trump tapes? the president refusing to deny he uses a taping system in the oval office. >> that i can't talk about. i won't talk about that. >> white house press secretary sean spicer ducking the question as well hours after the president's astounding tweet threatening the fbi director he fired, james comey. washington in turmoil as the search for comey replacement gets into high gear today. cyber apocalypse, the world on high alert this morning amid what's being called one of the largest cyber attacks in history. hospitals paralyzed, companies struggling. could another attack be on the way? mother of a storm, a big weather system that pounded the southeast now rolling up to the east coast. 50 million people in its path and its set to make mother's day

weekend a washout, dylan has the forecast. and breaking his silence. >> i was target number one. >> bill o'reilly speaks out during his first interview since he was canned from fox news amid allegations he sexually harassed a number of women at work. the former tv star calling it a liberal hit job and promising he is not finished fighting. "today," saturday may 13th, 2017. from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning, i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm craig melvin. dylan dreyer is here as well. a happy early mother's day weekend to all of you watching and to you, too, as well. >> thank you. >> it's exciting. >> we hope the weather improves. >> i was about to say. >> for most of the country it will improve tomorrow, even around here. >> your first mother's day it

would be nice to get some sunshine. >> it would be nice. i will will that to happen. >> you have a line. >> exactly. >> let's begin with our top story this morning. the growing backlash over president trump's firing of james comey with the search for a new fbi director starting today questions are swirling about a new controversy, whether or not the president secretly taped conversations within the white house walls. nbc's kelly o'donnell is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. first the president will make his first commencement address of the graduation season heading to the conservative christian campus of liberty university in lynchburg, virginia. you're right, there is new progress in the search to find a replacement for fired fbi director james comey. comey has not spoken out himself but "the new york times" says he is willing to testify but only in public. the senate intelligence committee tells us that he is not going to appear tuesday as invited but they're working on his schedule to find a time. this all comes with comey likely

having quite a bit to say after the president made his firing a public feud. one tweeted word from the president set off a new controversy. "tapes." >> i've talked to the president, the president has nothing further to add on that. >> reporter: but the president already implied a threat. james comey better hope there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. reporters peppered the white house. >> are there recording devices in the oval office or in the residence. >> there is nothing further to add on that. >> and the president ducked the question himself in a fox news interview. >> what about the idea that in a tweet you said that there might be tape recordings. >> well, that i can't talk about. i won't talk about that. all i want is for comey to be honest. >> reporter: at issue what was said between the president and then fbi director over dinner on january 27th. just one day after the white house counsel was warned about michael flynn's false statements

by then acting attorney general sally yates. in an interview with nbc's lester holt the president said comey cleared him. >> we had a very nice dinner and at that time he told me you are not under investigation. >> reporter: comey has not spoken publicly but associates dispute the president's account and also say mr. trump had asked comey for his loyalty. the president denies that. >> no. no, i didn't, but i don't think it would be a bad question to ask. i think loyalty to the country, loyalty to the united states is important. i don't know how that got there because i didn't ask that question. >> reporter: today in washington the search for a comey successor begins with job interviews led by attorney general jeff sessions. sources identified these four candidates including acting director andrew mccabe and texas senator john cornen. >> i will tell you we're looking at candidates right now who could be spectacular and that's what i want for the fbi. >> reporter: and the tweeted

suggestion by the president that there were, quote, tapes is already spurring action by democrats who fired off a letter to the white house counsel here saying that they want to know if, in fact, there are any recordings and if they do exist saying that they must be preserved under the presidential records act. something that keeps all the records of an administration available to the public. so either way the white house is under pressure to say if those tapes exist or if they do not. sheinelle, craig. >> kelly o'donnell for us this morning from the white house. thank you. let's follow up on that ari mel ber is msnbc's chief legal correspondent and josh earnest served as press secretary under president obama. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> let's begin with you here. is it legal to secretly record white house conversations and are there laws about what needs to be done with these recordings? >> it's unusual and has been problematic since richard nixon was taken to the spect and lost

under hiding tapes. under d.c. law you can do a one-way taping meaning if one person involved in the conversation knows it's being taped that's legal. if the president is taping other aides in conversations he was not involved in that would at least violate d.c. law. >> sum ming former fbi director james comey after sally yates to give a heads up on michael flynn. this perhaps inappropriate question by the fbi director about whether he is under investigation and now threatening, if you will, the former fbi director with the possibility of these tapes. at what point does this sound like obstruction of justice? >> i think at the point that there is evidence that donald trump would privately and subl clee try to impede and change the outcome in the investigation. i would say he hasn't yet shown that. the current evidence wouldn't make that case, but when he told our own lester holt that he thinks he can speed up or slow down the investigation, that he believes he is in charge of an investigation of his own aides he showed either complete

misunderstanding of how this works or worse the belief that he could do that kind of impeding. so he is getting closer to the line. >> to be clear that was the central charge against nixon and against clinton as well. >> both articles of impeachment included that. >> josh, i want to bring you in here. in friday's briefing with sean spicer when asked if any taping was done at the white house he said he had nothing to add, no further comment. we just listened to trump and he was doing the fox news interview he refused to comment about it. what does that say? what should we read into this here? >> it certainly seems that president trump is seeking to sew a climate of paranoia and confusion inside his own white house. everybody who now walks in those gates on pennsylvania avenue has to wonder if their conversations are going to be recorded and that doesn't just include visitors, that includes members of the white house staff who have to be wondering whether or not their conversations are being taped. this is a management style, if you can call it that, that

president trump found to be useful in running his family-owned real estate business. it's not a useful strategy for running the greatest country in the world. i think that we've seen that on display over the course of the last week with the evolving explanations and an evolving search for the truth that frankly has shaken confidence that a lot of people have in this administration including among members of the president's own party. >> josh, i want to get your take on something else that the president said during this fox news interview yesterday. here he is yesterday with judge janine. >> are you moving so quickly that your communications department cannot keep up with you? >> yes. that's true. >> so what do we do about that? >> we don't have press conferences and we do -- >> you don't mean that. >> well, just don't have them, unless i have them every two weeks and i do it myself. we don't have them. i think it's a good idea. first of all, you have a level of hostility that's incredible and it's very unfair. >> your reaction to that, former

press secretary josh earnest. and for folks who may not follow them as closely as we do, what's the purpose of the daily press briefing? >> the purpose of the daily press briefing is to have a senior member of the president's staff empowered to come out and spend an hour every day in front of the press corps on the record, on camera answering questions, answering whatever questions come to the mind of these journalists. this is an expertise in transparency, also an exercise in accountability. it's critical to the success of our government. there are very few countries around the world that participate in an exercise like this. but what's troubling particularly about this, craig, is it's not a situation where the white house communications staff is struggling to keep up with rapidly changing world events. what the white house communications staff is struggling to do is to keep up with the rapidly changing story that is emanating from the oval office. we've seen multiple different explanations for why president

trump fired director comey. they don't need a new communications strategy, they just need to go back to the basics and start telling the truth. >> i want to jump in here and take a step back. let's run through what happened. monday through friday. just one week. so monday we have sally yates of course testifying michael flynn was possibly compromised while he was acting as national security adviser to the president. then tuesday in a surprise decision you have trump firing fbi director james comey. then we go to wednesday, we get one explanation about the motive for the firing. on thursday that explanation shifts. friday the president makes that -- you know, what some have characterized as a threat to the former fbi director. would you say even by trump standards this was an extraordinary five days? i will start with you, ari. >> i think it was extraordinary. i think donald trump is a good community karat. he wants everyone thinking about the dialogue. so there's the tapes, there's the dinner, there's will he or won't he cancel press briefings. we are at a point where it's important to focus on the plot. as you outlined the plot is the

