guys. >> thank you very much, and thank you for joining us this morning. we'll be back at 7:25. and will ferrell announcing, yes, "anchorman 2." have a great one. good morning. first, images. new video surfaces of george zimmerman in police custody four hours after he killed trayvon martin. does it contradict claims that he was left beaten and bloody after a violent altercation with the florida teen? this morning mr. zimmerman's attorney speaks out in an exclusive live interview. late for work? new details on what that jetblue pilot who snapped midflight did before and during his meltdown. missing a preflight meeting, yelling at air traffic controllers and talking about needing to focus. we'll have a live report. and anger management. charlie sheen getting set to

star in a new sitcom. as he puts his anger and erratic behavior behind him. he'll talk about it as he joins us live today, thursday, march 29th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, i'm savannah guthrie. ann is on assignment. this morning folks are looking very closely at that video of george zimmerman and what it may tell us about his claim of self-defense. >> that's right. zimmerman told investigators he was repeatedly punched, his head slammed into the sidewalk, and the official police report does say that he was given first aid. but does new surveillance video from the sanford police department back up or contradict his claims?

we're going to hear from both sides coming up straight ahead. also ahead, some chilling new details in the murder of a vermont mother and teacher. a married couple is now behind bars, charged in connection with that killing. coming up, what they allegedly did to lure the victim out of her home. plus, michelle dugger, the mother of 19 kids, she's back in the news. we're going to tell you what she said in a new interview. it is causing quite a stir. savannah, have you bought your mega millions ticket yet? >> i haven't. can i be back in 20 minutes? >> can i tell you something? the jackpot is now worth $500 million. >> a million dollars. >> $500 million. people are already scooping up tickets at a deli here in new york city. we'll have more on the frenzy coming up. we begin with new video of george zimmerman in the trayvon martin case. nbc's ron allen is in sanford, florida, with the details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. the video shows zimmerman in the

hours after he shot and killed trayvon martin. martin's family says this is a crucial new piece of evidence because zimmerman's side claims he was in a life-and-death struggle. martin's family says they see no evidence of that on the vid videota videotape. the video obtained by abc news shows officers bringing zimmerman in for questioning shortly after the neighborhood watch volunteer admitted he shot and killed trayvon martin. zimmerman's attorney has said zimmerman's nose was broken, his head smashed against the sidewalk by the unarmed teenager. the martin family attorney says the video does not show any evidence of blood or injuries to zimmerman. >> all the other evidence clearly contradicts everything george zimmerman has said. america has now listened to those 911 tapes with their ears, and now they see this video tonight with their eyes. and it is clear that what was in that police report was a fabrication. >> reporter: the official police

report says at the scene, zimmerman's back appeared to be wet and was covered in grass, as if he had been lying on his back on the ground. it says zimmerman was also bleeding from the nose and the back of his head. and he was given first aid in the back seat of a police car. in an interview on local fox television wednesday night, zimmerman's father said the teen verbally threatened his son, blasted in self-defense. >> trayvon martin said something to the effect of, you're going to die now, or you're going to die tonight. >> reporter: the police video was released amid published reports that early on police did request a warrant to arrest zimmerman from the state attorney. the report described the incident at homicide-negligent manslaughter unnecessary killing to prevent unlawful act. police have said the prosecutor wanted more evidence before zimmerman could be arrested because of florida's stand your ground law. in a radio interview, the new prosecutor, angela corey, recently appointed by the

governor, said she has a lot of experience with that law. >> we fight these stand your ground motions really often. we have won some really tough trials where those defenses were asserted. >> reporter: corey has also said she may make the decision herself about whether to press charges against zimmerman rather than giving the evidence to a grand jury. martin's family which has released new pictures of the teen at a birthday party for his mother nine days before he died has expressed concern about a decision being made behind closed doors. >> proper procedures have never, ever bode well for people from trayvon's community. >> reporter: meanwhile, the case continues to reverberate. >> just because someone wears a hoodie -- >> reporter: on capitol hill, illinois democrat bobby rush was reprimanded wednesday for wearing a hoodie on the house floor in support of trayvon martin. police here have not commented on that new tape, but as recently as yesterday, they released another statement maintaining that zimmerman acted

in self-defense and that there are witnesses and evidence to back up that claim. matt? >> all right, ron allen in sanford, florida, this morning. ron, thanks very much. george zimmerman's attorney, craig sonner, is with us exclusively. it's nice to see you. thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> let's talk about this video that we're now seeing for the first time. it was taken four hours after the killing of trayvon martin, so that would be four hours after what your client claims was a violent altercation with trayvon martin where he says he was punched in his head, repeatedly slammed into the ground. when you look at this videotape, do you think is backs up your client's claims, or might it contradict them? >> i don't think it does either one. it's a very grainy video. i do, however, if you watch, you'll see one of the officers as he's walking in looking at something on the back of his head. the video is very grainy, and i'm not sure that it has, as far as being able to see the injuries that were recently sustained and then later cleaned up from, you know, clearly if the report shows he was cleaned

up, he was taken in the squad car. >> it has been reported he received first aid. so are you saying -- do you know if these were the clothes he was wearing at the time of the altercation and the shooting of trayvon martin? >> i don't know. >> i mean, because a lot of people are asking the question, would there be blood on the clothes that would be visible? you have said that your client's nose was broken and that he had a gash on the back of his head. do you have any photo evidence? did anyone take a picture of mr. zimmerman after the altercation and shooting that would back up that report? >> again, until there are charges filed on this case, and i have a right to receive discovery, all evidence that the police have, they don't have to give to me yet, and they're not giving to me. so until such a time as charges are filed, i won't have that information, and i can't force law enforcement to give it to me. so these things are being leaked to you are being leaked to me at the same time. actually, they may be getting to the news media before they get

to me. >> let me ask you, mr. zimmerman has, i believe, said and i think you have said that he was treated at a hospital for a broken nose. wouldn't he have an x-ray or something that he could gain access to that would show, in fact, his nose was broken, and might detail some of the injuries he sustained or allegedly sustained that evening? >> yeah, again, i'm not -- even with all the evidence that's coming out, i'm not going to litigate this case in the media. but there will be more evidence that comes out. there are being bits and pieces are being disclosed each day, it seems. >> let me ask you about this report that the lead homicide detective in this case, mr. serino, did not buy your client's version of the events. according to a report in "the miami herald," he pushed for a manslaughter charge, and the mother of a 13-year-old boy who called 911 said that detective serino interviewed her son and then told her that he didn't believe your client had acted in self-defense. he said that mr. zimmerman was,

quote, stereotyping trayvon martin. would you respond to that? >> i haven't heard that report, and i have not spoken to that investigator, so i have no comment on that at this time. >> mr. zimmerman's father spoke out for the first time on wednesday night. he said in an interview that trayvon martin, on the night of the altercation, told his son, you're going to die tonight. and this might be paraphrasing. you're going to die tonight. you're going to die now. that comes a month after the shooting. do you have any idea why mr. zimmerman, the father, would not have spoken out if he had that information earlier? >> it's been my -- i've tried to keep this case from being litigated in the media. i've asked people, you know, to hold until such a time as this case goes to grand jury or goes to trial, one of the two things. i was not consulted on whether or not this information or his statement was going to be given, and it's come out as it did. i suppose he stayed quiet as

long as he could and going to have to tell his side of the story. >> all right, george zimmerman's attorney, craig sonner. mr. sonner, i thank you for your time this morning. i appreciate it. >> thank you. it's nine minutes after the hour. here's savannah. >> matt, thanks. we're learning more about what happened on that jetblue flight where the captain appeared to suffer a serious breakdown midflight. he's being held in a medical facility in amarillo in fbi custody. nbc's tom costello has the latest for us this morning. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning. clayton osbon is universally described as hardworking, professional, clean-cut which makes this whole thing so baffling to people who know him. he showed up for work an hour late. he missed the light briefing, and then he apparently started acting very strangely in flight. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! we've got israel, we've got iraq! >> reporter: if he weren't the captain of a passenger plane carrying 135 people, clayton

osbon's apparent breakdown midflight on tuesday would be a very private matter, but at 35,000 feet, the stakes are very high. a federal criminal complaint now alleges captain osbon started behaving strangely as jetblue flight 191 climbed out of new york bound for las vegas. the complaint states osbon said something to the first officer about being evaluated by someone. then talked about his church and needing to focus. he asked the first officer to take the controls as he made incoherent comments about religion. then said, "things just don't matter." on the radio, he yelled at air traffic controllers to be quiet and admonished the first officer for talking on the radio. then according to the complaint, captain osbon said, "we need to take a leap of faith," talked about sins in las vegas and said, "we're not going to vegas." he abruptly got up, left the cockpit, and banged on the restroom door to be let in. with osbon in the restroom,

flight attendants asked an off-duty captain to enter the cockpit and lock the cockpit door. >> now! >> reporter: when captain osbon realized he was locked out, he charged the door. >> he was screaming things out like, "let me in! let me in! we've got to get this plane down! you'd better start saying the lord's prayer! we've got to get out we've got on get out!" >> reporter: finally with half dozen men holding him down, the plane landed safely in amarillo. captain osbon taken into custody. while he lived with his wife in georgia, he had a pilot's crash pad in new york where his landlady was stunned. >> what could have happened? i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: the faa closely monitors a pilot's health requiring a fuel medical exam every six months for pilots over the age of 40. a variety of mental health conditions will usually disqualify a pilot for flying. among them, certain anxieties, bipolar or personality disorder and psychosis. the faa announced it will allow

pilots to fly while on certain non-sedating mental health medications. >> these are very serious conditions. and as a result, they will impair a pilot's judgment. they would impair anyone's judgment, for that matter. >> reporter: but right now there may be no way of knowing what happened to captain osbon. >> a captain on an airliner is one of many jobs that you do not want to have somebody incapacitated. >> reporter: captain osbon has been flying for 25 years, 12 of them, the most recent 12, of course, at jetblue. on his linkedin and facebook pages, he says he attended and graduated from carnegie mellon university. carnegie mellon says he attended but did not graduate. savannah? >> tom costello in washington for us, thank you. now let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories from natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the fate of president obama's health care overhaul now in hands of a divided supreme court. nbc's justice correspondent pete

williams has more. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning. the future of that health care law is in doubt this morning. judging by their comments, a bare majority of the justices seem to think that most of it should be struck down including its central requirement that all americans get health insurance. >> protect our kids! >> reporter: outside demonstrators maintained a show of support for the law while inside the justices debated what to do if the court strikes down the law's core, the insurance mandate. >> my approach would say, if you take the heart out of this statute, the statute's gone. >> the more conservative approach would be salvage rather than throwing out everything. >> reporter: if the court does strike down the insurance requirement, the justices seemed unanimous that two closely related provisions should also be tossed out. one bans insurance companies from refusing to cover people with preexisting conditions. the other limits when companies can charge higher rates. but what next? a lawyer for 26 states challenging the law says they

realize congress will have the last word regardless of how much the court throws out. >> i don't think anybody thinks that if all or some part of this statute is struck down, that congress is just going to call it a day. >> reporter: but a white house spokesman insists the administration has no plan drawn up for rescuing the law. >> i can tell you that there's no contingency plan that's in place. we're focused on implementing the law. >> reporter: so the future of the law appears to be in doubt, but the court's ruling won't be written for weeks yet. and the alignment of justices could shift before it finally comes out in late june. natalie? >> pete williams outside the veem court for us this morning, thank you, pete. an ambush on a nato supply convoy in western afghanistan has killed at least five security guards and more than a dozen insurgents this morning. meantime, there's a new revelation in the case of that u.s. soldier charged with a premeditated murders of 17 afghan civilians. the lawyer for army staff sergeant robert bales is that his client suffered from

tremendous depression and ang does it during his second tour in iraq. the colorado state forest service is apologizing for setting the burn that triggered that fatal wildfire near denver blamed for two deaths. the state's governor says the practice will be suspended. dramatic cell phone video shows a family fleeing the wildfire after they were ordered to evacuate their home. they say within 15 minutes of the order, the roads were then engulfed in flames. the family fortunately made it out unharmed. now let's head to wall street. cnbc's mary thompson's at the new york stock exchange. good morning, mary. >> good morning to you. concerns about europe front and center again this morning. this because of a decline in the economic confidence. the decline coming despite good news from the area's largest economy, germany, where unemployment fell for the fifth straight month. here at home, former executives at the failed brokerage mf global testifying before congress yesterday and frustrating lawmakers. that's because they provided few

clues as to the whereabouts of $1.6 billion in missing client funds. natalie, back to you. >> mary thompson at the new york stock exchange, thanks. when pictures surfaced online of a man getting pulled over in a full batman costume driving a black lamborghini styled as the batmobile, it naturally went viral and sparked curiosity about the mysterious masked man. turns out he's no bruce wayne but is a real-life hero. "the washington post" caught up with lenny robinson who is a wealthy self-made businessman. apparently he zips around from hospital to hospital in maryland visiting sick children with batman-themed gifts. very sweet. his son, savannah, even gets in on the act as the sidekick, robin, every now and again. >> that's so cute. i wonder what the charge is. driving while being a superhero? >> he had a batman seal on his license plate. >> okay. thank you, natalie. >> they'll give him a break. who's wondering where in the world matt lauer is? he's actually left the building. matt, where are you right now? >> i'm at scott's gourmet just

across from the studio. i'm about to get a little lottery fever. it's incredible. $500 million jackpot tomorrow. i'm here with kumar and manny. kumar, there's my 5 spot. i want five tickets, okay? and as i buy these, kevin tibbles is out in deerfield, illinois. he's about to buy a ticket as well. kevin, are we striking a deal here? >> reporter: i'm at the deerfield citgo in beautiful downtown deerfield, illinois. steven, hit me. and you know, matt, i've got to tell you, i would be more than happy to split these winnings with you, but you're going to have to find me first. >> 24. 19, 44 -- >> reporter: talk about a snowball. that mega millions jackpot just keeps growing. friday's draw, now the biggest ever. $500 million. and that's got a lot of folks screaming. >> buy some race cars, maybe.

