The couple trapped into that overturned truck with their two babies. Meet one of the men who saved their lives. Stay for the emotional reunion. And big night in the big apple. The stars come out and push the fashion envelope of new yorks annual met gala. We have all the looks from the elegant to the outrageous today, tuesday may 2nd, 2017. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller pla plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Its a Tuesday Morning. Kind of the fashion oscars. Did you check out the outfits . It was like a super bowl of people watching. I almost wore that this morning. Just a little bit uptown. There are celebrities years outfit. Thats how far in advance they do that. How about that video at the top of the show. People on planes need to fasten their seat belts. This was a wild scene on a passenger plane. As you saw a fight broke out just ahead of a flight from tokyo to los angeles. Some of the nations Top Airline Executives are preparing to face tough questions about the state of their industry. Tom costello has the latest on it. Reporter good morning. Its happening nearly every day. Something occurs on an aircraft and fellow passengers grab their cell phones and record capturing misbehaving people, and this morning a fight, one passenger charged with assault. This morning another disturbing Airline Incident caught on camera. Two passengers throwing punches at each other aboard a flight about to depart from l. A. This guy is crazy. Reporter according to japan today, the passengers started fighting after the man in the red shirt was asked to leave the shirt after acting in an unruly manner. The man resisted. After the fight seems to be over, the man in red returns taking another punch to the face before the video abruptly ends. The passenger who took the video the tells nbc news the man in red yelled you think im crazy in the government is crazy before leaving the plane. The its the latest in a series of viral videos. A united passenger dragged off a plane in chicago. You stay out of this. An American United airlines attendant almost coming to blows with a customer. And a delta passenger removed from a flight for using the restroom after being told to remain seated. Some execs will face a grilling with members pass a new passenger bill of rights. Passengers have inadequate resource for the clueless and often careless misconduct of the airline. It was just last week that United Airlines ceo told lester holt the entire industry has suffered. The industry is getting a black eye. Youve caught all of us at a bad moment to this degree. Reporter in the past few weeks Many Airlines have announced major policy changes no longer involuntarily bumping seated passenger. Offering more cash as an incenti incentive, as much as 10,000. Southwest says it will stop overbooking flights. With 83 of seats full, Flight Attendants say the flying experience can be stressful. People are getting packed into a confined space. Humans are closer together, and it creates conflict. Reporter passenger rights advocates a will change. I think were stuck with that for a while until someone comes up with a new way of approaching the public and telling them you can get more for less. Reporter this morning passenger rights advocates and Flight Attendant unions say recent issues are symptomatic of operating at high capacity, and passengers its going to be an interesting phone call at the white house between President Trump and Vladimir Putin. Its their first direct conversation since trump declared relations between the countries were at an all time low. Kristen welker has more on this. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. It is high stakes for that call today with President Trump and president putin expected to discuss a range of topics. It comes as President Trump has set alarm bells for about some of the leaders. Including kim juneon. North korean said tv said the situation in the Korean Peninsula is being driven to a point, quote, close to nuclear war because of the united states. Reporter this Morning White House officials confirm President Trump will speak with Vladimir Putin on the phone. Its the third call between the two leaders since mr. Trump took office in january and the first since the recent u. S. Erair strikes in syria. That in response to a chemical attack. It was criticized by putin. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson met with the russian president last month. There is a low level of trust between our countries. The worlds two foremost Nuclear Powers cannot have this kind of relationship. Reporter todays call comes as President Trump faces backlash over his comments about other world leade he would meet with the north Korean Leader if it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, i would absolutely. I would be honored to do it. But just hours earlier, his own chief of staff said the exact opposite. I think the answer is probably not, and i dont see that happening. Reporter under fire, sean spicer forced to explain why a meeting would be an honor. Hes still a head of state. It is sort of theres a diplomatic piece. Reporter overnight backlash from some of his fellow republicans. What you do is you legitimize a person who is one of the really bad actors in the world. Reporter and the president surprised some of the officials within his own administration by inviting another brutal dictator to the use. Philippi philippines president. One key topic, north koreas recent provocations. That invi nation despite wide condemnation for executing his own country. Does the suspect have a thing with these leaders . The president clearly understands the threat that north korea poses. Those are the countries that can be helpful as we move forward to try to prevent the threat they pose. Reporter the its not just foreign policy. The president created confusion about a key component of the republicans latest Health Care Plan saying preexisting conditions will be covered. But the bill isnt as definitive. Mike pence was on capitol hill last night and held a number of meetings trying to secure the votes for the Health Care Bill when asked about the prospects of the Health Care Bill, he said stay tuned. All right. Kristen welker at the white house. Thank you. May day protest turned violent in oregon. Throwing objects at police officers. The group of selfdescribed anarchists set fires in the streets. Multiple people were arrested and some downtown bus police car which was destroyed. In the meantime, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of paris to protest marine le pen. Security forces fired back with tear gas. Three officers and several protesters were injured. Were learning more about the university of texas student accused of going on a stabbing rampage. The suspect surrendering to police after killing one person and injuring three others. Kerry sanders has more. Reporter good morning. There are many heavy hearts here on the campus at the university of the texas where classes are expected to resume today. The president of the school here cancelled classes after a freshman was knifed to death in what witnesses say was an unprovoked attack. Overnight beefed up patrols at the university of the texas in austin. Students understandably angxious and confused by a killing. The freshman was stabbed to death on a busy campus plaza in daylight. His best friend since they were in day care he was funny and outgoing. Lefs a friend to everybody. Reporter Harrison Brown killed three others slashed by the attacker. One white male college student. Hes been stabbed a couple of times. Reporter police say this man, a another student went nuts monday, armed with a large hunting knife. Witnesses say at first the stabbing spree seemed unreal. He just grab third down guy by the shoulder and stabbed him in the back. Reporter as video posted on social media shows, Campus Police wrestled the suspect to the ground. Officials say the arrest coming just two minutes after police were first called. In custody this morning, 21 still unclear . A motive. The individual actually didnt just attack people that were right there. He walked a little ways, and then stabbed another individual. Reporter one classmate of the alleged knife wielding attacker said he noticed a personality change. He was missing from class for about a month. He was depressed. Reporter Harrison Browns former School District remembering him as an inspiration to everyone around him. One of the wounded was admitted to the hospital. The other two were treated and released later this morning. The police are expected to hold a News Conference to discuss, among other things, charges against the alleged attacker. Thank you. With the Summer Vacation season ahead, the state department issued a travel alert covering all of europe. It says americans should be on guard for possible terrorist tourist spots, hotels, clubs, and houses of worship. The alert points to the recent deadly attacks attributed to alqaeda. It advises travelers to be a plan for contacting family members in an emergency. And it says they should monitor local use reports, check the websites of consulates for any security updates. More turmoil at fox news. Another Top Executive is out. Stephanie gosing is here with the latest. Reporter good morning. First the it was the Networks Chairman and ceo roger ailes. Then bill oreilly. Now the copresident bill shawn has called it quits. Pushed out amid criticism of his handling of the Sexual Harassment scandal. He was reportedly forced out after mounting pressure to change the corporate pressure. With may never be the same. Reporter this morning another shakeup at fox news. Bill shine resigning as the network scrambles to deal with a string of negative headlines about Sexual Harassment. One of his most high profile defenders, sean hannity reported to reports that shawn was being pushed out saying i pray this is not true. If it is, thats the total end of the Fox News Channel as we know it. Overnight on his show, hannity stayed silent about shine, and not addressing rumors of his own potential