6.0 and another in thailand. that's what's happening "today in the bay" back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> see you at 11:00, as well. have a great day. good morning. spreading rapidly. high winds fueling a dangerous and deadly wildfire in oklahoma right now. it's already claimed the life of one man and damaged and destroyed dozens of homes. what went wrong? investigators searching for the cause of that tragic circus accident that left at least several performers injured as horrified families looked on. the show set to resume today, the future of the act uncertain. back in session, the oscar pistorius murder trial resumes this morning after a two-week break. but a key witness for the defense won't be taking the stand. we'll tell you why. and the ultimate sin? >> that one just doesn't do it for me. >> carrie, what's he talking about?

>> nothing, he's joking, right? >> the hilarious send-up that has andrew garfield running for his life in an "snl" skit that's trending today, monday, may 5th, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. natalie morales and al roker are here. how many times have you watched that skit online? >> probably about five times. it's hysterical. it's long, but we're going to break it down in "trending." a lot of people talking about that this morning. >> we're going to get to today's top story, and it's that large wildfire racing through parts of oklahoma. the flames are being driven by unseasonably high temperatures and high winds, too. nbc's jay gray is in guthrie, oklahoma this morning. just north of oklahoma city.

jay, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. we're in the staging area right now. hundreds of firefighters poring through here, grabbing a bite to eat or a nap before they get back on the frontlines. about 1,000 people have been evacuated. about 150 homes are in the immediate danger. >> those flames are so big and so hot. >> reporter: as a wave of fire rushed across the oklahoma plains, this warning from the fire chief in guthrie. >> just be mindful. be ready to go. >> reporter: one resident did not get out in time, a 56-year-old man who died as the flames swallowed his home. in all, at least 20 homes have been damaged or destroyed, 3,000 acres charred and there's fear those numbers could grow. >> power is out in some of the areas and it's very, very dangerous for our citizens to be in these areas. >> reporter: concern fueled by severe conditions, temperatures in the 90s, ongoing drought, and strong winds. >> if the wind will cooperate

with us just a little bit, we've got enough resources coming in now, i think we've got a good shot of at least getting a handle on it where we can manage it. >> reporter: but not without some help and time. support is pouring in to the area from neighboring communities to help battle the blaze. the most severe of several wildfires currently burning in the state. >> i can tell you right now we'll have crews out here off and on the rest of the week. with a fire of this geographic magnitude, we'll have hot spots burning for several days, smoldering. >> reporter: right now, fire officials say the blaze is 75% contained, but critical fire conditions continue across texas and oklahoma the next couple of days. savannah. >> jay gray in oklahoma. let's hear more about that from al. the forecast is not helping this situation. >> it really isn't. what you might consider great weather because it's sunny, it's warm. the jet stream is way up to the north. high pressure is dominating. so we've got that strong ridge. the jet stream in the upper

midwest. so we are going to be looking at winds that are coming out of the southwest. we've got what we call a dry line and a strong flow of southwesterly winds coming on in. and with that, we've got red flag warnings and fire weather watches from nevada all the way into oklahoma and texas. here's what we look for for today and tonight. there's an elevated risk across a wide area, including oklahoma. a critical risk as you get on into flagstaff, arizona, and just to the north of phoenix. but look at tomorrow. we've got strong winds still continuing, including oklahoma on through the southwest, and look at how wide the elevated risk now is. and the critical area continues from oklahoma all the way into arizona. low relative humidity, sustained winds up to 30 miles per hour, and temperatures approaching 100. wichita yesterday got up to its earliest 100-degree reading ever this early in the season. >> amazing. just may 5th. check in with you in a little bit. meanwhile, a major safety review is underway this morning

following a horrifying accident at a circus in rhode island. a group of performers suffered serious injuries after plunging about 30 feet to the ground below. nbc's ron mott is in providence with the latest. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. april full scale investigation is underway this morning. those nine performers who were hurt are all recovering. the most serious injury involved some broken bones. doctors are trying to get that worked out. this all went down during the sunday matinee. everything was going according to plan when all of a sudden this rigging collapsed. we should warn folks that the video you are about to see is graphic and may be upsetting to some viewers. what began as a dazzling attraction, revealing what the circus calls a human chandelier, turned terrifying in an instant. as the rigging holding eight female performers by their hair collapsed to the floor. >> we ask that you please enjoy this intermission at this time while we situate ourselves

during this accident. thank you. >> reporter: some in the audience briefly thought it was part of the act, but knew something was wrong when first responders rushed into the ring to help the downed performers, including a ninth person, a male circus performer who was hurt on the ground by the fallen structure. >> within the next 24 hours, i believe with the help of osha, the state and local officials will have a good idea of what failed and what needs to be changed for not only this performance but performances going forward. >> i'm going to do a jigsaw puzzle, said my big sister. >> reporter: this mother of two aletha wood was at sunday's ringling brothers barnham and bailey circus with her kids chatham and logan. she caught the accident and the aftermath on her cell phone camera, sitting in stunned silence along with thousands of other families and children, many of whom began to cry, she said. >> kids around us started to become visibly distressed and audibly distressed. they started crying and whining. they were very concerned with what was happening in front of them.

>> reporter: officials said the nine performers who were hurt suffered serious and critical injuries, none of them considered life-threatening. two shows planned for today will both be canceled. the circus has grounded all of those aerial stunts. in the meantime, last night nbc news spoke to the father of one of the injured performers. he says she's got a badly broken arm, some minor neck and back fractures but is already looking forward to getting back to performing, matt. >> ron mott in providence this morning. ron, thanks very much. earlier this morning, we talked to stephen payne. he is the spokesperson for feld entertainment which is the parent company of ringling brothers. >> well, right now the best information we have is all the performers have received medical treatment at the hospital in providence and have been resting comfortably. again, we're pleased that though

their injuries were serious, none of them appear to be life-threatening. the thoughts and prayers of everyone with the circus family are with those performers and their families at this time. >> mr. payne, have there been any problems with this act, any of the apparatus involved in this act in the past? >> not to my knowledge. again, all of the material that goes into one of these performances, all of the rigging, our materials we bring with us to every single show, every single city we go to, and it's inspected every single time it's put up. to my knowledge, we've had no reports of any problems with any of this rigging in the past. >> something failed terribly. do you have an indication at this moment that something simply broke? and what about safety procedures? what about a backup rigging that might have prevented this? >> again, we've never had any problems with this particular rigging in the past. again, all of the safety procedures that we have in place are to make sure that our performers are safe. not just our performers, but also our crew and all of our patrons. again, it's too early to tell. we're only less than 24 hours into the investigation, but we do hope that we're able to find out what happened yesterday so we can take steps to make sure that it never happens again.

>> and investigating not only that piece of apparatus, but will there be a top to bottom safety review for all of the acts in that show? >> there will be a top to bottom safety review of all of the acts in that show and all acts on all three of our circus units. >> that was stephen payne, the spokesperson for feld entertainment. you have the failed pieces of apparatus. we have lights in our studio. they clamp on to bars, but there is a safety cord that goes around the bar as well that is supposed to stop it from falling if the clamp fails. it doesn't appear we have or at that circus, that the safety mechanism worked or if it was attached. >> it is terrifying. the point is to have the death-defying acts and create the excitement. there is assumption that safety is there. imagine kids watching that. >> none of the injuries appears to be life threatening. >> we are happy to report.

we will go to ukraine and a new wave of violence. keir simmons has the story. >> reporter: we're hearing reports of heavy gunfire near here donetsk. we weren't allowed to film, but we did get pictures. inside, armed men in military uniforms roamed the corridors running this city from behind barricades. in fact, pro-russian militia are running, it seems, most of this region, breaking into building after building that represents ukrainian authority. ransacked. men wearing helmets and facemasks rampaged through another official building in donetsk. across eastern ukraine, bullet holes. the scars of battles now engulfing much of the country. last night this building was stormed by a mob of around 2,000 people. now it seems to be almost empty. upstairs we found doors smashed,

legal papers thrown around. ukraine an increasingly lawless place and divided. anti-government militia drive tanks through the streets. the former u.s. ambassador to moscow warns war is looming. but in the south, a pro-government gang marched through the streets of odessa last night. many now questioning how elections can be held this month. >> the ukraine has been dismembered. the election of may 25th cannot go forward. >> reporter: yesterday in odessa, protesters smashed the door of a police station. around 60 pro-russian prisoners were freed, cheered. more than 40 of their number died in a fire in a union building, the hands of an unknown victim imprinted on the wall. the prime minister visiting odessa, trying to show leadership. >> this is the part of russian road map you have to grab and eliminate ukraine. >> reporter: we haven't entirely

lost control, he said. as he spoke, a group of their police officers threw down their shields and walked away. ukraine is a country where the rule of law is being replaced by a mob mentality and the west watches, helpless to stop it. it is not war yet here, but it is civil unrest on a massive scale, backed by power militaries. in fact, more and more, it is difficult to describe ukraine as one country. there will be talks later this week, including the u.s., but from what we've seen here, people here are preparing for a fight. matt and savannah? >> all right, keir simmons in donetsk this morning. thank you. testimony has resumed at the murder trial of oscar pistorius after a 17-daybreak. there's some issues facing the defense team. "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is at the courthouse once again. jeff, good morning to you. >> h, matt, good morning to you. this is the home stretch now. and the critical moment for oscar pistorius. his defense team has the case,

trying to battle back. pistorius himself inside court today, he looks a lot more rested. sources close to him tell me over that two-week break, he spent time away from here on his family farm in the african countryside, but now it is back to business in a major way with his freedom on the line. oscar pistorius greeted by fans outside court today. but inside, it didn't take long, just minutes, to once again put his head in his hands. just after shooting and killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp, an accident, he says, pistorius's first call was to his friend johan. that friend on the stand today. >> he said on the call, johan, please, please, please come to my house, please. i shot reeva. i thought she was an intruder. please, please come quick. >> reporter: he and his daughter rushed to pistorius's home. she testified today too and got

emotional on the stand. >> he just kept on, carice, please, can we just put her in the car and get her to the hospital. when he got her to the bottom of the stairs, i'm like, just put her down so we can see what's wrong. i'm sorry, my lady, i apologize. >> don't worry. just take your time. >> reporter: here comes oscar pistorius right now. we are getting word of new drama behind the scenes. are there problems within the oscar pistorius defense team? their star pathologist who pistorius himself recruited just days after the shooting, who's been on the team for more than a year, suddenly won't testify. that's him. reggie perumal, hired by team pistorius so early on, he even attended reeva's autopsy, but we'll never hear his findings. >> people are saying it's fishy that he suddenly pulled out. there's all kinds of speculation that his results didn't line up with what the defense wanted and they had to get somebody else to

replace him. >> reporter: the defense say perumal isn't testifying because of availability problems, telling nbc news, he remains on the team as a consultant. what do you make of that? >> it does seem strange. he's been involved with the matter since the beginning. you can equate it to the soccer world cup. he's been training with the team and now when he needs to play, he's not playing. >> reporter: how damaging is that to pistorius? >> from a p.r. perspective, it can be damaging, but from a law perspective, it's not. you can't hold it against him that he's not testifying. >> reporter: after the trial is over, which will be another couple of weeks, under the law the judge actually has months to reach a verdict, but the court clerk now tells nbc news the judge doesn't need that time. she's already started working on her judgment and will come to a verdict within days of the trial being over. so read into that as you will, guys. >> jeff rossen in pretoria this morning. jeff, thanks so much. let's turn to natalie. you've got new details on the search for malaysia flight 370. >> that's right. the search entering a new and even more difficult stage. senior officials from australia, china, and malaysia met today to

decide the next step. nbc's tom costello is in washington this morning with more. >> 53 days now since this plane disappeared. still not a trace of the boeing 777 or the 239 people onboard. now malaysian and australian authorities say they'll be re-examining all of the data that they have on the possible location of the plane, and turning to more sophisticated underwater equipment from private companies for a more thorough search of 24,000 square miles of unmapped ocean floor. the navy's unmanned submarine, bluefin-21, has already scanned hundreds of square miles of ocean floor without spotting anything. that sub will continue its work while private companies with deep water subs are contacted about assisting in the search. those subs would be tethered to the ships above, providing realtime data. but it could take two months to get the new sub into position and cost as much as $60 million. natalie? >> and tom, meanwhile, there's an emergency landing overnight involving a u.s. airways flight. what can you tell us about that? >> this was u.s. airways flight 735, carrying 275 people.

it had just left philly for orlando about 4:00 when at 17,000 feet, it encountered severe turbulence. people reported being thrown about the cabin. three passengers and two flight attendants were taken to area hospitals with injuries. the plane did eventually depart again for philly, landing at about 11:00 or so last night. tom costello, thanks for that reporting. meanwhile in california, a pilot was killed last night when a vintage biplane crashed. this happened at travis air force base. 77-year-old eddie andrane was killed on the stunt. organizers cancelled the show shortly after the crash. no word on what caused that plane to go down. more fallout from the target security breach. gregg stenhaffel is leaving.

