charm offensive, while back home, democrats are fuming over the president's decision to let his attorney general declassify any intelligence that led to the russia investigation. holiday weekend havoc. more wild weather across the middle of the country on this memorial day weekend. today, the tenth straight day with a possibility of tornadoes, millions under the threat of flash floods as well. dylan will tell you what you need to know. all that plus traffic jam on mount everest, is it to blame for at least four deaths this week at the top of the world? inquiring minds want to know, perhaps the most unusual theme park you'll ever see. it's all about the "national enquirer." and the $2 million man, jeopardy sensation james holzhauer wins again easily, and there's no question he's getting closer to the all-time record today, saturday, may 25th, 2019. from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, peter alexander, and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today," thank you for joining us on this saturday morning of memorial day weekend. can we talk about jeopardy. they have been going forever and it finally took a professional gamble her to throw all the rules out the window and break them. >> a professional gambler who knows the answers to the question. >> that's the thing, you have to know your stuff. he crossed the $2 million mark last night. his 27th win in a row. it's unbelievable to me the strategy he puts in. he's starting at the bottom with the big numbers. >> with the big hard questions too. >> we'll talk about that coming up. >> a smart dude. we'll have more on him in a second. we're going to get to our top story. it's that joyous reunion in hawaii this morning, a woman missing for more than two weeks after she went hiking in the woods, found alive. it's being called a miracle there. nbc's molly hunter is following this breaking story for us this morning. molly, some good news. >> some really good news, peter. authorities feared the worst for amanda eller ending the search after three days. her family wouldn't give up and more than two weeks later, an amazing find as searchers flew over the forest, amanda was alive. >> she is found and she is alive. hallelujah. >> a miracle in maui. >> it's just unbelievable. i'm so incredibly happy to have my girl back. >> this morning, a woman who was missing ever since she set off on a hike more than two weeks ago is safe and sound, reunited with her friends and family. 35-year-old amanda eller, a yoga instructor and physical therapist mysteriously disappeared on may 8th after going on a walk in the woods. when she didn't come home, her boyfriend called police, fearing the worst. >> the moment she did not arrive home at night, i knew something was wrong. >> police found her white suv with a wallet and cell phone inside at a makawao in hawaii. eller's friends and family didn't give up. her family offered up $50,000 for her return. search parties combed the area by land and air. >> we felt strongly she was probably in the forest from the get go. >> they spotted her deep in the forest as they flew over maui in a helicopter. >> we're literally looking down at the same time, and at the same time, we did a double take, there's a hiker. >> it was amanda waving her arms at the team in the sky, stuck between two water falls but able to stand, walk and talk. her grateful friends and family saying they never lost hope. >> she's a very strong girl, she's spiritually strong, emotionally strong. if anybody's going to make it through this, it's going to be her, and she did. >> now, amanda eller apparently told firefighters that she started walking, she got lost and just kept going downhill, guys, truly a miracle find. >> so glad that she is okay. molly hunter, thank you so much. president trump arrived in japan a few hours ago where he will be the first foreign leader to meet japan's new emperor since he took the throne a few weeks ago. it includes a formal sit down with prime minister shinzo abe, and social outings. hallie jackson is traveling with the president. good morning to you, hallie. >> reporter: hey, sheinelle, good morning, and the president has only just landed in japan. already he's delivering a message with getting a more fair trade deal with the country. keep in mind, this trip is less about the policies and more about the personalities. a white house official was telling me today the president is really focussed on relationship building with the japanese leaders here, and even after that flight across the pacific, president trump cannot escape the stories back home that threaten to overshadow his trip here to tokyo. touching down near tokyo, president trump starting a state visit full of friendly diplomacy. >> i think we right now probably have the best relationship with japan that we have ever had and that goes back a long way. i don't think it's ever been better. >> after today's business talk, his holiday weekend will include a round of golf with the prime minister, a sumo match and the trip's highlight a formal introduction to japan's new emperor. trade and north korea are also on the agenda as national security adviser john bolton for the first time now acknowledges pyongyang's recent missile tests do violate un resolutions. that's not the only foreign hot spot in the hot light. the middle east is too. the president announcing 1,500 more troops will be sent to the region escalating tensions with iran. new this morning, reuters says the iranian foreign minister calls that very dangerous for peace. >> we want to have protection. we're going to be sending a relatively small number of troops, mostly protective and some very talented people are going to the middle east right now, and we'll see how, and we'll see what happens. >> reporter: back home the president is at war with some democrats infuriated by mhis moe to allow attorney general william barr authority to declassify elements related to the russia investigation. it's a serious escalation after the president's long time push as he puts it investigate the investigators. >> i put it under the auspices of the attorney general. he's going to be in charge of it. he's a great gentleman and a highly respected man, so everything that they need is declassified and they'll be able to see how this hoax, how the hoax or witch hunt started and why it started. >> but that potentially pits the justice department against u.s. intelligence agencies who won't want sensitive sources or methods shared widely. >> in the end this is a pattern of politicizing our justice department instead of allowing justice to be done. >> and speaking of congress, lawmakers are now questioning a new weapons deal the president just made with several middle east allies, what happened, why the outrage? >> reporter: you're right, peter. we're talking about this arms sale to saudi arabia, the uae, jordan, secretary of state mike pompeo said it was necessary to help these nations deter threat from iran. lawmakers are furious about this because to authorize the sale president trump and the white house bypassed congress in effect. >> and the president is facing a roadblock at home with new legal challenges regarding his border wall. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah, this is a big deal that happened just in the last several hours here. a federal judge in california essentially blocked part of the president's plan to build the border wall in two sections, one section in arizona, one section in texas. this is a temporary injunction and in doing so the judge argued that by letting the trump administration redirect money that he had done in this national emergency, it could potentially let the white house rewrite the entire federal budget. the aclu had filed this lawsuit against the government and is now celebrating this morning what they call a win for checks and balances. no comment from the white house yet but guys, this looks really likely to be headed for a lengthy court battle. >> a lot of stories to juggle this morning. hallie jackson thank you. what could be a weekend washout as millions try to get away for the memorial day holiday, severe storms are expected across the middle of the country as other residents are picking up the pieces from tornado strikes and heavy flooding. nbc's morgan which he hchesky i jefferson city, hammered by a tornado earlier this week. good morning. >> reporter: from the drenching rains to the destructive tornado, it has been a brutal week for the fks i missouri, now as they try to let the reality of this damage sink in, they are face ago growing threat this weekend in the form of flooding. this morning after more than 200 reported tornadoes in a week, stretching from texas all the way to iowa. >> holy cow. >> get inside. >> all right. >> reporter: millions in the great