that's "today in the bay". we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning. target trump. a woman from china under arrest. accused of lying her way into the president's mar-a-lago resort while she was staying there. she was carrying passports, cell phones and malicious computer software. was she a spy? two more women coming forward accusing vice president joe biden of inappropriate touching. the mt weigh willing in. >> you having a good time, joe? are you having a good time? >> what biden's long-time supporters are saying about these accusations. is it impacting his decision to run for president?

day in court. actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman appearing in a boston courtroom on charges of the scandal. >> i can't comment. >> what to expect as they go before a judge for the first time today. all that plus behind bars. rapper nipsey hussle's killer in custody. breaking overnight. troubling new details on the fatal boeing 737 max crashes. does whistle-blowers raise concerns months ago? one-on-one, craig meets curry. >> i'm still learning, still growing. i'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. >> the nba superstar like we've never seen him before. wednesday, april 3, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza.

good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. >> nice to have you back. you took quite a long trip for just a couple of days. all the way to the holy land. >> we we want to jerusalem. i just landed this morning. i had an extraordinary time. i can't wait to show you these pieces as we celebrate holy week in a few weeks. it was my first time there. a really incredible experience. i can't wait to share is it. in the meantime, though, top story is the troubling case tied to the president. this morning a chinese woman is facing charges after authorities say she lied to get into the president's mar-a-lago resort while he was staying there. and now investigators are looking into whether she may have been a spy. nbc's kerry sanders joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the arrest is raising new concerns this morning. just how secure is mar-a-lago and president trump when he comes to mar-a-lago? according to court documents, the woman who was arrested got

past security because she said she was going to visit the swimming pool. but when secret service later talked to her, she didn't even have a bathing suit. this morning investigators are trying to determine if a chinese woman, who visited president trump's mar-a-lago resort last weekend was there on a spy mission. that woman now facing charges after the secret service says she lied to get onto the property. armed with four cell phones, a lapt laptop, an external hard drive and thumb drive with malware. according to court documents, she went to the so-called winter white house on saturday, telling secret service at the security checkpoint she was there to go to the pool. agents say she showed two chinese passports and was allowed in after mar-a-lago security believed she was related to a club member with the same last name. court documents pointing to a potential language barrier issue. the documents go on to say, she was taken to the main reception

after telling the shuttle driver she didn't know where she wanted to go. her conversation with the receptionist raising a red flag. when she allegedly changed her story as to why she was there. she said she was attending a friendship event between china and united states. the only problem, there was no event like that scheduled and she was arrested. allegedly telling investigators her chinese friend charles told her to attend this event and attempt to speak with a member of the president's family about chinese and american foreign economic relations. the secret service could not find any recovered of that. the president was at the resort for the weekend, but was golfing nearby when she arrived. the first lady and other members of his family were on site at the time. her attorney has made no comment. according to the secret service, when she was on property, she was never alone.

she was either with mar-a-lago staff or with the security. that is backed up by court documents. meantime, this morning, zhang is charged federally with knowingly entering a secure facility and lying to the secret service. savannah, hoda? >> we'll have to wait and see if there's more to this. thank you very much. we have more new information this morning on those two fatal crashes involving boeing 737 max planes as insiders tell congress that those who certified the max for flight may not have been. >> reporter: good morning. these are whistle-blowers telling congress that the very faa employees who should have been certified the max for flight, they themselves were not trained properly and they themselves may not have been certified and they warned the faa about this last summer. me

meanwhile, new details about the ethiopian airlines' final seconds. new details about the boeing 737 max jet that crashed last month. "the wall street journal" reporting the pilots at the controls of the ethiopian flight initially followed emergency procedures laid out by boeing. according to people briefed on the probe's preliminary findings, the pilots turned off the flight control system that was pushing the nose of the plane down. when that didn't work, they reportedly turned it back on but still regain control of the aircraft. meanwhile bloomberg is reporting that accident investigators in indonesia are looking at a maintenance shop in florida. according to documents obtained by bloomberg that shop did the repair work on the so called angle the day before it went down. it's believed bad sensors from that signal contributed to the indonesian crash. congress is demanding answers about the faa inspectors who

helped certify the max. telling the acting head of the faa, congress has received information from multiple whistle blowers alleging insufficient training and improper certification of faa safety inspectors. the concern, that poorly trained inspectors may have led to an improper evaluation of the anti call system suspected in those two fatal max crashes. last week the transportation secretary and the faa chief were grilled about why it took so long to ground the max. >> the faa did not feel that they had any information which would warrant the grounding. >> reporter: meanwhile the max fleet is likely to remain grounded for weeks or even months. boeing was originally expected to release a software fix this week but it now says it will take several more weeks a soft prayer flaw is suspected of forcing the ethiopian and indonesian jet liners into a fatal plunge which pilots could not recover. the faa promises rigorous

scrutiny but that alone won't be enough to get the max back in the air. boeing will have to regain the trust of the faa, the world's airlines and regulators. >> we're waiting for so many of the pieces of this puzzle. we were expecting a report from the investnvestigators. that's been delayed as well. >> we are expecting that any day. we've been told since monday it can be today, tomorrow, the next day. but if this reporting is correct suggesting that crews did exactly as they were supposed to, to turn off the m cast system, if that's accurate it would appear that boeing and the faa have another issue because the crews followed the procedure laid out by boeing. >> thank you for that. now to the growing accusations against former vice president joe biden. two more women alleging that he touched them inappropriately. andrea mitchell has been following the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning joe biden under

increasing fire from two new accusers and from president trump who has long viewed the former vice president as his most formidable challenger in 2020. overnight at a republican fundraiser president trump taking aim at joe biden. >> welcome to the world, joe. you having a good time, joe? >> reporter: the president mocking biden as four women have come forward accusing the former vice president of inappropriate but not sexual touching that made them feel uncomfortable. >> i said general give me a kiss. i felt like joe biden. but i meant it. see, i meant it. big difference. i meant it. >> reporter: mr. trump seeming to exploit published reports that biden supporters blamed bernie sanders's campaign for the women speaking out. campaign manager telling nbc neither the bernie sanders campaign or anyone involved in

it planted, per swated or otherwise urged any of the women to tell their stories. the latest to come forward first sharing their stories with the "new york times." the other d.j. hill saying she met the then vice president in 2012 at a fundraiser and describes biden touching her during a photo op. >> it started to descend down my back and it was one of those things where i'm going, oh, okay, this is making me feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: presidential hopefuls are weighing on the actions against biden. >> i believe them and i expect them to be able to tell their story. >> if vice president biden decides to run he's going to have address directly with the member of the people. >> i'm a member of the straight arm club. >> nancy pelosi urging biden and

others to join the straight arm club and not be so touchy feely while saying she does not feel it's disqualifying, she believes biden's apology did not go far enough. >> i think it's important for the vice president and others to understand is, it isn't what you intended, it's how it was received. >> reporter: when asked for comment, biden's office referred to his previous statement that he never believed he acted inappropriately but even long time supporters say he will have to stop engaging in the physical contact that has always been a signature of his campaigning. >> all right. thanks, andrea. craig is here with the results of a story we were talking about yesterday. >> yeah, good morning. welcome back, by the way. good morning. for the first time voters in chicago have elected an african american woman to be that city's next mayor. she claimed a resounding victory with 74% of the vote. the former federal prosecutor

will become the first openly gay mayor. she thanked voters for creating a quote, movement for change. >> together we can and will finally put the interest of our people, all of our people ahead of the interests of a powerful few. >> light foot will be sworn in may 20th. an effort to subpoena the justice department to get their hands on essential counsel's robert mueller's full report. peter alexander has details on this one. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this fight is likely to escalate today with those democrats expected to press ahead trying to force the release of the full unredacted mueller report. the house judiciary committee is going to vote today to authorize nadler to subpoena the report. barr has said that he will deliver a public version with redactions by the middle of this

