like me, and that you value my work. the wicked weather brewing ahead of a multi-day severe outbreak that will include tornadoes, torrential rainfall and flooding that could be life-threatening. >> what does the white house know that isenorcing an u escalation of u.s. military might bng brought to iran's doorstep? >> a free tax service brought to 100 million americans, but hidden from you. the story that will have your blood boiling. >> the nation's highest civilian honors bestowed by trump to his long-time friend tiger woods. >> mother and baby are doing incredibly well. it's been the most amazing perience i could ever possibly imagine. >> so will today be the daye learn the name of the newest

royal baby boy? >> and another memorable met gala delivers more jaw-dropping fashion from the rich and famous as we kickoff your tuesday. narly today" starts right. >> good morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we're following yet another wave of severe weather threatening millions of americans. as the new storm systems grow, the national weather service confirms that lincoln,br neka, was recently hit by an e f-2 tornado that broughtinds up to 120 miles per hour. ire utah jazz like this where people are still cleaning up or more ow bracing possible damage. >> let's get right to nbc's meteorologist bill karins tracking it for us. good morning, bill.rn >> good mog. it may be two, three, maybe four days of severe storms. today in western portions ofxa te rural sections, hopefully the tornadoes that happen will miss the towns and areas out here. midland, abilene, childress especially is in that numerous risk area. tomorrow we have 3 million

people at risk and this even could be upgraded during the day tomorrow, too.n shreveport ie numerous scattered, goes all the way to the north areas of missouri including kansas city. again, we could b watching a two-day severe weather outbreak with tornadoes and the possibility of life-threatening flash flooding on top of that. so a very dangerous day in the southern plains a they've been hit all too often the last few weeks. >> they sure have. keep an eye out for us. thank you, bill. amid rising tensions between the u.s. and iran, the u.s. military is deplong an aircraft carrier strike group and air force bombers near iranian shores. uss lincoln battle carrier is on eae way to the middle st. us intelligence officials say iran or proxy forces are planning to attack american troops in the region.f the nature o such an attack is unclear, a uording to. officials and the defense ofscial. here i nbc's richard engel with more. >> reporter: in a dramatic show of force, the uss aaham

lincoln aircraft carrier and its battle group are on their way to the middle east near iran's shores. administration officials say it's defensive thau.s. intelligence says iran or its proxy forces are planning to attack u.s. troops in the region. and the war ships are an unmistakable sign of what will happen if tyo. >> we have continued to see activity that leads us to believe that there is escalation that may be taking ndplace, a so we're taking all the appropriate actions. >> reporter: u.s. officia tell nbc news the threats targeted multiple locations and that the aircraft rrier's deployment was preplanned, but moved up. but in iran, officials are trying not to take what they see as america's bait. in february, iran's foreign minister told me the trump administration is looking for war. >> same people who created the war with iraq. we have the same gang in the white house. >> reporter: national securit advisor john bolton said theu. s. is not seeking war with iran. but he has repeatedly called for

regime change there. esident trump's close allies, saudi arabia's crown prince and israel's benjamin netanyahu have also both called for a hard line on iran. >> that was richard eel reporting. >> president trump has granted a full pardon to a former u.s. soldr who was convicted in 2009 of killing an iraqi prisoner. during his trial michael acknowledged that instead ofan trorting the prisoner as ordered, he questioned the man at gunpoint. and says he shot him out of self-defense. he was sentenced to 25 years in prison which was reduced to 15 years. he was paroled in 2014. the white house says 27 generals and admirals signed a brief in support of the self-defense claim. he thanked the president for his tremendous act of mercy. >> the fight rages on between the trump administration and democrats. a court battle is likely on the way as the treasury department formally denies the request for president trump's taxreturns. and the judiciary committee is

