>> quite a kid. a lot of people enjoying learning more about him and hearing from him this week. we begin this morning with those rising tensions with north korea. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is monitoring it all from seoul, south korea. richard, good morning. >> good morning. the assumption here is that the north will fire its missiles. it has moved them to the coast. and that it will carry out some sort of test. not a missile launch involving a nuclear weapon. nothing that could reach the united states, but a show of force potentially in the direction of japan, maybe guam, not to hit either of those locations, but to land in the water. now, if this is a test of force, timing is everything. and there are some speculation here, and a clear idea of when that timing could come, if it does come. look toward mid-april. there are some key dates in north korea. the one-year anniversary of the rise kim jong-un's rise to power. and the 101st birthday just a

few days late he of the late founder of north korea. also not to be discounted, there will be, in that period between april 10th, and april 15th a visit to the region by john kerry. so if north korea suddenly is launching missiles in the region, those missiles could potentially fly over his head, and that would certainly get u.s.'s attention, which, of course, is what north korea wants. >> yeah, indeed it would. you mention in terms of that visit, though, from secretary of state kerry, what are the expectations in the region from allies? u.s. allies in terms of what that visit could do to potentially defuse some of the tension there? >> i think what people here would like is more pressure on china. and there are some indications that reached some american diplomats are encouraged that china is showing more flexibility, more of a willingness to try and put pressure on north korea. north korea and china are traditional allies, not close

allies, but they have a decades-long alliance, and generally, china likes to use north korea as a buffer. even though north korea's very belligerent, very unpredictable, at least it is not an american ally right on its doorstep. but, right now, because north korea is acting so -- in such a hostile manner, it is actually creating more problems for china than it's worth, and there are some indications that china will be willing, because of that, to take more action to calm things down and contain north korea's hostile rhetoric and actions. >> all right. we'll be watching to see how that develops. richard engel, thank you. meantime this morning authorities in texas are still searching anxiously for suspects in the unsolved killings of two prosecutors. the latest, a texas d.a. and his wife gunned down one week ago today. charles hadlock joins us now from kaufman, 2, with the latest. charles, good morning. >> good morning, lester. as a possible sign of how

desperate authorities have become for information in this case, the reward has been raised to $200,000. and for investigators looking for facts, the case looks like a broken puzzle. a texas-style farewell in mike mclelland's hometown. 70 miles from where the kaufman county prosecutor and his wife cynthia were gunned down at their home a week ago. cynthia was cremated and her ashes placed inside her husband's coffin. at the service, a colleague promised to carry on mclelland's mission. >> these were two good and moral people who served the community so well. >> reporter: one week after the killings, authorities appear no closer to solving the murders than they were to solving the shooting death of his top assistant, mark hasse, two months ago.

no arrests have been made, and authorities say they have no suspects. investigators have said little about the murders, as they search for a definitive link between the two cases. >> at this time we're looking at everything available, we're looking at every single avenue, and not leaving any stone unturned. >> reporter: the killings tear at the fabric of smalltown life, and at the system of law and order. texas governor rick perry had a promise for the person or group responsible. >> we're going to hunt you down, we're going to punish you, and do our best to remove that type of threat. >> reporter: as the mclellands were laid to rest, the sheriff in charge of the investigation was still trying to make sense of it all. >> i think we kind of understand if someone has a problem, but where this is deliberate, you know, carnage, there's no other way to put this, that kind of thing, i think, is just, it's unimaginable.

>> reporter: and information about that 200,000 dollar reward in this case goes up on digital billboards across the country this week. lester? >> charles hadlock for us this morning. thank you. now here's erica. >> thanks. a federal judge on friday ruled the so-called morning-after pill should be available to women of all ages without a prescription. currently anyone under 17 needs that doctor's order. the change could go into effect in a month, though not everyone agrees with the ruling. a board certified gynecologist is an o bchb/gynob/gyn. nice to have you with us this morning. so there is some division in terms of this ruling. the fda, several medical groups, including the american academy of pediatrics have long recommended no restriction here. we know at least one anti-abortion group is calling this reckless. what does this ruling really mean? >> i don't think it's reckless. and the ruling really allows for a woman to take charge of her own sexuality. and i think it's wonderful that there's going to be this availability, because if something happens, a condom

breaks, or you forget your birth control pills, or an accident occurs, the benefits outweigh the risk, and the pill seems to be without many complications. so the availability, i think, is wonderful to have, and it's the patient's choice. >> what about, and there are plenty of people out there, even the obama administration has used this age of 11, to sort of set the scene, imagine this 11-year-old girl. there is some concern that maybe this sends the wrong message about sex. >> it doesn't send the wrong message about sex. it's the same thing as when they put the guard asill vaccine out for hpv and a lot of the parents were like, oh, that encourages the young girls to have sex. but it really doesn't encourage them. it was to decrease cervical cancer. and so here you have a young girl, and the potential of having a baby at 12, i think the benefits of the emergency contraception being available outweighs the risk. >> in my understanding about 75% effective. >> yes. >> obviously it should not be

used, most people would agree, as birth control. is there any concern for health risks? this is a concentrated dose of hormones. >> exactly. >> especially for a young girl? >> i think the point you have to make is this is an emergency birth control method. it is not a birth control method that people should be using routinely. and it doesn't prevent sexually transmitted diseases. so clearly, the young girl needs to be educated as to what kind of birth control would work for her. not necessarily taking the morning after pill as a continuous thing. if it's just once in awhile for an emergency, i think it's great to be available. but, they need to be educated about the other forms of birth control that are out there, that they can use. and they'll be safe. >> how do you handle that education, not only with your young patients but with their parents? >> i think, you know, the parents have to be open. you have to know your children. i think there's a lot of education in the school. but pediatricians, as well as ob/gyns see young girls and have to talk to them about the risk

of having sex, sexually transmitted diseases, getting pregnant, and being responsible about birth control. >> good to have you with us this morning. thank you for your insight. >> erica, thanks. it's a big question looming today, is the economy really on the rebound? on friday the stock market closed down after a dismal jobs report, only 88,000 jobs added in march. the unemployment rate did drop to 7.6%, but not because jobs were added. instead, hundreds of thousands of people just stopped looking for work altogether. john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. john, good morning, it's good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> are we seeing the effects yet of sequestration, all those jobs that will be lost due to automatic federal spending cuts? >> not much. maybe a little effect. it's only been in effect for one month. more likely that we've seen some effect from the expiration of the payroll tax cut, which ended with that fiscal cliff deal at the end of the year. but look, we've got an economy

