hagenberger entrance from the south side. the north side is taken because of the vaccines. >> all right. sounds good. that's going to do it for us. >> a live look at oakland stadium. opening day for the a's. let's go, a's. good morning. breaking overnight, yet good. breaking overnight, yet another mass shooting. >> it's just such a tragedy. >> at least four people including a child killed during a rampage at an office complex near los angeles. two others wounded, including the suspected gunman. we're live at the scene with the very lest. costly mistake. 15 million doses of johnson and johnson's vaccine ruined by a mix up with ingredients. just ahead the potential impact on the vaccine rollout as covid cases continue to surge nationwide.

new footage, video from derek chauvin's own body camera during and after that fatal encounter with george floyd shown for the first time at his murder trial. as the young cashier who took that disputed $20 bill from floyd expresses crushing guilt at what happened moments later. >> if i would have just not tooken the bill. could have been avoided. >> a live report from the courthouse ahead. tough sell, president biden outlines his sweeping $2 trillion push to improve the nation's infrastructure. >> it is a once in a generation investment. >> the senate's top republican hammering the plan saying it is filled with tax hikes that will damage the economy. this as the battle over immigration deepens with new video showing toddlers being dropped from a 14 foot fence into the u.s.

their story coming up. all that, plus new questions, no answers. police in california end the investigation into tiger woods' accident saying they have determined the cause. so why won't they reveal it publicly? and take me out to the ball game. it is opening day for major league baseball. with precautions in place, players and millions of fans are counting down to that first pitch, today, thursday, april 1st, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, welcome to "today." so happy you're joining us on this thursday morning. >> wish we were starting another way but ther mass shooting in the country. >> an office building in orange, california.

30 miles to the southeast of los angeles. >> four people killed, including a child. another woman critically injured. the gunman also taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound. >> as we said, this is the third major mass shooting in just over two weeks. the attacks on georgia spas, that was on march the 16th, and the rampage inside a boulder, colorado, grocery store. that one happened on march the 22nd. let's get right to nbc's steve patterson. he's at the scene in orange, hey, steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, officials say we are at the very beginning of the thrust of this full investigation, which is focused on determining how and of course why something like this could happen. meanwhile, a fifth victim, a woman is now clinging to life taken to the hospital in critical condition as police continued their investigation. terrifying moments turned tragic wednesday after a man opened fire at an office building in orange, california, about 30 miles south of los angeles

>> upon arrival, the officers discovered shots that were actively being fired. entering the business and in the area, they have discovered four victims that are deceased on the location. >> reporter: video recorded soon afterward showed what appeared to be an assault style rifle apparently dropped on the street. police have not revealed the names or ages of any of the victims or the name of the shooter but say he was taken to a local hospital. residents nearby say they were shocked by the sound of gunfire as authorities asked them to take cover. >> and i was going out to dinner with my wife, and i just heard about five to seven gunshots, and one of the officers told me to get back into the parking structure, and i parked my truck, and i just saw like five officers running down. i heard other gunshots so i stood behind the wall zwlort gavin newsom tweeting horrifying and heartbreaking, our hearts are with the families impacted

by this terrible tragedy. wednesday's incident is the third shooting in recent weeks, marking a deadly end to a month consumed by a series of high profile tragedies. at a grocery store in colorado march 22nd and a series of killings at spas in atlanta and the deadliest mass shooting in orange since the 1970 shooting that left four workers and a gunman dead. this morning another quiet community shattered by gun violence as police search for answers. >> i've lived here all my life. this is not to be known. it's kind of scary. >> it's a very tragic incident, and we're doing our very best to make sure it's investigated thoroughly. >> reporter: again, the suspect remains in the hospital in critical condition after suffering that gunshot wound. it's not known at this time whether or not that gun shot wound came from a shootout with police or if it was self-inflicted. meanwhile, police still need to determine a time line.

they're still breaking down the series of events that occurred in that business complex, and that's the thrust of their investigation. back to you. >> steve, thank you. and now to the coronavirus and a potential setback in the vaccination push. johnson & johnson saying it has had to throw away some 15 million doses of its vaccine because of a manufacturing error. but at the same time, just hours later cdc director rochelle walensky said the u.s. would reach 100 million vaccines this week. tom costello has the latest on the shots and the surge in cases. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, we're seeing a surge in case bs, savannah, and they believe part of it is because we're seeing such a surge in travel. airports around the country are full. this one is full this morning. that is a concern because they're trying to stem the increase in cases, but at the same time as you mentioned, 15 million doses of the j&j vaccine apparently wasted after a manufacturing problem in baltimore. as vaccine rollouts hit

different stages state by state, this morning a growing urgency to get more shots into arms as quickly as possible. average covid-19 cases are up almost 12% over last week. hospitalizations also on the rise. average deaths now top 900 per day, and a potential snag in vaccine production this morning. a manufacturing error in baltimore has ruined 15 million doses of johnson & johnson's one-shot vaccine. that according to the "new york times." j&j says the batch was never advanced to the filling and finishing stages. the company says it will still be able to safely deliver an additional 24 million single shot vaccine doses through april. this as a new report from the cdc ranks covid as the third leading cause of death for americans last year, just behind heart disease and cancer. >> we are so close, so very close to getting back to the everyday activities we all miss

so much. but we're not quite there yet. >> reporter: of particular concern, the b.1.1.7 virus variant, originally found in the uk believed to be deadlier and more easily transmitted. that strain already the t strais now accounting for 26% of the virus circulating nationwide. meanwhile, air travel is up. the tsa reports screening more than a million passengers every day for the past three weeks. united airlines' ceo says his company which was losing more than $100 million a day at this point last year is expected to end march in positive territory. >> it tells you something about the pentup desire for travel, the pentup desire to remake those connections. >> reporter: and now questions about whether you may need a so-called vaccine passport for things like international travel, going to concerts or sporting events. the white house says it will leave that to the private

sector. u.s. airline executives do not support a vaccine passport for domestic flying. so there is no vaccination database. when you get your vaccine, you get this kind of card, it's almost like a library card. it could easily be forgeable. is this going to be good enough for an international vaccine passport? that's an open question right now, savannah. >> another open question is how long these vaccines protection might last. there's new data from pfizer on that issue. what have you learned? >> reporter: yeah, very encouraging. pfizer is now saying that six months after people have the second dose, they're still showing high efficacy, high protection, and in fact, 100% of severe forms of the virus. that's really encouraging news. >> all right, we'll keep watching it, tom, thank you very much. 7:09 now, let's bring in craig for the latest on the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. >> good morning to you as well.

testimony will resume this morning after another incredibly emotional day in court. jurors were shown new videos of george floyd's deadly encounter with police, and they also heard a gripping account from the store clerk who interacted with floyd before his arrest. nbc's gabe gutierrez continues to follow the story closely for us from minneapolis. he's there at the courthouse. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. each day of testimony here has revealed powerful new details. bystanders are dealing with a crushing sense of guilt over george floyd's final hour. witness after witness breaking down in court. charles mcmillian sobbed as he rewatched video of george floyd's death. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: seen here in this security video, mcmillian urged floyd to calm down as his encounter with police escalated. >> i have had interactions with officers myself, and i understand once you get in the cuffs you can't win. you're done.

