an hour at 7:25. >> don't forget to join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00, news as well as weather. we'll see you then. enjoy this hump day. good morning. breaking overnight -- forced to court? reports robert mueller is ready to subpoena president trump to get answers in the russia investigation. could the president be forced to plead the fifth? will the fight go to the supreme court? we're live at the white house. the doctor is -- out. in an nbc news exclusive, the president's long-time former physician accuses trump staffers of raiding his office. >> raped, frightened, and sad. >> this morning, why the white house says it was all standard procedure. tornado outbreak. >> oh, my god -- this thing is freakin' huge! look at this thing! >> more than a dozen twisters in kansas alone as powerful storms

rip through the midwest. and al says another round of severe weather is expected today. all that, plus the blame game. new finger pointing in the growing usa gymnastics scandal as famed coaches bela and martha karolyi file a surprise lawsuit. bugging out. the new war new warning about a alarming surge in bug bites. what you need to know as the weather heats up. and kanye-versy. >> you didn't hear about slavery for 400 years. 400 years? that's a dhoichoice. >> what he's saying "today," wednesday, may 2nd, 201. >> 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." it is a wednesday morning. so happy you are with us.

so happy spring has sprung at least. the northeast. >> first day i walked out and did not grab my coat. first day is today, though in the midwest they're expecting some rough weather. will the special counsel robert mueller force the president to testify under oath if he refuses to be interviewed voluntarily in the russia investigation. we've got two reports this morning. let's start at the white house, nbc's kristen welker is at her post. >> reporter: good morning. the president's former lead attorney john dowd isn't denying a new report that special counsel robert mueller broached the idea of subpoenaing president trump at a meeting about two months ago, all raising the stakes as the president's new legal team determines its next move. >> reporter: call it a special counsel showdown. overnight "the washington post" reporting robert mueller raised the possibility of subpoenaing president trump to testify before a grand jury during a tense meeting in march. that stern warning coming after lawyers for the president

insisted the commander in chief isn't obligated to answer investigators' questions. according to the "post," the threat of a subpoena prompting mr. trump's then lead lawyer, john dowd, to fire back. this isn't some game. you are screwing with the work of the president of the united states. overnight, dowd telling nbc news of the "post" reporting, "i think it is right. "within weeks dowd left president trump's legal team. and the special counsel's office agreed to offer specific subjects they wanted to ask the president about to his lawyers. that list of 49 questions leaked monday to "the new york times" but not confirmed by nbc news. the president asked last summer if he'd testify under oath. >> 100%. >> reporter: but after the fbi raided the office and homes of the president's personal attorney, michael cohen, last month, part of a separate investigation, mr. trump became infuriated and talks about a potential interview with mueller all but fell apart.

asked last week on fox news about an interview with mueller, the president had a very different tone. >> the problem is, if you take a look, they're so conflicted. >> reporter: now that tense meeting in question occurred before the president's new legal team was in place which includes former new york mayor rudy giuliani. a source familiar with the proceedings tells nbc news those lawyers are still getting up to speed on the case and no firm decisions have been made about a potential interview. still, if the two sides continue to clash, it is a fight that could go all the way to the supreme court, savannah. >> kristin, thank you. pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. walk us through this. this all presumes the president's lawyers say no, the president is not going to be interviewed. then mueller has to subpoena. then we go to court. >> yeah, if this were anybody else we wouldn't be talking about this. if somebody wouldn't submit to questions voluntarily we'd get a subpoena and that would be that. but because this is the president, mr. mueller's team is

being extra careful mindful of the president's duties, his schedule. that's the reason for all this back-and-forth about where the questions would be asked and how many lawyers could be present. president clinton ultimately testified in the monica lewinsky investigation without a subpoena. but a subpoena could be the next step for president trump. >> so let's pretend that the president does in fact get a subpoena. could the president say, well, actually, no, i'm not going to testify, even with that? >> absolutely. that's everybody's right. and that's why for the white house this is much a political issue as a legal one. the president could invoke his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refuse to testify. but that carries a political risk because people, rightly or wrongly, often associate taking the fifth with organized crime figures. but if mueller still demands that the president answer these questions, then the next step could be offering the president immunity. that would mean that anything mr. trump says could not be used against him and he'd have to answer. but that raises a question. the long-standing view at the justice department is that a

president can't be prosecuted anyway, so what would be the point of immunity? all of this is to say, if this continues to escalate, it raises issues about the president and prosecutors that nobody knows how to resolve and it would be headed for the courts to make some new law and some history. >> i think the legal term is a hot mess. pete williams, thank you very much. now to troubling new accusations being made by president trump's long-time doctor. in an exclusive interview with nbc news, claiming trump staffers raided his office. nbc national correspondent peter alexander has our report. good morning, peter. >> hey, hoda, good morning to you. this is some new information overnight. the president's former doctor telling nbc news that he did not write that glowing health letter about donald trump during the campaign -- that mr. trump wrote it himself. it comes amid some new revelations about an unusual incident that's raising questions about how the president's aides and his associates conduct themselves on the president's behalf. >> reporter: this morning, more

details about a bizarre episode involving the president's former doctor. >> i feel raped. raped, frightened and -- sad. >> reporter: dr. harreold bornstein, describes a raid on his manhattan office two weeks before the inauguration. >> what exactly were they looking for? >> his medical records, pictures, anything they could find. >> reporter: he says three men, including mr. trump's former bodyguard, keith schiller, and the top lawyer from his personal business, the trump organization, showed up unannounced and took all the president's medical records. >> they must have been here for 25 or 30 minutes. it created a lot of chaos. >> reporter: the trump organization lawyer declined to comment and nbc news couldn't reach schiller. but the white house denies bornstein's office was raided. >> as is standard operating procedure for a new president,

the white house medical unit took possession of the president's medical records. >> reporter: bornstein says he never received a signed medical release form from the president and acknowledges he may have handed over the records in violation of privacy laws. the incident happened two days after bornstein provided private medical information to the "new york times" revealing that for years he prescribed mr. trump p propecia, a hair growth medical, that disclosure an apparent violation of privacy laws. >> that's not a breach of medical trust with saying he takes it to grow hair. >> reporter: this morning bornstein pains an unflattering picture of his relationship with the president. >> more like the slave that card out the orders that came from 5th avenue. >> reporter: and about that glowing letter written under bornstein's name in 2015 during the campaign that declared the

