good morning. breaking news, what did mueller find. a day after special counsel robert mueller handed in his final report about whether anyone in the campaign helped russia interfere in the 2016 election, this morning anticipation is building about what is in it, what does it say about the president who declared before it was released that he would be exonerated. >> there was no collusion, no obstruction, everybody knows it. it is all a big hoax. >> attorney general william barr saying he could brief lawmakers about the conclusions as early as this weekend. democrats arguing the full report should be released. republicans more measured. all this with new questions swirling. do no more indictments mean no collusion?

will other jurisdictions now file their own charges and will the american public ever get to see the full report? we have team coverage of all of it today, saturday march 23, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," the mueller report, with sheinelle jones, peter alexander, and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. we could be in for a full weekend. >> we knew this day would come. still a lot of questions. >> for 22 months of course the mueller report has been sort of the background music of our lives casting a shadow over the trump presidency. and now we're getting closer to some answers and we could see some of them as early as this weekend. >> the mueller report is now in the hands of william barr. and speculation has been running

wild about what is in it and how much of mueller's findings will be released to the public. at the heart of the investigation, finding out whether the president or anyone in his campaign helped russia meddle in the 2016 election. >> for weeks now congressional leaders have been calling for the entire report to be made public, but that is the big question this morning. how much will the attorney general let us see. our team has been working through the night to cover this one. we have everybody manning their stations. we begin with justice correspondent pete williams. pete, good morning. >> it is the attorney general who is studying the report and who will decide how much of it can be given to congress and made public. and he is well aware of the intense interest in finding out as much about it as possible. >> reporter: it is robert mueller's final act as special counsel, formally ending his investigation just two months shy of two years after he was appointed to find out whether anyone in the trump campaign helped the russians meddle in the election. following federal rules, mueller submitted his confidential report directly to attorney

general william barr. in a letter to leaders of the house and senate, barr says the report explains who mueller prosecuted and investigated but did not prosecute. the letter says barr might be able to advise congress of the principle conclusions as soon as this weekend. but mueller did not issue anymore indictments and law enforcement officials say no other special counsel indictments were filed under seal that have not yet been made public. as for what else can be revealed about the mueller report, barr cited at his confirmation hearing that he understands the intense interest. >> i will make as much information available as i can consistent with the rules and regulations that are part of the special counsel regulations. >> reporter: in his letter to congress, barr said that he will consult with mueller and the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein about how much of the report can be made public beyond the bare bones of who was prosecuted and who was not. the house voted unanimously last week urging barr to release the

whole thing. mueller brought charges against 34 people in all, six of them connected to the trump campaign, but none of them were accused of helping russia meddle in the election. and even though mueller's work is done, other investigations are still under way run by u.s. attorneys offices in new york, washington and virginia. >> pete williams, thank you very much. >> president trump has been unusually silent since the news broke. he was saying for years there was no collusion and called it a witch hunt and also called for its release. and kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president. she is near his florida estate. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is notable that the president stayed off twitter and spent the evening with family having dinner on the patio at his mar-a-lago estate. close ally lindsey graham was on hand too speaking at a private gop fundraiser held at the resort. so mr. trump was quite literally surrounded by family and supporters.

while his administration and re-election campaign prepare for the legal and political fallout still to come. uncharacteristic calm after nearly two years of storm. >> let it come out. let people see it. that is up to the attorney general. >> reporter: this weekend may not be a typical relaxing getaway. senior staff who rarely make these weekend trips joined the president at mar-a-lago. two top white house lawyers, plus a larger press team. including sarah sanders who framed the white house as observers, watching whatever may come. the next steps are up to attorney general barr and we look forward to the process taking its course. the white house has not received or been briefed on the spegs counsel's report. from the president's outside personal lawyers, rudy giuliani and jay sekulow -- we're pleased that the office of special counsel has delivered its report to the attorney general.

giuliani also telling nbc news the president's legal team is not demanding early access to the report saying that is up to the department of justice and they are confident it will be handled properly. >> this should never happen to another president because most presidents wouldn't be able to take it. >> reporter: mueller turning in his report caps a week where the president's emotions were laid bare. >> i got 63 million votes. and now somebody just writes a report? i think it is ridiculous. but i want to see the report. >> reporter: from repeatedly lashing out at the late senator john mccain -- >> i've never liked him much. hasn't been for me. >> reporter: to his russia probe refrain -- >> there was no collusion, no obstruction, everybody knows it. it is all a big hoax. >> reporter: now left waiting on william barr's next move. >> the attorney general highly respected, ultimately will make the decision. >> reporter: today here in florida the president has no public events on his schedule.

but that was true last night as well and yet the president did pop into that gop fundraiser. it was not covered by media, but on social media some of the attendees posted images and video and said that the president did not talk about the mueller investigation in that setting. the president's outside lawyer rudy giuliani has said so far the president doesn't have any specific personal comment on the mueller report and the next steps awaiting. >> kelly, thank you. >> and congressional leaders could learn more about what is inside this report as early as this weekend. nbc's geoff bennett is on capitol hill for us this morning with more on that. a lot of eyes where you are today. >> reporter: that's right. now that the mueller report is done, the struggle to find out what is in it is just getting started. democrats and republicans calling on the justice department to release that report as quickly as possible, but for different reasons.

republicans hoping the report might clear the president while democrats expect that it might implicate him. with the special counsel's report now turned in, congressional leaders from both parties in rare agreement. democrats and republicans now calling for attorney general bill barr to make good on his word, to release as many details as possible. >> when his report comes to you, will you share it with us as much as possible? >> consistent with regulations and the law, yes. >> reporter: republican senate leader mitch mcconnell saying in a statement, i sincerely hope that he will do so as soon as he can and with as much openness and transparency as possible. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader chuck schumer insisting on seeing the full report. >> attorney general barr must not give president trump, his lawyers or his staff any sneak preview of special counsel mueller's findings or evidence and the white house must not be

allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings or evidence should be made public. >> reporter: and democrats say they want access to the bulk of the special counsel's work, documents, and other evidence. >> this is of too great of consequence to the country. >> reporter: and republicans hoping that it clears the president. after a 22 month investigation he called a witch hunt. democrats want to dig deeper if the findings implicate the president in any wrongdoing. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler -- >> justice department doesn't release the report or keeps parts of it secret, we will certainly subpoena parts of the report and reserve the right to call mueller to testify before the committee or to subpoena him. but we'll only do that if necessary. >> reporter: as you saw there,

house democrats are threatening to call robert mueller to testify if his report isn't made public. and william barr is expected to brief lawmakers as early as this weekend. >> geoff bennett, thank you. >> and richard blumenthal, good morning. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> we still don't know what is in the mueller report, but attorney general barr says that he will advise judiciary leadership of principal conclusions. are you satisfied with how the investigation has been conducted? >> the investigation has been very productive. 37 charges and seven indictments and convictions of people close to the president. but now we need to know the facts and the evidence, all of it, not just the principle conclusions. the american people want the mueller report, not the barr report. and the american people paid for this investigation.