plains looking to higher ground, seeking ref yunl fromug week's worth of rain. >> kwhiwhen i saw it took the r out, it's just surreal. >> reporter: in oklahoma, thousands evacuated in tulsa to escape an angry arkansas river. even shelter animals being moved to safety. in tuskegee, after flood waters moved in. >> the key thing that's going to be common for all of us is neighbors taking care of neighbors. >> reporter: that same storm system turned violent in missouri where at least nine deaths have been reported. clean up is just now starting after an ef-3 tornado cut right through the state capital of jefferson city. the twister cut a 19 mile path of destruction, leaving 20 injured and damage that will take months to recover from. friday, volunteers arrived in mass to help the community clean up. to have all of these people arrive to help you out. >> pretty cool, huh. >> reporter: not bad. >> not bad. yeah. pretty cool world we live in when people converge in one small area just to help. >> reporter: with multiple states in disaster mode, a weekend typically filled with graduations and holiday trips is put on hold to see what mother nature brings next. >> we plan for the worst, hope for the best. >> reporter: planning for the worst after a week that's been more than rough. and this clean up process will definitely be a long one. progress is being made. meanwhile, here in jefferson city, power remains out for a large portion of the community. a city wide curfew is in effect until everything can get back up and running. peter, sheinelle. >> we hear the chain saws in the background already. >> a lot of work to do. let's talk about this memorial day weekend and the weather. dylan is here with the forecast. >> good morning and we are going to see the chance for heavy lain. a lot of it could occur later in the day. when we get in the risk of severe storms when they happen after dark, it makes it that much more threatening. we have flash flood watches, a couple warnings across kansas. 9 million people, the ground is totally saturated and we are expecting another 1 to 3 inches of rain. we have two areas of severe weather today in the interior northeast. damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornado, but our better chance of seeing a few of those tornadoes will be in this orange zone, especially southwestern kansas into oklahoma and the panhandle of texas. these, again, could develop later today, so it could be an after dark type situation. then tomorrow really that same area, the western plains down into the panhandle of oklahoma and texas. that's where we're looking at the threat of tornadoes once again, along with damaging winds. it's all because of this stalled front. it's slowly moving to the east and as it does so, the storms will fire up along it. the storms we're expecting in the northeast could occur again sunday afternoon into sunday evening as the front drapes to the east. we could see significant airport delays especially if you're traveling on memorial day. if you're heading back home, minneapolis, chicago, kansas city, those will be the areas where the heavy rain and strong storms could lead to delays and same story for the roads as well. guys. >> thank you, we'll get to your national forecast in just a moment. meantime, the wisconsin man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping 13-year-old jamie kloss after murdering her parents is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars. the teenager shared her message of strength. nbc's ron mott was there. >> it's so heartbreaking, we live in fear every day. >> reporter: 13-year-old kidnapping victim jayme closs was absent in the courtroom, an attorney read her statement. >> jake patterson can never take away my courage. i feel like what he did is what a coward would do. >> reporter: she escaped from his home in january after being held for 88 days. >> he kept jamie a prisoner in his house. patterson shot his way into the kloss home in the dark of night, killing jayme's dad, and her mom denise. prosecutors played denise's 911 call. >> 911, what is your emergency. >> help, please. >> patterson was given two life sentences without parole for the murders and the maximum 40 years for kidnapping jayme. >> you took her parents, her child her, and her happiness. >> you are the embodiment of evil. and the public can only be safe if you are incarcerated until you die. >> patterson largely looked down for much of the hearing, but shook his head at several points. he offered a brief, teary apology. >> i would do, like, absolutely anything to take back what i did, you know. i'm just so sorry. >> a swift legal ending to a shocking crime that will linger over this small town. for today, ron mott, nbc news, baron, wisconsin. missouri is now the latest state to pass new restrictions on the procedure with the state's governor signing a law to ban abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. nbc's kathy park is here with more. >> good morning, missouri's governor says the bill sends a strong signal to protect women's health while advocating for the unborn. the aclu condemned his decision and is taking legal action. it's the latest in a series of court battles across the country. >> the growing movement on abortion bans is being met with protests and legal push back. a federal judge issued is preliminary injunction friday blocking mississippi's heart beat law that bans abortions after the 6th week of pregnancy writing in part that the controversial legislation prevents a woman's free choice which is central to personal dignity and autonomy. also on friday, planned parenthood and the american civil liberties union, filed a federal lawsuit over alabama's abortion ban. the most restrictive in the country, criminalizing almost all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. missouri governor mike parson is the latest to sign a restrictive abortion bill. >> and i believe in two months you can make a decision, i believe that can be done. but in two month's time, i also believe that that child has rights. >> doctors violating the 8-week cutoff could face up to 15 years in prison, exceptions only applying to medical emergencies. >> how do i know kwhawhat i this a medical emergency will be viewed as such by the attorney general. i could go to jail and lose my license. what a terrible place we are putting physicians in. >> missouri joins several states that have passed restrictive abortion measures this year, invoking a possible challenge of roe v. wade in our nation's highest court, and planned parenthood is telling women that abortions are legal in missouri. the state's new law set to go in effect on august 28th. >> thank you. let's turn to dylan for a quick look at the national forecast. good morning, again, and we are looking at two areas of strong storms, the interior northeast and back through the plains later today. rain and mountain snow in the northwest where temperatures are running still below average, but on the flip side of that, record we are tracking mostly dry conditions. a cool start right now a live look in san francisco. but we are tracking a system that is expected to bring the chance of rain once again to the bay area as we head into tomorrow a couple of showers northeast of us. that is going to bring a little bit of a cooler afternoon in through the evening hours. those showers are expected to remain in tomorrow's forecast. but today's highs will top out in the upper 60s, low 70s. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. still to come right here, too many climbers at the top of the world, a traffic jam on mount everest that may be responsible for at least four deaths this week. plus a rare sight off the coast of new york's long island, a great white shark coming up in the download right after this. we are back on a saturday morning with the weekly download. >> the headlines were largely dominated by all the infighting in washington. we covered the controversial release of an american captured decades ago for helping the taliban in afghanistan. walking free, john walker lindh known as the american taliban was released from prison after serving 17 years of his 20 year sentence. arrested in afghanistan in 2001. >> what is your name? >> he pleaded guilty to aiding the taliban. lindh expressed support for isis and said quote they are doing a spectacular job. his release engagiraging some americans rch americans. another fatal accident in alaska. >> volunteer rescue squads and the fire department took both victims to shore but they didn't survive. >> this week's deadly flight was operated by the same company involved in last week's midair collision that killed six. taquan has voluntarily suspended operations while investigations continue. a rare sight off the coast of long island, new york, a great