this storm making the month of may one of the wet west springs we've seen tammy leitner, nbc news. >>> all right. let's bring in bill care winz a look at our travel forecast. >> good morning. the south deserves a break, and they're going to get it this week we're not going to watch severe weather or heavy rain. all the rivers are still flooding too now we're still left with is this mess in the northeast and the storm system over areas of the ohio valleys let's talk about your travel weather for today. if you're going to be at the airports, especially in new york city during the middle of the day into the afternoon and evening will be the worst. philadelphia same for you. d.c. the morning boston it will be more toward this evening if you're driving on the roads, especially this afternoon and this evening, the worst of the drives will be 80 from cleveland to new york and i-95 from massachusetts. to boston righton we're going to do that again tomorrow too and areas of new hampshire and areas of maine yeah, i was mentioning the chances of snow. we actually have snow in the mountains tomor

nbc's tammy leitner spoke to one of the survivors. >> baby coming through. >> reporter: tonight, our first look at the harrowing aftermath of that boeing 737 that slid off a jacksonville, florida, runway and into the st. john's river during a storm friday night. 142 people were on board. retired navy commander bob gibson was one of them. >> on impact, everything went flying. the plane lost power. and then we were kind of deluged with water. >> reporter: 22 were injured in the accident. today, thunderstorms brought the investigation and cleanup to a halt. >> was there any fuel leakage in the river? >> the fuel tanks were breached when the aircraft went through the sea wall. >> reporter: yesterday investigators retrieved the flight data recorder. according to the ntsb, we now know the pilots wanted to land on a different runway facing the opposite direction. >> the cockpit voice recorder when we recover it will give us a lot more information on what the crew was thinking. >> reporter: the cockpit recorder, which has the recording of the conversations between the flight crew and the air

we begin with tammy leitner. >> reporter: tonight, this latest storm system pounding the south. >> look at that. >> reporter: from tornadoes to unrelenting rain. the system already wreaking havoc across six states with more than a foot of rain from texas up to kansas and down to louisiana. bringing record-breaking rainfall to the state in the month of may. and dangerous flooding. louisiana declaring a state of emergency. overnight, dramatic rescues in a neighborhood in mississippi. 15 people trapped in their homes and cars. the torrential rain causing several dams and levees to swell and burst in the southern part of the state. flash flooding may be to blame for this freight train derailment. more than 20 cars toppled, but no one injured. as strong storms move through the area, residents in new orleans awoke sunday to flooded streets and submerged cars after several city water pumps lost power. >> the weather was really, really bad, and i came out like 7:00, and it was all flooded. and you have to use a boat out here. >> reporter: the only way for some residents to get around, by kayak.

the storm making the month of may one of the wettest springs we've seen tammy leitner, nbc news. >>> now to breaking news overnight. secretary of state mike pompeo is skipping today's planned trip to moscow amid rising tensions with iran. according to a state department official, he is instead heading to brussels to hold talks with eu officials last week european countries said they want to save the iran nuclear deal after tehran threatened to begin stockpiling nuclear materials again over president trump's decision to pull out of the international pact and while pompeo is canceling his visit there to moscow, he does still plan to meet with russian president vladimir putin in sochi tomorrow. it is the first time the two will come face to face since the mueller report revealed the full extent of russian election meddling >>> the u.s. is bracing for retaliation from china this morning after a dramatic escalation in the trade war between the two economic powerhouses. on friday president trump hiked the tariff rate on $200 billion worth of chinese goods but beijing didn't flinch. warning

tammy leitner, nbc news. >>> with a pause in the rain near housto crewsan resumed cleup today in one of the world's busiest shipping channels. a collision friday spilled thousands o gallons friday of tox im chemicals used to make gasoline. inthey're monitor the air and water quality around the clock and advised against eating fish caught near thesi of the spill. >>> now to some terrifying moments at an international airport today as a nclane made an emerge landing without its front wheels in myanmar. and it wasn't the country's first aviation mishap in recent days. here's nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: the m frighteningents when a plane carrying p 82sengers and 7 crew finally lands at airport when the front landing gear failed. smoke rising in the cabin. ve frantic effort to getone off. >> evacuate! evacuate. >> reporter: myanmar national airlines flight ub-103ook off from yangon for an hour and 20-minute flight to mandalay. an emergency warning system went on when the front landing gear wouldn't go down. the pilot tried a backup procedure that also failed. he circles the tower twice

