ood mornin good morning. epic clash. the attorney general and c membs gress stare each other down in a combatic five-hour showdown over the mueller report. >> america deserves better. you should resign. >> ieel your answer was purposely misleading. >> that's the masterful hair splitting. >> there were notes taken of the call. >> may we have those notes? no. >> barr defending his actions taking shots at mueller and refusing to show for yet another hearing today. what's congress' next move? a life report from whington just ahead. dangerous and destructive. overnight, another round of severe weath slams the

heartland. flash flooding. new rescues. and the threat nowoving east. al's got our forecast.to y, a parents sar row and pride. >> our son ran towards t shooter. >> the story of the hero student. >> we are just beyond proud of what he was able to do. >> their story coming up. plus, hot spot? a cruise ships now quarantin the measles outbreak grows. an nbc camera man. how he is now giving back. and a songsnd rprises. ♪ you're the only one you >> inside theight at the biboard music awards. and a post-show stunner. tying the knot in vegas.

today, thursday, may 2nd, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news,s this i "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday wrning. nice to have youh us. i guess what happens in vegas doesn't always stay in vegas. >> it does not. not when you're ajo nas. aught some of the show las night. heck of a show. but we'll have more on all of the billboards that aired on nbc last night. first our top story this morning. the fire storm surrounding william barr. >> what a day in washington. he is facing democratic calls this morning to resign. following yesterday' grilling by senators over his handling of the mueller report. adding to the drama, barr says today he will not come to testify before a house committee that has called him to testify. we'll start with peter

alexander. good morning. >> good morning to you. it was supposed to be house democrats turn to grill william barr. instead he's pulled out of today's hearing objecting the democrats' plan to have a committee lawyer ask questions alongside the lawmakers there. the democratic chairman warning barr could be held in contempt of congress. overni standingy his attorney general. he did a fantastic job. and it's all a big hoax, this whole thing with >> reporter: even supporting william barr's decision not to testify before the house judiciary committee today. a move that could lead democrats to subpoena barr. to force him to testify. democrats blasted barr's testimony wednesday before the senate judiciary committee. some calling for him to resign. >> this attorney general lacks all credibility and s, i think, compromised the american public's ability to believe he

is a purveyor of justice. >> that's masterful hair litting. >> reporter: democrats accusing him of giving political cover to the president. >> you've chosen to be the idesident's lawyer and s with him over the interest of the american people. >> reporter: barr testifying for the first time since asreleg a redacted version of mueller's report. ? the wake of revelations that pushed barr to release his support summaries. complaining in a letter that barr's initial four-page account did not capture the context, nature, and substance of his report. >> the aletter's bit snitty. i think it was written by his staff people. >> did you or anyone o for your staff memorialize your conversation with robert mueller? >> yes. there were notes taken of the call. >> may we have those notes? >> no. >> why not? >> whyhould you have them? >> reporter: but barr also insisted that mueller told him

his memo did not misrepresent his report. arguing that once it was submitted it was u toim about what to do next. >> at that point, it was my baby and i was making a decision as to whether or not make it public. >> reporter: barr did appear to criticize mueller's work. while also contradicting the president's claims he's been totally cleared. >> i didn't exonerate. i said we did not believe that there was sufficient evidence th establis ann. obstructio >> reporter: what's next? democrats are planning -- >> i am not going to do any more. enough already. it's over. >> reporter: in a "new york times" op-ed, james comey re suggested thedent who fired himco-opts leaders like barr. adding that mr. trump eatsou

soul in small bites. today house democrats are pl wning to go aheadh their hearing even if they'll be facing an empty chair. as with barr, he said the redacted version released his role is effectively finished. the justice department announcing overnight despite democrats' demands, they will not release the full unredacted report. >> all right. thank you. for more belpaking all of this down, what does it all mean? let'sfo bring in pete williams some of that. the attorney general not going to testify before the house judiciary committee today. what happens now? omcan theyl him to show up and testify? >> reporter: they can try. the house judiciary committee will pbably vote on whether to subpoena him. that will likely pass. that will probably simply ignore it. then refer that to the u.s. attorney here in washington many and ask her to pursue criminal

charges. but that sell bomb works because the prosecutors here plan too refrain t the grand jury. they can also go to court and attempt to file. judgesre typically reluctant with a political dispute. >> pete, you've been covering the justice department for a time. long not that i'm aging you, but you've certainly seen attorneys general testify over the years. >> reporter: everybody struggled to understand exactly why robert mueller and his team in this report decidedld they wou not make the call on whether the president obstructed justice. the attorney general said heha didn't get t part of the analysis. and was critical saying if mueller wasn't going to make the decision, he shouldn't have investigated in the first dplac. second, we got some insights into why barr sided that the president did not commit a

crime. it wasn't necessarily obstruction for the president to try to get mueller firedor a conflict of interest. because barr said that would not have ended the investigat sn. anothercial counsel would have been appointed. and finally, the general unhappiness wh how thisnded suggests that the justice department may want to revise the rules for appointing a special counsel in the future, savannah. >> all right. pete williams, thank you. new wavehef severe weat to tell you about. it tore through the nation's mid-section overnight. brought another round of storms to a region alrdy struggling. let's go to kathy park. she's got more on what happened overnight. kathy, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. a strong line of severe storms plowed through the overnight creating more problems. but here in denton, texas, they're still reeling from the two twisters that touched down on tuesday. this tree toppled ontond a bra

new truck and now homeowners are bracing for rain as well as risk of flding. overnight, severe storms streaking across the heartland. dumping hail and r heavyn in places already flooded by days of wet weather. riversllen in arkansas. roads flooded in michigan. near detroit, flash flooding. i >> thiss awful. >> reporter: trapping some residents in their homes. >> it's all we havend it's coming in. >> reporter: the floodwaters still running high in davenport, iowa. the city reeling from temporary barrier that failed on tuesday. over the last two days, at least 25 possible tornadoes tearing through five ates. in ozark, missouri with ab fami of three was injured when a suspected twister flattened almost100 homes. rogersville, one

home was destroyed and several others damaged. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: t thisster tracking through north texas late wednesday swirlin for miles. >> all of a sudden the winds picked up and the trees started swishing. >> reporte on the gr the damage just devastating. homes and buildings crushed. >> it's hard to bieve that, you know, mother nature can tear stuff up like this. >> reporter: the bruised and battered regiong now braci for yet another round of dangerous weather. >> and it really has been a race against the homeowners. there is sposed to be a little break later on today. but the rain i back in the forecast this evening. craig, savannah? >> thank you so mu. let's get more on that forecast. for that, we turn to al. >>th s absolutely right, guys. take a look. already got strong storms firing up in southern texas all the into arkansas.

