11:00, we'll have kari tracking the rainfall we'll expect throughout the bay area. don't want to miss that. enjoy your monday morning. ♪ good morning. it's on. the fired fbi director james comey goes primetime against the president. >> i think he's morally unfit to be president. >> and takes on the biggest question. do the russians have something on president trump? >> these are more words than i'd thought i'd utter about the president of the united states, but it's possible. >> president trump spending the weekend slamming comey calling him a liar and a slimeball. how will he react now that the fbi director has finally had his say? warmest wishes. tributes pour in around the world this morning for former first lady barbara bush, in failing health, now surrounded by loved ones at home. we'll have the latest on her condition. wild weather.

deadly tornadoes cut a path of destruction across the south, as a historic april blizzard buries parts of the midwest. so, what's going on? al has your forecast. those stories, plus starbucks under fire. >> the power is with the people. >> new protests erupt after the arrests of two black men inside a philadelphia store. this morning, the woman who took that viral video breaks her silence. on the run. inside the desperate search for a grandmother accused of killing her own husband. and a look alike to steal her identity. and triumphant return. ♪ country superstar carrie underwood steals the show at the academy of country music awards in her first performance since her accident nearly six months ago. we'll hear from her today, monday, april 16th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah

guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a, in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you so much for being with us on a monday morning. carrie underwood. she's been gone and went through a really difficult time after that accident. and, boy, did she come back beautifully. >> no one expected anything less than this from carrie underwood. and i think everyone watching felt the same way. she nailed it. she nailed it. she nailed it. welcome back. >> we'll have a lot more on that coming up. first, let's get to the news and that explosive new interview with james comey, the fired fbi director launching an unprecedented assault on a sitting president. declaring president trump a liar and a danger to the country. we have it all covered this morning, starting with kristen welker. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. james comey is not mincing words and not backing down, in a new interview peting his accusation that president trump is morally

unfit for office. the fire tweeting back, comey drafted the crooked hillary exoneration long before he talked to her and then based his decisions on her poll numbers. disgruntled. committed many crimes. this morning, the fired fbi director firing back. >> i don't think he's medically unfit to be president. i think he's morally unfit to be president. >> reporter: james comey delivering a stunning personal assault on president trump, bashing him as a stain on everyone who has worked for him during an explosive interview with abc news. >> the person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters big and small, and insist the american people believe it, that person is not fit to be president of the united states. on moral grounds. >> reporter: comey not ruling out that the russians may have material they can use to blackmail the president. >> i think it's possible. i don't know. these are more words than i thought i'd utter about a president of the united states, but it's possible. >> reporter: also possible that

president trump obstructed justice when comey says mr. trump talked to him privately about the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn, telling comey, i hope you can let it go. the president has denied saying it. >> it certainly some evidence of obstruction of justice. >> reporter: and if the president tries to fire robert mueller. >> it would, i hope, set off alarm bells that this is his most serious attack yet on the rule of law. >> reporter: still, comey insists he hopes president trump snot impeached, arguing americans are duty-bound to vote him out of office. >> i think impeaching and removing donald trump from office would let the american people off the hook. people in this country need to stand up and go to the voting booth and vote their values. >> reporter: early comments, triggering a twitter tirade from president trump, suggesting comey deserves to go to jail, mocking the fired former fbi director as slippery james comey and again calling him a slimeball. along with the insults a series

of unsubstantiated allegations. president trump accusing comey of leaking classified information and lying to congress. comey hasn't been formally accused of either. comey's comments adding to the intensity surrounding the russia investigation, but this morning the president and his allies are also concerned about terms seized in that fbi raid of his personal lawyer michael cohen. cohen expected in a manhattan court today. his lawyers fighting to let the president's team get a chance to review and block any records that they say are protected by attorney/client privilege. president trump heads to florida today, savannah, hoda? let's bring in nicolle wallace for more on all this. nicolle, you were up late. you were watching and sizing it all up. interview?our takeaway from >> the comey book and the comey interviews are just another lightning bolt in what is an electrical storm for this president. he is at war with current and former fbi justice officials. people that have served republicans and democrats

honorably and people whose careers collided with president trump in a calamitous way. >> did you think there were bomb shells in this? >> reporter: so i think long after the book tour ends, we will still be talking about the central question that you aired -- whether or not russia has something on donald trump. that's at the heart of the mueller investigation. and if you look at the president's conduct, it suggests he is worried about something. we don't know what. it may be the raid at his lawyer's office. last monday. it may be the questions that comey raised. it may simply be just this culture collision. i think what comes through with comey is that donald trump is an animal so different from every president he ever served. he wrote about serving president bush and he wrote about serving president obama. but when he met donald trump, their worlds really could not synch up. >> you're a veteran of past administrations. you worked for the bush white house. you know what it's like to have a bad book come out.

how should the white house handle this? >> it's like seinfeld. they should be doing the opposite. >> the president is tweeting about it. >> listen, if the president -- first of all, the president had nothing to worry about, he should be going about the business of being president. unfortunately for this president that means fighting with everyone who insults him no matter or how small. it thrills his base to take on everybody on twitter. i have to think the comfort and support of his base were enough for the president, he wouldn't be as angry as he is. the white house would be much better served to look for their base and the rest of the country like they're doing the country's business not in a war of words with jim comey. >> lastly, do you think anyone was persuadable after this interview. if you're in the trump camp you stayed there and weren't you weren't? >> we think that trump can do no wrong with his base and trump's detractors thinking he can be do nothing right. i think there is a silent, deeply disconcerted middle that will see a man like this who doesn't have any partisan

affiliation air his concerns about the central question of russia and be more concerned today than they were yesterday. >> athank you. also this morning, there are new developments tied to those u.s.-led missile strikes on syria's chemical weapons program. new satellite images revealing the scope of the damage as the trump administration prepares to sanction russia. nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely with the very latest including breaking news this morning out of syria. bill, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the chemical weapons inspectors who were due to begin work at the site of that poison gas attack that killed civilians, are being denied access by russia and syria. that's according to the organization's chief and to diplomats. the u.s. envoy saying that russians are at the site. saying they may have tampered to with the evidence in his words thwart the fact-finding mission. the british envoy saying let

