>> we have an active shooter on fort hood. >> new details about the gunman at fort hood military base in texas who killed three people and wounded 16 others before taking his own life. a married father who served four months iaq and was being treated for mental illness. were signs missed? midair scare. mechanical problems force a flight headed from laguardia to make an emergency landing at a different new york airport. the plane ending up in the grass this morning, we'll hear from the safe but startled passengers. banned from the usa? why celebrity chef nigella lawson was stopped from boarding

a flight. and horrible mistake. a driver in houston with two kids in the car goes around a railroad crossing gate to try and beat a train unsuccessfully. no one was seriously hurt, but that driver is facing a lot of questions today, thursday, april 3rd, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a if rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. nice to have you along on a thursday morning. >> unfortunately, though, we do begin with sad news. our top story is another tragic shooting at fort hood in texas. you'll remember that's the site of a similar deadly attack back in 2009. >> this time four people are dead including the gunman, and we're learning a lot more about him this morning. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

u.s. military officials identified the gunman as 34-year-old ivan lopez, an iraq war veteran. he was being evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder, but he had not been diagnosed. this morning fort hood is reeling -- >> seek shelter immediately. >> reporter: -- after a routine afternoon was abruptly shattered again. >> we have an active shooter on fort hood. we have multiple gunshot victims. we also have some people jumping through windows. >> reporter: amid terrifying reports of an active gunman. first responders raced across the sprawling military base on lockdown. frantic relatives couldn't reach loved ones. >> i feel hopeless because i can't do nothing. >> reporter: this morning investigators are piecing together what led to the shooting spree which they are not linking to terrorism. >> it is believed that he walked into one of the unit buildings, opened fire, got into a vehicle, fired from a vehicle, got out of the vehicle, walked into another

building and opened fire again and then was engaged by local law enforcement. >> reporter: that's when, police say, the shooter turned his gun on himself. >> we do not know a motive. we do know that this soldier had behavior health and mental health issues. >> reporter: wednesday's violence brought back vivid memories of 2009 when major nidal hasan opened fire at fort hood, killing 13 and wounding 32. more recently, other shootings have shaken military installations. in september a gunman killed 12 and wounded 4 at the washington navy yard. and last month a civilian shot dead a sailor at the naval station in norfolk. today the nation is wondering how it could happen again. >> this reopens the pain of what happened at fort hood five years ago. we know these families, we know their incredible service to our country and the sacrifices that they make.

>> reporter: 16 people were wounded in the attack, 3 of them remain in critical condition. military officials tell nbc news that the gunman has served four months in iraq, that he was married with a family and that he had only arrived here at fort hood in february. matt and savannah, back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. dr. matthew david is the trauma director at scott & white memorial hospital in temple, texas. dr. david, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> we've heard there are 16 people who were wounded in the shooting, i think 9 of them were brought to your hospital. can you give me the latest on their conditions? >> those numbers are correct. we have nine here. we had three that are critical condition still this morning. they were that way last night. we have kept them in that condition right now. we still have the other six that are listed in serious condition. i anticipate that this morning as we make our multidisciplinary rounds, we'll be able to upgrade them to fair condition. they're all doing fairly well. >> the weapon used in the

shooting, dr. david, was a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun. can you describe, without going into too much detail, the types of wounds you're dealing with? >> sure. so this is obviously a fairly high-velocity weapon. and can inflict a fairly large amount of damage on patients. we saw that evident last night. the wounds -- some patients were fairly lucky in that they were superficial involving extremities or maybe just a graze injury. others happened to be shrapnel injuries from bullet impacts on structures that were naerby the patients. and then we did have some very serious injuries to the neck, chest and abdomen as well. >> this isn't the first time this has happened at fort hood. i believe you even treated some of the victims of the shooting back in 2009. again, the shooter is a member of the military. as a doctor, how do you even begin to get your arms around this situation? >> you know, it's difficult for us to understand why something like this would happen. obviously our heart breaks for our friends over at fort hood.

we have close ties with them. we work with them closely in the community as well in a health care setting. it's really difficult to understand why these acts of madness occur. clearly we think highly of fort hood. there's tens of thousands of soldiers that rotate through there and there are tens of thousands who call that home, so i don't think this is an indictment of fort hood itself based on acts of two individuals, but it certainly is concerning especially those of us close to the military and their families. >> we wish you luck in what you have to do over the coming days. dr. david, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. we move on to now frightening moments for passengers on a delta flight from atlanta to new york. nbc's tom yaum llamas has that story. >> reporter: good morning. that flight was bound for laguardia airport last night but a mechanical problem led to an emergency landing. you can imagine how scary it was when passengers landed, then started to see the runway turn into grass. right now the federal investigation is under way.

delta flight 886 took off from atlanta last night and was scheduled to land at laguardia airport. the plane, carrying 123 passengers and crew had to divert to nearby kennedy airport when the plane experienced low hydraulic pressure. the twin-engine jet landed but came to an abrupt stop on a grassy area just off the taxiway. >> it was a little rough. >> when they started to slow down, it was kind of a grating sound which made me very nervous. >> reporter: a spokesperson for delta said the plane needed to land at kennedy because it had a longer runway which would bet tr ensure a safe landing. >> it was a little scary. >> it's a scary thought to think something might happen on your way down. >> reporter: there were no injuries to any passengers or the flight crew. the passengers were eventually bussed to laguardia, their original destination. again, the faa is investigating. matt and savannah, i'm sure they were very happy to be on a bus. >> tom, thank you very much. meantime, more breaking news to talk about. an investigation revealing a

program funded secretly by the u.s. to cause unrest in cuba. andrea mitchell is nb, krs's chief foreign affairs correspondent. andrea? >> this is an incredible story unearthed by the associated press, matt. according to the a.p., the u.s. was running a covert twitterlike text messaging operation in cuba, designed to build support against the castro government. the problem, it was under cover of a humanitarian agency, usaid, supposedly dedicated to helping the world's poorest people in some of the most dangerous parts of the globe. >> reporter: the cuban government now run by castro's brother, raul, has been a thorn in the side dating back to kennedy. at one point the cia tried to kill castro with an exploding cigar. now according to documents obtained by the a.p., under the obama administration, usaid, not a spy agency, ran a secret program for two years from late 2009 to 2012.

the idea was to engage unsuspecting cubans in a primitive form of social media like twitter on their cell phones in a country where internet access is severely limited and controlled. the apparent goal, to help organized dissent against the government. the program was called zunzuneo, cuban slang for hummingbird, run by fake companies in the cayman islands in spain. 40,000 participants had no idea it was run by the u.s. government which was also collecting their personal data. >> a lot of them were really happy about the service. and if the cuban government caught on that this is a u.s.-backed program, you know, i think the question remains is were they put at risk by using the service? >> reporter: usaid is known around the world for its good work and has always denied that it spies. but in this 2011 speech during the arab spring, then-secretary of state hillary clinton acknowledged helping people use the internet to rise up against regimes. >> the united states continues

to help people in oppressive internet environments get around filters, stay one step ahead of the censors, the hackers and the thugs who beat them up or imprison them for what they say online. >> and this program was started when hillary clinton was the secretary of state. senate judiciary committee chairman patrick leahy says he is troubled by the secret program, that it creates a risk to young cuban cell phone users who had no idea it was u.s. funded. leahy also questioned whether it was even legal and what the potential impact could be on the fate of the u.s. aid's contractor in a cuban jail, allen gross. matt and savannah? >> andrea mitchell on this unusual story for us out of washington this morning. andrea, thanks. meantime, natalie is following the story in chile. major aftershock overnight. >> major aftershocks rattling a lot of people's nerves understandably. following tuesday's massive earthquake, there was a 7.6 quake that struck that same area late wednesday, and it triggered

tsunami alerts and evacuations. this video shows hotel guests running out of the shaking building. there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries as a result of the aftershocks. tuesday's 8.2 quake killed six people. malaysia's prime minister has vowed to not give up the search for flight 370 nearly a month after that plane disappeared. nbc's katy tur is in kuala lumpur with the very latest. katy, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, natalie. we are on day 27 and still the basic questions have not been answered, the who, the where, the when, the how and the whys still unanswered. the prime minister of malaysia traveled to australia. he toured the search effort down there, thanked everybody involved and once again expressed confidence that the plane would be found. despite that, there are signs that things are scaling back. there hasn't been a news briefing out of kuala lumpur since monday. they say they are closing the media center out here next monday. they haven't had any spottings or significant leads in days. but the criminal investigation

is still ongoing. unclear what they're going to find from that. the fbi says it's concluded its investigation into the pilot's flight simulator but didn't find anything untoward. another day, another day of nothing, and it's looking more and more hopeless as time goes by. natalie, remember, the black boxes, the batteries on those beacons in those black boxes are set to run out over the weekend. >> all right, katie occur in kuala lumpur on the story for us, thank you. a big shake-up in the nation's capitol on wednesday after the u.s. supreme court struck down restrictions on the total amount of cash that a person can give to all federal candidates for office. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander has the story. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hi, natalie, good important morning to you. consider this. in just 12 years from the 2000 election to those in 2012, total campaign spending in this country doubled from $3 billion to $6.3 billion. and the supreme court ruling now opens the door even wider for unlimited money in politics that has obviously already skyrocketed.

>> well, it's the old mediocre. >> part of the reason why i decided to run for congress. >> the government should either help or get out of the way. >> reporter: and you thought there was already too much money in politics, fasten your seat eliminate belts. from now on there's going to be a whole lot more. the supreme court struck down a decades-old campaign law that capped the total amount of political contributions any one person can give during any one single campaign. >> money in politics is speech whether you're giving $1 or $1,000 to candidates, it is speech. it's speech through your own resources as to who you want to support. >> reporter: what does it mean? before the court's ruling, a wealthy donor could only give the maximum contribution, $2,600, to 18 different candidates for a total donation of nearly $50,000. but now the donor can give that same contribution to an unlimited number of candidates with no cap on the total cost. better yet, think of it like you're at a casino where each table has a maximum bet. now donors are allowed to bet

the max on every table in the room, every table in vegas. >> mega donors have just bought themselves a lot more clout and influence in washington. they'll have an open door, phone calls will be answered, and the question is what might they get in exchange for their donations? >> reporter: so the bottom line here is, experts say, that this sweeten the pot for candidates and for political parties, enticing them to devote even more time, natalie, to finding and locking in the country's most rich and powerful as donors. >> it's going to open up those floodgates. peter, thanks so much. president obama has declared a major disaster for damage caused by that deadly landslide in washington state. the declaration makes programs available to help individuals and businesses affected by the march 22nd slide. it also provides help for debris removal. the death toll was bumped up to 29 people on wednesday. another 20 people are still listed as missing. a valuable lesson in what not to do this morning when

approaching crossing gates near train tracks. take a look at this horrible surveillance video out of houston. the gate closes just as a light rail chain approaches the intersection. the driver with an adult passenger and two kids inside decided to try to beat the train. and you see there what happens. the train slams into the jeep. the four people inside were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the driver was cited for running a red light and bypassing the crossing gates. just unbelievable there. and horrifying to see that video. >> wow. >> you don't like to judge because you don't know what was happening inside the car, but it just appears to be one of the dumbest things you could ever do. >> we'll go ahead and judge. >> it appears. i'm going to qualify that a little bit. natalie, thanks. dylan's in for al. we mentioned yesterday al had some shoulder surgery. talked to him last night, he's doing okay. so al, if you're watching, we're thinking about you, bud. >> and you know, we're also tracking some severe storms. we saw a line of severe storms break out yesterday. and we are going to see the same thing again today. but take a look at what we saw

in southern kansas. we had the hail coming down later in the evening towards nighttime where we did see severe damage to some of these severe damage to some of these cars. golf ball-sized hail, imagine that just coming down. and that's what these storms can e.oduce. and we're going to see the same type of setup today. only today we're going to add the fact that we could end up with some isolated tornadoes as well. so we've got this stationary front right in through here, right across the midwest. and it's along this line where we are looking at the chance of some strong storms to set up. we have moisture coming in from the gulf. we have this impulse coming in from the west. that is going to set the stage for a possible severe weather outbreak later on today. the thunderstorms are coming down right now in st. louis, heavy downpours, lots of cloud-to-ground lightning all across illinois into indiana. and we do have a moderate risk right in here in red where we could see some of our strongest storms today and tornadoes are possible. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in just 30 seconds. country. your local forecast in just 40 seconds. (thunderclap)