>> travel. >> maybe a lifetime supply of oreos. >> reporter: that's a lot of cookie dough. get it? >> your mega number is 20. >> reporter: and if you find yourself a half billion richer, here's what the lotto folks suggest you do. >> if you know that you have won, then i would get together with a trusted attorney, a trusted financial adviser. >> reporter: dr. david zeke helped me prepare for my big win friday night. >> when you find out you win, quite frequently the blood pressure drops. >> reporter: and i faint. >> and you faint. right. >> reporter: and while spending it is fun, many will also enjoy giving some away. >> donate some to charity, you know. i don't need all that money. >> reporter: but with odds of 176 million to 1, dr. zeke also has this diagnosis for all of us future losers out there. >> how do you describe the ailment i will have if i find out i have to go back to work on monday? >> that's much more serious.

>> reporter: thank you, steven. now, where in the world is matt lauer? how about where in the world is tibbs if these numbers come up. and savannah, i don't know why you're not getting in on the act here. i mean, if lauer wants half my money, i'll give you a little bit of it. >> i promise i'll share a couple bucks with you. lunch on me. bye. all right. >> reporter: bye-bye. and now let's get our first check of the weather. maria larosa is here for al. can you give us the forecast for bahamas where i'll be when i win? >> including the west where if you want the sign of a big spring storm, look at the watch and warning map. flood warnings, winter storm warnings, also high wind warnings from the cascades into northern california, the coastal range as well. ets of rain moving in. to eureka, could be five to eight inches of rainfall. maybe one to two feet in the cascades. in the central part of the

country, central plains, well, it's kind of a cool and cloudy start, but the sun will be out later on today and we'll climb into the 70s in some cities. 70 in san jose, livermore, even santa rosa today. we'll hit 72 inland tomorrow, down to 56 saturday with a potent storm on the way. mild conditions sunday if you want to make those outdoor plans, we cloud up but stay comfortable. 63 degrees by monday, few showers north on wednesday, but 68, not too bad. savannah, back over to you. >> thank you. still to come, charlie sheen live in our studio. we're going to talk to him about how his life has changed in the past year and his new sitcom. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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school, then i should be notified. >> well, the district says those notification do go out to make sure the parents actually get them and their children don't delete the messages before the parents get home from work. time now for a check on your thursday forecast. we say good morning to christina loren. how are you? >> i'm doing well because we are going to see the sunshine later today. good morning, john, good morning to you at home. we still have mostly cloudy conditions in san francisco and north. however, the sun is shining over the south bay, a little bit of a mix of sun and clouds. that means we're going to see the warmest conditions down south. 70 in san jose, and about 67 degrees even in oakland by 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night, our next storm system arrives producing light showers along the coast. we'll get the bulk of the moisture saturday morning, and then a cold blast moves in behind it. so we're talking about kind of a washout on saturday. cold temperatures dropping from 72 to 56 between friday and saturday. make sure you're ready for that. but we'll warm you right back up to 62 with sunshine for sunday. let's check your drive with

mike. >> friends, the south bay looks like a standard drive. but we do have a little extra slow for northbound highway 87. guadalupe parkway started off early and continues, up to altamont and downtown, as well. southbound 680 has cleared as you approach westbound 24 and the walnut creek interchange, but the southbound 242 and 680 drives now slow through concord. antioch holding steady, not so bad, john. back to you. >> thank you very much. and for the latest traffic and news updates, we suggest checking out nbc bay area on facebook. we're back in one-half hour with another local news update. we'll see you then, the "today" show rolls on. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help.

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tickets before we go further. >> you don't get them until i get a buck. >> i told you i would write a check. we are going to show you a video of alicia silver stone's unusual way to feed her son. millions of americans deal with obsessions. how would you handle it if your mother was consumed with losing weight, shopping? we start with the chilling details of a vermont mother and teacher. a couple has been charged in that case. >> good morning. this couple is being held without bail for what police describe as the severe beating and strangulation of this

teacher in front of her two-year-old son. on the last day of her life melissa jenkins did what friends said was in her nature, tried to help someone. >> schee always had a smile. always helped everyone out. >> reporter: this time she paid the ultimate price. police charged 30-year-old allen peru and 33-year-old patricia peru. >> they are married. they knew mrs. jenkins and had snow plowed her drive way a couple of years ago. >> reporter: cops surrounded their mobile home wednesday. according to the affidavit patricia called saturday night saying the car broke down asking for help. the jenkins cautiously agreed

first calling an ex boyfriend saying what she was doing. when she got out of her car police say peru peru beat her. jenkins' two year old son was discovered safe and all alone in the still idling suv describing the assault by pulling on the back of his neck and saying mommy cried. when interviewed by investigators allen said he got the idea to get a girl while driving around. after killing jenkins police say he poured bleach on her body and threw her in the water. >> we know both suspects alleged to have participated. we don't know the wife's role. did she do this because she

gained something from it emotionally or because her husband told her to do it. >> reporter: according to the affidavit he once asked jenkins to go out with him. >> i know he didn't do this. i have no way of proving that he didn't do it but he is a very good boy. he has never been in trouble before. >> reporter: police say additional charges can be filed in this case. we understand the two-year-old boy is being cared for by his mother's family this morning. tomorrow afternoon there is a public memorial service for jenkins. >> ron, thank you very much. it is 34 after the hour. now to a mom who says her disabled daurghter's independene is being setback by her school

saying she may no longer use the walker and must use a wheelchair. >> reporter: a mother sees her young daughter striving for independence and says the girl's school is trying to thwart it. now a teste exchange has been posted on the internet. it is getting a lot of attention but so far no resolution. >> you see that? we have to make a step. >> reporter: to christie roberts this is a miracle. five years ago when the houston area mom adopted her daughter born with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. >> she may never walk, may never talk. >> reporter: there is significance progress. for two years she has been using a walker instead of a wheelchair. >> getting heavy. >> reporter: three weeks ago as

she was delivering her daughter to class she said school officials told her she could no longer use the walker at school because the little gurm recently fell in the parking lot. it is like a stepback in her daughter's quest for independence. >> if she can walk nourks please let her walk. don't strap her in a wheelchair. >> reporter: christie said she met with school officials and with their knowledge recorded the conversation. >> i just told you. we don't feel like it is safe any longer. be sure to get this on tape. you are not concerned. >> thousands have listened and responded. >> i am a parent and you are an employee that's supposed to be an advocate for this child. and from day one you have not.

>> leave it up for a court to decide then. >> you want to go there? >> reporter: the school district says they have the girl's best interest at heart. >> the decision that was arrived at was that there would be more information from the private physician to make sure she was being saved safely and appropriately before the use of the walker would continue. >> reporter: christie says she wants what every other parent wants, a chance for her child to thrive. >> she deserves the best life she can live and nobody can define that but her. >> love you. >> reporter: school officials say they are addressing the manner in which the administrator spoke to the mom. they feel like they have been hampered by the mother in getting the ffrgz from the

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area. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren, 70 today in livermore. around 63 degrees in oakland and not too shabby in san francisco, 65. up to 72 tomorrow, even warmer, and then the rain moves in. take a look at the difference between friday and saturday from 72 to 56 degrees, that's your washout day. you can get outdoors comfortably on sunday. hope you have a great day. > savannah, back to you. >> all right, maria, thank you. coming up next, is it trend setting or just plain strange? the celebrity moms going public with their unusual parenting methods. plus,en exclusive live interview with charlie sheen. but first these messages. mommy's got a surprise for you. [ rattling ] wanna see what's in it? yeah! whoagasp! whoagasp! whoagasp! you wanna make these? you put it in here? yeah, put it in there. ok, just press. i'm gonna give you some m&m's® to put in there. ok! ready? and then you wanna take this... ...put it together. shake it. [ giggles ] are you making them for the easter bunny?

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>> reporter: good morning, matt. we are no stranger to celebrities doing things that aren't exactly mainstream, but with this, you might say we hit the mother lode of offbeat hollywood trends. first, unique baby names, moroccan and monroe. but what we don't know what gwyneth's daughter, apple, is eating, we may now know a little too much about bear blue's breakfast. alicia silverstone posted this video of her son, bear blue, sucking prechewed food out of his mother's mouth. >> gross. >> reporter: the actress best remembered for the movie "clueless" is also a well-known vegan and cookbook author. silverstone blogged that she and the then 10-month-old were sharing a soup of veggies. quote, from my mouth to his. he literally crawls across the room to attack my mouth if i'm eating. advocates say the birdlike behavior helps build immunity. and everyday moms say they do sometimes chew for their kids.

>> we don't walk around with knives and forks and cuisinart to chew up and process the food so that they can eat it and not choke on it. >> reporter: but doctors insist infants need to develop motor skills that come with self-feeding, and many warn germs could spread faster than the viral video. >> the adult mouth a child. >> reporter: "mad men" star january jones recently told "people" magazine she's eating the placenta from the birth of baby zander, now dried and turned into capsules. >> hollywood's pretty good at coming up with crazy trends of all kinds, including parenting trends. >> reporter: jones told people it helps with energy and, quote, we're the only mammals who don't ingest our own placentas. good idea or mad mom? >> hey. >> i have never recommended to any of the moms in my practice that they eat the placenta of their child. >> reporter: in a recent survey, on "today's" website, 22% say they do it. while more than three-quarters said no way.

and how about breast-feeding your child at age 3 or raising them without diapers? former "blossom" star and "big bang theory" actress mayim bialik says she does both. the actress who also has a ph.d. in neuroscience recently wrote a book on attachment parenting, co-sleeping, constantly carrying your baby and extended breast-feeding. >> the amount of time that a mom breast-feeds is a personal decision. for me, when my children were old enough to talk and to ask for it, that was the time to stop. but every mom needs to make that decision. >> reporter: now, these are obviously all moms who love their children very much, and they're very involved in their parenting. celebrities, though, are trendsetters, matt. so the question now, will american moms across the country be following suit, and how many people just stopped eating their breakfast? >> kristen dahlgren, kristen, thank you very much. speaking of moms, what michelle duggar said about being the mother of 19 kids that is causing a stir.

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blockbuster animated movie voiced by stars including zac efron, taylor swift and danny devito as the lorax. >> you have been warned. >> reporter: in the first two weeks after its opening, the film took in $122 million in ticket sales. to the very zenith of the film's popularity, someone stole in the garden behind the home of dr. audry geisel, dr. seuss's 90-year-old widow, shown here ten years ago, and removed the lorax statue from its base. audrey's daughter, lark, had created two of the statues, one for the seuss memorial in springfield, massachusetts, and the other for this private perch overlooking the pacific. >> it seemed like the perfect spot to put the lorax when i made it for my mother to have it out there in the middle of the garden on the point underneath a beautiful tree. >> reporter: a perfect spot, too, because in the story, the lorax speaks for the trees, tries to save them. and when he fails, as lark read from the book, he disappears. >> and deep in the gerkle grass, some people say, if you look deep enough you can still see

today where the lorax once stood, just as long as it could before someone lifted the lorax away. >> reporter: police say footprints were found in the ground around the statue that had been softened by weekend rains. and while gallery owners questioned how a thief could ever sell so iconic a piece, they know limited edition replicas are selling for big money. >> there's a monument-size piece that's five feet tall and it's $45,000. >> did you chop down this tree? >> reporter: and what other question will the lorax expound when he asked that his statue be hunted by hounds? what if the thooef thooefers did sell it for scrap? what would be next? the cat in the hat? i'm flustered, he said. it's such a big mess. i'm meant to be here forever. unless -- unless -- >> i'm sure this fellow came with a friend and under cover of darkness and a good stormy night, they snuck in the back way and dragged him off. and the little guy didn't make any kind of sound at all. >> reporter: and no one's made any sounds yet that have been useful to the police. they tell us they have no leads, thus no sign yet of the

character dr. seuss described as oldish and brownish and shortish and mossy and bossy. and today still missing. >> all right. mike taibbi, broke into rhyme for a moment. >> exactly. it's just bad karma. you don't steal the lorax. >> no. >> that's ridiculous. if someone turns that person in, does that make that person a snitch or a sneetch? >> i don't know. is there a sneetching charge? >> probably. >> we'll find out. just ahead, he's working on a brand-new sitcom. is he a changed man? charlie sheen speaks out in an exclusive live interview. >> we'll talk to him and hear about his new sitcom. he actually plays a therapist. there's a certain irony to that. we'll talk to him coming up after your local news and weather.

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good morning, everyone, time is 7:56. and this one started out as a class project, and now an effort to raise san jose's minimum wage. students in a sociology class at san jose university developed the initiative and with the help of labor unions and community groups, the students gathered more than 30,000 signatures to get this put on the ballot. today, those students will deliver the petitions to the city hall to be verified. now, if you're at home right now wondering what the weather's like outside, we've got your answer, christina loren is here to show and tell. >> show and tell this morning. yeah, quite a difference the microclimates are making for us this morning. we still have fog and flight delays out of sfo, you want to check ahead. we're starting to see a little bit of the blue when we pan

around, you can see the sun shining through over san jose, as well, this morning. that means the south bay/east bay, warmest across the bay area. 70 in san jose, up to 72 tomorrow. take a look at the difference between friday and saturday, down to 56, temperatures tumble, rain moves in, nice and mild for the second half of the weekend, sunday looks great for outdoor plans, 62 degrees. let's check that drive with mike. >> if you're heading to the east bay, pretty light, easy flow there. but getting out of the bridge. let's look over at the lower deck and we'll see folks getting out of the city. traffic's moving smoothly, but past treasure island as reports of a stall and maybe an accident, also that still getting cleared from that bridge, as you're approached the decline, find some slowing there. back at the maps, 880 clearing, that's south of the san mateo bridge causing some slowdown, but it's cleared to the shoulders. now a burst of traffic through fremont, slowing through san mateo, and i just heard about another accident, it's going to be a problem coming through mountain view. >> thank you for the update.