that is growing, but growing slowly, and is likely to for some time. demand is pretty weak. when you add a little pressure, whether it's uncertainty over things like cyprus and continuing stresses in europe, whether it's the expiration of the payroll tax cut, or a little bump from sequester, it is a fragile recovery and we're seeing some of the effects. >> i want to get your thoughts on the president's latest budget offer, his attempt at a compromise to cut some social security and medicare, some entitlement, in exchange for more tax revenues. republicans have discounted it. even some liberals in the president's own party don't like it. is that potentially a good thing for him? does it suggest that he is finding true compromise? >> well, he waited to issue his budget until the house and senate move first. the strategy from the white house was, he didn't want to inflamed situation in a partisan way. he wanted to wait until the house and senate did make some progress, got down in the field a little bit. now he's coming in with an offer

that to some he is degree is in the middle. it's not a final compromise offer but he's hoping it provokes some negotiations to get things going and it's related to that weak jobs number because the budget cuts that the president wants to implement would, in effect, replace the sequester, and have money drawn out of the economy over a longer period of time, not immediately, because short-term austerity is clearly not what the economy needs. >> but when you go after entitlement and you have people in your own party, the president's own party, saying they don't like that, does that give him some credibility with republicans and suggest well maybe he really is moving the needle here? >> lester, that's precisely what the white house hopes. i talked to a senior administration official last night who said maybe all of this squawking that we're hearing from the left about the effort to slow down the growth of social security payments, take some money out of medicare, maybe that will persuade republicans that we really are serious about doing something about entitlements if we can persuade them of that, maybe

they'll come up with a little tax revenue. >> good to talk to you. thanks very much. >> you bet. >> want to get a check now of some of the other top stories from jenna wolfe. >> good morning, everyone. rutgers university president robert barchi says the school will work quickly to find an interim athletic director as the fallout from the shocking videotapes continues. on friday, athletic director film tim pernetti was forced to resign. the latest person to lose his job after this tape was made public showing, you saw it before, showing rutgers basketball coach mike rice shoving players. there it is. there have also been calls for the rutgers president himself to step down. he says he knew about the incident with rice but he never saw the tape. on friday new jersey governor chris christie and the rutgers school board gave the president a vote of confidence. there are incredible stories of survival in india today, after a deadly building collapse. a 10-month-old baby was pulled from the rubble more than 29 hours after the building fell down. amazingly she's said to be doing well this morning. at least 72 people are now reported to have been killed in the building collapse.

in kansas, a sweeping anti-abortion bill is now awaiting the governor's signature. state lawmakers passed the measure last night. that declares life begins at fertilization. after several flights to test its battery, boeing is hoping to get its 787 dreamliner fleet running again soon. the last battery certification flight took off on friday and boeing says everything went according to plan. the dreamliner has been grounded since january, after batteries on two flights overheated. the faa must approve the results before the dreamliners can start flying again. a daring rescue off the side of a cliff in arizona. check this out. a woman was stuck some 700 feet off the ground on a narrow ledge, crews were able to airlift her to safety. other than some rattled nerves, rescuers say she's fine and was even smiling after that ordeal. also, she will never drive again. i'm just kidding. probably drive tomorrow. and finally in the world of college basketball, today is a pretty darn good day.

the final four will become the final two, which will become the final one, 2013 ncaa champion who's going to win? ask jimmy fallon who will then ask someone else. >> let's release the puppies. come on. >> that someone else, the puppies. they hold the key to all the knowledge. first one to the food is the winner. the big winner, wichita state. said the puppy afterwards, never heard of it. that is the news. yes, big day today. louisville/wichita state, michigan and syracuse. after this we'll have the big championship monday where the two teams play and then you will -- >> the final one as you call it. >> the final one, exactly. >> thanks, dylan dreyer is here, has our first check of the forecast. >> good morning. we're talking about more snow. believe it or not. there is snow falling across parts of the northern midwest. it's isolated basically to minnesota, and wisconsin. parts of extreme northern michigan, too.

that's where the snow is falling. heavy at times. there's also some ice down near fargo. we could end up with, i'd say, less than a tenth of an inch of ice out that way. look at some of those snow totals. 3 to 6 inches possible across parts of northeastern minnesota. also northern michigan, and wisconsin. elsewhere, we're looking at a pretty nice saturday as we kick off the weekend. it will be about 10 degrees colder in the northeast today than yesterday. but tomorrow, could be about 10 degrees warmer than today. did you get all that. we are actually going to see a warm-up sunday. that's a loo >> here's a look at the radar. we have drizzle or a passing shower or two. mainly north of the golden gates. as we go hour by hour today, we'll go from partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies at times. you may notice a sprirngle or two going by. with those clouds, they're going to keep temperatures mostly in the 60s this weekend. possibly closer to 0 around morgan hill. as we head into sunday, a few more areas of drizzle. a billing-time warm-up getting

into the workweek. 70s and 80s tuesday and wednesday. >> and that's your latest forecast. erica? >> dylan, thanks. an apology on friday from the commander in chief. after his remarks about a woman's looks drew fire. here's more now from andrea mitchell. >> when is telling a woman she's good-looking not a compliment? perhaps when the woman is california's top law enforcement officer. a possible future attorney general of the united states, even a potential supreme court nominee. >> the american dream belongs to all of us. >> and the person delivering the compliment is the president of the united states. >> i do think, you know, it gets into this larger question about women being objectified by men. >> reporter: it all started with an ad-lib comment at a private fund-raiser in california thursday. mr. obama praised california attorney general kamala harris, a longtime friend of his and michelle obama's, as a tough administrator of the law, who gives everyone a fair shake.

but then mr. obama added, she also happens to be, by far, the best-looking attorney general in the country. it's the kind of thing the president has, on occasion, even said about men, and no one complained. >> there he is, good-looking guy in the front here. >> reporter: this time, critics, mostly women, pounced. >> i'm sure he meant to pay a compliment to her and he meant to be nice but quite frankly it just divides women and it divides people up to separate them by looks. >> reporter: back home the president called harris to make amends. >> you know, they are old friends and good friends. and, he did not want, in any way, to diminish the attorney general's professional accomplishments. >> and when we talk about a woman in an official position, and talk about her appearance, it does seem to take attention away from her accomplishments. >> reporter: for "today," andrea mitchell, nbc news. >> what were you thinking? if i paid you a compliment right now, would you -- >> i would -- i know you well enough that i know that it's --

it would be very well intentioned. i'm staying out of it all. >> i'm happy to just take one to try. like just for example's sake. >> you look beautiful. >> oh, gosh, thank you so much. >> you can say that you look great. >> i'll take it. >> did i tell you you look great? >> keep going. >> thank you very much. >> let the tweets begin. >> oh, there. up next, never before seen photos of marilyn monroe. could be yours for the right price. first, this is "today" on nbc. other hollywood stars could be yours for the right price. first this is "today

