guthrie: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky reserves, and the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, madam speaker. i will yield three minutes now to a member of our energy and commerce committee, the gentlewoman from delaware, ms. lisa blunt rochester. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. blunt rochester: thank you, ranking member pallone. madam speaker, i rise to talk about a major health emergency impa impacting our country, fentanyl. as we try to combat synthetic opioids, what we can all agree on is that every single one of us is impacted, and i urge my colleagues to keep our focus on the comprehensive and sustainable solutions. in 2021, in my small state of delaware, we lost over 500 family members, friends, co-workers, and neighbors to overdoses. of the more than 500 delawareans lost to overdose, 80% involved fentanyl. those numbers, unfortunately, are poised to get worse. as the former deputy secretary of overdoses act, our bipartisan bill takes a

guthrie is nbc's chief legal correspondent.lected on her days attending the university. >> because i was here once, i know exactly what it took for you to get to this moment. i'm looking at every single one of you and marveling, and i am cheering you on to your brave, wild, and wonderful future. >> guthrie is also awarded an honorary doctorate of law degree and talked more about her address ahead of the "today" show. you can watch that right after us here on "today in the bay." >> it is 6:48. we want to turn to the weather and seize the day. >> there's so much going on. we're heading into memorial day weekend and it's nice that we don't have a big spike in temperatures. take a look at gilroy. as you're heading out this morning, it's 52 degrees, we're starting out with clouds. we are going to see sunshine the rest of the day, and also a pretty mild afternoon. let's zoom into the south bay where we can take a look at our high temperatures for this afternoon. cupertino reaching 83 degrees, 82 in morgan hill, a little cooler for gi

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what carroll told our savannah guthrie about the verdict. >>> the record number of migrants apprehended at the border even before the title 42 policy ends. we're on the ground in mexico. >>> plus, nbc's new reporting on how the u.s. will handle thousands of people entering the country. >>> she wrote a children's book about grief after her husband died. now, the mother of three is accused of poisoning him with fentanyl. the new details from a search warrant just in tonight. >>> for the first time an fda panel endorses over-the-counter birth control pills. when they will be available. >>> and the new treatment for peanut allergies in the youngest children one step closer tonight. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. a republican congressman who was accused of launching a political career built in part on claims made up was arrested on federal charges. congressman george santos turned himself in to authorities on long island, new york, this morning, where he has been indicted on 13 criminal counts. that includes money laundering, theft o

savannah guthrie hosts our coverage beginning at 2:00 a.m. >>> a lot of work remains. the event in the south bay to address the ongoing issue of asian hate in the community. the results of a study that show just how prevalent the discrimination can be. >>> swe spend some valuable time with disability activist alice wong. how she's still driving change despite her physical disabilities and now losing her voice. >>> chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking some rain tonight. i'll have the latest on this and how much more for the weekend. >>> overcoming anti-asian hate in the south bay. a committee kicked off its conference in downtown san jose. the committee is made up of community leaders focused on promoting inclusion in the u.s. with that goal in mind, it makes the findings of a new study even more startling where 3 in 4 chinese americans say they experienced some form of discrimination in the past 12 months. >> anti-asian hate is real. and it's not subsiding. and we must come together as a community. we have a bunch of ideas, a bunch of thoughts. we think we need ev

doctor julie guthrie found that teen deaths from fentanyl have gone up by 30 times in the last decade. she explains most thought that they were taking other drugs that were laced with the dangerous chemical. >> it's just a it's an incredible problem. but and kids are are not aware that they're even taking that. now. republican senator tom berg of orange county says he is heartbroken by the premature death of his constituents and their kids. so he teamed up with a democrat to co-author a bipartisan bill that would hold dealers accountable. sb 44 would have charged a person caught supplying someone with fentanyl who then dies from that drug with murder or homicide. but it wasn't passed by the public safety committee. this is a crisis. it doesn't discriminate between democrats and republicans. >> this is a crisis that impacts every region of california right now. most important thing we can do is parents, teachers. >> coaches, anyone who deals with young people, they need to look at the message. this is unlike any other drug crisis we've ever had this circumstance. one pill you may think

