good morning. breaking news. two nasa astronauts making a walk in space this morning to fix a leak in the international space station. how serious is it? the crew onboard in danger? we're following it all, live. moving on, a task force finally issues a recommendation about what to doith sandy hook elementary school in the wake of the tragic shooting massacre. and lost and found. a $22,000 diamond anniversary ring accidently flushed away. thanks to some hard working employees, public works employees, it's back on its owner's finger. today is saturday, may 11th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt

and erica hill, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm erica hill. the spacewalks as we know are normally planned well in advance and we get excited to watch them. this morning this wasn't exactly planned well in advance. kind of a last-minute addition the little flakes coming off have something to do with a leak they're trying to repair. i don't want my pen leaking in space much less some ammonia coming out of there. >> i don't either. >> we'll find out what kind of jeopardy they're in. hopefully not too major of a repair. we'll get a report in a moment. also ahead this morning the blame game over the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, is intensifying. e-mails show the white house and state department were more involved in the initial talking points than they first let on. what is the fallout here?

there is plenty of talk this morning about whether the revelations could derail hillary clinton's possible bid for the white house in 2016. a lot of questions about that this morning and we're live at the white house. plus we'll have new information this morning about the women held captive in a cleveland home for more than a decade and how they are doing now that they're free and out of the hospital. there is a controversial contest at a high school near seattle. it judges girls on their hotness and school officials very upset about it but they say we can't do anything to stop it. also ahead, team tebow. such a rage a while ago, perhaps the most famous player in the nfl, but he can't find a job. is all the publicity too much of a headache, or is he just not good enough to be signed by a team? we'll get into that. >> there were always questions about his throwing style and how it was sort of unorthodox. interesting to see those coming back up now. if you're speaking of famous, ever thought about dressing like one of the celebrities on the red carpet? lester has thought about it. dripping in diamonds, perhaps a gown. >> maybe a simple black tie.

>> or a simple black tie. you can actually, now, get that whole look without spending a million bucks although it'll make you feel like a million bucks. we'll show you how. we want to start this morning with the breaking news. two astronauts making an emergency repair on the international space station. tom costello covers nasa for us. he has more now from our washington bureau. tom, good morning. >> hi, lester. the international space station we hasten to add is operating normally right now but without one coolant lube. the concern is if they lose another one they could start to power down some of these nonessential systems. take a look at the video again. we want to show you those flakes coming out. this is what the astronauts noticed and this is what the mission control folks noticed. these flakes of ammonia look very carefully. you'll see them dripping out. that's what caught their attention. so the spacewalk today is about replacing the pump that will hopefully fix the ammonia leak. controllers noticed this on thursday. this is all part of the far port

trust, the back bone of the international space station. this is as we said a coolant loop, something to keep the critical systems cool onboard the international space station. this device where this is located contains mechanical systems that drive the cooling functions up and down the truss. they get under way this morning, two veteran nasa space walkers chris cassidy and tom marshburn to try to replace the pump essentially. if all goes well the cooling systems come back up and everything will be hunky dory and nobody has a problem. but if they can't fix that, then they start to worry about, well, what is it going to take to address this ammonia leak and what is it going to take to deal with the coolant systems? as you alluded to already, lester, it is very unusual to put together a spacewalk so quickly but they're going to lose the expertise of tom marshburn in a couple days because he is scheduled to return to earth on monday on the

soyuz which returns to earth. they want to take advantage of hicks expertise and his colleague's to get them out to fix this as quickly as they can. those two haven't done a space walk in four years so they're relying on some of this, the muscle memory if you will for these two. >> we'll wish them luck with the ultimate do-it-yourself project. thanks very much. there are new questions this morning about the deadly attack in benghazi, libya and whether the obama administration tried to de-emphasize the role terrorists played as the november election approached. peter alexander is at the white house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning you to. today marks exactly eight months to the day since the deadly assault on the american diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya. obviously it is still stirring up anger and sharp questions and divisions here. the blame game over the white house's initial account of what happened has put white house officials on the defensive. the leaked e-mails now show that the white house was much more deeply involved in revising the

now widely discredited talking points about the attack than they had publicly acknowledged. the e-mails from the days immediately after the attack show that the white house had coordinated with both the state department and the cia and other agencies to prepare those talking points used by u.n. ambassador susan rice on tv days later. in particular the state department tried to push to drop references to al qaeda and cia warnings about other possible terrorist attacks. again on friday white house officials pushed back insisting its involvement in the talking points was in jay carney's language very limited and nonsubstantive. they say they changed only a word or two. but republicans have really been using this benghazi issue to target then secretary of state hillary clinton, said to be eying a 2016 presidential bid. this was kentucky senator rand paul eying a bid of his own last night. >> it was inexcusable. it was a dereliction of duty. it should preclude her from

holding higher office. >> reporter: you can see that opinion was met by applause by many of the tea party supporters of rand paul. the white house argues republicans are simply trying to politicize this issue. they say that it was not political advisers involved in the initial decision making, exclusively national security staff about eight months ago. lester and to you as well, erica. >> peter, i'll take it. thanks. mark halperin is a senior political analyst at cnn tv and "time" magazine. these e-mails in this chain, this was released during the hearings for cia director john brennan, his confirmation hearings. they've been out there. why now are we hearing so much about the tit for tat and what happened? >> they released it to the senate which is controlled by the democrats. what is happening now is the action moved to the house of representatives. there is a lot of politics here but also an accountability issue

whether a democrat or republican, you always have to be concerned when there are questions about whether the government told the truth. in this case some of the e-mails suggest the stories we've previously been told have not been the full truth. >> the white house is really sticking to this point that, look, we made one small change. it was a word. it said consulate and we changed it to diplomatic facility. the real issue says the white house is this was a turf war between the state department and cia. you don't entirely buy that in terms of the role of the administration. >> it is clear there was a problem between the state department and cia. should the american people care about that? no. i don't think so. it is interesting to insiders. the real issue is the credibility. there were changes made and they weren't truthful over the last few months about the changes. the real question, again, for accountability of our government, is why? why were people at the state department including people close to secretary clinton interested in making changes? partly it was related to the cia, but partly republicans are asking and the country should ask, was any of it related to the politics in advance of the presidential election? >> are we going to get that

answer? >> we'll see over the coming days. what republicans have asked for months is for the press to pay attention to it, for the public to be engaged to ask questions. why did these things happen in a very complicated and tragic story. i think the events of this week mean republicans now have a chance to make the case to the american people. there are so many issues the country faces. this is one of them the question is, is it enough -- have enough questions been answered? the white house, the state department, they have to answer more. we'll see how long that takes. >> what about the role of former secretary of state hillary clinton? >> well, her state department could play a big role. we see one of her top aides was involved in previously publicly unknown questions about editing of these talking points, which means the explanation that was given to the country about what happened and how people reacted. another of her top aides was also mentioned in the hearing we saw earlier this week when some of the people involved in the events on the ground in libya spoke out. so she's got, now, some questions to answer and i think she and her aides will have to answer more questions than questions from the press and

from congress. >> mark, nice to see you this morning. thanks. >> good morning. and the man accused of imprisoning three women and a child in his cleveland home remains behind bars this morning under a suicide watch. this as all three of his alleged victims are finally on their own since the start of their ordeal. ron allen is in cleveland with the latest for us. ron, good morning. >> >> reporter: good morning to r you, lester. this morning we expect the work to continue on the white house

back there that prosecutors va have labelled a torture chamber. the plan is to build a high fence around it and seal it up. eventually they'll open up this street and neighborhood as this community tries to move forward but more importantly, the three women and child are trying to get on with their lives. with michelle knight released from the hospital on friday, all four survivors are home, ariel castro lock aid way and now with his own father is the father of berry's child. the same tests do not link castro to any other missing person cases in ohio. another emotional jolt for families like the summers. their daughter ashley was 14 when she disappeared in 2007 not far from wheres astro kidnapped the women before then.

