owner's reridgeous beliefs. good morni that tragic mud slide in more bodies pulled from the tragic mudslide. at least 14 now dead, as many as 176 others reported missing. this morning, a new look at the devastation from the ground and the air. search suspended. severe weather forces a costly delay in the hunt for malaysia air flight 370 as families of the victims are overcome with grief and frustration clash with police and the airline issues a new apology. spring blizzard. millions along the east coast brace for one more nasty storm. more than a foot of snow possible. and daring and dangerous, the men arrested for base

jumping from the top of one world trade center post video of their stunt online. the stunning images, and the big trouble they're in "today," tuesday, march 25th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. on a tuesday morning, welcome to "today." you look at that video from the world trade center and think, how did that happen? how did they get up there? how were they able to jump? >> you look at the video, some would say it's nauseating, some would call it daring. that is supposed to be one of the most secure sites in the world because of the historic significance. just last week, a teenager managed to climb to the top of it. a lot of questions being asked about security at that site right now. >> a lot more on that story in a moment.

the new developments on the massive mud slide in washington. as the death toll climbs this morning, emergency crews say their hopes of finding any more survivors are diminishing. miguel almaguer toured the site by air. he's seen it and seen the devastation. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. with the death toll at 14 and the number of unaccounted at 176, there's real concern the search may become a recovery and there's plenty of ground to cover. >> reporter: in the sky above oso, we find the desperate search for the missing. these are neighbors looking for neighbors. this small town now a massive debris field where there is no sign of life. >> the street, the community that took the brunt of the damage. this is the area where first responders heard cries for help for 12 hours. they just couldn't reach everybody.

>> reporter: amanda moved just one week ago, the nurse hasn't been seen since saturday. neither has steven hadaway who was at her home installing a satellite dish. >> i think that's the hardest part. we just want him home. >> reporter: this morning, hundreds are waiting for a loved one to come home. but this is what rescue teams face on the ground. state route 530 used to look like this. today, homes and cars are buried on this road. >> crews out there are up against enormous challenges. the debris field's like big berms of clay and quicksand. sometimes it takes five minutes to walk, you know, 40, 50 feet. >> reporter: search teams have been looking for librarian linda mcpherson.

her family waiting for any news. >> oh, my god. >> after her dog was pulled from the rubble, there seemed like reason to hold on to hope. >> he needs a bath really bad. >> reporter: today in oso, it's the small moments that keep so many families going. as this rescue enters day four, volunteers are being allowed to join the search. the national guard is here. it is all hands on deck. >> thanks very much. earlier this morning we spoke with john penning ton, the director f the department of emergency management. we asked him to describe what the search and rescue teams are dealing with as they look for survivors on a daily basis. >> sure. and that's -- first and foremost, we appreciate the condolences. they're dealing with devastation.

i think the pictures pretty much speak for themselves at this point. if i could really quantify what this looks like and what the operation essentially is at this point. a microcosm of mt. st. helens and that debris field. it came down hard and fast, it is deep, inconsistent, and it's made the challenge of response and recovery to an extent even more challenging. >> and not only is it difficult work, normally in a situation, you'd want heavy equipment to go in there and clear the way. but because you're concerned, i know, about possibly injuring anyone who may have survived in one of these structures, much of this work is being done by hand. >> that's right. and the delicate nature of responding, it delays that response. but you want to be very respectful going in to those who may be deceased as well as those that need rescuing. there are challenges all the way around. but the first responder community here up and down the valley, everyone who has pitched

in, including the volunteers who by all accounts should be involved, they're going to be involved. we need to incorporate them into that process. they've thing they can do to really make this process as smooth as it possibly could given the circumstances. >> i want to talk about this number of people missing or unaccounted for. it's a huge number, it's 176 people at this moment. do you expect that number to change dramatically? is that, perhaps, such a large number because of duplication of reporting? might some of those people not have gotten in touch with loved ones? >> that's a great question. and the short answer, we do believe there's quite a bit of duplication in that. but we would much rather throw that number out and say here are the individual names and descriptions we're dealing with. and probably from a coordination standpoint, call standard standpoint and getting answers to those loved ones looking for answers, that's been our greatest hurdle. in some cases, you'll have descriptions.

his name was john. he had brown hair, blue eyes, he lived at 123 stillhead lane. and then another description of john who is 58 years of age. and we believe that's the same individual and may have duplication up and down that list. so the public's been great at reporting and helping us to bring that number down. >> and real quickly. i know at a news conference you said you're a man of faith. and you believe in miracles. but based on what you're seeing on the ground, mr. pennington, are you starting to lose hope you're going to be finding more survivors? >> well, i never lose faith. and a lot of people in this community will never lose faith. but i think there's a realism element that's entered in. and as we enter day three, we see the devastation. and i think the realization is that we have responded as well as we can. and we will continue to do that. but we are turning that very delicate corner into the recovery operation. and i think that's only fair to the people that are out there

and for that process of grieving and healing, not just for the individuals and families, but the entire community and county in snohomish. >> mr. pennington, again, our thoughts with the people in your community. thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you very much. >> here's savannah. and we move now to the tragedy of malaysia air flight 370. the search is now suspended due to bad weather in the indian ocean. and this morning, chinese officials are demanding to see that satellite data that was used to conclude the plane went down in the indian ocean. tom costello has covered this investigation from the start. tom, good morning. >> good morning. the malaysians this morning said one last faint attempt at a satellite ping convinced them this plane had, indeed, flown all the way deep into the indian ocean. still, no confirmed debris found. if this is a needle in a hay stack, the australian defense minister said today, they don't

even yet know where the haystack is. >> reporter: today in the waters off australia, the international search for the remains is on hold. the weather too extreme for aircraft or ships. >> we are concerned about the weather also over the next couple of days. so it may be some time before we can get aircraft back into the search. >> reporter: this morning, hundreds of chinese marched on a malaysian embassy in beijing not satisfied with the answers they've been given. overnight, the airline ceo defended notifying some family members of flight 370's fate by text message. >> -- that the incredibly short amount of time available to us, the families heard the tragic news before the world did. >> for the family of american phillip wood, finally after more than two weeks, an answer. >> it's not the answer we wanted.

but it's an answer. and it does help to know that we know something. >> reporter: the challenge now, finding the wreckage before winter moves in. on the water, several chinese ships joined the royal australian ship "success" on monday. while in the air, civilian aircraft, chinese military planes, subhunters from japan, new zealand, and australia equipped with infrared sensors, and long range cameras, and the latest subhunters all working the zone. the u.s. is also sending an unmanned mini sub and a pinger locater to listen for the plane's black boxes. but they must shrink the search zone into something more manageable. jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. >> reporter: the pinger locater can zero in on an airliner's black box up to 25,000 feet below the surface. but it doesn't have a very wide range. it needs a relatively specific search area to be effective. >> reporter: to do that, crews

will have to estimate how far any floating debris might have drifted from the wreckage. and that area of the indian ocean is extremely volatile. >> the winds become very strong and sweep up the water and create these giant waves. among the largest waves in the world in this part of the ocean. >> we talked to that oceanographer in sydney yesterday. we talked about listening for the pinger, which is on the end of the black box. the trouble is, you may need to be on top of the black box for the sonars to detect it because of the thermal layers in the ocean and the currents and conditions. back to you, savannah. >> and only about 30 days total it makes that sound. thank you very much. let's turn to a former ntsb investigator. greg, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> i know malaysian authorities have said this satellite data is conclusive. china has asked to see the raw data. it's questioning the voracity of

this analysis. i'm wondering for you, are you confident, convinced this satellite data establishes the plane did, indeed, go down in the southern indian ocean? >> the aaib that did the work in the u.k. confirmed what the ntsb had told the malaysians a couple of weeks ago about where this airplane may have gone down based on the mrsat information. information. the aaib went in and worked with them, did some high-level math. they found they have this partial ping, which, again, just reconfirmed not only the southern route, but then gave them basically an area to really concentrate on because of the partial handshake or ping they received. >> we see the families just in anguish, understandably, but also really questioning whether this is true. how important is it in an investigation like that for the investigators and the airline authorities to establish trust and credibility? something that seems to be sorely missing in this case.

>> it's absolutely vital. only because you have to build credibility and confidence in the work that you're doing. in this particular instance, we've talked about it now for the past 16 days about the partial information, incorrect information that had been coming out of this process. and, of course, the families getting secondhand information, and now with this text messaging. you lose the credibility of your investigative process. plus, as the investigative body, you spend a lot of your time trying to fight these fires while you're really looking to get the technical aspects under control. this is a large search. you have to choreograph it continuously. and what you don't want is to be distracted because something has occurred with the families that takes you off your mission. and that is recovering this aircraft, the black boxes, and getting this process completed. >> he knows a great deal about these kind of investigations. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> you're welcome. here at home, it is the

sixth day of spring, but we're talking about blizzard conditions for parts of new england, al. don't get the smile off your face. >> you know why i'm smiling? >> why? >> because spring is coming. after we get this thing off the books. we are in like flynn. let's show you what's going on right now. basically, we do have weather advisories and winter storm warnings, blizzard watches for parts of new england. and as you get up into down east maine, we've got blizzard warnings in effect. here's what we're looking at. this low pressure starts to make its way up the coast. the good news is, it's going to stay far enough offshore, it's going to spare washington, philadelphia, new york city, boston, we'll see only a few inches of snow. but the winds are going to be really strong. 75-mile-per-hour winds. look at these amounts. maybe the mountains of west virginia, about 4 inches, an inch in new york city, 3 in atlantic city, the heaviest snow

is when you get out into maine. 12 inches of snow. the biggest problem going to be the winds. take a look at the wind flows. we're talking about winds of up to 30 miles per hour. new york, atlantic city, boston and nantucket. upwards of 50 to 60-mile-per-hour winds with this very strong system, guys. so the good news is, we are going to see this. it's going to be a quick mover. we'll get a few inches of snow. a little rough stuff for our friends in maine. and then, spring, baby. >> all right. >> get a smile back on your face. >> all right. thank you. now we move to the president's trip to europe and this crisis with russia. in a bold move, the u.s. and its closest allies have decided to end russia's role in the g8 as punishment for actions in crimea. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander in the netherlands traveling with the president this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the g8 is no more, now it's the g7, but even before the u.s. and international allies could make

the announcement, russia was already dismissing the g8, calling it an informal club with no membership cards required. here in the netherlands, president obama and the leaders of the g7 nations are stepping up their efforts to isolate russia. after an emergency meeting, the u.s., europe, canada and japan announced moscow will lose the valued place in the g8 until it changes course. when it was the g8, vladimir putin was supposed to host the group's spring summit in sochi, home of the 2014 winter olympic games. now, a change of plans. the summit will, instead, take place in brussels without russia in june. the hague declaration also threatened new sanctions on the lucrative arms, banking and energy sectors. a punishment triggered if russia invades eastern or southern ukraine. the cost of inaction is far greater one senior official said. with the u.s. looking to contain the crisis, there's no talk of any international military

response, and no discussion of any new sanctions even if russia keeps its hold of crimea. ever since the gorbachev/reagan years, the strategy has been to integrate russia into western club. the former ambassador says, no longer. >> with the decision now to kick russia out of the g8, that means that strategy's over. that means the idea of integrating russia into the west is done for now. it's the end of the post cold war order. >> reporter: and separately, new information on the topic of the nsa's controversial telephone data collection program. senior administration officials confirm that the president is proposing that the government no longer collect phone records. the "new york times" is today reporting that president obama's recommending that the data should be held by the phone companies. but officials tell nbc news, it's still up to congress to approve any new solution. and until congress changes the law, savannah, officials say the government will continue to

collect that data. >> all right. peter alexander, traveling with the president this morning, thank you. tamron's in for natalie this morning. and you've got a key argument before the supreme court. >> yeah. this is a big day there. should for profit companies be required to provide free contraceptives for their employees if doing so violates the owner's religious beliefs? that is the question before the u.s. supreme court as it takes on a couple of cases challenging the health care law. pete williams is at the supreme court with more. pete, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and to decide this issue, the supreme court's going to have to answer a question it has never faced before. can a business, a for profit corporation claim it has freedom of religion? >> reporter: the challenge to the law comes from two big companies, the hobby lobby, a nationwide chain of more than 500 craft stores and conestoga wood. major provider of parts for kitchen cabinets. both are owned by families who believe that using certain kinds of contraceptives, including the morning after pill amounts to abortion. they say paying for insurance to

cover those items would violate their religious beliefs. >> this case is entirely, 100% about whether the government can coerce families to buy these life-destroying products and coverage for this for other people. >> reporter: but the obama justice department argues that freedom of religion is a right of individuals and churches but not of profit-making companies. and women's groups say 98% of women in america use contraceptives at some point in their lives. >> what's at stake here is the rights of millions of american women who use birth control versus the personal views of a handful of ceos. >> reporter: the companies say the law requires them to violate their religious principles or pay millions in fines for failing to provide the coverage. >> thank you very much. a virginia naval station was put into lockdown overnight after a deadly shooting that

happened in norfolk onboard. officials say one sailor was killed and the gunman, a civilian, was shot and killed by security forces. no one else was hurt in that incident. new information this morning on monday's subway train derailment at chicago's o'hare airport. a transit official says there are strong indications that the train operator dozed off shortly before the accident that injured 32 people. but officials say safety measures should've stopped that train even if the operator did fall asleep. the operator's name has not been released. a daring stunt caught on camera lands three base jumpers in hot water. if you're afraid of heights, may want to turn your head. camera lands three in hot water. look at this. it's incredible. the men jump from one world trade center in september. that video captured by a helmet camera was released monday night as the jumpers surrendered to authorities. they are charged with burglary, reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure. the jumpers say if the video makes any money on youtube, they

will donate the proceeds to a charity for families of 9/11. it is 7:20. the bigger issue is not whether they donate money or not, it is the security concern of this building and facility. and it's stunning it happened with a 16-year-old and people before that. >> he didn't jump off, he just climbed to the top. still, got in there. >> and was there for two hours. >> yeah. makes no sense. >> raises a lot of questions. mr. roker, spring is springing soon. >> it is. let's show you the "today" map quickly. we've got spring out in new mexico. 88 degrees in phoenix, arizona, 65 in l.a. with morning fog, more rain, unfortunately, in the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine in the central plains into the midwest. we will get fo your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. forecast in the next 30 seconds. forecast in the next 30 seconds. four simple words where the meaning has never been lost. the challenge always accepted. and the calling forever answered.