last december, target announced the breach of 40 million customer credit or debit card numbers. if you ever feel stuck in the mud in your job? this is jeff smith of kxas tv in dallas-fort worth. he was reporting on low water levels at local lakes this weekend and he jumped in feet-first just to show how thick the mud was. only problem was he couldn't get out. smith says he was stuck the instant he jumped in and we're told smith's photographer had a good laugh along with most of the newsroom. they let him stick there just for a little while longer. >> oh, that's nice. >> he stuck the landing. >> he sure did. >> literally. >> thank you. mr. roker. >> got a lot of heat to talk about. as you look out west, that heat extends from southern california into the mid plains. we're looking at temperatures

that will be either at or above records on into texas and into the northern plains as well. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. a question, how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going to have to rethink this thing. it's hard to imagine how much we'll need for a retirement that could last 30 years or more. so maybe we need to approach things differently, if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪ nbc bay area microclimate weather forecast is sponsored by yokut probiotic drink. clear sky over san francisco and choppy out there on the bay, as well. a bit of a storm system on the way could bring us shower activity best chance right now

looks like 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 58 degrees in san francisco and on your way to 64 and 69 for the south bay and 70 degrees straight up in the north bay. thank you. now to a terrible story. it's getting a lot of attention around the world for good reason. u.s. officials are expected to travel to nigeria this week for consultations about more than 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped nearly three weeks ago. nbc's kristen welker has the story. >> reporter: nigerian officials say these are the names of some of the more than 200 girls who were kidnapped in nigeria. it's believed many were sold into marriage. there is global outrage, with protests in new york, london, and washington over the weekend. >> we need everybody's support to just bring these girls home. >> reporter: and a social media campaign is intensifying online. people taking to twitter from former secretary of state hillary clinton to wyclef jean and melinda gates. the girls were kidnapped from

their school almost three weeks ago by a terror group, which opposes education for women. secretary of state john kerry vowed the u.s. will help. >> we will do everything possible to support the nigerian government to return these young women to their homes. >> reporter: u.s. officials say aid will likely come in the form of intelligence. top nigerian lawmakers are demanding action. >> this is heartbreaking. this is tragic. this is a destruction of our future. >> reporter: voices raising up all around the world to save a group of girls whose whereabouts remain a mystery. for "today," kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >> tamron is here for carson. big reaction online as kristen mentioned. >> it is. a lot of people are reflecting on why it took three weeks, to be honest with you. i've been interviewing a reporter from the associated press, michelle fallen. she has been in close contact with the mothers. a rally in nigeria last week.

the social media impact to your point has helped this move forward, after all of these weeks. #bringbackourgirls is the hash tag. this is video from washington, d.c. there were rallies in new york city. around the united states, people are awakening to this. in fact, this was tweeted out by mary j. blige, #bringbackourgirls. this is from the european students union. they joined in as well with their sign. so, you can do the very same. #bringbackourgirls. go online, learn more about what's happening there. it is absolutely a tragedy there. >> all right, tamron, thank you very much. coming up, michelle knight, one of the cleveland kidnapping survivors joins us exclusively on the eve of the first anniversary of her escape. and the big laughs at this weekend's white house correspondents dinner. plus, the punch line to one presidential joke that was missing. until this morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc. the world of fashion is split in two.

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. ntsb investigators will be looking into whether it caused a vintage plane to crash. the pilot, 77-year-old eduard andreini of half moon bay was killed. something went wrong during a low flying acrobatic maneuver. the event has not been held in three years so it was a packed house with thousands of people and no spectators were hurt. officials at live oak high school are preparing for cinco de mayo high school. they installed a large fence in hopes of shielding students from today's rally.

the small group of students wore american flag t-shirts on cinco de mayo four years ago in response to students celebrating the holiday. morgan hill police will have extra officers at the school to make sure the protests remain peaceful. let's check in with christina. >> something a lot of people might not expect. good morning to you, happy monday to you and showers on the way. you can see that overcast start here in san jose. same overcast guide and you have it coupled with a wind, pretty windy conditions here in san francisco right now sustained 15 to 20 miles per hour and wind will play a factor throughout the day today and storm system comes through and boost your temperatures from the 50s into the 60s and that is about it. all the warming we're going to get today. if we do get any showers the best chance right now looks like 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. warmer towards the end of the week and here's mike with your drive. >> bay bridge toll plaza and looking okay as far and right

across the span we do have reports of a crash now, five vehicles reported across the span came in a couple minutes ago. big backup down the east shore freeway and we're still waiting for the bridge crew to get out there. update you on twitter and follow me and we're looking over here across the bay and dumbarton starting to pick up the volume. back to you. >> back to. more news in half an hour. have a great morning.

7:30 now, monday morning, the 5th of may, 2014. also known as cinco de mayo. there's the skyline as the sun is coming up in new orleans. looking like a pretty day there. if you have a great shot of your sunrise, even a mediocre one. >> we'll take anything. >> any sunrise. >> we're not that choosey. just use #todaysunrise. good to have you along on a monday morning. here's a look at what's making headlines. crews are fighting a dangerous wildfire 30 miles north of oklahoma city. conditions have not helped the fight there. officials say one man died after he ignored an evacuation order. at least 20 other homes have also been damaged or destroyed. investigators are trying to figure out what caused this frightening accident during a circus performance in rhode island. at least nine performers were

injured when an apparatus being used by acrobats suddenly crashed to the ground. and the oscar pistorius murder trial is back under way this morning in south africa after a two-week break. on the stand this morning, the first person pistorius says he called after shooting his girlfriend. and coming up this morning, the science of motherhood, as we kick off our week-long celebration for mother's day. this morning, the surprising ways that having a baby can change a woman's brain. >> wait, does that explain how i've lost my phone three times in one day this weekend? >> are we going to get a week-long celebration for father's day in june? >> oh, i'm sure. >> isn't every day father's day? and speaking of surprises, we have lined up the mother of them all for a group of unsuspecting moms who are gathered in our green room. >> secret cameras there. we're going to begin this half-hour with an nbc news exclusive. it was one year ago tomorrow that three women escaped from the cleveland home of ariel castro.

one of them, michelle knight, is now releasing a memoir called "finding me." we're going to talk to michelle in just a moment. but first, knight's ten years, eight months, and 14 days of captivity. eight months, and 14 days of captivity. >> vibrant butterfly full of life. every time i see one, it reminds me how precious life can truly be. >> michelle knight was just 21 years old when she was kidnapped in a cleveland neighborhood by ariel castro. what followed was more than a decade of unthinkable abuse. >> you must have felt so much rage. >> there was anger at points at times, yes. there's also suicidal attempts. yeah. because you get to a point where you feel like it's hopeless. >> castro later kidnapped two other women, amanda berry and gina dejesus. knight says she and gina often dreamed of their escape. >> there was times where me and gina just wanted to hit him over

the head with a frying pan. and just run out the door. but we wasn't a hurtful person, we couldn't do it. so we was like we got to find some other way. >> on the evening of may 6th, 2013, berry and the 6-year-old daughter she had while in captivity broke free. >> i've been kidnapped and i've been missing for ten years, and i'm here, i'm free now. >> castro was arrested and pled guilty to nearly a thousand criminal counts. he was sentenced to life in prison. but just one month into that sentence, castro was found hanging inside his prison cell. now knight is starting a new chapter, rebuilding her life and telling her story in her own words. and michelle knight joins us now. we should mention, we mentioned on friday that you've changed your name to lily. but for the purposes of this interview, we'll call you michelle, that's what you'd like us to do and that's how the world really knows you. so good morning to you, michelle. >> good morning to you. >> tomorrow is the anniversary of the day you escaped and your

life changed so much for the better in that single moment. how do you feel as this big anniversary approaches? >> it's just a day that i wish would go past, and i can live my life. >> you've had your freedom now for a year. is it still hard to get used to sometimes? >> sometimes, yeah. >> you still kind of pinching yourself that things have gotten so much better? >> oh yeah. always. >> it's so wonderful to see you smile, and i think the more people know about your story, the more amazing they think it is that you can smile. you decided to tell the story and write the book, and that meant reliving some really hard moments. what's been hardest for you in that whole process? >> actually telling the story and getting it out. because reliving se ing it is t hardest part to do. >> you still fight those thoughts that come back, those memories? >> yeah.

>> yeah. one of the things we talked about is you're free now. but being free in your mind is a different thing. do you feel more free in your mind? >> yes. every day. every day, i feel so much more freer. i'm able to do everything and everything i always wanted to do. >> one thing i know a lot of people wonder is what your relationship is with the other girls. they were part of your life for a long time. and i know you care so much about them. people wonder if you still talk to them, if you've drifted apart, and how things are, how do you feel about that? >> right now, we're all healing in our own way. sometimes relationships, including friendships, don't last that long. we were just in each other's life for a short amount of time. and maybe, just maybe one day we'll get back together. >> would you like that to happen? >> yeah. >> it seems strange to think of it, but i'm sure in some ways, you miss them.

>> yeah. >> one of the things i was really blown away by when we talked before was you told me that you're able to forgive ariel castro. >> yes, i am. >> how is that possible? some people look at everything that happened and they think, i couldn't do that if i were in the same position. >> well, if i did something wrong, even if it was a small thing, i would want somebody to forgive me. so i can forgive him for what he done wrong. because that's way of life. >> when you first found out that he had died in prison, what was your first reaction? >> i was saddened about it, but also confused at the same time. like, why would he hurt his children like that? why would he leave them? >> you were saddened by it? you really were? why is that? >> because he's a human being, and every human being needs to be loved, even though they did

something wrong. >> one thing i think is amazing about you is even in that darkest place, you kept your faith. i know it wasn't always easy. >> no, it wasn't. >> you prayed, and i'm sure for a long time you felt those answers wouldn't come. how were you able to keep your faith and why did you? >> the love of my son helped me keep the faith that i had. >> your son joey, he's 13 now, right? >> 14. >> 14 years old. and he has been adopted in this time that you were missing and no one knew where you were. the adoptive family has sent you pictures, but they've decided he's too young to know everything that's happened. >> yes. >> has that been hard for you? >> yes, it has, but i'm glad they have him, and he's doing really well. and i'm very proud of him for all the accomplishments that he has achieved. >> do you hope you'll get to see him again one day? >> yes. >> yeah. so tell me about your life now.

what is the best part of having your own apartment and living freely? >> being able to wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, and sit there, watch tv, listen to music, and just look at the beautiful sky. >> what would you want people to know about you and your new life and how you're doing now? >> i would want everybody to know i'm doing just fine and everything is really exciting right now. i'm doing singing, i'm also training to be a boxer. and i just recorded my first song. and it's just awesome. it's awesome life right now. >> well, i can't think of anyone who deserves it more. michelle knight, thank you for being here and for sharing your story so courageously. we really appreciate it. >> you're very welcome. >> and again, the book is called "finding me." we will shift gears now and get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> "today's" weather is brought

to you by folgers. >> best part of going to sleep if you're in manville, north dakota, the northern lights. this is right along the minnesota-north dakota border. just gorgeous. they had perfect conditions for it last night, obviously a time lapse, but that is spectacular stuff. let's show you what we've got as far as your week ahead. below normal temperatures through the northeast. out west as well. midsection of the country has been telling it well above normal. as we get into the midweek period, we're looking at a risk of strong storms from the plains all the way down into texas. below normal out west. may even see some snow. above normal moving its way into the east coast. more wet weather along the ohio river valley and some sno 7:39. happy monday to you. happy cinco de mayo. i'm meteorologist christina loren. overcast conditions and maybe a few showers as we get into this afternoon. temperatures cool, as well. 64 degrees in san francisco and just the upper 60s for your

inland valleys today and as we head throughout this afternoon, shower chance arrives mostly to the higher elevations between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. getting into tomorrow, a gray start and a nice, sunny finish. average temperatures this week and then we warm you up big time into mother's day. t's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. coming up on "trending," an unbelievable reunion. the heartwarming surprise at the pound for a family who lost their dog in hurricane sandy. and up next, the night of laughs at the so-called nerd prom. the white house correspondents dinner and the exclusive payoff to one joke by the president that in the moment fell a little flat. we i just love cherry preserves. is that your favorite? i don't know... i also like strawberry, boysenberry, red raspberry, blackberry, sweet orange marmalade, apple, pineapple, concord grape, apricot, peach, blueberry... [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker grew up knowing that with so many delicious varieties,

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nbc's national correspondent peter alexander was there, as were we, and he's got the latest on it. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. fun to see you here saturday night. president obama's gotten pretty good at his correspondent dinner delivery, but this year's event had plenty of fun stirring up a little light conversation about who might be next in line. by now, president obama has this nerd prom deal down. >> in 2008, my slogan was "yes, we can." in 2013, my slogan was "control alt delete." >> reporter: sprinkling in some self-deprecating humor with plenty of jabs. >> the house republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me. which means orange really is the new black. >> reporter: but did this year's dinner offer any real clues about who might be the next comedian in chief? joe biden teams up with hbo's veep julia louis dreyfus,

seemingly taking 2016 out for a spin. rating the white house kitchen. >> what's in your mouth? >> carrots. >> reporter: and running into nancy pelosi before getting matchi ining tattoos. onstage, president obama plafly dropped his own subtle hints, with a little love for hillary, which may not sit well with biden supporters. >> let's face it, you'll miss me when i'm gone. it will be harder to convince the american people that hillary was born in kenya. >> reporter: not to be forgotten, new jersey governor chris christie, a frequent target for the night's host, comedian joel mchale. >> governor, do you want bridge jokes or size jokes? because i've got both. i can go half and half. i know you like a combo platter. >> reporter: christie and mchale apparently made up at an afterparty hours later. governor christie was a good sport. he bore the brunt of a bunch of jokes saturday night. there was one president obama

punchline that didn't go exactly as planned. think of this as the joke that america missed. here's what happened saturday night. >> george w. bush took up painting after he left office, which inspired me to take up my own artistic side. i'm sure we've got a shot of this. maybe not. the joke doesn't work without the slide. oh well. assume that it was funny. >> reporter: president obama left hanging there. so we got our hands on that elusive slide. now for the first time, here it is. michelle obama showing off her husband's artist iic handy work. not exactly a modern van gogh. >> it's not as funny when you have to wait 30 hours for the joke. >> peter, thanks. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, you're headed to the white house tomorrow.

