look at the fairmont hotel. good morning, mr. president, he'll make his way to mountain view this afternoon. >> stay with us. we'll be back in 25. damages tornadoes and dangerous flooding and dramatic rescue. al will tell us where it is headed next. under fire. congress summons the secretary of veterans affairs to capitol hill amid stunning allegations of neglect and mistreatment of wounded vets. will he be forced to resign? playing defense. >> you know i'm not a racist! >> in an apparent new recording of clippers owner donald sterling, he rails against those explosive allegations of racism. this morning why he says no one can force him to sell the team. and can't forgive. it's been 20 years since the o.j. simpson murder case

captivated the nation's attention, and now victim ron goldman's sister kim is opening up about her attempts to visit simpson behind bars and the time she considered killing him herself. our exclusive live interview today, friday, may 9th, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. nice to have you along on a friday morning. we've got willie in for matt this morning. >> good to be with you guys. the big news, the first round of the draft. johnny football, johnny manziel, a lot of people thought he would go like second, third, fourth in the draft. were you surprised? >> two? that's where i had him in my mock draft. >> mel kiper guthrie over here. >> she watched the draft. >> yeah.

but just for the outfits. we're going to have more on that in a moment. we want to start with our top story, and it's this weather. another round of severe weather rolling across parts of the south and the midwest today. let's get right to nbc's gabe gutierrez. he's in dallas this morning where people are cleaning up. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. a lot of cleanup here overnight. this huge tree no match for the high winds. it crushed this car. luckily, no one was inside. this fast-moving storm system hammered communities across the country. in minnesota, several reported tornados touched down, including this one in st. james. near des moines, iowa, golf ball sized hail. more than 47 million people from texas to minnesota in the system's path. this morning, communities around dallas are cleaning up after winds reached up to 70 miles an hour, toppling trees, damaging roofs and crumpling this mobile home, injuring a mother and her

child. >> and it scared me worse that something flew off and it hit her, the wooden thing hit her. it scared me more about that than it did the whole house blowing over. >> reporter: a blown transformer caught on camera and the front wall of this church torn apart. >> people were telling me that it took out the front of the church, but i was shocked when i got here to see that it literally took out the front of the church. >> reporter: the pounding rain flooded streets and forced a dramatic water rescue. five kids trapped in a drainage tunnel, almost swept away by rising creek. >> very shocking. it was very shocking once they weren't able to hold and to see them in that type of danger. >> reporter: but firefighters battled the current and won, hoisting the children to safety. >> going to be all right, okay? >> reporter: thankfully, no serious injuries were reported overnight, and today, while the dallas area continues to clean

up, other states a bit further east will watch the threat for more severe weather. willie and savannah, back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. let's turn to al. who is under fire today? >> it's already starting up at this hour this early in the morning, folks. in fact, our friends in the texas area just south of dallas, look at this, we've got some pretty good thunderstorms that are firing up with a decent amount of lightning with it. and then as we move back to the east, you're going to see more heavy thunderstorms pushing in. so here's what's happening. it's a very slow-moving cold front. this thing is taking its own sweet time. the difference with this week as opposed to last week, we've got an abundant gulf moisture coming up, so this gulf moisture coming in, you've also got warm air coming in, and then on top of that, you've got colder air and the jet stream is going to start twisting those winds. once you get all that going on, you're going to see the risk of strong storms. we do have the risk of showers and thunderstorms from minneapolis all the way to san antonio and back into western pennsylvania, but the slight risk of severe weather extends

all the way from indianapolis into texas, southern texas, and there's a lot of rain with this system. we're talking upwards of 2 to 3 inches as you get down into the lower gulf. so more heavy thunderstorms. we're not looking for tornados, but straight line winds and damaging hail can do almost as much damage as an ef-0 or ef-1 tornado. >> that is a huge swath of the country we're talking about. al, thanks so much. will the secretary of veterans affairs be forced to resign? those calls are growing this morning over a startling scandal at the v.a. hospital in phoenix. nbc's kelly o'donnell is there. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. coming up today in a public town hall forum with senator john mccain, veterans and their families will add their voices to the controversy over what happened at the v.a. hospital, where officials are accused of creating a secret patient list in order to falsely show shorter waiting times, and today, the fallout is spreading. the crisis is personal for sandy pert, who says she lost james,

her husband of 33 years not only to skin cancer, but to a flawed system at the veterans hospital in phoenix. >> if they knew about this secret waiting list, they need to be held accountable for it. >> reporter: james, a vietnam veteran, had been treated for skin cancer in nebraska, but his widow says after they moved to the phoenix v.a., and delay after delay, they were told his blood work was normal. she says he died five weeks later from stage 4 cancer. >> if criminal charges have to be brought, then so be it. >> reporter: about 40 veterans' deaths are linked to delayed medical care at the phoenix v.a. hospital. congress is turning up the pressure. frustrated lawmakers say the v.a. failed to answer questions, so thursday, a house panel unanimously chose to subpoena veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki and other top officials, seeking e-mails and documents related to an alternate patient waiting list. the phoenix v.a. has been accused of disguising the true

length of waiting times for thousands of patients. retired physician sam foote worked at the phoenix v.a. >> they took on a course to try to hide the numbers, to make the numbers look better. this was done by using a secret paperless, later electronic list. >> reporter: amid the crisis, the white house said thursday the president has complete confidence in secretary shinseki. a few republican senators have called on the secretary to resign, but not house speaker john boehner. >> and i don't believe that just changing someone at the top is going to actually get to the solutions that many of us are looking for. >> reporter: secretary shinseki is a former four-star general. he will testify before congress next week. he's also called for an audit and he's already put some top officials on leave. and there is an inspector general's report already under way. willie, savannah?

>> the investigation continues, but one thing's for sure, we must do better for our veterans. kelly o'donnell, thanks so much. meantime, switching gears, a new recording reportedly of embattled los angeles clippers owner donald sterling is out this morning and in it he has plenty to say about the scandal that has led to his lifetime ban from professional basketball. nbc's miguel almaguer has the story. >> reporter: it was donald sterling's alleged racist comments, his own words that got the l.a. clippers owner banned for life from the league. this morning, according to website radar online, it's his voice again breaking nearly two weeks of silence. >> you think i'm a racist? you think i have anything in the world but love for everybody? you don't think that. >> reporter: the audio clip, not authenticated by nbc news, was said to be taped by a longtime sterling confidant. >> it breaks my heart that magic johnson, a guy that i respect so much, wouldn't stand up and say, well let's get the facts. >> reporter: with the nba hoping to force sterling to sell his team, today the 80-year-old is

defiant as ever. >> you can't force someone to sell property in america. >> reporter: sterling's estranged wife shelly, the clippers co-owner, says she won't sell either. >> she'll fight to the death. >> reporter: pierce o'donald is shelly sterling's attorney. >> she has denounced in no uncertain terms his racist statements. she repudiates them and she's totally disassociated from him. >> reporter: just after the controversy broke, shelly defended her husband. >> are you a racist? >> no, of course not. >> reporter: william rhoden has been covering sports for more than 30 years. >> the family is basically morally, ethically forfeited their right to ownership in terms of moral and ethics. >> reporter: the nba commissioner said the lifetime ban applied only to donald sterling. the question now, how will the league handle shelly? if she keeps ownership, you think the players will play and the sponsors will pay? >> there's no reason not to play and pay. these are multi-million-dollar contracts. these are professionals.

>> reporter: tonight those professionals will take the court and the co-owner will be there to watch it all. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> wonder who recorded that and how it got out? you know there's a story there. >> absolutely. natalie's here with some new developments in the search for those kidnapped girls in nigeria. that's right. finally a team of u.s. officials and agents from across the government are in nigeria to help find the nigerian school girls. they were kidnapped from the boarding school last month. nbc's bill neely is on the story in london, he has the latest. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the global clamor to free these girls is growing. this protest outside nigeria's embassy in london. hollywood too is joining in. american military help is on the ground. but from the girls themselves, nothing. no word. tears for their lost daughters. pain etched on their faces. help, though, is now coming from

around the world. >> our interagency team is hitting the ground in nigeria now to do everything that we possibly can to return these girls to their families and their communities. >> bring back our girls! >> reporter: across america, a growing campaign to help free the girls. u.n. envoy angelina jolie adding her voice. >> these men felt that they can get away with this and they can abuse women in such a way, sell them, rape them, take them as property because so many people have gotten away with this in the past. >> reporter: there's been silence for days from the islamist kidnappers boko haram. nigeria's president is optimistic but admits he has no idea where the girls are. these schoolgirls were lucky. more than 50 got away from the kidnappers. this girl was one of the few to escape. i ran from their camp with three other girls, she says. they chased us, but we got away. chasing her kidnappers is now a

global goal. so the u.s., britain, france, and china now helping the nigerians, who so far have made no progress in the 25 days since the girls were kidnapped. that's why these protests will continue. natalie? >> all right, bill neely in london, thanks so much, bill. the show must go on. the ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus opened in connecticut thursday night, just four days after nine performers were injured when a hanging rig crashed to the ground. the ring master thanked the crowd for their support and gave an update on the injured performers. >> they want you to know, and i quote, they feel your prayers. they feel your thoughts. they feel your concerns. they are so grateful to you. thank you so much on behalf of the greatest show on earth. >> two of the performers suffered spinal cord injuries. seven others have moderate to serious injuries. new developments in the suspicious fire this week that

destroyed a florida home owned by former professional tennis player james blake. officials say surveillance video shows the man who was renting the home, darren campbell, buying a large amount of fireworks and empty gas cans just three days before the fire. the bodies of campbell, his wife, and two children were found in the home near tampa. officials say all of the victims had been shot with a gun registered to campbell. and home court advantage like never seen before. the portland trail blazers were in san antonio for game two of their playoff series against the spurs. before the tip-off when they were settling into the visitors' locker room, thomas robinson made a discovery. they found a snake slithering around in his locker. the blazers players jumped on to their chairs. i would have paid to see that. the snake was between one and three feet long, depending on who you ask. eventually, a staffer captured it and later it was determined

to be non-poisonous. robinson said he had only seen snakes like this on the discovery channel before, and "i ain't gonna lie, i was scared." the spurs did go on and win the game. it was a home court advantage. shook him up. >> what would samuel l. jackson say? no snakes in his locker room. >> i need my job. i will not attempt that. >> no good can come of that. >> good judgment. >> thank you. let's show you what we've got going on for today. we do have that risk of strong storms from the mid mississippi river valley up into the ohio river valley, back down to texas. we've got a real mess moving into the pacific northwest, a wintery mix from the northwest into the western plains. gorgeous weather today. plenty of sunshine in l.a. a temperature of 67. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. forecast coming up i 30 seconds. (cheering) (rollercoaster rumbling) ♪ (thunderclap)

the world you've been waiting for is here. the wizarding world of harry potter, featuring the all new diagon alley and the hogwarts express. (thunderclap) come and live it. universal orlando resort. nbc bay area mike are climate weather forecast is sponsored by yakult probiotic drink. you made it to friday, i'm meteorologist christina loren. the fog is clearing in san francisco, meanwhile still overcast this morning in sunol over the east bay hills and a great-looking day shaping up. sun come out in full force later on today jumping out of the mid-50s i we are right now. 72 degrees in the east bay and 64 in san francisco. >> all right, al, thank you. now to the murder trial of oscar pistorius. the defense calling a key ballistic expert to the stand this morning. "today's" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is at the courthouse for us.

jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning to you. dramatic day here in court, complete with a laser light demonstration that even got the judge out of her seat. prosecutors say oscar pistorius knew he was shooting and killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, that she was screaming and standing in a defensive position a lot like this when she was shot. but the defense is firing back today. saying based on injuries and the bullet patterns, there's just no way. oscar pistorius rubbing his eyes in court again today, as his own defense expert demonstrated reeva steenkamp's likely position when she was shot. >> down, after the first shot. >> reporter: but on cross-examination, the prosecutor made a surprise request. >> may i invite the court to observe this from close up. >> reporter: for the first time, the judge left the bench with a security guard holding her hand, making her way across the courtroom to the bathroom setup.

a prosecution team sprang this chemical to illuminate the laser beams tracking the trajectories of the four bullets through the door. >> are you saying the following -- after she turned and the right side was now facing the door, she collapsed downwards? >> my lady, what happened behind that door, we will never know. >> reporter: if oscar pistorius is convicted, he could end up here, at this maximum security prison, or any prison in south africa, many notorious for gangs, weapons and murders. the big question now, how will officials handle pistorius's disability? after all, experts say other inmates could use his prosthetic legs as weapons. >> if he went in on the blades, they would take them away, sharpen them and use them as knives. or any other kind of weapon. if he went in on the solid prosthetic, they would simply

take them and use them as a club. >> reporter: there's another massive issue here. south african prisons are overcrowded by as much as 175%. >> usually, it's up to 70 to 80 prisoners in a cell. some of them sleep in showers, on the floor, wherever they can find a space. >> reporter: would they put pistorius with the general population? >> they may not have a choice. you know, there's been so much focus on him not receiving any special treatment, so even the department of corrections is going to have to be very careful as to what they do with him for the sake of public perception. >> reporter: prison officials say they never make plans ahead of time before a conviction. so it remains unclear what prison would take pistorious and what they do about his prosthetic legs. one expert told me they could create a specially designed wheelchair for him, maybe made out of plastic without sharp edges that would be deemed safe. >> all right, jeff rossen, thank you very much. now to a big event right here in new york last night. the opening round of the nfl draft across the street at radio

city music hall, with a lot of eyes on star quarterback johnny manziel. the draft has become a spectacle nowadays, almost as popular as the games themselves. round one of the nfl draft. a night where pro football's most rabid fans meet its future. >> diehard raiders fan. >> i stood in line for eight hours yesterday. >> and after the houston texans kicked off the night -- >> the houston texans select jadeveon clowney. >> the focus of many fans turned to this draft's biggest personality, a former heisman winner with a headline-ready nickname. >> johnny football, baby! >> but that didn't go as planned, with the browns initially passing on johnny manziel, shocking the fans, and the analysts. >> i won't say it's mind boggling or craziest thing i've ever seen, but very surprising. >> eventually getting their man with the 27th pick, and the room erupted. >> this is better than the movie "draft day."

