we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local update. >> and join us for nba area news at 11:00. have a spectacular hot tuesday. overnight. homes levelled. power knocked out to tens of thousands. one man fearing for his life as he's caught right in the middle of the twister. >> oh, godplease make it pass. please make it pass. >> we'll go live to al and dylan in the storm zone. banned from basketball? how will the nba respond to racist comments allegedly made by clippers owner donald sterling, as the woman who is also on that tape avoids the cameras, and the team gets set to play its first home game since that scandal broke. midair emergency. sparks fly from the engine of a plane carrying 97 people. it landed safely.

now authorities are trying to figure out what started that fire. and embarrassed. the father who kicked his young son down a skateboard ramp reveals his side of the story for the first time, today tuesday, april 29th, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today." the worst severe weather outbreak of the year. >> 118 tornado reports since sunday including more than 80 in the last 24 hours alone. in all 28 people died, 11 of those overnight. right now tornado watches are posted in georgia and florida.

>> al and dylan have it covered. dylan is in hard-hit mississippi. al is in kimberly, alabama. >> good morning, guys. you can see what is left of the kimberly first church of god completely destroyed. across the way the firehouse, town hall has been oblit rated. a lot of folks here are happy to be alive. as you take a look at what happened last night, just last night alone as we put the radar into motion you can see the tornadoes being spawned really incredible in just that one 24-hour period, 84 tornado reports, 177 wind reports, 65 hail reports. things are firing up again. we are not close to being done yet. >> massive tornado! >> another violent night. across a huge swath of the south. powerful storms bearing down with the bull's eye on

birmingham. and tearing through tupelo, ripping homes from their foundations and families apart. >> this could be deadly. >> our nbc station had to evacuate while on air. one woman posted #home on instagram. the rest of her street levelled. pray for tupelo, she wrote. at least 58 twisters touching down monday blamed for a reported 11 deaths in three states. >> that's a tornado. >> storm chasers in louisville, mississippi, spotted this twister before it tore through homes. the winston medical center taking a direct hit. cars in the parking lot left stacked and scattered across the field. >> we heard a train coming and we got our employees and what patients we had in the clinic in the safest place we could get. we honestly felt god's hand of protection around it. >> thankfully, no one was injured. residents across eight states including arkansas, kansas, mississippi, and missouri are cleaning up after 31 confirmed tornados barrelled through the region on sunday. michelle mcgee and her family

are happy to be alive after riding out the tornado inside their home. >> you could hear the cracks and the pops all around us and those doors just kind of eased on top of us and just kind of made a little tepee surrounding us, like angels just holding those doors right there is how it felt. >> this is all that remains. >> this is my life that i worked so hard for, and it's just -- laying there in pieces. so what do you do now? >> so she's picking up those pieces. >> mom. >> holding on to reminders of life before the storm. and unfortunately, we're going to see another repeat of this. now, here is what we are looking at for today. already on the radar such a slow moving system. this is the same system that moved through our area here in alabama last night and is now pushing its way all the way up into central georgia. and what is going to happen with this is we have the slow moving

low pressure system. it is a powerful system up to the north. it is moving ever so slowly. it is going to interact with the jet stream. that is going to make for a strong sheer. more rotation in the atmosphere. combine that with the head of the jet stream we have a ton of moisture available coming out of the gulf. that is going to fuel the storms. what happens again for today we are looking at the risk of severe storms, a wide swath stretching from the gulf coast into ohio and virginia. we have a risk of really strong storms from alabama into mississippi in the same area that got hit last night is going to get hit again today in all likelihood. tomorrow the same system makes its way to the east. last night we had a bit of a scare. in all of the years i have been covering tornadoes last night tornado sirens sounding. they got on the p.a. system of

the hotel and sent us into the ball room. just a taste of what folks down here go through all the time when the tornado sirens go off. >> scary stuff. >> al roker about 20 miles from birmingham, alabama. dylan dreyer is in pearl just east of jackson. what is the scene there. now the residents are starting to trickle in to pick up the pieces and salvage what they can of what is now the rubble of their homes. we have gotten word that here in this mobile home park everyone is accounted for and safe. there were reports of three

injuries. the national weather service for jackson is just about five miles from here and they issued many warnings and a lot of people heeded the warnings here. they started issuing a tornado warning at around 5:30 local time. at that point we started to see the tornado on the radar. the tornadoes stay on the ground for a long period of time. this particular tornado really hit a large swath of the jackson metro area including here in pearl and brandon and richland, mississippi where one woman was killed when her car was picked up and tossed to another location. we are keeping an eye on more severe weather today. people will be very much on alert. >> this is an unfolding story. we will continue to follow it throughout the morning. the national basketball association will hold a news conference at 11:00 a.m. pacific to discuss racist comments

attributed to donald sterling as corporate sponsors begin cutting ties with his team. >> good morning, matt. before the clippers do take the court tonight, the nba will make its announcement about the team's owner, so what will the league do? at this point, it's unclear. experts are calling this uncharted territory. last night, another silent protest. in a show of solidarity, the miami heat dropped their warm-ups at half court, their t-shirts inside-out so the logo wasn't shown, just like the clippers, who could make a statement again tonight. >> i think they'd like to do something bigger, something more in los angeles in front of their fans. >> reporter: many are calling the donald sterling scandal a big first test for nba commissioner adam silver. >> they need to suspend him immediately and indefinitely, and then let their lawyers figure out how to get him to sell the team. >> reporter: sterling is accused of making racist comments in audio recordings posted on "tmz" sports and deadspin. the recordings could not be verified by nbc news, but

according to the weather -- website that released the audio, sterling was upset his girlfriend at the time, v. stiviano, posted this photo with magic johnson. >> you can do anything. but don't put him on instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me. and don't bring him to my games, okay? >> reporter: the fallout from the controversy is growing with several sponsors ending or suspending their ties with the clippers. are you concerned this is hurting the nba's image? >> well, i think it has the potential to hurt the nba's image, so i hope that they act quickly and decisively in dealing with this and do the right thing. >> reporter: as for stiviano, she was spotted outside her home, but declined to comment, same for donald sterling who was seen leaving a restaurant sunday with his wife. >> are you a racist? >> no, of course not. >> reporter: sterling is no longer receiving a lifetime achievement award from the

naacp's l.a. chapter, which says now the national naacp is requesting a meeting with the nba commissioner. >> a lot of pressure on adam silver, the brand new commissioner of the nba. only had the job since february to act quickly and bring the hammer down on donald sterling. what are the limitations of his powers? >> no one is sure exactly what sweeping powers he has under the bylaws of the national basketball association. i think he will announce a lengthy suspension and a fine today, but that's not going to be enough. i think the end game here, and i don't know what pressure, economic or otherwise, they can bring on this guy, is to get him out of the sport. and whatever is announced today, they want this guy out of the club. >> you hear words like banned from basketball, suspend indefinitely. what's really going to happen here, in the off-season, all the other owners are going to get in a room with donald sterling and they're going to make a very strong case for him to get out

of the game. >> one owner said this weekend, we want him out of the club. so that's a very powerful voice right there. the second thing is, for the first time really, the players association' intent and those of owners are completely lined up. because the players association, even if it's like a year suspension, it's not going to be enough, because this guy can't go forward owning this basketball team. >> they can make a financial case that he needs to sell this team. they can tell him, mr. sterling, the value of your franchise is going down every single day. look what's happened with sponsoring over the last 24 hours. >> you know, matt, what's ironic to me about this is, in his real estate life, he's been picking on the little guy his entire career. now he's become the little guy. now he knows what it's like to have people gang up on him. >> the difference is the little guys he picked on didn't do anything wrong. he's brought this on himself. >> without a doubt. but at least he gets to know now what it's like to be pushed around like this. >> the clippers have their first home playoff game tonight, the

first since this scandal broke. what do you expect to see from the players? what do you expect to hear from the fans? >> i think the fans will be very supportive. i know mark jackson, the coach of the warriors, said the fans ought to stay home. the players didn't do anything. doc rivers didn't do anything. they've just become part of the fallout of this toxic mess, okay? i think the fans will be loud and supportive tonight. if there's a weird sort of karma at work here, after sterling's been this kind of clown owner for this long, now he's actually got a team with a chance to win, and now this is visited on his players and his coach. >> mike, always good to give your perspective, thank you. >> thanks, matt. in the meantime, natalie has -- breaking news on a work place shooting in georgia. >> we know at least six people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a fed ex facility outside of atlanta. kerry sanders joins us with the latest. good morning.

>> good morning, nathalie. i am about 30 miles north of atlanta just outside the dekalb county airport where a gunman walked into the fed ex facility and opened fire. he shot six people, one is in critical condition. the other five are still at the hospital being treated. according to the authorities and witnesses at the scene it appears it was a 19-year-old co worker who camed in armed with long knife, a pistol, shotgun and band lero of bullets across his chest. >> he was in all black, i believe he had a camo vest. the knife was like about probably about a foot long. >> reporter: she said at one

point the gunman came up to her, picked up one of those laser readers that they use to read bar codes to pointed it at her eyes and kept on moving. the authorities say the gunman killed himself. the scene right now is still closed but nobody more is expected to be arrested. back to you. it's every airline passenger's worst nightmare. a plane carrying 97 people had to make an emergency landing after one of the engines caught fire. a passenger caught the dramatic moments with a cell phone camera. you can see the sparks shooting from one of the four engines. the pilot cut the engine, turned the plane around and was able to land safely at perth airport. an update now on the teen stowaway who flew from california to hawaii in the wheel well of a commercial airplane. the boy's mother is speaking out

now from ethiopia, saying family drama led her son to take the adventurous risk. nbc's keir simmons is in london with more. keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, natalie, good morning. it turns out he just missed his mom. that california teen who you say hid in the wheel well of a plane for that death defying journey is said to have not seen his mom for eight years. the teen stowaway who risked his life in a 2,000-mile journey on a 767 was reportedly trying to get here. a dusty refugee camp. a hut covered by blankets, and his mom. who cries when she talks about what he did. he tried to fly to africa, just to see me, she says. he misses me. the boy, 15, lives in california with his dad and step mom. he snuck on to the san jose tarmac and apparently climbed into a plane's wheel well to make a journey few survive, landing in hawaii, but africa,

his mom's home in ethiopia, was his destination, she says, claiming his dad told him she was dead. his dad took my children to the u.s. without my knowledge, she says. she hopes to move to california so she can be finally reunited with a son who took a terrifying risk just to see his mom. the dad says the boy is just struggling to adjust to life in the u.s. officials in africa reportedly say mom could be in the u.s. within a year which just goes to prove that there's nothing quite like the bond between a boy and his mom. >> it is 7:16. >> let's get another check of weather from al. >> as we look at our west coast weather and show you what our

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meteorologist christina loren. we have upper 80s inland today, upper 70s in san francisco, in the north bay. looking very warm at 88 degrees. take you to the changes. patchy fog inland, coast is clear, lots of sunshine, offshore breeze building. then tonight nice and clear. and that's your latest weather. now to a provocative question. should police be able to search your cell phone? that is a hot button issue being taken up today. pete williams has the story. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. here's the question. when the police arrest someone from a serious crime to not wearing a seat belt, can they rummage through that person's cell phone? or do they first need to ask a judge for a search warrant? cell phones have become a powerful tool for criminals. widely used to arrange drug deals, and by gang members to communicate by texting. that's why the obama administration says police

should have as much latitude to search phones without a warrant when making an arrest as they do now to examine such personal effects as purses and wallets. on the other hand, police started going through the cell phone of robert westhort, an advocate for the homeless, after he was arrested for pitching a tent in the san francisco plaza two years ago during a protest. he says his phone contained embarrassing messages. >> i had said something to a friend that was a fairly uncharitable comment about a politician. and it was a really chilling experience for me to know that sfpd now had my cell phone. >> reporter: nearly 90% of american adults have some kind of cell phone. 2/3 have a smart phone. >> everything. everything i own is on the cell phone. my contacts. my calendar. e-mail messages. everything. >> reporter: and more than 13 million people are arrested in the u.s. each year, most of them never charged with a crime. privacy advocates say smart phones can hold so much personal information, from medical records to intimate pictures, that the police must have a

warrant before they snoop. >> you're now into the realm of far more than any person could ever carry. you're in the person's home, the person's office, the person's doctor's office, all at once. >> reporter: so the justices will decide whether cell phones merely contain more of what the police can already see without a warrant, or so much more that the police should have to get a search warrant because they're in a class by themselves. back to you all in new york. >> that's going to be a fascinating one. pete williams at the court for us. thank you. meantime, tamron is here covering for carson in the orange room. one of the great things about social media is that we're hearing from people now who want to help the victims in these storms down south. >> absolutely. we've been seeing this trend recently. and yet again this morning as we wake up to these heartbreaking images out of mississippi. we're also waking up to people who want to help. in fact, the #prayfortupelo, guys, is trending on instagram. this picture was taken -- this is violet mitchell's home in

tupelo. i should say her street this morning. just absolutely devastating. no words here. this image comes to us -- this is constance lambert. she was reunited with her dog after it was lost during the tornado. she was actually away from home, rushed back, and saw her dog there on the street. this is from memphis news and their twitter account. but so many people are reaching out to help. this is out of arkansas. people are beginning to pick up the pieces there in north little rock after a horrifying night and day there. volunteers have been collecting water, blankets, all of those things we know that people need during this time. this one will bring a smile to your face. this is a little dog that was lost from its family. he was actually in a kennel, his kennel was found two miles away from the family's home. he's lucky to be a-okay. he had his tags on him and thus was able to be reunited with his family. and this dog, talking about social media and how people can help out and help. this boxer roy was reunited with his owners in vilonia after they posted a plea online saying please help us find our sweet

and loving boxer. now roy and family are back together. so let us know, send your pictures, and i guess with the #orangeroom, just your thoughts, letting the people know in arkansas and mississippi and the areas impacted by this that we are all there with them this morning. >> all right, tamron, thank you very much. coming up, we're going to have some new fallout over this disturbing incident. what the dad who kicked his own son down a skateboarding ramp is now saying about his actions. then, exclusive new video from the deadliest disaster ever on mount everest. we will talk to a man who was there and witnessed this tragedy. but first, this is "today" on nbc. was there and witnessed this tragedy. but first, this is "today" on nbc. latte or au lait? cozy or cool?