them in. meanwhile, the three coalition leaders are defending those air strikes, justifying them. president trump repeating they were perfect, mission accomplished. french president emmanuel macron saying that he convinced mr. trump to keep u.s. troops and also to think of the long term. and british prime minister theresa may is today facing a parliament that she did not consult. but it's not all defense. there's offense, as well. the u.s. threatening russia with more sanctions against companies that do business. meanwhile, president assad is literally laughing in the face of all of this. he met russian lawmakers. russia is offering to rearm him with a new missile defense system. his warplanes are in the air bombing again. the u.s. is saying do not use chemical weapons and threatening that if he does, there could be more air strikes. savannah? hoda? >> bill knee kneelly, thank you very much. we want to turn to the

well-wishes for barbara bush. former first lady. after a series of recent hospitalizations. she has decided against medical help and instead is focussing on comfort care. nbc's andrea mitchell is in houston with the latest. hey, andrea. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. she is one of the most beloved first ladies in american history. also, of course, the head of an american political dynasty. and now at age 92, barbara bush has, according to a family spokesman, been in failing health and is choosing to decline further medical treatment. deciding instead to remain at home surrounded by those she loves. this morning, an outpouring of support for former first lady barbara bush. after a series of hospitalizations, the 92-year-old has decided to end medical treatment, after battling chronic pulmonary disease. in a statement, a family spokesperson says mrs. bush will

focus on comfort care. adding that in the face of her failing health, she has been worrying not for herself but for others. political figures from both sides of the aisle sharing their thoughts. the white house saying the presidents and first lady's prayers are with all of the bush family during this time. house minority leader, nancy pelosi tweeting, as always, barbara bush is a comfort to her friends and family. and texas governor greg abbott is calling the former first lady's character as big and inspiring and iconic as texas. >> i've been the luckiest woman in the world, truthfully. >> reporter: the may tree yak yark of a political dynasty, is woman to be a wife of one president and the mother to a second, since abigail adams. marrying george h.w. bush in world war ii. while he was a naval aviator. they are the longest married couple in presidential history. writing in her college alumni magazine, quote, i am still old and still in love with the man i married 72 years ago. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: a fierce defender

of her family, mrs. bush was a popular first lady. >> i want to thank my entire family with a special emphasis on a woman named barbara. [ cheers and applause ]. >> reporter: creating a foundation to promote family literacy. her love for her own family always on display. appearing several times with her granddaughter, jenna, on "today." >> why do you think we call you the enforcer? >> because i enforce. if you do something bad, i point it out to you. >> reporter: her wit and wisdom in full force at this commencement speech at wellesley college. as first lady. >> at the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. you will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend or a parent. >> reporter: and of course, we are all thinking and prayering for barbara bush and her family at this very difficult time. back to you hoda and savannah.

>> andrea, thank you so much for that. >> this is obviously a hard one. jenna bush hager works for us at the "today" show. she's our family. we wanted to bring you in, jenna. i know you're in new jersey. you have a really special story next hour you wanted to do and we appreciate you coming in this morning. just want to send our love and let us know how your family is doing right now. >> thanks, guys. we are grateful for her. she's the best grandma anybody could have ever had. or have. and barbara and i talked to her last night. she's in great spirits. and she's a fighter. she's an enforcer. she reminded me not to believe everything you read. we're grateful for her and for everybody's prayers and thoughts. and just know the world is better because she's in it. >> we do know. how is your grandpa and your mom and your dad and everybody doing? are they doing all right?

>> yeah. she's with my grandpa, the man she's loved for over 73 years. they are surrounded by family. but i think the fact that they're together in this and he still says, i love you, barbie, every night, is pretty remarkable. >> they are. and so are you, jenna, for sharing that with us and being there and still working this morning. we'll see you next hour. you have a story you care a lot about. >> we love you. thank you for being with us. >> thanks, guys. love you all. on this busy monday morning, tens of millions are dealing with wild weather, including dangerous tornados in the south. nbc's catie beck is checking out the damage in greensboro, north carolina for us. hey, catie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. we're seeing downed trees scattered everywhere this morning. hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed by the storm, as it roared through town, it left behind a four-mile path of destruction. authorities say now that it's getting light outside, they

expect to find even more damage. >> it is a tornado. >> reporter: overnight, tornadoes slamming the southeast. >> within a matter of seconds, all you see was rain come out of everywhere. people that live down there, they have the roof caved in. like, the back parts of their house is gone. cars covered with trees. >> reporter: at least one person was killed here in hard-hit greensboro, north carolina. authorities say a tree fell on a man's car while he was driving. two others were hurt in the accident. the twister damaging hundreds of homes and businesses in greensboro. leaving a four-mile path of destruction. toppled trees and downed power lines knocking out electricity to tens of thousands. the powerful winds peeling roofs off homes. cars crushed by flying debris. >> the tree that actually hit us, half of it here, half of it

under the car. debris was flying everywhere. hitting our car. >> reporter: another tornado also touching down in lynchburg, virginia. some structures there completely destroyed. >> my heart has been pounding ever since it hit. god bless the first responders and the cleanup crew. it's going to be a long, long haul, but it will be fine. >> reporter: several schools were also badly damaged by the storm. so as a result, all district schools are closed today. additionally, everyone on this street is currently in the dark. thousands more waiting for the power crews to get the lights back on. savannah and hoda? >> catie, thank you so much. which brings us, of course, to al roker. check of the weather. hey, al. >> thanks for spending your time with us to bring you the weather. boy, look. it's crazy in the northeast. down south the worst is over. you can see we've got winds blowing a lot of rain. on the radar right now, it shows a pretty good story. up to the north, you have an icy mix.

