all cwe're back at 7:25 wit live local news update. driven by hate? while the threat moves east this morning. into the deep. a dramatic shift in the search for flight 370. searchers deploy a submarine for the first time in an area so remote they're calling it entirely new to mankind. and boiling over. a newly aggressive oscar pistorius spars with the prosecution about details of that fateful night. >> being argumentative is not

good for your credibility. >> today, monday, april 14th, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm carson daly alongside natalie morales and dylan dreyer. both matt and al are both off today. >> i think we have a band here. carson and the ladies. >> trust me, i win in that scenario. >> good to have you here. we've got a lot of news to get to this morning. including today's top story. the deadly shootings at two jewish centers near kansas city. officials are telling nbc news this morning the 73-year-old suspect is a former ku klux klan leader with a history of anti-semitism. let's get to nbc's ron allen. he's got the latest this morning. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah.

police are investigating these murders as possible hate crimes because the gunman attacked right in the heart of this area's jewish community. three people are dead and everyone is wondering here why and how such heinous violence could erupt here. last night as mourningers gathered, a dramatic moment when one stepped forward just hours after losing two people she dearly loved. >> i am the daughter of a gentleman who was killed and a mother of a son who was kill ed. >> he was her father, and another her son. >> reporter: earlier in the day frantic calls alerted police. reports of a man opening fire in two locations in this quiet suburb of of kansas city.

the parking lot of the jewish community center. >> we were walking to the parking lot, and then we just rushed in the theater. we thought it was weather at first. >> there were people ducking down under tables and yelling at us to get inside. >> reporter: dozens stayed locked down inside for more than an hour. outside, dr. william lewis corporan, a well-known physician, was shot d killed. his 14-year-old grandson reat griffin underwood, high school freshman and eagle scout, was rushed to a hospital. he died there. minutes later, a few blocks away, more gunfire. this time outside the village shalom retirement community. a woman not identified by authorities was killed there. >> there's no other words to describe it, just panic. >> reporter: the alleged gunman arrested in a local schoolyard is 73-year-old frazier glenn cross jr. from southwestern missouri. a former ku klux klan leader, a history of anti-semitic and racist activities, including radio ads during a failed bid for the u.s. senate in 2010 deemed so offensive, broadcasters fought to keep them off the air. there's no indication cross,

allegedly armed with a shotgun, knew any of the victims. he reportedly smiled and yelled "heil hitler" once in custody. the alleged gunman is expected to face charges later in court today. the event was described as cowardly, unspeakly and president obama expressed his condolences. >> it's just awful. thank you. another big story this morning, dangerous spring storms. a powerful system that produced tornados, hail and heavy rain across the nation's midsection is moving east. nbc's joe fryer is in lovelady, texas, north of houston. joe, good morning. >> reporter: the sheriffs department believes a tornado did touch down in lovelady, texas. the worst of the damage here. giant trees were uprooted. some landing on a mobile home. a woman was inside there at the time. she was pulled out and taken to the hospital with only cuts and bruises and should be okay.

this is just a taste of the damage caused by wild weather throughout the southern and central u.s. as a twister moved closer to lovelady, texas, those nervously watching couldn't help but notice its size. >> it got bigger. >> reporter: before long, it destroyed three mobile homes, sending one woman to the hospital. the weather caused problems across the south, from downpours in arkansas, to twisters in oklahoma, a state that had gone nearly 250 days without a tornado, almost breaking a record. >> you can see some heavy rain in the air. you're seeing some hail mixed in there. >> reporter: cameras also caught what appears to be a gustnado, a low-rotating vortex weaker than a tornado, but still capable of causing damage. pounding hail also left its mark across the country's midsection as severe storms hit the midwest, ripping up the landscape, especially in michigan. >> before i knew it, about 60 seconds, man, it was -- it came through and blew my fence down, messed my garage door up.

>> reporter: wind gusts reaching as high as 80 miles an hour, strong enough to peel the roof off this high school gym and flip small airplanes. two men survived after a tree fell on their golf cart and a family narrowly escaped their home, now buried in a massive pile of fallen branches. this morning, as the spring storms move east, forecasters say the risk of tornado should drop, but extreme weather still remains a threat. back here in lovelady, texas, in addition to the damage to mobile homes, a school here also suffered some minor damage. now that the worst of the weather has moved out of this area, many in the central part of the country are bracing for a drastic drop in temperature. carson? >> all right, joe fryer, thank you for that. so where is the biggest weather threat today? dylan dreyer is in for al. good morning. >> good morning. today the threat is along the gulf coast. we have this tornado watch area that is shrinking right just to the northwest of jackson, mississippi.

you can see we do have some really heavy downpours here. but from eastern texas all the way over into the panhandle of florida, including alabama, this is the area today where we could see especially large hail, damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. the tornado threat is not really as large today, but we do still have your flash flood watches and even right around jackson, mississippi, a flash flood warning. those torrential downpours can cause flooding in an instant, so that's something we have to watch because the potential is there for one to two inches of rain. and then as we go into tuesday, it works its way up the east coast and even up into the northeast. this is a powerful cold front that will produce about one to two inches of rain in the northeast as well. the severe threat diminishes as we go into tomorrow, but this afternoon we certainly have to keep an eye out for some of those very strong storms, especially early afternoon today. savannah? >> all right, dylan, thank you we've got some new developments in the search for malaysia air flight 370. officials say they have not heard any new pings from what might be the plane's data recorders in at least six days. so now for the first time, an underwater vehicle is being

deployed to search. nbc's katy tur has the latest from perth, australia, this morning. katy, good morning. >> hey there, savannah. i wouldn't call this a last-ditch effort, but they're definitely nearing the end of their options here. entering a new phase today, scaling back on the visual efforts above the water as well as the audio efforts below the water, instead trying to focus on seeing beneath the waves. six days with no new acoustic signals, and ocean shield is swapping out ears for eyes, pulling up its pinger locator and deploying bluefin-21, the unmanned submarine to scan the ocean floor in smaller, more manageable sections. >> this will be a slow and painstaking process. >> reporter: after a weekend of listening and hoping for more pings, a more somber angus houston announced the decision to move forward. >> i would caution you against raising hopes that the deployment of the autonomous underwater vehicle will result

in the detection of the aircraft wreckage. it may not. >> reporter: it will take two hours for bluefin-21 to get to the bottom of the ocean. nearly three miles down. once there, it will work for 16 hours, moving like a lawn mower, up one stretch and down another as it creates a 3-d map of the sea floor. >> these are some good indications that we have, and we're going to pursue those indications. but, you know, people need to realize that these searches typically unfold over months and years, certainly not hours and days. >> reporter: more than a month in and still no sign of wreckage. though today planes focus on an area just down sea of the search zone where ocean shield discovered an oil slick. back on land in beijing, families of passengers are still waiting, refusing to consider flying to perth until there is evidence. >> they might be alive, they might be dead. there are all kinds of possibilities. >> reporter: bluefin-21 is quite a big process. two hours to get down, 16 hours

to scan, two hours back up, and four hours to analyze all that data. that's a full 24 hours, full day before they can find out what bluefin-21 saw. now, as for the oil slick, it is getting analyzed as well, but experts say it's unlikely it will have anything to do with the plane. >> all right, katy tur with the latest from perth this morning. thank you. let's go to ellen prager. she's a marine scientist and president of earth to ocean, which educates the public. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so we now have these four solid pings. they've narrowed the search area to i think a size of about los angeles, about 500 square miles. i know it's not ideal. they'd like a smaller area. but is this doable for that mini sub, the bluefin-21? >> well, for this autonomous underwater vehicle, it's certainly doable. the only issue is going to be time. it takes time to map the seabed. so they can definitely do it. it's a little bit on the edge of the depth capabilities. but it can do it.

>> let's look at a couple things. first of all, what is this technology? how exactly does it map the ocean floor? >> right. well, they will essentially send the auv down and it will guide or be powered over the sea floor and send pulses of sound down and then it will record the echoes. the echoes that are strong will give you something that's sort of light or sticking up from the sea floor, and the echoes that are weak or shadows or low spots, and then in a computer they will process all that information and you essentially get a map of the sea floor. and then what you do is you look for something that doesn't look natural. you're looking for something that doesn't look like a rock or the sea floor, and then they're going to go investigate that further. >> and that leads me right to my question, because how can you distinguish the terrain down there, the topography in the ocean in that area is kind of rugged. could you mistake rugged terrain for something sharp-angled that you might suspect to be plane

wreckage? >> well, that's a great question. and that's one of the problems. they're going to have to go down and see what the bottom topography looks like, and hopefully there will be enough silt and things that it won't have covered any wreckage if it's there and you'll get things that have angles that just don't look natural. but it's not an easy task. >> very quickly, you mentioned this. this bluefin-21 mini sub is at the limits of what it can do in terms of depth, almost three miles down. so what problems might that raise? >> well, the problems with depth -- i mean, once you get down that deep in the ocean, the pressures are crushing. so they have to worry about problems mechanically with the bluefin-21. can it withstand those sort of pressures? so if it's on the edge, it should be okay. but you have to worry about starting to get technical problems when you get too deep. >> thank you, always good to get your perspective. appreciate it. natalie's here with frightening moments for passengers on a southwest airline's flight. >> that's right. good morning, guys. the southwest airlines flight on

its way from chicago to sacramento sunday had to make an emergency landing in omaha, nebraska, because of an unruly passenger. other passengers captured the incident on their cell phones and our affiliate kcra got a hold of it. >> reporter: it's what so many travelers fear, a fellow passenger getting out of control midair. >> all of a sudden we heard a woman scream way in the back. >> reporter: witnesses say their heard frantic yelling on southwest flight 722 from chicago to sacramento, with 139 passengers and crew onboard. >> we saw the stewardess rush to the back, and there was all sorts of commotion. >> reporter: that commotion was a man trying to open the rear door of the plane. >> i mean, you just kind of got that bad feeling that something wasn't going right, especially when a bunch of big guys got up and jumped into the aisle immediately and ran towards the

back of the plane. >> reporter: one of those men, dr. scott porter, first thought it was a medical emergency, but soon realized it was a threat. >> we basically tackled the guy who was back there and pinned him down. >> reporter: air marshals restrained the man for the rest of the flight, then escorted him off the plane. as they drove him away, those onboard started clapping. >> this is one time where i might sound a little sexist, but i'm glad there were some burly men on the plane, because they really did what was great. ukraine's acting president is threatening military action this morning after pro-russian militias took over government buildings there. nbc's ayman mohyeldin has the latest. >> reporter: pro-russian separatist militias have again taken over a police station, this time in a city in donetsk. it's seven days in a row where these pro-russian militias, well-armed with military precision in very crisp uniforms that many believe say are backed by russia, that they've been able to take over these buildings and that has pushed the country into a very difficult position.

the ukrainian government has given an ultimatum for them to lay down their weapons and leave these buildings, or risk having the armed forces come in and use force to clear them out. the problem in doing so, it could possibly provoke russia, which has 40,000 soldiers on the border. natalie? >> thank you, ayman mohyeldin. firefighters in chile are struggling to contain a massive fire that has killed 12 people there and destroyed 2,000 homes. officials thought the fires were contained sunday morning, but strong winds fanned the flames in the afternoon. some 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate the area. more than 500 people were treated at hospitals, mostly from smoke inhalation. and golfer bubba watson finding room in his closet for a second green jacket this morning after winning the masters on sunday for the second time in three years. watson shot a final round 69 at augusta national to win the tournament by three shots. in addition to the famed green jacket, watson also pockets more

than $1.6 million for the win. and it's always a perfect fit, notice that? it's like the tailors are right there. >> yeah, exactly. masters casual. natalie, thank you. miss dylan, busy day in the middle of the country. >> yeah, just like yesterday. we're going to see another round of very strong storms. this cold front has a history of producing golf ball sized hail. we saw that in texas and oklahoma yesterday. also up into kansas. we are going to see that threat spread a little further to the east today. you see in red from eastern texas, right over into the panhandle of florida. we're not going to see the threat of tornados, those would be very isolated, but it's again for the hail and the damaging wind gusts. on the backside of it, we're looking at snow. chicago could see a wintery mix today. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in just 30 seconds. e sure your s fit your goals --

and what you're really investing for. tap into the full power of your fidelity green line. call today and we'll make it easy to move that old 401(k) to a fidelity rollover ira. hey, happy monday to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. nice, clear start in san jose and, meanwhile, we're foggy this morning and this is going to clear out pretty rapidly. about 9:30, 10:00 a.m. mostly clear conditions and temperatures will be warm. 69 degrees in san francisco for today and 83 in the east bay and south bay at 81 degrees and much cooler weather as we head into tomorrow and then bounce your numbers right back up thursday into friday. thank you. tamron is in for carson in the orange room. has a little more on masters champ bubba watson. i am glad we mentioned he won. but where is the shot of the

baby and the tears? >> let me just spoiler alert. i will show you the shot of -- there it is. >> i mean, come on! >> at the 18th hole. that is 2-year-old caleb. look at those cheeks. look at that -- it's just the cutest thing ever. okay, so that was the big finish. but you know what, sometimes you've got to start big or go home. anyway, so guys, the tweet that was trending majorly on sunday was the #masterssunday. 1.3 million mentions, by the way, on twitter. as i also mentioned, it was this adorable face, 2-year-old caleb who stole the show. let's show the video one more time of caleb rolling out there to the 18th hole to greet his papa. by the way, this is bubba's second masters. >> carson is crying. >> this is my dream to win the masters and have my child. >> not to have your kids meet you, but for you to win. nevertheless, you bet, a lot of