white shark named cabot. he seemed so far off course, that scientists are verifying his tag. >> we started digging into the data to make sure he was actually there, and while we were doing that, he pinged in two more times. >> he is swimming farther from shore, not all residents are comforted. >> i'm going to probably go in a pool the rest of the summer. an 8-year-old girl home safe after a terrifying kidnapping in broad daylight. a stranger ripping the child away from her mother while they were walking along a fort worth street. >> help me, help me please, my daughter just got kidnapped. >> a statewide amber alert helped turn up the suspect's car. >> we got her. he's in custody. >> some of the wildest moments caught on camera. a reckless rv chase through l.a. hitting trees and cars, a doll bailed along the way -- dog bailed along the way. a boxing match like none other as two deer duked it out on a residential street. would you like a bath with that, one wendy's employee in florida using a syink to wash u. and keeping the treadmill running doesn't mean you have to work out. a group of new jersey teens found another way to use that exercise gear. >> how did they even know that would work. >> i'm sure they spent hours trying to think of that. >> i'm glad that went well. >> i don't know why i like that as much as i do. it's mesmerizing watching it. >> that could have gone wrong. don't ever do that again. still to come on "today," tangled legal questions, and division among aretha franklin's sons after her handwritten wills were found months after her death. and his win streak not in jeopardy, how james holzhauer cruised to victory, surpassing $2 million in winnings. plus the sweetest farewell you'll ever see for a beloved mailman who's finally getting a chance to good saturday morning to you. 5:26 on this saturday, memorial day weekend. we're taking a live look outside at walnut creek. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. and vianey aranna is here with the rainy microclimate forecast. >> more rain in may. you can see some cloud cover there. we are tracking an approaching system in san francisco. 53 degrees. look at san jose, current temperatures also in the 50s right now. so not too cold to start out a little bit cool, but here it is. satellite, you can actually see some lightning activity. that is more off to the northeast of us, thunder activity. as far as the bay area, just yf shore, tracking an incoming storm system that is expected to bring rain sunday and monday and into memorial day. i know a lot of people typically have memorial day plans. overall, today's micro climate high forecast is in the upper 60s and low 70s and a pleasant day and keep the conditions dry through this afternoon but as we head through sunday morning, we will start noticing the changes early on for the north. and we will take you through that time line, as far as what you can expect, coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> much more at 7:00 today in the bay. we're looking forward to it. thanks. new details about a story followed across the country. the san francisco police chief calling for an outside investigation of his own department. this stems from the sfpd's raid on a freelance journalist. the chief made the announcement yesterday evening. at issue, his officers' decision to search the home and office of brian carmody, the raid happened two weeks ago as part of an investigation into who leaked the police report on the death of the public defender, and the chief says he is concerned about a lack of due diligence by his investigators before arriving at carmody's door, with a sledgehammer and a warrant. >> we made some mistakes in the investigation. so the mistakes caused a compounding of issues in this investigation. we made some mistakes. >> dozens of media agencies and political leaders have criticized the raid saying police vialed the first amendment and the state shield law that protects journalists from revealing controversial sources. >> nbc bay area as a long time relationship with brian carmody and bought video from him that included the police report. now to a follow-up to the dogs rescued from what police call an inhumane condition. seven pit bulls are now up for adoption at the contra costa county animal shester. investigators confiscated the dogs from a concord man earlier this month. police say they originally found ten dogs locked in filthy crates in the trailer with no food or water. three of the dogs had to be euthanized. shelter workers hope to find homes for the rest. the dog's former owner faces ten counts of felony animal cruelty. we got lots more for you this morning. coming up, on "today in the bay" at 7:00, a new idea on san francisco, no more turns on reds. we will tell you more about what is behind the ambitious plan, coming up at 7:00. so we usually see a lot of sailors around town on memorial day weekend. of course this is fleet week, but it's not often we see a tank in rockefeller plaza. thanks to the marine corps here with the uss new york. >> he's smiling so all is well. >> we're not under siege as it turns out. let's begin with a check of the headlines. >> a mdiscovery in hawaii, amana eller missing two weeks has been found alive and in relatively good condition. her disappearance on may 8th triggered a massive search. in the end, it was friends and family in a helicopter who spotted her waving her arms but unable to stand. eller has been taken to a hospit hospital. president trump arrived in japan, set to become the first foreign leader to meet the emperor. president trump will take part in trade talks as well. the president leaves behind democrats in washington. still furious by his order to declassify any intelligence that led to the russia investigation. a nationwide man hunt for a terror suspect this morning in france. police released this picture of the man they say detonated a bomb on a crowded street on friday. 13 people were injured by the blast as well as one 8-year-old. one as young as 8. witnesses describe the chaotic scene of flying metal and glass that send people running through france's third largest city. france has suffered frequent terror attacks. here's something worth celebrating just in time for memorial day, charles hall is finally graduating from high school. in 1943 he put his education on hold and enlisted in the world war ii effort. the highly decorated marine took part in okinawa where 12,000 americans lost their lives. one of his biggest regrets he says was not graduating high school. now 3/4 of a century, his dream comes true, hall graduated from snowflakes high in arizona friday. his family, get this, 13 children, 52 grandchildren, 155 great children, and 16 great great grandchildren for good measure, can all be proud. growing safety concerns on the world's tallest mountain. at least three more people have died on mount everest, days after an american perished near the summit. the deaths have raised concerns that an already treacherous climb is becoming more dangerous because of a traffic jam of climbers near the summit. nbc's steve patterson is following the story for us. steve, good morning. >> experts monitoring all of this, saying the overcrowding is causing log jams of people stuck when they are most vulnerable at the mountain's most deadly areas. so many have died in what's considering the very beginning of the climbing season there. it is a harrowing row of museumty, this staggering -- humanity, this staggering photo shows rows of climbers climbing mount everest. five have died trying to make their way to the top at the start of climbing season. three indian nationals have died. >> the opportunity for deaths continue to go up. >> expert says guides are taking larger crowds creating potentially dangerous traffic jams. >> two things are happening, you're using up your supplemental oxygen, and that's your lifeline at that point, and second is that your body is continuously degrading. it's a race against time. >> at 29,000 feet, mount everest is the world's highest mountain, near the peak, longer lines means more mountaineers a trapped too long in the death zone with frostbite, exhaustion and altitude sickness are at their most dangerous levels, even lethal. >> i think there's so much peace that comes from knowing that he didn't suffer. >> this week, american don cash died after collapsing on his descent. >> it was the one window they had, and there was about 200 climbers, which i believe is the most in everest history. >> a troubling trend for those looking up at one of humanity's highest achievements. >> and just this morning, there are reports that a british man has died near the summit, adding to a death toll this week that would be common for an entire season of climbing on the world's tallest mountain. sheinelle, back