live local news update. >> join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. so much going on. we'll have that and weather. it is wednesday, another great day. enjoy it. good morning, breaking news -- released. three american detainees freed from north korea. returning home right now on a plane with secretary of state mike pompeo, after an overnight meeting with kim jong un. president trump's own summit with the north korean leader now set. death to america -- anti-u.s. chant inside iran. protesters burning an american flag after president trump makes good on his promise to pull out of the iran nuclear deal. >> the united states no longer makes empty threats. follow the money? an explosive allegation from stormy daniels' attorney, claiming russian money went directly to the president's fund

used to pay off the porn star. we're live at the white house. those stories, plus new danger, the powerful volcano erupts again in hawaii. more evacuations ordered overnight. panic on the tarmac -- delta passengers forced to evacuate after the cabin suddenly fills with smoke. and jenny on the clock. we're just minutes away from jennifer lopez live in studio 1-a as the superstar talks new moves and new music, today, wednesday 19th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today," 7:00 a.m. object the west coast on a wednesday morning. >> a lot to get to, starting with the breaking news in north korea. >> the secretary of state mike pompeo is on his way back to the

u.s. right now, with three americans who have been held in north korea for years. nbc's chief political correspondent bill neely has more. >> the three men are in the air as we speak, the end for one of them at least. of a three-year saga of arrests, charges, prison and hard labor. they're being flown home with secretary of state mike pompeo on his second mission to pyongyang to prepare for the president's meeting with kim jong un. pompeo told the north koreans today, you've been a great partner. >> three american citizens held as prisoners by north korea are free and on their way home. the news broken by president trump in two tweets. the first announcing, i'm pleased to inform you that secretary of state mike pompeo is in the air and on his way back from north korea with the three wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting.

they seem to be in good health. also good meeting with kim jong un. date and place set. referring to the summit. and then a second tweet that said -- secretary pompeo and his guests will be landing at andrews air force base at 2:00 a.m. i will be there to greet them. very exciting. the first reaction came within minutes from the family of one of the three men who said -- we are very grateful for the release of our husband and father, tony kim, and the two other american detainees, we want to thank all of those who have worked toward his return home. we also want to thank the president for engaging directly with north korea. mostly we thank god for tony's safe return. >> the men are on a plane with secretary of state pompeo, who held talks in this hotel with one of kim jong un's top officials. the three men, kim don chul. kim hak song and tony kim were released from prison last month and were being held at a hotel.

they had been sentenced to years of hard labor for allegedly spying and other offenses. u.s. officials wary after the death last year of american student otto warmbier within days of his release from a north korean jail. his mission this time, unannounced until he was already in asia. >> secretary pompeo is going to north korea, he will be there shortly in a matter of an hour. he's got meetings set up. we have our meetings schedule swreext our meetings set. >> venue, date and length of the president's summit with kim will be finalized. he warned again. maybe it will work out, maybe it won't. pompeo on his first trip as america's top diplomat, said the u.s. won't repeat the mistakes of the past with north korea. well normally, president trump does very little business at 2:00 a.m. but he clearly wants to be seen personally to welcome the men home at andrews air base.

and this is a confidence-building measure by the north koreans. it's hard to see how that summit could go ahead with the three u.s. men as bargaining chips. south korea says the release will help the upcoming summit. and we're wait noug tore any news from the president of when and where the summit will take place, the first ever between the leaders of the u.s. and north korea. breaking overnight, a show of defiance in iran. lawmakers chanting "death to america" and setting fire to a u.s. flag after president trump's decision to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has the latest on this. hey, andrea, good morning. >> good morning, hoda. president trump has followed through on that pledge to undo president obama's signature foreign policy legacy. in an unprecedented rejection of a landmark arms control agreement that his own experts say iran was obeying. overnight iran's supreme leader responding saying president trump quote cannot do a damn thing.

overnight iranian lawmakers burning a paper american flag in parliament. and chanting "death to america." outraged over president trump's decision to pull out of the iran nuclear deal. national security adviser john bolton saying the deal has been flawed from the beginning. >> what president trump did by pulling out of the deal is get back to what the real objectives should be -- stopping this dangerous regime from threatening us and our friends around the world with nuclear weapons. >> iran's president rouhani issuing this warning. if iranian benefits in the deal aren't provided, iran is ready to resume industrial nuclear activity. the leaders of the uk, france and germany issuing a rare joint statement, vowing their countries will stick with the deal. and expressing regret and concern about america's move. as expected, the president was bolstered by iran's regional enemies, israel, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, all praising his decision to

quit the deal and impose tough new sanctions on tehran. >> we will be instituting the highest level of economic sanction any nation that helps iran in its quest for nuclear weapons could also be strongly sanctioned by the united states. >> but most military and diplomatic experts worry the u.s. is isolating itself by rebuffing europe. and defying a u.n. security council resolution which codified the iran deal. the republican chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, bob corker, arguing the president's sanctions could sabotage the entire agreement. giving iran a path to go nuclear. >> if they put them back in place, my sense is the whole arrangement falls apart, right? i mean you know, our european companies going to choose dealing with iran over us? i don't think so. >> despite the president's characterization of the deal as a fiction -- >> at the heart of the iran deal was a giant fiction that a

murderous regime deserved only a peaceful nuclear energy program. >> his own defense secretary supported keeping the deal. and secretary of state mike pompeo, while opposing the deal, acknowledged at his recent confirmation hearing, iran is complying. >> i've seen no evidence that they are not in compliance. >> former president obama, who negotiated the deal three years ago, calling mr. trump's decision misguided. arguing the agreement has significantly rolled back iran's nuclear program. other obama administration veterans including former c.i.a. director john brennan warned that president trump's decision will harm u.s. national security beyond iran, including the diplomatic efforts under way with north korea. ahead of that summit. the president's upcoming summit with kim jong un. hoda and savannah. >> to the new bombshell from stormy daniels' attorney over the hush money she received from the president and now its possible ties to a russian billionaire. we've got two reports this morning, we'll start with nbc's

kristen welker at the white house, good morning. >> hi, savannah. good morning to you. make no mistake about it, this latest development is a complicated one. but to try to put it simply, stormy daniels' lawyer is saying a company with ties to russia may have reimbursed the hush money payment made to the porn star on behalf of donald trump. this morning, potentially explosive revelations from porn star stormy daniels' lawyer. michael avenatti saying that president trump's personal attorney, michael cohen, received half a million dollars in the months after the 2016 election from a company he claims has ties to a russian oligarch close to vladimir putin. >> people lie, documents don't. period. >> nbc news has reviewed financial documents that appear to support avenatti's account of the transactions. that u.s. company, columbus nova, says the report is patently untrue, saying in a

statement in part, neither vekselberg other than crumb bus nova's oerners were involved in the decision to hire cohen or provide funding for his engagement. "the new york times" reports agents for special counsel robert mueller confronted the oligarch vekselberg as he stepped off a private plane earlier this year, searching his devices and asking him questions. >> all the money comes into this account, this essential consultants llc. we have reason to believe it did not all go to michael cohen individually. michael cohen needs to disclose where the balance of that money went. >> avenatti claims money was deposited into the same account cohen used to wire a hush money payment of $130,000 to daniels, the adult film star. avenatti speculating this morning -- did any of that money reimburse co-en for payments to daniels who claims she had a 2006 sexual encounter with mr. trump which he vehemently denies and what about contact that russian oligarchs had with mr.

