Of violently ambushing a 13yearold girl in her own home. How Good Samaritans helped police track him down. And warrior prince. Prince harry wows australia wrapping up military training by repeling buildings and copiloting a helicopter. All before returning to his princely duties. Today, may 9th. Announcer from nbc news this is today, with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im willie geist in for once the atmosphere becomes more and more unstable. Its that zone in red the area where we have our best chance of tornadoes. In that entire yellow area we still have the threat of large hail damaging wind gusts and flash flooding also the dangerous lightning. From iowa into texas with some areas with an enhanced risk of stronger storms. We are looking for those to continue to spread east and, again, produce the possibility of those stronger storms. Were also looking at flash flood watches in effect because weve had inches of rain here in the past several days. We will have several more inches perhaps 5 to 7 inches within the areas of downpour. Now back here in Norman Oklahoma at the National Weather center and across 90 National Weather offices across the country they are releasing one of these balloons. It gives us a good sample of whats going on in the upper atmosphere. We have meteorologist Boris Mitchell here and he is going to let it go. Lets take our reading. Just like that it is off into the sky. That box will actually land to the ground once the helium balloon bursts in the atmosphere. If someone finds it theres a little return envelope if you want to mail it back here. Only about 10 get mailed back to this office. Little fun fact for you guys. Dylan, thats great. Thats the information we need. Ive always wondered how they get that information. Very cool stuff. Thanks. Love that picture she took too, the lightning shot. Really impressive. Dylan, thank you very much. Now to another Weather Threat on the east coast. Residents of north and South Carolina bracing for the first named storm of the 2015 atlantic hurricane season. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez in myrtle beach, South Carolina keeping an eye on Tropical Storm ana. Gabe good morning. Reporter good morning. Its several weeks before the start of hurricane season. We have been seeing the outer bands of ana hitting us in myrtle beach throughout the morning. Weve seen wind and rain off and on throughout the morning. An hour ago we had rain. A few minutes ago the sun peaked out and getting wind and seeing a lot of choppy surf and dangerous rip currents could be seen here over the next few days. Ana would be the seventh named storm to hit the u. S. In may since 1950. Overnight it was reclassified from a subTropical Storm to a Tropical Storm and now has maximum sustained winds of almost 60 miles an hour and it is forecast to bring up to 5 inches of rain throughout parts of the carolinas. Now on friday it was virtually stationary off the coast. Now it is moving northwest at just about 3 Miles Per Hour. So again, its expected to bring heavy rains here through monday and it is expected to officially make landfall here along the carolina coast sometime tomorrow. Guys back to you. All right. Gabe gutierrez in myrtle beach, gabe thanks so much. The weather travels dont stop in those two spots. There is a powerful Storm Brewing in the west that is threatening to dump two feet of snow in the rockies. We turn to nbcs National CorrespondentMiguel Almaguer. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The weather may not look like much now but thats certainly expected to change in the next 12 to 15 houshsrs. We have light rain. Temperatures chilly in the 30s and 40s. In 12 hours we expect the temperatures to drop all of this light rain to turn to heavy snow. It could be blizzard like conditions. Up to 20 inches of snow in this area over in the rockies in the colorado area. Theyre talking about avalanche warnings here in rapid city the mayor is asking folks in this area to stay home overnight, to sell will brat mothers day. The dns are expected to be treacherous. Now this cold front thats moving in could drop at least 20 inches of snow in this area up to 6 inches in this area. It depends where you live. The front edge of a winter storm in the middle of may. Folks certainly bracing for whats expected to be a bad storm. Again, city officials telling folks to brace for the cold weather and to stay indoors, thats how cold its going to be guys. Back to you. Not the way they should see mothers day. Miguel thanks. Lets go inside to chenel with reports of a plane crash in spain. Breaking news. A military transport plane crashed on takeoff in spain this morning. According to spanish news forces there were 6 or 7 crew members aboard. It was an airbus but not a passenger flight. A man is in custody this morning suspected of a brazen attack on a young girl in california. Surveillance video captures terrifying moments as the little girl fights off the intruder. Nbcs ron allen has the story. Reporter swift justice in san jose after a shocking crime. A 13yearold girl attacked in broad daylight as she arrived inside her home from school. In this interview her voice altered to protect her identity. Im thinking help me help me please. That was actually the only thing going through my mind. As you can see, the suspect altered his appearance. Reporter Police Identified the suspect as muhammad khaliki, 31. Arrested and charged with multiple counts of burglary attempted Sexual Assault and false imprisonment. Less than 48 hours after her parents made their Home Security video public as it was shown locally on social media, police say tips poured in. The suspect is now off the streets. We have credible evidence which we believe links this suspect to