at 11:00 a.m. >> try to stay dry. . good morning.>> breaking news. debris field. up to 122 objects, possibly tied to malaysia air flight 370 spotted in new satellite images of the southern indian ocean. we're live with the overnight developments and the search. grim task, the death toll soars in that rrific mudslide in washington as more bodies are located overnight. while an alarming question is raised. should people have been living in an area considered destined for a cots trophic disaster? new embarrassment. three secret service agents pulled from the president's detail in europe and september home. this morning, what they're accused of doing. and only seconds to spare. a construction worker trapped by

a fast-moving fire rescued just moments before this. >> oh, my god. oh, god, oh, god. >> the frantic scene as it unfolded today, wednesday, march 26th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. >> morning, everyone. nice to have you with us. look at that video of that scene. a construction worker pulled from that fire just in the nick of time. >> well, you want to meet a guy who is lucky to be alive, go introduce yourself to that guy this morning. we'll tell you more about that story coming up in just a couple minutes. but our top story this morning, the satellite images of possible debris described by malaysia's defense minister as the most credible lead yet in the hunt for malaysia air flight 370.

nbc's keir simmons is in kuala lumpur. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning. these objects have been seen on these french satellite images 1,500 miles from the coast of australia, 122 objects to look for as the search by air and sea gets underway again today after weather prevented searching yesterday. >> reporter: 12 aircraft took off this morning looking for 122 objects now spotted in satellite images. some debris as much as 75 feet in length, the malaysian transportation minister said this morning. the images he said will help direct the difficult search for the aircraft and the 259 souls on board. >> they don't know where he is. and they're not going to know, it looks like for quite a while. >> reporter: for now, the parents of philip wood from texas don't even have their

son's body to bury. >> i miss him. i already do. but i still have hope. either way, i have hope. >> relatives, furious, are looking to the u.s. courts to help. the first petition in chicago from the family of this indonesian passenger after a search hampered by confusion. today, this cargo plane was thought to deliver an unmanned deep water submarine and sonar from the u.s. but using them is itself a slow process. >> i like to think of it like mowing the lawn. you want to cover every bit of the sea surface. >> while the families are left waiting again. come home fast, daddy, days the daughter of the chief steward sending him messages on twitter. and yesterday, physically and mentally tired. still hoping for a miracle. philip wood's folks saw him for a week on a recent trip home. they hadn't spent that kind of time with him for years.

>> don't ever forget to hold close the people you love. and certainly god gave me that opportunity that last week with philip. >> reporter: it's worth remembers. just behind the daily headlines, so crucial, such crucial news. families still coming to terms with the news they heard a few days ago, matt. >> back to this new possible debris connected to this flight. the french satellite images taken on march 23rd. is this the exact same area where the other two pieces of debris or objects were seeing about a week ago? >> reporter: it is the same kind of area. 1,500 miles off the coast of australia. and we are beginning to hear, matt, some news from some flights coming back. we're hearing that three objects were spotted, two of them thought to be rope. another p3 aircraft spotted a blue object. here is the frustrating thing, matt. apparently they go back around

and they can't find those objects they saw previously. so we've said many times it's an incredibly difficult area to search. that continues to be the case. the ships and aircraft will be going to where these objects were spotted by the french satellite. the question is, can they find them, matt? >> keir simmons, i heard an expert talking about the currents in that area of the south indian ocean that objects can move three feet per second. that's how strong the currents are. >> incredibly frustrating for the searchers. meantime, back here, breaking news overnight, as on the devastating mudslide in washington state. emergency crews located even more victims over the night. nbc's joe fryer in darrington, washington, this morning. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the massive search will resume today with the death toll still rising. two more bodies were recovered bringing the official death toll to 16. officials say another eight bodies have been located but not recovered. there could be as many as 24 victims with many still missing. >> reporter: rescue teams are still searching for signs of

life. but after another day of looking through the massive mudslide, all they found was disappointment. >> unfortunately, we didn't find any signs of life. we didn't locate anybody alive. >> relatives confirmed one of the victims is christina jeffers, the wife of a firefighter, their 4-month-old granddaughter is still missing. overnight, hundreds gathered for a candle light vigil. and in the logging town of darrington, train volunteers were allowed to help out. >> the last three days, the most effective tool has been dogs and just our bare hands and shovels uncovering people. >> dean brunner is searching for his sister, summer raffo. >> my mom wants to hold her one last time, and i'm going to make sure that happens. >> he ventured into the slide zone documenting his heartbreaking mission. >> well, today's a dark day for this family. >> reporter: he thinks the mud is at least 10 feet deep where he's standing. >> it's just devastation. somewhere out there is my sister.

>> we just want him home. >> another search ever, frank hattaway was injured, hit in the head by debris and twisted his knee while searching for his brother. meanwhile, five pulled from the debris on saturday are still being treated. >> people with brain injuries, rib fractures, pelvic fractures and very severe extremity injuries as well. >> the mudslide hit with no warning saturday morning when many people were home. >> there's a mudslide. the houses are gone! >> reporter: officials say a small earthquake 12 days earlier may have contributed to the slide. in 2006, a smaller portion of the same hillside gave way. and in 1999, a report from the u.s. army corps of engineers warned of the potential for a large, catastrophic failure here. >> we've done everything we could to protect them. we mitigated the landslide from 2006. there's been warnings and advanced notifications of the high risk of landslides. >> reporter: about 200 people

are now helping with this search, including teams from fema and the national guard. savannah? >> i know they'll be back at it today, joe, but what are the conditions as they try to dig through this debris? >> reporter: the conditions are very difficult, especially with all the rain in the last day. it's hard to get in and out of the zone. once there, people say it's like walking on quicksand or the fire chief says it's like walking on ice. we're hearing descriptions about the shear power of this. it was so strong, it crushed a car into a ball. people who live here understand the dangers but didn't expect anything as massive as this, savannah. there was another mudslide in 2006, but this one is so much greater. back to you. >> just devastating. joe fryer, thank you. we turn now to a new embarrassment for the secret service. three agents who were preparing for the president's arrival in europe earlier this week have been sent home after one of them

was found drunk in a hotel. nbc's peter alexander is in brussels, traveling with the president. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. we're watching president obama wrapping up a news conference with the leaders of the european union, trying to show a united front with europe, making it clear in this conference that the u.s. stands united on ukraine, united to isolate russia and united to impose costs on russia. as for the secret service scandal, this latest incident happened just hours before president obama arrived here in europe. with president obama this morning paying respects to fallen soldiers, he's dealing with another embarrassing episode. u.s. secret service sources confirmed that one of the agents was found drunk and passed out in the hallway of the president's hotel in amsterdam

sunday morning, barely 24 hours before president obama arrived for a week of intense international diplomacy. hotel security contacted the u.s. embassy in the netherlands which in turn alerted secret service managers, including the agency's new director julia pearson who is traveling with president obama on this trip. in total, three employees were sent home sunday for what a spokesman called disciplinary reasons. the "washington post" reports all three were members of the secret service's elite counterassault team known as c.a.t. it comes two years after another high-profile secret service scandal where a dozen agents and officers in colombia ahead of the president's arrival there brought prostitutes back to their hotel rooms after a night of heavy drinking. the president called the agents' behavior unacceptable. >> we're representing the people of the united states, and when we travel to another country, i expect us to observe the highest standards because we're not just representing ourselves. >> afterward, the secret service

announced a new code of conduct, with tightened standards which sources say these agents violated. officials insist the president's security was never at risk. the white house isn't commenting. matt? >> peter alexander in brussels. thank you. >> here at home, millions dealing with one last blast of winter. at least we hope it's the last one. it could dump more than a foot of snow on parts of cape cod. and that means we find "today's" dylan dreyer out in the elements once again. she's in chatham, mass, this morning. dylan, you look cold. >> good morning, savannah. i am. so much for that sprin huh? this is a massive winter storm. and it's actually sitting and staying about 150 miles offshore. believe it or not, we are just getting brushed by the western end of this storm system. parts of washington, d.c.

yesterday ended up with 3 inches of snow. that was a record and southern new jersey ended up with about 6 inches of snow out of the quick-moving storm system. here in chatham, massachusetts, we're looking at about seven to ten inches of snow over the course of the morning and early into this afternoon. but it is the wind that shows the sheer intensity of this storm. we've seen wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. and as this storm intensifies, as it gets stronger, we can see winds gusting up to near 75 miles per hour. this is the fourth time this winter that blizzard warnings have been issued on martha's vineyard. and al, there is a sheer improvement. if you go just west of here, the snow lightens up, but really there's no escaping the wind in this one. >> almost nothing in boston right now, dylan, thanks so much. get inside, warm up. thanks so much for the report. this system, give you an idea. look how tightly wound this is. this thing is more wound up than matt lauer. >> nice. i'm just sitting here.

>> i'm sorry. did i -- and all the way up to halifax, talking really rough stuff. snowfall amounts, looking for another 10 inches, eastport and maine, bangor, 4, look at plymouth, about 4 inches. but as dylan was talking about. these are the wind streams. and these are going to be sustained wind gusts. 36 in new york. wind gust of 48 miles per hour in boston, 50 in nantucket, 62-mile-per-hour winds. but, are you ready? are you ready for spring? >> yes! >> are you ready for spring? >> amen! >> all right. here it comes, amen, hallelujah! yes, the arctic air is there. but look by friday, 44 in new york, 55 in new york, 64, washington, d.c., cincinnati, 63. atlanta, you're going to get to 69 by friday. houston, 82, 79 in miami, and the good news is, as we head to the weekend, it gets even warmer. say amen and hallelujah!

>> i can't do it. amen, hallelujah. >> thank you, al. >> thank you, al. >> oh, boy. >> tamron's in for natalie this morning. natalie continues on vacation. you've got some of the other top stories. >> few things to report this morning. good morning, everyone. dramatic new video surfaced of monday's subway train derailment in chicago. the surveillance video shows the train, look at this, careening past the end of the track and onto an escalator at o'hare international airport. it is heart stopping. more than 30 people were injured. thankfully, none of them seriously. now, investigators say the train's operator may have dozed off shortly before the crash. so that investigation continues. a congressional report raises new questions about how one of the alleged boston marathon bombers was able to re-enter the united states despite being put on a watch list. the report says the name tsarnaev was misspelled on the watch list.

losing track of his movements. tam land tsarnaev was killed during a shootout last year. his younger brother is awaiting trial in the bombings. a reprieve for people trying to sign up for obamacare health insurance. white house officials saying those in line for enrollment by phone or website will be able to complete their transactions beyond the march 31st deadline. the health and human services department says there has been a last-minute surge in demand. problems this morning for the soyuz spacecraft carrying an american astronaut and two cosmonauts. it was supposed to take six hours to reach the international space station and dock. but nasa says the arrival will be delayed until thursday because the spacecraft missed a course-changing engine burn. nasa said the crew, though, is not in danger. and we've got incredible video this morning that shows a car slamming into a convenience

store at full speed. take a look. the car was speeding off an exit ramp in connecticut when it hit some cars, and then went airborne into the store. the video is from a security camera across the street. four people were injured in that crash, including the driver. police say she had an elevated blood alcohol level and a suspended license. and so much for learning from your mistakes. police say a man walked out of a new jersey prison last week after serving 15 years for robbing a children's shoe store. they say he hopped a bus and headed straight back to the same stride rite store in toms river and robbed it again. in 199925-year-old christopher miller was arrested for forcing employees to the back of the store and splitting with the cash. he's 40 years old now and old habits die hard because police say he did it again and is back in jail just hours after he was released. 7:16.

it's so tragic you can't even laugh. it's insane. >> i read about this. and apparently, there was the same clerk. i read this in the paper. same clerk working in that store, said she saw him walking in and recognized him immediately. >> crazy. >> that's the craziest story i've heard all day. >> there has to be some issues. well, obviously. >> been thinking about that for 15 years. >> i'm getting this right. >> mr. roker? let's show you what we have for today. rest of the country, looking at wet weather from the gulf coast into the mid mississippi river valley. more rain out in the pacific northwest where they do not need it. more details on that in a half an hour. but first, your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. don't worry! the united states postal service will get it there on time with priority mail flat rate shipping. ♪ whoo-hoo! ♪ [ male announcer ] our priority has always been saving the day. because our priority...

