in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with the live local update. >> join us nbcbayarea.com. have a good one. good morning. should be good news whether you are democrat orepublican. >> calling out the special counsel for what he did not do and the president's attack on the fbi. >> i don't think we have seen history of our country the president trying to burn down an institution of justice. >> jussie smollett's charges all dropped.

the president is calling it an embarrassment. >> the decision to provide an alternative resolution to this case was made balssed on the evidence. a live interview with the actor's attorney on the deal and the decision and what's next. >> the big fix, boeing says it is ready to improve safety on its 737 max planes. while the head of the faa is calling the capitol hill facing tough questions why there was a delay in grounding the aircraft in the first place. >> shocking video of a team raid with officers gun drawn, the target was a two-year-old with a fever. a surprise case of the bridge fallen over the case. >> just a seingle winner in the7 million powerball jackpot.

could it be you? today is thursday, march 28th, 2019. from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kopt. >> good morning to you. >> breaking this morning on jussie smollett's case. president tweeted, the fbi will review what he calls this outrageous jussie smollett's case in chicago and adding an embarrassment to our nation. sounds like the federal government is going to look at the circumstances surrounding these charges. we'll have a live interview. we'll get right to our top story. james comey raising new questions and concerns in an exclusive interview with lester holt over the outcome of the

mueller investigation, lester holt woke up early and is with us this morning. >> great to see you. >> great to see you. >> mueller says on the collusion question, he does not see this as a repute of the fbi work. he's not critical of any of the finding but he does have questions. >> is this a case of questions asked and answered on the issue of collusion? is this over? >> well, not over until the we see the transparency. the important question is answered. the russia thing was not a hoax. we were right there was a massive effort to elect him and defeat hillary clinton. no americans were apart of that effort. believe it or not, that's good news whether you are democrats or republicans. >> president trump is taking a victory lap claiming indication on the issue of his campaign. >> he's making a bold claim of

the four-page we got with general barr. there was nothing between this campaign and russia. so on that bases, should he be breathing a sigh of relief. >> i don't know if i read the letter of the letter attorney general that way. the special counsel did not find the evidence established that there is any conspiracy between americans and the russians. whatever evidence there is or may be that fall short of that standard, i have no idea. >> establish is the word that you are honing in? >> correct. >> mr. mueller decides not to make a judgment on that particular issue. does that alone surprise you? >> it does. the purpose of the special counsel is to make sure the political, the attorney general, does not make the ultimate call on whether the subject of the investigation, the president of the united states should be held criminally liable for activities that are under investigation. the idea that the special counsel would not reach the question and hand it to the

political leadership does not make sense. i don't prejudge it, it does not make sense on its faith poi. >> there was your firing a few days after that. >> in fact, i said to myself, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. >> what did you think when you heard that? >> i thought that's potentially obstruction of justice. i hope somebody is going to look at that. >> again, the president appears to be saying and i don't know what's in his head which i can't reach a collusion. what he appears to be saying is i got rid of this guy and shut down the investigation that threatened me. >> democrats are pushing for the release of the full report and exploring legal options for subpoenaing robert mueller if it is not made public. >> you want this full thing out? >> it has to. >> the bedrock of the department justice which bill lone stbarr and mueller love is that people

have faith in the trial. the only way to protect the bedrock of their confidence is show them their work. >> president trump says it should never happen to another president. >> the iranians, it is totally made up. the iranian helped elect barack obama because they think they got a better nuclear deal. during that election, an aide met with the iranians. the fbi found out about that and we should not investigate that? and the president lied about his contact and president obama asked me to drop the investigation about that and fires me, who on earth does not think the fbi should investigate that.

t >> have the justice system, the fbi have been worth it? >> i don't know. i don't think we have seen h history of our country of the president tried to burn down the institution of justice because he saw it as a threat. in the long run, the institution is fine and the american people know them and know this president and know what he's line. yes, because i think the people of the united states are going to see what i know about the fbi. >> it is a fascinating conversation, lester. on the issue of rosenstein and william barr concluded in the letter charges don't lie of the obstruction of justice case. he said he consulted with rod rosenste rosenstein, did comey say anything about that of rosenstein was involved in the decision of not charging? >> he did. his point is, he's curious,

ultimately he could be a witness in a potential of obstruction and he has seen over the entirety of the case. maybe he talked to folks that's okay. he's curious of one of the many things. >> did you get the sense when you were sitting with james comey that he was disappointed of the results of this? >> not at all. he did not wish for any particular outcome other for the system to be able to follow through. he kept on repeating that. it was not a sense of shock. he did have questions, something does not make sense to him. he knows and we all have to know that we have not seen the mueller report so he's holding his breath on it for now. >> lester, thank you for getting up early with us. >> this morning, the backlash is growing stronger against the secretary of education. halie jackson continues on this

story, good morning. >> reporter: good morning savannah, betsy devos, will be back on capitol hill today and she will certainly face new questions about the trump administration proposals for the special olympics. this touched the nerves of a lot of people including advocates and the athletes themselves. >> reporter: all over the country and the internet this morning, special olympians sharing their story. >> i love my teammates and special olympics. >> i enjoyed being around with athletes that loves to compete and have fun and do their best. >> reporter: that's a sampling to the reaction to this. >> what is it that we have a problem with children who are in special education? >>. >> reporter: betsy devos defending across the board proposed bujdget cuts including $17 million from the special olympics. >> this is a question of how many kids. >> i don't know the number of kids.

>> it is 272,000 kids. i will answer for you, it is okay. no problem. it is 232,000 kids that are affected. >> an organization that's supported by the sector as well. >> reporter: not your best, her mother founded the special olympics in 1968. >> what message do you think it sends that secretary devos want to cut your funding? >> it sends a message to everybody that you have to fight what's good and it is never easy. our athletes know that. we have toll fig fight for deca be seen. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the backlash. >> we should continue to support the special olympics. >> reporter: lawmakers who decide on funding say congress will not cut it.