along the i-95 corridor, strong storms, heavy rain and this is going to continue during the day today. the cold front will sweep through new england. heavy rain flooding. a lot of flood watches. high winds. airports are going to be a mess. here's the impacts we see. starting off in the northeast, torrential rain and flooding. we're talking anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain before it's all over, especially in the mid-morning hours. as we move into the afternoon, strong winds and flooding continues along the coast. the winds will be a big deal. in fact, airports are going to be a mess today with wind gusts anywhere from 45 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour and a wintry mess of -- look at this. ice totals anywhere from a quarter of an inch to half an inch of ice. and the boston marathon today is going to be miserable. we're talking rain, chilly with gusts up to 35 miles per hour, right through the entire race. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

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the weather clearing by then. we're dealing with scattered showers and some will be really heavy, this area of purple showing the possibility of hail. that's continuing to move towards alamo within the next few minutes and continuing towards the dael atelta and an oak. you can see the rain pulled out of the clouds and we could see more of that, lightning for rest of the late morning hours into the afternoon. let's get an update on how that effects the commute with mike. >> the lighter commute overall as far as volume around the bay but oakland definitely where you show it into downtown oakland, 580, the rain really involved with wet roadways and couple of crashes there. watch for complications. not a lot of problems in fremont. 880 moves freely. there's a breeze out there driving through san jose, it is a breeze because of the lighter

traffic. >> we'll have another update in a half hour. see you then.

7:30 now on a monday morning. it's april 16th, 2018. you're going to want to stick around with us for tomorrow, because we have an exclusive with the prime minister of new zealand. >> she's really interesting. not only is she the youngest woman that serves as a world leader, she's the first in nearly 20 years to be pregnant while in office. we have a lot to talk to her about. how she plans to juggle two important roles. >> should be cool. let's get you caught up on some of the morning's headlines, starting with the blistering attack on president trump from james comey. >> in his own words. >> i don't think he's medically unfit to be president. i think he's morally unfit to be president. >> james comey unloading in his first interview since being

fired, slamming the man who let him go, and refusing to rule out that the russians may have potential blackmail material on the president. >> i think it's possible. i don't know. >> this as michael cohen heads to court today over documents seized in the raid on his office. surrounded by loved ones. >> i've been the luckiest woman in the world, truthfully. >> former first lady, barbara bush, decides to end medical treatment for multiple ailments. the bush matriarch back home, focusing on comfort care. more than 200 million eggs across nine states are recalled over salmonella fears. up and running. 30,000 racing in the boston marathon today, five years after a bombing near the finish line sent shock waves through the city. and deflating situation. a hot air balloon makes an emergency landing in the middle of a neighborhood near san diego.

thankfully, nobody was hurt. today, monday, april 16th, 2018. that would be quite the scene there. we have a lot more to get to, including growing protests over the controversial arrests of two black men at a starbucks in philadelphia. the incident was caught on camera. this morning, investigations are under way and for the first time, we're hearing from a witness who recorded the incident. morgan radford is in philly with all this. hey, morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. growing calls to boycott starbucks, online and in person. protesters are expected to gather here this morning during the morning commute, demanding not only that the cops who arrested the black men be fired, but also that they issue an apology to the entire black community. we spoke to one woman who saw the whole thing go down. and she is finally speaking out about what happened, and that decision that may have changed everything. outrage in philadelphia.

>> the power is with the people. >> reporter: protesters calling for justice, after cell phone video shot inside this local starbucks went viral. >> what did they do? >> reporter: it shows police officers arresting two black men. they were seated at a table, waiting to meet a friend. >> what did they do? >> reporter: who arrived just as they were being taken away in cuffs. >> they didn't do anything. i saw the entire thing. >> reporter: customers like michelle saahene, watched in disbelief. >> the guys that were being arrested were calm the whole time. they kept their calm. they were completely compliant. and they said, we would have been flipping out. i said, well, they're black. they can't flip out. that can literally mean the end of their life. >> reporter: officers say the men were trespassing. they asked to use the bathroom but the starbucks manager said they had to leave because they didn't buy anything. when they refused, she called the cops. >> the officers did nothing wrong. they followed policy.

>> reporter: the men were released after eight hours and prosecutors didn't file charges. the defense attorney says the case was never about the law. it was about bias. do you think this would have happened if your clients were not black? >> what's the 911 call you're never going to hear. there's two white woman in here and one asked to use the bathroom and she didn't order a coffee. come quick. >> reporter: starbucks management admits they were wrong. >> all companies make mistakes. good companies acknowledge them and they learn from them and make the necessary changes to make it right. >> reporter: the city of brotherly love saying enough is enough. >> i hope that people are much more open to the idea that this really does happen all the time. >> reporter: starbucks says the

manager who called police no longer works at this store. the criminal defense attorney defending the men arrested, said they still don't want to be publicly identified. and she declined to comment on whether they were considering filing charges themselves. >> morgan, thanks. now, to a bizarre story making headlines nationwide. a multistate manhunt for a grandmother accused of two brutal murders. and police fear she could kill again. gabe gutierrez has the latest on all of this. hi, gabe. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. lois reis is a grandmother with three adult children. but authorities say she has a gambling problem and that she befriended a woman in the ft. myers area to steal her identity before killing her. she is accused of murdering her husband in minnesota. and now, a nationwide search is under way.