louisiana making their way up into indiana. 37 million people from dallas tt detroit on parts of michigan. we are going to be looking at flooding. and we've got a risk of severe weather from texas up into memphis and louisville for 12 millionpeople. heavy rain is going to be the big problem. here we go. it's a slow-moving system.tr storms sching into the east coast. some of this rain is going to cause flooding. especially where it keeps training o ar the sameas as the slow-moving system makes its way into theweekend. look at this. we're talking about anywhere from 3 to 5 inches. but locally 4o 6 inches possible through southern texas. airport delays today for austin, dallas, s louis, chicago, new york, washington, d.c. if you're going to be driving, look for big problemsng alo i-35 from oklahoma city to austin. st. louis to pittsburgh on i-70n d memphis to chicago along

i-55. >> thank you. the back and forth between the president and joe biden since he declared his presidential candidacy has become a tug of war for a key group of 2020 voters. andrea mitchell has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the primary campaign just getting started. but right now the fireworks are between joe biden and donald trump. now in a battle over the has ighter's union and who the most support from rank and file labor. it's a matchup both men seem to relish. presidt trump trash talking joe biden. and biden happy to ignore and acting as though he's already ready to take onhe president. >> folks, i understand the president's been tweeting a lot about me this morning. i wonder why he's doing that. >> well, he's a sleepy man. but i don't know. who knows really who can do the

best. in a lot of ways nots smart as bernie. not as quick. >> reporter: the president filing off tweets in 20 minutes. none of the firemen i know are supporting joe biden, he tweeted. the union does not endorse anyone -- because donald trump did get more votes from their members. but birthday has always been a union favorite. >> i am a union man. period. >> in my opinion it's joe biden that needs to be the nominee. >> reporter: clear the the president is taking that personally. also tweeting, i've done more for firefighters than this due-sucking e union willr do. and i get paid zero. >> the fire men and women, ty wentrazy when they saw it. they went crazy.

because they're going to be voting for me. i had it the last time. >> reporter: the president and his leading democratic challenger slugging it out for union voters in the rust belt. especially biden's home state of pennsylvania. plus michigan and wisconsin. where the president was this weekend. three previously democratic states that helped donald trump win the white house. some of the president's advisers thinks he should not be elevating biden because it's helping a former vice president make the case he could win back those working class voters who went for trump over hillary clinton. >> all right. andrea mitchell, thank you. now to anti emoal scene on the unc charlotte campus last night. thousa cs of studentsing together to honor the victims of tuesday's deadly campus shooting. one of them 21-year-old riley howell who is being hailed as a hero for tackling the gunman to stop him. this morning his parents are speaking out in an exclusive interview. morgan chesky is in charlotte for us.

goodepmorning. >> rter: craig, good morning. when we sat down with the howell family, they described him as a natural protector. a guy who was always looking out for others. and this morning we're learning that's exactly what riley howell did when those bullets started to fly. ♪ overnight, a campus uniting in the face of tragedy. thousands packing the unc charlotte gym to honor two of their own killed when a gunman opened fire. e 19-year-oldis parlier and riley howell who this morning is being called a hero. >> everybody ran and riley chased. us>> we are jt beyond proudf what he was able to do. >> reporter: for thomas and natalie howell, that parental pride isn't new. whichs why when police told them what their son did tuesday, they weren't surprised. >> while kids were running one

way, our son ranowards the shooter. >> reporter: his girlfriend off years heartbroken but saying thatst just who he was. >> that's what he would have done no matter what. >> reporter: the alleged gunman 22-year-old tristan terrell. police say he started shooting students in a classro wounding four. and he may have even shot m if riley hadn't tackled him to the grounds he was fatally shot. his sacrifice giving police the seconds they needed t close in. >> absolutely he saved lives. >> reporter: technology allowing officials to lock down the campus with the press of a button that sent alert to students' phones. now with graduation just eight days away, the message to this campus is clear. >> we can't be defin by the tragedy. we have to be defined by our tsponse to it. >> reporter: ands morning it's the response ofne brave 21-year-old that's helping his family find peace. >> he put others before himself. always has. >> saved a whole room of people

just to make sure some people het out t alive. >> reporter: this morning is the first day back to work for campusemployees. that shooting happened on the last day of classes. the rest of this week supposed to be spent bytu sdents studying exam but theyill be flexible as they understand a lot of these students may be too traumatized to take the tests nextweek. >> morgan chesky in charlotte. -year-old riley howell. >> what a promising young man. >> so young, so brave. we will turn to the weather now. b's been reallyy for you this week. unfortunately or the folks in the south. >> absolutely. as we take a look at what else is going on across the country. out west, gorgeous weather. in the 50s. little cool in seattle. heavy rain also developing in central and southern flori well. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. nice! but uh, what's up with your partner?sp oh! we just d all day telling everyone

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by a crash. laurel northbound bw parkway, disabled vehicle. we are seeing delays there as you head northbound. this is mccin. a lot of fog across the area this morning. >> all right. thank you. before you snap photo and share it online, there's a security warning you might want to hear. >> that photo s mightre more personal information than you realize. susan hogan will explain the hidden data. that's today at 4:00.e we'll t break. your forecast is next.

morning, everybody. visibility still down near zero here. be very cautious driving over the next couple of hours. fog's gng to be gone by probably 9:00 or:0 10 temperatures will jump from the 50s to near 60 now. way up into the 80s today. were expecting stronger thunderstorms between 3:00nd

7:00. your evening commute likely to be rained on. take the umbrella. ew chuck, thank you. another local n update in 125 minutes. >> for now back to the "today" show after this short break. alright boys, time for bed. listen to your mom, knucehhand what over?ver. video games, whatever you got. let's go. you can watch videos of people playing video games in the morning. is that everything? i can see who's online. i'm gonna sweep the sofa fort. well, look what i found. take control of your wifi with xfinity xfi. be careful out there!

