breang overnight, the shocking moment an f-16ht f jet plunges out of the sky crashing into a building in california. >> that's a military airplane in our building. >> the pilot ejecting moments before impact. incredibly, no one had insidey seriouhurt. >> streaming that the building was on fire. >> what went wro l? we're at the scene. this morning closer to passing strict newrt abon laws. >> what do we do? >> the legal battles begin and the issue becomes front and center? t inhe 2020 race. >> president trump downplays the threat of war with iran. is there a split with his own advisors behind the scenes?

we're live from the region. those those stories plus severe weather outbreak. violent storms all weekend long. verbal, math, andadversity. >> how people are reacting to a major new change to the s.a.t.s. and game over. afterearly a decade "game of thrones" gearing up for an epic series finale. why some die-hard fans are demanding a do over. friday, may 17th, 2019. >> annouer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb livero f studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> nice to have you with us on a friday what are we going to talk about when "game of thrones" is over? >> sunday is going to be a sad day for millions of people. for nearly a decade, here's the thing as you know is criticism

from the fans over the season so far. we'll get into that in a bit. but first a massive hole in the roof of a warehouse after a fighter jet crashes through the building. >> there it is. the moment of impact. this morning officials and workers that were inside are erying it is a miracle nobody wasusly hurt. a dangerous situation is still unfolding at the scene at this veryhour. steve patterson is there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good rning. is is clearly a tragedy averted. nobody involved killed or seriously injured including that pilot who was attempting to land that f-16. >> that's a [ bleep ] ai that's a military airplane in our ilding. >> reporter: an f-16 fighter jet training mission landing into this warehouse. >> pretty intense.

i've see ia jetide my warehouse building. >> debs everywhere. streaming th on fire. >> reporter: bursting through ou this wareh roof. the military and hazardous device team evacuating the scene. >> we consider that a viable and dag rouse area. >> reporter: fire fighting crewe battlinganger of a potentialio expl >> we are always prepared for the unexpected. >> reporter: the workers in the warehouse were decontaminated before being treated for njuries caused by flying debris from the aircraft. >> hoseled them >> basically holds them down. >> reporter: the pilot the only

person on ground. lodged in the warehouse, now thj sut of an intensetive investigation. >> the pictures are incredible. as you mentioned, officials have shut down the surrounding area overnight. so what are the next steps for inve >> reporter: those hazardous edams will have to make sure they clear any sign of any live ordinance that may have been on ard that aircraft so investigators can get inside there and do their work. at some point pulling whatever is left of that plane o of that warehouse. >> steve patterson at the scene for us, thank you. ather major story this morning, the abortion battle. two more states are following alabama's lead inching closer to passing strict kerry sanders has been corer this fus. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. lawmakers here in the state capitol are racing a deadline. there's a bill nowefore the state house here in the capital where they have to vote if they

want to pass a bill that will restrict abortions. the deadline they're facing though swb if they're going to pass it, they have to do it by the end of the legislative session which is later this afternoon. the abortion debate is raging across the nation with renewed energy this morning. missouri the latest to pass bill to ban an abortion at eight weeks of pregnancy. the only exception? a medical emergency. not in rape or incest. >> we all stand collectively as oneo defend theunborn. >> reporter: the bill now goes to the state house before it can go to missouri's governor who supports it. sfl we have the opportunity to be one of the strongest pro-life states in the country. >> reporter: now lawmakers in louisiana are hoping to join othe states in passing a

so-called heartbeat bill banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. >> my personal opinion is the people of louisiana are overwhelmingly pro-life. >> reporter: all this on the heels of alabama's new law signed by the governor late wednesday making virtually every abortion a crime. now with 29 states introducing restrictive bills, the state is set for a supreme court challenge to roe v. the emotional issue reigniti a divisive debate and quickly becoming a battle cry for democratic presidential caidates. >> we need to call this what it is a nationwide assault on women's constitutional rights. >> they're trying to overturn roe v. wade. that's wrong and we will fight back. >>won's health care is under attack and we will not stand for it. >> reporter: on social media, thousands of women using the #you know me sharing personal

stories. among them actressd ashley j tweeting, raped at 30. i terminated the pregnancy. both sides now gearing up for the long battle ahead. >> so kerry, in addition to these legal challenges that are being mounted, are abortion rights supporters doing anything else to fight teese? >> repor they are. pro-choice supporters have been making major donations. planned parenthood sayg significant amounts of money coming in since the passage of the law in alabama. meantime, maryland's cef financial officer said on thursday that her state would be divesting any money in the p retirementn in businesses in alabama while in colorado the secretary of state has announced that her staff is now banned from traveling to alabama. anybe laws that hav passed in alabama or any laws across the country according to legal experts will not be enforced because for the moment, roe v.

wade remains the law of the land. >> kerry sanders, thank you. meantime, president trump is attempting to down play those escalating tensions with iran saying he does not want a military conflict. but is there a divide inside his own administration on that issue? keir simmons is in the middle east this morning. he's in tel aviv. good mornin >> reporter: good morning. this morning reports of more threats from iran. the deputy leader ofhat revolutionary guard has said its short range missiles could reach americanarships the gulf. it comes as leaders on both sides look to back away from confrontations. in a region alreddy on ge, a u.s. carrier group assigned to the middle east and b-52 bombers deployed. more uncertainty this morning. iran's supreme leader said his country is not seeking a war.

