the economy. >> that is he going to do it for us. we'll be back at 7:25. the first state visit by a president there in nearly two decades and ambassador kennedy's first major summit in her new role. inside the wheel well. new images allegedly showing the place where a teen stowed away on a flight from california to hawaii. his shoe prints clearly visible, as we learn more about why he snuck on to the plane in the first place. and test run. stephen colbert dropped by his

soon-to-be late show home. >> i'm going to do whatever you have done. >> oh, no, no, no. >> i'm going to do whatever you have done here. >> you don't want to do that. >> his late night chat with the man he's set to replace today, wednesday, april 23rd, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer alongside natalie morales. >> and i'm natalie morales along with al roker and tamron hall. savannah has the morning off. we showed you the shot of wrigley field there. absolutely beautiful there. it's cold there. the reason we show this, a special celebration under way. willard scott should be in attendance. 100th birthday. >> that's right. what a beautiful ballpark. if you haven't been there, put

it on your bucket list because it's a great place to see a baseball game. >> 100 years ago, the chicago federals. >> we'll have more on that a little later on the show. but we want to get to our top story right now, that is what they're calling an object of interest that has washed ashore on a beach in australia. could it be related to the disappearance of malaysia air flight 370? nbc's katy tur is in perth this morning. katy, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey there, matt. so far, we don't know too much about it. but a beach goer said they found something washed ashore on a beach in augusta, that's about three and a half hours south of where we are in perth, australia. we believe it's a piece of sheet metal with rivets in it. they turned it into local police and now the proper authorities both in malaysia and in australia are reviewing pictures of it right now. the chief of atsb, which is the australian version of the ntsb, said it is interesting enough to warrant more review, but he did say -- and he cautioned that the

more they look at it, the less interesting it is becoming. so far, though, it could be a very big lead, because as you know, no wreckage whatsoever has been found so far. matt? >> katy, before i let you go, the obvious question. what about currents in that area? based on where they're searching for that plane in the middle of the indian ocean, would currents reasonably take a piece of debris to where this was found in australia? >> reporter: experts say yes, that it would. it's the most southern point of western australia. it's right where the indian ocean and the southern ocean meet. remember, there's been a lot of inclement weather in the past six weeks since they believe the plane crashed in the indian ocean. there's been a cyclone as well as other bad weather. experts say that the currents could wash something ashore here. it is unusual, though, that it is the only piece of potential wreckage that is found. but if it is confirmed to be part of mh-370, you would have to imagine they're going to start stepping up the scouring

the beachline, the shoreline of western australia. matt? >> katy tur in perth this morning. katy, thank you very much. >> so many dashed hopes and false leads. tough story. we are learning more this morning about the 15-year-old involved in that stowaway case that has raised questions about security at airports nationwide. nbc's joe fryer is at the boy's high school in santa clara, california. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. students say the boy is a freshman here at santa clara high. he recently started attending classes here, but friends say he may have been home sick for somalia. overnight, new images obtained by nbc hawaii affiliate khnl claim to show the wheel well where the 15-year-old stowaway made his journey. you can see hand and shoe prints across the inside of this landing gear door. another shoe print is also visible on one of the plane's tires. meanwhile, as the investigation continues, students at clara high didn't know what to think

after learning the stowaway was a classmate. >> i was like, did this really happen? i couldn't believe it at first. and then i kind of saw it, i heard it, and then i believed it. >> reporter: his friend ahmed recognized the boy's orange hoodie in this picture. they say the teen recently transferred from santa clara high to another school in the bay area, but it was a tough adjustment. >> i think he felt out of place for a little bit. >> he didn't really, like, talk to anybody else. >> reporter: police sources tell our nbc affiliate in hawaii the boy may have been trying to get to relatives in africa, including his mother. instead, he unknowingly picked a plane traveling to maui. >> originally, he was from africa. he's more accustomed to that country. >> reporter: neighbors say the boy's family moved into this santa clara house within the last couple months. >> they seemed pretty normal. normal folks. >> reporter: many aviation experts still struggle to believe the teen stayed inside the wheel well of the hawaiian airlines 767 throughout the

entire five-hour flight. but doctors say it's possible. >> in this case, he was like an amphibian. he was like a hibernating frog. >> it's a crazy risk he took. >> reporter: ahmed's just happy the friend he describes as shy, yet wise, is alive. >> i feel like his heart was in the right place, kind of, but his mind really wasn't in the right place. >> reporter: officials in hawaii said the boy was resting in a hospital yesterday. they are still working on getting him home to california. matt and natalie? >> all right, joe fryer, thanks so much. meanwhile, president obama has just arrived in tokyo this morning, kicking off a very high-profile visit to asia. and he was welcomed at the airport by u.s. ambassador to japan caroline kennedy. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander is also in tokyo. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president obama arriving here just a short time ago, as you saw. his first stop, a private sushi dinner with the japanese prime minister. over the last six months, the

focus has actually been heavily on a different american here in japan. that's ambassador caroline kennedy. in a just published japanese newspaper interview, president obama praises kennedy, the first woman ambassador to japan, calling her a role model for women in both nations. a large crowd, including his ambassador, greeted the president today in tokyo. but that doesn't compare to the thousands who lined the streets here last fall to welcome caroline kennedy, riding in a horse-drawn carriage, she was more dignitary than diplomat. concluding the journey her father could not. >> he had hoped to be first united states president to visit japan. so it is a special honor for me to be able to work to strengthen the close ties between our two great countries. >> reporter: the once shy-eyed kennedy lacked diplomatic experience, but brought the japanese something many here value more, america's enduring connection to camelot. >> growing up in a family dedicated to public service, i saw how people can come together. >> reporter: in her first month, she laid a wreath in nagasaki

and visited victims of the disastrous 2011 earthquake and tsunami. >> until you come here, it's really difficult to appreciate the enormity of the loss and destruction. >> reporter: even throwing out the opening pitch at a baseball game, a shared japanese and american pastime. ambassador kennedy's been on the fast track, recently joining japan's prime minister at 311 miles an hour to help secure billions of dollars in japanese loans to bring the advanced rail technology to the u.s. but as kennedy herself has made clear, she didn't come here to serve japanese interests. her january tweet, deeply concerned by inhumaneness of drive hunt dolphin killing, angered many japanese, who take pride in their traditional dolphin hunt. >> she will be called upon to articulate and implement u.s. policy in ways that are not always going to be comfortable, i think, for the japanese government. >> reporter: caroline kennedy has actually done very few interviews since arriving here

in japan. and the japanese want to hear a lot more from her because of her celebrated family name and, of course, her direct line to the president. >> all right, peter alexander in tokyo. peter, thanks very much. there is new tension tied to the crisis in ukraine. the u.s. military sending russia a strong message this morning by taking part in military exercises in eastern europe. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here with more. richard, good morning. >> good morning, natalie. a strong message, but will it be enough? a truce has been in place for about a week to try and deescalate tension. the truce called for militias to disarm in ukraine, but that never happened, and now that truce could collapse. the ukrainian government said the pro-russian militias still occupying buildings in eastern ukraine will soon be targeted again. rooted out by renewed counterterrorist operations. if that happens, a truce with moscow would soon be over.

the new confidence from ukraine to take on the militias followed a visit to kiev by vice president joe biden. >> we call on russia to stop supporting men hiding behind masks and unmarked uniforms, sowing unrest in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: in what sounded like the strongest warning yet, russia's foreign minister said moscow considers an attack on russians in ukraine to be an attack on russia itself. telling russian tv on wednesday, if we are attacked, we would certainly respond. russia has the fire power to respond quickly and overwhelmingly, with 40,000 troops on the ukrainian border. the u.s. is making a military move of its own, but a very small one. the pentagon is sending 600 u.s. soldiers for training and exercises in eastern europe, starting in poland, followed by lithuania, latvia, and estonia. and u.s. officials, including john kerry, are once again talking about the cold war.

>> during the cold war, it was easier than it is today. simpler, is maybe a way to put it. >> and an american film maker simon ostrovsky has been taken into custody by one of those pro-russian militias. some of those militias can be quite anti-american. matt, natalie, back to you. >> richard engel, thanks so much. tamron has some new developments in the ferry disaster. >> still very sad news. divers are beginning to rip through cabin walls to reach bodies trapped in that sunken ferry in south korea. at least 150 bodies have now been recovered. nbc's bill neely is in jindo, south korea, with the latest. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. exactly one week ago, just after 8:30 in the morning, a disaster began that has stunned this country. but it now appears not only the crew are being blamed. prosecutors now believe the ship

was grossly overloaded and the passengers paid for that with their lives. they should have gone back to school today. instead, the dead and missing teenagers of danwon high school were remembered with white flowers of mourning. a memorial built for them, row upon row, the lost class. every student here affected. my friends are constantly crying, she says, laying flowers, watching news. we can't do anything else. these are the teenagers boarding the ferry, one younger girl skipping. what they didn't know and what's now clear is that it was severely overloaded. it left port with three times the recommended maximum cargo load. shipping containers seen here spilling into the sea. when the crew steered the ship to the right, prosecutors suspect cargo shifted, unbalancing the ship. the cargo was more than half the ferry's weight.

it never recovered, sinking fast. i tried to get the ship upright, but the equipment wouldn't work, says this crewman. he and six others have now been charged with negligence. an eighth is being questioned. divers are searching the deepest part of the ship on the seabed. maritime police say they found no air pockets, suggesting there are no survivors. and in another twist, it appears the students shouldn't have been on that ferry in the first place. they were booked on another one. that's what was on their schedules, but the ships were switched. tamron? >> bill, thank you. controversy swirling this morning over a new report that the irs paid $1 million in bonuses to employees who did not pay their taxes. this according to a watchdog group, an additional 1,700 workers got bonuses even though they had been disciplined for some kind of misconduct within

the previous year. overall, the irs's inspector general said the agency paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses from 2010 to 2012 to employees who had conduct issues. critics are calling it the most extreme gun bill in america. and today, georgia's governor is expected to sign it. licensed gun owners in the state will now be allowed to take their weapons into more public places, including bars and government buildings. the new law also authorizes school districts to appoint staffers to carry firearms and permit holders who accidentally bring a gun to airport security check points will now be allowed to pick up their weapons and leave with no criminal penalty. and if you got a free pair of jordan brand shoes given to you by michael jordan himself -- okay, imagine all of this -- you'd probably be pretty excited, right? but what if they look like this? hmm? yes, well the chicago bulls legend gave this pair of shoes to rapper macklemore at a recent

concert in brooklyn. but the seattle musician seemed to be happy with it, posting on twitter, i'm proud to announce the unveiling of my northwest king salmon, and given that it is macklemore, maybe they'll end up at a thrift shop. >> i like them. >> i like them, too. i was in the sneaker store recently for my nephew. i couldn't believe -- $7,000 michael jordan sneakers. >> what? >> it is crazy. >> you get two for that? >> i fainted. i didn't get anything. i ran out the door. >> they're actually made out of michael jordan's feet. >> lined with gold and silver all over, right? >> all right, tamron, thank you very much. >> all right, mr. roker, you have a check of the weather for us. >> absolutely. some severe weather firing up in the plains, not just today, but on into tomorrow. we're watching this warm front and cold front combination with a couple of vigorous low pressure systems making their way from minneapolis all the way into dallas. so by this afternoon, we are going to be looking at a fairly wide area of showers, stretching from texas all the way up into

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7:16 on a clear wednesday morning. moderate to satisevere air qual. you can clearly make out that bridge. temperatures are chilly. none the less. we will rb sligebound slightly. stephen colbert paid a visit to "the late show" last night. that's his first since it was announced that he will be david letterman's successor. and the pair shared more than a few laughs. take a look. >> you actually got a job, or were an intern, or tried to get a job here at one point? >> no, i did not actually try to be an intern here. i was accepted as an intern here. and then i did a foolish thing. i did not take the internship. >> and why was that? >> because you did not pay

people. dave, i've got to ask, the next job i'm taking here, that pays, right? >> i have nothing to do with that. >> in 1997, i -- you guys were looking for writers. >> right. >> and i was gainfully unemployed. i was unemployed at a professional level. and my writing partner and i, paul dannello, we submitted a packet to you guys. i found the top ten list that we submitted. these are the top ten cocktails for santa. >> top ten cocktails for santa. go ahead, paul. wait a minute, wait a minute. he didn't get that yet. >> i'll never get wait a minute, wait a minute. he didn't get that yet. >> i'll never get it. what are you talking about? >> he doesn't have the job yet. >> can we do a selfie? >> is this still what people do? >> no, this is actually very retro now. there it is! [ applause ] thank you, dave. >> thank you. >> he's a natural. >> they seem to get along very well. >> really well.