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>> reporter: frightening moments caught on camera tuesday, as cell phone video captured a five-alarm fire that left a construction worker dangling dangerously from a balcony. >> oh, my jesus. >> the worker stood outside the fifth floor as the massive blaze engulfed the $50 million apartment complex still under construction. karen jones works across the street and started recording when she saw the fire. >> it was very scary. we were all near the windows just people were afraid, you know, people were just wondering, oh, gosh, is this man going to make it? are they going to get to him? >> the worker waved for help before hanging down and jumping to a lower balcony as the inferno inched ever closer. >> oh, my god. >> oh, no, oh, no. oh, my god. >> i was really just fearful that he wasn't going to make it off of that ledge. and when he jumped and he slipped, we just -- we were

frantic. >> firefighters fought to get a ladder close to the balcony. >> they need to move that truck up. >> brad was on the edge of that ladder and made the save. >> said all right, come on. and he had to make the leap. he kind of jumped and grabbed on and i said hang on. >> as they finally got him on to the ladder and the building began to crumble. that was horrifying. >> oh, no! my god! >> terrifying moments that ended in relief. >> they got him. >> for "today," janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >> so crazy. >> unbelievable. >> unbelievable. >> inching with death twice. not only missing that waffling, but that jump. >> did you see the moment where he gives himself a little bit of momentum? >> he could've fallen backwards. >> terrifying. >> carson, let's go back to that winter storm. and what we hope is going to be our last brush with winter. >> well, it's been a rough

winter for many of us. but if you think about it, our own dylan dreyer. she's covered 25 storms. >> and we made her go back outside. >> how are you holding up in general this winter, dylan? >> you know, you really don't get used to the cold and the wind and the snow. your fingertips are always ice cold. but i've got to be honest with you, this is one of my easier storms. when the wind is at your back, i mean, this is nothing. this is great. >> dylan, have you thought about asking for a raise? this would be a good time. >> and i also heard there is breaking news in hawaii, there is a storm that's coming onshore. so if you need me to cover that one, i will gladly go to the beaches of hawaii. >> look at the guys in the background trying to secure that boat. let's go ahead. we've tracked what you've done over the last 25 storms. in case you don't know where you've been, we've put up the map with your face. chicago three times, minneapolis twice, arkansas, north carolina, two times apiece. the list goes on and on and on. we've asked people to send in

via instagram and twitter to get good vibes going your way. people posted notes for you on facebook, which we have over here. and i'll read you just a couple of them. there you go. here's a note. al roker joke. a note from florida. hi from sunny south florida. my pool is under there somewhere. and we can keep them coming #warmwishes. we're thinking about you and hopefully the last punch of winter. back to you guys. >> it's so sweet of us to show her pictures of warm places asking her to stand more time in the cold. and disguise it as warm wishes. >> all right, dylan. >> she can't even hear anymore. coming up, we've got an nbc news exclusive. a revealing look inside prince harry's south pole trek alongside brave, wounded warriors as brutal conditions and the health scare he faced himself along the way. plus, how do you prepare for the unthinkable?

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showers, 61. 62 for the peninsula. 58 in san francisco. heavy periods of rain from time to time. taking you through the tri-valley, looking good. 60 there. heaviest rainfall, in the north bay. >> good morning. north bay's hitting with rain all morning. watch highway 12 for rain. a big crash, highway 29. east bay, past the coliseum, soupy conditions here at the maze. crash, also southbound 880 at 16. a car spun out in the puddle, the blue area. northbound side is commute direction. commute 24, east shore freeway bogging down. it's wet out and be careful. south bay building in northbound. across the san mateo bridge which slowed over the last few minutes. a break in the weather. but we have a lot of slowing across the flat section. >> back to you. >> into the news, san francisco police say the people who ran away from the scene of an

overnight crash are now being questioned by authorities. witnesses tell us an suv rolled several times after hit by another car at intersection of geary and van ness. six people hurt in that crash. the deputy killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. killed in a shoot-out with a suspect last week. the funeral begins at 10:00 at ft. bragg and preceded by a procession of law enforcement vehicles. another local news update in a half hour. hope you get a chance to stay dry.

♪ 7:30 now on a wednesday morning, it is the 26th of march, 2014. why is our plaza so fired up? it's not the weather. it's shakira. she will be here for a live concert in a few moments. speaking of music, tomorrow on "today," carson has an exclusive interview with fleetwood mac. opening up about their many hits and some of the rough times within the band. and also plans for a reunion. that's fleetwood mac tomorrow here on "today." >> all right. i'm all for any reunions. meantime, making headlines. images taken three days ago by a french satellite have captured

what could be 122 pieces of debris from malaysian air flight 370. but so far, none has been located on the water and retrie retrieved. three secret service agents pulled from the president's trip to europe and sent home. one was found drunk the day before the president arrived. and the prosecution has wrapped its case at the murder trial of oscar pistorius. the defense is expected to take the next couple of days to speak with some of the state's witnesses who did not testify before beginning its case on friday. and still ahead, from crashes to floods, we're going to take you inside a one of a kind facility that prepares first responders for all sorts of disasters. plus, a big celebrity split. gwyneth paltrow and chris martin have announced their separation. they are calling it a, quote, conscious uncoupling. what does that mean? should we all learn from that? we're going to get more on that. >> maybe she's trying to teach

people -- >> some information on it on the website. all right. let's begin this half hour with an exclusive look at a dangerous journey. the challenge faced by prince harry and a team of veterans wounded in combat as they raced across antarctica. >> reporter: up at nearly 10,000 feet on the antarctic plateau, prince harry and three teams of wounded veterans are racing 130 miles to the south pole. pulling 175-pound sleds for team usa are a blind paratrooper, an amputee, a survivor of a suicide bombing, and a soldier with a traumatic brain injury. >> seems to be holding up. >> reporter: the teams couldn't be further than where they were a month ago. before leaving for antarctica, harry arranged a very special sendoff. >> i was excited the first time

i was able to see buckingham palace. now i'm going to go inside, i'm going to meet the queen of england. >> her face is on money. that's huge. that's amazing. >> took myself and prince harry to the north pole. >> shared a tent with him. >> not looking forward to the cold. i'm from puerto rico. >> i don't know how they're going to get me out of the sleeping bag. >> out on the ice, it's minus 40 degrees. at this temperature, you can get frostbite in seconds. after three days of skiing, the teams are just 35 miles closer to the south pole. there are still 95 miles to go. >> day one -- day two, i let it

manifest into a blister. whatever it was has popped and coming out there, as well. and what's really weird is i can't begin to describe how sore that is. but you can't even see it. but, yeah. count myself lucky i've got feet. >> after five days of skiing, prince harry and the british team finish stage one in first place. >> far from the finish line, isn't it? >> we made it. >> thank you. >> it's not even a third of the way there. >> the terrain, the pace too grueling for some.

something has to change. ed parker calls an emergency meeting with the support group. >> right at the beginning of this, our aim was to get 12 winded individual on to the pole. if we go on like this, we are simply not going to do it. >> wow. >> you know, that race made headlines because the conditions got worse and worse and worse. and they had to take some dramatic actions just to save lives, really. >> it's incredible. by the way, i love prince harry, find him to be adorable. but his foot blister is a bridge too far even for me. >> i thought you were going to say he has the best granny in the world. >> she's adorable. >> you can see the full documentary. prince harry's south pole heroes when it premieres tonight on nbc. we've got video from your neck of the woods. this happened yesterday, this is on i-10 between casa grande and

tucson. and this is a dust storm that blew up. three cars in -- three accidents there. luckily, nobody seriously injured. pretty impressive stuff. this is early for this time of year for this to be happening. normally, you don't see this until later on early summer. let's show you what else we've got going on. and unfortunately, we've got not just one, but two major storms that are going to be making their way into the pacific northwest where they do not need it, of course. you've got oso with the landslide happening. you can see the rain coming in. we are going to be looking. seattle, looking at wet weather right through the evening. and we're going to be watching these storms come in over the next five days. one storm comes in, heavy rain on thursday, second storm comes in late friday into saturday, and the rain just continues. over the next five days, some areas picking up 7 to 10 inches of rain into central and southern california. but look at this, this is where

the landslide took place. they're going to be looking at anywhere from 1 to 5 inches of rain. and they do not need meanwhile, we desperately need. we have a lot of rain on the radar. own thing we don't like is the timing in the morning drive. slow commute, along 101 and 280, north end of the peninsula, getting hit the hardest, showers intensify over the bay bridge. yeah, as we head throughout the next couple of hours it's going to be pretty bad. we are going to see showers lighten up a touch. more on the way through the next two hours. through 11:00, everything breaks apart. and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much. well, as we've shown you in the last week alone, rescue crews have been called to a devastating mudslide in washington, kids caught on ice and a train derailment. how do first responders prepare to face those situations and

others? kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, savannah. the scene here could not look more real. this looks like the aftermath of an earthquake or maybe a terrorist bombing. but the smoke, the fire, the sparks, the rubble, it's not here for entertainment. it's here for very real world preparations. >> reporter: the setting, the guardian centers in perry, georgia. this is the disney world of rescue scenarios. it's home to just about every natural and manmade disaster. >> how real is this? >> we're as realistic as we can think and dream and build without putting someone in harm's way where it's lethal. >> first responders from all over the country come here to experience amazingly realistic scenarios. this one mimics the terrorist bombing in oklahoma city. one of the nation east most experienced search and rescue teams from fairfax county, virginia, is racing the clock.

greg woods is trying to get through 12 inches of concrete. it's only here as he dangles that he learns jackhammers don't quite work the same as when you're on the ground. >> it makes it interesting if you're not anchored to the wall. the tool requires you to push down on it to actually apply force. >> a nervous 7-year-old is hoisted and then gingerly released into the ruins. she's on the scent for survivors. >> how did she do? >> she's a little bit nervous. it's definitely a realistic scenario. >> and under the disaster scenes here in the darkness, there's an elaborate tunnel system. this allows those victims to insert themselves right into the rubble. >> reporter: 500 yards away, teams in the replica of the lower ninth ward. the only way to reach some victims is through the roof. but unlike katrina, first responders have learned they no longer have to leave pets behind, even if they're goats. >> they're family members.

you know, we've got to do everything we can to rescue the whole family. >> this facility used to be a cruise missile factory. tunnels designed to hide warheads are now a subway disaster scene. back outside, actors challenge. bringing the created emergencies here to life. >> the training that the guys and gals are getting here today will save somebody somewhere. >> reporter: the guardian centers here is privately built. the teams that are here are being funded this week by usaid and by fema. they come here to get real world training. and, you know those cars that were destroyed in hurricane sandy? well, they weren't crushed, they were brought here, and they were put in this collapsed garage and other facilities where later today teens will get in there and practice on real cars trying to extract victims in what is the closest to a real situation they could come up with. back to you guys. >> interesting insight. >> yeah. >> kerry, thank you very much. coming up, one girl's