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wilcox high school over the weekend and kill aid rabbit, duck, and rooster kept in classrooms. students were accused of vandalizing a snack shop and several cars in the shop. they will likely face animal cruelty charges vandalism and burglary charges. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> it's so unusual to be this crystal clear in san francisco at 7:27. it's an indication how warm it will be later on today. for now, we're headed towards break-breaking warmth. 88 degrees in the south bay. 87 degree, 79 in san francisco, 88 degrees in the north bay with more change on the way. we'll climb even more so as we head into wednesday and thursday. friday, it will level off a little bit and saturday back to average. much cooler by then.

let's check the drive, mike. >> as we take this full screen, we notice traffic in the slow screen. lower to the right. southbound 680. we have actually a crash that is stuck in one of the leagues. there's the trivalley. all of these folks going to head down to the same area. a much slower drive. a typical tuesday pattern. really gumming up for the south bay. look at 880 at high street really jamming up. back you to. >> thanks very much. we'll be back with another local update for you in half an hour. have a great tuesday.

7: 7:30 now on this tuesday morning. we were all set to bring you a beautiful sunrise from the top of the rock. we have clouds here in new york instead. you get the idea. hopefully it is nice where you are waking up. >> there is a real big weather story unfolding across parts of the south. that begins a look at our headlines. a new round of deadly tornadoes has killed at least 11 people most of them in alabama and mississippi. this brings the two-day death toll from the storms to 28. we are following this closely. we will check in with al in just a moment. officials have ended the active search for victims of

last month's deadly mudslide in washington state. 41 bodies were recovers from the debris. the nba will hold a news conference to discuss its investigation of embattled clippers owner donald sterling. at least one fellow owner has asked the league to take a zero tolerance approach to handle sterling's alleged comments of racist nature. day two of love your selfie series aimed at redefining beauty. giving mannequins a fresh new look to include all body types. what if they were more like real life? >> we are going to have the latest on a surprising story, a domestic dispute involving paul simon and his wife edie brickell. we begin with a video that we showed you on monday that has people talking.

it shows a young boy, a skateboard ramp and a dad whose teaching method is under investigation by the state of florida. here is kerry sanders. >> it is a long way down, 13 feet for most people scary. for a 6-year-old boy the young boy known as deano the dinosaur hesitates at the top of the ramp apparently too long for his father who pushes his son and then walks away. >> oh, my god. it is hard to watch. >> reporter: martin ramos owns the skateboard park. he was not at the park when this happened. he said the father and son are regulars and has never seen anything like this before. >> he comes here and skates with his dad all the time. mostly they are having a good time. >> reporter: ramos says dino is a skating prodigy. even at that the 13-foot drop may have scared the boy.

a spokesman for the florida department of children and family says the incident is under investigation but from what the agency has seen on video this is totally unacceptable. and the sheriff's office is reviewing the incident. >> i think a lot of parents are human and they reach their limits. we still have to have a boundary. >> ramos says he and mr. crossland agreed despite being the dad he shouldn't come back to the park although dino is welcome. ramos texted saying the father is remorseful and embarrassed. >> this will send a solid message to let kids be kids and don't push them too hard and take a step back. >> we have strong reactions here yesterday as we watched this. >> it is hard to watch. you don't want to judge because you never know the situation. it is hard to see what could have justified what we saw on

that video. >> the reason people have the reaction to it is because your common sense tells you that is wrong. >> no question. let's get a check on the weather and more on the powerful storms. al is in alabama. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning. not only do we have this juxtaposition of horrible weather here in the east and south, you go out west and it is too much warmth and you combine it with santa ana winds and you are worried about the possibility of fire danger. big area of high pressure. it moves that wind into the great basin. we are looking at fire danger increasing, wind gusts 60 miles per hour over the mountain ridges and wind gusts of 50 miles per hour in the southern california valleys and foothills. look at the temperatures. low 90s into the upper 80s and even as you get into northern california temperatures are going to be from five to ten

degrees above normal even into the pacific northwest, highs well above normal into the upper 70s. the risk of strong storms in the east into the ohio river valley this is a wide spread area of happy tuesday to you. temperatures are contractible out there for now. we're going to see temperatures climb very rapidly, as we head throughout the day today. you can see the reason why. live pictures here over the san francisco bay. crystal clear on the bay side. you'll see here on the oceanside. we don't have any marine influence to keep us nice and cool out there. and as a result. your temperatures will soar later on. nice and clear tonight. sun will set at 7:57. but it is going to be a warm evening. hope you have a fantastic day. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al, thank you so much. check in with you in a bit. we'll take a moment and talk about a big honor for a legend here at nbc, our own tom brokaw.

our new broadcast center in los angeles just got a new name, the brokaw news center. it's, of course, an honor of tom's epic career at nbc news. a long time in burbank. this is a new facility, 150,000 square feet and it bears the brokaw name. >> and deservedly so. he is an icon in the broadcasting and journalism industries. this is a state of the art facility. tom has made us proud around here for many, many years, and that name will be on that building for many years to come. and we're proud to be able to be a part of it. >> and by the way, little tom factoid. he started at knbc in los angeles. comes full circle. >> that's right. if you go inside that facility, take a look at the savannah guthrie restroom, which is on the third floor. it's really nice. >> it's right next to the matt lauer vending machine. >> exactly. tom, congratulations. that's great. coming up on "trending," it was bound to happen. airlines charge for snacks and luggage and more. wait until you hear what one airline is now adding to that

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we are back at 7:41 with the latest on that tragic avalanche on mount everest. 16 guides were killed on april 18th. it was the deadliest disaster ever on the world's highest peak. now we're getting an exclusive look at some of the video that was shot of the frantic risk efforts that day. it's part of the new documentary "everest avalanche tragedy" produced by nbc news's peacock productions. it airs sunday on the discovery channel. >> next patient is coming in here. i need people who are used to working with helicopters. >> these were the desperate moments as captured by nbc news cameras after a cascade of snow and ice buried a team of sherpas

carrying supplies up the mountain ahead of the busy climbing season. >> as much oxygen as you can. >> rescue helicopters air lifting victims one by one from the treacherous khumbu ice fall, 18,000 feet up everest. >> one patient is 20 meters. the other is 200 meters. >> we kept calling their names on the radio. no response. we asked our sherpas that we were in contact with, where's dorgi, where's passan? and they said, we think they're gone. >> just a day before, the sherpas and other climbers had taken part in this buddhist ceremony. asking the mountain for permission to climb and safe passage. nbc news crews were there to shoot a discovery channel special about this man, daredevil j daredevil joby ogwyn, who was preparing to be the first person ever to leap off everest in a

wing suit. after the disaster, this was cancelled. >> all the sherpas were calling down to base camp saying there's been an accident, a massive avalanche and they're digging their friends out. >> do you need them taken to the hospital? >> the avalanche claimed 16 lives that day and effectively ended the climbing season this year, a stark reminder of the forbidding nature of the world's tallest peak. and joby ogwyn is with us now. good morning to you. >> thanks. >> hard to watch those images? it hasn't even been two weeks. >> it is. it was hard to watch them then. something i'll never forget. probably the worst day of my life. >> you were at everest base camp. this group of guides, sherpas, were hauling equipment up the mountain to camp one, a spot more distant up the mountain. what did you see and hear? you were in the tent, it was the morning, right? >> that's right. it was about 6:45 in the morning. i was awake and i heard the avalanche from my tent. it didn't sound like one of the biggest ones i had ever heard,

but i heard it coming from the ice fall. i unzipped and looked and actually saw the avalanche come down and cover up everybody. >> let's be clear. this is an incredibly treacherous part of everest, the khumbu ice fall. avalanches are common. how did you know this one was different? >> well, at first, i didn't know it was different. it's something, like you said, avalanches happen every day, all the time. i just knew it was different because it was coming from the i icefall and it sounded big enough to do some damage. >> you said it looked like a snake going down the mountain. >> it did. it was actually a little slower. they build up a lot of speed. when i saw it cover up my guys and people that i knew up there, i thought maybe they just got kind of the tail end of it, got dusted. but unfortunately, it was worst than i thought. >> this is not soft snow. this is hard rock ice coming off a glacier. >> that's right. it's not like an avalanche in colorado, for example, where it's that soft snow, flaky snow. this is massive ton blocks of

ice that when they hit, they explode like shrapnel. when it buries somebody, it's like burying them in concrete. >> all of you at base camp sprung into action. tell me about the rescue efforts. what you did and also what your climbing partner did that day. >> well, the first thing we needed to do was try to figure out what had happened and try to get some communication with our sherpa. and very quickly, the radios lit up and we could hear that there was chaos on the mountain. but after about an hour, we didn't hear anything from our guys. and so my climbing partner garrett madison and i decided we would go up into the icefall. we knew that there were some guys that had survived and we wanted to shake hands and hug every guy, we wanted to bring them food and water and just feel like they felt supported when they came down. garrett actually was my hero. he went up into the area where the avalanche happened and assisted and i kind of watched from below and tried to spot in case there were any other avalanches coming down. >> yeah, not knowing whether there would be another that day. and you were almost there. you had plans to go up with

these sherpas but at the last minute decided to stay back and do some shooting. you have to be thinking about that. >> i do. i was very lucky. i really wanted to go up with my guys. that's how i normally do it, establish the camp and make everything right for the jump. and one of the producers just said, why don't we shoot a couple things with the equipment, and at the last second, i said yeah, let's do it. save my life and garrett's life. >> joby ogwyn, what an ordeal you have been through and certainly all the people on everest, our best wishes are with them. want to remind everybody that "everest avalanche tragedy" is sunday night at 9:00 p.m. on the discovery channel. coming up, tamron has a new clues as we get set to reveal our all-star summer concert series lineup. but first, these messages. if you're living with chronic migraine, your life is a game of chance. but what if the odds could be in your favor? botox® is an fda-approved treatment that significantly reduces headache days for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month,

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. good morning, everyone. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew, state senator jim bell will present a new law to the senate this morning strengthening the punishment for people who cyberbully victims of sex assault. it's in response to a bay area case that got national attention. the proposal is called audrey's law. after the 15-year-old saratoga high school student who took her own life after pictures of her sexual assault were circulated among her classmates at saratoga high school in 2012. three boise convicted in the attack, served 30 to 45 days in juvenile hall for the crime. audrey's law would make it easier for prosecutors to charge underage sexual assault suspects as adults, and that could include potential adult prison time. on a happier note let's check your incredibly hot forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you, temps

right now mostly in the 50s. we have one of those days where we want to make sure you're ready for the heat. temperatures climb out of the 50s into the upper 80s. we are talking about the upper 70s in san francisco and upper 70s mean 79 degrees. so, right now, this is where we're headed. 88 degrees in the south bay. peninsula, 87. 79 for san francisco and next five days are going to stay warm. peak warmth tomorrow. about as hot on thursday. here's mike and your drive. . you're right. 79 upper most 70. over here, 880. overpass high street you're jamming up. it's a slow drive up through the area of downtown oakland. we're looking south the san mateo bridge. look, very sluggish across the flat section, no incidents reported but the high rise looks much more smooth as far as the flow of travel. we're watching that. traffic really kicking in around the bay. your usual suspects. they're slow, slower than they have been the last few weeks. there's the south bay.

>> thank you, mike. we'll have another local news update for you coming up in a half hour. the world of fashion is split in two.

