meetings before he was led away by the swiss guard. this is clearly not what the vatican wants as it enters one of its most important weeks in history. we'll have more on that incident coming up. it looks like the history channel has a holy hit on its hands, more than 13 million people tuned in to watch "the bible" come to life on television. we'll tell you all about that as well. we want to get more information on that fierce winter storm that al is keeping an eye on this morning. good morning, savannah and matt. this is from kar-tv, i-694. the roads are covered. chicago airport, over 1,000 flights have been canceled. there will be more as this system makes its way to the east. let's go to the maps and see what's going on. here you can see on the radar we're currently looking at a double-barrel low-pressure system.

one low starts to lose its energy, it transfers to the one down to the south. here's what we see for this system. we will start to see later this evening the one system, that system over the midwest, transfer its energy to the system moving into the mid-atlantic states. as it makes its way up the coast, we're going to see very strong east to northeasterly winds, so coastal flooding and beach erosion along the areas already hard hit by sandy. for coastal new jersey, long island, and into new england windy conditions. back behind the system we're looking at much colder air. so snowfall amounts, generally the models are in agreement, anywhere from 4 to 9 inches of snow from illinois to indiana. as you get to the east coast, very heavy snow. up to 18 inches of snow back through the mountains of west virginia and virginia. as we move to the american models, less snow falling in boston and up into new england. into the west virginia area, about a foot and a half.

the european model, even less snow. still, heavy snow through the mountains of west virginia and virginia. we'll continue to track it, but we are looking at really severe weather along the coast. matt? >> all right, al. we know you're keeping an eye on it. natalie is here with the headlines. one of those headlines has the full attention of air traffic controllers. >> that's right. the faa is investigating a report of a possible unmanned drone flying here new york's kennedy airport. a pilot for an international airline said he spotted what could have been a drone during his final approach to jfk on monday afternoon. he said it was about four to five miles out. no other pilots, though, have reported seeing the aircraft. a new sinkhole has opened up in florida, less than two miles from the giant sinkhole that fatally swallowed up a man in his bedroom last week. officials say that new hole behind a house is currently about 10 feet deep and has not caused any structural damage. north korea threatened to cancel the korean war cease fire

because of new sanctions being put forward at the united nations by china and the u.s. to punish north korea for its nuclear test last month. a double-digit increase in defense spending has been announced today, a concern to u.s. allies in the region, including japan and south korea. however, china's defense budget will still be exceeded by its spending on internal security. oscar pistorius' family is distancing itself by comments made by his father. south african police and the government are not willing to protect white south africans and that the family owned guns for their own safety. pistorius' uncle says the family is deeply concerned by the comments and that they own guns purely for hunting and sport. oscar pistorius is accused in the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. martha stewart has a court date. kayla tausche has more from the new york stock exchange. >> good morning, natalie.

we've got good news for investors in the stock market. it's now smashed through its previous record high. the dow jones industrial average, which is a barometer of the overall economy, is now higher than before the financial crisis. meanwhile, martha stewart is set to take the stand after a week of court proceedings. at issue, whether jcpenney or macy's has the exclusive right to carry her home good products. back to you. >> thanks. cardinals gathering in rome have signaled they want to speak with senior vatican officials about allegations of corruption in the church before electing a new pope. and one guy who also made it to the vatican on monday was this man. he's an imposter dressed convincingly as a bishop. he's the one there you see wearing the fedora. he made his way on to the grounds, passed through security manned by swiss guards, even

posed for photos with one high-profile real cardinal before the swiss guards caught on to his act and then kicked him off the vatican grounds. pretty serious stuff there, guys. >> is it just a coincidence that this camera was following this guy? was it a crew following him on purpose? >> the guy is ralph napierski, founded what he calls the corpus day, which is a sort of fake order that he claims is, i don't know, part of the catholic church. >> let's be clear, there are a lot of cameras. >> but they followed that particular guy. then this picture taking a picture of someone taking a picture of him. a little suspicious. >> the fedora could be the give away. >> the bishop is guido sarducci. >> want to stop right there? >> al is here. >> i think so. >> mr. roker? another big storm coming into the pacific northwest as well. take a look. you can see a big swath of clouds coming in on up into the pacific northwest. rainfall amounts anywhere one to three inches of rain, mountain

snows in the sierra and cascades, about one to two feet of snow. as you can see, we've got a big system that will dominate the eastern half of the country for at least 48 hours. we'll have your local forecast in a moment. first, this message. heer brillie of a simple explanation. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do: face time and think time make a difference. join us. [ male announcer ] at edward jones, it's how we make sense of investing. a nice start to the morning with sunshine to start. clouds will fill in during the

afternoon. temperatures upper 50s and low 60s today. rain spreading south for this evening and it will change over to scattered showers and steady breaks tomorrow into thursday with cooling temperatures and maybe an isolated thundershower. showers shut down on friday and then we warm up and clear out just in time for the upcoming weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thanks. a college campus that's been rocked by a recent string of hate speech incidents. the latest, forcing officials at oberlin college to cancel classes on monday. thanh truong is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. police here in oberlin tell us a federal investigation is under way. this after the sighting of someone on campus wearing what looked like a white-hooded robe. now students are uniting against a rash of hatred. tight-knit oberlin college coming together monday. rallying against messages of hate posted around campus. >> disturbing. it's scary.

it's frightening. >> we think racism does not get in oberlin. oberlin is not a bubble. >> reporter: more than a dozen incidents of racial and homophobic slurs since february. most featuring a nazi swastika. over the weekend, a reported person on campus in what appeared to be a hooded gown. a report authorities had been unable to confirm. >> it was completely scary. everyone in the room was crying, shaking. they were scared for the whole night. >> reporter: school officials quickly canceled classes. the small college of roughly 3,000 students is known for its openness to diversity and proud of its history as being one of the first colleges to admit black students, dating back to 1835. >> my initial reaction was that of anger. anger that someone would -- you know, would spread this kind of material throughout our community. >> reporter: lena dunham,

oberlin alum, creator of the hbo series "girls," took to twitter. hey, obies, remember the beautiful, inclusive and downright revolutionary history of the place you call home? protect each other. the masses here sending their own message. >> we just need unity for it to stop. >> we have to show that we are not pleased with what's going on and we have to take a stand. >> reporter: oberlin police say two students are being investigated for the string of incidents. they have not been identified yet. clearly, the message is that their actions won't be tolerated. classes resume today. >> thanh truong in oberlin, ohio. thank you, thanh. here's savannah. >> matt, thanks. now to politics and the impact of those across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester. we're beginning to see some effects, such as longer lines at some airport screening check points as president obama makes a move to force a compromise.

rachel maddow is here with us. good morning. let's talk about the book, which is increasingly timely as we speak, but let's talk about the sequester. terrible phrase, we hate the word. >> yeah. >> it was supposed to be something that forced both sides to the table, cuts that were so bad that they would never go into effect. here we are in the sequester era. how does this end? what gets them to the table? >> i was trying to come up with the perfect metaphor. in prohibition, to stop people from drinking, the government would put poison in industrial alcohol. they didn't do anything to stop the underlying problem of people wanting to drink, so they poisoned a lot of people. this is the same thing. it's supposed to be aversion therapy. it's supposed to be so awful, we won't do it, but we've gone and done it anyway. >> to borrow your metaphor it's not a poison that kills you overnight, a slow, rolling poison. >> it is designed to be harmful. that's the way the sequester cuts were put together. they were designed to be distasteful.

president's words, dumb. and they are on both sides. nobody likes what these do to the country. they were supposed to be enough to get us not to do them. the fact that it wasn't, we are in a failed aversion therapy situation right now and we can't keep governing this way. if we stop being scared of the things we might inflict on ourselves. >> as we watch this unfold in slow motion, both sides didn't really seem to be negotiating at all but rather seemed to be positioning themselves to not take the blame. i don't want to perpetuate the blame game this morning but to the extent that's what gets people to the table, the perception that one side or the other is losing. who do you think is better positioned to weather the storm? >> the person who is better positioned to come out of this well is the person who says we need to stop governing this way. we had the fiscal cliff, debt ceiling standoff, two government shutdown standoffs, now the sequester standoffs. we have to start naming these things like hurricanes at this point.

>> you know politics. do you think anyone has the high road here? >> if you want to get out of this by doing a balanced approach, you are in a better situation than getting out of this by only getting what you want. republicans saying we won't compromise at all, that puts democrats in a better light. crisis to crisis to crisis is not the way our country should govern itself. other countries spend their times trying to build up resilience so if there is a crisis, they can handle it. we, instead, invent our own crisis. we already have longer ts a-lines than we otherwise would have. now we're headed into a big storm. why inflict that upon ourselves? >> "drift" now in paperbook. it's very relevant. just yesterday, vice president biden was saying to a pro israel lobbying group that the united states is not bluffing when it comes to the military option against iran. your book is all about military intervention and the founder's intent, that this country would actually be slow to intervene

militarily. what do you make of it? >> they structured the country not so that we would be pacifists, but disinclined to war. if we hadn't been upset by the -- what was difficult for us about supporting the british military, america wouldn't exist in the first place. we didn't want to pay for their military exhibitionism. we have a peaceful bias in our structure. that ends up being subverted if it comes very easy to go to war or if we're at war we don't notice. >> and what do you do in this modern era? how do you apply those founding principles when you have them in iran talking about getting a nuclear capability, when you have something like syria, even libya? >> the most important thing founders i think would tell us to do is to have a realistic debate about this. if it's efficient to go to war, it should not be the president alone. congress is vested with the power of whether we go to war. it doesn't work that way. it's supposed to be congress that makes that decision.

it's harder for congress to make decisions as a group of more than 400 people than it is for the president to do it alone but that's how it's supposed to be. military families have had such a different life since 9/11 than the rest of us. we should not feel so separate from their experience. we should feel like one country that's been at war, not a country that sent 1% to fight it without us noticing. >> "drift" is now in paperback. rachel maddow, thank you. now here's matt. casey anthony back in the spotlight following a federal bankruptcy hearing in florida on monday. this marked her first public appearance since she was acquitted of murdering her young daughter caylee in 2011. kerry sanders is down in tampa this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, it's been more than a year and a half since casey anthony walked out of jail a free woman. now she's filed for bankruptcy in the tampa federal court, claiming she has no job, no income and not a whole lot of

assets. this is the first glimpse of casey anthony in public since july 2011 when she was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. back then, she walked out of jail. on monday, a bankruptcy hearing brought her out of hiding. the 26-year-old arrived, dressed in black, wearing a hat to help shield her face. as she walked to court, one of her six lawyers tried to protect her from the media crush. >> get out of the way. get out of the way. >> reporter: during the 33-minute hearing, anthony said she's unemployed and has no income. >> i don't pay rent. i don't pay utilities. so i guess you could say that i'm living for free or off the kindness of the people that i'm staying with. >> reporter: her bankruptcy filing claims she owes almost $800,000, mostly in attorney and court fees. she lists about $1,000 in assets, including $474 in cash,

$100 of clothing and $200 worth of jewelry as well as her bedroom furniture, two digital cameras and a bike listed at $60. >> the biggest potential source of income is a book deal and a movie deal some day. that's why it would be vitally important from her standpoint to keep that asset away from the creditors that she owes money to. >> reporter: as anthony left the courthouse, one thing was clear. her legal problem and her time in the public spotlight are not over. casey anthony and her lawyer said nothing as they walked out of the courthouse. it's now up to the trustee to make a recommendation to the judge in the bankruptcy case for this to move forward. meantime, there are three civil cases pending against casey anthony, none of which will move forward until this bankruptcy is resolved. savannah? >> kerry sanders in tampa this morning, thank you. now good news from south of atlanta where a quick-acting police officer helped a desperate mother save her son. natalie is here with that story.

hey, nat. >> that's right, savannah. the 42-year-old was having a hard time breathing when the officer helped revive him. the heroic actions captured on a surveillance camera. this was the moment when officer christopher simmons performed life-saving cpr on an unresponsive keith haynes. minutes earlier, haynes collapsed in his mother's car as she rushed him to the hospital. he complained to her that he couldn't breathe. >> as i was driving, he seized. he got stiff, seized and went limp. he stopped breathing on me. >> reporter: a frantic linda tyler pulled into this bp gas station and ran directly to the police officer off camera to the left. officer christopher simmons stopped for a cup of coffee when tyler spotted him. the officer followed tyler and her brother outside. >> the lady was pretty upset about her son having some kind of medical problems. she was screaming he wasn't breathing.