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savannah guthrie and correspondents live from buckingham palace. >>> buses carrying migrants from texas to new york city. migrants departing from the texas/mexico border arrived in new york city today as they searched for asylum. the two buses carried 91 people in total, including children. new york's mayor and the state state of new york's governor say the latest influx totaled more than 1,000 people in the past week. they're calling for a federal solution. new york expects to see 1,000 people per day. nbc's gabe gutierrez is along the southern border. >> reporter: in el paso, local official is have declared a state of emergency because they expect an even greater influx of migrants starting next week when the government is expected to lift what's known as title 42, the covid-era border restriction that made it easier for the u.s. government to expel migrants due to public health concerns. a local official says they are already overwhelmed here. sounds like laredo and brownsville have declared states of emergency. the biden administration has announced a troop deployment here, at least

liable for sexually abusing and defaming her awarded he $5 million what carroll told our savannah guthriect. >>> the record number of migrants apprehended at the border even before the title 42 policy ends we're on the ground in mexico >>> plus, nbc's new reporting on how the u.s. will handle thousands of people entering the country >>> she wrote a children's book about grief after her husband died now, the mother of three is accused of poisoning him with fentanyl the new details from a search warrant just in tonight. >>> for the first time, an fda panel endorses over-the-counter birth control pills. when they'll be available.

doctor julie guthrie found that teen deaths from fentanyl have gone up by 30 times in the last decade. she explains most thought that they were taking other drugs that were laced with the dangerous chemical. >> it's just a it's an incredible problem. but and kids are are not aware that they're even taking that. now. republican senator tom berg of orange county says he is heartbroken by the premature death of his constituents and their kids. so he teamed up with a democrat to co-author a bipartisan bill that would hold dealers accountable. sb 44 would have charged a person caught supplying someone with fentanyl who then dies from that drug with murder or homicide. but it wasn't passed by the public safety committee. this is a crisis. it doesn't discriminate between democrats and republicans. >> this is a crisis that impacts every region of california right now. most important thing we can do is parents, teachers. >> coaches, anyone who deals with young people, they need to look at the message. this is unlike any other drug crisis we've ever had this circumstance. one pill you may think

liable for sexually abusing and defaming her awarded he $5 million what carroll told our savannah guthriehe verdict. >>> the record number of migrants apprehended at the border even before the title 42 policy ends

savannah guthrie will be choring our coverage from london. it begins a 2:00 a.m.turday, or really maybe just late friday night. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. set your dvr or stay up late or get up early. >>> coming up tonight in prime time. 8:00, law & order. svu, and then organized crime. then of course we'll see you back at 11:00. that's going to do it for us a that's going to do it for us a t when you know what you're looking for, you pursue it. and with vitiligo, the pursuit for your pigment is no exception. it's time you had a proven choice to help restore what's yours. opzelura is the first and only fda-approved prescription treatment for nonsegmental vitiligo proven to help repigment skin over time. restoring what's yours. it's possible with a steroid-free cream that you can apply yourself. opzelura can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb or hepatitis b or c. serious lung infections, skin cancer, blood clots, and low blood cell counts occurred with opzelura. in people taking jak inhibitors, serious infections, increased risk

you know, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes in terms know of, i mean intelligence guthrie because monitoring, which would have started week some weeks ago in terms of what's going on. and the, the placing we, sol, seasons intensive, you have be owned, police units that are involved snipers. that will be across the room from buckingham palace to westminster abbey pulse, a search teams that would be doing finger tips, searching as the procession for from bucking and poly searching bins. drain the lamp, post any structures bath of the district. while we've been told you will be seeing a member of the royal family arriving, including prince harry, whose and dues not who is not kind of one of the main players, unless he's a in amongst the general audience. so we can, you know, a leading tire in the royal family anymore. we've also seen a princess on arriving a who has talked recently actually of her views getting to getting to that go against her brother king saying he's been trying to slim the monarchy down princess hatton has been saying that she doesn't think that's a good i

