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will have the full forecast. secret service scandal. two men arrested accused of pretending to be federal officers, and lavishing gifts and now questions under way including a member of the first lady's detail. and first on the hill? is ketanji brown jackson poised fit on the hill. we will have the latest. in the spotlight, vladimir putin's two daughters sanctioned by the united states. his two daughters' lives, and the histories that surround them, and why his father has kept them out of the public eye. and tee time, and tiger woods is ready to roar this morning. a miraculous return to golf 14

months in the making. >> humpty is glued and ready to go. >> reporter: and america's pastime, and the nation is cheering play ball! thursday, april 7, 2022. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today, on the west coast, and so happy, you are waking up with us. >> and you have woken up to a really good sports day, and just moments, tiger woods is going to be teeing off from the masters and something unthinkable just weeks ago. and look at the crowd following him yesterday. >> and today, we mentioned it is opening day in baseball, and

chicago fans are excited to see it after a lockout, and uncertainty. >> we will have the first pitch in wrigley field. and first, the story out of ukraine. another emergency center uncovered there. >> and now, focusing on at tabbing that portion of the country, nbc's richard engel for us. >> good morning, hoda, there is a calm here, and more restaurants and shops are opening, and for the first time since the conflict began, a feeling that ukraine has russia on the run. >> reporter: the battered ruins of russian military vehicles are scattered outside of kyiv this morning, because u.s. military

official tells the nbc news, that all russian troops have left the region. the russians came, they killed and they retreated going back to belarus and russia for the repairs. the pentagon sounded upbeat about the chances. >> and the outcomes, you are seeing everyday, absolutely, they can win. >> it was only two months ago, that the pentagon, nato, and everyone else assumed russia's superiority, and eight times that of ukraine would overpowering them for days. >> overwhelmingly priority. >> western persistence have held the resistance, and the cost is only coming to light in kyiv.

crews are trying to unearth the remains of what they fear is the victims of women and children now buried under the debris. they are saying that 400 bodies have been remove, and banning new american investment in russia, and banning his two daughters in relief. >> two americs -- people murdered in cold blood left for all the world to see. >> reporter: over 15,000 russian troops killing on sight.

and now they are going to attack the city of mariupol, and the major says that they are running out of hope ukraine's foreign minister today in brussels says that he has one agenda with three items on it -- weapons, weapons, weapons. hoda. >> thank you, richard engel. and an already weary south, more tornadoes and more damage. we have sam brock just outside of atlanta with a tough night. good morning, sam. >> reporter: good morning. monday, the governor of georgia

declaring this area a disaster. one woman was mere feet away from where this lightning bolt landed. and then terrifying tornadoes unleashing in the south again. this twister was seen a couple of miles south. shattered tree >> i saw a bolt of lightning, and then it was like a bomb hitment boom, crash. >> reporter: the same storm almost hit this man's wife down the hall. how close were you? >> if it weren't for the will of the creator, she would not be

here right now. >> tornadic activity fleeing from up and down the coast. this week claiming three lives. this storm prompting a rare tornado emergency near allendale, south carolina. new video showing the couple driving right through the twister, and degree going through them, and the dog dragged him to safety. >> hard to process. >> reporter: and now he has to start over. the conditions were too dangerous for surveys to get out to take a lesson.

>> >> so, al, what is that looking like? >> well, it is unprecedented. we had 113 tornado reports across eight states that we had march 31 and in 13 states, this one that we have been through, and and the hardest hits states are alabama, texas, and georgia. the mid-atlantic coast from norfolk, to wilmington, and tampa, and the wind gusting up to 68 miles per hour, and few storms possible from virginia ak ak and from eastern virginia to

carolina tonight, we will see a rinse there all of the way up to maine possibly on friday. up wads of three inches of rain, and we look ahead to next week from chanute to mcalester to tulsa and oklahoma. and tuesday, 15 million, joplin, missouri, shreveport, and little rock. wednesday, we have a risk again for 17 million people, little rock, so, we will have to watch this with it going four weeks in a row. >> relentless. thank you, i

nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joining us with this story of two washington, d.c. agencies. >> reporter: this is so bizarre. two men were impersonating details the, and one was watching first lady jill biden. they were giving gifts, and surveillance now, in a state this morning, they said that all personnel involved in this matter are on administrative leave adhering to the highest

profession of standards that they have used their fraudulent ideals to ingratiate. and now when the two discovered that she had arrived and one of the most notable incidents is when a dozen agents were sent home for misconduct and hiring prosecutes. as for the reason why, the motive is still a mystery. >> yes, it is now, the vote for ketanji brown jackson will secure her place as the first black woman on the high court. her place is going to be secured

as three >> and in the meantime, no ya're war been feeling the pain at the gas pump, and tom costello joins us with more of the blame game. >> yes, with record inflation, and while the individual companies don't set the cost for a gallon of gas, it did not stop the lawmaker from conducting a hearing that evolved into a blame game. >> reporter: decades high inflation, the oil industry is facing political backlash over the pain that so many are paying the five seat.

where the democrats accused the companiesf price gouging. >> they are to provide the american people with some release. >> don't selling the shares provide more profit for your shareholders? >> yes. >> and what we know is that they set their own price in the energy market. >> yes. we have the world's biggest oil and gas producer, and we have to keep producing to meet the gas. >> reporter: the national average is $4.16 and drivers in

d.c. and california pay much more. republicans who wish to regain congress in the midterms put the blame at the president's feet. >> putting mounds of red tape. >> and now, they are accusing the fuels are driving up the costs. >> this is not the putin price hike, it is the biden price hike, and it has been happening since he took houf now that demand is backererer.

