it is may 27, 2017. i'm david culver. we are getting breaking news, an update to the shooting out of the richmond area involving the special agent with the virginia state police. we have learned that the police officer has passed away from his injuries. this happened just after 5:00 this morning. now, the virginia state police and u.s. marshals have arrested somebody in connection with this shooting. it's a 27-year-old named travis ball from the richmond area. he's now been charged with fatal shooting of a virginia state police special agent. governor terry mcauliffe lived that man as mike walter. wa

officer had a conversation with two men in a vehicle. then somebody opened fire. we now know according to police that the person is travis ball. much more on this coming up in the next 30 minutes starting at 9:00. and a violent night in the district put six people in the hospital and a seventh person has died. police tell us all seven were shot on q street in northwest around 1:00 this morning. the question remains, what led up to this? derrick ward is headed to the scene and will join us at 9:00. we'll get a check on the forecast with tom kierein coming up right after this.

out in west virginia, pennsylvania and the panhandle, they are seeing a few sprinkles. getting a few sprinkles into frederick and washington to pass to our north. later this morning you may get a passing shower, a greater chance of afternoon storms with highs in the mid-70s. partly sunny sunday, the upper 70s, and maybe strong to upper storms on monday. and for memorial day, maybe a passing shower and partly sunny in the afternoon. highs in the mid-80s and a warm start to the workweek with more

and we'll update you into the breaking news coming into us right now at 9:00 with a full hour of news and weather. for now, back to the "today" show. and we are back on this saturday mo and we are back at 8:30 on this saturday morning, may 27, 2017. it is fleet week. that's why we have so many people here, it's a holiday weekend. they are coming out here. >> and celebrating early. >> still to come in the half hour, we are talking about summer and the hottest flicks coming out, the best movies, the way to beat the heat indoors. and then we'll take on the world's cpr challenge. we'll learn how to save a life on this saturday morning. and our memorial day cookout. the perfect pick anymore fnic f your family and sonny

when we get to eat. >> i love sonny's cooking. it is fun. and speaking of sunny, we'll talk about the forecast, mrs. dryer. >> it is cloudy with some showers that begin to work in later on today. so we'll take a look at the memorial day weekend forecast. we are going to see possibly a severe storm outbreak down through the midwest with isolated severe storms in the midatlantic region possible. the west coast is looking good. then heading into sunday, we'll see the showers and storms move into the great lakes region stretching into the ohio and river valley with severe storms possible in texas. hot and sunny out in the pacific northwest. and on monday, memorial day, for all you travelers along i-95, we'll see pockets of heavier rain with temperatures much cooler. hot and dry through florida and cooler than average in the 60s. even the 50s back to the great lakes on memorial day. that's a look across the country, now here's a peek out your window. clouds are moving in giving

frederick into washington county. this is going to stay to our north for the next few hours. then we have the cluster of showers and moderate downpours into west virginia and western maryland. that may move close to the me o metro. then for memorial day, we'll see morning showers and partly sunny and warm in the afternoon in the mid-80s with a warm start to next week. and that is your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. up next, from "baywatch" to "wonder woman," we'll look at the movies coming to the box office with the unofficial start to summer this weekend. but first these messages. you to. and hey, unmanaged depression, don't get too comfortable. we're talking to you, cost inefficiencies and data without insights. and fragmented care- stop getting in the way of patient recovery and pay attention.

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back now on a saturday morning with "today's" weekend movie ticket. memorial day is not only the unofficial start to summer, but this is when the studios say what is coming out. >> what is it like for you? we'll break it all down, but first here's a summer movie preview. >> reporter: marquees peppered with remakes and sequels. the summer box office lineup must be here. sure this weekend we'll see people running to theaters, though they will probably be running in slow-mo. >> welcome to "baywatch." >> reporter: this is zac efron and dwayne johnson. and also

