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good morning. welcome to "sunday today" on this mother's day, may 14th. i'm willie gist. a very happy mother's day to all of you moms out there. the bat lines in the next race for the presidency are drawn more clearly with pair of opponents of former president trump. there are people that will do anything to hold on to power. and likely republicantial contender ron desantis said they must reject the culture of losing. we'll have the latest a live report just ahead. plus, our sunday focus on the situation at the bored they are

morning. we'll highlight a high school that is teaching happiness. during a time when young americans say they need it desperately. later, a new sunday it isdown with academy award winner jessica chas taken. >> once i started taking drama class, that was it. i would skip school to read shakespeare in my car. that's not something someone should be doing. >> let's begin this morning with the latest from the southern border. officials feared a massive surge of migrants after title 42

expired a couple days ago. but so far, it has been relatively quiet. nbc's george solis is in el paso, texas, with more. george, good morning. >> yeah, good morning, willie. behind me is sacred heart church. the most active sites for migrants. many of them choosing to stay out here rather than seek shelter in some of the areas around here. many of them choosing to brave the cold. this morning, there is about 50 or so people here. this is indicative that end of title 42 did not see the large migrant surge that was expected according to officials. dhs officials cited a drop in the number of border crossings, about 6200 on friday compared to the 11,000 on tuesday and wednesday. the end of title 42 also means new policies and deter ents have gone into effect including forbidding people from seeking asylum for five years if caught entering the country illegally.

many asylum seekers trying to navigate the new biden administration rules for entry which require many of them to apply through an app many say is glitchy or seek protection from countries they enter through first. these rules are facing mounting criticisms and lawsuits. because shelters in the border towns are starting to fill up, many are being moved to suburbs in northern cities. that is leading to lawsuits. because there is so much uncertainty about the next steps, many of these migrants tell me they're just happy to have made it this far. willie? >> as you said, border crossings down this week. but there still is confusion there at the border. george solis in el paso, texas, this morning. thank you. this morning we're get ag better sense of what the 2024 presidential race might look like. both president biden and likely republican contender ron desantis took same at donald trump on saturday. monica alba has more from the white house.

good morning. good morning to you. that's right. on saturday, president biden delivered the commencement address at howard university, historically black college here in washington. his message to graduates reflected his re-election themes. speaking out against politician who's stoke division as well as white supremacists. will. >> fearless progress towards justice often meets ferocious pushback from the oldest and most sinister of forces. that's because hate never goes away. >> in iowa, ron desantis was previewing his campaign message while taking indirect jabs at the man who may be his top gop rival in the 2024 race, former president donald trump. >> we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. the time for excuses is over. we have to demonstrate the courage to lead and win. >> now, mr. trump was scheduled to hold a rally in demoin last

night. he had to cancel due to a tornado warning. the former president haend held back from slamming the governor his one time ally who has been laying the groundwork to launch his own white house bid any day now. some staff expected to move into a new political headquarters. that will trigger federal election paperwork in the next 15 days. willie? >> things about to get a lot more interesting. thank you. chuck todd is nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press." good morning. great to see you. former donald trump had that town hall meeting in new hampshire this week broadcast on cnn. alarmed a lot of people in the country. not least of which a the lot of members of the republican party who say if that's what we're putting out there, if that's what we're running with, we're not going to win independent and the general election. we can debate whether or not that's true. ron desantis sees an opening. we saw outlines. i think the key there for monica

is indirect criticism of former president trup. donald trump. if he does get in, what is his strategy? >> those questions are the ones i have. if the remarks are the indication of the strategy, i don't know if that's going to work. i don't know if trump supporters accept the premise that they've been losing. and that's the -- you know, he's going to say, hey weergs going to keep losing. donald trump is convinced his supporters that they haven't been losing. they've been winning the deep state and democrats and the media have been in cahoots to sort of rig it against them. so, that's the problem here. i notice the paralysis that republicans, electsed officials have when it comes to dealing with trump. the other thing that happened this week is the e. jean carroll defamation suit. so here he is convicted by a jury of defamation about a sexual assault. it was crickets.