>> i've been feeling all kinds of emotions, happy for the girls that were found, very sad that it wasn't my daughter. >> reporter: there are 34 teens and young women who have gone missing twn ten miles of castro's house over the past six years, the same house where that dramatic rescue and escape happened. >> we found 'em. we found 'em. >> i was shaking and hysterically crying. >> jennifer dodge was the police radio dispatcher who sent the officers to the castro house after the 911 call came in. like many of the cops that night, she recognized the name ammanda berry instantly. >> i couldn't believe that i was hearing her voice. to actually hear her voice, even as hysterical as she was, to hear her voice, it was the most gratifying moment of anymy career. >> the rescues and a day later the family reunions would soon follow.

bringing in an unimaginable ord to an end. >> it was a joyful moment. we were crying and clapping. even still today it gives me goose bumps. >> reporter: dodge also happened to be the radio dispatcher on duty the night some ten years ago when the family of gina dejesus called in to report her missing so she's seen the beginning and end of this situation. back at the crime scene, we expect the work to continue to seal up that house. >> great to hear her account of receiving that call. thanks very much. erica? >> remarkable to have taken both calls. turning to texas, a new twist this morning in that massive fertilizer blast that hammed last month. investigators have launched a criminal investigation into the explosion. and that's not all. a paramedic who helped the victims is in federal custody. is there a link between the two? n nbc's gabe gutierrez is there.

good morning. >> reporter: this is the apartment complex torn apart by last month's explosion. in that bizarre twist, that paramedic is in federal custody, accused of having bomb-making components but federal officials are not linking him to the blast. a west volunteer paramedic who helped evacuate residents the night of the april blast -- >> as if tomorrow was not ap option. >> reporter: and even spoke at the memorial service for the 12 fallen first responders has been arrested. bryce reed is charged with possessing a destructive device. court documents allege that the 31-year-old paramedic admitted to possessing the components of a pipe bomb, including a 3 1/2-inch pipe, a fuse, and chemical powders. federal officials say in late april reed gave the materials to a friend who became suspicious and called the local sheriff's office. nbc news has not been able to reach reed's attorney for comment. crystal ledaen has been the

paramedic's neighbor for at least three years. >> i just don't believe it. i don't believe it. i don't think he had anything to do with the fertilizer plant at all. >> reporter: authorities will not speculate whether the arrest has any connection to the plant explosion. but on friday the texas department of public safety and the local sheriff's office announced they were launching a criminal investigation into the blast that killed at least 14 people and injured more than 200. until now, the fire and explosion last no at the west fertilizer company have been largely thought of as an industrial accident. the initial report in what caused the fire and the explosion here is not expected for at least several weeks. erica? >> gabe gutierrez, thanks. let's get the rest of the morning's top stories including a recommendation last night over what to do with the sanl di hook elementary school in connecticut. jenna wolf has that and the headlines. good morning, everyone. there is a new plan, and it is

to tear down sandy hook elementary school and build a new school in its place. that is the decision presented by a task force in newtown last night. 26 kids and six educators were shot to death last december. the town has to vote on the new plan. suspected boston marathon bomber tamerlan tsarnaev has been buried but not without controversy. sa he was laid to rest at a muslim cemetery in virginia after no cemetery in massachusetts would take him. an armed man is holding hostage ls in trenton, new jersey, this morning. police evacuated the surrounding homes as the standoff continued through the night. police say there are multiple hostages and negotiations are still under way. huge losses are mounting at the post office. the postal service has lost nearly -- $2 billion this year.

they blame it on e-mail and advanced payments for health benefits. finally, as if you needed another reason not to go to the bathroom wearing your jewelry, nothing good can come from a story that starts that way. let me just tell you that. a woman in hampton, virginia, accidentally flushed her $22,000 ring down the toilet. how do you accidentally -- i get falling off but you absolutely -- then the flush? it took a couple days of pumping and sifting through the waste, but here's the good news, gir lgs. after all that, today the ring is back on her finger and glittering again. >> it wasn't an automatic flusher, was it? >> i didn't dive that deeply into the story. but clearly erica thinks i should. >> once i dropped my i.d. in the toilet at work and i went, oh! and i thought, i can do this. and i didn't get my hand in there. >> you didn't. >> i didn't get my hand in. it was just number one.

and -- i'm just telling you. >> going downhill real fast. >> pull up, pull up -- >> i set off the automatic flusher. >> i think she was washing her hands. >> gee, i wonder how the weather is today. dylan, how are you? >> do you have any rain? >> i have rain and i have dust for you. that's what i'm going to transition to. a huge dust storm covered parts of the phoenix area yesterday. look at that. it reduced visibility on the highway ls. this poor reporter was blasted in the face by tumbleweed and dust. this is what meteorologists call in the biz something that just popped up out of nowhere. we say that when it wasn't in the forecast. yeah, it was a mess out that way. on the flip side of that, we have a lot of rain moving through texas and into louisiana. look at all the lightning this those storms, too. most of it is out toef water, exiting corpus christi and is going to hang around through the new orleans area. we also have another round of

rain moving into the northeast. noog too heavy right now, but you see what's moving into western pennsylvania. that is going to be some heavier rain that will move out ahead of this cold front. we might even see strong storms, especially virginia into the east coast of north and south carolina with downpours and down bursts possible. there is a secretary cold front. that one doesn't have a lot of rain with it but it will reinforce the colder air. and here's a look at our temperatures. 40s and 50s outside. lots of low clouds and patchy fog that will be clearing by mid-morni mid-morning. temperatures making a jump upward. 80s in the valley and close to 90 in san jose and close to livermore. 70s in oakland. about the same for mother's day tomorrow, then we'll see cooling and the sea breeze turns stronger monday into tuesday with mild weather.