people sending out love to bubba, including jordan spieth, who is the phenom, 20 years old in the masters for the first time. he said, dream come true competing at augusta. deserving champion in bubba watson. stinging badly, but just the fuel to go forward. justin timberlake, also an avid golfer says well-done, bubba. congrats on your second green jacket. here's my favorite tweet. it's bubba watson celebrating at my favorite restaurant, the waffle house. that is keeping it classy. go to #orangeroom and let us know what you think about caleb. bubba, we love you, too, but we really love caleb. >> tamron, where should we have the waffle delivery come? >> you've mentioned it's your favorite restaurant. >> my mom lives about two minutes from a waffle house. we'll get her here from texas. >> we can't wait that long. >> i know. >> all right, tamron, thank you. coming up, we'll go to south africa. heated exchanges this morning between oscar pistorius and the prosecution. this is day six of him on the stand. how much longer will he be

there? plus, a terrifying ordeal, a florida woman attacked by a bear in her own driveway. we'll hear from her exclusively. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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temperatures aren't that bad, little chilly out there. but 54 degrees and 51 degrees right here in san jose. we're starting out nice and clear. taking a look at this week at a glance, going to be the warmest for today. most sunshine, as well. big cooling by mid-week and then a very slight chance of showers as we head through friday into saturday. i know this weekend you have a lot of people coming into town. maybe you're headed out of town for easter sunday. looking really comfortable around here. but today it will be warm. 83 degrees in the east bay and south bay 81 degrees. you notice on your seven-day forecast, we'll cool you off as we head through the next couple days and cool you off. here's anthony slaughter and your morning drive. >> things are really foggy, especially in the east bay valleys and even in the south bay in some spots even for right now you're looking at san jose. you can see cars moving without a problem and accident at 101 keeping things restricted there and also see in the santa clara valley on 680 northbound at east

capital expressway also an accident in san tomas things are restricted there and lots happened in the silicon valley this morning. east bay things moving without a problem. little slowing on the usual spot and let's take you into the peninsula and palpalo alto with a problem. >> is it the best? i don't know. thanks for joining us, we'll be back with another local news update for you in about half an hour. i hope to see you then. have a good one. is split in two. you can either have high-end or low-price. quality or quantity.

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7:30 now on this monday morning. it is the 14th of april, 2014. pretty shot of the sunrise in washington, d.c. over the internal revenue service. yes, our taxes are due tomorrow. what are you guys all cheering about? taxes are dow tomorrue tomorrow. no, we've got a happy crowd. their taxes are done. that's why they're so happy. >> they're on spring break. >> we'll say hello to them in a couple moments. let's start with what's making headlines this morning. the alleged gunman accused of killing three people at two jewish facilities in suburban kansas city has been identified as 73-year-old frazier glenn cross, and police say he is a well-known white supremacist and

former ku klux klan leader. an unruly passenger forced a crew of a southwest airlines flight from chicago to sacramento to make an emergency landing in omaha, nebraska. witnesses say the man tried to open an exit door mid-flight before he was tackled and detained by fellow passengers. crews are using a sub today for the first time in the hunt for flight 370. it will use sonar to map the search area at the bottom of the indian ocean and will chart any possible debris. and coming up, the hunt for a bear who attacked a florida woman in her own driveway over the weekend. that survivor shares her harrowing story exclusively with us. and did he accidentally tip his hand? we're live at buckingham palace with new royal baby speculation set off by prince william himself on his family trip down under. >> we'll get to that in a couple of moments, but let's begin this half-hour in south africa at the murder trial of oscar pistorius. he is beginning a second week on the stand. and once again, exchanges with the prosecution have been

heated. "today's" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is at the courthouse for us once again. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. welcome to a new week and that means new drama in court. these two men are locked in a bitter battle with everything on the line. we're watching it all happen. a delicate dance of semantics and name calling and traps. the prosecutor is trying to wear oscar pistorius down, and really tear his story apart. this morning, clear signs it may be working with pistorius making more mistakes while crying and screaming on the stand. oscar pistorius still has his fans. >> we love you! >> reporter: showing up today with trophies, balloons, even hugs for the man himself. why do you support oscar pistorius? >> because, he is a hero. he's my hero. >> reporter: inside the courtroom, he broke down today. >> i did not fire at reeva! >> reporter: and the prosecutor pounced. >> your version is so improbable

that it cannot be reasonably possibly true. >> reporter: pistorius's version, he shot and killed reeva steenkamp by accident, that he heard a noise in the middle of the night, thought it was an intruder, and grabbed his gun. >> i screamed, i said get the [ bleep ] out of my house. get the [ bleep ] out of my house." >> reporter: but prosecutors call that a fabrication, exposing more inconsistencies in his story today. last week, he testified when he heard the possible intruder, he whispered to reeva to call the cops. today his version changed. >> i didn't whisper, my lady. >> if somebody would say that you whispered, that person would be lying. >> that's right, my lady. >> you know who that person is? because somebody said it. >> no, my lady. >> it's you. you said it. >> then i made a mistake, my lady. >> and there's more. pistorius says he and reeva went

to sleep by 10:00 p.m. but her autopsy shows she ate food hours later, around 1:00 a.m., and must have been awake. >> mr. pistorius, this particular point i put to you is devastating for your version because it cannot -- it's an objective set of facts and it cannot fit into your version. >> i don't have an explanation for the questions he's putting to me. >> reporter: the prosecution theory, he shot her because they were fighting. they say reeva was a neat freak. so why were her jeans laying on the bedroom floor? it's proof the prosecutor says she was trying to get away from pistorius in a hurry. >> she wanted to leave. and you weren't sleeping. you were both awake. >> that's not correct, my lady. it's untrue. >> and that there was an argument. >> that's not true, my lady. >> reporter: how damaging is this for oscar?

>> oscar being caught lying whilst testifying is deadly for him. >> reporter: even while they're small details? >> they might seem small, but the judge will consider that at the end of the matter when she considers the bigger issues and his credibility. >> reporter: for the prosecution, this cross-examination extremely important. that's why it's going on so long. yes, pistorius admits to shooting and killing reeva, but remember, police have no hard evidence that they were fighting that night or what they were even fighting about. it is just a theory they need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he wanted to kill who was behind that door, whether it was reeva or the intruder. legal experts say this is not a slam dunk for either side yet, guys. >> all right, jeff rossen at the courthouse. thank you very much. let's get a check of the water from dylan, who's in for al. >> it's nice on the east coast, but it's not going to last. we will see the potential for very cold temperatures working their way east. it comes with a cold front that yesterday produced some severe storms down through texas into oklahoma, and then it ended off as snow, especially back through nebraska. you can see some of our heaviest

rain right now is sitting down through the gulf coast states and that's where our biggest threat of strong storms will be today. you can't miss where that cold front is out ahead of it this morning. these are current temperatures in the 60s. back behind it, we're well down into the 20s. we could see record cold temperatures in parts of texas tonight into early tomorrow morning. high temperatures still close to 80 degrees on the east coast. this afternoon, we are looking for temperatures to be about 20 degrees below normal, and watch how this cold air starts to spread eastward. tomorrow, chicago tops out around 42. cincinnati 44. still 71 in washington, d.c. but then the cold air makes its way into the northeast by wednesday. syracuse, a high of only 36 degrees, but eventually temperatures will start warming up back across texas. so we'll bottom out at record lows tomorrow morning and then get back 7:36. happy monday morning to you. not too cold out there. we're at 56 degrees, for example, in mountain view. san francisco waking up with 53 degrees and a foggy sky

overhead. as we head throughout the day today, this isn't going to last long. in fact, i think by 10:30 a.m., mostly clear conditions here in the city by the bay, although we will see plenty of cloud cover in places like pacifica and daly city until 11:00 a.m., 11:30. sea breeze settles in and tomorrow cooler day and temps today in the 80s. and of course, you can keep track of your forecast 24 at weather channel or weather.com. weather channel, weather.com. one of those. >> we got it. >> google it. thank you, dylan. appreciate it. now to a terrifying bear attack in an unlikely place, a suburb of orlando. a black bear mauled a mother in front of her own home. she shared her story exclusively with nbc news. here's nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: terri frana is recovering from a nightmare this morning. >> i saw this large bear charging at me. >> reporter: confronting five bears in her driveway and garage, she hardly had time to

think. >> she opened her jaw and clamped down on to my head and i could just hear her teeth marks going through my scalp. >> reporter: terri thought about her children and prayed. >> i thought, please, my kids need me. >> reporter: bears interacting with humans is not uncommon in this unscapscale orlando suburb which is right next to a state nature preserve. >> you can't disrespect the bears, it's their neighborhood. >> reporter: according to an analysis by the "orlando sentinel," reports of bears coming in contact with people and property have more than doubled in the last five years in central florida. from just under a thousand in 2009 to more than 2,200 last year. last night, even as florida wildlife officials set traps, tranquilizer guns ready, bears could be seen wandering through the subdivision. one was shot by a game warden

after exhibiting dangerous behavior. three others were captured and put down. >> unfortunately, we just got too comfortable with them being around. >> reporter: wildlife officials say for the most part, bears don't attack humans. but with 30 staples on her scalp, ten stitches on her forehead and numerous claw marks and puncture wounds, those statistics have little meaning to terri frana today. >> i can't close my eyes and not think about it, see it, feel it. but that will go away in time and i'm here. i'm here for my kids. >> reporter: for "today," janet shamlian, nbc news. >> that's frightening. >> survival story. >> and by the way, not to be ignorant, i had no idea there were that many bears in the orlando area. >> right. >> you think you're safe at home. >> scary. coming up on "trending," the highlights from a wild night at the mtv movie awards, including why zac efron, ladies, literally lost his shirt.

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eclipses. it begins tonight with a visually stunning blood moon and it promises to be a real treat for stargazers. >> bad blood? the so-called blood moon will return to the night sky tonight, just past 3:00 a.m. eastern time, when for a little over an hour, the moon will take on a distinctive red tint. and on this occasion, the u.s. is in prime viewing position. >> weather permitting, anybody in north america, central america, south america will be able to see this. if you're on your phone to the far end of argentina, you can be seeing and describing to each other the same thing happening at the same moment. >> what's happening is a total lunar eclipse with the earth in a precise position between the full moon and the sun. the only light reaching the lunar surface is sunlight being refracted off the earth's atmosphere, which is where the red color comes from. but this isn't your average eclipse. it's the first of four total lunar eclipses in the next 18

months, an event that occurs every few decades. and while the event is exciting for professional astronomers and those just moonlighting as one, others have a different take on the phenomenon. >> i think the fact that we're having this total lunar eclipse on the feast of passover has great spiritual significance. you go to 32 and 33 a.d. when jesus died, there are solar lunar eclipses all over the biblical holidays at that time as well. >> whether or not this is a good night moon remains to be seen, but if the world doesn't end tonight, a few of us may start paying more attention to the heavens above. >> an event like this can draw people's attention out of their little anthill day-to-day lives to look up at the grandness of the universe that's going on above us all the time. >> so it's a little eerie. there's a lot of speculation around it. it happens after 3:00 a.m.

eastern time this morning. it will be cloudy on the east coast, so maybe the world doesn't end for us. but in the middle of the country, it is going to be -- >> that's the only thing i obtained from that piece, that the world may end tonight. >> how are you going to adjust your behavior accordingly? >> liquid lunch? i don't know. >> seize the day, guys. >> you do that anyway. all day every day. >> and i do. coming up, a dramatic rescue. we're going to talk to the father who spent three days trapped in a canyon with no way to reach his young sons. a dramatic story. and next, tamron shows you why it was a weekend of surprises from miss taylor swift, right after this. ♪ you have three questions. coffee or espresso? oh, coffee please. ♪ is this coffee? it's nespresso vertuoline. how do they make this froth? it's coffee crema. last question.

