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good morning. the captain of that tragic ferry accident under arrest now explains why he waited to order evacuation while divers push deeper into the wreckage this morning. so far, no signs of survivors. standstill. climbers on mt. everest declare a four-day halt out of respect of the victims of the worst accident ever. should this year's climbing season be delayed? we'll ask a man who has reached the summit seven times. supermarket scare. a truck slams into a grocery store, pinning a woman against a wall. frantic race by fellow shoppers to help her and how she's doing
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"today," april 19th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer and the gang's all back together. >> i don't know what to do when i'm not here. >> turn on the television. >> no offense, i don't watch. >> he did force us to send a script. >> that is true. anyway, really enjoyable to be back with you guys. more bodies have been recovered from the site of that ferry disaster off the coast of south korea. it's been three days now. while divers are still hoping to find any survivors who might be
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in air approximate pockets on the ship, there is growing fear that may not happen. nbc's bill kneale is in south korea with the latest for us. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. from a place of deep sadness and frustration where many parents feel the hopes of finding their children alive in that ship are fading fast. they did, however, get to see for the first time and hear in details from the captain whose now under arrest, facing charges of criminal negligence negligence. he admitted he had not been at the helm at the time but in his bedroom and he had not ordered the evacuation of the ship because he feared without rescue boat that is some of the passengers would simply drift away. at his side the 26-year-old woman who was actually steering the ship at the time and the helmsman who blamed the steering gear. the relatives blame the captain. remember, he was photographed
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abandoning his ship early and then filmed onshore, one of the first survivors to arrive on shore. he is 69 and is now in custody. for relatives, this is really a desperate time. i've just come from a gym. while i was there, officials announced that two more bodies had been found, those of girls were long, dark hair. and there were wails and screams from the floor as he said that. those relatives having a very difficult time. they watched a video of the hull for the first time, of the ship under water. they've given some of them dna so that their children can, perhaps, be identified more quickly. desperately difficult for them. as for the search, it goes on. divers have found two more bodies. they saw another three but couldn't retrieve them. there are huge cranes there to lift the ship but that won't happen until the parents agree and at the moment they won't agree. one man saying, to me, we just won't give up hope. and at the school where these children came from, more very
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poignant scenes. a candlelit vigil. not just for them but for the advice principal who organized the trip, who was with the children and who survived, but then who killed himself. please, he said, in his suicide note, put all the blame on me. a tragic story. just one of so many here, lester. it's a heartbreaking event. >> it is. so much pain to go around. bill kneale in south korea for us this morning. bill, thanks. turning to another tragedy that is grabbing the world's attention. that is the deadly avalanche on mt. everest. crews managed to recover a 13th body overnight. the search has been suspended for three other people still missing. they've been working since early yesterday.
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first trying to rescue people, then recovering bodies. police now mountain guides. clearing a path for climbers when the avalanche happened. the mountain has been closed for four days. some are saying they will consult with their guides and continue their climb to the summit. others are calling their trip off, saying this was a reality check and spoken of a feeling of guilt because they were preparing the route for their clients, making their way through one of the most dangerous areas on everest, where huge blocks of ice hung over a passage way. those boulders, some bigger than houses, can break free without warning. they suddenly saw mounds of snow tumbling down on to them. fellow guides and climbers rushed to help. pictures of the rescue and recovery effort have come from an nbc news crew on site, preparing for production for the
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discovery channel. thankfully, we can say all nbc news employees are safe. we know their thoughts are with those who are injured and those who lost their lives. erica? >> duncan golestani, thank you. "the mountain: my time on everest." thanks for being on with us. >> thanks for having me. >> this is an area, i understand, mountaineers want to get through quickly but you can't really hurry through it at the same time. what's it like going through there? >> it's this three or four-hour trip from base camp to camp one. and it's this gigantic area of jumbled ice blocks, there's cre crevaces. you try to move as quickly as
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possible. there's certain sections where you cause to be delayed, you're crossing a bridge. you're waiting for somebody in front of you. and there are certain places where if a block of ice tumbles and you happen to be under it at the wrong place at the wrong time, that's the tragic part. >> tell me about the sherpas. obviously, they're the most experienced ones here, carry all the gear for the climbers. they were all together, close together when this happened. does that surprise you? >> no. you know, i've been on that mountain many times, and the sherpas usually leave very early from base camp, carrying loads of equipment to camp one. and they tend to like to climb close together. they're friends. they work together. they know each other. and rather than separating, which actually would be a little safer, they like to climb as a clustered group. and, sadly, if there's a certain amount of people in one spot and
