ht> good morning. breaking overnig emergency evacuations and dramatic rescues after heavy flooding hits theidwest and the south. an entire region slammed by powerful tornadoes for a fifth straight day. >>ou can replace your home and your cars. not your family. >> tens of millions in the danger zone once again. al's forecas feeling the heat. house n speakercy pelosi holding a closed door meeting this buigoauith fellow deur p eimsspeacrehment. will she hold the line or cave to pressure from within her own party? we're live in washington. protests erupt from coasto t

coast over those strict new abortionlaws. more states considering action. monstrators dig in for battle. all that c plus,aught on camera. >> shots fired! >> disturbing video of a deadly police shooting in new jersic. the off now facing life in prison. final wishes? did aretha franklin leave handwritten wills in the cushions of her couch? it could spark a battle over her estate. and once upon a time in cannes. brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio t the carpet for their new film. the movie getti frame reviews and a six-minutein sg ovation. "today," wednesday,2 maynd, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthri and hoda kotb le from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to " tday." nice have you with us on a wednesday morning. our friends in the south and midwest cannot catch a break. >> no. it was hard to watch some of that video yesterday from oklahoma. those dramatic images of people being plucked to safety there as the floodwaters>>rose. that's where we start this morning. yet another round of severe weather. new tornadoes, new widespread flooding. this threat is now expanding to the east coast. first kerry sanders joi us from oklahoma. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah this morning emergency officials are warning motorist ifse they seflooded road like this, turn around, don't drown. one woman drove around a barricade, went down a street like this. didn't realize how deep it was. her car got swept away, sank in ten feet of water, and sadly she drowned. this morning mother nature unrelenting as strong winds a

tornadoes and floods wreak havoc. in arkansas, a dramatic rescue. emergency crews saving a wan after strong winds trapped her under downed trees. >> oh, mygod. >> reporter: missouri hit late tuesday with a tornado near springfield bringing ferocious winds and rain. a man was rescued from floodwaters in broken arrow, oklahoma, after clinging to at fence p for nearly five hours. >> right now we've got a dramatic rescue gng on. >> reporter: hours later, this woman near oklahoma city holding on for her life after heavy rair causedid flooding. these cattle struggling to get to dry land. and homes dangling off the edge of a cliff. the power behind the flash foods union here at the pacific railline where the water washed away the gravel and earth underneath the tracks. in tulsa, a tornado knocked down dozens of trees and power lines. tire neighborhoods ripped apart. >> i just thank god we're all okay. that's all that matters.

because whave our lives. thank god for that. u can replace your home and your cars. not yr family. >> reporter: in kansas, cars pulled over as large hail pounded vehicles traveling southbound. stretches of i-40 shut down after heavy rain. and in st. louis, officls from major league baseball postponed tuesday night's cardinals/royals game because of the se ev er at since the tornado threat began here on saturday,e there hav been had 133 reported tornadoes. more than 30 just in theast 24 hours. and today residents in this part of the country are bracing for more tornadoes, morera , and potentially more flash flooding just like this. >> all right. kerry, thank you. mr. roker is standing by now. al, we know that nasty stuff is heed east w. where are those storms right now? >> right now we are looking at severe weather. we've got flood watches a

warnings stretching through the midwest again. this line of storms pushing through. here are the risk areas that we're looking. and w rre talking aboht into friday. four states, 7 million people today. this enhanced risk. few large tornadoes possible. damaging winds. it echoes into this evening as weom. now for trow afternoon, we've got 5 million at risk from amarillo, texas, all the way to kansas city. damaging winds, hail, tornadoes possible. then it moves into the northeast where for nine states we've got 42 millioneople at risk albany and down to mbus all the philadelphia and washington, d.c. and we move into friday. we're back into the midwest. chicago all the way back to wichita. 7 million people. hail, damaging wind, isolated tornadoes as well. so we look for heavy rain moving into the upper mwest today. evening storms near kansas city. the storms rumble into the ohio valley. then intensify into the northeast continuing pushing on. here's what we're worried about as far as the rainfall. back in the areas whereye've