month or perhaps sooner and now they may wait a few days before he issues the subpoena that would likely trigger a court battle here. the president's tone, noticeably has shifted in recent days. still touting vindication but backing off his initial call for the entire report to be released instead arguing democrats will never be satisfied. tuesday night the president again -- tuesday the president called for the reports investigators to be investigated and some of the president's allies privately acknowledge while the report may not show anything indictable it could reveal details that are objectionable and damaging to the president. >> all right. peter, thank you. now to overnight developments in a high profile case in los angeles. the suspect in the murder of rapper nipsey hussle is in custody after a nearly 48 hour man hunt and the music star's long time girlfriend is speaking out as well. >> good morning. we're learning more about the man who police say killed nip see hussle with investigators

saying the suspect's mow tiff may have been personal. this is fans that remember the rapper who tried to make a difference in his community. >> on the streets in los angeles a man hunt for nipsey hussle's arrest coming to an end. officers arresting this man, appears to show the shooting, hours before holder's arrest the police chief saying the two men knew each other. >> we believe this to be a dispute between mr. hussle and mr. holder. it appears to be a personal matter between the two of them. >> reporter: deputies captured holder about 20 miles from the murder scene after someone recognized him from his photo on the news. >> i'm so happy they caught him. >> i'm happy that he's caught, but there's a life that was lost. >> reporter: hussle's fiance also breaking her silence posting a heart felt tribute on

instagram incolliding the couple and their family writing i am completely lost. i've lost my best friend, my protector, my soul. we are lost without you, babe. i have no words. the grammy nominated rapper well known for investing back into the community where he grew up was set to meet with officials to discuss ways to reduce gang violence in the area. now they hope those mourning his death will carry that torch and wo work toward peace. public services are expected to be announced soon. meanwhile mourners are being allowed to pay their respects in small groups of 25 at a time. >> sad story. thank you so much. i was in oakland yesterday for a shoot and obviously this is all anyone's talking about and not so much his music, what nip ssey hussle meant to that

community in terms of buying back. there's a story of him buying shoes for every kid at an elementary school. >> wow. all right. thank you. mr. roker is on his way back from the top of the world. dylan is filling in. >> we had a bit of a snowstorm affect charlotte, north carolina, yesterday. only .1 inches of snow but that is considered measurable and the last time we've had measurable snow in april in north carolina in the charlotte area was back in 1982. so it has been a while but fortunately there were no real reports of any bad accidents on the roads or anything. so that storm is gone. the sun is back out but the storm itself is now affecting southern new england and it is a pretty wound up storm with heavy rain falling and hurricane force winds too. winds gusting up to about 60 miles per hour. the precipitation, the rain and even the snow up across and down

east maine will move away today but the winds will remain strong. wind advisories in effect most of central and southern new england and winds could gust up to about 25 to 45 miles per hour in the mid-atlantic area. also back through pennsylvania. that could lead to bumpy flights or flight delays. gusts up to 65 miles per hour. want to point out we really haven't seen a whole lot of rain recently so with winds as gusty as we're expecting today and very dry conditions we do have red flag warnings in effect. any fire that develops could spread rapidly in these conditions. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. >> good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look outside in dublin. we have low clouds, mist and drizzle heading out the door. our temperatures will be heading in the low to mid-60s today. it will stay mostly cloudy. keep the umbrella handy. heavier rain moving in on friday. this could effect the home opener for the giants. temperatures warm up early next week. forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman facing a key moment in that college admissions scandal. what will happen when the stars face the judge today? we are live at the courthouse.

the emotional vigil honoring the life of a college student killed after she got into the wrong car and her father is pushing for change from ridesharing services. first, this is "today" on nbc.

world record set by prince harry and megyn kelly with the lage of their own instagram account. our exclusive interview with steph curry. what he revealed to us about his life away from basketball. what shaped his success, who shaped that success, and a new facebook watch series. first, your local news and some first, your local news and some weather. hard work leaves a mark. it shows on your clothes. they're branded by sweat, pride, and every stain the job throws at you. for the hardest workers, we've designed the hardest working tide.

so you can leave your mark on the world, without the world leaving its mark on your clothes. new tide heavy duty. designed for impossible stains. designed for impossible stains. we all care about amazing taste. that's why we've been making the best mayonnaise for over 100 years. best foods. we're on the side of food. thyou know what i do insteo deny your cravings. i snack on blue diamond almonds. wasabi & soy sauce?! mmm! don't deny your cravings. eat 'em! all the flavors you crave, in a superfood. blue diamond almonds. crave victoriously.

♪ the house, kids, they're living the dream ♪ ♪ and here comes the wacky new maid ♪ -maid? uh, i'm not the... -♪ is she an alien, is she a spy? ♪ ♪ she's always here, someone tell us why ♪ -♪ why, oh, why -♪ she's not the maid we wanted ♪ -because i'm not the maid! -♪ but she's the maid we got -again, i'm not the maid. i protect your home and auto. -hey, campbells. who's your new maid? i protect your home and auto. [ "werk it" by mama haze ] ♪ woo, werk it now ♪ werk it now, woo, werk it now ♪ ♪ baby watch me werk it like, woo ♪ ♪ baby, baby, baby ♪ baby watch me werk it now for adults with moderately syto severely activeou?

crohn's disease, stelara® works differently. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection or flu-like symptoms or sores, have had cancer, or develop new skin growths, or if anyone in your house needs or recently had a vaccine. alert your doctor of new or worsening problems, including headaches, seizures, confusion and vision problems. these may be signs of a rare, potentially fatal brain condition. some serious allergic reactions and lung inflammation can occur. talk to your doctor today, and learn how janssen can help you explore cost support options. remission can start with stelara®. (danny)'s voice) of course you don'te because you didn't!? your job isn't doing hard work... ...it's making them do hard work... ...and getting paid for it. (vo) snap and sort your expenses to save over $4,600 at tax time. quickbooks. backing you. and i smoked while (amanda) my i was pregnant.

this is the view i had of my baby in the nicu. my tip is, speak into the opening so your baby can hear you better. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. the great outdoors gis supposed to be fun.? i heard there were fleas out here. and t-t-t-t-t-icks! and mosquitoooooooooooes! listen up, scaredy cats. we all have k9 advantix ii to protect us. it kills and repels fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. and mosquitoes?

all three. so let's just enjoy ourselves out here. i wasn't really that scared. ahhh! get it off! get it off! it's a leaf. k9 advantix ii kills and repels fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, too. a very good morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia. some parents tied to the varsity blues college cheating admissions scandal are expected to be in a boston federal courtroom. among those expected, the two most high-profile parents caught up in the scandal. actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin. all will answer to charges, including conspiracy to commit mail fraud. today's hearing gets under way 11:30 our time. in total, 15 bay area parents charged in the scheme which investigators say involved bribing their children's way into schools, including cal, stapp ford, ucla, and usc. let's check the forecast right now with kari.

>> we're starting out with most live cloudy skies. every now and then you may have light rain coming down. a live look outside in san jose. we see that we will see the mostly cloudy skies sticking with us into the afternoon. temperatures warm up into the mid-'60s. we will see off and on rain around the bay area. mostly light rain today and tomorrow. heavier rain in the forecast on friday. but that will be moving out on saturday morning. we will keep those temperatures cool until sunday. highs 70 degrees. dry weather into the start of next week. . better news for 280 southbound towards 380 out of san francisco. heading towards sfo, you cross over there. the crash cleared the last few minutes. good improvement. the rest of the bay shows a nice lighter drive. the crash on the shoulder. the arrow shows you northbound 680 southbound. lighter volume. northbound a break from

washington to the scales on the right shoulder. prepare for more slowing heading up toward dublin out of fremont. another news update in half an hour. see you then. [ loud traffic sounds ] [ distant traffic sounds ] [ music replaces the noise ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more.

get $250 back on a new galaxy when you switch and save today. say "get a galaxy" to learn more.

