Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist

Russia launched some 367 drones and missiles at about 30 cities through Ukraine in its largest aerial attack on the country in the more than three-years-long war. At least 12 people have been killed, including three children and hundreds more injured. NBC's Matt Bradley reports for Sunday TODAY. President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point, slamming previous administrations for military interventions around the world as dozens gathered near the campus to protest. Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden was seen publicly for the first time since announcing that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. NBC's Yamiche Alcindor reports for Sunday TODAY. Millions of Americans are braving a busy Memorial Day travel weekend after severe weather slammed parts of the South with damaging storms over Oklahoma, heavy winds, rain and even hail seen as far south as Florida. This holiday weekend could set a record for Memorial Day travel with AAA predicting 45 million people on the move. NBC's Ryan Chandler reports for Sunday TODAY. Authorities are still searching for five of the ten New Orleans inmates who broke out of jail last weekend. According to court records, up to nine people have been arrested and charged with either assisting in the initial escape or helping the inmates once out. Officials say the escapees may be reaching out to family and friends for help as the list of alleged accomplices grows. NBC's Priscilla Thompson reports for Sunday TODAY. Five years ago today, the arrest and subsequent death of a 46-year-old man named George Floyd sparked protests across the country and calls for police reform to shift how America views race and policing. NBC's Shaquille Brewster reports in this week's Sunday Focus on how the national movement to reform policing is now at a crossroads. Five years ago today, the arrest and subsequent death of a 46-year-old man named George Floyd sparked protests across the country and calls for police reform to shift how America views race and policing. NBC's Shaquille Brewster reports in this week's Sunday Focus on how the national movement to reform policing is now at a crossroads. Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist shares a message of support to TODAY's Sheinelle Jones and her family after the loss of her husband Uche Ojeh. Willie says "We came to know Uche over the years as a charming, smart, faithful and humble man with a radiant smile to match Sheinelle's." 

In Part One of this Sunday Sitdown Live, "The Barefoot Contessa" Ina Garten joins Willie Geist and fans at City Winery in New York City, for a conversation about her bestselling memoir "Be Ready When the Luck Happens," in which she opens up about her "dour" childhood, starting her own business and having her husband Jeffrey by her side. Health officials say dozens of people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in an attack at a humanitarian aid site in Gaza. The exact circumstances of the deadly incident remain unclear, but three witnesses tell NBC News an Israeli tank fired on a crow as people were on their way to get food and water. The Israeli military says they are unaware of any injuries from their gunfire and are investigating. President Donald Trump has pulled his nomination of Jared Isaacman as the next head of NASA, saying on social media he will announce a new nominee who will be "mission aligned." Meanwhile, overseas, the Trump administration formally provided Iran with a proposal on a potential nuclear agreement. NBC's Vaughn Hillyard reports for Sunday TODAY. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to discuss the prospects for President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" as it heads to the Senate after the House narrowly passed it. Hazy conditions, caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires, are still threatening the air quality for millions in Midwest and all the way to the Southeast. The dangerous air quality comes as millions in the West are under heat alerts and a severe storm system unleashes tornadoes in Kentucky and Tennessee. NBC's Aaron Gilchrist reports for Sunday TODAY. A group of British climbers have sparked a fierce debate after they reached the summit of Mount Everest in less than a week, crediting xenon gas as their secret weapon to acclimatize much quicker to the higher altitudes. Climbers usually spend five to six weeks climbing from base camp to higher elevations and back again to allow their bodies to get used to the lack of oxygen before reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain. NBC's Camila Bernal reports in this week's Sunday Focus. 

In this week's Sunday Sitdown, Oscar winner Benicio del Toro joins Willie Geist to chat about returning to the world of Wes Anderson to lead the famed director's new movie, "The Phoenician Scheme," and how his Academy Award changed his life. More than 40 million Americans are in the path of severe weather after heavy rain and strong winds battered communities across the Eastern half of the U.S. in states like Alabama and Oklahoma. NBC's Ryan Chandler reports for Sunday TODAY. Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers sent a letter to the judge asking again for a mistrial in the music mogul's sex trafficking case. Combs' defense team alleged "prosecutorial misconduct," claiming prosecutors knew one witness' testimony was false. The August Egg Company is recalling nearly two million eggs in stores like Safeway and Walmart due to a salmonella outbreak. The CDC reports at least 79 people from New Jersey to California have got sick from the eggs. American tennis star Coco Gauff won her first French Open singles title beating the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in a comeback three-set victory. Ukraine's "Operation Spider Web," a covert drone operation which destroyed more than 40 Russian aircraft at four different bases, may be remembered as the moment that changed the world of war forever. Baykar, the Turkish manufacturer behind the drones say they are equipping the aircraft with AI, a move that will "turn warfare into three-dimensional chess." NBC's Keir Simmons reports in this week's Sunday Focus. 

In this week's Sunday Sitdown, legendary actor Mark Hamill joins Willie Geist to share his return to the big screen for his new film "The Life of Chuck," based on the Stephen King novella. Hamill looks back on his career before his life-changing role in "Star Wars," and opens up about the future of Luke Skywalker. Retired FBI agent Rob D'Amico joins Sunday TODAY to break down the search for the gunman in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their wives and explain what investigators will do to protect the people named in the "hit list" found in the suspect's vehicle. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to discuss how Washington is responding to the acts of political violence in Minnesota and mourning the two lives of Melissa Hortman and her husband. U.S. Army troops and vehicles rolled through the heart of Washington, D.C. on Saturday in a military parade long desired by President Donald Trump. While President Trump took part in the event, which coincided with the U.S. Army's 250th birthday, hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country took to the streets in what they called "No Kings" demonstrations as they marched peacefully to protest the president. NBC's Vaughn Hillyard reports for Sunday TODAY. As Israel and Iran trade missile strikes, Iran is issuing a direct threat to the United States that further support of Israel will result in direct strikes on U.S. military bases in the region. NBC's Matt Bradley reports for Sunday TODAY. Experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the 2025 hurricane season is shaping up to be above average with more storms than previous years. Those warnings come as the NOAA finds itself in the sights of the Trump administration and its sweeping federal budget cuts. NBC's Angie Lassman reports in this week's Sunday Focus.