trumps inner circle? the report also says that cohen also received hundreds of thousands of dollars from companies like novartis and at&t, which confirms it paid co-en's company essential cutting. saying in a statement, essential consulting was one of several firms we engaged in early 2017 to provide insights into understanding the new administration, they did no legal or lobbying work for us. and the contract ended in december 2017. now that pharmaceutical company, novartis, tells us in a statement that it was contacted last november by lawyers from the special counsel's office. the company said it cooperated fully with all requests for information and now considers the matter closed. meantime, that russian oligarch at the center of this has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing, but was sanctioned this past april according to the treasury department. we reached out to michael cohen and attorneys representing the president, but didn't hear back. savannah and hoda?

>> kristen welker at the white house. for more let's bring in nbc news legal analyst ari melber. russian money went to the exact same fund that paid off stormy daniels? >> that's right. this is a shell company, michael cohen is the only person known to be involved. set up in october 2016 to pay off stormy daniels, and now there's a line from michael cohen back to a company linked to a putin-affiliated billionaire, who as kristen just noted, was sanctioned by the trump administration. >> for election meddling. >> so you have this money that's going from an american company, that has ties perhaps to this russian billionaire. what are those ties? because this american company is saying we don't have anything to do with the russians. >> the ties are a lot of the funding goes all the way back to this billionaire, and he is in putin's good graces. if this were the last scene a movie, and the collusion evidence was money that came directly from a putin crony and

went directly to the president's fixer's account -- this would be too obvious. it's incredible. that this is where it lands. and michael cohen has been accused by the feds in recent filings of not really practicing law. and that raises another question -- what were these companies paying him for? >> because we now know that he did receive money from multiple companies through this, this shell company. so we will see. it's always a question of follow the money, isn't it? ari, thank you. meantime the president's pick to lead the c.i.a. faces what is expected to be a grilling on capitol hill. gina haspel could become the first woman ever 0 to lead that agency if she makes it through the much-anticipated confirmation hearing. nbc's halle jackson is here with the latest. >> the confirmation hearing for gina haspel has already begun. even white house officials acknowledge there's a lot riding on this. haspel introducing herself, sharing her story, not just with the lawmaker who is are in the room right now, but with the rest of the country.

who may only really know her for her controversial role overseeing brutal interrogation tactics after 9/11. haspel has been in careyer situations before, like getting shot at overseas leaving a secret meeting but has never faced the kind of public scrutiny she has sitting at that table. a former spy stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight with gina haspel picked to lead the c.i.a. beginning her confirmation hearing this morning. high stakes and high pressure. >> and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. >> a career intelligence officer, who has run c.i.a. stations around the globe, haspel would be the first woman to lead the agency. controversial for her role overseeing brutal c.i.a. interrogations after 9/11. u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news haspel once ran a secret c.i.a. prison, a black site in thailand. where a detainee was waterboarded and later helped

facilitate getting rid of videotapes showing those harsh interrogation practices, the state department defined as torture. an investigation by the c.i.a. into the destruction of those tapes cleared haspel of any wrongdoing. haspel tackling that topic head-on in her prepared testimony. she said having served in that tumultuous time i can offer you my personal commitment clearly and without reservation, that under my leadership, c.i.a. will not restart such a detention and interrogation program. >> are you confident the white house has adequately preparing gina haspel for what she'll face tomorrow? >> having done a lot of testimony, i don't think you get adequately prepared. the best thing you can do to prepare for testimony like this is to have your facts straight and remain calm. >> former acting c.i.a. director john mclaughlin is one of many intents official who is call haspel perfect for the job because of her long career inside the agency. many details of her career are still classified. angering some senator who is say

the c.i.a. is playing politics. >> the classification process is supposed to be based on national security. not on political security. >> this morning, before the hearing started, some 80 former ambassadors came out opposing haspel's nomination. it's sure to be a controversial one as we expect to see more fireworks as the hearing continues. the vote by the way, on haspel's nomination is not expected until later in the month. >> halle, thanks. new evacuations being ordered in hawaii over the volcano on the big island has e. creating new cracks, releasing even more toxic gas into the air. let's go to nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer who has been covering this. >> the new evacuations sent another jolt of fear for those living near the volcano. lava has incinerated homes and cars and now dangerous toxic gas can also kill. and after the new eruptions, many are worried the same thing

could happen again today. with the earth splitting apart on the big island of hawaii more homes destroyed. new mandatory evacuations ordered tuesday night. as powerful new eruptions at kilauea triggered molten lava and toxic gases to pour from massive cracks known as fissures. >> all of these areas are hard on the outside, but still you know hot and soft on the inside. >> with heat waves still shimmering off a hardening lava, the national guard taking us into the hot zone. disappearing into the dangerous volcanic mist. sulfur dioxide, at alarming levels. >> we even get close to the largest crack out and are well over what would be considered safe. >> it's air that can kill, seeping into neighborhoods where mandatory evacuations are under way. >> like choking on rotten eggs

fumes, it's really thick. it makes your eyes water. >> the hard-hit leilani estates, where dozens of structures are destroyed, is still bracing for new fiery lava flows. it could explode again at any moment. a river of red that has turned into a sea of smoldering molten rock, locking the only road to this woman's home. >> can't sleep, can't eat. it's almost like you can feel the lava flowing under you. >> the earthquakes, 1,000 of them that rattled the island before the eruptions have finally slowed. but geologists say damage in the millions may not be over. this morning, the price of living in paradise -- in the shadow of nature's fury. with 37 structures destroyed, the governor has declared a disaster, the lava now covers 100 football fields and the health department is warning the locals who have went out and bought masks like these will do

absolutely nothing against the dangerous toxic gases in the air. savannah? >> incredible what they're dealing with right now. miguel, thank you. let's switch gears to say good morning to mr. roker. get a first check of the weather. hey, al. >> good morning, guys and thank you for getting your first weather from us. the good news is, something that hasn't happened, a lot of tornadoes 2018, the slowest start since 2014. that doesn't guarantee anything. look what happened in 2014. as we went on from may 9 to december 31st. it was the most tornado starts between may and november. we are starting slow. hopefully stay slow. we have severe weather from st. louis, to chicago and indianapolis, can't rule out an ice lighted tornado, possibly hail, this system pushes through, bringing heavy thunderstorms into chicago later this afternoon into this evening. severe threat into the early evening hours and then makes its way to the east coast. by tomorrow afternoon and evening.

