suddenly over the last ten minutes, west 92 no problems reported but that slow and mist. >> you see it out there, the storm's a-comin'. back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning, green is gold. >> "green book.." good morning. green is gold. >> "green book." >> "green book" wins big at the oscars on a night filled with surprises. >> this is hilarious. >> and first time winners. >> i may not have been the obvious choice but i guess it worked out. >> we got all the big moments from hollywood's big night from the red carpet to backstage. high stakes low expectations. president trump heading to vietnam today for his second summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. back in washington the fight intensifies over the mueller

investigation. andful final and if the final report should be made public. we're live at the white house and in vietnam. wicked weather, severe storms creating major problems all across the country. heavy snow in the midwest, a rare and deadly winter tornado in the south, high winds lashing the northeast. this morning nearly half a million people without power. al has the latest forecast. all that plus new twist. does actor jussie smollett haveevidence to despite claims by police that he paid two men to stage a hoax attack? royal baby move? an intide look meghan markle and prince harry's last official trip before the baby arrives. and stealing the show -- ♪ tell me something good ♪ >> lady gaga and bradley cooper wow the audience at the oscars. with a very intimate performance that everyone's talking about.

♪ in the shallow ♪ >> today, monday february 25th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. >> thank you for joining us on this monday morning. savannah is going to join us from hollywood in a bit. craig is here. i know about a billion people probably watched the oscars. when you watch that performance with lady gaga and bradley cooper you think those were the only two people in the room. it was something. >> they sang to each other and they were more than just you know co-stars. it was something special to watch. >> yeah. it was -- i got to say, it was a great awards show. i kind of dug it. let's get right to it. the winners, fashions, performances. natalie morales is up early with the highlights. i'm sure natalie did not sleep a

wink. hey, honey. >> not much. it was an incredible oscars with no host for the first time in 30 years. the 91st academy awards relied on a nontraditional format. lots of big names presenting and unlike previous years, at wards were spread around with no major run away winner on the night. on hollywood's biggest night diversity and inclusiveness were the big winners. "green book," a film about a world class african-american pianist traveling through the segregated south in 1962 won three oscars including best picture. and best supporting actor with ali picking up the second oscar in a supporting role. >> i want to dedicate this to my grandmother. >> regina king was emotional winning best supporting actress for her role in her movie. >> i'm an example of what it looks like when support and love is poured into someone. >> perhaps the most animated reaction of the night coming from veteran director spike lee who won his first oscar for best

adaptive screen play for his critically acclaimed mahershali mahesh sha la film "blackklansman" taking a shot at president trump. >> 2020 presidential election is around the corner! make the moral choice between love versus hate. let's do the right thing! >> bohemian rhapsody the picture about queen won four oscars including best actor for rami mallet. >> first generation american part of my story is being written right now. >> overall, well over half of the awards represented diversity in some form. the super hero movie "black panther" breaking barriers winning three oscars for music costume design and production design. and "roma," a story about an indigenous woman won three statues as well. >> thank you so much. being here doesn't get old. >> in an effort to keep the show

to time several speeches were cut off or muted. something surprised best actress winner who won for the favorite lightheartedly avoided. >> i spent a lot of my time so please wrap up. >> beating out glenn close who has been nominated seven times but never won. with a rocking opening number by the iconic band queen -- ♪ singing we will rock you ♪ >> the broadcast got up to a quick start. no host, no problem. >> good evening! welcome to the one millionth academy awards. >> a bevy of a listers helping to fill the void subtly. but perhaps the most stirring intimate moment of the night was lady gaga and bradley cooper's performance of their oscar winning song "shallow" from "a star is born." >>. ♪ in the shallow". >> it's not how many times you get rejected but you fall down

our beaten up it's how many times you stand up and are brave and keep going. thank you. ♪ fall from the shallow now ♪ >> beautiful moment. one of the big moments of the night happened gis, off camera. i didn't see it. ramie mallic took a stumble when leaving the stage (yeahstage? >> photographers captured that moment. he was getting ready to walk off the stage. he fell off the stage. paramedics rushed to his side to help him out. don't worry. he's doing fine. he was tow governor's ball pop be schaaphame pain champagne. a little scare there for the presenters that were there, everybody gathering around him making sure he was okay. >> i'm sure that will be the last thing he remembers about that night. we'll have a lot more, natalie on lady gaga and bradley cooper's big night ahead. also savannah will join us with a closer look at the fashions and i got to say, miss guthrie

looked pretty good herself. >> yes she did. >> this is a big week for president trump. he leaves for vietnam today for his second summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. while here at home the president faces new turmoil and unanswered questions on the investigations surrounding him. we have reports from the white house and hanoi. we start with nbc's chief global correspondent. bill good morning. >> good morning, guys from vietnam where they're preparing for trump-kim the sequel. president trump getting ready to leave by plane early afternoon. kim jong-un already on his way by train to a nuclear summit where the stakes are high. but expectations are low. >> kim jong-un is now in china on his slow armored train to meet president trump. a 2 1/2,000 mile journey taking 2 1/2 days. so he's in no rush. and president trump saying the

same last night, i'm not in a rush to strike a deal. >> i think it will lead to something very good. and maybe not. i think ultimately it will. but maybe not number testing, no rockets. there is no nuclear testing. and we get along well. very well. >> it will be their second meeting. the first summit in singapore as much about symbol and substance history and a hand shake. but at the end, only a vague promise to work towards denuclearizing the korean peninsula. since then very little progress. >> president trump declared north korea was no longer a nuclear threat. so will kim agree to destroy any nuclear weapons? will there be an agreed timetable? the bar is higher at this summit. south korea's president suggesting today it's possible they'll declare an end to the korean war. which is technically still going on. but that won't satisfy the

summit skeptics. president trump will get here tomorrow. kim jong-un will be here first. reports this morning that the two of them will have dinner wednesday night before their huddle in hanoi. back to you. >> all right. bill kneelyneily for us. lester holt will be in vietnam as well to bring us the very latest on the summit. look for his report starting tomorrow here on today" and nbc "nightly news." >> the president's trip is not overshadowing major developments in robert mueller's investigation. good morning. >> good morning. the diplomacy in vietnam could be clouded this week by a flood of headlines related to the russia investigation with robert mueller's report expected to be turned over to the attorney general soon. the calls are growing louder for it to be made public. >> this morning, anticipation is building from the report for robert mueller. the democratic chairman of house

intelligence committee is warning attorney general bill bear barr that anything less than fuel disclosure will set off a showdown with congress. >> we will obviously subpoena the report. we will bring bob mueller in to testify before congress. we'll take it to court if necessary. in the end the department understand thez have to make this public. i think bar will understand that as well. >> barr said he intends to share whatever is possible which could come in the sform of his own summary. >> i'm going to make as much information available as i can consistent with the rules and regulations. >> and while a senior justice department official tells nbc news the report is not expected to be released to the attorney general while the president is in vietnam this week president trump asked friday whether he spoke with barr about the report's release? >> i have not. sl was no collusion. there was no obstruction. >> reporter: the special counsel has already submitted a scathing

