>> three of them, i believe. >> i believe so. >> should i bring my pomeranian? that's my kid. >> they're your babies. >> see you for the neighbors bay area news at 11:00. good morning. deal good omorning. deal or no deal. president trump now says he will not immediately pull the u.s. out of nafta even though earlier in the day his advisors say he was considering it. what has the fate of what trump once called the worst trade deal ever? how will the white house pay for what may be the biggest tax cut in u.s. history? the treasury secretary will join us live. nbc exclusive, united ceo speaking out as they release the report on the passenger dragging incident and acknowledges a string of mistakes and vows to make changes. this morning, lester holt goes one-on-one with united ceo. plea for help. the 911 call from that fatal

accident caused by former bachelor star, chris souls, one he made himself before he fled the scene. this morning, investigators trying to find out who drove him home. up in the air, a woman casually takes a seat on a crane 12 stories high, forcing a delicate and dangerous 2 1/2 hour rescue. >> what did she say to you? >> i'm okay, how you doing? all right, i'm doing good, just hope we can get out of this together. >> now, she is under arrest, why she was up there in the first place, still a mystery today. thursday april 27th, 2017. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. >> i guess you filed that last one in the category of things

you don't see everyday but luckily ended okay. >> a dangerous situation. more in a moment. we begin with a flurry of activity at the white st for no. while the battle over his administration's massive tax reform plan just is getting under way. we'll talk to the secretary of the treasury in a moment. first, we've got it covered, starting with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. new scrutiny about that tax reform plan. the white house putting out a one-page outline. they say it simplifies the way the tax code works. what's missing here, the details and how they plan to pay for it. also today, the president is revisiting his promise to pull out of one of the country's biggest trade deals. this morning a seismic shift on nafta. after threatening to pull the plug on the trade deal with mexico and canada hours earlier, the white house reversing course late wednesday, saying they're now willing to renegotiate. while the issue has been a hot

topic for mr. trump both on the trail and once in office -- >> it's a disaster. it's a trading disaster. >> reporter: overnight president trump holding what the white house describes as sxlevent productive calls with both his canadian and mexican counterparts, all vowing to work together. it comes as the white house is touting one of the biggest tax cuts in american history. >> we have a once in a generation opportunity to do something really big. >> reporter: despite bold promises, the specifics remain a mystery. >> when we have an agreement, we'll release the details. >> reporter: here's what we do know and how it could affect you. your income tax rate could change because the plan would reduce the number of brackets from seven to three, with rates of 10%, 25% and 35%. say you're a newly married couple filing jointly for the first time. if you file today, you take a standard deduction of more than $12,000. under the trump plan, it would double to $24,000. meaning you'd pay less in taxes. have child care expenses? the white house is promising tax relief.

as for your mortgage payments and contributions to charity, those popular deductions wouldn't be touched. the plan also a boon for businesses both large and small. slashing the corporate tax rate to 15%. a year ago candidate trump told "today" he'd ask wealthy to pay more. >> do you believe in raising taxes on the wealthy? >> i do, including myself. >> reporter: how would this plan affect the president's taxes? that's unclear. the treasury secretary flatly dismissing questions about whether the president would release his own returns. >> the president has no intention -- the president has released plenty of information and i think has given more financial disclosure than anybody else. i think the american population has plenty of information. >> reporter: this morning critics are already pouncing on this plan, arguing it's basically favoring the wealthiest americans and blow up the deficit. also this morning, a deal to overhaul health care policy may

be closer than ever. conservative members of the house freedom caucus, the once who opposed the last version, now coming out in support of a new agreement, but now many moderate republicans are undecided, concerned the new plan would allow insurers to charge people with pre-existing conditions more. matt and savannah? >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. treasury secretary steven mnuchin joining us. good morning. >> good morning. it's great to be here with you. >> let's start with that clip we just played. candidate trump was on this show telling our viewers a year ago that he believed in raising taxes on the wealthy, including himself. would you acknowledge that the reform plan you have laid out does the exact opposite? in fact, it is a dramatic cut in taxes for the wealthy? >> no, this isn't about a dramatic cut in taxes for the wealthy. this is about lowering tax rates in return for getting rid of massive amounts of deductions and special interests. >> but it does cut taxes for the wealthy, right? >> again, when we lay out the

exact details of the plan, what you'll see is this is about reducing taxes and tax simplification. this is about a middle income tax cut. this is about having sweeping tax cuts, the largest tax cuts in history, the largest tax reform program in history, to create american jobs. this is all about jobs, jobs, jobs. >> let me ask you one thing. can you give me an example of a wealthy individual or corporation whose taxes will go up under what you've proposed? >> again, what we wanted to do was lay out the president's principles. and his principles are all part of his economic plan. he is determined to create economic growth of 3% or higher. in regards to this -- again, this is about lowering business taxes to make businesses competitive. we have a very uncompetitive business tax system. >> mr. -- >> and by doing this, we'll create lots and lots of jobs. >> i'm glad you talked about growth because the committee for responsible budget, which is a nonpartisan organization, says the numbers are a problem here,

mr. secretary. they say it's going to result in between 3 and 7 trillion fewer dollars coming into the government. and to compensate that with growth, the growth rate would have to be about 4.5%. you've just said, you're hoping for a growth rate of about 3%. so, that's going to result in a blossoming of the deficit, isn't it? >> matt, first of all, the other people external groups who normally model these plans haven't modeled the plan because they said they don't have the details. so, the numbers that you're citing, we don't agree with those numbers and we don't think they're accurate. when we come out with the details of the plan, we'll show, this is going to be paid for by a combination of economic growth, which will be around 3% or slightly higher, and a combination of by reducing massive amounts of deductions and special interests. >> without getting overly dramatic then, mr. secretary, would you be willing to raise your right hand and look at the american people and say, i, steven mnuchin, promise you, that this will be

revenue-neutral and deficit-neutral? >> again, our objective, matt, is to pay for this with economic growth. so, right now we're working with the house and the senate. this is now about taking the president's principles and turning them into a bill that we can get passed and the president can sign this year so we can create economic growth. we're going to work closely with congress to get this done. yes, matt, our principles are, we want to pay for this with economic growth and with reducing lots and lots of special interests deductions. >> you know this, this idea that you can pay for it with economic growth is kind of a washington fairytale. you hear about it all the time. tax cuts definitely stimulate growth. the question is, is it enough? steve bell, a republican staff member in the '80s when reagan had his tax cut and he says this is fool's gold you'll cut taxes. everybody works harder, you'll erase the fiscal impact. he says it never happens. >> well, we obviously don't

agree with that. and there's plenty of economists who have lined up with what we're saying. let me just tell you, there's many studies that show 70% or more of the tax burden of corporations is borne by the american workers. so, this is about lowering business taxes for both big corporations and small and medium sized businesses. putting that money back in the pockets of american workers and, by the way, by creating a territorial system, we will bring back trillions of dollars that have been parked offshore because of complicated tax systems. that these companies will invest in american plants, american equipment, to create american jobs. >> real quickly, mr. secretary. you said the president has already revealed a lot of financial information, more than anyone. we could argue about that for an entire other segment. but doesn't it make your job harder to go out and sell a tax plan that's going to impact every american's tax returns when the president of the united states has not been transparent with his own tax returns?

>> not at all, matt. i think the american public is comfortable with the financial information that the president has released. and this is about the impact on not one taxpayer, this is about the impact on american taxpayers and american business. and we are focused on economic growth and jobs, jobs, jobs. for too long this economy has been held back by regulatory issues, by tax burden, and we are unleashing that. >> real quickly -- >> the president -- >> sorry, just on the tax returns. you did say yesterday at your briefing the president has no intention to release his tax returns. he used to say he would when the audits were complete. is it your understanding he will never release his tax returns? >> well, i'm going to let the president decide what he's going to do in the future. that's obviously up to him. and, again, what the president is focused on and i'm focused on is creating opportunities for the american public. and we couldn't be more excited about that. and this plan is the beginning of creating economic growth.