making for a rough afternoon and evening rush hour. we're looking at some wet weather, but nothing all that bad. just some off and on severe stuff. that's what's going on. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. with this clever little app called audible. you can listen to the stories you love while doing the things you love, outside. everyone's doing it she's binging... they're binging... and... so is he. so put on your headphones, turn on audible and binge better. good wednesday morning, we're taking a live look outside. still low clouds over the city earn at times some drizzle not only there but around the bay area. we're heading into the low 70s for san jose and palo alto. 71 today will be the high in livermore and 75 today in

concord, santa rosa, 73 degrees and 60 in san francisco. breezy winds today and slightly cooler with a warm-up on the way by the end of the week. >> and that is your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you. still ahead, frightening moments on a delta flight. the cabin filling with smoke and passengers are forced to evacuate. they'll share their stories. do you know what might be right outside your window? a new warning about people using drones to spy on you inside your own home. but first, this is "today" on nbc. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message.

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against whooping cough. because dangers don't just exist in fairytales. a very sad story to share with you this morning...from the east bay. grief counselors ar good morning to you, sad torre to share this morning from the east bay, grief counselors at san ramon valley high school, a memorial placed outside the school for a student who died yesterday school staff found a freshman unresponsive in the school swimming pool. they rushed him to the hospital but he didn't leave. we're choosing to not release his name out of respect for the family. police still trying to figure out how he ended up in the pool. at 7:26, let's switch gears and look at the forecast this morning. some fog. >> we can see low clouds as we look outside in san jose this morning. only a few peeks of sunshine here and denser fog as we look at the coast.

it's going to be cooler with 60 degrees in san francisco and low to mid-70s for much of the north bay. oakland expect a high of 64 degrees and 72 in san jose. today in livermore, 71 degrees and for the inland areas, low 70s and breezy, nice tomorrow but warming up for the end of the week and through the start of the weekend. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> the volume has picked up, san jose hayward south 880 south of the san mateo bridge. oakland is where we continue to have the big problem, south 880 at 23rd, overturned vehicle. tow trucks are trying to clear the lanes. all the way past the toll scoli look at the jam, heavy on the right heading north. southbound so light, 980 past 23rd, use 580 as the alternate. another local news update coming up in a half hour.

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♪ ♪ 7:30 now on a wednesday morning. the 9th day of may, 2018, count them, ten days until the royal wedding. that's beautiful windsor castle. it's going to be our home for a few days. >> i wish we could just freeze this weather, beautiful blue sky for harry and meghan. what do we think? >> we're hopeful for the weather. put in your request for nice weather. first a check of the headlines, starting with breaking news on a key meeting happening halfway around the world. breaking news, release day -- secretary of state mike pompeo returning from north korea with those three american detainees. this, ahead of the upcoming summit between president trump and kim jong un. >> the secretary of state is

arriving in pyongyang amid full fallout of the iran deal, the exact sort of deal that the u.s. is expecting with north korea. bold claims -- stormy daniels' lawyer alleges that half a million dollars of russian money made its way to michael cohen, the president's attorney, shortly after daniels was paid to stay silent. >> people lie, documents don't. period. over and out -- after more than a century, the mormon church severs its ties with the boy scouts of america, a surprise announcement coming less than a week after the scouts reveal they will drop "boy" from their official name. harrowing escape. surveillance video captures the moment an 11-year-old girl leaps from a moving car during a carjacking in illinois. thankfully she was not hurt. and northern no-no. >> the pick, the throw -- paxton has done it! >> seattle mariners pitcher james paxton throws a no-hitter against the blue jays, becoming

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146 passengers to deplane using emergency slides and over-the-wing exits. >> we have a possible cabin fire. >> passengers say as soon as the plane began making its way down the taxiway, smoke started pouring through the vents, those on board describing noxious chemical-smelling fumes in the air. >> i texted my wife that i just land and smoke started filling up the cabin. and everybody started yelling, freaking out. and whistling and then they told us to put our heads between our legs and get as low as we could in the cabin and then people kind of started panicking and coughing. they opened the doors and they said this is an emergency evacuation, get out. >> firefighters rushing to the scene found passengers crowded together on the wing of the plane. >> they waited until the fumes had cleared in the cabin and then they put us back through the window on to the plane and then we came down the slide. >> it is rattling. especially on we're on the wing with some of the elderly people

i was concerned that they were going to slip off. >> the airport says only minor injuries were reported. one patient was taken to a nearby hospital. officials say there was no observance of fire or flames. passengers were then bussed to the concourse after they got off the plane. hoda and savannah? >> scary moments, thank you, joe. let's head over to mr. roker to get another check of the weather. >> thanks, guys. depending on what side of the jet stream you're on, that's going to determine how warm you are. to the south, nice and warm. to the north, a little cooler. look at the temperatures, today we're looking at 93 in tulsa, but 66 in minneapolis. 88 in new orleans. 103 in phoenix. but portland will see 66 degrees. tomorrow the jet stream starts to zone out. makes its way east to west and so seattle you're 58. bismarck, 61, green bay, 63, charlotte, 68. boston, 70 degrees, looking ahead to the weekend, temperatures stay nice and warm. but not very much difference.

boston, distancewise, 57 on saturday, washington will be 93 degrees. chicago 56 on saturday, we're starting out with fog and clouds around san francisco and bay area today with highs for the coast only up to 60 degrees and breezy winds. 72 will be the high in palo alto and 75 in antioch and concord and san jose we're looking at a high of 72 degrees and low 70s today and breezy winds and a touch warmer tomorrow. then much warmer on friday but those winds will be picking up between friday night and saturday morning. and we'll have slight cooling in time for mother's day into early next week. and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thank you, al. still ahead, the cannes film festival under way and the me too movement has led to some big changes in hollywood. and we're live at windsor castle with just ten days to go until the royal wedding.