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>> all right, dylan, thank you. tamron's in the orange room. you have a doozie this morning. >> yeah, this is going to be a good one. >> not many things stun us these days, but i think this falls into stunning. here's the score. it is about sports, by the way. new york mets' second baseman daniel murphy, his wife went labor this monday. that also happened to be the team's opening day. so what do you think daniel did, guys? >> went to not the game but went to the delivery room. >> if he knows what's good for him. >> he went to be with his wife. under major league baseball's collective bargaining deal, players can take up to three games to be by the side of their spouse for paternity leave. he did the right thing. but wait until you see what boomer esiason and his cohost, what they had to say. take a listen. >> assuming birth went well, assuming your wife is fine, assuming the baby is fine, 24 hours, you stay there, baby's good, you have a good support

system for the mom and the baby, you get back to your team and you play baseball. that's my take on it. >> i would have said c-section before the season starts, i need to be at opening day. i'm sorry. this is what makes our money. this is how we're going to live our life. this is going to give my child every opportunity to be a success in life. i'll be able to afford any college i want to send my kid to. >> right. >> because i'm a baseball player. >> there you go. >> do i say it now or later? >> wow! >> yeah, boomer esiason saying that they should have had a c-section -- >> which is major surgery. >> right. >> and dangerous in some cases, by the way. it is still surgery whether it's scheduled or not. so we posed this to our viewers. and what do you think? >> how did this go, tamron? >> like a lead balloon, mr. esiason. so the chick says i'm all for daniel murphy taking paternity leaf! this is not october mets fans! as if that would matter. it's april. we all know it counts. but family comes first. i love that comment. >> absolutely. >> andy kort says boomer, you embarrassed yourself with your comments on daniel murphy.

you're a dad. come on. really? priorities seem out of place. but the interesting thing, guys, boomer's not alone. a popular new york sports host, mike francesa, also came down on murphy, saying basically, what were you thinking? the team comes first. i already know what you're going to say at home. go to #orangeroom and tell us what you think. again, things don't often shock me in life, but this one is a doozie. >> are these guys married? >> yeah. >> yes. boomer esiason is a father of two, by the way, and he has talked a lot about his children, particularly his son, gunner. and by the way, daniel murphy is expected to return to the game today, and they welcomed a beautiful baby boy, noah. hi, noah. welcome to the world. >> and controversy in the world. >> there are lots of preseason games. according to boomer, he should have asked her to get a c-section earlier. >> before the season.

>> it's all about her. >> wow. coming up, celebrity chef nigella lawson denied entry into the u.s. why officials kept her from boarding a flight from london to l.a. and we showed you the dramatic scene, a sailor swept overboard in dangerous seas and finally pulled to safety by his crew. this morning his ordeal in his own words. but first, this is "today" on nbc. but first, this is "today" on nbc. exquisite.

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a good morning to you. i'm peggy bunker. san jose police are investigating the city's 11th homicide of the year, about 5:30 this morning officers got the call that there was a man shot in the area of lanai avenue and denali way on the east side. when they got to the location the man was suffering from at least one gunshot wound in a car. he was pronounced dead. officers are not identifying the man until they inform his family. investigators have to also -- no suspects at this time. >> suspects arrested in connection with the death of a boy are expected in court. the arrests stem from a fight with a homeless man last month. that man, john tharp, stabbed

diaz. tharp acted in self defense that they say had gang ties t.d. a. is using a california law called the provocative act doctrine to charge diaz's friends with his murder. checking with meteorologist christina loren with a look at the forecast. >> good morning peggy, to you at home. it's chilly. 40s to kick off your thursday. san jose at 45 degrees, we have 50 in san francisco to start. cloudy and mild for today. light rain returns tomorrow and then major warming just around the corner. you notice that. on your seven-day forecast, there at the bottom of the screen. highs in the mid-60s, in the south bay same for the peninsula. east bay 65. 59 at san francisco. you hit about 64 degrees, beautiful green hills up in the north bay curtcy of all of the recent rain. there is rain on the way tomorrow morning and then we warm you up into the all important weekend. here is mike and the drive. >> a lighter flow courtesy of

the spring breaks for the next three or four weeks. this won't continue much longer 101 from 680 a jam. we have a slow drive because of a couple of crashes. montague expressway, that kicked off a slower drive. in the 40s and 50s. continuing to recover because of the lighter volume. 101 an earlier crash cleared slowing out of redwood city. the rest of the bay. >> we'll have another update in about a half hour. to mix in however your heart desires. go on. spoon me. mixim - from the ehrmann family. it's love, your way.

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meantime, let's take a look at what's making headlines this morning. the gunman at that tragic shooting in ft. hood has been identified. ivan lopez, a soldier who served in iraq allegedly killed three people and wounded 16 others before taking his own life. authorities say he's being evaluated for possible posttraumatic stress disorder. malaysia's prime minister is now calling the search for flight 370 the most difficult in human history but vowed it will not stop until answers are found. and members of the u.s. olympic team will be honored by the president and first lady in a special event at the white house today. willie geist is there right now. he's going to have a live report coming up. >> good honors for them. also ahead, the woman who served vladimir putin. and tomorrow, former president george w. bush. he's taken up painting since leaving the white house.

at his presidential library. the president gave his daughter, jenna, a preview of his show. >> have any of the reporters seen their portraits? >> they have not. >> not one? >> not one. >> what do you think their reaction is going to be? >> i think they'll say, wow, george bush is a painter. i'm sure they expected to see a stick finger. i hope they take it in the spirit in which it was painted, it was a spirit of friendship and that, you know, i admire them as leaders and was willing to give it a shot in terms getting people see how i felt about them. >> how cool. >> to view some of the paintings go inside the president's studio and hear from the former first lady and chief critic apparently, laura bush, that's tomorrow only here on "today." let's begin with the new trouble for nigella lawson

temporarily at least, barred from the united states. mike, what happened? >> reporter: well, it's been a period of reinvention and reflection for 54-year-old nigella lawson but now a had you hit to her reputation after she was stopped boarding a flight to l.a. at london's heathrow airport. >> reporter: the admissions of past cocaine and marijuana use were damaging enough. along with allegations of domesticic abuse by her ex-husband. it all came out last year at a trial by two of her assistants. now embarrassing headlines that because of her past drug use, the celebrity chef with shows on both sides of the atlantic was barred by u.s. officials from boarding a flight from london to los angeles this past sunday. it happened as lawson had been re-emerging in public life, a glamorous magazine cover and an interview with the bbc in which she conceded she's had better

times. >> we're like that in life so i don't take a particularly lofty view. i don't just perhaps feel, you know, having a layer of skin removed. i'm more sensitive to other people's misfortunes. >> reporter: other celebrities who have been convicted of drug offenses have been barred from travel to the u.s. boy george and the late amy winehouse among them. lawson has not been prosecuted for her admitted drug use, let alone convicted. while her spokesman had no comment on what happened at heathrow, experts with u.s. travel restrictions say she can apply to have any restriction lifted. a star with shows in two countries reportedly kept home for now. we reached out to homeland security for an explanation. so far the only response is lawson was barred from u.s. travel because of admissibility standards. savannah. >> mike taibbi with that story, thank you.

>> there have been other people who were in similar situations who don't even try to go to the airport because they want to avoid that humiliating situation. clearly she got there and was turned away. meantime, let's get a check of the weather with miss dylan. >> well, we haven't talked about snow yet today, so let's do it. we've got a winter storm in parts of the upper midwest. in minneapolis, we're going to see things deteriorate quickly through the day. it will start off as rain but we're looking for it to change over to snow, especially later tonight, and we are looking for some accumulating snow. look at all the winter storm warnings and advisories and watches including areas like duluth and upper marquette, michigan. we are going to see the possibility of the snow accumulate up to a foot in spots. in minneapolis, it will turn to snow by 9:00 tonight. and then as we go into tomorrow morning, the heavy snow starts to move into northern wisconsin and parts of northern michigan as well. so denver could end up with about 3 inches but areas like minneapolis and marquette, michigan, we're looking at about 9 to 12 inches throughout tonight.

7:35. you made it to thursday, friday's just around the corner. today we stay dry. we bring in the rain as we kick off friday. for today, temps end up in the mid-60s, not too bad. mild conditions. you'll probably need a jacket in san francisco, we have much warmer weather headed our way. it's going to move in quickly. tomorrow light showers, mostly over the morning hours. into saturday and sunday, two different parts of the weekend, saturday mostly cloudy at least until lunch time. we're going to jump by 10 degrees between saturday and sunday. >> dylan, thank you very much. we've got some new details on a dramatic rescue. we showed you earlier in the week a sailor who spent overboard and spent an hour in really rough seas before he was finally rescued. >> this happened in the middle of the around the world yacht race. now we're getting the full story from the man himself. >> boy, it happened so quickly. one second, my feet were on the boat and the next second, my head was in the water.

just with nothing between. just, bang, gone. >> reporter: 46-year-old british sailor andrew taylor thought he'd be lost forever after storm winds blew him off the deck of this 70-foot racing yacht. taylor was quickly swept away by strong ocean currents. >> i was starting to see the mast rather than the boat as the waves were coming you and down. you know, it felt like every time i went up, the boat went down. >> reporter: the incident took place during a sail change on the tenth leg of the race from china to san francisco. >> mayday, mayday, mayday, we have a man overboard. we are requesting immediate assistance. >> reporter: the boat was probably doing some searching. then i saw somebody at the mast and when i saw that, i thought that's really cool because that means they're looking for me. >> what he didn't know, crews from all 12 racing yachts were involved in the search, but none

was able to spot him. >> the minute you go out of sight, the ocean becomes a very big place. i mean a needle in the haystack doesn't even describe what we're looking for. >> reporter: for an hour and a half, taylor fought the punishing pacific, confident his crewmates would eventually find him. >> the crew on this boat were amazing. i knew they were looking for me this that was a good thing. >> reporter: after 90 long, cold and brutal mingtsutes, taylor w finally spotted. >> we could see him waving his arms. that was another massive relief. and we got near to him and before we knew it, he was instructing us on how to get him back on board. >> we knew what we were doing. we were trained, we were prepared, we'd been through the drills, we'd rehearsed it, we'd done it so many times together, we knew what we were doing. >> thank goodness because that saved his life. taylor was treated for shock and hypothermia. he is back on board that boat again. they are expected to reach san francisco next week.

