good morning.lk g free. the man who planned to blow up the new york city subway about to be released from prison. a stunning turnaround for a -- th p terrorismts he helped stop from prison and the federal judge who says he earned a once-unthinkable second chance. we're live with the very latest. boiling point. an extraordinary moment in the battle over attorney general william . nancy pelosi accusing him of a crime. >> he lied to congress. >> the president quick to push back. >> i think they're treating our attorney general who is a highly respected man very irunfa. >> and this morning nbc news

learning robert mueller is in direct talks to testify onpi cal hill. historic flooding. this morning an emergency in thw miest. the mississippi river reaching record levels after days of heavy rain and it's still rising this morning. the regionng braci for more severe weather today. all that plus, banned. why facebook isng banishi several high-profile individuals it calls dangerous. shark repellent? what's coming to beaches to keep you safe this summer. a the gentle giant. "star wars" fans and costars fondly remembering the man who brought chewbacca to life.to day, friday, may 3rd, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" w savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a

friday morning. so many of us who loved "star wars," those original movies, are sad today to see the man who played chewbacca has passed away. >> that wookiee warrior gone. and tomorrow a big day for "star wars" fans. may theourth be with you. let's get to the story of themorning. someone who plotted to blow up the new york city subway system is going to be free in a matter of days. ay turns out a judge and federal prosecutors s he has earned a second chance. pete williams with a remarkable story this morning. pete, good morning to you. >> he drove to n york city in a rental car nearly ten years ago planning to join two other men in a series of suicide bomb atta on the subways. but he got cold feet, pleaded guilty. and met with the fbi more than a hundred times and revealed

everything he knew about al qaeda. asazi convicted of planning a bomb on the subway system in 2009 will soon be a free man after almost a decade of cooperation with federal ut prosecs. >> he has changed dramatically. i haveitnessed that transformation over theast approximate ten years. >> reporter: the fbi says he's been a critical source information about al qaeda based on the time he spent at its terror training camps in pakistan and the people he met there. he helped foil a planned atalk on a u.s. military base in afghanistan, an attack in a shopping mall in england. >> based on theme recomations of this case, he obviously provided quite a bit of information. >> reporter: he could have faced multle life sentences with no chance for parole. instead prosecutors suggested a far shorter sentence citing his extraordinary assistance providing critical intelligence and unique insight regarding al

qaeda. information that l to terrorism charges against numerous individuals. the government says his cooperation came at great personal cost to himself and his family. zazi apologized in court saying he's not the same person he was when he planned to attack the subways. the judge said to him this one unthinkable second chance hasr come youay and you earned it. >> i mean, you cannot overstate how extraordinary ts is. there will be some questions about the decision. buqahere you have an al eda terrorist with a complete change of heart. we do not see this every day. >> reporter: no, we don't. because many of them never change when behind bars. this is extremely unusual. we knew about some of the attacks they hveped to pre because he testified in some of those trials. but others have yet to be revealed. let me show you this. thus letter to the judge describing the full extent has several sections blacked out.

describing his help in other cases we may never know about. one of the prosecutors say he has no reservations. >> all right. it's an incredible story. now to the war of words between democrats and the white report er the mueller and attorney general william bar in the wake of his no show on capitol hl yesterday. peter alexander up from washington this morning to join us in studio 1a. >> nice to see you in person today. the standoff between the white house and democrats has been escalating for months. the latest confrontation, nancy pelosi calng out the attorney general stopping short of calling for the president's impeachment but comparing the president's behavior. congressional subpoenas, to richard nixon. >> reporter: psident trump defending william barr in an interview with fox news. >> i tnk they are treating our attorney general, who is a highly respected man, very unfairly. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi accusing barr of breaking the, law lying to congress.

>> the attorney general of the united states of america was not >> the attorney general of the united states isot telling the truth to the congress of the united states. that's ime. >> zeroing in on this exchange during a hearing last month. >> reports have emergednt rece, general, that members of the special counsel's team are frustrated at some level with the limited informaon included in your march 24th letter. would you reference that? t> no. >> reporter: tha contradicts the new letter to barr before that twlaning that barr's four-page account did not capture the naanre and sub of his report on the russia investigation. firing back at pelosi writing, the baseless attack on the attorney general is reckless, esresponsible, and false. the latt showdown over barr's decision not tp show u for thursday's hearing before the house judiciary committee.

>> we ca stand up to this president in defense of the country and the constitution and the libertye love. or we can let the moment pass us by. >> what options do democrces have to farr to testify? they could subpoena him, but he could simply ignore it. the house could vote to hold barr in contempt. then ask the u.s. attorney to pursue criminalcharges. or the house could file a contempt charge against barr. but those movesy would likel fail. the feud is boiling over on capitol hill. >> the reason i barr not here today is because the democrats decided e ed they didn't want here. >> so what's is next. >> obviously as you know we've been paying close attention to what democrats will do. source tells us the house judiciary committee is moving forward with those plans.

