A boy launching off the ride, landing on concrete. He walks away with minor injuries. Investigators racing to figure out why it happened and how to keep it from happening again. And horrifying crash. Two cars collide at the indy 500. Sending one of them airborne, hitting the wall and flipping several times. I have never witnessed an accident like that. The car destroyed. The driver, incredibly unhurt. What hes saying about that wild ride. And the history that was made at the end of the race. Today, monday, may 29th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this monday morning, memorial day. Craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones. Matt and savannah are enjoying the morning off. That crash yesterday in indianapolis. Unbelievable. And hes okay. Scott dixon, just fine. Thats about a quarter of the way into the race. My wife was there at the track. And she said its one of those things when you see it. The fact he walked away unhurt, amazing. Thats absolutely amazing. I will tell you what else is amazing, is line for naill horan. He appreciated it. He said the lines around tull the blocks nearby, instain. I understand you just be freezing and soaked through. Apparently they are. But youre worth it, my friend. More from mr. Horan this morning. President trump mark this merm moirl day, dogged by controversies tied to russia here at home. We have full coverage starting at the white house, with nbcs Kristen Welker. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. The president was hoping his first foreign trip would help turn the page on the negative headlines on the russia probe. But hes back at the white house and the scrutiny deepening. With his soninlaw at the center of some of the latest revelations. This morning, the president is back on defense. President trump returning to washington from his first foreign trip. And bracing for battle, after the Washington Post reported over the weekend, his soninlaw, Jared Kushner, tried to set up a back channel for communicating with the russians in december, before the inauguration. Kushner is now a focus in the Russian Investigation by the fbi app a source familiar with the thinking inside the white house, a few people suggested that kushner should lay low for a while. The Trump Administration on defense. Its normal and unacceptable. Any way you can communicate with people, particularly organizations not particularly friendly to us, is a good thing. Reporter attorney mark cass wits who will represent the president in the russia proep, was spotted talking to icavanka trump. And mr. Trump who stayed off social media on the trip, was back on twitter. Its my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the white house are fabricated lies. Other republicans backing him up. I dont trust this story as far as i can throw it. Reporter on meet the press, former director of national intelligence, james clapper, had a different take on a back channel. I will tell you that, my dashboard warning light was clearly on. That was a the case with all of the us in the Intelligence Committee. Reporter and some democrats pounced on kushner. There ought to be a review of his security clearance to find out if he was truthful. Reporter after trump was given warm welcomes in saudi arabia and israel, he may have roiled allies in europe, scolding nato allies for failing to pay their fair share. Angela merkel saying america cant the trusted, saying we as yurms must take our destiny into our own hands. As for kushner, its important to point out that hes not the subject of the investigation. And those familiar with the matter say hes focused on work and is eager to cooperate with any investigation. And despite buzz about him laying low, theres no indication the president shares that view. Mr. Trump telling the New York Times, jared is doing a great job for the country and has total confidence in him. The president will lay a wreath at Arlington National cemetery and delivering remarks. Kristen, thank you. John harwood is cnbcs editor at large. Lets start with the war room idea that the white house is supposedly setting up to combat revelations related to the russia probe. If you consider that a lot of the revelations seem to be coming from inside the administration, how effective can this war room be . Well, its a huge challenge for them because this is not simply an argument between the president and members of the other party. In is an argument or a conflict between the president , his own fbi, his own cia, his own justice department, where theres a special counsel investigating all of these matters involving russia. And i have to say, this report, if true, of Jared Kushner trying to start a secret back channel using russian facilities, is not normal. Its not usual. Theres not really a good explanation for it. Well have to see if the report proves to be correct. You mentioned that the New York Times has reported that a back channel was proposed to discuss syria and other National Security issues. If thats the case, then is there any justifiable reason then why they needed to, you know, use secretly communicate with the russians or diplomatic facilities without including the pentagon . To use russian facilities to do that . No, there isnt. And it raises basic questions of what side Jared Kushner and the his associates within the trump transition were on. And if you look at the results, sheinel sheinelle, of this foreign trip, the strains that kristen mentioned in her piece, between the United States, members of nato, angela merkel, french president macron, thats a principal goal of the russians to weaken the western alliance. You see what the longterm consequences was, but it seems to accomplish what Vladimir