those attacks. He is a sexual predator. In my opinion, hes a monster. Reporter police say the same suspect attacked another woman last month at a local Grocery Store following her into a restroom. Both incidents, authorities say, happened within walking distance of his home. Police say its unclear when the suspect will appear in court. What does seem certain, the young girl says she will never walk home alone again. Ron allen, nbc news. A hung jury means there is still no answer to one of americas most famous child abduction mysteries. A single juror held out against convicting Pedro Hernandez in the disappearance of etan patz 36 years ago in new york city. Hernandez confessed to the killing but his lawyers argued the cone fegs was coerced. Prosecutors plans to try him again. Tiger woods may be down but is not out. At least not yet. He was in danger of missing the cut. It came down to the final hole friday. He needed to make this 9 foot birdie putt to stay in the tournament. And brushing aside personal problems and nagging injuries as you see, tiger rallied to save his chances. Brittains prince harry is getting the royal welcome in new zealand today. College students performed a traditional welcome for the prince. He arrived after military training in australia. Captain harry wales underwent a four week training with the Australian Special forces. Good saturday morning to you. Im meteorologist anthony slaughter. Right around 50 degrees now as we head through the day well see plenty of sunshine especially by this afternoon. But a strong sea breeze will keep the coastline cool at 61 degrees for San Francisco. Youll notice down in towards the peninsula, 70. 72 for the south bay. Warm spot at 75 and the north bay at 73. Hing. It is now officially a Tropical Storm. Winds at 60 Miles Per Hour. Not moving much. As we go into tonight and tomorrow it will pick up forward speed and possibly make landfall along the coast of North Carolina by sunday. You can see the outer bands producing heavier rain but its not just the rain its the rip current danger the rough surf and also the potential for beach erosion. We are looking at the possibility where as much as 5 to 7 inches of rain out of that tropical system. In the middle of the country 5 to 7 inches of rain from torrential downpours. That could lead to flash flooding. Were looking at our best chance of tornadoes in southwestern texas, panhandle of oklahoma. Thats a look at the weather across the country. Now heres a peak out your window. Reach, the warning. The department of defense ordering more than 3,000 military bases and sites across the u. S. To raise the terrorist threat level to bravo. That indicates an increase or credible threat. That means they will take much more careful look at who is coming on to base and who is already on the base. Reporter the announcement is not the result of a specific threat the military is concerned about several recent incidents, including the shooting where two isis inspired gunmen were killed in garland, texas at the Prophet Muhammad incident. The fbi followed up and said clearly there are perhaps thousands of people in the United States that are participating in some way communicating back and forth with isis. Reporter a lot of that communication and recruiting is happening online. We are certainly using all of the tools available to us to determine how social media is being used. Reporter fbi director james comey said this week it is almost as if there is a devil hitting on the shoulder saying kill kill kill, all day long. The latest warning is targeted at the military, but what does this mean for every day citizens . An escalation of threats from isis and other radical groups against the United States and other countries. Reporter there is no word on how the Terror Threat level will last. The fbi has ordered the field offices to review the list of all suspects to make sure the right ones are being tracked after revelations that one of the texas gunmen was known to authorities, but not under surveillance. Erica, willie. Kristen, thank you. Turning to a story getting a lot of attention. If you may be thinking of getting a manicure you want to hear this. An expose on the lives of the korean owned nail salons in the new york area. A story they have been working on for over a year. An explosive one and a lot of people talking about it this week. A reporter talked to 150 nail salon workers in the new york area. Many were found to be Illegal Immigrants working below minimum wage. The leader of the new york area Korean Nail Salon Association declined to address the problem. That is not the worst of it. Workers endure all manner of humiliation and having tips docked for minor transgressions and monitoring by owners and physical abuse. Employers are rarely punished for labor or other violations. This is not just a new york city problem. 17,000 nail salons and as you pointed out, it is mothers day. A lot of people are going out. My thing is what is the take away for women or men who want to go get a manicure or pedicure. What do we do . There are things advised on things you do the next time you go to the nail salon. Get to know the manicurist. Interview the person. Work look around. Most of the time you go in and out. Most of the time it is elevator chat. They are saying you should actually and this is where you say if they can give you an answer if cameras are involved. You should interview to the point where you say how are you paid. That can be an awkward conversation but a better sense of the salon you are in. Willie said go to the stores and ask the owner. Put heat on them. The exposes lead to big change. Shining a spotlight on it. Some of the nail salon workers in the piece not paid at all. They live on tips alone. The owner reserves