midstream firing of an fbi director for a stated aren that they have now admitted is false. that raises questions for americans, not on a political basis but on the basis of the rule of law if the first reason was false why do you believe the second and do you want to fact check it because there's a possibility that if the person was fired for the wrong reason it could compromise the rule of law. >> josh earnest, good to have you, sir. thanks to both of you. you can catch ari's show "the point" sunday, 5:00 eastern, only on msnbc. now to what could be a big mother's day weekend washout for 50 million people today. a nasty nor'easter moving up the east coast right now. let's check in with dylan tracking the storm. >> the reason why this is affecting 50 million people is because it's up and down the northeast coast. that's where we have obviously our biggest cities. let's take a look at what we're going to see. it's called a nor'easter which is characterized by stronger northeast winds and heavy

precipitation. that's exactly what we're seeing. today we're looking at our heaviest rain d.c. up to philadelphia through new york city. tomorrow we will start to see that heavier rain begin to move up into new england. here you see the heavy rain falling across southern new jersey, also down near delaware, heavy pocket of rain near norfolk, virginia, as well. look at how quickly this storm is moving. it's kind of a little bit ahead of schedule. while we will still see the heavy rain through this evening, across philadelphia and new york, by early sunday morning it moves up through boston. by 5:00 sunday evening it's portland, maine, that will see some of the heaviest of the rain. it starts to clear out a little bit although we are not going to see a whole lot of sunshine through the day on sunday, monday this storm will start to pull away. as for rainfall amounts we are looking at a widespread 1 to 2 inches, we will see isolated higher amounts closer to 3 inches. winds will gust up to 30 or 40 miles per hour. if you're traveling today i think that's going to be the biggest trouble. on the roads watch out for hydro

flange and delays at the airports. >> we will get to the rest of the national forecast in just a moment. hospitals and businesses are still struggling to ro recovery this morning a day after a massive cyber attack paralyzed them. the race to recover is proving difficult. kelly cobiella is in london with the latest on that. >> reporter: it appears as though this virus is still spreading this morning, affecting computers at chinese universities. basically windows-based computers in the u.s. and across the globe could be at risk in what some experts have called a cyber apocalypse. around the world this morning organizations with big outdated computer networks like britton's national health service, are paralyzed. the bug forced emergency rooms in england and scotland to close, stopped surgeries, crippled doctors offices. >> we've been isolated. we have no access to the records, we have no access to

electronic prescriptions, we have no access to investigations on patients. >> reporter: millions of computers in more than 70 countries have now been infec d infected, including russia's interior ministry, several chinese universities and tennessee-based shipper fedex, although companies based in the united states largely dodged a bullet thanks to spam filters. the virus called wanna cry effects computers through e-mailed, rapidly expanding across a computer, demanding $300,000 in bitcoin to gain access. security experts say it exploits holes in software security first identified by the national security agency then leaked by hackers. the goal not patient files or data, just money. >> it makes the files on your system unreadable and so really the only way to unlock those files is by paying a sum of money. >> reporter: last year a hospital in l.a. paid $17,000 to

unlock their files. in january a hotel in austria was hit. the department of homeland security warned u.s. users to protect themselves by updating systems with the latest patches. not clicking or down loading strange links or files in e-mails and backing up data. and this morning europol and british intelligence agencies are investigating but it's not clear who is behind this. the virus gives users one week to pay up or lose all of their files. organizations in some countries, including russia and spain, have been able to isolate the bug and regain control of some of their systems. craig, sheinelle. >> ransomware. kelly, thank you. the teacher accused of kidnapping his former high school student remains behind bars this morning a day after he made a court appearance in the case and new details emerged about their time on the run. maya rodriguez is live outside the courthouse in nashville, tennessee. good morning. >> reporter: good morning,

sheinelle. ted coupummins was here for a hearing about possibly being on house arrest but prosecutors argued against that with new details about the time he and his student were on the road. >> ted cummins family spent friday afternoon in federal court hoping to convince a judge to let him go until his trial. >> they are still very much in support of him. not saying they condone the actions that have been alleged against him but they still provide moral support, emotional support for him. >> reporter: federal prosecutors used cummins own words against him. in a letter he writes, i am on my way to virginia beach and maybe d.c. just to think. but an fbi agent testified that wasn't true. instead he went on the run with his 15-year-old student. cummins and the mean were on a multi-state trip, first heading south into alabama and mississippi and later west into oklahoma, colorado, utah and

nevada before ending up near san diego. investigators say the two tried to see if they could reach mexico in a kayak, even adopting aliases, posing as a married couple, john and joanne castro, using a hispanic surname to try to fit in if they fled to mexico. during their more than one month on the run investigators say cummins told them he had sex with the 15-year-old on, quote, most nights. they also say cummins and the teen ditched their phones and cummins disabled the gps in the car. still a good samaritan eventually spotted the two in a remote commune in northern california more than 30 days after they left tennessee. on friday cummins' sister testified before a federal judge saying that she and her parents would supervise cummins under house arrest but the judge says the circumstances of the case revolve around flight and she considered it too much of a risk to allow cummins to be under house arrest.

the next step in all of this a grand jury. for now, though, cummins will remain in federal custody. sheinelle. >> thank you. dylan dreyer is back with a check of the weather for the rest of the country. >> besides the east coast the rest of the country actually looks really nice going into the weekend, temperatures starting to warm up, too, back through the middle of the country. look at this, from i'd say the western rockies all the way to the appalachians we are seeing nothing but really sunshine out there, minus a couple spotty showers up near chicago. the weather is looking pretty fantastic. the northern rockies do have a couple of snowshowers in the forecast, but for the most part temperatures look nice and comfortable, 70s and 80s, upper 80s down across southern texas. a high fire threat down through florida but we will start to see showers begin to develop that should help with the drought situation but we need more than we are going to get. the heavy rain will expect to see another cool

day with breezy conditions continuing through the weekend. right now in the peninsula 45 degrees, tri-valley at 47 in the south bay at 51 degrees. san francisco seeing nice clear skies at 49 out of north bay. we can expect to see another unseasonable cool day with mostly dry weather that should remain through tonight with a chance of seeing isolated scattered rain showers through tomorrow. and that's your latest forecast. all right, dylan, thank you. still ahead this morning bill o'reilly lashing out in his first interview since he was fired by fox news. we will take a look at some of the moments caught on camera this week from real life cliff hangers to high flying fist fights. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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our look back at the week that was. of course, politics dominated the conversation. >> but there were a lot of other stories that caught our attention as well, ones that you might have missed from a nuclear scare to another airplane brawl. >> tragic new details emerge this week about the death of a penn state student at a fraternity pledge event. the 911 call released. >> we have a friend who is unconscious. >> was there any alcohol or anything involved, do you know? >> yes. >> timothy piazza left to die 12 hours after he fell down the stairs. >> a child died and we cannot bring him back but we can get justice for the piazza family. a big scare in washington state when a tunnel collapsed in the nation's largest nuclear waste site. the cleanup was quick and so were the criticisms with questions swirling about the government's willingness to prioritize protecting citizens from toxic waste. >> it's like having fukushima

sitting in your backyard ready to go off. some of the weeks craziest moments caught on camera. good samaritans in china rescued a motorcyclist who crashed into a dump truck which then burst into flames. everyone involved survived. a rally car driver cheated death after his brakes failed and this guardrail stopped had i'm from flying off a cliff. fists went flying on board another airline, a female southwest employee hailed a hero for trying to break up the brawl. and a brilliant catch by a baseball fan when a foul ball rebounded off a stadium roof and landed in his beer. >> landed in his beer, chuck. >> i thought he thought i was like this jie nor mouse piece of chicken. this pint sized powerhouse managed to fight off an alligator twice her size after remembering a lifesaving lesson she learned at florida's gator land. >> i stikd my fingers up its two

nostrils and it had to open its mouth and let my leg out so it could breathe. why are you trying to sabotage my selfie. >> honestly i just want chicken nuggets. >> a high school student from nevada made social media history after dethrowing degeneres's oscar selfie with a tweet about wendy's chicken nuggets. >> it's absolutely insane. i never expected it to get this far. >> his message retweeted more than 3 1/2 million times and counting. wendy's giving him free chicken nuggets for a year and donating $100,000 to charity in his name. >> so he did get the nuggets. >> oh, yeah. a year's worth. >> for a year. >> we had him on the show this week. they're good nuggets. >> clearly. >> i guess that helps. and then how about the little girl, the ten-year-old who had the wherewithal to know to take two fingers and stick it in an alligator's nostrils so it can open its mouth and breathe.