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>> a beautiful, strong plus-sized woman. >> can a new kind of mannequin help redefine what beautiful truly is? today, tuesday, april 29th, 2014. >> we are the pointer sisters from wisconsin! >> hello, midland, texas. >> good morning from binghampton, new york. >> the rocky mountain grandmas love the "today" show. >> it's my 50th birthday! >> here's to good health. >> and family. >> happy birthday, memo, we love you. >> that's cute. good morning. >> what a great crowd. we'll step out and say hi in a few moments. by the way, don't we love the pointer sisters? >> i remember them so differently. i really do. >> yeah, i know. love it. anyway, welcome back to "today" on a tuesday morning. we are following some breaking news this morning. it's those devastating tornados

and storms hammering the south now for our second straight day. >> at least 11 people have died. the majority of those in the state of mississippi. 28 people in all since this outbreak started on sunday, and there have been 118 tornado reports over the last 48 hours. >> let's get right to al. he's in hard-hit kimberly, alabama, this morning. al, good morning again to you. >> good morning, guys. the local church, the kimberly church of god completely destroyed. on the other end of the block, the fire department. there were four firemen who had to hunker down last night. their fire department has been destroyed. and a number of the emergency rescue equipment destroyed as well. and again, we've got more of the same happening today. we're going to be looking at these storms firing up again. a wide area of risk of strong storms stretching from the gulf coast all the way to the upper ohio river valley with a risk of strong storms, a strong risk of storms going to be firing up in this same area.

from mississippi on into alabama. again, another day of a lot of problems, a lot of folks worried about what's going to happen. another part of the country that was hard hit just to our west, mississippi. and that's where we find dylan dreyer, she's in pearl, mississippi. they're cleaning up there this morning as well, aren't they, dylan? >> they certainly are, al. and a lot of cleanup here in the highlands mobile home park here in pearl, mississippi. and now that the sun is coming up, you can really see the scope of the damage that we're seeing here. and later on today, after emergency officials go through this whole area one more time, where there's about 250 homes, 20 to 30 homes have been completely demolished like this. some totally knocked off their foundations, flipped over and they're sitting a distance away from here. but you just kind of find some of the things, these people's lives were just turned upside down in an instant. a video camera here, pictures strewn about. and we are seeing the effects of the tornado that came through

here about 5:30 local time yesterday. but a lot of people heeded the warnings. amazingly, no serious injuries and no one has been killed due to the tornado that came through here. and it was a tornado that hit a large swath of the jackson metro area. but fortunately, we are hearing good things here. of course, it doesn't look that good. but people will be able to come back here and kind of at least start to pick up the pieces a little bit later today. guys? >> all right, dylan dreyer, al roker, thank you very much. natalie's here now with a check of the other top stories. >> we're following some breaking news right now. at least six people were injured this morning when a lone gunman opened fire at a fedex facility in the atlanta area. police in kennesaw, georgia, launched a massive manhunt. but the gunman was found dead apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. and at least one of the shooting victims is in critical condition. students are returning to a connecticut classroom since a classmate was stabbed to death

on friday. about 2,000 attended a vigil for the 16-year-old. many of them wore purple. her favorite color. a 16-year-old boy accused of killing the honor student is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. los angeles clippers owner donald sterling could learn his punishment today for allegedly making racist comments. the nba is discussing the possible consequences. an audio reporting attributed to him already has corporate sponsors deserting the team. today, former nba star and mayor kevin johnson who is advising the players union called for the league to suspend sterling indefinitely, to appoint someone else to run the team and levy the maximum fine. paul simon and wife edie bring kehl attended court together. >> reporter: paul simon and his wife walked into the courthouse hand in hand.

no sign of what police alleged took place at their connecticut home on saturday night. >> someone called 911. hung up the telephone immediately. we sent officers to investigate and determined there was an altercation. >> reporter: both were arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct. an arrest must be made if police suspect domestic violence. >> physical violence? >> if you call a slight push physical violence. >> reporter: but in court the couple denied they're a threat to each other. >> we want to go back home today, go watch our son play baseball. we had an argument and it's atypical of us. neither of us has any fear or any reason to feel threatened. ♪ >> reporter: simon is 72 years old and his wife is 48, they have been married for more than 20 years.

♪ she had a successful album herself in the late '80s and in court seemed to smile at the suggestion that she wasn't safe with her husband. >> i don't -- he's no threat to me at all. >> reporter: the judge denied the state's request for a limited protective order. they'll be back in court may 13th. for "today," stephanie goss, new york. google entered a new phase in the push to develop a self-driving car. the google's auto car will try to master driving on city streets. google says the cars have already driven about 700,000 accident free miles on freeways with a backup human driver. but city streets much more complex because of blind corners, bicycles and pedestrians. a graduating student at davenport university got too caught up in the moment. take a look. bobby flank was so excited he

tried to do a back flip. instead, he hit the stage with a big thud there as you heard. good thing bobby is okay. he said the flip was a spur of the moment thing. ouch. he has apologized for stealing the spotlight though from the other deserving graduates. yeah. there's one that will leave a mark to the ego. 8:08. let's send it back to al once again in kimberly, alabama. al? >> he's lucky they didn't take the diploma back. in fact, we are looking today at a decent amount of sunshine out west. santa ana winds are a problem. here in the east, the southeast, a strong risk of strong storms. we're looking at wet weather back up into the great lakes and behind that, we're talking about some light snow mixed in. that's what's goin they're talking about snow, we are talking about some really strong heat, as of today.

so, let's get right to it. 62 degrees at 8:00 in the morning. it's 8:08 now. that's the temperature currently in san francisco. you can see why. crystal clear out there. a little patchy fog inland, that's burning off as we speak. building offshore breeze. that's what's going to clear our sky and keep it clear all the way through this evening. temperatures today are going to be warm. about 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. and we're going to keep on climbing tomorrow, 88 in san jose. >> and that's your latest weather. now back to the guys with an announcement that will make you forget about this past winter. >> yes, i hope. >> this is a sure sign of summer. we always look forward to this. without further ado, our summer concert lineup. >> tamron gave you the worst clues a few moments ago, and now it is time for the big reveal. take a look. ♪ >> the toyota concert series is back. >> my people!

>> it all starts live on the plaza may 16th with riah carey. >> that's how you do it. >> then, tim mcgraw. oscar mahone. and rascal flatts. but we're just getting warmed up. in june, pharell williams.ready? >> and then, celebrate the fourth of july with ed shee sara bareilis. trees. and ariana grande. then in september, we've got maroon 5 and usher. >> meet me on the plaza. >> so join us. don't miss a beat, a song, or a moment. the toyota concert series live

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advance online, it will cost you another three bucks. this is what frontier airline says, we are actually lowering our prices by 12% and it makes up for it and allows fliers to pay only for the services you want. you buy it? >> the compartments are there already. they're going to let them go empty instead of charging people? >> when they start charging you to use the lavatory, that's when it's time to take the train. >> but they let you bring a purse or briefcase still and not pay. it's more if you carry on a smaller suitcase. >> exactly right. well, the piano man is opening up. billy joel took part in a candid town hall discussion with howard stern on monday. it was broadcast live on howard's show for sirius xm radio. during one exchange, howard pressed billy on why he doesn't write new songs, leading billy to take a swipe at another music legend. >> i just don't want to. everybody has a hard time understanding that. why don't you write new songs? well, you have to want to write new songs. i don't want to. elton would say the ultimate, why don't you write another

album? when are you going to make another album? and i used to say to him, why don't you make less albums? >> it was good-natured. >> yeah. later, billy shared the stage with some other stars like tony bennett, melissa etheridge. some good impersonations i heard as well. >> just some great music. howard is a fantastic interviewer and it's amazing what he gets out of people. i had a good time. it was a lot of fun. last night, jimmy fallon conducted an interesting social experiment using baseball player robinson cano. he's the star second baseman who defected from the yankees last year to join the seattle mariners for a lot of cash, $240 million, to be exact. tonight, cano returns to yankee stadium for the first time as a mariner, and before the game, jimmy invited some diehard yankees fans to give their reaction. but there was a big twist. >> boo! you no longer welcome here. bye. >> say it again. >> you no longer -- [ laughter ]

>> you [ bleep ]! >> that was awesome. try it again. >> should i try it again? >> how you doing? welcome back to new york. >> you should have stayed here. winners is in new york, not in seattle. >> try doing that one more time. >> boo! stay in seattle. we don't need you in new york. hey! how are you? >> good, how you doing? >> boo! >> actually, try one more. >> one more? oh [ bleep ]. >> i love it. >> best ever. >> great social experiment. >> that fallon -- i mean, close the door, it's done. it never gets any better. >> boo -- how you doing? >> that says everything about human nature. >> and that is what's trending today. jimmy, thank you. we're back with oscar winner diane keaton in

oscar winner diane keaton is out with a new autobiography tackling everything from motherhood, body image, to her unique fashion sense, some of which was addressed in this scene from her hit movie "something's gotta give." >> what's with the turtlenecks? it's the middle of summer. >> seriously, why do you care what i wear? >> just curious. >> i like them. i've always liked them. and i'm just a turtleneck kind of gal. >> the book is called "let's

just say it wasn't pretty." diane keaton, welcome back. >> thank you. >> good to have you here. >> good to see you, matt. you look good, by the way. >> thank you very much. so do you. >> i was thinking about you, actually. >> when? >> i was looking on the internet at images of you. >> why would you do that? >> because i was trying to think about what's beautiful about you. >> uh-huh. >> because my book does deal with beauty. and i noticed that i saw a picture of you and you had on swim trunks. >> you did? uh-huh. >> and i noticed your body. >> yeah? >> it's good. >> that's nice of you. >> it's a nice body. >> thank you. >> you have a nice chest. >> thank you very much. okay, but i'm supposed to do this to you. >> but i like you better than me. >> well, i have often expressed on the air my undying love and affection for you. >> do you really mean that? >> i think you're beautiful and fascinating. >> what can we do about it? sooner is better for me. i mean, i'm 68. how old are you? >> i'm 56. >> that's good for me. >> works for you? >> that works for me. >> you write in this book about your looks. i think you are one of the most

stylish, beautiful women i've ever seen. >> i can't take it. >> and you say that at 11 years old, you looked in the mirror for the first time and felt dispoidi disappointment. >> i was approaching womanhood. do you know what that is? >> yes, i do. i spent a lot of time studying that. >> i was starting to mature a little, not much. but i saw myself in the mirror and i hadn't really formed an opinion at that point. but i knew who my heroes were. people like doris day and debbie reynolds and sandra dee, people like that. and then i saw in the mirror that it wasn't going to work out for me. >> you didn't look like doris day. >> no, i didn't. you don't really care, right? but the nose. let's talk about the nose. >> look at my nose. >> your nose is good. >> i have a large nose. >> i like a long nose. >> really? turn sideways for me. >> it goes round. >> you call it the bulb at the end. >> that's what it is. >> i don't see that. >> yeah, it's there. >> as you've gotten older -- that started at 11. as you've gotten older, have you

grown more comfortable with your looks? >> no. >> do you still have these insecurities? >> oh, i think that's a lifelong problem. if you're insecure, you live with insecurity in your life. that's what's nice about the book in this regard. in the effort with my book, let's just say it wasn't pretty, i said the title. did it sound good? >> you got it in there. it was very subtle. you write about the possibility of changing your appearance at this stage in your life. >> you mean plastic surgery? >> i love what you write. "i know from experience how lucky i am, but the most thrilling aspect of my face is its ability to express feelings. all of my feelings and all of my emotion come out on my face. my 67-year-old face. you see my face identifies who i am inside." >> that's right. >> do you feel a lot better about who you are inside than your face on a more superficial? >> i think that the journey is all about change. i think the more you accept change and the more you see life -- like, look out this window. it's astonishing. it's kind of like a wonder land with all those flags.

and usually we just walk past it, we don't even notice it. but the truth is, and all those people out there. they all have really interesting lives. i mean, you really identify with them. or like i say, you, of course, because i've got to get back to you. >> right. >> you are beautiful. >> i'm going to get it back to you. >> not me. >> you write about the men you dated, diane. >> i did date a few. >> you did, you did. you've dated some of the big names in hollywood. >> at the time. >> do you regret not marrying? >> do i regret not marrying? yeah, i do. >> were you asked? >> no. i wasn't asked. but i did ask. >> did you ask anyone? who did you ask? >> i asked all of them. i did. every one of them. and they all said no. >> i'd like to talk to every one of those guys. i really would. >> i'm lying, too. yintd real i didn't really ask them to marry me. but they didn't ask me either. when you're in the movies, and at that point in my life, it was

kind of a big thing for me to be a movie star, was my dream come true. and these people -- you know, they're all artists, and i think artist with artist is kind of -- like, for example, you know, warren married annette bening. that was a good choice. the two of them have worked very well together. >> of warren, you write real life warren was a collector's item. a rare bird. of jack nicholson, when i first met him in my 30s, friendship was not possible. he was jack nicholson. i didn't want to be his friend. i wanted him to kiss me. it didn't happen. >> no. >> close? >> not even. >> not even? al pacino. his face, his nose. >> like yours. >> and what about those eyes? i kept trying to figure out what i could do to make them mine. they never were. >> no. >> that was the lure of al. he was never mine. for the next 20 years, i kept losing a man i never had. >> it's true. oh, i was so in love with him. >> i love the way you write about that. >> you think? yeah, he was special. >> sense of style. >> sense of style.