devos on defense is pointing to how the add menstruatiministrat kids in other ways, the federal can't fund every worthy program one that enjoys robust support from private nations. >> reporter: she points out she personally supported the special olympics with her own donation. i asked time shriver what he would say to devos? he hopes to use the power to champion the rights of people of disabilities. >> good morning. boeing has the software fix already that should correct the glitz that were responsible for two recent crashes. will the max be ak back in the

in time for the busy traveling season. testimony kess tom costello is live with us. >> reporter: america is cancelling many flights. the faa says it will not fly that plane again, not approve it to fly until it is safe after these two overse sea crashes. >> reporter: 18 days since flight 302 crashed and five months of the lion air crash. boeing says it has a new software fix on the 737 max. >> we are working around the world to restore faith in our industry. >> reporter: boeing briefed 200 airline pilots and executives. >> reporter: are you going to feel confident flying the plane again? >> yes, we are confident in flying the aircraft. what they have done and what was

explained to us in details are significant enhancements to the system. >> reporter: this is the upgrade, boeing wants the faa to improve. two sensors will apply the plane's angle of attack. not just one. if the sensor disagree and indicator lights will warn the pilots. triggering a new mcas system on the max and pushing the indonesia plane into the sea. now pilots will be able to over ride mcas easily. max pilots can learn the difference 30 minutes on an ipad. congress wants answer, why the faa was so slow to ground the max while every other country already has. >> there was no factual bases upon which to ground the planes. so conversely if you don't have the factual bases upon which to ground the planes, how do you

unground it? >> reporter: more questions now that the plane is grounded? how will the faa ensuring the americans to fly again. >> we don't know the primary causes of these zaccidents. when we do, you have manyy assurance that they don't happen again. >> reporter: boeing's assembly line in seattle is rolling them out. the new and expensive planes are piling up and nowhere to go. >> reporter: so american, united and southwest all say they are encouraged by this idea the boeing has, the software upgrade. they want the faa to do its job to mistake sure the plane is safe and recertify it once it is. >> tom costello. >> thank you. if you are waking up that you won last night's massive powerball pot. hope you bought your ticket in

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valley, we could see some totals of 3 inches of rain. we expect to see some flood watch posted. we'll get your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ds also make the best almondmilk creamer. good morning. i'm meteorologist care hall. here is a look at storm ranger tracking some spotty rain for the bay area. we've even some thunderstorms farther to the north. as we get a closer look at the south bay, rain moving into san jose, also on 280 just north of saratoga. we are going to be seeing the unsettled weather continued

today, even some thunderstorms possible with small hail. we'll be watching out for those rain chances but all this clears out tomorrow and the weekend is looking very nice as our temperatures warm into the 70s. o fire up. we have the details coming up. >> all right. >> alergies season starting to fire up. >> we'll have more on it actually. >> it is never going to end. >> al, thank you so much. >> coming up, the fbi now is looking into the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of criminal charges against jussie smollett. we'll have the latest on that and a live interview with the act actor's attorney just ahead. an unexpected twist of the troubling bridge case, the teen edhind it is l

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check of your weather before you head out the door. >> we're tracking spotty rain on storm ranger. the lightning we've seen is off the coast. we're going to watch out for thunderstorms today. in the south bay, some light scattered showers, make the commute a little more wet. the rain will be off and on throughout the day and a little more unsettled as we go into the next 24 hours. still going to see our rain chances today and some breezy winds along with cooler temperatures. our highest chance of rain will be in the north bay. after that moves out, we'll have a clear weekend and temperatures warming up into the low 70s inland. let's head to mike for an update on the commute. >> not quite as clear. despite the roadways in many patches, green highlighting. slowing north of san jose, south of 17 big moody curve a crash on the lanes. northbound did recover quite a bit from a half hour ago. still north 17 and 101 on the

right slowing from morgan hill out of san martine. normal commute with a crash, back-up, smooth drive for the rest. back to you. >> all right. we'll have another news update in 30 minutes. [ loud traffic sounds ] [ distant traffic sounds ]

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>> exactly. >> we'll get a check of "today's" headlines. former fbi director james comey weighing in for the first time since special counsel robert mueller concluded his investigation in an exclusive interview with holt. comey said the report proves the fbi was right that there was a massive russian effort to get president trump elected. now democrats are pushing for the release of the full report and exploring legal options for subpoenaing robert mueller if it's not made public. comey agrees. he says transparency is key. >> you want this whole thing out? >> it has to. because the bedrock of the department of justice which bill barr loves and bob mueller love and i love is that people have faith and confidence that it's not part of a political tribe and the only way to establish that and to protect that bedrock of their confidence is to show them your work and so we have to see it here. >> comey said mueller's judgment that there was no collusion was good news no matter what party you're associated with. an arizona family is

fighting to get its three children back. they were removed from the home by police in the middle of night and it started because one of the children had a high fever. you can see police officers there forcing their way into the family's home. it started last month when the family took their 2-year-old son to the doctor with a fever. the clinic told the parents told the parents to take the boy to the er. after they left the clinic the parents said the boy's fever broke. dcs has not commented on this case because of privacy laws. now to this morning's breaking news in the jussie smollett case. federal officials now looking into the decision by prosecutors to drop those charges despite fact that prosecutors and police still insist that jussie smollett faked that racist attack and lied to investigators. we're going to talk to one of jussie smollett's attorneys in a

moment. first miguel almaguer has the very latest. >> reporter: good morning. the president just tweeted his reaction to this story writing the fbi and doj to review the outrageous jussie smollett case in chicago. it's an embarrassment to our nation. after the actor was indicted on 16 felonies he could have faced up to 48 years in prison. legal experts don't expect him to get any serious jail time, if any but what they did believe he would being convicted of lying to investigators. now the county's top prosecutor is in the hot seat. with jussie smollett facing no criminal charges today the county's top prosecutor is under new scrutiny. kim foxx said she reaccused herself from the case after speaking to jussie smollett early in the investigation. >> these conversations while permissionable and allowable have entered another realm when my victim has become a suspect. >> she first came under fire two weeks ago the "chicago tribune"

releasing emails between her and michele obama's former chief of staff. she said she was only trying to put foxx in touch with the alleged victim's family who expressed concern over chicago pd's handling of the case. according to the tribune, foxx tested jussie smollett's family asking if the feds could handle the investigation. the family's response, omg, this would be a huge victory. foxx, i make no guarantees but i'm trying. the exchange not verified by nbc news. the case stayed with police and foxx says it was handled fairly given jussie smollett's lack of criminal history. >> the decision to provide an alternative restlouolution was based on the evidence. >> reporter: nbc news filed a freedom of information request chicago pd released this report,

linking the "empire" actor in detail to the brothers who investigators say he paid to orchestrate the bogus hate crime. >> never in my mind did i think they would just drop the charges. >> reporter: their former attorney says both men were ready to testify against jussie smollett. police prepared to unload even more evidence. but say they were barred from doing so by a court order. the prosecutor now says -- >> the entire file was not supposed to be sealed so they are trying to unseal the court file. >> reporter: jussie smollett's legal victory could be sweeter. nbc news learned the feds may not pursue charges of mail fraud against the actor after police say he mailed himself this fake death threat. his legal troubles may all be behind him. that federal case may be falling apart because there isn't enough hard evidence. in the meantime jussie smollett's future on television and as a singer remains unclear.