alreadeen flooding. we've got a flood threat. numerous rounds of thunderstorms. we could be talking about som areas upwards of 7 inches of rain out of this thing. and as youight imagine, it's going to cause big problems for travel. salt lake city, denver, kansas, st. louis. then into the northeast, boston, new york, philadelphia, washington, pittsburgh, and detroit. if you're on the roads, we're expecting big problems as well stretching from chicago on into boston along i-90. cincinnati to detroit. along i-95 d.c. to boston. and denver to washington, d.c. all along i-70. a very volatile situation that's going right into the weekend. >> all right, al. thank you. nowas tongton where this morning all eyes will be on a closed door meeting between house democrats and speaker nancy pelosi. th are locked in a clash over whether or not to pursue impeachment hearing against the president. peter alexander is at the white house with the latest on this internal struggle.

peteer, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. nancy pelosi is coming to theus white ho to meet with the president this morning but not until after that other high stakes meeting with the democratic caucus as a growing number of members within the party are pushing for her and others to begin impeachment proceedings. early this morning the president already hitting back. a series of fiery tweets atta ing democrats claiming when it comes to the mueller report, they want d a over. this morning nancy pelosi facing er ownng pressure from party to begin an impeachment inquiry of president trump. nbc news has learned the house speaker will hold a closed door caucushi meetingmorning where impeachment is expected to be topic number one. >> i believe that an inquiry into impeachment is required at time.oint in >> at a cerin point,his is no longer about politics. this is about joupholding the re of law. >> the president of the united

states of america needs to be impeached. he house er: while speaker has been holding the lie saying she's not feeling any pressure to pursue enimpeachmt, this morning "the new york times" citing people involved in the investigation reporting there's an escalation of l tactics short of impeachment to try to turn the tables. >> it's about the presentation of the facts. so that the american people can see the certain path. >> reporter: it ces after slapping subpoena on two new trump targets. hope hicks,ne of the president's closest confidants. and former white house counsel don mcgahn' chief of staff annie donaldson who kept copious notes of mcgahn's conversations withum donald tr democrats are demanding both appear before the panel next month and turn over documents as pa rt of the judiciary committee's investigation into possible obstruction of justice. by the president, his associates, and other members o the administration. overnight, hicks' lawyer

declined to comment. the move follows mcgahn skipping an appearance onl capitol hil after receiving a spoena of his own w that thete house told him to ignore. >> the witness must show up. our subpoenas are not optional. we will hold this president accountable. one way or the other. >> andr, pete of course as you mentioned, the president is actually meeting with speaker pelosi today. so what do we expect from that meeting? >> reporter: yeah. this could be another face-to-face visit. pelosi and chuckch ser will both be here. this meeting was scheduled for the two sides to discuss how to look at infrastructure plan. but late tuesday, the president wrote the democratic leaders saying that they should pass the usmca. that trade deal between the u.s., mexico, andan ca before diving into any bill. >> all right. we can see the landscaping efforts are carrying on behind you. >> hard at work. >> thank you. to t hot button issue of

abortion now with more than 30 states now rolling out or considering stricter laws. protests are growing. opponents now holding so-called stop the ban rales coast to coast. stephanie gosk is in new orleans, louisiana, one of thele latest battounds. steph, good morning. >> reporter: it certainly is. later on this morning, abortion rirets activists going to be here in downtown new orleans to protest. the state has become something of a flash point a it gets ready to pass a restrictive abortion law. but it's not alone. voices have been rising up on bothides of this passionate debate all across the country.th fight over abortion fired up more than i has been in decades. abortion rights activists organizing a nationwide day of protest on tuesday after laws were introduced or passed in dozens of states restricting a woman's access to abortion. atlanta. boston.

charlotte. cluding the steps of the supreme court where democrat rs running for president in 2020 joined them. >> women's h rights arean rights! >> women's lives are at stake. baing abortion will not stop abortion. but it will stop safe, legal abortions. >> reporter: in louisiana, a bill banning abortion six weeks into pregnancy is just away from a final vote. >> the same opportunity to live as all of you. >> reporter: calls from patients have spiked at this abortion clinic in new orleans. one of three in louisiana. >> people are very afraid. i've seen patients that are already scheduled for their procedures calling in asking whether or not t y're going to be able to access care and the answer is absolutely yes. >> reporter: katie caldwell is the clinic's coordinator. >> we have protesters almost every day. >> rreorter: has the ever been any violent act? any attack on your clinic?