>> the white house is releasing their white house climate assessment report. there are going to be a bunch of scientists. i'm going to get a chance to interview the president about what's going on and the changes we may be making. >> good stuff. we'll look forward to that. coming up, an exclusive interview with steven spielberg. he's going to open up to maria interview with steven spielberg. he's going to open up to maria shriver about what he says is i may not have the words to thank you for everything you've done for me - the sacrifices you've made, the love and care you've given... but no matter what, you'll always have my respect, my gratitude and most especially, my love. happy mother's day. (meowright on cue.

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good morning, everyone. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. extra police officers are at a south bay high school to make sure protesters don't get out of hand. video just into our newsroom in live oak high school in morgan hill. dozens of people there carrying american flags in peaceful protests. crews installed a large fence around the south bay school in hopes of shielding students from these rallies. the rallies stem back to an incident on campus in 2010. a small group of students wore american flag t-shirts on cinco de mayo four years ago in response to students celebrating the holiday. they were sent home from school. this morning the school put up posters and messages of unity saying protesters are not going to divide the teachers and the students. let's check our weather this morning with christina. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. whole new workweek and forecast to tell you about. starting today, big changes coming your way, maybe even some shower activity and you can see the clouds thickening up here in

san jose temperatures in the upper 50s right now. we're headed towards a rather cool day only ramping up numbers to the mid-60s. south bay 69 degrees and one of the warm spots and 64 in san francisco and here's where we're headed as we get into your week. cloudy with showers for today. mid-week we're going to see a lot of sunshine each afternoon after getting through a gray start and, yeah, warming into mother's day, big time. so, big warm up ahead but for today, cinco de mild. >> i have nothing. a lot of cars backing up into the maze because of a five-vehicle crash we talked about. look at the map we're talking about a slower drive over towards treasure island and two separate crashes and no major injuries and it's on the shoulder and a distraction. slowering down the metering lights. at the top of your screen slow through oakland and there's your build for the south bay, scott. earlier crashes in 101 have cleared from san jose. >> mike, thank you. more local news coming up in half an hour.

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to talk about his new movie, and he'll open up about his personal struggles and the road to recovery today, monday, may 5th, 2014. ♪ ♪ swing your partner round and round ♪ >> we love zac efron and the "today" show! >> we came from the minneapolis to the big apple. >> good morning! >> all the way from oregon. >> we're from texas. we have been your fans for 30 years! ♪ you better move ♪ you better dance >> we're back now at 8:00 on a monday morning. and we've got a rather large and boisterous cinco de mayo crowd here on rockefeller plaza. hopefully it's nice where you're waking up as well. >> did you know it's "star wars day"?

may the 4th be with you. >> wasn't that yesterday? >> may the 5th be with you as well. >> if you weren't pregnant, i'd think you've had a fifth. >> anyway, listen. let's forget about that. we have such a great group of moms in our green room, and they're going to help us kick off our mother's day extravaganza. it's an all-week-long affair. they can't hear us so we'll tell you we're about to give them very exciting news. >> okay. let us go inside right now. let's get a check of the top stories from natalie at the news desk. natalie. >> all right. good morning, everyone. circus performers are recovering from a horrible accident sunday that stunned odd yeaudience memn rhode island. our ron mott is live in providence with more on what happened. good morning. >> reporter: some frightening moments here at this arena yesterday. a full investigation is under way this morning. nine circus performers seriously injured during this crash. the video we're about to show you is graphic. some people may tind this upsetting.

now, the show was well under way yesterday. everything going according to script when this human chandelier came crashing down 30 feet. eight women were hurt along with a ninth performer on the ground, a man. they have all been hospitalized and are recovering this morning. there were two shows planned for today. they have been canceled. the circus will go on to hartford from here. we don't know whether those shows will go on. last night nbc spoke to the father of one of the victims. he says his daughter is looking forward to healing up and getting back up there to perform. natalie? >> ron mott in providence, rhode island, thank you. a wildfire that killed one man and destroyed at least 20 homes in central oklahoma was 75% contained overnight, but now hot, dry, windy weather is hampering firefighters' efforts today. the fire has burned more than 3,000 acres since sunday. 1,000 people have been evacuated, and the fire is still threatening about 150 homes. tomorrow marks one year since three women and a child were rescued from captivity inside a house in cleveland.

in an exclusive interview earlier on "today," michelle knight who was held for ten years told savannah she forgave her captor and felt sorry for him when he committed suicide in prison, and she shared what is best about her new life of freedom. >> being able to wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, and sit there, watch tv, listen to music and just look at the beautiful sky. >> and michelle knight says she has taken up singing and boxing. she tells her story in a new book called "finding me." ben affleck apparently just too talented for his own good when it comes to playing black jack. sources say he's been banned from playing at the hard rock in vegas. they apparently found him counting card. it's legal but it's frowned upon. affleck is allowed to play other games at the casino, however. it is 8:04. let's send it back outside to everybody on the plaza.

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and toasty out west. unfortunately, that doesn't help the firefighters. hundreds of texas on into oklahoma. 60s in the pacific northwest. 50s in the northeast. and the rest of the day today as far as your weather is concerned, look for plenty of sunshine, midsection of the country, windy conditions again in oklahoma, bad news for the wildfires out there. rain in the pacific northwest. . 8:06 now. this is actually a live picture of san jose. all clouded up. we do have a storm system on the way. those clouds will increase steadily through the next few hours. we're headed toward the upper 60s. a few showers likely over the higher elevations as we get into the afternoon. the wind will pick up as the storm system moves in. 69 degrees for the south bay. 69 in the east bay today. >> quiz

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reckless. he jumped about three and a half feet when he saw us. >> it was the most amazing feeling to find him again. i started, like, shaking. i had tears in my eyes. >> that is a great story. by the way, we should mention, this family still has not been able to return to their home from the storm damage, but they say getting reckless back makes the hotel room feel a little more like home. i bet it does. >> oh, my goodness. >> good to have reckless back. also, good dog name. >> a terrier pit bull. love that. >> just another monday. >> it's kathie lee. >> exactly. i feel like hoda and kathie lee's hour. you hear that expression liquor before beer, in the clear. many people avoid mixing drinks altogether, fearing a massive hangover the next day. but is there any truth really to the saying? >> all those rhymes, sad to tell you, they're false. the sobering claim from the bbc, which says there is no

conclusive evidence to blame hangovers on mixing drinks or consuming them in a certain order. the main hangover culprit, dehydration, overconsumption and the toxic effects of the alcohol itself. so they tell you one glass of water per drink. that's what works. >> space it out. >> maybe if it's just it's beer before liquor, you don't notice how much liquor you're having because you had all those beers before? >> it's the "all those" that's the problem. you're starting to worry about the combination, you've had a lot to drink that night. changing gears, what could be perhaps the best "snl" sketch of all time. that's what "the huffington post" is calling this next video. host andrew garfield plays a guy who makes the near fatal error of criticizing one of america's sweet hearts. he learns that if you do, you better be prepared to pay the consequences. >> you guys, i can ni cannot stp listening to that beyonce album. >> i am obsessed. >> everything she does is perfect.

>> he turned against his country. >> she is so good. i'm not a huge fan of that one drunken love song, though. >> what? >> and its queen. >> that one just doesn't do it for me. >> jerry, what's he talking about? >> nothing. he's joking, right? >> tell them you wouldn't say something bad about beyonce. >> it's too late. >> they're erasing you. i know what you've done. you stay away from here. >> but i like most of her music. >> most? get out of my store! she's the queen b! >> lands him in the cross hairs of the beygency. >> it's very, very good. >> how many times have you watched it? >> like four.

mother's day is this sunday. it's the time of year when we celebrate the woman who helped shape our lives. nbc's kate snow, a mom herself, took a deeper look at what makes a mother tick. kate, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. anybody who's had a baby knows the body goes through incredible changes, but being a mom may also have a significant effect on a woman's brain. that's just one of the fascinating facts researchers are uncovering about how motherhood changes us.

there's a word that sounds similar in almost every language on the planet. >> momma. >> reporter: it stems from one of the first sounds babies are able to make and evolves into our first word for one of the most important people in our lives. lauren san lorenzo spends her days caring for children as a pediatrician in new york city, but even that didn't prepare her for the emotions she's feeling as a new mom, caring for 3-month-old pearl. >> when she's looking at you and you know you're her mom and you know you'll always be together, i don't think there's much that can really prepare you, but it's been pretty awesome. >> reporter: the thing is, biologically, we are prepared. ask any new mom and she'll tell you about the soup of hormones surging through her. i remember it like it was yesterday, not eight years ago. >> that's your little baby sister. >> reporter: there's oxytocin, the so-called bonding hormone. that's biggie. it helps mom fall in love with the new baby, even attracts a mom to her own baby's new scent.

nursing is helped out bay hormone called prolactin. other hormones give you the urge to cuddle. >> there are biological mechanisms that likely have evolved over time to help promote healthy, nurturing interactions. >> reporter: researchers at yale school of medicine's child studies center have been looking closely at how a mom's brain changes, too. one recent study found the brain in some new moms may expand. more gray matter in just the right places. >> the brain regions that were identified are ones that may promote healthy mother-child interactions. >> reporter: in the study, mothers who spoke the most enthusiastically about their children seemed to show the most growth in their brains. >> what's really exciting is in relating these measures to human behavior, where we may have an impact on helping people improve parenting behavior. >> reporter: after all, that's what every mom wants.

>> you feel like you have someone to really do right by. you feel like you have someone you want to be the right kind of person and act the right type of way that she would look up to you and think that's a great mom. >> reporter: whether it's new mom lauren, or a mom with more than four decades of experience, three kids, and seven grandkids. >> our kids and our grandkids are a legacy. and what better legacy than to have these wonderful people. >> reporter: that's my mom, jan. and yeah, i think she's the best mom ever. >> your room was a total disaster. >> uh-oh. >> reporter: so while researchers study how our chemistry and brains change while we have kids, there's also a lot of science that says we learn how to be good moms from our own mothers. >> i went into this thinking i know what i'm doing. you very quickly realize you really don't know at all what you're doing. but you roll with it, and you grow with it, and it works. it's wonderful. and just enjoy it. >> reporter: advice passed down

from generation to generation. pearls of wisdom from one mom to another. >> there you go! >> another recent study showed that moms may actually develop better memories after they give birth. but it was rat moms. >> oh, okay. >> but still. interesting. >> we'll take it. i could use a little extra brain waves right now. loved seeing your mom. >> she said that the only reason she did that was because she loves me so much. >> exactly. that is love, right? kate, thank you so much. coming up, the big surprise tied to mother's day that is awaiting some unsuspecting moms in our green room. we can't wait for that. but now let's send it over to matt. >> thank you very much. how do you really feel about the people who live next door to you? it's the premise of a new movie called "neighbors," as a hard-partying fraternity moves next to a couple with a new baby.

>> what are you doing? >> we're throwing a robert de niro party. i'm taxi driver da near row. >> i'm "meet the fockers de niro. >> who are you? >> from jackie brown. >> you violated the circle of trust, focker. >> we're sorry. >> are you talking to me? >> yes. >> zac efron and dave franco play a couple of the frat brothers. guys, good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> you could almost take the frat right out of this because everybody out there has had an experience where they have had a bad neighbor. anything you want to share? >> we've heard some great stories the last few days from different people. i had great neighbors growing up. >> always? dave? >> i mean, i don't think i have a story that's going to be interesting right now. i would have to take up the whole five minutes. so i'm going to say no just for the sake of that. >> i had a guy who lived

upstairs who threw the soccer ball against the wall incessa incessantly hour after hour. >> did you ever complain? >> oh, he got his. talk to me about the characters you play. did they even pay you for this or was it just you got paid in fun. >> we sort of got paid in fun. >> i actually got paid to do this movie. >> we'd do anything to work with seth. he's a hero in my eyes. both of us look up to him so much. so it wasn't about money in any way. we really just wanted to work with him and it seemed like a good fit for us. >> he seems to be the kind of guy who's going to throw the script away a lot. >> 100%. when you're doing a seth rogen comedy, you have to anticipate that there's going to be a ton of improvisation. it's scary at first because you don't want to be the person in the scene who's slowing it down, but what you quickly realize is that when you're working with a comic genius like seth, no matter how stupid of a joke you attempt, he's going to take that dumb joke and turn it into gold

and make you seem a lot funnier than you naturally are. >> do you rehearse a lot for things like this? forget the script. do you go through things in advance and try to come up with different scenarios that you can just react to? >> first, we have a great script to go off that's fantastic. >> we don't make light of the writers. >> my bad. so that's a safety net that we always have to fall back on. i think what's brilliant about seth is sort of this new kind of breed of comedy that he's pioneered. it's really honest, it's self-afacing, it's cool. but i think our generation identifies with it in a very real way. >> i don't think you ever want to overprepare for any of these scenes because ultimately, it's just all going to go haywire and you have to basically just be in the moment and listen to the person in front of you. >> i appreciate you pointing at each other and saying your generation. i got the obvious reference there. >> my bad. >> you gave an honest interview recently, hollywood reporter. you talked about battling

addictions and substance abuse. hard to come out and say those things? >> you know what, actually, it was a weight off my chest, i think. it was great. you know, it was a fantastic time. it was a rough year. it's kind of funny. "neighbors" is such a great sort of icing on the cake for all this. i was able to kind of channel all of that and put it back into this movie. and i feel great, i feel really blessed to be here working with this group of guys. i don't know, it couldn't be better right now. so i'm really excited. >> i'm really excited for zac just because i know a lot of people have this preconception of who he is. once you see this movie, i think his teeny bopper image is going to be completely shattered and all these new projects that wouldn't have come to him otherwise are going to flood -- just going to flood towards him. it's going to be great. >> even for old guys like me. i appreciate it. zac, good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> dave, nice to see you as well. >> nice to see you, man. >> seth rogue season going to be here wednesday. "neighbors" from our sister

company universal pictures opens on friday. savannah? all right, thank you, old one. hoda has made her way to los angeles this morning. she can barely contain her excitement because she is on the set of yes, her favorite show, "the voice." hoda, good morning. >> good morning! first of all, i'm in heaven. i'm in the wrong chair. i'm in shakira's chair. they would not let me sit in blake's for some kind of weird reason. we have a little vino. i'm almost ready. and so amped up for this, you guys. this set is crazy. savannah, i know you've been here and al, you've been here. it's awesome. we're going to hang out with the coaches and some of the acts and have some fun. >> are you guys going to wear clothes? >> no. we're going to keep it just like this. but i've got to tell you, i did get the chance to talk to the two new judges of "the voice," you guys? they were incredible. we're going to have their whole story at 10:00. me, a little wine, and "the voice."