>> oh, yeah, we're back. 7:30. that is steph curry doing what he does the best. knocking down those long threes. big win for the warriors last night. and coming up it's a dream of craig melvin's, it happened. pinch yourself. your sit-down with the star. >> probably my favorite active athlete. three-time champ, two-time mvp. really nice guy. >> first time meeting him? >> yeah. >> were you nervous? >> well, he didn't ask me to play. in that setting, i was okay. >> we are looking forward to it. >> that's coming up. let's start with a check

with the headlines. investigators trying to determine if a chinese woman who visited the president's mar-a-lago resort last weekend was there on a spy mission. she is facing several charges this morning. secret service says she lied to get on to the property and they say she was armed with four cell phones, a laptop, an external hard drive, and a thumb drive with malware, malicious software. the president was at the resort for the weekend but weighs golfing when the woman arrived. four former fraternity brothers sentenced tuesday in connection the hazing death of 19-year-old timothy peat a, all teefg sentencing between -- joseph salla will serve three months of house arrest. timothy peat a received fatal injuries. prosecutors say it took his fraternity brothers 12 hours to call 911 after finding pisazza

unconscious. for the second time in three weeks, a huge fire at a texas chemical plant. one worker was killed, two others critically injured when a tank holding a flammable chemical burst into flames. it happened just northeast of houston. the plant manufacturers products like anti-freeze and brake fluid. the cause of the fire under investigation. last month the fire broke out at a chemical plant in nearby deer park. it's an important day in the college cheating scandal. lori loughlin and felicity huffman will appear in boston federal court along with 13 other parents also indicted in this case. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. hollywood is coming to boston. actresses felicity huffman is also going to be here. she is facing serious charges and could get jail time if she doesn't work out a deal say many experts. before facing a federal judge in

boston later today. >> actress lori loughlin signing autographs for fans. prior to leaving los angeles she was hounded by the paparazzi. >> i can't talk to you. i can't comment right now. >> reporter: fellow actress felicity huffman spotted over the weekend releasing no comment after deleting her social media accounts. both laying low in los angeles after posting bond last month. the hollywood "a"-listers are among the 33 parents indicted in the largest college cheating scam ever prosecuted. accused of paying top dollar to fraudulently gain admission to usc for their two daughters, lachlan and her fashion designer husband are each charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. prosecutors allege they paid half a million dollars to get their kids into usc as elite rowing athletes, though they never participated in the sport. canned by the hallmark channel

with her future at netflix unclear, her career taking a nosedive. candace cameron bure adefended her to hoda. >> i said that we are family and we stand by each other and pray for each other and we will always be there for each other. >> reporter: actress felicity huffman, accused of paying $15,000 for someone to cheat on her oldest daughter's s.a.t. exam could face several years in prison. it's unclear if huffman's husband william h. macy, who is not charged, will be in court. the alleged mastermind, william singer, told investigators he took millions in payouts to guarantee admissions to eight elite universities. with 50 indictments so far, including coaches, college administrators, and dozens of wealthy parents, some multi-millionaires, legal experts expect defendants will feel pressured to take a plea

deal as prosecutors dangle the possibility of further charges and more indictments to come. a star-studded legal drama premiering on national television with two well known actresses at center stage. legal experts believe many of these parents will try to take a plea deal to avoid prison time. if they went to trial and were convicted they could face years behind bars. savannah. >> miguel almaguer at the courthouse for us. thank you. >> joining us is nbc legal analyst ari melber. there seems to be a lot of damning evidence for some defendants, recorded phone calls, emails. is today the day to make a plea if you are going to do it? >> some could consider that if they have gotten to the courtroom today, they may be playing for time. some have better arguments than others. >> how would that work? the attorneys for parents who want to make a deal, do they approach the prosecutors and say, hey, maybe we would be

willing to plead guilty or do the prosecutors come to them no? how does this play out? >> we know that several people had the opportunity to plea initially because people bifflely pleaded out before this was unsealed and announced. obviously, the prosecutors told some folks, hey, you can get off this train if you cooperate. >> if they are still coming into court, which is not a pleasant experience, they have to come to the courthouse, does that suggest to you these defendants, lori loughlin, felicity huffman are prepared to fight and take it to trial? >> yes, looks like they are fighting. their reputations are on the line as we know. there is a issue if anyone has a defense, there is a lot of bad stuff on the record, could they argue maybe they were paying for services or advice, they didn't realize what this advice amounted to. >> felicity huffman is accused of spending $15,000 to have the answers on the s.a.t. changed. then you have lori loughlin and her husband who are accused of spending about $400,000 to get they are daughter into usc on the row team, even though she

never rowed. when prosecutors look at the amount of money involved, does that matter in terms of a potential sentence? >> it shouldn't matter that much. the big question here is were you paying to try to steal someone else's seat in college? not did you have a good or bad price on stealing the seat. >> is this thing about jail time at the end of all of it? is this going to be let's pretend there are some guilty verdict or pleas, are we talking fines or jail? >> it's hard to imagine the prosecutors want to put many people in jail for a long period of time for being parents. if they take responsibility and deal with it, in other words, yes, jail is definitely on the table. the question for people fighting is can they get off or do they look at harbsher sentences if they are later convicted. that's why it's high stakes today. >> i am glad you made that point, taking seats from other kids. >> it's a college admissions

robin hood when the very wealthy are using extra benefits and potentially cheating to take the spots from regular students. >> all right. >> isn't it reverse robin hood? >> exactly. >> that's why she is the chief and you are just the -- >> i meant reverse robin hood when i said robin hood. >> don't worry. we are not live. thank you so much. appreciate it. all right. a check of the weather. >> good morning, guys. we are watching that flooding threat in the middle of the country. t we still have more than 200 river gauges at or above flood stage. we are not looking for a lot of rain with this next system moving through, but any rain could make an impact on those heavily flooded areas. this is a cold front that will trigger storms across the panhandle of texas and oklahoma tonight. it moves into the deep south thursday and it will continue to slowly move to the southeast into friday. best chance of stronger storms today across the panhandle. the primary threat is very large

hail. that could cause some windshield damage. gusts winds possible as well. tomorrow the threat of gusty winds into arkansas, louisiana, 35r9s of mississippi, too. that would be a later in the day kind of threat. also looking at the possibility of an inch to up to three inches of rain. keep in mind this area has not seen a lot of rain lately. this should not lead to a whole lot of good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. mostly cloudy start to the day. and parts of the bay area starting out with light rain. we will have the rain chance throughout the afternoon. our temperatures reach into the low '60s and mid-sections for the inland valleys. for tomorrow, more rain in the forecast. it gets heavier as we go into friday. widespread rain tapers on saturday. by sunday, we do still see the clouds sticking around. our temperatures warm up.

dry weather continues into the start of next week. your latest forecast. >> thanks. coming up, our exclusive conversation with nba star steph curry. he talks about family, faith, and what triefs him to be the best on and off the court. plus, tiffany haddish revealing what led to her worst stand-up show ever. the woman behind the popular website 52 weeks to find him. the surprising places life has taken her ten years later. first, an emotional vigil for the college student killed after she got into the wrong car. what her father is now saying about the disturbing case. about the disturbing case. tmy insurance rates are probably gonna double.

but dad, you've got allstate. with accident forgiveness they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. indeed. are you in good hands? prestige creams not living up to the hype? one jar shatters the competition. olay regenerist hydrates skin better than creams costing over $100, $200, and even $400. fact check this ad in good housekeeping. olay. you won't find relief here. congestion and pressure? go to the pharmacy counter for powerful claritin-d. while the leading allergy spray only relieves 6 symptoms, claritin-d relieves 8, including sinus congestion and pressure. claritin-d relieves more.

enhanced up to 48 hours. new unbelieva-brow longwear brow gel by l'oreal paris. no smudge. sweat resistant. waterproof. it's unbelievable. unbelieva-brow longwear brow gel. l'oreal paris. unbel♪ e!-brow longwear brow gel. hey dad! hello, betee! kaisi hain aap (how are you)? i'm good, how are you? good! so good to see you. it's late, where are you? i'm at work. oh gosh, so late. i know, but guess what? what? i've saved enough to come visit you. well, that's such great news! at u.s. bank, we believe that hard work works. and for everyone working toward a goal, we're here to help. to care for newborns is born. johnson's cottontouch™ wash and lotion, made with real cotton, and enhances your gentle touch. a new soft, a new touch, a new gentle.

johnson's cottontouch™. choose gentle. johnson's cottontouch™. now, full coverage super stay foundation... from maybelline new york. with full coverage pigments... stays on. stays flawless. up to 24-hour wear super stay foundation only from maybelline new york.

