. >> i felt a giant peace ♪ >> matt lauer one on one with the most decorated olympic champ ever. >> i'veever ever heard you say the things you are saying right now. >> before olympics number five, michael phelps speaks about the demons that plagued him. >> is this a cry for help? >> i believe so, yeah. >> and how rehab saved him. >> i'm not hiding behind anything anymore. >> harry smith ventures thousands of miles to an enchanted land where tv news cameras have never [000:05:58;00] it as paradise lost and found. >> it is teaming with life. on the land, in the sea. >> shark coming in. >> could this magical spot hold the secret to help saving the planet? >> what's happening is really an sos signal. we have to do something. >> but first, richard engel with an nbc news investigation, the terrorist that grew up next door. >> can i talk to you for a minute. >> when did you learn he had gone to syria to join isis? >> right now. >> you didn't know until right now? >> americans who joined isis. tonight we reveal their identities. >> there are 15 names here. an aspiring doctor, valedictorian, husb

. >> i felt just like a gigantic piece of -- >> bleep it. [ laughter ] matt lauer one-on-one with the most decorated olympic champ. >> i've never heard you saying the things you're saying before. >> michael phelps speaks out about the demons that plagued him. >> it was a cry for help? >> i believe so, yeah. >> and how rehab saved him. >> i'm not hiding behind anything anymore. >> harry smith ventures thousands of miles to an enchanted land where tv news cameras have never been. >> we like to think of it as paradise lost and found. >> places teeming with life. it's on land, in the sea. >> shark coming in. >> could this magical spot hold the secret to help saving the planet? >> what's happening is really an sos signal. we have to do something. but first, richard engel with an nbc news investigation. the terrorist who grew up next door. >> can i talk to you for a minute? >> when did you learn that he'd actually gone to syria to join isis? >> right now. >> you didn't know until right now? >> americans who have joined isis. tonight, we reveal their identities. >> there are 15 names here. >

day up in the bronx at 161st street was to take a subway ride up two stops for an interview with matt lauerice has to bubble with her and go through the turn styles. in these days, everyone with a cell phone is a member of the press pool, so as she was swiping away, 20 cameras on her got out instantly and before she could get to matt lauer, there were 1,000 tweets about hillary at 161st street unable to get through the turnstile. >> trevor: you worked with the clintons before. if you were a part of this campaign, what would have you said to stem that tide? >> i can't remember exactly what she did, but by noon or 2:00 p.m., she was already making jokes about it. as much as people had fun with it for that day, look, she had a great primary in new york, on her way to the nomination, i argue in some ways these photographs have less staying power now than they did back in my day and before that dukakis in the tank and clinton and bush and early obama years because before we know it, something else replaces it. basketball rings come in, we forget all about 161st street with hillary. >> trevor: we

matt lauer joined him in arizona. >> i went in with no self-confidence.f-love. >> i'm going to stop you there because it's going to be extraordinary for people at home thinking about the most decorated olympic athlete they've seen with no self-confidence. >> at that point in my life i felt like a gigantic piece of -- >> you can say it. i'll bleep it. >> the biggest thing was i thought of myself as just a swimmer and nobody else. >> he has won more olympic medals. 22. than anyone else in history but for all of his conquests michael phelps was privately dealing with inner demons. >> i don't know if it was afraid of letting go and showing who i am or what it was and i finally was just like screw this. i'm not hiding behind anything anymore. i am who i am and if you don't like it it's not my issue and it's not my problem. >> most of the world first heard the name michael phelps at the 2004 athens games. >> michael phelps is the biggest name of these games. >> it's also the year i first interviewed him in his career. >> congratulations. good morning. >> those