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are you being watched? this morning on "rossen reports" a new warning about drones spying on you inside your own home. >> that's a little scary. "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is on the road in illinois this morning to tell us about it. hi, jeff, good morning. >> hey, guys, good morning. yeah i mean drones are more popular than ever and anybody can get them off the store shelves, i bought them for my son. people use them on vacations. we have our nbc drone right here. we use drones all the time. to tell stories and it's easy because you can stick cameras on them. not only us here at nbc, anybody can stick a camera on a zone. now drones are doing something very creepy. let's fly our drone up. they're using them to go into neighborhoods and spy inside people's homes. even going right up into the windows. and looking at your most private moments. anywhere you are in your house.

the latest case is that of st. louis, a mystery drone terrorizing an entire neighborhood. even targeting two young girls through their bathroom window. >> we're doing their hair and heard a weird noise. >> in seattle, a woman snapping a photo of this drone. she says it was spying on her outside her apartment window. >> it was pretty scary and then i realized i had no clothes on. >> and in utah, this man pled no contest to voyeurism after using a drone to peep inside people's homes. so just how easy is it for a drone to spy on you? let me show you. right now we're inside of this regular house and i'm going to walk around and go about my business like i normally would at home. downstairs and upstairs. just outside, we have a drone standing by ready to spy on me. i'm curious, i bet you are, too, how close does this drone need to get? and what can that drone really see inside of here? how much detail? we're about to find out.

outside our drone approaches the house. they just told me our drone is right outside this window. but i'm looking out this window. come up to the window, come here. i don't see a thing out there, do you? i do not see a thing out there. but -- i guess if i do this, i can see our drone right there. hi. yeah, i have to really be looking for to you see you. look at the detail that you can get through my window from being up and away from the window. if i were just sitting in here like a normal person would on this couch i would have no idea and this thing is spying on me. i would have to crane my neck to be able to see it nuts. you're a target on the second floor, too. i'm headed upstairs. sitting in the tub. this could be a pretty intimate moment and the drone even all the way up here on the second story is watching. even laying in bed, the drone is watching. drone cam, you can see me in bed. back to our camera outside. look outside the window. do you see a drone? i don't.

even scarier, drone operators can hide out-of-sight this as our nbc drone operator, down the street right now. no way for me to see him and catch him and experts warn, the law hasn't caught up. please tell me this is illegal it has to be. >> spying is illegal. whether you're a peeping tom using a telescope or a drone. >> is it trespassing? >> not necessarily. >> even though the drone is on my property, it's not necessarily trespassing? >> it depends on how high up it is, what state you're in. it's tough to call it trespassing. >> back live in illinois. you can hear the buzz, it sort of sounds likor neighbor is mowing your you lawn. but when you're inside your house, the windows do block a lot of noise and it's pretty quiet. coming back here something else i want to point out. we bought these recreational drones last night, right off the shelf and a lot of them come with cameras built in. when you get a recreational drone, even for your kid, you are supposed to register this with the faa. but most people don't do that

and our expert says the faa isn't checking. which means if you pay cash for this stuff, guys, there's no way to trace it so creeps can do it, and even if you were to see the actual drone, it makes it much harder for police to catch you. >> can you just close those blinds, right? bye-bye. >> i'm going to get out of here before these guys wake up. >> all of that drone noise, thank you, jeff. ahead of the royal wedding, the palace releasings new images from other celebrations at windsor castle.

good wednesday morning. a lot of clouds across parts of the bay area. excuse me, as we look outside in san jose, a few breaks in the clouds but we're getting clear skies as we can see the fog rolling across the golden gate grij bridge. our high up to 60 degrees in san francisco and 64 in oakland and 72 today in san jose and palo alto. 75 in concord. it will be slightly cooler today, breezy winds but then we'll get ready for a warm-up towards the end of the weekend. inland areas up to 82 degrees and 80 on saturday. some of the north bay hills may be warmer with gusty winds and slightly cooler into the start of next week. what's happening on the roads out there, mike? >> a little recovery for oakland northbound. it's still crowded at high street. but look, both directions are moving with more volume and quicker drive here. the arrow shows from san leandro

up the castro valley, we have a better flow of traffic. all lanes southbound have cleared from the earlier crash and that happened within the last half hour. also in the last half hour, a crash 101 at millbrae and sfo. 280 southbound, a couple of lanes blocked, maybe the three middle lanes jammed up towardswideside by a crash there at highway 84. the rest of the bay shows a relatively typical pattern. >> happening now. three americans detained in north korea are on their way home. they are flying with secretary of state mike pompeo who met with kim jong-un overnight. president trump said the detainees will be back in america late tonight. also right now, today is the last day for the uc medical workers strike, pushing for 6% raise and google is getting ready for the io conference, we

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, yes, we can. >> would i like to see mor it's 8:00 on today, yes we can. >> would i like to see more women in competition? absolutely. >> the film festival where mar i have wine spooen seen it was once a fixture now getting underway with the me too movement taking center stage. natalie is live with the latest. plus, the royal treatment. a new look at the castle that harry and megyn will sooning calling home. and we have a new announcement that could have you pampered like a princess. and the sars are in studio 1 a. jennifer lopez here to talk live about the world of dance. her new single, the met gal will and all things j lo.

today, wednesday, may 9th, 2018. first in line. >> we are having a mother and son day from islip, new york. >> hi. >> here to celebrate my 20th birthday on today. ♪ >> we're from gainesville, georgia. >> and we're here celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary on the today show. >> from the university of marion washington swim team, hi coach abby. >> we're three sisters, two birthdays and one retirement. >> super cute. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to today. it's a happy spring day, a wednesday morning. >> nice crowd outside. we can't wait to get out there and visit. >> yes, we will. we have a lot to get to at the top of this hour and we'll start with your news at 8:00. secretary of state mike pompeo

is flying home from north korea with three americans who had been detained in that country. he secured their release during a brief visit to pyongyang. nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely joins us now. bill, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the three men are not out of north korea. this believed to be the plane they're on along with secretary of state mike pompeo in japan for now. it's end of a three-year saga of arrest, charges, prison, and hard labor. the news of their release broken by president trump himself in two tweets. the first announcing i'm pleased to inform that you secretary of state mike pompeo is in the air and on his way back from north korea with the three wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so fard orward to meeti. they seem to be in good health. also good meeting with kim jong-un, date and place set, referring to the summit. and then air second that says, secretary of state pompeo and his guests will be landing at andrews air force base at

