thoroughly. the lamborghini also. life in prison. a guilty verdict at the "american sniper" trial. the man who killed chris kyle and chad littlefield. littlefield's mother emotional after the jury's decision. >> we waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son. >> this morning the littlefield family joins us for an exclusive live interview. why was he on the tracks? the driver accused of causing that train derailment in oxnard now facing criminal charges. we're live at the scene with what the suspect's lawyer is saying about the crash. >> explosion. a home erupts into a huge fire ball, 15 people injured, two

critically. officials believe it was all due to a gas leak. >> and this way out of here. with that snow piling up, the winter blues are spreading. we have a cure. dylan's about to surprise one lucky family with our first hot ticket to paradise wednesday, february 25, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i may take that ticket to paradise. >> al's got a hot ticket to washington, d.c. there for an event. we'll catch up with him. >> let's get to our top story on wednesday morning. a guilty verdict at the "american sniper" trial. it did not take long for the jury there to reach its decision. nbc's jacob rascon has covered

this trial from the beginning. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. two weeks and three dozen witnesses boils down to this. the jury did not buy the insanity defense. the verdict came quickly and the punishment was immediate. >> all rise. >> reporter: it took less than three hours to decide. >> we, the jury, find the defendant eddie ray routh guilty of the felony offense of capital murder. >> words of comfort and closure for the families of the victims. >> we waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son and as always god has proved to be faithful. >> reporter: for the first time we're able to hear what was presented to the jury. like police dash cam video of routh's failed escape attempt. and testimony from chris kyle's

widow taya. >> when did you last see chris that day? >> we were at the house. that we loved each other. and gave him a kiss and hug like we always did. >> reporter: even from the defendant himself in that rambling confession tape. >> i knew if i did not take out his soul he was coming to take mine next. >> got some sort of savior complex. >> i just want to get the bad guys. >> reporter: the trial became the real life sequel to the movie "american sniper." in 2012, kyle and his friend chad littlefield took routh to a texas shooting range to help him but he turned on them. >> i heard mr. routh say i shot them because they wouldn't talk to me. i was riding in the back seat and nobody would talk to me. >> reporter: the defense said routh suffered from schizophrenia, the prosecution

said he faked it and was high. >> i'm so pair annoyed all day i don't know what to think of the world. i don't know if i'm insane or sane. >> reporter: the former marine charged with killing the country's most lethal sniper now sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. routh showed no emotion as the verdict was read or when the victim impact statements were given. one family member calling him an american disgrace, taya kyle was not present during the reading. she left earlier abruptly during the defense's closing argument. savannah. >> jacob, thank you. chad littlefield's parents and his brother jerry are with us exclusively this morning. good morning to all of you and because we haven't had a chance to speak i wanted to share our condolences for the loss of your son. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> after everything you've been

through this two-year journey, what was it like to hear those words guilty ring out in the courtroom yesterday? >> joyous. it was answered prayer. we waited a long time to hear that. and we feel justice was served. >> mr. richardson, this jury didn't deliberate even any more than 2 1/2 hours or so. is there some satisfaction in how quickly and seemingly easily they rejected this claim of insanity? >> it was just an answered prayer because we waited so long and all of our pain, it needed to be done and i think that the jury did it right and that was an answered prayer for us. >> jerry, as i turn to you, there was a lot of testimony about the mental state of this defendant. i wonder where you come down on it.

we now know the jury said he was not legally insane. do you think he was mentally ill or all an act? >> it was all an act. i taught him in high school, and that's -- everybody that knows me remembers that i worked with him. he was -- that's just the way he was. he never grew up. he was still just defiant and -- he had nothing wrong in the mind. except for the drug use. >> mrs. littlefield, obviously this story, this karks has received national attention because chris kyle was so well known. what has it been like for you and your family to go through this terrible ordeal in such a public way, with all of these national headlines and even a

movie focused on this case? >> well, it's been focused on chris kyle, and because chad was not in the movie, because the attention was not focused on him, we think it helped the case because then when they wanted a change of venue, well, they had to remember that two men were murdered that night, and chad had not had the publicity that chris had. and it was difficult for us because we had to remain quiet because we didn't want to jeopardize the case in any way. so, now is the time that we want to honor and talk about our son chad. >> he deserves to be remembered. what would you want people, want the world to know about the

kind of man he was? >> chad was a quiet man. he was a good listener. he and chris worked out together, they were soccer pops, that's where they met. and chris had some weights and chad wanted to go and work out, and he wanted to help the vets as they came back home. he wasn't a veteran himself but he would always talk to us about i want to help these men that are coming home in any way i can and he loved them and he loved to be with chris and he went with him. chris chose him to go with him.

>> chris was comfortable with chad and chris, being a navy s.e.a.l. didn't trust a whole lot, so chad being -- >> nonmilitary. >> well, chris served overseas and chad served when they came back. he had a passion for veterans. so, but then chad was always a helping hand, you know. he was a rock. he was just -- a good friend. if he was your good friend, you had a friend. >> his motto was pass it forward. i'm sorry. >> there is so much to say about your son and your brother, he was obviously a wonderful man. i'm glad he is finally getting the focus he deserves. our very best to you. thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> there is another major story

we're covering, another round of nasty weather, brutal cold. boston topping 100 inches of snow for the season. that happened overnight. while in the south, millions of people are dealing with a fresh mix of snow and ice. nbc's gabe gutierrez is outside of atlanta. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. today crews are spreading this gravel throughout the atlanta metro area, trying to treat the roads and prevent icy conditions, a winter storm warning went into effect and local officials are trying to avoid the problems after last year's ice storm that stranded drivers in cars for hours and forced children to sleep in their schools overnight. this morning the south is bracing for even more of the snow, sleet and ice that made tuesday's north georgia commute dangerous. >> we just moved up from florida about seven months ago. so this is definitely new to us. >> reporter: this year's cold is

relentless. tuesday, 23 states had temperatures at or below zero. and several cities shattered their previous daily low by at least 10 degrees from new york to washington to zanesville, ohio. >> i hate it. i definitely am counting down the days for spring and for all of the snow to be melted away. >> reporter: in tennessee there have been at least 30 weather-relatedy deaths and tens of thousands of people are still without power. >> the damage is so much more widespread. a tornado hits a swath and moves on. >> reporter: in kentucky the national guard is handing out bottled water after the frigid conditions cut off water to 40,000 people. as the record freeze grips much of the country, here is something to warm your heart. a nationwide random act of kindness is spreading from massachusetts now to indianapolis. a scarf tied to a light pole with a note attached read, take this, if you are cold. and that is something to smile about. many kids in the atlanta area

are also smiling, most schools are closed but local officials are taking this seriously. georgia's governor declared a state of emergency that goes into effect at 2:00 p.m. al. >> all right, gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. there is a reason for that concern because we've got a big storm system that's coming and it's coming hard. talking about a swath of about 1,000 miles where we have winter storm warnings, abundant gulf moisture getting pulled in with the low pressure around the gulf, and we are looking for dallas all the way to charlotte, and norfolk, virginia, a mix of snow and ice. here's what we're looking for today. right now you can see dallas already about 400 cancellations in and out of dallas, as this system pushes through, bringing with it a snow, ice mix. we'll watch this push through. we've got 38 million people under some sort of winter storm watch, warning or advisory from

texas all the way into dallas, i should say into parts of virginia. dallas, texas, winter weather advisory, 1 to 3 inches of snow possible. in the afternoon hours, we're looking at atlanta, winter storm warning, look for snow accumulating in the suburbs and then by this evening into raleigh with about 3 to 6 inches of snow. some areas picking up up to 8 inches of snow. savannah, one more punch and coming up in the next half hour we're talking about another shot of arctic air coming in. >> all right, al. thank you so much. >> the secretary of ved rans affairs is apologizing for an inaccurate claim about his military service. but it is not quieting the anger some veterans are feeling. jim miklaszewski has the story from the pentagon. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the v.a.'s robert mcdonald moved aggressively admitting his claim being in special operations forces was just not true. but when it comes to those veterans, his battles are far

from over. outside the v.a. on tuesday, secretary robert mcdonald got straight to the point. >> i made a mistake. and i apologize for it. >> reporter: this is what he apologized for. an exchange with a homeless veteran in los angeles aired on cbs, he falsely claimed he had been a special operations soldier. >> special forces? what years? i was in special forces. >> that was wrong. and i have no excuse. >> reporter: as a west point graduate mcdonald did survive special warfare training but joined the army's rangers, not the special operations forces. >> did you even realize you made that mistake as you call it and did you ever think you need to correct it? >> i was talking to a homeless vet ran. i was concerned about getting that homeless veteran if they were a veteran, the kinds of cares and services that they needed. >> at the white house the obama administration stood by their man.

but veterans like senator john mccain said mcdonald's got bigger problems. >> much more concerned about his performance as secretary of veterans affairs. >> reporter: when mcdonald showed up at the convention tuesday he got more flack for the state of the v.a. than claims about special operations. >> this is what drives us crazy. >> lee gond commander michael helm is worried he may be damaged goods. >> this didn't help. this is going to be a problem for some time. >> i got to go. i got to get to work. >> it appeared mcdonald couldn't make his exit fast enough. >> the false claim being in special forces appears to be an isolated incident, mcdonald will likely survive and keep his job. you know, dealing with those angry veterans and fixing the v.a.'s health care problems is a far bigger challenge. >> got a lot on his plate. jim miklaszewski, thanks. >> natalie is here now, the investigation into a train crash

in california. >> right. good morning. the driver of a pickup truck accused in that accident north of los angeles is under arrest. it could have been much worse. miguel almaguer is at the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the commuter train has been taken off the tracks, the national tra board is recovered audio and video recordings of this incident, that's being sent to washington, d.c. to be analyzed. investigators say the driver drove the wrong way down the track, today he faces criminal charges. fire on the rails. explosive collision during the morning commute into los angeles. >> a train at 5th and rice. >> reporter: a metro train plowing head on into a pickup truck at a rail crossing. >> the truck exploded. >> reporter: joel was in the second car. >> everything started flying.