assessment of the president's former campaign chairman paul manafort in a 25-page sentencing memo focusing on the illegal lobby, financial crimes and witness tampering and lying, his criminal actions were bold some of which were committed while under a spotlight due to his work as the campaign chairman. adding manafort's violation of his plea deal reflects a hardened adherence to committed crimes and lack of remorse. and within days the president's former fixer michael cohen takes center stage on capitol hill set to testify before house and senate kmzcommittees for three straight days including a public testimony wednesday. cohen expected to focus on his work for president trump including the trump organization's finances and hush money payments made to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal in 2016. >> also word this morning that president's emergency declaration related to the wall could be facing the first challenge this week. what more do we know about that? >> you're absolutely right,

craig. tomorrow the democratic-led house of representatives expected to vote on and pass a resolution that would block the president's emergency declaration. now house speaker nancy pelosi arguing over the weekend the president's move undermine's congress' constitutional power of the purse. she called it lawless. even if the legislation does pass both chambers president trump threatened to veto it. now congress can, of course override the president's veto with the two-thirds majority. but at this point, its no the clear that votes would exist for that. now for his part president trump is up and tweeting about the issue today saying, "without the wall you cannot have border security." craig hoda? >> all right. thank you. >> will this is morning, >> also this morning, ntsb investigators are still trying to figure out why a cargo plane flying for amazon went down in a river east of houston, killing all three crew members. tom costello is at the scene for us this morning. we understand there's a push now

to find that plane's black box. >> reporter: good morning. the plane went down in the muddy marshy trinity bay behind me. no distress calls. opinionses say the weather was starting to turn, dark skies and heavy wind at the time. the ntsb now believes those critical black boxes are likely buried in the mud and muck. they're bringing in divers and maybe driedgers to help find them. >> houston approach, how do you hear? >> reporter: terrifying moments saturday as houston traffic controllers stride desperately to raise atlas air flight after it suddenly went off radar. >> we're looking for a lost aircraft about 11:00 and two miles. it's a heavy boeing 767. >> reporter: in the water, locals were already speeding to the crash scene on trinity bay. >> we were thinking strictly about trying to save whoever might be hurt or could still be alive. >> reporter: but there were no

survivor, only cardboard boxes and clothing. >> at this point, we didn't know it was a cargo plane. we're seeing shoes, dresses. >> reporter: the 767 cargo plane was flying for amazon from miami to houston when controllers lost contact at 6,000 feet. witnesses report heavy wind as the plane suddenly went into a very steep very rapid descent. a video camera at a nearby jail captured the plane in its final seconds. >> it shows the aircraft, we have the last five seconds of flight, shows the aircraft in a steep nose down attitude as it literally flies into the ground. >> reporter: investigators have now recover two of the three crew members in the crash. among them, shawn. >> shawn was great guy, super, whose life was coming on strong. >> reporter: from the airlines ceo, our thoughts are with sean's family, the families of

the two at lat air pilots, the whole atlas organization. this is a loss for all aviation. advisors going through the wreckage. and the critical black boxes still buried in the mud and muck of trinity bay. >> this is a mystery. what's key to unlocking this mystery is finding those black boxes. >> somewhere out there. >> they're somewhere out there. we believe finding them is going to be quite a challenge. >> reporter: when these black boxes are submerged in water they're supposed to let out a pinger to help locate them. today, the ntsb is going to start listening to those pingers, hoping that can find them. they may be buried in the mud and muck making them very difficult to hear them going off. >> tom costello in houston. thank you. >> we have a lot more to get to this morning, including wild weather across the country, snow, high winds and a rare february tornado.

nbc's kathie park joins us with what tens of millions are facing this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. from the northwest to northeast, half a million people are without power this morning, because of the combination of wintery weather and strong winds. here in new york, winds are starting to pick up and only expected to intensify. overnight, howling winds turning hazardous in the northeast, toppling trees and knocking out power to huns of thousands across the region. wind gusts reaching up to 74 miles an hour in some areas. >> it's a little hard to walk. i feel like the wind pushes my legs for me. >> reporter: slammed over the midwest over the weekend and crews working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes. in northeast mississippi, a small town is recovering from a devastating tornado that killed a woman and left a path of destruction in its wake.

in tennessee, the governor declaring a state of emergency after a days long deluge leads to record breaking rainfall in nashville and daily flooding damages hundreds of homes. >> you can't control. with a fire, you can put out. with water, there's nothing you can do about it. it's just going to keep coming. >> reporter: meanwhile, millions in the upper midwest slammed with snow, whiteout conditions wreaking havoc on highways. icy accidents in nebraska, i-35 shut down in iowa. in wisconsin, a 131 car pileup, leaving one dead and more than 70 injured. >> you see vehicles backwards, vehicles sticking straight up. it was scary. >> on scene, that was the worst conditions i have ever seen. >> reporter: rescues saving dozens of drivers in minnesota. winter's wrath a sign the bitter season is not over yet. a high wind warning is in effect

until 6:00 in parts of new york. to give you a sense how windy it is already in battery park, according to this wind meter, wind gusts are reaching up to 30 miles an hour. guys, back to you. >> all right, kathy, thank you. you could hear that wind rocking and rolling. you could hear it shaking. >> the rocking, don't come aknocking. look at these wind gusts already. buffalo, 43 miles an hour, niagara falls, niagara falls got wind gusts over 75 miles an hour. pittsburgh, 28, 37 in philadelphia, new york city wind gusts of 43 miles an hour. why so windy? big strong high pressure ridge in the midwest, low pressure in canada. the pressure gradient between the two squeezes those winds where we see the greatest winds. look at gusts expected later today and tonight. boston, 55, back in cleveland,

60 miles an hour winds. the impact we could see, up to 45 miles an hour wind gusts. harder to drive. small insecure objects like trash cans blowing around. up to 60-75 miles an hour wind gusts, power outages, damage to siding and we already see a million people without power today and that number will increase. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

we are under a microclimate weather alert, as an atmospheric river moves into the bay area. first starting in the north bay, and we'll see the rain spreading across the bay area going in through the afternoon to evening hours. here we are at. :30, the rain getting heavier for the north bay, and some scattered showers starting to move into the peninsula and east bay. the rain will stick with us as we go through the day tomorrow as well as wednesday, the potential of flooding continues as we go throughout the rest of the work week. big storms brewing out west. we'll have that coming up. >> aren't you so happy to see al roker back? >> it ain't the same when you aren't here. >> you look refreshed. >> thanks to dylan. >> just ahead, overnight developments in the jussie smollett case. could the "empire" star have evidence that disputes some of the allegations against him? much more on the oscars and that performance that had the audience and a lot of folks at home going gaga. >> i see what you did there. >> you like that? >> first this is "today" on nbc.

