we'll be back with you at 7:25 with live local news and weather and traffic. >> of course join us at 11:00 as well. have a great friday. good morning. c3 ♪. massive tornados tear through illinois. >> he's over! go, go, go! >> at least one person dead, others trapped in rubble. and in one town every building damaged or destroyed. countdown to launch. nbc news learned that hillary clinton will announce as early as sunday. will the nation see a different hillary this time around? new video, newp questions. dash cam video showing the traffic stop that led to the shooting of walter scott as the man roo recorded the deadly

encounter meets scott's family. and cry for help. the chilling 911 call from sandra bullock with an intruder in her home as her alleged stalker heads to trial today, friday, april 10, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today." it is friday, matt and al have the morning off. we have willie and dylan here. a big day with the weather the story. >> a big story all week long. >> dreary weather out our window. the story in the midwest. terrifying pictures out of illinois. >> yes, scary night as our top story and entire town north of chicago was devastated by a massive tornado that damage still being calculated this were mooing as the threat of more

severe weather moves east. kevin tibbles is on the scene in fairdale, illinois. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, it was a night of horrifying heavy weather across the midwest. but it was illinois that bore the brunt of the tornados. here in fairdale, every single structure has been hit by the storm and one person is dead. stormchasers captured the unbelievable footage as it knock owed ver a semi. >> he's over. go, go! >> reporter: the tornado leaving a huge swath of destruction touching down in rochelle, illinois, about 75 miles west of chicago. >> it was huge and coming right for us. >> reporter: 12 people took cover in the basement of the grub steakers restaurant. trapped there for 90 minutes until rescue workers could get them out. >> i'm in shock. i've got no job, no farm. >> i was blown away by the sheer terror of everything. >> reporter: the roof of the

restaurant was blown off, a semi parked nearby toppled over. remarkably, everyone trapped made it out with only minor injuries. >> i've been on the department almost 35 years now and we've never had anything come through like this. >> reporter: several homes were flattened and power lines down, as the tornado tore through the region. >> my gosh. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: hard hit the tiny community of fairdale, illinois where at least one death is being reported. some 50 structures were leveled. one witness saying it was like a bomb went off. >> i would say probably 95% of the town is gone. >> reporter: first responders working through the night in a methodical search and rescue operation, as they begin to assess the damage. and rescue crews from several counties have been brought in to start the search going door to door today, they are even flying overhead looking for people who are still missing and

unaccounted for. there is only a volunteer fire department in this town. this is a close knit community. obviously today they are grieving. back to you. >> kevin tibbles, thank you very much. you warned us yesterday about severe weather in that part of the country and more today perhaps? >> more today on the east coast but not as severe as yesterday. yesterday we had tornado watches issued pretty early on. here we go, it's 5:00 local time thursday. this is the line of storms, right in through here when those super cells developed and we ended up seeing several reports of tornados, you saw those funnel clouds. and these continued to move to the north of chicago. we had reports of about 11 tornados in illinois because of this storm system. so we are going to see this continue to move eastward. now we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect from parts of west virginia down into eastern tennessee. this is until about 10:00 eastern time this morning. and as it moves to the east we're going to see the threat of showers and storms increase

along the east coast. however, today we're not looking at widespread tornados. instead, more hail and damaging wind gusts and also frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. if you hear the thunder you want to get inside. >> then it gets better. >> the weekend looks fantastic across the country. >> now our silver lining for us. thank you so much. big news in politics. the 2016 presidential race after months of speculation and build-up, yes, hillary clinton is ready to make her candidacy official. kristen welker is in washington. what have you learned? >> reporter: good morning. two sources close to the campaign tell nbc news former secretary of state hillary clinton will announce she's running for president as early as sunday. she'll make the announcement on social media and hit the road campaigning in key states including iowa. >> don't you some day want to see a woman president of the united states of america?

>> reporter: she hasn't saektsly been subtle. but now former secretary of state hillary clinton is about to make it official in the next few days. clinton has already been laying the groundwork, recruiting some of president obama's top staffers setting up office space in brooklyn and dropping hints for months. >> i'm back. >> reporter: no stranger to the campaign trail clinton will try to avoid the mistakings in 2008. she often acted like the inevitable nominee and appeared scripted. >> the big lesson for her is stay away from the talking points. and be comfortable enough to let voters see you. >> reporter: polls show her trumping her rivals. with challengers like jeb bush, scott walker and ted cruz, things get tougher. they are already on the attack for using her personal e-mail while serving as secretary of state. >> she erased the files. >> she will have to defend her foreign policy record and try to

pick up where she left off seven years ago. >> although we were not able to shatter that highest glass ceiling this time, it has about 18 million cracks in it. >> the question now, can she breakthrough? analysts say the strength of her campaign will depend on her message which is a closely kept secret. the republican field gets more crowded on monday when marco rubio is expected to announce his campaign from florida. savannah? >> thank you very much. >> we are now seeing the moments that led up to the deadly police shooting in south carolina of walter scott. for the first time the family of the officer charged with murdering him is speaking out. gabe gutierrez has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: this new video fills in some of the gaps, but not all. it does not show the actual struggle. state investigators are saying

they were suspicious of the shooting from the very beginning. this morning dramatic dash cam video showing the traffic stop last saturday moments before he shot walter scott. the officer asked scott for his license, registration and insurance card. >> i don't have the registration. >> he just bought the car from his neighbor. >> no registration in there and no insurance. >> he walked back to his car and then about 30 seconds later scott bolts from the car. the next time we see scott he is running from the officer and fires eight times, killing him. in a written statement, the head of the state agency investigating the shooting said

we believed early on there was something not right. the cell phone video confirmed our initial suspicion. the officer's mother did she hasn't watched it and doesn't know if she ever will, but she is apologizing to the scott family. >> i want them to know i'm sorry this happened. >> and remembering better times, her son growing up in new jersey and when he graduated high school and began his career in the coast guard. >> he's not a bad person. he's a good person. >> two families torn apart. >> i will miss his phone calls. he called his mom every day. >> i know their family is grieving. our family is grieving. i would hate for this to happen to anybody. >> erin sharp said she has not seen her son since the incident. he has not entered a plea. why did scott run from the car. we don't know for sure. his family said he may be trying to avoid jail time because he

was arrested for owing child support. we just don't know for sure. >> gabe gutierrez in north charleston. >> the family of walter scott met with the man who changed the case captured the shooting on his smart phone. craig melvin was there. craig, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. he said he first showed that video to some of walter scott's family the day after the shooting because he wanted them to see precisely how it was their loved one died. thursday evening an emotional reunion. a grateful mother and raw emotion for the man who turned it into a national focal point. the 32-year-old whose cell phone

video has been seen by millions had a triple message. >> is there anything you wanted to say to the family or the children or walter's parents? >> the truth, you know, mr. scott, won't, like i say. this was just happening. god was there for a reason. he put me there for a reason. >> he was supposed to be there. >> reporter: while walter scott's parents prepare to bury their son, they have been given another blessing. >> thank you for another son, god. you are welcome here any time. any time. >> reporter: a reunion that's one step toward healing. >> i don't know how this will turn out without the video. i want to thank you. i don't know how much i could thank you more. >> reporter: that was walter

scott's son there. after santana left the scott family continued to make also the family has announced they plan to file a civil lawsuit against the north charleston police department. >> thank you very much. extraordinary to see those families meet. >> it is. natalie is here with another controversial police encounter caught on camera. >> yeah, this one out of los angeles, though this morning. we've got this exclusive video altercation between officers and a man who allegedly fled on a stolen horse. the incident described by california officials as disturbing. here is hallie jackson. >> here we go. here we go. suspect being tased. suspect being tased. >> this was the scene after san bernardino deputies caught up to a suspect on the run, fleeing from officers on a stolen horse after police say they tried to serve a warrant for identity theft. deputies are seen tasing the

suspect, then caught on camera two officers begin beating francis pusak face down in the dirt. the officers are joined by several others taking turns kicking and punching him who appears unresponsive. overnight his girlfriend demanded answers. >> these are the people that are sworn in, right, to protect people and this is what they do. >> now the county sheriff's office is ordering an immediate internal investigation after cameras on a helicopter from our los angeles station knbc captured it all on video. >> obviously it's disturbing. we'll investigate this thoroughly and that we take allegations or perceptions unlawful use of force seriously. >> he is being treated for injuries and so are three of the deputies involved in the chase. for today, hallie jackson, nbc news, los angeles. >> hard to watch that brutal. president obama arrived in panama thursday night on the eve of what could be an historic encounterwith cuban president

raul castro. the president spoke to castro by phone before the expected encounterat the summit of the americas. also on thursday secretary of state john kerry met with cuba's foreign minister in the highest level meeting between the two sides in more than half a century. a security guard at the u.s. census bureau was shot and killed thursday by a man who allegedly kidnapped a woman in a dispute. police say the guard approached a vehicle that matched the suspect's car, they say the driver then shot the guard, then led police on a chase. eventually police blocked the suspect vehicle and exchanged gun fire. an officer and the suspect were both wounded. the man was taken into custody. a tragic story out of los angeles this morning. a 13-year-old boy is dead and 8-year-old boy remains in grave condition after the the car they were in plunged into a harbor. two adults were able to escape and swim to the surface. police say they don't know if the vehicle was driven into the

water intentionally or accidentally. an investigation is under way. and if you think all politicians are full of hot air and wish they would keep quiet this is the picture perhaps for you. take a look. that's vice president joe biden who appears to have stolen a pacifier or the binky from the baby that he's holding. the picture posted on facebook by daughter of former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, that's her son jasper who seems to be just as confused as we are and saying give me back my binky. >> the best part, the vice president keeps throwing it on the ground. >> thank you so much. >> thanks. >> dylan, what's it looking like? >> we have to keep an eye out for storms especially along the east coast. they will not be as severe as yesterday but we could still see dangerous lightning, brief periods of heavy downpours and also hail and damaging wind gusts.

the rest of the country looks okay, high pressure builds back in across the plain states, temperatures in the 70s, we'll see late day showers in the pacific northwest and temperatures in the 60s. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in 30 seconds. ng up in 30 seconds. 7:16, happy friday. you made it to the end of the week. temperatures chilly enough for a coat, but we are going to end up in the 70s for today in the south bay, 66 degrees on the way to san francisco, temperatures

staying steady over the weekend, a touch warmer for your sunday. then monday into tuesday onshore flow returns might get light shower activity on tuesday. we'll have more coming up in just a few moments right here on nbc bay area. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. >> we previewed it now that the day arrived for the apple walk. apple watch. >> i didn't realize how lucky we were to have our hands on the watch. no one had that chance until sunday night pacific time. the apple watch is available to preorder and for the first time people can see it. they can go in the store and do what we did. we got close to it. we didn't try it on. only matt had it on. for the past apple product launches we have lines surrounding the stores, but this time around, apple posted it to the internet and wanted people to order online instead. many did just that.