>> maybe dave will stay on, and they'll do a co-hosting thing. >> there's an idea. >> not going to work. >> look who's here. dylan dreyer filling in for carson in the orange room. dylan, you've got the story of a twitter campaign that's backfired in a big way. >> oh, yes. the new york police department has seen the wrath of social media. haven't we all. but what they envision was just a friendly callout for pictures of people posting and posing with the new york police department, went terribly wrong. it all started off real nice. they said about 81,000 tweets have come in with the #mynypd. and it started trending worldwide. but unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. this is how it began. nypd news said, do off photo with a member of the nypd? tweet us and tag it #mynypd, and it may be featured on our facebook. that started off fine and good. sounds great and looks great when people are sending in pictures like this. the tourist here. got the thumbs up. everyone's looking fantastic. but this is when it took a turn.

the #mynypd was bombarded with pictures of police brutality. this is a picture from the associated press. and this one was tweeted many times, along with pictures like this. just certainly not painting a pretty picture for the new york police department. they released a statement saying, the nypd is creating new ways to communicate effectively with the community. twitter provides an open forum for an uncensored exchange, and this is an open dialogue good for our city. naturally, a lot of reaction coming in online. fre tweets, be careful what you ask for. social media engagement goes wrong. so, of course, we want to know what you think. do you think that this is one of those things where you should post pictures if they exist, or do you feel bad for the nypd? we want to know what you think. so tweet us at #orangeroom. certainly a lot of response on twitter yesterday, guys. >> yeah, you open up that floodgate, hard to close it. >> exactly right. coming up, some new arrests tied to a drug ring catering to students at some of the most prestigious prep schools in this country.

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7:30 now on a wednesday morning. the 23rd day of april, 2014. and that, of course, is the iconic and beloved wrigley field, home of the chicago cubs. and, of course, they are celebrating a very big birthday there today. ivy wall and all, 100 years of wrigley field. you lived near there. >> yeah, i lived a few blocks from there. one of the most beautiful places you can ever visit. >> natalie, you've been? >> i was just there last year for a couple of games. i love that place. >> they're going to be wearing throwback uniforms. the arizona diamondbacks are going to be wearing an old kansas city team's uniform. and chicago cubs wearing the federals uniforms.

>> so much history with those ivy covered walls, right? >> that's right. meantime, let's take a look at what is making headlines today. what is being called an object of interest in the search for malaysia air flight 370 has washed ashore in australia. it is described as a piece of sheet metal with rivets, but officials caution the more they look at it, the less excited they get. divers have removed more bodies from the ferry that sank off south korea's coast. the official death toll at least 150 with more than 150 others still unaccounted for. and obama arrived at the first stop of his asian tour overnight, tokyo, japan. his first stop, a private dinner with japan's prime minister. the president will also visit south korea, malaysia, and the philippines. and straight ahead, would you hand over your car keys, your house keys to a stranger? millions of people are doing it to make some cash. but as we'll show you, it comes with some very serious risks. >> yikes. plus, we've got a "today" exclusive.

we're going to reveal "people's" pick for the most beautiful person in the world. so we asked you to weigh in online with your choice. and we've got the top three. we're going to show those in just a little bit. a big reveal. there you go. jennifer lawrence, lupita nyong'o and kate middleton. >> i've got to leave you hanging on that one just a little bit. let's begin this half-hour with fallout from a major drug ring bust in pennsylvania that authorities say stretched across some of the state's top prep schools and colleges. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with more. stephanie, good morning. >> good morning, natalie. 11 suspects have been arrested, all former or current prep school kids. prosecutors say they were all part of a drug ring that's goal was to conquer the local drug trade. prosecutors say they called themselves the main line takeover project. >> get the [ bleep ] out of my face. >> reporter: and their inventory, that of budding drug lords. >> eight pounds of marijuana. three grams of hash oil.

23 grams of cocaine. 11 grams of ecstasy. over $11,000 in currency. >> reporter: what prosecutors say they seized also included several firearms, one of them a loaded assault rifle, which they displayed next to a lacrosse stick. on top of a school bag, homework of sorts. true crime books about major drug rings. >> this was not a game. these people were in business. >> reporter: prosecutors say the alleged ringleader, 25-year-old neil scott, taught 18-year-old timothy brooks the tricks of the trade. brooks then supervised sub dealers in five high schools. >> high school subdealers were encouraged to develop their business so that they could sell at least one pound of marijuana each week. >> reporter: investigators say text messages show how brooks encouraged dealers to make sure the supply of pot never ran dry. brooks, now that will never happen for the rest of my life,

'cause i got you. scott, we will crush it. once you go tax-free, it's hard to go back. brooks, this last week has made me realize how much i love money. authorities say the pair were former students at the haverford school and used their connections there and as youth lacrosse coaches to recruit. the other suspects include seven adults and two juveniles. prosecutors say they plan to carve out a monopoly of drug sales at some of the area's most prestigious schools. brooks' attorney says his client is ready to admit blame, while also blaming a lacrosse injury for the teen's involvement. >> he had that surgery, he had to withdraw from school. he regrettably lost his way. >> scott is being held on $1 million bail. his attorney had no comment. all the others, including brooks, are out on bail. the next court date is set for next month. natalie? >> thank you, stephanie gosk. >> let us get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> we've got some really warm weather that's going to be making its way through the southwest and the plains.

that's good news if you like that heat. amarillo, 89. the same in roswell and phoenix. up to 87 in dallas. 93 in del rio. the problem with that, it also comes with it a red flag warning. wind advisories and fire weather watches stretching from texas, new mexico, all the way up into the dakotas. and so with that, we have a fire risk again today. elevated for much of the southwest. but look at the critical fire danger area from albuquerque, on into roswell and el paso. sustained winds, and so we're looking at dry line winds across texas and oklahoma. so we're going to be watching out for wildfires starting later today on into tomorrow. that's what's going on around 7:35 on a wednesday morning. good morning. temperatures today are going to be comfortable. we are going to end up in the upper 60s. meanwhile low 60s today at the

coast low 70s on the way. as we head throughout the day today you will need a jacket at the coast. mostly cloudy conditions and the rain returns. we'll have the 7 day forecast in minutes. >> all right, al. you're pretty trusting of people around here? >> i like to think so. >> definitely. >> now to a new "rossen reports," this morning. can you trust strangers? more people are doing just that to save a little money. it's a growing trend that does have its dangers. "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is here with the do's and don't's. jeff, good morning to you. >> good morning. we may be all very trusting, but when you ask that question to anybody, can you trust strangers, most people i think would automatically say, well, i wouldn't with my wife or with my home. our parents teach us from a very early age to stay away from strangers. never get into their cars or allow them into our homes. but now we are doing both, sharing our homes and our cars

with a catch. we want quick cash for it. move over, craigslist, it's the new online boom. but how safe is it? today, convenience is king. don't want to pay for an expensive car service? there's an app for that. called lyft. >> hi, this is your lyft. >> a complete stranger pulls up in their own personal car. it's cheaper than a taxi. don't want to pay to kennel your dog? have a stranger pet sit for less, using this app, dogvacay. and the ultimate in sharing, your home. strangers can rent it by the night using this site, airbnb. this couple made $20,000 doing it. >> this is a good way to -- >> make the house pay for itself. >> it's a multi-billion-dollar industry called the sharing economy. more and more companies connecting strangers to share, swap, and rent everything from clothes to bikes, to children's toys.

the trend even featured in the may edition of wired magazine. >> to give you some sense of how big this is, six million people stayed in airbnbs last year. the company is reportedly worth $10 billion, which is bigger than some hotel chains, including hyatt. >> but all that trust can cause trouble. >> it was a rancid, disgusting nightmare that evening. >> reporter: that's ari teeman, he posted an ad on airbnb offering his apartment for $300 a night. someone took him up on it. >> i'm a standup comedian. i travel a lot. it seems like a great deal. while you're out not using your apartment, you make some extra money. >> reporter: but when you came back -- >> the place was destroyed. things were all over the floor. bottles of alcohol. wrappers. the furniture had been disassembled, broken. things were moist. >> reporter: ransacked. >> ransacked. it was like the apartment itself had been violated. >> reporter: turns out, those strangers hosted sex parties. ari found the fliers online.

>> you immediately want to curl into a ball, except there was no clean surface to do so. >> reporter: airbnb reimbursed ari for damages under its host guarantee program and banned the offending guest. the company telling nbc news, problems for hosts and guests are incredibly rare. we are constantly evaluating new security measures and we have a zero tolerance policy for these issues. >> it's good to trust people, but not willy nilly. these companies all collect a lot of data about the people who use them, so read up and don't just go in blind. >> many of these sharing companies are trying to install systems who check up on users. who are they, do they have previous issues. there's only so much they can do. after all, we're dealing with strangers here, and there are growing pains in the sharing economy. the new york attorney general now investigating airbnb. the ag says most of the rentals are actually illegal, violating a state law because they're sold by the night instead of by the month. bottom line, do your homework. >> yeah, definitely. >> that would be your worst nightmare. >> especially when you get to

the moist part. >> yeah. >> ugh. >> could have left that to the imagination. thank you. >> by the way, in the beginning, i said share your life. everyone in the studio here though i said share your wife for money. probably just share your life instead of your wife. >> you've been in south africa too long, my friend. >> jeff, thank you. coming up on "trending," is it really necessary? we're talking about a mall that's installing a fast lane for speedy shoppers. >> yes. and next, finally something to celebrate for long-suffering cubs fans. we'll go to historic wrigley field, right after this. woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child

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>> reporter: hey, matt. 100 years ago, this would have been the uniform of the home team, the chicago feds of the old federal league. they were called the feds because they didn't really have a name. then they became the chicago whales, eventually becoming the chicago cubs. a lot of history has gone down in this grand old ballpark. ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ >> reporter: they've been singing "take me out to the ball game" for 100 years at the friendly confines of wrigley field. >> wrigley is just really a central point in baseball history. >> there's only one wrigley field. >> reporter: a vibrant, living monument to america's pastime. out front, a statue of mr. cub, ernie banks. he hit more than 500 home runs. >> ernie banks got number 500! >> from up the tunnel, you see the green ivy. it's striking. >> reporter: ah, yes coming up

the tunnel to reveal the colors of summer. and keeping wrigley pristine is no easy task. my lawn doesn't look like this. what's your secret? >> my lawn at home doesn't look like this also. >> reporter: and it takes the whole crew looking over my shoulder to ensure the new guy doesn't wash away all their hard work. >> you don't want any astroturf in here, do you? >> absolutely not, never. >> reporter: wrigley sits smack dab in the center of the north side neighborhood that shares its name, wrigleyville, where history says babe ruth pointed to where he was going to homer, and then did. and where a disgruntled tavern owner cursed the cubs for not letting him bring his billy goat into the stadium. something else happens here quite regularly, too. just ask cubs owner tom rick ricketts. >> you met your wife in the bleachers. nobody can equal that story. >> yeah, a lot of people have

met their significant others on first dates. wrigley has a lot to do with relationships in chicago. >> reporter: for bleacher bums everywhere, wrigley is on their bucket list. this is a storied place not very many people get to see. the scoreboard was built in 1937, keeping fans apprised of scores by turning creeky latches and changing the numbers by hand. >> who needs technology? >> that's right. >> reporter: in fact, the only thing that wrigley hasn't seen in the last hundred years is a world series pennant. but this year, let's hope next year's team is this year's team. and let's hope indeed. you know, wrigley field has also played a great role, great cameo roles in a number of feature films, of course. the blues brothers use the address here, 1060 west addison. they gave that as a fake address to the police in "the blues brothers" movie.

and of course, ferris bueller on his famous day off. where did he and the gang go? they came right here to wrigley fold to skip school and spend the afternoon in the sun. which is giving me a lot of ideas for this afternoon, guys. >> hey, kevin, now that you've been inside the scoreboard, what is your feeling as to whether they should ever go to an electronic scoreboard there? >> reporter: well, there's a lot of controversy about that. i think that they are going to have an electric pixel boarded hd type of modern jumbotron-ish kind of thing. but tom ricketts told me himself that scoreboard over my shoulder ain't going nowhere. >> i'm glad to hear that. >> i loved it when i saw a game last year, the scoreboard -- i mean, you can imagine how hot that is. that's got to be incredible for them flipping the numbers. but seeing the faces pop out every now and again, it was so great. i loved it. >> best seat in the house, no question. kevin tibbles in chicago, thank you very much. coming up next, who will

grace this year's cover of "people's" most beautiful issue? the exclusive reveal live from the orange room right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪

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news situation. they're going to reveal the most beautiful person, not in the country, in the world. >> the universe. >> everywhere. but, you know, we need to hear what he says. it's the big reveal. so that's why we had to do the mic thing there. it's jess cagle, "people" magazine's editorial director. you are here with that big announcement. you're here to reveal "people's" pick for the cover of the 25th annual most beautiful issue. so you were here on tuesday and you gave our viewers some clues. so let's remind people what they were. it's a woman. she has never been on the cover of "people" magazine before, so it's definitely not julia roberts this year. and she's beautiful, which i don't think counts as a clue. >> a horrible hint. >> just doesn't even count. people have been tweeting into the orange room their predictions, jennifer lawrence, lupita nyong'o and kate middleton. i understand they weren't really that far off. >> no, they were not. >> so we've got some smart viewers out there. so now, jess, it is time for the big reveal, and the winner for this year's "people's" cover, i

didn't even wait for the drum roll, it is lupita nyong'o. >> she is fantastic. obviously, the oscar winner for "12 years a slave," raised in kenya, the new celebrity ambassador for lancome paris. there was really no contest this year. she seemed like the only choice. usually there's a lot of debate. this time we were all in agreement. and she's obviously talented. obviously beautiful. she is incredibly stylish. but the way she carries herself with such grace and such humility, i think is what put her over the top. i fell in love with her right before the oscars, she did a speech at the essence black women in hollywood luncheon, and she spoke really frankly about -- the video went viral. millions of hits on youtube. but she spoke really frankly about having felt unbeautiful when she was a girl. and she would pray for lighter skin. and she spoke really openly about her journey to embracing the way that she looked. and then ultimately, realizing

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start your wednesday. we are going to see it is nice and clear in palo alto. temperatures are going to climb into the upper 60s today. for tomorrow we drop like a rock and bring in rain as we get into friday. here is the deal for the weekend. storm tracks to our north. 20% chance for showers. no worries though. we will keep you updated. this morning we had an accident on 880 southbound. once you switch over to the map. all the way through fremont it is stop and go. it is slow go. the accident continues to remain throw there. let's hop down as you can see it is stop and go there. earlier three lanes were getting through there. more news in half an hour. the great american novel.