>> you wear these fabulous clothes, the big hats, the big glat glasses, the turtlenecks. is it an attempt to draw away from the parts of the physical appearance you don't like? >> correct. >> that's what savannah always says. correct. is that why you do it? >> yeah. i like it, too. i like the way it looks. i like style. i like the style i like. i always like to cover up. first of all, it's healthy for the body and it secures you. >> don't put your armor up. i have one more question for you. >> oh no, is it a bad one? >> no, it's not bad. it's controversial. you accepted an award for woody allen, one of your longtime friends and collaborators. the cecil b. demille award at the golden globes. a lot of people didn't think he should get it because of accusations. did you have any trepidations? >> no. of course not. >> none whatsoever? >> you have to look at my life this way. i mean, he gave me my opportunity to be here and talk to you. it's all because of woody allen. believe me, where would i be?

i can't even imagine. i don't know what would have happened to me without him. i mean, he wrote "annie hall." are you kidding me? it was the greatest gift ever given to me by anyone professionally, and he's a genius. that's it. he's a genius. of a certain sort. i mean, i'm not trying to say he's picasso, but he is a great writer. don't you think? don't you think some of his movies are fabulous? do you like them? >> i've liked some of them, yeah. >> i'm from new york. >> did you like "annie hall"? >> it's where the crush began. it started with a crush. i end this interview with full-fledged love for you. >> mine tops yours. >> i doubt it. thank you so much. the book is "let's just say it wasn't pretty." diane keaton, don't leave yet, coming up, "love your selfie," using mannequins to redefine your beauty. now you can leave. but first, your local news.

a very good morning to you. 8:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. santa clara county will consider a new restaurant grading system today. the move comes after an nbc bay area investigation. the proposal would make restaurants display colored placards from the health department. one violation or less would get a passing grade or a green placard. those with two or more violations would get a conditional pass or a yellow placard. and those that do not correct serious problems would get a fail or a red placard. i want to check the morning commute right now. is it getting a pass, fail, what do you say? >> you're getting a pass, but a lot of red and yellow on the maps. this is traffic tuesday. we do have a chp vehicle which just appeared on the plat

section here as you're approaching the area. a stalled tour bus around the san mateo bridge, and a very slow drive all the way across that span. there may still be changes. use the dumbarton bridge if you can. look at oakland and westbound 580. the approach to the bay bridge and south bay kicking in and holding for your northbound route. the latest incident as you travel westbound, look at all these things jammed up. 237 starting to jam up coming out of milpitas. >> hope you get a chance to enjoy the hat day as well. have a great one.

back now at 8:30 on a tuesday morning, the 29th day of april, 2014. say hi to some of the nice people gathered on a little bit of a blustery morning here on the plaza. >> so you seem to have become human form again after being a ball of mush with diane keaton. i mean, that was something to behold. >> jealousy is not becoming. >> do you know what tamron said? she had a good line. >> i did not say anything. >> is it a line you can say on television? >> i said it was like watching

my parents on a date. it was cute. >> why are you laughing? that's not nice. >> it was adorable, right? >> your parents? your parents? i love diane keaton. always have. i think she's a remarkable woman. i really do. >> her style is sensational, and so confident. despite the things that she revealed about her childhood. >> and as a guest, she comes to play. she does. she comes to play. >> she does. we look forward to your next flirt-a-thon. i mean, interview. >> let's get a check of the weather. al is down in kimberly, alabama. that's just north of birmingham. al, i could use you here right now. >> i understand. in fact, with diane keaton, the gloves are off. oh no, they're not. anyway, we are here, you know, trying to -- we've been talking to some of the folks who have been coming around to take a look at what's left of the kimberly first church of god. they've been checking out and

kind of bringing coffee and donuts to the firefighters in the fire house and tornado last night. it's been kind of devastating here watching people come together is awfully reaffirming. let's take a quick look, show you what we've got going on for today. we are going to be looking at strong storms here in the east and as you get down back once again in this area, there's a strong risk of very dangerous storms. we're going to be watching that. out west, gorgeous weather. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above normal. continues tomorrow. risk of strong storms along the southeastern coast. flooding rains over the next 72 hours in the eastern third of the country. some areas picking up three to temperatures right now there are in the low 60s. this is where we are headed. now, we're not going to hit our highs until about 3:30 in the afternoon, but temperatures are going to be warm. warm enough for that ac at about lunchtime today.

and temperatures will stay toasty all the way throughout thursday. you can see, wednesday into thursday, we will peak, and then by friday, starting to break that heat. temperatures falling into the 70s by saturday. and here's the kicker. we might get some light rain late saturday into sunday. hope you have a great day. and that's your latest weather. matt? >> announcer: today's love yourself if i is brought to you by dove. dove wants every woman's encounter with a mirror to be a positive affirmation of her beauty. this morning on love yourself if i, reclaiming beauty. a closer look at body image and mannequins. what you're about to see right now are our dople gang gers, created to see how we look. should we reveal them? >> okay. let's do. >> come on over here. >> according to womenswear daily the average woman in america is a size 14 yet the average mannequin is a small 4 or 6. what we see in store windows

isn't a reflection of what all of us are. could something as simple as a mannequin make us change the way we feel about beauty and self-perception. >> we were inspired to find out. they made a video of mannequins that went viral honoring people with disabilities. with the help of denver based fusion mannequin company we found a group of volunteers who are hoping to help redefine beauty. >> dawna callahan, who is she? >> very active female, woman in a wheelchair. it's called transverse militis. i got it when i was 3. it's a virus that attacks the spine and it left me with incomplete paralysis in the lower body. i've done the boston marathon three times. also an adaptive skier. i monoski. >> i'm a small man. i'm a small artist. i am a father.

i am a husband. i am 3'9". i use little person, i use person of short stature, i use dwarfism. i am taller than my wife because she's shorter than i am, she calls me tall boy. >> i see myself as a resilient person, somebody that has been through a lot. >> how did you lose your legs? tell me about that day. >> i was a pairratrooper in the army in afghanistan. the vehicle i was in hit an improvised explosive device. it blew up right underneath me. i have prosthetics. you can still be an athlete. you still can have physical achievement regardless of what the situation is.

>> desiree hunter is funny, outgoing, gentle giant. athletic. likes to have fun. i'm like 6'1" 1/2. i was taller than everybody. i totally turn into a different person playing basketball. >> so who is beth ridgeway? >> i am a mother, a wife. i'm an entrepreneur. hopefully i want to be an inspiration to my daughters. i've always been plus size. that's how i've always viewed myself. >> it's an emotional thing for you? >> it is, yeah. >> there you go. >> good. >> just kind of have fun with it. >> let's go back just a tiny bit. >> to create a mannequin that looks like you, what did you think about that? >> the first thing i thought of is this is totally random but totally cool. like it's going to be a

mannequin of myself. >> we're going to live in this world. >> everybody is self-conscious about what this mannequin is going to look like. >> i saw a bit of my cracked legs, the manner in which i stand. it's not like the beautiful mannequin pose. >> what does this mean for you to be a part of this? >> i love the idea. it's about image in society, it's about all the times that i've walked through an airport with shorts on and get strares. >> what do you hope people will think? >> i hope they see the strength for people with disabilities. >> i hope she looks like a beautiful, strong plus sized woman. >> when you look at store mannequins, what do you see? >> i don't see me, that's for sure. >> do you think this will be eye opening to the public when they

see the mannequins in the store front? >> i hope it draws questions. i hope it engages people. it will bring more attention to body image as a society. >> getting to experience this with so many others who also have their differences, what do you hope their mannequins say to the world? >> you have, what, about five different body types? some of us are missing limbs, some of us use wheelchairs, some of us are quite short, some of us are quite tall, some of us are larger. we are not just conforming to the stereotypical body type. >> that's what makes us who we are and that makes us -- our lives and our stories unique, by being different. >> but no matter what size you are, you're still beautiful. >> everybody's perfect the way they are. just be you and love yourself for who you are.

>> we brought dawna, neil, desiree and beth to meet their mannequins. good morning. >> good morning. >> are you nervous? >> yeah. >> i'm a control freak so to not know what's under here and to not know what she's wearing. driving you crazy? >> yes. >> let me do the honors. >> oh. she looks good. >> what do you think? >> she's sporty like you. >> she's sporty. yeah, i like it. i'll work on my connections to get you guys an updated chair. >> upgrade. >> she's great. i like it. >> neil is next and savannah is about to do the honors. are you ready to see, neil? >> i'm ready. let's doing it. what do you think? >> hopefully they got the abs right. the abs are intact. >> looks great. >> looks like a handsome guy. >> what was the experience like for you, neil, to be part of

this? >> it was -- it was actually pretty similar, to be honest with you, to getting fitted with prosthetics. a lot of measurements, photos, things like that. it was a great experience. >> wonderful. >> desiree, let's do you next. >> are you ready? >> okay. >> let's see. >> wow. >> she looks good. what do you think? what's it like to see that? >> that's pretty cool. now i know what i look like in my uniform. >> does it change at all the way you see yourself to say, that's me? that's what i look like? >> that's pretty cool. >> what i love about you is you have always been so confident about your height. even savannah shared that. >> yeah. >> all right. finally, beth, are you ready? >> yeah. >> okay. >> here we go. >> okay. what do you think? >> looks good. >> yeah? >> it's crazy. >> it's crazy. i knew it was an emotional

experience for you. >> yeah. >> to be a part of this. what do you think people get out of seeing these mannequins, beth? >> i don't know. i just -- i mean, beauty isn't a size or a shape, it's your heart and your mind and i hope it opens people's eyes. >> yeah. we hope it does, too. thank you so much. thank you for being part of this and opening your hearts to us. we appreciate it. we also want to thank fusion mannequin company. we are looking for a clothing or department store that wants to proudly display these mannequins, so if you know of one, please let us know. tomorrow on love yo your selfie. >> over here. i tricked you. tomorrow on love your selfie, teenagers who are tackling body image in creative ways. >> announcer: today's love your selfie is brought to you by dove. dove wants every woman's encounter with a mirror to be a

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for 25 years now, cnbc has given you a front row seat to the biggest stories in business. in honor of its anniversary, the network has combined cnbc first 25, rebels, icons and leaders, a definitive list of people who have influenced and changed the world of business. carl quintanilla, happy anniversary. >> thanks so much, matt. >> how did you do this? you're looking for the people who sparked the biggest changes and created the most disruption in the world of business. did a bunch of you guys get together in a room and hash this out? >> it's business geeks gone wild, is what i like to say. it's not a popularity contest. it's not a vote. it's our editorial team, an advise panel trying to put in

order of importance, the business leaders trying to strip out the world leaders and politicians who brought innovation, who made american business what it is. >> there's some big egos on the list. were people vying to be included on this? >> people were vying to be on it. people were upset when they didn't make cuts. it's been an extraordinary political process. >> let's play a little business icon word association. i'll give you a name, tell me what comes to your mind. number one on the list, no surprise, steve jobs. >> steve jobs sold us products that we didn't know we wanted yet, right? the ipad, the ipod, the mac, the ie iphone. he turned the movie business by turning pixar from a graphics company into an animation powerhouse. he is the consummate salesman. >> he was going to be number one no matter what. number two is bill gates. >> bill gates, arguably, without gates, you never have a pc revolution to begin with, right? you never break down ibm. you never bring the computer into the home, into the business. that was a big fight, which one was going to be number one or number two. >> i'm skipping here.

jeff besos comes in at number five. >> he didn't invent online shopping, but he made it a routine practice in our daily lives. he's a retailer for the digital era. started with books. now he's exploring space and taking on netflix. he's an amazing businessman. >> let's not ignore the ladies. oprah winfrey makes the list as does martha stewart. >> oprah is the most influential american, the richest black american. the two of them, just by sheer force of personality, created a brand, created new categories of media and retailing in ways that we hadn't seen before until they came along. >> by the way, it's not just a list. you do profiles of all these people that will air, and one to think about for people as they sip their morning cup of coffee, howard schultz makes the list. >> my favorite is howard schultz story. he's working for this small coffee roaster in seattle. he goes to italy and he realizes that espresso bars are the social hub of these towns. he says, we've got to do that at scale. has to go out, do it on his own. he buys the starbucks name and now we know we need it every single morning.