so much so the site crashed. this was the sign that greeted the apple fanatics. can you believe it? we'll be back in their best arnold schwarzenegger voice. you said 12:01 and it's 12:05. please? the site was down a few minutes. you could order using the apple app, but people started taking issue with another thing and that would be the shift time. some of the models not until may. this is stunning to me. this $12,000 model, some ordered this and it's not available until august. $12,000? august. that's how long you have to wait until that one. that's how many ordered it. benjamin said see you in two weeks. my new best friend. he bought the $700 model. we need to hang out. it will be in stores april 24th. some of the models will be

available two weeks after that. very interesting. >> people jonesing for that. >> global buy. >> apparently. >> we thank you very much. >> apple loves our site crashed. darn it. so exciting. coming up you will hear a chilling 911 call made by sandra bullock as an alleged intruder was breaking into her home at that moment. a bizarre handwritten letter from robert durst. what he is saying from behind bars. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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what we're looking at the backup there, extends back to the toll plaza. this is a slow commute in both directions and they are diverting traffic on the eastbound side lanes. you can get back on the highway at san quentin boulevard. moving down the east bay we are still tracking a series of accidents. stall at mission boulevard and another one in fremont keepingenings flowing 880 southbound. san jose not too bad. slew of accidents about 25 minutes ago on 280 past cupertino, keeping things slow using 280. this is typically an alternate route, folks trying to use 280 to avoid traffic on 101. this morning 101 is your best bet. how is the weather shaping up for the day, good morning, christina. >> good morning to you. live picture of san jose pretty start, nice and clear, temperatures mostly in the 40s. as we get into your afternoon we'll jump into the 70s so another very comfortable day coming your way, 70 on the peninsula, 74 degrees for today out in the tri valley and weekend temperatures also look good we're going to hit the low

to mid-70s for saturday and sunday. then monday into tuesday some changes coming your way. we have some shower activity expected as we head throughout tuesday morning, a lot of this is going to clear by tuesday afternoon, but staying nice and comfortable temperature wise with a better chance for some showers as we head throughout the 20th, main even the 21st of the month. right now back to you, kris. >> thank you, christina. we'll watch that crash on 580 and if it reopens sooner than an hour we'll let you know. otherwise we'll see you back here in a half hour for more local news.

back now at 7:30 friday april 10th. that's our happy crowd out on the plaza. cloudy now, but it should warm up. let's get spring going. a look at the headlines, a massive tornado goes from fair dale illinois. the twister was caught on camera. this is the scene there this morning where everything there was damaged or destroyed. >> officials in south care lineolinea released dash cam of the shooting in south carolina. he was pulled over for a broken

tail light and the officer is now charged with murder and can be heard chasing after him. >> hillary clinton will announce she is running for president as early as this sunday and plans to make the announcement on social media before going to battle ground states like iowa. harry potter creator j.k. roweling and the bobltpossibility of a new installment in the harry potter series. >> sandra bullock with 911 as an intruder broke into her home. the chilling call she made at the time. >> for 15 minutes everyone in this los angeles courtroom listened intently to sandra bullock's voice and breathing heavy as she called 9. >> i'm locked in my closet and i

have a safe door in my bedroom. >> suspect joshua corbett broke into the actress's house last june. >> i hear them. i hear someone banging on the door. >> to your bedroom? >> she was home alone, her son not there during the dramatic moment. >> i can't hear anything. i am locked in my closet and it's a safe door. >> finally 15 minutes after bullock dialled 911, officers arrived. >> someone's knocking on my door is that them? >> corbett faces several charges including stalking and burglary. in a pretrial hearing, a detective read from letters he was carrying when he was arrested. >> i love you. to have you in my life there is only misery. i waited and waited and you never come. >> corbett pleaded not guilty and he is a troubled young man who needs help.

>> he in his mind thought he was married to sandra bullock. delusional as it is that's what he thought. he was not there to hurt her. >> the judge must decide if he is able to stand trial. in a case that featured the oscar winning actress who faced a real life drama. nbc news los angeles. >> you can think of anything more terrifying? >> i can't. imagine if she had her baby. >> good she a safe door though. so scary. >> new information in the robert durst case. he appeared in a louisiana court and now we are hearing from the accused killer himself. stephanie gosk is on the story. >> he was arrested in new orleans for the los angeles murder of susan berman but the gun found in his hotel room is delaying his extradition to california. while durst maintains his

innocence, he apparently sent a handwritten letter to the "los angeles times." it gets sloppy in places with grammar and spelling errors. the return address reads robert durst. it goes to this address. i love watching the traffic come up la cienega and merge to santa monica. >> a true example of hollywood gone berserk. he suffered full-blown hido ensevulous. >> this story provides insight into his thinking or his frame of mind. >> did you write the letter? >> durst pled not guilt tow gun charges in a new orleans court and faces a federal gun

possession charge as well. >> one thing is very clear. he is not leaving the state of louisiana. >> legal analysts say that's good news giving them more time to prepare their case against durst. he is accused of killing his friend in 2000. they tried everything to get him to los angeles despite the murder charges and for now the extradition is on hold. >> when i played baseball i was a shortstop and my coach said you have to go where they hit the ball. that's what we are going to do. >> they said he is saying nothing about the case. if any of this gets published, please copy me. signed bob. the next court is may seventh. an evidentiary hearing for the gun charges. they will argue it should be thrown out claiming the search

was illegal. >> the case continues to draw people in. it's fascinating. >> it's getting more and more fascinating. >> a turn for a check of the weather from dylan who is in for al. >> and we are still keeping an eye out for storms across the east coast. we have an area of low pressure just to the north of michigan here. we have a trailing cold front that is causing thunderstorms into west virginia. a lot of flashes of lightning. on the back side of this area you can see we have strong winds. we have high wind advisories and watches in effect. winds near about 35 to 40 miles per hour. it's possibly going to cause minor damage with the gusts near 60. this area into southern texas, we could see stronger storms.

we are not looking at widespread tornados but wind damage and dangerous lightning and flash flooding >> 7:37. good friday morning to you. you have made it to the end of the week and we have an absolutely stellar day shaping up here in the bay area. you can see from pacifica and a lack of fog, temperatures are going to be nice and warm all that sunshine coming in so early, that means 74 degrees in the tri valley. 71 degrees right here in the south bay and 70 on the peninsula for today. getting into your weekend, temperatures are going to climb just a touch for your saturday warmer for sunday and then monday into tuesday, pattern change, a few showers on the way. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> just ahead, is it black, golder or white dress all over again. is this cat going up or down the stairs?

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>> because you saw fire outside. that's why there was a flight attendant at each exit encouraging them to never ever open up the exits. >> passengers should never open the door. >> i'm glad you brought that up. i fly a lot and the flight attendant says are you willing and able to open the door? what's that about? >> willing and able to assist us if we need you in an emergency. you must follow our instructions. >> don't open this door by myself unless you tell me to? >> exactly. >> i department even realize i stopped to grab my phone. >> leave everything including purse, phone, keys everything. >> here's another mistake. i jumped down the slide the wrong way. >> you went down the slide, it was like going down a water slide. you put your arms straight ahead. >> like a zombie. show me.

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>> she is the real deal. here's the good news. according to the ntsb most airplane crashes are survivable. it comes down to how you escape. the key piece of advice, the flight attendants are trained for it. you heard the jet blue video. brace, brace. you are up right if they tell you to brace. if there is a seat in front of you, you put your forearms across and keep your head down on the seat. if there is no seat in front of you, you put your head between your knees and arms around your ankles like this. that's how you brace. if they tell you to brace, you know what to do. >> i would have done everything wrong. try to open up the emergency door. >> prepare to open the doors. they are not asking you to open it. they want you to help them. >> i would have started ripping it open. >> that's a heavy door. it's not easy to do.

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and can you guess this meetorologist? dylan and her two brothers. here's my flash back putting my brother in a headlock. >> you were always fashionable? >> those were dickeys pants. look at matt even though he is not here. with his sister. we know that al is the oldest of six and there she with his beautiful family. carson with his sister and that leads up to coming up we will introduce you to -- sit, sit. good boy. some of the wrangler's siblings. our audience will meet them for the first time. this is amazing how well wrangler is doing. he is on cast. come over. sit. are you excited to see your siblings. he is working for treats. he is really doing well.

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good morning, everyone. that breaking news interstate 3580 closed in both directions in san rafael after a u.p.s. truck caught fire near san quentin prison. san quentin just to the left of this picture. anthony slaughter is in our traffic center. anthony, what is the latest? >> well unfortunately this highway will be closed at least until about noon. the westbound side lanes, that's from chp. they are diverting traffic around it so you can still use the highway. it's just that section of highway will be closed until noon. the westbound side lanes diverted to main street. you can see some cars getting through. eastbound side lanes that's what you're looking at here folks are being diverted on san quentin boulevard. overall this will be a slow commute for the next hour or so. eastbound lanes they will be open in the next hour. but you'll notice traffic is still stop and go all the way on westbound lanes towards the toll plaza, a really slow go there. even through fremont a slew of accidents on the 880 southbound

side keeping things slow through newark and union city. san jose 101 not bad but 280 this morning is where we see the tie-up starts just before southwest boulevard and then you can see a couple of accidents just past cupertino so this is usually an alternate route. today use 101. let's talk to chris teeina and see how the weather is out there. >> so much more friday light. pacifica looking good this morning, good morning to you. nice clear sky overhead. temperatures mostly in the low 60s to low 70s today. 67 on the east shore, 70 degrees for the peninsula and right around 71 degrees in the south bay. you have made it to the end of the week and we have a spectacular weekend coming your way. holding on to the 70s from the south bay on the peninsula, we'll see the upper 60s in san francisco, upper 60s to low 70s for the east shore and temperatures look good for monday giants home opener. chance for rain own tuesday, more on that in five minutes. back to you, scott. thanks, our next update in

half an hour, see you then.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, heartfelt message. taylor swift reveals her mom's cancer battle and the reason her mom wants her to go public. plus an exclusive interview with jk rowling. matt goes one-on-one with the "harry potter" author as she opens up about the possibility of one last installment to her wildly popular series. >> i'm not going to say i definitely won't. ♪ and it's a family affair. our puppy with the purpose reunites with his two brothers as we celebrate national siblings day, today, friday april 10th 2015. 2015. ♪

good morning, louisiana! >> celebrating our sweet 16! >> good morning, arizona, i'm 40 today! woo! >> we came all the way from florida. >> shoutout to delaware. >> good morning, albuquerque, new mexico. >> my teacher will give me extra credit if i say "hi" on tv! ♪ here we are! 8:00 on april 10th 2015. it's a friday. we are just totally going wrangler wild today. >> yes. >> it's not just wrangler anymore. it's wrangler and his siblings. >> this is huge. as you pointed out, tamron it's national siblings day, we have a big reunion. wrangler is catching up with two of his brothers webster and