the committee has begun boscussions directly with mueller's team a his coming to testify. but so far nothing has been finalized. and no date has been set. >> it sounds like we're going to hear from bob mueller. >> all right. thank you, sir. let's go now to a powerful scenen north carolina hundreds lining the streets to honor riley howell the student who stopped the unc gunman and lost his life. we're now hearing from other families impacted by this school shooting. morgan chesky has the story. go morning to you. >> reporter: yes, good morning. from here on the campus of unc harlotte to all across the country, tributes are pouring in for riley howell and ellis parlier. t we're also learning more about those four others wounded when the guan opened fire. this morning the people of naynesville, north caroli are making plans to honor a hometown

hero. >> he's a hero. man, porter: that young riley howell. in class at unc charlotte whennm opened fire tuesday, the 21-year-old killed as he charged the shooter taking him to the ground. his family devastated but beyond proud. all these people are calling him a hero and stuff. but he's always been my hero. >> to me it just -- it was fitting. what his actions were and how he served others. >> reporter: howell's remains given a police escort back to his hometown as people lined the reets to pay their respectsot his mher natalie calling it a phenomenal honor. riley would have loved it. this morning we're learning the four other students shot are all expected to survive. one of them, emilyhalp determined to walk across the stage for graduation next week. droous pescaro is still hospitalized. his family writing, we remain

homeful he will return home soon. the former student accusede in th shooting is now formally charged. >> what are the charges, all of the charges that he's facing? >> reporter: trystan terrell choosing not to be in court while read. his motiv still unknown. back on camp, a memorial to those lost grows by the day. >> i just hish we more of us him. beautiful soul. beautiful soul. >> reporter: and this morning the howell family tells us that funeral arrangements for riley are set for this upcoming sunday. meantime on campus, the chancellor says conversations have started to find a permanent way to honor those victims. >> morgan chesky, thank u. under pressure to crack down on extremist content. facebook now announcing bans on s number of high-profile figures and group it calls dangerous.

miguel almaguer has details on a story that a lot of folks are talking about. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. facebook isn't just the world's largest social media platform. it's also where many get theirn and other information. now the site is working to remove voices they've deemed harmfulo all. this morning some of the nation's most divisive voices silenced online. facebook banning several prom nis groups including alex jones of into wars and alex farrakhan. it's the social medmp coy's latest effort to stop the spread of misinformation and radical behavior across its platforms which includes instagram. facebook labeling the groups dangerous telling nbc news in a statement we've always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hatedl regars of ideology. the process of evaluating

potential violators is extensive. and it' u what leds to our decision to remove these accounts today. the far right political site into wars led by jones faces the harshest ban. facebook and instagram pledging to remove any posts containing into wars content unls that condemns the radical site. jones most known for peddling conspiracies about the sandy hook elementary shooting falsely calling the massacre a hoax. a claim he later blamed on psychosis nbc news reached out to fehr carrakhan but did not ge respon. >> we're working hard tole comptely remove group ifs they ist primarily to violate our policies or do things that are dangerous. >> reporter: twitter, youte, and apple have already banned jones and into wars. and even facebook briefly banned the two back in february of

2018. facebook's new ban comes as the company and other social mediaac platforms f pressure to better police their content and iminate online hate speech that couldinspire violent acts. >> miguel, this would seem to be quite the significant move by facebook. anything else they're doing to restrict harmful content? >> reporter: in addition to the new ban, facebook says the company also uses algorithms and editors to catch harmful content. but they also say they rely onu s to report other peopley th belief are breaking their rules and spreading messages of te. >> all right. miguel, thank you. as mentioned this morning, the gsaxy i remembering one of its largest stars. peter mayhu who playedhahewbacca passed away. fans and costars are now celebrate the man who made that wookiee so beloved. >> reporter: he's best known for

hi role as the gentle giant from a galaxy from far, far away. this morning fans and costars are remembering peter mayhu who brought chewbacca to life for more than 30 years. >> chewy, take care of yourself. okay? >> reporter: his family said the actor passed away at his north texas home tuesday surrounded by loved ones. he put his heart and soul into the role of chewbacca. but to him the "star wars" family meant so much more to him than a role in a film. >> chewy, is that you? chewy! >> reporter: ewy's companion han solo himself saying we were partners and friends for years and i loved him. mark hamill tweeting i'm a better man for having known him. and george lucas says he was the

closest any human being could be to a wookiee. bi heart, gentle nature. the former hospital orderly's height of 7'3" helped him to secure the role in 1977. >> i stand up. georgegoes, hmm. i think we found him. >> reporter: heose up from a wheelchairo t play the role one more time in 2015 with "the force awakens." and while heec never rved awards from his role, >> i couldn't have said ibettt . >> reporter: mayhu and his wookiee legacy, a force that will forever be with fans. for "today," joe yer, nbc news. >> that sound he makes i think is how reall feel at his

passing. >> you're a good actor when you don't actually physically speak and yet you can portray all thoseemotions. >> you were saying that the actual sound that we've all associated with chewbacca, that's a comnationwh of ? >> it's a black bear, a walrus, sea lion, and other things in there. the official language o the wookiee is the sherwook. >> our buddy joe, can you do it? >> did you hear that? do it again. >> wow. >> i mean, that's impressive. >> it was planned. >> i'm sorry, joe. i really am. i apologize. i couldn't just leave that hanging there. anyway, we're looking at more wet weather for our friends down

in texas, oklahoma, little rock, all the way into louisville, kentucky, where it's a mess there. and we've got a risk of flooding from san antonio all the way to the appalachians. we're looking at severe weather through central texas. here's the problem. we've got thisti staary front combo. eventually becomes a cold front. but it's more rain over areas that have already been saturated. strong storms continue. and then sunday is going to be a washout. anything you can do on the weekend, do it on saturd. look at these rainfall amounts. locally 5 inche through texas. heavy amounts into the northeast as well. airport delays are going to be a mess today. san antonio, dallas, kansasci , new york, atlanta, and orlando. they're going to have a lot of rain too. and jacksonville to new york. i-95 is going to be a mess. i-70, look for trouble. and oklahoma city to austin on

i-35. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. good morning, erybody. skies are partly to mostly cloudy across the region this morning. no rai here inside thecity. there are a couple of drops for northern montgomery county. nothing heavy. just a quick little morning spritz for you. this wil quickly dry up in the late morning and early afternoon hours. fair l all be dry with a amount of sunshine. temperatures in the 60s for most this morning.

