Crisis averted. Congress reaches a late night deal to avoid a shutdown. But is the biggest battle to come . And chaos in the cabin. An airliner hits extreme turbulence. Passengers, luggage and food sent flying. At least 25 people, some seriously. Why the pilots never saw it coming. Today, monday, may 1st, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its a monday morning. We have craig in for matt. Looking at that video is incredible. If youre one of those that ignores when the pilot says fasten your seat belt, turbulence coming. Not when you see that. Scary moments in the sky. Two dozen folks injured. More on this story in a bit. Our top story is this terrible shooting, it happened in california. A man opening fire on guests at a large pool party that was being held at an apartment complex where that man lived. Catie beck is there. She has the opening developments on this story. Reporter good morning, savannah. That Birthday Party was being held at an outdoor swimming pool. It turned horrific when witnesses say the gunman, who was calmly drinking a beer, suddenly started shooting. While police arent saying whether this shooting was racially motivated, almost all of the victims were africanamerican, and the shooter was white. Terror filled moments at an upscale apartment complex in la jolla. A gunman opening fire, shooting eight people attending a poolside Birthday Party. Six or seven shots were fired at the pool. I called 911. We got down. We closed the windows. And then, about a minute later, six or seven more shots. Reporter overnight, authorities identifying the gunman, 49yearold peter selis. Witnesses say selis was sitting near the pool, drinking a pool and holding a large caliber handgun before he started shooting. Police inside of the helicopter first spotted the suspect while officers on the ground made their way into the complex. Our helicopter saw the suspect was in the pool area and was armed and appeared to be reloading. Reporter one witness told our nbc station in san diego that selis who lived in the complex, walked into the pool party where a group of friends were celebrating the 50th birthday of another tenet. When they invited him to join the party, he lifted up his shirt, took out the gun and started firing. He kept shooting until he was out of bullets. From the screams, you could hear that somebody or multiple people were hit. A lot of screaming. I could see everybody on the balconies yelling, ducking down for cover. Reporter police moved in on selis, shooting and killing him. The suspect pointed the gun at our officers. And three of the officers fired on the suspect, and the suspect went down. And the suspect has been pronounced the suspect is deceased. Reporter seven of the victims were africanamerican. And one victim was hispanic. Police say they have no motive for the shooting rampage. And its unclear if race played a role. It was truly a horrific act of violence that took place here today. On behalf of our entire city, all of our thoughts and prayers, all san diegans thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Reporter several of the shooting victims remain hospitalized, in Critical Condition this morning. Police will continue a thorough investigation to determine what happened here. Guys, ill send it back to you. All right, thank you very much. Another major story this morning, severe storms that have wreaked havoc across the south and midwest. While the death toll rises, were also hearing multiple stories of survival and seeing some dramatic rescues caught on camera. Well get to al in a moment. Lets start with gabe gutierrez, in hardhit texas. Gabe, good morning to you. Reporter craig, good morning. The the death toll has climbed to 15 in five states. Four People Killed here in east texas. This home was obliterated. A husband and wife were inside, huddled together and barely survived. Hes now recovering in the hospital. And were hearing of widespread devastation and incredible stories of survival. Need some help . Reporter near myrtle springs, texas, an amazing rescue unfolds in the wake of saturdays deadly tornadoes. Inside this overturned pickup truck with floodwaters raging all around, a father and his two babies. I need a knife. A sharp knife. Reporter this video from wfaa shows half a dozen Good Samaritans working to free them. One baby comes out limp, apparently not breathing. Tom mitchell, who shot this video, puts the phone in his pocket and starts cpr. A woman over his shoulder prays. Let him breathe, lord. Reporter and the baby starts to breathe. At the same time, the second infant, strapped in a car seat, is rescued along with his father. Debris everywhere. Violent tornado. Reporter throughout that part of texas, four confirmed tornadoes cutting paths of destruction. My husband and i were looking out the window. We looked out the window. I said we adopt need to be looking out the window, we need to be getting in this closet. Going to hit the power lines. Reporter dozens injured. Near van zandt county, the twisters cut a path of destruction 35 miles long and 15 miles wide. These homeowners barely survived by huddling in a hallway. I dont know how we got out of the house. Reporter davids home collapsed around him and his wife. Their daughter found them in the debris. We were just here at easter, the whole family was here. Now, its gone. Reporter this barn is where a High School Prom would have been held saturday night. If this happened an hour later, this whole thing would have been packed with kids. It wouldnt have turned out the way it did. Reporter the same destructive storm system, pounding arkansas