>> i mean, still racing? >> still racing, still going. >> if you want to get an idea of that ordeal, look at your watch right now and look at it in 90 minutes and think what would it be like bobbing up and down in the ocean during that time. >> highly unpleasant. very scary. coming up, on "trending" the psychology of cereal, why your kid's favorite cereal seems to be beckoning their names? and up next, the elephant in mississippi as they makes a triumphant return under the big top. that's right after this. top. that's right after this. a i see the levy's parked top. that's right after this. ain front of our house again. it's a free country dad. our house. our spot. those are the rules. ok who wants sweet rolls? i do! me too! are those king's hawaiian rolls? thanks, carol! people go pupule for the sweet, fluffy deliciousness of king's hawaiian.

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when we x-rayed it, there were numerous bullet fragments in there. we thought they would come out but they didn't. >> reporter: so police never got ballistics? >> no. >> reporter: the only real leads they have is what was caught on this security camera. witnesses remember hearing a single shot. >> the case is still being investigated. we just do not have any new information at this time. >> if she wants it, she'll put her head up. >> reporter: oh, wow. this is really slimy. but you're happy, right? survivor, huh? >> yeah. >> reporter: she's a survivor. tough and always hungry. carol spent seven weeks in missouri recuperating. and while they say an elephant never forgets, carol's trainer

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menzel. >> we're in the orange room. have i to admit we were talking about your son and how he's got a drum set and the neighbors love it. but we love you and of course "frozen: let it go" has taken over a life of its own. did you ever expect that? >> no. >> it has resulted in numerous parodies. >> every morning i wake up to a different parody. >> just in case you missed one this morning. take a look at all of parodies or some of the best ones, i should say, of "let it go." ♪ let it go ♪ when i take a break, let it go ♪ ♪ let it go, let it go ♪ here i stand in the light of

day ♪ >> that's a parody of myself. >> a lot of our viewers wanted to talk with you. they sent in questions in one is from missy. "of all the characters you have had a chance to portray both on broadway and on screen, who is your favorite and why?" >> i'm working on a new broadway show called "if one" and she's two characters and goes on two journeys. >> okay. >> coming up, were aliens ever at the famed area 51? former president clinton sets the record straight once and for all. >> and from marilyn monroe's

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good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. startling news out of san jose state. 20% of its housing staff has been dismissed or quit. the university says 18 resident advisers have been fire ordinary resigned but the school's not saying why. students tell nbc bay area this shake-up is related to an underage drinking incident on campus. but the latest news comes after four white roommates allegedly attacked or harassed a black student in a dorm last year. the university says the staffing shake-up not related to that harassment case. >> a task force created to deal with the case will meet on campus tonight. >> let's meet with our meteorologist this morning. >> good morning to you. happy thursday to you. friday eve as we like to think about it. i want to show you san francisco. cloudy skies and area of low

pressure lurks offshore that's going to bring us showers tomorrow. it's chilly this morning, temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s on our way to the mid-60s just about everywhere later on. then that rain moves in. here's our front. still about 150 miles off the coast. throughout the day today it's going to start to kick in as we head through the evening hours, maybe drizzle but the steady rainfall holds off until about 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. we'll stwik light showers through about 10:00 p.m. and then we warm you up. here's mike and your drive. >> you will have showers for friday. but right now you have a lighter drive. looking at south 880 through fremont a burst of traffic past the truck scales. southbound 880 we had a crash that held folks up before the dumbarton bridge. we have a burst of traffic heading south to mission boulevard. north of the dumbarton okay, southbound 101 also slows, recovering past a five-car crash. northbound 101 also is slow past

the airport. >> thanks. we'll see you in a half hour.

son las 8 de la mañana aquí thrown in prison for speaking out against vladimir putin. members of pussy riot are in the u.s. and not backing down. was it all worth it? we'll hear from them in an exclusive interview. then, jumping for joy. the unusual and special bond between an author and her adopted kangaroo. >> you're so pretty, you're so pretty. >> the important message they're sending to kids all across the country. ♪ let it go and "let it go." idina menzel is here in studio 1a to talk "frozen," fame and her highly anticipated return to broadway today, thursday, april

3rd, 2014. ♪ we're wicked excited for idina menzel! >> we're letting it go in new york city! ♪ you wanna be starting something, you got to be starting something ♪ ♪ i said you wannabe starting something ♪ >> all the way from down under. good morning, australia! >> good morning to ontario, canada! ♪ deep in the heart of texas >> good morning, kentucky! welcome back to "today." it is 8:00, the 3rd of april. what a song. >> let me tell you right now, that's a good one. that's savannah's throwback thursday song, "wanna be starting something" from michael jackson. so the question becomes now, will you be humming that song the rest of the day or "let it go"? >> i can't get "let it go" out

of my head. >> idina menzel singing "wanna be starting something." >> "let it go." >> we'll make it happen. >> we've got a lot to get to in the next hour or so. natalie is inside with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. new details this morning about the iraq war veteran who opened fire wednesday at fort hood army base in texas. it was the second mass shooting there in five years. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at the base with the very latest. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. military officials identify the gunman as 34-year-old ivan lopez. they say he served one four-month tour in iraq that he was married with a family, and that he had only recently come here to fort hood in february and that he was being evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder, but he was not diagnosed. now, wednesday afternoon it was a chaotic scene here at the base as it went into lockdown. authorities say the gunman walked into a building and opened fire, then went back

outside into his car, kept firing, went inside another building, kept firing, came back out, and that's when he was confronted by a female officer. and at that point police say he turned the gun on himself. so far no word on a motive, but this fort hood community is shaken. this incident brings back painful and vivid memories about that shooting massacre nearly five years ago. natalie, back to you. >> gabe gutierrez at fort hood, thank you, gabe. parts of missouri are bracing for a new round of powerful thunderstorms after a night of weather so severe tornado watches were issued. one storm dumped hailstones the size of golf balls in the kansas city area, big enough to punch holes in car windows. flash flood watches are in effect there today. a little scary is how passengers are describing appear emergency landing last night at jfk airport. there were 123 people aboard an atlanta flight to new york. it lost pressure so it was

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hope he's doing well. dylan dreyer is with us. >> and you did speak to him. he is doing well. >> he seems real good. absolutely. >> you mentioned painkillers, in a positive way. >> and we mention them again. >> and a third time. we are now looking at a chilly start to the day in the northeast, but it is a very wet start to the day out in kansas city. you can see it is a gray morning. 57 degree. and we are looking at the potential for severe storms this afternoon. you see that area in red there? that's a moderate risk of very strong storms today. and we could end up possibly with a tornado outbreak. so we have to watch that area closely through the day today. elsewhere in orange, that's where we're going to see your run-of-the-mill strong storms with hail and gusty winds and snow for good measure up in parts of minnesota and into north and south dakota and into northern wisconsin as well where we could end up with about six to nine, even up to 12 inches of snow in the upper midwest. so the w 8:05. happy thursday to you. i'm christina loren.

you want a jacket this morning, but you can leave the umbrella the at home. temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s. let's take you through the subtle changes you will ♪ throughout the day. we will see mid level and high clouds throughout the day today. storm system just off shore will produce drizzle by this evening. that's when you can break that umbrella back out. >> that is your latest forecast. >> all right. thank you. coming up next on "tre "trending," are your kids being stalked at the grocery store? why the characters on cereal boxes are peering right into their souls. >> mine, too. and what are their lives like now after spending nearly two years in prison for defying vladimir putin? members speak out. plus, idina menzel, the success of "frozen," oscar drama, and her new broadway show. and tax deadline is fast approaching. if you have questions, go to "today's money."

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we're back. it's 8:11. time for what's "trending" today. remember that cute moment captured at the white house, the president and big papi when the red sox were at the white house? >> yes. >> take a closer look at this and see if you notice something. watch this moment. >> come on, let's get a good picture. >> yes. >> mind if i take it with my own? >> he wants to go selfie. >> yes, sir. yes, sir. >> it's a big papi selfie. >> okay. turns out that wasn't as spontaneous as it looked. it was taken with a samsung phone and it turns out, you guessed it, david ortiz has a deal with samsung. david ortiz tells us that he has no deal with samsung for it. >> should you apologize to him right now? >> i was sassy about it? >> yeah. >> i think it's kind of tacky. >> ridiculous. it's a product placement.

i also -- because i thought it was a cute moment, disapointed. >> was it a prop? >> he said he wasn't paid for it. >> he wasn't. >> and you can't see the brand of the phone. we only know the brand after the whole dust-up. i see the rayband on his sunglasses before i see the samsung. >> paid for that but he's paid by samsung. >> it just so happens he has an endorsement. it would have been weird to take an iphone out. >> we can still love that moment and think it's sweet and innocent? >> no, because i'm a yankees fan. i didn't like anything about that moment. >> next time you're out with your kids at the supermarket, you might want to skip the cereal aisle altogether. a new study is offering insight into why the cartoon character tons boxes look the way they do. okay? here's the cap'n crunch. anyway, this is one example, not that he's bright and colorful, which he is, but look at his eyes. you see, he's looking down

directly into the eyes of your kids. >> but it follows me wherever i look. >> i'm doing this. >> apparently most characters on boxes of the cereal look down because they'll be looking down to where your kid are standing because according to research, brand loyalty is about eye contact. >> i'm short and in my cabinet i have a box of froot loops so i agree with this. >> looking into my soul. >> this is the greatest cereal ever made. >> really good. >> all right. if you went to bed early last night, you may have missed three big appearances on the late night shows. first up, bill clinton. he told jimmy kimmel he doesn't miss being president. when he was asked about aliens, clinton said the science seems to point in one direction. >> it makes it increasingly less likely that we're alone. >> oh, you're trying to give me a hint that there are aliens. >> no, i'm trying to tell you i

don't know. but if we were visited by aliens, i wouldn't be surprised. >> clinton later said he loves being called america's black president but that president obama actually deserves that title, of course. >> not just deserves it, he is. >> he is. >> okay. >> back here on nbc, jimmy fallon played host to sarah palin on "the tonight show" in a sketch where jimmy played vladimir putin and palin joked about the fact in 2008 she predicted the russian president would invade ukraine. >> but seriously, i could have used your predicting powers in march madness pool. my bracket totally busted. how's your brack sunset. >> thank you for asking. brock is going to be 6 this month. >> and then musical with palin doing a flute solo. >> pretty good.