>> before they can suit up for the nfl in the fall, the athletes tried to score points with their fashion sense. a world away from brett favre's jorts when he was picked back in '91. but the idea of selection as spectacle is a pretty new one. >> i don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but it's a made for tv event now and these young players are more noticeable than they've ever been before. >> long before thousands of jerseys packed the mezzanines of radio city music hall, the picks were made in a smoke-filled room with names scribbled on a chalkboard. a quaint exercise next to the modern pageant that has made football a year-round sport. so johnny manziel did fall a little farther than most people thought he would. but he's still a first-round pick. he still went to the cleveland browns. a lot of people thought he was going to go there earlier. i know you didn't see anything in that piece past brett favre's jorts. >> exactly. i felt you buried the lead. and it happened in the '90s, but wow. >> who wore it better? >> it was the '90s, we were all

doing it. >> not all of us. >> carson's here. breakfast time, huh? >> that's right. who would eat a burger for breakfast? you would? really? what is wrong with you people? >> don't pretend you wouldn't. >> i will regularly. here's what's happening. burger king announced yesterday, big business for food in the morning at the fast-food places. taco bell brought in that waffle thing recently. >> waffle taco. >> there you go. the waffle taco. mcdonald's, the egg mcmuffin rocking since the '70s. burger king getting in on the new menu, called burgers at breakfast. they're going to put the whopper on the menu. original chicken sandwich. french fries. apple pie in the orange room. we've got the poll going here. would you eat a burger for breakfast? that's what we want to know. is this live? is this real? this is the actual results right here. so hit us up, #yesburger or #noburger. or maybe there's some other bizarre things that you eat in the morning like this young lady. heather wrote in, i ate this for breakfast more than one time

when i was pregnant. savannah, ice cream. >> breakfast of champions. >> great idea. >> all single guys under 21, worst thing i've ever eaten, cold pizza in the morning. got some burgers for you. >> yeah! >> you guys all raised your hand. put your burger where your mouth is. ladies first, as i always say. >> absolutely. >> this appears real. >> you guys think about it and read this tease to break. >> good luck with that. >> carson, thank you. >> are they supposed to be hot? >> a little cold. >> that's nice. a really interesting story coming up, as you enjoy your burgers. another hazing incident on campus. this time at a sorority. what one woman says she was forced to endure. plus, the lasting impact of the o.j. simpson murder case 20 years later. victim ron goldman's sister opens up about the trial, the acquittal and the moment she thought of killing simpson herself. but first, this is "today" on nbc. quittal and the trial.

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good friday morning to you, 7:26 right now. i'm peggy bunker. president obama is waking up in the bay area this morning. in just a few hours head from the fairmont hotel in san jose to the walmart in mountain view. he'll speak about promoting energy efficiency part of his broader campaign to promote climate change. fund-raising in losaltos and san jose he is expected to leave the bay area just after 11:00 this morning. police think that an oakland man was arrested in a sunnyvale backyard and he could be a serial burglar. he is 18 years old spotted by a neighbor in a nearby backyard on tuesday. the neighbor told police he watched him knock on the door of

a home and when no one answered he was arrested. he was found with items that were taken earlier from a different home. checking in now on that forecast as the weekend is here. christina loren is here with that. >> good morning, peggy. good morning to you at home. starting with a live look at your current temperatures. right now in the upper 50s and much milder than just 24 hours ago. 6 degrees milder in san jose and that means our temperatures mostly in the upper 50s. as we head throughout the afternoon. we'll see a nice day and you can see right now mostly cloudy conditions in the east bay and clearing here by 10:00 a.m. and san jose starting to see a break in the thick cloud deck which means a beautiful day shaping up, not just for the president, but for everybody. 71 degrees in the south bay today and 69 for the peninsula and 62 degrees in san francisco and comfortable conditions across the board and 67 for the east bay today. let's check your drive, here's mike. >> forecast for people by nature. we're looking over here

northbound 101 and a slow drive for san jose. look at the map here north of 680 and two crashes before you get to 880. they cleared, but we have a slower drive kicking in for the south bay and a later commute for friday but see that slow down and the motorcade from mountain view will cause an issue later on. a slower drive and recovery for southbound 680 into sunol out of pleasanton and now across the san mateo bridge, a stall reported. back to you. another local news update coming for you in half an hour. have a great friday. is split in two. you can either have high-end or low-price. quality or quantity. designer or disposable. or you can go to t.j.maxx and you can have it all. get up to 50% off department store prices.

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it's 7:30, friday morning, the 9th of may 2014. a pretty shot of the sun coming up in raleigh, north carolina. be sure to send us your photos with #todaysunrise. good morning, everyone. happy friday to you. >> happy friday. good-looking day in raleigh. hope it is where you are. here's what's making headlines this morning. al is tracking the threat of more severe storms today. in the wake of thursday's heavy rain, damaging hail and tornados that stretched from texas to minnesota. in other news, a texas mayor plans to call for the firing of a police officer who shot and killed a 93-year-old woman. the officer was responding to a call at the victim's home when he claims she brandished a gun. this was the officer's second

deadly shooting on duty since 2012. and the second round of the nfl draft will be held tonight over at radio city music hall here in new york city. jadeveon clowney, a defensive end from the university of south carolina, was taken first by the houston texans last night. johnny football went down to 22nd to the cleveland browns. and still to come this morning, ron goldman's sister speaks out as we approach the 20th anniversary of the o.j. simpson murder case. this morning, how his acquittal changed her life and the letter kim goldman sent simpson in a bid to visit him behind bars. plus, we have a touching finish to our "mom's the word" countdown to mother's day. we're going to help a daughter who's battling cancer give her mom who became her rock during treatment the best mother's day ever. >> that was an absolutely beautiful story. we'll bring it to you in just a little while. first, let's begin this half-hour with a scandal at the university of connecticut. a sorority booted off campus after an investigation into hazing. in one incident, a girl says she was forced to drink so much, she thought she was going to die.

nbc's kristen dahlgren is at the storrs campus in connecticut. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. the university has really been taking a tough stance on hazing this year. first suspending four fraternities and sororities and now banning kappa kappa gamma for four years. the sisters of kappa kappa gamma have less than a week to move off, after a hazing incident that sent a student to the hospital. that student spoke out just days later. >> went from a happy moment to very scary in a matter of seconds. >> reporter: holt said she was blindfolded and pressured to drink. they were forced to perform demeaning acts including acting like animals and sizzling like bacon. that one seen in "dazed and confused." >> fry like bacon!

fry! fry! >> reporter: but holt wasn't laughing. >> i could have been dead. >> reporter: holt's attorney gloria allred. >> this is not just about "animal house." this is about endangering the life, the health, the safety of a young female college student. >> reporter: the sorority has until next thursday to appeal. in its statement, the national organization says safety is a top priority for kappa kappa gamma, but adds removing an entire chapter from campus for a poor decisions made by a few individuals at an unsanctioned event is wrong. the sorority also says it will continue to work with the university to fully understand the events that allegedly took place. this punishment comes a month after uconn suspended two fraternities for allegedly paddling students and forcing them to eat cat food. april also saw the campus mobbed with students in an out of control celebration after the

men's basketball team won the national title. 20 students were arrested. now, this is finals week here, so the members of kappa kappa gamma, while they're studying, having to decide whether or not they will appeal that ruling or move off campus. back to you guys. >> all right, kristen dahlgren on the campus of the university of connecticut. thanks. a busy day with the weather. let's get a check of the weather from al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the new windows. once experience for everything in your life. >> all right, so springtime, right? i mean, we're done with winter. it is done. it is dead. it is finished. wrong! ha ha ha! ready for some more winter in the rockies. >> wow. maniacal. >> this came out just about half an hour ago. we have winter storm watches up for the central rockies. say what? look at this. a foot and a half of snow just in the foothills west of denver. this is nutty stuff and it's

going to hang around. and look here in the northeast. winds coming off the ocean. that's an easterly flow. so temperatures atlantic city, new york, boston, about anywhere from five to six degrees below normal. but behind that warm front, you see the winds coming out of the south. norfolk's at 92. washington, d.c. 12 degrees above normal today at 84. pittsburgh will see a high of 81. we do have that risk of strong storms behind the warm front, stretching from indiana all the way into texas. a real mess in the pacific northwest. rain and an icy mix. gorgeous weather down into the southwest. phoenix today looking for a high of 95 and sunny. well, we are going to keep that sunshine going as we head throughout this afternoon. low clouds, though, still lingering over parts of the bay area and in san jose nice and sunny and clearing in san francisco over the bay. a good deal of clearing to take place at the immediate coastline

this morning. but by about lunchtime, completely clear conditions and temps today are going to be comfortable, 71 degrees in the south bay and 72 for the east bay and 69 along the peninsula and 65 for the north bay. weather. >> all right, al, thanks a lot. coming up next, the murders of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman 20 years later. we will talk exclusively to ron's sister kim about the infamous case and why she even tried to visit simpson once behind bars. we'll have kim's story right after this. goldman's sister kim. we'll have her story right after this. and drawing up plays. it's got onenote, so i can stay on top of my to-do list, which has been absolutely absurd since the big game. with skype, it's just really easy to stay in touch with the kids i work with. alright, russell you are good to go! alright, fellas. alright, russ. back to work!

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>> we, the jury, in the involved entitled action find the defendant not guilty of the crime of murder, a felony upon ron goldman. >> it was a defining moment. preceded by an infamous car chase, and that glove that didn't fit. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> but for the family of ron goldman, o.j. simpson's not guilty verdict was a devastating blow in their fight for justice. >> juror number 11, is this your verdict? juror number 12, as to count two, is this your verdict? >> simpson was later found liable for wrongful death in a civil suit and today the former football star sits in a nevada prison cell, serving time for unrelated robbery and kidnapping charges. >> and unless you've experienced what we've gone through, you can't possibly begin to even understand. >> for ron goldman's sister kim, there is little escape from the pain or room for forgiveness.

kim goldman has now written a book called "can't forgive: my 20-year battle with o.j. simpson." kim, good morning, we're glad you're here. >> thanks, me, too. >> so many people identify you with the grief and sadness of these murders. what 20 years later to you was the unfinished business, the thing you wanted to say and write down in a book? >> you know, this book was really more about me kind of reclaiming my voice. for so long, i was fred's daughter, ron's sister, and now my son sam's mom, and i lost myself. i was derailed from my career, from my schooling, so this book was an opportunity for me to just get some control back and find my path. i was lost on it. >> the book is very, very candid. and you open with something that's a bit of a bombshell, that you actually saw o.j. simpson once after the acquittal in a strip mall parking lot. >> i did. >> and the thought crossed your mind, tell us what you went through. >> saw him in a strip mall and this figure walked in front of my car and i knew it was him. i was 100% confident. i studied him, i watched him, i

knew that swagger. and i put my foot on the pedal, i white-knuckled it and i was revving the engine and i thought, i could take him out, nobody would ever know. and i thought of my dad and i just couldn't put him through that. and i'm not a killer so that wouldn't be part of me. but i definitely fantasized it. >> you really considered it. >> there was nobody around. i thought, it's just him and me. i had all that pent up rage and anger. but at the end of the day, that's not who i am, so. >> you went through so much during this trial. as we saw, it was all on public display. one of the things you talk about in the book is feeling suicidal during this time. >> yeah, i couldn't manage the pain. and everywhere we went, everybody was talking about it and had an opinion about it. i couldn't escape it, no matter what i tried to do, and i just thought it would be easier sometimes. i'm so thrilled, i don't obviously feel that way anymore. but the thoughts are in there. it took me some time to get rid of them, but they're gone. >> now o.j. simpson is in jail. he's serving a long time on totally unrelated charges.

i wondered if you look at that as some measure of justice, not satisfying, i'm sure, because of your brother ron, but do you think that's justice? >> it's justice for different reasons. there's a little part of me that thinks finally, he's locked away. i mean, but for me having him behind bars maintains some control in my life. i was able to breathe again that he wasn't raising havoc and i was always a little nervous that he was going to pop up. i like that he's locked up. i'm thrilled with that. >> and you wrote him a card. what did it say? >> welcome to your new digs. congratulations on your new home. >> you even wrote him a letter trying to visit him. did you really want to visit him? what was the plan? >> i needed to see him small. you know, for so long, he had taken up so much space in my life and in my head and i needed to diminish him in size and see him in shackles and see him in

an orange jump suit and have me be the one to finally walk away and let him watch me walk out the door. >> you wrote in the letter, i just want to come visit and listen. but that wasn't the plan. >> no. it was a little conniving and i knew i needed to do that to soften him and hopefully him give me permission to come. but it was for me to put him in that place. and compartmentalize him. even writing a letter was a good exercise in doing that. >> i assume you never got a response? >> i did not. i wrote a couple. and then i spoke to his attorney and we tried to work out some details and i just wasn't willing to agree to their terms. >> finally, before i let you go, there are going to be people who are extraordinarily sympathetic to all you have been through, but one thing you write about in the book is how frustrated you get when people say, can't you find closure. >> my brother's gone, and every day i'm reminded of his loss and i've worked really hard to find a good healthy balance in my life. i'm an advocate for victims' rights. i counsel teenagers. i'm a mother of a 14-year-old. it's important for me to find a healthy way of coping.

