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second chance today, wednesday, may 22nd, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," with matt lauer live from moore, oklahoma, and >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," with matt lauer live from moore, oklahoma, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to a split edition of "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer in moore, oklahoma. >> morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie in studio 1a. and, matt, i guess the question this morning is, do officials now believe that everyone is accounted for and are they moving forward with recovery efforts? >> yeah. they've gone through, they say, every structure that was damaged by the tornado, savannah. they have put those red xs on them. they don't think any other people will be found in the buildings. there are a few people who are still unaccounted for.

however, if there is one piece of good news, officials say there are no children who are still unaccounted for. let me give you the very latest. this is what we know right now. we've learned the names of some of the victims. 8-year-old kyle davis and 9-year-old janae hornsby were killed when that tornado struck the plaza towers elementary school. and 65-year-old hemet bondee died when he became separated from his wife as the tornado tore through their home. we'll tell you more about their story a little later on. as i mentioned, every damaged building has now been searched at least once and the fire chief here is confident no more bodies or survivors are buried in the rubble. meantime, the national weather service has now upgraded the tornado to the highest level. they say what struck here on monday was a rare ef-5 tornado. and coming up, savannah, a tour of a site that i think caused a lot of us to gasp. the image of plaza towers elementary school. it took a direct hit from the storm. we knew there were children

trapped inside there. some first responders took me there yesterday and the images are very difficult to see, savannah, so we'll show you that. but right now, let's get to the very latest. lester holt is, of course, here in moore, oklahoma, as he has been for the last couple of days. lester, good morning. >> matt, good morning. all day tuesday, i was watching stunned residents walk back into this neighborhood. it must feel like they're walking into a nightmare. they're going through a range of emotions, that sense of relief that they escaped scenes like this, but also profound loss. on the day after this tornado ripped through the town of moore, oklahoma, dramatic stories of survival in neighborhoods where little remains intact. >> she came running to us. she was fine. but everything's gone. >> reporter: this couple also lost their home, but got word that their daughter is safe. >> my cousin missy text us that

she had seen a video on tv of mckenzie being rescued. yea! >> reporter: the tornado was on the ground for 40 minutes, leaving a path of destruction up to 17 miles long. >> this is war zone terrible. >> reporter: kfor helicopter pilot john welch, who captured some of the first images of the twister, took us up for a more complete picture. >> i really don't have words to describe just the feeling, other than just utter shock and how bad this is going to be when they finally decide it's finished. >> reporter: for many, the wreckage felt familiar. this young woman lost her home to the twister that hit back in 1999, and this time, the same devastating loss. >> my dad passed away and it had all of his stuff in there, and it's just gone. and that's not something you can replace. >> reporter: oklahoma's governor toured the disaster scene, promising to rebuild, while president obama pledged federal support, adding that the nation's prayers are with the people of oklahoma. >> our gratitude is with the teachers who gave their all to

shield their children and with all of those who, as darkness fell, searched for survivors through the night. >> reporter: but in a storm of this magnitude, not everyone could be saved. seven children at tower plaza elementary were killed. >> as a father of two young elementary students, it hurts knowing that there were children lost. >> more children might have been lost if not for the town's courageous teachers. all day, families combed through the wreckage, salvaging whatever they could carry. at the same time, signs of hope and resilience are springing up amid this ruined landscape. >> this represents the hope that we can be better off. >> yeah. >> because where else in the world could you walk away from this? >> yeah. >> get back up on your feet. >> reporter: and this town is understandably grieving over the loss of 24 people here, but we have to focus on what went right.

and matt, that would be the warning season. people had some time, and not 100 feet from where we're standing, there is one of those tornado shelters that a family and one of their neighbors went into. they heard it coming over, but they walked out live. >> 16 minutes they had, and those were key 16 minutes. lester, thank you very much. some of the first images to capture the nation's attention in the aftermath of this tornado. the image of those two elementary schools that were leveled by the storm. one was the plaza towers elementary school, where tragically seven students died. yesterday, a couple of first responders gave me a tour of what some here are now calling sacred ground. >> this is actually the gym. >> reporter: walking among the mud-caked ruins, there are small clues that this used to be a school, filled with children. >> if you look at this book here, "discovering pompeii" and it's ironic. one of the most historic scenes of destruction ever, and you come out to this.

>> reporter: major mark murdoch of the moore fire department and jeremy lewis of the moore police department were among the first on the scene. >> we had several civilians that were waving at us, telling us that they had some trapped children in here in the hallway. >> reporter: both men faced with the immediate aftermath of the ef-5 tornado that transformed plaza towers elementary from this to this. >> reporter: so this whole structure was several stories high? and it just pancaked down on itself. >> correct. >> reporter: so how many feet of debris would you say we've got there? >> over here we've got close to 50 foot of debris that still has to be gone through. >> is there a fear that there are still people in there? >> that's why they're picking it apart very carefully, to make 100% that they're not on top of someone. but the dogs have gone through it, but as you can see, the dogs are 20, 30 foot up in the air. >> so it's hard to get a sense of something. >> correct. >> came from the west and moved in this direction. so it kind of had a free run through this community here by the time it came to this school.

>> yeah. >> but this is a strong school. that's a formidable building. >> it is. it is. but with the power of some of these tornados and the debris coming in here, it's just like shooting shrapnel. just breaks it apart. here, this is actually the cafeteria. the lunch room area where the kids have lunch. you can see it's been used as a temporary area for some of our resource workers and at one point, i had about 120 responders show up at one time last night around 10:30, just wanting to help. >> reporter: what's available to those guys? you know, i mean, this can't be easy for them to see, to know that they're coming to a school where children's lives were lost. >> once we have the first responders that actually come in contact with these bodies, especially children, they're

offered different counseling. >> reporter: you were here as some of the fortunate children were able to get out? >> yeah, we did see some of the kids were being escorted out away from the building by some of the other civilians that were here. of course, we had other people that were letting us know where people were trapped. >> do you have kids? . . . . . #. . . . . . . . . s just much different than what we deal with than the adults. >> you know, they didn't know what was coming and you know they're terrified in the school. that's what you think. that's what really bothers me. is just looking at the devastation and wondering, what were the kids going through as this was happening. >> reporter: you go home and hug your kids a little tighter, i

would imagine. >> it was rough last night, yes. >> reporter: guys, thank you. so hard, savannah, to tour a site like that. i've got three children in elementary school and you start to look around and you see the things you see in your own kids school and it's impossible not to ask yourself what would i be doing or what would i be thinking if it were their schools. the books i mentioned and projects hanging on the wall of the classroom. the firefighter said he had been in that cafeteria giving safety demonstrations to those kids. >> thank you for that, matt. i know you'll have more from oklahoma ahead. but meantime, back here, disgraced former congressman anthony weiner is back in the headlines this morning. after months of speculation, overnight, he announced that he is running for mayor of new york city. nbc's mara schiavocampo is here with details on that. mara, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah.

weiner broke the news of his candidacy in that two-minute campaign video posted on youtube. it's been almost two years since he resigned after a sexting scandal, but now he says he's ready to put the controversy behind him and get back into politics. >> look, i made some big mistakes and i know i let a lot of people down. but i've also learned some tough lessons. >> reporter: a second chance. that's what anthony weiner is asking for in a new youtube video released overnight, announcing his candidacy for mayor of new york city. >> i'm running for mayor because i've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. and i hope i get a second chance to work for you. >> reporter: the video also features his wife, longtime hillary clinton aide, huma abedin, along with the couple's young son. >> we love this city and no one will work harder to make it better than anthony. >> reporter: it's the latest stop on weiner's comeback tour, one that began in early april with an in-depth magazine interview where he explored every facet of the scandal that eventually cost him his seat in congress. >> today, i'm announcing my resignation from congress.

>> reporter: woo weiner's secret life was unearthed in may 2011, when a lewd photo of the congressman appeared on his twitter feed. after initially claiming his account was hacked, weiner admitted to a string of racy online messages with women he had never met. >> i have engaged in several inappropriate discussions conducted over twitter, e-mail, facebook, and occasionally on the phone. we can make a difference, if we're willing to fight for it. >> reporter: now, two years later, weiner hopes an internet video will give him a fighting chance at a return to the political arena. weiner has more than $4 million in an old mayoral campaign account that he can use in this race. he also recently rejoined twitter. his first message back, a link to a policy paper. savannah? >> all right. mara, thank you so much. meantime, in washington, there are new developments on the irs' targeting of conservative groups. a top agency official will appear on capitol hill today, but she is refusing to testify. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has got the latest on that. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. that's right, a top official for the first time will take the fifth, exercising her right to

avoid self-incrimination. the house oversight committee tells me that lois lerner, who was in charge of the division at the core of this controversy, is still subpoenaed to appear, even after her lawyer says she will not answer any questions. and meanwhile, senators heard from another new witness, the former irs commissioner, but they were not satisfied with his answers. >> reporter: anger outside the irs headquarters in washington. and frustration inside the hearing room tuesday. >> who did know? i mean, come on, you've read the report. you were acting commissioner. you were commissioner. come on. >> reporter: former irs commissioner douglas shulman testified under oath. >> i think i've said clearly that all this happened under my watch. >> reporter: but shulman did not fall on the sword and refused to apologize to conservative and tea party groups the inspector general says were improperly targeted by the irs.

>> i certainly am not personally responsible for creating a list that had inappropriate criteria. >> reporter: when he did learn about the investigation last year, shulman said he did not tell the white house. >> i don't recall telling anyone about it. >> reporter: his successor, steven miller, who has resigned, made a public apology, but also insisted he had not misled congress. >> mr. hatch, i did not lie. >> reporter: senator orrin hatch pushed back that the irs should have notified congress to correct its past denials that targeting occurred. >> mr. miller, that's a lie by omission. there's no question about that in my mind. it's a lie by omission. >> reporter: and today, more questions will go unanswered. the lawyer for irs manager lois lerner wrote to a house committee that she had not committed any crime or committed any misrepresentation, but under the circumstances, she has no choice but to take this course

and that forcing her to appear would serve no purpose other than to embarrass or burden her. so far, the inspector general says he's found no evidence of criminal activity. the justice department is doing its own investigation, and we've now seen the first civil lawsuit, a texas-based conservative group is suing the irs and a number of those officials saying that its application has been waiting for three years with no answer. savannah? >> all right, kelly o'donnell, there'll be some heat on the hill this morning, thank you. we want to go to tamron hall. she's got some breaking news tied to the boston bombings. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. we begin with this breaking news. officials say a deadly shooting in florida overnight that involved an fbi agent is connected to the boston bombing case. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is in washington. pete, what are officials saying happened there? >> a ran, law enforcement officials say the man shot in florida by an fbi agent was not suspected of playing any role in the boston marathon bombing.

instead, they say the victim, 27-year-old was being questioned as part of the fbi's effort to find and talk to anybody who had any contact with tamerlan tsarnaev, the older bombing suspect. he spent some time in the boston area where he was a mixed martial arts fighter and they say he knew tsarnaev there. investigators say he cons fe fe to the oth in florida that he played a role in a triple murder in 2011 in which three men were murdered. their throats were cut and bodied covered in marijuana. officials say phish agents were questioning him on tuesday. they say he was cooperative at first but late tuesday night they say he had attacked the agent with a knife who shot and killed him. officials say he became violent as he was about to sign a written statement based on his confession. the officials say he had some connections with radical chechen rebels but they say it's not

clear whether he had any role in radicalizing tamerlan tsarnaev. now, we'll have more as this story develops later in the day, but they still say they don't believe he had any role in the bombing itself. tamron? >> thank you very much, pete. a sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system cleared its first major hurdle in the senate last night on a 13-5 vote by the judiciary committee. the bill moved on to the full house and full senate. it would create a pathway to citizenship for more than 11 million immigrants living in the u.s. without documentation. apple c erk o is defending his company amid allegations it avoid billions in u.s. taxes by shifting profits to subsidiaries overseas. testifying before congress tuesday, tim cook said, in his words, we pay all the taxes we owe every single dollar. a senate subcommittee has accused apple of exploiting loopholes in the tax code. apple is the world's most valuable company.

and the nfl has announced its newest super bowl winner. of course not the teams, we're talking cities here. here we go. san francisco chosen as the host city for super bowl v in 2016 and celebrating in houston, texas, which was picked to host the big game in 2017. it is now 7:18. savannah, being a tax compaexana dallas cowboys fan, wouldn't it be great for them to get it together. >> the editorial comments here at the end of the news -- >> just being honest. s there's only one truth and that's the cowboys. let's get down to al in moore, oklahoma. he's got a check of the weather. al, good morning to you. >> good morning. blue skys, clear skies. but what we are looking at are a risk of strong storms throughout a good portion of the upper midwest moving into the northeast. from louisville to pittsburgh, cleveland, buffalo and albany, we've got the risk of damaging

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back now at 7:30 on this wednesday morning. it's the 22nd of may, 2013, and these are just a few of the emotional images from the last day and a half in moore, oklahoma. people trying to pick up the pieces, salvage what they can, following a massive and rare ef-5 tornado. good morning, again, everybody. i'm savannah guthrie in new york. and matt is in moore once again this morning. >> yeah, you know, savannah, this is just some of the devastation left behind by that tornado on monday afternoon. these scenes or this scene repeated over and over again throughout this town. and it seems as though we're seeing more of these storms, or at least reporting more of these storms in the last couple of years. the fact of the matter is, they've always been around, but in the past, they probably went through unpopulated areas.

now as cities get better and there's urban sprawl, these same stores are hitting populated areas, and this is the result we're seeing. coming up, savannah, we're going to hear some of the stories of survival and heartbreak that are emerging in the wake of this storm. >> all right, matt, we will look for that. we'll switch gears in a few minutes too and also hear from jodi arias. after she was convicted of murder, she said that she preferred the death penalty. but now as the jury considers her fate this morning, she's changing her tune and opening up in a new interview. matt will have that in a few minutes. >> all right, savannah, thank you very much. yesterday i spent some time in one of the local hospitals that is treating the victims of this storm. their stories were emotional and heartbreaking. >> i heard all the noise, the rumbling, stuff starting to hit the building. >> reporter: fred was at work at his liquor store when the tornado came barreling down, overhead, with winds close to 200 miles per hour.