woodrow. nora and hue with us and saxon our good friend and wrangler's puppy trainer. good morning. >> good morning. they had a little play time downstairs so they got to get their sillies out before they came here. >> do they remember each other? >> sometimes they remember each other, sometimes they don't. it kind of depends on the dog. but they were all very happy to see each other. >> wrangler is in class with one of his siblings right? >> yes, wrangler and woodrow are in class. >> how are they doing on their schedule? >> they're doing awesome. >> we have two puppy raiseers here. you're a high school student and taking care of this little one. >> yeah. it's definitely hard. i found it also has its perks. for example, when i'm doing homework it's a good opportunity to just lie down and relax, which is important to learn how to do. >> thank you so much for being here, and we'll let you guys get

back to having a beer or whatever brothers do when they get together. >> reunited. >> thank you so much. >> by the way, if you want to meet the rest of wrangler's family, want to see the whole family tree just go to today.com. >> and we want to see your national sibling day photos. so to share them with us head over to our site and put in the hash tag theorangeroom. natalie has a check of the top stories. good morning. >> good morning, guys once again. a deadly tornado has caused widespread damage in illinois as extreme weather tears through the midwest, and the threat is not gone yet. nbc's kevin tibbles is in the devastated town of fair dale illinois. kevin, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, it was a horrifying night of heavy weather across the midwest. but illinois as you can see behind me natalie, really bore the brunt of this. here in fairdale every structure, every building in town, was affected by this. so far, only one death has been reported. but authorities say they are

still going house to house here for the third time trying to see if there are any other people trapped inside. just down the road inside a restaurant 12 people were trapped inside of that building when the roof collapsed upon them. and it took first responders some time to be able to get those people out of that building. fortunately, no serious injuries reported there. but a scene of utter devastation here in this small town. it's going to take a long time to get fairdale back on its feet. natalie, back to you. >> our thoughts are with those people there. thanks so much kevin tibbles in fairdale, and dylan will have more on your forecast. newly released dash cam shows the start of that north charleston traffic stop that then turned deadly and shows officer michael slager telling walter scott he was pulled over for a broken taillight. after he returns to his cruiser, scott then opens the door and starts to run. scott's family says there was a warrant for his arrest for failing to pay child support.

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switch to the venture card from capital one and earn unlimited double miles you can use with no blackout dates. it's 8: 12. it's friday. only one thing to do. that is to do trending. >> let's do it. of. >> all right guys. we're kicking off this friday with the late viral image tugging at the very fabric of this great nation. remember first the dress debate divided families ruined some relationships. >> white and gold. >> every is split over the color of this dress. here's the one going viral now. the cat picture. is the cat going up the stairs or down the stairs? >> i'm going up. >> dylan says up. >> i'm going to say down. >> i think he's going down. >> two downs, an up. >> it's funny, because earlier i thought it was down but now i see the cat is going up. >> i'm an up guy. people who say it's going down say they're looking at the stair lift. >> oh. >> but that could also be the top of the stair. >> forget what i said. now it's going down.

>> now i see it's going down right? when you see the stair lift. >> those people say you can only see that from the perspective with the foot of the stairs. but those who say the cat is moving up are looking at the light. the light coming from downstairs, and the cat is moving up away from it. >> do we have an answer? >> like all great extensional questions -- no. >> how frustrating! >> you think it's like a half empty, half full kind of thing? >> what does it mean by our answers? >> oh! >> while you ponder this great mystery, there are two epic performances i've got to show you this morning. a vote from madonna on "the tonight show" her hit song "holiday" using nothing but classroom instruments. ♪ it would be so nice holiday ♪ ♪ celebrate ♪ >> she was just getting started. later, she sang her newest song called ""b" i'm madonna."

she gave a cameo to her son rocco and unleashed when jimmy called it the best performance yet on "the tonight show." >> i just want to be her. ♪ who do you think you are ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ who do you think you are ♪ >> okay. you can watch both performances in full right now at today.com. >> it's amazing -- even just technically, the tracking shot that goes all the way through. it looks like something scorsese would do. >> she's still got it. >> imagine being in the hall upstairs when that was happening? oops. >> you just join in. >> is that madonna? >> anyway what's for lunch at the cafeteria. all right. here's the question now. does it actually work. yesterday we showed this video from a dad who claimed he could get his son to sleep in just 42 seconds. the trick, stroking the baby's

face with toilet paper. it's one of the most popular videos at today.com yesterday. so savannah ms. news you can use guthrie went home and tried this on baby vale. what were the results? >> i tried it twice. and i don't know if you can hear this. but not only did it not make her cry, it actually got her so excited, she started screaming and squealing with joy. so there she is. she really loved it. but it did not -- yeah, she loved it. >> can we cancel the rest of the show and just watch this? >> by the way, i've worked on my perfect -- okay guys. i could watch that all day. >> she's the cutest. >> but we have to do friday fish bowl. we put 90 seconds on the clock, answer as many questions as we can. honesty is required. ready, go, cue the music 90 seconds. >> the worst way you've ever been dumped. >> i've never been dumped.

>> oh! >> good. >> handwritten thank you notes or e-mail. handwritten thank you notes all the way. >> yeah that's good. >> the best way you've ever dumped someone. >> wow. >> i don't know if i've ever dumped someone. >> okay. what did i get? what's the last lie you told? >> ooh. >> telling you one right now. >> that's good. >> the worst thing you ever did as a kid. i stole a winnie the pooh doll from sears. >> did you ever give it back? >> my mother dragged me back -- i still have guilt over that. >> keep going. >> which celebrity would you take to a deserted island? ooh. i don't know. really into chris hemsworth right now. >> good. >> don't let brian know. >> you need thor by your side. >> what's the color of your underwear. can i check? i really don't know. >> you don't know? >> no not right now. it looks blue to me. >> to match your outfit?

okay. >> one thing you would never wear. a thong bikini. you're welcome. >> why not? >> you wouldn't want to see that. >> okay. do you like the orange couch? no really -- >> this is coming from you. >> no we do not like the orange couch! but nothing changes around here. >> the best movie quote or song lyric of all-time. natalie. >> yes. >> "let's go crazy." >> good one. >> out of time. >> oh. saved by the bell dylan dreyer. >> that was so good. very revealing. blue underwear. >> hemsworth. that's what's trending today. all right. something else getting a lot of attention online, and it's serious. it's a personal note from taylor swift to her fans and today sheinelle jones has been following that story. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. the emotional letter was titled "just so you know." and in it swift reveals that her mom, andrea swift, has been diagnosed with cancer. the singer hoping her message will inspire others to be

tested. >> hey, guys! >> known for her close relationship with her fans taylor swift now revealing something close to home. news that her mother andrea has cancer. in a tumbler post the pop star explaining she asked her mom to get a health screening last christmas. the results came in and i'm saddened to tell you my mom has been diagnosed with cancer swift wrote. i would like to keep the details of her condition and treatment plans private. but she wanted you to know. swift and her mother are also now urging others to get screened. your parents may be too busy juggling everything they've got going on to go to the doctor. and maybe you reminding them to go get checked for cancer could possibly lead to an early diagnosis and an easier battle. >> what she is doing is a wake-up call for all of us. it's a good idea to encourage each other to get screenings and routine exams. because honestly cancer affects the whole family. it never affects one individual. >> taylor swift! >> swift, whose family moved to

nashville to pursue her dreams when she was 13, has always sung her mother's praises. >> and mom, thank you so much. i love you. ♪ during her fearless tour hoda asked what it's like to have mom on tour. >> you and mom have a cool relationship. >> it's a different kind of friendship than the cool mom who tries to party with her daughter. she's my best friend. ♪ best day with you ♪ >> taylor even dedicating a song to her mom, entitled "the best days." after this latest news it's no surprise swift's millions of loyal fans are responding in kind and supportive words. with hash tag, "pray for mama swift" trending on twitter, celebs like mindy kaling writing, "stay strong. love to your mom." and 5th harmony's ali brook, sending so much love and prayers to your family ♪ as the 25-year-old swift ended

her message, writing, i hope and pray you never get news like this. love you, taylor. >> our hearts and prayers are certainly with taylor and her family. and, you know it's just that little nudge. how many of us miss doctors appointments. there are people who haven't been to the doctor for years. this is a reminder for all of us to see a doctor and get those checkups. >> sheinelle, thank you. meantime 1 in 68 children in the united states are now diagnosed with some form of autism spectrum disorder. what happens to those kids as they grow into adulthood? nbc national correspondent, kate snow, has been looking into that transition for us. kate, good morning. >> good morning, willie. for three years, we have been following a family an amazing mother, who has been doing all she can to provide what her son needs. for years, he went to school. but on his 21st birthday all those services would end. and like other parents of children with autism she was terrified. they often compare it to falling off a cliff. when eric was 3, he was diagnosed with autism.

>> eric. do you want some bagel? >> do you want bagel? yes. >> his mom, mary clancy stopped working to devote all her time to helping eric. >> i'm sure you would do absolutely anything for your son. >> of course i knew this kid had so much in him that any help he needed, i -- we gave to him. >> when eric got older that, help came at a school for children with developmental disabilities. his local public school district covered the tuition and eric loved it. >> it's a place where he's understood. and he's cared about. the rebecca school is like a family to him. >> but it wasn't a family he could keep because under federal law, children with disabilities like autism have to leave school by the age of 21. and there's no federal or state system required to take over. eric understood what was coming. he told an aide he wanted to put off graduation. >> you don't want to have graduation for five more years?