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back at 7:49, a lot of buzz on "snl" this weekend. tamron's got more from the orange room. >> it was seth rogan and the reviews were great. everyone believes he did a great job there. also, ed sheeran was the musical performance. but the opening monologue always pretty entertaining. take a look at seth. >> hey, seth. you need any help? >> no, i got this. >> are you sure? >> i'm totally sure. i'm totally sure. i'm fine. >> go with her. >> i don't want any help, guys. i'm fine. i told you that. i need no -- >> he said he doesn't need my help. >> taylor swift. [ cheers and applause ] why did you come? >> you're getting really upset, and whenever a man shows

emotion, i appear. >> so there you have it. some unwanted help for seth rogan. but get this, guys. taylor swift was in new york. she left "snl" and traveled to columbus, ohio, to do what? she crashed a bridal shower. she met this wonderful young lady gina at a few meet and greets, and back in september, taylor mentioned she was -- gina mentioned to taylor that she was getting married, so taylor crashed the party. take a look at this. how adorable? imagine that. and, of course, they took the selfie, savannah, which we love so much. gina tweeted out, you can tell me don't cook. we ought taylor got me a lid. they're pots. she got the cookware as a gift and thought it was a lid. we got to thinking around here, if someone were to crash your party, any party, what celebrity would you pick? go to #orangeroom and tell us who you'd like to crash your party. any of us? feel free. >> that could get me in some

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good monday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. watching for hot spots and the old kntv building burned to the ground yesterday. hard to see our studios caught up in flames. when crews arrived, they went in looking for transients known to live there but had to move back because the fire was so intense. two firefighters suffered minor injuries but treated and released at the scene. a san jose police officer will be back in court today. jeffrey graves will enter a plea to forcible rape in the hall of justice in san jose. graves, who is free on $100,000 bail allegedly raped a woman last september after dropping her off at a hotel where she wanted to spend the night after a fight with her husband. want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. new workweek and brand-new forecast and you'll notice that on your seven-day forecast there

at the bottom of your screen. the warmest of the week, we're starting out pretty chilly and something you can peel off by 10:30. our temperatures will climb nicely, especially here in the south bay. we're starting out mostly clear, still mostly foggy in san francisco and this fog is burning off quickly and by about 10:30, 11:00, we're expecting mostly clear sky in san francisco. 79 and, overall, warm day for the north bay. let's check your drive, here's anthony. >> things pretty heavy especially every single highway and in the south bay, start off on 101. worst spot you can see the backup go past edenville and two separate accidents one at tully on 101 northbound and the other at the 680 connector. this is very slow and make sure you take it easy and in fremont things moving without a problem and even in the peninsula, that foggy drive moving right along.

thank you very much, i'll see you in half an hour for another local news update.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, rescued. a hiking trip gone wrong. a father and his two young sons separated and trapped in the canyon for three days. how the father helped his son stay alive. royal rumor mill. the casual remark from prince william that started a frenzy down under. and one day, one deed. we're kicking off our tribute to national volunteer month. this morning, the photographer who helped some very deserving kids live out their dreams. today, monday, april 14th, 2014. >> good morning, memphis, we love you! >> good morning, mississippi! >> good morning, texas. >> it's my fabulous 50th.

♪ >> this lsu tiger loves "today"! >> i'm head over heels for you, "today" show. >> i'm on the "today" show today. and welcome back to "today." what a great crowd. what a beautiful morning. it is monday. feels fabulous. >> feels great out here, doesn't it? >> it's beautiful. >> huge crowd in new york city. >> i feel like this is the first time we've all been coatless out here. >> and not getting goosebumps. >> spring break continues. that's why we have this huge crowd. >> spring break actually feels like spring break. >> yes, it does. it sounds like spring break, too. let's go inside and get a check of the top stories from natalie. >> good morning to you guys once again. some terrifying moments in the kansas city area on sunday after a man went on a shooting spree at a jewish community center and then at a retirement center. police have a suspect in custody. he's 73-year-old former ku klux klan leader with a history of

anti-semiti anti-semitism. nbc's ron allen is in overland park, kansas, with the latest. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. a very disturbing day here. police are investigating what happened, the murders as a possible hate crime, because the gunman targeted two locations at the heart of the jewish community here. the victims have been identified as dr. william lewis corporan and his grandson reat underwood. a third victim has not been identified. and there was a very emotional moment at a vigil last night when mindy corporan stepped forward unexpectedly just hours after encountering suffering an unspeakable loss. >> i'm the daughter of the gentleman who was killed, and the mother of the son who was killed. >> reporter: very upsetting, very, very upsetting. the suspect has been identified as frazier glenn cross, 73. a white supremacist and former ku klux klansman. he'll be in court later this

morning. we hope to learn more about him then. back to you. >> ron allen, thank you. dangerous thunderstorms are threatening the southeast again today. it is the same system that touched off tornados in texas and oklahoma on sunday. several homes were destroyed and one person was hospitalized. heavy rain, hail, and winds caused more damage in arkansas and michigan. 150 customers lost power there in michigan as well. an unmanned submarine will be lowered into the indian ocean for the first time today to search for the missing malaysian airlines flight 370. the sub will map the sea floor where search crews heard signals they believe came from the plane's black boxes. it has been six days since any signals have been heard and 38 days since the plane with 239 people onboard disappeared. no wreckage has been found. san francisco 49ers linebacker aldon smith needs some defensive help of his own after being accused of making a bomb threat. this cell phone video shows smith being detained at los angeles international on sunday.

the airport says smith was pulled for a secondary security screening, became belligerent, and then he claimed he had a bomb. smith has been in trouble with the law before, including weapons and drunk driving charges. if convicted on the bomb threat, the 24-year-old could spend a year in county jail. a special honor on the eve of the first anniversary of the boston marathon bombings. thousands of runners arrived in boston sunday for the one run for boston event. for some, it was an extremely emotional end to a 3,000-mile relay that began last month in california. three people were killed and hundreds injured in the bombings one year ago tomorrow. runners raised $400,000 during that relay. well-done on their part. 8:04 right now. let's get a check of the weather once again with dylan. >> good morning, natalie. good morning, everyone. we've got an 89th birthday. where is grandma watching from? >> she's watching from alabama. >> is she going to text you? is she that kind of grandma? >> she's not quite into the text messaging yet. hopefully we'll get a phone

call. >> happy birthday, grandma. we are looking at some pretty chilly temperatures. once we get this cold front out of here. you can see what that front is doing. it's bringing some rain showers for now to chicago, but those will turn over to more of a wintery mix, as we go into this afternoon, as temperatures drop down to about 38 degrees. so it could be a little bit slippery for this evening's commute after such nice weather we had this weekend. we are also looking at a winter weather advisory further north up into wisconsin. we could see another couple inches of snow, and that goes for lansing, michigan, over into cleveland. along the shores of lake erie and up into western new york, we could see one to three inches out of this cold front. out ahead of it, we could see stronger storms. bigger threats will be strong hail, an isolated tornado is possible, but it certainly cools down on the backside of that front. we could see record low temperatures in texas, with records going back 100 years by tomorrow morning and eventually it will start to warm up by the middle of the week.

8:05 on a back-to-work monday. a little on the warm side. the warm esht day of the week. temperatures in the 50s right now. 81 degrees for the south bay, 83 for the east bay, 69 degrees in san francisco, and 78 degrees in the north bay. temperatures tumble into tomorrow. by wednesday, we'll nudge your numbers up just a little bit. by thursday, back to the 80s. by friday, maybe a little shower activity as we head throughout friday night. >> and that is your latest forecast. back inside to you guys. >> all right, dylan. thank you so much. >> you've got a big announcement. >> wait a minute. when we say that, now there's like a precedent. >> so much expectation. >> this is a teeny tiny announcement. >> we're launching a blog today. a bouncing baby blog. >> who's we? you and your baby? >> yeah, me and the little embryo. it's called savannah's maternity

musings. i've already posted my first entry there. >> what did you write about in your first one? >> just why i'm blogging. the first one is sort of serious. i hope to move on to more important things, like aren't maternity jeans the greatest? i'm in love with maternity jeans. they're stretchy. like after a big meal, you can just let it all hang out. >> great. >> i will tell you, by the end, you're going to want to burn them. >> really? >> the sex? a lot of people want to know. >> we're trying not to. so, so far, the doctors know. we do not know. >> that's fun. >> i'm trying to hold on. just giving myself permission to cave if i can't stand the suspense anymore. >> are you going to write about things that you're eating and your own experience too? >> i don't think it will be really that educational, carson. >> a shared experience. a lot of women exchange tips and you give your experience. i think it's beautiful. >> yeah, it's fun. honestly, one of the coolest things about this whole thing, besides the obvious, is that

people have been so nice and they send me the sweetest notes and i just thought it would be kind of fun. >> you should make a play list of music that you can play for the baby. >> that's a good idea. >> when i was pregnant, put the headphones on. >> ben harper. or just great classic guitar. just good soft music. >> not "smells like teen spirit." >> carson, you should be a guest blogger. you're expecting a baby, too. >> i will. >> absolutely. i thought, maybe we could do a little q&a. some mommy advice. >> okay, you got it. >> i will hunt down the best maternity jeans you won't want to throw out. >> it's the blog. coming up next on "trending," the stars get all dressed up for the mtv movie awards. so what was zac efron doing without a shirt? do we need the video?

is number two on the way? the royal baby speculation swirling down under. and the women of "today" square off in a friendly cooking competition. >> friendly, ladies. >> live on the plaza. we don't know anything other than friendly. >> but first, these messages. ♪ hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ well, i wear my clothes like this because i can ♪ [ female announcer ] when it comes to softness, shapes and styles only kleenex brand has it all. find your style then flaunt it at kleenex.com.

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so there won't be as many audits but beware. it also means taxpayer services are taking a hit. if you have to call the irs, probably going to be waiting on the phone a long time. >> why do we say that? maybe we just reminded the irs. >> they're watching you. >> like why are you so happy about not being audited? >> we're slowing down. well, take a look at this rather bizarre new statue in the carolina suburbs. it's sculpture shock. do you know who this is? take a look right now. believe it or not, this is supposed to be jesus. he's depicted as a homeless man sleeping on a park bench with a blanket covering his face and hands. this is about 20 miles north of charlotte. npr took this photo and said the reaction was immediate with some calling the statue creepy and insulting. one woman even called the cops. the director of the church said his rather wealthy parishioners

need to be reminded about the condition of the poor. >> what identifies that as jesus? i don't know. >> not much. >> i guess the thing it probably says jesus. >> i think it's incredibly thought provoking. >> it is. >> at a minimum it would get a conversation started. >> like the joan osborn song "what if god was one of us." >> it's important to remind people of poverty. now to a priceless reaction from actress em ma stone. she's a huge fan of the spice girls. during he press tour, she was surprised with a video message and a phone call from two of the members. the host felt there was one thing left to do. >> you've never met one. >> are you going to do something really big right now? >> have you ever met a spice girl? >> wait. hold on. >> so, they're not here.

>> that is so mean! >> even her costars seemed to believe it would happen. but at least this time it was just meant to be. is that a british thing? >> that is so mean. >> i love the spice girls. >> really? >> yes. girl power. >> especially back then. >> all the buildup. and she's not here. all right. so how do you lose on wheel of fortune? for one of his questions he got person. but he guessed c maybe for car. it is the world's fastest man. which the contestant after him gets right. it wasn't his only issue. earlier he correctly guessed the final letters of another puzzle, but he makes a crucial error

when solving it. take a look. >> mythological here row achimes. >> what? >> it's achilles. the rules say you have to pronounce all of the words in the puzzle correctly to win. so poor julian lost out on a million dollars, a car, and a trip to london. >> oh, no. can't take it. >> he's got a good heart. >> he's got to feel pretty bad today. >> it's about puzzle solving. not pronunciation. >> he's got to be pretty smart. so obviously he was nervous. some things just didn't connect there. >> sometimes a word just looks off. you know? >> i'm devastated. oh, gosh. >> a million dollars. >> i know. million dollars. >> i know. >> just rub it in. one of the top searches this morning on google is, of course, the mtv movie awards.

in case you didn't stay up, it was filled with plenty of celebrity fashion, stage-rocking performances and touching tributes. >> and the 2014 movie of the year is -- "the hunger games: catching fire." >> suffice to say, this is not the oscars. as the second installment of "the hunger games" series won top prize at last night's mtv movie awards with its stars jennifer lawrence winning best female performance and josh hutcherson voted best male performer. >> this is so cool. >> the award show known for its unique categories like best kiss -- >> thank you. yeah, i feel like i really worked hard for this. >> and best fight. >> thank you very much. >> handed out a golden popcorn trophy to zac efron for best shirtless performance. >> thank you so much to my fans. >> and accepting the award in true mtv fashion, he bared it all onstage. conan o'brien hosted the awards

that cater to a younger >> this stage doubles as a commercial for adderall. but it's appropriate. fire, explosions, and rap music, all things you associate with conan o'brien. >> the fast-paced show took a somber turn with the tribute to paul walker who died in a fiery crash. >> the world saw his endeavors. i wish the world could have seen how special a brother he was. >> and while one of the more memorable moments of the ceremony included mark wahlberg being presented with the generation award -- >> i know what this really means. this is the you're too [ bleep ] old to come back award. >> the most anticipated performance of the night -- ♪ monster that's under my bed >> -- singing "the monster."

but weem kbt get enough of the zac efron moment. >> yes, show it again. seth rogan stars with him recently. he was on a talk show describing sac efron's body in intimate detail about many little male baby bumps. it's funny. >> now we can all do the same. all right. thd shape.