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good morning, everyone. 5:26 is the time. san francisco before the sun comes up this morning. thanks for joining us. we have that important weekend

forecast. >> right now, seeing some low clouds over san francisco. and a little bit of drizzle a few areas. right now, 50s across the board. mild start thanks to the low cloud cover. it times the radar picking up a few light showers mainly north of the golden gate. as we show you the satellite view. clouds coming in all weekend it the jet stream parked just to the north, across far northern california. that's to get us clouds. and we think a little bit mist at times. future cast hour by00 you can see some of of that. partly cloudy skies heading into the afternoon mixed with some sunshine. temperatures in midday will be mid-60s. some upper 60s south of san jose today. seeing the same thing tomorrow. monday, winds kick up, high pressure, 70s and 80s. tuesday, wednesday and thursday. next week. >> wow, have i seen an 80s yet? >> it's been a while. >> thank you very much. just into our newsroom this morning, san jose police are investigating the city's 11th homicide of the year. officers found a man shot to

death in the parking lot on center road a couple blocks south of kelly park. police say there was some sort of party or large gathering in the area. it's unclear if that is connected to the homicide. no suspects are in custody. we'll continue to keep an eyep the story and bring you updates when we have them. state regulators have cleared chevron's oil refinery in richmond to resume full production following that huge fire last summer. and that could mean lower prices at the pump. chevron plans to resume full production sometime between now and june. the plant had been running at just 60% capacity while cal osha state regulators investigated the explosion and fire last august. the u.s. chemical safety board faulted both chevron and state regulators for not doing enough to prevent the disaster. >> not only did cal osha find 25 violations, 23 of those were serious, and 11 of those were both serious and willful. >> that disaster sent up a huge

plume of dangerous smoke which sent more than 15,000 people to seek medical attention. most of them now joining in a class action lawsuit. the chemical safety board says it will release more detailed findings in the next few weeks and is holding a public meeting on april 19th. the world champion san francisco giants dazzling fans in the bay area once again. they scored a big win in their home opener against the st. louis cardinals. now, much of it was thanks to barry zito who hasn't lost a start since august of last year. the g-men beat the cardinals 1-0. they'll be back at att park for game two this afternoon. and coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we talked to the faithful fans who couldn't wait to get their seats at att park. why some said being in the stands brought tears to their eyes. plus, the south bay athlete who is prove anything is possible. how he's inspiring several runners in his next big race.

that's all "today in the bay" starting at 7:00. we hope to see you then. back now on this saturday morning, the 6th day of april, 2013, big thanks to all our friends out there who stopped by

the plaza to spend part of their weekend with us. i'm erica hill alongside lester holt. basketball scandal at rutgers university, coach caught on camera abusing his players. it cost him his job. now the school's athletic director also is out. who may be next? we have more on the controversy that's rocked the school to its core. we'll take a big turn. it's starting to feel like spring, the perfect time to start sprucing up your yard. we'll show you a yard project that anyone can do to make a huge impact. we'll find out because i'm going to help. we'll really find out if anyone can really do it. >> if anyone can do it. if you do it well, you're welcome to come practice at my house. >> unlike my apartment. >> it would be tough in the apartment. >> i'll be there for you. >> thank you, lester. university of louisville, gearing up for the final four later today less than a week after one of its players suffered that gruesome injury on the court. just ahead, we'll show you how kevin ware has turned out to be quite the inspiration for his teammates. we want to begin this hour remembering the late david blum,

as co-anchor of this program before his life was cut tragically short. he died ten years ago while reporting from the front lines of iraq. >> reporter: we've crossed into iraq at 10:00 last night. >> far from home, covered in dust and, no doubt, dog tired, but he was on the front lines of the big story and the grin on his face said it all. david bloom was in his element. >> you can't see three feet in front of you because it's the sand that's just whipping and so fierce. >> he always kept this sort of boyish enthusiasm. and he brought a real sort of zest and passion to everything that he did. >> his enthusiasm was infectious and it won over everyone, including the pentagon brass who reluctantly agreed to the idea of embedded reporter. he won his wife, melanie, over,

too. >> he was so full of this vision and he knew he could make it happen. and he did. >> weekend "today" show viewers saw that side of david, too. on and off tv he embraced everything with passion, especially his family. >> when he was home, he was dote ing on our three little girls and he just lit up the room. >> the twins were 9 and the baby 3 when david headed to iraq. melanie knew the dangers he faced on the front lines. >> we've got rockets coming in on us. we're under attack right now. >> on april 6th, 2003, her worst fears were realized. >> he was air lifted from the battlefield and died at a military field medical unit this morning. >> the news stunned melanie in more ways than one. >> did they tell you how he had died? >> at the time, i remember that they said he died from a blood clot.

and i really couldn't wrap my mind around that. >> in the middle of a war zone, david was killed by something that takes 300,000 lives here at home every year, a complication of deep vein thrombosis, tdvt, blood clot in his leg, likely brought on, in part, because of long days spent inside an armored vehicle, had broken loose. at the time, neither david nor melanie knew anything about dvt. >> david was spending that night outside instead of inside the safety of the vehicle. he explained to melanie why. >> i can't bear another night inside that tank with my knees pulled up to my chin. my legs have been cramping up on me. >> what melanie now knows is a common symptom of dvt. after david's death, melanie received thousands of letters by

those touched by his story. today she is an advocate for dvt awareness. >> it could be a lasting tribute to david that i know he would be proud of. that his death, if nothing else, has helped save other lives. >> how are the kids these days? >> the kids are great. >> melanie bloom has remarried and now has a blended family of five children. as she spreads the word about dvt and david's legacy, she takes comfort in the almost present words of his final e-mail. >> when the time comes and you're talking about my last days and determined they will say he was devoted to his wife of children and gave every ounce of his being not for himself but those who he cared about most, god and his family. >> i remember the last time i saw david, we were in kuwait together before the war. he was so excited about this bloom mobile and what he was about to do. big shoes to fill on this show.