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it's 8:00 on "today," and coming up, life in the fast lane. why a shopping mall installed a special lane for speedy shoppers only. is it a good or bad idea? and the winner is lupita nyong'o. >> what an incredible journey. you could have never told me that would happen when i was 16. >> she's won an oscar, ruled the red carpet, and now she's been named "people's" most beautiful person. savannah's exclusive interview with the newest it girl. plus, one day, one deed. >> my kids, so proud. it was unbelievable. >> jenna bush hager introduces us to the father and daughter team behind a simple idea to make the world a better place.

one good deed at a time. today, wednesday, april 23rd, 2014. ♪ >> it's spring break from florida and michigan! >> from wisconsin. >> southern girls from louisiana. >> first trip to new york from massachusetts! whoo! >> we're celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary at "today." >> took me 20 years to get him to bring me to new york city. >> we're back now, eight o'clock on a wednesday morning. it is the 23rd day of april, 2014. it's a little breezy and chilly. and slightly overcast out here on the plaza. >> otherwise it's perfect. we've got a great crowd of

people here. we want to thank them for stopping by. next week, we're going to have the second part of your series "love your selfie: reclaiming beauty." among the topics, what we really see when we look in the mirror. >> does my butt look big in these jeans? >> i look to see if there are bags under my eyes, or wrinkles, or if i look pale and drawn, because obviously sleep is a big issue in my life. >> i just want to make sure the fly is zipped. >> the essentials. >> right to the heart of the matter. >> people are pointing and laughing. >> speaking of body image, savannah has not abandoned her maternity musings blog on today.com. she posted a new entry all about how different she feels about her body in a bathing suit now that she's expecting. >> she looks gorgeous on vacation. >> always. >> yeah, you've seen some pictures. she tweeting you? >> she sending you some exclusives? >> we'll have more on "love your

selfie" all next week on "today." how about a check of the weather -- oh, we go inside. >> news! >> tamron hall is inside. >> it's going off the rails. >> good morning, everyone. officials in australia are investigating what they call an object of interest for possible links to missing malaysia air flight 370. now, the object believed to be a piece of sheet metal with rivets washed ashore on an australian beach. meantime, australia's prime minister says the failure so far to find any confirmed plane debris in the water does not mean they'll stop looking. more powerful sonar is being brought in. south korean divers have now recovered the bodies of more than 150 people since a ferry boat sank more than one week ago. more than 100 people are still missing. they had expected to find many more victims when they reached the ship's cafeteria today, but found only a small number there. meantime, prosecutors say the ferry carried more than three times its recommended maximum cargo load in addition to passengers. they suspect the cargo may have

shifted, unbalancing that ferry. the teenager who stowed away on a flight from california to hawaii may have been trying to reach his mother in somalia. officials say the 15-year-old was living in santa clara with his father and stepmother and had trouble adjusting at his new high school. our honolulu affiliate published photos that supposedly show the teen's foot and hand prints in the wheel well where he stowed away sunday. nbc has not been able to independently verify those photos. there's new fallout this morning from tr deadliest disaster ever on mount everest. in the ever math of last week's tragic avalanche, many of the mountain guides are now packing up and leaving. nbc's keir simmons has the latest. keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, tamron, good morning. it seems incredible that everest is now the center of a labor dispute, but as you say, it comes after the mountain saw its deadliest day.

beneath the legendary peaks of everest, something unheard of is happening. sherpas known for their dedication are refusing to work. a deadly avalanche on this slope killed at least 13 sherpas friday. their grieving families offered just $400 in initial government compensation, according to reports. >> they've lost their breadwinners, they've lost their husbands, their fathers, their sons. >> reporter: each year, nepal's government makes millions in climbing fees. ed had hoped to become the oldest american to reach the summit. he was there when the sherpas, including a close friend, were killed. >> i'll be back next year or the year after. ash will never be back with his family. >> reporter: sherpas quietly carry out most of the work on everest, but as the numbers of climbers have increased, tension has mounted. there was even a fight between a group of sherpas and climbers last year. this morning, sherpas met with ministers and climbers desperate

to agree a deal. >> if you close the mountain now, your tourism will be ruined for the coming years. and so this is a very delicate state. >> reporter: and now tthe nepal government is said to have agreed to a payment of $15,000 to each of the victim's families. but will it be enough? for sherpas who take such huge risks. because sherpas are paid more, the most in nepal, but the climbers they accompany, tamron, pay even more than that to go up that mountain. >> all right, keir, thank you very much. an unusual twist in the kidnapping of a prosecutor's father earlier this month in north carolina. an indictment released tuesday revealed that the alleged kidnappers hired bay jailed gang leader were supposed to kidnap a prosecutor who sent him to prison for life. but they looked up the wrong address online and abducted the

prosecutor's father instead. the father was held captive for five days before he was rescued by an elite fbi team. the u.s. postal service had some explaining to do after delivering what was anything but special. a postal worker was caught on camera -- look at this tossing packages from his truck on to the recipient's driveway. one box contained a $400 tablet, which fortunately was not broken. the postal service says it's investigating to determine the proper disciplinary action. you hear the sound of it hitting the ground. it's crazy. it's 8:07. let's get another check of the weather with al. >> oops. thanks, tamron. it's your sweet 16? >> yes, yes. >> happy birthday. what's your name? >> marcia from detroit, michigan. >> let's check it out what we've got going for you today. a lot of wet weather in seattle. our friends there have been getting dumped on. a lot of heavy rain continuing to push through.

in fact, they've had over 21 inches of rain in seattle so far since the beginning of the year. that's so far more than seven inches above normal, the departure there. and then more rain comes on shore over the next 48 to 72 hours. storm after storm, rainfall amounts anywhere from three to five inches of rain in some areas. locally, though, generally about one 8:08. we have such a gorgeous day shaping up. although, the sunshine, a little deceptive, but still pretty cool out there in san francisco. temperatures are in the low 50s right now, but look at how crystal clear it is. you can see for ten miles or better. and we're going to hit comfortable levels later on today. highs coming in between 3:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon. 62 degrees in san francisco. 69 here in the south bay. and we're going to stay nice and level for tomorrow, before rain returns to the forecast as we get into your friday. so cloudy tomorrow, showers on friday.

>> that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. >> thank you very much. we just revealed her cover. coming up, savannah's exclusive interview with the most beautiful person in the world according to "people" magazine, lupita nyong'o. >> i'm flattered, but flattered sounds like such a flighty word. flattered, with, like, gravitas under it. >> flattered in all caps. >> yes, exactly. plus, on "trending." guess who. the pop superstar who is unrecognizable in this teaser for her new video. and carson takes you inside the drama and tension of "the voice's" first live elimination of the season. but first, these messages. ♪

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well, now a mall in england has a unique fix. this is called a fast lane and a slow lane. pretty simple. it's the brain child of a 10-year-old girl, little chloe wrote to the shopping mall and said hey, i don't like all the dawdlers, so she dreamed this idea up saying it improves the experience for speedy shoppers. and the mall agreed. this is brilliant. >> it's a great idea, coming from a 10-year-old. >> now we've got to get chloe to get going on sidewalks in new york. and on escalators. >> chloe's like a norma ray. >> for people who don't like that, it's called online shopping. >> or just politely say, excuse me, can i get around you? >> you walk in the sidewalks in new york and there will be groups of people, mainly tourists, six of them side by sidewalking slowly, and you can't get around them. >> they're doing it just to block you. >> with their headsets on. >> maybe a holiday fast lane.

>> a pet peeve. >> it is. >> truly a pet peeve. >> we could go on about this. let's move on. ladies, we all know that guys can say some pretty silly things from time to time. it can be kind of interesting to watch them try to dig themselves out of that very deep hole. the latest example, andrew garfield, the star of "amazing spider-man 2" was at a q&a with his girlfriend and co-star emma stone. he got caught in what you might call a dicey moment. it all started with a simple question coming from a young fan. take a look. >> how did spiderman get his costume? >> he made it. it's kind of a feminine thing to do. but he really kind of made a very masculine costume -- >> it's feminine how? >> feminine in the sense -- >> oh! >> it's meaning how you took that as an insult. >> i'm not taking it as an insult, i'm asking how it's feminine. >> i would say that femininity is about more delicacy.

>> maybe next time a take two. he went on to assure emma that he meant the remark as a compliment, adding that all young men -- in fact, i would say all men, have a feminine side. >> very much. >> and you embrinace it all the time. >> and thankfully, they're still together. they worked it out. >> after a night on the couch. >> exactly. we've been teasing you with this video all morning long. have you been able to guess the pop superstar underneath these wacky costumes? take a look. >> i was great friends with all of those boys in the rat pack. >> i'm not really a birthday party entertainer. i'm just trying to get some cash on the side. >> so you catch the accent there? that may have helped you. if you didn't guess, here it is, it's katy perry. that's katy perry. the star is releasing a teaser for her new upcoming video "birthday." she's known for costumes, but

this takes it to the next level. >> you might wonder why these costumes. she's actually presenting the world's worst birthday party entertainers, including a dancer, a clown, and a bored princess, which i've seen before. that video premieres tomorrow. katy says it's the most insane thing she's ever done. >> cool. look forward to seeing the video. a and we're back now with more on "people" magazine's most beautiful issue. and in our last half-hour, we

revealed this year's pick for the cover, oscar winner lupita nyong'o, and savannah recently sat down for an exclusive interview with the covergirl. >> it's the latest feather in the cap for oscar winning actress lupita nyong'o. what does it feel like to be "people's" most beautiful person in the world? >> i'm flattered. but flattered sounds like such a flighty word. i would say flattered with gravitas under it. >> flattered in all caps. >> yes, exactly. >> hard to believe that this year's red carpet rock star used to feel, in her words, unbeautiful. >> i had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy. >> a feeling she spokane didly about at this "essence" magazine luncheon. >> my one prayer to god, the miracle worker, was that i would wake up lighter skinned.

>> what an incredible journey to go from that cover to being on the cover of this magazine. you could have never told me that would happen when i was 16 and insecure about my complexion. >> it's such a poetic end to end up that way. >> yeah, it is. and i hope it means something to more than just me, you know, to people like me who feel unbeautiful in whatever skin they're in. >> these days, lupita nyong'o exudes confidence in front of the camera, and others are noticing, chosen as the new face of lancome, solidifying her star status. >> you step out on the red carpet, and you didn't just pass, you passed with flying colors. suddenly you're the it girl. and it seems so effortless for you. is that good acting? were you suppressing nerves? >> i think it's a combination of things. the red carpet is -- i mean,

that thing is intense. it's horrific, it's frustrating, it's painful, it's beautiful, it's funny, it's exciting. and it was fun to have at the oscars to have my brother by my side. and he is up for a good time. >> he got himself right into that selfie. >> yeah, you know. >> by the way, was that selfie planned? did you have any idea that was about to happen? >> i had no idea. i don't know who did, but we didn't. it was good i went with my brother, because he's a seize the day kind of guy. i was like, should we? and he was like, come on! >> he's already there. >> he was already there. >> the oscars surely must open a lot of doors. are there opportunities that you've gotten now that you're excited about? has it opened the doors you thought it would? >> i don't know what doors i thought it would hope. but it's opened doors.