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we style the stars behind the scenes in walmart fashion. i )m - -... today marks day three of the oakland teachers strike. state superintendent of pu a very good morning to you. it's 7:26, i'm laura garcia. tony thurmond will join teachers in oakland for talks in the district today. teachers walked off the job last thursday demanding better pay, smaller class sizes and more resources for students. the district says it is facing a budget crisis. teachers will hold a news conference in just a few minutes. you can watch it live on nbcbayarea.com. want to check in with the forecast we're in the microclimate weather alert, kari. >> that's because we will see some heavy rounds of rain moving across the bay area starting today, the wet roads, looking at the golden gate bridge with spotty showers moving through

there, much of the heavier rain still moving through parts of the north bay, and making its progress to the south, as we go in through this afternoon and evening hours. by tonight, we are seeing some pretty widespread rain but we may still be missing out on that in san jose and areas just to the north of there, getting some heavy rain continuing into tomorrow and then finally as we go into tomorrow afternoon, starting to see that push farther southward, it could also bring in some heavy rain across the santa cruz mountains. a lot of concerns with flooding and wind damage going throughout the week and our temperatures will be cooling off, headed into weekend, still some rain in the weekend forecast. mike how is it moving out there on the roads? >> first we'll talk about the rails, kari we just got word of a light rail delay, unspecified but they're talking about a power outage of some sort. we're tracking that in the newsroom. the roadway we see some recovery north 85 now showing the slower blob of traffic moving up in toward coup teeupertino after the earl backup.

still slow on capital expressway. south 680 at sunol, a crash blocks one lane and smooth drive towarded bay bridge toll plaza. >> another update in half an hour. see you then.

♪ we are the champions, we are the champions ♪ ♪ no time for losers because we are the champions ♪ back now 7:30, with last night's kickoff to the academy awards that is how you start a show. that was a performance from queen and singer adam lambert. the he or sheoscars went hostless for the first time in 30 years. almost everyone in the audience was mouthing the words to the song. >> did you miss the host?

>> not at all. >> did you? >> in one way, i guess everyone was a winner. oscars starting our check of today's headlines. hollywood's brightest stars out last night to honor and celebrate the best of the big screen. >> and the oscar goes to "green book." >> "green book" took home three oscars including the night's top prize, best picture. best actor went to rami malek and one of the night's biggest surprises, olivia colman won the best actress oscar for her role in the favorite. and spike lie for "blackkklansman." pope francis closed out an unprecedented four-day summit in preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing to confront abusers with the wrath of god. he called predator priests tools of satan and promised an all out war on the abuse of children but his powerful condemnation disappointed some survivors who

want more concrete measures in place. the vatican says the pope will issue a new law to protect children and create a task force and a handbook to help bishops with less experience deal with abuse claims. a powerful winter storm left at least two people dead and dozens of others hurt as it barrelled from the midwest to the east sunday. in minnesota and iowa blizzard-like conditions made travel quite treacherous. wind gusts measured nearly 50 miles an hour. in wisconsin, a deadly pileup involving more than 100 vehicles shut down part of an interstate there. torrential rainfall in places like nashville led to significant flooding throughout the region. al's going to be to be back with the latest forecast. there are new twists in the jussie smollett case including some questions being raised about the evidence against him. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> despite growing calls for jussie smollett's firing his fellow cast members stayed silent until now. smollett's famous tv dad is now

speaking out. >> reporter: this morning new kra drama offscreen for actor jussie smollett after police say the "empire" star staged his own hate crime turning from victim to suspect, "empire" producers now saying they'll remove his character from the final two episodes of the season this as his tv dad, terrance howard breaks his silence for the first time. howard writes all your little homies got you. we love the hell out of you ponding to a critic online saying the jussie i know could never conceive of something so ugly. >> if you're going to break the law, do not write a check. >> charles barkley roasting smollett in this now viral clip from tnt's inside the nba. the sport legend defending his comments to tnt. >> he did great injustice to the gay community, he did great injustice to the black community, and that's not cool at all. >> reporter: with smollett now

facing charges of filing a false police report investigators say the 36-year-old hoped publicity from the attack would boost his profile. >> bogus police reports cause real harm. they do >> reporter: the actor's legal team firing back saying smollett fiercely and solemnly maintains his innocence and feels betrayed by a system that apparently wants to skip due process. >> you do such a disservice when you lie about things like this. >> reporter: smollett allegedly gave cash to brothers ola and abel osundairo to buy supplies one day before the assault. police say smollett paid the brothers with a $3,500 check, but smollett may have evidence which shows the money served as payment for abel to train him for an upcoming movie video. tmz obtaining a copy of the check along with a series of

text messages between smollett and able which seems to outline a diet and exercise plan days before the alleged attack. a source familiar with both the check and text messages confirming their authenticity. however, nbc news has not seen or reviewed those items. meantime, chicago police say they have texts, records, and physical evidence to support their case. ♪ >> reporter: a colossal controversy for the actor now dodging the spotlight, who police say was originally trying to capture it. >> miguel, we know this whole case pretty much hinges on the brothers' testimony. it's vital. they've already spoken to the grand jury. are the police finished with their investigation? >> investigators say they are the key piece here trying to tie their case together. they have issued more than 50 subpoenas as well. they're still trying to gather more evidence from that. they say they have a wealth of documentation tieing smollett to the staged attack, guys.

>> thank you, a story we're going to continue to follow. thank you. let us switch gears and get back to mr. roker. >> we're looking out west for a lot of our friends out there. you can see, we've got already he vi heavy rain pushing in. we've got a myriad of all sorts of watches, flash flood watches, winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings as another powerful storm pushes onshore. it's a slow mover bringing rain and flooding. the threats will increase. tomorrow landslides, rock slides possible, highest risk will be near the steep terrain along the foothills of the mountains and then pushing in. it's going to bring more snow. rainfall amounts could be between mendocino and san francisco nine inches of rain, generally three to five inches of rain, and snowfall we're talking anywhere from three to six feet of snow, but some places could see eight feet of snow in the sierra mountains. that's what's going on around the countr good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. so we're seeing the leading edge of that atmospheric river moving in to santa rosa right now, and it's been farther to the north

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this morning on in-depth today the latest on one of the most powerful men in sports allegedly ensnared in a sweeping sex sting. >> new england patriot's owner robert kraft and other men are accused of soliciting prostitution in a florida massage parlor. over the weekend kraft was spotted in beverly hills leaving a pre-oscar's party. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the now closed day spa where 77-year-old billionaire and owner of the new england patriots robert kraft and two dozen other men were swept up in that prostitution investigation. later today, kraft and others may discover that the prosecutor ups the charges from a second degree misdemeanor of soliciting prostitution to a first degree misdemeanor, which could result in penalties of up to a year in

jail. >> over the weekend, the billionaire owner of the super bowl champion new england patriots robert kraft in los angeles attending a series of swanky oscars parties. but the big question this morning, will kraft turn himself in to florida authorities or rely on an attorney to represent him on two misdemeanor charges of soliciting prostitutes. in a six-month investigation across several florida counties authorities allege women were lured from china to what they thought were legitimate jobs. instead, once here they were forced to perform sexual acts in massage parlors. police say the evidence includes hidden camera video. >> the video that we obtained it shows the acts that took place on every gentleman that you have a list of the acts that took place is recorded on that video. >> reporter: investigators say kraft, who has a home in florida visited the massage parlor twice, one of those trips just

two weeks before his team won super bowl liii a spokesman for kraft says we categorically deny that mr. kraft engaged in any illegal activity. because it is a judicial matter, we will not be commenting further. kraft not the only business titan caught up in this investigation. also on the list former citi group president john havens and boston billionaire john childs. nbc news has reached out to both men but received no comment. >> it's an old way of thinking to think that prostitution is a victimless crime. >> palm beach county state attorney dave arrenburg speaking exclusively to nbc news but unable to discuss the specifics of the case. >> nobody's been found guilty but the high profile nature of the johns has put a spotlight on? >> the high profile nature of this matter has put a spotlight on the evil of human trafficking. this is about modern day slavery. >> reporter: kraft is not charged with human trafficking.