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something happens, there's more people that are going to be affected by that block of ice that might tumble and fall, which is what happened here. >> i want to then ask you about the reality. we think of mountaineering as a solitary pursuit. there are a lot of people that gather for this climbing season. there's been a delay now. the question we raised at the top, should there be a longer delay? given what people invest to take part in this, the short season, do you think that's going to happen? >> you know, i think the short four-day delay in respect for what happened is appropriate. and then the individuals and team leaders will have to sit down and make some decisions. some people are just going to say i'm done. i need to go home. this isn't really what i want to experience anymore and others, of course, are going to want to continue. you can't delay too long because the window of good weather is very short. by the end of may, the climbing season is literally over. so, things either have to keep
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going completely, as they have started, or people simply have to shut down and go home. >> it's so good to talk with you. thank you so much for coming on with us this morning. >> thank you. we are learning more this morning about the 27-year-old charged in connection with a string of highway shootings in missouri and also what led to his arrest. nbc's john yang is in kansas city. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, er erica, from a very windy kansas city, where mohammed whitaker is beginning his first day here, being held on $100,000 cash bail. investigators are telling us how he did what he is accused of doing. one big question remains unanswered. why? do you think that's what happened to you? one month to the day after authorities say tom mcfarland became victim two, driving home after his 10-year-old son's basketball game and hours after mohammed whitaker was formally charged with the crime,
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mcfarland, who was not injured, has one burning question. >> my biggest question is the motive. why? not only, it turns out, shooting at my car but everyone els. >> reporter: if investigators have an idea they're not saying. >> i'm not going to give you any time lines. we're going to stick to what we started to say at the beginning. we're not going to give out any more information than we need to because we're not going to jeopardize the case. >> reporter: over 100 tips, they focused on whitaker, gathering enough evidence to charge him with 18 counts in nine attacks linked by ballistics. >> it involved a period of surveillance, it involved ballistics. it involved tips. it involved witness statements. >> reporter: investigators seized a green dodge neon when they arrested whitaker. court documents also revealed they gotten a warrant to install a gps tracking device, tailing him as he maneuvered to stay in
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driver's blind spots. whitaker could face more charges. >> the investigation is ongoing. we continue to receive leads and follow leads. we're not done yet. we're not done yet. >> reporter: for tom mcfarland, what is done is the dread he smelled on the road the past month. >> happy fo get back to the normal traffic as opposed to is there someone driving around with a gun? >> reporter: if convicted, whitaker could spend the rest of his life in prison. he could make his first court appearance later today. >> john yang, thanks. jenna has a check of some of the morning's top stories from overnight. hey, jenna. >> good morning. hi, everyone. we begin in australia. the underwater search for malaysia airlines 370's black box could wrap up in the next week. katy tur is live in perth, australia. good morning. >> reporter: hey there, jenna. it could stop next week. it may not stop but it could.
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officials say they'll be wrapping up the most intense part of their search five to seven days from now because this is the area they have the most hopes for, the most focus on. it's the area they've been able to further refine those pings that ocean shields detected last week. if they don't find it in this area in the next five to seven days, they'll go back to the drawing board, have to figure out a new plan that could continue with bluefin 21 mapping a broader area underneath the ocean or it could have some other options unclear right now. so far in the search, it's gone about seven missions. it's on its seventh mission right now. it's completed six missions. nothing of note in the scan so far. blufin 21 has mapped a 5100 square mile radius. it is now or never in the next coming weeks. >> katy tur in perth for us this morning. thank you. passengers were rushed off the plane for what's being
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called a potential security threat. the plane landed on a remote taxi way and everyone on board was sent inside to be screened. they later determined the threat was not credible and everyone was sent on their way. highly controversial keystone pipeline. friday the state department announced it would hold off making a decision on whether or not to go through the project until after the mid term elections. the state department cited legal issues and are giving agencies more time to review the project. the ending first. the woman in this next video remarkably survived what you're about to see. she was in a chicago grocery store when the truck came barreling through the side of the store, pinned her against the wall. firefighters were eventually able to get her out and she was taken to the hospital where she is listed in stable condition. the truck driver is in police custody. amazing. rocket filled with thousands
