. good morning. race against time. with only about a week left for those black boxes from the missing malaysian airlines jet to keep pinging, the u.s. navy brings in new equipment to help as one official makes a claim about how long this century could actually ke. anger in arizona. a crowd of university of arizona fans take to the streets upset over the team's ncaa loss. ends in dozens of arrests and police in riot gear. reunited. two long-lost sisters back together more than six decades after they were torn apart. this morning the power of persistence and social media. and it is not one for the

record books. after losing 26 games in a row, the 76ers managed to pull off a win and avoid a loss that would have given them a dubious place. today march 30th, 2014. and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester holt. congratulations to the 76ers. you would have thought they won a championship. they simply won the right to say they're not the worst -- didn't have the worst losing streak in nba history. >> but what about the other team? how do you lose to the worst team? >> and a dubious honor. >> you didn't quite win. you didn't quite lose. >> it could be worse. >> it could always be worse.

>> so you guys go. take the day off. >> exactly. >> well you ponder that. we want to get on a serious note to the top story. that is a frustrating search by air and water for any clue as to what may have happened to that malaysian jetliner. it is possible the plane could be lost deep below the ocean surface, of course. and could it be there longer than anyone imagined? kerry sanders is joining us with more. >> reporter: now a u.s. navy official involved in the search going on basically in this area is saying publicly what a lot of people have been saying privately since then search began. lacking evidence it's possible the search for flight 370 could take quote, an intenable amount of time. with aircraft back in the search zone today, a race against time.

the plane's black boxes will likely only keep pinging for another week. the u.s. navy's pinger locater is now headed to the search zone. >> once we do get a position with the locater, we will deploy this underwater vehicle here. >> reporter: back in kuala lumpur emotions boiled over. we want evidence chanted those relatives of the passengers. you must return our relatives no strings attached and hand us the murderer. the new search zone is about the size of new mexico. where waves and currents are less severe than the previous search area. even if debris is eventually located, 23 days into this mystery, tracing back the spot where the plane may have gone it has endless variables. >> we don't even know did it

sink right away, did it float on the surface for awhile. >> reporter: the flight went into the ocean and a submarine like the abyss were to find it experts say international maritime law does not apply. aviation law established in 1944 determines which country is ultimately in charge of the investigation. >> if the airplane crashes on the high seas, the jurisdiction is with the state of registry of the aircraft nap is malaysia in this case. >> reporter: as costs mount, the question, when does this end? >> they'll have to re-evaluate the assets they're using and what they're doing in the next week or two. they can't allow this to go on because it will get so costly. >> reporter: the pingers on these so-called black boxes which are orange have seven or eight days left with this

pinger. interestingly the new regulations going forward next year will require batteries that last for 90 days which, of course would be useful now. >> kerry sanders this morning. thank you. more rain in the forecast today in washington state which will not help the crews looking to recover victims from the debris of that massive mudslide. but there has been welcomed news as the days drag on. miguel almaguer has been covering this since it happened. what's the latest? >> good morning. after learning the death toll has risen to 18 authorities discovered another body and not yet identified it. finally good news here. the number of missing has dropped from 90 to 30. i want to show you what rescue teams have on the ground. they have been searching the debris field for more than a week now. some 400 first responders where these homes used to be looking for signs of any victims for any

possible survivors which rescue teams now concede will be nearly impossible. yesterday at 10:37 a.m. a very poignant moment in the search zone. first responders paused for a moment of silence to remember the victims and to remember those that survived this deadly mudslide. it's been a difficult time not just for those first responders but for the volunteers who have also joined them in the debris field. >> this is a very emotional event for a lot of these people. we have family members digging for their loved ones alongside us. >> reporter: it's been difficult for so many people not just in the search zone but also in the small communities up and down the area. there will be church services held today to remember the victims. certainly another sad day here near oso, washington. >> thank you very much. could there possibly be a breakthrough when it comes to the crisis in ukraine? john kerry will meet with his

russian counterpart. he was on his way home from saudi arabia when he redirected his plane hoping to find a solution to the crisis. chuck todd joins us from meet the press. >> good morning to you, erica. >> there are eyes around the world looking at this meeting set to happen. what is the thinking though? what is the hope of what can realistically come out of this? >> well i guess the best that can be hoped for and the united states will never say this publicly, they let putin lock in his games here in crimea in exchange for him backing his troops off of the border of ukraine. that seems to be the back and forth here. there is some good news. president obama and putin seem to have a decent enough conversation that it led to this idea that kerry could change his plans, go to paris rather than come back to washington and meet with lavrov and see if they can