the return l of sunshinee horning into the afternoon. 85 today wit a chance for a few more storms later on today. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right. thank you, al. >> you hear that? >> i heard that. can you see me now? >> thank you, joe. >> i love it. just ahead, we're going to beive on cape cod. summer fastoa aping. they're already preparing for a suer of sharks there. what being done t keep swimmers safe. also prime concerns over anivacy. eye-opening look at how much amazon really knows about all of us. with our being done private information. but first this is "today" on nbc. nformation. first, this is "today" on nbc.

cometing up, with the met gala days ayaw a rare interview with anna wintou opening up out the theme. and the panic she's getting

about what to wear. and the drama for the horses and the weather there in louisville. >> dylan dreyer. live at churchill downs after your local news. >> fantastic. [spanish recording] so again, using "para", officials on cape cod are gearing up for the return of visitor.early great white sharks. kerry sanders is there for us. kerry,ood morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. if you're going to the beach around here this time of year, probably to take a nice walk. it's too cold to go jump in the water. but authorities are making plans because they know that the sharks' mieg tour pattern will be coming up here. as you take a look here. the recent discovery of a great white just coming up along side a boat down in the florida keys is an indication that tty are outhere. but the authorities want people to recognize that when a great white attacks, they're not actually attacking humans.

they simply see humans as their favorite meal. aseal. there is a new approach to protect one group of seasonal tourists. human beachgoers. from another. great wiet sharks. >> the sharks will move in to feed on the seals which we have right now and will for the next several months. >> reporter: locals are nervous. >> we venture in. i wouldn't do that far in. >> kind of exciting but a little bit dangerous for people. >> reporter: last summer gave them good reason to be afrai >> i have reportf an unknown shark bite. male party. >> reporter:as isaac just yards away when his friend arthur was dragged under at the beach at wellfleet. and saw blood in the water.ing

i saw the shark's tail. >> reporter: he was killed. the first shark fatality in 32 lars. >> cal at long nook beach for a subject possibly bitten by a shark. >> reporter: william lighten attacked in waist-deep water. survived by punching the shark in its gills. >> head way way out of water because it was grabbing like a wrestling hold trying to tip me teer. >> repor authorities now taking shark safety seriously. >> we're trying to find a solution that works.el unfortunat that does not pop. at this time >> reporter: they've hired a group to scan the ocean ando sonar t track sharks below the surface. they are even considering seal contraception to limit the sharks' favorite food source. the main goal this summer is stop attacks from becoming

fatalities by installing stop the bleed kits including tourniquets on beaches and extra call boxes which will be in place be june. knowledge and awareness are key. >> at this stage, it'sat a mr of educating the public about the presence of the animals. >> a lot of people love to get in the water closer to summer. are there things you can do to ward this off and not have this happen to you? >> reporter: -- can get att aked at time in the water. but they charted the attacks and many of them happen in the early morning hours and again at et suns so they say it's best to stay out of the water during those hours. and if you're wearing jewelry, take it off. becaus it can look shiny. and in the water it can look like the scales of a fish which of course invites a hungry shark. >> interesting. all right. thank you. >> all right. or just stay out of the water. >> that's my technique.

>> nobody's been attacked in a pool. i'm just saying. pool shark.yw , let's show you what we've got going on. summer-like highs in the mid-atlantic stateshi but a into the great lakes. even to the northeast, boon. that's 10 degrees below today. 68 indianapolis. milwaukee, 11 degrees col r than average. and then we'll finally start to see some warming into saturday. new york city popping up to 71. 87 in raleigh. look at indianapolis, though, staying chilly. n butt week, temperatures warm up nicely. 80s in oklahoma city. 86 in nashville bytuesday. phoenix will hit 95 on sunday. that's what's going on around the country. s happening in your neck of the woods. >> and good friday morning.ro i'm meteologist chuck bell. skies have become mostly cloudy over washington. looking northbound here, there are some sprinkles to be found.

here they are on radar. montgome county towards the leesburg area. nothing heavy. just a quick morning shower. that's about all it's going to ad bup to. we'll dry for the late parts of the morning and well into the afternoon. turning warm too. low to mid-60s. 80s for highs today. risk of thundershowers later in the day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you. come, up two big interviews. jenna looks at what it takes to pull off t biggest night of fashion, the met gala. also zac efron talking about what drew him to his new role of ted bundy. and keir simmons remains on royal baby watch at windsor castle. did you know amazon collects more of your private information than any company in the world? just what are they doing with all that information? and ar protect customers?to that sto ct ct cust i was driving home through torrential rain when my car was swept into a flash flood.

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this morning os trning on in-depth. today now privacy concerns for the millionpl of p who use amazon and its services and afill yaafi affiliat you may be shocked to learn all of the ways in which that company collects personal data from us. tom costello has bee following this story. tom, this is eye opening to say the least. >> reporter: you know, stop and it.nk about about how much data is collected. we've seen these concerns with google and facebook. what kind of data are they ndcollecting on you a how are they using it? privacy experts now have similar concerns about amazon. from echo to the kindle to online shopping, prime videos, to whole foods. amazon now has more ways to track you and me and ourpe rsonal information. from how we shop and what we read to who's at our front door. >> alexa, what's the weather? >> reporter: and even what we

talk about in private. >> alexa, do you have a brain? >> i don't have a brain like you do. my smarts live in the cloud. >> reporter: experts believe amazon now cols more of your personalized private data compared to any other in the world. listen to tapes of voice recordings captured by the speaker. how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon? >> reporter: echo could also capture financial matters, family s,discussion and even intimate moments. t i'm stilling to figure out human love. >> reporter: in maryland, steve unplugged his echo. >> it was creepy thinking that something was listening toe everything wwere saying. >> reporter:rtrivacy expe say that's just the beginning. its shopping site tracks whatu yo buy and browse plus any addresses where you send items.