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back on a tuesday morning, it's the 29th day of march, 2012. spring temperatures moving back into the area. 51 degrees in new york city and a very large crowd out on the plaza. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. savannah's here while ann is on assignment. and guess who we have in the studio? >> could it be? >> charlie sheen is in our studio right now. he's the man behind the shades. it's been just about a year now since his pretty public parting of the ways with the sitcom "two and a half men."

and some of the antics that surrounded that. he's got a brand-new sitcom coming out. this one's called "anger management." we'll catch up with charlie in a live interview in just a couple minutes. >> we look forward to that. also, we'll talk about the difficult and sometimes strange relationship some teenage daughters have with moms who have excessive behaviors. we'll talk to one mom who has a shopping habit. another who couldn't stop getting cosmetic procedures. and we are going to find out what happened had their daughters decided to step in. >> probably put some strain on the relationship. >> i think they actually say in the end it was good. we've got a lot to get to. let's go inside. natalie's standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, every. newly released police video has intensified the debate over the trayvon martin shooting. the tape shows a handcuffed jon george zimmerman four hours after the shooting he claim says was in self-defense. but the martin family is questioning why there are no apparent signs of injury. zimmerman claim

zimmerm zimmerman's police report says he did receive first aid. zimmerman has not been charged. a pilot forced a jetblue flight to be diverted is undergoing medical evaluation. this as new details emerge about osbon's behavior prior to the incident. osbon was marked an hour late for work on tuesday, and court papers say he turned erratic just as his flight with 135 people on board climbed out of new york bound for las vegas. house republicans are set to pass a $3.5 trillion budget today that reflects their deficit-cutting priorities including a plan to revamp medicare. the proposal is expected to be dead on arrival in the senate, setting up an election-year battle. efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer are paying off. a new report in the journal "cancer" says the rate of new cancer rates in the u.s. has inched downward half a

percentage point since 1999. the overall rate has also dropped by more than 1.5% each year. now here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." >> natalie, good morning. coming up tonight, we'll do a story about "bully," the powerful new movie a lot of people say is too raw for young viewers, but the same viewers that might benefit from the message. more on that tonight on "nightly news." for now back to you. now a look at what's trending. a quick roundup of what has you talking online. "19 kids and counting" mother michelle duggar has people viewing a web interview she gave to the christian broadcasting network. in it she denies overpopulation is a real problem saying the entire world population could fit into jacksonville, florida. and she said her large family buys secondhand to limit its impact on the environment. this video of google's experimental self-driving car is gaining traction on youtube.

steve mahan at the wheels for this test drive is 90% blind. the car uses lasers, cameras and radar to get you from here to there. steve used his newfound independence to pick up his dry cleaning and to get some drive-thru tacos, essentials. and anchorman is a trending topic on twitter. the comedian appeared on "conan" wednesday as ron burgundy with breaking news about his 2004 come zi hit. >> i want to announce this to everyone here in the americas. to our friends in spain, turkey and the uk including england. there will be -- there will be a sequel to "anchorman." there will be a sequel. gentlemen? ♪ >> ron burgundy, watch out. months of online speculation, as you heard. 8:04 right now.

let's go back outside to matt and savannah. we love ron burgundy. san diego. >> we had him. >> who? >> you did the research? let's get a check of the weather. al's off today. maria larosa is over there with a latest check. >> how old are you? >> 18. >> what's your name? >> mary grace. >> let's check on the gulf coast, houston, our pick city. showers and thunderstorms, 80. grab that umbrella on your way out the door. the u.s. as a whole, you see the northwest still being battered by a large storm. we've got flood concerns, also mountain snow topping one to two feet in some of the higher elevations. elsewhere, the possibility of some severe storms in through the midsection. kansas city off towards st. louis, the possibility of hail, maybe even tornadoes with this one. we'll keep a close eye on this storm system as it continues to

we're going to see a really nice day, considering we're keeping those showers out of the mix, at least south of the golden gate bridge all day long. a few stray showers up in the north bay. overall, looking good. temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s. will warm nicely throughout the day today. we have a storm on the way for the weekend. temperatures in the 70s in places like san jose, livermore as well. 64 degrees in san francisco. not too bad. by saturday, the rain moves in. take a look at the difference between friday and saturday, down to 56 degrees. mild sunday. have a great day. maria, thank you. coming up next, daughters who claim their moms are obsessed. we'll talk to them. coming up next, charlie sheen in a live exclusive interview, opening up about his life, his new sitcom and more coming up ri come for a smoke? yeah.

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>> i would support that, sure. >> literally. >> yeah, i would have taken that action. >> really? >> no. >> i was going to say, if i had inside information -- >> hello. yeah, matt, go for it. yeah. >> you know there are people who thought you were on such a steep spiral -- >> yeah. >> -- that it was going to end really badly. >> yeah, it didn't because i was going to do a documentary with all the footage that i shot during the tour and the whole buildup during the meltdown, which is actually, you know, could be a nice case study one day. and in -- in looking at a lot of the stuff, i kind of went, ew. oh. i can't put that back out. >> it bugs you to look at it? >> it was cringeable. yeah. because i didn't recognize parts of who that guy was. i mean, the verbiage, you know, him looking like a real insane wordsmith was fine, but it was -- it was a trip down -- >> is it weird to have looked back and experience what seems like an out-of-body experience? >> yeah. yeah, it is. i just wish it was somebody else's body.

but no, you said it's been a year. it's either been a day or 100 years. i mean, it's either like that or -- yeah. >> did you get through -- did you pull yourself through the weeds, or did you have someone close to you, a family member, a friend who grabbed you by the collar and said, you've got to get out of this place? >> it was -- yeah, it was a team effort that was ultimately led by myself because it has to be to, you know, to make a decision to fix or, you know, change any situation. but yeah, no, there was a lot of close friends. there was a lot of support. not a lot of people close by saying, dude, you might just want to take a step back. let's watch this. are you sure about this? >> you didn't have that kind of safety net at the time you need it had. >> yeah. but i would say, what do you mean? it's brilliant. >> things are going well now. you've got a sitcom that you've already begun to shoot. you're in a couple of high-profile commercials. you're going to be featured in a movie. >> yeah. >> is this where you thought you could get in a year? >> no, i thought it would take

at least 13 months. that's a joke. sorry. thank you. i didn't -- i didn't really have a plan. i was just -- i guess the plan was to just reintroduce myself to america and to the media and just say, sorry about that. but here's what's happening now. >> kind of a relaunching. >> yeah. it's a trip. it's not that much time to put this much back together. >> there have been some headlines. there was some video that tmz got not long ago. you were, i think, coming out of a guns n' roses concert. to the untrained eye, it appears you were slightly looped. >> no defense attorney will go to trial with evidence against him. not that crimes were committed. i didn't write "mr. brownstone." i didn't write the damn song. but if you don't drink a lot and you go out and there's guns n'

roses, it's on. >> however, you were someone who -- however, you're someone who's been to rehab in the past. >> right. >> you've admitted issues with drugs. i don't know one addiction specialist who would tell a guy in your position, it's okay to drink. >> well, if you do, i should probably go to that guy. sorry. no, you're right. you're right. but i have different theorys about the whole thing. one of them is park near the vip exit. >> so you don't get caught. >> yeah. >> are you comfortable having a drink, you know, from time to time and not being afraid that you're going to slip back into a much darker place? >> yeah, because i don't believe that whole -- that whole piece of fiction that they insist that you have an allegiance to it, you know. but that's just me. that's just me. >> you're not preaching. >> no, no. >> you start this new sitcom. you're one of the owners, basically. you work for yourself. >> right. >> but you've got partners. >> because i'm late. >> that's what i'm getting at. if you have an issue, personal, did they make you sign, or did

anyone make you sign some sort of behavior clause? do you have to go through random drug testing? >> there's no testing unless, you know, something obvious happens, i show up covered in blood, somebody else's. no, but -- and there's clauses in any contract. you probably had to sign one 18 years ago. >> we have drug testing here. >> that dog that comes through. yeah, no. they're getting pretty serious about it. well, there's so much money at stake these days. i don't blame them. >> but also other people's livelihoods. when the whole "two and a half men" thing melted down, there were people put on a shelf who needed to make a living. >> and that was the argument against the studio and against chuck, but we're past all that. >> do you think when the crew and the other cast members are working on this sitcom with you, they look at you a little like a volcano and they wonder when you might erupt? >> i covered that in an opening speech to them on day one. >> did you really? >> yeah. we have it on video somewhere. i don't remember what i said, but got a big laugh.

everybody felt good about it. but no. because i couldn't -- i think i mentioned to you i couldn't have the "two and a half" thing be my television legacy. i couldn't have that -- you know, end on that note. so if there's going to be the swan song, it's got to be a beautiful experience. and so far, eight days was more fun than eight years. >> you play a therapist which is kind of funny in itself, i think. >> start there. >> what's he like, this guy? >> he's flawed. i mean, he's -- he's -- he's an ex-ballplayer who had anger issues whose career ended because of an incident -- i don't want to give too much away -- trying to break a bat, you know, didn't go well. he's a guy that just wants to give something back, you know? if there was one person for the job, you weren't available. hello? >> you, i guess, called into tmz at some point, and you had some harsh things to say about "two and a half men" and ashton

kutcher. >> i was having a moment. >> i guess you apologized to kutcher saying the show stunk and he stunk. are there some lingering bitter feelings? >> a little bit, but i've got to just work through that, you know. i could probably just do it in group on my show. just not out loud. no, it's -- i just wish they had taken better care of the child left behind, you know, coddled it a little more. >> they're bringing your character back, i understand, as a ghost. do you know who's playing this? >> kathy bates. i was honored. that's not supposed to be an insult. they missed. i was honored. >> i'm not sure what to make of it. when we sit down a year from now, what's going to be the story? >> i'll be on my yacht. it will be the same only better, and we'll actually look younger, you and i. >> charlie, it's good to see you. >> always a pleasure. >> appreciate it. "anger management" premieres on the fx network on june 28th. up next, two teenagers who say their moms are obsessed with shopping and plastic surgery. how does that affect them?

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back now at 8:20 with the complicated relationship between teenagers and their moms who struggle with obsessive behavior. it's the focus of a new show on discovery fit and health called "my mom is obsessed." in a moment we'll talk to two families who took part in the show. but first take a look at monica krause, a shopaholic and her 16-year-old daughter, caylee. >> i have spent and got myself in so much debt with things that i don't really need. >> you already have a jean jacket. >> i don't have a levi jacket. >> so? why do you need a levi jacket? you have like three denim jackets. >> but they're not levi's. >> it's a scary thing to watch her. it just doesn't stop and her, like, tumble downhill and potentially lose the house. and end up in a really bad situation. >> another mom, susan pike, is obsessed with cosmetic surgery and her 13-year-old daughter,

an annalise, convinced her to participate on the show. >> one of my greatest fears is that my mom is going to get so much plastic surgery that since it's changing her on the outside, it's going to change her on the inside. i just don't want you to get more procedures. >> why? >> because then you're going to change. you're going to look different. you look different, you act different. before these procedures, you weren't always worried about the way you looked. >> i'd like it if you could be more supportive. >> i'm trying, mom. >> susan and annalise pike, monica and kaylee krause, good morning to all of you. thank you for being with us. susan and annalise, this is really emotional. did you know starting out on this that your daughter was so worried about the procedures that you had had? >> no, and i want to make something clear. i am not obsessed with plastic surgery. i've had one plastic surgery. i've had three procedures on my face. some people might think that's a lot. some people might think that's not a lot.

but i definitely take responsibility for being hypercritical of my appearance. and i was really predicating my self-worth on external factors rather than on my internal factors. >> do you feel like i had a problem with some of these, not surgeries, but cosmetic procedures, i was getting too much of them? >> absolutely. like i had such a negative opinion of the way i looked. and i placed so much importance on my appearance that, you know, that was not the message that i wanted to send to my daughter. i wanted to send a message to love yourself for what you are and not to criticize yourself for what you're not. >> annalise, how do you feel about that? did you think your mom had a problem with this? >> i thought my mom had a problem with, like, wanting to look good. not necessarily, like, her procedures, just like her just wanting to be perfect. >> how does that make you feel? because as i understand it, you kind of felt like if she's judging herself so harshly, is she judging me that harshly,

too? >> yeah. i felt like a lot of pressure. i felt like i needed to be perfect for her. because i want her to be proud of me and like always be proud of me. >> let me turn to monica and kaylee. monica, the show looks at your issues with shopping. so let's just start right there. do you feel like you had a problem with shopping? how would you describe it? >> i absolutely had a problem with shopping, savannah. i've had it for decades, unfortunately. but it wasn't -- it wasn't until i was realizing that the impact that i was having on kaylee. you know, as a parent, you want to be the best role model that you can. and when i was seeing what i was doing was affecting her, that's when it really hit home, and i realized i had to do something about it. >> kaylee, what was that life like for you? we saw on that bit of tape, you were saying, mom, you don't need to buy that. is that how it would go in your house? >> i think i've always taken on that role and kind of been looking out for her in that sense. i think i have kind of always been kind of oh, do we really need that? because it's always just enough.

i've always kind of had that role. >> you found yourself worrying about your finances and whether you guys would be okay? >> yeah. at first i didn't notice it until later on because this is all i've really known. but when it came to the point where i was opening mail, it became obvious to me that we needed to do something. >> these are adult concerns that both kaylee and annalise had. monica, you said something that really struck me. you said when this first came up and you thought about doing the show, you felt ashamed. and i know there are people at home thinking, you know, if i had this issue, the last thing i'd want to do is go on national television and let everybody see me air it out with my daughter. what's your response? why don't you go first, susan. >> right, absolutely. i think it took us all a lot of courage to expose our insecurities. and we did it to hopefully, you know, show the message that we are learning. we are growing. we are tearing down the walls of fear and opening up our hearts to love. and i think when people watch

the episode, that they will see that the message is really about love. >> annalise and kaylee, this is going to premiere tonight. i'm sure some of your friends know you participated, but are you worried about this all being so public now? kaylee, i'll start with you. >> i don't think i'm really concerned about it. i think i told a good group of friends that are supporting us, they love both of us, and i don't think i really have anything to worry about. >> what about you? >> i also feel the same way. i've told my close friends, and i know they're going to support me no matter what. >> monica, do you feel like the show helped you? did it make you feel better about these issues? >> absolutely. and just being here, you know, is testament to that. i mean, i've gone from -- you know, like i said, being ashamed. >> thank you so much. we're really glad to tell your story. and we'll be back right after your local news.

good thursday morning to you. 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a controversial report on the uc davis pepper spray incident can be released to the public as long as the names of most police officers are removed. that is a decision from an alameda superior court judge. the officers union wanted to keep the report under wraps, fearing retaliation from protesters. let's check the morning commute with mike. >> let's look out to the south bay. things are moving pretty smoothly. we had an earlier issue right

here northbound 101 at moffett boulevard. reports of the roadway cracking and buckling. it's a small pothole. there's the rest of the south bay. things are getting a little bit lighter there. but over here in the east bay, we have a slowdown continuing to build for 588, 80. fog likely to be a factor in many spots. >> thank you very much, and thank you for joining us. for the latest, check out nbcbayarea.com. have a great morning. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help.