crush of death went over me. >> reporter: with three cars flipped the 49 people suffered moderate to major injuries. federal investigators are now on scene. >> our ultimate goal is not only to find out what happened but we want to find out why it happened. >> reporter: the rail crossing was a history of accidents is known as one of the most dangerous in california. the truck driver, jose sanchez ramirez, reportedly drove onto the track, then fled the scene and was arrested a mile and a half away. >> he was taken into custody for a felony hit and run violation. >> reporter: officials say the train can reach a max speed of 79 miles per hour. the operator spotted the truck in the crossing and applying the emergency brakes early, slowing the train before the explosive impact. metrolink says the passenger cars are equipped with newly

instrauled crumple bumpers. >> the investment that metrolink made in crash energy management cars i believe saved lives. >> a devastating scene that could have easily been deadly. >> reporter: with the railway here expected to be reopened soon, four people remain in critical condition. the suspect's attorney says he simply made a mistake and that he left the scene to get help. >> miguel, thank you. a u.s. state department official was jailed tuesday charged with soliciting a minor. 44-year-old daniel rosen was arrested following a series of online exchanges with a detective who was posing as a minor in fairfax county, virginia. >> the justice department announced tuesday it will not pursue federal charges against george zimmerman in the shooting death of trayvon martin. officials say a federal investigation found insufficient

evidence to pursue civil rights charges. in 2013 zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter saying he acted in self defense in the shooting. >> some incredible video of a natural gas explosion in new jersey and the moment caught on a police dash cam. watch the left of the screen. that home burst into a ball of flames and debris shoots into the sky. fortunately, no one was in the home at the time. 15 people, however, were hurt, including two gas company workers who were critically injured, crews were there working on a gas main leak at the time. the blast felt up to a mile away. so frightening. >> a lot of families in the neighborhood haven't been able to go back home. >> thank you. let's go back to washington and mr. roker. hey, al. >> you know, they had 200 water main breaks in the d.c. area alone i in the last week due to this cold weather.

for today we've got that swath of wet weather through the gulf coast, icy conditions into the mid-atlantic states. look for snow through the western great lakes and a wet day in seattle today. showers and 52 degrees. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. would you be willing to give up sharing your moments? sacrifice streaming all night long? is it okay to drop a connection, when you need it most? if you're not on the largest, most reliable network, what are you giving up? verizon. good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. pretty day shaping up over the golden gate bridge and in san francisco bay. it's cold out there. we're going to see a nice

rebound, though. temperatures climbing out of the 30s and 40s. into the low 60s by lunchtime. we'll round out the day in the upper 60s to high 70s. highs coming in about 3:00 this time of year. we have a changing pattern headed your way. you'll notice the difference between thursday and friday. showers on the way and temperatures drop like a rock. more on that in just moments. >> we will be looking at the temperature change. guys? >> controversial tweets landed in hot water. >> some people say this was a matter of time and a lot of conversation on twitter. facebook and just about everywhere. this went to a whole new level. here's how it started. this is a short version. a former penn state student tweeted an article about the fund-raiser for cancer.

she wrote we are. she tagged keith on this. his response to this individual was one word. pitiful. this stirred up penn state population and a heated debate soon followed. sending out the note psu students are pitiful because they are psu students period. proving my point about the mediocrity of their education and ethics. they suspended him from their network for the rest of the week. ultimately keith olbermann apologized and he said he is stupid and childish. they did a great job. >> olbermann was not aware that the initial tweet was about charity. regardless the attacks continue and went to a nasty level with them making this decision. you go online and you see this

conversation. his history factor into what should people are saying. >> thank you very much. coming up we will talk about a couple of mysteries that are making news around the world. new drone sightings in paris including near the eiffel tower and u.s. embassy. a lot of people ask what they are doing there. >> why did someone build a 33-foot tunnel by hand in the city of

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toyota, let's go places. good morning. i'm sam brock. developing story this morning. search teams from the bay area are headed east to an area just outside sacramento to help look for a missing newborn. the boy and his mother 23-year-old samantha green disappeared on monday. search crews found only the mother. police say she was disoriented when she was found calling for help. >> just concentrating our efforts in this location. and that's all the information that we have right now and we're attempting to put all of our concentrated efforts in this location. >> search teams found the mom about 15 miles from where that pair was initially reported missing.

authorities have given no update on her condition. police say three more people are in custody after a high speed chase that ended in a crash in martinez. that chase spanned two different counties and started before 5:00 this morning. the car ended up in the ravine along interstate 680 in martinez southbound. officers say they quickly caught up to three of the four people involved and that the fourth suspect more than an hour later in an area nearby. we are just getting the day started. it's going to be a beautiful one. the chances for rain later in the week. >> you know what sam, unfortunately we're not looking at heavy rain but any rain is a good thing. i want to start this live picture. you can see change in the air this morning. the clouds increasing. that will be the story for tomorrow. if you want that sunshine by this afternoon, cool sun, temps in the '70s. 70 degrees straight up to the north bay. 68 degrees in the south bay for us today. so just under 70 degrees. warm afternoon sunshine. increasing clouds.

and that rain chance moves in for a cool damp weekend friday into saturday. more on this in just moments. right now, i want to check your drive with mike. >> here's your beautiful look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the lanes are full, but look at the map. a smooth easy approach. no big surprise. we do have a crash in the upper east shore freeway. blocking at least one part of. the rest of your day, a pretty typical pattern. redwood city, we skrus gotjust got word of police activity.

the dance version of let it go. speaking of frodsen look at those pictures. it's wednesday morning, the 25th of february. 2015. aren't we all so tired of the snow, the ice. >> i want another month. >> don't tell dylan dreyer. >> dylan will lose the will to live. guess what, she has the great assignment. she is going to surprise somebody with a trip to the bahamas. >> we're not seeing where she is. we'll say she is in miami. could be this winter. never know. let's look at some of the headlines. a jury found eddie ray routh guilty in the killing of chris kyle and chad littlefield.

the verdict announced last night after less than three hours of deliberations. routh was immediately sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> arizona man is under arrest in connection with the frightening train derailment in oxnard, california. police say he abandoned his truck on the tracks, leading to the accident. 28 people were injured, four critically. >> southwest has grounded 128 planes after inadvertently failing to inspect backup hydraulic systems. officials say the airline can keep the planes in service while the required checks are performed. >> coming up, first birthdays special. this morning seth meyers is going to be here to celebrate the first year of his late night show. >> look forward to that. we begin this half hour with a couple of mysteries. this first concerns drones causing big concerns in paris. for a second straight night they have been spotted flying over landmarks there and

investigation is now under way. bill neely is in paris this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. from a city that was until recently so famously relaxed, not any more. paris is uneasy and on edge. it started with last month's terror attacks but last night people and police once again spotted mystery drones hovering over the city and now asking, is there a new threat from above? for the last two nights police have spotted mystery drones over five landmark locations, first over the american embassy, then the eiffel tower, the military museum, and finally over the bastille bastille. police couldn't tell if it was one or multiple or who the controller was and they couldn't bring one down. there has never been so many sightings two nights running. >> it canning used for surveillance, and they can be

used in propaganda. >> reporter: in recent weeks drones have buzzed the presidential palace nuclear plant and military bases. in a country fearful of terrorism, after last month's attacks in paris, that left 17 people dead. and it's not just paris that is worried. last month in washington, a drone flew above the white house and crashed on the lawn. >> the risk with a drone you would pack it with explosives, with a detonating device and ride it into a large group of people. >> reporter: paris is on the highest security alert, after more threats by islamists to target the city. the unexplained flight of drones is raising tensions further. police here are still guarding key sites on the ground, seen here in footage previously posted online, but they failed to capture any of the drones. paris is looking to the skies

anxiously, to see who might be watching, flying, and why. you might think there must be an innocent explanation, this cannot be serious and that may be the case. but the police here are taking this seriously indeed and set up a new aviation unit to deal with this potential threat. paris is in no mood to trust anyone or to leave anything to chance. >> thanks. if there is an innocent explanation hope to get it quickly. that's unsettling for the people. >> they are already on edge. we promise you two mysteries, the second, a tunnel discovered mere a major sports stadium in toronto. it was apparently built by hand and this morning police are asking for the public's help to figure out who dug it and why. here is today's national correspondent craig melvin. >> reporter: in a city where the ground is rarely visible before spring, there is a debate what lies beneath the snow. a giant hole that's become the

talk of toronto. >> people are like confused by it. really confused. >> reporter: it started last month when a parks worker spotted a partly covered piece of wood in the black creek parkland near the sports venue to host the pan am games. what police found was impressive. a tunnel more than 33 feet long with the height of 64 inches, taller than most people, and it was nearly three feet wide. >> the individuals responsible clearly had some level of expertise. when looking at the design you can see that they used plywood walls and ceiling reinforcement with 2 by 8 wood framing. >> reporter: canada has been on high alert since the shooting at the capitol in ottawa. but toronto police say they found no evidence linking the tunnel to terror or any type of crime. >> there is nothing that suggests that this is criminal. >> reporter: there are some intriguing clues, though,

including a gas generator, a pulley system, take-out containers and a rosary with a poppy. worn in canada to honor the war dead. >> i think it's pranksters. >> having fun building a tunnel? a lot of work for fun. >> reporter: debate spread including bugs bunny and the gopher and one officer tweeting if you build a tunnel near the rexall center, give us a call. fun to speculate but police can only hope the true culprits come forward. for "today," craig melvin, nbc news, toronto, canada. >> theories? >> good misery. >> it doesn't seem to be a hobby tunnel. >> way too elaborate. >> no question. again, hope they get answers. >> they say there was evidence it was visited this winter. they now filled it in. >> a check of the weather. al is in washington. good morning again. >> hey, good morning guys.

the temperatures moderating a bit today but they are going to be dropping again. let's show you why. here is an arctic front ahead of it behind it really cold air and this is going to push in. as it does we're going to see temperatures change, behind the front temperatures 20 degrees below normal. ahead from 10 to 25 degrees above normal. so, we're watching as this system pushes down, then here comes all of that frigid air and you'll see temperatures taking a big change, 15 in chicago, 9 below where it should be, 2 in almyra, 7 in portland, new york city, 16. friday, we even see colder conditions, 14 in new york city, minus 1 niagara fall, cleveland minus 1 and look for a temperature of 4 below in minn 7:37 now. good wednesday morning. i'm christina loren. clear and cold to start you off in san jose. temperatures right now spread pretty wide.