somebody who is built his political career on the ideal of leading with wearing morality on your sleeve. it is the media interest in this. i don't think they have figured out how to take him on yet. >> probably not going to cut it whenway saw yesterday. we'll see if he steps things up when he gets in the race. chuck, thanks so much. we look forward to more this morning on meet the press when he is joined by chris murphy of connecticut and former texas republican congressman will herd who is considered a run for president himself. >> chaos broke out at a campaign event for minneapolis city council candidates on saturday afternoon. the democratic farmer labor party was holding an endorsement convention for city council candidates when supporters of the encouple bent took the stage. that led to a clash with the challengers and supporters.

police were called n at least one person was taken to the hospital. >> it was an emotional scene at the commence. ceremony for the university of idaho. the school honored the four students murdered at their off campus home in november. steve patterson was at the ceremony. ♪ >> this morning, pomp, circumstance, and solomn remembrance. >> it is my honor to welcome you to the university of idaho's 2023 spring commencement. university zbl university of idaho sending off graduates with heavy hearted hope after a traumatic year. >> horrific tragedy that could shatter any community but did not. >> the spring commencement honoring the lives of the four students cut short, honoring agrees to two seniors this year. along with certificates to underclassmen. >> they worked hard. they studied hard. they deserved to have that work recognized and honored and

remembered, for sure. >> her parents accepting in the memory of their daughter. >> madison's family will always be members of the idaho family. thank you for joining us to day to celebrate her academic achievements. >> i thought it was really heart warming. >> i almost cried. they deserve to be here too. >> this shared home where the students lived transformed into a month's long crime scene. now planned to be demolished after given to the university. meanwhile, the case against the accused killer is moving closer to trial. a preliminary hearing is scheduled to start june 26. he has pleaded not guilty recently hiring a defense attorney certified to defend death penalty cases. a step toward healing. new grads striving towards the future and the honor and spirit of their fallen classmates. steve patterson, nbc news, moscow, idaho. >> bittersweet day. steve, thank you very much.

colorado rockies pitcher is waking up in the hospital this morning. a day after a very scary scene on the field. a warning for you. this video is tough to watch. phillies batter hit a line drive up the middle hitting him in the side of the head and dropping him to the ground. thankfully, he never appeared to lose consciousness. he's currently undergoing testing and is expected to be okay. thank goodness for that. >> ukrainian president president zelenskyy visited pope francis at the vatican. he wants to build support for the peace plan. president zelenskyy arrived in berlin today to meet with officials there. ukraine is on the hearts and minds of tens of millions of people as the world's biggest song competition came to a close. nbc has more. >> from ballads to metal, to

folk music. the dramatics did not disappoint at this year's euro vision song contest. sprifrpg ld with surprises including a camo from princess kate. for now, a second time sweden's lorine is victor of the largest song competition for european countries duke it in and out a high energy and at times bizarre music extravaganza. >> thank you for this. this is for you. thank you. >> the event was supposed to play out in ukraine. it was held in england bececaus of rurussia's invasion.. as thehe competition was under way, russian missiles struck the hometown of ukraine's pop duo home. while the purportedly nonpolitical event brought president zelenskyy from addressing viewers, liverpool was a wash with blue and yellow. >> we support the uk and other countries does mean a lot. >> for the first time, viewers outside of participating

countries including americans could cast votes for their favorites as the global sensations influence expands. >> it was this netflix pandemic hit that put the competition on to many americans' radar. >> people know the value of staying on the stage, stepping on that stage to 160 million people knowing they could go huge. >> olivia newton john, celine dion and rosa lyn and the contest crown jewel abba. >> as this year's artists from around the world hope to make their mark after the latest euro vision extravaganza. nbc news. >> good morning. it's 6:13 on this mother's day