back now with a frightening ordeal for a dad and his two young sons. jason knight and his boys were hiking in the utah canyons last wednesday when they became trapped between two tight walls. after a night together, knight hiked out for some more supplies but got lost on his way back. the family then spent two more nights separated as they waited for rescuers to find them. mr. knight joins us this morning. good morning, jason. how are you? >> good, how are you? >> i'm doing all right. let's just start with your well-being this morning and the boys. how are you guys feeling both physically and emotionally after this ordeal? >> we're doing well. you know, we're just trying to get rehydrated again. >> walk us through a little bit of the timeline. you guys get into the area on tuesday. wednesday you set out to hike. describe the terrain and exactly how you got separated at first from your boys. >> well, my intention was we're an outdoor family, we like to go

hiking. we like to go rappelling. we like to go climbing. we were doing canyon area, which is a combination of all those activities. there's four canyons right next to each other within a quarter mile. and we were going down one ca called -- the canyon next to it was called leprechaun. it was supposed to be a three to five-hour hike down with three nice rappels. and the entrances are literally, you know, less than a thousand feet apart. and we got down the wrong canyon and when you canyoneer, you pull the ropes after you get done rappelling, you pull the ropes and go down to the next one, and pull the ropes. and we just got in the wrong canyon for that. i decided to hike out that next morning to go get some more gear so i could go back up the canyon, and i got down to the bottom and realized that i was in the wrong canyon. >> when you realized you were in the wrong canyon, you had hiked out, obviously you were

separated from your kids. any of us as parents know, if your kids are out of your sight for a minute in a crowded mark or a mall, that anxiety is overwhelming. how did you manage that situation over a three-day span? >> you just have to prepare for those. you have to have a plan and you have to stick to that plan. you have to teach your kids what to do in an emergency like that. >> the boys had a granola bar and some water, were they able to ration that a bit? >> yes. originally, when we went in, we had power bars, we had five power bars and a few granola bars and a few candy bars and a gallon of water. and this was for a five-hour hike. and they were able to ration it for two days. >> on saturday morning, mr. knight, you hear maybe the helicopters, they're coming to get you. that must have been a pretty overwhelming feeling. describe saturday morning when you knew this ordeal was over and what was it like to reunite

with your sons? >> the helicopter was definitely a good sound. i knew if my boys stayed on top, they would find them because they were in an open spot. i knew if they found them, then they would eventually find me. i was really far down into the canyon. so i actually had to climb up 50 feet and signal them, and it took four or five times for them to see me down in the bottom. and then the rescuers, which are -- the rescuers, which are highly trained, they extracted me from hundreds and hundreds of feet -- they were hundreds of feet above me. >> we're glad it worked out. i know you want to say a special thank you to the rescue teams for all the work that they did. we're glad that you and the boys are okay. send them our best and we appreciate your time today. jason knight, thank you. >> thank you. and if you want to help support the rescue team, please feel free to donate, and i think that link is on the website. >> excellent.

thank you so much. let's send it over to savannah. well, let the speculation begin. the duke and duchess of cambridge have fueled new rumors on their trip to new zealand that they could be expecting again. nbc's keir simmons is at his post at buckingham palace. keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. i'm going to take a risk here, make a prediction. kate is not pregnant. why do i say that? because on this trip, we have seen her in a motor boat going 50 miles per hour, we have seen her doing a wine tasting. even about to see her get out on a sports field. having said all that, remember, william's mom and dad, of course, had two children, so it wouldn't be surprising if they were talking about it. another thing we've seen on this trip is kate learning from diana every step of the way. while pretty much everything kate does becomes instantly fashionable, high heels on the sports field may not set a trend. and she and william did not look like protective expectant

parents playing cricket. but the rumor is prince george could soon have a brother or sister. william is said to have told a woman who knitted a shawl for his first born, you might have to make another one soon. >> i don't think she is pregnant, but look, prince william has made no secret of the fact that one day they want more children and they will have more children. prince william won't be an only child. >> reporter: and he is not if-the-first baby to be taken on an official tour. diana pioneered that approach on the same trip to new zealand and australia with baby will wram. kate and william are even more hands-on parents. kate carrying george off the plane. prince george's nanny is here, but william says he still keeps them up at night. >> he has been known to be particularly vocal at 3:00 a.m. >> reporter: and by day, self-assured kate is more confident than shy diana was 30 years ago. kate mixing easily with the crowds. >> i said oh, you're gorgeous. she said, i'm not. and laughed.

>> it was such an amazing experience. i'm so glad i was here for it. >> reporter: diana's time was another era. kate is older than diana was. but they have the same warmth. charming people around the world. and here's just a thought to think about, guys. diana had harry just over two years after she had prince william. they call it an heir and a spare here. i know you're just getting ready to have your first. >> yes. >> reporter: it's just something to bear in mind. no pressure. >> oh, my gosh. i was thinking a little play date for my baby. keir, thank you so much. coming up, the legendary jerry lewis on a big moment in his career, and a controversy he sparked over women in comedy. plus, we're sharpening our knives for a

a very good morning to you. i'm lawyer yeah garcia-cannon. there are safety concerns around the new bay bridge. sacramento bee reports rust was found inside one of the chambers where the suspension cable is secured. the chambers are designed to prevent corrosion. engineering experts say the cable strands are vulnerable to cracking. a bridge spokesperson said there's no concern about corrosion. we'll have more on the story coming up at 11:00 this morning. time to check the morning commute. anthony is in for mike. >> in the silicon valley we have a slew of accidents. if you take route 101, or interstate 101, or 280 in san jose, anywhere along those

routes, it's going to be very slow because of all of those separate accidents. the most concerning right now is that 101 actutuly. it's causing slowing in the peninsula. and slow approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. another local news update coming up in half an hour. see you then.

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>> we have a creation on the spot with one secret ingredient. dylan and me, cameron and savannah. >> you guys cook. >> you take lessons. >> i take lessons. that's not cooking. >> i think you have an advantage, just for taking lessons. >> oh, come on. >> mine is organic. >> you only take lessons if you need lessons, though. >> exactly. >> look at us, exactly. >> and a photographer who uses his talents to bring the dreams of children to life. >> all right. but first, dylan is in for al this week, a check of the weather. >> no jackets and a lot regretting not having one right now. gorgeous out here in the northeast, but not going to last all that much longer. you see that cold front right through the midwest? that is going to produce some strong storms in the gulf coast states today. and back behind it, temperatures are very cold, to the point that chicago, even though you're starting off the day with some showers, it will turn over to a wintry mix and parts of wisconsin are under a winter

weather advisory through the afternoon with 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. the east coast will enjoy temperatures in the 70s and then that front moves east tomorrow. so we are going to see some rain up and down the east coast. so slight risk of strong storms across the carolinas. and we are also looking for some snow in western new york, a wintry mix because through pittsburgh. we can start off the day with record low temperatures in texas tomorrow morning. so after a relatively warm weekend, temperatures are going downhill fast. we could also see snow in the northern rockies. that's a l . 8:32. happy monday to you. temperatures are going to be warm. warmest day of the week. 81 degrees in the south bay. 79 degrees along the peninsula, and 69 degrees in san francisco. it will be pretty sunny out there. we still have low clouds clinging to the coast until about 10:30. 75 for the east bay later today and 83 degrees in the tri valley. major changes coming tomorrow. temperatures drop. we'll stay nice and cool for

wednesday then bounce up the numbers as we head into the >>liday weekend. at is your latest forecast. savannah? >> dylan, thanks. willy is here with an exclusive interview. >> his career spanned seven decades, and lewis just cemented his place in history and shows no signs of slowing down. >> what a motley looking group. my god. >> legendary actor, director, producer and funny man jerry lewis imprinted his hands and feet in cement in front of the iconic ptl chinese theater. in a ceremony meant to honor the 88-year-old legend, lewis was the one putting on a show for his fans. >> the seat with the number 336, if you want to check it, it's worth $25,000. >> it's been more than 50 years since lewis wrote, directed and

starred in his most successful film. >> just don't do something. sit there. >> "the nutty professor." >> i bring it with great pride and a great deal of humility, which is not a word that is often used with my name. >> a word that has been used with his name lately is controversy. in the past, lewis expressed his distaste for some female comedians. he tried to clarify his comments, calling lucille ball brilliant and carol burnett the greatest female entrepreneur of comedy. but he still says, quote, seeing a woman project the kind of aggression that you have to project as a comic just rubs me wrong. it's a sentiment that will rub many of his fans wrong, too. but it won't stop jerry lewis from keeping another generation laughing. >> you get to a point where an audience brings you a feeling of comfort, and you try to deliver back to them some degree of laughter.

but you have to do something. you hand your microphone. what are you going to do, eat it? >> some things never change. >> are you all right? >> you know, savannah, he doesn't make a lot of public appearances anymore, so we were lucky to get a chance to sit down with him. i think the criticism of female comedians wore on him and he wanted to say something else about it. you get an argument from me, tina fey, amy poehler, the rest of them, we're doing okay. >> now here's carson. now to something new we're starting this morning, one day, one deed. it's a look at people who are inspired to give back and their impact of their good deeds. and with april being national volunteer month, we hope it will also encourage you, as well. a photographer who found a way to help sick children live out their dreams. here is today's erica hill. >> one, two, three. >> awesome. perfect. >> reporter: 13-year-old zack dustin, has big plans. >> your restaurant just won best in canada. >> reporter: and not just for

his quesedillas. >> that's the shot i'm going to use. >> reporter: he's also banking on a big win for his beloved toronto maniel leaves. >> that's my home made kay sa dea, holding a stanley cup. >> reporter: that picture and zack's dream were the inspiration for his backyard photo shoot. part of photographer sean van deal's drawing hope project, which offers an escape for kids battling a variety of health challenges. >> these kids are going through so much. and my intention is to give that child and that family that hope, to give them that ability to actually see their dream come to life. >> reporter: zack received his first heart transplant when he was just 9 1/2 months old. his second at age 4. >> and they told us that heart transplant was kind of trading a disease for a disease. it wasn't a cure. >> reporter: zack drew both hearts for sean. >> two hearts. love that. >> reporter: he's one of more

than 40 kids, many of them also transplant recipients, who have seen their artwork brought to life with the help of sean's camera and his heart. >> everybody has dreams and fantasies and wants their wishes to come true. but there's certain people who just deserve it may be a little more. >> reporter: sean isn't paid for any of the drawing hope projects. but this work isn't about money. >> it's better than any paycheck. whatever you are, i think it only makes sense to do something that's going to benefit other people. >> reporter: the last thing bond created with each child is something sean never anticipated. did you ever imagine this would become such a part of your life? >> not at all. it's like -- i've gained 40 nieces and nephews and all their siblings. and it's absolutely mind-blowing that it turned into something this big. >> reporter: each picture takes six to eight hours to complete. >> perfect. >> reporter: but its impact will last a lifetime. >> he's giving some amazing hope to some awesome kids. >> reporter: today zack is a

healthy teenager, with very few limitations and many talents. ♪ so you're a chef and a musician and an artist. >> yeah. >> reporter: you're a triple threat. >> remember what we did yesterday. >> yeah. >> reporter: you ready to see your picture? >> awesome. >> awesome. >> thank you. >> that was a lot of fun. >> reporter: a labor of love and a reminder of the power of hope and dreams. >> so cool. >> reporter: for "today," erica hill, cambridge, ontario. >> most of the kids he's worked with are in canada. sean has also photographed a handful of children in the u.s. and gets requests as far away as south africa and brazil. we posted more on drawinghope@today.com. coming up, the women of today face off in a cooking competition, live on the plaza. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back now with a guy who has a pretty good career as lead singer of a platinum selling band and a second job you may not know about. who is this man? jenna bush has the answer. >> hi. good morning, guys. i'm not going to reveal the answer just yet. but i can tell you his band is releasing a new single today and we'll take a listen in a few minutes. first, the man behind the music. ♪ >> reporter: what does beyonce's hit song "halo" have in common with adele's hit "rumor has it" and "turning tables." and kelly clarkson "already gone." ♪ i'm already gone >> reporter: behind the music from these powerful women is the front man from another band, one republic. the grammy-winning musician,

ryan tedder, has been living a double life. known for writing and performing his band's hit songs. ♪ stop and stare ♪ lately i've been to the street ♪ >> reporter: while moonlighting as writer and producer behind more than 100 hits. in fact, "billboard" called him one of the most prolific songwriters. >> reporter: you're writing for these women. how do you do that? >> i like the bitter and sweet. the interesting dichotomy between dark and light is where i think the best songs exist. >> reporter: anything you do to prepare to write for these women? >> besides put on heels and makeup. >> reporter: you don't. >> i don't put on heels and makeup. i'm always listening to music. that's one, how you find inspiration. two, don't try too hard. i go for a jog and halfway through the jog i hear something and all of a sudden i stop on my voice recorder and record this melody, or i'm driving or in the

shower or i'm at whole foods. airplanes. i've gone on the airplane -- all of the time i go on an airplane bathroom and record melodies. >> reporter: like so many musicians, tedder was a shy kid. music was his everything. learning piano and teaching himself to sing, he got his oklahoma. so i read somewhere that you sang for two hours a day. >> i had a big closet with lots of shirts hanging, i would open the shirts, and put my headphones on and sing along to whatever i was listening to at the time, and try to hit note for note what they were doing. >> reporter: shooting to shun the hollywood hype, he now lives in colorado with a state-of-the-art studio in his house. so this is where you produce and write most of your songs, is that right? >> yeah. this room. this is the denver studio. okay. so this is the -- >> reporter: this is where the music happens. >> literally where the music happens. ♪ >> reporter: just above the

underground studio, his motivation. wife, genevieve. >> definitely, i knew he was going to have a career in music. >> reporter: has she inspired any of your songs? >> o for sure, 100%. every album has at least a couple songs inspired by her. on our first album, "won't stop." >> reporter: is there a message with each song you hope that the audience takes in? >> my general goal is you feel something. like goose bumps or cry or -- overwhelmed exuberance. i want you to feel something. >> reporter: tedder is also working with taylor swift, u2 and elton john while they prepare to go on tour next month. so busy guy. the other thing, how do you write songs for these divas, beyonce and adele? and keep it interesting as a man. he says he does not spray tan and get a mani and pedi. obvious answer.