we're at 41 degrees in the south bay. meanwhile, 50 san francisco, 34 degrees in the north bay. even though we're starting out with temperatures all over the place. we're all going to end up nearly uniform, in the upper 60s to low 70s. the next couple days big changes coming your way. slight warming for thursday, especially inland. those temperatures drop like a rock as we head through friday. rain on the way friday into saturday. >> that's your latest weather. >> and that's your latest weather. >> listen up. coming up on trending. too much? not enough? why you might be doing your kids's allowance all wrong. >> today's hot ticket. dylan is surprising somebody who is so sick of winter. she will roll up on their doorstep and g i was not aware of how much acidity was in my diet. i was so focused on making good food choices, i had no idea that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. i wanted to fix it i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said that pronamel can make my teeth stronger that it was important, that

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let's get on out and head up to the house here. i have got a jacket that shows you exactly where i'm from. we are taking no chances here. we are back outside of buffalo, new york where the whole winter began. remember back in november when we ended up with about five feet of lake effect snow in two days. there is a guy named dennis and he was out in it all. he had the day off and he used his day off to pick people up and drive them there and back home. he was out in it the entire time. volunteering at the command center and his wife sent in this picture and said i just want to give my husband a trip to the beach. even after two hours of shoveling, he was out playing in the snow with his daughter. i hope they are home here because we are here to give them a beach vacation. dingdong.

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the kids are going with you. we are sending you with the whole family. >> will you baby-sit? >> dylan, $25 an hour. say yes. >> yes, i'll baby-sit. i don't know what i just agreed to. this is just day one. we are doing another one tomorrow and another friday. we are giving out beach vacations to people who deserve it and are sick of the winter. i don't know if she is sick of winter or we scared her. >> on saturday we should do another one and send to you a warm location as well after the winter you had. >> i like that idea. let's keep pushing that one. >> that was fun. we will see dylan do that for a couple of days. trending. brutal honesty and what guys should say when we ask do you like this outfit? >> you look great. >> that's the response. >> we will hear from someone who thinks

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you're watching "today in the bay." >> a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. happening today, a judge may set a trial date for the man accused of killing sierra lamar. he pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and murder charges. investigators say they found lamar's hair on a rope inside the car of torres's car. sierra disappeared in 2012. her body has never been found. at least five bay area southwest flights canceled today due to nationwide problems. in all, 128 planes are grounded due to a missed inspection. the airline failed to inspect its backup hydraulics system. the grounding covered about 20% of southwest fleets. southwest says it immediately notified the faa when it learned of the problem. let's check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning, everybody. we have a clear and cold start to the day, but temperatures

will warm up nicely. especially between noon and 3:00. still cool enough for a jacket. all the way until about lunchtime. 62 degrees in the tri-valley. then the rapid warm-up, it will start to take shape. a couple of isolated 70s out there. in the north bay, 56 degrees in san francisco today and 69 degrees in the tri-valley. let's check on that all-important drive at this hour. here's mike inouye. >> the south bay really starting to kick in. the volume of traffic building from san jose. look at 101 jammed up. there's some debris reported at montague that likely added to the slowdown. a slow drive there. now, both sides of the san mateo and dunbarton bridges are slow. the eastern side is extra slow. a little extra slow off the hayward and fremont slide. back to you. >> thank you very much mike. thank you for joining us as

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. it's 8:00. tom times two. two legends. tom hanks and tom brocaw talk about their big night, celebrating a cause near and dear to their hearts. from late night to up early, we help seth meyers celebrate his firsthand anniversary. >> they are considering increasing the alcohol tax to raise an estimated 900 million billion dollars. >> it's wrangler wednesday. our puppy with a purpose will help teach your dog new tricks. february 25th 2015.

>> we came from mesa arizona. >> good morning, pittsburgh. love you, jay. >> from georgia, we are having a baby! woo! >> 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it's the 25th day of february 2015. 19 degrees here in new york city warming up into the 30s. >> sounds so good. a tale of two toms. tom hanks and tom brocaw are in our studio and they have been honored and will give us an honor. >> they have done so much to spread the word and remind

people of the heroics in world war ii. we will remind people about that subject. >> let's get our top stories at the news desk. >> the family of the man killed with american sniper author chris kyle said justice was done with the verdict in the case. rejecting his insanity defense, a texas jury took less than three hours to find eddie ray ralph guilty. >> it was an answered prayer. we waited a long time to hear that. we feel justice was served. >> ralph was sentenced to in prison without the possibility of parole. winter weather advisories cover much of the country texas to delaware with eight inches in north carolina and another blast of arctic air is moving east

over the next day or so. we will have more with al's forecast shortly. >> she is not a candidate yet, but hillary clinton is starting to sound more and more like one. andrea mitchell is in washington with more. >> she hired top aides away from the obama white house and the president's pollster. now hillary clinton hinted more broadly than ever about the campaign that is sure to come. >> at a women's conference in silicon valley she left little doubt she will be running. >> you don't have to run for office although if you do more power to you. >> in answer to questions from cara swisher a tech site partly interviewed sbi nbc. >> i interviewed president obama last week and i am here to interview another president. >> if we don't tell anybody, i am obviously talking to a lot of

people thinking through. >> last time clinton played down her gender to prove she was tough enough to be commander in chief. this time she will play up her gender focusing on equal pay for women, family leave, issues she fought for all her life. >> we cheered at patricia arquette's speech at the oscars because she is right. it's time to have wage equality once and for all. >> clinton is trying to blunt criticism from elizabeth warren not a candidate. when asked if clinton is progressive enough -- >> that's what we have to see. i am going to see what she wants to run on and what she said she wants to do. >> hardly a ringing endorsement. the rings of populism trying to appeal to the liberal democrat who is wish they had a choice. >> andrea mitchell in washington. >> lots of buzz in tennessee for basketball.

two teams have been banned for trying to lose a game on purpose. they missed free-throws and made turn overs and even tried shooting in the wrong basket. they were trying to lose to avoid playing a league power house in the playoffs. they will pay fines and stay on probation through the next school year. 8:05 and let's get another check of the weather. >> i'm not going to throw the forecast. we are watching a system down south. the arctic front making its way through. minneapolis right now. we lost our picture, but we have something there to show you what's happening there. for today, we are looking at the wet weather and icy mix going through the southeast. snow through the plain happy wednesday. i'm meteorologist christina

loren. healdsburg slated to hit the 70s later on today. want to show you what it looks like in pacifica. not a cloud in the sky. in los gatos, a beautiful clear start to the day. lots of blue skies to go around. as we head throughout this afternoon, temperatures will climb out of the 30s and 40s where we are now and into the upper 60s to low 70s. a big change on the way when it comes to the forecast. showers on the way for friday and saturday. sunday looks good for your outdoor weekend plans. >> and that's your latest weather. >> up next allowance issues. how much should you be giving your kids and when should you start? savannah? >> look up here. seth meyers. wrangler over here. we are walking. this is what real news studios looks like. >> i never said that. >> tom brocaw and tomming hanks. >> it's a lilith fair star.

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new dove quench absolute. >> 8:12 and it's a good time to see what's trending. when it comes to allowances you could be doing it all wrong. pay attention to the rules. start early. as soon as kids ask about money you should start giving them an allowance, even if they are in preschool. >> really? >> preschool. give them $1 a week. that's how you start and increase the amount as they age. usually a buck a week per year of life. >> you said there would be no math. $5 for a 5-year-old. no peg allowance to chores. if you do that they will stop

doing house work when they have enough money. >> you have to raise my allowance. i give him $7 a week. >> he is 23. >> i'm a cheep skate. >> what are they basing this on? experiment or public research? >> it's trending. how do i know? >> i believe they have to do something to get the money. they have to be held accountable. >> a couple of my kids would be in deep trouble. >> speaking of parenting, how about this tough talk. marc anthony spoke with meredith vieira on her show and told her about the blunt advice he got from his father when he was a kid. listen. >> my dad told me early on he said son, we are both ugly. >> he did not! >> he says it until this day. he said you work on your personality. >> marc said his feelings were

not hurt. she asked how did you land this lady as his wife. he said i'm good at marketing. he has a good personality. that's mean though. >> the father included himself. still, i don't think that's much for the self esteem of the child. >> no. >> he turned into marc anthony. >> he obviously had talent. seth meyers marking his first year of late night. answering 73 revealing questions as part of vote magazine's popular online series. seth reveals the last minute ritual he does before every show. >> every night i look at that picture of my dog and it makes me smile. >> what are is this guy's name? >> her name is frisbee. >> what's the super power you want? >> to be able to fly. >> what's the coolest thing in this room. >> that are photo of martha stewart. i asked her for it.

>> if you were a hip top, name what would it be. >> when i did this with annie, she said americans like humor. what do you think british people are lacking? >> fashion sense. >> did you just burn them? are you regretting it? >> a little. >> seth is with us now. happy anniversary. congratulations. >> noplace i would rather spend it. >> you would want to fly? >> i think so. >> x-ray vision. >> i think even by saying that there is a perviness. if you can fly, there more windows than doors anyway. you can get both. x-ray vision you have to fly commercial. >> what would you take? super powers? >> the ability to burn calories while sitting. not that i have thought about that before.