>> there you go. >> just another monday for hoda. thank you so much. "the voice" is tonight, 8:00/7:00 central. coming up, a very good morning to you. 8 clfr 26. the man accused of setting the old kntv studio on fire, scheduled to hear the evidence against him today. he pleaded not guilty to arson and first-degree burglary charges last month. today he'll be back in court for his preliminary hearing. the homeless man deliberately started the fire in the building, it burned to the ground. as many as 30 homeless people often stayed there, but investigators do not believe that anyone was inside when that fire started. let's check the roadways with mike. how is it looking? >> looking crowded over in oakland. past the coliseum, home of the warriors, looking at a smooth drive. remember, tonight, the a's game. looking over here toward the

map, we see a slower drive on 580 as well. jammed up the east shore freeway. but recovering after the earlier crash cleared from the powell area. smooth drive across the bay. north 101, 280, but 85 looking pretty good. just a slower drive in toward cupertino. there's your tri-valley. jammed up to 84. a new crash at sonoma. >> welcome to monday. another local news update in about a half an hour. have a great morning.

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8:30 now on this monday morning. monday, the 5th of may. that's right. cinco de mayo here in america. >> the day after the fourth be with you. >> may the fourth and fifth be with you. we've got a big celebration planned in our next half-hour. we have something very exciting to tell you about. >> we have a wonderful group of moms in our green room. they have no idea what's about to happen to them. we're kicking off a week-long

celebration leading up to mother's day with great reason. we're going to have some big surprises coming their way in a moment. >> all right. and also, all this week, we are celebrating the best of broadway. this morning, we have a live performance from sutton foster and the tony-nominated cast of "violet." plus, maria shriver joins us, she sat down with the legendary steven spielberg to talk about what he says is the greatest project of his career. >> all right. and did you know more people have suffered from skin cancer in the past 30 years than all other forms of cancer combined? hard to believe. coming up, we're going to show you the correct way to perform a self-exam. >> first, let's get a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we've got going on for today. we do have that risk of fire danger from oklahoma all the way into the southwest. wet weather in the pacific northwest. windy in new england. plenty of sunshine along the gulf coast with warm conditions. tomorrow, the warmth continues southern half of the country, some showers spread down into the central rockies. some clouds in the pacific northwest. we're looking otherwise at a

nice day there. sunny and hot through the florida peninsula. nice and warm in the mid-atlantic states. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. taking a live look, overcast start in san jose. same cloudy sky over san francisco. coupled with some wind. you probably want to bring a jacket with you. we'll hit the upper 60s in the warmest cities across the bay area. 64 in san francisco today. here's the deal. temperatures are going to stay right about at average through the midsection of the week, then we boost the numbers up by friday. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you so much. steven spielberg's "schindler's list" premiered 20 years ago and won seven academy awards. this is a movie that inspired spielberg to launch what he calls his greatest project yet. nbc special anchor maria shriver sat down with the legendary director exclusively. maria, good morning to you.

>> good morning, matt. well, from "e.t." to "jaws" to "schindler's list," steven spielberg has forever changed our culture with his films. now he wants to change the way we see the world by telling true stories of genocide survivors. he's created a stunning visual archive to educate students so that what happened in the holocaust never happens again. >> this is something that i was put on this earth to do. not just make movies, but to tell this truth to people, especially to young people. >> it was while making his epic holocaust film "schindler's list" that steven spielberg says he found his true calling, sharing the stories of real life genocide survivors and teaching the world about the dangers of hate. >> these survivors have become teachers. and they have a contribution to

make to the world. >> with proceeds from the film, spielberg created the shoah foundation and launched an unprecedented project, 20 years in the making, videotaping interviews with 52,000 survivors of the holocaust. >> you could just hear, you know, the smashing of the glass. >> and genocides in rwanda. >> i could hear the screaming. people being beaten and killed. >> they could have been me if i had been born at a different time, at a different place, and this could happen again. >> now he's helping students embrace -- to teach kids the values of acceptance and empathy. >> absolutely makes you more sensitive. people are punished for being a certain type of person, a certain religion, a certain a ethnicity. >> this is inspiring students, not only to listen to the past, but to act for their own future. >> describe what you remember?

>> fear. smell. >> their testimonies from survivors like salina beniaz. at 13 years old, she sent to auschwitz, then saved from the ovens as the youngest girl on "schindler's list." >> oscar schindler saved my life, so he gave me life. but steven spielberg gave me a voice, so in a way, she's my second schindler. >> she calls you her second schindler. >> that's beautiful. i'll accept that. i feel like i have 52,000 grandparents that i never knew i had. and i think, you know, i've adopted them and when we meet in person, they adopt me. >> spielberg adopted inspiration from his own childhood as well. >> what happened to you? >> just bullying. just people saying things under their breath. you know, shoving and pushing and anti-semitic word or sentence to go with it. you know, it was just an

awareness that i was different than everybody else. >> we have to make the choice. are we bystanders or do we act? >> eyewitnesss already in schools at all 50 states as well as the ukraine and rwanda. is really there a goal in there for you to create social activists, not just have them become more tolerant and perhaps more empathetic and better listeners, but to actually do something? >> yes, exactly. stop bigotry. stop bullying. be an active leader through history in stopping any other genocide from ever happening again. >> spielberg says his mission will truly be a success once tolerance education is mandated in every high school in this country. his archive of testimonials is also being studied by researchers at institutions all over the world, and their goal is stopping future genocides before they happen. and it's really quite

impressive. matt? >> it is, maria. he continues to make a difference on this issue. thank you very much for the interview. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. up next, the big surprise that awaits these wonderful moms as we launch our countdown to mother's day. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back with the start of something very special. we're counting down to mother's day with our special week-long series "mom's the word." we have a group of daughters and daughters-in-law who are here today, they brought their moms to the "today" show. they're coming right onstage now for a very fun moment. we mentioned "violet," we're going to get a performance from the cast of "violet" in a moment. that's not why you're here, moms. daughters, go ahead and tell moms why they're here.

>> i'm pregnant! >> all right. i think this was all good news. talk to me about the surprise. >> i'm flabbergasted. >> you had no idea? >> absolutely not. >> what about you? are you surprised? >> yes, very surprised. we were guessing. but i'm surprised. >> why did you decide to tell your mom in this way? >> it was just a surprise. and we have one more surprise. >> what? >> i'm having a boy. >> yea! >> there is so much estrogen right now going on. >> we've got tears over here. you didn't know this was happening. look at you. i just love you. that is fantastic.

how did you keep this secret? >> it was very hard to do. lots of not going to have drinks on sunday afternoon with the family for sure. >> like you, exactly. >> i know that story very well. now you're crying. what was that moment like telling your mom? >> i'm just glad it's over. it's been so hard to keep it a secret. i've been with her for the past four days. i had to stop every time before i talked to make sure i didn't spill something that she would catch on to. >> we know moms know their daughters well. did you have any suspicion? >> not until it got to the back room and they were all talking about, you know, my daughter's trying to have a baby, too. and i wondered. >> oh, so the cat was a little bit out of the bag. >> she didn't lead me to believe that there was anything that happened yet. it's wonderful. >> so exciting. >> by the way, we've had this nice surprise for the grandmas to be. we also have a nice surprise for the moms to be. if you take a look here, not going to let you go home empty handed. got a brand-new uppa baby

stroller. filled with baby products by johnson's baby and uppa baby. plus a $500 gift card provided by the folks at mastercard, for a little shower before the real shower, guys. congratulations to you all. >> everybody gets a stroller. and a grand baby, okay? thank you so much and congratulations. >> and you get a baby. and you get a baby. >> by the way, you still get the live performance from "violet." that wasn't a lie. so take to your seats, ladies, and you are going to get a great show. the tony-nominated cast of "violet" will be up next. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

back with important information. may is melanoma awareness month and today is melanoma monday. it's the second most common cancer in children and teenagers in this country. and a powerful public service

announcement that's already racked up more than seven million hits online is helping to spread the word about this potentially deadly disease. >> dear 16-year-old me -- >> dear 16-year-old me -- >> dear 16-year-old me -- >> this is where they took the cancer out. >> it's the kind that you have to catch before it spreads. >> because it spreads so fast. >> so fast. >> to places like your liver. >> your lungs. >> your brain. >> one bad sunburn before you turn 18. >> doubles your chances of developing melanoma. >> don't be afraid. this isn't about being afraid. >> but just once a month, i want you to check. >> it takes ten minutes. >> ten minutes. >> that's all it does take.

dr. deborah wattenburg is a dermatologist and associate professor at dermatology at mount sinai here in new york. people think this only affects people who bake in the sun and love to worship the sun. that's not the case. >> skin cancer actually occurs in one in five americans, which is a super high number. one person dies from melanoma every hour. it can affect all races, all skin types. >> early detection is so important. >> absolutely. if you detect it before it spreads, you have a 98% chance of cure. >> all right. mole checks. i've gotten them on a couple of occasions with the help of savannah. >> i was like i didn't check your mole. >> we've got some audience members with mirrors. what are we looking for? >> so we're looking for moles that are asymmetrical. moles that have irregular borders. colors that are irregular. diameter bigger than the size of a pencil eraser. anything that's changing or evolving. moles that don't go away. growths that hurt or a scab or

crust or bleed. >> all right, technology -- mirrors obviously are helpful. if you come out of the shower, take a look at your own body. technology can also help. >> technology, you can take a photograph of your mole if you'd like to. really what you need to do is get undressed, down to your birthday suit, stand in front of a mirror. >> all right, everybody, go ahead. >> whoo! >> you want to start at the scalp and look at your scalp, make sure there's no funny moles or growths. you want to use a mirror really close. look at your face with no makeup on. then scroll down to your neck. you want to look at your arms and your legs. you want to use a mirror to look at the abdomen and the chest. you want to hold up your arms. look under your arms. >> that's interesting you say that, because a lot of people think the sun doesn't get in there. >> you need to look everywhere. you want to look between your toes. you want to turn around, use your hand mirror, look at the back of your neck. you want to use the mirror to look at the back of your ears.