we don't know if he'll return to the show "empire" as he faces a storm of public backlash. >> we're joined by jussie smollett's attorney. good to see you. you're probably aware of this breaking news that the fbi and department of justice are now looking into the circumstances of the dismissal of charges against your client. does that concern you >> not at all. we have nothing to be concerned about because there was nothing on our end to request this, to do anything improper and to my knowledge nothing improper was done. >> people look at this. they think this is a good deal for your klein. it's a sweetheart deal and a bit suspicious. to your knowledge, since february 20th when jussie smollett was initially charged did he and his family friends associates anyone reach out to anyone in the state's attorney's office on his behalf? >> i can speck to what other people did. i don't know what those individuals did. not to my knowledge, not at our direction. that had nothing to do with why

prosecutors discussed dismissing the case. >> you don't know about any contact by friend in high places. >> no. >> kim foxx recused herself. do you know of any contact you the lawyers or anyone on jussie smollett's behalf had with kim foxx since she recused. there was no involvement with kim fog and the decision to dismiss these charges. >> the discussions were with the prosecutors who were handling the case. >> the prosecutor's office said the charges were dropped in exchange for your client's agreement to forfeit $10,000 that he had paid in a bond and to do commune service. is that correct? were those conditions on his dismissal of charges? >> there were no conditions and obviously no plea. there was no agreement in place. they did want him to for at the time the bond and that's something we discussed with him and he initially struggled with he didn't want the perception to be he did anything wrong. at the end of the day forfeiting $10,000 versus putting your life

on hold for a year was a small cost to pay. >> prosecutors are trying to say there were conditions there wasn't a get out of jail free card. you're saying he chose to forfeit that bond essentially voluntarily? >> they had asked if he would do that and we advised him he should do that because it was going to cost him almost multiples of that number to go to trial. >> what about the community service? >> we initially raised ourselves saying this is somebody who volunteered hundreds of hours, thousands of hours since he was a teenager to all sorts of organizations. something he's always done. in our discussions with the prosecution we told them about his volunteer surface. we did show them a few letters of his ongoing community service. >> was it a condition of the charges being released. >> there was no obligation. no conditions. these are things he chose to do because that's his character and again you can find out from multiple sources this is what he's done for years and years with multiple organizes. >> let's talk about some of the facts here. first of all is it your position

he is, in fact, factually innocent >> absolutely. no question. >> he didn't stage his own hate crime? >> no. absolutely not. >> he didn't send a letter fake death threat letter to himself. >> no. >> it's undisputed is it not that whatever the motive, the brothers they are the attackers here. >> when you say it's undisputed, there's more information leaks than we've received from the prosecution in discovery in this case which is a little absurd but that the situation. we've never received any of the videos that have been referenced. >> i'm talking about jussie smollett on tv. he looked at that surveillance picture, was shown the picture, asked are those your attackers. he said yes. >> when you say we know we believe that at this point with the information we've been told. a lot of information the police has put out there and said is evidence has turned out not to be evidence. we have to question he had a hard time believing because he was friendly with one of the

brothers he didn't know the older one very well. he was friendly with abel. he had a hard time believing his friend would be behind this. >> what's the motive for the brothers? >> he would be speculating at this time and i don't want to go on record right now and give my own theory of the case but i do have a theory but, you know, it is speck lakulation. >> they didn't take money, phone, car. >> no theft. nothing short of pretty much the brief interaction that you heard of. >> was it just coincidence or luck that they happened to run across him in his neighborhood at 2:00 a.m.? >> neither. so, they knew he was going to be in his neighborhood at 2:00 a.m. he had hired amp bel. jesse was in communication with abel via text and phone call.

>> he spoke to them about an hour and 15 minutes before this attack. >> correct. >> he walks out of his apartment at 2:00 a.m. and lo and behold there are these brothers waiting to attack him. did he tell them i'll be leaving the house at 2:00 a.m. >> what happened is he spoke to abel. he was delayed for four hours. he said we'll still train. when it turned out to be a four hour delay he told them we're not going train any longer and they were supposed to train in the morning and scheduling that and abel said make sure you eat. he had to eat eggs or something. >> what does that have to do with coming out of the house. >> he was being picked up by somebody. he made it clear he was on his way. on that note too, their story says that, you know, they thought or that he allegedly planned the attack for 2:00 a.m. sharp and according to the police they arrive at 1:22:00 p.m..

it's freezing cold. it's a 15 minute car ride. why would you get there 40 minutes early to wait in that cold weather which jesse got so much grief for. brothers waited in the cold for 40 minutes. >> if they were going to attack him. they were looking for their opportune. >> it makes much more sense if you look at it through that lens they were trying to catch him as soon as he got home as opposed to 2:00 a.m. >> jussie smollett was clear with police on the night of the attack his attackers were white. had masks on and gloves he saw their eyes and saw the skin surrounding their eyes. was that a false statement >> to be clear he only saw one of the attackers. he saw one through a ski mask. again he could not see their body. everything was covered. he had on a full ski mask on. he did tell police he, from what he saw he thought it was pale skin or white or pale skin. i think is what he said.