theat the risk of ruininguld retheir khakis...ch thank you. is the same type of person who can help you quickly and easily get an appraisal on your car, because helping people is what carmax people are all about. ♪ ♪ wednesday. family and friends saying their final good-byes to the university of south carolina student killed after mistakenly getting into a car she thought was an uber. >> her story raising new ridesharing safety concerns on college campuses all over the country.

nbc's kristen dahlgren has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. yeah, a funeral for samantha josephson will be held here in a just a few hours. this has changed how so many team get into their rideshare. in the community where she grew up this is about sammy, a bright and goofy girl headed to law school and instead will be laid to rest today. overnight family and friends of 21-year-old samantha josephson gathering for an emotional vigil. >> this moment is overwhelm mipg. >> reporter: samantha's father seymour just back from south carolina where his daughter was killed. >> i requested to meet the officer that arrested, captured and arrested the person that murdered my daughter. >> reporter: mr. josephson saying he just wanted to thank the officer. it was a chilling crime. the university of south carolina

senior seen on surveillance video getting into what she thought was her uber ride. it's the last time she was seen alive. at the vigil samantha's boyfriend who was out of town when she went missing wishing he could change that night. >> she was the love of my life, and i was on the phone tracking her through all of this just to make sure she got home safely. and immediately i knew something was wrong. >> reporter: her body found the next day in a wooded area. an autopsy finding she died from multiple sharp force injuries. 24-year-old nathaniel daniel roland arrested and charged with his kidnapping and murder. police say the car's child locks were engaged suggesting samantha couldn't escape. >> it's scary to think that could happen to anyone. >> reporter: her murder leaving college students around the country on edge. >> it was like a mistake that anybody could have made. >> reporter: uber says it has been working with colleges

nationwide to keep passengers safe and will now partner with the university of south carolina to further raise awareness. but samantha's father insisting ridesharing companies need to do more to save other families from this hort break. >> this is nothing you would ever want to do. you don't want to go through this. >> reporter: this is such a heartbreaking story. >> you were at the vigil last night. how is the community handling it there? >> reporter: this was tough. i never met sammy, and i was in tears watching this. i have never seen a memorial where so many people got up and said this was my best friend. she had dozens of girls who stood up and told stories, you know. they are heartbroken over this, and remembering her. this is also a girl who is already making such an impact in how people are thinking about ridesharing. south carolina is now considering legislation that

would require drivers to have lighted signs in the window. so that love that people have for her is carrying on into them really wanting to make a difference now. >> her father is incredibly strong to be there, you know, speak before all the people that turned out on her behalf. >> incredible. >> kristen, thank you. we'll be back after this. ♪ until a month ago you were a complete failure. but now you are the biggest star in the world. how did you get here? [ "yesterday" by the beatles ] when did you write that? i didn't write it. the beatles wrote it. who? [ "i want to hold your hand" by the beatles ] can i do this? i've got a bunch of new songs and i thought people might like to hear 'em. [ dinging noises ]

you're probably wondering why i'm here? no. major pop stars are always dropping around. lady gaga won't leave us alone. i was wondering if you'd consider being in our band? [ cheering ] mr. jack malik. [ "hey jude" by the beatles ] you're new music. its incredible. i feel like i'm living a lie. it's going to be the greatest album of all time. you don't have to clap every time, but thanks very much. [ laughing ] mr. modesty. that's what he does right off the top. [zara larsson - "wow"] ♪ ♪ baby i'm not even in a gown ♪ and the only thing u have to say is wow ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop drop say oh my drop drop drop ♪ ♪ make u say oh my god my drop drop ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop make u say oh my god ♪ ♪ and you never felt this type of emotion ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop drop say oh my drop drop drop ♪ ♪ make u say oh my god my drop drop ♪ ♪ make you're jaw drop make u say oh my god ♪

a lot will happen in your life. wrinkles just won't. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair's derm-proven retinol works so fast, it takes only one week to reveal younger looking skin. making wrinkles look so last week. rapid wrinkle repair® pair with new retinol oil for 2x the wrinkle fighting power. neutrogena® what do all these people have in common, limu?oug [ paper rustling ] exactly, nothing. they're completely different people, that's why they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual. they'll only pay for what they need! [ gargling ] [ coins hitting the desk ] yes, and they could save a ton. you've done it again, limu. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ you wouldn't accept an incomplete job

from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? most pills don't finish the job because they don't relieve nasal congestion. flonase sensimist is different. it relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. it's more complete allergy relief. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist helps block six key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. and six is greater than one. flonase sensimist.

we are back. it's that great time of the morning when carson joins the table. ahead, how people and fellow ahead, how people and fellow royals are reacting hey, great dog. what do you feed him? axel gets blue buffalo. i give frankie rachel ray nutrish. ever read the ingredients? oh yeah. could you read a few? sure. deboned chicken chicken chicken meal chicken meal brown rice dried peas barley soybean meal oatmeal whole ground corn corn? while both foods provide complete and balanced nutrition 7 out of 10 nutrish feeders prefer the ingredients in blue buffalo. love them like family. feed them like family. [ "werk it" by mama haze ] ♪ woo

♪ baby, baby, baby ♪ baby watch me werk it now ♪ woo ♪ baby, baby, baby ♪ baby watch me werk it now did you eat all of your treats? ♪ help! i need somebody ♪ help! not just anybody ♪ help! you know i need someone before she puts them in the dishwasher. so what does the dishwasher do? (vo) cascade platinum does the work for you. prewashing and removing stuck-on foods, the first time. (mom) wow! that's clean! (vo) cascade platinum. how do you get skin happy aveeno® with prebiotic oat. it hydrates and softens skin. .. .. .. aveeno® daily moisturizer get skin happy™ ensure max protein...

to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. (straining) i'll take that. (cheers) 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. ensure max protein. in two great flavors. this and even this.hark, i deep clean messes like this. but i don't have to clean this, because the self-cleaning brush roll removes hair, while i clean. - [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans, now cleans itself. ♪ seed to the oat, to the o ♪ ♪ to the honey in each bite ♪ ♪ healthy hearts make life sweeter ♪ so you can live it right ♪ ♪ the good goes around and around and around and around ♪ thto help janet change whher front tire... monsoon is the same type of person who can help you find exactly the right car from our inventory of over 50,000, because helping people is what carmax people are all about.

tremfya® is for adults with remoderate. to severe plaque psoriasis. with tremfya®, you can get clearer. and stay clearer. in fact, most patients who saw 90% clearer skin at 28 weeks stayed clearer through 48 weeks. tremfya® works better than humira® at providing clearer skin and more patients were symptom free with tremfya®. tremfya® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections. before treatment, your doctor should check you for infections and tuberculosis. tell your doctor if you have an infection or have symptoms such as: fever, sweats, chills, muscle aches or cough. before starting tremfya® tell your doctor if you plan to or have recently received a vaccine. ask your doctor about tremfya®. tremfya®. because you deserve to stay clearer. janssen wants to help you explore cost support options.

good wednesday morning. 7:56, we start out with mostly cloudy skies. this is a live look outside in dublin. we see the low clouds, mist and drizzle. light rain in and around the bay area today. highs reaching into the low to mid-'60s for this afternoon. tomorrow we will see some more rain kind of scattered off and on throughout the day. and more widespread heavy rain in the forecast on friday. this all starts to move out on saturday morning. and then we go from the mid-60s to the low 70s as we dry out early next week. at least a few days of dry weather with our temperatures warming up. but meantime we're going to have to deal with some more rounds of rain in the forecast from now through at least early saturday. that's something we'll be watching. let's head over to mike who is keeping an eye on the road. . here north 680, we joined

you about this traffic. looking at north 680, approaching fremont. slow as you approach the scales. a big rig crashed into the shoulder there earlier this morning. more slowing expected. 84 will take you through. back to you. thank you very much. happening now, we are just learning the house judiciary committee has authorized a subpoena to obtain the full unredacted mueller report. the committee took action after attorney general barr said he will provide it only with certain materials removed. and the varsity blues admissions cheating scandal. two high-profile defendants expected to be there.