come up with a diplomatic solution. we've been down this road before. right before the crimean referendum. then in that phone call it was like two steps forward but three steps back because you had putin talk about moldova and making the same claims as in crimea. that he needs to protect russian citizens. we'll see what happens today. there's an inkling of hope something can happen today, but i'm not of mystic. >> let's turn now domestically to obamacare the affordable care act. monday is the deadline now essentially. >> sort of. >> there are a few caveats there. let's go with that to make life easy this morning. 6 million people have now signed up. public opinion is changing slightly. the number's improving in terms of americans who approve of the affordable care act. what's behind that change? >> well i think it's a slight sort of maybe some of it's

fatigue. i talked to some democrats. they think fatigue, debate fatigue about health care oddly helps them a little bit. while still the republican base gets so fired up about trying to get rid of health care trying to repeal it the fatigue on swing voters saying let's fix it we don't need to repeal it. but it's not a galvanizing message for democrats. all is on the republican side. it's what's firing up their voters for the midterms. and that's what's frustrating the white house. you're right. there's a slight change in poll numbers, but it's more of just passive acceptance. it's not enthusiastic. >> chuck, nice to see you this morning. we'll check with you later on to see what's coming up on "meet the press." >> sounds good. let's get a check of top stories with jenna. >> we begin in california after a 4.1 magnitude aftershock rattled the los angeles area on

saturday. it came after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook the region friday night. the u.s. geological survey said there had been more than 140 aftershocks and they may be felt for weeks to come. a big ncaa upset made for a hostile night on the university of arizona campus. 15 people arrested after arizona's 64-63 overtime loss to wisconsin. they began throwing beer cans and fire crackers at officers. officers fired pepper balls at the crowd. there were no serious injuries. there's a new royal family photo captivating the world this morning. it features a rare glimpse of 8.5-month-old prince george. i bet that was one take. the duke and duchess of

cambridge wanted to release the photo before their trip to australia. cities across the globe dimmed lights to raise awareness about energy conservation. chicago unrecognizable with its iconic willis tower in the dark. and here in new york city the bright lights of broadway were dimmed along with many of times square's big billboards. and they are the biggest losers no more. saturday night the philadelphia 76ers snapped their 26-game losing streak. if you're going to win, win big. they led by double digits in the first quarter. they put up 70 points by half-time. and eventually beat the detroit pistons. that means they are still tied with the cleveland cavaliers for the longest losing streak in nba history. this is what we talked about. i don't know what's worse. not quite winners enough to brag or not quite losers enough to

hold a record. they're sort of just tires, i guess. so the big question is congrats maybe? >> the win comes when we get to the draft, right? >> yes. >> they will have the biggest chance to draft a great player for next year. >> last night they celebrated as they should. thanks. in health news important information for the millions of people who consume diet beverages. researchers say older women who drink two or more a day are more likely to develop heart disease. >> it's important to know it may not be a direct cause and effect. in other words, the drinks themselves may not be killers. perhaps they're drinking diet sodas to balance out other unhealthy habits. but the results are worth noting. >> reporter: on any given day, one in five americans will down a diet drink. but a new study says the women

who drink the most may be more likely to develop heart disease, even die from it. >> consumption of two or more diet drinks per day was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events. >> reporter: the women's health initiative study looked at 60,000 post-menopausal women over a time frame of nine years. women who consumed more than two diet drinks a day were 30% more likely to experience a cardiovascular event. and 50% more likely to die from related heart disease than women who never or rarely drank diet drinks. researchers caution the risk is still low. considering heart disease is very common. and they point out the women who drank more diet drinks were also more likely to have other risk factors. >> the highest proportion of women with a history of diabetes higher proportion of women with history of high blood pressure they also on average

consumed higher calories than women in the reference group. >> reporter: so for scientists who have long said artificially sweetened drinks don't help people lose weight more research is needed. but many agree this latest study on diet drinks is at least food for thought. >> it raises a question more than answers anything yet. hopefully we'll know the answer to that in the future. >> reporter: now, the american beverage association responded saying because of those other risk factors, quote, it is impossible to attribute their cardiovascular health issues to their diet intake. scientists say it's too early to say stay away from diet drinks. >> thanks so much. dylan now has a checkf your forecast on this sunday. good morning. >> good morning. and it is raining hard in parts of new england. in new york city yesterday, we ended up with a record rainfall. it's the wettest day we've seen so far this year.