♪ introducing the all-new 2014 s-class. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. good morning to you. the time now 7:22. showers are starting to move into northern sonoma county. still a ways away from where people live. all of this activity is going to move in about 8:34. guerneville 7:55. and once we get into it we're going to stick with this pattern much of today into tomorrow. 60 in the east bay, 64 in the north bay, 63 in the tri-valley. that goes for the south bay as well. temperatures are going to be cooler than yesterday and take a look at this, rain stays with us all the way across the board. messages from reeva steenkamp to oscar pistorius saying he scared her seal his fate? we'll talk about damaging testimony at his murder trial. then from meats to a gallon of milk.

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she has to balance. that's the benefit of responsibility. apply online or visit a bank of america near you. a very good tuesday morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. it will be another several hours before a busy fremont intersection will reopen as police gather evidence from a deadly overnight crash. authorities say a 23-year-old man was drunk driving when he led police on a short chase. during the chase police say he hit and killed motorcyclist before slamming into a pole. mike inouye will join us with a look at how it is impacting the morning commute. >> police still looking for two burglars who escaped following a s.w.a.t. standoff a. woman on

ames avenue came home from running errands to find her home broken into. she stayed outside, checked her surveillance cameras on her smart phone and saw two suspects ransacking the house. after six hours the burglars were not in the house. >> it's on the way you know it's several hours away from san jose. you can see that here. red sky in the morning. sailors bewarned. you know something is coming when you look out and you see this. in san francisco major changes taking place over the past hour. the clouds they are increasing quickly. the showers, though, still a ways away, starting to move in northern sonoma county. all of this is going to press into san francisco. which about 10:00 a.m. we're looking pretty good for showers throughout the day. i can tell you right now we have the more potent system on the way. as we wake up and meet back here tomorrow. highs much cooler than yesterday. 50s and 60s. here is mike. >> hey, it's traffic tuesday, the heavier volume, heaviest of

the week and that's what we're seeing we'll look at the maps. we see a slower drive. the south bay we have a good slowdown for northbound routes, 87 and 101 as well. here in fremont we have the closure, fremont boulevard, a deadly crash and we continue to have the closure until about noon. the investigation on surface streets. that may affect getting to the dumbarton bridge. there is the south bay, 87 gumming up. >> thank you very much, mike. thank you for joining us as well.

♪ ♪ 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, it's the 25th day of march, 2014. nice shot from the top of the rock. looking -- >> i wasn't even paying attention. >> good morning here in new york city. and remember, share your photos with us of the morning in your neck of the woods at #todaysunrise. here's what's making headlines this morning. the chinese government is demanding malaysian officials turn over the satellite data used to determine that flight 370 went down in the indian ocean. and meantime, severe weather has forced crews to suspend today's search for possible debris off the coast of australia.

new report in the "new york times" this morning says the obama administration is set to unveil a proposal to overhaul the nsa. one highlight, an end to the controversial collection and storage of data about u.s. phone calls. and four men have been arrested and arraigned for base jumping off one world trade center. this stunt, which happened last fall is raising new security concerns as the video has been released about the security of the trade center site. well, coming up, a serious health concern tied to ecigarettes, could the liquid nicotine they use land you in the hospital? and why the number of poisoning cases has skyrocketed. all right. and tomorrow on "today," we've got a sneak peek of the exclusive special on prince harry's recent trip to the south pole. we're going to show you what it was like as they attempt to cross 130 miles of snow and ice tomorrow on "today." >> and you remember, the conditions got brutal for that group. they had to put up with a lot. let us begin with new drama

at the murder trial of oscar pistorius. this after text messages of the victim reeva steenkamp were revealed in court. today, national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is at the courthouse in pretoria, jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, you said it. we have breaking news. after 15 days of testimony, the prosecution has rested and they ended in dramatic fashion, using reeva steenkamp's own words to try to prove premeditated murder. new details about what happened that night. all from personal text messages and phone calls. turns out, reeva and oscar pistorius argued quite a bit. weeks before the shooting, reeva was so fed up, she told him, i'm scared of you sometimes. oscar pistorius just sat there today as his private life was aired in open court. his fights with reeva fueled by jealousy. jealousy that frightened her.

investigators finding a trove of evidence in their iphones recovered at the scene. january 27th, just weeks before the shooting that would end her life, reeva texted pistorius, i was not flirting with anyone today. i felt sick that you suggested that, and that you made a scene at the table and made us leave early. i'm scared of you sometimes and how you snap at me. i'm sorry if you truly felt i was hitting on my friend sam's husband. and i'm sorry that you think that little of me. pistorius responded, i was upset that you just left me after we got food to go and talk to a guy. and i was watching you touch his arm and ignore me. then on february 8th, now just five days before the shooting, reeva writes, i can't be attacked by outsiders for dating you and be attacked by you, the one person i deserve protection from. some legal experts call the messages a game-changer. >> if you're pistorius' defense attorney, how do you fight back

from this? >> i would like all text messages, every single message over the last six months. >> even the loving ones? >> on cross-examination today, pistorius' defense team points out most of the messages were loving. like this kissy face photo from reeva. you like it, she asked? i love it, he wrote. he may have another issue. he claims he and reeva went to sleep at 10:00 p.m. that night, but records reveal his iphone was on the internet at 1:48 a.m. for five straight minutes. but the pistorius defense team explained that, too, it could have been facebook or instagram open as he sleep. >> if an application is not closed, it'll carry on running. >> pistorius didn't call anyone just before the shooting, neither did reeva. but just after the shooting, he made a flurry of calls. to an ambulance service, security at his complex, his best friend, his brother, his manager, and his own voice mail.

pistorius himself could testify as early as this week. >> he's going to have to convince the court that he felt his life and reeva's life was in danger. >> even with that door closed. >> exactly. >> uphill battle? >> a very uphill battle. it is, indeed. >> reporter: i was watching reeva's mother, in court today as they read those text messages. her head, of course, was down a lot of the time. recapping, just moments ago the prosecution rested its case and the defense requested a recess until friday to give them time to consult with witnesses before starting their case, a case say many will include pistorius on the stand himself. >> jeff, thanks so much. lisa bloom, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> these text messages come at the end of the prosecution presenting its case. they talk about reeva steenkamp's anxiety about the relationship, her fear about his temper and the way he treats her. are they a game-changer in your opinion?

>> i think they are significant. any time a woman says she's afraid of her boyfriend, i think we have to take that seriously. and she says that very clearly in the text messages. on the other hand, matt, what she's afraid of is his jealousy and anger and the verbal altercations they'd had a number of times. there's no evidence of any physical violence in the 35,000 pages of text messages, at least that's been introduced in the trial thus far. >> and also, keeping in mind that 90% of those text messages are communications are loving and kind. >> right. yes. positive. and you have to ask yourself in relationships that we are all in, are 90% of our text messages with our partner positive? so that's what we're talking about here. we're talking about a couple, sure, that had arguments, volatile moments. but overall, it was a very positive relationship. >> there was more testimony in court about another incident involving a gun at a restaurant where oscar pistorius accidentally fired a weapon in that restaurant and then coaxed

friends into taking responsibility for it. so in other words, he is involved in a cover-up of sorts. how will the judge view that in the context of murder of reeva steenkamp? >> well, i think that undercuts his credibility. he was involved in the commission of a gun crime and he's asking people to cover up for him. that does not look good. it certainly undermines his professional image, the image the world had of him and i think that does harm him. >> and jeff rossen said if the defense decides to call oscar pistorius to the stand, he has to go first. do you think it's their only option? >> i think he has to. he has to support his story that he really and truly thought it was a burglar. i think it's a farfetched story to begin with. he doesn't even look to his side to see if his girlfriend is in bed with him before he shoots through a locked bathroom door. he's got to persuade the judge that's the case. but i don't think overall i don't think the prosecution has made a strong case for premeditated murder.

i don't know they have that beyond a reasonable doubt. i think this is a negligent homicide case. >> lisa bloom, thank you very much. we will switch gears, take a turn and get the weather from al. >> today's weather is brought to you by edward jones, a big financial services firm that doesn't act that way. >> besides worrying about snow, we've got cold temperatures. new york city, 13 degrees below normal at 39. 37 in d.c., cleveland, you're at 38 for a high today, 11 degrees below normal. atlanta, 53 degrees, that's 15 degrees below normal and the same kind of readings as you get up into the upper midwest. where is spring? it's still hanging around. take a look out west, jet stream, that's the good news. it makes its way up to the north. and so as it does, that allows that warmer air to get in here. look at these temperatures. palm springs, 88, phoenix, 89, denver, 61. and that is making its way to the east.

so we will start seeing warmer weather before long. midwest and east coast, as well. 7:39. happy tuesday morning to you. you can see here from our san jose cam, some clouds increasing, really noticing that in the san francisco area. mostly cloudy at this point. as we head throughout the day we're counting on showers mostly over the course of the next couple hours, pushing into marin county by about 10:00 a.m. same for san francisco, everything spreads to the south bay through about 1:00 p.m. temperatures cooler than yesterday. 50s and 60s. and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks very much. coming up on "trending," are you tired of people ignoring your e-mails? what you should be saying in the subject line so that doesn't happen. >> this is for you. but coming up next, have you noticed from restaurants to the grocery store why it's getting more expensive to feed your

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we are back now with some tough news for many families. food prices are on the rise. and as kerry sanders explains, there seems to be no end in sight. >> reporter: the cost of feeding your family is up and still climbing. >> for the last month, prices have been too high. very high. >> reporter: from produce to meat to dairy. consumers are paying more or getting less. a new report by the bureau of labor statistics says food prices are up 0.4% in just the first month of this year. that's the biggest increase since september 2011. >> so how much more are you paying? say you want a burger. well, the cost of beef is up

5.4% this year over last. add bacon, pork is up 4%. add a slice of tomato, that's up 6.9%. french fries? potatoes are up 9.2%. and if you have a child who wants a glass of milk, that's up 2.6%. >> one more, right? >> at restaurants, food prices and in turn menu prices are also going up. >> you're going to see it at the market, when you go out to dinner. going to affect all of us greatly. >> why the increase? economists blame the severe drought in parts of the country, mainly california and texas. >> we've got to have some rain or this country's going to look like a desert. >> but so far, that needed rain is absent. and farmers, like ronnie wilson are suffering. >> i don't know if it will recover. i don't have a clue. >> cattle ranchers say the drought also means animal feed

costs more. >> what i'm hearing from fellow ranchers is panic. it's concern. >> reporter: beef lovers, a cattleman's pain is your pain. >> it means that you're going to be probably paying more for that steak when you go to the supermarket, more for that hamburger when you go to the drive-in. >> this time of year, california's like the nation's farmer's market. but with 95% of that state in a drought, for consumers, it's bad news wherever you shop. >> i'll have to pay what i pay at the grocery store. >> drought or no drought. >> drought or no drought. >> nbc news, miami. >> interesting. well, coming up on "trending," guys are you looking for love? we found love. well, if you were looking for love, we will tell you the dances that are scientifically proven to catch a woman's eye. >> just don't wear that outfit. >> that's me right there. >> so you. >> explains everything. but up next, carson explains why the obama girls are trending