to you. >> steve patterson, thank you. >> i didn't realize it would get so crowded. >> it's already a perilous trip, and new dangers with so many there. dylan is back with a check of our weather. >> good morning, and for some of us, we are going to see a very hot memorial day weekend. temperatures right now are already up into the mid-70s in charleston, atlanta at 74. tam pa at 74. high temperatures will be running 10 to 15 degrees above average. columbia, south carolina, a forecast of 100 degrees. raleigh, 91. the record is 95. the record in nashville is 93 and we're going to get close to it with a forecast high of 92 degrees today. on sunday, the heat continues to expand across the southeast, atlanta might tie a record on sunday, raleigh, 95 degrees for a high. jacksonville, 96 degrees. as we continue into next week, we are going to see those temperatures in the triple digits. in savannah, 100 on memorial day. 97 wednesday. temperatures exceptionally hot. humid, too, so that's going to make it feel even warmer and by the time we get through this weekend, we could see several cities breaking potential records, all the way up into we are going to have a bit of a cloudy start. temperatures right now in the 50s. not too cold out there but we have changes on the way. for the most part today, we're expecting dry conditions. we do have some activity to the northeast of us but we have an approaching 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about having a will. three handwritten ones were just found in aretha franklin's home recently nine months after she died. forbes estimates that franklin's estate is worth up to $80 million and michigan courts must decide if the handwritten pages are her final wishes. >> what can you do to make sure this doesn't happen to your own loved ones. legal analyst, danny cevallos is here. good morning. >> this is intimidating stucff. let's start with aretha franklin. they found three handwritten wills. one was stuffed in the sofa. >> this is a huge mess, like a law school exam. when someone dies, intested without a will, then whatever state they're in, those lies will apply to figure out where all the property goes. generally if you have only children it will be distributed equally among them. but michigan is one of the states that actually recognizes what we call holographic will, a handwritten will. some states don't at all. if you have a handwritten will and nobody witnessed it, then it's out. it doesn't even apply. michigan, it play apply. it still needs to meet the standards, it needs to be dated in the thandwriting, to have a shot at being legit, and to add to the complexity, there are three and you have to figure out which of those are legitimate and which was last in time. >> you say every adult should have a will. i don't. how do you even get started? >> thank you for your candor. i think that's important. up to 60% of people in america don't have wills. so you are not alone. one of the most important things you can do and something that we all seem to put off for some reason, it's very important to have a will, whether you are single, no children, living on a f futon in an apartment with no assets or you're aretha franklin, if you have few assets, you can look online, you can do some research or if you're married, if you have children, you should probably go see an attorney. and i think you'd be surprised that the rates are not as expensive as say some of the president's attorneys or something like that. >> so i was about to say we were going to take it a step at a time, you talked about the simplest scenario, if you don't have any children, can you walk in somewhere and get it done or what do you do if you don't have a lot of assets? >> if you don't have a lot of assets, you have legal zoom, rocket lawyer. you can search online and find a bunch of form wills if you're feeling dangerous enough, but i would recommend that, most states have very stringent requirements and maybe a number of witnesses. it's generally a good idea to look at your state's requirements if you want to go that way. again, talk to an attorney. you may be surprised. it's not that expensive and if you don't have a lot of assets then it may be a very simple will because everything is probably going to go just straight up to your parents. >> we were talking about this in the break before. it's not just the will but the naming of guardians f you're parents and have kids, where do you go if you and your partner pass away. this is a tough conversation to talk about. who gets our kids if we're not here to look after them. what is the advice you offer parents. >> it's a tough conversation. it's an equally if not more difficult if you're divorced because you have children and you have to decide what happens not only if you die but then if your ex-spouse predeceases you, what happens then. wills and trusts and estates is all about what if, and what if includes the most unlikely scenarios. you have to plan for everything because as we have seen, almost anything can happen, and when it comes to a guardian, you want to think about where your children want to live, what kind of duties the guardian might want to take on, how responsible is the guardian. i might ask my mother to look after my children but she's getting older and that's a challenge. i would never ask my brother to watch my children because i wouldn't trust him to microwave dinner. you have to think 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second cup of coffee. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. >> vianey aranna is here. >> i'm on number one. >> i'm on number two, a side of espresso. >> enough for the weekend forecast. >> considering the fact we're tracking big changes ahead. i know it is crazy to say this again but believe it or not i'm still tracking rain in the forecast. however, don't worry about today. today, a fantastic dry day with the exception of cloud cover. temperatures a little cooler. i want to show you satellite radar. see the lightning there, off to the north/northeast and offshore, a wider look, that's the incoming storm that is expected to bring some rain into sunday's forecast. as far as your daytime highs for today, go out and enjoy the dry weather. it will be comfortable. upper 60s, low 70s. overall, a mostly sunny day, and going to see an increase in cloud cover but it is going to be very late. you will notice it will get a little breezy out there, as you can tell, if you look outside this morning, once you do head out the door, the clouds are one of the first signals we have incoming changes and i'm tracking it all for you, believe it or not more sierra snow. >> really? >> oh, my goodness. >> if you have the picnic plans, today, not tomorrow. >> not tomorrow. do it today. new details about a story that is being followed across the country. the san francisco police chief calling for an outside investigation of his own department. the sfpd raid on a freelance journalist, chief bill scott made the announcement yesterday evening. at issue is the officers' decision to search the home and office of bryan carmody, the raid happened two weeks ago, as part of an investigation into who leaked a police report on the death of public defender jeff adachi. the chief says he is concerned about a lack of due diligence by his investigators before arriving at carmody's door with a sledgehammer and a warrant. >> we made some mistakes in the investigation. so the mistakes caused a compounding of issues in this investigation. and we made some mistakes. >> dozens of media agencies and political leaders have criticized the raid saying police violated the first amendment and the state's field law to protect journalists from revealing confidential sources. nbc bay area has a long time relationship with bryan carmody and bought video from him that included the police report. a follow-up of dogs rescued from inhumane conditions. seven pit bulls are up for adoption at the contra costa county animal shelter, they were confiscated from a man, with ten dogs locked in filter crates in a trailer with no food or water. three of the dogs had to be euthanized. the shelter workers hope to find loving homes for the rest. >> they deserve loving homes. they deserve to be cared for. just like any family pet adopted from us or any other organization. >> the owner faces ten counts of felony animal cruelty. coming up, this morning, on "today in the bay" a new idea in san francisco, no more right turns on red. we will tell you all about it and all of the day's news coming up. good morning, miracle in maui. >> she's found and she's alive. hallelujah. >> a hiker missing in the woods of hawaii for more than two weeks found alive. surviving against the odds with only minor injuries. her family keeping up the hunt even after police gave