writing was incredibly important to me, and for as long as my brother's gone, the loss will be here, and there's no way to find closure in that. >> kim goldman, good to have you here. thank you for sharing your story. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> once again, the book is called "can't forgive." coming up, would you let a doctor diagnose you over the internet? there's a new trend catching on, we'll tell you about that. carson with a special surprise for a very lucky mom, right after this. carson with a surprise for a very lucky mom, welcome to our sales event. we hear you have great deals. yes, but they're going fast. toyotas are safe and reliable. r-e-l-i-a-b-l-e. and loaded with technology. t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y. finals are tonight. i was in a spelling bee once. spell "expeditious." well, i didn't win it. [ chuckles ] [ male announcer ] during toyota time, get 0% apr financing for 60 months on a 2014 prius. offer ends june 2nd. for more great deals, visit toyota.com. ♪ toyota. let's go places. ♪

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well, good morning, everyone. 7:56, i'm scott mcgrew. a warning from san francisco officials. if you don't pay attention to new construction on the golden gate bridge, it could cost you this weekend. here's what's happening part of the presidio parkway project. crews have to move the last exit in san francisco before the bridge back 1,000 feet. that means your last chance to exit before getting to the bridge comes 1,000 feet sooner than a lot of drivers are used to. so, if you miss that exit, you have to cross the bridge and then pay 7 bucks to get back. a spokeswoman for the project says the change will be well marked, but there could be confusion. might cause some slowing across the bridge. a project expected to last about a month. let's check your weather with christina this morning. >> hey, happy friday, scott. happy friday to you at home. taking a live look at san jose. the south bay where the president is actually waking up this morning at the fairmont, beautiful conditions here as we

head throughout the day today. still, mostly cloudy in san jose and meanwhile nice and sunny here in the san francisco bay area comfortable conditions, beautiful day shaping up and an even better weekend. happy early mother's day to all the mothers and grandmothers out there. temperatures in the 50s and headed towards the 70s later today and then look at what happens as we get into the weekend. temperatures soar as we get into your sunday. big difference between saturday and sunday and then we're up into the 90s. upper 0s at that in the south bay by tuesday of next week. let's check your drive, here's mike inouye. >> first a car fire reported and now a crash across that flat section as the car fire and apparently cleared from roadway now. we're looking at westbound and brought you down a bit farther down. it's tough. use the dumbarton bridge if you can to avoid any of the delays. 880 jammed up, as well. 680, though, moving smoothly through sunol and the northbound

route 101 jammed through san jose. back to you. another local news update in half an hour.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, diagnosis by selfie. digital doctor visits are on the rise, but are they safe? the risks and rewards to seeing your doctor virtually. bent out of shape. the woman who says "shape" magazine refused to publish her weight loss picture. she and the editor come together on our set this morning. and al gets the funny or die treatment when he sits down with one of the stars of the hit nbc drama "the blacklist". >> now we can do this the easy way or the hard way. >> did you threaten me? >> yeah, i did. >> "today," friday, may 9th, 2014. ♪ >> aloha from the "today" show.

>> shoutout from new jersey. >> california, we're celebrating our 22nd anniversary. ♪ i'll be back from around the way ♪ >> having a great mother-daughter trip. we miss you. >> today is my birthday! >> happy 64th! >> i wanna wake up with al! >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." a little bit of a drizzle out here on rockefeller plaza. but it is warming up. we have a happy crowd. and they're going to get a great treat later on. mama mia on our plaza. >> a lot of excitement out here. >> natalie morales inside. >> the original dancing queen. >> we'll have to change her -- >> aba, lookout. you will not want to miss next week's kickoff to our summer concert series, featuring two women who are music royalty, all starts on tuesday with dolly parton. >> pretty impressive. i know you can barely contain yourself.

you've been to dolly wood. >> i'm a big dolly guy. >> and mariah carey takes over the plaza. >> nice. >> pretty cool. dolly parton tuesday. mariah carey friday only on "today." >> willie's dreams can and do come true. let's get a check of the top stories from our dancing queen, natalie. >> thanks so much. in the news this morning, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes left thousands without power in the south and midwest. funnel clouds in central minnesota snapped trees and utility poles, but not caused any serious injuries. and in the dallas/ft. worth area, crews are cleaning up after storms caused widespread flash flooding and property damage. winds reaching 70 miles an hour tore the front off of a dallas church. veterans affairs chief eric shinseki has been subpoenaed to testify before congress next week amid calls for his resignation. lawmakers want to know more about the scandal at a va hospital in phoenix. officials there have been accused of creating and later destroying a secret patient list to falsify waiting times for

medical care. about 40 veterans' deaths are allegedly linked to delayed medical care at the phoenix hospital. secretary of state john kerry says a team of u.s. adviser has started arriving in nigeria to help locate hundreds of school girls kidnapped by an islamic militant group. nigeria's president admits he has no idea where the girls are being held. angelina jolie is adding her voice to the international outrage over the kidnappings. jolie, a u.n. goodwill ambassador, said the kidnappers feel they can get away with abusing women because so many others have done so in the past. a texas mayor says he will recommend the firing of a police officer who allegedly fired three shots at a 93-year-old woman killing her. investigators in hernan, texas, say the officer responded to a call tuesday night about a disturbance at the woman's home. they say she brandished a gun and refused to put it down. this was the officer's second fatal shooting since joining the

force two years ago. the sister of murder victim ron goldman said earlier on "today" that she was once on the verge of killing o.j. simpson who was tried but acquitted in the murder of her brother and simpson's ex-wife. in an exclusive interview, kim goldman said she spotted a man she was sure was simpson walking in a parking lot. >> this figure walked in front of my car and i knew it was him. i was 100% confident. it was him. i knew that swagger. and i put my foot on the pedal, i white knuckled it and was revving the engine and thought i could take him out, and nobody would ever know. >> and kim goldman said she decided against hitting the man because she didn't want to put her father through it. she tells the complete story in her new book "can't forgive". drivers have been known to use clever tricks to get into the car pool lane, but state police in quincy, massachusetts, caught one guy who really just phoned it in. he propped a mannequin head on top of a jacket in the front passenger seat. but the trooper says the angle

of the neck did not look right. the car pool lane, of course, must have at least two occupants. the driver was cited with a $50 fine. it is 8:05 now. a check of the weather with al. "today's weather" is brought you to by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >> and good morning, everybody. we got a nice group. down here by 48. who is this? >> juliet. she's 5 weeks. >> she's 5 weeks. where are you from? >> utah. >> do you get to say anything? >> no. >> that's the way we like it. >> today, as far as today, wet weather making its way through the northeast. a lot of fog as well. check out philadelphia, you could barely see across the river there. it will burn off later today, but there is a lot of airport delays here in the northeast. afternoon temperatures get awfully toasty along the eastern seaboard from washington to the south. 90s in central texas and the southwest.

but then little on the chilly side as you get into the pacific northwest, western plains as well. for "today," the risk of strong storms from eastern texas to central indiana. wet weather in the pacific northwest. gorgeous day through the southeastern atlantic coast. and another nice day in california. 65 in san francisco and sunshine. that's what's going on around th 8:06 now. happy friday to you, bay area. just a beautiful day shaping up for us. i want to start with a live picture here, san jose, where those clouds are quickly clearing. meanwhile, we're still overcast right now in the east bay. but let me show you san francisco, becoming sunny at this hour. lots of sunshine for today. and temperatures are going to be comfortable. about 63 degrees in san francisco, 69 for the peninsula. 71 in the south bay for today. as we head through the afternoon in the north bay, 75 for you and 67 in the east bay. warming into your mother's day weekend. >> all right. and that's your latest weather. got all these folks hanging out. >> nice crowd. nice crowd. >> nice crowd.

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you get an appointment with your doctor, which you try to set for a virtual exam. apparently there is new apps like american well that offer patients the ability to get a evaluation diagnosis and a prescription from a licensed doctor all within 15 minutes and never have to leave the home. this is trending this morning on "the wall street journal." the companies behind the apps say they provide quick and efficient exams at a low cost but critics say this may undermine the doctor/patient relationship. what do you say? >> if you type in google search headaches, chills, fever, the big words that jump out is mononucleosis and meningitis. you got to be careful. >> feeling okay? >> i would rather see a doctor, talk to him. taking a selfie of your throat -- >> strep throat? just go to the doctor. not everything should be via phone or ipad. >> they vet the doctors before they're put out there.

i do think sometimes it is really hard to get an appointment with your doctor. do you know what you have? >> maybe. >> they can look into your eyes and see your eyeballs, open your mouth, do ah. >> doesn't seem that serious. >> all right. >> like a rash. take a picture of a rash. >> he's got mono. you've got a rash. >> this segment has been educational in a way i didn't expect. a lot of you are skeptical. on facebook, we asked you, 80% said you would not let a doctor diagnose you over an app. 20% say, hey, that's all right. every year the social security administration releases their eagerly anticipated list of the most popular baby names. this year they're getting us at the "today" show an exclusive first look at the list. pen and paper. for boys, noah tops the list. okay. for the very first time, followed by liam, jacob, mason,

and, yes, william. >> oh. >> did you put that in there? >> liam is short for william, so 40% of the top five -- >> impressive. >> for the girls side, okay, a lot of people love sophia this year. the third consecutive year that name tops the list. emma, olivia, isabella, and ava. >> very old school names. >> just stoic names. >> my daughter's name is etta. >> give the kids a name for a year, then a different one. >> we could try that. >> you end up -- everybody is named josh. we wanted to know where our names fall on the list. william as we mentioned, fifth. matthew is 15. but of those names holding on to their spots from last year, in 2012, natalie was 17th, but now

now out of the top 20. natalie is a great name. >> it is. >> look who son the wis on the though, savanna, up to 37 from 42. you have to go way down to find carson, dropped plea places down to 90. >> i could never get the key chain. >> not looking the list, albert and tamron. >> that means we're special. we're not like everybody else. >> you're unique. >> find out where your name is ranked, check out our website, todayshow.com. >> is justin bieber taking the high road in his feud with seth rogan. seth used a few expletives to describe bieber after they met. he discussed it earlier with matt. >> maybe the idea of a grown man doesn't like justin bieber is not a controversial thought. why would i?

it would be much weirder if i did like justin bieber to me. >> apparently justin was watching and he tweeted to seth, misspelling his name, sorry i didn't bow down when i asked to meet you, was probably a bit shy and didn't want to be over the top but still love your movies. that's the high road. that's probably what he should have done. >> the medium high road. sorry i didn't bow down -- >> a shot of those two -- >> but ended strong. >> shy in that moment. that's what's trending today. we'll be back in 30 seconds. .

now to our ongoing series "love your selfie: reclaim your beauty." the controversy over a bikini photo that's sending a message to millions of women. brooke birmingham is proud of this photo, sporting a two-piece and a smile, showing off her 172-pound weight loss. the results of more than four years of diet and exercise. the 28-year-old submitted this after photo to "shape" magazine for aeight loss article. but she says she got an e-mail from the magazine's writer that stunned her. "my editors were hoping you could send over a different after photo, they are looking to include one with a shirt." birmingham fought back on her blog, writing, "i don't feel like my body was given the same respect as others on their site. this is a body after losing 172 pounds, a body that has done amazing things." "shape" magazine says the whole thing was a misunderstanding.

"this does not represent "shape's" editorial values. "shape" prides itself on empowering and celebrating women like brooke. we would have been proud to share her inspirational story." brooke's story lit up the internet, sparking a conversation about accepting and embracing real bodies. and brooke birmingham is with us, now along with the editor at large of "shape" magazine. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> start a conversation, you did, brooke. was that your intention, and why was it so important to you to get this particular photo out? >> well, yeah, it wasn't my intention to start a conversation. i had no idea that it would come to this. it was important to me because that is my body. and i felt like i needed to put it out there to show people what real weight loss looks like. >> when you first got this response from the freelance writer assigned to the story, this isn't the picture we want, how did it make you feel? were you upset? were you mad? >> i was hurt. i felt like my body wasn't good

enough to be on their website, when you log on and do see women in bikinis. >> bahar, let's get you in there. you the editor of "shape" magazine. what happened here? was this a miscommunication? >> absolutely. it was a miscommunication with a freelancer, who's not employed by "shape." unfortunately, she said there was an editorial policy that simply doesn't exist. so that's where things went awry a little bit. so we're here to say that we are celebrating people like brooke. we are so, so excited to have brooke here with us and we are excited to make this into an impactful discussion about weight loss and the reality to want to turn this into something positive so it makes a big impact. >> and we have aly more to announce about that in a second. you've done other weight loss stories. in those stories you didn't pose in a bikini, you were posed in your clothes. was there a reason why in this particular case you thought i want that bikini shot out there? >> yes, i was previously in a magazine and i am fully clothed in that magazine, but they clearly state whd what their poy

was. "shape," the only requirement i was given was it needed to be a 700 x 700 pixel picture. i thought about it, i was like you know what, i love the way i look in a bikini. i want to show women that it's okay to wear a bikini, and that's why i picked that picture. >> you have a great figure. you worked hard to get it. so bahar, you are actually going to do a piece with brooke and some other women. tell me about that. >> we are so excited to work with brooke, because we think this is an amazing opportunity for us. we're going to take this and feature brooke and five other real women inside the pages of "shape" magazine, and we want to start a larger discussion about what happens after you lose a significant amount of weight. because truly, there is a journey after the weight loss journey and those are the questions and the issues that we want to talk to brooke and the other ladies about. >> we look forward to reading it. are you going to have your bikini picture? >> of course. >> absolutely. >> we look forward to seeing it, and congratulations again on a huge accomplishment. >> thank you. >> appreciate it, brooke and bahar. over to willie.