>> the rumbling was growing louder, the stuff hitting the building was growing louder. >> reporter: desperate to find shelter, he considered running to the 7-eleven next door. instead, he ran to his store's bathroom. >> i kind of look up from the floor, and i saw the roof being pulled away. i just dove under the sink and felt something fall on my back, maybe the, you know, stuff fell on my legs, stuff was pinning my feet. and then i felt the sink finally fall and it hit my head and hit my shoulder. >> what was going through your mind at that point? >> that -- that that might be it. that's how they're going to find me, like that. >> reporter: he says it lasted just 30 seconds. the image you see is what remains of his store and the 7-eleven next door, where he almost ran, and where several people died inside. his split-second decision saved his life. >> trying to move, i was trying to pull my leg out, trying to

move my arm, trying to do something to get the sink off me. i got my right arm free and i was trying to push on things, but everything was way too heavy. >> reporter: buried in debris, he called 911. >> i heard somebody calling out, hey, is anybody there. i struck my hand through the little hole i made and kind of waved my fingers, i'm over here, and they came up and he was like, where you at, buddy. and i was like, you're right on top of me. >> reporter: his wife, julie, was at home, out of the tornado's path, trying to reach her husband. >> i texted him, and i said, where are you at? and he said, i'm at the liquor store. and then i'm like, okay, so i was okay, and then until i got the next text, i said, well, it was there, it's gone now. >> reporter: he suffered broken bones in his back and fractured ribs. >> i consider myself pretty lucky, since it only hurts when i laugh or try to move, i've got to be lucky. >> hi, jerry.

how are you? i'm matt lauer. >> i'm fine. >> how you are you feeling? >> much better. >> reporter: gerry bhonde also fled the tornado. she and her husband, hermant, clinging to each other as the tornado struck. >> my husband and i went into the middle shower, it's like a bathroom with no windows or anything, and we were just totally -- the house totally disappeared. >> so you were in the shower, standing, and your husband was right next to you? >> uh-huh. >> and what do you remember about the tornado actually hitting? >> walls were hitting me, i was knocked on the floor. i looked around for my husband, i couldn't find him. >> reporter:gerry was rushed to the hospital. she suffered minor cuts. lucky to be alive, but desperate to find her husband, who when we spoke was still missing. >> i want to see if they can find them and they're finding

people every hour, almost. >> reporter: gerry's daughter, geeta, was by her side at the hospital, calling neighbors, the hospital, the red cross, looking for her dad. >> probably the greatest guy you'll ever meet. funny, silly, give you the shirt off his back. it's really hard to think that we don't know where he is and he might be alone and doesn't know how to get ahold of us. >> reporter: just hours later, this family got news they couldn't bear to hear. gerry bhonde, so lucky to be alive, yet facing a terrible loss. her husband, hermant, a victim of this tornado. and we want to express our sincere condolences to the bhonde family on the less of hermant bhonde. al roker is also with us here in moore, oklahoma. he's got a check now of the weather. al? >> yeah, matt, thank you so much. thankfully, there were so few stories like that one being told. we've got a couple of stories here in the weather, as far as

temperatures are concerned. the jet stream, kind of undulates across the northern third of the country, so cool weather in the pacific northwest and cool weather in the upper plains. let's take a look at some of these temperature departures. minneapolis, 16 degrees below normal, the high, 58. des moines, 63. marquette, 52. but where it takes a bend up to the north, temperatures warm up. the northeast, going to be really warm today. newark, a high of 88 degrees. that's 16 degrees above normal. syracuse, getting up to 80. cleveland, as well. new york city, looking for temperatures in the upper 80s. newark will see a high of 88 degrees. that's what's going on 7:36. it looks sunny and warm in san jose but it's cooler than 24 hours ago. temperatures today will end up five to six degrees cooler than yesterday. yesterday was a cool day if you can recall. 70 degrees in livermore. 69 in fremont. 68 on the way to oakland and 60

degrees in san francisco with winds picking up throughout the day. they will be at their strongest this evening. friday into saturday temperatures warm up as we get into the memorial day weekend. have a great day. >> and coming up in the next half hour, savannah, we're actually going to take a look, step by step, the path of this storm and the timeline of it being on the ground. back to you. >> an incredibly powerful storm. al, thank you. coming up next, we'll take a turn and ask the question, life in prison or death? convicted murderer jodi arias' emotional plea as the jury considers her fate at this hour, right after this. [ male announcer ] there are many ways

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arias last night. good morning. >> reporter: arias told me she deserves life in prison because she still has a lot to contribute to society. and while she felt betrayed by the jury's verdict, she says she's hoping they'll show her mercy. this may sound harsh, but a lot of people out there feel the only true justice for travis alexander is for you to get a death sentence. >> that's not justice, that's revenge. >> reporter: jodi arias says she asked the jury to spare her life, not for herself, but in order to spare those around her anymore pain. >> every time i have a thought or desire to commit suicide, there's one element that is always -- almost always caused me to waver. they're sitting right over there. they're my family. >> reporter: earlier this months, just minutes before she was convicted of murder, she told a local station, she preferred the death penalty. >> i said years ago that i would rather get death than life and that is still true today.

>> reporter: tuesday, a much more emotional arias begged for her life, showing jurors her baby pictures, sharing childhood memories, even displaying her artwork. arias said she wanted to give back, by teaching inmates to read, speak spanish, and sell t-shirts she designed. >> which 100% of the proceeds go to the support nonprofit organizations. >> reporter: arias maintains she was abused by the man she killed. >> if it was self-defense, did travis deserve to die? >> i don't believe that travis deserved to die. i don't recall -- i do have memory gaps and i wish that i could take back everything that happened. >> reporter: even though she says all she felt in those moments were terror, she still feels a sense of loss. do you miss travis? >> i miss all of the good traits about him. taken in that context, yes, i do. >> reporter: at times arias says she was suicidal during the trial. was it guilt?

was it remorse? is that why you wanted to -- >> that was certainly an element, guilt, remorse, just, i've completely f'd up my life and i've hurt a lot of people in the process and i think i'll be doing everyone a favor. >> now it's up to the jury, who have one question before them. >> do you kill her. >> reporter: what do you deserve? >> i can't really comment on that. what i receive will be what i deserve, i believe. >> reporter: arias tells me her attorneys plan to appeal the verdict. as for the jury, we could be hearing their final decision in just a few hours. savannah? >> diana alvear, thank you. coming up next, making schools safer during the one like in moore, oklahoma. should saferooms now be mandatories? we'll have that story right after this. mandatories? we'll have that story right after this. hey college girl. hey mom. i just got your package. great. yea, mom you're the best. i thought you would like it.

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missouri, where a powerful storm years ago did force a major change. erica, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. that is exactly what happened. four years ago, an intense wind storm came through this area, severely damaged the school, with 350 students inside. now, they were lucky. there were no deaths, there were no major injuries. but that served as a major wake-up call to the community, which felt they then had to protect their children at any cost. the pictures of plaza towers elementary school almost defy description. it was simply a nightmare. >> everybody said, put your head down, put your head down. >> reporter: like many schools in the area, plaza towers doesn't have a basement and there was no tornado saferoom. but those rooms are becoming more common, at hundreds of schools across the country. architect brad irwin designed this saferoom in the gymnasium at fair grove high school.

it can withstand an ef-5 tornado with winds of 250 miles per hour. >> the entire closure is specifically designed to keep everybody safe. the walls are made out of pre-cast concrete. they're 14 inches thick. >> reporter: four years ago, it was fair grove in the path of nature's fury, when a violent windstorm hit the town of 1,400. john link is the superintendent of schools. >> it didn't take me a whole long time to realize that we had to do something. >> reporter: using $1.5 million in federal grant money, this safe room is connected to noaa's warning system, which can trigger the ventilation and automatically unlock the doors. the room is reinforced with special materials, some of them tested here. at the national wind institute at texas tech. engineers fired 2 x 4s out of a cannon at 100 miles per hour to test wall strength and used this simulator to recreate the vortex of a tornado, with wind speeds

up to 200 miles per hour. across missouri, brad irwin's firm is designing more than 30 safe rooms, including five at schools in joplin, where an ef-5 tornado leveled sections of the town two years ago today, killing 158 people. haunting images no one wants to see repeated. >> educating our kids is a high priority, but it provides a safe environment, has got to be a higher priority. >> reporter: fema grants have funded the construction of more than 1,300 safe rooms since 1999. those grants ranging from $500,000, matt, to as much as $3 million. >> all right, erica hill in fair grove, missouri. erica, thank you very much. when we come back, country music superstar toby keith returns here to his hometown of moore, oklahoma, to check the damage and on his own family. and then, how social media is helping people affected by this storm find their lost pets, savannah. and matt, the blogger taking on abercrombie & fitch after

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>> a beautiful day shaping up. look at the hills. they are nice and brown. cool ocean air and this morning we are cooler to the tune of 15 degrees like concord. we'll ramp up your numbers in the low 60s rounding out the day in the low 70s in placesíh" lik rivermore. 68 in san jose and 60 ontcj they to san francisco staying steady through the weekend.@c you know the drive is changing now. let's check on the rush hour. >> being a wednesday we wouldn't expect much slowing. look at palo alto. no incidents reported. we are tracking that. a slow drive south 101 through san mateo into palo alto. smooth across the bay for the bridges. we have slowing through san

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de miércoles 22 de mayo 2013. it's the 22nd day of may 2013. i think maybe the shock, the state of shock that the people here in moore, oklahoma, have been experiencing over the last two days starting to lift. not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing because now they're confronted with the stark reality of what's happened to their community. i'm matt lauer in moore, oklahoma, along with al roker. savannah guthrie is back in studio 1a. al and i have been seeing and you while you were here, some really inspiring things starting to happen. there's a parking lot of a shopping center, a mile from here, in that parking lot they set up an enormous feeding center.

free food to people, first responders, people who have been displaced by the storm, even members of the media. they're making barbecue, hamburgers, hot dogs, cookies. we were driving down the street and there was a man standing in the street that said free hot ready pizza and he had a table filled with personal pizzas. he was handing them to everyone who drove by who was hungry. >> then we also saw some folks coming by they had bags of gloves, work gloves so that all the folks that were going through their debris aren't doing it with their bare hands. you remember we were across the street there and there was a flag, a folded flag that had obviously been given to a family from a deceased veteran. >> military funeral. >> military funeral. somebody came by yesterday afternoon, a family member came by, and they were so grateful. they retleefd flag. they said that was all they had to remind them of their dad. >> yeah. you see things like that and you have a clear understanding that this community is coming together and will move on, savannah. by the way, speak of this community. toby keith, the country music

star born and raised here, he came home to assess the damage and check on his own family and we'll talk to him coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> the community rising to the occasion, guys. no question about it. the mayor saying yesterday every church was open and helping people. plus a lot of families, as you know, just mentioned, lost personal treasures, even family pets in this tornado. this morning we're seeing some very touching reunions thanks in part to social media. we're going to have that part of the story as well. we want to begin with a check of the headlines. tamron hall is here. you start with the breaking news connected with the boston bombing case. >> that's right, savannah. a deadly shooting last night in orlando that could have links to the boston marathon case. pete williams is following the latest. pete, what happened? >> reporter: tamara, law enforcement officials said the man shot in florida by an fbi agent is not planning on playing any role in the boston marathon bombing. instead they say the victim