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of pounds of equipment and supplies is on its way to the international space station. the unmanned cargo ship is expected to reach the station tomorrow. inside, legs for a robot. serious question for you, why should humans be the only ones to enjoy a good easter egg hunt? have you ever asked yourself that? check out the gorillas at the cincinnati zoo. the easter eggs were hidden throughout their enclosure and they were given baskets because what else would they put their eggs in. that guy was like, what? >> adorable. >> check this out. elephant sized paper mache eggs for the elephants. why? it makes them easier for them to pick them up with their trunk. all in all, a high protein afternoon for all the animals. >> very cute. >> well done. let's get a check now of the weather for your holiday weekend and your egg hunting, wherever it may be. >> i appreciate the fact that
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they colored the eggs before they left them out for the gorillas. >> it wasn't going to be a boring easter egg hunt. please zblie thought they were color blind. i don't really know. rain across the southeast. south carolina has picked up some daily record rainfalls for yesterday with more than 2" of rain. you can see the heaviest of rain right now is in southeastern north carolina. we also have a risk of stronger storms down near florida. a tornado watch is still in effect for 10:00 this morning for these storms right through here. they are going to move out over the atlantic shortly. we will see improvements. right now, really heavy rain around miami. it is going to last another couple of hours. we are looking at the potential from south carolina up into central and southern north carolina for the possibility of 2, 2.5" of rain. around norfolk, virginia, it stops. it will never make its way in the northeast with an area of low pressure keeping things dry. even tomorrow in the southeast,
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. mperatures look nice and the >> good morning. 5:46 the time right now. we have a few clouds overhead. temperatures will be a little cooler than they were yesterday, but not by much. we're only talking about a few degrees but right now notice lots of cloud cover out there. later this afternoon temperatures as i mentioned will be back into the 70s, little cooler from yesterday. notice in san francisco after topping out close to 70 yesterday you will be at 64 for today. inland valleys right in the mid 70s and warmer temperatures expected for tomorrow and a chance of rain expected by monday and tuesday. >> that is your latest forecast. lester? >> dylan, thank you very much. newly released documents are giving the world a look into the clinton white house and the role of then first lady hillary clinton. they were released to the national archives and the clinton presidential library. kristen welker tells us more about them.
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kristen? >> reporter: lester, good morning to you. the latest release of 700 pages in all puts the clinton family's big news this week into new focus. just a day after chelsea clinton claimed the spotlight with a bit of baby news -- >> marc and i are very excited that we have our first child arriving later this year. >> reporter: back in 1993, clinton's courted her current mother-in-law, marc's mom, then congresswoman mezvinsky, her name listed as an important vote. >> clinton white how was really going after congresswoman marjorie margouiles-mezvinsky, who then became part of the family when chelsea married
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marc. >> i think the documents show how much she worked in tandem with her husband and it's a real contrast to what we see today. michelle obama did not appear to play that much of a role, at least publicly, in her husband's politics. >> and the files shed new light on president's clinton's new efforts to regain his political footing as he prepared to deliver the 1999 state of the union address, adviser sid bloomenthal warned the scandal is an unavoidable subject. he advised him to deal with the subject only once and to call for an end of divisions. >> yet perhaps in the daily press of events, in the clash of controversy, we don't see our own time for what it truly is, a new dawn for america. >> reporter: the documents also reveal health care was just as politically divisive back then as it is now, as republicans
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swept the 1994 races due in part to health care overhaul. the communications director said at the time, quote, we got slaughtered. lester? >> thank you so much, kristen. troubling news for pet owner. according to a new study from the nation's largest veterinary practices, deadly diseases for dogs and cats are on the rise. >> reporter: more than 60% of u.s. households have at least one pet. for many of us, like david fein, they are part of the family. >> he is like my child, absolutely. he is everything to me. >> reporter: according to this new report there is discouraging news on the state of pet health. two infectious diseases affecting cats and dogs are said to be on the rise. >> mr. mittens. >> reporter: veterinarian says cat aids is up 30% from 2009,
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primarily spread by outdoor cats, states like oklahoma, iowa and arkansas, among others, are seeing a dramatic rise. >> unfortunately, there's no, you know, good vaccine. so annual testing to make sure your pet does not have siv and then your cat should be spayed or neutered. >> reporter: for man's best friend a different challenge. veterinarians have seen a 21% increase in the infectious bacteria that causes lyme disease, spread by deer ticks. dogs in the northeast, states like new hampshire, massachusetts and rhode island, are among those most at risk. though dog parks can be a trouble spot for some illnesses -- >> hey, come on! >> reporter: nina nardi says it
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could be lurking in your own backyard. >> the big takeaway is just being aware of what's in, you know, your backyard. what's on the path that your dog is going to walk on. >> reporter: vets also say animal owners should clean up after their pets and keep a close eye on any illnesses, small measures that could go a long way, keeping a loved one safe. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. up next, hello, spring. we are in the orange room with the buzz over the president's latest tweet. first this is "today" on nbc.
