7,000 patients to hepatitis and even hiv. nightmare in the dental chair. this morning, oral surgeon dr. scott harrington's tulsa practice remains shut down after a patient tested positive for both hiv and hepatitis "c" shortly after their last visit. >> we've never had a complaint of this nature, of this type. >> reporter: upon inspection, oklahoma's state department of health and board of dentistry found rusted instruments at the 36-year-old practice. one set used on patients known to have hiv and hepatitis was cleaned with bleach which experts say corrodes metal, increasing the likelihood of exposure. the machine used to sterilize dental instruments should be tested monthly, according to the complaint. no such test had ever been performed in the six years one dental assistant had been working at the office. the complaint alleges multiple felonies, including dental assistants unlicensed in

anesthesiology performing i.v. sedation on patients, but experts insist this is not the norm, and there is no need for general alarm. >> if you have a dental cleaning today, don't cancel it. this is a very extremely rare case. this is the perfect storm of everything possible being done wrong. >> reporter: but for the 7,000 patients in oklahoma told they are now at risk, the threat is very real. >> our investigation is ongoing. we have not concluded it. there's so many other multi-facets to this that i can't even tell you. >> reporter: for this oral surgeon, a full hearing is scheduled for april 19th, and the oklahoma board of dentistry has said that additional charges may be added prior to that court date. matt? >> all right, nancy, thank you very much. dr. nancy snyderman in washington. new information this morning on the health of former south african president nelson mandela, the 94-year-old spending a second night in the hospital. nbc's keir simmons is in johannesburg.

keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning. you can almost feel this country take a collective intake of breath. nelson mandela, father of the nation, rushed to the hospital late wednesday. he has now, as you say, spent this morning a second night in the hospital. we are told he is responding to treatment and is recovering. just last month, he was pictured with his great grandson looking healthy, but in an interview this morning, matt, president zuma, while reassuring the nation, also pointed out that nelson mandela is 94 years old, calling him affectionately by his clan name mediva. >> in zulu, there's a time when somebody passes away that is old, people say he or she has gone home, gone to heal. i think that's something people should be thinking about. i know that we would want him to be with us for a long time, and

i think he has been with us for a long time. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama describing nelson mandela as a hero to all of us and saying he is in his prayers as, of course, matt, for all of us. we should note nelson mandela has been in the hospital three times in the last four months, and each time, matt, he has come back to his home here. >> all right, keir simmons in johannesburg, thank you very much. another big story, more belligerence from north korea. tamron hall is in for natalie this week with more details. >> tensions are running high with north korea this morning, as leader kim jong-un say his rocket forces are on standby ready to strike the u.s. this comes just a day after the u.s. sent b-2 stealth bombers to that region to drop dummy munitions as part of military drills with south korea, and while the latest threats from north korea do raise concerns of local conflict, experts do not

believe that pyongyang has the capacity to strike the u.s. homes threatened by landslide on washington state's whidbey island are still in danger this morning. experts say the landslide was 900 feet wide and some 1,500 feet deep and was likely caused by years of wet weather. one home was destroyed. 18 others are in danger, and the soil is still shifting. prosecutors in colorado are rejecting a plea offer that would keep movie theater shooting suspect james holmes in prison for the rest of his life in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. 12 people were killed and 70 others were injured in that mass shooting last summer. a new push for the environment this morning from the obama administration. the environmental protection agency unveils a new proposal to tighten emission standards on cars starting in 2017. now, the move would cut sulfur in gasoline and could raise the price of fuel by an estimated one to nine cents per gallon. a man in philadelphia owes

his life to a good samaritan this morning. take a look. watch what happens when this 63-year-old man walked right off the platform! unbelievable. a fellow passenger christopher nalful jumped right in there to rescue the guy risking his own life at the same time. the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. and a speedy trip to space for three astronauts as the soyuz capsule docked with the international space station this morning less than six hours after blasting off from kazakhstan. in the past, by the way, it would have taken two days for crews to reach the iss. and it will be a good year for, well, it might be a good year for new york yankees alex rodriguez. the third baseman will be making $29 million. that's, okay, more than the entire houston astros combined, the entire team! a-rod had his top salary in the major leagues for 13 consecutive seasons, but here's why we say it's not necessarily a good season. he will probably miss half of the season, cash or not. and these two grandfathers

are kicking it old school, really old school. take a look. watch what happens as these two face off in the 100 meter dash. the 95-year-old from finland gets off to a strong start, right? but then keep looking but then here comes the youngster from belgium. >> slow and steady. >> sucking the air out. boom, boom, bam, there you go. yea! the two were competing at a race for vets. look at him, arm in the air, like a true champion. go, go, go! you can do it. don't give up! i love the socks. the other one s i feel someone behind me. it is over! 7:08, matt, savannah and al. >> love it. >> the tortoise and the hare right there. >> better than i am. >> that's impressive. thank you. >> mr. roker with a check of the weather. >> got a chilly start for our friend in the southeast. look at some of these temperatures. macon, georgia, is freezing right now. 32 degrees. 31 in columbia. wilmington 32 and bristol, tennessee at 24 degrees.

the good news is we will get some moderation. out west, look at those temperatures, anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above normal. eventually, those warm temperatures will make their way into the southeast and mid-atlantic state. do have some eastern lake-effect snow showers. we're also looking at some clouds in the pacific northwest. light risk of strong storms in northern texas. beautiful day in miami today. plenty of sunshine and a high of about 75 degrees. going to get to your local forecast in just a moment, but, first, this message.

7:10. good friday morning. meteorologist, christina loren. a live look at a foggy sky over san francisco and most of the bay area. fog is expected to burn off by about 9:00 a.m. temperatures up towards 80 degrees inland. 70 degrees for san francisco. we do have an area of low pressure that's slated to bring us showers and thunderstorms over the course of your easter weekend. looks like sunday morning will be active. hope you have a fantastic and safe easter holiday. a congressman from alaska is under fire this morning for something he said in a radio interview. ly four members who have been there longer. he turns 80 in june, and in this instance he was talking about immigration and how jobs in america have changed.

>> what are we doing? >> reporter: in an interview released by alaskan radio station krbd thursday congressman don young is talking about latinos who once worked on his family's ranch in california, and he used an offensive slur to describe them. >> my father had a ranch. we used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. it's all done by machine. >> reporter: late thursday, young tried to explain why he had used the word wetback, a slur that referred to mexicans who illegally crossed the river into the u.s. saying, i used a term that was commonly used during my days growing up on a farm in central california. i know that this term is not used in the same way nowadays, and i meant no disrespect. migrant workers play an important role in america's work force and earlier in the said interview i discussed the compassion and understanding i have for these workers and the hurdles they face in obtaining citizenship.

alaska has only one member of the house, and young has served his state since 1973, long known for his outspoken style. young's comments come at a time when the republican party is struggling to connect with minorities after failing to do that in the 2012 presidential election where 71% of latinos voted for president obama. >> this is a we don't get it moment at a time when the republican party needs it least. this is just one congressman, but it gives critics and people who are skepcal of the party a new reason to say it hasn't changed. >> reporter: and he's a congressman who has been known to attract controversy from time to time. now, he won his own re-election with nearly 70% of the vote back in november, but he's facing some new questions, ethics questions, about whether he did not properly report some gifts. don young is a legend and he is a controversial figure all in the same. matt? >> all right, kelly o'donnell in washington.

kelly, thank you very much. we have new details this morning on a massive case of alleged insider trading. a federal judge is now questioning a proposed $600 million settlement between the s.e.c. and one of wall street's most successful hedge funds, but that is not stopping the fund's founder from going on a jaw-dropping spending spree. here's nbc's senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. >> reporter: for almost two decades, steve cohen has racked up returns of almost 30% a year for his investors and himself, building an estimated $10 billion fortune. the s.e.c. alleges that some of these profits came through improper inside information. to settle that case, cohen's firm agreed to pay a record $616 million. but on thursday, a federal judge declined to rubber stamp the settlement, raising questions and delaying a final decision. >> the judge was concerned about language that allows cohen's firm to not admit wrongdoing. >> reporter: the prospect of paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the government clearly hasn't hurt cohen's

wallet. he recently purchased picasso's le reve for a staggering $155 million, the most ever paid by an american collector. >> this is steve cohen showing the world defiance. this is him saying, look, you can investigate me. you can take my money, but i am still strong. i'm still worth billions of dollars and you're not going to hurt me. >> reporter: and if anyone didn't get the message, he also spent $60 million a beach front home in a fabulously wealthy neighborhood in the hamptons. another cohen property, a duplex in new york, bought for about $24 million, is on the market for $115 million which would be one heck of a profit. >> wealth has been totally redefined on wall street. being rich on wall street used to mean you made $3 million or $5 million a year for a top deal-maker. now these hedge fund guys have left the bankers in the dust. >> reporter: matt, we just got word this morning that the fbi has arrested still another trader who works for steve

cohen, the most senior figure at that firm charged so far. now, cohen has long been known as one of the shrewdest investors ever. clearly, the prosecutors are sending him a message this morning. his spokesman points out that he -- that mr. cohen has never been charged with anything and insists that he has done nothing wrong. matt? >> lisa myers in washington this morning, lisa, thank you very much. >> we'll take a turn, we mentioned before. there's a lot of excitement on the campus of florida gulf cost university this morning as the cinderella story of the ncaa tournament is getting ready for the sweet 16. nbc's kerry sanders is on campus in ft. myers this morning. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: it's kind of hard to hear you, but look at this. it's awfully early, but we've got a campus. it's 7:00 early in the a.m. and it's got electricity. this is florida gulf cost university, fgcu tonight is taking on a cross-state rival

the university of florida gators. this is a cinderella team hoping for a fairy tale ending. >> sweet 16! sweet 16! >> reporter: ft. myers, florida, is transformed. until now, those who could find this area of florida on the map knew it because of its stunning beaches. now it's all about the eagles. >> he puts it down! >> reporter: who first shocked the legendary georgetown hoyas and then handily dominated seven seed san diego state. >> we earned the right to be here, nobody gave us nothing. >> reporter: a cinderella team from a university that only started accepting students 16 years ago. >> fgcu! >> reporter: busloads of students will be at the game in texas tonight. fgcu merchandise, like the team, is now a hot commodity. who is the best center on the team? and fans admittedly know little about their team. >> you have no idea! name anybody on the team!

>> reporter: fgcu's coach is andy enfield, an mba who helped co-found a management company reportedly worth $100 million, his wife amanda markham, a model who has appeared on the cover of "maxim." >> it must be what is making it all work. >> reporter: at the never mind bar popular with fgcu grads, the eagle dance is flying high, and gator is on the menu. >> it tastes like victory. >> up until now we found ways to call them an underdog story. but if they do beat florida it's not cinderella anymore in college basketball, then it's like what? "rocky 12"? >> reporter: every cinderella needs his princess shoes. this one was created all made out of chocolate, perfect for the sweet 16. back to you, guys. >> kerry sanders down on the campus of florida gulf cost university. i mean, this is a school of 11,000 students, give or take, florida, 50,000 students.

it's not even a close comparison in term of the size of these schools. >> glad you mentioned florida, because guess what, they are pretty excited too. that's in ft. myers, florida, but we also have a shot of the university of florida in gainesville. the gators are ready to go, and as you said, sort of a david and goliath story, choose your metaphor, but it's going to be a huge game tonight. >> the second year florida gulf coast eligible for the ncaa tournament. this is the 52nd appearance by florida in that same tournament. >> gator versus an eagle. could be interesting. >> in the wild, that wouldn't be such a good contest. >> not sure. >> we'll see what happens and we'll wake up to the results tomorrow. it's a late game here on the east coast. i think it's a 9:00 game in texas. >> but it's not a school night. so that is great. >> exactly. >> coming up, new proof this morning that the shroud of turin actually dates back to the time of jesus. >> and our exclusive and candid conversation with cate edwards, what she's doing to carry on her