check our twitter feed for updates. another local news update in half an hour. >> nbc bay area we investigate. >> the next storm set by the end of the workweek. >> overnight changes to the storm's timing and path. the growing cause for the release of the mueller report. that is happening across the bay area tomorrow. >> join us tomorrow morning 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. today on california live, going one on one with the king of the court steph curry. >> the man who traveled the world on a prayer. why are all these business owners so excited? we're going to comcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. it's going to add to the productivity of our business. it's switch and save days at comcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we take your business beyond. but hurry, switch and save days ends april 7th. internet that's reliable. internet that's fast.

that's super important. i just want to get it right now. call today. comcast business. beyond fast.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, mar-a-lago mystery. a woman from china facing charges after entering the president's florida resort armed with cell phones and malicious computer software while mr. trump was there on the property. so why was she there? we're live with the latest. plus, hoop there it is. craig going one on one with steph curry to talk about his life on and off the court. >> i feel like i have a purpose, what i get to do on the floor, but none of it makes sense and none of it works without my family. >> what the basketball star is sharing about his secrets to success ahead of his new

docuseries. and prince harry and meghan markle announce the launch of their joint instagram account. so what kind of content can we expect to see? we'll show you their first post today, wednesday, april 3rd, 2019. >> twins turning 21. >> from richmond, virginia! >> from caramel, indiana. >> here to celebrate grammy. >> from arizona to new york city! >> happy birthday, madison. >> from one plaza to another. >> turning 10 today. >> happy birthday, evan! >> double digits on the plaza. 10-year-old birthday. lots to celebrate out there. so happy to have you with us on a wednesday morning. >> we are so happy you are back. i can't believe you are not jet lagged. >> i had a ten-hour flight, i landed at 4:30 in the morning

but i slept nine hours. >> you were in israel? >> yes, a series we will do in holy week in a couple of weeks. all right. let's get to the news. starting this half hour, an arrest of a chinese woman accused of lying her way into president trump's mar-a-lago resort. she is under investigation now as a possible spy. nbc's kerry sanders is at west palm beach with the very latest on this story. it's alarming, kerry. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the arrest raising serious concerns this morning just how secure is mar-a-lago and the president when he is here. since being elected, president trump has spent close to 90 days at mar-a-lago. this morning investigators are trying to determine if a chinese woman who visited president trump's mar-a-lago resort last weekend was there on a spy mission. that woman now facing charges after the secret service says she lied to get on to the

property. armed with four cell phones, a laptop, an external hard drive and a thumb drive with malware. according to court documents, yujing zhang went to the so-called winter white house saturday telling secret service at the security checkpoint she was there to go to the pool. agents say she showed two chinese passports and was allowed in after mar-a-lago security believed she was related to a club member with the same last name. court documents pointing to a potential language barrier issue. the documents go on to say she was taken to the main reception after telling the shuttle driver she didn't know where she wanted to go. her conversation with the receptionist raising a red flag when zhang allegedly changed her story about why she was there. according to investigators zhang said she was attending a united nations friendship event between china and the united states that night. the only problem, there was no event like that scheduled and zhang was arrested.

zhang allegedly telling investigators her chinese friend charles told her to attend this event and attempt to speak with a member of the president's family about chinese and american foreign economic relations. the secret service could not find any record of that. the president was at the resort for the weekend, but was golfing nearby when zhang arrived. the first lady and other members of the family were on site at the time. zhang's attorney has not commented. meantime, she faces federal charges for entering a restricted building as well as lying to secret service. savannah, she could face other charges as well. >> kerry sanders at mar-a-lago. thank you. congress is launching an investigation of the faa inspectors who helped certify boeing's 737 max jetliners. the aircraft remain grounded after two deadly crashes overseas. the head of the senate transportation committee says whistleblowers raised concerns

about the training of inspectors who checked the anti-stall system suspected in those crashes. meantime, "the wall street journal" reports the pilots of the doomed ethiopian flight followed emergency procedures laid out by boeing but still failed to regain control of the aircraft. a follow-up to a story we told you about earlier this week. a suspect is under arrest in the hit-and-run that injured two girls who were playing in a front yard near atlanta. you remember this dramatic video of friday's crash. 28-year-old gabriel fordham turned himself in tuesday night. police say he was speeding when he hit a pair of mailboxes and struck the girls leaving a 9-year-old girl seriously injured. his attorney says fordham was fighting off an armed carjacker who allegedly ran away. two women have reportedly come forward to accuse former vice president joe biden of physical contact that made them feel uncomfortable. one woman telling "the new york times" that biden rested his hand on her thigh when she was a 19-year-old college student. she says it happened on an event on sexual assault. her account has not been

verified by nbc news. the other woman is a writer named d.j. hill. she says biden's hand moved from shoulder down her back. this brings the number of complaints to four as biden is weighing running for president in 2020. when asked for comment his r believed he acted inappropriately. y'all ready for a "boost"? one of the cutest moments of any wedding is when the little ring bearer comes down the aisle. watch what happens at this ceremony in the philippines. this man gives his best smile going to the altar. he stops and decides to give them a little something more. take a look.

playing catch with somebody there. he is playing to his audience. he ends up eventually going at the altar. i guess someone is helping him along. he had fun. >> he is cute. hey, yeah. >> exactly. >> he got there. still to come this morning, tiffany haddish gets real about the toughest stand-up show of her career. first, nba superstar steph curry. >> you know, i'm walking in, in terms of what i get to do on the floor, but none of it makes sense and none of it works without my family. >> we go one-on-one with steph to find out what inspires him on and off the court, what he is like as a husband, a father, and we got his take on the greats of the game. that's right after this. and you look amazingly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed.

try downy fabric conditioner. unlike detergent alone, downy helps prevent stretching by conditioning and smoothing fibers, so clothes look newer, longer. downy and it's done. everyone wants to be the cadbury bunnys) because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. while others may keep trying, nobunny knows easter better than cadbury!® ...with floral fusion oil. for caressable soft skin... ...indulge in the rich lather... ...and delicate scent. pamper yourself. [background music] get caressably soft skin. with caress.

♪ e with our almond trees in our blue diamond orchard in california. my parents' job is to look after them. and it's my job to test the product. the best almonds make the best almondmilk. blue diamond almond breeze. dad, it's fine. we have allstate.

and with claimrateguard they won't raise your rates just because of a claim. that's why you're my favorite... i know. are you in good hands? you won't find relief here. congestion and pressure? go to the pharmacy counter for powerful claritin-d. while the leading allergy spray only relieves 6 symptoms. claritin-d relieves 8, including sinus congestion and pressure. ♪ claritin-d relieves more. ♪ ♪

this morning on "today's talker," one of basketball's biggest stars. craig, talk about scoring an interview, steph curry. >> i am a steph fan. i've never hidden that. but to say he is busy is an understatement. he is of course a leader on the nba's reigning champion golden state warriors. married to a strong woman with a highly successful career of her own, and they have got three small children. so steph doesn't sit still too often. but he did sit down with us to talk about life off the court. all of which is the subject of a docuseries on facebook watch. "stephen vs. the game." steph curry is used to living his life in the public eye. >> never in a million years imagined to be a possibility. >> this six-part docuseries, "stephen vs. the game," gives a look of his life on and off the court. >> a great way for me to control

my story in terms of this is an amazing moment in my life. accomplished a lot of great things and i hope to continue on that mission. so the story is still being written, but kind of open it up a little bit, what makes me tick, what motivates me. >> reporter: that motivation is rooted in faith and family. >> let's garnish these babies. >> reporter: his wife ayesha is a successful television host and entrepreneur. they have three children, riley, ryan, and a son, cannon, born last summer. in addition to folks seeing steph the champion, we see steph the father and the son and the husband. why was it so important for you to show that part of you? >> because it makes me who i am. i mean, i feel like i have a purpose that i'm walking in in terms of what i get to do on the floor, but none of it makes sense and none of it works

without my family. being authentic and transparent about my relationship with ayesha and us walking into parenthood together, raising three kids and trying to instill the same values and morals that we were taught as kids. my wife is busier than i am. i'm trying to keep up with her. thriving and chaos is something we do best. we wanted to kind of share that. >> she said that the thing that probably makes you the best dad is you are just like the kids. >> fact. >> reporter: you are just like a kid yourself. what did she mean by that? >> i'm goofy, corny, silly at all times. i don't know if it's the baby face situation, but i just enjoy like the fun stuff in life and i try to find the fun in everything. so i'm at home hanging out with the kids or we're out together on a date or something or just wherever i am at, i try to have fun. i think that's what she mean. cracking all type of dad jokes, too. >> reporter: on the court it's