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we are back now at 8:30 on a thursday morning. it's march 29th, 2012. the wind is picking up a little here in new york. lots of spring breakers in town from all across the country, including pine grove, california. we thank those people for joining us.

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. savannah's here while ann is on assignment. natalie morales joins us as well. coming up, we all know it's hard sometimes to get a nice home-cook eed meal on the table. have no fear. giada delaurentis is here. she's got easy recipes she's going to share with us in a couple of minutes. also, today's policies are here. they have kind of a new look this morning. that's suze orman filling in for dr. nancy today. they'll discuss a beauty pageant contestant disqualified for being transgender. we'll also talk about that mega millions lottery jackpot. we'll get our tickets now. >> they're in safekeeping. >> okay. we're not going to see that money ever if he wins. also coming up, our heroes initiative we want to tell you about, our fantastic progress that we had yesterday.

turns out it's off to a fantastic start. wednesday some 500 veterans attended on the "uss intrepid." another 16,000 registered for our online hiring fair. a great, great start. you guys were staying the roadie job with kiss had over 300 applicants? >> exactly right, so that's good. we're happy to hear that. also, we want to thank all the companies that participated and remind you there will be 400 more events taking place across the country over the next year. so keep your eye out for that. >> fantastic. let us get a check of the weather now. al is off today. maria la rosa is just across the plaza. >> feeling the chill in places like chicago. you're from chicago. we'll continue to see mild temperatures in through the midsection. take a look at the temperature map for this afternoon. 40s 050s in the great lakes. even a few 90s on the map there in western texas. here's what we expect for

weather. we've got a slight risk of severe weather as we get into the central plains including a tornado risk and damaging winds and large hail. the pacific northwest continuing with the heavy rain and mountain snow, easily a foot or two in through the cascades. good morning to you. well, the sun is breaking through the clouds here in the south bay. as a result, we are warming nicely. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. by noon today, temperatures actually reaching the mid-60s. 65 in fremont at noon. 66 in san jose. that means we'll round out the day with plenty of 70s on your temperature map. 70 degrees is the forecasted high right here in san jose. 64 in san francisco. by tomorrow, even warmer. then the showers arrive tomorrow night. saturday looks like a washout. down to 56 degrees. mild sunday ahead. you can get a check on your local weather 24/7 on weather.com. let's check in with willard in fort myers. >> come to florida where it's always sunny. all the orange juice you can

drink. grapefruit and no state tax. what could be better? happy birthday. zena greer, 107. lived in missouri all of her life and raised turkeys. i have the same feeling. i feel like a turkey once in a while. elizabeth farmer, greensboro, north carolina, 100 years old today. adores spending time with her family and is a huge college fan. a lot of good colleges in that state. a lot of good sports. edith kuwana, honolulu, ohio. 100 years old. she enjoys doing water aerobics and working in her exotic fruit garden. they have some of the best fruit in the world in hawaii. esther rosenfeld of great neck, new york, is 100 today. she keeps up with all the

current fashions, and she loves dancing. i like an occasional dance, a little mambo. whatever happened to the mambo? eugene shea, st. petersburg, florida, is 100 years old today. still goes to work every day because he loves his job, and he's a real estate agent. how about that? i'll tell you, to love your job is truly a blessing. to have a job is a blessing. and maria trevino of falfurrias, texas, is 102. loves going to church and is an excellent church. i'll go down there and eat frijoles and chimichangas. back to you. >> thanks, willard. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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kitchen products and delicious food is only available at target and target.com. >> we're back now at 8:37, and we're "cooking withiada today." she's asked for chicken and pasta recipes more than any other kind of recipe. today she's going to teach us twists on some popular meals. welcome back. >> thank you. >> this is your sixth cookbook. looking through this, these are simpler than what i know you to do. >> yes. >> did you like stepping back in that direction? >> i had no choice. just kidding. yes, i did, but actually, it's because jade is now 4. >> your daughter. >> my daughter, jade, is now 4. i don't have as much time. she has not become so much a picker eater as she gets bored with weeknight dinners. hi to revamp and make things faster, easier and more delicious. >> let's talk about some of the recipes. this is a pasta dish. >> correct. >> which means?

>> it's an area in the region in the southwest of naples. and the idea here is the best thing about this is, you do not have to cook the pasta ahead of time. >> so you're baking it. >> yes, i'm going to bake it all together. you could even make this the night before. >> you could even make this -- you mean you meaning me? i could make this the night before? anybody? >> not you in particular. other people, though, yes. >> okay. what do we start with? >> so one 20-ounce can of crushed tomatoes in the food processor. then we add one garlic clove that's already been minced and a little chicken broth. the whole thick to this is, you have to add enough liquid because you're not precooking the pasta. >> so it's going to soak up a lot of the liquid. >> it's got to, otherwise it won't cook. the other idea is, you pulse this all together. then you pour it into this pan. >> how long do you simmer this in here? >> you're going to simmer it with or regular gegano and past. two or three minutes to toss everything together. there's two tricks. you have to add enough liquid

and also pick a pasta that's pretty small. these are not the regular side penne but the half size. usually you can find kids-size pasta works well because it cooks faster. >> why the whole layers of tomatoes when you already have all the tomato sauce? >> because this gives extra moisture and creates like a little package so it looks really pretty. now, this area of italy is known for their tomatoes, hence this dish. and you pour everything into there after it simmers. and then you kind of just spread it out. and then this is really fun for the kids to do, too. if you slice all the tomatoes, you can just put them right on top. >> how long? >> 450 for about 35 minutes. there's no cheese or anything added to this. so you just kind of top it all together. and it bakes off and looks just like that. >> perfect. let's go on to the next dish. pasta requests and a lot of chicken requests. this one's also pretty simple. >> yeah. people are always looking for chicken, always looking for pasta. also because you can mix and match these all together. all three of these dishes are great the next day and the day

after. so here we go. >> chicken with tarragon and white wine? >> yes. >> you do boneless. >> because it cooks faster. if you want to cook it even faster, you can have your butcher cut up your chicken for you. then it cooks even faster. what you do, you brown it with a little salt and pepper. >> that just takes a couple minutes. >> just two minutes. then you add the onion, a couple cloves of garlic, depending on how much you like. then you deglaze or clean the bottom of the pan, as i say, with a half cup of white wine. and the white wine for the most part will dissolve, but there will always be little remnants of wine in there. and then you add the chicken back in and the broth. just like that. >> is this -- is this because this is the way you're going to cook the chicken, or is this for the sauce at the snend. >> this is for the sauce but you're going to finish cooking the chicken in here and then add the tarragon. what do you smell? >> lemony. >> lemony and minty. and tarragon is one of those underused herbs but it's really

delicious. you look this cook down. with the chicken, let it cook about 20 minutes. and it starts to look like this. take the chicken out. >> put it aside. >> take it out just so you can thicken the sauce. >> you want to thicken that up, obviously. >> we're going to use a little flour and chicken broth. you want to just kind of whisk this together only because if you don't -- if you skip this step, you could get lumps in your sauce. >> okay. >> so there you go. dissolves really easy. add a little mustard for a little bit of tang. and if you like, you can finish it with a little bit of butter and more tarragon, and that's it. cook this down for five minutes. pour it over the chicken. >> and you like to serve this with pasta. >> that dish only uses half a box of pasta. so the other half a box, you can toss it with the sauce here so you've got a meal. >> perfect. okay. there's another dish. what's that one? >> my daughter loves chicken fingers. this is my version with cornmeal. i make a rosemary lemon sauce you can use on any meat at any time. i like to sprinkle it with rosemary, lemon salt and

marinara for the kids to eat. you can eat it with this if you have it a couple days later. >> three simple dishes, again -- >> mix and match. >> pasta and chicken. you mentioned your daughter a couple of times during the segment. jade. >> jade! >> it's a birthday, right? >> it's jade's birthday today. she turns 4 today. >> happy birthday, jade. >> come here, sweetie. >> can you say thank you? >> thank you. >> you want to blow out the candle and make a big, big, big wish? >> there's your cupcake! there's your chocolate cupcake. are you going to blow it out? blow it out. >> very good, jade. nicely done. >> i think jade's wish, honestly, is to stick her fichkfichk finger in the cupcake. >> go ahead. stick four fingers in there. >> she also wanted a copy of "weeknights with giada." >> i'm sure. i'm sure she does. >> happy birthday, jade. >> by the way, we went to your book party the other night. i got a copy. i went to a party after. i brought it as the gift. i said, "look what i got you."

they were so, so impressed. they loved it. giada, thank you. jade, happy birthday. again, the book is called "weeknights with giada." next, different places for baby boomers to retire. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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babb now back now at 8:46. about 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every year. it's creating a new trend when it comes to where they spend their golden years. mark is the international editor of "travel & leisure" magazine and sharon epperson is cnbc's personal finance correspondent. good morning. >> good morning. >> most people think of florida. the real issue is not how but where. the first trend is co-housing.

explain. >> well, specifically for seniors. senior co-how'sing is a trend that started in denmark about 30 or 40 years ago. here's what it is. it blends the best of communal living but with a private residence so you own your own home but in a little community. it might only be 20 or 30 houses. valverde is one of the newest ones in taos. there's only 28 homes. there's a common area. you'll have social group dinners. >> you share the house with other people? >> no. >> okay. >> that's the best thing about it. you own your own house, but you live in a community where everybody knows you. a lot of retirees like that aspect. >> another trend that certainly caught my eye, the tiny house. tell us about the tiny house. >> sharon and i were talking about this earlier. it's crazy. sometimes it's little. it's 400 square feet, a little kitchenette, very intimate sitting room. a loft bedroom. the interesting thing about this, what a lot of people are looking at is putting these on their grown children's property so they have their own independence, but they have the proximity of their kids.

>> also called the granny pod in the backyard. >> in-law pod. before we go further, let's check in on some of the realities of doing this financially. >> well, the realities of doing it financially, when you talk about senior co-housing, a lot of folks if they're living in their home, they've been there for years, a lot of their friends and neighbors have moved away, this is more of a social investment than a financial investment. you want to have friends and neighbors that might be able to take care of you. even if you have long-term care insurance, you have a caregiver to come in, you don't have your friends and family there. that's one of the considerations for co-housing. in terms of the tiny cottage, you really have to look at the local officials, the zoning board, see if it makes sense for your community. if they'll even allow you to do it, and see if it makes more financial sense to do that than just making an addition or fixing up another bedroom. >> tiny fine print for the tiny house. >> $40,000 or less for one of those houses. >> another trend, some retirees going abroad. some countries in particular are very friendly to retirees. >> belize has got beautiful caribbean coastline.

this is for active retirees, if you like scuba, snorkel, jungle trekking and it's only about a four-hour flight from the united states. long weekends or vacation. it's very affordable. >> i see pictures like that, i'm sold. what should we be cautious about? >> make sure you understand what the health care requirements will be and make sure that you have a health care provider. you may not be able to get immediate care there. you want to make sure you can pay for your health care. the tax situation, probably going to be different than here. make sure you know what your payments will be and always contact social security to make sure you can get the payments. usually most countries you can get them, but some countries, if they don't have an agreement with the u.s., you may not be able to get your social security payments. >> another thing is people cruising through their retirements. explain that. >> there are people who will live on a cruise ship all year round. this is a little more expensive. not maybe as expensive as you would think. but if you've ever been on a cruise, you think that this is your lifestyle, i'm going to tell you an all eastern tif, just do an around-the-world cruise. it's 100 days roughly. it's a way to test it out and

see if this is something you really want to do. everything's included, your meals, accommodation, maid service, it's all in the price. >> very quickly, working and living in an rv. >> it's called work camping. i was just talking with my retiree mom who knows a lot of people who do this. you travel in your rv, go to a camp. you can actually work at the camp, earn some spending money, pay for your campsite and travel on to the next place. >> ten seconds. what would you warn? >> just make sure when you're doing these thgs, this is for the first ten years of your retirement. make sure you have enough saved for the final ten years. make sure you've planned for long-term care insurance, even longevity insurance, something that will pay out an annuity when you're 80, 85. most people are living to 83 or 86. enjoy your full retirement, not just the first ten years. >> after the cruise retiring. mark and sharon, good information. thanks so much. coming up, the hottest handbags for spring. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're happy to say it's our time to welcome back our friend, len berman, who's here to take us on a wild ride through the wacky world of sports. len, good morning again. >> good morning, guys. march featured peyton manning, tim tebow and lots of college basketball. but what were truly the top sports stories of the month? let's go spanning the world. ♪ >> unbelievable!