. >>> and at the top of the hour on the "today" show, peter neffenger are will speak with matt lauer about his plans to ease the security lines. it is his first interview following his testimony wednesday on capitol hill. >>> 6:03. today the man responsible for hurt willing two emts in this crash will be maryland state police say the man lost control of his truck back in february of 2015. officers say he hit two emts who were on the side of 495 helping another crash. both rescue workers have since received awards for their service. >>> this morning a man is behind bars charged with trying to shoot police officers. police tried to arrest jonathan hemming on drug charges last week in gaithersburg. he resisted and pointed a homemade hand gun at the officers. that's when hemming was tased. officers later searched him and found two more guns. helpimming now faces attempted murder of a police officer. >>> a former trump delegate will answer to child porn charges today. caleb bailey was indicted earlier this this month on charges of possessing and making child pornography and having unregis

we can and will not compromise on the security of the traveling will sit down with matt lauer to talkbout the problems. you can hear what he has to say on "the today show" tomorrow on nbc4. >>> a 90-year-old man from d.c. becomes a social media sensation. in the time it took him to take a nap. the world war ii veteran posted a question on-line, took a snooze and woke up to find a world of strangers who wanted to connect with him. angie goff has his story. >> reporter: there are some things that ron laker has done the same way for decades. >> i think it is important to know what's happening locally. >> reporter: but lately -- >> to the left is linda's office. >>reporter: he's been changing things up. two flights, in fact. >> and one more. >> climbing daily to the top of his cleveland park home to a quiet attic where the 90-year-old. >> i so vividly remember 1940. media by storm. you don't care how long it takes you will get back to everyone. >> i will do it whether they read it or not. >> reporter: ron known for his rants and raves on his d.c. blog became a star after posting this, i'm

and administrator peter neffenger will speak with matt lauer this morning on "today."ony yesterday on capitol hill. >>> we're staying on top of new information, intruders making it through gates and over fences at d.c. airports. the associated press reports it happened at least ten times in the nation's capital in the last ten years. most recently last january. it that is when a man breached the perimeter security at reagan national airport. there have been two breaches at the reagan. dulles had eight such breaches an none involved terrorism and all were caught. there were 45 perimeter beaches at 31 of the busiest airports. megan mcgrath is headed to reagan and will bring us an update in a short while. >>> a father will learn his sentence today for killing his son. a montgomery county judge found him guilty back in march. he says he kill his three month old so he could catch in on a $750,000 life insurance policy. the original sentence in 2002 was appealed an even with a new trial, the judge found the baby died from injuries from being shaken by his father. >>> also in

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rock feefeller pla >> we have willie here. matt has the day off. lottery dreams. >> $415 million. we'll take the lump sum. by the time uncle sam takes it, we're down to 1$150 million. >> you the stretch out the payments annually. a lot of people are dreaming a bit. >>> let's start with politics and the turmoil within the republican party. from the highest ranking republican paul ryan saying he isn't yet ready to endorse donald trump, to former presidents and presidential candidates saying they won't attend the convention in july. we have it covered. let's begin with nbc's national correspondent peter alexander. good morning. >> hi, savannah. so much for party unity, at least right now. this is an extraordinary moment. the republican presumptive nominee and the house speaker colliding at the top of the party. overnight, reince priebus, the head of the rnc, expects trump and ryan to meet next week. trump's campaign manager says no meeting is currently scheduled. >> reporter: donal

on the "today" show, the tsa administrator tells matt lauer part of the problem is internally.nd part of the issue is tsa screeners had been pulled out of the airport to screening locations for sports events and political events. and they are working hard to work on the morale inside the agency. >> thanks so much. >>> 6:26. next, the bay area in store for a major memorial day weekend warm-up. >>> you don't have to wait to celebrate if you're a sharks fan. they won last night and are going to the stanley cup finals. joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. =sam/4shot= and i'm sam brock (toss kari) >>> good thursday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. anthony hall in for mike. >> kari hall has a look at our forecast. >> and we're not married. >> a look at the clouds this morning as you step outç the door. we have sunshine in other spots. 48 in the north bay. 57 in the east bay. and our highs reaching 79 in the north bay, south bay, tri-valley upper 70s. san francisco, a nice sunny comfortable 66. a look ahead to warmer air in time for

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. friday the 13th, yes. boy, we have a busy morning. . let's get to it. beginning with breaking news. >>> a massive search underway in manchester, new hampshire, for an alleged gunman. victoria warren from our affiliate joins us now. what can you tell us? >> there is an intense man hunt that has been going on, and police this morning are looking for a suspect they consider armed and dangerous. telling everyone to be on the lookout for a white man wearing a green trench coat, carrying a black backpack with long hair. they believe this man is responsible for shooting two manchester police officers overnight in two separate incidents. the first one around 2:00 in the morning, police were called out for reports of an officer that had been shot. then a short time later, nearly a mile away, a second manchester police officer was also shot. both of those officers rushed to the hospital, injured. the gr