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>> that means we'll have to wait till they restock. >> this is great tale of two sisters. look at sasha, 12 years old. it's okay. >> whatever. >> yeah. >> and what's -- >> that's a nice shot they took there at the great wall. she brought her let's move campaign, as well. first lady doing some jump rope there, keep track of the rest of the trip, #flotusinchina. >> how are those hamstrings? >> tough work over here. >> we know. coming up, the face of feminism. gloria steinem, she's turning 80. we'll talk about her impact on tens of millions of women around the world. we are featuring some british classics on our fresh cook live series and streaming it online. head to today.com right now for [ male announcer ] let the rich robust flavor and irresistible aroma of nescafe clasico

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good morning. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. today the santa clara county board of supervisors will consider cracking down on electronic cigarettes. should you be allowed to smoke an e-cigarette in places it's illegal to smoke a regular cigarette? the county will also consider whether e-cigarettes should be banned from county vehicles. right now more than 40 cities in california have placed restrictions on e-cigarettes. in san mateo county supervisors look at a proposal banning smoking in condos and apartments. the ordinance would prohibit smoking within 30 feet of the complexes including decks and patios and other common areas. this ban would not affect hotels and in-law units. let's check our weather with christina. >> good morning. welcome back, scott. good morning everybody. look at this front, it is

organizing, it looks like it's going to maintain that once it moves over the bay area. the greater bay area expecting showers after about 11:00 a.m. highs today are going to be cooler when we hit the upper 70s in the south bay. today 64 degrees, the peninsula rain at times, 64. only 59 in san francisco today. and a nice cool day in the east bay and tri-valley, mid-60s. here is mike inouye and the traffic tuesday drive. >> there you go. right on schedule we have jamming up in oakland. not that we're happy to see it. happy it's not worse. in the coliseum to downtown no issues other than the fact that there is a lot of traffic as well as to the bay bridge toll plaza. north of the san mateo bridge. 92 westbound, the orange stripe, same thing for 84 westbound, but i'm concerned about eastbound off the dumbarton bridge. the closure continues fremont at decoto from a crash that could gum things off. get off at paseo park way.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, snooze or lose? the science behind whether hitting the snooze button is a good thing or bad thing when it comes to your rest. plus, new concerns over the safety of ecigarettes. they're growing in popularity. but do you really know what they're made with? and they've been called the one direction of the kitchen. we'll meet the british cooks who are heating up studio 1a as our week long series "fresh cooked live" rolls on today, tuesday, march 25th, 2014. >> this is your wake-up call! >> today's my 13th birthday! >> three generations here on

"today"! >> we brought alabama to the big apple. >> we love today from miami to massachusetts! hi, mom and dad! >> and welcome back to "today" on a tuesday morning. we have an explosion of balloon creatures here. did you guys make these? >> we made them for you. >> oh, wow, thank you. >> want a hat? >> awesome. >> very nice. >> a hat for you, al, too. >> i love it! >> that's beautiful. >> hold on. >> that is so cute. >> that is cute. that is really nice. >> thank you so much. >> it's a bouquet. nice. >> you look so good in those hats. >> thank you. >> they're very flattering. >> dignity, that's the word we think of. >> that's what we always strive for. >> speaking of dignity, you are going to prove yourself once

again in the kitchen, mr. daly. >> this has been a lot of fun. we have our guests today. they're -- they have a huge online following. they're going to show us the right way to make bangers and mash. and we'll be streaming it all day on today.com. you can cook with us from start to finish. if you're home, get ready, we'll have the guys here from over the pond. and we're looking forward to that. >> you had me at bangers. sounds good. let's get a check of the top stories. tamron's in for natalie this morning. hey, everyone, good morning. bad weather has halted the search for the wreckage of malaysian flight 370. the delay, another burden for families who were told monday that everyone aboard had perished. nbc's keir simmons is in kuala lumpur. keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, tamron, good morning. malaysian airlines now says it is looking after 900 relatives of those onboard flight 370. but many of those families say they are deeply unhappy with the airline. families vent their

anger in china, a country where protests are rarely allowed that these are relatives of passengers on flight 370. >> i doubt none of them survive? i don't believe that. >> reporter: stricken with grief, they had been given the worst news possible in the worst possible way. told by text message before meeting officials, left them crying and angry. in kuala lumpur, the father of a 29-year-old passenger learned the news from television. the family getting no advance warning, his brother said. >> didn't even get a text message or an e-mail? >> no, no. >> reporter: the airline said it had tried to tell all relatives first. >> wherever humanly possible, we did so in person with the families. or by telephone. >> reporter: now, families around the world are trying to make sense of it. >> we'll miss our mom and dad. >> reporter: and the malaysians say the australians tell them,

they will not issue visas to relatives to travel to australia until some debris from flight 370 is found. meaning it could be a very long wait, tamron. >> thank you very much. more bodies have been found in the debris from that massive weekend mudslide in washington state. and hope is fading for anyone who may still be trapped. miguel almaguer is in arlington, washington. good morning. >> reporter: tamron, good morning. the numbers are fluid today. the number is 14, but there's concern it will still rise. while the number unaccounted for stands at 176. but they're optimistic because they think some may have been double counted. so that number may drop. search and rescue teams are in desperate mode as they enter day four of their search. the national guard as well as volunteers are going to be allowed to help in those efforts as more time passes by, though,

the effort is certainly as they continue to search for the victims. >> all right, miguel. thank you very much. new fallout this morning from russia's takeover of crimea and other hostile actions toward ukraine. president obama and leaders of the g8 countries have canceled their june summit meeting in sochi, russia. they moved it to brussels, belgium instead. they also voted to suspend russia from the g8 until it changes its course. and mother and child reunion monday in san diego where armani the gorilla got to hold her baby girl for the first time since she was delivered by c-section two weeks ago. the newborn has battled pneumonia and other health problems. amani cradled her baby and even nursed it. zoo keepers say they have been inseparable ever since as every mom and child should be. it is 8:05. let's get a check on the weather with al. >> all right. >> oh, hello. hi there. nice to see you. look at all the lovely folks here having a good time. >> can i get a picture with you? >> how are you? where are you from? >> from texas.

>> good to see you. nice to see you. let's check it out, show you what we have going on for you. you can see, we're waiting for the snow just moving into washington, d.c., right now. and luckily, it's not going to be heavy. we're talking about 1 to 2 inches at most. that system all making its way up the coast, snow in washington continues, makes its way into new york city on into boston. the good news is, low pressure's far enough offshore, it's not going to cause problems with major cities. but down east maine on into nantucket, we're talking decent amounts of snow, anywhere from 1 to 3 inches. new york, down to washington, but as you get into say east port, maine, up to a foot of 8:06. this front is coming in. looks like it will maintain it's organization. that means we're fair game for decent rain today. we'll have a heavier round of

rain. it could produce half of an inch. on and off showers. rain at times on the peninsula. only going to hit the 50s today in san francisco. 60 is your high today. 64 for north bay. thank you very much. >> coming up next on "trending," look out jimmy, move over, seth, how the "today" show took over the world of late night. >> we like that. and ecigarettes are soaring in popularity, but are they safe? dr. nancy snyderman will talk about the health risks of liquid nicotine. and the new face of 80. gloria steinem on aging and changing the world. but first these messages. in my salon, i use products without parabens and dyes.

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do you get more sleep? is that extra ten minutes helping? apparently, you're not getting more sleep. the university of pennsylvania did research. says the extra ten minutes does help. instead of jolting the mind awake, snoozing gently -- what are you laughing about? >> you guys are like 8 years old. >> that's why we don't hit the snooze. >> all right, dingus brothers. what else? >> what is the first thing do you after you finally wake up? a lot of people check your e-mail. how can you make sure your e-mails get read by the person you're sending them to? "wall street journal" has advice. first, use the word "you." instead of "i had so much fun" make it about the other person. "thank you for a great trip."

grab the reader's attention. skip the bland lines like "formal report for review" and go to "i need your feedback." keep it short. avoid subject lines like, when are we finally going to catch up? the answer is usually never. the favorite is "let's do lunch." >> "you" people will always open that. >> how many remember seeing the movie "hitch" with will smith? talking about the dance mofshs. he goes to kevin james and showing off the best stuff. here's the deal. we have used science to look at what dance moves women find most attractive. a study came out in 2010. it's now going viral. it's going dingus. take a look at these two examples. tell us which you prefer, okay? do you like number one? >> no. >> or number two?

>> they're both terrible. if you have to pick one it would be two. >> i like two. >> scientists said women find number one to be more attractive. >> what? >> here we go. >> i'm not even sure that is a man. >> it's just a person kind of. that is a good dancer. it's the trademarks of a good dancer. extend your neck. tilt your head sideways. twist your lower body then quickly bend your right knee. all of a sudden, you're doing elaine bettis. >> the jane fonda workout routine. >> there you have it. >> okay. >> there you go. >> take a look at this dance move. >> after years of scientific research i came up with this. >> you look like number two. >> excuse me.

>> you're 7 years old and called me number two? >> let's go back to dr. dingus. the one who got us all dancing is elton john. today the rocket man turned 57. his landmark album "good-bye yellow brick road" is celebrating its 40th anniversary and a specially remastered version is being released today. we'll all share our favorite songs from the album. i love "saturday night's all right for fighting." radio stations banned that song from being played from the radio. they thought it would incite violence. against the grain of what elton did as a singer/songwriter. one of my favorites. >> you should host a music show. >> i love it. >> we have the same song. >> start with the piano. "benny and the jets." >> reminds me of my childhood.

>> all the harmony. "all the young girls love alice." >> i like "good-bye yellow brick road." >> mr. roker? >> i love "funeral for a friend/love lies bleeding." >> i don't think i know that one. >> so there you go. >> you're dancing like number one. >> anyway, 40 years of "yellow brick road." congratulations. elton is still the man. we want to know what you think. we also want to tell you we've got an exclusive interview with elton coming up. going to be monday right here on "today." we'll talk about that 40th anniversary. that shot taken at elton's home in london a couple of years ago. >> nice. >> that time i was in elton's

house. >> that time carson was on television with the "voice" and stayed up for the "tonight show." it seems while carson was chatting with jimmy fallon, you revealed big news. >> did i? >> yeah. take a look. >> last time i talked to you, you were talking about getting a minivan. >> yeah. i've got two kids, a 5-year-old and my daughter is 19 months. we are expecting a third. yeah. >> congratulations. >> thank you. i need a cocktail right about now. what are you driving? >> right now it's a clown car. i got it from barnum and bailey. it's all leased. >> i have so many children, i'm going to get another car. i need a clown car. >> it's not a minivan. it's a baby. congratulations. >> i don't want to steal savannah's thunder. we are actually a week apart. >> i know. i can't wait till we go to

lamaze class together. >> what? and that's what's trending. thank you so much. thanks to jimmy fallon. we had a great time last night. welcome to this special itation of "today" on a friday morning. >> it's your birthday. take a look. >> no group has claimed responsibility. wouldn't we have had a claim by this point? >> we know how to do this if we give parents the information, we can get them back on track. we are back now with "today's" health. alarming news about e-cigarettes and the liquid nicotine used.