>> on your mark, get set -- the opening face-off of the rangers and devils. you know, that's just a perfect, perfect start to a hockey game, isn't it? play ball. keep your eye on the ball. lacrosse in syracuse. he takes it in front backwards between the legs and scores. yeah, keep your eye on the ball. yeah. that's the way you do it. our oops of the month. here comes devin setagucci from minnesota. the shootout. nick young with the layup. very nice. and this move always works very well. the shorts pull-down. thank you very much. our no-nos of the month. you don't tug on superman's cape, and you don't kick it high into the wind in israel because, you know, it could come back to bite you. the best move of the month. the alley-oop to the referee. what? what? i don't get that. you know, i've been hit so i

think i'll go down. this is the best delayed reaction. yeah, maybe i'll fall down. three stooges. a thai fighter. kick and a miss and he knocked himself out. you're out. the fight's over. our world record of the month. can he do it? can former cal quarterback set the paper airplane distance record. do they actually keep track of that? all righty! absolutely. go nuts. paper airplane. it's time for kiss cam at the all-star festivities. you know, they refused to play along. turns out their jeremy lin's parents. that's linsanity right there. our broadcast moment of the moment. you think sportscasting is an easy job? how about being a golf cameraman up in the tower? uh-oh. look out!

and -- nobody got hurt. very good, class. and our play by play of the month. the lowkey kid at the chicago high school basketball game. >> yeah! an unbelievable shot by williams! unbelievable! whoo! lets it go from center court! bucks win! >> watch out for that guy. >> you know what? there may be dogs barking all over america. >> like the whistle. >> cleaning their ears out. >> len berman, that was good. thanks. >> fun stuff all around. >> next month? >> be happy to be here. >> by the way, we've got some golf cameramen. >> we do. >> on our staff. they work for us in the morning. >> anybody ever been hurt? >> anybody get hurt? >> nobody got hurt. nobody got hurt.

the push to prevent teachers from becoming friends with their students on facebook. we've got "today's professionals." they're going to be here. suze orman is filling in for dr. nancy. first, though, a check of your local news and weather. 2. good morning to you. 8:56 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a union city high school teacher heading to court this morning answering to charges of sexually assaulting a student. 38-year-old is expected to enter a plea today. police say he had a nine-month

relationship with a 16-year-old student at james logan high school starting last march. he is facing 22 counts of sexual assault and is free on bail. approximate with the morning commute, let's check in with mike. >> getting into the city, pretty standard flow to the bay bridge. but in the city, an accident at market and castro, a very congested intersection. possibly involving a pedestrian, maybe a car as well, or at least a bicyclist. avoid that intersection if you can. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help.

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now with more o welcome back to more of "today." 29th of march, 2012. we like to say thank you to the people who stuck around for most of the morning here on the plaza. great to have them here. also great to have our friends who came across the street to help us out with this hour, because al is on vacation and ann is on assignment. i'm here with savannah guthrie as well. >> good to see you, mr. lauer. >> good morning, mr. geist.

>> you were monitoring christie brinkley and her ex-husband and you'll have more on that. >> their legal drama spilled out into the public all over again. first you interviewed christie brinkley on the show earlier this week and then we had peter cook. he has his shot and it's a very public battle. what effect is it having on the kids? and a study that 33 that most people said they were happiest at. instead of their 20s, teens or childhood. so we'll check in with susie ormond about that. >> what about you? >> i'd say 40. >> i like to say happiest days are ahead. >> oh, no. >> right out of the hallmark card. >> pollyanna, thank you. if you're watching your pocketbook, well, we'll find out we can buy affordable hand bags

on a budget. >> plus, getting yourself out of some credit card debt. last year, americans rang up more than $22 billion in penalty fees. that's aside from interest. a lot of families struggling with this. we'll have tips to get you out of the trouble. >> thank you. thank you, willie. natalie is standing by at the newsdesk. natalie? >> good morning, everyone. the attorney for neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman suggests that a new police video of his client is inconclusive saying the images are very grainy. the video appears to show zimmerman with no visible injuries four hours after he killed unarmed teen, trayvon martin. zimmerman has said he acted in self-defense and his attorney claims that martin broke his client's nose and left a bloody gash on the back of his head. the captain who suffered a midair meltdown this week on a jetblue flight is now facing federal charges. on wednesday, he was charged with interfering with the flight crew. the flight from new york to las vegas had to be diverted to

amarillo, texas, when clayton osbon went on a rant up and down the cabin aisle. he was subdued by passengers. a man is being questioned at philadelphia international airport. he was taken into custody after the tsa found fireworks in his carry on luggage before he could board a flight to san francisco. today, president obama is calling on congress to end billions of dollars in tax breaks given to oil companies f every year. it comes before a procedural vote to repeal tax subsidies. u.s. troops in afghanistan are taking new streps to protect themselves after recent attacks by afghan troops. some of the attacks are believed to have been triggered by the burning of korans at a u.s. base. it includes the use of guardian angel troops who guard others as they sleep. the mega millions jackpot now the biggest in u.s. history. at least half a billion dollars. the drawing is tomorrow night. meantime,er meantime, controversy for a

woman who used part of her winnings to give $100 bills to strangers and she gave a homeless man a scratch off ticket that was worth $260,000. well, now she only claims she meant to give the guy cash and hopes to get the winning ticket back. and a circus seelephant got loose this week in ireland. the elephant named baby ran through the parking lot after breaking a barrier. baby was eventually rangled and while no one was injured, they have all learned their lesson. nobody puts baby in a corner. to quote "dirty dancing" as we love to do. four minutes past the hour. let's go outside to maria with a check of the weather. today's weather is brought to you by chico's. >> all right, we have some spring breakers from the chicago area. if your kids are on spring break

out in the west, time to break out the board games, it is wet. see the clouds on the left of re your screen? all the way across to the pacific right into the west coast. that's what we're expecting in some areas, maybe five to eight inches of rainfall. so keep that in mind mountain snow could top one to two feet. and another breezy, but sunny day for the mid-atlantic and parts of the n we've certainly got more clouds than sun out there right now. but the sun will be out in full force later on. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we're going to hit the sifts in san jose. heading through tomorrow, tacking on a few more degrees. warm-up comes to a sudden halt by halt. 56 degrees on saturday. sunday if you want to get outdoors, you'll have opportunities to do so. 62, partly cloudy skies, nice and mild.

>> savannah, back to you. ♪ taking care of business every day ♪ >> maria, thanks. now to "today's professionals," our panel of power players weighing in on the hot topics. starr jones, attorney and author, donny deutsch, chairman of deutsche incorporated and suze orman is host of cnbc's "suze orman show" in for dr. nancy this morning. welcome to all of you. welcome, suze. are you ready for this, do you think? >> more than you ever have any idea. i'm coming after you two. >> let's go. let me give you a topic first. we're going to talk about two people going after each other in public, christie brinkley and peter cook. their very public battle spilled onto our airwaves this week when matt interviewed christie brinkley and then the next day i interviewed peter cook. let's play a portion of that and set it up. >> i'm sorry but i just want peace. and every time i have any joy or any kind of success in anything, he has to try to destroy it.

>> there was a moment when she cried. >> crocodile tears. >> why do you say that? >> because she's not being bullied. every since the separation, she has been on a campaign to smear me. >> suze, i'll let you have the first crack at this. what do you think? >> ridiculous. it's not like they just got divorced. it's not like they're just going through it. why it is still news this far after the divorce is beyond me. the people really to blame, i'm sorry to say, are the people giving them air time. i think it hurts the kids. i think there's no reason to be talking about it. nobody just allow them on the air. >> look at that. she took a shot at nbc. she took a shot out of the blue, destroying our segment. >> she makes a fair point. we give them a vehicle, but they would find a vehicle. >> look, it's very easy to say oh, look what they're doing to their kids. we were here the day christie did an interview. i actually felt bad. why is she doing this? by the end, i felt desperate.

this guy was screwing around with a 19-year-old? >> bad. four years ago. the issue is what are they doing now? >> at some point, you have to let it go. i actually had real choice in the matter when i ended up getting divorced. did i want to do it publicly or privately? and i chose very, very privately. heck, i left the country for three months. i did not want to play it out in the middle of the public. >> there's got to be mutual. sign a pact, do not speak. that's it. of course, they're not fighting about money any more. so i'm not quite sure -- >> and when she came on -- when matt was talking to her, she said have said, i am not talking about this. i am just talking about chicago. she could have taken her stance at this point. >> it seems they're not starving the story. they're feeding by continuing to talk about it, name calling on both sides. is there any way for those of us on the outside to know who's in the right? or what the truth is? >> it's none of our business. these are two grown people who were in a relationship with just the two of them. pretty much there's blame to go around with both of them.

and now they're just destroying their kids who are old enough to know that they should know better. >> she knew if she came on the air that he was going to go on the air. she already knew. >> it's a vicious cycle. let's move on. teachers friending students. you know, school districts across the country are enacting policies, in some cases there are laws saying teachers should not have any private communication on social networking or e-mail or facebook or whatever with students. basically it's not okay in any context because of the conflict for danger. first of all, is this a legal matter? is this okay? >> i absolutely agree with this law, i absolutely agree with this policy. i have been vehemently against any adult having a relationship with a child outside of their teaching experience. it's inappropriate under all circumstances. just when did you start looking at my 15-year-old daughter? was it really when she was 18 years old, or was it when she was 15? >> anybody want to be devil's advocate saying there's some

reason you want to have communications in our modern era. >> doctors with patients, even a child, it's wrong, it's predatory. i don't see another side to the story. >> kids always get crushes on their teachers. kids do not -- and you're a kid when you're in high school, whatever age it may be. now they're infatuated and now their teacher's answering back and then it goes further with the kid no, no, no. >> or living with the girl at 18 years old. there's an ick factor. savannah, we've got to get to a point -- we've got to get to a point in this country where we tell the truth. if you are having sex with a child, that is child molestation. >> we're talking about even children who are 18, it's still wrong. >> but when did this start? when do you start looking at an 18-year-old, she wasn't just 18 and walk in. >> even a senior in high school, it's still wrong. you are taking advantage of a very precious situation. there's no other side of the story. >> when the genesis of a relationship is teacher/student, i think we all agree. >> doctor/patient. >> go to jail.

go to jail. >> our next topic, transgender contestant disqualified from the miss universe pageant who was disqualified from the competition because she did not, quote, meet the requirements to compete. she is transgender. what's your initial thoughts, suze? >> the truth is, she's transsexual. the difference is here, she has literally gone through the operation. she felt this way when she was 4. she started taking hormones at 19. she actually had the operation, and legally she could be a married woman. think about that. >> she's also beautiful. >> and she's beautiful. if she wanted to get married today to a man, it would be recognized and legal in the united states of america. >> for that reason, does she belong in the pageant? >> yes. by the way, on a separate note, my buddy, donald trump, is no dummy. i guarantee you -- >> he owns the miss universe franchise. >> he owns it. right now she's disqualified. she'll come back in. it's great press for the event. >> he'll be a hero, he'll bring her back in, and she'll have an opportunity to compete. there's no reason for her not to be able to compete. >> as a sidebar, if somebody said to me, would you go out

with someone who went through -- used to be man and now is technically i agree as a woman, i still wouldn't. so, i mean, it's a weird thing. >> i think it's -- >> oh, you go out with -- you know, i mean, i don't think we can take that at all. >> you took the words out of my mouth. i was going to say how do we transition to donny's dating life? >> on one hand i'm saying, of course, she's a woman. but yet as a man, i wouldn't. >> you can date who you want to date. >> that's not what this is about. >> i don't know why i went there. >> i was reading from cnn the other day that it says in the rules that they can't find anywhere, but a spokesperson said you have to be legally born a woman or a female. so change the rules, everybody. what this should be doing is going deeper than can she or can she not change the rules. of course she can. >> the only rules i've seen, are you a canadian citizen? you can't be married or pregnant and you need to be over 18. >> basically, it was silent on this issue. >> why can't a beauty pageant contestant be pregnant? >> if she can win pregnant, more power to you, right?