>> reporter: but then former officer derek chauvin held his knee on floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds prosecutors say. prosecutors played body camera videos from all four officers that responded including chauvin's which had not been seen publicly. it fell beneath the squad car as officers struggled with floyd. later his voice is heard explaining why he restrained thyroid for so long. >> got to control this guy because he's a sizable guy, so it looks like he's probably on something. >> reporter: chauvin's defense team is arguing floyd died from underlying health conditions and drugs in his system. also, for the first time prosecutors played this surveillance video from inside the convenience store showing floyd minutes before his death. he appears animated, dancing a bit before buying cigarettes from cashier christopher martin who told the court. >> so it would appear that he was high. >> reporter: martin said floyd handed him an odd looking $20 bill. >> i assumed that it was fake. >> he then said his manager

asked him to go talk to floyd who had gotten into his suv outside, but floyd wouldn't come back inside the store. that's when another employee called police. after officers arrived, martin said he noticed a commotion. >> i saw people yelling and screaming. i saw derek with his knee on george's neck on the ground. >> reporter: in this video from outside the store, martin seen with his hands on his head clearly anxious. >> what was going through your mind during that time period? >> disbelief and guilt. >> okay. why guilt? >> if i would have just not tooken the bill, this could have been avoided. >> reporter: adding to the suspense in this trial, the prosecution is not releasing its witness list each day, but we've just learned that the passenger in george floyd's suv has told the court that he intends to

plead the 5th and will not testify. craig. >> gabe gutierrez for us there in minneapolis. thank you. let's move now to washington where reaction has been swift to the massive $2 trillion infrastructure plan just unveiled by president biden. he says it will create millions of jobs, but republicans are already balking at the price tag and the tax increases that would fund it. nbc ease chief correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, president biden will hold his first cabinet meeting today just one day after rolling out that sweeping infrastructure proposal, republicans as you say argue the plan is too big and expensive, but some progressive democrats say it doesn't go far enough. for the president, it's a risky strategy. he's trying to make the case that the government can fix what ails the country president biden unveiling his plan to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure in the steel town, pittsburgh, arguing

the proposal with a massive $2.2 trillion price tag will help create millions >> it's not a plan that tinkers around the edges investment in america, unlike anything we've seen or done. >> reporter: the plan includes $621 billion to rebuild the country's roads, bridges and ports, and hundreds of billions more to bolster the nation's manufacturing sector, electric grid and water system. it's part of a sweeping biden agenda to use the government to fix what he sees as america's underlying issues, including billions to address climate change, racial inequality and health care for older americans. to pay for it, the president wants to in part raise taxes including boosting the corporate tax rate from 21 to 28%. >> no one should be able to complain about that. it's still lower than what that rate was between world war ii and 2017. >> reporter: still, republicans

are already blasting the plan. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell in a statement arguing it amounts to a liberal wish list using infrastructure as a, quote, trojan horse for the largest set of tax hikes in a generation >> the only thing it appears they're in favor of is more government spending, more taxes, and more government power over your lives. >> reporter: overnight, the president's transportation secretary pete buttigieg defending the plan on msnbc. >> we know that there's a demonstrated need in this country to do a lot to go big, and that's what this plan does >> reporter: and the white house says the president will unveil the second part of his proposal in mid-april hoda. >> meantime, kristen, over to the crisis at the border there's some really disturbing video that just shows how dangerous this situation is. young kids, 3 and 4 years old, attempting to cross. what can you tell us zw zw >> reporter: well, hoda, you're right, this is really stunning and tough to watches custom and border protection

releasing video from tuesday evening, which shows actually smugglers dropping two young children from the top of a 14-foot high border barrier. right after the kids land, those smugglers fled the scene the girls just 3 and 5 are okay, and they're in the custody of border patrol. really unbelievable video there, hoda. >> heartbreaking kristen welker for us at the white house, thank you. 16 minutes after the hour. we want to get our first check from dylan of the weather. i've got my paper handy. >> she's ready. >> she's ready. >> it's the last day you'll need it it is going to be cold it's going to be snowy the snow is already falling across parts of the northeast as the rain is mostly hugging the coastline, but back behind it where temperatures drop, we see that snow across upstate new york through northwestern new jersey, northeastern pennsylvania this is going to exit slowly as we go through the morning. by this afternoon, we should see some return to sunshine, but winds will start to pick up. those winds producing a little

bit of lake effect snow and also just surging down the cold afr as far south as mississippi, georgia, south carolina, 86 million people under freeze watches or freeze warnings for tonight into tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning we could see record low temperatures. it's cold all the way back through the plains back behind that some warmer air is going to start to work in, and it will feel much more spring like going into next week that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds good thursday morning. a closer look at your headlines for today. we're starting out in the 40s

and 50s and we're going to see another near-record high today. temperatures will be in the 80s. looking out ahead we have cooler weather and shower chances moving into next week, but take a look at your microclimate highs for the south bay, 84 degrees in san jose. 86 in east san jose. morgan hill 85. 82 for oakland. around the coast, 70s. an >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. coming up, investigators complete their investigation into tiger woods' crash, so why are they saying they need his permission to share its findings publicly we'll have more on that. plus, we are kicking off our month long series, today goes green. this morning a firsthand look at the pandemic on nature and the world around us.