prime video tracks the videos you watch and search for. as does its twitch game service. kindle tracks the bks you read plus the parts you highlight. and ring can show up who's at your door for weeks.w and noat amazon owns whole foods, it may know your grocery list too. some believepa the com should do more to predict consumers. >> if you want to be using user day to improve your products, that should ben an opt-in basis. >> reporter: as for listening to your conversations, amazon says it reews an extremely small number of randomly selected echo recordings to improve how the device understands language. access to that data is tightly controlled and itas a zero tolerance policy f abuse. it says the echo ds record or send a audio or data to the

cloud unless you specifically wake it up by choosing your wake word. thicgh the d can be activated by accident and record your conversations without your knowing it. for some customers, that is a deal breaker. so amazon says it takes security and privacy seriously. writing in part, protecting our customers' privacy and ensuring the security of our dat are long standing priorities at amazon and are built into ourts produc and services. their products are kind of cool. that's the problem, right? >> that is the problem. >> so if you are worried bout amazon having all of this personal information, all of this personal data, what can you do aboutit? >> reporter: in amazon's privacy settings online, the company buzz let you opt out of your personal data being collected. and the echo device does have a microphone button on the back that you can push. recordingsrevent all that amazon has.

and it offers an option on the echo website. the website to delete any recordings it makes. you've got to do this yourself though. 's not going to do it o own for you. >> a lot of leg work. thank you, tom. >> thank you. coming up next, the run for the roses. lan ist a wet churchilldo wns this morning. she'll have more after this. some things are out of your control. like bedhead. hmmmm. ♪ rub-a-dub ducky... and then...there's national car rental. at national, i'm in total control. i can just skip the counter and choose any car in the aisle i like. so i can rent fast without getting a hair out of place. heeeeey. hey! ah, control.

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little bit of everything this morning. a little bit of sunshine, some clouds, even a little bit of light rain across the area as well. nothing heavy. juin some spres of rain now through montgomery county. eastern fairfax into northwest

washington. t's only going to leave a few hundredths of rain. that'll cause temperatures to jump from the mid-60s where we are now up into the mid-80s. another warm and slightly humid anday today. ch of more thundershowers later on this afternoon. and pretty high rain chances especially for your sunday. saturday's rain chances are sort of hit and ms later on in the afternoon. >> all right, chuck. thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. for now back to the "today" shos after thisrt break. have a great day.

the man who plotted to blow up the new york subway system may soon be released after cooperating with authorities nearly a decade. this morning his lawyer praising the justice system and the controversy over the court's decision. live with the latest. plus, always in vogue. jenna sits dow with the magazine's editor and chief anna wintour ahead of this year's met gala. >> so when you expect to see peeping walking down the red carpet, what will they be wearing? >> what she is revealing about the theme, her no selfie rule, and who her dream gala guest would be. and any day now the royal baby watch rolls on as the world waits for prince harry and meghan markle to announce the birth of their first child. we will be live at windsor castle today, fridaay 3rd, 2019. ♪

>> chicago, north carolina. >> 50 and fabulous. from north iowa. >> from coast to coast. >> cousins on "today." >> 50th birthday. >> coming directly to you from myrtle beach. have a great day. >> >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome back to "today." it's friday. that sounds so good. fri-yaat right. we hope you'll be with us on monday because we have a huge show. >> going to be big. all next week, in fact. it starts on monday with two of the biggest names in all of music. we're talking about madonna, about her hit songs. and we're going to talk about f

heramous style. even a big event she's taking part in. >> i see you your madonna and raise you a jennifer lopez.s she' going to be here a live concert event. and we have more stars. we sat down with george clooney to talk about his new show. we're going to share that conversation. tuesday morning. it's a busy morning now actually. let's staew with your n at 8:00. a terrorist set to go free after ten years in stody. pete williams got the story. this former al qaeda recruit who gets a second chance. pete,oomorning. >> reporter: ten years ago he came to new york pjonning to two other men for suicide bombing attacks on the subways. he was arrested and pleaded guilty. then revealed everything he knew about al qaeda based on the time he spent in its terror training camps in pakistan. he helped stop a plan to bomb al

sholing m in england and other terror attacks the fbi has yet to .reveal he could have faced life in . prison instead, they recommended a sentence of timedlready serve calling his cooperation extraordinary. zazi apologized in court saying he wasn't the same person he was when he wanted to bomb the subways. the judge says zazi has earned a second chance. >> thank you. president trump defended attorney general william barr overnight as the feud with democrats escalates. the president saying barr is being treated very unfairly. barr refusedo appear before the house judiciary is tecommittee. la house speaker nancy pelosi accused barr of not telling the truth andaw breaking the l when he did testify last month. new thunderstorms yesterd made a bad situation much worse

in the nation's heartland. in davenport, iowa, the mississippi river has reached record levels. many buildings can only be reached now by boat. iowa's governor has declared a state of emergency and at least two tornadoes struck thursday in arkansas. trees and power lines came down. homes were damaged app when flying storm debris struck a man's car killing him. time to check in with keir simmons. who would have thought you'd be ending the week the same way we started. royal baby watch. >> reporter: you know, craig. i'm just so grateful that you guys have remembered tha i'm here. >> we remember >>you. eporter: it's been a long week. >> where's the baby? >> reporter: i tell you, you know, we're hoping that maybe there's a sign that the baby's on its way because the queen is now here. the flaghat you can see flying over my shoulder there, that is

her sovereign flag. so when that's there, she's at windsor castle. she was here for a service at st. grges chapel a little earlier. maybe she's staying close because she knows something we don't. it's been a week of wild rumors, guys. including one that everyone has heard. that meghan has already had the i think that's really unlikely for a number of reasons. one is that harry hates to be scooped and having the baby and not telling people would risk that.s another i that a palace official saidt wasn't true. so inevitably if that was a lie, if you like, then that would er em. so i think it's unlikely i think that harry and mhan would send out an official to say something that's not true. what can i tell you? i want to show you a great satirical magazine here in the uk that sums it all up. it's from their so-called royal correspondent.