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♪ shakira is coming up in our 8:30 half hour much to the delight of that big crowd out on the plaza. we're back now, 7:45. we've got new developments tied to a controversial decision. a school out in colorado. a young girl kicked out over a touching gesture she made for a friend. here's nbc's leanne gregg. >> 11-year-old delaney clemens knew she wasn't like the other

girls in her gymnastics class. chemotherapy to treat a rare form of childhood cancer left her without hair. >> people call me a boy sometimes. they would give me dirty looks and stare at me all the time. >> her friend, 9-year-old cameron renfro wanted to make delaney feel less alone, so she asked delaney's mother to shave her head. >> i'm like, cameron, i can't do that. i've really got to talk to your mom. >> but cameron persisted and her mom approved. >> the right thing to do. >> i was happy i had someone there for me, and i wasn't the only one to be bald as a girl. >> the girls are different ages, go to different schools, but without her hair, cameron could give back a little of what chemo took away. >> i was taken aback at such a young age she wanted to do something so bold. >> so bold it got attention. cameron's school in grand junction, colorado, said she

couldn't go back until her hair grew back. under the charter school's strict dress code, shaved heads are not permitted. >> i felt bad for her because she was excited to go to school and show everybody what she did. >> cameron's mom took to facebook. i have to wake up a little girl tomorrow, jamie renfro wrote who is excited to go to school and talk to her peers about what she had done and why. then something else went viral. >> we've known from the beginning they had policies and procedures, and, you know, we were trying to go about the right channels to get that changed. >> last night, they did. the school board voted 3-1 to let cameron come back to school. >> i thought that people might make fun of me, but now that i actually got to go to school, they actually didn't make fun of me. >> a brave young girl who helped fight her friend's cancer and taught her school a lesson. for "today," leanne gregg, nbc news, denver. >> we were watching that story. we all had the exact same response at the exact same

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♪ who's running over to take selfies with shakira? >> the voice takeover in the orange room. shakira is over there. >> you've got to stop running, savannah. you're with child. >> because i love shakira and my lips don't lie. >> that's one way to get the anchors to finally come in the orange room to have shakira here this morning. it is good to have you here. we're excited for the performance on the plaza. doing a great job on "the voice." >> you too, by the way. >> this is the orange room. we noticed you're number two on the social rank this morning, top 5 on google today. people are excited you're here, excited about your new album. and i wonder if it had anything to do with this photo here. >> of course, that's the whole reason. >> this is me and shakira 14 years ago. >> wow. >> november of 2001.

>> neither of you have aged. >> and now you have a new album self-titled, it's number one and it's doing so great. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> we're happy for you. >> your fans have lots of questions. let's get to them. donna wants to know, what was the first job you held? >> my dad used to own a jewelry store. so i think that's my first job, working there for a day or two. >> washing diamonds? >> one broach. that was it. we lost it. >> write a song about it. tamara wants to know how has being a new mommy influenced your coaching? or your career for that matter? >> well, i think, you know, one of the surprises that i've gotten from motherhood, he teaches me so many lessons. i think i've become a student in a way, you know. >> yeah. >> he has taught me to let go of

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breaking news update from nbc bay area news. >> 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. breaking news, moments ago, state senator leland yee arrested in a raid conducted by the fbi in san francisco. a source tells us he's facing corruption and bribery charges, in the investigation dating back several years. again, just getting word this morning that senate senator leland yee arrested on corruption and bribery stories. new details throughout the morning as soon as we get it. people talking about the forecast. rain coming down. >> unfortunately, during the morning commute. we need every drop we can accumulate. a good thing. we're just getting this thing started. on your screen, we've got least seven, maybe eight days of rainfall in the forecast. friday looking like the driest. but even on friday, light activity. so right now as you can see,

bulk of the moisture concentrated over the east bay, east shore getting slammed. later on today, highs cool. wrapping up numbers into the upper 50s to low 60s, on and off showers all day long. but they will lighten up as we head into the evening. 59 degrees in the east bay. intermittent showers and on and off activity in the tri-valley, 60 for you. heaviest rainfall for saturday. we'll talk about that in a few moments. here's mike and the drive. >> murky, slow, drive conditions wet on east bay side by the coliseum. on the san mateo bridge from 880 jammed up westbound 92. from the toll plaza across the flat section and high-rise to the peninsula side. look at the map, slow drive per 92. same thing for the bdumbarton bridge. 101 jammed up through san mateo as well. earlier fender benders. but folks slowing down because of slick conditions in and out of san francisco. daly city. also east bay approaching the

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coming up, shame on them. we'll take you inside one man's very public effort to shame motorists who text while driving. conscious uncoupling. that's what gwyneth paltrow and chris martin are calling their separation. the latest on the hollywood power couple's split. ♪ and from "the voice" to our plaza, the one and only shakira brings their brand of heat to our stage with a live concert today, wednesday, march 26th, 2014. i love you shakira!

♪ >> good morning, idaho, we're here to see shakira! >> birmingham loves shakira! >> shakira! shakira! >> and we're back now, 8:00 on a wednesday morning. and we're standing in front of a huge shakira crowd. we should thank shakira for putting on a concert in cold weather. but we should thank these people gathering in the same cold weather. since the wee hours of this morning. >> i know -- can you see over here? there are a couple of people hiding behind. they're very inventive. they've made a place to block the wind. >> yeah. >> a little bonfire. >> they may stay there all night. >> well, guys, we have a lot to get to.

we should mention, shakira she does a lot for columbia and the schools. you can see her in the orange room. a tremendous amount of work where she doesn't talk about it, but she does great stuff. also coming up, today's fresh cooks live chef in the kitchen. my kind of menu this morning. we're going to do a new twist on pizza and wings. go to today.com, cook along with us, we'll be on the "today" show and also cooking the full length there at today.com. so join us. >> good. we're ready for taste testing as well. let's head inside, tamron is filling in while natalie takes time off. she's got the top stories. good morning, everyone. new satellite images show dozens of objects in the indian ocean that could possibly be debris for the missing flight 370. nbc's bill neely is in australia with the latest. bill, good morning. >> good morning, tamron. more clues from space. but frustratingly at sea, nothing found. it was on sunday that a french satellite photographed 122

objects, most of them small, but one of them 75 feet long. now, that's the largest number of objects seen so far. but the problem is, there was a disconnect between what's seen from space and what the crews based here can see at 200 or 300 feet. there have been dozens of missions so far, but very, very little seen. 12 planes went out today, two ships were in the search area, nothing sighted. the visibility, very poor. and the bad news is the search was suspended yesterday because of bad weather. more bad weather is on the way. tamron? >> all right, bill, thank you. rescue teams resume searching for signs of life this morning at the scene of that massive mudslide in washington state. joe fryer from darrington, washington, with the latest there. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. two more bodies were recovered bringing the official death toll to 16, but officials say another

eight bodies were located and have not been recovered. there could be as many as 24 victims. meanwhile, the search is expected to resume today. 200 people are helping out, including teams from fema and the national guard. also, a small group of local well-trained volunteers. people who have experience with chain saws, heavy machinery, people who know this area well have also been allowed inside. many of them are searching for their own friends and relatives. it is a difficult search with all the rain over the last few days. some describe it like walking on quicksand or ice. officials say they promise to keep looking until everyone is accounted for. a daring rescue was caught on camera tuesday after fire swept through a huge apartment complex under construction in houston. one worker was trapped on top on a top floor balcony. he was able to jump to a lower balcony where firefighter on a ladder was just able to reach him. moments later, a wall of that building, you see it there

collapsed. the cause of that five alarm inferno is under investigation. a pennsylvania woman who was abandoned as a newborn baby in a burger king bathroom says she's found her birth mother. 27-year-old katherine duprell says she met her mother for the first time monday in an attorney's office. she says it was like looking in a mirror. she began her quest earlier this month by posting a photo on facebook and showed her holding a sign saying looking for my birth mother. it was shared by more than 32,000 people -- 32,000 times i should say. she says she and her birth mom plan to have more meetings to get to know each other better. it is now 8:05. back out to al on the plaza with that beautiful ending to that story. >> yeah, that is so special. tamron, thanks so much. all of shakira's fans hanging out here. and this sign says it all. muy caliente, shakira.

yes. let's see how caliente it will get over the next few days. first of all, not very caliente, we've got the storm system making its way up into the canadian maritimes. chatham, massachusetts. blizzard warnings. the rest of the area, they're going to be looking anywhere from 4 to 10 inches of snow with brutal winds making their way through the area. and out west, we've got more rain, unfortunately, over the next five days for our friends in the pacific northwest, including the spot in oso where they are trying to recover more people from those landslides. that's what' 8:06. mean while we have a lot of rain on the radar. this is exactly what we want to see. we really need the rain to fill our reservoirs and right now we're getting pretty decent downpours from richmond through oakland. in the next five days we'll keep showers in the forecast every day but friday.

i want to give you a preview of the main event that comes into the picture on saturday. heavy rain just about all day long. creep. >> how long have you been there? >> oh, all my life. >> still got your wallet, man? >> up next on "trending," on this day in age where everything is getting more expensive, why movie tickets might be going down in price. >> and at 8:13, don't call it a divorce or even a separation. the announcement of gwyneth paltrow and chris martin, quote, conscious uncoupling. plus, we'll liven things up with a live concert on the plaza from shakira! all that coming up, but first, these messages. ♪

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♪ 8:12 now. we're back with "what's trending today," and let's start with a guy who is on a crusade to stop twits. >> what's a twit? >> you don't know what twits are? >> i thought i knew. >> okay, twits are people who text while in traffic. >> oh. >> ah. >> and bryan singer has developed a unique, if not interesting way to stop them. the california artist is taking pictures of offenders and then posting them online and all over billboards -- >> wow. >> -- in the bay area. take a look. >> i think making people aware of their behavior and how often it's become sort of commonplace and we forget how dangerous it is. >> well, brian is paying for this with his own mone he is hoping the project will save lives. experts say texting while driving is the equivalent of driving with your eyes closed for five seconds. we asked you about this whole shaming idea on facebook. 56% of you told us they did not think it was a good idea.

>> if you didn't blur the people and show their identity, maybe it would have -- you know -- >> i think we're blurring. >> i think we are. >> oh, we are. >> we're blurring them. >> but in san francisco, if you're driving, you can see -- >> he puts them up and shames the people publicly. >> we don't drive that much, i guess. >> i'm guilty. in california, it's easy to do it. yes, i'll be honest with you, yes. >> like, while you're moving? >> yes, yes. on the 10 thruway heading west, i will do this and it's terrible. >> all right, we will work on that. >> you're supposed to put it in the trunk of your car. put it in the trunk. >> you've got to break doing that. when is the last time you guys saw a movie in an actual movie theater, as opposed to sitting at home or watching it -- >> 1982. >> i saw "gravity," but other than that, it's been years. >> apparently, we're not alone. ticket sales have dropped 11% since 2004. >> wow. >> average price of more than $8. folks are saying going to stream my movies. >> considering a unique proposal to set aside one weekday every

week for a special day long discount. they're testing that some time this year. would you go for $3? >> i would go, but if they mopped the floors just once a month. i don't want to hear my feet sticking to the floor. >> that's nasty. >> all right. >> soda smacking. >> that's nasty. >> all right. well, savannah just got married. so we may have missed the boat for her, but you could be in line for this next wedding trend. or is it an april fool's joke? w hotels says it is now offering a social media wedding concierge here in new york. here's the deal, the concierge will live tweet your wedding and reception, post pictures and video on instagram and vine and create a unique hashtag for you. >> when it's social, do you drop the -- >> i'd like to buy a consonant. >> i've always said concierge. >> concierge. >> what do you say?