then-candidate trump as astonishingly excellent, concluding he would be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency, bornstein said mr. trump dictated it himself. >> he wrote it himself. and me, from where i come from, the end of it was just black humor. it wasn't meant to be a serious comment. >> reporter: that is an about-face. dr. bornstein told nbc news in 2016 that he had written that letter himself in about five minutes while a black car from the trump team sat outside his manhattan office. we reached out to the white house overnight. they did not respond to our request for comment about dr. bornstein's claims. savannah? hoda? >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. also this morning, we've got new developments in the still growing usa gymnastics scandal. a major new lawsuit has just been filed. nbc's stephanie gosk is on the story for us, good morning. >> good morning, guys. as you know, larry nasr is in prison but the finger pointing over who is to blame for the

years he spent allegedly sexually assaulting young women is really only just getting started. now famed coaches bela and martha karolyi are suing the u.s. olympic committee and usa gymnastics seeking in excess of $1 million in loss wages and for not doing enough to end what took place at their training center in texas. long-time trainers bela and martha karolyi, credited for building gold winning olympic teams say team doctor larry nasr was usa gymnastics' responsibility, not theirs. the lawsuit filed in april says usga failed to warn anyone. the karolyi's argue usg's conduct created a permanent stain on the land no different than if toxic waste were spilled. now they are seeking compensation for lost business. in a statement usa gymnastics

would not comment on the lawsuit directly but says, in part, they first became aware of athlete concerns regarding nasr in june 2015 which led usa gymnastics to report nassr to the fbi and dismiss him. the u.s. olympic committee as the governor body according to the karolyis is also to blame. they both had exclusive control over larry nassr, but the karolyis did not. the couple arguing they should not be responsible for the three lawsuits against them. the latest filed this week from gymnasticses who say they were abused by nassar. speaking with savannah in a recent exclusive interview on "dateline" -- >> the training camps are organized by usa gymnastics. it's not organized by bela or martha karolyi. >> it has the karolyi's name on it. it is your house and your property. >> yes. yes. but the property was leased by

usa gymnastics and they run the activities. >> reporter: as team coordinator, martha karolyi did oversee gymnastics training at the karolyi ranch. in january usa gymnastics cut ties with the karolyi ranch where more than a dozen athletes say they were abused by larry nassar. the karolyis then received this letter in february from the u.s. olympic committee claiming the organization had no responsibility for the alleged abuse at the ranch, saying the karolyi training facility was required to defend and hold harmless usoc. usoc declined to comment on the karolyi lawsuit but in a statement write, in part, the many brave survivors and their stories are bringing important changes to smorts. the usoc has made significant progress to strengthen protections for athletes. meanwhile, the karolyis say the damage done by nassar cannot be repaired. >> this miserable man destride everything. >> repercussions for larry

nassar is staggering and far from over. investigations by the michigan ag, the ncaa and several congressional committees, just to name a few. usa gymnastics and michigan state university face pro tensionally crippling looblts he liabilities ago. >> you sat down with them a couple weeks ago. what did you think of this lawsuit? >> at stephanie just said, you could see this coming because they clearly put the blame at the feet of usa gymnastics. they feel like, hey, this was your doctor, you sent him here, you're the ones who should have figured out what he was up to. i mean whether or not that would hold up in court, whether or not it holds up morally is another question all together. but i think what you see in stephanie's reporting is like so much finger pointing. usoc, usag. everybody just wants to push this away. >> nobody wants to stand up and say we want to fix it. that's not happening. we have a lot more to get to this morning, including a new lawsuit tied to february's tragic mass shooting at a

florida high school. the father of one of the victims is now suing not only the accused shooter but also the armed deputy who stayed outside as the rampage unfolded. nbc's tammy leitner is in parkland for us this morning. hey, tammy, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. it's been two and a half months since the shooting here in park lae parkland. andrew pollack lost his daughter. he's taking action after his 18-year-old daughter meadow was shot repeatedly while trying to shield another student from accused gunman nick caholas cru during the parkland school attack that took 17 lives. on tuesday, pollack filed a wrongful death suit against cruz. >> i'm fighting for everyone that wants their kid safe at school. i'll rest when all those kids are safe. >> reporter: pollack making good on his promise to fight back during his emotional speech at the white house shortly after the shooting.

>> i'm pissed! because my daughter i'm not going to see again. >> reporter: the lawsuit also names former school resource officer skeet petcott peterson. he resigned after his superios d reviewed video foot j showing the 33-year-old veteran never entered the building after opened fire. he did nothing. pollack later tweeting directly at peterson. "wherever he goes, i want people to rec fiz him and say, that's one of the cowards of broward." >> he didn't do had is job that day and i want to expose it. his job was to go in there and protect our children. we're not in it for the money. >> you put on a badge, you put on a gun, put on a vest, put on the uniform, they go through incredible training. they're supposed to have incredible aptitude and fortitude and most of all, courage. >> reporter: nbc reached out to

scot peterson and his attorney who both declined to comment. peterson has said his client believed the shots were coming from outside the building. the suit also claims three behavioral mental health facilities saying they should have known cruz was a threat to others. all of those medical facilities failed to comment. >> we are in it to bring out the incompetence to prevent this from happening at another school. >> reporter: now the lawsuit also names james and kimberly sneed, the couple who took in nicholas cruz after his mother died saying they allowed him access to guns. an attorney for the sneeds says the lawsuit has absolutely no legal basis and they are extremely disappointed. hoda and savannah? >> tammy leitner, thanks. we talked about the severe weather in the midwest at the top of the show. al's in val wiirginia with a fi

check of the weather. >> as we take a look, we've got a wide swath of severe weather. let's start with our video to show you what's going on. this is just outside of salina, kansas. it is a huge wedge. we are talking about upwards of 18 tornadoes at least yesterday and more on tap for today. we go to the maps and show you just how widespread this swath is. for today, we are looking at 13 million people at risk, tornadoes, some could be strong, damaging winds, large hail threats continue. for tomorrow, look how wide an area, 29 million people at risk for tornadoes, wind and hail, heavy rain risk, as this system slowly makes its way to the east. warm, moist air comes out of the gulf. damagie ining winds and large h today. overnight storms develop in texas. tomorrow storms are ongoing into the morning hours, more develop in the afternoon. not only do we have to worry about tornadoes and high winds, we've got heaven rain down through texas, two to four

inches of rain possible. as we move into the upper midwest, we are talking locally upwards of three inches or more. so it is going to be a real mess into friday for the next our ge appliances come with a "you can't choose your family, but you can choose your premium finish." you were right, the black slate matte finish really goes with everything. i pulled some stuff for the dining room. jimmy, uh-uh that's not yours. that will really make the paint pop. ooooh i love it... wooowooo come out with your hands up. ooooh. oh. that's my breast pump. (laugh) the most premium finishes, so you have the most choices. another way we make good things, for life. test. test. we've got clouds out there and this nice shot but overall the temperatures remain on the cooler side. 40s and 50s this morning after waking up in oakland. 53 degrees in san jose, 54 santa