>> to be in that situation and to think this is what you do to solve this problem. crazy. >> that's still one of those stories that it ended well, but nine times out of ten it doesn't end that well. >> which is why she's getting so much attention. >> good for her. still to come on "today," look at what's lurking along the california coast, why swarms of great white sharks are swimming so dangerously close to shore. >> what did you say? >> does it work with sharks, too. >> i don't know. we will get to that. plus lots of mother's day surprises in store this saturday morning, but first from a rainy 30

good saturday morning to you. it's 5:26. here's a look outside at the golden gate bridge. it looks beautiful. a little bit of gold and blue in the skies. ahead of a mild saturday. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our micro climate forecast. >> i don't know if you noticed but yesterday was chilly and windy. >> it's back. >> we are expected to keep the breezy conditions at least through the weekend along with unseasonably cooler temperatures. peninsula at 49 degrees. not too much cloud cover. a combination of clouds in there and tri-valley at about 47. yes, we're expected to keep those breezier conditions, but today won't be as gusty as what

we saw yesterday. we can expect to see a few clouds here and there, but overall we are expecting to see an unsettled weather pattern that could bring the chance of showers but it looks to the further most northern counties but that won't be until tomorrow. today we can expect to see drier weather. wind speeds in san francisco at 14 miles per hour. half moon bay 18 miles per hour and down in the south bay 14, 15 miles per hour. so overall we can expect to see the winds pick up just a bit to possibly about 20 miles per hour, but it's definitely going to maintain on the breezier side. i will have a closer look at what you can expect, of course, for mother's day coming up during the showtime hour. >> we'll see you for that. we want to tell you about a child in serious condition this morning after a fire in the east bay. fire officials got the call around 2:00 this morning at an apartment complex on lockwood street in oakland. when they responded they were

told a child was trapped inside an apartment. they were able to pull out the child who was unresponsive. they revived the child and that child is in serious condition at the hospital this morning. authorities are on heightened alert in the east bay. an arsonist is setting cars on fire night after night in driveways in quiet communities. the question now is when will it stop. a total of seven cars have been targeted so far. walnut creek, lafayette, martinez and brentwood. the latest were found burning in the streets between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. the latest run of car fires could be connected to dozens of car fires in the area last year. >> there are a number of things that they're doing that connect them and that, for lack of a better term, kind of like a signature. >> the fire marshal isn't saying exactly what ties all of the arsons together, but he says they definitely are linked. the man convicted of murdering sierra lamar must now

convince a jury that his life is worth sparing. earlier this week antolin garcia torres was found guilty of murder. now his lawyers will bring in a psychologist to evaluate him to help him avoid the death penalty. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," portraying san francisco in a negative light. the latest attack ad for a political race on the opposite side of the country. we'll have that plus all your top stories and weather, of course, coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. right now back to the "today" show.

that's melissa mccarthy there as white house press secretary sean spicer driving a motorized podium through the streets of manhattan friday. no doubt we will be seeing this tonight when she hosts "saturday night live" and this one you don't want to miss, folks. people have been camped out in the rain all night here on 48th street, the line stretching for blocks. we will have more on that coming up in pop star. >> i walked up and said, gosh, who is willing to stay out in the rain. now we now. we have some dedicated fans out on our plaza on this saturday morning, may 13th, 2017. we will certainly hop out there in just a bit and wish those lovely moms an early happy mother's day. in studio 1a let's take a

look at what's making headlines on this saturday morning. a search for a new fbi director begins today after james comey was dismissed earlier this week. after a tweet that some suggest was threatening his former top boss, questions swirling in washington now about whether president trump is secretly taping conversations within the white house walls. mr. trump and the press secretary, sean spicer, refusing to deny it. the engineer who was behind the controls of an amtrak train that derailed in 2015 outside of philadelphia has been charged with causing a catastrophe and involuntary manslaughter. the train was traveling at more than twice the posted speed when it crashed. eight people were killed with around 200 others injured. and british authorities are calling on all harry potter fans to help them and author j.k. rowling locate a missing harry potter manuscript. authorities call the 800 word document which sold at a charity auction for nearly $50,000, quote, extremely valuable.

they say it was stolen in april along with jewelry from a property in england. bill o'reilly has returned to the spotlight speaking out in his first interview since he was fired by fox news in the wake of a series of sexual harassment allegations. he says he is the victim of a smear campaign. more now from nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: bill o'reilly once one of the biggest names in cable news. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> reporter: speaking out in his first interview since a sexual assault scandal ended his 20-year career at fox news. he tells radio host glenn beck that his abrupt departure was a liberal hit job. >> unfortunately i was target number one and it's sad. it's sad for me, it's sad for my family. it's grossly dishonest. >> reporter: in the 30-minute interview o'reilly blames an unnamed group of people who he says purposefully orchestrated his demise. >> it has to do with destroying

voices that the far left and the organized left wing kabal doesn't like. >> reporter: o'reilly was fired after it was claimed millions of dollars were paid to staffers who accused him of inappropriate bad behavior. >> bill o'reilly is leaving this chair and this network after more than 20 years. >> reporter: one accuser who didn't sue, frequent fox guest dr. wendy walsh told nbc news that the 67-year-old promised to make her a paid contributor in 2013 until she rejected his advances. >> my silence is not for sale. i am here for the future of my daughters and i want them to have a safe non-toxic work environment. >> reporter: o'reilly denied all of the allegations and claims his ouster was an unfair surprise. >> people know that the left wing media hates fox news and hates me.

that's been 20 years. >> reporter: it's a battle he claims that still isn't over. for "today" morgan radford, nbc news, new york. this weekend beachgoers in southern california might be a little on edge. more sharks than ever showing up close to shore and an attack that left a woman in serious condition as nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer tells us people are being told to enter the water at their own risk. >> reporter: this morning off some of southern california's most popular sun kissed beaches danger is lurking in the water. >> we spotted at least four or five sharks right now, quite large sharks. >> reporter: swarms of sharks, great whites, are feeding just offshore. scientists call them hot spots. more than a dozen hunting prey along the beach. paddle borders, surfers and swimmers are reporting dangerously close encounters. >> it's scary. it's a concern. that was shallow water. >> reporter: today several beaches are posting shark

advisories. two weeks ago a mother wading in shallow water was attacked by a great white and left in serious condition. it's believed many of the sharks are juvenilejuveniles, but adule 15 feet long. >> i've seen the full grown ones and they are just jaw dropping. >> reporter: with a record time of sightings including this shark breaching the water near a group of surfers, authorities in los angeles and orange counties have ordered people out of the water. >> attention in the water. you are paddle boarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. >> reporter: researchers believe great whites are thriving here in part because food is abundant. two weeks ago a 14 foot great white feasted on a dead whale. a dozen miles from a southern california beach. scientists are studying the changing water tour. >> ocean nothing grafrs are saying we might fall into another el nino this summer and that would be unusual but this

could be related to climate change. >> reporter: this morning clear signs of danger in the water, a threat lurking along the shore, for today miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. time now for the weather and dylan. >> today's weather is brought to you by edward jones where attention and sound advice is a big deal. >> now i'm over here. let's take a look at the pattern that we're seeing, it's this omega block, it looks like the greek letter omega, on the west coast and the east coast it's been chilly but right in the middle of the country we've been enjoying above average temperatures. we are going to see the pattern shift to the east, colder temperatures are going to work into the southwest but a huge warm up makes its way into the mid-atlantic and into the northeast. in the meantime, though, temperatures today will still be running about 20 to almost 25 degrees below average. philly today only 51 degrees, 55 in washington, d.c., even richmond, virginia, a high of only 62 today.

