minutes, 25 minutes for a local news update. just keep it here. >> we'll be here all morning. >> and see you for nbc bay area news at 11:00. . good morning. the deep freeze. >> we're not getting along with russia at all. >> the president says u.s.-russia relations have reached the lowest point perhaps since the cold war. >> are two of the world's heavy weights on a collision course as president trump reports his hard line on china. this morning he is singing a different tune. two more security officers dragging that passenger off the united flight. is that airline about to get hit with a massive lawsuit? faceoff. the battle between two new york statues takes a surprising

twist. the sculptor of wall street's famed "charging bull" now dem d demanding "the fearless girl" be removed. close call. a 4-year-old girl sits down at a barbershop, and seconds later gunfire erupts. the bullets narrowly miss her head. incredibly she's okay, and the suspects are under arrest today, thursday, april 13th, 2017. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. who do you pick "fearless girl?" "charging bull?" >> what team are you on? >> i don't know. it results in unusual lawsuits. >> art, once you release it to the public, how much can you control how people interpret it? >> it's a talker. first, let's go to you are our story. the frosty relation between the

u.s. and russia showing no sign of thawing. president trump does appear to be warming when it comes to several major issues he railed against during the campaign. our team is covering all of this this morning. we'll start with nbc's kristen welker at the white house. hi, kristen. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. today president trump heads to mar-a-lago to march the easter weekend. it comes after high stakes meetings here in washington and in moscow. both sides saying the relations between the u.s. and russia are at an all-time low, but this morning mr. trump striking a note of optimism tweeting "things will work out fine between the u.s.a. and russia. did he right time everyone will come to their senses, and there will be lasting peace." right now the relationship deteriorating. >> reporter: this morning president trump turning up the heat on russia unleashing a stunning accusation wednesday. russia likely knew about syria's chemical weapons attack. >> i would like to think that they didn't know, but certainly they could have. they were there. >> reporter: the strong words came during a joint press

conference with nato secretary general in which mr. trump who was once criticized for being too praise-worthy of president putin offered this stark assessment. >> right now we're not getting along with russia at all. we may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with russia. >> reporter: the white house wants russia to pressure assad to stop using chemical weapons. like the attack last week that resulted in a u.s. missile strike on a syrian air base. >> young children dying. babies dying. fathers holding children in their arms that were dead, dead children. there can't be a worse sight, and it shouldn't be allowed. that's a butcher. that's a butcher. >> reporter: the president's tough talk echoed 5,000 miles away in moscow by his secretary of state. rex tillerson meeting with president putin and his russian counterpart, saying for the first time the u.s. might consider war crimes charges against syria's president.

one way to force him out of office. >> it is possible that the threshold necessary to charge individuals, bashir al assad may be achieved. >> reporter: but does russia have the upper hand in its relationship with the u.s.? for the first time in decades, the answer might be yes. western diplomats at the g-7 summit failing to agree on a british proposal for sanctions against russia in the wake of syria's chemical attack. then at the u.n. security council russia blocking a proposed resolution condemning the attack. >> the draft resolution has not been adopted. >> reporter: add to that russian foreign minister sergei lavrov dismissing the u.s. position that assad is so blame for the chemical warfare. instead, calling on the u.n. to launch an independent investigation. the secretary of state ak knowledging the tensions are an issue. >> the world's two foremost nuclear powers cannot have this kind of relationship. >> and in a new interview this

morning syria's president is again resisting the idea that they're behind the chemical weapons attack saying the army gave up all chemical weapons. assad, adding, reports of an alleged chemical attack are 100% fabrication. this after the secretary of state said the united states has high confidence syria is behind the attack. matt, savannah. >> kristen welker starting us off at the white house. thank you. the president's hardened view on russia isn't his only notable shift. on wednesday we also saw him reversing his stances on some other key issues that he took during the campaign, including china and nato. nbc's ch correspondent halle jackson has more on that story. halle, good morning to you. >> hi, matt. good morning. and you're right. president trump's cooler toward russia warmer towards china and towards nato citing their fight against terror. on the economic front he is moving towards the middle. for him a series of significant shifts in just the last day. >> reporter: from president trump a flurry of flip-flops.

>> here's the problem with nato. it's obsolete. >> i said it was obsolete. it's no longer obsolete. >> reporter: that rhetorical reversal on nato just one of several in the past 24 hours. as the president backs off key campaign promises. remember this one on china? >> we are going to label china a currency manipulator. >> reporter: again and again blasting beijing. as recently as ten days ago president trump calling china the world champion of currency manipulati manipulation. now he tells the "wall street journal" they're not currency manipulators. changing his mind, he says, because they've stopped doing it and because he wants china's help dealing with north korea. that's not his only about-face. in the same interview the president says he likes and respects the head of the fed, janet yellen. last fall his descriptions sounded different. >> i think she's very political, and to a certain extent i think

she should be ashamed of herself. >> reporter: as a candidate donald trump blasted the u.s. export-import bank. a frequent foil for conservatives who label it croy capitalism. that was then. in a move that may be seen as a shift towards the center, president trump calls it a very good thing, suggesting it might help small businesses. a senior administration official downplayed the u-turns telling nbc news the president hasn't strayed from the big principles of his campaign, like jobs and national security, adding he has always said he wants to keep all his options on the table. on the international front, he still is keeping one option open when it comes to the kremlin. even though his administration's clearly cooler towards moscow now, the president has been consistent. he wants to keep the door open just in case. >> be a fantastic thing if we got along with putin and if we got along with russia, and that could happen, and it may not happen. it may be just the opposite. >> the president argues he is still keeping his promises one by one, but his most recent

economic declarations, matt and savannah, could be seen as a sign of the rising influence of advisors like gary cohen here in the west wing as opposed to, say, his chief strategist steve bannon. back to you. >> all right. halle jackson at the white house. thanks very much. >> nicole wallace is with us now. hi, nicole. good morning to you. nicolle wall now, good morning to you. all presidents learn on the job and you have certainly been in the white house, you know that to be true. is that what we're seeing here, kind of a realtime learning about some of these positions? that is why it's changing? is it a true change of heart? good, bad, different? >> we are watching the education of a president. and what is different is that this normally happens during the campaign. and presidents of both parties, especially ones that didn't come from the united states senate, where they have grappled with some of the important policy issues, you covered george w. bush, conde rice, we are watching a president become educated about issues he railed against but didn't know anything about as a candidate. >> is it partly that and is it partly this is the reputation of

donald trump as a deal maker? you need a safe and secure europe, so nato's not obsolete. you need china's help with north korea, so china's manipulator. >> that's part of it. and it's also a sign, we talk about the struggle as being between the new yorkers and the keepers of the trump plain. i think it is more about his impulses toward the pragmatism you describe. and the reality, you can't do much on the world stage without a strong nato. >> is there also a little part of this softening toward china where he's playing china against russia and saying, hey, vladimir putin, take a look at me and my new friend, the president of china. >> absolutely. and back to the education point, he now, i think, has a better understanding of the grave threat posed by north korea. and he needs china. >> we talked about it and hallie said the bannon wing in the white house and the west-wing democrats, as steve bannon likes to call them, people like ivanka

trump and jared kushner, people with a more centrist position. i mean, in terms of the politics of it, are trump voters going to be disappointing if suddenly he's not saying, china, you're ripping us off, for example? >> i don't think so. i think the trump voters were so tapped into his strengths and weaknesses and understand the whole composite. i'll be out talking to them next week, but i'm going to be very surprised if they are disappointing in the pivots on foreign policy. they voted for him on jobs. as long as he stays on track, we have not heard him talk about that much, but as long as he returns to the central issue, i think his core voters will be just fine. >> nicolle wallace, thank you very much. we just mentioned north korea, there's now growing fear the country could soon conduct its sixth nuclear test despite stark warnings from the united states. new satellite imaging shows increased activity at north korea's main nuclear testing site. it comes as the country prepares to celebrate the birthday of the nation's founder, kim il-song,

the grandfather of kim jong-un. north korea is known to mark significant anniversaries and celebrations with displays of military force. also this morning, united is facing new problems over that passenger who was dragged off a flight earlier this week. he appears set to take legal action with his family and his attorneys, planning to hold a news conference later today. tom costello covers aviation for us and has been following this all week long. tom, good morning, bring us up to speed. >> reporter: united airlines says it will compensate everybody that was on the flight on sunday for witnessing this hybrid police security force ripping dr. dao out of his seat and dragging him down the aisle. and now this case may be about to take a major turn. today attorneys for dr. david dao appear to be poised to take legal action. >> my god, what are you doing? >> reporter: for the first time later this morning we expect to hear from both attorneys and the family member of dr. dao's, four

days after airport security dragged him from a flight bloodied and dazed. >> oh, my god, look at what you did to him! >> reporter: simply for refusing to give up his seat so united's crew members could board. late wednesday, the chicago department of aviation put two more security officers on leave, which means all three officers involved are now suspended as part of the department's ongoing review. >> no, i'm not going. i am not going. >> reporter: hours earlier, lawyers for dr. dao filed an emergency court petition, naming united airlines and the city of chicago to preserve what could be key pieces of evidence, surry r say lance video, surveillance video, incident reports, protocol and the personnel files of the police. on board sunday's flight, history teacher jason pao, so upset by what he saw, he pulled his students off the plane. >> what they did is totally opposite of what needs to

happen. it was really, frankly, unbelievable. >> reporter: three rows behind dr. dao, anthony johnson shot this cell phone video. >> as it was happening, i couldn't believe it. it took me a while to comprehend what i just saw. >> i have to go home. i have to go home. >> reporter: if united airlines was hoping its p.r. nightmare would fade away, it may be in for another day of bad headlines. united has apologized now to dr. dao and to all of the passengers on board. also, promising the result of an internal investigation by the end of the month. and meanwhile, as you know, their stock has suffered losing hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of the past few days. guys, back to you. >> tom costello, thanks very much. here's disturbing video from sacramento, california. it's landed an officer there under investigation. it shows him beating a pedestrian. and what did he stop him for? jaywalking. here's nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer. >> this is right here -- >> reporter: stopped for

jaywalking, the brutal takedown and beating of a pedestrian at the hands of a sacramento police officer was caught on camera by a woman driving by. >> hey! hey! why are you doing it like that? >> reporter: pummeled by more than a dozen punches, this morning sacramento police call the officer's smackdown disturbing and unacceptable. >> he's breaking his arm. >> reporter: police launching a criminal investigation into one of their own. >> if she didn't take that video, i would probably be a dead man walking right now. >> reporter: he says it went down as he was walking home. >> my hands were prettity banged up, my face. they got me in the throat, punched me in the stomach, my ribs. i just thank god i'm still alive. >> reporter: quickly releasing dash cam video -- >> get down on the ground now. get down. >> reporter: police say the standoff escalates when cain refuses orders to stop walking and take off his jacket. >> get down on the ground now.