rosa. morgan hill, 51. the temperature trend into the afternoon, we're showing mostly clear skies with clearing crowds in to about 12:00 and temperatures will tap out nicely in the 70s. >> that is your latest weather. by the way, guys, forget about spring. are you ready for summer? we got the details coming up in the next half-hour. >> we are so ready, al! >> we are ready for no coats. al, thank you so much. still ahead this morning, big changes coming to facebook? here is a question -- would you trust mark zuckerberg to be your matchmakerer? plus, we're living in an age when a watch can save your life. the incredible story one florida teen is sharing with us. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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( ♪ ) maybe you remember the a very good morning to you, it is 7:26 many maybe you remember the story from last summer. elevated lead levels discovered in the water fountains and in some cases showers at several oakland schools. forced the district to take action. now next fall, all oakland school children will be able to tap into clean drinking water, that's thanks to a vote yesterday by council members. they approved hydration stations for all 110 oakland unified schools. as for how the city will pay for it, most of the money is coming from oakland's new sugary drink tax. vianey is in for kari with a look at the forecast. >> we'll still in the 50s for the most part across the bay area. in san jose, 54 degrees, concord

53. san francisco also in the 50s and we are still seeing low clouds out there which means yeah, we can't expect to see peeks of sunshine but later in the afternoon. we'll climb in the upper 60s and even expected to see some 70s for today's forecast. temperatures will remain on cooler end. a quick check on san francisco, 62. san jose 75 and napa also tapping out in the upper 70s. we're looking over here, the first crash involving two motorcycles cleared from pinol valley road. there's a new one shy of that one, still jammed off the bridge. 680 and 780 both had crashes also that caused things to jam up approaching the bridge and now slow across 680 in towards concord and 880 both directions through hayward and tri-valley but despite those areas, you can see a lighter volume overall.

back to you. thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. see you then.

back now, 7:30 on a wednesday morning, may 2nd, 2018. we are so excited to get outside. check out our crowd and check out the temperatures. notice something? i see very few jackets. >> i was about to say, check out no coats because it's finally a beautiful day. >> warmer today. >> blue sky. we couldn't be happier. we'll begin this half-hour with a check of the headlines. breaking news overnight in the russia investigation. >> presidential subpoena. special counsel robert mueller reportedly threatens to subpoena president trump to answer questions in the russia investigation. border surprise. federal agents bust smugglers with a tiger cub stuck inside a duffel bag near the mexico-texas

border. the cub now recovering at a zoo in brownsville, texas. striking teachers in arizona say they will go back to work tomorrow if lawmakers pass a new school funding plan. >> this fight that we are in the middle of is about our students. it is about their opportunity. it is about their success. and it is about their future. out of tune. iconic american guitar manufacturers gibson files for bankruptcy. ♪ >> the company pledging to refocus its business model in order to help get it out of debt. and ce -- oops. a british supermarket executive caught on camera singing "we're in the money" before an interview about his company's planned merger. ♪ >> the company now apologizing. "today," wednesday, may 2nd, 2018. it's called a hot mike.

>> exactly. >> it is a little pitchy. also this morning, facebook's mark zuckerberg is once again in the spotlight announcing major new changes to the social network, some tied to your privacy, others to something a little more unexpected. your love life. jo ling kent has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. would you ever use a dating service on facebook? that is what ceo mark zuckerberg is rolling out in the aftermath of a major data privacy scandal and now competitors are coming forward questioning whether or not that's a good idea. this morning, mark zuckerberg is trying to win users back. >> this has been an intense year. >> reporter: speaking to 5,000 software developers, the billionaire ceo attempting once again to rebuild trust with users after nearly two years of fake news, russian interference and a massive data harvesting scandal. >> it is not enough to just build powerful tools. we need to make sure that

they're used for good. >> reporter: zuckerberg unveiled a new privacy tool called clear history. it will allow users to erase any website or app activity while you are logged in to facebook. >> did you know that 1 in 3 marriages in the united states start online? >> reporter: the world's biggest social network is also starting a new labor of love. >> so today we are announcing a new set of features coming soon around dating. this is going to be for building real long-term relationships. not just hook-ups. >> reporter: with the facebook announcement certainly was not love at first sight for established dating platforms like match.com, okcupid and tinder. their shares dropped 22%. the parent company of those sites openly questioning facebook's ability to protect personal information saying in a statement, "we're surprised at the timing given the amount of personal and sensitive data that comes with this territory." >> why should users trust

facebook with a dating app or dating service? >> you will have the ability to build a specific profile and also have specific messaging tools that are actually going to be protecting you. >> reporter: facebook says they're also cracking down on bullying on instagram and overhauling its messenger app to give users more tools from shopping to communicating. the social network is turning heads in virtual reality, too. let's take this for a spin. unveiling oculus go, a new $200 vr headset that transports users into jurassic world and beyond. >> the move seemed very light and people seemed happy to be here. makes me think that there is some light at the end of the tunnel for facebook. >> yesterday zuckerberg also held a smaller meeting with journalists out here, including nbc news. he is telling us that it will take about five to ten years, billions of dollars and tens of thousands of staffers to really fight this fake news problem,

guys. >> going back to the dating portion of this program, why do you think they decided to go down this lane and i wonder why now. >> well, zuckerberg says that they've been talking about things -- zuckerberg and his fellow executives have been talking about this for years. as he mentioned, 200 million people list themselves as single. in case you are curious, if you are going to be forced on to a dating tool on facebook, it is opt in so it is totally optional. >> all right, jo. interesting. >> nobody wants to be forced into a dating app. jo, thank you. let's go back down to virginia and get a check of the weather from al. good morning. >> hey, good morning, guys. it's already warming up. so will the rest of the country. we've also got to worry about red flag warnings. still worry about that fire danger down into the southwest where we've got southwesterly winds 20 to 30 miles per hour, gusting up to 40 miles per hour with low relative humidity. but fire danger also in the northeast. that's right. southwesterly winds very gusty

up to 25 miles per hour. low relative humidity and high temperatures. take a look at the soaring highs today for the eastern half of the country. we're talking temperatures anywhere from 9 to almost 25 degrees above average. boston, new york, pittsburgh. richmond, up to 90 degrees! louisville, 85. tomorrow look at these temperatures. we could hit 90 degrees in new york city. same in washington, d.c. lexington looks warm as well. atlanta, toasty. and this moves right on in to friday with temperatures well above normal. anywhere from 5 to 20 degrees above average. that's what's going on around the country. if you are just waking up, temperatures remain on the cooler side in the north bay. 44 degrees for santa rosa. right now in oakland 53 degrees and right now in san jose, 54 as you head out the door. we'll warm up nicely through the afternoon and microclimate highs topping out in the mid-60s for