they deserve to know all of the findings and evidence. it is important because it was an attack on our democracy. and there is already as a result of this report a lot of evidence about trump campaign collusion with the russians. >> senator, what specific questions do you want to see answered ultimately when if it happens any underlying information is provided by this report? >> i want to know for example how paul manafort was directed apparently very possibly by the president to provide polling data to the russians in the midst of their social media manipulation campaign in favor of the trump campaign. i want to know what came of the trump tower meeting with russian agents after they offered derogatory information about hillary clinton. what the president then candidate donald trump did to

encourage release through wikipedia, the hacked emails that the russians obtained to help his campaign. there is a lot more here that needs to be divulged and disclosed. and if the president is really in favor of transparency, that clip in kelly o'donnell's report says he is, he ought to be in favor of the bill that i've introduced with senator grassley to disclose the complete report with all of the backup information that the american people really need and deserve to see. >> so then with that said, if barr doesn't make it public, what will you do to compel him to do so? >> my colleagues and i will do whatever is necessary within our power to compel him. we can if necessary subpoena the material that resulted from the special counsel's investigation with limits perhaps on classified material that has to

be redacted with privacy considerations, with deference to ongoing investigations. but use of subpoenas and the statute i propose would kpel all of the findings and evidence to be made public. and one more point that's important. the mueller report is a little bit like a venture capital firm has spun off and spawned other investigations. the president still has to face those investigations. indictments are still very possible if not likely in donald trump's future or his family's future in the southern district of new york where he has been named in fact as a criminal, unindicted co-conspirator, individual number one. so we want all of that. >> senator, thank you for your time. >> we want to bring in ari melber and also chuck rosenberg.

gentlemen, thanks for being here on a saturday morning. we've been waiting for this for nearly two years. ari, i thought the attorney general's letter was telling specifically the fact as he says as early as this weekend -- it would be reasonable to take time to review it. but as early as this weekend, he could provide congress with the principal conclusions. >> and it sounds like the conclusions about who they indicted, these 34 people and three organizations, we already know about that, and who they didn't indict. so that will be the way he wrote it probably something very brief which is why it could come out as soon as this weekend. >> chuck, let's look at the numbers again here. mueller indicted 34 individuals, got seven guilty pleas and one conviction. of course nbc news is reporting that there are no more indictments expected from the special counsel's office. does that mean that the president and everyone else is off the hook? >> no, not at all. and i don't think anyone should be dancing in the end zone just yet. there are important ongoing investigations including in the

southern district of new york, the federal prosecutors in manhattan. you have to remember that mueller had a relatively narrow mandate to look at russian election interference. prosecutors in the southern district of this morning can look at all the financial fraud, all of the matters involving the inaugural committee, the trump organization and the family. so they have a broad field on which to run. >> one thing that was sort of striking in this letter from william barr as i go on, he said nothing that the special counsel wanted to do the attorney general or justice department officials blocked him. which seems to be an endorsement given the fact that the president throughout had said it was a witch hunt. you've been with us on this thing. at the end of the day as we look back and await its results, what are the takeaways. >> i think that donald trump's advisors were indicted at a faster rate than any president in history. that is not good for him.

but we do know that the probe is over and with no further indictments, there was no chargeable collusion by americans. that is a big headline. it doesn't clear the white house for the reasons stated, but that is a development that we didn't know waking up friday that we know going to bed friday night or waking up saturday morning here. bob mueller didn't indict americans whether near trump or not for helping the russians in the conspiracy that bob mueller did indict. >> chuck, your final takeaway. >> not terribly surprising but worth commenting on is the dignity and the professionalism of the mueller team. when they had something to say, they said in court. exactly how prosecutors should conduct themselves. what comes next, i don't know. i'm looking forward to reading the report, but i'm proud of how they conducted themselves. >> all right. now we wait. a lot more to get to including breaking news out of syria where u.s. backed forces say overnight the last isis

stronghold has been freed. matt bradley has more. >> reporter: a flag raised in victory over the ruins of islamic state so-called caliphate. after weeks of relentless battles, the american backed syrian democratic forces pummelling the jihadis on the ground, cornering them to their last shred of territory. the u.s. coalition pounding isis from the sky. only five years ago the islamists did control the territory the size of britain. and now this is how the islamic state ended. its murderous reign of terror reduced to a pile of charred cars and twisted metal. we spoke with a commander whose forces won this battle. he says this is a victory that they have won for the whole world. among the wreckage, the islamic state flag, now just another relic of history. the islamic state's caliphate may be defeated, but that is just geography. its ideology of terror will almost certainly live on.

>> matt bradley in syria, thank you. we're following other developing news this morning. in texas, after another flare-up on friday, residents there say they are living in fear that this past week's massive fire at a chemical plant outside of houston could be dangerous for their health. tammy leitner is on the scene there in deer park, texas. tammy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the texas attorney general is now suing the company responsible for the fire saying that it released air pollution. all of this comes as the people living in the area are now in fear for their health. this morning a community on edge. >> look at the problems we're still having. scary. >> reporter: the fire that burned for days reigniting briefly on friday. residents living near the chemical plant outside of houston now fearful about what is in the air and their water. >> the kids complaining about headaches.

>> reporter: this man and his wife and three kids are among hundreds getting checked at this pop-up county health clinic. >> we're here trying to make sure they are all right. for us also. we've been complaining about headaches and chest pain. >> reporter: friday's flare-up coming two days after the blaze was extinguished and just hours after a containment wall surrounding the chemical tanks partially collapsed. triggering new concerns. neighboring businesses asked to consider sheltering in place. >> cleanup operations will begin. we saw flare-ups can happen. so there could be any type of release or any kind of recognition. -- reignition. >> reporter: the company, local and federal officials assuring residents friday that the air and water are safe. crews monitoring for benzene which is known to cause cancer. >> this incident is a huge incident and we're all trying to do a lot of things. and our main concern is the health of everyone.