now to more of our special countdown to mother's day. "mom's the word." when avery harrison was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, her mom lynn dropped everything and rushed to her daughter's side. lynn became avery's rock, and we are joined by both of them this morning. it's nice to see you ladies. >> good morning. >> avery, the letter you sent us about your mom, i couldn't read it out loud on tv, because i would start crying. so let's let you do it on a little piece of tape we put together. >> okay. >> can i have a kiss? the phone rang and the radiologist told me, i'm really sorry to give you this news, but your results came back and it's breast cancer. and i just lost it. my mom was at work that day. she was i think heartbroken to hear the news as well. she started crying on the phone. and just said hold on, i'll be there shortly. she was here to hold my hand. she was here when that afternoon

we went to the hospital to get more details. she asked questions that i wouldn't have even known to ask, and for that, i love her. and hopefully, she truly gets how much she's loved by our family. the following week, we learned just how bad my diagnosis was. my mom became my angel. my strength. she's there without question, just handles everything. laundry, cleaning, cooking, babys babysitting, allowing me time to rest and recover. i don't think any words could be enough to tell my mom how great she is. thank you, mom. i love you to the moon and back. i love you more than you will ever know. >> now you can see why we were so moved by that letter. lynn, how does it make you feel to hear your daughter talk that way about you? >> well, i'm very proud that

i've been able to support her in this. and i love her. i always knew that she loved me a lot. but this was very special. very special. >> avery received her diagnosis january of this year, and you've been with her every day since. and i know you have something that you want to share with her. >> yeah. tomorrow's your birthday. every day since you were diagnosed, i know you have chemo brain. so i've written down every day for you to go back and remember little bits of joy. >> thank you. >> and that's for you, my baby. >> thank you. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> now, in turn, avery, i know you've come here this morning with a little bit of news for your mother. >> i have. mom, i just wanted to share with you, my recent test results.

and the doctor has said that my cancer is gone. my test results are noal. and i did have my last chemo this week. >> oh, praise the lord. >> so i'm done. >> we give everything to the lord. because we've had prayers going up worldwide, and everybody's been praying. and so, praise god. >> avery, what has it meant -- first of all, that's wonderful, wonderful news. what has it meant to have your mother alongside you? as you said, she rushed to your side the minute you told her. >> it's been just amazing to have her. she is my angel. my savior. she kept my positive this whole time. and i really think that her positivity instilled in me helped me with healing faster. >> well, we know you want to spend some time together. we know this is your first time in new york, so we thought we'd

get you a few things to make your trip a little bit better. we've got two tickets right here. i got a guy in the broadway business. a couple tickets to see "mamma mia!" this weekend. so enjoy the performance on the plaza and go see the show. you'll also enjoy dinner for two at quarter house new york. a wonderful raunestaurant just the street here courtesy of the chef. if i can get natalie and al out here with one last surprise. we've got some robes for you. and there's a reason. as part of their cayman of kindness, the cayman island department of tourism and the ritz-carlton are providing a trip for the two of you to go to the cayman islands. they're going to fly you both there. you get a chance to relax at the silver rain spa at the ritz-carlton grand cayman. >> are you serious right now? >> it's all yours. it's all yours. >> oh, my gosh. >> thank you. i love you, mom. >> i love you. >> avery, congratulations on

your news. >> thank you. >> and happy mother's day to both of you. >> thank you. >> thank you for letting us share in your story. >> thank you. good morning to you. it is 8:26 on this friday morning. i'm peggy bunker. a richmond man accused to have kidnapping two teenage girls is now behind bars all thanks to facebook. police say over the weekend, nicholas wessel took the teenagers to a hotel in nevada. that's where they say he sexually assaulted one of the girls. a few days later, police found that one of the girls had been talking with wessel on facebook. authorities contacted the social media giant which gave them an ip address and led them to the girls. they're runaways and being held at a juvenile justice center in reno. right now getting a look at that commute out there this morning, 8:26. mike, how are we doing? >> this is westbound 92. this is a live picture. and it is a moving picture, you can tell, from the eastbound direction. westbound is jammed up, heading

towards the high-rise. the map will show you slow across the bay. a three-car crash reported there. one of them removed from the roadway. lanes are reported clear, but it's very slow as those remaining two cars clear. getting down there is tough as well. once you get to 84, you're smooth across the peninsula. north 101 across san jose and mountain view remains later on this morning. >> thanks, mike. another local news update coming up for you in half an hour. we'll see you then.

8:30 now on this friday morning. beautiful morning, may 9th, 2014. just like spring out here. those spring showers. getting ready to hear a great performance, a little mother's day treat with the aptly named "mamma mia!" coming up. >> yes. >> i've already been singing. >> it's one of broadway's most popular shows. they're going to perform for us live in just a few minutes.

>> we look forward to that. but let's get a check of the weather. >> let's look ahead to your mother's day. first we'll start with tomorrow, saturday. wet weather along the east coast into the mid-atlantic states. some showers in the southeast. heavier thunderstorms in the mid mississippi river valley. sunshine in the pacific northwest. sunny, hot in texas. on mother's day, sunday, sunday! a gorgeous day up and down the eastern seaboard. showers down through florida. slight risk of storms through central texas into the northern illinois. look for some wet weather and some mountain snows developing in the rockies. sunny and hot southwest and a gorgeous day up and down the 8:31. happy friday to you, bay area! you made it to the end of the week. and we've got a good-looking weekend shaping up, especially saturday. similar to what we're going to see today. taking a live look at the south bay, shaky skies, shaky camera there over campbell. i can tell you, it's cool and breezy over there. meanwhile, overcast sky over the east bay. and take a look at this.

if you want the sunshine, it's coming in full force now over the golden gate bridge. as we head throughout the day, we'll climb out of the upper 50s where we are right now into the 70s. same for tomorrow and temperatures skyrocket on sunday. don't forget, get that weather any time you need it this weekend. go to the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. now, let's head down to florida and say hello to uncle willie scott! >> hey. i wish you could be down here with us in sunny florida. come see us. if you haven't been here a while, come visit. fantastic. audrey smith is a pretty lady. we wish her happy birthday. she is from palmyra, virginia. she loves to bake cakes and she is 100 years old today. this is leonard, leonard farand. 101 years old today. he is in ontario, new york. he loves the "reader's digest." i like to read it. little stories, snippets. here is eleanor organ. and she is from marion, indiana.

100 years old today. and she loves all sorts of good things, but she likes to eat ice cream the best of all. this is james elmo williams from brookings, oregon. 101 years old today. and he loves all sorts of good things, especially old movies. he loves to see old movies. i like old movies the best, i've got to be honest. here is katherine broun from overland park, kansas. 100 years old today. and she is a world traveler.wne overland park, kansas. 100 years old today. and she is a world traveler. been on more trips than you can imagine. she travels all over the place. here is gene waters from valrico, florida. 101 years old today. we wish him a very happy birthday from smuckers. he loves golf and hershey kisses. been eating a lot of stone crabs down here in florida. come see us. now back to new york.

>> all right, willard, thanks a lot. now to an nbc news investigation, when deadly tornados and severe storms hit like the ones we saw across the south last week, millions of homeowners count on the national weather service for warnings. but this morning, serious questions are being raised about staffing at its offices across the country. scott freed man, an investigative reporter for our dallas station kxas has more from norman, oklahoma. scott, good morning. >> reporter: guys, good morning. we've obtained a list showing just how bad the situation is. hundreds of vacant jobs at weather service offices, leaving some forecasters concerned about their ability to issue timely warnings. all of this after a hiring freeze brought on by federally mandated budget cuts. >> get in the car! >> reporter: severe storms. violent tornados. >> it's moving to the right! >> reporter: critical moments forecasters at the national weather service have to make split-second decisions, issuing warnings to take cover.

>> the worst could have happened if we hadn't had that lead time. >> reporter: lead time some fear may be jeopardized by budget cuts. brooke barnes knows how important weather warnings can be. >> this is something i have never seen before. >> reporter: when more than a dozen tornados struck the dallas-fort worth area in one day in 2012, warnings convinced her to take shelter with pillows and her son's bike helmet in a bathtub. they hit there and survived. as a tornado ripped the house away. so you're living proof that early warning makes a difference. >> absolutely. i fully believe in it. >> reporter: but documents obtained by nbc news from the union that represents weather service forecasters show many of their offices are shorthanded. as many as 500 vacant positions nationwide. nearly 200 front line meteorologists positions. and many of the cities affected are in the central and southern u.s., including tornado alley. >> i just really hope something really bad doesn't happen.

>> reporter: meteorologist dan sobian leads the union. they keep those records tracking vacant jobs. sobian says staff shortages have not caused them to miss any critical storm warnings, but he worries about fatigue as forecasters are forced to cover extra shifts. >> you can only stretch a rubber band so far before it breaks. >> reporter: the weather service insists the current staffing situation would have no impact on safety. a spokesman told us it's clear by the actual performance of our forecasters that they more than meet our mission. all else is speculation. the weather service says it's trying to hire at least 190 people right now, including 43 meteorologists they hope to have at local offices soon. meanwhile, forecasters on the front line are feeling the bite. >> we're basically staffed at the minimum levels to cover shifts. >> reporter: a concern for many that fewer people watching the skies could increase the risk on the ground. >> it makes you really nervous because having that lead time and knowing what we were looking

at, i think it saved us that day. >> reporter: here at the national storm prediction center where they track tornado threats across the country, forecasters tell us staff shortages are also making it harder for them to work on advances in forecasting tornados. back to you in new york. >> scott friedman, thanks a lot. we're lucky to have al roker with us. how serious is this problem? >> it is serious. i talked with the noaa administrator katherine sullivan on tuesday. she said basically this is because of sequestration. it's a backlog. they acknowledge it. but any critical positions, they have worked on filling those first. so they know it and they're trying to fill those positions. >> takes some time. >> good news for meteorologists looking for a job. you know where to send your resume. coming up next, jenna bush hager is going to share the story of a mother-daughter reunion 77 years in the make. plus, the cast of the broadway hit "mamma mia!" performs live on our plaza.

but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> sing it, natalie. >> i love this song.

we're back. it's 8:40. a touching memoir is coming out in time for mother's day. "the waiting" tells the story of a 102-year-old woman, minka disbrow, and her lifelong quest to connect with the baby girl she gave up for adoption. jenna bush hager has the story. >> for 77 years, minka disbrow cherished the only photo she had of her little girl. >> that was my baby. it was very hard for me to give her up. >> but at the age of 17, minka let her go. she made the heartbreaking decision to give her daughter up for adoption because she didn't want her baby girl to live a

life of poverty and hard work on the farm. >> my heart went with her, but i knew that she would have a better life than i. >> the baby's life was one minka would know little about, yet she still wrote letters to the adoption agency asking about her daughter every chance she got. >> july 7th, how is my big baby girl? i can just imagine how them little feet go pitter patter everywhere, and those little hands into everything. >> days faded into years. minka married and started a family. she moved to california. but as seven decades passed, she never stopped thinking of her first born. on what would have been her daughter's 77th birthday, minka, then 94, said a prayer. >> oh lord, if you'd just let me see her, i promise you i won't bother her. >> at that time, across the country, 77-year-old ruth lee,

mother of six and grandmother of eight, had just had heart surgery, prompting reflection. >> i always grew up knowing i was adopted. >> so her son brian offered to help her find her birth mother. >> it came 272 pages, i wondered what was in those panls. >> those pages we filled with the letters written by minka disbrow, ruth's birth mother. >> i surely would like to know how big she is by now. >> brian found her phone number on the internet. with one call, minka's prayer was answered. >> 77 years and one day after i had been picked up by my adopted parents, i talked to her. >> hello! >> and they agreed to meet. 94-year-old mother meeting her 77-year-old daughter for the first time since she was born. >> oh, my goodness. >> they practically pulled me out of the car.

>> we met, and it was just like we never had parted. >> our tastes are very similar. i realized where my love of jewelry came from. from her. >> the first meeting led to more. and minka, now 102 and ruth 85, spent the last eight years getting to know one another. >> did you ever dream that you would get to have a relationship with your daughter? >> i was hoping all the time. hope. hope. lived in hope. >> a hope fulfilled by minka's family, including her granddaughter cathy, who wrote "the waiting," a book about her grandmother's sacrifice. >> 77 years loving a child that much. her love just never, ever abated. >> and when minka thinks back to the day as an innocent 17-year-old, giving away her baby -- so you feel you made the right decision? >> oh yes, i made the right

decision. >> i think she did, too. >> yeah. >> so sweet. >> what a story. >> by the way, if you want to read an excerpt of this, grab your tissues and head to our website, today.com. really cool story. >> what a great story. coming up next here, get ready to sing along. a live performance from the broadway cast of "mamma mia!" it's finally here, natalie. but

the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> we are back to wrap up our week-long series highlighting the best of broadway. this morning, we guarantee you a good time. "mamma mia!" the ninth longest running show in the history of the great white way features over 20 hits from the supergroup abba. we are delighted to welcome the cast to our plaza. guys, take it away.

♪ i was cheated by you and i think you know when ♪ ♪ so i made up my mind it must come to an end ♪ ♪ look at me now will i ever learn ♪ ♪ i don't know how but i suddenly lose control ♪ ♪ there's a fire within my soul ♪ ♪ just one look and i can hear a bell ring ♪ ♪ one more look and i forget everything ♪ ♪ mamma mia here i go again ♪ ♪ my my how i can resist you ♪ ♪ mamma mia does it show again ♪ ♪ just how much i

missed you ♪ ♪ mamma mia now i really know ♪ ♪ my my i should not have let you go ♪ ♪ you can dance you can jive ♪ ♪ having the time of your life oh see that girl watch that scene ♪ ♪ digging the dancing queen ♪ friday night and the lights are low ♪ ♪ looking out for a place to go ♪ ♪ where they play the right

music getting in the swing you come in to look for a king ♪ ♪ anybody could be that guy night is young ♪ ♪ and the music's high with a bit of rock music ♪ ♪ everything is fine you're in the mood ♪ ♪ for a dance and when you get the chance ♪ ♪ you are the dancing queen feel the beat cincinnati ♪ ♪ from the tambourine oh yeah ♪ you can dance you can jive ♪ ♪ having the time of your life oh oh see that girl ♪

♪ watch that scene digging the dancing queen ♪ ♪ digging the dancing queen see that girl ♪ ♪ watch that scene digging the dancing queen ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the cast of "mamma mia!" thank you so much. natalie auditions later today. by the way, you can catch the show every night at broadhurst theatre. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom, what happened?