>> absolutely. and on clinistaff. >> reporter: despite that with the state's fetal heartbeat bill likely to become law, she says the clinic will continue to serve women until it no longer can. >> i think that they are right to be afraid. they are right to be coerned. and we will be here for them as long as we can. >> steph, a lot of the attention so far has been paid to tse states introducing anti-abortion restrictions. what if anything, are other t states doing protect abortion rights? >> reporter: well, craig, there are a number of states that are lookin at legislation. among them vermont which is looking to protect abortion from any government interference whatsoever. also in michigan, the governor a democrat has vowed to veto a restrictive abortion bill tha bs alreadyn passed by the state house. it's also worth pointing out, our recent polling from this year shot 67% of americans want to keep roe v. wade while 28% wanto overturn it.

>> stephanie gosk in new orleans, thanks. a new jersey police officer is facing serious charges in the shooti death of a man who was fleeing a traffic stop. the entire disturbing incident was recorded by the owficer's body cam. we're just seeing thisfootage. gabe gutierrez is on this this morning. >> reporter: good morning. prosecutors say the newark officer fired at the cart three separate locations killing the driver. it's a rare indictment of a police officer amid the growing national debate overhe use of deadly force. especially against african-american men. a warning. some viewers may find the video disturbing. >> shotted fired! shots fired! >> reporter: this morning newly released body camera video showin the moments when a police cerse in new jsey escalated into a hail of gunfire. >> stop the car! [ gunshots ] >> reporter: the altercation leaving one man dead and another

seriously wounded. 26-year-old police ofcer now indicted on charges including aggravated manchester, aggravated assault, and official misconduct. >> the officer's conduct was not consistent with the training that he received. >> reporter: the shooting happened back in january when prosecutors say the driver of the vehicle, 46-year-old gregory griffin, fled after a police stop. rce the pursuit began, the officereatedly shot at the car. even as it pulled away.t >> a three separate locations, crespo fired shots atr.he ca >> reporter: at one point, he told his o >> i think i shot him. i seen a gun. >> relax, relax, relax. >> he pointed a gun at me. >> reporter: killingnd injurying the passenger. inside the vehicle police recovered a handgun with hollow pointll bus. the passenger is charged with possession of an illegal handgun. no other officers opened fire. >> he showed a reckless disregard for human life bysh

ooting into a moving vehicle. >> reporter: the indictment comes after a federal probe two years ago uncovered a pattern of unconstitutional police practices in newark including improper searches and stops and excessive use of force. he joined the polic than two years ago. it is not clear if he has an attorney. if convicted on all counts, he could face life in prison. >> gabe, thank you. >> hard to watch. thank you. a lot moreo get to this morning. including the st. louis blues. headed back to the stanley cup final for the first time since 1970. the blues beat the san jose sharks last night in game six of th western conference finals. it's quite a comeback story for st. louis. e team was in last place back in january. now just four wins away from t hoistingt cup. the blues will face off against the boston bruins. game one set for next monday. 8:00 eastern only on nbc. all right.

we move to basketball now. toronto raptors have evened things up at two games a piece. they beat the bucksht last nig 120-102. game five is tomorrow night. you like when i do the sports? >> i do. i like it. >> you believe me? >> of course i believe you. well, there's only oneth ma to do weather. his na is al roker. >> are we done with "sportscenter"? >> we are for now. >> our analysis later. >> all right. let's show you what we have going on. behind the system, we've got a some cold air snow in the rockies. wet weather through southern california. up and down the east coast, sunshine. a lot of heat inhe southeast. we're going to look at that m cog up in the next half hour. but in the next 30 seconds, we're going to have your local ♪ the house, kids, they're living the dream ♪ ♪ and here comes the wacky new ma ♪ -maid? uh, i'm not the... -♪ is she an alien, is she a spy? ♪ ♪ she's always here, someone tell us why ♪ -♪hy, oh, why