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woods and his personnel. we need -- there's some privacy issues on releasing information on the investigation, so we're going to ask them if they waive the privacy. >> reporter: it remains unclear whether those privacy issues are medical ones protected under the law. the lapd telling nbc news, law enforcement always safeguards medical information and says celebrity status doesn't play a role in the decision. >> it looks like a very violent accident. >> reporter: woods was driving to a tv shoot when his suv struck a median and traveled 400 feet onto an embankment hitting a tree and rolling over several times. he broke his right leg in multiple places, surgeons inserting a rod into his tibia and screws and pins into his foot and ankle authorities believe the golfer chs tr was traveling at a greater than normal rate of speed, but the sheriff labeled it purely an accident. >> there was no evidence of impairment there was no effort to draw

blood, for example, at the hospital >> reporter: a decision which brought intense criticism given woods' history with impairment at the wheel villanueva defending his actions on wednesday. >> it remains an accident, and everything we did turned out to be accurate. >> reporter: last month, official warrant to extract data from the vehicle's black box expected to contain the suv's speed and driver's actions for up to five seconds before the accident. a sheriff's official tells us their report could be released as early as next week, and finally explain this tragic mystery. now, we reached out to tiger woods for comment about releasing the crash report, but we have not heard back mea meantime, he is recovering at his florida home tweeting last month he's working on getting stronger every day guys, back to you. >> all right, miguel, thank you very much. coming up on this thursday, for better and for worse an eye opening look at how the world around us, the animals, the environment, the oceans, how

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7:38 with "today" goes green, our special series in honor of -- >> all month long we'll be focused on issues tied to the environment, the climate, and the changes that you can make to help. >> and who better to kick it off than nbc's kerry sanders. he's exploring the impact of the pandemic on the world around us, and kerry is at a bird sanctuary down in florida. hey, buddy, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. of course we know that the pandemic has brought us so much heartache, but at the same time, there have been some powerful positive impacts, especially on animals like the birds here at wa coe ta ha chi, and scientists tell us earth got some breaks but also some beatdowns. when the nation and the world shut down, planet earth got a rare break and for the first time we saw more deer and turkeys near boston. dolphins swimming in a quieter new york harbor, and waterways

in venice so clear you could see jelly fish, and the rarest of rare, florida panthers boldly out in the open. but not all was reason to celebrate. starving wild monkeys invading cities in thailand, absent of tourists who would normally feed them. >> nature responded to less traffic, less disturbance, especially in urban or wild liar urban interfaces, absolutely nature responded. >> but we responded as well, humans. >> oh, completely, and i like to think nature got a break. >> reporter: but as nature got a break, a plastic overload emerged thanks to all our masks. an estimated 129 billion disposable ones dumped every month, but those paper ones have plastic, and because of the as for air pollution at the height of last year's shutdown, the office polluted beijing finally had clearer skies but just two weeks ago the old days were back.

and also in the atmosphere, a stunning 7% drop in carbon dioxide after u.s. volume dropped 96%. >> nobody would have wanted to see this pandemic, but from a science standpoint, the data you've collected is a gift. >> that's right. absolutely right. it's a gift to the science, but it's also a gift to us, to society, to the human race. it demonstrates we can do this. >> reporter: there remains some yet to be understood phenomena, biologists recorded logger head turtles laying 11% more eggs on the beach, and the song of the white crown sparrow pre-pandemic, hard to hear. but now. >> the first data showing that animals responded to changes in human behavior. >> what have we learned this past year? even though covid remains a disaster, many of us can work from home. we don't need to drive everywhere, and if we hold onto

that, scientists say we can positively impact global climate change. this happened just in a year. >> that's right. it's phenomenal. we can do this. we can solve this problem. that's what it tells me. >> and kerry, i mentioned you're at that bird sanctuary in florida. have they seen any major changes after the pandemic? >> reporter: well, actually, the folks from the audubon society were seeing more nesting, wading birds than ever, like the wood storks you see over my shoulder here. that may be as much to do with the rain. but then, as dylan knows, the rain is complex because it's impacted by el nino and la nina, and that of course is impacted by the way we have lived our last year. so yes, it all connects according to scientists. >> all right, kerry, thank you very much. speaking of the lady of the hours right over there. >> we want to hear by you, by the way, use

that #onegreenthing. use that hashtag on social media to tell us what you're going to do every day to help the environment as we celebrate earth month. >> all righty, ms. dylan what have you got? >> it is all interconnected. it's hard to move one thing to study something else, but it is positive news to see some of the good changes that we're seeing because of the pandemic. let's take a look at the cold, shall we? it is going to be awfully chilly as we go through today and especially into tomorrow morning. we've got this huge dip in the jet stream. today temperatures will be running about 15 to almost 30 degrees below average, a high of only 33 in pittsburgh, 35 in buffalo, 41 in cincinnati. washington, d.c., only 50 today. tomorrow morning is the time period we have to get through. once we get through that, it's all uphill. but in elkins, west virginia, five degree windchill in the morning, feels like 12 in buffalo tomorrow morning. new york will feel like 24. richmond, virginia, will feel like 21, even charlotte will feel like 22 degrees tomorrow morning. but then as we go into saturday and sunday and monday,

temperatures will begin to warm up. look at cincinnati, 48 to 62 to 68 degrees. washington, d.c., is up to 68 on easter sunday, charlotte back into the 70s by easter. so as i've been saying, yes, we and we'll be seeing summerlike temperatures around here with a lot of sunshine and another day of possibly setting new records or hitting new record highs. a beautiful view over san jose. you can see the sunshine there. that will stick around through the afternoon. we've had the high pressure that's been keeping us dry and it's also warmed us up. that will start trekking east. we're going to notice the drop in temperatures. we'll be in the 80s for the afternoon for the south bay. it will be cooler around the coastline. >> and that' >> and that's your latest forecast back to you guys >> all right, dylan. >> taking a selfie out there >> photobombing! hey. >> he doesn't know