>> thank you. now we go to craig. >> yes, the second covid booster for groups last week raised the question. what about the rest of the population. are more boosters on the way? >> we are joined with the latest. >> yes, craig. still more questions than answers. adjusting the strins adjusting the trinstrins, the strains. >> reporter: the fda is trying to map out the rest of the year, but the road is not clear. health officials trying to pinpoint which coronavirus strain to target if they want the revised boosters available by the fall. >> if you are not on the way to

clinical trial by may, it is going to be very difficult to have across manufacturers enough product to meet the demand. >> reporter: the advisory panel is meeting a week after to have the booster, and in europe, you must be 80 in most cases. and the agencies have been required thess was short lived. >> we may have to adjust the vaccine seeing what and now driving the cases to wednesday, the attorney general tested

positive for covid, and the commerce secretary jail how considered will you be with the subvariant? >> i think it is serious, and it will to see more cases, but we will see more cases. >> keep in mind more than 2 million are vaccinated, but less than half are receiving the booster. and experts are wondering if we are headed down a path that is sustainable. >> emily, good to see you. inside. >> you are not what about everywhere else? >> well, everywhere else is

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we are back, 7:30, fire up. a live look inside nationals park this morning. it is opening day at long last with the 2022 major league baseball season hosting one of seven games there at nationals park, kicking off the season today. we'll have a lot more on that just ahead you happy? >> yeah. >> one of the best in major league baseball. >> that was your moment of zen, showing you the park. >> go. >> let's get to your headlines here at 7:30 a major power outage hit puerto rico overnight plunging nearly 350,000 customers into darkness.

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announcing the u.s. is banning all new investments in russia, freezing assets for two of its largest banks and targeting some of the country's elite including government officials and their families among the family members being targeted, russian president vladimir putin's two adult daughters with his ex-wife the two divorced back in 2014. putin's daughter, katerina tikhonova is described as a tech executive, who was reportedly a competitive dancer when she was younger. his other daughter mariya putina leads state-funded programs in genetic research she has received billions of dollars from the kremlin both women have mostly stayed out of the public eye. putin also staying mostly quiet about his daughters saying he has avoided discussing them for security reasons and because they've never enjoyed being in the spotlight. in 2017, the russian president briefly spoke about them in an interview with oliver stone on show time. >> they are not into politics, and they aren't into corporate business

they are into science and education. >> that's amazing. you're a very lucky man. two good children. >> yes, i'm proud of them. >> reporter: and though the sanctions impact on putin's daughters is not immediate, their symbolic importance is evident. >> clearly the administration wanted to send a signal. it is a way of telling vladimir putin that your family cannot escape these sanctions and, frankly, it's embarrassing >> molly, how is russia responding to the sanctions taking aim at putin's own family members? >> reporter: yeah, savannah, we have gotten a reaction this morning from dmitry peskov, he calls them frantic he says this is something difficult to understand and explain. >> the kremlin spokesperson there, molly, thank you. up next, why today especially for carson daly is a sports lover's dream. >> yeah, we've got tiger woods

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>> where'd you get that? >> start of spring, god bless baseball, but tiger's back 14 months ago he broke both of his legs. the greatest comeback starts in a short amount of time. two hours and 55 minutes and 34 seconds, this is when tiger tees off 10:34 eastern. i hope they appreciate the augusta tie as well. >> and you're amazing. >> well, this was -- i got this at a thrift shop on lined. this was gene sarazen's jacket and he won in 1935. >> are you bursting by the way? >> the story is exciting, it's happening. it does feel like the first day of spring because of baseball and augusta. >> in addition to tiger and augusta, it is also opening day for baseball as well. we're going to take you live to wrigley field in just a momentment. al's got the forecast. >> nbc's morgan chesky in augusta with the latest on tiger big comeback. morgan, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, friends, greetings from augusta, georgia. it is a big day today, the opening day at the masters and at tee off time 10:34 pushed back to 11:04 for tiger due to some thunderstorms here in georgia. no doubt, that's not going to match the roar of the crowd when tiger swings that club. it will be the first time in more than 500 days since his last pga action and when he tees off, it will be 14 months, believe it or not, after that accident that nearly took his life. with all eyes on him wednesday morning, tiger woods taking a final practice round at augusta national. >> the speed is back, the ball speed is back. the swing is where he wants it to be. the physical demanding part of actually walking the golf course, that's going to be the trick.