departure from the network, instead tweaking the alt left. Still shawns departure may signal a makeover for the network. Shine was a continuatioconti. The murdochs are turning a reporter in a memo, the ceo Rupert Murdoch wrote i know bill was respected and liked by everybody at fox news, but some former employees might disagree. Shine has not been accused of Sexual Harassment, but has been named in two lawsuits against the network and the disgraced former chairman, roger ailes who resigned amid ak sayings of Sexual Harassment. One of the accusers, a former anchor, claims shine told her when she complained that ailes was a very powerful man and she needed to let this one go. Shine denies all of the accusations. Now his repolilacement is a wom suzanne scott. Women at fox news are looking at this moment and saying this is not cleaning house. Fox is in the middle of a bid for british broadcaster, sky. Industry insiders suspect the recent departures a desire to get the takeover approved by the british government. Among the criteria being judged is whether or not the company is fit and proper. All right. Thank you. Now to a real life Hollywood Cliff hanger. A massive Writers Strike averted. In new deal was announced an hour after the deadline. It avoids a costly strike which prevents Television Shows to immediate reruns. Important news for parents this morning. The Trump Administration now rolling back some School Lunch Rules that have been championed by former first lady, Michelle Obama. The Program Required more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Many School Districts were complaining that Healthy Foods were ending up in the trash. Under the new standards, schools wont have to cut the salt in meals just yet. Theyll also keep the current whole grain requirements and not demand that all schools could serve 1 milk instead of the nonfat now required. The new rules will take affect in the fall. An update on what has been a traffic nightmare in atlanta. They are confidence that the i85 bridge that went up in flames in march will be reopened by memorial day weekend. Now, the initial completion date was supposed to be mid june, but the 24 7 work schedule is credited for accelerating the progress in construction. A little bit of a light moment from the nba playoffs. Lebron james almost started celebrating a little early. Cleveland up by 16 late in the third quarter. Lebron grabs a bottle of beer on the court side. Was about to take a sip. Thought better. He gives it back. Cavs go onto beat the happr over. Looked good. Youre not al. Im not. Can i borrow your dress for my Weather Report . Does it fit the forecast . It does in some parts of the country. Back through the midwest, the sky will be featuring sunshine. We still have flooding because of the recent rain. This is all river flooding. All the diamonds in this reddish pink here, those are the rivers in major flood stage. They are overflowing their banks and causing flooding in some of the nearby communities. T t t the Mississippi River at chester is close to flood stage. Flash flood watches across the midwest because the water still needs someplace so go. Unfortunately, its over the banks. In the next 24 hourswe we could see some areas picking up an inch and a half to two inches across kansas. A second storm system regenerating. Well see two areas. One near st. Louis where we could see possibly five inches of rain and along the gulf coast where we could see three to four inches of rain. Thats wednesday into thursday. Your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds. Im chuck bell. Skies are partly to mostly the rain is over. Temperatures are mostly in the 60s this morning. It will be a breezy afternoon today. Temperatures will gradually get back up into the low to mid 70s with plenty of sunshine. Again, west to northwest winds today. Would be near 30 miles per hour. Breezy today and for tomorrow. Rel thetively warm today. Cool for wednesday and thursday and heavy rain likely especially thursday morning. Coming up the family rescued by Good Samaritans when their truck flipped over in a storm is speaking out for the first time. We were there for their emotional reunion with one of their rescuers. Airline passengers tossed from their seats and injured after severe turbulence. This morning how you can stay safe the next time youre flying in less than ideal conditions. But first, this is today on nbc. Conditions. First this, is today onbc. N coming up inside the gala from the chic to the who was that. The fashion that ruled the night. And a live concert. One republican is here. First, check your local news. Hi guys. Its great to be here. In the desert. At the mall. On the mountain. At school. At the beach. In the big easy. Yeah. Yeah. Today i want to show you guys the nextgen chevy equinox. What do you think . Thats pretty. Pretty sexy. Its allwheel drive. Look at that. It looks aggressive. But not overbearing. Its not too big. Not too small. It looks like it could go offroading. 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