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and we are back with sheinelle who is in for carson on a day that millions of people look forward to each year. >> opening day for major league bas baseball america's national pastime is back, but in the middle of a pandemic what will the game look like as players and fans return to the ballpark? >> sam brock is at the miami marlins newly named loandepot park hey, sam. >> reporter: good morning, i got the tough assignment today you know, this is such a boost for sports fans. the miami marlins were almost a metaphor for baseball's battle with covid last year 18 players contracted the virus. they got healthy they surged into the playoffs, but this all happened while there were no fans here. this time it's going to be a little bit different let me show you some of the safety measures that are in place, zip ties on some seats so you can see where you can sit and where you cannot mandatory masks in all 30 parks across the sport baseball doing whatever it can right now to get back to normal. in major league ballparks

nationwide, the crack of bats. >> deep right center, see you later. >> reporter: just one of the thrilling reminders that baseball is back with actual fans in the stands. >> the times we're in right now, we all need stuff to look forward to >> reporter: after a turbulent start to last year's pandemic shortened season, baseball had a low covid case count in spring training, but the washington nationals have already hit a stumbling block. five players out for opening day because of a positive test in miami, marlins ceo and hall of famer derek jeter knows all too well about navigating covid outbreaks after 18 players contracted covid in 2020 >> do you think that 2021 is going to be more manageable getting from start to finish >> don't jinx it man, i hope so. you know, i'm hopeful with the rate of vaccinations that are available. i'm hopeful at some point, you know, we'll be able to get a little bit back to some sense of normalcy >> reporter: across the league, snapshots of players getting

vaccinated, and with more shots comes more freedom. >> so the people who are closest to theield of play, when that 85% of those people fully vaccinated, then a lot of the protocols that we've heard about over the last year will be relaxed. >> reporter: in texas, the rangers allowing full capacity for opening day, a move facing sharp criticism from some like president biden. >> i think it's not responsible. >> reporter: players still need to be tested regularly and even some fans. at fenway park in boston, ultraviolet light emitting robots patrolling the grounds and at miami's loandepot park, drones dropping disinfectant on seats. spruced up protocols, like the dodgers dominance with a young stable of arms in south florida. >> are the marlins going to be competitive? be competitive.

>> hope springs >> we will be competitive. >> reporter: hope springs eternal on every opening day, but this time it feels a little different. major league baseball this year is going to be donating a million and a half dollars worth of tickets to front line and essential workers. when you come into the park, guys, you have to wear your mask, which is why i am right now, but that's what it costs right now to enjoy the games and certainly in miami where i am, it's going to be about 80 degrees today. in chicago our friends there at wrigley are looking at temperatures in the 30s. just this sight right here has to warm your heart. >> yes, it does. >> 80 degrees as warms it as well >> derek jeter, like let's go marlins. >> let's go. just ahead on "pop start," inside the new late night war, the two jimmys in a throw down over their pizza making skills but first, your local news

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. 719,000 americans applied for first-time jobless claims last week. that was more than expected. 3.8 million americans are still on the jobless roles. meanwhile, president biden suggesting a more than $2 trillion infrastructure bill that he says would get a lot of americans back to work. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in burlingame. you mayo some of the clinics providing vaccines or the bsite. the retailers, some of them at least, will update periodically when new appointments become available. it is important to refresh and

to continuously refresh your pages to make sure you don't miss when the new appointments are open. it is the first day of april. no fooling, we're going to have a pretty good forecast today, vianey? you know, we're going to skip a little into summer for one more time before we get back down into springlike temperatures. 50 degrees in san jose. we have sunshine on the map. we're going to warm up rather quickly. by 12:00, noon, 79 degrees in san jose. not only in san jose. in the interior valley take a look at our forecasted highs today versus the record. we could be hitting record highs in areas like concord, san jose. inches near the record highs in santa rosa. san francisco hit a new high of 81 degrees breaking the old record set back in 2011. if you're wondering how long is the sunshine going to last, well, things will start cooling off by tonight and tomorrow and really by this weekend that high

pressure continues to move out and rain chances next week. laura? >> all right. we certainly need it. thanks so much. thank you for joining us as well. we'll have another update in half an hour.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking overnight, at least four people are dead including a child after a gunman opened fire at a california office complex. this morning, the suspect in critical condition as the country mourns a third mass shooting in less than three weeks. we're live with the latest. plus, rolling up their sleeves, how the pastors at cr made it their mission to get more african-americans vaccinated. >> you got both your shots, you had your picture taken, you did it publicly.

why was that so important? >> well, i believe this. one cannot lead where they are not going. >> just ahead, their hopeful message about the pandemic as we head into easter weekend. and star power, we'll catch up with award winning actor idris elba about playing a cowboy in his new film and a special talent we just learned about. then padma lakshmi will join us ahead of the new season of pop chef with a delicious dish your whole family will love. today, thursday, april 1st, 2021. ♪ i got you ♪ >> hi, this is the claire family from beautiful downtown -- here to celebrate this guy's 12th birthday. we love "today"! for i my 12th birthday i got to shake al roker's hand on the plaza. i just turned 25. >> and we're still watching "today."

>> hi, we're from new jersey. we're on the "today" show! happy april fools' day. >> right, that's right. >> thanks for the reminder. >> i know, i've got to be on guard. >> head on a swivel, don't get got. >> chances are high that we will get got. all right, it's thursday, guys, we're happy that you're with us on this morning. >> yeah, we want to mention that tomorrow is world autism awareness day, and craig, you're working on a special show for that. >> got the chance a few weeks ago to visit a nonprofit in new jersey. it's called popcorn for the people, and they provide really meaningful employment to people on the autism spectrum. there was a father, he wanted to help out his son. he couldn't help him find and keep a job, so he started this popcorn company and hired a bunch of other adults and it's turned into quite the thing. and i really can't wait for you to meet him tomorrow right here on "today." >> he's smiling, it looks like a good story. >> well, i was eating popcorn. >> that too. let's start with our news at 8:00.

were killed after a gunman opened fire at a business complex in orange county. nbc's steve patterson is there with the very latest. hey, steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, investigators say they are focused on determining a motive, but they are still warning that it is early on in this investigation. police say they arrived to the sound of gunfire yesterday evening. it was about 5:30. there was an exchange of fire, several of the victims already down when they arrived, a fifth victim, a woman is now clinging to life. she was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. the shooter as well in the hospital suffering a gunshot wound. police not saying if that was self-inflected or from an exchange of fire. police not releasing any names or ages at that time, but there is video of what appears to be an assault-style weapon on the ground following the shooting. meanwhile, the governor saying this is heartbreaking and horrifying. neighbors in this area also