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outfits and perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening. a wedding. >> yeah. who saw thatcoming? first let's get to the headlines this morning. we start in washington. william barr will not testify today before a house judiciary wmmittee. committee voted onesday to allow staff lawyers to question the attorney general, but overnight barr said he is not going to appear under that format. the news came hours after he answered questions in a hearing over the mueller report that ofteny turning ver contentious. >> did anyone either you or anyone on your staff memorialize your conversation witrobert mueller? >> yes. >> who did that? >> there were notes taken of the call. >> may we have those notes? >> no. >> why not? >> why should you have them? >> went a lot like that. barr's decision not to appear today could lead democrats to subpoena him would could set the

stage for a legal battle with the trump administration. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo says all action is on the table including military action when it comes to handling the unrest i venezuela. clashes broke out in caras again. thousands of marchers took to the streets. security forces launched tear gas and fired rubber bullets while protesters threw rocks and molotovkt cocls at police. some reallycary moments at a washington state high school on wednesday. look at onthis. a sg gust of wind picked up a bouncy house and then carried it more than 200 feet. there were five students inside that at the me. all five of them injured. one of them seriously so. they're trying to figure out if that was properly secured. there are new fears over the worst measles outbreak in this

country in 25 years. the threat spreading to two popularow destinations n with hundreds potentially exposed to he virus. miguel almague the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. measles is so tajs, the virus can linger in the air forours affecting people long after the person has left. ae virus is bad in confined spaces like theater or a cruise ship. a cruise ship believed to be owned by the church of scientoly, one case of measles. one female crew member sick with near 300 people on board. this videoea taken y ago appears to show tom cruise on the same ship seraded by others on board. the vessel now quarantined off the caribbean island of st. lucia. doctors there worried the virus could be spread to locals if anyone is allowed off the ship. >> we felt it prudent that we

quarantine the ship. >> reporter: it comes as movie goers at this amc in southern california where hundreds packed the theaters to see "avengers: end game" are now being warned to woch for symptoms. a woman in her 20s may have exposed hundreds to the potentially deadly viru raising concern for visitors any ems. >> the last place i expected it, my job. if you have the measles, don come to the movies let alone a public place. >> reporter: the carriero went t a local e.r. putting more people at exposure. >> it's one of the most contagious on the face t of earth. >> reporter: after quarantines were also ordered at two college campuses in southern california, health officials say you should know if you werenated. if you can'tind your immunization records, a blood

test is needed to prove your immunity. get a booster shot. it won't harm you. today concern over the measles is spreading as fasts the virus can. after confirmed cases on a busy cruise ship andacked movie theater. >> that's scary. miguel, you mentioned that the woman who may have exposed others a that theater may have also exposed folks at the e.r. as well. what should people do if they think they could have the measles? >>orter: doctors say what you don't want to do is walk into an area you can expose other people to the virus. if you're showing symptoms, call your doctor directly and work out a place to be evaluated. back to you. >> thank you. symptoms, fever, runny nose, botd i did aches. a lot of folks -- i've read at least they're confusing the symptoms with other things. >> and since measles up until a few years ago was wiped out in this country, it might not be what people think of anym te. when ink of the weather, i think of al.

>> thanks so much. go on. stop. okay. so remember beginning of the week i said whatever weather you had beginning of the week, you'd .have the end of the week here we go. it's chilly out west. spring fever in the east. depending where you are. look at the dividing line of this warm ont. boston 48 degrees today. washington, d.c. near 90. and then we get to tomorrow. new york city is g onlyng to be 59. philadelphia, 75. washington, d.c., 85 degrees. pittsburgh, 75it looks like that finally the warm air might get into the northeast by the weekend. butin it's goto be wet. elsewhere around the country today, all t into the upper midwest. but the western third of the cotry looking pretty nice. here what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, everybody. it's going to be a very cloudy start to the day today. temperatures are in the 50s to near 60 now.

keeping a close eye on the sky for later in the afternoon. future weather model indicating a blossomingf thunderstorms between about 2:00 and 4:00. and then impacting your evening commute home. grab your umbrella on your way out the door. highs today and tomorrow in the upper 80s with afternoon storms likely both days and a high chance for rain on the weekend especially sunday. >> andsees for tho who noticed, the map said wednesday. it was a mixup there. but it is for today. and then tomorrow. >> okay. warm down there, cold up here. got it. al, thank you. still aheadhis morning, that college admissions scandal, well, the investigation is widening. what we're learning now about a new wave of parents who could face charges. then chrissy teigen stopping by. she's going to talk about her kids, her husband, and a new mission that she's very passionate about. plus "snl" star kate mckinnon and her sister teaming up for a newcomedy. paying a visit here. straight ahead though,

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7:42 lcnow. wee back. as carson joins us with a powerful story here from harry smith. >> that's right. every once in awhile, there's a story that touches everyone's heart. it's personal here at nbc because a camera man who we know and love, youound out he had a fascinating story toell and a story of heart break inrw anda. >> it's 25 years now since the genocide in rwanda. just by chance, we're working with j.d. who you all know really, really well. and we were waiting inle los ange as sometimes happens for movie stars to talk to us. and in this conversation,ou i fd he has an intimate connection to theoc genide in rwanda. i said can we tell your story on the show.