>> well, i am from texas, and we say the person that helps you. we don't even say -- anyway. the man in the lobby, the person there. >> concierge. >> it sounded good how you said it. >> really? fancy pants thing in new york city will cost you -- >> with a southern accent. >> will cost you $3,000. is this a good idea? if it's real, would you pay $3,000? >> no. enjoy your special day, don't spend that kind of cash to act like a celebrity and get yourself all out there. >> you want your friends to -- >> don't you have a teenager who is a family member who will do it for free? >> good wedding photographer and document the wedding -- >> you know what i say, #badidea. >> and that is what's trending today. we are back in 30 seconds.

and we are back with the latest celebrity split that is making headlines around the world. and nbc's stephanie gosk has more on this. steph, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. they're one of hollywood's top of the a list power couples, a daughter of hollywood royalty and a rock star. after more than a decade of marriage, gwyneth paltrow and chris martin are what they call consciously uncoupling. >> there had already been breakup rumors about academy award winner gwyneth paltrow, coldplay's front man chris martin. even the most private celebrity couples can't hide marital discourse. the confirmation came in a joint statement on paltrow's advice

and lifestyle website goop.com. the post was titled conscious uncoupling. the word divorce consciously unused. it is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate. as soon as the news spread, the website crashed. the end of what started as a storybook romance. paltrow and martin met at a coldplay concert in 2002 and tied the knot the next year. the couple has an oscar, an emmy, seven grammys and two children. 9-year-old apple and 7-year-old moses. we are, however, and always will be a family. the statement reads. we have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner. >> while they were seen in public a lot in recent months, obviously, that was something that was underlying between the two of them. >> paltrow and martin say they tried hard to save their marriage even making a rare

appearance together at the golden globes this january. but in the end, they couldn't make it work. paltrow's website, goop, target of withering criticism in the past, tried to make this a teachable moment. the couple's statement was followed by tips. in conscious uncoupling from two married doctors. the doctors write, the high divorce rate might actually be a calling to learn a new way of being in relationships. according to the doctors, the idea of until death do us part is no longer realistic now that humans are living decades longer than before and will have two or three significant long-term relationships in their lifetime. our biology and psychology aren't set up to be with one person for four, five, or six decades. for paltrow and martin, just one decade was apparently enough. >> so the term conscious uncoupling was coined by a psychotherapist. catherine woodward thomas. it's a kind of new age self help

stuff that shows up on paltrow's website, that to be honest, is why she's often criticized for it. >> well, that was a new one on me. i'd never heard that one before. >> stephanie, thank you very much. appreciate it. and we'll send it over to matt. >> thanks very much. now to the subject of education and the hot button issue of teaching to the test or teaching for the test. a boston area teacher frustrated by what she says is too much emphasis on test scores and testing instead of the kids themselves quit her job in a resignation letter to the "washington post." ago as nbc's ron mott explains, a lot of people are taking notice. >> reporter: as resignation letters go, teacher susie slighters is a talker. >> i am resigning my position as pre-k and kindergarten teacher. >> a sobering assessment about standardized tests how children are damaged by what she calls a broken system more focused on scoring them. >> i have seen my career transformed into a job that no longer fits my understanding of how children learn and what a teacher ought to do in the

classroom. >> her decision to quit was not an easy one. >> so many things that pulled me away from the classroom. it takes the joy out of learning for the children. it takes the joy out of teaching. >> when president george w. bush signed no child left behind into law in 2002, supporters applauded the sweeping reform for holding schools and teachers accountable for student performance. but it wasn't long before complaints surfaced. >> i suspect that in time, we will find the right way to achieve that balance between strong academic instruction and high-quality learning. >> students are often lost in the test-taking shuffle which shows up in their behavior. >> i recognize many of these behaviors as children shouting out to the adults in the world. i can't do this, look at me, know me, help me! see me! >> in the end, she says teaching left her heartbroken. >> when i think about all of the children i know in the school i've been in for years who i

never get to see anymore, and they don't even all know why i left. >> a self-described firm believer in public education walks away. >> i did not feel i was leaving my job. i felt then and feel now that my job left me. >> no longer a believer in what it's become. for "today," ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >> initial r michelle ree is the former chancellor for the washington, d.c. school district. she's the founder and ceo of studentsfirst.org, a nonprofit aiming to transform public education. michelle, nice to see you, good morning. >> good morning. >> you have children in public schools, i have children in public schools. what is your gut reaction to what this teacher wrote in her resignation letter? >> well, i think it's clear that we as parents are seeing a lot of this. you know, not too long ago, my youngest daughter came home from school and said well, we don't have to work anymore. we're going on lots of trips and doing parties, and i said what do you mean?

and she said the test was over, and this was at the end of april. and i thought, my gosh. what are we communicating to our kids if they think the test is the most important thing and then after the test is over, learning ends. so we definitely have an issue in this country in too many schools and too many districts where there's an overemphasis on testing. >> yeah. i hear this all the time. we've got the elas here in new york starting next week, by the way, so my kids are in the whole standardized testing moment right now. we asked our viewers what they thought about this. our facebook page exploded. john wrote to us, standardized tests teach nothing, just another bubble for students to dread filling in. we got a lot of that. and i mean a lot of that. we also heard from people like this, we heard from mike who said without minimum standards being set, some school districts may choose to have low standards. how do we find a balance, michelle? >> well, that's absolutely right. i mean, at the same time this teacher is resigning in

massachusetts, last week there was a study that came out in massachusetts that said that two-thirds of employers in that state were saying that they can't find people, employees, who have the skills and knowledge necessary to fill their jobs. we know there's a huge disconnect that exists. >> are they going to get those skills and knowledge from standardized testing? >> no, but we can use standardized testing to measure whether or not kids are actually learning what they need to learn, right? while recent international test results show that the u.s. is now 26th out of 30 something nations in math. and the bottom line, the kids today who are in school today in america are going to be competing for jobs against the kids in india and china, not against the kids in the state next door. so we really do have to make sure that our kids can compete in the global marketplace. >> all right, michelle. i want to tell you, when we went online and asked people are standardized tests the best way to have kids learn?

we had 41 votes for yes, we had 5,692 votes for no. it's an issue that will continue to be debated. michelle rhee, nice to see you, thanks very much. >> thank you. >> and now here's carson. >> thank you very much. it is day three of our interactive series, fresh cooks live spring cook along. not going to want to miss a single step because we are live streaming right now at today.com. join us there. and this morning, chef randi malloy from pop sugar foods. good to have you here. >> we are making chicken wings and asparagus. >> ramen like college ramen. >> oh, my god. we are going to transform these wings into the crispiest wings you have ever had with ramen. plus asparagus pizza. it's fresh, spring, asparagus, white sauce, really good with two types of cheeses, and then we're going to make a warm mushroom salad. >> that's going to be delicious. go to today.com, follow along, cook with us, send your questions and comments in using

#freshcookslive. and we'll get cooking here in a second. plus shakira will perform from our plaza. ♪ good morning to you at 8:26, i'm laura garcia-cannon. state senator leland yee arrested in a raid with many other people after a raid in san francisco. he is facing corruption and bribery charges. we're just getting word that leland yee has been arrested on corruption and bribery charges. right now i want to get you updated on that morning commute with mike. >> a tough drive, laura. over here we're looking at oakland. you see how crowded it had is. you see how soupy it is as well.

lower your speed because everyone around you is going slow as well. the blue means puddling, ponding, and flooding reports. just clears from chp reports, but we also have it on the peninsula. the geneva avenue onramp. we have a lot reporting on the sensors on 280 into and out of the bay area. back to you. >> i'll see you at 8:55 for another local news update. have a great wednesday morning 37.

♪ 8:30 now on a wednesday morning. our crowd is pumped, primed, ready to hear from none other than shakira who will be on our concert stage in a few moments. good morning, everyone. that's right. also we have our fresh cooks live segment right now streaming live on today.com. we're going to check in with carson and today's chef who is making something we're all going to need to warm up in a minute.

nice warm chicken wings. >> nice. and later on, willie, al and myself will be talking to the 39-year-old who attempted to become the first wing suit jumper to jump from mt. everest and glide 11,000 feet down the world's tallest summit. >> doesn't sound like a great idea. >> it is a good idea. and get this, the discovery channel will carry the event live. and willie will be hosting, not leaping, he'll be hosting that. >> just thinking about -- >> hey, hoda's out in the crowd right now. hoda! >> two people! only two. two people. are you ready? here they are. the two people are stephanie and

jacob! stephanie and jacob. stephanie and jacob. all right. you guys -- you're going to get two things. you know what you're going to get? >> what? >> we're going to move you all the way up to watch the concert and, come here, jacob. and we're going to try to do a quick selfie right now with shakira. come on! where is shakira? where is shakira? come on. where is shakira? come here. shakira. can we steal you for one second? >> of course. >> you ready? cozy up. everybody ready? one, two, three -- they're from colorado. they're going to be front row for your concert. >> oh, my gosh. >> are you guys excited? >> yeah. >> give her a hug. >> that is love. we're going to throw it back to

savannah. you guys ready to party? >> oh, my gosh. >> what's better than a selfie with shakira? >> got to love that. >> yeah. >> that's why you come in and register at visit.today.com because you get a chance to be backstage access. let's check out the weather. for today, we do have that big storm off the new england coast. a lot of rain from the gulf coast and the mid mississippi river valley, central california and the pacific northwest, more rain and snow back through the rockies. tomorrow, that snow moves east, snow in the northern great lakes. risk of storms from texas into illinois today. 8:33 on a wednesday morning. good morning, i'm christina loren. we have heavy showers right now mostly to the south of highway 92, but they wrap all the way around the east shore and heavy rain pushing. a little bit of a break in the

north bay and san francisco. conditions are slick out there. periods of rain on the way to san francisco, highs on 58 degrees today. comfortable conditions and cool out in the east bay. weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. are you ready to move? coming up next, shakira live in concert. but first, this is today on nbc.

the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> well, shakira is an international superstar, grammy winner, sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. and now the current voice coach is out with her tenth album. shakira debuted on tuesday, already number one in 60 countries, including the u.s. not too shabby. shakira, good morning. >> i can't believe it. >> it's been a year since you

released an album. in that time, you've joined "the voice" as a coach, had a baby. >> had a baby. >> by the way, congratulations. >> thank you so much. we were discussing whether to find out if it's a boy or girl. >> i think you should find out. >> you say find out. >> i would not be able to hold the curiosity. >> me, too. i'm not known for my patience either. tell us about this new album. with all those life experiences you've had. have you brought them to the song? >> yeah, i think this is one of my most personal albums during the past 2 1/2 years. i've been going through a lot of events, very eventful time in my life. the most complete and happiest period of my life. so many of these songs are a projection of that. yeah, they're very personal. >> so excited to hear you sing. got to ask you about "the voice." do you feel like you've got a shot at it this year? do you love your teams? >> yeah, i love my team also.

it's a very serious aspect to being in the show. which is mentoring and helping new talent flourish. but there's also very, you know, it's play time, you know. >> and it's all relative. well, shakira, we can't wait to hear you sing. we'll let you take it away. >> all right. >> okay? to warm up. ♪ ♪ o baby when you talk like that you make a woman go mad ♪ ♪ so be wise and keep on reading the signs of my body ♪

>> let me see you dancing! come on, new york! ♪ ♪ ♪ o baby when you talk like that you make a woman go mad ♪ ♪ so be wise and keep on reading the signs of my body ♪ ♪ i'm on tonight my hips don't lie ♪ ♪ i'm starting to feel you boy

♪ hey girl i can see your body moving and it's driving me crazy ♪ ♪ when you walk up on the dance floor the way you move your body girl ♪ ♪ i didn't know she could dance like this makes a man want to speak spanish ♪ ♪ o baby when you talk like that you make a woman go mad ♪ ♪ so be wise and keep on reading the signs of my body ♪ ♪ i'm on tonight you moe my hips don't lie and starting to feel it's right ♪ ♪ all the attraction, the tense ♪ ♪ i'm starting to feel it's right ♪

♪ o boy, i can see your body moving ♪ ♪ i don't really know what i'm doing you seem to have a plan ♪ ♪ baila enla calle denoche ♪ didn't know she could daps like this make a man want to speak spanish ♪ ♪ oh baby when you talk like that you make a woman go mad ♪ ♪ so be wise keep on reading the signs of my body ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm on tonight my hips don't lie and i'm starting to feel you boy ♪ ♪ come on let's go, real slow baby this is perfecto ♪ ♪ the attraction, the tension ♪ baby, like this is perfection ♪ ♪ no fighting no fights ♪

