150 people on board the german wednesday flight going from barcelona to dusseldorf. our fear is 150 people died in the french amps. the "today show" will peck up that story with all the latest information coming up. this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> morning, everyone. 10:00 a.m. here on the east coast. 7:00 a.m. in the west. we start with tragic news out of france. a germanwings passenger jet has crashed in a remote area of the french alps. >> this happened not long ago. the plane was traveling from barcelona barcelona, spain, to dusseldorf, germany. we're getting reports all 150 people on board are feared dead, and the airline is expected to hold a news conference coming up at any moment. let's go to bill neely live with the latest from london. bill, what are the facts? what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, matt and savannah. there seems little hope of

finding any survivors on board that plane. in fact, at the moment, it's proving difficult enough to find the plane itself in some of europe's most mountainous terrain. most of those on board were either spanish, germany, german, or turkish. for the cause of the crash at the moment, that's a complete mystery. it's a tragedy and a search centered on the most rugged terrain. this is the remote area of the french alps where the plane with 150 people on board went down less than an hour into a flight to germany. the crash site is said to be a 2 1/2-hour hike from the nearest village. this is the germanwings plane, 24 years old, an airbus 320 flying at an altitude of 38,000 feet when it began what appears to be a controlled decent edled its altitude dropped until around 10:47 local time the

pilot sent a distress signal. the french president says no survivors are expected to be found. he met the spanish king today. 45 of those on board are believed to be spanish. most of the rest, german or turkish. at dusseldorf airport, where the plane was due to land, distressing scenes as relatives were told the news. at least 400 search and rescue workers are on their way to the area. no bad weather conditions were reported during the flight. it is hoped the plane's two flight recorders can be found and analyzed, but for now, the cause of this crash is a mystery mystery. if there is every hope, despite that rugged terrain, that those flight recorders can be found and french air accident investigators are among the best in the world. so in time, the cause of this crash may well be discovered, but that of course is of no comfort to the relatives of those 150 people on board who are suffering so deeply right now. matt, savannah?

>> bill, thanks very much. the video shows, that's going to be so difficult for this investigation. 2,000 meters up, 6,000 feet in the french alps. >> incredibly rugged terrain. let's turn to nbc's tom costello. he covers aviation for us. i know you've been working your sources. based on what we know so far, what do you make of these facts, in particular the distress signal that came about an hour into the flight? >> perplexing here. 90% of accidents occur on takeoff or landing. the something happened at altitude is really a concern. 38,000 feet, then descends down to somewhere around 5,000 to 6,000 feet. at some point along that track, this transponder code goes out. it's a digital radio transmission that's declaring an emergency. it's not a voice transmission. it's a coded transmission. it's not a hijack code, by the way. it's a mechanical emergency of some sort. then the plane, it appears,

slams into a mountain. why did this plane descend in a rather orderly fashion from 38,000 feet all the way down to 3,000 to 4,000 feet per minute? was it on auto pilot? was the crew incapacitated? was there a pressure problem or a fire or smoke in the plane? these are all of the issues that investigators are looking at right now. clearly, the priority is going to be getting those black boxes, the cockpit voice and data recorders recorders. the airbus a-320, by the way, is a workhorse of a plane. it is flown around the world, here in the united states by u.s. airways, american airlines, united. very commonly flown in europe, asia, latin america, and asia. more than 6,000 a-320s have been built since they were first rolling off the line. they're really all over the world. it's a very highly sophisticated, automated airplane with multiple back-up systems. for something to go wrong and create a situation in which the

plane did this orderly descent then slams into a mountain, something obviously went terribly wrong, but the crew didn't have time to radio exactly what it was. >> tom costello, thank you so much. as we mentioned, there's a news conference going on right now. already one heartbreaking fact to come out of it. there were two babies among the 150 people dead this morning. >> 144 passengers, 6 members of crew. >> we're going to have more on nbcnews.com. we're going to pause for a moment, give some of our stations a chance to return to regular programming. >> a lot of stories making news this morning. another major story involving angelina jolie. the oscar winner revealing in today's "new york times" that she has had preventive surgery to remove her ovaries.

her decision comes after doctors discovered a possible sign of early cancer. two years after jolie underwent a double mastectomy. >> ovarian cancer kills about 14,000 women every year. while the news of angelina jolie choosing to have yet another surgery may surprise people. she said she wants to share her experiences to let women with a family history of cancer know they have options. in an op-ed in this morning's "new york times," actress angelina jolie wrote she chose to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to reduce her chance of getting cancer. almost two years ago, the oscar winner revealed she had a double mastectomy, a decision he made after losing her mother to ovarian cancer in 2007. >> after losing my mom to these issues, i'm grateful for it, and i've been moved by the kind support from people.

really, very grateful for it. >> two weeks ago, the results of a blood fest revealed possible early signs of ovarian cancer. in the editorial, jolie writes, i went to see the surgeon, who had treated my mother, and she teared up when she saw me. you look just like her. i broke down. but we smiled at each other and agreed we were there to deal with any problems, so let's get on with it. >> you know, she's a movie star. her journey of decision making, agonizing, fear. those are all issues every woman has struggled with every time they hear any possibility of a disease. so in her case, again, a severe cancer, generations of cancer, i can understand why she did it. >> jolie says while this surgery was less complex than the double mastectomy, its effects are more severe. jolie writes, i will not be able to have anymore more children, and i expect physical changes, but i feel at ease with whatever will come. not because i'm strong, but because this is a part of life. while waiting for her test

results, jolie called her husband and the father of her six children, brad pitt. about pitt, jolie writes, i called my husband in france who was on a plane within hours. the beautiful thing about such moments in life is there is so much clarity. jolie acknowledges that while it's impossible to remove the entire risk of getting cancer, she remains hopeful about her health and her future. so many people admire her for her beauty, but also her strength. >> complicated decision. she writes about it at length. >> we're going to talk more about this in the next half hour. meantime, the legal battle may be far from over in the alleged case of rape at the university of virginia that drew nationwide attention. "rolling stone" magazine had already apologized for its reporting. now police say there is no evidence to back up the original claims after their investigation. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in charlottesville this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. police here say they interviewed

about 70 people during the course of this investigation, which lasted several months. it's now suspended but not closed entirely because the police chief says he can't rule out that something terrible did happen, only that it wasn't what was described in that "rolling stone" article. this morning, the fraternity accused of gang rape at the university of virginia is exploring its legal options, saying that "rolling stone" sought to turn fiction into fact is shameful. >> now, can i say that nothing happened? no. i can just tell you we found no evidence to support those specific allegations. >> reporter: those allegations published in november's "rolling stone" magazine. a woman claiming she was sexually assaulted by seven men at this fraternity house in 2012. alex stock is one of jack keyie's friends. >> jackie's credibility has been a question, at least in my mind, for a long time. i think when it all culminated with the chief saying he couldn't find any evidence either, that wasn't a big surprise. >> reporter: police say jackie

also claimed that in april of last year, her roommate removed broken glass from her face after a separate assault. but according to police, the roommate denies that. jackie says she called her mother that night, but police say there's no evidence of that call. >> it's never been just about the details of jackie's story. it's been about the hundreds of other survivors we can support and making sure we have as few future ones as we possibly can. >> reporter: uva says the investigation confirms that the university provided support and care to a student in need. but now some advocates worry it will be even tougher for future victims. >> this is a bad day for all rape victims because that means it'll be harder for those victims to be believed when they actually are raped. >> reporter: the attorney for jackie has declined to comment. as for "rolling stone," it had previously apologized to readers. now it is only saying that it will await the results of that independent investigation into

its reporting, conducted by columbia university's journalism school. that investigation is expected to be published within the next few weeks. matt? >> all right, gabe. thank you very much. let's turn to politics now the pieces are slowly falling into place for the 2016 presidential race. more candidates are soon expected to announce their own plans after texas republican ted cruz became the first to officially toss his hat into the ring. >> today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. >> and there it was. ted cruz joins us now along with his wife heidi. good morning to both of you. senator, mrs. cruz, you ready for this? you ready for what's now about to happen in your lives and the attention you're going to get? you're getting some in the newspapers already this morning. both good and bad. >> well, i hope so. we're certainly ready for going forward, doing everything we can to turn the country around. >> mrs. cruz, you're not someone who seeks the spotlight. you don't do interviews. you don't speak out about

politics. i'm happy you've decided to do this interview. are you ready for the personal scrutiny that this is going to bring to your life, and in some ways already has? >> well, sure, matt. i think any time you embark upon something that's so much bigger than yourself and your own family, i don't know that you ever feel fully prepared. but we have a very strong marriage, an incredibly strong family, and are guided by our faith. i think we're ready to see change in this country, and we're honored to have a voice in that. >> senator, you're a guy who's known for taking on your own party. i think at one point you called some republicans mainstream republicans squishes for their stance on certain issues. you've also led your party into some fights that backfired, the defunding of obamacare comes to mind. so you have detractors. not only across the aisle but within your own party. how can you win the nomination unless you build a much broader coalition than the one you already have? >> listen, i think you're exactly right that we need to build a broad coalition.

we need to bring together the old reagan coalition of conservatives and evangelicals and libertarians and republican women and young people -- >> and moderates? >> and reagan democrats. you got to bring everyone together. one of the things that's striking, matt, i think all across this country people are hurting. they recognize the path we're on. it isn't working. they're looking for a change. they're looking to get back to the principles that made america strong. >> so on the subject of a broad coalition, is there room in ted cruz's republican party for those who are socially liberal, for those who are pro-choice, for those who support gay marriage? >> look, absolutely. we welcome a broad tent and a broad coalition. what i'm trying to do is stand for principle. the two things that i've tried to do more than anything else in my time in the senate have been, number one, tell the truth, and number two, do what i said i would do. the interesting thing on that is i think people can respect that. even if they don't necessarily

agree on everything. >> but you know your reputation. in your short time in the senate, you've developed a reputation as a guy who does not back down, who will not compromise. i think you even referred to yourself recently, you said, i'm kind of like the disruptive app in politics. will you bring that brand of no-compromise to the white house if you're elected? >> well, matt. let me disagree with the premise. i've never said i won't compromise. in fact, from day one when i was elected, i said, my attitude on compromise is exactly the same as ronald reagan. reagan said, what do you do if they offer you half a loaf? answer, you take it. then you come back for more. >> shortly after elected, you also said, quote, i don't think what washington needs is more compromise. >> because what washington does often is it compromises going backwards. i'm perfectly happy to work with anyone, democrat, independent, libertarian, if they're shrinking the size and power of the federal government, if they're turning around the debt, if they're expanding liberty.