>> nope. not yet. you have five more years of school! >> this is pretend or real? >> real. >> we were with eric on his last day of school. >> bye, tina. >> bye. >> can i give you a hug? would that be okay? goodbye. >> after that final bus ride eric was stuck at home all day with his mom. he started to lose some of his language skills. >> so she can't sit in the circle. >> sofa or circle? >> sofa. so she can't sit in the circle. >> in the circle. >> mary looked at day programs for eric offered by the state, but couldn't imagine putting her son in one. >> i visited 22 different sites. and what i saw was just frightening. >> what did you see? >> i saw rooms full of people with their heads on the tables wandering around.

just -- just being in storage. >> so mary started paying out of pocket for any activity to get eric out of the house. >> we haven't been able to save any money. we don't have retirement. but it's kind of like when people ask me how much does it cost to raise a kid with autism everything you've got. >> mary has never given up. she did find an art program for adults with developmental disabilities. >> and is that milk or juice? >> milk. >> breakfast. >> eric's art has been in exhibits. he's even sold some of his drawings. >> i'm so pleased. i just think, you know he does have a chance at a life away from me. this is a new beginning for him. >> but she worries about eric's future, and the future of the country with about half a million children with autism expected to age out of the education system over the next ten years. >> it's not going to get any better until parents get

together and force change. it's the most important thing you can do for your kid. >> so mary and her family allowed us to follow them for all that time hoping that other families will be inspired to raise their voices too. we also followed another family who had a really difficult choice. their dad was getting transferred for work to florida, and you're not going to believe in the ""dateline"" hour what the florida officials told them about moving to that state. >> this is a disorder that touches almost every family directly or indirectly. >> we know somebody. >> absolutely. >> we focus on the kid so much but as you say, there are adults out there. >> and it's a spectrum right? so not everybody has the same condition that eric has, who you just saw. and some kids will go to college and get a phd who have autism. but other people need a lot of support. >> raising some good questions, kate. thank you. >> thank you very much. you can find out more on a special "dateline" sunday night, 7:00, 6:00 central time right here on nbc. and coming up a "today" exclusive. jk rowling opens up to matt

about life after harry potter, and the chances, fans, of another book? first, your local news and weat 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. we start with breaking news which is interstate 580 is still closed in both directions in san rafael after a u.p.s. truck caught fire near san quentin prison. this is yidio of firefighters earlier trying to put the fire out. anthony is sin the traffic center with the latest. >> yeah, about 6:00 this morning, that's when the big or the u.p.s. truck caught fire. crews were on the scene, still on the scene right now, actually getting the big rig off of the highway. in fact both lanes continue to remain closed down. the eastbound side highway, they are expecting to reopen any minute, but westbound lanes will remain closed until about noon. the backup continues to the toll

plaza, and because folks are probably hopping over to the east shore freeway, we're looking at extra traffic to the bay bridge approach and 580 looks slow. let's show you what it looks like comes through emeryville. lots more cars here just because i would imagine folks are trying to avoid richmond and headed over the bay bridge. going to be slow at least for the next half hour. all lanes closed and the westbound lanes will remain closed until noon. >> thank you very much. we have more local news for you in the next half hour.

>> 8:30 on a friday morning the 10th of april, 2015. i will be honest. it is not a warm day, but dylan said we are headed in a warmer direction. >> it's all going to change. >> an exclusive conversation with j.k. rowling. is she really finished with harry potter? her first interview in nearly three years.

>> ronan farrow is here and a look at fraternity on college t some are doing to prevent alcohol-fuelled problems. some say it's not enough. >> sugar ray leonard is here and what they are doing boost your interest in the sweet science. you know what that is? the sweet science. let's get a check of the weather. >> they said it was going to get warmer but it's still going to rain. the sun doesn't come out until the weekend throughout most of the country. the showers and storms down to texas and florida and the gulf coast. it won't be that widespread but the rest of the country is looking quiet. highs in the 60s up and down the coast. 50s and 70s through the plains. on sunday we will see a chance of scattered showers and storms from minnesota down to texas.

still along the gulf coast and the eastern half of the country looks good and the western half looks good too. temperatures are pretty uniform throughout most of the united states. in the 60s and 70s. friends down here. >> it's my birthday with all 8:32. happy friday. you made it to the end of the week. we have a beautiful day coming your way. temperatures ramping up into the 70s. so we're talking about 71 degrees right here in the south bay. 68 for the east shore. 70 on the peninsula. meanwhile, mid 60s for you in san francisco today. getting into this weekend. temperatures nice and comfortable saturday into sunday. looking pretty warm actually on sunday. then monday into tuesday pattern change on the way. a few showers by tuesday.

>> that's the latest forecast. >> thank you very much. attention all you muggles out there. it's hard to believe it's eight years since the last harry potter book. >> since then j.k. rowling focused on writing for daals, but will she write for kids again? she talks about that and the charity she devotes most of her time to. >> you have been away from a camera for a couple of years which means you have been busy finishing the next installment of harry potter. >> no. i haven't, but even as i asked about it somebody on you tube makes it look as though i gave it. i am afraid i haven't been writing the books. i hate saying that. i feel i wrapped harry's story up. you have to know when to -- >> people would beg to differ.

>> i have always said i'm not going to say i definitely won't because i don't see why i should say that but harry potter as in what happened next to harry and hermine hermine. you are not saying no. >> in all reality, j.k. rowling is most likely to write an eighth book for the series. one of the best selling book series in history. she is focusing her attention and fortune, a fortune once estimated to be worth $1 billion on helping the 8 million children living in orphanages and institutions around the world through her charity. >> take me back to the trigger of what caused you to go in this direction? >> it was a single photograph in a newspaper. i came across a boy who appeared

to be caged. the image was so disturbing i wanted to turn the page. i have turned the page. i felt very a shamed of myself. i thought you have to do something about this. >> you reminded people. >> i created the harry potter book and it's a light for him. >> and your statement, does it shed light on it? >> that's right. it's two-fold. bring the problem to light. we are literally trying to show the world what the institution doss do to children. we need to shine a light on the problem. bringing light into darkness. we are looking to help these children and greatly improve their life. >> one of the goals to educate people is dispel myths and tell

them about things that are true. we heard the term. >> this is an important point. >> many of the kid ares not orphans. >> 80% of the eight million children living in institutions have a living parent who would like to care for them or immediate family. >> would like to care for them. >> they ran out of options. the single largest driver of institutions is poverty. if you are faced with a situation where your child can starve or we will put it in the institution where it will be fed. you want your child to live. >> isn't it the goal to eliminate all orphanages? aren't there institutions that are providing enormously important services for children in need? >> the evidence is we can give better care. we can have social workers and community workers and it can be

repurposed and they remain with the parents. >> when you deal with information like this and it weighs on you heavily i can see it there. i am not trying to analyze you, but is it one of the reasons when you were finished with harry, you went to adult books? it was too hard the dichotomy of writing children's fantasies while you were dealing with the children's tragedies in parts of the world? >> no. it's not. i have never shied away in my writing for children or adults. i definitely will write for children again because i love writing for kids. that will definitely happen and that will come alongside this work and maybe i will get to read that new work for some of these children. >> is it fair to say you will be as proud if not more proud to have this as a major part of

your legacy with what you have done with children's bit rature? >> no question at all. this is a problem. so many problems in the world. we hope you will find a cure. we can make this happen. globally we can change this. >> i love someone with that big of an influence with such a big megaphone using it for the good. >> turning the page and then saying no. how many of us have done that? matt is going to have a lot more of her interview on monday. he recently had a disturbing dream and the lessons she learned from failure. >> getting another book out. >> that's the way i feel.

>> more of that on monday with matt. ronan farrow looks at college fraternities. would they be better off going alcohol-free? this is "today" on nbc.

back with 8:41. a look at greek on college campuses. >> rutgers university announced an unusual move a ban of all fraternity and sorority house parties for the rest of the semester after alcohol-related incidents. ronan farrow has been on this story. >> it has been a tough spring for fraternities. in the cross hairs, they confronted them and we headed down to what has been ranked one of the biggest party schools in

the country. take a look at this. >> from turnities ityfraternities around the countries -- >> we are sick of it and we will not stand for this to happen on our campus any longer. >> they remain on suspension after a former member kicked off after the existence of a secret facebook group used to extend nude images of incapacitated women. >> i think obviously alcohol plays a role. could i say that alcohol took these pictures in the first place? sure. did they leave this on the page for weeks and weeks? of course not. >> kaitlyn reported on the culture for weeks. >> i spent a year reading the civil lawsuits against fraternities.

never once read in which a whole paragraph did not explain very clearly how everyone had drunk to the point of blackout. >> when you drink alcohol, when you put a house full of people making stupid decisions, you your moral compass is broken. >> he left his fraternity after a horrific hazing experience. he asked us to conceal his identity. you share your dark et secrets and you are in an organization you feel safe with. so when you have these experiences especially when there is alcohol. >> he encountered a culture of sex. >> the way people talk about women is appalling. i mean they're these objects and they are these things. >> fraternity houses like kappa delta row are part of a new wave

of scandals and some are trying to clean house. >> what we did which is uncommon we did alcohol-free housing. >> rich is the president of phi delta beta which is one of the first to have an alcohol-free house. some of the most intense at penn state. >> the chapper was literally here. right here. >> that's correct. yes. >> for years and years, we were very successful. it was just a series of behaviors and incidents that were in violation of the common wealth laws and our policies. we made the decision to close. >> a study by the fra turnity of the ten years shows grade point average is up and insurance premium is down and a steady increase across the chapters nationwide. the north american fraternity conference calls alcohol-free housing a positive thing for

fraternities to consider. it remains one of the few to do so. >> i am proud we made the tough decisions. i'm not sure that is always the case in the fraternity. >> it's important to know they are a problem. the north american conference identified three big issues of sexual violence and hazing and alcohol. they created commissions to deal with each of those. some people say that should not snuff. >> this has been an eye-opening season for fraternities. >> it certainly has. people are demanding change. >> you see the fraternities on campuses at large. >> it's hard for them. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. coming up next our judges are ready to meet the young wizard to change the world. what they're doing. first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now with the drive the future series. a contest with our sponsor is focusing on great ideas from kids. retired nasa astronaut with the journey to space in 2008 and 2009. we also have 18-year-old jack who took top prizes at prestigious science fairs after working for a detection test for pancreatic cancer and the author of a book called breakthrough. alyssa chavez wants to save young lives in the hot seat reminding parents not to leave parents behind in hot cars. you have picked three winners today. what were you looking for? what stood out about these? >> we were looking for

creativity and things that can help people advance civilization. helping get viral medicine and places in india and all over. the ban from alexis and helping kids not get bullied. >> we will get to those in a minute. you were a high school student. when you started, you didn't know what a pancreas was. what's in store? >> nowadays with the internet regardless of your passion, you can change it. that's what's cool about all of these. they are having an innovation. >> my advice is go with it. you can do and be anything you want. go with it and believe in yourself. >> let's meet the three winners. alexis martin is 8 years old. tell us about your ideas. the bully -- >> the aspect bully band. >> if you are being bullied, you would press a button and it has

your location and name and the teacher would come to the location and stop the bullying. >> you even have a jingle. can you sing it? >> okay. the anti-bully band ♪ >> you press it? >> yes. >> the teacher can come and find you. that's awesome. and you have different colors i see. >> you have red, orange yellow light blue and dark blue for the boys. purple pink, black and white. >> whatever you are selling, i am buying. you are awesome. >> come on in buddy. this is 9-year-old gus hickman from boise, idaho riding in on his mountain bike. me about your invention. >> my invention is a chinstrap.