>> it's a fascinating list. we'll put the entire one up on our website. but it's the first 25. cnbc. congratulations on the anniversary. it's good to see you. >> you, too. >> and you can catch the one-hour special cnbc first 25, rebels, icons and leaders tonight, 7:00 eastern on cnbc. up next, we're heading into the kitchen with giada de laurentiis. but first, on a tuesday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:49 with "the voice" on "today." new drama as the top ten performed live and blake shelton's gift to fans of adam lavi lavine. here's carson daly with the latest. >> "the voice" show day is a mix of playful moments, partying, last-minute rehearsals, and glam, glam, glam.

with just 508 seats 850 seats i audience, the lucky few file in about an hour before showtime. "the voice" is the hottest ticket in town. ♪ don't go crying to your momma ♪ >> tess boyar in the bottom three last week had to knock it out of the park this week, and by all accounts, that's exactly what she did. >> i challenge somebody to find one part of that performance that wasn't exactly pitch, dead-on pitch perfect. >> while delvin got a standing ovation from his coach, 18-year-old bria kelly left the stage in tears after constructive criticism from adam lavine. >> i think you're fantastic and i think that you did a good job. but i do believe that there's more that we need to see and that we want to see because we love you that much. >> i'm scared to death, but if i do end up in the bottom three, which i'm highly suspecting i will be, i'm going to perform a kick-ass song to try to stay on

the show. >> blake shelton caused a fire storm on social media when he gave out adam lavine's phone number on twitter. >> are you kidding me? is there somebody on the phone? >> did it go through? >> that's not funny. >> ten voices remain. >> we're all just pulling for each other. >> anything can happen. >> i just hope it was enough to get me through to the next round. >> two are silenced tonight. for "today," carson daly, nbc news, los angeles. >> did he really give out his phone number? >> i'm dying to know. >> by the way, what was that number? >> the revenge will be tonight. >> that's not a good idea. >> you can see tonight's live eliminations on "the voice" at 8:00 right here on nbc. coming up next, pasta anyone? giada is here. she's going to cook some great spring meals. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back at 8:53. we're going to do some cooking with giada this morning. we are doing springtime pasta dishes that the whole family can enjoy. giada de laurentiis is a chef and "today" contributor. good morning. >> hi, momma. i haven't seen you since. >> i know. here it is. >> look so good. >> ready to carbo load. >> this is just for you. very, very, very simple. i'm going to cook some frozen shrimp that i defrosted. just browning them two minutes on each side. >> you had me at frozen. >> you're going to make a lemon sauce. olive oil is already in here for you. 2/3 a cup of olive oil.

dump the parmesan cheese. and a half a cup of fresh lemon juice. >> fresh. >> it's got to be fresh. and then a little salt, pepper. whisk it all together and your sauce is done. >> oh, my gosh, that was easy. >> tell me you can do that. >> this i can do. >> if you can't, i know your husband can. >> he definitely could. >> since he makes a mean salad, he knows how to make a dressing. that would work on a salad as well. just keep mixing it so you can get it mixed really well. >> those go quick. >> i always keep frozen shrimp in my freezer, which is a good place for them. but that way you can make dinner really fast and add protein. any kind of protein works on top of this pasta. so, the little added touch that i really like, if you don't want to do it, you don't have to, but it's really cute. i just take a little bit of oil. i'll let you back up for a second. >> you're frying those capers. >> i'm going to lower the heat for a second. you can just turn it off. and then you just let them fry

for like ten seconds. and you get these crunchy little nuggets. just like that. >> very nice. that doesn't make it super fatty, does it? >> well, it's just a tiny -- >> you paused. never mind. >> you love doing that to me. >> i just wanted to know. >> if there's a time to have fun with food, this sit. after that, forget about it. >> i know. >> spaghetti. you just take it out like this. i'm going to have you grab the lemon dressing. this is great spring, summer. i love it. i bring it to people's houses. it's so easy. >> we have one minute, so we've got to get to the other thing. what do i do? >> just dump it on top. and top it with the shrimp. >> you go over there. we'll fix this. >> well, this one's easy. artichokes. frozen artichokes. cook with a little white wine. broth. some asparagus, which are in season. some italian sausage. >> love it. >> we're using brown rice pasta, which means it's gluten-free. and it's a little sticky, so you've just got to mix it. taste one.

it's good. >> if you insist. >> and then i add lots of colors. tomatoes, mozzarella, parsley. >> you wanted to make a point about using the pasta water. you don't think people use the pasta water enough. >> they don't. >> what does it do? >> if you eat it, i will tell you. >> pasta water creates a sauce, so it helps the sauce stick to the noodles because it's got that little bit of starch. so save it. >> so good. delicious. giad good morning, everyone. it's 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. one game will determine the sharks' future in the playoffs. head home for game seven. it's the third straight game they had to eliminate kipgs and they blew it to move on to round two. they failed, losing 4-1. so, game seven, somebody tease going to win this, is tomorrow night. in the meantime, let's check a very hot forecast with

christina. good morning. >> hey, good morning. even though i tried to cool it down with my teal colors for those sharks, it is going to be so warm out there. now, temperatures, we're talking about record-breaking levels for today. hot conditions, but even hotter as we get into tomorrow. the mid-90s on the way to the bay area. i want to make sure you are ready. drink lots of water the next few days. so what we're looking for

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from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. it's april 29th, 2014. good-looking crowd outside with us on the plaza. still a little bit chilly here. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and tamron hall. al is down covering the tornados that have swept across the midwest, down into the south. he is in kimberly, alabama, for us this morning. that's about 20 miles or so north of birmingham. al, good to see you this morn gg morning. what's the scene on the ground there? >> well, i've got to tell you, this is the kimberly first church of god. obviously destroyed.

just the other side of the street is the kimberly town hall. that was badly damaged as was the fire department. four firefighters were in there when the tornado hit. they hunkered down. all around me, there are some guys working on a roof right now, trying to get that going. it was a really difficult night, and obviously as these tornados came across, arkansas was hard-hit with people being killed. it was a devastating night. we had just a small taste in a way of what it's like to live through one of these. our hotel at about 11:00 last night, the sirens -- the tornado sirens started going off. and on the loud speaker in the hotel, they told everybody immediately get out of their rooms, head down to the ballroom because there was a tornado bearing down. so it was a rough night for a lot of people throughout the south. over 100 tornados -- or i should

say over 80 report of tornados. we've got a map that shows you, just for last night, as the system came sweeping across, the number of tornados that fired up out of this system. now, these were not the long track tornados like we had on sunday. but 80 reports of tornados. 174 wind damage reports. and 64 hail reports. so very, very active night, guys. and the big deal is that we've got another day like that setting up for today. and in fact, in some ways could be worse because the area for strong storms, it will extend up into the atlanta area today. so it's going to be another active one. >> yeah, we've got 11 deaths to report overnight. seven in mississippi. two in tennessee. two in alabama. bringing the death toll now to 28 since all of this started a couple days ago. and as al said, more to come today. we'll check in with you shortly.

some other news to tell you about. this clippers story just goes on. the fallout continuing over the racist remarks allegedly made by clippers owner donald sterling. big name sponsors cancelling or suspending their deals with the team. some of them carmax, virgin america, kia, state farm, red bull. sterling is accused of making the comments to his then girlfriend after she took a photograph with magic johnson at a los angeles dodgers game. you see it right here. posted it to her instagram. the recordings between the girlfriend and mr. sterling made their way to "tmz" sports and deadspin. here's a short portion of what he's alleged to have said. >> you can do anything. but don't put him on instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me. and don't bring him to my games, okay? >> the recordings have not been verified by nbc news. the woman, ms. stiviano's attorney says the audio is legitimate but she did not release the tapes to any news media. sterling himself says the recording is not consistent with nor does it reflect his views,

believes or his feelings. we'll get an announcement today from the nba chiommissioner ada silver to announce what the nba can do. it's not clear what he has in his power, but clearly the walls are closing in around donald sterling. >> sponsors are starting to drop out. the team is paying a heavy price for the alleged words of the owner. it's tough when you see the players protesting and turning their jerseys inside-out. i mean, they still have a job. they have a job to do. they have a game to play. and they want to get back to that. but this has sadly become a terrible distraction. >> they play tonight, actually. and the miami heat in a sign of solidarity also staged a protest. not against the heat and its ownership, but as the league itself. and they have, of course, this game and they have jobs. but these are the moments that prove who we are. last night, i was at an event and people kept asking, you know, what does this say about us as a people? i said listen, it proves that if

these allegations are true, he's in the minority. look at how many of us have rallied together, black, white, men, women, people who don't even like basketball and they say this is not what we represent. so while our jobs are important, who we are as humans and whether we can stick together in the ugliness of something like this, it lightens my heart. i don't want to sound like polly anna or let's all hold hands and kumba kumbaya, but everyone has said, if this is true, this must end. that's a glorious thing. >> he's going to have to sell the team. i don't think he can continue on. >> the nba can't force him to give up something he owns, unless the owners get together -- >> the players won't continue to play on his team. >> according to the clause that's been leaked out, if there is a monetary issue, where it hurts the league revenue, they can force him out. >> which it already has. >> and the longest running owner of an nba team, i believe it's the rockets owner, spoke out and said, i've told the commissioner basically to have a zero

tolerance policy. the nuclear weapon, whatever that is available to them, you have other owners who are privy to these details say there's obviously something available. >> there are other owners who said the opposite. mark cuban said this is a slippery slope, we have to be careful how we handle this. he condemned outright the comments but we have to be careful about stripping away. the guy is repugnant, a racist creep if you believe what was said on the tapes. but is that enough to take a team away from him? and if it doesn't come internally, external forces will force it. if you lose all your sponsors and free agents don't want to come there, it will happen some way or another. >> if he sells the team, he's still going to be a billionaire, so not a lot of people will feel sorry for him. >> a slippery slope doesn't mean that there's no option. he's saying that yes, you look at how someone lives their life, whether or not they're married. it's a slippery slope in that way. but he didn't say -- mark cuban didn't say it wasn't an option, which is the critical thing. >> but he may not support the option. >> he may not support it. here's a question for the

parents out there. how much and how often do you help your kids with their homework? >> it's tough, right? >> we help quite a bit, although it's getting harder. fourth grade math is my cutoff. >> fourth grade the cutoff. we're still in first grade, so i'm a big hero. six plus eight, 14. >> you wait until they start getting into the word problems that you can't figure out. the reason we ask the question, there's a new book that says parents who get involved with their kids' homework don't improve their grades and they may actually be hurting your kids academically. the book is called "the broken compass." it analyzed surveys of american families over the last three decades by the u.s. department of education and the survey found families who regularly helped their children made no difference in that child's test scores and reading and math and even compromised ultimately their grades. the book's authors found that parents tend to unfortunately take the reins, sometimes take over. that sounds like my husband. with the homework help. >> let's have some honest talk

about parenting. there is a moment where you're helping your child work through the homework and you're like, let's just get this over with. fill in the blank. you got it. time for bed. >> there's also a time when i struggle with josh because i want him to learn and really get the lesson. do you know how we got the answer? and sometimes i'm just -- you get so frustrated. you get a little bit like, how can you not see it? don't you see it? it's right in front of you. the answer is right there! >> i'm so glad you didn't go into teaching, natalie. why don't you understand? >> teachers need to be paid a heck of a lot more than they're getting paid. it is a hero's work. >> so i guess the takeaway from this study is help your children, but be careful in how you help your children. it's not just turn your back on them. >> i guess it's be there when they need you, but, you know, make sure that they're asking for the help. that it's not unsolicited help. >> and get out at fourth grade is the other thing. >> leave at fourth grade. word problem, i'm out, josh. all yours. >> poor josh is like listen, lady, i need you right now.

>> thank goodness my husband is good at math, because he's the one that usually steps up. something else that's caught our eye, have you heard of man showers, or dad baby showers? it's an idea blowing up on pinterest. i've never heard of it, but it's awfully adorable. people have been posting photos of dads celebrating the new arrival of the baby. check out this one. it's a bud light cake and it's labeled dachelor party. it's a beer tower. >> oh, wow. >> with diapers on top. and how about this one. can you drink beer from a bottoming, dads? who can do it the fastest. women have these games that we play at the showers. this is the guy game. >> maybe we'll have to do this one at savannah's. she won't be able to partake in that. >> shotgun the beers. >> i thought the trend was like the combo, co-ed shower. but this is like a separate thing. what do you think? >> those are like the worst beer

commercial stereotypes of guys. all we do is sit around and throw beer cans at each other and barf and watch football together. >> but hanging out with the guys and celebrating a baby. it could be fun. >> no. [ laughter ] i mean -- >> you're not on pinterest. >> here's what it is. if you go to, like, vegas with your guys and you want to call it that, great. call it whatever you want. we're here for the baby. >> no strippers, sorry. >> no, no, not that. >> a hangover version of a baby shower. >> i just mean guys sitting in a semicircle opening gifts together is never going to happen. just not going to happen. >> that would be awesome. >> look at this little onesie. and it's shaped like a budweiser. >> i love it. i don't even know you anymore, man. what are you giving me this for? >> who are you, man? >> that's a good beer commercial. >> willie is obviously not going to show up for your dad party. >> i will not come to your dachelor party or whatever it

is. >> let's get down to al. he's in alabama with the latest on those tornados. >> hey, guys, thanks so much. let's take a look at the latest what we have going on with this system. the radar shows exactly how potent this is. this is the same line that came through here last night. it is just making its way through the panhandle of florida. you're looking at live radar. as we pull out, you can see it stretches all the way up into may c macon, georgia. this is going to die down and then we'll see a second line develop right where the first line developed. here's the setup. very vigorous low pressure system that is moving very, very slowly. a strong yet, that creates sheer that's going to start the rotation. ahead of that jet stream, we've got a ton of gulf moisture coming up, so there's a lot of energy to fuel these storms. and so here's what we're going to be looking at. a risk of very strong storms today stretching from the gulf all the way up into ohio and the mid-atlantic states.

there's a very strong risk of storms from much of alabama and mississippi on into alabama. same area that got hit last night. and then for tomorrow, it moves to the east, and there's going to be a lot of rain with this as well, guys. we're talking about flooding. heavy, heavy rain next 72 hours. we could be looking at anywhere from three to five inches of rain from florida all the way up into the 9:12. temperatures are already climbing out there, under a completely clear sky. right now, we're in the upper 50s to low 60s, all across the board. we are headed towards the upper 80s inland for today. it's going to be warm out there. 79 degrees in san francisco. 91 degrees in the north bay. and it gets even warmer as we head through tomorrow. wednesday and thursday, looking to be the warmest of this little heat-up. as we head throughout friday, starting to drop your temperatures a touch, and get into the weekend, finally dropping back to average. maybe some drizzle on sunday morning.