>> you are the best! gracias! [ cheers and applause ] >> and shakira is just getting started. we are back with a lot more music in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

and we're back with more of our special wednesday morning concert series here on "today." and now here to sing her latest single "empire," once again, ladies and gentlemen, shakira. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ shake off all of your sins and give them to me ♪ ♪ close up, let me back in, i wanna be yours, wanna be your hero ♪ ♪ and my heartbeats ♪ like the empires of the world unite ♪ ♪ we are alive ♪ and the stars make love to the universe you're my wild fire every single night ♪ ♪ we are alive and the stars make love to the universe and you touch me ♪ ♪ and i'm like and i'm like ♪

♪ and i'm like and i'm like ♪ ♪ hoooo hoooo ♪ and i'm like ♪ hooo hoooo ♪ i will follow you down wherever you go ♪ ♪ i am baby i'm bound to you and do you know ♪ ♪ closer pull me in tight i wanna be yours wanna be your hero ♪ ♪ and my heartbeats ♪ like the empires of the world unite we are alive ♪ ♪ like the stars make love to the universe ♪ ♪ you're my wildfire we are alive ♪

♪ and the stars make love to the universe ♪ ♪ and you touch me and i'm like and i'm like ♪ ♪ hoooo hoooo ♪ we are alive ♪ hoooo hoooo ♪ and i'm like hoooo hoooo we are alive ♪ ♪ ♪ and the stars make love to the universe ♪ ♪ and hold you close like the empires of the world unite ♪ ♪ we are alive

♪ and the stars make love to the universe you're my wildfire every single night ♪ ♪ we are alive ♪ and the stars make love to the universe ♪ ♪ and you touch me and i'm like and i'm like ♪ ♪ and i'm like hoooo hooo ♪ ♪ and i'm like hoooo hooooo ♪ ♪ and i'm like hoooo hooooo ♪ ♪ and i'm like hoooo hoooo ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> shakira, thank you very much. she'll be back with one more song a little later. up next, a new spin on pizza and

wings as our cooks roll on. online and streaming this is "today" on nbc.

♪ all right. we are back with more of our week long series "fresh cooks live." today's spring cook along. and we're streaming live at today.com.

more than 44,000 subscribers follow her as she creates trendy treats on pop sugar foods. take a look. >> hi, it's brandi from pop sugar foods. on eat the trend, we find the latest food crazes. a layered green velvet cake. pancake lasagna. donut chips. and show you how to recreate them at home. have you guys heard of the ramen burger? a funnel dog, bacon, cinnamon rolls. it's the craziest thing to hit food trend since the cronut. >> good morning to you again. we've been streaming on today.com. let's for our people watching at home, you've got a great show, you've been cooking your whole life. your father and shout him out. he's been serving our country for 40 years. you're a military brat. how has that inspired your cooking? >> moving around every two years got me in touch with different cultures. i lived in germany, hawaii,

virginia, went to yuganda for a couple of weeks. it's a great connector. it can transport you back to a memory in time. and there's something so special about cooking for people you love. >> this is my version of connecting with the audience. i'm wearing a go pro today. this is from the farmer's market. you mentioned, this is some mushrooms and baby artichokes that's going to make up a nice warm salad. >> yeah. i was thinking of the east coasters when i made this warm salad because i know -- it doesn't really feel like spring yet, but i think something beautiful about spring, it's all about new beginnings and trying new flavors and new ingredients. so this is just over a bed of spinach. going to add a little bit of fresh parm. >> we've got our gang downstairs, matt, savannah, tamron, al. a super bowl/spring meal with these really hearty chicken wings that have been double fried and crusted in top ramen, which is what we all ate in college. where did you get the idea for that? >> i have a love affair with chicken and ramen. it makes the most crispy chicken

wings ever. >> that's such a guy thing to do. i can't believe you thought of it. how does it taste down there, everybody? >> we can't talk, we have our mouth full, carson. the chicken wings are the best. >> big reviews on the chicken wings. >> great sauce, too. >> gives a little tang, a little kick and you have the seasoning from the ramen, the spiciness. it's just delicious. >> and brandi, what do you think for home cooks online on today.com following along. what should their inspiration be as we approach spring here on cooking? >> be inspired by your local farmer's market. we are so lucky to have access to so many delicious ingredients. rainbow carrots, kale is in season, asparagus, talk to your local farmer's market or local farmer, bring the ingredients home and create. >> a minute ago, you said, people i don't cook, i don't know how to cook. your answer to that. >> then i say you can't read. because cooking is following a recipe. really listening to what those flavors are saying. >> all right. a little over a minute now.

got to get to the pizza. might have to walk us through. >> this pizza is super simple. >> you have the pizza downstairs, too? >> all this is a ricotta, mozzarella. and then the asparagus, got to take a bite of this. >> you can go to the local pizza place and they'll give you a small roll of dough. >> and you can be inspired by whatever's in season. i use asparagus, you can add mushrooms, bacon if you wanted. >> brandi, someone wanted to know that how you got it so crispy. >> i put it in the oven for five or six minutes, then i flipped it over, put the toppings on and baked it one more time. that's the secret, right? >> that's a good view of that. >> if you're at home, this is one of the best tasting things i've ever had. the ramen has provided it for you. yet, it's still -- the double fry works as a seal to keep the juices inside. >> it's juicy, it's crispy, it's

so good. >> it's so good. brandi, thank you so much. a reminder, go to today.com and get the recipe. tomorrow, we're going to do another meal in under 30 minutes. thank you so much. this is a breaking news update. good wednesday morning to you at 8:56 i'm laura garcia-cannon. breaking news, state senator leland yee among several people arrested this morning in a raid in san francisco. he was taken away in handkuchs. this picture just into our news room. he faces corruption and bribery

charges. we will of course have more information throughout the morning this morning. in the meantime, rain falling across the bay area this morning as we take a live look outside in san francisco. causing mud slides in some areas. we'll couldn't to follow this. . . . . . . .

from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcomeo "today" on a wednesday morning, it's march 26th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker, tamron hall, natalie has the day off today. shakira killing it outside on the plaza. >> yeah, we can still hear her. >> she's still going. >> she's got another song for us coming up in the hour. two great ones, another one to come. meanwhile, we dodged a bullet here in new york city. we thought there might be snow for shakira out on the plaza. no sign of it. >> worked out. >> they actually got 6 1/2 inches down in cape may, new jersey. >> couple hours south of here.

>> parts of washington, d.c. got snow. >> that video was incredible of dylan dreyer. >> she's in chatham, mass. and you can see a couple of coast guard fast boats out there. but the wind now is the big deal. we've had hurricane-force wind gusts so far in parts of nantucket, chatham, and that thing's going to be moving on. >> yeah, something like 63 miles an hour on nantucket. wind gusts, incredible. we'll be staying on top of the weather for you. we just have to show you briefly this piece of video. we're going to talk more about it in a minute. this was in houston yesterday. an apartment complex under construction engulfed in flames. and this one particular worker on the top balcony there. you can see, the heat and the flames approaching. and he swings down to a lower balcony as he awaits the fire department, falls down. this is all shot from a camera at the building across the street. we're going to show you more and tell you the complete story in a few minutes. incredible. >> just to hear the people in the background. >> yeah, it's amazing.

much more on that in a second. we start, though, with another story, a bad story for the secret service. three agents preparing for president obama's arrival in the netherlands have been sent home after one was found drunk and passed out in the hallway of the president's hotel in amsterdam sunday morning. a secret service spokesman said the agents were sent home for, quote, disciplinary reasons. the "washington post" is reporting all three were members of the elite counter assault team. these are the best of the best. >> topnotch. >> that c.a.t. group. misbehavior allegedly comes three years after another high-profile secret service scandal. a dozen agents in colombia ahead of the president's arrival brought prostitutes back to the hotel rooms after nights of heavy drinking. at the time, the president called their behavior unacceptable. i think that goes without saying. >> don't they have a new code of conduct being instituted? >> they did. they instituted a new code of conduct. we haven't heard from the white house yet this morning. but, i mean, this is serious

business. we're talking about protecting the president of the united states. and these guys -- and i hate when three guys ruin an incredible group of americans who do amazing work 24 hours a day. >> and not just protecting the president. a lot of people don't know the secret service is involved in so much in this country. from currency, counterfeiting to all sorts of things. these guys are all on the front lines. so you get a few knuckle heads doing something and cast a black eye on all of them. >> and, of course, let me first start by saying, i'm not defending this at all, but i do wonder if it's the behavior a reflection of it being a high-stress job. why would you make -- again, not justifying, but, you know, the whole recklessness of the prostitution thing in colombia and to pass out drunk while you know you are working to protect the president abroad is, i don't know, it's -- >> especially after what happened. >> right. is it the stress? do they not screen them? what's going on? i don't understand it. >> i think they're guys out having a good time and they got

drunk. >> i mean, people get a little tipsy, they're passed out. >> and by the way, you make it two more steps inside the door, there's no story. don't pass out in the hallway of a hotel, generally speaking. >> that's extreme behavior. >> but it may also be you've got a whole new generation. a lot of these secret service agents all were ex-military. >> yep. >> and as you have fewer and fewer people out of that pool, perhaps, you know, the chain of command that sort of thing has become somewhat weakened. >> we should point out, again, in a huge organization, there's a couple of isolated incidents. >> they do an amazing job. >> they do. >> willie alluded as we showed you a little bit of this unbelievable video of a daring rescue in houston yesterday. karen jones works across the street started recording this. when she saw this fire engulf this massive under construction apartment complex. there's this construction worker on the top floor as almost the top floor as this blaze spreads quickly. he's waving for help trying to

get -- you can see. so what happens is, he swings from that top balcony, lands on that one. but here's the amazing thing, they're waiting to get the ladder a little bit closer. they do. and just as they make the rescue, watch what happens to the building to that top floor. he makes it on, and now watch this. >> just seconds later here. >> ten seconds. this thing, the top floor collapses. there it goes. there it goes. >> wow. and that ladder just cleared. >> that cleared. they just get it out of the way. that could've turned out so much -- on so many levels could've turned out so much worse. >> you can hear someone in the background saying they got him. they got him. from their vantage point, they probably didn't know, you know, the depth of perception from where they were standing. >> first, when he does that swing on to that balcony, he could've easily fallen back.