27-year-old ibrahim is being questioned to talk to anybody who had any contact with tamerlan tsarnaev. they say he had spent some time in the boston area where he was a mixed martial arts fighter and new tsarnaev there. he confessed that he played a role in a triple murder in 2011 in which three men were murdered in an apartment in waltham, massachusetts. officials say he was cooperative first but then late tuesday night they said he attacked the agent who then shot and killed him. a massive immigration overhaul bill is heading to the full senate. the bill tightens border security and offers a path to citizenship for the 11 million people in the u.s. illegally. a senate showdown is expected sometime after the memorial day recess. and today a kwee witness appears before congress as it investigates the scandal over the irs treatment of tea party

organizations and other conservative groups.lerner head exempt status. she's pleading the fifth although her attorney says she's not committed any crime or made any misrepresentation. the attorney for aeg live says no background checks were done on dr. conrad murray when he agreed to be michael jackson's personal physician on jackson's "this is it" tour. jackson's mother claims the company was negligent. he was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter. today pope francis called for prayers for tornado victims in oklahoma, especially he said for parents who lost children in such a tragic way. in the meantime, the vatican says the pope only meant to pray for someone who was suffering and did not intend to perform an exorcism.

it came after a well known exorcist said on sunday pope francis helped liberate a man who was possessed by demons. today they apologize for reporting that the pope did, in fact, perform an exorcism. it is now 8:05, savannah. those are the headlines. >> let's go out to oklahoma. al is there. he's got a check of the weather. al, good morning to you. >> thank you so much, savannah. i thought to kind of put this in perspective, it might be good to take a look at a time line of when this ef-5 tornado touched down and the damage it does. 2:40 we get the first tornado warning issued. 2:45 the tornado touches down just outside of newcastle. then it moves along. and then the tornado warning being issued minutes later at the briarwood elementary school. a couple of minutes from there it then hits the plaza towers elementary school and then the moore medical center and the warren theater.

by the time it's all over, in 40 minutes it has traveled 17 miles and has done all of this destruction in 40 minutes. all right. as we take a look and show you what else is happening, again, as we head down to orlando. that's where willie guise aeist natalie moralis are. great american adventure. temperature 72 degrees. by the afternoon 20% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. then as we move ahead today, we are going to see showers and thunderstorms making its way through the gulf. rain in the pacific northwest. temperatures will be seasonal in southern california. high surf advisories. nilgts nida temperatures will i'm meteorologist christina loren. old glory getting quite a bit of pick up. we've got fierce winds, especially on the coast.

70 in livermore, 6 in fremont. 68 degrees in san jose. we're coupling the breezy conditions with some cool temperatures for this time of year. you probably want to grab a jacket today. as we head through saturday, warm you up into the mid-70s staying steady all the way through memorial day. hope have you a fantastic wednesday. >> that's your latest weather. i jumped the gun. willie and natalie are in chicago today and then in orlando tomorrow. >> got it. you're entitled. coming up, country star toby keith comes back home to moore, oklahoma, to assess the damage, check on his friends, his family members and his neighbors. and then, how social media is helping some people impacted by this storm reunite with the pets they've lost. but first, these messages.

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keith traveled from moore on monday to nashville, tennessee, just hours before the tornado hit. well, on tuesday he was back here in his hometown to assess the damage. and i had a chance to talk to him. ♪ hey, uncle sam >> reporter: a megastar career in country music beckons toby keith to a life on the road most days. ♪ of the red, white, and blue >> reporter: but this week he found himself rushing home to comfort family and friends. >> look at this. it's gone. >> reporter: after monday's heartbreaking tornado tore through his town. >> how you doing? >> oh, i love you. god was with us. >> which one? >> this one. >> reporter: keith grew up on these streets, a well-loved son moore proudly calls its own. and for him, the damage here is personal. >> this is my sister's house. you can tell she was pretty lucky. >> reporter: one of the first things i passed when i came into moore was a water tank and it

said, "moore, home of toby keith." >> pretty proud of that. >> reporter: so this is home. what do you think when you drive around here? >> well, it's devastating, you can see, but even worse flying in. because i know all these streets. that little grocery store in the corner there is where we got our baseball cards and where we got our gas for mowing lawns in the summer and i grew up in a little house about four streets over here, until i was in -- almost out of junior high. and then we moved out on a farm about three miles outside of town. >> reporter: a lot of people talk about 1999, the may 3rd tornado. so the people here know what this is like. talk to me about resilience. >> you won't believe it. this won't -- this thing will -- as bad as this looks right now, these people are so resilient and they're so prepared for it. you know, it hit the schools, it's just awful, but the people here are so resilient, they'll bounce back, homes will start going up quick and they'll prepare for the next one. >> reporter: you have family here too?

>> i have family zprenand frienl over this place. my mother is a mile south of there, so she barely missed it, and i'm three on more down. but it came across here and just devastation. >> you talked about that school. an elementary school is kind of a symbol of a community and you lost two. >> reporter: my son-in-law heard about it, knew about the school, drove over there, flipped his truck getting in, got out, beat the rescue first responders in, got electrocuted, ran a nail all the way through his foot and got in a tunnel, and had a tunnel collapse on him and got inside and helped pull bodies out. >> reporter: you know, the entertainment community has been so great too late a lot of tow cities across the country when things like this hit. what do you want them to know about moore? >> obviously, there's a lot of places, red cross, salvation

army, where you can donate money. if you're more fortunate than others, these people are less fortunate. so we need to rally around and make sure that we can get some money and provide some services in here. >> reporter: that's moore's own toby keith. and another guy who was born and raised in this town is republican congressman tom cole. i say he was born here, this is his home, and for a while, he served as a groundskeeper at the plaza towers elementary school that was destroyed in this storm. congressman, it's great to see you. good morning. >> glad your here. >> thank you, it's good to be here. how are your family doing, how are your neighbors doing? >> very lucky. our street was spared. so neighbors are fine, family is fine, just struggling with no power, but that's not much of a problem when we see what other people are dealing with. >> you were back in washington, saw the news. what was your thought? you know, the history of tornadoes in this area? >> we've had 4 in 15 years. i was meeting with a colleague of mine and had the television

on, and i looked up and said, my gosh, that's my cleaner's that's just been destroyed. and obviously began to immediately try to get back here. and we knew we were going to have a tough situation on the ground, but these are awfully tough people. and we've been -- done this before, sadly, so we're pretty good at dealing with it. >> 1999, the may 3rd tornado, like $1 billion in damage. have you even begun to try to figure out what kind of money it's going to take to rebuild this community? >> it's early, you know, and the first thing you've got to do is focus on the people. obviously, the folks that lost family and friends and homes and make sure they're taken care of. and that's underway. you know, the larger damage assessments will take a little bit longer, but it's going to be very serious. i think, probably, you know, in '99, the f-5 was on the ground longer and affected more areas. moore probably hit harder this time, than it was last time. so, you balance one off against the other. but clearly, we're going to need some help and i'm sure it will be forthcoming. >> back in january, you did

something that a lot of your republican colleagues did not do. you supported that bill for federal assistance, money for the victims of hurricane sandy. was part of your vote on that issue because in the back of your mind, you were thinking about your community, knowing that it was vulnerable to mother nature? >> you know, it was. i actually told a colleague at the time, you know, you have to remember -- he asked me, why are you voting this way? and he said, look, you're from oklahoma, you're one tornado away from being joplin, missouri. so i was secretary of state here in the oklahoma city bombing. i believe, you know, when you have a disaster, yes, you want to be prudent, and i fought my colleagues for trying to do that, and do it the right way. there are ways to do it. but you immediately help the people in the affected areas. and on the sandy vote, we had an offset vote, that's completely appropriate, but once that didn't make it, you want to go ahead and help the people that need help. and that's what've always done as americans and i feel very strongly about that. we got a lot of help here in the oklahoma city bombing in '95 or

'99, so when things like katrina happen or things like sandy, since i've been in congress, i figure it's kind of payback time for us. >> congressman tom cole, a pleasure. our thoughts with the people here in moore. >> appreciate it very much. >> thank you for joining us. we've got janet shamlian joining us here as well in moore. and the side of the story you're looking at, janet, how websites, social media helping some of the victims big and small from this community. >> twitter has been a great resource in reuniting family and friends, but beyond that, sometimes you lose some things like a lost treasure, and thanks to good samaritans and social media, we're finding here in moore, they're getting them back. photos of weddings, first birthdays, special moments in time. from miles away, by the powerful tornado. pets separated from their families, all posted on facebook by strangers hoping to reunite these lost treasures with their owners.

>> we've got a number. >> volunteers work around the clock to help every animal found in the ruins. >> people have lost everything, if they could get their pet back, you know, it would mean the world to them. >> reporter: derek sean was volunteering in the search and rescue efforts at moore hospital when he found a camera. >> and when we opened the door, there wasn't a wall left, and my buddy, james, saw this camera hanging next to the window. >> reporter: on that camera, photos taken that very day of a happy couple with a new baby boy. >> the first picture that popped up was of a man and his wife and his newborn baby at 2:15. and that was literally an hour before the tornado hit. >> reporter: derek and his wife, breanna, posted the pictures on facebook, hoping to find the parents. >> within like an hour, we had hundreds and hundreds of people sharing it, and then now today we've got thousands of people that have posted on there. >> reporter: lacy jacobs gave birth to little cullen just hours before the tornado. she and her husband had to

change hospitals and leave all of their belongings behind, including the camera. on tuesday, the new parents got the surprise of their lives. news that their camera was found and in the hands of good samaritans. >> i'm just thankful that god gave us the opportunity to help out, so to do something. there's not a lot like, financially, we can do, but we can do a lot, you know, we can do a lot by just getting this camera back to them. >> there's no amount of money in the world that will replace our photo s ea s at home, so if we give them their photos back, that's priceless. >> they had a special message. >> we want to say thank you for finding our camera. now we have pictures of this little guy's birth. >> thanks for reaching out to us on facebook and thanks for all you do. >> yes, thank you. >> yeah, any parent knows there

are a few things more special -- a few photos more special than those first newborn photos. and this couple, lacy and matt, they're going to get that camera and those photos back later today. >> that's really important, from the hospital that's just down the block from us right now. janet, thank you very much. let's go back to new york and savannah. >> matt and janet, we'll see you in a few moments. we're going to switch gears now and talk about a growing backlash this morning against the retailer abercrombie & fitch. old comments from its ceo have recently resurfaced and they're not sitting well with some people. so now one woman is firing back with strong words and some creative photos. we're going to talk to her in just a moment. but first, more on the uproar. big is beautiful, says size 22 jess a. baker, who's taking on a plus-sized firestorm by posing for these striking photos. in a public letter to abercrombie & fitch ceo jeffries, the blogger writes, "i was inspired by the opportunity

to show i am secure in my skin. not only do i know that i'm sexy, but i also have the confidence to pose nude in ways you don't dare." her bold move comes on the heels of the recent uproar over abercrombie's refusal to sell women's clothing in big sizes. fuelling the fire, a 2006 interview that recently resurfaced, where the ceo said, "candidly, we go after the cool kids. are we exclusionary? absolutely." >> it made my blood boil when he said, we want the cool kids. you know, look, there are cool kids and there are not cool kids, and it's not acceptable for an adult to, you know, blast that out to the world. >> reporter: ceo jeffries addressed his previous comments last week, stating, "i sincerely regret that my choice of words were interpreted in a manner that have caused offense." and on tuesday, abercrombie executives m with critics. in a statement, the company told nbc news in part, "we look forward to continuing this dialogue and taking concrete

steps to demonstrate our commitment to anti-bullying in addition to our ongoing support of diversity and inclusion." "we want to reiterate that we sincerely regret and apologize for any offense caused by comments we have made in the past which are contrary to these values." as for jess baker, she calls this an incredible opportunity for social change. and that blogger, jess baker, is with us now. jess, good morning. it's good to see you. >> good morning,s thanks. >> we saw some of these photos, you kind of re-imaged the a&f acronym and called your photo shoot, attractive and fat. what were you hoping to accomplish? >> i think that was the creativity of my friend and photographer. i think i wanted to not replicate, but kind of show what it would look like to have a plus-sized model in that scenario. i think that fashion is incredibly political when you're fat, and to take the sexuality that's found in abercrombie ads and apply that to a fat person as well is just taking it one

step further. >> well, they're beautiful photographs. what are you hoping to get out of it? do you think the company should offer larger sizes? >> i don't think it's really actually about putting extra large shirts in stores at all. i think it's about a much larger issue. i wanted to tell you just about this moment of the photo shoot that was the part where it clicked for me. and ewe were doing the really cool photos that were against the wall. i was with john, who is an incredible human being, in general. and they were taking our pictures and being awesome. and when she did this particular pose, she said, beautiful, beautiful, and just kept taking pictures. and john looked down and he grinned and he said, did you know we're beautiful? and i was like, well, that is exactly what this is about, is eliminating the differentiation between cool kids and not cool kids. not using the versus when it comes to pretty versus ugly and not separating attractive and fat. >> these statements from the ceo are from 2006. >> right. >> and it sounds like they backed off them a bit. does that satisfy you?