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at 11:59 p.m. eastern time friday night, title 42 expired. the policy kept in place by the biden administration had a lot of officials to turn away migrants at the border in the interest of stopping the spread of covid. the be expected new influx of people across the southern border after the end of title 42 is just the latest chapter in a decade's old debate over who should and should not be admitted to the united states. nbc's homeland security correspondent was at the border all week and has our sunday focus. >> as thousands of migrants continue to cross the u.s.-mexico border every day, pushing migrant shelters past capacity, a stark admission from the secretary of homeland security here on "today." >> we're operating within the

constraints of a broken immigration system. our system has been broken for more than two decades. >> reporter: the scenes from the border often heartbreaking. one group crossing the rio grande this week with a baby and a suitcase. the record breaking surge of migrants far outpacing the number of daily crossings in the past. roughly 2,000 a day under former president obama. 4,000 a day under donald trump. how did we get here? the biden administration blames a system that hasn't changed with the times since former president reagan signed immigration bill into law back in 1986. >> future generations of americans will be thankful for our efforts to humanely regain control of our borders. >> back in 2006, then president george w. bush tried. >> our nation needs orderly and secure borders. >> and failed to pass a comprehensive immigration bill that would have allowed millions of illegal immigrants a path to

citizenship. >> and republicans and democrats have been at odds ever since. >> i think what happened in the intervening years is that the parties have become more hom oj nized on opposite sides of the issue. >> teresa cardinal brown is senior adviser for immigration and border policy at the bipartisan policy center. >> the only people who benefit from the confusion at the border are the criminal smugglers charging migrants and promising them the moon and saying they know how to get through. >> many people might wonder how can migrants like this just cross the border? if it's illegal to cross into the u.s. in the first place without documents? well, the answer is they can come here and claim asylum. under u.s. law, they can claim asylum if they fear persecution back home. allowing them to be released in the u.s. while they await a court date. but courts are overwhelmed with more than two million cases pending. this man we spoke to in el paso says he will claim asylum here

because he had no way to feed himself or his family in venezuela. residents and officials in border towns across the u.s. say they're sympathetic but also overwhelmed. >> i would like to see the federal government set up the shelters and establish them. we sort of shoulder the whole thing. >> for now, towns like el paso will keep welcoming migrants, looking for a better future through a system mired in the past. >> we haven't successfully updated our immigration laws in a couple decades. that doesn't mean we should stop trying, nor does it mean we should just give up. >> julia, good morning. where else are experts looking for change to that broken system you just described? >> well, willie, there seems to be a consensus among people who study what is happening at the border. the decisions over who qualifies for asylum simply need to be made more quickly. they call for more clear cut

understandable guidelines and more judge who's can adjudicate the cases. with only 650 immigration judges in the u.s. roughly, the average case takes four years and some of the migrants i met this week have court dates set almost a year into the future. some already facing a multiple year wait. others were released with no court date at all and told to report to an i.c.e. office to continue their case. >> two million pending cases. something's got to change here. very happy mother's day to you, my friend. >> thank you. >> enjoy your day. coming up next, a new sunday sit down with jessica chastain on winning a tony nomination for her latest performance on broadway. then a life well lived. the harlem globe trotter who changed the game on the court and off of it. as we head to break, our photo of the ek, the winner of

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in san jose are packing up as they prepare to be forced out of their campsites tomorrow. they've been warned they can no longer live along a four-mile stretch of the creek near curry court because the city plans to begin a flood protection project. some say it's hard because they've lived there for more than 20 years. >> this is my community. it's really sad, because where are we going to go? we're here because there's nowhere to go. >> a few say they plan to move to surrounding streets and parking lots, sparking concern among both business owners and neighbors. while some people are on wait lists for timing homes, advocates say efforts to help those living along the creek find housing have fallen short. the mayor says he's pushing the city to build housing more quickly. parts of yosemite national park are closing again tomorrow. lower and north pines camp

grounds will be closed. the warm weather is melting the snow pack, meaning the river could be in a flood stage for a while. speaking of warm temperatures, we'll check in with cinthia pimentel, who has a look at our mother's day forecast. >> yeah, if we can avoid going to yosemite, that area, kira, for mother's day celebration, i would do so. they are under a flood watch until at least friday. another update is expected in a few. back here locally, look at this beautiful start at sfo, we have the fog trickling in, and we do have a fog advisory in the bay area through 10:00 a.m., especially along the coastline. look at half moon bay, less than a mile of visibility there, trickling into parts of nevado and the south bay. so keep an eye on that. if you are headed to the coast to celebrate mom, might want to bring another jacket, because we hang on to that cloud cover