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a florida teen is crediting her apple watch with warning her about a life threatening condition she had. nbc's kerry sanders is in tampa, florida with more. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this story winds up with a happy ending at tampa general hospital, but beginning with this apple watch. the watch does all sorts of things, including monitoring your heart rate. as you'll see, that monitoring saved a young woman's life. the 18-year-old says she felt fine. no dizziness, no sweating. in fact, she had no real symptoms at all. >> i was a healthy athlete. >> reporter: but last sunday while at church her apple watch told a very different story. it said seek immediate medical attention. >> i did not expect it to tell me that my heart rate was high as all. i thought that's really weird. >> reporter: diana figured the readout that says her heart was racing 190 beats a minute must have been a glitch.

her mom, also a registered nurse, checked her pulse. it was erratic. enough of a concern to visit a walk-in clinic. >> i was kind of skeptical on why a watch would say that. i had no idea that the apple watch even had that capability. >> reporter: a series of medical tests revealed the watch was spot-on. deanna's body was in crisis. rushed to tampa general hospital, specialists confirmed that deanna's kidneys were failing. >> my kidney functions were not functioning the way they should. they were only functioning 20%. >> reporter: her mom e-mailing apple, if it wasn't for her apple watch alarming her about her heart rate, we wouldn't have discovered her kidney issue. >> i really felt that i had to just thank them. >> reporter: apple's ceo, tim cook, e-mailing back the very next day. cook writing, in part, this inspires us to keep pushing. >> we never would have found out about the kidney issue. so we're extremely thankful. >> reporter: deanna's story proved the nation's growing

obsession with medical monitoring can pay off in unexpected ways. earlier this week, fitbit announced a partnership with google, the two companies working together to help doctors look at patients' data in real time. >> i just know that god has a plan for my life no matter what because i was supposed to die. >> reporter: doctors have now diagnosed deanna with chronic kidney disease. she may eventually need a transplant. her three sisters are already being tested to see if they're a match. you may have noticed that my heart rate is actually kind of elevated today. it is a correlation between that and you can probably hear my voice, i'm a little sick. normally i'm at around 72 heartbeats a minute. >> i thought it was because you were excited to talk to us, kerry. thank you. such a fascinating story. >> not only the watch but the fact that her mom was a nurse -- >> and that they paid attention to it and think it is just a glitch. good for them.

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for 400 years? that sound like a choice. >> reporter: west continuing his unusual rant to the tmz staff. >> do you feel that i'm being free and i'm thinking free? >> i think what you're doing right now is actually the absence of thought. >> reporter: producer van lathan taking west to task about the slavery comment. >> while you are doing music and being an artist, the rest of us in society have to deal with our threats to our lives. frankly, i'm disappointed. i am appalled and frankly, brother, i am unbelievably hurt that you have morphed into something, to me, that is not real. >> reporter: west tried to apologize, but he stood his ground. >> people in their hearts feel like these are things that they want to say to him. people are happy and feeling a certain way about the fact that somebody said it. >> reporter: afterwards west going on a twitter tirade saying in one tweet, once again i am being attacked for presenting new ideas.

it is just west's latest high-profile rant to make headlines. >> taylor, i'm really happy for you. i'm let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> you ain't got the answers. i been doing this more than you. >> doing what? come on, chill out. >> you ain't got the answers. >> george bush doesn't care about black people. >> reporter: just last week west faced an online backlash after tweeting a photo of himself wearing a "make america great again" hat signed by president trump. tmd asked him what was behind his early support for trump leading to another startling confession. >> you know when i went to visit him the first time -- >> right after the election? >> yeah, and i took the tweets down and everything. because i was drugged the [ bleep ] out, bro. i was drugged out. i was on opioids. i was addicted to opioids. i had plastic surgery because i

was trying to look good for y'all. i got liposuction. >> we should note, west's mother actually died after cosmetic surgery. these pieces of these interviews that he did yesterday and in the last week or so, it is really -- almost like social media has clamped on to it and just no one wants to let it go. it is almost out of control and we don't know how it is going to end. >> he made the choice to go to tmz. >> he wanted to put it out there, clear the record. for some reason it keeps spiraling. see where it goes. >> wow, sheinelle. thank you so much. coming up, we're going to shift gears and tell you about a singing nurse who went viral for this tender moment. she is going to get a little sunshine in her life. you do not want to miss the surprise. we are all over that one. plus, on popstart, what is brad pitt doing the weather. and from the orange room, one mom's disagreement with her daughter sparking a debate over what's appropriate to wear. helping millions of children here at home...

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good morning, it is 7:55, we're still seeing low clouds along the coast and some spots further inland as well but those clouds will make way for mostly clear afternoon as we head in towards inland areas, we're expecting upper 70s in concord at 77 degrees and antioch, 78. oakland upper 6 o's and along the coast, upper 50s for mahalf moon bay. south bay, 75 degrees. our temperatures will be very similar to yesterday. over next seven days here's a look at what you can expect. we'll remain in the 60s through wednesday and into thursday but as we head in towards the weekend we're expecting a ridge of high pressure to warm us up quite nicely, setting us up for a nice warming trend as we head towards the weekend, a high of 79 degrees expected for friday. maintaining upper 70s for the weekend. >> vianey, we have a problem

from the richmond/san rafael bridge. you see it right here. there's a crash, and meanwhile the rest of the bay shows a pretty smooth bay. the south bay is slow through silicon valley and we have a slow southbound 880 drive towards fremont continuing towards milpitas. north 680, one at main and closer to stone valley road with more slowing. >> thank you very much, mike. happening now. students are talking about walking out of school in the name of guns, in this case to support second amendment rights, rallies are supposed to be happening today. we hear there's a rally being organized in san ramon. we'll post any information to our twitter feed. today is day two of the facebook developers conference, a lot of fans are wondering what the social networking giant will unveil this time, one day after announcing plans to dive in the

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wednesday morning. sun's out. and we got willie's here. >> it's always great to be here. especially outside today. incredible. lots to get to. let's start with your news at 8:00. we learned for the first time overnight that the president has been threatened with a possible subpoena to compel him to answer questions in the russia investigation. "the washington post" is reporting that threat came during a tense meeting in march between the special counsel robert mueller and mr. trump's former legal team. mr. trump's lawyers insisted the president had no obligation to talk with federal investigators about russian election meddling and that's when according to the "post" mueller said he would have no other option than to issue a subpoena for the president to appear before the grand jury. trump's new legal team is still considering whether the president will sit down voluntarily for an interview with the special counsel. president trump's former doctor is speaking out about what he calls frightening treatment by men acting on the president's behalf. dr. harold bornstein was mr. trump's physician for more than three decades.

