. good morning, so, states of emergency across the south aftee a weend of dangerous storms. >> it's coming straight for us. tornadoes, torrential rain, life-threatening flooding. now a rare spring nor'easter set to slam the east coast. al's got the messy morning commute. feeling the pain. the white house' hopconomic adviser acknowledges it's the americans that will feel the maive new tariffs on china. the president telling a different story. the front in the trade war ahead. faceing a judge. actress felicity huffman is set to plead guilty for her role in that massive admission scandal.

will she spend time in jail? all that ahead. mystery in paradise. a desperate search. a womang hikeinin hawaii. honoring an icon, tributes pour in for model, legendary actress peggy lipton, rememred by her fans and her fathers. and wait for it. >> is this the -- >> the ball bouncin on rim four times before dropping in to advance toronto t thenba playoffs, the heart stopping moment. >> look at the fans. >> it will go down in nba history. today, monday, may 13th, 2019. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda .ko live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everyone, nice to have

you with us on a monday morning. i love that it felt like ten minutes before it dropped in. >> the best shot in the history of the raptor's franchise so far. they're going off to the eastern avnference finals. >> we will he much more ahead. >> first, though, we have to talk about this wild weather. >> here we go, heavy widespread flooding. a rare nor'easter will add to what has already been a really messy and cold spring. we will get to al's forecast in a few moments, dylan dwyer out there in the wind. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, the rain has been relentless. it led to major flooding down south. mississippi and atlanta are under major states o emergency. the torrentialardownpours e moving to the east. it could mak a soggy workweek forll ns of americans. this morning,l powerfutorms are on the move after a weekend

washout in the south. >> it's coming straight for us. >> reporter: frightened residents huddled inside a home near lynchburg, virginia. incredibly, no one was injured. in suffolk, virginia, an ef1 tornado with winds up to 90 miles per hour. this system had slogged east after drenching texas and louisiana, where as much as 10 nches of blinding rain flooded parts of neworleans. mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency as torrential downpours washed out roads, flood waters may haveco ntributed to the derailment of the freight train toppleing more than 20 cars. the national weather service says that area saw up to 15 inchesf rain. this small dam in poplarville collapsed, the lake slicing the road if two. in neighboring stone county, raging flood waters shut down parts of the parkway. first respondersen rescued dozs

of residents from this rv park. >> the wind started blowing. we saw items fing by. >> reporter: in doll tin, alabama, these first timee visitors wer shocked by the storm. >> the house in front of us, the roof blew off. the house next to cavedin. we were standing at the window, yoeen big pieces of roof flying by. >> it was crazy. >> it was, it was scary. >> reporter: as if this storm isn't the isn't wild enough, as it moves to the northeast, it will develop into a nor'easter. snow is likely across parts o new england. savannah. kra ig. >> oh,f snow. >> not here. in that case. >> so that dreary weather dylan was talking about in the northeast not going aaway time soon, apparently. al has more on that part of the forecast. good morning, mr. roker. >> guys, if there was two months rlier, it would bad. from richmond, heavy

thunderstorms, atlantic city, airports will be a real mess. here's what we're looking at. we got a system back to the west. back to western new york. another coastal low developing. so we're looking for coastal flooding along the del mar have peninsula. wind kufts of0 to 40 miles per hour and -- wind gusts of 30-to-40 miles per hour and it will pull that dryer colder air. rainfall amounts from a half an inch of rain to new england. above elevations above 2500 feet, we are talking upwards 8 inches of snow. locally it could be a foot of snow in some places. airport delays from washington, new york, philly and washington, d.c. and pittsburgh if you are on the ro, look at i-90 stretching from buffalo to boston, will you have problems i-95 from washington into boston and cleveland to new york along i-80, it lab real mess. savannah. >> all right, al, thank you so

much. onto the escalating trade war with those increased tariff itself on chinese products, their impact on your bottom line, the white house top economic adviser is contradicting the president on a key point s,ying, ye americans will effectively shoulder the burden of those tariffs. nbc news' white house correspondent kristen welker has the story for us. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: gsavannah,d morning to you. after trade talks broke down, it comes as the president and this top economic adviser are breaking over who will pay the price of this intensifying standoff. the president is tweetinglbout al of it. quote,rning, saying, very bad for china, very good for usa. this morning, the trade war between the u.s. an china is escalating after president trump raised tariffs on $200 billion on chinese import, from 10 to

25% on friday, mr. trump tweeting we are right where we want to be with china and claim the chinese government will acknowledge american businesses and consumers will pay the tariffs. >> yes, to some extent. i don't disagree with that. again, both sides, both sides will suffer on this. >> reporter: kudlow says the white house expects china to retaliate against the u.s., adding the tariff hikes wonec take e immediately. >> it will take some time, then, of course, the president is going to have to make the final decision on that. ar reporter: the trade w could have a bigmpact onmid-western farmers. many rely on china and other overseas markets to buy their crops, including soy bones. >> i think trump is trying to do the right thing. prices keep dropping. we need free rtrade. >>eporter: the tariffs mean you can pay on thousands of

pructs, from big ticket electrons and furniture to basic items like clothing, bed sheets, sam poo and cereal. >> we understand we are hearing from chinese officials this morning. what are they a sayingut plans to retaliate? >> reporter: savannah, chinese officials are striking a defiant note with a chinese newspaper saying no one shouldxp et china to swallow bitter fruit and china will never yield to external pressure. hchina hasn't said it will retaliate. larry kudlow says there is a strong possibilitye will meet with xi jinping next month at the summit. he is tweeting openly to president xi and my many friends in china, china will be hurdr hurt very badly, if you don't make a deal. the heated rhetoric continues. >> both sides have a l on the line. thank you. a passenger jet in myanmar

yesterday, check this out, a pilotor fced to land that plane using its rear wheels after its front landing wheels failed to deploy, you can see sparks cong from the nose of the plane as it skids down theru ay. once the plane came to a stop, all 87 passengers and crew members managed to evacuate safely. there have been no injuries. the pilot isdi cd with a perfect landing nder the circumstance. a massive search is intensifying for a woman who mysterioisly dpeared on the island of maui. her parents are offering a reward leading to her safe return. nbc news' gadi schwartz is on the story. >> reporter:er familyre arriving to add into that search. 100 people are out looking for the 35-year-old in an extremely dense forest.