>> iranians really don't want war. >> reporter: president trump signals he doesn't want war with iran. >> will we goo war with iran? >> hope not. >> reporter: ir's shadowy military lead eer who told the militia to prepare for a proxy war with america. citing two intelligence officials. the u.s. military deployed across the region in close proximity to many countries where iran has influence. and a war with iran would mean israel in the line of fire with iranian backed forces like hezbollah on its borders. an aerial broad key from nebraska have spent a decade ae living in isrl with the threat. >> if i spent every single day thinking that, you know, today might be the day that iran deploys an strategic weapo in tel aviv, then i wouldn't be able to get out of bed and

support myself and have any sort of life. >> reporter: we're here. we're having coffee. it doesn't feel threatening. >> right. >> reporter: so how real is it? >> i mean, for me it comes in peaks. >> reporter: president trump closely allied with israel's leader will not back down, they don't believe. >> you can't back peddle on taking such a strong stance on iran. >> reporter: but like america's president, they don't want war. >> i highly doubt that israel ill have some sort of full fledged confrontation with iran. >> reporter: a tricky balance. and always the danger of escalation. >> we're definitely seeming to hear different kinds o messages coming out of the administratioo burden of pr does this go from here? >> reporter: that's a great question, savannah. look. there are many calls f restraint particularly from the europeans. then there are those reports of u.s. lawmakers criticizing the lack of information and then the reports of divisions even within

the trump administration with president trumpriticizing members of his own administration. you know, all of this goes back to president trump's decision to pull out of the iranian nuclear deal. will that lead to a stronger tougher dealul wo lead to regime change in iran. this is aame of brinksmanship in which both sides have to threaten war but neither side really wants to go to war. as we know from history, savannah, that kind of brinksmanship can fail with consequences. >> it's a dangerous game. for sure. >> in addition to the tension there, another issue front and center in washington, immigration. the president drawing immediate criticism from both sides on capitol hill. peter alexander has detates. >> repor good morning to you. as you know well for anything in the past on immigration, you need buy in from both

republicans and democrats. but nancy pelosi immediately dismissed the president's plan saying it is not are tely serious proposal. and some conservative republicans are already complaining that it doesn't go far enough. president trump rolling out a new immigration plan that he says will be the pride of the nation. >> our proposal is ,pro-american pro-immigran andpro-worker. it's just common sense. >> reporter: but it landed with a thud among democrats on capitol hill. >> it's a political document that is anti-immigration reform. >> reporter: the president's proposal would enhance border security including some wall construction and make sweeping changes to legal immigration creating so-called merit system favoring young, educated workers over those with familyn ties ihe u.s. immigrants looking to come here would have to pass a civics test and would be judged on their age, ability to speech english, education, and job offers. top democrats say the plan is

dead on arril. >> the word that they use, merit, it is really a condescending word. are mhey sayingt of the people that have come to the s unitedtates in the history of our c wntry arehout merit because they don't have an engineering degree? >> reporter: notably absent, no way to face the legimbo for those already in the u.s. including young people brought to this country as children. so-called dreamers. >> i think what the president is puttingwa for is not the complete immigration bill but is a good start. >> reporter: the president making a pitical case. his allies saying it's an effort to unite republicans heading into the 2020 campaign. o> and therefore som reason t approve this me rit-based, high-security plan, then we will get it approved immediately after the election. >> reporter: the president tweeting abo the topic already this morning. even the most powerful republican in congress mitch

mcconnell was noncommittal in his response to president trump's immigration rollout. sayi that he looks forward to reviewing the plan. savannah and craig? >> meanwhile there are reportsrn out this mog that president trump is hyperfocused on the border wall. what more do we know about that? >> the president has t longted his plan to have this big beautiful wall as he describes it. and in recent discussions here with military engineers according to "the washington post," the president has been detailing his iioal vis calling for what would be a steel fence that is painted black in his view so that inmm e heat, the metal would be too hot to climb. and he wants the tips, t of those slats to be pointed, not round. that he at least according to "the post" said could injure so-called border crossers. >> thank you. now to a frightening close call. it was caught onca mera. watch this school bus in minnesota coming to a stop.

its red lights flash. the arm is extended o the left. a fourth grade girl starts to cross the road. her.e you see but an oncoming car -- yeah. fails to stops. swerves, narrowly misses the girl. seems to be going at a high rate of speed. that pitson was c with a gross misdemeanor. good reminder to slow down. >> yeah. let's turn now to mr. roker. he's back from thatrip to florida. he's tracking some severe weather on this friday morning. >> guys, we're talking about a long-term event going right into the beginning of next week. for today, we've got a wide area of seve weather. 14 states. we're talking 18 million people. central plains may seeew a f strong tornadoes. this stretches all the way to the mid-atlantic coast. then for tomorrow, eight states looking at a few tornadoes likely. especially down in texas. 37 million people at risk. we move into sunday and we've got the midwest now involved with five states, 13 million people, damaging winds, hail.