waking up to the sickening realization that there's another mass shooting and this time it's in their backyard. we're learni suez canal that disrupted global trade for more than a week. investigators have now boarded the ship to begin examining the captain's actions and question the crew. "today's" international correspondent keir simmons is on the story for us. >> reporter: good morning to you, and for a week we all worried about that ship stuck on the suez, and then it was freed and we all moved on, right? well, not quite, spare a thought for the 25 crew on board still dealing with the aftermath, and this morning it turns out they are responsible for goods worth, get this, an estimated $3.5 billion. there was joy when the ever given was finally refloated, the victory celebrations continuing this morning. but now there's a steep price to pay for the chaos it caused

blocking the canal for days. according to the chairman of the suez canal authority, the ship's operators may have to pay egypt more than a billion dollars in compensation, phoning into an egyptian talk show, he said the goods the ship is carrying are worth 3.5 billion. insurers estimate they could be facing payouts. 422 were stranded, the suez canal authority says, and 176 are yet to resume their journey. all will be through by saturday. >> the impact from a scheduling perspective will take weeks to correct in the suez canal itself >> reporter: even america may feel the impact in stores and on deliveries. >> for the american consumer, we may see lower inventories or stock outs at our stores. >> reporter: 800 people worked 24 hours a day to release the vessel, diggers and tug bots

finally freed it with the help of high tide this morning the ever given's operator telling nbc news that the crew are well and in good spirits and they remain on board assisting the investigation while the ship continues to be inspected, investigators are checking equipment and machinery and will access the vessel's black box just like with an airliner, a dvr on board the ever given recording every word said as it ran aground a statement from the ship's insurer says initial inquiries found the vessel grounded due to strong winds adding the two suez canal pilots were on board the suez canal chairman says the ever given is being held until a compensation deal is reached in the next few days. otherwise the case could go to court. the ship that was stuck for so long still not truly free. and this morning, savannah, we're hearing from one of those operators who is describing really being afraid saying that

he was digging under a sliphip size of a skyscraper worrying that all of that would fall on top of them. there is news they may be getting a bonus, it won't be worth billions of dollars. >> no, but they certainly have earned it. thank you very much. 8:06 feelgs like a good time for thursday boost. >> i have one for you. for a little baby, nothing is more comforting than the sown of mom and dad's voice. imagine what it must have been like for baby mason to hear his parents' voice for the first time he was fitted with a pair of hearing aids at a local hospital let's watch. >> hey, mason. what is that can you hear me? mason, what do you think you want to talk to daddy? >> hey, buddy.

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. back now at 8:11 with our kei keeping the faith series as the world celebrating passover and easter. >> this morning a powerful story of practicing what you preach when it comes to both faith and also the pandemic, and craig, it's personal for you. >> well, it was. you know, african-americans make up about 27% of my home state of south carolina, but only 17% of those who received the vaccine so far i talked to two men who are looking to change that and they just so happen to run my childhood church >> i've got va the right. i've got virus and ventilator on the left, so the choice is yours. >> reverend charles jackson sr. of brooklyn baptist church hopes his sunday sermon saves souls and lives.

>> i tried to appeal to the wisdom and intelligence of others if i'm talking about vaccine and vacation, very likely on the right hand and then on the left hand, i'm talking about virus and ventilator, then what does wisdom suggest >> reporter: the risk of the virus all too real for pastor jackson and his son, charles jackson jr they've seen 16 church members die from covid >> what's it been like in general being a pastor during this pandemic? >> one of the most challenging times i have known in the 50 years in which i've been trying to pastor, ministering to the pain and suffering of so many has been almost overwhelming >> reporter: african-americans are dying of covid-19 at twice the race of white americans, and while 55% now say they plan on being vaccinated, up 14 points from february, that's still behind the 61% of hispanics and

64% of whites who say they plan on being vaccinated. >> a lot of us in the african-american community have dealt with that vaccine siious reasons, because of the history of certain discrepancies and certain inequities that were leveed against people of color. >> among the reasons, the tuskegee study where men with syphilis were promised and yet denied treatment, but worries over side effects from the vaccine also loom large. 77-year-old, r roe set ta sullivan works at the church as a cook. >> why were you reluctant to get the vaccination at first >> you listen to what people are telling you, don't do this, don't do that because it's going msick >> to be honest with you, initially i had what i took note of many african-americans

having, and that was a wait and see approach and then the lord convicted me, craig. the lord said, what do you want to see what are you waiting to see? have you not seen the thousands upon thousands of persons contracting the virus? have you not seen the hundreds of persons having died from this virus? have you not seen your own pain and suffering to which you've had to minister right at the brooklyn church? so what now are you waiting to see? and i said, i've seen enough. >> reporter: pastor jackson got his shot at lexington medical center nearby, then posted photos online. >> yourself, you've gotten both your shots you had your picture taken you did it publicly. why was that so important? >> well, i believe this: one cannot lead where they are not going. >> reporter: reverend jackson and his son joining other black church leaders across the country who are rolling up their sleeves and hoping their flock follows. >> when you saw pastor jackson get his shot, you were like, oh,

if pastor jackson can do it, i know i can. >> no, i had to wait a while first. i wanted to make sure he all right. >> when you saw that he survived, that's when you decided, okay, i'm good. >> uh-huh, when he said i got both of them, i said, okay, he good i'm going to get mine. >> rosetta sullivan didn't have to go far to get her vaccine. >> brooklyn has now become the vaccine clinic for the lexington medical center >> reporter: brooklyn baptist church partnered with lexington medical center to become a vaccination site inoculating 800 people a day including 103-year-old inez smith. >> you are done, congratulations. you got your first dose in and ms. sullivan. >> i didn't feel anything. i didn't have after effects or nothing, my arms or nothing wasn't sore or anything. >> now you have peace of mind. >> i feel good i feel good. i really do.