>> reporter: this morning, surveillance video, showing lois reis, a grandmother being sought for two murders. >> she smiles and looks like anyone's mother or grandmother. yet she's calculated and a cold-blooded killer. >> reporter: she allegedly gunned down her husband and then went to ft. myers, florida. the two were seen together at this restaurant, became friends. but authorities say she had an ulterior motive, planning to become hutchinson, targeting and allegedly murdering her because the two women looked alike. >> this is the first time in my career i've seen someone's identity and target them for the way they looked. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows reis at hutchinson's condo. after killing her, she took her credit cards and her car. the acura was seen in louisiana and texas, according to police. from there, the trail goes cold. reis is considered armed and

dangerous. authorities worry the killing spree may not be over. >> suspect reis at some point will have no resources and will become more desperate and may kill again. >> reporter: and now, reis is facing a murder charge in minnesota, in connection with the death of her husband. here in florida, she is facing a murder charge, another charge of grand theft auto and identity theft. back to you. >> what a strange case, gabe. thank you very much. let's turn and get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> remember, friday, we told you we were worried about wildfires in texas and oklahoma. look at what's going on over the weekend, a real mess. and it is going to continue right on through today and on into tomorrow for a wide area of the southwest. red flag warnings from arizona all the way to parts of oklahoma, colorado and into texas. 25 to 45-mile-per-hour wind gusts. and we have a high fire danger from phoenix, midland, all the

way up to casper, wyoming. and the wind forecast is going to be a big problem today. from southern california into the southwest. as we make our way into tomorrow, we're going to see the winds increase, as we move on into texas, oklahoma and even into parts of nebraska. we're going to be looking at extremely critical fire danger today. that's what's going on around good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, tracking hail moving across alameda and oakland. you can see the purple, hail moving over towards the oakland hills and just north of danville. and just south of lafayette. that will continue to move off to the north and east. we could see more rain like this and lightning and small hail throughout the day. off and on rain will continue and we'll be tracking that throughout the morning and early afternoon and it will slowly taper off later tonight. >> and that's your latest weather. just ahead, she plays a detective on tv.

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good morning, at 7:56, we've been tracking off and on rain across the bay area we're going to cells producing more hail possibly north of danville and antioch. there's a line of showers in through the coast that will continue to move inland as we go into the next several minutes it's about to get really soggy and we'll get rounds of rain and more small hail later on today and low elevation snow for our hills above 3,000 feet, we'll see some snow capping the hills for the afternoon and evening. and then all of this starts to taper off tonight with drying weather that will be moving in tomorrow. also some cool temperatures. let's head over to mike with an update on the morning commute. >> palo alto getting crowded.

cars heading north towards willow slow as well. that's bright and sunny from that spot. things will change as this main radar shows you creeping in off the coast. another one sweeping towards 101 towards san mateo. already really hit oakland over the last 45 minutes. northbound 880 and westbound 580 jamming in towards the oakland area. that's not the oakland camera. that's fremont camera. back to you. thank you very much. happening now, starbucks ceo this morning issued a video apology follow being the arrest of two black men simply sitting in a philadelphia cafe. the video has grown viral. what starbucks is saying about it this morning? the sharks and warriors boast host playoff games and a's are as home as well. all three events get going about the same time. on our home page, the major traffic issues some expect will

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♪ >> carrie underwood makes her triumphant return, following a serious fall, where she suffered a major injury to her face. an inside look at her incredible performance at the acm awards, today, april 16th, 2018. we want to wish our sister a happiest 60th birthday in marion, indiana. we love you, robin. >> i'm skipping school for my 10th birthday to be on the today show. ♪ >> the rain can't stop us from celebrating todd's birth day on the plaza. >> we came to new york. and the winds have nothing on us. >> hi to our granddaughter from syracuse, new york. >> we love you. >> welcome back, everybody. >> good morning.

it's monday morning. nice to have you with us. and i mean, really not the greatest conditions out there for our plaza folks. >> no kidding. it was pouring outside. it was a nice crowd. it got too nasty. we're going to bring our plaza inside. they're going to hang with us right here. >> looking forward to that. we'll get started with the news at 8:00. fired fbi director james comey giving the president's critics powerful new ammunition. he is suggesting that it is possible that the president committed a crime. kristen welker has the details on director comey's interview last night. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. there is sharp reaction this morning after former fbi director james comey's explosven interview. in it, he called the president morally unfit for office and a stain on all those around him. and comey weighed in on a central question in the special counsel investigation -- did the president obstruct justice? in a bombshell interview overnight, former fbi director,

james comey, reveals for the first time, he thinks it's possible president trump crossed a legal line when he allegedly brought up an investigation into newly ousted national security adviser, michael flynn, telling comey he hoped he could let it go. something trump denies saying and calls a lie. >> was president trump obstructing justice? >> possibly. >> reporter: on another critical question, could the president be camp mi compromised by the russians? >> i think it's possible. i don't know. these are more words i never thought i would utter about a president of the united states. but it's possible. >> that's stunning. you can't say for certain that the president of the united states is not compromised by the russians. >> yeah. it is stunning and i wish i wasn't saying it. but it's the truth. >> reporter: in an interview with abc news, comey previews his new book, "a higher loyalty" describing the interactions with

trump. when he briefed him on that now-famous dossier, with salacious but unproven accusations against president trump. >> he said, do i look like a guy that needs hookers. >> reporter: the president went on twitter and called him a slimeball, slippery and the worst fbi director in history by far. still, comey was undeterred, unleashing his harshest criticism when asked if the president is fit to serve in office. >> i think he's morally unfit to be president. >> white lives matter. >> a person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, that person is not fit to be president of the united states. >> reporter: does comey think the president should be impeached? >> i hope not the i think impeaching and removing donald trump from office would let people off the hook. people need the stand up and go to the voting booth and vote their values. >> reporter: and comey also talked about his decision to

reopen the clinton e-mail investigation 11 days before election day. comey acknowledged he presumed clinton would likely win and that likely played a role in his thought process. for his part, president trump heads to mar-a-lago where he will hold a summit with the japanese prime minister. >> thank you. first lady barbara bush is resting at her home in houston, surrounded by family members this morning. a spokesman revealed that mrs. bush is in failing health and will not seek medical treatment. she will focus, instead, on comfort care. mrs. bush is 92. her family says she has been hospitalized several times recently. her problems are graves disease and congested heart failure. barbara bush has been married to her husband, former president bush, for 73 years, longer than any other presidential couple. it was good to hear from jenna bush hager last hour. apparently the family is doing