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good morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia cannon. san jose police looking for your help to catch two people that followed people off the rail and robbed them. they say a man in the white shirt and the man in the black shirt followed the victims off the light rail at the station three weeks ago, threatened to shoot the victims if they didn't hand over money. luckily, no one has been hurt. if you see anything, call police. i want to call christina on the forecast. it is going to be nice today. it really is. once we get rid of all this cloud cover. that sun is outburning that top layer you have a. by 9:00 a.m., we should be mostly clear. i want to point out even with all those low clouds, we are running out of town. all flights across every major

airport in this nation reporting on time right now. that's the good news. temperatures today are going to be close to 80 degrees in places like livermore. 78 in gilroy and 80 degrees straight up in fairfield as we head throughout the next couple of days. we start to get more active. expecting a pretty active easter sunday. keep that in mind. it might be a good idea to have the egg hunt indoors with the most active time between 9:00 and noon. let's check on the rush-hour drive. good morning. anthony here. you are taking a live over the bay bridge toll plaza. even at the golden gate, you can see fog. headlights and a little bit of extra space. in san jose, things look good there. not any dense fog. no accidents in the south bay. more details in 30 minutes. >> anthony slaughter filling in

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>> we know that face anywhere. that's a younger brad pitt auditioning for the lead in "backdraft" back in 1980. didn't get that role. one of the never-before-seen audition tapes from stars before they were uber famous. now actually hitting the auction block. you know who that is right there in. >> leonardo dicaprio. >> i wonder how they feel about these audition tapes coming out. >> i hope they are okay with it. if not, it was savannah's idea to do the story. >> i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, selling me out. >> of course, as you said, all the actors eventually got their big break moments. who is next? ryan seacrest kicks off a new series for us where he find people on the verge of very big things, from entertainment, to business, to sports and this morning a guy with an unusual idea who is becoming very popular in the world of travel. >> all right. the story behind some newly released photos of a young jfk

jr. but we'll begin with our exclusive interview with the eldest interview of former democratic presidential candidate john edwards and his late wife elizabeth. she's launching a new program to carry on her mother's legacy and for the first time cate is opening up about her father's trial. you'll find cate edwards these days hard at work on two labors of love, the law practice she started last year in washington, d.c. >> hey, i'm cate. >> and the elizabeth edwards foundation in raleigh where she's launching a program designed to do what her mother love, help underprivileged students reach their promise. >> the goal is really to provide someone with an elizabeth. she really was in all facets of her life starting at home, a great encourager, a great mentor, and i think that this really encapsulates who she was as a human being throughout her entire life, really encouraging people to reach their full potential. >> it was almost one year ago that this was cate edwards' daily routine, a steady presence by her father's side as he faced criminal charges that he used

campaign contributions to cover up an extra marital affair. what made you decide to support him in such a public way? >> well, he's my dad, i love him. we love each other and we support each other and that's -- that's just how our family is. >> the trial laid bare the seemiest details of her father's very public fall from grace and betrayal of her mother with a month-long romance with rielle hunter, a woman hired to shooed web videos for his campaign. were there ever moments when you thought you made your bed, lie in it? >> i did not fault my dad for the trial. he made those mistakes, there's no question, but i never thought he did anything illegal so i didn't think it was right. >> was it hard to sit in that trial sometimes? >> yeah. i mean, it was difficult for family to see this very private, very difficult part of our lives rehashed in front of everyone, but there was nowhere else i would have rather been at the time. i'm cate edwards. >> in her short 31 years cate

has experienced exhilarating highs and heart wrenching lows, the tragic death of her teenage brother wade when she was just 14, her father's lightning fast rise to the national political sta stage. >> the cancer has returned. >> her mother's prolonged battle with cancer. through it all, her family had remained solid and intact but then news of her father's affair shattered their world. did you first find out about it from him? >> yes, he told me. he and my mom decided that, you know, that's how it needed to be done, so, yeah, i was devastated and disappointed. i mean, these are my parents. i had grown up with a lot of love in that family, and it was hard to see them go through this. >> were there times when you didn't talk to your dad? >> i don't think we ever went through that, no. i mean, we're a family of talkers, so we try to talk

through and get through things. there was a time i was angry with him, of course, but we worked through it. >> rielle hunter, have you ever met her? >> i have a long time ago, early in the campaign. >> i'm sure she's mott someone you spend a great deal of time thinking about. >> that's correct. >> she wrote a book, and she said some pretty unpleasant things about your mom. i'm not going to repeat them. did that make you mad? >> yeah, of course. yeah. i mean, i just thought it was -- i thought it was a poor choice, i guess. that's all i can say. >> was it hard to forgive him? >> i think it's easier to stay angry than it is to forgive someone. forgiveness is a tough thing, but, yes, it was hard, but we worked through it. >> do you think your mom forgave him? >> i think she did. i don't know the answer to that.

i think she had a mix of emotions. >> i think the family let it be known he was there at the end with her. >> yes. he was. he called and said can i come. i said, mom, can dad come, and she said yes. the three of us, especially, have been through so much together, so we garner a lot of strength from one another, and i think being together during that time and also for the kids, to have their family together during that time, was incredibly important. >> that family now also includes frances quinn, the daughter rielle hunter gave birth to five years ago. >> are you able to have any kind of relationship with her, quinn? >> well, i mean, yeah, she's my sister, and she's -- she's just a really sweet, innocent little girl, and -- and, yeah, i certainly think of her as part of our family. >> cate remains close to her father, now a single dad,

raising cate's younger siblings, emma claire 14 and jack who is 12. >> do you think your dad will ever run for office again? >> i doubt that, highly. >> there's still some good things i can do. >> i think there is still good things he can do, and there's still good he wants to do, but as a private citizen. >> kate is enjoying married life. in october 2011 she walked down the aisle with her college sweetheart trevor upham, a surgery resident and the cancer researcher who has been with cate through the toughest of times. what's the cate that you know in. >> strong and loyal, you know. she's beautiful inside and out. >> he wants to say messy, but he feels like he can't say that. >> that's true. >> in their georgetown home there are signs of cate's mother everywhere, an elizabeth is never far from her thoughts. >> i imagine you miss her every day. >> it's big things that go by like my wedding, she wasn't able to be there and small things. i get away with bad grammar.

never used to get away with bad grammar. really miss her during march madness because she loves college basketball and we were very superstitious so she would call me and say are you sitting in your living room. you need to get into the kitchen, we're not playing well. >> the "new york times" wrote a piece about you during the trial, the enigma besides edwards. >> do you think it was that complicated? >> it's not that complicated. i love my family, and there's -- and i'm loyal to them, and i care about them, and their pain is my pain, and that's as complicated as it gets. >> our conversation with cate edwards. i found her to be incredibly poised, someone of great strength, inner strength, who has had her share of heartbreak but has handled it so gracefully. >> i think the poise comes from years in politics or being around politics. you learn what to say and what not to say and a kind of presence, but also from your questions with her, which i thought were great, you get a real sense that there's still conflict there. >> she's been through a lot and had this situation with her

father and her mother, but for her it's about family, and she wants to stick by her family. carrying on her mom's legacy with the elizabeth edwards foundation and wrote a special post for our website all about the foundation. read it b it on "today".com and see more of our exclusive on "rock center with brian williams" and also more on "today." >> let us get a check of the weather with al. >> guys, thanks so much. a lot of gator fans down here. how much coffee do you have there in. >> we've got eight hot chocolates. >> oh, a little hot chocolate. >> got to stay warm. >> you want one? >> i'm okay. you guys need it. >> let's see what we were v for you for this morning. we look into the weekend. there's strong storms, texas into oklahoma tomorrow. wet weather up into the ohio river valley. mild in the pacific northwest. sunny and cooler in the northeast tomorrow, and then as we look towards easter sunday, uh-oh, rain making its way into the mid-atlantic states, the northeast down into the gulf

coast, the showers in northern california into northern nevada. it will be nice and hot in southern texas. the eggs will be hard boiled in the southwest. snow showers around the western great lakes. that's wha 7:39 now. good morning. meteorologist, kristi fa lorne. good friday. easter around the corner. we are expecting showers. al told you about that. you can see from the live picture, it is fog that's the factor this morning. give yourself extra time. watch out for thick patches at the immediate coast. it is going to feel like florida. slight chance for showers. 72 in san francisco and getting into the weekend, we increase

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we're back. it's 7:44 on a friday morning. we have a new series "on the verge," face to face with ryan seacrest. this is all about people with an idea or a talent that might make them the next big thing. first up ryan introduces us to a man who is quickly becoming a driving force in the rapidly expanding share economy. >> we were taught never to open the door to a stranger. >> let's check this pad out. >> yet ryan invites you to do just that, to share your home with people you've never met. ♪ share with everyone >> what's it like for you to be in a complete stranger's home? >> well, it's actually not that crazy of an idea. >> not crazy because 300,000 homeowners have opened the doors through the website he co-founded, airb & b, a way for travellers to find a couch, a room or even an entire house.

in five years 4 million travel verse said we're in. >> if you have these extra bedrooms why not share the space you have with her people. >> his idea was triggered by a simple dilemma, short the rent money. >> have $1,000 in the bank and move up to san francisco and the rent is $1,150. a basic math problem. >> to solve it he and his living joe rented out their living room to visitors to town. and a business was started. >> "forbes" now estimates its net worth between $1.5 and $2.5 billion. 40% of the guests are over age 40 and can choose from a variety of accommodations, a castle in colorado, a mansion in miami. an igloo in green lapd, and for the low budget, a sofa in

sydney. for the hosts, screening through social media and a $1 million policy insurance them against theft or damage. >> the entire system works off a review system and that's the currency that finally for the first time that makes this system work. >> a system that works for both guest and property owner, but it's worth more than just money. >> the stuff that matters in life is no longer stuff. it's other people. it's relationships. it's experience. >> in fact, some estimates value this so-called sharing economy at $26 billion a year. neal who runs the online magazine "shareable" and shares his stuff believes there's an add bonus to the practice. >> you can save or earn a lot of money, but luce get a community. >> and brian chessky, now a professional couch surfer, he lives week to week on airb & b properties says the key to his company's success, connecting with others. i remember growing up, the american dream.

what we were taught is grow up, own a car, own a house. >> yeah. >> do you think that dream is changing a little bit now? >> i think that dream is completely changing. we were taught to keep up with the joneses. now we're sharing with the joneses. >> proving that after sharing strangers don't remain strangers for long. ♪ it's always more fun to share with everyone ♪ >> for "today," ryan seacrest, los angeles. >> and ryan will have more of his series "on the verge" in the coming weeks. meanwhile, coming up here on a friday morning, the audition tapes of your favorite stars before they were stars, and we'll tell you some of the stories behind them, but, first, a look at these messages.

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also good friday. the kick-off of the easter weekend, and we've got an enormous holiday crowd out on the plaza today. people from all across country in town to celebrate. and also a lot of college basketball fans with their signs for their favorite teams. we thank them for being here. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie and mr. al roker. coming up in this hour, there's going to be fun. we'll take a look at videotapes of your favorite stars before they were stars, like that guy right there, 15-year-old leonardo dicaprio, robert downey jr. and others, audition tapes from popular movies on the auction block. >> they can be yours for the low, low low, price of -- i have no idea. >> whatever. >> whatever it's going for. >> would you like to own those? >> no. i'm hobbing honest, no. >> there goes the segment. >> perhaps others could use and enjoy. what else do we have coming up. >> infomercials see them late

night, during day, does the grout bully work. >> what does the grout bully do? how about the new lint roller or the microfiber thing? or that thing on her hand? are they any good? >> try it before you buy. we want to get to tamron hall with a check of the news. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. 7,000 people may be at risk for hiv and hepatitis c because of their dentist. could have been exposed in dr. w. scott harrington's clinic couple can. health inspectors say the clinic used dirty equipment including rusty instruments. one case has turned up, but all of harrington's patients urged to get tested. dr. harrington voluntarily given up his license and is cooperating with the investigation. nelson mandela is reported to be responding well to treatment. the former south african president and anti-apartheid leader is in the hospital treated for a chronic lung infection. mr. mandela's 94 years old. president obama says mandela is

in his thoughts and prayers. this morning, pope francis marks good friday as leader of the catholic church and is demonstrating something different that no pope has done before. michelle kosinski is in rome. good morning. >> reporter: hi, tamron. in his two weeks as pope francis has made it a point to tell points get out of the basilicas, go to where people are suffering, get close to people. a message he has been living in surprising ways. music of guitars, pope francis and his simple ivory vestments, did something historic for the traditional service. washed and kissed the feet of 12 juvenile inmates. sneakers and socks, big toes and tattoos, the pope told the young people, this is a symbol i am at your service. we have to help one another. among them, africans, muslims and women. some catholic churches would

never include them in a remembrance of jesus with his male apostles. this pope making his philosophy very much known. >> he's compared it to the life of a shepherd, a shepherd likes the smell of his sheep. basically saying, you as priests don't worry about your careers, get your hands dirty, go out and work with the poor people. >> he's rejecting all of gold and stuff. >> he's a very humble man. >> i think it's radical, meaning getting back to roots of what the catholic church should be all about. >> reporter: signs his letters just francis, makes is own calls, refers to himself by his last name. ignored the costumery and chosen this bare hotel room with a palaciouspalacious pentout. after he was elected he said, this is too big for me. he was wearing a plastic watch which maybe, if you want to be generous, costs $5, $6.