>> treasury secretary mnuchin. thank you for your time, sir. >> thank you, mr. secretary. >> thank you, both. appreciate it. let's move to north korea and the crisis there. overnight the regime promised to wipe out the u.s. and south korea if either shows the slightest provocation. also this morning we're learning more about what was said during that rare white house briefing on north korea for the entire u.s. senate. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. we are hearing from senators who attended that rare briefing at the white house yesterday. some calling it sobering, others say it yielded little information. still, there is broad agreement, it underscores the increasing tensions and tense standoff with north korea. overnight in a rare interview, a top north korean government official said a sixth nuclear test will happen. and that nuclear and missile tests will never stop as long as

the u.s. continues what the north sees as acts of aggression that include military drills with allies. the "uss carl vinson" and a submarine armed with tomahawk missiles and the missile defense system thaad on north korea's doorstep. it comes after the president invited senators to the white house. an unprecedented move. the defense secretary, secretary of state, director of intelligence, and chairman of the joint chiefs collectively calling north korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons an urgent national security threat. the group telling senators, they are pursuing diplomatic measures but are prepared to defend ourselves and our allies. and that includes military preparations. reactions to the meeting mixed. >> the threat that north korea poses to our allies in the region and to the united states is serious and is real. >> north korea's the most dangerous spot on the planet right now. >> reporter: some expressing concern. all the tough talk could provoke

north korean dictator kim jong-un. >> the white house is ratcheting up. >> reporter: the top commander in the pacific was blunt, saying part of the u.s. is already within striking distance of north korea's arsenal. >> kim jong-un is clearly in a position to threaten hawaii today, in my opinion. >> reporter: the trump administration is still stressing diplomacy over military action. in fact, considering new sanctions on banks that do business with north korea. and secretary of state rex tillerson is expected to press for more sanctions during a special session of the u.n. security council tomorrow. matt, savannah. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. this morning united airlines is out with its own internal report on that embarrassing incident of a passenger being dragged from a flight. it happened earlier this month. the report explains what went wrong and what can be done to stop it from happening again. nbc's lester holt sat down with united's ceo and gave you an exclusive interview about all of this. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. oscar munoz is owning this

incident. he he calls it and the backlash the result of a system failure from employees constrained by outdated rules to the bad choice of summoning law enforcement. we spoke in the airline's operation center in chicago where he laid out how united plans to change. >> we breached public trust, a serious breach. >> reporter: oscar munoz knows sorry is not enough. the image of a bloody dr. david dao dragged from a united flight speaks for itself. >> it was a system failure across the board. and i own the policies and procedures and the common sense and the empowerment, if you will, from those people to do the right things because a circumstance like we've all witnessed should have never happened. >> reporter: this morning united is listing what it says were its failures that day, including booking four seats for a flight crew on an already oversold flight at the last minute. not offering enough compensation to entice passengers to

voluntarily give up their seats. and -- >> police to charlie 3. >> reporter: -- calling law enforcement to get dr. dao to leave his seat. do you think those officers overstepped their bounds once they were on board that airplane? >> our policies and procedures put all of those folks involved that day in impossible situations. we've got to stop from doing that. do i believe that what the law enforcement folks did was wrong? yeah. but, again, it was i and we that put them in that situation. >> reporter: did your folks essentially say, this guy's got to get off the airplane and do whatever you have to do to get him off the airplane? >> i don't know that the specific instructions do anything. we have, unfortunately, had to do this before. most folks in the face of law enforcement would get up. we did not give and do not give specific instructions as to what you saw. >> reporter: the report also finds the airline failed to offer other modes of transportation and front line employees lacked training for denied boarding situations. munoz believes new policies need to focus on the passenger experience.

>> they're dated and they're built on a structure of discipline and rigor in running an operation. >> reporter: in addition to limiting the use of police to safety and security issues, united today announced additional training for front-line employees to deal with difficult situations, allowing them to make on the spot decisions. an automated system that will ask you at check-in if you would volunteer to give up your seat and offering up to $10,000 to a passenger to willingly take another flight. one of the things in this report you talk about becoming more customer-focused. isn't customer service putting the customer first, isn't that a given? >> it is, but we make sure half a million people every single day get to somewhere safely. it's a complicated process. and when you have a complicated process like that, the operational mind set becomes sort of front and center. we forget sometimes that the people you're caring are human and have interests and have desires as to where they're going. connecting people, simple word,

what they mean is connecting you to the things important to you, regardless of where you're sitting. >> munoz was scheduled to take on the additional title at chairman next year but he made the decision to forego the promotion for now, telling us under the circumstances he does not think the time is right. we should add the attorney for dr. david dao out this morning applauding united's changes. >> you get the sense mr. munoz would like a do-over from the way things were handled the beginning. >> he recognizes this is a low point, not just for united but for the airline industry and hopes things move upward from now on. no pun intended. >> thank you. we'll have a lot more of this interview on "nbc nightly news" tonight. one of our favorite shows. >> loving it, lester. another airline confrontation making news this morning. a passenger was kicked off a delta flight in atlanta earlier this month for using the bathroom while the plane was on the tarmac waiting to take off, despite the crew telling passengers to stay in their

feet. the 39-year-old hamilton told delta agents he couldn't hold it anymore after a 30-delay on the tarmac. when they tried to remove him he refused to leave. >> i'm not clear why i have to leave this plane. i purchased a ticket. i had an emergency. i had to pee. i had to pee. i tried to hold it the first time. i absolutely couldn't. >> i understand that. >> okay. i'm being kicked off the plane. >> eventually all the passengers were forced to exit that plane. hamilton was not allowed to reboard. he was not arrested and was given a partial refund in a statement delta said, it is imperative that passengers comply with crew instructions during all phases of the flight. now to a massive wildfire. it's burning out of control in arizona. officials say the sawmill fire southeast of tucson has charred 40,000 acres and only 7% contained. highways in the area were shut down on wednesday. about 200 people were forced to

evacuate their homes. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. not to get into the rules and regulations, but i've been there on a plane when -- >> we all have. >> yes. >> -- when have you to -- >> usually the flight attendant -- >> they let you get up quickly. >> they don't kick you off the plane usually. >> its not a good feeling. >> no, it's not. not a good feeling for our friends in illinois with copious amounts of rain. a lot of folks said the heck with this, they pulled over. look, even the winds caused big problems for some semitractor/trailers as well, trees down, limbs down, a real mess. we have more on tap for tomorrow on into saturday. right now we've got showers and thunderstorms around chicago on into indianapolis, down into knoxville. friday a wide swath of severe weather from wichita falls into louisville. 28 million people at risk. tornadoes, hail, damaging winds. saturday, more of the same. we're talking 25 million at risk from texas all the way into western new york.

this system pushes through rather rapidly. some areas from oklahoma into missouri could see upwards of 10 inches of rain by sunday. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. hey where is the... nevermind. the moment you realize, "how could there possibly be this many blues?" at lowe's, we take the worry out of choosing the best paint because we guarantee you'll love it or we'll replace it. all projects have a starting point. start with lowe's. hurry in and get new lower prices on paint and primer now starting at only $17.98 at the lowe's "paint away event". good thursday morning. we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast for today. in san francisco, expect a high of 64 degrees with some breezy winds and still windy tomorrow as our temperatures make it up to 68 degrees.

into the weekend, more sunshine, all day weather in the seven-day forecast and our temperatures continue to go up for the inland areas we go from the mid-70s today to the low 80s for the beak end and 87 degrees by next wednesday. that is your late es weather. come up, a new twist in the investigation of that deadly accident involving a former "bachelor" star. this morning the 911 call he placed before allegedly fleeing that scene. and are your kids watching it? the controversy surrounding that popular new series "13 reasons why" and what has schools now warning parents about it. first, this is "today" on nbc. hey allergy muddlers

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peninsula. ville tri -- tri-valley with n the north bay, san francisco and east bay. highs reaching 70 degrees in palo alto, 72 in san jose and the tri-valley up to 73 degrees. north bay a high of 74 while san francisco will be up to a high of 64 with some gusty winds. over the next few days, our temperatures continue to warm. no rain in the seven-day forecast. in fact, we will feel more summer like weather, especially for the inland valleys. now let's head over to mike for an update on the roads. traffic is building for the south bay and i'm going to update the san francisco crash but north 101 at 87. also a slowdown coming 87 to the area. now north 101 with the thumb's up there because the crash cleared approaching the skyway getting on the that bay bridge eastbound. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update in

half hour. we hope to see you then. have a great morning.

we're back. 7:30 now. it's a thursday morning. it's the 27th of april, 2017. a little better weather this morning than we had yesterday morning when it was raining in the new york area. making its way toward a pretty weekend by most accounts. >> going to warm up. >> yeah, that's true. okay, good. >> don't mention al, he's going to run in here like he did yesterday. >> al! >> don't do it. >> always ready. let's look at what's making headlines this morning. president trump now saying the u.s. will not immediately pull out of nafta. in fact, he once called the worst trade deal ever. he made that announcement in phone calls with the leaders of mexico and canada. instead the white house says the

three countries have agreed to, quote, work swiftly to renegotiate the deal. the president's proposed ball on the mexican border is on the capitol hill today. members of the oversight committee will hear testimony from supporters and critics to learn more about its potential impact on national security and our economy. and a dramatic scene in toronto wednesday. a woman somehow managed to climb to the end of the hook on a construction crane 12 stories up. calmly sat there for hours with people looking from the ground. a firefighter eventually made the dangerous climb himself. >> when you saw her, what did you say? >> how you doing? what are you going to say? hey, how's it going? >> what did she say to you? >> i'm okay. how are you doing? i said, i'm doing good. just hope we can get out of this together. she said, yeah i'd like to get down. >> well, they finally got her to safety in a harness. they were lowered to the ground. the woman was led away in handcuffs. by the way, there's still no

word as to why she decided to get on that crane in the first place. she seemed to be almost enjoying herself. >> everyone seems real casual. >> he's like, hey, what's up? just sitting on a crane. >> was there a full moon? >> no. >> in other news we're hearing the 911 call former "bachelor qult "star chris soules placed from the scene of a fatal accident he's been accused of fleeing. nbc national correspondent miguel has more. >> in the nearly six-minute tape soules calls authorities to report the accident, identifies himself by name and heard trying to revive the victim. the recording given a minute by minute account of the aftermath of the accident that could put the former "bachelor" behind bars. chris soules is best known as the bachelor but this morning he's out on bail and now for the first time, we are hearing his 911 call, reporting his fatal roadside accident monday night.

