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south. >> downtown sulfur destroyed. >> at least five people killed, hundreds injured. crews now searching for mountains of debris or survivors. we're live on the ground and al a tracking the ongoing risk for even more storms. campus chaos. tension over the war in gaza spreading to more colleges over the u.s. hundreds arrested in protests over the weekend. breaking overnight, the secretary of state arriving in the middle east. pushing for a cease-fire and hostage deal. the very latest straight ahead. center stage. the campaign trail comes to washington at the annual white house correspondents dinner. the president takes his shots against donald trump. >> age is an issue. i'm a grown man running against a 6-year-old. >> and getting a few in return. >> it's not easy following president biden. and it's not easy always

following what he's saying. >> trump's reaction as he returns to the campaign trail and the courtroom. royal milestones. king charles returns to public duties while his cancer treatment goes on. prince william and princess kate celebrating their anniversary today as she undergoes the fight of her life. we're live at buckingham palace. all that plus super idea. the year's long push by fans to make the super bowl part of a long holiday weekend now backed by the nfl. inside the big change the league is now considering. and special delivery. another set of pandas is set to take the u.s. by storm and we have a look at the adorable new additions today, monday, april 29th, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today."

it is monday morning. so glad you are starting your week with us. >> good to see you guys this morning. >> we've got a lot to get to. including the outbreak of devastating tornadoes over the weekend. this is a live look at sulphur, oklahoma. it's dark there, but you can see the downtown area decimated. after multiple tornadoes reduced buildings there to rubble. >> more than 120 twisters were reported across the region over the weekend. at least five people were killed. about 100 others hurt. >> and as mentioned, there is more severe weather on the way. heavy rain bringing extreme flooding to a large swath of the country. al's got his full forecast. we'll get right of to him in a moment. but first, jesse kirsch joins us from hard-hit sulphur this weekend. good morning to you, jesse. >> reporter: savannah and hoda, good morning, unflrntly this weekend's weather proving deadly. one person died in iowa, and officials in oklahoma say four people died in this state,

including an infant. one of the deaths was here in the small city of sulphur. population roughly 5,000. this is what's left of this auto body shop, off to the side a utility pole snapped on top of a pile of debris. this morning, this community is in pieces. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this morning devastation in oklahoma. >> downtown sulphur is destroyed. >> reporter: sulphur, oklahoma, population roughly 5,000 taking a direct hit. the harrowing nighttime twister captured on camera. locals say this was the small city's historic downtown. now it's been reduced to rubble. roofs are gone. buildings destroyed. this mail truck tilting on a pile of debris. >> it honestly looked like someone just dropped a bomb on this area because it's just -- it's gone. >> reporter: officials say at least 100 people are injured from relentless storms across the state.

>> you just can't believe the destruction. >> reporter: def stations stretching from texas to the midwest, with torrential rain, tornado reports in college station and trinity, texas. and at least 120 tornadoes reported across multiple states. much of minden, iowa ripped to shreds. officials say this home is in the middle of a street. it is supposed to be yards away on this foundation. and you can see it is hardly the only building badly damaged. the community now comes together to pick up the pieces. >> when something is that bad, you almost go a little numb. now it is just a matter of getting up and going forward. >> reporter: back here in sulphur, a clear day today and tomorrow. there is the potential for marginal risk of severe weather on wednesday, which they do not need here. savannah?

>> jesse kirsch, thank you. >> guys, unfortunately, you can see a long line all the way to texas. that's where we're looking for. from louisiana, texas, arkansas, where we have severe thunderstorm watches out for heavy showers and thunderstorms. the strongest threats in the mid-morning. we're looking at significant flooding from texas to lake charles, louisiana. we've got a risk of severe weather from corpus christi, jackson, on into new orleans. then during the day today, that system moves to the east. tomorrow a new frontal system starts to develop, we're looking at a severe threat stretching from minnesota to texas. and this one area from sioux falls to kansas city, the risk of two inch hail or more. and then tornadoes. and on into wednesday, another severe risk breaks out in south central plains. that same area, oklahoma, that jesse was just talking about. wichita, kansas, a risk for more severe weather there. damaging hail, again, tornadoes possible.

strong ef-2 or stronger. and we're expecting rainfall rates in this lower to the lower gulf, two of three irchls per hour, and there could be some flooding. summer is arriving. we could see some records with temperatures anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees above average. we will detail that coming up in the next half hour. guys? >> al, thank you. we now move to the mounting chaos over the war in gaza. it's spreading on college campuses here in the u.s. protests and counter protests intensified from coast to coast over this weekend, leading to hundreds of arrests. we have two reports. we'll start with nbc's erin mclaughlin from columbia here in new york. erin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. over the weekend there were police crackdowns on multiple campuses nationwide, with more than 250 either arrested or detained. this morning, the protests show no signs of slowing down. this morning tension on college

campuses growing and spreading. pro-palestinian protesters arrested at virginia tech overnight after they failed to disburse following warnings from police. the university saying it recognized that the situation had the increasing potential to become unsafe. the heated conflicts now playing out at dozens of schools nationwide. with schools demanding their schools divest from israel. over the weekend, fights breaking out at ucla, dueling protesters clashing on campus. police officers setting up barriers to separate the demonstrations. >> i would not feel safe being on campus. it really makes me feel even being back here pity for the students who have to deal with this every day. >> reporter: also in los angeles at usc, the school's famed trojan statue vandalized. the protests popping up from the west coast to the southwest.

at arizona state university, to the midwest. at indiana university. >> i never believed it would happen here in bloomington, indiana. it was terrifying. >> reporter: in washington university in st. louis, where 80 were arrested this weekend. to the east coast. at northeastern over 100 people were arrested. ending that encampment. at harvard protesters put up a palestinian flag where an american flag would fly. and while demonstrators remain at m.i.t., the president wants encampments shut down. >> it is creating a potential magnet for disruptive outside protesters. >> reporter: in columbia and new york, the encampment still stands, despite the police crackdown earlier at which month which ignited campus protests nationwide. many jewish students across college campuses fearing for their safety.