do you feel like the company has done enough? are you trying to single out this company or you trying to just use this as an opportunity to talk about this issue? >> definitely. this isn't anything unique or something that i haven't heard before, something that we don't see before. this has been going on ever since our economy and history has collided, we back before the 1920s. and so it's brilliant for advertising. and it's been going on for a very long time. it's not necessary in a healthy society. so that's what i'm more interested in. >> one of the things you wrote to the company is, the only thing you've done through your comments about thin being beautiful and only offering xl and xxl in your stores for men is reinforce the unoriginal concept that fat women are social failures, valueless, and undesirable. your apology doesn't change this. let me be devil's advocate for a moment. shouldn't the company be able to market to whomever it wants to market to? >> yes. and that's where the money's at. and it's a profitable move.

i don't think that it is doing us any favors, though, to come out and say that, only because we hear it so often anyways. i feel like it just further perpetuates the issue that we already have at hand. >> jess, your pictures are lovely to look at. thank you for being here and sharing your story. we appreciate it. coming up, we'll go out to natalie and willie. they're live in chicago this morning. but first, your local news and weather.

good wednesday morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. san jose state has a green light to move forward with renovating spartan stadium. approved the $35 million project yesterday which calls for the construction of the athletic complex. the new complex, named after alumni will house new locker rooms, coaches' offices and athletic training facilities. the project is privately funded and work is expected to be done in time for the 2015 football season. time now to check that morning commute with mike. how is it looking out there? >> it's looking pretty good. it's crowded past the coliseum. the camera shakes when you talk about the gusts of wind that may catch you along the coast or

across the bridges or on the rooftop. slower drive for west, 580, )-$, crash around davis, causing slowing. 880 south of both bridges through hayward. san mateo bridge through hayward and thornton, may cause congestion, 880 through fremont, south bay, northbound routes continue to build. back to you. >> until now. until later. we'll see you. another local news update in half an hour. hope you get a chance to enjoy the nice weather.

8:30 on a wednesday morning, the 22nd of may, 2013, as we say hello to the folks on our plaza. obviously, what happened in oklahoma changed the plans we had for this week. we had embarked on "today's" great american adventure, but when the news happened, we all, of course, went to oklahoma to cover it. today we were supposed to broadcast live from chicago. willie and natalie have made their way there. guys, looks like a little bit of a rainy day there. and we were so looking forward to being there, so i hope you

get every single person who came there a big hug from us, because we're really missing them this morning. >> i'm going to give them all a huge hug for you, savannah. we've got a great crowd here on the chicago nbc. welcoming us with open arms. you may not be able to see it behind our umbrellas and everything, but that is beautiful architecture here, where everyone calls it the beam. >> weather, news and things like that have gotten in the way. but we'll talk in a few moments to desiree rogers, the former white house social secretary who's now in charge of bringing people to this city, brought on board by mayor rahm emanuel. also getting a look at second city and some of the stars who come out of there. >> because it is the breeding ground for "snl" and we have an "snl" rookie who's here with us as well. and we also have some animals from the shed aquarium. and we've got to eat our way

through chicago, because the city is known for its great food here as well, savannah. we're sorry you can't be here, but we'll have a lot of fun over the next hour coming up. >> we'll look forward to that. and we also want to remind everybody, willie and natalie will go to orlando tomorrow. and on friday, we are all going to the engineejersey shore. that seems to fitting after a week like today. like oklahoma, this area went through a devastating national disaster and now things are coming back. the area is recovering. summer is about to be kicked off at the beloved jersey shore and we'll do that friday. >> willie and natalie are in chicago and these folks are from chicago. so they switched spots. they missed the math, missed the calendar. >> look, we're all a little -- >> we're all family. >> before we go any further, let's check in with al. he's been covering the storm in oklahoma this week. al, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. and you know, matt, the interesting thing is, two years ago to the day, an ef-5 tornado hit joplin, missouri, wiping

them out. so i think the folks here in moore will be looking to both spiritually and probably physically for what can happen after something like this hits. >> what they can expect. >> absolutely. >> let's show you what we've got as far as our weather is concerned for today. we expect to see plenty of sunshine along the southeastern atlantic coast. risk of strong storms from the northeast all the way into the ohio river valley. wet weather in the pacific northwest, high surf advisories, southern california, 73 in l.a. for tomorrow, we are looking for more rain in the northeast, into the mid-atlantic states. sunny and hot through the gulf coast. a risk of strong storms lang the texas/oklahoma border. rain continues interior sections of the pacific northwest and the heat continues as well through the 8:33, taking a live look towards the bay from high atop san bruno mountain. just a beautiful day shaping up. not a cloud in the sky. same deal in san jose.

it is chilly out there. grab a coat. we're in the 40s. as we head throughout the day, only going to climb to the 70s and upper 60s. 60 degrees, that's it for you today in san francisco. 70 in places like livermore. thursday into friday temperatures stay steady, then we're going to climb a touch for saturday and level off for memorial day. hope have you a fantastic wednesday. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. now another of the harrowing stories coming out of the devastation here in moore. a mother, during the storm, forced to take shelter not knowing the fate of her young children. here's ann curry. >> reporter: it was a mother's agony. the agony of not knowing. >> you can't get to your kids, who you're supposed to protect every day. you're just helpless. >> reporter: 30-year-old janna kechy was hunkered down at a safe room at her job when this monster tornado barreled through this small oklahoma town.

her children, miles away at a day care center. >> i was thinking, i have no idea about my kids. that's all i thought about. i had no idea. >> reporter: janna watched on tv as the storm headed straight for her children. her 3-year-old gracin and little braden, just 6 weeks old. >> not knowing if your life's about to come -- you know, fall off -- you know, like your life is ending because you don't know where your kids are. >> reporter: when the storm had passed, janna went outside and couldn't believe the devastation surrounding her. >> power lines down everywhere. i couldn't do anything. i was basically trapped myself. >> reporter: janna had no way to get to the day care center. her colleagues' cars tossed around like so much trash, no phone reception. hours passed. her desperation grew, but then, finally, a way out. a coworker's husband pulled up in a pickup truck. >> if it wasn't for this coworker, i don't know what i

would have done. >> reporter: janna jumped into the back and sped toward the heart of the storm's destruction. she ran to the er and there lay her injured son. >> i just rocked him in my arms and just held him. >> didn't say anything? >> i love you. >> did he say anything? >> i love you too. he's got a head injury, but he is going to be fine. we are one of the lucky ones. >> her boy safe, she began to piece together how they survived. >> what'd they put on your head? >> cots? >> and padding? >> the day care workers had piled cots on top of the children for protection and then their own bodies. >> what do you say to those teachers? >> thank you. >> reporter: for covering your child. >> risking your life to protect my kids. >> i didn't think we were going to make it out alive. >> reporter: abby larson manages the day care center. she says she never let the children know just how scared

she was. >> i told all the kids that we would hear a freight train and as soon as it was gone, we would get them right to their parents. >> reporter: it was she who rode with them to the hospital. >> what's this? >> that's a fish. >> reporter: as for gracin, he's not saying much about the ordeal. what's it like to be in a tornado, gracin? >> it's loud. >> reporter: though he escaped with minor injuries, the emotional scars might take longer to hear. >> the first night after the tornado, he's already having bad dreams. already having bad dreams. it's going to take a while, but we'll get through this. we will. >> we're going to be hearing more stories like this over the coming days and weeks and even months. and savannah, we're going to wrap things up from moore right now and aide back to new york. but we do want to say what we've seen here has shocked us, but also inspired us and we should thank the people of moore for their hospitality and generosity, even in the middle of their despair.

>> absolutely, matt. great coverage. we will see you tomorrow. and just ahead, we will switch gears. we're going to head back to natalie and willie. they're live in chicago this morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

back at 8:40 with a pretty look at the city we were supposed to be in this morning as part of our great american adventure, but as we mentioned, that tragedy in oklahoma changed our plans this week. but willie and natalie did make the trip there and about to show us everything that makes chicago such a wonderful town. but we also plan to look at some of the serious issues that are facing the city. nbc's kevin tibbles has that story for us. kevin, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. well, we all know in american cities, there are many places where adults are afraid to go out at night, but what about kids during the daytime? well, here in chicago, there are a number of programs that are winning back the streets, one

gymnasium and playground at a time. these are the voices of chicago's children. >> a lot of kids are getting killed and i don't want to be one of those kids. >> we face gang violence and heartache over the loss of our family and our friends. >> in laall the people who were killed, sadness and hate in my community, making innocent hearts go still. >> reporter: with every dance, dunk, and dribble -- >> let's have some fun out there, okay?! >> reporter: -- chicago is fighting back. with programs aimed at keeping kids safe, like american sports. >> what is your favorite singer? >> michael jackson. who is your favorite singer? >> michael jackson too. >> reporter: before they even face off against each other, they interview and write a short story about one another.

creative writing and sports and making new friends, away from the dangerous streets. are you scared to go outside? >> yes, because too many kids are getting killed. >> reporter: it hit too close to home for 11-year-old alvarez. >> i had a brother in a gang. he passed away. >> reporter: othe happiness troupe is a dance club, a place for self-expression and a safe sanctuar sanctuary. >> i don't want feel like i have to keep my guard up or whatever. i want to be comfortable and let it all out. >> it's so much creativity in one room that inspires change. >> we'll reach a lot and we'll end up winning this huge battle that's now happening. >> reporter: throughout eight violence-ridden neighborhoods, windy city offers a safe haven. it's a place to play basketball on friday nights and more. >> being out there is not where

it's at. doing something constructive in my life. playing basketball. that's what i want to do. >> a lot of people look towards the streets. >> these kids start hanging out together because they're all doing something positive and it takes away some of the negative options for them. >> reporter: poetic voices asking to be heard. >> when i grow up, i'm going to college. so i can help people in need, spreading hope for a better future. why follow when i can take the lead? >> reporter: what strikes me as most important about all of this is that the kids are breaking down the gang barriers all by themselves, making new friends and having some fun while they're doing it. willie and natalie, back to you. >> kevin tibbles, thank. good stuff. just this week, rahm emanuel, appointed former white house social secretary, desiree rogers is chairwoman of chicago. >> and desiree is the ceo of johnson publishing.

desiree rogers, good morning. >> welcome, you guys! >> too bad the weather couldn't be a little bit nicer for you guys. >> you don't have any control over that? >> i don't, i don't. >> you are a very, very busy woman, as head of the johnson publishing family. >> ceo of ebony. >> how important is it to add this to your plate? >> i've been here almost 28 years and chicago is home to me. and it is a city that is a world-class city, but really with midwest sensibilities. and the people are so friendly, they're so homey, they're so real. and the architecture here, i don't know if you guys have had a chance to see some of the architecture, buckingham fountain, just makes of old and new. it's a fabulous city. >> the beam is fabulous. >> too bad the weather is not any better, because you've got a beach right here, right on lake michigan. some people don't realize this is a city right on lake michigan. >> i understand you really want to bring foreigners to the city of chicago.

you want to get to the 50 million number that the mayor -- >> the mayor really wants to see us get to that 50 million. and we think we've got to get out there. this is a jewel, a treasure, but maybe people don't know about it. they pass through o'hare, but haven't made the time to stop and spend time in the city. we really think about telling them about the city, having them know how great even the neighborhoods are. chicago is a eclectic mix of all of these neighborhoods, whether it's the south side, the university of chicago, northwestern. i mean, we've got it all. we've got all the teams, all the food. >> it's a great town. >> you've been here 28 years, and the obama administration has deep ties. the president himself, of course. rahmaxelrod. does that help this city to have it in the spotlight all these years? >> yeah, with mayor emanuel, we have nato that was recently here, and with the sitting president being from the city,

everyone has been focused or interested in chicago. and people want to see, where did the president come from? where did they live? people are tracing off to hyde park to see the university of chicago and to see that part of the city. so i think it really is our opportunity to really take that showcasing of the city and really have people really understand how great and wonderful this city is. i hope you guys get some hot dogs. >> i was going to say, if you had to narrow it down, what is a must -- >> got to have -- >> within four hours. >> i think you've got to get a hot dog. >> we've got beers over here. >> and popcorn. >> maybe a steak. >> ewe're going to eat it all. desiree rogers, thank you so much. >> welcome to chicago. >> thank you. >> and we'll send it back to new york and savannah. >> willie, natalie, we'll look forward to that. we want to remind everybody, they will be in orlando tomorrow. and on friday, we're all going to be in seaside heights, new jersey.

we'll talk about the recovery there with chris christie and have a concert from fun. and still ahead, we'll get some tasty ideas for your

back now at 8:49 with "today's" kitchen, what's for dinner? the memorial day weekend is almost here. if you haven't settled on a menu yet, surf and turf could be the answer. and we're about to sell that to you. >> and it's an easy sell. michael amanno from porterhouse. great to see you! >> great to be here. >> this looks beautiful already. i love that you start off with an appetizer to woo the crowd. >> and also, it's kind of fun. they're scallops with a little bit of bacon. >> so counts as surf and turf? >> absolutely, sure it is. i like the bacon part. >> bacon with everything. >> those are really simple to make and they're on a skewer and easy to grab and go.