2:00 a.m. in the morning. i will be there to grate them. very exciting. the fathly of the one of the three, tony kim says they're very grateful and thanked president trump for engaging directly with north korea. mike pompeo saying all three men seemed to be in good health and doctors are with them. president trump clearly wants to be seen personally to welcome the men home and this is a confidence-building measure by the north koreans. it is hard to see how that summit could go ahead with are the three u.s. men as bargaining chips. south korea says the release will help the upcoming summit. pompeo says the date and time for that will be announced in the next handful of days. savannah. >> we'll be watching. thank you very much. world leaders are reacting this morn to president trump's decision to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. iranian lawmakers outraged over the move chanted "death to

america in parliament" and burned a paper american flag. iran's leader warned that its country might start enriching uranium more than before. president trump criticized the agreement reached by the obama administration as defective at its core and by pulling out he's making the word safer. >> in the meantime, powerful sanctions will go into full effect. if the regime continues its nuclear aspirations, it will have bigger problems than it has ever had before. >> the leaders of the uk, france, and germany are vowing their countries will stick with the deal. israel, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates are praising president trump's decision. >> stormy daniels is now suggesting there's a russian connection to the hush money paid to stormy daniels. michael avenatti, the lawyer, says that president trump's attorney michael cohen received $500,000 after the election from

a company that had ties to a billionaire russian ole gark. he says it went to the same account that michael cohen had used earl dwror pay off the porn star. he is also close to vladimir putin. they have reviewed financial documents that appear to support after gnat if i's aconfidential informant those transactions. we reached out out to the president's lawyer and the attorneys representing the president but not hear back. in hawaii new evacuations were ordered overnight after the volcano erupted again. steam and toxic gas rose from the cracks that opened up in a second residential neighborhood. about three dozen homes and businesses have been destroyed since the volcano started eripting last week. no deaths or serious injuries have been reported. some people forced from their homes earlier tried to reach them tuesday to salvage any personal items but they were blocked by the hardening walls of that lava. >> all right. shall we get our boost? >> yes. >> babies always seem to love shiny, sparkly things, so watch

how excited this one baby got when she tried on her mom's wedding ring. >> awe. >> ooh. that's a precious moment. fortunately they didn't try teething with it. we're assuming mom got her name back. we wish we knew that baby's name, but it's the cutest thing ever. >> that's the big reaction you want. coming up, what when high-profile stars are saying about the me too movement at this year's canned film festival. then photos from buckingham palace stirring up new excitement. and we have in the house jennifer lopez here and we have much to discuss with ms. lopez right after this.

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it was off to a colorful start at the opening day press conference jury president indicate blan chet responded from a male journalist believing the question was directed only to the men on stage about the relevance of movies. >> actresses don't answer that because have you no idea how to answer that question. >> she hopes this year will be a turning point. >> would i like to see more women in competition? absolutely. do i expect and hope that that's going to happen in the future? i hope so. >> but the focus isn't just about bridging the gender gap. festival's creative director says the sexual assault allegations against harvey weinstein caused the organization to question themselves and their own practices. weinstein was a fixture at the festival and cannes has been referred to as his most notorious hunting groun. noble and argen toe both say they were assaulted by wine seen in his hotel room during the

investigate fall. ar gent toe in 1997 and noble just four years ago in 2014. >> what he's done, it's it just ruins people's lives. >> weinstein has denied any allegations of nonconsensual sex. organizers say precise initiatives have been put in place as a result of the me too movement. including hotline for victims or witnesses to report harassment. but french direct for, one of only three female directors represented in this year's competition, told vanity fair she thinks france is lukewarm about the me too movement saying she hopes this cannes is going to initiate conversations that we need to have. on saturday, around 100 web the walk the red carpet together. a special event to affirm their presence at cannes. women in cinema who blan chet says deserve to be there. >> they're not there because of their gender, they're there because of the quality of their work and we'll be assessing them

as filmmakers as we should be. >> now one thing we won't see this year on the red carpet, self phys. anyone take pictures will be denied entrance to the screenings. it's a move they say to help reduce congestion on the carpet and maintaining the festival's elegance. >> we'll be the last five minutes on that carpet. >> we'll be denied. >> ouch. thank you. while we're still on the subject of big events your may have heard there's a royal wedding about to happen in ten days. >> the palace just did something that's adding to our excitement. nbc kelly is right there at windsor castle. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, hoda and savannah. it seems like the royal to do list gets longer and longer and longer as this wedding approaches. we're here in windsor where there are a few little jobs still ing done taken care of before the big day. but windsor really knows how it's done. they get the routine. they've been hosting royal

weddings since queen victoria was on the thrown. from future kings like prince charles to princes like harry's uncle edward, 15 royal couples going back 150 years, counts an princess, heirs to the thrown have said their i dos in windsor. and now it's prince harry and mig again markle's turn. >> it's one of the most beautiful of all of the churches in this country. it was built in 1453 by king edward the iv and it's truly stunning. >> the queen likes to spend her weekends here and later this year another windsor wedding, harry's cousin. this historic castle and small town preparing for all the pageantry that comes with the royal wedding, marching bands, union jacks, last minute touchups. >> it's nice to see all the flowers potted and the flags

hanging everywhere. and there are a lot of wet paint signs. like they're trying to pretty everything up. >> they may be doing the same as kinsing ton palace. british newspapers are reporting that renovations are underway there too and that harry and megan will be trading their cozy cottage on the palace grounds for a much bigger home in the main building next to william and kate. no official comment from the palace. in sunny mexico, megan's dad thomas mark cell senior has been spotted reading up on royal history. megan's paris due in town to meet the queen and get to know prince charles and camilla and the rest of the family. he had this to say about the big day. >> i'm sure it will be a very special day for everybody. >> what's it been like getting to know in markle and welcoming her to the family? >> it's all very nice and kpiegtd. >> as the day inches closer, een the man presiding over it all, the archbishop of kantder bury,

admits to butter please in the stomach telling the bbc he listens to this by rapper stormsy to keep him calm. ♪ >> reporter: go figure, right? prince harry apparently is also a fan of stormsy which is leading some to speculate that perhaps i'll perform at the reception. other names have been thrown into the mix, the possibility of a spice girls reunion, golden possibly perform, you'll remember she performed alt will and kate's reception. but a lot of talk about who that big act will be. and of course which song they'll pick for their first dance. hoda, savannah. >> it's all going to be great. >> it's awesome. >> our bags are packed, we're ready to go. we are heading to windsor next week. i'll be there on thursday morning and then all four hours of today will be there friday leading up to our special wedding coverage. so saturday morning i know what you're doing at 4:30 a.m., setting your alarm so you can join us for the royal wedding. >> i mean, come on.