and that's your latest forecast. lester? >> thanks, dylan. britain's prince harry is in colorado this morning, part of his high profile tour across america. today his mission is to bring attention to our nation's wounded military veterans. taking part in a competition today called the warrior games. nbc's mike taibbi is in colorado springs to tell us more about it. mike, good morning. good to see you. >> reporter: good morning, lester. how are you? it's a little chilly out here but is going to heat up over the next six days. some 260 ill and injured and wounded veterans from all five u.s. service branches and from the uk will be competing in paralympic style sports, seven of those sports, over the next six days. prince harry has been a supporter of wounded warrior efforts and programs over the years and he is popular here. he was greeted warmly last night not just because he is a prince, one of the most famous people on the planet of course and britain's most eligible bachelor and a constant news story in great britain but because he is

legitimately a soldier. he served two tours in afghanistan in a fully operational apache attack helicopter as a pilot and in one of the hot zones of afghanistan and he finished that tour in january and then came back and made it a point to stop at arlington national cemetery for the tomb of the unknown soldier and at walter reid medical hospital as well to visit some of the wounded veterans there. he knows first hand how important these games can be in reacquainting one's self with physical activity and competitive physical activity as a way of testing your resilience and measuring your recovery. so prince harry will be here for the next two days as an interested spectator, of course, and as a cheerleader for the 260 athletes who will be competing. back to you, lester. >> i know his support will be appreciated there. mike taibbi this morning, thank you. still to come tennis legend jimmy connors opens up about his troubled life off the court. we'll talk about it live in our

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still to come, parents whose lives were changed in a split second. find a silver lining in their pain. we'll share their story. a controversial online contest that judges high school girls based on their looks or as it's called hotness. why can't school officials do anything about it? we'll find out. but first, these messages.

you're watching "today in the bay." >> good saturday morning. take a look at all the fog that is shrouding san francisco, though we could have called it any city because you wouldn't be able to tell. we're honest, though. thanks for joining us. a look at the weekend forecast. that fog here to stay. >> we've got a little clouds in the santa clara valley and san jose this morning. look at the low clouds hour by hour with you. 7:00, you can see all the way inland. then by lunchtime still west of the golden gate and along the coast. but towards the afternoon we'll see those low clouds start to break up. mostly sunny by this afternoon. our temperatures today will be running pretty warm. 80s popping up by lunchtime inland, upper 80s to near 90 today, the trivalley, livermore

south san jose down to morgan hill. mother's day weekend warming up. nice for outdoor plans. turning a bit cooler approaching monday. the sea breeze turns stronger again. we begin with new details and disturbing new revelations this morning about that multimillion dollar catamaran that capsized in the san francisco bay near treasure island. this morning an australian newspaper is reporting that the boat's new design could be to blame. one of the sailors said the boat cracked and crumbled like a taco shell eventually trapping and killing 36-year-old olympic meddlist andrew simpson. these boats have been redesigned for this summer's america's cup competition in san francisco and that could be the problem. organize overs the event say the crash was just a horrible accident, but many people in sailing, they say that the 72-foot catamaran named big red broke before its capsized and that the redesign may be part of the problem. >> the integrity of the

structure, what you have, is a lot of pressure being put on two large hulls separated by 46 feet. and they're joined by the minimum of structure because you want to keep it light. the boats are built entirely of carbon fiber. and the less you put there, the faster the boat potentially can be, but obviously if you don't put enough, it breaks. >> investigators will take a close look at the wreckage for answers as to what may have caused that deadly crash. for all of the other details, you can go to nbcbayarea.com, search america's cup. coming up today, three police chiefs in three days. why oakland can't seem to keep a top cop and what the city is doing to try to help neighbors end the cycle of violence. that and all the day's morning news coming up at 7:00 right here on "today in the bay."

this is it. welcome to mtv music television, the world's first 24-hour stereo video music channel. >> mtv on its first day on the air nearly 32 years ago. back then wall-to-wall videos on the network as they ushered in a new era in music. they were the dejays a huge part of mtv's early success. we'll catch up with the originals and hear what they think of the channel today, all coming up. >> remember music videos? >> were they actually on tv? is that how it worked? >> i think they were. i don't see them anywhere. >> back here in new york, special thanks to the folks who stopped by the plaza this morning. a little rain before brightening

up for a bit now. nice to have them out there. they spend part of their mother's day weekend with us. i'm erica hill with lester holt. coming up this half hour jimmy connors. >> the ten-time grand slam winner is opening up about his life on and off the court including his compulsive gambling, feelings about fellow champs john mcenroe and andre agassi and the game show host job that got away. he is here with us live in our studio to chat about that and more. also another big name in sports tim tebow. a lot of talk about his future now. the plans seemingly up in the air after he was cut from the new york jets. nearly two weeks later, tebow still hasn't found a job. some experts say he may never find one in the nfl. so is tebow mania just too much for teams to deal with, or does he not have the talent for the nfl? a lot of questions about that. also ahead a story that has many people nodding their heads in disbelief. an online contest that judges high school girls according to their looks and the school board says it can't stop it. plus the weather a little

nicer outside. so we'll head out to the plaza and learn how to create an outdoor living space where you can entertain, grill, eat, take advantage of that nice weather. that's all ahead. >> we begin this half hour with a touching story. parents heart broken after losing their daughter in a tragic accident, finding a way to help others. as janet shamlian reports it was their way to change lives while maintaining a bond with their daughter. >> reporter: it looks like the perfect mother's day weekend, a family together. but for the storches there is always someone missing. their oldest child, taylor, who died in a skiing accident in 2010 when she was just 13. >> does it feel like three years? >> yes and no. sometimes it feels like yesterday and sometimes it feels like -- >> another lifetime. >> another lifetime. trophies still in here. >> reporter: when tara looks at her daughter's bedroom she is

reminded taylor would be 17 now, about to finish her junior year. >> think about it every day. i see her friends driving. i see prom pictures being posted and home coming moms and everything that goes into being 17. and i had plans with her. >> an unimaginable loss, but a gift for the five people who received taylor's organs. and the storches themselves say they found what would seem impossible a silver lining. >> this starts with a tragedy. it starts with a really bad thing. but so many beautiful things came out of it. >> reporter: a journey they've documented in the book "taylor's gift" about their daughter and the toll of her death but also this. how within their pain, they found new purpose. >> when faced with that situation we knew it was the right choice for our family. and also because of the type of child taylor is -- was. giving, caring, other centered. we knew it would be something

she would have chosen. >> reporter: taylor's gift.org has helped more than 12 million people register to be a donor. they helped me sign up right from my phone. >> fantastic. ♪ >> reporter: and her favorite color is now taylor blue. a nail polish with sales funding scholarships. their work is the glue that kept the family going. 14-year-old ryan and 12-year-old peyton, by speaking out, want others to think about organ donation if the unthinkable ever happens. >> we were able to make the world a little bit better than how we found it, so we have to be grateful for that. >> reporter: a family turning personal heart break into hope for millions of others. it is, they say, taylor's gift. for "today" janet shamlian, nbc news. coming up on 35 minutes past the hour. let's get a check of the weather now from dylan. >> thanks, lester. good morning, everyone. a pretty mild day in the

northeast. but the rain is holding off for right now and there is a cold front that is going to give us some rain. look what happens once the cold front passes by. tomorrow morning temperatures across minneapolis through wisconsin into chicago only starting off in the 30s. pittsburgh should start off in the 40s. then it gets even colder for monday morning. temperatures even in boston and new york city only 45 degrees. it is going to be very chilly as you head back to work on monday. in the meantime today that cold front will give us a round of pretty heavy rainfall especially down through virginia into north and south carolina where we could see some of our strongest storms. there is a chance we could end up with downbursts, also hail and damaging winds as well. that continues down through the gulf coast, too. that secondary cold front not bringing a whole lot of rain but we could see a few scattered showers in michigan and then the cold air continues to surge into the northern plains. temperatures will only be in the 50s and 60s but out west that is where the warm air is. highs should get well into the

our temperatures going from the 50s at 8:00 to about noon you'll see 70s and 80s around the bay. a little bit warmer than yesterday's highs in many spots. areas in red getting closer to 90, in the trivalley out towards fairfield and close to morgan hill this afternoon. tomorrow, warm inland. should be nice for mother's day plans both in the morning and afternoon. then monday and tuesday, sea breeze should turn stronger which would lead to some cooling with milder temperatures approaching wednesday. i found my favorite sign on the plaza. you are all decked out for all kinds of weather wrapped in seran wrap. genius. where are you from? >> d.c. >> it is your 12th birthday? >> yeah. >> what are you doing to celebrate? >> going to the empire state building and going to see a show on broadway. >> awesome. best 12th birthday ever and the best sign too. still ahead jimmy connors on his gambling addiction and why he chose to reveal personal details about his relationship