the good n is the tornado risk low. and on into monday for much of toxas, oklahoma, and kansas. strong ss possible. and tornadoes as well. hail and damaging winds up to 75 's a slow moving system. the stor will ignite in the plains. itthe greatest threat tod into nebraska. slowly east with afternoon storms in iowa into texas. sunday rain in the mississippi river valley. gusty winds and also talking about the risk of flooding with the chevy ra,. in factake a look. dry through sunday. we're talking about anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of rain. as you get into the upper mississippi river valley into iowa, we're talking locally 3 to 5 inches of rain. that can cause flooding ece ground is really ausesatura. bwe're going to get to your lol forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. that verizon is supporting military families. when i have a child deployed, having a reliable network means everything. so, when i get a video chat, acand i get to see their fe,

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7:26 is your time now on this friday, mayth 17, 2019. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. a quick reminder it is national bike to work ouday. partners report that at least 19,000 people are expected to participate here in the d.c. area. metro work could slow down this weekend with blue line service. and the yellow and silver lines will be tracking. soe sure to give yourself extra time. now let's get to missa mollet and traffic. >> beltsville, southbound bw

parkway. taking a lookn virginia. northbound 95 at the occoquan river bridge, lt side blocked. later on news4, a concerning discovery by the news4 wi-team. >>t should be done. that's todayn o news4 at 5:00. we'll take a break. ur forecast is n

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there are five. one for each of the stark childr. the dire wolf is of your house. you were meant to have them. >> i understood, like, four words there. i don't watch "game of thrones." but millions of you do. that's a tripown memoryane if you love the show. the very first episode back in 2011. remember that, craig? >> i do. >> you w pe a young then. >> i do. i remember it well. nearly a decade later, the pop culture phenomenon is going to come to an end on sunday night. juea ah how that show became so saying about so saying about the shop neal lane diamond engagement rings.

at kay. we're back. y 7:41 and know what that music, what we're talking on in-depth today. "game of thrones." >> that's right. pop culture phenomenon is coming to an end with sunday's seriesn finale o hbo. whether you're an avid watcher or not, one thing is cl r. the buildup has taken over jus about everything. gadi schwartz has got the story. t-minus two days to the end of the biggest show on television. if you're likee you've dedicated 70 hours to get caught

up. now that it's finally here, why ing peo in the seven lialng e kingdom. >> winter is coming. >> reporter: not that one. tnk y ending, you haven't been paying attention. >> reporter: yeah. that's the one. so many characters have livy. and died b even if you haven't seen the show, with around 18 million viewers per episode this final season, there's no way you haven't seen the hype. ♪ sunday game of thrones day >> reporter: the ballads online to the memes to the challenges to the skits. >> elmo thinks that you two need to respect each other. >> reporter: who could forget nsl those reactio to a certain episode in season three? >> oh, my an god! obsession for certain people

like ed sheeran and rogers. and much of us free folk. but why is there a petition with 700,000 signatures asking for it to come from. >>nhere did this come from? >> reporter: probably how things turned out in the last --e don't want to ruin anything. whateverappens next, though, is sure to be violent. just ask the king in the nort >> you know nothing, jon snow. >> repter: actor kit harington saying he doesn't know how itf seasinale ofga of thneib inescre onehe t word, ho you describe it? >> disappointing. >> disappointing? >> epic. i don't know. >> reporter: the show runners lso taking precautions telling entertainment weekly saying they plan on hiding out the night and

getting very drunk. and don't expect to see a lot of people at work. people will recover from hbo's long night and the final fight for the iron throne. and guys, you know who i feel bad for? people who liveacrosshe p d britain whenon they won't see t ending until like 3:00 in the morning. there are a company offering .oriler insurance fveruin oed >> my gome. coack to the real world, people. >> real quickly. what do you make of the season so far? >> reporter: okay. then last episode -- i'm not going to spoil it because i love you guys and at some point you're going to get into this show. but the last episode was the greatest "game of thrones" episodever and the worst episode ever all in one. it was amazing. >> i agree with you. >> that's a diplomatic answer. have you seen the last epise? >> not the very last. >> how could it be the worst and best ever? >> it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. >> reporter: exactly.

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not to get into a lot of details but your are record determined sort of your chances. doe? that make se >> it does. >> back in the day, the worst team got the first. tlic. it's a l bit more complicated than that aw. >> i know is the way into work, all that's people were talking about. people in new orleans are obviously, you know, so excited. >> sure. >> but the people in new york were a little -- >> oh, yeah. >> -- little upset. that's hue. >>e's one thing i will say. he's going to be great for the game for parity sake. right now you've got five teams that are good. he's going to change that. >> the thing i read was just by virtue of him being on the teama he could ce -- >> oh, yeah. >> -- the whole franchise. >> ib ma change the name too. >> they probably would. hopefully anthony davis stays. >> that's a lot of pressure on somebody. don't you think? >> for someone that young too. anyway. will rt. >> guys, coming up, we're speaking of athletes. have you ever tried cryotherapy, ?olks at ho well, al and craig have. they're going to tell you everything about it.