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suffer from them anymore. how is that possible? >> the good news is that as you get older, allergies tend to dissipate. i want to talk about allergist's survivor tips and ways to get you through the season successfully. how to feel better and look your very best. >> so let's look at some of these symptoms then. puffy eyes were the first one. a lot of people notice i think the instinct for women is to cover it with makeup. is that a good approach? >> in our office, we did a study. we found 90% of our female patients that came in, they reach for the concealer of cosmetics to cover it up. the men don't know this, to cover it up. if they have eye allergies, you want to get tested and find out what you're allergic to, make them feel better and look better. there's a variety of remedies to talk about. >> what are the best ones, how should you approach it? >> well, we have baby shampoo. a small amount of baby shampoo or very mild shampoo, with your eyes closed, obviously, very gentle, the pollen adheres to eyelashes and eyelids.

so gently apply it with your eyes closed, wash it away. >> wow. >> and we also have some nice baby wipes here, foaming cleansers. i actually recommended to do eye wipes. this is great if you're on the go, if you're traveling. the wipes help get rid of the pollen and irritation that causes eye allergies. that's one of the most important symptoms. 70% of people who have seasonal allergies can't wear their contact lenses because they're really disabled in terms of those horrible symptoms, the itchy, watery eyes. that makes you feel not looking your best. we also know that according to a recent study, love life can be impacted by the way you look and your appearance. so really it's quality of life. >> very interesting. you said the sunglasses as well that helps protect your eyes. but a lot of people also think honey around this time of the year, specifically local honey is a trick to curing your allergies. is that the case? >> no. well, what happens is bees and stinging insects want to pollinate, so they love beautiful fragrant flowers and

plants. that's insect pollination. that's a wrong mechanism. when you have allergies, it's wind pollination. so it really doesn't do the job. honey is best to put in your tea. >> and don't rub it on your eyes like the baby shampoo. a lot of people want to go running this time of year. get off the treadmill, get outdoors. but there are certain times of day you say we ought to avoid. >> in most case, pollen levels are higher in the morning. during the afternoon, early evening may be better for outdoor activities. check your pollen count online or go indoors on high pollen days, particularly if you have associated problems such azpilicueta a as asthma. >> there are certain flowers you want to put in your garden. others you want to avoid. what's the list? >> you want allergy friendly flowers. so we have some florist selected flowers today. >> they brought you flowers today. >> we have the baby's breath and lilac. baby's breath is a double-edged sword. some are good for allergies, some are not so good. work with your florist. we also have the lovely freesia

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pronamel is definitely helping me to lead the life that i want to live. a very good morning to you. 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. in just a few hours, nba commissioner adam silver will discuss the league's investigation into alleged racist remarks from the owner of the clippers. at a news conference this morning, silver could announce disciplinary against donald sterling. in a privately taped conversation, he's accused of saying he didn't want african-american men the going to clippers games with his girlfriend. sterling could be suspended indefinitely, fined up to $1 million, even be forced to sell the team, among other things. we could find out today if three middle school students will be charged after investigators say they broke into a high school and killed a classroom pet. santa clara police say three teens broke into adrian wilcox high school over the weekend, killing a rabbit, duck, and

rooster that were kept in the classrooms. the students are also accused of vandalizing a snack shop and several cars that were being used in an auto shop class. if the suspects are charged, they'll likely face cruelty to animals, vandalism, and burglary charges. we're going to have a look at weather and traffic right after this break.

welcome back, now. 9:28. we're already in the mid-60s. we are headed towards record-breaking warmth today. and temperatures are going to keep on climbing as we head into your wednesday. so for today, 88 in the south bay. 91 in the north bay. 81 in the east bay for today. and let me show you where we're headed as we get into the next five days. the heat cranks through wednesday and thursday. the mid-90s inland, and we'll final see that heat break a touch cooler by saturday. 72 for san jose by saturday. 64 in san francisco. we have some hot days to get through before we can enjoy that cooler weekend. check your drive, here's mike. >> very tough, folks, southbound

880, as you're approaching mission boulevard, but approaching 237 on 880, we have a crash involving a motorcycle and a slower drive from this stretch all the way down there. look at the san jose area as well. northbound 101, just starting to move a little better now. we had a late crash north of there, just north of the airport, and that caused some additional slowing. 280 and 85 continue their recovering. we're starting to see things taper off, but this traffic tuesday was a tough one. still slow in both directions for the bayshore freeway. >> all right, thank you very much. we'll have another local news update for you in about half an hour. hope to see you then.

welcome back to "today." it's tuesday morning, april 29th, 2014. i'm willie along with natalie and tamron. al is covering those terrible tornados down south. we're going to check in with him in just a moment. but first, a little uplift. a little happiness. want to show you jimmy fallon last night bringing back the lip-synch battle. these are always good on "the tonight show." brings in a celebrity. he's had paul rudd, john krasinski, joseph gordon-levitt. last night, emma stone versus jimmy fallon. ♪ in the fast lane from l.a. to tokyo ♪ ♪ i'm so fancy remember my name ♪

♪ the heart brings you back all this you can rely ♪ ♪ suck it in suck it in and then begin ♪ ♪ to see what you doing to me ♪ ♪ i got too much pride inside ♪ >> that's just impressive. jimmy was doing "fancy." oh, my gosh. that's good. who won? >> that's a fast lip-synch. for her to be able to keep up. that was great. i give it to emma stone. >> she did d.j. college "all i do is win." i was almost more impressed with that. she had camera turns. >> we were just discussing, i mean, do they have a karaoke screen in front of them?

>> they definitely rehearse. >> they clearly rehearse. but to know all the words. especially that song that she sang. >> you know what, d. jmplj. col i'm impressed that willie's kids rap that in the back of the car. >> they love that song. my son who's george says, dad, can we have "all i do is win." they sit in the back with their hands up. when luda come on and snoop, you have to turn those down a little bit. come back in for the chorus. i'm going to film it for you. >> there they are in the back of their car seats rapping. >> i can't wait. >> 4 and 6. >> we need proof. >> let's go back down to alabama and check in with al. >> all right, guys, thanks so much. let's see what we've got going on today on into tomorrow. starting with today, we are looking at again, the risk of strong storms along the east coast into the gulf.

and we've also got wet weather back through the west. some snow back through the plains. gorgeous up and down the west coast. and then for tomorrow, we're going to look at again, a risk of strong storms along the southeastern atlantic coast. wet weather into new england. and it is going to be really wet. i mean, we are talking anywhere, three to five inches of rain in some spots 9:33. taking a live look. these are your current temperatures, bay area. we're in the 60s. we are headed towards the 90s today, and yeah, even warmer as we head through tomorrow. i want to make sure you're ready for this. 91 in the north bay. 71 in san francisco. 88 in the south bay, warming as we head into your wednesday and staying just about as hot for your thursday. and yeah, i think we can call it hot, when we're talking about the mid-90s in san jose and the 80s in san francisco. by the end of the week, that heat will start to break, much cooler by this weekend.

and now to our special series, "love your selfie," reclaiming beauty, and the changing image of what's considered beautiful. >> "today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager is here with more. good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, guys. if this age of social media, friends share pictures and selfies all time. but those relatable faces aren't the ones we usually see in ads. now a few companies and individuals are trying to change that. >> on three. one, two, three. >> women with their ph.d.s. children living with disabilities. and a 62-year-old modelling in her underwear. these are just a few of the new faces working to redefine beauty. >> it never occurred to me to limit myself. because of age. >> jackie o'shaughnessy models for american apparel. >> you posed in lingerie, and when you first saw those photos, did you like them? >> i did. i did.

there's no doubt about it. >> the response on the company's facebook page was overwhelmingly positive. people ask for more models who lack like jackie. but chris lynnland, founder of internet clothing company beta brand thinks what they're really asking for is models who look like themselves. >> we don't really go for professional models of any kind. the image has always got to be that of accessible, fun people. >> beta brand depend on their customers to select and crowd fund design ideas and recently found a way to connect with some of their brightest clients. >> there are more ph.d.s than models. >> that's right, ph.d.s modelling their latest spring line. >> i think it's an example of one of many ways that women can become empowered beyond their bodies. i hope that young women can look at that and see, i can do that, too, i with be that, too. >> it's that same message that katie driscoll is hoping to send to children of all ability

levels. >> none of these advertisers know that they are excludeing this group of people. it's absolutely not on their radar. >> but it's her mission to get them to notice. driscoll's daughter grace, if youngest of her six children, was born with down syndrome four years ago. >> i wanted them to know that i was so proud of her. from there i picked up the camera, and just one thing led to another. >> love it. >> and what it led to is this. >> my line is all about capturing the innocence of a child. >> clothing brand matilda jane is just one of the many companies that drinks toll photographs for, all in an effort to inspire inclusion. >> my goal is for my daughter to grow up in a world where people see her. i feel passionately that if people could actually see individuals with disabilities on a regular basis, that in turn would show them that they are capable. >> you guys are the cutest. >> building confidence and changing minds one snap at a

time. and so we asked our new models to share their definitions of beauty, which you can find the video on today.com. pretty inspirational, guys. >> really cool. we've got a supermodel here. >> look at her. >> she's got the microphone. >> good morning. you have to be just elated to see these images take off and so many others embrace them. >> absolutely. it's been such an amazing experience. these last six months since tori spelling's line picked up my images, it's just been wonderful. so well received. >> what kind of message do you think you're sending to companies, but to consumers as well, about what we ought to see in our advertising? >> well, as i was preparing for this trip, my oldest son said mom, make sure you tell them that these individuals with disabilities deserve a chance. and individuals with

disabilities make up almost one of the largest minorities in the world. they're the least represented. and so my hope is that i can show ability and not disability. and, you know, more advertisers -- >> katie, you have to blame me. it was my idea to give her the microphone. >> it was our idea. >> what have you learned from this darling little girl? >> she is amazing. i just said to my friend yesterday, i said five years ago -- i was crying. i was sad, you know, that this baby was going to be born with down syndrome. who would know that five years later, we'd be sitting here. and she would be part of changing the perception. >> and a singing star. >> singing on the "today" show. >> get her on "the voice." she's good. >> adam lavine, there you go. >> what are you singing? what are you singing? >> i love your dress. >> say thank you. >> she has the most beautiful eyes, doesn't she?

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smaller screens. ipads, laptops, desk top. >> a lot of dirt and grime. >> the keyboard is often hard to clean. >> very hard to clean. so for a keyboard, we'll talk about that in a second. you use compressed air. for your smaller screens, like say an ipad or phone or tablet, you want to use a microfiber cloth. you can just wipe it right down. if you don't believe me, it actually works. you're like looking -- >> no, i believe you. >> if it doesn't really do the job, just a little bit of filtered water, you spray. you'll see a lot of products in the stores that you can actually spray on. like this is actually like a foam that you can actually spray and put it on to your device. but i want you to be very careful and do your homework and make sure that it's right for the device for you. >> okay. >> so check with the manufacturer of that device. >> check with the manufacturer of that device to make sure it's okay. >> the compressed air, you just blast in between the keys? >> just blast in between the keys. i like to turn it at an angle. you start seeing things blast out of there. don't worry if you see a little bit of the condensation getting on there. it's okay. and a good smack on the back

knocks it all out. >> knocks it all out. >> but never use water or wipes or anything? >> you don't want to use wipes. i know in an office situation, a lot of people want to grab those hand wipes and wipe it down. that's not a good idea. >> what are we doing here? >> waterproof keyboard. so this is great for like the kids in the family. you have jelly or jam or whatever they're using. this is washable by logitech. got this off of amazon. you can submerge -- this is totally washable. you can't put the cable. >> there goes the cable. >> it's got a cap. can't put the cable in there. but it is washable, which is great. >> and it's not that expensive. it's like $30 something. >> yes. >> how about the mouse pad? or the mouse. excuse me. >> the optical mouse. no water, no cleaning. you just want to take a q tip. just right on the inside. it's a little glass in there. just want to wipe that down. so if you feel like your mouse isn't giving you the best control or anything like that, if you want to wipe down the top, just some soap and warm water will be just fine. >> quickly, headphones.

which can be disgusting. >> yes, especially the earbuds. so get a little alcohol, rub that wax and get that thing cleaned off before you put it back in your ear. on phone screens, microfiber cloth is good. on remotes, i know a lot of roommates and kids are handing this around. all kind of germs, you don't want your kids getting sick. you can just wipe this down with a little bit of rubbing alcohol or just take a warm cloth and wipe it right off. >> all right. >> and you'll be in good shape. sick-free. >> clean for spring. mario armstrong, thanks so much. coming up next, tamron is wearing out the stars of "game of arms." as willie gets ready -- come on. >> what am i doing? >> what is this? that's an unfair advantage. you're going to arm wrestle these guys. you ready for that? does willie e even have a you ready for that? does willie [ julie ]ve a the wrinkle cream graveyard. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. clinically proven

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guys, you're grunting, doing all kinds of things. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> so dan, you were telling me, to prepare for this, you guys do all kinds of strange workouts. it's more than just the guns. >> yeah. all of us do something different individually. a lot of things are pull-ups and pressures and cables. but we all have little silly feats of strength stuff that we like to do. >> i train my mind. i watch them work out and i sit there and i study. they just find their weakest angle. >> does he have a weakest angle? >> you know where it is. >> how heated are these competitions? >> super heated. >> it gets ugly? >> got to bring bouncers over there to break up just in case. >> i can only imagine. >> when you see this show -- i first saw it advertised, i thought, is this a real competition? it's real. >> it's real, yeah. nothing is scripted. nothing is fake. it's completely real. and the amount of energy there is just -- it's fun.

