now we go to the desk and watch the link come down. >> there's a live youtube link. check out a piece of history. good morning. should he go? the chairman of the house intelligence committee under fire after admitting he went to the white house to view evidence that showed the trump campaign was caught up in surveillance after the election. information the president later said vindicates him. now growing calls for congressman nunes to step away from the investigation. is he too close to the president? we will ask senator lindsey graham live. a second straight day of damaging storms across the south. more severe weather, including large tornadoes possible today. too much? a young boy being screened at the dallas airport subjected to a patdown that went on at length, nearly two minutes.

the boy's mother posting that. did the tsa cross the line? rokerthon got off to a great start at the university of oklahoma. this morning al has raced more than 1,000 miles north to reach his day two destination. can you guess where he is today, tuesday, march 28, 2017? >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. where in the world is al roker? >> that's what it sounds like. i went over the clues from monday. my guess is that al, you are on a college campus somewhere up north. >> hawe are in the u.p. of michigan. at northern michigan university,

as we keep rolling, rokerthon 3. we are attempting to set a record with almost 1,000 students playing the world's largest game of freeze tag. that's right, the world record for largest freeze tag game in the world's largest wooden dome, the superior dome. it's all coming up. we're going to start tagging people. coming up in our next hour, tag, you're it, willie the wildcat. it's going to be big. the world's largest wooden dome, the world's largest freeze game, freeze tag game, let's do it! >> he is amped up. al, thank you. let's get to our top story. growing calls for the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee to recuse himself from the investigation into russian meddling in the election. this after it was revealed that he had a secret meeting on white house grounds. as for president trump, he was busy on twitter over the night. we will talk about this with

lindsey graham in a moment. first, nbc's peter alexander at the white house with all of it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. overnight, president trump venting on twitter dismissing the russia story as a hoax. this morning, top democrats are saying the way the republican chairman and the house intelligence committee is running the investigation is a sham. they argue after his latest revelations that devin nunes lot of the appearance of im par xialty. adam schiff calling on the republican chairman to recuse himself from the russia investigation. arguing he is compromised his credibility. >> i think that given his role on the transition team and the events of the past week, it has too much called into question whether he has the objectivity necessary to oversee this investigation. >> reporter: nancy pill to selo pressing he recuse himself.

the california congressman not backing down. >> i'm sure the democrats do want me to quit because they know i'm effective at getting to the bottom of things. >> let's hope so. >> reporter: the controversy follows his acknowledgement he met a secret source last week on white house grounds to review classified documents. that meeting exactly one day before returning to brief president trump on his claim that u.s. spies may haven incidentally scooped up information involving the president revealing their names. he denies coordinating with the president's aides. >> if i wanted to, i could have snuck on to the grounds late at night and nobody would have seen me. i wasn't trying to hide. >> reporter: he is defending his decision to review the reports in a secure facility at the white house complex. but not in the white house itself. because he says the information had not been given to congress. >> probably at least once a week, if not more than that, we have to go to the executive branch in order to read classified intelligence.

>> reporter: fellow republicans are standing by nunes. >> whether it's the white house or waffle house, what difference does it make if the information is reliable and authentic? it just so happens, devin had to do it this way. >> reporter: the mystery over moscow's meddling is growing with president trump's son-in-law volunteering to testify before senators investigating the russia connection. those senators zeroing in on kushner's meetings last december with a russian ambassador and head of a russian staid owned bank sanctioned. a white house aide telling nbc news, kushner was fulfilling his role as the primary point of contact with foreign governments and officials. also today, the president is expected to take a big step toward reversing president obama's efforts to combat climate change. president trump will go to the environmental protection agency to sign an executive order on energy independence in the words of administration officials that will initiate a review of the

obama administration's clean power plan. that sought to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. as one administration official described it, the best way to protect the environment is to make sure the economy is strong. >> peter alexander, another busy day at the white house. lindsey graham is a member of the senate armed services and judiciary committee. good to see you. >> good morning. >> you know why we like having you here? you are a straight shooter. shoot straight with me. >> i wish you had a noon show. >> we know. we got that message. >> if you take all the questions about this classified information that congressman nunes received, who he received it from, where he received it, combine that with the questions about what he did with that information after he got it, sharing it with the president and the press and not his colleagues on the intel committee, and you add to that the fact that he was an adviser to the trump transition, aren't

there enough questions that he should at the very least recuse himself from any investigation involving the trump campaign and russia? >> well, i think you put hhe pu objectivity in question at the leaf. here is what i suggest, david go to his colleagues and share the information that he was given by this unknown person so they would know what he is talking about. if he is not willing to tell the democrats and republicans on the committee who he met with and what he was told, then i think he lost his ability to lead. the democrats on the committee are becoming prosecutors. one guy last night said on a cable show there was probable cause to believe the russians and the trump campaign collaborated. i have seen nothing like that. >> if you go back to your words that he has put his credibility in question at the very least, then doesn't he have to recuse himself? >> i think he has to repair the damage. my belief is that the house is off track and probably can't get back on track. warner doing a great job in the

senate. i'm working with the white house. as to whether he should step down, i leave that to the house leadership. most americans want to know, who did he meet with and what did he receive? >> do you think he received that from someone at the white house? >> i have no idea. i think you should know that and i should know that. i think he owes that to his fellow committee members that if he went down to the white house, he was given classified information that suggested some impropriety about surveiling the trump campaign, he needs to share that with his fellow committee member at the minimum. >> here is a shoot straight moment. the suspicion as you know is maybe it's the trump team that orchestrated this whole thing, that this information that supposedly vindicates president trump came from the trump administration. do you think it's fishy he went over to the white house to get it? >> i think it's a little bizarre. number one, there's nothing been suggested -- there's nothing been revealed to suggest that the obama administration surveilled the trump campaign.

that's not even what nunes is saying. he is saying there's in incidental collection outside of russia. the problem he created is he has gone off on a lark by himself, sort of inspector clue sew investigation here, trying to find some unmasking information about collection incidental with the trump campaign and some foreign agent outside of russia. the only way this can be repaired if he tells his colleagues on the house intel committee who he met with and what he saw and let them look theat the same information. >> lightning round. jared kushner, son-in-law to president trump revealed he met with the head of a sanctioned by the u.s., does it bother you? >> the bank, yes. the fact he met with the banker, he needs to explain himself. >> on health care, if replacing obamacare proved to be a 10 in terms of degree of difficulty,

as you look forward to tax reform, knowing that some democrats and members of the freedom caucus feel emboldened and interest groups want a piece of the tax reform pie, what's the degree of difficulty on that? >> the east german judge, 9.4. the ashes, a failed republican attempt, may spring up true bipartisanship. i hope the moment will arise where democrats and republicans will work together to replace obamacare. >> what does the east german judge say about the chances of that? >> i think he would give you 6.4. there's no other option. there's no other way do it. >> on that bright note, we have what's going on with judge gorsuch's nomination. the democrats now threatening to filibuster, forcing republicans to come up with 60 votes to get this confirmed. on the other hand, you have the democrats saying, president obama nominated garland while he was serving and he didn't get a hearing.

impartial observer think you deserve each other here. how do we fix this? >> i voted f e ed for sewed mir. joe biden told bush 41 in his last year, don't send a name up here. the compare season is afoot. i have no problem what happened with garland. we don't put people on the court after the campaign started in the last year of a presidency. we haven't done that over 100 years. as for gorsuch, trump couldn't have picked a better choice. it will break my heart if we have to change the rules over this guy. >> senator lindsey graham with a rare pink panther reference on the program. >> i love inspector cluso. >> i wouldn't pick him to do this investigation though. >> senator, come back and see us often. >> thank you. breaking overnight, some other news. two miami dade county police officers were wounded in what authorities called an

ambush-style shooting. dramatic video shows the men being rushed to the hospital in the back of a pickup truck. the officers were conducting an undercover gang investigation when they were shot. they are listed in stable condition. they are expected to survive. a search for multiple suspects under way. here is a scary story. authorities in maryland headed off a student's plan to attack her high school with guns and bombs. they found out about it from the girl's father. pete williams has the latest on this. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the local sheriff says he is convictionconvinced serious plan and it was spelled out in her diary which her father happened to read. authorities call it a well developed plan and say the student, a senior, had been working on it for some time to attack the high school in north western maryland near camp david. >> no doubt in our minds that we

averted a disaster up there. i have never seen anything like this, to be honest with you. >> reporter: authorities say the student had a shotgun, ammunition and at her home stockpiled fireworks, pipes, shrapnel and fuses to make pipe bombs. she had been compiling notes on how her high school handled emergency drills and how a local deputy sheriff assigned to the school conducted himself. last thursday, they say, the girl's father discovered the plan when he read her diary and made the agonizing decision to report his daughter to the sheriff's office. >> imagine if it were your 18-year-old daughter knowing what the ramifications were to go out and tell authorities that your child is planning on carrying out something like this. you have to really weigh into the conscience on that. >> reporter: residents of the community praised the father for his decision. >> that's exactly what he should have done. yeah, he was a good dad really. yeah, you can't let something like that go without having it taking some kind of action.