mauimorning a mystery on is entering its fifth day. rescue teams searching for a young woman who vanished without a trace. >> aloha from hawaii. >> reporter: friends and family believe she went hiking at this forest reserve on wednesday. >> she did not arrive home at night i knew something was wrong. >> reporter: pe finding her white suv at a popular hiking her cell phone and wallet inside the car. the car's keys hidden under a tire where friends say she often left them when she went hiking. >> i am a therapist andrea go instructor. >> reporter: she is an adventurous athlete. they are not ruling out an accident or foul play. >> we don't care the details who or what. weant our daughterback. >> i canno imagine my life without her in it. i really can't. >> reporter: police say several agencies are involved in a search effort. hocks are used to get abi 's

eye view of the dense foliage, a $10,000 reward has been posted for information about her shereabouts. concerned local stepping up to devote their time and their dogs to help with the search. >> they have better noses than things thatan smell we would over in pick up. >> reporter: nowew with f clues to go on, relatives and friends are holding out hope, it's amanda's toughness and spirit that will bring her home safely. >> with her ability to overcomma josh challenges, it's diffweult. don't know her circumstance. but she is strong in self discipline a person is as anyone else in my life. >> reporter: so s. >> so she is missing for five days. is the search effort focusing on anything in particular going forward? >> reporter: families and friends say it's over 72 hours. the fire department are scaling back their search.

they are following up leads, including requesting cell phone records. her friends have searched the main friends and starting ready on sing on main options steep terrain. >> more to get to, including hollywood, remembering the life of a legendary actress peggy lipton, stars of "mod squad" ani "t peaks." lost her battle with cancer over the weekend. we l have ak back at her life and career. >> reporter: charisma, gracend unmistakable talent, peggy lipton had it all a this morning, tributes are pouring in for the small screen star, born in new york, lipton set her sights on hollywood. >> all i see is a big man on campus who steals cars. >> reporter: her big bak coming in the 1960s on the vground breaking t show "the mod squad." it was one of the first shows to andure an interracial cast propelled her to "it" girl

status. >> i trust you. reporter: lipton snagged a golden globe for her role asally barnes at the pinnacle of her popularity, she releasedm an albu that put her singing skills on display. she later stepped away from the spotlight to focus onfamily, marrying legendary music producer quincy jones and raising two daughters. actresses. after the couple split, lipton returned to tv n asorma jennings on the hit show "twin peaks." in 2005, the rsi memoir, assre stopping by "toda chat about her career. >> each event that happened in my le led to my growing up. >> reporter: in recent years, lipton made a scene stea cameo with her daughter in the show ti-tribeca. >> is there the forensics lab? >> mom. >> reporter: in a movie

remembrance, lipton's daughter writing in part, we feel so lucky sp every moment with her. adding, she will always business a part of under the circumstances. and lipton's co-star kyle mcloughlin tweeting, we've lost a beautiful soul.r fo "today," kathy park, nbc news. >> i have to say that show when it was the air, it made such a huge social impact. one of e first shows with an interracial cast. it was young, hip, "mod squad" dealt with so many social issues of the day. it was ground breaking. she was so big in that. >> i never got to meet her. i love her daughter rashida jones. some of her best work there. so our hearts go out to them. let's get a check of the forecast. we know it's going to be rainy. >> it's a mess here. we have wet weather down through florida. ressure the on the east coast, that will bring strong storms. miami will see airport delays as well. from the planes to t gulf, look for plenty of sunshine,

severe storms in the panhandle of texas. then we are a looking beautiful weather, cooler tan average as we make our way out to the west coast. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. every day. e my credit card onns double miles on airline purchases! well, you earn double miles on this and on everything with the venture card. thanks! hey, by the way, how'd you get in here? same way you did. cross-checking. nice. what's in your wallet... oh, c'mon! good morning, everybody. wish i had better news for you. but the monday forecast is noto going a pretty one. cldy, cool,wet, all day long today. temperatures will struggle tok get bac into the mid and upper 50s. you see a flow aloft means

continuing rain chances, have your insulated rain coat, temperatures are barely in ther uppe 40s to 50s now. today's high 59 and 62 tomorrow. that's your latest weather, guys. >> coming up, actre felicity huffman t set plead guilty in court today for her role in the largest ever college admissions scandal. does she really face time behind bars? we will be live at the courthouse. plus the unlikely battle facing firefighters all over this country. why cancer rates areoaring now. the surprising reason. we will have thastory. first, this is "today" on nbc. story. story. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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this is a news 4 today news break. 7:26 is your time now on this monday may 13th, 2019. od morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. today larryog h will sign a bill protecting pregnant sthers. it wasrked by laura wahlen, she was killed in 20. they will have longer sentences for peoe killing pregnant women. today is the time to recognize the sacrifice and service of men and women that devote their lives to protecting their neighbors and communities. today there will be a tribute for those lost with a

candlelight vigil. it will be held between 7th and 12th street. now,et's look at your news 4 traffic. good morning, mellissa. >> the streets between potomac and lane avenue north lanes blocked southbound traffic opened again. in mcclean, northbound gw parkway, they hope to have one lane reoned this evening. old dominion drive, street closures there. later on news 4, we will tell you about the home drug students are using to give themselves aom ctitive edge. >> find out the dangers and consequence of takoug them witha prescription. we'll check on your forecast next.