>> i rear-ended a guy in a tractor. >> okay. so it's a truck -- car versus tractor? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: in clear distress, soules gives the 911 operator updates on the unconscious man's condition. >> is he breathing, chris? >> i can't tell. he doesn't appear to be. >> reporter: with ambulances en route to the scene, the operator tries to help soules revive the victim. later identified as 66-year-old kenny mosher. >> chris, do you know how to do cpr? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: other voices are also heard in the background. >> anybody know how to do cpr? >> i can talk you through it if you're near the patient. >> there's blood. there's blood. >> is there blood coming out of his mouth, chris? >> yes. see if you can feel a pulse. yes, he does have a pulse. >> he does have a pulse? >> reporter: soules then abruptly ends the call.

authorities say soules left the scene and was arrested five hours later at his home, charged with fleeing a deadly crash, a felony in iowa. >> this time that is the only charge he's been charged with. >> reporter: the investigation is ongoing, including determining whether or not he was driving under the influence of alcohol. keeping a low profile, soules is expected back in court next week. his lawyer releasing a statement that his client was devastated to learn about mosher's death. this as family and friends plan a funeral for monfort life-long farmer leaving behind a wife, children and grandchildren. for the small town of aurora, iowa, heartbreak for the man who died and questions for the famous bachelor who left the scene. >> soules has been ordered by the court to surrender his passport and wear an ankle monitor. right now he's charged with a class "d" felony which can carry

up to five years in prison and a hefty fine. authorities say he could face additional charges which could mean additional prison time. they're looking for a second driver that may have picked soules up. that person, too, could face criminal charges. naug >> thank you. we have al here with another look at the forecast. what are you talking about? >> snow. >> no. >> yes, yes, in the rockies. winter just won't quite let go. we're looking at snow from idaho all the way down south of denver into parts of northern new mexico. there's a big storm that's firing up. it's across the northern rockies right now. moderate snow for the higher elevations. but then as low pressure develops, colder air moves in for friday. we're talking 1 to 2 feet in the mountain. 4 to 8 inches at lower elevations. casper, wyoming, denver could see 3 to 6 inches of snow. as you get down into southern california, upwards of 12 to 15 inches of snow. the rest of the country we're looking at showers in the pacific northwest. still misty and foggy here in

the northeast. heavy showers and thunderstorms down through the lower goernl, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. it's all clear now, just some high clouds giving us filtered sunshine and our temperatures now in the lower 50s in oakland and in san francisco. mid-50s for palo alto and san jose as well as morgan hill. after this morning's start with cool temperatures, it will be a very pleasant afternoon with the inland areas making it into the low 70s and upper 50s along the immediate coastline and san francisco today will see a high of 64 degrees. >> check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. well, this was very reasonable. >> no. >> wow. >> you know what, i was wondering -- >> what a deal. >> i thought, something's weird here. >> are you planning to return that? >> not anymore. not any more. >> busted. still ahead, we've got big news for music superstar shaniya

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mark? nicole, good morning. >> good morning, guys. we began this journey five months ago with the goal of meeting and listening to the people that many of us missed during the campaign. and this morning one of them has something to say that he says isn't easy. brad knew he was taking a big leap when he voted for donald trump. >> i was a democrat. my grandpa, my dad, they were union guys, so i never even thought about voting for a republican. >> reporter: but he never thought flipping sides would create this much chaos. >> this seems to be a real mess in washington right now. i know that's for sure. it's almost like they are damn near playing childish games with each other. >> reporter: since january we have been hitting the road across five states meeting americans just like brad, democrats, first-time voters, and even bernie sanders supporters. they all ended up voting for donald trump. we've come back to bay county, michigan, which went red for the first time since ronald reagan. none of you ever voted for republican. >> correct. i used to not vote. >> correct. >> reporter: this is where brad

was with his neighbor jason. a one-time bernie supporter who at 29 years old cast his first ever presidential vote for donald trump. >> he has answers. we don't always like them. sometimes he offends the crap out of people but he has an answer. >> reporter: in less than two months, jason's enthusiasm has turned to angle. >> i feel like i was bamboozled. and i feel mad and dumb, honestly. >> reporter: how did the president lose the support of a guy who cheered for him during his first speech to congress? >> it almost sounded progressive-ish. he was really open, willing to work with both sides of the fence. four days after that, maybe? more russia stuff started piling up, he talked about being wire-tapped. he's on twitter saying this about this person. >> reporter: jason says this was the deal-breaker. the attack on syria, tough talk on north korea and the massive bomb dropped on isis in

afghanistan. >> i don't want to see the new special of the local teenager brought home in a casket with fight over it. i don't want to see that. he's just going to put more people in danger. there are going to be boots on the ground and it's what he said wasn't going to happen. it's one of the reasons i voted for him. he's putting us at danger and that's not okay. i'm worried about the future of my family. >> i have to give the man some time to get things done. there's no way i can flip after 100 days and say, he's a terrible president. >> reporter: so brad, the guy who voted for president obama twice, isn't ready to bail. >> i think he's stepping back a little bit from where, you know, what he campaigned on. but i don't think it's a bad thing yet. >> reporter: would you support further action in syria? >> no, not right now. seeing all those children dying on camera, i mean, that is terrible, you know? and that would move anybody emotionally. we don't need to get in a war with syria. >> are you eager to see him turn

in a more focused way toward economic promises he made as a candidate? >> i would be pretty upset if he didn't do anything about nafta. that's why i wanted him, was for trade. that was a big thing. if he ignores it, i don't think he'll have a chance. >> reporter: if democrats are smelling blood in the water, there's this warning. are the democrats doing or saying anything that makes any more sense to you now than hillary clinton did during the campaign? >> no. neither of them are. there's no middle anymore. nobody wants to work together it doesn't seem. and it's disappointing. >> the left still can't believe that donald trump beat hillary clinton. they still can't deal with it. >> reporter: you're going to punish your senators or congress people if they don't back his agenda? >> yeah, definitely. no doubt about it. and there are things democrats preached about for years anyway. why they don't back it now is just pure hate for trump. >> reporter: what advice would you give him today? >> delete your twitter account

until you can act like a grown-up and stop trying to kill people in other countries. fix america. america first, donald. which camera, america first, donald. not syria, not anybody else. america. >> reporter: that what he promised you. >> that's what he promised me. and he's not doing that. >> wow. >> yeah. >> so you have a change of heart from one but not the other, saying, you know what? we have to give this president some time. >> yeah, i think the difference between the democrats in his base and the democrats, they are looking for the president to commit to the problems at home. these are all life-long democrats who voted for him in the economically challenged states. so for them to see him focus on the foreign policy that he never talked about as a candidate, is really alarming. >> all right. you're going to follow these people and stay in touch? >> forever. >> you told me they all have

your phone number. >> they do. and my e-mail. yes, i'm the guest that keeps coming back. >> nicolle, thank you. it is take your children to work day. sons and daughters, check it out. they are taking over the orange room. and even our control room. that's actually a normal shot. >> that's don gnash right there.

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the weekend is done. let's see how the roads are moving now. kari, we are tracking not one but two issues in the south bay. it appears a crash along highway 101 at westbound 87 is causing some heavy delays past king road. we're also seeing an additional what looks like could be a car fire along northbound 280 just off state route pd 5 causing major delays all the way back to meridian after. 23 we look right now in san jose, we can already see that backup getting pretty heavy out there. thank you very much vianey and kari. happening now, berkeley police bracing for the possibility of protests for the wake of ann coulter's canceled appearance. conservative groups plan to gather for a rally near the campus. coulter is being coy but says she may be nearby. stay up to the minute on our twitter feed. we're monitoring an accident at facebook headquarters that injured two construction workers. rescue teams say their safety harnesses saved their lives. link to the latest on our home page. whoa!

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>> we've got a party here. we've got people celebrating. what are you celebrating? >> our 15th wedding anniversary. >> who do you want to say hi to? >> denver! >> rocky mountain high, baby. >> who is this little one? >> my new grandbaby from texas. >> it is bring your kid to work day. do you know what you two are going to do? come to work with me. hi, kids, do you want to come to work with me? follow me. do you want to come to work with me? come on. we are going to sneak inside the studio. come on. where did matt go? and good morning, everybody. it is 8:00 on "today." a great day out on the plaza, the 27th of april. we have all kinds of kids out here, which is fun. it's cloudy but not raining,

it's war. and carson is back from "the voice." >> yeah. >> you were back just in time because next week we have a concert for you. one republic is coming to the plaza. coming up on tuesday, they will perform their biggest hits. come on down on tuesday, it will be a lot of fun. a lot of fun coming up for the rest of this morning, but let me begin this half hour by looking at the headlines. here's your news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker at the white house where overnight a seismic shift on the trade deal known as nafta. administration officials originally telling reporters that president trump was considering pulling out of the deal with canada and mexico. now mr. trump announcing his intention to stay put. the president already tweeting about it. this morning saying he spoke to both leaders last night and the agreement is subject to the fact that if we do not reach a fair deal for all, we will then terminate nafta. relations are good, a deal is very possible. this comes after the white house

calls one of the biggest tax cuts in history. what we do know, americans' income tax rates could change because the plan will reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three with rates of 10%, 25% and 35%. it will slash businesses large and small from 35% to 15%. some republicans worry it will balloon the deficit while democrats slam the packages favoring the wealthy. also wednesday, the white house hosting the unprecedented briefing with the entire u.s. senate. the focus on north korea with top trump officials telling offici officials the threat is urgent. and the sixth nuclear test will happen with the u.s. considering more sanctions against north korea. >> kristen, thank you very much. a dramatic rescue caught on camera shows the heroic actions that saved two people from almost certain death. take a look. police in louisville, kentucky, have released dash cam video about the sir jeff rogers

responding to a car crash. as he pulls up, a good is a msan goes to the passenger side and begins smashing the window. mr. boyer comes over to help and together they open the door, unbuckle the passenger's seat belt and pull the victim to safety. both victims have recovered and both rescuers are nominated for life-saving awards. >> wow. a popular but controversial netflix series has a lot of people talking about serious issues facing teenagers, especially suicide. as important as this discussion is, we should warn you that some viewers or their young family members may find this topic disturbing. blake mccoy has that story. >> reporter: the new netflix series "13 reasons why" chronicles a teenager's decision to end her life. this morning concerned schools across the country are putting parents on alert. >> i'm about to tell you the story of my life.