>> that's pretty good. >> bill murray confessed to david letterman that on his bucket list is an item meeting lady gaga. fortunately for him it just so happens that gaga is performing this week here in new york. like a good host, dave arranged a meeting between the two. they did what else -- look at gaga's hair. typical selfie. and then gaga invited everyone back to the roland ballroom for a mini concert so dave marched his entire audience down the street to see the concert. >> not just marched. they ran. to see the performance. how cool is that? >> very fun. >> matt, you were there for that concert. >> i was at roseland ballroom last night. i saw lady gaga. an amazing, amazing show. these a pic. those are from my seat. they were pretty close. >> nice. >> very good. >> a good time was had by call. that's what's "trending" today. just ahead, idina menzel live.

we're back in 30 seconds. the fifth women off the world summit kicks off today here in new york city, discussing a wide range of issues from a woman's point of view. joining us, the members of pussy riot who spent two years in jail

for speaking out against vladimir putin. >> they were defiant. it was a trial many called unfair, part of a group called pussy riot, singing out anonymously about a system they found impressive. it was this performance that got them arrested in 2012. they stormed the moscow cathedral. it infuriated authorities. the trial brought international condemnations from stars like madonna. >> i'm against censorship. i hope they don't have to serve seven years in jail. that would be a tragedy. >> just 50 days before russia's hosting of the olympic games they were released, which some saw as a gesture to welcome

those coming for the olympics. >> the group joins us now along with a translator. good morning to all of you. your protest in russia made you famous, not only in russia but it seems along the world. what do you want the world to hear you sing now? >> translator: the first thing i want to say is the idea that russia would be free. this idea of a free russia only became stronger the two years we were in jail. if our government thought they were going to just break us down by jailing us, it didn't work out at all. >> i know that you both want to speak out about the conditions in the russian penal system. you feel as if you were submitted to a form of slave labor. do you think you were treated

differently because of the notoriety of your case? >> translator: definitely. if influenced our situation a great deal. if it wouldn't be for the people who really were saying everything they could about us to support us, things would be completely different and it might have been that we wouldn't be healthy and sane and alive. >> tina, it seems to me, in this country at least, they've done a lot in russia, spoken out on a lot of subjects in russia but in this country it seems the biggest item on their resumé is that they pissed off vladimir putin and that doesn't seem that hard to do. what, in your opinion, made them two people you wanted to bring here and share their views. why are they game changers? >> because the women in the world summit brings together women who have broken the mold, who acted for change, have been revolutionaries, really spoken out and put themselves on the front line of the world's bet r

betterment. these two women have done that. they spent two years in a depressing, cold and austere prison. they paid a heavy price for their resistance to putin. what they say is what's being shown now that putin is a thug hereby is a bully and they paid a price. >> they're both moms. there are critics in russia who say they placed their cause, if you will, ahead of the needs of their family. as someone who deals with women in terms of balance, careers, family, what do you think about that? >> i think actresses make tr tremendous sacrifices in their lives. they are supported by wonderful families who supported them. but they paid a very heavy

price. >> can you ask them what their daily lives are like today? are they followed? are they being singled out? >> translator: in terms of being followed, we go through much more than we were before. for example, if we were going to where the people are getting jailed and we want to get in, the people of the government, they attack us and they spray us so we have like a head concussion, we have a burning of the eyes. that's what we suffer. >> reporter: they were released some 50 days before what people called putin's olympics. a lot of people thought he was showing a softer side to the world but since the olympic games, there's come the crackdown, the and enexation of crimea. do they feel president putin was trying to fool the world? >> translator: the regime became like more liberal.

basically, he's simply trying to smart over the whole world without the world's participation, those actions would not be possible. >> thank you all very much. here's savannah. >> matt, thank you so much. we'll take a turn now to one of the hottest names in entertainment. idina menzel gave voice to elsa in "frozen." her oscar song is a runaway hit and now she's back on broadway starring in the new musical "if then." idina, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. >> not only is "frozen" a huge movi movie, i think you have replaced adele's record of eight weeks atop the billboard chart. >> we have. >> how do you feel? >> the fact that we connected with all these young kids make

it even more wonderful. >> you're like the pied piper of little girls out there. when we were on the plaza they were all looking for you. >> maybe when i'm 80 they'll see me and i'll still have a job. >> i love it. oh, by the way, did i mention that you're on the cover of "billboard" magazine? >> thank you. that's the first cover of my life. >> for a broadway star to make "billboard" magazine -- >> it makes them crazy. >> they're saying you're having a moment more fit for a rock star than a theater actor. >> well, okay. >> you were trying to do the crossover between pop and broadway. >> they think us theater people are too emotional or something, melodramatic, they don't think we can sing a song that's equipped for the radio. it's breaking rules thanks to the writing of the song "let it

go." >> it funny because it has crossed over, "let it go" but it is a very broad way performance. >> it is. it teaches me you can't try to chase the trend. you have to keep doing what you love and eventually something catches up to you. and then you look like you're in a bob fosse show when you don't dance at all. >> i don't think you're going to be asked about this the rest of your life but probably the rest of the year. john travolta at the oscars. >> yes. >> he said a name. it didn't happen to be yours. take me back to that moment. did you hear it and what went through your mind? >> i heard it, i did. i don't want to keep saying it because i don't want him to feel worse or anything because he sent lots of apologies and he's been very nice. >> did it throw you? >> it threw me for like eight seconds. >> it threw me because i did

this whole preparation, i was picturing my son, walker, and saying let me just sing it to him and make sure a breathe and i had this mantra and he said my name like that was like did that actually happen? and the orchestra started and then i just -- for eight seconds i said get your -- together. stop worrying about your name and sing the song. so it took me about eight seconds to get over myself. >> tell me about "if then," your new broadway performance. it's kind of taking the world less traveled or looking at both sides of that. >> oh, there we are. i haven't seen that. it's about -- yeah, it's all of a trajectories -- two trajectories of a woman named elizabeth, my age, and she gets to start her life over. it shows how coincidence and chance and destiny has interplay

and how we try to control that all the time and it's getting a chance to start over. >> and we're going to good morning to you, 8:26, i'm peggy bunker. a man on a bicycle caught opening an electrical box and cutting the wires knocked out all of the lights in the neighborhood in san jose. it is believes he cut the wires so he could return later to steal the copper. checking in with mike inouye now. we have a slow down north 880 past the coliseum. today we have a lighter volume around the bay. it's slow there and you see the rest of the routes toward the

maze. speeds in the 40 miles per hour range, that is great. and slow south bay, so the 101 and 87 are starting to recover. that sends a little ripple around the bay, and lighter volume keeps things moving smoothly. >> more local news for you in about half an hour. have a great day.

we're back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning, thursday of april 2014. a little face time for our nice crowd. they've been here since the wee hours of the morning here on rockefeller plaza. and we want them to know and you at home to know that tomorrow here on "today," we'll sit down and have a chat with oscar nominee johnny depp. >> now we get to hear idina perform live. >> and we're about to give you an up-close look at the auction block and what is for sale. >> and a heart warming look at a woman and her kangaroo. >> but first willie is at the white house. >> the president and first lady will welcome more than a hundred

u.s. olympic and paralympic athletes. and stephanie, not one but two bronze medals at the paralympics. i went down the line and said who has been to the white house? no, no and what did you tell me? >> twice. >> this is old hat for you. sage, do you have any idea what you might say to president obama when you get a chance to meet him in a few minutes? >> like, what's up, dog? >> oh, really? you're just going in like that? >> yeah, straight like that. >> reporter: you got to be you, right? >> you got to be you. i think it will work out good. >> reporter: michaela, what about you? >> thank you, mr. president, for running our country. >> okay, a different approach

from sage. we got a chance last night at the awards to celebrate the events. how cool was it for you to be up there with all these other athletes? >> it was neat to be in the room with the olympians and paralympians sitting side by side. we know what it takes to get there. >> reporter: we love to have here here on the "today" show and now you get to go in and meet the president of the united states and the first lady. back to you. >> say hi for us. you can catch the best of us next monday at 7:00 p.m. on nbc sports network. >> it's a little bit warmer in d.c. than it is now. it's a little breezy in the northeast. we are going to see our biggest chance rain today back through parts of illinois into missouri, over into indiana and southwestern parts of ohio as

well. look at how much rain we're going to see, perhaps as much as 3 to 4 inches, but a wide swath of about 2 to 3 inches. also the chance of strong storms today out ahead of that front. all of arkansas into parts of tennes 8:34. you made it to thursday. still chilly out there, grab a coat. we will end up in the mid 60s today. 65 along the peninsula. san francisco at 59 and 64 on the north bay. get ready for weather whiplash. tomorrow showers moving in and throughout the weekend we have two very different parts. overcast on saturday and 80s on sunday. eye on those storm today and have the latest for you tomorrow morning on "today." >> now, to an animal who has

become part of the family, not your typical houseguest but as jenna explains, she helps deliver a message to children. >> julia writes children's book. her message -- teach kids about preservation and conservation. her voice? a kangaroo. two years ago with help, julia and her husband jason adopted a real life 3-month-old kangaroo, bringing her story book character to life. >> when the students read the story about a kangaroo, they get to see a real life kangaroo in her space. >> when julia first brought b m boo

boomaroo home, they were very close. >> i'll go outside and she'll follow me outside and snuggle up close to me. >> she lived in the house until she became too big. now she lives outside the house in a temperature-controlled barn in her garden. but inside the house, she still has her own closet full of baby clothes. >> she really loves her shirt, they give her a sense of comfort. >> reporter: this isn't the first unique animal that they welcomed into their home. the kangaroo joins four sugar squirrels and now a cat named larry. >> the cat and kangaroo have been living together, eating together. >> now she spends her day jumping around with larry or

holding kangaroo court with julia. >> she'll hop up to my office and she'll lay there by my seat usually. >> reporter: providing even more inspiration for julia's next book. >> is it strange now that i now want a kangaroo? >> something oddly attractive about that. >> up next, tax saving deductions you can't afford to overlook if you have yet to file your returns. >> and items from hollywood and history are up on the auction

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we're here with some last-minute tax tips. with the april 15th deadline just 12 days away now, sharon, it's good to see you. a lot of people wait till the last minute. >> i'm one of them. >> can you file an extension. what's a good reason to do that and a bad reason to do that? >> the good reason to do that is if you don't have all your paperwork together, you need to gather a lot of documents, about 7% of filers ask for a six-month extension in the last couple of weeks. 20% to 25% have not yet filed. you're not alone. >> more and more people are filing returns online and a lot of people think you have to buy special software to do that. it's not only the case. >> there are two ways if you have a simple return. the irs web site has certainly called free file. that's a link to about 14 different tax return providers if you file your return that way, if you make $50,000 a year or less. if you make more, you have

access to the irs fillable form. >> charitable deductions. we encourage people to make contributions to charities but they get confusing. >> keep receipts for everything. and if you make a deduction of 250 or more, you're going to have to qualify. >> by the way, a cancelled check for cash you mentioned. >> this is important for parents. their college deposits into some college funds can be deductible. >> on your state tax deduction. if you make a contribution to a 529 college savings plan you may be able to deduct that contribution on your state tax return. you want to double-check about that. if you're an in-state residenre that's usually how it works. in new york you can deduct

$10,000. >> if you have a health savings plan, you can put money in here and that will help pay for medical expenses. you can put in over $3,000 for an individual, over $6,000 for a family. that's a good way to reduce taxable income. >> we asked our viewers to submit questions for you. may we do that? >> sure. >> tamron, why doesn't you start asking the the questions for sharon. >> aim each says what percentage, if any, can you write off from dental, medical expenses with 1099? >> i think what amy is getting at is can i deduct, does that 10% threshold apply to me, it has to exceed greater than 10% of your adjusted gross income.