that was what he -- that's why he initially did have a hard time -- >> why did he say that? he could have said i don't know. >> he could have. >> the brothers, what are the chances that's the case that he saw somebody with light skin? >> well, you know, i think there's obviously you can disguise that. you can put make up on. there's interestingly enough a video. police with minimal investigation in this case. it took me five minutes to google. i was looking up the brothers and one of the first videos that showed up was one of the brothers in whiteface doing joker monolog. >> couple quick things. he said these individuals were yelling at him these homophobic and racist slurs. why didn't he recognize their voices. >> sure. people say this as if this is a regular interaction. if you're walking on the street and somebody screams and you turn around before you process what they look like you've been

punched in the face. next thing you know you're on the floor and being kicked. this is a very brief interaction all of 30 to 45 seconds with your head being thrown around by punches. this isn't somebody who is digesting what's happening. there's excitement and fearer and all of these things happening. >> i want to play you a portion of an interview that jesse did recently and ask you about it. about it. >> i understand how difficult it will be to find them but we gotta. i still want to believe with everything that has happened that there's something called justice. >> if he is a victim of a crime, as he contends, will he urge prosecutors to bring charges against the osundairo brothers, and will he be willing to testify? >> i think in light of what he has been through the last two months, he really just -- he's told me numerous times, i don't even care about what happened. i want to move on. what's happened after the

fact -- >> does that make sense? this is a terrible attack. >> it pales in comparison to the attack on him by the mayor, by the cpd, by the press, by the public. >> he'd be vindicated if these two were exposed as liars in a court of law, would he not? >> we'd want that. what he has been through after the fact has really been a much harsher attack than what he endured that night. this wasn't a very brutal attack, obviously. it was frightening and something he did not deserve, but they didn't beat him so badly that, you know -- he, at this point, again, has been victimized much more by what's happened afterwards than what happened that night. >> thank you for spending time and answering questions. always appreciated. always appreciated. >> at carmax? always appreciated. >> that's a great question. if you'd stop in a monsoon to help someone change a tire, save a whale that had beached itself... you're gonna be ok big guy. push! lend a hand in an old-timey barn raising... you got it, jebediah! and if the middle school dance group was down one member

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highs in the upper 50s, reaching mid to upper 60s as we go into a very nice and dry weekend. let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> we just got word from sf, avoid the scene at 4th and king, a crash at the intersection not far from or cal park, coming off the extension 280. freeways getting into the city. in fact, most of the freeways moving well. additional slowing towards matilda, the highway itself is open. congestion in sunnyvale is an issue. a crash cleared around kerner. back to you. happening in oakland, firefighters on the scene of a fire at a four-story apartment building. nbc sky ranger, happened at 6:00 near seminary avenue. today opening statements expected to begin in the third trial involving popular weedkiller roundup. two people claimed exposure to

herbicide caused them to both develop non-hodgkins lymphoma. another update in half an hour. s bay area parents and coaches charged in the college admissions scheme face a federal judge tomorrow morning out east. plus--kari hall is tracking your weekend forecast as you make your plans! tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, nbc news exclusive. former fbi director james comey weighing in on the mueller report for the first time. >> is this a case of question asked, question answered on the issue of collusion? is this over? >> well, not over until we see the transparency. i mean, the important question has been answered, right, the russia thing was not a hoax. >> this morning, we'll get comey's take on the investigation, as the president speaks out overnight. plus, behind bars. >> you need to do some jail time. >> the surprise sentencing for a young woman who pushed her friend off a bridge. >> ready? oh! >> we're live with the latest on the judge's decision, and how the victim is responding after

an emotional day in court. and catching up with kevin. kevin costner is here to talk about his latest film "the highwaymen," as well as his iconic roles. >> we need a live rooster to take the curse off of jose's glove. no one seems to know what to get milly or jimmy for a wedding present. >> you don't look like a bodyguard. >> this is my disguise. >> is this heaven? >> no, it's iowa. >> the hollywood legend live in studio 1a today, thursday, march 28th, 2019. ♪ ♪ dance in the driveway >> here with my sister. >> my beautiful wife. >> and our mom. >> for her birthday. >> from cleveland, ohio. >> we love the buckeyes. >> this is the "today" show. ♪ >> celebrating my birthday from winston-salem, north carolina. >> i listen to the "today" show on my sirius xm radio while driving to work. shoutout to "today" show

confidential, off the rails, and happy hour. >> sisters trip. >> for my birthday. >> that's a festive bunch out there. welcome back. it is a beautiful thursday morning. we're so happy that you are starting your day with us. >> thank you for those video shoutouts. have we mentioned? we haven't mentioned this. have we? #my today plaza. >> first time i'm hearing about it. >> exactly. you record a video, use the hashtag, put it on instagram or twitter, we'll find it and put it on tv. we enjoy seeing you. we have a busy morning. let's start with your news at 8:00. the end of the mueller investigation is reigniting the feud between president trump and former fbi director james comey. the president voicing strong reaction overnight to comey's interview with lester holt. nbc's kristen welker is at the white house with the very latest here. hey kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you.

president trump is firing back this morning after lester's exclusive sit-down interview with former fbi director james comey. mr. trump once again taking a victory lap and declaring total vindication in the russia investigation during an interview on fox news overnigh on fox news overnight. for his part comey telling lester he still has a lot of questions. >> overnight, president trump lashing out at the fbi director he fired, james comey. >> there was no crime. they've all admitted it. comey who is a terrible guy. the fbi folks i know so many, they're incredible people, but at the top they were not clean, to put it mildly. >> reporter: those fiery words coming after comey's wide-ranging interview with lester in which he defended the special counsel investigation that the president consistently called a hoax. >> there was smoke and enough smoke to justify investigating and obviously there was overwhelming evidence that the russians were interfering in the election to hurt one candidate and to help the other, but whether americans were conspiring with them i didn't

know, but we had to look at that. >> the former fbi director expressing surprise that robert mueller didn't weigh in on whether he thought the president obstructed justice. >> does that alone surprise you? >> it does. the purpose of a special counsel is to make sure that the politicals, in this case, the attorney general doesn't make the ultimate call on whether the subject of the investigation, the president of the united states should be held criminally liable for activities that were under investigation. >> and on this 2017 exchange where the president revealed why he fired comey. >> in fact, when i decided to just do it i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is is a made-up story. >> what did you think when you heard that? >> i thought that's potentially obstruction of justice and i hope somebody is going to look at that. >> reporter: the president firing back overnight saying he had nothing to gain by dismissing comey. >> i'm not going to fire him and everything goes away.

it would be a bigger deal if i fired him and i knew that so it was a negative not a positive. >> reporter: now when president trump was asked if he's considering pardoning any of his former advisers that were convicted as a result of the mueller investigation. the president responded he didn't want to talk about pardons right now. for his part comey is calling for the full report to be released and the attorney general has told lawmakers it would be weeks, not months before they can see the report. >> kristen welker on the white house lawn. thank you. the attorney for actor jussie smollett says her client wants to move on after charges of orchestrating an attack on himself have been dropped. here's what tina said moments ago on the show. >> if he is a victim of a crime as he contends will he urge prosecutors to bring charges against the osundairo brothers or will he testify? >> what he's been over the last two months, he told me i don't even care about what happened. what's happened after the fact? >> does that make sense?