>> reporter: it was raining outside, so the three carried haynes outside the store and the officer started cpr. >> i was just walking up and down saying jesus, jesus, help him. i kept asking, is he breathing yet? is he breathing? >> it took several minutes of cpr before officer simmons began to see signs of life. >> after two or three minutes, i was able to get a good pulse on him. >> soon, paramedics arrived and prepared to take haynes to the hospital. thanks to his mother's quick thinking and the officer's quick action, avenues live and breathing again. >> it's an incredible feeling that i can't describe, to be able to help someone, to save a human life. >> i thought i had lost my son. i really did. thank god for that officer. i thank him so much, from the bottom of my heart, for helping me. i really do. i really do. >> and linda tyler says her son is now out of intensive care and doing better. his doctors believe he was suffering from an asthma attack and officer simmons will be awarded with his department's

life-saving award. thank goodness. >> he earned it. >> absolutely. >> natalie, thank you. coming up, some dangerous weapons seized at airports across the country. here we are, in the post 9/11 era. wait until you see what some passengers have tried to get on flights. and then wait until you see the incredible daredevils who go above and beyond to catch some of the biggest waves in the world. as matt would say, cowabunga, dude.

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gather more details and we'll have them for you as soon as we get them into our newsroom. christina loren has the day off and rob mayeda is here to tell us about rain on the way. >> a pleasant start to the day but hour by hour we'll see the rain dropping into the bay area into the afternoon for the north bay and across the rest of the bay area into the evening followed up by several rounds of showers to wrap up the week. upper 50s and low 60s for highs today. look out for southerly winds 15 to 30 miles per hour as we move into the evening as well. showers shut down by friday and then we clear out and warmup for the weekend. mike? >> look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do have the backup of course. it's traffic tuesday. but actually not so bad considering that it is the heaviest volume we see during a week. the map shows you the slowdown east shore freeway and arrows marking that direction. 880 not so bad through oakland. 580 very good. we'll see that continue to build east 24 heading toward the caldecott tunnel out of oakland. a great deal of slowing and

starting to move now but prepare for that countercommute slowing. south 880 slow toward mission boulevard. a crash moved to the shoulder auto mall and northbound routes things are kicking in for 280, 101 and 85 a new crash northbound in the commute direction as you approach 17 that will cause a backup off 85 heading up toward the 17 interchange. back to you. >> also heads-up that tonight at 9:00 that bay bridge light extravaganza goes off. we saw a preview today. it's spectacular. we'll show you there you can't see lights but it looks nice in the sunshine. we're back in half an hour with mo more. the "today" show coming your way.

it doesn't matter how many times you look at it. it's breathtaking, fascinating to watch. the surfer going for a ride of a lifetime on what is believed to be the largest wave ever surfed. why do extreme surfers like that risk so much? they'll tell us, coming up. 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 5th day of march, 2013. i'm matt lauer, along with savannah guthrie. >> just one question. where is the hawaii five-0 music? did the udio guy just have it in

case someone mentioned the hawaii five-0? >> it's his theme song. >> right. the history channel's "the bible" debuted to big ratings. you may be surprised to learn who are the producers behind it. >> one reason it's so popular is you haven't seen the story of the bible before with the hawaii five-0 theme song underneath it. >> exactly. mind meld, do you know what this is? what if you could learn a skill by simply linking up to someone else's brain? for example, you could learn a language by connecting with someone who knows how to speak french. what are the possibilities? we'll talk about that. let us begin this half hour with this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at some of the lethal weapons uncovered in airports each and every single day. tom costello covers aviation for us. he is at regulagan national airport.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. tsa every day screens 1.7 million passengers at 455 airports. every day it comes across weapons and replicas. we're talking guns, knives, swords and spears. 11 years into the tsa checkpoint routine, most travelers have it down. shoes off, laptops out and carry-ons through the x-ray machines. but you won't believe what those machines are finding. >> that came into a checkpoint. >> came into a checkpoint. someone is traveling with that. it's amazing. >> craze. >> at dulles airport, laying out for us some of the weapons and look-alikes his officers come across every day. >> nunchakus. >> you find those every day. >> reporter: power saw blades, lots of ammunition, stun guns and objects hidden inside combs, lipstick, even deodorant. a sword? >> ugly looking knife.

>> you can't make up some of the things people bring to checkpoints and say what were you thinking in terms of trying to get this on a plane, given this post 9/11 world we live in? >> reporter: at airports nationwide, guns, a record 1,549 hiden in books, dvd players and, as this x-ray show, sometimes in the bottom of a carry on. in atlanta, the nation's busiest airport is also number one in gun confiscations. a woman was arrested for having a gun in her carry on, a football player with a gun and even a former state legislator. they watch for trends system wide. >> we had nine firearm related events at our checkpoints with one arrest at philadelphia airport. >> numbers of arrests, confiscations and suspicious behavior. even a toy gun can temporarily shut down a checkpoint. >> this is a real gun on x-ray.

>> that's going to delay a lot of people. >> exactly. >> reporter: are these honest mistakes or are people trying to get one past you? >> you think most of them are honest but you never know when someone is trying to see what they can get behind. >> reporter: tsa turns up a gun at a checkpoint every day. >> stop, think, then pack and make sure you don't have your weapon with you when you get to the airport. >> reporter: keep in mind, a permit to carry a weapon in one city or state does not translate to a permit to carry in another city or state. that could get you arrested. go to the tsa's website. they also have an app on what you can and can't carry. they're preparing for sequester. come next month, probably next month, you're going to start to see slowdowns at checkpoints because there will be fewer tsa officers on hand. back to you. >> tom, thank you very much. the scariest part of that is

what the guy said, this could be cases, some of them, of people probing security to see exactly where the holes are. that's something to worry about. >> not to make light of it, but i learned from the story to check my pitch fork. >> never carry that on. >> let us get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by silk vanilla, with 50% more calcium than dairy milk. >> and we've got a group of students, broadcasting students from utah here. you've been watching this show, you'll know everything not to do. here we go. let's see what we've got for you today. chicago, so far, has gotten 30 inches of snow. normally -- 20 inches of snow. they should have 30.5. they are down 10 inches and will knock that down a bit today with the snow. we take a look at washington, d.c., only an inch and a half. they should have 14 1/2 inches, 13 inches below. they will be making up for that with this next storm coming on in. for today, that storm is causing a lot of rain through the eastern half of the country.

big storm coming into the pacific northwest as well. more snow back up through the upper great lakes, northern mississippi river valley. plenty of sunshine in the northeast with temperatures 5 to 10 morning temperatures still running fairly chilly in the north bay seeing some 30s and 40s around napa and novato. 47 in san jose. you can see the rain up on the north coast. that will spill our way by this evening as we look at temperatures today in the upper 50s to low 60s and we'll see winds picking up out of the south 15 to 30 miles an hour. after the rain this evening, scattered showers through friday and we'll warm up and clear out for this upcoming weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. there are new questions this morning surrounding the death of a young american in singapore. did he take his own life or was he murdered? kelly o'donnell is here with that story. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. this is a spy movie come to

life with a story that could easily seem too hard to believe until you meet the parents of the young man at the center of this drama. the mysterious death of shane todd. >> i have no doubt that he was murdered. murdered for what he knew and what he was unwilling to compromise. >> reporter: todd's family came to washington, convinced u.s. security is at risk. mary and rick todd say their son was a doctorate in electrical engineering warned them that his high-tech work at a singapore firm put him in danger from spies from china. >> he said mom, i'm afraid i'm never going to see you again. i said you're going to see me again. you have your ticket. you're fine. >> shane, from the beginning, said i feel i'm compromising u.s. security and he wouldn't do that. >> reporter: his father says shane's work involved materials that could be used for civilian projects, but also military radar and missile guidance systems. last june, shane was found dead, shortly before his planned

return to the u.s. and a new job. singapore authorities told them shane committed suicide by hanging. >> tell me how a 6'1" man could hang him on a standard-sized door. when we got there, they couldn't explain how he this had done it. >> disputes the family's allegations stating in part, neither ime nor shane was involved in any classified research project. senator max baucus wants answers and says todd's death could be linked to technology espionage. >> i'm quite suspicious, basically because i'm not terribly surprised. i think a lot of this is going on and it's very dangerous. >> reporter: the todds found information in their son's apartment that they want u.s. officials to investigated. a hard drive, they say, does make the link to the chinese. senator baucus is pressing this with the white house state department and today meets with the singapore ambassador to the

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we're back now at 7:42 with the new history channel miniseries that has a lot of people talking and apparently a lot of people watching. nbc's andrea canning has details on that. good morning. >> good morning. i guess tv executives take note, right? the history channel -- over at the history channel after "the bible's" weekend numbers took in over 13 million viewers. why did this new telling of the good book take in so many ratings? some say it's the dazzling effects and contemporary tunes. >> this is the bible. >> it's the bible like you've never seen it before. from genesis to revelations, the history channel's first installment of the ten-hour miniseries is a major hit. >> i am coming soon. >> over 13 million viewers flocked to the cable network on sunday, making "the bible" the number one cable entertainment

program of the year. so big, it trended number one on twitter. >> they marketed this miniseries very well. they did a lot of outreach to religious groups and explained why this is going to be a big, epic show that everyone should tune in to watch. >> reporter: while the numbers exceeded expectations, "the bible's" success is no miracle. the tv series was produced by mark burnett, the man behind such hits as "survivor," "the voice" and ""celebrity apprentice." he and his wife were inspired by the ten commandments, the film starring charleton heston. they explained to kathie lee and hoda how they used modern technology to resurrect the ancient tales of the bible for a new generation. >> we wanted to be able to bring all of these wonderful moments, daniel and the lions, jesus

walking on water to life with the latest and greatest. >> what we found on this journey, a lot of -- it's embarrassing really. >> what better way to tell the story of jesus than to have cee lo green sing about it? >> his name is jesus. >> mark burnett has consistently shown himself to be a producer who appeals to the populous viewer. >> we'll have to wait and see if the ratings hold. new episodes air on the history channel each sunday in march with the final installment airing on eastern sunday i remember roma downey from "touched by an angel." i think i was the only young viewer back then.

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feet back, i probably wouldn't be speaking with you right now. >> reporter: for surfers like him, the reward of a lifetime. >> i see big waves, like a kid in a candy store. >> it can get absolutely ginormous. bingo, you suddenly got a rogue. >> reporter: that is exactly what andy is looking for in south africa. his personal best? the height of a seven-story building, the kind that can topple ships at sea. as carefree as he may seem -- >> we need to get a little wax on. >> reporter: serious surfers need to be somewhat of scientists themselves to know what's coming and prepare. >> we're seeing something relatively intense coming around the horn. you want excessive winds. >> reporter: looking at wave charts, wind charts daily.

for the most intense storm you can find, that's what you will surf into? >> that's what we hope and pray for, yes. >> reporter: rogues seem to form when two big waves are coming in. sometimes it angles and the faster one simply absorbs the energy of the other. >> you have a doubling up effect, one wave on top of the other. >> reporter: we saw that happen right here. >> forming a relationship with the wave. you know, all the ins and outs and that way you feel safer. >> reporter: knowing the dynamics of these monsters can save your life. he has lost friends surfing and he has also been pinned under water. >> it's a pretty violent affair, you know. you don't know which way is which way it feels like your arms and legs are getting ripped off and you're just trying to go into a little survival ball. >> reporter: that's pretty dangerous. >> no! >> reporter: once you're going for it, there is no turning

back. >> there are not many free rides in the world, you know. you're going so fast and the wave is so tall and it's so alive and so in the hands of god and you feel like a little school boy suddenly in the channel, ooh, made it! >> reporter: michelle kosinski, nbc news, capetown, south africa. >> it just seems crazy. we're joined now about nbc's chief surfing correspondent tina fey in studio. >> right. i've done that so many times. >> catching a few? >> yeah. >> coming up, we'll talk to "today's" professionals. we want your opinion on this. should you or anybody be allowed to go online and post a comment anonymously or should you have to put your real name next to those comments? >> i think you should have to put your real name, address and a current photo. >> a real photo, yes. >> and maybe a cell phone number as well. >> like how you look from

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it's expected to cost about $500,000. that, my friends, is one expensive joyride. free of charge, let's take it outside and check the weather with rob mayeda in for christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. still nice outside right now. sunshine and not much wind. no sign of rain just yet. on the satellite radar view you can see the rain approaching to the north. that weather system will swing the cold front through the bay area heading into this evening so hour by hour by 6:00 now you're starting to see rain into the bay area filling in from north to south through 10:00. upper 50s to low 60s for highs today. plan on sunny breaks and showers at least through friday morning and then we'll clear out and warm up for the weekend. mike? >> things are getting slow through oakland. over by the coliseum not so bad but then farther north we do gum up on the maps. both 880 north and westbound 580 the commute really kicking in over the last half hour. very slow through the oakland drive. slow westbound off the bridge richmond bridge to the toll plaza and east 24 we have the slow drive toward the calldecot.

only one bore open. south 880 jams toward the san mateo bridge down into fremont and in toward the fremont tunnel. we'll rejoin the "today" show.