>> such a beautiful tribute this morning. >> thank you. >> and wonderful, too, to see his family doing so well and that melanie has become such a big advocate for dvt and raising awareness. >> i didn't know much about this before this happened. i take the precautions on the plane, drinking a lot of fluids and wearing the special socks on overseas flights. leg pain is not always the only symptom. be really aware of your body and be aware this can happen. >> quite a guy. want to get a check now of the weather from dylan. good morning again. >> good morning, guys. we are actually going to see snow showers up across parts of minnesota and wisconsin. three to six inches out that way and showers possible across the rest of michigan and heading down into chicago, we could see some thunderstorms. in the northeast, it should be sunny, but we're looking at temperatures to be slightly cooler than yesterday. 70s start work iing into the plains and those will spread

eastward into sunday. warmer temperatures will start to move into the northeast. we should be in the 60s in new york city. some showers possible across interior parts of the northeast. we could see stronger thunderstorms tomorrow in oklahoma and kansas, too. that's a l >> this morning, you may notice a little drizzle in a few spots or a passing shower near concord and north of san francisco. we do have weather systems that will be glancing by this weekend across the bay area. partly cloudy skies at times. again, some of that coastal drizzle and mist will be the story for both today and tomorrow. so temperatures close to 70 around morgan hill. 60s elsewhere. as the winds pick up and high pressure buildings in on monday, that's going to lead to a big-time warm-up. ops and 80s in the forecast approaching the middle part of the week. >> and that is your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks. still to come, michelle obama as she calls herself a busy single mom. up next, we'll head outside to show you a home improvement

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that could have a pretty big impact on your yard and home. from home depot, mike, great to see you. >> great to see you. >> love having you on. i thought we would be demonstrating snow blowers. it's so cold out. >> it would be appropriate today. >> we're going to talk about spring and laying down pavers. you dug out a path for t how far down would you dig in the grass? >> four to six inches. before you do this, the best thing to do is think about where you need a path. have you worn a muddy path in the side of your grass where you walk all the time? you have a wooded area you're trying to utilize? before you start this, actually take your pavers and lay them out in the configuration you think you're going to do and live with that for a couple of days. that way you can make some adjustments if you need to. once you start this, you're pretty committed. >> once you do it, you put some stakes down to create the path? >> measure out the distance you need, the width you need it to be. add up the size of the pavers,

decide how much space you want inside of them. whatever that width, measure between these as you put those in the ground to keep yourself on track and ensure it's the same width. >> tell me about the base layer you got going. >> you want to add this base layer, first gray layer. that's a paver base. what that will do is there's four inches of it. it makes a nice firm foundation for the path. but it's not solid because it's not concrete. >> so you can work your pavers in there. >> water can seep out of it. that keep it is nice and dry. on top of that, add an inch of finishing sand. that's a little more -- you can work with that a little more th with the paver base. >> tamp that in? >> you want it to be four inches once this compacts. add some more, tamp it. add some more. tamp it. you may want to rent a compacter, a machine that will do that for you. that gets it nice and level and gets a nice foundation for the actual pavers. what we're doing is having them

nice and perpendicular. you don't have to do that. you can put them in any configuration, at an angle if you want. these come in all different kinds of sizes, shapes and colors. >> you have th them spaced about an inch apart? that's optimal? >> there are no rules. it's whatever you want. that's just easier because with a two-by-four, you can use those so you're nice and consistent throughout the process. lay these out and once you've used these, obviously, you can move them. slide these in the sand, allowing you to work that in and get it nice and level. >> fill it in with some gravel? >> we have these pea pebbles to fill them in. this is a popular look and they're easy to work with. pour those on there and sweep them into place. if you have extras, you can remove those at the end. you can use anything. >> no sealer afterwards? >> no. just like this. and it's finished. once you get these all in place, they're nice and finished. and you have your paver path.

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we've been almost numbed to it. and hopefully what we've done is bring back a little bit of feeling to that. >> is the set a dark place? >> no. the set is a disturbingly light place. that's the most horrifying part of the show. if you came behind the scenes you would see we're having a good time. >> pranks and making jokes? >> not really. it's fast moving and you have to run just to keep up. everybody is pretty concentrated, but it -- no, we get along and have a good time. >> it really does draw you in. >> yeah. it's good stuff. >> really well written. obviously, great acting. you just wrapped, though, this season. >> yep. >> you have a little bit of a break? >> yes. >> you have a 3 1/2-month-old son? >> that is correct. >> any plans for your spring and summer? >> to spend time with the family, have some down time and being a dad. >> how is being a dad? >> great. virtual learning curve. >> nice way to look at it. nice to have you with us this

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i've garvin thomas. what should we expect? >> a little bit of drizzle. parts of the bay area this morning has some low clouds. the same low clouds keeping our temperatures up. we're waking up to mid-50s. not so chilly outside. more than just some drizzle. you're seeing a few light rain showers there. out towards concord and into the north bay at times this morning. a zonal flow across the pacific moving west to east across oregon and far northern california. the bay europe just getting a glancing, brushing of these systems coming by for the weekend. partly cloudy skies. drizzle at time. you're going to see highs in the mid to upper 60s this weekend. this high pressure builds in and are temperatures really going to climb up. 70s and some low 80s as we head towards the middle part of the week. it will be nice to have that for the weekend. >> or you could get all your yard work and everything done with the cloud cover so you'll be ready to go. >> you'll be ready to go for the

middle part of the week. >> thank you. new video of a house fire in saratoga. this happened last night near highway 85. fire crews say they found downed power lines on the house when they arrived. that made it dangerous for firefighters to get inside. crews were able to knock down the flames in about 45 minutes. no one was hurt. it's unknown if the power line played a role in spark the fire. a castro valley man has drowned off the coast of kuai. the man drowned near kupoa thursday. fire crews were called to the beach near the plantation hotel around 3:00 p.m. people were on the beach and were trying to get the man out of the water but res sewers say he is unresponsive. he is the 11th person to drown near that area this year. a memorial concert being held tonight for the victims of the mass shooting at the university. seven people were killed during a shooting rampage in april of last year. the suspect, a nursing student at the school, is now undergoing

psychiatric treatment for skits friend ya. the memorial concert will be in st. paul's episcopal church at 7:00 p.m. a second concert is planned for next weekend in sacramento. a u knee rival story setting up shop. brides against breast cancer is bringing its national tour of gowns to santa clara. it's a charity group that sells wedding gowns new and used at discount prices. proceeds go to support cancer patients and their families. crews set up dozens of dress racks yesterday at the hyatt regency in santa clara. today, the sale goes on. tickets are required to get into the event. you can register at the bridesagainstbreast cancer website. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a new strain of bird flu is spreading in shanghai. why bay area health officials are watching closingly. and their advice for traveler. we'll have that and all the day's top stoerps coming up on "today in the bay" starting at 7:00. we hope to see you then.