what washington does, though, is you have compromises like the so-called cromnibus bill that passed. paid off corporate welfare, every special interest in washington, and simply grew government. that's not a good compromise because it's not fixing the problems in this country. >> quickly for you, mrs. cruz. you've heard some of the adjectives used to describe your husband. is the public perception of this man inaccurate? >> ted cruz is someone who tells the truth. he knows what he believes. it was one of the things that really drew me to him. this is a person of conviction. and i think the american people want to know what they're getting. >> a couple weeks ago, you were at an event in new hampshire, and you were using your rhetoric and you said, the world is on fire. there was a 3-year-old girl right up front. she looked and took it very literally and said, the world's on fire? you pivoted very quickly.

is he thattage agile with your two children at home? >> oh, he's very agile. our 6-year-old pleaded in one of his speeches, i'm almost 7, tell them i'm almost 7. she said to her father the other day that a lot of the kids at school were talking about her dad and not about her. and ted said, wow, the same is true for me. he said, i spend about you. he's very, very agile. made her very proud. >> well, you're off and running. we appreciate you stopping by this morning. >> thank you, matt. it is breathtaking, and it's encouraging. the energy and the exhilaration there yesterday, and what we're seeing on the trail, takes your breath away. >> good luck to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. let's head over to al for a check of the weather. >> all right. thanks so much, matt. as we look at the pacific northwest, we have wet weather making its way in. this is going to be a pattern of things to come over the next 24 hours. showers through the afternoon. by the afternoon, you'll see a

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>> that's your latest weather. >> authorities are trying to figure out who is behind a threatening phone call to the university of maryland aimed at president obama's niece. crystal walker is following the story from the white house. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah good morning. authors are taking the call very seriously. in fact security was increased at last night's ncaa tournament game between princeton and maryland. officials say at about 3:00 p.m., a caller stated she had gotten a text from a third person indicating that a male ha she knew had a gun and mentioned president obama's niece. president obama's niece is the daughter of craig robinson who is michelle obama's brother and

a player on the princeton team. officials with the university of maryland said they determined the claims were unsubstantiated. president obama attended saturday's first round game between princeton and the secret service was notified. the director will be testifying on capitol hill about the march 4th incident in which the agents drove through an active investigation outside the white house after a night of drinking. a lot of developments. >> thank you. >> we will have much more on the breaking news. a german wings passenger jet carrying 148 people crashing in the french alps. we will have a live report. >> the 44-year-old disappearance of a college student in the wake of robert durst's arrest. is there a connection there?

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. >> we believe 16 school children were coming back to spain. this is a remote area in france or the out foothills as you seen from the foothills. it is snow cover and a two-hour hike into the nearest town. the priority on the scene is going to be getting those back boxes because they believe they established nobody survived this crash. they want to get the black boxes as quickly as possible back to french investigators to listen to them and analyzing the da to

to see what might have happened. at this early, early stage, there are questions about mr. this crew might have been incapacitated at a high altitude at 38,000 feet. then for whatever reason either decided they were manually putting this plane down or putting it on auto pilot and somehow it crashed. >> again, the weather was pretty good. warm temperatures down low not a lot of storms or anything like that in the area. >> okay. we will keep following it, of course. new twists in the robert durst investigation. he was denied bail in louisiana. we are learning more of what he was doing in the days of his arrest. stephanie gosk, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. prosecutors revealed in a bond hearing they had robert durst .

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. usan berman 15 years ago, which the 71-year-old denies. but durst could still be sentenced to 10 to 20 years without parole. >> it's obviously a very, very serious charge. >> reporter: while investigators are multiple cities are digging up cold case, police in vermont are once again looking into the disappearance of 18-year-old college student who went missing in 1971. releasing a statement on monday, saying in part, we are aware of the connection between robert durst and the disappearance of lynne schulze. we've been aware of this connection for several years and have been working with various outside agencies as we follow this lead. at the time, durst owned a health food store named all good things. decades later, it would become the title of a thinly fictionalized movie about his life. >> katie and i moved to vermont. we lived this sort of back to the land kind of lifestyle. >> reporter: in 1982, his first

wife kathie durst would go missing too. back to you. >> all right. stephanie, i'll take it. now to robert durst's defense attorney who joins us now. mr. guerin good morning to you. >> good morning to you too. >> he is described as frail, thin. he had been held in a mental health part of the jail apparently on suicide watch, according to police. let's just get one thing out of the way. in your view is he competent to stand trial and go through these legal proceedings? will you be making any claim he's not able to do so, not fit to do so? >> i believe he's competent. he's not in good health. he's got some very serious

health problems. but he's competent. >> what about this notion that he is on suicide watch? >> he's not suicidal. frankly, he's relieved to be able to finally get a a chance to get into court on all these rumors that have been swirling around. if we can just get to court in california. however, we're stuck here in louisiana. it's a nice place to be stuck. but they are relatively minor charges compared to this accusation of the murder of susan berman. we want to get to california and try that case. >> i want to talk about the california case in a second. first, let me ask about the bail hearing yesterday. you looked candid. you knew your client wasn't going to be able to post bail. on the other hand, according to police he was found with a new cell phone, fake i.d. mask gun, and a map open to the gulf coast, including cuba.

>> discovery is when the prosecutors are required to give you the evidence and tell you what the evidence is. until yesterday when we had our hearing, we just didn't have anything. >> now you know. what do you make of that? >> is we now they what they're claiming. well it's evidence. we're going to have to litigate it and whether it is admissible at all in louisiana. if it's not admissible in louisiana, i don't know if it will be admissible in california. but we are doing what lawyers do. we get into court and we ask for the evidence. >> you mentioned the case in california. you suggested that the evidence there is rather thin. and based on this document a ear. that may well be the case. let's take the evidence that we are aware of because of the documentary. one alert bob durst acknowledges was sent by the killer, whoever

killed susan berman. and the other written by him. and it looks so very similar to that. >> i'm not going to try the case on the "today" show or any other public forum other than in court. so i'm not going to discuss that. we will be doing what lawyers do. and try the case in court. if we have to try part of it here in louisiana, well, we have to do that. but really what we need to do is get to california where these -- what i think happened is the prosecutors there jumped the gun because of the television show. >> a couple of quick things. i know you don't want to get into the evidence. just tell me this are you concerned about this alleged confession caught on tape? >> well i told you i'm not going to discuss the evidence but that's not a confession. >> and finally, sir, i know as his lawyer you likely advised mr. durst not to participate in this documentary at all. most lawyers conclude nothing

good could come of that. do you feel he regrets now participating in it? >> i think he was regretting it in the back room conversation. yes, he didn't take the good voice that he got from lawyers. other than me. i didn't talk to him about it. he didn't ask me about it. but he didn't take that advice. and he was tricked, as he was told probably would happen. >> can i follow up real quickly on what you mean by that he was tricked? by the filmmaker? how is that? >> there's no question. first, it's all in the editing. the editing was designed for good television but it wasn't designed to get to the truth. >> mr. deguerin i know you will have more to say in a court of law but i appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you. a turn now with a check of the weather from al.

>> we have a rough winter with you the silver linin >> the silver lining is no severe weather. last time this happened was march 1969. march 23rd we have passed that. march 1951 only six tornados the fewest ever. 20-year average, 78 in a month. 2014 we only had 20. the record was 1976 with 186. we have severe weather firing up in the mid-section of the country. we're watching warm moist air from the south, colder air from the rockies, the convergence somewhere today between oklahoma missouri and arkansas. damaging winds, hail, and the possibility of tornados. tomorrow it widens out and moves farther to the east. and the fact that we have an enhanced risk of severe weather making its way from wichita falls,

7:40 on a tuesday morning. good morning, vits and cloudy to start. then we will see that sun break through that overcast skies. we get into the second half of your day. temps will be comfortage. 68 degrees on the peninsula. heat is going to escalate wednesday through friday. we're talking about record breaking warmth as we head throughout theend of the week. close to 80 even in san francisco. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you very much. >> coming up on trending this is near and dear to me. can you afford to go out anymore? you will not believe how much it costs to hire a baby-sitter in america. >> more on angelina jolie's decision to undergo preventive surgery to remove her people think californians are just a bunch of dreamers. with our heads in the clouds like a bunch of space cadets

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falopian tubes sheechl had possible signs of early cancer. this comes two years after cutting her risk of breast cancer by having a mastectomy. i should mention that angelina jolie lost her mother to ovarian cancer when she was 49. when you look at the facts and the facts she laid out in the piece, are you surprised by the decision? >> not at all. her intent was always to do this. it was just a matter of time. he was undergoing the recommended screens and surveillance for a woman in her situation with her bracket of positivity. it came to light that now would be a time to have more aggressive look into what was going on. it's important to say that she state that her ca 125 level was normal? >> translates? >> this is a common blood test for ovarian cancer. it's not meant to be a screening

test. this has a low positive predict predictive value. if it's positive, it doesn't mean you have ovarian cancer. it can be raised in a bunch of benign tests. people hang on to that word. what she had were inflammatory markers that were elevated. she did imaging after that. >>or the plus side if having someone like her speak out about these health conditions that could be good if it makes people look into their own situation. not good if you have the bracket gene mutation that is suggested of breast cancer. if you are sitting at home and have these issues and it rings true to you, what do do you? >> each individual woman's case is going to need to be discussed with the physician. roughly 35 to 70% increased risk for developing ovarian cancer.

combination i should state the most important is family history. for angelina that was quite easy for her in a sense. she has a strong family history and mother-grandmother and positivity. again, i think it was her intent to do this and just a matter of time before she was going to develop ovarian cancer. as she writes there was no evidence in the tissue that they did. she probably spared herself from the diagnosis. >> i hope this gets the conversation started where it needs to be. always good to see you. coming up next, the classy way that little league star mo' nay so i got on the plane and thought... yeah! empty seat next to me. and then i saw him, slowly coming down the aisle. one of those guys who just can't stop talking. i was downloading a movie. i was trying to download a movie. i have verizon. i don't. i get that little spinning wheel. download didn't finish. finished the download. headphones on. and i'm safe.