since 2007, e-cigarettes are a $1.5 billion industry. in 2010, approximately 10% of current cigarette smokers had tried them. that number doubled to about 1% in 2011. they are growing in popularity among younger people. in 2012, close to 2 million middle and high school students had tried them. dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning to you. fda has no overnight. >> there is no approval. >> you like them in general? are they safe? >> i think the premise which i liked in the beginning was nicotine in small doses could perhaps help smokers stop smoking. i don't know the jury is in it's got even off cigarettes and on these nicotine devices. this is a preloaded -- looks like a typical cigarette. you buy it as a done deal. the issue comes in something like this, which has screw top you can take off. then there is a cylinder. then you can fill this with all

kinds of stuff, including flavored nicotine liquid, vanilla, caramel. the question is does it taste too good and invite kids to try it? >> if it's ingested by a young child, if it comes in contact with the skin can cause problems. >> it can cause death. the california poison control center has said not only can a t teaspoon be found in this can cause seizures and death. a tablespoon for adults. they are advising if people use these refillable ones, you have to use gloves. that brings up toxic issues. >> one replied with a statement industrywide regulation aimed at public safety saying its e-liquids are sold in sealed, child-proof packaging containing warning labels specifically directed at children and pets. >> they are right. but what do you do when you get

home and these come undone. we have pets sometimes eat the same things. while some people in this country are inviting regulation because they want to keep the bad guys on the fringe out, a reminder there is product coming in from china. nicotine amounts are not only all over the charts, but you have to worry about the fact the neuro toxins, doesn't cause cancer, but does directly affect the brain. small concentrations may be fine, but if you don't know what you're getting, it could be deadly. >> dr. nancy snyderman. let's go over to savannah. thank you. now a major milestone for the woman who has been the so-called face of femininism for decades. gloria steinam turns 80 today. she sat down for an interview of "this is what 80 looks like." >> gloria steinam isn't mourning her 70s. she is busy. the globe trotting activists is

ushering in her 80s the same way she lived for decades. >> she is always on the move, always flying to another place. she is always organizing another country. >> in this country, steinam will always be remembered for the feminist movement. >> women earn approximately half of what men do. >> she appeared on "today" many times. >> women's pattern of activism has always been the reverse of men's. that is we tend to get more activist as we get older. >> now just as she changed the rules on what it meant to be a woman, steinam is showing women it doesn't have to be over in their 80s. >> it's amazing to me she is so unflagging at her age, so completely devoted to the stuff she does. >> four decades ago, steinam declared what this is what 40 is like when most women hid their age. since then she aged in public, even battling breast cancer, now

embracing life in her ninth decade. she tells "the new york times," i seriously loved aging. i found myself thinking things like, i don't want anything i don't have. how great is that? >> she does say, well, you do begin to think about morality, but i have confidence that when she is 90, she'll be looking back and saying, well 80 was great, but now 90, we've got to get serious here. >> steinam is not alone. joan rivers, florence henderson, carol burn yet, barbara walters over 80. suzanne somers at almost 70 said she is still up for sex. empowered women, exactly what gloria steinam spent a lifetime fighting for, living the lives they want whatever their age. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, chicago. >> happy birthday to her. let's see what's cooking with carson in the kitchen. >> we are cooking in our interactive series fresh cooks

live. a spring cook-along. we are introducing the most talented self-made cooks and live streaming on today.com. go online, prepare your dish. the recipes this whole week are posted right now. a group of guys who aim at making cooking simple, festive and tasty. they have a huge show called sorted food. only two are with me now, barry is not feeling so hot. 800,000 viewers and subscriptions for the youtube show. how did you get started? >> we were gist friends. we went to school together. ben tried to be a chef and the rest of us didn't. the rest of us could cook and we were struggling. ben started to show us his recipes. it grew from there sharing his recipes with more people. >> it's amazing what you can do online. people are watching. hopefully can cook with with us. >> we are making a british

classic, bangers and mash. each time with a spring twist. >> we'll get your i a very good morning to you. 8:26, i'm laura garcia-cannon. a busy intersection closed this morning as police gather evidence from a deadly overnight crash. authorities say a 23-year-old man was drunk driving when he led police on a short chase early this morning. he hit and killed a motorcyclist before slamming into a pole. let's check the morning commute now with mike. the westbound direction at the san mateo bridge. we'll show you what it's like on the map. a slower drive off of 880, but the volume starting to eke out early now. that's early for this tuesday.

westbound commute across the dumbarton bridge is already as well. but eastbound, because of the crash, we have worries that folks are slowing down and they are to get off of the first o offramp that will get you around that closure. it could be an issue. looking at the southbound with your northbound routes continuing in a slower drive, not as bad as we normally see on a tuesday.

♪ 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. 25th day of march, 2014. let's take a look at a nice crowd here in rockefeller plaza. on another chilly day. you know what, we're going to heat things up tomorrow with shakira on our plaza. she'll be wearing a beautiful dress like that and snow boots. >> no snow boots, but it'll be

breezy. >> it's going to be windy, okay. tomorrow out on the plaza. shakira live in concert. we hope you'll come by. >> mr. lauer, i see your shakira and raise you one pit bull. another big concert to announce. pit bull will be here monday on "today." a behind the scenes look at his new song "wild wild love." and yes, that was shot bull, wh. live on the plaza, monday only on "today." >> his album's name is "global warming." a little of that here, but he comes to the plaza. you loved him on dexter, now returning to his roots on broadway. we'll catch up with him. >> we'll catch up with mr. daly in the kitchen for our fresh cooks live interactive series. you can join in live because it's all streaming live on today.com right now. carson? >> hey, guys, we're talking with the guys from sorted who are here doing some cooking. we're actually on live right now

today.com if you want to watch the whole cooking progress of bangers and mash today. ben's got a cake going with tomato soup for some weird reason. and we're going through the whole thing. we'll be back to show you how this sorts out in a little bit. back to you, al. >> carson, thank you very much. we'll check in again in a little bit. al, how about a check of the weather? >> first of all, for "today," watching the storm system coming out of the southeast, bringing rain to florida and the southeastern atlantic coast. snow in the inland areas, more rain in the pacific northwest with some fog. sunny and cold in the upper plains. snow makes its way into the rockies tomorrow. wet weather, texas, into arkansas and oklahoma. we're also looking at windy conditions in the northeast. sunshine southeast, milder and a little less rainy down through florida. rain continues from the pacific northwest into the northern california coast. that's what's going on their cheering for this. that's right. they see that rain on the radar.

they know how much we need it. probably not, but i can tell you right now we have rain coming into the bay area and temperatures today will be about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than where we ended up yesterday. upper 50s to low 60s. yesterday we were in the 70s so quite a difference. tomorrow a heavier round of rain moves in. >> that's your latest weather. now let's head on down and get those smucker's birthdays from uncle willie. >> we are here at the beautiful set, it is gorgeous, as you can see. the people at the hotel are wonderful. the food is fantastic. come see us. we love you. take a look, if you will, happy birthday from smucker's. this is mila mangold and she is 106 years old from berkeley, california. her slogan is life is always,

save some room for dessert. take a look, lillie mae johnson is 100 years old today. and she hasn't worn pants for 99 years. how about that? happy birthday to you. leon saliba 103 years old from burbank, california. his great grandson is 100 years younger than he is to the day. how about that? and we have kenneth and nathalie rusk, and they have a wonderful group of friends that support them and love them. bruce, bruce is beautiful. bruce surratt, 100 years old today from denton, north carolina. and she loves to eat vegetables from her own garden. carl jorgensen is 100 years old

today ft. collins, colorado, still teaches the bible and enjoys life to the fullest. and that's it and now back to new york where they always have fun. >> all right, willard, thank you. now to a golden globe winner taking talents back to broadway. michael c. hall has spent his television career surrounded by, well, the dearly departed from playing a funeral director on "six feet under" to his most recent role as everybody's favorite serial killer on "dexter," now heading back to broadway. >> it's from europe. >> just outside europe. >> a dark comedy about next door neighbors who share a same last name, jones, and find their lives intertwining. michael c. hall. good morning. good to see you. this is a return to your roots. are you happy to be back on stage? >> it's fantastic. my television commitments have

made it impossible to commit to doing anything on stage for a while. it's great to be back in new york. >> fun to have a live audience? >> yeah, there's nothing like that immediate feedback and gratification. >> terrifying? >> just terrifying enough. >> this play is about two couples, neighbors, their lives start to get meshed together. >> yeah, they have increasingly serendipitous things in common. and, yeah, it's a remarkable play. the language, unlike anything i have ever encountered as an actor. and i think the language is really the star. >> it's really interesting. because it's a comedy. you see there are laughs, but i noticed the "new york times" also says the play is infused with a haunted awareness of the fundamental solitude of existence. >> right. well, yeah, it's simultaneously hilarious, but i think sneaks up on you as an audience with a resonance that you don't consciously appreciate while

you're watching it. it's really something else. >> and your character john kind of has no filter. he just blurts out. is that fun? >> it is, yeah. he's a guy who is without apology and, yeah, he says whatever comes to his mind without a second thought. >> well, as we saw, you're probably best known for playing dexter. >> yes. >> you also had a successful run as a repressed mortician in 6 feet under. was it good to get out of the death business? >> yeah. good to get out of the death business and i don't know, i guess it has something to do with coincidence and something to do i'm inclined to or attract. when you make an open-ended commitment to a character for a long time, it's nice there's a lot of complexity and opportunity for evolution. but, yeah, it's nice to do something that is, perhaps, a bit lighter and it's really great to get that feedback from

the audience every night. >> everybody wants a dexter spinoff. the producers say no way they're doing it unless you're in. i ask you, would you be in? >> it's something i can't even begin to wrap my head around at this point. so i'll plead the fifth. >> all right. finally, we know most actors have interesting pasts before they were actors. i love hearing. you have worked as a clothes salesman, furniture mover, toys salesman, bartender, busboy and knife seller. did i miss anything? >> there was a while where i was installing furniture for an interior design firm. but other than that, i think you've got all the jobs. >> i'm sure you're bringing a lot of these experiences to bear in your work now. especially knife seller. >> no knives in this play, but, yeah. i mean, we can talk later if you want to buy some knives. >> okay. good. michael c. hall. good to see you, thank you.

and it opens on broadway on september 6th. check it out. tomato soup cake and more. and you can join them live on today.com. but coming up next, an inspirational teacher who has found a way to connect with his students. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪

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>> frank cooper does more than shout. like a poet, he wrote something that sticks. >> kyp stands for keep your promises. >> even now, kelsey morris, the busy manager of a convenience store remembers those letters a decade out of high school. their meaning so significant, he has them tattooed on his wrist. >> it's a daily reminder to keep my promises. it was important to be the person you tell people you're going to be. >> frank believes that, too. he studied to be a lawyer and fo seven years was quite successful, but didn't like the person he became. >> for a long time in my life, i was a taker. and, you know, what can you do for me kind of guy? >> two decades ago, he gave up a lucrative legal career, took a 50% pay cut to become a high school teacher. sometimes when you climb the ladder of success, you find it

leaning against the wrong wall. tell that to the woman you met in law school. the brilliant lawyer you married. >> sounds like an, oh, my god, going to work with a bunch of 14 and 15-year-olds. it's got to be worse than being in court yelling at somebody, right? >> he called her after his first day of class. >> honey, i might have made the wrong choice. >> so he tried something else. ♪ ♪ it's one for the money two for the show three to get ready ♪ >> in frank cooper's class, history comes alive. >> thank you very much. >> this is america! >> there's a star fish on your head. >> nothing helps a teenager learn like laughter. >> i can't believe she broke my arm. >> with all this silliness, frank is simply keeping a promise, the one he made at his father's death bed. >> i promise you, daddy, the next time you see me, i'll have done something to make you proud. >> so year after year, he

scrawls kyp, keep your promise, on his classroom chalk board and sets out to do just that. >> what has somebody done for you to make you feel a little bit more significant? >> reporter: he persuaded matt wood, a star football player to look beyond the football field and the family ranch. >> i didn't decide to go to college until april of my senior year of high school. and that was mostly due to mr. cooper. >> this spring, matt graduates from medical school. at times like this, frank believes he sees his father. >> and i think about my daddy. and i think about him nodding his head. and i want to say, daddy, i'm proud of this kid. and i had a part of that. >> am i having some bad hair? okay. >> i did that on purpose. >> hi. are you in the book club? >> another former student turned down a tv career to become a

teacher just like mr. cooper. >> has it hit you you're taking all of this life lesson from an elvis impersonator? >> well, let's just say i hope elvis never leaves the building. >> oh, but he has. they take out into the world his words of wisdom, the ones he tells them every day. >> you're important, i love you, and the joy of life is in the journey. >> you're important, i love you, and the joy of life is in the journey. >> you guys are important, i love you, have a great day, may the joy of life -- >> the journey. >> the best of him lives on through them. >> an american story in oklahoma. >> it works, too. because we should tell you that a lot of the students who have him as a teacher increase their college entrance exam scores by 30% to 40%. >> the elvis effect we'll call

it. >> well, you'll have to dress like elvis to help your kids with their homework. >> dress up like spongebob. >> anything to get the grades up, right? up next, today's spring cook along, we'll check in with carson as they cook live on today and today.com. >> they have a camera in the fridge! >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ all right, we're back at 8:48. we've got a week long series, fresh cooks live. busy in the kitchen all morning, last half hour. they're also streaming live on today.com. carson, get us up to speed. >> it's going awesome. we want to thank people going to today.com right now. great to have ben and jamie here from sorted. they represent the largest food community conversation happening on youtube. and they're up to great things. partner barry a little under the

weather. today we're making bangers and mash. we've got a cake going, tomato soup cake. and we're doing some cabbage, onions, and let's get back into it. >> bangers and mash. two big parts. bangers first. it's nice pork and actually sausages, spiced with herbs, great sausage, a british classic. we've got to get those into the oven. and the reason we stab them is to stop them from exploding. they get their name bangers because they used to explode. >> and that prevents the exploding? >> prevents the skin from exploding so they can go into the oven. >> you mentioned earlier, the type of potato you would use is flour-based potato that's good for mashed. >> anything floury. and all we've done is peel them, dice them and they've been in boiling water for 15 minutes or so. they're probably good to drain,