this is a terrible attack. >> what that attack was pales in comparison by the attack by the mayor and the cpd -- >> he would be vindicated if these two were exposed as liars in a court of law, would he not? >> what he's been through after the fact has been a much harsher attack than what he endured that night. >> in the meantime the president has weighed in on the topic this morning and he tweeted that the fbi and the doj will review the outrageous jussie smollett case in chicago. it's an embarrassment to our nation. chicago police maintain smollett lied to them about being the victim of a hate crime. >> now to the latest on another story we've been following for months. that viral video showing a washington state girl being pushed off a bridge. she suffered some serious injuries and this morning the teenager who shoved her is in jail. nbc's joe friar has been covering her story. good morning. >> craig, good morning. wednesday was sentencing day for 19-year-old taylor smith, the

teen who pushed her friend off the bridge and she pled guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors were recommending no jail time, but the judge did not follow that recommendation. >> ready? >> ooh! >> what started with a sudden shove off a bridge ended with a surprising sentence in court. taylor smith was taken away in handcuffs, sentenced to two days in jail. moments before the punishment was handed down she tearfully addressed the court. >> i would like to sincerely apologize to jordan holderson and her family and friends caused by my mindless action that occurred last summer. >> it was all captured on video and watched online more than a million times. high atop the molten falls bridge in washington state, jordan holderson contemplated jumping into the water below, but was hesitant. off-camera, taylor can be heard

egging jordan on. then came this. jordan plummeted 60 feet landing chest first. six broken ribs and punctured lungs. >> i didn't ask for any of this, but my said to be good friend changed my life for the worst. >> that was the only sentence jordan was able to utter in court before she was overcome with emotion. taylor showed no sympathy. >> she did not stop by her home to see if she was okay or in any way act like a friend. >> taylor argued she was remorseful. >> jordan has passed through my thoughts repeatedly since the incident. my words here are sincere. >> because taylor pleaded guilty prosecutors asked for no jail time and instead recommending 60 days on house arrest, 30 days community service and work crew. the judge sentenced jordan to two days in jail effective

immediately plus 38 days of work crew and the decision applauded by jordan and her family. >> i'm happy it's over. >> taylor smith's attorney and family declined a comment after the sentencing. during the hearing her attorney asked if taylor could report to jail at another time, but the judge said the victim was inconvenienced when she was rushed to the hospital and did not get months to prepare for that. so taylor will go to jail now. back to you guys. >> joe frimorning. if you bought a powerball ticket in wisconsin this week, maybe it's you. a single ticket matched all six numbers in last night's drawing. that ticket is worth an estimated $768 million. this is the third largest jackpot in u.s. lottery history. now, the dream ticket was sold in new berlin, wisconsin, just outside milwaukee. seven other tickets matched five numbers but missed the powerball. those are good for $1 million a piece. >> kristen dahlgren is there for us. she said it's one of those states where the winner can't remain anonymous. we'll know who it is.

how about a boost for you guys? >> yes. >> a little boy named oliver, to him, strangers are just friends. he hasn't gotten to know that yet. so what he did while waiting for his family's flight to take off from tampa, it was pretty awesome. it was awesome. take a look. >> what is your name? >> craig. what's your name? >> what is your name? >> sophia. what's your name? >> oliver. >> oliver's mom says that's typical for this 3-year-old. when oliver runs up to the playground, he shouts, hello, my friends, to random people. they all start talking to him. hi, what's your name? >> i love that. >> cutest, right? >> wouldn't it be nice if we all did that? may be weird if we as adults were like, hey. >> it happens in a lot of places. >> it does. >> we have to work on it in new york city. coming up next, as mentioned, oscar winner kevin costner is here on his thrilling new movie and his most beloved roles over the years. first, these messages. first, these m ♪ oh oh oh oh oh ♪ it's taking over first, these m ♪ there's no escape ♪ you better get moving

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into service to hunt down bonnie and clyde. he has to explain to his wife why he'd take this job. >> i could tell you you're too old for this, or it is not your affair, or that you hadn't held a gun in quite a while. i know that's all a waste of time, so i won't. >> and i appreciate you not telling me any of that. i'm sorry. >> don't be. i knew what you were when i married you. >> kevin costner, what a beautiful scene. we want to get to the movie in a second, but i'd imagine that you're kind of picky about the roles you take. you were talking to us about your family and your kids. you have such a cool, great life. was this something that you snapped at right away when you heard about it? >> it's funny. the script came to me ten years ago. i said no to it. i loved it. i liked it, but i just said no, it didn't fit. it didn't seem right. ten years later, it came flying

back to me again. i looked at it this time, and i said, you know, i feel like i could do this. >> what changed? >> well, you know, i thought if i put on about 10, 15 more pounds, i thought if i couldn't get over the fence, i could play this guy, who was brought out of retirement. >> yeah. >> i like our history. shameful as some of it is and is great as some of it is. it was an incredible chapter in american history, the depression and what was going on. >> was it originally written for paul newman and robert redford. were those the guys they had in mind originally? >> i think they were flirting with it, too. when people write something, they have in mind who they want. i mean, i do the same thing. sometimes the things just keep moving and traveling. all of a sudden, it becomes your house. >> your co-star is woody harrelson. >> yeah. >> i can't think of temperamentally two more different people. woody seems a tad bit crazy, and you seem mellow and calm. do i have that right?

>> we laugh really hard about stuff. i mean, we've both seen so many strange things. i mean, working in movies, there's -- you see a lot of stuff. there was a lot of laughs. >> that was the first time you ever worked with woody harrelson? >> yeah. >> wow. when you talk about this role, you guys the texas rangers, you're going an bonnie and clyde. there are so many awesome parts. there is a scene you catch and end up killing bonnie and clyde. you happen to do it on the exact same spot where it happened in real life. >> sometimes that happens. you know, i've done scenes where certain things have happened. probably none as more pronounced as that. pitching a perfect game in yankee stadium felt good. being on that spot, i happened to see the car come from a long ways away. we were in hiding. you just can't help but think, every time i would stand out there, i realized looking at the car coming at me, they had about 40 seconds to live. i couldn't help but wonder, what was going on in the car?