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announced plans to make a movie about mo-nay davis. a conversation on twitter stirred up controversy. bloomsburg university called the movie a joke and included this term about davis. castle bury promptly kicked off the team and tweeted this before closing his account. he writes an example that one stupid tweet can ruin someone's and i couldn't be more sorry about my actions. davis spoke about this situation and here's what mo' nay wanted to say. >> if it was me i would want to take that back and how hard he worked. why not give him a second chance. >> the university is standing by their decision is and not letting him back on to the team. should he be reinstate and 58% of you saying yes, he should be

given a second chance. many of the comments on our post are complimenting her on her class and thanking her for continuing to be a good role model for young athletes everywhere. >> 100% of us said she had a ton of grace. >> got new information on the breaking new binge eating disorder, or b.e.d., isn't just overeating. it's a real medical condition. and while the exact cause is unknown, certain chemicals in the brain may play a role. b.e.d. is also the most common eating disorder in u.s. adults. hi, i'm monica seles. when i binged, i wasn't in control. i never felt satisfied no matter what the quantity was. afterwards i felt so upset with myself. to learn more about b.e.d. go to bingeeatingdisorder.com and talk with your doctor.

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. >> you are watching "today in the bay." >> a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. the family of a young mother hit in hayward last week plans to have her taken off life support. she and her son were in the crosswalk last wednesday when a woman in an suv struck them. over the weekend, doctors declared turner broken dead. her son is still in critical condition. police did not arrest the driver. happening today, a controversial herbicide spray takes place on the peninsula. cal-trans says it has no option but to spray the veg takes along highway 84 between skyline boulevard and highway 1. otherwise it will broe into a fire hazard. people asked the agency to mow the vegetation instead him cal-trans says it lacks the man power. looking good for today. >> looking lovely out there. good morning, lawyer rachl

everybody at home to start the day. we are on our way to the upper 60s to low 70s. then we have a big pattern change headed your way. temperatures are going to soar. that heat will escalate starting tomorrow, peaking on thursday. but staying very warm for your friday as well. we will be into the mid-80s for example thursday into friday here in the south bay. close to 80 degrees by thursday in san francisco. we got a beautiful weekend coming your way, always scrolling right here at the bottom of your screen. >> we are looking over here, a tough drive, three crashes reported in your westbound direction. hillcrest and others headed towards pittsburgh, where things are clear. they held up late in the commute there. typical through walnut creek. nothing big over here towards the bay bridge. toll crash right around the tunnel. stall north 80 through oakland downtown, slow across the bridges, where the crash 92 at 101 has cleared. there is your low.

back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update for you in about a half an hour. we hope to see you then. have a great morning.

. it's 8:00 on "today". f2 caro encontrar a la persona watch your kids is getting more expensive. and sitting pretty. for the first time in 25 years, the cast and director of pretty woman in one room. on the iconic film and h i almost happene >> the story goes whou read the s thank you. >> well, a few times, yeah. >> plus, we go on the set of nbc's follow-up to the bible mini series and talk to the cast of a.d., today, tuesday, march

24th, 2015. good morning from johnson. >> a shout out from chester, virginia. >> from the potato state to the big apple! >> good morning, arkansas. >> hey, mom and dad, we're engaged! good morning and welcome back to "today" this march 24th, 2015. it's beautiful and still cold, but we are going to heat it up with a little pretty wom action. >> we will get it coming up. not only is it cold, but windy today. >> it will warm up by thursday. >> busy morning and we have pretty woman the reunion, but first let's go inside.

natalie is on assignment. sheinelle jones is inside with all the headlines. >> we start with breaking news this hour. french president hollande said no survivors are likely after a passenger jet carrying 148 people crashed in the foothills of the french alps. tom is this washington with the latest. >> reporter: there was no distress call, no mayday call. there was some sort of a transponder transmission, but no verbal call. this plane left barcelona headed for dusseldorf, but in the last few minutes of the flight, the plane descended from 38,000 feet down to 6,000 feet and you can see, it was a straight line we believe into a mountain. and the mountains there are steep and treacherous and snow covered. we're talking the alps and so you were alps in france. according to investigators and crash people on the scene, they say this is at least a two hour hike from the nearest town. this is an airbus a-320 we're talking about, the plane itself 24 years old.

the plane has a very, very good safety record. but we don't know what happened at altitude because there was no mayday call. we know there was an orderly descent from 38,000 to 6,000. but why? were they incapacitated, was there something going on that created this emergency and then they sent the coded message, but no verbal message. so right now a lot of questions. far more questions than answers. they need the dockblack boxes. and we've also received late word that on board this plane were 16 students and two teachers from a german gymnasium, a high school. back to you. >> tom costello, thank you. today angelina joelie she's had surgery to remove her

ovaries after a cancer scare. she got a double mastectomy. they detected markers and opting for surgery was not an easy decision. ted cruz said he would work with people of all political persuasions. he announced his bid for the white house on monday. earlier on "today," the texas senator refuted charges that he had diffic with people in his party. >> i'm happy to work with anyone. democrat, libertarian and republican if they are shrinking the size and power of the federal government and expanding liberty. >> he describes himself as a courageous conservative. a surfer catches more than the perfect wave off the coast of southern california and met a new friend. he picked up this hitchhiker in the waves north of san diego.

he thought he was being attacked, but the sea lion just wanted some company. let's get a check on the weather from al. >> we have a lot of nice folks starting to come in. where are you guys from? too shy to talk? all right. cat got his tongue. let's show you what's going on. st. louis has heavy thunderstorms getting ready to fire up and come into your area. strong storms later today. could be rough. look as we watch the afternoon highs. here's the warm up that will be happening. tuesday is nice and warm to the gulf coast to florida. chilly conditions thursday in minneapolis and by thursday the warmer weather to the northeast continues and friday the cold air comes back into the great lakes and the northeast and new england as well. the heat continues in the southwest. that's what's going on around the coun

8:05. good morning. i'm christina loren. 50s and cloudy to start the day. then comfortable conditions with temperatures in the upper 60s to low sfepts. 70 degrees is the forecasted high on the east shore. 68 on the peninsula. 71 in the north bay, and temperatures are going to get much warmer as we head throughout the coming days starming tomorrow 5 to 10 degree jump. even warmer for thursday. up to 85 degrees here in the south bay. close to 80 in san francisco. we'll see a nice comfortable weekend. hope you have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks very much. coming up on trending, the best video you will see all day. the adorable dog that is just awful at catching food. the pretty woman reunion you have been waiting for. julia roberts reveals why she almost lost her breakout star. >> week night wonders to get your dinner on the table in under 35 minutes. can i tell you, this smells

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bought outfits and found out about the policy too late. the prom is in a few weeks and they are out of pocket. >> you are entitled to put rules on what to wear but preapproved motos. >> they are trying to prevent that moment at the door where they have to turn them around and send them home. >> a lot of girls performed their dresses. maybe next time purchase it on the front end. >> don't you have a good idea of what -- >> isn't that why the parents are sending them to catholic high school? >> what was your prom dress like? >> very demure. it was the 80s and it had big puffy sleeves. >> you paying too much for child care? in four said yes. you may agree after seeing the figures from care.com. the national average rate for a

baby-sitter is what? $13.44 an hour. for parents in san francisco, that might sound like a good deal. they pay the highest rate in the country. $16.65 an hour. grand rabids michigan was $11.31. . >> the ideal baby-sitter? >> leila roker. >> between the ages of 20 or 25 who is cpr and first aid trained. >> i don't pay in cents. i don't know where the national average gets that. i think you overpay as parents. >> and gladly. >> we want more. we want someone to sit on the floor and play with them and not sit on the couch and let them watch tv. >> in my neighborhood there is a lot of responsible juniors and seniors. >> it's interesting. as a former teenage

baby-sitters i am scared of teenage baby-sitters. i know what kind of baby-sitter i was. new subject. >> did you have your boyfriend over? >> yes. new topic. how much do we love wrangler? we love you. all our love is upon heading you with your training. a new study reveals that dogs respond better to commands when they feel loved. i find that true. it's a break true that can lead to better training who rely on human queues. that makes sense. >> if you are loved, you respond better like from the journal? >> kind of yeah. if you are loved, you will listen to commands. >> you care about my well being. >> berating does not work. >> a good training tool. no matter how much you love this dog, he can't perform one simple

task. this is fritz. try as he might he can't catch the various foods. the problem is they keep coming at him in slow motion. so everything from establishesmeat treats to this food. >> it's just a judgment. it's throwing the dog off. >> i was like that in baseball. >> maybe his owner doesn't love him enough. that's what's trending today. >> now to the big pretty woman reunion reunion. it became an instant classic am

a wealthy businessman falling for a prostitute. the then virtually unknown julia roberts. now for the first time since its release we gathered them. take a moment and take it all in. you are looking at the first time this group, the cast and director of pretty woman has been in the same room together in 25 years. julia robbers, richard gere and hector alazongo and some seeing each recollect for the first time since they were on the set. >> thank you for doing this. if i forget to tell you later, i had a really good time. i love what you just said. hector looks the same. >> he looks the same. he has been refrigerated. >> i think richard was about 15. >> i was 12. >> julia was about 10.

>> i was 107. >> does it seem like 25 years? >> it doesn't too me. >> seems like five minutes. >> it feels like a long time ago, but that was two marriages ago for me. a lot of things happened. >> and action! >> and a lot of things happened to get this movie made. the original script for pretty woman was not even a romance or a comedy but a dark cautionary tale about drug abuse called 3,000. >> it was a reference to? >> how much money she got paid. >> you were a drug addict. >> at end of the original script richard threw my character on top of the car and drove away. >> you die at the end. >> everything changed when gary marshall was brought in and the movie was sold to disney. >> who was cast first?

>> i was cast in 3,000 before it went to gary and over a happy weekend of having a job. it was sold to disney and i was out of a job. >> steve was one of the producers and they liked her and said she is good. you should use her, gary. i didn't know her from adam. anybody. she was just 21 years old. hello. >> i came in and he said i don't know what to do with you. some people say you can't dress her up and some people say you can't dress her down. what do you do? >> it's the smile. >> did you lose the part and come back and get it again? >> yeah. >> you lost it for a day or so. >> i felt quite lost for a few weeks. >> he wasn't sure who to get, but we screen tested and we tested with ten people. a lot of people. >> do you remember the audition?