>> in preparation to play the masters this year, tiger has played 54 holes at augusta in the last nine days. wednesday there was just a hint of a limp, but tiger was all smiles. >> this was something that he was looking forward to, just not competing in the event but getting back to this golf course and being around those guys inside that environment is just special to him. >> reporter: no surprise, tiger's at the masters for more than the camaraderie. nearly 14 months after a horrific car crash almost cost him his leg and his life, woods will attempt to make the impossible possible once again. >> do you think you can win the masters this week? >> i do. >> and no one is counting tiger out. >> anytime can tiger contend is yes. just an amazing, amazing will inside of him. >> reporter: to get to this point is nothing short of miraculous but smashing expectations and overcoming odds has been a lifelong theme. 25 years ago woods became the youngest to win the masters at age 21. by a tournament record 12 strokes. he won the 2008 u.s. open at torrey pines on a broken leg, and in 2019 he won his fifth masters at the age of 43 with a

fused back. >> never seen anything like it in terms of setting your mind to something and kind of setting a goal for yourself and proving to yourself and everybody that you can do it. >> reporter: and once again it is clear, the tiger effect is in full effect. >> i have seen so many big crowds at augusta national over the course of my career, probably 2019 on sunday when he won here, that was just an incredible place to be. it was an incredible scene. the scene on monday for a nine-hole practice round was more than that. already a victory, as he takes a swing at yet another master's title. while adding to one of the greatest sports legacies in history. there are a couple story lines if play here.

keep in mind, if tiger does win the masters, it will be the sixth green jacket. he'll sigh jack nicklaus for most masters victories of all time, and he will do that at the same age the golden bear was when he won his final masters back in 1986. so an interesting story line to follow there. tiger would surpass sam snead with most all-time tour victories at 83, which is just incredible when you think about this career, even more incredible when you think that tiger himself about to tee off here at 11:04, pretty unbelievable, guys. >> back to you. >> his tempo is awesome. fairways and greens in regulation. gobble up as many putts as possible. avoid the big number. handle the par 5s. even par or better today. if he recovers tomorrow and can rinse, wash and repeat, later in the afternoon tomorrow, do that again. he'll make the cut. then he is in contention. >> yes. >> and then, like, all bets are off. >> when's the party?

i'm coming over. >> making the cut is the goal. it starts at 3:20. >> from golf to baseball now, after an off season of uncertainty, filled with uncertainty including of course that lockout, the boys of summer are officially back. players and fans ready for opening day, and so is nbc's jesse kirsch at the home of the chicago cubs, iconic wrigley field. >> good morning, craig, i'm working on my fastball, we're warming up out here. for a while this was all in doubt. we didn't know when we would have opening day because of that lockout, but thankfully, this morning we are in one of the cathedrals of baseball, the iconic friendly confines, and ballparks like this one across the country today, it is finally opening day. this morning major league baseball lovers now just hours away from the first pitch of 2022. >> wonderful. >> love baseball can't wait

>> excited it's going to be fun i'm ready to go. >> reporter: after an uncertain winter that left fans wondering whether it would be a spring without america's favorite pastime, with a lockout while players and club owners went head to head in contentious negotiations for 99 days, finally reaching an agreement last month and still preserving a full season. >> i'm glad baseball's back. >> reporter: great news for fans and the many businesses relying heavily on baseball. because even at a bar with its own batting cages, taking a swing yourself isn't quite the same as watching the pros. >> if you take away game day at wrigley field, how much business are you losing >> let's say we lose 70%, which means that i only need 30% of the staff that i have. >> reporter: the game may look a little different in some places as part of that agreement, the national league will join the american league in adopting a designated hitter. that move not a home run for baseball purists >> i don't like it at all. the late game strategy is gone.

>> reporter: another big change in cleveland, that ball club changing its name to the guardians after being the indians for more than a century. the old name offensive to some native americans, but fans and players everywhere are getting ready to flock to the ballparks. along with the lockout, covid disturbed the last two years, limiting attendance at games, now america is ready. >> i can't wait. >> excited. >> reporter: and no matter which part you love the most. >> hot dogs and mustard. >> reporter: or where you'll be working the first pitch. >> we'll be working, wink. >> reporter: it's time to say. >> play ball >> reporter: and we've got some cloudy skies here in chicago, but i'm hoping this game gets played we know a few others have been postponed because of the weather, but hopefully plenty of baseball to watch today. put me in coach, guys, back to you. >> we love the excitement. thank you. >> you threw the ball to al because it's the weather we've got to talk about. >> we're excited about this. we're going to go back to wrigley field. >> okay. >> we're going to hear from the

great organist john benedict playing "take me out to the ball game." hit it ♪ >> take a look and show you what's going on baseball-wise, opening day here in america. new york going to be rained out. washington, d.c., we're talking about the mets playing walgreens. that's amazing 54 showers and thunderstorms atlanta clear and mild, chicago 44 degrees, it's pretty cool minneapolis snowed out, crazy. st. louis, partly cloudy as they host pittsburgh. kansas city, they're going to be playing against the cleveland guardians, looking pretty good anaheim, clear and warm, and phoenix, arizona, it's going to be a warm night, temperature 87 degrees.

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good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm kris sanchez, this is a look at what is happening now. >> i'm bob redell in livermore where temperatures are forecasted at 92 degrees today which is a record in history as the heat wave goes across the bay area. you can see the map that cal fire has put out, and they have indicated high danger of fire today in the east bay, and the south bay and the peninsula, and wine country. as a matter of fact, cal fire has suspended the burn permits in santa cruz county. >> that is a good idea considering how high the temperatures are going today, kari. >> yes, the numerous records will be broken in the inland areas going into the 90s today,

and getting the heat well ahead of schedule. in the next few days, it will be cooling off, and it will be cooler as we see the scattered showers into monday. san francisco and extreme heat today, and 83 today, and the low 70s tomorrow, and the gusty winds today, as the temperatures continue the come down, as we get the rain chances we will see the high temperatures into the upper 50s with more rain into the forecast possibly beyond this point, and we are hoping to get that, kris. >> thank you, kari and more local news in a half hour. good morning. this morning on "california live," dishing with debbie allen, and dancer and choreographer and director showing us around her new dance space. >> and tiki time, and where you can dine in an actual lagoon