if anybody was driving in it you know what i'm talking about. here you see down into eastern connecticut, that's where our heaviest rain is right now. and this will continue to move to areas like washington, d.c. we'll see more showers in the mid-atlantic through the day today. then it will wind down into tonight. but on the west coast that's where we're seeing a little bit more rain. you can see the wind on the appalachians and even snow across central and northern new england. that's a good morning. 6:15 the time right now. we saw some very heavy rain yesterday across the bay area. you can see we've cleared out very nicely. however, we still do have a few isolated showers, especially through the altamont pass right now coming through 580. if you're doing any traveling this morning, just expect to run into a little bit of slick roadway there. otherwise things look pretty didn't for the rest of the day. we are talking about some sunshine. right now wee lots of low clouds across the area. later this afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds and overall temperatures a little warmer than yesterday, back into the

low 60s. >> that is your latest forecast. erica? we have an update own a young girl who recently had a lifesaving surgery. we've been sharing with you her story for months. a rare disease constantly made her hungry. just one week after surgery, this brave little girl is doing very well. >> reporter: today alexis shapiro is out of the hospital but still under observation in cincinnati. her doctors say she's making important strides. already her diabetes has been reversed she no longer needs insulin and she's not always hungry like she had been. in a statement to nbc news her pediatric surgeon says she can eat four or five bites now and have a feeling of fullness that we all take for granted. alexis before she had surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. afterwards her family discovered a part of her brain that

regulates diet and appetite was damaged. >> she never feels full. no matter what she eats her body hangs onto it. >> reporter: by 12 she was over 200 pounds and only 4'7" and needed weight loss surgery. when the insurance company refused to pay for the procedure saying she was too young, the family got help from people around the world. they raised more than $85,000 online for the operation they felt alexis couldn't wait for. >> the support we've gotten has been amazing. >> reporter: then another big surprise. the insurer reconsidered its decision and will cover the costs saying before it had no information indicating that this patient had a rare disease. now new hope for alexis that the operation will help her lose weight and gain her life back. for "today," ranbc news. coming up a reunion six decades in the making.

one that felt too good to be true. and it's sunday brunch with a southern flair and a special musical guest. it's all right after this. [ peaches & herb singing "reunited"]

♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ ♪ reunited 'cause we understood ♪ ♪ ♪ back on a sunday morning with fresh cooks live. we thought why not have some music while we cook. we have a house band this morning, it's bobby mcgrath and the brothers. >> maybe we could have a house band every sunday. >> i'd love that. >> this is the final day of our "fresh cooks live" series. we've been introducing you to self-made cooks, people with a passion for food and bring a unique perspective to their food based on life experiences. dylan is in the kitchen with today's cook. >> good morning. one of the best parts of this series is that we're live streaming the entire recipe from start to finish on today.com.

you can cook along with us over the next half hour. this is stacy little and he brings a little southern hospitality to his food. >> my philosophy about food is that it shouldn't be difficult and it doesn't have to be complicated. >> with more than a quarter million page views per month, southernbite.com and over 68,000 fans on facebook blogger and author stacy is bringing people back to the table one southern meal at a time. >> in the south, that's how we express love for one another. we cook for one another. knowing there are people across the world who are getting their families to the table with a meal from a recipe i provided for them is the ultimate compliment to me. >> so, stacy little good morning. >> good morning. >> get us right to what we're

making this morning. >> we'll make shrimp and grits, classic southern favorite. a delicious quiche and a fresh fruit salad. we'll get started. >> where are we start? >> the easiest way -- my philosophy is cooking should be easy. >> especially when it's auld on a tray for you. >> exactly. to make our quiche we'll use a pre bought store crust. you're welcome to make your own. >> that takes out the easy part of the quiche. >> sure it does. we've got chopped ham here. >> is it already chopped? >> you can chop that for me. we need about a cup of it. >> is this a typical quiche with the typical ingredients, with eggs and cheese? >> it is. it's quick ab and easy. we'll cook everything start to finish in about 30 minutes. most quiches cook in 30 or 45 minutes, this will be about 20

or 25. we'll take a cup of shredded cheddar cheese. throw that right into the pie cust. again, you're welcome to shred your own. >> dylan and stacy, you continue on today.com, we'll check back a bit later. still to come on a sunday edition of "today," her story makes you smile. a little girl who formed a fash friendship with a michigan state basketball player is live in our we need it right away! we cannot let the fans down. 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... amazing! [ male announcer ] ...is you! the amazing spider-man 2 delivered by the united states postal service.