the right to take the tips away. If we all do it you wont feel like an oddball. How do you pay your employees. Makes a difference. Yeah. For more than 50 world war ii airplanes flew over the nations capitol on friday. A chance to honor the american heroes who won world war ii. Nbcs Peter Alexander got to take a rare trip aboard a practice flight on the famed b29 bomber which helped to end the war. Take a look. Reporter history soared with flying colors on the nations restricted air space. An Unforgettable Army of airplanes that helped win a world war. I want to be the last guy standing who served in world war ii. Reporter strangers until today, this pair of 91yearolds who flew in world war ii are going back up. Honorary crew members on the practice run for the flight. Go touch it. Reporter even today imposing on the runway. The b29 bomber that ended the war. Thats my baby. Reporter carter was the last to parachute out of the burning b29 over burma. Not having my chest buckle buckled. We didnt practice. They say buckle up next time. Reporter captured, he survived beatings and malaria as a p. O. W. You decide to give up and you die away like a lot of guys did. Reporter thats not the call . No i said as long as im breathing, im alive. I will make it out of here. Reporter now as carter completes his mission, flying along for the first time his daughter carla. All volunteer crews from the air force helped the history take flight. 70 years ago you were on board. Thats right. Reporter what does it mean to be back . Wonderful experience. I love it. Reporter the b29 was the most technological aircraft of the time. Higher and faster and farther than all of the others. Nearly 4,000 produced for world war ii. This is the last one still flying. To be in the plane that my dad was in i mean it is just phenomenal. Reporter carla took the seat where her father once flew. After a flight through the past. This is an emotional moment. Yeah. Reporter the generation of veterans that scratched the heavens still leaving a lot to look up to. For today, Peter Alexander, nbc news, manassas virginia. What a moment. What a view through the front of the plane. Peter got the front row seat. Great story. Still to come on today, we will get you caught up on the stories that had people talking this week. From the shooting in texas to the private battle that went public. But first this is today on nbc. And were back this saturday morning with the download. Catching up on the week that was. From deflategate to a round of new president ial contenders. No shortage of headlines. We begin with a deadly shooting in texas sparking fears are home grown terrorism. Gunshots fired at an antiislamist event in texas. Two men in body armor opened fire. The two gunmen nadir soofi and Elton Simpson were quote soldiers of the caliphate. No evidence that isis had a hand in the plot. A state of emergency declared across the center of the country. Up to 50 tornado reports. The eerie sound of silence. Now you get clear contact to the ground. A massive tornado half a mile wide tearing through oklahoma. Three coming down on me. I have to back out of here. Tom brady back in the spotlight after the the nfl released the report on deflate gait gate. I have not had time to digest it. A big week for declaring for candidacy. And Carly Fiorina declaring her candidacy. Entering the race today, dr. Ben carson. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee jumped in the race. I dont have a Global Foundation or taxpayer funded paycheck to live off. Silicon valley mourns the loss of the most loved and respected. Dave goldberg was married to well known facebook executive sheryl sandberg. If you picked someone willing to share the burden and joys of your personal life you will go further. Believed goldberg was on the treadmill when he fell and hit the back of his head. Sofia vergara is speaking out about bringing the frozen embryos to term. You break up and you say i dont want to have a baby with you. Im not involved. Can you blame me in. In the oped, loeb wrote, this is tantamount to killing them. One of fashions biggest celebrities dressed up for the met gala in style. Sarah Jessica Parker dressed in style. She got to the carpet and everybody cleared out and made way for her. And Shaquille Oneal showing true sportsmanship on live tv. He tweets out whoever makes me the best meme of me busting my you know what wins 500 cash. Go. He has the smooth criminal dance with Michael Jackson and simba in the lion king. Some really good shaq memes. My kids are obsessed with shaq. He randomly stopped by here one saturday. I know he did. He sat next to sheinelle. There he is at superman. Knocked out by floyd mayweather. The memes went on. He has a great sense of humor. Another story we want to update you on the offer from zappos. We will not have traditional managers or job titles. If it doesnt work for you, we will give you three months severance and you can leave. The Washington Post has an update. About 14 of the company, 200 employees, took that offer. They did not give details on who left or why they left. They say that people took the packages for different reasons. Said this is not for everyone. When given the out, they took it. Probably a case by case thing. You want to leave and get three months severance. And you have three months to look for a job. Other people dont like the idea of not having a boss. I was surprised about that. Interesting update on that one. A lot of attention at the time. Still to come here on today, another one that will have you talking. By jumping into the pool or good morning to you. It is 5 26 on this saturday morning, cloudy look over all the lights shining in San Francisco this morning. Good morning to you. Im kira klapper. Anthony slaughter has a lo