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unburden yourself with some of them, you know? not to anybody, but, you know, to like a new celebrity friend? >> i mean, like maybe like brad pitt or something? that would be awesome. do you know brad? >> i'm thinking more -- not really. i wasn't thinking about brad. i was thinking more, you know -- i'm talking about me. yeah. >> i can't. >> really? seriously? >> i can't tell you. sorry. >> but you do know what's happening in the finale of "the blacklist." >> oh, it's crazy. going to be crazy. >> yeah. >> do you want to just do the interview? >> yeah. cee lo green. hey! >> you know what's funny about cee lo green? cee lo green, al roker, al green. >> absolutely. why don't you take a sip of coffee. it's getting cold, i think. >> all right.

this coffee tastes like roofy. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> thank you. the focus is the website funny or die. >> what happens after that? >> you'll have to go to funny or die. and you can catch the finale of "the blacklist" monday at 10:00 here on nbc. >> i am looking at you a whole new way. i didn't know you had the acting chops? >> well, for two minutes. >> and the plays to camera. >> i know. >> the maniacal laugh there. >> ryan actually directed that. >> that's great. >> he's a cool guy. >> what's coming up next hour, guys? >> we have a huge surprise. a mother's day surprise. >> really sweet story. >> what is it? >> you have to stick around.

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good morning, everyone. 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. tonight, the giants will look to keep the momentum going against the dodgers down in l.a. last night, they beat their rivals in extra innings. you can catch game two tonight, right here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 7:00. let's check the weather here in the bay area with christina. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you, scott. good morning to you at home. taking a live look at a clearing sky over the oakland hills.

that was sunol. temperatures are already in the 60s for most cities. we're still at 57 degrees in san francisco, but look at all these spectators out here on the golden gate bridge at this hour. a lot of foot traffic expected in the city by the bay as we head throughout your mother's day weekend with temperatures on decline. for today, though, comfortable levels for you. 70 in the south bay, 69 for the peninsula.

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 friday morning. it's may 9th, 2014. and looky he. the game is back gether. all of us are here. >> and a huge crowd. >> and a huge crowd on the plaza. dancing a little "mamma mia!" starring natalie morales. >> yeah, i got in there on the act. >> we made a huge mistake not putting you in one of the jump suits. >> not a huge mistake. >> would have been great. >> it's okay. i'm fine with it. >> can we find that? >> no, we can't. >> i think people really need to

see -- >> nobody needs to see it. >> we need to see that. >> let's talk about what's in the news, shall we? >> moving right along. let's talk a little news. in a newly released audio recording obtained by the website radar online, donald sterling has spoken out for the first time since his lifetime ban from the nba. not yet authenticated from nbc news, but it's said to have been taped by a longtime confidant of donald sterling, the los angeles clippers owner. let's take a listen as he discusses claims in the tape that he's a racist. >> you think i'm a racist? you think i have anything in the world but love for everybody? you don't think that. >> all right, he also says he's shocked at magic johnson's treatment of him. >> it breaks my heart that magic johnson, a guy that i respect so much, wouldn't stand up and say, let's get the facts. >> sterling goes on to say on that tape that you cannot force someone to sell property in

america, which is what the nba plans to do to try to get him to sell the team. he was handed the ban and a $2.5 million fine last week after making racist comments about african-americans during taped conversations with his then companion v. stiviano. his estranged wife shelly says she will not sell her stake in the team. she wants to keep it in her family and her name. there is some speculation that these tapes were conveniently released. >> a longtime confidant. v. stiviano was a confidant. >> that's a different kind of confidant. >> they said the relationship, according to this tape, he said the racist things to seduce her. that that was the motivation. >> nothing excites a woman like spouting off racist comments. >> i know. i know. >> hey, honey, you know what? i hate all these people. >> yeah, that he apparently was trying to show that he was jealous. listen, if i could explain it,

that means i'm ill. >> what a shock, magic johnson is upset because you don't want him at the game. >> what's also perplexing is shirley, his wife says the comments were his and that they were despicable, she wants no association, but she was leaving dinner and asked is he a racist, no. so it's bizarre. >> it's hard to know what's happening. >> shelly. i'm sorry, i said shirley. >> it does make you curious about how these new tapes made their way into the public sphere. >> is it really that curious? he said turn on the voice memo on your iphone. i'm shocked at everything! i'm surprised that people think i'm a racist! and then oh, bloop, e-mail. >> this is why i love you. because i thought i was the only one thinking that. in this case, it's his voice. >> he's not doing a sit-down interview yet, although everybody's trying to get it. here's his opportunity to say, here's my side. >> i feel normal again. >> i'm shocked!

it's kind of like a scene out of "casablanca." shocked and gambling going on here. >> you know what tomorrow is? it's bath day. >> that's not a thing. >> it is. >> is this a national thing? >> no, it's just the rule. >> the rest of the week? >> okay, so yahoo poses the question in an article, how often do you really need to shower? so it reveals some people are reducing their baths and even washing their hair less frequently. >> okay. >> the question is, do we really need to scrub a dub dub that often? the story comes via the mother nature network. >> mother nature's got a network? >> i may be a little biased because i use natural deodorant here, but don't get close to me, willie. it claims that people with skin issues notice that when they forego daily baths, that it eases up ecxema and dry skin.

frequent washing can get your body to overproduce oil. >> so how long do they suggest -- how often? >> just like three days a week is what the writer does. >> three days a week? >> depends on how much exercise. what kind of work you do. and it got me to thinking -- and i think you, al roker, will be the only person who figures this out. got me to thinking about my favorite cartoon as a child. bugs bunny. bugs once said, saturday, bath day. remember that? >> yeah. >> he's a rabbit. okay? he lives in a hole. >> i'm just saying. >> he comes out when elmer phud does something. he wears gloves and he's only got four fingers. >> don't disparage bugs. >> i don't take showers. i take a bath. i don't like showers. because the hair goes all crazy. but i was thinking, are we

overbathing? i have dry skin. my friends actually call me ashy simpson. >> that's not nice. >> because i'm so ashy. but anyway, i think i'm going to try it. >> okay. >> could you let us know -- we'll probably know. >> i mean, come on. who's in? >> when i wake up in the morning, i have to shower to wake up. and then if you exercise during the day -- i think i shower twice a day. >> i shower twice a day almost every day. >> when did you get cartoon bubbles? >> bugs. >> i want one of those. >> not to be confused with the this. >> my acting debut. anyway, this is well-researched. >> the mother nature channel. >> network. >> mother nature network. >> all right. >> see me next saturday. >> let's move on, shall we? we've got some incredible

video. there's really good video that you have to see. so check this out. this is a fisherman who actually jumps into the water with a baby humpback whale. the whale was apparently tangled in a line off the coast of western australia. so watch as this new zealand man jumps in to help rescue the baby whale. take a look. >> woohoo! he's got it. closer. can you cut that, joe? don't try and get it off, mate, just cut the line. quick, before he goes. that's it. free, baby. well-done! woohoo! >> wow. >> would you jump in there? >> he was already in. >> okay. i was like -- i'm waiting to see. you're free, baby whale! >> we've seen people jump in the water before. you've never seen a guy cut a baby whale free from the net. >> i wanted to see the baby

whale go wee! >> this isn't the geico commercial with the pig. >> natalie wanted to ride the whale into the sunset. >> i wanted a free willy moment. >> i'm sorry to disappointment you with the guy who saved the whale. >> do either of you realize this is real life? as much as i would love to get into cartoon world. >> oh, my gosh. >> hero, action man movie. >> i see what she's saying. you want a big finish. >> natalie is very disappointed in the man who saved the whale. >> you didn't ride it? what the heck? >> she wanted the whale to say thanks, guys. see you later. >> should have had a cowboy hat. >> okay. the larger question is, would you do it? would you have jumped in next to a whale to save it? >> and it's a big baby whale. that's no little baby we're

talking about. yes, i would jump in there and safe it. if there weren't sharks around and everything else. and then it would jump away and go wee! >> you would have choreographed it much better. >> i would have said where's the fun in this. you're probably going to be disappointed by the next story. i think it's kind of cute. >> make my day. >> so you're thinking about what you're going to get mom for mother's day, all right? so take a look at what one guy's gift -- sets the bar. i mean, this is really high. it was first posted on youtube in 2010. picks up steam online in the last day. his mom is about to turn 70. said he wanted to thank her for raising six kids as a single mom. gets her to meet him at a mercedes dealership because he needed to get his own car, when he was asked to check out a car he would consider buying as his winter car. take a look. >> this is going to be my winter car, i think. but hop in.

>> selling this to you? >> they're going to try to. what do you think of it? >> this is my car. >> it is your car. happy birthday. you like it? you're not going to have a heart attack on me? >> oh, god. >> do you like it? >> i can't take it. >> too bad. you already took it. here's your key. you better smile because you're on camera. your friends are going to see this. you like it? >> oh, my god. >> you like the face? come give me a hug. >> that's so special. the mom had always said she wanted a mercedes. if you work your hardest and enjoy what you do, you can eventually get a mercedes for your mother someday. isn't that wonderful? >> are you happy? are you satisfied? >> she said wee. she drove off in a beautiful new car. >> typical mom, i can't take

this. it is so wonderful. >> i love too that he has a winter car. >> people have winter cars? >> i guess. >> must be nice. >> for the snow, i guess. >> this message brought to you by your local mercedes-benz dealership. >> let's get a look at the weather. >> some really severe weather yesterday. flooding in dallas, texas. heavy thunderstorms in minneapolis yesterday. guess what. we've got another area firing up again, along this cold front that's been slowly making its way from the mississippi river valley towards the east, and what we've got is a lot of gulf moisture coming up out of the gulf. this jet stream coming in and over this, so you get that twisting motion. you get those severe storms firing up. we've got wet weather from minneapolis all the way to mobile. san antonio into western pennsylvania. but look at the risk area for supercell thunderstorms,

damaging winds, large hail likely. we're not expecting to see tornados out of this, but you can't rule it out. and we've got heavy rain, anywhere from half an inch, as you get to the south, to an inch, some areas up to 9:12 now. you made it to friday. we're going to see a beautiful day, as well. all these clouds are an indication of onshore flow. that natural ac will stay for today. these are your current temperatures. upper 50s for san francisco. you are headed towards the mid-60s today. 75 in the north bay. 70 for the south bay, and 68 degrees along the peninsula, as we get into the weekend. big-time warming coming your way, especially, look at the difference, between saturday and sunday, up to 85 degrees for mother's day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks a lot. coming up next, dreams do come true. the hot hollywood couple that's back together on the big screen. >> the riddlers? >> we have been waiting for this one. who could it be?

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called malfeasance? >> what did you say? you practiced it, too, right? >> maleficent. >> you said it right. adele tweeted bye-bye 25, see you again later in the year x. so what does that mean? >> so her birthday was on monday. instead of saying happy birthday to me, she said 25, see you again later this year. who says that? it's a cryptic tweet. but i think this means that she is giving a big hint about the title of her new album. her first album was "19." her second album "21." so 25, this could be a really big album. maybe around christmas. i'm not the only one who's excited about this. >> and she had vocal chord surgery. great talent. >> a big departure from her other albums. she's been happy. i think this could be a new

sound for her. and she's reportedly going to team up with phil collins and prince. >> wow. help us understand the photo of the week. willow smith, 13 years old, the daughter of will smith and jada pinkett smith, with moises arias, a 20-year-old actor. what's going on here? >> they are actually really good friends. this photo, which was posted on moises's tumblr page has gotten a lot of attention because of their drastic age difference, seven years. there's nothing overtly sexual or illegal going on in this photo. but it makes you ask the question, why can't kids just be kids in hollywood? she's 13 in bed with a much older guy. >> some people called it creepy even though it's not against the law. but jada pinkett was on a tear yesterday. some people stopped her at the airport and she commented for the first time. >> this is the ultimate tiger mom quote. she said, here's the deal, there was nothing sexual about that picture or situation. you guys are projecting your trash on to it and acting like covert pedophiles and that's not cool. i don't blame her for going on the defense. good for her, yeah.

>> but i just have to say, the smiths have a reputation for never punishing their kids. she's saying this on the one hand, but maybe there won't be any consequences for little willow getting into this kind of situation. >> let's get to our sneak peek. this is actually "entertainment weekly's" cover story. it's the film "the normal heart." takes a closer look at the rising aids epidemic, this is back in 1980 among gay americans. great cast in this film. >> it's based on the iconic play by larry kramer. it does chronicle the rise of the aids epidemic in the '80s. it's actually directed by ryan murphy, who's known for "glee" and "american horror story." so this is going to be a straight forward drama that's really compelling. everyone at "e.w." is so excited. ryan told interta"entertainment" that this is something he's wanted to do for years. >> we have a clip here. it's going to be a great film.

>> i've seen over 300 patients. where's this big mouth i hear you've gotten? >> powerful cast. >> mark ruffalo, julia roberts. in fact, there's a lot of hollywood insiders who are swirling with the rumor that this could be a project that gets a lot of emmy nominations. julia roberts declined this role twice before and now she's bringing her all. so i'm excited. may 25th on hbo. >> nina, thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up, watch willie pull off a couple of freestyle coming up, watch willie pull off a co[ oprah winfrey ] every mom is different. there's she's-got-all-the-answers mom, always-puts-herself-last mom... don't-mess-with-my-mom mom... liking-everything-i-share- on-facebook mom... had-me-young-but-made-it-work mom... reminds-you-she-wants- to-be-a-grandma mom...