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good morning to you. looking live at a beautiful sunrise over dublin on this sunday morning, thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. meteorologist anthony slaughter has a look at the weekend forecast and whether or not the rain is going to continue. >> yes, i knew it was quite a soaker yesterday. in fact some places in the north bay got up to 2 inches of rain and this morning we're looking at dry conditions at least across most of the board. we still have a few isolated showers. i'll show you that across the altamont pass. really other than that that's all we're seeing and this is going to be the scenario we look at all day long just hit and miss shower activity at least for the first half of the day, and you'll notice a lot of that activity over near livermore.

as we wake up really a lot of cloud cover, not a whole lot of sunshine, but you know the thing about the difference from yesterday to today we will see more sunshine as we progress through the day, although right now you can still see in the south bay lots of low clouds hanging on lightly. we'll see temperatures in the low 60s today, kris. a tad bit warmer than yesterday. but we're not done with the rain. more rain in the forecast for tomorrow. so we'll talk about that this morning at 7:00. we'll see you then. >> thank you very much anthony. all across the bay air kr this morning cleanup is under way from this weekend's storms what we've gotten so far. a number of trees came down in yesterday's wind and rain. in san francisco, crews worked for hours to remove this large tree that fell in the castro district on hartford between 19th and 20th streets. that tree fell onto a garage brought down some power lines and hit a gas meter which pg&e says ruptured that gas line. neighbors were evacuated, but just for about an hour until utility crews could cap that

leak. in burlingame pg&e crews worked well into the night to repair power lines brought down in the rain by a huge branch of a eucalyptus tree. a 93-year-old man from marin has been missing more than a month now, and now there is a reward to find him. his name is robert davis and he lives in san rafael. he was last seen february 26th driving his silver toyota camry. there is now a $5,000 reward being offered for information that leads to his return. police are asking anyone with information to call the san rafael police department. just another reminder that time is running out for uninsured californians who have not yet signed up for health care coverage. the deadline is tomorrow. now, there still are a lot of folks who have yet to enroll and if you miss the deadline to apply, you do have to pay a penalty and then you don't have health insurance either. yesterday at san jose's health fair hundreds of people waited in line to speak with counselors and insurance agents who were

helping peepople get started. applications will be time stamped. people have until 11:59 april 15th to complete the process online and select a health care plan but the bulk of the work has to happen before 11:59 on monday. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" we'll show you why this bay area car salesman is traveling 3,000 miles to try to sell a truck to a well known late-night talk show host. all of that and the rest of the day's news coming up at 7:00. right now here's more of the "today" show.

♪ ♪ >> i'm celebrating my birthday on the "today" show. >> hi everybody from vicksburg, mississippi. >> hi grandma. >> it's our first anniversary and we're from virginia. hi everybody. we're back on a sunday morning. it's march po 2014. check out the big crowd. lots of smiles despite the dreary weather. our thanks to them for taking fun pictures we're sharing on the video wall outside.

first a look at this morning's top headlines as the search in the south indian ocean intensifies, there's grim prediction from u.s. navy official who says it could be years before ninos exactly what happened to the missing flight. more rain is in the forecast today in washington as the search for victims from the mudslide enters its eighth day. meanwhile, the number of missing has dropped now from 90 to 30. 30 the number still unaccounted for. more than 100 aftershocks including one registering a 4.1 magnitude rattled southern california since saturday's 5.1 earthquake. still to come in this half hour, a little girl with a very big spirit and smile that instantly melts hearts. she's won all of us over. we've been sharing her story this week. this morning she's live in the studio to talk about her special bond with a special guy, michigan state basketball player. hey, lacey. >> so sweet. also ahead finally the end