may 4, today, thursday, may 4th, 2023 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrieand hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller, plaza. >>> well, good morning happy to see you this morning. it's a thursday. savannah is on her way to london to cover the king's coronation but in our studio, we've got the king, too. >> yes >> we've got mr. roker by the way, al, congratulations on that big award. >> you guys did such a nice tribute, you and savannah narrating that little video for me and mr. melvin introducing -- stand-up comedy quality. >> i'll add to that. craig's got another profession later on in life great job, al. congrats >> thank you >> we'll get to that later on. >>> but we'll start in atlanta and that mass shooting at a hospital there >> police confirming overnight that officers caught the suspected gunman who fled the scene and sparked an intense search that spanned two cities nbc's morgan chesky joins us now from the fulton county jail. hey, morgan, good morning. >> hey, hoda, good morning after this manhunt that lasted the better part of all day wednesday, p

and quickly, guthrie saw you all just 0 rebuttal western ronda. there's been violence and the southern mexican town off the security forces attempting to enter the disputes between truck hotels and the front. a coming up, i prompted authorities to visit the top of this with the minute train police were confronted by residence, trying to stop them. in recent weeks, territorial struggles between cartels have increased drugs, weapons, and catch that again, it's for me and most government have visited ringo refugee camps. and finally that she's part of a re penetration scheme. this the 2nd such visits in the past 3 months, both countries want to send more than 1000 person. good to me, i'm a some refugee say they've been pressured into assigning re punctuation documents about a 1000000 fucked me and my 2017 often ministry crackdown tunbridge child respect to rank of refugees and cox's bizarre with a few trust 3 pets ration class is nearly 1200000 rang up. the refuge is now living in the world's largest refugee camp. tramped into barely 17 square kilome

today's savannah guthrie will be there live along with a team of reporters, and we will head to wallrage for you on saturday. and i have a friend over there, and the queen, it was, like, it was the queen, and now he says nobody really cares. interesting. >>> a one-hit wonder from the early 2000s is having a revival right now. >> and that there was a robotic puppet used to re-create the video of "1,000 miles." ♪ ♪ i'd walk a thousand miles if i could just see you ♪ ♪ >> the video wracked up more than 20,000 views. the creator said he started working on the project two years ago, designing a robotic puppet and designing a piano with working keys. it was shot mostly on -- >> it's got the twists and everything. >> funny if you see that going around town. >> that's awesome. i want to hear from vanessa, the original artist. >> we need to get that muppet on "sesame street." >>> if you are going to be rolling around downtown in the bay area, it's going to be at times a little wet out there. watch out for the puddles. we are looking at how much rain we have measured over the past several days

guthrie: i support mr. miller's amendment which will require the attorney general to issue final rule six months. fentanyl-related substances will still be permanently placed in schedule one immediately. they should be placed there. this amendment would accelerate the timeline for which the attorney general would be required to issue the interim final rule and therefore speed up the implementation process. i believe this amendment improves the bill and is necessary. especially at a time when fentanyl has become the leading cause of death for 18 to 45-year-olds. i urge a yes vote on this amendment and i yield back to the gentleman from ohio. mr. miller: i thank the gentleman from kentucky for his support. last month in cuyahoga county, ohio, law enforcement confiscated rainbow fentanyl which is designed to resemble candy and market this deadly drug to children. simply put, this is death disguised as candy. just last month, local law enforcement, the d.e.a., and the united states district attorney's office bu

. ■■ [music break] amy: "at my window sad and lonely" body woody guthrie, sung by billy bragg and wilcoemocracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we return now to the belmarsh tribunal in washington, d.c., on the case of julian assange, held at the national press club. i co-chaired the proceedings with the croatian philosopher and activist srecko horvat. and now to betty metzker. as a reporter for "the washington post" in 1971, she was one of the only journalists willing to cover leaked documents exposing fbi crimes, including surveillance of students, of academics, academics, of antiwar and civil rights activists, one of the stolen files revealed the existence of one of the fbi's illegal programs cointelpro the counter intelligence program under j. edgar hoover. she's the former chair of the department of journalism at san francisco state university, and the author of "the burglary, the discovery of j. edgar hoover's secret fbi," betty metzger. [applause] betty: i'm honored and humbled to be part of this panel that seeks justice for julian assange, sore