>> as we head into this easter weekend and here we are on the back end of a pandemic hopefully, what's the message going to be? >> celebration, he who is alive, and because he lives we need not fear, and we serve a risen savior, who's in the world today. >> let the church say amen. >> yes >> why have you been hiding him? he's amazing. >> growing up in that church, every sunday, it was like that we left inspired every sunday. it's been so good to see him and the church sort of lead the effort down there to get folks vaccinated >> it's working. >> leading by example. >> i love that he talked about what you see, like you see what happened, and you see the sick people you see the people dying wow, he was amazing. >> he needs to be a psa or something. we need to bring him national. we just did. >> vaccine vacation. >> yeah. >> virus on the other side

all right, ms. dylan how about a check of the weather. >> we're all excited for baseball to kick off today, so let's go around the country, find your favorite team, and i'll let you know what the opening day forecast is. it's chilly in milwaukee and detroit, cincinnati, chicago, philadelphia, new york, man, it's really cold for a lot of opening day games today. temperatures are only in the 30s and 40s. for my red sox up in boston, 52 degrees. i guess that's all right kansas city, 52. that's cold to start off the season 65 in denver that looks pretty nice and down in miami 75 degrees looks nice in seattle, it's also chilly, too, but you go down to sunny san diego where it will be nice a and warm anaheim temperatures up 71 a little cooler than it was with those santa ana winds the other day. we are going to see a good amount of sunshine through the middle of the country. we'll lose the rain and snow in the northeast later on today

and don't forget, you can always check us out on today show radio as well on our sere yum xm channel 108. thank you. sheinelle, it is that time >> we have a lot for you this morning. first up, jimmy fallon and jimmy kimmel the late night wars are back on, but probably not in a way you'd expect over the weekend, fallon posted a video showing off his pizza making skiing skills he said we inspired by the watching the stanley tucci show searching for italy. let's see how he did. tanley

tucci's show "searching for italy. let's see how he did >> into the pizza oven it goes >> wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. >> i mean, he's selling it >> look at that cheese >> i don't know, it's a little drippy >> here's the thing, late night host jimmy kimmel was not impressed. he responded with his own video showing fallon the proper way to make a pizza >> it's jimmy, i saw your pizza making video on instagram, and it was very cute you're very cute i heard you describe the pizza that you made as the best pizza ever, and i didn't have it, but i'm going to disagree with that. real pizza does not get rolled with a pin because it takes all the air out of the pizza real pizza you stretch pecorino, i take some parmesan cheese, which is the one god

uses in heaven that is what pizza is supposed to look like so much better than yours. >> uh-oh, uh-oh. did he say the one god uses in heaven that's funny here's the deal, it's all for a good cause kimmel is asking fans to vote for which pizza they think is better by sending $5 to the no kid hungry foundation, and tagging either fallon or kimmel in their donation. so hopefully we raise a lot of money for kids and you enjoy some pizza. next up, bob odenkirk sat down with howard stern this week to talk about one of his most famous sketches from his time as a writer at "saturday night live." you might remember this one. >> first off, i am 35 years old. i am divorced, and i live in a van down by the river. [ laughter ] going to be your shadow, here's

you, here's matt, there's you -- [ laughter ] >> he was all in odenkirk revealed that the iconic motivational speaker matt foley was actually an idea he had years before it was ever on snl telling howard stern he wlo it for far ley when they were doing improv in chicago and how it holds a special place in his heart. >> my daughter once asked me what's the most fun you've had in show biz, and i said without a doubt, it was second city theater main stage doing that sketch seven times a week with chris right in your face and he would not stop until he made every actor on stage laugh. that was cool. he'd get in everyone's face until they died. >> how could they not crack, right? so, so good. all right, and finally, post malone and brad paisley, the hit rapper and country star, might seem like an odd musical combination, but if you caught matthew mcconaughey's we're

texas online benefit last week, you know they just might be the perfect match. post covering brad's "i'm going to miss her"r to handle brad ♪ i'm going to miss her when i get home ♪ ♪ right now i'm on this lake shore ♪ ♪ and i'm sitting in the sun ♪ >> don't you want more >> yes >> post malone, he just did -- he covered "only want to be with you". >> he's very talented. >> i want brad to cover post >> yes, i want to see what that's going to look like. >> paisley shared his reaction to the cover on iheartradio's cody cast, though he's thrilled he's not sure fans are ready. >> if i wanted to do his thing, first of all, i wouldn't even

get through one tattoo before i was crying, but second of all, musically i'd be -- you know, everybody would be like stop it. you know, i do his song everybody says probably like stop, don't, don't do that you're ruining it. he does mine, everybody's like, oh, he should do all of yours. >> i want him to try it, don't you? >> just give it a try. >> maybe we can start something today. we'll see what happens. >> that was a good one, thank you. just ahead he acts he writes, he deejays, what can't he do nothing, idris elba. it's a top chef takeover in the kitchen this morning, we're starting off with the one, the only, padma lakshmi. first, here's a look at your local news and your weather.

i'm marcus washington. happening today, six flags discovery kingdom reopens in vallejo. not only members and season pass holders will be able to enter today and tomorrow but the general public, it's on saturday. the full complement of rides and attractions supposed to be available for you, or you can ride the giant dipper today. this is for the first time since november rides at the santa cruz beach walk are reopening, including the classic roller coaster. i love that one. and folks will have to follow mask and distancing guidelines and if anyone is heading out

to the parks, the weather should participate as well, right, va? >> definitely will. warm skies, hint of summer as we hit near-record heat once again in the bay area. these are your headlines, cooling and shower chances will move in by the weekend as well. but i want to show you the forecast versus the record. we could be hitting a record high or setting a new record in areas like concord, san jose, oakland and san francisco. something to keep in mind there. don't forget the sunscreen as you head out the door. things cool off tomorrow. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes.

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in whatever way is perfect for you. floor and decor, now open in pleasant hill for safe in-store shopping and curbside pickup. also open in milpitas, burlingame and san leandro. we're back, it's 8:30, thursday morning, april 1st, 2021 don't get got. >> don't get got, that's it. >> >> brian literally texts me. you -- i'm on to you. your mic was open. >> you're not getting me this year i'm on to you. >> brian, sorry, dude. >> for starters we have kicking off a "top chef" takeover with our friend padma lakshmi, she's here to premier season 18, the premier with a tasty mexican

dish you're going to love. >> also coming up this half hour, the one, the only, there he is. idris elba, he's going to join us live to talk about his new film he plays a modern day cowboy in philadelphia, and the whole thing is based on a real story >> every time you say philadelphia -- >> i know, i get a big smile yes, i'm proud of that project, it's a good one. then on the third hour, they had a league of their own decades ago, now one pioneering pitcher in women's baseball is on a mission for a museum of their own. we'll have their story. then coming up, tomorrow still deciding on your easter menu we are going to be sharing the perfect recipes for brunch including a delicious quiche with a unique hashed brown crust. sold >> you were just talking about that >> is that what you were talking about? >> i don't know, i'm having weird premonitions about things that are coming up it keeps happening i don't know why. >> also, you had the scripts. >> no, but i didn't -- >> oh, okay. [ laughter ] >> i mean, i would predict the weather, but i don't want to brag go ahead, dylan.