when's the baby due, it says. we don't know that. when will it be born? we don't know that. it's going to be a boy or girl? we don't know that. it goes o o and and on and on. >> i think you have an incredible talent. you just spent two minutes saying i don't know. >> you gave us two min of nothing. keir, thank you for . >> have a great weekend. don't move from your spot, okay? >> reporter: thanks, guys. all right. let's get the morning boost now. you can be grateful for two things. it's friday or crfri-yay as g likes to say. and your morning probably didn't start like thi th was inside a honda dealership. that man's desk just totally collapsed. computers, can picture frames, all landing in a heap on the ground. his coworker could barely contain himself. but lets it all hang out after nging up thephone. >> you have a great day, bye.

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♪ make you're jaw drop make u say oh my god ♪ this morning on . this morning on "today's" talker, two fashion icons. >> that's right. jenna you caught up with anna wintour. >> when you said two fashion icons i thought you were talking about me. >> i was. >> oh, you were? >> that worked out well. >> it's the hottest ticket in town. vogue's iditor in chiefs giving us a look inside fashion's biggest night of the year. are you wearing the sunglasses because this is the wee -- >> i haven't actually been to bed. >> n sleep? >> very little. very little. i was sitting downin mak your list for next year. >> so you already have the theme for the next year? >> actually the next >>three. or more than two decades, anna wintour has been the woman behind the most exclusive event of the year. the metala attracts the

celebrity who's who on parade on the steps of the mote poll tan museum of art. this is fashion's must-see event raising millions of dollars every year for the met's costume institute. you have created this cultural institution, this thing that people can't wait to see. are you surprised how much it's grown? >> i am. i think the reason people are excited is this marriage of fashion and culture. and after all, we don't want a seum to become a wmausoleum. et it to be alive a vibrant and bring in new audiences and have people be excited about being there. >> this year, the theme is camp. notes on fashion. a nod to the 1964 susan sontaug. all about the extravagant, the exaggerated, and the extraordinary. this doesn't mean hiking or being outdoors. >> it is interesting when you say to people, yes the

exhibition this year is going to be on camp. and you e, you know, the mind going. and they're thinking, hiking boots, bas, rope. it's nothing about nature. it's everything that's completely artificial and fa. andot really what you think it means. >> so when you expect to see people walking down the red carpet, what will they wear? >> i have no idea. we've had strange requests. people arriving on unusual methods of transport. >> do you say yes to that? >> of course. we want them to take risks, to be fearless, to have fun with fashion. we need to laugh at ourselves too. >> there's just one important rule guests have to follow. is it true that there's a no selfie rule? >> there is. >> whatatbout that boom selfie a couple years you let that go? t thinkre are other pocies in place to take care of at. >> but almost everything else

is. everything needs her stamp of approval. but getting her to share those details are aren't easy. do people text you and ask what does it mean. texts.e had interesting >> i wish we could read them. >> top secret. >> with these red carpets -- >> might not be red. >> could it be glittery sequins? >> i gave you a hint. i think we'll have a lot of feathers on the whatever color carpet. >> will you be in feathers? >> that's top secrettoo. >> one thing she was willing to share, the guests she hopes attend one day. >> is there aream guest that has never come that you wish would make their attendance? >> yes,ly defini duchesslove to have the of sussex and the duchess of cambridge together. thatould be my dream. they could leave their husbands at home. the two of them i want.

>> for everybody, it's like the red carpet and theur glamo of it. what makes it successful for you? what makes it feel like, all right, job well done? >> in the end, it's for our guests and the museum. we want them to feel that the amazing efforthey've putn to getting dressed was worth it and it was an evening that maybe they're not going to experience elsewhere. >> so anna helps plan the event. she'll have more who she says is a metrg vi. those are her words. harry styles has never been. just like all of us. >> his last name in styles. how is thatpossible? >> i know. >> remember when he wore that pink suit here? it was amazing. i feel like anna likes you. >> i think s does. i'm surprised you say that with such surprise in your voice.

>> she's been here a time or two and i find her to be very intimidating because she's so famous and, you know, you think she's looking at your outfit. >> well, i have to say every pregnant woman anywhere knows what it's like to get dressed in this stage in six months and i tried on like seven outfits. it was like going to the met gala myself. i which'll never do. >> i'm sure she approved. >> have you -- >> have you been? >> no. >> not yet. >> whaabout you, craig? >> i think you know the answer to that. >> al? >> yeah, i've been. >> really? >> no. >> you being the fashion icon you are, you should go. >> twell, i donnk that's happening. >> you could show up and they'd say, al roker's here. >> gue what just froze over. i ain't >> how about a fashionable forecast? >> i'll try. let's show you what's happening out there. we do have a lot of wet weather. flood watches through texas, nshine ok wet weather making its way into

the northeast and on into the ohio river valley. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of thewoods. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a few pockets of light rain now across parts of the winchester area. north of washington here and howard county. it's not going to add up to too much. temperatures mostly i the low to mid-60s currently. afternoon highs today will reach the mid-80s. other warm day. we'll have plenty of sunshine late morning into the afternoon. another chance of a few thunderstorms later on in the aiy. hit and miss chances on our saturday. rain likely sunday. >> that's your latest weather. >> all right. thank you. pop start time. you're covering for carson this morning. >> first up, scary news for kelly clarkson. she hosted at the billboard music awards and performed an epic medley. all lked well for clarkson. but it was not. she was in an incredible amount of pain and had to have emergency surgery to hremove