>> reporter: moments later, the officer's fists fly. >> we don't condone this behavior with any of our officers. we hold ourself to a higher standard. >> these things are happening on a regular basis. and we don't always get to know when it's happening because there's not always a witness videotaping it and making it public. >> reporter: with cain not facing any charges, the officer is off the force and not commenting. but some say this video already speaks volumes. for today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. we should tell you that along with the criminal investigation, the sacramento police department also launching an internal affairs probe to the officer's conduct. he'll remain on paid administrative leave pending the results of that investigation. and now back to this video we showed at the top of the show, a frightening close call caught on surveillance camera. a 4-year-old girl nearly shot. this happened inside an arizona barbershop. and here you can see her taking

a seat by the front window when moments later gunfire erupts in the parking lot. the bullets just miss the girl by an inch or two. she was hit by glass and treated for minor injuries. police say the suspects were apparently aiming at the tattoo parlor next door following a very sbal dispute. two men have been arrested and face a list of charges. >> that's so horrifying. >> horrifying and thank goodness she's okay. al is off, dylan is here with a check of the forecast. >> it's a pretty nice forecast for most of the country. yesterday we did see some pretty nasty storms move through kansas. look at this thunderstorm that stalled out over hayes, kansas, just dumped so much hail. it's starting to cover the streets there. cars were stuck in some of the flooding because the rain was passing over the same area over and over again for a very extended period of time. cars there trying to drive through the flooding, which you probably shouldn't do. and there's the hail continuing to pile up, and even the hail landing in some of the puddles. so we are going to see some storms today, especially a

little farther south of the kansas area, down to southwestern texas. you can see the cloud-to-ground lightning there and heavy pockets of rain, but nothing too severe today. we could see the storms continue to move eastward throughout the day into tomorrow. but really, as we go into the upcoming weekend, that's when we're going to see more widespread severe storms possible, especially on saturday across parts of the midwest. basically extending from iowa right down to texas where we could see larger hail and damaging winds. of course, the rain that comes with it, too. we could see as much as two to three inches of rain near southwestern oklahoma. that could lead to some brief flash flooding again if it happens in the same area like we just saw in that video. so heavy rain possible today. mountain snow out west. and also very windy conditions in the southwest. that's a look at

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. rain is off and on this morning and we are seeing some of that rain just movie ining through s jose and pushing off towards the east. we have downpours in the south county area and towards the north and east rain moving closer to pleasanton and liver mo mortar. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, they call it the winter white house. how much are president trump's visits to mar-a-lago costing

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it extends off into the east bay. download the nbc bay area app, you can get a view of the radar and zoom into where you live. cloudy skies and sun peeking out at times. it's 52 degrees in the peninsula and 50 in the north bay. after the showers clear out and later on today we will see cooler weather with highs reaching the upper 50s to lower 60s and some scattered rain through early afternoon with the high of 58 degrees today in san francisco. let's get an update on the roadways with mike. kari, we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic. the green highlighting, that means the wet roadways around the bay as you've been talking about oakland showed slowing. not dramatic but a live pictures shows you high street to 23rd. there's a fire off of the roadway near the train tracks. we are tracking that but it sounds like no structures are involved. we'll track that distraction but for now back to you. >> thank you very much, mike and kari.

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obsolete and that china is not a currency manipulator. all right. here's a sight that was waited for for 108 years, the chicago cubs receiving world series rings. it happened at a pre-game ceremony last night. the rings feature the words "we never quit" and 108 stones, yes, one for each year of the team's drought between championships. >> good for them. also today, president trump heads to mar-a-lago once again, this is his seventh trip there since inauguration day. so, how much are the trips costing and who is profiting from them? this morning, nbc news investigates. gabe gutierrez is at the so-called southern white house for us. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. the white house as well as the department of defense and homeland security won't say exactly how much these trips are costing, but while the white house insists there are no conflicts of interest, ethics watchdogs say the taxpayer-funded trips are to promote a family business and exploiting the presidency for

personal gain. when barack obama was president, donald trump had harsh words about his travel trips. >> what's better than the white house? why these vacations? you're in the white house, there's so much work to be done. >> reporter: but now mr. trump's traveling often to mar-a-lago, his glitzcy, sprawling, florida estate. also a private club owned by the family business. seven trips since he took office including another one this week. more than half of the weekends. >> i have the southern white house in florida. we get a lot of work done, not a lot of rest at the south white house, a lot of work. >> reporter: who's who of the administration, policy consultants and members of congress, many flown down at taxpayer expense and staying in high-priced rooms in mar-a-lago. plus foreign officials like china's president xi jinping. last week he stayed overnight in a nearby resort and the japanese

prime minister shinzo abe and robert kraft who traveled on air force one and marine one. how unprecedented is this? >> i can't think of anything like this that we have seen at any time in the modern era. >> reporter: steve soon scooner says what is so different that unlike president busch's trips or president obama's trips to martha's vineyard, he's visiting a privately owned family business to mingle with club owners where he can pay money just to join. >> the president should have invested in properties to begin with. he shouldn't be traveling there on a regular basis on the public's dime and driving business to his own commercial interest. >> reporter: shinzo abe's trip was a personal gift from the president himself and the plan is to do so for other foreign officials. for transportation, secret service protection, military support and the coast guard are all paid for with taxpayers'

money. the white house won't say exactly how much, but the government accountability office estimated that a weekend trip in 2013 by president obama to chicago and south florida cost about $3.6 million. the cost for air force one alone, $142,000 an hour. >> this is where he goes to see his family, he brings people down there. this is part of being president. >> reporter: but critics including a conservative budget watchdog group say the frequent trips cost too much. >> there's room for improvement. and the president should do well to figure out ways to save money for the taxpayer in the white house operations. and moving them around. >> reporter: every time the president visits, how much does it cost your department? >> it's about $60,000 a day. >> reporter: palm beach county sheriff rick bradshaw says that added up to $2 million since the inauguration. >> we can sustain this a while longer. if it goes many more months, then we have to make decisions on talking with the county to

get contingency funds. >> reporter: in the eight years of his presidency, barack obama's total costs were at least $97 million. at the current rate, the cost of president trump's travel could well exceed that. but what all this really adds up to, ethics watchdogs say, is a president spending lots of taxpayer money to conduct presidential business while promoting his family's business at the same time. >> this is a privately-owned club. and for all intents and purposes, was just another gulf property in florida before that almost now is something that americans immediately recognize, imagine what you would have to pay to get that kind of brand recognition. that's extraordinary. >> reporter: at the request of senate democrats, the gal will review the mar-a-lago costs to find out if they are fair and reasonable. officials here in palm beach and new york where trump tower are located, when asked when they will be reimbursed, they have not officially heard back. and one local county commissioner is looking into the possibility of extra taxes on

the mar-a-lago property to possibly recoup some of the money. back to you. >> gabe, thank you very much. let us turn to dylan who is in for al this morning. good morning, again. what do you got? >> we have warm temperatures across the country. we are going to see very much above average temps going into the upcoming weekend. we have the jet stream sitting up across canada that allows all the warm air to come in from the south. so today we're going to see highs in st. louis about 80 degrees. charleston, west virginia, 76. new york city, 64. minneapolis, 67. right around average. going into the weekend, temperatures max out on saturday and 83 in st. louis. charlotte in the lower 80s through easter sunday. new york should get up to 83 degrees by the time we get to sunday. dallas, looking like you'll be in the lower 80s, too. then on monday, it starts to cool off a little bit but still very pleasant, mainly in the 70s and the 80s pushing to the south. and the rain is possible across the plains but nothing too severe. and the windy

we still have lingering showers from an early morning storm system that moved through the bay area and the rain will be off-and-on with high temperatures in san francisco reaching 58 degrees. also 58 tomorrow but with all sunshine, that will lead us into a clear saturday. easter sunday the rain comes back and for the inland areas, a high of 61 degrees, more rain in the forecast through next week. the best day in this forecast will be saturday. make sure you have plans to get out there and enjoy it. you can find your forecast any time on the weather channel on cable. >> all right, dylan, thank you. watch this, okay? coming up, what could be the ultimate way to have a little fun with your cat. we're going to try it out live on "trending." that's exciting. but first, is apple set to revolutionize an entirely new industry? what could be the tech giant's what could be the tech giant's next big thing, ♪ predictable. the comfort in knowing where things are headed.