>> yes but when i got the job, we screen tested with all of these different people. >> i remember some of them. the truth is i made a test with charles grodin. >> it could have been charles. >> when you first read the script you said no thank you. >> a few times, yeah. there wasn't a part. there was nothing. the joke was it was a suit. you can put a suit on a goat and it would work. i just didn't -- so yeah, i didn't get it. >> what are he did get was chemistry and when he julia roberts for the first time he knew they had it. >> gary brought me to meet richard. >> i don't think so. >> he did. to new york. this is so important to me and you don't remember. >> this was penitentiaryimportant

to me. i remember you sitting across from my desk in my apartment or office. they were both the same at that point. >> gary brought me there and said richard, julia and he walked out. >> i was mesmerized. i don't remember gary. i just remember the girl. >> when you meet stars, you go to the restroom while they talk. i came out and i saw the two of them looking at each other and said look at that chemistry. they don't know each other. and they are doing great. >> we loved each other immediately. it was a nice thing. to be honest, i didn't know if i was doing the desk. we were flirty flirty and nice nice. he calls up and said how is it going? i'm going yeah yeah. she is across the desk and takes a piece of paper and is writing

something. a post it. you remember more than i did. she turns it around and pushes it to me and it said please say yes. it was so sweet. i said i just said yes. >> he did it. >> it's like right out of the movies. >> that's what chemistry is. >> you are on my fax. >> that's one i haven't been on differ. >> let's talk about scenes. what's your favorite scene? >> driving around in hollywood was pretty hilarious. >> your foot is as big as your arm from your elbow to your wrist. a little bit of trivia. >> i don't know if i knew thou drive the car very well. >> but they got it. >> richard is racking his brain. did you have a favorite scene? >> any scene where julia was

walking. that was fun for all of us. in that outfit. it was all about legs. >> and those crazy boots. then i had my red jacket and little wig when we were on the street. >> we needed the jacket and we didn't have one that we liked so we shot on the street and we saw a kid. i said see if you can buy her a jacket. tickets? she wants money? offer her moan. we got the jacket and we cleaned it and she wore it. >> 25 years later despite the actors's long list of credits, pretty woman is what the fans still want to talk about even in the far reaches of the planet. >> tell the cave story. >> what's the cave story.

>> i remember a story. it wasn't a cave it was a far, far away place. >> they had bones in their ears and i said i am taking a missionary flight in the middle of nowhere. i get in the boat. they have never seen a movie in their entire life, but they know pretty woman. >> it's fun to see. >> that's fantastic. >> they all look great. >> we are just getting started. they will reveal never before told stories from the set and more from hector and laura. >> i think julia probably remembers them better than richard. >> viewers have been voting for their favorite scenes. let's see what you picked. there so many great iconic ones. the es car got.

53% of you, this is the winning scene right here. hi. hello. do you remember me? >> no i'm sorry. >> i was here yesterday and you wouldn't wait on me. you work on commission right? >> yes. >> big mistake. big. huge. i have to go shopping now. >> huge. there you go guys. the revenge scene wins. >> that's matt's favorite scene. love it. still ahead, we get into the kitchen with another week night wonder. dinner from start to finish. less than 35 minutes.

it's 8:26. i'm sombrock. we're following a developing story out of vallejo where police and the fbi joining forces to look for this woman, 30-year-old denise hoskins. she may have been abducted. a man reported she had been taken against her will from a house and her ransom was being offered. police later discovered her car at an undisclosed location. they found no trace of her. police are planning to release more information add a 10:30 news conference. for now, let's see how the commute is shaping up. >> good morning. it's a slow drive northbound past the coliseum. slower than you might expect. north of high street we had a

crash. it was reported on the southbound side but the northbound side showing spectator slowing. there's 580. 24, the earlier crash in marin has blocked part of one lane. now, the rest of the bay looks pretty standard. there's the east shore freeway, north bay through san rafael recovery for both the dumbarton and san mateo bridges traveling westbound. and here your northbound r[ through san jose. >>ñr we'llxdçó have an%ññiñi

still in the 50s. still nice and cloudy out there as we get into the afternoon, we'll see a nice warmup coming your way. temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s as of lunchtime and then the weather story shifts entirely. the heat is going to escalate as he head throughout tomorrow. that will continue through friday with a return of the 80s. good news is if you're thinking about that weekend and you might be on a tuesday, we have cooler conditions coming your way by saturday. >> don't forget any time you need it. go to weather channel on cable or weather.com online. back inside. >> al thank you. two years ago millions tuned into the mini series the bible.

>> now starting easter sunday the createors are back with picking up where that epic story left off. carry simmons visited the set in morocco. how was that? >> it was sunning. isn't it something that the stories we think we know well can surprise us. you will learn things you department know about ten years that changed the world. >> he preached against all authority. >> ad begins at the end of jesus's life and do you means the violent birth of christianity. >> they are about to shoot the season where jesus is on the cross. >> thanks guys. get him up in the air, please. >> it starts with the judgment and crucifixion. >> jerusalem is a dangerous place. >> it's the brain child of the producers whose previous production the bible, was the

most watched cable mini series of 2013. >> what are we going to do? >> change the world. >> besides the events, the producers want to give a sense of what was going on. >> can you imagine what it was like being the disciples, 12 guys against the mights of rome. what's incredible about the story is those 12 guys took down rome. >> so entertaining. it's going to be so educational and it's going to be so inspiring. >> such is the attention to detail the sets are real. >> here in morocco's mountains they have build a new jerusalem. the woman who plays mary magdolin. >> do you feel 34i8 yons of people need to get the story right? >> you can't help but feel that.

>> this is the very room where the last supper is set. >> action! >> on every film set, even the biblical ones lots of rehearsals and a chance to catch up with the actors. >> it's not every day you get to say you have dinner with jesus. >> not really. >> a lot of characters play. >> to step back and say how would this man be? every person and every single thing and being, he would look at with love. even who was supposed to be the enemy, he can look at them with love. how would i be in the shoes of someone like that? >> is there a sense of the importance of this? >> absolutely. they witnessed these incredible things. the mess saysage is so simple. it's one of love. >> and new beginnings.

filming the scenes where they discover that jesus's body is gone. >> this being los like a challenging moment to play. >> it is. it is the big question of what happened. >> in ad mary's character is central to the story. >> what we know in the bible was that she was present at the crucifixion and present at the resurrection. those were huge events. >> the tomb is open and he's gone. >> the start of a thrilling series. a new telling of an old story set in this ancient, rugged beautiful place. >> it was an incredible thing to be in the desert in north africa and walk like that into a replica of jerusalem 2,000 years ago. what an amazing thing that we see them take the christian story from the bible and ad and produce these rich hugely

popular tv series. >> great that you got to do that. again, ad the bible continues premiers easter sunday here on nbc. >> we will hear more from roma and mark as part of our series do you believe. we will be tackling the big questions related to faith and spirituality all next week. >> meanwhile up next from first bath to surviving on no sleep. what parents wish they had known before they brought the baby home. but first, this is "today" on nbc. "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) ♪ i ride the highway... ♪ ♪ i'm going my way... ♪ ♪i leave a story untold... ♪

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we are back at 8:39. we learned or "today" parenting team a forum where people can weigh in with tips to make life easier as a family. we received a big response to our first question. what do you wish you'd known before bringing baby home was the challenge we launched for our team. >> i wish i knew everything was going to be fine and work out. i would spend less time worrying and more time being present and enjoying the moment. >> sometimes you do worry. >> how often do i need to bathe my baby. this little beautiful child who can't walk or crawl or do anything. do i bathe her every day? >> i wish i had my son that no

matter how scared and inexperienced i was, i wasn't going to break the baby. >> trust your instinct and as long as you love your baby everything will work out fine. >> then the things nobody tells you. >> the thing i wish i knew was how hard breast feeding was going to be. i assumed this was something that i could naturally do. >> point the penis down. nobody tells you that. i went through a box of diapers trying to find out why my son leaked through. >> you will never ever again get a full night of sleep. >> it never happens. let it go. bye-bye sleep. >> there lessons you wasn't learn until they are home. >> throw away the to do list. nothing on that list is as important as nurturing that soul. >> what i wish i would have known before i took my son home from the hospital was that he was going to teach me as much as

i was going to teach him. >> well said. we have honest answers. we are tackling a topic called sharing. turning to social media to manage the highs and lows. how much is too much? chanel is here with her fellow today parenting team. we have joanne richards and the creator of the blog. good morning to all of you. nice to see you. i like that we have a dad doing it. >> we need more das involved. >> where do you come down on it? >> you like to share on social media? >> when it comes to sharing, it's how you do it. you share the good and the bad. my 4-year-old was trying to pee like daddy was and she is a girl. >> let's figure out why that was a problem. we have to share the good and the bad. we need to see the bad too.

>> chanel, you talked about an occasion and it was helpful. >> sometimes it turns into bragging in some ways as opposed to sharing, but one day, i have two 2-year-olds and a 5-year-old. i wanted to wean them off of pacifiers. i got hundreds of comments of them giving me different ways. people gave me advice. i took the best of all of it and i figure cold turkey doesn't work for me. there was one saturday afternoon i was by myself and they were both screaming. i got my phone and tweeted i'm cracking. i didn't say anything else. people knew who i was talking about. people said hang in there, read books. i tweeted the books are not working. it became a therapy session for me and didn't feel so alone. this morning we are pacifier-free. it felt good. >> you keep it real and that's

why i love to read your writing. there is a good side of sharing and sometimes it can make other parents feel alienated. i don't look like her. i don't have it all perfectly assembled like those that post on facebook seem to. >> they don't share the hard because they think when parenting gets hard they are doing something wrong. that's thenot the case. it's hard especially for those doing it right. i had a decade where i couldn't get my kids to sleep. she might as well ask me to climb mount everest. i didn't have time. i said i am in the middle of bedtime and i am playing a game of whack a mole. they keep coming out of their rooms. so many people said me too. the advice is not what helped. it's the me too. it's the reassurance of i'm not

alone. it made me a more confident line. >> what is the tmi line. you can see all kinds of stuff. >> i think as social media influencers and parents, the owness is on us to know where the line is. sometimes i don't need to see the floating doo doo. you say if there is not a picture, it's not real. i will take your word for it. >> as kids get older, you don't top the share their business. that's not for them to decide. >> the visual footprint is real. pictures of me on the toilet when i was 4 or 5 years old. my kid is going for a job interview at age 22 or 24, do i want this picture out there. their medical information too. some health things can stay off line. >> good conversation can continue online.

we top the hear from you at home on bringing home baby. anything else on your mind if you want to join the conversation go to today.com/parentingteam. >> ready to eat in less than 35 minutes, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

>>. >> 8:48 and we are back with week night wonders. it doesn't have to be a struggle. you can do it in 35 minutes or less. are you ready? good morning and nice to have you here. >> good to be here. how about 10 minutes. this takes no time at all. >> a lot of times you can prepare this ahead of time and not worry about it because it's so fast to make. >> you have choices. the last thing i top the do after a long day is to slave

away in the kitchen. i want to ask you how well you know the meats. >> flank steak or porter house. that's sirloin. >> rib eye. >> and london broil. >> got two out of three wrong. we are making beef and broccoli. >> this is my go to week night wonder recipe. you start with the meat and cut it against the grain the reason is there is this muscle fiber built in the meat. this is going to help it be easier to chew and make them nice and thin. i am using a large knife and if you want you can use kitchen shears and go crazy. it makes it easy. >> savannah does it with pinking shears. >> little designs. we cut it nice and thin. we going to marinade it? >> we are. three ingredients.

sugar, oyster sauce and you have to try this oyster sauce. this is magical. it's complex and so good. a little salty. if you love this buy oyster sauce. if you love chinese cuisine, you will use it all the time. there is a great recipe. this seductively simple box choi. >> how far in advance would do you this? >> any time you use a marinade let it marinade overnight and it makes it more tender and wonderful. four to six minutes. you can buy broccoli cut in bags. super simple. a lot of times they come with the stalk and some people toss it behind. you are wasting all this food. a great tip is to use a peeler. it makes it nice and thin. >> those go in?