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good morning. mainly just clouds over washington. but there will be some rain that moves into the shenandoah valley an parts of norern virginia. grazed by this chance for rain early this morning. t'ce back to sunshine later this

afternoon, i warm up quite nicely. as a result, another chance for showers later in the day today. currently i the mid to upper 50s to near 60 degrees. plan on temperatures in 8 thes for today, tomorrow, sunday, monday. next chance for some slightly cooler weather is tuesday/wednesday. and by memorial day weekend, sunnynd hot. watch out for the storms today. use your nbc washington app to stay ahead of the weather. >> another local update in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of mobile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needededo quickly bring unprted 5g connectivity across the nation.

it's 80 on "today." crash in california. a military fighter jet plummets into a warehouse. >> that's a military airplane in our building. >> the pilot recoveringrn this moing after ejecting from the plane moments before impact. what went wrong? we're live with the .>> plus, keeping their ol. craig and al try outry cotherapy to find out what the hype is all about. >> how do you >>el? o far, feel pretty good. >> your eyelashes are frosted. your eyebrows. you've got frost in them. >> so what are the health benefits of freezing your entire body? and life after late night. willie sits down with david lettern for a candid conversation about what he's been up to since dropping the mic. >> today i got up early and started looking for a deal on walk-in tubs. and now here i am with you.

>> "today," friday, may 17th, 2019. ♪ >> from boston. >> go bruins! >> fromia columb, south carolina. we love you, kendall! >> hello, oklahoma! ♪ >> celebrating 2kyle'sst birthday. >> happy 82nd birthday. >> good morning from columbia, missouri. today i graduate. >> mizzou grad right there. nice to see that. welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on a bright and shiny friday morning. >> we're going to join that crowd in a moment. but you could join us as well virtually. my today plaza. that's the hashtag there. post your shout outon instagram or twitter. maybe you'll see yourself on television. by the way, we're going to

announce our concert series. >> i'm getting texts about that. everybody wants to know. let's get to the news at 8: 8:00. chaos on the ground after a military pilot lost control of his fighter jet. steve patterson is in riverside where the plane slammed into a rkilding. remaly people are okay. steve, good morning. >> reporter: officials are calling this miraculous that nobody was killed. nobody sueriously injured including that pilot who was having hydraulic issues attempting to land that f-16. instead injecting at the right moment. into the same room where workers were. in all about 12 were transported from the scene. trted for minor injuries. and of course this is important. they were rinsed of that jet fuel. there are hazardous teams on n scene right making sure it's safe for investigators. there's still a 4,000 foot

safety perimeter as that $15 source plane likely the now of an intensive investigation. i just spoke to military officials. they're telling me there's anotgr press briefin in about three hours on all of this. of course we'll bring you the latest. >> thank you very much. boeing says it has finished developing a software fix for the grounded 737 max jet liners. the system has been tested on more than 200 flights so far. however, the faa has asked boeing for more details and won't say how long its safety review night take. after two deadly crashes in less than five months. investigators said that in both acciden accidents, an automac anti-stall system didn't kick in. two states are close to voting on new abortion restrictions. the missouri house is expected to vote today on a bill thatten

weeksbortion at eight except for in cases of medical emergency. nate approved that measure yesterday. and lawmakers in louisiana are nearing a final vote on a bill that outlaws abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat detected which can be as early as six weeks. the governors of both states indicated they will sign those bills into law. sad news to pass on. the internet icon known as grumpy cat has died. her owners say the arizona cat whose real name was taar sauce died from cacomplitions. pictures of that cat's sour expression went viral. her permanent frown became the source of many memes. grumpy cat helped millions of people smile around the world. >> i'm a fan ofrump cat. rest in peace. that was the morning bumper. now the morning boost. this military reunion we think

is unlike any one you've seen. it happened at a little league game in new jersey. take a look. >> now out of the pitching change for the bandits. we will now have a new pitcher step in for t bandits. >> 8-year-old ryan batista is headed for the bandox. he didn't notice the new pitcher is his dad. >> we would like to welcome home staff sergeant steve batista from the united stat marine corps who's bee serve ining sin september. thank you for your >> well, you see what happens once ryan realized it's his dad. he jumps into his arm. hadn't seen his dad in ten months. soon the whole family out on the field sharing lots of hugs. an,ome ru right?

super sweet. coming up, al and craig sample the cryotherapy -- without crying from the morning boost. >> we got to stop doing that. >> man, that is cold. f how do youl right now? >> i feel cold, al. i feel cold. it's the coldest i've ever en. >> unfrozen camannchor people in the cryotherapy chamber. does it work? they're going to tell us coming up. also, willie reels in a big on a very bigone. a rare interview with none other than david lettermanhimself. they talk about life after late night. but first, these messa [ chuckles ] so, what are some key takeaways from this commercial? did any of you hear the "bundle your home and auto" part? -i likat, just not when it comes out of her mouth. -yeah, as a mother, i wouldn't want my kids to see that. -good mom. -to see -- wait. i'm sorry. what? -don't kids see enough violence as it is? -i've seen violence. -maybe we turn the word "bundle" into a character, li mr. bundles. -top o' the bundle to you.

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are back with willie geist. this is a good one. >> is a funone. >> yeah. a rare interview with david le yerman. how'd get that one? your charms, intelligence? >> i wish that were the case. dave's getting ready to launch a second season of a show and needed someone to talk . his netflix series "my next guest needs noct introdun." he invited us to go fly fishing with t him andalk about his life after late night. how's it going, dave? >> got about six. >> six>>what? i'm tired of catching fish. >> nothing yet, wdave. >> don't worry. >> you've been off the air four years now just about here.