the notoriety of what allegedly happened here now turning this day spa into a bizarre tourist attraction. >> hey, kerry, at this point, do we have any idea how the nfl is going to handle robert kraft being charged? >> reporter: well the nfl says of course they're aware of this. they're monitoring the situation. owners just like players have morals clauses and so this could definitely lead to some sort of fines, and while there are no charges that any of the people who came here were involved in human trafficking, the nfl most recently at the super bowl was very aware of it partnering with an organization which said in part that human trafficking occurs daily in response to the market demand of customers who want to buy persons for sexual exploitation. so this is certainly going to lead to a lot of behind closed doors discussions among the nfl owners. >> all right. kerry sanders for us there in jupiter, thank you. coming up next, lady gaga

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♪ crash through the surface where they can't hurt us ♪ >> we are back. we love when carson joins the table. he is here. we're talking about the oscars of course and one of the night's unforgettable moment that performance we were just listening to lady gaga and bradley cooper. natalie joins us again with more on that. hey, natalie. >> gosh i need a fan in here. that heat that was coming off of the two of them. the stars from "a star is born" gave us a little taste of what to expect earlier this year. remember when bradley joined lady gaga on stage at her show in las vegas, everybody was talking about it until last night. they took that chemistry to a whole new level, and boy are people talking today. ♪ tell me something girl ♪ ♪ >> it's the oscars moment making

everyone go gaga. ♪ i'm off the deep end, watch as i dive in ♪ >> lady gaga and bradley cooper performing their hit song shallow. the pair diving deep into the hearts and souls of viewers of the 91st academy awards sunday. at star is born co-stars surprising the audience walking hand in hand from their front row seats to the stage without an introduction. ♪ in the sha sha shallow ♪ >> but it was the end of the performance, the pair singing cheek to cheek gazing into each other's eyes that sparked this standing ovation. this footage from inside the auditorium taken during a commercial break shows the pair returning to their seats arm in arm receiving another standing ovation from the crowd. social media exploding overnight as a meme was born one fan tweeting definitely get yourself somebody that looks at you like lady gaga looks at bradley cooper another writing looks

are worth more than tweets. can i bottle this? later in the show, gaga winning the oscar for best original song giving cooper credit for making the song so good. bradley, there is not a single person on the planet that could have sang this song with me but you. thank you for believing in us thank you so much. >> reporter: it comes after the pair made headlines during a whirlwind press tour where gaga went viral over this oft repeated phrase. >> there could be 100 people in a room. >> 100 people in the room you could have and 99 don't believe in you and just one does and it changes your whole life. >> reporter: the life changing event taking them all the way to the oscars and a performance for the ages. ♪ we're far from the shallow now ♪ [ applause ] >> just can't get enough of that performance. ahead of the ceremony cooper did admit that he was terrified to sing live. it did not show last night or maybe she just calmed him enough. it was amazing, guys.

>> you're not kidding about that look. that look actually spoke more than any -- >> that's how al looks at a storm system. [ laughter ] >> that's how i look at craig. [ laughter ] >> by the way, that necklace she was wearing, $30 million. it was on loan. the last time it was worn was audrey hepburn. >> in that moment i didn't even notice it. >> yeah, yeah. >> that was a moment. just ahead, savannah joins the fun. she's out in l.a. to break down the unique fashions on display last night. >> including her. it's absolute confidence in 30,000 precision parts. or it isn't. it's inspected by mercedes-benz factory-trained technicians. or it isn't. it's backed by an unlimited mileage warranty, or it isn't. for those who never settle, it's either mercedes-benz certified pre-owned, or it isn't. the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event. now through february 28th. only at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. dove gives you fashion ready underarms so you can wear anything.

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good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have your microclimate weather alert as an atmospheric river sets its sights on the bay area once again. we're already seeing rain moving through santa rosa and some light showers elsewhere across the bay area but some of the heavier rain will get going across parts of the peninsula, into the east bay by 1:00 this afternoon, and still some rain that will be in and out of the bay area going throughout the day, may be much lighter for the south bay, until about tomorrow morning into the afternoon, but still looking at a wide swathe of heavy downpours along with some gusty winds that may cause some flooding over the next couple of days. we have the concern of flooding also some wind damage off and on showers throughout much of the work week. into the weekend a new storm is arriving that could bring in scattered showers especially for saturday. we'll be tracking that.

led's head to mike for an jut date on the commute. >> slowing south 680 approaching vernal. the chp report looks like it's cleared. we are looking at atesmoother drive. dumbarton bridge a crash westbound a motorcycle is reportedly involved. southbound 101 and northbound 87 shows slowing but 87 starting to move better in the last half hour and also here too much the richmond-san rafael bridge slowing there maybe because of mist and drizzle. happening now, classes set to begin at oakland schools but oakland teachers walking the picket lines, this is day three of the oakland teachers strike. negotiations continue but still no real sign the sides are getting any closer to a deal. we're posting updates as soon as we get them to our twitter feed. turns out a no host oscars may have been good for ratings. earlier reports this morning indicate last night's telecast got a ratings bump over the 2018 edition.

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♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, hollywood's biggest night from the big winners. >> "green book." >> to the fashion hits and misses. to the gaga performances ♪ in the sha sha shallow ♪ >> we are live in l.a. with complete coverage of the academy awards. then meghan in morocco. we'll take you inside prince harry and meghan markle's latest trip. could it be one of the last times we see the duchess before the royal baby arrives? and love and marriage, kristen bell and dax shepard join us live in studio 1a, one

of hollywood's most beloved and honest couples opening up about their roles on and off screen, and the exciting new project they're working on today, monday, february 25th, 2019. ♪ from the big easy to the big apple. >> hello from knoxville, tennessee. >> we're celebrating kathy's birthday. >> it's emma grace's sweet 16. >> hi, ohio! >> hi to our kids adam and delaney. >> girls do it right in jackson hole. >> from malibu high school in monroe, louisiana! >> well represented in the great state of louisiana, welcome back to "today" on this monday morning. looky looky looky who is joining us from l.a. this morning, fresh as a daisy is savannah guthrie. hey, girl. >> fresh as a daisy, please. this is my one night out for the

year. it's over. we had so much fun. we got to check out all the celebrities, and coming up, you guys, we're going to get into the oscar fashions. we've zanna here and natalie, we're going to break it all down including best performance by a scrunchie. >> i love that. by the way, i notice savannah's hoarse. >> it's mom and dad jailbreak from the kids, we went to bed like four hours ago. >> that dress was everything. >> yeah, you looked awesome. >> thanks. >> we'll see you in just a second. first let's get right to your news at 8:00 -- oh, there's the dress. hold on -- okay, it's gone. we'll get back to it later. president trump heads to asia for his second meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un, but the turmoil over the russia investigation will go on without him. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with the latest on all of this. hey, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with the president poised to leave for vietnam in hours, he's tweeting about his trip saying quote, with complete denuclearization north korea will rapidly become an economic power house.