he says shortly after the inauguration, three men, including mr. trump's former bodyguard, raided his new york office. he says they took all of trump's medical records. the white house denies there was any raid. press secretary sarah huckabee sanders says it is standard procedure to take possession of a new president's health records. dr. bornstein also told nbc news that a letter released during the campaign claiming trump would be the, quote, healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency was in fact dictated by trump himself. a new health warning is causing concern. the number of people getting sick from diseases carried by insects has more than tripled in recent years. how can you protect yourself and your family? dr. john torres, welcome. let's begin with what kind of illnesses are we talking about first? >> we are talking about those things you've been hearing in the news over the past decade, west nile virus, chikungunya, zika, lyme disease, the plague.

they're cropping up right now. how do we protect ourselves. short of locking up the doors. >> what do we do? >> best way to protect yourself is remember these things have expanded over the last decade or so. 27,000 cases back in 2004. 97,000 cases in 2016. it is going to get worse. number one wear repellent. there's deet. different kinds of repellent. there's different kinds depending what you want to do. cover up. nobody likes to hear that. everybody wants to go out in shorts and t-shirts. these insects are adept at getting into your hair and skin and crawling up your body so cover up when you are out and about. when you get back, check yourself closely and particularly check your pets and check those areas that you typically don't check. that's where they tend to hide out. >> that sounds ominous. check your kids as well. >> exactly. >> dr. torres, thank you. >> you bet. the heroic crew and passengers from southwest airlines flight 1380 were honored at the white house on tuesday. the president saluted captain tammie jo shults, a former fighter pilot who made that emergency landing after an

engine explosion killed one passenger. >> you drew from years of training and safety and you knew how to land that plane. >> the president also praised passengers who provided first aid to others who had been injured aboard that flight. >> that's the news. how about your morning boost? we have got a heart warming surprise for a california grandma. she came home the other day. she found this huge delivery box on her front patio so the other members of her family were in on the surprise and insisted that she open that box. so she did. and then check out what happens next. that, my friends, is her grandson. he came home from military service two months earlier than expected. grandma was of course overcome with emotion. she cried. they hugged. and all this makes all of us happy. >> willie, you always say if there were a channel devoted to

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university. >> we did. >> yes. >> and all of you got cancer. >> yes. >> reporter: these four women have all battled a rare type of cancer in their eyes. ocular melanoma is usually found in 6 of every 1 million people. julie green was just 27 when she started to see strange flashes of light. >> you just feel like your whole world has been shaken. it's just things that you never dream of hearing. >> reporter: her friend, ashley, also diagnosed. >> having to look your children in the eyes, like it is hard for us to hear. but then to go and tell -- i've been married to my high school sweetheart for 26 years and he can't fix this. >> reporter: to help find answers, ashley started her own facebook page. she says 38 other people who attended auburn university responded. saying they, too, were diagnosed with ocular melanoma. separately, researchers in huntersville, north carolina are looking into 18 cases that have been reported in that small community. so far, there's been no proven link between any of the cases.

>> it's just hard to believe that there's not a common thread here. >> reporter: allison is now back in treatment. the cancer has recurred nine times, including now in her brain. >> god has just given me strong faith that he's carrying me through 17 years of this. i feel that he's going to continue to carry me through and is healing me. >> reporter: lori is now traveling to philadelphia every six weeks as doctors try to determine whether the cause was environmental, geographic, or something else. how frustrating is it not to have these answers? >> i think it is very frustrating. all of us hope that we have a cause and we want a cure. but we have to start somewhere. >> reporter: auburn university researchers are also looking into this. those women we spoke with say the university has been very cooperative. guys, the alabama department of health says that it is too soon to tell whether there is an official cancer cluster. >> so perplexing that two happen. i hope they're looking into it.

>> it's confounding. you wonder if there is some relationship between the two but i guess they haven't found any yet. we'll head back down to al in virginia for a check of the weather. >> announcer: "today's" celebration is brought to you by smucker's. smucker's is proud to help bring military families together. mission breakfast. serving those who serve our country. >> hey, guys. in fact we're at ft. belvoir. about 8,000 folks are going to get fed today. we're helping. this is chef david. he's one of the commissary chefs here. we're making pancakes. we're doing it all today, baby. oh, yeah. but first, let's bring you that weather, show you what's going on as far as today is concerned. starting off, we've got some showers and thunderstorms starting to fire up in the upper midwest. we are looking at snow developing back through the rockies. but in the meantime, here's where we've got severe weather today. 30 million people at risk for tornadoes, some strong. damaging winds, large hail, stretching from texas all the

way into illinois. tomorrow we've got a risk as well coming up. we are looking at strong storms texas all the way into the northeast possible with wind, hail and heavy rain risk also starting to develop. now let's take a look as far as your "today" weather is concerned around the rest of the country, we expect summer warmth up and down the east coast, anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees above average. we're still in the 50s at this hour. across the board, 52 degrees, and a little more right now, san jose at 53 degrees so, as you head out the door it's still a little cool. but temperatures are expected to climb very nicely into the 60s and even upper 70s out there. 62 degrees for san francisco today. we've still got a couple of low clouds that should move out nicely for the afternoon. palo alto at 74.

>> announcer: thank a nurse today is sponsored but netjets. number one in private aviation. to our new series, encouraging everyone to "thank a nurse today." >> we are celebrating all week long. ask any nurse, they'll tell you their chosen pro negligence is more of a calling than it is a career. >> in addition to medicine, nurses dispense comfort and compassion during what can be the worst days of a person's life. sheinelle is back with a remarkable story of a in yours in nashville whose act of compassion was a viral thing. >> this is a story i will actually cherish for the rest of my career, it was that sweet. some people think of nurses as unsung heroes. we wanted to bring attention to one of them -- a woman who sang to help a patient cope after receiving a devastating diagnosis. >> hi! good morning! i'm olivia. i'm going to be the nurse for your shift today. >> reporter: on the transplant

unit at vanderbilt medical center in nashville, tennessee, nurse olivia is used to caring for the sickest of patients. >> first interaction with them you will start to pick up on how they best receive love and compassion because not everybody is the same. >> thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: this past october, olivia made a particularly special connection with a patient named margaret smith awaiting a liver transplant. they bonded over a shared love of singing. >> she was just the sweetest. she actually used to sing in the choir at her church. and that just became kind of our thing was singing and she would sing along with me. >> reporter: olivia learned margaret's favorite song was "dancing in the sky" by danny and lizzy, a soulful ballad about life in heaven. ♪ i hope you're dancing in the sky ♪ >> reporter: margaret spoke to her best friend, crystal, and daughter megan about who she