and he was still wearing it the second time i saw him about ten daze later. >> reporter: the same when he was archbishop in argentina, he did not move into the palace, cooked his own meals and took the bus. for people who might ask, does he want to be pope? those who know his story say, absolutely. and he seems to be enjoying being himself. tamron? >> wow. thank you, michelle. for a look at what's trending today. quick roundup of what has you talking online. a new study says shroud of turin has researchers excited on good friday. scientists studying fibers in the shroud at the university date the relic to between 280 b.c. and 220 a.d., putting it right around the era that jesus would have lived and died. previous studies dated the shroud middle ages. either way, researchers never determined exactly the shroud became imprinted with the body of a crucified man.

a french website giving armchair historians a glimpse into the past by mashing up images of paris in 1914 with the city today. pretty cool. users can fly across the images to travel back in time in the iconic city of lights. i love this one. the dance cam at detroit pistons game seem to have landed on the wrong guy. trying to coax moves out of a serious usher in between. but then the music took control. ♪ ♪ that is 45-year-old shannon bringing it, getting his dance groove on. the clip is going viral, as you

can imagination wide. already a fan favorite as the detroit palace of auburn hills where he's a real usher. inside, there's michael jackson. now 8:0. back to savannah and al. how cool is that guy? >> that happens with matt. he's here and suddenly -- >> the same gyrations and everything, i know. he practices in front of the mirror a lot. >> come on. come on. >> it's friday. no. i don't have the hat or the gloves, anything, no. >> neither did he. just one. just one. come on. >> good-bye. >> or you could do the weather. >> look, he's doing it right now! all right. let's see what we've got as far as your weather's concerned. our pick city today, denver, colorado, 9 news -- he's got that overbite when he does it -- isolated afternoon storms, 67. not a lot going on. showers and thunderstorms it moving through southern missouri, southern indiana, kentucky and tennessee. clouds making their way into the pacific northwest.

mountain snows in central rockies. sunshine in miami. cool. chilly start, rebound to 75 in key west today. 55 degrees and breezy. sunshine here in new york. that's what's good friday morning to you. the time now 8:07. taking a live look at a foggy sky over san francisco. we'll all enjoy this blue sky later today. between about 10:00 and noon, skies becoming mostly clear. we'll see enough sunshine for temperatures to warm up to 80 degrees. just want to point out with all that cloud cover still looking good with flights out of sfo. all flights right on time. that's good for your holiday travel. 78 inland, bayside 72, 69 at the coast. showers move in for saturday and sunday. >> that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. coming up, the never before seen tapes on stars in hollywood. a roundup of what's new, in, up, including these just released images of a 2-year-old jfk, jr.

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call 877-242-usaa. we're back at 8:11. it play be hard to imagine the biggest names in hollywood struggling to land roles but never before seen tapes are hitting the auction block. from julian's auction house. good to have you back. 54 of these tapes going up for auction from one casting director who is now retired. he wants to remain anonymous, why? >> three casting directors but they've cast some of the biggest films in hollywood. the reason they want to remain anonymous, they're used to making stars, they've not been stars themselves. you know it's a privacy -- >> private people. >> selling tapes now for special reason, just to generate cash? >> we talked him into it, actually. >> good. >> retired. retirement funds. >> first one, outsiders, coming

of age mof n. why 1983, starring matt dylan, ralph macchio, rob lowe, tom cruise and a short-lived television season that aired on fox for a season in 1990. one of today's biggest stars on the planet, auditioned for the role of pony boy. take a look. >> what do they have against us, anyhow? just because we don't have money and they do? >> who can figure it? >> going, pony boy? >> a little. >> kiddo, when jerry hollers at you, he count to mean nothing. he's got a lot more responsibility. his mom and dad died. he loves you a lot. know that. >> by the way, the tv series was produced by francis ford cope pa low. short-lived, 14 episodes. >> let's move on to "back draft"

hit from 1990s -- no, 2000. >> 1991. >> chicago firefighter starring billy baldwin, robert de niro. a-listers hoping to get parts. take a look. >> you know, these -- it's just -- these are stations are part of our commissioner's recognizing. for everyone of these disneylands that he built he closed three old fire plants firehouses. cutting man power. >> call me names. >> be remind it doesn't matter what a candidate -- nobody, nobody passes through this without my personal signature. i want you to quit, brian. >> no, sir. it's not going to happen.

sorry. >> all right. let's talk about some of these guys. yeah. well it's keanu reeves auditioning here. >> auditioning here. >> with director of the movie, ron howard. >> that's right. >> it was robert downey, jr. and brad pitt. none of them got the role. >> billy baldwin got the role. >> right. the main reason was because he looked like more he could be kurt russell's brother. >> is it common for an actor to audition with the director of the movie like that? >> well in this case, robert downey, jr. auditioned three times for the role with -- twice with ron howard. i think it was because they were seriously considering him for the role. >> "jurassic park" 1993, huge stars for the role of dr. ellie satler. let's take a look at the tapes. >> you're hearing something, turning their head so they can hear? or maybe -- maybe it's ritual behavior, specifics to specific

behavior, trying to identify them to one another. maybe it doesn't have any broader meaning. maybe they're weird. maybe dinosaurs are weird. maybe it's some kind of communication. >> do you get an effect from the tranquilizers? >> yes. pupils are dilated. >> psychological effect. >> what is this animal's rage? in this general area? >> that's helen hunt. we saw gwyneth paltrow before. you're putting 14 of these audition tapes for the movie together. what kind of money do you think this is going to generate? >> the "jurassic park" we anticipate $2,000 to $4,000 but could be $4,000 to $10,000. it's hard to say. >> let's take a look at another one. iconic '80s film "the sure thing" starred john excucusack

gibb. he had immediate chemistry with his co-star, daphne zuniga. take a look at the tape. >> outdoories. meadows. >> no, no. >> they went on obviously to star in that movie. let's move on. 1990, nicole kidman made a name for herself in "days of thunder" but did not take a role in "shattered." she was offered the part. here's her audition. >> i was -- i was so lonely i wanted to die. i had no sense of identity. i lost my sense of hope. i lost -- i lost it all. >> she was offered it but didn't take it, why? >> she did take the role in

"days of thunder" -- i have to watch how i say that, that's when she met tom cruise, of course. they did three movies together. you can see, matt, how passionate she is. that's an audition. she's giving it all right there. she's the ultimate professional. >> the water works going there. finally, russell crow and jennifer conley auditioned for their parts that they ultimately got in "a beautiful mind" take a look at the audition. all right. the casting director did a pretty good job here because russell crow actually won a golden globe for his role and jennifer conley -- >> best supporting actress and academy award and the golden globe as well. a slew of awards. >> i think it's fun. i think people are going to have a good time looking at this. they know these stars as megawatt stars. they had to go in front of a

small home camera and audition for a role. >> absolutely. going on the auction block next week. friday and saturday, april 255th and 6th. >> always good to have you here. let's go outside to savannah. matt, thanks. speaking of celebrities, time for what happens new, what happens up, what's? three people who definitely know what is going on in hollywood. start with senior writer for "newsweek." what is up in the world of film? you've got a new film "gi joe." "gi joe retaliation" a sequel. a lot of ads showing channing tatum is not part of the second one. johnson is the sfarp bruce willis is in. movie opened thursday, made $11 first day of relief. >> "the host" tweens rejoice. >> the author of "twilight" wrote the book. aliens invade their bodies -- i

hope that hasn't happened to you. >> not that i'm aware of. >> it stars the son of jeremy iron. >> the place beyond the pines, one of our favorites, bradley cooper. >> bradley cooper plays a cop. ryan gosling, this motorcycle rider with lots of tattoos. >> "red." what did you wear to the concert? >> i wore a green shirt. everyone wears red. all of the girls are wearing red. she wears red. plays a red guitar. sings in her red microphone. one of the big concerts of the year. if you go, you have to wear red. >> fine. now to pink. she's got a concert. >> pink. her concert called the truth about love. what's great about her, she flies, like superwoman. on bungee cords and singing and levitating and it's extraordinary. >> amazing. alicia keys. >> she just started "set the world on fire" from her new al

bull, headed towards the east coast this week. >> bodway. "lucky guy" big names. >> nora ephron's final play starring tom hanks. if you want tickets, get tickets earl. >> i alec baldwin in "or morpha >> fired, ben foster was replaced but he went to one of the first previews and gave the play a standing ovation. he really liked it. >> here is al. >> thanks so much. what's up in the world of celebrity? michelle is a correspondent for quk access hollywood" and host of "crossover" from the nbc sports network. they're going wild for you. going crazy. the news, barbara walters, 84, saying she's retiring next year. >> that's right. it's looking like may of '14 the big day. a year of -- it's like when mare

mariano re reanr riva said he'l retire. >> it's a good year. >> joy behar leaving "the view," allegedly elizabeth hasselbeck. they have remake it the show. >> sometimes you start over. >> kristin bell, her husband be zack shepherd welcoming lincoln bell into the world. their first. >> this is one of the cutest most real couples out there as far as that's concerned. they tweeted about she has things in common with her daddy because she looks boobies as much as the baby. >> thank you. photos of jfk jr. the cockpit of the presidential helicopter. kennedy library. are we seeing more of these? >> he's hanging out as kid of a president would be allowed to. what is new, now they are on the

internet, on tumbler. a lot of phofogt fogt photos wet able to have. >> contestify rather. >> digitalized as kids say the duggers they've got 19 children, two grand, they're open to adopting after they visited an orphan age in china. >> moved by what they saw. a family who obviously has no limitation on the size. they take their faith and religion seriously. if that's what's in the plan, that's what's in the plan. >> a lot of people make fun, who's to say? michelle good see it you. >> thank you, al. and i'm with jen, sleeveless in the cold weather. what's? >> what's in, the mini skirt. seems daunting. but actually can be approachable. >> you're not saying mini.

>> midi about he come in pet peas. they can be mad men inspired or laid back and lower. >> love that. flowing look for the spring, summer. here? dresses? >> dresses in black and white. graphic print. alternative to a floral. under $150. >> black and white is right. accessories. >> bow accessories. the collar necklace last season. now it's the bowtie necklace. from charming charlie. >> not too girlie. >> like the white tuxedo that we're seeing a lot of. >> eyewear. >> statement sunglasses. >> sunglasses? >> sunglasses about i should be wearing these now. >> fur? >> fur, yes. all different crazy things. >> i feel like lady gaga. >> it is from lady gaga. they look great on you. it's being bold. a statement necklace, sunglasses and can be a statement. >> i have a unibrow.

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good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. in a matter of minutes, a judge

will begin to decide whether to allow a sexual abuse lawsuit against a bay area school district. cal swim coach is suing the school district for failing to protect her, she says, from sexually abusive teachers when she was a middle school student. it all comes one day after a former teacher revealed she warned the school district about the abuse. the school district is trying to find documentation to corroborate those allegations. we'll have more on that judge's decision this morning at 11:00. right now, want to check that morning commute. anthony is for mike. the traffic has been light. >> it has been light. in fact, i think a lot of folks to off. we're not seeing the typical slowdowns, even at the bay bridge toll plaza. things are flowing smoothly. we have fog in place. that's going to be around for the next couple of hours. christina loren will have more on that in the next half hour. golden gate bridge still fogged in there as well. remember, those headlights and windshield wipers. you can see san francisco

dealing with slow downs on 101 and 280. northbound slow because of an accident earlier. >> thank you very much. we'll have another local news update in about half an hour.

any parenting tips? >> a couple of things. kanye is going to have to decide early on whether he's a baby bjorn guy. as soon as you put that on, it's like buying a minivan. you lose a piece of yourself when you get that baby dejohn. >> 29th of march, 2013. willie giving a little parenting advice to kim kardashian last night on jay leno. willie, how did it go? >> very well. been a very kardashian couple of days. now out with her by coincidence and spent time with her on the show. i just like the image of kanye wearing a baby bjorn. >> or see him driving a minivan. that would be great. >> we can't let you go without giving us our top clicks and find out who reigned supreme this week.