good morning. it's saturday, april 6th, 2013. here is a look at today's top stories. new tensions between north and south korea as workers stream out of the north, headed south. the u.s. and its allies trying to figure out, will north korea

strike and when? the battle over reproductive rights. a federal judge rules girls as young as 13 can get the so-called morning-after pill without a prescription, while kansas lawmakers pass a sweeping anti-abortion bill, which states life begins at fertilization. more fallout from the basketball scandal at rutgers university after a coach is caught abusing his players on camera. the school's athletic director is out of a job, along with the head coach and one of his assistants. could other top officials face the same fate? oh, baby. oscar winner halle berry is expecting a baby. good news for the actress after months of high-profiled battles. good morning again, everyone. i'm lester holt alongside erica hill. >> good morning. it's been a life-changing week for brian banks, served five years in prison for crimes he didn't commit. now he is getting a chance to mib his lifelong dream come true. >> and a week after louisville's

kevin ware suffered that devastating injury on the court, he is showing the world that his funny bone is still intact. when the first lady speaks, people listen. especially when she has a slip of the tongue and describes herself as a single mother. >> conversation a little later on? just wondering. >> perhaps. we'll start with the rising tensions with north korea. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is monitoring it all from seoul, south korea. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lester. the assumption here in south korea is that the north will carry out some sort of launch. and since this is seen primarily as a show of force, timing is critical. another sign of rising tensions this morning. south korean workers leaving an industrial park in north korea. it had been a last faction of cooperation between the two nations. north korea has moved missiles

to the ready, believed to be incapable of carrying nuclear war heads or reaching the united states, but pyongyang could fire them anywhere, perhaps toward japan or guam, where the u.s. has troops. why be so aggressive? analysts say it comes from decades of north korea being a pariah with economic growth. >> they have to exaggerate their strength constantly. >> reporter: to earn the young leader respect. speculation as pyongyang could test fire the missiles in mid april. april 11th is the one-year anniversary of kim jong un's rise to power. last year, pyongyang tried to launch a crude satellite around this time but crashed into the sea after 90 seconds.

if fired, this one could do the same. evacuation plans ready, saying it can't guarantee their safety after april 10th. secretary kerry comes to this area on a mission to reduce tensions. they say he should focus on china. china has traditionally used north korea as a buffer. pyongyang may be -- >> what they're worried with about is united states military forces itself, through its al allies in asia, right up against its borders. >> reporter: but now it's not working. instead of keeping american troops away, north korea is drawing them in. china is key to resolving this. some diplomats say since north korea has gone so far this time, china may be more willing than it has been in the past to take

action to try to contain or at least calm down the north korean's rhetoric and action. >> richard engel in seoul for us this morning. richard, thanks. >> more fallout from the scandal at rutgers university over those shocking videotapes taken during basketball practice and the question of the university's top leaders and how they handled the situation. anne thompson reports. >> reporter: the video that shocked the nation friday cost rutgers athletic director tim a pernetti his job. >> i always have and always will, no matter what, want what's best for rutgers. >> reporter: mike rice kicking and shoving his players at practice, throwing basketballs at them and using homophobic slurs. in consultation with other university officials, pernetti said he decided to suspend rice rather than fire him. rutgers president, robert barchi

admitted he was told what was on the video but never looked at it until next week. >> i regret that i did not ask to see the video when tim first told me of its existence, because i am certain that this situation would have had a very different outcome, had i done so. >> reporter: in the press conference, barchi tried to make amends to rutgers gay community. just three years ago that student tyler clemente committed suicide after his roommate spied on him during a romantic encounter with a man. >> i also apologize to the lgbt community and all of us who share their values for the homophobic slurs shown on that video. >> reporter: there are calls for barchi to resign, too, but he got a vote of confidence from new jersey governor chris christi in a statement and in person from the school's board of governors. >> i think he is the the right person to run this place for many years to come. >> reporter: the employee who

made the video after he was let go friday filed suit against the school for wrongful termination. >> when rutgers finds out about something done wrong to their students, they should act immediately. >> reporter: costing the athletic director his job and the school their reputation. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. now to the battle over reproductive rights. late last night lawmakers in kansas approved a sweeping anti-abortion measure that states life begins at fertilization. it came the same day as the landmark ruling on the mornin morning-after pill. federal judge in new york made a ruling that it be available to all women regardless of age, and without a prescription. more from stephanie gosk. >> reporter: the decision on the morning-after pill will not end the debate about teenagers and contraception, but barring an appeal, the legal ordeal about the drug and who should be able to buy it is over. emergency contraception known as

plan b will now have to be made available over the counter to women of any age, even teenagers. this overturns a controversial decision made by health secretary kathleen sivilias in 2011, barring anyone under the age of 17 from buying plan b without a prescription. with elections looming at the time, president obama agreed. >> as the father of two daughters, i think it is important for us to make sure that, you know, we apply some common sense to various rules when apply common sense to various rules when it comes to over the counter medicine. the senior judge called the decision, politically motivated, scientifically unjustified and contrary to agency precedent. reproductive rights advocates

say it's a victory for women, puts the drugs along side aspirin and tylenol, where they are accessibility to everyone. critics worry that sexually teens will have access to something that does not do anything that prevent stds. >> it's a huge public health problem and plan-b if anything aggravates it. >> we are the parents and we should have a say in ma they do. >> children should go to their parents for these decision but not all young people have an adult that they can go to. >> time to check the other top stories, good morning, we will start with breaking news in south africa, former president, nelson mandela was released from

the hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia. ron, good morning? >> reporter: good morning we are outside the mandela home. he just arrived a half an hour ago with a military escort. this was the third health scare for mandela. he was raced to the hospital, and other trips were scheduled procedures. he was in the hospital to-- he hospital for 11 days. his condition, he showed sustained and gradual improvement in his situation and he is getting home-based high care. in the last half hour, he has left the hospital and returned home, a huge sigh of relief here in south africa. >> ron, thank you. meanwhile the search to find

whoever killed the texas da and his wife continues this morning. on friday, mike mcclellan and his wife were laid to rest. so far, they have no suspect in the murders but are offering a $200,000 reward for any information that could potentially lead to an arrest. apologizing for what is turning out to be a controversial compliment he made about california's attorney general. at a private fund-raiser thursday, the president had praised camilla harris for his accomplishment and also called her, quote, the best-looking attorney general in the country. he later called her to say he was sorry and didn't want to diminish her professional accomplishments and capabilities. an emotional moment as the family of the young sandy hook victim was honored, family of 6-year-old victim emilie parker was introduced by her favorite player, david murphy. and dad, robbie, threw out the

ceremonial first pitch. finally, much like my old camp friend, otters who spend time in the water, also cannot swim. when they're born at least. she doesn't waste any time, that mama, picking him up in her mouth, taking him under water to try to teach him to swim. i tried to do that with debbie and it went incredibly bad. believe it or not,s they how baby otters learn how to swim. >> how did you pick debbie up? zblie grabbed her by the back of her neck with my mouth and went under water. seemed very obvious to me. she was all like offended. what's the big deal? >> jenna was just trying to help. >> remember the water wings? >> got for otters, though. >> not for otters? >> no. >> dylan dreyer is on the plazaa with a check of the weather. >> we're celebrating 70 years.