actually. and this colander over there. >> how did you know that was there? you've been in the kitchen for 20 minutes. chef have intuitions of where things are. >> we had a few different spring options. and the ones that came out on top were a spring green cabbage and a chive butter. >> back in? >> yeah, back in. and we've got a masher in here somewhere. >> ben wearing the jacket. ben went to culinary school and then his buddy jamie and barry were trying to figure out what they wanted to do and they all love to cook and hang out in their flat and decided to put this business together. and that's kind of how sorted food came together. is that fair enough? >> yeah. pretty much, and it's turned into a global community of people who are passionate about cooking, passionate about food and want to start doing new stuff and learning. >> and you'll do stuff now if you're live on the web. somebody might write in on twitter, hey, have you ever tried putting sage and apple

sauce in that? and you're like, hey, let's try it right now. >> i honestly didn't believe it was going to work. i tested the recipe and put it in the oven. don't believe it. turns out the oven is amazing. >> and guys, if you have the food downstairs, are you eating it? well into the food right now. bangers and mash are really good. >> have you guys ever had something go horribly wrong online while you were making it? >> well, i don't think anything can go so wrong it's not saveable. there are certain recipes perfect, and we tweak them. it's not the end of the world. there's so much more you can do to improve and change it. also, when we go wrong, it's kind of like a -- if we get it wrong, anyone can get it wrong, and we can show you how to put it right if we can. >> yeah. tweets here for the guys. somebody wants to know, what's your favorite american dish? >> favorite american dish. >> cinnamon buns is my favorite. >> something you get in an

airport? >> home baked. >> i'm going to have to go pulled pork. >> pulled pork. >> we have another question, carson. this from alexander, what's the strangest thing you've ever eaten? >> strangest thing you've ever eaten? >> this is your fault. >> what? >> this is your fault. he said a cricket. >> dipped in chocolate or deep fried? >> we made grasshopper pie -- >> grasshoppers and -- oh, look the onions going here. >> they're cooking up. >> again, we're making bangers and mash. we've got in the oven a tomato cake. sweet and savory cake that's going to work, we hope. we've got -- >> it'll work. >> we've got cabbage, peas, at 380 degrees fahrenheit is the oil now for the onions that are -- >> the cobbler here, too. >> cobbler? >> oh, a cobbler. >> the cobbler.

>> the crumble. that was the combination of two british classics, atop the apple cake. >> you should love this, tamron and savannah. >> cute. adorable. >> that is actually the tomato cake they cooked. they baked it inside the tin. >> hey, carson. >> yeah. >> if you go to a grocery store. ask the guys if they can hear me. if you go to the grocery store in the states and you want to get bangers, we often don't have things called bangers, what's the best thing to buy? >> moving away from the hot dogs, the chunky pork sausage with a good ratio of pork in there, that's what you want. that's what will hold its form. and also, another form of pork. we're just going to fry those up. another brilliant flavor. fresh rosemary. i'm going to strip that back, run a knife through it and put that into the pan. >> very good. guys, we're going to continue this cooking and conversation online and go to today.com. for that, i want to thank the sorted guys for doing this all

week long. tomorrow, more delicious dishes. we're going to do a trendy twist on pizza and chicken wings. go to the website, cook with us live tomorrow. we'll be back. hope you enjoyed the food. ben, jamie, thank you guys so much. nothing but the best for you two. this is "today" on nbc.

all right, carson's got a fresh batch of bangers. >> i do.

yes. look at that, guys. banging right over here. >> we are going to continue the cooking here. onli good morning, everyone. 8:56, i'm scott mcgrew. this morning the navy says it will test 1,000 homes on treasure island for dangerous levels of radiation. it comes after concerns after the discovery of radio active items buried under ground.

residents have been pushing the navy to clean up the island for years. they say there is no none health hazards, but did the testing to ease the concerns of those living there. more local news for you in half an hour.

from nbc news, this is "tod ay from nbc news this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, march 25, 2014. willie geist with al roker, tamron hall. natalie has the day off. the snow is a few hours away. >> it's starting to hit washington. it's not going to be all that bad. this thing is offshore. we are going to see maybe 1-3 inches further east you go. we'll see a lot of wind tomorrow. >> i don't know if wre done. he has the answer to that. i can tell you, every person you come in contact with, i don't care if it's texas, new york, i'm sick of this winter.

it's over but it don't end. >> when you think about it, out west, our friends out west, seven states had the warmest winter on record. >> but they suffered drought, as well. >> it's been a brutal time. >> let's get into april and get done with it. >> easter dresses. >> we have incredible video we have to show you from here in new york city. overnight, helmet cam video off a go pro camera of a person jumping from the top of 1 world trade, the new building at the site of the old world trade center. a group of base jumpers allegedly jumped from the world trade center this comes from last september 30th. police yesterday arrested four men. three allegedly jumped while the fourth was the lookout on the ground. the arrests come after six months of investigation by nypd intelligence. involved extensive review of video footage from the area around the world trade center. charged with third degree

burglary, felonies, jumping from a structure. they were arraigned last night, released on $35,000 bail. there were reports in newspapers. people said men in black suits jumping from the top of the building. >> or you think it is a movie or worse, of course. >> it's 3:00 in the morning when they do this. if you watch, they land on west street which becomes the west side highway. it's a major thorofare. they style away into the night and to the caught until this week. >> and following that revelation of that 16-year-old climbing to the top of 1 world trade, being up there for two hours taking pictures. you've got to wonder what's the security protocol there? they need to do a major top to bottom security review. you've got four guys or three

guys getting up and one on the ground, then a 16-year-old kid who can evade surveillance. that's crazy. >> here's the thing with the top to bottom review of it, those guys were caught -- their cape was released to police back in september. the kid just happened a couple of weeks ago. in the middle of those two events, the base jumpers and the kid, did someone not sound an alarm? nothing changed. i know this is very, very serious and it is a great concern, but i have to say it does look like a universal ride, like harry potter. when you look at that video, it's crazy to know people are thrill-seekers like that? i can't even imagine -- look at that. that looks like something from one of those 3-d image rides. >> the virtual rides. you worry about this. also that now are there going to be copycats? >> hopefully not. they will have security in

place. one of the security officers on duty was inattentive. that person was determine nated. which means asleep. they've been embarrassed and hopefully, they get the concern and they would make improvements. >> the police said yesterday of the base jumping crew, one of the guys had been a construction worker on the site. he had some way in. these guys walked in, walked up 105 stories undetected and jumps off the top of 1 world trade. incredible story. now they've been arrested. another incredible development is this investigation into flight 370. the malaysian government is convinced the flight ended in the indian ocean. that was the last headline yesterday. in the last few hours, the grief of the family members and the reaction to how they've been treated, which included many receiving a text message saying that they believe everyone onboard was killed, did not

survive, from that egregious text message to, i think, a lack of understanding of human grief and that, yes, you can say through this satellite technology you will never understand we, the government are convinced this flight would have ended. how could you not anticipate family members who would say i need to see proof, i need to understand, i need to hold something in my hand other than words on a text message that confirms this. overnight, these family members, it's been so difficult to watch. mothers and fathers, sisters, brothers collapsing in grief and pain, as government officials sternly and stoically say, this is over. we are going to continue the search but your loved one's life is over. >> the ceo notified family members of 370 by text message. here is is explanation.

>> it was to ensure in the short amount of time available to us, the families heard the tragic news before the world did. >> it's hard to defend sending a text message, but a lot of families were told face-to-face. a lot did hear about it in a more personal way. i guess they wanted to make sure everybody heard before the press conference. that's why the text message. it's terrible, callous, hard to defend. >> you can understand the reasoning. >> it's always very difficult to manage a crisis of this degree. it's never happened before. it's an unprecedented aviation disaster, i get that. when we say a lot -- if you're the one who got the text message, that's all that matters. you see that. back to the reality of not being able to see a piece of debris that identifies flight 370, that is the grief these families may have to live with forever.

air france flight was located, the actual major parts of that aircraft took two years for them to get the black box to get a conclusion. they did see debris for five days. we have not seen the debris that matches the satellite image. that's what one father said. he doesn't believe it. he chooses at this point not to believe it's that flight in the satellite images. >> you wonder why yesterday they decided, it's i gone, it's over. after 17 days, i know they have new data. >> basically they have two independent corroborations of that data. you take it to its logical conclusion, sadly. that's what happened. obviously, weather is a big factor in that area. >> they called off the search. >> the weather is going to be rough. it's just another hindrance in trying to get answers. >> we've been saying 2 1/2 weeks

everything is speculation. we don't know what happened to the plane. >> not definitively, that's for sure. to a lighter note, new study out, 89% of people report insensitive or inappropriate use of technology damaging their relationships. >> what does that mean? >> for example, 9-10 people say at least once a week their friends or family stop paying attention to them in favor of their digital devices. >> sounds right. >> like at dinner, you're doing something. >> that move right there. >> just like that. >> how did i know you were going to do it? >> because i'm corny. >> 1-4 say insensitivity with text caused a serious riff with a family member or friend. >> has that happened to you? >> i have been guilty of sometimes, you know in the middle of work or something, i try not to bring this to dinner, even in our own house, put it away. that's 30 minutes you can be with your kids or wife.

yes, sir, i've checked it. >> we don't bring phones to the dinner table. there have been times after dinner, you know, cleaning up and i check it. that time sometimes is even more important because it's just casual chatter amongst your kids, you, your wife. things come out. leyla has said, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba. >> the kid is checking you because usually it's the parents saying to the kid to get rid of the phone. >> and before bed. you're getting that last e-mail off. lying there going like that. >> george is like what are you doing, man? >> hopefully he's asleep before i am. >> or he steals his tetris. >> we are talking about this storm system making its way to the northeast. it's already doing it. take a look. washington, d.c., seeing light snow there already. you can see the white house, little snow on the roof.

they are going to be looking at that right until later this evening. system will move off quickly. we've got winter weather advisories. winter storm warnings all the way from parts of the appalachians into the southeast. we are looking at winter storm, i should say blizzard watches and blizzard warnings from new england all the way up into maine. here is that system making its way up the coast. good news is it's going to say offshore. even though this is rapidly deepening, it's going to stay part enough offshore that the heaviest snow will occur out in the ocean. whatever land mass will be from east part to nantucket. talking generally 1-3, maybe 4 inches along the mid atlantic coast into the northeast. you get up into new england and we are talking about anywhere from 6-12 inches of snow from bangor to east port. the winds tomorrow, big problem. from norfolk to washington, new york, philadelphia, boston, winds are going to be a big problem. in fact some winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour.

sustained winds at 50 miles per hour off new england. air traffic is probably going to be very affected by this over the next 24 to 48 hours. good morning. 9:11 the time right now. showers are pushing through the region. raining in the north bay. we'll see the rain spread to the south very quickly. by the evening rush shower, everyone looking at rain across the board. not only today but through the next five days. tracking rain into the weekend. keep it here. you can always go to nbc bay area dot com to track it on your own radar as well. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. coming up next, can you read this? i hope you can read that. >> yeah. >> i'm a little shaky. >> i don't know when your vision problems and other symptoms are

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some folks visit the doctors office for every ache and pain. others avoid it like the plague. knowing how to troubleshoot your symptoms could be a difference between a trip to the emergency room or riding it out at home. dr. sampson davis is an emergency room physician. and julie bain is the health director at ladies home journal. good to see you guys. >> good to be here. >> it's important to target specific health issues. but it's really not easy. what's the benchmark, doc, for emergency room visits? >> very, very tough question. i always say, if you feel like you have an emergency, go to the e.r. but there's simple things you can do, call urgent care. cough, sneezing, itchy rash, things like that you probably can wait to see a physician. it's a good idea, too, to call your private physician and say is this something you can see me right away for? or should i go to the e.r.?

and if you do go to the e.r., follow up with your primary care doctor. >> we'll look at three main areas of hearing, vision, and abdominal issues. i hear that as people get older, they suffer hearing loss. >> it's super common in people, especially over 65. but sudden hearing loss can be a problem. and a lot of people blow it off and don't go to the doctor because they think it's earwax or allergies. but they should. >> there's a test? >> yes, there's a test. >> okay. we're going to do this thing now, you and i? here we go. we're going to play something. >> you should hear that buzzing sound. >> yeah. >> that's the audiogram. these buzzer sounds are played at different frequency with different intensity. and the lower pitch you hear it, that means your hearing is fine. what's concerning if you don't hear the lower pitch. >> i notice you've got this tuning fork. what's that used for? >> once we know there may be a

hearing deficit, we do a study to see if it's something with the nerve or just with the transmission of sound through the ear. basically, take this tuning fork which vibrates, strike it against the hand pretty hard and put it against the table. do you hear that vibration. >> yeah. >> now i have to do what we call a line test. so you're going to hear this normally because you're hearing should be fine. i'm going to put this in the middle of your forehead and it should be equal. do you hear the sounds. >> yeah, i hear the sound, but now i've got a headache. >> now, i want you to take your finger, your pointer finger and put it in one of your ears. you're going to hear this louder on one side of your -- i'm going to strike this, okay, here we go. do you hear it louder in this ear? >> yeah. >> we created a blockage. once we know that, we do the last test, the back of your ear, and you feel the vibration.