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no matter your politics, it's clear that, especially for the obama administration, social media has become a big focus. a lot of politicians, really. >> vice president joe biden had
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instagram with an epic selfie. and the president ended the week with a tweet that may make you envious. >> do i look okay, does this make me look fat? can i tweet this? the president somehow get it is right every single time. check out this picture that he tweeted. president obama just relaxing, enjoying the weather with a very simple yet perfect caption, hello, spring. apparently spring was listening. it's like in the 60s today in d.c. why should president obama be the only one to have a little fun in the sun? we want to see how you are enjoying spring so far. send us pictures of your family, dressed up for an early easter outing, lounging like president obama. we did something similar this morning. this was us. always flexing, as always. >> nice. >> we tweeted with the caption, the highs and lows of our weekend team? >> did you include that because you came up with the caption and
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you wanted everyone to know you captioned -- >> i don't know what you're talking about. but in case you wonder i came up with the caption. >> the picture was dylan's idea. >> it was. but we're very spring-like today and feeling good and we're all back together. why not let the world know. right? >> my caption that was rejected was the sblong short of it. >> because my whole thing was we're tall and short. >> 25 minutes to get a caption. 25 minutes. >> in the minutes before this program. coming up later in the program, billy crystal actually opening up to matt. we'll bring you that interview
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. 5:56 on your saturday morning. we start you out this morning with an image -- blue image of the bay bridge. good morning, i'm sam brock on a gorgeous day. let's take a look at what's in your forecast this weekend. >> good morning, sam. as you mentioned we are looking
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at fog-free conditions in san francisco. not looking at a whole lot of fog around the coast or inland valleys. clouds overhead. keep that in mind. not going to see a ton of sunshine at least this morning but by this afternoon we will see plenty of sunshine. it's going to be very similar to what we saw yesterday. temperatures in the low 70s for our inland valley, low 60s in san francisco. we got 63 yesterday. we will be at 64 today and looks like most of our inland valleys in the low 70s yesterday, very similar for today. almost a carbon copy if you will. tomorrow warmer and a chance of rain in the forecast for monday and tuesday. details on that coming up this morning at 7:00. we'll see you then. >> thank you, anthony. drivers say they've been complaining for months now, what's it going to take to fix the lights on a bay area highway. the lights are out on a very busy stretch of 280 from the 11th street on ramp to the highway 87 interchange. now elective representatives in san jose tell residents copper thieves are to blame for this with the price of copper at $4 a
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pound, lights are a major target. resident says their complaints haven't been addressed and they've been in the dark literally for at least two months now. they say their biggest concern is safety with an accident waiting to happen any day. cal trans says it's aware of the problem but cannot keep up with the necessary repairs. a scathing report on the police department reveals all sorts of sordid activities including san jose police officers who had sex while on the clock. both of them by the way are still employed by the department. that is just one of several serious findings revealed in an independent audit of sjpd. 35 officers broke rules some as simple as speeding, other cited for more yer sus misconduct, ignoring rape claims and failing to investigate a boy who was missing. they say they will not have any comment until they have finished reviewing the entire report. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" a new report says that bay area rental prices are the highest they have ever
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been. is that claim true? plus, all your top stories are coming up at 7:00. but right now we will return you to the "today" show and see you again in another 30 minutes. thanks for standing by.
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♪ we are back on this saturday morning, april 19th, 2014. shaping up to be a beautiful spring day out there. lot of happy people. it's the weekend. they're at the "today" show. we'll meet them in a bit. coming up, we've been doing research here. jelly beans, reeses pieces, which we found out don't contain any chocolate. great news for candy makers. booming business. just how many jelly beans, peeps, chocolate, you name it, we're going to eat in the coming days, you'll know why. >> if you are wondering why we're talking so quickly. >> what do you mean? >> i'm going to paint the city afterwards. >> sugar.
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>> we'll introduce you to young twins. you don't want to mess with these guys. what these guys did to save themselves and their baby brother from a dangerous carjacker. we'll share this story coming up. what whoopi goldberg revealed and why tomorrow is a big day for pot users in colorado. a shocking case out of georgia that's leading to outrage nationwide. a technician behind bars for an unthinkable crime. kerry sanders has the details. >> reporter: she admits she lied, made up story that the judge said were the worst kind of lies, telling women their mammograms revealed they were cancer free when she didn't even have the skills to know. she was a hospital technician who used doctors' pin codes to access the hospital computer and create reports creating that
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same cancer-free story to 189,000 women. it turns out ten did have breast cancer, including sharon holmes, who testified. >> the pain and the suffering i have endured didn't have to happen. i thought early detection meant saving lives, not giving you a life sentence of pain and sufferin suffering. >> reporter: her defense attorney says she lied because she couldn't keep up with the workload at perry hospital in perry, georgia. despite two women dying, the judge said georgia law limited her in sentencing the defendant to no more than six months in jail, followed by 9 1/2 years probation and a $12,500 fine. >> if i'm sentenced more than a sentence, you know, of having cancer, you should live a sentence also behind bars. >> she's going to be paying a price but even without that, she's very remorseful.