>> all right. let's do it and get right into it. our click number one is our champion from last week. according to your vote, the dog who cannot catch. let's check it out. >> one, two, three. catch. >> oh. >> that's not right. >> oh, no. >> i'm a dog love, but i love that tape. >> that's so funny. >> so that's a puppy named pacino, hasn't quite yet mastered the art of the catch. >> she will learn eventually, but the voters love him. he topped our list with 46% of the vote. pretty good effort there by pacino so we'll see if he can hold up to this week. on to our challengers, our click number two, a little girl who might have the very best laugh in the history of the internet.

>> how great is that. what's so funny, she ask? she likes, of course, to let go of that leash and let the dog walk itself. >> pretty cute. >> a little girl and dog together in one video, i don't know that's video magic. >> but can she beat a dog that bangs his head? i don't know. >> listen, when she laughed, the whole crowd laughed behind her. it's infectious. we'll see how she does. click number three, pretty brave teenager. this is bobby chin. wanted to ask out his crush sophia to their high school senior prom. he chose a way she would never forget ♪ what are you doing on 4/20 ♪ that's the prom and you wanna go with somebody ♪ and i'm hoping you that person is you to make my dreams come true ♪ >> and that effort paid off. sophia said yes to that proposal. the video has more than 1.2 million hits on youtube at last check. >> going to end up with the guitar player. >> you've got to have a really

elaborate prom proposal. >> yes or no if you will date me. >> all right. our last but not least, click number four, the usher who busted a move for the dance cam at a detroit pistons basketball game. piston fans have seen this guy all season long. now you're getting a good look at him. check him out. ♪ how good is that guy? giving that other usher a run for his money in terms of dance moves. pretty good. >> pretty good. >> he looks good in that uniform, too. makes that look good. >> almost like he's a wringer,000 because he was so good, so calm and then he just breaks out michael jackson. come on. >> tamron, you're too cynical. >> not a spontaneous video, i don't know. going to be a tough one. i think the dog has a good chance of repeating. >> the laugh is pretty, pretty strong. >> want to review.

>> the choices are, again, the dog who can't catch, that's the defending champion. the best laugh on the internet, the little girl with the dog. the prom invitation and the dancing usher. to vote for your favorite, as always, head to today.com. >> all right, willie, thank you so much. hurry back. >> all right, guys. >> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. all right. as we look ahead to your easter weekend, easter is going to be wet along the eastern seaboard, also northern california, into northern nevada. hot in texas, some snow showers across the plains into the great lakes. monday a lot of opening days. the pirates will be hosting the cubs, showers and 40. the cincinnati reds taking on the angels. they are going to have cloudy skies and 45 degrees. brewers, 36 degrees at target stadium for the rockies. twins will be looking -- i'm sure -- the twins -- target stadium is in minnesota, there you go. i didn't mean to mess that up. don't want to hear from all you baseball fans, and then the

athletics play at night. they will be hosting the mariners. clear skies. 58 degrees. >> here in new york? >> we did new york is going to be nice. >> yankees/red sox. >> nice, sunny, temperatures in the low 50s. that's what's going on around the giants taking on the a's nbc bay area at 7:00. taking a live look, mostly cloudy conditions over sunol. this the story for the first part of the day, by about 10:30, 11:00, clear conditions and highs. very warm. 80 on the way for fairfield. 78 in livermore, 76 santa teresa and 76 today down in redwood city. here is what we're expecting. cutoff low develops as we head to easter sunday a few showers and thunderstorms early sunday. >> best part about brewers stadium, the sausage race in the seventh inning. >> nice. >> a little bit different than, you know, the typical "take me out to the ballpark." >> they have the racing presidents in washington.

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andy cohen is a man of many talents. he's the host of bravo's "watch what happens live," the network vice president of development and talent and the man responsible for the success of "the real housewives" franchise and also the best selling author of "most talkative, stories from the front lines of pop culture" coming out in paperback next week. andy, good morning. good to see you. >> how are you? >> "most talkative," how did you ever come up? >> can you believe it i? was most talkative and i haven't stopped talking since -- since the days back in st. louis, yeah. >> your book spent 13 weeks on the "new york times" best-seller list. >> yes. >> in case anyone doesn't know, this is not one of the celebrities has a ghostwriter situation. you wrote this.

>> i did. i love writing. go iowa state. i love writing, and -- and -- and it's -- it was so fun. i have so many stories to tell, and i -- i had the best time writing this book. >> the reviewers loved it except for one, your mom. >> well, she enjoyed it. she had very specific notes on the book, and she didn't like it that i portrayed her as screaming a lot. we all have voice modulation problems in my family. >> yes. >> we overmodulate. we're screamers, and she didn't like how i characterized that in print, but otherwise she was -- she was all right with it. she plays a crucial role in my book, yeah. >> you are best known, of course, for launching "the housewives" franchise. >> yes. >> do you have a favorite housewife, or is that like asking you to pick your favorite child in. >> that is horrible. that is a terrible question, savannah. >> come on. >> i would get in terrible trouble. i will say that -- i'm especially right now proud -- i love it when any of them really succeed. >> you're stalling. >> i am stalling. >> you know what, nene leaks

right now is going through a major period of success from, of course, "the housewives of atlanta." a starring role on "the new normal." how's that? >> do you have a least favorite housewife? >> oh, yes, let me tell everybody about it. >> anybody like, hey world, sorry, world, for exposing you to the person? >> let me rank my least favorite. no, love them all. >> you have your own show on bravo, a big executive there, and as soon as you got that job you gave yourself a show. you set the record straight in this book. >> absolutely. it takes a lot to get your own show on tv. as you know, i gave up my dream of being on tv and worked behind the scenes. i've been behind the scenes for 23 years. i started at cbs news. was there for ten years. someone told me i had a terrible wandering eye and to give up any thought of being on television, which i did, so the story of how i then crazily wound up in front of the camera is -- has many twists and turns.

>> it's pretty amazing. >> yeah. >> but you also have a real eye for talent. in yourself and other people, except for one thing. >> okay. >> "top chef," when you first saw it, you didn't think this show was going to be good? >> i was worried. i've had a couple of stupid moments in my career, and i remember being on the set of that schott show at the beginning in san francisco season one thinking what is this show going to be? is it going to be horrible? we were wondering if the name was good. we had a lot of questions. you know, you doubt yourself, but i think as tv producers, if you don't doubt yourself, you never, you know, i don't know. >> "top chef" is one of my absolute favorites. >> love that show. >> before we let you go. >> yes. >> we like to do, take a walk through, a stroll through your hairstyles. >> many embarrassing photos in my book. that was a joke, my hair in college, hilarious. >> that again, also, i was kind of making a joke but that's

early '90s. horrible, embarrassing. that was when i got a makeover on the morning show on cbs. >> were you going for that flock of seagulls look. >> early '90s, new kids on the block. on my show next week. >> the book is called "most talkative" coming out in paperback. >> on tuesday out in paperback. >> andy cohen, always great to have you. >> i love your shoes, by the way. >> thanks so much, amazing. >> appreciate that. >> we're back in a moment, but, first, this is "today" on nbc. >> i got a shoe close-up for that. >> you did. they are very excellent.

all right. we're back now with today's consumer, and this morning something you've done. been home watching tv at night, seen an infomercial, got one of those products to help you clean your hope. impulse buying, you get it, but does it work? well, the people at "shop smart" magazine wanted to know so they bought a bunch of products and tested them out. their editor-in-chief, lisa lee

freeman is here with the results. >> good to see you, matt. >> the commercials make these things so easy to use. did you find that was true in real life? >> the infomercials are great to watch and make everything look very tempting but rarely do the products work as easily as they work. they are not magic. >> they have to come with instructions. for example, we'll start with a vacuum and savannah can't even figure out how to turn it on. is that true? >> i know how to turn it on. >> i do know how to turn it on but what i can't do is make it go back. >> power, get this to release. >> this is one of our top rated vacuums. >> this gets two thumbs up. this is the shark rotator liftaway, and it not only beat the $600 dyson which it was pitted against in the ad, it beat most vacuum cleaners we tested. >> crush them into dust. >> it's one of our top-rated vacuums. >> is it durable? will this stand the test of time? >> it's called the liftaway because you can lift it up and use it on stairs because it's like a portable.

>> it works great if you have a bad back and canned bend over like this one here for savannah. >> this is not a good example. >> you like it. we know this one works. >> thanks, savannah. that was great. the first time savannah has ever vacuumed. that is not true. that is not true. >> now we've got dust in our house, a couple of products. one you don't like and one you do like. >> this is the delux high reach cleaning kit, and basically the concept seems good, but the only delux part of this delux cleaning kit is the price. >> how much is it? >> $37 plus shipping and handling, and the problem with it is you can bend, it concept is great, reach high spots but the mop head breaks off. we eve bought several models and it just broke. >> i just want to mention that the people said the maker of this said delux high reach cleaning kit had this to say in response. every holder products has manufactured the hi-reach cleaning kit since 2005 and stands behind all of our products. each unit includes product instructions and, when followed,

the unit should function as it was intended. we will gladly furnish a new unit for your consumer reporter to test should you wish. you liked this one. >> al, this is your job. take the pink one. >> this is the fuzzy wuzzy. you've got it easy here because this is one of the best products we've tested. >> what's going on in this house? >> it got the thumbs up. a smooth side, you know, for furniture and tv screens, glides right over it. fuzzy side for little corners with nooks and crannies. >> al, what do you think? >> i like it. it's got the right price. >> right price. >> let's move on to trying to clean the grout in your bathroom or your kitchen, one thumbs up, one thumbs down. >> yes. this got the thumbs down, $10 muss shipping and handling, but it's basically like whiteout. put it on your grout to get rid of the mildew and it just covers it up. the mildew comes back in a couple of weeks. >> let me tell you in, response, the company behind this grout

bully says with products that require application, unfortunately, user error can come into play even with a product as easy to use as grout bully. grout bully has given home own ears solution that works quickly to solve their problems at a cost they can afford. it's an unfortunate review from the magazine, and we rely more on our user reviews of the product. >> well, we follow instructions. >> last up, you liked this one. >> the grout meter is actually great. >> what do you do? >> your job to use it. it's like a big eraser. >> a big eraser. >> and you erase the crowd. >> it's hard labor. >> it's coming out. >> the mildew basically disappears, but it's more like a slow fade. takes a while to get it out there. >> but you like it? >> it works so we give it the thumbs up. >> we like the name of it, the schticky. it gets cat hair and everything.

just clean it upoff. you put it under water and pretty cool. >> thank you so much. >> you got that one. >> savannah is still figuring out the vacuum cleaner. len berman is up next. he'll go spanning the world or the globe, but, first, this is "today" on nbc. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home.

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>> how you doing in. >> march, of course, features tons of college basketball and spring training, but what were truly the top sports stories of the month? let's go spanning the world. ♪ >> unbelievable! >> all right. play ball. this is cheerleader ashley arnaud in hattiesburg, and, of course, hey. terrific shot. how best other flips of the month, in france the first ever backwards 360 car flip. nicely done, and in sydney, who needs to be in a car to flip out. just jump over a speeding lamborghini, yeah, that works. our worst moves of the month, the college pitcher from georgia, don't tag the runner, just go tackle him. they used hooters ball girls down the lines for the phillies exhibition game and you'll be shocked. that's a fair ball that she picked up, and that's, you know,

the ball is in play so take your seat. there's no hiding in baseball. in toronto, also have to look out for the ballboy. oh, no. the best hockey fight, or the worst depending on your point of view. the north american hockey league. there they go. and nobody got hurt. of course not. it's ice dancing, sure. there you go. our athlete of the month on the far side, behind-the-back ping-pong winner. does it again. hey, good job. and in russia, do you need arms for pushups, how does that work exactly, that's pretty good. wait, wait. our umpire of the month. this is a brian evans music video at fenway, and on the pitch check -- he called strike three. come on, what kind of an umpire is that? it's william shatner. that explains everything, doesn't it. our equipment usage of the mount. marc gasol in memphis shoe in the hand. he swats the ball with his

shumpt you allowed to do that? >> i don't think so. >> oregon pitcher jeff gold. why not just throw everything over to first base. and how about march madness of the month. high school ball. you know, the pass gets intercepted at the end and flip it away and game it over. no, it's not, you throw it in, absolutely and they win the game. way to go. and in utah, this is the most touching scene of the month. crayton baird forced his girlfriend jessica powell to take the plunge and she's real quite appreciative. maybe she's not. >> i'm breaking up with you! >> if you didn't get it, she shouted i'm breaking up with you. you can't blame her, right? >> my favorite, there's no hiding in baseball. that was good. that was good. >> "a league of their oerngwn," hanks said that. >> she wasn't hired for her baseball skills. len berman, thank you.