>> i love run republic. now the new single, "love runs out." it's out today. here it is, along with the rerelease of their album, "native." ♪ >> i like it. >> he's got the touch. >> you like it? >> see him in concert. >> it's a good chair dancing song. >> going to be their first single -- he didn't put it on his album. the oh other week he was driving down the pacific coast highway, had the lyrics in his head, and there he goes. >> wow! >> but this is why he's so successful. he's not going to put it on his album unless it's perfect. >> jenna bush hager, thank you. >> a new song for my playlist. coming up next, whose cooking will reign supreme? >> wow. ♪

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♪ all right. we are back now with today's kitchen, and a friendly competition we hope -- friendly, ladies. friendly being the operative word there. "knife fight" features two chefs going head-to-head with one hour to create a dish. putting women of "today" to the test. we've got our work cut out. savannah and cameron are a team? >> that's right. >> and you and natalie are a team. yeah. so we need to get to it right away. we don't have a lot of time. secret ingredient, and then we count down and you guys start. this is all the extra stuff you have. and this is our main -- >> what are we making? >> the theme is breakfast. and the secret ingredients are -- eggs! hold on, hold on. we've got to do a countdown. you can cook whatever you want. some of you have to use the ostrich. ostrich, turkey, goose, duck,

chicken and quail. some of you have to use ostrich. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! >> come on! >> just be careful. all right. starting out here. dylan just grabbed. >> oh, there is natalie opening up the ostrich egg, no problem. >> whoa! very impressive. >> amazing. nobody gets that the first try. >> tamron, what kind of egg did you grab? >> i don't know.

>> organic chicken eggs. >> natalie revealed -- >> put a little olive oil down, so we've got this. what's the strategy? >> just to try to cook something. >> okay. >> some sausage and pancetta. >> back over here, natalie and dylan, how are you doing? oh, different approach here. >> credit for the use of the ostrich egg? >> it has to be as delicious as possible. doesn't matter. >> i like your breakfast meat, breaking up the sausage. >> vegetables last. >> don't forget to use some of these herbs. added raw at the end. they're bright, springy, delicious. >> i'm surprised nobody went for the goose eggs. my favorite. >> any difficulty? >> opening it. if they don't cook it, nothing is going to happen. >> they need to get that on some heat. >> need to get that on some

heat. >> everything cooking. turn your burners on high. >> tamron hall, are you making an omelette? >> an omelette with asparagus and scallion. i don't know how good it is. >> savannah, cooking guru, is going to have crispy pancetta, and sausage. what is breakfast without -- >> meat and sausage. and this thing i'm making here. >> these guys are almost done over here, you have got to step it up. >> natalie is chopping. some veggies over here. some sort of spring mishmash. >> the egg. oh. >> boy, the crowd, an audible gasp. why? what was that? >> it's just -- >> as ostrich egg just has a lot in there. it's about 15 eggs. >> what does it taste like? >> egg. >> that's beautiful of the. it's got to get on a plate or it doesn't count. >> make sure it's done.

my goodness. >> these guys are plating already! come on! >> you've got to start cooking. >> the eggs are going all right over here. >> all right. >> you guys want the ostrich egg? try to get more egg down? >> no. >> we're done. >> that's pretty good. >> a lot of pressure on dylan and natalie. they're plated and it looks good. >> guys, look what you're working with! >> all right. we're going to have elan declare a winner in a moment. we'll get down to it. another minute back. we'll be back with the winner.

we're back with elan hall, host of "knife fight." and this is the moment of truth. natalie and dylan had something during the commercial break. here are the two plates. egg was the secret ingredient. how did they do? we need a winner in about 20 seconds. >> grabbing a taste here. >> we were going so fast. it might be nasty. >> that's delicious. with the prosciutto. >> what kind of egg was that? >> chicken. >> went for more of a breakfast scramble over there. >> you've got to get it with the bread. the bread is really good. >> wait a minute. >> nice garnishing on the plate. >> like we do on the show, we

need a drum roll, please! the winner of today's "knife fight" on the "today" show -- is the team to my left. >> woo! >> thank you so much. let's head it inside to willie. >> hey, carson, thanks. coming up in our next hour, ka kate upton and how she feels about those curves and allen thick stops by.

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from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. it's april 14th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and tamron hall. al is off today. have you two cooled off from the fight, the knife fight that took place in the plaza? >> i should start watching the weather. >> dylan. al? >> don't ruin it for us. forget what i said before. >> spring has sprung for the time being. we have a couple of amazing

stories. airline passengers called heroes after subduing a man who tried to open the exit door from chicago to sacramento yesterday. 139 passengers and crew on board. witnesses heard frantic yelling and saw a flight attendant rushing to the back of the plane. here is what passengers saw. >> you got that bad feeling that something wasn't going right, especially when a bunch of big guys got up and jumped up in the aisle ran and ran toward the back of the plane. >> we ran back there and pinned them down. >> this is one time i would sound sexist, but i'm glad there were burly men on the plane. they were great. >> they were supposed to go to sacramento. the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in nebraska. the men tied the man's hands together seating next to the air marshals.

they escorted him off the plane. as they drove him away, those on board started clapping. the question we had, could this guy or anybody go open that door. >> mid flight. >> you cannot, it turns out. open the doors or emergency hatches because of cabin credits you are. the cruising altitude, there are 1100 pounds pushing against the door. the altitude and velocity of the plane, you are not opening the door. and another series of electrical and mechanical latches. that is a good thing to keep in mind. you cannot do that while you are up in the air. >> it is still frightening when you see a passengers doing that and now charging near the cockpit. people are afraid. the good news is we learned, sadly, from tragedies in the past like 9/11 and other tragedies, you take charge. if you are a passenger and you get the group together and get

control of the situation and that i person down. >> that is how people think now. especially after flight 93. you will not hesitate or wait for something to happen to me. they jump on things. that is a good thing. >> you are in it together. even when they go by in an emergency exit lane are you prepared. you have to say yes or they move you from the seat. when something like this happens, someone is unruly, you want them to rally and do something about it. the flight attendants need to help as well. >> yes, they did. they all did a good job. and another story. a lot of drama. the sons were just 8 and 11 years old. they were rescued after being stranded for three days in the wilderness in utah with a granola bar and little bit of

water. jason knight and his boys went hiking in the canyon 200 miles southwest of salt lake city. he and his sons were separated fetching equipment. the dad was stuck between two canyon walls. this is a picture. he is unable to communicate with his boys. they waited for him on the nearby ledge. the rescue teams had to do separate rescues. first the dad and then the boys. what is incredible here, as a dad, he is worried about his life. the priority were his boys. he had no way to contact them. they were little kids. they followed his instructions by staying put, but you are still in the elements. >> look at the elements. my three boys are up there and what else is up there with them? you don't know what kind of animals are out there. they are in the middle of nowhere. fortunately, a happy ending to this story. you can imagine the panic as a

father what he went through. not only worried if i'm going to get out of this, but my kids are up there. i don't know what they are going through. >> the boys followed his instructions by staying put. you have two boys. it is tough getting them not to karate chop each other all day. to stay put when they are afraid. >> they would never go camping again. that would be enough to frighten anyone. >> they are very experienced. this father and 8-year-old and 11-year-old. >> they did not do anything wrong. >> they were prepared. they knew what to do. for an 8-year-old and 11-year-old not to panic, that is remarkable. >> just a little dehydrated. taken care of now. here is another story. on a lighter note. we all love kate upton and the supermodel seen in her bikini. she says she wishes she could reduce the size of her famous, assets as we call them. the 21-year-old model has a 34d

chest. she has been on the cover of "sports illustrated" several times. she is co- starring with cameron diaz in "the other women." >> oh, well. >> she says she wishes she had smaller boobs, because she wants to wear spaghetti tops. the grass is always greener. she says she is proud of what she has and her size. an important message to young girls. you have to love who you are and be proud of who you are. that said, can you imagine, having those problems? >> willie, can you? >> i hope not. is it that bad? by the way, this is a long way to go to show this video over and over.

>> she is wearing the small bikini tops. i don't think the size is keeping her from wearing them. >> she has had a wonderful career with those two friends. >> millions of dollars. >> i don't think that's keeping her from being successful. >> no. no. >> she is paving her way. that is it. i would think, if you are a woman of a certain size, it may be uncomfortable if all of guys are staring at you and not making contact. >> can i stick up for kate upton? if you are a supermodel or average person, you have insecurities. that is something she doesn't feel good about and that is her right. >> she feels good about it. look at the picture. >> that concludes my comments on kate upton's chest. >> i heard she once referred to her as a national treasure. >> yes. we have been around here. she is cool. we like her. she is a cool girl. >> nobody does it better than kate upton.

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>> the perseverance. that is amazing. >> raised a lot of money and awareness. this is a great story as well. on saturday, a 10-year-old girl made her debut as something you dream of and we would love to. an nba star with the washington wizards. they signed her to a one-day contract. her name is amaris jackson, she's from d.c. she signed the deal as part of a make a wish foundation event. amaris is a point guard at tacoma elementary. she's battling a tumor in her lung. she's having surgery to have it removed. and she actually got a personalized wizards jersey, number 10. she hung out with the players. hung out with the coaches. >> nice shot. >> she's like okay, i got it. she was introduced with the team -- >> oh, my gosh! >> she even worked out with them pregame and all. look how adorable she is. >> she scores. >> that's the dream, to get the pregame introduction with the spotlight and the music. >> amaris jackson! >> we all dream about that. >> she looked like she could

really play. >> she can ball a little bit. let's get a check of the weather from dylan dreyer. she's in this morning for al. >> and rounded it out with a slam dunk. fantastic. good morning, everyone. we are looking at some heavy rain down through mississippi and moving into alabama. we are looking at the threat of some stronger storms, especially later on today across eastern texas over into the panhandle of florida. the biggest threat with these storms, they have a history of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, but tornados would be isolated out of this one. we could also see some flash flooding too because we're looking at about one to up to three 9:14. good monday morning to you. mostly cloudy over san jose. and cloudy skies over the greater bay area. temperatures are already starting to warm up. we're in the mostly upper to mid-50s at this point. san francisco is at 69. 79 degrees out in the north bay

today. temperatures are going to tumble as we head through tomorrow. we'll warm you back up towards latend of the week. forecast. back over to you guys. >> all right, dylan, thanks a lot. alan thicke is an accomplished writer and song writer. he is perhapsed known for his role as dr. jason seaver on "growing pains." >> now he's back on television with a new seriesed call "unusually thicke", which he describes as a sitcom reality show about his family. >> and in this episode, alan gets called out by his wife tonya for collecting swag at parties. take a look. >> all right, honey, i've got to remove these bags from the counter. >> i haven't gone through these yet. these are great swag bags, no doubt. thank you. >> people with millions of dollars will line up for 20 minutes of time to get something free at the end of the night. >> captain swag is here. >> are you sure we need two?

>> no, we need five. >> good morning, good to see you. >> thank you, thank you. >> i love this. what a good look inside your real life in hollywood. i love that you call it sitcom reality. >> we're kind of a pseudo reality, quasi-comedy, semi-fictional fun fest. >> rolls off the tongue. >> yeah. kind of honey boo boo meets larry david. >> a big in between there. >> looking for that sweet spot. >> where is the nexus of those two things? i'm trying to think that through. >> unusually thicke, there it is. >> crazy as honey boo boo, but as funny as larry david. >> okay, so what do we get to see in the show? it's about your personal life as well. what do we learn about you? >> it's a real family in a real life situations. but with a bit of a wink to a sitcom plot, if you will. so we deal with things that are really happening. i was inducted into canada's walk of fame, so some big shot

celebrity tributes turned into a roast. there's another one where i am offered the job as the spokesperson for a male enhancement pill. >> did you take it? >> and of course, the family is outraged. i turn it down. and then david hasselhoff gets it. so outrage. >> no! the hoff? >> the show, we saw your wife tonya over there. she's standing over here to the side of the camera. i know there's a big question as well about whether or not to have another child? is that right? that's part of the theme? >> that is an ongoing theme, yes. and you might have noticed, she's significantly younger than myself, and so the timing is completely right for her, and the issue becomes -- a real life issue, is it right for me. am i qualified still? >> i have to say, i was a huge "growing pains" fan growing up. you look to me exactly the same as you looked then. don't you feel that way?