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unpleasant day to spend any time outside, it's raini across the area now, temperatures are only in the upper 40s and low 50s. what you see is what you get,ou ds and chilly weather all day long, highs today in the 50s.

it's 7:30 now,t's monday morning, the 13th of may, 2019. we're so glad to have the crowd on the plaza. it's a grey day in the east. the weather is part of the story this week. >> some parts will see snow during the second week of may. the weather and a check of the headlines, severe storms pushing into the northeast after leaving large sections of the south under water. much as 10 inches of rain flooded parts of new orleans and other are in louisiana, in fact, miissippi's governor declared a state of emergency as to original downpours washed out roads there. flood waters mayave contributed to the derament of this freight train m topplingore than 20 cars.

al will be back w with is in the storm's path today in just a few minutes. saudi arabia said this morning two of itsil tankers were damaged when they were sab tajd off the coast of the united arab emirates. one of the tankers was on its what i to deliver oil to the id u.s., they dot say how that sabotage was carried out or who might have been responsible. but the report came as the u.s. warned american trips could be targeting maritime traffic in the area. it was an incredible night in the a. not just one but two game 7s. the late game between the philadelphia 76ers and theo toront raptors ending in dramatic fashion. >> it's off to leonard, defended by simmons. score scores! >> we are the north. for i leonard winning i

the raptors with that fall away ball at the buzzer bouncing off the rim four times before finally dropping in. the home crowd goes crazy. final score 92-90. by the way, the first buzzer beatner game seven in nba history. the raptors in the eastern conference finals. now to gamee seven in western conference. denver taking on portland, the trail blazers coming back to win that one 100-. they had7 points, blazers fans called it rip they'll move on to face the golden state warriors in the western conference finals, hitting brothers seth and steph curry against one another. the first time it's happened in the finals. >> giving mrs. curry a conundrum. >> she said she will flip a coin to decide. >> that seems fairo me. we move on to that massive

college admissions scandal, actress felicity huffman will appear in court today. >>l migue almaguer is live for us in boston. >> reporter: good morning, felicity huffman is expected to on a federal judge later today and plead guilty. she won't be sentenced for quite some time, leaving many wondering, will sheo to moison? this ing, academy award nominee felicity huffman, the head leaner in court. the actress expected to plead guilty for o count of fraud for paying $15,000 so fraudulently boost her child's s.a.t. scores. she could face a $20,000 fine and up to ten months in prison likely will serve only a few months if anyehind bars. huffman said in a statement, with deep regret and shame over what i have done, i accept full

responsibility. my daughter knew absolutely nothing about he actions. i have betrayed her. he is one of 14 parents expected to plead guilty in participating in this scream. masterminded by consultant rick singer. is the system broken? any comment on anything? singer, spotted after a workout last week in florida has pled guilty to racketeering, money launderingbsnduction of justice. >> reporter: did you really work with over 700 families? no we ar hearing for the first time from the billionaire chinese family that agreed to y $6.5 million to help their daughter get into stanford. >> you canch always ave the things if you try hoard. >> reporter: nearer she n h parents have been charged in the case. her mother told us she thought the money was meant to be a donaon to stanford, not a bribe. she was misled and taken

advantage of by singer. also fighting back, actress lori laughlin and her fashion designer husband, both have pled not guilty. the couple accused of paying half a i milli bribes to get their daughters into usc. "people" magheine reporting t couple's attorneys elieve they have a good chance of beingit acqud if they face trial. >> i don't really care about school. as you guys all know. >> reporter: their daughter, olivia j. was spotted shopping with friends last week in l.a. "people" reporting according to a source close to olivia. she blamed her parents for everything. this morning, no comment from eamilies as the scandal, once again,takes center stage in court. >> so far, 50 people have beenof charged, do cials think that number will go up? >> reporter: they certainly do, craig. rick singer t alleged mastermind said he helped nearly

700 families. from the very beginning, federal prosecutors says additionalld people cou be charged. >> that looks like i it now. >> let's get another check of the weather. what you got? >> well, it has bt.n it's continuing to be wet. on the one hand it makes for a lousy weekend for a lot of folks. 84% of the continental u.s. has above precipitation. this is e wettest 12 months period on record. lo at all the cities that had the top year period on record. 64 cities. we haven't pute in th smaller towns in there. so it's been awfully damp. d e good news is, boy, only 3% of the uniteates is in drought that's the lowest 4re68 since the drought monitor began in 2000. that's down from 36% from last august. so all this wet weather has been leading to a depression of that drought. where you got more wet weather to talk about in the northeast. strong storms in florida.

out into westerntexas. out west, nice and sunny but on the cool side. that's what's going on around the country. here'snhat's happening your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm storm team meteorologist chuck bell. will you need your insulated rain coat today. raindrops on the lends overlooking reagan national airport. a lot more rain down to our south and west, rain chances, 80% to 100% for the rest of the day. it may not rain every minute of the day, you will want an insurance late coat. temperatures in the 40s to 50 now. highs will stay below 60 degrees. won't be much better tomorrow, either. >> that's the latest weather, omcraig. >> cing up, a former inspector sounng the alarm in an exclusive nbc investigation. what he saw that's raising concern about popular medications that millions rely on. ahead, first on "today"

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the troubling cancer cases inre fifighters across the >>nation. t is responsibility for 60% of job-related deaths. what is being done about it? natalie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah and crg, thattat is absolutely shocking, more sho when you figure out firefighters are the most athletic in their community. firefighters are looki atways to make one of the riskiest occupations safer. we see them as their most heroic racing towards danger while everyone else is trying to escape. we honor their sacrifice when they lose their lives to the flames. but in fire houses across the country, more are dying, not from the fires but from a silent killer, cancer. >> if you don't know from one day to the next who is going to get sick. >> reporter: retired captain tony stefani started the san francisco fire fighters cancer

prevention foundation in 2006 after his own battle with the disease. how many friends have you personally lost from cancer? >> way too many. out of the five of us that contracted carcinoma two u of are still alive. >> reporter: the foundation is currently working with 96 active and retired firefighters battling various forms of cancer. but in san francisco, more than 300 have been lost since the early 2000sar and depents across the country are facing similar grim statistics. the job has always been dangerous. but why have cancer rates rinse so high? researchers say today's fires are different. modern buiing materials and household goods includes fire retardants, petroleum products ma up of chemicals. when they burn, they seep toxic gases that work intobo the . >> we are working in a toxic suit when we go to fire. >> reporter: a breast cancer