all business. curry and the warriors have won the nba championship three of the last four seasons. a long way from the undersized overlooked kid from davidson college. you were scrawny, scrappy but scrawny, and you didn't have a lot of blue chip colleges looking at you. you get to the nba. you are drafted number seven. a lot of folks are like he is overrated. how much does that still fuel you? how much of a chip do you still play with? >> i always do because i have heard that so many times over and over again throughout my journey. it's different now. the true definition of underdog, i don't think i can claim that. >> reporter: no. not after two championships, three championships and two mvps. >> but that's part of my dna and like how i, i think i have embraced the fact that for me i am almost a perfectionist in

terms of getting better. so that chip is driving my work ethic in terms of like i have had a lot of crazy accolades and championships and all that type of stuff, but if i really look in the mirror and say are you the best player you think you can be? i would in a heartbeat say no. what's going to drive me to get to that point is that chip that people said i wasn't supposed to be on this level. >> reporter: curry is the son of former nba star dell curry. he says his mother sonya is equally responsible. >> she is the encourager in our family and the one that has given me the most understanding of who i am as a person and individual, and she is so like just fierce and bold and to the point and direct that i tell her i get my grit and competitiveness and fire from her. >> reporter: do you believe you were destined for this?

>> for sure. my faith is obviously a big part of who i am. god doesn't make any mistakes. so for me to be able to handle all the things that have been thrown my way, i'm still learning, still growing. i am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. that is a way i contextualize what is going on and how i can best nurtured the blessings i have been giving. >> reporter: as a student of the game and history, i asked him to name the 5 best players of the last 20 years. >> i got jordan, shaq, kobe, lebron, tim duncan. >> reporter: no steph curry? >> still writing the story, big fella. this is to be determined on that. >> i love that. >> so humble. >> oh, man. >> a genuinely humble. >> not fake humble. the real thing. >> does he have the desires like

so many "a"-listers, derrick jeter's tribute, lebron's production country, does he want to tell his story elsewhere? >> yes, when this chapter is written, his athletic chapter, yeah. he has a project coming out next week ahead of easter. he executive produced "emanuel," a documentary on the charleston church shooting. a number of projects in the works. but they all somehow are connected to his faith. by the way, "stephen vs. the game" premieres on facebook watch on may 2nd. we will have much more on steph on the third hour of today and tonight on "nbc nightly news." >> thank you. let us get another check of the weather from miss dylan. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by "missing link." in theaters everywhere april 12th. >> let's talk temperatures now. it has been awfully chilly. san antonio hit a record low temperature yesterday at around

30 degrees and the freezing cold temperatures will finally let up down south. we are going to see highs get above average. amarillo, 75. midland, texas, 83. still cold across the northern plains and the upper midwest, 10 to 15 degrees below average. it's still very cold across the northern plains. on thursday still chilly from chicago and des moines. charleston, west virginia is 73. as we go into the weekend, look at these temperatures. d.c. should get into the mid-70s. hanging on to the last bit of the cherry blossoms in d.c. buffalo gets up to 74. boston close to 60 saturday and down through the carolinas, where we did have snow. temperatures did get into the 60s and 70s this weekend. we could see delays across the mid-atlantic and northern areas and watching for severe storms. now here's a peek out your

window. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we will see spotty and light showers for the rest of the day and temperatures reed into the low to mid-60s. checking out our forecast, we keep the rain off and on throughout the day tomorrow. heavy rain in the forecast friday but it all starts to move on friday morning. as we dry up we will be in the low 70s to sunday to the start of next week. >> and that's your latest forecast. so much. all hail carson. >> big day yesterday. continued effort to separate from the royals. the duke and duchess of sussex have their own instagram page. within 24 hours they have two million followers. that breaks the record for the fastest time to gain one million followers on instagram. in their first post the royal couple shared photos from trips and appearances within the last year along with the photos that he wrote. welcome to our official

instagram. we look forward to sharing the work that drives us, the causes we support, important announcements and the opportunity to shine auto lig l key issues. the first look at the lifetime sequel to harry and meghan a royal romance was released. it appeared a week before the realoyal wedding and told the story of meghan and harry's relationship from their first date to the engagement. now in the new film harry and meghan becoming royal. we get a glimpse of where the story picks up. >> i loved that first movie. >> like i am pretending to be a beautiful swan. >> look at yourself in the mirror and all you see is a hypocrite. you will never be able to control everything. >> i'm waiting on that curtsy. >> you love that, right? >> pop the popcorn. >> i walk in my sister's house, her tv is locked on lifetime. there is no other channel. she will be excited for that.

the actors are playing harry and meghan look a little different. they did a recap. watch that film on lifetime, my sister will be, may 22nd. next, tiffany haddish. sitting down with jimmy kimmel opening up about a recent show that didn't go well. it was on new year's eve in miami. people were walking out. there is reporting that the jokes weren't landing. she seemed unprepared. haddish recounted that experience to jimmy in hilarious fashion. here you go. >> my friends were in town. tiffany, let's go out, let's celebrate. i was like, i have a big show tomorrow. they are like, you have to celebrate. the thing that convinced me to go out, it's going to be a lot of sexy guys there. i was like, well let's get out of here. let's go. and i danced all night. i drank more than i have drank in my entire life. my kidneys fell out. i definitely woke up dead. i was hurting bad. they are like you have to make a video to let everybody know where you are going to be. if you saw this video on my

instagram page you knew that wasn't going to be a good show. she was not ready. and when i get to the theater i am in the backstage and it was like they was getting me ready for my funeral, when they was doing my makeup i was like this. then i go out on stage. i am like, hey everybody. and all these cell phone camera lights came up and i looked out and people was cheering. i was looking at everybody and i saw the lights and my soul just left my body. i was like, come back. she was like, no! >> haddish says she plans to do another show in miami. >> i think she has a routine for that right there. >> she is going to be donating the proceeds from that new show in miami to a charity. kathie lee gifford waltzing to her seat alongside jimmy fallon. they reflected on her career in tv. she revealed when she met hoda

for the first time. >> hoda was "dateline" hoda when i met her. i went to lunch with her at the rainbow room. jim bell said, cwill you please have lunch with hoda? i said okay. i never heard of her. five-hour lunch. they made us leave the rainbow room because they were getting ready for dinner, and, yeah -- >> that's when you know you get along with somebody. >> i said, hoda, i don't want to come back to television. i did the best tv with regis. i would be friends with you for the rest of my life. >> as they say in show business, the rest is wine history. tomorrow kathie lee will be sitting down with us as we celebrate her career and wish her well on her future plans. >> what yshe left up is she stod up and sang a song. could you major her serenading you at a table? >> she calls you "dateline" hoda

like you were going around covering mysteries and murders. >> i'm on it. a daily click? >> i think i will have the spinach salad. or will i? we have a cute video. a toddler, i don't know what's going on with kids in brazil, all right? this is a little kid. let me try surfing for the first time. jumps on his sister's board. >> he did the hang ten. >> hang ten. knows where the camera is. a little kelly slater in the making. look at that rock star move right there. >> and the hair. >> you know how hard it is to stand up on a surfboard? >> my kids can't even stand. >> isn't that unbelievable? >> wow, that is awesome. >> he has everything he needs. the surfing skills, but attitude, the hair. >> everything. >> he has four girlfriends. just ahead, remember that woman, she had this popular blog on her 12-month search to find mr. right? ten years later the inspiring

story of what she actually found on her journey. also, the bed in a box craze. it's quite the craze. consumer reports has put out their best picks. we will share them with you after your local news.