without it just more of the same. chairman kim will make a wise decision. still, his high stakes diplomacy will contend with political controversies here at home, among them the mounting anticipation for the report from special counsel robert mueller. the democratic chairman of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, he's warning attorney general bill barr that anything less than full disclosure of mueller's eventual findings will set off a showdown with congress. schiff saying he will subpoena the court, if necessary. a senior justice department official telling nbc news the report is not expected to be released while the president is in vietnam this week. also on the horizon, the president's former fixer michael cohen set to testify before house and senate committees for three straight days. hoda. >> all right, kristen welker at the white house, thank you. r&b singer r. kelly spent another night in jail after being charged with ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse. nbc's ron mott is in chicago with more on the music mogul's arrest. ron, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you.

r. kelly as you mentioned waking up for a third straight day out of jail here at cook county. he is due back in court in a few hours on those ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. this morning r&b star r. kelly behind bars unable to make bail this weekend. the 52-year-old singer first appearing in court on saturday is expected to enter a plea of not guilty today on felony charges of sexual abuse. >> ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims. >> reporter: the 36-page indictment alleges that three of the victims were minors at the time of the alleged assaults. kelly, who was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, has consistently denied any sexual misconduct. >> he did not have sex with underaged girls. >> reporter: attorney steve greenberg is representing kelly. >> he made people sign he kept records. he made people show id's.

he didn't ever knowingly certainly have sex with someone who was underage. >> reporter: attorney michael avenatti represents two alleged victims and says he provided a video to authorities that allegedly shows kelly engaging in sexual acts with an underaged girl. >> repeatedly on the video both the victim and mr. kelly refer to the victim's age as being 14. >> reporter: kelly's lawyer says the high-profile nature of the case makings it more difficult to find an unbiased jury. >> we're going to have to find jurors who we really believe are going to hold to this standard of reasonable doubt, not go by what they've heard in public, so here i think it's an uphill battle. >> reporter: breaking this morning, michael avenatti says he plans to turn over a second video to prosecutors. he tweeted that this morning. he says this tape shows r. kelly allegedly abusing sexually, a minor. if corroborated this could add additional charges. craig?

>> ron mott for us in chicago. thank you. a film about friendship and race relations in the '60s won the top honor at the 91st academy awards. "green book" captured the oscar for best picture and two other awards. "bohemian rhapsody" another big winner with four oscars including best actor for rami malek. olivia colman upset glenn close to win best actress for "the favourite," and spike lee won his first oscar, best adapted screen play for "blackkklansman." >> we're going to go back to l.a. in a moment. savannah is going to have more on the fashion. first a little boost. >> got a little boost for you. there is nothing that 91-year-old julie torletta enjoys more than dancing. here's how she celebrated the success of her spinal surgery. ♪ okay. julie had to wait five months after surgery until the doctor said it was okay for her to dance again. as soon as she could she laced up those shoes. she was dancing with her doctor

there at the hospital. she's a great grandmother. she's always loved dancing and she said she would never stop. she's going to be going, we think for a long time. >> yeah, love that. thank you, thank you. just ahead, inside the latest stop overnight on meghan and harry's royal tour of morocco. bold suits, bright colors, big statements. natalie and savannah and zanna roberts rossi on the hottest looks at the oscars red carpet right after this. at the today's golden moments, the emotions, excitement from hollywood's biggest night sponsored by stitch fix. personal styling for everybody because we think everyone deserves to be in the spotlight. >> it's wonderful to be celebrating a movie about family with my family. >> i'm celebrating with all of you and anyone who has a dream. it can happen. >> where are you going to put your oscars statue at? >> in bed with me. between me and my husband. at? >> in bed with me. between me and my husband.

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stars were rocking on the oscars red carpet. >> who are you wearing? >> oscar de la renta. >> i'm wearing brandon maxwell. >> the night's top trends bright rich shades of pink and fuschia, lots of ladies sporting chic pants instead of dresses and gown after gown made of shiny, glittering metallics. >> and the power shoulder. >> i love that. >> it's something to be ooh. >> i love the strong lines of it so i thought this is how i want my girls to see my going out. >> and the slit. that is some slit. >> you know i got to give some leg. how many squats went into that leg? >> hey these squats have been going on for years. >> reporter: shining as bright as the gowns, all that bling. lady gaga wore a necklace with 128 carat yellow tiffany diamond worn by audrey hepburn. and this gender bending tuxedo

many other men wearing statement suits in bold colors and designs. >> you all never ask us what we're wearing. >> i'm asking you today. who are you wearing? >> the nominees and performers this was just the beginning. >> what are your plans after the oscars? >> i'm going to take at least two weeks off. >> is tonight a chance to have fun or are you all nerves right now? >> it's a bit of both. >> where is your oscar? >> my oscar is at home, and it sits on a mantle. >> one thing is for sure this crowd couldn't wait for the after parties. >> where are we going? what are we doing? >> definitely the governor's ball because i will be starving by then. >> i'm usually like i'm tired but i'm like i'm going. i'm going full steam tonight. watch out. >> do you have a dance move when you get out there on the dance floor? >> i have different moves depending on what the event is. when you're in a tux, it's very specific moves. it's just about the shoulders when you're in a tux. >> you've got jay-z and beyonce. >> i'll take you there. we'll go there. >> oh my god, they're hooked

up. we're going tonight. whoo! >> that's the party, the big ticket around here. >> i know. natalie, exactly. with the rest of the story we'll hear later. joining us now with more on the red carpet glitz and glamorous enews correspondent zanna roberts. >> good morning, ladies or good evening. >> i know, we don't know. >> what's your verdict overall? >> so much fun. there was a lot of silhouettes, loads of fun colors my best dressed of the night, laura h hairier, the classic shape but had this modern day twist with a sustainability aspect. this dress was all ecoconscious. >> that's the big buzz around here sustainable dresses. >> people are wearing things that stand for more than a pretty dress. they're sending great messages. >> you had a gentleman who you thought was -- rami malek. >> loved it. obviously the big winner of the night.

i saw him and he was saying how he was very involved in the shoulder shape of it very detail oriented is our rami. >> we love the power pink on the carpet. it was everywhere. >> so pretty ultra fem, but super powerful as well. >> that was my favorite. >> gorgeous valentino coture and angela bass set, it was stunning. i love the asymmetry and the big ruffle on the shoulder and also helen miriam looked stuns ing. she couldn't stop twirling. >> and julia roberts also in pink looked beautiful. ladies in shiny armor. >> it's the flip side of feminine a lot tougher. j.lo wowed in this. it's like a broken mirror tile dress, not an inch of skin but still so sexy. then we also had the beautiful girls --