>> thank you. inside, i'm a wreck. none of my organs are working. >> it's a facade. how often do you hear about "growing pains"? >> always. and i love it. i'm happy that that's kind of what i stand for in a way. if i could have been a better person, i would have been jason seaver. >> were you anything like jason seaver as a dad? >> i think my own reality, my values, proud of what that stands for, because that's close to what i would want to be if i had 12 writers telling me how to be a parent all the time. but i think that's one of the reasons that i was anxious to do this show, because truth is that we feature my teenage son carter, and he wasn't born and my wife wasn't legal back when i was doing those shows. so to share the experience of a sitcom and the daily work, that was fun for me. >> and of course, your other son robin. >> robin, yes. >> that kid. >> yes, isn't he a caution.

robin, god bless him. he pops in a couple of times to make sure i'm behaving. and lots of fun. >> you've got to be proud of what he's doing right now. >> crazy proud. raised the bar. >> we can't wait to see it. thank you, such a pleasure. we love the orange jacket. >> i would have disappeared on your sofa over there. >> it premieres this wednesday on tv guide network. coming up, we'll get you caught up on all the news you need before you head out the day. >> but first, these messages. if they see that dinner's gonna be good they'll wanna eat it right away. and country crock makes sure your mashed potatoes will be creamy and delicious every time. it stirs in easily, to give mashed potatoes that rich buttery flavor and smooth, creamy texture. no wonder your family loves it.

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having child pornography. he was indicted in san jose last year but took off before his court date. officials think he went back to his native country so they put his picture and name on an app. it's been downloaded more than 89,000 times since it was launched last september. we'll have a quick look at your weather and traffic. ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey.

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here's anthony. >> good weather for good friday. that makes sense. let's get you outside and you can see coming in from 101 south san jose, this has been one of the slowest locations all morning long because of an accident at tully and blossom hill. outside, things look pretty good. we scan across from san jose, once you get past that location, things really start to pick up. even in oakland, things looking wide open there. even in palo alto, the final stop shows wide open lanes. anthony, thanks so much. we'll have another local news update in half an hour.

can we finish what we started ♪ ♪ don't leave me broken-hearted tonight ♪ welcome back to this monday, april 14th, 2014. we've got a great, enthusiastic crowd on the plaza. they ought to be because it's another beautiful day here in new york city. i'm willie along with tamron, natalie and al has the day off. let's talk a little "sharknado 2." you at home can own a piece of this film. the producers are turning to the public now to crowd fund $50,000 to film a new season of "sharknado" sequel. we never get to see the end of it here on morning television. >> what's crowd fund. >> you can go onto a website. if you feel like you want to give some money, whether it's $10 to $1,000, you can have certain things come up in the movie. for example, if you give 45 bucks, they will name a shark that appears in the film after you. 120 bucks, your screen will be

recorded into the film for $1200. now we're getting serious. your name will randomly appear in the credits. people who gave money. here it is. 5,000 bucks -- this is crazy now -- you get a walk-on role. you can choose a death scene or heroic scene. >> so there's still time for us to be in the movie? >> you can die in "sharknado 2." that's too much. >> that's too much money, come on. >> they need to make this goal to film this one scene, 50,000 bucks by may 30th. >> by tomorrow. >> they've got a little over a month. they're fine. they've got, like, $4,600 right now. >> this is on a major network. rye are they asking people to fund it? >> i think they want people to partake. the idea of crowd funding has come a long way. they want people to have the opportunity to say i was part of this. >> but you're taking my money. can't we do a lottery? just pull my name out of a bag? >> it's more fun this way. >> our sister network, syfy,

airs it. >> $50,000. >> this whole movie is predicated on buzz and being ironic. >> it's the whole "veronica mars" thing and how they crowd funded that movie. to pay for it. >> 4500 bucks, are you going to do it? record a screen? just scream into a microphone. >> if our scream is in it, is there a credit that says this is natalie's scream? >> no, you just have to listen for the scream. >> that's me! >> dylan dreyer is in for al across the way. >> i want to name a shark. i mean, a shark named dylan, who's not terrified of that? were they named in the first one? i don't remember them with name tags on them. nasty weather down through the southeast. we are looking at the potential for flooding, also stronger storms. those will redevelop later on today. on the backside of that, it is cold enough for snow. we'll see a wintry mix back in

chicago. temperatures in the 20s in the northern plains. we're nice and mild in the 60s close to 70 degrees on the east coast. but later on this afternoon, we're going to see the warmest air right along the east coast. 15 degrees below normal. we're 20 degrees below normal, very cold. and in fact, texas tomorrow morning, you could be seeing record low temperatures to start the day. 9:33. still mostly cloudy here in san francisco. we still have some fog kind of clinging to the coastline as well. that will be the case for the first part of the day. over the course of the next hour and a half, maybe two hours, we are going to see rapid warming as that sun comes out in full force. it should be out in full force in the next couple of hours. sunset tonight at 7:43. the sea breeze will strengthen. as a result, tomorrow will be much cooler. enjoy the temperatures today. 81 degrees in the south bay. 69 in san francisco. and that is your latest forecast. >> thank you.

tomorrow marks one year since the boston marathon bombings which took three innocent lives and injured more than 250 others. >> since then the community has pulled together inspired by two simple words, "boston strong." >> and despite unimaginable pain and tragedy, survivors are more than -- more hopeful than ever. >> i heard the second explosion. and i kind of came to on the ground. i saw smoke everywhere and glass and blood and people were running. >> the second bomb went off, and i walked right into it. you could hear the panic in everybody around you. and i'm, like, i'm not going to make it. i didn't think i was going to make it. >> reporter: almost a year to the day after the boston marathon bombings that being roed the nation, the memories are vivid for survivors like heather abbott and mark who are still healing both physically and emotionally. heather is a 39-year-old human resources manager who lost her left leg in the blast that killed three and injured 264

others. >> when i woke up from surgery, i did still have my foot, but it was in pretty bad shape. it was either going to be live my life in a wheelchair in pain with the possibility of walking once in a while or get back to my regular life and have a prosthetic leg. >> reporter: before the bombings, 35-year-old mark was a driver for a roofing company. >> i knew my leg was gone. i knew that right when i woke up. in the ambulance, i knew i was missing a leg. >> reporter: while heather and mark were in the hospital uncertain of what their futures would look like, a group of emerson college students were in their dorm after the bombings, brainstorming what they could do to help the survivors and their families. nick reynolds, chris dobbins and lane brenner are the trio behind the original boston strong campaign. >> our goal for the first week was to sell 110 t-shirts. by the end of the first week, we had passed our goal by 37,000.

>> it's just that idea that anybody can do anything. and a lot of the time as you grow up, people tend to not believe that. but just the ability to just prove that nonbelief is what's unbelievable. >> reporter: to date their campaign has sold more than 65,000 t-shirts and raised $1 million. proceeds from the shirts go directly to the one fund, a charity set up to aid the survivors. it has disbursed nearly $61 million to more than 230 survivors. >> the one fund has been an integral part of easing my mind related to the cost of prosthetics. it won't cover the costs completely, but it certainly is a big help. >> reporter: like heather, mark also says he couldn't be more thankful for what boston strong has come to represent. >> it's definitely overwhelming knowing there's that many people out there that support you. it's amazing. >> reporter: he still faces multiple surgeries and a possible amputation of his other foot, but he continues to look

forward towards a promising future. >> i see a lot of life in my future. definitely looking to have at least one more child. i'm going to live a normal life. i know it's going to come. >> reporter: it was a small idea that launched a national movement, bringing complete strangers together for one common cause. including the boston strong team who had never met any of those marathon survivors they were helping until now. a joyous moment that was a year in the making. and as heather reflects on the past 12 months, she's also eager and hopeful for whatever comes next. >> i've proven to myself that hope exists, and other people helped me believe that. and i want now to be able to show people who might be feeling hopeless that there is hope. >> two words that have come to resound so much in that community, boston strong, and how much, you know, people continue to identify with that.

>> you're going to be up there for the anniversary. >> i'll be there tomorrow and running next week on monday. if you want to learn more about their stories, visit our website, today.com. and as you know, i've gotten to know a couple of amazing people, amazing survivors, and have been training, as we mentioned, so i'll be there monday. i've also been raising money to help the survivors and their families build their new lives. if you'd like to help out, you can head to crowdrise.com/natalie. >> definitely a good cause. >> appreciate it. >> we'll see you up there tomorrow. we're right back after this.

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if you're like me, were glued to your devices yesterday, checking out the masters, trying to find out more about players like bubba watson and 20-year-old jordan spieth. >> the masters just one of the hottest online searches over the weekend. google technologist daniel seeburg is here with us. bubba was what a lot of people were looking online for his name and wanted to know more. but who else was leading? >> bubba watson got his second green jacket winning the masters over the weekend. a great story. he's known as one of the more emotional golfers on the tour. a couple of years ago, his wife couldn't make it because they were in the process of adoption. he was crying on the course. this year, she was able to be there. their 2-year-old son was there. >> that was the best home. >> this was such a great moment. i think we at home were crying as much as people probably in the gallery there. and it's a really fantastic

story with bubba watson. but as you say, jordan spieth got one a lot of searches. fred couples was up there. possibly one of the older players to win. so a lot of different changes in the leaderboard. >> a very popular guy in bubba watson and a guy people are interested in with jordan spieth, he could have been the youngest. 2-year-old caleb walking on to the green. >> it's about being self-taught. all of that. >> congrats to bubba. we love him. next one, the cherry blossom festival in d.c. >> it really culminated this weekend. it goes on for some time. it's amazing visually if you can get out and see it on the potomac. it does go back more than 100 years. it was back in 1912 that the mayor of tokyo gave 3,000 trees to washington, d.c. >> so beautiful. >> you can see, of course, there's a parade. there's a lot that goes on with people out taking pictures, families. with this year being so cold, i think a lot of people really wanted to get out and enjoy the spring-like temperatures. so just really see what's all this all about, what's the context of the festival itself. >> i love it. all right.

tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the boston bombings. and i'll be there reporting, but a lot of people looking online as well. what are they searching for specifically? >> they're searching for -- of course it's the one-year anniversary, they want to know a little bit about what's going to happen this year. what date is it. we know it's next monday, of course. some of the additional security measures that are going to be in place. so there are going to be 100 cameras along the marathon route. 50 observation points. lots of medical personnel and security. people kind of curious to know, what are the survivors up to, and one of the really great stories over the weekend was this photo shoot that "sports illustrated" did at the site. you can see here thousands of people came out. survivors. the mayor was there. some of the first responders. just a great moment to sort of recreate this time at the boston marathon. >> "sports illustrated" will be released on wednesday. >> they said they didn't know how many people were going to come out and the streets were flooded with thousands of people. next one, i have to confess i did this. when is easter?

>> i did it, too. it changes. >> sunday. >> now you tell me. >> it has to do with the gregorian calendar. it's the end of lent. it does change every year. this year it's quite a bit later than it was last year. and the holiday itself has morphed over the years from purely religious ceremony, now sort of spring, fertility, got the easter bunny. and there are a lot of fun stats. in fact, 16 billion jelly beans are consumed by americans roughly every easter season. 50 per person if that were to actually -- i think my daughter had about four or five this morning. >> we're holding up to that. and finally, the tibetan mastiff. >> this isn't just any dog, we have to say. there are twin tibetan mastiffs. one of them went close to $2 million. >> why? >> they are a status symbol for the wealthy in china.

they are extremely coveted by people there who can afford them. the legend is they have lion's blood in them. the dogs are almost 200 pounds. they're just a status symbol for people who live in china. it's a luxury pet. >> a lot of dough. >> save some cash by going down to the shelter next time. i think that's the move. always good to see you. thanks, man. up next, still trying to figure out what to cook for easter? delicious ideas for what i like to call ham and lamb, right after this. >> that sounds good. [ male announcer ] it's 7am and steve is already thinking about tomorrow. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. not only is kellogg's raisin bran® heart healthy it's a delicious source of potassium. ♪ mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health. now that's what i'm talkin' about. with kellogg's raisin bran®. [ female announcer ] now with kellogg's family rewards you can get even more from the products you love. join today at kfr.com. play in it. work in it. go wild in it.

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"today's kitchen" is brought to you by foal jers. the best part of waking up is folgers in your cup. >> the family is all coming over to celebrate easter, they might be expecting a little ham and a little lamb. >> why not celebrate with both. brian, good to see you. >> thanks for having me. lamb or ham, sam i am. i like that. >> we've been eating already in the commercial break. >> has our full endorsement already. >> we have a nice ham roast here. want to do something out of the box a little bit. want to do pomegranate juice. >> that's in season. >> a little honey and then a little rosemary and we're going to reduce that down until it's like a sir rum consistency. >> all right. what's attractive about this combination to you? >> it's fun to take the different sweets and savories. the ham is already cooked. it's a cured smoked product, so it's already smoked. and so -- look at this.

we have this beautiful ham right here. we scored it. you can get a lot of this flavor. >> how long do you cook your glaze down? >> the glaze until it's a syrup consistentsy. >> why don't we come over, willie? >> we just want to glaze it right on there. this will cook into it. we've cut down into it to get more of this glaze on there. if you see that it's overcooking, if you put a little aluminum foil on top of that -- >> how long is that ham in there? >> about 20 minutes to an hour. just warming it back up. >> you say there's a whole technique. stand over the bird. >> daddy carving station here. so what you want to do is you stand over on a right angle. you just carve with confidence. it's all in the confidence. >> get up on it. up on top of it. bend the knees. it's a sport. it's live action sport. oh, yeah. and now you've got to nibble.

the chefs always eat the best. we get the best cut. there's lamb also. a little feta. a little brown lamb. we use some lamb loin on this one. >> giving out a greek flavor here. >> a nice little greek flavor. just build it right in here. >> you use your hands. >> how do you make a meatball without using your hands? >> i use the ice cream scooper. >> you've got to get in there. the lamb meatballs right here. you can make them smaller if you want to do finger food with thethe them. serve with a little bit of greek yogurt. the lamb lollipops with a mint pesto. typically you would do a basil pesto. >> get in there, tamron. how do you make the yogurt sauce? >> what we've done with the yogurt sauce is a little bit of lemon, a little bit of taragon.