-♪ she's not the maid we wanted ♪ -because i'm not the maid! -♪ but she's the maid we got -again, i'm not the maid. i protect your home and auto. -hey, campbells. who's your new maid? we have bright sunshine here in the washington area this morning. it's going to stay bright and sunny all day long today. somfortably cool this morning too. 40 in the shenandoahey vall. mid-50s for most ofhe suburbs this morning. as you're planning out your wednesday, look at all that sunshine today. couple of high clouds rolling in in the afternoon. today's high temperature, ae comfortabl 76 degrees. however, we're going to turn warm and potentially a littlero stormy ad here for tomorrow afternoon. and hot for the weekend. >> and that's your lest weather. coming up, three wills apparently written by aretha franklin just found. what they're revealing about her

private life and why it could lead to a bitter estate battle. and necessary tool or invasion of your privacy? the fierce debate over facial recognition after a major city becomes the first in the country to ban the police from using the technology. but first this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morningn this wednesday. i'm melissa mollet with a look at your first 4 traffic. take a look at the beltway hereo outer l near central avenue has resolved itself. inner loop coming across the woodrow wilson bridge, we are slow from thatrash that is still hanging around. 270 southbound here going about 24 miles per hour. otherwise no major issues there on 270. and springfield northbound 95 at fairfax county rkpay, have some delays. crashes now on the shoulder. if you look at 66here, a little bit slow inbound through fairfax. >> thanks so much. we're going tobr take k now. we'll have your fo

temperatures around the 50s 60s by the bay. forecast.ur ten-day the warm air returns tomorrow with a thunderstorm chance and we'll be near 90 degrees for your sunday afternoon. ghest rain chance for the holiday weekend unfortunately co

>> all right, chuck. thank you very much. we'll have another local news update here in about 25 >> for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. have a g

back now 7:30 on this wednesday morning. with a view of the famed indianapolis motor speedway. that place is going to be packed with fans, of course, for 500.ay's indy >> al and i are going to be there tomorrow. our co-host for the hour is tom hanks. it all gets:0 started 8 tomorrow morning. we're planning a special morning. it's all to celebrate our nation's military caregivers. it's a wonderful organizatio that helps them. it's called hidden heroes. not only that, we've got tom hank we've got the hidden heroes. and we've got -- cue the music -- sheryl crow. she's going to treat everybody to a special live concert tomorrow morning right here on "today." >> this is a cause near and dtor our heart.

>> yes. >> should be a good time tomorrow. first, though, a check of today's headlines. we start with those dangerous storms. millions of people from st. louis to little rk are bracing for more severe weather. in arkansas on tuesday, emergency crews saved a woman after strong winds trapped her unr downedtrees. meanwhile in missouri, a tornado near springfield brought unrelenting winlg winds and rai. in oklahoma city, a woman held on for her life as flood rose there. more than two dozen mcdonald's workers have filed sexual harassment mplaints. an ongoing effort to address widespread harassment. the allegations had claims of groping, propositions for sex, and lewd comments by spv supervisors. aln they complained, it was igned or treated as a joke.

the company'sceo said in a letter mcdonald's is looking for a bias free work place. some confusion on capitol hill tuesday led to an unusual exchange between ben carson and congresswoman katie porter. mixing up a real estate term with a popular cookie. take a listen. >> i'd also like you to get bact to me explain the disparity in reo rates. do you know what an reo is? >> an >> no, not an oreo. an reo. >>eal estate. >> what's the "o" stand for? >> organization. >> owned. real estate owned. hethat's what happens w a property goes to foreclosure. we call it an reo. >> well, this all happened during a house financial services committee hearing. afterward, carson laughed off the exchange posting a photo of himselfolding a package of oreos on twitter. also telling representative rter that he was sending some cookies her way.