>> the atmosphere that's created here, you feel threatened as a jewish student. allowing this to happen on college campuses is disgusting. >> reporter: meanwhile, thousands of miles away in an encampment in gaza, displaced palestinians send a message of gratitude to the students. this morning columbia university put out a statement that its talks with protesters had failed and that it would not be divesting from israel, which was their key demand, it's calling on the students to leave their encampment voluntarily, something which of course seems unlikely, columbia's president reassuring students there will still be a commencement, noting many of the students missed their high school graduation because of the pandemic. sf f? >> erin mclaughlin, thank you very much. we're following breaking news in the middle east. the secretary of state arrived in the region to discuss cease-fire efforts in gaza after president biden applied new pressure in a phone call with israel's benjamin netanyahu. keir simmons joins us with that part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. amid intense negotiations here in saudi arabia and across the

region, secretary blinken speaking here a short time ago describing israel's offer to hamas as extraordinarily generous. and saying a deal between saudi arabia, the u.s. and israel is potentially very close to completion. this morning secretary blinken in saudi arabia with a deal over the war in gaza and release of hostages on a knife edge. hamas releasing a second hostage video in less than a week, including 64-year-old american israeli keith siegal. his niece holding on to hope. >> i think that now is the moment. i think i have faith that we can do a deal now. >> reporter: siegel, one of five americans still believed to be held in gaza. israel's army is poised to launch an assault on rafah in gaza. now home to more than a million palestinians.

the white house says president biden reiterated his clear position on rafah. within hours, netanyahu's office saying no compromise on its war objectives. hamas officials in egypt today. egypt's foreign minister telling nbc's dan murphy, a deal is difficult. extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of . >> reporter: an israeli official telling nbc news this morning, ...................... .. . cou ue ief.

this morning, the gloves are off in the race for the white house. >> yes, age is an issue. i'm a grown man running against a 6-year-old. >> reporter: president biden roasting his 2024 presidential

challenger, former president trump, at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner. >> age is the only thing we have in common. my vice president actually endorses me. >> reporter: trump fired back on social media calling the dinner really bad and saying crooked joe was an absolute disaster. the night's entertainer from "saturday night live" did not spare the president. >> the economy is like you on the steps of air force one you on the steps of air force one. it feels like it's stumbling, but there's somehow upward progress. >> president biden also took a rare swipe at trump's legal troubles. >> donald has had a few tough days lately. you might call it stormy weather. >> reporter: it comes as trump faces another week-of his her money trial in new york, where he's accused of falsifying business records to cover up an

alleged affair with stormy daniels, charges he denies. >> there's no case here whatsoever, it's a disgrace. >> reporter: court proceedings resume tomorrow but are off again on wednesday, when the former president is planning a campaign swing to key battlegrounds, wisconsin and michigan, this morning, a new cnn poll showing trump with a lead over president biden, but overall the race remains very close. other polls, including nbc's, finding the two closer. and with president biden leading in campaign cash, sources tell nbc news trump met for break faction this weekend with his former gop rival florida governor ron desantis who said he plans to help fund raise. on friday in an interview with howard stern, president biden . neither campaign has formally committed. >> gabe there at the white house, thank you. an said he'd be happy to debate trump. the presidential debate commission scheduled three debates beginning in september but neither campaign has committed, craig.

>> gabe ambiguity was, thank you. update from the port of the baltimore. a major milestone reached, the first container ship arrived at the port since the francis scott key bridge collapsed late last month. the car fwoe ship made it through the temporary channel with nearly a thousand containers on board, that temporary channel is expected to close in the coming days, but the main channel is on track to reopen by the end of may. >> go to the nba playoffs now, the minnesota timberwolves are moving on to the second round after a clean sweep of the phoenix suns. >> help from edwards with a deep shot. >> he led with 40 points, nine rebounds. minnesota completes the sweep. the final score 122-116. >> the new york knicks taken a commanding three games to one lead after beating the sixers 97-92, this came jalen brunson putting the knicks on his back. put up 47 points yesterday.

the clippers and the pacers. how's charlie doing? >> being a philly sports fan, it's like a character builder. >> that's true. >> we're building a lot of character during this playoff series. mr. roker, what you got? >> we're looking at this next system coming into the pacific northwest. but out west, really gorgeous weather, sunny, mild, very spring-like conditions, the strong storms we were talking about getting themselves down through the gulf, all along this front, the great lakes and looking at beautiful weather here up and down the eastern seaboard, with record highs, it's a gorgeous day here in the east. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. p you get there. the key to being rich is knowing what counts.