>> mc suburbs? >> that rap name would let people know they should see someone else perform. >>. >> martha: -- mar maa stewart? >> that was easy. >> a bikini in that one. we have other issues. we posted the video at today.com. seth reveals the one person he would want to write his open. >> it's fun. >> while you are here i will ask you two creeps. just kidding. when your wives ask how do i look in this what is your response? >> honesty? >> are you honest when she says how does this look? >> it's how they ask. if someone said how does this look you are open to criticism.

if they do a 360, you have to give them a break. >> it's always you look fantastic. >> that are is the correct answer. well done. in this new post a brave man's name is joseph cummings. the headline is fellahs, stop telling your girlfriend to look great when he doesn't. he said he once told his girlfriend i think you can do better. how is that working out? >> isn't that a double standard? do you tell your husband when he needs to look sharper. >> my wife tells me without me saying how does this look? >> i say what my favorite outfit is. i say wear that one again. >> the sweatshirt that you like so much. >> you can do better is going to make you later than you all right are. >> true. that's what's trending today. we will talk to you a little bit more in the next half hour. >> straight ahead, the honor being shared by tom hanks and

tom bra >> gentlemen, goods morning. >> i would imagine you have a lot of awards onmantle of

various shapes and sizes. why is this special some. >> it's an honor to be with the other nominees. no one is a loser at the national world war ii. the natural resource at the museum is for the city of new orleans. it's an extraordinary thing. we became involved with it before katrina came along through steven ambrose who wrote the work i went through for saving private ryan and band of brothers. after katrina, they continued on and it was a bit of a cultural touch stone for the city and continues to be so. i have been around the world and had people tell me they had been to new orleans and seen the museum. everything you want from the visit. >> we were at the beginning and we could not have anticipated at

the time that it has grown in the world class museum. >> a look at you sitting side by side. sorry, brocaw. >> we will point that out. it's only 8:20 in the morning. >> my wife gives me $58 a week. that's how old i am. >> do you worry that future generations will not properly learn the story of world war ii and understand the sacrifices people made during that time period? >> i think, look. by and large we have to judge how we teach history and what we learn from history. i don't think there is a better adage than those who don't know

their hooft are doomed to repeat it. i think there is enough of a -- there is enough of an interest and access to information that i think there was always going to be a well-informed group of people that can truly learn about it and put it into perspective. the bigger challenge is make it part of our cultural dna to know more about it than just the mythological aspects. >> remind them in an organized fashion and stunning way. tom produced a film there without borders. beyond all borders. beyond all boundaries. >> i have never known anyone to walk out of there old, young, or in between. it's that kind of thing that helps people to understand. >> even as it gives you this

aren't you starting to help digitalize a lot of the resources and archives? >> the accessibility to the information and the recollections are what's key. >> i'm sorry, tom. i want to talk to this tom for a second. i read this op ed you wrote. >> about junior college? >> i love that. why was it so important to get that message out some. >> i will tell you if i hadn't had two years of debt-free time in order to discover who i was and figure out what the world was about, i don't think i would be here talking to you today. i'm not saying a free opportunity to go to an excellent place to learn about yourself and the world. >> an important part of the future of this country. >> attention for a group of colleges that don't get enough attention. i agree. >> more people go to junior colleges might watch your tv show. >> you make a good team by the

way. congratulations. and let's go over to tamron. >> we are working on this speak beautiful campaign encouraging people to share empowering messages on social media. we had fun in the past but we are sharing positive posts with you this morning. you have been an integral part of my life. i watch "today" every morning to get my day started off on the right track. thank you so much. we are also sharing kind things that you said about the host of the show. savannah. such a breath of fresh air. the authenticity and smile make people's day. thanks for being you.

>> really sweet. let me pay it forward. this came from one of the viewers. natalie, i probably throw this out too often, but you are awesome and genuine. keep doing what you do. >> i love that. >> this is from matt. you are my favorite. you have always shown dignity and a kind spirit towards others and that is priceless. >> can i have a forwarding address for that person? they write there is something about cameron hall that make me wish you were friends. >> we are friends. i don't know her, but i would. thank you for the tweets to all of us. by the way, keep the tweets coming not just to us but one of your friends. just use the hash tag speak beautiful. there you have it. >> i feel like jk simmons at the

academy awards. call them don't tweet or text them. >> debra messing on tonight's reunion that has the fans ex

a very good wednesday morning to you. 8:26. released this morning for people who live in one san jose neighborhood. police yesterday came in and shut down an apparent gambling and prostitution ring. locals were upset about strangers coming and going seemingly all hours of the day. officers say they arrested four people and found evidence of illegal gaming drug dealing, car theft, prostitution and identity theft. investigators say the search also led them to a nearby convenience store where officers discovered nine illegal gaming machines. let's check the morning commute with mike see how things are rolling halfway through the week. it looks slow. >> it is slow. better than it was for the last half hour. recovery here. let's look at what's going on.

101 northbound here's the camera. we had a crash blocking one lane for quite some time. that's cleared north 101, and now we have all this backup to get through. we'll see recovery for 280 through the area 87 slow but it's starting to move better. a smooth drive to the hayward side. now we have a slower drive through san mateo and palo alto. the approach to the bay bridge looks better now. slowing for 580 and 880 through oakland hills. >> thank you for joining us. another local news update in a half hour. hope to see you then.

>> 8:30 on the 25th of february. we have a great crowd on the plaza. saying hello to them this morning. i have to say it feels almost warm. it's 22 degrees and feels almost warm. yeah. >> still a little chilly. wrangler is enjoying himself outdoors today. coming up wrangler is going to

help us out, teaching your pets some new tricks. >> learning thou sit and do all the right things. he's a good boy. the mystery of debra messing is here and what it was like to team up with one of her old pals for a special new episode. >> al good morning again. >> good morning. as we look at today, we have a mess about 1,000 mile swath from texas all the way making its way into the mid-atlantic state by tonight of rain snow, and ice. and wet weather and central into southern florida. we look for more snow starting to fire up good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. taking a live look at lose gato

this morning. beautiful sunshine coming through. it's still early and temperatures are still pretty chilly. they will remain that way as we head throughout the first part of the day. as we get into your afternoon, we have a beautiful finish for today. 65 in san francisco. 69 in the tri-valley and right around 68 degrees on the peninsula for today. getting into the next couple days, a little warmer for thursday. then the temperatures crash friday into saturday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> this guy has been doing a lot of celebrating. he is celebrating his special year as late night with seth meyers. one year. what have you learned? >> i feel like it's getting less attention and that hurts my feelings. it's great. you do one a week and if it

didn't go well you would be heartbroken. >> i remember you were on the show and on the lead up you were preparing. what were you and weren't you prepared for? >> i wasn't prepared for how quickly it moves. and i wasn't prepared for how much i would enjoy interviewing people. i guess what i was prepared for is i had good joke writers. having good joke writers, you start with a monologue. >> i head that you were the best listener on television. do you have your neutral

listening facedown? people continue talking and it's the way i transition. i say that's great. maybe that's nice. >> that's great. now tell me something else. >> not great if someone just told you a tragic story. what was it like to look out at the room and see everything from tom hanks to sarah palin and keith richards? it was crazy. >> i said i think the was the oscars. you don't know anybody. it was crazy how and it wasn't just politics or sports. people that you have never seen talking to one another. that was a rehearsal and people came in on saturday because the

show was on sunday. that's crazy. that's great. i wanted to say. people noticed that you kind of look alike. >> pretty great. >> a secret about matt lauer. he thinks he is the most beautiful man he has ever laid eyes on. >> it's almost inappropriately beautiful as a man. >> i immediately recognized it. >> he looks -- that's a young me and hugh grant is where i'm going. i say to my wife -- >> i think you look more like hugh grant is white hot. >> we were talking to people about how to help you celebrate the first anniversary of the show. don't give me the insigne seer

that's great. i'm giving you the "today" show dog. >> he said that to me and i didn't think that was appropriate. >> you are supposed to get wrangler. >> i love rangler and even as a puppy is ten times the size of my dog. >> what kind of dog? >> a 7 pound italian greyhound. there is frisbee. that was my picture that was not my idea. >> does your show have an animal? >> we don't. >> have you thought about it? >> we have writer who is live like animals. >> toxic waste. >> we didn't know what to get you. year is the permanent for

sitting on it. >> thank you so much. 250. >> all the news. you can catch week nights at 11:35 central sometime here on nbc. >> throw out your budget and stop fighting over money. the three things couples fight about, seth? >> money, clothe where were you last night. >> sex and children. >> and your outfit. remember? >> but first, this is "today" on nbc.

. >> things you can do to stop fighting over finances. one of the biggest stresses on a relationship. how can you end the nasty clashes.

janet taylor and the relationship expert. good morning to you both. >> good to see you. >> isn't this contentious. >> isn't this about power as well? >> it's about power and sacrifice and about control. i can tell you that this is fixing it. the number one positive thing is fighting over money and when you fix that you can save the marriage. >> money is important because it provides security but the conflict over issues like money can be a communication thing and doesn't have to be. >> opposites attract when it comes to all thing and money is one thing that thrift people tend to marry spenders. is that true? >> it is true because we are attracted to people who have opposite reactions just as in love. >> let's get to the tips. this will take people in shock and throw out the budget.

>> couples are taught the way to fix your finances is to have a budget. that creates more fights. you need to focus not on the spending but the saving. >> come up with a plan and agree on that as opposed to a spending plan. >> pay yourself plan. the first person to get paid is you. i teach couples this. focus on the percentage of your income. i recommend one hour a day. you go to work at 9:00 from 9 to 10:00, almost into the retirement account. you fix your finances. >> this makes sense. >> i agree. it's all about communication and issues like trust and getting on the same page and having a plan can allow you to do that. >> if you agree to the plan and lay it out in concrete term it takes a lot of uncertainty out of the relationship. >> it gives you a financial goal. i recommend something called

money date. how do i make it romantic. you don't want to talk about money when you are paying the bills. you want to talk about it when you are both ready to discuss it. it gives you a specific time to have this conversation where you focus on your financial goals and values and your dreams. what do you want to do as a couple? >> this sounds like orthodontist date. >> that leads to hostility. the goal is to get you on better financial footing. >> you say it's crucial to understand where the money is going. >> absolutely. here's what you want to know. it's like a gps. before you get to the goal look at your net worth. what are my assets. write it down. what are my debts. subtract it. you have the net worth. focus on the net worth.

here's what the equity is. they can start to grow it. you want couples on the same team. >> same team requires honesty. not from personal experience but i heard that people have trouble being honest about whether they are spenders or savers. >> we bring back the experiences we had as children and issues that are happening right in the relationship. the point is to get it out there and get on the same team and get away from the mine versus yours. >> if we could eliminate 3/of the fights we have over money, think how much happier you would be as a couple. >> it goes back to having a plan. they work as a team on a common goal that can change their life. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. up next will and grace stars together again. debra messing on the big reunion on the mysteries of laura. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