and you should hear it here normally. >> yeah, i do. willie's got the vision test. >> i was enjoying that a little too much. >> good vibrations. >> let me ask you both a question, is it a matter of time before all of us need glasses at some point in our lives? >> yeah. most people in their 40s, have trouble reading close up. there are glasses and contacts for that. but most people eventually lose up close. >> sometimes you feel your vision getting a little bit blurred. >> if you lose your vision suddenly or becomes blurred, that's an emergency, call your ophthalmologist, your eye doctor, go to the e.r. it could be something with the vessels to the eyes, could be a tumor. but you want to make sure you investigate if you lose your eyesight suddenly. >> see the eye chart over here. i think my eyes are pretty good. is this about the right distance? >> yeah, 20 feet. the eye chart. cover one eye. >> okay. >> try to read the line closest to the bottom. >> closest to the bottom.

pez, toz. >> your eyesight is prey good. i don't see that far. >> you're at 20/10 based upon that. that means your vision is superb. 2020 means you're 20 feet away and that's normal vision and you can read at 20 feet away you can read -- 20/40, then your eyesight would be a bit compromised. >> got ya. >> okay. >> abdominal issues. good to see you both. how do you localize the pain? >> now, your cavity is divided in four kwquadrants. right upper quadrant. if you travel to your right upper quadrant, your gallbladder. >> okay. >> your right lower is your appendix. >> that's where my appendix scar is right there. >> how do you figure out what's going on? >> you would feel pain in that right lower side. and the left lower side as we get older, we may develop pain there. if that develops and becomes

severe. >> diarrhea, how do you know if it's food poisoning. >> honey, you know. >> how do you know if it's food poisoning or something else. >> if you have the severe onset, and sometimes vomiting and the fever and chills. and if you feel like you're going to die, that can be an emergency. >> okay. if you feel like your going to die, you know it's diarrhea and you've got something serious. thank you. up next, i'll have the news you need before you leave the house. >> dominic moynahan will take us for a walk on the wild side after your local news and latte or au lait? cozy or cool? "meow" or "woof"? exactly the way you want it ... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the all-new sleep number classic series. designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. starting at just $699.99 for a queen mattress. he's the softy. his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock, at 60. and snoring? sleep number's even got an adjustment for that. find your sleep number setting only at a sleep number store.

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good tuesday morning to you. 9:26, i'm laura garcia-cannon. a busy fremont intersection still closed as police gather evidence from a deadly overnight crash. a 23-year-old man was drunk driving when he led police on a short chase early this morning. in the chase he hit and killed a motorcyclist before slamming into a pole. we're going to see how it is impacting the morning commute. police still looking for two burglars who escaped following a s.w.a.t. stand off overnight. a woman came home and found her

home had been broken into. she checked her security cameras on her sell phone and found two people going through her house. we'll have a look at weather and traffic after this break.

welcome back 9:29 the time. showers moving in. hope you have those umbrellas. they're going so spread into the east bay and the tri-valley. so everyone is expecting rain today and even thunderstorms expected as we head into the evening hours. the next five days will remain wet. even through tomorrow, thursday, and friday. another shot of rain into the weekend. overall umbrellas a good idea in the next few days. let's talk to mike. >> here the roads are a little slow through fremont. we focus on the freeway for the

first part of this report and you see it is jammed up. this is the freeway traffic and we expect that especially on a tuesday. but since this morning, after the early morning deadly crash, we have been saying it is closer to continue. a slower drive coming off of that dumbarton bridge. take that span across the bay. there is your commute. laura. >> thank you. have a great tuesday morning.

♪ welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. >> is that "let it go"? >> it's the remix. >> just when you thought you had that song out of your head. turn it up a little. >> i like this song. ♪ >> oh, man, idina nazeen can rock it. >> i like this. especially when you were getting so tired of the original. bust it out, willie. >> they have the best marketing in the world. they keep bringing it back. keep bringing it back. >> go. >> i'm not a chair dancer. >> let me see one thing. >> come on! >> break it out. bring it out. >> willie! willie! >> no, i shouldn't. no, i really shouldn't. >> you're slow jamming there.

a slow jam. >> i like that. that's how a guy should dance like that. >> keep it chill, right? >> live right in here. >> no, no, no. take it down. >> i can't. >> it's too much, right? >> i like that. it's nice. >> subtle win. subtle win. i'm willie, this is al and tamron. you knew that already, though. natalie has the day off. i absolutely love this. an ohio firefighter named justin dearling surprised his girlfriend megan with a marriage proposal last wednesday in front of the staff and students in ohio where she is a counselor. megan thought it was a fire drill until justin dropped down on one knee. check this out. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> fist pump! yeah! nice! >> that is so cool. so justin the firefighter said he met megan six months ago while volunteering for the fire department by passing out water to students during a walk-a-thon. a film produced by justin's brother adam. >> he got brad paisley to follow along and sing and sing. >> and stay out of the video. >> that was amazing. >> isn't that great?

>> that is so amazing. why can't we have a contest? like the best proposal or something like that? >> let's do it. i think that one won, though. >> adam miller, our producer adam. best video proposal. that is so neat. wow. very cool. all right. let's look at your weather for today. we've got snow as this system makes its way up the coast. rain to the south, snow up to the north. a lot of wet weather and windy weather in the pacific northwest. our friends who are trying to work on those, that mud slide, bad news for them. and it continues tomorrow, snow in the rockies, wet weather from the gulf coast into the central mississippi river valley. windy and cold in the northeast, the ohio river valley. sunshine and mild through florida. and we've got blizzard like conditions for tomorrow for our friends along coastal new england on into down east good morning 9:33 the time right now. a line of showers moving into

the bay area. right now across the north bay. if you live in santa rosa you will see the showers first. and then this will progress south ward. we're expecting the rain to at least arrive for the evening commute. showers in the forecast for the next five days. keep the umbrella handy. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. dominic has starred in some of the biggest films and tv shows in the last decade from his turn in "lord of the rings" movies to his role as charlie on "lost." >> his true passion, though, is research and conservation of animals. that's why he's the creator, executive producer and host of the bbc america show "wild things" where he comes face to face with some of the most dangerous and interesting animals on the planet. >> but as you might imagine, sometimes things don't always go as planned.

>> this wounded giant quickly starts and what happens next surprises everyone. we're about to have a dangerous encounter. >> that is crazy! is your camera guy okay? >> he's okay. but he fell down and we had to have a medic like jump in front of the elephant essentially and stop the elephant from killing him. >> wow. pretty crazy. >> that's episode one. >> coming out with a bang. >> and that's not the most exciting thing that happens in the season. really crazy stuff happens this season. >> how do you balance giving the crazy stuff with obviously not injuring yourself? >> we don't predict the crazy stuff, that happens around, you know, what i'm attempting to do is change people's ideas about animals that most people are

scared of. and if we get in situations where things crack up, we have to go with it. opened up a few times this year -- >> what do you mean by opened up? >> like 40 stitches in my arm from an animal that we will reveal later on. >> but not this animal. >> this is a gorgeous dragon. they're super fast. >> dangerous in any way? >> no, you'd be in more danger of being hurt by a kitten than you are from this lizard. he has like slightly webbed feet in the back that allows him to run on water essentially. if he needs to escape. see this little dot? that's a third eye. so these guys have the ability to know the changes in seasons, to know when the sun's going to be hot and shiny, based on this third eye. >> were you a kid with a lot of animals in your room and escape

that way? >> yeah, i kept lizards all my life, i had snakes. at school, i would go around the playground and take bees and wasps and if i was in a class i didn't like let bees and wasps -- >> wow. >> a good trick. >> i would think so. >> someone's lurking behind us. >> now they're usually -- >> a handoff here. >> thank you. we're going to switch this out. pythons are usually associated with being very large, very muscular snakes. this is a black-headed python. they get a little bit bigger than that. but not a huge amount bigger. they're from australian. commonly confused with the tiger snake. these guys are completely harmless. again, no ability really to bite you. and they have this very smooth head. >> almost looks wet. >> yes, it does look wet, which indicates they're very good at borrowing under the ground because that shape allows them to essentially swim through the earth. somebody's going to be brave. not slimy, right? >> no. not at all.

>> come on. >> okay. >> this is where you go. >> we can do it off camera. i don't need to, you know. >> you don't want to. >> not very fast. a lot of snakes require fast looks. this guy thinking about being fast. that's about the fastest. >> one more. >> so we have this over here. >> and is that like a skunk? >> no. it's a lizard. >> he's putting gloves on. >> well, this is a very protective mother as mothers should be and she has a baby. she has the potential of getting bity. this is not the type of lizard you want to hang on to. very muscular jaws on these guys. >> that's the baby? >> and there's the little baby. very cute. >> so the baby is gorgeous. >> look at the baby. oh, going to the bathroom. >> as i said, as with good moms, they want to take care of their kids. >> thank you so much. season 2 of "wild things" premieres tonight on the bbc

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this morning on hope to it. giving kids with cancer a chance to stay connected with their family and friends to feel more at home. >> it's a project that puts ipads in hospitals for children to use while going through cancer treatment. >> and it was all inspired by one little boy. >> reporter: this is aaron pinsky two years ago, but for aaron, not everything in life was so grand. >> aaron stopped walking. we rushed him to joe dimaggio's children hospital where they did an mri. >> they discovered a large tumor in his spine that turned out to be a rare form of bone and soft tissue cancer. >> he underwent 14 rounds of chemotherapy and 28 rounds of radiation. >> at just 4 years old, aaron was in and out of the hospital for seven months getting cancer treatments and learning how to walk again. but one everyday device made the hospital feel a bit more like

home. >> i had cancer, and mommy's friends bought me an ipad. it made me braver. >> and was a welcome distraction. aaron would play games on the ipad and talk to friends and family through facetime. >> my aunts, uncles, and my grandma and papa. >> and he especially loved chatting with his older cousin sara. >> i would talk to him on facetime five times a day. >> it made me happy i was talking to her right then even though she wasn't there. it felt like she was right next to me. >> seeing how much aaron loved his ipad gave sara an idea. >> i thought that all kids should be able to use that face time. >> but aaron's hospital only had one ipad on the oncology floor. so sara decided to create something special. >> i made a movie that we put on youtube, and that's where a lot of the money came from. we're trying to do all of the

hospitals in florida. >> last year, team aaron donated 17 ipads to joe dimaggio children's hospital. >> the ipads have helped improve the quality of life by creating more of a home environment, a playful environment for them to forget about why they're here in the hospital to get treatment. >> a lot of my friends can't come because i have low immune system and i can get sick very easily. it makes me feel like i can still be a part of like the normal routine of life instead of being here. >> today, aaron is cancer-free, but he returns to hospitals with his cousin sara. >> my name is aaron, and i have an ipad and if you want to know how to use it, i'll show you how. >> two kids spreading smiles. >> you got one too? >> yeah. >> trying to make life grand for others in need of joy. >> well done aaron and sara.

so far the ipad lending library has donated 44 ipads to three different hospitals in south florida. but they could always use more. to see how you can get involved, go to today.com. and by the way, if you know of any people or groups inspiring hope in their communities, give us a heads up on twitter with the #hopetoit. >> that is phenomenal. they've all been fantastic. gosh, i love this. coming up next, the best ways to handle your etiquette dilemma.