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deck that needs a little face lift i got a great idea for you. >> okay. >> these are called enviro tiles. >> made out of recycled rubber? >> entirely out of recycled rubber. >> who brought the comedian? >> they are light and easy to use and go down easy. you can put this on top of a wood surface. >> could you put it on the grass too? to define a little space? >> you can lay them out like you would concrete pavers where you dig in. >> yeah. >> you have to have good base for it. they are so easy to put down. they have little grooves. >> you hook them together. >> all you have to do is put the clips on. >> even i can do that. >> you put them on top of each other. put it down with a little mallet like this and you're ready to go. >> done. >> okay. >> look what we've created over here. >> we have our base here. now when we're talking about decorating the space what do you need tongue about when creating? >> you have to think about what you want to do with the space and how you want to use it. do you want to entertain on the space? do you want to cook? do you want to serve food?

do you just want to hang out? do you need shade? do you need music? >> and you want to take your personal style into account too. >> exactly. so it is really cool. you can actually go on our website now and create your own collection. you can pick the collection of seating and tables. >> yes. >> but then you can change the colors of your cushions. >> so i notice more and more nowadays people are making outdoor cushions, outdoor fabrs. how durable is all of that? how long is it going to last? >> they're all made to be outside. if you can bring things in it is a great idea to make it last longer but the cool thing is you can get accessories in different colors and designs. >> this looks more like an indoor thing. we have to get to the grill which for many people is really the focal point of their outdoor living space. >> many of us, yes. we rely on our outdoor cooking. again, this is sort of like you would be picking out an oven or something in your kitchen. how are you going to use it? what do you like, charcoal or gas or this is infrared so this is sort of a high tech.

>> infrared? >> this is the kind of a new thing that is out there and it doesn't cook with the direct flame. >> okay. >> it actually cooks with infrared waves. there is the emitter here that takes that heat and makes a very -- >> is it like a convection oven? >> you can look at it like that. instead of having the flame charring the food it creates an intense heat that is extremely even. >> there are a lot of men right now who are thinking father's day. >> don't forget mother's day. we have a lot of great commercials and flower bowls for mom. don't forget mom. >> nice to see you. thanks very much. we'll have jimmy connors just ahead right here on "today." unbeatable taste soars with an invincible force.

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jimmy connors won some hard-fought battles on the tennis court throughout his career but off the court was also fighting personal battles struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder, gambling addiction, and ups and downs in his relationships. he writes about all of that in a candid new memoir called "the outsider." good morning. great to see you. >> a pleasure. >> a guy for so long at the top of the game writes a book called "outsider." how could that be? >> well, i guess i wasn't really in on everything that was going on especially involved in the tennis. from the very beginning it was traveling across the river to be able to practice when i was younger and find some games and once i got into the professional

ranks i wasn't really a part of joining the associations and being involved with a lot of the other players. >> when i sat down with you a minute ago i said, you open up about a lot in this book. you said it doesn't do any good to write just the good things. >> no it doesn't. life isn't always perfect along the way and some of the other things i got into was just all a part of that. >> well, part thaf was your relationship with chris evert, fellow tennis star and fiance and you've gotten a lot of attention in this book for a few sentences. i'll read a part of it. an issue has arisen as a result of youthful passion and a decision had to be made as a couple. i was perfectly happy to let nature take its course and accept responsibility for what was to come. chrissee however had already made up her mind that the timing was bad and too much was riding on her future. we're talking pregnancy here and the suggestion there was an abortion. why go there? was there a bitterness? >> no, not at all. we were young.

it was 40 years ago and it was part of my life. we had to get together. we made a decision. we spoke about it and we had to take a direction. and it was. there was so much involved and so much riding on that period of time. we were both coming into being our best at the top of the game and, you know, had futures involved and so it was a decision that was made. >> you called it a personal decision. you noted it was 40 years ago. chris put a statement on it, it was 40 years ago, it was private. this was released without her knowledge she says. she hopes everyone can understand i have no further comment is what she says. do you regret writing this and have you heard from her or her representatives? >> no. we spoke. but, you know, it was part of my life and i didn't talk to anybody about what i put in the book. that's why i put it in as an issue and very subtle and just went on. i mean, there are 400 pages in the book, so, you know, this was -- >> it was a small part. another part that caught a lot

of attention, you were a gambler, serious gambler. >> well, you know, i bet you were going to talk about that. >> i bet that's not the first time you used that joke. >> the first time actually. but yeah. it's -- it was very difficult. i've been around gambling my whole life and my grandfather at one time told my mom, she says, you got to watch your boys. he says, they like doing things like that. >> but you bet on yourself on your performance on the court. >> i did. >> did that help you? >> well, you know, my records of winning wimbledon is when i did that. if you look at it i only won two. it wasn't so good. you know, but i needed that rush. i needed that feeling that, you know, and i had it. i thought i had enough of it while i was flying and i did even though i was involved in it at that time. once i got away from the tour and had so much time it started to really grab on to me and it was a problem that affected a lot of things that went on in my family. >> one thing we also mention and you mention in the book, you were almost took pat sajak's job on "wheel of fortune."