>> reporter: the sheriff says the diary called for the attack on april 5. she was immediately taken out of class and sent to a local hospital for evaluation. the school says she was struggling with mental health issues. >> this was a student who needed some intervention and some help. i think the silver lining is that she's going to get the help she needs now. >> reporter: once she's released, she will face charges. the sheriff says he's not sure whether she had the will to carry out her plan, which he says was real enough. >> pete williams in washington. thank you. now we move to a high profile fight over fair pay. the u.s. women's hockey team taking a page from the soccer team and now threatening a boycott unless they see significant progress towards settling a wage dispute. good morning. >> reporter: they were hoping for a deal overnight. there still isn't one. the women's eye hockey world championship kicks off this friday here in the u.s. the u.s. team, the current world champs, may not be there.

when the winter olympics kick off in less than a year, the usa women's hockey team will be a medal favorite. right now, the team is so angry with usa hockey that they are threatening to boycott this week's world championship tournament. >> we need more visibility, more games. we need to be paid properly. >> reporter: usa hockey was expected to vote monday. overnight, there was no announcement. the team says they don't get nearly the support the men get. flying coach instead of business class. sharing hotel rooms instead of getting their own. the men can practice full-time and travel to games relying on nhl salaries. women don't earn anywhere near that kind of money playing professionally. the captain of the women's team says all they are asking for is a living wage. equitable benefits. support for the women players is growing, from pros in the nba,

major league baseball and the nhl. one high profile agent said members of the men's hockey team may boycott their championship in solidarity. >> we support them and they want equitable support. we like to think they can work something out. >> reporter: a group of 14 u.s. senators dialed up the pressure with a letter to usa hockey to express their serious concerns. with the boycott looming, usa hockey went look being foing fo mn replacementes. some refused. the fight looks like the one the u.s. women's soccer team waged to get equal pay just before the rio games in 2016. some of those players spoke with matt. >> why does it come to a head now? >> i think the timing is right. i think that we have proven our worth over the years. >> reporter: now women's hockey is saying the same thing. if no one listens, they simply won't play. in a statement, usa hockey says they have increased their level of direct support and they have

a longstanding commitment to the advancement and growth of girls and women's hockey. they say any claims to the contrary are unfounded. >> the clock is ticking. >> that's right. a few days. >> thank you so much. al is spending the morning up at northern michigan university. it's day two of rokerthon 3. sound kos confusing. first he is tracking severe weather. al? >> that's right. in fact, it's a good tling we got out yesterday when we did. because oklahoma is one of the areas in -- under the gun for severe weather. let's take a look and show you what we have going on. basically, we're talking about a big upper level low with no major steering components to push this thing out. it's going to take its own sweet time as it drops out of the rockies and makes its way slowly to the east. we have a severe storm risk right through thursday, starting off with today. we are looking at 15 million people at risk for large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes

possible, especially in west texas. you can see the risk extends up to oklahoma city. tomorrow is the biggest risk. in fact, we may see the risk upgraded for 19 million people, hail, strong winds and tornadoes. thursday more of the same, 20 million people at risk as it moves into the southeast and central gulf. rainfall amounts for southern oklahoma, northern texas, upwards of five inches of rain possible. flash flood watches and warnings may have to be issued by thursday. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have temperatures in the low to mid 40s as you head out the door. on the cool side, but at least it is sunny. 50 degrees in the east bay. looking at the high temperatures this afternoon, reaching 69 degrees in the peninsula. and 73 in the tri-valley. up to 76 in the north bay. while 66 in san francisco. tomorrow, just as warm and sunny, but then we'll have a few spotty showers moving through the bay area on thursday morning. that is your latest weather. coming up, we are going to attempt to break the world record for world's largest freeze tag game, even though it's not freezing outside, it will be freezing in here, baby. we want you guys at home and in the studio to play along. matt, i expect you constantly tagging savannah. >> done. by the way, i like that

sweatshirt medium. >> yes. thank you very much. i'm going to bring you one, medium. >> it's not medium. it's small. al, thank you so much. just ahead, a mother's outrage after she says this lengthy tsa patdown left her son traumatized. did that agent go too far? a new report in the wake of the frightening escalator accident. what you need to consider before casually stepping on to one. first, this is "today" on nbc. to consider before casually stepping on to

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good morning. it's 7:26. i'm kris sanchez. firefighters this morning are back at the scene of the devastating and massive fire that gutted an oakland apartment building yesterday. three people are now confirmed to have died in the fire. but there is one person who is still listed as missing. fire crews this morning plan to search through the debris. as many as 80 people lived in the transitional housing complex and so far there is no explanation about whatted the pire. the city records indicate that fire inspector just last week found a long list of violations at the building including problems with the fire alarms, the sprinklers and smoke detect detectors. >> we're waking up to insunshine and chilly temperatures. as we take a live look outside at san francisco, beautiful start to this tuesday morning.

we're going to start out with temperatures now in the 40s and 50s. and then heading into the 60s and 70s today. a lot warmer than yesterday. up to 72 degrees in san jose, livermore, and palo alto. 78 degrees in napa while 68 degrees in oakland and san francisco. into next several days, going to see the temperatures holding steady in the 60s, but there will be a chance of rain on thursday. as we geinto the weekend, temperatures will be warming up as we dry out, going to see some upper 70s for the inland areas. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> most of the bay looking great. but we did have this big problem in san jose. it's sort of has the ripple effect. north 85, we had that crash that cleared about a half hour ago. just before the end of our 6:00 a.m. show. the lanes have been cleared and now the backup is there. back over to the 101, a slower coming out of morgan hill toward blossom hill, and also 101 slows around capital expressway.

the south lanes having a tough time. >> we have more local news coming up for you in just a half hour. see you then.

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maxx you. maxx life. t.j.maxx ♪ back now, 7:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 28th of march, 2017. nice crowd on our plaza this morning, part of that rolling and rolling spring break. and everyone else joining al roker up at northern michigan university as he takes on his second stop on his rokerthon college tour. he changed his -- wait a minute. >> you are not al roker. >> my name is herb. >> okay. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> they're playing my song. thank you very much. >> al is having too much fun out there. it's only tuesday. >> more cow bells.

>> we will check in with him in just a moment. let's get a check of the headlines. powerful storms hammering the south monday. damaging hail, high winds. that region is under a threat of severe weather through thursday. tension could be high on capitol hill today. house republicans are holding their first meeting since a vote on their replacement for obamacare was suddenly abandoned. they plan to discuss their agenda moving forward, including tax cuts and other issues. the field is set for the women's final four in dallas. uconn crushed oregon last night. they will face mississippi state on friday. south carolina topped florida state. they will join the men's program in the final four as well. next up, stanford. now to the patdown of a young boy we have been showing you at the airport in dallas. this has the tsa under fire. jacob, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. the video which has been posted

by the teen's mother has been viewed nearly 5 million times. the mother says she asked the tsa to use an alternative screening process because her son suffers from a brain disorder that can make him sensitive to touch. the tsa, which intensified its screening procedures, says the patdown was done by the book. growing route rage over this video that's gone viral. it shows a tsa agent patting down a teenager at the dallas-ft. worth airport last weekend. the two minute clip posted by jennifer williamson shows her son aaron standing in a security area while an agent begins what she calls aggressively patting down her son. furious about what she describes as an unnecessary and horrifying patdown, williamson blasted the tsa for the way they treated her son writing, we have been through hell this morning. they detained aaron for well over an hour at dfw. he didn't want my child given a patdown like this. williamson says her son suffers from sensory processing

disorder, that can cause anxiety in children when they're touched. she says she asked agents to screen him in other ways per tsa rules. it was horrifying, she writes, somehow these tsa agents were traumatizing children and doing whatever they feel like without any cause need to be reigned in. the tsa released a statement saying that it allows for a patdown of a teenage passenger and in this case all approved procedures were followed to resolve an alarm of the passenger's laptop. normally the tsa says only a small number of people are selected for patdowns, usually after tripping off a metal detector or screening machine. williamson says her son set off no alarms while going through security. let me make something else crystal clear, he said off no alarms. he physically did not alarm at all during screening. he passed through the detector just fine. the incident comes just three weeks after the tsa put new stricter screening procedures in place. procedures that at least one mother says were too aggressive for her child.

williamson writing, he is still several hours later saying, i don't know what i did, what did i do, i am live i had. the mother complained that they were forced to miss their flight. the tsa soays it took 45 minute, including the screening and checking three our bags which needed further checking. matt and savannah? >> thank you very much. have i gone through that patdown. it usually takes 15, 20 seconds. two minutes seems like a long time. >> there will be more people looking into what happened there. let us head back to al in michigan for a check of the weather. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you novo nordisk. millions are at risk for diabetes. are you? we are up over the superior dome, the world's largest wooden dome. i haven't had a chance to do this very often.

my people, my people, my people! that felt good. you know what else feels good? warm temperatures as we move into spring. let's look and show you. there's a big part of the country that's going to see temperatures above normal. houston today, 84. little rock, 73. that's nine degrees above average. philadelphia, 66 degrees. 13 degrees warmer than usual. we move into new york city, low 60s tomorrow. columbus, 62. savannah, we always love savannah, 88 degrees. that's 17 degrees above average. by the time we get on into thursday, those temperatures still pretty warm from melbourne, florida, all the way up into cincinnati. that's what's going on around the good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. here's a live look outside at san jose. the sun is shining but it's

still chilly. it's 46 degrees and it's 44 in livermore, while palo alto and oakland now at 50 degrees. napa, 45. we're going to see the high temperatures today reaching into the mid 60s along the coast, and mid 70s for the inland areas and the north bay. in the tri-valley, up to 72 degrees there, and san jose as well as palo alto. don't forget, check the weather any time you need with our friends at the weather channel on cable. coming up in a half hour, guys, the record attempt at the largest freeze tag game from here at northern michigan university. all these people freezing to beat the record. yes! >> all right, al. thank you so much. still ahead on trending how far some people are willing to go to watch their own surgeries. first, the hidden dangers of escalators.