. we all fell in love with debra messing in her eight seasons of will and brace. the mysteries of laura. get ready because tonight's episode features a reunion nine years in the making. >> if you step off that train, i will explain. detective laura diamond, second precinct. >> i almost married this jackass. >> good morning. we got it under the wire. >> yes! >> nine years in the making. you and eric on screen. the bad news is he is a suspected murderer. >> he is. he is awesome.

awesome in this. >> was it like riding a bike being across and acting with him? >> it was. it's like riding a very old creeky bike. >> i'm sure he meant that in the best possible way. >> obviously completely different characters and different genre. as soon as we started it was like oh, my gosh you are the person i trust more than anyone in the world. we did that for eight years. we just played. it was heaven. heaven. >> how did it come about? did they say we should have a cameo and he raised his hand? >> from the get go it was like is it possible to do this? the talk star that wrote this episode specifically and the

mysteries of laura pulls off something that is hard to do. murder is usually not very funny. comedy and murder mystery. it toong us a while to find our voice ask it's getting better and better. >> you are a single frazzled mom on the show. do you bring your own experience. you have a 10-year-old. >> i'm a single mom of a 10-year-old. i work 12 hour days. it's very parallel. >> speaking of 12 hour days. i think it's on instagram, we

see pictures you post. >> glamorous. >> you are knitting. didn't know you were a knitter. there you are. we have a few others. you came in with your hair wet in a towel. exhaustion. >> sleeping again. >> on the floor of a concrete warehouse. >> there is a towel that was in the middle of the blizzard. >> . >> i was hoping you were going to show the sound stage. >> i wear to god, we were out on the deck of the intrepid. it was 4 degrees. >> it's not cold enough on land? >> no. i thought they want to kill us. >> will you play a game with me called either or? >> pizza or chinese? >> pizza.

>> red or white? >> red. >> law and order or nancy grace? >> law and order. >> laundry or dish washing some. >> >> dish washing. >> twitter? >> twitter. >> will or jack? >> will. >> sorry, jack. >> matt or savannah? >> savannah. >> sorry, matt. get out of here. >> wow! where is the bus you me under. >> next time i come back ask me that again when i'm talking to you. >> debra messing, thank you so much. >> watch tonight. it will be really fun. >> absolutely. a lot more exciting news to share this morning. >> here come the show. >> you catch the mysteries of laura here on nbc. coming up next wrangler helps teach you basic training tricks for your dog.

but first, thi

. >> our pup we a purpose is training to be a guide dog. trainer and animal planet host

nice to see you. who is this? >> this is bluey. >> we will have wrangler in a second but they are not supposed to mix at this moment. how old is bluey? >> only about 11 yeeksweeks old. >> when did you start? >> about 8 weeks. >> is that about the limit? >> a good breeder or shelter. right when they come out of the womb. you top the get them used to that. the reason we start with puppies so young is they are like little sponges. we want to use this time to help develop good behavior. >> you want them to learn basic stills early. what are the skills we should be teaching some. >> even for a dog like wrangler who will be a service dog or bluey who will be a companion dog. we want to teach the basics which are sit and down. we teach them with food in our

hand. we lift up and back. when we rear we say yes. if we want down we say yes. we can do puppy push ups. we can have them going up and down. the reason we love this approach is it's so gentle and even children can do it. >> you don't have the treat and it's just the hand signal that gets them to do it. is it a problem with wrangler is extremely food driven right now. is that okay? >> it's great. you put them on a learn to earn program which wrangler is on. you want to take the food toys and attention and use them as leverage to be able to teach our pup tow get them motivated. >> when you are dealing with a dog like bluey, how many hours a day and a week do you want to train? >> you need to think about every interaction you have is a

training session. even this is. the puppy doesn't know the difference. when you are teaching a new behavior you teach in about one to three-minute sessions. one behavior that is super important for every dog, you teach them yes. when you put out the palm of your hand their job is to run and touch it. come when called. >> bluey is doing great. let's move bluey out to bring wrangler in. someone take bluey. saxon, you can bring wrangler in. saxon has been doing such a great job with wrangler. do you go by the same theories? >> we do. on puppy program, a lot of relationship-centered training and positive reinforcement. it's about the system and learning to cooperate with humans. >> we mentioned that we have a different purpose in mind for wrangler. he will be a guide dog. what are the important skills?

>> we are laying a foundation for some day when he will be a service or guide dog. he is learning skilling that will carry over. >> can you show me? >> he is fining left over treats. >> yes. good job. >> one of the skills he is learning is heel. when i ask him to come and sit at my left side guide dogs always work on the left side. this is it is 8:sgish56. san francisco's archbishop is rethinking morality clauses for teachers at four local catholic schools. he is reconsidering the new strict guidelines he recently laid out for teachers. that includes homosexuality and avoiding birth control. the causes are listed in a new faculty hand book.

>> san francisco's uber has a tie in with starwood hotels. members of the preferred guest program will use star points when they use uber cars. another local news update in a half hour. hope to see you then. have a great wednesday.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker. natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today," it's wednesday morning, february 25th, 2015. i'm willie geist. al is down in washington, d.c. at a special event last night. we will talk to him about that in a minute. let's start with incredible video not far from here in new jersey. this explosion that ripped through a house in stafford township, new jersey south of here along the shore. no one was home. 15 were injured and two of them critically. here's what one neighbor had to say about what she did at the time of the explosion. >> i dropped and covered my daughter because she was

standing next to me. i stood up and then i heard them screaming outside. >> the crews were working on a gas leak. reports of a gas leak. they went to respond. that's two of the people who were critically injured. that video is captured on a police dash cam. >> looks like confetti. >> how dangerous their jobs are when there are reports of a gas leak and they show up to fix it. >> we are hoping for the best for the two in critical condition. >> absolutely. another story caught our eye. a musical mystery that is i guess the rage on the internet. trying to figure out who the person is singing this catchy song called goodbye. it has gone viral online. the artist is a complete mystery. no one knows who the person is or if it's a male or female. all we know is the person's name is who is fancy. sounds male. >> we are not sure. there three different music videos with a different artist or people as the artist. look at the first version.

♪ goodbye ♪ ♪ who's in my mind ♪ ♪ good-bye ♪ ♪ you got a new friend you like to play pretend ♪ ♪ i'm just keeping my clothes ♪ ♪ turn on the smoke machine magic and make believe ♪ ♪ you never know me like i do ♪ >> i like this. >> let's take a look at the second version with a different artist. >> okay. >> okay. now, here is the third version of "good-bye." take a look. okay. so here's the deal.

what we do know is that justin bieber's manager is a celebrity on his own represents this mystery singer along with big machine label. big machine reps taylor swift, florida georgia line rascal flatts reba mcentire and tim mcgraw. we are asking that you go on to our board room and say who you think it is. is it a new artist or a known artist. >> it sounds like sam smith mixed with simon livan. >> there is a matchup. i would take that duo. >> a new artist or someone we know? >> what's interesting about the song is the whole message "good-bye." the song is inspired break up related. it could be justin bieber saying goodbye to his career and relaunching a new sound. >> that would be an extreme auto

conversion. >> if you listen, they are using all those different videos of female and male. >> and justin is due for a big come back. >> this is kind of going around with sia, you don't know the identity of the artist. she is a female, but you don't know the identity of the artist. >> it's a publicity stand. >> #new artist or #unknown artist? >> when it hits number one, you will find out fast who it is. it's a cool song though. here is video that will warm our hearts. you cannot resist this. absolutely crazy insane video. a baby sinister laugh that has gone viral and over a million views. take a look. [ laughter ]

>> we don't know much about the baby. we have been able to pinpoint the video comes from russia. i love that little laugh. it's like a james bond villain. >> that's that belly laugh. i don't know what they are doing on the other side of the camera to get that laugh. >> that's just the laugh of the baby. >> the other thing that is trending is just like that. >> run that for the hour. >> it's contagious. >> that is incredible. we will watch that again later. >> they need a mustache on him. we need that baby to dress him in costume with a laugh. i'm obsessed. >> i like when you can picture a baby as an old man. that's incredible. >> grabbing their bellies. >> that's funny. on a different note, al is down in d.c. as we mentioned. a very cool event last night, al. what were you up to? >> i realized that what's actually happening is that was

old movie footage of dr. evil. the baby. >> he's got that laugh. >> when he throws his head back. ha ha ha! anyway, i was here in washington to go to it. by the way, for the audio people, i will get myself back here. thank you very much. i say it here and it comes out there. anyway, we were at the white house or the vice president's residence at the naval observatory in honor of black history month. spoke to a group of folks. a little dinner and as usual, he took a couple of shots at congress, but the message was about what's been going on during the civil rights movement and how important it is to continue. it was quite an honor to be there with the vice president and dr. biden.

a really nice night in d.c. by the way, take a look. fenway park. guess what. boston breaks the 100 inch mark as far as snowfall is concerned. finally, boston breaking the 100 inch mark. in fact as we take a look at the weather graphics, since midnight, they picked up almost two inches of snow. for the season, 101.8 inches, less than six inches of the record of 107.6 inches. this month is the snowiest month ever. 64.6 inches. that's more than 21 inches over the record. crazy stuff. could we see more out of the next system? i don't think so. it's going to miss it. let's move through and show you what we have going on. a second system developing down around texas. the polar jet. it is drawing up into this low, a lot of moisture from the south and the gulf. cold air from the north and we watch a snow and ice line spread

from texas to virginia over 1,000 miles. this is amazing. dallas right now in the rain, but snow to the south and frozen pre cip in and around the area. 38 million people under a winter storm warning, watch, or advisory. winter weather advisory until 12:00 noon for texas into the wince la. 1 to 3 inches possible and as we move into the evening hours, atlanta into the winter storm warning. to the north, some snow accumulates and then early thursday morning, we have a winter storm warning. five to eight inches possible for that as we move into thursday for raleigh, north carolina. snow here in washington. also making its way into the mid-atlantic states. snowfall generally about one to three inches and heavy along the carolina coast. 8 to 12 inches possible. that's what's going on around the country.