tammy leitner has the latest on the measles scare. tammy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that ship arrived in curacao an hour ago. it is unclear if the passengers will be allowed to leave the ship. officials will tell us if there is any risk at all, they will have to remain on board. >> the church of scientologist retreat. >> reporter: the cruise ship under quarantine after someone contracted measles. the ship carrying 300 passengers now returning to the home port, but facing challenges. >> the main task is to try to prevent the spread of the disease. >> reporter: earlier this week, the ship was quarantined in st. lucia for two days where the virus was diagnosed in the female crew member. >> given the highly infectious of measles and other persons on board the vessel may have been in contact with and now possibly infectious due to the disease. a decision was made not to allow persons to disembark. >> reporter: the chief medical officer said the ship's doctor requested the vaccines before leaving port. nbc news reache

tammy leitner, nbc news. >>> the student accused of pulling out high tgun at his school in portland, oregon, on friday has been identified and is due in court tomorrow. tonight we're learning more about the school football coach who is being hailed as a hero after tackling the armed student to the ground. molly hunter has mo . >> reporter: tonight, police have released a photo of the parkrose high school student who brought this shotgun to school friday. >> possibly going to be an active shoot w at parkrose high school. need more cars. >> reporter: but he never opened fire and no one was hurt. >> she saw aal male wk into a classroom with a shotgun. >> reporter: the attack thwarted when keenan low, a football coach, tackled the suspect. also a former star the receiver for university of oregon, says he lunged for the student, wrestled the gun away, handing it heff to another teac >> in that moment, i upon, and i just reacted, and, like i said, epnstichbts kicked in. >> rorter: lowe tweeted, i had no idea i'd one dave to put my life on the line like i did yesterday for my students. addi

but the question is what happens next: nbc's tammy leitner is following that story. . >> reporter: good morning, peter, i can tell you the ship arrived about an hour ago. it's unclear if the 300 passengers will be allowed to leave the ship today. health officials tell me if there's any risk at all, those passengers will have to remain on board. >> the church of scientology's religious retreat and humanitarian trip. >> this promotional video shows the free winds, the cruise ship believed to have been under quarantine after someone contracted measles. the ship carrying 300 passengers returning to its home port of curacao containing passengers. >> in any case, try to prevent the spread of the disease. >> reporter: earlier this week, the free winds was quarantined in st. lucia for two days where officials diagnosed the measles virus in a crew member. >> given the high, other officials in the vessel may have been in contact with and allowed possibly infectious, a decision was made not to allow persons to disembark. >> st. lucia's chief medical officer says the ship's docto

tammy leitner is in houston with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. much of the channel here is still closed after thousands of rrels of a chemical spilled here and it is still unclear how long it will take to remove it. this morning, one of theworld's busiest shipping water ways still partially closed after a chemical spill. salvage crews scrambling to contain the mess at the houston ship channel and nearbysi rents are worried. >> oh, no. not again. >> reporter: britney lives two locks from the channel and is keeping her four kids and dogs far away. >> my kids like to go fishing down there. so does my husband. >> reporter: a tug boat pustwng barges collided with an oil nker on friday. one barge capsized. the other carrying 25,000 barrels of a chemical called reformate was damaged. almost 9,000 brels of the toxic material leaked into the channel. it is found in the gasoline we put in our ca it is extremely flammable. and can be deadly to marine life and to human beings if swallowed. >> the monitoring is continuous. if you have health concerns, call 91

for "today," tammy leitner, nbc news, winston-salem, north carolina. >> wow, what an accomplishment.ate this mother's day, of course we know about you ladies, you're going to be pampered by your families tomorrow, but your work family wants to celebrate you as well. for you. >> these are beautiful. >> sheinelle, for you. my wife allison at home, these are for you. thank you for putting up with me being away. we love you on behalf of all the dads and the families, have a very nice mother's day. >> thank you, guys. happy mother's day to all the moms. how about this? >> happy mother's day to all the moms. have a great weekend. >> if you're a mom, make some noise. >> that's a lot of moms. >> that's not hard. >> kwhwhat are you going to do? >> my daughter's ballet recital. >> i just want to sleep in, and i don't mean to to cook. >> that's going to do it for us tomorrow. on sunday, willie sits down with keanu reeves about his latest john wicks movie, and his 30 year career. >>> on monday on the third hour of "today," professional athletes going to broadcasting, one chose a different path,