>> me about it. >> it's supposed to be easier to kids to use the chinstrap. >> that's tension under there. >> really. >> you turn the dial and it tightens it. solving a major problem for kids who wear helmets. >> it's fantastic because a lot of kid when is they don't put their el met on they can have brain injuries. we want to minimize this and this is a great invention. >> great work. good job. >> let's move to the next one. from rockville, maryland. you are changing refrigeration, my friend. what did you do? >> thanks for having me. >> of course. thanks for being here. >> so there 1.5 million kids that are dying because they are not getting and effective

vaccines throughout the world. the numbers are higher for just people. that really motivated me to create the vax wagon. >> this transports vaccines. it stays refrigerated. how does it work? i turn a crank and what happens? >> the temperature shows when you turn the crank that is the temperature in which the vaccines are stored at. right now it's 21 degrees celsius. room temperature. when i start turning this -- >> i don't need a big refrigeration unit to travel with. they can go bad? >> it can. this can be powered by a bicycle or a motorcycle or even service animal. >> 15 years old. you are a genius. well done. >> this is shiloh and she is 15 from sunnyvale, california. what did you invent?

>> it's a hat for the blind that detects ob tastacles using an away of things. >> give me an idea of how this works. i have a giant head and there is nothing i can do about that. >> you will feel vibrating motors. >> i do. >> they are responding to the obstacles. you can feel my hand over here and you should feel it moving. >> that's remarkable. >> the led i put on the hat for demonstration show the vibration pulses and motors. >> how was this idea born? >> that's an interesting story. one day i was demonstrating one of my robots to some children and i used an analogy of a robot is blind and i placed sensors on it. then i was attending a presentation and the specialist was describing his idea for a guide dog.

that got me thinking why don't we put sensors on the blind so they can navigate like robots. >> it's great. >> we are so impressed with all of you. our judges with the young people. thank you so much for being here. we appreciate it. congratulations. >> well done. >> really appreciate it. remember a cool car we showed you. it is set to compete in the ecomarathon. we want to see good luck to that team. coming up next we are staying on the subject of science. sweet science. tamron tells me boxing legend sugar ray leonard and kid

sugar way leonard is here. tell us about boxing on prime time. >> nbc saturday night. breaking news is a u.p.s. truck fire on interstate 580 in san rafael. it happened not too far from san quentin prison in the westbound drebz. this is tape from earlier today. a little before 6:00 this morning. this is chopper video, and fiefrs were still putting the fire out. we're told the driver escaped without injury. there he is, still no word on what caused it. it did close both directions of

580 for more than two hours. drivers had to exit the interstate, take a detour on the side streets. the chp has now reopened the eastbound direction. we do not know when the westbound will reopen. but chp says it won't be much before noon. we will continue to monitor this and bring you an update in a half hour.

inside the hopes with a boxing legend. orange is the new black is almost back. the latest from the ladies of litchfield. rev run heats up the kitchen with a sunday run. all that and more. >> from nbc news this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tam hon hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome on this friday morning, 2016. a big crowd out on the plaza. you always love that. i'm willie along with al and

tamron. it's cold and dreary and we are told by the end of the day, you don't believe it. >> al roker wore his suit at the beginning of the week. this is rough weather throughout the country. we are not explaining. >> the story that took our breath away yesterday. an l.a. courtroom heard the recording of sandra bullock's 911 call when she had to hide in her home from an intruder. there was a man in her home and we have the tapes as she called for help. >> i'm locked in my closet and i have a safe door in my bedroom and i'm locked in the closet right now. i hear them. i hear someone banging on the door. i can't hear anything.

i'm locked in my closet. and it's a door and it's shut. so i can't hear anything. >> there was a portion of the call that was edited. it's much longer than that. she was home alone and her son was not there. the authorities arrived 15 minutes after she called. >> you could hear the fear and panic in her voice. someone who would do everything she could. she got into the safe room and the closet. >> the suspect faces a number of charges including stalking and burglary. they could not be reached for comment. whether you are a celebrity or anyone else whether you are a man on the other side of the door, it doesn't get scarier

than that. >> i can't even listen to that. it takes my breath, way in a way that i am conflicted about listening to this. you hear such extreme fear in someone. i know it was played in court, but when i heard it i felt guilt. all you hear is sheer fear. hopefully something will happen legally that she is protected. whether they are celebrityies or not. >> apple watch. here's the transition. starting at midnight pacific time. they came available for preorder. they had the watch in studio and matt got a chance to touch it. apple encouraged people to go online. they didn't want us waiting in line as we had done since the 90s. the first iphone since 1997.

the thing that i am so intrigued about, it becomes available april 24th two weeks and you get your watch. people online have been talking about the shipping delays. they are so frustrated. we had one, for example. the guy's watch will not be available until august. it is supposed to take two weeks. what is more stunning to me is this was the $12,000 model. they wait for the $12,000 model until august. >> the rose bowl is 17,000. did they make one or did they make several and that many people have $12,000 available to buy the first generation of the watch. >> it's an unlimited supply. >> who are the two. >> there people who have

$12,000. >> thank you for that geography lesson. >> they do that if you order a fancy car and make you wait. >> it's like a hand made. >> it's a whole entourage that wakes you up and put it on your arm. good morning. for $12,000, you will wait until august. >> i can't imagine. by september, version two will come out and you will be like i just got mine in august. >> i read the reviews like with anything. the reviews are mixed. the feedback is that this is a first generation phone and the technology tvs, it has its bugs. the question also is -- >> i think people really love it. the reviews that i read like the one in "new york times" became an extension of her body.

my wife appreciated it. when i was putting the phone down i could look at the watch and see if it's important or not personality. i asked people on twitter. is this an unnecessary luxury or a must have. it's interesting to see the feedback. some said i ordered by 3:15 but i'm not happy with the four to six weeks ship time. after six months i should have had more. absolutely a necessary luxury. was up and done by 3:05. a lot of that back and forth. what i got is i will wait and see until the reviews come out. >> i didn't wait. >> 3:01. >> i rushed out. >> the basic. the sport. i got sucked into the hands of

my 18 or 19-year-old nephews. >> so much you can do and you have to spend a few days with it before you get it. >> if you want to pay for your groceries, you can do that. >> if gi on amazon. >> amazon is dangerous. >> they will have it. another great episode of lip synch battle. anne hathaway is incredible with wrecking ball. we saw the video of ann earlier. this is wrecking ball. take a look.

♪ ♪ >> that was emily blunt doing janice joplin. totally into character. we have anne right now with her performance of wrecking ball. that's amazing. i love it. she sold it. what do you think won? >> yeah yeah. that is not fair because the props are so darn good. >> the announcement. >> let's see what happened. take a look. >> and lip synch battle champion is -- hathaway!

>> there you have it. they were both fantastic. it's so fun. everybody gets so in character. >> i'm going to be on that show in july. i was not aware of all you could bring to bear. the wrecking ball and the thing and -- >> did you get to ask for it or did they say this is available to you? you can't tell that. >> it is a well produced show. i will go even bigger. >> you were in front of a rap icon. and you did the hit song. >> you brought it. >> you are the guy that when you tweeted gee golly which you have never said you have this clean cut anchorman and& that kid.

man. >> you have to give it to anne hathaway. >> that's great. >> you have to go full in. >> wow. this one has us all going hmm, what was he going for? >> going full in. >> vice president joe biden, i think he is definitely having a moment with the daughter of former mayor michael bloomberg. you see in the vice president's mouth, the pacifier in his mouth. not sure how that moment happened. >> the binky is moving. >> get on the binky right now. >> i think we should have a caption contest of what the baby is saying. what is that baby thinking? >> the baby has the best bangs i

have seen since michelle obama. what is jasper thinking? give me that thing back right now. >> that's a stranger so it's weird, but what parent hasn't done that? >> lick the finger and it falls on the floor you and lick it and give it back. >> let's get a check of the weather from dylan. >> good morning, guys. we are watching this cold front that has been producing thunderstorms for the last several days. some have been severe and you can see it is right in the pittsburgh area. it stretches all the way back down to parts of louisiana. this is the cold front moving eastward. we will see a chance of scattered showers and storms. into the east coast as well. it's in the red area of southern texas into the mid-atlantic region where we could see stronger storms. we are not looking at widespread tornados.

the chance of dangerous clouds and lightning and heavier downpours and the wind gusts that could 9:12. happy friday to you. what a pretty fijs to the work week we have in store here in the bay area. temperatures mostly in the 70s for today. that goes for the south bay, the peninsula looking good to hit the upper 60s on the east shore, and 74 degrees for today out in the tri-valley. getting into your weekend, temperatures climb by a few degrees for saturday into sunday. looking good to hit the beach both days. monday into tuesday, some changes coming your way. looks like some showers by tuesday. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> we will talk to you in a few minutes. sugar ray leonard and kid chocolate. oh my gosh. look at sugar ray. >> you kidding me? >> still got it. i would say we would go a few

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we are very he is one of the greatest boxers ever to lace up the gloves. >> a six-time world champion and an olympic gold medallist, ray is now the analyst for the premiere boxing champions right here on nbc. and joining him is one of stars of tomorrow night's fight. good morning guys. >> good morning! >> boxing' back! we're so excited! >> i'm so excited. it's like deja vu for me. my amateur and professional career was on network television. so this kind of talent with peter and the other guys it's going to be wonderful. >> and you've got quite a crew joining. marv albert will be with you, al michaels. this is going to be big-time prime-time event. >> and it's -- you know we're getting boxing back to the fans. because for many many years,

boxing was on network television and the real true boxing fans they can't afford the pay-per-view. >> and this is all about showing talent and showing who these young men are, what they do why they do what they do, and this guy here is an incredible talent, a person a good man. >> peter, your up against or i should call you kid chocolate, who are you up against tomorrow night, and when do you think the -- how are you looking for this outcome? >> i'm looking very well. >> i'd say you are. >> the guy i'm fighting is andy lee. he's a champion right now, i give him that much respect until saturday night. >> we should point out, we are completely and 100% biased in this fight, because you are married to one of our producers, ali, and have a beautiful little boy named joaquin. how's he doing? >> he's actually good. it's a very positive show to be able to be on the show all the time. for what i'm doing for my son. >> i was asking you if he's taught you some moves already?

>> a lot of hugs. the most important thing you can get from your kid. >> sugar ray, let's talk about a big fight coming up on may the 2nd. mayweather pacquiao las vegas, how do you see that shaking out? >> first of all, i'm excited, i will be there. my family wants to be at the fight, you know? and they are not really boxing fans per se but this is an event like it has been back in the day. that fight is going to be about bragging rights. the money they are making is astronomical. and it's not really about the money, it's about their legacy. it's about the history. and both of these guys at this point in their careers, who brings their a-game will win the fight. >> who do you like? >> i give the edge to mayweather without question. but if there's anyone who can surprise his opponent, it's pacquiao. so, again -- don't bet your

house. >> you fought mayweather sr. and you beat him. so if anybody knows, i guess, the family dynamics it would be you in the ring. >> as you point out, that fight is 99 bucks. great free fighting. natalie wanted you to show a little technique here. >> what does this speed bag help you with. >> this just -- it normally there's normally a -- come here please. >> you still have the touch. >> there you go. >> okay, that's how you do it. >> the back of your hand. his is not set up like this. >> it's like a kangaroo it's crooked. >> a future in broadcasting.