>> this is the only way to get my nephews to eat broccoli. this adds a subtle nutty flavor to the broccoli and throw it in. >> broccoli first? >> one to two minutes. that's it. after one to two minutes -- >> how is it down there? >> that was great. >> you add a little bit of water. this is the best trick. it continues to cook and steam the broccoli and locks in that beautiful bright green flavor. the only seasoning you need is a little bit of salt. >> after a while, you can see this. >> see if you can flip it? >> i'll eat that one. >> when do we put the beef? in? >> the broccoli is beautiful and bright and we are going to top it. i'm using brown rise because it's healthier, but use whatever you want. we will add a little bit more.

>> in the same wok? >> a little peanut oil. i like to place it down because you get a nice seer. it's going to seer the meat. do you hear that sizzle? it's like music to my ears. >> that's going to cook for how long? >> you want to seer the outside and get it rare in the middle. >> i see carson is enjoying and so is al. let's look at what it looks like on the beauty shot. this is beautiful. >> they are enjoying it. >> it's terrific. i'm eating and enjoying the broccoli. >> literally one to two minutes. that's it. >> sesame on top. >> you can replace the proteins. seafood would be quicker. >> what about chicken? >> that would be good too. >> al is doing the segment

downstairs. that's right. >> plenty for you. >> brandy thank you. >> thank you. >> for this and other week night wonder recipes, go to today on nbc.

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autumn in new york. here is kathleen who is fresh as a daisy. 101 years old from port royal, south carolina. she loves skittles. why not? >> here is margaret. margaret hohn is from st. paul minnesota. she is 100 years old today. she loves making clothes for her grabbed grandchildren. we love barry from jamesburg, the great state of new jersey. happy 100th birthday. he loves to play a weekly poker game with his buddies. now we have dominic who is 100 years old today from cleveland, ohio. we wish him a birthday. longevity because his wife is a

good cook. we will be back. don't go away, new york. >> thank you. >> what's coming up? >> we have more on angelina jolie's health decision and a thrill right on the largest gigacoaster. we have more on the interview. >> it's bigger than a mega coaster. it's a gigacoaster. >> l you. 8:56. i'm sam brock. closing arguments may begin as soon as today in the closely watched kleiner perkins gender discrimination trial. attorneys for former attorney ellen pao call her the victim of a male dominated work place. they say when she complained about it she was fired. the company argues there were many factors behind the

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. angelina jolie's bold move to protect her health. a thrill right on ride on the world's largest gigacoaster. all that and more coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker natalie morales willie geist, and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning and welcome to a tuesday morning, march 24th 2015. al and tamron hall and jenna bush haeger. natalie and willie are off.

we want to send our thoughts and prayers to those impacted by the plane crash, the germanwings airline, a budget airline operated by lufthansa. an a 320 crashed on the way from barcelona to dusseldorf germany. we are watching this and we will have the latest developments on msnbc and we will update you here on nbc as the details become available. sad story. >> it is. another story we are talking about is angelina jolie is revealing a decision in an op ed to say she had surgery to remove her ovaries and falobepian tubes. she had inflammatory markers that were elevated and could be a sign of early cancer. she lost her mother to cancer and two years ago because she is

at a high risk, she had a preventive mastectomy after she found out she carried a mutation in a gene. part of the op ed, she said it's not possible on to remove all risk. i remain prone to cancer. i will look for natural ways to strengthen my immune system. i know my children will never have to say mom died of ovarian cancer. she went on to say quickly, regardless of the hormone replacements, i'm now in menopause and i will not have any more children and i expect physical changes, but i feel at ease with whatever will come not because i am strong, but it's part of and nothing to be feared. her mother died at age 56 and her aunt died of breast cancer. >> it's powerful that she talks about women's health, something that has been stigmatized in the

past and uses her voice to talk about what she has gone through. it makes other women not feel so alone. >> we will talk about this more from a doctor to talk about the choices. it has to be a frightening thought. you are so prone to something that you have to do this. it's a choice that a lot of women have to make that decision every day. >> this is an education in addition learning more about being resilient. you have children and you want to be there and see your grandchildren and all of these things that you hope will happen in one's life, but it's also the medical options available to other women who face the same decision. >> talking about women, a classic movie, pretty woman which i love. there pretty women in it. thank you, thank you. it's the 25th anniversary. >> that doesn't seem possible.

>> and i'm not. they reunited the cast of richard gere and julia roberts. >> we loved each other immediately. it was a nice thing. to be honest, i didn't know if i was to go the movie yet. she is across the desk and bee are flirty, flirty, nice nice. he calls and it's like how's it going? i'm going yeah, yeah. and she is across the desk and takes a piece of paper. >> a post it. >> you remember more than i do. she turns it around and pushes it to me and it said please say yes. >> i remember that. >> it was so sweet and i said i just said yes. >> i'm going to say who wouldn't say yes to julia roberts. please say yes, of course. it's one of the movies we remember where we were. >> i was living in philadelphia and i went on a date to see

pretty woman and i thought she was the most beautiful person. i had not seen mystic pizza. you see this person on the screen and you say are you kidding me? the chemistry. >> that was an amazing cast. we will have more on this tomorrow, but besides those two, jason alexander, amazing folks. >> it's a racy story. it's a racy story line and suddenly we are all like i want to be here. >> it's interesting because they released it from touch stone pictures and not exactly a feminist tale. >> i have to say i was in elementary or middle school. i am young. >> you got in to see it? >> not in the theater, but i saw it at a party or somewhere. it's funny when you watched a movie that you didn't know, i

had no idea what her living was. >> i still didn't know. >> i was like wait, what? it had that romance and i'm sure my parents were thrilled. >> hey, let's watch pretty woman, kids. >> the facts of life at an early age. >> and after that we will wute will put in psycho. >> milla kunis was a guest on the late, late show. if you saw into the woods, he was a great actor. he got her to talk about her new baby and james asked mila about whether she and ashton tied the knot. >> what's he like as a dad? >> an amazing father. >> her husband? >> yes, my husband.

>> did you get married? >> maybe. >> maybe got married. you got married or not. >> maybe. >> that's a guess. >> did you get married? >> what do you mean? >> let me look at your hand. they got married everybody. >> mr. and mrs. kutcher. >> i love it. >> she terrific. his first night and he's got tom hanks and mila there together. their daughter wyatt was born in october. >> you should never been afraid to ask. >> it's the british accent. >> and that's humor. when you are funny like that, you get away with a lot. >> he's the that started it. >> he instigated it. >> i have got a gift for you.

you have your bike and will get this for jenna. this is amazing for your baby. it's called a stroller trailer. here it is. you bring your child along for a run or a jog. i believe it is in a testing phase. >> it leaves you hands free and arms free. you strap the baby in. i can see a small baby, but according to the details -- >> a 6-year-old might be tough. >> four to five years old. >> my child weighs 30 pounds. i'm not putting a 30-pound weight in that thing. >> they have a fund-raise they're plans to start early this summer within three months. >> look at that little boy. >> that's an adult. >> the amazing thing, the

4-year-old to be squished in that, it looks like the egg that lady gaga was in. for a small baby. >> i like to see my baby in front of me. we live in new york city. you see them. >> it's hard to hear from behind. the physics of it. >> there have been times in new york city where the light will change and a car will come. >> the child rides on a bake with you. >> they are behind you. i'm scared of that. >> this won't be coming in. >> thanks for nothing. >> like a 45 pound weight the momentum you try to stop. >> she lands into me. it's good for women who look like that who are in great shape. you know what would be good for that. >> put wrangler in that and take

him for a run. >> he's getting big too though. >> the interesting thing is, we had a horrible winder, but the silver lining is we haven't had much in the way of weather. we had no tornados and the previous record was march 1969 when the first tornado occurred march 23rd. we have beaten that and we will see. the average for the 20 years in march 78 last year. we only had 20. the record was 1976 when we had 186. severe weather firing up in the midwest. we'll be watching as the morning wears on. colder air from the north and so we look for a risk of strong storms today stretching from oklahoma and arkansas into missouri. into tomorrow, more of the same with an enhanced to slight risk in 9:10. good morning to you.

i'm meteorologist christina loren. showing you a cloudy ski over san francisco. we're in the 50s, we're going to end up comfortable later on in the upper 60s to low 70s. the heat will esclalt as we head through tomorrow and into thursday and friday. a return of the mid 80s. but the good news is our weekend looks fantastic. temps dropping back to 75 degrees in the south bay by saturday. hope you have a great day. >> angelina jolie's bold medical i hate cleaning the gutters. have you touched the stuff? it's evil. and ladders... awwwwwww!!!!! they have all those warnings on them. might as well say, "you're going to die, jeff". you hired someone to clean the gutters? not just someone. someone from angie's list. but we're not members. we don't have to be to use their new snapfix feature. angie's list helped me find a highly rated service provider to do the work at a fair price.