>> reporter: the epa conducting tests from the ground and in the air. >> our response effort is doing everything we can to protect the water as well as the public health. >> reporter: but some residents worrying they are already feeling the effect. >> i just want to make sure they are okay because this is terrible what is happening. >> reporter: after yesterday's flare-up, the houston public school district has canceled all weekend activities at the schools. >> tammy leitner on the ground for us in texas. thank you. let's check in with dylan for our first look at the weather. >> first official weekend of spring and, man, it does not look like it especially across northeastern pennsylvania. look at this, this is out near the scranton area in northeastern p.a., the roads were covered with snow. this car slipped and even rolled over on the icy conditions. and the snow really came down pretty intensely. we saw about 6 to 8 inches of snow in that area. most of the foot accumulations were up in the mountains

especially across central and northern new england. the storm itself precipitation-wise is winding down. but we are seeing leftover snow showers. an avalanche watch across the presidential range near the mt. washington area because of the strong winds and because of the heavy snow we've seen, over a foot of snow in that area, that could be a concern. the storm will pull away, but the winds will stick around through the day. in fact today is going to be windier than we've seen throughout the duration of this whole storm system. additional snowfall only about an inch or so, but we could say delays boston through new york and also down through philadelphia and d.c. because winds could gust up to about 35 to 45 miles per hour. that cold front that moved in on friday will continue to move southward through the area today. we're seeing light to moderate rain with heavier pockets that

pushed through overnight into the san francisco area. we have heavy pockets moving in through san jose. as we head to the afternoon, we expect rain to dry out and diminish over the weekend with temperatures likely being slightly cooler into saturday. unsettled weather will make its way back into next week. >> thank you very much. still to come, much more on the now completed mueller report. what it means for the president and what it means about what happens next. we'll talk to chuck todd about all of it. plus outrage after a defrocked priest convicted of molesting children is found teaching kids in another country. but first, these messages. kids country. but first, these messages. grand

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good morning, thanks for good saturday morning. it's 5:26. here's a live look outside at sfo. some wet tarmac out there. some showers across the bay area. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has the forecast. it's the first day of spring, we're wearing flowers. >> and it's raining outside. notice the movement of that front. it moved in yesterday, now it's beginning to move southward. yesterday the biggest impacts were seen in the north bay with the highest rain totals through that area, between two to three inches in some spots. far up into the north bay and

higher elevations. look at the storm moving southward. that means we're still seeing a couple pockets of heavy downpours pushing through. made its way through san jose. now moving into san carlos. santa cruz getting some light to moderate rain. we can expect and continue to see this system make its way out. novato had some heavy pockets of rain, so did napa. that's pushing east into fairfield, concord getting some showers, and danville. as far as the afternoon goes, i have some good news. a lot of this rain will move out by midmorning, we'll have partly cloudy skies and our temperatures will be cool today, but is this unsettled weather completely gone? i'll have a breakdown of that. >> well have to stay tuned to see if this unsettled weather will stay. let's take you to developing news in contra costa county,

possible election meddling as a state investigation is opened over a suspicious e-mail. the assistant registrar of voters confirmed someone opened an e-mail they shouldn't have opened. it set off alarms in the registrar of voters in martinez. there's concern the e-mail in question could have been designed to hack into the elections internet system. there's no indication that it happened, but officials are not taking chances, especially in light of the robert mueller investigation. we don't know when that suspicious e-mail was opened, but all we do know is the feds and the state are involved to make sure nothing was breached. in san francisco, police arrested a man who stole a gun off a baggage carrousel at sfo. the man was arrested thursday morning. here is his photo. we do have surveillance photo of the crime. he is accused of stealing the

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we're back on this saturday morning march 23, 2019. as we keep an eye on any new developments coming out of the russia investigation now that we know special counsel robert mueller has submitted his report to the attorney general. >> he could be handing over new information as early as today. this is a live look at the capitol where congressional leaders are hoping to be briefed about mueller's findings. how much will he share with them? that remains unknown. >> the president is not at the white house but he says he wants the report to be released to the public and he is looking forward to seeing it despite calling it a hoax and witch hunt from the beginning. >> and we want to check back

with pete williams. >> this marks the formal end of robert mueller's investigation. 22 months after he was appointed. he turned in his report late friday to the attorney general william barr as required by the rules that govern special counsel investigations. barr then sent a letter to leaders of the house and senate judiciary committees telling them that the report explains who mueller prosecuted and was investigation the astressed ine prosecuted. he might be able to advise of the principal conclusions as soon as this weekend. so mueller's investigation ends with no further indictments and we've been told there are no other indictments filed under seal and have not been made public. in his letter to congress, barr says that he will consult with mueller and the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein about how much of the mueller report can be made public. but none of the people who worked on the trump campaign and

who were charged by mueller's prosecutors were accused of helping russia meddle in the election. as for what else mueller found, we'll have to wait for that. >> pete, thank you. >> president trump has had plenty to say in the months and weeks leading up to the report 's conclusion, but since then he's stayed pretty quiet. kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president at his mrl he is mar-a-lago estate. >> reporter: and nothing on the president's schedule, but no ordinary day or weekend either. as you point out the president's twitter feed usually active and a reflection of what is on his mind has been unusually quiet. no comment there. rudy giuliani the president's outside lawyer says so far the president doesn't have a personal comment. he is spending time here with his family at the mar-a-lago estate, was also surrounded by supporters who attended a gop fundraiser hosted at the estate last night. and he also has administmore st

we would typically see for a weekend getaway, and that includes some of the top white house lawyers who work for the government and additional communication staff including sarah sanders who is speaking on behalf of the administration with a statement and she writes, the next steps are up to the attorney general barr and we look forward to the process taking its course. the white house has not received or been briefed on the special counsel's report. we have seen the president who so frequently says things like no collusion and witch hunt more recently saying whatever the findings are made public. it now will become a political issue as well for his re-election campaign and the administration as they wait to find out more details and then figure out how to deal with that fallout. >> kelly, thank you so much. chuck todd is nbc political director and moderator of meet the press oig. so we finally made it and now we

wait for the beginning of a new chapter here at the end of what feels like has already been an odyssey. one of the big headlines is the fact that there is no chargeable collusion or conspiracy against the president. you can already anticipate president trump saying that he is victorious, claiming vindication here. is this a win for the president? >> we don't know. i mean, we don't know if he didn't charge anything because he didn't find anything or we don't know if he didn't charge anything because he was obstructed from finding anything. so that is a big part of this, right? how he came to the conclusions that he did. how the process worked as he tried to find the information out. all of that is going to matter once we go forward. which is why the fight to release this and the fight to release what parts of this is going to be so precarious and

probably very contentious. >> and what is your take here, this now moves to congress, some have made impeachment an issue. how do you see it playing out from there. >> i think that you will have this battle, but i the believe obviously politics will play a huge role. nancy pelosi is a vote counter which is why she said what she said before, which is impeachment is off the table, the votes just aren't there. she can count votes in the senate. i think a lot of it will depend obviously on what is in the report and how compelling the report is. but i also believe the presidential candidates will have some influence on this. you know, it is -- in the same way the base of the republican party is pushing certain republicans in certain directions, i think the base of the democratic party and how the presidential campaign is addressing this is going to have some influence on how aggressive congress is or not. there will be plenty of democratic presidential candidates who may say they prefer to run against a wounded trump than have the entire campaign take place on the floor of congress.