were they laughing? were they talking? was one asleep? i know they were in pain. i know it was an uncomfortable life. we see it as being very glamorous but, you know, they're living out of a car. chased the car for 104 days. it was not a glamorous life. i couldn't help but think about that last 40 seconds. then it was all over. >> you seem to be drawn to these western roles. you seemed like a westerner at heart. you're working a lot. you have a show called "yellowstone." what do you do with all the other time? what is kevin costner's actual real life? >> well, you know, saturdays are just like lacrosse and volleyball. >> you have three kids. >> chasing the kids. >> it feels like i'm going back and forth on that freeway. mornings, i know i'm going to end up going away for a movie, so i take them to school. we pick them up. you know, it's about them at that point. it's like how much fun can you have, even if i'm sitting down,

trying to study. my little one will come and be right there. just flicks me. >> come on. >> i'm trying to read. i said, do you want to play? the smile gets big. >> oh. >> you just want to make sure that you kind of look back, and sometimes you can say you're too tired, but you have to go and play. >> "field of dreams" comes on tv. your kids are there. do they stop? do they want to catch it? >> well, the dog stops. he hears my voice. the kids don't think so much about what i do. >> yeah. >> because we think about what they do. i don't know how that's worked. i'm really happy it has. >> which of your movies have you seen back the most? >> gosh, you know, i don't watch them a lot. i think i see "open range" and "love of the game" a lot, seems to come on. >> "dances with wolves" is on cable a lot, and if it is, i always watch it, and it is three and a half hours long. i've spent a lot of time watching that movie. >> it was a journey movie, not

so much a plot. it starts, keeps going, and there's a lot of people that -- you know, when you want to take that ride, i like those types of movies. >> we like you, a lot. >> thank you. nice to have you here. >> again, "the highwaymen" is in theaters and on netflix tomorrow. >> reviews are great. n netflix tomorrow. >> reviews are great. we'll head to al for a check of the weather. >> it's opening day, baby. bring it up. whew! ♪ center field it is opening day, and we are looking at decent weather here in the northeast. yankees home opener, sunny. toronto, 44. few showers. cincinnati, partly sunny, 67. if we forecast it, you will come. philadelphia, sunny and 57. arlington, texas, 72. tampa bay, looking good. miami, showers. storms in kansas city. seattle, mostly cloudy as they host the boston red sox. oakland, 59.

los angeles, partly sunny. san diego, sunshine and 65. just a little more. ♪ brand-new pair of shoes good morning. i'm kari hall. we have some spotty rain moving through. even some thunderstorms off the coast in the north bay. and we've also seen heavy rain moving through central a knsono county. we'll be watching this and the possibility of thunderstorms will continue into the day as well. but our rain will be very spotty. so not all of us will see it and it will continue into early tomorrow morning. after that, we clear out and our temperatures warm up for the weekend inland valleys in the low 70s. is your latest weather. craig? all right, mr. roker. now to one of our favorite times of the morning. a clean shaven carson. >> i like this look. >> opening day, we're excited. we'll start with andy cohen. the "watch what happens live" host, who was at our party to celebrate for kathie lee gifford, which was cute.

we were talking about being a new dad which he, of course, is enjoying. sharing lots of photos online with benjamin and enjoying parenthood. yesterday, he reached a new milestone in his baby's life. he discovered his doppelganger. this photo of ben smiling along with steve carell from "40 year old virgin" and captured the photo "the 40 day old virgin." poor benjamin, succumbing to his father's embarrassing online antics. and now the last episode of hoda's digital latest -- it's not the last, many more in the future, i'm sure -- sit-down with klg. >> what do you have that's more important than joy? >> happiness and joy, people think it is the same thing. >> they're not, happiness stems from the word happenstance. meaning circumstances. if your enjoyment of life is

strictly about your circumstances, think about what goes on in your life. >> yeah. >> most of the time, you'll be unhappy, if you're waiting for circumstances to bring you what you want in life. you have to go to joy, which is some place deep inside you spiritually that cannot be touched. >> next week, kathie lee will join us a little earlier than normal as we say good-bye and we reflect on her incredible career. check out "as quoted by" on today.com, guys. >> all right. we have a click. this l.a. dad made his very first trip to cost costco and couldn't believe the deals. imagine going for the first time. here is his reaction to the big box store. >> what else did you get a good deal on? >> the water. you know how much he pays for the water? i got probably freaking -- >> i saw you got marinara. >> the sausages were $8. >> for all those sausages? >> yes!

>> that's a deal. >> dude! >> dad, first time at costco. all of the savings. the video has been reviewed more than 6 million times. people can't get enough of his pure joy of the deals. he called his son from costco while shopping to ask his son, hey, have you ever heard of this place? >> i got two coffins yesterday. >> they do sell them there. they do sell them. >> and motorcycles and jewelry. >> and gas. >> anything. >> and wine. >> they have it all. >> costco. >> travel agents, remember? >> they do have everything. >> they have it all. >> this is not brought to you by costco either. straight ahead, the beauty director at "harper's bazaar" reveals the anti-aging award winners you'll want to add to your routine. >> she's 80. >> very good cream. >> first, your local news. ♪ good morning, it )s 8-26...

i )m ... we )re following breaking news n sonoma county: very good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia. there is an active homicide investigation underway in the community of hillsburg. police aren't saying very much about it except that it happened last night at the canyon run apartments. the last homicide there was back in 2016 when a father was charged with drowning his 4-year-old daughter. we'll continue to monitor that. and mike is monitoring an accident. >> yeah, the update here, 4th and king, avoid the intersection. it was a motorcycle crash involving a pedestrian as well, but no major injuries.

this is a problem off the end of 280 getting on to king. folks know the area. tends to get congested, but a small incident there in san francisco. south bay shows the biggest build and holding steady for northbound through san jose. good news matilda off-ramp has cleared. good recovery there. we're still tracking a crash santa cruz mountains southbound 17. it looks like it should be just about cleared. the northbound side had big distraction, but that has cleared. but much more traffic traveling up north toward highway 9. back to you. and i'll be back with another update in half an hour.

♪ it is 8:30 now. it's thursday morning, 28th of march, 2019. great, happy crowd out on the plaza. lots of birthdays. lots to celebrate. happy to have everybody here. lovely day. >> great crowd. >> oh, yes. okay. what happened? >> did you get your picture? happy birthday. >> thank you. >> happy birthday. >> lots to celebrate. >> you ready for another crowd moment? >> ready. >> let's see, i am looking for donna from michigan. right there. donna from michigan. how are you? >> i'm doing well. my daughter, darcy. >> darcy, nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you.