>> yeah. >> wonder, what with does dave do? like, what's his day-to-d w? >> when i on the air, i didn't really have a sense of any sort of greater experience than just beingn the air. and since i stopped being on the air, people are really, really nice to me. and i fin it so gratifying whether they're lying or not, it's just a wonderful thing to havepl peoe come up and express what i believe to be as semirealistic sentiment. and it's delightful. >> were they not previously nice to you? or you're just noticing no >> it used to be a lot of there he is, get him. get him! he's over there! but you don't expect it to be a factor this farout. like today i got up early and started looking for a deal on walk-in tubs. and now here i am with you. >> walk-in tubs.

f withy son who is now 16.to do ♪ > since you left late night, there's a new president of the united states. you may have noticed. do you miss being on late night for that fact? >> no. because -- ll, first of all, the people who are in charg now do a really good job of it. >> how would you approach it? >> my approach would have been head on. and probably inelegant. probably really inelegant. and i would says thing -- the worst that can happen is now you would say something for whiyo u would have to apologize. and i would never forgive myself if i said something so ugly that somebody would say you have to apologize. you can't apologize to this guy. >> so let's talk about the netflix show. season two coming back.eu incredible lin the first

time. president of the united states barack obama, jay z, tina fey, malala. >> yeah. >> howard stern. the whole list. who can we expect this season? >> tiffany haddanh. a w i did not know. and found her to be delightful. she was great. khanye west. when i was done with kanye, i felt like i wantedo kind of father him. i think he's in good hands and i think he's so artistically smart. >> wou love about his series which comes back on may 31st for the second season is the variety of people he gets to sit down. kanye west. >> who's going to miss that? >> ellen degener,elinda gates. he's just the kind of guy people want to sit down and talk with. and as a guy who grew up on david letterman and a guy who's informed so much ofhe comedy

out there, it was a thrill to sit with him. >> he's like you in terms of his interviewing style. like he just - he lets his guests tell stories. >> he couldn't help himself. he started interviewingnge durihe interview. he was throwing things -- facts about me back at me. i said dave, have you been reading myikipedia page? yes, i have. wla what's it to you? but it was great. we went into the bait shop by his home. >> catch anything? >> you'll have to watch to see, savannah. d rather not disclose. the number is so large. i don't want to brag about it here. >> .okay >> by the way, to see the rest of my conversation with david letterman, tune into sunday oday" and see the full conversation right now on the sunday sit-down podcast. you n get thator free at apple or wherever you get them. >> looks fun. stick around, sweet willie geist. pop start time. >> all right. first up, serious business to attend to. who will be the next batman? f everyonem michael keeton,

georgeclooney, and christian bale have stepped into the role. but possibly the most criticized cast tg decision washe choice to have ben affleck play bruce wayne. now there are reports that a new actor may become the new batman. listen to this. robert pattinson. pattinson is the top choice for the next installment. he gained worldwide attention for his role as edward cullen in the "twilight" series. another name on the short list is actor nicolas halt who alread has superhero experience under his belt with his role in the x-men series. we'll have to wai to e. for now "the batm" is slated to hit theaters june 25th, 2021. courteney cox posted a throwback on wednesday showing this of her and friends costars head ld together on what looks to be a private plane. the one where the six of us went to vegas and no one knew we were

friends yet.re the caption irence to one of the show's episodes from season five when the gang heads to ves. ve a good throwback. joanna gaines is explori freedom in an exclusive new interview. the interior designer expins at being free means to her. and how she wanted to translate that idea with the newest installation pieces atli mag market. >> this tepee is awesome. it's huge. what i love about thisdisplay is the team was intenon about the idea of freedom. the big picture of this, you've t this cool tepee covered in hand-made fig ivies. but when you look down to every leaf, you'ls see with thi water color, every leaf took on its own form. so every one of them is unique. do you see these? look.

be gentle. no, no. can't take any more down. >> that's what every kid wanted toos. pick it off. it's clear to see joanna and her te put a lot of work spoo the store each season. final the moment we've been waiting for. it is time to reveal our citi concert series. .o without furth >> this summer, all roads lead to the "today" plaz t it's citi concert series. features jonas brothers. >> happy to be here. let's have some fun. >> kacey musgraves. the chainsmokers. lizzo. one rub lick.rh thomas t.

meghan trainor. >> you are amazing. >> dan & shay.ie magg rogers. aloe blacc. sheryl crow. andy gramm. why don't we. >> thank you so much, new york! >> and we kicked it all off with new york's own superstar jennifer lopez. catch the beat the biggest namesic in mus areh bringing theat. it's the citi concert series. only on "today." >> wow. >> there you have it. everdiody in the stu is smiling. ready for a party. >> that's going to get hoda right back here. she loves a concert. she can hold baby hope and rock ou >> i should say our next concert will be thursday, may 23rd withi sheryl crown indianapolis as part of our celebration of hidden heroes. >> you have time for a daly click? >> a mom in florida was trying to train her t dogso sit. but they weren't the only ones