of our "30 days for a better you." we're not going to end it right there. you shouldn't end it right there. we're going to share with you some tools on how to take it upon yourselves to keep going on your own. keep up the good morning. our "fresh cooks live" guest is working up a sunday brunch. how is it going sdm. >> it's going fantastic. we've been wooking for about 15 minutes. we have shrimp an grits. stacy showed us how to make the quickest quiche ever. the whole thing is streaming on the web. you can see everything from start to finish. we're cooking in realtime. you can tweet us how your meal is going, if you have any questions along the way. use #freshcookslive. we'll be checking in and show you what we're cooking. it's fantastic. >> we'll keep checking in. we want to turn to a pretty incredible story about the power of family and of the internet too. 66 years ago two sisters were

separated, left at ar orphanage and adopted by different parents but never lost hope that one day they might reunite. that special day finally happened and stephanie gosk has their story. >> hey, annie. where are you? we'll see you in a few. i love you. bye. >> reporter: karen similar simpkin is ready to see her sister for the first time in 66 years. >> my mother had saying never forget you didn't grow under my heart. you grew in it. >> reporter: her heart was never completely full. her parents abandoned her and other siblings in 1948. >> this is a year after they got rid of all of us. i can't fathom giving up churn. >> reporter: while karen wanted tore nothing -- >> i felt like i wanted i

needed to find out what happened to them. >> reporter: she started searching online and didn't stop until she found what she was looking for. >> oh my god. i can't believe this. >> reporter: karen would find out her older sister ann had been looking for her as well for nearly 30 years. >> you've grown up. >> i remembered having a baby sister and i remember crying for her. >> reporter: until one day the search came to an end. >> there was a light blinking on the answering machine and i reached over and hit the button. it said i think you're my sister. and knew instantly that we had finally found her. >> reporter: sisters who haven't seen each other in decades, but share a bond only siblings could understand. >> she was only 3 months old. ever she called and we've been talking it's like we've never been apart. >> reporter: and thankfully will

never have to be again. for "today," stephanie gosk nbc news. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> what a story. >> wow powerful. >> i think we all need a box of tissues. >> so happy for all of them. >> such a nice story. we want to check in with dylan for a final check of the weather. >> i've got the rain coat on now. clearly i'm outside. we're having sign issues. everybody everybody's signs are falling apart. where are you from? >> colorado. >> you look little cold this morning? it's chilly damp. kind of gross out here in new york city and most of the northeast. we're seeing heavy rain across parts of boston. temperatures will be nice and mild in the middle of the country. looking good in the 70s and 80s through oklahoma and texas. rain in the higher elevations central and northern new england. a little light rain in the pacific northwest. it's going to improve. we are looking at perhaps

blizzard-like conditions in north dakota where we could see about six oh no snow here across the bay area. we do have a few lingering showers hanging out on the radar. otherwise we will start to clear out as we head through the day. the good news we'll see more sunshine today and temperatures will come up a little bit from yesterday because this rain will be out of here by the time we get to midday and the afternoon. clouds still hanging on tightly in the peninsula where we still have low clouds and you'll notice as we head through the day, we'll continue to see low clouds but by this afternoon we'll see temperatures at least back into the low 60s. a few degrees warmer from where they were yesterday. >> you guys should come back outside. it's really good for your hair out here guys. >> looking forward to that, hairspray plus rain. a glue effect. >> mine might get frizzy? >> you poor thing. dylan, thanks. still to come she's a little girl with a very big

heart and a story that is inspiring so many people including an entire college basketball team. we'll talk with princess lacey and her family right after these messages.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] spring is calling. get 3 shrubs for just $10 at lowe's. ♪ ♪ we're back on a sunday morning with a young girl who is quickly becoming very well known around this country. we first told you about lacey holsworth yesterday. she's battling a rare form of

cancer. she met michigan state basketball player adreian payne. lacey cheers on adreian and the team nearly every step of the way. she was even at friday night's ncaa game when the team was sent to the elite 8. lacey is her with her parents. thanks for coming on. lacey, great to have you here. tell me all about the game on friday. >> it was fun. >> it was fun. when they won, what did you do? >> i was really happy. >> did you get to see adreian down on the court? >> yeah. >> what's your prediction for the next game? we're going to put you on the spot here. do you think they're going to win? >> yes. >> tell me about adreian, what makes him so special in your life? >> he's just a really nice person and he loves me and he