called her angel nurse. >> never have i ever seen anybody care, show compassion, love as if that was their mother laying there. >> reporter: sadly, a few days into her hospital stay, margaret became too sick to receive the transplant she so desperately needed. >> she became fearful of the next steps of where do we go from here. and she just wanted me to sing to her. ♪ i hope you dancing in the sky ♪ >> reporter: crystal was recording this special moment after and margaret's daughter posted on social media this simple act of compassion was viewed more than 50 million times. two days later, margaret smith passed away. >> it was heartbreaking. i tried to leave that -- leave those sad feelings and that heartbreak aside so that i can walk in to the next room and be

the light that somebody needs. >> reporter: and on this day we wanted to honor olivia for being that light. so i hopped on a netjets to bring some light to her. >> excuse me, can you help me with -- how are you? >> oh, my god! >> i wanted to be here in person to tell you how amazing you are and how we thank you for being you. we just have a couple of people who want to say thank you. >> okay. oh, my gosh. >> crystal and megan. but they weren't the only ones who wanted to thank olivia. >> we actually have a surprise for all of you. okay? do you want to come with me? come on, family. ready?

i think these might be some familiar faces? >> danny and lizzy traveled all the way from vancouver, canada to find the nurse who sang petition to their patient. >> we wanted to come thank you and just say how touched we were for how far you went above and beyond and we can only hope that we would all be in the kind of care. >> beautiful. >> thinking that any of you guys would want to hear us sing the song? >> yes. we'd love to sing for you. ♪ tell me what does it look like in heaven ♪ ♪ is it peaceful is it free like they say ♪ ♪ does the sunshine bright forever ♪ ♪ have your fears and your pain

gone away ♪ ♪ i hope you're dancin' in the sky and i hope you're singin' in the angels ♪ ♪ and i hope the angels know what they have i bet it's so nice up in heaven since you've arrived ♪ ♪ since you arrived >> olivia is a beautiful example of the thousands of nurses who show up every single day to be a light for patients and families in the darkest of times. she has such gentle spirit. there's such a peace about that nurse. we could feel it through the screen. and you did such a beautiful job with the story, too.

>> thank you. >> but also for her to give so much to every patient and then say, i now have to open the door and be the light to somebody else. it's incredible. >> we've all had people we love in the hospital and you touched on it, that scene is playing out somewhere in a hospital right now this morning where somebody in a job that can sometimes be thankless is giving all of themselves to a stranger. >> hug a nurse today. >> thank you, sheinelle. we want to give you an opportunity to thank a nurse so send us a photo of yourself with a nurse who's touched your life. use the #thankanursetoday. we would love to feature some of them on friday. >> they deserve some praise. >> yes, they do. let us go over to dylan who's in the orange room for carson. >> kristin shared a disagreement she had with her daughter. her 9-year-old wasn't too thrilled about her new shorts asking why she couldn't wear short shorts like everyone else. hewitt writes, i'm not sure what

the designers were thinking when they came up with daisy dukes for kids. we won't be buying them. people were questioning whether it was good parenting or body shaming. mindy says if we didn't sexualize young girls' bodies, the length of shorts wouldn't be an issue. misty writes maybe we should focus more on teaching children that their very skin isn't sexual instead of teaching them to feel ashamed of the length of their shorts. amy posted on the other side, i don't think teaching our daughters to dress modestly is teaching them to be ashamed of their bodies. it is teaching them to respect themselves. so we asked on twitter, what do you think of her decision to ban short shorts? and 67% approved. 33% disapproved. so hewitt did say she would allow short shorts for hanging out or going to the beach, not just in skill. find her whole essay on today.com. a lot of parents also expressed frustration that it is actually hard to find longer shorts saying no matter where they stand on the issue, sometimes their choices are limited.

>> when are cargo shorts going to come back? it is like wearing a fanny pack. >> some of us, they never went out of style. >> those are your go-to. all right, dylan. up first in " popstart!"" the tony award nominations came out yesterday. "mean girls" and "spongebob square pants" brought in the most nominations with 12 each. speaking of "mean girls," in a clip from the upcoming interview, tina fey talked about writing a musical that would be appealing to audiences. >> trying to figure out how to make the show so that people who line like the movie and want that experience are satisfied but also that if you bring your dad or whoever and he's never seen the movie that he also enjoys the story and has a good time. i feel like it is going well. like we have a lot of -- we were in d.c., we had a lot of dads going, you know, i really enjoyed that. we should cut to a commercial of dads just coming out like, that

with a -- that was all right by me. >> we should also mention that tomorrow "mean girls" the musical will be here live on "today" show plaza to perform. up next, brad pitt made an appearance on the jim jeffries show last night playing a recurring role as the weather man. let's take a look at his bad weather man jokes and depressing forecast. >> i was hanging out with lebron james and he said, how's the weather down there? because he's tall. and i said, the same as it is up there. your legacy is pointless. our people and our memories will all burn. we've got sunshine in the west. the south. the east. and over here in the north, the ice caps are melting. and i am so so so so scared. >> he might be out for my job or al's job. al's the one with the jokes. speaking of taking our jobs,

will ferrell and molly shannon are joining forces once again playing their comedic personas, cord and tish. we were first introduced to these characters when they pretended to host the rose parade on amazon and now they're back to cover another exciting event. >> hi, i'm tish cadigan. >> and i'm cord osenbeck. >> we're hosting a royal wedding live from london may 19th on hbo. >> i'm stuck. >> just open the door and step out. >> i'm stuck! do you understand me? i'm claustrophobic and i need you to get me the [ bleep ] out of here. okay? my god. uncool. >> so we'll also be covering that on may 19th. >> will they really be there? >> yes, they will be there. you really have some awesome competition. just ahead, guys, karate kid

reunion. three decades in the making. check out who's here right now? first your loci )m ... we )re just getting word about an unscheduled court hearing today .. for the suspect in t good morning, it's 8:26, i'm marcus washington. we're getting word of a court appearance today of the golden state killer. joseph deangelo and his defense attorney plans to request a hearing for an unplanned search warrant. they will only confirm a hearing is indeed scheduled not whether cameras will be allowed in the courtroom. we'll have more updates at 11:00. right now, mike is tracking an update there at the bridge. >> yes, westbound 92, in sorts the sandal mateo side, this is

jammed up. in san mateo, south 101. traffic jammed westbound 93. and eastbound 93 coming over and merging as folks try to get out of this jam. and out of san francisco in that area. that is just one crash. south shore, it's moving through. but showing that volume building up at 101 and 280. and it's still jammed up in danville. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >> more update in a half hour.