>> you're an excellent chef. i've got to pause here for the beginning in me. what's chervil? >> it's got a little bit of a mint, fennel flavor to it. the underutilized herb. it's the year of chervil. >> bringing chervil back. >> that's just plain yogurt. >> we just mix it in there. it's really great. >> just dip those boys in there. >> you can dip that right in there. >> have you tried the ham yet? >> i just had two pieces. >> this is fantastic. i love that the lamb lollipops are like a finger food, which entices kids to try. >> and most importantly, this isn't a choice between lamb or ham. this is lamb and ham, all right? let's have some fun. you know, get the easter eggs coming up. have some fun. the little meatballs, if you're grilling them outside, you might want to finish them in the oven. they're a little bit bigger right there. a great party food. you make them in advance. the lollipops -- who doesn't want to get barbaric and walk

around. >> back to the meatballs, do you just turn them over once? twice? evenly on all sides? >> evenly on all sides. >> and they are so good. >> thank you so much for the recipes on our website today.com. you don't have to choose, you do both. lamb and ham. we'll be right back. this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning to you. it is 9:56. a team of firefighters spent the night alert where the old kntv building burned to the ground. this is our old station. crews arrived at the scene and

went in looking for transients that are known for living there. but they had to move away from the building because the blaze was so intense. a san jose police officer accused of rape will be back in court today. jeffrey graves is expected to enter a plea of forcible rape in san jose. graves, who is free on $100,000 bail, allegedly raped a woman last september after dropping her off at a hotel where she wanted to spend the night after a fight with her husband. right now taking a look at your weather forecast, looking how the work week is shaping up with christina. >> good morning to you. it's going to be pretty nice today. fair amount of clearing out in the south bay, 81 degrees as a result of the sunshine coming in so early. 79 degrees for the peninsula. 83 degrees in the east bay for today. 78 degrees in the north bay. we've got major cooling coming in your forecast starting tomorrow. that will continue into wednesday. we'll warm you up just a touch

as we head into thursday and friday. overall, though, right about at average, as we head throughout the next couple days. no major changes just yet. we'll talk about what is coming our way today at 11:00. but let's check your drive with anthony. >> things are picking up as far as the traffic. the good news is, we're not seeing any major accidents. the earlier accident on 101 has been cleared. but significant slowing all the way from 101 approaching 680. the other good thing is 880 is cleared out. also the al ta mont is cleared as well. looking good at the toll plaza. i'll have another local news update for you coming up in about half an hour. in the meantime, have a great monday.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it is fun day monday it is april 14th. it is also the beginning of passover. tonight at sundown, we want to wish you a happy passover, a good passover. >> yes. we have a good show today. >> we did. >> havanessa williams is here. and she's going to sing for us. guess who else is here? >> emmy and golden globe winner -- not just a nominee. >> a winner. jeremy piven is here, allegedly. the camera -- >> there he is. >> yes, roll camera.

and we have three out of the 22 real housewives of orange county. how many are there? >> i don't know. they keep coming and going. >> we don't know how many. but they'll be with us. >> how was your weekend? >> it was finally a beautiful weekend, wasn't it? yeah, it was so great. just to be outside. unless you had had winters like we had, recently, you don't -- i don't know how can you appreciate spring if you haven't had a winter like that. it was beautiful. had one signing for a product that i -- shall remain nameless, but i went to -- have you ever been to stu leonards. >> i have not been to stu leonards and apparently i've been missing out. >> there is frank. it gives us a chance to remind each other we're in each other's lives. we're on our way and lots and lots of people came out. i brought something for you from stu leonards, there is four of them around the tristate area, it is like going to a farmer's market/general store slash and everything is huge there, like

lobsters that are this big. they have got meat that looks like -- that bam-bam, flintstone would eat. and i brought you a little gift. they made a special coffee for us. kathie lee and hoda coffee. >> oh, my god. >> that is from stu leonards for you. what about you? >> beautiful weekend. my best friend karen came into town. >> she says that, my best friend -- >> we went to her husband, her husband's birthday, a whole bunch of us went to see "jersey boys," great, that was the selfie, because we couldn't find anyone to take a picture. we wept to the yankee game and we had a -- >> just an eye. >> that's all you need. just an eye. >> okay. >> such a pretty girl. >> great, great girl. "more" magazine did the half marathon. i went and blew the horn. look at all the people running. >> you did a fifth of it, right? >> .2 miles they ran or 13.

these are the people at the finish line. that girl deena ran it in an hour and 11 minutes, 12 miles. she broke some kind of record. and then we did it. that's what i call walking 1.2 miles and pretending -- >> at least you showed up. >> yes. >> so "snl," seth rogan hosted this weekend and he said he didn't need any help from his famous friends. so here they came, one by one, james franco, zoe deschanel came and taylor swift stepped in and everyone says she stole the show. take a look. >> okay. >> hey, seth. you need any help? >> no, no. i got this. i got this. >> are you sure? >> totally sure. totally sure. okay. i'm fine. i don't want any help, guys. i'm fine. i told you that, okay? i need no -- >> he said he doesn't need any help. >> taylor swift?

why did you come? >> you're getting really upset. whenever a man shows emotion, i appear. >> i guess that's out of context. i don't know. i know she's trying to make fun of herself, which is a healthy thing to do. >> i think she gets unfairly bashed. i'm starting to think that. >> i think so too. she's very, very talented and these girls have been duly warned, if they get involved with her, they're going to show up in a song. >> the wheel of fortune, a big show. if you think about it, ydo you think you would be a good contestant. you're on the couch calling it out. this kid from the indiana university. julian bats, he had a tough time. get this, he made a couple of mistakes, he missed winning a car, he missed winning a trip to jamaica and a million dollars. he kept flubbing. let's watch. >> mythological hero ach-iles.

>> shelby? >> i'll solve, mythological hero achilles. >> yeah, that's it. >> b? >> can i solve? >> the world's fastest man. >> yeah, that's it. >> solve. >> go ahead. >> on the spot dice spin. >> no. shelby? >> on the spot decision. >> yeah, that's it. uh-huh . >> aw. poor guy. >> oh, my god. that would have been so bad. he missed out on a car, a million dollars, a trip to jamaica. >> the worst part is he's got to go back to college and hear about it from people. be kind to him. >> have you ever done that with a word, you're like, how do you spell sure? i did that with sure once. how do you spell -- >> sure, like s-u-r-e and shore like the shoreline. some people say sure.

would you like a piece of chocolate cake? sure. >> how do you spell it? >> i got panicked before thinking s-h -- you just don't -- whatever. >> that's why people go on those shows. you don't understand what it is like when you're under that kind of pressure. we look idiotic enough just doing what we do every morning, ask jeremy piven over there. >> what are you doing? i know. >> he's on a high brow -- >> i can't wait to hear about the show. >> i know. >> kind of "downton abbey"-ish. >> it's called acting. >> that's what i heard. >> this is the host thing, apparently. >> yeah. >> we can't figure out why. we're going to attempt to do it. we couldn't get it here. >> they're called chicken corsages. they go to a school dance and the guy doesn't give the girl a regular wrist corsage. >> no. >> a piece of chicken. >> chicken. >> they teamed up with kentucky fried chicken. let's watch the commercial and

we'll attempt it. >> original recipe. i know how much you like original recipe. ♪ >> it is a bizarre idea. and i think it is probably only available during prom time. but, you know what, they don't usually serve very good -- they don't usually serve good food -- if you want you can pull up -- you know, not have the calories and throw it on the dance floor and people can slip and -- that's always good for a laugh. all right. so there you go. >> i like it.

>> we'll see if jeremy piven wants to take a bite. all righty. it is "everyone has a story" day. ♪ everyone has a moment that changes you ♪ >> this is michael zezmer from alabama. he's on the line with us. he's with his wife luanne. let me tell you a little bit of his story. 46 years ago, when michael was 17, unbelievable thing, he had some arm pain that just made it difficult to grip some things. he went home, from work, to take a nap. when he woke up, he was paralyzed from the neck down. he had transverse militis, that attacks insulation around the spinal cord. so he was determined not to give up and the song this week will be about how unbelievably supportive his family is. hi, you guys. are you there? >> hey! how are you doing? >> how are you? >> how are you doing, michael? >> we're awesome.

thank you. >> i love them already. we can't wait to see you on thursday, michael, and your beautiful wife too. >> okay. >> we're going to save some chicken for you. >> okay. >> i think we have technical problems. >> you guys are going to die. this is so genius. >> so weird. >> this is coconut oil. not this brand, any brand you want. this is coconut oil. somebody told me there is something called swishing and pulling where you take a spoonful, put it in your mouth, swish it around, it kills bacteria, they said, it kills plaque, it helps with breath and somebody says it even helps whiten your teeth. you should consult with a dentist. i didn't. you take a spoon full, would you do it too? >> no. >> put it in, it melts. don't swallow it, because it is gross if you swallow it. mm. >> what is the first thing -- for 20 minutes? no thank you.

>> swoosh it. >> ew. >> it melts. >> i don't think i would like that. >> mm. >> are you going to spit it out? >> mm-hmm. >> i apologize right now for her. >> okay. i'm not kidding, you guys, your breath is -- it is totally makes your breath smell great. anyway, try it. >> all right, mine is obviously and always much deeper than hoda's. mine is a book called "parenting the whole hearted child." if you want to raise a child and hopefully the results will be be pretty darn good, this is by jeanne kunian, from amazon.com, i was blown away by this. i wish i had this book, i wish i had written this book, but it is excellent. it talks about harnessing all the joy in a child and keeping it there, as you're also raising them. okay? >> sounds like a great book. >> it is terrific. >> stayed way up after midnight to be with us, vanessa williams

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>> the diamond tipped pen for your years of service. happy birthday, mr. crab. >> aw. how are you? >> you're the sweetheart. >> yes. >> sweetheart guy. shows your acting, you know, spectrum. you can play a nice, sweet guy. >> yeah, you know, it is interesting because when you play -- i can't use the word that ari gold is, can you guys say that? >> no. >> okay. >> a jerk. >> okay, a jerk. an abrasive man, if you will. when you play him for eight sfle seasons and you're in people's living rooms, if you play him in an authentic way, people think that's who you are. as you alluded to earlier, i am a thespian, if you will. >> when you're in england, you're a thespian. you're just an actor over here. >> indeed. >> indeed. >> too much time across the pond. >> which is more fun to play.

ari or mr. selfridge. >> as i watch that clip of ari, i watch myself clear a desk as i'm on the screen -- there you go. horrifying. >> but fun. >> actors don't always know what to do with their hands, you know? it is not even an issue. you know what you got to do. >> not to be creepy, but i always know what to do with my hands. >> i know, because i live next door to you in los angeles. i hear the screams coming out of that building, baby. >> you've been waiting for that one. she's been like, here it comes, here it comes. now to play a guy, harry selfridge, a real guy, and he went over at the turn of the century from the midwest to london, and transformed shopping. >> paid a dear personal price for it, didn't he? >> he did ultimately. he was very ambitious. it is a great life lesson, if you put everything you have into

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all day. we are so excited because -- wait. we love it. and we also love who's here with us. >> yes. >> vanessa williams. >> she's a multiple tony, grammy and emmy nominee, sold millions of albums worldwide and appeared in dozens of tv shows, films and broadway productions. >> and now you can find her in "after midnight," the broadway jazz musical about the glory days of harlem's famous landmark, the cotton club. >> if you want to see miss williams in it, you got to come quickly. june -- >> may 11th. for six weeks, so just finishing -- >> chop chop. >> it is a ball. >> it is a fun show. hoda and i went. >> my track has amazing songs. today i'm doing stormy weather for you guys. but i do sunny side of the streets, i can't give you anything but love, and zazuzazz. >> a real crowd pleaser. it is a new generation and they're not up on those kinds of

songs. great dancing and -- >> is that what you're noticing in the audience? >> well, i did a picture for somebody yesterday who bid on an 8 by 10, he got it for his grandson $300 for -- it was great. the fifth time ed seen it. he's coming back next week. everyone who goes into this special guest star brings their own whatever. i get a chance to dance full out because i haven't danced since "kiss of a spider," really. twirling and back in the swing of things. >> and wearing great clothes. >> yes. the clothes are phenomenal. >> is there anything like being on a live broadway stage for you. you've done it all? >> there is nothing like it. you get a chance to do everything. singing, dancing, acting and -- >> no faking it. >> no faking it and you have the live band behind you, which is extraordinary. so usually in the pit. but they're also -- yeah, part of the show. >> she's not aging. >> i can't stop looking at you

because i feel like -- >> what is she doing? i was examining and i see nothing. >> we'll talk. >> you look great. >> how about your family? >> today is devin's birthday, my son is 21 today. i know. and i said, where do you want to go for dinner? pick a restaurant? he said, mom, i want you to cook. i said, okay. >> what will you cook in. >> i don't know. i'm waiting for him to tell me what he wants. i'll cook him a home cooked meal. >> he loves his mommy. >> i western my son loved me. >> how old are the other kids? >> melanie is 26. jillian is 24. and she's got her own music career. she's got a band called lion babe. she's doing this alternative r&b thing. and then fastacia is in eighth grade and she's 13. >> a lot of people in showbiz are not thrilled with their kids

following their path. >> i played french horn and piano and had to read music and it was a requirement in our household. but the two of mine that are going to -- that really want to be in this business love music. and if you're talented, you know, my parents never said get a real job and that's phenomenal. >> they realize it is a real job. >> it is. >> and try doing eight shows a week on broadway and say get a real job. >> and reading music is a skill. playing an instrument well is a skill. it should be honored. so i really am happy that my parents valued the arts. >> we're happy you're going to be singing for us later. stormy weather. >> singing stormy weather. >> stick around, everybody. right now, we got to go to some desperate housewives. >> three of them from the oc coming up after this. plus, your buzz.

