>> kerry sanders, thanks. meteorologist dylan dreyer is here. dylan, i see a lot of red in your map. what are we looking at? >> it's in that area, lester, where we could see some of our strongest storms tonight with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. hail 2 inches in diameter. also our best chance of tornadoes across tennessee and up into kentucky where around where kerry sanders is there has been some tornado warnings in that area. now, we also have the threat of flash flooding especially across northern kentucky with those heavier downpours that we're seeing with those thunderstorms. this cold front will move east and the storms will weaken as we go into tomorrow morning exiting the east coast by tomorrow, but on the back side of it we could see as much as 2 to 4 inches of snow of all things across central and northern new england. >> all right. dylan, thanks. see you on "today" in the morning. >>> now what's being called an incredible story of survival. a 37-year-old man reported missing two months ago found alive from the overturned hull of

here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> get your car off of it! >> reporter: an rv engulfed in flames on the side of a florida highway. ross thompson, known to locals as the rv doctor, just happened to be driving by. his son capturing the drama as it unfolded. >> i looked over and i saw there was a car attached to it. i was concerned saw one man running around the outside, so i didn't think there was anybody else there because it was so engulfed. >> reporter: but the driver wasn't alone. two were still trapped inside. >> i noticed when i was yelling there was a foot sticking out the back window. so i stopped, we ran across, right away we ran up to the back window. >> reporter: with the fire blocking the exit to the front door, thompson along with the help of another good samaritan pulled the two passengers to safety, a mother and daughter. >> anybody else? >> certainly appreciate his help. >> reporter: turns out joe riley was driving the rv. he along with those rescued passengers were en route to michigan when the flames inexplicably erupted. >> i

kerry sanders, he always seems to get the fun assignments, going 170 miles an hour with legend mario 're going to talk to kerry in just a few minutes. he may be a little bit hoarse this morning. apparently he was screaming. >> i've never heard a man- >> he's got a pretty good soprano. >> a little bit later a very special brunch on the plaza with the one and only chef marcus samuelson. we are so excited to have him with us. he's brought some friends with him to make this brunch. smells so good. let's begin with the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in cleveland last night. as so many of music's greatest acts were inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. everyone from joan jett to ringo starr and green day. it was definitely a late night for all including our john yang. he's in cleveland this morning, john, good m. >> good morning, sheinelle. a late night but oh, what a night and what a group of inductees, joan jett her black leather outfit. green day the drum kit they set on fire at a concert in washington, stevie ray von's butterscotch guitar. and of course the main attraction the closi

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here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: nik wallenda is a darede nik, thumbs up?porter: a modern day showman who knows risking his life on television is our hold your breath theater, with walks across the grand canyon, niagara falls and between chicago skyscrapers he set world records. but nick's next stunt won't involve a wire at all. on the orlando eye under construction as he explained to matt here on today, nick turned to his three kids with this thought. >> i said i wonder if that's something i'll be able to walk on some day. normally i use a balancing pole when i walk. for this particular walk i won't be able to use a balancing pole. >> reporter: nick will now walk on a beam only six inches wide 400 feet up where gusty wind could make the dangerous stunt potentially deadly. >> very unique and of course asked more risk and danger. now a machine is going to be in control. >> reporter: from down below for most the orlando eye is -- >> huge gigantic. >> reporter: for nick it's the perfect place to stake a stroll. for today, kerry sanders, nbc news. >> you can se

. >>> we get more from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: one family is specially thankful this morning after a frightening start to their holiday weekend. >> get your car off of it. >> flames engulf their rv on the side of the road in central florida. >> ross thompson known to locals as the rv doctor just happen to be driving by. his son capturing the drama as it unfolded. >> i saw one man running around the outside. i didn't think there was anybody else there. it was so engulfed i figured they were outside. >> but the driver wasn't alone. two were still trapped inside. >> the fire blocking the exit to the front door. thompson along with the help of another good samaritan pulled the two passengers trapped inside to safety. a mother and daughter. >> we certainly appreciate his help. >> turns out, joe riley was driving the rv. he along with those rescued passengers when the flames inexplicably erupted. >> it seemed like the tire ignited and was on fire in milliseconds. >> fear was it would get a lot worse z flamesflames were working there way to a 100-pound propane tank. for the three su