now a surprising discovery a nine monthsfter the death of music legend aretha franklin. an attorney says three handwrittenav wills he been encovered. they appear to pull back the curtain on her private life. could also touch off an estate battle. miguel almaguer has the details. >> good morning. the wills were found in hera detroit areome earlier this month all had written according to the estate's lawyer. that laid out how she wanted pieces of her musical legacy to be taken care of. but the discovery appears to not necessarily be good news for her four sons with two of them ready pushing back. >> reporter: on stage, aretha franklin revealed h soul to the world. but out of the spotlight, the iconic singer was notoriously private. now newly discovere wills appear to provide a glimpse into that life. according to court filings, a rep for franklin's estate found the three handwtten documents

rlier this a at the queen of soul's detroit area home. they have not yet been authenticad. the latest from march 2014 was found under couch cushionr in iving room. the others were from 2010 locked in a cabinet. the handwriting at some point is hard tonderstand with words crossed out and notes in the margin. but throughout all of them, franklin asked that many of her divided s be equally among her four sons. in 2010, specifically noting her jewelry, music, art, and copyrights. franin also reveals she received $100,000 every year for her recording royalties. in her 2014 will, franklin gives certain homes to her sons. her jewelry and furs to her granddaughters. also suggesting her gowns could be auctioned o or sent to the smithsonian. m her lawyer for the estate filed the wills incourt, but he's unsure if they're legal and says two of her sons are already

planning to oppose them. franklin cease son kelf is fighting a plan to sell land next to the singer's home in other court do when no will was originallyt found las summer, questions swirled about the fate of franklin's estate with forbes estimating the value at $80 million. >> remember your family and friends that have been with you for years because you're about to meet a lotf people that will now want to be your new best friend. >> reporter: a family now figuring out how to move forward with an icon's lasting legacy. >> well, miguel. as mentioned, this will's also got private itinformation. reveals the son of her eldest son clarence and contradicts previous report ts. do you know about this? >> reporter: she gave birth to clarence when she was just 12 years old with the father

reportedly a man she went to school with. but the will says it's another man who is the father of her other son she had at 14 years old. >> all right. miguel, thank you very much. all right. we turn bk to mr. roker now weatherher check of the here. what's the word? >> ready for a little heat? >> yes, we are. >> all right. let's bring it on. show you what we've got going on. got a big dome of high pressure. pushing that far north into canada. look at this. today chicago you'll be 81. nashville 91. pittsburgh 7 des above average at 80 degrees. and it moves east by the time we goat to tomorrow. new york city will be 73. d.c., 88. columbus, 85. how about some record temperatures? this is what we're looking for for friday. a record probably in johnson city, raleigh, huntington, nashville as well and macon. montgomery, alabama, temperatures u getting into the 90s. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happenin your

neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. our temperatures will be very close to right now we're st off your wednesday in mostly the 50s. 59 in arlington.bu 49 in gaithersburg. 55 in fredricksburg. average high today is 77 so close to average indeed. tomorrow much, much warmer and a chance for thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon a evening. some of those could be on the strong to severe side. >> that is your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you. coming up, la kudrow getting candid about the body image issues she felt on the set of "friends." also ahead this mornin a sister hood like no other. west point is about to graduate its lgest class of black women ever. but first, they're talking to us. >> then the startu sdded cannes premiere of brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio's highly

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everyone who passes by, but identifying them by their facial features. that scenario iso longer science fiction.ec facial rnition software technologicall is within reach. and that has some critics alarmed. >> facial recognition technology is uniquely dangerous and oppressive. >> reporter: san francisco supervisors voting to ban the use of facial recognition technology, the first city in the nation to take that step. >> we're all for good policing, obut we don't want live in a police state. >> reporter: authorities say the technology has bece a valuable law enforcement tool. and it's already being used by a number of police departments around the country. >> we are able to pick out faces almost instantly as they appear in the camera. whereas traditional face recognition has beeave to get in front of the camera then perform action. we believe that realtime element is key in orderiv to ge information early for officer safety or for public safety.

>> reporter: but critics say the technology isn't foolproof and tends to misidentify women ale peop of color. facial recognition is at work in many aports and sports stadiums. and many people have already ted in to using it on social media in their personal devices. san francisco's ban does not apply to private businesses or individuals. >> it's very different when a government is using it as is the case with the people's republic of china. >> reporter: inch ina, facial recognition is part of a national digital surveillance system being used there to monitor the uighurs, a largely muslim minority group. it's a controversial move that has drawn international condemnation. san francisco's bans symbolic at this point. the city's police department does not curntly use this technology, but city leadersey y th hope the move sparks a wider debate on privacy ase rity and limits the government's ability to see us all all the time.