then tomorrow with the rain moving up across new england that's where temperatures will be coldest, only 47 degrees in boston, but new york and down into philly we should get back into the 60s. out west temperatures also below average by about 5 to 15 degrees. same thing for sunday, colder temperatures in idaho falls, about 61. back through the middle of the country by the middle of the week we should get into the mid 80s wednesday in chicago, 76 wednesday in new york, wednesday in raleigh, north carolina, should get up to 87 we're off to a chilly start on this saturday. 49 degrees right now for the peninsula, 47 for the tri-valley, in the south bay at 51 degrees. still seeing breezy conditions especially along the coastline. 49 degrees for san francisco, east bay at 53 degrees and the north bay also in the 40s at 46 degrees. now today's temperature trend is showing another unseasonably cooler day. temps will be maintaining in the 60s for both san jose and san

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this morning on rossen reports update, a danger inside your car as we head into warmer weather parents forgetting their young kids inside and the heat proving too much. already there have been new cases of kids killed this year and summer hasn't even started. today national investigative correspondent have jeff rossen is here with an important demonstration that we all need to see. >> good morning. we are talking about hot cars. i always thought a car can't get that hot inside unless it's really hot outside, we are talking 80, 90 degrees, but that's not true. children can die sitting in a car even if it's 70 degrees out, even just 60 and it's already happening this year with several new cases claiming lives. this morning the urgent new warning from safety experts. just to show you how dangerous it can be i am actually hopping inside to show you, plus how to break a child out if you spot them stranded.

the latest case just weeks ago in texas, a 23 month old boy killed inside a car. the high temperature that day, just 81 degrees. another two-year-old boy killed in florida in february, the temperature inside rising quickly. >> it's gut wrenching. >> summer hasn't even started yet and already five cases across the country of kids killed in hot cars. incredibly in every case the high temperatures outside only hitting the low to mid 80s. but the inside temperatures well over 100. and experts warn the danger is only getting worse as the summer approaches. so how hot does it get? i'm climbing inside this car with miami-dade fire rescue. >> i'm wearing all these wires so you can monitor my health. >> absolutely. >> reporter: right away i'm feeling it. >> we're already over 100 degrees inside of this car and it's only been three minutes. >> reporter: it's even more

dangerous for kids. >> kids get hotter faster than adults do. >> so as hot as i am right now a child would even be in more danger. >> at least twice. >> reporter: just ten minutes in my body temperature is spiking. >> 101. now you are in a danger zone. >> reporter: a few minutes later he takes my temperature again. >> temperature is getting almost to 104. i want to end this. it's too dangerous for you. >> reporter: he called it off because, i mean, look at this, my body temperature got too hot. i'm already at 104. i mean, look at this, a child can't open the door like i just did, that's what sticks with me. so what if you spot a child in a hot car, how do you break in? you can see it's not easy. firefighters showing us how to do it. >> my first instinct would be to punch this window or elbow it. >> go ahead. give it a try. it hurts. >> it won't break. >> it's going to hurt you, probably break your elbow and we don't want to break this window because if we do glass shards

going all over the child. >> go to the opposite side of the child. >> how do i break this. >> every day objects, we go to the trunk, grab a tire iron or will you go wrench, it's got a sharp end, grab the handle -- >> this is the weakest part of the window. >> we don't want to use the center of the wind down, down in the corners, get that point to where it is down in the corner and pull back and go in. >> wow. >> here is another option, you can get a window breaker at any big box store, auto store, you can keep it in your car, got a sharp point. strak the same spot as i did on the other side right here. >> i'm going to try. wow. >> nice and easy. >> start at the top, work your way down. >> and that's it. >> just that simple you can save a child's life. >> reporter: consider this, a car left sitting in the sun can

heat up by 19 degrees every ten minutes. it doesn't take long for tragedy to strike. experts say contrary to popular belief cracking a window down and walking out does not help the child inside. there is no safe way to leave a child in a car, not even to run into the store quickly. by the way, this goes for pets as well. guys, back to you. >> a good reminder. dylan is in the orange room with a look at what's coming up. >> we've got a mom making waves in australia this morning, why feeding her kid in public is feeding her kid in public is ca feeding her kid in public is ca standby. hey katy, let me show you how behind schedule we are. yeah. are those the pyrotechnics that are gonna startle me from a distance? yep. and my impractical wardrobe changes, those all set? not even close. oh, this is probably going to shine in your eyes at the worst possible time. perfect. we're looking at a real train wreck here, am i right? wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi® double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back with 1% when you buy, and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double.

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we are back on a state morning with a story that every working mother can relate to. >> yes, they're constantly being pulled in every direction and have to become the masters of multi-tasking. no one understands this better than the australian member of parliament or one of them, larissa waters. >> this mom is a superstar. she is the co-deputy leader for the australian greens party and this week she made history, she became the first politician to breast feed a baby on the floor of the australian parliament. waters was breast-feeding in her office when she got called to the floor to vote on a motion. so she did what any overachieve super mom would do and marched on over to the chamber to complete the vote and the meal. she later tweeted, so proud that my daughter is the first baby to be breast-fed in the federal parliament. we need more women and parents in parliament. while the responses came in

pouring on social media. let's take a look around the world. iefr land, scott tweeted, so proud of you. normalizing mum duties while also being a working mom. just a normal day in the commonwealth. a woman in england writing showing that mothers don't have to choose between having a baby and having a career. i admire you so much. and a tweet from canada saying, bravo, you will be i hope an inspiration to other women sitting in parliament. waters was surprised by the international attention saying the fact that this story became news just showing how far we still have to go. i have to show you this one picture one more time because look at her walking down the hallway holding papers and her cellphone and breast fooeding at the same time. making it all work. such an inspiration i think to moms everywhere. >> that's impressive. >> strangest place you breast-fed. >> on a flight with a guy sitting next to me and i'm, sorry, sorry. >> d. dryer how about you? >> i pump in strange places. i've pumped at a wedding, i've