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hargitay first started playing detective benson on "law & order: svu" 19 years ago, she was stunned by a new kind of fan mail. viewers telling stories of assault and abuse. >> to me, an actress, just a person, not an expert, not anything. and i just remember thinking, i need to respond. >> reporter: she became an advocate and the actress joined forces with a real-life prosecutor, kym worthy from detroit, to put a dent in the 400,000 untested rape kits in america. and now, a powerful new film. >> you meet people like kym worthy and see what she's doing and you can't help saying what am i doing? >> reporter: "i am evidence" followed women that reported sexual assault and provided a rape kit, but it was never

tested. >> the system should be more accountable. the system should be -- the system should be better than a criminal. >> to learn that these women who had been through this horrible trauma, would have courage to come forward and then be ignored. and i couldn't believe this was happening in america. >> reporter: you've been called the toughest woman in detroit. >> i've been called a lot of things. that's just one of them. >> reporter: we first reported on kym worthy's mission in detroit five years ago. one of her employees had discovered 11,000 untested rape kits in this dingy warehouse. >> i knew right away, we had to test all kits, within the first 15 minutes. >> reporter: most of the untested kits were from women of color. worthy said the police didn't have the funding to test the kits and didn't believe the survivors. >> if someone robs you, they

don't blame the person who was robbed. >> why were you wearing that necklace? >> only with sexual assault. >> reporter: after years of painstaking work, this year, worthy's team sent the last batch to be tested. you said you tested 600 kits and you found 21 serial rapists. what's the number now? >> 850, from one city. >> reporter: would some of them have been stopped if the kits were tested back then? >> of course. >> reporter: hargitay's been pushing states to do inventory of rape kits and required testing. but hargitay and worthy want every kit tested. >> testing rape kits sends a fundamental message to survivors that you matter, your case matters. >> we believe you. >> and we believe you. and not testing them says we don't. >> reporter: the cost of testing these kids has come down. a few states have given

survivors the ability to track their kit through the system. if we can track an amazon shipment, we should be able to track the progress of someone's rape kit through the system. there are things happening, guys. obviously, still, a huge problem. >> it's so important, though. you're talking about hundreds of cases where they might have a repeat offender. >> 850 rapists? >> 850 serial rapists in detroit based off of 11,000 kits they founded. if we have 400,000 kits sitting right now, untested, how many people could that catch? >> megyn kelly is going to have more on this, including a conversation with one survivor who had no idea her kit went untested for years. her story and fight for justice at the top of the hour. >> good discussion. al, let's get a check of the weather. >> it is teeming outside our window right now. look at that out there. it is crazy. it is going to continue for the

next several hours. we have flash flood warnings in the new york metropolitan area right now. and up to the north, you can see in boston, where they're running the marathon, this is heading that way. and we have icy conditions, as well. torrential rain, it will be a mess, early to mid-morning in the early afternoon. two to three inches of rain. strong winds and you can see minor to moderate coastal flooding and strong torrential storms coming in. the winds are going to be a problem and the airports are going to be a mess with wind gusts of 30 to 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts. and icing, an issue, as well. for the marathon, look out. rainy, chilly, gusts of 35 to start. by the afternoon, heavy rain continuing with more gusty good morning. i'm kari hall. we have waves of rain moving across the bay area. now a leine moving from marin county down the peninsula and it is producing fairly heavy

downpours. en a alnd also this cell produc hail and heavy rain south of napa and closer to fairfield. rain also moving in to san francisco. expect more rain offer and and throughout the day. >> and that is your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. like many of us, you like to use the ride sharing services, like uber or lyft. we have a "rossen reports" that we all need to see. >> there's been people posing as drivers from uber. how can you avoid being a victim. jeff rossen is here. you have a real-life test that may change the way we get into these cars. >> they will. i watch people do this all the time. they get into ubers without checking if it's the right car. it pulls up and you get in. police are issuing an urgent warning. there are fake uber drivers

kidnapping and assaulting passengers. i am posing as an uber driver to show how easy it is for the predators to target you. you're leaving the movies, a restaurant, a bar, anywhere, and you want to get home. so, you order an uber and hop in. one mistake. >> are you serious? >> reporter: yes. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: could cost you. cases popping up all over the country. >> fake uber drivers have spiked nationwide. >> reporter: it happened to carla last year. >> i saw a car out on the street that looked like an uber. >> reporter: it wasn't really your uber? >> no. no. it was not my uber. >> reporter: the driver, an uber imposter, had been waiting outside this club. >> i literally woke up to him in the backseat with me. and he's just banging my head against the seat. >> reporter: and he sexually assaulted you? for hours. >> for three hours, yeah.

>> reporter: think this couldn't happen to you? think again. here's what we're doing. we have this car here that looks like a typical uber. police across the country say what the fake drivers are doing, pi printing out what looks like an uber logo. we did the same thing on our office computer. they put it in the windshield. that way, when you come out of a bar or a restaurant, when don't do the right things to confirm this is your uber, they can drive off and do whatever they want, including assaulting you. i'm going to park outside of bars and restaurants in the l.a. area tonight, and see who comes in here. we have the entire car wired with five different cameras. and we're going to give them advice and you at home how not to become the next victim. right away. come on in. these two friends fall for it. you just got into a fake uber. that's right.