>> now let's take a look at friday's flashbook. here's the way the week unfolded. >> we just received a statement from amanda knox, and she says that decision by italy's supreme court to order a new trial in the murder of her british roommate is, quote, painful. >> 94-year-old nelson mandela back in a south african hospital being treated for what they are calling a lung infection. >> were there ever moments when you thought you made your bed, lie in it? >> i did not fault my dad for the trial. he made those mistakes, there's no question, but i never thought he did anything illegal. >> and they told me i would never walk again. >> and here you are walking. how does it feel? >> it's amazing. >> eli just became the first american with downs syndrome to hike to the base of the highest mountain in the world, mt. evrest. >> only 15-year-old with down syndrome to ever experience this. good job. >> usher will be with us this

morning. >> thrilled to be part of your campaign. >> don't doubt it for one second. >> look who is here, our very special guest. >> well, hello. >> oh. >> in honor of you, blake shelton, good luck tonight, buddy. >> blake shelton is here. >> you're a big blake shelton fan. you're going to come in the studio and watch blake perform. would you like to do that. ♪ you don't have to throw back your pretty pink, lemonade shooter and lean a little closer ♪ >> right answer. >> i'm actually pregnant. i'm quite pregnant actually. >> all day. every day, we can parlay. >> how is it going? >> how you feeling? that's more important. >> i was doing okay until you came. >> what a day. ♪ >> oh, blue ball. let's go.

good morning to you. 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a $25,000 reward is being offered after a 1-year-old boy was shot in his own home. you can see the bullet hole in the richmond apartment where it happened. the boy was sitting on the floor when he was hit. he's now recovering at the hospital in good condition. thankful for this weather as well. we're going to see 80s today, christina. >> a good friday. inland, forecasting 80 in fairfield and gilroy, 72 bayside and at the coast 69 degrees. we do have rain moving in for saturday. arriving for the second half of the day, that will continue for the first part of easter sunday. clear you out monday, tuesday. more rain late week next week. the rule is whenever i get something new,

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this friday. >> did we surprise you? >> i'm surprised i'm at work. >> the thing called the 9:00 hour. >> what's going on? okay. good friday. a lot of people have the day off, and we have a big, big crowd at rockefeller plaza. hello to everyone inside studio 1a. i'm tamron hall along with al roker, and the voice of carson daly who has been hanging with us all week long. i have to say, carson, always admired you from afar, from "trl" on and on. >> such a fun week. you have brought it. >> i said yesterday, this is like i've been like charlie inside the chocolate factory this week for me, so thanks to you guys. >> cool. >> and everybody here at "today" in the control room for having me. >> how about your mom. >> had my whole family on. thanking you on behalf of my entire family, my girlfriend with the cooking, my mom. >> got to get your sister on. >> next week. >> okay. >> good, good. >> thank you all. >> willie is out in l.a. where

carson usually hangs out. on the tonight tonight show last night, you were amazing, and love that you were hanging with kim k. >> carson, don't get too comfortable on that bench. i'm coming home today. >> i'm not. >> that's right, my man. jay was so great, said to say hello to all you guys and there i was sitting next to kim kardashian giving her and kanye parenting advice, a little bit surreal, i guess. >> whoa. >> al, it seems like everywhere i go, and again last night, people want to talk about our infame out, i call it lovely, our little smooch we had about a mount or so ago. here was jay asking me about that. >> why would i do that? >> here you are. >> ooh. >> yeah. >> okay, now, wait a minute. >> wait a minute. now that is -- >> yeah. >> now that's the edited version. isn't that right? >> , that's not right. >> show the raw footage, okay.

>> i like the unedited version. >> it looked so real. >> it does. >> what do you mean, it is real? >> the full takedown. al, they love playing with you. that's the same show that did the secret service tackling you. >> oh, yes. >> did the handshake to joe biden. a lot of fun at our expense. >> and they did that fantastic one with matt and the purel. >> i'm surprised that joe michaels gave them the cutaway camera to reveal what was really happening. >> joe didn't even know there was a cutaway camera. >> anyways, a great time. coming home today and i'll see you back in the studio on monday but a lot more coming up from here a little bit later in the hour. >> safe travels, willie. great job. >> he was funny last night on leno. did you see it. kanye a great piece of advice, he'll wear the bjorn, what's he going to do with the jesus

chain? great job. great stuff. >> easter by the numbers. >> yeah. >> americans spending 7.2 billion on the easter according to the national retail federation. 91% of americans will buy chocolate, jelly beans and more. >> nice. 48% will purchase clothing. i was surprised, remember everyone would doll up and you'd have the big ruffled skirts and now the kids don't dress up as much. >> i just bought nikki a suit. >> what are they spending that money on? >> 48% on clothing. got to get your -- >> remember you used to get an easter suit with the tie. >> just bought nicky a suit. he grew through the suit from last year. >> i'm from texas, had to get a pair of white patent leather shoes. wore them on easter. >> in 2011 americans spent $3,100 on the holiday and increased their spending this year. >> and you still have a peep-a-phobia. >> unless people are buying golden peeps, i don't know where this money is spent. i'm not a peeps peep.

like these about a week after they have been sitting around. >> is it the texture, what is it? >> it's everything really, tamron. it's just -- it's the marshy mellowy. >> i love chocolate easter bunnies. >> if i left this here it would taste the same in 100 years. >> what's your favorite easter canned? >> the chocolate cadbury carmel eggs. money in the bank. >> heaven in your hand. >> take three, mom, mommy. mothers asked 88 questions a day. moms get asked 288 questions by their little ones every day. >> they ask dad, what do we say, go ask your mother. go ask your mother. >> mom, mom, mom. >> 23 questions an hour. >> mom, mom, mom. >> stop it. >> stop it. >> 4-year-old girls, they are the ones that ask all the questions. >> i wonder why that is. i just asked the question. >> there you go. >> it's during meals that most questions are asked.

on average kids rattle off about 11 questions during mealtime. >> i get to like can i eat this, no, you can't, no. how about this? >> do you have strange questions, something your kid has asked you that took you off guard? >> no, not really. i mean, he doesn't ask. he just -- he's a little like know it all. he tells me most things, you know. >> carson, let me explain to you. >> you're asking him questions. >> there are articles of tough questions that kids ask their parents such as things like why iswater wet and what do you say to the kid? what's the answer to that? >> because it is. >> go ask your mother. >> that's right. look it up, kid. >> how do fish breathe underwater? >> well, i'm not sure i know the answer to that. >> the gills. >> the fishy is swimming and the water goes through the mouth and takes the oxygen out of the water and goes through the gill and then the carbon dioxide and the water goes out fish's butt, that's what i would say. >> that's exhausting. my 6-year-old niece whose

birthday was friday says why can't i have more than two american girl dolls. and she said i only have two hands, paused and walked away. >> quick on your feet. >> logic. >> got two feet, so give me a doll, woman. >> can you imagine the answers that snooki has to get with all the moms asking your questions. >> why does that cross your mind? >> these are tough questions. she's a new mom. >> the bonus take, as much as i like bacon i'm not really sure this is the way to go. april fools or not, bacon is going to be finding its way into scope mouthwash, take a look. >> this can't be real. >> behold, the time has come to declare the crowning achievements in the world of bacon. level one bacon, level two, carbonated bacon, three, spreadable bacon, four, lather up, five, naming your offspring bacon and six, set the mood, seven, permanent bacon, eight, hone i love you bacon. nine, oh, this little old thing and bacon legal ten a bacon bacon. now. what could basically top bacon level ten, it's none other than

bacon 11, it's bacon scope for breath that sizzles. >> this is a real thing in. >> i don't know. >> did we run out of bacon? because as long as there's this. >> well. >> smells delicious. >> bacon has been very popular now in desserts, you know. >> oh, yeah. >> in the chocolate. >> had the ice cream with bacon, very interesting. >> wrap the peep in the bacon, that might help. >> by the way, this isn't real. >> april fool's joke. >> you think so. >> this is our friends at scope trying to get a little business and it's working because we're talking about it on the "today" show. >> and listen, they say everything is better with bacon unless it's your heart and cholesterol. >> when do you clean your mouth, afterwards or before? >> take this while you do the news. >> 7,000 people very serious story out of oklahoma, they may be at risk for hiv and hepatitis "c" because of a dentist. they could have been exposed in dr. w. scott harrington's

clinic, this again in oklahoma. health inspectors say the clinics used dirty equipment, including rusty instrument. only one case has turned up so far, but all of harrington's patients are being urged to get tested. dr. harrington has voluntarily given up his license and is cooperating with the investigation. nelson mandela is reported to be in good spirits and responding well to treatment today. the former south african president and anti-apartheid leader is in the hospital being treated for a chronic lung infection. nelson mandela is 94 years old. a spokesperson for mr. mandela said he enjoyed a full breakfast this morning. president barack obama heads to miami today after a passionate push for gun control. surrounded by families who have lost their children to gun violence thursday, mr. obama spoke of the newtown massacre saying, quote, shame on us if we've forgotten. a ban on some semiautomatic weapons seems stalled in the weapon and only one republican senator supports new background checks. christians around the world observing good friday today.

worshippers pack the holy sepulchre church in jerusalem this morning, and pope francis demonstrated his populist philosophy by washing and kissing the feet of young prisoners, including women, something no pope has done before. a man in philadelphia owes his life to a good samaritan this morning. watch what happened. this 63-year-old man walked right off the train platform for whatever reason, but thankfully fellow passenger christopher nalful jumped into action and leaped on to the tracks risking his own life. the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. a speedy trip to space for three astronauts as their soyuz capsule docked with the international space station this morning. less than six hours after blasting off from kazakhstan. in the past by the way it would take two days for crews to reach the iss. and a bunch of tough guys might have met their match at a spartan race in charlotte, north carolina last week, check it

out. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> what? >> okay. so that tire broke free on the hill above and came straight for these those guys as they lugged stand bags. thankfully no one was hurt. quick on their feet because they are in that spartan run. i don't know if you've ever seen anything like that. >> where did the tire come from? >> down the hill. >> runaway tire. ten minutes after the hour. now for a check of the wet we are al. isn't that craze? >> all right. let's see what we've got for you as far as today is concerned. we are looking at our 3-d satellite. heavy showers and thunderstorms down through texas and on into oklahoma, arkansas as well. we're also looking at some showers in the pacific northwest. expect to see a few clouds and snow showers in northern new england. plenty of sunshine down through florida, although temperatures starting off chilly, they will rebound into the 70s. look for a gorgeous day in phoenix today. sunshine and 89 degrees. that's what's going on a good friday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren taking a live look. san francisco still socked in

with low clouds. but as we head through the next couple hours, we're expecting a lot of clearing and full on sunshine, going to bring our temperatures up into the upper 70s, even a couple of 80s. 80 for fairfield, talking 76 in concord, 70 in san francisco. getting into the all important easter weekend, looking good for on and off showers sunday a few thunderstorms in the morning and rain at times. hope have you a great weekend. >> and, of course, that's our latest weather. up next, coach me, if you can. advice for moms who want to get back into the workforce right after these messages. now over to you charles???? sir charles' single miles card left him blacked out. he's coming to us from home. that's gotta be traveling. now instead of covering the final four, he's stuck covering fourth graders. brick! bobby is 1 for 36. mikey? he keeps taking these low-percentage shots. and julio? i don't know what julio's doing. next time get the capital one venture card and fly any airline any time. what's in your wallet?

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are you a mother looking to re-enter the workforce or maybe you need help balancing your career and your kids? stephanie is a certified life coach who helps their client reach their potential. stephanie, such a great pleasure having you on. love this segment. reading about it last night. i think a lot of people don't understand what a life coach is, someone standing behind you telling you, do this, don't do that with your life. what do you do in. >> i only yell in certain scenarios. >> when they don't get right. >> exactly. a life coach is someone there to help you figure out what your goals, are create an action plan and get results. >> is it like a therapist as well? >> it's more like having a personal trainer for your life. >> it's about let's get really clear. let's really know what you want. let's find an actionable plan that we can put into steps that you can meet, set you up for the most success possible and get you going. >> we have some interesting questions for you. i want to start off with debby dylan, a young mom from st. louis. take a look at her questions.