>> i asked sharon if this was a real question and it is legit. "i owe the government, can anyone out there ". >> you need to contact the irs. if you're in trouble and can't pay, you need to make sure you get an installment plan with the irs. you need to let them know right away so you don't get penalties and interest. >> tamron, sharon, thank you very much. keep the questions coming. sharon will stick around to answer more of those. >> coming up, items from hollywood legends hitting the auction block.

♪ this is going to be the best day of my life ♪ we're back at 8:45 with an up close and look at some of

hollywood's most famous memorabilia. we have items from next week's hollywood legends auction. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we've done a lot of segments. this is the first time i've seen a double-sided ax. >> john used this in two of the "lord of the rings" films, estimated $120,000 to $140,000. >> is it heavy? >> yes. >> next we have some marilyn monroe earrings. tell me about these. >> these are earrings she wore. they come from her estate. she wore them during the premiere of "the rose tattoo" with marlon brando and also in many appearances.

we estimate them at $150,000 to $200,000. >> this is "the dorothy dress." >> this is not the one that was in the movie. >> that was sold earlier. >> and this is from bruce lee. the movie was completed in 1975. a bruce lee passed away at age 33 in 1973. he only did four adult martial arts movies. estimated 6,000 to 8,000. very well worn. >> they are well worn. that's part of the mystique. >> we didn't put them in the washing machine. >> beatles memorabilia is huge. we're kind of getting to the

50th anniversary here. should we start here? >> yeah. the beatles '65 album. >> this is estimated $200,000 to $300,000, signed by all four of them. highly collectible. these sell for huge money. >> haven't they signed i would think thousands of records? >> but not very many after they became famous in 1964? and it's signed on the front of the album and it's capital records. so again, highly collectible and highly sought after. >> it will look very cool in someone's house. >> maybe we saved the best for last. >> i want to hold your hand. >> and i yours. >> because she loves you. this is the guitar that was used when they recorded "i want to hold your hand," which became --

that's how they became famous here in the united states. they came here on the "ed sullivan show." he bought this guitar here in 1963. he wanted one because john lennon also played a lichenbacher. >> can i touch it? >> can you. >> can i play "stairway to seveseven -- heaven?" >> this is here free to the public until may 10th. fantastic exhibition including this. we encourage people to come out. >> darren and martin, i always love seeing you guys. appreciate it.

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from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. >> welcome to today an april 3, 2014. so we're welcoming none other than christian slater, my high school dream come true. >> thank you very much. >> do they have to come back? did i say that out loud? al is injured. does he have to come back? >> oh, wow. >> i'm just repeating what people said on twitter, christian. >> see? >> not my actual feelings. >> he'll be coming after me. he's in love with christian

slater. >> feeling quite comfortable. i'm enjoying it. thank you. thank you. very nice. >> a lot going on. you have a new film. we'll talk about that later with you. >> yeah, sure. >> a big story that everybody is talking about this morning. our hearts are going out to the people in ft. hood, texas. people are saying not again. >> yeah. the investigation continues into what motivated a man in the military who is sworn to protect this country and his brothers and sisters in the army to turn on them yesterday. four people dead including the gunman. 16 others wounded. now, u.s. military officials have identified the gunman as 34-year-old ivan lopez. he was an iraq war vet. he served in iraq for four months. he was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder. but he had been formally diagnosed with depression. here's -- >> right. >> so many things to talk about, obviously, here. that are both heavy, but -- listen, i was watching a couple of the family members last night as they rushed to ft. hood which happens to be the base my father

retired from. to see the lines of men and women worried and saying exactly what you said, natalie. not again. on the same base, where major nadal hassan turned his weapon on the men and women he was serving with and now is on death row for those crimes. and it's -- it's baffling. it is hard to understand. but we have to have this serious conversation about depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. we do not know if he was diagnosed with that. but we know that on the base itself, they implemented rules after the major hassan shooting if you have a concealed weapon, you have to register that. well, if someone is not in the right state of mind, will they register the weapon? there's multiple questions right now. our thoughts and prayers are with the family members who are waking up without their loved ones. but major questions must be asked as it relates to the mental health of the men and women, what they serve four tours or four months. are we having the conversations?

>> always a question with the mental health and mental instability. clearly, so many service members in our country suffering so much in the aftermath of having served their country in so many different ways. you know, our hearts again going out to everybody there. a story we'll continue to follow here. >> absolutely. >> christian? >> we send our blessings and support. it's definitely a tragedy, certainly. >> i saw an interview with a friend of the soldier who turned his gun on the others and a person who lived next door. she was with his wife when she watched the news and heard about the shooting, and then minutes later learned that it was her spouse who had been accused and done this crime. >> oh. >> the story was breaking, to see the base on lockdown again. anxiety. people not knowing. just the uncertainty of that all. you couldn't help but think of how horrific to go through that situation all over again. >> we're both military kids,

people don't realize when you think of a base, it's not just military men and women. there's a grocery store. i used to get all my school clothes from the commissary. it's not just a locked down fort. there are families. imagine your community locked down after such a tragedy. >> we lived on bases many times, exactly. another crazy story, and this one coming out of texas, in houston as well. take a look at this video, christian. unreal. this is an suv, this driver trying to zigzag there between the crossing gates -- >> whoa! >> wednesday, as you see the train smacks the car. now, there are two adults in the car. two children also inside. >> oh! >> and they were transported to the hospital. fortunately was nonlife threatening injuries. we don't know the motive or the reason why the person was trying to get through. if they were trying to get around the crossing guard gates

just before the train, but clearly something not to do. i think if this video gives you any indication, this is what you shouldn't be trying to do is trying to beat -- >> clear indication of that. >> no way. >> when that comes down -- >> get out of there. >> stop your car. >> exactly. >> there's a reason for that. >> there should be -- >> gate, right. >> very scary. >> there's crazy. this is scary for a different reason, i can't wait to hear christian's perspective on this. >> goodie. >> you're a dad. >> i am. >> a dad of two. >> two kids. >> you'll see if you relate to this. new york mets second baseman, daniel murphy's wife went into labor monday. also -- >> oh. >> exactly. that's what a normal person would say. a couple of sports announcers including the great boomer esiason, former nfl quarterback, criticized murphy for leaving the team to be with his wife. yes, this is true.

>> shocking. >> yes, major league baseball allows you to miss three game, just three, by the way, for paternity. daniel rushes to his wife's side. welcome -- >> noah. >> takes a team effort there. >> exactly. >> push. push. scream. >> hold the hand. apparently boomer esiason -- this is work involved for the dad too. we know what it's all about. >> listen, boomer esiason and craig carton, i should point out all men, had this perspective. take a listen. >> oh, no. >> assuming the birth went well, assuming your wife is fine, assuming the baby is fine. 24 hours. you stay there. baby's good. you have a good support system for the mom and the baby. he gets back to his team and play baseball. that's my take on it. >> i was in a c-section before the season starts, i'm sorry. this is how we'll live our life.

this is going to my child every opportunity to be a success in life. i'll be able to afford any college i want to send my kid to because i'm a baseball player. >> right. >> obviously not all men agree because christian had his head in his hand. >> crazy. >> schedule a c-section? >> come on? >> like you can go that. >> what do you think? what is going through the head of the guys? >> as you said, these neanderthals. >> yeah. neanderthals. you couldn't hear me, that was playing. that was an antiquated, old mental thought pattern that doesn't make a lot of sense. of course you have to be with your woman. you know, she's going into labor. you can't -- you have to put everything else aside. >> i think the fans -- >> going through one of the most intense experiences -- i mean, a husband and wife moment. >> right. >> together. >> we should give credit to wfan for letting us play that clip again and again and again. >> annoyed that -- >> they're loving that. >> we were saying behind the scenes why didn't they think before they said this. i'm happy that people -- well, here's my take on its. i love when people tell me exactly who they are.

i don't want you to think it through and hide it and, you know, razzle-dazzle me with something you don't believe. tell me who you are so i can then make an assessment right then and there. >> i said that -- >> i want to know how cheryl esiason is feeling this morning given that they have two children and i want to know where boomer was during the labor of the two children. >> i want to talk to boomer. >> come on, boomer. >> i had a couple of tweets, someone referred to me as bummer. because it is a bummer to say something like that. >> of course. >> but i think the conventional wisdom is, listen, you have one day. your child is entering this world. who cares about college and the expense? >> not thinking about that. talk about living in the now. you know? you have to be right there, present for that particular moment. >> but daniel murphy, back on the field. i want to say -- he's back on the field today. i hope that he gets a standing ovation. >> yes. >> and lots of baby gifts. >> you're the man. you did the right thing.