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. somebody had a late night last night. >> that met gala is wild. i had to dust off my silver tux with the lightbulbs all over it. it is a who is who in fashion, move cere movies, music and everything. >>> first, the top story. donald trump and hillary clinton looking to make their paths to the nomination unstoppable in indiana today. we begin our 2016 coverage with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. he is in indianapolis this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. a steady stream of voters arriving here early this morning. in indiana, the polls opened a short time ago. ted cruz got the one-on-one matchup with donald trump he wanted, but trump is looking for his seventh straight win. if the numbers hold, by this time tomorrow, the general election matchup could be all but set. >> reporter: donald trump rallying the faithful near notre dame, looking to rack up a decisive win. >

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studioa in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. hey, bethany hamilton, we're stoked for you. >> can you believe that? >> it's amazing. >> 13 years after the accident that could have ended her career, could have ended her life. now she's competing and doing great against the best in the world. good for her. we'll have more on that story coming up. >>> first, our top story. some new drama in the presidential race. hillary clinton is changing her campaign schedule to deal with a surging bernie sanders in california this morning. take a look at the results from our new nbc news/surveymonkey online poll. it shows a two-point race between clinton and trump in their likely national matchup. we've got complete coverage. let's start with kristen welker, at clinton campaign headquarters this morning in brooklyn, new york. >> good morning. we are learning secretary clinton is upending her campaign schedule to add extra events in california later on

matt lauer came by and gave him a hug and squeeze.hen regis came by and jerry seinfeld came by. >> that's good stuff. >> that is like new york standing -- >> if only donald trump had shown up as well, right? >> also billy talked about joining the show. let's take a look at that. >> what advice for bill going to the 9:00? the 9:00 a.m. hour? >> it's going to be a tough one. i was there for 28 years. >> wow. >> when the history record books are closed the greatest morning television host in the world will always be regis philbin. >> don't you forget it! >> still humble after all these years. >> don't you love regis? >> we just screamed, we laughed. we should be kicked out of places. the cannes red carpet continues. we thought it was over and everyone was on the plane home. apparently it keeps going and going and going. >> maybe there's a red carpet for each film. >> i don't know if you know who this person is. you may know, recognize this dress. that happens to be bella hadid. she's a model, giggi's sister. it wasn't windy. good for her

. >> ahead of the tsa with matt lauer trying to explain gridlocks of airlines waiving check bag feesning me now is tom costel. >> hello? how are you? >> a little bumpy there. speaking of bumpy, how is the traffic at the airport? >> you got multiple explanations for this. why is the tsa under staffed? >> in addition to that, we got the record number of passengers. they have made some progress. today we heard from the director of chicago, airport authorities, she said things have improved this weekend at o' hare, the very airport where last week we saw lines extending two or three hours and today they're down to about 20 mens accordiinutes acc her. airports around the country that seems to be the status quo. 20 or 30 minutes seem to be the first delay at airports nationwide. this is going to be a holiday week. 38 million people expected to travel and all but 4 million of them expected to drive. this is really not about flying this week, it is about droiving. it is interesting to see how this all changes or if it changes over the coming weeks when the kids are out of school and summer v

>> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," the disappearance of flight ms-804 with matt lauervannah

the "today" show's matt lauer wore a white dinner jacket. he says the party is a nice diversion from covering the news. >> just when matt things it's not over, it's not over. sorry, matt. >> what is matt going to do? >> well, matt is a good prankster, he'll come up with something up for ellen. that will air today on ellen. >> well, it already aired on us! >> there you have it. >> so did you see this coming? ozzy osbourne and sharon reportedly splitting up after 33 years of marriage. >> e news reporting the couple mutually agreed ozzy will move out of their home temporarily. "people" magazine is also reporting the split but they cite sources say they may reconcile down the road. i think it was surprising because number one they've weather sod many storms. you picture them over a long, long, long marriage and i think you just pictured them going the distance, going all the way. >> well you almost say if that wasn't going to do it for them, what possibly could. according to e, the split doesn't have to do with ozzy's drug and alcohol addiction i