he said okay. a warning, some of the images you're about to see are quite stark. so l's just take a look. >> reporter: in a foreign country, it's bustling. it is always better when you have some local intel. >> but you have to try the corn. >> reporter: we're in rwanda. our colleague john bernard rutigarama, we call him j.b., grew up here. he almost died here. we found his old grammar school. >> we were kids. >> reporter: 25 years ago rwanda was a country a war with itself. >> a the war goes on, civilian massacres are still being carried out. >> reporte >> i just see the faces of the

people that were being taken out of this world. for noeason other than hate. they dd in t most awful way possible. >> reporter: 800,000 to a llion people were killed in just 100 days. as this is happening, are you thinking, i'm going to die now? >> absolutely. >> reporter: a teenager. half tutsi and half hutu, he was in danger. they fled to the border where they found a crowded chaotic refugee camp. j.b. encountered now retired nbc producer. >> i hear this voice in engsh saying, can i help you. i go, you can speak english? >> reporter: multi-lingual, j.b. had had quickly found a job working forn australia tv. so nbc hired her brother. the nbc team let them sleep in their van. gave them water and food.

>> it's the little things that the nbc team did for me. the simplest act of generosity. it really saved our lives. >> reporter: one day on nbc camera man asked j.b. if he wanted to look through his lens. >> fort camera to have been there and show everything that was going on in thecamps, the suffering, the death toll. it made people react. and then aid started coming in. inderstood the powerf the camera. back.s i never looked >> reporter: i have tears in my eyes. j.b. used the money hed earne as a translator to get to england where an uncle lived. when thatidn't work out, cruise and her late husband took him in. helped him get to college. became his second family. >> when you're out there seeing so much misery and so much death, you feel as a journalist you have to witness it.

you have to record it. but you're completely helpless. and to be able to do something for one of those people was a healing experience for. >> reporter: are you all right over there? >> i'm okay. i'm glad i was that person. >> yes. you were lucky. >> yeah. >> i was lucky to meet you. >> reporter: j.b. had assumed his mother had been killed. but six years after he fled anda, he got news. what was it like when you found out she was alive? >> it was the most joyful moment ht my life, i must say. just never thoug i would see her again. >> reporter: his mother came to england to j.b.'s graduation from college. and after years of freelance work and honing his craft, j.b. joined nbc news as a photogra photographer inos angeles j.b.

feels he owes a debt f toro sev traveled back to rwanda to teach a class in videography. he's darn good at it. such a joy and fulfillment of giving something back. >> reporter: during our visit, j.b. stopped by to visit a cousin whose wife had given birth just days before. >> to have survived the genocide and now -- it's beautiful. it's amazing. oh, my god. this oibaby's gng to be loved. >> and the reason the baby is so important. from j.b. mother's family of 30 mediate cousins, uncles, aunts, et cetera of 30, only 6 survived so to be in that room and to see him greet that little child, it's tough. >> just back. he goes -- he scrounges equipment from places.

we need to scrnge the attics here at nbc and flood this place with equipment. all these peopleant to learn how to do what he >>does. it's amazing we're in the business of finding stories and telling stories and here'sst ory so remarkable and so close to home. >> honestly, just by chance in this conversation. >>otnd he's n somebody who was wanting to come forward. >> no. no. >> he likes to be behind the sceneswn >> we've kno this guy for several years. and he's not oh, j.b. the refugee from rwanda and the nbc connection. it's not something he wears on his sleeve. >> and he's one of the bes cameramen. >> harry, he picked theight person to trust his story to. >> i'm not even sure we got close to doing the whole thing justice. hink you did. >> and our producer too. >> and thank you, j.b., as ll. much more ahead on this thursday morning including a new twist in that already massive

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i'm going to hit you backli le bit later. >> i like that. we got something coming up tomorrow we're excited about. it's a rare interview with anna wintour. she's the legendary vogue editor. she's been preparing for this year's met gala. her plans for fashion's biggest night and much more tomorrow moy.ing on "toda" now let's get to the news at 8:00. the president is defending william barr's refusal t testify this morning before the house judiciary committee. that coming after a day of tough questioning over the mueller report. correspondent peter alexander joins us with the latest. good morning. >> hey, see you this morning. house democrats are planning to go ahead with their hearing today. barr backing o out after objecting to having a committee lawyer ask questions along with lawmakers. democratic chairman is warning barr could be held in contempt of congress. all of this follows wednesday's his ng hearing where barr

nt that mueller lacked context. some democrats argue the president -- to have mueller fired. but barr pushed back. >> now, there's something very different between firing a special counsel outright which suggests ending the investigation and having a special counsel removed from conflict which a suggests you're going to have another special counsel. >> reporter: he said with the redacted version asrele, his role is basically complete. the justice department announcing overnight despite democrats' demas, they will not release the full unredacted report. >> thank you. a massive cleanup is underway in the natihe's tland this morning after a new round of violent storms and flooding. in michigan, rising water trappe some people in their homes. and the mississippi river floating downto davenport,

iowa. tornadoes are also part of the severe weather onslaught. one twister swi ed through north texas for miles on wednes ty night. ant is some of the damage it left behind. a suspected tornado damagingar ne a hundred homes in southern missouri. to ron desantis is expecte sign a bill that will allow teachers to carry a gun in asses. they can carry it if their local schoolistricts approve. they'll have to take a course and undergo psychiatric screenings. some were allowed to carry guns after the parkland shooting. a louisiana car dealer is now offering a $25,000 reward after he made a shocking discovery. guy up for work and finds rows of cars on his lot with their wheels and tires missing. thieves had stripped a total of

124 wheels. a loss of about $120,000. here's the amazing thing. police say that theecurity video shows that the crime wasc ied out by just two men in under 45 minutes. >> wow. they move fast. let's get to the morning boost. i think you'll get a kick out of this one. a young lady in a long distance romance surprised her boyfriend who happened to be acting in a play in london. just watch when he sees her. >> can you come out, please? >> surprise! >> i guess he's happy. >> i don't know what to think about that. he eventually gets over the shock. teary eyed embrace. you know, sometimes you get a surprise you're really not expecting. that's acute. right. just ahead, we're excited

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charged back in march has become the first to plead guilty in court. tom costello with the latest. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. rs said one prosecu there's a possibility for more indictments. that is looking now more like a reality with these letters to parents. the new charges or maybe even plea deals could come in just a few weeks. this morning, a new group of wealthy families is on edge.s sourceamiliar with the case tell nbc news federal prosecutors have sent letters to multiple paren letting them know they're under investigation as part of the college admissions scandal. nbc news has als lea a staggering amount originally documented in march came from the family of a chinese student who allegedly paid $6.5 million to a private college counselor to get their daughter into stanford. they he not been charged. 33 parents along with collegiate coaches, test prospectors were charged back in march.