>> clearly -- >> look at the anger on his face! >> i want to try the jump rope! >> so intense. >> so good to have you here. all right, thank you. >> good luck. good luck saturday night. we'll be watching premiere boxing champions airs tomorrow night, 8:30/5:30 pacific right here on nbc. >> coming up next all the news you need before you leave your house this morning and alyssa milano upset after she had something very personal confiscated a to the airport. we'll tell you your pop picks right after this. i was a doer. then the chronic, widespread pain slowed me down. my doctor and i agreed that moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. for some patients, lyrica significantly relieves fibromyalgia pain and improves physical function. with less pain, i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression or unusual changes

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alrighty. we just like cereal, we make it, eat it love it, live it. (laughing) good morning to you. 9:26 right now. i'm kris sanchez. we are still keeping on top of this traffic crash that tied up traffic for hours on 580 near the richmond-san rafael bridge. it has been snarled all morning after a u.p.s. truck caught fire. the chp closed lanes ipboth directions for more than two hours. the eastbound direction has now reopened. tow trucks are there on the scene working to clear the rest of it. in the next segment, anthony will update that situation and have the rest of the morning commute as well. authorities are also searching for the man who led chp officers on a chase this morning in hayward. he crashed his car, leaving behind a woman and a child. trapped in the car. emergency crews extricated the

pair. both of them are expected to be okay. the crash also took down power poles and this all happened on tennyson just off interstate 880 and the surrounding streets were closed as well. we have a look at weather and traffic coming up and the latest on the situation on interstate 580 after the break. it's back! xfinity watchathon week. the biggest week in television history. it's your all-access binge-watching pass to tv's hottest shows free with xfinity on demand. xfinity watchathon week. now through april 12th. perfect for people who really love tv.

welcome back. the time now 9:28. what a pretty finish to the work week. we get so many beautiful days here in the bay area. today definitely going to be a day in the 70s where you don't need your ac or heater. you can let mother nature keep your house nice and comfortable. 71 degrees on the peninsula. roll down the windows on the east shore at 68 degrees for today, and a little change, subtle changes coming your way over the course of the weekend, low to mid 60s. showers by tuesday. more in two minutes. right now traffic alert with anthony. >> unfortunately, the richmond bridge still closed on the westbound side. eastbound starting to move

nicely, but westbound will be closed until about 2 cloong this afternoon. avoid this area if you can. we're starting to see extra traffic because of the closure on the east shore freeway. an accident at university keeping things slow. we can show you what it's looking like there. it's a slow crawl. the accident just under the overpass there behind the trees. you can see traffic moving nicely once you get past that but right at university creating slowdowns. thank you very much. more local news for you coming up in the next half hour.

>> welcome back to today. today, did you know it's national siblings day. we are family. we are celebrating our families from friday photographs. some of them embarrassing perhaps. >> we will see. natalie is the middle sister here. >> there you are. >> in the purple dress. the holly hobby dress. >> not embarrassing at all. >> what's embarrassing? >> a beautiful little girl. >> it's adorable. >> yeah. >> this picture of willie geist. >> that's embarrassing. look at that hair. >> adorable.

it's embarrassing for my brother who is in a headlock. everything about my happy. we have al first. they have the same exact smile. i love it. >> radient. >> and then me and my sister. >> what are you doing there? >> she looks impressed. >> i think she was told to be impressed. my mom was yelling at her, be impressed. i don't know where that is. it's like cape cod or something. 1984. also my picture is from 1984.

my two older brothers. >> don't you have that on your phone? >> my glasses were always about this. equally available. please. >> brittany is on it. >> with the family photos you will give us the weather. across most of the country. a couple of scattered showers and along the gulf coast too. look at the rest of the country. we are looking at widespread sunshine and temperatures in the 60s. 70s back to the plains. 70s and 80s and showery starting tonight and saturday in the pacific northwest. sunday is clears out and we will see a lot of showers into texas on

9:32. good friday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. really pretty comfortable finish to the end of the week. temperatures for today are going to climb into the 70s, just about everywhere with the exception of the east bay and san francisco. mid to upper 60s for you. 71 degrees for the peninsula. 72 degrees right here in the south bay. getting into this weekend, temperatures will stay nice and steady. looking towards about 72 degrees for saturday in the south bay. 75 for sunday. showers arrive by tuesday morning, but they'll clear out for the afternoon. >> our producer got the photo so fast. there you are on the left. >> the size of my entire head. >> when did you grow into your glasses glasses? >> this photograph with the

phone. >> there. >> that's amazing. >> where are you planning all of this stuff? >> we know that. thank you, dylan. >> here we go. this is the weekend and it's time for the exchange. >> news taylor swift shared with her fans this week. her mom was diagnosed with cancer. in a letter on tumblr after bugging her mom to get her health checked out, she was given the upsetting news. taylor is keeping the condition and treatment private, but she wanted parents to get checked out for early diagnosis and easier battle as well. fans and celebrities are sharing well wishes pray for mama swift

and lady gaga saying god bless you and your family. we will all be praying. she thanked her fans and said i hope and pray that you never get news like this. our thoughts and prayers are but as she pointed out her mother pointed out remind our parents, everyone that you love go get checked out. get your cholesterol checked, your heart, the physical. >> all of those things. >> a good nudge from someone who can give a big nudge to the country. >> and their bond is so tight. she talked about her mother sleeping in rental cars and believing in her child and helping her child's dream come true. our thoughts with her. absolutely. let's take a turn now to exciting tv news. it is here by it i mean season 3 of orange is the new black. the trailer is out next week teasing fans with new faces. joining the ladies in prison with the old faces that are there too, and they are up to the same old tricks. take a look. >> how am i back here?

>> it's so nice to see you guys together. >> maybe this isn't exactly where i'm supposed to be right now. >> the world is better in black and white. and red. >> returns june 12th and by the way, one of the stars taylor schilling will join us april 20th. so looking forward to hanging out with her. she's pretty awesome. another story we're buzzing about here talking about alyssa milan no putting her foot down after having her breast milk confiscated. she tweeted at heathrow airport, took my pump breast milk away. she said that security told her the milk would have been okay if she had the baby with her but then tweeted why would i need to pump if i had the baby with me.

heathrow tweeted back without a baby present the carry-on rule of liquids up to 3.4 ounces stands in a statement milan no who instagrammed herself breast feeding called breast milk a miracle and to see it thrown away was heart broken. while she understands that security is trying to keep everyone safe she thinks it needs reconsideration. she is a daughter of a daughter and son so natalie, what are your thoughts? >> boy, i have such a hard time breast feeding that for me pump it was like liquid gold. if they threw away i would have been sad. i'm with her on that. it's hard. the 3.4 ounce rule is hard but that's not much when it comes to feeding a baby. >> i think we may need to review these policies and make adjustments. our safety the number one thing but these are things that come up that i think warrant a larger conversation. >> absolutely. up next whipping up sunday

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fresh is happening now. so iconic front man is now a cooking channel star along with his beautiful wife justine. season two of rev run. cooking up fun and food for us all. >> that's right. after years of eating chinese delivery rev decides it's time to celebrate the idea of cooking in and attempts to re-invent the family's favorite take-out meals. >> going to get some shrimp egg rolls. >> you need to walk. >> watch this. i had another epiphany. we have a wok. i know where it's at. >> i don't remember seeing it.

>> the basement. to the left. of the boiler. by the water heater. >> okay. >> you don't even know what's down there. >> a wok box. one of my hit records. 84. >> called wok box? >> wok box. >> the show is so good. watch. good distinguish morning. the wok down by the water heater. >> wok this way. the wok in cooking. >> justine. >> weird al song. come on. >> he doesn't stop. >> we're excited. smells so good. i understand we're cooking one of your mother's recipes. >> he has to show me how to make it. you show the wife what your mother used to do. >> you're going to show us. >> this is a half of onion, a half green pepper. >> put it in the olive oil. >> and this is three garlic cloves. >> is it intimidating to prepare his mom's recipe? >> it was. it really was because how he

would go so hard with -- and it's so good you know. >> i feel the same way about it. >> what you do i like mine a little brown. >> brown that. >> that's olive oil in there. my husband put in there. >> being healthy. >> and then you put your like a jar of too ta too sauce. i use roasted garlic. >> add flavor in there. you cook that down. >> yes. you cook that down. >> don't forget the? rimp. >> so this is -- you can get this. but this is -- >> so you cook it down. okay. >> what i do is you supposed to also make bacon like six pieces of bacon and crumble them up. you put them on like a nice -- >> put the shrimp in. >> take the towels, take all the fat off. >> you season the shrimp? >> no. >> in the tomato sauce.

>> bacon in here. >> bacon. >> then you put your shrimp in. and then cook it all down together. >> you cook it all down together. and this is how it's going to look. >> okay. meanwhile, willie take over the duty. we both volunteered to eat. >> what do you want me to do? >> a warm banana split. so joey. sorry, rev, you grill the tomato tomato. >> you grill. cut the banana in half like this. all over the place. okay. >> right on the grill. >> with the skin on, then after look at that. sorry. >> put it in heefrp baby. >> it smells so good. >> okay. making a banana split. beautiful. >> sorry. >> take the peel off. >> come on ruv. get that peel off.