and so that is where i think this is going to get interesting on the democratic side of the aisle. >> and your final takeaways at the end of this two year period, what struck you? it was striking to me that it was said that there was no interference by any justice department officials despite the president's claim that this was a witch hunt. what struck you? >> just throughout this whole process the fact that the president was so i guess relentless in his criticism. it is something that i think i read a stat i think he might have averaged a tweet a day or a comment a day somehow dinging mueller. i think politically the president put himself in as good a position with his own core group of supporters in this moment of time as i think any of us could have expected. if you would have said that at the end of the mueller reporter basically would have a majority of the republican party buying into hoax or buying into witch hunt and buying in to all of

that, you have to just on one hand say -- admire the president's ability to do that. and i say that not as saying as a positive. you're just saying he pulled that off. that is why politically we may be in a paralyzed stalemate no matter what the report says. >> a lot in the air this morning. thank you. >> and yet 6 in 10 americans still have confidence in robert mueller. we'll have more on the mueller investigation in the half hour, but for now another check of the weather. good morning again. we still have significant flooding going on through the middle of the country. so that is why this next round of rain is important. we have a little bit of light snow to the east of denver, but you can see a heavy line of rain moving through eastern kansas right now. and this will continue to kind of hang out in this area through the day today. slowly moving in to the midwest as we go into tomorrow. we're not looking at a lot of rain, but occasionally some of the heavier downpours could produce up to half an inch to an inch of rain in a short period of time. so any threat of rain at this

point will lead to the potential of more flooding. this will move into the great lakes as we go in to tomorrow. i want to point out how many rivers are still at or above flood stage. keep in mind there is still a lot of snow on the ground across north dakota, northern minnesota, up through michigan, all of that needs to trickle down into the rivers. so that is why the river flooding will be an issue going into april because all of that water continues tooff flow the banks. as for additional rainfall out of today's event, a quarter of an inch to half an inch. but still if it all falls in one place in a short period of time, that cou the rain might have woken you up overnight because we had that cold front that swept through, dropping our temperatures down. it was also cold last night. now we're seeing the majority of that rain moving southward. you can see it here. still have a couple heavy pockets. a couple pockets moved through

santa cruz, the south bay as well. we have some light to moderate rain through san jose, vacaville, concord and the tri valley area. daytime highs in the upper 50s, low 60s. latest forecast. >> thank you very much. coming up next, an exclusive, a priest who admitted molesting children years ago now teaching at a school in ano with my friends to our annual get-together, especially after being diagnosed last year with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. (avo) another tru story with keytruda. (dr. kloecker) i started katy on keytruda and chemotherapy and she's getting results we rarely saw five years ago. (avo) in a clinical trial, significantly more patients lived longer and saw their tumors shrink than on chemotherapy alone. (dr. kloecker) it's changed my approach to treating patients. (avo) keytruda may be used with certain chemotherapies as your first treatment if you have advanced nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer and you do not have an abnormal

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>> reporter: he had pleaded guilty in 2004 to fondling two boys under 14 who worked at the church in nuke. he was sentenced to three years probation and barred indefinitely from any future contact with children in the state of new jersey. a prosecutor in the case 15 years ago couldn't believe how this happened. >> i was shocked. i didn't know i had left the country. we prosecute many cases throughout the year. i don't know how it is that he left the country. >> reporter: the defrocked priest tells an nbc news reporter in an exclusive interview that he is remorseful and his knew employer knew about his criminal conviction and the urges are under control. >> i'm not telling you that maybe some day it will be there, but because i cannot prevent the future, but right now, i see the children for what they are, children. >> we think people can change, but to be at this point nearly 18 years after the event and still be talking like that is

somewhat concerning. >> reporter: a troubling past still trailing the disgraced priest. and once the story was published, his employer said that he would be fired and the school authorities are investigating. meantime the former new jersey prosecutor also plans to find out how he left the country. >> disturbing. >> good on those reporters otherwise the school may not even know this. >> amazing how much he shared in that interview. >> kathy, thank you. still to come right here, the dirty dozen, the just released list of fruits and veggies with the most pesticides. how you can keep your family oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds?

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actually on nethese products an how much you are consuming. so stuff that is good to think about, we can give you a list of things to do. if you can go organic, yeah, that would be great. but a point that i'd like to make, a lot of organic food actually has trace amount of pesticides s and some other foo can be considered organ i go. >> i see three extra bucks for strawberries that are organic so i buy the other. does washing them off do any good? >> it definitely does. so second point, definitely wash your fruits and vegetables. >> say blueberries, just run them under cold water? >> he won't gyou won't get rid everything, but you can go a long way. so absolutely better to eat either organic or conventionally

grown than not to eat them at all. >> and a study has a link between sugary drinks and higher risk of mortality. >> and we've known that they can increase the risk of certain conditions like type 2 diabetes. what we didn't know is whether or not it could increase your risk of early death and this study found that they can particularly among women and particularly death from car yoe vascular disease. if you look at the numbers, it is pretty striking. one sugar sweetened beverage per month, you increase your risk by 1%. but it goes up to 21% if you are drinking two or more per day. >> and finally huge news for women, the fda has approved a postpartum drug? >> first of all, it is the first fda approved treatment at all for postpartum depression. this is a medication that will probably have -- see its most application in women who have moderate to severe postpartum depression who have not for example responded to standard

therapy. important things to note. it is an iv infusion, this is not a pill. this is something that you need to be given in a medically supervised setting. it is a two night stay. it is a 60 hour infusion. and it is quite expensive. about $20,000 to $35,000 per treatment. but they are hoping of course that it is only going to be one treatment for these women. it worked quickly and it works incredibly well. >> busy time for you too. thank you for coming in. still to come, it is the scariest movie to hit theaters in a long time, at least that is what they say.director tells us

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good saturday morning. it's 5:56. here's a look outside. cloudy skies over walnut creek. as we pak wake up on this first weekend of spring, thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has our microclimate forecast. >> we were just talking about how it was pouring rain this morning. here's doppler radar. i want to show you the wide look so you can see the storm trekking southward and eastward as well. main impacts yesterday when the storm moved in was in the north bay with the highest rain totals. you can see we have some pockets of rain moving in through the tri valley, east bay, parts of

the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. if we get in closer you can see where the red and yellow pockets are, now it's light rain over morgan hill. santa cruz seeing some wet conditions in through that area. in the north bay, the majority of that rain off to the fairfield, concord area. this is a live look outside. the roads are still wet. temperatures are not very cold into the afternoon, but they will be cool. we have upper 50s, low 60s. not a bad saturday, we'll dry out into sunday, i have your seven-day forecast coming up. >> we'll see you for that. thanks. to a developing story now in contra costa county, possible election meddling as a state investigation is opened over a suspicious e-mail. the assistant registrar of voters confirmed someone opened an e-mail they shouldn't have opened. it set off alarms in the

registrar of voters office in martinez. there's concern the e-mail in question could have been designed to hack into the elections internet system. there's no indication that it happened, but officials are not taking chances, especially in light of the robert mueller investigation on russian interference. we don't know when that suspicious e-mail was opened, but we do know that the feds and the state are involved to make sure nothing was breached. now to san francisco where police say they arrested a man who stole a gun off a baggage carrousel at sfo. we were the first to bring you the story last month. the man was arrested thursday morning. here is surveillance video of the crime. he is accused of stealing the container that had a pistol and ammunition in it. it was clearly improperly marked and mistakenly put on the carrousel. now for a warning to the willow glen neighborhood. be on the lookout for someone shooting at cars with a pellet gun or some sort of weapon. one woman tells us she was

driving on minnesota avenue when they heard a pop. they told their story on facebook and soon other people replied it happened to them, too. police say victims need to call police immediately so they can investigate. police say it's important to try to get a suspect or vehicle description. we have much more coming up on "today in the bay." new signs, a new scoreboard plus more delicious food. we'll tell you what's new at oracle park, the home of the giants. that, all your top stores and weather at 7:00. we hope you join us. back to the "today" show. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it.