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studioa in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning, 7:00 out on the west coast. friday the 13th and it's busy. >> it is. let's start with our top story a recording reportedly from donald trump's past that surfaced this morning. we'll talk to mr. trump about that. first nbc national correspondent peter alexander with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: this is donald trump like you have never heard him. the republican party's presumptive nominee used the media to boost his own political campaign caught on tape decades ago pretending to be his own publicist, bragging about celebrity and relationships all to inflate his own image. >> coming out of a -- >> reporter: the voice may sound familiar. >> and he's starting to do tremendously well. >> reporter: the 25-year-old audio recording obtained by "the washington post" capturing a 1991 conversation between a "people" magazine reporter and a man claiming to be donald trump's publicist, calling himself joh

announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," the disappearance of flight ms-804 with matt laueravannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. it's thursday mornin

and "today" matt lauer and savannah guthrie are dishing about and behind the scenes drinks and pet peevesn they spot a real meredith story from a fake? and we have "say yes to the dress"'s monte durham unveiling the hottest prom dresses plus a deserving young woman gets a big surprise. it all starts right now on "meredith"! ♪ [applauding]

. >> matt lauer came in, stole the show. up close it had a camouflage motif. >> i like to see him in white. usually he wears black. he said he went cray. >> he said it was a crazy night. >> you know what's crazy? the tony awards. first of all, for the met ball can we just have the theme be spring and just have a beautiful -- just something just gloriously beautiful? everything's so edgy. >> and it's true. to get noticed you had to totally be completely weird because everything else -- like even some levels of weird didn't even make the papers because they weren't weird enough. >> that's why we weren't invited. we're not weird enough. >> the tonys were announced. "hamilton" was huge. they scored a record-breaking 16 tony nomination with five of its actors and two of its actresses getting nods. it broke records that "billy elliot" held with 15 nominations each. congrats to "waitress" they got four nominations including best musical, another nomination for best original score by sara be rell lis. >> jesse mueller. >> lead perfo

and on "today," peter neffenger will speak exclusively with matt lauer. it's his first interview following his testimony yesterday on capitol hill. >>> m trump rally a day after violence that hurt police officers outside of a trump event in albuquerque. nine people face charges after this latest incident. the clashes began yesterday afternoon outside of a rally in anaheim. they weren't as bad as the ones in new mexico on tuesday night. no officers were hurt. >>> a former trump delegate may answer to child porn charges today in a prince george's county courtroom. caleb bailey was indicted early this month on charges of possessing and making child pornography and having unregistered machine guns and explosives. charles county deputies started tracking bail will he back in february when they say he tried to ship illegal explosives. gop leadership in the county has replaced bailey as a delegate. >>> today we'll get an update on the zika virus from the director of the cdc. dr. frieden will discuss the latest research on the virus at the national press club in

announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," the disappearance of flight ms-804 with matt lauernd savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. it's thursday morning. once again, we're

. >> we say good morning to matt lauer and savannah guthrie. good to see you both. >> coming up on this thursday, we're live with a first-hand look at the destruction as yet another monster tornado touches down in the midwest. >> also ahead, the head of the tsa joins us for an exclusive live interview following tough days on capitol hill. what can his agency do to fix those long lines at security check points? >> we're going to kick off red nose day by pedaling 10,000 miles live on the plaza. we'll tell you about that as we get started on a thursday morning here on "today." >> excellent. we get it. we'll see you at 7:00. thanks, guys. >> all right. bye. >>> now let's check nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather, which is a forecast you won't get anywhere else. >> focuses on where you live and what you need to know with the information that bill henley is about to share with you. >> we got lots of sunshine to start with. a few high clouds moving through the area. you can see some of them from this view. clouds but no sign of any wet weather. no

matt lauer pressing him on what it means to support the nominee. >> what does it mean to you? does it mean you will say i'm keeping my pledge or do you go to the convention and speak on his behalf? >> first of all, obviously as a voter in florida support means the ultimate way for people to support candidates is to vote for them. in terms of what i intend to do throughout the campaign i would say that i think donald trump would be best served by having people working on his behalf that agree with him on public policies and are enthusiastic on his campaign. >> marco rubio saying he will support donald trump when it comes to it. that is the bit of a change from what rubio was saying, saying he was unfit to be commander in chief. >> the next president of the united states will have the power over the most powerful fighting force in all of human history. the next president of the united states will have the ability to send our young men and women off to die and into harm's way and should not be someone like donald trump who does not have the judgment or wisdom or respect that you