8:00 now on this tuesday morning, the 5th of march, 2013. we have a lovely crowd out on the plaza this morning. a chilly day, but a sunny day. eager to get their mugs on camera, wave to the folks back home. we have some engaged couples on the plaza this morning. we say good morning to them. i'm savannah guthrie, along with matt lauer and al roker. coming up, you have -- >> the professionals are in the studio right now. that story got a lot of attention about the nurse at the independent living facility out

in california refusing to give cpr to an unconscious woman. we'll talk about that, and this idea. maybe i should ask you guys. should we do away with the concept of being allowed to go online and post a comment anonymo anonymously? should you have to put your name next to those comments? >> absolutely. >> what's your name? >> i can't tell you that. >> exactly. good topic. we'll get a lot of opinions about that. then paul rudd was here yesterday. his co-star, miss tina fey, is here today. we'll talk about her new movie "admission," post 30 rock life, whatever that involves, hanging out on our couch. yeah, get comfy. >> finally, somebody is using the pillows. >> we'll see tina in a few minutes. first, we want to tell you our hunt for the next great musician got off to a rocky start yesterday with magic

mondays. david copperfield was supposed to be here. his flight, though, forced him -- that was not the flight. the flight was forced to make an emergency landing. he will be here next week. we need you to send in your videos. record your best trick. send it to today.com. send it and you could end up performing next week live here on "today." >> got off to a rocky start. emergency landing equals rocky start. >> let's get to natalie morales at the news desk with the headlines. good morning, savannah, matt and al. good morning, everyone. a storm is dumping snow and ice across the midwest this morning. chicago is bracing for up to a foot of snow. plows are out in full force in north dakota. more than 1,000 flights have already been canceled. house republicans are presenting a plan to try to lessen the effects of the massive spending cuts that took effect last week. they would fund day-to-day

operations at critical federal agencies such as the border patrol through september and give them much-needed funding for readiness, all part of a plan to avoid government shutdown set to take place later this month. now facing a manslaughter charge in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. robert champion collapsed and died after what prosecutors say with his a savage beating during a hazing ritual. senator bob menendez says he is looking forward to being vindicated after a 23-year-old woman said she made up a story about menendez paying her for sex. she also says she never even met the senator. senator menendez has maintained he never paid prostitutes for services. what is trending today, our quick roundup of what has you talking online. this is one hockey brawl you don't see every day.

two players set to fight in a minor league game. they circle each other, circle some more, circle again. kind of like a rumble out of "west side story." still the world's richest man, topping forbes richest list with $73 billion. bill gates still second with $63 billion. warren buffett fell to fourth and mark zuckerberg fell 31 spots as his net worth decreased more than $4 billion. ouch, got to hurt. this is one way to walk your dog. take a look. you've all seen videos of dogs that can manage a few steps on their hind legs. this little guy goes to the supermarket, rolls through the aisles, staying upright the entire time. no doubt looking for the shelf

where the bacon is. where's the bacon? here somewhere. 8:04 right now. let's go back out to savannah and al. your dog, pepper, can do that, too, al? >> not quite that long. >> you could train her, al. >> i don't want to give her too much of a chance to be able to get the car. i see brian from "family guy" do that through the whole show. and he talks. look at this, we have a 10-year-old. you're double digits today. what's your name? >> carrie. >> where are you from? >> sparten, new jersey. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> what else are you going to do for your birthday? >> go to american girl. >> you can get out of there for under 600 bucks. fantastic! here is that big storm system making its way, it transfers its energy from the midwest down to the southeast. as it comes offshore, that's where the trouble begins, six to

nine inches of snow from minneapolis to chicago. 1,000 flights have been canceled in and out of chicago. tomorrow on into thursday, coastal flooding, beach erosion as that storm intensifies. snowfall amounts generally six to nine inches back through the midwest. as you get your way to the midatlantic states, inland, up to a foot to a foot and a half of snow by this model. you put in the american model, it's less snow, staying in that bullseye, and then the european model again, heavy snow around west virginia but lighter right now pretty nice start to the morning. we're seeing sunshine and cool temperatures still around the north bay. 39 in novato, 47 in san francisco, 48 in san jose. winds starting to pick up a little bit. you'll notice more of that as we head into the afternoon as the clouds start to increase. you'll see the rain on the north coast dropping in towards the evening. should see upper 50s and low 60s

for the high today. tonight scattered showers, unsettled weather through friday morning. for the weekend skies clear. look at those temperatures warming up, 60s to near 70 by monday. >> so you asked sonia to marry you. and you said? >> i said yes. >> let's see if there's a no on the other -- >> standing there with a yes card. you know each other. congratulations. coming up, "today's" professionals weigh in on a number of hot topics. then we'll talk to miss tina fey about her new movie, award shows and life after "30 rock." then a miracle baby goes on to survive an extremely rare condition. we'll have that story. first, these messages. wow. ♪ what? ♪ mmm. it looks delicious! i didn't work out this morning. i should try it? yeah. actually pretty tasty. sausage, egg and cheese. mmm! this is from special k? no way! that changes things.

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tackle the topics. >> good morning. >> nurse out in california assisted living calls 911. a resident not breathing, unconscious. she calls 911. the 911 operator says to her, start performing cpr. when the nurse informs her she's not allowed to do that, the 911 operator starts dramatically asking for assistance. listen. >> she's going to die if we don't get this started. do you understand? >> i understand. >> okay. >> i am a nurse, but i cannot have our other senior citizens who don't know cpr -- >> i will instruct them. >> in a dining room. >> i will instruct them. is there anyone there who is willing -- i don't understand why you're not willing to help this patient. >> i am. >> 87-year-old unconscious. the nurse says because she's in the independent care unit she is only allowed to call for medical assistance not offer medical

assistance. take me through this, nancy. how common is this? >> i don't know that the nurse placed the 911 call. state by state, institution by institution, the laws are different. the children have not said my mother was treated poorly. >> no. they said they are satisfied with her level of care. >> which tells me that this 87-year-old woman might have had an understanding with her children that she did not want heroics and that nurse in that moment knew that, even if she had resuscitated her, she might have died at a later time in the hospital. >> she did pass away at the hospital. we know that. >> and she made that call. i want to defend the nurses who make those decisions in that moment. >> donnie and star, weigh in. >> she had information maybe because of a dnr but it's another thing to make the decision because of an employment policy. was she evaluating this woman in light of who she is as a nurse

or in light of i don't want to lose my job. >> or potential lawsuit. >> good samaritan laws would have protected her against a lawsuit and the human being laws should protect her against anything else. >> it really brings up, i think, a larger issue that we've got to get our arms around that 25% of the health care costs are against people in the last years of their life, keeping people alive. of course, if it's my mom and dad, i want to do the same but we maybe need to give hard looks that some of the procedures being done to extend lives six weeks, eight weeks, ten weeks, that maybe that money could go to saving little baby. >> that's a national conversation. >> it's a very different situation. >> i am not talking about a respirator. >> i hope one time this is when the lawyers and police stay the hell out of it. >> switching ahead to topic number three. star brought this to my attention.

patrick -- talking about the online comments section of the post's website and sounded the alarm. he said, quote, early on i was a fan of the give and take of anonymous nature of this electronic hyde park corner. now i am not. he goes on to say that people feel emboldened by that anonymity. is it a good way to do away with it, make people file those comment with his their real name right next to them? >> yes. you want to own your opinion in a public forum. own your likeness. >> i am stunned sometimes at the level of disgusting -- every time somebody disagrees with you. it's insanity what goes on out the there. let's put some names with it. media that allows that is being

irresponsible. >> i compare it to what the kkk all allowed people to do with the mask. when you're under the mask you can do and say whatever you want to. the mask of the web is giving anonymity to these kind of people. >> what will it do to the discourse on these websites? >> it will elevate it. >> are fewer people going to log on and leave comments? >> if it lowers the number but elevates the quality, i'm 100% for it. >> you have to put your name there, log on through facebook. >> no brainer. >> last one we'll call mind meld. researchers at duke university, try to follow me here, are working on something amazing. they connected one rat brain to another rat brain and they found a way to transmit information learning from one rat to the other without the second rat actually going through the learning process. what are the ramifications of this, if it can work in human beings? >> i could learn spanish. >> you could learn a language by

connecting to the brain of someone who knows spanish. >> wonderful. >> i don't know if it's ever going to happen. it's one more example of us becoming a bloated, lazy, entitled -- i don't even want to think anymore. >> the possibilities, i could hook up to nancy's brain and learn how to practice medicine i could hook up to star's brain, learn how to practice law. i could hook up -- forget you. i don't think we want to go there. seriously, think of the possibilities. >> the rat model is not a great human model. let me sort of temper everyone's enthusiasm. it's fascinating. but the idea i could hook up my brain to donnie's and learn how to talk dirty, i don't know that i would want to do that. >> what knowledge, what piece of knowledge would you want to get transferred to you from another person? >> oh, easy. i would love to be multilingual in four or five languages instantly. easy. >> i would love to be able to

play a music. >> i'm having enough trouble with the voices in my head already. >> become a great chef, architect. >> how about we take care of ourselves? i'm actual ly getting disgusted >> while we're waiting for the rat brains, the real push for the average american is to read more and make the adult -- human brain better. >> i think computers have made us a little dumber. we don't even do spellcheck anymore. we don't know how to spell. we use a computer. live in the moment, donnie. >> signing up when -- >> exactly. not a good -- >> appreciate it. tina fey, who is shaking her head on the other side of the studio. we'll talk to her, after this. when you're at the corner of "i'm a new parent" and "i have no idea what i'm doing," you need a hand. well, walgreens is innovating to help. by making prescription refills this easy.

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that's -- that's unbelievable. >> tina fey, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> when i first watched this movie, the thought that came into my mind was, would tina and amy ever host the oscars? i know. are you tired of answering that question? >> no. i'm happy to continue to say, no, thank you. >> is it just a terrible job? >> it's so hard. it's super hard. for a woman, the amount of dresses you would have to try on and the amount of tricep dips, pathet pathetic. >> you did the golden globes and basically are going around, collecting accolades from everybody. everybody thought you did great. >> thank you. >> was that something you would consider doing again? >> that was super fun. ideally it was like, remember that time we did that? and we never did it again? we'll see. >> let talk about "admission." paul rudd was here yesterday. by the way, have you seen his mustache? >> no. oh, for "anchor man 2."

let's see. there you go. do you like it? >> compared to what? >> well, i don't know. >> sure, it's going to look great when he has a '70s suit on. >> really complete the look. the movie is about the admissions process. >> yes. >> it really captures this kind of insanity. can you relate to that at all? were you the kind of person that wrote a million college essays and all that? >> i was applying like, what, 1988? it's gotten crazier since then. i did apply to princeton because my mom had this dream that i would apply to princeton. i did not get in, correctly, rightfully on the part of princeton. >> eat your heart out, princeton. >> i think it's much harder now, kids really sweat it now. >> kindergarten. >> just trying to get a kid into kindergarten in new york city, college will be no big deal for my kids. they've got 50 states to choose from. >> we talked about paul rudd. it would seem that you would know each other, travel in the same circles. in my mind it seems you would.

but this is the first time you've worked together. >> yes. we have a lot of mutual friends in common. when i heard i was doing the movie with paul, i texted amy poehler, he's going to be nice to me, right? he's not too cool for school. and she was like, he's so nice! >> you do have the steamy shower scene. >> my favorite part of this is when you shoot these, right below camera you have like a $2 bathing suit rolled down and a pair of jams and crocks. >> it's not exactly as sexy as it looks? >> it's exactly as it looks. i really liked the story. i thought it had a great human compelling story at the center. and i did think that that role of college admissions and how people lose their minds and how parents lose their minds trying to get their kids into one of four or five schools was something i hadn't seen before. >> you play this character who is high strung, over-achiever. can you relate to that at all or

is that just the feat of dramatic acting? >> super dramatic acting. not since daniel day lewis has there been such a stretch as me playing someone overworked. >> speaking of overworked or underworked, you just wrapped up "30 rock." >> yes. can i thank everyone at the "today" show for the 50 times you were on "30 rock"? you must have all this free time now. >> we were all clamoring to get on. >> you had a big scene. >> it was very exciting. thank you. you blinked, you missed it. just to say you were there, it was very exciting. what have you been doing in this the post "30 rock" world? you have all this time now. >> yeah. although children eat your time so beautifully. i've been home more and i've been taking my kid to school and chasing the other one around and taking toy car wheels out of the mouth of the other one. she's constantly trying to eat p bottle caps and car wheels.