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reversed direction. and it's not the first time something like this has happened. jeff rossen is in canada with more on this. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, matt, good morning to you. it's mindless. if you're anything like me, you step on to the escalator, anywhere you are, you're on your phone, not paying attention. a typical ride as you head down to men's suits, until it's not. without warning, these things can reverse direction, as we've seen in hong kong and it could send people flying. would you know what to do? plus, why we're here in canada. this is where a company is developing a new handrail that could make it even safer. this new video is horrifying. this week, an escalator at this busy shopping mall in hong kong suddenly reversing direction. throwing shoppers down like dominos, tramping each other. 18 injured. and it happens here at home, too. this escalator at a philadelphia hockey game suddenly speeding

up, sending people flying. this man, knocked over the handrail. in washington, d.c., dozens piled up at a metro station, after their escalator malfunctioned. so, what can you do to protect yourself? to show us, we're here with patrick from ehc global. you manufacture the escalator parts? >> we do. >> reporter: what happens if i'm on the escalator and it reverses and throws me down. >> if you're not holding the handrail, you want to grab on to the handrail. >> reporter: both sides? >> both sides. >> reporter: will the handrail be moving with it? >> it will. but you will be able to ride it right down. >> that's the key. you want to keep yourself inside this small, narrow chute, instead of falli ining off the . >> exactly. that's where most injuries happen. >> reporter: the danger is more serious than you think. in 2015, more than 11,000 people spent to emergency rooms,

injured by escalators. some accidents even turning deadly. this father of four was killed when his clothing got caught in the escalator's gears. it can happen in an instant, loose clothing getting caught, and feet getting pulled into the steps. let's say you're a victim and you're screaming out in pain. what do i do? >> at the top and bottom of every escalator is a big, red stop button. you want to press that. >> here's the button right here. an alarm goes off. and look on the spot it just stops. >> absolutely. that's what it's meant to do. >> reporter: i know myself. i know you at home. i would be afraid to hit this. >> don't be afraid. this is what's going to prevent further emtrapment if somebody is stuck in an escalatoescalato. >> reporter: the key is avoiding an accident altogether. the company creating this new

handrail, drilling the message in the entire time. what's the right way to ride? >> make sure your shoe laces are tied. and no strollers on the escalator. >> i'm glad you brought that up. and i was guilty when i had babies. why not bring the stroller on? >> two hands on the stroller, no hands on the handrail. you want to make sure that the wheels of the stroller do not get stuck and cause the baby to fly out of the stroller. in this case, you want to use the envelolevator. >> reporter: now, you know what to do when your typical ride goes south. by the way, so many accidents happened right here. that critical moment when you first step on, especially kids, not paying attention. getting caught between where it's stationary and the first step. they have done one thing to make escalators safer. you've probably seen this in your area. the brushes on the side. they catch loose clothing before

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valleys. as we head over to mike, let's get an update on the roadways. >> even though it's tuesday, rr not so bad as far as the volume of traffic, and the south bay looks better. 101 out of morgan hill has recovered. a standard flow out of the south bay after the earlier crashes cleared. southbound 101 is slow down toward ripple avenue. a crash may be blocking part of the slow lane. a live look at palo altos you traffic starting to bog down as you hit the lane shift over there at university. >> firefighters are still looking for clues into what caused yesterday's massive oakland apartment fire. we can tell you one person is still missing. on our facebook page, you can link to images of the build's cluttered interior just before the fire. >> we do have more fire coverage in our twitter feed. that's where our reporter pete suratos just posted a video update from the scene. there is a farewell of sorts for an iconic structure, the old eastern span of the bay bridge. on our home page, find out why this is your last chance to see

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imagine where it will take you. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, step down. that's the call from top democrats as the house chairman in charge of the trump probe faces criticism for a secret meeting at the white house. >> i think it would be interest if he couwould step aside and l someone else handle the investigation. >> we're live in washington. how your personal finances and probrowsing history could bp for grabs for anyone willing to pay for it. what you need to know about protecting your privacy. and storming ahead -- >> wildcat willie, yeah. >> after a record-breaking day at the university of oklahoma,

rokerthon rolls into northern michigan university, to show some wildcat pride. what guinness world record will al help them shatter this morning? today, tuesday, march 28th, 2017. ♪ >> out in new york city. >> hello family in indiana. >> hello. ♪ >> here for my tenth birthday. >> celebrating my sweet 16 in the big apple. >> my dream was to be on the "today" show. [ cheers ] ♪ >> it's 8:00 on "today." it's a tuesday morning. and it is a rainy one out on our plaza. a little drizzly. we have a great crowd. spring break is in full bloom on our plaza.

and of course, al, is in the upper peninsula of michigan this morning. and he's got a great crowd out there. and what are they -- that looks like country line dancing. how awesome is that? ♪ hi, al. can you hear us? it's loud here. it's loud there. >> it's like rokerthon there. >> i can hear you now. i hope it's not too much. we're getting ready to break that freeze tag record, baby. >> i could watch that all day. it's like the yule log. i'm enjoying watching that. >> we have much more with al over at northern michigan university. here is olivia bastianc, to show how she does dinner night.

let's get to the morning's top stories. >> i'm hallie jackson in washington. this morning, growing calls from democrats now, demanding one influential republican step down from an investigation into russia's meddling with the 2016 campaign. all of it, as president trump vents overnight on twitter, calling the trump russia story, in his words, a hoax. it's setting up for another day in the nation's capital. today, a stunning split inside a powerful congressional committee. the top democrat on house intelligence, now demanding the top republican recuse himself from leading an investigation involving russian interference in the election. >> i think it would be best if he were to step aside, let someone else handle this investigation. and i'm very unhappy, frankly, to have gotten to this point. >> reporter: republican chairman devin nunes, facing new fallout after a secret meeting on white house grounds last tuesday. one day before he dropped a

bombshell, that u.s. spies may have scooped up communications involving or about the trump transition team. >> i have been working wi ining a long time with many sources and needed a place where i could finally go because i knew what i was looking for. and i could get access for what i needed to see. >> reporter: he met with that source in a security facility next to the west wing. but he won't say who the source is. only that it's a member of the intelligence community. >> if i wanted to, i could have snuck on to the grounds late at night and no one would have seen me. but i wasn't trying to hide. >> reporter: the timing of that secret source meeting, followed by a day later with a briefing of the president. now, members of the house and senate asking that he step aside. >> chairman nunes seems to be more interested in protecting the president than in seeking

the truth. >> reporter: but house speaker paul ryan says he has full confidence in nunes, with fellow republicans giving him backup. >> whether it's the white house or waffle house, what difference does it make if the information is reliable and awe thentic? >> i'm sure the democrats want me to quit because they know i'm effective. >> reporter: lindsey graham, this morning. >> if he went down to the white house was given classified information that suggests some impropriety about surveilling the trump campaign, he needs to share that with his committee members at the minimum. >> reporter: all of it, a plot twist with no ending in sight. >> if this is a movie you would turn it off because you wouldn't believe it as believable. >> reporter: the president is working to keep the conversation about his agenda. and today, the focus is on what the white house calls energy independence. the president is expected to sign an e executive order rolling back obama era regulations to fight climate

change. savannah? >> hallie jackson, thank you. now, a vote in washington tied to your online privacy. at issue, whether internet providers can sell your information. tom costello is on that from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the senate voted last week to block the fcc privacy rule, saying it was obama administration overreach. today, the house votes. if house republicans vote the same way, your internet service privateer could have the green light to sell your browsing history to online advertisers. think of everything you do online. from researching a child's private medical concern, searching for doctors, boying clothes, online dating. and no one has more information about you than your internet service provider. verizon, at&t, and comcast. the fcc ruled internet providers cannot sell your browsing information to advertisers

without your consent. but today, republicans are voting to block that protection rule. democrats say it's a huge setback for personal privacy. >> all your private stuff could be available and sold. >> reporter: not so, say republicans, who argue, internet providers should be allowed to sell your information to advertisers who want to target you. >> the fcc private order makes it difficult for consumers to learn about the latest product offerings from broadband providers. >> reporter: plus, they say google and facebook use personal information for targeted advertising. think about how you search for a product online, ads for the same product pop up on other sides. >> everybody wants to monetize internet data. >> reporter: how much of your personal information could be exposed? >> your surfing habits, your kids' surfing habits can be tracked and sold to whoever without your knowledge or consent. >> reporter: the fcc protection

rules could have harmed innovation and creativity. privacied privacy advocates say internet providers have more information about you than google or facebook. if you don't want your information sold, tell your internet provider. tell you about a bizarre altercation on a college softball field. it happened minutes after auburn beat florida monday night. during the postgame handshakes, tim walton judges the auburn short stop in the shoulder after she didn't put up her hand. fagan shoved him back. words were exchanged. the two have a history. walton dismissed two of her sisters who played for the gators softball team back in 2012. >> not a lot of good sportsmanship in that particular shot. coming up next, "trending," and the story behind what could be the saddest school lunch ever or the best. >> don't judge. john travolta and olivia

newton-john have big plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "grease." al is ready to begin this morning's rokerthon challenge. al? >> that's right. we're going to try to make the guinness world record for the largest freeze tag. it has to go for 15 minutes. once folks are tagged by the it teams, they have to freeze. we're going to get ready to start this thing off. we have michael imprek from the guinness world records. in three, two, one. all right. and our attempt to set our third guinness world record, right here on rokerthon 3, the world's largest freeze tag game, is under way. we'll have the details, and the results. can we break the record? it's all coming up, from northern michigan university in marquette, as the "today" show continues after these messages. continues after these messages. run like the wind, bull's eye.♪