>> what's that? >> caper and shallot and a little butter and oil. >> easy passarou-around. done. >> the star of the show is the rib eye. so we'll begin with the mare that h marinade. this is a simple thing that can be done ahead of time. we like to marinade the steak for two hours, three hours. >> have some rosemary, parsley in there. >> impressed you knew that. >> and some fresh thyme and olive oil and a little bit of garlic. and this is just the simplest thing. you know, you can do in a blender. >> i love that if you use a blender, that makes it fast. >> i know you've got to wash it later, but this actually holds up for a couple of days, so you can put it in the refrigerator. >> you can use it for other things. and can you use any kind of steak? >> this is investment-grade beef, rib eye steaks. but this is a steak cut for two or three portions. but you could use a flank steak

or skirt steak or london broil. i like to marinade it for a couple of hours, maybe even overnight if it's a london broil. we're doing it on an indoor grill, but you can do it on an outdoor grill, it's even better. >> and you can do it inside and it won't get too smokey because you have all that marble in that rib eye. >> i'll tell you thing, try to take off some of that marinade, so it's not too smokey. >> that's a hot pan? >> that's a nice hot grilling pan or on an outdoor grill. some pepper, a little salt on the other side, don't forget. >> and add pepper and salt after you put it on the grill? >> now i put it on that side, so i can flip it over. >> don't you love doing cooking segments with tamron and i. >> no, i love that! that's just going to grill away. >> the rosemary smells amazing. >> it's really beautiful. this one is actually ready to go. and when you do make that marinade, save some. don't put it on the steak.

you save some for a little bit of a barbecue, you know, a little bit -- to add as you're cooking. or also to add after it's done. >> and i love that it's just clean, it's simple, it's beautiful. >> i like that. >> the italians call this taliata, which all that means is sliced. and we're going to let that rest a little while. >> i was going to ask you about that. why do we want to let it rest? >> it lets the juices recirculate, so all the juices don't run out on the board. even just a couple of minutes, it's really worth it. it won't get cold. it's not going to cool off. >> a little salad with a side of arugula. >> a steak with salad. >> it justifies you eating this entire thing. or me eating this entire thing. >> i'm having salad with my steak. >> this is where you break out the really good olive oil, the extra virgin olive oil, a little bit balsamic vinegar, and this

is just shaved parmesan cheese. you don't have to use parmesan. you could use another hard, firm cheese and shaved. and this goes right on a platter or plate. and the steak goes right with that. we also made a potato salad. that's a warm potato salad. >> beautiful. we're showing our finished product over there. >> do we get to taste anything? >> of course. let me splice this for you. if you are doing a different cut, you'll have to slice according to the cut. but this is a rib eye, slices off the bone. i like to cook these on the bone because they have so much flavor and don't shrink up. they stay nice and fare. >> doesn't even need a fork. >> chef michael, thank you so much. we appreciate it. and just ahead, we'll go back out to fatly and willie, live in chicago with a lot more ahead. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

coming up, we are going to have a lot more from willie and natalie. they are live in chicago this morning. the sights, the sounds, and yes the food that makes the windy city such a special place. >> and some of the famous comedians that got their start in the windy city. i lived there for ten years. one of the best cities in the country. have fun, guys. but first, your local news and weather. 8:56.

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♪ welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning, may 22nd, 2013. we have a very enthusiastic crowd here in millennium park in chicago. we're so excite todd be here. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales. it's a bit of a homecoming for me. we're here, we're so happy to be here with these people. i was born in evanston. it is just up the lake a couple

towns. my dad is from champagne, my mom is from the northwest suburb. >> you have big roots here. >> incredible city. we're going to get to experience we want to take a turn right now and go to al roker, who is in moore, oklahoma, who has all the latest there on the tornado. good morning, 48 hours after that ef-5. it is now officially an ef-5 tornado. after it touched down, people are coming back into these neighborhoods, trying to reclaim what they can of their lives. the death toll is scaled down. 24 people instead of upwards of 50 that we heard. 270 people injured, and many of those still in hospitals. but the good news is skies are clear, the bad weather is gone, and to put this in some p

perspective, we prepared a timeline if you will, to give you a sense of what's going on. and at about 2:40, the first tornado warning was issued. 2:45, the tornado touches down to the northwest of newcastle. and then makes its way now, as it makes its way into town, minutes later, it touches down and makes its way along the path to -- the briarwood elementary school, where we have ef-5 intensity damage. then a minute or two after that, it moves on to the plaza towers elementary school, where sadly children were killed there. and then passes by the moore medical center, damages and destroys the warren theater. all in all, it then dissipates. it's a 17-mile path. it was on the ground for about 40 minutes. so, guys, you guys were all here. you understand what this was like. but for those of you who aren't in this area, and you've never

seen anything like this, the tv, basically frames your frame of reference. only if you're on the ground, do you really get a sense of the scope, i think you guys would agree. >> yeah, absolutely. and just seeing al up in a helicopter, you know, over the course of yesterday morning, you really saw the wide-scale damage. it's really overwhelming to see it from above. i think when you look down on it, and of course we've seen natural disasters, i was in a chopper over sandy and the aftermath of that storm, but this is so amazing to see. it was almost like the tornado torched a path and what was unreal, like you see homes on the left-hand side or the right-hand side of where that path was were perfectly standing and fine. but it's the whole mile and a half area in between, just completely obliterated. so, really everwhelming. and willie, you were there on the ground too. you saw a lot. >> i don't think i totally appreciated it until i was on

the ground the power, of an ef-5. but when you're walking through a neighborhood and see the engine block of a car or the axle of a truck. this is a photograph i took yesterday, just walking around there. these are cars in the parking lot of the moore medical center. try to wrap your mind around that. there were about 75 cars stacked on top of each other in the parking lot, just tossed around like toys. and in some of these neighborhoods, all you saw was a driveway leading up to a concrete slab. there was no house or sign of anything. >> and we have to give a shout-out to our affiliate there, kfor, they let up in that chopper, and the great chopper pilot, john ross, was such a good guy. and they've been so wonderful to work with and have been doing a great job with the coverage there. in fact, i think you've probably already seen some of the help that they're receiving there, not just the recovery efforts, but helping those who went through this and survived. but at kfor, at the station, i took a picture, there's a huge outpouring of support already, people delivering water

palettes, food supplies, anything that they thought the people there in moore could use. and that goes to show you how the local affiliate really is making sure that that city is taken care of. it's really incredible. >> really have done -- >> al, have you seen that video -- go ahead, al. >> yes, i did. i saw it. and, you know, we were all going around, you know, taking pictures, but trying to be respectful of people, because these are their lives, and they literally have been pushed aside, and that's going to be the issue. you know, you see all these cars, what happens to all this debris that was people's lives. it has to be taken out, carted out, moved away. and there you see an example of mamatus clouds. we saw those yesterday and monday. there is a sense of some sort of normalcy coming back. but for some of these folks, and ironically, two years ago to the

day, joplin, missouri, was hit with their ef-5 tornado and they're still recovering. so a lot of the folks here will be looking to the folks in joplin for some help. >> well, al, i know you've been there since the beginning, before the beginning of this, anyway. we appreciate your reporting and please give our thoughts and prayers to the people there. we're here in chicago, we're ready to have a good day, but a lot of us are still there with you in oklahoma, al. thanks so much, al. talk to you later. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> all right, so let's look a little bit for our take three here in chicago. >> welcome to chicago. >> welcome to chicago, everybody! it's known as the windy city, but of course, today, maybe the rainy city. >> second population to new york. >> well, third -- population, about 2.7 million people. if you come in from the airport, as we did last night, you saw soldier field, one of the iconic football stadiums. saw field museum, saw shed

aquarium. we're going to have some animals and visitors from there a little bit later. the food, the wine, the cultltu, the music, so much to love about this place. >> so much to love. great architecture. in fact, beautiful parks. we're right here in millennium park. and right behind us, this is a 24.5-acre park. that right there, it looks like a bean, and it is called by people here the bean. but it's actually called cloudgate. many pieces of architecture in this city. if you look at it, it kind of look like liquid mercury, that's what they say inspired it. c can. if you look at it, it looks like liquid mercury. >> the cool thing about it is it reflects on a day, the skyline of chicago. >> and people take pictures of themselves distorted, so i guess the question is, does my butt look big in the beam? >> maybe we'll go find out later on. >> but it is a must-see attracti attraction. >> we have so much to show you.

up next, a tour of the great city from two of the best-known radio djs, coming up. and we'll talk to tamron hall in new york city. good morning. good morning, willie and natalie. a deadly shooting during the night in orlando could have links to one of the boston bombing suspects. the fbi was questioning 27-year-old ibrahim todashev as part of the investigation. he apparently knew tamron tsarnaev. he reportedly cooperated with the fbi in the beginning, then went to attack one of the agents and was shot. life or death for jodi arias could be decided as soon as today. she pleaded for her life in a court on tuesday. the jury is now considering her sentence. arias said she could still be a productive citizen in prison by, among other things, helping victims of domestic violence through a t-shirt she designed.

former congressman anthony weiner is looking for a second chance. he's launched his compare for new york city mayor with a new video. he resigned a of a scandal involving suggestive postings on twitter. he says he knows he made big mistake. los angeles voters have elected eric garcetti as the next mayor. officials at the heart of the irs scandal go to the house today. lois lerner, who headed the unit handling tax-exempt organizations is taking the fifth. they also plan to grill the former head of the irs. he told senators tuesday that he regretted the targeting of conservative groups that happened on his watch, but he did not apologize. a very personal tribute last night on nbc's "the voice" reaching out to oklahoma's tornado victims. blake shelton comes from a town in oklahoma, about 75 miles from

moore. the show sought donations tuesday night, and blake and his wife miranda lambert dedicated her song "over you" to the victims. ♪ but you went away ♪ how dare you ♪ i miss you it is ten minutes after the hour. now back to willie and natalie. beautiful duet there. thank you, tamron. >> nice to see them singing together, especially on this occasion. >> i love that. absolutely. let's go back to oklahoma where al has a look at the rest of the day's weather. hey, al. >> hey, guys, thanks so much. we still have a lot of severe weather going on, just to the east of here, and making its way to the north on the satellite/radar, you can see it firing up. wet weather in the pacific northwest. under the clouds we go, slight chance of storms in new york. we have rain in the pacific northwest, windy conditions, high surf advisories in southern california, wet weather

extending back into the gulf coast of texas. beautiful weather along the mid-atlantic coast down into the southeast, and you can expect some partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the mid 50s. 9:11 now. you made it to wednesday. oh so much closer to that holiday weekend. temperatures are going to stay steady between now and then. just want to start out with a live picture. san francisco bay, notice more ripples on the water, choppy on the bay. the winds are still rather strong. we have a high surf advisory as well for the coastline. keep that in mind for the day. winds are gusty, cool, probably need a light jacket or sweater. 70 in livermore, 60 on the way to san francisco, staying steady all the way through this coming weekend. >> natalie and willie, back to you guys in chicago. >> al, thanks so much. coming up next, much more from chicago, right after this. from chicago, right after this. new honey bunches of oats greek yogurt and whole grain.