Putin wanted to accomplish. Mr. Kushner wrapped up in the investigation. And reports that the president was pressuring jim comey to let the investigation go. The president asking his intel chiefs also to push back on the fbi investigation. To you, what picture is emerging . Its a picture of a white house and a set of actors within the white house, Jared Kushner, Michael Flynns no longer there, in deep trouble. This is a serious investigation. Robert mueller is a very serious person, who takes the concerns of the Intelligence Committee seriously. Im not sure a war room of operatives in the white house is adequate to the task. I this i they have big problems. This happens at a time when theyre entire legislative agenda is struggling. They dont have a tax plan yet. The Health Care Plan is nowhere to pass the house, extremely unpopular. The senate hasnt moved yet. Thats why you see the president lashing out at the Fake News Media and accusing people of making up stories, which journalists are not making up the stories. Its because he feels the heat. And its pretty intense. Cnbcs john harwood. John, thank you. You bet. Also this morning, north korea is facing condemnation of another missile test. The test happening today. Blake mccoy has more. Reporter the latest test shows a bold north korea. Defying repeated warnings from the u. S. And its allies. It comes as we see new images of kim jongun that were released over the weekend. With tensions already high in the region, north korea launched another missile. Its third test in three weeks. The latest, according to official, a shortrange ballistic missile, flying for 6 minutes and 250 miles before crashing into the sea of japan. The japanese Prime Minister vowing to take action. Over the weekend, these images show leader kim jongun overseeing military exercises. The isolated country and its nuclear ambition, is seen as one of the biggest security challenges facing the Trump Administration. A conflict in north korea, john, would probably be the worst kind of fighting in most peoples lifetimes. Reporter this morning, u. S. Officials are working with allies to gather information and plot their next move. This morning, with japan and south korea vowing action, the u. S. Says it will back the allies. What the action or response will be remains to be seen. Craig and sheinelle . Blake, thank you. New arrests linked to last weeks terror attack in great britain. This, as Ariana Grande speaks out. Lucy kavanaugh is in manchester. Reporter this is a fastmoving investigation. Authorities making another arrest. A 23yearold man in custody, on suspicion of terrorismrelated offenses. Bringing the total number of people in custody to 14. This weekend, more raids and more arrests. A manhunt that shows no signs of slowing down, as a suspected network behind the manchester bomber is rounded up. 1,000 investigators working around the clock. And it seems to be paying off. The threat level lowers from critical to severe, even as armed patrols remain deployed in the lodge weekend. Authorities releasing hee ining images of the suicide bomber. They located the apartment where they believe he built the bomb before heading to day rena to commit last mondays massacre. 22 lives cut short, honored on sunday at the great manchester run. [ applause ] there was applause and cheers forresponders, too. 40,000 people taking to the streets, running for different causes, united in their defiance. We thought coming here. We want to show them that terrorists wont win. Its our first time. Your first time. Are you excited . Reporter pop singer Ariana Grande, also defiant. Pledging to return to manchester for a benefit concert to help the victims. This emotional letter to graend telling the pop star, youre no more responsible for an insane coward than you would be for a devastating natural disaster. The same dad sending this statement to the today show. Were hungry for inspiration. Maybe the our rhetoric was less hateful than those cowards who recruit to blow up children, we can change the world. Reporter and so many stories of inspiration at yesterdays run. And also here at the memorial. People continuing to pour in at this Holiday Weekend, to leave messages of love and support. A church band was playing a tribute earlier. The folks in manchester here are presenting a united front in the face of terror. Craig . Sheinel sheinelle . That memorial is massive there. A tragic accident tied to the holiday celebrations is under investigation. An elite navy s. E. A. L. Felt to his death when his parachute failed to open at a demonstration over the hudson here in new york. Morgan radford has more on that. Reporter major cities across the country are honoring memorial day weekend with fleet week. Where active Service Members go into cities and hold celebrations like air shows. One of the celebrations in jersey city turned deadly when a member of an elite parachute squad lost his life. On this memorial day weekend, tragedy for the u. S. Navy. A parachutist killed after crashing into the water during a fleet Week Celebration in jersey city. Navy Officials Say the parachute malfunctioned and failed to open properly. This video shows the yellow cloth floating into a nearby parking lot. Its going to be 70 green. Party one fall. Parachute down. Reporter witnesses telling nbc news, the man fell from the sky with his parachute on. But began spiraling downward. He landed in the water adjacent to liberty state park. He was reprieved immediately by u. S. Coast guard personnel and the Jersey City Fire Department marine unit. Reporter the man was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The fall happening during a scheduled demonstration of the navys elite leapfrogs parachute