>> by the way, this is not a bad thing to do with a partner. help each other out. >> absolutely. it's a great date night activity. >> maybe at your house. >> your partner can help you see areas that you can't see. and then they can take a photograph and you can follow along, so if your mole starts to change, you have a reference. if you see a change, you need to see a doctor, you want to see a dermatologist to make sure that there's nothing going on there that you've missed. >> again, take a photo, call your doctor. there's a website where you can go and get more information about this, but it is melanoma monday. it's melanoma awareness month. it is so, so important. >> free skin cancer screenings this month. >> all right, folks. thank you. appreciate it. savannah, well-done. >> thanks. didn't even have to get naked, so that was a relief. coming up next, the best of broadway. the tony-nominated cast of "violet" performs live on our plaza. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> we are back, as we kick off our best of broadway week. each morning, we are planning to bring you a live performance this week from some of the hottest shows on the great white way. we start with "violet." it just picked up four tony nominations, including best revival of a musical, and best performance nods for sutton

foster and joshua henry. take a look. ♪ i'm a long ways from pretty >> set in the 1960s, sutton foster plays the role of violet, a young woman whose face was disfigured after a childhood accident. ♪ i see a brand-new face and it's mine ♪ >> in this production, foster wears no makeup. her scar is left to the audience's imagination. violet sets out on a bus ride to meet a televangelist, who she believes will heal her hideous scar through the power of faith. along the way, she forms an unlikely bond with fellow riders as she learns important life lessons about true beauty and love. we're going to get a treat. here to perform "on my way" as violet first begins her journey, the cast of "violet." >> you going far? >> tulsa, oklahoma. >> i never been there. i hear the trees give out.

oh, my goodness. >> that's just where i'm going. get this scar healed once and for all. >> well, i'm going to nashville. the country music capital of the world. my son lives there and works in the cellophane plant. he's got three little boys not old enough to be in school yet. i don't know how i feel about a house full of children. >> it's hot in here. >> i have eight children myself. stevie, the youngest, i lost him to korea. harvey is the only other boy. the girls are scattered to the winds, they made such beautiful brides. sorry, dear. >> i hope you have a nice visit. >> it's not a visit. or maybe we'll move. i tell you what, though, and i know you won't think well of me for it, but i am right tired of children. ♪ look at her skin china white tissue thin look how the light ♪ ♪ cuts clear to the bone

gives her skin ♪ ♪ such a tone i'd take it any day ♪ ♪ praise god for everyone i meet while i ♪ ♪ i'm on my way my face is mean ♪ ♪ 80 years worth of tears hers and strong ♪ ♪ but jesus don't wait so long ♪ ♪ to make my face okay at last the north carolina ♪ border, and i i am on my way ♪ ♪ before another sunrise wakes me ♪ ♪ before another night is gone i'll find out where ♪

♪ this highway takes me you know i got to travel on ♪ ♪ left my troubles all behind me ♪ ♪ got there when i climbed onboard ♪ ♪ as i'm going along i carry with me ♪ ♪ promises that can't go wrong as i travel on ♪ ♪ as i travel on my way ♪ ♪ got there as i climbed onboard ♪ ♪ as i'm going along i carry with me ♪ ♪ promises that can't go wrong

as i travel on ♪ as i travel on my way ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the cast of "violet." "violet" is now playing here in new york city. thank you so much. what a wonderful way to wake up. all this week, we're going to do the best of broadway. tomorrow, we've got zack brath and the cast of "bullets over broadway." >> always nice to get up and sing outside on a cold day. >> oh look, over there, margaritas. it's cinco de mayo, you know. >> wow. >> i heard they were nonalcoholic because we've got all the moms. >> can i just show you one

thing, this cup of coffee this guy's drinking. can we just look at that real quickly? >> that looks like good morning, everyone. 8:56. the countdown to the final concert at the stick is officially on. in an hour, tickets go on sale for paul mccartney's farewell to candlestick show. tickets range from $50 to $275. the show is august 14th. let's check our weather this morning with christina. good morning. >> good morning. i'm forecasting the tickets to go very quickly.

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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 beautiful monday morning here in new york city. it'say 5th, 2014, cinco de mayo, for those of you keeping track. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall. >> how was the birthday? >> birthday was great. yep, we had family, friends. we had the derby on. we were betting on the derby with all the kids in the house. >> kids serving drinks? >> no, no. they're not allowed to serve drinks yet. not yet. >> that's my fantasy of having a kid. >> wheeling around a wagon. >> a drink cart. >> hello, mr. geist.

happy birthday. >> top you off, mommy? more, mom? >> with a towel over his arm. >> see? you're catching on. >> this is good. that's next year for the 40th. i want the full deal. no, it was great. thank you. it was a very nice weekend. we want to start this morning, though, with savannah sitting down with michelle knight right here in our studio. michelle, of course, was 21 years old when she was captured by ariel castro in a cleveland neighborhood. she and two other women, amanda berry and gina dejesus, were held captive for more than a decade. michelle had some very powerful words about forgiveness and moving on with her life when she talked to savannah. >> one of the things i was really blown away by when we talked before was you told me that you're able to forgive ariel castro. >> yes, i am. >> how is that possible? some people look at everything that happened and they think i couldn't do that if i were in the same position. >> well, if i did something wrong, even if it was a small thing, i would want somebody to

forgive me. so i can forgive him for what he done wrong. because that's the way of life. >> when you first found out that he had died in prison, what was your firstreaction? >> i was saddened about it, but also confused at the same time. like, why would he hurt his children like that? why would he leave them? >> you were saddened by it? you really were? why is that? >> because he was a human being. and every human being needs to be loved, even though they did something wrong. >> what is the best part of having your own apartment and living freely? >> being able to wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, and sit there, watch tv, listen to music, and just look at the beautiful sky. >> you listen to her talk about castro, that's a grace i'm not sure any of us or anyone else would be capable of something.

she's an incredible, incredible woman. >> especially given all she had been through and all those women had been through. tomorrow marks the year when they were freed from that home. just incredible. the more you hear about it, the more you want the know what really happened. >> and you hear when she says being able to get up and make a cup of coffee. things we all take for granted. >> look at the sky. >> really amazing. >> she said he's a human being, despite the fact he treated her like less than that, obviously. but she's amazing. and she's so inspiring. when she walked into the studio, just the energy from her, it takes your breath away, knowing what she's been through and where she is now, a year later. it's incredible. >> it's amazing. >> positive and uplifting. >> they talk with such poise about something, so horrifying. her new book "finding me" details her ordeal and how she has moved forward. definitely worth a read. we are just getting some frightening video that we've seen earlier today, a frightening circus accident in providence, rhode island.

it left nine performers with serious and critical injuries when they plunged to the ground from about 35 feet. officials say the injuries, though, were not life-threatening, though some still in serious, even critical condition. the acrobats were performing what they call a human chandelier, literally hanging like a chandelier from their hair during a ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus show. before we show you the video, we should point out it can be hard to watch. take a look. as you see there, that rigging holding the eight female performers by their hair just collapses to the ground. now some of the audience briefly thought that this was part of the act, but they knew something was wrong when the first responders and all the crew from ringling brothers rushed to the scene there. a ninth person, a male performer, was also hurt by that structure falling to the ground, and we do have a statement this

morning from feld entertainment, the company that owns the circus. they say, "all the performers in the act received immediate medical attention and were transported to a local hospital for further care. the 11:00 a.m. performance was stopped at that time. an investigation has begun into the cause of the accident." earlier today, a spokesman did say the show will go on as planned perhaps later today. this afternoon they have a show. and then -- >> but no aerial acts. >> right. and they're going to resume in hartford back to schedule. >> but you wonder for all the parents who had kids in that audience. >> oh, my gosh. >> every time you go to a circus and you watch that, that's always in the back of your mind. >> i was just about to say that. >> what's going to happen and what would happen if the worst did? and now we see. >> they do these acts without any backup or no net. so even though you assume that they've checked the rigging and they've checked that all the equipment is safe and up to standard, that stuff travels quite a bit. and it gets moved around, broken

down. so you never know what could go wrong. >> even the cirque du soleil show. they had the accident last year. the woman fell. and today don't have the same burden of moving from city to city like the circus in this case. but it's just dangerous. it's incredible. >> this seems particularly dangerous. i don't know much about the act. but hanging from your hair on a rope. >> yeah. i love this next one. >> yeah, so this is something we were talking about earlier today. it's a common issue. in fact, i was flying this weekend. one of those things, you're in the middle seat and you wonder, what are you supposed to do? >> with your arms? >> the armrest. you're in the middle seat. who owns the armrest? >> what's the rule? >> before you answer that question, there's someone who's found a solution perhaps to this. so it's a hong kong company. it's called the paper clip armrest. they've invented this double deck geometry gadget. it creates a vertical space.

so if someone goes on top, someone goes on the bottom. so that means you're not touching my arm. >> but you are touching. >> well, you know, but it's not like this. it's not on top. you're not, like, on top of the person. like this. >> if you've got bare arms, there's still that touching going on. >> so better than this invention that apparently won't be solved here. the rule, what do you think the rule is? if you're in the middle seat, do you get an armrest, both armrests? >> you get one. >> under over, right? you get one. >> with the right, how do you decide which one you get? >> i don't know. >> the rule is, according to "the wall street journal," and i apparently was the only one who knew this rule, the middle seat, you get both armrests. >> why? >> because you're stuck in the middle. >> so they talked to a number of experts, and this is basically what they said. one expert said that if you're in the middle, both armrests are not necessarily yours. that's one person.

but the majority -- you don't even count. >> he's the outlier. >> the majority of travel experts said that you, in fact, do get the middle seat. i've got it for those that don't believe me. >> proof. does a flight attendant flip a coin? >> no. >> maybe they should make a rule and put it on the seat. >> you load this on your ipad or iphone and you go, can you read? here. >> i think they need to put it on the back of the seat. like the taxicabs. you know the rules when you come in. >> delta airlines has those hilarious videos before the flight, the safety videos. they should add that in there. by the way, the middle seat gets both armrests. >> is there nothing better than when you get on a plane and there's nobody next to you? >> it's sensational. >> it's like yes! thank you. and i'll have his peanuts, too. [ laughter ] all right? and since you're only pouring out half a can, let me have his half. >> what do you do when you sit next to the person that starts

to tell you their life story? >> headphones. >> i struggle with that. >> i had somebody actually stop and go like that. i did the double. i pretended to be asleep and i had headphones on. >> and they still nudged you. >> they woke me up. and the thing is, i don't mean to wake you -- no, you did. you poked me. you all but did like this. >> but then they gave you two peanuts. >> no, they didn't give me anything. nothing. >> the real problem is you are two lovely, dainty women. al and i are grown men. >> so we're not grown women? >> you're not big people. >> i was talking about your size. it was a compliment. >> before i lost weight, i'd be walking down that aisle. i would see people looking at i came down the aisle and they're going no. no. >> but you could see it in their eyes. the fear that i was going to sit next to them. on the one hand, hey, it's al roker.

oh god, on the other hand, it's al roker. how come he didn't have goodyear on his butt. >> they wanted to sit next to al roker. >> my wife was saying that. >> your wife was saying that? >> natalie and i were among the guests at saturday's white house correspondents dinner. joel mchale getting mixed reviews as the comic headline. here's a gag he did that targeted obama's healthcare.gov website. >> mr. president, you have to admit, and you already have, the launch of healthcare.gov was a disaster. it was so bad. it was bad. look, i don't even have an analogy, because the website is now the thing people use to describe other bad things. they say stuff like ugh, i shouldn't have eaten that sushi, i was up all night healthcare.goving. ugh. boy, that latest johnny depp

movie really healthcare.goved at the box office. look at my new rug! did the dogs healthcare.gov on it? >> see, i think it was funnier in the room than it played on tv. >> i think so. >> i only saw clips and i thought he was hysterical. >> very edgy. >> did a good job. and we got to take pictures. >> got to pose together. so it was nice. we were on a party bus. >> oh, you had a party bus? >> open bar on the party bus? >> darn, that's not the party bus we were thinking. >> it was fun. >> had a great time. we didn't have the best seats. we were in the back. but 3,000 people. >> we were able to get out early. >> this is my view. i saw the screen. and al and deborah's head. >> that's a great view of my head. there you go. let's show you what we've got as far as weather is concerned. we are talking about some real fire danger going on right now. the wildfire in guthrie, oklahoma. big problems.

jet stream is way up to the north. so because of that, we've got the strong ridge of high pressure. jet stream in the upper midwest. and between that, we have got these winds coming out of the south, a dry line that's a strong flow of southwesterly winds. red flag warnings and fire weather warnings stretching from nevada all the way into oklahoma. in fact, you can look at this elevated fire danger for today into tonight. the critical area out in arizona. but by tomorrow, we are looking at it even being worse, with low relative humidity, elevated conditions. look at that. a wide swath, and the critical area is really bad. so we're going to be watching this as we go on 9:12. happy monday to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we have big changes. mostly in the 50s and 60s right now. over san francisco, same cloudy sky over the south bay and greater bay area. as we head throughout the morning hours, cool temperatures building breeze, clouds increase as we head into this afternoon.

we actually have a chance for a few light showers. this evening, the wind will increase, gusts to 35 miles per hour-plus. 70 degrees in the north bay today. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks a lot. coming up next, the story of family brought closer together after divorce. it's called "growing up fisher." it stars jenna elfman. always love talking to her. we will be joined by the golden globe winner right after this. [ man ] i think this is a good time to tell you: you're doing okay, mom. i can call you "mom," right? i know we haven't known each other very long, but you seem like a real keeper. you're not perfect. but you're trying. anyway, i want you to know how much i appreciate you. you know, right? how much i love you. you're doing okay, mom. how much i love you. i missed you, too.ou.

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of grades, so don't expect too much out of my work-wise. >> good luck with the grades and don't expect too much from me pay-wise. >> we're seeing a lot of layers with this family, with this character. how do you describe the fishers, jenna? >> it's interesting, because you think a blind man, divorced. what is going on? you never feel sympathy for him. he's so competent. this is based on a true story of d.j. fisher, our writer. he grew up with a blind father, parents divorcing. so the story is told as narrated by jason bateman from the boy's point of view growing up. he's pretty sure his mom made that shirt for him. but yeah, you know, they're actually growing closer through divorce because now without the labor of their marriage, they're actually communicating more as parents, so it's actually a family becoming closer. through divorce, she wants to go have a second adolescence because she never felt like she found herself. so she's doing that much to the annoyance of her 16-year-old

daughter, who wants a mother, and her mother's acting like a teenager. and my character's really fun to play. she's a woman that misses social cues. really well-intended, very loving mother, but misses social cues and wants to be accepted by the college crowd. >> interesting to hear you talk about playing this comedy. you've succeeded in comedy, but you said this was a totally different process. >> a lot of times in comedy, you're doing funny reactions. six episodes in, d.j. nash came up to me and gave me a note and said you're more perceptive than this character. you're reacting because you're seeing something. she would not see this. it would blow right past her. so don't react. and i found a whole new angle into the comedy with like no reacting. >> is that harder or easier? >> the whole audience is in on it. and she's just like, huh? it took a minute because i'm so used to reacting. but once i found it, it actually is what hooked me into the character. >> so you've got now -- we like

to do this with our guests. two things that are true, one that we have to guest. >> okay. well, my mouth was duct taped in seventh grade by my teacher. >> okay. >> i was a soccer champ, state champion. and i was in a bunch of music videos in the '80s and '90s. two truths, one lie. >> i actually know number three is true. >> it is? >> i think number two is true. >> the duct tape is true i think. >> just throw in child abuse on morning television? >> i think the soccer champ is false. >> yeah, i was horrible at soccer. oh, my god. special extra classes doing the drawing thing, which i still don't understand with soccer, with xs and things. >> figure out where to go? >> i was like, is this nasa? >> what teacher -- >> a seventh grade math teacher. she was trying to start the math lesson and i was still chatting with my desk neighbor.

very innocently. and duct tape. >> on a happier note, we have a piece of video i think you're really going to enjoy. >> really? >> here we go. >> oh! >> what are we looking at here? >> this is a depesche mode video. i was told dance badly. i spent my whole life trying to dance well. so that was really hard. but that was really fun. i got to go to their concert at dodger stadium that year. >> you remember the dance moves? >> yeah. >> that's it. sweet fancy moses. >> she's got the elaine dance down, too. >> "growing up fisher" airs tomorrow at 9:30 here on nbc. and coming up next, i'm going to get you caught up on all the news before you leave your house this morning. and jack is back. "24" begins this week with kiefer sutherland. just would have been the dates we'll help you circle on the calendar. >> but first, these messages.