>> i mean, and who gave her the test? anyway, next. >> let's move to our next topic. $500 million jackpot. boy, everybody's dreaming a little dream this morning. so suze, since we're all going to win, we need to ask you some financial advice. do you take the lump sum, or do you get paid out over a period of years? >> it depends who you are and how old you are. i personally would be advising them -- and i have advised lottery winners -- if you take the lump sum, it will be about $359 million from the $500 million, all right? >> i could work with that. >> but if you took it out yearly, it will be $19.2 million for 26 years. believe it or not, i would tell them to take it yearly. why? it is too much money for somebody to handle all at once. they have a good chance of losing it. >> i couldn't handle it. >> i used to do advertising for the publisher's clearinghouse. and the people that would get $10 million. almost without exception they ruin their lives. because they quit their jobs. they start -- so the interesting thing is, suze brings the up a good point. it kind of monitors them. that's a very good point. >> but if i had $356 million,

couldn't i hire somebody like you or your team? >> that's what i'm saying. you wouldn't have $356 million, you have to pay taxes that. you'd have $250 million. $250 million -- >> i could work with that. >> would you all keep working if you won the lottery? >> oh, yes. >> yes. >> that's what happens. they stop working and their lives get ruined. >> he's already won the lottery in his own right and we're all still working, right? >> >> i work very hard. >> we know. we know. okay, last topic, the happiest age. this is really a good one. a new survey says that the age of 33 is the happiest age of people's lives. they feel like they have it all together. it's not the 20s anymore, but they're still young enough to enjoy life. thoughts? anyone have an idea what their happiest age is? >> i remember '61 in june. this is the happiest, the most incredible year of my life. and i say that almost every single year. >> i turned 50 on saturday. and i know what i look like at 40. i know what i felt like. i know what i look like now at 50. it was the -- that day was the happiest day that i could say i had in a long time. >> people, once they get past their 40s, they're actually more

relaxed. speaking of which, cracker jack super producer mark victor, his 41st birthday today. >> today. >> happy birthday. i had no idea. >> they were going to put up a picture of him, but they didn't want to scare everybody at home. >> and our nancy's birthday was on monday. >> everybody, how great a job? ladies and gentlemen. >> come back anytime. >> one of the nicest people on the planet. >> suze, could we get a girlfriend on the way out? >> you are so approved. >> thank you so much. thanks so much. coming up next in "today's money," a simple plan to help you get out of credit card debt. coce pris, tpring and some test cool prices, too. but first, these messages.

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billion worth of credit card debt. we paid off more in the last few years than really ever before. this year right now is the best time to transfer high-interest rate credit card date to low interest rate than ever seen in my entire life. and i'll give you one small example. there's a new credit card that came out by citibank. it's called citibank simplicity. if you transfer high interest rate debt to them, they have 0% interest rate for a year and a half right now. and they have features like no over the limit fee, no annual fee, no catch fees, meaning if you're late, we'll hit you with a $35 fee. they talked to consumers and they said what do you hate about credit cards and then built a new credit card for people. and i found a card on the site called creditcard.com. lots of offer. that's one example. see if you can trafr to a low interest rate because that will help you pay down the debt faster. >> you have a full approved plan called dolp, d-o-l-p. what is it? >> done on last payment. i've taught this system to millions of people and tens of

thousands have used it to get out of debt. the key is you've got to rack your debt, stack your debt and hack your debt. let's go through how you do that. >> let's start with rack. >> rack is the first thing. you need to confront, look at in black and white, what do you owe? i've got this simple little form. you write down, what do i owe? as an example, i've got a discover card. my balance is $350. my interest rate is 19%. my minimum payment's $35. my payment due date is the first of the month. what you want is this little form in black and white on your refrigerator right by where your pay your bills so you can see exactly what you owe. it's like a debt scale. like if you're trying to lose weight, you step on a scale. the first step in getting out of debt is seeing in black and white, not little envelopes but black and white what you owe. once you put it all down on paper like that -- and this takes literally like five minutes to do this. you don't have to use a computer. just old-school piece of paper. once you do that, then you stack it. the key to stacking it is people ask me, david, i don't know what

order to pay my credit cards off. and most experts come on these shows, and they say, pay the highest interest rate credit card first. and they're wrong. what i teach people is you want to get your smallest credit card paid off first because you want to see progress. so what stacking it does is you take your cards, and you try to figure out very quickly, again, in about five minutes which card should be paid off first. let's use visa as an example. $5 a month is the minimum payment. if you divide that number by 500, it will take you ten months to get out of that credit card debt. >> and that becomes your first priority. that's your dolp number right there. >> what you do is make minimum payments on every credit card except for the first priority card, which tends to be the smallest. and you make all extra payments to the smallest card. what this does for you is you start to see progress. so for the person with five credit cards who is overwhelmed, it will quickly take you to three credit cards.

much better system. that's my opinion because i often think you can get your highest interest rate lowered by transferring. >> how do we hack into the credit card debt? >> hacking it, again, is this idea that you make minimum payments on every card. then you find whatever extra money you have, and you throw it at that priority card which is the first dolp ranking. so that person who's got visa, instead of putting $50 on that card, they need to put, let's say, $100. any extra dollar amount, that will get that first priority card paid off fastest. then once that's paid off, they put that in their drawer. don't close it. leave it open so you've got it. that's going to improve your credit score. then go to mastercard. that's your second priority. after mastercard's paid off, you go to the discovery card. >> rack it, stack it and hack it. >> and hack it. >> a pretty easy solution to a difficult problem for a lot of people in this country. david bach, great information. thanks so much. >> great to be here. >> good to see you. coming up, two lovely ladies get swept into hair and makeup for an ambush makeover.

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welcome back. starting to see the sunshine here in san jose. not the case when it comes to san francisco. as you can see, mostly cloudy conditions. have no fret, though, we are going to see a really nice day. sunshine through those clouds by about noon today. in the south bay, probably have to wait till about 2 p.m. to see the sunshine. temperatures up to 67 degrees by noon rounding out the day in 70-degree weather in san jose.

72 by friday. and then major changes for the weekend, at least the first half. rain moves in. temperatures tumble to 58 degrees. sunny days, though, back in the mix on monday. mike? >> 880 southbound side around 16th we have reports of an accident. we see a good slowing from 980 down to the scene. hopefully that will move over the next few minutes. we have a pothole report at 101 on the southbound side. a couple of accidents on the roadway. typical slowdown coming through mountain view. another poethole reports on 280. >> thank you for joining us. we'll be back in a half hour with another local update. an end to breast cancer. ) theg (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives.

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just as it disappears from the original story, the statue of the character has now disappeared from the home of dr. seuss's widow. apparently someone stole the statue over the weekend, and now the search is on. we'll have much more on that story coming up. >> dr. seuss mystery. >> who steals the lorax? don't do that. and the bold and the beautiful when it comes to handbags for spring. bobbie thomas is here with the hottest trends and colors at affordable prices. >> i think there's one for you there, willie. >> i've got my eye on a couple of those over there. >> willie's always shopping when he comes over here. then, of course, one of the signatures of spring is the cherry blossoms. nowhere do they bloom more beautifully than washington, d.c. that's where our chef is from. he's bringing cherry. infused recipes inspired by the season. first let's get a check of the weather. maria larosa is here for al. >> the pacific northwest continues to get slammed unfortunately. we're finding snow into the cascades. through the midsection from kansas city, st. louis, looking at severe weather risk including

hail, damaging winds, maybe tornadoes and a few scattered thunderstorms in parts of the southeast. tomorrow that severe weather risk shifts into the ohio valley including columbus and cincinnati into louisville. still rain, still more snow in the pacific northwest. that's a l we've got a really nice day shaping up, although it's still pretty cloudy out there along the peninsula and in the north bay. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. a little bit of drizzle at the coast. a cool start will make way to a really nice warm afternoon. maybe a few isolated showers up in the north bay. the big-time rain event arrives heading into this weekend. temperatures today, comfortable. 70 in san jose. livermore looking good. 72 degrees friday. down to 58 saturday. but a good-looking day for outdoor activities on sunday. >> maria, thank you. coming up next, we're taking it to the street. we'll show you how to brighten your everyday look up with the hot colors of spring. coming up right after this.

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runway, and we found some affordable options in the store. "today's" bobbie thomas is here with her picks of the season. bobbie, good morning. >> good morning. >> i love this every year but this year more so than any other year because look at the colors and patterns on the table. this is unbelievable. >> you can't afford color in the stores. and the designers really pushed the envelope and went to the - extre extreme. >> what you're seeing in clothing, you're seeing the same trends in handbags. >> some of the bright neons, for example. chanel has put forth. this is kind of a first look at these bags. these are nylon bags from chanel, and they're neon. >> bright. >> an iconic shape and really bright statement. of course, jimmy choo, python bag in electric blue. and bergdorf goodman. this jason wu all on trend with just a little bit of the trend. you can get something that doesn't have to scream but just a touch. >> the bold and sporty look, too, we're also seeing and more affordable options now that you scouted out for us. >> i love this.

this is a fantastic bag. we actually have a picture of this bag on somebody that i pulled off the street. lynn, i met her in union square. >> there you go. >> i just wanted to show how a bag like this can be wearable. >> to make an outfit. >> at any age to really make an outfit. >> this was the before. >> this was the before. >> you see how that totally vamped up the look. >> exactly. if you don't want to go neon, you can still find sporty options. and color comes back about this time every year. what's new is really the sporty factor. this is only $19.95 at old navy. >> a great tote. >> it's a great tote with the double color combination on the colorblock trend. some affordable options with the orange trim and the blue at h&m, very affordable. and joe fresh, a fun bag with stripes. and rachel roy at macy's, another one of my favorite picks, a great tote. >> when you're wearing a bag like this, you can get away still with wearing -- >> anything. >> -- colorblocking outfits as

well. >> anything. you can wear neutrals like yourself, plaque and white like me. even if you're wearing color, some of these with the multicolors will work better than -- >> than others. >> than a brown or black bag. >> why not? >> absolutely. >> on the other end of the spectrum from the color to bright white which we love. we've got great styles and the trends we're talking about. great designers. >> this is valentino, givenchy. it's that crisp white. every neutral is in right now. but if you really want to do something that's going to instantly update your look, a white bag can work. a big question i get often, though, is can you keep it clean, you know. >> we get that all the time. especially with kids. >> there's so much texture available right now. this is a great tote that's inexpensive. that's crackled leather that won't really show scuffs. but one of my favorite bags, sondra roberts is so smart when she makes her bags. she has the option of keeping it in the shape that you see here

or unzipping it so it can pop out to a bigger tote. >> good travel bag. >> and this is nylon. and it's washable. you can take this out in the rain. >> wipe it down with a cloth. >> wipe it down if you're using it with the kids. top shop's got something great. and then this bag -- >> this little clutch. >> from buddha, great for summer evenings. it has the chains so you don't have to hold it. >> saying how much it looks like a bottega voneta. you updated kelly's style. >> i loveder hair and her green jacket. >> this is before. >> this is before. she had this great basic brown bag and the white bag really helps it pop. it updates it and makes it spring. >> makes it much more modern. this is a trend i just love. we're seeing it all over the place. not just on the runways but also in handbags. >> everywhere. this is such a great season to get a bag that says who you are. so don't be afraid of a statement bag. it actually is your signature. i love this harper connect bag from diane von furstenberg.

it's leopard print hair. but on the back, you can see that there is a hidden ipad carrier. >> wow, that's cool. >> she makes it in the leopard but also basic colors like tan and black. also fendi, this colorful studded bag. it's such a hit on the runway. >> that's fun. >> it's been in so many magazines. >> really cute. >> rebecca minkoff. i'm a huge fan of her trends in neon. it's a textured tote bag. >> some silk. >> and vince komuta. it's $150 but you get the clutch out of it and it can be a great shoulder bag. >> that's beautiful. >> you can use it during the day or at night. every single one of these, this nine west and all of these are on the website. i have listed every single one. i've done the homework for you. >> also, you found a woman, whitney, and you updated her style with a patterned handbag. let's see how she looked before. sort of a gray outfit, wintry. >> i wanted to give her that instant pop with a signature

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of dr. seuss's 90-year-old widow shown here ten years ago and remove the the lorax statue from its base. audrey's daughter, lark, had created two of the statues, one for the seuss memorial in springfield, massachusetts, and the other for this private perch overlooking the pacific. >> it seemed like the perfect spot to put the lorax when i made it for my mother to have it out there in the middle of the garden on the point underneath a beautiful tree. >> reporter: a perfect spot, too, because in the story, the lorax speaks for the trees, tries to save them, and when he fails as lark read from the book, he disappears. >> and deep in the grickel grass, some people say, if you look deep enough, you can still see today where the lorax once stood just as long as it could before somebody lifted the lorax away. >> reporter: police say foot prints were found in the ground around the statue that had been softened by weekend rains. and while gallery owners questioned while a thief could ever sell so iconic a piece, they know limited edition

replicas are selling for big money. >> there's a monument size piece that's five feet tall and it's $45,000. >> did you chop down this tree? >> reporter: what other questions would the lorax expound, would he ask that his statue be hunted by hounds? what if they did sell it for scrap. why who would be next? the cat in the hat? i'm flustered, he'd say. it's such a big mess. i'm meant to be here forever, unless, unless -- >> i'm sure this fellow came with a friend and under cover of darkness and a good stormy night, they snuck in the back way and dragged him off. and the little guy didn't make any kind of sound at all. >> who's to blame? >> bring him in for questioning, both of them. >> grickel grass. that was nbc's mike taibbi. no rhyme. coming up, in your kitchen. first, this is "today" on nbc.

to you by kraft lunchables with fruit. >> in "today's kitchen," springtime is on the menu, and the season is in full bloom in washington, d.c. >> you know, actually, this year marks the 100th year anniversary of the cherry blossom festival. there's no better celebrate than with a cherry blossom-inspired menu. >> we've got sweet and savory dishes created by joe, the chef at west end bistro in the nation's capital. joe, good morning. >> absolutely. thanks for having me. >> life's a bowl of cherries, but they're frozen cherries. >> while we are celebrating the blossoming, the actual fruit doesn't come till the end of june or july. >> you can use frozen. >> definitely. which you're more likely to find on supermarket shelves and you eat out of hand. we like to use sour cherries

because it gives you more to work with in terms of acidity. >> we're making a cherry salsa? >> we are. we're going to show you pickled cherries first and then as a sauce and as a dessert. pickled cherries. >> start with the pickling. >> all righty. pickling is very simple. we've got sugar, red wine vinegar, coriander seed and pickled mustard seed. >> okay. >> we're going to dump essentially all this stuff in here. >> okay. >> no more -- >> sugar. >> no more magic than that. put it on the heat, bring it up to a boil. after that, we're going to pour it over the frozen cherries. while this is still hot, we're going to take a little bit of a leaf which you can find in asian market, maybe whole foods depending whether or not they're carrying it at the moment. >> if you can't find it? >> a little grated lime zest. >> make something else. >> just make it up. >> you can throw anything -- any other sort of thing in there. what we're going to do, to

prevent that herb from cooking, to prevent it from losing all the nice fresh floralness that we want, we're going to ice it down. we're going to cool it down while those start to steep. >> how long do you let it sit there and pickle? >> until it's cool. five minutes, you're good to go. >> okay. >> we've got that finished product here in the bowl. we have some corn here which you can do this. you can do this in the middle of july. absolutely. we've got the corn here. if you want to throw that in there for me. >> thanks. sure. >> throw that in there. we've got lime juice, salt and habanero peppers. we've got a little bit of salt as well because salt makes everything good. exactly. anything too sweet and especially with the sweetness of the corn and the richness of the steak that we're going to put this on top of, it's not going to go well for you. >> that looks delicious. we've got this ribeye. >> i'm observing. waiting for the food. >> if you get away with it, good for you.

god bless. >> so this is a great ribeye here. >> a cowboy-cut ribeye, looking at about 18 ounces. we've got our salsa. this is literally the entirety of what we're doing. you've got your salsa on top of your fresh ribeye there. we've got the ones we had cut up earlier. this is obviously a great dish you could do for a group of people. >> great. >> so easy. that was not hard at all. >> not at all. >> let's get to dessert. what we've done here is we've taken profiterales. you can buy them in the store. use anything you'd normally use for like a strawberry shortcake. >> are these candied cherries? >> the same as over here. pickled cherries. >> still savory. >> sweet components, vanilla ice cream, peach jam. >> that begs the question, is it profiteral without chocolate on it? >> i would argue it is. absolutely. you can dump whatever you want on to there.