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back now at 7:41 with a secret plan from tech giant apple to tackle something. >> joe is in los angeles with that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. cnbc reports apple has a secret team of engineers trying to develop a better way to treat diabetes, noninvasive and monitors blood sugar levels. it's a challenging endeavor but a breakthrough would be the holey grail for battling a disease that affects millions. with the iphone apple revolutionized how we communicate with sensors in a watch like device hopes to improve the lives of those with diabetes. >> they are trying to track blood sugar without piercing the skin. >> cnbc spoke to sources familiar with the project. over five years apple built a

team working in a secret location miles from its headquarters. >> a lot of companies in life sciences tried this and haven't been automobile to make it work. it's a challenging problem. >> such a break through would be life changing for this family. >> i give you a brick does it hurt? >> sometimes it hurts. >> every two hours they must prick oscar's skin. >> less is great as long as you can be confident that it's representing the correct blood sugar. >> more than 29 million americans have diabetes, without a out of 10 people. many are prediabetic and don't know it. with better technology they might. >> if you had a very simple tool for assessing your blood sugar levels that would be powerful in the diagnosis and hopefully encouraging people to make lifestyle changes. >> according to cnbc steve job

who is died of pancreatic cancer envisioned wearing to monitor signs. >> we want people to be healthier being more active. >> since the inception of the apple watch is company emphasized its health benefits. >> it's like having a coach on your wrist. >> not the only tech company trying to tackle diabetes. google developing a contact lens that would measure blood sugar through the eye all welcome to families like the pflegers. >> if apple would develop that we would be excited. >> apple declined to comment on the team. the company is conducting very early stage feasibility trials at sites in the bay area. still tech reporter christina farr says any breakthrough is likely years away. >> there are a lot of smart people in this world. >> there are. i like apple working on that.

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quickly became a tourist attraction and social media sensation representing the lack of gender equality in the workplace. in a press conference on wednesday, he requested the statue not be destroyed but moved to a different location. social media users are seeing both sides of the dispute. one tweet says, the fearless girl statue is already a symbol of strong women struggles. she's offended a man just by getting more attention than him. allen writes, 90% of fearless girl photos also include the bull. i can see the moral rights infringement argument. even new york city mayor bill de blasio weighed in online tweeting, we wouldn't move the charging bull statue if it offended someone. the fearless girl is staying put. the lawyers have filed a lawsuit saying they have hopes the dispute can be resolved ammicbly. guys? >> okay. i think he's right, it absolutely changes the meaning of his statue, because she looks like she's standing up to something menacing. i don't think he has a legal leg to stand on. >> it's like fearless girl,

charging bull and lame lawsuit. however, i do agree that, you know, he feels like they've changed the meaning. asking it to be moved is a reasonable request, but i don't know he has a legal leg to stand on. what do you think, dylan? >> since the girl is there, i think it is a great idea, but do see how it changes what the bull represented. >> on the other hand, that's art. you put something out into the public arena, it's always going to be subject to somebody's interpretation. >> yeah. >> so if you put a painting next to the mona lisa and the painting's going -- would the artist of the mona lisa say, what the heck? >> let's move that one. sheinelle, thank you. just ahead, we'll introduce you to a remarkable woman using her love of cooking to bring the community together.

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wx toss to traffic traffic toss traffic good thursday morning. coming up on 7:56 and we have scattered showers around the bay area, especially in the north bay as we are seeing the rain moving through napa, moving closer to napa, moving through novato and san rafael and mill valley. downpours rolling through as we speak and farther to the south the heaviest down pours moving through gilroy, san martine and moving out of morgan hill within the next 20 minutes. off-and-on rain can be expected through at least the first half of today. and even during the evening commute we'll still have a very slight chance of rain but the activity will be winding down. we'll be getting more sunshine with cooler temperatures and breezy winds throughout the afternoon and for tomorrow bright sunshine but still staying a little bit on the cool side. let's see how this rain is affecting the roadways now with mike. kari, it was not enough rain to put out this fire.

that's what was going on at 880. it was put out minutes later but let's look at the live shot we have past the coliseum. you still see a slow drive northbound that rippled back from 23rd to 66. recovery and no smoke visible in this shot of downtown. we'll also look at your map and the slowing is mild just past the coliseum. your commute looks good. just the wet roads and slick conditions and we continue to watch kari's forecast because that matters most. back to you. >> indeed, mike, thank you very much. happening now, bart leaders are looking at possible service cuts and lower discounts. that's with fares slated to jump up next year. on our home page, a closer look at the ideas now being considered to slash the agency's budget. and authorities are investigating a deadly crash involving two cars in san jose. when it happened they closed down santa theresa boulevard. you can look for our lunge online. attorneys for a man dragged from a united airlines plane on sunday are about to hold a news conference.

you can look for updates on our twitter feed and a complete wrap at 11:00.

it's 8:00 on coming up all time low. president trump does not mince words p the u.s. relationship with moscow. >> we're not getting along with russia at all. >> we're live in washington. >> plus, feeding your face. craig melvin with a story after woman's mission to bring people together one meal at a time. >> no better way i think to show and welcome someone in your home than by breaking bread and sharing a meal. >> and it's a star-studded morning as hollywood legends richard gere and danny devito join us thursday, april 13, 2017. ♪

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>> coming up our style squad searched high and low for the hottest fashions, beauty products and accessories. >> we've got a lot to get to in this hour. let us start on a thursday morning with headlines. here is news at 8. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker. after three months president trump is sounding different than candidate trumpp on key foreign policy issues. the president held a joint press conference with nato's secretary general. this morning tension between the united states and russia is coming to a head. >> right now we're not getting along with russia at all. we may be at an all-time low. >> reporter: the friction one week after the united states launched missile strikes against syria's bashar al assad one of russia's allies, the actiontion in response to the deadly use of chemical weapons against his own

people. >> that's a butcher. that's a butcher. so i felt we had to do something about it. >> reporter: and in a remarkable moment the president suggesting russia may have known about the chemical attack in advance. >> i would like to think that they didn't know, but certainly they could have. they were there. >> reporter: the strikes against syria creating new fallout for secretary of state rex tillerson, in moscow america's top diplomat faced criticism from russian officials. >> the current state of relations at a low point. >> reporter: political chess comes as mr. trump appears to be changing his position on key foreign policy issues, sounding much different than the candidate. on wednesday he reaffirmed america's commitment to nato. >> the secretary general and i had a productive discussion about what more nato can do in the fight against terrorism. >> reporter: a far cry from when he openly criticized the alliance a few months ago. >> nato in my opinion is obsole obsolete.

>> i said it was obsolete. it's no longer obsolete. >> reporter: and mr. trump's also changing his tune on china, telling the "wall street journal" they are not currency manipulators, that statement a reversal from his time on the campaign trail. >> i will direct my secretary of the treasury to label china a currency manipulator. they are. they know it. >> reporter: the president now says he won't do that, because it could jeopardize talks with beijing how to deal with north korea. observers note the president's sudden reversal could be a sign of steve bannon's waning influence, the embattled strategist reportedly feuding with trump son-in-law jared kushner with the white house split between the two camps. press secretary sean spicer is knocking down reports of in fighting. >> i think a lot is overblown. there is going to be on policy issues a spirited debate. >> reporter: for russia, this morning a spokesman for the kremlin called secretary of state rex tillerson's meeting

with president putin fairly constructive. as president trump grapples he heads to mar-a-lago where he will spend the easter weekend. >> thank you so much. a study shows that a ban on transfats in new york saved thousands of lives by preventing heart attacks and strokes and the results as the fda is set to roll out a nationwide ban. anne thompson has that. >> reporter: in some of the food we crave fried, sweet and salty lurks a danger, transfats. they keep foods fresher longer but clog up arteries. led by new york city over the past decade, 11 counties in new york state banned transfats in restaurants. even though some complained about government overreach. now a new study is serving up a slice of humble pie to those who oppose the ban. it finds three years after curbing transfats people hospitalized for heart attacks and strokes decreased more than

6%. >> is there any value? >> there is no nutritional value. it's a manufacturing value. >> reporter: next year it will ban transfats in processed foods, inthe ingredients that dr. john torres says are not always apparent. >> do all of these items have transfats? >> that's the problem. you never know. you have to look at the label. and look for that partly hydrogenated. >> even if it says no transfat on the front you must check the back. manufacturers are allowed a half gram or less per soybing. and if you are eating popcorn or chips the half grams can add up quickly. >> as you know nobody eats one serving of potato chips. >> reporter: making sure our cravings don't cost us our health. we turn now to the growing pr nightmare for united. the airline saying that all passengers aboard flight 3411 will get a refund after witnessing airport security drag

a doctor off that flight. david dao because removed from the plane to make room for united employees, the doctor's lawyers filed an emergency court petition for all key pieces of evidence to be preserved and today his attorneys are set to hold a press conference where they are expected to reveal whether they will take legal action. a battle in the animal kingdom you do not see every day. horse versus alligator. a group at a state park near gainesville captured this moment. here we go, the stallion charges at the alligator, stomps and bucks. before-gator decides to fight back and takes a bite at the horse's leg. this sent the horse scrambling back. the gator strolled off. ens withes notified authorities. both animals did not appear seriously hurt. they are going to meet after school and settle this one once and for all. exactly. >> no question. burger king, accused of

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this thinking it did cross a line. it's clever advertising. but three hours after the ad launched google home put a stop to it. >> i believe that. >> i wonder when the alexis commercial goes on mine doesn't go off. >> we thought we had a problem doing a story and people at home tweeting us that their devices were going off. >> i think -- i think it's clever as you say but intrusive. how many times in the last month or so have we been covering a story on syria, a lot of times siri will jump in. >> she didn't answer to siri either. >> one more. first google said it would fix it. then burger king released' digsnal ads that trigger it. so. goes on. >> moving on what's the most common thing you often hear after a breakup? we can still be friends. >> i was thinking of something a

little more -- >> can you really? a philosopher tells the website the school of life no, you probably can't stay friends. it's a setup for more heartbreak especially for the person who didn't want to end the relationship in the first place. saying each sighting re-ignites hope. we surveyed you on this question. 58% of you said no, cannot be friends. 42% of you say yes you can. >> you think you can stay friends. >> i think it's possible. i really -- if you got together and respected and liked each other for the right reasons in the first place. >> i think it depends. >> you said no in the past too. >> i said no because once i kind of -- done. >> you are a cool customer. now to the internet's latest cat craze. not exactly a cat video or meme but it's a trick people are playing on a pet.

it started with this photo. a twitter user revealed something her mom discovered that if you put a rectangle like that on the floor your cat will get into it. this goes viral. everybody has to see will my cat do it? yes. apparently it does work for many cats. >> why? >> why is the question. we called our own anchor jessica in to bring her cat. here is princess. princess ever tried this? >> no. she is dying to get to the box. >> okay. princess. >> she is a little camera shy. >> she's going back to this box. >> she's out. >> she's out. >> you know what, i bet if princess were not in a studio with all of these distractions and you did that at home. is it possible that they think it's a litter box? >> that makes sense. >> then they are going to go to the bathroom. >> that's true. >> you know where they go in that spot. >> give him -- put her next to it. see if it happens.