>> we're talking about deception and fraud. >> no comment. >> reporter: all of the parents accused of working with private coll counselor william rick singer to bribe their kids' way into top schools. bruce and davina isakson bake the first to plead glty after paying $600,000. they released a statement saying no words can express how sorry we are for what we have done. despite contrition and operation, they could still face two to three years behind bars. 12ther parents have also agreed to plead guilty. >> do the kids know? >> reporter: including actress felicity huffman who could face up to ten months in federal prison. huffman saying in a statement, i m ashamed of the pain i've caused. 19 parents are still fighting the original charges and have since faced more >> lori, are you going to fight these charges? -- >> among them, actress lori loughlin and her designer

husband who pleaded not guilty. the star giving no indication of backingaway from a court fight. a source close to them telling people magazine the couple believe a trial is their best chance at redemption. keep in mind rick singer has leaded guilty and is cooperating with prosecutors who have recommended two to three years for isakson. t the judge has the option to impose less time than that. sentencing set for july. >> tom, thank you. >> jenna bush hager joining the table here as carson gets us ready. >> carson's back.at >> congrations on all your magic. >> thank you. >> first time you've seen me? >> yeah. we've seen eachther in the hall. >> and digitally. >> yeah. >> well, we have some stuff with you here in a second. we're going to start pop start with royal birthday wishes. they are in order because today

is princess charlotte's birthday. kensington palace has released new photos of the princess taken by her mother. littlerl chaotte now 4 years old and istarting to take off her mum rocking the plaid skirt. a similar look to what the duchs has worn i the past. happy birthday to princess charlotte. up sxt, many fanre reboot excited for the of '90210." fox announcing it would feature ll of our favorite characters but with atwist. the actors are going to be playing heightened versions of themselves. while we don't know what that's going to look like, with do know the cast a hard at work of everybody back for a table read. gabrielle shared this photo you ng, can't wait to show what we've been up to. that reboot expected to premiere some time this summer. al's excited for it. >> >thrilled. finally, jenna. you recently sat down with avid

neader sarah jessica parker for the series ope book you have. you did a little rapid fire q&a with her whether she debates whethe sheould choose mr. darcy or mr. big. >> favorite time to read? >> any time. always. subways. etween shots on camera. waiting for kids outside girl scout meetings. >> e-book or hard copy? >> always prefer a hard copy. >> mr. big or mr. darcy here? hello. >> i have to separate. i mean -- >> that's not fair? >> yeah. one personight prefer mr. big. but i guess if he was disappointing her she might prefer darcy, right? >> i don't know. i s thought maybe in the city was jane austen-esque. >> that's generous of you to y. >> we're nerds. >> i didn't uerstand one. i have no idea with that. >> i'm with you. >> and when you heard us talking

books? >> pride and prejudice. >> m obviously,r. darcy, what are you talking about? she's also a publisher now?d >> she sai when she was little her mom would rea when they stopped at red lights.av and she'd to be like, mom, continue driving. >> that's like texting and driving. >> exactly. slightly dangerous. don't try that at home. but she has her own book line w with crown publishing. the golden child was her last pick. >> she's come on a few times with authors. she's like you. she's a book hound, bookworm. but she's -- >> i like you called me a book hound. >> ye. >> thank you. i like that. >> it's empowering if you're a book hound to be able to put out a book. but to be a publisher and green wight other people's projects ing. y >> and she's choosing first-time offering. no names so far. >> very cool. watch the full episode. that is up now on today.com. now back to the billboard music awards.

they were held last night in las vegas. they aired here on nbc. some of the biggest chart toppers in the world put on quite a show. natalie morales was there working the red carpet. >> reporter: ithey. as music's biggest stars there. they turned out in full force. drake the biggest winner taking me a dozen statues including the biggest prize. buthere were alsolenty of other high wattage stars and spectacular performances. ♪ >> reporter: the night getting off to a high flying start with taylor swift and panic at the disco's brendon urie high in the air performing their hit "me." but the night belonged to drake who grabbed 12 trophies. the 27-time wier giving a shoutout to his biggest fan.

>> i wt to thank my mom imr all the t you drove me to piano when i didn't want to goor >> repr: as for the ladies, cardi b picked up six. and ariana grande got top female artist. top rock artist of the year ward went to imagine dra begins. >> bts. >> reporter: when it comes to the loudest fans, the winners were without a doubt popular korean boy band bts. they took home the award for top group and the got the crowd on their feet performing alongside halsey. earlier in the night, givin me a sneak peek of their dance moves on the carpet. mariah carey was honored with this year's icon award. >> t anyone who told me a song of mine helped save my life ik thanyou because you saved mine. >> reporter: also returning t the stage, another icon. madonna. she teamed up with colombian singer maluma for ae pir theme

ed performance. another superstar kelly clarkson pulling double duty not only hosting the show but reminding everyone she's a pretty great singer too. the recently reunited brothers literally got the crowd fired up at a show-stopping medl . it was thejo-bro first performance in over a decade. as that wt enough, joe jonas through the biggest afterparty of the night. a surprise wedding. he got married to "game of thrones" actress sophie turner at a vegas chapel. e couple exchanging i dos and candy rings in a service officiated by who else? an elvis impersonator. theuptials live streamed on instagram by deejay diplo. >> i will love and trust you all

the days of my life. >> reporter: and featuring a performance by dan & shay. ♪ that was a stark contrast tock nind priyanka's wedding. but the brothers were of course his groomsmen right there by his side. joe and sophie not the first celebrity couple to get married in vegas. bruce willis and demi moore did it. what an incredible way to top off a great award show there with a celebrity wedding. what more do you want? it's vegas, after all. >> right. what would possibly go wrong? >> celebrated a 30 year anniversary. i hope they follow that path. >> thank you. go take a nap. al, what you got? >> a lot of wet 'rweather. watching these storms llring up now between houston and stretching a the way back. we've got flood watches all the way into michigan.