the they didn't release the construction worker's name, but he is reportedly doing fine this morning. and i think it's like a $50 million complex that has now been destroyed. >> and no injuries in that entire fire. no injuries. the other incredible thing. if you watch the clip of the woman filming it. they're inside the building behind the glass across the street and they say we feel the heat. they're indoors, imagine what that construction worker was feeling. and he kept his calm. >> isn't that remarkable? >> he was patient and said i've got to get off this floor. makes a really bold move to swing down to the balcony below. he was calm the entire time. >> can we start from the beginning? just to see that. it's amazing the physical dexterity this guy has when he swings out. there he is. >> oh, my god. >> he's waving. >> he said give me a little room. >> look at that. >> look how close the fire is. >> oh, no! >> there he is. >> wow. >> they talk about a matter of

inches. >> he was in survival mode. >> yes, he was. >> he's like, these are my options, this is what i've got to do. >> brave firefighters on that ladder. >> oh, man. he's okay and everybody's okay, which is incredible. >> what is not okay is a decision made at a school -- yeah, this is crazy. a 9-year-old colorado girl shaved her head to support her friend. and this is her move of solidarity. we've seen people do this for loved ones that they care greatly about. cameron renfro wanted to make delaney clemens feel less alone. so she asked delaney's mom to shave her head. delaney lost her hair in chemotherapy. she has a rare form of childhood cancer. the girls go to different schools. so on monday, cameron's school in grand junction said she could not return until her hair grew back. under this charter school's dress code, shaved heads are not permitted. they want everyone to fall in line and basically be the same. well, cameron's mom who is

phenomenal took to facebook. she was not going to take it. her story from facebook went viral. so last night, the school board decided to take up the vote. what would they do to little cameron for her act of bravery and love? well, they decided that she could come back to school. 3-1 vote. there was still one person on the board who said, cameron should not be able to come back to school. i don't understand it. >> what could have been a really positive, teachable moment, caught, unfortunately, a completely different lesson. that if you go out of your way and try to do something good for somebody, there are going to be people with closed minds and, you know, just mean spirits to kind of try to trample your dream. but they stuck it out and got -- >> and are your precious rules more important than a little girl standing by a friend and

showing love for somebody. >> what a great lesson. >> i said for jeff rossen to follow -- excuse me, why exactly did you vote against love? why, sir? and ma'am, whoever it was and tell us what you were thinking. i just need some closure on that part. but i so love cameron's mom for doing that. and this is proof that social media can have a positive impact. we talk a lot about the down sides of it. but that is when you can go on and bring people to your side and rally, tremendous. >> and cameron is back in school despite that one vote. >> yes. >> that's the good news. >> we have a great story to share with you from the world of sports. tom hamilton has been the voice of cleveland indians on radio for 25 years. but on monday, he took the day off at spring training from broadcasting because he wanted to watch the game as a proud father. his son nick, who is an indians prospect drafted in 2012 was called up, allowed to be the designated hitter batting ninth

in the lineup. watch the proud papa as his son walks to the plate in the big leagues for the first time. >> and you can see his father sitting there already with tears in his eyes to watch his son play in a major league game. and there's strike. starting third baseman, played his first year of minor league ball last year. and tom hamilton just found out his son was going to be in the lineup before the game today. he's not doing the game on radio. he just wanted to come for this very moment. 0-2 early. but the nervous guy in the ballpark was his dad. >> bouncing to the right side and brandon phillips will throw him out. but that is a moment that father and son and family will never forget. >> smile on his face.

>> that smile. >> how great is that smile? >> cleveland's manager terry francona actually didn't make the call to put nick in the lineup until 15 minutes before the first pitch. and he said i've got an open slot in the lineup, his dad is here, i'm going to let him hit in the big leagues. >> that's what sports is all about. >> great moment. al, what's going on outside? >> let's look at the big monitor here. great thing is, i don't actually have to walk. >> get a stick and point. >> get one of these. >> oh, thank you. that feels so good. >> nantucket, chatham, into hal fax, looking at a lot of snow, bangor as i've been corrected on on twitter. 4 inches, eastport, 10 inches, nantucket, 7. and we've got winds to talk about. look at that system. the winds, nantucket, 67 up to 69-mile-per-hour winds. 32, 33-mile-per-hour winds in new york, eastport, 63-mile-per-hour winds. but good news, my friends, we are going to see some

springtime, the eastern half of the country, arctic air today. by friday, jet stream starts to take a little bit of a dip, washington, 64 on friday, 55, new york, atlanta, 69, laredo, texas, for you, my dear. 94, and del rio, texas. 9:12 the time right now. across the bay area. very heavy rain even right now in dublin. lots of mist kicked up from those cars. from livermore down 580. all the way down to the santa cruz mountains. this will be the scenario for the next couple hours. we'll see showers return this afternoon and evening and a break by friday and more showers by the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks very much. coming up, an amazing catch

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well, you know the drill then. zip it. >> played by newcomer tony revolori. good morning to you both. the buzz around this film, tremendous. every person who has seen it, murray, loves this. the cast, everything. how does it feel? >> i've got to tell you something. when you work with wes anderson, all you want is the best for him. you really do. do you know the book "the little prince"? well, wes anderson is a little prince grown up. am i right? >> that's very sweet. >> very true. >> he's known for perfection, take after take. and honestly, you got slapped in one day like 45 times. what was that -- did you take him off that day? >> i don't know what happened that day. i just remember arriving at set and they talked about the scene. okay, you're going to slap tony.

and i wasn't there and i arrived to set, he slapped me and because wes likes 47 takes, we rounded about 42? 42 takes. >> wow. >> he's an ex-marine, there's no small -- >> no. >> he went for it. >> sounds like a day on our set. >> yes, it does. >> 45 slaps. >> i did it all the time. >> tony, you have an incredible story. you're in just about every frame of this film. you go on audition with your brother. and i understand when you got the news that you got the part, you were so excited that you sustained an injury of some kind. >> i did. i hit myself on the top of the car. i was sitting down very excited not wearing a seat belt, which is very unsafe, you should always wear a seat belt. and i was reading this and i was so happy i jumped up and hit my head really hard. but, all the adrenaline took the pain away until later on that night. >> he's supposed to be me. >> he's the younger you.

>> i used to have hair. >> you wore a wig in the film. >> i did. and you know, i saw myself with a wig. i hadn't seen myself in such a long time. i said, i miss my hair. >> and you lost a mustache, right? >> i did. >> where is it? >> it's at home. >> did you put it in a box? >> i used to dry it on with an eyeliner pen. we retried it with everything. >> fantastic. >> i love it. >> this movie is so special. and congratulations on all the success. >> thank you so much. really. >> thank you. >> it's a pleasure. >> f. murray abraham. and, of course, "the grand budapest hotel" in select theaters. and wait until you see how our six months to a six pack participants are doing. not only lowering their weight, but their cholesterol and blood pressure, as well. >> find out their secret to staying motivated right after this. what's my advice for healthy looking radiant skin.

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taking a look at the headlines in this search for flight 370. officials in malaysia say a satellite has found a possible debris field in the indian ocean. they say the satellite spotted 122 objects ranging from 3 feet to 75 feet, about 1,500 miles southwest of australia. one official called it the most incredible lead that we have in the search for that missing plane. well, check your e-mail, you may have money coming. amazon.com is telling customers whether they have a credit for buying ebooks in the past. the credits are the result of a settlement to lawsuits filed against publishers over alleged price fixing. amazon says if you have a credit, it's been applied to your next purchase of an ebook. about 174,000 dolls are being recalled. walmart is recalling my sweet love, my sweet baby cuddle care

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once again, state senator leland yee arrested on corruption and bribery charges. now we have been following the story all morning long. we have crews in multiple locations. we will bring you the information as we get it and you'll get more at 11:00 a.m. this morning. we'll come right back with weather and traffic.

. welcome back, 9:28 the time right now. showers falling in the east bay. pretty heavy rain getting kicked up by the drivers on the highway. that's what some of the heavier showers are falling. you can see all of the activity is moving to the east very quickly. we're talking about very heavy downpours in the next hour or so. we will clear out but more showers will return as we head through the evening commute and then we do it all over again. keep the umbrellas with you and a break on friday.

here is mike inouye. water creating a problem. the wet roads are kicking up on to the windshields. you see the effects of that water kicking up. southbound you see all of the folks slowing down and that's the case along the peninsula we had flooding we ported. more spots around the bay over the course of the morning. here is the south bay and northbound route. it is very slow from the dumbarton bridge.

♪ welcome back to "today" on this wednesday morning, march 26th, 2014. i'm willie along with al and tamron. we'll tell you about something really cool going to happen in may. i'll be hosting a two-hour special airing on the discovery channel produced by peacock productions called everest jump live. professional climber, attempting to become the first person to jump off the summit of the world's highest peak wearing a winged suit. and here to tell us about it. great to see you, man. >> thanks, thanks for having me. >> the first thing you have to do is summit mt. everest, and then you're going to jump off the peak. help me understand it. >> well, it's pretty simple.

as my complicated as it sounds, we'll do an expedition to everest, a team with discovery channel, and we will climb to the summit, i'll change from my climbing suit into my wing suit, and then i'll jump off the top, fly down and land at base camp. >> you're going to be dropping 11,000 vertical feet traveling up to 150 miles per hour. how do you land? >> well, that's sort of the trick. >> yeah. >> you know, how do you take off and how do you land? those are things, i'm going to use the suit, but there'll be accessories because the way the mountain is shaped, it's going to be top secret stuff. you have to watch the show to see how it works. >> you know there are people out there saying, are you crazy? what are you thinking? why are you doing this? what do you have to prove to the world, man? >> i hear that a lot, actually. every day. no, it's something i've been working on, project iv've been working on for a long time. so my goal and my dream is really to combine those two and

the biggest project i could think of to do is to jump it off everest. >> for people who aren't familiar with what exactly a wing suit is, what will this trip off the peak look like for you? >> well, i have a lot of distance to cover. about 5 1/2 miles. like i said, i'm using a combination of different accessories to the suit that will allow me to jump off. sort of a multistage flight jump. the suit i'm wearing, you can see it right there. it's a little bit different. it's what we call a tracking suit. it's a smaller version of a wing suit. to have the bigger version doesn't really help me. this is very super high performance suit. and will be more like a missile when i launch off the top. >> wow. >> we always know what happens to missiles. so this is an interesting concept. >> yeah. >> and by the way, he basically he basically swede walked to the top of mt. everest. made it up in nine hours. >> i used to a few years ago. i would do it solo. did it 9 1/2 hours. >> showoff. >> i'm honored to be a part of

it. i can't wait to watch you do this. everest jump live will air in may on the discovery channel. the world will be watching. >> thanks. >> let's show you what we've got going on as far as your weather is concerned. we do have today that storm system moving off the new england coastline. we've got wet weather again in the pacific northwest where we do not need it. more rain gulf coast of the mid-mississippi river valley. tomorrow, risk of strong storms. you know we've had very few tornadoes. in fact this is the second lowest number of tornadoes we've had for the month of march. lowest was three back in 1951. all this cold air has suppressed development of severe weather. 9:33 the time. showers falling across the east bay. even now across the south bay. that is where some of the heaviest shower activity is. coming down through 6:30, fremont, san jose, now pushing

down towards gilroy. this is a break, we'll see more showers return this evening. and that's your latest weather. >> now to our six months to a six pack challenge helping three viewers trim down, tone up and get healthy. so instead of march madness we're all about march motivation because we have reached the halfway mark. >> kelly, tamara, and ralph are back to reveal what's kept them going the past three months and leading the pack our own "today's" joy knew -- today's nutritionist joy bauer and fitness trainer jeff. good to see you guys. >> good morning. >> me months now into the challenge, and these guys look fantastic. >> oh, my gosh. they look unbelievable.

so we're going to start with kelly, who is soaring. she's doing unbelievable. she started at 177 pounds. she's now 145 pounds, so she's down a total of 32 pounds. oh. >> that's amazing. >> we're looking at how they're motivating themselves. since you get over the halfway mark how to take it to the next level. so what is kelly doing here? >> so what i did last year, about the end of winter beginning of spring, i bought a pair of white jeans, hoping to get into them by that summer. unfortunately, i didn't. i could barely get them over my knees. but instead i would just hang them on my closet door so every time i went into my closet i could see them right there in front of me so this was my goal. now they've been there a year so i tried them on the other day and i can actually get them on. >> really? >> all right! >> what great motivation. >> that is such a smart motivator. there's nothing more inspiring than hanging front and center in your closet. keep your eye on the prize. an item of clothing.

it could be these jeans, a pair of sweats, but at the same time what's really important i have in front of kelly, the jeans that no longer fit here. because you've got to pack up and donate the heavier clothes, so that you don't slide back into old habits. >> -- this weekend. >> cleaned out and donated to my church. >> good. fantastic. >> and it's a win-win because it's a good feeling to be able to donate them, as well. >> what do you think? >> i think it's a great way to motivate. i think it's funny that this is thinner than my thigh. go figure. but it's always good to have those tactile cues. clothing as joy mentioned lets you know how your body composition is changing. >> tamara. >> tamara started at 178 pounds. she's now 154 pounds. >> wow. >> she's down 24 pounds. tamara what's your motivator? >> i turned 40 this past december. and so, i just feel good, and

being -- the thing was that it happened before the show, so it was so great to be a part of being a part of the show has really motivated me but also my family and supportive friends, and my church family, and also, just you know, i'm ready to -- i feel so confident now, i feel great. i feel like i'm ready to get back into the dating scene. >> all right. >> so -- >> so that's a great long-term goal which is really important she wants to whip her body into shape to get out there and date. but what's more powerful, i think, that the long-term goals, which are still terrific, are those short-term goals week to week. so what i have tamara doing along with ralph and kelly is i give them these weekly challenges. they're tangible, they're concrete and it helps to fuel their motivation so they stay on course, and eventually they're going to reach their long-term goal. >> we can find it on our website. let's get to ralph because i know you weighed ralph in before the show. looks amazing. >> ralph, ralph started at 200 pounds.

he's now 169 1/2. she's down 30 1/2 pounds. >> wow. >> i feel great. for me, because i'm a paramedic i have the ability to monitor myself. and what i've been monitoring from the get-go has been my blood pressure, my heart rate and my glucose levels. i have dropped 20 points on my blood pressure since i started. >> what's more motivating than that? >> fantastic. i went from to the low side -- >> and his blood sugars, he's diabetic, has gone way down. >> sort of the halo effect. >> that's phenomenal. >> all right. >> guys congratulations. >> there's your wife with you. >> all right. >> that's suzy! >> fantastic. we're going to keep track, of course, but when someone says, you -- what did i just say? >> when somebody says you do, too, you shy away from the compliment. how to accept praise without feeling bad. you sounded fantastic.