up. this morning we're live with her incredible story of survival. trump in japan, the president arriving just hours ago for a four-day trip filled with pomp and pageantry. japan rolling out the charm while at home democrats are fuming over the president's decision to let the attorney general declassify any intelligence that led to the russia investigation. and inquiring minds want to know, an unusual theme park opening this weekend. all about the "national inquirer," and it's already stirring controversy with an exhibit that centers on the death of princess diana. we'll take you there today, saturday, may 25th, 2019. ♪ are you stressed out tired of working with my head down over, over ♪ >> i'm mike rocket and i'm back. >> i'm an exchange student and i want to be on american tv. >> from missouri to new york. >> happy 25th anniversary to us. >> hi to my 6th grade babies at home in tallahassee, florida. >> from oklahoma to the "today" show. >> i'm with me hero. >> i'm dad. >> uss new york. we love it. good morning, welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. >> big welcome to men and women from the uss new york, on the plaza with us. they've got the american flags up out there. >> and it's a beautiful saturday so we'll get outside in just a moment. let's get right to our top story. a joyous reunion in hawaii this morning, a woman missing for more than two weeks after she went hiking in the woods, found alive. it's being called a miracle. nbc's molly hunt is following this breaking story for us. molly, good morning. >> sheinelle, good morning, that's right, authorities feared the worst for amanda eller ending the search after just three days but her family wouldn't give up and more than two weeks later, searchers flying over the forest spotted an amazing sight. it was amanda and she was alive. >> she's found and she's alive. hallelujah. >> a miracle in maui. >> it's just unbelievable. i'm so incredibly happy to have my girl back. >> this morning, a woman who was missing ever since she set off on a hike more than two weeks ago is safe and sound. reunited with her friends and family. 35-year-old amanda eller, a yoga instructor and physical therapist mysteriously disappeared on may 8th after going on a walk in the woods. when she didn't come home, her boyfriend called police fearing the worst. >> the moment she did not arrive home at night, i knew something was wrong. >> police found her white suv with wallet and cell phone inside at a popular trail head in maui. after 72 hours, police called off the search. eller's family and friends didn't give up and offered up $50,000 for her return. search parties combed the area by land and air. >> we felt strongly that she was probably in the forest from the get go. >> and late friday, they spotted her, deep in the forest as they flew over maui in a helicopter. >> we're all literally looking down at the same time, and at the same time, we all did a double take, there's a hiker. >> it was amanda wavering her arms at the team in the sky, stuck between two water falls but able to stand, walk and talk. her grateful friends and >> she's a very strong girl, spiritual strong, emotionally strong if anybody is going to make it through this, it is going to be her. she did. >> now, eller apparently told firefighters after she started walking, she got lost and kept walking downhill guys, what an extraordinary story this morning peter? >> i can't wait to hear her story. >> smart to find the water at the bottom of the area, too. molly, thanks. president trump this morning just arrived in japan. she's going to he's going tb the first foreign leader to officially meet japan's new emperor who took the throne a few weeks ago the president's ititinerary includes a sit-down with shinzo abe and a sumo match hallie jackson is traveling with the president. >> reporter: good morning to you. listen, this trip overall is more about the personal developments than the policy ones for the president in a state visit that's going to be full of friendly diplomacy. the president's holiday weekend will include a round of golf with prime minister shinzo abe the sumo match you mentioned where, by the way, the president will present a 4 foot, 60 pound plus trophy to the winner. then there is the centerpiece, formal introduction to japan's new emperor. while the visit is meant to reinforce to country's close relationship with the u.s., expect trade and north korea to also be tennesseeopt agenda it comes as john bolton, for the first time, acknowledges pyongyang's recent missile tests violate united nations resolutions. that's not the only foreign hot spot in the spotlight this morning. the middle east is, too. you have the president announcing 1500 more troops will be sent to the region, and that is escalating tensions with iran new this morning, reuters says the iranian foreign minister is calling that very dangerous for international peace. back home, the president's at war with some democrats. they are infuriated by his move to allow attorney general william barr full and complete authority to declassify documents related to how the russia investigation started this is a serious escalation after the president's long-time push to, as he puts it, investigate the investigators. lots going on. one of the stories for the president that threatens to overshadow, potentially, his trip here to tokyo. >> hallie, back at home, the president also facing a new legal challenge to his border wall what's the latest on that? >> reporter: yeah, we talked about a lot of stories, and this is another one you have a federal judge now out in california who is blocking part of the president's plan to build his border wall by redirecting money from the national emergency he declared this is a temporary injunction, preliminary injunction that essentially prevents the wall from being in arizona and texas. the judge made the argument, essentially, by allowing the administration to use this money to build the wall, it could end up letting the white house rewrite the entire federal budget the aclu is one of the groups that had sued the government they're now saying this morning this is a victory for checks and balances no comment yet from the white house, but this is almost certainly headed for a long legal fight to come. >> beautiful saturday night there in tokyo hallie, thank you very much. some other headlines this morning, including the latest state to ban abortion. missouri's governor signed a measure that prohibited the controversial procedure after eight weeks. there are exceptions for serious health risks to the woman but none for rape or incest. the aclu are exploring a legal challenge. meantime, a federal judge on friday blocked mississippi's so-called heartbeat law, banning abortion after six weeks. a state of extreme caution today in the exotic island of bali fire and ash exploded from a volcano friday night the plume of smoke caused the cancellation of flights in and out of the indonesian vacation destination on friday. the government there is now distributing 50,000 masks to help protect residents from the smoke-filled air lava and rocks spewed 2 miles from the volcano there are more than 120 active volcanoes in indonesia time now for a weekend morning boost. ready? >> let's boost it. >> something to make you smile a young couple in pittsburgh couldn't go to the prom, so they went to the ballpark instead according to school rules, lewis wasn't allowed to bring her date to the prom because he was from another school the couple pleaded but they care got nowhere. all dressed up with nowhere 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>> may port, florida. >> are you having fun in new york? what's the big plan for this weekend? >> party. >> that's the right answer. >> came to see the city. >> and party. >> awesome, so nice to have you guys here, and thank you for your service! let's take a look at what's going on across the country and it's really back through the plains states and midwest where we have to watch for flooding today. it doesn't look like much but we are going to see an increased chance of heavy rain through this afternoon and this evening, and some of the severe storms could occur in the overnight hours. we have two areas where we're watching for storms today, the interior northeast, new york, pennsylvania, back through ohio, and a second area that extends back through especially the panhandles of texas and oklahoma. and that's where we could see some isolated tornadoes, wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, and large hail. unfortunately, as we go into tomorrow, it's that same general area across the western plains where we could see some of our strongest storms. that's an area we need to continue to watch. today could be the 10th straight day of tornadoes, so it has b we've got some cloud cover out there. as we head out the door this morning. 