gives me hugs he picks me up. he's just like a big brother. >> that's such a sgrat story. he called you, right? sometimes he picks up the phone and gives you a call at home? >> uh-huh. >> does that make you feel better? >> yeah. >> let me turn to mom and dad. matt not all medicine comes in a bottle. >> it's been great for the whole family, for lacey, just to give her a smile on her face which most of the time she has. it's helped her perk up on days when she's feeling down. it's been great for the whole family to focus on things going on outside of the hospital and treatments and things like that. >> this all originated because adreian and the team came by and visited the hospital and people do nice things like that and they mean it. but they have busy lives. heather, were you surprised when he picked up the phone and called and called again? >> we were a little surprised. he asked if he could have our number so he could check up on

her. we think he is just meaning well and probably won't hear from him again, but he did. he texts her and she texts him back. it's kind of evolved from there. >> lacey, anything special you do on the day of the game? do you text him some important advice about the game? >> i always tell him good luck. >> do you give any real advice? are you a big basketball fan or just an adreian fan? >> mostly adreian, but i still like michigan state. >> all right. i think they're going to do well because they eve got a good luck charm in you. thanks for coming on, and thanks to your mom and dad as well. >> thank you for having us. we'll send things over to jenna now in the orange room. she's with today's plaza fan of the day. >> lester thank you so much. i'm standing here with the lovely joan mckinnon from massachusetts.

we should mention not to put you on the spot joan wants grandkids. if her children are listening no pressure but just get started. that would be ought some. i'm going to put all that awkward pressure and put it on you. >> let's head upstairs to the kitchen to check in with dylan and today's "fresh cooks live" guest stacy little. >> we're working our way to our sunday brunch. we have our house band here getting us through this sunday morning as we are working on a quick and easy quiche. making shrimp and grits. we have a fruit sal id going. we're getting everything under way. it's amazing how many different things we've got working at the same time here. we have crisp up some bacon. added cream cheese to the grits which is making a nice texture. >> giving them a delicious creamy texture. mincing garlic getting green onions ready to go with our

shrimp and grits. if you would, add some cheddar cheese -- >> dylan, we'll let you keep goinging over there and keep listening to some great music as we continue live streaming on today.com. can i mention for joan and bob, it is their 40th anniversary. never once had even but an argument. that is just amazing. i think i once went three days so that was a record for me. just ahead, we've made it through our 30 day to a better you challenge. i'll tell you how to maintain what we've started. first, these messages. it's a growing trend in business: do more with less with less energy. hp is helping ups do just that. soon, the world's most intelligent servers, designed by hp, will give ups over twice the performance using forty percent less energy. multiply that across over a thousand locations and they'll provide the same benefit to the environment as over 60,000 trees. that's a trend we can all get behind.

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♪ little things like that ♪ ♪ turn me on ♪ ♪ i love the way that she smiles ♪ ♪ when she laughs for awhile ♪ >> and that's our house band for the morning. bobby mcgrath and the brothers. we continue our sunday brunch this morning with fresh cooks live. meantime it is the final day of our 30 days to a better you challenge. >> you made all the small changes to your day-to-day routine. small changes that hopefully you've seen can make a big difference. >> so here's the deal.

we're wrapping this up today. i didn't ask you to do too much at one time. that's the point of this. i did ask for an open mind from you and just a little bit of sweat. >> up, up. >> reporter: it all started with my challenge to you back on day one. you put effort into your job, into raising your kids. put a little effort into your health and fitness. more than 140,000 of you met that challenge and so we got to work. helping you make little tweaks to your diet and exercise routine. we tackled how to clean out your refrigerator. >> most of the time the biggest problems are the sodas and fruit juices. >> reporter: and how to choose healthy snacks while at work. we even turned to the pros and learned how to make delicious food with a fraction of the calories. on an unrelated note i'm a

terrible cook. it smells amazing. >> it smells better than the microwave. >> reporter: i did this. and of course we exercised a lot. from the plaza to the dance studio. news flash, i can't really dance either. is this anything? i feel like it's something. okay. so that whole experience was either a highlight or a total embarrassment depending on how you look at it. i challenge you to waum 10,000 steps a day. if you hit that mark every day this month, you've logged 150 miles. 150. enough to walk across the state of indiana. along the way we met you and got to know you. i got this right. nobody can tell you no. >> i'm getting chills. >> reporter: and hopefully after 30 days you learned something from us as well. don't stop just yet. while this 30 days is over, your next 30 is about to begin.