>> the tartness of the cherries. >> absolutely. that's actually a bourbon peach. bourbon and peach. >> we like that. >> how long are we talking here preparing this meal? >> 20 minutes. >> 20 minutes. >> thank you. coming up, "ambush makeovers" for lucky ladies out on the plaza right after your local news and weather.

good morning, everyone. it's 9:56. i'm john kelly. we are following breaking news out of san francisco. right now, protesters crashing

the regents meeting. they're being rounded up and arrested. several people disrupting that meeting, shouting, waving signs and standing up on chairs. police moved in and they are arresting these individuals. the regents meeting to talk about among other things large pension payments to retired regents. we'll konlt to follow this story. also in san francisco, police right now investigating a collision in castro between a pedestrian and a bicyclist. witnesses say both were knocked unconscious and have been rushed to the hospital. we'll have more on both these stories starting about one hour from now. now let's check your traffic with mike inouye. >> that intersection of market and castro, a very busy intersection. we have a muni and a bus line there as well as well as a mass transit system. and we have very busy roadways. the roadways are clear as far as the activity goes. no lanes blocked. we have slowing down northbound 880 passing by 16th.

the same area the earlier crash cleared from. in the south bay, we have northbound 880 right around first where we have an accident clearing from lanes. that's the only real slowdown for the south bay right now. meteorologist christina loren, you have some weather updates for us? >> yeah, you want to dress for the two different parts of the day. right now, still the cool part and cloudy as well. you can see that from the golden gate bridge here. but the sun will come out and warm to is efts. 70 degrees in san jose. 70 in santa rosa. 64 in the city even with all that cloud cover. should see the sun break through the clouds over the next couple of hours. during our 11:00 a.m. broadcast, should be mostly cloudy. let's check your drive. >> thank you very much, christina. for the latest updates, check out nbcbayarea.com. ♪

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million. half a billion dollars. >> and it will be more than that by tomorrow. yep. >> so we got a couple of quick picks. >> don't look at the numbers because you never know if you win, then everybody's going to be all after you. >> they're all after me now and i don't have what they think i've got. trust me. >> here's the deal. if you guys are planning your winnings, you have two choices. you either get a one-time payout of $359 million, which i think goes down to $250 million -- >> don't you hate paying taxes? >> or you can get an annual payment of $19 million. >> what would you do? >> okay. i would think i would do the lump thing, but i kind of need discipline so i like the -- >> kind of? >> -- idea of when you blow the first $19 million in year one there's another one waiting because i don't know that i would be great with dealing with such a huge a money. how about you? >> no. i would absolutely take it now. because the dollar is declining. very quickly. and who knows what our dollar's going to be worth -- >> but if you got 19 million of

them, who cares? >> because $19 million will barely buy me my theater on broadway where you can bring all kinds of children in and watch shows for free and change their lives. you see? so i'm going to need the big stuff. >> i was just going to get a beach house and a plane to get back and forth to the beach house. >> which beach would it be on? >> i'd either do the dominican republic or puerto rico. i lot of caribbean. i would do somewhere in there. if you want to go dshg like right after the show, i'd go to the airport and get on my plane and go. that would be the best. >> then why don't you also get a helicopter to get to you your plane? >> yes, i would do that. >> yes! see, notice -- notice who thought of other people first. >> i was getting there. but first i just wanted to be happy. >> and that's what's wrong with the world. right there! selfish -- never mind. >> come on. >> we're going to put this where

the sun don't shine. >> and we're going to share it with our crew -- >> yeah, but not all. >> you're in. >> the rest of you are skating on thin ice. so there was a big interview today in our studio. >> yes. >> charlie sheen came in to the studio and he sat down with matt lauer. he's been -- you guys remember, of course, the big public meltdown he had and how he went on and did all that "winning" and "tired blood." then he was no longer on "two and a half men." >> there's tiger blood, then there was bad blood. that's bad blood. >> i don't know if you saw it, but if you didn't, we want to know what you think. take a look at his interview. >> start your day off right. >> there have been some headlines. there was some video that tmz got not long ago. you were i think coming out of a guns and roses concert. >> my brother ramon. >> to the untrained eye it appeared that you were slightly

looped. >> well, yeah. and you can't -- any defense attorney will never go to trial with video evidence against him. hello. not that any crimes were committed. >> however, were you someone who has -- >> however. young man. >> you're someone who's been to rehab in the past. you've admitted issues with drugs. i don't know one addiction specialist who would tell a guy in your position, it's okay to drink. >> well, if you do, i should probably go to that guy -- sorry. no, you're right. you're right. but i have different theories about the whole thing. one of them is park near the v.i.p. exit. >> it was sort of one joke after the other and -- you know, we wish him well. he's been through a lot. i look at people like robert downey jr. who was really in bad shape and he's doing so well because he is following the program. you know? >> he says he doesn't believe in the program but he says that's his own personal belief. he's not putting on anyone else. it's weird because when you seem him all fidgety in the share --

>> he cannot sit style for a moment. >> i think they were saying that's sort of his persona, he's high energy. >> he's a very, very talented guy. nobody disputes that. i think just like we feel with lindsay lohan, if you're an addict and you can't remember the last time you took a drug or you took a drink, then you're not being serious about sobriety, i don't think. you're still playing the game, that's for other people, i'm different. i didn't see a whole lot of change for him. >> i didn't either. >> i still don't see any -- i hate to be a killjoy, but i don't see any sorrow, any sorrow for any hurt that's been done. you don't want to look back on the highway of your life and see nothing but road kill. >> he seems like he's laughing his way all the way through. >> we hope he gets really serious about it. >> for his sake. >> mostly his children. here's something that will put a smile on your face. there's always a great viral video that makes its way around. this one is an 18-month-old who loves to ski.

in idaho. take a look. he's 18 months. he's skiing. good job, buddy! >> he's doing the pizza. now he's -- >> now he's -- he's tired. >> well, and -- >> he's totally asleep. >> he's got great balance. >> oh, my god. you guys? he's asleep. yes. he's sound asleep. >> timber!

>> he wasn't hurt when he fell. any of you who have taken your kids skiing know they're like little sumo wrestlers when they've got inches and inches of foam all around them. that's the cutest thing. >> i love that. you know who seems to be loving it? mary. mary is at our desk. hi, mary. is mary waving? i met mary last night. her daughter, bridget baker, won a big award. she's a big deal at nbc. she wanted to come by and say hi to us. >> you introduced her -- >> with your help. if you loved it, there she is getting her award. so congrats to betsy. >> proud day for her mom. yes. yes. another proud day. >> what? guys, i'm so excited. if you saw the movie "anchorman" with will ferrell, i loved that movie. >> i walked out of it. >> how? >> because i had my daughter with me, right away i said this is inappropriate. she was younger. everybody loved it. >> there's a sequel that's coming out. will ferrell went on conan last night with his flute -- his jazz

flute and he made the announcement. let's watch. >> okay. >> i want to announce this to everyone here in the americas to our friends in spain, turkey, and the uk, including england, that as of 0900 mountain time, paramount pictures and myself, ronald joseph aaron burgundy, have come to terms on a sequel to "anchorman." >> that's going to make a lot of people happy. >> that is going to be great. >> i am a will ferrell fan. i'm late to the party but he was here the other day for casa de mi padre. and i loved him, loved him, loved him. hoda and i -- how should we put this -- we're not quite ready for what we saw yesterday on broadway.

>> you won't believe it. >> first of all, it is about say doe ma sado masochism right now. her name is nina ariana -- >> very pornish, the whole thing. >> we're not going to turn everybody off. >> i'm not saying it's bad. >> look at hoda. she was so into the -- look -- can i tell you? she bit off the bottom -- >> that was for my viewing gum. >> that's a bite. you looked over at you and you were like -- you were making sounds, hoda. i'm sorry. you were making sounds. >> i'll let you know who is going to enjoy this play. if you liked this book, "50 shades of gray," it's like 50 shades with the dominant and the submissive and the whole pornish thing happening. all i could think of when

watching this was it is like reading "50 shades of gray." >> which you have, cover to cover. i have yet to open the book. that's all you need to know about it, frankly. hoda likes porn. i think it's basically bad for people. >> stop. it does tip into ocky. >> on page what, hoda? >> in the play. it goes dark. it goes to a very dark place. >> it's fascinating. i appreciated it from the acting standpoint. these are two -- >> they're great actors. >> at the top of their game. ky cheer people up with something else? >> what's more cheerful than porn and masochists? >> for my "ihoda" this week, here's the deal. before we show this, this is -- lionel richie's been doing these duets. shania twain, do you remember her husband left her for her best friend? >> mutt. >> she actually went to her best

friend said, hey, do you think my husband's cheating? turns out they were cheating together. she had medical issues and stuff. she lost all of her confidence. lionel itchritchie called her ud said, will you sing "endless love" with me? she said i don't know. >> here's the video. ♪ >> can you feel it? >> you can actually see the moment where she gets her mojo back when she puts her arms up in the air. >> and they sing it so beautifully together. >> look how gorgeous she looks on a horse, too. i don't know, maybe it is

because of being in some fur but i kind of like that. >> i've always loved shania twain. i love her look, i love her sound, she's a really talented songwriter. who doesn't love lionel? >> you know what, everything with the black and white is beautiful. >> yes. and you can't miss with every single song on this cd. by the way, that earlier clip we showed you is from the own network because they did a special with shania. she did get her mojo back. she got ler confidence back. >> i hope she does another cd. i hope she tours again. she was here with us when she wrote the book. you could tell that that was a hard thing for her to do but she's on her -- >> there was a point on the own show at the end where lionel ritchie says to shania twain, welcome back, shania, you're back. >> oh, that makes me cry. you know what else makes me want to cry? movies that make me cry. >> that's tomorrow. >> tomorrow we're going to do movies that make you cry. >> think about your biggest tear jerking movie. >> so get ready to tell us on

facebook what you think it is. by the way, you know who's not been here all this week because she's been sick? we want to send some love out to our baby sister, sara. >> everyone around here has had the stomach flu. megan had it. >> we wish you the best, sweetie. but we do have something else fun coming up. >> there is our kids "voice" contest. we're coming near the end so you've got to commit yosubmit y entries. if you're between the ages of 8 and 16 years old, again these are kids singing acapella. >> a lot of adele. >> we'll listen to a couple more. >> the beatles. >> okay. >> allrightee. let's hear the second one.

sthoet ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> some real raw talent there. >> yeah. i like. what we're going to do -- we're going to narrow it down. >> we've had over 800 i think. >> have we? >> i think so. >> a lot of people still don't know how to submit it. they keep e-mailing saying how do i submit it? >> go to klgandhoda.com. >> and figure it out. you're asking me? what are you, crazy? >> is it okay or not okay? >> what? is it okay to -- >> to do what? >> to keep your marriage a secret. you said -- of course it is but it is more important to keep it sacred. >> look at you thinking it through. >> it is. what is the secret if it is not sacred to you. you said, sure, it's okay, as

long as those nearest and dearest are clued in. the rest can wait until you feel like spreading the news. >> yeah. it's only your business but i don't get the really why is it top-secret? >> i see why beyonce and jay-z did. they wanted something private. >> once people know, isn't it over? >> seems to me in this world it is hard to keep a secret. if you can do it and it is important to you, do it. >> cheers. >> jane seymour's with us today. she has a lot going on. it's thursday which means two wonderful women were whisked off maoverke."r." [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric refresher, they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax, take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] at do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay take your blindfolds off. ♪ hello?