37 million peopleffected by this. and in fact wref got a slight hesk of flooding stretching from san antonio all t way to columbus, ohio. as far east as asheville, north carolina. and then friday, more heavy rain down through texas and on into arkansas. heavy rain developing on top of alreadyur sated soil. plus airport delays today. austin, dallas, st. louis for fog and drizzle. c. for afternoon thunderstorms. and on the roads, chicago to memphis, st. louis to pittsburgh, oklahoma city to nashville, and oklahoma city into austin we are going to be looking at a lot of wet weather on the roads. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. the fog istarting to burn away. we'll have a decent amount of sunshine here. already some rain showers with thunder andhe lightning t in west virginia. that's pointed toward the northern end of thehenandoah valley. also a high chance of rain late onn aa

ve during the eng commute. take your umbrella out this morning. highs in the 80s today and tomorrow. >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right. okay. thank you. guys, may is women's health month. and model, author, tv host, and thinaround favorite mom chrissye nalte to her. >> she. . according to estimates last year one in seven new moms developed postpartum depression. chrissy has been on about the struggle after her daughter luna. >> she's working for the women's health progr at allegheny health program. good morning. >> good morning. >> we always have so much fun when you're here. >> i love beinghere. >> this is such an important topic. i'm glad you're out there talking about it. so many t women thinky're supposed to be blissed out and it's so easy and so many women really do struggle. >>ll and i didn't r realized

it until i had written an article and spoken out about how ma women are going through this. more women on the street come u and talk about that article than anything else. it was important to partner up with them. i get to visit pittsburgh and speak to women at this behavioral health center. it was an incredible experience. i saw myself reflected in them. it was really crazy. >> let's talk about your strengths and this vulnerability. there are so many women that feel ashamed. >> yeah. super alone. isolated. l> how did you field? did you fee super alone? >> it happened with luna, it was my first one. i didn't know there was any other way to feel. to be ht it was natur in this low, low point. and i justssumed that every wom woman, i assumed that was mother hood and you went through it. but yeah. until people around me started stepping up andlly telling me that, you know, they saw distinct changes in my personality, i think that was helpful to me. i wish i had had a center where i was. it blows your mind that thisn

center i everywhere, really. >> you said that -- you have been remarkably open about it. but i was reading that even now it's hard. it's hard to even say those words. postpartum depression. >> i know. sometimes i would just say depression. then the whole stretched out word ofos partum depression was odd to say. the more i say it, the better it feel p it's justutting the word out there. it makes things a lot easier. >> you're helping people too. >> where did you find your strength? >> john, my doctors. i had a great group of people around. people were watchful of me. i had really changed. i mean, it wasn't just being eired. it was b really, really sad and hard on yourself and really down on yourself. it wasn't just the blues. and a lot of us just thinke it' th baby blues. you're going through so many different things, you're like, of course i'm tired. but now it's -- i think spe wing to theen made me realize how just what a different feeling it is. it's a uniquee experienchat it can be tough.

we're encouraging everyone to share their stories and using the #my wish for moms. just open up the dialogue with it. >> how are miles and luna? >> they're so good. >> they're 1 and 3 which mea you're in it. we're in it with you. >> i love 3 though. 3 is my jam. >> look at luna. >> my daughter is 3. we got to get them together. >> my gosh, she's just at that age having fun. and just really speaking and has her own sassy attitude. i thought miles would be a lot like john. but turns out he just looks like john. >> but he has the soul of chrissy? >> yes. >> how does that manifest itself? >> it's a lot to take one chrissy. so i imagine john with the three of us now. >> by the way, you do realize he is like, a carbon copy of john. >> i know. it's unreal to me. everyone is like can you believe you carried him? i'm fine with it. they're s cute and sweet. that's why it's interesting ton look back o those times thinking it was so dark for a

little bit. but once you're out of it, it's amazing. >> and it s better with miles, right? then you knew how to prepare and get ready. >> yes. it was more lik if it does happen, i understand it now. yeah. i mean, even in the future with any other babies that come along -- >> wait. >> other babies? you have breaking news? >> around the "today" show, it seems to be going around. >> if you drink some of what siri's making, you might have one too. >> we were just laughing right before this segment because i said we always talk about you on the show. you said that's true but i've lately.y good you've been so good. you haven't been tweeting. >> i know. i feel like -- i know. i think i'm reading so much that it just feels like people are mad. g i'm like i'moing to stay out of it. i'm not ready for it. >> well, you got so much to look forward to. a new cooking show on hulu. >> yes. i'm excited. >> thank you for speaking out about this. i want to mention we've got more

information about thi new niche fif at today.co now over to craig. >> thank you. we've got a busy half hour ahead including kate mckinnon and her sister here. and carson and siri getting us ready for the kentucky derby. good morning, everybody. it's 8:26 now on this thursday, may 2nd. i'm aaron gi shrist. let'srt with melissa mollet. >> good morning. taking a look right now in the district. georgia avenue pedestrian accident happening there trying to get more information on that one.th arlington norbound gw parkway overlook.e crash there blocking the right side of the and in the beltway at tan americ legion bridge, that sly not a picture of for you right now. up in ave that coming just a minute. aaron? >> all right. thank you. let's get a check on the forecast after this. stay with us.