>> will she stay? >> all right. do me a favor. grab princess. >> i'll grab her. she is excited to look around. >> because i see your cat, you have to take her out of here for a second. i see your cat and i raise you a dog. charlie, come. sit. charlie, place. >> my gosh. >> oh, my goodness. >> unfair advantage. >> proving once again -- >> come here. good boy. good boy. sit. what a good boy. >> i don't think -- >> best dog in the world. best dog in the world. >> i'm in love. >> take that, princess. >> if you can adopt charlie now you would. >> in a heartbeat. absolutely. >> it's love. it is love. >> now we can -- like wait a minute. >> come on, let's go back. >> he is adorable. >> i know.

the greatest. those two are besties. >> i want to stare at matt and charlie. let's begin with pop start. with a casting roundup first lisa kudrow landed a role in grace and frankie just renewed for a fourth season playing grace's manicurist. josh brolin will have a role in the deadpool sequel playing cable. and jude law will appear in the fantastic beast sequel. playing a younger version of the harry potter character. now to lorde. in an interview the song she calls holy teenage dream. her favorite spot in new york city, a low key diner. she goes to work on her music, she goes unnoticed. how does she fly under the radar? if someone spots her she smiles,

places a finger to her lips and says shhh. she says it works. finally, a pop start game for you. play along at home. buzzfeed release add fun quiz, can you guess the musician's middle name? i'm going to put you to the test. starting with adele. it's her middle name anna, brianna hope or laurie blue? >> anna belle. >> her answer laurie blue. >> what made you pick that. >> the next. >> it's more than train dogs. >> bruno mars, jack, preston or gene. >> is bruno mars his real name? >> i'm going with gene. bruno james sounds better. >> you're on the a role. peter gene hernandez. >> then my logic made no sense. >> how about ed sheeran.

max, christopher or joseph. >> christopher. >> why? >> christopher. >> a short and long name. >> you are correct. one more. rihanna. robin, rose or rihanna. >> i'm going rose. >> rihanna. >> it's rihanna. her first name is robyn. >> that's a trick question. >> rihanna rihanna. >> what is your middle name? >> clark. >> you know? >> todd. >> good. >> yours? >> me too. did i know that? >> i think it's our age. >> you are the same person. >> can't tell us apart. >> dylan marie. my mom picked marie because dylan is a masculine name so wanted it more feminine. >> little something for everybody. >> a look at the weather we had so far this spring. let's look at the 2017 tornado reports. it has been a very active

sochblt we've had 29 states with reports of tornados, a lot of those down across the southeast, 13 reported tornados in south carolina so far, georgia in general 104 reported tornados. an active season. we're not talking about widespread tornados today though texas with 69 reported tornados this year has the best chance of seeing stronger storms today. heavier rain through texas up in oklahoma, but we're not looking at a lot of severe weather today or tomorrow. takes until about saturday before we start to see more severe weather work into parts mars. into iowa and texas. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. rain around the bay area. from napa the downpours and southern sonoma and napa counties for now. head over towards san francisco where it's raining but not over the golden gate bridge. farther to the south, some spotty showers returning to sunnyvale and closing in on san

jose. within the next few minutes we will see the rain throughout the day, temperatures only reaching the upper 50s. for the inland areas today expect a high of 61 degrees. >> and you can find "today" on our siriusxm channel 108. >> to our special passover and easter week series. soul searching today. >> we'll tell you about a woman using her passion for cooking to bring faiths to the table. cook bring different faiths to the table. craig melvin has her story, good morning. >> good morning. nice to see you this morning. our faith can divide us but also give us a reason to come together. one muslim woman is opening up her home and engaging her community through food. >> faith is such an important part of my life as demonstrated by the hijab i wear so visibly for people to know that i am a muslim. and i am proud to be a muslim. and this is something that i practice every day. and i hold it near and dear to

my heart. >> calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> during the presidential campaign, american-born muslim amanda saab, felt the rhetoric towards muslims had become increasingly uncomfortable. >> i did cry. i was like, oh, my gosh, i can't believe this is happening. i was feeling, like, i needed to do something because i was kind of feeling helpless while watching the news. and all of the things that were being said about muslims and american-muslims, and i wanted to create my own platform to share my experiences. hello! >> reporter: saab and her husband, hussein, took a bold step and opened up their home to total strangers through social media and created a movement, dinner with your muslim neighbor. >> i love cooking. like, there's no better way, i think, to show and welcome somebody into your home than by breaking bread and sharing a

meal. >> reporter: their guests are from diverse backgrounds. >> reaching out to our black brothers and sisters to make sure they are represented, our christian brothers and sisters, our jewish brothers and sisters, someone from the lgbtq community, just so we have the opportunity to hear their experiences. and we can share and learn from one another. >> reporter: the meal starts with a prayer. >> we always start with a prayer. and it is a traditional muslim prayer. but i think it also helps normalize american-muslims, many people in their faith traditions say a prayer before a meal. so i think it is important to be true to our customs and beliefs at these dinners. >> amen. thank you. >> islam wouldn't be where it was today if it wasn't for a strong, successful woman. my faith plays into my dinners because i'm showing people what american-muslims are like, what islam is like, to be hospitable and generous and kind to our neighbors. >> so why do muslim women choose to wear hijab?

>> i think a consistent question at every single dinner has been about hijab and what it means for muslim women who cover. it empowers me, it really does. it has people get to know me based on my personality, not on my looks and i love it. it's my flag for my religion and it's beautiful. >> do you think now is like a good time for reform? >> why do you think that has occurred? >> i think we're okay with being vulnerable and put ourselves in a position to be asked difficult questions. >> islam is not believing in imposing anything on anyone. >> hussein and i are two american-muslims, we are not practicing scholars, we are just people who practice a different faith. >> it was great. >> i don't regret coming at all. i feel like i need to keep in touch with these people. >> i think people after they leave the dinner feel more comfortable in talking about things that are sometimes taboo.

>> thank you so much for coming. >> reporter: saab and her husband have hosted 12 dinners so far. >> we have gotten invitations back to their homes and to their places of worship. so i think it's a lifelong friendship because we shared something so special. thank you so much. >> this is for you. >> reporter: by bringing neighbors of different faiths together, the saabs hope to share more understanding of each other. >> i think it's absolutely incredible to know that we can make even the smallest difference in our own little community. i want people to know that american-muslims are just like all other americans. we're in this together. and i think the success of this country and our world is in our unity and diversity and embracing that. >> so as you can see, amanda and hussein, even give their guests desserts as they leave. the dinners have been such a success, they are now working on a "how-to guide" to help others

host dinners fo. food always brings us together. >> it's a great way to ask questions you may not be able to ask otherwise. >> very approachable in that sentiment. >> and they have become friends! >> if you're there and curious and wanting to make that connection, that sets a nice tone to it. and like you said, food. food is good. >> food, music, occasionally a little alcohol. there are very few things that bring us together. >> let me get this right, now you're doing food bringing people together over faith. earlier it was beer. >> can you see a theme has emerged? >> there's a thread here. a good segway because we have a tease for tomorrow's, which is two friends what are really defying their limitations. and look at this, taking their faith to new heights. very cool. still ahead, danny devito. that's all you need to say. danny devito, live in our studio. but first, on a i'm ...

==topvo== bart riders across the bay area could be facing a good thursday morning at 8:26 i'm sam brock. bart riders could be looking at reduced service and smaller discounts, a couple of the options that have been thrown out there as bart directors are considering today how they're going to slash some of the current $30 million or so budget deficit. two options are 50 cent surcharge on tickets and reducing discount rates. firefighters in oakland this morning quickly put out this fire. a picture of it from joshua lacuna off interstate 880 near 22nd avenue. a still image that photographer provided for us. we're hearing it happened at a homeless encam-point and no injuries reported. for a period of time it did create a distraction for drivers. >> the smoke was dissipated and

fire put out. see how close it was to the tankers. i was concerned. that is out. there was secondly slowing up in oakland. another crash. a quick look at san jose where there is a truck that was on the shoulder, i had a cough, and quick enough to make it clear. the northbound 101 is recovering. little slowing north of 680 recovering as they pulled the truck back on to the freeway. there you see the slowing throughout. i'm sorry, sam, back to you. >> we're so close to friday. mike, thank you very much. appreciate that update. we will be back with more news coming up in 30 minutes.