>> is a project on the horizon you're excited about? >> nothing that i can speak of. >> ah, come on. you say it so nicely, though that i forgive you for not telling me anything. >> good. >> what's the craziest thing that's happened, or the kind of i can't believe i'm living this life kind of moment? >> i have a good one. it just happened, actually. i was sitting, getting my haircut. and someone passed by. and peered in and said, you're really beautiful. and i said, thank you. and he said, you know that girl in "12 years a slave," that actress? you look just like her. i said thank you so much. >> you should have said, go on, how beautiful is she? >> i was like, that is an interesting scenario. i like that. >> and we like her. >> so sweet. >> love her. she is beautiful. you know who else is featured in this most beautiful issue --

>> who? >> ms. hoda kotb. >> well deserved. >> and clearly, she deserves to put her feet up today. kathie lee giving her a little foot rub. is this what it's come to, ladies? >> second most beautiful. >> hoda, you look amazing, by the way, in a bathrobe. very risque. >> thank you so much. i've had the best ten minutes of my life just now. >> oh, wow. >> if that's the best ten minutes of your life -- >> sad, isn't it? >> kathie lee, i have marathon toes. i'm in line. >> you're next, baby. >> get in line. >> let's send it over to matt. congratulations, honey, you look fabulous. >> all right, ladies, congratulations, hoda. let's turn now to the high cost of college. 70% of students will leave the universities this year with staggering student loan debt. the obama administration started a program to forgive much of those costs if graduates seek jobs in public service. but with huge enrollment, is it

too successful, and actually driving up the cost of tuition? sharon eperson is cnbc's personal finance correspondent. nice to see you. >> good morning, good to be here. >> enrollment jumped 40% in the last six months. walk me through them. it sounds like you need a college degree to understand them. >> these are income-driven repayment plans that we're talking about. it allows you to pay somewhere between 10% to 15% of your discretionary income that is your adjusted gross income. that is above 150% of the poverty level. again, getting very technical here. but the important thing to know is that once you keep on-time payments, you can then do this for 20 years, or 25 years, depending on when you took out the loan, and then the loan can be forgiven. if you go into a public sector job, that loan can be forgiven in ten years. >> who does it help? >> it helps a lot of people who may be not thinking about public interest jobs because they're afraid of the debt they're going to accumulate. it's also great for those who may be on the line of defaulting

on their loans. that's really what the administration was trying to work toward. >> so it helps the student because you get to get rid of some of your debt. it helps the government because they get rid of some of the defaults on those loans. and it helps the community -- >> for those people who wanted to go into public interest jobs and were saying maybe i can't afford to take this job, now maybe it's more affordable. >> but there are some fears that these programs are now so popular that this is going to cost the government simply too much money. >> there was one study that came out that said it could cost somewhere around $14 billion a year, and that's just for two particular type of income driven programs, the most popular, which is the income based repayment plan and the new obama plan pay as you earn. >> and an unintentional side effect of this, there is fear that the cost of tuition is going up in part because of these programs. colleges saying wait, more people can enroll, they can afford to pay because they're going to get some of those costs covered, so let's raise the price. >> what's very interesting is one of the organizations that

was a chief architect is saying there are some unintended consequences, one is that the pressure on colleges to keep the cost of tuition affordable has gone away, particularly when talking about graduate school, law school, medical school, is now very expensive. there's also been some talk about making these programs mandatory. >> what's the best way for people to find out more about the programs and if they quality? >> best to go to studentloans.gov to find out about the repayment plan, see if you qualify. there's some questions that are asked there to see if you're the right candidate for those types of programs. but that's one place to go. if you have a sally may loan, sally may also has some tools on their website that can help you figure out the best repayment plan. >> 70% of people leaving college this year will have student loan debt. >> and those prices keep going up for that tuition. >> all right, sharon, thanks very much. coming up, carson takes us behind the scenes of the intense live

good morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the man accused of setting our old kntv studio on fire could enter a plea in court today. stillman pfeifer charged with arson and burglary. he set the fire that burned the vacant building nearly to the ground. witnesses say there may have been dozens of homeless people living inside. cadaver dogs have gone over the charred rubble, but didn't find anything. but officials say three people may be missing. let's get a look at that morning commute. >> northbound and southbound, very slow going. we're recovering from several accidents. we're still finding accidents stacking up on 880 northbound on davis and another, 880 at a

street in hayward. you can see on the maps, lots of red on 880, all the way through fremont and lots of red in san jose as well from an earlier accident, 85 and 280, and only three lanes or actually three lanes were shut down on 85 and you can see 280, really stop and go. 101, starting to see some problems in palo alto, on the southbound side, just east of university because of an accident that just happened there. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. hope you have a great wednesday morning.

a good chance to say hi to some of the nice people who have come down to rockefeller plaza on ts breezy morning. a nice group here. matt lauer along with natalie morales. dylan dreyer, tamron hall, and mr. al roker as well. >> you mentioned what a nice crowd we have. you notice all the signs say one day, one d.

this is part of our campaign to help people do something in their community, spread the word. everybody wrote down what they intend to do and got more on some of the efforts on this campaign coming up. also, carson is going to take you behind the scenes of last night's evening filled with suspense on "the voice." >> nice. >> was that your audition? >> i did it for savannah. because whenever she says "the voice," she sings it. >> it's not often you sing on the air, which is a good thing. plus, tony winner alan cumming is here to talk about reprising his role in "cabaret" on broadway, taking a selfie. >> he's a good photographer, by the way. >> nice. >> he does it all. >> it's a talent. >> wedding photos. all that. then, jenna bush hager shares the touching story behind those bracelets, supporting a great cause that all began with a father and daughter's simple idea. >> and guess what, mother's day, fast approaching. we're going to be celebrating with a week of surprises for some deserving moms. we're calling it mom's the word.

i like that. if you know of an awesome mom who deserves a treat, let us know. we also want to hear from folks who'd like to surprise their mom with some big news. just head to today.com to share your stories with us. >> how about a check of the weather? >> all right, let's share that with you. risk of strong storms, texas into the central plains. more wet weather, unfortunately, for the pacific northwest. windy and wet in northern new england. sunny and mild through the gulf coast. as we look ahead toward tomorrow, that risk of strong storms movings into the lower mississippi river valley. some mountain snows in the pacific northwest. say it ain't so. or say it ain't snow. looking at hot weather through the midwest. nice and middle into the gulf coast. tamron takes a couple of selfies 8:32 on a wednesday. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. take a look at this awesome picture. just how clear it is in san

francisco. you can clearly make out all of san francisco county and marin county off in the distance as well. beautiful, still a little chilly out there, though. as we head throughout the day today, abundant sunshine, sunny and mild inland, meanwhile, a little bit cool at the coast, with temperatures only reaching into the upper 60s for today. coastal low clouds will return between 5:00 and 7:00. 69 degrees along the peninsula. and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> all right, al, thank you. this morning on "the voice" on "today," carson shows you what it's like on an elimination day for the show's talented performers. >> earlier in the day, the artists were still riding high from all the excitement of monday night's first live show. just a little more than an hour before one of them would be going home, the final 12, soon to become the top ten, connected with their twitter fans, coaches

and each other. minutes before the live elimination show begins, there are last-second touch-ups and nervous prayer. >> unfortunately, two of you will leave us tonight. >> and after viewers decided to save tess boyer, dani moz, and t.j. wilkins were sent home. >> even though i didn't feel like i would be one of the ones going home, mentally i still was like well, you know, it could happen. so when you announced that i along with dani and tess were in the bottom three, immediately my mind went to okay, how do i make this performance better? ♪ your crying shoulder i'll be your love's suicide ♪ >> what did your coach usher say to you. >> you know, usher kind of whispered in my ear. he first of all said that it was such an honor to have worked with me. and i'm thinking to myself, no, bro, it's the other way around, it was an honor to work with you. ♪ the great eest fan of your

life ♪ >> a reminder, you can catch the voice monday and tuesday nights right here on nbc. you just came back from here. >> i just met all them, too, so to see anyone get eliminated, it breaks my heart. >> we saw you guys love. >> i always do a double-handed wave. up next, jenna bush hager introduces us to a father and daughter team who are making the world a better place one good deed at a time. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now with our special series "one day, one deed." april's volunteer month, highlighting people who are making a difference in their communities. today contributing correspondent jenna bush hager is here with a father and daughter doing some really good things. good morning to you. >> i am. i love this story. it started out as a simple game that one charlotte, north carolina, father began to help others. then his daughter took things to

a whole new level. talk to me about what you're doing here. it's an idea that literally began on a shoe string. >> i keep track of the good deeds on my shoelaces. >> for every bead, there's a good deed. thomas morgan, a former investment banker turned documentary film maker, created the 100 good deeds game. you start with one deed, one act of kindness. the goal, to get to 100. what are the rules? there's two rules of the game. >> you have to go out of your way to do it. whatever the good deed is. and if somebody recognizes you for it, or if you tell somebody, then it doesn't count. >> so you can't tell me any of your good deeds? >> the idea is if you start telling people all the great things you've done, you're doing it for you, you're not doing it for somebody else. >> his 15-year-old daughter kylie turned the game into the 100 good deeds club. >> we're packaging bathroom supplies to bring to a homeless

soup kitchen. >> and your oldest, your daughter really seemed to be attracted to it. >> kylie was just very motivated by it. we messed around with beads on her shoe strings, whatever, trying to figure out how would we keep track. >> have you seen your children be impacted the same way that you've been moved by their work? >> my kids went and volunteered at a place called our bridge and it's for refugee kids. there's literally -- they have nothing. and that's when i was kind of taken back, like oh, my god, lack at this. like this is incredible. look at the differences made. you see my kids be like so proud, it was just unbelievable. >> you're proud of them? sorry. >> very proud. >> proud dad. >> yeah. >> thomas then shared the game with author and advocate mary fisher, who turned thomas's idea into the "100 good deeds bracelet." the bracelets are made by vulnerable women in places like haiti and africa. all the proceeds go to them.

>> when i told mary fisher, you know, my daughter tried this thing on her shoelaces, her eyes lit up. what if this is a bracelet? she said, wouldn't it be great if we could sell, like, 5,000 of these to help all of these women in five countries in a year? >> thomas's game, combined with mary's bracelets, have launched an "100 good deeds" movement. >> i hope people think of opportunities to help somebody else. even if it's just that one day, maybe today, i'll move one bead or i'll change one thing, right? so you leave here and go and do something great. >> that's such a great idea. mary fisher, the woman behind those bracelets, is with us now along with jenna, of course. very nice to see you. >> thank you, matt. >> you have been a tireless advocate for vulnerable women all around the world. you took the brings lets to places in africa lycra wike rwa. what kind of response did you get? >> well, it's amazing to watch women be empowered to work and make these bracelets. so every time you buy a bracelet, you help a vulnerable

woman. and we're doing it in five countries now. i hope to open up more countries. >> and the process of them actually making the bracelets makes them part of the process. >> well, it does. and i sit down with them and ask them actually, do you know what a good deed is? and we talk about it. and what has someone done for you that one a good deed. and it's amazing what they come up with. you know, paying their school fees or helping them feed their children, taking them to the hospital. it all comes around. >> some very kind person has donated a bunch of these bracelets to the people here in our audience. most of them are wearing them. plans to keep this going? >> yes. well, if people buy the bracelets, we keep it going, and we want to go to more countries. the idea is that there are a lot of people that do big things, but this is the way that you can do small things in your community to help other people. you know, matt, when we serve people, we always feel better.

>> no question about it, that is absolutely true. mary, thank you so much. >> thank you, matt. >> jenna, thanks for sharing the story. appreciate it. and we're going to have more information about the 100 good deeds bracelets on our website. to learn that, go to today.com. up next, more one-of-a-kind fashions that benefit a very worthy cause. but first, this is "today" on ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in!

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we are back at 8:44 with yet another great initiative. born free is an effort to ensure every child has the opportunity to live a life free of hiv. it has now partnered with "vogue" magazine, which features an exclusive collection at shopbop.com. here is "vogue's" savannah warg durret. good morning to both of you here. before we bring out the moms and their daughters as well, why were you so inspired to be a

part of this initiative? >> well, you know, hiv and pregnancy from complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the two top killers of women in africa. me and my foundation have always been involved in trying to make sure that every woman gets the safe birth and the safe care that she needs during her pregnancy and childbirth. so the collaboration with born free, we're ensuring that every child is born free of hiv, meaning aiming to end mother to child transmission of aids by 2015. >> you're also one of the designers of the collection, i understand, along with 22 other designers, including victoria beckham, tory burch, donna karan. this dress is one of yours. >> yes, it is. actually, the painting of a wonderful artist from kenya, who we all sort of collaborated with to do this great designs. and there's many more, i think. >> yes. savannah is wearing a dress from the collection. it's beautiful. let's bring out some of the

models. we have lauren and savannah, mom and daughter here, just absolutely adorable. this skirt is so cute. >> savannah is wearing -- these are both prada print skirts. under $250, unbelievable for a prada skirt. you can wear them day and night, great for summer. little girls love to match their moms. >> this is absolutely stunning outfits. and they are just beautiful. thank you, ladies. savannah and lauren. thanks. let's take a look at our next look. we have renada and alex. >> alex has our j. crew cotton skirt on. look how adorable this is. again, such a versatile print. if you wanted to wear it in the fall, you could wear it with leggings. renada has isabel laurent top. every girl wants to wear her. an affordable price again. easy weekend look. and she's pairing it with this dvf baby bag, which is quite versatile. it can be a baby bag, but it can also be a summer tote. you can throw everything in it.