good morning, it )s 8-26... i )m ... within the last hour .. the house judiciary committee authorized a subpoena .. to obtain the full unredacted mueller report. the committee took action after attorney general william barr stated he )d provide the report only with certain material removed. lawmakers are also seeking all underlying evidence. some bay area parents tied to the college admissions cheating scandal .. appear today in a boston federal court. also due to appear: the two most high-profile parents caught up in the scandal: actresses felicity huffman and lori laughlin. all will answer to charges including conspiracy to commit mail fraud. i )ll have another local news

the one traffic alert in the south bay. the problem is towards the trivalley, we have one lane blocked. c.h.p. said it will remain in place for quite some time. slowing from missions north to the truck scales where the big rig was getting cleared, they hit a pole and brought down power lines. only one lane is blocked and it's slow from washington towards that area. meanwhile the south bay shows northbound 280 slow towards downtown 87 and 10th street. san diego exit is the slowing. back to you. >> local more news update next. to simone, i leave the van gogh.

to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power

to preserve and protect them. with love, california. voice" kelly clarkson. seth has chris hayes all new tonight. how are you guys? 8:30 on this beautiful wednesday morning, april 3rd. we're grateful to have such an amazing crowd out here on the plaza. hey, y'all. savannah, they missed you. you're back. >> i am falling in love with every person here. where is zack? is there a little boy named zack around here?

hello, zack, how old are you? >> seven. >> i heard that of all the signs here that you may have the best sign. do you think you could she it to me. zack! you are adorable. i see you. i can see this happening. do you want to be a co-anchor with us? >> that's great. >> sure. >> where are you from? >> virginia. >> is there anybody back home you want to say hi to? >> i don't know. >> can you say this? this is "today" on nbc. >> this is "today" on nbc. >> you got the job! zack, you're adorable. you can put it down, sweetpea. thank you so much. >> awesome. >> so happy to meet you. >> thanks. >> that was brilliant. >> i love that sign. >> thank you, honey. >> adorable. >> that is the sweetest. >> zack, should craig and i leave now? >> he is thinking. he is calling his agent. >> just ahead, a woman who was looking for love on a deadline.

she detailed that journey. it was a blog called 52 weeks to find him. so it's been ten years now, a decade later. what's happening? we will get the lessons she learned along the way. >> interesting. then are you in the market for a new mattress? the so-called bed in a box is white hot right now. are they the best way to go and which ones will give you the best night's sleep? >> does it am could in a box. >> a box. >> like a mattress--sized box? >> yeah. we are going to check it out. we will reveal consumer reports topics. >> we are like, we don't get it. >> i am just go to go to tv and watch it. i want to learn more. also, everybody, i mean everybody, celebs, tourists, locals everybody flocks to this chef's pizzeria in carroll gardens, new york. lucky for us he is going to give us a teaste of his creations an share the secrets of making a

great sauce. >> will meatballs be involved? >> yes. >> no. he is making meatballs. and coming up on the third hour of "today," two huge sports stars. more of craig's conversation with steph curry. plus, guess who is here? tennis legend serena williams is live in our studio. she is opening up about her busy life on and off the court. >> i'll be stalking the third hour. the weather? >> it's going to warm up. >> i promise. >> keep going. >> sorry. i thought there was like a billboard or something coming up. anyway, it is going to warm up. we have temperatures expected in the 60s today. it is going to get very, very windy though. we are going to see winds gusting to 35 to 60 miles per hour on the cape. severe storms possible across the panhandle of oklahoma and texas. severe storms move east into tomorrow. we will see the threat of real heavy rain, hail, damaging winds with a line of storms in the deep south. spring warmth affects the

southeast. after a day of snow yesterday in charlotte, looking at highs in the 70s tomorrow. light rain and snow also moves up across the colder parts of the country across the northern plains and upper midwest. out west we are going to see another round of rain. temperatures though in the 60s. it looks sunny through the southw good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have temperatures reaching into the 60s here today and some low clouds, off-and-on rain. most will be light. we will see rain chances throughout the day tomorrow and then more widespread, measurable rain will be here on friday going throughout the day. tapering off on the day saturday. after that we get a chance to dry out and our temperatures warm up. san francisco reaching into the low-to-mid-60s. we just have to get through the rain now through saturday. uick . you are turning 13. what's your name? >> emily. >> do you feel different? >> no. >> not great. it will happen.

trust me. >> i like her. now to a story about a woman who was looking for love and what happened when she and not find it. >> kate snow is here with this fascinating story about acceptance and finding hope when life doesn't exactly give you maybe what you thought you hoped for. >> i first met nina picket ten years ago when she was getting attention for launching a website called 52 weeks to find him. she was determined to find a husband, and a decade later i found her after she quote an eye opening blog with lessons for all of us. >> reporter: nina picket was everywhere in 2009. >> i think it will be a successful experiment. i am hopeful at the end muof th 52 weeks i will find him. >> reporter: her website, a year of determined dating at the age of 42. >> i spent a year dating. it was fun again. i didn't dread going out, going online. >> reporter: she kept a video journal. strangers suggested unique

dating ideas. she found a supportive community of single women. why do you think it touched a nerve? why were people so excited? >> i had a tdeadline. people were fascinated to see if i could accomplish it. i think a lot of people wanted to see me succeed. i think people want a happy ending. >> reporter: but december 31st arrived and no ring. >> i just wanted to do one last video. this is probably the last video ais i'll post. thank you so much for an amazing journey. >> reporter: when it doesn't happen that's what's hard? >> yeah, when it doesn't happen it's hard because not only do you feel like you let yourself down, you made it very public. everyone who is watching you feels a little disappointed. >> reporter: ten years later she wrote an article titled when love doesn't come. she is still single at 52, would very much like too be married, but she found her story made others uncomfortable. >> i felt like i couldn't share my story anymore because they were like, you are in your 50s

now, you should be over it. >> reporter: over it? >> i felt like i was silenced. if i mentioned it was the eye rolls would come along. >> reporter: by writing honestly about the past decade she hoped to open up a conversation about things people don't want to talk about. for medical reasons, she had a hysterectomy in her mid-40s and was devastated to learn she would never have biological childr children. >> when we have goals in life, there comes a time when you feel like, okay, this could still happen. but this idea of being a wife and a mother, that life i wanted, i knew that life i was looking for is not going to happen. >> reporter: not going to happen in the way you imagine? >> or i may never be a wife, i may never be a mother, so i had to grieve that finite disappointment. >> reporter: eventually she learned she had to accept her new reality. you talk about radical

acceptance and accept this it is your life. was that easy? was that hard? >> once i understood it. i think it's a part of grieving. i think it's a part of what takes you to the next point of becoming hopeful again. radical acceptance is just simply saying where i am right now, i didn't get what i want, but i'm going to just move forward with it. i wasn't stuck objen what didn' happen in the past and i was going to start looking forward to what gave me hope again. i can truly say now i am more hopeful now than i was before. >> reporter: what are you up to now? >> well, i'm in d.c. now. it's the first time i have ever lived next to a family member. >> reporter: she wants people to know she has a great life and no regrets and she hopes her story inspires others looking for love not to give up. are you dating? >> i am dating now. i don't know where it's going to go. and i haven't put a lot of pressure on myself. i haven't gone out and looked at

wedding things. >> reporter: no 52 weeks? >> no. i'm taking it nice and easy, and i'm just trying to enjoy this moment of where i am right now. >> nina wanted us to make it clear she is totally okay with people who are single and determined to stay single. that's just not what she wants. her advice, if you are still single, is to find a community of people like you, which is what she found ten years ago. people that were still looking for -- >> someone told me when you meet the right person and have a child it happens at the right time. it felt like my story. i met someone i loved when i was around 50 and had a baby, you know, at 52. so that, you know, there is no box for anybody. who knows what her life is going to end up being like. >> that's right. she is saying two things. while she is disappointed things didn't go exactly as she had planned, she is still hopeful.

>> you know, she seems very happy. i know people who are together and married and have kids and they are not happy in their souls. don't underestimate the power of finding happiness in any scenario. >> she has a lot of courage do it in the first place. 52 weeks, being intentional, putting herself out there. she is not moping around. >> no. >> it is hard. i think people sometimes do mourn a life or a fairy tale they shothought they had and li didn't turn out -- >> i am not going to get into it -- >> we all had times we didn't think that storybook we wished for as little girls is going to come true. good for her for opening up about it. >> that was a talker. we could go on and on. >> who is she dating? >> i don't know. no pressure. wow. >> yes. >> sounds like a follow-up. >> he needs to come here and we will see if he measures up for nina. next, the booming bed in a box business. where is the box? >> what? >> who knows? >> you are going to consider

maybe getting this kind of a be [ loud traffic sounds ] [ distant traffic sounds ] [ music replaces the noise ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new galaxy when you switch and save today.

say "get a galaxy" to learn more.

today today wellness. looking to switch things up in the bedroom? relax. we are talking mattresses right here. the bed in a box. you skip the store. you order one online, delivered right to your door. our friends at consumer reports have come up with the best picks for us. who better to tell us about these mattresses than elliott weiler, digital lifestyle editor there. always good to have you. >> good morning. >> we are going to walk through some of the mattresses maybe lie down on one or two. hoda and carson are helping us out. they are going to open one of these boxes. be careful with the scissors. >> are we starting? >> be careful, c. dailey.