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good saturday morning to you. it's 5:56. here's a live look at downtown san jose. a lot of cloud cover there. it will be a mild day ahead. thanks so much for joining us. vianey arana has a look at the micro climate forecast. >> we're off to a chillier/cool start to the bay area. we're seeing 40s out there. make sure to bundle up as you head outside. 49 for the peninsula and 51 in the south bay. now, san francisco and the peninsula are also seeing breezy to windier conditions right now. we are expecting to keep these breezy conditions through the weekend into the start of the work week as well. east bay 52 degrees, 47 for the north bay and today's

temperature trend is showing unseasonable temperatures. that's because we won't be climbing above the 60s much, especially along the coastline. expect to see a high of about 61 degrees in san francisco by lunch hour, 12:00 in san jose, also expect to keep the temps in the 60s for the most part, not climbing much above 67 degrees for today. so definitely expect to be much cooler outside just like what we saw yesterday. i know a lot of people were tweeting me that it was a little bit cooler and colder at night. expect another similar day today. then i will have a closer look at what you can expect as you head into sunday especially if you have any mother's day plans to be outside or barbecuing. tune in at 7:00 for that. >> we'll stay tuned for that. a child is in serious condition this morning after a fire in the east bay. officials got the call around 2:00 a.m. at an apartment complex on lockwood street in oakland. when they responded they were told the child was trapped inside an apartment. they were able to pull out the

child who was unresponsive. they revived the child and that child is in serious condition at the hospital. authorities are on heightened alert in the east bay. an arsonist is setting cars on fire night after night in driveways, in quiet communities. now the question is when will it stop. a total of seven cars have been targeted so far in walnut creek, lafayette, martinez and brentwood. the latest two were found burning between 2:00 and 3:00 yesterday. contra costa county's fire marshal says the latest run could be connected to dozens of car fires in the area last year. >> there are a number of things that they're doing that connect them that are, for lack of a better term, kind of like a signature. >> the fire marshal isn't saying what ties all those arsons together, but he says they definitely are linked. the man convicted of murdering sierra lamar must convince a jury that his life is worth sparing.

antolin garcia torres was found guilty of murder. they're expected to argue that torres is from a troubled home. his father is in jail for raping a 7-year-old relative. the sentencing phase begins tuesday. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" portraying san francisco in a negative light. we'll show you the latest attack ad for a political race on the opposite side of the country. all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you tune in. right now back to the "today" show.

trump tapes? the president refusing to deny he records conversations in the oval office. >> that i can't talk about. i won't talk about that. >> white house press secretary sean spicer ducking the question as well hours after the president's astounding tweet threatening the fbi corrector he fired, james comey. washington in turmoil as the search for comey's replacement kicks into high gear today. cyber apocalypse, the world on high alert this morning amid what's being called one of the largest cyber attacks in history. hospitals, paralyzed, companies struggling. could another one be on the way? and happy mother's day.

we won't let the rainy weather dampen our spirits today. from at-home spas, delicious recipes, we have great last minute gift ideas that will have moms thanking you for your efforts. "today," saturday may 13th, 2017. ♪ >> hi, i'm toni and i'm celebrating my 50th on "today." >> it's our 16th birthday we're celebrating it on "today." >> this is maria and rusty from ohio. i'd like to say happy mother's day. >> hi from warberg college. ♪ welcome back. good morning. today on a saturday morning we're joining the crowd outside despite a bit of a drizzle. >> no, i think this is straight up rain at this point. >> i know. i was trying to be generous.

>> thank you, guys, for coming in the rain. kind of a chilly rain, too. >> thanks for coming out. >> yes. anyone can show up when it's nice out, it takes a real fan to show up when there are some rain drops. lots to get to this half hour but we start with our top story this morning, the growing backlash over president trump's firing of james comey. the search for a new fbi director starting today questions are swirling about whether the president secretly tapes conversations within the white house walls. nbc's kelly o'donnell is live for us at the white house this morning with more on that. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. well, we will hear from president trump today as he tries to inspire the graduates of liberty university at their commencement. and we may soon hear publicly from the fired fbi director james comey. he was invited to testify at the senate intelligence committee and "the new york times" reports he is willing to do so but only if that hearing can be in public. the committee tells us they are working to schedule something with comey.

and comey now a private citizen has been targeted by a presidential tweet to tell the truth and what president trump will not explain is getting lots of attention. one tweeted word from the president set off a new controversy, "tapes." >> the president has nothing further to add on that. >> but the president already implied a threat. james comey better hope there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. and the president ducked the question himself in a fox news interview. >> what about the idea that in a tweet you said that there might be tape recordings? >> well, that i can't talk about. i won't talk about that. all i want is for comey to be honest. >> reporter: at issue, what was said between the president and then fbi director over dinner on january 27th. in an interview with nbc's lester holt the president said comey clearly him. >> we had a very nice dinner and at that time he told me you are not under investigation. >> reporter: comey has not

spoken publicly but associates dispute the president's account and also say there trump had asked comey for his loyalty. the president denies that. >> no. no, i didn't, but i don't think it would be a bad question to did ask. i think loyalty to the country, loyalty to the united states is important. i don't know how that got there because i didn't ask that question. >> reporter: today in washington the search for a comey successor begins with job interviews led by attorney general jeff sessions. sources identified these four candidates including acting director andrew mccabe and texas senator john cornyn. >> i will tell you we're looking at candidates right now who could be spectacular and that's what i want for the fbi. >> reporter: and on that list today is alice fisher who if she were selected would be the first woman to lead the bureau and there are other candidates close to a dozen according to various officials. ultimately the president would make the decision but as i mentioned it is the attorney

general who is conducting the interviews, that first session of four today. craig. >> kelly o'donnell for us at the white house. thank you. let's get a round of some of the mornings other top lady lines starting with the so-called cyber apocalypse rocking computer networks worldwide. ransomware attacks have infected millions of computers in 70 countries. experts say the virus exploits holes in software security first identified by the nsa len leaked by hackers. hospitals and businesses overseas has been hit hard, the u.s. has been largely unaffected. some questions have been raised about an honor for a controversial nfl player. ray rice was inducted into the new rochelle hall of fame friday in his hometown, just a few years after he was caught on camera attacking his then fiancé, then wife. speaking at that event rice acknowledged the incident and offered an apology to the city. a jarring video caught by security cameras at a chinese

train station. a woman attempting to run off the platform into the path of an oncoming train, a railway worker quickly jumped into action catching her around and pulling her back just before the train sped by. luckily no one was seriously injured. a quick warning before you watch this next video, you might want to grab some dramanine. this is part of elon musk's new venture in an attempt to alleviate traffic musk wants to build tunnels through cities that would transport cars at 125 miles an hour. this test run simulates his vision, it let's viewers prepare for the stomach turning that's sure to come along with it. can you imagine that? >> you have to keep your eyes closed. i was just at universal this week, right, on the rides, the incredible hulk, i had to keep my eyes closed. there's only so much you can take. >> that's not even riding the roller coasters. >> exactly. if i can't do the hulk i

certainly can't do that. >> i hope that comes to new york city pretty soon. >> you would do it? >> to get through traffic in this city i would do just about anything. flying cars, too. >> eyes open. >> absolutely. a soggy day. >> it is just a crumby day in the northeast although tomorrow looks a little bit better to the mid-atlantic. heavy rain through new jersey into the philadelphia area, delaware, parts of virginia still dealing with some of those heavier pockets of rain. it's a nor'easter classified by heavy precipitation and strong northeast winds. that's what we're going to see through the course of the day today in the mid-atlantic and by the time we go into sunday it quickly moves up into new england. the storm is a little bit ahead of schedule so it's racing eastward, so it's not going to be a total washout for areas like new york and philadelphia and d.c. all weekend long, but it still doesn't look great, especially up into boston we are going to see increasing threat of rain and heavy rain on sunday. 1 to 2 inches of rain with as much as 3 to 4 inches.

if you get stuck in the heavier downpours. winds will be gusting to 30 to 40 miles per hour. it is just going to be nasty. if you are traveling today check with your airlines because there certainly could be some delays. rain down across the southeast but the middle of the you're definitely going to need at least a light sweater or jacket because we are expecting to keep in the 50s before climbing to the 60s. 49 degrees on the peninsula. but also along the bay area and maybe even the tri-valley expecting to see breezy conditions as well. 46 degrees south bay, 51 degrees. we are expecting to keep dry conditions throughout the day. expect a chance of isolated showers for tomorrow. thand that's your latest forecast. >> still to come, is howard okay? radio star howard stern sends his fans into a frenzy when he takes his first unscheduled day off ever. more on pop start. also you won't believe which