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, war-torn stunning damage left behind after russian forces leave ukraine's capital city amid new fallout from the atrocities we are live with the three things to watch. then terrifying twisters. >> look at this thing go. >> even more tornados reported across the south ripping apart homes and tearing down trees the severe storms devastating the region for days.

when will this wicked weather end? al's got your full forecast. plus, keeping it real.statew >> it is a savagely unhealthy market. >> what you need to know before buying and selling, are from getting offers accepted to securing a good deal made. we've got the hot tips on how to handle the super hot housing market. and star-studded studio 1a, michelle pfeiffer is here to talk about her new role, the legendary actress taking on first lady betty ford. then mark wahlberg stops by to talk about his new passion project that he is calling the most important film he has ever made how faith helped him get into character, today, thursday, april 7th, 2022. ♪ >> on spring break from forsyth county, georgia. >> from charleston, south carolina, kamden turns 12. >> visiting today. >> all the way from tel aviv. >> celebrating mom in mission, virginia. >> we brought ava to the plaza

because -- >> today is my sweet 16. >> celebrating our tenth anniversary. >> from charlottesville, virginia. >> i -- for my good friend amy and jim. >> to kick off my 29th birthday on "today. ♪ >> doesn't that make you so happy? it always does every day it does, it does not disappoint so happy you're joining us we're going to head out and give our hellos let's get right to our news at 8:00 in ukraine more atrocities are being discovered in towns near kyiv they're trying to get out ahead of russian forces now advancing toward a major showdown in the east ukraine's foreign minister has arrived at the nato summit in brussels

he says there are only three things on his agenda, weapons, weapons, and weapons and vladimir putin's two adult daughters are among the family members hit by a new round of sanctions. u.s. officials believe the women may be hiding some of their father's assets. there has been no letup in the violent spring weather that has been pummelling part of the south. a state of emergency was declared in georgia where terrifying tornados rumbled across the landscape in georgia video shows one couple caught in a tornado and apparently driving right through it not far away one man had his house lifted off the ground before it came crashing down again all in pieces, and al, that brings us to you. how long can this go on? >> well, another 12 hours about, and then we're going to see things clear out in fact, you can look right now, some showers getting ready to move into the northeast, but the heaviest action is down through the southeast pushing through. we have a risk right now for 13 million people from norfolk to wilmington, and again down through central florida, a few tornados north carolina to

virginia into the early afternoon. then that's done rainfall amount, the heaviest are going to be here in the northeast, areas of possible flooding upwards of 3 inches of rain. now what we're concerned about is looking into early next week, monday from south dakota all the way down into waco, we're talking about the possibility of tornados, wind gusts of 60 miles per hour, and hail then on tuesday it moves into missouri all the way down to texas and louisiana. again, are tornados possible, and wednesday we've got even more people, 17 million people at risk, kansas city, springfield, little rock, shreveport, so we will continue to monitor this as we move in. the good news, guys, things are finally starting to calm down. >> great news. thanks, buddy: turning to our nbc series crypto universe with a look at how this digital decentralized currency is being seen by some american cities as the ticket to a strong local economy. miami is one of those cities cnbc technology correspondent

kate rooney is in miami beach. she's at a major bitcoin conference kate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig, crypto even with its unpredictable volatility is seen by many as the future of finance, miami is aiming to establish itself as the center of this brave new world, in part by attracting big conferences like bitcoin 2022, which just a short time ago may have only looked to the bay area or new york crypto's startup investment in the miami area jumped from $6 million back in 2020 to 745 million in 2021. that's according to one analysis miami still has a long way to go, but it's certainly now on the crypto map this is not your average pickup basketball game. it's an elite networking scene, invitation only buying a crypto

token is required to join. >> founders, ceos, entrepreneurs, creators. >> reporter: the players are some of the city's top tech investors and entrepreneurs making dealing on the sidelines and networking on the court. this is miami, the city that wants to lure tech from silicon valley and finance from new york, all by embracing crypto. investor chris adomo co-founded the basketball group he's a ten-year resident of miami. he has become a staple in south florida's crypto crowd. >> i must take about ten calls a day. >> reporter: that energy is spilling into local bars and restaurants. some like freehold in winwood are starting to accept bitcoin to keep up with that new tech money. >> just like ten years ago when somebody would pay with a black am ex, paying with bitcoin and crypto is something new and different and eye catching. >> reporter: others like bob dennison are accepting it as payment for much bigger purchases like yachts. >> calling you up trying to buy a boat this big with cryptocurrency. >> they tend to be a little bit younger. they tend to be tech minded, more obviously risk taking, adventurous. we love the crypto audience because they use their boats in a cool, different way. >> okay part of the draw, lower taxes, friendly crypto legislation, and a vocal spokesperson, mayor francis suarez who takes his salary in bitcoin, capitalizing on a tweet