>> i know somebody who needs a baby bag soon. you need one, but also our savannah guthrie, so maybe i'll be buying that one. ladies, thank you. leah, you actually travelled to africa for this as well. what was that experience like? >> it was incredible. we went with annie, who's just wonderful. she's just so perfect to capture the people's beauty there. >> that's annie leibovitz. >> you see the pictures. here these model, we have renada and alex -- no, devon and eleanor. >> eleanor is in her victoria beckham pleated dress. and her mother is in a j. crew draw string print, and a nice striped tank to go with this. you could wear this for evening with a heel and a blazer and it's a super comfortable easy throw-on look. >> i love that you can do the mother-daughter look here. and they come in all sizes, right? >> all sizes. there's also things for little boys as well on the collection.

so make sure to go to shopbop and check it all out. >> thank you ladies so much. next, we have stephanie and brianna also in their matching outfits. tell us about these two pieces. >> chloe is a name brand we all know. again, so affordable. in this little ruffle dress. she looks incredible and her mother in the matching ruffle top and short. it's a suit set almost. almost like putting on a dress. so easy to throw it on in the morning. print on print is very in right now. >> i love that look. >> you guys look fantastic. let's bring all the models out for one last look. ladies, thank you so much. this is just great. and such a great initiative. born free, as you mentioned, available on shopbop.com, starting right now. so get on there, it's for a great, great cause. thank you so much. coming up next, tony winner alan cumming on his return to broadway and the famed kit cat club. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now, 8:50. the hit musical "cabaret" is back on broadway. and reprising his role as the wonderful nc of the infamous kit kat club is tony award-winner alan cumming. alan, welcome back. good to see you. >> thanks, matt. >> i say welcome back, or as you

would say -- >> veal coming back. >> do people ever come up to you because they associate you this show? do they ever say that to you on the street? >> yes. constantly. >> kind of like the marvelous thing? >> i don't know, over the years, there's been a variety of catch phrases that have followed me. but i get that a lot. i also get, "i'm invincible." from the james bond film. >> why did you go back to this? you love this role, don't you? >> i do, and i've played it three times now in my life. and this time, i just -- really, to be honest, the biggest reason was that i'm 49, i'm in my 50th year, and i thought nobody's going to ask me to dance like this again. >> oh, that's not true. >> matt, it is. >> is it really? 50, you're done dancing? >> well, this much. i'm dancing with people -- i'm doing things with girls less than half my age. >> it's nice work if you can get it. >> exactly. i also just thought, it's a really great show, and it's a

story that needs to be told to each different generation. i think now it's an important time to tell a story like this. >> it was written in the 1960s. it was very provocative when this first hit the stage. the world has changed. the definition of provocative has changed. is it still provocative? >> i think it's provocative in a way. i mean, the thing i think was better about doing it now is that when we did this in 1998, the sexiness of it was sensational and everybody was really overwhelmed by that. so the darkness i think didn't get a chance to come out as much. but what i think's provocative now is the message that we must not let -- you know, be vigilant. we have to all be vigilant in society because look how easy it is for things to happen and go really to a very dark place. and now, you look at the ukraine, all these things that are happening around the world, each time i come to do it, there seems to be another reason to do it. >> it's important, just for people who for some reason

haven't seen this, what you're referring to is although the songs are easy to hum and they've got great tunes, this is all written about a time when it was the rise of nazi germany. >> the rise of naziism, yes. people in berlin in 1930, and what i think is interesting is what you see from this woman's point of view played by linda, what it's like to be someone who's maybe going to marry a jewish person and she gets scared that if she does, she will lose her livelihood. you can see how that creeps up. it's from both angles. >> i've seen the show on broadway a couple of times. one of the things i think is that your role, your character is emcee is so much fun to play. because in some ways, you straddle the line between being in the show and being the guide for the audience to the show. >> exactly. >> that's nice. >> it is. it's sort of like a puppet master kind of experience. i really like that, because for me, it feels -- you know, it's kind of going back to my roots when i used to do standup

comedy. sort of acting in a show, but also there's an element of it that's completely scared because i'm engaging with the audience and it changes every night. >> and the look. the scars, the tattoos, the bruises, the track marks, which raises the question, what is going on in the kit kat club on a daily basis that you can talk about on morning television? >> thanks for that. well, it's not a very high class establishment. so i sort of think it's -- you know, it was a time of great hedonism, and so we tried to show what that actually means. as the naziism approaches in the show, the club gets very dark and more drugs become apparent. >> michelle williams plays sally bowles in this. >> she's fabulous. i'm really so full of admiration for her. because it's her first musical, her first broadway show. she's blossomed. it's amazing. >> well, she looks fantastic. liza minnelli was one of the famous ones. natasha richardson had the role

for a while. you're a big photographer. i saw you out with our crowd. you want to do a little one here? >> yeah, i'll do a selfie. >> i would be so honored. here we go. >> i do this face. >> good. thanks for that one. alan, thank you. what a pleasure. >> thanks, matt. nice to see you. >> "cabaret" opens at the roundabout theatre tomorrow night. alan will be back with a live performance as we celebrate broadway week here on "today" beginning may 5th. we look forward to that. we're back after these messages. your local news and weather.

. . . well, good morning, everyone. it's 8:56. erik's deli cafe is moving to san jose. the whole headquarters, the sandwich chain moving from scott's valley to the south bay to better interact with its franchis franchisees. the first erik's deli was founded in 1963. the new headquarters will be on the alameda in san jose. no one likes an avid habit

better than christina and here she is. you know me very well, scott mcgrew. good morning to you. a good-looking day shaping up. it's cool and clear in san jose and temperatures are pretty comfortable. a nice, clear sky, even over the san francisco bay. highs work like this for today. upper 60s throe 70s. 69 degrees in the south bay. 69 from the peninsula. we'll check on this backup with anthony in moments.

"today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, and welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, april 23rd, 2014. i'm natalie morales, along with al roker and tamron hall. willie is on assignment in chicago. he is covering a big celebration, the city marking the 100th year anniversary of wrigley field. what a great place to be on a day like today. is he changing the scoreboard too? >> could be. i think he was there with "morning joe." the whole show was there. >> he got to flip the numbers. >> that's right. >> that's a dream come true for a lot of people. >> you know what else he got, 29 degrees. that's how cold it was this morning.

he's in his puffy jacket. it is freezing there this morning. but typical chicago baseball weather. i said the only place where i've been to an opening day game where it snowed. unbelievable. >> it's happened here in new york at yankee stadium. >> oh, my gosh. >> 1996. >> a true fan, though, you show up. rain, sleet, snow, you got it. >> with the billy goat curse on the cubs and showing up in the snow, you're doing good. >> this year, it seems to have been broken. because they're on fire. >> not really. >> all the cubs fans right now are like what? what did i miss? >> 7-12 or something, but i'm not going to bring up that. >> hey, it's early. very early. >> there's always next year, cubs fans. >> now, come on! >> they say that every year. >> i lived there for ten years of my life. it is -- in june and july, the most beautiful city. the people of chicago are amazing. but the cubs -- win the pennant, not probably going to happen any time soon. i'm sorry. >> it is a beautiful stadium.

>> sorry, chicago. >> come on. >> they know i love them. give me a chicago style hot dog and a beer, that's a date. i love it. >> is that all it takes. >> that's all it takes, baby. >> all right, let's take notes. >> let's talk about this story again, we're learning more and seeing new pictures. new developments on this stowaway story that we've been talk about. overnight, khnl, that's our honolulu affiliate and other local media, published photos that purport to show the footprints and the hand prints of the teen stowaway on that actual hawaiian airlines flight. nbc these has been unable to independently verify these photos. but the new images show what appear to be the boy's footprint on the wheel, as you see there, of the aircraft where he supposedly stepped to climb up until the wheel well. sources tell khnl that the stowaway teen passed not one, not two, but actually three pre-flight inspections. investigators do believe that

the boy climbed into that space six hours before takeoff, then spent more than five hours in the air as he made his way from san jose to maui. hawaiian airlines couldn't confirm to us on tuesday that the usual exterior inspection was performed before the flight, but the company did say the protocol includes usually a visual review of any compartment accessible from the ground, including the area of the wheel well. >> you see the pilot walking around. >> yeah. but are they looking up on the inside with a flashlight in there? i mean, i don't know. >> that may change. >> they may have to start doing that. the 15-year-old, as we're learning more about him, the freshman at santa clara, california. he recently started school there. friends say that he perhaps wanted to return to somalia where his family is from. police sources tell our honolulu affiliate khnl that he might have been trying to return to his mother and family in africa. officials in hawaii said the boy now fortunately good news here is resting comfortably in a hospital in hawaii and the hope is that he gets to go back to california soon.

a long way from hawaii to africa as well. >> still some question, did he spend that whole time, did he access the baggage compartment, which supposedly i guess you can from the wheel well. >> i think it doesn't matter if he was in the cargo or the wheel well, we know he was on that plane, and that's the larger security question. i know that people are fascinated with the hasn't print. to america it doesn't matter where the hand print was, we know he was on that plane and they need to address these security concerns. i saw an interview with a passenger who was on that plane, and said listen, we were there, we think we're safe and there's someone stowed away. not to mention -- my heart goes out to this kid. obviously he's had some trouble at home. he wants to back to his mom. reportedly having trouble adjusting in high school. so it's sad. but, you know, security is security and there are major questions here. >> clearly. can you imagine if it was somebody going up into the wheel well with a bomb and leaving a

bomb up there. so i think a lot of people are thinking these are areas of the plane, parts of the plane that are vulnerable. you know, obviously getting through the security that he got through. i mean, it's pretty hard to do that. he got through fences and gates. but still, he managed to do it somehow. >> wow. something we'll continue to follow. here's an interesting story. high school senior says she was kicked out of her senior prom because she showed up wearing jeans. okay? this is a picture of senior shafa rupard wearing her prom outfit, skinny red jeans. she and her friends went to the senior prom in north carolina last saturday. her mom said a teacher approached her daughter and asked her to leave because of the jeans. but she says there's no dress code in the student code of conduct book. she said she met with the assistant principal, and when she checked these items, she stated you're right, it says nothing about dress code. she says her daughter just wanted to go as herself.

we've tried reaching the officials at cherriville high school, but of course, they're on spring break. so are jeans acceptable at a prom even if there's no written dress code? >> she looks really cute. she looks dressy still. she's an individual. a lot of girls don't like to wear dresses. so, you know, she's not wearing sparkly, sequiny dresses, but -- >> who's she hurting? >> she looks great. >> i'm more worried about the skimpy dresses that the girls are wearing. >> me, too. >> i'm not the fashion police here. >> isaiah, my nephew, is going on his prom. he's got a lovely date. the first dress that we saw the picture of was very pretty. but i thought wow, that was a little risque for a young girl. i hope her mother's not watching right now. anyway, our second choice dress was beautiful. >> why don't you ask your mom to call her mom. >> listen, the bottom line is the dress that she's wearing is stunning, and i don't know about the dress code thing. i think you should be able to wear what you want. but there are some risque dresses. to me, that's more problematic than a pair of jeans.