>> i'm a stay-at-home mom with two young girls and i'm thinking about going back into the workforce. what advice did you give me to make sure that i can put my best foot forward and be marketable so that i can get the job i want. >> so many women can relate to debby. what is your advice? >> you've got to only fact that you've been the ceo of a household for a long time, and you have these transferrable skills that are awesome. you've been managing budgets. you've been managing people. you've been managing time, schedules. you are resourceful, a problem solver and all those things are transferrable. >> when you go in for an interview, do you lay it out there? >> i think it's about taking ownership and being confident and the fact that you've not wasted the past two years. you've become the expert. >> shut down the notion that you've been sitting at home. you've actually been running a company which is your family. >> 100%. >> next up, we have a mom from virginia. she's 46 and wants to know if it is finally okay to put herself first. take a listen.

>> i feel like i'm on autopilot at home with my husband and my kids, and would i like to start thinking about things that i'd like out of life without seeming selfish. >> that's karen collie. what advice do you have for karen? >> we have to shift the conversation from being selfish to being caring for ourselves. you know, i think that without self-care we can't do anything. we cannot get out of autopilot, and if you are not caring for yourself, if you're being judgmental, if you're judging yourself as selfish, then you're staying stuck and that's what autopilot is so the question is how do you become a role model that you want your kids to invest in and see? you -- you have the opportunity there to say i'm going to engage in my life. i'm going to take care of myself, show my children, show my husband, show my community what it is to play this role of someone who is engaging and who is having fun and who is enjoying myself and taking a stand for myself care. >> what's that saying, if mom is happy, everybody is happy, and

you have to release that guilt and know you're doing the best that you can and really take care of yourself. >> and it's the old you've got to put the mask on yourself on the plane before you put it on your kids. >> yeah, yeah. >> it's so relatable, again. next up we have kathy from huntington, new york. she's 37, and like a lot of women she's trying to balance work and a home life. take a look. >> i'm a mom to a 4-year-old and 6-year-old. i just went back to work as a teacher in december, and i was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to juggle it all between work and home and give 100% at my job and at home. >> is that even possible, 100% at both all the time, or are you just setting yourself up for disappointment? >> i think women put so much pressure on themselves to do it all, have it all, be it all, give it all, and then i think we're just setting ourselves up for total failure, so i think there's two things to do. one is you can become engaged 100% with the thing that you're

doing at the time. so when you're teaching, be a teacher. when you're at home, be with your kids, be with your husband, but be there presently, and the other thing is shifting the critic to the cheerleader. you know, acknowledge yourself for what you have accomplished, not what's still lingering on the to-do list. >> also it seems that women, we get caught up in always measuring ourselves. am i giving 90%? did i do an a-plus job with my kid this day? we're always measuring or grading our actions rather than going from this is the best that i can do at this moment and i'm trying. >> i would say don't compare and despair. >> that's a good line, compare and despair. before you go, one more mom. went freport washington, new york. wants your help in finding her true purpose. take a listen. >> i have a 21-year-old and a 16-year-old, and i'm starting to look to what my next purpose is, my next season of life, and so i would like to know how i go about finding that and putting

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a new delay in efforts to reopen berkeley's chez panis restaurant. the fire damaged more than expected. they are working on the new steel frame to replace the damaged wood frame. the goal is to reopen the restaurant in the first week of june. in other news, san jose's plastic bag ban turned into a boom for one local nonprofit. the guadalupe conservancy received a $1200 donation from rotten robbery convenience stations. they decided to take all the money from the $0.10 paper bag fee and donate it. the conservancy takes care from river avenue to 880. a look at the forecast and anthony will check the roads after the break.

welcome back now. the time is 9:28. taking a live look. fog still lingering over san francisco. we can actually pa out the golden gate bridge now.

lets take you live to this bridge. look at this, clear conditions. we'll see clear skies throughout the day today. take a little longer, maybe an hour and a half for that fog to burn offer. 0 in fairfield, 7 of in napa. don't forget, you can catch the world champion san francisco giants right here on nbc bay area tonight at 7:00. showers and thunderstorms move in late saturday into sunday. check that drive with anthony. >> thank you, christina. still tracking a little fog on the east side. the east bay fogged in, bay bridge toll plaza you can see, cars moving smoothly. down in fremont, also notice cars moving nicely there. palo alto, a little more congestion but no major accidents right now, at least as of lately. marla. >> anthony, a lot of people taking the day off. we'll see you again at 9:56.

we use local law enforcement to help in the discipline of our children. >> how does that work? >> we do. so we live near the 20th precinct of the new york police department. >> right. >> and what we do if george has

had a particularly rough day we happen to stroll by there and we'll pop n.george didn't eat his vegetables tonight tonight and the new york police, god bless them, they play along and george who idolizes the police like any kid does, looks up at them with these eyes, the cop says george, you got to eat the vegetables, what are you doing, come on? >> and then george spent the night in the drunk tank. >> tough love, willie, tough love. >> he was good on "the tonight show." >> a little tough in the willie geist household. yikes. lester and erica hill are here. willie, i'm sorry, didn't see you. >> i want to be clear. i've never placed my 3-year-old behind bars, for the record. that's never happened. >> you've had somebody else do it. >> nice. all right. thanks, willie. we'll check in with you in a moment. lester and erica leer to tell us what's coming up? >> well, we've got more of savannah's exclusive interview with cate edwards as shih she opens up about her mother's legacy and getting through some

pretty tough times in the public eye. then they call it the greatest story ever told for a reason. why movies and tv shows about the bible are so popular these days. >> plus, this weekend dylan is taking us inside the peeps factory to show you how the easter favorites are made. >> favorites. >> the peeps, i'm going to give you mine, and beyonce, one of the world's smallest puppies back in our studio to celebrate her first birthday. >> so cute. >> all right one. put her in the pocket. about the size of a peep. >> there you go. all that and more coming up this weekend. thanks guys, so much. coming up, you've got something else. >> easter on the way, and coming up we'll get your table looking the best from the help of star party planner colin cowie is here to show us how to do it. >> and out here in los angeles, the breakout star of carson's show "the voice." judith hill who said hello and also why food trucks are all the rage out here. we'll sample some that have in a few minutes. >> good stuff.

thanks. al, a check of the weather. >> weekend weather for you to see what's shaping up. for saturday we've got rain from the upper mississippi river valley down into the southeast. hot in the southwest from west texas on into the southwest. mild in the pacific northwest and plenty of sunshine. sunny and cool along the mid-atlantic states into the northeast. easter sunday, wet weather, up and down the eastern seaboard. some rain also making its ray into central california and central nevada as well. look for plenty of sunshine and warm weather through the southwest. that's what's 9:32 now. i'm meteorologist christina loren. taking a live look at sunol. we had a lot of fog here just over the past half hour. clearing skies and temperatures on their way towards 80 degrees. look at livermore, 78 degrees for you. 80 up in fairfield, 76 in concord today. as we head throughout the next couple of days, our atmosphere is going to be rather unstable. in fact, we are going to see an area of low pressure and thunderstorms, the best chance late saturday into easter morning.

keep that in mind. lingering showers sunday morning, tuesday and wednesday we dry out. as we've seen all week with carson at our side "the voice" is officially back. one contestant who has really stood out, 28-year-old judith hill. ♪ but i never touched because in my heart there was a picture of her ♪ >> judith turned heads and the coaches' chairs on monday night with a beautiful performance, and she joins us here in los angeles bright and early. judith, good to see you. >> glad to be here. >> i know you've been up all night singing so we won't give your voice too much of a workout. what's it been like for you to sit there and have adam levine, shakira, blake shelton fight over you? >> man, it was so incredible. i mean, i was -- i wouldn't believe that they were so passionate about it and -- and they gave me so much love. i felt so overwhelmed and

blessed to be up there. >> you had them up on their chairs dancing during your performance. why did you ultimately go with adam? what was it about him? >> i think i thought that it would make for a really cool collaboration, him being sort of a pop/rock guy and me being a soul singer and i wanted to try something different, and i think that, you know, watching him on the previous seasons, i really liked how he worked with the contestants. >> you were a backup singer to michael jackson, part of his this is it tour. almost four years ago now that michael jackson passed away. what did you take away from working with michael jackson? what did you learn? >> man, i learned so many things. i think the main thing i learned is follow my dreams. he was the living example of someone who made it happen and just seeing him work on that stage, just inspired me to work so hard on what i do and to go for the, you know, my biggest dreams. >> i was so interested to hear you just talking earlier say that you didn't want exploit or

capitalize on michael jackson's death. a lot of people came to you in the wake of his death. they had seen you on the tour and said we want to make you a star. we want to put you out front and center and you said no. how come? >> it was a very sensitive time. he had just passed, and we were all grieving and mourning. the world was mourning, and, you know, we needed to take time and process it, and respect the fact that he had just passed. so, yeah, i'm really glad that i didn't do anything at the time, and it was a blessing at the same time because i took the time to grow as an artist in the next four years, and i think that now i feel more ready to grow and ready to come out as a solo artist. >> is it scary at all, judith, to step out of the background and be at the front of the stage alone on "the voice? ". >> i've been a background singer for a while and it's very scary to be out there and be judged this. show is all about competition and i'm a very sensitive person so to put myself out there, it

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this morning on "today celebrates easter" the perfect table for your holiday brunch. celebrity designer colin cowie joins us. >> happy friday easter weekend. what have you got for us? >> lots of great ideas. you don't have to use all of them, some of the inspirations. i like the idea of working with yellow, a color that's synonymous with easter, a lovely retro print which is the foundation for the table. everyone has a basic white plate. >> sure. >> the glasses are pretty cool. i like adding a bit of gold and

glamour. less than $10 apiece. >> you don't have to spend a lot. >> right. >> no, not at all. >> like at my house, we fill this glass up with alcohol. that will be happening on sunday. >> i will be right there with you. >> it's going to go down. >> this looks very, very old. >> a cocatoo. >> seem like you couldn't pick them up and they are heavy. >> what is the inspiration behind this if you're watching? >> go to grandma's closet and bring them to the table. i think it looks really cool. >> and tell me about the flowers. >> for our menu as well, a frame, a well informed guest is a happy guest and the flowers, a low vessel which we have covered in fabric and a couple of ribbons inside there. wheat grass. real wheat grass and this could be a shot for next morning. >> in california it is. >> and we just put some daffodils inside a water pick and you can find these at any

local flower store. candles. >> these are very difficult to pull off, are they in. >> not at all. take a raw egg, cut it in half and put the votive candle inside that. >> we're going to do that? >> absolutely. >> and i like the menu treatment, taking the napkin and using the button and ribbon we'll make one of those quickly and i like the idea of using a place card, a host card to decide who is seated where. >> everybody knows. >> you've decided who sits where as the host. >> how do we make this stuff? >> the water picks, find them at your local flower store. pop them into the water pick like that and stick that into the wheat grass. i've used wheat grass. >> i told you could use real grass, al. don't believe me. >> go if the backyard and grab a chunk. >> there you go, much nicer. >> okay. how do we -- i've got a head start here. okay. so we've got the button, a large-scale button and a yard of

ribbon. we'll make the napkin ring. take one of these pieces, okay, and thread it underneath. >> oh, boy. >> uh-oh. >> there's a hole there that you should be able to see it. >> okay, i got that. >> okay. >> and now make two loops, here we go. >> with the one that came through. >> bring it right back under, okay. >> could have the kids do this maybe? >> absolutely. a great thing for the kids to do, take the napkin and roll it up neatly. >> there we go. >> okay. roll a napkin, can handle that. >> and slip it on and tighten it just like you're tying a tie. >> you really have to love your family to go through all of this. >> two seconds to do. >> look at that. >> i throw my dad a wad of paper towels. >> and you're good to go. >> boom, napkin ring. >> al, you failed miserably. >> of course i did. >> the picture frame. just a gold picture frame, to

give it a modern twist, spray paint it with a paint and these eggs, take your food coloring, add three tablespoons of vinegar. this will give you the intensity that you need for the color. the easter egg. just pop the egg inside. the take on the color real quickly. >> and then you end up -- >> how did you get the top off, like a soft egg and just cut it off. >> colin cowie. thank you very much. >> great inspiration, colin. happy easter to you. >> coming up next, willie gets a taste of l.a.'s most popular food trucks right after these messages. ♪