these women got right in, without checking if it was the right uber. >> what? >> reporter: passenger after passenger. how are you guys? getting in our car. >> we're fine, how are you? >> reporter: how are you? and women. all thinking it's their uber. how are you? >> good. >> reporter: as the night wears on and the drinks flow, out on the street, my car is parked, hazard lights on. and watch what happens when i tell them who i really am. my name is jeff rossen from the "today" show on nbc. and you're on tv. >> no way. >> reporter: can i tell you something. my name is jeff and i work for nbc. >> are we on camera? >> reporter: you're on camera right now. when the surprise wears off, the sobering reality walks in. you walked up and gave me your name and i said yes. you gave it all away. if i were a bad guy, i could

drive you off somewhere and lock the doors. >> and rape us. >> reporter: yes. you just got into a fake uber. think if i'm a bad guy. >> if you have a gun, there's nothing i can do. i'm done. i'm done for. >> reporter: so, how can you prevent this from happening to you? i'm giving my passengers some tips. on the app, check the license plate before you get in. match the license plate on the car to the actual car. >> yes. >> reporter: and check to make sure the person behind the wheel looks like your driver's photo in the app. always confirm on the app the driver's name and picture. >> okay. >> reporter: and the final tip, don't give away your name, ask the driver who they are picking up. these girls did the right thing. >> what are you picking up for? >> reporter: they don't get in. but these guys do. never give your name away. wh who are you here for? >> thank you. so much. >> reporter: you got it.

keeping your safe and sound the next time you hop in an uber. >> can you take us to our destination, please? >> reporter: i can't. i'm not an uber driver. >> i give you a rose. thank you. >> reporter: i'll treasure the rose forever. happy to help. uber says it will focus heavily on safety this year. in fact, they plan on adding an emergency 911 button inside the uber app so you will be connected with the police with one click. and the best part is, your location information will be uploaded right to the police if you're in trouble. that doesn't matter if you get into a fake uber. you need to follow those tips. >> the license plate number is so small on the phone. sometimes i'll glance at it. but saying, who are you hear to pick up? >> you have to swipe it. make it bigger so we can see. >> how much money did you make? >> i'm going out to do more runs now. >> he's paid in roses. carson is off today. he's in l.a. craig is in the orange room

doing carson's duty. >> you recognize this guy. 11-year-old mason ramsey, he's one of the biggest names in all of music right now. that's all thanks to his impromptu performance in a walmart. take a listen. [ yodelling ] >> and with that, he quickly became dubbed as the walmart yodelling boy. that has been viewed 20 million times on twitter. but that was just the beginning of his adventure. he was invited to california to sing on the "ellen" show. ellen working her magic, doing what ellen does. and there he is saturday night, finding himself on stage at the grand ole opry. that, though, not the end. went to nashville after that and made a surprise stop at one of the world's biggest music

festiv festivals, coachella. the crowd erupts when he walks on to the stage. but his success, it goes beyond the stage. his song of choice, "love sick blues." "love sick blues" made it all the way to number four on spotify's viral 50 chart, nearly 70 years after williams recorded it. the kid has a good set of pipes. >> yeah. >> that's pretty cool. >> he's opening for beyonce. >> carson daly makes that look very easy. >> you did that nicely. sheinelle is going to do "pop start." >> i held my breathe for you, though. this morning it's all about carrie underwood. after time away, she returned to the stage for last night's academy of country music awards. natalie is back with that. >> i'm glad to be home. glad to be doing "pop start" with you guys.

we have missed carrie underwood. hard to believe it's been six months since we've seen her perform, following that serious accident that left her with a broken wrist and 40 stitches in her face. but last night, she was back in the spotlight and didn't miss a beat. it was the most anticipated performance of the night, and country superstar carrie underwood didn't disappoint. ♪ >> we're glad to see her again. she's back. strong and beautiful. >> reporter: underwood got a standing ovation after debuting her new song, "cry pretty." she took time off following a fall in her home. since then, the only glimpse we saw of her was on social media, assuring fans she was okay but warning she might not look the same after. posting this note in january saying, when i'm ready to get in front of a camera, i want you to understand why i might look

different. fans were showering her with love or support. is it me or can you not see any difference in carrie underwood's face. she is flawless. another writing, just because you can't see her scars doesn't mean she's not there. >> keith urban. >> reporter: up for two acms sunday night, she shared the vocal award of the year, with keith urban's "the fighter." >> i'm shaky right now. >> she was so emotional, a little nervous. she looked great. her performance was amazing. great to see her back and in good health. >> she is an incredible talent. >> so much courage to stand up there and sing her heart out. >> i didn't notice anything. everybody was staring at her face. that has to be nerve-racking. >> we're all rooting for her. natalie is not just here to give us that story.

she's got a new cookbook. she's going to make us a yummy supper coming up. and jenna is abouti )m ... a mix of rain and cold - leaving an good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. as you can see, a mix of rain and cold leaving unusual sights there in oakland this morning. take a look at this -- well, we saw something there. sorry for that. but right now we want to get to kari hall taking a look at this weather and calling for some unusual sights there. >> yeah, we are seeing some hail that came done around alameda and oakland. and now we have another wave of rain moving into the coast that will continue to move inland, even seeing lightning. and as we get a closer look of the rain through the delta, see something really heavy rain approaching abilintioch and brentwood. and we're also getting heavy rain moving through southern napa county and san francisco all the way down to the valley,

and more waves throughout the day. and then slowly temperature taper off tonight, but you could see a few thunderstorms. and we have a crash looked like a car fire, that is on the shoulder causing the jam southbound. and northbound and westbound for 580, look all the rain in the area having recently had hail. more in the upper shore freeway complicating the commute, but fortunately everything is lighter so okay south of there. and we'll have another local news update in half an hour.

oh, 8:30 on a monday morning, april 16th, 2018. listen to that music. we have a big announcement to make. are you ready for it? two weeks from today, the one and only shania twain, will be here to perform a live concert, to celebrate live nation national concert day. >> i see you shania twain and raise you one jason aldean. he will be here on wednesday. we love him. if you want to join us for any of our concerts, go to today.com and find out how to get your hands on fan passes. good morning, everybody. look who we brought in. >> our entire crowd. some people didn't get soaked.