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♪ i really love your suit. that tie is rockin. >> this old thing? >> you can't just say thank you? >> thank you, i mean. love your dress, too. wonderful. >> we're struggling with this. because so many people have a hard time taking a compliment. you're not alone if you feel this way. most of us have a tough time accepting praise. >> that was us acting, by the way. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. >> here to help change that, good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> thank you. >> why is this so difficult? you get a compliment. you either deflect it, change the subject, try to put it out. why? >> because there's safety in numbers. when we become -- when we stand out, we pay a price. and that's -- women have a real hard time with that. real hard time.

>> do women have a harder time? >> it's true. in the article, we spoke to a gender studies expert, and she said this actually goes all the way back to middle school. when the girls want to fit in. when they get a compliment, they stand out, start brushing it off as a defense mechanism. and as adults, it's an automatic response. >> don't men do it, too? i just get a little physically uncomfortable. >> i think everybody has a problem with it. but you see, men are different. like, i really don't care what you think that much. a lot of women can be -- they're defined by the opinion of other women. >> yes. >> and it's a real hard time they have with all that stuff. i think that it's a proximity thing, too. you know how a lot of women post selfies on facebook and, you know, they want to get likes. they want to be, you know -- embraced by their peers. >> well, i think you're right about women wanting compliments from other women. if a woman says, i like your

dress, that means more to me when a guy says it, because i think women believe when men compliment us, they have an ulterior motive. >> i think women have an ulterior motive. they can be a little more divisive than a man. i think they might have an ulterior motive to make the woman not feel as good as they can to single them out. and the way they know women have a hard time being singled out. >> how do we do this, then? how can we be better at accepting a compliment? >> well, number one, say thank you. >> right off the bat. >> it's simple, effective and it works. >> if somebody gives you praise and it applies to a group of people. it's okay to call out the other contributors. so if you threw a great dinner party last weekend, you can say, oh, thank you, my sister helped prepare all the advertippetizer. >> and third, most important, don't fall into the awkwardness traps. which are volleying the compliment back and forth. >> oh, i love your hair. looks great today.

>> who ends it? >> right. >> and finally, don't deflect it. don't down play it. don't down play your success and say, oh, it was no big deal or i got lucky. goes back to number one. say thank you. >> the sexiest thing a woman can do when a man compliments her is say thank you. >> don't try to change his mind. >> we've got a lot to work through here. >> thank you, willie. >> thank you. >> creepy. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> up next, i have a number of compliments for shakira. she's back with another song on our plaza right after this. >> that sounds strange, willie. this is the car i fell in love with! picking up my new malibu! no way! it's the chevy open house event look at joe's new truck where the price you see is the price you pay. nope that's me, alright! my equinox! from our house to your house it's time to take home an award winning chevy now during the chevy open house event , get this well equipped 2014 chevy cruze lt

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the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> okay. shakira has two grammys, eight latin grammys, four world music awards and billboard music awards. >> she's also humanitarian with six schools in her home country of colombia open through her barefoot foundation charity. >> singing "i can't remember to forget you" off her current album, here is shakira. ♪ ♪ i left a snoet on my bed post ♪ ♪ said not to repeat yesterday's misstakes ♪ ♪ what i tend to do when it comes to you i see only the good selective memory ♪ ♪ the way you make me feel, yeah you got a hold on me ♪ ♪ i've never met someone so

different oh here we go ♪ ♪ so where you go i follow follow follow ♪ ♪ i can't remember to forget you ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh oh i keep forgetting i should let you go ♪ ♪ but when you look at me the only memory is us kissing in the moonlight ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh ♪ i can't remember to forget you ♪ ♪ ooooh i can't remember to forget you ♪ ♪ i go back again fall off the train land in his bed ♪ ♪ repeat yesterday's mistakes ♪ i see only the good

selective memory ♪ ♪ the way you make me feel yeah ♪ ♪ oh here we go ♪ ♪ he's part of me now when he goes, i follow follow follow follow ♪ ♪ i keep forgetting i should let you go ♪ ♪ when you look at me the only memory is of us kissing in the moonlight ♪ ♪ ♪ i'd do anything anything for that boy ♪

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good wednesday morning to you. that breaking news just a few hours ago, state senator leland yee was arrested and taken away

in handcuffs. nbc was the only crew on the scene when law enforcement led him away. this is showing him arriving at the federal courthouse at 1:30. he was arrested in a raid conducted by san francisco. he is facing corruption and bribery charges all relapted to his work and his campaign for secretary of state. we're told the investigation has been going on for several years. we have crews at multiple locations including his officer in sacramento. we'll let you know more information when we get it. in the meantime we want a look at the weather forecast. joining us now is anthony slaughter. >> good morning to you. you look outside and you will see images like this. heavy rain falling in san francisco. not only san francisco but across the entire bay area this

morning. there you see right now across the sunset district across the bay bridge, more showers to the south towards san jose and morgan hill and gilroy. there will not be heavy rain, but that arrives for the weekend. of course keep that in mind. >> right here 101 at 680 folks are stopping their windshield wipers for a short period of time. blue means puddling and ponding in many spots. at the bottom of your screen, fremont, that's where we see the slowest drive. still soupy. >> thanks, mike more local news for you in half an hour. .

from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hello everybody. it is winesday wednesday, march 26th. delighted you're with us. >> you know what didn't drop by? the snow. >> i can smell snow. >> what are you talking about? >> i went out around 3:00 yesterday and went it's not going to snow. i can tell. >> what does it smell, moist?

>> you're not supposed to say that word. >> it was snowing in chatum, massachusetts. it looked crazy. shakira was outside killing it with her "hips don't lie" song. we find fans. these happened to be at the back of the bus. this was their lucky day. we picked them and moved them up front. take a look. two people are stephanie and jacob from castle rock. >> shakira, can we steal you for one second? >> of course. >> these guys want to do a selfie. are you ready? cozy up. everybody up. one two, three. she rocked it. >> they were crazy. >> you never know what's going to happen if you come by the plaza. >> a lot of people don't realize

shakira is not just a great -- she has albums in 60 countries. >> she has a school she started. god love her. there's sad news in celebritiville. >> gweneth paltrow and chris martin announced -- i thought it was going to be a divorce. they have different terms. it's called conscious uncoupling. >> that's what they call it. conscious uncoupling. they released a statement on her website called goop. >> yep. >> well, here's the thing. people feel a certain way about gweneth paltrow. she comes from -- >> love her mom. her dad passed away. her mom is a doll. sweetheart. >> so terrific. i think people think -- at least the perception is -- that she's high and mighty. when you say conscious

uncoupling instead of separation or divorce like regular people say. gweneth said she asked her dad years ago how he and her mom stayed together. he said we never wanted to get divorced at the same time. it kept working. they have a couple of kids. >> people that stay married are the people that work at their marriage and decide that happiness is not just about you. it's about your children. every one of us. you've been divorced before. i've been divorced before. i'd rather be single truly the rest of my life than be unhappily married again. that i'll say. however, there was a time in my life, the last thing i wanted to be was married still. i was determined my children were never going to have a blip on their radar. i wasn't so much in love with my husband but i was in love with

my children. i'm not putting other people down. that was the deciding thing for me. you know, i'm so grateful that i did you know? kids were talking about it in our production meeting today. they were saying -- there's this new thing they're trying to pass in -- explain that. >> there's a law on the books in massachusetts okay. there's this -- >> it's a proposal. >> a senator wants this. he wants to amend the state 's current divorce law. he says couples who are seeking divorce need to ask a judge's permission before dating or having sex in the home where a child is present. in other words, if you are separated from someone or going through a divorce proceeding, this senator thinks you should have to check with the judge before you bring somebody else home and have a relationship with them. >> right. it's very confusing.

it's easier as they get older. one of our producers who we adore. she says her parents broke up. the first time her mom had someone come pick her up for a date it was devastating for her. i don't know that we consider that all the time when we're miserable ourselves. >> you're right. i think this bill seems totally ridiculous by the way. if someone is going to legislate who you have relationships with. >> i think we should make it far harder to get married and easier to get divorce. a lot of people are over their marriage, but they -- it takes two years in the court system. you know what you're getting into to begin with. >> have a few drink, go to vegas and get married. to get a divorce, you have to wait sometimes years. everyone in north korea when there are --

in new york, when there's no kids and assets, it stretches on years and years. if your marriage has been over for some time. >> there are marriages that should end? divorce. i'm not passing judgment on anybody. never stay in a domestic violence situation ever. >> right. >> some things don't work. a lot of people are miserable, get divorce. then they realized the problem was me. they see it in the next relationship. they think that was the love of my life. >> are you depressed now? how about that? this senator didn't pass it any way. >> it makes you discuss. >> one out of two marriages do not last. >> let's talk about the voice. this is important. the battle rounds are continuing. okay. our first battle team from team blake. it's kaley versus noah. >> by the way, that opens this

weekend. >> what does? >> the movie "noah." ♪ it's kind of cute when you smile and know exactly what you do ♪ ♪ baby don't pretend you don't know it's true ♪ ♪ you can see when i look at you ♪ ♪ this crazy life ♪ through these crazy times ♪ it's you, it's you ♪ you are every line, you're every word, you're everything ♪ >> i want them to date. >> i want them to date. they're adorable. who do you think blake picked? >> i think he went with noah. >> i'm going to say noah too. who was it? >> no. >> i can't believe noah was sent home. >> he didn't pick noah and no one stole noah? nobody stole noah? >> he's cute. >> they have to start dating.