paying attention. look at this. >> sit, coe. sit. sit. sit. >> she ended up training her toddler too. looks like this little boy hase masted his listening skills. >> he needs a treat. goldfish or something. r. roker, what you got. >> let's show you what we're talking about. and we've got severe weather. lyd it's a long-lasting event right into ear next week. rain out west, but another system coming in. 14 states. 18 million people at risk. hail, damaging wind, possible tornadoes in the central plains. tomorrow eight .states we're talking about 23 million people. a in orngs, that's where we we may see strong tornadoes. moves into sunday with five states. 13 million people. an monday, three states and we're talking about 9 million people at risk. tom wichita all the way down

dallas and midland. strong storms and tornadoes possible. hail, damaging winds. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we are watching an area of thunderstorms that's missing oua immediate but we are getting so m of the straggling rain drops here acrossearts of th shenandoah valley moving into virginia. rain chances here over the next couple of hours for the southwestern corner of the news4 nation. however, we will have a slight risk for strong to severe storms ter on inhe afternoon today. so stay weather alert as we go through the remainder of the day. very warm over the w weekendh a tty low rain chances for nice change of pace. >> and that's your latest ather. >> allght, al. thank you. now to our series "does it work." this mning cryotherapy. this is the treatment of freezing yourself and it's all the rage. >> allegedly. hollyw pd celebs and athletes swear by it. so we thought what better way to find tout what it's like than

taking the plunge for ourselves. and if i was doing it, so was this guy. >> reporter: the body freezing treatment that's gone main streemt. >> round two. >> reporter: where theeold brav temperatures colder than antarctica. it's known as whole body cryotherapy. a treatment that started in pan in the late 1970s. first used to treat joint pain from rheumatoid arthritick by shoing the body for up to three minut in 230 degrees belowen fahrheit. the treatment claims to reduce pain and help with muscle recovery. the extreme cold triggers blood reduces blood flow and brings down inflammation. there are two types of cry yo chambers a partial submersive one that freess only the body. and a full body electric powered chamber. that's what we tried at the fuel st in new york city. >> there is a mask, a face mask,

head band. >> why a mask? >> because just to protect your face from cold air.ha >> could possibly go wrong? >> reporter: i was up first. are we ready?ha man, tt is cold. >> how do you feel right now? >> i feel cold, al. i feel cold. it's the coldest i've ever been. >> the mic shut off. it's so cold. three, two, one. get out of there! push the door. >> reporter: then it was al's turn. >> it's just the cold. >> reporter: how do you feel? >> so far i feel pretty good. >> reporter: your eyelashes are frosted. your eyebrows. you've got frost in them. three, two, one, get out of there! >> push the door. come ou yes. yes. you are a champ. >> reporter: we're not the only two tory this out.

the treatment has become a hit with hollywood stars. gaining traction as a therapy sought after by world class athletes. more and more centers are popping up around the country. >> i thought it helps people with rheumatoid arthritis. f but thest people we saw was basketball players. for them bringing inflammation down in the a body isuge thing.te >> rep despite its populari, t not been approved by the food and drugrs that the treatment lacks evidence to help conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and chronic pain. most of the research has been done in europe. those peer review studies say whole body cryotherapy can aid in pfn relieut is not a cure. with the price tag of around $55 a session, it remains to be seen if full body cryotherapy tecomes thatment of choice for

aches and pains. >> oh, man. >> you thawed out? >> oh, yeah. >> you've been back a few timesi nce. >> i've done it a few times. joel has done it a few times. >> why doee you kp going back? >> i do feel better. i have joint inflammation reductioe i got flexibility afterwards. i really like it. >> what did you think, craig? >>ight after, i was having this thing with my lower back. right after, it s like wow. right after ibeelt much er. >> that's because it was frozen. >> but a day or two after that, it was back. i ink if you go on a regular basis maybe. but it's not for everyone. including those with high blood pressure. so make sure you check with your doctor first. some of these cryo facilities say it could cause ti hyperventila, frostbite. >> but do you feel miserable in it? >> oh, yeah. it's a different kind of cold. >> and i know people are wondering why i had a shirt on and krag didn't. i think it was pretty obvious. if you saw craig. >> craig was like i don't need to wear a shirt.

>> is that what you heard? >> and the flung his shirt around. >> that's right. he did a rodeo move. >> and i danced. you didn't use your seinfeld line. i'ed disappoi >> tell her about the shrinkage, jerry! >> i was proud of you. >> i couldn't let it go. >> sorry. >> it's like my favorite rokert . >> guys we're on a theme here. frozen "today" show anchors and frozen foods coming up next. how to select the healthiest frozen food options for your family. first the local news and

good morning, everybody. it's 8:26 now on this friday, may 17th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we are staying on top of some breaking traffic news on the inner loop of t beltway. melissa mollet has a lookt that. >> good morning. take a look here. chopper 4 over this problem. a seven-vehicle crash.az amgly only one person with serious injuries expected to be okay but taken to the hospital. this is the inner loop of the beltway near river road. right now just one left lane is getting by. the outer loop hasow reopened. another problem, 1500 black of u street northwest. back to the beltway, outer loob, after new hamp the middle of the road blocked. take a looker hoo. northbound route 1, all traffic stopped. >> thank you. we'll get a check on the forecast when we come back.

just some high, thin cloudso over the washi area now. there arey plentf showers over the blue ridge. these rain drops are going southbound. a little better chance of getting grazed. we'll go back to sunshine late in the ah ernoon. watct for storms later in the day today. finally chance for a more than wet weekend. >> thank you, chuck. you can get thery lat dest news

weather any time in the nbc wa.

