saturday night live is all new tonight. former snl cast member and comedy icon maya rudolph is hosting with musical guests. vampire weekend rudolph was on snl for seven years. she is best known for her impersonations of oprah, beyonce and whitney houston. this will be her third time hosting. lots of fun and you can watch snl, of course, right here on nbc bay area at 830 and catch an encore after our 11:00 newscast. who will she be doing an impression of this evening? i don't know, but i'm excited to watch to see live at 830. thanks for watching. nightly news is next. we'll see you again at six. tonight, the spectacular light show across america and the world, the northern lights, where they've rarely been seen before from maine to california all the way down to florida. stunning images painted across the sky. a rare and powerful solar storm sending

the northern lights down south. and you can still see them tonight. whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. we'll tell you who has the best chance of catching the magic. new warning from israel to palestinians in rafah to get out now will israel cross the red line drawn by president biden? not to invade the city? college is bracing for chaos at graduations across the country. in two cities, students marching to the university president's homes demanding action. a mother allegedly gunned down by her neighbor now fighting for her life. police believe it's because she's white and her children are black. her son speaking out to us. and it's just it's heartbreaking to be honest. the high cost of owning a home, it's not just mortgage rates. why the price of everything from insurance to repairs is going through the roof. and oprah's apology. why?

she says she's sorry for this famous daytime tv moment and what she's saying now about weight loss, drugs. this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening. i'm kristen welker in for jose. something amazing is happening across the skies over america this weekend. we're used to seeing photos of the northern lights from places like alaska, maybe montana, but look at this. this was taken last night in arizona. this one that was taken in california. our galaxy is really showing off a rare and powerful solar storm some 93 million miles away, has supercharged the northern lights, making them especially vibrant where we're used to seeing them. and visible where they're almost never seen. there are warnings from scientists that these solar flares could impact satellite communications and power grids. so far, there are no major disruptions, and you'll have another opportunity

to see them tonight. george solis is covering it all. whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. it's the stunning and rare sky show captivating the nation from coast to coast. i can't believe what i'm seeing. the aurora borealis lighting up the night sky. from wisconsin to the arizona desert. and even as far south as florida. this is insane. the vibrant greens, purples, pinks popping up across the planet are being caused by this. a massive geomagnetic storm on the sun. the sun is really active right now. amy barraclough is the director of the edelman planetarium at rowan university in new jersey. we're seeing them really far south. why is that? right? so the northern lights are pretty common, but this particular storm that's hit us is so big that it's sending so many particles down to us that it's pushing that circle of light all the way down as far south as florida, possibly even hawaii. amy taking us inside the

planetarium to show us a photo of the sun taken today. you can see that huge one right there. the culprit? that's the culprit. that's what's causing that huge storm. that sunspot 16 times the size of earth and could cause chaos across the globe, but hasn't yet. noah reports some minor power grid irregularities and impacts on high frequency communications and gps. elon musk saying his starlink satellites are under a lot of pressure, but holding up when we talk about interruptions, we're not talking like global shutdown of services, right? no, there's not going to be a global shutdown. as for the global show, here's where you can watch tonight. from portland, oregon to portland, maine. mostly clear skies in the northern plains in the northwest, with clouds setting in across new england, the night sky raising the curtain on a rare spring light show well worth staying up for. just amazing. and georgia's outside the edelman planetarium in glassboro, new jersey tonight. so george, what is the

best way to view those northern lights tonight? yeah. christian you want to get far, far away from city lights? anything that will contribute to that light pollution and will drown out the beauty. the best advice? get to a wide open field to increase your chances of that picture perfect moment. christian. great advice, george solis. thank you to the middle east now, where israel's military issued a new warning for palestinians to evacuate the city of rafah as israel threatens a ground invasion, a major escalation. president biden has specifically warned against. hala gorani reports from cairo tonight. panicked scenes in southern gaza after israel expands evacuation orders in rafah. displaced palestinians fleeing once again carrying their few belongings, the idf issuing orders telling residents to get out of the combat zone as fears mount that

israel's long anticipated offensive in southern gaza is imminent, the impending assault leading to division with the u.s. president biden saying the u.s. would withhold arms shipments if israel invades rafah. we've destroyed about 20 battalions of the hamas's 24, terrorist battalions. we have another four to go there in rafah. and that's why we want to go into rafah. among those on the move, this mother fleeing with her baby, we are leaving for the unknown, fatin lafi says. and there are no safe areas at all. the idf has urged civilians to head to al-mawasi and other coastal areas. it is hot and there is no water or electricity. israel has targeted these so-called safe zones in the past and airstrikes have intensified in the last 24 hours. aid groups say that apart from a few trucks carrying fuel, no supplies have made it in since monday. a un warehouse in

gaza sits empty. one of the few functioning hospitals with only 48 hours of fuel left for the displaced, for the bereaved and for the families of hostages. the next chapter in the gaza war could be the hardest one yet. and hala joins us, hala, right now, no aid is going through the rafah crossing. and you have new information tonight about that border closure. what can you tell us? indeed. christian egypt is now saying that it is refusing to operate the border in coordination with israel in rafah, so long as the idf, its army occupies the crossing on the palestinian side, it is calling the latest israeli offensive an unacceptable escalation. christian just a devastating situation. hala gorani, thank you so much and don't miss meet the press when all talk about all of this with secretary of state antony blinken, plus senators bernie

sanders and lindsey graham. that's tomorrow morning right here on nbc. back here in the u.s, there were new disruptions at college graduations today and a new escalation from protesters marching on the homes of the university presidents themselves. elwyn lopez has the very latest for us tonight across the country, universities bracing for more demonstrations as students gear up for graduation in virginia. vcu students walking out as the state's governor took the stage. the walkout and act of defiance over a number of governor youngkin stances, including his support for how police handled pro-palestinian protests at the university of pennsylvania. you have two minutes to pack up your belongings and disperse the area, or you will be arrested. police in full tactical gear sweeping the campus, breaking up pro-palestinian demonstrators. i'm glad to see the long arc of justice has come to the right