>> is it hard to step off the crazy train of doing a series every day and then not doing it anymore? >> it's okay because right now it feels like we're on hiatus. come september i'll probably be walking out there in pajama pants and a coat like, where do i work? >> you're always welcome here. as you can see, it's extremely comfortable. >> extremely comfy couch. >> and throw pillows. we find them very welcoming. >> they smell like salmon, "admission" opens march 22nd. we're back after this.

good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm marla tellez. we want to give you a live look at the bay bridge where later tonight the switch will officially turn on for a massive light show. 25,000 l.e.d. bulbs have been attached to the western span as part of the bay lights project. this is video we shot this morning during a test run. the grand lighting ceremony starts tonight at 8:30. the light show will be on display daily from dusk until 2:00 in the morning for the next two years. mike is checking the commute but not on the bay bridge right now. look at the commute in oakland. >> we do have a slow drive on the bay bridge. tonight a note, the drivers won't see those lights, only from the san francisco side.

but here in oakland a slow drive past the coliseum. coming out of san leandro all the way up through downtown, 580 bogging down around highway 13. another crash just north of there is over on the shoulder. we have slow driving south out of san leandro. through hayward, union city, a stall on the northbound side. more distractions northbound through newark passing the dumbarton bridge. and down through the east bay and the east shore freeway. back to you. >> okay, mike. thanks so much. we'll be back with our next news and weather update at 8:56. we shall see you then. here you go little man.

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we're back now at 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 5th day of march, 2013. nice here in new york. hopefully it's nice where you're waking up as well. and just a moment to the salute the people who have come out to our plaza. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker and

natalie morales. jimmy in the background there. a touching story of a baby girl who survived a condition that is almost always fatal. we'll tell you her story coming up in just a little while. also ahead, a story many people know well. it has romance, manipulation, misunderstanding. no, it isn't the latest reality show. it is "pride and prejudice," one of my favorite books, natalie's favorite books. it is hod er hotter than ever. >> love that story, coming up. >> that's their version of the dougie. and then the world of high stakes -- collectibles, rather. would you be able to spot a fake? a man who has made it his life's work to show us how he does it. then we will check out the latest and greatest gadgets to help you get a good night's sleep. >> lots to get to. first, how about giving us a slight check of the weather? >> let's start off with today,

big snow storm in the midwest. more rain moving into the pacific northwest, mountain s w snows. beautiful day here in the northeast. on the cool side. pleasant down through florida. for tomorrow, that system makes its way to the east coast, bringing rain right along the coast. snow in the inland sections. look for rain central california coast, snow through the rockies. beautiful weather, texas on into the plains. nice and cold but still bright, beau and a pretty pleasant start to the day so far. we have 40s and 50s outside. mostly sunny, a tad breezy right now. that's going to be one of the stories you watch towards the evening. winds picking up out of the south from 15 to 30 miles an hour. the rain is still up on the north coast. that will swing our way after a day that should see highs in the upper 50s to near 60. that rain will change to scattered showers, unsettled weather at least until early friday morning. for the weekend, high pressure builds in and our skies clear and temperatures climb back up. >> that's your latest weather. let's head on down to

washington, d.c. and say hello to uncle willy scott. >> south seas island resort, that's where we are, and we are so glad you could join us. happy birthday from smucker's. we love our smucker's buddies. if you will take a look, this is earl lackey from robinson, illinois, 100 years old. world war ii veteran. he loves to watch. sister mary pepper from malvern, pennsylvania. 100 years old. she's been a nunn for 75 years. we love her and wish her well. robert givan. great name, show name. from gulf breeze, florida, 100 years old today. learned to use a computer when he was 95 years old. i still don't know the password. anyone know the password? this is macie watson from greenwood, south carolina. she is 104 years old today.

her motto always has been and always will be -- occurly storace is 100 years old today. great name. occurly, we love you. strongsville, ohio. he is an avid bowler. i couldn't even pick up a bowling ball anymore. elvira mummolo from brighten, massachusetts. 100 years old today. she used to design wedding dresses and such a nice job. she was always in demand. everett parker, happy birthday at 100. white plains, new york. civil rights activist all his life. done good. done good. that's it. in new york city, where we love you. >> willard, thank you very much. coming up, remarkable survival story of a baby born with part of her heart actually outside her body. we'll tell you that story. first this is "today [ male announcer ] you think you know me. i'm just red carpets, big spectacles and the a-list.

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back now at 8:36 with the story of a tiny fighter, a texas baby born with a rare condition that most newborns do not survive but no one counted on the spirit of a mother and daughter team destined to defy the odds. here is nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: do i get a smile? it's a moment of pure joy every mother has experienced. hi, big girl. watching her baby reach a milestone, like that first smile. mommy was right. you like to smile. ashley cardinis knows when audrina accomplishes something it's nothing short of a miracle. >> she lifts her body up. she's wonderful. she's a wonderful little baby. look how little she is. >> reporter: now 4 months old, she was born with half of her heart outside her body. it's called ectopiacardis and is

almost always fatal. >> most of those children don't live. >> reporter: dr. charles frazier of texas children's hospital in houston says an ultrasound detected the condition early in ashley's pregnancy. >> i was devastated. didn't really understand what they meant by her heart was on the outside of her body. >> reporter: surgery was the only hope. but there were no guarantees. 11 doctors would spend six hours trying to save audrina's life. >> the actual chest cavity doesn't form in its proper sort of dimension. you can't just put the heart back in there and close the door. >> reporter: there's no sternum, just skin and muscle covering the heart. the surgery is a success. finally, ashley could hold her daughter. >> good. amazing. i don't want to put her down. she looked like a little baby. she looked like nothing was

wrong with her. she was breathing fine. >> reporter: but audrina is fragile. now out of the hospital, this shield protects her heart. she can't roll on her stomach without it. still on a feeding tube and oxygen, it is round the clock care. ashley will has 6-year-old twins. they will design a permanent cover for her chest. by the time she's in school she should be just like all her friends. >> just the best baby anybody could ask for. smiling at all times, so i think she's going to enjoy life to the fullest. >> a tiny fighter who is all heart and survivors come in many sizes. for "today," janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >> pretty amazing. 8:39. now here is matt. savannah, thanks. iconic book is marking its 200th anniversary this year, jane austin's novel "pride and prejudice." as keir simmons explains, it's

more popular now than ever. >> reporter: in 18th century england, jane austin wrote a story about love and marriage and heartache. pride and prejudice" is still one of the most romantic novels ever written, with one of the most famous opening lines in english literature. it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man. >> possesses the good fortune. >> must indeed. >> reporter: an era when manors and money counted. >> mrs. bennett, you are very welcomed. >> reporter: is it very different today? >> people can identify with her and the characters that she writes about. because everybody knows somebody that jane austin has depicted in one of her books. >> reporter: the pushy mother. >> you will stay where you are. everyone else to the drawing room. now. >> reporter: the daughters, desperate to marry mr. right. self centered men, who find it

hard even just to say the words, will you marry me? >> against my better judgment, my family's expectations, the inf inferority of your birth to ask you. >> i don't understand. >> reporter: and "pride and prejudice" with zombies. jane austin dance classes, an escape into a more romantic era. >> it was hard just finding someone to marry. >> it was and this would be how you do it. you dance. >> reporter: jane austin herself, who never married, thought her era was not so romantic. she saw it as a little ridiculous. >> pretending to be somebody else. people were looking for wives, women were looking for husbands. it was all there because she saw it and she was telling it how it

was. she's laughing at them, but very cleverly, very cleverly. >> reporter: how would i have done 200 years ago? truth is, all the rules, even the dance steps, were hard to follow. let's be honest, i'm no mr. darcy. keir simmons. >> up next -- just made it. think your old paintings or baseball cards could be worth money? how to spot the fakes from the real deal. first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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team of investigators. >> i need to be 100% convinced that this hasn't been produced by a master forger. what i need to do now is compare the wood grain fingerprint from our lichtenstein to a lichtenstein that we know to be genui genuine. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. >> a lot of people are familiar with "antiques road show." this is sort of the concept with a twist. finding out if people's things around the house are actually treasures. >> it has two dimension, doesn't it? people bring their items along and you have that great expert giving an opinion. we're taking the cameras behind the scenes of exactly how things are authenticated. technology plays such a big part now. you have the item, the story, the technical testing, but the expert opinion still counts for a lot. >> give me an example of the things you feature on the show. >> we've got some crazy items. a stratovaris violin.

>> did you authenticate it or does that give it away? >> i'm not going to give it away. jane brown's cape. >> this is your expertise. you've been at it for a couple of decades now. can you really translate it to a television show? i can imagine a lot of this is quite time consuming. >> it's hugely time consuming. don't think for a second we haven't done the job properly just because the cameras are turned on. some of these cases have taken weeks to be able to break but it's been squeezed down into an hour show, one episode we deliberated for days over some of these items to make sure when we give a verdict it's absolutely 100% right. >> you let the viewers in on the forensics, how you determine if something is real or fake, are you mindful that if you reveal any of your techniques that you might be giving the bad guys a how to? >> we always thought of it. it's like a jurassic park.

they don't show you how to make a dinosaur, but how it's done. it's that sort of thing. we always leave out that bit that will never be a forger's checklist really. >> these are human stories and i think everybody can identify with the hope or day dream that you have something in your attic that turns out to be fabulously valuable. do you run into stories lick that during the show? >> all the stories are just because something is very valuable or something is not very valuable, a person is rich or poor, you have to come at it the same. this is still someone's dream. and there are things without a fortune in somebody's attic that they've not gotten out yet. >> you've been at this for years. have you ever gotten anything wrong? >> of course you do, because you're learning your trade when you're young. any expert who says he's never gotten anything wrong isn't telling the truth. the chances of technology being

wrong are slim. >> it's great to have you here. thank you. you can catch the premiere of "treasure detectives" tonight at 9:00 on cnbc. coach's winning tips for success in any field. first this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now at 8:49 with one of the most respected men in the nfl, giants head coach tom coughlin, who led his team to two super bowl titles. now his new book called "earn the right to win." before i get to some of the points you make in the book, and you make a lot. four main ones, but a lot. we talk about you, all right? you have been called a tough task master. you've been called a hard ass, pardon me. fair assessment? >> fair. fair. >> why? >> it had to be that way, matt. in the beginning a couple of opportunities i had, you don't come in soft. you come in hard. you have to come in hard. you have to establish who you are, what you believe in, what your rules are, how you want your team to conduct it. in jacksonville we had people from all walks of life, street free agents, draft choices, we had the whole thing. we had to put them together into one. >> one of your former star defensive players, michael strah

strahan, says when he first met you, coach, he hated, hated you and your rules. but by the time he retired, he loved them. do you think secretly most people in sports or in business like structure? >> no question. they want discipline. they want structure. professional athletes definitely want structure and discipline. they may resist it. they may not share it that way in the locker room, but they do want it that way. they're the first ones to point out when things are not professional. >> you want people to use their timestishmently. when you got released from jacksonville, you had a year off. you didn't just sit on your butt, feeling sorry for yourself. you went and scouted players, talked to coaches and owners. relate that for me to someone who might be unemployed right now. >> if you're out there and don't have a job, you have to be prepared for when you do get that opportunity. you don't know when it's coming, but you must be up-to-date. you've got to know what's going on. to knrelate it to me, i wanted know the players coming out of the draft. >> so an owner couldn't say he's been out of it for a year.

>> they ask me a pertinent question, i want to answer it and be up-to-date. i want to use that energy also because i believe in structure, just as we state in the book. i want to be there to be in position to take advantage of whatever comes my way. >> you are a stickler for punctuality. you're not on time unless you're five minutes early. >> right. >> there's a story about a couple of jacksonville players who knew you fined players for not being at practice on time. they got in a car, rushing back to practice, not to be fined, got in an accident. after the accident, you fined them anyway. >> i did. >> why? >> because i had warned them -- they were both rookies and i told them over and over again, if you're in the south and there's a rainstorm, it's like being in the north in the snoechlt you have to leave ea--. you have to leave earlier to get there on time. i wanted that point stressed. >> you do meticulously plan every minute of your day. did you, at one time, say you planned bathroom breaks a week

ahead? >> yes, but they came back and it was just a day. >> a day ahead. pay attention to detail. relate that to someone in the workforce. >> the details of how you go about your business. for example, the way we study in the game of football is to meticulously break down the opponent to know exactly what the opposition is all about. i think when you're in the workforce, if you're out of work and you're trying to get back in, you've got to be in position where you know exactly what you're going for, what you're up against from the opposition as well. >> the last one you have that i want to talk about is establish trust and honest communication. this one sounds a lot harder. >> it's tough. >> to accomplish. first of all, trust in workplaces where there are egos at play. everyone wants to get ahead. honest communication, you know, how do you feel about too much communication? how do you feel about someone who comes to you and says, coach, i think you're wrong about this? even though you're my boss. >> that's okay. if it's in the right circumstance. if they want to come and talk to me in private about something that's been said or done, i'm

fine with that. it doesn't mean i'm going to agree with them. but i want that door open. i want them to feel that way. the trust is developed, i think, when your players realize that you're human and you do care about them. that was one of the big point that is strahan made. when i did show them there was no ego involved, i had no other motive but to win and i was -- i did care and i was concerned about our players, our relationship grew. >> this set of rules, this my way or the highway attitude, if you translate that into a business, isn't it possible that that kind of strict structure will crush born leaders at a lower level? >> i don't think so. i think they will rise up. you do have to have some degree and some measure of accommodation along with anything that you say. but people need to know where they stand, what they're up against, what the rules are, what is expected of them right away in order for them to grow. i don't agree with the loose

ship deal. they need to start out with structure. >> interesting book and it applies to a lot of different fields, not just the playing field. >> it certainly does. >> good to have you here. >> thanks, matt. >> the book again is called "earn the right to win." gadgets that could help you get a better night's sleep. we'll tell you about those after your local news.

it is 8:56 now. good morning, i'm marla tellez. in san francisco the board of supervisors is considering a proposal today that would ban so-called extra lethal bullets. the hollow-point bullets expand into jagged metal pieces on impact. meteorologist rob mayeda is

in for christina taking a look at the forecast for us. >> the rain will show up right after sundown today. temperatures today upper 50s and low 60s. rain due in tonight changing over to scattered showers. isolated thunder possibly. as we get into wednesday and thursday afternoon, and then skies start to clear and warm up just in time for the weekend. we'll have another local news update coming up in half an hour. now let's head back to the "today" show. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent.