that went viral. >> from a place that was fun, from a place where you could retire in to a real place of tech and finance. >> reporter: now with a major bitcoin conference drawing tens of thousands to miami this week, the mayor says they're ready >> we're accustomed to having large events miami knows how to have a good time we have the ability to grow into the future, which a lot of cities across america unfortunately do not have the ability to do. >> reporter: new transplants here say that it feels like silicon valley did in prior decades, but some say all the crypto hype is reminiscent of other parts of silicon valley too, the dot com boom which

famously turned bust, but the mayor says cryptocurrency prices may fluctuate, but he doesn't see people going back once they get a taste of miami's quality of life, calling this the new capital of capital craig, back to you. >> kate rooney, at that bitcoin conference for us, thank you, kate. 8:07, we got the news covered, and we all love this boost because you know why it's a follow-up it's a wonderful brother and sister they were on the show yesterday if you remember, brittany and her brother ryan who have autism become tiktok stars with fun videos they break down stereotypes. since ryan's a big new york knicks fan he left the show with a signed derrick rose jersey and tickets to last night's game remember they got to the garden, madison square garden nice and early guess what, they got to meet derrick rose, favorite player in person they took some pictures, and then they got into the exciting game against the brooklyn nets >> that is how you end the quarter. that is how you end the quarter. >> absolutely. >> end it on a high note. >> there you go. so what the knicks came up short, but who cares they had an amazing time and brittany says the last couple of days for her and ryan have been her words, unreal. >> but we're the ones who really

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american. >> between rising interest rates and inflation, it's getting harder to unlock the american dream of owning a home the median existing home sales price is up to $367,000, that's a 15% increase from last year. while february home sales were actually down 2.4% year-over-year, buyers are not getting a break. >> how would you describe the real estate market right now >> it is a savagely unhealthy market by that i mean we have extraordinary demand and very little product >> reporter: stacy esser who runs three real estate offices in new jersey says the average home in her area is receiving 10 to 15 bids, which means when one door closes another one probably will too since the pandemic began, 50 million americans have either shopped for a house or attempted to buy one with only 30% actually closing a deal. >> how do you mentally prepare buyers for this market >> we're real estate agents and we do a lot of therapy because it is exhausting

>> reporter: the market humbling even the most qualified buyers as they grow fatigued and conditioned to act fast. >> the pressure to execute so quickly definitely weighs on you. >> jacqueline and adam currently live in los angeles, but with baby number two on the way they wanted to move closer to family on the east coast. after getting out bid once before, they were ready to strike landing their new home sight unseen >> after the purchase went through is when i went to check it out, and luckily it looked as good in person as it did in the pictures. >> reporter: courtney klein and her husband her man sanchez bid on four other homes before finally winning the fifth but only after increasing their price range and offering to forego a home inspection, which is not recommended. >> you didn't get this home on your first try. >> yes, we were not the first offer. they had already accepted an offer previously and that deal fell through i think because of the repairs of the roof that we ended up doing.

>> reporter: along with competition, buyers are trying to beat the fed hikes. esser says for every point mortgage rates climb, you lose about 10% of your buying power. >> if this market is too hot for you to handle as a buyer, should you sit it out should you wait? >> i don't think that waiting is actually the best bet. buying a house is the best hedge against inflation, and it gives you some control over the biggest cost that you have, which is shelter >> reporter: for buyers looking for their window of opportunity, esser says update your loan preapproval as interest rates change or if you can, ask the bank for upfront underwriting. >> the underwriting process takes you a lot further than just a regular preapproval, which always makes a seller feel much more confident. >> reporter: she also says shop 10% below budget so you're ready to pay above the listing price expand your search criteria in terms of size and location, and finally when you find a home you like, try to make a larger down payment, offer a flexible closing date and limit the home

inspection to structural and mechanical issues, all tips to make an offer that can't be refused. >> you just said maybe limit the home inspection. we heard from that guy in the piece there who decided to forego the home inspection altogether what do experts say about that >> definitely not recommended. the seller was really upfront and he said the roof needs repairs. that's why they felt uncomfortable. obviously they had already bid on four other places and lost them do not get hung up on cosmetic or small repairs you want to look for things expensive to replace like the hvac system or the roof. ask for the maintenance records for the home that gives you an idea of how well it has been cared for experts say you should get that inspection as a buyer. >> i can't believe the couple that bought the house without ever seeing it too rich for my blood. >> from coast to coast, but they're happy with it. >> thank goodness it worked out. >> happy ending. >> appreciate it. let's get a check of weather. >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods >> and don't forget check us out on today show radio sirius xm

i'm meteorologist kari hall. record heat across the bay area today, 85 in san francisco, 90 in oakland. we'll see low 90s for the tri-valley and parts of the north bay down to the south county up to 95 degrees. for tomorrow, we get some slight coastal cooling and for the inland areas it will still be well above normal for this time of year. as we head toward the weekend, temperatures come down. saturday in the midsifrts. >> and don't forget check us out on today show radio sirius xm channel 108. today it's today show confidential, with pete, mass. >> a lot to talk about today. >> best time of the morning. >> i brought help, pop star -- with a story about a new exhibit shining a light on the late artist thank you for showing a little respect, not only with your incredible ensemble but the fact that tiger woods tees off, you're in your masters green. >> we love to see that as well