>> that would have been fun. would have been great. it was at a time in my tennis career when i was looking to do other things. i was in my 30s and mr. griffin was a friend of mine. he said come on down. i'd like you to try out for "wheel of fortune." i went down and had a great opportunity and fortunately or unfortunately i continued on with my tennis career but pat sajak stayed with the show and had his success. but it would have been a great time. >> we should note, we're out of time now but in the book you discuss your competitors and, jimmy connors, thank you for coming on and talking to us. >> a pleasure. >> the book is called "the outsider." just ahead tim tebow. are his days in the nfl over or is he poised for comeback? we'll talk about that. first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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you're watching "today in the bay." >> good morning, folks. looking live at the golden gate bridge. boy, it is a very foggy start to this saturday morning, but what can we expect the rest of the day? i'm chris sanchez. thanks for joining us. i'm along with rob mayeda. >> we'll hold on to clouds a little bit longer. but rapid clearing. 7:00, 8:00, the clouds start to thin out inland. by lunch time still around the golden gate bridge but by the afternoon partly cloudy skies. should see a system to the north that will mix in dry air. the coast will see clearing. temperatures towards the afternoon, upper 80s, close to 90 inland. fairfield, concord and to the south. almost the same forecast for

mother's day. sunday should be quite nice. then we turn cooler with the stronger sea breeze starting into the work week. >> thank you very much, rob. we begin with new details and disturbing new revelations this morning about that multimillion dollar catamaran that capsized in san francisco bay near treasure island. this morning an australian newspaper is reporting that the boat's new design could be part of the problem. one of the sailors said the boat crack and crumbled like a taco shell eventually trapping and killing 36-year-old olympic medalist andrew simpson. some of those redesigns could be the root of the problem. organizers say the event -- the crash was just a horrible accident, but many people in the sailing world say the 72-foot catamaran named big red broke before it capsized. kimball livingston has covered every america's cup race since

1980. he said that team artemis was having structural problems with the yacht from the very beginning and that these catamarans are delicate by design. >> in terms of the structure, you have a lot of pressure being put on two large hulls separated by 46 feet. and they're joined by the minimum of structure because you want to keep it light. the boats are built entirely of carbon fiber. the less you put there, the faster the boat potentially can be, but obviously if you don't put enough, it breaks. >> investigators will now look at that wreckage for answers to as what may have caused that deadly crash. event organizers have not ruled out canceling the sbish america's cup event pending the outcome of the investigation. at nbcbayarea.com, you can find much more on the crash including raw video of the crash site and the latest statements from investigators. just search america's cup. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," three police

chiefs in three days. why oakland can't seem to keep a top cop and what the city is doing to try to help neighbors end the cycle of violence in the city. that's coming up for you at 7:00. in 30 minutes we'll take another local news update. for now, here's the "today" show.

. good >>morning. it's saturday, may 11, 2013. two nasa astronauts are making a hastily arranged walk in space this morning to fix an ammonia leak on the international space station. we're following it all live. moving on. a task force issues a recommendation about what to do with sandy hook elementary school in the wake of the tragic school shooting ssacre. developments in the case of the three women held against their will in cleveland. michelle knight released from the hospital and dna linked castro to the child in the house. also ahead this hour, new questions this morning about that deadly attack on the u.s.

diplomatic assembly in benghazi, libya. e-mail shows the white house and state department were more involved than the initial talking point they first led on. some of the questions this morning about whether or not those revelations could derail hillary clinton's possible bid for the white house in 2016. we'll tackle that and a few. we're live at the white house this morning. tim tebow is perhaps one of the most famous nfl players but is the tebow mania preventing him from being signed with a team. if you have a wedding to go to this morning but most of the price tags on the designer duds and jewels they wear out of reach of most of us until now. we'll make you look like a million bucks without spending a million bucks. plus, we wanted our mtv and they helped to bring to us. we'll catch up with four of mtv's original veejays. two astronauts making an

emergency repair on the international space station. we have more from the washington bureau. good morning, tom. >> this is not a life or death emergency but an urgent repair they need to make to the international space station. we have live pictures from nasa tv. the astronauts are leaving the station to begin these repairs. on thursday the astronauts on bothered the station noticed flakes of ammonia leaking from the station's port truss. if you look closely at at monia leaking you can see these flakes. the port truss makes up the back bony of the international space station. you can see those flakes dripping away. this is one of the oldest components of the space station's truss. nasa quickly determined it was coming from a coolant pump so they shut down one coolant, and while the station is operating normally, if they lose another

one they have to shut down critical systems. they will try to replace the pump with the ammonia leak. hopefully that will be the end of the story. everything will be fine. nasa never likes to rush anything but they did put this space walk together quickly because they want to get the expertise of tom marshburn who scheduled to return to earth monday on soyuz. so the plan is to swap out the solar panels and hopefully everything will be back to normal. >> we are hoping for that. new questions this morning about the deadly attack in benghazi, libya, and whether the obama administration tried to play down the possibility of terrorist involvement. peter alexander at the white house. >> reporter: the white house long insisted the intelligence

community drafted almost all of those talking points about the attack in benghazi. but new leaked e-mails tell a very different story. what insiders tell nbc news amounts to a knife fight with officials at the state department and the cia. eight months after the attack in benghazi that killed ambassador chris stevens and three others, leaked e-mails reveals the obama administration was more involved than initially stated and watered down the talking points. >> it makes it look like they're trying to hide something whether or not they are. >> reporter: the first version blaming the incident in cairo over anti-islamic video noting, we do know that islamic extremists where ties to al qaeda participated in the attack. that language raised red flags at the state department where then-spokesperson victoria

nuland, quote, could be abused by members of congress to beat the state department for not paying attention to agency warnings so why would we want to feed that either? concerned. at white house meetings, officials further diluted the language, eliminates references to attacks. but ambassador susan rice followed the talking points on five talk shows. >> what happened what happened earlier in cairo. >> reporter: once that was discounted white house said if only changed one word and stood by the story. >> the cia was the agency that made changes to the edits -- to the talking points and then produced the talking points. >> reporter: authority issue for obama administration and analysts say larger problem for secretary of state hillary clinton, said to be eyeing a presidential bid in 2016.

>> it strikes me she had a political problem with benghazi before these e-mails, which is it happened on her watch. >> reporter: the white house ar gus republicans are trying to politicize this issue. they say it was not political advisers but the not. >> we saw firetrucks show up at the white house. >> reporter: we saw multiple firetrucks racing to the white house. they're beginning to clear out. there was smoke seen in mechanical room of the west wing. the west wing was evacuated. some secret service agents manning the doors told my colleague in the reporters' area, the media area, there was smoke there. we're told by the secret service they're still assessing but they believe there was no injuries there and the president and his

family were not effected. >> good to know. thank you very much. the international revenue service in hot water admitting some of its agents in cincinnati inappropriately singled out conservative groups like the tea party when reviewing their qualifications. they demanded detailed list to those groups. we want to turn back to tom costello. we're keeping him busy. >> i'll have traffic and weather at the bottom of the hour. they say it was low-level agents that singled out conservative groups for attention and now the irs has apologized there's an inspector general investigation and republicans are calling for congressional hearings. when the tea party was at its most vocal during the 2012 election cycle, the irs now admits its agents singled out tax-exempt applications from certain groups, scrutinizing

those groups with tea party or patriots in the name. the bush appointed head of the irs said there was no singling out. >> there is no targeting. this is the back and forth that happened. >> reporter: but the irgs conceded they had grouped together 75 conservative applications but only insists because it made for easier processing. >> they didn't do it because of any political bias. they did it because it was their shortcut. >> reporter: conservative commentators are not buying the explanation. >> they were targeting conservative/right wing groups. harassing them. making it doubly tough for them to qualify for their tax-exempt status. >> reporter: in ohio the former president of the ohio liberty councils his group was targeted by the irs, asking for members of donors, family members, and