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instinct is to close off. but if you can open the heart and be in the present moment, reach out to help someone else, by that very action you bring solution and something positive to your own life. what we're doing here with the foundation is we're honoring people that we know and that we see that are public people and also people we may not know so well who have done exactly that. >> when i see that necklace, i always think about the open heart. you're wearing that beautiful necklace now. who's getting honored at your event? is. >> very exciting. glen campbell and kim, his wife, for caregivers of the alzheim alzheimer's association. blen is actually going to perform with his kids who have a group called instant people. then we've got holly robinson peete and rodney. they have a charity. her father i think had parkinson's, they have a child with autism so we're covering that. and christina taylor greene, the little girl who was so tragically killed when congressman giffords was shot,

her parents turned this around to help the community, to help kids. which is amazing. then kristi yamaguchi whom i love. did you know she had a club foot? who knew that? and so she has this amazing foundation so we're honoring her. basically this is what we're trying to do, encourage people who deal with adversity which we all do at some point. >> but do something about it. >> my mom always said there's always someone worse off than you. but the very act of helping someone else helps you. >> you're having a big party in malibu right on the ocean. >> we're crazy, we're doing it in our home. we've got glen campbell who will be performing and lp and mark cohen and my son johnny is singing. he's written a special song. >> he's a singer. what kind of mu sis does he sing? >> he does indi -- alternative rock. >> the week before or the week after are you actually having your daughter's wedding? >> my daughter's wedding. >> you are a crazy woman.

>> we're keeping the tent up. we're having about 300 guests for her wedding and it will be absolutely beautiful. katie is her name. >> oh, my gosh -- i remember bh she was born. >> she's got the most divine husband to be. >> you actually like him. >> i love all of them. >> she's got grandkids! >> double grandma. that's rowan. he's about 2 months old now. that's dylan. >> come on. how adorable are these kids. >> whose children are they? >> that's jenny who refers to herself as flynn now. that's her name. and kaylin who's my husband's son. so they're unbelievable. they're the oldest members of the family. katie's going to wait and get married before she has her baby, so she tells me.

and very exciting. we also have our kids books have been made into an animated series. so now we've got television shows for those little boys to watch. >> you really don't sleep. >> thank you, jane, for coming to see us. >> you look beautiful. >> thank you so much. still to come -- the clock is ticking and time is running out. we're going to reveal our "ambush makeover"s. but first these messages. thesyou love with dinner.cuits

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they don't go together by themselves. there are a lot of little parts, and everyone has their job. [ scott ] i'd love to see it out there on the open tracks. and when i see it, i'm gonna know that i helped build that thing. [ train whistle blows ] here she comes! [ bell clanging ] [ train whistle blows ] wow! [ charlie ] well, it's one thing seeing them built, but then to see them out here, pulling freight across america, it makes us proud. ♪ good morning. d.c. 10:26. i'm marla.

as you can see right here, police moved in quickly and escorted the crowd out. also in san francisco, the man accused of killing five people in a san francisco home is back in court. ben ty luke is being arraigned on the charges of murder, robbery and burglary. the parisian weroceedings were over issues involving the public defender's representation of luke. that office also represented luro another recent case. we'll check the forecast and the roads after the break.

taking a live look at sunol. temperatures are warming up. 57 degrees in sunnyvale. we'll hit the 70s later on today. temperatures will climb into the mid-60s, low 70s later on today. 70 degrees in san jose. take a look at what's headed our way towards this weekend. a lot of rain slated to hit the bay area. we'll show you your seven-day forecast at 11:00 a.m. another issue for southbound 880. as the last one cleared, a new one occurred. one of those cars involved has people out of it walking around the center divide, slowing on the northbound side, too,

because of that distraction. clear in the south bay. thank you. stay with us. i'll be back in 30 minutes with john kelly for nbc bay area news at 11:00. see you soon. yeah, this is me. we're back on this thirst-day, thursday, with another installment of "today's" ambush plaza makeovers. >> here to show them off, contributor and stylist to the stars louis licari la-la-la-la-la . by the way, everyone says that now when they see you. also jill martin, our "today" and "us weekly" contributor, and author. all right, kids. el us about today. >> today was great.

the plaza was full and we found two women that were looking for glamour. >> they came to the right place. >> i hope they did. >> cattily green pollack, 55 years old from sheboygan, wisconsin. she was excited for the opportunity to get glammed up for the day. >> surprise! little shocked in the plaza but you said you got to do it, why do you want this for your mom? >> my mom really deserves a makeover and i've really always pushing for her to be made over. even though she is a beautiful lady, think it would be nice to be touched up a little so it will be fun. >> what do you think about that? >> she is my style consultant. >> a style consultant. i'll listen to you. are you ready to go? >> yeah. >> okay, i'm excited! i guess i need this! all right. >> you're going to get it whether you need it or not. >> she's here with the her

daughters and friend and sister and niece. okay, guys, please keep your blindfolds on. let's take one look at kathy before. all right, kathy. let's see the new you. >> wow! you guys ready? take off your blindfolds. take them off. >> you know what i love about her? she doesn't care. >> hey kathy! hello! wan to see yourself? >> right here. >> now you can hug us. >> tell you what i love about kathy. before she even sees herself she hugs every single person. >> well i just -- >> tell us about it. >> debbie's a doctor and she

wanted something low maintenance because she says she has to put this contraption on her head on and off all the time so we had to make it very simple. i made her hair color a little bit richer, it was faded. she was trying to fake covering the gray. it is a rich brown color. >> i love. asymmetrical aspect of it. so chic! >> you go, girl. >> what do you guys think? is she new york? her daughters are crying. >> hello, body! we wanted to give her something for spring-summer. always great to just add a pattern. this is by london times. >> just adorable and. >> big round of applause for kathy. come join your people. >> our second lady is tammy, 45 from will mmette, illinois. she's been a nurse for the past

20 years. she puts on mascara only so her patients don't think she's a mess. let's hear her story. >> mommy number two and megan is very excited about this. why do you want this for your mom? >> she never wears makeup and i'm done with the sweatshirt. she's against me wearing makeup and dressing up for school. >> so it is time to dress her up. >> yeah. >> are you ready to be glam? >> i'm ready. >> all right. she's here with her daughter, megan who you just saw. let's take one last look at tammy before and bring out the new tammy with a little more makeup, i bet. >> wow! >> megan, are you ready? go, girl. >> oh, my god! >> that is quite a transformation. tammy, turn around and look at yourself. >> oh, my gosh. >> you look beautiful.

>> are those your strappy things hanging out the back? it's a tie. >> spin right around. >> the hair looks awesome. >> the hair is awesome. that's again another great cut by debbie. i made it this blonde color because she likes it blonde but i kept a little bit of warmth but it really works with her skin color. >> it looks like she's natural redhead. >> it does. just to make it all come together, you need to put on juflt subtle shades of beige foundation. >> look at megan. >> megan, what do you think of your mom, honey? >> really pretty. >> they look like sisters. >> that dress is darling. >> animal print is so in for spring-summer. this is kind of a twist on that. she actually picked it out, i have to be honest. this is by andrew mark. >> you guys look great.

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get away with it? >> author of "psyche yourself rich" is here. >> we are mad as hell an not going to take it any more. >> lived. >> it's very upsetting. >> it is just flat-out wrong. >> yeah. first of all, how do people get away with this, the fact that we're talking about overall in general, dry cleaning, haircuts, deodorant, et cetera. >> there's two problems. the first is i don't think women are really aware of what's going on out there. when you drop your shirts and husband's shirts off at the dry cleaner, did you know that he pays about one-third less than you do, that you're going to pay substantially more? >> if you went to your dry cleaner and asked why, what excuse would they give you? >> that the steamers are not conformed to fit women's shirts, that they're really standardized for men. i mean excuse me, we put men on the moon. we can't come one a steamer that presses women's -- >> so it takes more time? >> women's shirts have more frills. the health insurance industry

does this, too. in the health insurance industry women pay $1 billion more for health care than men. they say it is because women take more advantage of their health care options. >> which means women see doctors more regularly which means we're healthier, we're fitter in the long run, we cost less. >> we should be entitled to a better premium. did you tell me that a man who smokes pays less for health insurance than a woman who doesn't. >> this is an overall trend. is that right? >> it's infuriating. across the board in over 20 states, men pay less than women do when they don't exercise, when they smoke, when they don't take care of themselves. they don't see doctors as regularly and they get a better deal than women who take better care of themselves. >> this could be changing in 2014, obama's health care plan if it goes through successfully, the idea is that individual health care policies cannot discriminate based on gender. >> even if the mandate is found to be unconstitutional, i hope they will put that in --

>> what about things like deodorant? i don't get it. haircuts i kind of understand. a guy's haircuts i think can be different. >> a pottery flowery one we might buy is different than a -- >> it's most egregious at the drugstore. when you walk in and pay for your pastel package shampoo, deodorants, razors which are exactly the same as a man's razor but they are a pink or purple. they think women need prettier products, that we'll pay a premium for things that make us feel more lady like. >> what should we do? >> i use frank's razors. it's all the same. >> you can obviously take your business elsewhere but what we can learn from men, they haggle more, they negotiate more, they do strong black and white comparison online before they go into a car dealership or buying a mortgage. women are more likely to go on word of mouth and not haggle or negotiate. we can learn from guys.

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back for another installment of "today weighs in," and the answers to the nutrition questions you've been asking. >> so much more information coming at us from different directions these days, it is hard to keep the facts straight. which is why we keep madelyn busy as a little bee. >> one question is from jennifer in wichita, kansas. when studies say eating broccoli or drinking tea will prevent cancer, how much do i have to eat for that to be true? is there first, there's no food,

no matter how much it is going to prevent or cure cancer. the issue is there are lots of antioxidants and good things in good foods but the issue is how much do you have to consume and how often. one thing is when we look at broccoli, her question was for broccoli. three to five times a week at a minimum. and for tea it is three to five cups a day. you can't have a sprig of broccoli and think you're reducing your risk. a very diet of all nutrients will help. don't eat nutrients, just eat foods. >> i like beets. >> spinach. >> those are actually two super foods really that do a lot of things. avocado. lots of color. these all work for you. but do you practice variety in what you eat? >> brussels sprouts on occasion. >> only ones that have truffle oil that are really delicious. have you tried those? so good. >> pigs love truffles. that's how they fight. i love truffle oil, you know i do. >> next question from kimberly

in angola, new york. does the amount of fat you eat matter as long as you stay within your calorie range? >> main thing is no matter what you eat, if it is too many calories, you'll gain weight. confusing part about fat is all fat has the same calories, whether it is heart health or artery clogging fat. if you eat some butter, it is not more calories than if you eat avocado or nuts. people may say i had two handfuls for nuts as a snack. 500 calories later and people wonder why they gained weight. what do you think about fat? do you count fat grams when you try to control your weight? >> i eat a lot of fat. >> but you work out like a crazy women. >> but i eat sweets and fat. >> what about you? do you monitor? >> i don't eat much. it's more -- i want to do this next one. nichell from ranch co-cucamonga,

california. >> should i be drinking milk? >> like everything in nature, everybody's a little bit right. milk and dairy products are really great because they give you concentrated calcium and some protein. downside is everybody can't tolerate. in terms of having digestive upset or you don't like it, the important thing is to get calcium that you can get in other sources like deep leafy greens but the problem is they're not equal. a glass of milk's worth of calcium is three cups of broccoli or seven cups of arugula. what do you do to get your calcium? >> cassidy's got me addicted to the pink berry -- >> there's no calcium in that. >> it's yogurt. it is a low-fat -- i like it, all right? >> you like it and eat it because it is fun and you like it. >> you put fruit in it. all right? >> i don't eat any calcium at all. ever. >> do you take a supplement? >> no. >> do you eat dark greens?

>> huh-uh. >> there's hope for you yet, hoda. >> thank you. up next, getting your kids involved in decorating your house for easter. are we almost to easter? with all kinds of eggs and stuff. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back and "today" celebrates easter with some eggs-cellent ideas. >> boil up those eggs, "parents" magazine's lifestyle editor has some great ideas. >> lots of kids. >> they're already at it. >> they're having a great time. first start with our sand art eggs. what kid doesn't love to play with sand. right? we're using ceramic eggs. we got them at ceramiceggs.com. you don't have to worry about

them breaking and can you re-use them year after year. ideas is add some glue, do solids, stripes, zigzags, whatever you want, and let them dry overnight. >> dunk it, auntie hod impie. >> spin it around! jake, you rock. >> we have our rub-on transfer eggs. when you decorate think of your egg as a blank canvas. look in your craft closet. a lot of people have these rub-on transfers at home already. >> none of this stuff was around when my kids were little. >> michael, you having an easy time with that? >> do designs, spell out names. keeping up with tradition, we made you guys some hoda and kathie lee eggs. >> you did? >> we personalized them for you. >> thank you! >> it goes on to hard-boiled, ceramic, whatever type you egg you want.

>> these are our minimasterpiece mosaic eggs. the idea is that we're decorat decorating eggs with eggs. >> i love it! >> you dye some eggshells. you can save them from breakfast, crack them into an easter boil and make quiche for your easter breakfast. >> you're doing great. >> these kids look tavery familiar. >> isaac. >> who's down here? >> this craft is not only something that kids will have fun making but they're going to have a great time playing with it. these are confetti eggs. this fluffy stuff here is ecofriendly confetti. go it at ecoparty.com. biodegradable, water soluble. >> i was going to eat it because i thought it was coconut. >> don't eat it! >> the kids can have a game of catch on the lawn after brunch.

>> at the very end. >> all these beautiful eggs need something to carry them in. we've recycled a quart-sized paint can. but can you use a coffee can or anything with a finished edge. just go to your craft closet, scrapbooking paper, ribbon. >> thank you, everybody. we wish you a happy easter. and before we go, you guys, guess what? our tammy, our executive producer, senior producer on our show, this is her last day because she's going to have a baby. >> no, she's going to have a very big bagel. >> congratulations, everybody. thank you! >> we'd like to get in on this. >> tammy, we love you so much. >> we'll miss you. we'll see you tomorrow. see life in the best light.

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