everybody in this room, if you're soaking wet, raise your hand. yes. we have a crowd moment. we have a wonderful gentleman in this crowd. that eliminates half the people. this gentleman is a cancer survivor. he's a vietnam navy veteran, a retired firefighter and today is his 70th birthday. hello. glen from wichita, kansas. hi. how are you? >> i'm a little wet but fine. >> how are you going to spend your birthday? >> happily. >> we'll leave it at that. thank you for your service and thanks for coming to see us. >> happy birthday. so glad to have you indoors. just ahead this morning, something very special. jenna bush hager standing by. she's going to give a group of remarkable volunteers, going to give that group a surprise of a lifetime and do it live. and natalie is back. what can't she do?

she's going to be cooking for us. she's going to share one of her family's favorite dishes, a recipe so quick and easy -- want to see it again? and they work hard for the money. we're so excited. we have the broadway show called "summer" the donna summer musical, for a special live performance. they work hard for the money. megyn kelly is here. >> kevin o'leary is going to be on the show today from "shark tank." and will talk about how to negotiate a better salary and flex time. and the one thing you should never, ever do when trying to seek more dough from your boss. >> that's important to know. >> tune in today. the weather, we know it's raining here. >> yes. let's lack at the week ahead and show you what we got. for today, icy conditions and heavy rain in the northeast. a mess from central california into the pacific northwest. as we hit into the midweek

period, we have a spring clipper bringing in snow again. sunny and pleasant through the gulf. and then, as we move toward the end of the week, cold air returns to the northeast and new england. sunny and mild through the we have heavy rain moving through parts of the bay area from the north bay down to the peninsula and then scattered showers in the east bay. not ragie raining in san jose r now, but it is on the way. and there may be lightning along with hail late morning and early afternoon hours. also snow on the elevations above 3,000 feet. so as we go into tonight, all of this tapers off errs off to cle skies. neighbors helping neighbors is created with our sponsor, state farm.

visit state form's neighborhood of good to find volunteer opportunities in your community. >> guys, did you know? i didn't know. today is the start of volunteer appreciation week. we're going to mark the occasion with the special series "neighbors helping neighbor." >> we're shining a light on people making a difference in their communities. and jenna is in new jersey, where she's about to surprise a special group of volunteers. hey, jenna. >> hey, guys. i'm at sunnyside equestrian center, where kids facing all challenges of all kinds, come here to work with therapeutic horses like this one. and an army of volunteers are changing lives one amazing horseback ride at a time. it's a community devoted to making a difference. with the gentle healing power of horses and a wide-open trail. special people united to ride, known as s.p.u.r., provides

therapeutic horseback riding to kids with disabilities. tell me how you see these kids change? >> it's amazing. it gives them a place to come where they're not about their disabilities. it's about what they can do and how powerful they can be on top of a horse. >> reporter: more than 200 students take classes here, including this girl with childhood epilepsy. her weekly riding classes help her seizurseizures. >> she has a prescription to ride. >> reporter: and cassidy miller has been riding here for four years and it always brings a smile to her face. >> she gets everything from this program. emotionally, cognitively, physically. she's not going to go to college. she's not going to drive a car. but this is a place where she can do things. and it gives her hope. it's an amazing thing to have hope. >> reporter: that hope comes from the more than 100

volunteers who dedicate their time to teach these students to ride. >> the volunteers, it's unbelievable. they're here in the snow. they're here when it's 95 degrees out. it's impacting not only my child's life but our lives, as well. we're happy to be here. >> reporter: it changed your life. >> it's changed our lives, for sure. >> reporter: volunteers at the center range in age from high school students to retirees. tell me what it means to volunteer here. >> it means the world, actually. i live by to those that much is given, much is expected. for me, this is heaven. >> what i enjoy about volunteering here is for one thing, my wife rides here. she has multiple sclerosis. it's my way of giving back. >> it's a great experience and it's rewarding to see how happy it makes the kids. >> reporter: why do you think this place is so happy? >> they treat everyone like family. all the love is here.

>> it's something that everyone should do. i think people are happier when they give themselves. and they see it in return, ten-fold. >> it is a beautiful thing to see that there's hope out there. if we all try to help each other, we can make it happen. >> reporter: this an incredible place. i have to say, spending the time with the volunteers and the horses this morning, i'm feeling so much better. and jackie had no idea that we were going to be here today. hi. how are you? and your daughter actually wrote in to tell us what an inspiration you are and how, at your heart you are a volunteer. and you have volunteered here and all of these volunteers are truly incredible, that they're changing kids' lives. so, we have a couple of surprises for you. we have a couple -- are you surprised? >> i'm surprised. >> thanks to our sponsor, state

farm, we have some great news. we have ten scholarships for kids to complete this amazing program. and that's not all. we know that your sensory trail ride needed a little work. yes? it needed a little work. well, thanks to state farm, the trail is completely redone. you have a new trail ride. we can show you some of that. and one more thing, let's look right here. you're a little shocked. you couldn't stop talking the last time i saw you. let's open those barns. all-new equipment. saddles, boots, everything these

kids need to complete this program. and lori was in on it. >> oh, my god. you little stinker. >> thank you so much for everything you do. what do you think? >> i'm amazed. this is so amazing. i just can't believe it. this program deserves it. all these people deserve it. all these people here. we're a team. this just means everything. >> you mean so much to so many kids in the area. thank you. thank you. and, guys, back to you. >> jenna, that was beautiful. >> bravo. >> and to learn more about how you can volunteer, go to today.com. that was beautiful. coming up tomorrow, the celebrity chef using a five-star dining experience to change the lives of thousands of kids. >> look forward to that. speaking of food and celebrity chefs, natalie is here. she's going to share a family favorite recipe. she has a new cookbook we've

been wanting for years. "at home with natalie." this is "today." you're a chef, not a miracle worker. we're back after this. this is "today" on nbc.