survivor, something shares with 15% of female firefighters, that's 25% higher than the national average. whilenc caers in women firefighters have not bee studied as much as those in men, studies are under way to determine the link between toxins and breast cancer. >> i've often said that there is a cancer sniper in the fire rvice and it's not if, it's not when. but what colleague of ours is going to be the next one to come down the cancer. >> reporter:er firefig uniforms known as turnout gear protect from heat and flames, not from chemical particles and gases the uniforms absorb. when the body heats up, the risk increases dramatically. >> if my body temperature rises 5 degrees, the absorption rate from my body goes up 40. >> reporter: the american acemistry counsel says firefighters fe toxic fumes regaless of what mater

used. at the phone and other fire fighter advocates are calling on increased regulations on common household items and building materials. in the meantime, the san epartment the taking measures to reduce the risks. like installing special washing machines to extract particles from fire gear and firefighters that once slept with gear nearby now stored away in lockers on the staon floor. she says the once macho firehouse culture is changing, too. >> when i was on the job over that 28-yr period, they cleaned my stuff a few times. firefighters always wore their turnouts, theirjackets and their pants filthy. >> reporter: now, four fighters hose each other off after every blaze and exercise when they get back to the station to stwet tout toxins. simple by crucial threats than the threat of burningbuildings,

far more deadly. > you look at the positive aspects of thejob. and do you your best to keep yourself inhape and eliminate these exposures. but it's still in the back of the mind, tomorrow, am i going to be sick? >> natalie, how do you know if your furniture or products have these chemicals. >> it's a good quption. it's u to you to check and read labels and ask when you are buying. but california is among a dozen states trying to change that garry brown signed into law a ban o residential up pollstered and mattress products that will go into effect in 2020. cited flame retardants do not provide a meaningful fire benefit. it states it is senseless to allow these toxic chemicals to continue being used. savannah, craig. >> it's good firefighters are

adopting new practices as well. >> they are. >> thank you for educating us on that. >> it's a risky job, increased cancer rates aswe ll. hopefully they can come up with more. up next, prince harry, megan, paying a tribute to diana, part of baby ar think, we'll explain right after this. zplmplts

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. we're back. dylan joins us. we have royal baby updates.me an markle celebrating her real mother's day after giving birth to archie. >> they shared this photo on their instagram account showing little archie's tiny feet. archie harrison windsor born last thursday the caption paying tribute to all mothers, today, past, present mothers to be and those lost but forever remembered, we honor and celebrate each and every one of you. >> it's so nice. then they wrote, ts little piggy went to the market. of course, it was mother's day in the u.s. and thecountry. britain actually celebrates mother's day in march. by the way, we reported this duke and church es, william and

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this is a news 4 today news break. 7:56 is your time now on this monday may 13th, 2019. good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. this morning could be a tricky commute for those that use gw parkway. allth norund lanes are shut down. the park service says a 10-foot deep sinkhole opened up on friday forcing them to close lanes for the entire weekend. the park sovice hopes t open one lane before the ening commute. >> that will be a mess. now, let's check on the rest of the commute with mellissa molette. >> good morning, capital street is shut down, there are lanes blocked by a crash north und traffic push on to first, sterling south, south lanes reopened, mcclain, shut down between 123 and the beltway cause of that sinkhole from a couple of days ago. a live look at robint

terminal, no major slow downs, just a lot of rain. >> thank you. we will take a break, check your forecast next. stay with us.

good morning, everybody. storm team 4 radarhowing rain all across the area this morning. this isn't going to change much the rest othe day. currently we're in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. >> that also won't change much. we'll sta0s in the 5 with showery weather off and on most of the day, tomorrow, cloudy,ch ly, breezy, not too much of a rain threat for your tuesday, highs near 60 degrees, some with milder weather is on tap for the d of the weekend, especiaweeken. >> all right, thank you, chuck. back to the "today" she.. in wim as in, in with the fastest, most reliable internet from xfinity xfi. so you can be in with brilliantly connected devices in every room. d in with finding all your favorites on live tv and streamoug apps with just yr voice.it this spri's out with the old, and in with simple, easy, awesome. don't miss the xfinity spring se.st

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country music icon, randy opening up in his television interview after suffering a near fatal stroke. >> reporter: andy, first of all, tell me how you are feeling? >> i'm feelinggood. >> his remarkable road to recovery and the woman thatt never lef his side. >> randy, she's pretty strong. >> yeah. >>ay monday, m 13th, 2019. >> we're here from ohio to say happy birthday, here from lizzie's 20th birthday. >> celebrati 43 years of marriage from cambridge, ohio. >> from florida, celebrating my 50th. >> good morninghe to t "today" show from -- >> port happened, oregon. >> and massachusetts. >> hi, everybody. happy nday, happy raining

monday, nice to have you with us on the plaza or at home. e are glad you are along with us. >> despite the rain, by the way, you can show up without being out in the plaza. shoutout to share them bottom of your screen there, #mytodayplaza. you can see yourself in the t'ening. >> tright. the weather is the top story severe storms on the move. raw wind and driving rain here on the east coast and the south is in recovery mode. weekend floodingened tornadoes there. al has theas latest forec for us. al, good morning. >> thank you, you can see, we had those heavy thunderstorms and tornadoes downso h. now the northeast is under the gun with heavy rain, wind and a real mess. in fact, we got a nor'easter believe it or not. this system coming in, this system coming in, heavy rain moved in here. we are looking at plenty in the del marva peninsula. cold air dragged in behindthis, so the rain in the upper elevations of new england and

new york changes to snow.ri that's t. first off, rainfall anywhere from a half inch to an inch of rain from washington all the way to new england, we'reoo lng at upwards of 8 inches or more in the upper elevations from new york all the way into new england. boston, new york, philly, washington, pittsburgh. all rain delays and wind delays for the airports a on the roads, i-95, d.c. to boston, 90, boston to buffalo. i-80 from cleveland to new york city, all wet, all treacherous because of the wet and windy weather. craig. >> all right. al, thank you. american companies are bracing for carolina to retaliate for massive tariff itself on chinese goods, president trump escalated the trade war friday after accusing china of backtracking on parts of a proposed deal. on sunday, his top economic adviser larry kudlow says both china and consumers will suffer critiquing his boss. however, kudlow said the economic pain will be worth it if they agree to treat u.s.