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morning, march 5th, 2013. great day to be in new york city as that winter weather heads our way. i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales. how bad will it be in the next couple of days? >> here, not so bad. it will be windy. for the jersey shore, long island, connecticut, places that really got battered during sandy, you're going to see that. that's a problem. coastal flooding is a very good possibility, beach erosion. as we go inland -- we'll get to this in just a little bit. looking at more snow. >> okay, more snow. let's get to our take three,

first take. heavy ratings. turns out jesus really rates. >> yep. >> miniseries on the history channel "the bible" more than 13 million tuned in for the two-hour premiere, number one cable entertainment program of the year, number one trending topic on twitter on sunday night. it's a ten-hour miniseries that takes viewers basically from genesis to revelations. it's produced by mark burnett and his wife, roma downing. mark burnett from so many reality shows "survivor." >> and roma downey from "touched by an angel." do what you know. >> critics haven't always loved it. >> no, but who knew that angels had ninja skills? >> they do. >> amazing things you can do with cgi. >> even cee-lo green has a pop

song in here. if it's bringing the bible to a wider audience and gets people to be interested -- i've got to get my kids to watch it. i think it looks great. >> the broadcast networks really ought to take a page -- time to bring back the miniseries. >> we were talking about this the other day, whatever happened to lonesome dove. >> show gun. >> we would sit down as a family, sit and watch shows. that was great tv. i'm with you on that. bring them back. >> 13 million people watched. maybe the networks will follow. >> hatfield & mccoys. >> big numbers at the history channel. a fake bishop, did you see this, was caught trying to sneak into a gathering of cardinals as they begin the process of electing a new pope. he passed through security. >> he is the guy wearing the fedora, by the way. >> the guy on the left of the photograph. >> same guy that snuck into the golden globes? >> there he is. i think the fedora gives him away a little bit.

>> a little. >> otherwise he could pull it off. they escorted him out, no harm done. >> but it's unbelievable he could get past the swiss guards and be able to pose with another cardinal right there and take that picture. matt made a good point. there was a lot of video of him and photos. you wonder if a lot of it was sort of a ploy or hoax. >> prank. >> yeah. i have a feeling it was. speaking of that, take two, mila's biggest fan. mila kunis is out promoting her movie "the great and powerful oz." she sat down for a press junket where the press comes in all day. >> and asks you a question over and over again. >> chris stark, part of a comedy reality team, came in, batting his eyes, saying he was petri petrified. he sort of hits on her. she didn't know this. >> throughout the whole thing. >> wants to take her to a football game, soccer match and get a beer afterwards.

>> a couple of pints. >> pints, i get. pints i like. what kind of beer? blue moon. have you got that? >> no, we haven't got that. >> what? >> i have never even heard of that. >> i'll show y-- you show me football and i'll show you blue moon. >> what? >> seriously? >> yeah. >> you should work at the football club behind the -- that would be epic. >> do you think? >> i should get that to the publicist. >> why? this is such a better conversation. >> hey, chris, hugh grant called. he wants his shtick back. >> it's totally out of "knotting hill." she continued to say, no, no, this is so much better than the other conversation we're going to have. she went on to answer her questions without asking them.

>> she said i'm going to answer all the questions you're going to ask me, how great it was to work -- >> james franco was great. >> without him ever having -- he has a bit of carl tolkin about him. >> seven minutes of him back and forth hitting on her. >> i tell you, she was so endearing, so sweet. every girl or guy -- every guy definitely wants to hang out with her. but girls like her, too. >> especially if she's going to bring out the blue moon. >> oh, yeah. >> oh, al. take three, our word play. handful of new words officially have been added to the online dictionary. this happens every year. we'll give a little quiz to see if you know what they are. the friend zone. >> oh, sure. >> facebook? >> no, no, no. >> i was in that with deborah. when you are -- you know, you're a guy and somebody you really like. we're friends. >> friends with benefits? >> no, no benefits. >> i don't want to ruin a good

friendship. let's just remain friends. >> but then you got yourself out of the friend zone. give you great credit. >> yes, i did. actually, she went away for a few weeks, asked me to wuch her apartment. there was nothing in her refrigerator, nothing in her cabinets. i filled the fridge, stocked the pantry and i got a date the next week. >> that is the definition of friends. hey, dude, i'm going away. watch my apartment for me. >> exactly. how how imasculated i was. >> you got there in the end. you got out of the friend zone. dumbphone. >> anti-smart phone, a regular phone. >> flip phone. >> or a phone on your desk. >> oh, a basic mobile phone that lacks the advanced -- okay. >> flip phone. does nothing for you. >> how about tweetable? a moment happens. you say to yourself, that's tweetable. >> yeah. >> we're on to that. good. >> yay! here is our bonus take for

all you pet lovers. here is the question this morning. is it okay to kiss your pet? >> yeah. >> talking about on the lips. veterinarians have come out on both sides of this issue, whether it fosters a more loving relationship or is just n hygienic. 3700 of you weighed in. is it okay to kiss your pet? overwhelmingly, yes. 78%. >> i'm with that. >> come on. >> as long as there's not any tongue action going on. >> but there often is with a dog. you can't avoid it. >> no, no. >> it's the returning. >> oh, the returning. >> the dog, that's their natural thing. for you to take that to the next level, that's not right. that's not right. not right. >> natalie, trying to get out of the friend zone with her dog. >> and it's a girl. >> zara's a girl. we're good. it's cute. i don't like it when it's right on the lips. >> obviously, natalie making zara earn her kibble. >> i love my zara. >> when you do that, natalie?

>> oh! >> all kinds of things wrong with that. if you were eating breakfast, we're so sorry. >> it's your animal. if you want to kiss your animal, god bless you. >> yeah, and 78% agree. with that, let's take a turn to the news. >> let's get to the news and talk about that storm al was telling us about. it's bearing down on the midwest right now, making its way east. nearly 1,000 flights have already been canceled at chicago's airports and hundreds more are expected to be canceled or delayed throughout the country as the storm makes its way to the midatlantic. as much as a foot of snow has already fallen in parts of north dakota with blinding snow, making it dangerous for drivers. the u.s. is warning syrian leader bashar al assad that it will boost aid to rebels fighting to oust him unless he steps down. secretary of state john kerry is

trying to gather support from middle eastern allies and chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell spoke to him earlier in qatar. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. with 70,000 people now dead in syria's civil war and 1 million refugees, secretary kerry defended the president's decision not to arm the rebels, saying the u.s. is providing nonlethal aid while other countries fill the gap with weapons. >> other countries, as you know, are arming the syrians. the president has put in place sanctions. the president has led an effort to try to pull together the syrian opposition, identify it, clarify it, get it unified to speak with one voice. and now the president has raised the american engagement to the level of giving directly to the syrian opposition and the syrian military. >> nonlethal aid. >> that's right, and others are providing lethal aid. >> reporter: as for israel's prime minister netanyahu, saying

that diplomacy has not worked to stop iran's nuclear program, he says they will not let iran run the clock and get a nuclear weapon. when i asked about dennis rodman's trip to north korea, he said he was a great basketball player and as a diplomat, he was a great basketball player. natalie? >> good answer. andrea mitchell in qatar. a giant sinkhole that swallowed a man while he slept in his bedroom, a second hole has opened up not too far away. tess ten feet deep. the house where the first fatal incident took place has been demolished. awesome show of nature's power as a volcano in russia started erupting for the first time in three decades. scientists say there is no threat to the nearest populated area, which is about 40 miles away. and the duchess of cambridge was out and about this morning, touring a fishing heritage

center in britain. swarms of people came out to see princess katherine, who arrived late because of heavy fog there, apparently. and no doubt they all wanted to get a little glimpse of her growing baby bump. the little bundle all bundled up under that coat in this chilly weather. she's now five months in. a little bump there. >> bump. >> just a little bump. teeny, tiny bump. >> how about a check of the weather? all right. we're going to take you live just outside of chicago, south of chicago. this is bowling brook, illinois. you can see the expressway, traffic moving pretty well. snow starting to come down. it's going to get heavier as the day wears on. here is what we're expecting. on the radar, you can see how widespread this snow is. to the south, heavy rain with that secondary low pressure system. that first low over the midwest will transfer its energy to the storm to the south. that comes out over the midatlantic and then makes its way up the coast, bringing with it, drawing in colder air. that brings in the moisture and

heavy snow. along the coast, coastal flooding and beach erosion possible right through thursday afternoon. snowfall amounts basically about six to nine inches of snow through the midwest into central indiana. as we get to the east, the system intensifies, bringing in heavier snow to the appalachians, anywhere from six to nine inches up to a foot and a half. the american model brings all that heavier snow just concentrates it over the mountains of west virginia and virginia. same with the european but light snow makes its way up into the northeast and new england. that's what's going on and we're seeing temperatures in the 40s to low 50s outside. still some sun for now and the wind starting to pick up. that's something you're going to see more of this afternoon as a cold front swings down the coast. winds will pick up out of the south as we head into the evening and rain will be spreading from north to south as we go into the afternoon. now spreading into the central bay area, into the south bay by 11:00 and scattered showers to follow. into wednesday a slight chance of an isolated thundershower.

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>> good morning, natalie. >> sleep is a problem for so many millions. it helps if you don't have hours like ours. but a lot of people do have odd hours and it affects your sleep. what are the other culprits? >> stress, distractions and the temperature of your room. there's really a connection between the temperature and how well you sleep. you want to make sure the temperature is between 60 and 68 degrees fahrenheit. you also want to pay attention to your sleep wear. we found some great sleep wear. you touch this and see it's inspired by athletic wear. >> yeah. >> it's very breathable and moisture wicking. it's keeping you nice and cool and dry throughout the night. >> a lot of people get too hot, too sweaty. >> exactly and they can't sleep. >> keeps you tossing and turning. okay. most people like to have a quiet room but something other people are doing is adding a little bit of sound from the sound machine. does that help you sleep? >> it absolutely helps people sleep. it helps me sleep. we're in apartments that are very, very loud. this is a sound conditioner.

it's the dome. this is a very basic one. it emits a white nous noise. this is the official sound conditioner of the national state foundation. it's a basic product. really gets the job done. next to that, however, we have the sound machine from brookstone, more pricey, but it has some bells and whistles. >> including an alarm clock. >> in addition to helping you sleep, it has noises that help you meditate. it has noises that help -- >> babbling brook. >> it has noises that help you concentrate. >> okay. >> and also noises that can help get rid of the ringing in your ears if you suffer from that problem as well. >> tinitis. let's walk over here. you tell me about -- a lot of people know they spend a lot of time in their bed, about a third of your lifetime is spent in your bed. it's important to make a good investment in terms of pillows and sheets.

let's talk pillows. >> these are from sleep number. what i like about these foam pillows is that they have memory foam. memory foam is interesting because it actually contours to your shape. >> right. >> it conforms to your shape. it's supporting your head, neck and shoulders and that's -- >> all the support that you need. >> body alignment. exactly. >> they don't get too hot as well is this. >> this has cool fit technology to keep you cool throughout the evening. >> another way people say you can help kind of put you in the right state of mind for sleep is to spray your pillows with a scent -- i think this is lavender, right? >> it is. studies have shown that lavender he helps to calm and relax you before sleep. as you just did, spray a little bit of this lavender mist. breathe it in. you should be able to fall asleep pretty easily. >> tell me about the eye mask right here. >> this is not just your ordinary eye mask. it's a great sleep mask. it wraps around your entire head and blocks your eyes but also some of the noise that you might be hearing and it feels very, very luxurious. >> made of silk, right? >> made of silk material.

it doesn't fall off while you're sleeping. that's really important, too. >> okay. now there are lots of ways you can track your sleep. tell me about this. >> this is one wireless tracker. during the day it counts your calories, how many distance -- the distance that you walk. at nights it tells you how many times you wake up and how long you've slept. >> we talk about pillows but also thread count i should point out. does it matter with the sheets? >> for me, it does. >> you can feel the difference? >> sheeq makes incredible sheets as well. cotton is great. it's breathable. natural fibers are the way to go. >> alarm clocks. first wake up. >> light. >> this is from philips. the idea is that it's supposed to simulate the sunlight. 30 minutes before you wake up, it's going to emit this light. the light gets brighter and brighter and brighter. >> gradually gets you up out of bed versus the other thing that you're holding right there, literally an alarm clock that jumps off the table.

is that right? >> that's right. what's great about this product, when it's time for you to wake up -- >> that would annoy me. >> it rolls off of your bed. the idea is that you have to chase after it. >> no hitting snooze on that thing, right? >> you get up. at that point you're annoyed and hopefully a little bit awake as well. >> i'm sure it works for some. thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up, guys weigh in on what's fighting fair. right after this. [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the enamel. he recommended that i use it every time i brush. you feel like there is something that you're doing to help safeguard against the acid erosion. and i believe it's doing a good job.