>> all right. san francisco ishe first. any other cities looking to join them? >> reporter: yeah. oakland and san jose are considering similar measures. and on the federal level, the house ilersight committee w be holding a hearing today on recial recognition technology which could repsent the first steps toward a national policy. back to you guys. >> all right. joe fryer there in los angeles. thank you. coming up next, the inspiring members of west point's largest graduating class of black women ever. but first these messages. fi ♪ ♪ ♪ a serious error has occurred. a serious error has o... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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we're b we are back now ac7:48. dylan joins the tae. have a story getting a lot of attention for all the right reasons. >> that's right. this year's graduating classstt we point is filled with a historic number of black female cadets sat bc's morgan radford down with three of them ahead of graduation day. >> good morning. this is a gat story. and these women are eyspectacul. e also breaking barriers. they're changing the face of west point and showing on aha scale tt the academy has never seen in its nearly 220 years. they're doing it all in the spirit of camaraderie and sister hood. and on saturday, they'll make history. >> i just want them to feel empowered when they see us and say, hey. it can be done. >> reporter: a class photo shared tens o thousands of times. 34 black female cadets standing on the stairs of the united states military academy.

did you ever think this day would come? these cadets becoming pt of the most diverse class in west point's history. what did that feel like to be standing on those steps with all ese other women who look like you? >> it's just good to know you always have a girlfriend that you can lean on. >> reporter: it's a sister hood that's been a long time coming. west poinhe nation's premier military academy saw its first female graduates in 1980. more than 175 years after it was founded. and with more than 900 students graduating this year, black women make l ups than . has it always been easy being a woman of color here? >> i definitely struggled sometimes. because sometimes i'd be, elike thnly woman in general in one of my classes. >> representation i would say is one of the hardest things. >> it's the elephant in the room.o nobody wants t talk about it.

>> reporter: still some don't understand why this moment is monumental. what do you say to the critics who say why don't you have every ethnicity pose? >> i'm not just a cadet. i'm not just an american. i'm an african-american. this is who i am. it's embracing your identity. that's what this institution is about. it's about diversity. >> reporter: it's progress their classmates want to see more of. >> because of our differences, an impactable to make and contribute. and i think for that reason people are excited that we have such a historic class in that aspect. >> reporter: what do you hope other little girls who are watching you graduate take ay from seeing you here? >> i hope those girls can see themselves in us. when you're a little gi , you're like, i want to be a pretty princess. i want women to be soldiers. i want these little black girls to say,hey, i can do it too. hey, it is possible for >> reporter: the school says his is the most diverse class in their history. they have more than 200 womengr

aduating this year. and that's the largest ever since their first class of womek graduated b in 1980. but what really touched me, guys, is something that cadet benton who was the interview there. he said our army needs to look as diverse as the people it protects. >> that's true. >> can't argue withthat. >> there's so much power in representation. if you see something, you can be something. thank you. that was a great story. >> morgan, thank you. really appreciate it. cing up,e're going to talk comedy. we're going to talk parenting. we're going to talk turning 40 as well with a prekey funny guy. n plus jill martin is here. she'll have some steals and deals to get you ready. first your local news. here is another laundry hack from home made simple. do you want ready to wear clothing without all the hasslee you can, with boryeraundry hack sheets. home made simple. simply toss two sheets in the dryer to iron less.hi we dried one without bounce, and an identical shirt using bounce. the bounce shirt has fewer wrinkles, less static,

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missouri are under flood warnings. severe thunderstorms, large hail, and the possibility of tornadoes are expected today from missouri, western illinois to arkansas, louisiana, and texas. since this tornado threat bonan saturday, there have been 133 reported tornadoes in the last 24 hours. more than 30. so understandably, people are anxious and officials are concerned that fatigue may be setting in with all of this. they're urging people to remain vigilant becausere's another threat of more of all of this today. >> kerry sanders for us in stillwater, oklahoma. thank you. washington now. house speaker nancy pelosi meets withellow democrats behind closed doors today. many are calling for an impeachment inquiry to begin into president trump. the pressure on pelosi increased yesterday after the president

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>> reporter: so they left their day jobs to start the farmer's dog. an online pet food company that makes feeding real food to dogs real easy. >> we figured if you can do somemaing ser and make it immediately, ship it direct to customers, you can make it fresh. eal food d up feeding instead of something that's extremely highly processed. leaving a job when you're pretty comfortable to start something completely new that you've never really done before alwaysms see pretty crazy and it is a little bit. it was just us in a kitchen from 5:00 p.m. toak 1:00 a.m. mg dog food. >> reporter: it's a growing trend inside theon30 billi pet food industry. one where e-commerce businesse like theirs are serving millions of meals ao monthts and do dogs for as little as $2 to $3 . da leading the charge in this, millennials a genz.