welcome back, everybody. 8:30 on a wednesday morning. it is may 2nd, 2018. we could not be happier. it feels like springtime. we have no coats on. we're soaking it in, so welcome to the plaza. >> we are just thrilled about this. you know what else makes us so happy? and frankly, just a little bit geeked out? 34 years later, we're about to wax nostalgic with the stars of "the karate kid." they're here, reunited for a

highly anticipated new series. can't wait to catch up about it. there is like a crowd of people from our control room waiting to meet these guys. and we've also lined up another performance for our best of broadway series. this time featuring the incredible and tony nominated ca cast. come with me. hi, guys! hey. where is kai? where is kaya? where did you come all the way from? >> hawaii. >> it is your 10th birthday. we'd like to give you a little something to celebrate. is that okay? so you see this group right here, this wonderful broadway show? you know how you want to see a broadway show? guess where you're going this afternoon? kaya, you're going to go watch this incredible broadway show so happy birthday from all of us.

>> thank you! over to you guys. thank you, hoda. >> as you can see, megyn kelly is here. what's coming up? >> i have a question for the ladies in particular. not you, willie, because it turns out men don't have this problem to the extent we do. you know bloating. right? >> yep. >> by the time it is 6:00 in the evening, do you look six months pregnant. in the morning -- >> okay. my results may vary. but yes, we all know about bloating. >> usually by the end of the day -- >> to be fair, you ploebloat, t. >> i had mexican last night. >> men's colons are shorter than women's. you have a short colon. >> that i didn't know. >> this is part of our problem. anyway, a doctor is coming on to explain how we can fight the plo bloat. alcohol is on the list. some things are worth it. but we've got other things on the list and how to get that

like -- i don't know. like a kardashian stomach? i'm trying to think of somebody -- >> spanx. >> i've got them on right now. with this dress, kind of high-cut in the back? it is risky. >> it is. >> thank you so much. al's down in ft. belvoir, virginia with another check of the weather. >> announcer: "today's celebration" is brought to you by smucker's. smucker's is proud to help bring military families together. mission breakfast. serving those who serve our country. >> well, this is the ninth year of the j.m. smucker's company's mission breakfast. this year they've got this competition between all of the commissaries here on military bases all around the world to display that smucker's stuff. guess who won? the folks here at ft. belvoir. they came in first. joining me is the garrison commander lieutenant colonel

chris telmanson. what does this all mean? smucker's coming in and serving over 8,000 breakfasts to your troops and their families? >> i think it demonstrates the collaboration between community, recognizing the service of our soldiers. we got wounded warriors back here that are part of ft. belvoir. i think the demonstration of that community and coming together and serving and supporting all at the same time. >> you got to be happy with this weather here. >> hey, it's the greatest day so far! everybody's got a little bit of spring fever. >> a little spring in the step here. fantastic. you mentioned the wounded warrior battalion here. that's so important. thank you so much. thank you all for your service. and i hope you enjoy breakfast. let's see if you enjoy this weather. although breakfast is probably a little more enjoyable. first of all we start off with today, we are looking at severe storms from texas all the way into the midwest. mountain snows back through the

rockies. sunshine on both coasts. then as we head to tomorrow, we are looking at another warm day. could be some record highs in the mid-atlantic states. unfortunately, more severe weather, texas all the way into the upper midwest. out through the western plains and down along the west coast. we have spectacular weather to and we're expecting an overall nice day across the bay area. temperatures will once again climb into the 60s for san francisco at the high of about 62 degrees. and we're even expecting some upper 70s. 76 degrees for napa. santa rosa, 74. san jose topping us in upper 70s. we are expecting a nice warming trend as we head into the later portion of the week due to a ridge of high pressure. >> that's your latest weather, guys. there's no bloat here anywhere. there's no bloating here.

wow. wow. now to a special initiative aimed at helping the millions of children who are battling anxiety, depression and other problems. nbc's cynthia mcfadden is here with this story. good morning. >> good morning. 1 in 5 children in this country are dealing with various forms of mental illness. and now a powerful social media campaign features some very famous celebrities and role models sharing very personal stories of battling mental health issues. it is called "my younger self." it is letting kids know, you are not alone. >> hi. my name is kristin. >> i'm emma. >> i'm michael phelps. >> these are some famous and courageous faces. in a world which celebrates perfection, celebrities talking about their own struggles in the hope of reaching kids who often feel alone. >> everyone's human. everyone has problems. >> reporter: 17 million kids in this country have depression, anxiety, and a host of other

psychiatric issues. the goal of the my younger self campaign is to help break the stigma of battling a mental illness or psychological condition. >> when i was 14 or 15 i started to get these pretty heavy panic attacks for the first time. >> reporter: the campaign is in its second year, created by the child mind institute in new york designed to help kids like jacqueline. >> just like getting out of bed was like something to anxiety provoking for me because i was so scared of like what would happen. >> reporter: and sebastian. >> i have adhd and anxiety. in fifth grade i missed three months of school. it was kind of hard. >> and colette. >> so i struggled a lot with anxiety and depression. i missed a ton of school. >> reporter: what do they think about the campaign? >> it just helps you in feeling not as lonely. >> don't ever feel like you're a weirdo for it because we're all weirdos. >> it makes me so happy to see that because i'm like, i can actually do this. >> if you have diabetes, you

take medication. if you have some mental health issues, you also take medication. >> i really liked in the videos what sara said because i think sometimes people are like looked down upon kind of like for taking medication. >> once i found that it was okay to talk to somebody and seek help, i think that's something that has changed my life forever. >> if they could do it, i could do it. >> reporter: the founder of the child mind institute says, they are seeing a difference. >> we have heard from hundreds of thousands of kids, deteenage and their parents about how impressed they were by seeing famous actors, celebrities, athletes, who talked about their mental health disorder and how treatment helped them. >> they seem to be doing so well. what do we expect for their future? >> it is amazing. jacqueline is headed to nursing school in the fall. sebastian has gotten flu a terrific new york high school, he'll start as a freshman. and colette is determined to be

the actress she's always wanted to be. it really is moving. just a shout out to the celebrities. they didn't need to do this. they did it and it really is making a difference. >> to see people that have been so successful in lots of different ways say, hey, i struggled too, it is just totally affirming, i would think. >> 100%. >> thank you, cynthia. coming up next here, an epic rivalry renewed. it is the karate kid himself and his nemesis, johnny. live in studio 1a. but first, this is "da on nbc.toy"

how much did you love "the karate kid"? for decades, the 1984 hit has charmed and wowed audiences of all ages. >> it is back now. stars ralph macchio and danny

are back. in the early '80s, karate kid kicked, chopped and warmed its way into fans' hearts. >> hey, look! >> reporter: the world falling in love with ralph macchio's daniel, mr. miyagi -- >> wax on, wax off. >> -- and their rival, johnny lawrence, played by william zabka. the film's success inspiring several sequels. a reboot, and endless pop culture moments over the last three decades. >> i hate him. he is not the karate kid! the karate kid was william zabka.