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we're back on a saturday morning and it is time to trend. shall we? >> let's do it. >> all right. everyone knows hoda kotb is one of the nicest people around, someone you might want to have on your side. one model was literally lucky to have hoda standing next to her during a fashion segment right here on friday. take a look at the scary moment. >> it also seems day to nightish. she's wearing heels. >> or a statement earring. >> are you all right? come on, walk with me. walk with me. >> i've got you. i've got you. i've got you. i've got you. >> i can tell you all is well that ends well, the model

appeared moments later, said she was fine. she is a young woman, six months' pregnant and her blood sugar was a little low, that happens, you come in in the morning, get excited, don't eat. >> that was a scary moment not just for her but everyone who was in the studio. >> her nerves are probably -- >> all of that. >> heart racing. >> she's okay. >> who saves the day? hoda kotb. >> of course. >> who doesn't love avocados? it has become one of the most popular fruits there is and, yes, it is a fruit, we've settled that during a commercial break. the love of avocados could land you in the hospital. that's because more and more people are actually getting hurt while trying to open those tricky little guys. the condition even has a name it's called avocado hand. >> are they doing the -- >> there you go. it often happens when a seed softer than you may expect. the injury has been happening so much that british surgeons are calling for safety labels on avocados like this one to help

people enjoy their avocados safely. can you believe that? >> that makes sense. >> have you ever hurt yourself trying to cut o open an avocado? >> i have not but i often think i will because you take the avocado and smash the knife and twist it and pull it out. i always wonder this doesn't seem safe. >> clearly it's not for some. a lot of people love a good latte in the morning, a korean coffee artist is taking his job as a barista to a whole new level. he's creating works of art with his lat face, like this colorful array of flowers, how about fairytale magic with "beauty and the beast." how about this one, against inspiration from van gogh and this one is amazing, a miniature e.t. phone home in your morning cup of jo. >> how cool is that? i wouldn't want to drink it. >> i'd be pretty mad if i made one of those and someone did just scarf it down. >> where was it? >> i don't remember. i said it and forgot it.

where is he? japan. >> japan. of course. >> how cool is that? maybe we could fly him in, matt. >> d. dreyer is here with pop start. >> first up, we already know melissa mccarthy does a great sean spicer impersonation but now she's taking her act to the streets. friday afternoon mccarthy was on a moving podium in full costume rolling down the streets of manhattan. at one point she screamed, come on, come on, to the traffic around her just like a true new yorker. tonight will be mccarthy's sixth time hosting "saturday night live" and who knows what she has up her sleeves. the episode will air live couldn't coast to coast right here on nbc. xm radio show host howard stern sparked serious concerns this week after taking his first ever day off from the popular show. social media went into a frenzy when it was announced that stern was taking a personal day. many fans feared the worst

saying stern hadn't taken a day off since the show began in the mid '80s. seems that all is well, howard's wife beth told the new york post that everything is great and he will return to work on monday. she went on to say that he just had to take a personal day, that's all. and finally there is a new trailer for the "love actually" sequel and we have a little preview. >> well, it's more of a love thing, actually. >> oh. >> the trailer gives us a look at what the original characters may be up to now. it takes us right to the present day where we see some familiar faces like liam neeson's character daniel and his grown stepson sam. we also have mark with his infamous cardboard signs, the turtleneck wearing colin firth and hugh grant. the film will air may 25th as part of our red nose day coverage right here on nbc. >> dylan, thank you. still ahead a college student unlike any other. you won't believe his story and

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we're back on a saturday morning with an extraordinary story out of texas. >> a prodigy is going to graduate today with a degree in physics. >> nbc's jacob rascon shares his story. >> so we just plug these in here. >> reporter: mastering quantum physics is impressive on its own but what's most remarkable about carson huey ou is that he's only 14 and graduating from texas christian university today. their youngest graduate ever. >> i was ten graduating high school so it's really the only thing that i could do. it's not like i could stay at home for eight years just doing nothing. >> his mom says she realized carson was pretty special when he was just a toddler. >> around age three he loved

math and he asked me if he could learn calculus and i thought -- >> she home schooled carson until he was five when she knew he needed more. >> so she took me to a public school and they said that i was way too advanced. i ended up going to a high school. private high school. >> a five-year-old in eighth gra -- grade. >> after that i graduated at ten years old. >> that ten-year-old boy dove right into physics when he went to tcu, along with a double minor in math and chinese. >> this professor became a mentor to carson. >> one of the main principles have always been don't give him preferential treatment, try to really treat him as any other college kid. >> of course carson really isn't your average college kid. >> i stay play games. i have my little brother cannon, i still have friends my age, i have a puppy, i have all of those things that you would

normally have, but it's just academically different. >> in the fall carson will return to tcu for graduate school and eventually his ph.d.. but this time he won't be the only member of the family on campus. his brother cannon just 11 years old will be a freshman. >> when i come to tcu i'm going to major in astro physics and engineers. >> the proud mom of the two youngest tcu students ever says there is no magic parenting formula, just a love of learning. >> i was blessed that god gave me such wonderful little boys and they love to learn. >> for "today" jacob rascon, nbc news, dallas. >> way to go, carson. >> that is impressive. what is she feeding them? tell me the secrets. >> she says there is no magic pill, but, i mean -- >> she's doing something. >> i will find out and i will tweet it. still to come on "today" some lucky moms are joining us in studio 1a for a pampering

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i can be more active. go good saturday morning to you. it's 6:26. we're take a live look outside as the sun rises over the golden gate bridge. looks like a beautiful morning. you can see that american flag whipping in that wind, and that's a sign of what's to come for the day. good morning. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at the micro climate forecast. you say the wind will keep coming. >> yeah, it's going to be breezy. but by the afternoon the wind will be picking up between 15 to 30 miles per hour. the speeds are a little bit less than yesterday but still definitely significant enough to where if you are going to be outside make sure to tie down any tents. we don't want to see any birthday parties ruined by flying tents. 49 degrees in san francisco right now. cool and breezy, but at least

we're enjoying mostly clear skies although we are seeing hazy conditions in oakland at 52 degrees right now. and the temperature trend is e showing those temp climbing. definitely still unseasonable although napa may hit a high of 70 degrees, san jose expecting a high of 67 for today. santa rosa expecting a high of 69. and santa cruz at about 62 degrees. we're definitely going to keep those temps on the cool side of things, but we are expecting the winds to pick up later into the afternoon. i'll definitely have a closer look at that. plus your temperature trend as you head into mother's day weekend coming up at the 7:00 a.m. hour. >> we'll stay tuned for that mother's day forecast. thanks. a child is in serious condition this morning after a fire in the east bay. fire officials got the call around 2:00 a.m. at a home on lockwood street in oakland. when crews responded, they were told a child was trapped inside the home. they were able to pull out the unresponsive child who is now in

serious condition at the hospital. authorities are on heightened alert in the east bay. an arsonist is setting cars on fire night after night in driveways and quiet communities, and the question now is when will it stop. a total of seven cars have been targeted so far. this is happening in walnut creek, lafayette, martinez and brentwood so far. the latest two cars were found burning in the streets of lafayette and walnut creek between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. yesterday. contra costa county's fire marshal says the latest run of car fires could be connected to dozens of car fires in the area since last year. >> there are a number of thins that they're doing that connect them and that, for lack of a better term, kind of like a signature. >> the fire marshal isn't saying what ties all of those arsons together, but he says they definitely are linked. the man convicted of murdering sierra lamar must now convince a jury that his life is worth sparing. earlier this week antolin garcia

torres was found guilty of murder. now his lawyers will bring in a psychologist to evaluate him to help him avoid the death penalty. they're expected to argue that garcia torres is from a troubled home. his father is in jail for raping a 7-year-old relative. the sentencing phase begins on tuesday. it is 6:29 right now. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" portraying san francisco in a negative light. we'll show you the latest attack ad for a political race that's happening on the opposite side of the country. that and all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. stay tuned. right now back to the "today" show.