more specifically, why my life ended. >> reporter: the 13-episode series shows sometimes in graphic detail 13 reasons that led the fictional character hannah to take her own life. including bullying, underaged drinking and sexual assault. this week schools from maryland to minnesota have sent letters home to parents with their concerns, warning the notion of suicide is glam orized. and the sensationalization could affect fragile students. >> talk to kids about this. if they're watching it, see if they have any questions. offer to watch it with them. >> reporter: netflix says viewing is meant for mature audiences, 17-plus. but seventh grader asher fishman has seen it. >> seems like a good plot other than the girl committing suicide. >> reporter: his mom isn't worried. >> i don't think it glorifies it. >> reporter: other parents are concerned. >> it's a tough topic. i don't know how to handle that yet. >> you don't want them to use it as an instructional manual. >> reporter: "13 reasons why" is executive produced by selena

gomez, the pop star who took a hiatus from music last year to battle her own depression. >> i had everything and i was absolutely broken inside. >> reporter: she and the show's creator think it's time to talk openly about suicide. >> we wanted to do it in a way where it was honest. and we wanted to make something that could hopefully help people. >> we felt like sexual assault and suicide should be difficult to watch. we shouldn't make it easy for the viewer because they are not easy for the people to go through them. >> a lot of things don't make sense. >> reporter: a series sparking conversation about a difficult subject that so up often goes undiscussed. for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news. >> i had not even heard about the show until i got one of the warning letters from my children's school in the form of an e-mail the other day. and boy did i read through it. >> i think it is good schools are alerting parents because kids at that age are impressionable. >> it's meant for 17 and older but a lot of kids are watching it who are a lot younger.

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lester holt. >> i was down here earlier and they said, can you do more? >> we always want more. we've all seen the movie -- >> i started that. >> he did. that was his line, i stole it. remember "clueless?" remember that scene when the girl was like, i wish that was my life, the closet scene? she picks out her outfit. people get excited because the time is here. amazon announced the echo look. a voice-activated hands-free camera. it will let you take photos and video of your outfit and ask alexa and she will tell you what looks best on you. she will show you the different angles and stuff and you can get second opinions from style experts. >> i would like that. >> you're like, alex a, let's make -- >> is that appropriate? how does that work? >> you are not going out of the house looking like that. >> don't you want to put something on, you think it looks

all right and then -- >> yeah. >> let's review, shall we? wasn't there a whole big concern with the first voice-activated thing that it was, perhaps, recording everything you said? >> oh, yeah. >> so now isn't this just going to take that one step further? >> it will put it in the cloud and it will learn about what you wear. >> unless you're the guy who still puts the tape over the camera on his phone, right? >> i do. >> all right. we do love it when lester joins us, but today there's an extra special reason to have you here. you're trending. you wrote a fun list for "us weekly" magazine. 25 things you don't know about me. 22 of them we're not allowed to say on the air. >> wow. >> but one of our favorites from the list, i used to be the lead singer in "church." >> well, i think what i wrote is, i used to lead the singing in church. >> did you sing? >> oh, yeah, i would sing.

and the next one -- >> give us a little. >> what is your favorite? >> "how great thou art." or "precious memories." >> how -- >> just a little. ♪ how great thou art how great thou art ♪ >> i'm going to turn my chair. >> we should hear that on nightly news every night. >> lester holt, "nightly news." wh >> you also said that you had to parachute out of a plane. >> the guy in the wing suit, he was going to do the wing suit thing, he was practicing where he would land. and this show asked me, can you go down to florida, go on the airplane with him, interview him live, they have the whole hook-up live, he'll fly out, you go behind him.

and i said, no. it will be tandem, you'll be hooked to someone. maybe you didn't hear me, no. my words were "homey don't jump out of a plane." >> wasn't there another time, remember when they were putting the top antenna on the world trade center. >> uh-huh. >> and they wanted you to go -- do that. >> you just said it. >> and it required climbing ladders 100 stories above the ground. >> that's right. i said, can i go a few days. i went up and looked at it and i was like, homey don't climb up. you didn't flinch. >> you said to me, you called me that day and said, look, i'm sorry. i didn't get past the second ladder. and you baked desserts. that's the other thing people didn't know. >> yeah, cobbler. >> homey can bake. >> and pick out your own clothes. >> i like that lester says homey.

>> there's a little "trending" wrap-up. here are videos that went viral everybody will be talking check out this drone video. it captured surfers sitting on their boards with a shark swimming right underneath them. for the record, everybody is okay. all right. we know salem, massachusetts, is known for all things spooky, but check out this street lamp. it's one of the top trending moments on twitter. if you zoom in a little closer, look at that face. the mayor spotted it and spooked everybody out. creepy. and, finally, you know the feeling when you are going to the hair dresser and you say i want a little off here, but you don't know how to say it. a man made a buzz sound to the groomer. well, this is what he ended up with. >> wait for it. >> oh. >> wow.

>> that looks photoshopped. >> looks like he got you before he was buzzing the head. stop there. >> i like the tail. >> carson, pop star. >> homey plays it. let's do it. guys ready for sad news. jonathan deme, the beloved filmmaker passed away at the age of 73 of cancer, and justin timberlake shared this photo on instagram saying words aren't enough for heartache like this. they worked together on justin's concert documentary. he directed "philadelphia" and was best known for his "silence of the lambs" and, my goodness, who can forget this clip? >> a census taker once tried to test me. i ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. >> jonathan demme will be sorely missed. let's go to paris jackson. she's named an "it" girl by ""vanity fair."" paris there channelling old hollywood glamour and a marilynn

monroe inspired photo shoot. she talks about how she tries to stay balanced in the fame-obsessed culture. she says it's important to show our youth that one shouldn't compare a highlight reel to one's own." she said she wanted to be a vet, a nurse, even an astronaut. she wanted to make a difference, and that was the theme. refreshing words for sure. finally, shania twain, one of the biggest stars, she's announcing she's going to release some new music this summer. the five-time grammy winner's long-awaited album will be her first in 15 years. there will be singles called "life is about to get good" and that will be released in june. we just had her on "the voice" as an overall advisor. she was great. i got three words. summer concert series. keep our fingers crossed. >> that would be nice. >> carson, thank you very much. lester, we'll see you tomorrow. >> homey. >> check of the weather. >> homey do weather? come on over.

i need all the help i can get. i've always done the weather for your show. you can do the weather for mine once. >> some things crawling across the green. there you go. >> on second thought, anyway, we do have a look at showers and thunderstorms. the big severe weather is coming tomorrow. the big threat stretching from texas all the way down to louisville. 28 million folks at risk for tornees, hail, strong storms, and that moves into saturday. houston, dallas, shreveport, little rock all under the gun for really enhanced risk of storms. 25 million all total for the best chance of tornadoes. arkansas, oklahoma, and texas. and temperatures rising today finally. we're getting back to normal to maybe a little bit above normal. cleveland will be 78. new orleans, 79. new york city gets up to 68. we may even have records starting tomorrow in honor of our nice savannah. savannah will come very close. 93. shreveport, 90. tampa may set a record, and on saturday d.c., atlanta, tampa, and tupulo all coming very close or setting some

records. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in san francisco it will be breezy with a lot of sunshine. expect a high of 64 degrees and 68 degrees tomorrow. that warming trend continues for the weekend with some low to mid 70s there. getting some upper 70s by next week. for the inland areas, it will be in the 70s 234 inn san francisco but the inland vallejys will be in the 80s. and for the middle of next week we see highs in the mid to upper 80s. >> and don't forget, take us with you. go sirius xm. >> if you have to choose, go to the hoda show. al, thank you. more now of the rossen reports series "the dirty truth." our national correspondent jeff rossen is on the hunt for potentially dangerous dust.