exporters more fairly. san francisco could become the first u.s. city to forbid facial recognition technology by police and other city agencies, they are set to vote on that ban tomorrow. it would notpply to private companies or at san francisco international airport. facial s recognitionves crimes by comparing faces t photos and videos in a government database. critics say it's prone to mistakes unless government under surveillance expands without much oversight. >> all right. got the news covered now, how about a little boost? >> here we go. a georgia dad and his little girl t decidedhave a boost.ha watch what ens when he turns on the music. [ music playing ] >> okay. i love the song. i love the moves. she's got her own stage on the countertop and dad, nice going, he's right there to catch her in case there any falls. of course, she is doing great.

oh, nice ending there. very cute. >> i love that. all right, still ahead, a country star's road to recovery. arandy his wife, the first tv interview since his near fatal stroke. >> first, could there be tainted drug in your medicine cap net, red flacks raised by a former fda inspector about what happens in factories overseas. it is an eye openinglu excve nbc news investigation. y!u don't want to miss it right after this alright, let's get going! and i'm aiming it.ke sure to aim it. ohhhhh! i ordered it for everyone. [laughing] (dad vo) we got the biggest subaru to help bring our family together.es i'm just rng my eyes. (dad vo) even though we're generations apart. what a day. i just love those kids. (avo) presenting the all-new three-row subaru ascent. wave to grandma, everybody. (avo) love is now bigger than ever.

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have b dozens of recalls of blood pressure medication taken by millions of americans. the reason, ingredien with a possible carcinogen. now a former fda inspector is speaking out for the first time of what he saw in the overseas actories that supply these vital ingredients, some of thes popular generic blood medications on the market, recalled or and over, 45 times in less than a year. certain batches of them. val sartan. losartan. she got a chilling letter. >> the insecurity is identified as a human carcinogen. >> reporter: the blood pressure medicine she takes daily linked to a chemical for cancer. >> used in the production of rocket fuel, rocket fume, in my medicine. >> shy started lohe started loo

it. 85% of factories making u.s. drugs are outside the country, india and crona wherection costs are lower. >> growing up,e have a saying, you get what you paid for. >> reporter: he spent three years as an fda investigator inspecting pharmaceutical facilities overseas. >> your sense is the cost of the pharmaceutical orrld. >> repr: he is now speaking out for the first time. >> as we continue to push the price down, companies are forced to find creative ways to make money. >> which means what? >> not adhering to our laws and regulation. >> reporter: more than a year before the recalls, he cited problems that made denise's medication. you wrote facilities and equipment are not maintained, anomalies are not investigated. you found gasket that were fraying, white particulates and residue o equipment. all of that in a place that's

making drugs intended for the u.s. . >> correct is there what was your recommendation? >> official action. meaning fda takes intervention. >> and then whato the fda do? >> it was determined official action was not required. >> so you were overruled? >> correct. >> reporter: but it wasn't just that plant. take a look at his inspection report from this facility in india, also making drug ingredients that became a part of the recall. >> we were quite shocked to see that they were staying up all night shreding expensive amounts of documents before our audit. >> they were up all night shredding documents? >> co it's a systemic issue. >> reporter: he says there are too few qualified inspection and investigators. it wasn't until theya detecte probable carcinogen in one of its ingredients the fda began asking for recalls. >> it's tragi that people were exposed, this shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: scott gottlieb, was

at the fdass comminer when it began and says it was unlikely it would have been found on a routine inspection. >> if you didn't know toook for this, this would have been hard to detect. >> reporter: the fda is investigating the root causes of the contamination a the overall cancer risks to individual patients is small. little comfort for denise. >> i have a 13-year-old son who is worried about his mom, you know, he shouldn't have to worry about a possible carcinogen i your medication. >> reporter: he left the fda in 2017, says itmuch bigger than blood pressure pills. >> i worry about all the other drugs you haven't tested. >> not just these plants? >> correct. from myperspective, this is only the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: the generic drug ti makers associa says their drugs are safe regardless of where they are made. they are working closely with

the fda. th drug company in china says it is working with gulators. as far as a company in india shredding the documents, they did not respond to our questions, guys. >> what should people do if they are taking theseti medica? zplits soup were important. the fda says do not stop taking it abruptly. if k their website to see you have one of these batch and speak to your pharmacist and your physician for alternives if it turns out you are taking f these. >> it's a real shocker. so many of us depend on gener generics, when up learn about the inspections overseas or lack thereof, it's an eye opener. >> it's important to ask now the hda and drug manufacturers a keeping our drug safe. >> al, we'll send it over to you. a quick check, storms down knew florida, beautiful with etc. from minnesota down to louisieta. you may g a chance to dry out. western texas looking at wet weather as well.

we're expecting a few showersh throughe western plains, up and down the west coast, weather a little on the cool side but dry. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods ♪ . all right. 50s today c and rain,loudy, windy and cool for tomorrow. they can those umbrels with you. >> that's your latest weather. all right, al, jenna joins us, time for popstart. >> a very ieresting pop start, this morning, comedienne and new mom amy schumer is putting details aside to share complications of her pregnancy.