stick with the lady. they know what pie's going on. >> he's sleeping in a comfortable bed. >> ladies, i'm in the right place. i feel good. >> boomer may be in the doghouse somewhere. >> yes, boomer, you're in trouble. let's get to you, christian. you have a lot of good things going on this let's go to you,. you're in a new film called "nymphomaniac." >> yes. >> you were amazing. >> the "new york times" said you bring great emotion to the role. >> well, it was an interesting opportunity to get to play this father and have this experience. i didn't -- you know, it's a character in the film, it's just described as joe's father. there weren't really a lot of specifics as to what he was necessarily dying from. as we were filming it, i was just kind of making stuff up as we went along and it turned out

well. i was really quite happy. >> you had to convince producers, though, that you were old enough to play a father like of an older -- >> yes. my agent put my name into the hat for this particular role and they were worried that i might be a little too young to play this character. >> that's a good concern to have. >> that was nice. i appreciate it. i just heard recently i'm a little too old to play another part. it goes back and forth. >> welcome to hollywood, right? >> great town. i took a photo of myself, i borrowed some of my wife's mascara and i put some dark circles under my eyes and sent a photo and they were like, oh, he looks good enough. that's all it took, a couple of black circles under the eyes and suddenly i was old enough to play the papa. >> you've grown up a lot since "heather." >> i just saw the musical last

night. >> how was it? >> i enjoyed it. it's weird to see that show, a musical version. but it was adorable. the director did a great job. the cast was funny. what was weird was seeing another guy up there in the black jacket playing that part. there were parts of me that wanted to run up on the stage. >> that would have been excite persian gulf. >> right, go out there and go -- oh, there we go. there's the little clip. >> you're so young here. look at this. >> look at that hair! >> i'll send that clip to the director, who said i was too old, too young. yes, no, it was funny. i had some funny lines. >> did the actors know you were there? >> no, they didn't. i snuck in and then showed up at the end. >> that would make anyone nervous to know that christian slater is there watching you. >> i thought i would just come in under the radar. it worked out great.

i went up afterwards and met everybody. my wife tweeted a photo of that. i don't know how any of that stuff works. >> one of my favorite movies of all time "true romance." i said i would name my first kid alabama. >> even if it's a boy? >> yeah. i wonder how many kid named their kid alabama after that movie? >> i'm sure it's quite high. >> if could you revisit a movie role, what would you do? >> there's talk that there may be a "top gun 2." the question is if you could do something -- >> i did a movie called "pump up the volume." i was a radio d.j., a heartfelt

character. if they could do a sequel -- let's go to the clip! you guys are so well organized. >> we try to be on top of it. meanwhile let's turn it over to dylan dreyer. al is 51 degrees in the east bay. 49 in the south bay right now. if you're making your plans for the day the good news is you don't have to carry your umbrella with you. we hold off on the rain until tomorrow when it will be light and mostly over the court of the morning hours. and the weekend, two very different sides. cloudy on saturday, 68, and sunday, jumping into the 80s. >> and that's your latest

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welcome back, i'm christina loren. your temperatures have stayed put the last couple hours and now the sun is out in full force. it is going to bring us shower activity by this time tomorrow. san francisco getting cloudy already. that will bring your temperature down to about 58 degrees, and we have a little drizzle coming your way as well. the big story in the weather department is major weather coming your way. back into the 80s as of sunday and monday. count on a cloudy evening.

showers for tomorrow morning's commute. here is mike. >> a lot not happening on the san mateo bridge. look at this side is partially blocked. all lanes are now clear is the report, but from the happen, it is slow. it lags, but the rest of the bay looks pretty smoothly p the dumbarton bridge is just fine. your southbound 101 past the airport is delayed. >> thank you, mike. we'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. see you then.

welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning, april 3, 2014. the ohio state university, they found people make over 21 distinct fact expressions. i'm think we go do a heck of a lot more than that. >> hmm! >> fascinatinfascinating. >> really? >> apparently there were only six fact expressions that had been found. now they're saying, no, there are a lot more than that.

take a look at this photo here. >> hey! >> what does that one say to you? >> misery. >> misery? >> you see what you want to see. >> he's the happiest guy on the planet. >> happily surprised. >> hey! >> let's see the next one. this one is like cringing. not liking it, whatever it is. that's dis gusting kind of face. >> ooh! confused. >> like a tummy ache. >> why? don't hurt me. i love that guy's face. >> that made us think of all the different fact expressions you've made over the years. >> that's one. >> was that a jack nicholson? >> that was a half and half. i can do both eyebrows. >> do you get that a lot? >> people always say that. >> go to the clip! >> and you do a mean

impersonation, too, right? >> that is weird. yeah, look at that. that is very scary. >> you've been doing that more and more. >> you can't help but look like him. >> i just love that guy. he's the greatest. what a character, what a mischievous, sneaky, sneaky dude, up to no good all the time! >> you even sound like him. >> let's get a check of the weather once again. dylan dreyer is here for us. >> we have a superstorm that could see tornadoes. damaging wind, hail and heavy downpours through this afternoon. as we go into tomorrow, that threat shifts a little further east. we're not going to see as much of a chance of widespread tornadoes, but from pittsburgh to new orleans, that's where we're going to see some of our strongest storms tomorrow.

on the flip side, we have this winter storm warning in minneapolis, sioux falls into michigan and we could end up with 3 to 6 inches in denver 9:33 on a thursday morning. i'm christina loren. taking a live look at san jose. kind of a milky sky. all part of an area of low pressure that will arrive by tomorrow morning with some showers. we're expecting anything heavy. today nice and dry, you can ditch the umbrella for today. 66 in the south bay. 65 in the peninsula. 58 in the north bay. showers arriving by about 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. "today"'s healthy home is brought to you by clorox.

>> if you plan on starting your spring cleaning this weekend, you may use some tricks you've heard of over the years. >> but some of those old wives tails are not true at all. >> here to bust some of those myths is britt. good morning. >> good morning! >> we're going to play a little game here. the point is all these are natural remedies. they're stuff that might already be around your house or that you don't want to use chemically infused products to clean with. fact or myth. you can clean hard water stains with lemon? >> fact. >> fact. you can clean off metal -- >> you love to clean? are you a germophobe type person? >> not really. >> they're good in your

bathroom. >> this is a popular one. you can unclog your drain with soda. >> no, i don't believe that. >> pour it down the drain and the acid will pour it down the drain. >> correct, that's a myth. people clean their toilet bowl with soda. however, baking soda and vinegar is a great chemical reactor. >> you're learning so much tonight. >> can you clean your wood floors with vinegar? >> i wouldn't. >> i don't think so. i it would strip the enamel. >> it's a very strong substance. >> if it's mixed with a lot of water, it's okay but it could dull your floors. use a ph neutral so and clean your floors naturally like that.

this is one i use all the time. you can use clear nail polish to keep your threads tight on your buttons. what do you think? >> i think true because you say you do it all the time. >> i don't know. >> that's a sneaky one. >> it is true. so you just put your nail polish right on and it will actually keep your buttons and your threads a little bit tighter together and keep your buttons on. >> sure, i like that. i never thought of that. >> your jewelry gets tangled, especially when you're traveling. >> oh, tell me about it. >> so can you use baby oil to untangle your jewelry. do you have this problem? >> i'm always getting snagged on things, runs in my stockings. >> do you use baby oil? >> i use baby oil a lot. >> if you put it on your jewelry, it will actually loosen up. >> can you tell your wife about

this. >> it is true. it will untangle your jewelry really, really well. >> you have this oily substance all over you. >> pet hair. use a squeegee. >> we have a dog and a cat. >> you want to see if it works? >> squeegee the carpet. >> see, it's coming right up. it's really good for under sofas and places your vacuum can't necessarily reach. >> i love my pets but this is -- >> it's common place in my house, pet and kid dirt. >> and to prevent ant invasions do you use dryer sheets, powdered sugar and baking soda or -- >> i would stay away from the sugar. >> unless you're drawing themin. >> oh, a trap. >> i'm thinking the dryer sheet

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strainer. >> one is an l.e.d. light bulb. >> one is a curtain, one is a day. >> natalie really knows her home stuff. >> no, i don't. i'm trying. >> you can put them on the window sill. >> and i'm just going to for the sake of being -- >> concrete. and cement. >> oh, my god, as a man i should know this and i don't. >> vinyl flooring and linoleum. >> of course, sure. there you go. >> how'd redo? let's review. >> lead on! >> good answers. collander. depends on what you want to reach for. >> bigger thing is collander. larger holes, has feet, can sit

on countertop. strainer has a handle, smaller mesh, say you're juicing a lemon and want smaller things like rice or whole grains. >> okay. down to the light bulb. >> the light bulb aisle is overwhelming. there's the cfl bulb and fluorescent bulb. >> i got it wrong. you got it right. >> that's right, you didn't. >> i cheated on this one and i looked. oh, my gosh. >> sfls, they look like ice cream cones on top. that's your modern day fluorescent light. but these last longer. l.e.d.s, they last longer, 13 to 22 years. >> you pay a bit more but they're worth it? >> right. >> drapes or curtains? >> 63 inches or less. >> i got it wrong.

>> did i get it right? oh, my goodness. >> drapes, they drape to the floor. 120 inches. >> cement. a powdery substance, an ingredient used to make concrete. >> of course. >> and vinyl flooring. this one's wrong. this is linoleum. this is vinyl. >> i'm so glad i didn't know this one. >> now we know. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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resigned. the school is not saying why. students say the recent shake up is related to an under age dr k drinking incident on campus. it comes after hour white roommates allegedly assaulted a black student last year. they say the staffing shake up is not related today that case. a task force created to deal with the case is meeting on campus tonight. good morning to you. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. we're on our way to a comfortable finish to the day. 66 for the south bay. peninsula at 65. showers move in tomorrow morning. rainfall between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and the whole thing is out of here by tomorrow night and then we have a nice, warm finish to the weekend. by sunday, 74 degrees.

great beach weather in bodega bay. count on that throughout the end of next week. >> great for the people and the birds. over here, the san mateo bridge, look at how quickly things recovered. and this week, the next few weeks, we'll see a lighter volume for spring break. looking at the maps a slower drive is registering. now the bay bridge, oakland, the 101 moving smoothly into the city. a little slowing through mountain view, but folks in the area know it's almost never totally clear there.