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the excitement of rokerthon 3 under way. you're looking at what will hopefully be the largest game of freeze tag ever. it is a cliff-hanger. we have about 10, 12 minutes to go until we find out. it's happening at northern michigan university. >> everyone is in the same yellow shirt. >> i feel bad for the group that

loses this record. >> that is currently holding it. they are devastated. time to trend. and dylan is joining us again. >> hi, dylan. >> we know surgery is a big deal. a lot of people have to go into surgery. they're scared as they should be. would you feel any better if you didn't go under? if you were awake for the whole thing? >> some people want to witness the action. "the new york times" reporting that many patients are choosing to forgo general anesthesia, opting for a local anesthetic to be awake and observe. why are hospitals seeing more of this? some people are afraid to go completely under. others are curious or intrigued. it puts doctors in a weird position because they have to make small talk during surgery. how's is weather? >> you see that freeze tag record on the "today" show. >> they can't be like, oops. >> has anyone seen the forceps? what happened to those? i like to go out to get my teeth

cleaned. i don't want to know about this stuff. >> i wouldn't want to know. >> i was awake to have my wisdom teeth pulled. >> what? don't they knock you over with a hammer? >> it was brutally painful. >> why? why didn't you go under? >> i don't know. i guess i didn't sign the right thing on the paper or something. >> sounds like they had their sticklers. i was awake for my c-section. >> would you go back after and watch it? >> no. >> we've had a lot of the orthopedics. i don't want to see that. >> that's horrible. >> all right. >> that was fun. we have shown a lot of basketball slam dunks here on "trending." this may be like no other. an atlanta hawks fan was invited on to the court. he put on quite a show. running and flipping on a trampoline. >> that's a fan? >> to ace that slam dunk. if that wasn't enough, that was his reaction. >> that's a random fan? >> that's some guy that does

that for a living, probably, because that is too good for just an ordinary fan. >> yeah. >> he did delight the crowd. >> yeah. >> that's like a break dancing thing. school lunches, they get a bad rap, don't they? >> i like them. >> i did, too. >> a high school student in pennsylvania posted this photo to redit. take a look. that's the meal, chicken nuggets in a hot dog bun. the school calls this popcorn chicken po boy sandwich. if you can't beat them, join them. >> i like there at the bun, is more of like the plate. it's just a way to serve. >> a vessel holding the chicken nuggets. >> i would rather eat chicken parm than a chicken parm

sandwich. >> if you drench this in sauce, there would be a debate. >> or add some tatar tots. >> or dip it into a milkshake. >> i'm curious. >> anything to get a milkshake during "trending." >> that is delicious. >> you're stranded on a deserted island, do you take tatar tots or chicken nuggets? >> i like tigatar tots. >> i feel like you need the prote protein, being realistic. >> stranded on an island, and you see chickens running around. why didn't i take tatar tots? i have my own chicken nuggets running around. >> are you going to bread and fry them? >> survivor. carson daly version. "pop start." >> you alluded to this earlier. starting with adele this morning. the singer made an interesting comment last night, talking about touring. she's got her new album out.

adele made a confession. it stunned fans. the last show in new zealand. here's what she said, touring isn't something i'm good at. applause makes me feel vulnerable. i don't know if i will ever tour again. the only reason i toured is you. i'm not sure touring is my bag. adele called her tour the greatest accomplishment of her career. said it changed her life. can you imagine adele not touring? >> we saw her across the street. and she was great. >> best concert i ever saw. and just her. >> it's a long tour. >> i think her personality -- sorry, just interrupted you. ransome thought, so i said it. >> happens a lot around here. >> you didn't get anesthesia. you missed the box. we get it. "grease" is the word this morning. olivia newton-john says there is talk of a reunion to mark the film's 40th anniversary. she and john travolta will reprise their roles as danny and sandy. they are discussing ideas --

dylan, if you have an idea, send it in. no word on whether that's going to happen. stocker channing can play rizzo. >> how about -- >> that's not going to work. frenchy was just in "grease live" recently. and frankie avenalon, "beauty school dropout." and david beckham, spending a moment with his a-year-old daught daughter, have a look. >> first time riding on your own, harper. >> that's cute there. >> riding her big girl bike. david captioned that, so proud. >> cute until he runs into a tree. thank you, carson. let's send it back to michigan and mr. roker. how is it going? >> it's going great. we've got just about 4 1/2 minutes into the attempt to set

the record for the world's largest freeze tag game. the record was back in 2015 in london. so, we'll see if we can break it. they have about 438 people playing. we'll see if we break the record. let's check out your weather. we have some severe weather to talk about, moving across the country. as you can see, we have storms pushing in. a severe start to 2017. hail reports so far this year, over 1,100 hail reports. on average by now, 500. and for wind reports, we have really gone through this. over 2,400 wind reports so far on average. you get about a little less than 1,000. all right. and as you can see, we have the severe weather threat today. 15 million people at risk. it continues tomorrow. and on into thursday. err:ujt morning. i'm meteorologist carrie hall. a lot of sunshine across the bay area. beautiful start to tuesday.

in san francisco, we are looking at a cool start as well. now those temperatures, in the upper 40s to lower 50s. mid 50s now. in oakland and fairfield. and expect the high today to reach 66 degrees in san francisco. more sunshine tomorrow. there will be a slight chance of rain on thursday. especially during the morning. but then we go back to more dry weather and warming up for the weekend. >> rokerthon 3 is sponsored by netjets, the worldwide leader in private aviation. >> all right. we're under three minutes, for our attempt at the world record for freeze tag. it won't be official until after 15 minutes of play. and the students keep playing until one person is left. as they keep playing, take a look at northern michigan university, a place of superior spirit. ♪

a two-hour flight from oklahoma lies the u.p., the upper peninsula of michigan, where i was given the royal welcome by northern michigan university's mascot. wildcat willie, yeah. thank you for having us. we're so excited to be here. this school with about 9,000 students, sits on the shore of lake superior in the city of marquette. which on average, gets about 170 inches of snow per year. >> taking a quick turn here. >> reporter: i got my campus tour from jared, who entered the school's winning submission. >> you see, al -- >> reporter: if a guy likes you that much -- a lot of colleges and universities have a starbucks on campus. what's so special about this one? >> howard schultz, the director and ceo of starbucks attended here at northern. >> reporter: it's served as an incubator of an international phenomenon. the ceo of starbucks is nmu

class of '75. the university boasts a leading center for the research and treatment of brain tumors. it's a school that has a robust fine arts program. >> you made your first plate. >> reporter: wow. that's really disgusting. as well as performing arts. it looks like a beautiful day in the u.p. >> hey. >> reporter: if you know the right people -- sometimes people call me mr. roker. but you can call me al. >> really? >> yes. ♪ >> reporter: and now, this al is all fired up and ready to go break a record. we are 60 feet above the floor of the superior dome, the world's largest wooden dome. while it's cold outside, but in here, it will be freezing. the students of nmu will attempt

to break a world record title. the world's largest freeze tag game. it will be ice-cold. wildcats, are you ready for a little freeze tag? [ cheers ] you people are freaking me out. i'm going to tell you. do some jumping jacks in place. one, two -- a little running in place. get the legs up. knees. a little freeze tag, all right? [ cheers ] all right. on your mark. get set. [ whistle ] okay. got him. all right. got another guy. and tag him. get him. that's it. oh, you got him. thanks to my tough love, these guys are shaping up to break the next guinness world record. everybody get a good night sleep. i want you to sleep in place, frozen tonight. good luck tomorrow. all right. we have hit 15 minutes, we are

going to check in with michael imperak, to see if we have broken the guinness world record for the world's largest freeze tag game. guys, back to you. >> the guy in the yellow shirt, i don't think freezed long enough. >> saw it from here. >> we're trying. i think we're going to find out, coming up. there's a lot of frozen. frozen. ♪ let it go, let it go >> that was my fault. >> all right, al. we get to more of the rokerthon excitement just ahead. first, a

. good morning. 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. the city of san jose may be poised to go after scammers preying on victims of last month's coyote creek flooding. some reports suggest that price gouging contractors are at work and landlords are being negligent in repairs. council members will authorize legal action against scammers by unfair business practices. leaders will vote to extend the emergency declaration made shortly after the flogds. that extension would anow victims forced from their homes to continue receiving mutual aid. and now let's go to mike who is tracking a few things on the roadways. >> that's right. pretty typical tuesday community until the last 20 minutes where we had this crash over in the east bay. southbound 880 in front of photographer matt.

got out and found detailses of the motorcyclist involved got up and walked off the roadway. lanes reopened south 880 at al va rido. south of the san mateo bridge. southbound 280 jammed south of 92 towards woodside continues to san hill road the crash blocked one lane. no major injuries but a slow drive. folks cutting back and forth between highway 101 and 280 through the same zone. back to you. >> all right. we have more local news for you in just a half hour. have a good morning.