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at least for now we're still seeing a little bit of sunshine outside as we take you out to the bay bridge toll plaza there. you can see the clouds mix wed some sun. now notice more clouds coming down the coast. this is the cold front that will bring us the rain as we head into the evening, but for now we're seeing a little sun mixed with the clouds. by 7:00, now the rain is moving through the bay area. rain pushing through the south bay followed by scattered showers and unsettled weather into tomorrow. speaking of tomorrow, we'll see showers off and on, a slight chance of a thundershower. snow level down to 3,000 feet. things warm up and clear out for the weekend. with a look at your commute,

here's mike. tomorrow if you're heading to the sierra bring those chains. over here 101 moved smooth just north of 680. you do see slowing northbound heading up toward a crash. that might cause some additional slowing just as things were starting to clear from that earlier picture just north of 680. we have northbound routes for 87 jammed. there's a crash clearing to the shoulder. 85 and 280 starting to move much more smoothly after the highway 17. 680 also through the same area slows down but recovering and the bay bridge that rob showed you, we'll show you the backup because i'm focused on the roads, not the clouds. marla, back to you. we'll see you again at 9:56.

back now with more -- >> slow jam in the morning. >> tuesday morning, it's march 5th. you know it is. 2013. i'm willie geist. >> i love to love you. >> there you go. all right, al. all you. coming up this half hour, more dancing. we've got a panel of guys who have a lot on their minds, how to fight fair in a relationship if you must fight. >> you can't. you can't. >> you can. >> no shall no. at the end of the day, mom always -- >> what do you mean you can't fight fair? >> your wife says, guess what, did you have a child? okay. >> that's kind of the ultimate closer. >> okay? >> where are you going?

what are going on about? >> while dancing? >> while dancing. >> did you make a baby here? uh-u uh-uh. >> we need al on that panel. >> comic relief right there. >> how does it go, al, when you ask for a dad's -- like a guy's weekend away? that's another one we're going to talk about. >> you need one -- >> i can schedule one. >> now it's getting weird. now it's getting weird. >> you want a weekend away? >> that's right. it's gonna be you and me. >> peaches and cream. >> you talk. you talk. >> on a little more serious note, so music -- casey anthony back in court a year and a half after being acquitted for the murder of her daughter, caylee. this time, though, it is for a different reason. we'll tell you about that. first, though, mr. smooth talker

roker. >> just call me -- >> smooth jam the roker. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by the american cancer society, the official sponsor of birthdays. >> all right. let's check your weather, see what we've got going on for you. first of all for today, storm system out of the midwest. look for rain in the midatlantic states down into the southeast. more rain moving into the pacific northwest with mountain snows. beautiful day texas on up into the plains. it will be chilly. it will continue tomorrow. cold, bright blue sunshine, cold weather down through texas. snow in the northeast and the midatlantic states. look for wet weather making its way from the central california coast into the pacific northwest with some mountain snows there and a few clouds and showers down through we're seeing a mix of sun and clouds around the bay area right now. the rain line approaching the mendocino county coastline. that's going to be dropping south as we head into the

evening so rain starting off in the north bay this afternoon. 7:00 moving through the central bay into the south bay before midnight. then changing over to scattered showers. should see highs in the upper 50s to low 60s as winds pick up out of the south at 15 to 30 miles per hour this evening with scattered showers mixed with sun tomorrow. then clearing out for the weekend. >> the american cancer society, celebrating its 100th birthday this year, mark iing a century helping folks with cancer and their families and finding a cure. with the american cancer society. good morning and happy birthday. >> thank you, al. the american cancer society turns 100 on may 22nd. we're asking for a big present. >> what would you like? >> we would like everyone to join us in celebrating all the progress we've made in the first century. >> what do you have planned for this 100th anniversary? >> it's so important for everyone to visit cancer.org/fight where they can learn how to volunteer, such as your mother used to for us, where they can donate or they

can take part in a cancer prevention setting. >> they want to make this cancer's last century. how do you go about that? >> visit cancer.org/fight and make a commitment to finish the fight with us. >> all right. from the american cancer society, thank you so much. >> thank you. casey anthony is back in the spotlight this morning, following a federal bankruptcy hearing in florida, marking her first public appearance since she was acquitted of murdering her young daughter caylee in 2011. nbc's kerry sanders has this report from tampa. >> this is the first glimpse of casey anthony in public since july 2011 when she was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. back then, she walked out of jail. on monday, a bankruptcy hearing brought her out of hiding. the 26-year-old arrived, dressed in black, wearing a hat to help shield her face. as she walked to court, one of her six lawyers tried to protect her from the media crush.

>> get out of the way! get out of the way! >> reporter: during the 33-minute hearing recorded by the court, anthony said she's unempl unemployed and has no income. >> i don't pay rent. i don't pay utilities. so i guess you could say that i'm living for free, or off the kindness of the people that i'm staying with. >> reporter: her bankruptcy filing claims she owes almost $800,000, mostly in attorney and court fees. she lists about $1,000 in assets, including $474 in cash, $100 of clothing and $200 worth of jewelry, as well as her bedroom furniture, two digital cameras and a bike listed at $60. >> the biggest potential source of income is a book deal and a movie deal some day. and that's why it would be vitally important from her standpoint to keep that asset away from the creditors she owes money to. >> reporter: as anthony left the

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for you. you have five kids 7 to 26. >> i have issues. i messed up on the first two, big time. i didn't learn how to do anything until the last three came around. i got some scarred kids, adults and now -- tell me how i deal with the little ones. >> why don't you lay down on the couch? >> let's do that after the segment. we'll let you sprawl out on the couch. let's talk about fighting fair. it's the reality of a relationship. there will be arguments with your spouse. it's a question of how you handle it. you say don't be scared of conflict, but be terrified of resentment. what do you mean by that? >> conflict is going to happen. when you're scared about the conflict and think oh, my gosh, this means our relationship is in trouble, then you start to stuff stuff. you don't bring it up. that invites resentment, rescinding of this injustice that i carry around and resend it and resend it and it becomes a resentment that suddenly i can't tame anymore. we have an uncomfortable conversation at least once a

day. >> you say that, too, terry, it's unfair to stay silent. things fester. >> i don't fight fair. i don't. i want to win. all men want to win. and what i find is that the way i use to win is silence, because a woman hates when you don't talk about. i can go a day, about four days without saying, yeah, one-word answers, the whole thing. she says you're driving me crazy! that's not fair. the other thing we have to learn how to do is apologize after you don't fight fair. >> we're talking about winning and losing. should we think in those terms? this is your wife or girlfriend, after all. >> you walk away, it's like a plane crash, right? as long as you walk away. just apologize. the only thing i try to do is be respectful. if you can maintain a little bit of respect even when you get mad -- disrespect is what will kill -- >> any time you pursue being factually right you are not relationally right. >> that's the real key. >> people will say just let your wife win the argument. it's easier.

to me that's condescending. >> you might as well be emasculating yourself. she wanted to marry a man not somebody who will just bow to her every whim. that's not attractive to her. it's not respectful. >> what do you fight about? money, kids, sex? >> it's ird. it's the simplest things. i wanted you to go left and you went right. and it's like, what in the world? all of a sudden, the world just explodes on the littlest things. little bitty thing. and i have to be careful not to get resentful, because what happens is you're quiet, you don't say anything. but later in the day or in the week, it comes out and erupts in other ways. it's best to just go ahead, have the argument. besi decide this is a fight. this is what it is. >> is there one or two things, sam, you fight about more than others? >> we fight over ridiculously small things like artistic

choices in a film that somebody made. it has nothing to do with anything. >> fascinating relationship you're in. >> but there are undercurrents of a grievance or something, you feel like you're doing more. work on jobs where everybody feels like their job is the toughest. you think you're doing more. she thinks she's doing more. and -- >> nobody ever does score keeping in a marriage and finds that they're actually winning. nobody ever does that. >> that segues well into our next topic, talking about the role of dad in today's home. how much of a workload does the dad have? how much should he have? we can all agree we look at our own fathers or grandfather, how much that role has changed just from one generation. >> dramatically. >> i have to say, i think it's as much as your manhood will allow. i'll do the dishes. i got that. i'll change diapers. that's great. but if i have to wear a device that breast feeds my child, no, i'm not doing that. i'm going to stay a man.

>> other people strapping on the whole like pregnancy out fits and all that? can i stay a man? >> yeah, yeah. >> you said something interesting to our producer. you said manliness has found refuge in fatherhood. what did you mean by that? >> there's always been this motherhood elasticity in america, the judge will always give custody to the mother. now i see with a lot of my friends who are these young dads and they're doing a lot of the caregiving and end up kind of -- it makes me feel like men. they can be a good father. a lot of manly places have been corrupted. >> and a lot of these roles are societial. the men are the breadwinners. the dad didn't stay home. you didn't want to be that giechlt now that's a reality of life. >> guys, as you said, are finding satisfaction in that. societially, though, we still

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now they're doing it in the restaurant. you don't get mad at them. you just say, buddy, we're really going to fight hard when we get home but right now just eat your dinner. >> know the boundaries of your roughhousing. terry, do you get into it? >> i am the human jungle gym. look at this. look how it's built. you know what i'm saying? no, i'm serious. they just come, jump on my back, my head. my son, we have this big tickle thing. i'm holding him up by one arm, swinging him around. only thing is that furniture will get damaged. and that's why -- you should sit down because you're going to break something. after that, you clean it up and move on. it's all good. >> you could live with a little broken furniture in the name of a good wrestling match. i think we all do. what about, sam, when you get older, start playing with guns, get into the violent video games. that's sort of the next step in all of this. do you worry about that? >> i do. i try to make sure he understands the consequences. my son is only 4. he loves kung fu movies and cartoons and wants to be a

fighter. that's his whole thing. it's okay if he fights with me and punches me as hard as he can. but he needs to understand what that does to another friend or his mom or anything like that. consequences. and also what he sees, you know, kung fu panda do, he can't do that and why it doesn't work. >> for me, the earth is violent. childbirth is violent. you go to a farm, you see violence. it's good violence versus bad violence. you know what i'm saying? one of those things where a police officer uses good violence where a criminal uses it in a bad way. that's my -- >> rapid fire here, guys. my last topic. a guy's weekend. a guys' trip away from the wife and the kids. good idea or not? and how often should you take one? >> absolutely great idea. look, you need to take retreats away from your family. but they need to be intentional. when you're going, how long you're going, when you're coming back and what you hope to gain. otherwise you will find yourself escaping from your family.

so the more you take retreats, the less you take escapes. but you can't do it every weekend and somehow justify it. >> terry? >> you got to do it. i don't have any more than four people. you have to vet them. make sure you don't have that one bad apple. men play off each other in a wrong, wrong way. you get more than four guys together, something really stupid is about to happen. hangover one, two, three, four, five, six. >> are you a guys' weekend guy? >> yeah, you have to do it. we have evolved that way. it's so important. >> a blast having you all here. thank you so much. >> all right. we're back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] it balances you...