politicians who have spoken. >> they were trying to identify who was in the tea party movement, what we know and what we were planning to do. that's obvious to me. >> reporter: another group, the liberty township tea party the irs sent a letter wanting to know details of a private citizen that wasn't even a member of the group. >> does that translate to an audit? probable cause on something else? >> reporter: the white house says something clearly went wrong at the irs. >> no question if this took place it's inappropriate and the suspect would expect it be thoroughly investigated and action would be taken. >> reporter: republicans are calling for congressional hearings. >> we need to know who did this, how they do, it why they did it. >> reporter: the irs won't say whether any irs employee will be disciplined but it does say these were career employees not political appointees. important to note, there are

only two political appointees at the irs. new developments about the three young women who escaped after a decade of being held prison in cleveland. michelle knight is now out of the house. one of the fbi agents describings meeting the women for the first time. she's revealing new details about their years spent in captivity and the little girl born inside ariel castro's house of horror. >> i'm just curious what their impression was of seeing the outside world. >> i think a lot of times they were kind of speechless. you can just see on their face and they're just all smiles. i mean, they're -- they're hugging their family and they're just hugging and crying. >> reporter: anderson has been with the fbi for 14 years. at one time she was immersed in

the hunt for the missing girls. anderson knows gina and amanda's faces practically as well as her own. >> i try to just tell them, i'm so happy to see you. i'm sure they were looking at me like, who is that. >> reporter: anderson was there again when amanda berry went home to her family, taking her 6-year-old daughter with her. the child who was born in captivity, the child who has been locked up ever since until this week. how is she taking in all this activity? >> she's a cutie. and, you know, i think she doesn't have an understanding, and it will be really interesting, you know, what her mother explains to her as she grows up. >> reporter: she's the fourth captive. anderson is careful not to reveal too much about her. she's in this photo taken at the hospital with her mom and her aunt. this young girl has clearly had an emotional week. she met a lot of strangers, many

of them relatives. she was trusting of these people she had never met. >> yeah, she saw mom hugging her sister and, you know, she had seen her aunt at the hospital, so she now knew that individual and so i think she felt very comfortable in the home that she was brought to. plus mom was there. >> reporter: on friday authorities said preliminary dna testing confirmed ariel castro is the little girl's father. but as for her life in captivity, not on a few details have emerged. she didn't go to school. >> she didn't go to school. >> reporter: as far as you know, had no other relationships outside that house. >> correct, correct. there were no play mates. there was nothing. there were no regular interactions with people. >> reporter: musician ricky sanchez did meet the girl. he said he often practiced with ariel castro, a bass guitarist at the seymour avenue house. in fact, sanchez says he was

just there last week and saw the little girl. >> the little girl show up. when he saw her coming towards me, he say, well, this is my granddaughter. he introduce her as granddaughter. >> reporter: sanchez says there were many locks on the door. >> one here and one down, you know, one on top. when i try to get up to open the door, there were so many locks in there. one turn to the left, one turn to the right. i was confused. >> ariel castro remains behind bars this morning. prosecutors are weighing additional charges against him, some that might carry the death penalty. a look at other top stories including breaking news out of the middle east. good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. several explosions rocked turkey's border with syria. richard engel is live in istanbul. good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning. this has the potential to be quite a serious incident because of the tensions in the region,

because of tensions between turkey and syria. what we've been told by turkish interior ministry officials, there have been two car bomb explosions not very long ago inside turkey close to the syrian border. these two were in a town where many syrian refugees who escaped syria, now living inside of the turkish borders. one of these explosions was in front of the municipality building and killed four people, injured 18 others. the other explosion in an industrial zone. no one has claimed responsibility yet. however, the assumption among people is that this was carried out by the syrian government. syria blames turkey for supporting the opposition, for sheltering the opposition. already there was so much anger, so many people accusing syrian

government, syrian intelligence agents of doing this attack that some youths started smashing cars with syrian license plates and carrying out some vendetta violence against syrian property and roughing up refugees as well. >> we'll continue to follow that. richard, thank you very much. officials have come up with a plan for sandy hook elementary school. it is to be torn down and rebuilt as a new school. that is the decision presented by a task force in newtown, connecticut, last night. 20 kids and 6 educators were shot to death. the town still has to vote on the plan. police say when two students were arguing on a bus, the bus driver drove the entire bus full of kids to her home, then she told the girls, one of whom was 16, one of 13, told them to

fight it out. she's been charged with false imprisonment and contributing to delinquency of a minor. if your neighbor has a byob policy, be careful. a man took a bulldozer on a rampage wrecking four houses, a truck and a power pole for no apparent reason, or at least none that have been released. power was out all day friday. so, that was confined of a bummer. >> that is crazy. >> kind of two crazy ones in a row there. >> sometimes you're surprised by the crazy things people do. >> i did not see that coming. >> i did not see that coming. just be weary of the bulldozer. >> dylan dreyer with a check of the forecast. >> got the umbrella out here. it's so warm. it's going to be the trend

across most of the country today. temperatures should be well into the 70s. we're looking at 90s, even in the interior pacific northwest. the coolest air will be across the northern plains moving into minnesota where they'll only be in the 40s today. because of the secondary cold front that will bring a couple of showers to the great lakes. the heavy rain will move up and down the eastern seaboard with a chance of severe storms i and here's a look at our temperatures right now. 40s and 50s outside and low clouds and fog across many portions of the bay area pap that will clear as we head through the afternoon. we should see a weaker sea breeze. this will allow temperatures to make a run to 80s and even 90s in the warmest places like livermore and the trivalley. and back in toward the inner bay in san francisco and oakland, a very day for tomorrow. looks great for mother's day plans. then a bit cooler. that's your latest forecast.

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>> hey, everybody. >> reporter: and helped turn the heisman trophy winner and denver bronco rookie into a household name. >> tim tebow has basically made himself a part of pop culture in so many ways. he won the heisman trophy. he was named pepsi's player of the week. this is a guy who has a sandwich named after him at carnegie deli in new york city. >> reporter: "forbes" even named tebow the most influential athlete of 2013, but so far he hasn't been able to land his next job in the nfl. the jets dropped the backup quarterback at the end of april after a controversial season and love/hate relationship with the media. nearly two weeks later, no team has picked him up. sports experts say tebow mania may be too much. >> in the nfl you get labeled and then no one wants to give you an opportunity and i think couple that with how polarizing he was last season for the jets and how it became a circus. >> reporter: there are offers

outside the nfl including a job with the legends football league formerly known as the lingerie league and a $75 a game offer from a nebraska team. but tebow appears to be taking it all in stride posting inspirational quotes on twitter. but some sports fans are questioning whether tebow is devoted enough to football to make a comeback. >> america loves a come back story. there will be nothing bigger in sports or better if tim tebow gets a second chance. >> reporter: for "today" michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. still ahead the disturbing online beauty contest at one high school in washington state. officials say they can't do anything about it. 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