56 degrees right now, and we are tracking changing weather ahead. already have some activity, but that's a different story to the northeast of us. an approaching system is expected to bring showers but for today, we're tracking mostly dry conditions, temperatures will be running in the upper 60s, low 70s, for san jose, and 70 degrees in through the east bay, low 70s, upper 60s, for oakland, and 73 degrees for danville. that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you, still to come, why bob saget got emotional during a fuller house. and a long time to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair. to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. we're back now on a saturday morning with a story sure to make you smile. >> floyd martin has gone from mailman to a social media star in a matter of days. how did he do it. >> this is one of the best stories, this is mr. floyd martin a beloved mail carrier who retired after 35 years on the job. residents of marietta, georgia, sent him off in a spectacular way. thankfully it was documented on twitter, by jennifer brett, a friend and local journalist who rode along on mr. floyd's final route. people decorated their mailboxes, hand delivered gifts to him and shared lots of stories like this one. she says he feeds all the cats, peggy corn who's been on floyd's route for decades. they know him and know that buggy. the dogs get milk bones and there's may who dressed up as mr. floyd for her school's career day, a gesture that he says flattered him. once mr. floyd's final shift was over, the neighborhood threw a block party in his honor. people stood in line all night for hugs and pictures and here's what he had to say. >> you were there when i needed you, even if you didn't know it. i love you guys. i say that. i mean it. that's what the world needs, more love now. just continue to take care of each other. and smile. i love you all. >> there's more to the story. jennifer also tweeted that mr. floyd hopes to go to hawaii one day. neighbors started a go fund me page, delta heard about it and tweeted that they would cover his flight. by the way, guys, that fund me page is now up to $25,000. >> wow. >> and we spoke to mr. floyd about that, and he described all of this with one word, epic. >> he could go a couple of times. >> what a perfect sendoff. >> and to be a little hero in his community, it's amaze sging >> day in and day out, he was just being a great guy. >> you have some pop start too. so much to get to in pop start, so let's start with the mother of dragons, emelia clark, fresh off the "game of thrones" finale, the actress is in the headlines again opening up about a famous role she turned down, playing anastasia steel from the 50 shades trilogy, getting candid, the actress said her decision to turn it down was nudity, saying the last time that i was naked on camera was a long time ago, and yet it's the only question i ever get asked because i'm a woman, adding i'm sick and tired of it because i did it for the character, she's referring to the few nude scenes she did over "game of thrones" eight year run. dakota johnson was cast. whatever happened to predictability, the milkman, the paper boy, the evening tv, i didn't know that was the final line of that song, which is good. i'm talking about fuller house, the cast got together for the final season of the netflix hit. it was comedian bob saget, who got emotional reflecting on his tv family. >> and i'm so proud to have been able to raise these girls and know them since they were like my girls, like my own daughters. i only had one kid when the show started. and i didn't like her. that was good. >> thank you, dylan. still to come on "today," it's one of the oldest motor sports events in the world. what makes the 108-year-old indy 500 the greatest spectacle in racing. >> we'll talk the brick yard. we'll catch up with one of racing's biggest stars, danica patrick for a preview of sunday's big race. >> and a look at the block buster movies head to a theater near you. near you. bu [zara larsson - "wow"] ♪ ♪ baby i'm not even in a gown ♪ and the only thing u have to say is wow ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop drop say oh my drop drop drop ♪ ♪ make u say oh my god my drop drop ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop make u say oh my god ♪ ♪ and you never felt this type of emotion ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop drop say oh my drop drop drop ♪ ♪ make u say oh my god my drop drop ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop make u say oh my god ♪ (alarm ringing) wake up to great tasting flavor. 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sun rises. it might change later with the rain. but today is going to be okay. dry weather. mostly clear skies. we have some cloud cover. but that is expected to increase later into this evening. however, look at the daytime highs. pretty comfortable, we're talking upper 60s. a couple of low 70s. and then along the coastline, we do expect some breezy winds to start picking up, very early on and then it will get even gustier as we head into tomorrow. this is the reason why. satellite radar right now, you can see offshore, we are tracking a low pressure system that is approaching and i will zoom in closer because i know you see the lightning there, don't worry, far off to the northeast, as that low pressure system approaches, we will see the potential of isolated thunderstorms for tomorrow. so i will let you know how long this is going to last, how much rain coming up at 7:00 a.m. i can't believe we are still talking about rain this late in may. vianey, thanks so much. new details about a story we're following across the country. the san francisco police chief is calling for an outside investigation of his department. this stems from sfpd's raid on a freelance journalist. the chief made the announcement yesterday evening. at issue is the officers decision to search the home of brian carmody and it is looked into who leaked the police report of adachi. they arrived at carmody's door with a sledgehammer and a warrant. >> we made some mistakes in the investigation. the mistakes caused a compounding of issues in this investigation. we made some mistakes. >> dozens of media agencies and political leaders have criticized the raid, saying police violated the first amendment and the state's law that protects journalists from revealing confidential sources. nbc bay area has a long-time relationship with bryan carmody and bought video from him that included the police report. now, to a follow-up, to the dogs rescued from inhumane conditions. seven pit bulls are up for adoption at the contra costa county animal shelter. investigators confiscated the dogs from a concord man earlier this month. police say they originally found ten dogs locked in filthy crates in a trailer with no food or water. three of the dogs had to be euthanized. the shelter workers hope to fine homes for the rest. >> this isn't a loving home. they deserve to be cared for. just like any family pet that is adopted from us or any other organization. >> the dog's former owner faces ten counts of felony animal cruelty. coming up this morning, on "today in the bay," a new idea in san francisco. no more right turns on red. we will tell you about the potential behind this ambition. when we come back with all of the top stories in a half hour. we are back on this saturday morning, may 25th, 2019, it is a gorgeous morning here in new york, and a great crowd out on the plaza this morning to celebrate the start of memorial day weekend. it is fleet week here in new york. we thank all of those service members for their service to this country. and still ahead, now that summer has unofficially arrived, it's time to go to the movies and from rocketman to a reboot of "men in black" to a live action "lion king", you have some great ones to choose from. i'll catch up with a former nba star the focus of a new documentary who highlights his struggles with mental health. my conversation with ron artez, coming up. and we have the top new york city chef grilling up some hot and spicy steak. right now he's handing out some treats to the crowd. they picked a good day to be here. that looks like some good stuff. let's begin with the indy 500, just one day away. for good reason, it's called the greatest spectacle in racing and for good reason. with the driver speeding around the track at more than 200 miles per hour. >> so we're going to talk about the race in just a moment with danica patrick who competed in the indy 500 eight times and retired after last year's race. first, a look at why the eyes of the racing world are on indianapolis this weekend. >> the indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in racing, the race that every driver dreams of winning. a race where legends are made, in front of 300,000 rowdy fans. in just over 24 hours, 33 brave drivers will maneuver around this track, hitting speeds up to 230 miles per hour, pushing their cars and bodies to the limit, making for big thrills and some close calls. last year's indy 500 champ will power always dreamed of winning at the track they call the brick yard. >> absolutely joy, happiness, just a great moment i'll never forget. >> he capped off his victory with a traditional bottle of milk and a kiss he'll never forget. tomorrow, power joins a collection of drivers from around the globe who all have sights set on one thing, the checkered flag at the 103rd running of the indianapolis 500. so the winner receives not only the trophy but also more than 2 1/2 million dollars. >> wow. that's nice too. >> it is. >> let's bring in danica patrick. she is an indy 500 veteran, and nearly won. she's now fortunately for us, an nbc sports analyst. . good to see you. >> thank you, how are you? >> an indy 500 means 200 laps around that track in speeds of excess of 200 miles an hour. what's it like being back in the brick yard and up in the booth this go around. >> i can tell you that it's a lot safer, i think. and it's a lot less stressful, but it's really fun. the biggest difference is that when it comes to doing the job where it's on track activity, that's the part where i got really nervous and now that's the part where i get really excited. >> you mentioned it's a lot safer. we have seen dangerous crashes, not just at practice but qualifying races. did you worry about your safety or frankly your life? >> honestly that's something i've talked about a lot lately is that now being removed from it, i recognize the danger. i recognize the stress. i recognize the challenge and how hard it is, but when you're in it, you're not thinking about those things. your scope is so small compared to that. because it doesn't help you to think about those things. it's not going to make you better to think, oh, it's so dangerous out here, so you need to stay focussed on the end game, which is to win the race and be successful. now i look back and i think i was crazy. >> what speed do you top out in that race? >> about 240. good draft down the back straight away. in qualifying they were getting up to almost 240. definitely 238, top speed, and of course there's no braking and there's no lifting so in qualifying, you know, you're going into the corner flat out turning left. you're making a hard left with your foot flat on the throttle going 240 miles per hour. >> i was hitting 70 on the freeway a couple of days ago. felt pretty good. for average race viewers, what should we be looking for tomorrow? >> this is the longest race of the season for indy cars. there's the most amount of pit stops, so what i would say is that you've got to watch the whole thing because anything can happen and that's the advice i got my very first year, you're never out of it. in my first year when i almost won, i stalled in the pits and there was an accident about 3/4 of the way through that ripped my front wing off. there i was almost winning the race in the first one. you have to watch to the end. anything can play out. your favorite driver still has a shot, and man, we have seen some crazy endings, you know, right at the line, inches apart, so it's definitely a long race and a lot can happen. >> it's so funny, i have interviewed athletes once they have stopped playing and watch a game. sometimes every once in a while they want to jump back in. is there anything in you that you would make you want to hop back in and race again? >> no, but i was driving my car to the track today to do this interview, and it was kind of early on a saturday morning of course and there's no nobody out there, so i started ripping it like a race car driver and i was like, you know what, i kind of miss some of this a little bit. i miss the pushing it to the edge sort of hitting your mark sort of thing, but look, i had 2 years of it, and i'm good. i can play around on a track. i shouldn't go on the road with it. >> fair enough. >> danica, it's so nice to have you on our team now at nbc sports. thank you so much. good to see you. >> thank you so much. don't forget to watch the indianapolis 500 right here on nbc, you can catch all the action. again, it's tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> i would like to ride with her. that would be fun. only for fun. let's get a final check of the weather from dylan. she's made her way out to the plaza. >> hey, guys. so i got to know, i walked out here and you guys just go bananas. what are you so excited about? >> to be in new york. >> just to be in new york. >> where are you from. >> williamsburg, virginia. >> and who all are you with? >> it's your whole high school. >> it's a band trip! you guys are a band, too. that's awesome. so nice to have you here. >> thank you. >> and we're actually going to see some really nice weather in new york city for this memorial day weekend. the sun is shining right now. it's beautiful and temperatures will continue to warm up, although in the southeast, that's where we're going to see some of our hot temperatures. in fact, we're likely going to break records across the southeast but we have to watch cloudy and cool right now but today's forecast will be mostly dry. you don't have to worry about the rain for today. as you head out the door, keep in mind that temperatures will be in the upper 60s, low 70s, for the south bay, concord, 73. oakland, 67. san francisco, 64. also expect an increase in cloud cover into tonight, with breezy winds starting to pick up. as we continue to monitor an approaching system that is expected to have rain in the sunday forecast. that's your latest forecast, back to you guys. >> a preview 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bunch of comic book characters pack a movie theater this weekend? >> our own juel has a preview at the box office. >> pass the popcorn, summer is seating in cinemas. the 4-month period that typically accounts for 40% of the year's ticket sales will get a big boost this weekend, thanks to will smith who's stepping into a whole new world and out of robin william's famous lamp in the live adaptation of aladdin. olivia wild is offering up some memorial day counter programming with her director debut. it puts a hilarious spin on the high school coming of age story. and how did elton john go from a small town boy to one of the most iconic figures in pop culture, you'll find out when "rocketman" launches into theaters this month. >> people pay to see elton john. >> summer has long been synonymous with special effects and sequels and this one will see the return of plenty, just ask godzilla, king of the monsters. you want superheroes? no problem. you've got spiderman far from home, and dark phoenix to look forward to. meanwhile, the men in black are back. >> the men and women in black. >> but this time it's chris hemsworth and tessa thompson taking the lead. speaking of spinoffs, we've got the first from the fast and furious franchise. hobs and shaw. on the family friendly front, the animation situation delivers harrison ford and secret life of pets 2. tom hanks in toy story 4. >> we need to get back to our kid. >> and just about every celebrity in the lion king reimagined in live action form. in a summer ripe with remake sequels and spinoffs, there's plenty of original gems too, like the star studded zombie sapphire, the dead don't die. >> i'm thinking zombies. >> paul mccartney, the beatles. >> yesterday imagines a world that doesn't know the beatles except for one aspiring singer and the race for oscar gold has already begun as the manson murders get the tarantino treatment in "once upon a time in hollywood" and fast and furious if you planned a party with animals with a rock star. >> we should also mention the secret life of pets, all from our sister company universal pictures. i sat down with former nba star metta may is mental health awareness month and the nba finals are set to start next week. while those two events don't seem to be connected they are in the next story. >> seems like the perfect time to premier a documentary about a former nba star, metta world peace, previously known as ron artest. >> the former champion ended his career as one of the sport's most controversial figures. we talked about life growing up on the tough streets of queens, his struggle with mental health and being at the center of an infamous brawl with fans that changed his life. >> i was here for i guess ten years maybe. >> it's been 20 years since he left the old neighborhood but now retired from the game he loved, nba legend metta world peace is back in the