through most of the day and temperatures only going to warm up into the upper 50s. the microclimate forecast, we have cooler temperatures at the coast and very warm inland, although it's going to be a slower warmup compared to yesterday. temperatures come down about 5 to maybe 15 degrees compared to yesterday's highs. in san jose, out there right now, partly cloudy skies, 58 degrees by the brunch time hour, 70s and mid to upper 70s and low 80s as we belong into the afternoon hours. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll talk about what we can expect as we go through the morning. of course, some spots in the bay area is going to hit those 80s, especially in the inland valleys. also looking ahead at the sierra and northern thunderstorms chances coming up at 7:00. >> see you at 7:00, cinthia. also coming up at 7:00 this morning, they are one ten closer to ending their strike. we'll te you about the critical

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>> maybe we ought to burn the chicken a little. >> we don't burn chicken. >> that is jessica chastain with octavia spencer in the 2011 movie "the help." a massive hit at the box office. and a performance that earned chastain her first oscar nomination. chastain was nominated again the very next year for her lead performance in zero dark 30 and last year she won the academy award for her portrayal of tammy fay baker. over the last decade or so, the 46-year-old mother of two has earned her place as one of hollywood's biggest stars. and taking control of her work through her production company freckle films. now chastain returned to her first love on stage and earned a tony nomination. jessica and i got together for a sunday sitdown in her adopted home of new york city.

>> we have to get to work. >> yeah. let's go. >> have you ever had a door with your face on it? >> never. >> look. my head is huge. >> what's going on? >> sit down. this will take a while. >> the curtain is about to rise for jessica chastain on another performance of a doll's house. the iconic play first was performed in denmark in 1879. it's then radical message still holds up nearly a century and a half later. this is a new look at it. a modern look at it. >> the play is about this woman, a mother, a wife, a friend who has found herself living a life of deceit and trying to help others. and she comes to the point she doesn't know who she is anymore. i found it to be so incredibly relevant not just for women but for anyone who feels like they

are not allowing themselves to be their authenticselves because of a fear of not being granted certain privilegeors rights. >> it is stripped down. what challenge does that present to you? you also don't leave the stage. >> it's very difficult. i remember director said we're not going to do props. i can understand. this i don't know how to do that. and jamie just looked at me and he said you'll do it with your acting. >> okay. >> he wanted the play to feel like a close-up. it really feels that i am absolutely under the microscope. >> a graduate of new york's prestigious julliard school, the northern california native has been under hollywood's microscope since 2011. chastain's breakthrough year found her working with acclaimed director terrance in "the tree of life." then playing an aspiring socialite in "the help." and the next year a cia analyst

searching for osama bin laden in zero dark 30. the last two roles earned her oscar nominations. now she is a newly minted tony nominee in the theater. where she always has felt most at home. >> once i started taking, like, drama class, then i was -- >> those were your people? >> i would skip school to read shakespeare in my car. i mean, that is not someone should be doing in high school. i realized, you can't just not do the classes you don't want to do. you have to show up to pe. oh, my god, i had to take pe twice. >> really? >> yes. the. >> wow, that's rare. >> i didn't want to do pullups. >> i was watching you through almost two hours of this play thinking, my god, that's draining. >> it's exhausting but also it is invigorating. i love doing theater. it's what i first wanted to do. i was so excited by the

opportunity of -- the idea i could live in new york city and do theater. i feel so excited after performance i'm exhausted but i can't even take a nap. >> really? >> i have too much -- >> adrenaline? >> yeah. i can't even -- i go and meet everyone at the stage door. very careful. if i got covid, i'd be out of a play. i wore a mask at the oscars. everyone thought i was crazy. >> the oscar goes to jessica chastain. >> everyone always makes fun of me. when i win something, i never think it's going to happen. i'm always like shocked. i always have the weird, not attractive faces. >> chastain showed that face again last year when she won the academiward for best actress for her take on tammy fay baker. in the 2021 film "the eyes of tammy fay." >> the press hates us because we're winning millions of souls for jesus. >> do you think about the scope of your life at ten years old