place in the united states of america and on our campus, a group of them marching to the interim president's home a few seen jumping over a fence, banging on the door at mit. protesters also made their way to the president's home. officials say at least ten people were arrested after a clash between pro-palestinian and pro-israeli demonstrators back west, after usc scrapped its main graduation ceremony. students at uc berkeley celebrating theirs crowd protesters wearing shirts calling for the university to divest. over in claremont, pomona college moving its graduation ceremony more than 30 miles away and switching it from the morning to the afternoon. and i have a van, a handicapped van, so i can't go, george bertram says. he's now unable to celebrate his niece. we drove down from san francisco and now we're going to miss the ceremony. she's upset because a lot of people can't go to the

ceremony. and elwyn, you are at pomona college in california. they have moved their commencement off campus, as you just reported. what is this scene like? there now, christian, we've seen the loved ones gathering with the soon to be graduates all across campus, but the college here says that it decided to move the ceremony off campus, in part for safety reasons. christian elwyn lopez, thank you. to ukraine now, where russia's new offensive is intensifying today with fierce battles for control of several ukrainian villages near the country's eastern border with russia. the fighting has centered near the city of kharkiv. russia says it took five border villages, but the region's ukrainian governor says the fight for control is still ongoing, and brazil is bracing for more heavy rain tonight after 136 people were killed in more than 700. others were injured by the worst floods southern brazil has seen in 80 years. those record breaking floods have devastated cities

and forced thousands to leave their homes. but among so much tragedy, a sign of hope. this horse, nicknamed carmelo on social media, has been rescued after the floods left him stranded on this roof for days. well, back in this country, in illinois, man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime after he allegedly shot a mother who's also his neighbor. and tonight, police say race was a factor. jesse kirsch has the very latest. it's just hard to think that someone wants to do damage in that way, in form of just a single mother trying to survive, you know, tonight, melissa robertson's family says she's still in the icu after what authorities believe was a racially motivated murder attempt. three male subjects shot in the stomach. officials say tuesday in lockport, illinois. 70 year-old john shadbagh was seen firing dozens of rounds with an assault style rifle. the chicago area man allegedly hitting his 45 year old neighbor in the chest and

hand. you can actually see bullet holes, robertson's son, mikhail johnson, says she is that neighbor, adding his seven year old brother and a three year old were just yards from the rampage on a trampoline. what goes through your mind? you know, i just thank god and i think everything higher up that nothing even more tragic happened, just, johnson says. for years, qanbar hurled racial epithets at his family. robertson is white. her two sons are black. he call her n-word lover and just called me and my little brother, edwards, the will county sheriff's office says. before this week's incident, the victim complained twice about shadbagh in march, authorities writing one shooting incident was resolved by deputies. say thank you, got it on video. the sheriff's office says the other call was about possible gunshots and fireworks, adding there was not enough evidence to make an arrest. but johnson says his family made more calls. and it's just it's heartbreaking to be honest. i feel like if it was anyone else

and anyone, any other neighborhood or any other station, it'd be a different story. shadbagh faces multiple charges, including for attempted murder and a hate crime. he has not entered a plea, and nbc news has not been able to reach an attorney for comment. meanwhile investigators released photos of this arsenal. they say they discovered at chad barr's home, including the ak 47 style rifle they believe was used in an attack that has changed lives forever. jesse kirsch, nbc news, lockport, illinois. well, still ahead tonight, the hidden costs of already owning a home and why they're going up. plus oprah's big apology and why she says this moment was part of the problem. with wet amd, i worry i'm not only losing my sight, but my time to enjoy it. but now i can open up my world with abysmal. all right. vivisimo was

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charlie offerdahl with a full athletic scholarship. that's charlie, also named the team's spring player, celebrating with players his parents and, of course, coach pride. are you talking, everybody? yeah. and talk about a promposal iowa high school junior, annie schlarman got a dozen friends who all decided to take her out on prom night. together. they celebrated an evening full of fun, including ice cream and even ax throwing. for her and mom, sue, that invite and inclusion meant the world i just always hoped that she'd have these types of experiences. and so as a parent, especially of a child with a disability, it just brought me so much joy. it was an incredible moment to me. and

there's a baby boom at the sheriff's department in boone county, kentucky. that's deputy and first time dad brennan dills with his new baby girl. but he's not the only one. deputy christian fosters a new dad, too, and so is jacob bolton. but get a load of this. they're just a few of the more than a dozen law enforcement parents to welcome little ones in the last year or so, and caps off to this new golden gate university graduate, maryalice woods, this mom of two finally getting her associate's degree in general education after years of hard work and putting family first. it wasn't just me who was feeling pride. take a look at the emotional reaction from her six year old son, leo, who was sitting with dad will. oh no bubba, what's wrong? i love football with happy tears. dad oh my goodness, really happy tears it is. what was it like for you to see that? amazing. i

was able to show my kids that hard work pays off. happy tears dad. but seeing that leo got to understand why i was sacrificed doing time away from them. it just makes the whole thing worth it. i think. are you about to reach the peak of your american dream? yes, i think so. all of my dream involves doing the best i can for the for my kids and for my family. so many happy tears after all those great stories. our thanks to josie for that and to all the moms out there. happy mother's day tomorrow. that is nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm kristen welker. i'll see you right back here tomorrow morning on meet the press. for all of us here at nbc news. have a great night. happy years dad. next week on today, our best of broadway week. the hottest shows performing on our plaza. the

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