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whether high winds may have caused a vintage plane to crash at an air show. 77-year-old andrena was killed. witnesses say something went wrong during a low-flying acrobatic maneuver called cutting the ribbon. it was a stunt the pilot had performed numerous times. the event had not been held in three years, so it was a packed house with thousands of people. no spectators, however, were hurt.

happy cinco de mayo day. a cloudy sky over san jose. you may not believe it, but we've got showers on the way, as we speak. i'm going to show that to you in just a moment. 63 degrees in san francisco. you've got to see it to believe it. you'll notice the clouds increasing throughout the day today. right at 2:00, look at this, showers all the way from the south bay through the east bay hills and up into the north bay. expecting snow in the higher elevations, but highs today in

the upper 60s. warming trend by the end of the week. >> we're looking over toward westbound 580. look how very slow it still is as you come in through dublin out of livermore. this is probably the last bit of the traffic burst as you're coming to the dublin interchange. you do see west 580 starting to clear toward livermore. we had a crash in sonoma, that caused all that backup. northbound routes through the south bay continue to improve as the crashes clear. clear across the dunbar bridge. thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. have a great morning.

welcome back to "today" on a monday morning. it's may 5th, 2014. i'm willie along with al, natalie and tamron. it's a beautiful day here in new york city. hope it is where you are. on friday night's tonight show, kevin spacey was across the street and he got together with jimmy and the barbershop quartet. we've seen this before. featuring kevin spacey doing jason derulo's "talking dirty." >> oh boy. >> tra la la la la. ♪ that flight that you get on international ♪ ♪ first class seat on my lap girl ♪ ♪ riding comfortable i know what the girl need ♪ ♪ new york to haiti

i got lipstick stamps ♪ ♪ on my passport you make it hard to leave ♪ ♪ really don't need explaining all i really need ♪ ♪ to understand is is when you talk ♪ ♪ dirty to me >> it's so good! he belongs there, kevin spacey. >> it's a barbershop quintet. >> with him, it is. to hear kevin spacey say first class seat on my lap, girl. >> somehow dressed like that, it works. >> that's so good. >> if you get that, you don't have to worry about an armrest. >> that's a solution. >> just sit on the lap. >> anyway. i'll take a look at the pollen. it's a little rough out there. >> it is. >> a lot of folks suffering. they continue to suffer through a wide area. first of all, northeast, looking really bad. midsection of the country really high as well. you've got really the only place where it's low to medium is along the pacific northwest

coast into northern california. for today, we're looking at sunshine. windy conditions here in the northeast. unfortunately, it's windy and hot in the southern plains, and that's where we have big fire danger. wet weather in the pacific northwest. windy through central california. 64 degrees today. sunny skies in san francisco. cloudy sky in san francisco. it was sunny about a half hour ago. we have clouded up since then. as a result, you can see, there's a storm system on the way. this is actually the leading edge of a front that's going to bring us some showers as we get into this afternoon. best chances in the higher elevations. right now upper 50s to lower 60s. it's going to be a little on the cool side. coolest day of the week, a few showers today. midsection of the week, lots of sunshine and a big warm-up near mother's day. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al, thanks a lot. tamron has circled on her calendar this month the premiere of the show "i wanna marry

harry." >> yes, because i'm in it. >> you're in it? it's a reality show about women who think they're dating to compete acom -- competing to date and then marry harry. >> with us is jessica shaw. good morning. let's get your time, get your calendar out, get your iphone ready. >> a lot to get to this month. >> here we go. we're starting out with jack bauer in london. >> yes. "24" is back. it's about four years after we left off. he's in london now. there's a plot to kill the president. we don't know, is he involved? is he defending the president? what we do know, that's two-hour premiere tonight. he doesn't really talk for the first 30 minutes. you've got to pick up on a lot of acting cues. he's very brooding. look in the eyes. >> that's tonight. jack is back. let's look at friday, may 9th. "neighbors." seth rogen, zac efron. >> seth rogen and rose byrne play a couple with a new baby. they move in next door to a frat

house. turns out not the best neighbors. this is going to break all records for the number of jokes about a certain male body part. if that's not your thing, just tune in for zac efron's abs. >> he was in studio earlier today. >> how'd that go? >> mark the calendar. every day is zac efron day. okay, moving on -- sorry about that. i had a moment. okay, "rosemary's baby" premieres may 11th. i'm actually excited to see this. >> yeah. happy mother's day, like devon spawn. zoe saldana plays the role. this time it's set in paris. she has another kind of bad neighbor. not a frat house, but they worship the devil. >> i'll take the frat house. >> thanks, jessica. >> next week, may 16th, godzilla, it's back. >> godzilla is back. this is -- bryan cranston is the human star in this godzilla reboot of the classic 1950s japanese monster movie. but it's all about the monsters. there's godzilla and there are

also other ones. the poster has been everywhere and a lot of people in japan feel like he's a little chunky from the neck down. they're fat-shaming godzilla. >> oh no. >> the one before this, the godzilla remake that was panned across the board in 1998, so this has got to be an upgrade from that. >> it has to be. >> this will make you forget about that one. >> okay, good. coldplay. they've got a new album, may 19th. >> it's called "ghost stories." chris martin, who did "snl" this past week, he said it's a very personal story. it talks a lot about different things that have gone on in his life. so obviously everyone thinks it's about his breakup with gwyneth paltrow, though there is no song called "conscious uncoupling." it did not make the cut. >> not a late bonus track. now that we're getting serious here. because on the 19th, "the bachelorette" is back. angie dorffman, she walked out last season. they were in the fantasy suite and he was talking about other women. >> cardinal sin.

>> let's hope she has better luck in the fantasy suite this time. >> everyone seems to think she did the right move without juan pablo. he's considered the overall jerkiest bachelor. that's the word on the street. >> oh, like you didn't watch. you're like, he's just considered the jerkiest show. >> i assure you that's one show i missed. may 23rd, "x-men: days of future past." i read that hugh jackman with the claws of wolverine almost wiped himself out. down here. he says he almost -- >> that's dangerous where you're moving the claws. >> it's true. >> the merging of the old and the new cast. you've got hugh jackman and patrick stewart, ian mckellen, also jennifer lawrence and ellen page. they travel back in time. they have to stop a very catastrophic event. and there's a bad guy played by peter dinklage, who is rocking an awesome '70s hairdo. >> we're going to skip ahead to may 27th.

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stake. you can write thank you, mom, i love you on these. and they're $3.99 from world market. instead of flowers, why not a plant? it will last all year. we love these planters from west helm. you can write messages from mom. now, you really want to try to keep it personal because it makes mom think you've been thinking for months on this present, so anything monogrammed is a great idea. so these little totes are super fun. and they're from preppymonogrammedgifts.com. just $30. love the stripes. very preppy chic. >> jewelry you can't go wrong. >> here's some really personal ideas. these are great little silhouette necklaces, which are personalized. you send in a photograph and they can take your own silhouette so mom can have her grandchildren and her kids, and these are by vanna chet. and also some little fun alphabet bead bracelets so you

can say anything you want. these are from shopryanporter.com, from love you mom, to sorry mom that i snuck out 20 years ago. >> will that fit on there? >> that will fit on there. >> that's what you're sorry for. >> that's what i'm sorry for. here's another fun personal way for the queen of the kitchen. these are actual custom engraved recipes. so if you have a family recipe, you can send these in. these are from damion's woodwork.com. or if you have a baker who's a mom, these are really fun rolling pins. $25 from personalized just for you. and it's etsy shop. these are super cute. >> i love those. >> let's move to the tub. >> we all talk about giving mom a little bit of luxury. >> that's all we want. ten minutes or an hour. >> just want to be left alone is what you're saying. >> glass of wine. you've got the perfect place to put it. >> exactly. this is a bath caddie. it's $49 from casa.com. it's got a clever little slot

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these are from magiccarpetym.com. they're $89, a little bit of a splurge, but you're going to go to the front of the yoga class with these. they are so cool. >> i love it. >> and lastly, mini me looks. >> so cute. >> this is christie and her little pickle. >> hi, miss pickle. >> cute. >> and they're wearing matching tunics and they start at just $50. and then check out their little espadrills. these are starting at just $27 and $60 for mom. >> what do we got here? >> have you ever seen such glamorous balloons? >> that's a big balloon, huh? >> these are from steph stive studio. use them for decor or to your mom for a big i love you. >> one of them has confetti in it. >> thank you, sweetie. happy mother's day to you.

coming up next, we have a cinco de mayo celebration with a couple of easy mexican recipes that you can make tonight, right after this.

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adding all different kinds of flavors to our margaritas. same thing with guacamole. we actually added some mangos, some red onion. i added shrimp to mine. i've added cucumbers. or put the cue consumer% on -- a lighter option instead of chips. high fieb ser whber is what you looking for. this is a healthy swapout. we want to have a good time but also be healthy. >> now you're going to make us enchiladas? >> i'm going to make green enchiladas. people traditionally make it with tomatoes. but i'm making it with tomatillos. this is an inedible husk. so take this off and plop them in the water. >> just boil them down. >> for about 15 minutes. we want to strain them. and then we want to put them in

the blender and add some onion. some cilantro. some chicken stock. and some garlic. >> nice. >> and we're going to blend that -- i'll let you blend that. >> okay. >> the chicken stock, i got that from boiling chicken. >> we have a loud blender. >> that's okay. you know what, i actually have another one over here. that's already done. so my chicken, when i boiled it, i just shredded it. and i'm adding cheese. you don't have to add salt because cojita cheese is high in salt, but made with skim milk, so you want to add that. stir it up. >> you guys have made queso blanco. >> or mexican cheese. you can improvise. a recipe is just a footprint for how you want to be able to do something. >> you're frying those. >> i'm going to be cooking the tortilla for about ten seconds

until it's nice and soft. we want to drain all the extra oil. we're going to take some chicken. i'll let you do this. and pour it here. >> put the chicken with the cheese in there. we're going to roll it up. maybe put too much in there? >> there's no such thing. >> then you pop it in there. >> and then after that you sprinkle with more cheese. and then some of the tomatillo sauce on top. >> how long do you bake it? >> about five minutes at 350. and then you're ready for some enchiladas. it's in the tasting to see if it's good. >> you've got some fresh ingredients to top it with. >> si ljalapeno, sour cream. >> always great to have you here. happy cinco de mayo. >> happy cinco de mayo. >> the recipe is on our website today.com. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. it's got to be delicious.

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we cannot stop eating. these are so good. >> go make these right now. we want to check in with hoda. she's in l.a. on the set of "the voice" with william bush. >> the bushman is here. you guys -- we are on the actual stage. >> can we sing today? >> no. >> i worked on a couple of numbers. we can sing a little bit today, can't we? >> there will be no singing here. you guys tune in. we have a great, great, great show. >> we do. >> all right, we will. >> please sing, billy. we'll be watching,

good morning. 9:56. investigators are hot on the heels of a man who broke into an elderly couple's sunny vail home, robbed them at gun point. the woman first saw the man a day earlier. he sat on her front porch for a

while before knocking on the door of the she couldn't understand him. she apologized, shut the door. the next day the man broke into the house and robbed the couple. she said the man took her purse, all her jewelry from a case in the bedroom, snatched her necklace off her neck, rings right off her fingers. took a watch the husband was wearing as well. police are close to catching him, they say. let's check in with your weather. >> hopefully you like a little rain in the forecast because that's what we're serving up in the weather department today. but only for one day and nothing too heavy. just light activity. the same cloudy sky over san jose that we're getting in san francisco. we're heading to a pretty good looking day on your cinco de mayo. you might get a little rain later on today. really bull's-eye between 1:00 and 5:00. actually took a temperature down a degree in the south bay. you'll need your jacket all day long. let's talk what's coming our

way. through the day today, a few showers, cloudy. midweek, a stretch of fair weather, then we'll warm up big-time into mother's day. let's check your drive. >> over here, fremont, not a good one. south 880 is a good drive, though. look at the flag flapping in the breeze. the winds have changed. we're looking at the map, a slower drive as you approach mission and head south down to 237. look at the south bay, north 101, and north 85, smooth flow of traffic there. a slower drive through 580 into the dublin interchange. mike, thank you much. we'll have another local news update coming up in half an hour. and then cover the papi.