here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: nik wallenda is a darede nik, thumbs up?ight. >> let's do it. >> reporter: a modern-day showman who knows risking his life on live national television is our hold your breath theater. >> nik is now at the halfway point. >> reporter: with walks across the grand ca. niagara falls. and between chicago's skyscrapers, he's set guinness but nik wallenda's next stunt won't involve a wire at all. when this florida native saw an observation deck called the orlando eye under construction as he explained to matt here on "today" nik furnitured to his three kids with this thought. >> i said i wonder if that's something i'll be able to walk on one day. >> reporter: who would expect less from a seventh generation member of the famed flying wallendas. >> normally i use a balancing pole when i walk. well for this particular walk i won't be able to use a balancing pole. >> reporter: nik will now walk on a beam only six inches wide. 400 feet up where gusty winds could make the dangerous stunt potentially deadly. >> very unique and of course ad

of course our kerry sanders had to get in on the action. >> reporter: polo today is a far cry from a00 years ago in central asia. it is the private domain of the world's wealthiest. >> comes in. >> reporter: and at the international polo grounds in wellington florida, horses can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> no polo. >> reporter: don't take that to these guys who have taken polo and made it their own sport. the ones obscure game of bike polo has gone from a trot to a full on gallup. organized leagues have come up. >> it is hockey on bikes. you have three people on a team. it's a lot of balance. you have contact in polo. i got a concussion last year and sprained wrist and countless cuts and scars. a hematoma. >> reporter: and yet they keep coming to play. in raleigh, north carolina we found the youngest player in the country. >> he scored how many goals? >> four. >> reporter: like any sport, hand/eye coordination is key. and as i discovered that coordination is complicated when you're on a bike. so close. >> they say polo is the sport of kings. we're not exactly kings here

kerry sanders, nbc news tallahassee, florida. >>> take a look at this video.bracing driving through dallas all that weather. not just ordinary storm, reports of quarter-sized hail and winds at 90 miles an hour p the weather delayed a concert and caused a lot of power outages. the good news is no one was hurt. poor texas. they say everything is big in texas and the weather is like -- >> exactly. here all day, folks. >> we're doing to be looking at a little rain too. talking about pretty substantial system moving in. >> exactly. so overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. we're going to have heavy rain moving through. heaviest rain is going to fall from midnight until 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. during that time period we could see about an inch to an inch and a half. what does that mean for you? isolated flash flooding if you commute to work early. you do want to be aware of that tomorrow morning. for the rest of the morning hours we'll then have showers getting into the afternoon and especially the evening hours. storms are in the forecast. storms bring some more

our kerry sanders is in the hot seat today, as he goes inside a race car -- that's him screaming, by way -- with mario andretti. we'll talk to kerry about what it's like to fly around the track at 170 miles per hour. >> those stories and jeff marcus is picking up brunch when we get started on a sunday morning right here on "today". >> all right thanks guys. see you at 8:00. >>> to 2016 now. some official white house candidates and others deciding whether the join them are focused on the state that will host the first presidential primary. it is the top issue this morning on nbc's "meet the press." joining us now for a preview is moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. cluck, good morning, good to see you, as always. >> good morning, ted. >> we saw a huge gathering of republican presidential candidates and hopefuls in new hampshire this weekend. so how is the gop race shaping up? >> i tell you, even i was overwhelmed by 19 candidates or potential candidates addressed this new hampshire republican gathering. i've been up to a baker's dozen. i can't imagine the debate stage of all 19

a story only nbc kerry sanders can cover.e deer and rabbit that you used to see all the time in the everglades are not there, the snakes are really causing a problem. hopefully don't bring any to the bureau here any time soon. >>> coming up on "the rundown," watching and waiting on negotiations on iran. >>> and heated debate over religious freedom bills. we will talk with the president of butler university who has been sounding off since the controversy began. >>> and today's five things is no joke. unlike this online ad from honda, the car maker unveiled the hrv selfie edition. a car for those that love themselves with ten cameras inside and out, allows drivers to snap selfies while in park. in case you're interested, april fools. denver international is one of the busiest airports in the country. we operate just like a city and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal generating electricity on-site and fueling hundreds of vehicles. we're very focused on reducing