gearing up to hold the vote -- to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress over access to the full mueller report. tracie potts is flowing all of is for us in d.c. tracie, good morning. swhat can we expect nexthe show downs start to heat up? >> reporter: well, we could expect thiso land in court ittee, thew the co democrats here have to figure out where do they go next with the administration saying flat out no to getting their hands on president trump's tax returns. that letter back to the ways and means committee, the treasury secretary steve mnuchin said that it is aned unprecede request raising serious a questionut whether or not this is constitutional. now, moving on, we are also taking a look at happening here on wednesday. the judiciary committee is holding a vote on whether to hold wilam barr, the attorney genel, in contempt of congress for not issuing that full

mueller report under subpoena. barr also did not come and testify, but the contempt vote that's happening on wednesday is for not issuing that report. the justice department says they can'tny find a legitimate purpose for t issuinghat reporte and we ar also hearing from presidentrump who now says he does not want robert mueller to testify.ha >> we quite a clash set up here between the executive and legislative branches. all right, tracie, thank you. >> meantimeresident trump's former attorney is waking upth r first time in federal prison. michael cohen is behind bars, starting his three-year sentence for, among other things, charges brought by the special counsel. and now there is uncertainty about whether congress will be able to hear directly from robert mueller. nbc's pete williams has more. >> reporter: michael cohen battled his way out of his apartment building for the ride to prison after one last dig at

the man he once loyally served. >> i hope that when he rejoin my family and friends, that the country will be in a place without xenophobia, injustlie, and at the helm of our country. >> reporter: he got a sethree-yr ence at a minimum security prison in new york for financial crimes and lying to congress. cohen was hoping prosecutors would shave time off the sentence in return for his offer to tell them more as a former trump insider, but there were no takers. and new questions about if and when robert mueller might testify before congress. president trp says he's against it, tweeting, bob mueller should not testify. no redoes for the demes. he had said it would be up to attorney general william barr. for now, robert mueller still works for the justice department. there's no word yet on when he'll stop being special counsel, but when that happe he'll be freer to make his own decision about whether to testify. frances? >> all right, pete williams for us. pete, thank you. we've all been waiting for is finally here.

no, the crib is not back. we're talking about prince harry and meghan markle. they have welcomed their first. royal baby the official announcement was made on the ceremonial easel outside of buckingham lace. the royal fever has reached an all-time high as fans all across the worue try to gss what the baby's name is going to be. nbc's keir simmons is in windsor with the very latest. >> reporter: a god bless america and god save the queen. >> reporter: it's a boy for prince harry and duchess meghan. >> pip pip -- >> hooray. >> this thing is to die s for, i'm over the moon. >> rorter: the new dad beaming. baby sussex born 7 pounds and 3 ounces. >> mother and baby are doing incredibly well. it's been the most amazing experience i could ever possibly imagine. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension, but we're both' salutely thrilled.

>> reporter: t announcement made on harry andmeghan's instagram, a royal first. their son arriving at 5:26 this morning set in official royal notice. the easel at buckingham palace and instagram postng combini traditional and modern just lik at harry and meghan's wedding. hard to bieve the carriage ride and that kiss were just a year ago. meghan's mom doria is with them while senior royals including the queen as well as members of princess diana's family were informed before the public celebrations began. >> cheers. >> reporter: this baby may be only 7th in line to the throne, but his parents have quickly become one of the most famous couples in the world. friends withhe oprah and t clooneys, while michelle obama tweeting, congratulations, meghan and harry. bathck and i are so lled for both of you and can't wait to meet him. around the world, fans feeling the same way. >> i think it's fantastic. or re drinking champagne

breakfast today. >> reporter: waiting for his nd for that first pictur keir simmons, nbc news, windsor. >> nouz to a building in brooklyn, new york that collapsed after a driver crashed into it,ore than 100 firefighters rushed to the scene. officials say the driver tried to flee the area after the crash but was caughty police. the 20-year-old was taken to the hospital with bumps and bruises. nobody else, though, was hurt. >> let's check back in with bill about our day ahead. >> yeah, we're still watching the is he veer weather threat in areas of kansas. we have a couple areas that could get a few severe thunderstorms south of wichita, south of imporia. areas of maroon are currently where we have flash flood watches where rain is falling. the next couple days with the nee' storms, w going to get drenched from houston all the way to chicago. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. so severe weather in areas of west texas today, and we'll