♪ we're back, 8:30 on a tuesday morning. the 28th day of march, 2017. we have a great crowd out on the plaza, the basketball tournament. the other, the n.i.t., is here in new york. we have folks from ucf, university of central florida. got some cal fans over here. so, great basketball morning. >> that's exciting. coming up, we're really happy. look at studio 1a. the trifecta of hollywood legends. morgan freeman, michael caine and alan arkin. >> wow. >> look at them in repose. looking dapper. >> freeze tag right now.

>> that's a lot of crazy talent. dinner time is special when you have a famous chef inside a family. a sneak peek at lidia bastianich's home. let's go back to al and his rokerthon game of freeze tag at north michigan university. how is it going, al? >> guys, we are going to find out how we did. joining me right now, we have michael imperak, who is the guinness world records adjudicator who has been with us. we've not nmu president fritz ericsson and president tristan ruiz. michael, we have been playing over 15 minutes. what say you? >> al, the mark to beat was 438 people. we had some deductions. but i can now announce we had 634. it's a new guinness world record. >> congratulations. >> all right, nmu. >> i would like to welcome you to the guinness world records family.

>> he has the plaque for you. >> there you go. >> congratulations. you guys have done it. we're not done yet. we have a very special box here. tristan, if you could hold that for me. we have all of the student names in here that took part in this. and you have a chance to win $5,000 from the rokerthon pure point financial scholarship. all right. okay, quiet. listen up. we're going to pull out a name. listen carefully. megan crane. megan crane, come on up. >> here she comes, megan crane. the winner of the rokerthon pure point $5,000 scholarship. megan. we have a check for you right here. what year are you? >> senior. >> what is your major? >> sports science. >> you can probably help some folks out here today.

>> yeah. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> that's so terrific. all right. how do you feel about that, president fritz? >> that looked like an awful lot of fun. would you mind if i drew a name? >> you want to draw a name. >> i want to draw a name. >> you've got a scholarship? >> i'm willing to give a scholarship. >> of $5,000. >> of $5,000. >> go ahead, pull out a name. valerie urban. valerie urban. come on down. here she comes. valerie urban. that's very cool. president fritz, watching the rokerthon pure point scholarship. come on over. so, valerie, what year are you? >> i'm a junior. >> what's your major? >> biology with a concentration in zoology. >> wow. very cool. come over, megan.

>> there you have it. we have set the record -- this is the second day we've given out two $5,000 scholarships. very cool. tomorrow, we try to set a new record. i want to thank michael imperak. from the guinness world records. president fritz and tristan, the student president. guys, that's what's going on. we're going to have more, more coming up, after your local news and weather, as the rokerthon hall. es. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of sunshine as we take a live look at san jose, still a little breezy. as we go into the day going to see our temperatures from the upper 40s into the low 70s. today it will be a very nice one. in oakland 68 degrees. 78 in napa. half moon bay 63 degrees and livermore 72. as we two into the next couple days, still seeing the temperatures going up and down with a slight chance of rain on thursday.

>> tomorrow, guys, we're going to be back for rokerthon day three. okay. don't knock it until you tried it. game day fashion. checker board overalls. and smokey is more than the great mountains. we continue rokerthon, setting records at colleges across the country. day three tomorrow. back to you. >> all right, al. thank you very much. coming up next, some icons and oscar winners. morgan freeman, michael caine, alan arkin, are here. we'll talk to them about their new movie. first, this is "today" on nbc. how is that for a tease? >> pretty good. w movie.ne

we're back, 8:37, with some hollywood legends. morgan freeman, michael caine and alan arkin, have nearly 400 acting credits and four oscars

between them. now, they're joining a remake -- not a remake. i'll talk about that in a second. the 1979 george burns comedy "doing in style." about life long friends who decide to attend a good old-fashioned bank heist when all three lose their jobs and pensions. >> i think i might rob a bank. >> what was that? >> i'm thinking of robbing a bank. >> oh. >> i'm thinking about buying a ferrari. >> i thought about buying the knicks. good week for everybody, huh? >> good week. >> morgan, michael, alan, good to see you guys. >> hello, matt. >> it's not good i do an introduction that prompts a discussion between the guests. were we going over oscar numbers? >> i only got one. and i think alan got one. and somebody had to get two. >> the math was correct, right? >> four. i have two oscars.

>> i'm jealous. >> are you jealous? >> yeah. >> make another movie and you'll get one. >> does that mean you're twice as happy as morgan and me? >> no. >> it doesn't make you happy. >> more stuff to polish. >> i haven't even asked a question yet. >> you could get somebody to polish that. >> does it make me a bad person that i don't have a hard time imagining you three guys robbing a bank? i can imagine it. i really can. >> really? us? >> knowing the situation in the movie, we would rob the bank. >> we already decided we couldn't do it. >> too cowardly. we do it in the movie, we're only acting. >> is that it? >> don't tell anybody. >> you saw the script first -- >> i don't know if that's true. >> that's true. >> you did. >> i don't know if it's true. >> i'm telling you, it's true. >> you don't know if i saw it before you? >> you do. you had within telling us all

week. >> george burns made the movie. and the script i got was different from the movie. it was much deeper and more -- funnier. >> if it was deeper and funnier, that was my doing. >> we said -- haven't you been saying that -- >> you weren't funny enough and deep enough. >> and deep enough. >> they rewrote it and showed the script to us. >> i take the deep and funny. they take care of the big succe success department. >> can i clear up, you did see the script first? >> i don't know. >> he is kind of silly. >> he saw the script first. obviously, he saw the script first because the one that michael and i saw, is the one that we did. i am going to smack you. >> we didn't see any other script. >> i would have read another script and kept my next job. >> this is the ultimate buddy movie. you have to appear as if you are lifelong friends. >> we are.

>> you have worked together a long time. six movies. you and michael have worked together. >> yes. in a terrible movie 50 years ago. >> what was it called? >> come on, say it. >> it was dreadful. i forgot it deliberately. now, i'd like to remember it. >> i'll tell you after the show. >> no, in public. all right. okay. >> you two had never worked together before, is that correct? >> we met on stage at an awards ceremony, about 120 years ago. >> something like that, ya e. >> it was 1860. >> he says he doesn't like me very much because i stole a part from him. >> which part is that? >> i never said that. >> yes, you did. you stole a part -- >> i said i hated you. not that i didn't like you. >> what part could either of you have played? >> they hired him to do the judge on -- >> they love long pauses. >> one of the best scripts i read in my life. >> the script was fine.

>> burning -- >> burning -- >> they were -- what's it called? "going in style." "going in style." >> wait a minute. we're in the middle of a very important -- we have an argument going on here that's very important. >> don't get into it. >> "bonfire of the vanities." >> they fired me and hired morgan because i wasn't black enough. >> that's true. true, true, true. >> you weren't dry enough for the bonfire. >> wasn't black enough. >> you were really black. >> had a black guy on it. he was a bad guy. it wasn't a good representation for the race. >> it wasn't? >> no. >> get rid of this guy and get this guy. >> i was the only one that got the good reviews and i wasn't in it. >> you know why? >> because the movie stank. >> it stank. and you weren't in it.

>> zach braff was here not long ago. he directs this movie. i'm sorry. are you still going? >> "going in style." we got to come back to "going in style." "going in style." >> you said going. you have an accent. >> i have a cockney accent. >> are you from england? >> no. >> i'm from london. >> i thought you were from bright -- why do you speak cockney? brightton? >> cockneys are formed if you can hear the bells, you're a cockney. >> no matter what, you talk like that. >> what did i just say? >> where is my hat. and blaimey is may god blind me. blimey. bloody is when we were a

catholic nation, by a lady. now, i'd like to ask you a question. tell me what it is. >> let me end on this. >> wait a minute. we have many, many -- >> you stop that. >> this is your show, matt. you control it. >> thank you, morgan. i hope i'm not wrong on this? 84? >> i'm 84, yeah. >> 79, yeah. >> 83. >> i don't remember. >> he is. he's 83. >> is age just a number? or is that just a stupid saying? >> i think it's just a number. how does it feel? i don't know. how does it feel? >> it's just a number until you fall on the pavement for the first time. >> then, it's real? >> if you get an idea of these guys are like together here on the set, go see this movie. okay? "going in style" starring michael, morgan and alan. it opens next friday, april 7th.

the easiest interview i've ever done. we score an invite to dinner with the bastianich family. two

new and really special on "today food." family kitchen. we're going to take you inside the home kitchens of some of america's most celebrated chefs. and first up, lidia bastianich. >> to the public, she's the matriarch of italian-american cuisine. but to her family, she's noni lidia. and you can find her with her family, preserving a great tradition. >> sometimes i walk down the street, complete strangers say, lidia, is that you? can i give you a hug? and i just love it. and that's all about food. >> for 45 years, lidia bastianich has cooked up an empire. from an emmy-winning tv show. >> so, you see how nice and creamy the sauce is?