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you're watching "today in the bay." >> good morning. looking live at the fog that just wants to roll right on in from our san bruno mountain camera. kind of like watching the cream in your coffee just kind of spread itself out. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda. how is your coffee? >> looks like the san bruno camera there. we're looking down on the fog. it's getting squished down. high pressure has compressed it down. 10,000 feet is the height of it this morning. the sea breeze is a bit weaker today which means less of a marine influence. temperatures should get into the 80s especially inland and in the trivalley, maybe close to 90 in pleasanton, sunol, close to 70

in san francisco. mid-70s in oakland. tomorrow for mother's day looks great. for you, kris sanchez, and the moms around the bay. the sea breeze comes back again. >> a nice day no matter what. new this morning, one man is fighting for his life after he was shot several times in oakland. police say the man was standing at a bus stop at 61st and adeline streets around 10:00 last night when the gunshots rang out. the man was taken to the hospital. officers say he's in grave condition this morning. police say there were more than 12 shell casings near the scene and a liquor store and a couple of cars, also a house, were also hit with bullets. no one else was injured. right now there's no motive and no suspect. the shooting comes as the dust is still settling after a shake-up among the top brass at the oakland police department. chief howard jordan resigned citing an undisclosed medical

condition leaving anthony toribio in charge. and yesterday toribio stepped down and sean whent stepped in as acting chief. toribio simply did not want that job. administrators say they had a series of meetings with the federal compliance officer thomas frazier who has been critical of the department's leadership. >> asked me on monday, i would not have thought this was coming, but you know, law enforcement unexpected things happen. >> a national search for a new police chief is still slated to happen, but in the meantime, whent says his first priority will be to start implementing the crime fighting plan of former police chief turned consultant bill bratton which was issued this week. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" more details about that deadly crash on the san francisco bay. >> problems from the very beginning. >> what sailing experts are saying this morning about the

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rethink possible. there you go. >> there you go. we are back on this saturday morning on the plaza. it's a little drizzly. these are the world's largest umbrellas, amazing. >> i don't know. >> wow. i am 1 1/2. >> this is a good point. we need the umbrella these days for the little lady in there. good morning. i'm erica hill with lester holt and a little extra. coming up in this hour there is an online contest happening at one high school in washington called may madness. it has a lot of people upset this morning. we'll take a closer look at why and whether anything can be done about it. >> prince harry is in this country and he is honoring this

country's military veterans. we'll show you more about what he's been up to in the states, coming up. we'll also catch up with mtv's original veejays back when they had veejays and music and we'll see what they've been up to and where the music has gone on mtv. >> we see celebrities in their designer duds and dazzling diamonds but they don't pay big bucks to look that way and you don't have to either. we'll show you how. >> first up, dylan, how about a final check of the weather? >> the pouring rain waited until just this second and it is coming down. the wind is going to be pretty strong up and down the east coast with our strongest storms in virginia, north carolina and south carolina along the coast today out ahead of that cold front. that secondary cold front just to the west is going to drag down some colder air as we go through this weekend. and then for mother's day, doesn't look too wet across the country but it will be chilly up across the northern plains in the northeast and very hot out and here's the view from san bruno mountain looking like a

meteorological screen saver right now. the low clouds are hugging the tops of the hills. should see numbers close to 72 around san bruno today. 68 san francisco. 80s to redwood city south to san jose mid-80s closer to 90 around santa teresa, out to the trivalley we'll see 90s in the forecast today. about the same for mother's day, then a stronger sea breeze cooling us off as we start the work week. that's your latest forecast, erica. dylan, thanks. in washington state this morning an online beauty contest at a seattle area high school has some parents, students, and school administrators outraged. it's called may madness and as miguel almaguer reports, teen girls advance to the next round based solely on their looks. >> reporter: just outside seattle the school year will soon come to an end but not before what some call a dangerous tradition begins. >> i did not want to be a part

of it. >> reporter: 16-year-old charlie nelson is one of 64 students in may madness, a facebook page presumably run by other students that pit female students against one another. a beauty face off allowing what's been dubbed the hottest girl to advance into the next round of voting until one girl is the winner. >> people just feel like their privacy is being taken. they're being objectified. it just shouldn't be happening in today's world. >> number one! yes! >> reporter: with its tournament style elimination taken from the ncaa's march madness, may madness seems to have also taken a page from the social network. the movie depicting how facebook began. >> we're ranking girls. >> you think this is such a good idea? >> reporter: school administrators in washington state say neither they nor police can shut down may madness. the site, they say, isn't illegal, just tacky. >> it's a group of pretty sophisticated students, we're

assuming students, who know what they're able to do off campus online to push their rights and it doesn't feel good. >> reporter: this isn't the first year may madness has surfaced and this isn't the only local school where girls have been ranked on facebook. the school district says it's been dealing with this problem for years. >> it's pretty disappointing to say the least. >> reporter: a contest few like but one nobody can stop. for "today" miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. and now here's lester. >> erica, thanks. prince harry continues his tour of the u.s. today. this morning he is in colorado showing his support for the warrior games, an annual olympic style competition for wounded war veterans. mike taibbi is in colorado springs for us. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. you know, like all the royals, prince harry lives under a microscope. his every move is chronicled. he is here in colorado for these games not because he is a celebrity prince but because he is also a soldier.

in the british army air corps he is captain harry wales and it was with a soldier's perspective that during his stop in washington he visited arlington national cemetery to acknowledge america's honored dead. but it's his status as a soldier and a prince, his star power assuring media attention, that had colorado laying out the welcome mat friday night. >> it is a real honor to welcome him here as well as of course to host the warrior games. >> reporter: it is the fourth year of the games, a joint effort by the department of defense and the u.s. olympic committee. some 260 wounded, ill, or injured vets from the five u.s. service branches and this year from the uk, too, in seven paralympic style events open to the public. >> what the warrior games do is really create more awareness about the need for physical activity programs for injured service members and wounded warriors. >> reporter: for six days, athletes like air force captain sarah evans who lost a leg to cancer while serving in afghanistan, will compete, measure their recovery, and

enjoy the sweet medicine of human kinship. >> there's just so much more than competing and working out and medals. it's really about the people. >> reporter: harry, an apache helicopter pilot knows the soldier's life and risks first hand. in january he completed his second tour in afghanistan, four months in deadly helmond province. it takes a lot to create the programs for injured vets like scott who lost a foot to an ied and is here for one reason. >> to show myself and show others that nothing can stop me. nothing can stop me. >> reporter: in a few hours the opening ceremonies here and then starting tomorrow with prince harry certain to be a very interested spectator, let the games begin. lester? >> all right. mike taibbi, thanks very much. up next here on "today" how to dress like a celebrity without breaking the bank.

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secrets. you know, celebrities always look effortlessly chic but what we found out is they don't have to spend thousands of dollars to look like a million bucks. and neither do you. the dazzling life of the stars. from red carpets to runways, premieres, and galas. how glamorous it must be. yes we're used to seeing our celebs donning the finest gowns and dripping in jewels. we'll let you in on one of hollywood's best kept secrets. like cinderella when the clock strikes midnight, it all goes back. just ask "elle" creative editor joe z. >> every single thing you see on a celebrity is borrowed. >> we've been fooled. i thought they had an abundance of wardrobe and jewels and shoes. >> well they do for one night only. >> oh, ha ha! >> now you can get in on it, too. >> how does an unemployed girl with three roommates afford the

patchwork denim louis vitton bag? >> it's rented. >> reporter: from music, movies, cars, to designer duds the latest question is why buy when you can rent? these women turned that very concept into a business. why did you start this? >> we looked at what celebrities have been doing for ages where they're on the red carpet, they borrow a dress from a designer, and then return it. we thought how can that be applied to a broader group of women? celebrities have been renting the runway for years and what we wanted to do was make it accessible to every woman. >> reporter: whether you want to look like a princess for a day or your favorite starlet, here is how you do it. log on. find it. book it. get a backup size. wear it and return it. this dress retails for $420 but you can rent it for four days for $65. that's about 15% of the value.