jeff? >> good morning. this is not just dust we are talking about. there are little bugs that actually live in that dust. they are called dust mites. luckily, you have us to come on in here to blow up the picture for you. that's what they look like. they are so gross. and they are the number one cause of indoor allergieallergi. but my family does a good job of keeping our home dust-free, but it turns out we are missing important areas of the house and you may be, too. so where are the hidden hot spots for dust mites and how do you get rid of them? this morning i'm making a big mistake inviting cameras back inside my home to show you. it's everywhere from your counters to your floors, dust in nooks and crannies all over the home. and living in that dust? dust mites. microscopic bugs that multiply fast and make you sick. >> dust mites are one of the biggest predators that live in your home. they feed off your dead skin. and this in itself are the foundation with bacteria to flourish. >> what are the dangers of dust

mites? >> one of the big issues is it can trigger an asthma attack. >> so where are the most common spots for dust mites? and how can you get rid of them? to find out, i invite healthy home expert lisa beres over to my place. >> so the average home collects 40 pounds of dust every year. >> 40 pounds of dust? >> yes. and this dust is laced with dangerous toxins. >> so you brought me to my daughter's room. obviously this is not my room. let's hope not. what is the problem? >> the problem is all this clutter is actually collecting dust. all of these toys, this is where dust mites thrive. look right there, your daughter needs to find her favorite toys and donate or sell the rest. >> not the beanie boos, she'll kill me. >> put each toy in the freezer for 24 hours and it will kill the dust mites. >> really? that's cool. but it is not just dust mites lurking in. there a recent study by george washington university finding 45

chemicals found in dust, linked to respiratory, behavioral and neurodevelopmental problems and we are breathing it in every day. >> one of the most prevalent areas dust mites love to thrive is your mattress and pill los. >> love that. >> in fact, i just took an air sample of your home. and the results are staggering. i checked the microns, the particles in the air and the result is almost 2 million. >> what does that mean? >> that means you have really dirty air. >> 2 million is bad. got it. what should i do. >> a simple thing you can do is get an allergen barrier cover like this and put it over your pillows and your mattresses. >> this will keep the dust mites out. >> yes, this tight weave will keep the dust mites and allergens out. it will tell you on the bag what it is and how to use it. so simple. >> but the biggest build-up of dust? air vents. she says mine are terrible. how do i fix this? >> it's so simple. just use a vacuum or dust buster and you have high ceilings so you need to go up the ladder. >> just suck it out? >> yep, just vacuum it up. oh, yeah. that's it.

>> that's it. just do that every time you do routine cleaning and keep your air fresh. >> spring cleaning tips to keep your home healthy. and the dust mites out. by now, you're really grossed out. and you can pick up an air purifier at the big box stores in every shape and sizesle. they are affordable and take away the allergens in the air. >> if you put the stuffed animals in the freezer and they all die -- then you have a bunch of dead dust mites in your -- >> they freeze off and completely die. they flake off. >> okay. >> then you put the ice in your drink and everything is fine. >> wow. >> you have been hanging around with kathie lee too much. >> thank you, jeff. just ahead, some life advice from dr. phil. he's here, he's going to answer some of your questions that you sent in after a quick i )m ...

==topvo== still no update on the . good thursday morning. 8:26, i'm sam brock. no update on the conditions of two construction workers hurt in an accident at the facebook campus in menlo park last night. firefighters there say it's a miracle those workers lived. they were apparently harnessed about 40 feet high on a beam when the beam shifted calling it a catastrophic failure. the workers plummeted towards the ground but the fall stopped by the safety harnesses that they were wearing. rescue crews say the workers were injured and taken to a hospital. work has stopped until cal osha gets to the bottom of the incident happened. vianey is in for mike tracking problems in the south bay? >> we're seeing slowing due to a number of crashes. right now we're seeing heavy backups along 101, around

guadeloupe parkway. it has slowed down quite a bit, another crash 280 off state route 85 and looks like this is really causing some heavy backup back to meridian avenue. right now south bay drive times slowing down a lot, northbound 101 to highway 85, about a 56 minute delay, north bay 280 to highway 85, 25 minutes, north bay 101 to 101 to san jose, 43 minute delays. leave now. >> couple situations to keep an eye on. thank you. that will do it for us right now. back with more news in 30 minutes.

we're back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning, it's the 27th day of april, 2017. we are getting a break from some really wet weather. >> all right. coming up, the new documentary that's exploring the infamous jonbenet ramsey case. we'll talk to the new director. and we mentioned before, dr. phil is going to answer your questions about parenting and relationships. and it will tell us about a really sbregs tinteresting topi show today. and "groundhog day" goes to

broadway. we'll get a special performance of the cast. but first, a check on the weather from mr. roker. >> ahead looking to the weekend, beautiful with record highs through the southeast. veer sto severe storms in the mississippi river and snow in the rockies. and record highs along the east coast, heavy rain in the mississippi river valleys. the possibility of flooding. we are looking at wet weather in the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday! flooding continues in the mid-mississippi river area. we're looking at plenty of sunshine in the midatlantic coast. the gulf coast is looking pretty good from texas to the southwest. and showers move into the pacific northwest. you are a beautiful young lady at 80 years young. what is your age? >> my name is ricki . >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. mostly sunny skies and this is the start of a lot of sun in the forecast over the next several days, some dry weather. a live look outside at san jose

you're seeing the sun out there now. temperature wise we're in the mid to upper 60s. and then as we go through the day expect a high in the low 70s for oakland, palo alto and in the tri-valley. 71 degrees. in san jose, 72 degrees. 64 degrees today in san francisco. >> that is your latest weather. don't forget, get the weather you need. check out our buddies at the weather channel on cable. savannah? all right, al, thanks. as promised, dr. phil mcgraw is joining us now. a special episode of "dr. phil" is airing today. we'll talk about that in a couple minutes. but first, he's answering your questions that you submitted on today.com. dr. phil, good morning to you. >> good morning. good to see you. >> the first question came from carrie, she's from california. how do i get my 17-year-old daughter to open up? she openly shares things that make her laugh, but when it comes to upsetting feelings she clamps up. i tell her i would never judge her or punish her when needed. but it is scary to know she holds these scary feelings

inside. that's a good question. >> it is a good question. you have to be sure to be the best voice in your child's ear. here's the thing, you have to talk about things that don't matter so the channel is open when it's time to talk about thing that is do matter. and a real key is, don't make them feel conspicuous. you up don't want to sit down like you and i are and say, tell me how you feel? because it's not going to happen. with my boys, i used to shoot baskets or kick a can down the road, do anything when they didn't feel on the spot. and then they would start talking to you. and don't forget the principle of you get what you get. if you're honest and real with them, they tend to give it back to you. >> interesting to share that yourself. >> don't give big adult issues but share something that means something to you. >> heather says, what techniques can you use to stop using the same bad habits on your children that your parents used on you? my parents talked poorly of each other in front of me and i find myself doing the same in front of my kids. >> you do want to break the

leaguecy. but you don't break habits, you replace a habit with a new habit. you have to make a conscious choice to do it and pat yourself on the back when you do. begin with this, begin with apologizing to your children for what you have done. acknowledge it and say, listen, i've been doing something i shouldn't do. i'm going to out myself and tell you that. we're going to start a new day. you remind me if i don't and i'm going to pat myself on the back when i do it the right way. it sets a new tone and a new day. but break the legacy and hold your own feet to the fire. >> then you have accountability with your own kid. >> yes, you do. >> kelly has a question about the kids and money. she says, how do you get a 16-year-old to realize that money does not grow on trees? i'm a single parent. when i do find a little extra money to give her, she spends it on things like makeup and still needs money for school projects. i'm on a very linmited budget. >> first, don't tempt her. it's not a gift if you give money and judge how they spend

it. that's not a gift. if you give them the money, then they should be able to do whatever they want to with it. but don't tempt her. if she doesn't have maturity to handle the money consistent with the family plan, then she shouldn't be given the money. and you need to explain that to her ahead of time. and let her suffer the consequences of her choices. if she spends it and then there's not money for school lunches, let her go hungry for the day. she'll learn real fast. >> a quick lightning round. my husband and i both work full-time and are graduate students, how can we keep our marriage fun and healthy during this stressful time? >> con partmentalize and realize you will do better if you take breaks. >> we have grandparents very worried about how their daughter is rearing their grandchild, a little 2-year-old. >> yes. >> so what happens? >> well, here's the thing, we've got almost 5 million grandchildren being raised by 3 million grandparents in america. and they often get interfered with by their child who gave

them their grandchild to raise. and in this case, they put a gps tracker on their daughter's car to see what she was doing. and sure enough, they think she's out running drugs, they think she's out doing a lot of things. and then coming in and giving her opinion on how they are raising her child. and that's where grandparents get into trouble. they take the child and have the responsibility, but then they start getting their inventory taken by the mother of the child. that's where you get in a lout of trouble. >> sounds like a good case for dr. phil. >> you have to do one thing. one piece offed a vi ed fed ad parental rights. if you don't get the parental rights, do not get yourself exhorted.