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>> if you're really, genuinely sorry, you tell the people, the person you've hurt. >> reporter: more than 30 women who were lied to have filed civil cases against houston health care. a spokesperson wouldn't comment on those cases. in this plea deal, the hospital says we are pleased this component of miss rapraenger's unfortunate action is concluded. dylan is outside with a check of the weather. >> hey, guys. it's official. today is the best. she said it. where are you from? >> south carolina. >> where it's raining today. you picked a good time to be in new york city, where it's nice and sunny and going to warm up, too. the southeast is where we're going to see most of the rain today. because of that, temperatures will be on the cool side, running five to 15 degrees below
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average, thanks to that dip in the jet stream. on the flip side of that, out in the rockies and moving into the plains, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average, 81 today in parts of oklahoma and kansas. we are looking for the disturbance in the southeast to move eastward. easter looks better about sunshine in the carolinas. spotty showers in the pacific northwest. on easter sunday itself, we will see isolated stronger storms across western texas and watch out for the >> good morning, 6:04 the time right now waking up to clear conditions in the south bay. still have a few clouds lingering across the peninsula even in san francisco but notice once you step outside very comfortable, little crisp chill in the air, the ocean breeze that moved into place overnight. eventually later on this afternoon, we are going to see temperaturesp top out in the low
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70s in our inland valleys. inland bay cities like san jose, even across portions of the trivalley expecting low 70s for today. san francisco not going to be overly warm. you'll top out near 64 degrees for today. and for today's top spot we are heading up to my old stomping grounds, from our affiliate in boston in cambridge, massachusetts, and the eighth annual cambridge science festival. the ten-day event features more than 150 events from craft happy robots to liquid nitrogen ice cream which kind of foams up a il bit and looks pretty awesome. nice and sciency up there in camwrinca cambridge, massachusetts. >> very cool looking robot. >> take these away. i'm going -- on the candy. high school chef
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>> that's a tricky one. it's clean and it works. it doesn't work fully. >> it is time for you to have a new state-of-the-art kitchen. >> come look at this. this is so gorgeous. >> george olefan is with us. somehow i'm guessing when you gave her that kitchen you gave her drawers where the fronts don't fall off of them. >> the refrigerator doesn't open on its own anymore. soup to nuts we totally renovated. >> this is a daunting task, seems like such a huge vechl, too. but it can really pay off. it's one of the best rooms in the house to do work on. why is it so important to do your kitchen? >> it's the heart of the home. when you're selling your house it's the first place people look at when they come in. they want to decide is this a kirch i can move right into or is this a kitchen i'm going to need to renovate and i have to
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add that on to whatever i'm going to pay for the house. >> no matter what you do, everybody ends up in the kitchen when they come to your house. >> big parties, the dining room, the living room, everybody is in the kitchen. >> of course. you actually have great tips to spruce up the kitchen that won't break the bank. first, you see paint those kitchen cabinets. >> not all cabinets are in as bad shape as mary lee's -- i mean as arlene's were. you want to paint it. the idea is to put in some tlc. sanding and use cabinet-grade paint. don't use wall paint. it will scratch off and make your cabinets look even worse than they are. it's so much cheaper to paint your cabinets with the proper paint than to actually rip them out. >> and replacing the hardware can be a quick fix. >> that is the easiest thing to do. there are so many different options. super traditional or
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conservative. you can go crazy, go to different vintage shops, to home improvement shops. you can find all different sorts of knobs, glass, brass or anything in between. >> there's something for everyone. >> literally for something for everybody out there. >> something that's a bigger investment but something that somebody may be thinking about selling their home that you want to look at it is replacing your counter tops. >> it's a big thing that obviously they get the most wear and tear. it's kind of a big ticket item. it will cost you anywhere from $1,000 to maybe $3,000 to put in new cabinets -- new counter tops but if you get a natural stone or high-quality man made product, you're going to add anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 to the value of your kitchen just by switching out the counter tops. >> that's amazing. is there anything -- sometimes you hear about porous, though, stone. >> right. >> are there any ones that we should avoid? >> yes. i mean, definitely, you don't want to go with like a white marble. while they're beautiful and some people love them and they look
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great but unless you're spending a lot of time making sure they're sealed and you do a lot to make sure that you're not like -- oh, i spilled that and i'm running out with the kids. >> red wine and you're trying to clean it up? >> exactly. granite is fantastic. that would be what i would go with. >> and what a lot of people look for nowa days. >> and also quartz. you can catch george to the rescue here on nbc. check your local listings. dylan is outside with our plaza fan of the day. hey, guys. >> i think we found our cutest fan of the day. she watches the "today" show every single morning, including the weekends. i'll let you take it away. >> up next, matt sits down with billy crystal. first this is "today" on nbc. [ children yelling ]