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those are the lovable bull, the pamascot for the chicago bulls. and very kind of them to stand out in the light drizzle, on what you call the bad hair day. >> but they don't have to worry about that. they look great any day. and we're going to show you right now some of the sights and sounds of this great city. and who else but to have the talk radio show hosts to take us through. >> eric and kathy. let's check it out. >> the "today" show cameras are here in the studio with us this morning. >> i think you should have the "today" show on sooner. >> we're ready to take the "today" show around chicago. i can't think of any better way to start that trip than a little sweet home chicago. >> the architecture is amazing. chicago should be very proud of our architecture. >> hello! >> hello!

>> a lot of people know about the great chicago fire, but after the chicago fire, they had to rebuild, so it is the home and the birthplace of the skyscraper and modern architecture. >> and also the reason why they call it the second city, the rebuilding of chicago after the great fire. people think about art in chicago, they immediately think about the picasso. >> there's tons of art in the city. it's sculptures outside, it's museums, it's the architecture, art everywhere. >> we love chicago! >> we're at navy pier, the top tourist destination in the midwest. >> do you realize that 8.6 million people visit ny pier each year? >> and how about the ferris wheel? it's the number one place to get engaged in town. >> we love chicago. it's beautiful, like my wife. >> michigan avenue, which is one of my favorite places to shop. i go to millennium park, it has the bean, it has a lot of public faces, it's just so much fun on a nice day to see people just enjoying. >> when people come to town, they certainly don't realize

that chicago can be a beach city. we have miles and miles of beachfront along lake michigan. >> if there is any kind of food you want, we will have it here in chicago. hands down, the best food in the world. >> you have to have deep dish pizza. i don't care what people in new york say, ours is better. you have to go to wrigley field. >> hey, batter, batter, batter, batter. swing, batter. >> swing, batter. >> oh, yeah. >> really? >> i'm a chicago fan. >> go, cubs! >> we're a passionate city. any time you live in a city where you're locked up most half of the year because it's so cold, any reason to celebrate is a good reason. >> 103 stories up in the willis tower. how many feet is that? >> 1,353. this is the view you have to

ge get. ♪ back to that same old place ♪ sweet, home, chicago >> sweet home chicago. >> sweet home chicago. >> sweet home chicago. >> our big thanks to eric and kathy from 101.9, the mix. that's a real tour. >> that is a real tour. but this is what i'm talking about as a real tour. you've got to eat your way through chicago. so we thought we would sample some of the local traditions and cuisine. this right here is a chicago-style hot dog. they were kind to lend us the hot dog cart here. >> been in the hot dog business 120 years. >> apparently, there's quite a mix as you can see to this. there is a hot dog, a poppy seed bun, mustard, the fixings. but i guess also there's like a special pickled pepper and tomato slice. >> looks fantastic! >> come on, willie. i'm not going to eat it alone. >> we've got to move through this. enjoy that for a second. this is giordano's deep dish pizza. obviously, if you come to chicago, you have the deep dish. >> this is not a grab and go.

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my wife and i have a restaurant, rpm italian. you guys have been there? >> you still have a lot of family here, right? your mother and sisters are here? >> my mom, my three older sisters, i have three nieces and nephews here. this is home. this is where we're going to raise our son one day. >> we'll see a little bit of the city today. some of the museums, the aquariums. do you have a favorite spot you like to go? >> i like to do the windella boat tour. it's absolutely miraculous. >> all right, cool. >> and i know you're actually spending a lot of time with duke here too. you come back and forth. >> duke is a chicagoan through and through. he loves it here. he loves eating his way through the city. he's got all the hot dogs -- >> he's eating a lot? >> a lot. he's eating a moose. >> 9-month-olds tend to be that way. bill rancic, great to see you. >> we are back right after this.

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when he left his friends to go to the beach. the san jose city council voted to raise the tax on marijuana collected. starting in july pot clubs in san jose will have to pay a 10% tax. that's up from the 7% rate that's been in place since 2011. a look at weather and traffic right after this break. ♪

we don't have a ten step filtering process for our water. we don't need it. because crystal geyser is made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. welcome back now. it is a cool day. 9:28. temperatures still in the 50s. 54 in concord, 58 in gilroy, 57 in oakland. 55 degrees in san francisco. cool ocean air continuing to move on shore pumping from north and moving to south pretty quickly. those winds are wicking up. -- picking up. as we head throughout the day, gusting to 45 miles per hour later today. highs are cool, windchill factor staying steady through this upcoming memorial day weekend. check on that drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. a visual representation of some of the winds christina is talking about as we look at the

san mateo bridge. off the high-rise, bogging down heading towards foster city side. look at the map, slow into foster city. a crash in san mateo hills because slowing, the whole interchange slow in the area. 92 westbound specifically extra slow northbound 101 into the area. also the dumbarton bridge very slow. no incidents reported over the last half hour but very slow. back to you. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update coming up in just half an hour. have a great day.

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millennium park. >> this city is known for many things, but one thing it is certainly known for is its comedy. and coming up, we got to experience a little bit of second city, the famed comedy improv group. and a lot of people got their start there, amy poehler, tina fey, seth myers, just to name a few. so coming up, we'll show you how they all got their start. >> also, the shed aquarium here in chicago voted number one in the country. we'll have some feathered and perhaps some aquatic visitors joining us here. something called the hellbender. >> sounds scary and i wouldn't want to meet it. but first, back to al who's in moore, oklahoma, with your weather. >> hey, guys. beautiful skies here, which is good news for folks who have really had to endure a lot. let's show you what we've got over the next 24 to 48 hours. starting today, we are looking at the risk for strong storms from new england all the way into the ohio river valley. wet weather in the pacific northwest.

sunny and hot through the gulf coast. for tomorrow, rain into the mid-atlantic states and into the northeast. rainy conditions in the interior pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine, the heat continues from texas and the 9:32 on wednesday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. a live look at the san francisco bay getting choppier and choppier as winds continue to pick up. as we head throughout the day, it will be blustery. temperatures cooler, 58 in gilroy, only headed towards the 70s as we head through the afternoon. make sure you're ready for that. winds will play a factor all day long. strongest between about now and 7:p.m. so keep that in mind. grab your coat and have a great day, everybody. >> that's your latest weather, guys. i will see you in orlando tomorrow. >> oh, good, you're joining us. good. we look forward to seeing you there, al. in 1959, the cabaret theater in

chicago's old town neighborhood opened. then the comedy troupe was known as the compass players, but this once-tiny company has now produced some of the greatest comedians of our time. this is the second city. >> tomorrow's another day. >> from gilda radner to bill murray and chris farley. >> well, la dee freaking day. >> from the blues brothers to a pair of soul sisters. john candy, mike myers, fred willard, and rachel dratch. the list of alumni reads like a comedy all-star roster. just turn on any episode of "saturday night live," it's easy to see why the best laughs come from the second city. >> i just love walking around the building and seeing all these young people's faces, you know, the classics, and then looking up at all the pictures and looking at the history. >> history that night after night audiences come to see. the crowds sell out their

300-seat theater regularly. but second city is not just a theater, it's a school, teaching comedians the art of sketch comedy and improvisation, with training centers in chicago, hollywood, and toronto. >> we're going to retrain your brain. and it's going to feel really easy, because it's going to feel like you're playing a game. >> reporter: ann la bear has been instructor for over 25 years. she's seen the best and brightest come along. >> he was in our basement as his job, but he wasn't making any money, because they were very bad. i said to him, come work for me. you can work in the box office and sell tickets. >> this is "the colbert report"! >> i take absolutely no credit for her. i didn't watch her going, she's so good. oh, she's so good. >> really? >> really! >> steve carell was a guy who was always good, but then all of

a sudden, something happened to him, and you go, oh! oh, he's magic! >> that's what she said! >> reporter: ann now teaches a bachelor's degree program for columbia college in chicago known as comedy study. her students, the future of comedy. the question is, who's next? >> and joining us now, the person who is next, new to us, "saturday night live's" stephly. already they're calling you the rookie of the year at "snl." >> my parents have been already. >> well, you have a great character. willie especially loves this girl. >> i'm a fan. it's the girl you wish you hadn't started a conversation with at a party. >> right. >> we have a little clip to show people. >> you know many, right? >> what are you up to this summer? >> oh, i don't.

maybe i'll be thinking about it syria? heard of it much? people need to wake up fast. and also, they need to sleep more. okay, there are high school students who can't even point out india on a map of africa, okay? it's a disgrace. it's an atrocity. it's like, why don't you buy knowledge? trick question! it's free. >> what makes a character great is the nugget of truth in it. i think we all know that girl, right, stephly. >> yeah, and it's just like -- it's just like the "today" show, but like, what are we even doing? and you've just gotten an e-mail. i am reading personal e-mails now. >> anything good? >> i shouldn't say. it's pretty dirty. >> i like how you shout off-camera. >> there's always some terrible friend. it's taken up -- i guess everybody does know that girl and have been her a little bit. >> a little bit. >> like the girl is sort of like the contradiction, right?

>> she is. >> she thinks she knows everything. >> social media, a lot of those angers on tumblr. on facebook after the election was my favorite, readings a lot of statuses. >> what can you say about second city as an alum. if you go down the list of "snl" stars, everybody you ever heard began in the second city. >> it was so my dream growing up, growing up in chicago, to get to be part of that club was so special to me. just to see all of the alumni. just to say i'm a part of that and get to be a part of that. i got to have that dream come true and then i got to have the "snl" dream come true. so i feel like i'm good. >> is it like a rite of passage if you are a second city, that is sort of like your next stop is going to be "snl"? >> no, not at all. i mean, i was like -- i didn't even -- i wasn't able to say i wanted that job, because it was so like -- i'll never get "snl," you know? so i didn't even want to say it out loud, because it seemed to

silly. >> and seth is leaving after the fall. we heard fred armisen. maybe jason sudeikis. >> the on one i know is maybe bill. it was really tough, it was really emotional to have them leave and they were so kind and such a big part of my first season. so, but i'm excited to see what happens next year. and i'm like, will i know who's going to be -- >> you are the future, it's very clear. >> no presh. >> no presh! >> you're not nearly as irritating as your character. >> thank you. that's very nice. >> congratulations. thanks for coming. >> and continued success on the show. they love you. >> and we'll have some guests from the shed aquarium. we're back after these messages. i'll be right back. booop. hi, listen i think you could do better. oh no, he's a nice guy. no i'm talking about your yogurt.

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that we have at the aquarium. >> they're actually part of the shark family, is that right? >> that's right. so sharks, rays, and their cousins like guitar fish and saw fish are all cartilages nous fi so they don't have any bones in their body, which makes them a lot lighter. so they don't have to worry about sinking all the time. i brought a jaw with me from a stingray. so you can see the cartilage there, and they're just like shark jaws, but instead of biting teeth, stingrays, their favorite food is clams and lobster and shrimp and things, so they have a plate that just gently rolls. >> very cool. >> you say this is probably your most popular exhibit right now, where you can touch and feel the stingrays at shedd. >> we just opened our 20,000 gallon outdoor pool, first time we did an outdoor exhibit. and folks can come by and touch 40 rays that swim by and it's a really great experience. >> just don't want to touch the serrated edge here, the barb. >> i also brought with me a barb

from a much larger ray than this little guy here. it's actually serrated on the sides here. and you can see the barb on this one is about halfway down his tail. >> is it a poisonous sting there. >> right, exactly. when they feel threatened, they'll throw their tail up a little bit and thrash around a little bit. >> let's move to our second tank. these are the jelly fish. >> they're not jelly fish technically, right? >> they're not true fish, that's why we changed the names like sea stars and star fish are the same thing. but these are called moon jellies, from the northeast coast, all the way up to maine, as well as west coast california and oregon and washington. >> and they sting. >> they do. >> so they have stinging tentacles which are located on the very edge of their belt and they use those to sting the prey that they might be able to eat. >> if you get stung by one of these, how poisonous is that? >> one of these -- they have varying degrees of stinging

capabilities. so moon jellies are really low on the list. they're really hardly -- they're more like a bee sting. >> george, there's a guy trying to get out of this tank over here. >> a little concerned about. >> this is the hellbender. how did he get that name? >> it's a pretty -- if i do dare say, ugly animal, so i think that's why -- >> no offense. >> sorry. >> but that's where he gets his name from, his striking appearance. a lot of the early settlers came to this great lake animal, so it's found through the great lax region, and they came across these things and just said, it looks like they're from hell. so i think that's where they got its name, but it's a really -- it's the largest north american americanal salamander here in the united states. would you like to try to -- >> actually, we're out of time, george! thank you. how -- >> from the great shedd aquarium. thanks so much. >> i want to say thanks, and just a shout-out to our friends

at the oklahoma city zoo. >> appreciate that very much. thank you, george. a great place to stop, the shedd aquarium. coming up, we'll show you a popular tourist attraction here in chicago, the navy pier. but first, this. ♪