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was, but now i get it. >> because you saw it. >> i saw it and now i got it. it is like the sliding door story, parallel lines. there is a woman in the park and she answers the phone. if she takes the call this happens. if she doesn't take a call, that happens. >> it is about choice and chance. >> there are two stories going at once. her name is elizabeth. one group she's liz and the other she's beth. so you -- it is a great, great song. >> powerhouse singer and actress. and such a sweet person. >> yes. >> like to see that happen. >> "if/then". >> i apologize for not being able to see it with you, hoda. i won't talk about it, it is ridiculous. i have a severe herniated disc that every year or so likes to let me know who's boss. and if i hadn't gotten some physical therapy yesterday -- >> you would have been laid out. >> christian slater would be here with you today. >> but he's not. >> no, that nymphomaniac. but anyway, a big, big happy

birthday, 90 years old today, to the -- one of my favorite -- she was my daddy's favorite singer, doris day. she's 90. she's made 39 film films, three rock hudson. they were like the original, for me, the first romantic comedy that i saw. such a beautiful, beautiful relationship. and real life, they were dear, dear friends. and, anyway, she is, i think in carmel, california, taking good care of a lot of animals, good care of herself. and i don't think she ever, ever received the respect that this woman deserves in the industry, either from the recording industry or from the film industry. she was a great dramatic actress as well. >> not oscar nominated for "pillow talk". >> she deserved it for the ruth evans story too. she was -- on behalf of my daddy and me, happy birthday, doris. >> let's talk about nigella lawson. >> okay. >> this is the weirdest story, i

think. >> we were stunned by this. it doesn't make any sense at all to us. she was boarding a flight from london to come to l.a. she's at the airport, and -- >> holding a first class ticket. >> and she gets stopped and they tell her, i'm sorry, ma'am, you cannot board the flight to the united states. and she said why? we're pretending, we don't know exactly what happened. and because she admitted on the stand -- >> under oath. >> under oath to past drug use, she used, i think, cocaine, she said -- >> and marijuana. legal lots of places now. >> you remember there was a trial and her -- it was her assistants who thought they didn't get money or something. anyway, that fact came out. it wasn't even about that case, but that fact came out. even though she wasn't convicted of it, but she admitted to it, there is some law that said if you are an admitted drug user, you can't come into the country. first of all -- >> that would bar how many people? how are people getting in here and getting out of here and

coming back to -- what about all the rest of them? >> boy george was stopped once. and the late amy winehouse wases awe a as well. >> but what about justin bieber. you see him in videos looks like smoking something funny. >> i wonder what kind of homeland security threat she is. i don't get that. i think there needs to be some kind of consistency in our law. every law. ridiculous. state to state, country to country. >> it is not like she was convicted of it. she admitted she used it before, and that would bar a lot of people. >> this is what is confusing on a moral level. if she had lied, which we say is wrong, everybody but you thinks it is wrong to lie, then she would have been allowed into the country. >> yeah. she brought -- they asked her and she said she did. how embarrassing that must have been to be at the airport,

getting ready to board and them stopping you. one thing if ahead of time, but it is like -- >> when they say you're credit card has been denied -- >> you know what, i've always thought, you know what, run it again, run it again, fine, fine. >> puzzled. >> you're looking around. >> i know. >> and you really -- you feel like such a loser, you know. >> it happens. sometimes even when it takes a long time, i get a panic thing. i'm, like, it's not going through, it's not going through, it's not going through. you know what, i'm not great with bills. >> no. >> and sometimes -- you know what i forget. >> you're not great with mail of any sort. >> mail. sometimes i forget and i'm, like, whenever i go to my apartment if all the lights are out, i'm, like, oh, my god, the con ed bill. but the cleaning lady comes on wednesday and she turns the lights out. i have everything on and i get scared or the cable is not working and i think, what did i

do? >> hoda has all kinds of slips that come in the mail. you almost went to jail for not responding to -- >> jury duty. >> jury duty. >> here is the thing, the mailboxes in new york are small. you can't fit that much in there and they jam mine so full. so every couple of weeks i get in there and yank it out, and go through things. >> i tried to call you yesterday, your mailbox is full. >> my phone -- >> okay. all right, so anyway, we did reach out and nbc news -- >> that's what we do. >> we reached out to nigella lawson and she had no comment. okay. >> we want her to come on and cook and apparently she can't do that. all righty. we talked yesterday about that mile high club. and this guy that has the -- i don't want to give him any more attention. >> he's from las vegas. you can pay to get intimate in the skies above. >> or stay at home and do it for free. >> there was a couple on an air canada flight. one of those -- >> why is it always canada? canada say lovely country with lovely people. >> two people were on the air

canada flight, a commuter flight, not a big plane. >> two-hour daytime shuttle flight. picture that. >> they were arrested for engaging in a sex act while on the shuttle. >> the stories we talk about where we have tons and tons of information i'm not always interested in. but the ones like this where there is nothing else, that's it, you don't know who they are, and what their relationship was. >> we're hearing all kinds of different stories. and apparently somebody said the man's wife was waiting for him at the destination. >> there was another woman. we don't know if that's true, but we do know -- >> we know it was a woman and a man. >> we don't know if it was in restroom or in the seats. i mean, think about how that would be if you were sitting around them, that would be horrible. horrifying. >> this sfaces additional charges. we thought it was the man. it is the woman. we don't know if alcohol was involved. >> causing a disturbance, assaulting a police officer, and

mischief. >> and justin bieber was not on this flight, we want you to know. >> no, he was not. they both pleaded not guilty to this. we reached out to air canada, but, you know what -- >> they're off with nigella. >> no response. >> nobody wants to talk to us, let's be honest. >> if you've gone to a hotel lately and you order room service, can you believe the prices of room service? >> yeah. >> you don't even know. you're, like, i'll have two eggs and some toast. and up comes the meal, it doesn't look so great, you eat it, and then when you check out, you go, oh, my god, what is the $33? and that's for the egg and the toast and a small pot of coffee. >> a little bit of orange juice, i know. >> trip adviser decided to find out which are the most expensive cities for room service. okay. >> not surprising, las vegas is the most. >> here is what they added up. this is all you get. a club sandwich, the dry cleaning of a single shirt. and from the mini bar, a bottle of water, because you're

parched, tiny thing of peanuts because you're starving and a little bit of vodka because you're with us and a can of soda. all that totaled would cost $68 in vegas. for one shirt to get dry cleaned and -- that's ridiculous. >> you use the dry cleaning if you have to. if you could train yourself to go every time you check into a hotel, train yourself to just go by the snack place right then and get your twizzlers for, what, whatever they cost. >> i don't know. >> that's what -- that's where they get you. >> remember when you used to make long distance phone calls from those phones. they would get you because that was the thing, the charges were crazy. now everyone has cells so no one uses those, but anyway. >> i remember trying to make long distance calls on carnival cruise ships back then when you couldn't -- and they were pricey. absolutely. >> today, our column is in "the

daily news" today. >> here we . this one you're going to like. >> don't hurt my neck. >> it is very mellow. it is a zach brown band song. >> i love them. >> it is a very -- you know what, i went crazy on -- i luhya papi. this is zac brown. ♪ pretty face go to heaven every time ♪ ♪ got a gentle way that puts me at ease ♪ ♪ when she walks in a room ♪ ♪ i can hardly breathe got a smile knock a grown man to his knees ♪ ♪ whatever it is it blows me away ♪ ♪ she's everything i want to say to a woman but couldn't find the words to say ♪ ♪ she got whatever it is

i don't know what to do ♪ ♪ every time i try to turn around the feeling comes out i love you ♪ ♪ you got whatever it is ♪ >> beautiful. >> not exactly perfect rhymes but i didn't care because it was so much better than last week. what is that -- >> spam. >> fried spam. everyone is eating spam again. >> some things never go out of style. >> making a comeback in new york city restaurants. they're frying it, putting it in with sushi, with sticky seaweed. i think it is best fried. >> i'm not a fan. my mother loves it. it is made of pork, salt, water -- no thank you. anyone that has nice comments about my mom and prayers for her, thank you, everybody. she's doing okay. it was not a heart attack which we feared and she is resting comfortably and probably enjoying a little bit of spam. is it okay or not okay to kill

off a popular tv character? >> here is what we had to say. >> sometimes the producers have no choice, hoda, because the actors are ready to move on. all they can do is offer them the world to stay and kill them off brilliantly if the answer is no. >> here's my answer -- >> okay. >> of course it is okay, as long as it is not one of the characters i love. >> it is always about you. >> me, me, me, me, me. >> all right. >> sometimes it doesn't work out. >> i like that one. >> we'll do a shoutout now. if you want to shed your winter weight and slim down by memorial day, we want to help you. >> down one dress size. >> we're kicking off a new segment with madelyn fernstrom. >> go to klgandhoda.com and let us know you want to join us, okay. all righty. we're going to veal oreveal "ambush makeovers." and the wickedly brilliant broadway star, thank you, john travolta, we knew her before, though, [ woman ] i could see it in their faces.

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idina menzel became an overnight sensation when john travolta introduced her as adele dazeem for her performance of "frozen" song "let it go" at the oscars. >> she was in "rent," the musical and the movie, and she won a tony for "wicked". ♪ no wizard that there is or what ♪ ♪ is ever going to bring me down ♪ >> oh, my gosh. did you ever miss that note, idina? >> yes. >> did you? >> i don't think so. >> the week of the tonys, it was such a crazy week and we had nine shows instead of eight because of the tonys, whatever.

anyway, and i got up there and i said -- >> idina is now back on broadway, in "if/then," a musical that follows two parallel story lines of a woman who faces the intersection of choice and chance. hi. >> hi. >> so great to have you here. she did two shows yesterday and here at 6:00 this morning for a sound check. how are you holding up? >> i'm fine. my son gets me up early anyway. >> how old is your son? >> he's 4. >> how cute. the concept of this show is genius. it is, like, how all of us do, we meet this guy or this guy in our lives and take different paths. tell us what the show is like. >> so the woman my age, who returns to new york city from a bad marriage, and she is looking to start her life over.

and liz and beth. >> and you use glasses, it would be too difficult to -- >> we added that. it is a lot of different creative things we do so that everyone can follow what is happening there. there is james. you'll see him singing, james snyder. >> he sings a duet with you. you're a broadway veteran and all of a sudden this thing happens, i saw you at the academy awards. your beautiful sister was with you. you were among the most delightful people that came through the whole line. >> we were just trying to really, take it in. >> but everybody asked you what you thought at that point. we all know what you said afterwards, so classy, you know, that it has done you so much more good -- put you on the radar. >> when he said it, what did you think? when you were about to perform? >> i said to myself, did that really just happen? and then i just said, get over

it, fast. >> that's where your broadway -- >> take my ego out of it, i'm at the oscars, do your thing. >> nothing like that theater training, though, for moments like that. >> could you believe what happened after that? it was like an avalanche of pr. >> i felt so badly for him. >> he apologized, but did explain what happened? was it a teleprompter problem? >> i don't know. he sent beautiful flowers and a beautiful e-mail, very sweet, yeah. we all have our days, so -- >> yes, we do. >> you blew it on the high note. that's all people can talk about. your voice is all raspy and they're, like -- give me a break. >> just you wait. >> it is a great show. >> we cannot discuss certain alcoholic beverages, none. >> enough already. >> we're so happy for you, sweetie. i'm going to come see you, i

promise. great, great, rave reviews. >> you know what happens the minute it is over, the whole place gets up. thanks, idina. >> do i smell tony? maybe. idina will be back to perform a little later in the show for us. >> all right. here is a tip. we have a prank that might have you doing nice things for people all day. >> and louis and jill put the final touches on our "ambush the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com

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it is time for webtastic, when we show you the newest videos that will have you hitting send to all of your friends. >> right, from break.com's prank it forward, instead of playing an embarrassing joke on unsuspecting individuals, these guys are trying to spread positivie ivi positivity. >> she battled an eating disorder and suffered a stroke. her boss at the spring street smokehouse in los angeles thought she was deserving of something a little special. watch. >> 20 on the table and a thousand in the --