>> it allows real women to have a little bit of the red carpet glamour without busting the bank. >> reporter: feast your eyes on these gems through sites like adorn.com you can actually rent bling. on her wedding day, erica was decked out in $40,000 in diamonds but only paid a few hundred for them. >> reporter: what made you want to borrow diamonds for your wedding day snnc? >> primarily because it was such a money saver. we've all seen angelina jolie walking with the stunning pieces and i wanted that for my wedding and i was able to find an affordable way to do it. >> reporter: it's not just for your wedding day. it could be any time you want the spotlight on you. so why not do like leading ladies do and borrow instead of buy? don't worry. we'll keep this our little secret. erica, i couldn't help but admire that bracelet, those earrings, and that dress. where did you get those from? >> we did a little trial. right? >> yes.

>> so i went big on the dress. i figured if we're renting and if the business is paying for it i'm going to try a really expensive one. i'm wearing a $1200 dress. a lot of money for a dress. >> love it. >> this one is $400 which i could rent for 65. >> which is not bad. mine rents for about $175. this is a big-time splurge. we also figured, why not get some diamonds as well. so i got some earrings. how much do these retail for? >> i would like to point something out. they were making fun of me when we ordered stuff because i picked about five dresses. >> i picked three. >> but originally you ordered $45,000 in diamonds. >> well, no. i picked out earrings and a bracelet. then somebody added a necklace. i also picked out a lot of jewelry because there was more, you know, if you wanted to not go super glam you get pieces for 15 or 20 bucks. >> i love it. combined between the two of us right now we are wearing about $50,000 in diamonds. >> is that why we have extra security this morning? >> yes, that is why. >> it's fun. a lot of fun. it makes it easier. men can wear the same suit over

and over again. we can't always wear the same dress. >> i think you look gorgeous. >> you look fabulous. thanks. up next mtv's original veejays talk about the early days at the network and their favorite music videos. first, this is "today" on nbc.

32 years ago mtv changed music forever. the network also made stars of its hosts known back then as veejays. >> indeed. long before mtv played "jersey shore" or "teen mom" it played, brace yourself now, music videos. all day every day. the folks who introduced those videos became stars themselves. i recently caught up with them to talk about what it was like to be pioneers in music television. >> i ronald reagan -- >> reporter: the year was 1981. >> -- so help me god. >> reporter: ronald reagan took the oath to become the 40th president of the united states.

"dallas" was the number one show on television. >> ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n roll. >> reporter: and on august 1st, 1981, mtv went on the air for the very first time. >> this is it. welcome to mtv music television, the world's first 24-hour stereo video music channel. >> reporter: 32 years ago mtv revolutionized the music industry with a simple idea. air music videos on television introduced by five unknown veejays. >> i'm alan hunter. >> i'm martha flinn. >> i'm j.j. jackson. >> hi. i'm nina blackwood. >> i'm mark goodman. >> reporter: so now you guys get this job and the brief description is, listen to music, talk to musicians, seems like it was a dream gig. >> when they were first describing the job to me and they said okay. we'll offer you the job i remember sitting in the conference room and the executive producer was saying, okay. well here's what this job is. it's going to be you going to concerts, flying around the

country, interviewing rock stars, and being on tv. it's like taking a squeaky toy in front of a puppy. i go like over here. over here. i was like, yes, yes. i didn't ask how much. i didn't ask anything. i was like, okay. >> reporter: in their new book "jv" the unplugged adventures of mtv's first wave mark, nin aircrafts alan, and martha tell stories of their days as tv guides of music in the 1980s. what were your favorite videos back then? >> i think high for teacher. van hailen. just hysterical. >> all time favorite once in a lifetime david byrne. goofy guy doing the choppy chop in front of a weather man green screen. the song is magical. it takes me back to a time in my life. ♪ don't come around here no more ♪ >> i absolutely loved tom petty's don't come around here no more with the alice in wonder

land theme. i would go duran duran's "hungry like the wolf." indiana jones. i basically think you cannot go wrong. >> reporter: today the four former vjs work on sirius xm radio. and while mtv phased out the vjs years ago and no longer plays music videos they're still able to look back fondly on the place that once made them stars. >> from day one i think their mission statement was to change and stay fresh. >> reporter: anyone here bitter about how everything finished or ended? >> no. >> it was such a wonderful experience that, for the four of us that are here, i think we were at the right place at the right time, and wouldn't really trade that experience at all. ♪ girls just wanna have fun you know they've got these great stories of the relationships they ended up forming with the cindy laupers and david lee roths and tom pettys. all these great musicians that

were young. they were just starting out. >> they were kind of all starting out at the same time. the same time, yeah. pioneers. really a novel concept at the time. >> i don't know why that wouldn't make it today if they went back to that format. >> i think it totally would. i'm disappointed it's not there anymore. >> let's start a petition. >> they blame youtube. they say because of the youtube and internet people can watch videos whenever they want and mtv was able to go in a different direction. >> you have all the music channels, it starts and then it goes back to what every other channel has. >> our next career. >> i think we're on to something. >> we'll be right back. first these messages. >> choppy chop. wait a sec! i found our colors. we've made a decision. great, let's go get you set up... you need brushes... you should check out our workshops... push your color boundaries while staying well within your budget walls. i want to paint something else. more saving. more doing.

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good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay" more on the deadly crash on the san francisco bay. >> we know the boat had structural problems from the very beginning. first time they towed it behind a motor boat on san francisco bay, it cracked. >> was it sea worthy to begin with? as the first pieces of the artemis racing yacht are pulled from the bay, some are now saying they knew the boat was flawed the moment it hit the water. and a new chance to help cut crime in the south bay. the one thing that needs to happen to make it reality. and they lost the game, but they have lost -- they may have lost a lot more. the latest on seth cray's ankle injury coming up.

from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. how about waking up to this today? we have some low cloud, some fog, but up ahead, there's sunshine, blue skies. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with

meteorologist rob mayeda who is going to tell us whether mother's day is going to be affected by that fog. >> for the morning. for brunches before, say, 9:00. >> sleep in. >> absolutely. whatever you want. it's your weekend. we do have the low clouds inland. you can see that towards sunol. right now 50 in san francisco, 53 livermore. fog across the golden gate bridge. 55 in san jose. the sea breeze will be about a third as strong as yesterday. cooling around the bay and a few passing high clouds moving into the afternoon. no impact other than maybe breaking up the low clouds. as we head towards lunch time, around san francisco, the coast, low cloud, partly cloudy toward the afternoon. but notice our temperatures. by lunch time and 1:00 today warmer than yesterday. mid-80s by 1:00 inland. eventually you see the areas of red toward the trivalley, fairfield, upper 80s to 90 in the warmest places today and also perhaps into tomorrow. we'll have a full look at your complete mother's day weekend forecast coming up in jus