. >>> we saw good morning to matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> she's adorable. >>> coming up on a tuesdayding emergency in texas. days of rain down there. now more evacuations being ordered. we're there live. >>> also ahead, we'll launch a special rossen report to help you get ready for summer this morning, the focus is the dangerous germs that could be welcoming in public pools and water parks. >>> the new push to eliminate confusion over the sell by and best by labels on your favorite foods. >>> and we have a sneak peek of the new star-studded variety show when we see you on a tuesday morning. yes, it's tuesday, not monday. i already made that mistake today. >> the struggle is real. >> have a good one, guys. >> thanks. see you at 7:00. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> there's -- >> hey. >> bill henley has neighborhood weather. bill? >> i was going to say there's no mistaking the day based on the weather. yesterday the rain, the clouds. we are drying out this morning. the showers have already left us. they completely moved offshore. if you're looking for wet weath

here's what he told matt lauer on friday.n to that. >> i'm not the president right now so anything i suggest is a suggestion and fi were were president i would put in legislation and do what i have to do. i'm not softening my stance but i'm flexible on issues and i think you have to be that way. >> how concerned are you, doctor, that he will not commit and remains flexible on policy and how do you explain that to people who voted for him in primaries because they liked policies he now says are merely suggestions? >> well, if you are an observer of politics over the course of time, you'll know that virtually no one who has been elected president ever, as far as i can remember, does or says things consistently once they get in there. once they are briefed on everything that is going on and they have the complete picture. i think he's just indicating that information can sometimes change the way that you look at things. that's actually an honest and mature way to look at it. it is simplistic and unrealistic to think that somebod

. >> for that we go to savannah guthrie, matt lauer.o see you together. >> good to be together. >>> we have overnight developments on the frightening stabbing rampage in massachusetts. what we're learning about the suspect. >>> we have charla nash. >>> al is live in san francisco on day three of our celebration of 100 years of the national park service. he'll take indiana side alcatraz and share his father/daughter trip to nearby sequoia national park.ç >>> that park, seriously, so so enlight enlightening. it's great for us to see our national parks. thank you, guys. >> all right, guys. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> let's check your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather which is a forecast you won't get anywhere else. very specific. >> the focus is on where you live and what you need to know. >> showers first thing this morning. they are on the move. there they go, clearing cape may and most of the delaware is now dry. a few sprinkles now in the western suburbs, northern chester county seeing very light rain. just a spr

i want to bring up the "today" show's matt lauer regarding a clarification on donald trump, those calls to ban muslims. let's take a listen first. >> you've called it more of a suggestion than a proposal. i'd like you to clarify that for me. i think millions of people who voted for you across the country during the primary process felt as if you were actually proposing that. are you softening your stance? >> i'm not the president right now, so anything i suggest is really a suggestion. if i were president, i'd put in legislation and do what i have to do. >> just getting to the point. are you softening your stance and using subtle differences in words simply to be more moderate, to try to attract people like speaker ryan, to get an endorsement. >> i'm not softening my stance at all. i'm always flexible on issues. i'm totally flexible on very many issues. i think you have to be that way. i'm not softening my stance. >> suggestions, talking about flexibility. is this something voters should expect from trump as we get closer to looking at the general election what he says versus what he me

we leave you with former vice president dan quail speaking with matt lauer about why he is supporting i was the republican vice president and i've been a republican all my life. i'm going to support the nominee. and i predict that most people in my position or people in the republican party for a long time will rally around the nominee. i fully expect that paul ryan will eventually support donald trump publicly. hope that happens because we do have to be unified. it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don't... try boost® 100 calories. each delicious snack size drink gives you... 25 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. and it's available in two new flavors, vanilla caramel and double chocolate fudge. i'm not about to swim in the slow lane. stay strong. stay active with boost®. [ "dreams" by beck ] hmmmmm... hmmmmm... the turbocharged dream machine. the volkswagen golf gti. part of the award-winning golf family. prge! a manufacturer. well that's why i dug this out for you