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i had it before. we will call her dr. debbie. she said it was okay. an assistant professor at the school of medicine. good to see you both. let's start off with the news breaking with angelina jolie. she wrote the op ed piece with preventive surgery. what is this procedure? how dangerous is it or not? why did she do it? >> it's not so much that the surgery is dangerous per se, but unlike the removal of the breasts that's very visible. this is invisible. it's inside, but much more impactful on health. when you have the ovaries removed, you are menopausal. you are post menopausal after the surgery. she had genetic markers for

breast and ovaries and a strong family history. this is a big move on her part, but her thinking was i'm at risk for ovarian cancer unless i do this. she had tests with increased inflammation. that suggested that risk was increasing. >> would there be other options? >> there. there forms of hormonal treatment and frequent medical follow-up. if ovarian cancer develops, we don't have effective treatments and no other option is as decisive as this one. >> genetic testing is a preventable method. how can we know if it really works? is it good? >> they can tell you about the risk of developing cancer. it can't tell you for sure. she has a mutation. that doesn't mean she would definitely get it, but it increases the risk. one of the important things is after she had her double mastectomy, she wrote her piece

and the number of women who got evaluated doubled. it doesn't mean they have to have surgery but to talk about the options and risks. when you think about how many lives that saves. hopefully this will do the same. >> talking about it is good. >> we need to know the reliability of the test and it's good and there has to be something you can do with the information. in this case there was. >> let's go to antibiotics. doctors are prescribing them and don't know what they are looking for. there is a blood test to help with this. >> the data is there and most of us if we have symptoms, we want to get something. the problem with that is if people get antibiotics, they don't work against viruses. you are healing, but the problem is that if you take antibiotics unnecessarily and the bacteria can develop resistance.

they fight the antibiotics in the future. they stop working in the future. >> when will we see this test? >> what they have done is used a bunch of tests that are available and combined them to say if you have this pattern, it's bacterial and you don't need antibiotics. we were talking about the fact that this decision is made by doctors and patients tens of thousands of times every day. i'm coughing and do i need antibiotics. unless this is easy and inexpensive, will it be ready for prime time. i don't know what the cost will be. there is a strategy and if you think you might need an antibiotic, don't fill it unless. that's a close upon approximatation to what this test will give us. >> this is it. allergy season. every year for the last five years this is the worst allergy

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trash. he has been in jail since last year on drugs and firearm charges. and a new tell-all book about apple founder steve jobs hits shelves today. it's called becoming steve jobs and written by two reporters, one of whom knew jobs for years. it's not the first steve jobs big big august biography. we're going to have a look at the weather and traffic after the break.

welcome back. 9:28. skies pretty cloudy across the board right now, but we're going to see sun by the end of the day. 61 degrees, overcast in san francisco, on your way to 67. we'll hit the low 70s for today in the tri-valley, and we're looking good for the same right here in the south bay. heat is going to crank as we head throughout the next couple days. in the mid 70s by tomorrow upper 80s for some spots as we head throughout thursday. and then temperatures will start to drop off as we get into the

all-important weekend. have a great day. here's mike. >> still a little slow in the north bay and also some of the low clouds drifting around. there's a slower drive. look at the map, slow through novato and down to the scene where we had a live camera and south of there, a smooth drive to the golden gate bridge. recovery now, speeds getting better across the richmond san rafael bridge. northbound routes through the south bay still jammed up around sjc and toward sunnyvale. the earlier crash is off the roadway, and 85 slows here and cupertino. >> that typical 101 jam. mike thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show. from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com

al along with tamron hall and jenna bush haeger. willy and 2459ly are off today. i'm excited. someplace that we can send our pal jenna bush haeger. >> to test out a theory. >> we have got a first look at a new roller coaster that will be opening up tomorrow. our pal lilliana vasquez in charlotte north carolina. the first drop is 325 feet. a little bit under a mind degree angle. it's like 81 degrees. up to 95 miles per hour. >> per hour?

>> hour. look at this. >> you know what i will say about this? >> all i have to say is better hir than me. >> you know why we want to do this? because of this. >> mommy! mommy! >> you just can't get enough of that. >> i'm sweating and my palms and i'm having very bad flash backs. we can't see this clip. >> you are absolutely right. >> i have never looked more beautiful. look at that. cross eyed. >> it's like a bad lucy outtake. >> the thing about it natalie morales has ice water in her

veins. she was not scared at all. >> didn't she kill a guy before you went there? just to watch it. >> i said hold my hand. she said no. >> i love when you yell mommy, you are looking at her. that's how confused you are. today's take. okay? >> cent me to a spa. >> it has to be something that will test. >> you are coming with me. >> absolutely not. i was in the hospital after the halloween thing. >> that are didn't turn out well. let's show you what we have got as far as your weather today. we are looking at strong storms in oklahoma, arkansas into central missouri. a mess on the pacific northwest and sunshine in the northeast, but below normal. temperatures warm up and rain starts moving in late tomorrow evening will a risk of storms in the wider area from texas to

southern illinois. snow showers and look for 9:32. good morning. i'm christina loren. it is cloudy out there on the golden gate bridge. and we have an oefr cast sky as well right here in the south bay. temperatures are going to warm nicely, though. sun breaking through the clouds. mostly between about 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. upper 60s on the way for the south bay, peninsula, and in san francisco. we'll hit the 70s for today in the tri-valley and in the north bay. temperatures getting much warmer as we head throughout the end of the week into the mid 80s, peak heat on thursday. hope you have a fantastic afternoon. >> and that's your latest weather. tim gunn has been guiding young designers on project runway. beyond television, tim had more than two decades of experience as a teacher and sharing the lessons he learned along the way. the natty professor.

the master cloosz mentoring, motivating and making it work. >> i am so thrilled to be here. >> you were sweating and blocking the video. >> jenna's roller coaster ride, no. i need a hospital gurney right now. >> when i heard about this book i thought he wrote about fashion. you didn't. >> i didn't. >> fashion comes with me wherever i go, but 29 years and my ten years as a mentor on 13 seasons in ten years on the runway. there is a lot to talk about. >> people don't realize you are an academic. you didn't come to this lately. >> no. >> how difficult was it making that transition from the world of academia to television. >> when i became involved i was a consultant. i wasn't tended to be on air. my role was in the vocabulary and the producers looked at me

and said we need someone to go into the work room to ask the designers questions. i never dreamed that the foodage would show me. as long as they have the designers responding, no one needs to hear my voice and see me. i never expected to be on air and who knew we would have another season. for me i was interacting the way i did with my students. >> it's wonderful what you do for the people on the show and behind the scenes. what does it do for you to be a mentor and a teacher? >> tamron i have to tell you. just bearing witness to these young people, they don't have to be young. bearing witness to an individual having an epiphany about who they can be and what they can achieve is the greatest honor in the world. >> one of the things i have noticed in watching this show is that the things you talk about the beauty is they are not just

applicable to fashion designers, but to life. >> thank you. i believe the same thing and i'm proud of that. they are life lessons. >> we learned life lessons from you in the "new york times" this weekend. it was fun. one of the things i learned is i don't have to go to the gym. >> it has been very polarizing. people have been saying it's unsafe. you shouldn't be doing these things in bed. i don't think there is anywhere safer. >> sit ups in bed. >> yes. i was particularly conscious of it because it's the morning after. i thought it couldn't be better. i am fully awake. >> that worked out. >> trench coat. a timeless item and i am always saying it's one of the few

things you can wear to the opera or the grocery store. >> tleerz the three must haves for the spring. >> if you have the lining, it could be year around. >> we will talk about my trend a little bit later but is there a fabric cotton? >> there so many differentity rags, i love patent leather in a trench. >> i can see you in that. >> i do too. >> it's easy to clean. >> water repellant. >> what about the day dress? >> i refer to it as a sweat suit alternative. >> how do you define it? >> something you could conceivably dress up for nice, but it's serviceable during the day. i call it the sweat suit alternative you step into it or throw it over your head. >> i wish they made those for guys. the book is the natty professor. >> i can't wait to read it.

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>> the newest attraction. and our friends were brave enough to check it out. >> i definitely did not put my hands up. that is for sure. i did head down to north carolina to the amusement park where they opened a new coaster. i still have a voice after all that screaming. we lost one. this is fury 325. why is it called that? the towering coaster goes up to 325 feet. 20 feet taller than the statue of liberty. an angle of 81 degrees and 90 miles an hour. not for the faint of heart or stomach. >> should i hold on or close my eyes?

>> you have the elements and that's going to get dropped off. >> my head is going to get chopped off. you are not helping. i should have done this interview after i rode. this one i can totally fail. >> scary doesn't begin to describe it. i'm here to ride fury 325. no way i'm riding it alone. who is going to ride next to me? >> rumor has it you are maybe as scared as i am. >> these lovely people talked me into going on this really tall, really really fast fast ride. i am going to throw up. because i'm nervous. >> i thought i was going to sit next to you, but i'm going to find another.

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have ever been on in my entire life. i couldn't pay me to do it again, but i am very happy i did it once. as for everyone else? >> one more time! >> oh, my gosh. >> in the charlotte area. it's 325 that opens to the public on saturday. i do have to say this. it looks squary because there is no overhead harness, but it's the safest roller coaster ride i have ever been on. >> the video is so crisp it being los like animation. >> it looks fake. >> thank you so much and up next put on the blue suede shoes. this is the new thing for the spring to show you how introducing new flonase allergy relief nasal spray. this changes everything. new flonase outperforms the #1 allergy pill so you will inhale life. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over-producing six key inflammatory

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. >> time for my tuesday trend all about suede for spring. during the spring runway he superstar leanne rimes ark tended an event in a patternedpattern patterned maxi dress. naomi campbell was wearing this trench coat. jennifer lopez was in these suede pumps. suede is not just for the call and the color can be bold. e online's fashion columnist. a lot of people make the assumption that they think suede is a winter fabric. >> the designers are smart. think crop tops.

half suede and wore the suede shoes. is that a no-no? >> suede on suede i love that dress. it's insane. i love real suede. >> let's do accessories. >> if you are not should you you love the trend, accessories are a great way to try it without spending a ton of money. add a bag or shoes and tassels. you add them on to the side of your bag and give a fun accessory. >> these shoes are my favorites. they are so tremendous. you can wear them on the dress or it's all about the 70s. >> absolutely. they are under $100. >> those are great. >> suede of all colors and shorts and different styles. >> again as we mentioned, suede can get expensive. the maintenance is so much easier.

>> absolutely. >> you don't have a pair of light shoes that i love. i wore dark denim jeans and i had this dress on here. make up on it. what do do you? >> if it's expensive piece, don't chance it. if it's a darker fabric, you can try at-home tips. try to rub it out and they work. if it's not coming out, you can use vinegar and water. you can take it and dab it. especially from the winter. it cleans it right up. >> this is serena and she looks great in this baby blue jacket. definitely on the expensive side, but it's a great piece and transition piece too. >> $149 and you can wear it with anything. you will get your wear out of it. >> i agree.

the shoes also. the shoes are suede. the bag is suede. >> we have her wearing suede head to toe. it's fine. she has a faux suede shirt and she looks like she is ready for a night on the town. >>a i great tip. by the way, pictures of you in your favorite suede outfit. this is "today" on nbc.