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stir it up. and raise a cup to the real. welcome back to los angeles. this is the food truck capital of the world. more than 200 food trucks roaming the streets of this city, and perhaps none better than the one we're standing in right now. my guest is susan fenniger. "street food" is her book and from her restaurant street grill. this is so cool. taking off everywhere and the quality of food has escalated over the years. >> i think it's really interesting. probably four years ago honestly we saw -- i mean, there's always taco trucks everywhere, i mean, all over l.a., that was the culture, but all of a sudden there was this sort of popping up of the more gourmet trucks where really you could take

restaurant food and then put it out on the street, and it really made you very accessible to the public in a very different way. i love it. >> a long way from street meat. this is the good stuff here. >> it is. >> why don't you share something with us here. what are we makeing? >> here on the border grill chuck we do all sorts of different tacos. it's early in the morning. you might wanted a little bit of this. we marinade this in a cumin cilantro marinade, your basic california guacamole. we're spoiled out here. a little bit of salsa fresca. i know, sometimes i might squirt a little bit of chipotle salsa on there. >> oh, that's beautiful. >> is this a big part of your business, susan, the truck? >> you know what? we do a ton of catering with the truck. >> yeah. >> we do a lot of like movie openings with the truck, and then we go on the streets of festivals and then just on the street for businesses, so it is. it's really cool because it's a

great marketing thing. >> absolutely. >> we've got a couple other trucks. let's go take a look. you've helped us find some of the favorite trucks here. >> all right. now how could you be in l.a. without having a great hot dog? >> this is the dog town truck. >> this is the dog town truck. >> hi. >> mike, do you have a favorite of these dogs here? >> they are all my favorites. >> come on. >> the morning commute. >> which one is the morning commute? >> a perfect bacon-wrapped dog with a fried egg on top and the yolk is the sauce that god intend and'ded and the california dogs are most popular. basil aoli, crispy arugula. >> what is this. >> the morning dog. what do we call it, the commuter? >> how are we going to eat that? >> i don't know if i can conduct an interview eating that. i'll have it after the interview. that looks great. >> let's head over there.

mediterranean. >> the hungry nomad truck. >> look, border grill mexican. you go into dog town for dodgers, and now we're having mediterranean. >> how are you? >> i'm good. how are you guys? >> do you have a favorite out here? what's your best seller? >> a favorite, one of my favorites is going to be this salad, all crushed greens, and it's topped with lentils and then we put our own chips on the side. absolutely amazing. >> that's perfect l.a., right? at a food truck and you're having a falafel salad. >> beautiful. >> somebody jumps out of office, grabs that for lunch and takes it back upstairs. >> one of our biggest hits. >> this is the scenario that i think five years ago you never would have seen. >> absolutely. >> it's really about greasy, yummy tacos, but you see that, or you see ceviche on the border grill truck. it's just not typical. >> seeing it in new york and

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family with us. >> thank you. >> i'm leaving them with you. what do you mean sharing them? >> we get the kids. >> i'm leaving, they are not. >> willie, what have you got there, that looks good? >> incredible taco. carson, got to get back to socal. this stuff is too good. i'll trade places with you. >> i'm on my way. >> carson, thank you. >> thank you, willie, appreciate it. >> we'll see you soon. >> nice job on leno. coming up, kathie lee and hoda show you how to drop ten pounds by memorial day?

it is 9:56 now. good morning, i'm marla tellez. people in one west san jose neighborhood upset with a proposed mcdonald's will meet again today. community members were not happy about how last night's meeting went with san jose city leaders, so they are hoping to get more done today by themselves. they don't like the location of the fast-food restaurant proposal across the street from cupertino's hyde middle school. meteorologist christina loren joins us with a look at your easter weekend forecast. hey, thanks, marla. yes. it's going to feel rather subtropical out there. we've got subtropical flow.

showers that develop will sneak up south and push to the north. we're not expecting much today overnight tonight, showers will ramp up. 76 in santa teresa feeling unseasonably warm, 70 in livermore and 80 straight up in fairfield today. as we head through the weekend we get a chance for rain and shorms especially on easter morning. overall temperatures not changing all that much. lets take a drive with anthony slaughter. >> the fog still lifting across the east bay. fog still hanging around. things clearing out nicely golden gate bridge. we do have one accident 238 approaching 880 at the connector, causing slowdowns. 101 oregon expressway northbound at palo alto causing more slowdowns. otherwise, things are good to go, marla. >> thanks. we'l

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hello, everybody. so nice to have you with us today. it's try day friday. known all around the world today as good friday. >> it is. >> march 29th. hope you have a blessed holiday season if you're celebrating passover or easter. it's a very, very special time of year for everybody. >> a lot of families getting together, too. >> families are getting together. >> a lot of fun. >> mad at me from yesterday. they thought i was teasing my mother outrageously. >> yes. >> but she was reunited with her grandson and her granddaughter. >> and all was good. >> all is fine. >> all is fine. >> i have to make a confession about blake, my dog. >> yes. >> blake. >> your boyfriend. >> my dog. will be coming home with me on saturday after all of the checkups and things that -- >> they are very, very serious about the care of these dogs. they don't just give them to

anybody. they put you through a background check. i mean, you can get -- >> i didn't have that. >> you can get guns easier than you can get dogs in this world. >> you know what's interesting, blake now, if you hold the treat like he taught us yesterday and say blake, nicely, not blake! blake. and sit. and he sit and then he ate the treat. it was crazy. >> he was doing well after the show. >> he did it twice and it was really good. >> he's adorable. you got a good, good dog. >> i do. >> we have advice for you. >> okay. >> our facebook fans want you to be a good mommy. >> yes. >> a few people suggested attaching a bell on a string and putting it on the doorknob so every time you take the puppy out it will shake the bell, right, and that is going to remind him that he's going out to go poti. if he needs to go poti, he'll go and shake that bell.ty. if he needs to go potty, he'll go and shake that bell. >> so a pavlov dog. the dog hits the bell himself when he has to go to the bathroom?

why not just do it every few hours? isn't that what you're supposed to do? >> it's the perfect thing. >> the dog walker told me that depending on how many months old, that's how many hours there have to be in between going to the bathroom. if it's 3 months old, every three hours, four months, 4 hours. >> thank goodness that doesn't afly plie to people. >> we'd never have to go. >> 60 hours i'd have to go. kimberly lope said litter train him. you hear about this for cat. >> weird. >> my shih tzu, be careful -- >> last time you remember what happened. >> was litter trained. it was easy and she said no accidents at all. >> have you ever seen a dog in a litter box? >> no. >> seems a little weird. >> if the dog doesn't mind, why do we? sam white said raising a puppy, brilliant, like raising a child, consistency and boundaries, two things that don't come easy to you, hoda woman. our jackie well said, hoda,

please don't give him any liquor. >> that's disgusting. >> many more than a few suggested put the puppy in a play date. >> one dog. but you know what's funny, people are very open with advice. i didn't realize. i never had a dog. >> yeah. >> they write on your facebook page. they tweet you. i've been getting e-mails consistently from some person, i don't know how he got my e-mail, but browbeating me a little. don't put the dog in a crate. i don't even know who you are. >> what do you mean? every expert says crate dog bp. >> not the person who secretly found out my e-mail address. >> come out of the shadows, come out of the darkness. say who you are if you have something to say. otherwise, we don't hear you or listen to you. if you don't have the guts to say who you are and how you can be reached -- >> this e-mail was -- a lot of people on twitter do that, fake.

>> especially saying something unkind. don't be a cockroach that lives in the darkness. come out in the open. >> let's celebrate. it's friday. we are celebrating our friday. what else is happening? >> oh, that is good one, you guys. when you're skeptical in this world, you have to realize that there are great, great, great people out there, and here's one of them. this is a good one for good friday. >> mr. nice guy. >> this came from a facebook fan named chris. she was going to her mailbox and found a note in her mailbox. it came from someone many, many years ago when she had a store had stolen 20 bucks from her. in the envelope this letter said, years ago i took something out of your store. this should cover the cost with interest. i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. two words that are not used enough in our world. >> an envelope in her mailbox, and she said her store's been closed for years, but it just restored her faith in people. >> in human nature. good, good, good. >> have you stolen anything from a store?

>> one time years ago when i was a little girl i stole a perfume. i remember it to this day and i felt just terrible. >> yeah. >> i took it back to the store. >> you did. >> i put it right back. i felt terrible about it. because it's wrong, no matter how lit it will thing is, it's not right. >> this one time i stole a cowboy hat under my shirt. i don't know why -- it was a dare, a sorority dare. >> you know hats don't fit you so why would you take a hat? >> let's talk act some awkward easter photos. these are always winners. we've done them for christmas. this is for easter. a lot of families take their kids to see the big easter bunny at the mall. >> this is the awkward family photo dotcom. >> some of the pictures. oh, lord. first of all, those kids look miserable. >> a lot of people are afraid of a very large bunny. >> yeah. okay. next up, nothing says i love you like this. >> that one's crazy.

>> oh, no, no, indeed. >> those cats are not friends. >> all right. so. >> next to a puppy, a bunny is a precious little thing. >> i agree. >> some people think they're var min, critters. >> bunnies are really cute. there is a billboard out there that's caught a lot of people's attention, including ours. we want to know if you think this photo is tasteful or not. it's to raise the awareness for colorectal awareness. >> cover your butt. get a colonoscopy. >> it came from the minnesota department of health. they thought it was a fun campaign so, a lot of people are saying it's disguing. i don't know. you see that everywhere. looked like a big -- >> maybe it's just because we live here. you can't walk down the hall -- anthony, i saw anthony's yesterday. only saying that because his kids are visiting today. >> oh, my god. >> we love you, anthony.

a lot of love. >> in case you guys didn't know, this is the last day of national spring cleaning week. >> why didn't somebody tell us on the first day so we could have gotten something done before the last day? have you done anything? >> no, i haven't. you know i don't spring clean. not for me. you do that, don't you? >> i like cleaning all the time because it just gives you a this great feeling of freshness and new beginnings and rebirth and resurrecti resurrection. just all year round. >> really? >> also, think of all the things you don't use that somebody could use. >> that i get. >> that's the best thing. take it to your local salvation army or your local whatever. just get rid of it and you'll feel doubly good. you'll feel clean and easy and breezy. and somebody's going to get a blessing from it, hoda woman. >> i do feel good when i clean and i do it infrequently, but when i do do it, it's really great because it barely happens. >> your clothes lately have been beautiful. >> i want to thank my mom for yesterday's dress because she

finds a dress in the window and i wear it, always perfect. i'd like to thank especially this week bobbie thomas. she was sick of my clothes, too. >> she had it. >> she was yelling uncle, hung up dresses and was, like, wear these. i just zipped them up. >> beautiful. gorgeous. i think it is time for the kathie lee "friday funny." >> all righty. i can't wait. is it over? >> facebook fan from demi. she sent us this. >> what is it? >> a mother took her little boy to church. while in church the little boy said, mommy, i have to pee. the mother said to the little boy, it's not appropriate to say the word pee in church. so from now on, whenever you have to pee just tell me that you have to whisper. the following sunday the little boy went to church with his father, and during the service said to his daddy, daddy, i have to whisper. the father looked at him and said, okay, just whisper in my ear.