we're back now, 8:30 on this thursday morning. and we got this great crowd outside on the 13th day of april, 2017. and these people turn their eyes toward the studio, they are in for a treat. because we've got a couple of hollywood legends in our studio. hi, everybody. welcome. >> we sure do. hello. richard gere is here. we are so excited to have him here. he has the latest role different than anybody he's ever done. >> and danny devito is trying something new, broadway. he'll tell us about that. then the "today" style squad assembled to bring you their favorite new trends of the season. but first, we have a special interview to tell you about. and dylan, you're going to like

this new. the new england patriots head coach bill belichick sat down with cnbc contributor suzy welch and opens up about the miracle come-from-behind win, his career, his family and his relationship with the guy you love, tom brady. >> just a little. >> you've had a long and unbelievable partnership with tom brady. what are your thoughts on tom brady? >> a really special player to coach. works very hard. he's very smart. he's training hard, he's worked hard on his throwing mechanics, he's worked hard on his mental understanding of the game and process. he's earned everything that he's achieved, but he wasn't always there. he's not a great natural athlete. he's a very smart, instinctive player. >> but he could be arguably the best of all time. >> absolutely. it's not all about that, but it's about consistency and improving. if you work hard and understand

what you need to do, you can improve. >> the coach opens up about a lot of subjects. you can see more of the interview with coach belichick on "today" on cnbc's "power lunch" from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. eastern. and also on cnbc.com. dylan? i know what i'll be doing at 1:00 this afternoon. let's take a look at what is going on heading into the weekend. on friday we'll see scattered showers and some isolated thunderstorms through the midwest. also some mountain snow out west. the northeast does look nice with temperatures in the 60s. it gets unsettled for the interior northeast on saturday. severe storms for iowa and texas on saturday with damaging hail and wind gusts. then easter sunday, a really warm day up and down the east coast with temperatures running about 15 to maybe 20 degrees above average in the lower 80s. we'll see some wet weather in parts of the midwest again with scattered showers and storms in and around chicago, up through indiana and into ohio as well. on the west coast, we'll deal with another storm system bringing more rain and mountain

santa teresa ly across oregon. >> the rain c&earing in san francisco, rain drops on the camera lens and as we get a look at the radar we've seen showers moving through and it will be off and on throughout at least the first half of today. seeing the showers moving through san francisco right now, approaching oakland, and also seeing the rain in napa that will be moving off towards the east and clearing here soon. we will sees the rain moving in to parts of the east bay as well as the south bay about to move in san jose as we speak and get a little heavier within the next few minutes. and that is your latest forecast. mad? >> dylan, thank you. hollywood legend richard gere is with us now. in the new movie "norman: the moderate rise and tragic fall of afixer,".

take a look. >> you're looking like a maniac. >> this is bad for america, bad for jews, it is bad for everybody. >> that's right. i want to help. >> how can you help? this is a political war going on 7,000 miles from here. they are going to use this story to take him down. there's nothing you can do about it. don't get involved. it's too big. >> richard, good morning, good to have you here. >> you, too. >> it's really good. >> i said, he hasn't seen the movie. no, it's okay, trux st me, it's really good. >> i understand. i got to meet the director a second ago. >> joseph is getting very shy. joseph, are you here? joseph! >> he doesn't want to come out. he doesn't want to be seen with you. >> no makeup, no nothing. he's got the leather jacket on. joseph! >> you said to him when he first came to you about this project that if you were directing this movie, you would not cast you in it. >> absolutely not. >> why not? >> no, because it was -- you

haven't seen the movie yet. but when you see the movie, you'll know why. he's a shlub. his instincts are completely different than mine. so really, it went from starting from ground zero to build this character. >> as a matter of fact, they took steps to not make you as handsome as you normally are. and i thank you for showing up in character. that's really good of you. what did they do to you? >> well, it was they, it sounds like there was a team of they getting hysterical all over me, but it was -- you know, joseph wanted to change -- he spent a day, which is usually what i do, i give people a day to play and do whatever they want. and then in the end, i decide what i'm going to do. he said, okay, i want a day to play. so he put funny eyebrows on me and hairline back and mustache. it all looked ridiculous to me. and i had seen, i had just come back from india, and a friend of

mine, a wonderful indian actor, he had a poster of his latest movie. and it was a goofy movie. and the poster had his ears sticking out. and i said, all this is ridiculous. what about this? and he went -- that's it. so you'll see in the movie that my ears are a little more protruding than in real life. >> well, we talk about a fixer, we use fixers in our business, as the people who kind of grease the wheels and they connect people. is that the right definition for this guy? >> yeah, but he's not really a fixer, he's a maha. >> explain what that means. >> he wants to be a fixer, basically. >> he's a wannabe. >> fixer sounds like he actually does it. but this guy is on the periphery of things that are happening. people who have money or power or influence or whatever, i know you have no one like that around you. >> i was going to ask you, do you have a norman in your life? >> there are no normans in this life. >> no.

>> everyone is looking at each other. >> is he a pathetic character? >> you know, there's a -- no, he's not pathetic. i don't find him pathetic. i find him very human. and i find his situations -- we continually see him being humiliated. and joseph has allowed us to feel that with him at certain times in this movie. i think there's a chaplain-esque quality to this guy. he's kind-hearted and everything he says is a complete untruth or half untruth. but he believes his own fantasies of these schemes that ultimately -- he does believe it's going to make everyone happy. >> well, as you say, it is really good, take my word for it. >> joseph, come here, quick. >> just come in for a shot, joseph. he's not going to let you go without coming in. >> and i'm going to dominate the rest of the show until you do. >> you were looking for norman so -- >> yo receive wrote and directed this wonderful movie i'm very

proud of. >> thank you, richard. okay, i can go now, right? >> congratulations. i read something and sometimes these aren't right, that you are starting to choose roles based a lot on can they keep you home and close to family here in new york, is that true? >> we talked about this before, the last time i saw you. i have a 17-year-old son and figure i have, maybe another year or two that i'm going to be really in his life. and so, i don't know, four or five, six years ago -- >> do you turn away a lot of things that require travel? >> i say, i like the script, i like you guys, if you can do it in new york, i'll do it. but they say, it costs too much. then i say, then i'll basically do it for free. then they go, oh, okay. >> you're coming back in a couple weeks. >> i have another movie. this is hysterical, two movies and another one in the parking lot. >> and embarrassment of riches. >> i apologize to everyone. >> "norman" opens in theaters

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>> why are you jumping? >> danny devito, good morning. >> good morning. >> i love how we say you're a bright new face because on broadway, you are. this is your debut. >> yeah. >> why does that surprise me? >> so much fun. >> why does -- >> yeah. >> well, i'm a new york guy, i have done theater, years and years ago, before i went to do movies and television, and, you know, did off-broadway, off-off broadway, summerstock, children's theater, all that good stuff, but never broadway. >> it's arthur miller, too. >> oh, baby. >> so the dialogue, if people aren't familiar -- >> it's amazing. >> it's intense dialogue. you can't just phone this in. >> no, it's intense. and you also can rely on it. it's a great play because, when you have that kind of construction and dialogue from a master like arthur miller, you know, it's -- it's challenging, but it's also a wonderful safety net. because the words are like, just so great.

>> it's capable of interpretation, too. because i had heard that, in some incarnations of this play, some stagings of it, your character went in more of a darker direction. you don't exactly do it that way. >> no, i keep it -- solomon is 90 years old. he's seen it all. he's -- he comes into this situation, and there's conflict in the family. but really what i want is the furniture. i mean, i'm on a furniture deal, i'm trying to get a good price. it's interesting, ironic, i've been away from the stage for so long, i mean, i did "the sunshine boys" in london, but it brought, you know, solomon's been out of business for a while, too. so it's kind of -- because he comes back to it. he's brought -- he's all of a sudden taking on such a load. >> is he a crook? >> no, no. >> is he trying to dwindle men out of money at all? >> no, he's trying to make a great deal. and he makes -- he's trying to make a great deal. you come see the show, he makes

a pretty good deal. >> the reviews say you're a scene stealer. and there's a scene, in particular, featuring eggs. >> well, this is in the play. arthur miller is -- the idea is i'm 90 years old, he gives me an argument and i can't -- i say, okay, i'm going to buy the furniture. and then -- he says, i'll give you a good price. i sit down and i take out an egg out of my bag. >> out of your briefcase, you peel it right there, okay. you peel it and then you jam it into your mouth. >> we may just have a couple of eggs right here. >> we have done our calculations. you eat an egg a show, eight shows a week, you have already eaten more than 60 eggs. and if you stay, the desired amount of time, you'll eat something like 120 eggs. >> 120 eggs. >> do you like eggs? >> i love eggs. see, in the beginning, just before rehearsal, i usually get up in the morning and make a couple scrambled eggs. so i just stopped doing that now. even when i go to work.

it is really cool. >> you're on lipitor. >> you need to support the show and the sponsors. but it's an interesting thing, you want to see it? >> we do. >> well, the egg is in the briefcase. so we have a paper bag here. and what i do is, i have a cane, so i take the -- i take it and crack it on stage. and now, by now, the audience is like, beside themselves, because they don't know what to think. and mark doesn't know, mark rufulo, who is wonderful in the play, let's see. >> i hear he cracks up every night. >> so i peel it, right? and then, he says, i can't remember the dialogue of what he says, and i say, well, you give me such an argument that i got hungry. so then i start eating. and this is all. i said, what do you want me to do, stop? we have dialogue.

and then -- there wouldn't be a little salt, would there? and, you know, this is a morning show, so i haven't had my egg yet. >> you can have another one today, though. >> yeah. what is today, thursday? yesterday i had two. wednesday was a bad day. long story short, that's what happens. and we, you know, and -- it is very interesting. it is very interesting on stage, i spit through it. a couple nights ago, he had a piece of white on his cheek that he couldn't get off. the audience likes that because it's like -- you can't, you know, milk it, because otherwise, this is arthur miller. you have to get back into the meat of the play. but, you know, it is really -- serious stuff. but try eating and talking.