but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. good morning. breaking news, what did mueller find. a day after special counsel robert mueller handed in his final report about whether anyone in the trump campaign helped russia interfere in the 2016 election, this morning anticipation is building about what is in it. the president declaring before it was released that he would be exonerated. >> there was no collusion, no obstruction. everybody knows it. it's all a big hoax. >> congressional leaders could be briefed on the report as early as this weekend. this morning questions swirling good what t about what the special counsel found and whether the public will ever see the entire report. we have live team coverage.

vehicictory over isis. years after they declared a caliphate in syria, u.s. backed forces say this morning the last stronghold has finally been freed. this hours after president trump declared victory. and marching on, march madness is in full effect this weekend as top seeded duke and north carolina easily move on to the second round. >> witherspoon, no. and it is over. >> but there were a few upsets as well. and now it is town todown to 32 today, march 23, 2019. welcome back to "today." >> a lot of americans last night, robert mueller, march madness, we'll be talking about both. the country is waiting for more answers after robert mueller submitted his final report to the attorney general william barr. >> it is an investigation almost

two years in the making and now everyone wondering what robert mueller's team found. our team has been working around the clock. let's begin with pete williams. good morning. >> good morning. attorney general barr is studying that report now and he is the one who will decide how much of it can be ghich given to congress and also made public and he is well aware of the intense interest in finding out as much about it as possible. it is robert mueller's final act as special counsel, formally ending his investigation just two months shy of two years after he was appointed to find out whether anyone in the trump campaign helped the russians meddle in the election. following federal rules, mueller submitted his confidential report directly to attorney general william barr. in a letter, barr said the report explains who mueller prosecuted and who he investigated but did not prosecute. the letter said barr might be able to advise congress of the report's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend.

but mueller did not issue anymore indictments and law enforcement officials say no other special counsel indictments were filed under seal that have not yet been made public. as for what else can be revealed about the mueller report, barr said at his confirmation hearing that he understands the intense interest in what mueller found. >> i will make as much information available as i can consistent with the rules and regulations that are part of the special counsel regulations. >> reporter: in his letter to congress, barr said that he would consult with mueller and rod rosenstein about how much of the mueller report can be made public beyond the bare bones of who was prosecuted and who was not. the house voted unanimously last week urging barr to release the whole thing. during his two year investigation, mueller brought charges against 34 people in all, six of them connected to the trump campaign but none of them were accused of helping russia meddle in the election.

and even though mueller's work is done, other investigations are still under way in new york, washington and virginia. >> pete, thank you. >> hours before that report was finalized, president trump said once again that he was certain that it would find no collusion. since the report has been handed over to the attorney general though, we haven't heard a word at least publicly from the president. kelly owe donele ow'donnell a traveling with the president in florida. >> reporter: and noteworthy today, twitter restraint. that is unusual given his twitter habit. we know he spent time with family dining at mar-a-lago and dropping into a fundraiser for the local republican party held at his resort. and now his administration and re-election team have to measure and plan for any legal and political fallout still to come. uncharacteristic calm after nearly two years of storm. >> let it come out.

let people see it. that is up to the attorney general. >> reporter: this weekend may not be a typical relaxing getaway. senior staff who rarely make these weekend trips jointed the president at mar-a-lago. two top white house lawyers plus a larger press team including sarah sanders who framed the white house as observers watching whatever may come. the next steps are up to attorney general barr, and we look forward to the process taking its course. the white house has not received or been briefed on the special counsel's report. from the president's outside personal lawyers, rudy giuliani and jay sekulow -- we're pleased that the office of special counsel has delivered its report to the attorney general. giuliani also telling nbc news the president's legal team is not demanding early access to the report saying that is up to the department of justice and they are confident that it will be handled properly. >> this should never happen to

another president because most presidents wouldn't be able to take it. >> reporter: mueller turning in his report caps a week where the president's emotions were laid bare. >> i got 63 million votes. and now somebody just writes a report? i think it is ridiculous. but i want to see the report. >> reporter: from repeatedly lashing out at the late senator john mccain -- >> i've never liked him much. hasn't been for me. >> reporter: to his russia probe refrain. >> there was no collusion, no obstruction, everybody knows it. it is all a big hoax. >> reporter: now left waiting on william barr's next move. >> the attorney general highly respected, ultimately will made a decision. >> reporter: and the president's outside lawyer rudy giuliani tells me that so far the president does not have a personal comment on the mueller report being submitted and the investigation concluded. today house democrats will be holding a conference call to talk about the report and their

own next steps this afternoon. no word from the white house on any reaction to what democrats will have to say. the president is expected to spend today and tomorrow here in florida. >> kelly o'donnell on the ground in west palm beach, thank you. >> as we've said, attorney general barr said if he could brief congressional leaders on the report as soon as this weekend, but what he will tell them is anyone's guess. geoff bennett is on capitol hill with no are r more on that. >> reporter: now that the mueller report is done, the struggle to find out what is in it is just getting started. democrats and republicans calling on to be public as qu quickly as possible, but for different reasons. republicans hoiping that it will clear the president while democrats expect it might implicate him. with the special counsel's report now turned in, congressional leaders from both parties in rare agreement. democrats and republicans now

calling for attorney general bill barr to make good on his word to release as many detail as possible. >> when his report comes to you, will you share it with us as much as possible? >> consistent with regulations and the law, yes. >> reporter: republican senate leader mitch mcconnell saying in a statement, i sincerely hope that he will do so as soon as he can and with as much openness and transparency as possible. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader chuck schumer insisting on seeing the full report. >> attorney general barr must not give president trump, his lawyers or his staff any sneak preview of special counsel mueller's finding s or evidence and the white house must not be allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings or evidence should be made public. >> reporter: and democrats say they want access to the bulk of the special counsel's work. documents, interview notes and

other evidence. senator richard blumenthal, a democratic member of the judiciary committee, speaking earlier on "today." >> the american people want the mueller report, not the barr report. and the american people paid for this investigation. they deserve to know all of the findings and evidence. it is important because it was an attack on our democracy. >> reporter: by giving it a public airing, republicans hope it clears mr. trump after a 22 month investigation that he has called a witch hunt. democrats want to dig deeper to find out whether the findings implicate the president in any wrongdoing that may merit his impeachment. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler -- >> if the justice department doesn't release the whole report or tries to keep parts of it secret, we will certainly subpoena the parts of the report and we will reserve the right to call mueller to testify before the committee or to subpoena him. but we'll only do that if necessary. >> reporter: and democratic lawmakers running for president say nothing short of the public