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welcome back, everybody. the up solved murder of jonbenet ramsey has fascinated the world for two decades. the case is the focus of a new documentary "casting jonbenet" coming to netflix tomorrow. we'll talk to the director, but first, here is nbc's jacob rascon. >> i'm awe dissing for the role of john ramsey. >> and i'm auditioning for the role of pat ramsey. >> this is a murder told in a way no one has told before. ramsey was found dead in her family's basement christmas 1996 strangled to death after being knocked unconscious sparking two

decades of investigation. suspicions. >> i did not kill my daughter, jonbenet. >> i did not have anything to do with it. >> and nationwide fascination. but 20 years later, is there been no real answers. the crime led the conspiracy about her parents, her 9-year-old brother, and strangers, including false confessions. a grand jury voted to indict her parents for felony child abuse but they were never charged and were later cleared by the d.a. last year her brother burke who also denied involvement spoke exclusively to dr. phil. >> the first thing i remember is my mom, the first thing in my room, really frantic saying, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh. running around my room looking for jonbenet. >> though the case has gone cold, the fascination has not. >> it's always someone you know. >> the mother had to do it. >> she had no motive. >> in the film, it pushes the boundary of the local documentary. local actors from boulder, colorado, were asked to speak about the case, their emotional connection to it and their

conspiracy theories. those open and honest audition tapes formed "casting jonbenet." >> how can a 9-year-old pull off a murder like this? >> this opened the culture of those obsessed with it. >> i'm auditioning for jonbenet ramsey? do you know who killed jonbenet ram see? >> kitty green, the director of "casting jonbenet" is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> even just watching those clips, it is kind of cringey to watch young girl auditioning for the role of jonbenet ramsey. tell us about it. >> well, there have been numerous tv specials and so many books, so many films about jonbenet ramsey, kind of a who done it? or how are we going to solve it? at this point, we don't know who did it. or we will probably never know for the foreseeable future who

did it. so we are looking at the community inside boulder, colorado, and the reaction and response to the crime and how they have their personal reflections on what happened that night. >> so these are actual actors from the boulder area who obviously have a keen knowledge of this particular crime. and they came in to audition. did you say to them, hey, look, the audition tapes are going to end up being the film here? did you tell them that? >> yeah, we were really honest with them because they were really honest with us. and you'll see it in the film. they kind of reveal all. and we said, if you're going to play patsy ramsey in the movie, based on what you know, is she guilty or innocent, how would you go about playing that role? that was interesting to us. >> i think so many people come to a role, which is what you find here, which made this really fascinating. they come to a role with their own emotional baggage, if you will. they have come either from a divorce or broken family, or there are -- an illness, a passing, all these things kind of weave into their own personal theory. so we are actually hearing the

theories of these actors and actresses when it comes to the murder of jonbenet? >> yeah. interesting how a community deals with the unsolved crime. when there are more questions than answers, how do they deal with uncertainty, am big biguit doubt? and the mystery and wanting to guess, that's what we probed people on. people connected to their own emotional stuff and histories with their mother or brother. they would bring up all this kind of really dark, emotional conflict with us. >> what did you learn from the community of boulder about this murder? >> so much. i interviewed 200 people. 72 people are in the film. and we got stories from people, diverse, wide-ranging stories, that some of them are heartbreaking, some of them hilarious, so it's a mixed bag of people's impression living with the end of a shallow for 28 years. >> it got raves at film festivals, sundance and berlin, what do you hope people take away from this?

>> it's about how we as a community perceive the events. so i don't want to give you ideas on what to think. i want everyone to have their own opinion. >> all right. a unique take on this 20-year-old crime. thank you for joining us today. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> "casting jonbenet" is heading to netflix tomorrow. up next, a live performance from "groundhog day," the musical. but first, this is "today" on nbc. (vo) love.

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important lessons on life and love. andy, good to see you, good morning. >> thank you, good morning to you as well. >> what day is it today? >> who cares. we are going to relive the same one over and over again. >> february 2nd. when you saw this movie, did you think it would be hard to bring to a stage? >> i did. but then i read the script and saw what our director was going to do with it. and when tim mentioned our musician and danny ruben who wrote the original screenplay brought life to show, it's amazing. >> getting great reviews. by the way, andy has the most famous acl outside of the world of professional sports. because you actually tore your acl on stage three days before the official opening. >> yeah, 72 hours to recover from an acl to get on stage. and there it is right now. that's the brace holding me together. but it was -- what we celebrate in the show is all about the people around you make you better. and this cast rose me up to be there on opening night.

and i couldn't appreciate them more. >> you are going to perform a number with some help from our own weatherman, al roker. so the cast of "groundhog day." take it away. >> it is a beautiful morning in new york, but as you know, i've been tracking this blizzard thing coming down from punxsutawney, pennsylvania. here to help me out is weatherman phil conners. >> you're doing great, al. just take it away. i just want you to have a really great day. >> what a guy. >> oh, sorry, be right back. i just have somer rands to run. and we're on in five, four, three, two, one. ♪ ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the cast of "groundhog day" the musical. check it out at the august theater in new york. who needs an acl? it's not a physical role. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. ♪

back at 8:54, just enough time for birthdays. >> let's bring in the delicious jar of smucker's. happy 100th birthday to verna godwin, jr. he says the secret to longevity is eating hundred eveoney every. thank you for your service. and lucille has 10 kids and 12 grandkids. and maurice is a retired teacher from atkins, minnesota. he is celebrating with birthday pie. i like pies. and donald of wisconsin, 100 years old. a couple months ago he and his wife celebrated their 78th anniversary. donald, off lot to celebrate.

and eleanor roads is a die-hard cubs fan from rockford, illinois. honored as volunteer of the year by her community. and a very happy 100th birthday to ceiland baker. she's from georgia. did not retire until she was 97 years old. god bless. >> can we just role a little of the footage from that performance again? and just as you're watching, realize that andy carl has a completely torn acl? >> oh, my gosh. >> three days before, he does this, eight shows a week. >> i don't know. >> hats off to him. the show must go on. >> he plays injured every night. >> al, are you doing eight shows a week also? >> actually, i am. now that i think about it. by the way, jenna alfman is going to co-host. and we'll talk about travel deals extravaganza. >> but first, a local check on

your local news and weather. >> where are my ==topvo== berkeley police a good thursday morning. 8:56. i'm sam brock. berkeley police bracing for possible protests in the wake of the cancellation of an appearance by conservative commentator ann colter. the school canceled the event due to safety concerns and yesterday we found out that colter agreed to bow out but may be near the bay area today. last night on fox news colter talking about the cancellation saying the group that invited her to come to berkeley caved to the pressure. at least three rallies tied to

the canceled event are scheduled near campus, the first one set to begin about 10:00 this morning. pete suratos is in berkeley, talking with people on both sides of the issue over free speech and students are concerned their classes might be disrupted. he will bring us a live report during our midday newest cast. we're monitoring an accident at facebook headquarters last night that injured two construction workers. rescue teams say that their safety harnesses is what saved their lives. see the latest on our home page. giants fans celebrating a dramatic and much needed comeback win over the rival dodgers that included a home run by a face from the past and also a home run from one of the newest faces on the giants roster. we'll see you again with more news in 30.

this morning on "today's take," oscar winner geena davis celebrating a milestone. and jenna elfman is our cohost. don't miss her juicy secrets. and the oceanside getaway. don't miss your chance to win one, coming up now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's" take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's a throwback thursday, april 27, 2017. our buddy ain't too cool but lunch money lewis. >> that is your buddy. >> one of my executives did a piece on him and she said, i love that lunchbox larry.

>> what is the song you used to sing all the time? ♪ i got bills, i got paid >> in case you didn't notice, actress jenna elfman is here. >> thanks for having me. >> cheers to you. >> good morning on this throwback thursday. you got something steamy in there. >> hot water. >> oh! >> it just keeps me warm. >> i have hot water as well. with a little bit of honey. >> and you have the cold thing going on. >> that's right. and you are currently starring in a new sitcom, "imaginary mary." first, let's take a little bit of a look. >> okay. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, what do we have here? check out the surly teen. dora is out cold. >> why would she be out cold? >> because she stayed up all night. >> just like you used to. >> and i use a shared secret like that. >> to get closer to that sneaky little hussy.

>> barry! >> what? only you can hear me. >> you play an imaginary childhood friend that comes back to life. >> i fall in love with a guy who is divorced with three kids. and she creates an imaginary friend. and i realize in order to have a relationship with this guy, i have to morph in with the family and the teenager kids and the little kids and the whole area is just like, terrified from my character. >> any good friend would be. >> any internal reasoning, you know, it's kind of like the internal thoughts of my character illustrated. >> what is that like when your acting with, i'm assuming, that's not a real thing there. >> we have an academy-award winning actor who created this karker. i get to rehearse with a puppet and a puppeteer.

so it looks just like this here, empty space. >> who is the voice? >> rachel dratch from "snl." >> a lot of kids have imaginary friends. i don't know about adults, maybe they do. >> i was interviewed recently by somebody who is an adult with an imaginary friend. actually a couple. >> wait. >> he told me that. >> he has a friend, like a couple? >> he has an imaginary friend. he has two imaginary friends, they are a couple. >> that's a lot. >> i have trouble managing my own relationships. but an imaginary couple? >> he says when he drives home from work, he has his imaginary friends. and i thought maybe he should switch his line of work if it is that stressful. but -- >> wow. >> my daughter, my 4-year-old daughter, has one. the girl twin. and i was a little worried at first. he was like, does she need play dates?

but i think she plays with her dolls. so the other day, she was like, i'm playing with sarah. and when we were like, who is sarah? oh, my friend. but then it's not just sarah. she'll make up another name and another name. i don't know. >> i think everyone should look up the great quote by albert einstein on imagination. imagination is like seeing your knowledge. >> okay. >> there you go. cheers. >> cheers to that. >> a stitch in time saves nine. >> i'll have one. >> i can't think of anything. that's too much pressure. >> maybe you need to ask sarah. >> exactly. >> i think kids are oftentimes in better shape than we are. >> and she's happy. >> no judgment. >> exactly. >> there's a lot of judgment going on with the next one. this morning, united airlines coming out with their own report on what went wrong with that infamous incident two weeks ago. >> just a little wrong. >> passenger forcibly removed from his seat. that's an understatement.