team, which performs throughout the country. Made up of active duty navy s. E. A. L. S, the unit performs jumps from as high as 12,000 people. The victims name has not been released. Authorities are waiting to notify his family. And now, an investigation is under way to determine the cause of the malfunction. Now, that same parachute team was scheduled to hold an event in citi field in new york city today. Theyve canceled that event, given yesterdays tragedy. Authorities will release the name of that s. E. A. L. 24 hours after they notify his family. Were learning more about a suspect of a deadly shooting rampage in mississippi. In all, eight people killed, including a sheriffs deputy. Maya rodriguez has the latest on that investigation. Maya, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, craig. Well, this morning, this small Mississippi Community has been shaken to the core. Willie cory godbolt, essentially confessing on camera to a reporter that he killed eight people. Among them a deputy from this department and two boys, who they say eventually essentially started as a dispute that turned into a massacre. This morning, a troubling portrait emerging of 35yearold cory godbolt, the man accused of going on a horrific killing spree in rural mississippi, leaving eight people dead, including a sheriffs deputy and two boys. Not after what i done. Reporter his aunt, shirley mcgowan, says godbolt had problems. He would do things and say things like, im bad. And nobody can attack me. Reporter Authorities Say the carnage apparently stemmed from a involving eted three separate homes. Out oa three women were killed in tith william durr a husband and father. At deputies found theic underaged boys third vincent wif his wife. Deputie deputies,ed. Reported. He knew what he had done and he was not afraid to talk about it. I ran out of bullets. Thats a good thing they showed mercy. Suicide by cop was my intention. Reporter this morning godbolt is being held on seven counts of firstdegree murder and one count of capital murder. Craig . Maya, thank you. It is shaping up to be a stormy holiday for millions of americans. Dylan is in for al this morning. People on the plaza dont mind. The rain in the northeast will move out, as it goes out later into this afternoon. Stormiest weather down along the south. You see the clouttoground lightning, has moved other the gulf of mexico. Ve have areas of heavier rain along texas. This cold front is moving out. A lot of the downpours have moisture. In a means we could see flash flooding possible, because inches of rain could fall in a short period of time. Even though this front moves eastward, were going to lose the Severe Threat with these storms. While we could see isolated stronger storms today, down through the southeast, our biggest threat would be for some mediumsized hail and damaging wind gusts. Wind gusts. But were not looking at im worried i cant find a safe used car. Wind gusts. But were not looking at you could start your search at the allnew carfax. Com that might help. Show me the carfax . Now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. Show me used minivans with no reported accidents. Boom. Love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. Start your used car search and get free carfax reports at the allnew carfax. Com. Good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. The steady rain, its out of here. Well still see a few more light, scattered showers this morning. Then mostly cloudy this afternoon. It combines to keep us in the 60s in philadelphia. 64 in the suburbs, a few light rain showers this morning, dry this afternoon. And new jersey, the showers come to an end this morning. At the shore, you might see lateday breaks of sunshine. 60s at the shore, and 60s for the Lehigh Valley. Turning dry this afternoon for delaware. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Coming g up, a terrifying accident on the opening day of a brandnew water park. A 10yearold flung from a slide on to the concrete. The latest on how hes doing and what the park is doing so it doesnt happen again. Also, how can they impact your dream vacation . A firsthand look of major security changes in the wake of terror good morning. Im katy zachry. A few minutes before 7 30. Lets get right to first alert meteorologist bill henley. He has the most accurate neighborhood forecast. Showers passing through, bill. Yeah, im tracking showers, light showers in a few spots. You see them moving through Delaware County right now and heading toward philadelphia. And some showers also in the suburbs. Norristown getting rain. The steadier showers just moving into the allentown area. Showers this morning, and temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. Well see mostly cloudy skies. And near 70 degrees this afternoon. Thanks. Francesca ruscio is looking at the roads. Things in center city moving well . Yeah, not all that bay. On the vine street expressway, either direction doing just fine. It just went black. Westbound for the schuylkill, eastbound for the 95. An accident at paper mills road and skyline drive. Thank you. Events are being held to mark this memorial day. At 9 00 in lansdale, langhorn and bristol, bucks county, will have their parades. At 4 00, a wreathlaying ceremony will take place at the tomb of the unknown soldier in washington square. For a complete list of events head to nbc10. Com. Today is your last chance to pose with rocky for the next two weeks. The area around the iconic statue at the base of the art museum will be closed for improvements starting tomorrow. The department of parks and recreation is improving pacing and perimeter protection. 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