and we are back. 8:30 now. a fun crowd on this friday morning, may 17th, twient. us.k who's joining our pal sunny. >> he's been a busy boy. he was nbc stanley puck correspondent. he met the blues team ma mascot. that's disturbing. and made friends with their official puppy barkley. and you can catch game four of the western conference finals t featuring blues and the sharks tonight at 8:00 easte on nbcsn. >> it's the stanleypup. we could not be more excited for our citi concert schedule. we just announced it. there'ho one person w might be

a little more excited even than us. where's allison? where are you? are you alisson feely? >> i am. >> i hea you're a big fan of our concert. >> which ones have you been to e direction. we camped out all night. >> that's a big one. >> and then we went to see thomas rhett. >> oh, you like thomas rhett? >> all the way to the front row. he's my favorite. and he's coming. >> he is coming. actuly, you knowwhat? little surprise for you. do you want to see thomas rhe this summer? >> i do. >> okay. you get two vip passes to see hihis summer. >> actually, i hope it's okay if i do this. i don't think we've ever done this before. but you seem like a real superfan. >> i'm a superfan. so here's the thing. i'm going to give you all access concert passes. you can come to any concert you want all summer long. come as much as youwant, allison. >> thank you! >> i hope you're not busy

working or kids have school. >> i'm not working. >> g gd. was we'reoing to see you ev. thank you so much. andlso here's a bag. >> hope to see you soon. >> just ahead, jojo sits down with savannah. convenient ve got and great tasting finds in your frozen food section. also coming up in a few minutes on the third hour of "today," a sister hood on the football field. we're going to meet the women who are conquering the gridiron. should be a pretty cool one. that, mr. all of roker has the forecast. >> but- >> announcer: "today's" weath is brought to you by walgreens. this red nose day, help end child poverty one nose at a time. buy a red nose only at walgreens. l

>>et's look at your weekend starting off with the preakness. that's right. right here on nbc. it looks like we're going tore have gat weather. partly sunny,mild. 78 degrees. skovr coverage starts at 5:00 on nkz. strong storms makinir the way from texas into me comes sissippi .ver valley. and california continues out there. the horses are still running. we got severe storms the great lakes all the way down into the gulf and some showers and wet weather moves back into the and we got some nice folks here. where e y from? >> kansas city. i've got danny. and taran. >> all right. there you go. these folks are from the big slick which we are going to in a couple of weeks. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods.

>> in the washington area, we haveky mostly cloudy s in d.c. most of this area of rain and embedded thunderstorms headed down into southwestern virginia. but there are some rain drops on the end of all this affecting the shenandoah valley. those will me down to fredricksburg. most of the immediate d.c. metro area and points north and west will be missed by this round of rain. a slight chance for some strong to severe storms later on in the day today. keep your nbcn washingto app and stay here the rest of the afternoon. >> want to show a little love to these people. that is your latest weather. now let's head back insideo craig. >> all right. thank you, sir. up next, a look at the new frontier in health care that could be rolling through your town. no insurance required. but first, this is "today" on nbc. insurance required. insurance required. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back with a group that's doing some amassing work. providing health care for people all across the country. >> our friend rehema ellis joino us now virginia with this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig and savannah. we're in the dental area where volunteers have swooped in with all this equipment. they set it up in a matter of hours. ey'll be here for the next three days. they're not drilling patients on how much they can pay or insurance. the main question, where does it hurt? inppalachia country, airport hangar number seven was transformed into a medical center. hundreds of volunteer doctors, nurses, and supporters began early this morning providing dental, vision, and general medical carefree of charge. to people with no iurance or struggling to make ends meet like kaylee gleason, here for an eye exam. n i'm i college and kind of need to be able to see my work.

>> reporter: since 1985, r.a.m. remote area medical b help people in third world countries. but19 i, volunteers set up shop in rural america for here.ons of poor people >> i live 120 miles away. >> reporter: joanne bradley a lining up day before the clinic opened to see a dentist. >> i don't have any way to pay for it. >> reporter: for dental care? >> it's a national disgrace that we don't have insurance that can cover people's medical and ntal conditionshere. >> reporter: jeff eastman runs the clinics. so are you telling me it's a mistake if people think this is just something that's operating in rural appalachia? >> absolutely. one of our biggest cthnics in last couple of years was in baltimore. >> reporter: they started with one dental chair and last year they set up 60 clinics nationwide. health care for mor 45,000 people. >> when we found out about remoterea medical, we were surprised this many people

needed it in this country. >> reporter: this family oflu voeers usually travels to haiti, but this year directed their efforts here at home. what does it mean to you to be able to come here and get this ntal care for free? >> a lot you go t a dentist and get a bill, you're looking at $200, $300. i can't afford it. ain't >> reporter: here a dire need for critical care filled by the kindf volunteers. lod,ing ahea many people we talk to set a decisive issue for them will be where the candidates stand on health care. back to you guys. >> thank you so much for that. you know, we take insurance for granted. sure do. >> that group is doing incredible work. good for them. comin, up ne get your kids for this one. nat's catching up with jojo siwa. she's a wildly popular tween