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backyard is a burglar. he was spotted by a neighbor in a nearby backyard on tuesday afternoon. the neighbor told police he watched him knock on the door of a home and after nobody answered that door, he ran around to the back of the home. police caught up with him there and arrested him. he was reportedly found with other items that had been taken earlier from a different home. a quick break here. when we come back, we'll take a look at your weather forecast and your traffic.

welcome back. now, happy friday to you. taking a live look here at the sky over the south bay. still mostly cloudy here in the san jose area. meanwhile, we have a thin veil of clouds, all that's left over in the east bay, and mostly sunny conditions in san francisco. take a look at what a beautiful day is shaping up here. temperatures are going to be comfortable. 70 degrees, straight up for the south bay. 71 in the east bay. 64 in san francisco. and right around 75 degrees, even comfortable out there in wine country. now, today and tomorrow will be comfortable and then those temperatures soar as we get into sunday, mother's day, 85 degrees in the south bay. let's check your drive.

here's mike. >> christina, we started off with westbound 92 across from the 880 overchange across to the peninsula. we've had a very, very, very tough morning. avoid this san mateo bridge. the earlier crash reportedly completely cleared, but we have another stall on the backup and bound to have more. the dumbarton bridge, a good seclusion and 880 clearing to the south of there. and in the south bay, president obama has left downtown san jose, up into mountain view, likely using some surface streets. avoid castro street, but there's your slowdown for 101 as well. >> mike, thank you so much. we have another local news update including the start of the president's speech in mountain view. we'll bring that to you live coming up in the next half hour.

welcome back to "today" on a friday morning, may 9th, 2014. another awesome crowd outside on the plaza, getting ready for the weekend. i'm willie along with al, natalie, and tamron. we cannot get enough of this video that al did for funny or die. he teamed up with "the blacklist's" ryan edgal. in the clip, al with the maniacal laughter we've been watching, takes desperate measures to discover plot spoilers. >> al? >> oh good, you're awake. we can do this the easy way or the hard way. >> did you drug me? >> yeah. i did. >> really? where does al roker even get

drugs? >> matt lauer, but that's not important. i want spoilers. i can break you. i've reported from inside hurricanes! >> this is all i know. in the finale, red is really going to go with liz, but liz's father [ bleep ] tom secretly knows [ bleep ] and he's going to go [ bleep ] and it's like a bunny rabbit and there's a bana banana. and that's all i know. >> you're right. would have been better if i had waited. >> you can watch that full video, by the way, at funnyordie.com. >> we had a great time. we actually did it over at the che chelsea studio where is they film "the blacklist." it was a lot of fun. >> when does the video go up? >> i think later today. we'll post it on our website.

>> hilarious. >> we love it. >> what about the weather? if you're going to act the weather for us? >> what is my motivation? to bring you the forecast. i don't know, really. >> bad weather. >> yes, well, we're looking at for saturday, wet weather from new england back down into the gulf. we expect to see some showers in the pacific northwest, although right around puget sound going to be gorgeous. mother's day, we've got a risk from central texas all the way into northern illinois. a gorgeous day up and down the west coast for mother's day. snow, they're looking at a major snowstorm for the rockies sunday into monday. winter storm watches already in effect. lots of sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard for mother's day. happy mom's day to all the moms out there. and everyone who treats you like a mom. we have a good-looking weekend shaping up here as well. good friday morning to you.

i'm meteorologist christine loren. this is san rafael, where we still have a full deck of clouds overhead. it's overcast, for many parts across the bay area. but this afternoon, that sun is going to come through in full force. your sunset tonight at 8:06. temperatures work like this. mostly in the 70s for today. 73 in the south bay, peninsula. meanwhile, 71 in the east bay. that heat cranks as we get into your sunday. and take a look at the beginning of next week. 90s on the way. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks. just in time for mother's day, the amazing story of what a mom will do for her child. >> pam rhodes wrote into us because she wanted everyone to know that her mom joanne warner is her inspiration and hero. she was fearless in giving pam the gift of life twice. here's pam in her own words sharing their journey. >> my mother gave me life and saved my life twice. after arriving for a short holiday visit in 2009, my mom forced me to go see a doctor. at 27 weeks pregnant, i was not gaining weight. having a hard time swallowing, and had a lump in my chest.

within a week from her arrival, i was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's b cell lymphoma and started chemo christmas eve 2009. she and my dad jumped right in and took care of my 4-year-old son while my husband and i spent christmas in the hospital. she was there when my little 4-pound boy was born eight weeks early in january of 2010. she held down the fort while i went to chemo, visited the nicu and was hospitalized for another biopsy. in april of 2010, i was told the chemo wasn't working and i would need a stem cell transplant. they tested her for a match. when the results came back, she responded, oh thank goodness, i'm so glad it's me. on october 29th, 2010, she underwent a very long surgery where they extracted her stem cells from her pelvis. i remember the entire time, her cells were being pumped into my chest through an i.v. that i felt loved, comforted and okay for the first time in over a year. she rested for a week and then jumped right back in caring for

my baby and my 5-year-old boy. i spent six weeks away from my kids. she made it possible. by christmas that year, i could come home. one whole year later. i have her dna and could not be more proud to call this amazing woman my mom. she is my hero, my donor, my inspiration, my mom. >> amazing. >> pam rhodes and joanne warner are with us. good morning, ladies. what an honor to have you here. >> good morning. >> pam, you've been through so much. how is your health right now? >> it's wonderful. it's wonderful. i go back continuously every year for scans, which are scary, but everything is fine. i'm doing very well, thanks to all the doctors at johns hopkins. they're an amazing team. >> what do you remember about the day you got the phone call that your daughter was not well? >> well, actually, we were there. we had unexpectedly, my husband and i, decided to fly up and have her birthday with her. and we had never done that from florida, so we did that, and that day, she said mom, i've got

a bunch. and i said, well, show me the bump. i said we're going to go to the doctor's today. >> you didn't even think twice about doing this. >> no. that's what moms do. i had a good teacher. my mother. >> and you meanwhile had a baby at the time. your baby was prematurely born. >> uh-huh. >> two boys. and what's incredible, you moved in, joanne. you had to move in. not only giving her your stem cells, but you had to basically do the job that she was doing. >> you do what you have to do. >> a mother's love. >> no question. >> her and my dad jumped right in. they moved in. they sacrificed a lot for us. and they were incredible. they did midnight feedings and did rotations with my husband. they were just -- you know, i never worried. yin i didn't have to worry about that because they took care of it all.

>> your husband c.j. and your dad john are over there right now. the other pillars in your life. >> yes. >> yes, very much so. it was a very long road. it was a very tough year. but when you look at it as a whole picture, it's overwhelming, but when you do it day by day, it's doable with a team like that. >> what's amazing to me as i listen to you speak in the piece there is that joanne, you had the procedure. you're not feeling your best, but you jump right back in to childcare. you only let yourself rest a few days. how difficult was that? because you're recovering yourself. >> it really wasn't that difficult really, because i opted to have -- to be put out. i see no reason for me to remember any of that stuff. so they just did that. and within three days, i was feeling pretty good. >> well, you've given so much, joanne. and pam, you are proof that love will help pull us through anything in support of our families. we've got a little surprise for

you. don't look at that teleprompter. joanne, we want to do something special for you since you've done so much for your daughter. we are sending you and a guest to the beautiful island of aruba to stay at the renaissance. for listen, four nights -- four days, three nights, because i can't count. and when you're there, you'll have an exclusive access to the private renaissance island, joanne. breakfast daily and a special dinner for two at l.g. smith steak and chop house. round trip airfare. so, you ready to have some fun? >> you betcha. >> come on in, guys. >> come on over. >> you ready with the tankini? >> she'll rock it. >> what do you think? >> it's wonderful. >> amazing. >> and you've got a handsome date to boot. >> there you go. >> you earned it and then some,

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>> this sport specifically is so much natural talent. the pace that these guys go, is just mind blowing. >> rider josh hill took some practice laps around the 550 truckloads of dirt to show off the challenges of the track. motocross is a catch-all term for motorized two-wheel sports. supercross is a race. while carey is a pioneer in freestyle. >> what i do is the flips and spins and all the crazy tricks going off of 75-foot ramps and this is just super action-packed racing. there's no secret the to this. the fastest guy wins and the ones in the best shape win. >> has your wife said anything, like you have a little girl now, let's tone it down a notch? >> no, she's a great supporter. she knows who she married. >> all that dirt and loud engines inspired me to put on the gladiator gear myself. i think i'm ready. carey provided the chariot. >> a little bit of throttle, a little bit of clutch.

>> do you have an automatic bicycle i could use? >> we don't have automatics. the three keys we're going to start on is starting, making a turn, stopping. >> unfortunately, the first lesson was a nonstarter. >> just pull that lever out and give it a nice controlled push. >> a little harder. we usually have a rule if you can't start it, you can't ride it. this one's being temperamental. a little throttle to keep it running. very easy feed the clutch. there you go. >> and i was off. at breakneck speed. >> and he's riding. we got a racer. >> pull on the clutch and hit your right foot. that's your brake. two more laps. get warmed up. oh! there you go! >> what i'm doing there is sandbagging a little bit. he thinks i'm no good.

we go head-to-head, watch out. >> that was a close one. you get a little handful of front brake? >> a little handful of front brake. >> then, for some reason, i challenged the master. >> when that goes to zero, we go. >> what happened there, big shot? >> hey, good work. i owe you one of my x games medals. >> just when things started to go smoothly, carey added a few bumps in the road. >> just roll over it nice and smooth. don't want to see you catching any air just yet. >> no, no. nobody wants to see that. >> we'll make that left and pop right back on. >> whoo! >> with the small hills conquered, kind of, i was ready to catch some carey hart level

air. >> whoo! >> and i stuck the landing. >> nice editing. >> great job in the edit suite, thank you for joining us for this nbc bay area news update. i'm peggy bunker. the president giving a speech right now at the walmart in mountain view. let's listen in. >> well, it's good to be in california. everybody, have a seat, have a seat. this is actually my third day on the west coast. on wednesday, we went to l.a., then we went to san diego. we're here in the bay area, but i have to get back, because sunday is, what? >> mother's day! >> it is mother's day. that is a public service announcement. do not forget. it's mother's day. i told michelle one time, i

said, how come people put so much emphasis on mother's day and father's day, not so much. she said, every day other than mother's day is father's day. which i thought kind of quieted me, quieted me down. i want to thank your mayor, chris clark, for hosting us. i want to thank the folks at walmart. i know this looks like a typical walmart, but it is different. and that's why i'm here. a few years ago, you decided to put solar panels on the roof of the store. you replaced some traditional lightbulbs with l.e.d.s. you made refrigerated cases more efficient. you even put in a charging station for electric vehicles. and all told, those upgrades

created dozens of construction jobs and helped this store save money on its energy bills. and that's why i'm here today. because more and more companies like walmart are realizing that wasting less energy isn't just good for the planet, it's good for business. it's good for the bottom line. yes! see? he agrees. and it means jobs. changing the way we use energy is just one of the ways americans have been working so hard to move this country forward. in the wake of the worst financial crisis and economic crisis in generations, our business has now created over 9.2 million new jobs, a housing market that was reeling is rebounding. our auto industry that was flatlining is now booming. you've got a manufacturing sector that had lost a third of its jobs during the '90s and is now adding jobs for the first

time. more than 8 million americans have now signed up for healthcare coverage through the affordable care act. troops who were fighting wars are creating homes, and rather than create jobs in other companies, more companies are actually choosing to create jobs and invest right here in the united states of america. but we've got a long way to go before we get to where we need to be. which is an economy where everybody who works hard, everybody who takes responsibility, has a chance to get ahead. and that we have a chance to build an economy who that works, not just for a few at the top but for everybody. that's our goal, no matter who you are, where you come from, what your last anytime is, that if you work hard and take

responsibility, you can make it here in america. and that starts with helping businesses create new jobs. one of the biggest factor in bringing jobs back to america has been our commitment to energy. when i took office, we set out to break our dependence on foreign oil. today america is closer to energy independence than we have been in decades. we generate more renewable energy than ever, with tens of thousands of good american jobs to show for it. we produce more natural gas than anyone, and nearly everybody's energy bill is lower because of it. so are our carbon emissions that cause climate change. we set new full standards for our cars and trucks, so that they'll go twice as far on a gallon of gas by the middle of the next decade. that saves the typical family about $8,000 at the pump. and for the first time in nearly 20 years, america produces more oil here at home than we buy from other countries.

so we're producing more traditional energy, but we're also becoming a leader in the energy sources of the future. we're becoming a global leader in solar, thanks in part to the investments we made in the recovery act. over the past few years, the cost of solar panels have fallen by 60%. solar installations have increased by 500%. every four minutes, another american home or business goes solar. and every panel is pounded into place by a worker whose job cannot be shipped overseas. so today, no matter where you live, or where you do business, solar is getting cheaper and easier to use than before. and with more businesses and rural cooperatives and homes choosing solar, prices keep coming down. manufacturers keep getting more innovative and more jobs are created. last year jobs in the solar

industry increased by 20%. but we've got more work to do. and i want to work with congress to do it. unfortunately, congress has not always been as visionary on these issues as we would like. it can be a little frustrating. but in this year of action, wherever i can go ahead and create my own opportunities for new jobs, i'm going to take it. and so far, i've taken more than 20 executive actions, from launching new hubs to attracting more high-tech manufacturing jobs to america, to make sure more americans are getting the skills they need to get the jobs that exist right now. and so today, here at walmart, i want to announce a few more steps that we're taking, that are going to be good for job growth and good for our economy, and that we don't have to wait for congress to do. they are going to be steps that generate more clean energy,

waste less energy overall, and leave our kids and our grandkids with a cleaner, safer planet in the process. so let me list these out. number one, we know that making buildings more energy efficient is one of the easiest, cheapest ways to create jobs, save money, and cut down on harmful pollution that causes climate change. it can save our businesses tens of billions of dollars a year on their energy bills. and they can then use that money to grow and hire more folks. it would put construction workers back to work, installing new systems and technologies. so this is what you call a win-win-win. so that's why three years ago, i announced what we called the better buildings initiative. it's an ambitious plan to improve the energy efficiency of america's commercial buildings by 20% by the year 2020. and already, we've got 190 businesses and organizations that have signed on. on average, they're on track to meet their goal, cutting energy use by 2.5%, every single year.