>> to restaurants, to cookbooks, to a product line. >> feels like a life that has evolved, with the support of family, into a successful business and career. >> she makes meals for acting legends, music icons and even popes. but every sunday, you will find her at home, preparing dinner for four generations of her family. >> all of the high moments of our life as a family happen around food. >> reporter: sunday dinner is a tradition that dates back to her childhood. it's thanks to the person who inspired her love of food, her grandmother. >> she had the animals, duck, geese, goat, pigs. she had a garden. we made our own olive oil. so, i really got to understand, to taste, to know food, growing from the earth. >> reporter: lidia grew up in istria, a former italian territory that became use slyuga

after the world war. >> you couldn't leave. you had to escape. and so, we did as a family, back into italy. >> reporter: after two years in a refugee camp, her family immigrated to the united states, when lidia was 12. but her grandmother remained in istria. >> i kind of felt a remorse. i didn't say good-bye. i would cook the food that brought me back to the courtyard. >> reporter: at age 24, lidia opened a nine-seat restaurant in queens. >> we hired a chef and i decided to be his sous chef. learning the work of running a commercial kitchen. >> reporter: a decade later she opened up her flagship restaurant there. and she became chef. >> did you salt the chicken? >> reporter: the business of food and family have always gone hand in hand for her family. >> my mother is 96. she lives with me. she helped me raise my children. gerald and tanya, they grew up in the restaurant.

i would always tell them, no, no, no. this is not the job you want to do. >> reporter: but it didn't work quite work out that way. joe is partners with chef mario batali. and tanya collaborates with her mother on books and the tv show. >> i didn't envision, i'll be honest. but it's very alluring business. >> i wanted to be a poet, a priest, a professor. they kept on dragging me back. >> reporter: no matter how life has changed for the bastianich family, one constant always remains, sunday dinner. >> everybody gets involved. grandma, 96, you know, she doesn't get off the hook. >> almost 97, i continue do my job. they treat me just like a queeny, which i am. >> which you are. >> bon appetit, everybody. >> reporter: this meal is about a lot more than good food. >> the way of telling these children and grandchildren where they come from.

the history of the food. >> how do you like the squash? >> if it's raining or snow or what, for me, the best. >> it doesn't always have to be family. in italian, there's a saying, there's always room for an extra chair at the table. [ singing ] >> salud. >> lidia is here with the bastianich family. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> grandma, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's nice to see you. it's great to have you here. chicken and potatoes. it wouldn't be sunday night without them. tell me about the importance of this dish. >> this dish, i think, goes back to grandma and her mother. i think chicken is not expensive. some potatoes on the side. some greens and onions. and you have yourself the best meal. so this day, when they come over to the house, chicken and potatoes is it. >> that's it. >> grandma, what do you teach the kids about the kitchen?

>> to be simple. and to use the fresh things. and to be good. >> are you proud of the family? >> i'm very happy to be -- to have this kind of family. i am the luckiest woman, i think, in the world. >> they are, too. >> joe, you and your sister left successful careers to get in the family business. what did you learn from mom? >> well, you know, a family business is interesting because it's where you're private life melds with your personal life. that's a nice way to live when you make a living doing what you're passionate about, cooking and hospitality. we're fortunate to have that in our family. we'll see if we have upcoming waiters in the group? >> raise your hand if you want to go in the family business. >> i'm interested in cooking. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> you better take that domino's hat off. >> the reservation is on the weekend. >> perfect. >> that's fantastic. the most important question is, what does it take to score an

invitation to sunday dinner at the bastianich house. >> you just have to ask. >> oh. >> we have it right here. >> here we are today. this is one of the favorites of the grandkids. grandma really roasts it up good. >> the question is, get everything caramelized. >> the onions are nice and caramelized and the potatoes. and the special extra treat, a little bacon in there, too. >> very tender. >> one of the nice parts of that piece that i loved, is the food brings you together. and the family comes together on sunday. but for the kids to sit there and talk with the family and to hear where their family comes from and to get the valuable stories, that's special. >> i like how lidia said, you salt that chicken. >> with authority. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. great to see you. >> thank you for having us. >> we're back in a home. this is "today" on nbc. >> yum.

♪ we're going to continue to eat with the bastianich family. coming up, john cena is -- did i catch you with a mouthful? >> you go. >> he is back to host the 9:00 hour. have rumer willis, richard dreyfuss. i guess al will make an appearance from north michigan university. >> exactly, from the freeze tag

university. >> propose a toast. not you. the bastianich family. cheers. >> cheers. >> we're back. >> after your local news. i'm ready now. ♪ kari hall. good morning. just a few minutes before 9:00. i'm kris sanchez. firefighters back pat the scene of a fire that gutted an oakland apartment building yesterday. three people are confirmed to have died in that fire. one resident, though, is still listed as missing. fire crews plan to search the debris today as many as 80 people lived in that transitional housing complex. there's no explanation about what caused that fire. city records indicate that

inspector just last week found a list of violations at the building including problems with the fire alarm, the sprinklers and the smoke detector. happening now, we have more fire coverage in our twitter feed. other reporter pete suratos posted a video from the scene and have a live report later this morning during our 11:00 a.m. news cast. on our facebook page link to the images of the building's cluttered interior before the fire. the photos were obtained from an attorney currently in a legal dispute with the landlord. and a farewell of sorts today for an iconic structure. the old eastern span of the bay bridge, well this could be your last chance to see the old span's last major visible. more news in a half hour. in our suvs,

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♪ this morning on "today's take," john cena is our celebrity co-host. and he has an unbelievable announcement. then, the stars are aligning in our studio, with alan arkin, richard dreyfuss and rumer willis. plus, the ultimate home makeover for a deserving family you are not going to want to miss. coming up now! >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, march 28th, 2017. i'm sheinelle, and along with dylan and our good friend wwe champ. >> how are we going to fit this in one hour? >> >> can i say your name? i didn't get to say your name.

>> it's not important. >> john cena. our guest co-host. how are you doing? >> a lot going on. we were listening to "take me home" by cash cash. al is on the road for rokerthon 3. we'll check in with him. coming up in just a minute. what's up, recordbreaker? he can't hear me. >> yes, ma'am. oh, yeah. we'll tell you all about it, coming up. >> thank you, al roker. you're right. we have a lot going on today. >> we do. >> but you have a lot going on. just you. >> this here we are. we're in the right environment. >> i teased on "today" radio, on sirius radio, that you have a big announcement. >> you didn't? >> i did. >> i need a big announcement. >> i am not going to tell you what people were guessing. >> just pick one. >> wait. hold on. okay. fox is coming out with an awesome movie. and it's based on a book that's famous, "ferdinand." and it's a story about the largest bull in the land but

he's not a fighting bull. he is a peaceful bull. think he's a big fighter. because he's a big bull. he's a big guy. but he has a heart of gold. sound familiar? guess who is ferdinand. >> yeah! >> all right. so, teamed up with blue sky. they did "rio." they did "ice age." and now, ferdinand. december 15th. you've got to wait for the holiday season. this is my big unbull-leavable. announcement. because i'm a bull. >> show a little exclusive first look? >> do we have the technology? >> i think we do. >> oh, no. baby steps. baby steps. easy does it. oh. sorry. >> that's so good. i love it.

>> bull in a china shop. what? >> you know what? that is so perfect. >> ridiculous. >> what! ferdinand loves flowers. and i wanted to give you flowers own behalf of ferdinand. >> oh, that's so sweet. >> thank you. >> you feel like i look weird? >> no. here's the thing. >> if anybody would have asked me before this movie came out, what animal could john cena voiceover, i mean, bull is 100% what you should be. >> is it because i'm full of bull? is that what you're trying to say? are you trying to cut to the chase here. >> and the fact it's a lovable bull. >> that's what i like. the movie has a tremendous cast. i can go on and on. >> kate mckinnon. >> kate mckinnon. anthony anderson. gina rodriguez. the list goes on and on. we have surprises as far as the cast goes. stay tuned in. go to today.com and check out the whole trailer.

so, really, the movie is an extra special movie about how being proud of who you are, and not letting people change you. and fighting what you believe in. >> when you put up the pictures of kate and anthony anderson, it's almost like the characters become the actor. >> yeah. >> does that make sense? >> it totally does. >> if you could voiceover an animal, what would it be? and it caught you offguard. >> we imagined a rabbit. like all over the place. >> my go-to is a turtle. i think because my grandfather nicknamed me turtle when i was a baby. >> we have the tortoise and the hare coming to theaters soon. >> can we do a collaboration. >> don't take this out of contest, but i am horny. >> look at this. >> officially, right now. and that's in the most legitimate sense. i know what you were thinking. get your mind out of the gutter. talking about ferdinand.