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nature valley. nature at its most delicious. from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda k b kotb, live, from the stage "the voice" at university studios in los angeles. >> i'm so happy. okay. >> your dream come true. >> this is what it feels like.

it is fun day monday, everybody. it is may the 5th, 2014, cinco de mayo. billy bush and i are live from "the voice" stage in los angeles. okay. >> this is a dream come true for you. right? you love -- >> if i could sing, i can only imagine what it must feel like to be on the stage with the judges sitting in those four chairs right in front of us turning. blake turning. >> looking at you. >> looking at me. >> by the way, getting you out of blake's dressing room this morning took a long time, but i'm glad we finally did it and here we are, because this place has history. they did "scar face" on this studio, in this stage. they're going to remake "scar face." can we agree you don't remake "scar face"? >> yes, leave that alone. kathie lee is usually here. billy bush, such a great guy, came today. you know kathie fell down the stairs, she was talking about it

and her knee was swollen and the doctor said to her, when you have a swollen knee and bruising and stuff, it is not a good idea to fly. so billy bush is pinch hitting today and we're going to have some fun. >> a little phone call last night, in fact, just before dinner. i had a nice text exchange with kathie, she's doing good. >> we'll see her tomorrow. okay. so, again, we do have a great show. we're going it meet two of the new coaches. gwen stefani and pharrell. >> this is good stuff. >> we'll talk about them. in a minute. but we got to show you where we are. because this stage -- and before you get here, it is hard to know what's what. so we'll show you around. so, first of all, the performance stage is right here. this is where everyone does their performing on stage. okay. now, if you go over to the sky box, which is up there, that's where carson hangs out and does his thing. and -- >> that's a nice little round

thing up there. >> yeah. and the red chairs right in front of us, which is so exciting. that's where all the coaches sit. they hit the button, which, by the way, the button -- >> the button. >> how about the button? >> i wanted to hear a little -- when you make -- when you turned earlier this morning, i was waiting for the -- you know you wanted to hear it. it is why you came here. but you and i were worried about walking down the stairs. think about this, they walk down singing, looking out. i was terrified. we're going to fall down. >> big change in the coaching staff of "the voice." not only are the new coaches coming in, but something happened to one of the old coaches. >> adam levine has gone blonde. what do you think about the sexiest man alive now is blonde. >> that's him with his fiancee, a victoria's secret model. do you think, you're a guy, you

have a good head of hair. >> thank heavens for that. i'm not particularly that tall to have the hair i appreciate. >> do you think the blonde changes adam? >> just by applause, sexier blonde, yes or no? yes, applause? no. see, that's the general prevailing wisdom right now. ladies are not thrilled about it. >> i have to say i like adam better's a brunette. >> he can go back. i did this years ago, i did this, flashback five years ago, got into a panic mode, am i young, am i old, what am i going to do and i went frosty tips, old school secret frosty tips. no man should be sitting in a hair chair with continue foil on his head. it shouldn't happen. so i let it go. and then i cut t i sait. i said forget about it. >> i notice little tiny bits of gray sneaking in. >> that's the wife and kids, the other night, i said, listen, i'm

seeing the gray, they have been seeing the gray for a little while. do i dye it out and put a little dye in there? no. absolutely not. you got to go salt and pepper. so i'm doing it. courageous step! i'm old! i'm old! >> by the way, we should point out, "the voice" airs tonight on nbc. i had a chance to sit down with gwen stefani and pharrell. a lot of people know pharrell because of the song "happy." that's how they know him and they think he's a new guy. he's been around. he's written all kinds of songs. this song -- i'm going to play it. i want to know if you know he wrote this song. ready? i have a little speaker. here we go. ♪ believing the rest of my season ♪ >> you don't have to stop now, girl. get up there and move. >> he wrote "hot in here."

he wrote "holler back girl" with gwen stefani. yes, he did. he wrote "milk shake," the cleese song. >> my milk shake brings all the boys to the yard. >> mine is better than yours. >> wait a minute. four tunes for michael jackson song, ultimately michael didn't do, but justin timberlake did on his first album. so when justin timberlake first came out solo and people said, man, you're, like a young michael jackson, be that -- >> the song "happy," he said was written as a duet with cee lo and pharrell. cee lo didn't want to release "happy" so it stayed and pharrell got the song. >> who is happy now? pharrell. >> he's so great. we'll talk to him and gwen stefani, who, by the way, moments before i sat down to interview gwen and pharrell last

night, she was breast-feeding that 10 week old baby. >> moments before. >> she said i need a couple more minutes, i need to breast-feed this cute baby. i fell in love with her. >> was pharrell wearing the hat during the interview? >> you know what hat he had on. not that hat. >> not the vivien westwood hat. >> a new hat he designed that looked a little cowboy and a little whatever. we'll see it. >> all about the hat. >> now we're down to some of the final singers. down to eight. >> who's yours? >> i like from team blake -- >> of course. you like blake from team blake. >> i like sisaundra from team blake. >> sisaundra lewis. they often close and open the show with her. >> here is a teeny bit of her. let's watch. ♪ hold on hold on ♪ ♪ oh, cheri hold on hold on ♪ >> and billy -- i love her.

what do you love? >> i like kat perkins from team adam. she was in jeopardy last week, almost got cut. i think that was just to keep it dramatic. she's fantastic. she feels the music, like you. she feels it. it runs through her body. she's doing it, man. it is an emotion. i love her. >> we're going to find out and it is going to be fun tonight on this very stage. >> i also like the josh kaufman guy. team usher? he looks a little like jack osborne and the guy that plays capote in the other movie. and this guy is fantastic too. >> can i tell you what else i'm excited about ed aboud about? i'm for the first time am going to be able to watch "the voice" live from this studio tonight. i'm so excited. it is time for our favorite things. i'll show you mine. >> are you going to put that on? put it on! >> no, for your wife.

this is a bathing suit cover by becca. they look good -- i'm telling you, they look on everybody. they cover up the parts you don't want to be seen and -- >> doesn't look like it covers up much. >> exactly. with the bathing suit. >> oh, over a bathing suit? >> with a birthday suit, i think they would ask you to lose the pool or stay a little longer, depending -- >> what do you got? >> i have my favorite things. i do love red wine, but it is cinco de mayo, i love margaritas more! >> my favorite margarita guy. this is my guy. this is chef sam from los angeles. >> how are you? >> oh, yes. >> poloma and our house margarita made with fresh lime juice, tequila. >> let me taste. >> l.a., we don't do anything but the skinny. >> that's delicious. i wish we had some for

everybody. >> they'll have a lot of margaritas tonight. >> coming up, we'll fill you in with all the juicy celebrity scoop you missed in the "today's buzz." >> and the eternal bachelor, david walton is here, good man. >> and we're so happy because we got to hear some of the newest "voice" judges, pharrell and gwen stefani.

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>> with usher and shakira off next season, christina aguilera returning in season eight, the show is in the market for two new judges to fill the big red chairs this fall. good ones. >> they got two great ones. seven-time grammy winner pharrell williams behind "hapy"n and gwen stefani of no doubt. i got a chance to speak to them. >> big get, hoda. >> take a look. ♪ everybody get up >> what do you get when you combine super producer, entertainer pharrell williams and pop superstar gwen stefani? >> hello. >> look at you two. >> the new judges for season seven of "the voice." so tell me about this new adventure that you two are on.

you're joining "the voice". >> i just found out about this. i'm trying to, like, pinch myself. is this really happening? >> it is magical. it is serendipitous. we have always had, like, a special connection. and it was always through music that we recognize, like, each other's admiration and the depth of such potential. >> it is a connection that goes back more than ten years. >> i just love this song, you guys. i didn't even know it was the two of you together. ♪ all the girls there ain't no holler back girl ♪ >> this song came together in the wee dawn hours of the morning. what was going on? it was 4:00, 5:00 a.m.? >> i knew what i wanted and i described it to him. he goes, oh, yeah. it is like he had it in there already but he had forgotten about it and just does this thing and next thing you know, we were like jumping on the

couch. we knew. >> you knew it was a hit. >> we knew magic. >> that magic continued for both of them. gwen having three sons, the last one just nine weeks ago, and pharrell with hit after hit after hit. and even one that almost wasn't "happy". >> i love that you wrote it for cee lo and you said his version killed it. >> it was a duet with he and i. he was totally with it. somewhere on his team's side there was a miscommunication, and it didn't necessarily happen. and i do regret that it didn't come out because he was so amazing on it. but i'm not complaining. ♪ clap along >> your year is exploding. you have "happy," "blurred lines," your new album came out in march. you have everything in the world going for you. why was this the time to do "the voice"? why now? >> i was wondering the same thing. >> nbc, they are allowing me a

platform to speak to millions of people at night, to say to them, what i would say to a contestant. my advice is always going to have a consistent thread of be you. if it doesn't work for the show, that's okay. for example -- >> something i love, you give everything away. whenever someone asks you about something you do, you know what, all well and good. but, gwen is one better or this one -- >> it sounds like i'm giving it away because you're so used to everybody saying i or me. >> i am used to it. >> but what was "holler back" without her. >> it was nothing. it was nothing without you. >> that's right. you'll see what gwen and i do, we're going to take a slightly different approach, always going to hold up the mirror and show people how rad they are already. >> you like that approach, gwen? are you into that? >> i like him. he's rad. >> i think you guys are going to change the whole thing. there is a whole different vibe that is happening with the two

of you. and i think blake and adam better watch out, okay. those two -- >> okay. >> those two better watch out. >> wow. >> so there. >> your mouth to "the voice's" ears. >> that's right, baby. >> how great is that? how great is that? >> by the way, gwen has three boys in her life and her husband and now on "the voice". >> imagine her car pool, how close she is at car pool. always get embarrassed about your mom, but you can't get embarrassed about gwen stefani. >> she is awesome. coming up, the riveting new dra drama. >> and minnie driver called him a dream boat. she understated the whole thing. we're about to find out why. >> nbc's comedy "about a boy" right after this. [ woman ] i could see it in their faces. they weren't looking at me.

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we're so happy. all right. this next story is about -- it is an unlikely friendship between two "about a boy", a best-selling book, the movie with hugh grant. remember that movie? now it is a hot, hot tv sitcom. >> working well on nbc. david walton is here, the star of the show. hey, baby. >> hey, baby. >> we were talking about earlier, hoda and i were talking about men and ideal height. >> stand up. just for fun. okay. i like it. >> this is about a man and a shorter man. >> by the way, we had minnie driver on a month or so ago, she talked about you like you were the second coming. she said you got to meet this guy. he's this guy who has been in the shadows, and finally exploded. did you expect this thing to be such a hit? >> i didn't. i mean, i did, i thought it had an incredible team, but you never know, like the tv gods are

a little fickle as we all know. but i think the reason the show is so well received is that you kind of feel like you have a big hug at the end -- you feel better at the end of the episode than you did at the beginning. and i met a guy, a 300 pound former hell's angel and he said to me, the key to life is ten hugs a day. >> no. >> i love that. big old biker said that? >> yes. how many hugs have you had? >> i just had one with you, and one with you this morning. is this three? >> hug thing again. >> hoda? >> oh. >> ladies, get in line. >> he does smell good. >> the young kid that plays with you in this -- >> benjamin. oh, benjamin, yeah. i'm not allowed to hug him a lot. >> exactly. >> no, he is such a sweet, smart

kid, very, very talented. we're very lucky to have him. >> you got a great little rapport with him on the show. do you hang out with him off set? >> yeah, i mean -- he does have a lot of homework, he has to do homework, like on stage, but he gives me a lot of -- he's a very good smack talker. >> he is? >> yeah. >> how old is he? >> he's 26. yeah. he's 13, yeah. >> and you -- what about your personal life? you got kids yourself? >> yes, almost 2-year-old and 5-month-old. >> oh, my god. >> we have -- and my daughter is so big, she's honestly the size of a 4-year-old, literally she's off the charts that people think she's in school, like, hey, little girl, how are you doing? what grade are you in? she'll look at them like blah, blah, blah. >> and your wife is also very successful actress, right? >> yes, we have competing shows.

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in morgan hill. crews had installed a large fence around the school to shield the students from those rallies. all of this stems from an incident back in campus 2010, a small group of students wore american flag t-shirts on sicin de mayo four years ago. they were sent home for wearing those t-shirts. this morning the school put up posters and messages of unity saying the protests are not going to divide the teachers and the students. we'll take a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break.