>> oh! >> get it, kid? >> no. they weren't listening. all right. time for our girl "bobbie's buzz." >> i have some help this week. it looks like we have your dog up here. this is a really fun spring find. these are called fun buns. and this is from easy hair and extensions dotcom. this is the only scrunchy you can use. >> i love my scrunchies. you know that. >> i have it in the back of my hair right now. basically, they have a ton of colors so you can find the color to match your hair. but all you do is you wrap your hair around this scrunchy that has hair to conceal sort of any weird -- without the mike -- a bad hair day. anybody can do this. a half pony and -- >> that is so cute. >> oh, my gosh. >> cute. >> and they have all different styles. there's also this that's really clever. >> what is that? >> this is called the elegant

bun. thanks, sara. inside, you can hide your hair so on a bad hair day you just pop on the fake top knot, which is so great. they even have products for women who have thinning hair, and i'm a big fan of these. this is called the easy part and it has a fake sort of scalp looking piece so it doesn't look like a big but it gives you a little extra coverage. >> a problem for ladies as they age. >> it is. this is an exclusive first look. launching this month in 26 stores across the country, this is the pantone color iq. when you go in the store, it takes less than ten minutes and it's free. they'll take three pictures of your cheek, neck, and forehead. then you get a color iq number specific to you and it will match on their ipad across 1,500 products in the store so you instantly know which foundation scientifically matches your skin tone. you can edit down from there what benefits you want, spf or not, so perfect skin matches and it takes all the guessing out of

it. >> that is genius. >> and last but not least, a new fun trend. people are doing these midfinger bracelets. it's just an interesting new place to wear a bracelet. >> it's a bracelet. >> i'm not sure i would wear it all the time but it's something that's popular right now. >> thank you, bobbie. >> all right. time for our "baby of the week." hi, miss sara. >> time for our today's johnson's baby of the week. first up is little beautiful samantha lynn born to curt and elizabeth of mesa, arizona, on february 6th. mom says she was born with that much hair. >> wow. >> next up, adorable sydney haydin born february 17th in new york city to jenna and arthur alman. he already has two instant playmates, older siblings jalen and "nyla." alexander scott was born february 8th at the william beaumont army medical center in

el paso, texas. a very proud mom and dad, amber and michael. and finally, olivia ann was born in -- >> oh. >> -- ohio on january 26th. >> look at that face. >> to misty and alex who announce cleaning the house can wait. just enjoy your baby. congratulations to our b babies. if you want a chance, go to our website. >> jimmy senior, the need neederlander family, he is going to be 91 years old. >> what? >> yes, he is, on sunday. and so i can't be with him this year, but i send him my love, jimmy. we all adore you. we like to say good-bye to our stage manager jimmy kimelman, been with us for years, going off to a new life. we love you. wish you all the best. surprising tips for your day lu routine. >> we're going to take a quiz called "which is worse." somebody is going to win. [ man ] i think this is a good time to tell you:

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there are times that come up during the day when you know what you're supposed to do but you're tempted to take the quicker or simpler or more tasty way out. >> how can you make sure you're making healthy choices? "self" magazine's deputy editor megan murphy, very pregnant with her third baby, is here to put us to the test in a game called "which is worse?" >> when is your baby due? >> july. >> oh, my gosh. >> your third? >> number three. >> wow. so you're the emcee of this game? >> yes. >> is there a prize at the end? >> i wish there was. >> oh. >> okay. let's do it. we're ready. >> which is worse, a half-assed ten-second toothbrushing or a ten-second mouthwash swish? >> mouthwash swishing. >> the mouthwash is worse. you need the toothbrush to break up the plaque, get the food out, and most have alcohol so it can dry out your mouth and make your

breath worse. >> it can? >> you know when your mouth gets dry with alcohol? >> yeah. >> worse. brush two minutes. >> just go on. >> which is worse, dirty bed sheets or dirty bath towels? >> i'm going with sheets. >> bed sheets because bath towels -- bath sheets -- >> both wrong. it's the dirty bath towels because they have more bacteria, fungus and yeast because more germs. they love a damp environment. wash on high heat. >> if you're sleeping this something, it has much more of an opportunity to shmaer. >> don't say that. >> we don't like moisture. >> moist is a gross word. >> okay. which is worse, hitting snooze over and over or dragging your half dead butt out of bed? >> snooze is worse. >> yeah. >> you got it, snooze. the average snooze session is

eight to nine minutes which doesn't give you any restful sleep. if your alarm goes off and you're half dead, go to bed 30 to 60 minutes earlier. >> every time i hit snooze repeatedly i feel worse all day. every day i say why do i do that. >> which is worse. >> what is the question? >> not eating your veggies or drowning them in butter and cheese. >> drowning them in butter and cheese. >> i'd say not eating -- i say the other one. >> oh, my. >> hoda would have been right. there's new research that says a little bit of fat with your greens can help you absorb fat soluble nutrients like beta carotene and lycopene. not saying they should be swimming in butter but -- >> you said drowning. >> drowning is worse than swimming. >> a little bit of fat. >> the answer is -- >> that was all wrong. >> give it some flavor but not a vat. >> used the word drowning. >> thank you. you're right. >> okay. >> which is worse, skipping

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>> let her go for it. >> first up is a free app called, over here, music match, music with an x. it generates the lyrics for any song you're listening to and can instantly identify anything in a store. >> let's stay here for a minute. >> is it like shazam? >> it has that recognition but you can't hear it right now but -- the lyrics are in sync with the music. so not only will you sing on time, but hoda, you will get the words right. >> i love that. >> karaoke. >> it's like your own personal karaoke machine. >> don't do that and drive at the same time. >> never. next up, now that you have the lyrics, we have something called hype machine. over here on this screen here you'll see it takes what everyone's talking about on music blogs and let you know what the next hot thing is. if you pull up this track, i've never heard of this, aaron

smith, it gets you ahead of the trend. >> she is ahead of the trend. >> she is. >> la, la, la, la. >> also a website -- >> but what a lyric. >> let's go past that. >> how do we know what's the next thing? >> it's aggregating on an algorithm over 1,500 blogs. >> are you kid? did you set that up? >> i did not. it's taking what everyone's writing about and putting it in one place. >> okay. i'm excited about both of those because it had blake shelton on there. >> i did that on purpose. >> you cannot lose. >> we'll tell you which foods to grab off the supermarket shelves. >> and if you want to keep your kids entertained on easter, we have crafty ideas. >> love it. dark spots on my skin?

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about showers on easter sunday. first check the drive with anthony. >> we are talking about fog that's lifted, a little congestion. this is as bad as it's been. even with fog, drivers doing well. fog lifted there. no major accident reporting, except one at the castro valley boulevard on 580 headed towards 880. otherwise things are good to go. >> an effort to save a san jose's first-grader's life is revving up. river glen school is holding a bone marrow drive for this little guy. he's battling cancer. the odds of finding a match are just one in 20,000. coming up in about 30 mince, we'll tell you the simple thing you can do that could save his life. we hope to see you at 11:00. we are back with more of "today" on a special series we're kicking off called "drop 10 pounds by memorial day." if you've looked in the mirror

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weight loss. all about the food. >> calorie counting. >> calorie count. we're going to talk about really easy ways you can do every day to keep the weight off. first, everybody loves juice in the morning. one of the easiest things to do to cut out 70 gal rhees is pour it in my dear. >> a whole glass of it. >> get the same volume. just water it down. >> it tastes fine that way. >> it's orange juice. >> it's all mental. you look at a container and say this is what i should be having but you adapt. with oatmeal, just as easy to have a packet of plain oatmeal instead of is sugary one. savings, 50 calories, 75 calories. you could kwluz a 100 calorie english muffin and egg whites. you can still put canadian bacon on it. that save ls you 75 calories. >> and if you just take that off, there you go. >> 50 calories. you point out what you need to do, you're saying, i could eat

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snack time. big calories, soda. you think what's so bad, 150 calories. if you swap that far seltzer or low-calorie drink, even better. >> crushed ice with lemon or lime. >> you feel you're having something substantial. snacks. what are some realistic things where you'll save 150 calories. eat a small pack -- >> i don't eat one. >> that's not something for you. you might have some cocoa roasted almonds. >> okay. >> anyway -- >> we know what to do with that. >> eat it. >> for dinner, something you can do is not eat less but smarter. have a light bunch. instead of fattier meat, go to extra lean meat. >> yes or no to fries? >> they're baked but they look the same. >> and cold. >> skip the regular dressing. balsamic. >> madeleine, thanks. >> who is going to win our

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for you. >> "family fun" magazine's deputy editor mary giles is here with some eggs. >> how are you? >> great stuff for easter. >> thank you. how are you? >> i'm good. >> what are we starting out with here? >> all right. strings of spring gar land. how cute is this, right? decorating for your easter brunch. so easy to do. you have lots of plastic eggs this time of year. just paint these little faces with some paint, glue on felt beaks and ears or tails for the bunnies. >> i love the little legs. >> aren't they cute? most plastic eggs come with holes in the bottom and the top, so you can put craft wire through the bottom for the legs and that's how you string them. >> these are adorable. >> if your eggs don't have the holes in the top, we have an easy tip online at our website about poking in some holes. >> by the way, look how festive these are. >> giant balloons look just like eggs, right? while you're cooking your

brunch, set your kids loose to decorate those balloons for your brunch. >> very cute. >> this is the smartest idea. i'm sorry. >> these are parrot pens or rabbit writers. these are ballpoint pens. we papier-mached them to look like carrots. you can see, just start with your pen, take on some greenery, get that at a craft store, and you're going to mold foil around that to get the nice plump carrot shape and papier-mache newspaper around that. papier-mache is just half a cup of flour and three quarter cups of water. >> wrap the newspaper around. >> let it dry, it can take um to a day. you might want to start these after school today. let it dry and paint orange. >> very cute. >> what's happening here? what do we have here? >> hanna is practicing our glitter dot egg. you've died your eggs. you're going to take a glue dot, put that on your egg, and then you dip that into nice, fine glitter and look how pretty and

beautiful the results are. >> wow. >> i've been making these with my 5-year-old last few days. >> look at that. >> doing a great job. super easy for kids. >> just glue dots you can get at any -- >> you can get at any craft store. great for little kids, big kids, and you can brush off the extra glitter. >> she's neat like me. cleaning it up. >> you sure? >> all right. devin. >> hey, devin. >> those are cool. >> you like a nice sense of hue nor with your easter. aren't they funny? you can display them in a glass with the die so it looks like they're actually diving. >> so adorable. >> what a clever idea. >> so easy. just get a rubber band for the mask. the mask itself is a water bottle cap with a white label on top, two dots for eyes. glue that in place. devin is using glue dots to do that. glue on a straw for the snorkel.

and glue on some -- this is craft foam. the secret to the flipper feet that you want to be sure and do is get felt adhesives so you can peel that off once you've glued the eggs on so you can stick your -- >> and let them sit on it. >> so they'll stick and not fall over. >> perfect. >> take us down here. thank you, sweetie. take us here. >> jake is making our feathered friends. we've been dying lots of eggs. you want a special place to display a few. you just fit your egg right inside your little feathered friend there. >> all adorable, mary. >> just literally cut the cups from -- you've got lots of egg cartons this time of year, too, right? so here's your cup. once you cut it out, you have the perfect shape to make these. you want cardboard, not plastic. paint on a little beak, glue on some feathers. >> less than a minute. >> okay. >> what's this? >> a fun game, steal my easter

eggs. we're going to race to take as many of these out with chopsticks. you have 15 seconds. go! all right. >> we're racing. 15 seconds. >> oh. you're in my way. >> i don't like your technique. >> is our clock timer going? >> this is not fun at all. >> two, one. whoa, not even close. >> i like chinese food. >> if you have little kids playing, you have these great little kid friendly chopsticks. >> take us out with this. what are we doing? >> egg roll race. back up a little. on your mark, get set, using chopsticks to roll them. >> wow. >> that was hardly eve an contest. >> thank you, mary. >> how to find the most healthy things for you and your family. ♪

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i'm bob redell. we're going to fill you in on the details in just a moment. a judge is expected to decide any time now whether the lawsuit against the bay area school district will be thrown out. plus from r & b legend to murderer, to a changed man. how a bay area singer is making his comeback after spending almost 40 years behind bars. right now we give you a live look outside. those are the hills of sunol. it's going to be a gorgeous day. check out those blue skies. guess what, rain is on the way. we'll tell you how wet weather could impact your holiday plans. good morning to you and thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. john kell y is off today. in just a few hours from now, you could help save the life of a 6-year-old boy who has leukemia. all it takes is a few minutes of your time and a swab of your cheek. nbc bay area's bob redell is

live in san jose at river glen school where a bone marrow drive is about to get under way a little later this afternoon. good morning, bob. >> yes, just a few hours from now. good morning to you there marla. this school, river glen school in river glen in san jose will hold this drive to try to find a bone marrow match for one their their first grade students. you're looking at him there. a 6-year-old boy in the hospital in a fight against leukemia. seen her on wednesday when san jose s.w.a.t. team advised him with a visit. they heard he wanted to join their elite squad when he grows up. they figured why not make it happen now. they presented him with a pin and honorary membership, which his parents said helped lift his spirits. he was diagnosed with rare lymphoma. after chemo they declared it in remission. that was this past january. then a month later, he was diagnosed with a rare form of