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welcome back on welcome bsk on thiriday morning. if you've got kids, chances are you've heard of jojo siwa. she's become quite the megamogul. >> well, now jojo is embarking on her first concert tour. natalie sat down with the teen sensatn exclusively. hi, nat. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. her fans call them the siwana siwanators and she's got 2 million on youtube alone. she was a pop singer, nickelodeon star, and a business tycoon. she's onlgu15, . we caught up with jojo in l.a. as she rehearsed for her new concert tour which is already selling out coast to coast. ♪ >> reporter: she's the reigning tween queen.

everyone. it's jojo! >> reporter: her big personality and talent and signature side pony earning her viewers. her hits and product lines at walmart and target. >> it's jojo band-aids! >> reporter: including trademark hair bows. 60 million sold so far. did you ever think this girl from nebraska growing up was goin to be, you know, this big brand that is everywhere? >> i always knew that it's what i wanted. and i always knew that somehow, somewhere i was going to getit. >> reporter: now jojo is about to kick off her very first concert tour. for your fans, you always talk about self-esteem and how important that is. what do you consider your best traits? >> ooh. i think it's my -- my best trait is to make other people happy. that's what i like to do.

to make other people happy. make other people feel better. >> reporter: she's been doing ib sinceaking through as a dance prodigy on the series "dance moms." >> just focus on the nice people. >> reporter: the show's success led jojo to start her on vlog where she shares details of her fedaily li >> will you ever do a house tour? i would love to. >> reporter: b in a surprise move, she recently shut off public comments on her instagram following a barrage of hateful posts. >> i was like, you know what? with a click of a button i can eliminate one annoyance. might as well do it. >> reporter: but is that like saying to your fans i'm not connecting with you then? >> i actually think in a way it's better for m fans if my comments are off. i have a fan base that ranges from 4 to 13. young.ids are those kids are so young and people on instagram use such bad language. i don't want the 5-year-olds on theirmom's phone looking at that. >> reporter: and you've always

played younger. is that for a reason? is that because your fans are young? >> i see peoplere who a my age and who are acting a lot older and who are trying to be someone or something that they're not. and it's just so sad to me. because ius don't understand why when you're 15 are you trying to be 22. >> reporter: behind the scenes, her mom says jojo is your typical olescent. what is life like at home with jojo? when does she sleep? does she quiet down ever? >> i'll be, like, tryingo fall asleep. and i'll hear her in there laughing and talking on the on phe. >> reporter: this teen turnedmo l turned 16 on sunday. and she's already planning what's next hner fairy tale career. so if you close your eyes now own picture yourself, your future ten years from now. at do you see? >> i love what i doing right now. so i see everything but on a bigger scale. >> reporter: still wearing the

bow? >> the bow will always be a part of my life. i'll be that bow girl when i 70. >> okay. we'll wait to s that. >> reporter: you know, in fact, she said she dided to shut off the instagram comments after somebody made a horrific post. said essentially she shouldthdr k bleach and staple her eyes shut. so that's what she's protecting her younger fans from. comm and that's why in her music video she sends a strong message to all her fans to be good people, to treat everyone with kindness and respect. and by the way, we've got more of our interview including jojo's thoughts on dating. because she is turning 16 this sunday. happy birthday, jojo. and also more on her friendship with kim kardashian. head to today.com for >>re. oh. >> she's on a ride. >> reporter: she's so fun. she's a really cute personality. >> you should have borrowed one of those bows. >> reporter: had the rainbow

theme going already. >> thanks, nat. just ahead, frozenodfo okay. they're not only convenient, but these ones are also healthy. good housekeeping is here with the few top picks. but first this is "tay" on picks. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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ace are bk with "today's" food. if you're looking for something quick and healthy to eat today, you're inluck. jackie london has a cart full of frozen foods that are perfect for the family. jackie, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for telling us that we can have frozen food and not feel guilty about it. >> thank you for having me. we have some really great options to share with you today. >> and what a your criteria? not all are created equal. >> absolutely. you want to look for whole food ingredients to be the first ingredient. and you want it to be customizable. so you can add lots of nutrient

dense deliciousness into whatever you're making or have something that's all in one. you really want to go for four grams each of fiber and under 500 milligrams of sodium. >> per serving. >> yes. >> who doesn't start like a breakft burrito? >> this is get focused. it's from sweet earth. what i love about this is it's grab and go breakfast. most of us aren't getting breakfast just because we don't have thetime. so this you can really eat with one hand as you're driving to work or driving the kids to school. >> just nuke it and hithe ad. >> exactly. it's delicious. >> why do y like thisbowl? >> this is healthy choice powerf morninul. this is kale pesto. you can see how awesome these are. add an extra egg on there. it's a little bit lower in calories so you can build upon that and thd a bit extra to get

everything you need. >> i'm delighted to see waffles e are made from whole grains. that's what you want to looen fr wh looking for a nutritious choice. these are peanut butter in there. this one we've got an egg on here what isn't better when you put an egg on it? >> it makes everything better. >> and you've got eight grams of protein in each. so this is fantastic. if you're one of the three million tags on taco tuesday on instagram, we're always looki for a good one for these. this is fish taco bowl. it's got the corn tortilla in there. >> i was skeptical. but you say this is good. >> it's fantastic. super nutrient dense. really going toive you tha 16 grams of protein. >> all right.

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