new york city housing projects that he called home. he grew up in the infamous queens bridge housing projects known for crime and violence in the 1980s. it shaped him into the controversial nba all star that other basketball players and fans loved to hate. >> this was your spot. >> this was my spot. >> every day. >> every day. >> we played 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m. >> 2, 3:00 a.m. >> yeah, yeah, we working all day, all day because there was nothing else to do. >> did people say go home? >> i was trying to be respectful for the people that were sleeping so i would try to make them go swish, every time i hit the back board, this bad boy made the lot of noise, and the lady on the second floor would open the window when i hit the back board. got to get my shot better, eventually, straight in. >> making baskets was one of many skills he picked up as a child. fighting was another. >> i got suspended. >> for fighting? >> yeah. >> i spent every year i was in high school, every single year. >> as a child he struggled with anger management and mental health issues that caused many to label him as crazy. >> we're talking about mental health awareness, a lot of people can relate to the fact, sometimes they have a kid who's as sweet as pie, calm, and the next moment they snap. they're angry. >> absolutely. >> was that you? >> i snapped a lot. i didn't go out of my house upset but anything could have tipped me off, if i wanted to get in a fight or something. >> when artest left to join the chicago bulls, the fighting, suspensions and inability to control his explosive temper followed him into the nba. that bad boy reputation was cemented in november of 2004 at the palace of auburn hills in michigan. artest got into a shoving match with an opposing player. he later raced into the stands to retaliate against a detroit pistons fan after he was hit by a cup thrown at him. it was called malice at the palace is and is considered one of the darkest days in nba history. >> take me back to malice at the palace, you're on the table, thinking happy thought, trying to be calm. it clearly didn't work. >> it did work, but then somebody threw something at me. >> with the help of a psychologist, artest received treatments for his mental illness and as a laker made the biggest shot in game seven of the 2010 championships. >> take me to the moment when you thanked your therapist on national tv when you won the national championship. >> i want to thank my doctor, my psychiatrist. >> was that a huge moment? tell me how big that moment. i know it was a huge moment. >> i just wanted to give thanks to someone. i wasn't trying to reach the masses. i just wanted to give credit where credit was due. >> now the nba, you know, they talk about mental health, you know, the resources are there. do you think you're part of the reason why? >> i got to say i'm one of the reasons. i think the people that are called off, i think they are beautiful in inside, i think they are special. i think they are assets to us. >> he is a fascinating and the kindest guy and still committed to mental health awareness, almost ten years after auctioning off, his auctioned off his nba championship ring and donated all the proceeds to this cause. a couple of things i'll tell you before we go. another piece to this story is he called up years later, he called up that fan who threw that cup and now they're friends. it's a testament to his character. the fan couldn't believe he called and reached out to him, and i talk about the fact he's so kind. i deal with a lot of celebrities and if we go back to their neighborhoods, they're in and out, ron metta, he stayed, he lingered. people were coming out of the projects. he knows their names and grandparents. he's such a guy, and he lingered. i have never seen anybody linger and not rush to get out, do you know what i mean so it's something i will always keep with me, and it's the kind of way i want to be, i guess. just always kind. you can tell i'm like mother-in-lemotional about it because he was a good guy. the ron artest story premiers may 31st. 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we're going to start off this segment by doing some grilled tri tip with which i chimmichur parsley, garlic, oregano, black pepper and salt, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, red wine vinegar, doubles as a marinade for chicken, steak, poultry, whatever you want. best to let it sit overnight to fully develop the flavors. we're going to make rub for tritip steak. it is not super expensive. we're going to take our rub, give it a good mix and sprinkle it generously all over our stake. >> how far in advance do you want to do this. >> this stake is going to take 20 to 24 minutes to cook. what i love to do is hit it for five minutes, cross it, flip it, and around 20 minutes, you're going to be at a beautiful medium rare temperature or 125 degrees, and let that keep cooking. when it's done it's going to look like a beautiful steak like that. you want to cut against the grain, a big thing when you're making these steaks, nice and tender. get it. >> try the sauce. >> the sauce is next level. >> a little bit of that sauce and steak for you. >> that's got a little bit of kick in it. >> a little bit of heat but not too crazy hopefully. >> you talk, i'll eat. >> memorial day weekend, a little bit of a beverage to go along with it. sweet tea, tea bags, seep them, squeeze them out nice and well. add your sugar, give it a quick dissolve. chill in the refrigerator. here's our spiking station. we're going to add a cup worth of tea. a shot of bourbon. >> we didn't know it was spiked until we tried it. >> pour it over some ice. >> i have a feeling you'll know pretty quickly. >> perfect pour. wasn't trying. garnish with a straw, lemon, mint, whatever. apple blackberry cobbler. we do it all in a cast iron skillet. it's almost like apple cobbler but blackberries, you can cook it on the grill. when you're done barbecuing, you take the whole thing, put it on the grill, close the lid. it will cook in about 40 minutes or so. by the time you're done eating, dessert is ready to go. >> this is off to a good start this morning. >> i didn't put that much in there, did i? >> you did. the might be the strongest drink we have had. and red, white and blue pop sickles for memorial day, strawberry, lime, coconut and blueberry as the layers of flavor. super simple, red, white and blue. >> that's a perfect way to start the memorial day weekend. >> thank you so much for having me. happy memorial day. >> how great is matt. matt, thank you so much. we're so glad you're here. >> awesome. willie, our friend willie geist is going to sit down with olivia wilde and talk about her directorial debut on book smart. >> safety as your pools open this memorial day weekend. >> this might be one of th best emegood morning, i )m ...... coming up next, on today in the bay .... the surprising statement from san francisco )s chief of polic. good morning, i'm garvin thomas, coming up next on "today in the bay" the surprising statement from san francisco's chief of police. why he says he owes the city an apology. >> plus a south bay car dealership gets robbed. how thieves took an old crime to the next level. >> and we're not done with the rain just yet. vianey arana will show us when it will get wet this memorial day weekend. good saturday morning to you. it is just about 7:00 on this saturday of memorial day weekend. taking a live look right now, downtown san jose. i'm going to give you a tip. today will be the best day of this memorial day weekend. at least as far as the weather is concerned. thanks for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. kira klapper is busy creating another human being. give her time out for that. >> and we have the clouds behind us. and it looks like it is clear in some spots but cloudy out there, guys. >> we're tracking rain, garvin. a look at a shot of san francisco. we're tracking some breezy conditions into the afternoon and garvin said, today is your day to take advantage of the dry weather. go out and enjoy these temperatures. look at that, 70 degrees in san jose, and 64 in san francisco, and 69 in santa rosa, livermore, 69, and this is what we're tracking. dry today but an approaching low pressure system that is going to change things up. yes, i know it is may, weird weather continues, and this is going to be a system that is going to bring up the chance of isolated thunderstorms. you can see a little bit of activity to the north/northeast and believe it or not, this system is also expected to bring more snow to the sierra, so if you have time to head up to tahoe, i have a look at that forecast, and how long it will be sticking around, affecting th

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