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growing this morning near hamilton and winchester, close to where he was shot. campbell police say the 18-year-old was walking just north of the community center sunday night when someone came up to him and shot him multiple times. he was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, but he did not survive. his family thinks it was a case of mistaken identity. from what we know it could have just been mistaken identity, mistaking him for someone else because he wasn't -- he wasn't into anything negative. >> vega was a santa clara high school graduate. about 150 of his former classmates gathered at the school's football field last night to remember and reflect. campbell police say a dark-colored car was seen leaving the area after the shooting. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for christina loren taking a look at the forecast. when is the rain going to arrive? >> well, a sunny and dry start going to give way to more clouds

and wind and rain showing up into the evening. you can see it here on the futurecast. the cold front spills through the bay area with scattered showers to follow. today's high upper 50s to low 60s. showers off and on mixed with cool sunshine through friday morning and then we're going to warm up and clear out as we move into this upcoming weekend. now for a check of your tuesday morning commute, here's mike. >> we just missed a northbound traffic break going on past the coliseum. let me show you, they were probably trying to remove something from the roadway. nothing on the chp report. look at the slowdown heading through downtown. on the maps i have my little arrow pointing there and we do have the slowing, the earlier traffic break indicating they may have had to remove some debris from the roadway. also a crash heading away from the bay bridge right in the maze and the slowing still continues right here through berkeley but getting a little more lighter. there is the south bay. back to you. >> we'll see you again at 10:26. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter...

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♪ the one and only, cheerios from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. so glad you're wit us today for booze day tuesday. it's march 5th. >> just marching along this new month. >> we our table decked out with something called canimals. yesterday we ran a piece of videotape that we can't run again because it costs thousands of dollars, but in the videotape it was the one, remember, where the guy was driving in the car in russia, and the cop pulled him over, and the canimal

repeats everything you say, and it was annoying to the cop xshgs it looked like a funny piece of video. we got these fedexed to us. >> only one place in the whole country you can get them. >> they're hot. apparently what you do -- we have to do it together. >> he is a kwirl, right? >> we're saying it together. ready? >> are you out of nuts? >> are you out of nuts? >> it repeats everything faster. >> it repeats everything faster. >> that's why i think this guy -- >> you think something was up? >> the jig was up. >> that sounds like our show. over talking. anyway -- >> and impossible to understand. but nonetheless, entertaining. >> does that sound like our show? >> we are very, very close to being over half a million of you fans on our facebook, hoda

woman. >> we certainly are. >> we are only 6,000 away from 500,000, so you got to like us. even if you hate us, you got to like us. >> you know what was a huge hit on facebook yesterday was our joy fit club member. if you guys saw her, her name was theresa, she dropped more than 250 pounds. >> 276 to be exact. >> before and afters were stunning. sthoo she's so nice. >> we like her because, a, she's not in her 20s. i'm not saying there is nothing wrong with that. dropping weight is easier when you are younger. >> yes, it is. >> it blew away our facebook, twitter, et cetera. mary ellis dowling wrote i was blown away. it takes serious strength to do what she has done. how awesome. >> charlotte carlton ditirro said, "goes to show you anyone that is determined can do it. congratulations, theresa. >> now you say i just can't eat cabbage. i don't know what's going on out there. oh, it's nypd traffic.

oh. >> really good. >> all i can say is wow and congratulations. she went from that visual of seeing her go from the wheelchair to the treadmill is -- >> she's unbelievable. anyway, also on facebook, apparently fans are talking about a mug, and i thought it was the mug that we sell at the nbc experience store. >> what in the world is that? >> it's kathie lee and shawn acey. he sent us this. i guess he wants to co-host. it looks a little like florida for a minute. >> i thought it was al. he already has the 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00. what else does al need? that's very sweet of that gentleman. >> we had a big send-off last night for a guy who has been the leader of the news division here at nbc for many years. his name is steve kapas, and this is -- this is kind of his last hurrah. about 700 people came to studio 8a where "saturday night live"

has its thing. that was at 6:20 i took that picture. >> always the first one there, hoed yashgs and usually the first one gone. i hear it was lovely. >> it was really sweet. >> i'm sure steve on his first day away from here is watching our show. i would have been there. unfortunately, my invitation -- i got it at 4:00 yesterday afternoon. i just had gotten out of the shower after working out at home. so i apologize. i would have been there, but sounds like i was not missed at all. >> it was a nice group of people. we're happy for steve moving on. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. you're looking for a doggy. i have found the doggy for you. >> you have? >> it's good news and bad news. i found the dog, and the bad news is you got to go to japan to get him. here he is. look at this -- it looks like a miniature hodie. >> it does. >> look at this little dog. he is in a supermarket. now watch him. watch -- this is unbelievable. now, bambino can do that much, but look at this dog.

>> oh mishgs gosh. >> he turns corners. he turns corners. >> and he gallops. oh, nice little -- >> he has a great little gate to him. he gets excited. he gets excited. >> that's unbelievable. are you kidding? it goes on forever. >> is that the cutest thing in the world? >> that is cute, and you are right, the dog could walk itself. >> yes, and then the dog can walk itself. >> that dog is so cute. >> that's what you need. that height, that size, i think, and that sweet -- >> so cute. i have been looking. hopefully we're working on it, so we're going to -- i'm going to look at ten dogs at the end of the month. >> i think we should play the doggy dating game. that's what i did, and i found regis. not the man, but the dog regis that we had for 14 years who was one of the greatest dogs ever. we played the doggy dating game. it was the sweetest thing. >> okay. we're going to talk about it later this month. >> are you a problem on your cell phone? there's a lot of people who are.

>> this woman is 49 from massachusetts. she went to the gym and took a call. it's annoying when you are in the gym and you hear someone on their phone and they start talking. this woman said she was speaking with her doctor, but they revoked her membership and kicked her right out of the jem gym. they said enough already. apparently she had some history of chatting on her phone. >> this is chronic. i say taze her. >> i think it's annoying. there was somebody two days ago who was on their phone in my gym. >> yes. >> two days ago in the gym. i had my headphones on blasting music, almost blowing out my own eardrums. i couldn't hear him on the phone, but you could -- still it kind of bugged me, and i don't know why. like, i know you're not supposed to, and i was thinking -- it just arms flailing. >> people don't realize how silly they look when they -- the other part of the conversation is not being heard. >> i know. >> especially when they get heated about it. >> when they get loud and crazy. >> i think that there is -- i

think the reason -- one of the reasons they don't like cell phone use in jips is because people have their cameras and are taking pictures of people in the gym. >> why are they doing that? >> because they want to post porn. you know? people being -- people naked in the gym. i think that's one of the reasons. is it? >> are people in any case owed the treadmills? >> but it's a gym part where you change clothes in the locker room. people are on the phone in there too. >> people would, wouldn't they? >> they sure would, i think. you know what, i'm kind of bummed. i wanted to start that diet today, the one where you starve for two days and pig out for five. that's that new british diet. we were trying to figure out the right days at the beginning. >> there are only two good days. hoda figured it out. >> i was thinking about tuesday, wednesday, but we love going to theater on wednesday. >> that's our date day. >> so it's always -- it's got to be in the middle of the week, and they have to be consecutive days. you don't want to do thursday because that's the end of the week when you want to start drinking and eating. mondays and tuesdays are the days to start.

>> that's not a total fast because you get to have 250 calories twice a day. a total of 500. >> then you get to eat what you want. i think that really could work. the more i think about that diet because your stomach shrinks and shrinks until you stuff it. >> tammy says don't -- >> i won't do it on the weekend so it only means the work days. >> you know what you're going to do this weekend? you're going to go looking for love, and we finally found the place where you are actually going to find it, hoda, and it's wal-mart. psychology today unlocked the secret to finding mr. or mrs. right. >> where? how in wal-mart? >> if you're in search of, there was a study of missed connections that were posted on craig's list where they've spotted somebody from across a room and never got to meet them. hook up. they found at wal-mart is the most popular place for people to find love at first sight. >> why would that be, do you think many. >> because you spend a lot of time.

wal-mart is the place that you would -- >> it was true for 15 states from west virginia to texas to idaho. you know who fell in love -- >> at wal-mart? >> at first sight? >> who? >> mary, our make-up artist and her beloved of unbelievable -- her beloved -- well, charles. >> charles and mary had been dating forever. most people thought they were married. 17 years. 17 years of dating, and then they got married. anyway, mary got married, and, you know, what's better than that? >> charles, we were so -- they went to vegas, baby. >> should we toast them? >> yes, we should. i don't know what we're having, but -- >> to mary and charles. >> we're drinking cocktail from "in style" magazine to ward off tomorrow's snowstorm that's coming. i guess when they were doing their vows, the minute i saw you, and it wasn't at wal-mart, but the minute i he saw you, i knew you were the woman i was

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>> i'm just satisfying we just got used to rick after ricky, but tv audiences first fell in love with ricky schroeder when

he was just a cute little guy starring in "silver spoons" and can you believe that that was more than, oh, gosh, 30 years ago? since then he has played so many memorable characters. >> now he is in this new movie on the hallmark channel called "our wild hearts" whiches hay written, produced, and directed as well. this time around he plays a cowboy who breaks wild horses. take a look. >> oh. >> watch him. >> oh, got to look. no fear. got to teach him a little respect. >> and we are so happy that you are here with us today. >> good morning. >> we should point out right away that this is available on the hallmark movie channel. that's where you can see -- >> it's different than the hallmark channel. >> that's right. >> don't get confused over here. >> what are your packages? >> i brought you some gifts from my wife. >> who is in this movie and

helped write this movie. >> she helped write it. >> actually gave birth to a lot of the people that are in the movie. sxwoo including me. she gave birth in a weird way. snoo in a weird way. >> in a weird way. >> thank you for this. >> thank you. i had no idea your children were that old. your two boys are in their 20s, right? >> darn cute. >> adorable. sfwroo yes. >> that's luke on the right in the dark blue shirt, and holden on the left in the light blue shirt, and cambry and faith and andrea and myself. >> wow. you think nepotism has disappeared in this world. all you got to do -- the credits are all schroeder, schroeder, schroeder. way to go. >> it's a family film maid by a family. it was such a cool experience. i got to know my family in a way which i hadn't known them, and they got to know their dad in a way that they hadn't known me. >> in what way? >> in working together. you know how you know people differently and you know them socially or you know them by family. >> you know all their bad

habits. they live under your roof. >> we worked together. i got to see their work ethic. >> did they pass the test? >> they are all amazingly hard, kind, and talented, young people and workers. >> so you would hire them again? >> i would for sure hire them again. >> cambry, we didn't get to see her in that clip. she's a beautiful girl. >> the role she plays is she's the daughter you never knew, and you guys get reacquainted, but there's another love affair that happens with this horse that she meets. >> it's a story of a rugged cowboy and a girl with a wild spirit and a wild mustang that threatens to tear their relationship apart, and so i -- it's going to be on our -- it's called "our wild heart." we're very proud of it. we all worked on it as a family. >> it takes place in malibu and where are you in the wild west? >> sierra nevada mountain by reno. >> by reno. >> the horseback riding looks very authentic. you are riding a horse and your daughter. is that something you do as a

family? >> my daughter -- my daughter has been on horseback more in the last ten years than i have been. you know, she's really passionate about the wild mustangs and the wild mustangs in the west, like, are part of our culture and our history. i mean, you can celebrate. they pulled the pioneer wagons across the west ask farmed our fields and fought or wars, and so there is a bit of an issue going on. >> we're not grateful. we're not grateful to them. >> we got to honor them and respect them and give them a place in our west. >> and quickly, do all of your kids want to go into acting? >> no. my two sons are interested in bess. >> they're in this. they're adorable in this. >> one wants to go in a military career, and the other son wants to go into business, and my two daughters are interested in pursuing acting. >> they're all adorable. >> that's fine with you, right? >> it's sort of fine with me. >> i feel the same way. we're so happy to see you. we really are. congrats. you can catch ricky in "our wild heart" saturday night, as we said, on the hallmark movie channel. >> our own wild child sar

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arctic cat, one of only two snow mobile manufacturers in the united states, has made a name for itself worldwide. >> is this area known for arctic cat? >> with my job i fly all over the world, and whenever i wear something like this, people go you're from deep river falls, you're with arctic cat? >> arctic cat's 1,200 employees make up 350 snow mobiles a day. it's my turn to learn the drill. literally. >> i just trigger. ah! totally riveted. >> team, we're building a snowmobile. help. >> my next job is to apply the hood, shocks, windshield, and side. >> how does she look, troy? >> looks real good. looks like you passed the test. >> i passed the test? >> yes, you did. >> we passed the test! whoo! >> now for the real fun. riding a snowmobile. >> here we go, folks. >> who better to teach me than a hometown hero.