where are you from? >> massachusetts. >> i saw the sign over here, because the party's over here. we need to get susie over here. and we are good to go. we are also taking a look at the cherry blossoms in d.c. delayed this year, but finally we are starting to see them bloom. the peak is expected this weekend into about april 10th. now is the time to enjoy the cherry blossoms in washington, d.c. they're finally getting warmer weather down that way. should be in the 70s through early next week. we will get into the 60s eventually in the northeast by tomorrow. today will be cooler than yesterday. still sunny. warm air right now is sitting right in the plains. that is going to spread eastward through the day today and into tomorrow, working into kentucky, working into the ohio river valley, too. we have thunderstorms expected across parts of chicago today and snow in northern minnesota and northern wisconsin. we could end up with three to six inches of snow

here's a pretty view, looking out over san jose. presun rise there. partly cloudy skies in the south bay. some mist in a few spots. we've got low clouds and a few light showers passing by concord and brentwood in the north bay today. today, partly cloudy, sun mixed in, chance of mist or drizzle. we'll see highs in the mid to upper 60s in most of the bay area today and tomorrow. skies clear and we warm up, heading towards the middle part of the week. >> i don't know what they're saying. erica? >> i think they're saying iu, which sadly we know iu is no longer in the tournament. louisville will take on wichita this evening, its best-known player will be on the bench. kevin ware suffered a gruesome

injury. but he could be a big part of the game tonight. >> reporter: they're feeling inspired. >> we are super excite d. our players totally understand the challenge that lies ahead. >> reporter: after witnessing their teammate, kevin ware breaking his leg upon landing on the court during their game against duke on sunday. >> that is a gruesome-looking injury. >> reporter:ware rooted for his team. >> they put me on the stretcher and i'm grabbing their shirts, all in their faces going, we've got to win this game. >> reporter: his teammates talked about their brotherhood. >> i have that guy's back in any situation. definitely brought the team together. >> i'm glad to know kevin ware now even more because he's the most famous person i know. >> reporter: it brought the team together and also made him famous, making the cover of "sports illustrated," getting a phone call from michelle obama.

>> what did the first lady say? >> i was so drugged, i don't even know. >> reporter: even appearing on "the late show with david letterman" this week. >> in terms of pain, just crazy beyond belief? >> no. being perfectly honest, it was more so when i saw it, i went in shock. it's like one of those things you see in texas chainsaw massacre. >> reporter: and ware did the top ten list. >> thoughts going through kevin ware's mind at this moment. number ten. >> what was that loud cracking sound? >> number eight. >> hey, look, my tibia. >> that's right. >> reporter: and the number one item on the list? >> at least now my bracket is busted. >> that's right. this time he will be on the bench, cheering for his team. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. still to come, her husband

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the internet is buzzing over comments first lady michelle obama made this weekend where she accidentally referred to herself as a busy, single mother. her words struck a nerve. >> reporter: slip of the tongue or freudian slip. >> believe me as a busy, single mother. i shouldn't say single. as a busy mother -- >> first lady michelle obama stumbled upon her words, a remark she quickly corrected. >> when you've got a husband who is president, it can feel single, but he's there. >> reporter: the first lady helped plant items for the white house spring garden and spoke to the media about the pressures moms face, raising a family and keeping meals nutritious. >> but as a busy working mom and

before coming to the white house, i was in that position, you know, as well, working, driving kids to practice, you know, not having enough time to shop or cook. not having the energy. >> reporter: flub or not, people weighed in, on the internet and social media, with comments ranging from critical to understanding. >> i felt as a single mother and i've been married for years. >> i felt bad for her. >> reporter: closely watched on everything, from her hairstyle and fashion sense to protocol. remember when she was criticized for putting her arm around the queen? some say the first lady is also entitled to making a mistake. >> we look at every word this woman says and these particular words weren't insulting single parents or a reflection of her marriage. >> reporter: a glaring spotlight for better or for worse. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news.

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good morning, everyone. 6:26 is the time. about 20 minutes away from sunrise in the city of san francisco. good morning. i'm garvin thomas.

>> we got low clouds over san francisco, some drizzle and mist around parts of the bay area and maybe a little more than drizzle there. you can see a few passing showers. moving on by hour by hour, we're going to see partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies at times and a chance at some mist or light showers. i think in the north bay. off and on in the weekend. highs told for the 60s. areas in the south bay south of san jose have a chance of getting closer to 70. and then tomorrow, partly cloudy sky, some drizzle possible. monday, we start to clear out. turn quite windy. winds out of the north. little gusty there monday. that sets the stage for that midweek warm-up. 70s and 80s in the forecast approaching wednesday. just in, san jose police are investigating the city's 11th homicide of the year. a man shot to death in a parking lot on center road a couple block, south of tele park. police say there was some sort of party or large gatheringing

in the area it it's unclear if that is connected to the homicide. no suspects are in custody. we'll continue to keep an eye on this story and bring you updates when we get them. state regulators have cleared chevron's oil refinery to resume full production following that fire last summer and that could mean lower prices at the pump. chevron says it plans to resume full production sometime between now and june. the plant has been running at 60% capacity while regulators investigating the explosion and fire last august. the u.s. chemical safety board faulted both chevron and state regulators for not doing enough to prevent the disaster. >> not only did cal osha find 25 violations, 23 of them were serious. and 11 of those were both serious and willful. >> that disaster sent up a huge plume of dangerous smoke which sent more than 15,000 people to seek medical attention. most of them are now joining in a class action lawsuit. the chemical safety board says it will release more detailed

findings in the next two weeks and is holding a public meeting on april 19th. the world champion giants dazzling the fans in the bay area once again. then scored a big win in their home opener against the st. louis cardinals. much of that was thanks to pitcher barry zito who hasn't lost a start since august of last year. the g-men beat the cardinal also 1-0. they'll be back at at&t park for game two this afternoon. also coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we talk to the faithful fans who couldn't wait to get their seats at at&t park. why some said being in the stands brought tears to their eyings. plus, the south bay athlete who is proving anything is possible. how many he is spiinspiring fel runners. that's "today in the bay." starting at 7:00.

and we are back on this saturday morning, april 6th, 2013. starting to feel a little bit more like spring here in new york city. dylan, thank you for the weather. >> you're welcome. i'm erica hill, along with

lester holt, jenna wolfe and dylan dryer. i have to point out, my mom is here. this is my mom, cheryl. it's her first trip to the "today" show plaza. is it everything you imagined, mom? >> it's wonderful. very excited to be here. >> and my godmother is here, too, and all the ladies from plymouth state in new hampshire. >> you guys haven't met yet. >> jenna and dylan. we'll have a party later with cheryl. there you go. also ahead this morning on the show, this is a story i actually love. it's a dream come true. maybe you heard the story of brian banks, spent five years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. now he signed with the atlanta falcons and you'll hear what he has to say about that second chance he's getting. >> also coming up, oscar winner halle berry is coming up with baby number two. we'll have more on the 46-year-old's big news. then it will be spring at some point in new york city. i wanted to bust out. i wanted to like spring up my

spring wardrobe. >> show us how hip you are. >> bobbie thomas and i did a little shopping. i'm going to rock those pants. >> you're going to rock those coral pants. >> we'll find out what worked and what didn't work. >> you're a lot more stylish than you think you are. you always say i don't know how to do casual. but you always look good. >> thank you. >> how to take compliments. >> you're objectifying me. if you have no head and you like to drive, this is the video for you. check it out. this and so much more, coming up in a little bit. final check of the weather from dylan. >> the weekend is going to be pretty nice. little cold in new york city right now. it is going to warm into the 50s this afternoon. we're also looking at 60s by tomorrow. we have snow showers across northern minnesota and northern wisconsin. we could end up with three to six inches in some spots.