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and dylan. here with me missy franklin and collin jones. good morning. why did you want to get involved? it's so important. we just read those statistics. they're shocking. >> absolutely. it the most important work you can do. we're working to save children's lives. swim lessons reduce the risk of drowning by 88%. we want to greet t td e wveheryu kids in swim lessons and prevent that rate as much as poabssible. >> and people might be surprisey how young can start them. >> i'm expecting a baby boy in eight weeks. i'm getting him in the water at three months. rents, three nths, get them in the water. they can float on their backs. it's so important. >> it's so important. you can talk to your older kids, too, about water safety. i want to go to dylan. i know you've got some good tip with your swimmers. hi, guys. >> oh, youus? you forget there's things to do when you're inhe pool. yes, i amwi joined by usaing

olympians. thank you, guys, so you have such important tips. we've got kids in the pool to go through those tips too. >> we do. we've been. hanging out with them for probrly the last half hour o so. you know, my biggest tip is get them coortable. we are not big fans of throwing a kid in and letting them figure o swim. t's about getting a healthy respect for the water. this is adriee. we have showing our flip turns off. can you do a flip turn for me? so he's going to go all the way the wall. and do a flip turn. this is fun. >> so you want kids to have fun in the water so it's not something they're afraid of. >> it's a healthy respect. he enjoys it. he's having a good time. that's how he's going to learn. >> and simone, there are some crucial tips that you should teh kids once they get used to the water? >> yes. after becoming comfortable isng learniow to float.

juliana is going to float for us on her back. yo re wow, look. and sohe s a becomes has a good body position. >> why is floating on youback so important? >> it's super important. good body position parallel to the water. allows them to he good body awareness. >> you're really good at that. is it hardo talk while floating on your back?ye >> s. >> okay. and rowdy, what tip do you ha?v that ks are like magnets to the water. thing is t important if they're on the side of the pool and don't know how to swim, they're going to jump off the side of the pool. one is riley wil get up here, one mor wrung. usually when they do, they'll jump off the pool. in a case the water is above their head, they're going to

land and turn and grab the ll. ormally that can be an important skill. the most important tng is alwayslt have adu supervision. that is the most critical component on everything today. make sure that adu is the first line of defense. >> these are awesome tips. especially as memorial day is around the corner. we of course want to thank you usa swimming foundation and thr sponsor phillips 66 for providing this pool for us here on the plaza and all these athl aes are on make a splash tour teaching of importance of learning to swim. we have much more on the tour and other helpful tips at today.com. are you guys jumping in? >> we should. >> not on your life. >> they're having so much fun. but rowdy is right. you have to have a water watcher. you have to havedu an a whose sole job is just watch the kids. not on your phoner conversations. >> and the dylan dreyer "today" show bathing suit. that's going to be available. >> looking asking.

>> i time, believe it or synchroniz thank you, thank you. m yoeout for us this hour. you can find aa.ha>>nk l tot mo on today.com/allday. including a new warning for parents who let their kids sleep in their car seats. plus, ten super easy recipes for the perfect memorial dayue barbec on the third hour of "today," stars of that powerful new netflix seri. joshua jackson and blair join us. kevin hart back with you.ourt. we g tav or>> f som te fun. about "the secret life of pets." >> we'll see you tomorrow from indianapolis. tom hanks co-hosting. and the concert with sheryl crow. > she's goingd. >> first s news and weather. >> now to . >> go,heinelle.

7:56 is your time now on this wednesday, may 2nd, 2019. gone morning, ever i'm eun yang. let's check on your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. >> rng goo. in alexandria, vandoorne strera. a new problem morning. 270 looks better than it 66 and 95, no major issues. >> all right. thank you. we'll take a break now. we'll check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.