>> the problem is if you start instituting some sort of dress code about wearing dresses, well, then -- >> what are you saying? >> you're basically instituting dress code across the board. you'll have to look at everybody individually. >> and guys, you've got to wear pants. got to wear pants. >> nobody wants to see you in a kilt. >> that would be interesting. you know, some guy -- look, i'll tell you, at the golden globes and the oscars, guys are walking the red carpet, some of them in kilts and they look fantastic. >> in shorts. we saw pharell wearing the shorts. >> yeah. >> wait a minute. what is that behind -- i just saw something. i'm sorry. i saw my prom picture. do not pop that picture up. do not -- >> oh yeah. oh yeah. >> you've got to take this. there it is. >> this is the southern bell prom. >> that is my best friend tyson. and that's the contraption my mother hooked me in. but i think people talk a lot about fashion. fashion does not make who you are.

it's about being an individual, who you are and owning i. >> after the prom, did your mom put the drapes back up? >> that was my carol burnett impersonation. that's how i made that dress. and sadly, i wore that dress to two different proms. because it was 1980 and that was fabulous in texas. >> that's the thing, when you wore that stuff, it was in fashion. >> it was. >> i had some pretty bad prom dresses, too. >> that dress was never in fashion. that was mary newton, my momma, making me wear that thing. >> she didn't make it, though, right? >> it looks like it, doesn't it? no, she didn't. >> i was going to say. >> how's tyson today? >> he's still my best friends. >> i'm just asking. >> moving on, we all have dogs. we're dog owners and dog lovers around here. this one may take the cake to the next level for dog owners. take a look. it's a dog beauty pageant, but specifically, these are -- this is lucy. she's been named top dog in the

35th annual drake relays beautiful bulldog contest in des moines, iowa. lucy, by the way, beat out 49 other competitors to win a cape and a cake. that's why i said take the cake in all of this. best dress went to -- oh, there's delilah. working it, girl. that looks like my prom dress but in blue and white. the congeniality award went to baby. >> so they're all bulldogs. >> yeah. and our personal favorite, jasmine josephine, who wore a wig and a red and white polka dot bowtie. she's got the long wig, but a bowtie. she's got the edginess. >> i love bulldogs. they have the mushiest, squishiest little faces. >> they snore, though. >> and the drool. you can't get that drool off you. >> kind of like being married, isn't it? >> i was going to say it sounds very familiar. >> hey, you've got to check this out.

normally when people get foul balls at baseball games, they cannot contain their excitement. they jump, they yell, they high five. check this out. one little boy at a giants-rockies game didn't do all that but his reaction, still priceless. the guy in front hands him the ball. this just makes the kid's day. look at this. he can't believe the ball. look at this. >> he's like, what? >> oh, my god, it's a ball. i love this ball. he is so excited about this. he can't believe it. that is great. he is stunned. you just handed him the hope diamond. >> it's like "the lord of the rings." like this is the ring. >> my precious. that was great. i love that. let's show you what we've got. we are going to be looking at some severe weather over the next few days, making their way through the plains. we're watching wet weather, a complex system. very vigorous system making its way out of the plains, pushing to the south. so we're look for heavier showers and thunderstorms developing over the next 48 hours. first of all, we've got a wide area of showers and storms

stretching from texas all the way up to bismarck and north dakota. but we've got a closer area from omaha, wichita, on into dallas, where we're going to see those stronger storms start to fire up. and then tomorrow, again, we've got that area of showers and thunderstorms making their way, including chicago, minneapolis, all the way down to jackson. smaller area of the strong storms, but again, no less potent. in fact, we're going to be looking for memphis, on down into northern mississippi with some heavier showers. i should say northern missouri, heavier showers and -- arkansas, sorry. showers and thunderstorms. i'll get it right eventually. that's what's going on in the country. here's what's happening in you i usually just say, the plain states. good morning to you, al, everybody at home. temperatures right now are comfortable. it's a little chilly out there. we do have a windchill factor as well. wind is going to play a factor for the first part of the day, but those winds will relax as we head throughout this afternoon. and take a look at how lovely it

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good morning to you. it's 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. new images are giving us clues about how a santa clara teenager stowed away in the wheel well of an airplane, all the way to hawaii. how it happened. this picture shows the footprint on the wheel of the plane. the boy is believed to have hitched a ride on. other picture shows the door of the wheel well covered in footprints. the boy told authorities he was trying to fly to africa to see his biological mother. he apparently scaled a fence and waited more than six hours somewhere on the airfield before climbing into the wheel well. the santa clara city council, meantime, changing the way it allows homes to be turned into mini dorms. however, the decision will not impact this house on park after.

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morning long with a series of accidents that continue to happen within the past two hours, even now, we're still looking at accidents happening. and you can see this on our map. this is on the southbound side in hayward, rate near tenson, where we had an earlier accident. now we have another one, even in san jose, very slow because of earlier accidents there and now we're finding more are starting to pile up. not only on 280, but also 101, past the connector. things moving right now, that's some good news, at least we do have some traffic that is moving without any problems. laura, back to you. >> we'll take that any day. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour.

and welcome back to "today" on this wednesday morning, april 23rd, 2014. i'm natalie morales, along with al and tamron. and willie's on assignment in chicago. we were talking about how much a selfie nation we have become. >> oh, my gosh. >> i love this idea, because now parents are doing some parodying -- this is one parent in particular took a picture -- took his son's selfie and posted his own picture that has gone viral. this is the original selfie, 20-year-old josh anderson and his friend sammy. he posted it on facebook. so his dad perry saw this photo, decided he was going to recreate it with josh's step mom deborah. and here's their spoof. >> that's pretty impressive. >> including the flower tattoo.

nice. very good. so we did ask for similar photos from our viewers. take a look. this one from jennifer falon. >> i want to see the teenager's reaction once they saw their parents parodying. >> the mom with the tattoo especially. >> that one from jennifer, it's hard to tell who's the mom. >> they're both rocking it. >> exactly. >> very impressive. >> keep them coming. if you want to keep sending your selfies, parodies of your kids, #orangeroom. let's show you what we've got as far as your weather today. looking at a risk of strong storms today, and then tomorrow, more of the same. especially through the lower mississippi river valley, wet weather in the pacific northwest. windy and a little we hey, good morning to you, bay area. the time now, 9:31. taking a live look at some wispy clouds over san rafael, but that's about it. the sky is mostly clear. we've got a great-looking day shaping up.

want to show it's clear over oakland as well, just a beautiful sky overhead. a little deceptive sunshine, though. even when we hit the heat of the day, about 3:00 or 4:00 when high temperatures come in. 69 is it for the south bay. 68 along the peninsula. 62 in san francisco today. isolated 70s in wine country and out in the tri-valley. hope you have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. now to our six months to a six-pack challenge. helping some "today" viewers get toned up by summer. and today we're going to help them and you at home beat the stress so it doesn't derail your diet. >> kelly, tamara, and ralph oswald, they've been working hard to get in tiptop shape with the help of joy bauer and fitness trainer jeff. good morning to you once again. you started this journey back in january, i believe. and look how far you have come. >> looking terrific. >> let's start first with kelly and remind people -- see what she looks like now. >> kelly started at 177 pounds.

>> this is her in january. >> she's now 143. she's down 34 pounds. >> wow. >> and something interesting, this is real life. i just want to point out that both tamara and kelly have hit a temporary plateau. they're both just up one pound. which is inevitable. it's normal. >> sure. >> and, you know, they're going to be back in two weeks. >> and changing the routine a little bit perhaps? >> they're doing everything right. i think sometimes your body just, you know, sort of does its own thing and in two weeks she'll be down. >> well, there's a maintenance phase, right? >> she's close. she's within a couple of pounds of her maintenance. she's going to tell a little bit about her stress eating habits. >> kelly, what is it that you usually go to when you're stressed? >> i'm a mindless eater. i don't think about what i'm eating. i'll be putting chips out for kids, or this and that and have a handful here and there. so i've probably already had a half of cup of pasta. i've had half a bag of a bag of chips, which i would never normally sit down, pour a bag of

chips and eat it. so it's mindless. >> i think a lot of us do this. joy, what's the fix? you came up with some solutions for her. >> i call her a trance volume eater. she gobbles up without even thinking about it. so i want things that are high volume, but under 200 calories. the first is this fiery popcorn. five cups of air popped popcorn and then just sprinkle on a little bit of hot sauce or cayenne or chili powder. the idea is you can gobble it, but because of the hot sauce, it wakes you up and makes you pay attention. this is what i call salsa-mole. when you combine it together, you can have a great big amount with tons of nonstarchy vegetables. >> let's move to tamara. how much has am the lost? >> tamara started at 178. she is now a slim 153. she's down 25 pounds. >> congratulations. >> she's stunning. >> good for you. >> thank you. >> so now i know that for you,

your issue is you're a comfort eater, which a lot of us are again, as well. what are your usual go-tos? >> brownies, cooking, cakes. anything sweet. >> me, too. >> so i call her a comfort food feaster. whether she's happy, or stressed, she goes for these foods. so again, it's all about the call ories you. figure out what you can have for under 200. i made for her what i call a banana peanut butter strawberry freeze. you take a banana, smear a little bit of peanut butter on it and then you can add dark chocolate chips or strawberries. you cut it up into these pieces and you stockpile them in the freezer. this is delicious. go for it. go for it. all these recipes are on our website at today.com. >> and that would be under 200 calories. >> ralph, let's move on to you. he's disappearing, this man. >> so here's the interesting thing. so ralph started at 200. he's now 165. and you know what? he's too low!

i want ralph to gain about five pounds. >> what? >> he gets to eat. >> you and i are going out, buddy! >> i want an increase in the protein. i actually want him having one meal off each week. because he went a little bit too low. but we're going to build him back up. >> what have you been doing to get too low? >> following good advice, doing the exercises, making good decisions. >> good for you. you did it all right. >> are you a bit of an emotional eater? >> a little bit. especially when it gets overwhelming. sometimes there's so much. just eat a box of devil dogs, a big bag of m&ms and not think anything about it. >> he's an emotional pity party eater. >> we have a minute left. >> this is actually a protein pudding. he loves chocolate, so you take either a low-fat hot cocoa mix, you just mix it with a nonfat vanilla yogurt. >> let's get over to jeff. >> it's ingredients that boost your mood. >> jeff, you got a couple of different exercises you want to

talk about that can help relieve stress. >> i do. we really have two different types of people. our type a people and our type b people. >> okay. >> certainly our ladies are more on the type a side. we've got a busy mom, a social worker. high stress. the last thing you want to do is dump more stress on top of that with exercise. exercise is stress. our first participant is going to do here, kelly, is she's going to do a little bit of a side to side rocking that you see a lot of kids do. just simpling twisting. this is great. it gets moving around the body. it works as an active stretch. what tamara is going to do is a hip ridge. she's going to take a breath in and raise her hips up off the ground. that's it. great exercise for the bottom. because your low threshold exercises. >> keep going, tamron, keep going. >> the last exercise we have is for ralph, who's type b. he's a little more laid back naturally. so he can let out a lot of that stress. ralph's already ready to hit me.

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it has been a big week for boston, and as beautiful as the city already is, two handy guys are giving it a makeover one house at a time. >> they are peter solaris and dave seymour from the a&e show "flipping boston." take a look. >> this is the worst idea we ever came up with. watch out for the hole. show these puppies how to get it done. wish me luck. ♪ >> you do what you do. i'll do what i do. let's get out of here. >> peter and dave are with us. you guys have the best chemis y chemistry. >> i forgot how good i look in a dress. >> the one time you let us see with the cameras.

t it's been a huge week for boston. natalie with the marathon. >> awesome stuff. >> you guys have been doing great work. from a house that you guys recently just did, it was dubbed the stink house, which i can only imagine comes for good reason, right? >> sure. >> why was it called the stink house? >> it was nasty. >> it was a property that was abandoned. it was a foreclosed property. all the degenerates in the neighborhood had been hanging out there. critters, kids. it wasn't pleasant at all. >> let's take a look at the kitchen before here, if we can. so this is what you were dealing with when you walked in. >> uh-huh. >> kind of typical. >> you only had, like, 30 days, right? >> that was the original 30. we needed a little more time. but we pulled it off. >> we did. >> let's see what you did to it. >> yeah, let's see the after. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my god, look how beautiful that kitchen is! >> that's amazing. >> you tore down a wall. >> yeah, opened it up. >> we opened it up, because a lot of these homes are just -- they're compartments. it's one limttle room, one litte

room. we love making an open floor plan, nice layout. kitchen, dining if you can. it makes for a much better space. >> i understand the living room. i think there's a picture. >> from another home. >> this was the same home. so again, we're going to knock down this wall right here and you open up -- you actually see the staircase. the staircase was behind that brown ugly wall and it just opens the place up. nice simple stuff. nice accent lighting. >> today, everybody wants that open floor space, so we have to give it to them as house flippers. >> some people would say maybe that's a knockdown situation, but for you guys it's always an opportunity. >> the uglier, the smellier, the better it is for us. that's the way we see it. >> everybody else runs away from is what we run towards. >> so you have another kitchen from another home. let's take a look at that and tell us what's wrong with that. >> oh, this was great. this house was 200 years old and we had an issue with these fireplaces. i wanted to keep them, dave wanted them out of there. so at the end, we did a little

combination. >> let's see the after here. >> and then we're left with that. so i brought in the new, left the old charm. repurposed lumber. >> you made a coffee table out of the beams out of the floor. >> you recycled, or upcycled. >> exactly. >> in the final episode, i understand you help a family in the boston strong, all the way through. tell me about that family. >> this is jackie and paul. there they are right there. these guys, they went through a horrible experience, as many did. we wanted to just do something and we got together, we put them together in an amazing house for these guys. they love it. they appreciate it. we totally transformed this whole house for them. that episode airs this saturday. >> 12:00. >> what a great show. thank you, guys, so much. >> keep it up. >> great job. >> thanks for running the marathon. >> thank you, appreciate that. coming up next, their

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of the way ♪ ♪ and when you're scared and alone ♪ ♪ just know that i'm already home ♪ ♪ just know that i'm already home ♪ [ applause ] >> from that big city new york, a great big world. thanks so much, guys. we're back if a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

let me see some more hoda. >> i am upset there's only one picture. i'm sorry. >> she makes that picture count, baby.