"today food" is brought to you by knorr. try new one-skillet meals and turn organic ancient grains into meals. don't just eat, discover. >> we're back with "today food." we have a special guest cooking up a weeknight dinner. natalie morales grew up in a tight-knit family. there you are as a little one.

natalie and her sisters love cooking with mom. they learned the dishes from their brazilian and puerto rican heritage. she is sharing that and more in her first cookbook. "at home with natalie." >> you've been to my home. we cooked a meal then, too. i'm going to teach you to do one today, too. >> we have the peanut gallery over here. >> so good. >> sheinelle ran a half-marathon yesterday. it's the grilled chimmy churri sauce. it's about gathering people that you love around the table and making time to sit down and have the conversations at the dinner table. >> it's not too tricky. >> simple recipes. you need a go-to savannah

chimichurri steak. you have all of the ingredients laid out. everything is on the website, today.com. we're going to get going. this is brown sugar for the marinade. >> do we drop it in? >> now, we add our seasonings in here. vinegar and soy. you don't need the salt. >> what's this? >> that's sesame oil right there. this is the basis of the marinade, which you can do two w ways. i'm going to cheat. usually you can put the gloves on and cover. >> let's flip it around. >> this is a skirt steak. that's the cut you want the use. >> this is the flying steak. you can use a skirt steak or an iron steak. any steak goes. the idea is to really coat it. let it marinade. two to four hours in the refrigerato refrigerator, ideally. you can start it in the morning and leave it during the day. when you come home at night, it's perfect to toss on the grill. >> the more marinaded, the

better. >> it gets more flavorful. we have everything in here already. you have -- how is it, guys? good? the chimichurri is the key ingredient. the garlic and the parsley and the cilantro, oregano. i'm going to add a pinch of sugar, that brings out the brightness of the flavors. >> give it a blend. >> you don't want it to get too smooth. you want it chunky still, as you see right here, the sauce. >> what do we do? we grill it up. >> you let it come to rest. let it rest for ten minutes. it allows for a better grilling temperature overall. we put it right on here. hopefully this guy is on. ten minutes on each side. all right? and once it's cooked the te temperature you like it, i take it off the grill.

you're going to tempt it. the reason we do this, let it rest again to let the right temperature and let everything come to the right cooking heat. >> okay. i got less than a minute. you want to show how to cut. >> i'm going to show you how to cut, against the grain. and then, i have it served. i know al is not a fan of the coconut. i hope the coconut rice is okay. >> it's fantastic. >> coconut oil, when you buy it, looks like that. when you heat it up, it clarifies. two spoons of coconut. we have rice in here already. and the reason we allow to coat the grains just so it fluffs up the rice. >> am i adding this? >> add the coconut milk in there. >> the coconut flavor? >> we're adding salt and 1 1/2 cups of water. >> looks like you're serving with a greek salad. >> the salad is in the cookbook, as well. fluff it up.

i know, we're going out of time. >> natalie is getting the wrap. natalie is coming back in the fourth hour. if you want the recipes go to today.com/food. and buy the cookbook, "at home with natalie." coming up, who is ready for summer? donna summer. a live performance from the cast a live performance from the cast bringing the disco legend to

we can now use a blood sample toh care, target lung cancer more precisely. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for asthma. and if we can stop seizures in epilepsy patients with a small pacemaker for the brain, imagine what we can do for multiple sclerosis, even migraines. if we can use patients' genes to predict heart disease in their families, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you.

the citi concert series on "today." is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we're so excited. we all know donna summer, the legendary disco queen behind the hits of the '70s like "hot stuff" and "she works hard for the money." >> her story and catalog has come to broadway.

"summer" features three women in the role of donna summer at various stages of her life. >> three of the stars each playing donna. ladies, was this daunting? when someone says step into donna summer's shoes, were you like wow? >> absolutely. one thing that people don't realize, is the voice seemed like effortless. it was work to sing her music. >> folks that show up and see this show, what can they expect? >> a good time. >> a party. you know her songs and her music. you don't know her story. that's what you're going to get to know. >> what song are you going to sing for us? >> "she works hard for the money." >> i was hoping that would be it.

>> donna, i think you know david geffen. >> mr. geffen, i'm all yours. or to put it another way, i'm all mine. ♪ ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so hard for it, honey ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so, you better treat her right ♪ ♪ i met her there in the corner stand ♪ ♪ and she wonders where she is and it's strange to her some people have everything ♪ ♪ 9:00 a.m. on the hour hand and she's waiting for the bell ♪

♪ and she's looking real pretty she's waiting for her clientele ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so hard for it, honey ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so you better treat her right ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so hard for it, honey ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so you better treat her right ♪ ♪ already knows she's seen her bad times ♪ ♪ already knows these are the good times ♪ ♪ she'll never sell out she never will ♪ ♪ not for a dollar bill

♪ she works hard for the money so hard for it, honey ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so you better treat her right ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so hard for it, honey ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so you better treat her right ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money hard for it, honey ♪ ♪ she works hard for the money so you better treat her right ♪ ♪ all right >> yes, yes. yes, yes. that was awesome. that was great. >> the cast from "summer" the donna summer musical. the show opens next monday,

april 23rd. we're back in a moment. that was fantastic. this is "today" on nbc.

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is this all out of the way or can we expect more? >> we'll see a lot more of this. in fact right now we're starting to see a lot more storms popping up and this is expected as we see the disturb bhans causing thunder and lightning and also ha hail. so let's get an update on the roads. >> confusing to drivers when they see the snow like substance. look at the slowing in oakland. i've circled the area where they had the hail. and this is 880 where it is slow because of the weather and also southbound because of the crash now on the shoulder. >> thanks, mike. we'll have another local update in an hour. you could generate your own energy,

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome. we begin on this monday with the health of former first lady b barbara bush. after a series of hospitalizations, she's decided against medical help and is choosing on comfort care. andrea mitchell is live in houston with more. andrea, good morning. what do we know about mrs. bush's health this morning? >> reporter: good morning to you. she's been in failing health for quite a while. she was in and out of the hospital. she has congestive heart disease. she has pulmonary obstructions, as well. this has been a difficult time for the family, obviously. and she has