>> that's not the ideal scene for one's business. >> no, not really. frequent dragging miles. united said its failures include booking four seats for the flight crew on the oversold flight last minute and calling law enforcement to get dr. dao to leave his seat. they feel they probably shouldn't have taken that step. >> i can think of a whole other checklist of things, of like a common sense way to approach the situation. >> and apparently there are an awful lot of policies, including the automated system, that will ask you at check-in if you want to volunteer to give up your seat. that's a good way to do it. and then offering up to $10,000 to a passenger to willingly give up their seat. >> i'm in! >> we were saying earlier, it's for business. >> i'm going to start checking the flights that are almost booked up and start booking that. >> do you think they might find themselves erring on the underbooking approach to not

find themselves in that situation? >> i think when you fig you are it out. it was more cost-effective to offer the cash up front. >> i think so. they could have offered him $10,000. he may have gotten off the plane. >> $2,000. >> i'll promise not to fly your airline for months. >> how many passengers on that airplane, maybe 100 something, if they had just gone around, several people going, no, sorry, no, thank you. no. but we are offering 10 grand. very peaceful -- it would have saved them much more than this cost them. >> i must say, our executive producer, tammy filler, on the other hand, believes that he should have gotten off, that they were probably, they should have dragged him more forcibly. >> way to go. she just felt like, you know what i feel like, a lot of people think, even if you are frustrated, you would have gotten off the plane. they just met the wrong dude on the wrong day where he didn't want to go and the stars just kind of --

>> and not to i think issingle , delta did it earlier this month after a passenger was kicked off. i've been in this situation. he went to use the bathroom while the plane was on the tarmac. he asked the flight attendant and here's what happened. the fellow passenger captured the exchange. >> i'm not really clear why i'm being asked to deplane. i purchased this ticket, i had to pee. i tried to hold it the first time and i absolutely couldn't and now i'm being asked to leave the plane. >> taking him off? >> i've been in that situation so many times. when you get stranded on the tarmac and are not allowed to takeoff and you're like, oh! and you're holding it and holding it. at a certain point, they were taxiing, they were just stopped. >> in defense of a lot of airline employees and flight attendants, who the bulk of them are spectacular. >> most people is. you get the small percent.

>> the hecklers. i've had to do that. usually when you ask, the flight attendant lets you go. >> they say, hurry up. and my thing is, you don't know what he's dealing with. i don't know that man, but maybe he has a medical issue and can't hold it. >> or maybe he's diabetic. >> initially, all the passengers were asked to report to the exit anyway. but he was not allowed to reboard. he was given a partial rep fund. they didn't give him all he money back. >> wow. >> i'm making an official request for humanity. can we please increase the common sense? thank you so much. >> in a statement, delta said, it's imperative that passengers comply with the crew instructions during all phases of flight. we get that. but a little common sense and compassion. >> just a little bit. can i tell you something, here's a bright note. i feel guilty today. everybody brought your kids at work. if you're still at home, you can do that. look at our staff, all the cute kids downstairs in the orange

room. and it's so funny because "today" i see a kid in there not with mommy and daddy, i try to guess who is their mom or dad. some of them you can tell. >> you didn't bring your kids. >> i'm feeling guilty. my husband is out of town and i would have had to chorale three, are you kidding me? please. >> sometimes bad things happen. when my son was with me at work a couple years ago on his birthday. -- we are looking at temperatures way above normal -- we're looking at temperatures way above normal. >> how about that? >> oh, my gosh. fantastic. >> that's awesome. >> he officially jumps in front of the camera. ah! >> that's something you always want to do. >> that's my boy! >> he has a great smile. >> he does. yes, he does. a lot of things in common. coming up, jenna is going to reveal secrets from the set of her tv show, film and some

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we are back now with more on "today's take." our guest co-host, jenna elfman. we like to play a game with our guest co-hosts. one of our producers, gavin, it's his thing. gavin is funny. that's the first time we have heard that. >> hi, gavin. you're funny. >> we love gavin! >> he's like, back to television, folks. >> jenna just said the same thing, look how cute i am? this is called secrets from the set. we have a bunch of fun questions on popcorn boxes. >> cue the music. it's like a cha-cha. how often do you people, how often do you people, do people mistakingly call you darma? and what was the most embarrassing time it happened? they call me darma all the time and i love it. because it went into the psyche

of america in the greatest way. and the most embarrassing time was through the crack in a bathroom stall. >> oh, no. >> yep. darma, can i get your autograph when you're done? i'm like, yeah, let me just finish. >> you had enough paper there. >> right? i was like, i can autograph it in a different way, if you would like. yeah, okay. let's see. also, it is well-intended, it is slightly charming. slightly. okay. you are in a love triangle with ben stiller and edward norton from "keeping the faith." so who is the best kisser? well -- i kissed edward norton more. so just by default, i'm going to say edward norton. >> there we go. >> i did not see that coming. >> i know. okay. you starred in "ed tv" with

matthew mccon anyway about the dangers of reality tv. would you ever consider your own reality tv show? no. >> are you sure? >> no, there is zero. i am doing a reality tv show next week. you star in the teen classic "can't hardly wait." when will you show it to your kids? and will you be the cool mom that throws a party when they're gone? i'm probably not going to show it to them because i don't need to help the culture give my kids more insane ideas. but if they throw a party -- here's my goal -- >> how old are they now? >> 9 and 7. if i do my job right now, they won't throw a party while i'm gone. >> there you go. all right. >> i'm very naive. but i hope if i teach them responsibility and, you know, things that -- >> i think it could work. >> i think that's good. >> or you tell them, throw a party while i'm gone. >> reverse psychology.

yeah, okay. >> it works. >> it does. another person who works very hard, our good pal, dylan dreyer. she is louisville-bound right now to cover this year's kentucky derby on saturday, may 6th. not only is she covering it for our program, but will also be the lifestyle correspondent for nbc sports coverage. can't wait to see what hat or fascinator she will wear. >> she turns up the volume every year. the excitement will be what will dylan wear? we have weather right after this. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by cay jewelers, for 100 years, every kiss begins with kay. >> all right. let's check your weather and see what we have for you. starting off with today, we are looking at a lot of wet weather making its way through the pacific northwest. we also have strong storms from chicago down to atlanta. then we have a risk of stronger weather coming up tomorrow. stretching from texas all the way into ohio, 28 million folks at risk for tornadoes, hail and

damaging winds. and then on saturday, 25 million at risk. the best chance for tornadoes will be in the afternoon in arkansas, oklahoma and texas. rainfall amounts through sunday could be upwards of 10 inches of rain. but even more, up to 15 inches of rain from central oklahoma into central illinois. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have temperatures warming up across the bay area. as we take a live look outside at palo alto, it's 57 degrees. also 57 in the tri-valley and it's already at 58 degrees in the north bay. as we go into this afternoon, expect our highs to reach into the low to mid-70s. 70 in the peninsula, 72 in the south bay and tri-valley. 72 degrees, very warm temperatures and right about where we should be for this time of year and warming up for the next several days. coolest new gadgets that can be controlled

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>> we have one of our kids at heart, gavin, trying it out. that's pretty cool. i got to say, that is pretty amazing. >> yes. so our verdict, it costs $1,000. >> not so amazing. >> we thought it was amazing. it's a lot of fun. >> i don't need an app to stop that with my kids. i just go like this. >> all right. the next one, this is kind of interesting. >> so this is a simple human trash can. what sets it apart is that it is voice activated. say the magic words and it should open. >> open sesame. >> look at that. and then you can also say -- >> stay open. >> huh. it's a voice-activated trash can. it has a motion sensor in there. >> what happens if you're in the kitchen and having this debate with your husband, like, i just feel, honey, we need to be more open with each other. and the trash can just starts popping up. >> that can happen in the office. we were talking and it opened

automatically. >> the trash can version of alexa. how much is this? >> this costs $200. do you really need a $200 trash can? >> did you run out of being able to put your foot down? >> we reached out to the makers of the single voice-activated can and said the sensors can give users the option to open the can on command. what is the next deal? >> this is called the o-bowl. speaking of silly things, this is for people who are concerned that their cereal may get soggy before they finish it. exactly. there are two compartments. milk in the top one, cereal in the other one. push it down so the cereal doesn't get soggy. >> that's kind of brilliant. >> it's kind of brilliant. so the verdict was silly. only $15. >> okay. how long are you seeating breakfast? >> kids get distracted and take

forever to eat cereal. they complain it is mushy and you are literally going through so much -- >> it is silly. that was our verdict. but it is not too expensive. >> the makers of o-bowl said in response to be silly, is o-bowl silly? yes. is it clever? absolutely. better be to be silly then a grogdo soggy. good response. move along here. >> this is a stroller made by a company called formoms. this is a moxi stroller with a battery built into it. you can charge your smartphone from the stroller while out and about. >> genius. >> i just want to say, i'm doing this anyway. because i like these kids. what do you have here, rob? >> this is a prynt camera. it prints stuff out pretty quickly. >> i like this. >> the verdict is, we thought it was amazing. >> rob, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> coming up, award-winner geena davis, her own secrets from the iconic film "a league of their