>> fine, i can't do it that well either, but let's take a look at what's going on. for the weekend we do have a nice holiday forecast for you, but first we got to get through tomorrow morning with record low temperatures likely across the northeast, possibly even into the southeast, but it is going to warm up right through the middle of the country, temperatures in the 70s across the northern plains, sunny and mild out west, too then on saturday hanging on to some chilly air across the new england area, but much milder temperatures back through the midwest and chicago and to detroit, temperatures getting into the 60s and 70s lots of sunshine, really no storms at all on saturday, and then for easter sunday, same thing a little bit of light snow in the northwest and the extreme northeast. but sunny and mild for most of the country as temperatures get back into the 60s, 70s, 80s, even some upper 90s in the here in the bay area, we're going to be in the 80s. another day of near-record highs and things will cool down by the weekend. if you have been enjoying this

warmer weather, take it all in. we will be dry the next several days but take a look at your temperatures for today versus the record. santa rosa, concord, san francisco, oakland, all could be setting new records and hitting similar highs for the week. we got a cooldown on the way for the weekend. expect clouds to move in tonight for tomorrow. ast. >> thanks, easter looks nice >> hoda already knew that. >> she liked it, she really did. >> something's happening. >> when we come back, kate snow is going to join us with an investigation into for profit companies that run youth homes. >> why critics say it's a system that has failed many vulnerable childrenand it needs to childrenand it needs to , ch

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that are supposed to provide, care, therapy, and education to young people who have nowhere else to go. >> this morning a former employee is coming forward to describe what she saw inside one of these facilities. nbc senior national correspondent kate snow has more on all of it kate, good morning >> craig, good morning for more than two years we've been investigating youth and family services, a for profit company that operates group homes across the country states will pay hundreds of dollars per day per child to send children to these allegations. after we uncovered abuse, last year a child died following a restraint, and now someone who was in the room is speaking out for the first time we do need to warn you, some of the video is disturbing. >> is he breathing is the child breathing >> police body cam video obtained by nbc news shows the response to an incident caught on surveillance camera 16-year-old cornelius frederick

threw a piece of food in the cafeteria at lakeside academy in kala kalamazoo, michigan, a group youth home when he did it again, staff shoved him to the ground and piled on top of him. after more than ten minutes, he was limp another 12 minutes passed before a nurse called 911 >> we have a teen that he was in a restraint and now he's unresponsive. >> this is what she later told police. >> initially, you know, i was like -- we thought he was just faking. >> reporter: cornelius died two days later in a hospital >> i'm still angry >> you were his case manager you knew him >> yeah. >> megan follow kerrson worked at lakeside for two years. this is her in red walking in the cafeteria when he was already on the ground. >> we probably could have told you this was going to happen. >> sequel calls cornelius's death senseless and tragic and said staff did not follow

policies and training. marianne birmingham is senior director of compliance and quality management. >> the use of restraints is only when there is an imminent or immediate danger to the client themselves or others >> but folkerson said excessive restraints were used often. >> even though they said this is last resort, they didn't necessarily train what your other avenues were it just seemed like those restraints were your go-to. >> reporter: three former employees including the nurse were charged with manslaughter, all pleaded not guilty in a police interview, zachary solis said sequel management initially told him he'd done nothing wrong. >> they said everything was straight, you know, nothing was found, nothing went wrong. we did a good job. we did what we were trained to do. >> reporter: sequel says solis and other staff were swiftly terminated for their participation in the restraint. company composed of thousands of people who have committed their

lives to helping, you know, some of our most underserved kids >> reporter: but meghan folkerson said there needs to be change. >> something needs to come of this i don't want cornelius's death to just go away. >> in a statement, sequel emphasized that they are constantly being monitored by regulatory and oversight bodies and said in part the overwhelming majority of state child serving agencies in the united states continue to find our services to be essential and operating at or exceeding their highest standards. craig. >> all right, kate snow for us this morning kate, thank you. >> so disturbing, hard to watch that, but an important story nonetheless. >> indeed. >> kate's going to have much more on that two-year investigation during an hour-long special. it's called children that pay. that will be sunday night at 10:00 eastern on msnbc >> all right, well, we're going to switch gears. just ahead, we welcome in one of

hollywood's busiest leading men, idris elba idris elba we'rgoing to talk about hie s

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we are back. it is 8:41 and we have award winning actor idris elba with us. >> star of a new movie, concrete cowboy." it's a netflix film. it's out tomorrow. >> idris plays an urban cowboy in philly, trying to reconnect with his estranged son who's unexpectedly sent to live with him after repeated trouble in school take a look. >> before i'd went away, i asked your mama, let me name my son. can i name him just give me that. so i called you coltrain. >> so beautiful. >> great to see you.

>> is it true that you got the script on a plane -- >> i just want to say thank you so much for allowing me to sing this song that we discussed. [ laughter ] >> you guys are amazing. thank you. here we go. >> go ahead. april fools'. >> well played, well played. >> oh, my gosh, idris. we're all looking at each other like what? >> we were waiting for some magic. >> we got got. >> you do have a guitar, so i bet you you actually can sing? singer, but i do dabble. how about that >> well, we're going to talk about that side hustle i know you dj and you do some rapping. let's talk about the script for a second is it true that you gone on a plane, had the script in your hand, and by the time you landed you were like, i got to do that part >> that's pretty much the truth, you know, in actuality, the truth is that i was asked to be a producer on the film before being an actor, and i read that script on a flight, and as soon as i landed, i said, we have to do this, you know.