and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you. coming up, an inside look at the week ahead for the royal family, including a hopeful milestone for king charles. nbc's kelly cobiella is there at buckingham palace. >> reporter: hey, good morning. yeah, king charles is getting ready to meet with the public for the first time since easter. what doctors are saying about

his health and the latest on princess kate. coming up. and get ready to fall in love. a new group of giant pandas heading to the u.s. this summer. we will introduce you to the adorable stars in the making. but, first, this is "today" on

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he's feeling well enough to get back out in front of the public. they will make a joint visit to a cancer treatment center tuesday. >> they have been through such a great deal, and it's been difficult for everyone involved. but for the public, this is hugely reassuring. >> reporter: the palace releasing a new photo of the king and queen camilla, nearly one year since his coronation last may. but no update on the health of princess kate who announced last month she's undergoing preventative cancer treatment. their health scares bringing the king and his daughter-in-law closer. the king granting kate a historic honor, the first royal to receive a title that recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions to public service. kate, married into the royal family 13 years ago today. the prince and princess of wales celebrating their wedding anniversary privately. releasing this picture to mark the day. >> they are going through one of the most challenging periods of their married life. but we know she really relies on william.

they are a huge support to one another. >> reporter: william was back at work last week sharing jokes. >> i will say a joke. that is charlotte's favorite joke at the moment. knock, knock. >> who's there? >> interrupting cow? >> interrupting cow -- >> moo. >> reporter: the proud father and his family celebrated prince louis' 6th birthday last week. this picture taken by kate. now getting ready for another birthday with princess charlotte turning 9 on thursday. we may see another picture of princess charlotte for her birthday later this week. stay tuned for that. the king could be reunited with prince harry. prince harry is due in this country next week to mark the 10th anniversary of the invictus games. and we heard in the nigerian government that prince harry and

meghan will be visiting as well. guys? >> all right, kelly cobiella. kelly, thank you. nbc news royal commentator, daisy mcandrew. hi, daisy. good morning. so this is good news for king charles, it seems. >> reporter: it is definitely good news. you can tell from the way the palace has been managing both his -- the publicity surrounding the king's cancer and the events he's going to. you can tell they are taking a very different approach to any of his predecessors. it would have been unthinkable in the years gone by that a monarch not only would have told us that he or she is suffering from cancer but also giving us these updates. and now, we can see this week he'll be going to a cancer center to discuss his experience of it with people who are themselves having it. just as a historical context, the reason you wouldn't have gotten that in the past because the that in the pascause the minute the monarch who was head of state in this country admitted to some kind of

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marvel at these charming creatures, whose population is so vulnerable to deforestation, it is a look at diplomacy in, well, inaction. richard nixon's trip ushered in a new era of relations with china and a historic partnership in conservation that first brought pandas to the nation's capital 50 years ago. >> i think panda-monium is going to break out at the zoo. >> reporter: millions flooding in to see our furry friends munching bamboo, climbing trees, and even body sledding. >> to see a giant panda is an experience. the fact that we've been able to have giant pandas here in the united states has contributed to highly significantly to the preservation of the species. >> reporter: now the only place to see them state side is in the atlanta zoo. perhaps not for long. their panda loan comes due at the end of the year.

when yunchuan and xinbao do arrive, they're expected to stay at least a decade, plenty of time to see nature's beauty in black and white. >> but wait, there's more. >> those pandas are going to san diego, but there's word we're getting more pandas. >> that's what i'm hearing. according to sources, san francisco mayor london breed, signed an mou, san francisco might get some too, on the west coast, i'm just doing panda coverage from now on. >> mou. >> memorandum of understanding. they're going to bring them out. >> okay. >> legal stuff. >> thank you. >> well good to see you, happy you're here. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> who knew the pandas had lawyers? that's one tough deal. all right, let's take a look. hey, are you ready for some summer here in the northeast and the great lakes? >> yes! >> here we go, big area of high pressure off the east coast, pumping up this warm air, anywhere from 5 to 20 degrees above average, we could see some records today, williamsport could be tying its record at 86. same in wheeling, maybe break

the record in columbus, 82 in beckley, d.c. 91 #, 85 in new york city, salisbury, maryland could come close. tomorrow des moines at 77 degrees. little rocks, 83, new york city 74, richmond 88. as we head on into the weekend, we're looking at very mild conditions, upper 70s in clooeld, low 80s in d.c., mid-80s in charlotte, and you're looking at mid-80s in memphis by friday, down to o about 77, but

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>> extending the regular season would put super bowl sunday on a holiday weekend. something we've been asking for for years, it seems. kaylee hartung has the details. tell us there's potential truth to this. >> let's hope. let's hope. it's looking good, guys. roger goodell would admit that some of his toughest critics are his fans. that as he's floating this new plan that would add a regular season game to the schedule and move super bowl sunday to the long presidents' day weekend, it could be a win-win if players can get on board. after years of complaints from football fans -- >> we should have off the day after the super bowl. >> it is not that people are expected to go back to work and just return to their normal lives after super bowl sunday. >> reporter: nfl commissioner roger goodell is mulling an idea that could make the day after the super bowl end up on a holiday. >> that ends up on president's day weekend, which is a holiday weekend, which makes the sunday night and then you have monday off. >> reporter: that switch even suggested here.