and it's been fun hearing your stories the last three days. >> we had a good time. fun to look back. >> and the good news is it's not really over. here's the deal. now all you have to do is maintain. so the first thing i tell people to do go back and take a look at your food diary. reflect on the 30 days you've written down. see what you can do better. maybe you've been snacking too much at night or mindlessly eating at work. there's always room to improve. next thing i would say, celebrate. sleep in go pamper yourself at the spa, splurge on a pair of running shoes, whatever it is. there's a way to celebrate without yanking yourself off course. our 30 days together may be over but we don't want this path to a better you to stop there. we're going to be checking in once a month to see how it's going. send us your questions and ideas so we can get a better sense of how you're doing with all this. we didn't want to just do this we throw out and then leave.

this is something we've all done. we wanted you guys to do that. >> i'm not done. i've got to get over that silly wall we had on the obstacle course yesterday. i've been scaling that wall -- >> i didn't think that was silly. >> i've been scaling that wall in my brain for the last 24 hours. >> you can make it happen. >> all right. just ahead, dylan is putting the finishing touches on that yummy sunday brunch. and i believe some taste testers are available after this. ♪ ng "reunited"] ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ ♪ reunited 'cause we understood ♪ ♪ there's one perfect fit ♪ ♪ and, sugar, this one is it ♪ ♪ we both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey ♪ [richard] get your billion back america!

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we're about to close out the final day of our "fresh cook

live" series. stacy little has been working hard on our final meal. >> we've been live streaming. you're doing the finishing touches at this point. we have a quiche. >> our ham and cheese quiche delicious fruit salad. we're finishing up creamy cheese grits. we've got scallions, garlic. >> here is the best part we fried up the bacon because we'll crumble that on top. we're using the bacon fat. that's what we're cooking the garlic and scallions in. >> for a little extra flavor. >> lester is happy you seated him in front of the bacon. >> you can start with your fruit salad. it's really anything you have in your refrigerator tossed in except bananas act a little funky on the fruit salad. >> it's lime juice, honey and

fresh mint. really simple. >> i taste the mint. >> doesn't that add a nice flavor? >> yes. >> if you go ahead and put those grits on that blue plate there, we're getting ready -- >> this quiche is out of this world. you said it's very quick. >> took 25 minutes literally in the time we started here it's been in the oven and come back out. it's not a lot of work. it's the case of buying a premade crust. >> what cheese in there? >> cheddar. it's really simple. you can replace the ham with crumbled bacon. you can change the cheese out. >> if you're not a meat either you could put mushrooms. >> absolutely. mushrooms would be great. >> i'm not a fancy plater. that's my problem. do i put it all in? >> just put it all in. >> you tried to make a hectagon. >> there you go. that's what we're talking about.

>> this is all for jenna. >> so our shrimp is turning pink and getting finished. we whizzinged about three tablespoons into a cup of chicken broth. >> it's chicken broth and what? >> 18 scaled walls right there. >> that's it. >> chicken broth and flour. this will thicken up -- >> that's going to go on the grits? >> it is. >> wow. shrimp and grits. >> i've heard of that. >> i'm a big fan. >> is there cheese? >> yes, cream cheese cheddar cheese and butter. >> we cooked the grits in water. we didn't cook them in heavy cream or water. instead we added the creaminess with the cream cheese. >> you don't cook this way every morning. >> no, no no.

>> while you're finishing that we want to check in quickly with chuck todd for a look what's coming up on "meet the press." sorry we can't get the food to you. >> i love shrimp an grits. no better breakfast can president obama and the west stop putin with new diplomatic efforts? we'll have more. we'll be live in eastern ukraine. chris christie rudy giuliani and one of his fiercest critics. that's all coming up on "meet the press." keep eating guys. >> i lost the end of your audio there. we're looking forward to seeing what's coming up on "meet the press." that's going to do it for us this sunday morning. our special thanks to bobby mcgrath and the brothers for playing along with stacy little. our live stream ends today on today.com. >>ly see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." no cooking, but lots of

information. we'll see you then. ♪ ♪

good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay" the health care deadline is looming. how you can get an extension before tomorrow night's cutoff. plus new concerns about friday night's earthquake in l.a. experts now say that fault that led to this may be more dangerous than the san andreas fault. and the much-needed spring showers continue in the bay area. this is a live look at san jose and all the clouds that are stormy overhead. we'll talk about your morning commute coming up. this is "today in the bay." and now this is a live look at oakland also waking up just a bit gray this morning, but will those clo