yes, while most of the northeast is blanketed in snow we're getting abundant sunshine. i'm christina loren. healdsburg nice and clear. pacifica, same clear sky. temperatures are going to be comfortable later on today, but still cool enough for a jacket. probably want to dress in layers for today. by lunch time, you can peel off the finch layer. we'll raund off the day with upper 60s to lower 70s. with the rain on the way and a temperature drop friday into saturday. >> and that's your latest news. back to you. all right. al, thank you very much. >> tamron, look at you on the cover of sheen magazine. that's the march-april issue. looking lovely, my friend. >> thank you, guys. >> how did that come about? >> how did it come about? there we are. it's a profile of us and me and spring fashion. we have been to the spring

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80 who are either current smokers or quit within the last 15 years and have something we call a 30 or more pack year history of smoking that amounts to a pack of day for 30 years. >> wow. all right. >> so dr. debbie, over to you. let's talk about the new vaccine that is supposed to be better than what is on the market currently. tell us how it improve and who this is recommended for. >> just like the flu, there are dave strains of hpv. it also causes cervical cancer and anational cancer as well. it can protect more people. pap smears save so many lives by catching cancer early, this can count for that. it's for girls 9 to 26. >> so there are benefits for men to get the vaccine as well? of course women catch hpv from men. if you vaccinate both and have less chance of spreading it between the two. >> one point i want to make

about hpv 9, if your child or yourself have received hpv 4, you are not a candidate for the new one. this is for people getting it for the first time. it's a series of three shots. a lot of kids are not getting the complete series. >> last week we talked about this superbug. 18 people sickened by this. what is the super bug and how is it passed around? >> this is a bacteria in the gut that can infect people. but the thing is you don't always realize that you have it right away. it's resistant to antibiotics. you only realize you're carrying it is when the immune system becomes weak an the bacteria attacks you. right now the hospital is sending home kits to people at risk. they can find out if they are carriers of the bacteria. >> what part of the story does

the superbug play in the larger picture in terms of viruses becoming more resistant? >> absolutely. that's the back story here. we have been using widespread what we would say non-judicious use of antibiotics over the years. frequently for people who may have a viral infection. antibiotics are meant for bacterial infections. this is a nail in the coffin in terms of this more widespread antibiotic resistance that we've been seeing for a number of decades. dr. debbie a lot of people i hear are saying in the middle of this winter weather saying i'm depressed or in a bad move. there is such a thing as seasonal depression. >> it's related to the lack of sun light. the winter days are a lot shorter and their biological clocks get affected. there are things that you can do. you might feel down you might feel depressed, less energetic. the best thing is to match your schedule to the sun light hours. for some of us, that's not always possible.

the best thing you can do if you have to work early mornings or late at night or regular hours, you can actually buy bright light therapy. this is light that simulates the sun. it will help you set your clock again. and you can use other supplements like melatonin as well. >> that's a good point. you can supplement. >> what's interesting is in the winter time, there is a normal shift. we feel that. like three pearls for people to think about. do i have that or seasonal affected disorder. depression happens at the same time two years ago and gets better in the spring. do you have a family history of seasonal affective disorder, because that raises your risk. also atypical symptoms, carbohydrate craving, weight gain, irritability and not getting along with others not dealing well with rejection. everyone is sitting there aing sounds like me. you can screen yourself discuss with your doctor if you think you might have it.

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is detained and three more people are in custody this morning after a high speed chase that ended in a crash in martinez. that spanned two counties and started before 5:00 this morning. the car ended up in a ravine along interstate 680. officers say they quickly caught up to three of the four people involved and nabbed the fourth suspect more than an hour later in an area nearby. >> coming up after this a look at weather and traffic. stay with us.

welcome back the time is 928. chilly out there. grab a jacket. temps in the 50s in the bay area. the sun is out warming things out, we'll climb out of the 50s and into the 60s, a couple 70s for today. as we get into tomorrow temperatures will stay just about where they are. only difference is those clouds will steadily increase by the day's end. stilling the sky with clouds. then we have showers on the way friday into saturday. looks pretty good. we'll tell you how much in moments. >> we're looking to the south

bay, north 85 at the bottom of the screen reports of a late crash causing a little more backup. slow recovery for north 87 as well. the rest of san jose looking better. there's cupertino. 85 north, typically slow late in the commute. over here the peninsula side moves better. the earlier crash has cleared out of the roadway. a smoother drive across the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. slow for 880 and 580 in oakland. a live look past the calloliseum and things are slow. >> fighting your way through. thank you very much. we'll see you again in another 25 minutes with the local news update. until then we'll return you to the "today" show.

>> i'm willie with natalie and tamron. al will check in in a moment. >> here's a question. benji madden tattooed his new wife cameron diaz's name on his chest under his collarbone. he had the caption thinking about you #lucky man. that begs the question are you so in love, have you ever been so in love you would have tattooed your partner's name on your body. >> i think it's tweet. i think it's tweet my husband did that. my husband got my name tattooed

on his back i think for an anniversary. at first i was like why. we go on vacation with our parents. then he got our kid's names. when you necessary a long relationship you know is going to last. >> sometimes it doesn't work out. >> it's like that big with our anniversary date. with the kids. >> no. no. >> al says no. >> no no. >> right, al? >> i mean i understand the commitment thing. i just have the idea -- >> you are doing it for love. the hard part truth confession with something that i am not with anymore and i feel bad for him. i did it and i feel terrible. >> how big was it? >> it's big. >> the name.

>> oh, god! >> what did i miss? what happened? >> go ahead al. natalie strikes again. >> large and in charge. >> walking off the set. i'm not even looking at you. >> johnny depp had a thing. >> couldn't do it. >> save us, buddy. >> it's hot in here. >> we need to clear the would you wednesday question from now on. for dark natalie.

>> the sensor button. >> wow. let's show you what's going on. mind blown. on lower mississippi river valley. showers in the pacific northwest. as we look at tomorrow look at light snow and more rain and the 9:33. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. still chilly but we're mostly in the 50s. as we round out the day, beautiful rebound headed your way with upper 60s to low 70s across the board. two sides to the weekend. we're almost there. i like to keep you updated. showers on the way friday. better chance for saturday. by sunday, the activity will clear. i want to show you, we're looking good to accumulate maybe a tenth of an inch or better across the bay area. better chance for rain throughout tuesday. more for you today at 11:00.

>> . >> we will be talking on this day. >> they will. >> thank you very much. >> it's time for your wednesday edition of coffee. >> al, you will have a mug there in d.c.? >> i don't have a mug. i have my kombucha, but that's about it. >> serious news here. a heart felt apology from fashion police host amid an offensive comment about the disney star's ded lock hair on oscar night. she posted a fiery response on instagram saying her remarks were offensive and the e news anchor made this public apology. >> i didn't intend to hurt anybody but i learned it is not my intent that matters. it's the result. the result is that people are

offended, including zendaya and that is not okay. therefore i want to say to zendaya and anyone else out there that i have hurt that i am so sincerely sorry. >> we reached out and did not get a comment. she said she looked like she smell of of pachuly and weed referring to her dread looks. she said it's a bohemian style. she said i am showing diversity. >> she is an 18-year-old and to put me under that stereotype is wrong. >> it's terrible. >> something lighter. will smith may be one of the biggest movie stars in the world. that doesn't stop him from going back to the old school. they picked up the mike surprising the audience by the fresh prince of bel air. >> this is how we know.

>> in west philadelphia -- when a couple of guys who were up to no good. i got in one little fight and my mom got scared. >> will shift left the show 20 years ago but he owns and wrote the song and it is the song of his life. >> how great is that show? doesn't that take you back? >> i love it. will smith is not the only one showing off his other talent. can we hear eddie murphy's new track please. he is marking his return from music. that's on facebook saying if people respond to it he might

do another album. they released a hit song in 1985. party all the time. he told "usa today" they have never left him. that's what i do all the time is music. his ultimate fant'ses would be to combine this talent into one live setting. >> i thought we were going to hear party all the time. >> he plays the guitar as well. >> he should do the album. >> i think so too. do you remember the we we herman dance? we did it on the show. that laugh, the bow tie and the tequila dance. they are all coming back for a movie treatment by none other than judd. the brides maid and knocked up producer is teaming up for pee wee's big holiday. ? you you? they bring back the iconic character four years ago saying

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. >> you might know him as well from popular shows like matt carney. >> let's find out more about the man behind the music. >> singer songwriter matt carney showed up nearly a decade ago. including "grey's anatomy." >> his last album reached number one on the billboard chart and was the first album to knock adele's 21 from number one on itunes. born in eugene, oregon they traced back to a covered wagon on the oregon trail. no surprise he's a fan of the

oregon ducks and even wrote the athletic anthem. ♪ i left my heart in oregon ♪ >> he is out with a new album called just kids, the single billion reached number on the chart and heading out on the nationwide tour. >> they made you sound like that. >> you are not. your sound is so fresh and inspired by your roots. >> yes. a lot of this record was written about we came pouring out. >> a lot of your music is we don't know you yet. you are discovering them. you also said you wanted the album to be a little bit of kanye west and paul simon.

>> yes. every day was like what would paul simon and kanye west do. if kim was not there, what would happen? >> what would happen? >> they need to do a record those two. we mentioned the oregon song. the football team. i heard that song a million times. how did that come from? >> the school reached out to me and i wrote this song to join the philadelphia eagles called chip don't go. it was viral. it was like this in oregon. they said we are looking for someone to play games. i will try writing something. we happened to be vacationing there. i was on the jumbotron on the ducks game. you ready for the tour? >> exciting arenas i have never played before.