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. the thick fog is leaving the washington area sw. stille relatively thick fog across parts of northern mabz. be careful for that. temperatures already above 70 he down to t south and west. that warmer air is coming our way. most will be up in the 80s today. mid-80s for most. thunderstorms likely to develop after 2:00 in the afternoon. so be ready for some storms on ur evening ride home from work and school. another afternoon storm chance tomorrow. pretty high chances for rain. especially on sunday. saturday shoard be the wmer and drier half of your weekend.

>> all right, chuck, thank you. get the latest news and weather in the nbc washington app. another update in about 25 minutes. for now, bk to the "today" show. 8:30 now on a thursday

morning. the 2nd of may, 2019. look at all the smiling faces here on the plaza. it's a nice day too. >> there's so many texans. i feel so at home. >> all right. >> all your peopl are here. in fact, i want to introduce you to somebody who has no idea i'm coming to him. cooper? yes, i'm tking to you.

are you 11 and in heaven? >> uh-huh. >> where are you from? >> greensboro, north calina. >> what brings you here today? >> my birthday. >> oh you're turning 11 today? >> no. it's last thursday. >> but here you are? >> we noticed your sign, cooper. we noticed how adorable you are. and i really like that you say also hoda, i'm a babysitter. you want to babysit for hope and hailey? >> uh-huh t >> younk you'd be good at that? >> uh-huh i >> think you would too. have you babysited before? >> yes. >> good. i think you're hired. >> take a breath, cooper. >> thank you for coming. >> thank you. you're adorable. >> look how much he looks like his mom. >> i know. mom, you must be so proud. well, happy birthday. >> there's going to be a line for cooper's services. we all have kids. >> we didn't ask him other stuff. >> i think cooper might have an crush o savannah. >> i love him. go cooper.

>> let's bring him inside. cooper, you should come inside. >> remember, they're not booing. theye saying coop! >> i love it. coming up, kate mckinnon and her sister both here to give a taste of their newed c series. >> is that a loot? >> if you can't guess, the comedy series is set in miedievl wetimes. >> b siri's cooking and carson's cocktails, who wouldn't want too to the daly house to watch the kentucky derby. >> i want to go. >> can we go, carson? >> ultimate bash this weekend. all the tips. >> it looks like a bird on her head. >>he wears it well. >> carson, can we come over? >> yes. >> we want to. >> come to our virtual set or our actual home. also it is great weather. we've got an autoas many tony nominated castf beetlejuice on

the plaza. they'll perform in abit. coming up on the third hour of "today," a consumer confidential. there's a company solving medical mysteries that lingered for years. before we geto that, we want a check of the weather from al. >> let's do it. show what we're looking at as far as your weekend is ne concer let's start out with friday.ea wet wer through the east coast. but out west, you are looking nice. moving into saturday, it warms up out west with the heavy rain moving into the ohio and mississippi river valleys. sunshine in the northeast. sunday sunday! rainy and cool up and down the st coast. springtime highs in the mid-mississippi and ohio river valleys. wet weather through the upper midwest and the norern plains. northwest is looking spectacular. that's what's goingthn around e country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> after a foggy start, we're finally starting to get a little sunshine back. this are out here in aicenntrala west virginiaf is rd at the top end of the shenandoah

valley here. that first little wave will miss the washington area. but don't be fooled. we do have a high chance for thunderstorms to develop during the middle and later parts of the afternoon. some of those storms could pack a bit of a punch. use your nbc washington app and tune in later on in the afternoon for updates as needed. >> that's your latest weather. guys? >> oh, al roker, thank you. the famy that slays together stays together. "saturday night live's" kate mckinnon teaming up with her younger sister emily for a brand new audio-only original comedy series. we borrowed these chairs from savannah's office. >> it's set in medieval times. it launches on audible today. the sisters are here to tell us more. go morning. or good marrow. >> this is like growing up. >> it just feels so comfortable.

>> i feel like myself. thank you for honoring that. >> we wanted to get into it. because this is -- you just snorted and i love that. >> i did. >> set in medieval times. 's not on tv. it's not amovie. itot poast. ats it? >> it's an audio show. you know, you're in your car, walkinto work, you want to laugh. i wish i had an audio comedy to listen to on my way to wrk. pop this in. you're laughing the whole time. it's about an evil queen and she plays my raven minion. it's about the funny and stuff that happens in the kingdom. it is funny. and you guys write it, star in it. i just listened to the first episode yesterday. you've been doing this since you were ki together. >> we have. >> yeah. >> what was it like growing up, the two of you guys? >> we had a zany family. we had a very funny dad. and our mom does a tight five.

you know, she does full standup for the people at the post office. >> what's a tight five? like a five-minute set? >> five-minute set. >> can i just get a tight five? >> your mother. >> yes. >> and our father was more of a sketch comedian. he did aot of voice acting. there was a lot of comedy. >> it's all making sense. >> that's an interesting thing to bringup. this medieval story that we're going to get involved with, is this something you did when you were little? or is ts brand new material? >> we sort of came up with it -- we got the idea from shelly duvall's fairy tale 'stheater. itrom the '80s. it's star studded. >> yes. low budget. >>ery low budget. >> low budget fairy tales that were these famous actors did these. and we watched them so much that we memorized them and we spoke

basically in-lines from these shows. we love fairy tales so we wanted the to just blow it out int a big fun world. >> of course we've all come to know and love kate mckinnon on "snl." this isn't going to affect your "snl" work, is it? >> no. . very much augments andsu pports. >> good. because we need you on "snl." >> thank you so much. >> don't give us any bad news. >> no, no. >> okay. you mentioned shelly duvall's inspiration the were a lot of celebrities. you have some major, major a-listers on this show. >> yeah. we lucked out. >> meryl streep. >> meryl streep is on it. >> can you belie it? >> no, i really cannot. >> we thought it was a joke. for sure. >> we showed up that morning and we were like -- >> she's not going to come by. >> and we thought someone was going to come out of the elevator and be like don't you dare dream again. this was a lesson to show you how much you didn't deserve