. >> i felt just like a gigantic piece of -- >> bleep it. [ laughter ] matt lauer one-on-one with thet decorated olympic champ. >> i've never heard you saying the things you're saying before. >> michael phelps speaks out about the demons that plagued him. >> it was a cry for help? >> i believe so, yeah. >> and how rehab saved him. >> i'm not hiding behind anything anymore. >> harry smith ventures thousands of miles to an enchanted land where tv news

matt lauer, covering the news. >> why did we not have a warning for that? how do you top ellen? what can matt do? there's nothing he can do. >> he can't put ping-pong balls in her car again. he has to do more. >> wow. >> good luck with that one, matt. >>> now to why sharon and ozzy osborne are makie ining headlin >> the couple is reportedly splitting. mutually agreed ozzy would move out of the home. the split is unrelated to ozzy's sobriety. the couple has been married more than 33 years and had three children together. they've split and reconciled before. >>> up next, kate hudson. while we may know her best as an actress, she blew fans away with her vocal performance this weekend. she took the stage at her mom, goldie hawn's charity event, a tribute for prince. take a listen. ♪ can't stop these lonely tears from flowing ♪ ♪ tell me, baby, where did i go wrong ♪ >> she is fantastic. >> wow. >> absolutely fantastic. that was kate singing, "nothing compares to you." >> did we know she could sing? >> i didn't know. >> pretty good. >> actresses are like, oh, yea

you are now the latest casualty in the ellen degeneres v matt lauer prank war. he's ready to take this to the next level. check this out. >> i find this to be a rather disturbing development. we had a well choreographed truce. >> oh, wow. >> this blows it. >> the only thing that could have been worse is if she'd done me. >> i'm sorry, matt, and you're right. i should not have done that. but i don't think that was the full clip. did we show the full clip? there's more. let's see the rest. >> if you're tweeting me now saying, why would you do that? i did not do that. guys, i have a long flight home to think about something, but i'll take any and all suggestions. >> oh, my gosh. >> we'll see you in a couple minutes. >> wow. wow. >> tear away pants, al. >> ellen has too much time on her hands. she -- she really needs to get a hobby. >> al, do you feel a draft? >> tell them about the shri shrinkage, gary. >> we have a wide shot on you, al. we pixelated you from the wide down. >> want to see me step out of the pixelization? >> no! >> it's following you, like a video ga

matt lauer prank war. earlier this week ellen prank the matt at the met ball. take this thing to the next level. check this out. >> i find this to be a rather disturbing development. we have a well choreographed truce, and this blows it. >> the only thing that would be worse is if she does it to me. >> i'm sorry, matt, and you're right, i should not have done that. but i don't think that was the full clip. did we show the full clip? there's more, let's see the rest. >> if you're tweeting me now saying, why would you do that, i did not do that. i have a long flight home to think about some things, but i'll take any and suggestions. >> oh, my god. >> wow. tear-away pants, al. >> ellen has too much time on her hands. she really needs to get a hobby. >> al, do you feel a draft? >> tell them about the shrinkag shrinkage,! >> i didn't know if we'd surprise you with that. do you want to see me step outside the picture? >> let's show you what's going on. strong storms from abilene on into the mid-plains. we're watching r the possibility of isolated winds and hail. we'r

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning everybody. welcome to "today" on this monday morning. willie is in for matt on assignment for our 100 years of fatnal park series. i can imagine pitching his tent somewhere. >> where we don't know. it's an exciting week kicking off with natalie and jenna in florida at bisque cane national park. sipping tea it looks like. a few other stops as well. we'll check in with them later. >> they are laughing. first to our top story, choice words from donald trump and his top supporters for prominent republican leaders who have failed to back trump as the gop's presumptive nominee. we begin with peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after spending much of the last year attacking the republican party system and its leaders, donald trump is showing little interest in reconciling but he won millions of votes so should he have to? right now the grand old party in a modern-day civil war. under donald trump the republican's new motto may be