>> exactly. >> i have horns on my head. that's what i mean. >> you have horns on your head. and you're the coolest guy. he is so cool. >> that's ridiculous. >> in the show, we forget how big you are because you're so cool. you're very down to earth. >> i'm swell. i'm cool. i'm what the kids are talking about on the streets. >> you actually are. >> speaking of kids -- i posted this on instagram not realizing how big it would be. yesterday, john made a video for my 7-year-old who begged me to come to work to see him. take a look at this video. >> i know you wanted to come to work today to see me with your own eyes. but don't you know that nobody can see me? >> that's cute, right? i went home yesterday. >> it's the truth. nobody can see me. >> and they do all that, too. so, yesterday, i went home, my kid, he had oatmeal everywhere. he waited for me to come home. i approached him. explaining because, why does she have a dirty kid? it's just because i wasn't

there. okay. check out my son's reaction when i got home yesterday. look at this. you know who john cena is? >> yeah. >> who is john cena? >> he is a big, famous wrestler. he's like 42. >> really? >> he has big muscles? >> yeah. >> you want to see something? >> yeah. >> look at this. push play. >> what's up? i know you wanted to come to work today to see me with your own eyes. but don't you know that nobody can see me. >> i know. >> that was so -- >> is that the first time you've seen him star struck. >> yes, it was a moment for me. when you see your kid do things, it's like a rite of passage, right? i've never seen him so star struck. and his laugh -- he was so -- >> that's really cool. we say it at wwe, is our job is to put smiles on people's faces. and see something like that, it's awesome. it's awesome.

>> you're such a good guy. >> so sweet. >> that's really cool. >> the muscles are on fleek. >> it's the suit. it's constructed to be form-fitting. >> it is. i guess it probably is special, though. kids you would never get a chance to meet. >> it just -- i play fighter guy for a living. you know? we're headed into wrestlemania for a wonderful event for 70,000 people in the citrus bowl. but what i do, has a positive effect on people. they get charged and ecstatic and happy. it really adds a little justification to get your tail whipped. >> exactly. >> so, that's really cool to see. >> you're the lovable bull. it all works together. >> thank you. it seems like a regift, i'll take them. >> are you 42, by the way? he was so confident. >> in a few years, i will be. but whatever. >> where did he get the information?

>> i have no idea. he said, he's 42. that's the most random fact ever. who knows? >> it was a trivia question at the bottom of the oatmeal container. >> the fact you're mentioned in the trivia on the bottom the oatmeal is impressive. we have to talk about tv and film reunions making news this morning. first off, this is a photo of the cast of "the fresh prince of bel air." >> in west philadelphia born and raised. >> they're playing it. >> always amazing to spend an afternoon with my fresh prince family. no word on what brought the banks family together. but can you imagine? just even a taste of them again? >> that would be really cool to see. >> reruns are on all the time. if there's never anything on tv, at like 2:00, or 3:00 in the afternoon, i just put on that

because it just takes me back. >> that's true. >> great show. >> and what about olivia newton-john telling britain's "mirror," that she and john travolta are thinking about how to celebrate "grease's" 40th anniversary next year. >> would you like to see a reboot? there's been a live production of "grease." would you want to see them create some of the scenes? or what would be the ultimate "grease" celebration? >> i don't know. it's so great and so memorable. >> and classic. >> you don't want to mess it up. >> you want to see it again, but you're walking into a weird area. >> when they did a remake, i was hoping they would do a cameo. >> there is something about the chemistry they have. maybe you're right. >> it would be really cool to see them do something. >> that's right. >> who didn't want to go to rydell? are you kidding me? we'll see. maybe that was -- sometimes we should savor the moment in time. >> right. >> the fact it is turning 40 and we think so highly of it says it was awesome. >> that's true.

>> does kyan think "grease" is 42, too? >> he doesn't know "grease." >> she is doing the thing. she's doing the it's my turn to talk thing. i wish we could rewind five seconds. >> you will see our cues. >> they're not subtle. >> i see anything. i see nothing. >> thank you, john. >> we're talking about the amazing dunk at a basketball game. >> yeah. >> have you seen this? this guy is incredible. >> i haven't seen it. >> this is so much fun. it speaks for itself. >> this is a fan. >> that's a fan? >> yes. >> during an atlanta hawks basketball game. >> wow. >> the butt scoot. this is not over. watch this. and i'm just going to get up now. >> this can't be a random fan. >> forget the dunk. he hit the trampoline. you can get really high on a trampoline. watch the boot scoot. that is awesome. >> is that what it's called? >> that's what i call it. that guy can walk the streets like that. >> that's hilarious.

i have to go home and practice. >> that's cool. >> i'm not as good as he is. >> i have never tried a boot scoot. >> i have. >> why? >> we'll do that during the commercial. up next, after a record breaking day in oklahoma, al sets another record for rokerthon 3. find out what it is. plus, a jam-packed show of stars. rumer willis, alan arkin, and richard dreyfuss, coming up after this. ♪ outer layer of your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime. the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend the new pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel. it also has stain lifting action. it's going to give their patients the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪ could bounce back like it used to? neutrogena® hydro boost water gel.

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♪ that's real stuff right there. >> that's during the commercial break. >> that's what we do when we go away. >> your girlfriend, nicole, said you don't say no to anything. we will now have you do pretty much anything. >> that lives forever, by the way. you have me twerking and rubbing my butt on the floor. >> can we see who did it better? yours is pretty impressive. >> he has a little more hop. >> more hop. >> but we put yours in speed mode, it was pretty good. >> you're saying i'm slow. that's okay. >> you're chill. >> chill is good. >> chill is long as necessary. >> check in with al.

rokerthon 3 is under way. and, al, you're broking records. it's so early in the morning. what record did you smash today? >> watching john do that, all i can think of is the commercial. toby! >> no one ever gets your ref ren renss, al. >> it's a commercial for stanley steamer and the dog is rubbing his butt. >> that's how i felt, by the way. >> i guess it's not good if i have to explain it. some folks got it. we're here at northern michigan university. in marquette. we got to run in under the big wildcat this morning, with fog and everything. it was fantastic. we had a great time. the goal that we were looking for, to break the guinness world record for world's largest freeze tag game. the record was set back in july of 2015, in london.

with 430 people. we had 634 people playing freeze tag. and in fact, we did break the guinness world record for world's largest freeze tag game. so, pretty impressive stuff. and now, we are going tomorrow, for rokerthon 3 for day three. in the meantime, luckily, we were not in oklahoma yesterday because we got severe weather there today. as you can see, we're looking at strong storms firing up again, from texas all the way up into nebraska. and later today, we have a risk of severe weather, from del rio, texas, to oklahoma. 15 million people at risk. tomorrow, it moves slightly to the east. this is an upper-level low, that doesn't have much pushing it out. we have almost 20 million people at risk. and they may get upgraded from houston to little rock, almost

to memphis. by thursday, we have memphis in the bull's eye. 20 million people at risk. we've got nothing but sunshine across the bay area. and in san francisco, expect a high of 66 today. nice and sunny tomorrow as well. 65 degrees. we will have a chance of some rain during the morning on thursday, but as that system moves out, we'll be rebounding with temperatures into the weekend into the low 70s. for the inland areas, expect that chance of rain to move through before lunch time. then we'll have some gusty winds on friday as temperatures warm back up. we'll be up to 77 degrees this saturday. >> and that is your latest weather. coming up in the next half hour, a clue of where we're going for day three of rokerthon 3. toby. >> i know it's exciting over there. save your voice. i need you for wrestlemania this

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sweet. >> you know, it's funny. we read that jesse, who plays jamal, he heard you sing, is this true? after seeing a video of you. >> yeah. it was crazy. last time i was doing press for the tower i was on, and yeah. happened to ask me, hey, you want to sing something? lord. it's early in the morning. >> can we hear it? ♪ and sniffed me out like i was tanqueray ♪ ♪ because you're my fella, my guy ♪ ♪ hand me your stellar imply. >> that was amazing. early in the morning, as well. >> i was a little unprepared. they happened to mention, too. do you want to sing an amy winehouse song? and she's one of my musical idols. of course. that's what this whole character was based off of.

and so, jesse i guess saw that. guys, this is the girl. she needs to play this. >> streecreen, stage, touring musician, what's your favorite? >> i like them all for different reasons. and i think you know this as well, being in front of a live audience, there's something about it. you get the immediate feedback and the energy from the crowd. >> this is an interesting question. the difference between a live audience on broadway and a live audience doing a musical performance. >> oh, man. broadway, in a certain rmt, i feel like people don't really get loud or react as much, which i actually love. i would say, you know, when i was on tour, i would tell the crowd, be loud. if you luke it, holler. i actually like that. i appreciate that. as long as no one's, you know, become ridiculous. trying to steal the show. i love that vibe of the live crowd. >> rumer willis, congratulations. more than a triple threat.