it's such a beautiful story. there's so much common truth, even though it's a story about stables and people we might not have known exist but i really got touched by the story and signed on immediately, yeah. >> so you were signed on as a producer and you were like i know someone perfect for the lead role of the father. >> well, no, i didn't want to play anything to do it because i'm allergic to horses, so i was like someone else can have that, i'm good, but i want to make this film, and then eventually i got involved so i took some antihistamines. >> yeah, okay, because i was like, wait, now we have to hear about that how did you overcome your allergy to horses? you're playing a cowboy. >> there's a lot of shots, i've got a mask over my mouth, but it does look cool, but it's just to hide my runny nose >> you know, it's a fascinating film, idris, about this

relationship between a father and his son and the complexitie of those relationships what sort of experiences did you draw on for the character? >> if i'm really honest, you know, the community itself was -- gave me as much experience in their story telling and their sharing who they are, giving me the history of the community obviously as a father and, you know, my dad and i had a great relationship i have a good relationship with my kids, the aspect of my character and his estranged son, you know, that wasn't me so that wasn't something i could relate to in the same way. but you know, speaking to so many members of the community, we really just poulled these stories together, you know so many young men have been separated by their fathers and they were very willing to share those stories with me, and we

sort of used that to, you know, nurture the film >> beautiful, it's a terrific film you did start off this little interview with your guitar saying you weren't sure if you could sing, so we did pull a little tape, so we can confirm that you can, in fact, sing. please hold, here's a little bit of you singing ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ an. >> don't hide that. >> that song is called courteney cox. it a' it's a good one. how come you've been keeping this secret? >> oh, come on, look, i've been making music for so long, you know, as a side hustle if you like i love doing it. i'm not embarrassed by it, but it's something that i never wanted to push out there, you know, like that.

i love doing it for fun. my daughter, who's 19, you know, she's my biggest fan, and that's all i care about she's not like, dad, put it away stop she's like, i like that. go for it. >> yeah, well, that's good because teenagers they're a tough audience one more thing, idris, before you get your guitar out and sing on the road again, you have this instagram photograph, you, chris hemsworth, and you're all dressed up as rem dc what's the story >> you know that one guy who's taking the picture and he's not looking at the right camera. that's me in the middle. there was, you know, in sydney we're all making different movies chris is on "thor" and i was on "3,000 years" and chris's best friend had a birthday party. sydney and australia took a really hard line when it comes to covid, so essentially it's covid free

had gone out in forever, and i was a little nervous, but you know, my boys were just giving me a hug it's all good. >> well, we want to wish you great luck, idris, thank you for hanging out with us. again, "concrete cowboys" begins streaming on netflix tomorrow. is he going to sing? you are going to sing? >> i got you guys. you were saying we're not going to get got i gotcha >> you did you did. >> thank you. >> april fools'. >> there's nothing the man can't do. >> multitalented. coming up next padma lakshmi is along, she's got our "top

joined by the all star cast of bravo's emmy winning series "top chef". >> and kicking off the takeover

this morning is the show's host padma lakshmi. >> she's a world renowned food expert and best selling author her cook book "tangy, tart, hot and sweet". >> let's find out what she's cooking for us this early morning. hey there, padma, good morning >> hi, how are you guys? >> great, "top chef" back tonight. you guys land in portland, oregon, tonight. what can fans expect, fans of the show >> you know, i think my producers were really creative np in finding solutions to covid we, you know, had a big bubble we were working under and it was a little bit scary for all of us because we thought covid was going to be our biggest challenge. and you know, we filmed in october when we had all those fires in the pacific northwest, and of course there were protests and counter protests. so you know, that -- you will see that we don't hide it you see all of it on the show because it's important to know what's going on in our world

and we just felt we would take it head on that being said, we all, you know, muddled through, we came together i think the season is great. we've been wanting to go to portland for a really long time, so it was -- you know, it was a happy thing for us, but it was definitely difficult you can see a lot of "top chef" alumni i'm just going to tell you what i'm doing briefly. >> we can keep talking about top chef, but tell us what you're making and your cook book. >> this is from tangy, tart, hot and sweet. it is a cheese and mushroom sauce that's super easy. all i'm doing is sauteing mushrooms here with some shallots dill weed or dried dill, oregano and thyme. this is the only four spices you can add a tiny pinch of salt while you're sauteing this it doesn't need much because the feta we're going to put in it has a lot of salt.

that should saute for about four minutes. when it's done sauteing, it's going to look like this. okay and all you're going to do is add that here i have feta cheese, can you see this going here? so there's feta cheese on one side and ricotta cheese on the other side. >> could you do -- >> you could do coe chia cheese. the truth is this book is 14 years old, and they reissued it. i'm very flattered because it was going for a lot of money on ebay and stuff they finally reissued this stuff. i've never had that happen to me before i decided in this recipe to use something that was more accessible like a feta cheese at the time so whe this is the mushrooms, shallots sauteed with the two cheeses and all you're going to do is take a little flour tortilla we're using flour instead of

corn because, you know, it's easier to roll without cracking. so you're just going to put about two tablespoons in there and roll it up like this, and then you want to secure it at this end with. >> oh, it's a toothpick? >> a toothpick, just like that and don't worry about getting that out i'm going to show you how to do it then you want just about a half inch of oil. i use canola oil be careful, pan down here. there we go, and you're just going to gently let that fry >> is that oil need to be pretty hot when you do that >> should be at least medium i don't like it too hot because it gets brown really quickly, but you see here you have bubbles around the sides, that's what you want. so we're going to do three at a time, and this is great to get the kids involved. they can roll them it's really super easy, and while those are sausauteing, i' going to show you a chutney

really quick this is a dipping sauce, you can use it for any fried foods green hot serrano chilies, lemon juice, salt, mint leaves and dates that are pitted. that is it all you do is put that in a little blender, come over here with me, and just -- >> that looks yummy. anyway, you get the drift. and so then you want to turn this as it's frying. i also -- for those of you who are vegan, i have made a different version. all you're going to do is boil a potato here you see, it's a little shiny here >> instead of the cheese >> yeah, instead of the cheese, just used mashed potatoes that you've just added a little pinch of salt to and mix it with the same mushroom mixture and it's delicious. i've done that for people in my family who are vegan, and they've loved it >> hey, padma, i have a weird question how are you rolling over the

flaw tas if there's a toothpick sticking out >> it's not sticking out i use it like a straight pin, watch. you see? >> oh, yeah. you see that >> i like that >> and don't worry about how it's going to come off i'll show you. it's very easy. >> padma, we got to rock and roll >> thank you the recipe, by the way, and padma's cook book there, today.com/food that looks delicious. >> here's how it looks when it's done >> yummy, padma, thank you yum. >> by the way, the fun keeps going. going. "t

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of today. >> good morning, welcome to the third hour of "today" on this thursday. it is april 1st. craig here, al is off all week, of course. along with chanel, dylan dreyer is here with us. dylan was here. where is she? >> just kidding guys. just wanted to play a little april fools day. >> oh my god. >> that was insane. we almost flipped out over all that. pause we didn'