on "today" back in february. >> i think that's a perfect idea, good solution. >> you just do president's day weekend. >> reporter: it would keep the 20-game total but shorten the preseason by one game and add it to the schedule. over the weekend, bengals quarterback joe burrow suggesting if there's an additional game he'd like to see an added bye week too. still word of the potential move has fans giving kudos to the commissioner. >> president's day weekend super bowl, that is awesome. roger goodell, great job. >> reporter: while some of the nfl's biggest stars have expressed support for fans getting post super bowl monday off -- >> just make monday a holiday. the country should change what they're doing for the super bowl. >> reporter: extending the season has long been a sore point for players. in 2021 when the league added a game to the regular schedule making for 17 matchup, the receiving 57% from the players union expressing concern about health and safety. >> they're saying 17 to get to 18. that's two more opportunities for players to risk their bodies

and put their bodies on the line. >> reporter: the new push comes amid an effort to -- all things nfl. this weekend's draft broke an attendance record with nearly 800,000 fans packing downtown detroit. knew as goodell signals a change to future seasons, the league's next move may further supersize the super bowl. so the commissioner did not lay out a time line for any potential changes, but the next labor contract comes up in six years, so that would be a time when schedules are renegotiated. but guys, here's the heads up, super bowl lxi will be a preview of what things could look like in 2027 with the super bowl here in l.a., that will actually land on presidents' day weekend anyway. get excited. >> oh. >> i mean this year's super bowl is in new orleans. so, i think, come on. all meant to be. >> yes. seems like a no brainer, right? >> really, the unofficial commissioner of the nfl is here

in mama kelce, if she deems that's how she wants it to be, that's how it should be. >> what do you think, mrs. kelce, should monday after the super bowl be a holiday? yes. >> yes. >> make it happen. >> there we go. >> done. >> as we said, mama kelce is here, she'll be here live for us. >> plus, on pop start, post malone spent time in california, stagecoach, he took a page out of beyonce's book, how that went, coming up after a quick check of your local news. and show off clearer skin and less itch with dupixent. the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, that helps heal your skin from within. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines

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growing call. while in southern california, protesters at usc defaced a famed statue and ucla protesters clashed with one another. well, the recount resumes this morning in the race for the 16th district congressional seat now being held by outgoing ana eshoo. now, the final count from last month's primary may be a matter of days away or even hours. now, state assemblyman evan low and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian are battling to fill out the november ballot against former san jose mayor sam liccardo. they are believed to be just a handful of uncounted ballots remaining. and we're coming from a beautiful weekend. what is this monday forecast look like? we'll hear from meteorologist kari hall and it's a continuation of the weather we had over the weekend. just a little bit warmer for the inland valleys with the high today, up to 73 degrees, and we continue to warm over the next few days. by thursday, we're reaching the peak of those high temperatures up to 80 degrees, but then look ahead to the

weekend. it'll be much cooler with a chance of rain on saturday, while san francisco will only see highs in a low 66. thanks a lot, carrie. we'll make sure to watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast starting in just minutes ahead at 8 a.m, the private patient data, kaiser says, may have been accidentally sent to several big tech companies. watch on roku, amazon fire tv, xumo and other streaming platforms, including

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reported. communities coming together to pick up the pieces. we're live on the scene. plus, al has a look at more severe weather on the way. then doubling down. the governor of south dakota under fire more her decision to kill her dog, now speaking out, defending her decision. the details just ahead. and take it back. ever wonder what happens to all the unwanted items people return? >> everyone is trying to save a dollar, right? everyone is on a budget. >> introducing re-commerce. big box stores where consumers can buy them at a huge discount. >> look at the people lined up on a saturday morning. hi, everybody! >> vicky nguyen has the latest on a new trend. and start us up! the stones back on tour. ♪ start me up ♪ ♪ i'll never stop ♪ >> billy joel serenades the original uptown girl.

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first jesse kirsch in hard-hit sulphur, oklahoma with the latest. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. we know of at least 5 people who have been killed. one person reported dead in iowa. according to officials. and authorities in oklahoma say four people died in this state, including an infant. one of the deaths was here in sulpu h -- sulphur, oklahoma. you can see this is what's left of an auto body shop exposed to the sky. there is wires dangling here. off to the side, you can see this utility pole is snapped and tilted and there is debris on the ground here as well. this is hardly the only area that was hit hard. even overnight, we saw more bad weather. heavy rain and tornado reports in parts of texas. stretching back to friday, multiple states had tornado reports. since friday, we have seen 120 tornado reports. you can see the images out of nebraska. iowa also hit hard as well, iowa as well. stretching down to texas.

this is multiple days of rough weather. back here in sulfur, clear skies expected. but there is marginal risk for more severe weather on wednesday. when you look at how much still ahead, that's not what you want in a place like this. savannah? >> no. jesse kirsch, thank you very much. >> the swe s severe threat is not over yet. >> you can see this line stretching from chicago all the way down to houston, texas. and the southern part of this is where the severe weather is happening. port arthur up into parts of lower louisiana. we are going to be watching these storms. storms pushing through. we have a risk of severe weather today from corpus christi to jackson. damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes possible. tomorrow it moves east and north. look at this from omaha down to manhattan and kansas city, the risk for hail. but we cannot rule out a very strong tornado as well. and wednesday as well. we're looking at damaging wind, potential for strong storms from wichita, kansas city, wind gusts of up to 60 miles an hour and

heavy rain down to the south. another 3 to 5 inches possible overnight and into the day tomorrow down through the lower gulf. guys? >> all right, al. thanks. come back to you in a few moments. meanwhile, south dakota's governor is defending herself after a controversial chapter in her forthcoming book where she describes killing her 14-month-old dog. a section of the book is where she recounted shooting her dog after deciding it was, quote, less than worthless and untrainable. noem posting this response on x saying we love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm. noem is widely viewed as a top contender for trump's running mate. authorities near seattle are still searching this morning for a zebra that escaped a trailer yesterday. the washington state patrol says four zebras were being transported to montana. when the driver stopped along interstate 90 to secure a trailer door.