>> brie larson. stunning in that. she had the seceline dress on. very modern red carpet for the oscars actually but she looked fantastic in that one. >> natalie wore metallic and was quite beautiful also. >> a little gold. >> you did. >> we saw a lot of women embracing the pantsuit. >> it's kind of like blowing the lines of gender. gender neutral, melissa mccarthy in the brandon maxwell auk kwand then there was a moment where billy porter came out in the siriano number which was obviously a gown. he was with us on the e panel. he was telling us they only fit this -- he didn't actually have a fitting. he made it only last week and the fit model was his assistant. >> okay. >> wow. >> that was an incredible red carpet moment never to be forgotten. what about ruffles? i liked the ruffles. are they a little divisive

though? >> i love the ruffle. it's more of the '80s vibe larger than life. bigger than better. casey meniscus casey meniscus casey meniscus casey musgraves. >> the pink ruffles as well. >> if you're going to do it, the oscars is the time. >> we saw a lot of bling. i think the the accessory of the night goes to jason momoa. he had the scrunchy. >> it was so good. it was a fendi scrunchie. >> it was like $1 billion. >> oh delagger felt. fantastic and i guarantee there will not be a scrunchie left in any store today. >> nat already, 6.99, velvet pink scrunchie target. >> let's go back to bed. be sure to catch enews tonight 7 eastern and pacific, full oscars fashion recap. we've got even more on the

night's best looks at today.com. guys back to you. we had a great time. i'm out i'm catching a flight. >> we thought you two looked the best. hold on natalie, we want to check out your dress first. here's natalie morales's dress on the red carpet. >> see what i mean. >> amazing. >> savannah, we should point out and i'm going to brag for one second. you were at the "vanity fair" party last night, and they chose their best dressed, and who was on the list? sg. >> looking good. >> i was like on my mother's best dressed list but it was so fun. we had the best time. we were like -- we had the best time. >> he also looked quite handsome in his tux as well. >> he bought some new blue cuff links. they were very fashionable. >> he's way off to the side in the picture. >> he's looking at you, the way bradley cooper was looking at lady ga lady gaga. >> i wish. >> hurry home. >> all right, mr. roker, what you got? >> also always fashionable.

>> who knew ruffles were divisive. >> apparently. let's show you what's happening around the country. heavy rain in central and northern california, heavy snow into the pacific northwest. bitter cold in the plains strong winds in the northeast. 84 million under some sort of wind good morning. i'm kari hall. you can see the heavy range moving into the north bay moving through santa rose and approaching northern marin county. we will see this making its way into the rest of the bay area throughout he is late morning and early afternoon. some of the heavy rain may also produce gusty winds. we're watching out for that going into tonight an scattered showers throughout the day tomorrow. the risk of flooding and damaging winds will continue the rest of the week. dax and kristen are looking at each other the same way. >> you all are so cute. >> you're like gaga and bradley cooper over there.

>> we're not ready! >> so adorable. it's like they met last night and they're in love. >> look at them get a room. >> before we get to that a little pop start. do we have time for a little pop start? >> yes, we do. we're going to start with the show's over there -- >> a little sha la la la. we're going to start with the duchess of sussex who is currently very busy. she wasn't home long before she headed off to her next royal engagement. that is a trip to morocco with prince her ri.arry. >> reporter: the duke and duchess look like they're enjoying themselves here at the andlusian gardens, what really has been a whirlwind tour from the capital to the atlas mountains and back again. >> it may be the royal couple's last official trip abroad before they become parents, and the duke and duchess of sussex aren't wasting a minute. this morning time with therapy horses and the special needs children they help part of a

three-day tour of this north african country. they flew commercial and landed two hours late on saturday night. meghan wearing valentino, red like the moroccan flag after that star-studded baby shower last week in new york. >> the mountains of morocco a little different than the streets of manhattan. >> dressed down the duchess and prince harry met school girls in the atlas mountains, meghan speaking french sharing a joke and getting a traditional henna hand painting for luck in her last trimester. >> she's an example for us. >> reporter: the main focus of the trip girls' education, women's empowerment, and the next generation all issues close to meghan's heart. no walk-abouts but plen tu ofty of fans two the duchess clearly couldn't resist. >> hi girls, how are you? >> the sisters who are british and moroccan waited hours hoping for a wave instead shaking

meghan's hand. >> she was pretty. >> she was pretty. >> reporter: at an embassy party draped in dior meeting women executives and entrepreneurs, meghan said women have to challenge everywhere in the world. the duke and duchess wrap up their tour today. they'll meet with the king of morocco and have some private time tonight before heading back to their own palace tomorrow. guys. >> good shot there, kelly. thank you so much. up next taylor swift gave one couple the surprise of a lifetime over the weekend. alexander goldschmidt long-time swift fan reached out to taylor after deciding he was going to propose to his boyfriend, one of swift's songs holds a special meaning to the couple. here's how taylor responded. >> there was a person who's not here who sort of played a part in all of this and so i would like to welcome and if you would give a warm welcome to my friend

taylor. what? >> so alex e-mailed me and said he was going to do this and that there was a song that was really special for you two called "king of my heart". ♪ you are the one i've been waiting for, king of my heart, body and soul ♪ >> oh looked exactly like taylor swift, right? [ laughter ] >> it was. taylor showing up to serenade the couple in person at their engagement party. safe to say that is your oscar for best proposal perhaps right there. nice of taylor to donate her time and make their extra moment extra special. >> very cool thank you, carson. coming up next kristen and dax, we can't wait to chat with those two love birds after your local news.a live look from sutro

tower at the golden gate bridge through the clouds. we 8:26. let's take you live at the golden gate bridge. we have clouds rolling in and some storms passing through. kari hall is tracking the conditions. >> and we are seeing the rain starting to move into the north bay, starting out with light rain that will get heavy as we go throughout the day and continuing to make its way into the rest of the bay area. 1:30 we see more of the rain moving in to the peninsula and as well as the east bay and it will continue for the north bay and that is where the heaviest rainfall totals will be. and also some gusty winds possible.

we may see some flooding by tomorrow into wednesday. and then more scattered showers al the rest 69 rest of the week. and north 101, the fast lane is blocked. looks like we had a crash that just moved to the center. still a distraction slowing. rest of the bay has a pretty typical pattern and the rain has stopped, you see little drop lets on the lens. thank you very much. more local you news for the in a half hour.

a cold monday morning, the 25th of february. we want to give some camera time to the folks on the plaza. they have been standing out here in these temps all morning. okay you guys i think i have a pretty cool crowd moment. >> what do you got? >> all right, look over here. [ applause ]

these are the bangle bells, they're a dance team from neville high school in monroe, louisiana. hi you guys. are you so excited? >> yes. >> they're going to do a quick dance for us really fast. it's one of the favorites in louisiana. it is called choppa style. you all ready? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> how awesome was that? >> that was good.