listen, guys, this is an incredibly cool exhibition because you've seen his work everywhere from paintings and comic books to street art and high fashion, and you may not have even realized while jean-michel has touched so many corners of our cultural landscape, he was sometimes misunderstood, sometimes overlooked, and his family says there's so much more to know about the man who's at the heart of some of america's most famous artwork. hip-hop from street art to front and center with hip-hop royalty, you can find his influence everywhere one of the most prolific american artists of the 20th century, jean-michel basquiat is now for the first time at the heart of a new exhibition organized by his family. >> one of the last works, if not the last work that he painted. >> reporter: with more than 200 of his never before seen and

rarely shown pieces now available for the world to see >> so this is the back of the home where his studio was. >> reporter: his work and his message is something his sisters say may now be more relevant than ever. >> why now >> george floyd happened, and kind of all of the events that transpired after that. and we decided it's the right time. >> do you think your brother's work has different significance given the current moment we're in right now >> the fact that he was having those discussions 33 years ago, it shows how much of a visionary he was. >> reporter: born in 1960, he rose from a thought provoking street artist, to a highly sought after painter before his death in 1988 from an overdose at just 27 years old,

his unique talent nurtured at home. >> 90% of what you see in the re-creations are actually the items, our kitchen table is here our actual clock. >> reporter: an intimate look that art experts say is crucial. >> we see him on t-shirts, we see him on sneakers, but yet when we walk into a museum, we very infrequently see work by jean-michel basquiat. >> it's a chance his family says to honor his legacy. >> and he had the courage to live life on his own terms with his dreadlocks in an armani suit painting, and i think that's also part of what makes him such a legend. >> reporter: a legend the world loved but perhaps never fully knew >> the king pleasure exhibit begins this saturday april 9th right here in new york city, and tickets are on sale through labor day but will be extended because, as you guys can imagine, the tickets for this weekend, they're already sold out. >> of course. >> hip-hop but also rock and roll, metallica had a huge collection, had a beautiful piece called untitled boxer he sold in '08 for like $13 million. >> you know he actually rented his studio space from andy warhol for years.

>> that was a cool shot. >> definitely have to hit that in brooklyn. >> got to check it out. coming up next on "pop start," we've got chrissy metz, >> oh, my god. the "this is us" actress is the envy of the wordle community after revealing that she guessed tuesday's word on the first try. take a look. >> i can't believe it. >> show it again, show it to me. >> oh, my god. >> wait, you didn't see nobody else's wordle. >> i swear on the holy bible i swear to god on all that is holy >> gave me a heart attack. >> this is one of the most exciting days.

>> she was raising her left hand i noticed. >> n-a-t-a-l something most players can only dream of that never happens she credits co-star sterling k. brown for being her inspiration to get the five-letter word since this week was his birthday kudos to chrissy metz. unbelievable today's word is hard too. kim kardashian, the reality star and business mogul is the next guest on our friend hoda's podcast. in her conversation, she talks about her kids, businesses, and making the tough decision to put her own happiness first, even when that means ending her marriage. >> it doesn't mean that, you know, everyone didn't try, and it doesn't mean that i don't wish that it had, you know, turned out differently, and there's nothing more than you'd want for everyone to be happy. i finally was like why am i measuring and trying to make other people happy over myself and that takes a lot of strength to do, even if you know it will make your kids upset as well for

a time period. i think one day they're going to grow up and be out of the house, and it's just going to be me and i'm going to have to sit there with my happiness and. good morning. it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. let's look outside our window right now because we are in a microclimate weather alert. looks nice and cool right now, but some record-setting temperatures are on the way. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the warm-up. >> here we are in early april and we're talking about 90-degree temperatures hitting us very soon for this time of year. in fact, in santa rosa, we're headed up to 90 degrees, but the record is 84. concord reaching 92. the record is 81. we may not set a new record high in san francisco, but that's well beyond what we should see

for this time of year. oakland heading up to 90 degrees and san jose matching the old record of 93. so, our temperatures extremely hot today, just a light wind. there will be enough of a coastal breeze that will bring down those temperatures a couple degrees but doesn't bring much relief for our inland valleys. saturday we continue to see the breeze picking up and highs in the mid-70s. a cold front moves through late on sunday bringing in rain chances for early next week. scattered showers in the forecast with highs in the low 60s. you can see the change that we'll have going from 83 in san francisco to upper 50s early next week. chris? >> hold on for that wild ride. another local news update in half an hour.

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there's my sweet 16, there's our sweet crowd. everybody's here to see carson in the green jacket. >> baseball, you were here when you were 4 years old >> yep >> and now she's back for her 16th. >> and now you're 16, happy birthday. >> thank you. >> how cool is that? >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> driver's license. >> okay, we are so excited because we've got just chock full of star power in our studio. >> we're freaking out. okay, look who's here, we've got the one, the only, michelle pfeiffer it is her first visit with us in three years, we have a lot to talk to her about including her new series "the first lady". >> and there's another superstar

close by, our friend mark wahlberg great new movie, it looks amazing. mark's pumped up about golf today as well. a lot to check in with mark on, a lot of projects. we're glad he's here. >> after we talk to the stars, royalty, milk bar's christina tosi, one of our favorites, she's already in the kitchen she's going to share her latest creation it's a festive cake ideal for easter. >> and we get to eat it. coming up on the third hour, we've got our pal jill martin back with another flea market find this time she meets a jewelry designer who found global success, and it all began at her local flea market. >> okay, and then tomorrow on today, we're going to meet the fashionista going viral with her original styles and she is only 9 years old. >> carson, you got a crowd moment >> i do, i'm hanging out with my friends over here. what are your names? >> amy and dennis cooper. >> where are you from? >> springfield, missouri. >> what brings you to new york >> retirement. >> what are you retired from >> education. >> a round of applause. >> how's your stay in new york, dennis >> it's wonderful. we're loving it. >> we're excited for the green