>> where we should send jenna. after the 325 approach. send jenna to bridge

well good morning, everyone. 9:56. the family of a young mother hit by an suv in hayward last week plans to take her off life support today. she and her 11-month-old son were in the crosswalk in the

tennyson road on-ramp to 880 last wednesday when a woman in an suv struck them. over the weekend, doctors declare turner brain dead. her son is still in critical condition. police did not arrest the driver. >> happening today, a controversial herbicide spraying takes place on the peninsula. caltrans says it has no option but to spray the vegetation along highway 84 between skyline boulevard and 81. people in san mateo county asked the agency to mow the vegetation instead. caltrans says it lacks to manpower. let's check the weather. >> thank you, scott. glad you're back. 69 degrees for today in the south bay. 68 on the peninsula. and we're going hit about 71 degrees in the tri-valley. more sunshine this afternoon than we saw yesterday. and a little bit warmer than those numbers really start to soar as we get into the end of the week. thursday specifically, a couple 90s out there. chamber of commerce weather meanwhile for the weekend. we'll show you the complete forecast and tell you when rain

returns to the picture today at 11:00. see you then. right now, here's mike and the drive. >> looks like we have a lot of slowing in the south bay. 101 from 880 all the way to sunnyvale and mountain view, very slow stretch. there isn't a crash, but there was a disabled vehicle right around matilda. maybe some road work. that's the slowest stretch for the south bay. everything else really standard for a tuesday. recovery over both of those bridges to the peninsula. both sides of the bay looking lighter. and we still have slower spots. the bay bridge toll plaza has a full plaza moving a little better now. and in the north bay, southbound novato to san rafael we have a slow drive. volume of traffic is an issue. clearing a little better past lincoln. >> thanks. we'll have another local news update in a half hour. hope to see you then.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> mayhey, everybody welcome. it's march 24th. ♪ geronimo ♪ ♪ say geronimo ♪ >> geronimo. always an exciting show. we have steve greenberg, okay that's enough to say let's put on a show. >> steve greenberg. >> the best man in show business. >> by the way, his segments are incredibly popular. >> he's got the gadgets for cooking, cleaning organizing all the things hoda doesn't like

to do. >> and our good friend karen tack is back. karen makes the most creative cupcakes and desserts. it's going to be something you'll be able to do. we'll reveal what she's making and you'll be shocked. >> fourth book. author, wonderful. and also there's an important new health information out now that women who should and shouldn't be tested for thyroid disease. >> right, we have dr. natalie on. she's also going to talk about the news of angelina jolie which we'll talk about in just a second. okay. you made news yesterday, missy. i knew you would. >> okay i don't know how to describe what happened yesterday and neither can our viewers. i think there was some horror going on. but our facebook page reacted. >> it exploded because they knew that regis was coming. >> regis, when he shows up things change. >> he changes the room absolutely. >> so we did the twizzler challenge. you did the twizzler challenge with matt all for autism and

you challenged reege igsgisregis. i guess we could call it memorable. >> go. >> i can't. i can't. >> she's closing in on me. >> i'm staying right here. >> she's getting close! >> oh my gosh. >> reege, you're not even doing any work. she's doing all the work. oh! oh! >> hoda. >> i didn't know what to do! i was panicking! oh, my god! you know what? usually it's like -- and then he just kept coming. he was talking about how big my mouth was. regis' mouth is coming at you it -- please don't show it again. >> he really was enjoying himself. he says i got the shot i'm going to take it. look at you. that's what you do when you're kissing back. >> what am i going to do? i was trying to get back up but there wasn't room! >> her lipstick was all over regis' face and you -- you're

still -- >> flummoxed. >> regis was a good sport. joy is, too. to have his way with you like that. >> let me tell you, regis does change a room. when he walked into the place yesterday, the guy is instant energy. and he's such fun. so i got to challenge two people, and this is who i challenged. and i hope they take me up on it because it's very important. blake shelton and adam levine. they have a bromance already, allegedly. "the inquirer" says they're not close anymore. that could be kind of fun. >> regis challenged joy and don rickles which would be hysterical. >> all right. so there was some news this morning in the "new york times," and that's not usually in the editorial or opinion page isn't where you read about angelina jolie, but she penned an editorial or an opinion story. and she decided to -- >> look how beautiful she is. >> -- right, to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes.

she tested positive for the brca-1 gene. >> which her mom and grandmother died of right? >> her mom died of ovarian. so she had her breasts removed first, and then she went back and decided after getting some tests that showed she may show signs of getting ovarian cancer she removed her ovaries and fallopian tubes. >> she wrote something interesting. >> she said it is not possible to remove all risk and the fact is i remain prone to cancer. i feel feminine and grounded in the choices i am making for myself and my family. i know my children will never have to say mom died of ovarian cancer. and you could tell -- i mean her mom died at 49. >> 49 years of old. >> of ovarian cancer. >> and they were very very close. >> yeah. and you know look there are people on different sides of the issue who talk about whether or not you should remove healthy body parts at the time. >> none of their business. it's her body.

>> right. >> we talk all about feminism don't we about our right to choose for ourselves what we want. that was such a personal and i think brave decision that she made. >> and based on science, too. you know what i mean? >> yes. >> so she did it based it on all the right things. when she found out she may be prone to have ovarian cancer. she wrote this. i called my husband in france who was on a plane within hours. the beautiful thing about such moments in life is that there is so much clarity. you no he what you live for and what matters. it is polarizing and it is peaceful. >> interesting, polarizing. >> yeah. >> maybe because it separates you from -- >> i don't know. that's interesting. ovarian cancer -- well you know it's deadly. it kills about 14,000 women every year. >> and we have dr. natalie azar coming on in a little bit. i think a lot of women feel like i have a lot of history, what should i do? she'll answer all those questions. >> there was no test you could take in the past so women would just -- well my mom and

grandmother died from it not even knowing what the odds are that people would make that choice and that's their choice to make. >> and when you go into the doctor for something like that they ask you about family history. yet they tell you that it's not one of the factors that determines whether or not you're going to get cancer. it's very confusing. and maybe natalie can clear up some of that. >> yeah. okay. >> yes. >> angelina is a beautiful woman. now we're going to talk about "pretty woman." it's hard to believe it really has been 25 years since that movie debuted, and it almost didn't get made. >> matt sat down with the cast. was that not a fascinating interview? it was awesome. it was richard gere. and at the time there was a 21-year-old named julia roberts who apparently this movie was supposed to start off about some sort of a drug -- >> like a drug addict. >> -- like a dark serious movie. it turned out to be more of a rom-com. >> gary marshall walks into a room and changes it. >> gary introduced julia roberts

to richard gere to see if there was any chemistry. >> they sat opposite each other at richard's desk. >> all right, let's listen. >> we met -- >> gary brought me to meet richard. >> i don't think so. >> he did. to new york. i can't believe -- this is so important to me and you not remembering this. >> no i'll tell you the part that i do remember. this was important to me. i just remember you sitting across from my desk. >> gary brought me there, and he said richard, julia. julia, richard. i'll see you guys later, and he walked out. >> and left you two alone. >> i was so mesmerized, i don't remember gary. i just remember the girl. and yeah we loved each other immediately. so it was a nice thing. but i -- to be honest i was still -- i didn't know if i was doing this movie yet. she's across from my desk we're getting to know each other, we're flirty-flirty, nice-nice. and he calls up and it's kind of like how's it going? and i'm going, yeah. yeah. and she's across the desk. and she takes a piece of paper. and she's writing something on

it, post-it. you remember more than i do. she turns it around and she pushes it to me and said, "please say yes." >> i remember that. >> it was so sweet. and i just said "yes." >> i love hearing stories like that. you know the back story is so interesting. >> i love that. they had instant chemistry. >> i think they still do. >> i do, too. >> a lot has happened. that was two marriages ago. lots happened in our lives since then. >> we'll have, of course more of the reunion tomorrow. >> yeah. >> on "today." >> we have a couple of shout-outs. >> it's national women's month. i didn't know that. >> well because every month is something. we want you to -- if you have some advice that you want -- you wish you could give your younger self what would this advice be? so please send us a video explaining what advice you would give your younger self whatever it would be. and go to klgandhoda.com hit the connect button and you can submit it. we also want to give it

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by simply cutting it standing it on end you use your imagination and it becomes something different. >> what are we going to make? >> we're going to make a pineapple here. i will get you started. this is the outside of our pineapple. what you're going to do is just squeeze -- whoops -- squeeze and go. don't worry about the back. >> what am i making? >> we have some pringles potato chips and we're going to dip it in the green candy melts. >> how do you make the green candy melts? >> you have a big one there. we broke them in half refrigerate them and we're going to gluthose in the corner on to an ice cream cone here. >> okay. >> but it up to a top. you have to go faster here. >> she looingikes everything just right. >> i can't see now. >> just go all the way around. >> pipe.

pipe. >> kathie lee, if you could pick up the top. >> be careful i made that. >> keep adding the potato chips. >> pick it up this way and i'll bring it this way. you're going to hurt it. >> okay. >> put it right on top. >> look what we made. >> there is your pineapple, here's another one. >> i want to make this. >> you have your loaf pan. everybody has bowls. you get an oven proof bowl. we baked the batter in the bowl. we hollowed that and filled with easter candies. we have cute little carrots here. then we decorated it and we decorated it. >> marshmallow bunnies. >> with bunnies, we love marshmallows. if you want to atd bunnies on top. >> look at the inside you get a surprise inside. >> look at that! >> that's your glue. your frosting is your glue.

>> man down. >> just me that's how i roll. >> that's great for easter. you have your regular cake pans your don't need special cake pans. you have your round cake pans. we have bubles the fish here. >> that's adorable. >> that's kutcutting a slice of your pound cake decorating with it marshmallow -- >> what are these guys? >> the jumbo marshmallows. >> clever. >> he's going -- he can't stop. >> that same round cake pan, you take your batter in different colors i don't know if you can see that. it's liquid so it will ooze. cut this cake in half and sand witch it and you've got your rainbow. it's beautiful on the outside and you've got this surprise inside. >> let's see what's happening here. >> you take your simple loaf pan and your measuring cup, bake the batter in that and assemble it.

this is your head. this is the skeleton structure for we've got a zebra, a dog, a hippo. and these are simply spice drops that we've flattened. >> look at that. >> and then cut for the fringe. this is another -- >> this is cute. >> this time you're baking it in two molds. allen and i have to do more and more. we have tinted the batter pink. i don't know if you can see that. that's the doughnut hold on the inside as well as the outside. >> allen should come over. come on over. he's the collaborator. >> this isn't even baked. >> everything will be on our website. you have to get the books they're works of art. >> the signs and symptoms of thyroid disease and the new recommendation everybody should know about. >>ng decision, how it with psoriatic arthritis, i had intense joint pain that got worse and worse. then my rheumatologist prescribed

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you youk know how it, is the pounds creep on as you get older. you think it must be a problem with your thyroid. >> it is a standard test. there is no benefit in screening someone who does not show symptoms. here to talk about that is nbc news medical contributor. but first we're going to take a minute to talk about the news that broke overnight regarding angelina joelie's latest surgery. her mom died of it when she was 49. she was diagnosed and passed away seven years later. nice to see you. so angelina jolie made the statement she was going to remove her tubes and ovaries, were you surprised fwha decision? >> not at all. in fact as i said this morning, i think it was always her intention to go ahead and the removal of the ovaries and fa

lobian tubes. and what she did in the two years is basically all of the appropriate surveyance that means doing pelvic ultra sounds once a year getting the blood test a very close followup with her gyn and oncologist who made a recommend togs have them removes. >> some people may have a family history of breast cancer but they may not have tested positive for that gene. does that mean that they too, should look into that possibility or not? >> there are a to you different syndromes that carry a risk of ovarian cancer. the one we're talking about is the breast and ovarian hereditary cancer syndrome. if you have a positive history of breast cancer in your family you should certainly be tested. but we don't recommend screening for the general population because the numbers actually quite low. it is less than 1% in general population.