it's going to be epic. big cup of coffee, we'll watch it together. coming up, mehgan markle about to take her place next to the royal family and we'll show you her royal likeness. but first a check of the weather. al. >> today's weather is brought to you by kay jewellers, the number one jewelry store in america. every kiss begins with kay. weird al yank covic, it's going to be unbelievable. let's take a look and see what we have. we're watching these showers and thunderstorms firing up from minneapolis, chicago, down to st. louis, probably cause some airport delays in those areas. otherwise things not too bad around the rest of the country. temperaturewise, look at the heat. hundreds in the southwest, 90s as you get into texas and the central gulf coast. 60s in the pacific northwest. 50s along the northern plains. we're looking for a biefl spring day up and down the east coast, record highs in the southwest today with plenty of sunshine, severe storms through the upper

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing mostly cloudy skies across the south bay. some peeks of sunshine. we will get a lot more. the fog will clear on coast of san francisco, 64 degrees, 64 degrees in oakland. napa, 72 degrees and 72 in san jose. liv liv livermore, looking at a high of 76 degrees. we're in for a warmup towards the end of the week. that's your latest weather. it's so exciting. hoed add. >> we've been counting down. we said jenny's on the clock, now we're here. >> jennifer lopez does it all, it's an understatement. >> i always make it no matter what. >> you're here. we want to sing your praises. she acts, sings, dance, she's a mom. her skin glows so much it can be seen from space and now she's back as a judge and executive

producer for nbc's hit show world of dance. take a look. ♪ >> really touched our hearts. >> thank you so much. >> the idea of not being able to see in a relationship, right? >> yeah. >> being so close to somebody but not really seeing them and then taking that off and allowing them in. it was very beautiful. >> oh. >> oh my gosh. >> we knew this already. honestly i have so many fun on this show. it should be illegal. >> you can tell -- >> i love it. >> do when they start dancing, how quickly do you know like yes, no? is it instantly? >> you know, it's different. it's different every time because sometimes it will start off and you'll be like -- and then they'll just like, it will ramp up and explode. >> explode. >> yeah, explode. and sometimes right off the bat you're like what am i watching right now?

>> if they're before you they're good, they're already really good. >> yes. >> if you could wave a magic wand and ban any dance move -- >> ban? >> iagain. >> oh my gosh. >> what woup never want to see on the dance floor again? >> um, you know that overbite thing -- >> oh. >> what is that? >> the white man overbite. >> exactly. >> how are his dance moves by the way? >> he's pretty good. >> he's got right into it. >> he loves to dance. and he loves to watch me dance and to -- he loves dancers. he just loves it. he just loves dancing, music and so he's so into it. lucky for me because i dance a lot. >> in fact, you were at the met ball. there was a little piece of video, he just shot some great video of you dancing. i mean, he is obviously admiring. >> his hilarious. i'm like why do you post these things? >> he can't help himself. >> there you're on the red carpet.

is that just the craziest event? what happens once you're inside? >> it's nuts. it's a lot of walk willing. >> really? >> it's a lot of lines. they have everything kind of structured. did you know this? have you ever been? >> we've never been invited and we never will unless you take us as your date. >> i'll take you next time. first of all, it's a great night. it's super glamourous. it's like being cinderella for a night put get to dress up in these beautiful gowns. everybody's trying to be their best and outdoo do ea each othe fashion wise. >> we did a poll and your dress won. we did one of those twitter polls and yours hit it. when you were looking around, what other dress did you admire and say i love hers? >> there was so many outrageous things going on that night. let me think. you know julia who probably didn't get mentioned in person was so gorgeous. it was beautiful kind of gold, you know, it went really with

the theme because it kind of reminded you of the virgin mary or something but not really because it was gold and amazing. >> when you there with two chains proposed to his girlfriend? >> i was not. >> would you ever want to be proposed to that way on the red carpet. >>? >> i think i would want it to be a tiny bit more intimate but i'm sure she had a sernd relevanta moment for sure. >> you have a new song called -- >> i do. >> the ring is -- >> it's like the ring, when? it's like the slangy wait saying it, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> and -- >> should we read into anything? >> no. >> what does that mean? >> it's funny. songwriter, this young guy who wrote a lot of my spanish stuff, he wrote and says i have an idea for a song but he's like i don't know if you're going to like it. i was like what do you mean? he's like it's just a little -- people are going to talk. i was like, yeah, whatever. >> the video is awesome.

>> it's amazing. >> and i love it. can we take a look at your posse real quick because you always travel with your mom. >> my mom's here, hi, mama. >> where's bennie. >> bennie's over there. >> wait a minute. >> my whole glam team's over there. >> who else is here? >> i'm sorry, someone who had a dance party with j lo and her name is melissa mccarthy. >> yes, yes, yes. >> i'm so sorry. >> ladies. >> this is our favorite moment. wait, we need to -- >> hi, melissa. >> this is just happening. >> stop it. >> so we just have to -- >> it's like let's do it. >> this was the 60th birthday for ellen and you guys got your freak on on the dance floor. what happened? >> we did. >> well, there's a terrible reaction that happens first of all, i see you and it's like i immediately go, i'm excited, i've had maybe three drinks, i'm

not going kid you, by three i mean more that that and i'm immediately all -- like i love dancing so much and i'm like, i got one shot. i got one shot at this one. but i'd done it before, which is terrible. and i literally lose my mind and i'm like if i get hit by a bus tomorrow i'm dancing jennifer lopez tonight. >> what was the song? >> it blows my mind. >> it was awesome. >> how would you grade melissa's dance skills? >> i amazing. amazing. >> a ten. >> we had the best time, honestly. and then she took me around the whole party and knocked people down. >> get out of the way, jennifer lopez is coming through. i'm like why am i yelling at people, you don't want -- she did not ask for me do that. >> isn't melissa funny? >> it was awesome. ben's standing off to the side being like, no. >> yeah. >> time to go. >> like the next morning you'd be like honey, did i do anything weird? >> that's the thing about dancing, why i love the show, people love to dance and people

love to watch dancing. >> it's pure joy. >> it's joy and happiness. it's awesome. >> don't we all have to be good. >> also when there's no mirrors, when she's dancing i'm looking at her and i'm thinking like, look, it looks like we're doing the same thing. as long as there no mirror i can tell myself, this is very similar. >> you know what else has good dance moves? your mama. >> where do you think i got it from? >> at your vegas show, which say huge hit, your mom is always front row. >> yes. >> she's always dancing. >> i've tried that four times. >> there she goes. >> look at this. >> i was with her. i remember that day well. i i'll never forget that day. she's in it. in it. >> what do you think? >> i feel like i'm doing my show but she's doing her show. >> she is. we love you jennifer, thank you for coming to see us. melissa, we got plans for melissa in our next half hour.