>> you can feel it as soon as you walk in the room. it's crazy. >> the audience is like, they pick their favorite and they're behind them. like last tournament i was at, you're not just arm wrestling the guy across from you. you're arm wrestling his whole team and whole family and whole fan base. they want to kill you through their guy. >> and you're a chemistry teacher, right? >> oh yeah. >> that's crazy. your students must be afridaid you. >> before i can start my lesson, these kids are like hey, guys. >> nice. tamron, you're going to put them to the test. >> as i understand it, we're going to see how tough they are. this is a warm-up before big willie comes around. this is a frying pan. see if you can bend it. >> let's see. >> oh! are you serious? is that real? >> nice. >> oh, my gosh! >> this is not plastic, for anybody who thought. >> okay, one more.

okay, come on. >> whoa! >> oh, my goodness. >> i'm afraid what you're going to do with this ball. come on, dan. >> like it's nothing. that's crazy. >> willie, are you ready? >> that's ridiculous. >> are you ready? >> he just picked up on that one. >> who's going to take on willie? >> we're going to have rob. >> the baby of the bunch. >> i'm supposed to arm wrestle a guy who just bent a frying pan? >> that's not your guy. you're not going against him. >> keep that handy. >> and we'll help you if you want. >> i should warn you, i've seen "over the top" several times. with stallone. >> center of the table. no cheating. you got to start with your wrist straight. i'm going to say ready, go. and then it's on. >> this is terrible. >> be ready. ready, go! >> oh, no, no.

i don't want your charity. >> he doesn't want charity. >> drive it right in. let's go. >> it's in your head. >> all right, go ahead. >> ready, go. >> come on. >> come on, willie! >> oh! >> he's a bit of a cheater over here. >> he's not the most regular guy. >> i want to see the two of you. >> we're delicate flowers. >> tamron, get in there. the season finale of "game of arms" is tonight on amc. go ahead, tamron. take him out. go easy on him. one, two,

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. state senator jim bell will present a new law to the senate this morning, strengthening the punishment for people who cyberbully victims of sexual assault. it's in response to a bay area case that's gotten a lot of

national attention. the proposal is called audrey's law after audrey pot. she's a 15-year-old saratoga high school student who took her own life after pictures of her sexual assault were circulated among her classmates at saratoga high school in 2012. the three boys convicted in the attack served 30 to 45 days in juvenile hall for that crime. audrey's law would make it easier for prosecutors to charge underage sexual assault suspects as adults and could include potential prison time. let's switch gears and get a look at that forecast. it's a good day to head out, christina. >> it's a great day, especially if you can get out there right now. these are comfortable levels. 9:57. a little early to hit the 70s, but we are at 71 in concord. 73 out in livermore. headed towards the upper 80s. so it is going to be a hot one. temperatures looking good, though. we have a very special announcement we would like to make. happy birthday to the canon triplets. we have claire, jack, let's see, katherine, there we go.

there they are! they're 5 today, can you believe it?! so adorable. happy birthday, we love you guys. and yeah, sorry to do that to you, laura, but i wanted to make everyone aware, it's the triplet's birthday. >> that mean it is combined they are 15 years old. they're going to get driver's permits now together. we're looking over hoar at the south bay. wonderful, beautiful family. we're so happy to have them as part of our lives. northbound 101, we're so happy this is cleared up as well. just north of 680, that's clear, headed up towards 680, still slow. southbound 880, through fremont and headed towards milpitas, a late slowdown there, as well as 680, coming around the bend, out of sunol. the rest of your commute looking much better. laura, back to you. >> thank you, they are my heaven on earth. happy birthday, kids. mom's coming home soon. another local update in half an hour. [ wind howling ]

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so happy for her. affordable mother's day gifts coming up soon. >> and drop a dress size by memorial day. the summer concert series list came out. i always wait for this, because even though we work here, we don't know who is coming. but now we do. the list is crazy awesome. we have -- >> very excited. >> mariah carey. we happen to have sim mcgraw, rascal flats, among many. pharrell, train. ♪ because i'm happy >> he's going to sing that. you know he is. and ed sheeren is here. we have lil' mix. >> i love lil' mix. who is lil' mix. >> you'll love him. neon trees, the list is so long. maroon 5. they're all going to be awesome. get ready in may. may 16th starting with mariah. get on down here. >> what happens right after that is the tonys on another network, but always happy to celebrate

broadway, june 8th, incredible hugh jackman will host the tony awards. he put aside a ticket for me personally. >> what? >> exactly right. >> you didn't tell me that. >> mm-hmm. i'm going to be going. >> did you mean two tickets or just one? >> i'll see if he can put aside two? frank said the same thing. i said, as far as i know it's just me. >> good for you. anyway -- >> a show you and a dooi adore, little sleeper show, a gentleman's guide to love and murder with ten nominations. cody and his girlfriend, cody doesn't like musicals. he pretended to like mine, but we -- i sent him last week, cody, one of the funniest things you'll ever see in your life. we had jefferson mays on. he totally agreed. those are 24-year-olds. and it is an old-fashioned musical in the best sense. but it is funny as all get out. >> and the other thing that just made me so excited today -- >> this is great.

>> beautiful, the musical that carole king won, only have seen it five times, it got seven nominations. >> including jesse muler who plays carole king who is lovely and wonderful. >> there were a lot of surprises because they were missing from the list of nominees. a lot of things that surprised people. >> some really did expect -- neil patrick harris was nominated for -- >> but denzel washington was not nominated for "raisin in the sun" and everyone thought that was a lock. >> james franco of "mice and men" was not. and daniel ratcliff who they say gives the performance of a lifetime. >> and also michelle williams was not nominated for her leading role in "cabaret," which, again, was surprising. >> but we have tony nominee sutton foster, just nominated for "violet". >> good for her. we had a busy day yesterday. we hosted -- remember we told you the big awards called the

matrix awards, celebrate women in communication, gloria steinem was there, queen latifah was there, we had our wine. mary j. blige was there. >> we made a few wine jokes, however it was not a big drinking day for you and i, at all, because when you're hosting that, you're up on the dais at the waldorf astoria and we are literally in between the -- whoever is speaking, huge speakers, so any little bite of lunch you take or any sip you take, the whole world is going to see it. >> you can't eat. you're starving because you're in the -- on the jumbo tron the whole thing. and you sit there like this looking at your food wishing you could eat it and you can't. >> and your wine. and would you like a sip. >> i want to drink it. >> okay, so anyway, hoda brought a little rap and congratulations to everybody that won. >> amazing, amazing ladies. >> and everybody deserving. and it was so freaking freezing there. i'm menopausal. i'm post menopausal.

i'm post, post menopausal. i'm half dead. but i am always hot. right? i'm like this, in a little -- it is so -- and there is a vent, so i already have a severe herniated disc, going to physical therapy for a month now, three times a week. i'm like this, when it is finally over, these things take -- two and a half hours. i say good-bye, bye, hodi, they give you a gift bag, right? heavy. full of books. and i go to the ladies room, say hello to liz smith, let her go first, i got to go to connecticut. hodi says, i don't need a pit stop, i live up the street. >> get to it, got part. >> i get to the steps that hoda has just gone down a few minute s before, and i go to grab the bannister, i already paralyze d in my neck because of the cold on it -- >> get to it. >> stop it. then the gift bag weighing me

down. >> what happened? >> i'll take my town if you don't stop. i go to grab it, i miss, as my first step goes down, i tumbled ten -- >> end over end. >> like a stunt girl, unbelievable. i was three or four ladies. one named karen i worked with, thank god for her. i land, i literally could not believe it. >> look at the pictures. we have proof. >> yeah. >> anyway -- >> that's me at home. i had -- i was icing everything that i could talk about. and then get home and poor bambino apparently need to go and have that gland in his bottom popped, so he was in the cone of shame. so i said to cody, cody, you got to take a picture. we're the most pathetic creatures on the earth. he goes, ma, you look 90. >> her knee is totally -- we took a picture earlier, but it is banged up and swollen and not great. >> you're so shook, shaken up, but at the same time, you're so grateful. i said, thank you, god, i didn't break my neck, i didn't break a

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>> it would go away but then immediately start coming back. it is like a roller coaster. to me, it didn't feel like it was the end. >> reporter: you knew you would come through the other side. >> somehow i did. >> reporter: but chemo wasn't enough. dana needed a bone marrow donor so she turned to the national registry. 750 miles away, keith anghome, an air force veteran and complete stranger, just happened to be the perfect match. when the doctor told you, we have a match, what did you think? >> i was thanking god. there was renewed hope. there are not words enough to express my gratitude. >> reporter: their names are kept secret because of privacy laws. through her doctor, dana and her family sent thank you letters to keith. finally, keith and his wife mary found dana on facebook but they still haven't met in person. with her new life, dana has taken up running and has even completed three half marathons. >> you survived cancer, but, too, you're a survivor in the marathon, half marathon, whatever the race is.

>> yes. >> absolutely. >> that's going to stick to my bowl. >> reporter: now the routine things have special meaning thanks to the kindness of a complete stranger. >> i'm just so grateful for every day. it is all thanks to him. >> oh, wow. >> what a great story, dana is here with her doctor, nicole from the new york presbyterian hospital columbia university medical center. hi. >> congratulations to both of you. >> how are you feeling today? >> i'm feeling extremely grateful and happy to be here. >> and your sister was first person you went to. and that was not a match, right? >> not a match. >> you know what i love to see, a doctor who tears up. we love this woman, cares so much about your patients. tell us about the whole experience. >> well, obviously dana went through this. >> but you went through it with her. >> the experience, having leukemia is a difficult, obviously a difficult diagnosis with chemotherapy and clearly if

chemotherapy isn't enough, going for a donor for a transplant is a life saving -- >> it is interesting how you found this stranger keith. tell us how you found him. >> well, i have written to him every year, the process is long to get letters between the recipient and the donor. and he got the letter at year five, and i actually got a request from his wife, mary, hi, this is mary, keith's wife. i'm kei . >> you never met him but you exchanged letters. we have a letter he wrote, which we love, it is a beautiful love we want you to hear about. the few awards i received in my service don't come close to helping you. i love that. >> i'm glad everything worked out. some day, would you like to meet?

>> good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> come sit next. now, keith, how beautiful? what is it like meeting for first time? >> it is awesome. we have seen each other on facebook and stuff, and i knew what she looked like to a point, i've seen pictures of her with no hair, like me, and now beautiful hair. >> beautiful bald. >> thank you. >> wow. and complete stranger, huh? >> yeah. i signed up for the bone marrow registry back in, like, '82, '83. and not everybody is a match, but it is the process is long. and it is very rewarding. >> yeah. >> what would you like to say to him today? >> there is a lot of things. what do you say to someone who saved your life? >> we wanted you to be able to spend a little more time together, is our friends at gotham west market are furnishing a complementary

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the niknicks. they practice poses. they're in the chalkboard tee. they say mom rocks, i love mom, something for the kids to make. if you go to their shoes, there are matching shoes. >> of course, they are. >> love. >> we love that. we're happy they're here. >> welcome. >> now let's move on. they were dancing. let's start with jewelry. okay. everything here is -- represents your family. everybody can sort of relate here. let's start up here. tracer rel, $50, you can make charms with your entire family on it. here we have cassidy, joan and cody and hannah, elle and mom. and laura in blue collection.

and you can do all the charms. personalized. >> i love the little dog tag thing. so cute. >> starting at $35 if you want to add a charm. >> so cute. >> love it. >> custom gifts.com, $38 to $60. make pillows with all of your names on it. totes with all of your names on it and the model they use with swenson. i thought -- >> oh, my gosh, yeah. >> cutting boards, everything specific. pillows, totes, makeup bags. >> people love it. >> people like it when it is customized like that. >> wrapping paper, $15, mint it.com, do wrapping paper, notebooks. and look at these behind you. look at these frames. >> that's cute. >> you can take, i don't know if you can see them, but anyway, you can make photos like that, and then the phone case is guildcity.com. look at the instagram pillows,

take them right off of instagram. i asked han wnah to make pictur when she was here. i made them into jewelry. >> oh, my gosh. what a good idea. >> she wouldn't tell me the secret. >> i said, you have a secret. all of her things that she made -- >> that shows character at a young age. kids can design.com, kids with a z. how great is that. >> that's fantastic. >> that's fantastic. >> i made sam a copy and this is for joan. make sweaters, candles. stationary studio.com, platters, vases with your mom's initials on them. love that. i want to bring the family back in. you must try. >> hoda, don't do it. >> we're launching this, duct tape mix.com. tell me what you think. >> this is ice cream. >> no, it's not. >> cake in a jar, doesn't need to be refrigerated.