release of the mueller report will suffice. senator kamala harris going a step further, she is calling on the attorney general to testify publicly. >> geoff bennett on capitol hill, thank you. now to other headlines. the u.s. backed syrian forces declaring victory this morning after liberating the last area in eastern syria held by isis.campaign to take back the group's territory has taken the u.s. and its partners five years, two presidencies and more than 100,000 bombs. the group self declared caliphate at its height ruled a third of both syria and iraq and served as a launch pad for extremist attacks around the world. here in the u.s., pittsburgh is bracing for more protests after a former police officer was acquitted friday in the killing of an unarmed black teenager. michael rosfeld was charged with homicide for shooting antwon rose to death as he ran away from a traffic stop last june. some protesters took to the

streets. rose's family has filed a federal civil rights lautd soon. and you still have time to try to strike it rich with tonight's powerball jackpot soaring to roughly $625 million. just pocket change, right? the multistate lottery game has gone without a winner since the day after christmas. with this one potentially becoming the seventh largest in u.s. history. if you to win and you choose to take the lump sum, you can reach me at -- just kidding. you will be walking away with just over $380 million in cash. and round two of the ncaa men's basketball tournament better known as march madness tips off later today. 32 teams are still in the hunt for the national title. last night duke rolled over north dakota state by a score of 85-62. north carolina number one in the midwest bracket beat eye owe in a 88-73. there were a few upsets. owe in 88-73. there were a few upsets. uc irvine beat kansas state,

liberty beat mississippi state and ohio state squeezed past iowa state. >> and this is when it get fun. the flames and anteaters. and my 5-year-old daughter said i can't talk, i'm watching villanova. who do you have going all the way? >> i think i have michigan in a bunch. another check of the weather now from dylan. >> i checked my brackets, lsu still in it, so i'm doing all right. if it feels cold, good reason. temperatures are well below average and it is very windy. windchill in boston, 24. syracuse, feels like 11. washington, d.c. feels like 30. detroit 23. minneapolis 22. even st. louis feels like 30. we have cold air in the eastern side of this high, we have one small area of warmer temperatures running about 5 to 10 degrees above average. minneapolis should be close to 60 today. st. louis close to 60. but on the eastern side of this,

albany only 39 degrees today. tomorrow it warms up a bit for the east coast. new york city should get up to about 55 or 60. roanoke about 66. cools off in green bay, 48. which is actually still above average. st. louis about 66. going into next week, we are going to see temperatures dip back off on again tuesday and wednesday in philadelphia, highs only in the 40s. detroit stuck in the 40s although it does start to warm up mid week. raleigh drops down to 51 for tuesday. farther to the west, mainly below average although kansas city should look pretty good we saw some pretty heavy pockets of rain move in overnight. check out the rain now. it's starting to trek more southward and eastward. we're getting a couple of showers in through the tri valley, east bay and morgan hill area. san jose had some good pockets of rain push through, now it's over morgan hill and continue to move out of the bay area. once that happens, we'll enjoy a

lovely saturday. your microclimate highs today, you won't have to worry about a heavy jacket, but cool in the upper 50s, low 60s. forecast. >> thank you. still to come, roseanne barr speaking out again about the cancellation of her series last year. now she's leveling a very now she's leveling a very personal attack a ♪ ♪

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statement. the star now speaking out about long time co-star sara gilbert telling the "washington post" she destroyed the show and my life with that tweet. in 2018, gilbert admonished barr on twitter for a racist tweet about valerie jarrett calling barr's actions abhorrent. though roseanne apologized and left twitter, abc announced just hours after that roseanne was canceled at the height of its popularity and at one point bring manage 27 million viewers. at the time she blamed taking too much ambien. >> when you're in the talg lepts business, you really have to think about how these things are perceived not just by yourself, but by others. it didn't surprise me that they moved to sever ties when they saw that. >> i know roseanne would want me to watch over the family. >> no, it would kill her. >> reporter: abc's roseanne's spinoff has just been renewed for a second season and features much of the original show's cast with one glaring exception.

>> i don't believe that sara gilbert is trying to destroy row sha roseanne. but sara gilbert has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probablyow roseanne. but sara gilbert has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probablyw roseanne. but sara gilbert has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probably roseanne. but sara gilbert has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probablyroseann. but sara gilbert has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probably is upsetting too roseanne. >> gilbert says she's is heart broken over the original show but that barr will always be family and she will always love oh, san. roseanne. >> steve, thank you. moving on to "us," the film is not only expected to dominate the box office this weekend, but critics say it cements peele's status as the master of horror. may have find yourself leaving the theater with more questions than answers. we got one of the answers from the director himself. >> we know what this movie is about, but beyond that --

>> the main thing i wanted to talk about was our ability to point the finger outward and our inability to point the finger inward. so what i mean by that, we're a nation, we're a culture, we're a race of beings that fear what we don't understand and what we don't know and the invader and the outsider and the other. and maybe we are our own worst enemy in the end. >> interesting. one of those answers, yes. "us" is from universal pictures. and you can catch willie's interview with lupita nyong'o tomorrow on sunday "today." still to come, the rising nba star who has a very unique talent and is now sharing it with the

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good saturday morning. it's 6:26. taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. some wet pavement there. we've been seeing rain early this morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. >> we've already seen the heaviest of the rain. if you're waking up wondering whether it will be a washout on saturday, it's not. look at the rain now. a lot of it and some more southward creeping on in to sacramento. the majority of the heavy pockets are out of the area. we're seeing scattered showers into the tri valley, morgan hill and the santa cruz mountains. vacaville, concord, danville seeing some rain.

look at the microclimate highs for today. once that rain moves out, we'll have a nice day outside of the wet roads. it will be muddy out there. the temperatures will be pleasant. we're talking upper 50s, low 60s for the afternoon. this will set us up for a lovely weekend ahead. not too concerned about rain this weekend, but just as we get ready to enjoy our beautiful weekend, we will be seeing another system make it's way in in time for the work week. that looks like it will pack a good rainfall total punch. for today, just grab a light jacket. >> just as we're starting to enjoy it. you have to laugh. we'll see you at 7:00, vianey. thanks. we want to take you to a developing story now in contra costa county, possible election meddling as a state investigation is opened over a suspicious e-mail. the assistant registrar of voters confirmed someone opened an e-mail they shouldn't have opened. it set off alarms in the

registrar of voters office in martinez. there's concern the e-mail in question could have been designed to hack into the elections internet system. there's no indication that it happened, but officials are not taking chances, especially in light of the robert mueller investigation on russian interference. we don't know when that suspicious e-mail was opened, but we do know that the feds and the state are involved to make sure nothing was breached. now to san francisco where police say they arrested a man who stole a gun off a baggage carrousel at sfo. we were the first to bring you the story last month. this man, dermott o'sullivan, was arrested last thursday morning. here is surveillance video of the crime. he is accused of stealing the container that had a pistol and ammunition in it. it was clearly and properly marked, but mistakenly put on the carrousel. now for a warning to the willow glen neighborhood. be on the lookout for someone shooting at cars with a pellet gun or some sort of weapon. one woman tells us she was

driving on minnesota avenue when they heard a pop. they told their story on facebook and soon other people replied it happened to them, too. police say victims need to call 911 immediately so they can investigate. police say it's important to try to get a suspect or vehicle description. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a new name, new signs, and even a new scoreboard. we'll also tell you about the food. all the new stuff going on at oracle park, the new home of the san francisco giants. that, all your top stores and weather at 7:00. we hope you join us. back to the "today" show.