>> wow. and one of the side effects is it brings on on sets menopause. >> yes. >> why are women so terrified of menopause? cave women had it. >> i know. as you said before of course it's a natural part of getting older, menopause is. but menopause is associated with two significant risks and that is cardiovascular disease and off the yoesteoporosisff the yoesteoporosis osteoporosis. and the earlier you have it, of course, the lower your bone density will be and the higher risk of cardiovascular disease. >> can you do things about that. >> absolutely. most women are candidates for hormone replaceme in. t therapy. >> we started about how we gain weight later in life. is that genetic? i'll blame it on my thyroid. >> who should be checked out? whose thyroid should be checked? >> anyone that is pregnant or planning to be pregnant should get tested. thyroid disorder and pregnancy can cause pregnancy

complications. anyone with symptoms of a low functioning thyroid or a high functioning thyroid. >> what are the symptoms? >> think about the thyroid gland as the metabolic certainty of your body. when it's running low, you feel sluggish, tired, you gain weight, cold all the time your hair is dry, skin is dry. when it's too high it's the opposite. you get hot quickly, heart rate may be up you may be losing way, you may have diarrhea everything is revved up. i screen for thyroid all the time. i'm a rheumatologist. this is one of most common causes. i tend to not want to screen in people who are not showing any symptoms. >> why? >> and that's sort of the basis of the task force recommendation. based on no evidence for or against screening that it actually reduces mortality in the end. you think about it. the value of the screening test is that you're actually making a meaningful change in someone's life. they found no evidence to suggest that. and the problem is that without

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huskins had been taking against her will from her home and a ransom was being asked. police discovered her car but found no trace of her. police will be starting a news conference any minute now, and we'll have a live update for you at 11 look. >> in san francisco, police and u.s. marshals looking for this fellow, an inmate who escaped from county jail. alec alecander santiago gonzales slipped away while taking out the trash, and yes, that is a job prisoners do. he's been in jail since last year on drugs and firearms charges. we'll take a look at weather and traffic after the break.

welcome back now. i'm meteorologist christina loren. last comfortable day, then temperatures start to soar. we'll be at 68 degrees today. as your high on the peninsula. right around 70 degrees in the east bay. 71 degrees meanwhile in the north bay. trading those numbers in for the mid to upper 70s by tomorrow. and then as we get into the end of the week thursday and friday specifically mid 80s. a couple 90s on the map. looks good for the weekend. we'll take you through the temperatures in the microclimate and tell you what's going on here at 11:00. we'll see you then. here's mike and the drive. >> a very slow drive for the south bay. look at this still going on north 101 and west 237. they're doing better than they were a half hour ago. the stall that was over here at shore line has cleared from the roadway. the rest of the bay looks good. the san mateo bridge still a

little heavier traffic. back to you. >> thanks. make sure to join kris and i for our 11:00 newscast. see you then. we're back with more of "today" on the fun for some known as the holdernet family. we showed you viral videos during our chat. many of you saw them dance in their christmas jammies on youtube or to a turkey. that is all about that baste. >> kim, lola and tim charles are embarking on the craziest adventure yet, a reality show. >> i'm legitimately terrified i'm going to wake up one morning and run out of ideas. >> what about you? >> i think it's scary that he wakes up one morning and has no more ideas. >> you cookie family. so wait a second you're from north carolina. >> yes. >> you were a reporter. you were a sportscaster. you were living a happy life you

and your family. >> paychecks, all that. >> was it scary to say let's dive into the defense? >> it is so terrifying. >> we're terrified every morning. >> it's so terrifying. >> it was like cliff jumping. >> what gave you the courage to do it to know you could make a living this way? >> you know the situations where there is no other choice but to do this one thing? when you have the shot. so i'm a very risk adverse person. i started this business. i said we could really grow it. we need somebody that can do video senand writer but i can't promise you i can pay you. there is april opportunity you may not make any money. so we took the leap. >> we realize early on that we were having a lot of fun. >> did your jobs say you have to make a choice now? >> yeah. they did. >> don't you hate that? >> yes. >> so how about the kids? were you into it right from the beginning the first one? in your jammies? >> yeah. >> what did your friends at school say when they saw you

dancing in your pajamas? >> were they happy for you whether it became a viral sensation. >> i think. >> they were. her real friends will all be happy for you. >> yes. >> what do you think, buddy? >> i don't know. >> it is his rocking chair. >> what are the neighbors saying about this family? >> here we go again. we were shooting that it really was like that. they were walking by like what are they doing in their garage? but they know us. we're a little bizarre. >> they will have -- come hold the camera in the back and shoot this for us. >> and you will do it unless the kids say it's funny. >> absolutely. >> we deleted videos that -- or just not shot them entirely if they weren't into it. >> what about the reality show part about it? >> yeah, see, i see the face. >> we watched these. we watched reality shows and we worry. >> the face you just made is the

face my mom makes and my mom is backstage right now. and she -- we got her -- we didn't have to do any convincing. she met the people. it is going to be on up television. it is very uplifting and we said listen, we're not going to flip tables. we have a happy marriage. we want to stay married. >> there is a lot of interesting things going on. >> like what? >> or are a lot of things. >> like our jobs. we had to make a video for this pet adoption company and it was just -- we had to get dogs to act. so that was -- >> yeah. >> inherent drama of just being on a video shoot. and then there is daily life stuff. they went to lola's basketball game and charles's birthday party. they were really respectful. they kem the cameras really far back. >> you forget that they're even there after a while, don't you? >> yeah. >> she didn't even know. remember the basketball game you're like how did they get that video? what? exactly. >> now we see.

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after a long day the last thing any of us ever feel like doing is cleaning the house or making an elaborate meal. >> but what if we were told there were gadgets that could do some of the work for you, everything from sweeping the floors to stirring a pot? >> i wouldn't believe it. but here to show you and us some of the tools you can't live without is the author of "gadget-nation". >> this is a father and daughter who came up with this idea of a stir-mate. you put it on the pot and it stirs. if you're making risotto or soup, you just attach it to it, it has a 9-volt battery. it stirs away. it's about $50.

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it is one of the most exciting times in any girl's life when she gets ready to walk down the aisle. but it's the planning part that can be very stressful, especially when it comes to finding the perfect wedding gown. >> designer heidi knows all about that. her new show called "bride by design" is all about that. hey, girl how are you doing? >> we have some gorgeous models we'll get to in a second. but you want to find the dress that fits your body type properly. >> that's the most important things. you have to have the perfect foundation. >> you designed these yourself? >> i did.

this is our basic dress. it's a fantastic dress. it fits all body shapes. >> shall we begin with malia? her mother will be so happy she's standing here in a wedding dress. what would you do to make a dress suit her better? >> we did her fitting last night. for her, this is an all-over chantilly lace. it accentuates the waist and completely changes the look. >> oh, my gosh, that's so feminine. >> i cannot you just did that in one second. >> hold on, it gets better. >> i want to stay here for a minute. >> michelle. >> hi michelle. given michelle's body type --

>> i want to show two options. this is the lace crop-top. we do a look for the wedding with the crop-top. then take it off. >> for dancing. >> and here comes the reception look. >> what's happening now? >> it's getting exciting. here's the skirt. for the reception, if she wants to be a princess in a ball gown, you just pop the skirt on and then for a little bit of bling, you can do this great rhinestone belt. >> i have a question. why don't more people do this with wedding dresses? you added two little things to the silhouette that changes the whole thing. >> that's what's great about this particular line. you as a bride determine who you want to be. and you get to create your dress. you figure out your foundation and then build upon it. >> when you're talking to brides, they have to be stressed out. how do you help a bride find a

proper dress for her? >> what's nice is by having just a basic dress, you see your shape first. you don't get all confused on the bells and whistles. you see yourself and you get to decide, i want sparkle or bling or lace. it's nice. >> do you talk someone out of something because it isn't best for their body? >> yeah, it's like you see what i see -- >> you're straight-up? >> i'm straight-up. >> that's what heidi does. >> hi, joan. >> it's important for brides to know. >> i like the hair up. what are we doing for joan? >> i wanted her to have a very chill look. she has this beautiful lace bodice in venetian lace. we're going to add this piece. >> i feel like everyone's going to steal your ideas, don't you?

>> it comes with the territory. this is so pretty. thank you so much. >> i can't. it's so different. >> this is the best part. a ruche waistband, it's fantastic. it really helps cinch that waist in and what's nice about this piece is it creates that hourglass shape so you don't get distracted. >> there we go. >> get them in there. >> there you go. >> beautiful. >> three looks just on one basic dress. >> you are awesome. >> you're very awesome. i think you're a doll face. >> we really really appreciate it. >> we'll be back in just a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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this is a good way to end the show. these are incredible photos -- >> we never get to see him. >> this guy named dan murphy was surfing in california when a sea lion jumps on his surfboard, crawled on his back -- >> his friend photographed the event from the shore. the sea lion spent over an hour on the surfboard. >> i would spend an hour with him, too. >> he hugged dan as if he was scared. and he kind of crawled into his lap like he was a puppy. >> little sea lion was rehabilitated by sea world trainers and returned to the wild. >> that is the cutest. how about that image? >> tomorrow, tyrese gibson.

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right now at 11:00, kidnapped and now the kidnapper wants a ransom. the latest on the desperate search for a bay area woman. >> plus a search dog is called out to help scour the north bay for a missing hiker. >> but first, new images just into the newsroom of a plane crash in the french alps as we're getting new details about the flight's final moments. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm scott mcgrew. our top story has been developing all morning long. the crash of an airliner the germanwings flight took off from barcelona, headed for