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. >> run for today. i get to run the state women's half marathon. we are gearing up from head to toe. an active runner for 25 years. great gear you will have to have to get you ready for your work out. good morning. you tested all the stuff out. >> we have them helping us as well. >> we will start with high tech styles. these are clothes that keep you warm when it's cold and cool you when it's hot. the best part when things really heat up they wick moisture and keep you good. kim is wearing the technology. they are made with anti-microbial fiber so it does a great job of keeping you dry. anti-chafing. they both have compression

clothing. it's all the rage these days. >> you turn them inside out so you can see the technology. >> you can see the mesh. they hold you up and in. they are flattering for both men and women alike. they also are reportedly good to warm up your muscles and help keep muscles and spraps at bay. >> i wore those compression socks at the boston marathon and i swear by them. it keeps you energized. >> they are supposed to hold everything in. these are compression running socks and they are nice and bright. you won't miss them if you are running down the side of the street but they have reflectic fabric. safer running at night. >> and the new trend with the time of barefoot running and now this is the maximumist. >> these have a ton of extra

cushioning and support. this is supposed to help stabilize your foot and give you that cushioning so if you are pounding the pavement mile after mile. >> it's not heavy which i like. >> very, very light and they look a little bit crazy, but these guys have been running with them and they swear by them. they don't feel heavy? >> not at all. >> now tell us about -- you have to wear your head phones and your gear to play with. >> watch out. these are the aftershocks. those don't go in your ear. they use conduction technology and they send it through your cheekbone. >> we are out of time but we will have more on all of this. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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>> coming up on the weekend -- >> you may have heard we are doing something called run for today. this weekend was one week left until the big race. we are giving you final tips from the experts. let us know what to eat and tell us about the carb load the night before. she will have us for the whole week with our training and our gear. we will get you ready to go. >> did you 12 miles yesterday. >> the most i have done is 8. >> you will be fine. >> 12 miles. wow. that's great. >> is this for a half marathon? >> yes. >> that's why i run. you have to run with that. we will look forward to the weekend

well good morning, everyone. 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. happening today, vice president joe biden is in the bay area. he's visiting his focus on jobs and job creation. this morning, mr. biden is in oakland observing a work force development class put on by

pg&e. traffic in the north bay has been a mess all morning. this after a u.p.s. truck caught fire on interstate 580 right near san quentin prison. this is video from earlier. you can still see the flames. anthony slaughter will give us details in a bit. let's check the weather. >> thank you, scott. happy friday to you. temps today mostly in the 70s. couple upper 60s for the east shore and in san francisco, and then as we head throughout your saturday and sunday a touch warmer getting into earl arnext week, monday for the giants home opener, onshore flow and cool conditions will return and then a few showers arrive by tuesday. we'll give you the latest on that, plus we'll talk about what's happening in the bay area free events for you and the family today at 11:00. now, we want to check the drive. >> thanks. all morning long we have been telling you about the richmond bridge closed because of the u.p.s. that caught on fire near san quentin.

the highway still closed on the westbound side but eastbound now getting through. you can see the backup goes all the way to the toll plaza. because we're seeing added traffic on the east shore freeway coming through emeryville, there is more slowing that we usually see, and in fact an accident at university that has things tied up. in fact, we'll take you out and show you what it looks like. sluggish around the berkeley bend, and around the toll plaza, not too bad. >> stay away. we'll have another local news update and an update about the traffic problem coming up in a half hour. we hope to see you then.

>> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ >> oh yeah. >> who is this? i like this. >> it is a lot of goodness. it is a lot of happiness. >> it's try day friday. april 10th. we've got a fantastic show for you today. >> one of the funniest people from one of the funniest shows. matt walsh. >> that whole show is just perfect. it is the perfect comedy. it is written so well. and it is national sibling today. we'll celebrate with two sisters who each gave each other the ultimate gift. it is a really extraordinary

story you have to hear to believe. we've also got another anniversary this week. the 5th anniversary of "bobbie's buzz." >> that's so nice. today's the day we give it away. we'll pick five lucky winners and give them a special prize. i want to say a very very sibling day to my sister mish and my brother dave. i'm sure you'd like to do the same. >> my sister and my brother. i love them! there is a request. when you're speaking to somebody and you're having a conversation, some people fill the blank spaces with either ums or er and some people fill them with the word "like." >> that's the thing. it can be a verb. i "like." which is a verb. what is "like" --

>> it's like it's raining. it's like it's raining. >> i could just look and see. >> but like just look. you guys look clueless. >> that is the point. like right now, for example the haitians are all like they need to come to america. when i like had my father's birthday party, like i was totally buggin'. >> i love "clueless." >> that was a wonderful movie. >> when you're describing quantities, like it's about half a glass of wine use other words like "about" or "around" or "approximately." it is "approximately" a half a glass of wine. >> nobody i know is going to say that outside of new york. >> it's like a half a glass.

>> just pause before you're about to say it. gives you a little chance to reform your sentence. >> ask your friends and family to point it out. this is weird. if you start to someone and they start counting how many times you say it -- >> you know you're going to resent the heck out of them. don't you think? >> yes. >> use hand movements instead. >> as if we were talking. >> i don't think that's an improvement. >> not at all. >> so figure it out yourself. we don't care. here is a question if you're in or ever been in the dating world. how long should you wait before you have sex. >> define "sex." define what the word "sex" means. >> what does like sex mean? so this survey was done by a very esteemed british adult toy company called love hurricane. love honey says -- >> are they the same people with

the bad cleaning habits this past week. that worries me. >> by the way -- >> remember them? >> by the way, some friends of mine told me that they don't change their sheets every week if they're not getting busy with it. >> if they haven't soiled them. >> yes. >> i don't want to meet your friends. i don't want to know these people. >> but if you don't get busy with it do you have to change them every week. >> you sweat. you drool. you change body fluids. >> that's not happening -- >> you exchange body fluids just laying there next to one another -- like. or is it lying? i don't know. the love honey company, i'm happy for you. 32% of the women say they wait until the fifth date. why? what's so magical about the fifth date? you couldn't stand the guy the first four why are you even on a fifth? >> no. you like the guy. >> don't say "like"! >> you are interested in the guy so they're saying when should you have sex. this group is saying wait until

your fifth date. a lot of people say sex on the third date. i disagree with both of those. >> and what do you say? >> i think you should at least wait 30 days. at least. to have sex. >> how about waiting inle marriage hoda how about that? >> no i think that's good for some people. no one i've ever met. no, no i think it is good for some people. but i do think you don't know you're in love -- in love. >> which is -- in lust is different. >> right. you don't know you're in love -- i like the four seasons rule. you go through the four seasons with somebody. see what they're like during christmas stress what they do on their mom's birthday, how they deal with life. >> let's just go back to talking about adult sex toys. you know what my husband's adult sex toys are? a football a golf club and a tennis racket and a fishing

pole. >> what does that even mean? >> those are adult toys. >> oh. "adult" toys. yes. 15% of the women said they would have women on the first date. by the way, it must -- i don't know -- i don't want to judge anyone but can you imagine just how meaningless it must be honestly if you're just giving it away left and right? >> i -- you know what? you know how i feel about these things. i think intimacy is so special. it is a gift from god and we have made it crass and vulgar and common and we've gotten rid of romance which i think is one of the saddest things in the world. >> i agree. >> this movie that we like that comes out today, "the longest ride," these kids -- they woo one another. they romance one another until they realize that they -- >> i love that. >> it is so much more fun. the build-up.

if you guys can't remember the name of the person you just slept with saying good-bye fred -- i'm sorry -- ethyl. i don't know. it's got to have more depth. >> you're absolutely right. there is something about longing, wishing, hoping and waiting. >> then you get to my age and that's all you do longing and wishing and hoping. all right. you want to live a happy life? >> where should we live? >> well it ain't here. >> yes, it is. >> not really. the 100 most populous communities in the u.s. >> these are where the happiest people live. please gro to number five -- el paso texas. >> oxnard south oaks ventura, california. >> three, raleigh, north carolina. >> two, surprise -- honolulu, ah.ah hawaii hawaii. >> the number one people where the happiest people reside --

north port/bradenton. >> there is something about the laid back. the air. the balminess. you get off a plane. you see a palm tree. it is balmy. you're transported. hoda and i are very excited today because it is national pet day. everybody loves -- we're not going to be with you tomorrow so we brought in pictures of our beloveds. >> show yours first. >> i never get to talk -- i do get to but i rarely do. that's lola and bambino and louie. >> bam of course is in the center. >> well he's the littlest. but they've never met a camera they didn't love. >> would you like to see my cutest little boy in the world? >> yes. little blakie. >> oh my god. looks like he's smoking a cigarette. >> this is an article in "wall street journal" that talks about why we melt for puppy pictures. even if they make a mess on the

carpet or chew your favorite shoes. >> it's like a chemical thing. when you look at the puppy's face or dog's face you get calmer. so in honor of national puppy day, we want to give our "aw" moment of the week. >> oh my god! they all want to be around the monkey! >> who doesn't? >> oh my -- look! >> they're just so lovable. he's individually taking care of each one. >> and he knows where to rub -- like by the ears.

>> aw! allrightee. guess what else it is today? >> what? >> time for "friday funny." >> hey, hodi what happens to a frog's car when it breaks down? >> i don't know. >> it gets "toad" away! hey, hodi? >> yeah? >> why shouldn't you write with a broken pencil? because it is pointless. hey, hodi what did jay-z call his girlfriend before they got married? >> beyonce? >> fiance. hey, hodi what's a pirate's favorite sweater material. >> i don't know. >> tachlt rarrrr-gyle. that's all i got. i liked them. coming up we'll select our lucky "give it away" winner soon. matt walsh joins us. so fun. right after this.

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it feels like we've been talking about it all week and now the return of one of our favorite shows "veep" is almost here. >> one of the reasons we love the show so much is because of a man named matt walsh. he played mike mcclintock. now that selena is the president, he's been promoted to the white house press secretary. >> oh my gosh. >> but he may be the only one excited about all the changes. take a look. >> mike you can barely cope.

how are you finding the new setup? >> i'm actually kind of famous now. >> really. >> yeah. i got recognized on the street today. a guy that met me forgot me met me, then recognized me from tv then remembered me again. >> great story, mike. >> that's just part of why we love it. >> you are so funny. >> i think that is a great story. but boring. >> are you still just having the best time? season four now. >> season four. should be great. greater than ever. yeah. it's been really fun. we're super excited. comes out sunday. >> how hard would it be to maintain the kind of enthusiasm you have through doing those long hours, a show that you were contracted -- contractually obligated to but you're going dear, god, get me out of this. >> like an indentured comedy servient. but i'm not. i can leave any time i want.

>> i'm trying to go a different direction than your typical -- how's it like for the fourth season? >> well if it was terrible i would leave. i would leave. >> all right. that's what i wanted to know. >> maybe i would kidnap somebody's child. >> there you go. something interesting! >> i agree. >> so selena is the president. hallelujah. has it changed the whole -- like how is it for you? we saw a little -- >> i think the stakes are higher because her decisions have global repercussions. she's not the blightest bulb so she's going to probably start world war iii. god forbid she really was president. >> in addition to "veep," which we love. you're a busy man. >> so busy. i'm not one of the most influential people in new york -- >> you're not alone. >> go ahead, hoda. >> you should be honored, too. >> please. please. >> so you're in a movie.

you are called "a better you." >> yeah on a little itunes site coming this summer. >> look at you, mr. director. >> it is about a hypnotherapist that can dpixfix everyone but himself. >> this is a little indie project. but those are the best movies these days in many ways. >> yeah. yeah. >> little stories with the big studios -- >> the character comedy where you just follow a simple journey. >> see, now you're interesting. >> yeah. what else you got? >> bring it hoda. >> i've never killed anyone. i still vote. >> when should somebody have sex? >> when? what age? like what season? >> after how many dates? >> after how many dates? give me their age. >> zero until like -- >> how old? >> high school kid? college kid? older? >> older. >> so a grown-up person living in new york? >> yeah. >> to guarantee a successful relationship? >> yes.