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it's the season of spring break, house guests, they can all be awkward in their own special way. >> there are a lot of potentially sticky situations. >> here to help us through it, the shoulds and should nots, the founder and author of "social sklz for success." al can identify with this one, we were talking about it. college-age kids coming home, bringing a significant other. should they be able to sleep in the same bed? >> this is such a touchy topic. i'm the mom of a 2-year-old, but it's thrown me into, whoa, what would i do? first and foremost, you've got to make the decision and get on the same page as your co-parenting or your spouse. as to is it a yes, is it a no? after that, there's no right or wrong. but after that, you've got to address this in advance of the kids coming home. there's nothing worse than being

in that awkward moment where they show up and they're about to sleep in the same room. don't let it get to that. now, the our thing is, you're still a parent. so even though they're in college, you're still a parent and your rules still apply at home. and at the end of the day, if it's really a significant other, is one or two nights sleeping separately really going to affect their relationship? >> my house, my rules. i like that one. let's go to some of our viewers who have a question on facebook from alicia. she asks, how do you set a limit on visitor time? like get out of my house after two days. >> this is a good one. this should be set up, again, in advance. >> yeah. >> the day that you make the plans for the arrival and the excitement of someone being in your home, at the same time, you should be deciding when they're leaving. and, hey, if it's that great of a stay, maybe they can stay longer, or you can have them again. set it up in advance. >> you want to plan, you've got planning. >> exactly. exactly. >> okay. so now showers and celebrations, baby showers, wedding showers.

jackie asks, i was invited to a couple shower, but my husband can't go. is it inappropriate to go by myself? >> okay. so that question, i immediately want to say of course it's fine. but to be really respectful of whoever's hosting the party, ask ahead of time. the key in all of these topics is do this in advance. don't wait until the moment. ask in advance. hey, is it already if i come on my own? and that's the most respectful thing. >> do you tip housekeeping daily or the end of the vacation? we do it $5 daily. >> what i say is housekeeping is on shifts. so on a day-to-day basis, you don't know who is going to be cleaning your room. do it on a day-to-day basis if you can. at the end of your stay, you might be tipping someone who wasn't even looking after your room. do it in advance. now, comes up with the quandary of, oh, my gosh, do i have to be tipping during my vacation? at the end of the day, you can ask the front desk if they'll

disperse the tips for you. >> people don't tip housekeepers enough, though. you forget about. >> they work so hard. >> they work hard. and sometimes you tip, they give you extra shampoo. i need extra shampoo. >> thank you very much. >> we'll be back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

got to close that rink. >> hey! >> right now? >> who cares. all right. >> who cares. all right. we have a fun show and it's action packed. >> fun, fun, fun. >> start right there. you guys were fantastic on seth meyers. >> say it again. fantastic on seth meyers.

good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. today the santa clara county board of supervisors will consider cracking down on e

cigarettes. the county will also consider whether e cigarettes should be bans from county vehicles. right now more than 40 cities have placed restrictions on e cigarettes. in san mateo, they're looking at a ban on smoking in condos and apartments. it would include smoking 30 feet from the areas. the ban would not affect places like hotels and inlaw units. good morning, scott. waking up to a milky haze. we have clouds in the air. we're still trying to get that sunshine in here and san francisco a completely different story. the marine layer lowers and showers just off of the coast. let's show you the radar right now. in santa rosa, rain currently falling and it falls all the way down to the south.

so everybody expecting showers, even in the south and east bay, and temperatures today going to be very chilly. we may have a little lightning and thunder for that evening rush hour. >> we have 880 through fremont. still slow past the coliseum. we'll show you the map, but 580 is moving nicely. there is a maze and a crowd approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. the san mateo bridge. closure at dakota avenue, and there is the map. >> more news in half an hour.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, yes. >> how do we do it day after day? >> booze day, tuesday, march 25th. we're getting more snow apparently today, tonight -- >> this afternoon. >> can you believe? >> is this the end of march? what day is it? the last day? >> i think i said it but i've already forgotten. >> 25th. >> not funny. >> we try very hard to pronounce people's names properly. remember we all thought forever

it was jacqueline bisset. >> i kept saying bisset and no one listened. >> i said no one says olyphant, so i wonder if it is olyphant. that's what we're going with. he's going to be with us and we're excited about it. and estelle parsons, one of the great, great theater actresses, academy award winner for "bonnie and clyde," had the unbelievable privilege once of doing a reading with her. >> you did ? >> there was a play called "girls room," we did it at a friend's apartment in new york here. and half the time i'm doing it, i'm playing her daughter, and it was just -- just thrilling. just one of greats and very, very excited. now, i had the day from -- yesterday. it turned out to be a lot of fun, but -- >> a long day. >> yeah. i used to be hoarse from hoda,

then hoarse from reege. now this is hoarse from sirius xm radio. i was there all day yesterday, promoting something i'm not allowed to talk about. >> exactly. >> but anyway, it was a lot of fun. i thank everybody for their kindness to me. last night, went to -- we went to seth meyers. >> we'll talk about in a minute. >> yeah. but afterwards, hodawoman, afterwards, a friend of ours, some people we hadn't met before, what were their names? bill and kathleen, elsworth, such nice people. they bought us before in an auction, and so we went to rios, which is famous in new york, it has -- it has a storied past, if you know what i mean. and it is just a few tables and impossible to get a table and we went with sonny grasso, a cousin -- it is getting on. >> what happened? at the dinner?

>> the lead in the french detective -- >> what happened? >> wait a minute. this is important. sonny grasso, that gene hackman played, this guy walks in, this guy walks in like -- the cane and stuff. he looks at me, like, i put him away for 22 years, heroin. he said we're friends now. we're friends now. that kind of place. he put everybody away for narcotics. as i'm leaving, we have a lovely time, as i'm leaving, joey comes to me and goes, does hoda like meat? i said, does hoda like meat? hoda is a carnivore out the wazoo. he goes, i want you to take her some meatballs. so the surprise for you is rios meatballs. >> are they under here? >> is that what they are? i brought them all the way home

to connecticut. schlepped them all the way back in and you were trying to rush my story. >> i wanted to hear about gene hackman in the movie. >> gene hackman played sonny grasso. he's the reason why we wear short dresses every single day, because he never misses a show. >> oh, my god. >> there you go. i've officially done my duty. i'm exhausted. >> now, let's move on, shall we? we went to seth meyers last night. our first appearance on late night and he had a little surprise for us, take a look. >> kathie lee, hoda, these friends and associates of yours have a few things they would like to say. i hope you'll listen and take it in. >> dear kathie lee and hoda, in november i appeared on your show to promote my new cookbook. hoda, you were banging on the glass yelling, you don't know me, to the tourists outside. and every time i tried to talk about my book, kathie lee, you would interrupt me and ask, how much do you think i can bench?

>> for four years i've been a producer at the "today" show. at the "today" show christmas party you kissed me on the forehead and whispered, i'm going to adopt you whether you like it or not. you meant it as a compliment, but it felt like a threat. >> dear hoda, it's me, your daughter. your daughter, joda. joda brokaw. my other kids' moms were at the piano recitals, you were at a piano bar. most kids first words are mama or dada. mine was resale. >> we had to cut out the funny stuff because -- for other reasons, but we had a great time. nice guy. >> very funny.

we took a selfie. there's us. >> he's been doing it now for over a month and great, and couldn't happen to a sweeter guy. happy for him. >> after i left you, arianna huffington. she has a new book, her 14th book called "thrive." there is the selfie. there is cynthia mcfadden, mika. the room was filled. there was so much love for her in that room. harvey weinstein, your pal was there, and a bunch of other people. i can't believe she's on her 14th book. this book is about resting, chilling, taking time. >> when did she ever do that? she created an empire -- >> it took up until now to figure it out. >> good for her. >> good for her. >> you know who is making a little bit of news, not with her acting, with one of most watched women in the world is jennifer aniston. i just -- if i were jennifer, which i'm obviously not, i don't know i would ever leave my house. can you imagine the scrutiny -- she can't just throw on some sweats, sunglasses, a little lip

gloss and go to the gym like a normal person, right? she's scrutinized all the time. she told women's world daily, she gets annoyed when people say she looks good for a 45-year-old woman. she looks good for a 20-year-old woman. >> she does. >> come on. and i think what she's saying is true. nobody says joe schmo, 37, was looking pretty good. there is a huge double standard. >> she's beautiful. i don't know i would worry. if i looked like that -- >> you do, hoda. >> if i looked like that -- and someone said you look great for your age, i sort of get it, but i like when people go, oh, my god, you're going to be 50? i don't feel terrible when they say that. >> and it might bother you as you're younger, she's 45. it happened to me with the makeup people. you're going to be 60? i am 60. i loved it. the older you get, everything in perspective, you are grateful

for any kind words. any human being gives you. >> a shred -- >> yes, one -- or a smidgen as our president would say, a smidgen of kindness. >> let's talk about "the voice." >> all right. >> we're going to watch a couple. here is the first -- this is team blake, audra versus the duet team. remember them? all right, so, you know the solo artist versus the others. >> audra is the solo artist. okay. ♪ when will i feel love ♪ when i find a new man i want for mine ♪ ♪ >> i with like to say i picked the solo. >> i pick the duet. >> and the winner is --

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emmy nominated actor timothy olyphant appeared in "sex and the city" where he played one of sarah jessica parker's many lovers, to a director trying to cast goldie hawn in "the first wives club" which also starred kathie lee. >> i stole that movie. he doesn't even know i was in it. i stole it from you. >> i know. i knew that. i knew that. the cops are after you.

>> they were. >> you can find timothy in the seried "justified" where he played deputy u.s. marshall raylan givens who sometimes finds the need to take the law into his own hands. >> you went to allison's, and you show it down. >> show it down like cowboys. >> started blasting without thinking because you're a chicken. not used to doing the dirty work. that's sad. as in pathetic. where it gets real tragic is when you saw on the news who it was you shot, and panicked. >> what happens right after that? >> yeah, right after that? what happens? >> we shoot each other. no one is going to see it coming. until now. until now. now that i think about it, i probably shouldn't have said that. even when you know it is coming -- >> you're a guy that loves what you do? >> i do. what's not to like? people pay me to do this. >> people are tortured.

they're tortured artists. you don't seem like one of those. >> no. >> married, three kids. >> yeah, that's the part that doesn't allow me to be tortured. they have no patience for that. >> how old are your kids? >> i tried for a while. >> how old are your kids? >> hold on, it will come to me. they're 14, 12 and 10. >> any of them want to get into acting? >> the youngest. >> how do you feel about that? >> as long as she doesn't want to do it for a living for a while, we'll be good. yeah. nobody wants kids on set. >> talk to us about "justified". >> right? >> we'll go right by that. >> not really. >> not the kids on the set, so much as their parents. i don't want to be that parent. so we're not going to do that. she's like 20 something, she can do whatever she wants. >> i know exactly what you're talking about. i know. hoda won't let us. >> let's talk "justified." this has been on -- what are you

thinking about? >> i'm thinking about "justified". >> it caught a lot of people's attention. you must get that a lot. what is the secret sauce? what keeps that thing happening? >> television writing is all about the writing, all about the stories. and then, you know, you just try to get out of the way. look at that. >> camera men talking again. when you get a script, timothy, and what is it -- obviously it is the writing. do you ever listen to the other people in your life, your wife, your agent, your manager? is there something in your gut that says i got to do this, i don't care what they pay me or i got to work with this director. >> i don't really know. we don't have those -- my wife -- >> does she know what you do for a living? >> how was work, honey, really good, anyway -- >> like that. she doesn't ask you after you slept with sarah jessica, she didn't ask you about that? >> i did not sleep with anyone.

what are you talking about? >> on the show. >> on the show. >> oh, that i remember. that i remember. >> you didn't tell her a little bit about that? >> no. that doesn't get brought up over dinner, no. >> the kids are sitting there hopefully. >> yeah, no. you know, we got other things going on. we don't talk about it too much. i mean, i probably talk about it, if she were here, she would say, what are you talking about, you talk about it all the time, you're driving me crazy. but i don't think about those decisions too much. i just read something good, you try to get your hands on it. >> we appreciate the work you do. everything we have ever seen you in, you're so good. the first time meeting you and now we think you're incredibly charming. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> nice to see you. all the best. it airs tonight. watch him kill the guy on fx. >> spring allergies are in full bloom. >> we're going to tell you how to get some relief and the amazing estelle parsens. >> so excited.

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here we are. >> estelle parsons had an illustrious acting career. she won an academy award for her role in the 1967 film "bonnie and clyde" and nominated for a tony four times. >> i say she was robbed four times. >> i say so too. >> it began right here, back in the 1950s, estelle was a "today" girl. one of the original cast members of the "today" show. also appeared in dozens of tv shows with younger audiences probably remember her best from the sitcom "roseann". >> now back on broadway, she's starring in the new show called "velocity of autumn."

it is great to see you. >> thanks, great to be here. >> so glad to see you, still doing what you do so well and loving it so much. >> i do love it, yeah. i can't stop. >> it is a feisty character you play. she does not want to go out quietly. >> tell us about her. she's barricaded in her home. >> she's barricaded herself in, and she has all these molotov cocktails and will blow herself up because she's had enough. >> what is she upset about? >> she basically had enough. she's got all kinds of things wrong with her. she's falling apart. sounds exciting, doesn't it? >> based on -- >> it is so funny. the audience just loves it. >> there is truth in it. >> they do. they laugh and they say, why am i laughing? this isn't funny. they laugh and laugh. >> you get so many scripts, i would imagine, either for broadway or films, but must have been something special about this one. >> she's so feisty. and also, you know, so much of

old age behavior is, like, stereotypical because nobody likes to pay attention to old people. it is wonderful to find somebody and have all kinds of new things to do that old people maybe do or don't do. i don't know. i haven't had any big climactic old age things. but to say i'm not going to do what everybody does because that's what an 80-year-old looks like. i'm not going to do those things. i'm not going to walk that way, i'm not going to be that way. >> not going to drive alone and start reading out loud every sign you see? >> i can't even see the signs. >> that's funny. in this play, somebody long gone, you thought, shows up and sort of wrecks your -- >> my favorite son, the love of my life, has run away and never come back. and -- >> in 20 years. >> 20, 30, 40, i don't know. depends how old the actor admits to be.