why don't you try it? >> it's hard. >> you get back into it. sometimes, like, i got -- one night i got a piece of -- sometimes you can't get it all off and you have to keep the play going. i got one stuck, choked for ten minutes, the audience loved it. broadway history. >> broadway is a better place because of you. it's great to have you on. >> thank you very much. >> danny, good to see you. we want to tell people "the price" runs through may 14th. check him out, he'll have eaten 120 eggs here at the american airlines theater here in new york. coming up next, from fashion to beauty products, the season's best of the best according to our style squad. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

back at 8:49 with our style squad at it. a new season brings a new crop of trends and who better than to tell us who is in than jill

martin, lilliana vasquez, and we told them to bring us the latest fashion accessories and finds. we have some jeans here that come with embroidery. >> we are calling these statement jeans. the average american woman owns seven pairs of jeans. this is the eighth pair you want to add to your closet. look for embroidery. even pearl details here, even fun like pom-pom tassels at the hemline. we have the ruffle detail. and the great thing is there is something for everyone. you said maybe this is a little too trend forward for you with the short-shorts. >> i wasn't sure about these. >> but if you want to do something for subtle, do tonal. so embroidery is tonal on denim. super cute. >> i need mom statement jeans. >> and these are all from lulu.com. tons of fun options. >> i have to get to the blue eyeshad owe. talk to me. >> this is a beautiful pot that

you can use makeup forever. mark jacobs and loreal. but the reigning queen of blue eyes is pat mcgrath. she did an amazing blue eye on bella and gigi hadid. it was a little extreme. so my gorgeous friend katie is showing us how to use the pat mcgrath kit to create a more subtle wash of blue. >> it's beautiful. >> and she added a little bit of gloss to the eyes, which is also a huge trend for makeup. >> okay, i love that. we're almost out of time. tell me about the glasses. >> it's all about the clear aviators. we love them for sunglasses and now they are back for eyewear. >> prescription? >> prescription or just put a fake pair of lenses in them. you have them from rayban and asos starting in at $20. get in on the trend and look fantastic. >> thank you so much. let's go over to bobby. i'm with bobbie thomas. your first fashion find everywhere, these oxford shirts. >> i love the updated classic. but there's one thing you can't

avoid this season, the button-down. that's exciting because that means you might already have the trend in your closet. or if you're looking for the update, there are so many styles to choose from. from exaggerated sleeves to open necklines, like what i'm wearing. >> and we can all wear them. this is something flattering for everybody. >> and you'll find them in every price point. over on the mannequins you see one from zara that looks like a deconstructed shirt dress and mixed materials from elizabeth and james that revolve. so many options from stella mccartney to dkny. it's really about your personality. some could be too fashion forward, but the basic button-down is great on its own. >> talk to me about this fragrance cocktail. >> a lot of brands realized a signature scent is amazing, but to give you more for your buck, penrose, molog and mixcology wi

allow you to take your favorite scent. and you can mix it. >> then you don't smell like everybody else. >> and the oversized plastic sunglasses like the jackie o. are classic, but push the cla plastic aside and you'll see so many great rimless. >> they are thin. >> really lightweight, flat. these are quay and la speck. all these pics are online and more. >> dylan, over to you. >> i'm with jill martin dressed fun the occasion. track suits are back. >> sex she, sporty, chic. you're looking sporty. >> with wheel heels. >> these are just some of the options from adidas. each piece is under $100. my beauty pick, i love this. this is fresh flowers. and you make it into a headband. >> and i love all the festivals right now. everyone is wearing these. >> and look how pretty that is. these are real flowers, but you

can get ones at h&m fornder $10. they are also having a sale. fabulous. based on the iconic bags, the panam bags, all different it rations, you can put this in your purse and they have white, blue, all different sizes. so you are ready to go with these three. >> i love it. a throwback here on many levels. jill, thank you so much. we have wild card trends exclusively for the web, including something called a marshmallow whip maker for your face. head to facebook.com/todayshowstyle right now. and we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. it's not likely to go away on its own. it took my most honest friend to help me do something about it. she told me premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable.

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the flowers are real. smell? >> nicei'm ... ==topvo== a milestone today - for the long planned golden gate bridge suicide barrier: i'm sam brock. a major milestone for the long planned golden gate bridge suicide barrier. lawmakers including nancy pelosi and senator dianne feinstein are scheduled to attend the ceremony to mark the start of construction. as you can see from the rendering the barrier is going to sit a couple hundred feet above the water on both sides of the bridge. the cost has fluctuated from the

start but the tab is at about $200 million and will take about four years to finish. most of that work will be done during overnight hours. happening right now today's event starts at 10:00 and pete is there. in the meantime link to more details on our home page. and the attorney for the man dragged off that united airlines plane on sunday wrapped up a news conference. it appears a lawsuit is in the works. once they're done gathering information. united is providing a refund to all passengers on board that plane that witnessed the ugly incident and we've posted snippets in our twitter feed. the san jose sharks strike first. details of their dramatic overtime win to draw first blood in the stanley cup playoff series against the oilers. see you in 30.

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you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. this morning on "today's take," we have cohost adam richman making us an easter sunday ham. we hit the ice with hockey greats, mike richter and pat lafontaine. and excellent holiday ideas for kid crafts and games. all that and more 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 thursday morning, april 13th, 2017. i'm sheinelle along with dylan and our guest co-host this morning, the celebrity chef and tv host, adam richmond. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we are listening to "cheap

thrills" by sia. >> i'm down with that. >> that was pretty good. you just moved your head, everything else stayed -- >> okay. >> well, celebrity chef week continues. you're the man who has taken on food and emerged victorious, right? adam richmond. i didn't realize you grew up in new york city. >> i'm a brooklyn kid, yeah. >> is that why you think you're so exposed to all different types of food. >> that's sort of the beauty of the five boroughs, you can go to astoria and have an authentic greek meal or go to fleshing and wave hill in the bronx. in new york we embrace that and we are kind of savvy. you can be an irish kid from rockaway who knows a lot about vietnamese soup. that's the beautiful thing about being a new yorker. >> that's true. you are having a full circle moment, too. because the producers said you used to visit the plaza as a kid, the "today" show area. >> i did. i have a very amazing mom who is

at home right now and no doubt watching. oh, i'm sure she's dvring. i'm sure she is telling everybody, adam is talking about me right now. but she says, i hate when you impersonate me on television. but i've grown up watching al and heard him say, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. so to have any kind of friendship with al or matt is tremendous. and the fact i'm sitting here with you is the best. >> all the celebrity chefs this week have been signing different copies of their books or what have you. you have your cookbook. >> i do. "straight up tasty." >> "straight up tasty". >> a costaster for three jumbo beverages. >> so it's multipurpose. >> i'm happy to sign this for you. >> you have been all over the world. what is the craziest thing you

have eaten? >> i would say, i get asked this a lot, and depending upon when i'm asked the answer changes, but generally i'm going to say moose nose. i think moose nose -- >> is it tough? i would feel it would be chewy. >> it makes your entire filet mignon. but, like, the thing is it was something i learned from my mentor at travel channel, andy zimmer, for us, it's like, you're eating a nose. that's gross. but the thing is, i think, you have to realize that for other people, this is a way of life. this is a food that is a delicacy. in fact, a nose is sort of a very prized sought-after part in areas like -- >> in large quantifities or pieces? >> whoever wants to o.d. on nose. >> how do they serve it? do you saute it? >> the guy actually told me, don't worry, i boiled it down and brushed it really good to get the hair off. i chewed it so long he gave me a beer to wash it down. i was in alaska. i sat it down in the ground in the snow and chewed so long it

had become slush. like a beer slurpie. >> can you imagine? >> that sounds delicious. >> that sounds delightful. >> my jaw is so ripped. >> you have a very defined jaw line right now. >> you are also involved in common threads, a charity, talk to me about their mission. >> absolutely. so common threads, simply put, raises awareness for childhood nutrition. and i'm one of the people promoting a series, a one-night series of dinners across the u.s. we are in l.a., miami, new york, austin. but the simple fact is, most kids, obviously, one in three kids is obese, but beyond that, some kids can't identify broccoli. so the idea of putting nutritional education, nutritional incentives in schools and creating partnerships with educational entities such that kids, especially in underserved communities, can have better nutritional awareness and better access to better food. and i'm sponsoring these dinners. i'm with two other great people, chefs like fabio, it will be

amazing. so if you go to commonthreads.org, you can coming and have amazing dinners. >> awesome. >> i think you're right. so you guys have had chefs on this whole week, and ryan scott was here yesterday. so i wasn't here to witness this whole hairstyle battle. but there is apparently a hair -- look at this going on. >> so this is his old do on the left. and this is his current do on the right. i still say that the picture on the right, it's better in person, but that is his do. we started the twitter question about the old do versus the new do? and here to join us via phone is chef ryan scott. good morning to you, ryan. >> hi, everybody, how are you? >> oh, no, you don't sound excited. is he back on the west coast? >> no, the producer is smiley face emoji all over my e-mail, you know what that means. >> are you ready for the results? >> i just scrambled some moose nose and had coffee so i'm ready to get to it. >> cheers. >> here's the deal, these are the results.

70% of people prefer your old hair! >> why? i literally need to go see my therapist right now. >> cut it out. >> here's the thing, you made the comment you would cut your hair on the show. so you just let us know what day is good for you. so sorry. i'll save some of your hair and put it in a lock or something. >> that would be creepy. you just took everything to a whole new level. she gets very attached to her co-hosts, adam, so watch out. >> i care about each one of you. i tried to root for you. i feel like he had a nice look with the glasses and everything. >> the whole look together, live in person -- >> come on, now. >> i love your shirt in that photo. i'm just gel soujealous. i'm fighting the flesh yamika

every day. >> that's a good description. >> thank you very much. it can withstand a bullet, wind tunnel, very macho hairstyle. >> guess we'll see you soon, buddy, when you come here. >> i'll bring the moose nose. >> yes, buddy. all right, see you all soon. >> all right, thank you. every thursday morning i wake up and look forward to dylan's throwback pictures because she has a treasure chest of old school photos. >> which i noticed you tapped into old photos because you posted two throwbacks this morning. >> i did. well, it was your fault. this is the thing, i post current ones two or three years old. but dylan has things from the 1920s. so i have to, like -- >> i wasn't born in the 1920s. but -- >> you look great for being born then. >> let's take it back to the late '80s or early '90s. this was early easter. i got my big easter basket. do we have the photo? this is a classic easter basket. if you can't see in that picture, there's big league chew

in there. which was very -- >> who is in the witness protection program on the right? >> my poor mom. this is probably at 6:00 in the morning. so the last thing she wanted to do is take a picture. but notice the stenciling on the wall in the background. notice the zip-up house coat. there's a lot going on. i was a big fan of house coats. clearly my mom was, too. >> so cute. >> or bathrobes as they called them, most people call them. >> house coat, i'm not familiar with that. big chew, you remember that? you can only take a little bit at a time. >> it was great. >> they still make that? >> big chew or big league chew. big league chew pouches of shredded gum? oh, my god, it was amazing. amazing flavor for six bites and then you just have a wad of mulch. >> it's a good exercise for your jaw. >> i'm ripped. >> another throwback, sheinelle, i don't know if you remember, i was on maternity leave, but back in the day, you and nick lachey, you started singing songs. >> that's right. >> from tevin campbell. take a look. ♪ tell me what you want me to

do ♪ ♪ my love is always here for you ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ tell me what you want me to do ♪ >> who sings that song? >> that's tevin campbell. >> then he should keep singing it. >> just to raise your embarrassment to a whole new level, tevin campbell is on the premesis, ladies and gentlemen. we've got him here because sunday is your birthday. >> no way! >> oh, my god! ♪ my love is always here for you ♪ >> i had no idea i was going to marry you. ♪ tell me what you want me to do noti ♪ >> oh my -- oh, my gosh, my heart is pounding. i used to take your lyrics,