thunderstorms today are possible down into chicago. 70s out ahead that have front. that is the warmer air spreading eastward as we go into sunday. today, we're also looking at pockets of heavier rain in seattle. some severe storms could pop up on sunday across parts of kansas and into oklahoma. so, we'll keep an eye out for those stronger storms tomorrow. and the 60s work back into the northeast. even washington, d.c. tomorrow could get back into the 70s. as i mentioned earlier, perfect for the some mist or a passing shower or two possible across parts of the north bay out towards concord and brent woopd right now. it will be partly cloudy skies and slight risk of a stray shower. mainly mild temperatures today and parentally cloudy skies. mid to upper 60s. we'll see about the same heading into tomorrow. windy for monday. we'll warm up tuesday and wednesday. high pressure building in. midweek temperatures 70s and 80s inland and even close to 70s on

the coast by wednesday. and i spotted somebody way down on the plaza. who is this? >> flat stanley. >> now on the "today" show plaza courtesy of you. where are you from? >> kensington, maryland. >> awesome. where are you from? >> chino hills, california. >> little cold in the northeast? >> yeah. >> erica and jenna? >> ddylan, thanks. for more than five years, brian banks wore a prison uniform for a crime he said he did not commit. >> this is an unbelievable story. quite a run now for banks, with a second chance at making his childhood dream come true. for brian banks, these are images of resilience and redemption. >> i am officially an atlanta falcon, to be able to relive the dream i once had, to be able to think about it, breathe it, live

it, it's something i don't want to take for granted. >> reporter: this week, nearly a year after being exonerated for a crime in which he spent five years behind bars. >> we dismiss this case. >> reporter: he signed a contract with the atlanta falcons, fulfilling a dream that for much of his adult life seemed out of reach. >> even though we were hopeful that my case would be overturned and i would be exonerated i was still living a day-to-day life of a sex offender, convicted and parolee. >> reporter: banks says he took the advice of his attorney and pleaded no contest, leaving behind a scholarship to play football at the university of southern california. after serving his sentence, his accuser contacted him on facebook and in a secretly taped meeting with a private investigator, who is a friend of banks, she confessed to the

tru truth. >> did he rape you? >> no, he did not rape me. >> that confession set him free and for every minute since, trained with nfl teams to get bas back his speed and stamina. >> the newest linebacker for the atlanta falcons. >> reporter: and today, a new start for a man who went into prison a boy. >> nfl is just the beginning of my start. you're going to see a man of determination, of willpower. just someone who is going to work hard to be the best that they can. >> it's a great story. later this month banks begin off-season workouts with the falcons and has become a spokesperson with the innocence project, who works to release the wrongly accused. now here's lester. >> erica, thanks. the baby news that took many

of us by surprise. halle berry will be a mommy again at age 46. oscar winner and her fiance are expecting their first baby t together. as diana alvear reports, from a tumultuous year. >> reporter: halle berry's life lately has been a roller coaster. now the news of a baby. the oscar winner's publicist confirmed berry and her fiance, french actor olivier martinez, are announcing their first baby together. >> she has gone so far to say that her daughter, when she says her prayers, wishes for a baby sister. >> reporter: by all indications she is a doting mother to daughter nala with ex-boyfriend. still at 46 there are some concerns. >> high risk for high blood pressure herself during pregnancy, certainly for

gestational diabetes. >> reporter: then the question of whether berry is actually carrying the baby. >> no one is saying whether halle is actually pregnant. this is leading people to believe it's possible she has a surrogate. >> reporter: the happy news is a departure from the usual headlines involving berry. her acrimonious split led to lengthy custody battles over nala. he and martinez came to blows. later, berry struggled to protect her daughter from finding out about the fight. berry also toussles with the paparazzi, as recently as friday night. berry baby watch is certain to keep the star in the spotlight. for "today," diana alvear, los angeles. up next, some fashion hits and misses, as i go shopping for spring fashions. but first these messages. [ male announcer ] there's a story

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this morning on "today's" style, spring fashions for men. in new york city, the sidewalks are a runway filled with very stylish and cutting-edge, casual looks. i went shopping with "today's" style editor bobbie thomas to try some of the latest trends that are aski ihaving us guys a ourselves, can i really wear that? it's in fashion to look fashionable. >> i think mens wear is getting way too skinny. >> lots of plaid going on. >> my challenge is i want to be trendy, i want to be current but i don't want to overdo it for

someone my age. that sweet spot is very difficult for me. so why not experiment with the help of an expert? >> let's take a look. i think there are a lot of great things in the store that we can pick apart some ways to stay updated and make it easy. you do want to look effortless. >> great. >> let's go. this mannequin makes me smile. a lot of guys know that the blazer will help dress up jeans but i really like seeing a pant that's a little dressier with a sporty jacket. >> there are a lot of days when i'm not on the air but in the office and i don't really want to wear a suit. >> yep. >> but want to be presentable. this is something i could see wearing. what i can't see wearing, the zip-up hoodie. >> this is a great example. that's something you can only wear when you're under 30. >> no. >> no? no bright pants either. >> i actually bought a pair of these. i see them everywhere, this kind of coral, red pant. everybody wears it.

it looks great. i can't figure out what to wear with it. >> i love a challenge. >> and a brightly patterned shirt? i don't know. i would never buy that shirt. i'm being for real. where would i wear that, though? >> anywhere. >> so the moment of truth. i have some stuff for you to try on. are you ready? >> i am psyched. >> let's see. >> you know, i don't know that i would have chosen any of this for myself, but i'm not hating it. >> i've got the chambre shirt on, kind of cool, not the regular button down, the collar popped. your belt is not exactly matching and then you've got a fresh color chino on. >> i think i'm ready for the weekend, after work. what do you think? >> i am so excited except --