>> i heard you beat up a bunch of teenagers. >> i didn't beat up any teenagers. >> now the karate kids are back with a new series, cobrakai, sent 34 years after the original. >> no, no, this is johnny lawrence. he and i go way back. >> proving that old rivalries never really die. >> some things never change. >> that's right. i mean mostly you two. you look fabulous. the karate kid himself, ralph macchio and bad boy johnny, william bab ka. >> this is a photograph of me and my wife a few months ago at a party. that's me as you, and my wife as you. >> i witness this every morning. >> i think i read, ralph, it took 30 years for someone to talk you into something like this. how did you know this was going to work? >> well, it was a combination of

things. it always felt more right to let the legacy stand on its own rather than go back to the well and fall short. these creators who wrote "hot tub time machine" and "harold and kumar" franchise, they had a fresh take on how to write for the now generation. but they are the biggest karate kid fans. they are next to willie, they are "star wars" to them. they wanted to treat it with respect. and yet found the smart angle in by entering this universe through the johnny lawrence, whatever happened to this bully at that time, what is he now, and made him a human character. then juxtaposed with what was smart and what was right and the ability to make a five-hour movie and cut it up into ten parts for hopefully what will be season one. >> we'll turn it into 50 hours.

>> i have a million questions for you. i feel like you could have defended the crane kick a little bit better, hands up better. but what was it like for you after 30 years to step back into this role and what did it take it get you on board? >> nothing. i knew we were going to do this from the day we wrapped "the karate kid." it was amazing to step back into the character. the guys really found a great entry point into him and showing him broken down after all these years and showing his humanity, his back story a little bit. putting the headband and the ghee on. johnny learned his lesson at the end of "karate kid," so why is he going back to it. >> what's up with it's called "cobra kai." >> it is the rise of the cobra kai. >> it is about the good guys finally. >> cobra kai has become a brand

just based on pop culture and relevance of "the karate kid" film. it is kind of a nice, smart way in. but miyagi doe is here to say. >> the trailer's got more than 15 million views on youtube. reviews have been almost across the board great. >> it has been 34 years though. how about this? oh, my aching back? >> no problem, man. >> no problem. >> no. it takes a while. a lot more stretching now. >> this little homecoming for you. your dad used to work at nbc. >> my dad and my mom did. yes. for 24 years my dad worked at nbc, worked for steve allen, wrote the theme song for the "tonight show." if you watching, i love you. >> lot of folks around here remember your dad. >> awesome. >> guys, congratulations. people are so excited to watch this. william, ralph, thank you very much. they'll be back in our fourth hour. "cobra kai" available on youtube red right now.

fresh off a ton of tony nominations, the cast of "once on this island" treats us to a live performance. but first, this is "today" on nbc. mcdonald's proudly introduces our new fresh beef quarter pounder burgers. they're cooked right when you order on our flat iron grill. so they're hot, full of flavor and fantastically juicy. mcdonald's new 100% fresh beef quarter pounder burgers. you'll need a bigger napkin. ♪

>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. we are back. we've got a week-long series going celebrating the best of broadway. taking the stage this morning, the fun and colorful musical -- "once on this island." >> it is set in the caribbean. it is the story of a fearless peasant girl searching for are her place in the world guided by four mighty island gods. she sets out on a journey risking everything for love. >> the show was just nominated for -- oh, nothing -- just eight tony awards, including best for rye vifl of a musical and best leading actress for haley kilgore. she's here with alex newell and

the rest of the cast to perform a mash-up of "mama will provide" and "waiting for life." guys, take it away! ♪ >> you never been away from the sea child. you're gonna need a helping hand. a fish has got to learn to swim ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> amazing! you can see "once on this island" on broadway now. look for a national tour coming up next year. we are back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: this portion of "today" is brought to you by smucker's. smucker's is proud to help bring military families together. mission breakfast. serving those who serve our country. al's on the road, down in virginia this morning. but he is in the celebrating mood. hi, al. >> hey, guys, how you doing? i figured since we're doing the smucker's birthdays, only fit to have richard smucker here. thanks for everything you guys do for the troops. >> al, thank you. it is great to be here with the troops. >> we appreciate it. let's spin those smucker's jars and show you who we've got to celebrate today. we're starting off first happy 100th birthday to william toop. william and his wife will also be celebrating 75 years of marriage this year. happy birthday and congratulations. miss virginia johnson of ft.

washington, maryland, celebrating 100 years. loving traveling and spending time with her family. happy birthday to oscar williams, active guy from truman, arkansas. spends time fishing on his boat. ruth moore. didn't stop hitting the golf course until she was in her 80s. mr. dave i )m - -... at this hour - the suspected golden state good morning, 8:56, i'm marcus washington. at this hour, the suspected golden state killer is expected to attend an unscheduled hearing in the sacramento courtroom. our affiliate said that joseph deangelo and his attorney are asking for a hearing. to discuss the unsealing of the search warrant. the district attorney's office would only confirm a hearing is taking place, not what it was

about. you're looking at a video of a court appearance deangelo made last week. scott will have an update in the midday newscast and we're also posting on our twitter feed. students are talking about walking out of school today in the name of guns. in this case, it's in favor of the second amendment rights. it's going to be schools from coast to coast and weer that there's one organized in san ramon. we'll keep an eye out for you on that. today is day two of the facebook developer's conference. lots wondering what the social giant will unveil this time. one day after announcing getting in the dating game. i'm marcus washington. more news in an hour. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing,

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. [ applause ] [ applause ] good morning, everyone. good morning on this gorgeous day here in new york and welcome, i'm megyn kelly. and we begin this morning with money. and one woman's unapologetic quest to get lots of it. in a now-viral op-ed penned over the weekend, best-selling author jessica knolew says she wants to be rich and she's not sorry. why is this controversial? apparently it is, because she's a woman, because she's not supposed to say that because she's not supposed to feel that. that's so some still believe in this country. she's no stranger to the headlines, her 20 is a debut headline, "the luckiest girl alive" was a huge hit and became an instant bestseller all over the world. about a