weekend. "pirates of the caribbean: dead men tell no tale." this time jack sparrow is on the run from an old nemesis. step aside, boys. wonder woman is here to save the day. >> who is this young woman? >> reporter: she's leading the boys in a war to end all wars. >> what kind of boy could i possibly be fighting? first the whole film, but she's not the only familiar face on the big screen. dosh dumall returns to the franchise. kristen leg reprised her role as well. but it's not all superheroes saving the day at the summer box

christopher nolan's latest epic is starring tom hardy and aaron style to make the film debut. and from real life to real laughs, parents got to do what parents god to do. in the case of amy poehler and will ferrell, you can get on a good time at the box office this summer. for "today," joelle gargiulo, new york. and eric davis, we got a lot to get to. let's jump right in here. buck busters and sequels typically define the summer when it comes to movies. what are you most excited about? >> "wonder woman" voted the most anticipated movie. the largest survey conducted with a great mix of

romance and more. and "spider-man" has robert downey into this as ironman. and we are also hearing from michael bombay about this film. and we are hearing that the most anticipated film is "depispicab me: 3." drew's character who is

movie as well. and the third "cars" movie is racing into theaters soon in a couple weeks from now. >> in addition to the blo blockbusters and sequels, a lot of them are comedies as well. which comedies to lookout for? and who is the audience for those? >> well, "baywatch" is a comedy, voted most anticipated comedy. in the survey you have zac efron and dwayne "the rock" johnson half-naked the whole time. and we are watching an underground casino here to pay for their son's tuition. it's the greatest premise ever. a great date night movie for mom and dad. and "the hangover" about a bachelorette party that goes wrong

really great movie. >> and there's an old school movie as well. >> yes, there is an oscar contender among the summer movies. and "baby driver." if you're looking to escape the sequels, the baby reboot is a magical fueled by its music to star the getaway driver. and uh love it. "the book of henry" is going to debut. >> my 3-year-old son is going to see his first big screen ever movie this summer, "cars 3." >> that is good. if you are going to take your kids to a movie, take them to pixar. owen wilson is returning. i like "cars 3" because he's trying to contend with all the younger, faster cars around him.

relatable information for moms and dads. >> you said it will be more like "cars 1" than the second one. >> even new 3-year-old saw the beginning of "cars 2" and said, dad, this is boring. and now i'm going to get a nasty e-mail. always good to see you, thank you. coming up, who did you see? first, this is "today" on nbc.

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all right. this morning we're taking part in the world cpr challenge. the goal is to get 1 million trained this week in compression-only cpr. >> every year 350,000 people suffer from cardiac arrest. if i step in with this

>> we have the medical correspondent john perez to guide us through training. >> it takes 30 seconds to learn how to do this. but it can save a life. >> i just took the training myself for girl scouts because i'm a leader. what do you need to look for to know somebody is in trouble and needs compression? >> simple steps. check for responsiveness. this is not a casual thing like, are you awake, do you hear me? do you hear me? if they are not responding, call 911. if somebody else is there, have them call. then you start pushing on their chest. >> that is the important thing, right? getting in there right away. >> before we jump into the training. how many people fall into this? >> about 350,000 people. every minute that cpr is not done their chance of surviving

if it has been five minutes, they only have a 50% chance to survive. you want to get on this as quick as you can and go until the ambulance arrives. you just want to push hard, push back -- everybody getting on hire here, just push. 100 beats a minute. think of the song "staying alive." ♪ ah ah ah ah staying alive staying alive ♪ >> you will hear it click. >> i can't get it to click. >> so basically you just want to -- >> reporter: oh, wow, grow

hard. >> just keep doing it until the ambulance arrives, that's the important thing. >> just keep doing this. >> there is oxygen in your blood. you will get the blood to move around. >> you're pushing the oxygen around the body, right? >> yes, these are high, but if you are close to the ground, just rock your shoulders. >> we are doing compression only. >> not breathing. >> how do you decide what to do? >> there's oxygen in your blood. you want the oxygen to circulate around. so what they do say is for drowning victims of children, do mouth-to-mouth if you can. but cpr will save a life. it takes 30 seconds to get trained to handle

in this segment. it is easy and quick. these are people who didn't know cpr before. >> will you break something? >> if you do, it's better to have a broken rib than to die. i tell people in all the time. >> really instructive. >> and folks on the plaza participated and got training. >> we talked about the song of "staying alive." at the other songs that go 100 per minute, we have those as well. when we come back, jill anderson will be cooking on the pla plaza. but first, these messages.