appendix after the show. she confirmed wee news ting with, not going to lie. i may have broken down from tears after the pain. i nailed the surgery early this morning and feeling awesome now. bye-bye appendix. it's safe to say she's incredible. you never would have known. >>hat's incredibly dangerous. wow. >> right? in other news, last night the premiere for pokemon, ryan reynolds brought long his wife and actress as well as one more surprise. the couple ispe exing. lively revealed herp baby b while wearing a beautiful yellow dress. this will be the couple's third child. they currently have two daughters ages 4 and 12. up next, tom brady. last night the talk show host brought brady into it. he asked the quarterback to throw off his throwing arm. but ltle dide know he was

being set up for disaster. take a look. >> so you see that window? >> yeah. >> you think you could throw tht footballough that window? >> yeah. >> let's see. >> you've got this, tom. >> very well done. that was impressive. >> yeah. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. what the hell is this? >> oh, no. oh, my gosh. >> did you do that? >> do you live here? >> you know i live here. >> oh, i love it. >> that's good. >> bravo. bravo. >> twas good. >> well played. all right. sheinelle, thank you. >> i like how matt damon looks like suburban dad. now to a challenging and dark new role for zac efron portraying serial killer ted bundy in a new netflix movie.

>> reporter: hey, guys. well, "extremely wicked shockily evil and vile" is a different take on the ted bundy style. it's based on the book by his real-life girlfriend. efronan wted to steer clear of too much violence and resembling a slasher film. zac efron's version ofun bdy is charming and creepy at the same time. the film revealing his fundamental evil while avoiding graphic sces. >> it wasn't on my list of to dos to play a serial killer. >> reporter: the part of bundy, a stark contrast to the roles efron is best known for such as the heartthrob from high school musical. or neighbors.ai efron s when he was considering the part, he ran it by his mom. >> one script i read and i like it and i play ted bundy. and literally she turns around like this.

what? >> i'm not guilty. s>> reporter: efrons he wasn't looking to play a serial killer but was drawn to the script by its unique point of view. >> our movie takes you through the eyes of and the perspective of liz, his long-time . girlfriend and this is her story combined with what wefnow o ted. >> reporter: that girlfriend played by lilly collins struggles with the idea that the man she thinks she knows could be someone very different. >> getting caught,ni pued, beaten, betrayed. but he never loses hope. and that's my wish for us, liz. that we never lose hope. >> does he make it out? >> i'm not going to give away the ending. >> what is the differentiating etween the person over there and the person right here? who seem to be the exactly the same but one will kill you. >> reporter: the ted bundy story has been told before including netflix's documentary

"conversations with a killer" but efron hopes this version cat bring story and its lessons to a new generation. >> there is an important message, i think, in ephere. >> rter: what do you think that message is? >> to be careful who you trust. don't take everything ate value. >> reporter: extremely wicked also implicitly critiques the media and others involved in the bundy case. the first murder trial to be nationally televised. >> the day they put a filmme ca inside an actual trial and then let ted bundy represent himself, they gave him the -- all the spotlight. all the power. >> i also move to have the detective's entire testimony stricken from the record -- >> reporter: as for the ted bundy film, people have criticized them for not focusing on the suffering he caused the

families. what do you make the backlash? >> i'm sorry they feel that way. >> reporter: but you don't worry about it glamorizing tedbu y? > i would never be part of a movie that would glamorize. what we showed was a liar, a two-faced liar to a woman in a relationship. of course we portray him as ted bundy. he is charming. but it comes full circle. charming is no lon>>r appealing. reporter: most important of all, educating young women to think carefully about the next handsome stranger they meet. >> if a single person second guesses going home from the club these days with somebo, then you know what? the movie had a purpose. >> reporter: at least one woman who survived a bundy attack has come out in support of the movie echoing efron's y hope thatng women take it as a warning. the film begins streaming on netflix today. >> all right. natalie morales there.

guys, we have a true rebel in the house. rebel wilson. she's going to tell us all about the big movie she's starring in this year. you ready to tell us? >> i'll tell you later. >> but first,oc your l news. >> you have time develop ahead. >> okay. guys, so there's --

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still cloudy outside. you can still seeng lookio the north here. light rain north of the city. moving through montgomery country. nothing heavy. just a couple of sprinkles here to get your friday morning started. this will be moving out. we'll be left with sunshine later on into the afternoon. that will t allowperatures to go into the 60s now. up into the mid-80hi afternoon. we will have a chance for more thundershowers later in the day. not quite as stron as the storms we had yesterday. over the weekend, some hit and miss rain chances throughout your saturday. rain likely for your sunday. especially your sunday morning. >> all right, chuck. thank you. of course y can get the latest news and weather any time. open the nbc washington app. we're back in 25 minutes.

is 8:30 on this f it's 8:30 on this friday morning, may 3rd, 2019. nice to see a good crowd. nice looking grow. also something else catching our eye. a horse. made completely ofer fl >> and not just any flowers. roses. of course this is mr. flower. he's a self-taught flower artist here in new york. and our friends at nbc sports paid him to create the piece using 25,000 ros in honor of tomorrow's kentucky derby run for the roses. catch that right here on nbc. mo i love that. saw him this ing and i thought who's that guy. >> he's anonymous. >> by the way, he doesn't speak. >> and he doeseautiful work. >> and he's allergic to flowers. he's allergic to roses. >>peaking of the derby, we

have some people who grabbed our attention on the plaza. jenny and pilar. good morning. so you're from louisville and you're skipping the dby to come here. don't you feel like you have fomo or something? >> not really. we go to it every year. >> so yao been there before. sot's definitely worth it to be here. >> definitely. >> give them a round of applause. you can just have fun with us. all right, guys. ey'd rather have us. >> i believe it. weather's much better here. >> it is. we have a lot to get to. jenna and i areuper excited because rebel wilson is here. she's just everywhere these days. box office, magazine stand. but we have her now. we're coming to you after this. gourmet cooking me easy. a food direct ser going to work you through a menu to impress that only looks difficult to