shift that tonight and during the day tomorrow through central an p easterntions of texas. further to the north is just a heavy rain threatened. chilly day, highs only 50 the 40s an yeah, this is the peak of our severe weather seas. the next two days will be very dangerous. we>> oh, boy. e going to be watching a lot of it as will you. thank you, bill. in toy's quick hits, bud light is glad to celebrate world pride by offering the first-ever rainboaluminum bottles. they'll be available throughout june. >> wendy's is bringing back spicy chickenft nuggets a twitter campaign resulted in over 2 million likes. wendy's tweeting, this is not a drill. spicy chicken nuggets are coming back. y'all are crazy. >> last night a pregnant amy schumer stopped by to the mga on the way to the hospital to give birth. that's her met look. she posted it on instagram. she and her husband welcomed a boy calling him byeir royal ba. we'll be right back. me air frese heavy, overwhelming scents. e me air frese heintroducing febreze;ents.

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he inspired millions of young americans with his thrilling wire to wire victories. tiger woods is a global symbol of american excellence, devotion and dridi. >> leang the news, president trump awarding tiger woods with a medal of freedom. the nation's highest civilian honor aer a string of injuries and scandals,he professional golferlinched a comeback for the ages at this year's masters. >> while many states are leading the fight to decriminalize marijuana, some voters in denver are leading a campaign to -- it is known as an issue of 3 to 1. it would change the city code to make mush rooms by people 21 and older the lowest law enforcement priority. if it passes, the measuredn woul ply to colorado as a whole. it would still be illegal to possess the mushrooms and sales would still be a felony. the district attorney opposes the initiative. it goes up for a vote today. >> one week after his death,

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i mean, we're going camping.oi we're g to be at the met and everybody is going to stay and sleep all night together. >> h celine dion mayave been confused by this year's met gala theme. she seemed to have nailed it. t ght there on the pink car with what she wore, we all know when it comes to the met gala, it's all about one upping each other with wt you wear. so, yeah, celine did wear anag extrt outfit right there. she wore that silver fringe body suit by designer oscar de la rent a. she showed off her figure balancing that 22-pound gold head piece. >> hard to think with 22 pounds on your head. >> look at lher. ks great. she carries it off. so, if anyone came to steal the show, how about cardi b? she was covered head to toe a custom hannah border tom own gown. the dress is embellished with 30,000 feathers and it took, look how many people, 35 people

more thans 2000 hourto create and all those people there to fix the train. when it comes to ball gowns and trains, lady gaga, the queen of exaggerated looks revealed not just one, but four outfits for the night. she was lik one of those russian dolls starting off wh a big puffy pink gown, her handlers helping peel off three dresses before she was left with, second tthe last one. >> there's one>> more. well, i don't know if you consider itorne m >> she just kept going? >> she kept going. that's pretty much as far as you can go on the met, as far as the me pink carpet. >> she pushes it, though. there you go. all right. we want to talk about a mother's sacrifice with mother's day coming up it's unlike any other. there is a mom in michigan, her name is sharonda wilson, she skipped her graduation to attend her son's graduation at central michigan instead. she was honored at that ceremony as well. >>fe con upon you, shondra

wilson, the bachelor's degree that you have earned with all rights,rivileges pertaining thereto. please move your tassel from your right to your left. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's pretty cool. she doesn't go there, remember? the cmu president found out aout her situationnd contacted ferris state's president for permission to present wilson with her degree. so she went to go see her son and ty both get it. that was the right move i think. >> they're still celebrating. it's mother's day coming uphis weekend. so hopefully so. >> that is still great. ahead, could you have filed your taxes for free? new allegations against the nation's top tax prep services suggests so. ♪ ♪ right now, when you buy a red nose walgreens,

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