together they've already saved $300 million in energy costs. so we know it works! and that's why over the past few months, i've been picking up the phone and reaching out to more leaders to get them on board. and today they're stepping up, from cities, school districts, businesses, universities. you're seeing folks move on energy efficiency. gm is pledging to improve energy efficiency in 31 plants. university of virgin is doing the same thing in its buildings, cities like little rock, kansas city and detroit are replacing regular street lights with more efficient l.e.d.s. and at walmart, you've committed to reducing energy consumption across 850 million square feet of space. that's a lot. that's enough to cover more than half of the city of san francisco. taken together, this is going to make a difference. and it's the right thing to do

for the planet, but also the right thing to do for the bottom line. because when you save that money, you can pass that money back to consumers in the form of lower prices or you can use it to create more jobs. so folks in the private sector are doing their part to create jobs and reduce pollution and cut waste. i'm making sure the federal government does its part. two years ago, i ordered $2 billion in energy upgrades to federal buildings. today, i'm ordering an additional $2 billion in upgrades over the next three years. and these upgrades will create tens of thousands of construction jobs and save taxpayers billions of dollars. the department of energy is putting a new efficiency standard, set of efficiency standards in place that could save businesses billions of dollars in energy costs and cut carbon pollution and it's the equivalent of taking about $80 million cars off the road. and i want to thank our secretary of energy and

secretary donovan, shaun donovan of hud, who are here today, because they've shown extraordinary leadership on these issues. it's worth applauding. so, that's the first announcement. cities, schools, businesses, federal government, we're all going to pledge to waste less energy and we've got concrete strategies that we know work. second announcement is about more americans coming together to use clean energy. last month i cleaned up leaders from a whole range of industries and made the economic case for why solar is a good idea. and they listened. and today, more than 300 organizations, from home builders to affordable housing owners to companies like home depot and apple announced that they are going to expand the use of solar energy, thereby creating more jobs and cutting carbon pollution. we've got public banks, like connecticut's green bank, and private banks, like grandkioldm

sachs, ready to invest billions of dollars in renewable energy. the treasury department and irs are making it easier for renewable energy companies to operate and attract investment. and we're going to attract training programs at community colleges across the country that will help 50,000 workers earn the skills that solar companies are looking for right now. walmart's already got the most installed on-site solar capacity of any company in america. and now you've announced plans to double that capacity. and it's all part of your goal to buy or produce 7 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy by 2020. something that could save a walmart $1 billion a year in energy costs. so we know that generating more clean energy, using less dirty energy, wasting less energy overall, can be good for business and consumers. and it's also good for the world that believe for our children. so, together the commitments

we're announcing today froouf that there are cost-effective ways to tackle climate change and create jobs at the same time. so often, when we hear about how we're going to deal with this really serious issue, people say, we can't afford to do it, won't be good for the economy. it will be good for the economy long-term, and if we don't, that will be bad for the economy. rising sea levels, droughts, more wildfires, more severe storms, those are bad for the economy. so we can't afford to wait. and there's no reason why we can't even go further than we are so far, by working with states and utilities and other organizations to change the way we power our economy. climate change is real. and we have to act now. you know, earlier this week, i issued -- or we issued a report that was years in the making called the national climate

assessment. hundreds of scientists, experts in businesses, not for profits, local communities, all contributed over the course of four years. what they found was u unequivocal unequivocally, climate change was not some far off problem in the future. it's happening now, it's causing hardship now, it's affecting every sector of our economy and our society. more severe floods, more violent wildfires. it's already costing cities and states and families and businesses money. here in california, you've seen the effects firsthand. you know what's happening. and increasingly, more and more americans do, including, by the way, many republicans outside of washington. so, unfortunately, inside of washington, we've still got some climate deniers who shout loud, but they're wasting everybody's time on a settled debate. climate change is a fact. and while we know the shift to clean energy won't happen overnight, we've got to make

some tough choices along the way. and we know that if we do, it's going to save us ultimately money and create jobs over the long-term. that's what walmart understands. and walmart's pretty good at counting its pennies. so that's why this fight is so important. that's why the sooner we work together to adapt the economy to our, to this reality of climate change, the more likely it is that we do right by our kids and leave them a more stable world. and ultimately, that's what, you know, motivates a whole lot of us. you know, as americans, we don't look backwards, we look forward. we don't fear the future, we seize it, we shape it. and when it comes to energy, we have a chance to shape that sector that is probably going to have more to do with how well our economy succeeds than just about any other.

we are blessed when it comes to energy, but we're much more blessed when it comes to the innovation and the dynamism and the creativity of our economy. and if we do our part right now to rebuild an economy and transition to a clean energy future, we will create new jobs, we'll reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we will leave our children with a better america and a better future. so thank you very much, everybody! god bless you! thanks to all the companies who are doing the great work and the not-for-profits. we appreciate your leadership! thank you, guys! happy mother's day, moms! >> and there you have just been listening -- you've just been listening there to the president, obviously, at walmart, discussing energy efficiency and how walmart's taking a leading role in that with cooling cases, charging stations for electric cars, focusing on walmart, because it is the world's, of course, largest retailer. didn't waste time, though, with a punch list of his recent successes, talking about lower unemployment rates, healthcare.gov, and then sort of

transitioning into solar installations and how it goes hand in hand with job creation. of course, a lot of controversy about the president being at mountain view's walmart this morning. a company where the ceo brings in millions of dollars, a very wealthy company, yet the people that work there complain they are living hand-to-mouth. in fact, we heard from one person this morning, saying they have colleagues who work at walmart who live in their car. so that is sort of the substory there of this visit by the president today. he's pledged to shake 100 hands of employees who work there at walmart in mountain view today. that might be what you're seeing right now, as he sort of goes out there into the crowd. also, a personal touch there, wishing a lot of moms a happy mother's day. of course, we know, after this visit, the president will be heading to moffett field, where he'll be departing on air force one, probably within the next hour. so also some traffic concerns there. we have our next newscast coming up at 11:00 a.m. we'll be watching that closely for you and bring you an update there. do stay with us for continuing coverage of the president's visit. go to nbcbayarea.com to get the very latest information and once

again, we'll see you back here at 11:00, for a full wrap-up to have that speech, also, the protests that are taking place this morning outside of walmart. now we take you right back to the "today" show. america's got talent. there is "norway's got talent". >> have you been to norway? >> i haven't. >> it is spectacularly beautiful. i was doing a guinness world record special with david frost and it was base jumping. set the record for base jumping, you jump literally off a stationary place, a spot and -- he did it and made the record and the next day they went out to celebrate and died. lovely memories of norway. >> anyway, okay. >> the fjords are gorgeous. >> this is a kid from norway's got talent.

8-year-old kid, angelina jordan. apparently she sings like old classics. she sang "fly me to the moon." take a look. ♪ let me sing forever more ♪ ♪ you are all in love ♪ ♪ all i worship and adore ♪ ♪ and please be true and i love you ♪ >> oh, my god. >> what? >> what style? she is just a kid singing, standing there singing. >> the song is about 100 years older than she is. >> oh, my god. that was great. what are your favorite karaoke songs? all right. something called "smul" unless it is a typo. they compiled the top five

karaoke songs. >> so far this year. >> here they are. >> i bet i don't even know them. >> "grenade" by bruno mars. >> how does that go? ♪ >> i've heard that. >> "happy" by pharrell. how about this one, by anna kendrick, from "pitch perfect". >> great movie. ♪ you're going to miss me when i'm gone ♪ ♪ you're going to miss me by my hair ♪ ♪ you're going to miss me everywhere ♪ ♪ you're going to miss me when i'm gone ♪ >> i love her. >> the number one karaoke song of all time, "let it go" by idina menzel. >> please, let it go. >> it is so funny -- >> she's great. she is awesome. what. >> what is yours -- >> the one that came to mind was

this from "grease". ♪ you're the one that i want ♪ ♪ you're the one that i want ♪ >> i like that one. puts you in a good mood. this is my favorite all time karaoke song. shania twain. ♪ i can be late for a date that's fine ♪ ♪ but you better be on time ♪ >> you see how she's sneaking ihoda stuff in. >> no. >> try day friday. i do love shania. ♪ be okay to have a bad hair day ♪ >> okay, hoda, can we move on? >> yes. we're going to talk about our try day friday. >> this, check these out. >> look at these little cupcakes. they look like karen made them, don't he? >> you know who did make them. not karen. ali made them in our kitchen.

>> you can make them too. >> it was easy to make. we heard a rumor it was easy. all you need is a little cupcake. >> then a cookie open the side. >> a cookie on the side. >> and this is one of those -- a pirouette. >> yes, a pirouette and icing. they are so cute. >> you can't eat it because you have to go for a -- >> you know what, hoda, that is -- i was going to tell you about it on monday, but yes, frank and i are going for a couples colonoscopy. >> you can't eat these things? >> no. >> how hungry are you? >> pretty hungry. thank you, hoda. and the preparation was fun, too, i got to say. time for friday funny. enjoy that, hoda, while i tell the joke. >> all right. >> woman wakes up in the middle of the night to find her husband is no longer in the bed. she puts on her robe and goes

downstairs to look for him. she finds him at the kitchen table in deep thought with a hot cup of coffee in front of him and slowly wipes a tear from his high and takes a sip of his coffee. what's the matter, dear, as she steps into the room? her husband looks up and says, i just remember when we first met 20 years ago, and we started dating. you were only 16. do you remember? the wife is touched to think her husband is so caring, so sensitive, yes, i do, she replies. her husband continues, do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of the car? yes, i do remember, said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him. do you remember when he cornered me and he said, either you marry my daughter or i'll send you to jail for 20 years? i remember that too, she replied, softly while reaching out to touch his hand. he wiped another tear from his cheek and he said, i would have been released today. >> you are good. >> thank you. >> you are good. that was good. >> one more bite. johnson's baby of the week

announcement. you eat away. i'll do all the work. >> okay. >> we celebrate new moms and the adorable new additions to their families. in honor of mother's day, featuring moms with their ado adorable little babies up to 1 year old, our first baby is nixon spartacus bentley, born in bakers feel errsfiel bakersfield, this is the first child for mom maran who said dad got to pick out the baby's middle name. spartacus is his favorite film. >> next baby of the week is gabriela kendall ford. >> i'll take it. you're still eating. born in richmond, virginia, on october 24th. her mom sierra offers this advice. when making decisions about your baby, go with your heart and with your gut. now to a baby born in springfield, massachusetts, on september 4th. monica marie delgado. her mom jennifer says her daughter is already a chatter box. >> how cute. >> and our final johnson's baby

of the week is jackson henry armacost, born in florida on september 6th. his mom rebecca says he flirts with everyone by locking his eyes on them and flashing a big smile. congratulations to all of our babies. if you want to submit your baby for our johnson's baby of the week contest, go to klgandhoda.com. >> by the way, johnson's baby is running a special campaign with save the children. please go to our facebook page. is it okay or not okay to do a retaliation engagement? >> retaliation engagement. here's what we had to say. >> people should stay out of other people's lives, hoda woman, especially their heart. love is a mystery and you have to solve it for yourself. >> very esoteric. anyway, all right, if you're getting engaged, just to spite your ex, i kind of feel sorry for your fiance. >> wow. i'm impressed. >> judge judy. >> you thought this through. >> uh-huh. >> sometimes i like those girls. >> i do too.

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she made her broadway debut more than 50 years ago, and her sitcom "alice" that ran for nine seasons earned linda lavin two golden globe and made her a household name. >> now she stars in a film, very moving movie called "a short

history of decay," a bittersweet story about a woman in the early stages of alzheimer's whose sons come to visit after her husband suffer a stroke and unfortunately things are not going to get better for them. >> he's scared. he's so scared. he doesn't want you to know. he doesn't want to show us. he panics every time i leave the room for five minutes. >> he loves you, mom. >> yes. he loves me. good night. >> good night. >> oh. what a beautiful scene in that movie. >> ryan greenburg. >> he's terrific in this. >> wonderful. >> the whole cast is terrific. >> remarkable actor and an old friend. i did "diary of anne frank" with him on broadway. we know how to be husband and wife. >> you're right there, you're right there. >> yeah. >> how did you learn to play someone who is suffering from

the beginnings of alzheimer's? >> i imagined what it would be like and the writer, michael maran who directed the movie, wrote this from a very personal experience, so he would help me understand the flare-ups and the moments of anger and what i really wanted to bring to it was moments of sweetness because i thought god forbid if this ever happens to me, i hope i go to my sweet place. i hope i'm not, you know, a vitriolic, angry, awful person if i -- if i lose my memory. i'm an actor. so we have to learn lines. you're a performer. when you start getting old and you can't remember things, and you fear that this could happen, it is a terrifying thing. so i use my imagination. a lot of the -- >> it did ring very true. >> that's great to hear. i'm glad. >> he lived this experience. >> with his own family, yes. and he's living it still. his mother is still alive, and what he kept saying to me was,

this is a more poignant story because she knows it is happening rather than the movies we have seen where alzheimer's is further along. so it was sweet to do. it was a sweet movie to make. and i think a lovely film. >> and the moment too when your son in the movie basically asks the doctor, am i going to get alzheimer's because -- >> yeah. >> and would you want to know? >> would you want to know, exactly. >> we saw you, across the street, right by central park, my mom, me, my dog. and we saw you -- >> i saw you. that baseball cap, i thought should i say hello. >> my mom is like it is alice and where's flo. >> do you still get that a lot? >> of course. absolutely. i get that a lot. people loved that character, loved flo. i loved being recognized as alice. in fact, just now there is an exhibit, i donated my uniform to the smithsonian. and there is a new exhibit at the smithsonian, on right now

until the end of september, so, yeah, so alice's uniform is on displ display. i love being recognized as alice. she changed my life. >> also off broadway now too which you want to let everybody know before we run out of time. >> a show called "too much sun," another nicky silver play. he wrote a play called "the lions." you came to see it. this is off broadway. preview, we're in previews now. and i'm playing with jennifer west, the wonderful actress and i play an actress. the first scene in the play, i won't tell you anything else, is me as madea, not remembering the li lines. so we open on the 18th of may and i'll be there through june 22nd. >> by the time you hit 70, then they're going to remember you.