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saysu ow . the new album rock this week called just kids. here he is singing one of his latest singles. matt take it away. ♪ the very first time, had me going the very first night ♪ ♪ you knew you were the only one ♪ ♪ daddy's eyes and grandma's gun ♪ ♪ you were the only one ♪

♪ tie your hair up in a bun ♪ ♪ stick together forever ♪ ♪ the only one ♪ ♪ i only want to be with you ♪ ♪ i don't want another girl, baby ♪ ♪ i only want to be with you. i wasn't wait another night ♪ ♪ only one i want that's true ♪ ♪ i only want to be with you. >> i talked to the ball and you are the only one ♪ ♪ i worry about you on this photo ♪ ♪ never want to sleep so i talk all night ♪

♪ you are the only one ♪ ♪ turn off the lights and don't need the sun ♪ ♪ stay together forever ♪ ♪ you're the only one ♪ ♪ i only want to be with you ♪ ♪ i don't want another girl baby i don't want to be with you ♪ ♪ waiting for you all my life ♪ ♪ i can't wait another night ♪ ♪ you're the only one i want, it's true ♪ looking for your pretty eyes. i only want to be with you note

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well good morning everyone. 9:56. happening today, a judge may set a trial date for the man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. he pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and murbder charges.

investigators say they found lamar's hair on a rope inside torres's car and his dna showed up onhis clothes. her body has not been found. >> at least five bay area flights are canceled. in all, 128 southwest planes are grounded due to a missed inspection. the airline failed to inspect backup hydraulic systems. this grounding covers about 20% of southwest fleets. it immediately notified the faa when it learned about the missed inspections. crew are now checking those planes. let's check the weather. >> thank you. you know what inpretty conditions later today. still cool but only for the next couple hours. the cold air will mix out and we have a nice sunny finish to the day. 70 degrees in the north bay for today. 66 in san francisco, same for the peninsula today, and 68 degrees in the south bay. big changes coming your way for the weekend. got showers moving in.

little bit of shower activity for friday. better chance for saturday. by sunday clearing you out. temps stay cool. a great day to make the outdoor plans. we'll tell you what's going on across the bay area today at 11:00. here's mike and the drive. >> we're looking at a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. and a little lighter flow off to the left approach. we'll show you the map and you see a little slower drive down the east shore freeway, bogging down into berkeley. no surprises coming off 580 and 24, and oakland is much beter for the nimitz freeway. both sides of the san mateo bridge looking better than they have all morning. slowing through fremont into the north bay. northbound routes clearing up but a crash on 85 at free maubt. >> another local news update in a half hour.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello everybody, some days we barely make it on the air. it's wine day wednesday. we got a terrific show for you. we always say that, but today we're not lying. debora messing is here with us. she has something fun tonight. >> and you have something fun to tell us about that show which we're going tro discuss also. >> mysteries, if you like who done it, jason ritter will sit down with us. this guy plays in the movie is

not so much. and dust off your chop skis. the first family of pawn is back. hard core pawn, they're going to tell you what that stuff lying around your house is worth. >> some of our producers brought in stuff. >> very, very competitive. >> they are. would you like words of wisdom? >> i would. rough day. >> here it is. if you want something you've never had then you've got to do something you've never done before. author, anon. >> my mother's favorite philosopher. >> if you want something you've never had you have to do something you've never done before. >> why i don't have that? you have to do something -- >> i like that. >> i usually agree with anon. all right. so adam glassman works for oprah winfrey fashionista he was

discussing fashion dos and don'ts unknown to all they asked me to go. i know nothing about the topic. >> guess who came up, take a look. >> i'm going to show you things and i want your opinion on where weather you think it is in or out. >> that is so far out, i can't look it. you know who loves fanny packs? kathie lee giffords. >> no she doesn't? >> she swears by them. >> or like a fancy chanel. >> she says chanel, it looks like this one. >> okay well, kathie lee is out. bye kathie lee. >> honey, i'm so out, i'm in. bill the way, you are way in on the fanny pack. >> they came back. >> you know where i was in that picture, i was in the holy land. >> what? >> that's where i had it on. you don't want to carry around a backpack in the holy land, adam glassman. >> whatever. >> anyway. go to oprah.com to see more.

you never know. >> how long ago did you shoot that? >> a while ago. you have something else coming up again today. you have to go back to your radio gig. >> the radio. aretha franklin is coming to be part of the show. >> jenna bush haguer. >> big show. if you watch "the voice" last night, anthony riley made one instant impression. only happens every now and then on the show, take a look. >> okay. >> who just came out there? >> i want ♪ ♪ i feel good, i knew that i would now ♪ >> shake it, baby. ♪ so good, so good, i got you ♪ ♪ oh, i feel nice ♪ >> okay, yeah. >> what is it. >> that is talent, hoda. >> what is it on note one,

everybody knows? >> it's attitude. it's the quality of your, the texture of your voice. >> yeah. >> and it's electric. it's excitement. >> yeah. >> you can feel it. >> boom boom, boom. >> he chose pharrell. >> yeah. >> tanya boyd cannon sang, "happy." it's a toughy. when they're right in front of them. ♪ i don't recollect by the way ♪ ♪ because i'm happy, clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪ ♪ because i'm happy, clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪ ♪ >> come on. >> let the games begin. ha-ha. >> you had this really low tone

to your voice, oh like oh shoot, she's so versatile. >> hi tanya.d those are the people that really do it for me. >> it makes no sense at all to go with me which is exactly why i think you should. >> what the hell y'all clapping for that? >> thank you very much. thank you. >> you were clapping for that? don't go with me, i think you should. what are you talking about? >> starting to feel it for adam, didn't think i would. >> she did choose fharrel. she did not choose him. what i meant was -- >> let's see. >> time to take a toast, honey. >> i pick -- adam. >> oh. >> now i don't feel sorry for

him. >> i'm so glad. >> i don't need to lose sleep over one more thing. >> this was the first singer that adam got. the competition's been going on, that was a day and half way into the second episode. blake and christina has four and adam picked up three last night. >> it's still new. this is kind of surprising, marc anthony revealed something about his childhood on the meredith vera take a look at what he said. >> okay. >> you know, my dad told me early on, he said son we're both ugly. >> he did not. >> i swear -- he says this to this day. you work on your personality. [ applause ] builds character. >> didn't that kind of hurt your feelings? >> absolutely not. >> no? >> i was born looking at his face, and he was right. >> wow. that seems to cruel if you just see the words on paper, now when you see him deliberate you see

that he's fine with it, it takes on a whole different thing. >> i wonder if you're a kid when someone says that. i think you make a joke and it's funny. i wonder if when you're little we're both ugly, you're a grown man and you can say that and that's fine, but i'm a kid, and i haven't figured out anything. >> as a parent, your job is to prepare your children to some day leave the parents leave the home, and make it and be successful in the world. so the worst thing you can do is tell your child something that isn't true. >> tlth another way to tell your child, listen some people are born drop dead gorgeous. you're a terrific-looking kid, but look at this, this is what your talent really is. let them focus, not everybody has everything. >> uh-huh. >> so there's a way to say look, you're no oil painting you know what i'm saying, but without saying you're no oil painting. never lie to your children. the ones that have said you're awesome at this fantastic you're doing such a disservice

to your child. >> i'm always so fascinated by people who walk into a party who may not be the best-looking girl or guy in the place, but when they walk in, you know they think they are. and not a arrogant way, in a confident way. and i want to be around that person. like there's a guy who might be short and bald or whatever, and he's the life of the party. >> you walk in and go he's so sexy. and he may not be the physical attributes, but he would be seen just like i was just watching all the "sex and the city" marathons. >> she's not watching "scandal." charlotte is the with what his name -- >> the lawyer. >> what's his name? >> i cannot believe we're blanking on the name. >> harry. >> she has a total thing for him. and it's bad. so i think there's -- >> one for everyone. >> if you feel like you look good. >> we don't want to the walk down memory lane with you. and sure don't want to the walk

down my own memory lain withne with a few of mine. >> it's not my fault i married one of the most beautiful men ever born on the planet. >> ever. >> timing. timing is the old show business thing. >> you're nuts. all right. so do you give your kids an allowance? all right. and did you get one -- did you get? >> i did. i did. >> we didn't come from much at all. my daddy worked three jobs, mom sold eggs door to door and money was very, very tight, but they taught us that hard work. i tell you this the other thing to teach your kids. give them a little if they're helping around. i think it's important that children know that they are supposed to -- if they're getting all the blessings of being in a family. you have to put in. >> you have to contribute to the family unit. so, i have so few things to say about my mom and dad the way they raised us. they were old school, old fashion and absolutely right on

the money. and i'm grateful every day of my life for that. >> it is great. this write-up in slate.com says parents should begin an allowance this is when he thinks it should happen or she preschool. >> they get excited about having their own money. >> right. >> and start teaching them. i guess the tooth fairy does. >> i don't get money for -- like we never got an allowance, but we did have to do chores. i think they figured you have the house the food, the clothes, the toys, what else? >> spending money. >> nope. >> buy a parent for your parents, you have to ask them for money to buy them a present. >> and we used to buy them appliances because we thought, appliances like an iron or a toaster. like we used to think -- >> why are you spitting? >> i'm having a memory. >> of how we thought that a toaster was a good present because -- >> timing deary. >> i'm kidding. >> toasting was a good thing

because it was shiny -- >> because you wanted one. >> i didn't care. >> you use a toaster every here i think single day. >> because that's the only thing i can cook. kelly clarkson. >> on the cover of "people" magazine. her baby was born eight months ago. >> oh my god. >> river rose right? >> just beautiful name. >> by the way, adorable and she gave birth to the gorgeous baby and she's also releasing a bunch of new music. the music video for "heartbeat." that i just saw that in the gym today and loved it. she just released her second single off her new album called "piece by piece." "invincible." let's listen to the new one. ♪ it sounds like her once you listen more. >> okay.