we are back on this saturday morning, march 23, 2019. and it is clearly spring break on new york city. we have a huge crowd here with us. let me hear you guys now. [ cheers ] >> my goodness. >> good group. thank you for spending some of your saturday morning with us. >> happy spring. it is freezing out here. still to come, spring has sprung and that means big changes ahead including why now might be the best time to buy a new home or get ready to sell your. we'll have tips for people looking to do both. and then if you are not planning on buying or selling,

we'll show you what you can do to spruce up the house, make it feel a little new. and later we'll take you inside one of the hottest inside chicago and show you why this is always fully booked. and we have the restaurant's award winning chef in our kitchen showing us how to cook up perfect pasta at home. >> always good eats in chicago. but first with march madness in full swing, the nation's eyes are on the hard court. but sometimes it is an athlete's moves off the court that catch our attention. >> navigating the nba at 20 is hard enough, but jared allen is doing that and a lot more. he is taking his passion for technology and showing the next generation that you can be more than one thing. i caught up with the texas native at the nets training facility where he was working with kids who are part of 4-h. >> reporter: at 6'11", the nets center makes an entrance. because today he is not blocking

shots, he is working with staunl students on something entirely different. coding. is it true you built your own computer back in the day? >> built my own computer when i was a sophomore in high school. i taught myself looking up youtube videos and online information forums. >> reporter: what is it about electronics that you love? >> they civil are simple. you connect stuff and they either work or don't work with. >> reporter: and since joining the nba, he has given back. like taking kids grocery shopping but with a twist, filling their carts at $100 or less and using math. off the courts, allen is actively involved in the nets'

initiative to promote science, technology, engineering and math education better known as s.t.e.m. on the court, he is a powerhouse. earlier this season, blocking one of basketball's greats lebron james with. what did that feel like? >> that is another surreal moment. lebron arguably the best player that ever played the game of basketball. and to get the opportunity to even be able to block the shot, that is an accomplishment. >> reporter: his father leonard was once a basketball player himself, but now he works for dell computers. >> he's been working there almost 10, 12 years now. my brother, he actually is a better coder than i am. so he is into computers. it is just a computer household. my dad gave that to me. he never forced basketball to me. he wanted me to be a normal kid, he didn't want basketball to suffocate me. >> reporter: he may tower over me, and thieves middle schoolers, but he is not much

older. >> what is jared like? >> i feel like is he like one of us.>> what is jared like? >> i feel like is he like one of us. a kid at heart. >> i want them to know that there is a lot of opportunity for everybody, not only a kid or an adult. you have the opportunity to take a passion that you love and spread did it other people like doing. >> he says if he didn't play basketball, he'd still be in school studying sigh dole gi. he is turning 21 next month. i asked him what is next and he said he doesn't like to look too far in the future, he just wants to get better. but those kids obviously he is a rock star, but he is so close to their age that it is one of those things where they recognize i don't have to do just one thing. you can be an nba rock star and still be awesome in the classroom. >> did he give you any tips? >> no, i tried to get by him. there is really nothing. almost like my ball was just a fly. and you have the forecast. >> it is cold, but it is spring. so let's take a look at the

spring outlook. today we have rain in the middle of the country that could lead to more flooding. but as we continue through the next couple of months, it does look like temperatures will be below average for the middle of the country. warmer for the east coast. and also for the west coast. as for precipitation, it also looks wetter in the middle of the country which is why we will see colder temperatures. wetter in the southeast and drier out west which is kind of a relief considering how wet you probably heard the rain overnight and early this morning. if you're waking up worried about the rain throughout your afternoon, don't worry, a lot of this rain is starting to move out of the bay area. we're still seeing showers push through the tri valley. rain moved through morgan hill. as far as rain being a factor for your saturday, once that rain moves out, we'll have a beautiful day ahead. temperatures will be cool.

so, plan accordingly, upper 50s, low 60s. thanks for hanging out with me. >> anytime. >> that is your latest forecast. >> this is my time to take selfies with everybody. coming up next, the home real estate market is blooming. expert tips for buying or selling your home, just ahead. but first these messages. man: one, two, here we go! ♪ i'm alive, i'm alive ♪ ♪ i'm alive, i'm alive, i'm alive... ♪ alive! gives you more vitamins and minerals

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welcome back. spring has finally splurung. and that means this is the best season for buying homes, selling them too. housing insiders are expected the market to pick back up. ariel, nice to see you. so walk us through this right now. let's give people a to-do list. what is the first thing that needs to be on your list as you begin the buying or selling process? >> first thing is research the neighborhood that you are interested in. you can do that on apps like red fin and realtor.com. you are looking at the last three months of sales data to see how things are priced, how quickly they are selling and that will give you an idea of how competitive the market is. >> and really about the neighborhood more broadly. >> yeah, getting to note

neighborhood more broadly. >> best practices for picking a real estate agent. obviously at the end of the day a lot of this comes down to trusting the person you're working with. >> right. whether buying or selling, interview around three agents. you are looking for a sense that they are listening to your needs and priorities, but you also want to ask how much experience they have and what sort of relationships that they have with other agents in the area because that is really important. if you are a buyer, there are specific agents called exclusive booif buyers agents. they only work with buyers, which means less risk of a conflict of interest. >> is that something that you can negotiate? >> you can negotiate a little bit, but i think that you really just want to make sure that the agent will listen to you and understands what you are after. >> looking after your best interests. let's focus on the home buying process. how do you get the most bang for your buck?