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie from buckingham palace, and hodaom studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and hi, everybody, good morning, happy friday. welcome to a special split edition of "today." so nice to have you along with us. hoda, i'm right here in london. we are getting ready for the coronation of king charles. you can feel the excitement on the streets. >> oh, i can already see it. i love how you said will and kate were at the pub. and if i'm following your instagram properly, there's someone else who spent in time in the pub. >> research, hoda. >> by the way, i know the fun's over there, but i just want you to take a look at our plaza. right now it's wet, right now it's not packed with folks. not too many, we got some. but a week from today the jonas brothers are going to kick off our summer concert lineup. and then we are going to reveal the entire lineup for you. and it's an a-plus one. but the excitement of course is right across the pond with you, savannah. >> 30 seconds ago it was pouring rain, right now it is sunny. let's give you a

doctor julie guthrie found that teen deaths from fentanyl have gone up by 30 times in the last decadee explains most thought that they were taking other drugs that were laced with the dangerous chemical. >> it's just a it's an incredible problem. but and kids are are not aware that they're even taking that. now. republican senator tom berg of orange county says he is heartbroken by the premature death of his constituents and their kids. so he teamed up with a democrat to co-author a bipartisan bill that would hold dealers accountable. sb 44 would have charged a person caught supplying someone with fentanyl who then dies from that drug with murder or homicide. but it wasn't passed by the public safety committee. this is a crisis. it doesn't discriminate between democrats and republicans. >> this is a crisis that impacts every region of california right now. most important thing we can do is parents, teachers. >> coaches, anyone who deals with young people, they need to look at the message. this is unlike any other drug crisis we've ever had. this circumstance. one pill you may think it

doctor julie guthrie found the teen deaths from fentanyl have gone up by 30 times in the last decade. she explains most thought that they were taking other drugs that were laced with the dangerous chemical. >> it's just a it's an incredible problem. but and kids are are not aware that they're even taking that. now. republican senator tom berg of orange county says he is heartbroken by the premature death of his constituents and their kids. so he teamed up with a democrat to co-author a bipartisan bill that would hold dealers accountable. sb 44 would have charged a person caught supplying someone with fentanyl who then dies from that drug with murder or homicide. but it wasn't passed by the public safety committee. this is a crisis. it doesn't discriminate between democrats and republicans. >> this is a crisis that impacts every region of california right now. most important thing we can do is parents, teachers. >> coaches, anyone who deals with young people, they need to look at the message. this is unlike any other drug crisis we've ever had. this circumstance. one pill you may think

he could sit down with savannah guthrie and redeem himself.then there all these other folk who would just presume you aren't so innocent. >> we felt from this experience that you own anybody an apology? do you see your own fault? there's something aggressive about standing there. >> at least in that case the media had to pay for their lives. sam sued millions and walked with millions. there is the greatest race hoax of all. that was the juiciest bullet hoax. because uc was black he was immediately believed. didn't matter how far-fetched his story was. someone yelled this is mega country and one of the most left-wing slaves in america. smolen's word was taken to truth. >> breaking news, actor and musician jussie smollett from his show, empire was attacked and beaten early this morning in chicago. police say could be a hate crime. >> there are many indications of hate crime here. they are looking for 2 suspects who were apparently wearing make america great again house. >> we have a media that saying it's a debate whether or not what happened to

in an interview with savannah guthrie this morning, she says the lawsuit was never about the money. >> it's an astonishing thing about this win yesterday, of all the cases that this man faces, all the legal quagmires, it was one -- well, the prosecutors, all the special counsel, all the investigators, and what happened yesterday is one 5'2" little blond, female attorney, and one 79-year-old -- 5'9", a 79-year-old advice columnist, beat donald trump in court. >> reporter: now, donald trump meanwhile blasted the verdict on social media, saying he has, quote, no idea who this woman is. also, his 2024 presidential campaign says the decision will be appealed and ultimately, quote, we will win. now, the verdict carries no criminal implications, and the legal bar for liability in a civil case is not as high as that in criminal cases. you can watch the full interview with carroll later on "today" at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> we'll look forward to that. thank you very much, drew. >>> 5:05 this morning. and we are about 20 minutes away from getting in critical data on inflation. s