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welcome back. now mostly cloudy for today, but mild temperature wise. we're going to end up in. the mid 60s. the south bay at 66 degrees. that's going to be the cool spot and we'll hit about 65 degrees in the peninsula. we have major changes around the corner. by tomorrow we're tracking showers and then we have a major warm up headed our way. i'll detail the timeline for where you live. here is the back up at the bay bridge toll plaza and that's about it for the east bay. we don't have a very heavy commute around the bay again. san francisco and the tri-valley and continuing to rotate around. a new crash north 101. that's right around the airport. that's the only slowing for san jose, back to you. thanks, mike.

we'll have a half hour of news at 11:00. see you then. we're back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. time for "ambush makeovers." >> two deserving women were plucked off the plaza and treated to gorgeous new looks by our crack makeover team. "today" contribute and stylist to the stars -- >> louis licari. >> if only idina would have stayed with us. and "today" contributor and contributing editor for "people style watch" and author jill martin. >> hi, kiddos. >> a little warm today, right? >> yeah, we had a great time out there. again, plaza was crowded. it was a simple chore. >> jackie is first up. she's 63 from seattle, washington. now, her daughter secretly begged us to make over her, quote, hippie mom. so when her mother found out, she was more than a little bit

stunned. take a listen. >> well, mom's freaking out because you ambushed her at home, bringing her here. >> i love my mom dearly and wanted her inside to match her outside, even though they already do, i wanted them to be even better. i stayed up all night. put the sign together, held it above her head and through the luck of, you know, the roll of the dice, we were selected. so thank you for, you know, recognizing what i already know. >> i know you're so gorgeous, i can't wait for this. but are you able to speak yet? >> not much. so thank you. >> all right. >> look at the cheekbone on that lady. >> gorgeous. she's here with her daughter. keep your mind fold on. >> hold it together, please. >> here is jackie's before picture. all right, jackie. let's see the new you. >> whoa! >> wow. >> right here.

right here. you got it. are you ready to take off your blindfold? >> i don't know. i don't think so. >> take it off. >> oh, my god. >> we were prepared for this. >> you want to see yourself, jackie? >> yes. >> put your glasses on. >> oh my! i love it! >> you look good in them. >> i'm trying to think what movie star you look like. >> thank you. >> look right here. >> can you imagine -- >> my god. >> i love it. >> tell us -- >> this is from hippie to glamorous. she is very glamorous, hollywood movie star. >> thank you. >> what i did drbt fir-- i want keep the gray, i used a translucent color. so used a translucent color to keep it -- it was very light,

naturally. i made it a little blonder, all with a single process by using a translucent color. and then, of course, igor today did this great haircut, her hair was beautiful, but it was long. and doing nothing for her. >> what do you think, honey? >> i thought you were messing with me. it is like, where is my mother. i didn't recognize her. >> not april fool's. >> that dress is like a perfect fit. >> people always ask, how do you choose the people in the plaza. we saw her, you looked so gorgeous that we felt we can take ten years off, like that, and so much fun. first time in heels in how long? >> probably 30 years. >> and the dress is maggie london. >> beautiful. >> amazing. >> thank you. >> our second lady is tiffany, she is 45 from lexington, kentucky. as a mother of seven kids, she never has time to do anything for herself. so she was thrilled for the chance to be pampered for a few hours. let's hear her story. >> we're here with our own snow

white and some of her seven dwarves, anna lee is so cute. you're a mom of seven. i know why you deserve this. >> my husband is an infertility doctor. we're done. this is it. busy mom here. >> so we're going to give you a gorgeous mommy makeover. what do you think? >> i'm really excited. i think if anyone deserves this, it is definitely her. >> okay. >> the brood is here. >> i'm trying to count how many are here. she's here with almost the whole clan. george, her husband, jordan, alley, cooper, anna lee and spencer who is a family friend. let's look at tiffany and bring out the brand-new mother of seven, tiffany. >> okay. >> that woman had seven children, i do not believe it. go ahead, take your blindfolds off. >> wow. >> wow. >> you look great. >> you ready to see, tiffany?

>> i'm ready. >> turn around, sweetheart. >> oh, my god. that is me? >> that is you. >> look at that! >> spin right around. >> you look fantastic. >> an absolutely different person. >> what do you think? >> she looks way good. i love it. >> way gooder. >> way gooder. >> you look way gooder. i'm going to keep that line. >> so miss way gooder, what we did is igor gave her a haircut and bangs, we gave her this oval shaped face which is just perfect and she looks great. i gave her this hair color that i think works with the complexion a little bit better. and we brought it all together with makeup. >> and that dress. >> yes. >> jill -- >> that body. >> the body -- >> maggie london dress and the shoes are shoe dazzle. under $50. >> fantastic. >> perfect.

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>> these are pavers, cambridge pavers, these are segmental pavers that go over top of what they have. you set it in sand, a bag of sand down below and now you create this very new surface that will look beautiful. what i love about the segmental paving is something cracks or moves, pick it up, reset it, put it back down. it is great. this is a product called deck right, an exterior vinyl floor. you can use it on balconies, you can use it over decks, you can use it over concrete. and it is beautiful. >> what is the life span of it? >> it is a good ten years. and it depends where you live. or on concrete surfaces this product called restore, i have behind here, this is a mock-up of what your concrete looks like with the crack. this is a very textured two coat surface called restore 10x, goes over concrete, nonslip, it is beautiful. >> this is slippery and this isn't. >> it is beautiful. >> how many colors does it come in? >> it can be tinted so probably

a dozen colors. you roll it on. >> textured like that? >> you roll it on. with a roller. so you use the textured roller, two coats, works really great. >> amazing. >> next up, pamela sends thus question. i have cathedral ceilings in my kitchen and living room. let's go down here. with three eyeball lights. i would like to convert the light over the kitchen at the sink to a pendant light. is there a way to doing this simply without having an electrician come out? >> you see the can light that is up there, you take the trim off of it. you take the lightbulb off of it. >> so far you don't need an electrician. >> you'll buy a product called a worth screw in pendant light. screw it into the new can light, there is your pendant. >> oh -- >> what? >> that's it. look how beautiful it is. comes in all different kinds. they cost $69 to $85 depending

on the choice, it will work on a slope ceiling, you can lengthen it, go up and down, doesn't matter, works great. >> electricians are not happy about that. >> this is from rehan austin. what she wants to know is this. after water drains in the kitchen sink, it gurgles. my mom has this. >> here we go. >> 15 to 30 seconds. is there a clog. it doesn't drain slowly, though? >> this is called insta flow made in texas. you want to wear gloves. when the drains are slow, the gunk and goop and everything in there, you activate this stuff with hot water. now, i'm not wearing goggles or gloves, just for sake of -- >> you should. >> but you should. this is boiling water. pour this in the drain and activate it. look at that. now you spin it. don't breathe that just yet. >> is it okay for the environment? >> it is fine. it is completely safe. now, there is the hair. >> i love this stuff. >> does it doesn't grate it?

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it is a growing trend after decades of being married. couples over 50 years old are now finding themselves divorcing at mid-life. >> the question is, are they

happier? check out scene from "it's complicated" where meryl streep reflects on her divorce while she redecorates. >> i have one tiny note now in my bathroom, no his and her sinks. >> oh, okay, sure. no his. >> in my current bathroom i have two sinks and sometimes the other sink makes me feel bad. >> if you can relate, you may be among -- i love that movie, the 80% of divorced middle aged women who say they do not regret their decision. one woman who has been there is psychotherapist abbie rodman, the author of "should you marry him," a good question to ask before you do. >> also with us relationship expert terrence reel. >> hello, everybody. good to see you guys. >> that's interesting that the middle life divorce didn't shock me, but the fact it is initiated 78% of the time by women is an interesting number. >> it sure is. >> what is the reasoning behind it, is there a thread of truth among it all, is there a theme? >> most of the women reported

that they were leaving their marriages because of psychological and emotional abuse. which was a statistic that really surprised me. i expected to see other things, infidelity, falling out of love, other things. but women are -- >> tired of it. >> they're tired of it. >> a long fuse and when it is over, it is over. >> by the time 15 to 20 years goes by or however long the marriage was, they're done. >> no regrets. 87% report they don't feel bad after making the choice. >> i think the open secret in couples therapy is that women want levels of emotional connection from their men that most men have not been raised to deliver. and women are dissatisfiedissat >> what about just -- some people have been in it that long, they'll say, what the heck, we'll stay in it. i know what i have and i don't know what's out there and that kind of thing. >> we talk about the age being 50, but that he's not really middle aged. middle age -- 35, you're middle age, basically, right? >> we just say that gently. >> so this is not about waiting for the kids to grow up because

many times they're gone before that, right? >> that's true. i mean, i did ask that question in my survey. did you stay together at any point for the kids? and 60% of people said they did. >> the problems were brewing long before. >> mm-hmm. >> so this doesn't happen overnight. >> it doesn't happen overnight. >> a lot of kids do -- a lot of people stay together for the sake of the kids and the kids get older and people just don't get the help that they need. and i think that my message is for the women who get the guy in front of a couple of therapists and get a couple of therapists who can support you -- >> do you think people are really changing at that age? >> they're in the change business. people can change, absolutely. >> they have to both want it, though, right? you cannot change a person who does not -- first of all, there is a problem, second of all, doesn't think they're the problem. >> a lot of guys will change for the sake of their children and for keeping the family together. >> when they know it is the end, it could be the end, then maybe they come around.

>> okay. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> another depressing survey. >> okay. >> we're not depressed now because tony winner idina menzel will sing for us an amazing duet from her new show "if/then". >> but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪

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the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> tomorrow author jackie collins steams up our kitchen. award winning family vacation spots. and easter fashions. >> right now, a performance by the very talented singer, actress idina menzel. >> in her new musical "if/then," she plays elizabeth living out two parallel lives. >> she co-stars with james snyder and here they are singing "here i go."

♪ i want a fortune wishing on the stars ♪ ♪ if i believe all the stories ♪ ♪ my heart starts beating faster ♪ ♪ and still here i go oh, here i go ♪ ♪ all the emotions i leave nothing to the gods ♪

♪ still here i go oh, here i go ♪ ♪ why i don't know oh, here i go ♪ ♪ you're not so romantic you know there's no surprise ♪ ♪ no good at small talk ♪ ♪ or little loving lies ♪ ♪ i'm awkward i'm grateful and sometimes i'm hateful as you know ♪ ♪ still here we go

oh, here we go ♪ ♪ deep down i'm a coward ♪ ♪ afraid to let you in ♪ ♪ the only thing i'm craving is to say what might have been ♪ ♪ so here i go here i go ♪ ♪ i love you so so here i go ♪ ♪ oh, here i go ♪

and that breaking news is in san francisco. our looking at live pictures of a gas leak in the lower pack heights neighborhood. our chopper above the scene right now. an hour ago a truck hit a one inch gas line causing the leak. gas could be smelled in the area and just minutes ago pg&e capped that leak. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker. more details in the fort hood shooting.