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still no update on the conditions of two construction workers hurt in an accident at the facebook campus in menlo park. firefighters do say it )s a miracle the workers survived. they were apparently harnessed 40-feet high on a beam yesterday .. when somehow that beam shifted. the workers then plummeted toward the ground. but their fall was stopped abruptly by the safety harnesses they wore. rescue crews say the workers were injured .. and taken to a hospital. work has been stopped until cal-osha gets to the bottom of how the incident happened. ==vo== berkeley police are bracing for possible protests .. in the wake of the cancellation of an appearance by conservative commentator ann coulter. berkeley police are bracing for anything, this in the

cancellation of an appearance by commentator coulter. the school canceled for safety concerns, though she said she might be somewhere in the bay area today. coulter talked about that cancellation and said the groups that invited her to berkeley caved under the pressure. at least three rallies are tied to the event and they are scheduled near campus. the first one begins at 10:00 this morning and we'll have full coverage for you at our news at 11:00. komting up right after this break, a look at traffic and weather. we'll be right back.

good smormorning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's san jose all bright and sunny. we'll keep that sunshine over the next couple days. our temperatures getting a little milder. 56 degrees in oakland, 67 in pap -- palo alto and livermore. san francisco tops out at 64 degrees.

74 degrees in santa rosa. it continues to warm up over the next few days. let's see how the roads are moving now. >> we're definitely seeing some of that 9:00 a.m. traffic. we're tracking a few trouble spots right now. there is a crash being reported near foothill boulevard. that's causing major delays along that route. we're also seeing traffic recovering on 280 near 85. south bay drive times right now, northbound 101 to highway 85 about a 15-minute delay. your bridge times are looking a lot smoother. thank you so much. we'll be back with more news in 30. try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®.

we are so fortunate because we have not one but two unbelievable actresses with us today. geena davis, you know her, she picked up the oscar for best supporting actress in 1989 earning an academy award nomination for playing thelma in "thelma & louis." >> not long ago she was a peach. she suited up to play dottie henson of a women's pro baseball team. the film taught us all a very important lesson. take a look. >> are you crying? >> no. >> are you crying? are you crying? there's no crying -- there's no crying in baseball! >> why don't you leave her

alone, jimmy? >> you zip it, doris. >> that is "a league of their own." and a special edition blu-ray is available to relive the film's iconic scenes like this on the field. let's get right it to. geena davis, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i should mention, we actually have the peach costumes, rosie o'donnell wore, the bat and the glove, they were pulled from the archives at sony picture entertainment. so we want to e are live it this morning while we talk to you. kind of cool. >> i should have come out in it. >> right? can i talk to you about this role? >> it is so interesting. it is 25 years ago and we didn't realize at that time how long movies were going to last. i have the same number of girls and young women recognize me from that movie and say, i played sports because of that movie. so it's fun. yeah. >> you are an olympic athlete.

you were in archery. >> nearly. >> you are world class. watching you play in this game, do you have some skills playing? >> i didn't know how to play baseball or any sport. >> really? >> when i took this up. >> really? >> i was the tallest kid in class in high school. and i was very self-conscious. fervently wishing i took up less space in the world. and i didn't play any sports. they were constantly begging me to join the basketball team. i was like, i can't play. they just, just stand there. >> so great being an actor as you relive the lines and learn things and grow. yeah. >> it's awesome. >> i learned for the movie, then it turned out, i was actually athletic. so that's when i took up all this other stuff. >> you did the splits. that was pretty impressive. >> thank you. thank you. >> when you did the film, did you at the time know how important it was going to be supporting women's story? >> no. i knew it was a great trip and

loved they were making a movie about women in this unremembered era in our lives. but no, it was -- it kind of exploded, which is fabulous. >> so cool. you have taken that tore ch and the bentonville film festival, which is so great, i've been to it. i had a film in the festival. you founded this festival. you also have the geena davis research institute for gender equality in the media. and i just want to thank you for holding this position for women entertainment and media and the stories we're telling. >> tell us about bentonville. >> i can't say it. >> bentonville. >> basically how wonderful it is. >> it's a great town. >> it's amazing. a really beautiful little town in arkansas. and the whole purpose of it is to champion women and diverse voices in all kinds of media, actually, and we have the film

festival. and the interesting thing is, we are the only film festival in the world that awards guarantee distribution to the winners. so they will be in theaters, on tv, digital and dvd. >> that's terrific. wow. >> that happened to the film i was in, "big stone gap." very cool. we had a female writer, female director, female stars, it's very cool. >> and one of your other rules, are you ready, i understand next week you will officially be the mom of twin teenagers. >> yes! that's right! oh, my god, nobody ever put it that way. yes! >> congratulations. >> oh. >> and good luck. >> yeah, good luck. my boys turn -- my daughter just turned 15. so i've got real teenagers. >> teenager boy or teenager girl, easier? >> two teenager boys, yeah. it is very different. they are in completely different

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it's throwback thursday. we are throwing it way back to our tv sitcoms in a game called tv sitcom showdown. we have team sheinelle and team jenna. grab your remote controls and wave them in the air when you know the answer. ladies, ready? >> yeah. >> what is the name of the family that lived in this house -- team sheinelle? >> the brady family. >> all right. there you go. okay. here we go. this question comes to us in video from bel-air, california. look at the monitor. >> we got this. >> the fresh prince of bel-air the famous dance carlton is performed to what song? ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by you ♪ >> i'm blaming her.

>> all right. okay. first person to recognize this tv show theme song wins the point. >> what show is that? >> i need the name of the show. the name of the show is -- two ladies names? >> laverne and shirley. >> correct. laverne and shirley. bonus question. did you guys watch any tv at all? >> yes. >> just checking. here they are arm in arm chanting what? >> i never could know what it was. >> i'm going to give it to you. we're going black and white on this one. in the famous episode of "i love

lucy" lucy is shooting a commercial for what product? >> how to be a benjamin. >> there you go. finish the lyric to this famous tv sitcom open. ♪ thank you for being a friend trying it out in the world and back again ♪ >> we'll give it to you. on "family matters," what steve urkel's famous tag line? >> oh, come on. >> did i do that? >> did i do that? yes. 5-2. >> oh, look at that. that's al roker. >> that's disturbing. now, i want you to grab your paddles because this is going to be a famous -- >> who grabs them? >> anybody at this point. you'll see a famous tv sitcom

face flash on the screen. the first one to hold up their counterpart wins. >> i get it. >> jenna? >> debra messing. she's my buddy. >> she has gray hair. >> do we have to know the character? >> you're talking and we know the answer. >> all right. jenna? okay, you got morph here -- >> where did he go? you had him. >> what happened to mork? >> i know her. my counterpart. >> thank you for that, control room. i give that to both of you, all right? it's a tie. it's a tie! so the winner, our contestants are each going home with a tclroku smart-tv so you can watch more of your favorite -- you can watch more of your

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jenna, we hope you had a good time. >> i had a great time. i'll be here tomorrow. >> you guys have fun folks coming up. >> we do. america ferrera. ambush makeovers every thursday. and bobby. >> she brought her baby. >> next year -- >> my children are old. >> they can still come if you want. they

hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. =weather toss to traffic= ==anim== good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a lot of sunshine around the bay area, and look where our temperatures are headed for today. up to 72 degrees in the south b bay, in livermore 72 degrees, in oakland, 70. if you're headed out to at&t

park for the giants game, it will be cool out there but a lot of sunshine that will help warm you up. we'll be at 61 degrees in time for first pitch, then staying in the low 60s all throughout the afternoon with those breezy winds. the winds will be another issue coming in from the northwest. as we go into this afternoon, in san francisco the winds coming in at 25 miles an hour. it will be blustery as we also will see some of those winds for the inland areas at about 10 to 15 miles an hour, and it stays up even into tonight. we're getting ready to transition from some cooler to warmer weather, and this is how it looks for the weekend. highs in the low 80s for the valley and inland areas, and on sunday expect more of the same. now back to you, laura. thank you so much, kari. happening now, berkeley police bracing for the possibility of protests in the wake of ann coulter's canceled appearance. conservative groups plan to gather today fire rally near the campus. coulter is still being coy but says she may be nearby. we'll have a live report in our

midday newscast. also stay up to the minute with our twitter feed. we're also monitoring an accident at facebook headquarters that injured two construction workers. rescue teams said safety harnesses saved their lives. another update in half an hour.

test. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rock fell laer plaza. >> hello, everybody. thanks for joining us. it's thirsty thursday. april 27th. what is that, hoda woman? >> that's xs and os. >> we have a terrific show today. america ferrera is here. she stars in the new show -- >> it's kind of a funny show. if you haven't seen it it's worth catching. >> she also did something she's