>> what brings you to new york? >> our first mother/daughter trip. >> this is special. welcome. welcome. you've got a picture here. all the way from michigan to meet the -- this is not the real al roker. >> this is not the real al roker. it was a wax museum in las vegas. >> saw the wax al. by the way, that's old al, not the new al. >> i know. looking pretty good now. >> want to meet the new, improved al roker? >> love to. >> al roker, come on down. oh, that's creepy. that's creepy. >> he commits. >> the resemblance is -- >> oh, hi. thank you. i'm sorry for the waxy buildup. so nice to see you. >> so nice to see you. >> thank you very much. >> finally got to meet you. >> there you go. thank you. >> thanks for coming by, guys. what year do you think that was? what al is that? >> what year? >> 2003. >> 2003. >> i had done that a couple years ago, before that. >> we have a lot coming up.

a skin care crash course that will make you look younger. we'll reveal award-winning anti-aging products along the way. >> al, did you breathe okay with that around your neck? >> i'm fine. >> looks tight. >> it's good, really is. >> he's fashion forward. follow him. >> have you been hopping on the #read with jenna thing? >> yes. >> we're reading "the last romantic." >> we brought in experts. what we're going to do is pair great books with great meals, like the pairing. >> brilliant. >> books and food and snacks. >> that is a cool idea. >> great idea. >> i love it. >> forget about food and wine. food and books. on the third hour of "today," speaking of food, we have a spicy conversation with sean evans. this guy is a huge youtube hit. his show is "hot ones," where people eat progressively hotter chicken wings. >> that's smart. >> i've even done the show. >> good times.

>> you'll eat hot stuff? >> oh, yeah. >> wow. >> stick around. >> there's other hot stuff. >> go on. looking at your weekend outlook, tomorrow, heavy rain in the ohio and mississippi river valleys. spring snow through the rockies. wet weather in the pacific northwest. sunshine in the southeast. saturday, warming in the east with wet weather making its way from the northeast to the gulf. snow in northern new england. springtime highs in the southwest. sunday, inland snow in new england. wet weather in the pacific northwest. wet along the mid-atlantic coast into the southeast. that's what's going on a good morning. i'm kari hall. still unsettled weather across the bay area. the storm spins across the region. it is bringing thunderstorms farther to the north and that will make its way inland throughout the day. but overall the hour by hour outlook shows only spotty rain as we go throughout the day. a mix of sun and clouds. and then all of the rain starts

to taper off tomorrow. we'll see in-labtd temperatures warm up into the mid-60s. we'll see some low 70s in the forecast for the rest of the weekend and rain returns early next week. >> and don't forget, you can always get the "today" show when you leave the house. all you have to do is go to "today" show, sirius xm channel 108. guys? >> all right. mr. roker, thank you. now to troubling allegations that are rocking the university of california of berkeley campus. >> a former intern with the football team took to facebook last week and accused former members of the athletic department of sexual harassment and assault. the university says it is investigating the allegations. nbc's molly hunter has the latest on it. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. 20-year-old paige cornelius claims during her internship with the football team, she was harassed by two volunteer assistant coaches. neither are with the team anymore. she didn't report it at the time, worried no one would believe her. inspired by the me too and times up

exclusively to nbc news. >> it is not just hollywood. it's in football. always happen in sports, and now it is at cal. >> reporter: paige cornelius explained her social media post, detailing a toxic culture in the u.c. berkeley football program. beginning with this attention-grabbing line. i will get you fired if you do not have sex with me. cornelius says that's what a volunteer assistant coach threatened during a practice. u.c. berkeley responded the same day with a statement saying, in part, quote, these allegations go against the very core of our values. cornelius, who is now on leave from cal, says she wrote the post two days after e-mails and phone calls she says she made to the school went unanswered. writing, what i did not expect was the ruthless, endless, and persistent sex harassment from the coaches. cornelius says the harassment happened on and off the field, beginning in 2017.

detailing two incidents last fall after hours with that same volunteer assistant coach. one night, she says, he offered to help her with her schoolwork. she says she'd been drinking, writing in her facebook post, he snuck me into his office. i put my backpack and binder down, and he immediately grabbed for my waist. i was terrified. my mind was fuzzy, and i do not remember much from that night. he kept kissing me, pushing me against the wall. >> this is so creepy. so creepy. i don't want to get fired. i'm leaving. i remember him grabbing at me, kissing me, putting his hands around me. >> reporter: a few days later, cornelius quit her internship but said the coach continued to contact her. while staying at the same hotel this past october, she says he invited her to his room, and she went. saying she hoped to smooth things over. i get a text from the coach. meet me in my room. when i got to his room, i was scared, so i just laid on the bed and tried to make small talk. he started talking his clothes

off. i started crying uncontrollably. cornelius didn't report the incident at the time, and says another assistant coach made inappropriate sexual advances. both coaches declined to comment. they were both unpaid volunteers who are no longer at the university. the reason for their departures is unclear. cornelius' post unleashed support and vitriol. more than a dozen women reached out to her with similar stories at berkeley. nbc news spoke to several current female athletic department employees who do not want to be identified but who say, while they love parts of their job, it is a culture of daily harassment. another intern under a previous head coach, also asking not to be identified, tells nbc news she also quit her job with the team because of constant sexual harassment by two former assistant coaches. nbc news has been unable to reach the coaches for response. head coach justin wilcox says an investigation was started as

soon as they received cornelius' allegations. >> we take pride in creating an environment where everybody is respected and feels safe. this cuts to the core and hurts really bad. we want to do everything we can as a program to support the investigation, where people can be held accountable for their actions. >> molly, these accused coaches are gone but, again, the university is saying it is taking the allegations seriously. they're still investigating. is there a sign that this may be a bigger problem on campus? >> savannah, we don't know the details of the investigation. we don't know who they're talking to. as of this morning, paige says no one from the university has contacted her. it may be bigger than just football. i've spoken to multiple women now who currently are still at cal, involved in cal athletics, who says what paige described is accurate and continues today. >> molly hunter, thank you so much. just ahead this morning, we'll shift gears and step up the skin care game. guys, listen up. the winners of "harper's

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we are back with today's style. you may have noticed, skin care is a full-blown obsession for millions of women and men. serums, scrubs, moisturizers and masks. thousands of products to choose from. how do you know which to trust? "harper's bazaar" narrowed them down with beauty awards. jessica, this is your first time with us. i'm excited. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you to harper's for doing all the work. you walk into the drugstore, and you never know what you should get. >> it is true. >> how'd you narrow it down? >> we had help. we consulted with 20 of the world's best dermatologists to narrow it down to these. >> cleansers is a big thing. >> yeah. >> they always say, well, you have to pick the cleanser based on your skin. what'd you think are the best cleansers? >> here's all you need to know.