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show "700 sundays." matt recently caught up with the comedic legend to talk about it. >> wake up! >> you started working on "700 sundays," i think you told me one time, when you were born. >> yeah. >> but a long time ago. did you have any idea all these years later we would be sitting here talking about this? >> no. i didn't know really. i just knew i had to do something. i just lost my mother, my uncles, my best friend all in a few months of each other. how do you get this off your back? how can you make grief kind of funny? that's what we tried to do with the show. >> there was a big head between the two homes, five foot high, five foot wide, just like seal. >> the number of sundays you calculated you had with why your dad who died when he was a young man and you were --
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>> i was 15 and he was 54. >> it sounds like a big number until you stop and analyze it. >> yeah. >> and it's not. >> not at all. when i come to grips with that at the end and say, yeah, it wasn't a lot. but look what i got in the short period of time that we were together. >> tell me about your dad. what is the thing you remember most about him? >> his sense of humor. he had a lot of class. he was a really loved guy. very understated. didn't like the limelight. even though he spent many years in this very room, emceeing the jazz concert. >> he was famous without being famous. >> yes, he was. and so i think his passion for the music and his look at that all people are equal. zblefs a trendsetter. he was ahead of his time. he brought musicians of different races together and people hadn't done that before. >> not really, no. and he was really a civil rights advocate without waving a flag. they were just people. and he ran so many benefits for
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musicians who passed away for their families. and that was a big part of his legacy that he loved these guys and they loved him back. >> when i look at you at 60 plus years of age -- >> i know. >> your dad passed away when he was 54. am i looking at a version of your dad? >> that's an amazing compliment. i hope so. i learned so much from him and my mom. she kept us together. her and dad had this code that all three boys would graduate from college and we ended up doing it because of her. i think i embodied both of them proudly. >> billy crystal, 700 sundays premieres tonight on hbo. coming up, how much candy do you think americans consume on easter? the sweet side of this weekend's holiday. first this is "today" on nbc.
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you are watching "today in the bay." >> 6:26 on your saturday morning. a peak from our emeryville cam of san francisco. you can see it's a little bit overcast this morning right now but things could change. good saturday morning. i'm sam brock. anthony has more on what's ahead in your weekend forecast.
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>> good morning, sam. as you mentioned san francisco completely fogged in right now. once you get in the city you'll notice the conditions not too bad, winds are really blustery this morning. that's about 30 miles per hour in san francisco. that's the onshore wind that's going to reinforce some cooling for today. even though it's still going to be fairly comfortable later on this afternoon. what we're going to find really is those micro climates in full effect. 60s at the coast. san francisco only in the low 60s. very similar to what we saw for yesterday, even in our inland valleys while it won't be overly warm, closer to average for this time of year. 74 in the south bay. same for the east bay and north bay. beautiful sunrise in snl right now. overall, warmer temperatures for tomorrow and some rain in the forecast, sam. we'll explain that coming up this morning at 7:00. >> all right. thank you very much, anthony. drivers say they have been complaining for months now, what's it going to take to fix the lights on a bay area highway. the lights are out on a very busy stretch of interstate 280 from the 11th street on ramp to
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the highway 87 interchange. now elected representatives in san jose tell residents copper thieves are to blame for this with the price of copper currently commanding $4 per pound, they say lights are an attractive target right now but residents say their complaints have not been addressed and they have been in the dark quite literally for at least two months now. they say their biggest concern is safety with an accident just waiting to happen any day now. cal trans says it's aware of the problems but cannot keep up with the needed repairs. a scathing report on san jose's police department reveals all sorts of sordid activities including police officers who had sex while on the clock. both of whom are still employed by the department. that's just one of several serious findings revealed in an independent audit of sjpd. 35 officers reportedly broke rules, some as simple as speeding, but others cited for serious misconduct, ignoring rape claims, for example, and failing to investigate a young boy reported missing.
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san jose police leaders received this report late yesterday. they say they will not comment until they have finished revi reviewing the entire report. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a new report says that bay area rental prices are the highest they have ever been. it may feel that way to you, but has this been true. your top stories coming up at 7:00. we return you to the "today" show. we'll see you in about a half hour.
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good morning it is saturday, april 19th, 20146789 here is a look at today's top stories. run aring out of time. while relatives of the missing watch the frantic operation unfold live. twin power, meet the 7 year old brothers who turn the table on a carjacker to save themselves and their baby boy. and radiant royals. thousands turn out to welcome the duke and duchess while kate in high heels climbs into the cook pick cockpit of a fighter jet. welcome back to "today."