kerry sanders is live with the latest on the case. kerry? >> good morning, natalie.elling at each other inside the courtroom here. but it ended as it began with robert durst back in custody neither arraigned on charges here in louisiana, nor extradited on charges in california. appearing frail in a yellow prison jump suit, real estate heir robert durst looked on impassably during arguments in his preliminary hearing thursday. durst's attorneys claimed fbi agent had acted unlawfully in arresting the 71-year-old, subject of the recent high profile hbo documentary series, "the jinx." >> never intentionally, purposefully lied. >> reporter: in a motion submitted to the court, the defense team indicated they want to pursue the issue of whether mr. durst was legally detained by the fbi on march 14th, 2015. those fbi agents did not respond to a court order to appear, as prosecutors said they needed more time to prepare with them. durst's attorney reacted angrily. >> i said to the court, it sounds like to me they're trying to hide the ball. we tried everything we could to get

kerry sanders is there. kerry, has this attracted a crowd? >> reporter: yes.hat gathered not just from the orlando area but have come here from ohio, indiana, new hampshire. tourists who come out here. while most people have their eyes looking up there, there's a lot of people also glancing just slightly off camera because they can see over here, there you see it. there you see a large thundercloud moving into the area. so the question is not only the potential for rain, but whether there's going to be lightning. all things that nik has taken into account and says he's calculated all of the things. but he will make that final decision about exiting the capsule, climbing out once he gets there to assess the situation. >> nik is in the capsule right now. i think he can hear me if you can, nik, you're watching the weather more closely than any of us. how would this weather we saw on the lens effect what you're doing, your game plan? >> well, i don't know if you see right now, i'm wearing a chest cam and i'm showing the windows and there's definitely a lot of humi

. >> kerry sanders in new orleans for us. thank you. little league player in california. standing there at third base the 11-year-old dashes home after the pitcher throws a wild pitch and he slaps home plate. the ump calls him safe. a nice leap and the team goes on to win the game. congrats to them. let's get another check of the weather. >> hey, al. >> we have friends here and did you lose your front teeth. let's see that smile. what's your name? >> how much did you get for that? >> $20. >> $20? the tooth fairy is doing better. i'm going to knockout my own teeth and make quick cash. let's see as far as your weather. for today, really rough stuff racing across the mid-mississippi river valley. you have showers and thunderstorms watching these push through. afternoon highs, we do have ahead of the system. warm temperatures in the 70s and 80s and 60s. we are back behind it in the 30s and 40s. warm weather through the south and for today, a risk of storms making its way through the river valley into the lower mississippi river valley and r

kerry sanders is joining us now from louisiana. ing to you. >> reporter: matt when the well blew five years ago about a hundred miles from here the oil began to wash ashore right here on on the island. this is what it looks like today. scientists call this an oil mat. it's the oil sort of all congealed together. this is what it looked like on the island when i was here five years ago. those vacuums are gone but some of the oil and the long-term impact remains. those bank ets -- blankets of oil and dying birds are no longer visible. but big chunks called oil balls. >> this is poison. >> reporter: thick blankets of oil still lie throughout the ocean floor. bp calls that a myth. >> there is no oil out there to be churned up and wash ashore. >> reporter: seafood catches are back to pre-spill levels they say. >> what happened here five years ago changed us. >> i'm offended they've run these spots. >> reporter: five years ago pat's oyster company went out of business. today they are back but only half the company it once was. state biolog

we're going to talk to nik in a moment but first keir simmons is -- kerry sanders is at the eye. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm a little out of breath. not from climbing up that narrow ladder up here but just rather standing up here and looking out. it's a little unnerving. now consider nik wallenda is going to go up there, 400 feet on a beam 6 inches wide. as this begins to turn, he's going to take a stroll. the orlando eye has been four years in the making. the largest of its type on the east coast. a giant wheel that tourists might think offers unique views, but to nik wallenda of the famous flying wallendas, it's just one more challenge. >> i get a lot of enjoyment, fulfillment out of doing things like this. we're just going to walk a little bit here. and here we go. >> reporter: the perfect spot to take what he once did in the circus the so-called wheel of steel. >> we are way up here. >> we are. when i do the bike ride going to be about five times higher than this. >> reporter: and morph it into a new show stopper. the 36-year-old says he will walk step by ste