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when officers got to her house, they say she attacked the officers with an aluminum baseball bat. a team of firefighters spent the night watching for hot spots where the old kntv building burned to the ground. this is our old television station. it caught fire about 3:00 yesterday afternoon. when the firefighters went in, they looked for transients who are known to live there. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. they were treated and released at the scene.

welcome back. temperatures today will be on the warm side. plenty of upper 70s to mid-80s. 69 degrees just below 70 in san francisco for this afternoon. we have major changes coming to your forecast by tomorrow, we'll drop like a rock. wednesday into thursday, looking pretty good for a warm-up. then friday, into your easter weekend, temperatures are going to drop. we might even get some showers. i'll tell you all about that today at 11:00. we'll check your drive with anthony slaughter. >> things really good across the south bay right now. wide-open lanes, no accidents to report. we had a slew of accidents on state route 4 coming through pittsburgh. be advised, it's not slowing traffic. mostly fender-benders. bay bridge, wide open. >> that does look pretty good. more local news coming in

about half an hour at 11:00. we'll see you then. have a good one. ♪ we are back with more of today on this funday monday which happens to be miss jill martin's birthday. we love her but it's time for "today's buzz" and all the hollywood gossip. >> today we've got the good, the bad and everything in between. from our old friend aol.com, brian balthazar. >> longtime friend, not old friend. you look gorgeous, both of you. >> thank you. >> thank you, doll. >> so mtv awards. >> mila kunis accepted for best actress for great villain. everybody was wondering what was underneath that little black dress. it was a little baby bump. we think maybe -- they haven't actually -- >> they haven't come out? >> they have not confirmed, but it's been reported everywhere. she has not said, i'm preggers.

she was the only female nominated, and she won. >> zac efron. what is going on? >> i think that was planned because how many people have a shirt that buttons, like, completely breakaway like that? >> you think? >> you think? i know. don't worry about that happening here. >> if i looked that good, i'd probably do the same thing. >> very buttoned up today. >> minnie driver you said was driven off twitter. >> i love minnie. she was just with us. >> she's really into twitter but now she's taking a break. she was very excited about this vacation she was take, a holiday with her son, and she had her photograph taken in a bikini. and she didn't know. and look, i think she looks pretty darn good. >> she looks darn good. >> she actually got vilified on twitter for apparently not having the perfect body. so she went on twitter. these tweets have been deleted. she said some people are horrible. you try being photographed when you don't know it. she said twitter is too mean sometimes and she's going to take a little break. >> we had her on the show a few

weeks ago, and she's just delightful. >> people tweet mean things. i just block them. >> i save them and sometimes i'll respond completely friendly. >> oh, i do that first. i try to. and then if they continue, i say you know what? life's too short. i gave you a chance to be nice. >> i don't even read them. when you put it in your brain, it's in your brain. delete, delete, delete. >> feedback. >> let's talk about jimmy fallon. he stepped into something. >> thursday night just wanted to go out and see a band. >> he wanted to go out and brawl. >> one thing jimmy fallon is is not a fighter. he's a great guy but not a fighter. he walks into niagara in new york city at about 10:30 in the evening. there was a bar scuffle. in fact a knife fight. he got in the middle of it. he quickly left the bar. he was kind of frazzled and shaken. >> what time? was it really late? >> 10:30. >> apparently things get a little rowdy at niagara. he was shuffled in and out pretty quickly. apparently reportedly pretty shaken. >> okay. he went home and cried to win e

winnie, his little baby. all right. okay. >> miley cyrus did some chatting. >> yes, she did an interview with "elle." the digital version goes online tomorrow. she said maybe her crotch version is a feminist statement. she said rappers have grabbed their crotch and had hos around them all the time and ladies she describes in a colorful way and gets criticized for it. she says it's her version of feminism. she just wants there to be equality among the sexes. what's your take on grabbing your crotch for equality? i think we have it right there. i think that's your take on it. >> yeah. >> and we'll be right back. no, i'm kidding. >> we cannot say any more than what we've already said. over and over and over. >> you know what? here's the first thing you can become in show business is boring. and it's just -- it's just -- we've heard it. we've heard it. stop it. >> and she's trying to do something new. >> little talent, but this is not new anymore. >> i know. >> that's the problem. >> i have to wonder in ten years

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most people in my grade do. not very fair. >> how old are you? >> 12. >> okay. >> almost 13. >> i remember my parents installed a phone line in my house, i think i was 16. >> that's because you lived when there was not a lot of technology. in the olden days. >> in the olden days, there you go. >> the olden days. >> hi. >> so shannon, you dove into the deep end. what made you decide to join the ladys? >> i thought it would be such a unique opportunity to watch little pieces of your life played back for you, who gets that chance to i can improve here or i do this okay. >> everybody can because of video cameras. they can keep it private and control it a little bit better, right? >> i thought it would be a fun adventure. >> what happened to the other ones? where are the other housewives? >> you two are here. >> we ran them out of oc. >> you ran them out? do you miss them? >> no.

>> i miss alexis, i do. her and i are -- >> what about gretchen? >> who? >> nobody misses gretchen. >> wow. wow. >> when you're gone, you're gone. >> you're gone. >> vicki, you're -- >> not dead, is she? >> that's why there is a rear view mirror. she's in the past. >> wow. >> that's what i'm talking about. okay, vicki, you've been here for nine seasons. you've been on all the housewives franchises the longest. you've had your share of drama play out. what keeps you coming back, i guess? >> you know what, there is good and bad in everything in life. and it has been a great experience. yes, i got divorced and my kids were in high school when we started, now they're graduated. i'm 27, 28 years old, i'm a grandmother. i come back because it's a lot of fun. >> right. >> it is a lot of fun. >> tamra, you watched your life unfold again. you were divorced earlier on and there was a whole marriage episode. that's got to be -- how is your life going? >> my life is going good.

i'm very busy. between the show and cut fitness and the kids and -- >> are the kids on the show? >> no, my kids are in the on the show. >> do you want them on? >> my littlest, sophia, who is 8, she's a little mini me, she wanted to be on the show and we tried to work it out with her father and he just didn't want any part of it so, but my other two, they're fine. one is in high school, one is in middle school and the furthest thing from their mind. >> that would have been the biggest decision to make. do you let your children -- kids don't really know what -- there are ramifications. are you concerned about that? >> you know what i thought, in life, especially i have three young girls, so you have to develop a thick skin so as my kids can develop that thick skin at a younger age, for the benefit -- they know if someone comes up to them saying i can't play with you anymore because my mother doesn't like you anymore, they know to say, you're entitled to your opinion, but i don't agree with it. >> is the fur going to fly tonight? what is going to happen? >> it is a great episode tonight. i think everyone is going to -- we laughed a lot.

my girlfriend and i watched it coming here last night. >> we're in hawaii, so it is just visually very beautiful. >> it is a good life. >> not a bad life. >> all right. >> great life. >> it is horrible to get paid to go to lunch and dinner -- >> you're right. >> you can catch the season premiere of "the real house wwis of orange county" tonight. vanessa williams takes us back in time with a classic performance of "stormy weather". >> are more parents more aggravated than ever? >> ever. >> after this. [ male announcer ] there's chicken,

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take a look. >> what are you doing? we have to get ready for the party. >> just watched the last episode of "lost." >> okay. you know what? we don't have time for this right now. we have a lot of people coming over. >> they're all dead. >> what? >> jack, kate, sawyer -- >> i don't care about the show right now, okay? i need you to just get in the shower and get dressed. just put it on hold. >> all those people. >> don't think about "lost" today. tomorrow, "lost," owl dall day. i can't wait to hear about it. jack, no way, really? right now, shower. >> well, a new study by child trends found parents feel more aggravated than ever before, so here to help us figure out why and what we can do about it -- i have nothing to do with it. what can you do? psychiatrist ish major. >> and mother of five, business coach and writer, ali

worthington. >> are the others not being honest about it, being annoyed, but others admit it? >> i think so. if you admit it my gosh, i'm a horrible parent, my kids -- you got to own it and validate that feeling on your own. you can move forward and it is natural, normal. >> is it because a lot of parents are like helicopter parents and hovering and they're present for everything and hence the, you know, the aggravation? >> i definitely think so. think about what moms are expected to do these days. work, come home, cook dinner, go to a gazillion extracurricular activities and then you have to build the taj mahal out of tooth picks for a project at school and you're exhausted. >> if you go to the bakery and bring cupcakes from a bakery -- >> as a mother of five, how do you -- what do you do? >> i'm store bought all the way. i will bring that -- no. >> be proud. >> when your kids whine, the five of them, or -- what do you do? what is the solution? >> we have all ages, from

preschool all the way through high school. so depending on their age, that's how i handle it. we do laps around the house. we do extra chores. >> like a time-out? >> no, they run laps around the house. >> a grown-up time-out. you do laps. >> you make your kids run? i like it. all right. does that work? >> that works. if you have to run around the house five times, you're not going to whine about dinner. >> hungry, you can eat what's in front of you. >> i did a book signing, out of 100 children, one thanked me. one thank you. what's all that about? >> you come from a big family. >> i do, five sisters and one brother. i learned they have to be a constant presence, tuned in, plugged in, your kid is upset about "lost," validate that, but then shift and pivot and -- >> a lot of them stay there. >> grab the child because we have the next thing to do. >> validate every little thing, isn't that where the whining comes from? >> validate and pivot. okay?

>> we're supposed to train our kids to deal with the real world. i don't see that happening in general. what do you think? >> i think that happens a lot. i think parents fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to other people. so when we compare, sometimes it is easier to say, yes to everything to try to make our kids happy. >> thanks, you guys. >> thanks so much. now we saved the best -- sorry guys -- for last. play on a song. vanessa will be singing for us. >> vanessa williams. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. multiplatinum recording artist and tony nominated actress vanessa williams is back to sing for us. >> she's guest starring in the broadway jazz review "after midnight" and here with the great orchestra, the jazz at lincoln center all-stars.

>> woohoo! >> quick change. you look gorgeous. >> broadway, baby, yeah. >> this is what we can expect to see you in? >> you have the most numbers, right, from what i can remember? six or five? >> i do four and then at the end. but it is delicious and fantastic. >> and great performing with these guys, the all-stars? >> they're stand-ups for a reason, they stand the test of time. and this music is just phenomenal. having them behind me, doesn't get any better than that. >> they have a nice view, too, right, guys? >> what are you going to sing for us? >> i'm naughty. z >> "stormy weather." >> here she is, vanessa williams, and those guys too. ♪ ♪ i walk around heavy hearted and sad ♪ ♪ night comes around and i'm still feeling bad ♪

♪ rain pouring down blinding every hope i had ♪ ♪ pitter and patter and beating and splattering drives me mad ♪ ♪ love, love, love, love ♪ this misery is just too much for me ♪ ♪ don't know why there's no sun up in the sky ♪ ♪ stormy weather since my man and i ain't together ♪ ♪ keeps raining all the time

♪ life is bad, gloom and misery everywhere ♪ ♪ stormy weather just can't keep my poor self together ♪ ♪ keeps raining all the time, the time ♪ ♪ so weary all the time ♪ when he went away, the blues walked in and met me ♪ ♪ if he stays away, old rockin' chair will get me ♪ ♪ all i do is pray the lord above will let me ♪ ♪ walk in the sun once more

♪ can't go on, everything i have is gone ♪ ♪ stormy weather, since my man and i ain't together ♪ ♪ keeps raining all the time ♪ keeps raining all the time >> would! >> woohoo! >> wow! >> great to have you. >> thank you. >> thank you, everybody. >> amazing. >> come see vanessa in "after midnight." >> tomorrow, how to handle annoying people. >> real life family that inspired -- this is for real. >> have a great fun day monday.

right now at 11:00, investigators en route to the burned remains of the old kntv studio in san jose. plus, is the bay bridge broken? the piece that is not doing what it was designed to do. aldon smith out on bail now. but his legal troubles are far from over. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. >> arson investigators will soon be on the scene of a former kntv building trying to get a better idea of where the fire started and how. bob has been at the scene all morning. bob, you just spoke with the fire department. what do they think pp