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a little taste of the chicago blues from fernando jones. as much as you can have by day, you've seen throughout the show that that is, of course the case, you can have a lot more fun and maybe a little trouble at night. >> kennedy decided to check it out for us. >> tough assignment. >> reporter: when the sun sets, a different side of chicago comes to life. with a vibrant nightlife scene to indulge any wild whim. chicago expert kelly zinc of celeb tv is my local tour guy. >> hey, hollywood. are you ready to see what chicago nightlife is all about? >> i'm ready and also digging the black limo. >> reporter: a legendary hot spot, the pump room's a must with its hip and sophisticated scene. >> this is one of the most iconic nightlife spots in chicago and one of the oldest, too. we've had tons of celebrities. this is a place that you cannot miss when you come to chicago. >> reporter: bartender clkalani

serves up a spring cocktail. >> booth one is the most coveted table. >> this is the table where everyone walks by, you have a perfect view of everyone coming into the restaurant. >> reporter: for decades, celebrity patrons have dined here. >> my favorite part about booth one, the phone. roker! if live blues music is your thing, chicago is the place to be. look at this spot! at blues on the city's north side, you'll find live local blues every day of the year. >> i think the greatest thing about chicago is there's something for everybody. if you want a sports bar, if you want a little upscale nightclub, you may have heard of a restaurant called rpm. >> reporter: rpm is one of the hottest restaurants in town, and a personal must, because it's my bud's bill and jewel ygiuliana s

place. >> some stuffed peppers. >> reporter: mixologist paul mcgee let us challenge our bartending skills. >> oh, my goodness! my new best friend at rpm. >> reporter: if you're in the mood to belt one out, you're in luck. at blue frog's local 22, grab a mic and try to keep up. and i say, when in chicago, why not sing chicago? ♪ in my heart ♪ in my soul everybody! come on! ♪ you're the inspiration >> reporter: we have to end on a big note. where are we going? >> go big or go home and we are going to studio paris. >> all right, all right. for the premiere djs, it's studio paris, a celebrity hot spot. to cap off a night, champagne

and sparklers, celebrating a one-of-a-kind city. >> chicago, we love you! >> champagne and sparklers. intrepid reporter, that jason kennedy. >> hard hitting, jason. we'll be back with more from chicago. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

natalie, look at this. this is big. our name is on the marquee. wrigley field. appreciate that. and also the chicago theater rolled out the welcome sign too. >> so glad we got a chance.

good morning to you. it is 9:56. i'm marla tellez. last week's fire that destroyed a crematory in colma may have wound up washing away the ashes of 16 people. the cemetery's president initially said no remains were

lost but one family tells the san mateo county times their great-grandmother's ashes and those of 15 others were washed away or mixed together as firefighters knocked down those flames. the cemetery has not commented on this latest report. in the east bay richmond city council slapped chevron with a deadline to come up with compensation. they entered talks with chevron 30 days to work out a deal. if no deal is made, the city plans to hire a high profile law firm to take chevron to court. if you like a nice mild day, you're going to like today's forecast. lets get a look at the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> thanks, marla. you know what, we've got a day game in the city at&t park. it will be koochlt winds will play a factor as giants take on nationals. if we see any pick up, it will be out toward mccovey cove. we have a cool day to get through. as we head through the next several hours, temperatures will

stay cool until 4:00, peel off that jacket, 70 degrees. on the way to livermore, 60 san francisco, staying cool thursday to friday. looking good, staying steady all the way through memorial day. lets check that drive with mike. >> tough. still over the san mateo bridge moving steadily across, hayward side, slow down starts, one of those fancy buses pulled over. at least they have wi-fi. slow across the span. look at the map, 92, as well as the dumbarton, 84, tough morning for both of those. we have a crew on the dumbarton bridge. hopefully kristi will give me an update saying the high-rise is moving smooth lichlt that's what our cameras saw. back to you. >> mike, very good. we'll be back with our next local news update at 10:26. we'll see you then.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, and wednesday it's may 22nd. we are so glad you're with us today. >> our printer's broken. she getting her notes nice and ready while i gently fold mine nicely. one of us is just very meticulous and the other just rustic. >> are you ready now? >> our first topic is the update on the devastation of the

tornado in oklahoma. >> they did -- i guess you would call it -- they upgraded to an ef-5. >> it's not an upgrade you want. >> the winds were 200 miles an hour. >> when you saw the devastation you knew it had to be. >> brian williams was talking to the mayor of that community and he said how do you begin to rebuild and the first order of business is to get street signs and put them up because nobody knows what block is theirs? >> it's a sense of security. >> and to realize because you don't know where your wreckage is. >> you can't find your home to go flew the wreckage. >> people know which block is theirs and everybody's been pitching and everywhere you look people were saying how can i help? >> well, one of the nba players and oklahoma city thunder's kevin durant, they make a lot of money, those guys and they put it toward great, great causes and he pledged $1 million. that's a hero. good for him. >> a lot of the guys from the

basketball team stopped by the hospitals. >> they go to the hospitals and visit people, yeah. >> i think it's really great. these athletes can brighten up a kid's day. you look at the little boy with with an athlete there. you're giving them hope and that's the whole story. give them hope to keep going and it's going to get better. >> when it's your home it's obviously a thousand times more devastating and for toby keith, his family is from oklahoma. >> his sister lived in moore. >> i don't know what happened to her, and son-in-law. is it son-in-law or brother-in-law is also very involved in the rescue. his sister lived there and it might be his brother-in-law. >> anyway, it is his son-in-law? >> he's got a daughter? wow! >> he's a really great guy and there is talk that he may do a benefit concert and he walked with matt through his town and it's one of those things that you can't imagine what it would be like if that was your home and you're walking through and walking through the wreckage. >> our hairdresser said unless

you're there and no television coverage gives it its due, what it really -- the devastation of it. so if you want to help text the word red cross to 90999 to send $10 to disaster relief for those fine folks and we can all afford that. >> absolutely. >> last night a lot of folks were watching tv and the "the voice" had their eliminations and this is one of the nail biter shows and you know two people will be cut. >> and they're all so talented. >> to do it in such a dramatic way and the last two were cut in the last 1:30 of the show. they said we have a minute. they eliminated the last two and those were josiah hally from team usher. >> no! >> yes. and chris thomas from team shakira. let's take a look at it. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wow! i like both of them very much. >> yeah. so when those get eliminated you know who's left -- >> you watch that and i've been in the music business since i was a child and what i do know is that those guys will work. whether they're eliminated or not, they're going to work. they're talented and they're comfortable and --? you're right. >> this just wasn't their moment. >> it will be a great finish. >> whose team looks best to you? >> i like -- i love blake, but i think adam's team might be better. >> really? >> but i want blake because, you know. >> of course, you do. you want blake in every way. >> stop it. >> brad pitt -- >> i've never heard of this

disorder. try to say the name of it -- don't make me say it. you're saying it. "esquire" magazine, he has a rare medical condition that prevents him from remembering people's faces. it is called prosopagnoci acres. >> close, but nowhere near a cigar. >> proso -- what? >> it's blindness, pagnocia. what the huh is wrong with you. >>. >> i can't say it. prosopagnocia. >> when he looks at somebody he can't remember their face. he also talks about the fact that there was a period in his life where he smoked so much marijuana that -- i don't think he recognized anybody's face even in the mirror and the way

he describes it he was gone. lost. in page six there san article that came from "parade" magazine and there may be something in the "esquire" magazine and he did talk how he and his then wife jennifer aniston and how he would sit on the couch and smoke pot. i started getting sick of myself sitting on the couch and holding out and it started feeling pathetic. i think my marriage had something to do with it, trying to pretend the marriage was something it wasn't. >> in fairness to him, he's been in a bad marriage and i've been in a bad marriage, there is a face you put on for the public because especially when you're trying to make sense of it, you know? so that part i get. i just don't get that pagnoshiagosha stuff. that's highly unusual. i didn't tell my parents for a long time that things -- you always -- hope springs eternal that it's just if you hang in

there. >> it's funny. in my life i feel that i'm an optimist and optimism works in almost everything and if you're in a relationship and it's not working and you say maybe he's just tired or maybe we're having a bad week because you think it's going to work. >> chronic behavior. >> and you're trying to be kopt mystic about it or the thing is cratering. >> or if you can't remember their face it can create some problems. that's -- that's -- that seems like a million years away now. think about how angelina jolie, the perception of her has changed so -- maybe never so much as any human being that i can remember in my lifetime. we all first came to know her as this sort of gothic chick and the vial of blood around her neck and brilliant actress, but cuckoo. >> and crazy pda with billy bob thornton. putting her tongues where usually tongues don't go, all of a sudden and now she -- good for

her. she got out of her own neurosis and started caring about the world around here and i think that's what totally transformed her. >> i do, too. >> and she had a purpose in her life and she realized she could change the world to the very celebrity that she was so uncomfortable with. when she found a way to use that to better the world and i have such respect for what she does. >> that attracted him, too because it sounded like he wanted something bigger, something more meaningful in his rival though we want everybody to be happy. yes, we do. >> especially people who can't recognize anybody, that's bad. >> what do they have? [ indiscernible ] >> a baby white rhino was born and this is one of those pieces of video you should look that. >> only a mother could love it! >> it was born in australia last week. i wonder if he could recognize his mother's face. >> look at his big feet. they don't even look real, do they? he's going to grow into those

feet. cody had feet like that and he grew into them. >> that's the cutest thing -- he's looking for his mommy's you know what? he's going to take a poo-poo. >> they always go in a circle before they do that. >> is that what he's doing? >> yeah. i think so. does he have a name? have they named him? >> i don't know. please don't ask for diarrhea. >> i want to ask if blake's diarrhea is better because all of america -- when he starts to make circles in that pen. >> he's so cute! >> oh! >> hoda has some fans in chicago. check out this sign. >> what? what does it is a over there? paws. thank you, hoda for rescuing blake. paws chicago. >> that was so nice. i love, love, love that dog and i love the guys from dogs. >> what about -- >> oh, yeah.

was cinnamon from paws? >> yes. >> they must have forgotten -- >> with enough assurance, who will question it? >> yes, yes, he was, hoda. >> i want to wish a happy birthday to the american cancer society. >> how old are they today? >> 100 years old. >> they look good for their age, don't they? >> think about how much money has been raise individual those years and we still haven't found the cure. hoda is doing her part. this is hoda's ad, actually in a window at rock center here, and the space is donated every month to a different charity at rock center and you're their spokesperson this month. >> yeah. so the american cancer society asks different people who have had cancer to lend their face and name, but they're a great organization. they raise a lot of money fighting for a cure, so i just want to say thank you. happy birthday and come by rock center because they do donate that window space for everyone to take a peek at. >> there say friend of mine in new york diana feldman, hats off

to her. year after year after year after year, she works for the american cancer society no matter what. >> great. awesome. >> okay. sarah, what isn't it time for hot dad? >> who doesn't love a hot dad. it's that time of year when we host a hot dad contest and the prize is a one-week vacation for two in the exclusive scrub island resort in the british virgin islands. there are nine different categories from military dads, single dads, hairy dads and it's not called hairy dads and the winner will be announced the week before father's day and you have until may 27th to submit so get on ivillage.com. >> okay, miss sarah, if that's your real name. have you ever thought a coincidence had to be so much more. wait until you hear this family's story. it will definitely give you goosebumps. >> after this. >> unbelievable. the chill of peppermint.