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good morning, everyone. 10:26. i'm scott mcgrew. in one-half hour, nba commissioner adam silver will discuss the league's investigation into alleged racist remarks from the owner of the clippers. at a news conference this morning, silver could announce

disciplinary action against donald sterling. in a privately taped conversation, he's accused of saying he didn't want african-american men going to clippers games with his girlfriend. sterling could be suspended indefinitely, fined up to $1 million, even be forced to sell the team, among other things. we will certainly carry that news conference live during our next newscast at 11:00. we'll have a look at weather and traffic after the break.

welcome back.

now, really warm day ahead. right now, mostly clear. a little haze out there. some patchy fog inland. clear sky at the coast, though, all the way across the coastline in the bay area, crystal clear. and as a result, it's going to be warm out there, even at the beaches for today, getting close to 80 degrees later on tonight. mild evening temperatures, the sun will set at 7:57. the temperature in san jose at that point will still be in the 70s. so here's where we're headed again this afternoon. 89 degrees in the east bay. san francisco's at 79. 88 for the north bay. and 88 degrees in the south bay. warmer days ahead, we'll take you to that forecast today at 11:00. let's check your drive, here's mike. >> get that air-conditioning going in your car. looking over here at the bay bridge toll plaza, where you have to wait a little bit. it's traffic tuesday. look at the maps. the slowest drive down the east shore freeway, but oakland looking much better. the rest of your bay starting to thin out quite a bit. northbound 238 has a little slowing. things kind of lighten up and

there's the south bay, much better. >> all right, mike. we'll have more local news coming up in a half an hour on the newscast at 11:00. see you then. wel welcome back to more of "today" on tuesday and "love your selfie reclaiming beauty" according to the body image survey, 67% of women worry about their appearance more than money, health, relationships. but actress sutton foster here encouraging all women to embrace who they are. exciting day here because the two-time tony winner has wowed critics and fans with glamorous roles like reno sweeney in the revival of "anything goes." but stepping back from the glam to star in "violet," she just landed her sixth tony award earlier today. >> wow! >> set in 1964, a woman whose face is scarred from a childhood accident and dreams of being beautiful.

♪ when you see a brand-new face when you see ♪ ♪ a brand-new face when you see a ♪ ♪ brand-new face and it's fine ♪ ♪ won't you be surprised >> the woman has chops! you know what else, great legs, too. >> oh. >> what a great day to have you on. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> what did you think when you heard your name? >> you can never -- i'm thrilled. so thrilled. i -- we've -- we already feel week we've won. never thought we'd be doing it on broadway. >> off broadway first. >> 1997 with -- >> you have to. you have to. so, it's taken 17 years to come to broadway and it's just the most beautiful story. and i'm so thrilled that audiences are people are embracing it. >> seems to me because it's in 1964, but it has a theme that's

so present now to which it's about image. >> absolutely. >> you go on a journey, tell us why you do. >> i do. my character, a childhood accident and has a facial scar and truly believes she's ugly and believes a face healer in oklahoma preacher will heal her. about she's healed she'll be happy, loved and beautiful. >> when we look at you, you don't have a physical scar. is that left up to the audience? >> it is. >> you don't have makeup on. >> i don't wear a stitch of makeup. and the creators, they decided that people's imaginations are stronger than anything we could ever depict. we decided not to show the scar. but the scar's a metaphor. >> of course. >> we all have scars. we all have things we don't love about ourselves we wish would change or emotional scars or things that we deal with every day. so, the show is really about learning to accept to embrace to let go to love yourself, warts,

scars and all. >> talking about all this week love your selfie week, we don't look at ourselves critically, god, my hair, eyes, stomach, whatever. >> i think as a woman, especially in this industry, we all have things we look in the mirror -- personally i go, i wish i had a stronger chin or whatever -- >> you don't need it. >> but i'm lucky, i feel like my mom -- my mom instilled in me inner beauty. you know, specially wanting people to -- to accept and love me for who i was on the inside as opposed to what i looked on the outside. that's my mom. >> beautiful picture. >> i know you went through a terrible loss. this, you feel like it's for your mom who you lost last fall. >> my mom passed away in september and i feel like this gift is from her, she's everywhere when i do the show. so it's -- it's very cathartic and beautiful. >> she wanted to be a model, huh? >> she did. she did. wanted to be a model and felt

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back now ready to help you drop a dress size and get healthy by memorial day. last week we met 36-year-old mother of three beverly kelsey, who is ready to get out of her sweat pants and into her summer dress. >> and 53-year-old luann yost is tired of the yo-yo dieting and wants to fit in the little black dress over there and one way to drop pounds is by cutting calories. >> how much should we be eating? our portion teller, our friend madelyn fernstrom, has some answers. hello. >> how are they doing? >> they're doing really well. they're off to a great start. luanne has lost four pounds in one week and beverly has lost two. >> good for you! >> you're going in the right direction. >> right. >> they're being healthy, cutting portions, exercising, doing all the right things in their toolbox approach.

today, we're going to address what mostly is everyone's problem, which is we eat way too much, even of healthy foods. >> right. >> so in your game today, what we're going to do is have the ladies serve what they think is one serving, and then compare it to what it is. >> come over here. >> and i'll get on this side. >> okay. we're right here. >> what you think is one serving, what is one portion. what is one portion. >> what you think is one serving. what is one portion? not -- not -- that's not enough? >> okay. what you think is one portion. >> one serving. >> one serving. >> you think it is one. hold on. we're not done. >> oh, yeah. you go. >> and so, one serving is just one cup. it is about the size of a light bulb. i think -- >> a light bulb. >> keep a lightbulb handy. >> by the way, that looks so puny. >> it does. >> i hate to say it that's a portion? >> something you can do is use

smaller dishes, bulk it up with vegetables. you don't feel like it is so tiny. >> who won? >> nobody. >> both got it about right. now rice. what size serving do you think is good if you have it? >> come on, beverly you know. >> this is cooked. it is cooked. it's cooked brown rice. >> the sauces you end up putting on the brown rice. >> there you go. >> starches are a big carrier for butter and things like that. >> that would be about what i would do. >> now, you really -- a little bit over, because a half cup is about that -- >> a hockey puck. >> looks great on the table. >> by the way, when you see how small that is, this is a half cup serving. >> not saying we both have too much, i think. >> wow. okay. >> let's go on to some protein. we'll look at some chicken breasts now. what do you think is one serving? we're talking about a four ounce chicken breast. what do you think is a serving? >> different sizes here. >> big thigh.

>> don't say that. >> four ounce. >> oh my gosh. please let it be be bigger than that. get that one. that's the one i would pick too. this is what i would pick. >> that's what i would pick, too. i think luann's right. >> you're looking at everybody is done with their decision? it is about four ounces. the size of a computer mouse. i think luanne got this one. >> this is what i would have put on my plate. >> right. >> me too. >> i would have eaten the whole thing. >> you're a tall girl. >> and beverly's. >> here is where hodi has the whole dish. >> this is hard. this is peanut butter. >> you tell me. scoop out what you think is one serving of peanut butter. >> meaning a tablespoon or a serving? >> what do you think a serving is. it is a two tablespoon serving. >> okay. >> kind of gave it away. >> well, not really. what should it look like? spoons are different sizes. >> that's good. all right. >> let's see the reveal. >> okay.

>> if colleen is eating it it would be -- >> let's reveal. >> that's puny. >> that's puny. >> two tablespoons. >> we have to move a little teeny bit quicker. >> we have some nuts. what do you think is one serving of nuts? >> okay. >> i know this. >> grab them out and plop them on the plate. >> like nothing. >> she knows exactly how many it's supposed to be. >> it is 27. 27. >> let's see. >> what is this going to be about. 22. the size of a post-it note. >> that's about right. >> just a drop. >> we have to do the cheese. >> never mind. >> chocolate. >> everybody's favorite. >> never mine. >> it will be on our website. >> the chocolate, what is a serving of chocolate? >> oh, no. >> that's it? >> we're doing two. okay. >> and i would say that it is two. >> that's the closest.

>> you don't to eat the whole thing. have half a serving. >> reveal on the cheese, four dice and -- what is the reveal on the chips? >> and on the chips, one serving is just a handful. >> nothing. don't eat. just stop eating. >> why don't you quit eating? >> put all of that stuff on your table and have a great night. two actresses who love to play. this show is hysterical. >> jessica st. clair. this is "today" on nbc. >> i love these women!

real life best friends who have been making people laugh for more than a decade. >> so their new role is not a stretch at all. they're playing maggie and emma, childhood best friends in the new usa network comedy that is actually really funny called "playing house." >> when maggie discovers her husband has been having an

online affair, emma moves in to help her raise her baby. take a look. >> no, nothing's changed. everything's the same. >> planted plum trees. >> god. >> a family took over. >> why is he waving at us. >> what's that? >> i'm going to tell you what i'm not interested in and that's one mr. kenny loggins. i don't want to see any of these people. i didn't even tell my mom i was coming home. makes me feel like i can't breathe, you flow i mean? i just can't breathe. >> love that part. >> we watched a lot of pilots around here. and we wish everybody the best. >> so great. >> but when something actually -- >> and it works -- >> and it's drop-dead funny. congratulations. >> don't make us cry. >> we just had babies so we cry all the time. >> wait until menopause. >> oh, my gosh. >> better and better. >> such fun. you two write these episodes. you sit together and spitballs,

that's how it starts? >> in one of our living rooms we put on a pair of comfy pants, we improvise all the parts. she plays all of the men and she says things i wish a man would say to me, and we tape record ourselves and transcribe it and that's the first draft. it takes forever. >> big fans of improv. that's where you hone your craft. that's what you feel like when you're watching this too. >> good. >> good. >> but you were both pregnant when you were filming. >> how did that work? >> i was eight months pregnant, which is exactly the amount i needed to be to play this role. >> perfect. >> and i'm man handling her in the pilot, i like throw her around. she's, like, there is a human life inside of me. you take it easy? >> and fondling her breasts. >> that was real reaction to the heft of my breasts. >> felt like a water bed. they did, like a -- look, i'm doing it now. >> they still do. they still do. >> you're giving life.

>> when you brought this pilot around, were people clamoring or it is uaa the smart one who picked it up? >> usa was really the first place we went and the only place we went because -- >> bonnie. >> do you love her? >> wow. she's a dynamo. she is phenomenal looking. >> hot. >> she's keeping it tight and right. she's doing it 10%. >> you guys. >> doing it for themselves over there. >> aren't they? you know it. >> it is like looking in the mirror. >> i know. >> she's a kathie lee, i'm a hoda. >> of course you are. >> keep the ships grounded. >> someone has to steer. >> someone takes it off. >> someone needs the glass of wine. >> in that case, so how are you doing though managing this incredible -- it's a hit, got to be. >> it is so funny. >> you're also new mothers. do you even remember your husband's name? >> no, we see them at night. >> 2:00 a.m., i'll see him sleeping and i'll say, wake up, the baby's up.

>> i don't know how -- you're making it because you have so much fun. we want to be on it. >> you guys mentioned me in one of your episodes. >> you did. >> season premiere of "playing house," watch it tonight, 10:00, 9:00 central on usa network. >> and tomorrow, a special little house on the prairie reunion with eight members including melissa gilbert. >> we want to -- >> are you so excited. >> we want to be there. >> have a great booze day tuesday. watch the show tonight. >> do? hysterical. [ wind howling ]

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and that breaking news is going on in new york, as we take you live here to where the nba is set to address alleged racist comments made by the owner of the los angeles clippers. this highly anticipated news conference is expected to reveal whether or not donald sterling will be disciplined. he is the owner of the clippers. it's expected to start any minute now. when that does start, we'll bring it to you. as you can see right now, people there standing around, waiting for nba commissioner adam sterling to come through those doors. he's only been on the job for less than three months. thank you for joining us this morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. the new nba commissioner is getting ready, as you said, to lead that eleague's investigatin into