♪ welcome back. you look like a mom. >> yes, thank you. >> happy mother's day, moms. moms, raise your hand. all moms raise your hand. sir, don't pretend. welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. thank you for stopping by the plaza. >> you're such a gentleman. >> take what you want. it's a dreary day but we've got some moms. are you guys excited about mother's day? a few moms out on the plaza this morning. >> craig, save one for lindsey. >> i'll save her two. anyway, so we've got -- >> especially in the rain, you deserve flowers just because. >> they've been waiting out here all morning. you know what, give these to your mother, how about that. >> that's nice. all right, still to come in this

half-hour, we're celebrating early, starting with a special surprise for one lucky mom you just won't want to miss. and then if you're still racking your brain on what to get your mom, we have you covered from diy gifts to sweet stay at home treats. there's something for everyone. >> if food is the way to her heart, you won't want to miss this delicious recipe. it will be a mother's day brunch you won't forget. >> sounds good. wait, a quick correction. we showed you those amazing photos, these works of art in cups of latte. i it turns out the barista, he's not from japan. he's from south korea. i want to give him his do because they're so amazing. maybe we can have some with our breakfast this morning. >> that would be nice. i'll bring you carnations inside as well. it's going to clear up tomorrow. >> tomorrow for us but new england is still going to get some rain. in the southeast, much needed rain, heavy downpours likely to the north of orlando.

take a look at the critical fire danger right through the middle of the state, and with winds up near 20 miles per hour and low humidity, all of these fires that are there, 28 large wildfires, could spread very rapidly, so we really need steady several days of rain down through florida. it looks like today we should at least get some relief. heavy rain across the mid-atlantic to the northeast. tomorrow for your mother's day we are going to see pretty nice weather across most of the country. heaviest of the rain across downey's main and into new england. a beautiful day here in new york though eventually later in the day. temperatures should get into the upper 60s. craig is hitting me if you're just now heading out expect to see nice clear skies as you make your way outside. but yes, you might feel a little bit of a chill because the temps are in the 40s for the tri-valleynd in the 40s for the

peninsula. breezy conditions along the coastline. and in san francisco bay also, 49 degrees. 47 for the north bay and hazy skies in the east bay at 52 degrees. we're expecting to see the hazy skies clear out making way for a mostly clear sunday. >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan dreyer, thank you. we wanted to point out, dylan here is actually featured on nbc.com right now. it's their special digital series called "college game plan." you shared your story about how a single class at rutgers university actually changed your life. might not be standing here if it were not for this class at rutgers. find out more. >> can you guess what class that was? >> pottery? >> meteorology i'm guessing. >> meteorology 101. a side note, i went to school for engineering and switched to meteorology. it was that class that guided me in that direction. >> did you know that dylan graduated with honors from rutgers. >> you sound surprised.

>> not shocked. >> go to nbc.com. college game plan. you'll find everything you need to know even to how to pick the right school. a good resource for you. up next, we're going to take you all the way to mississippi to visit a mom who holds an entire community together with her huge heart, and boy, do we have a surprise for her on this mother's day eve. but first, these messages. >> happy birdie! an abandoned chicken coop. where our founder discovered a retired teacher living. no home. no healthcare. so she said "no" to this injustice, and "yes" to transforming lives. it's this drive, this compassion, that inspired aarp. today, we empower people to choose how they live as they age. we advocate for health and financial security. we strengthen communities everywhere. we are aarp. creating real possibilities.

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we're back on a saturday morning with our special series. thanks a million mom. today we're shining a spotlight on brenda story, the heart of ripley, mississippi. >> like many moms working so hard day in and day out, it's people like miss brenda who make small towns thrive. >> we headed to mississippi to

get her story and pull off one heck of a mother's day surprise. >> reporter: spend an afternoon in ripley, mississippi, you'll quickly find everyone has something special to say about brenda story. >> she's the most caring person i ever met in the world. >> if it wasn't for her, i wouldn't really know how to express love the way that i do. >> she's my world. >> she is truly the love of my life. >> brenda has done something for every soul in this town. >> brenda story is my mom and she is my hero. >> and that's why eva reached out to "today" to share her story. >> my mother deserves to be recognized for the love she so freely gives to her god, children, family, friends and her community. >> you wanted the today show to come here. >> yes. >> we are here. >> i can't believe it. >> what do you want everyone to know about your mom? >> i want everyone to know how huge her heart is. >> she's a beautiful person that

loves other people. >> reporter: as a young mother and the star of her high school class, brenda put her studies on hold, working three jobs to provide for her family, a family that kept on growing. >> i realized very quickly that i would have to share my mother with many others because that is simply who she is. >> reporter: after meeting two small children desperately in need of love and support, brenda opened her home to them. >> entering into our lives was my adopted brother. throughout his childhood, anthony struggled with his adoption many times. >> a lot of hard work and struggle but he came to be an outstanding young man. i don't think if it hadn't been for my wife that he would have gotten that opportunity. >> she did all of this while taking care of two other children and her ailing parents. but it's her weekly bible study gatherings that have become legendary. >> your mom cooks for 65 kids every tuesday. >> it's so important for them to have a good, hot meal because

now in the times that we live in, that's just hard for a lot of families. so she does that because she doesn't want to think about any child ever going home hungry. >> she has no idea that we're doing this for her. she has no clue. >> i know. >> let me explain what's going on. right now miss brenda thinks that i am here from the university of mississippi. ready? >> ready. >> reporter: now we're turning the tables on brenda for once. >> here we go! >> miss brenda, i am with the today show, and we are here for you. >> what? [ cheers ] >> this is a joke, i know. >> your daughter wrote in about you for mother's day, and she wanted to share your story with the world. >> i just cannot believe it. >> all of these little things that you do with your family, your community and your church, why are they important to you? >> because people are important to me. i don't believe in waiting for somebody else to do it. >> you didn't think i was going

to come here empty handed, did you? >> i didn't know you were going to come here at all. >> we wanted to make your mother's day special because you make every day special for everyone. so we're gifting you a $500 gift card to lord a& taylor, $500 to bed, bath and beyond, $500 to way fair. hasbro has donated a bunch of toys for kids ages four and up. six people, two nights at universal orlando. hotel paid for. free access to the parks. and you get to skip the lines, too. happy mother's day! >> happy mother's day! >> reporter: a fitting gift for a mom who never stops giving. >> how beautiful was that? >> i love that. >> miss brenda. >> i love it. that was joelle gar ju low reporting. coming up, still wondering how to surprise mom this mother's day? stick around, we have you covered with last-minute gift

ideas that will have mom feeling special from the moment she wakes up. first, this is "today" on nbc. r nbc.

joelle garguilo. listen -- i didn't know the music was going to be this way. listen up, dads and kids, mother's day is tomorrow and if you haven't gotten her anything yesterday and you need some inspiration, how about this? we have you covered. i'm going to kick things off with lifestyle expert lemore who has ideas to make mom special from the moment she wakes up. i woke up like this. >> you woke up like this. so you want to start mom off with breakfast in bed. i have a chalkboard breakfast tray, i wrote a little note for mom and added all of mom's favorite foods, i have croissants, granola, fruit and of course a mimosa. >> this is so sweet. >> here we have a ftulip straw.