>> you guys, that was perfect. >> that was really good. >> next year that's our dance for the super bowl, you got it? >> wasn't that fun? >> louisiana, my goodness. >> didn't expected that. that was awesome, guys. >> coming up one of hollywood's most beloved and down to earth friend of ours that is kristen bell and dax shepard. they're known for their roles and honest takes on marriage and parenting. we're excited to catch up with them. also when it comes to treating everything from stress to sleepless nights essential oils are all the rage these days. just ahead, what you need to know before giving one of those essential oils a try. just ahead on the third hour of today, we've got gloria steinem and we're also going to be kicking off a new series called abandoned. first up, my viltsit to a plaza and subway station frozen in time new york city's first subway station. >> you've been talking about this one. i can't wait to see that. >> before all of that another check of the weather? >> i first went to that subway station in 1904.

but anyway for the week ahead, very windy here in the northeast, heavy snow out in the plains heavy rain northern california. mild and dry in the midsection of the country. although we've got icy conditions through the lower mississippi river valley. by wednesday weak clipper bringing some snow across western new york mountain snows in the northern plains. by friday showers developing in the southeast. heavy snow in the upper mississippi river valley the western third of the country, sunny and dry. good morning. i'm kari hall. a flash flood watch goes this to effect for the north bay starting at noon and we have the potential 2 to 5 inches with higher spots also possible. going into san francisco, peninsula peninsula, the east bay, 3 to 5 inches. an 1 to 5 for the south bay with the 5 inches across the santa cruz mountains. a lot of concerns here with heavy rains and gusty winsd.

>> so your grandma is watching the babies? >> yes. >> why aren't you sleeping now? >> we came to see you, al. >> that's awful nice. where are the babies? >> indianapolis. >> why don't you want hi to them. >> hi harvey hi walter. >> harvey i like that. >> walter good strong old school names. >> thank you. >> all right, let's head back inside. >> all right, uncle al. thanks so much. now to one of hollywood's boast beloved couples, that is kristen bell and dax shepard. >> from starring in must watch tv shows and movies to raising two adorable little girls. we're so happy they made time for us this morning. they have a new business and a project you're going to talk about in just one second but first we have to comment. we were watching you guys. you didn't know that we were all staring at you. you're talking like a normal -- >> it's palpable. >> you're cozy. you look like newlyweds. what's going on? what's happening with you guys? >> we spend about 11 months a year apart. >> yeah. when we get to be together it's very exciting. >> i haven't seen her since july

4th. we got together for a picnic. >> the night of july 3rd. >> how did you guys meet? >> at a red wings, kings game. >> hockey game yeah. >> i read somewhere that you weren't so smitten in the beginning. you said you weren't sure it didn't strike you as -- >> it wasn't love at first sight. >> for either of us let's be fair. >> until we both started talking. but what you're probably remembering is that he broke up with me a month in. >> why would you do that, dax sm. >> who does that? >> okay real talk i felt unethical about -- i could sense that she was at another place than i was. i had just broken up with someone. >> i was redady to jump in and he was still exploring options and it was in retrospect. i don't want to speak for you. >> please do. you've already begun. >> in retrospect it was the nicest thing he could have done it was out of respect for me that he was like i think you're in a different place. and 36 hours later i was like i am in that place, i screwed up.

>> and i was like i'll see if i'm available. >> you guys are so honest about everything. >> i love it. >> i think it's cool that you share even your fights. a lot of people keep their fights and dirty stuff over here. >> not us. >> we'll fight right now. i think you just got a little taste of it. >> what's the right way for you guys to argue? >> respectfully. we have a sort of conflicting ideas about what this whole relationship goals thing means, and for him it's very -- for me it's very important that we lead honestly and say it's a lot of hard work and here's an example of how it can be done. it's putting in the hard work. >> and it makes me nervous. i don't want to perpetuate the myth that you're going to bump into somebody at the gap and that person is going to fill your missing piece and there's no work and now it's off to happy ever after. >> you got to fix yourself. >> i want everyone to know this was a lot of work for us to get to this point where we can sit and talk with you. >> that's good because people think it's so easy. >> it's not. we love being together because

of that work, and we love working together skprgs we and we just started a business together. >> tell us. >> we've now been researching children for five and a half years at our house. >> we have two test subjects. >> and my wife is meticulous about what goes on our babies in our babies. >> near our babies. >> we had access to l.a. we had access to everything under the sun, and we felt it wasn't fair that our relatives in michigan didn't have the same access. we're in this very unique position where we can go to walmart and say if we can start huge we can make this very affordable. >> what was the affordability missing? >> in a baby caroline diapers, wipes, lotions and potions. i read the ingredients on everything. i want to avoid harmful chemicals. >> petroleum basedstuff. >> use something sustainable like coconut oil based things instead of petroleum. use organic materials whenever possible botanicals and

sustainable farming practices and all the things i want in a line but make it accessible for people. >> there's 100 stores in l.a. boutiques you can go to. >> generally to have those ingredients it's so expensive because your volume is not there. because we started on such a big scale, we have the volume to make it a third less than our competition. >> it's accessibility because everyone can get to a walmart, and it's also the availability for your budget. a lot of people, and i mean a lot of people in this country have to choose between what's good for their baby or what's good for their budget, and we generally did not think that was fair. >> what's this called? >> hello bello. >> yes. >> hello bello good-bye shepard is the goal. >> what's in the line of hello bello? >> it is diapers. wipes, sunblock. >> fully organic bug spray. >> lotions and potions. >> bubble bath shampoo and body wash. >> yeah. >> and the price point's good? >> the price point is about a third less than premium products. >> that's cool. how are your kiddos?

>> they're so annoying. >> whoa whoa whoa hold on. >> you wanted real talk. they've become impossible to parent in a great way. >> in a rewarding way. >> because they've figured out how it defend each other. a couple days ago i watched the older one square clock the little one in the face and i mean -- >> evander holyfield. >> and i said if you hit her again, i was taking away something special for a day, i'm going to get kitty from the bedroom, and all of a sudden i start to see this from the victim. and she said don't you take that kitty away from my sister. i was like i was defending you. they won't let us punish the other one. >> there's something about that loyalty that's special though. >> i think they call it stockholm syndrome. >> that is hilarious. >> you guys are so fun. thanks for coming and good luck with this. that sounds cool really cool. >> thanks for having us. >> what are your time-outs? i gave my little one a time-out and she's in her room with toys

everywhere. >> where do you do your time-outs? >> it depends on the circumstances. >> you need to create a prison. >> if they don't need help with their emotional stability, and they just need a consequence, we'll do that. >> if they're ruining our time because they're mad they can't get candy. >> up next who gets one and who doesn't, the new ground rules when it comes to tipping. first this is "todayon nbc."

and we're back with the new rules of tipping. does your uber driver get one? what about your barista? according to a recent survey 27% of americans say there are more situations where tipping is now expected than just two years ago. here to break down the results and give us a little guidance consumer reports digital lifestyle editor elliott wyler. always good to have you. according to this survey 46% of americans say they would favor a

system that did away with tipping altogether. >> this was in restaurants so you could just sort of have that built in service fee at restaurants. some places have tried that right? here in new york denny myers restaurants have tried it. it has not taken off widely. people say it would take away that varyability of how much to tip. and then you get it when you check comes. >> let's talk about the new rules here we'll start with dining. if you're in a restaurant somewhere between 15 and 20%. what if there's a line on the receipt where they've included the tip, and there's a line for additional tip. >> if you thought the service was exceptional. if the server had a personal connection with you, feel free to add something extra. if the service charge was built in that is the tip. >> if you go there on a regular basis, should that also factor in? >> that might be nice. >> if you've got a large group of people. >> i hate these battles of you had the calamari i had the

chicken fingers, if you want to do it with technology there are two apps settle up that can take the awkwardness of dividing tip out of it for you. it will do it automatically. let's move down to our next rule of tipping. takeout and delivery a lot of people using apps like grub hub, a lot of folks getting their food delivered. what should we do with our delivery drivers? >> our advice says tip about 20% on that which may seem like a lot. they're doing quite a service for you, particularly if the weather is bad. i ordered out over the weekend. saturday night was not particularly pleasant. these guys are coming to your house, either walking or driving there in all kinds of weather. 20% is the rule of thumb for delivery people. >> i found this very interesting as well. we all go to these coffee shops. when you get a coffee are you supposed to tip the barista? >> 1 to $3 is the general rule. we get some friends over on saturday night. i get a black coffee. that doesn't require a lot.