that people who want to seek asylum should come to the united states and we heard that from savannah guthrie this morning when she was interviewing the homeland security department mayorkas. confusion and people are coming in. i was hearing her report. 10,000 coming in and 1,000 less than the other day but still talking about 11,000 and 1,000 and 10,000 and talking about 30,000 people from the numbers we have. states of emergency in chicago, el paso, new york, something has give. >> we are not including the people that get away and that don't want to be caught by officials and we are talking about thousands, untold thousands that are crossing in and don't go through the port 41 and 40. what do you want to know from julie? >> reporter: it's strange. the last week, title 42 was here, right? and, yet, migrants came in and they were processed and let go. that is not title 42. that is not even the biden administration rules. whose rules were there? when we ask him and people and julie and me are asking. we are at a limit. the churches are full. the churches are doing this all on donations and the

here's savannah guthrie. - morning, everybody. it's 10 a.m. on the east coast, 7 a.m. out west. to the now impeachment investigation into president trump. a lot of this renewed attention is focused on the president's phone call with the leader of ukraine and whether there was an inappropriate ask during that call. - we are now starting to see the actual testimony from the depositions in the impeachment inquiry so far, the transcripts, and they are as damning as expected for the president and his allies. - there's no law that says you can't take in information from a foreigner. this was an innocent man who was being framed by a group of scoundrels. - where do we stand with this? and the role of rudy giuliani, in particular, the president's personal lawyer? - what i did is perfectly lawful, perfectly legal. he had every right to do it as the president of united states. i actually found facts that are true. it's gonna finally all come out, and you're gonna find out that it--i imagine, it was the greatest, biggest scandal in the history of this country. - rudy giuliani is a very fam

. >> let me play also this key exchange from a really great interview savannah guthrie did with the dhs secretary today about the president's past comments on this subject. >> does the president bear some responsible for the surge we are seeing? i want to play you a piece of something he said during the campaign back in 2019. take a listen. >> all those people are seeking asylum. they deserve to be heard. that's who we are. we are a nation that says if you want to flee and you are fleeing oppression, you should come. >> mr. secretary, they came. they are sitting outside along our border right now. it is cold at night. it is sizzling hot during the day. there's dust. there are children. they came. did that messaging encourage people to make this crossing? >> what encouraging people to make the crossing is the false information, the lies the smuggling organizations communicate. that's what makes these people take the dangerous journey. they are deceived into doing so. >> is this going to follow him through the campaign? >> it will. the reality is a campaign is one thing, governing is some

movement, the significance of which was not lost on carroll during her interview today with savannah guthrie. >> of all the cases that this man faces, all the legal quagmires, the prosecutors, special council, all the investigators, and what happened yesterday is one 5'2" female attorney and one 79-year-old advice columnist beat donald trump in court. >> the jury returned its unanimous decision in under three hours. they did not find trump liable of rape. he reacted quickly on truth social. >> i don't even know who this woman is. i have no idea who she is, where she came from. this is another scam. it's a political witch hunt. somehow we're going to have to fight this. we cannot let our country go into this abyss. this is disgraceful. >> trump's legal team insisting an appeal is coming. joining us to talk about that, laura jarrett, attorney and columnist kimberied akins score, philippe rucker and susan delpersio. the significance of this cannot be understated. jurors heard the damning trump deposition tape. did trump deciding not to testify make all the difference? or was it settled with the

doctor julie guthrie found that teen deaths from fentanyl have gone up by 30 times in the last decade. she explains most thought that they were taking other drugs that were laced with the dangerous chemical. >> it's just a it's an incredible problem. but and kids are are not aware that they're even taking that. now. republican senator tom berg of orange county says he is heartbroken by the premature death of his constituents and their kids. so he teamed up with a democrat to co-author a bipartisan bill that would hold dealers accountable. sb 44 would have charged a person caught supplying someone with fentanyl who then dies from that drug with murder or homicide. but it wasn't passed by the public safety committee. this is a crisis. it doesn't discriminate between democrats and republicans. >> this is a crisis that impacts every region of california right now. most important thing we can do is parents, teachers. >> coaches, anyone who deals with young people, they need to look at the message. this is unlike any other drug crisis we've ever had. this circumstance. one pill you may thin