prepare. plus the way to finish o our musical week, a performance from the cher musical. on the third hour today, we are going to catch up with the latest bachelor. colton underwood and his final rose pick. >> by the way, we've got a big announcement on the third hour about social media. >> big. >> huge. huge. >> what is it? >> it's a tease. >> huge. can't tell you. huge. >> then tomorrow on "today," much more from dylan at the kentucky derby. she'll get us ready for the race and takes behind the scenes. and she designs her own f hator the big day. >> she looks so good in those. let's get a check of that weather. all right. let's see what we've got. the kentucky oaks starts off partly cloudy with an isolated shower. 77 degrees. to the derby, they had a lot of vet weather. three consecuti years of rain. and last year, 2018 heaviest

ever o record. and what about tomorrow? well, unfortunately it looks like it's going to wet showers likely. temperature of 64. hey, we've got wet weather for the derby. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening ifyour neck the woods. >> cloudy skies here in washington this morn lg. verytle bit of light rain right now. it will be out of here in a blink. we'll be left with a clearing sky later in the morning. more showers later on in the day. right anyway temperatures in the mi mid-60s. tomorrow hit and miss ain chances throughout the day. rain likely sunday. sunshine early next week. >> that's y our latest weather. >> thanks. now to one of australia's

funniest exports. rebel wilson. >> she stars had in "the hustle". they target the same mark. take a look. >> oh. it's not necessary. perhaps if this person ooots over, we could squeeze in another chair. would you mind, sir? would you mind? >> there you go. >> thank you. wow. what wonderful etiquette. >> my that that was blind. >> what she? i had no idea. research. morning., good >> i should have told anne hathaway i was going to do that to her in the scene. i didn't tell her. so she's naturally disgusted. >> so you ad-libbed that? >> i ad-libbed the feeling her up. >> her disgust was ret. she wasn' acting. >> no. >> this is a showdown between

you and anne. who's the biggest hustler? >> we feel empowered to hustle in this vie. and anne plays, like, the high class con artist. m more the low rent. typecasting. and we really go at it. but this film, it's so fun and funny andfabulous. >> i love all the glam in it too. it's kind of a remake of dirty rotten scoundrels. >> it's a reimagining. anne and i had the most fun filming this. it was in the south of france. th a's where you get lot of the glamour from. this is just such a fun one. and for mother's day as well. >> yes. take your momo go see it. >> what better than to see a massive chick flick? yeah. got two women. >> two women hustling. >> scam thank you ma'am. >> so at one point in this filme uses an australian accent. i'm not sure if you knew this,

but savannah was born in australia. y'all are like sisters. >> we might be related. >> how did i not know this? >> i t ted to reach outo you on facebook. >> couldou do your australian accent? >> no, i can't. >> do it. >> rebel asked youto. >> you are so mean. i can't do one. i moved when i was2. >> okay. >> so i never nailed the accent. >> you still got the australian awesomeness. i do d. i feel like i've got an inner aussie. how did anne do on her accent? >> she has to do not only australian. british, german, even a mute in this. so she does full-on sign language. so we gave her a lot of t hard tasks accent-wise. where i do a lot of theys big phical stunts in the film. >> it looks like you had fun.f speaking ohysical stunts, you acquired a new skill for life. >> i had to do something called fl boarding.

>> what is that? >> when you're jet propelled up from the ocean. that's me doing the actual stunt. that looks hard. >> that's footage from my own phone. i was trying to look crap at sn. it's like boarding but with nothing underneath you. i love putting my bodyn the line for the comedy. that was not a bad day in the offi. >> can we please talk cats? i cannot wait far movie. are you a cat woman? cat.eryone's a i don't want to give a spoiler but everyone is a cat. >> are you a cat lady? >> i play a character called ginny. we just finished filming that in london. it's going to be so spectacular. i mean, it's the longest running stage show, i think, in history. and to do andrew lloyd webber's show as a movie with cool updates to it, it's going to be

blow people's minds. >> and you went to cat school. >> what is that? >> it's like crawling around. b of nudging. you know? getting up close. >> you smell really good. >> it's actually a body lotion called horny cow. >> i'm boo iing it for you fort mo's day. >> we really like the horny cow smell. >> i normally wear this on dates, this body lotion. i thought 6:00 a.m.n the morning getting up, yeah. rub on some horny cow. >> we love our date with you.do >> we especially when you came in and purred close to us. >> exactly. >> come on in. >> i get too used to doing that. >> come on in, please. >> i can do c much betterat acting, guys. >> you are adelight. >> can you come back tomorrow? >> yes.

i love sitting on high stools. especially in a tight dress, guys. it's all good.d >> we're gooike that. >> we'll bring a couch tomorrow. "the hustle" hits theaters next friday. thank you, rebel. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you. >> take your mom. take your favorite people. >> te your cats. >> take your cat. is that allowed? >> i don't know. >> it'll be a service cat. take it. you'll love this movie, guys. it's so much fun. gosh., my >> i want the whole show to be rebel. >> i guess we have to do -- what are we doing? weather, al? >> we weather already. >> oh. >> and that was the lt time you'll ever see the "today" show. coming up next, we're going to e cooking dishes with some minimal effort thanks to this nice lady. but first this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today" food, cooking made simple. so easy you can do it with your back turned. iy recentl joined bon appet food director for an episode of their youtube show back to back chef. >> add the last couple tablespoons of pour that right in the pan. >> whoa. >> i'm not on fire. >> you didn't go fire. >> maybe my cognac burned off. >> it could have happened. >> more cognac! i need cognac! just bring the whole bottle [ bleep ]. >> add your cognac and light your flame. as you touch the flame to the pan. hey! >> all right. d carla's new book where cooking begins uncomplicad recipes to make you a great cook aims to do just that. >> great to see you. >> what was the inspiration for