>> you're coming up, you have a new movie. and love the new song. >> thank you. >> and you'll come back at 10:00.i )m marcus washington. here )s a big local story we )re watching in the south bay. good morning, 8:26 for you right now. marcus washington. here's a big local story we're watching in the south bay. a scary night at valley medical. first responders are were exposed to a dangerous chemical just before midnight. a medical chopper landed with a man who needed the e.r. he'd been exposed to some kind of chemical. officials have identified but they concern telling us what it is just yet. they do say that the medical workers washed it off with soap and water. no word on how that patient is affected. right now for your commute, mike inouye. >> yeah, a slower drive around the bay. odd for a wednesday. we're looking at a couple spots

updating southbound, 280. still very close to 294 where there was an earlier crash. that cleared but not before a lot of folks were taking this as an escape. tying it up and changing the flow there. anytime you change the flow for the morning commute you scramble everything. 101, north 85 also slower after a crash, they have both cleared. and flowing slew san jose. and we're getting a live look across the san mateo bridge just within the last few minutes. >> we always like to see that. we'll have another local update for you in 30 minutes.

♪ it is 8:30 on a beautiful wednesday morning, may 9th, 2018. a beautiful crowd. i think our "crowd moment" is going to be extremely obvious. we're all packing our bags. we're going to the royal wedding. >> we are. >> we're wondering who else could be going to the royal wedding with us? >> what are your names? >> tom and candy. >> are you invited? >> the invitation got lost in the mail. >> we're going to london. >> you're going to windsor? >> as close as we can get. i have a fascinator, do you? >> we're getting ready. >> i have my fascinator. i have red, white and blue shoes and flags to wave.

we're heading out on tuesday. >> we'll look for you. look for us. we're going to talk a little later about our big party on the plaza. >> yeah. big surprise coming pup. i'm on a high from jennifer lopez and melissa mccarthy together. we're going to talk about her movie "the life of the party." we're happy to have her here. smiles, laughs and a few tears before mother's day. savannah and i got to hang in the park at the boat house. >> it was romantic. >> i'm sure you two will be happy together. then, jill is here, officially closing the door on the dreariness of winter, with bargains on bright colors. we have mr. roker in the house. >> we have some cheerful weather to talk about. let's show you what we have

today. a beautiful, spring day along the east coast. spring storms, severe storms, making their way through the up earp mississippi river valleys. we expect the rain to move into the northeast. severe storms making their way through the northern plains. record highs continuing in the good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. all of the clouds we're seeing right now will clear a way for the inland areas and we'll see the clouds linger along the coast. it's going to be partly cooler with breezy winds highs in the low 70s. upper 70s tomorrow. and low 80s on friday. and there's still warm weather on saturday before it cools off. just a few degrees in time for mother's day and that continues into midnext week. as we get a look at san francisco, windy today and a high of 60 degrees.

>> that's your latest weather. don't forget, you go outside and you can take us with you. go to "today" sirius/xm channel 108 and you can take the "today" show with you all morning long. now, let's go back in to savannah. we have royal wedding fever around here. we can't get well and will get to windsor. >> if you can't make it across the pond. to see the bride and groom, you can see them today. >> madame tussaud in new york will reveal the wax figures. first, please sound the trumpets, here's your first look at the new wax figure, of meghan markle, along with prince harry. >> oh, wow. >> that's so weird. >> it looks like they're looking

at us. >> i'm expecting them to come to life. >> melissa mccarthy thought it was the real deal. >> they're frightening. >> she's staring at you right now. >> wow. >> meghan's new. harry has been there. she's going to be next to prince william and kate, and the queen, at madame tussaud's. self-portrait donated the dress. and kate middleton, this got the seal of approval. >> i don't want to touch it. but the ring and everything. >> and the skin texture, right? >> after a while, you feel like you know the person. it gets a little creepy. >> wow. >> there they are. >> by the way, this is the same dress that meghan wore to the queen's christmas lunch in december 2017. pretty cool. >> it's fabulous.

now what do we do? nobody knows. for the last few weeks, we've been telling you about our royal wedding party on the plaza. one week from today, a gigantic prize is there for whoever shows up with the best costume. we've been hinting about this. >> if you are coming to the plaza, we want you to bring your passports because we could be sending you and a friend to london for the royal wedding weekend. you get a three-night stay at a five-star hotel in the heart of london overlooking kensington palace. and you're going to head to windsor and hang with us on the day of the royal wedding. >> this is crazy. go to today.com/royaltreatment to enter. show up in your wedding best because it's a costume contest.

but also, your passport. >> get it renewed, you have a couple of days. coming up next, "life of the party," melissa mccarthy is here toy. but fidars

she's a two-time emmy winner, one of the funniest people on the planet. melissa mccarthy. >> she's played a bridesmaid, an identity thief. even a press secretary. >> now, "life of the party" melissa stars as a housewife that was dumped by her college. but here's the hitch, she enrolls in the same school as her daughter. >> i will take a rain check on the movie or not. >> rain check. >> rain check. i'll make the popcorn. i got a sweet and savory one. >> great. >> she's amazing. >> last thing, thunder dunder

clouds up ahead. and i just said rain check, like i conjured it. oh, last hug. look at her dancing me out. we're like fred and -- okay. >> melissa. >> good morning. >> poor molly. i loved her so much, molly gordon, who plays my daughter. she's a grown woman. that was like the amount of times you're like, patting her buns. she's a grown woman. you're not actually the mother of her. i know. i know. but i do love her. >> you're in role. >> we love the concept of this movie. did you use your mom as the idea behind the mom you play? >> i did. i wanted her to be happy in her life. and i wanted that sweetness. and ben had the idea where my mom and i were fiddling around in the kitchen, which was

constantly. and he was watching us, what was sandy like at my edge. and when she was that age. >> there's your mom. >> i can't handle >> you know what i like about her? it's not like mom comes to college and -- >> what you just did was, when we talked about the initial idea, i said, i want to show, i'm so close with my mom, i know people that have a great relationship. i want to show a young woman who is not like eye roll, eye roll. and a mom who is not a nightmare. >> not only does her daughter love her, all of the friends love her. i really appreciate that about that. that's how we feel about our moms. that's how we feel about our moms. my friends love my mom. >> how often do you talk to your mom? they're spending winters in l.a. >> and you love that.