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what's the problem, ma'am? i have a serious issue with the candy that that easter bunny gave my son. candy? i told you, he bit me first! the kid bit me first! he just walked into my mouth! i can't think. back now with more of "today's take" and our celebrity chef and tv host adam richman. i can't -- >> that's really him. >> you stay in your heart bubble. and adam and i will talk about kitchen hacks. i've always wanted to try this one and have never done it. >> okay, so these are parmesan bowls. do them with romano if you want a lacy look or the parmesan holds together. so i'm going to put more. you want a cart quarter to half an inch, greater than the circumference than the bowl itself. you want it to stick out longer than that. then what i'm going to do is i have a little bit of parchment

paper. use really good parchment paper. throw it in the microwave for 60 seconds. pardon me, music legends. >> i didn't know there were differences with parchment paper. i use it but it doesn't work well. i don't think i use the good stuff. >> the cool thing is you can reuse the same piece of parchment paper. so you don't just buy this for one recipe. you can nook it. every time i look to my right, tevin camp bell is there. he's name-checked like the first record. that's tevin campbell. i know a thing or two. >> and you have a heart bubble. >> that's so funny. >> that's quick. >> super quick. >> have you ever purchased parchment paper in your life? >> i have. >> so we are going to upend, put the bowl here and turn it over. >> i love that you put the

olives in it for a salad or anything. >> and just peel it just like this. and you can, actually, i made the cheese a little thin on this one. and you can shape it by putting another bowl on it, melting more cheese on it, and it will hold the shape, exactly. >> i love this. >> salad, super duper easy, a fun way to serve a salad or side dish. >> we have to get to this one because it is delicious. avocado with an egg. >> i'm an avocado junkie as these people can attest with my avocado socks. >> can you raise them high? >> i can. >> this is a disaster waiting to happen. >> that is sexy. that's the shot they always want in the morning. all right, so we're going to taken a avocado, make a ring of aluminum foil so it stays upright. crack the egg directly right inside, broil it for five minutes and then treat it with paprika. exactly, just brush it with a little olive oil. and then devito may have eaten

all the raw eggs. >> we already cracked it for you. >> i'm not dissing. i love "taxi." we have paprika and pepper. >> for any time, huh? >> any time. completely ease, broil it five minutes, comes out like this, lime zest, done and done. >> ketchup and barbecue sauce. >> or hot sauce. >> right? a new recipe. >> there's the heart. love it. i didn't have good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have scattered showers around the bay area. right now not raining in san jose, but the showers just moved on. roads are still wet. we are seeing the rain in parts of the north bay and the east bay as well as the peninsula. as we get a closer look, we are seeing a heavier downpour moving through vacaville and

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. on the much buzzed about the scripted series "the arrangement" we get to witness christine evangelista. >> she gets a marriage proposal that comes with a contract and $10 million. >> but the situation is complicated, to say the least, including past relationships. take a look. ♪ >> come on. don't be roller shy. >> it's not that. i seriously haven't done this in years. >> kyle, the point is it's adorable that you are trying at all. it doesn't matter if you are good. >> it totally matters. you make it look like you can make a fool of yourself, and you kill it. that's the bit. >> that seems like a lot of pressure. >> it's national tv.

that's what they want. that's weird. she never calls me. >> it's okay if it you want to answer. go ahead, answer it. >> christine and josh, thank you so much for being here. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having us. >> let's start because you guys have a huge announcement. >> we do. >> yeah, yeah. very exciting. go ahead. >> we are going to season two. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. >> so stoked about it. >> it's exciting. it's always great to have a show that people are talking about and watching, but that they're lying it, and we get to bring another season. >> continue the story. >> you are in the middle of the first season now. >> that's right. >> yes. >> a lot of twists happening. will people be surprised by the ending of this season? >> people are going to be shocked. i was shocked. you were. i mean, it ends in such a way where, you know, people are tested and you have no idea where it's going to go. >> it's an atomic bomb being dropped on everybody. it really is. it's nuts.

the ending -- no one is going to see it coming. this show is continuing to get more intense and more dangerous and more dark. >> dangerous and dark? >> it really is. oh, yeah. >> unravel a lot. we have so far. episode 7, which is next sunday, is my favorite, and inner demons come out, and it gets kind of ugly. >> you both have kind of mysterious pasts. your characters, i should say. not you guys. talk to me about how your fans have reacted to this. i was telling you guys off camera, we were talking about it with some of our crew here. this show has been able to break through when there are so many shows out right now, but people love "the arrangement." what is it about it, and what are you hearing? >> i mean, everyone wants to hear about hollywood and what happens behind the scenes and it's very intriguing, but these are real characters, and you want to know why kyle is involved in an institute like he is or why is megan signing a contract? you know, it's kind of like -- you kind of question is yourself too. would i do something like this? would i sign a contract? >> i think the answer is yes. >> see, i actually -- i went to

drama school, and i came out of yale drama, and i remember sitting in those audition rooms with a bunch of other, like, stocky, dark-haired dudes, and i saw you in those early audition scenes and, like, hit very close to the bone. for you guys now playing someone with so much fame and obviously playing someone that's kind of on the come-up, do you guys find any touch stones from the struggle days, from the character read for romeo. >> all too real. >> this business is a business of rejection. it's something you have to get used to, and, you know, we both have been through that as actors and actresses. for kyle west, he is at a point he can do whatever he wants film-wise, and his life is kind of crazy, and so, you know, megan morrison coming into his life and bringing some reality back to his life, i think, is something that's refreshing for him. you know, our audience i think is going on this ride of, like, people are obsessed with tabloids and obsessed with stories and everything else, and so this is kind of a show about that world. people are really addicted to

it. >> congratulations on the second season. thank you so much for being here, and you can catch "the arrangement" on sunday nights at 10:00, 9:00 central on our sister network e! >> we hit the ice with nhl greats next after your local news. e! e! and coming e! and coming i had a wonderful time tonight. me too! call me tomorrow? i'm gonna send a vague text in a couple of days, that leaves you confused about my level of interest. i'll wait a full two days before responding. perfect! we're never gonna see each other again, will we? no-no. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back. 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double.

♪i'm ... ==topvo== a milestone today - for one of the most beautiful--- and deadliest--- icons i good thursday morning at 9:26. i'm sam brock. a milestone today for one of the most beautiful and deadliest icons in the world. construction will start on the long-planned golden gate bridge suicide barrier. congresswomen nancy pelosi and diane feinstein are said to attend that ceremony to mark the construction at 10:00 this morning. that barrier is going to sit a couple hundred feet above the water on each side of the golden gate. it is expected to cost $200 million and take four years to finish. most of that work is expected to happen in the overnight hours. firefighters in oakland this morning quickly putting out this fire off of interstate 880 near 22nd avenue.

this is a still image from photographer joshua lakuna. we hear this happened at a homeless encampment there. the fire broke out at 7:15 and was contained within 20 to 30 minutes. bart is considering budget cuts. they're going to try to slash the current budget deficit. the options being put on the table are a 50 cent surcharge on tickets and reducing discount rates. bart says next year it will face a deficit between 25 and $35 million. coming up right after this break, it's been a little wet here starting this thursday. we'll have a check of your weather with kari hall in two minutes.

traffic ==traffic maps full== i'm meteorologist kari hall. here's a live look outside in san francisco. some breaks in the clouds. we've seen some waves of rain moving through throughout the morning. that will continue through the rest of the day as we will see some of these scattered showers in and around the bay area.

some of the heaviest rain moving through parts of the east bay and approaching the delta. we've seen showers move toward concord and antioch as well as brentwood. expect more for the afternoon. let's head to mike for the roadways. >> we have a smooth drive for most of the bay, but over the course of the last couple hours, it's still been slow. 880 passing the coliseum in oakland there is slow. there's a lot of activity, again, off of the roadway with a distraction there. if we take a live look at the may, there is a smooth drive and not too bad through the patrol area. have a nice day.

okay, so true story. adam is here with me, adam is trying to get his gear on, we are here at the rockefeller center beginning the stanley cups playoffs with the boston bruins mascot and the blue crew. hi, guys. take a look are arguably three of the best nhl players of all time. so with six-time stanley cup champ mark mastie, mark richter and pat lafontaine. and we are standing besides the holy grail itself, the stanley cup. good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> so here's the plan, i'm supposed to run across the street, i had heels on, i was supposed to put my, what do you call them, my skis, my ice skates -- so i didn't make it.

so i have to do my moves from here. adam has been terrified all morning long. come on over, adam. he's having to be held up. >> born to do it. >> are you going to make it? come on over. >> yeah, sure. isn't this how you take the ice, mike? this is how most goalies do it, right? >> what could go wrong? >> if you look at this, i don't know if i'm allowed to touch it. does it bring back memories for you guys? >> sure, man. this is the best time of year. >> they are turning in, the skates, they are slowly turning in. >> this is a great time to get going as a rangers fan. >> i speak for all new yorkers in '94, a day doesn't go by where we don't remember where we were or what was happening. >> any playoffs for this season? >> i'm out of predictions. >> does everybody ask you that all the time? >> the rangers got off to a great start. for this time of the year, it's christmas morning for us. we play all year for this

moment. >> so you're still out there, you're still playing, you know, in your spare time. do you get out there and still have a good time? >> we are a little slower but still enjoy the game. >> you may be slower, but you're better than i am in heels, i tell you what. adam, are you ready? >> he looks ready. >> you might want to help him out. >> what's thelingo to score a goal? >> we'll give him some tips. >> he's going to give you some tips, adam, are you ready? >> not without a little bit of mike richter guy danidance. >> you look great. nothing bad can happen whatsoever, right? pucks don't hurt, unless they hit you. you did the first thing, be late, so you seem important. >> i wasn't late. i just don't know how to walk on the ice. >> and the other thing is, you just stand there. goalies just stand there. if it scores, always point at

your defenseman. >> i'm trying to, like, i'm seeing her as -- i'm throwing it back right now to great moments, acrobatics, do i go knees down? what is the best -- first of all, i'm holding this like that. >> you with like lundqvist right now. >> i look like lundqvist. >> all right, please, please, put on the brain bucket. >> make sure you have that. >> you look smarter now. >> definitely. >> are you ready? >> knees down? >> no, stand there. she's going to hit you. >> i've never done this in my life. >> bring it! come on, joe! >> oh! that was screened. get that out of here. >> timber! >> all right. >> get that outta here with your nonsense. >> here we go. >> not in my house!