>> sneakers? >> this is what i love about the idea of a little bit of a dressier pant but rocking the casual shoe. yes, you can do it. >> i can wear sneakers is this. >> your work clothes and your weekend clothes but can meet in the middle sometimes. this is a good example. i love this look on you. and i love the jacket. >> my favorite look, yeah. i like this look. what do you think? >> this is the sweater look i was almost afraid to show you. >> it was the one i said i would have walked right past it. i like these jeans. >> i love these jeans. >> they're narrow, but you don't feel -- they're not like skinny gene jeans. >> no. they're slim. >> i wouldn't have done this. you made me do it. pretty cool. >> pretty sharp. >> see, you're opening my horizons. >> you look so good in all of

these. >> thank you. bobbie thomas is a "today" style editor and author of the new book "the power of style." good morning. great to have you on. >> good morning. >> you set me up and you -- >> i had so much fun. >> remember i saw the coral pants and i said, you know, i have some like that, but i don't know how to wear them, well -- >> here you are. >> let's show them what you've put me in. the coral pants, sweater and -- >> i think you look fantastic. all the guys around here have been asking, are you really going to put these coral pants on? don't be afraid of color. it's just color. it's an easy upgrade. for men wearing it down below, it's probably easier than wearing something bright and shocking up top. head to toe, you need to be a lifestyle model. you looked good in everything. >> the coral i've seen a lot of. as we look over here, it looks like color is in across the c hichlt no line now. >> colors everywhere.

women have embraced everything as bold as neon. for men, we are used to seeing our khakis in a khaki color. >> this khaki and -- >> the gray. i'm proud if you even go gray. there is a range. you can go slightly this way, a green which is organic and neutral. pick up a great blue, dusty rose. doesn't have to be as shocking as this pink. what i like about all of these, they're $29 and $39. they're affordable. you can afford to have this like pop of weekend casual. >> and the sneakers. i don't wear sneakers. i wear gym shoes when i go to the gym. >> men listening, this is one of my pet peeves. ladies, if you're listening, no dress shoes with jeans. i literally in an airport stop and take pictures. i will do a segment on all the people i snagged. especially when you're wearing them with socks they don't go with jeans. also no bulky white tennis shoes that you wear to the gym. pick up a pair of sleek

sneakers. these are all great. converse are classic. these are from bloomingdale's. they have classics for guys. consider these your heels. >> you're layering things. i would say, that's too busy. but it kind of works. >> no. it creates interest. men have to work with subtle things like patterns. you have a tougher time of having to be more sophisticating. mixing patterns. have fun with picking the same color family and use a -- when you're saying casual chic, how can you make it look cool and polished? use a button down instead of a blazer. add it on top of the t-shirt so it doesn't look too casual. this will give it a polished look. you're good to go. details -- these are all from express. they're putting shirts for guys with little details on the cuff. one fun thing, we were talking about a jacket on the weekend. go to joe fresh, they have this

great packable rain jacket that's sharp. you can get out of your bulky coat. >> you have expanded my horizons. bobbie, it was fun. i'll go shopping with you any time, especially when you're paying. a prank that scares workers and a fast food drive-thru. first this is "today" on nbc. looks like you got 5% cash back using your chase freedom card at lowe's this quarter. yeah! i felt really good. ah! don't worry! yeah. we're good! activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good.

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this morning on "today's" weekly rewind, you look back on the week's most viral videos. plus a couple you may have missed. jenna is here to run them all down for us. >> we have a couple to get to. there's good ones here. if you haven't seen this one, it's new to you. not your typical boo did i scare you drinks. the latest one takes place at the fast food drive-thru. >> where is your head? >> he ain't got none.

>> good job. >> i love this one. reactions go on and on. some people run away. others scream. the reactions are funnier than the pranks themselves. the guy is known for a few other ones, like the invisible driver prank. unlike the others, some people actually bought that one. other people didn't. >> headless. he did one that's handless. he's really making his way down the body. >> i wonder if he gets pulled over by the police. that would be fun. >> right? a traffic stop in russia. we doubt anyone thought it would take as long as it did thanks to one very bad driver who just can't seem to get it going right. check this out. armored tank crosses the street. hold on. that's the lamppost. make a left. you can do this. no, no, back up. all of you back up. okay, we're good. no,no, i can't get left.

who is driving this thing? not sure aaa was an option. it literally cracks me up every time. they finally run over like what is going on with that armored tank? i don't know. in all seriousness, we should never underestimate how hard it is to drive an armored tank that looks like a car. i also want to introduce you to my future child. >> this one? >> no, the one that will look like this one. square peg in round hole, what do you mean? that's impossible. knob could do that. knob could put the square -- after a semi exhaustive attempt, she realizes, wait a minute. >> yeah! >> just cheat it out, my friend. the grown-ups must think i'm some kind of genius for figuring this out. what's next, mom, rubix cube? let's take those stickers off now. >> we know what to get you for a shower gift or baby gift. >> oh, yes. i'm not putting anything

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good morning, everyone. welcome to our broadcast. just about 7:00 this morning. looking out live over oakland. notice those cloupds over there, rob says they're going to stick around for most of the weekend, bub he's got something independent seven-day forecast that might make you smile. good morning, thanks for joining us. >> we're going to see a big warm-up as we go through the seven-day forecast. kind of a mild start. mid to upper 50s around the bay area. we also have, as you saw around oakland, some clouds and even a few showers passing by now. out towards east concord and east livermore and some mist and drizzle with some of that low cloud cover we have around the bay area this morning. hour by hour, passing lunchtime, partly cloudy skies. at times mostly cloudy with some sunny breaks too. we will see skies clearing as we

get into the evening. maybe close to 70 around morgan hill. and tomorrow, we're going to get another chance of a few isolated showers or drizzle. but then once we pass the weekend forecast, 80s on the board. talk about this big warm-up on the way and some windy weather too. new this morning, san jose police are investigating the 11th home of the year. a man shot to death in a parking lot just a couple blocks south of kelly park. police say there was some sort of party in the area but it is unclear if that's connected to the homicide. at least one person is dead after a shooting in oakland overnight. it happened in seminary and mcarthur just on the corner of the mills college campus shortly before 11:00 p.m. plims say at least two people were shot. one of them died. the other is in critical condition. the shooter is still on the

loose. more details of the opening of the chevron refinery in richmond. it's not just a health issue but now a financial one. a decision could save all of us at the gas pump. >> attorney john burress represent a number of people who say they suffered physical and emotional damages from last sum earp's explosion and fire at chevron's richmond refinery. he is reacting to news that the refinery could soon be back in operation. >> they make a lot of money. it's a private enterprise. the regulatory issues around them don't seem to be enough. >> reporter: still, the plant has been running at 60% capacity. as state regulators conducted an investigation. cal osha, which regulates workplace safety, has completeled its probe and chevron could take the refinery back to 100% production. >> that was the last regulatory process for us. to ensure there's no imminent hazard to workers.