well somehow, they all got out. the driver was able to corral three zebras with the help of some drivers that pulled over to help. but one of them took off. officials are hoping someone will find him. >> someone will. >> he's not going to blend, not there. >> all right. are you ready for a morning boost? murray got home to south carolina she delivers on the promise. she is dressed as henry hawk, the mascot. she took photos with students including her . . . reveal.. >> waiting for that one for nine long months. mom came through. that was the surprise, just like she promised. >> she had to go more elaborate because he was waiting for it.

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e-commerce. but what about re-commerce? this is the second market for returned items, goods that come in damaged boxes. sometimes it is overstocked brand-new stuff. there are even mystery boxes offering incredible savings if you're willing to roll the dice. it is a bargain buyer's dream come true, and it could be coming to a mall near you. what used to be the first floor of a j.c. penney at the pal saids center in west nyack, new york is now 52,000 square feet dedicated to re-commerce, reselling everything from furniture to clothing and scooters. so this is a scooter for adults. there is even swimming pools. >> it is not guaranteed you will find this pool next week. >> reporter: and mountains of home goods. i mean, al loves a vacuum sealer. this 27-year-old opened the store in february. how did you come up with this idea? >> we saw this trend happening in down south and california and texas. we said, wait, why not introduce it to new york?

>> reporter: he is hoping to cash in on the $200 billion re-commerce market, selling goods that were returned, overstocked or sometimes just in a dented box from huge retailers, including amazon, walmart and target. >> everyone is trying to save a dollar, right? everyone is on a budget. our mission is for families to have these kind of merchandise served with cheap pricing. >> reporter: if you want to know how popular this store is, don't take my word for it. look at the people lined up on the saturday morning. hi, everybody. >> for us personally, we like to try to find items and sell it. >> reporter: what are some of the items you purchase that you love? >> oh, my god, everything, electronics, headphones, stuff for the house. you don't know what you will find. >> reporter: in addition to the big items on sale around the store, these are the name sake mystery bins. what arrives in these blue bins every friday night is unpredictable, and sometimes unlabeled. customers can ask to have the boxes opened to see what's inside. and to make sure it works -- before buying.

adding to the treasure hunt feel prices fall as the week goes on. on saturday, everything in the blue bins is $15. sunday, $12. by friday, anything left is just $1. >> does this stuff all disappear throughout the week? >> yeah, oh, yeah, you come here on a friday, and it will be completely empty. >> reporter: if you really want to play the mystery game, they offer these $50 boxes that you can't open ahead of time. but, they're guaranteed to contain more than $50 worth of merchandise. >> we get them straight from amazon. we don't know what's inside. >> reporter: the mystery box i opened thand this ninja blast blender, online selling for $60, and this flat ware set retails for $65, plus a cheese board and other knickknacks. >> this is so cute, look at this. >> reporter: use your phone to check the current price. >> open amazon up, scan the bar code or take a picture of the merchandise, and it will show up on amazon. >> you get a lot of people shopping here to resell these

items? >> yes, we do, we have a lot. >> reporter: they're making money too? >> yes, they're making money. >> reporter: part of the circular economy, buy, sell, reuse, and reduce waste. shoppers are all in, because it's cheaper and less wasteful. >> the number of returns is sky high. $750 billion in goods returned in 2023. >> reporter: amina ali is the ceo of optoro, a company that helps the biggest retailers optimize their returns. why has this secondary market for returns exploded? >> this is basically the art and science of taking goods not new putting them back into liquidation, back in hand channels, trade-ins, and most importantly, keep them out of landfills. >> i've got a $600 vacuum, for $230. >> slam dunk. >> i like the whole aura of coming here, buying, searching around, and i give most of it away. >> to charity? >> anyone who needs something

that i have. >> i know there are some charitable out there. to be clear, all of this merch is legitimate, comes from walmart, target, amazon. frankly, it is cheaper for those big box stores to sell off these items than to deal with the returns process. by the way, you never know what you're going to find. one customer told us he has been hunting for iphones after seeing someone getting a brand new phone, iphone 13 for $15, and a pro, tip, look for the owner of these stores, they want to get rid of this merchandise. they will negotiate. >> you can haggle? >> bigger ticket items, absolutely haggle, craig. >> i can't believe this exists, and nothing's broken and not damaged, it's all good stuff. >> exactly, all good stuff, you can take it to an you can boxing station, it has the all the parts. the only mystery is the $50 mystery boxes. >> people are there for it. >> how much we waste as a society. >> yeah, that's why i love this concept so much and we're going to see more of these stores popping up, great for

everybody's budget but great for the economy. taking perfectly good things that big retailers don't want to deal with checking and inspecting and resealing, you deal with it. here it is. >> if you love flea market, the hunt. >> exactly. >> that ninja blender. >> it's great. >> mr. roker has one of those up in the dressing room. >> maybe not that brand, but yeah, i like a good blender. great for kids, with $25, here, go to this place, let's have a party. >> it's a great -- >> in your dressing room. >> i make a smoothie. i like a good smoothie. >> on his treadmill. >> margarita making we didn't know. >> fabulous third hour then. look at warm temperatures for the first time, mid-atlantic, temperatures in the 90s, 80s, even -- the only school spot is 60s as you get up into new england, northern plains, 40s and 50s, 90s in the southwest and southern texas as well. for today we're looking at record highs up and down the eastern seaboard, unfortunately for strong storms and floods

through the lower gulf, wet weather up the mississippi river valley. sunny and mild behind this front. and that' weather. best time of the morning. >> all right, six items in pop