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good to have the whole gang back together. >> she is always graceful. >> wearing a dress the whole nine yards. >> making it up the stairs. >> we would barely make it up to the front and back. nothing broke. >> i climbed in one in sneakers, not graceful. >> how come your leg was over your head? >> i kind of fell into it. >> just wondering. >> we'll have more on that tomorrow. think about it, you guys go on. >> we want to begin this hour with a serious story and that is new developments tied to the ferry disaster in south korea. the captain and two members of his crew are in custody. many of them high school students now stretches into a
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third day. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. erica from the captain of the ship an apology and the first explanation of what went wrong and why he abandoned ship. from the ship and what went wrong. here another day of frustration and anger and fading hope. under arrest and under fire for abandoning ship, charged with negligence. he said he deliberately delayed ev evac oouation he had been in bed. and besides him the helmsman who
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admits to making a mistake. this is the captain on shore with the first group of survivors, he left behind nearly 300 people trapped, his life rafts unused. today they reportedly saw bodies but the currents, like an under water typhoon, stopped them from pulling bodies out. for the parents waiting on shore it is torture. >> i'm frustrated. divers have been there three days but we don't know if our children are starved or not. >> we are dieing while our children are in the water. the school friends of those missing are suffering too. at the high school they comfort each other, more than 300 teens left here for a vacation, few have made it home. some of the survivors are treated for injury and shock.
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back at their school a vigil for the missing and for the vice principal who survived but then killed himself saying it is too much being alive while my students are missing. >> the vice principal final notes are heart breaking saying please put the blame on me. i organized this team, perhaps i can be the teacher to them in the next world and as requested his ashes have been spread near the sunken ship. mt. everest avalanche, we have the latest. >> three guides remain missing, soichers are working quickly
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hoping to find them in case the weather changes, it is dangerous and unstable ground that has already claimed so many lives. >> this morning -- the mount ais are closed for four days. the mountain guides were caught here in one of the most dangerous pass where's huge boulders of ice can break free without warning. >> as the sun hilts the big pieces of ice on the mountain they start moving a bit and you are in the wrong place at the wrong time we have tragic accidents. >> there's a huge amount of guilt here amongle western
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climbers, that they were preparing the equipment for us and preparing the route route f >> the family of the dead are mourning. this girl's father is among them. she says the accident has caused her family immense sorry. back at camp flags are still flying, they were supposed to bless their journey. >>ur many of those dramatic pictures of the rescue came from the nbc news crew that were there filming for the documentary channel. safe to say they are all well. >> i'm always fascinated by mountain climbing stories. >>af after i read "into thin ai what they climb over i can't even imagine. scary. >> sure is. another day of searching for
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that under water drone in the south sea and no sign of the malaysia missing black box. crews may look to other search methods to find the missing plane. police say this are trying to figure out why mohammed shot at people. tens of thousands of people willing to take on the course. a somber moment as family and friends gather to remember officer who was killed while trying to track down the
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bombers. duchess kate made herself at home in the cockpit of a fighter jet. is she really doing that in a dress. >> and heels. >> having fun in aircrafts and met with families of military members who were killed while fighting in afghanistan. look at that little thing. and of course had many of times to meet with people who were lined up to see them. she always looks great. a bunch of hornets started attacking a golfer at the malaysia open. so where do you go? you go under water. seemed to work. he was okay. he finished the match. he needed another shirt but good news at least nobody saw or reported it on tv or replayed it
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on weekend today. >> at least nobody knew. to music. >> i've ended up in the water. i'm trying to retrieve my ball. >> did anybody get that one on camera? >> we'll be seeing that in our next half hour. >> turning now to the story of 7-year-old twins in san antonio who are being hailed as heros. a carjacker stole their mom's car. >> we chased them down. >> the thought of what happened terrifies her. her 7 year old twins and one year old baby boy kidnapped in the family car. >> we got in the car and were playing and we didn't see nothing and then he ran inside the car. >> the boys fought back with everything they had even a
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plastic toy name snake. i got the head and i went like that. >> he said stop stop i'm not going to hurt you. >> while brother louis fought with his feet. >> mom who had gone inside chased the car and tried to block it with her husband. >> my husband was banging and bathing to break the window and the kids kept on screaming. >> it was too much for the would be kidnapper who released the children a mile from their home. >> he said stop and you will see your mom. >> the police gave the boys medals for bravery while the suspect got away. >> tomorrow is of course easter and this year it falls on what is another holiday of sorts. it is a day for people who enjoy
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marijuana. >> wohoopi goldberg's resume, i have smoked weed i'm sorry yeah. >> now a new role, columnist for "cann "cannabist ". she shares a love story between her and a vapor riser pen with each sip comes relief from pressure pain, tress discomfort. >> i'm thrilled that me it seems to work for her, but she is one voice and one patient and there are lots of other people for whom it has worked and those who
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it hasn't. their popularity is going especially in colorado the first state to legalize recreational pot. sales are particularly high. >> they have a sense of freedom that they can buy marijuana for the first time and not have this shadow of prosecution over their back. customers are coming from across the country. this weekend we have the biggest tours we have done. the jury is still out on whether weed is harmless but puck lick opinion continues to shift. >> they can bring focus on this community in a way that helps to destigmatize it. >> and to think i was complaining about the buzz here a moment ago.