>> i just reeled them in. for the first time since i was 18, we've been in the same city. i had five months of them, which was heaven. it was like, let's get coffee. let's go to the grocery store. >> we have little ones, but one of the things i think about, i hope i live long enough. that was dire. to really get to hang out with your mom and your daughter as your friend. >> i want my kids to know my mom and dad as i know. they were excited to do sleepovers with grandparents because they haven't lived in town. >> can we talk about your "car pool karaoke" when you crashed christina aguilera's deal. >> that was so fun. >> so awesome. >> you can rap. >> you had this down. >> i was in. >> i'm speaking quickly. i'm sure redman was like -- >> redman was like -- >> he's like job security. i love both of them so much.

>> it does distract me. when she sings, it's like, how is that physically possible? i don't understand that. >> are you friends? >> we see each other every once in a while. we met on the movie. >> you're friends with j lwith j- j-lo. you're friends with christina. >> i just chase jennifer at parties. something goes cuckoo. i'm like, look at this girl. >> thank you for being us. and just living out what we would want to do, too. >> we love you, melissa. >> "life of the party" hits theaters on friday. coming up, mother's day. and savannah and i reflect on what being a mom means to us and what we learned from our kids. what we learned from our kids. first, this is "today" on nbc. because antonio villaraigosa millions got it done.healthcare he defended women's healthcare,

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it's wednesday morning. pop start. taylor swift kicked off her reputation tour. the singer was sharing excitement with fans as she made her way to the concert venue in arizona. it was a gift waiting in her dressing room that really moved swift. take a look. >> i just got to my dressing room and found this actual olive branch. this means so much to me. >> that's a literal olive branch sent by katy perry. they have reportedly ben in a feud for years. her song bad blood -- it's believed that her swish swish song was a reply to swift's. it appears that perry made the first move and swift was genuinely touched by the gesture. surely that helped kick off taylor's tour on a positive note. >> i'm happy to hear. not to bring it up, why were

they ever in a feud in the first place? >> i don't know that everyone knows. >> stealing backup dancers. i just got the word from the control room. >> you lured them away from one tour to the next. >> good for katy -- >> somebody has to make the first move. awesome. >> speaking of surprises, dolly parton pulled off a good one monday morning. the senior in severeville, tennessee was getting renamed in honor of dolly parton's parents. when she decided to make a surprise appearance. she got the full tour of the activity center, visiting each of the different centers. she joined for a quick workout class. parton plans to expand the newly renamed activity centerment fun for them. >> she's been here a couple of times. no one lights up a room like dolly parton. i adore her.

>> i remember when megan, our pr director came up and met her for the first time. i'd liked you my whole life. >> she looks in your eyes and talks to you. >> the real deal. finally, did you know that kelly clarkson was crafty? >> no. >> check out this handmade quilt she made for carson daly. carson shared this picture on instagram saying the singer made this quilt herself. it's got airplanes, new york cabs and coffee mugs. things that carson is familiar with. it's not the only quilt she made. she made one for adam levine and blake shelton. she has a backup plan if the singing thing doesn't work out for her. >> kelly, will you make one for me? >> kelly quilts. >> i'm a little jealous. >> he wrote in his instagram how soft it was. >> they can be bulky. >> she has a little entrepreneurial side there. >> like she needs it.

>> a little daly click. >> she was enjoying a popsicle. when her father asked what she was eating. she had trouble saying it. >> i got a popsicle. >> a popsicle. >> pop, sickle. >> popsicle. >> pop sip sickle. >> popsicle. >> popsicle. >> pop sip sickle. >> popsicle. >> good job. >> she did it. >> her face is so cute. she's so happy with herself. >> she gets the best treat at the end. >> does every little kid mispronounce spaghetti? >> both of my kids, all three of them would say it wrong. i can't say it. >> she said the word please. wait a minute. i put a blueberry down and she

pointed at it. i wouldn't give it to her yet. she said peas. does she think it peas. i'm pushing her down the street in the stroller. i have apple pieces. i kept going. apple. i hear her go please. >> i stopped the stroller, i ran around with the piece. i was like, not only did she say the words but she was polite. >> charlie is like -- >> i know. >> actually, she said taxi now. she actually says now, remember when i was two and i would day tasky. >> lel owe. >> calvin does say rio. >> after your local news.

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we're back with brand-new brighter than ever "steals and deals." jill martin is here to turn our spring fever into shopping fever. we have an array for bargains. you're putting us in the mood, jill. >> it's spring. we want to be able to brighten things up. starting with the frog hill pillows. they retail $89 to $129. i love these. you'll love these, too. this is a pillow. isn't that fun? >> that's awesome. >> and you can take the cover off. it's machine washable. $89-129. up to 87% off. >> that's a good deal.

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gift. >> this is perfect for you. it comes with the bow. >> you don't have to wrap it yourself. all right. >> so, insta pop in your handbag. these are all italian leather. on the inside, there's a lot of organization. >> i need that desperately. >> i know you love organization. this is great because you can wear it as a cross-body or a lady-like bag. and jeans and a t-shirt, and a bright back. the retail $489. the deal, $99, 80% off. >> that's almost $500 down to $100. would you wear this, if you were going for an evening out, you think you can pull it out? >> you would wear this with a little dress? >> i love that. down to the end. what have we got? >> what? >> can i give one? can we give one purse?

can we? am i going to be in trouble. i will go right here. am i in trouble? >> not at all. an instant pop of color. >> how cute are you? >> we're all celebrating out here. the retail, $85. you get 13 bangles in the set. there's 13 colors. you can split them up and give them as gifts. the deal $25, 71% off. >> all great. the products one more time. the pillows, the scarvkafscarvs. the handbags and the bracelets. the promo code for all of these is bright. they're at today.com. coming up next, "megyn kelly today." first, your local news. have a good one, you guys. bye-bye. i )m marcus washington.

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[ applause ] good morning, everybody. welcome. i'm megyn kelly. folks here in new york are still reeling this morning from the stunning and swift downfall of the state's top law enforcement officer. did you hear this story? the guy was named eric schneidean. he was accused of secretly ab e abuabus abusing women. he resigned after four women came forward, accusing him of physically assaulting them without their consent. he quickly stepped down, despite denying any of the nonsense. he was a huge supporter of the #metoo movement. isn't that how it goes? he's on a