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victims of last month's coyote creek flooding. some suggested gouge contractors are at work and landlords are being negligent in their repairs. council members will debate a authorization that would authorize the san jose city attorney to take legal action against the scammers by suing over unfair business practices. leaders today will going to extend the city's emergency declaration made shortly after the flooding to allow victims forced from their homes to continue receiving aid. the sun is out and shining on the bay area this morning. always a good thing. we'll have a look at your weather next. hal

good tuesday morning. we are seeing some sunshine right now looking at the south bay. we will continue to see that sun throughout the afternoon. temperatures are slowly warming up. but we'll see them warming up a lot more quickly as we head through the lunch time hour. 54 degrees in san jose. 60 now in fairfield. we'll see the highs there reaching into the upper 70s in parts of the north bay. in concord today, 76 degrees.

72 in livermore. san jose and palo alto. in oakland today be with 68 degrees. let's head over to mike for an update on the roadways. kari, the south bay has a couple of slow spots north 85 and 87 and north 680. but the big crash was just cleared minutes ago. southbound 280 on the peninsula down towards sand hill road. you have to. >> referee: from 92 down to the scene and toward woodside. south 101 is a little bit better as far as flow of traffic, but you have to get over there. san mateo bridge showed a good slowdown the last half-hour. . last five minutes have cleared. we'll be back in 30 minutes.

♪ they are two icons of the big screen. ann-margret stole our hearts in "bye-bye birdie." and who could forget her role rusty, opposite elvis in "viva las vegas." >> and alan arkin won an oscar for "little miss sunshine." and also nominated for "argo." now, "going in style." it's about three friends that rob a bank after losing their job. alan plays one of those guys. but his life becomes more complicated because of annie. >> i've seen you perform a few times. in the west village, with stan

goetz in 1977. >> you saw me play with goetz? are you following me? >> no. i was following the music. i'll see you at the store, okay? >> see you at the store. >> yep. >> such a flirt, huh? >> she would not leave me alone. will not leave me alone. >> is that how it's like in real life, too? >> my wife is here. >> you said in the clip, see you in the store. we have pictures from the film. and we couldn't help notice -- >> she plays a clerk in the store. and i -- >> you're not going to do that to me? >> i'm going to do it to you. >> dying to know what happens. >> don't try the cat routines on me, lady. i'm looking at the vegetables. and she says to me between -- what is that over there? what is that? and i hold that thing up.

this was not on camera. >> this picture right here? >> this wasn't on camera. that's an eggplant. she said, what's an egg -- she had never seen an eggplant. >> no. i know what an eggplant is because i had eaten it. but it's all -- >> it's cut up. >> i had never seen it. >> i think you think that bacon comes in strips, too. >> see? >> you have had it. you've had it. >> we have our own wrestmania right here now. that's fantastic. you guys are obviously having a bunch of fun. you were in the 8:00 hour and hijacked the show. it was a bunch of fun. the movie looks like a great ride. anymore memorable bits about making the movie? >> that was it. >> the only thing. >> the eggplant thing was it. >> when we fell -- >> you know -- >> see? >> i knew there was something

else. >> i'm going to rat on her again. >> that was my fault. >> going to blame you anyway. >> what happened? >> we have a scene where we have to dance at a party. and we just -- she tripped me, threw me to the ground. the two of us are rolling around on the floor, in front of about 300 people, the most embarrassing moment of her life. >> did she trip you on purpose? >> i think she tripped me on purpose. my lawyer is examining it at this moment. >> are you making noises? >> i'm making the -- kitty noises. >> she doesn't speak. >> i don't know if those are kitty noises. >> she likes to do cat noises. >> very impressive. >> i was about to say, we don't need to know what the movie is about because the chemistry you have alone is enough. >> seriously. >> but seriously, folks. >> she's constantly giving me -- >> that's it. >> i didn't say anything.

>> you pooper, you always do. >> what? >> were there stories with the karaoke scene? >> we had no rehearsarehearsal. they threw the damn thing -- can i say damn? >> you said it twice. >> now, three times. >> i can go further than that? >> no. >> we had seen it the night before for the first time. and we had to get up and sing again. another embarrassing moment. >> we know you can sing background. >> i'm trying to -- i'm going to say this on national television. >> what are you going to say? >> they tried to destroy us. >> can't wait to see this movie. really quickly, speaking of singing. i'm going to pick up your mic, because i want to ask you about this. "bye-bye birdie" are we going to see you in it? >> hi. >> i'm holding her mic. >> she did "bye-bye birdie." >> she is doing the janet leigh part.

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high-rollers. >> a state-of-the-art hospital on-site. and here, we have a farm. this facility will hold one of the best high school, college and trade schools in this region. our prisoners will not leave her recontrolized. they will leave here revitalized. >> thanks for being here. >> thank you, thank you. >> we're just starting to get to know your character in this next episode. we haven't seen you yet. >> yeah. >> but there seems to be more than meets the eye when we're first introduced to him. >> first of all, i play one of the black people in the movie. i don't. >> wait a minute. what? i think a white entrepreneur who builds private prisons. and that's all i'm going to tell you about my character. i will tell you this. when i first met them, reggie and gina, reggie said, he wanted

to make a show that had no villains and no heroes. but it was a show about cops shooting kids. both colors. and i thought, that would be a good trick. and he pulled it off. your sympathies really shift from person-to-person. and you see a cop who is a black man who is a cop, who is a family man, who is a black man. who is a cop. and you see the pull. and that really does allow for some very different discussion. >> it's very good. it's very compelling. you alluded to what i was going to ask you. you saw dylan. she talked about your roles. what drew you to this role? you decided i will take this project on.

>> money. i like to play interesting characters that you can't cut from the show. i have a friend in l.a. who teaches writers how to spot the scenes that will be cut from the movie. and so, i like to play characters who you can't cut out. >> that's smart. >> yeah. >> that's how you've been around for so long. >> and very few evil people. i have played some because there's a little bit of dick cheney in all of us. so, this guy that i play, is privatizing something. and that's a toxic plague in america right now. we're trying to privatize everything. >> a hot topic. >> richard dreyfuss, it's such an honor to have you here. it's like royalty. you can catch "shots fired"

every wednesday night. now, send it over to al from northern michigan university. >> from marquette, michigan. we set that record, very exciting. we're going to give you a clue in a second where we are going tomorrow. first, let's check that weather for today. we have a risk of strong storms making their way from texas into oklahoma and parts of kansas. showers in the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine through the southwest. and gulf coast looks good. mid-atlantic to the northeast. tomorrow, the severe storms don't move too far east. they get their way into the mid and upper mississippi river valley. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. and possible record heat through the southeast. mid-atlantic states.

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microcephaly about 3 months old. i was at a friend's house. she was sitting on the couch next to my friend's daughter. my friend's daughter's head was larger than audrey's. i called the doctor and made an appointme appointment. >> soon after, a doctor diagnosed audrey with severe microcephaly. on a one-year trip to puerto rico, terra was bitten by mosquitos carrying the zeika virus. >> we were told she would never walk, talk, or do things that a normal 4-year-old would do. >> but with hope and physical therapy, some of the predictions were proven wrong. >> i will have her walking in ten sessions. i was like, what? we were told she would never walk again. >> there were more hurdles, like terra losing her job and the

house not being conducive for audrey's needs. >> she is getting heavy and for me to carry her up and down stairs. >> and she doesn't sleep in a normal bed. she sleeps in a crib. we look in on her and she's all folded up in a pretzel. >> reporter: after watching "george to the rescue" the couple was inspired to write the producer producers. and what happened next was a dream come true. >> and the producer said, i love your family. we have to meet. >> the doorbell rang and it was george. >> he busted right in. he thought he lived here. >> and the door opens up. we were like, it was so amazing. >> george quickly got to work, making their lives a little easier. and we dropped in to check out the progress. it's a beautiful home, first of all. >> they have a great home. and we don't totally come in and tackle the whole home. we focus on areas of need. this bathroom, we had to gut. we took everything out of here.

they had a little shower in here. it didn't work well with her. we opened it a lit p bit. we maximized the space we had. >> new tile to countertops to functional spaces. george went to wong work on a new play room for the girls. on a new bedroom with a new safe bed for audrey. >> she had a crib. it's time to take the next step to a big girl bed. we got the special bed for her. make it easy to get in and out. it's a work in progress. >> after four weeks, it was time to reveal the finished project. >> oh, my goodness. it's beautiful. look at it. >> what up, george? >> you loic this big bed?

♪ >> yay. >> you love it? >> george, from the bottom of my heart, you are officially a part of the family. you know that? >> group hug. i can't take it anymore. >> audrey doesn't speak yet. but she does in my dreams. i know she will someday. but she will be the best she can be. and we're right there to support her. >> god picks your children to be with you for a reason. and she's the most beautiful child ever. >> you can watch full episodes of "george to the rescue" on georgetotherescue.com. and for this episode, tune in the weekend of april 22nd. check your local listings. they are, to this date, one of my favorite stories i've done. they're a beautiful family. >> you said that before the story even started.

and i've been glued to the tv. >> beautiful family. and hats off to you, george, for making a difference. >> we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

can we thank john. >> thank you guys so much. for putting up -- i have to skate after this. it's wrestlemania to be had this sunday. but thank you for dealing with me for a few days. >> you're the best. and scooting across on your heinie like that was adorable. >> that's how i will get out of here. >> look at that. >> that's how i walk now. >> you do it just like my dog. >> i can't tell you how many times i've heard that. >> wow. i don't know where to go from there.

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