jacket golf start, feels like the first day of spring. who's your baseball team >> the st. louis cardinals. >> unfortunately you're going to miss opening game, but we want to give you a pair of tickets to any cardinals game this season compliments of -- thank you for being educators, we appreciate you very much. >> that was awesome, carson. santa claus. >> making dreams come true that's awesome starting in may, peacock is going to be the home to a new major league baseball game of the week it will stream on sunday, so be sure to look out for that. >> and if there's ever a day to do around the horn, mr. roker. >> i get to do the weather perhaps you could go to this little girl from idaho, 10 years old. she wants to see savannah, get a picture from savannah and hoda >> let's go. >> you ready >> hi. >> that's beautiful. >> very nice well, while they're taking care of this beautiful young lady, let's show you what we've got for your weekend all right.

friday, rain and snow around the great lakes. sunny and pleasant in the plains record highs out west. on saturday we're looking for chilly conditions and still a little leftover snow around the great lakes. cooler out west, sunny skies from the plains down to texas and the gulf coast then sunday, sunday we got a few snow showers still left around the great lakes. heavier mountain snow out west, plenty of sun to the southwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are under a microclimate weather alert even though temperatures are mild now. you'll want to get in the outdoor activities early before the high temperatures hit the low 90s later today. we are going to see still some very warm temperatures tomorrow, but it continues to cool off going into the weekend. by sunday, we're seeing highs in the upper 60s, and rain will be moving back into the bay area by early next week. >> and that's the latest weather. time to go around the horn look out, there's another sweet

16 right there, coming through look out, oh, hanging out, look out, whoo, and there you have it, going around the horn! >> wow >> wow >> roker is this our biggest crowd minus a concert do you think >> it's huge it's huge. >> well done >> oh, am i supposed to read now? >> yes, you are. your turn. >> coming up next, a hollywood icon taking on the role of a trail blazing first lady, can't wait to sit down with the one, the only, michelle pfeiffer. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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welcome back, michelle pfeiffer is one of hollywood's most recognizable and and versatile stars and in her latest roles she portrays a real life icon, betty ford, the first lady who spoke her mind and surprised with her candor. >> my doctor advised me that the source of my pain, it was actually much deeper than any injury and he thought it might be a good idea for me to see a deep injury. and he thought it might be a good idea for psychiatrist >> michelle, good morning. a psychiatrist you know, it's funny to kind of step back in time through the lens of the first lady, three first ladies in this show time series, but she really was ahead

of her time. >> she really was. she was incredibly outspoken she was a pro-choice republican who became first lady who then took on a feminist agenda, and was one of the few who were willing to disagree with her husband in public. of the few first ladie >> in a lot of ways, she's one of the few first ladies who kind of eclipses the president, her husband in a way in terms of legacy and what people know about her. >> she was a really popular -- it was because of her candor and because she was so open and transparent about her struggles. first of all, she made it possible for -- you know, she talked about freely about subject matter that was very taboo at the time that nobody

was talking about. she talked about mental health, her own mental health. she talked about breast cancer, her own breast cancer. nobody was getting screenings at the time, and it was the number one killer of women between 40 and 45 and then came out, you know, with her struggles with drug and alcohol abuse and, i don't know, just gave people permission to not only talk about it but then, you know, seek help. and so she really saved millions of lives, and i think because she was so honest, there was an honesty about her and people trusted her. >> particularly courageous in those times, it was so unique then i heard that when this script came along, i mean, you didn't

even see a script before you said yes. >> i didn't. >> it's like buying a house without seeing it. >> i know, it's crazy. >> so what made you so confident this was going to be a good project? >> well, i knew about -- and like most people, she's really famous for you know, the betty ford clinic, which has, again, saved hundreds of thousands of people's lives, and obviously, you know, her issues with substance abuse. and so that in and of itself was a really interesting story to tell, and i felt really important. but when susanne bier, the director who i was anxious to work with called, all she said to me was i'm doing a project on first ladies and i'd like you to play betty ford, and i said i'm in now, it also helped that viola davis was cast to play michelle obama, and i knew that they were assembling a really, you know, high pedigree of women and i was just so honored to be a part of it. >> it's incredible lens to look at history through first ladies, three different generations. you've got eleanor roosevelt, betty ford, and michelle obama it starts on show time, it's ten parts right? >> mm-hmm.

>> michelle pfeiffer thank you so much, i appreciate your time, and of course "the first lady" premiers april 17th. >> even more star power in studio 1a. look who's here, mark wahlberg is in the house we're going to chat about his new movie. it's called "father stu," mark calls it the most important movie he's ever made you've made a lot of movies, this one's on top of the heap, huh? >> first this is "today" on nbc. large out-of-state corporations have set their sights on california. they've written a ballot proposal to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless, but read the fine print. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us.