wis. but sheked out of the elevator. she was marvelous. >> sweetest woman. >> it's like i'm listening to the show right now. this is exactly what the medieval show is like. >> it's crazy. we love each other so much. >> but you also did all the music for it, too, right? >> we had w aderful composer. and we wrote the songs. >> that is a loot, right? >> and neither of us do play the loot at this time. this is deceptive. but that'sokay. >> we may learn. >> the other thing i want to get into, we only have a few seconds, but it seems important. i understand you both are cat people. >> it's true. >> couple of cat ladies. >> we both -- >> how many cats? >> one a piece. ux>> to cats. >> beautiful tuxedo boys. >> there they are. >> as i understand it, there is no co-mingling of the cats. you don't get everybody together. >> we both gotheats from homes where -- >> they were terrorizing the

other cats >> and so, you know, we feel that if we bring the cousins together, one may not make it out. >> before we let you guys out of here, can you perform something a cappella at >>least? yes. sure. >> we'll do it. we'll do it. yeah. .okay short and stout ♪ ♪ here is my handle ♪ here is my spout ♪ when i get all steamed up i just shout ♪ ♪ tip me over and pour me out >> wow. >> why snonot? >> beautiful. >> who needs the loot? you guys a beautiful. >> thank you so much. >> queion enjoyed this. > kate and echl mily, thank yoo much. >> come back for the citi concert series. now available on audible. >> and look for kate on a new "snl" this weekend with adam sandler hosting for the very

first time. >> ah. amazing. >> music and guest shawn mendes, by the way. carson? >> i don't kno how to follo the teapot. hopefully our hats will do something. dup next, the derbyy style. but first this is "today" on nbc. kentucky derby party. first, this is "today" on nbc. welcome toowler, indiana. di one of thet places in america. and home to three bp wind farms. the off-chance the windever st.

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zblmpltss hello. this morning on "today" food ready for the kentucky derby. in two days it's off for the 145th running of the rohos. here to sw you how to turn your party up notch, everybody's favorite duo, the dalys. about that.no >> the bird in my hat fell asleep. >> i thought the whole thing was a bird. >> this is an aggressive hat. >> the kentucky derby is the longest running sporting event in thi fine country of ours. when in louisville, have a

drink, have a mint julep if you i don't.m. i've got a suggestion. i love the kentucky derby. i've been lucky enough to go a bunch of times. my mother god rest her soul, it was her favorite thing. she loved the derby but she loved to gamble. >> look at that. >> there's me and mom. >> she would pick the horst with the beame. >> it's cute. the fuchsia horse. 22. you were born on the 22nd. million dollars on 22. mom, it's the worst horse in the race. i don't care. >> it's fun to make an event out of it. >> we're goingeo do som fried chicken sliders. you can use breasts if you like. but we like dark meat. is is buttermilk. we're going to let it marinate for an hour at least. here we go. it's tenderized. >> what's this for? >> you win a prize. that's for you. over here to our flour. we're going to season it with smoked paprika, cayenne for spice, salt and pepper. why don't you whisk that

together? >> i can whisk it. >> fun fact about my wife and horse racing. she'd never been to a race in her life. we go to the belmont with willie and his wife. and american pharoah is running for the triplecrown. no horse has won the triple crown in 37 years at this point. she bets and wins. first horse race er. she puts 20 bux and wins the triple crown. >> i think i'm a good luckm. char we're going to coat this. then fri it. 35 350 degrees. if you don't have a thermometer, put some flour in there and it will sizzle. i like to do mayonnaise, hot sauce if you want. a pickle. >> i like this. >> really good. >> now we're going to make cheese grhes. anot favorite. >> carson's mom, she loved grits. so just cook grits according to

the package. add some cheese. lots of cheese. cheddar cheehi. >> t is delicious. >> any cheese ywant. you can do pepper jack. cheddar.as >> we like cheddar. we're going to let that melt. and then you're going to turn off the heat and we're going to add some milk and eggs because it's going to pump it up. tw eggsnd some milk. add that into your grits. and then over here -- >> like the hawaiian sticky buns. they're the best. >> you're still on the chicken sandwich. >> i put the grits in the sandwich too. >> that's a great idea. >> this is fun for parties because i loveid little indivl servings of things. >> ramekins. >> there we and then bake it for about 30 to 40 minutes. top it with chives if you want. and lastly, we have our cocktail. the mint julep is everything in louisville.

they have the barn stable brown party. it's a whole thing. but everybody drinks mint juleps. this is a variation i made. >> what is this? >> this is vodka although you could put brown in it too. this is rosemary. >> it's refreshing. >> it could also be a mocktail, thank you carson. >> you have the tiniest one. >> i know. all the calories and none o the fun. cheers. >> enjoy the kentucky derby. i think the favorite was scratched this morning. the favorite horse. so that'll be a good race. 19 horses running now. if you're having a party at home, this is just one suggestion for u. get the recipes on today.com/food. the kentucky derby happening here on coverage starts at 2:30 eastern. coming up next, a live performance from the cast of

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good morning, everybody. still dry across the area. fog is bning away quickly. the rain drops in the west oivirginia mountains are g to hit shenandoah around 6:00. area.through the metro be ready for rain and th dderstorms later in the today. do it all over again tomorrow. 80s today and motoow. 70s over the weekend. >> thank you. get the latest news and weather any time inng the nbc washiton app. have a great day. live from

rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." good morning, and welcome to the third hour o "today." i'm sheinelle here with al and craig. we have jill in with us this headingbecause dylan is to the kentucky derby. >> oh. >> cool. fascinating. >> fascinators and then the big hats. >> all of it. >> what's the difference between ther fascina and -- >> i believe the fascinator is the smaller. we could look it up. i believe when we did it, fascinator the smaller. sits to the side. >> i love those. >> it's fun. >> fun. when else do y geto wear a fascinator unless you're across the pond? >> right. >> anyway, a lot to t