going with your grandmother to see a play and like, i want to do that? and all the thing took you to that moment. does that hit you or later? >> it comes before. it comes can the nominations. it comes with that kind of recognition. my grandmother moved me to new york when i first went to julliard. she stayed with me in my dorm room a few times. it was crazy. >> did she take you to the bed, bath & beyond? >> the shower caddie for the shared bathroom, the whole thing. you're in new york. is that fair to say? >> for sure. i take the subway. i love being part of the community. i'm starting to talk more like a new yorker now. >> i do. i notice a little accent. >> here's what i'll say. for some i have a number one hit. it does something to a person. >> chastain recently flashed her southern accent in the show time series "george and tammy."

>> you can't buy happiness. >> nobody wants me happy. >> i do. >> she stars and sings as country music icon tammy wynett. >>. ♪ stand by your man give him two arms to cling to ♪ >> imagine the scary part of it was jessica, we're going to need you to sing all the songs. >> terrifying. >> we do one take where the audience could hear the music. and we sing to the music. so they knew kind of like what the vibe was. and then on take two, in order to get our vocals clean, they would cut the music so the audience only heard our voice which is so vulnerable. you just look at all those faces, you know, hundreds of people and you're like, i'm sorry, guys. you're going to get a bad note once in a while. they were so supportive. >> what does it mean to have your name on a broadway marquee?

>> it is pretty cool. >> back on broadway, chastain has to play to a new audience every night. >> walking out of stage door on broadway and seeing a bunch of people there waiting, that has to be surreal, doesn't it? >> it's crazy. it makes me feel just so grateful. i always look back at the kid that was imagining doing theet eastern living in new york some day and saying, wow, you did it. i still can't wrap my head around it. >> you can see jessica's tony nominated performance in "a doll's house" at the hudson theater through june 10th. thank you for hosting our conversation. don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to hear the full interview with jessica chastain. you can find that on apple podcasts or wherever you get yours. next week, a new sunday sitdown with chastain's friend and julliard classmate, oscar isaac on a career that has gone

from star wars to his new play on broadway. oscar isaac next good morning. it's 6:38. happy sunday and happy mother's day. we have a beautiful picture over sfo. we have carl the fog saying hello to everybody taking off or landing. it is reducing our visibility along the coastline. half moon bay, less than half a mile of visibility, affecting san carlos and north bay. here are the weather headlines. 7:00 a.m., we'll see those inland highs i . ahead, our highs and lows of the week including the gas station turned dance club. it became a viral sensation after it offered $5 off a tank of gas for anyone who danced through the doors. but up next, our sunday spotlight on a crisis of

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nbc's kate snow explains in our sunday spotlight. >> take a few more slow deep breaths. of. >> this is not a typical science elective for high school steenors, meditating, writing down what they feel grateful for at the school near boston, jennifer hamilton is teaching the science of happiness modelled after a curriculum first developed by a yale professor. >> when you're happy this happiness is going to lost forever. >> her college class is the most popular course ever taught at yale. now she adapted it for teens. >> do you think students in your school are happy? available through the site. zblst we put a lot of thought into developing strategies that teens could use to regulate their thought patterns. what can they do in the moment to feel better? >> it comes as the cdc in february released new sobering statistics in 2021, more than 40% of high school students reported feeling so sad or hopeless they couldn't engage in regular activities for at least

two weeks. and nearly 60% of teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless, a dramatic increase over a ten-year period. >> it's a nationwide thing especially with kids in college processes, getting stressed out about decisions. >> a lot of kids in our generation, we're putting on this mask to tell everyone, yeah, i'm okay and you're really not feeling that way. >> we have unrealistic comparisons with each other. >> start by focusing on your breath. >> brian grant is taking the happiness class now. brooke manning and mark took it last semester. the course starts by redefining happiness. hamilton says too many teens think reaching a goal like get into college will make them happy. >> in order to get there, they're putting heads down and grinding. they get to whatever that goal is and then they look around and they're like why am i not happy? >> in class, they learn strategies to be happy now, like, building relationships, being fully immersed in an activity, savioring