>> can you believe it's in this box? >> you will see they are wrapped in plastic. >> let's start with this one. full disclosure here. i actually bought one of these for my house. >> this is the casper. this is a brand that a lot of people know. it's been a consumer reports recommended best buy for quite some time. this is $995. this is a queen size. consumer reports does our testing on queaze size mattresses. this is a really good all around pick. it scores well in all of the categories that we test for and it's very versatile. it contours to your body. these are foam mattresses. it sort of picks up the shape of your body. good for back sleepers, good for side sleepers, solid overall pick. >> what are some of the advantages and disadvantages to this whole -- >> the bed in the box thing? >> yeah. >> some things you need to think about are sort of what we're seeing with hoda and carson. >> i don't think you should have -- you are not holding the scissors properly. >> he has the box cutter.

>> making progress. >> it is best with two people. and so they are going to get it out eventually. >> not those two people. >> maybe not so much, right? >> from the laverne a"laverne & shirley" -- >> eventually we get it out of the box. put it on the bed frame. when you open it from the plastic it will come to life kind of quickly. you look skeptical, by the way, of their progress. >> i am. >> so this is a brand called tuft & needle. so this is also $995. >> oh, that's nice. >> this is what we describe as being a great one for couples because it retains its stability. if you toss and turn a lot and your partner does not -- >> great. this is a great mattress. >> perfect. >> all right. this is good for couples. >> we had high hopes we would have four mattresses to show off. >> we will only have three.

we have to get to the mattress at the end of the segment. >> we have to hurry. >> so this is a brand called sleep innovations. it's the marley mattress. >> that's firm. that's a firm mattress. >> the real differentiator, craig, this mattress is about $330. it's recommended in our ratings. this one actually performans atr better than mattresses three or four times as much money. >> elliott, this is when we were supposed to go to the fourth one. >> do we not have much to show you? >> it appears as though the fourth -- >> whe got it. here comes. >> do these mattresses last as long as traditional -- >> oh, whoa, that's cool. >> takes a village. i'll hold it. >> want me to cut it. >> >> sure. >> this is a memory foam and coil spring. it comes do life pretty quickly. not as fast as we had originally

planned. they come with warranties. you can also take them back. they toept have to go back in the box to return it. >> one, two, and three. >> there is the big reveal. >> how much is this one? >> $585. it's called the all's well. it's a deluxe hybrid. it's the only one that's foam. >> that's pretty comfortable. >> that's way more comfortable than i thought. >> you can feel this. this is a real mattress. >> it feels different than the foam. >> how much is this? $585. >> to be clear, when you buy one of thee things and put it on the frame, can you use it immediately? >> not like that. most of the manufacturers recommend waiting about 24 hours. >> okay. elliott -- >> great mattress. >> thank you so much, elliott. carson daly, thanks for all of your -- >> so soft. >> for more on these mattresses today.com/shop. >> read me a story. up next, the man behind new york city's most popular

pizzeria letting us in on his sauce secrets. first, this is "toy" on nbc.da

we're excited about this "today" food. mark icon is here, chef. unbelievable. the most wildly popular restaurant in brooklyn. carroll gardens where he is from, his family is from, cooking with love. >> so many people say this may be the best pizza in all of new york city. you have been featured on a bunch of shows. the netflix show "ugly and delicious," john edlegend, chriy teigen, others dine there. >> mark, first of all, i don't know if you know this, hoda, but the location, when mark when you were a kid was a candy store? >> yes. >> not only that. it was a candy store when his parents were kids.

>> yeah, i think stthey met the. >> you are known for pizza. you need your special oven to make it. you are going to do a modified version? >> yes, english muffin pizzas. first add some garlic. >> a little olive oil in there? >> what was the pizza that you remember. >> i grew up on angelo's pizza, which was a couple of doors down from where i am now. it closed years ago. >> just smell that. just smell that. come on. >> you didn't grow up with an aspiration to be a chef or cook? >> no. one day i went out for a cup of coffee and the next thing i know i was opening up a pizzeria. true story. now add your tomatoes. >> is that fresh? >> this is a simple sauce, pureed tomatoes. you need about half a teaspoon of salt. >> so why do you think your pizza is so popular and different? what do you do that's unique? >> i'm still trying to figure it

out. to me it's all right, you know. >> all right. we have to taste this. we have two things to make. >> first you want to toast your english muffins. douse it with sauce. >> i'm with you. all over, like that? >> yeah, go for it. >> more? >> let it spill over the edges. >> over the edges. >> i love you. >> wait. hold on to that. you put your cheese on. >> what kind of cheese is that? >> a low moisture mozzarella. then put sauce on top so it doesn't burn. >> when you are in your restaurant and you look out and see a line outside in a nor'easter, every day people ready to get in? >> i have a panic attack. i really do. >> how is the pizza? >> delicious. >> stop it. we are going to make a quick meatball. >> we are going to make the dressing. you have two-thirds oil to a third of vinegar. >> love it. >> you don't make the meatballs

often? >> when i have time i make them. >> they tell them on ebay. >> they are so good. >> in high demand. >> i like it in a squirt bottle and shake it and then just dressing it. >> look how easy it is. when you make it like love like mark does with the fresh ingredients, the best in the world. people come from all over. >> put some dressing on there. >> what else is on the menu? you have calzones and pizza? >> the only thing i know how to make is pizza and calzones. i just started with the meatballs. >> so simple. >> why is it so good? >> he won't tell. >> nobody knows. >> veal, beef and pork. >> mark, thank you so much. go to today.com/recipes. find it if you are in the area. mark, thank you so much. back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> so good.

even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com.

guys, friendly reminder. check out today.com/allday. how well do kathie lee and hoda know each other. see what happened when they played their own version. newlywed game. >> also, healthy snacks for kids to bring to school. that and more on today.com.c al day. steph curry, serena good morning, it )s 8:56... i )m - -... within the last 90 minutes .. the house judiciary committee authorized a subpoena .. to good morning to you. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. within the last 90 minutes the house judiciary committee authorized the subpoena to retain the full, unredacted mueller report. attorney general barr said he would provide the report only with certain material removed. lawmakers are also demanding all underlying evidence submitted by

mueller. and hundreds of east bay teachers are on a miks. they organized a rally on the steps of the state capital to demands more money for schools. one teacher's union said california's per student spending is $1,500 less than the national average. teachers from across the country are taking part in this event. happening now, we have a live report about the teachers in our midday newscast and you can get more on our homepage. and a short time from now bay area parents with appear in court. due to the college admission scandal. actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman will be there. it was supposed to start 11:30 our time this morning. you can twcheck our twitter for the updates. (dad) this ice cream cake needs a freezer. (mom) freezer's full. (vo) only frigidaire's custom flex temp drawer can switch from

fridge to freezer. (son) nice save! (vo) that's using your frigidaire. by the end of the work week. kari tracks any overnight changes to the storm )s timing and path. plus: the growing calls for the release of the mueller report. the rallies happening across the bay area tomorrow. tomorrow from 4:30 to 7. good morning, it )s 7:26... good morning, it )s 7:26...

♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi.

simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." >> all right. good morning. welcome. craig melvin with dylan. jacob soboroff. >> we had a nice round of musical chairs. i was in the middle. craig was there. jacob was there. craig doesn't like the end. i sat there and realized i like this side. >> i went to dylan's seat. a lot happened in the last seven seconds. so you're in california. yesterday i was out there talking to steph curry. >> i'm jealous. >> we will talk about that more in a bit. al is on his way back from alaska. sheinee