>> you looking for the big picture? >> that wasn't in the question! >> i would say three. is that too many? i feel like i'm old-fashioned. is three too many? >> i said marriage. >> oh please. you did not do that in your life. >> yes, i did. >> did you really? >> yes, i did. >> i support that then. but not many people do that. >> i know. i'm lonely. >> no you're not. you have your ethics -- >> i feel like you are a he regretting this decision. >> no. i'm regretting haveing you on. why did we have him back? >> there's too much bad chemistry. i need to be an influential person. >> i don't make the grade. >> this sunday "veep," don't forget, on hbo. up next the sixth anniversary for "bobbie's buzz." we'll showcase some of heryiest items

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i'm meteorologist christina loren. we have a really pretty nice and sunny day headed your way. showing you tiburon. clear sky overhead. temperatures going to climb into the 70s this afternoon. really nice day in the north bay, especially 72 degrees there. 74 in the tri-valley. a little chilly in san francisco for today. and 71 degrees out in the south bay. as we get into this weekend, temps stay steady and then slight chance for showers moving into the picture. full details for you on that today at 11:00. right now, we want to check the drive. >> thanks. things are really slow coming in from the richmond bridge where we had that earlier accident and now we're getting added traffic from the east shore freeway because of that and the highway is still closed. there you can see richmond bridge still closed. eastbound lanes now open but the westbound won't be open until 22:00 this afternoon. in the south bay, things slow on 101. past 237, an accident for, and in kupercupertino.

>> meet the woman who has been married ten times and never divorced coming up in our 11:00 neekt. we're back on this try day friday. and today is national sibling day. to celebrate we have two sisters who gave each other what may be the ultimate gift. i think it is. the gift of children. >> yeah. their incredible story came to us from "pacific standard" magazine. we'll meet them in just a minute, but first -- here's their story. >> reporter: it all started with the marriage of their parents when jodi's father married shannon's mother. he adopted shannon and the two officially became sisters. years later, jodi and her husband, paul were having difficulty getting pregnant because jodi wasn't producing enough eggs. that's when her younger sister shannon, stepped in and donated her eggs. jodi and paul had a beautiful baby boy. seven years later when shannon wanted to start having kids of her own, she and her husband were heartbroken to find out that shannon couldn't carry a

baby. but she knew someone who might be able to help -- her older sister jodi offered to return the favor and carry the baby shannon wanted so badly. but it wasn't just one baby -- nine months later they welcomed beautiful twin girls. now, thanks to the selfless love of two sisters, each one has the family they've always dreamed of. >> jodi and shannon are with us. we know the story, and we're still breaking up here again. you guys it's just beautiful. >> wow. now did this start off -- in the beginning when it started was it a casual conversation about a difficulty with conceiving? what happened? >> not sure how casual it was. >> im'm thinking it was pretty casual but with joedi everything is a joke. hey, can i just borrow some of your eggs? okay. >> when did it go to a serious plan that this was really going to happen? >> you talked to your boyfriend

at the time. >> yeah. i think jodi had suggested, and i willingly said yes but i had no idea what i was getting into. i didn't even know what ivf was. i said yes. she sent me information in the mail. >> it was 13 years ago. >> right. so it was new then pretty much. wasn't it? was it a good experience for you or was there a moment when you're going "i love my sister. i love my sister. that's why i'm doing this. i love my sister." what was your experience? >> it was pretty smooth. i got a little sick in end but it was to her benefit because it meant i made more eggs for her. yeah. it was actually very easy. she definitely got the raw end of the deal here. i think i was done in about two months. >> what about returning the favor? how did that conversation come about? >> she was having her own problems. and i just felt like be i had to do this for her. i mean she had done so much for me already. here i have this beautiful son.

and she's having trouble having children. >> when did you learn about the fact that it was twins? >> i think i knew before she knew. >> oh you did? >> so i was -- right after the implant, about a week afterwards they draw levels. they draw blood levels. and i called in to find out if i was pregnant at all. and they made a comment, said -- it sounded like no. i said oh i am not pregnant. she said well no you're pregnant but the levels are really high. i might have multiples. >> what did you think when you heard that? >> oh my god! i feel so guilty! she's doing this for me and now to have twin pregnancy! >> how was your pregnancy? >> twras ait was a pretty good pregnancy. i swelled earlier than i did with the first one. i was so big. >> how big were you! >> i just kept thinking i can't get any bigger than this.

>> that's the way bobbie feels now. any woman that's gone through this knows that feeling. >> how old are the kids? >> jacob will be 13 in a couple of weeks. >> and my girls just turned 6. >> what do they know? >> jenny and teaguen have known from the beginning. i always wanted it to be a part of their narrative. didn't want a stigma attached. i was so proud of what jodi has done for me their baby album which they love to look at. >> you guys are amazing. thank you for coming to see us. >> i'm still crying! >> read more about the sisters' amazing story on today.com. up next -- thank you, jerry -- perceptions of plastic surgery. does going under the knife make you more or less likable. >> we'll talk to a grandmother who spends nine months a year alone in the arctic. all about her life below zero.

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according to the american society of plastic surgeons 15.11 million cosmetic surgery procedures are performed each year. >> we know that that can result in a more youthful appearance but now there is some proof it can also maybe, make you perceived as more likable. >> here to explain the results -- fascinating -- of that study, dr. michael riley, assistant professor of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at georgetown university

medical center. welcome to you. >> thank you very much. >> you've had some nice work done. you look darn good. >> not giving away any of my secrets. >> first you did this study yourself. right? what prompted you to do this first of all? >> well the main reason i did this was because i wanted to find out why people were having the results they were having after plastic surgery. a lot of it is good but as we all know we've seen people out on the street who just don't look that great. >> they've ruined their looks actually. >> we as plastic surgeons don't even have ways to measure those bad results or ways to discuss it. i wanted to devise a study that would allow us to assess greater changes that happen to people after plastic surgery. >> these results surprised us. >> you used just white women to control the study. >> i did. it was 30 white women operated by myself and steven davidson one of my colleagues. we had the patients assessed for a bunch of character traits. not just femininity but attractiveness.

likability femininity social schools, are they trust worthily. this was based on studies done in behavioral science literature that prove we judge these traits about patients all the time. >> look at before and after photos. two women who had facial plastic surgery. donna in her 50s. so after her surgery she was viewed as more likable. >> this particular patient -- yes. this is donna. she had an upper and lower eyelid surgery. she was perceived as more likable and more extroverted after surgery. in addition to being more feminine pandand attractive. this is not a radical change. she had the bags taken from under her eyes. >> she still has -- she changed her hair. i think that's the biggest thing. >> the hair is better. she had some skin removed from her upper eyelids basically making her eyes appear a lit more wider, a little more youthful. more likable. >> is she happy with the results? >> she is fabulous.

she actually talked about how much of a change this has made just for her daily life. >> next in her 60s barbara. >> barb had a lower eyelid lift and a facelift. in this particular example she -- as you can see, her eyes look a little bit wider but i think the biggest thing that happened to barb her cheek looks smoother. the area around the mouth and eye is where you can tell if someone looks more likable because they don't have the sired tired, sagginess. the jowls, as we age we look like angry face. >> yeah! because by then you are angry! a lot of stuff's happened. >> don't tell me. >> now when someone walks in oto your office and say they think they need plastic surgery, do you ever say, you don't need it? >> absolutely. i do reconstruct you have surgery for cancer patients but

i want to make sure what i do cosmetic surgery i do something good for the patient. that's what the study was about, what are we doing beyond just pulling the skin tighter? are we really helping someone out by making their jowls go away and what impact does that have on them down the road for the rest of their lives? >> do you see patients who come to you for reconstructive from bad surgeries from before? >> yes. we do. >> that's the biggest risk. people may hate what they've done to themselves. >> you are a delight. >> thanks so much. still to come, five lucky fans will win an amazing prize when we give it away. and what's it like to live in the arctic? listen to this -- in below zero temperatures. and alone. >> we're going to gipdfind out right after this. you've got some work to do! if you need me, i'll be cleaning the gutters. today, the house won't know what hit it. show the garage who's boss. check. put a new shine on the family wheels. check. tame the jungle you call a yard. check.

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national geographic channel's "life below zero" follows sue akins who lives 197

miles north -- north -- the wrong direction -- of the arctic circle. 500 miles from the nearest city and 80 miles from the closest road. she is the warden of a river camp and base for hunting groups that she calls her home. when the freeze be winter comes, you know what she does? she stays an lives all alone there. we are so lucky to have you joining us now. you are an amazing woman. she doesn't even use face cream! she has the most buttery hands for someone who lives that much north of the arctic. tell us why you don't. >> why i don't use products? number one the store is 500 miles away. i have to pay somebody else to shop for it then fly it up. >> just for that jar of cream. >> most expeditors are men and you say get me some cream, you may get a whole different kind

of product than you planned on. >> so you chose this life. and you said ever since you were a little girl when people asked you what you wanted to be you said -- >> i said light housekeeper keeplighthouse keeper. in the late '50s early '60s you were supposed to say mother. >> there's something so romantic about a light house. >> i'm after the seclusion. i crack myself up. i don't mind hanging with myself. so the isolationist lifestyle works for me. >> but if you're comfortable for people like me and hoda -- >> yeah but i know there is an exit strategy. >> these are timed events. >> you've got that in common with her. >> i like that too, i like to know i can get out. >> you guys are kindred souls. >> you are obviously by yourself when bad things happen as well.

>> it is the yin and yang of it. it is a very positive thing for me to do the isolation, but when something major happens -- >> what happened with the bear? tell us. >> the really short synopsis? i call did an alpha push. there was a juvenile male bear. he was too young. the chicks didn't dig him yet. he didn't have any alpha territory. he had been burying a karacaribou on my territory every night. i'd dig it up and send it down river. he was getting upset. i knew sooner or later it would come to a head. i wanted to get another set of water before it froze up solid. and i don't want to go into too much detail. i look for him. i had to use two hands to put the pump in the river. i didn't see him. put the rifle down. he was hiding. they're so intelligent. he snatched me up drug me into the tundra. you can still feel where his

teeth went into my head. i had to -- after he was down had it been a sow or older bear i wouldn't be here. one of the steps in becoming an alpha bear you subjugate somebody. i tried to call for help, sewed together the head and arm. i had to get that bear before he came back because i knew i wouldn't be walking long. found him, shot him. gps'd it for whatever reason. don't know why i did that. but legs gave back out in the river. i drug myself to the camp. waited ten days for somebody to find me. >> okay. my god. >>nd a you think you have problems. unbelievable. they can see -- no more complaining, hoda. about anything! >> you are tops.

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president makes a bay area stop pushing for better job training. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. we'll get to bob redell covering the vice president in a few moments. first, new details in that big rig crash that tied up the morning commute all morning long in the north bay. the eastbound lanes of 580 near the richmond san rafael bridge are open again at this hour but at 5:30 this morning, this is what it looked like. a u.p.s. truck crashed and caught fire in the westbound direction near san quentin, all westbound lanes remain closed right now. it's expected to be another two hours before they reopen. the good news is