and missouri, flooding homes and washing out bridges. Weve been here 22 years and have not seen it like this. It was just crazy. Reporter in arkansas, the search is on for two missing children, who were swept away by the floodwaters. Here in east texas, thousands of people are still without power, and theres a massive cleanup effort under way. Gabe for us in texas. Thank you. As we said, the threat of more Severe Weather, including tornadoes, not over. Its moving east. And then that same area thats been so hard hit going to get hit again later this week with more heavy, devastating rain. The flood warnings continue because, of course, the rivers are still rising as that runoff continues. You can see the storms moving to the east. For today, 80 Million People at risk for Severe Weather. The enhanced risk from upstate new york all the way to northern north carolina. Tornadoes cant be ruled out. Damaging winds and hail. The strongest storms from the great lakes into the northeast today. Flood watches are up for northern maine. Were talking rainfall amounts anywhere from one to three inches. But heres what were really worried about. By midweek period, from tuesday night into wednesday, strong storms firing up over the same areas, where theyve had so much rain already. Were talking about anywhere from another three to five inches of rain. Some areas locally, guys, could see another six inches of rain. So far, the first three months of this year have been the costliest in about 20 years. Over 6 billion worth of insurance claims filed already. Wow. And it looks like month of april and may are going to be just as bad. Thank you very much. Well check back with you. Now, to washington, where a critical budget deal has been reached after weeks of tense negotiations. If approved, it would fund the government through september. Nbcs Kristen Welker is at the white house for us this morning. Hi, kristen, good morning. Hi, savannah. Good morning to you. Congress reached that funding deal overnight and after President Trump dropped his demand that the spending for the border wall be included. The president ready to start his next 100 days of his presidency after a somewhat rocky start. Overnight, progress on capitol hill. Lawmakers reaching a deal averting a potential government showdown. The bill will include millions in defense spending and Border Security. But none of that money goes to funding a border wall or hiring i. C. E. Agents. Congress is expected to vote on the package this week. Earlier sunday, President Trump touting his Job Performance in an interview with cbs news. Its something that i really love. And i think ive done a really good job of it. Reporter despite the effort of the republican effort to repeal and replace obamacare, the president insists the new gop plan has evolved. We now have preexisting conditions in the bool. Weve set up a pool for preexisting conditions so the premiums can be allowed to fall. Reporter those comments come days after conservatives on capitol hill cut a deal for a new amendment that would allow states to waive coverage of preexisting conditions in certain scenarios. Republicans are hoping for a vote on health care this week. But its not clear they have the votes. Savannah, craig. All right. Kristen we will ter at the white house for us. Thank you. President trump is weighing in on the north korean crisis, leaving open the possibility of u. S. Military action if kim jongun conducts a sixth nuclear test. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella in seoul, south korea with more. Kelly, good morning. Craig, good morning. The president called the north Korean Leader a smart cookie. But its his conversation with the controversial president of the philippines thats raising eyebrows. This morning, the white house is defending what its calling a very friendly phone call with the controversial president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. About the escalating situation in north korea. Im not sure its a matter of honoring this president. Its really a matter of a potential for nuclear and massive destruction in asia. Reporter duterte has drawn International Condemnation for his brutal crackdown on crime that has claimed thousands of lives amid his countrys ongoing drug war. Mr. Trump inviting the leader to the white house. Marking a change of direction in the two nations. Duterte was a vocal critic of president obama, sometimes using crude language to describe the former president when he was in office. All of it comes as the president is downplaying the significance of the latest failed north Korean Missile launch. This was a small missile. This was not a big missile. This was not a nuclear test. Reporter the unsuccessful launch, detected by officials early saturday was believed to be medium range landbased ballistic missile, a type that could be used to hit mobile targets like aircraft carriers. Trump is not ruling out using force against north koreas kim jongun. If he does a military test, i will not be happy. Not happy meaning military action . I dont know. Well see. Eventually hell have good missiles. Reporter the president is praising the north koreans dictators rise to power. At a young age, he was able to assume power. A lot of people im sure tried to take that power away, whether it was his uncle or anybody else, and he was able to do it. So obviously hes a pretty smart cookie. Reporter this morning, were hearing from north koreas foreign ministry, responding to u. S. Policy of maximum pressure and engagement by vowing to push their nuclear program, quote, at a maximum pace. Savannah, craig. Kelly