experiencing. it cull minute ats with every student making a change. he released social media to an hour. >> i do meditation, social xection, getting more sleep. >> you found time for all. that. >> found time for that once i put my phone down. >> brooke set up a nightly video chat with a sister she missed. >> we face timed every night for 15, 20 minutes and just talked about our days. >> that's something you wouldn't have done if you didn't have the course? >> definitely not. >> bryan said he already got a lot out of the class. >> it makes me super conscious about what i'm grateful for and what makes me happy. >> you are happier after taking this course? >> yes. >> yes. >> yeah. >> i think it, like, really allowed us to focus on what is real and what is actually important which is happiness. >> for sunday today, kate snow, massachusetts. >> sounds like a good idea. kate, thank you very much. this week we highlight another life well lived. 1967 was the first year teams with black players were allowed

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i swear. >> thank you. >> can you believe it. >> i need a better outfit than this. >> mom did one better and bought her a new outfit along with glitter, friendship bracelets and nail polish to get her decked out for taylor's concert in atlanta. she said she strugled to get the precious tickets even with scammed online. but after a lot of crying and praying, she says, she managed to snag a pair the day before the show. mom decided to surprise addison by telling her the morning of the concert and as you can see, the duo had an unforgettable night together watching taylor. way to go, mom. our first low goes to people on the internet in general. but more specifically, in this case, the people suspecting a welsh composer of appearing in

disguise at last weekend's coronation and they panned him sitting in the front row at westminster abbey, a conspiracy theory took hold on social media that the white haired mustache gentleman in tinted glasses actually was, ready for this, meghan markel in disguise. the theory reached the 79-year-old sir carl who was compelled to dispel the rumor. >> i was there for the service, really. >> someone whoever i was was trying to steal the crown jewels. >> i look this way all the time. he said he was there because he wrote the music. he also presented evidence

displaying the knighthood medal and he said he rocked that very impressive mustache since he was 18 years old. a likely story from sir carl jenkins. our next high goes to the transformation of a bp gas station into the hottest club in illinois. employees there put a sign up on the front door that read, do a silly dance walking in. if we like it, $5 off gas, free on us. you had better believe the customers were going to get that $5. ♪ >> nice moves. there were some $1 efforts. but the station delivered on the promise giving everyone who

dance the $5 off their tank. this pair got $10 after engaging in an epic danceoff right there at the counter in front of the beef jerky and 5 hour energy. they say they just wanted to make everyone smile and that they definitely will be running this promotion again soon. >> our final low goes to detroit tigers outfielder who was caught attempting to steal a base in monday's game against the cleveland guardians but nearly had something stolen from him. >> he breaks for second. the throw -- into the runner and they got him. he managed and did a great job to hold on to that throw. it was going right into him. and he is a little slow getting up. >> yeah. we all are a little slow getting up after a major league catcher throws a dart into our crotch. the slow motion replay telling the story the ball bounces off the cup into the glove who

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enjoying a little mother-daughter time at the grand canyon. what a great shot there. check out kristina and becky with their kids nora, bennett and landon at beautiful lake louise in national park in alberta, canada. down along the bottom, mom michelle, daughter nancona on a hike in utah's zion national park. beautiful shot there. three generations in the next one with daukt erin, kathleen and grandma jean enjoying a day together in valley forge, pennsylvania. and carolyn in georgia, not only celebrating 73 years of motherhood today but also 100 years of good living. happy birthday to you, carolyn and a very happy mother's day to all of you moms out there. send us a photo of you and your mug with #sunday it is today. you can get sunday today mug

online. >> major league baseball is streaming on peacock this morning. the coverage of the angels and cleveland guardians begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. can you stream live every morning including on tund as part of peacock's morning news live collection. thank you for spending part of your mother's day morning with us. we'll see you right back here next week on sunday today.

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