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out mr. paisley for a special e♪ ♪ driving and the weather is perfect ♪ ♪ those are the duet, take a look. ♪ i'm going to miss her ♪ ♪ when i get home ♪ >> pretty awesome there. they have been popping up everywhere, lately. duetting with taylor. that new music is coming son. people hoping it is an all country record. we have to keep an eye out for that. certainly looks like he fits the part. next up, sticking with the music theme, billy joel over the weekend. the piano man had an original moment with his original "uptown girl." singing the hit at madison square garden to a dancing christy brinkley in the crowd. the big screens picked up the cute moment.

♪ uptown girl ♪ looking for a downtown man ♪ >> i mean, the kids might not understand the impact of that moment, but that's a really cool moment. billy joel was married to christy brinkley from '84 to '94. and said that that song, at least in part, was always inspired by -- >> she was in the video, too. >> and one of the classic, classic videos of all time. >> for sure. next up is ryan gosling who plays a stuntman in "the fall guy." surprised a lucky audience over the weekend at universal studios hollywood to help launch "the fall guy" spectacular preshow, it is a new part of the water world attraction. he wasn't so keen diving in with real life dare devils. >> there is 3,000 people here. they need to be entertained right now. ♪ >> that was awesome. >> wow! >> yeah.

that's not him. he's going to stick to the acting. "fall guys" hits theaters this friday. >> looks fun. next up, selena gomez is now after the success and singer actress and culinary enthusiast at home cooking show, selena plus chef, now launching a new series this week called "selena plus restaurant." she is taking the culinary adventure into professional kitchens in some of l.a.'s hottest restaurants. she will be joined by some of our favs like wolfgang puck. and we've got a special sneak peek to show you. >> all right. >> we have some really beautiful radishes. i love them. they are nice and crispy and crunchy. >> hey, what's this? >> come on. taste it. >> oh. that's sweeter. >> you make two steps forward. now you're making one back on tomatoes. >> sorry, chef. >> i thought it would be called like an italian roselette

tomato. >> selena plus restaurant premiers this thursday on food network and will be available to stream on max. finally ethan hawke opening up about being a fan of his daughter maya who he shares with his ex, uma thurman. you might recognize her from breakout rules playing robin buckley on the show stranger things. ethan tells "people" magazine, i can be proud of her and geek out with so much joy when it comes to "stranger things." when it comes to spoilers, ethan says, i nudge her for them, but she will not give them up. she says, you have a big mouth. she doesn't even trust her old dad. we're dying for that final season of "stranger things" to drop. and apparently, ethan will have to wait around just like the rest of us. still ahead, look who's here! we have mama kelce about to share her favorite mother's day gift ideas. don't forget her. but, first, your local news and

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mom of football superstars travis and jason kelce. she is here with a special edition of "today's bestsellers." these are your favorite kinds of gifts and ideas for mother's day. >> you want if get any of these, scan the qr code at the bottom of the screen. donna, good to see you. first of all, those two boys of yours, good gift givers for mother's day? >> boys usually are not. >> you have to get the daughters in law. >> you have to remind them, is that the way it works sometimes? >> it's not like that. i'm rarely the same place they are on mother's day because it's off season. they're off and running and doing their own thing. but that's okay. i've had so many blessings that i don't even care. >> do you know what a good way to give them a hint? do a whole segment on "the today show" of what you want. let's get started. what is the first thing we have here. these are cute. and everybody always gets mom a robe. these are cute. >> these are awesome robes. i have gotten them for my friends, in fact. you know, girls' weekends, whatever. you can do it for bridesmaid parties.

they're very soft, easily packed and very absorbent. you can have them monogrammed. also, you can do the back too. >> it says mama kelce. that's cute. >> yes, so cute. >> this is a fun, fun thing to do with your friends or just for a mom that needs to have some rest. >> yeah. >> all right. why don't you step up to the beauty department here. and fill us in. i love a lightweight blow-dryer for starters. >> it is very easy to get into the suitcase. also, there is some attachments for volume and what have you. and it is kind of quiet. so i like it. i use it a lot, and it is one of my favorites. it's l'ange. >> i like something that's small. >> it's powerful enough to do the job. that's the trouble. sometimes the little blow-dryer doesn't do it. >> they do have larger sizes with brushes on them and everything. depending on how long your hair is, you can pick the hair drier you need. >> do you have any particular mother's day memories with these? >> always sports related.

you know, spending time with the mothers, having maybe a drink, you know, at a baseball game in a solo cup. >> that's how you have to get through all the baseball games and football games and such. >> okay. what's next? >> this is a bandolier. i use this constantly. i love these. this you can put around you. you can put it over your shoulder and carry it with you at all times. you know you will never be lost with it. there is a little snap in the back. you can put a couple credit cards in there. it is really, really nice. not only that, it's not covered. just pick it up and look at it. see what the time is. >> i like how you can have a blingy chain, so it's cute. >> yes. there are different types of chains you can have with it. so just depending on what you need. >> all right. let's take us to the food department. what you got? >> cheeseboard. obviously this is all the rage right now. everyone's doing this.