doctor julie guthrie found that teen deaths from fentanyl have gone up by 30 times in the last decade. she explains most thought that they were taking other drugs that were laced with the dangerous chemical. >> it's just a it's an incredible problem. but and kids are are not aware that they're even taking that. now. republican senator tom berg of orange county says he is heartbroken by the premature death of his constituents and their kids. so he teamed up with a democrat to co-author a bipartisan bill that would hold dealers accountable. sb 44 would have charged a person caught supplying someone with fentanyl who then dies from that drug with murder or homicide. but it wasn't passed by the public safety committee. this is a crisis. it doesn't discriminate between democrats and republicans. >> this is a crisis that impacts every region of california right now. most important thing we can do is parents, teachers. >> coaches, anyone who deals with young people, they need to look at the message. this is unlike any other drug crisis we've ever had. this circumstance. one pill you may thin

but secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas was just speaking to savannah guthrie on the "today" show when she asked him if the border was secure. here's what he had to say. >> you say the border is not open, but there is a subset of people who are being released into this country with no court date and no way to track them. that sounds like the border is open for some. >> savannah, the vast majority are being removed. i think if one asked any one of the 1.4 million people who were expelled, removed, or returned last year, i don't think they would tell you that the border is open. >>> and we should say as well, we should say as well that there was another lawsuit last night from the aclu challenging the biden administration's new rule that will make it harder for people to claim asylum at the southern border if they did not first claim asylum in a state they pass through like mexico. the fast release of migrants without court dates and the ability to try to deny more asylum seekers, courts may be blocking both of those tools. >> shaquille, chicago is just one of the cities inlan

savannah guthrie has the coverage. 2:00 a.m. live from london. >> 4:00 a.m. is the actual crowning of king charles. are we going to stay up? >> i might watch it in a rerun. >> [ cheersrs and applalause ♪♪ >>>> steve: frfrom studio o 6b rockefeleller centerer in the h of newew york cityty, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallllon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests - pete davidson, quesestlove and d s.a. cosbyby musical guest, peseso pluma, and d featuring g the legendnda roots crewew >> questlove: 1842 >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: oh that sounds good i love you welcome, everybody welcome, enjoy yourself. welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show. you're here. thank you for watching [ cheers and applause yeah well, guys, this weekend is the annual white house correspondents' dinner it's the black-tie event attended by the president, celebrities and journalists. and i'm hearing that tucker carlson and don lemon are expected to be there [ light laughter ] as waiters - [ laughter

guthrie, and redeem himself, but then they're all we give th other folk who we just presume, you know, who aren't sois exp innocent. >> you feel from thisere experience at you owe anybody an apology. do you see your own fault? there's something aggressive about standing there. at least in that case,least in the media had to pay foray for t their lies and sued several outlets and reportedly walked away with millions of dollars in settlement money. >> and then, of course, there's perhaps the greatest race hoax of all. and that was the juicy smollett hoax again, because juicy was black , he was immediately believed it didn't matter how far fetched his story and that someone yelled, this is maga countrhe juiciy in the a co one of the most lefs.t wing cities in america. smolla, its worde of the was tan as truth. >> some breaking news actor and musician jussie smollett from the hit show empire was attacked and beaten early this morning in chicago. and police say it could be a hate crime. there are many indications of a hate crime here. they are looking for two suspects who were apparently w

and quickly, guthrie saw all the 0 bob western rhonda china as far as the very natural as thoughts of his mission on both the shingo 16 rocket space crawford doors from the north west of the country on tuesday, carrying a 3 posts and crew a walk on board the town gong space station until november, katrina you has more in this room badging. the launch of the shingo, 16 spacecraft. and another milestone in china is and vicious space program. the 3 person crew includes a civilian for the 1st time, academically high child who was serving as the teams. aerospace system specialist e jim suddenly goes to the carrier rock. it has launched the shooting, jo, 16 man, the spacecraft to the predetermine orbit. the solar panels extended and a functioning normally are declared to launch mission a success. the men will replace the crew from the previous center mission and livable the tingling space station opening up for 5 months. the tasks include maintaining equipment space books and conducting scientific experiments and quantum theory relativity and space time to space stations. basically, a huge

and quickly, guthrie saw you all just 0. bob weston ronda. in vietnam, the streets flights are being turned off in the capital noise, as sweltering temperatures put pressure on the power grid forecast. as a warning, the heat wave will continue and could get worse. alexia bryan has the details in vietnam's capital noise, the mercury is rising, and so for many, it is only one option paid for the cool. my of, of this year in comparison to previous use is hold for more extreme. the heat wave has baked vietnam for weeks. there's usually a whole period before the reigning season, but this year it's been longer and more intense. that's called full cost is wanting of a possible drought city officials scrambling to safe water a doing so saving electricity levels and some of the hydropower dams, along with an average. and the surgeon, temperatures are putting pressure on the national grid as more people using air conditioning the ball either because if everyone saves energy, they will have enough electricity. if not, they will be a partial overload, wh

. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb.om studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is friday morning. it feels good. it feels even better because the jonas brothers are right outside ready for a concert. >> the place is packed. there is a song called "summer baby" that has caught my attention. >> will you be listening to it all summer long? >> on repeat. >> that's later this morning. >>> we have overnight developments to tell you about along the southern border. >> here is a look at one of the locations migrants are headed into the united states this morning. >> it comes after title 42 expired at midnight. this was the restriction used during the pandemic to quickly turn away migrants, citing health concerns. nbc news confirmed the first group made the crossing with as many as 65,000 migrants in northern mexico waiting to cross. >> overnight, a major development. a federal judge in florida blocking a biden administration's plan to directly release some, quote, thoroughly vetted

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> we are, indeed. let's get to our top story. that critical deal to lift the nation's debt limit. so the deal passed a major hurdle overnight narrowly making it to a full count in the house. >> we have been saying for a while now the clock is ticking before the country runs out of money to pay its bills. >> all right. it is the last day of may, may 31st. garrett haake following it all. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, no pressure. this bill overcame a key procedural vote late last night and the full house vote is expected to come later overnight. members of the far right and far left oppose this bill but president biden and speaker mccarthy have been confident they can push it over the finish line as lawmakers push to get something passed that can restore that historical fault. this morning the race is on to round up the votes. now just five days away. some hope on the horizon. now a compromise headed to the house floor today. but the 99-page bill which suspends the nation's b

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today. nice to have you along with us on a wednesday morning what a night for blake shelton hard to imagine "the voice" without him. >> it's the end of an era. i can't wait to see what happens. >> they sent him off in style, that's for sure. a bit more on that in a bit. let's start with the 2024 presidential race. for those keeping count, the election is 75 weeks away. florida governor ron desantis is set to enter the race. >> his wife tweeting out this political ad ahead overnight that will happen during a conversation with elon musk. >> it's already been a busy week for the republican field senator tim scott making his announcement monday. that's the republican race we've got it covered starting with dasha burns good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, even before jumping into this race officially, governor ron desantis was the only republican even registering in the polls compared to former president trump. and he

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. good to see you. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. a very good day to be the lakers. lonnie walker, not on the bench anymore. >> he said put me in coach. i'll show you why that was a good decision. lebron james told him to be ready and he delivered. >>> the covid restriction known as title 42 is set to expire in two days now and border patrol is bracing for a major influx saying they've seen more than 26,000 illegal crossings since friday. >> it comes as the community of brownsville texas held a vigil last night. authorities are trying to determine if he did it on purpose. gabe gutierrez has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: this deadly crash has left this community completely stunned. and it comes as tensions are ramping up with title 42 set to expire later this week. three of the ten injured migrants have just been released from the hospital and we're now hearing from one of the victims for the first time. >> reporter: an

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. nice to have you with us bright and early on a wednesday morning. >> we have breaking news overnight. that massive four-day manhunt in texas final over. >> that man accused of killing five of his neighbors with an ar-15 an hour after someone called the fbi tip line. >> at the time the suspect was hiding in a closet, according to authorities, under a pile of laundry in the nearby town in texas. sam brock joining us with the details. sam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the suspect accused much murdering five people including a child is behind bars this morning. we are learning about the additional arrests, and the manhunt is over. a man described as a monster is finally behind bars this morning, captured in a private home, ending an intense four-day manhunt. >> he was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. >> reporter: this video appears to show the moment that francisco oropeza

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. i think they said he was a pgbg. which might be an acronym for a long name. >> buddy holly, best in show adorable. >> yeah. that dog will actually be in studio later today. >> okay, good. that will be fun. let's start with the news, shall we >>> a major ruling against former president trump, ordered by a federal jury to pay fordefn >> in jest a momen than $5 million after finding him guilty of sexual abuse and defamation >> first, laura jared with us to break it all down. laura, good morning. >> good morning to you it was a two week civil trial with almost a dozen witnesses. plenty of evidence to digest, and still that verdict handed down in more than three hours of deliberations. >> after years of denials. >> it is a totally false accusation. >> donald trump now on the hook for $5 million a federal jury finding the former president sexually abused e. jean carroll in the dressing room of a department store more than two decades ago, and later defamed her by cal

. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1aplaza. >> and a good morning to you. welcome to "today." glad to have you with us. glad to have sheinelle with us. >> good morning. >> savannah is off. hoda is on assignment in new orleans. >> shaping up to be a very busy monday morning. >> it is indeed. we start this morning with a look at three major stories all breaking overnight, including that desperate manhunt in texas for a suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people, including a nine-year-old boy. police say that gunman is still on the run this morning more than 48 hours after the attack. we will get the latest from thompson. who's been covering this story from the start. >>> then the severe storms across the country, including the tornado that touched down in virginia beach. al has the full forecast in just a bit. >>> we will start with the breaking news about first republic news sold overnight in a bid to avert a banking crisis in this country. it is the second largest u.s. bank collapse ever, following washington mutu

. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1an rockefeller plaza >>> well, good morning welcome to "today. we are so happy you are joining us and it is a busy tuesday morning. >> good morning, everybody good to have you along we will start this morning wit a pair of stunning attacks two different places in the country. the first in new mexico. another community reeling from yet another mass shooting. >> three people killed several others hurt, including two police officers. it happened in the city of farmington the suspect a heavily armed 18-year-old shot and killed by police. >>> the other incident happened in virginia where two people were beat by a man with a metal baseball bat. that attack coming amid a rise in attacks against members of congress >> we have complete coverage on both stories we will start in new mexico. nbc's erin mclaughlin. hi, good morning >> reporter: good morning. police who responded to that shooting described the scene as chaotic saying the gunman who was armed with multiple weapons was firing randomly

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey there. good friday morning. feels good to say friday, doesn't it? savannah is getting a jump start on the long holiday weekend. by the way, she's not alone. a lot of people on the roads. >> lots of folks. in fact, check this out right now. a live look at some of the crowded highways all over america this morning. aaa says it expects 37 million people to hit the roads over the next few days. that's up 7% over last year. >> millions more are flying. tom costello will have everything we need to know to make it to your destination safely. sam brock has a look at how the beaches are getting ready for the memorial day crowds, and, of course, dylan has your holiday forecast. >> first, promising news over the debt limit. >> white house and republican leaders appear to be close to an agreement aimed at avoiding default and the financial crisis it would trigger. let's get right to ryan nobles for the latest. hey, ryan. >> reporter: good morning. your you're right. lawmakers do app

all-important forecast today, monday may 29th, 2023 >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> got to love that "holiday road" as we get started. good morning welcome to "today" on a monday morning, memorial day. we appreciate you spending part of the holiday with us. i'm peter alexander alongside my friend kristin welker today. we're in for savannah and hoda today. >> we have an incredible crowd out on the plaza ready to mark this memorial day. we have members of the u.s. navy band. >> right in the heart of fleet week. we'll get to them in a little bit. we have a lot to get to. a lot of people are talking about how is the forecast and how bad is the traffic going to be? >> the good news, for much of the country, warm temps and sunny skies. this is a live look at the beach at point pleasant, new jersey. traffic will be heavy with nearly 40 million americans hitting the road this weekend. the key is to hit out early before 10:00 a.m. we have it all covered for you. >>> first, we do begin with that breaking news out of davenp

. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1aefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us. trust us, you want to see martha the way you will see her next hour. >> it is surprising, to say the least. no one has ever seen her this way, and it's a wow. >> surprising, courageous. >> yes, all the things. >> all the things. we will have that exclusively just ahead. >> we look forward to that, guys. >>> also, the latest on that severe weather. there are communities in the southwest assessing the damage after more than 50 tornadoes were reported across the region. we will have a live report. and your full forecast coming up. >>> we begin this monday morning with the situation along the border once again. days after those major covid restrictions were lifted, the secretary of homeland security is now saying they have actually seen a 50% drop in the crossings in the last few days since the policy first expired. he added, of course, if it is still too early to tell if things have peaked. really