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the mid to upper 60s, even some 70s. 68 in the south bay. 66 on the peninsula today. same for san francisco. and yeah warm spot will be in the north bay at sfebt degrees. we have two different sides to the weekend. sunday expecting nice clear conditions, but damp and cloudy on saturday. we'll tell you what's going on across the bay area this weekend. let's check the drive. >> the only slowdown we have right now is the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on and the east shore free way, typical pattern. no problems on either side of the san mateo or dumbarton bridge but south through free maupt, a little compression toward milpitas, and that late crash caused some slowing north of cupertino. gr our next newscast at 11:00. we hope you'll join us then.

we're back with more today on this wine day wednesday, trivia game we call who knew. we love music around here, we to want see how much you remember about the one hit wonders. kathie is across the street ready to hand out $100 who win, those who don't, get a fabulous cd. here to help me out is nationally syndicated radio host of elvis durand and the 100 morning show. before the questions, can you stand for one moment? >> he has lost 60 pounds -- >> oh, okay. >> 6-0. i mean you look amazing. when you walk in i said, look at this. >> nervous. are we asking a stand? >> all right. okay. before break, here's the question. which of the following is not used in mambo five. >> you know the answer. >> i love this old song. let's hear it. what's the answer? >> christina. he didn't use christina.

mambo no. 5, lou. all of our questions have to do with one hit wonders. one huge hit and poof. >> and we forgot about them. >> we don't hear about them. >> let's go across to kath. >> here visiting from -- >> rome, georgia. >> rome, georgia. should i say what you are today. >> 40. >> let's give you what you want. which song by one hit wonder baja men beat out let's get loud for a grammy in 2001? blue dabadee on who let the dogs out. >> who let the dogs out. >> yes, they did. [ applause ] you get the money. ♪ >> we play this one a lot on this show. >> absolutely. it's everywhere. can you imagine being jennifer lopez and being beaten out by this? >> making their music. >> i can't believe that won a

grammy. >> we have more of those coming up. wait until you hear the next one. >> all right kath, over to you. >> honeymooners, why new york? never mind. the 1981 hit, "hey mickey" is which one? >> all right. oh sherry b. >> no but you two can cud. and listen to this kathie lee cd. >> how sweet are they? what is the correct answer? >> "kitty." it was written by racy a group back in the u.k. in the '70s. oh kitty you're so son. and tony said let's go mickey. >> you can do that? >> they did it. you can do anything you want. it's america, honey. >> oh my gosh, i didn't know you could lift it like that. good to know. >> kitty was the right answer. >> new jersey, right across the river. finish this lyrics this to the midnight runners.

>> i would do anything. [ buzzer ] >> you mean everything. >> i did too. >> give her a cd. did you knee song actually beat out michael jackson's billy jean for a grammy? >> are you making that out. >> out of the number one spot. bill live jean almost became number one, and that knocked it out. >> oh my -- >> michael jackson so was upset but it was a huge song for the runners. >> when something's catchy, you get why it has that this moment. >> also a huge song that put mtv on the map. that video did. >> texas. >> welcome. 1985 song became solely number one hit. well known for the music features. crying in the rain, take on me or you are the one?

>> take on me. >> yes. >> i have never heard of any of this stuff. >> this is a huge hit. >> congratulations. >> listen to this. you've heard this. >> that video the cartoon. ♪ >> uh-huh, that was their big one huge hit. expanded and did this thing, they'll be actually at the 2015 rocking rio concert in september which is a huge international music festival. >> are they not writing music or they try? >> when you check into the hyatt, they carry your luggage. they're still doing music. you'll see them in places like rocking rio. >> all right kath, over to you. >> i thought we were finished. >> one more. >> we're done, bye. say good-bye everybody. >> the thing that's so cool about one hit wonders better they have the one hit and make their mark on music then let them go. >> they had their moment. elvis, thanks, congrats, on the new body, new everything, you got it going on.

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jason ritter has appeared in more than 80 films and tv shows and nominated for an emmy in the drama, parenthood where he played mark the love interest of lauren graham. now a new film murder mist write a comic twist called "wild canaries." plays an owner who makes a tenant a little suspicious. take a look. >> oh. sorry, i hope you don't mind, i let myself in. no one didn't tell you i was going to need to get in today. >> no. >> do you mind if we take a look around? >> that's fine. >> there's a lot going on, and i'm not just talking about under

her hair. how are you? >> i'm doing well, how are you? >> good. this is a funny little quirky movie. >> it is so much fun. >> and your role you're to the exactly a good guy. i guess that's safe to say. >> boy next door, sort of the creep next door. >> yeah, a little bit of a creep. artist weirdo, drug user, gambler. >> suspect. >> yeah. >> this is a murder, and describe the plot a little bit for people. >> well basically, this couple lives in this apartment building, and this woman dies. she's 85, and the boyfriend doesn't think anything strange, but his girlfriend and her friend are like, maybe she was murdered, and you can't believe it. and eventually, they start to sort of uncover that there are weird things going on in the apartment building and people have secrets. and it's a big mystery. >> you're not alone in this obviously you have some of your cast members who are over sitting by our couch. >> yes we do. >> who are also visiting. nice bunch of people. do you have good chemistry together? >> such a great time, yeah. they're amazing. i've known for them years and

years, and it was one of those special things where you get to work with your friends on something that you believe in. it was fun. >> you've come from an acting family. the legendary john ritter, your wonderful dad. we all miss him. and your mom, nancy morgan, who i have a personal story with, and i'll never forgive him. i'm kidding. can it all come natural toy to you as a result or did you feel like that was the only business you could get into it under your circumstances? what was your thoughts early on? >> it was sort of like a scary thing. i saw there was a choice to sort of go into the same business as they were in, but that came with expectations and certain things, it was like stepping into a room filled with fire. or i could have tried to do something else but, i don't know. i was drawn to it. it was something that i had seen -- >> in your dna. >> yeah. but it was scary initially at first. >> yeah. >> the opening of three's company, off cameo, you were

just a little boy. >> yeah. >> you were drawn to it from the very, very beginning. >> that's me right there. >> is comedy something you lean toward or lean away given your dad's history? >> i love comedy so much. and given the choice and movies to watch i really do love watching comedies. it was very evasive initially for me because i would go into an addition, and it would be like all of my worst insecurities would be on. my hands would shake, before you start, we wanted you to know that your dad was so funny and rolling on the ground. i go, oh, okay, if you're not rolling around, i'm a failure, okay, got it. >> it's hard to live up to that. plus you're learning the ropes a little bit. >> exactly. >> he, i'm sure is extremely proud of you. give a special shoutout to your mom. >> first time in the business that got every job i was up for. every job. and finally, i got it, and i went to the commercial and guess

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stunning, hoda. >> i was just telling hoda how stunning she looks. if you've been holdening to your great grandfather's pocket watch or grandma's jewelry wondering how it's worth, we're about to tell you. they've brought one of the largest pawnshoping in the country. stars of the hard core pawn now in it's ninth season. there's les and seth and ashley. they're here to tell four producers what their items are worth. and spill the secrets on how to get the best value. >> four producers are huddled together we had them rummage

through and find an item. will you tell us about the items when they step up? >> absolutely. >> first up is one producer named j.k. long who's worked here for many years. this may be the first time she's ever spoken on camera. >> ever. >> j.k. what'd you bring with you? >> gold tiffany pocket watch that belonged to either my grandfather or great grandfather. >> not sure. >> not sure because they have the same initials and engraved on the back. >> so there's no date on it. >> no date. >> j.k. by the way, hair, makeup, looking great. >> you're a star. >> okay. so what do you think? do you think it's authentic? >> it is. we looked at it prior to the segment. 18 karat gold, tiffany watch. but never made the movement. it was a company called to shine. this is a beautiful example of a vintage, early or late 1800s watch. >> how should she negotiate. she has this great piece, how much does she know how to get for it? first of all, use the internet

as a tool. because it's tiffany, because it's 18 karat gold. when i opened it up, the serial number matched, everything was done the way it was way back in the 1800s. >> still working? >> still working. and when you go sell it, push the emotion to the buyer. it's a tiffany. it's a one of a kind piece. >> how much? >> drum roll. >> anywhere between 1900 and $2900. >> whoa. >> my goodness. >> aren't you glad you came? >> fantastic. >> thank you. >> next up, one of the fine producers who produces, "the talk." what do you have, amanda? >> i have an inc. well, it sat on my grandfather's shelf. silver, we haven't polished it because we were worried about damaging it. we don't know where the pen went, and there are some strange silver markings on the back. we're not sure what that means either. >> when i looked at it before the segment on the bottom you're right, there were markings on it. it is silver-plated, but you know, when i looked, it's

gorgeous. it's the original piece of glass, yeah the top is not intact but it's easy to fix, you just saw thor. talk about uniqueness. it's immaculate condition, it is easy to fix. it's worth $200. >> nice. >> not j.k.'s money. >> but that's good. >> but still worth a lot of money because it's just, you know it's plated but it's an immaculate condition. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> gavin is up next. another fine producer. >> dug up a mickey baseball, tell what you say you have. >> this is a baseball signed by mickey mantle. it was my dad's friend got it signed, he got it signed to his wife, jan. she's not a baseball fan, she didn't really care. 50th birthday party, he wiped out the n, changed it to a y, now it's to my dad, jay. >> looking at the ball, right,

you have the protective casing which is the way you want to. . the problem that i see, number one it was signed to somebody, it'll decrease the value. number two, you altered who it was signed to which is going to decrease the value too. and strike three, you really want to get those signatures in the sweet spot of the ball. obviously there's more room on the side of the ball. that is label the of a fault. however, in this condition, based on this value, couple hundred bucks. mickey mantle you want to push the name. >> gavin, thanks. >> we have time to bring sandy in. >> what do you have? one of the top producers. >> i have a jewelry box slash makeup box, a mirror. my grandmother came here this is a photo of my grandmother, she came here in 1970 -- >> which camera? >> i don't know? >> she came in the 1970s, and she's always looking out for interesting pieces. always had her apartment immaculately decorated. so this is one of the things she left behind. >> when i looked at it, it

brought you know, a wow to me right away. when you negotiate something like this you know, the construction of it, it's really old. so number one talk about the construction of the piece when you negotiate. that should bring number one, you know, a lot of money to it. it's between 500 and $1,000. >> okay. >> nice job. >> thank you everybody. >> some people are going to be disappointed. they think things will be more. >> but always be ready to walk away from a deal because there's somebody else out there that's going to want it. >> thanks so much. hard core pawn, monday night's on trutv. we are back in a moment first this is "today" on nbc. >> thank you. thank you.

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desperate search for a missing newborn is over with an apparent tragic ending. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. all morning long, we have been hoping for positive news but the baby and his mother who disappeared wo weeks ago near sacramento have been found. last night, the mother turned up, and then just moments ago, deputies found the body of a newborn baby boy in the same area. >> bob redell has been following the latest developments for us. such a sad story. >> it is. this discovery made in just the past hour. the yellow county sheriff's office confirming they have found the body of