the good thing is you only have one plate to clean. so that's neat. but it just puts everything out there. it is easy when some people come over and you are like, what the heck am i going to do? i'm sure everybody has brie sitting in the refrigerator, chocolate, too. so it kind of makes it more presentable. >> does it come with these knives? i like that. >> they do, yes. >> i never know where to put those cheese knives. >> i know. >> do you like to entertain? >> you know what, i mostly -- i have a small condo, so i don't entertain like i used to. but when i did, i liked to do this kind of stuff, yeah. >> that's cute, okay, good. and we have one more on our some of them have solar lights in them. >> yes, people need zen. they need to rest. some of them have solar lights in them, and they're really kind of fun because if you're sitting on your balcony or on your patio. >> love the sound. >> just relax. >> what do you do to zen out, what's your thing?

>> sitting on the balcony having some tea, yeah, it's a nice -- >> music, no music. >> yeah, sometimes i listen to music, right, yeah. >> okay. >> for sure. >> donna, thank you so much. >> thanks, donna. >> happy mother's day early. >> coming up, public service announcement. it's may 12 9th or something. >> next sunday. >> travis and jason, if you're watching. up next, we'll have a chemistry lesson, the stars of a highly anticipated rom-com, can't wait to chat with anne hathaway a nicholas gallatin, nd

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get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. welcome back. anne hathaway and nicholas galitzine are here. different kind of love story. they star in a movie called "the idea of you," based on a hit novel explaining what happens when a 40-year-old woman finds herself wrapped up in a romance with a 20-year-old

pop star. here's the sneak peek. >> i'm leaving this afternoon to go on the european leg of my tour. >> don't worry. i will be out of your hair before you know it. >> and i was hoping you'd come with me. >> you know i can't do that. >> why not? >> ann e and nicholas, thank you for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> this is fun. can i just say viva la rom-com. i never thought rom-coms were out of style, but they're having a moment right now. >> maybe people are realizing right now, where did they go? here's one, good. there's anyone but you, and it's a cool moment. >> i know. what was it like for you, nicholas, to not only be in this movie, but also with anne hathaway because she's anne hathaway. >> yeah, it was all right, wasn't it? no, we had such a fun time making this movie. it was so much joy. it just felt very collaborative and she's always so open, which

i appreciate. >> you had a big reaction at south by southwest where the movie premiered. first of all, when you have a movie come out, you don't know. sometimes you don't know how it will turn out. you act in it. you are not sitting there for the edit. i think you were the producer of this film. but even so. but here it is you're in "south by southwest." tell me about that. you looked like you were getting emotional, verklempt. >> i was more than verklempt. nick saw me backstage before i went on. i was not okay. i was not together. >> nervous? >> no, overjoyed. and honored and moved. i was so moved by the reaction. and, you know, you work so hard on these films. i poured so much love, so much life experience into this film. we were on an unbelievable team. my teammate and my cast. also, our director michael showwalter. i knew how i felt about the film. i've seen the film. i knew i loved it. but to be able to have an audience feel it, too.

>> yeah. >> oh, it was incredible. >> how do you know like did you do chemistry tests? how do you figure it out? it has to work for romantic comedy. you have to believe it. i have seen the movie. we believe it. how did you know this was going to work? >> i feel like the chemistry test is quite famous now. >> what happened? >> anne put me through the ringer. no, she didn't. i had a series of -- we did a couple of pretty amazing scenes. one quite comedic. one very emotional. i serenaded anne. >> the whole room. it wasn't just me. i didn't need anybody. he sang at the audition with his guitar and looked at me stooims. and then the thing that we did that was kind of brutal we made him do a dancing cross. >> are you a dancer? >> god no. >> so how was -- what -- what did you do? >> i had fun with it. i hope you did. >> we had so much fun. it was kind of genius on anne's

part because, you know, sort of trying to achieve that level of intimacy, i think in such a sort of difficult space as an auto-diggs room is really, really hard. but, i mean, you can speak to this more, but i think it was about the try and see sort of two people in closer proximity with each other, there was a lightness, a closeness, a. >> a playfulness, that was one of the things we found. in an audition room, it's so hard, someone's trying to get a job, and that's -- >> terrifying. >> there's so much pressure there, so when you kind of -- but making movie is a lot of pressure too. you want to know if somebody in that space, what happens when they're asked to do something that might be uncomfortable, do they open up or close down and nick opened up, we had a great time together. so, then, it became clear that we had chemistry. it worked for us. we made a movie and it's happening. >> it's all happening. what i like about it, you're in the movie, you're just turned 40-year-old, you're 25. and that's actually that kind of

may-december thing we don't see where you have a quote/unquote older woman. i don't count 40 as old, just for the record. it's a role for women we don't get to see often. >> yeah, we don't -- it's kind of fun to be in a film where we talk about it, we don't dance around it but we actually embrace her point of view on it because i think it's funny, it's okay if 40 is old, it's okay if 40 isn't old. it's okay whatever it is because it's personal. >> right. >> for her point of view, you know, she became a mom really young and she really wanted to have a career, and so she doesn't totally identify with her age, she feels like maybe she's done things out of order. and for her, 40 means it's a time for her to kind of self-discovery for her, and that's what the movie feels great and how wonderful she finds someone that she feel so supported by, seen by, embraced by, valued by. >> i know, it's fun, and it's steamy, and it's a real relationship, and he's cute and