>> you just hit mike richter. >> no way, the messiah -- playing deep. >> oh! taking full advantage of the goalie. one more -- oh! >> there we go. >> all right mike, mark, pat, thank you so much. >> come on, pat. >> the hockey playoffs continue tonight on usa. coming up, if you have a house full of kids this easter weekend, we have your guide to keep them buzzy right after this. are you all right, buddy? he's out of breath, he's sweating.

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>> well, easter sunday is fast approaching, which means a holiday weekend is upon us. and many of us will have kids to entertain. so here with some tips as to how to keep the little ones busy, come rain or shine this easter weekend, is "good housekeeper director," lori. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> there will be eggs this weekend. >> a lot of kids are on spring break. so you are looking for screen-free activities. we'll start with eggs. we love the idea of dyeing eggs, but little miss alexa here, can you show us how to do this? you can see that egg. just dip it in glue. we used an egg crate as our supply. and then you can put different colored glitter. and go ahead, little miss. dip it right in. these are some alexa did herself. >> they look so fun. >> those are the beauties over there. >> very nice. sticking with the egg theme. >> if you want something a little neater and especially for older kids, dylan, washy tape.

>> you're not there yet. >> i haven't heard of it. >> when your son gets older, auggie is taking washy tape that is mess-free. you can rip it off, so it is easy to do. >> nice job. now more activities. >> more activities. so we're going to start here with elle. if you've done your easter eggs and they are in their basket, what else can you guys do? so we have elle over here, all you need is a little popsicle stick and this. some pipe cleaners. we use the white ones for w whiskers. and it becomes bunny whiskers. >> i love this. >> nothing we are showing today is over $17. >> that's great. even butter. >> these are budget-friendly, easy to do. elle, are you having fun? yes? >> more glue over here. >> this is paint. >> i have a lot to learn. >> so domenick here is making easter egg balloons.

you can see there are some behind us. >> that's so cute. >> these we did yesterday. so they are falling a little bit, but if you take a helium balloon, you can use acrylic paint that is water based and watch it with soap and water. it will come out of your clothes. and you can start painting. if you make it heavy, then you have a little beach ball easter egg. really easy and fun. and lena over here, are you a diy mom? >> not yet. i have dreams of being one. >> you do? well, this is really good if you want to get started. because this is a kit from mary frances under $17 at paper source. it comes with everything. if you are not really the crafty mom, this is a way to partake in that and get your kids off the screens and have a lot of fun. let's see your bunny, lena. cute. really cute. >> now to the sweet treats because easter is full of good sugary stuff. >> so gemma and luke here are doing cottontail cookies are. you eating the cot toptail cookies? all you need is a sugar cookie

here. this came from our "good housekeeping" test kitchen. little once. you did a great job. you can see what gemma did. and luke also. it looks like a little cot toptail. >> or whatever you want it to look like. that's perfect. >> really fun. >> so that is, like, the sweet part of it. but you might want something a little bit more savory. especially kids will have a lot of sugar during easter. and maybe the adults want to partake in the snacking. so we love the ritz crackers. these a savory version of the cottontail cookie. we have cottontail crackers. this is cream cheese and carrot slices. >> these are adorable. >> we love the little deviled chicks. it's like a deviled egg except our test kitchen piped it in and made a face with the capers and carrot. and again with ritz cracker, we added the strawberry cream cheese and strawberry. there's health worked into there. >> after all the snacking we can work it off. >> so here we have antoinette

and two gabrielles. and they are going to show us a bunny sack race. these are pillow cases with a pom-pom taped on. each one got a different color so we know who wins. girls, are you ready? on your mark, get set, go. you can have some fun during easter, enjoy the holiday, but also keep your kids entertained and well-fed. >> clearly well-fedful andty a adults, so. lori, thank you so much. for more information on these and other ideas to keep you entertained and fed this holiday weekend, check out today.com. thank you so much. and happy easter. thanks, girls. nice competition there. i'm just going to squeeze behind you and do the weather. all right. i'll leave my bunny ears on for this. and speaking of the holiday weekend, let's take a look at the weather and what to expect on friday. on friday a couple spotty showers and storms. but they will become more widespread going into saturday, especially through the midwest and stretching down into texas.

large hail, damaging winds possible, not all that widespread, but we have the risk of some of the severe storms. temperatures will really soar as we go into easter sunday. we're looking at highs well above average up and down the east coast. a really nice day in the lower 80s. even back through the midwest, 60s and 70s, but we have scattered showers and storms good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. spotty rain even as we go through the late morning, early afternoon hours. and we are going to see this off and on throughout the day in between partly cloudy skies and even some sunshine. we'll get a lot more sun later on this evening and the rain will be moving out. as we go into the next couple of days, our temperatures will be cool to start, warming up on saturday in san francisco to 61 degrees, and the rain will be back in the forecast on easter sunday, especially during the afternoon. next, our co-host chef

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campbell. this is a flavor i come to enjoy. maple, pineapple juice, cola, orange zest, just shave off the orange bit there, oil, dijon, we have some cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and some red pepper flake. >> easy enough. >> so the first thing i'm going to do, if i may, lightly score the skin. make a diamond pattern. don't go too far, but what that is going to do is create beautiful little bits for the texture on the surface. >> that's why they do that. >> right. you can even make a small hole. and these are the cloves, just puncture and put them -- >> all along the section there. >> right. you can punch it right through the surface of the skin of the turkey. then we're going to make the sauce. we basically put the turkey inside aluminum foil. >> it is still a ham, right? >> did you say turkey? >> sorry. that's coming through. we have maple syrup. we're going to put in our cola. >> colan.

>> exactly right. >> it smells sweet. >> there are no brand names in this cooking segment. pineapple. a little bit of some sugar. we have our dijon mustard. exactly right. >> can i be honest with you, did you know about cola on a ham? >> it makes sense with the sweet in it. >> it does. and also the carbonation. it helps to break the stuff down. >> that's what i didn't know. >> carb what? no carbs. we have the dry spices, we have the zest. we'll mix this in, let it all incorporate. >> it smells so good. >> i'm glad you like it. then we'll reduce it, let it come to a much more syrupy consistency, kind of like that. exactly like that. so we're going to glaze the ham like this and put it back in the oven for its final 20 minutes. >> how long do you put it in? >> initially, roughly, you want to think about 15 minutes a pound. you can actually go up to an

hour a pound depending on the bone-in and the size. but always trust your butcher when it comes to the cooking time. it can be an hour per pound. then you'll have your turkey leftover. this is my -- quick -- still ham. i'm rejecting the ham. my body is rejecting the ham. >> so really quickly, we have, i don't know what we have here. >> this is my version of easy pasta grecia. we have fava beans, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, olive oil. so we have our ham bits that have crisped up in the pan. we're going to actually just move them. we want to keep the lovely brown stuff. and then we'll just remove them from the heat. just put them all right here in front because we want to actually keep the ham fat in the bottom. exactly. >> put the other stuff in the -- >> exactly right. so in our pasta, right to the ham. a little bit of the pasta starchy water. >> you do. >> not as sloppily as i added

it. it's okay. it's the "today" show. >> we have 25 seconds. how do we make this? >> we bring the onions up to temperature. honestly, that's the nice thing about this. there's garlic, onions, mix it all together. and then finally, it's sort of the white verse of the pasta, ham, taste of romano. >> isn't that great? >> thank you so much. >> no worries. >> go to today.com/food to get this recipe and so many more. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> it's ham.

thank you so much, adam richman, for being here. you were such a good sport. >> he's got a oc: on the roadways

we will see some sun peeking through and some rain even through the lunchtime hour. especially for the north bay where we see scattered activity moving through. as we go hour by hour into the rest of the day, the rain will be winding down and some more

sunshine in the forecast but temperatures will be much cooler. we're only going to see the highs today reaching the upper 50s to lower 60s and it will be all dry in the forecast for tomorrow. let's head over to mike for an update on what's happening on the roadways. >> the traffic volume is light today but those slippery conditions, we've been watching smaller crashes all around the bay. damp all around as kari has been talking about. over here in the east bay, a weird pattern. highway 4 a railroad reported in a crash. it affects the slow lane because it's on the right-hand shoulder. getting over to the opposite direction toward the bay bridge, no real slowing. a little dip. back to you. now bart leaders are looking for possible solutions which includes less discounts. something needs to be considered

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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. good for you. you've made it this thirsty thursday, april 13th. jenna bush hager is in for hoda momma. this is a horrible title, "shut up and dance." >> i sometimes want to say, that don't you? >> no, never. isn't that something you try to teach your children not to say? >> yes. i would not be thrilled with mila said shut up. >> and she's four years old