>> first get pre-qualified for your mortgage. it doesn't mean that you have to spend that much. it is really important to set a budget that you are comfortable with. and then that is where the fun starts. you can hit some openhouse, finding out what you like and don't like in a home. your agent will take you on private when you are ready to m an offer, your agent can tell you if there are any pending offers. if there aren't, maybe you can low ball a little bit. and then once under contract, go back to those mortgage lenders. it is so important because it can save you hundreds of dollars a year if you shop around for a mortgage. so use a comparison tool to compare rates, check monthly rates. >> tell them you got a better deal elsewhere if you want my business. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about the other side of the equation. you may be considering the possibility of selling. what are the best things to know

as you consider that process? >> pricing is so important. what we're hearing is that there aren't as many bidding wars this year. and your agent will help you with that. but they are the expert. and then it is just about getting the home ready for the market. so it is cleaning it up, getting rid of clutter, putting away family photos so the buy can really envision themselves in your home. and fixing any damages. and then go outside and see if there are small things that you can do, fix up the lawn, paint your front door, update your house numbers, little things like that buyers notice. and maybe some stages. it can pay to hire a staging company. it is around $700, but buyers often pay more for a staged home. >> all right. nice to see you. appreciate your time. also coming up, if you are not buying or selling your home, you might be thinking about that process of sprucing it up nonetheless. we'll show you how to redecorate we'll show you how to redecorate with some of the latest trends,

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. we're back and still talking homes. spring is the perfect time to recharge some of the rooms in your house, but what is the best way to redecorate and what is trending now. francesco is here. and you have something everybody can remember, the four rs. >> yeah, revamp, renovate, redecorate and recharge. >> so where do we begin? >> age old question. for people that don't really know where to begin, there are a lot of great places on line. as easy as going online and just like exploring some of the styles that they have. you will take a style quiz, answer a few questions, upload your measurements, i did mentions. you can also shop on there. they have great relationships with your favorite retailer. a fraction of the cost for your

designer. >> i like it because everybody can do it. >> this couple right here, the nursery is like -- okay, this is actually a dining room nook. the right is the rendering, that was the before and that is the after. so that is what i'm talking about. they needed the nursery and they didn't know where to put it. >> can't beat it. what is this? >> renovation. i recently renovated a small space. it can also be reasonable. so think about your entrance, foyer, bathrooms. the stick tile is still good. i went to way accoufair and got this. they have everything for renovations. these sconces, they had great sconces. and then just throw a little shelf up on the wall instead of a table so it is not heavy looking and you get more space. and if you don't want to do this big of a renovation, you can do

maybe for your back splash or fireplace mantels. and this is actually peel and stick. so if you don't want to deal with the grout and stuff. >> i love this. >> for a kitchen, it is just simple, easy, affordable. and i think pretty impressive. >> and it is so clean, not too clu cluttered at the front door. so this is a big deal here. we'll attempt to renovate live within minutes on the show. this is how quickly you can change your living room. >> you even just one piece of furniture like a -- let me just show you. guys, canky get some help? let's get the old dark wood out of here and bring in something fresh and white. white stantly impacts your room. it makes it feel live and clean. and you want to cluster your

florals together. it is a great way to think this is what i want you to do from now on especially in spring, group them together. and then artwork, a lot of high end designers are showing large art. it is expensive. so if you get two piecesen a put it together and make it looks like one. a little this way, guys. >> and that is a great idea. >> it is affordable and impactful. and of course think about your pillows. these are a little grab. let's throw these out and again bring in some of the pops of white, a little accent color. >> we just redecorated a room in 3:30. i'm giving you a high five. thank you. >> will you accept this tulip? >> yes, i will. >> yes, i will. coming up next, dylan still fresh... ♪

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and while chef share are a hara a darling. pull culinary world, here her pasta is often hand made and to order. where did your love of food come from? >> it came from eating first. it always meant family and friends and that love of togetherness i yearn for. >> reporter: many of these diners have waited months to be delighted by their menu. even a simple salad isn't so simple. can we just brag on you for a little bit? james beard best new chef, best restaurant in america. you were on iron chef, top chef. >> yes. >> you were the first person to actually beat bobby flay. >> yes, that is true. >> how does it feel to check off all those things?

>> i'm really blessed. i can't believe the accolades that we've received. month vera monteverde is really my heart. >> reporter: she grew up cooking with her gland parerand pathpar. it was there she fell in love with comfort food. >> i always say it is an ingredient that you can't add is the heart and soul. it sounds cheesy, but when you really do that, it is different. and you can taste the difference. >> what do you want them feeling when they walk away? >> i want them full and happy of course. but restored. that's what i want people to leave and go aah. and this was incredible and i can't wait it book another reservation. and chef sarah is joining me now this morning. it is so nice to have you here. >> this is great. i'm so excited. >> and your restaurant is all

about homemade pasta, made to order. and you have some interesting tools. >> pasta is so versatile. i always have a box of dry spaghetti. so feel free to do that. you can buy sheets, you can make them fresh. the guitar strings cut the pasta and you can roll it by hand if you don't have that. let's make some sauce because that is the best part flp we'. >> we're just going to start eating. >> and this sauce oig is what i call salumi sauce. i always have these little loose end pieces of cured meat. what do you do with them. and they are real flavor bombs. >> just throw it all in. >> and a little bit of ground beef. cook it for about five, ten minutes. caramelized onions, add a layer

of sweetness to the dish. this is all layering flavor. >> and you cook those slow? >> slow. and a little bit of salt and sometimes a little bit of butter. tomato paste is great. a little bit of ground fennel seed. and chilwhich i a chilli flake. i like a good amount. and you will add your meet back in. we added the onions and it goes back in. gliz it with tglaze it with the. >> you can guys tastes layers of flavor? >> when peter starts making noises, it is good. >> let it simmer for about 45 to 50 minutes. >> okay. >> here i love to marry the

pasta with the sauce. this is not just the ladle on top. this is take your pasta pot, add your sauce to it. stir it together. >> so you mix the pasta sauce all in. >> yeah, we call it the marriage ceremony. >> and this is a pistachio pes to -- >> with green olives, capers. changes the game for sure. >> you are amazing. if you want these recipes, head to today.com/food. >> it is worth to go to the website for these recipes. >> so good. >> that will do it for us on a saturday morning. tomorrow, willie will sit down with lupita nyong'o talking about "black panther" and what it was like to star in the new horror film "us." >> and monday we'll introduce you to influence her investing in the female business. and an entrepreneur who made big

changes of a steering how hard it is to get the money needed to launch an idea. >> we hope you have a great day. have a great weekend, everybody. coming up next, on today in the bay .... possible election meddling... not in russia. but in the bay area. what we )re learning about a possible election hack ... all done by email. good morning. coming up next, possible election meddling, all done by e-mail. and how did a man with a gun and almost 80 rounds of am anything almost get into san francisco general hospital. >> and the rest of the weekend should be dry and sunny. san jose

good saturday morning. it's 6:59. here's a live look outside in san jose. some slick pavement out there. we were seeing early morning showers and what is on tap for our first weekend of spring? we're about to find out. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana is here with our microclimate forecast. we are both in our florals trying to bring the sunshine.

>> we'll bring a bit of it. but we do have those spring showers. that's thanks to a cold front that swept in overnight. i want to start with the wide look. if i zoom in closer, you can see where the rain tracked southward. we have showers pushing into sacramento. the north dbay saw one to two inches. the rest of the bay area, not much. still a good amount of rain overnight. definitely heavier pockets this morning especially if you were up from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m. as far as the rain into this afternoon, if you're planning your day, don't worry, you won't need your umbrella. a lot of that rain will move out. it's near the tri valley, livermore. as far as the temperatures, 50s, 40s. the daytime high will climb into the 50s, low