>> same here, that's what i order. >> there's not a lot of artwork. if you're looking for something fancier and that person took extra time, you might want to tip. sometimes local coffee shops, the baristas there might get a tip, but if you work at a national chain, people might be less inclined which doesn't seem fair for the barista, but it's that local feeling of taking care of people. >> if i order a skinny triple grande caramel macchiato upside down or hot. >> throw them a buck or three. >> so much for that black coffee. >> that's being fancy. last but not least when we're talking about new rules for tipping, we're talking about goods and services, what's the rule on tipping housekeepers at a hotel? >> think 10 to 20% of the bill maybe 3 to $5 a day. again, check the bill though. some of these might be included in that. you don't have to tip above and beyond that. housekeepers are often forgotten in some cases. they do a lot of work for not a lot of money. if they've done a particularly nice job, a tip would be nice.

>> especially if you have small children in your room. >> speaking from someone who may have had small children in their room. here's something for a lot of people in major metropolitan areas, uber drivers or lyft drivers. how much are we supposed to be tipping these drivers? >> 10 to 20%. this is somewhat new for uber. they had the tip built in before now uber is allowing you to tip drivers, even encouraging it in some cases. if the service was good and you feel like you want to give a little extra, 10 to 20% much like you would a taxicab. >> it's not our imagination. there are more instances now than there were a few years ago. >> the gig economy is out there, and look at all these apps and the ability to pay by an ipad. oftentimes the tip will come up first, and it might default to 20% or more. technology makes it easy. we're not dealing with cash. it's a simple touch a button and it comes on your card or from your venmo. >> thank you so much. useful information there. >> for more on the ever changing guidelines for tipping, be sure to check out today.com.

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. this morning on "today," wellness inside the multibillion dollars industry of essential oils. if you're stressed out, you can't sleep, you're suffering from headaches, there may be an oil for that. what do you need to know before you dive in and how do they really work? how did well do they work? maya feller is a registered dietitian. . good morning. >> good morning. >> you hear a lot about these essential oils like if you go to a spa, but i don't feel like it's been mainstreamed enough. how long has this been around? >> this has not been mainstreamed enough. essential oils really have been around for srnl centuries in latin america, africa and the

caribbean. >> i've seen the little bottles all over the place, do you put a dab on you, do you put it in a machine? what do you do with these oils? >> there are three different ways they're generally used one is orally either with a capsule or a dropper. >> oh. >> i know really interesting. the other is topically that's when we're seeing it in skin care hair care and also for aroma therapy, maybe in a diffuser or a household product. >> like this. >> exactly. >> you've got lavender blowing here. when i walked in, i have to tell you i felt totally soothed right away from walking in. this one in is orreganooregano. that surprised me. what does oregano oil do? >> it's really the concentrated version of kind of the oregano we cook with? when we think about essential oil, they're the complex compounds found in plants. to get the essential oils you have to extract the essence, it's either vapor distilled or pressed. this oregano oil has a number of

great properties antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, there's even some investigation on whether or not it's going to be good for gut health. >> you take this orally? is that what you do with it? >> you can take this orally you can also use it topically as well as in a diffuser. lemon. what are lemon oils used for? >> you know what i love about this is that there's some manufacturers that are actually using lemon oil as a covering for berries so they don't spoil as much. >> oh. >> and that's because lemon oil has really great antioxidant capabilities great smell, also mood boosting. >> all right. this is peppermint. >> yum. >> peppermint i would think would wake you up. is that what it's used for? >> absolutely. super invigorating. you see these cherry tomatoes, this is being used as a food grade coating. so they don't spoil. >> does it change the taste? >> no you wouldn't even know. >> if you wanted to feel energized? >> you could put it in a carrier

oil and runb it on your body or put it in a diffuser to boost the room. >> let's go to lavender. this seems soothing. >> this is one of my favorites. in my practice i do have some patients where we use lavender internally. >> for what is this. >> a little bit of anxiety, not high anxiety but low level so we use it internally. also wonderful smell. it's like ahhh. >> what are these red things? >> these are the capsules. they're in a carrier. >> so you pop it. >> you actually pop one right on in. >> i saw this on the note argan oil. i've seen it in the stores. what is it? >> it comes from a nut. it's native to morocco. here we're seeing the argan oil used in hair care products. you can also cook with it. you can put it on your pan and it has a high antioxidant value lots of vitamin e, heart healthy and earth think and nutty. >> all right, i learned something today.

i appreciate it. there's more essential oils on today.com. we're going to be back in just a moment but fir this is st"t

if you're looking for more stories, absolutely love. eventual to check out today.com/allday. we have more on the oscars and the must-see looks from the red carpet. plus we're going to get you ready for the spring showers. you guys spring is around the corner. the ten best rain boots for women. all that and so much more on today.com/allday. >> straight ahead journalists feminist activity is going to be here and the look at the first new york city subway station 1904. and we're going to give you a look the it's part of our series called abandoned. looking for what we'll be seeing and exploring that. >> on the fourth hour too,

we're going to do some of the iconic voices in television are going to give a shoutout to kathie lee. it's a great spot you want to see. >> but for all of that though ai little local news a legal local weather as well. a little song, a little dance. >> a little song a little dance, a little salsa down your pants. good monday morning. we are in a microclimate weather alert asert alert. it is starting to move into santa rosa but heavier rain is to the north of us but it will work its way into part of the the peninsula, the bay east bay and south bay. but expect a lot of rain over these next couple days along with gusty winds as the system

continues to slowly sag across the bay area. so we will be watching on ultimate for this with more updates throughout the day. and happening now school is back in session in oakland object land oakland, but teachers are still on the strike. there is no real sign that the sides are getting closer to a deal so we'll have an update in our midday newscast. and we're also posting updates via our twitter feed. it turns out that no-host oscars made i have been good for ratings. last night got ratings other the 2018 edition. "green book" took home best picture award. on our home page, you can link to the top oscar moments. more coming up in a half hour.

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>> announcer: from neebbc news this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good monday morning, hope you had a great weekend. >> welcome backment. >> thank you very much. >> it was nice missed you guys. >> traveling the world. >> i wouldn't say the world, but around the country. >> you look refreshed. >> i feel refreshed. actually i don't. >> [ laughter ] >> you need a vacation from your vacation. >> i'm telling you. so who stayed up to watch the oscars last night? >> a good bit of it not the whole thing. >> well calvin stayed up a little later. it's like tv's off when calvin goes to bed. i never turned the tv back on so i didn't get to see that much. >> i think it was the first time i watched it