cobiella, in south korea. Thank you. The story we talked about at the top. The terrifying moments of passengers on a flight from moscow to bangkok. The plane hits turbulence, throwing people and catering carts all over the cabin. Nbcs tom costello covers aviation for us. Good morning. What have you learned . Good morning. The injuries are said to be quite severe. Two dozen people injured and the video of the aftermath onboard the plane is striking. Passengers lying in the isles of the plane. Some of them seemingly unconscious. Others moaning in pain. We also are seeing catering carts upended with brown bottles, food strewn about the cabin. The Russian Embassy in thailand said this happened 40 minutes after the plane landed in bangkok from a trip from moscow. Passengers that werent seated, were thrown to the ceiling when the plane hit clear air turbulence. The injuries are broken bones, personal and external bleeding. Medics met the plane on the ground. Took people to the hospital including babies. This was a boeing 777. Its a major destination for tourists. Clear air turbulence, as we reported many times, can happen without warning. It happens when an air mass meets another air mass moving at a different speed. Almost like two fastmoving rivers meeting and colliding. Very difficult to anticipate. Thats why flight attendants say keep your seat belt fastened when youre in your seat. Guys, back to you. That is terrifying. Tom, thank you very much. More dramatic video, showing a massive explosion just moments after a runway crash. This one happened last night on interstate 5 in dayton, ohio. You can see the thick plume of black smoke pouring from the vehicles when suddenly a huge ball of flames shoots into the air there. Police say a 30yearold driver was killed after traveling the wrong way on the highway and slamming into an oil tanker. The truckdriver, meanwhile, suffered minor injuries. Southbound lanes of i75 expected to be closed the rest of the day. Incredible pictures there. Now to this heart attack attack. Cyber criminals managed to steal and then release part of the upcoming show on netflix orange is the new black. Now they are threatening other studios. Miguel has this story. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Hackers kidnapped unreleased episodes of orange is the new black and uploaded to a site when they refused to pay their ransom demands. It was set to come out june 9th. Hackers using twitter handle Dark Overlord claim they uploaded to a site over the weekend when netflix refused to pay their ransom. Now they are threatening more damage. Who is next on the list . Fox, ifc, nat geo or nbc . What fun were going to have. Nbc news hasnt verified authenticity of the files. Netflix declining to be interviewed only releaseing a statement. A production vendor used by several major tv studios had its security compromised. Its the highest profile cyber attack since the notorious sony hack in 2014 when sensitive emails, celebrity gossip and the movie annie were stolen and made public. Since then, the major studios have beefed up their cyber security. But some independent vendors remain a weak link, according to experts. This move the hackers made with orange is the new black is a warning shot. And perhaps, we could see more such incidents with other networks and other shows. Reporter it appears the hackers may have more shows and movies. The criminals posting, and to the others, theres still time to save yourselves. Our offers are still on the table for now. This morning, studios are under attack. This may not be the hollywood ending they were hoping for. Hollywood studios are already on edge because of the threat of a Writers Strike which could come as early as tomorrow. The last time there was a strike, it cost the industry more than 2 billion. Craig and savannah, back to you guys. Miguel almaguer, up early in l. A. Thank you. Mr. Roker is back. This is its officially spring. I took my picnic table out. Pretty nice. Anyway, lets show you what we got out west. The weather is going to be spectacular. There will be showers in the pacific northwest. Were looking at some may snow. Thats right. First day of may. We got some snow up in the northern plains. And wet weather, works its way in the east coast. Southwest, looking warm and dry. Well get to your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Each piece of my jewelry collection is designed with lovers in mind. The vera wang love collection, at zales. The diamond store. Good monday morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. As you get ready to hud out the door, we already have upper 50s for the peninsula and the south bay, while the trival is at 52. Also in the upper 50s for San Francisco and the east bay. And then as we go into this afternoon, were going to see some very warm weather reaching up to 87 degrees in the trivalley and south bay. 82 in the peninsula. San francisco, 78 degrees. And 88 degrees today in the north bay. That is your latest weather. Thank you. Thanks, al. Coming up, guess who is coming to dinner. Mark zuckerbergs surprise trip to ohio. And its fueling speculation. Does he want to run for president . And the president s of Madeleine Mccann, ten years after their daughters disappearance. First this, is today on c. In the middle of a storm destiny struck. Did may imagine april showers bringing her fashionable, flowers at such a sunny price . Never but thats the beauty of a store full of surprises. You never know what youre gonna find, but you know youre gonna love it. Just ahead, a rare reunion. 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