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>> dylan? >> good morning guys. we are celebrating a 50th anniversary. >> we brought our four children and our 9 grandchildren, 19 total for the week. >> all celebrating their 50th anniversary. we are going to see a descent weather across most of the country except down into the southeast. bringing heavy rain into north carolina we could end up with three inches of rain possible. it is never going to make its way into the northeast. easter sunday, warmer temperatures moving into the eastern third of the country. those will be through the afternoon and the possibility of larger hail through parts of western texas. and for the boston marathon which is where a lot of people are from, we are looking at perfect conditions for the mayor thon. not much wind, temperatures in
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the 30s and 40s and by the end of the afternoon we should top out at 64 degrees. >> good morning. 6:44 the time right now. still do have a few passing clouds if oakland. you can see that from our sky cam. a game today, the a's taking on the astros. picture perfect conditions, temperatures near 70. the sun is coming up nice across the board. again, those few passing clouds overhead will mean for a milky sun for today. temperatures back into the 60s at the coast, 70s for our inland valleys and a chance of rain in the forecast for monday and tuesday. we'll have details on that this morning coming up at 7:00 this morning. that is your latest forecast. erica? >> all right thanks. up next a real candy crush saga. right after this. ious business easter, right after this. you think you take off all your make-up before bed.
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>> reporter: a secret rite of spring that wouldn't be complete without easter egg hunts, easter bunny pictures, the good and dreaded, and candy. lots of candy. how much business takes place during the easter season? >> oh, it's one of our largest. it's huge. >> reporter: how huge? according to the national confectionery association, this easter 90 million chocolate bunnies, 16 billion jelly beans and enough peeps to circle the globe 1 1/2 times will be produced, send iing profit soarg to $2.26 billion. moms and dads, brace yourself to sugar highs of biblical proportion as children's baskets are sure to be brimming with kadbury eggs, chocolate bunnies and other confections. what do children do when they
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walk into the store? >> their eyes light up. i think they're looking for the easter bunny around the corner. >> easter bunny! easter eggs. >> reporter: for parents, the feeling isn't mutual. >> i hate the amount of candy that they do actually consume on easter. >> we pay our annual trip to the dentist after easter. >> reporter: to curb the cavity crusade go easy on the sticky treats. if you're watching that waistline. >> do a lot of hopping so you don't gain weight nibbling the candy as you go. it's fine to indulge. it comes down to how much. >> reporter: define how much. >> sugar should be 5% of calories. >> reporter: unrealistic? maybe. since the easter bunny has a sweet together perhaps he'll let it slide. going nuts for our seasonal candy is something we can relate to. come on, we were all kids once. biggest boom from the easter candy are mom and pop shops.
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my easter bunny has been getting the candy from the same mom and pop shop for over 30 years. i couldn't come back empty handed. peeps for dylan. >> thank you. >> lester, i know you like your jelly beans. we've got jelly beans. and, jenna, we know you love -- >> celebrate easter. >> something very special for all of you. this is what the easter bunny brings me every year. the very special eggs. >> happy easter. >> thanks. we're back in a moment. >> this is "today" on nbc.
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good morning. i'm sam brock. coming up next on "today in the bay," a major safety concern. the small crime making our roads dangerous at night. plus, she was only 24 years old. questions about how this bay area woman's trip to a music festival turned deadly. rain returns to the bay area. anthony slaughter will be here to let you know when and how much we can expect. all of that coming up in your micro climate forecast.
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from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." 7:00 on your saturday morning. a live picture there of fremont on a day that started a little cloudy but shows some real potential. good saturday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock in for kris sanchez. what is the best way to start out your weekend? mid 70s temperatures, probably wouldn't hurt. let's check your forecast with meteorologist anthony slaughter. >> the best way with sunshine too, we are looking at a good mix of sun and clouds as we head through the rest of this weekend. about an hour ago we had a good

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