>> leave it to amy schumer to be brally honest about pregnancy. he titles it her post-baby annoying post. you can tell her aim is to help women that went through something similar and to thank those that shared theirs. funny and fearless, amy schumer is known for ep cook it real, no topic off limits, delivering, punch lines, talk about being a mom. what do you do? >> as you know i am keeping it and time it with megan markments. >> reporter: to last week delivering a healthy baby boy, schumer's honesty carrying over with herhood, opening up her difficult pregnancy. the 37-year-old firet time mom aling on instagram, she and her husband turned to a birth dula for help. women are warriors and i was lucky enough to have a doula. ding what do doula's do?

i don't know. but she made us feel totally supportive throughout my pregnancy and the birth process. >> we like we're working birth encycloped encycl we know everything about pregnancy, birth, postpartum and we end up being a kind of a touchstone to a family going through the process. >> reporter: shows the wife of a badgley. a complication characterized by persistent nausea and vomiting, which can lead to sere dehydration. schumer documenting the struggle on socia media. in her most recentd- st special on netflix. >> i throw out an excorsism out every day. >> reporter: a mother diagnosed has an increased risk of experiencing it again during subsequent pregnancies, kate middleton combatted thess illne in each of her three pregnancies. however, the condition is not

that mmon. >> hyperemesis orgrav can be dike knowsed if a woman lost 5% of her pre pregnancy weight. >> reporter: a condition that was no laughing matter for the comedienne turned new mom who says hyperemesis is real and it's awful. what they say is true, the second you give birt it's >> wha a doula? igone. >> we are hearing with meghan markle possibly getting a doula, now amy schumer. they can provide physical and mental support they are mot medical professionals, they say they can improve some pregnancy outcomes, having shorter labor, decreasing pain medicines, less operative liveries. basically somebody to help you through it. >> a nice option to have if you can. >> if you can afford>>it.

exactly. kristen, dylan, thank you so much. we mentioned jenna is here. so sorry to hear about the passing of your ygrandma,r namesake as well. >> yeah, my grandma jenna who i am named after is 99-years-old. i landed in tennessee and got a text that she passed away on friday morning. so i got to texas as fast as i could to be with my mom and right before mother's day, she was, my grandma was an only child. they had a close bond. we had a little service for her. aspy dad said, when you are 99, most of your friends are gone. so my dad and my mom wrote the service toer. that's mila, meaninger grammy. the food there is jello but she was a lovely,ovely woman. she never graduated from college. but she taught us every star in

the sky. >> the real daughter of texas, wasn't she? >> from west texas. she loved nature. she would make us stop andlow down and look at the birds and the trees and taught us every plant. it's where my mom gets the love of the outdoors. she is doing well. my grandfather, harold, a home buildneridland passed away nearly 25 years ago. she asked about him a lot. now they're together. >> we're sending our love. >> thank you. >> and you are here, we wanted mention that you also have a really interesting interview. we have been looking forward to this randy travis, of course. >> yes. >>ree sufa stroke. we are waiting to hear how he is doing. >> i grew up withandy travis. he has a new memoir out. he wakes up a from near fatal stroke. we sat down with randy and his beautiful wife mary at the country music hall of fame and museum. their first television

interview. ♪ i remember how it used to feel ♪ >> did you always love music? >> yes. >> randy travis is a coumury sic superstar. he sold over 25 million albums, landed 22 number 1 hits, with six grammies and ten erican musi awards ♪ i'm getting out of this high rise in town." >> randy, first of all, how are you feeling? >> real good. >> six years ago, travis suffered a massive stroke that left him in massive coma, his conditions so dire, he had less than 1% chance of survival. mary das, fiancee at the time says she prayed for answers. i read, too, that you says, okay, randy, m give a sign and then you did. >> yes. >> even in his days of semi coma state, he squeezed my hand and

he laid there and i saw this tear, it just fem, one tear at a time. i went back to the doctors and i said, we're fighting this. >> reporter: travis underwent brainnd surgery a spent the next five-and-a-half months in the hospital. his roa to recovery has been filled with challenges. he has difficulty speaking and he hadn't learned to walk again. mary never left his side. >> randy, she's pretty strong, huh? >> yep. >> reporter: two years after his stroke, travis married his love, mary. >> randy, was it love at first sight? >> yeah. >> it was? ♪ it wasn't just the music >> when it's my favorite of his called "are we in trouble now"" it's a beautiful long song ♪ are we in trouble now >> it was one he was gng to sing as to me at the wedding. but we play it all the time. we try to dance.

>> he grew up in north carolina, one of six siblings. travers' dad bought him a guita when hs 9-years-old and travis went on to start the new traditional country movement. ♪ well, i count my blessings shots every night i pray ♪ >> along with the fame and success came a downward spiral for travis. in 2009, he divorced his first wife, his finances were unraveling with bad decision and struggled with alcohol abuse and public embarrassment and an arrest in 2012. >> he always owned up to his short comings and failures. he wants the reader to understand that their mountains and valleys in life ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: in 2016, travers ctwas indu into the country music hall of fame. in an emotional remony.

>> amazing grace. >> amazing grace, yeah. it's a special song. to sing it again must ve felt pretty good. >> yeah. >> reporter: now at 66, it's a time of reflexion for the candid memoir callfo rever, forever, amen. music, faith and embracing the storm of life ♪ forever forever amen >> one of your most prolific beautiful songs. why that name? >> because the song is all about love, the universal song. and it's such a, it's a beautil song andt's like thent nationalm of country music. >> and this book must make you proud to see all offe this li work in one place? >> yes. >> what i have learned about him

is that he hasn't forgott anything, but the world will never forget him, either. ♪ forever and ever amen >> so their story is a true love story of devotion and commitment. you know, as you could probably see, randy can't communicate that ll. but he can understand everything. >> you can say it was a real light in hisye >> and the smile, the book is forever and ever amen. we have it on today.oum/shop. >> y can see their bond. >> and her devotion, to the beth of them. pretty amazing. >> thank you, jenna. straight ahead, new eyes will meet youtube superstar that is about to fill carson's late night shoes on nbc, thi is lily singh. we can't wait to catch up with e r. also,e throwing a pet

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this is a news 4 todays new break. good morning, everybody. 8:26 on this monday may 13th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's head over to melliss molette with our traffic. >> hi, aaron, we have this traffic alert between first sterling and potomac avenue, lanes blocked northbound, the parkway soubounds opened. this was a crash from overnight. northbound gw parkway, oscl, they are hoping to reopen a lane for this evening's commute. a vehicle fire has the ramp blocked. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. we will get a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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critic chili, next time to see the sun is early wednesday. >> chuck, thank you. you can get the weather and news any time justhe open t nbc washington app.

and it is 8:30 now on good morningn this monday morning, may 13th. it's good to see ase t smiling faces, despite some drizzle. >> s they'reling through this weather. i want to introduce you to somebody, caroline, where are yo hi, how old are you? >> 15. >> i hear you have a big ambition on reading your sign, all gbh's co-host. he happens to be here. , caroline, nice to meet you, you know the tag line? >> what is it? let's go ya'all.