he's a babe. you guys have one -- >> in a boy band. >> you have one other thing you found out you have in common. you were doing a trust junket, and you seemed to secretly have the arsenal game on. >> it's gone viral. >> look. >> i love you! >> you're in -- look at this. so you're doing an interview, it's as if we were talking right here and you had the game on. right? >> yes, yes. >> there was a game of yesterday, so we don't have to do it. >> but you both love arsenal. >> we do. >> we have a little surprise for you. >> stop. >> do you know this player leandro. >> i loved your celebration the other dfor my gold. >> that was foryou, nick and anne, he's grateful for your support. are you happy? >> yeah, i mean, i'm way -- i'm more star struck with athletes than anything else, so i'm a little like -- yeah.

>> no, i'm shaking. >> are you called gunners? go, gunners. thanks, to anne and nicholas, thank you so much, great to see you. fun movie, "the requidea of you good date night flick. >> great interview. we love melanie lynskey, and

♪ until i find you. >> i just want to hear more of that. that's a little snippet of the new barbra streisand song "love will survive" created for a new peacock series the tattooist.

it tells the story of holocaust survivors that find love in the strangest of places. melanie lynskey brought the story to life. after speaking with one of them decades later. >> i never have done anything like this in my life, and i was not prepared for how overwhelmed i would be listening to your memories. >> who wouldn't be? at least if they have one of these. >> first of all, what a moving, beautiful, wrenching story this is. tell me about how you became introduced to this story and why you decided this is something for you. >> oh, my goodness. i just out of the blue got an e-mail. it was an offer to do a show. and i thought, okay, i maybe have time to read one of these scripts, and i just couldn't stop. i was so moved by the story. i wasn't familiar with the book at that point. and i just couldn't believe it was a real story. >> yeah.

so how close to the real story is it? because i was watching some of this film. it is so wrenching to even imagine in auschwitz, one of the most horrific places that a couple was able to find enough love to survive that. >> it's incredible. i mean, it is all based on one man's testimony. but, yeah, they were married until his wife passed away in melbourne many, many years later. so it is kind of an incredible heart-breaking, beautiful story. >> what's striking about this story is it's difficult to watch this history really unfolding. but here we sit in 2024, and we are hearing some horrible things that are happening again. and i think it's -- this is really striking i think a lot of people that it's coming out at this time. what are you seeing there? >> yeah.

i think empathy. empathy is just something that there needs to be more of in the world. so i do think it's important to keep telling stories and reminding people this is very recent history. >> yeah. >> you know? this is -- there are people who were in the camps who are still alive. >> and to get into the head space of this writer, who is still alive, i should add, did you have a chance to meet with her to discuss or was it one of those things, you said, i'm going to play her and, you know, let that be. >> she was very involved, which i really appreciated. like the wig was a surprise to me, but she has blonde hair, so she saw all the costumes. she approved all the costumes. she had a lot of input, that was really fun actually. >> she did, yeah. >> let's talk about you as an actress. first of all, i just love you. i sat with you and visited for a couple minutes before. i was like, i think we would be friends. >> i was thinking the same. >> you have such a beautiful life. you have a 5-year-old. >> yes. >> and what made you decide that that was something that you

wanted in your life? >> oh. >> is that a cat? wait. is that a real cat? >> it's her stuffie, meowy. those are pictures with her sweet dad. honestly, i think i met my husband and i felt like this is a person i could do this with. he's just such a great support system. you know, i have a very inpredictable -- unpredictable life. the hours are crazy. and i'm the oldest of five, so i never had that burning desire to have a baby until suddenly i was like, wait, it is what i want more than anything. >> isn't that funny? it hits you like a bolt of lightning like, this is the time. >> absolutely. >> so your life overall seems pretty amazing. you have this great film coming out. you have "yellow jackets." you have this baby. do you have something next on the horizon? >> all i want to do is spend time with my child.

>> i know the feeling. it's the best. >> every day is magic. i just hate being away. so that's all i want to do is spend as much time with her as i can get. she's doing a little performance and she's playing townspeople in "frozen". we're very proud of her. >> townspeople is a big one. thank you so much. you are just a lovely human being. i wish you the best of luck with life and your child and in general. thank you again so much. the tattooist of auschwitz, available on peacock. it's starting on thursday. and we're back with the 3rd and 4th hours of "today." but, first, a check of your local news and weather. "today." but, first, a check of your local news and weather.

8:56 a.m. marcus washington palestinian supporters are making their voices heard at universities across the country, including stanford's campus. that's where about two dozen tents are set up in white plaza and the same spot they were the first week when everything went down. but right now, student protesters may face a critical moment. the school over the weekend handed out leaflets letting those protesters know that they may be expelled or possibly arrested. elsewhere students at sonoma state are now joining the protests. supporters there have pitched their tents and held a rally over the weekend. cal poly humboldt is now shut down for the rest of the semester after protesters there occupied two buildings. happening now, our kris sanchez is at stanford's campus this morning. she's actually speaking with people on both sides of the issue. she'll have a live report in our midday newscast. you can also head over to our homepage for more coverage on the

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