>> they don't have to. >> they have to. >> look at mary lou looking at us. we want to know what mary lou thinks too. shakira versus emily. emily is wearing white. >> this is a smack down. >>. ♪ i want to see you be brave ♪ oh oh oh oh ♪ i want to see you be brave ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ i want to see you be brave >> first of all, great song by sar are bareilles. i think we're going for the same person. >> not the lady in white, the african-american woman. >> let's see what happened. we don't know. >> the winner of this battle is

emily. >> something is is goigoing to . come on blake. >> sierra is available to steal. >> anything you want to say to shakira? >> such a blessing to be able to work with somebody like you. >> hit it. there's hope. no, it's not over. yes. >> yeah. good for her. could we say something? >> things are so much sweeter when you almost don't have them. if you had hit it right then -- she was walking away. it was over. he saved her. >> you know what he is, a very, very good showman. he's watching the clock. he knows drama. >> is that not life. the person that keeps saying, no, no, no. then they say yes. you're so happy. you don't know if you want them,

but you say yes. >> i think so. >> i'm talking about my own personal life. >> i'm not allowed to talk about that either. so what. >> by the way, chris martin, interesting. gweneth's soon to be ex will be an advisor on the voice. how about that? >> we will get to know him. we know his music but not him as a person. he seems like a doll. >> we never saw them together on the red carpet. >> sometimes people do that on purpose. they want to keep something special at home and not be defined. >> after all those years? >> i'm sorry for them. i'm sorry for moses and apple too. the amazing story of a teacher and student who's one day together changed both their lives. we always have a good thyme when she drops by. five time nominee

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tiny song bird eating a single bite, bones and all. >> it's illegal to consume it but i got to eat one once. the beak, very crunchy. >> that's literally the sexiest thing anyone has ever said. >> love him so much. she's great. >> you're on a role. >> since i saw you guy, a lot of nice things. i'm so grateful. thank you god. >> so professional. that's great. >> the cast of the season role, they go you know what, marilou will come in, won't throw diva garbage, will remember her lines. any way. >> i did that one episode of brooklyn. it was supposed to be just a few scenes. >> tell us about your role. >> it's been really fun.

we end up getting -- you'll see everything that happens. the the story is unfolding. >> it's huge. won a golden globe and everything else. >> first year. first season. >> this happened before with you. >> taxi, yes. great ensemble. everyone hung out afterwards. that was really fun. it's been happy with them too. >> now working with the inevitable. nobody like him. >> when i first moved to los angeles to shoot a movie with richard gear. june 27, 1977. -- what happened was i ended up in an imp prom tu class with robin. when they wanted to cast his ex-wife who's crazier than he is, they called and offered it

to me. he wanted me to do it. that will be april 17th. i play sarah michelle gel lar's ex mom. his ex-wife. ex is everywhere. >> everything still turns you on. feels like the first time. >> it's a great business. we get to do what we love. keep growing and changing. >> as long as you're working it's a great business. truth is one out of 1,000 people makes it. so competitive. >> you do that radio show. >> everyday called marilou online. it's all over the world. we're picking up more and more stations. it's fun. i've got to do your pod cast. >> you were supposed to but you were very busy. >> we talk about your memory and how it's incredible. let's play a game. >> we were going to talk about

marriage, but that's fine. >> i have three netheory. marriage is like making waffles, throw the first one out. >> even if children are involved? >> hopefully you do a test run. that's what happens. >> that's harsh. >> did you have a first one? >> yes. >> not really. >> oh yes, she did. >> number two is marriage is finding that special certain someone you know you'd love to aggravate the rest of your life. sometimes marriage is like -- >> so far this is great. >> the third one. one you're on now? >> one i'm on now. you'll have a happy marriage when you realize marriage isn't two people gazing longingly into each other's eyes but rather looking out over the mountain in the same direction. >> toasting the sunset hopefully. >> with their hands on each other's privates.

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timing in a classroom for both. watch. >> i like substitute teaching. my schedule can be flexible, but the one and only time in this school year i substituted in a kindergarten class was in pennsylvania. the school nurse told me about a little girl that needed special attention. a petite dark hired child on dialysis hours a day waiting on a kidney donor. i was drown to katelyn. she was quieter than the others, but had a sweet smile. her photo popped up on my facebook. i clicked and came to katelyn's journey. her parents listed the requirements for a donor. i saw them and saw i'm a fit. same blood type, no illnesses. i checked the box. within an hour, a donor coordinator was on the phone interviewing me. there was a one in 80 chance for a match. i was asked to drive for more

tests. up to this point i shared this with no one other than my husband and few friends. a month went by. a day after thanksgiving i was approved to be katelyn's kidney donor. transplant surgery was scheduled two weeks later mid december so we could both be home for christmas. katelyn and i came by with flying colors. there was one more bonus. during the testing doctors found i had a rare condition. i had been suffering stomach cramping but never had it checked. i avoided surgery. that's a god wink. as i look back, i believe i was put in katelyn's class that one day not by coincidence but by divine alignment. >> we're so happy to report the transplant was successful. both doing well and had a reunion on valentine's day. >> that's beautiful. we're going to get back

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taken away in handcuffs. this video also in this morning, him arriving at the federal courthouse on golden gate. he will be arraigned at 1:30 this afternoon. he was arrested in a raid conducted by the fbi in san francisco. our sources tell us he faces corruption and bribery charges. we're told the investigation has been going on now for several years. we have been following this story all morning long. we have crews at multiple locations. we'll bring you the very latest on that information as we get it right here on nbc bay area news at 11:00. in the meantime weather and traffic after the break.

welcome back. we still have showers falling in san francisco. pretty heavy stuff at times. now over the bay bridge heavy rain falling towards oakland. this continues all the way south to san jose and gilroy. more showers are expected to arrive later this afternoon and evening. let's toss things over to mike for the drive. >> that rain is easing in some spots, so is the commute. the water kicking up behind the cars. that's what we're dealing with there. darker here in fremont. southbound 880 still jammed. that's the last of the commute into the south bay. here is the look across the south bay. watch it across the bay there as

well as the bay bridge toll plaza. less rain, more cars. thanks, mic, more news coming up at 11:00. we are back with more of today on this winesday wednesday. we're ready to play our trivia game we call "who knew." aarp is celebrating 2014 as the year of the boomer. as the last of that generation turns 50, we're testing your knowledge of all things 50. kathie lee is across the street ready to hand out $100 to those that get the question right. those that don't, they get a cd. here is aarp contributor, barbara. all right. should we play? >> good morning. let's play and celebrate everything 50 and over. >> let's not celebrate he's wearing a bruins hat from ucla.

which of the toys is celebrating the 50th birthday? >> that's a tough one. tough one. 50? legos? >> wrong mr. bruins. >> all right. the correct answer is gi joe. >> absolutely. all of these toys are still po popular with kids even now. a few were invented before the 1960s. gi joe was born in 1964 as a counter to ma tell's successful barbie. they wanted to have a little thing that boys could play with. dress up and things. that's been success is fful. >> back across to kat. which is of the follow as good not one of paul simon's suggested "50 ways to leave your

lover?" >> get a -- no. get a new job bob? >> that's a good one too. that's a good song. she was singing in her head. that was paul simon's first solo number one hit. simon and gar funkle got together 60 years ago and broke up years later now days there's a lot more ways to leave your lover, facebook, instagram. >> we know that. back across to kat. >> who's not celebrating their 50th birthday in 2014? rob lowe, sandra bullock, eddie murphy. not celebrating 50? >> i would say mariska. but hoda is. that's depressing. >> okay so the correct answer is eddie murphy. is he older or younger man 50?

>> he's already 52. all of them are turning or have turned 50 this year. in fact rob lowe turned 50 st. paddy's day. to celebrate, the aarp commissioned the artist to go around manhattan with a portrait of him. fantastic. >> neat. >> guess who's 50? this guy from minnesota. in the past 50 years, which ford mustang has been the most popular? >> red. >> that seems like a good guess. >> good going. very popular color, the most popular ever. i had a little white used convertible ford mustang when i was like in my 20s and went around the city. the ford motor company is disassembling the newest ford mustang in april, carrying it up, transporting it up to the

top of the empire state building to celebrate the 50th birthday and assembling it. >> cool. we have time for another. go ahead. >> lovely lady from washington state. how many different languages has "fifty shades of grey" been translated into? >> 51. >> with confidence, she is right. that's sad isn't it. >> no, but good. am i the only woman in the world that hasn't read this? >> kathie lee hasn't. >> really? over 100 million has been sold. no surprise it's been translated to 51 languages. whether 50 or 20, we have the makeup looks that look good on every complexion. bachelors tell you what they're

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patented so nobody can steal it? what are the headlines? >> first step is do market research. make sure there's enough market for enough to purchase the product. >> you'll have to spend money in this process? >> definitely. the second thing is patenting. this is definitely not the first step. it's often a common mistake. it may not be necessary. then the third thing that you want to do is get funding. the opportunities today are incredible through crowd funding, micro lending, online loans. it's totally changed. in selling it's so much easier today through retail and selling online catalogs. >> let's bring in cute going. >> tell us about this. >> quincy is wearing the duty pack. the science teacher created this. it's for when the dog does his business.

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dating websites are very big these days and according to match.com, 31% of people met their last dates online. >> yeah. a new show on bravo goes behind the scenes with real guys looking for love, allegedly. take a look. >> the best part about dating online you can go on multiple dates in the same way. if you like something you see, you can blow out the last few days. the more times you swing the bat the better chance you have of hitting a home run. i own a car dealership and i'm in the bond dealership. >> i'm from australia. i'm a psychologist. >> i want my free psycho analyst. >> i read your profile. you're overcompensating. >> is that good? >> let's meet the bachelors. >> shall we? >> let's start off with oday bennett, he works as a graphic artist. number two, we met you, alex.

27-year-old entrepreneur from texas. alex stein. and bachelor number three, j.t. he's 40 years old and he loves cats. >> all right, first question. >> little more to me than that. >> i'm sorry. >> cat lady. >> okay. we picked out our favorite traits and that was it. okay. let's start it off. if you want to open a conversation up with a woman, what's the way you do it online? let's start here. >> a little, hey, how you doing? i don't get into the whole profile, all of that. ask them the deep questions. >> see, hoda, my first is -- i would have to compliment you because you're so beautiful. i would have to say your hair -- >> you're the same guy who said you'd blow off the next few dates. >> let's be real, kathie lee, love, lust, if i find it i'm not going to waste my time chasing after the other girls. i'm on a good date. >> i'm not a psychopath, so would i --

>> cat man. >> i do love cats. again, not my entire identity. i usually try to write something to indicate i had read their profile. >> let's be honest, a lot of girls are online right now. they're worried about the pictures and the profiles they post. first thing you look at is the photograph. do you need a full length photograph? >> yeah, i need different angles. angles. >> i liked him, but not so much anymore. >> cat guy is looking pretty good right about now. >> cat guy is moving up. >> all right. okay. what do you like in a profile? when you look at a profile, what do you look for first? >> what she ceaer's wearing -- s wearing, what she looks like. they have to be funny. like you two ladies. you're so funny. >> go back to the cat guy.

>> i like humor as well. i like to look for someone who seems to know themselves well. able to articulate what they like and what they're looking for. i like other people who have specific things on their profile. particularly what they're interested in, looking for, not looking for. so i know i can respond to. >> do you want girls who respond quickly. >> a quick response. yeah. >> how quickly do you meet them after you have made a little connect online? >> right away. >> yeah. >> as soon as possible. >> can't wait. >> i agree with them, as soon as possible. >> it's a two-way street. a girl is looking to go on the date fast too. competition. >> coffee or real dinner? >> drinks. >> let go, drink or something like that. if it goes farther than that -- >> when i was first starting, i made the mistake of writing too much back and forth. it became more of a situation i was finding great pen pals but not great dates. >> how long have you been doing this? >> over a year. >> three years. >> have you met anybody? >> too many ladies. >> i mean like a real somebody. >> i have yeah.

usually -- i met a girl on the show. you haven't seen an episode, but me and the girl, we've gotten very freaky, hoda, from the show. >> all right. what about cat man? i'm so out -- >> out. out. online rituals of the american male debuts thursday on bravo. >> bye. >> see you later.

in just a matter of hours, california state senator leland yee is set up to be arraigned on corruption and public corruption charges at the federal courthouse in san francisco. this video here of yee arriving this morning. sources telling us that the charges stem from his work as a state senator. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. nbc bay area was exclusively on the scene when senator yee was arrested at his home in the sunset district in san francisco and taken away in handcuffs. let's bring in