>> she got it. she's the only one that knows it. diyou know it? i did not know our tag line. >> savannah is filling in. you want to come in hater today and see ?it >> let's go ya'all. >> thank you, see you in a little while. we will talk with our newest member, youtube star lily singh r own fresh perspective with her own program. we have puppies, pet plooz and along with a few friends that need a loving flies call home. coming up in the third hour of "today." we will meet a guy that walked away from a professional football career t study math at m. m.i.t.. before all of that though, mr. roker, how about another check of the weather. >> all right. let's take a look. we'll show you what we got going

on, today, rain, cold, we are oking at that wet weather, strong storms down south, plenty of sunshine out west. for tomorrow, we expect to see morning snow in new england as that nor'easter pulls away, thunderstorms continue in central and southern florida. rain moves through heavy showers and thunderstorms through south central texas.t' that's w going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the>>woods. and good morning, once again, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, cloudy, rainy across the area now. there will note much improvement for your monday, pockets of rain off and on, temperatures in the upper 40 s, low 50s now, there will be a slight recovery in temperatures. we'll stay in the 50s all day today, mid- to upper-50s at most, tomorrow, cloudy, breezy, chilly tomorrow, high of 62. sunny the first half of wednesday before late-day showers arrive. don't forgive you can always take with us oyou, g to today

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lilly singh has been making people on the internetlast. since launching in 2010, people locked on toatch her poke fun at herself. >> it's a kill mov right now,me so gluten free. >> poke fun at others. and invite a few famous friends to join in. >> i love you too, boo boo. >> i love you too, stud muffin. >> it launched her into a best selling author, a documentary film producer and hollywood actress, now she's making a jump from the computer screen to the tv screen. >> the go i recall is getting her own nbc late night show. >> yes! >> and joining the ne lat night family her new show a

little late with liy singh is set to air in .december until then, she is hoping to put a smile on our faces, all the viewers, thank you so, so much for believin me, for supporting in me, everything you have ever done, any hy youe included me in your day. >> lilly, good morning. >> someone, whoever came one sing a long deserves a raise, by the way. >> pete breen if you want to hire him. >> pete, i will scout you after this. >> lilly can you believe this is happening in. >> no, i threw up a little bit. >> it's exciting and possibly terrifying a bit. >> it's both. when you guys went out of your way to make this, by the way. >> it could be your set. >> it's a blue on blue. it's a vibe i like. >> you want the big late night host desk? >> want a de i hate sitting pretty. i want to be pretty up here,

that's it. i don't wa a wooden desks i want one more funkier. >> like clay? i don't know. >> we'll e. >> a cou desk? >> ikmaybe. >> l a bar table. we'll see. it's 1:30. why not? >> you can do whatever you want. have you thought about what kind of late night host you want to be? >> you know what, i'm still kguring it out. i definitelyw i want to be positive. i had a long day, i want to laugh, i want to be that spot. i will do my same brand ofsi ve comedy. sketch comedy. >> you have to do sketches. tell me that's not going away. >> it's my priority of 67s. >> have you already started booking guests? >> we have obviously dwayne johnson. we have a dream list of guests, we are in the elimination stages, nding a director, building the writer's room. >> do you think will you do a monologue, that kind of thing, too? >> i want to do a monologue. i want to strut, take whatever

is there and mess it up. i want to play around with it a bit. >> what's interesting you are huge on youtube, you legit everyone on youtube knows exactly who you are. >> thanks. >> so this is kind of nuance. but you have been very famous for a while now. >> thank you much. >> i'm so glad. >> you are going to be on my show. >> i'm the easiest guest will you every have i'm availabley ever night. >> thank you. >> have you thought how to marry those two things, have you network television nowlus your youtube audience, you don't want to lose them. >> i will maintain my youtube channel. it m be as rigid a schedule. they've literally given me so much of my success so i won't abandon them. i think everything is universal, lasting, positivity, feeling good, love, light, all those things are univthsal. 's what i hope to bring. >> can you believe this has all happened to you? >> no. >> you y did it fromour bedroom?

>> i have processed 50%, part of seems to me like, no, this is no actually happening. >> you know it's real when you get invited to the met gala. >> it was pretty cool. >> can you please? for a poor person like me that's ner gone. you are dressed as a lily. >> except for you, all the real once, in thought i'd lea in and i want to pay tribute to my good indian hair genes, so i made hair a little longer. those amazing people, a quick story of why jimmy fallon is my savior. not only did i announce my show on his show. i was t walking down stairs, i'm going to fall, i need help, suddenly my whole dressel rate issed, i looked back, jimmy is holding the back of my dress. he always has my back. i love that guy. >> i love that. i don't want to put you on the spot, if youant to ask me questions, pretend i'm your guest. >> how are you, thank you so

much for being here. >> my pleasure. >> such a big fan. this is a dream of mine. i want to know, actually, i'm planning my show. >> yes. >> i want to ask you if you were a guest on my show, what is the perfect gift for me to give you in the green room? >> oh, you know who has good gifts, jimmy fallon. >> yes. slippers a pair of >> did someone tell you that? >> no. >> my thinking was i hate wearing heels, if i gave people custom slippers. >> lilly i love this. a little late premiers on nbc this fall on tap becauset's at 1:30 in the morning. >> we'll all be watching. >> there is elvis, by the way, who is ready to adopt this furry friend? animal lover and advocate beth stern is here with everything we need to know about, perhaps expanding your family. elvis. but first, this is "today." on nbc. >> first, this is "today nbc.