>> he sneaks in -- >> there he is. there he is. it is terrible. yeah. >> i love the premise of that. >> i hate him for it. hate him. >> he screws up your plan. >> screws up everything. but it's fun. he's a wonderful actor. steven spinelli, won two tonys in a row. only he and judith light from won two tonys in a row. >> a lot of people know you for your film work. your real love seems to be the stage. >> i've always been on stage. i just did that other stuff to put my kids through school. i really love to entertain live people in a live room. >> no -- >> up to 1100 people i can entertain without a mike. that's the most i've entertained without a mike. >> what theater are you currently in? >> in the booth. every actor wants to play the booth. right in the alley.

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oakland and san mateo a little slowing there. we're back with more of "today" on this tuesday. time to do bargain shopping with none other than jill martin. >> "today" contribute and contributing editor for "people style watch". >> and author. >> she brought back some fun finds, 5 bucks or under. >> 5 bucks or under. my mom and i went on this scavenger hunt. you can get this online, a lot you have to search for, $5 and under. dollartree.com. necklace, just to show -- >> very pretty. >> $5. >> back to the dollar tree. you have drinks here. these glasses were a dollar. every situation here $1. look at these plates. this whole situation with the happy birthday, $5. the whole thing, a dollar, a dollar, a dollar. all the candy. one of these, a dollar.

>> more than one fork, though. >> the whole situation. >> the whole situation. >> the cups? >> $2. >> $2. >> wow. >> that's how we like it. >> everything a dollar, dollartree.com. >> i went to tj maxx. look what they have here. they have all of these things, $4.99, calvin klein underwear. >> why are they so cheap? >> they buy in volume. >> they buy in volume. when things are retail and they sell out or don't sell out, actually they get the extras, so there is always one of everything. you can search. look at this makeup, this, everything, under $5. isn't that adorable? i went to marshalls with mama. >> with mama. >> so sweet. >> look at that. >> oh, my gosh. >> look at this whole thing. >> oh, my gosh. >> $3.99. look at all these -- >> little uggs. >> under $5. comes in this adorable box. under $5. you can make a little basket. >> look how cute that is.

>> and bring it to someone's home. look at the diffusers and soap. >> i've never heard such excitement in your voice. >> i cannot believe -- >> this is marshalls. went on -- there was a lot of it. modell, $5. look at all of these things. headphones for your favorite sports fans. look at these bags, a tote. umbrella on the floor. $5. >> all of hoda's umbrellas are on the floor. >> not $5. radio shack earbuds. look at all the colors. very trendy colors. guess how much? >> $5? >> exactly right. bins, notes, thank you notes, everybody spends a fortune. >> i try, jill. >> from office depot. aaron condron, you get this whole sheet, i get this on instagram, your instagram and it is stickers of your whole family. and, look, i put them in a calendar. this is kathie lee's birthday,

your birthday. >> how cute. >> that's -- >> very adorable. >> you get the whole sheet. >> guess how much? >> $5. >> for 30. >> wow. >> i had this makeup bag. >> how much did you pay for it? >> not $5. i know i didn't. >> when you're having a dinner party -- >> how cute? >> take chalk and you write the names on. >> cute. >> guess how much for each one? >> $5. >> not even. it is like $1.39. >> if you buy 3, $5. and trader joe's -- >> no thank you. >> i know. >> cheers. >> love you, jill. $5. >> $5! >> you're going to want to throw an apple in your bag before your leave the house today. >> must reads for if you're when i first felt the diabetic nerve pain, of course i had no idea what it was. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it progressed from there to burning...

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while it doesn't feel like winter is over here in the northeast, spring is in the air that means one thing, seasonal allergies. >> if you're one of the 40 million people who suffer from them, we have relief for you with the help of board certified physician kathleen bacha who focuses on healthy natural living. >> and editor lynn floyd. >> hello, ladies. >> allergies delayed this year, right? >> all the reports are saying this allergy season is going to be killer just because -- >> because it is coming so late. >> it is counterintuitive. you would think we had all this cold weather, the pollen count should be lower, but with the snow and the rain, those plants are ready to bloom and spread the pollen wherever they need to. >> i'm not stopping them. we welcome them. >> yeah. >> so what do we have to worry about? as soon as the spring starts popping, what are some of the main allergens people need to worry about? >> three main groups of allergens. go ahead and jump in. >> we want to worry about grass,

worry about -- >> what should we do? if it ever shows up. >> we're worrying about pollen and ragweed. once those come into effect, you want to do anything you can to stop them from bothering you. there are simple solutions, as soon as you get in your house, washing your hair so you're not bringing the outdoors in. >> any natural remedies you can use? >> there are so many great natural remedies, a list to go through with you. don't forget too the trees will also be a source of spring allergies. >> a lot of people get tested. my daughter was having a terrible time. i took her to be tested. her back exploded with all the trees. you can find out exactly which trees you are too. >> exactly. we were talking about the most common ones. what is most common is what is common for you. talk to your doctor. >> tell us about other natural

ways. >> there are great natural remedies to help you fight allergies. the nettie pot, wash that pollen out of your system. >> in up with nostril and out the other. >> you got it. >> be careful you're using the saline solution, you're not using tap water. a lot of people ran into nettie pots, getting infections. >> what else? >> the saline spray, same idea, keep the science cavities irrigated, get the pollen out of your system. and hepa filters. a lot of us talk about hepa filters, important for removing pollen from your home, not only as a air purifier, but vacuum cleaner. >> you need to put one in every room, that's expensive. >> you can usually put them in your central unit. you can put a hepa filter in your central unit and have one in your vacuum cleaner. >> there are foods that can help you if you are an allergy sufferer. >> one thing you want to do is go through the colorful fruits and vegetables and dark leafy greens. the antioxidants in the foods are going to help you. >> let me walk you through this. we have this whole table full of

great allergy fighting foods. pineapple, natural antihistamine, clarsitin stimulates the immune system. >> that's in apples. >> that's in apples. the omega 3 fats. we talk about them all the time, they have a allergy prevention. chia seeds are the new super food. >> tell us about what is at the end. >> here at the end are the things we want you to avoid. really lower sugar. >> sugar. >> want to keep sugar under 60 a day. half a can of coke or one glass of wine. i'm so sorry. and you also want to keep dairy low. dairy thickens mucous. it will keep all that drainage and congestion in you. and finally gluten, we think more of -- >> gluten is inflammatory. >> it is. >> can't eat anything pretty much. >> you voted for it, we're cooking it. a latin inspired burger and fries.

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if you've been married to a wonderful man with a good home, beautiful kids, but somehow your life just seems a little flat -- >> that's the premise of best-selling author jane green's new riveting novel, i just started it. i'm loving it. in the book, a younger man enters into the picture of this woman with the so-called perfect life and the main character starts tempting fate. hi, jane. good to see you. this is not your first trip around the block with a great novel. you've written -- this is your 15th. >> this is my 15th. >> unbelievable. good for you. >> this premise is a winner. there are so many women at home who feel this exact thing. what inspired you to write it. >> three things. first was in my -- living in my suburban connecticut town, i

suddenly noticed this trend of women that i knew leaving their husbands, they got very skinny, they started to look completely gorgeous and glamorous and you would find out they were having an affair. >> was that because their husbands were ignoring them and they started using the word invisible. >> that was the second thing. i think that -- it is something that happens when you turn 40, you're at an age and stage in life when you suddenly do start to feel invisible. >> in your own home. >> and -- >> and on the streets. they don't look at you the same way. >> even construction guys. they don't whistle. nothing. >> that's sad. >> pathetic. >> this story line is -- i guess your fans are really interested in this. you're hearing a lot from them. >> i am. i'm hearing lovely things. i think for women in their 40s who are married and however wonderful our husbands are, after a while, marriage is pots and pans. and having someone notice you

and make you feel beautiful -- >> and desirable again. >> yes. >> making this heroine, gabby, but still likable, even though she's making choices you don't like. you understand her. that's the real gift as a novelist. >> i write about the human condition, we're all flawed. >> your fans are crazy about you. they want to ask you some questions. we're very high tech. >> yes. we're going over to have a google hangout. >> that's how we roll. >> are there meatballs over here too? >> our first lady is irana davis from california. >> there she is. >> hi, girl. >> stand right here. >> hi. how are you? >> what's your question, honey in. >> hi, how are you? >> good. >> what's your question? >> i love all the new england towns and i want to know how your book "tempting fate" is inspired by the small new england towns like westport or, you know, new cambridge? >> good question.

i live in westport and for a long time i created the fictitious small new england town of high field because i thought people would be a little unhappy with me. this is the first book that is set in westport. >> beautiful, beautiful. >> it is a beautiful town and it really, you know, the landmarks are there. i think you recognize it. i write about what i know so -- >> don't come to greenwich and write a book, okay? >> thanks, honey. we have marisa from chicago. >> hi, marisa. >> hi. how are you? i loved "tempting fate." he was wondering why you chose a woman to have the affair as opposed to many of the stories where it is typically the man who has an affair? and leaves the family. >> i think it was typical. it is what we all think of, but actually what i noticed as a trend for women, for women having affairs now, and i think it is a subject that hasn't been covered that much and i'm seeing it happen all around me. so i thought this is something i

really have to look at. >> real quick for michelle, she's been sitting there so patiently. what's your question? >> good morning. i was wondering, well, i'm in the middle of writing my first novel and i know you have six children. i only have four. i'm wondering when do you find the time to write? >> that's a great question. and congratulations for writing. my kids are all in school, so the minute they leave on the school bus, i grab my laptop, go to a little writer's room and it is discipline, discipline, discipline. i will not get up -- >> you have a number of words you have to write? jane, thanks so much. thank you, jane. i'm loving this book. congratulations. >> who doesn't love a good burger? >> i guarantee you never tried one like this before.

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types of meat. >> yes. it gives you the nice texture you want out of the patty. >> you get involved, make your patties. >> then we're going to season these. just -- >> what have you got there? >> salt, pepper, coriander, garlic powder and onion powder. >> no cumin? >> no. okay. just asking. >> she likes that. >> yeah. >> okay. >> and then -- oh, so -- then sprinkle the outside. >> and then you're going to rub a little? >> yeah, a little rub. >> and right on that -- and then, yes. >> the other side. >> that smells good. >> okay. >> little rub. >> you cook that up. how do you like your burgers cooked? medium? >> i like them medium. >> me too. okay. what are we doing here with this boiling hot oil? >> we prefried the plantains and we have a little concoction here which is made to make plantains. they usually make them smaller. we're going to go straight up and kind of -- >> mush it.

>> yeah. >> mush it down flat. you're making -- this is your bun we're creating? >> yep. >> okay. >> so far you can have this, hoda. >> i like it. look what he did with the bun. smooshed it down. you fry it? >> yes. >> anything fried. anything in the fryer is good. >> you do that to all of them? >> that's going to go for four or five minutes. >> let's dress these bad boys up. >> look at french fries waiting for you, hoda. >> lots of fries. >> we have our whole setup here. the patty, no cheese for you. lettuce, tomatoes -- >> thank you, that's very sweet. >> and -- >> we take our little bun. >> yes. >> excuse me. >> as we're making these, we're going to bring in a couple of taste testers. let's bring in carly and danielle. as we're making these, they're going to help us taste. >> here you go. >> what do you do? >> the patty first. >> patty first. and then this? and -- >> the lettuce on there.

>> now we should point out the two lovely ladies joining us have a newsletter called the skim. it is a lot of fun. you ready to bite into it? all together now. all together now. one, two, three. >> go in. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> this is great. >> that was delicious. >> thank you. >> the recipes are on the website. they picked right. that was a great -- >> it is amazing. >> it really is a unique burger. >> wow. >> go on our website, the [ grunting ]

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good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker. new details this morning about a dead lly fremont. a allegedly drunk driver took police on a chase and hit and killed a motorcyclist. the crash happened near decoto road and fremont boulevard. christie smith is live near the crime scene. christie this started at a nearby fast food restaurant. >> yes, it was a worker there that tipped off police that something might be wrong which