>> tucker hibbard. >> tucker has dominated the sport of snowcross winning seven x games gold medals. his first gold came even before he had his driver's license. >> let's just drop the modesty. is it safe to say i'm come to the best to learn? just say it. do it, tucker. >> okay. you came to the best. >> he just said that. can you believe he said that? any tip forces a first time rider? >> you don't want to do the big jumps right away. you want to get the little bumps and get some confidence. >> i wasn't planning on hitting any jumps. >> that's what we're here for. >> why do we go to an extreme athlete? >> i'm going into the extreme cold, then i'm going in style. >> you got all your gear on? should be good to go. >> i'm good to go. >> all right. got to pull really hard, and then put your thing down and take off.

whoo. with tucker's support, i catch on quickly. soon enough, you can barely tell us apart. >> did he ditch me, or i lost him? tucker? tucker! >> for the rest of the ride i have tucker in my sights. >> now i believe you. you truly are the best. say it. >> oh, no. you're the best now. >> i'm not afraid to say it. i am the best. >> fun. >> that was amazing. you couldn't really see -- i know i got more air than that. they must have cut that shot. i got about this much. >> it was minus 4 degrees. >> minus 4 degrees. when you walked out, your skin hurt. >> it looked like -- >> people live there. >> your nose hairs freeze. >> it was freezing. it was an exciting thing. an adrenaline rush. >> all right. >> you better remember actress mary lou henner because she does not forget a thing.

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organs. researchers discovered the cells in women's breast tissue. the cells behave similarly to embryonic stem cells in that they can be programmed to produce many different cell types. scientists say the research is encouraging because it could one day allow for regenerative treatments without having to destroy embryos to obtain stem cells. after the break we'll take a look at the forecast and mike will look at the roads. ♪

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we're starting to see the wind pick up around the bay area. you can see winds out of the southeast at 17 miles an hour in san jose. some gusts will get closer to 30 as the cold front that is just approaching mendocino county drops down the coast bringing us some rain into the north bay this afternoon and into the central bay around 7:00, 8:00 tonight followed up by more scattered showers. unsettled weather will linger until friday morning and then we clear out for this upcoming weekend. you know, we have the bay bridge toll plaza camera. i think it's blowing the cable around because we're having a little intermittent signal issues but it looks okay as we're looking at the camera on the air so that's good stuff. approaching the area coming off of the maze west 580 at 980 there's a crash that has moved to the shoulder. the remnants of the morning commute there and slowing a little through oakland. great recovery through the south bay. northbound 101 only slow up toward the airport. and the crash just to the north at lawrence has just cleared so things continue to get better for that northbound commute out of the south bay, marla. back to you. >> things are looking up. thank you, mike. we'll have more on the day's top

stories coming up in 30 minutes. jon kelley hope you will join us again at 11:00. we will see you then. >> we're back with more of "today" on this booze day tuesday, and it's time to play some mind games. if you have ever forgotten where you put the car keys, this is for you. >> actress mary lou henner has what is called highly superior autobiographical memory which means she never forgets a thing, and she doesn't want you to either. she writes all about it in a book. it's called "total memory makeover." dr. sam is the director of the center for cognitive health at new york's mount sinai medical center. >> look at you two. >> look at you. >> it's funny, all the memories are coming back from the last time i was in this studio. i know it's booze day tuesday, and i remember -- all of a sudden i have not thought about this date in years, but it was

november 6, 1998, friday at your house. you had chardonnay and chablais the dogs. it was dolly pardon with us. >> we all had the same agent, and we were all trying to do a sit comtogether. wow. >> we should point out that mary lou remembers every day of her life. what you were doing on every day. >> things come back. i'm in this building, and i remember all the different times. >> one of the producers asked me for a significant date in my life that i could remember. i couldn't remember the day i graduated college. they said what about the day i gave some commencement speech. i said tell me what year and when that was. let me just ask if you remember. why not, mary lou? >> autobiographical. >> i'm going to pick my date, and you tell me what happened to you on that day. may 9th, 2008. that was the day i gave the speech. the only day i remember of my life. >> it was a friday. may 9th, 2008. i was doing publicity -- i had a book that had just come out

called "wear your life well." >> oh, my gosh. >> i was actually -- was doing something with my husband. it's like the whole day starts to fall into -- >> does that start to drive you crazy? is that something you access when you need, it or does it drive you crazy. >> it's like a pilot light that's always on. if i am driving and hear a song on the radio, i can flash back on all the times or the first time or a significant time. if i'm on the phone with my sister, it might flash through my mind, well, not like this on the phone because -- it's like this. if -- it's there, but, you know, i can -- >> this isn't just a gee whiz book. we know you are capable. it's a gift you've been given. >> there are 12 of us that have been documented in the world so far. >> your book is to help other people. in what way? >> people don't realize that every single thing that you have ever been through is on your emotional hard drive, and it's making you behave a certain way whether or not you're access it. what i'm trying to do is bring back some of those our town moments. memory is tied to adrenaline.

of course, you're going to remember the highs and the lows. you're going to remember the death of a parent, the birth of a child, a wed like that, but you're not always going to remember a big family vacation or dinner with your loved ones or something. what i'm trying to do through my exercise, my prompting, my helping people realize that everybody has a dominant track -- a primary track on which they embed their memories, and they also have a dominant sense by which they record, retain, and then can retrieve their memories. >> how does that bring in dr. sam? >> the good doctor can help us find our lost keys. things like that. >> people like us who lose everything. >> excuse me. >> you know we both have been lose and forgetting things lately. is there a way we can work that muscle? >> you p, one of the most important ways i used to remember things is to surround myself with people who help remind me. i brought someone with me. i also brought someone with me today from my lab. this is kelly. she's a graduate student at mount sinai. to get i more direct answer to

your question, there are two strategy that is i often give people for remembering things. the first is to attach -- i'm sure these are all old hat to you. >> they may be very different. i'm working with a different part of the brain. >> first to try to attach a new memory to an old memory. >> something that clicks it. clicks the memory. >> try to remember a name or a face. you meet someone new named martha, so you attach -- maybe you remember martha washington, so you use -- think of martha washington. >> this person is old. >> or you pick out part of the world that you recognize like mart so you think of your favorite shopping mart. that's a trigger to bring the new word back. >> see, what i like to do when -- it's like my keys because people always ask me that. they say do you ever lose your keys. my family goes all the time. i stop, and i retrace my steps, and i think, okay, and i actually go auto biographically back into my life and think, oh, yes, i came. i had to go to the bathroom, so i threw the keys down right

away. >> have you ever not been able to access it, ever forgotten everything of a particular memory? >> no. >> wow. >> no. sometimes it takes longer than others because it's really like seeing selection on a dvd, and some images come up faster, but i have always gotten there. >> it's interesting. we want to thank you for coming to see us. >> why did we introduce her. is that so we could remember her name was kelly? >> what was her name? >> what was she wearing? >> i thought -- >> what was she wearing? >> she had a little dress. >> a green scarf. >> green dress. >> her last name? >> no, did i say kelly? >> i can't believe you got that? >> that's right. >> thank you. >> i didn't even remember that. i just remember the green scarf. >> what is her last name? >> brodigan. >> who was the guest star on our show today? >> can i just say i play all-star celebrity apprentice,

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ways is to have balloons, and when you pop them, go for it, it's a boy. >> i didn't know that was going to happen. >> it scared me. thanks, carly. >> let's begin the segment. >> thank you very much. it's a boy. >> oh, my god. that's awful. okay. >> all right. well, that's just great. >> that's awful. you girls look lovely. >> oh, other places too. >> so another option -- >> you have no -- excuse me while i rub my breasts. >> -- is to have a sibling -- the older sibling, they can do it by having a party, and they get to wear a t-shirt. stop. you're making me laugh. another option is to take a picture with the parents and a little pair of shoes. >> that's cute. >> reveal the color. >> then you can send that. give that as a gift. >> everybody -- >> everybody wants to look at other people's feet. >> everybody wants to. >> i don't know why you would

want that. >> another option, this is jennifer, she's 7 months pregnant, and she is having a -- >> boy. >> there you go. >> the blue scarf. >> the pink scarf or blue scarf. you can, like greet them at the door. >> hoda is having twins. a boy and a girl. >> i know. with your dress. >> that's the reveal. >> okay. so the hottest trend in nursery design is super hot colors. >> you started it. >> i know. i did. i'm so sorry. hoda, you are wearing the hottest color for girls, which is bright, bright pink. even neon. you want to have touches of neon throughout the nursery. there are now monogram decals that you can get. all this furniture by bye-bye baby, and they have accessories there that match that hot penguin trend as well. you can find things on etsy. changing pads. it brings fire and babies love

bright colors. okay. now, a new pot pink. i'm going to give you a drink. >> thank you. >> you can feel better. >> so another thing is -- everyone is calling for every five seconds asking when they can come see the baby. in advance you plan what's called a sip and see, which is a baby shower. >> that's cute. >> after the fact. >> that's cute. >> you reveal the baby, and there's even invitations on-line. >> all their germ on your child. >> not until after the four week mark. then it's fun to decorate there. you can cut out little pictures of the baby. >> it's your baby. that looked a lot like -- >> you can put those in mini sandwiches. how about this? ice cream instead. >> i can't eat that. no. >> poor hodie. >> ice cream puffs you can make, and these are little monogram baby sticks. it's a boy, remember? >> how could i forget?

>> this is something i think you girls could appreciate which is all the champagne. you have all the different juices to mix it with and fruit, and this is what makes people super excited while they're looking at your baby and digging confetti out of their hair. >> thank you, carly. >> we're heading into the kitchen. >> cheap and easy pasta dishes . >> first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> time to take you into today's kitchen with easy pasta dishes. the hardest thing about them is pronouncing their name. >> we have somebody that can do it very well. francis largeman-ross. to help satisfy your cravings for carbs, ladies. >> it's pasta we haven't heard of. >> these are things you haven't seen, but maybe you were afraid

to try. >> the twisty ones. rotini or any kind of speerl, and then my favorite. it means snail in italian. >> is this a different taste or is it the same -- >> you have regular and whole wheat. different size pastas hold on to sauce differently. ladies, if you would like to try -- >> we'll taste that. >> we have some chardonnay day. >> what are we putting in here? >> we just put some wine in there, and now we are putting fresh fava beans that are already shelled. >> did you put some broth -- >> and some broth. >> from chicken broth. if you can't find favas, you can use edamame, and look at the gorgeous spring color, right? so pretty. i would let that cook for five minutes. then i would add my pasta water. now, save some pasta water. don't throw it down the sink.

>> why is this good to use? >> it thickens the sauce without adding any calories. >> never heard of that ever. >> we're going to do it in both of the dishes. now our beautiful paus wra. we're going to add that in. >> okay. >> okay. stir it up, girl. >> you got it. >> then we're going to add proscutto and turn up the heat. >> so easy. >> you need to take a bite before you put the cheese in -- >> you aren't doing dairy right now? >> hoda can't. she has dair issues. >> very nice. very nice. okay. >> so stir it up. there is the finished dish. so gorgeous. try it if you want. >> move on. >> now we have leakes. >> i love them. >> who doesn't like a good leake. make them translucent. >> you are sick. >> you are adding in similar componen

components. >> broth and wine. >> got to have the wine. >> all right. now we're going to add a little bit of lemon zest. brighten it up. this is my favorite. i love that kind of pasta. >> i do too. >> if you are going to eat pasta -- >> go for it. >> this is what i want. >> and then parsley. brightens it up. you cook your salmon separately. now we're going to flake it. then you put it on your gorgeous -- >> yeah. >> very nice. >> hoed yashgs you can have a bias of that. >> i can't wait. >> fresh plate. >> it's also pretty nice and cheap. >> lastly, we made it cheesy with cheddar cheese, broccoli. if you want to get out of a mac and cheese rut. >> it's just -- uh-huh. >> it's -- it's challenging on television. >> okay. i'm sorry. >> delicious. >> hmm. >> hmm. >> so skep the spaghetti.

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a san jose man arrested after being found overnight standing over a woman who was asleep in her bed. i'm bob redell. we'll tell you what she had to say about this scary experience coming up in a live report. plus just in, santa clara county deciding what to do with the seat vacated by a disgraced south bay politician. >> took about four hours of pulling and it gently came off. >> and the damaged darling limps back into port, but what will it take for the luxury ship to be sea worthy again? what experts are saying about the damage. and this spectacular shot about to become common place.

the new bay bridge lights about to officially debut. we'll tell you where you can get the best look at all the gorgeousness. and right now we give you a live look at the bay bridge was we wait for rain which is on the way. rob mayeda will have the forecast coming up. good morning, everybody. thank you very much for joining us. always nice to have you. jon kelley, good to see you. >> good morning. i'm marla tellez. we do have new details just into our newsroom. we are learning more about an early morning break-in that left a san jose woman in shock. it happened near the intersection of highway 101 and 85 on southbrook drive. police say a woman woke to find a man standing over her bed. the man ran off, but police were able to catch up to him not too far away. bob redell is live in san jose now. he talked to the victim