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even if you do not believe in miracles or divine intervention, every once in a while a story comes along to send chills down your spines. >> this is one of those stories. grab some tissues and be prepared for happy tears. in 1980, darla found out she was pregnant. >> i was scared, frightened, i was immature. i didn't know what i was going to do. >> in november of that year she delivered a baby boy. >> i really wanted to see my son.

i want to see what he looks like. i want to tell him i love him. i can't provide for him. this is the best thing for him. >> she asked the nurse on duty, a woman named daniela, if she could hold her son to say good-bye. >> i could have been fired, but i did it because you broke my heart. reached over and handed her the baby. i held her while she held her baby, and the whole time she cried, i cried. she kissed him on the forehen and handed him to me, and i took him out of the room. i've never forgotten it. >> 20 years later her daughter brought home a man named chad. >> we had been dating. chad had said he was adopted. my mother just had a picture of chas when he was a newborn, and she looked at him, and it was just a -- she's like, you're that child. you're that child. >> after months of searching chad finally tracked down his

birth mother. >> i had seen my mom for the first time, and i gave her this great big hug. i laid my head down on her shoulder for the first time. i didn't want to let go. just tearing came into my eyes. at that point there was just a smile on my face all the time. >> when we met, it was like nobody was there. it was just -- it was magical. >> the two families have an unbreakable connection. to this days darla and danella remain closest friends. >> i always call her my angel. she brought my son to me the first time and she brought him back to me. >> wow. >> wow. oh, my gosh. >> and the story is just one of the many incredible experiences told in the book called "divine alignment." >> it's incredible. you think this is just random, you think it's maybe one of

those little coincidences, but it isn't. >> you called them god winks. >> how did you find the people in the book. >> very often they find me. >> they read your other books. >> they are divinely aligned to these stories. people write to me every day on facebook/godwinks, and leave their stories there, but very often i am divinely aligned to the stories for the book that i'm about to write. it's amazing. >> you're in that right place to receive it. >> yes. >> are all these things happening around us all the time, we just don't have the eyes to see them? >> here's how divine alignment work. we go through life thinking we're on the fast track, helter-skelter, but we are in fact being divinely aligned by a built-in gps. what i talk about in the book are the seven steps to help you navigate through life with divine alignment.

the gps is what i called god's positioning system. >> when you come in contact with someone, people say, wow, and then they move on with their life. they don't do anything with the moment. >> it doesn't change them. >> but you should do more than say here we are. >> you need to acknowledge them. in fact, i encourage people to make a list of the god winks and alignments. put it on a piece i have paper. at the end of the month you'll be astonished. >> my brother and i were on some hiking trip, just out of college, kids. one of in bruges in belgium, in a tine in farm town, we were walking, went to a youth hostel, and i see a camp counselor from so many years ago, and in the middle of nowhere. i go, what are you doing there? but i remember thinking to myself, how did this happen in the middle of nowhere? i'm sure everyone has a story

like that ♪ night and day >> every has a story, right? >> how many stories are in this book? i remember reading it in hard back, but -- >> just amazing stories. the thing about these stories is they give us encouragement. >> they give us hope, which is what we need. >> i really believe if we start understanding that god winks, the divine alignment, you don't know they're there. >> we're not talking about religion here, are we? >> no, no. but once you understand this, you will realize you are on a pathway to more joy, fulfillment. >> adventure. >> the uncertainty turns into certainty, and you'll just have much more happiness in your life. >> you're full of happiness. i like that. >> we go way, way back. >> way back.

>> you would never even recognize the man you were and the man you are today? >> really? my hair's a little silver. >> you've earned every one of them. >> and married to the single most funniest woman on the planet. >> thank you, sweetheart. who knew? it will make your memorial day she has to go across the street. it will make your memorial day she has to go across the street. i get to smart tube technology. it will make your memorial day wow, why didn't they thinktreet. i get toof this sooner? oh benjamin, you have an absolute sea of treasures here. but that peculiar contraption there has caught my eye... ...would you indulge me? you see, the smart tube reaches the bottom so you can spray every last drop. that is magnificent. yes it is... isn't it? absolutely magnific... my bottle! my eagle! introducing... quick , get a rodent. uh, re-introducing ...a rodent, benjamin. smart tube technology.

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on schedule pumping in that cool ocean air. today it's not only blustery, temperatures have fallen 3 to 5 from yesterday's high. cool day probably requiring a jacket depending how tough you are. 70 livermore, 68 in san jose. your full forecast at 11:00. check the drive with mike. >> late slowing northbound 880 past the coliseum. we had a couple of late crashes and that's what caused a lot of slowing. now the map will show you not a lot of issues, just that late back-up, 580 moves smooth here. east shore freeway is great, into the caldecott7ee tunnel. eastbound only has one and that might last until noon. back to you. >> mike, thanks so much. it is the video you can't see enough. have you seen this? the bear has gone yard to yard. he did this morning through a southern california neighborhood. how the frantic recovery ended and where that bear is headed

now. those answers and more coming up in 30 minutes at 11:00. jon kelley and i hope to see you then. ♪ we're back on this wines-diehl wednesday. we have some twins, one happy, one not. a great way to play "who knew?" we thought we would get the party going early. kathie lee is across the street at the sweet spot. and those who don't gets kathie lee's cd. andrew evans is with us, national geographic's digit at nomad. are you ready? >> look at this beautiful family from illinois, a mom who looks like a teenager with her four beautiful children. i hope you get my cd. finish the lyrics to this

patriot song -- ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ >> that's in four different keys but the lyrics, i'm going to give you some money, but i think the lyrics were actually -- >> and the rockets' red glare, the bombs burting in air. >> we should no our national anthem, but it's actually an octave and a half, which is why nobody can actually sing it. it started as a poem written by francis scott key and the original star-spangled banner you can see at the national museum of history. how fascinating.

you are from rochester? near rochester? that's in new york. what attracts vacationers the most? the ocean, countryside, national parks or lakes? >> ooh -- >> it's a guess. >> the first one, beach, ocean. >> yes. yes. >> oh, yeah, i would have guessed that one, too. >> it is the ocean, actually, and 51% of americans choose the ocean versus only 13% to go to national parks. and working for national geographic i've been swimming in all five oceans. >> i bet you loved it. >> i understand. >> i'm sure. a nice gentleman from new orleans. true or false, observing a moment at silence on 3:00 p.m. on memorial day is the law. >> i'm going to go with false. >> and you would be wrong. but you're lucky. >> wait a second. it's a law? >> it's true. it was an act of congress. you won't go to jail for

breaking it, but passed in 2000, the national moment of remembrance. everyone pauses to remember or men and women who have died in the service of our country. i think it's a wonderful thing. >> this girl is from austin texas. which famous cemetery has the tomb of the unknown soldier? >> arlington cemetery? >> good for you. yes. >> the tomb of the unknown iflgts she should have asked her who is buried there. >> the unknown as from world war i, world war ii, and the korean war. >> it's actually a beautiful cemetery to walk around. >> this is mrs. austin's mom. memorial day is the most popular holiday for grilling? think it through. >> false. >> yes. see what happens when you think it through? >> yes, she's a winner. was she right? ivities fourth of july is number

one. 71% of americans grill on fourth of july, versus only 50% on memorial day. >> how do you know that? >> we have a hearth and patio, and steak is more popular than hamburgers. >> and chicken after that? >> this lady was so upset that she wanted my cd so much that i gave it to her. ma'am, where are you from? >> clearwater florida. >> how much stripes are on the american flag? think it through. >> 13. >> i'm feeling very generous today. >> yes, you are. 13. >> you have very smart viewers. each one representing the original colonies, but at the time of "the star-spangled banner" there were 15 stripes. i'm glad we stopped. >> andrew, thank you so much.

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use some pumice, slap on some of this exfoliating lotion, and sunscreen. >> on your feet? >> oh, my god. >> this is a great one from -- neutrogena. >> put socks on after you have the lotion. in the 30s, you're losing the fat cushions on your feet. >> the only place you're losing fat. >> my feet are getting wider. how is that? >> wow. >> wider, but bonnier. they say to only wear heels for two or three hours, but if you can't give up the heels, you can try these foot petals. it keeps your feet from sliding around. it also prevents that horrible toe crunch you get. >> which can lead to hammertoes.

>> really gnarly things. >> let's move to the 40s. >> years of wearing colored polish can cause discoloration. the great things is this is reversible. all you need to do is gently file the top of your toes and apply a nourishing thing with vitamin e and tea tree oil. >> someone told me to put lemons. >> it does. it does. the sit rick acid is also good. and for cal uses, look for something with urea. >> with what? >> your feet are just bad. >> give it up. everyone has bad feet. i don't like feed. >> you have gorgeous feet. >> i'm not into feet. >> in your 50s, this is when you are starting to see the -- >> watch it. >> what do you do? >> this is when we pull out the big guns. >> that would be hoda's feet, the big guns.

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are you expecting a crowd at your house for memorial day barbecue? is it stressing you out? do you feel your yard isn't up to snuff? you can put the worries away. >> the accidental housewife julie edleman is here to get your outdoor space ready for entertaining with easy tips. >> how easy? >> 1, 2, 3, and shine wood rniture gets dried out. you need to revive and rejuvenate. believe it or not, you can use shortening or good old cooking spray. >> really? >> put a little bit on, and look what happens? >> good old crisco. >> how long does it last?

>> it depends on the weather. it dries out more, but -- plus you can use it on your face. >> and your feet. >> and any place else you'd like. >> we're going to plastic furniture. use some shaving cream. it's compressed soap. all you do is put it on like so. you scrub it off. would you like to do the honors? >> i love to clean. me, not so much. >> and then turtle wax is great to apply. it will help when the dirt gets on, just come down, as well as protect it from yellowing. >> you know, use baking soda or vinegar yet. >> it's not -- >> keep working. >> wax on, wax off. >> barbecue, you don't clean the grill, maybe he does. >> no, no. >> coca-cola, potassium.

>> it just eats -- >> can you imagine. you put this in, and the aluminum -- and you just scrub it. >> i'm not doing it. my arms are tired. i am worn out. >> vinegar, my favorite. i know. all winter mildew, just spray it, on your cushions and your kids' toys. >> does it really kill the mold. >> it does, but you have to leave it on for a while. >> and leave it in these bags, so they breathe. >> pools. >> we'll do that -- we'll dance in a minute. >> mineral deposits around your pool tile. >> i hate that. >> that's why you use lemon, the acidity will break down the deposits, or my other favorite baking soda, mix them together,

one part lemon and three parts baking soda. we'll have a chemical reaction. there you go. >> it's fizzing. >> it's like a science experiment. >> and then you rub it on. i know you all were commenting, you thought i look like christmas, you know what this is? >> that's that hose i want. >> it's called the flex-able. >> what are you talking about? >> it will abilitily extend. >> it goes like forever. >> and then you. >> but it does it on its own. >> wait. if i let go, this could be a problem, no, no, what i. come back. >> why is everyone so excited? it's a hose. >> but it's not just any hose.

>> and you get lemons, make lemonade. >> cheers, everybody. will they have the same effect on us? >> probably not. this is "today" on nbc. sfoo

. oyes, you know what that means, it's time for "what the what?" >> sarah is here with what she thinks are the week's top picks. >> they love this segment. they do. >> i can't wait. >> first the winner from last week. this was send in by catherine, and the winning caption is "worst pacifier ever." the first moving on to jennifer miller's entry from power city, pennsylvania. >> that's not my jennifer miller, is it?

>> no, she's in a port >> look at the cleavage. is she in high school? >> that's a whole nother segment. that will be following this one. next, john bloom from pippen, ohio. soup of the day. raman coke. can i get both please? next up we have a photo from john doyle of washington, dc. not haunted. the topic is not haunted. >> no matter what you've heard? >> no. clearly the rumors precede the house. >> that's clever. >> next we have kathy veraco from florida. >> that is terrible. >> awkward. >> that is terrible! >> that goes beautifully with the first photo with the cleavage. >> we have to reveal our caption contest next week. check out this photo from kathy davis and now send in your best caption it. >> that's hysterical. >> that dog is like a chihuahua. >> look at her.

she's not even noticing. i'm texting. >> kids and their digital stuff. >> all right. >> looks like she was playing cards. >> no. >> we're getting this. we're not talking about that hose we just had. by the way, that hose, can i just for a moment tell you that i have dreams about that hose. ever since i saw the commercial. i have dreams. >> from the previous segment. >> you know what, i watched this video. a fantastic actress. "thank you lord" it looks like a fantastic show. "save me." >> it's called "save me." >> hoda's hoping you save her. >> i actually want to. >> i'm not going to say that the prompters say save her. >> plus a fabulous beach get away. >> also, ambush makeovers just in time for the holiday weekend. >> i guess what we're basically

trying to say is have a great wednesday -- >> what? >> there's your hose. >> i'm in love with the hose. >> bye. >> oh, lord.

picking up the pieces with everyone believed to be accounted for in oklahoma. the focus now turns to rebuilding the area hit hardest by that deadly tornado. plus did they prevent another attack. alert security guards noticed a suspicious man near a south bay pg&e substation hit just last moment by vandals. >> it's a video you can't see enough. a bear strolling through a southern california neighborhood. how the frantic recovery ended. good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. we're starting to get a clear picture now down in oklahoma on just how much damage that massive tornado has truly left