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petpalooza is created by "today" with our sponsor swiffer. stop cleaning, start swiffering. >> oh, the moment we have been waiting for all morning. we are back with pet plooz today, a little puppy love. if you are looking to add a pet to your family, might we suggest adoption. thousands of pets are waiting for their forever home. beth stern, aer volunte spokesperson for north shore animal league america. alwaysha good to you. >> thank you, craig. >> it looks like someone is taking a puppy home. before we get to all of that your husband alex stern. >> he wrote this book, two years of my life. >> he writes this book and gets verycandid, very person am

about a cancer scare a number of years ago. he thought he was going to die. >> he thinks he is going to die whas he h a common cold. no, this s really serious, but thank god it was just a scare. i think something like that brings a couple as close as we s are, it' brought us closer together. you cherish all your time toke. it was rough. we had to hide it, that was the hardest part of all i think. >> based on some of the interviews i've heard and itrea eems like it softened him a bit, changed him a bit. >> i think he has been soft for a while. i think people are realizing it more and more. yes, definitely. >> let's talk about these pets. >> you know what. >> if somebody is thinking of adopting a puppy what do you suggest? >> first you have to assess your lifestyle, do you live in an apartment in new york city? joe b is puppy mill rescue, a chihuahua. he will only stay this size, if you want a cog tory around in your bag, if you have a

little dog, joe b is per next for u-- is perfect for you. if you have a house like savannah has, we would go to you a roar remarks a two-month-old male hound mix. a southern mess upco. she would be great with a family with children. again puppies are messy. they need to be trained. so you have to put the time in and know you will have as to put the time into training puppies. >> they're like baes. >> they really are. and we have elvis. >> thank you very much. >> elvis is a big boy at 8 pound now, at only 8 weeks old. >> oh my gosh. >> again, a family that will adopt elvis should look at their life and if they have an outdoor space, a fenced-in it.

>> it's a perfect time of year to adopt, too. >> let me help you. >> that's like the kittens at my house with howard, in howard's hair, o all my foster kittens. >> she really wants you to take

her home. >> she likes the hairspray. >> i think all >> the animals should have gotten easier after all these years. >> we have four nurng mothers in our house right now. >> wow. >> right now. tis the season. joe b is a chihuahua, a puppy millrescue. she's a little bit shy, great with a family with patience and a lot of love to giver. if she's puppy and she can be carried around all day in your purse. >> she won't get much bigger than this. >> angus wants to get down from they all want to play. >> there is a perfect time, fought thtoday, a perfect time train your puppy, perfect for a family. >> by the way,y. you have a challenge for our viewers as well. a you are all for a goodcause, head to today.com/parents. tell us how your pets make your familybetter, for every submission, they're going to donate $5 to north shore animam league fro kroger's.

we will have more pet plooz tomorrow by the way. so if your new pet barks, join us tomorrow. we'll have some tips for you. much. hank you so >> thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> all these puppies are available for adoption right now? >> right now. many more like them. also, cast and kittens at your local . shelters >> we are back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc.

. we are back. 8:51 now, mr. roker, seems like a good time to celebrate birthdays. >> let's do it. spin them around. first up, we have a happy 100th birthday to rita darcy, did not retire until she was 89.

russell christensen world war vet of belvedere illinois. he says the secret to longevity, stay active. happyob 100th birthday to bob wf from irvine,ca fornia. he has been married to the love of his life for more than 70 years. sandy may jones is a baker from grand rapids, michigan, she is known all over town for her famousr dinner rolls. next, we have dr. gabrielle auerbach from massachusetts, a world traveler. he rode his bike until he was 95. i could be me. >> that will be you. >> last but not let, happy 110. >> wow! >> 110th rthday to marguerite garde of troy hills,ew jersey. she worked in radio here at rockefeller center. how about that.

the you go. if you know somebody celebrating a milestone birthday, head to today.com/celebrate, tell us about it. we have a sloppy joe with craigs melvin picture. >> bigig 4-0 coming up. by the ways a always, more stories you will love at today.com/all day. this morning, six ways to make moving a less stressful experience. >> guys,, is it the person for a backpack, why it willically your posture and ease your back pain. >> who knew? >> that and more on today.com/all day. and we're cook up some healthy make away meals in our thd hour. stay with eggplant. >> in the fourth hour, savannah and two words for you, dolly parton.

there is a news 4 today news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this monday, may 13th, 2019, good morning, everyone, i'm eun .yang >> let's check with melissa molette. >> northbound traffic still stopped diverted on to sterlin and parkway. this is a crash involving a

motorcycle. northbound gw shut down between 123 and the sinkhole. the crash is in the middle o the road block. >> melissa, thank you, we will take a break and check your forecast. ay with us.

. good morning, ybody. cloudy skies, chilly, rainy, too. lots of rain across the region, temperatures in the upper 40s 5 and lows. don't plan on it turning sunny and warm any time since cloudy, yetr wet, chilly today, a little sunshine on wednesday, turning milder by the weekend, the week, honestly, looks pretty anice. >> right, chuck, thank you. get the news, weather any time on the nbc washington app. have a great day.

rockefeller plaza this is the y ird hour of "today." and good mondarning to you. welcome to @3rdhourtoday. i'm we have sheinelle, craig, dylan. boy, it's a dreary day out here, continuing this weekend again. wild weathweeping across the south. they had tornados, flooding, some trains derailed crazy stuff. and now it's moving east. in virginia thisrn spawned toos. >> look at this. >> folks were i huddlednside watching this near lynchburg. of course, the rain, a huge problem all over the place. lots of flooding. the roads. yeah. >> it's just beenen reless, especially in the