tornado alley, living up to the reputation tammy leitner shares an even closer look. >> reporter: a rare look inside an ef-2 tornado with winds up to 135 miles an hour. it hit friday night near cook, nebraska reed timer got caught in the middle >> formed so quickly, i was on foot, outside the armored vehicle. >> reporter: remarkably, no one injured. >> whoa, whoa, whoa! >> reporter: the ferocious winds pushed this semi off the highway. dozens reported from texas up through nebraska in geronimo, oklahoma, a tornado hit saturday morning, flattening homes and ripping up trees devastating for families in the area >> the roof is gone. looking up at the sky. it was quick >> reporter: in abilene, texas, major damage the community torn apart by a twister. the mayor signing a disaster declaration. hail and heavy rain battered the area 80 miles away in san angelo, flooding where another tornado hit. winds more than 100 miles an hour ripped apart at least ten homes. a dangerous weekend as twisters roared across tornado alley with the southern plains not yet out of the storm's path. tammy lightener,

s in's tammy leitner is in florida.sight and let's start with foreign correspondent sarah harmon for the very latest on the fiery crash overseas. sarah? >> reporter: hi, kendis. the more we learn about this crash, the more tragic it bombs. 13 passengers and crew now confirmed dead, among them were two children. it's still unclear what caused this russian-made plane to turn into a fireball. this flight operated by aeroflot from moscow to another regional russian airport. the airport says there were 78 people on board. we know there were some survivors because there's ucg of people coming off the emergency slides from the plane. what exactly caused that plane to be engulfed in flames is now going to be the focus of what the russians are calling a criminal investigation. 13 people dead. among them, two children. the more we learn, the sadder it becomes, kendis. >> and of course we know that it's the largest airline there. they have released an a statement saying they have started an investigation and, sarah, as you mention

for "today," tammy leitner, nbc news, winston-salem, north carolina. >> wow. >> wow >> what an accomplishment's day weekend of course we know about you ladies. allow the moment, pampered properly by your families tomorrow but your work family wants to celebrate you as well. >> oh, my goodness. >> tha you, ys. >> so beautiful. >> it's beautiful. >> sheinelle, for you. >> oh, thank you. >> my wife alison at home these ar for you. thank you for putting up with me being away. we love you. on behalf of all the dads and families, have a wonderful mother's day. >> thank you, guys. >> happy m to all the moms! >> there you go. >> how about this? >> happy mother's day, mom. ijoy it. you're a mom, make some noise! [ cheers ] >> that's a lot of moms. >> that's not hard. >> what are you doing? >> my daughter's ballet recital. >> that's what we do i just want to sleep in and don't want to cook. >> that does it for us. tomorrow on "sunday today" willie sits down with keanu reeves about his latest "john wick" movie.da >>> and mony third hour of "today," professional athletes intoroadcasting when playoff days

tammy leitner is in laporte, texas, with the latest details. nnest, much of the channel here is still closed after thousands of barrels of a chemical spilled here into the channel, and it's unclear how long it will take to remove it. now, this happened on friday when an oil tanker collided with two barges. each of those barges was carrying 25,000 barrels of a chemical, 8 to 9,000 barrels spilled into the channel. the chemical is something you find in the gasoline that you put in your cars. it's highly toxic to marine animals and can be to humans if it's consumed. now, residents and communities as far away as 20 miles are reporting smelling this gasoline smell. and so they're going to continue monitoring the air quality around the clock for as long as it takes. back to you. >> tammy leitner for us, thank you. >> the fight over facebook. a former executive argues against a co-founder's call to dismantle the social network. the one-time facebook insider joins me next. (dad) aaaah! (mom) nooooo... (son) nooooo... (avo) quick, the quicker picker uppe

nbc's tammy leitner is following that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter.carousel out an hour ago but still unclear if those 300 passengers will be allowed to leave the ship today. health officials tell me if there's any risk at all those passengers will have to remain onboard. >> the church of scientology's religious retreat and humanitarian ship. >> reporter: this promotional video shows the cruise ship believed to have been understand quarantine after someone contracted measles. the ship carrying 300 passengers returning to its home port, though facing challenges. >> the main task, to in any case try to prevent the spread of the disease. t reporter: earlierhis week the "freewinds" wasinuarantined st. lucia three days where officials diagnosed measles virus in a female crew member. >> given the highly infection of measles along with the possibility others aboard the vessel may have been in contact with and are now possibly infected due to this disease, decision was made not to allow persons to disembark. >> reporter: st. lucia's chief medical officer said