>> screen actors guild, so far they were right. >> thank you, linda. >> so good at everything you do. >> thank you very much. >> this great movie "a short history of decay" opens on may the 16th. on dvd on june 10th. there goes the neighborhood. how to deal with the people next door when they get out of line. and products to smooth things over for sandals season. coming up right after this. every mom is different.inf] there's she's-got-all-the-answers mom, always-puts-herself-last mom... don't-mess-with-my-mom mom... liking-everything-i-share- on-facebook mom... had-me-young-but-made-it-work mom... reminds-you-she-wants- to-be-a-grandma mom... two-moms-are-better-than-one mom... not-your-mom-but-like-a-mom. whatever type of mom you have, she deserves to hear i love you more often.

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campaign to confront claimant change. he's drawing attention to a walmart because that company has committed to doubling the number of solar energy projects at its stores. the president announced its commitments for 300 companies as well at state and local governments that use solar energy. he also announced executive actions named at increasing energy efficiency and buildings and he is now headed to the airport to return to washington. and a quick look at your forecast and the traffic when we come back after the break.

welcome back now. beautiful conditions for the final day of the workweek. you made it and temperatures today are going to end up in the low 70s. right around room temperature in the heat of the day in the east bay. 64 degrees for san francisco. 75 in the north bay. meanwhile, comfortable 71 degrees right here in the south bay, where we do have that presidential visit today. going to have some really nice conditions as we get into tomorrow as well. and then that heat cranks. warming trend on the way for your sunday. next week, we're talking about record heat, triple digits on the way. we'll detail that forecast for you today at 11:00. now let's check your drive, here's mike. >> the san mateo bridge, very clear now. after a tough morning, the map shows you the same thing. but 880 slow getting down to 92. that's the last of your commute there. a little slowing, uh maybe a fender bender, but nothing reported. the south bay around moffett field, we're okay. the president should have made his way over to the tarmac, but we're watching for any delays. and the bay bridge toll plaza,

things starting to build as we had a lighter commute. now building again getting into the i the. >> more local news at 11:00. see you then. we're back on this try day friday with more of "today." in case you haven't heard, "neighbors" starring seth rogan and zac efron is out in theaters today. >> it has a fraternity next door. >> we're throwing a party. >> i'm robert de niro. >> you called the cops, you violated the circle of trust. >> we're sorry we called the cops, okay. >> are you talking to me? >> yes. >> are you talking to me? >> yes. >> i don't see anyone else here. >> i don't see anyone else here either. >> your stories may not be as outrageous, we asked you to share them with us and boy, you did. >> here to help us is founder of what matters most.com, thomas

farley. i like it. >> good to meet you. boy, we asked for a shoutout on neighbor issues and our page exploded. people really have got some -- >> issues. >> first question, only give initials, first question is from m. i never found a good way to get a neighbor to control an overactive barking dog. is there any good way to deal with this that doesn't alienate the neighbors. >> here is an area where you have to be concerned not just about your own safety, sometimes, but the dog itself. the dog could be in distress and that's the reason it is barking. the neighbor is not there, he or she may not be aware the barking is go on. the first thing you want to do, people treat their dogs like their kids. don't ever go on the attack about it. bring it up in a way where you're concerned. >> like what? >> like how? >> i know you're at work all day long, i'm home and i'm hearing your dog barking. i'm a little worried, is the dog okay? you come from a place of concern. >> the dog is fine. >> the dog's fine, thank you.

thanks for asking. thank you for your concern. >> and your point is? >> and you will deal with that. again, because people do treat the dogs like kids. if that happens, i would say, you know what, i'm working from home and it is really disturbing to me when i'm trying to get work done. >> okay. what if they don't care? >> then the law will very often be on your side. there are local ordinances, there are animal safety agencies that you can approach about it. >> the government. >> the same vain, from k., catherine, has a question about neighbors cleaning up after their pets. i have a problem with my neighbor lettingi inthe dog pee my grass. >> it can ruin grass. >> you get the awful brown spots. so there are a couple of things you can do here. the aspca has a great page where you could go on the website that talks about training your animal to go in a certain area. it takes a couple of weeks but it is possible. people say the dog does his own

thing, i can't control it, you can with a little bit of effort. if you dilute that urine, urine we're really specifically focusing on, dilute it with a bucket of water. >> we prefer the word pee please. >> a nicer way of saying it. let's go with that. >> yes, okay. >> if the walker brings a bucket of water, he or she can dilute it at the moment or spray it couns down after the fact. >> how do you tell your neighbor you can hear the intimate moments -- oh, my god -- and would like them to keep it down? should i also mention that my neighbor happens to be my landlord? >> oh, forget it. you can't win. >> that's a tricky one. >> keep them happy. >> in new york city particularly this is an issue where we live in close quarters. i'm in a brown stone, sometimes i hear things don't want to hear. you don't want in your head. there is a very passive thing you can do, earplugs, noise

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weather give us time to stay out a little longer and do the stuff we love. also longer days can wreak havoc on our nighttime sleep cycle. >> here with tips on how to get your body clock back on track is robert ekman. >> robert is here. >> nice to see you guys again. >> we get less sleep as the summer rolls in. >> we stay up later for whatever reason, maybe because barbecuing out late at night, maybe we decided we're going to maybe exercise late into the night. but with that extra daylight comes some consequences associated with that, correct? >> yeah. not getting enough sleep really it does more than tire you out. it can really have physical problems because of it, can't you? >> we see a lot less ability to deal with stress. we see a lot -- we're more explosive. we can't concentrate as well. our relationships start chafrpichafrp i changing when we don't sleep very well. physically things happen as well. we put ourselves at high risk of infection because our immune

system starts to go down. >> you tend to fall and such. >> hurt your knee. >> hurt your knee. >> and neck. >> everything. >> maybe balance issues is one of -- but question also increase in risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity, increase risk of cancers for some people that start having sleeping problems. sleep is important. we're learning a lot about it now. >> would you encourage people to use over the counter type medications or get their doctor to give them an ambien or melatonin. >> it is short-term use. it is two to four weeks. get over what is causing the sleep disruption but find out what is causing. maybe a break for a little bit, maybe that would work. but what we need to do is maybe take a -- that short-term. but when it comes to melatonin, not a lot of research out there about it. consult your physician before you take anything over the counter like that. >> but if your choice is you're not sleeping or take the sleep aid, you say it is better to get

some kind of sleep with the sleep aid than try to tough it out. >> exactly. short-term. there are some processing you can go through for insomnia. you can learn what is causing the sleep disruption, behavior, environment, sleep equipment. >> how much sleep do we need? for kids and grown-ups. >> for us, it is seven to eight hours. a lot of people think i can get by on six. probably not. about .01% can get by with six or less. for adults, kids should get -- there is lower gpa scores, lower act scores, you know -- >> they're getting four or five hours of homework a night too. >> what are you supposed to do to get everyone in bed early? >> you got to get the whole house involved in this. you can't have one partner who

wants to go to sleep at 2:00 in the morning and you're trying to get to bed at 10:00. involve the whole house associated with that. get everyone to opt in. in the summertime, you may decide to change the kids' bed time from 9:00 to 10:00. it is about quantity of sleep. a lou th allow them to get the extra at night and allow them to sleep in in the morning with that. >> and blackout shades. >> thank god for those. >> we would never be able to make it. >> a lot of people don't have that. a simple eye shade works if you can't use blackout shades, eye shades, takes two weeks to get used to them because it is weird, you wake up and it is dark and you think i didn't know it would be like this. two weeks and it really works well. >> thank you so much. >> is it time to try and take away their keys? >> how to have the tough must have talks with your aging parents. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget.

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angels, one of the largest in home senior care companies in the nation, adult children would rather talk to their parents about sex than about taking away their car keys. >> here to help you start those tough must have talks with aging parents are r.g. alan, director of christian cal tralinical tra university. and amy guyer. >> love her too, even though i just met her. >> thank you. >> these conversations are always hard to start. because, look, first of all, they are your parents. okay. and the role reversal thing can get very strange. >> it can be. we don't want to deal with these, i call courageous conversations or the pink elephant in the room. there is the obvious thing we have been thinking about for a long time. nobody wants to talk about it. it gets a little weird. >> they become very defensive. it is their independence you're talking about. >> the key thing is, you say, your parents are always going to be your parents. so don't try to put yourself in

a position i'm parenting my parent. you're supporting your parent. you're helping them. these are the conversations you need to have be able to do that. >> you talk about the car keys. that is, like, a lifeline, okay. if you are a lot of older people are -- they need to get to the store, do things. if that's not there, what are they going to do? what is the right way to have the conversation and when should you have it. >> we were talking earlier and i was saying, got to be very poised and strategic about how you do it. and be empowering versus disempowering. give options. doesn't have to happen overnight. if you have multiple options, you know how we do with kids, think about it, you told your kids you wanted to go to bed, 9:05 or 9:00. choose. they still choose but you get the same result. so for the keys, say, why don't we start with us driving you to the church or the grocery store what have you and then move to

where they're doing it less. it is a gradual process. >> it is important to have the conversations early and often. if you can have a plan ahead of time what is going to happen when you can't drive anymore and how do we get you driving as long as you can? maybe they need to update their driving skills. maybe not stop altogether. aarp has a driving program. maybe self-regulate, not drive at night for a while and gradually decrease. >> what i say to my mom, i said, mom, it is one thing for you to get behind the wheel of a car and kill yourself, because you've been in an accident. but you would never be able to live with yourself ever again if because you couldn't -- you hurt somebody else, some innocent person. she said, oh, no, i would never want that to happen. i said, ma -- >> and sometimes i think kids overworry. there is a time to ask for them. there is a time where i think as kids we think we're overworrying about our parents and maybe we

should give them a break. >> they have been adults for a longer period of time than we have, so helping them to hold on to the integrity of the adulthood and having conferences with love and consideration and empathy and respect. >> did you ever have that conversation. >> i did. in terps of going up and down the steps. i said, i know you're having a difficult time. what if we start out with an additional railing. that would be a help to you getting up -- thought we can do that. >> it is gradual. >> they don't want to give into it. i'm there now too. >> i had that conversation with my dad and we had him talk with a doctor. sometimes -- somethihaving the person in the conversation makes all the difference. >> happy mother's day. > get ready to cook with us. >> chef ryan scott is here with

his mom. first, this is "today" on nbc.

it is time to cook with us when we make a dish chosen by you. sunday is mother's day. what better way to make your mom feel special than a wonderful breakfast to start the. >> a here to show us savory and sweet foolproof dishes that won't press your mom is the host of food rush, from the live well network. chef ryan scott and his mom patricia. what am i missing here? >> i'm pointing at her. >> good morning. >> what are we maybing? >> we're making a really fun dish which i found out when we were kids we would make her strawberries and pancakes. not until we came on this trip she said she never liked it. >> that's what a good mother

does. >> she would rather you clean the house. >> right? >> yes. she did her rendition of this. tell everybody what we're going to make. >> we're making red velvet crepes. >> oh, yum. how do we do it, mom? >> jump into the frosting real quick. go ahead. you want to -- we're going to add a little lemon juice. >> cream cheese. >> looks good. >> vanilla. >> that was perfect. >> lick ricotta. i caught it something else. and stir this up. >> go ahead. >> there you go. >> what we do is we get the filling done with a little bit of powdered sugar over there too. hoda, take this away. we're going to m ing make a cre. you take the eggs, melt some butter on the bottom, a little bit of milk. add a little bit of water. you're doing good. >> thank you. >> we have a little sugar.

a little bit of salt. good job on the filling. >> what we do now, we add flour. here is the hint. a little cocoa powder. then a little bit of red food coloring like that. >> to make it red. and you make the crepe better. >> comes together like this. then we'll slide it together and build it. >> not the whole thing. have a little pan here, the key trick is to make sure that you go all the way around. if this wasn't a three-minute segment i could build a crepe in an hour and a half. >> so smoosh it all around. >> what is your secret, tell me. >> the nonstick pan, everybody needs one. >> here it is. just like this. you set it right here. come and build the crepes. this is fun. bring the kids in the house,

stop doing the yard work and the gardening. that's chocolate. hazelnut chocolate filling. anywhere in the middle, like so. yours doesn't get cream cheese. but kathie lee -- you take a little rad berry jam. >> that's good. >> might as well just do this. >> there was a huge hole in bottom, who knew. >> you roll it up and then you do this. mom, check it out. >> it looks delic. >> you're going to do it. ka kathie can't eat because -- >> colonoscopy. colon oscop colonoscopy. >> tell everybody what it tastes like? >> green tee mojito. >> you can catch all the recipes

open the website. thank you, mom. >> we have actress kim rainer with us. >> ricky martin. >> have a great weekend and an awesome mother's day. great job. nice. after people find a dentist through us, they often say,

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