9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. police are looking for two men who smashed through the front door of a walgreens drugstore in belmont. they stole cigarettes. you can watch it all go down in this surveillance video. there they are, bashing through the door.

then they load boxes of cigarettes into trash bags. police say the men got away with about $6,000 worth of smokes in about two minutes. a palo alto man will be back in the bay area soon, days after he was rescued off a ledge in yosemite. this is video of the rescue. blake parkinson was rock climbing in yosemite last sunday. he was fell. he was too injured to move and a helicopter rescued him. doctors say he's going to be just fine. he should be back in the bay area later this week. in the bay area right now is christina. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you. we have some really great conditions out there for today. a lot of sunshine coming your way. everything clouds up tomorrow, so enjoy it while it lasts, as you can see, our winds are still pumping out there, especially at the immediate coast. we are in the double digits. elsewhere, those winds are starting to drop off and look at what that wind does to our coast. wow, what a beautiful shot here. completely clear sky overhead. it's a little breezy out there as you head out that front door, later on today, it will be mild

inland, cool at the coast. and by this evening, those low clouds are return, coming up over the coastal mountains, between about 5:00 and 7:00 for the evening commute. highs work like this, comfortable conditions, mostly expecting those numbers to jump into the upper 60s inland. >> and as you were mentioning, a lot of that activity this morning, the wind and of course the rain that we saw yesterday, this morning, kind of a little bit of a different story. we've had so many different accidents that we're still trying to recover from all of that activity. and you can see in oakland right now, 880 still bogged down and we're still getting accidents on 880, on the southbound side, just past 92. 101 in san jose is littered with problems in san jose, up in palo alto, and you can see this is what it looks like out there. so the take it easy. as you heard christina mention, at least we have sunshine to enjoy. >> more news coming up soon.

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. you made it to the middle of the week, wines day wednesday. i know this is a weird thing to say, but certain dates stick in your brain forever. if i was still married to the first gentleman that i was married to -- >> husband. >> yeah. today would be our 38th wedding anniversary. so i want to wish him a happy day.

i don't know where he is or what he's doing, but i hope he's happy. >> is he remarried? >> i don't think so. i know it's weird. >> all right. >> if you ever misplace anything like your keys or phone or your mind like hoda, we have something that will help put that to an end. >> there was a great article in the "wall street journal." a man who is supposed to be super smart in that department. he'll help us find our stuff. also, what women are doing to put an end to to do list. >> you know what, there's a whole otherness out today. the big day, everybody knows lupita luongo is on the cover. >> what a great pick. i think it will be for the first time. a unanimous decision. >> yeah. even i think jess keagle was saying earlier, no brainer this year. people aren't going to say why did they pick her?

>> everybody has a different definition of what's beautiful. while we're on the subject finally somebody is agreeing with me. our open egyptian sun goddess hoda is focused in this beautiful picture. look at you. >> in somebody else's bathroom. >> you look like you're doing an ad for avina skin care or something. >> we were behind the scenes, we were in somebody's apartment. i don't know whose it was, and that was the bathroom. >> i want that tub by the way. >> hoda has the most beautiful feet you have ever seen in your life. i was pleased to rub them for you. >> by the way, i have to tell you, if it took me getting in that magazine to get a foot rub, i'll do it again. thank you for that. >> they did something fun. they took people -- if you're beautiful, you tend to remain beautiful as we age. so people.com teamed up with the most beautiful stars from the past years with their younger selves to show that real beauty

never ages. >> take a look at our favorites. michelle pfeiffer this is her with her younger self photoshopped next to her. >> she is truly better. >> that's better, thanks. look at kate hudson. this is hysterical. ready for kate hudson. there we go. >> oh, my gosh. >> that doesn't look like her at all. >> it's cute though. >> julia roberts, her younger self. i remember that, yeah. >> leonardo dicaprio is just priceless. look at that. >> so it looks like he's there with his son or something. >> very cute. >> something that everyone is excited about -- >> she has a new music video coming old. i have glanced at the tv and i saw what looked like some people dressed up and i thought who is that? i had no idea it was katy perry. it's a music video for her song "birthday."

you won't -- look at her. >> boys in the rat pack. ever heard that song, um -- >> i mean, can you believe that's her? >> i'm not a birthday party entertainer. >> it goes through the different -- look. >> wow. >> i mean, she really is unrecognizable. anyway, they'll release the full music video tomorrow. >> you know what -- she's proving by those, she's an innately good actress. >> yeah. >> you could tell that. she's comfortable. i wonder if she's got some acting in her future. >> i wonder if she does. >> so the list from jimmy fallon. it's earth week at nbc. >> it's earth week everywhere but we celebrate. >> especially here. so jimmy fallon had some fun with us. >> i wonder if there's something about wine. >> let's take a look at the pros and cons of celebrating earth

day. here we go. pro, nbc held a recycling drive and collected over 10,000 bottles. con, that was just from hoda and kathie lee's dressing room. [ laughter ] >> they never get old. >> i want to point out something i said yesterday. we had these props on this show. >> i asked you when you were squeezing it. i said blake will freak out. apparently, that sound made a lot of other dogs freak out. people flooded the facebook page with dogs up on the tvs. anyway, susie moore shared what happened to her dog when he heard us playing with the toy. take a peek. take a peek. [ howling ] >> oh, my gosh. oh, wow! >> gilbert's dog also went a

little bit cuckoo. let's take a look. >> whenever he hears that sound -- oh. >> look. >> that one? >> stop it. >> 85% reengineered, recycled fibers. >> isn't that crazy? >> we apologize, everybody. we don't think about that. but if you want us to do it some more, we'd be happy to. so "the voice" was on last night, and this was a big night. monday night the top 12 performed, and last night two singers were sent home. here's what happened. they had the bottom three. and america got to send in tweets to try to save one person of the bottom three. so we're going to play the bottom three, and you let us know which one you thought should have been saved. let's take a look. ♪ i'll be your crying shoulder ♪ i'll be love's suicide ♪ i can't keep up with your

turning tables ♪ ♪ under your spell i can't breathe ♪ ♪ promise you ♪ yeah ♪ do you love me >> the thing was that people were tweeting in, and you can actually watch the results build on screen. i didn't see it, but i would pick the second girl, the girl in the middle. >> that is so interesting. i happened to be sitting in my dressing room when i saw this on the earlier hour. >> so you know who it was? >> i know who they picked. but if i just sat here like normally and saw, i would have also picked danny from team shakira. >> let's take a look.

>> pat boyer, you're moving on! saved instantly by america! >> oh, my god. oh, my god. how dramatic with the credits running, we're running out of time. >> yeah. >> you know what? it's america so it may or may not be exactly how perfect the singing is. it's who they love. >> it's who they love and who they -- >> oh, my god, that is so dramatic! >> mm-hmm. >> i love it. so have you ever been -- >> it comes back next monday. have you ever been walking down the street somewhere and someone is walking so slow and you try to get around them? >> and just when you do, they either move to the side or they stop. >> in the uk they decided to put in a fast lane for shoppers, certain shoppers. >> in a mall or something like that, right? >> yeah. >> a little request from a school girl. >> all right, let's take a look at the two lanes. slow and fast. all right. now, this would be genius because sometimes when you're in the airport or when you're on an

escalator -- >> people like to mosey. >> or they walk three across down the sidewalk. talking. and you know what i do. i have that terrible vision in my head when that happens. >> of what? >> sometimes i think about pushing them. in the middle of their back down on the ground. >> that's your evil twin, helen. >> yeah, she does that. you know how you're, like, "excuse me," or worse than the slow walker is the slow walker with the cigarette, smoking. >> that drives me crazy. >> like a chimney in front of you. >> yeah, i know, i know. i can't stand when you're at the airport and there's the fast thing and you're rushing. >> the moving sidewalk. >> the moving sidewalk and somebody is standing there and all their luggage is there. >> move it. you're supposed to walk. who would go anywhere and just stand? >> we have a different energy level in new york. >> yes, we do. >> that i don't realize often until i get someplace else and people go, what's the hurry? >> you know what? i know. >> and maybe we're in too much of a hurry here, hoda woman. >> you're right. here's some good news, if you

love to laugh, laughing may also be good for your memory. scientists studied a couple of groups of people. >> that's where my ex-husband went. >> stop bringing him up. it's getting really weird. anyway, they decided to study a couple of groups. and one group watched an amusing video, and the other sat calmly and watched a more serious film. the ones who laughed ended up having better memory. >> short-term memory. >> it's chemicals that are released that make you remember things better. >> that's what we try to do around here, to lower your stress level and apparently endorphins kick in, hoda. >> i like it. are we not going to show our tape, you guys? >> no, we're not. nobody liked that. so anyway -- nobody was interested. nobody liked it. nobody thought it was funny. don't cry! oh, my god, we'll do it tomorrow. oh, my god. let's go off to our green week

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networking and love. >> oh, saturday's harper's audition. >> yeah, up bits at night. we're flying back early. we'll make it. >> also speed therapy after the audition. we're supposed to take the kids. >> we haven't had a vacation since barker was born. that's five years. >> mm-hmm. this conversation is the longest we've been alone in months. >> you know what? it rings true, doesn't it, for a lot of people. guess what? moms are beginning to buck the trend. while teaching kids the value of down time, here to talk about that is child and adolescent psychologist -- i don't take her that seriously -- jen hartsley. >> jessica is i awria writer, er and mother of two. >> we are overscheduled, overstressed, overwhelmed, are we not? >> we are. and it's sbking a big problem. one of the things we notice psychologically is because we're so spread thin, we aren't paying attention to any of the things or enjoying the moment because we're so ready for the next

moment that we're missing the joy of the little things and the now. and that's really problematic. >> if you're overscheduling, that means your kids are overscheduled. that must put a lot of stress even on little ones. >> the thing that people are starting to understand, we have two different kinds of thought process. we have working memory and we have this daydreamy state where the real creativity happens and we can't do both at the same time. so we need this down time in order to engage that daydreamy sort of stream of consciousness thinking. >> but we live in a world where you have to have homemade cupcakes at the bake sale. >> it's true. >> it's ridiculous. and we create it all. >> we do. >> ridiculous. >> absolutely. and one of the things we have to remember is busyness is a choice, right? we are choosing in some ways to be busy. i think as women, one of the challenges is saying no which is a conversation we have a lot. saying i just can't do that and feel okay in that decision. because you're then taking care of you. if you're not taking care of you, you can't take care of your

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they have three hours of homework, dinner on the table, basketball practice. certain things you can't change. >> certain things are seasonal. you can decide, do i really want my kid to play lacrosse? i hear you want to play lacrosse, but here are all the things that you won't be able to do. you know that time you spend sitting on the floor reading "harry potter" for the 16th time, you won't have time to do that, so you need to make those decisions. >> if they come back and say yes, you they'd to support them and find that balance. the other key thing, we talk about parenting is as parents we have to model what that looks like. and if we have to say no, we teach our children to say no appropriately. >> thank you. good advice, ladies. if we told you that you would never lose your keys or your sunglasses ever again -- >> you're about to meet someone who can help you do that, and we've got a fun game that you can do at home. >> right after these messages. >> i love games. i'm sinora and this is my son, chris. i'm a messy person. i don't like cleaning. i love my son, but he never cleans up.

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>> this man! >> -- says he can help you find whatever it is you've misplaced. he's michael salomon, self-proclaimed findologist and a fine one at that. and author of "how to find lost objects." hello and welcome. >> hi, michael. >> thank you. >> first of all, we want everyone to look at this photo that we're going to put up in the back. we're also going to tweet it and post it on our website. there is the picture. hidden in that photo, you guys, are five things that are often misplaced. house keys. >> glasses. >> a cell phone. wallet. a pair of glasses and a purse. so michael, let's pretend we live in that. what's your first tip in looking for items like this? >> the first tip is to admit to yourself, it's not lost. i am. >> okay. >> that i'm not searching the right way or i'm in the wrong state of mind. >> right. >> then when you get that done, probably my most useful principle -- i have 12 -- it's called the eureka zone or the 18-inch principle. and what i have found is many lost objects are actually within 18 inches of where they last were or where you remember them

being, where they're supposed to be. but they've gotten moved or displaced a little bit. >> shifted. >> they've gotten shifted. something's on top of it. so i use my eureka stick. this is an 18-inch ruler. >> where did you find that? >> menards stores. i measure an 18-inch radius, and i search is meticulously, every square inch of it, and often it works. the object is right there. >> as we're going room to room -- i've even looked in the refrigerator and the stove. >> in your house, it might be there. >> or a weird drawer, because you never know. they say if you retrace your steps -- >> that's a principle, trail thyself. another one is think back. that memory is in there somewhere because you've left it somewhere. relax and let that memory float up. >> you're going to help us after the commercial. he's coming back. it's not over. >> wow! >> yeah. >> during the commercial break, we're going to see if you can find all of those five items. and in a few minutes, we're going to reveal where they are, and hopefully you'll never lose

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this photograph shows a footprint on the wheel of the plane that the boy is believed to have hitched a ride on. other pictures show the door of the wheel well, and that's just covered in footprints. the boy told authorities he was trying to fly to africa to see his biological mother. he apparently scaled a fence at sjc and waited more than six hours, somewhere on the airfield, before climbing into the wheel well, not realizing that that plane was not going to africa. we'll take a look at weather and traffic, coming up after this break.