>> easy enough. and the kids can do it and participate. >> next we have an adorable play on the word love. so you're writing the letter l with mini muffins, the o is a doughnut, the v is a heart shaped pancake and the e is raspberries. >> cute. >> we have a fruit bouquet, you just need fruit, bamboo skewers and cookie cutters. easy and delicious. >> i love it. very simple. now to craig who by the looks of it has some cute last minute gift ideas. >> we do, sheinelle, thank you so much. we have adorable do it yourself gifts that you can create today for mom. sara our shopping expert, retail me not. how do we make this one.

>> everything i brought here is easy to make, simple to do in a pinch. let's start with the love canvas, great for any mom who is an art mom, art lover or any mom that loves something pretty. great for kids under seven, might need adult supervision. you get a white canvas from the local graft store or hobby lobby, simple hand print, write the words love whatever you need. >> graft paint is my favorite thing when it comes to kids. these are simple oven mitts, less than 5 bucks and again craft paint, hand print, write a nice little note, wrap it with a bow, good to go. >> this is mother's day in a jar. >> mother's day in a jar. who doesn't love a bunch of their favorite things in a jar. this is for in particular the beauty aficionado, but you could do it for the cooking aficionado. again, some of mom's favorite

things, gas mask, lotions, potions, chap stick, lip gloss. easy to use, easy to buy, get at your local drugstore, craft store, put in a nice note and move on. >> lastly we have a gift here that mom and son or mom and daughter can do together. >> 100%. this is one of my favorite gifts we brought today. what i love this is a garden kit, great, perfect for right now because you can, like you said, not only do it with your kids but you can also do it because the weather is nice. get some of mom's favorite flowers, plant seeds, gardening tools, gloves, wrap it up in a garden hose and you are good to go. >> this is the glam squad. >> glam squad. >> there's jean marie down there, dylan. >> i finished having my breakfast in bed. >> it's been a rough day for you. >> if you want to get pampered by the glam squad how do you go about doing that. >> who doesn't love a little pampering? the best part is pampering in the comfort and convenience of your own home. >> they will come to your house. >> it is an on demand beauty

service they do nails, makeup, hair. they come to your house. prices start at $35. they are available in cities like new york, d.c., miami, l.a., easy breezy. >> this is a cool concept here, this is an in home massage company, they are called zeal. >> love it. again, another on demand service this time for massages. they come straight to your home, any time of day, 365 days a year. 60 minute massage costs you only $105. what's better than pampering mom in the comfort and convenience of her own home. >> d. dreyer, how are we doing? >> can i take you home with me? >> sara, thank you so much. happy mother's day to all of you. glam squad, thank you so much. up next we will be upstairs in the kitchen with a delicious recipe for mother's day brunch that she won't forget. but first these messages. at zales we believe in a diamond kind of love. the kind of love that begins unconditionally... then grows even deeper over time. the kind of love that could only come... from mom.

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a mocktail. this is an orange and ginger mocktail. there is no alcohol in it. instead of a cocktail we are a mocktail. this one is orange juice, pineapple juice and ginger ale. >> it's so refreshing. >> i'm so glad you like it. this is nice because all of the kids can have it, the mothers and fathers can have it. it sets the tone and says we are going to have a special meal. >> it is nice. >> and simple. >> let's talk about this dish we're making. what's going into it? >> this is our scalloped potato tart. we have cream and eggs, potatoes, scallions, some herbs and some cheese. very, very delicious and everyone will like it. there is not an age group that doesn't enjoy something like this. >> looks pretty simple, too. >> can i put you to work? >> absolutely. >> i will have you mix the half and half with the eggs and the thyme, at the same time i'm going to add the chives and dill to the parsley. >> all of this? >> all of it. dump it in and whisk it.

>> thyme goes in as well? >> the thyme goes in, too. give it a really good mix there. >> with the potatoes and onions do we have to make sure they're peeled. >> they've already been cooked and peeled and drained. you don't want to put wet pat toes -- >> everybody hates a soggy tart. >> you want to make sure you drain them really well and pat them with a paper towel so that they're really dry before you layer them in there. i will let you pour half of that mixture over this first layer of potatoes. >> just half. >> just half of it. >> it is so good. >> we're trying not to finish it, we're trying to pace ourselves. >> and then we make another layer like this and some more scallions, we will put some cheese and then we're going to bake it -- >> what kind of cheese that? >> gruyere and then top it with parmesan. we will bake it for 45 minutes at 350 and then it will come out

looking like this. >> this is very pretty. >> i feel like it's all ingredients you most likely have in the house. >> i think so, too. maybe one quick run. >> 45 minutes. >> 45 minutes at 350. you have a buttery flaky crust and hopefully you like it as much as the ladies. >> that is really good. that's light, too. >> it's nice. i think the children -- >> not too much potato. >> the children and grown-ups will like it. of course we want to tp it off with something sweet. >> this is decadent. >> it is decadent but it also has that nostalgic feeling of who doesn't like an ice cream sandwich. so this is made from those break and bake cookies that you buy at the grocery store, baked a layer of those, added layers of ice cream and chocolate sauce. when it's all frozen you can dip it in all molds, toffee, chocolate. >> when she describes it always sounds so simple and that

doesn't look that simple. >> it's so simple and look at how impressed your mother will be or the mothers in your life will be if you bring those out tomorrow. >> you do this, this would be a mother's day to remember. >> this is so delicious. >> we wouldn't want mother's day to end. >> oh, come on. >> without flowers for our two favorite moms here. happy mother's day. >> thank you, craig. >> here are from calvin. >> thank you so much. >> this is so sweet. >> grab a chair. and thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> happy mother's day, ladies. >> happy mother's day to you. happy mother's day to you as well. >> you can get that recipe or those recipes today.com/food. thanks for the chair. i will eat with you. tomorrow on sunday today -- >> that's the end of the show. >> that's it. >> it went by quick. >> you get messages and have been eating. >> jack good morning, i )m kira klapper.

coming up next, on today in the bay .... vo breaking news in the east bay... a building under const good morning. i'm kira klapper. coming up next on "today in the bay" breaking news in the bay. a building under construction burst into flames early this morning. concern the crane could collapse on to nearby buildings. an east bay arsonist strikes again. what a neighbor saw right after a car was set on fire. and a local woman gives birth and vanishes from the hospital. she hasn't been seen in years. until now. why authorities need your help. san francisco - transamerica

pyramid good saturday morning to you. it is 6:59. and here's a live look outside as the sun shines is over the transamerica pyramid in san francisco. it's a beautiful start to a mild saturday, and that wind. you can see that flag whipping in the wind there. it will stay with us throughout the day. i'm kyira klapper. vianey arana has the forecast for us. you say it's going to get more windy throughout the day. >> looks like it might pick up into the evening dinnertime

hours with stronger gusts. if you will celebrate mother's day early, happy mother's day day, kyra. >> thank you. >> 51 degrees in the south bay peninsula. tri-valley 48. definitely on the much chillier side. this is pretty unseasonable for this time of year. east bay 52. 5 to 7 degrees cooler than where we should be. san francisco, 49 degrees. the temperature trend is showing us warming up at least into the 60s. by the lunch hour we should get about 62 degrees for san francisco. but if you notice in the icons, it's all sunshine. not a lot of cloud cover, which is going to give way for nice clear skies, although we are seeing hazier conditions in the south bay. nice little combo of those clouds out there. but it should clear out nicely. by 11:00 a.m. timing into the 60s. expect to stay in the mid-60s, maybe even hitting a possible 66, 67, but all in all a