the idea for t>> book? the idea was i wanted to write a cookbook that would make people excited to shop for food. there's something in here so beginners can get right in. >> here's a beginer right here. dooa, whoa, whoa. pipe . >> a dream come true. this smells incrknible. i i was supposed toleave. but it smells, the aroma. >> enjoy flattening that chicken. >> stand back. is that right? >> we're going to make a little dressing. flhiten that cen thigh. so this has coconut cream -- >> will thisla fen my own thigh? >> get the kinks out totally. just a couple whacks. perfect. nd then the thinner it is, the faster it cooks. >> something's burning. >> yeah. watch the pan.

>> it's all good. >> let's do these. >> i'll put these in. i don't want a splatter to happen. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> s moving right along. you've got that great dressing. >> i love that these guys e digging in. >> they just get to eat. >> you want to come in? >> what's the name of the dish?s >> this i chicken thighs with spicy coconut dressing. uld you put the conut in. turn them at the last second. and then i have one over here. >> nice. >> perfect. this is iceberg lettuce which i love because it's mild can be cold, crunchy. it's great with this sassy limey and gingery dressing. >> that sounds like rebel. >> and then i put whole leaves of cilantro.

you have your rich and crispy and fa dy. >> whatyou think? >> chicken thighs are fantastic. >> but also rebel was impressed that the wine is real. >> i mean, i thought it would be prop wine. >> no. it's real. >> how do you think we do the show in the morning? >> artichokes. >> i'm always kind of afraid of this. >> so the reason why is because people go to the store and it's like looking for an artichoke and you get this. it's terrifying. all you have to do is the stems, right? and we're getting down to the heart. so you keep ingog. you get there. >> and that's it? >> and you get to this. then you have to cut out the fleshy part. like the kitty feathers. and then it's oil and garlic with artichoke. and then the pasta. so you get excited about your artichoke. pasta goes right in after their

cooked. mixy mix. and then i finish it with a little bit of parm. >> thank you so much. really fantastic. you can get the recipes on today.com. >> did you like it, rebel? >> yeah. a bit of morning chicken really starts my day off right. >> want some pasta with it? >>o to today.com/shop. just ahead, a special m performance fhe cher cast. but first this is "today" on nbc. from the cher cast. first, this is "today" on nbc. does your customers connecting to the wifi ever slow down your business? yes, it does slow ings down. aggravating. it's a nightmare. so our gig-speed network is fast. and we go beyond fast by making it easy to create separate networks for your business and your customers

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nominations. ngcluding one with stephanie who is here with her costars. i guys, taket away. >> you always do this. whatever sonny does, you go right back to him. you are not 16 anymore. >> what are you doing? sonny and cher is everything we are. >> no. it's everything you are. >> you can be whatever you want. >> look athi he's funny and amazing and adorable. >> come on, cher. we got to do the >> look, sonny. i have been right next to you for 11 years working as hard as you. you got to make me your partner. >> come on. you're the star. you're the whole business. >> but you own it. make me a partner or i'm quitting the show. >> you can't quit. you're a top-ten show. >> well, i'm going to cancel the show and s what happens. >> what happens is you're going to be very lonely. now, let's just go out there and do the sketch. >> smile for the people. the lonely ones.

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happy 44th. >> happy birthday, will gie g.he caught up with viola davis for this week's sunday sit-down. while they were talking, the oscar winner oered some pretty great advice. >> i always say the three most important words that happen especially after you have a big trophy in your hands, the three most important words are "and now what." denzel has the best quotes. i don't mean to out him. but i'm outing u. he says there's no u-haul in the back of a hearse. you can't take it with you. >> i love that. see more o that interview on sunday "today." >> that's right. coming up, we got the third hour of "today" coming up next. >> and my mom is here for the fourth hour. >> that explains the secret service. >> that explains my good behavior. >> we'll see about that. first, though, your local news. have a great weekend. >> happy filday! >> and we day.

8:56 is your time now on this friday, may 3rd, 2019. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. let's get to a check on your commute with melissa mollet with our first 4 traffic. >> a new crash at inner loop washington. 95 looking good. and 270 has recovered nicely after an earlier crash southbound at the pike. no major delays anymore. >> thank you. we'll take a a break check your forecast when we come back. stay with us

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here. that will be coming to an end shortly. current temperatures in the middle 60s. it's going to be anothwa very afternoon with a high near 85 degrees. hit and miss rain chances through your saturday. ut an awful lot of rain is likely on yoursunday. especially sunday morning to about noon time.ry of course deather coming back early next week. >> thank you. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. have areat day. i'm paige, and well the little thing that i like about the grilled chicken sandwich is that it's picture perfect. it's juicy and it just has all the right combinatio. i think i could be considered a grilled chicken sandwich influencer. my name is frank and the little thing i like about the grilled chicken sandwich is the first bite. i love how juicy the chicken is but there's also the tomatoes and the lettuce and it's incredible.yo make sure get it with waffle fries,

rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." >> good friday morning, everybody. third hour of "today." bieinelle, craig, mr. willie geist. hday boy. >> it is my birthday. nowhere i'd rather be. >> nobody we would rather have with us. dylans at the derby in kentucky, louisville, where it has been raining all morning longs the good new, she doesn't need an umbrella because she has the hat. how are you doing, dylan? >> reporter: i'm good. it's a two-fer. a beautiful hat, it protects me from the rain and i don't have to hold an umbrella.