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welcome back. happy monday to you. happy cinco de mayo. temperatures will be comfortable today, although they'll be cooler than average, and quite a bit cooler than yesterday by five to eight degrees. 64 degrees in san francisco. 69 degrees in the south bay with changes coming your way as we head throughout the week. cool, cloudy today, cool showers for tomorrow. temperatures hover around average for the midsection of the week. we crank up the heat for mother's day weekend. we'll have the full forecast at 11:00. let's say hello to mike. >> cranking down on the speeds right now, past the oakland coliseum, a parade of sweeper trucks and their accompanying entourage, slowing things down. it will be a slower drive as you head downtown oakland. reverse the commute back to the

other direction. a smooth drive across the bay of the earlier stall on that span. there's the slower east bay. see you at 11:00. we are back with more of "today" on this funday monday live from "the voice" in los angeles. billy bush is filling in for kathie lee. hey. >> hey, having fun. you know dermot mulroney from "my best friend's wedding" and most recently "august: osage county." ? >> in his latest role, he's a former cia agent who kidnapped a bus full of very important children. take a look. >> you did what no one else can do. you took those kids. maybe it's time to end this. save the kids. be a hero. go home. >> no. i can't go home yet. we are in a war with widener, and if i don't finish him, we're all dead. >> oh, the show is crisis. it's crisis. and it also stars lance gross and rachel taylor as the federal

agents trying to take dermot's character down. i watched last night. i got sucked in by widener and all the evil characters. i'm not sure you're that evil, though. >> you have a little evil. >> you know, you come to learn is that my motivations are understandable. my other, you could call into attention. >> "crisis" is one of these shows you have to be told about. once you watch an episode, and the concept is a whole bus full of kids get kidnapped. you turn out to be a little bit of a hero because your buddy shoots you in episode one. >> i'm the protector, the secret service agent. i have my hands full with the president's son. not only him, some of the most -- the children of some of the most important people in the world. >> how are you going to rescue these kids? >> you're in on the rescue. >> i am in on the rescue, but for a very long time i was quite

convinced that my character was in cahoots with dermot's character. i thought that i would potentially be able, but i'm not. i'm on the side of good along with lance. yeah, it's our job to try and rescue these very valuable kidnapped schoolchildren. but things get more complicated as the series unfolds. >> it is going to get more complicated. it's going to get more complicated. everybody has their own personal reasons brought in. through their characters. but in this part of the show you're talking about becomes a great chase. like "the fugitive" or one of those movies where the good guys are trying to track down the bad guys. >> and you're a little wounded bird. i see a wounded bird playing with all his fancy gajtsdgets. and i feel for this guy. >> he's evil! >> but underneath it all, he's heisenberg. even walter white was a wounded bird in "breaking bad." >> nothing like that. this is, you know, he has

emotionally sound reasons for doing what he does. >> your accent just threw me, i'm sorry. it threw me. when you listen to your character on the show, you would have no idea -- you're from where, australia? >> australia with two english parents. it's actually turned into a beg mess. but it's strange whenever i'm with lance because we play partners in "crisis," so we spend lot of time together. when i see you, i feel like i should be speaking in an american accent. >> is it hard? hard or easy to pick up the accent? >> i have an excellent coach. who teaches me. it was a little tricky at first because i'm from the country. >> she's great at it because i forget. >> really? >> then she goes into her accent. wait a minute. >> it's so creepy. >> but look at these two as an on-screen pairing. that's something "crisis" has going for it, pairing. you don't see this color combination. exactly. >> what are we working here? 1% body fat? he's tore up underneath that vest in there. i can see he's very fit.

>> i got to get back in the gym. >> he eats like a 12-year-old. >> i don't want to hear this. >> it's these guys. >> i eat everything. anything and everything. you work out. you eat and then you work out. >> we want everyone to watch "crisis." it's a great show. pick it up sunday nights at 10:00/9:00 central right here on nbc. thanks, guys. >> wounded bird. >> love you guys. thank you. coming up, she opens up her life about dating and her family. and we'll get you caught up on all the latest hollywood buzz right after this. [ male announcer ] this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto.

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but we assure you - it is. bites. little greatness. time now for "today's buzz," we get you caught up on all the hollywood gossip you may have missed while out having a blast this weekend. >> look who's here. what a great guy. jason kennedy from e, i love the man, a handsome fellow. >> i didn't know there was going to be a live audience. can i do something? >> yeah, go ahead. >> hello, los angeles! it is too easy. it is too easy. >> we should point out, this audience came up at the crack of dawn in l.a. >> they have been waiting for some singing. i think they thought they were coming to "the voice". >> talk to us about kerry washington, had the baby. is this brand-new news? >> it reportedly happened two weeks ago.

she is an expert at keeping things private. e news has the birth certificate. we should mention we reached out, she has not commented. she has not confirmed she had the baby, but she had the baby two weeks ago. >> okay. >> at cedars-sinai in los angeles. and this is a place where the paparazzi, they stake out looking for celebrities. no one from the hospital said anything. she got married last year and no one knew she was even dating the guy. and an ex-nfl player. she's so good at this. >> how does she do that? >> think about it, angelina jolie, she had a double mastectomy, nobody knew about it, in the middle, the center of beverly hills. kerry washington, the name isabella we can handle. the last name, her last name is asomugha. nnamdi asomugha is her husband. can we get her to talk about her pregnancy, her marriage, she doesn't go there. >>s on harry. who doesn't love harry.

he was at memphis. >> harry and william. one of their good friends got married. he owns a bunch of nightclubs in london. they have been there for the past few days, they went and got some barbecue, they visited graceland and wedding was on saturday. if you're in memphis, they already left, they left on sunday. reportedly harry was twerking on the dance floor. >> i can picture that. >> i don't see it. >> you don't see it? remember when he was naked, the naked picture in vegas -- >> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. when they arrived for the weekend at the pony, a strip club in memphis, they put welcome prince harry up on the billboard. and i'm thinking, if you're william, you're saying, of course i'm not going in but how about a little welcome for me? >> i was told that harry left the wedding early and didn't go inside of the strip club but went outside and got a photo with some of his buddies of the picture. he left early. >> let's talk nerd prom. the white house correspondents' dinner. there was a little clip we didn't get to show in the open.

julia louis-dreyfus and joe biden. while everyone was at dinner, they crashed the white house. let's take a look. >> hello? >> so what are you doing? >> oh, god. i thought you were the president. hey, listen, are you going to this dinner tonight? >> no, i'm in the going. i've been there once. it is a bunch of politicians trying to explain politics to hollywood. it's not worth it. >> oh. he looks hollywood smooth. >> he's been waiting for that moment. >> how was that nerd prom by the way? >> fashion. it is a big fashion night. sofia vergara, when does she look bad on the red caret? she looked stunning. lupita nyong'o wore a polka dot number, stole the show. jessica simpson looked very svelte on the red carpet.

and olivia monunn was there. i was proud of joel mchale. he made fun of chris christie and then chris christie and chris christie again. >> we heard mixed reviews. >> how did that go over? >> i enjoyed -- maybe because i'm biased a little bit, but i thought joel did a nice job. i felt like the audience enjoyed it, but i don't know. >> tough to follow the president. >> it plays different in your living room. when you're on cspan and watching it, they said he had a lot of edge. that's his shtick. >> he was on our show, i said to him, why are you always making fun of our show? and he said, have you ever watched my show? so he's that guy. >> that is funny. >> listen, tell me about bradley cooper. he stepped out this weekend, looking buff. >> looks a little different. he gained 40 pounds. he's got the beard going on for "american sniper," a true story about the most lethal navy s.e.a.l. and this say movie he's producing, clint eastwood is directing this movie. but i think it is a lot more fun

to gain the weight for a role than lose a lot of pounds. but -- >> i see him at soul cycle, the spinning class, now going through a little more of the heavyweights. you don't get -- the women, they go crazy when bradley is in the class. he's got some other name. it is bradley cooper on -- >> you're the best. nice seeing you. >> thank you, los angeles! hey! >> it is candy at last. candy spelling on reinventing her life, looking for love and life with the holl bolder. bigger. look-at-me-lashes! new colossal pumped up! mascara. from maybelline new york. the game changer! for big brush lovers. the first double curved stem. pumps a double shot of mascara onto our biggest brush. collagen? doubled! the impact... pumped up! volume. up to 16 times bolder. clumps? not a chance. new colossal pumped up! mascara.

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"the voice" with one special lady. >> candy spelling is here, she has a book called "candy at last." for more than three decades at the side of her husband, famed producer aaron spelling. you know the name. he built a tv empire and

fortress. >> after his death in 2006, candy entered a new chapter of her life that included dating, trying to keep family matters together and all in this terrific book. hi, candy. >> how are you? >> candy. >> riveting book here. dating. i want to get to the dating. >> the dating is important. let's start there. how is that now? >> it is different. it is different. and, you know, at my age, i've lo said a lot of things in my memoir i never would have done before. >> what caused that? what allowed you to set so many things straight? >> probably years of therapy and getting out there and, you know, i'm really shy, so it is very hard for know put myself out there, but i push myself, and, you know, i think that -- you know, i'm succeeding. i'm trying, but i'm now, what, what you call me a bachelorette.

>> there is a show. >> not for old people. >> you talk about therapy. a lot of us can't help but think about your daughter, we have been watching her therapy sessions on her show. and you're watching their trials and tribulations and what she and her husband are going through. what do you make of what you're seeing? >> i think that -- i think that they feel that they need to share it with the audience, tori has always, always, you know, loved -- she's broken that wall of, you know, this is my reality, audience, and i want to share it with you. >> do you think it is a good idea? or do you think they should be private about it? >> you know, it is hard for me to say. as a mom, you don't want to see your children hurt in any way. i have to say that, you know, it is painful for me to watch it as, you know -- >> have you watched every episode? >> so far. it just has been two episodes i've seen. >> have you contacted her to talk about -- >> we talk almost every day.

or text or, you know -- >> dean, i think, in the last episode, revealed he was having suicidal thoughts and things like that. do you say in that moment, oh, edit that out, please, pull that back or, you know, hey, she's had the courage to do it all, you're on your own here? >> she does those things and she's been very successful of it. you can't argue with success. >> you said you have less of a filter now. you say you're high maintenance now more than you were before. you just don't care. i kind of like that a little. >> you tell a man in dating this is what i want, this is what's going on and take charge? >> no, a friend of mine, her 27-year-old daughter had a talk with me, and the talk was about, you know, it is different from when you were dating. >> the birds and the bees talk in. >> no, i now have -- if i'm going to be intimate with a man, or i'm going to have sex, i have to have protective sex, i have to have complete medical records. >> you ask the man for -- how

unromantic. >> records? yes, i want to see recent medical records and it happened. the first time i said this to someone, it was, like, you're kidding me, right? >> and then you had a conversation with your son randy, didn't you. now i need have protection. where do i get protection and which protection should i purchase? you called randy from the aisle, didn't you? >> i was in the -- yes, i was in the condom aisle and i have to tell you, i never saw such a selection in my life. i had no idea. >> what did you end up choosing? >> i can't say. >> that's all we need. >> candy, thank you so much. thank you so, so much. >> thank you so much. >> good for you. you can take mom out for mother's day or curl up on the couch together, we have great movies after this. >> our real moms share their picks for flicks and something for everyone. >> first, you know what?

>> what. >> this is "today" on nbc.

we're back from los angeles. i absolutely love this set. billy bush left the building to get ready for "access hollywood live," but our real moms have joined me on the set of "the voice" with movie picks to celebrate mother's day. there is a perfect mom film hitting theaters this weekend. it is called "mom's night out." if you have to stay in and spend quality time together at home, we got some suggestions. you know who's here? tara mcnamara, mother of three and fan dango film mom, janelle inez known as the handy ma'am. and the mother of three. and angela chee, known as the zen mom, two kids. why is everyone known as

something? that's the way it works? let's start talking about these movies. let's talk "brave" it was a home run for all kids. toll us what your thought s are. >> it is about a princess who disagrees with meher mother's decision, she gets a witch to cast a spell to change her mom and gets some very unexpected results. it is a fun, funny, adventure and it is really about just taking responsibility for your actions, which is a topic of conversation in my home quite a bit. >> has a grown up theme for the moms who go with their daughters, they'll enjoy it too. >> absolutely. it is that classic mother and daughter relationship, the daughter wanted to be one way, and the mother wanted it to be another way. and then finally having to come together. and say, i do get you. we get each other, you know? >> let's switch topics. let's go to "annie". tell us why you think that's a good pick? >> it is a classic musical. it is so fun. who doesn't remember those

songs. i won't go into singing it, but you know the songs. ♪ daddy warbucks and one of those films that is really about being optimistic in life and that good things can happen. so really good theme for mothers and daughters and sons. >> translate for younger kids, do you think? >> i think it does. the songs are so catchy, my 3-year-old watched it with me yesterday, just like curled up in my lap, it was amazing. loved it. but what is really great, they're actually remaking this movie, coming out christmas. it is the most anticipated family film of the year. >> the joy luck club for older kids, right? >> much older kids. that's the movie you want to go see when you want to feel good about your life. >> the joy luck club, i'm chinese-american, so i have a little relationship with that, but i think it relates to all

mother/daughter relationships centered around four chinese women, who move to america, for a better life and they want a better life and their hopes and dreams are on the daughter. so i think mom can really relate with that, that guilt, that struggle, the life and put your hopes and dreams on the future generation. >> yeah. >> that's a great idea, over the weekend, to curl up with your kids, with a great movie. you guys, thank you so much for being here on the set of "the voice." what a thrill this has been. i want to give everybody a bill thank you to billy bush for helping me out earlier. we had such fun. this stage is so incredible. and i want to give a big thank you to the people who showed up at the crack of dawn, our awesome crowd. here's the thing, i'm not done. i'm not even finished here. i'm not finished because i get to come back tonight and hang out on the set of "the voice" when it airs tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. you'll see my interview with the coaches tomorrow. you guys, thank you.

i'm headed back to new york for tomorrow's show. i'll there be with kathie lee. have a great, great monday. i will see you on booze day tuesday! [ wind howling ]

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right now, at 11:00 a.m., a peaceful protest outside a high school. why a four-year-old feud is flaring up again. the video hard to watch. we'll show you how acrobats hanging from their hair, fall to the floor in front of a packed audience at the circle. light showers hitting the bay area as we give you a live look at this radar right here. meteorologist christina loren tells us how long those showers will be around. breaking news going on at travis air force base. that's where the ntsb is going to give an update on a deadly plane crash at the weekend air show. thank you for joining us. >> let's go right now to nbc bay area's christie smith, she is