if you have dry skin, you want an oil cleanser. all kinds of conditioning oils will leave your skin soft and pampers. >> dry skin is an oil based. if you have oily skin, you want this neutrogena cleanser. it'll get rid of the oil and the shine but leave your skin feeling velvety and matte. >> that's the deep clean. i always have this on my counter. >> you and every dermatologist in the world. cetaphil is great for sensitive skin but really any skin type. it is your one-size fits off. >> love it. they saw you should put a serum on and a lotion. i don't get it all. do you need a serum, and what is the best? >> i'll make it simple. serums are your specialists. if you have any problem at all with your skin, there is a serum that is going to target the issue. >> okay. >> vitamin c is fantastic. it is a natural anti-oxidant. it targets lines, wrinkles, and especially brightness, which is

fantastic. >> this is a vitamin c serum? >> yes. the l'oreal paris is great. serums can get pricey because they have fantastic ingredients. you just need a little bit, and this is an affordable option. >> you put this guy on and lotion on top of it? >> mm-hmm. >> okay. >> let's head to moisturizer. >> yes. rock, this is good stuff. >> i call this my derm's delight. there are two ingredients derm's talk about, spf and retinol. spf to prevent lines, wrinkles, and retinol to correct everything i said. of course, it has moisturizer to hydrate and pamper the skin. a lot of people say you can't have retinol during the day. roc has the spf with it, turning it on its head. it is innovative. >> it feels good and it has a nice scent, too. i like a little scent, right? >> you want to enjoy using skin care, otherwise you won't use it if you don't enjoy it. >> eye cream. we need all the creams. this is your favorite eye cream.

>> i love the elye cream. skin under your eyes is a little thinner. you smile, laugh. estee lauder has pumped this full of all kinds of lovely ingredients. this was a hit with your producer, too. >> yes. >> it also is, hello 2019, blue light protection. it is emitted from our phones and laptops. this estee lauder put protection in it. >> is it pricier than the others? >> a little. i have to tell you, i think the splurge is worth it. >> can we talk about tech neck? first of all, what is it? i'm sure i have it. >> tech neck is what you get from looking at your phones. >> yes. >> as we look down at our phones, we're craning our necks. laptops, working late. we're getting neckless lines. really faint little horizontal -- >> they're not so faint. all right. you put this on at night? >> they're experts at specialist

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we are back with read more today. book clubs are hotter than ever. jenna has one going. celebrities, websites, professional athletes are creating them. it is a way to connect over reads. >> jenna launched our #read with jenna book club. what would a book club be without food and drink? >> especially if jenna is involved. there has to be cocktails. here with three favorite book club picks and menus to match, we have co-host of am to dm, and you guys came up with this idea on twitter. you were frequent guests independently. >> we were talking and like, we need to be there on the same day. we pitched the idea. i love food. he loves book. >> you went to college together. >> dw. i know you'll be going to dw. >> it is all coming together. >> you're giving the

commencement speech. >> i need your help. >> let's get into the incredible reads. >> "black leonard red wolf" is rooted in african mythology. this is a fantastic read. fantastic writer. important thing, it is compared to "game of thrones" a bit, but that is not accurate. it is its own thing and stands on its own. the one way in which it is comparab comparable, it is a violet book. heads up on that. james is a physical writer. you're really going to enjoy this, but you're going to be hungry while you read the book. >> i don't see any big bowls with knives here. >> the gold-dusted berries. is that part of the book? >> i think it may have been a little bit of our own identity here. >> how'd you come up with the menu? >> it is a violent but visual book. you can taste it and smell it and eat it now. this is what i did. i came with a beautiful wild, lush grazing disable ining tabl. this is one of the hottest trends. it is a little of something for

everybody. you don't have to make all the stuff. you can buy things. buy cake. buy chocolate. >> you don't have to cook anything here. just display it. >> absolutely. get wild with it. have fun with it. it is a perfect way to capture the spirit of the book. >> i want to say one quick thing, as well, michael b. jordan has gotten the rites. read that book before you see the movie. >> this is whimsical. >> absolutely. >> this is gingerbread," a magical book. it tells the story of a cranky mother and the grandmother comes from a place not on the map. it is incredible. incredible gingerbread recipe. it is weird doing a food and book segment. how could we not pick this booka tea party. this is a british tone to it.

we have the teapot. >> what is this bunt cake? >> gingerbread cake. you can share it. the recipe is on the website. you can make that at home. >> i can see making that. >> pair it with shortbread. we have a oranges, which you can see here. there's actually this beautiful theme in the book where the mother and daughter give each other three orange emojis to say, i love you. >> oh. >> we're reflecting that in here. i think a cute touch would be if you were to send your guests home with three oranges. we love our guests. >> that would be really fun. >> next-level book club. >> it really is. >> i want to join your book club. >> come to my book club. >> what's our last book, isaac? >> this is "the other americans" by lalami. this is an incredible, fascinating novel, told from the perspective of nine characters. it is a character-driven book. it talks about the divisiveness in our country right now, and also things that bring us together. it all kind of hangs off of this

hit and run, an elderly moroccan man was killed. there is a mystery in there, as well. it is really wonderful read. >> we have a moroccan brunch. >> i love this book so much. i'm a mystery girl. yeah, it is a moroccan-american family, and they own a diner. i combined the ideas of a diner, breakfast, and moroccan. >> these dishes w es were in th book, right? >> they talk about dates a lot, originally from morocco. it takes place in the california desert. i did al monday stumond stuff h. we have moroccan pancakes. they're chewy. you cook only one side, so you get the great bubbles. like nooks and crannies in english muffins. we have this wonderful syrup. we have a baked tomato and egg thing. do something savory and something sweet. everybody is happy. the mother made carrots at one point for the daughter, so i tried to bring that up, too.

>> so pretty. i love it. >> so much stuff happens. she does it all stunningly. >> gorgeous. >> masterful. >> nine characters, okay. this is great. >> great idea. so fun. thank you so much. >> part of the show. >> carson is over there snacking, too. >> what the -- >> there is not a cheese plate, carson. >> taking the flowers. >> we'll start nailing things down. who is that? i can't even tell who that is. i warned him about this in the makeup room. >> thank you so much. we have more on the books and res pew recipes at

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