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cookout this weekend. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> first of all, what are we making and what are the ingredients? >> this is very simple. i like to do things with minimal ingredients. this is my easy brined hot honey spicy chicken. >> why is brianing important? >> especially if you are grilling out, it's a drou weekend. the flavor gives the chicken inside. so it is really when you do this -- >> when do you do this? >> overnight. now pat it

if you have a grill inside, maybe you are in an apartment or something, but how do you get the cooked and grilled look? you're going to dome it. that's going to create some steam. if you do that inside, turn your bit on so you don't turn on the fire a alam. after they get brined with apple cid cider vinegar. >> is it spicy? >> no, it is not really spicy. it is company heat. you can have company to enjoy the heat. just like we are joining this weather, right in? >> how long do we grill it? >> 165 internal temperature. i say it will be done in under 15 to 20 minutes.

>> dylan dreyer and -- depending on what kind of meat you're using, does that make a difference? >> yes. and bone-in takes longer. i take it out of the thigh and the breast, but i leave it in so you have something to hold on to. now my easy grilled brie and bacon potatoes, i boiled these. i brushed them with a fork to get moisture inside what happens is she pre-boils

you want to get them done. just get the curb appeal of the grill marks on them. we have one done now, a little bit hot, go through, push it open and then the way you pop it in, brief thread. you can find it -- i like to make it topable. i usually bread my potatoes and spin it up. >> and what is this? this looks perfect for the holiday weekend. >> this is my easy red, white and blue dessert. you take the most healthy cake that you can buy in the grocery store. angel food cake. you are eating that, that's what i'm talking about. i crunch up my

top with some fresh blueberries and raspberries. >> what does this smemorial day mean to avtoembethe twe have >> deb is a wonderful woman behind the wardrobe. >> so good to have you. >> happy birthday! >> we may do dessert. >> we have a birthday dessert. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> oh, it's falling! lick it! >> no spoon. there

>> thanks, again. >> happy memorial day. >> have a fantastic weekend. you have to eat that. a very busy saturday morning. good morning to you, i'm david culver. you saw the breaking news up on the screen, a virginia state police special agent died in a shootingov

and i'm angie goff. one person killed and six people wounded. what police are uncovering about a violent start to the memorial day weekend. and take a look at this image here, a horrific crash site with a car ripped in half. the debris scattered across the road. and we'll tell you what we are learning about the victim. and be prepared for afternoon thunderstorms today and again tomorrow. i've got the new hour-by-hour timing. and there we go, the pools are open. where you can go to swim for months starting today. we'll fire up the facebook live feed when we begin "news4 today." >> and we'll be back on the air in 90 seconds.

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and we start with a violent beginning to the holiday weekend. seven people shot in the district as gunfire tears through a northwest neighborhood. >> special agent killed. the bizarre encounter. and what virginia police are uncovering about the shooting and the man they say is responsible. and memorial day weekend is here, folks. we are working for you mapping out the big event to take part in and the traffic troubles you should avoid. this as

tracking when rain might make its way on in here. we welcome you in on this saturday morning, may 27th. good morning to you, i'm david culver. and i'm angie goff. we are talking about the rain showers, some we could see this morning. >> we are tracking it all. meteorologist tom kierein is joining us now. what about the timing of all of this? >> those storms are likely late this afternoon and maybe a few passing light to moderate showers here over the next couple of hours. right now, the clouds are closing in over washington. live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. they are moving in from the north and west. and the clouds are producing some showers and a little bit of thunder and lightning way out here in west virginia. and just to the north up into howard county and north frederick getting a few sprinkles. but just as the area of some showers coming into the northern shenandoah valley over the next half hour or so. they may make their way into the metro area around 11:00 or so this morning. temperatures will be climbing to near 70 by then.