welcome back, now. a lot of sunshine coming in over the bay area. beautiful day shaping up over palo alto. everywhere will be comfortable later on, but it's still pretty cool out there, requiring a jacket, until at least lunchtime. 69 degrees, though, between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. highs will be really nice out there. 71 degrees for the east bay today, 62, a little chilly in san francisco, but a lot of vitamin "d," and that is courtesy of all that sunshine coming in. for today, sunny and mild, as we head through tomorrow. mostly cloudy as a storm system gets closer to the bay area. showers on the way as of friday. we'll tell you where and when today at 11:00. first, to check your drive, here is anthony slaughter. >> thanks, christina. things are finally starting to lighten up across the bay area. at 101 and san jose, we had an earlier accident just past 880, but it seems as the though traffic is picking up in that particular location. let's also show you what's happening just a little bit up the road, in 880 and oakland. and this was one area that was really bogged down. traffic finally starting to pick up there, but unfortunately once you get to the bay bridge, it's still stop and go, scott? >> all right. thanks, much. we're going to have another

local news update, in fact, a whole show, at 11:00. we'll see you then. ♪ everybody's workin' for the weekend ♪ we're ready to play our weekly trivia game we call "who knew?" and today is national administrative professionals day. so we're going to test the knowledge on famous assistants you know and love from pop culture. kathie lee is across the street at the nbc experience store. she's ready to hand out $100 to anyone who gets the questions right. and to those who don't, a kathie lee cd. here to help me out is personal aide to actress olympia dukakis, patrick healy. hey. >> hi. >> are you ready to play? >> i am. >> let's play. >> this lady is from florida. in "the devil wears prada," who plays the hardworking permanent assistant to meryl streep's

character? gwyneth paltrow? lindsay lohan? anne hathaway or gisele bundchen? >> gisele bundchen. >> oh. >> i would have put money that that would never have happened, but you know what she's going to win? "scandalous." >> the correct answer is anne hathaway. >> an interesting fact, anne hathaway volunteered as an assistant at an auction house for a week to prepare for her role. and another fun fact, meryl streep donated her entire wardrobe to a celebrity auction at the end of filming. >> okay, good to know. >> lady from new jersey. as three secretaries of consolidated industries, dolly parton, lily tomlin and jane fonda star in which 1980 film? was it working girl? 9 to 5? the first wives club? or the outsiders? >> "9 to 5." >> yes, indeedy. >> what a great movie. "9 to 5." >> one of my favorites. and dolly parton's film debut. >> was it?

>> it was. can you believe it? and she wrote the song "9 to 5" and made it super popular. >> still is. >> what was the name of the magazine that betty suarez worked at in the 2006 tv series "ugly betty"? >> "cosmopolitan"? ♪ everyone has a story >> the correct answer, "mode." >> "mode" magazine was the magazine. "vogue" and "cosmopolitan," obviously we know those. "mode" magazine, interestingly, was an actual magazine for plus-size women, but it closed in 2001 before the series came about. >> all right. back across. >> lovely lady from georgia. which popular film actress was once howie mandel's assistant? halle berry? eva longoria? olivia wilde or paula patton? >> eva longoria. >> no, no, but you're going to really like this one.

>> this is such a surprise. paula patton was his assistant? >> the gorgeous paula patton was howie mandel's production assistant on "the howie mandel show." before she became "mission impossible" gorgeous star. >> and a megastar. >> from wisconsin, big, handsome guy. which actor played the personnel director in the 1988 movie "working girl"? annie potts, alec baldwin, olympia dukakis or joan cusack? >> choice "c." olympia dukakis. >> yep. >> no one is happier than patrick who works with olympia. >> my amazing boss, olympia d dukak dukakis. >> what is she like as a boss? >> she is amazing, wonderful, generous, kind, engaging, warm, funny, interesting. >> you're getting a raise, baby. >> and she's watching at home. >> i think we have time for one last quick one. >> lovely lady from west

virginia who is the big troublemaker in the group. which of the following character says was promoted from assistant to a higher position in the 2007 series "mad men"? peggy olsson? petty francis? sally draper or midge daniels? >> "b"? >> maybe you have a little child. >> great day for kathie lee. the correct answer, peggy olson. >> from secretary pool to copy chief and she's not the only woman that's advanced in her career out of the secretary pool. >> thank you. you were terrific. tell your boss we said hey. we also, you guys, want to honor our administrative professionals here at nbc news, and they happen to be kath, in the orange room. oh, they're marching out. come on out. kath, we've got them all here. no, they're all here. it's a big deal. >> i know christine is refusing to do that. >> you never know. wait. more. more. more.

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♪ but still haven't found according to a study in "the wall street journal," the average person misplaces nine items a day, so we're going to help you cut that down and hopefully never lose anything again. >> cynthia green is a clinical psychologist and author of "your best brain ever." sue wrote "the wall street journal" article called "why we keep losing our keys." >> and back with us is michael salomon who forgot -- i'm only kidding -- he himself calls himself a findfindologist. >> before we get started, with ed this little game where we had this setting and we asked you to find the five things that were missing. we removed them and now we're going to put them back on the screen. but we talked about it, keys, a purse, phone, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. so where are they?

>> are we supposed to answer? >> see the keys are on the bottom, the glasses are on the table. >> right. >> the purse is in the back. the wallet is up top. >> on the mantel. and the phone is over there. >> okay. but is that the general rule? when we put something down, it's usually in the wheelhouse as we go traipsing around the house trying to find it in other places? michael, is that usually the case? >> my maksim is, if you put it down, it's gone. because you're thinking of something else. you put your keys down when you come in the house. you're not thinking where you put it. you're thinking what you're going to do next. >> your mind is usually scattered anyway. you're freaking out. i've got to find them. i'm late. >> absolutely. it boils down to distractions. these are items we pick up and put down all the time and we're not really paying attention when we put them down. if we don't have a place where we always put them -- >> that's the key. it's called organizational. >> people that are organized do better at these kinds of tasks. >> i do this sometimes, too. i thought i had my phone.

i'm in the cab. and suddenly i don't see it in my purse. and i'm already thinking about calling the cab people or 311 because i'm sure i left it on the seat. when in reality, it was right exactly where i thought i left, but i was panicking and searching for it. >> like cynthia said, it's attention, but factors like stress, fatigue, multitasking, all these things distract us so we're not thinking about where we put it. >> which of these should we be worried about this? if it's happening so much. not just 9 times, maybe 15 and not just that many items, but it's over and again the same. when do you have a problem? >> this is not the kind of thing to worry about. i think when we worry about it when they start happening to us more, are we stressed? are we overanxious? what's distracting us? in terms of worrying about a serious memory issue, this isn't the kind of symptom that we need to worry about. but it's the kind of thing that we can do better in terms of developing better habits for keeping track of things. >> you say saying something out

loud. what does that mean? >> it reinforces. >> you're walking in the door, juggling groceries, you're on the phone, i'm putting my keys on the dresser. >> you say that out loud before you put them down? >> it helps so it encodes it into your memory. >> i wonder if you could train yourself to really do that and not feel stupid. >> yeah, yeah. >> you know? i'm walking in the door. the phone's ringing. so you go, dresser. it does work. >> sometimes you forget what you're looking for. and it helps -- potholder, potholder, to keep saying to yourself, while this is boiling over, you may remember what you're looking for. >> or if you walk into the other room to get the scissors. you don't have to say it out loud. you can say it to yourself, but it keeps you focused. really all of this is about distraction. >> so the ways, to stop losing things. say something out loud. find a place where you always put your keys, your glasses, et cetera. are there any other tips that could help people at home? >> forget-me-not spot so you don't have to pay attention.

chances are we're always going to be distracted. if you have a place where you always put those things and always get into the hackett bit putting them there will also help. >> visualization. you might forget where you park your car. picture, like, the produce department and what you're going to get there. when you get there -- >> and say it out loud. k22. >> when you do finally search for it, do so methodically and wait until your agitated mind has gone. if you're not calm, you could look right at something and not see it. >> i've done that. i usually get another set of eyes. do you see it? i know my glasses are here. look around. >> u.n., everybody. >> thanks so much. >> what was that all about? i forgot. you want to lower your electricity and water bills? >> you'll want to check out these green products with our gadget guy, steve greenberg, after this. ♪ ♪ new hershey's spreads. bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolate to anything - everything - you can imagine.

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time to think about how we can all be more ecofriendly. >> help save the environment and save money with these green gadgets from the author of "gadget nation," steve greenberg. hello! how are you? >> what you got for us today? >> green shirt, greenberg, it all shirts. >> green attitude. >> first up, this one blows my mind. this is called laundry ball. this replaces your detergent. it will do 365 washes. it uses -- actually, because of the ph changes the water, you don't need soap. you can wash in cold water. that's it. i tried it out with t-shirts right here. dirty t-shirt. i've been using it a week. amazing. >> so that's called smart -- >> it's called smart clean, but it's laundry ball. >> what's the dryer? >> this is from woolsey's, basically pieces of wool but it reduces dryer time 25%. you don't need these with a lot of chemicals. >> they're going to be sorry to hear that. >> sorry for them.

next, this is called fan buddy. it's a filter you can put on a regular square fan. instead of getting an expensive air purifier or running your air conditioner, this is a much cheaper way to keep your air clean. you can add it to a tall one. we ran this run for a couple weeks. i don't know if the camera can pick it up, but we can see it really picks up a lot of dirt. >> you throw it away or clean it? >> clean it and use it again. it's $29. this is called the water pebble right over here. what this does, you p up it in your shower. and it measures the time of your first shower and then tries to shorten the shower time after that. it first shows up as green, then yellow, then red. look, very nice. that's water pebble from a company called bambicode for $14. this, you plug anything you want into it. you can control it from your smartphone. you can also set all sorts of schedules with it. you can set it so it goes on and

off like your cable box which uses a lot of energy. and you can also make it geo sensitive. you can turn it on and off. >> my head's going to explode. okay. >> this is a clock that runs on water. >> stop it. >> now that we understand. >> you just add water to it. make sure you don't spill all over the thing and you've got a working clock. no batteries, nothing. these are called pack 'ems. and these are washable bags. basically, with kids, 20 million plastic bags are thrown out every day by schoolkids. >> this is genius. >> this is washable. it's got velcro on it. >> that's great. >> next for mommies with babies who do a lot of wipes. the average family spends $240 on wipes if you have one baby. 7.6 billion pounds in our landfill every year. so these are reusable wipes. they're made from bamboo. this is a little warmer so they're nice and warm. it's more absorbent than cotton. it's bamboo so it's sustainable. >> and you wash them. >> it's a great way to clean up.

>> we've been waiting for the toilet. >> this is called hydra right. you can install it on any toilet. all you do, no tools needed. you can make it a one flush or a two flush for a number one or number two. great way to go. it's only $20, on amazon, terrific. and then we use a lot of toilet paper in this country. i'll give you the numbers. 34 million rolls a day, which is 54 million trees a year. you can reduce your toilet paper usage by turning your toilet into a bidet and toilet by adding water. >> you still need toilet paper. >> 75%. you attach it here. it costs $49, $59. and we turn it on here. and this adds a little water to the cleanup. you get the idea. i think every toilet should have this. i think it's a great idea. >> steve, thank you so much. they made us smile on a television camera here in new york. >> with a little luck, they're going to become huge stars one day. >> first, this is "today" on

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if you live here in the new york area, you've probably seen the commercial. it's for the new york lottery, and it features young singers from the new york foundlings haven kids rock. >> and since today is national take a chance day, who knew that either? >> i do. >> we decided to bring them in to sing for us. the kids are students at mott haven academy in the south bronx, and they're part of a weekly music program that teaches performance, technique, voice and songwriting. welcome, guys. >> hi, guys! how exciting is this? >> they're blase. they're on tv all the time. >> do you guys watch yourselves on television? >> yes. >> do you like it? >> yes. >> are you famous at school and everything? >> yes. >> oh, my gosh. what are you singing for us? >> "thank you for being a friend." >> here they are. take it away, kids.

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♪ thank you for being a friend >> thank you guys. >> oh, my god! how fun was that? >> that is terrific. >> that was awesome. tomorrow -- >> actor dean cain stops by. >> that means anything can happen. >> from his series. >> he's going to sit down with us. >> plus we're going to tell you how to get organized and to fit more into her kitchen. >> don't forget, "ambush makeover" thursday. we'll see you. >> enjoy your winesday wednesday, everybody. [ yodeling plays ]

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and right now at 11:00, new images surface in the investigation of a south bay stowaway. pictures appear to snow the teen's footprints in the plane's wheel wells and on the wheels. good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon, in for peggy bunker. now, that picture and other new images are giving us a better idea about how the santa clara teen stowed away in the wheel well of an airplane, all the way to hawaii. nbc bay area's bob redell live outside mineta international in san jose, where the boy reportedly hopped the fence. good morning, bob. >> good morning to you, laura and scott. and after that 15-year-old teenager from santa clara hopped the fence h