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>> i think i know what god's doing here, i don't see how i respond i don't get my way, but i ain't giving up. not on him or me i want you to reconsider your objection. >> you are a pugilist with a criminal record. >> st. matthew, st. augustine, st. francis. some of the most remarkable figures in the history of the church are reformed men. >> yes and i think what the church needs now more than ever is to elevate the standard for a priest >> what the church needs is somebody who's going to fight for god. that's me. >> stand up and say amen, mark wahlberg, welcome. we're so happy that you're here. this story -- this is a real story. this is a real man who lived in montana. you came upon this story and i feel like you -- this has been your passion project for a while, and hollywood seemed to say no, the catholic church was kind of lukewarm on it why did you just keep pushing this project through >> i just felt like it was so

inspiring, the story needed to be told, and people now more than ever, we're all going through so much. people need this it's healing and comforting, and he's such an inspiration to so many people. >> he was an agnostic, he didn't have any god in his life at all, and he had a series of things that happened that kind of opened his eyes. >> yeah. >> are there parallels in your life do you see -- >> oh, absolutely. got put lots of very specific people in his life for a very specific purpose, and they did that for me as well. i've been so blessed to meet so many people who have really kind of put me on the right path. i always say i want to share with young people that when i focus myself on faith good things started to happen for me. >> when did that time come for you? >> that was when i was a teenager aye still been trying to figure it out it's always been about being at the right place at the right time. >> i think what's cool about father stu, he's a flawed person he'd been through hell in his life i feel like the people who understand hell are the people who have been through it was that kind of the magic sauce for him? >> absolutely. i mean, people recognized all of

his real life experience and how authentic he was when he communicated these people were dealing with the same struggles and they knew that he had that experience, so it was really comforting for them. >> how did you get -- if hollywood was lukewarm and the catholic church was not so sure -- >> they didn't like the language. >> so how did you get this big push through how did it work? >> i financed it myself. >> what? >> yeah. yeah, i broke the cardinal rule and paid for it myself. >> why did you do that >> i just felt it was also the best way to make the movie without any kind of interference, wanted to be completely in control creatively once you give somebody else who comes in, obviously their job is to have notes and make changes

we wanted to make a raw unapologetic movie about a guy in search for his calling. >> and father stu is a real human being. this movie had to be should be to his real family in his real hometown >> yeah. >> i can only imagine what that felt like for you. how was it received? >> it was nerve-racking, amazing, amazing i mean, it was all laughter, applause he touched so many people, and to witness the work that he did there in helena and now to be able to help his message reach so many other people across the world is going to be amazing. >> and went to prisons, like he did the whole nine, right? >> yeah, he talked to the prisoners in a way they could understand because he was one of those guys he really turned his life around god is always looking for flawed people that he can turn into polished gems that will go out and do his work and serve his greatento how much you loved it just the fact that you're financing it. what do your kids think? >> they think dad's crazy. they think dad's crazy and he's boring even with my faith, i don't force it on them they know dad can't start the without reading my scripture and going to mass. hopefully they'll say if it works for dad, maybe it'll work for us and they'll gravitate toward it. >> carson was saying -- >> i'm a sinner. i use this especially during lent, i've been praying and

meditating through this hallow, it's like a catholic app it's amazing it's the least place i ever thought i would be in front of content that would drive me to see a movie. i heard the intro to "father stu," there's 7 million catholics in the country, i thought what a brilliant place to put this, i discovered it in a time of prayer and meditation. it made me want to see a movie. >> do you all have any golf business to discuss? >> too much. mark's usually at the masters. >> go tiger, go tiger. >> are you going to go to the masters? >> i'm not, i'm promoting the film and then i'm off to the uk. >> good, we wish you the best of luck >> thank you. >> good luck with this movie, please catch "father stu" it's in theaters exclusively starting on april the 13th. thanks again coming up next, christina tosi is here. she's putting her spin on a dessert that's perfect for easter talking about a carrot cake. first this is "today" on nbc

we are back with "today" food, and we are in for a sweet treat this morning because one of our absolute favorites is here, christina tosi, chef and founder of milk bar and just in time for easter. she's going to teach us how to make her latest creation are you ready for the carrot marshmallow crackle cake, not to be confused with the crack cake, which you also make. >> oh, my gosh. >> first of all, how are you >> i'm wonderful, how are you? >> good, what's been going on? >> spring has sprung in our kitchen at milk bar. >> listen, everything you do you do with a little different twist. carrot cake, this is different this isn't like normal carrot cake. >> it's different, but it starts with the basics of all great baked goods, butter and sugar, butter and light brown sugar in

the boil bowl i'm going to get you involved. >> cooking show, girl, you just tell me when >> okay, i know, we're doing a little -- >> you cream the butter and the sugars together. you add two beautiful eggs. >> look at those eggs. >> these are going to give the cake moisture, lift, richness. from there we stream in a little bit of oil colorless, flavorless oil. this is going to give our cake that really dense, moist sponge that you're used to in any great cake, but especially a carrot cake right now this is just basically your basic cake recipe. >> this is a basic cake recipe from there dry ingredients, some flour, some salt, baker pow u der, baking soda baking powder gives your cake lift, baking soda gives it stretch. and a little bit of cinnamon everyone has a different take on carrot cake, and mine is about making anyone, whether you love carrot cake or you're not sure, this is the carrot cake for you. the dry ingredients go into that mixing bowl. >> should i mix this faster? >> once you have the dry ingredients, this is a pro tip, you don't want to over mix

you want to over mix or mix a lot when you're making bread because you want it to be dense, but a cake you don't want. >> so that's probably enough right here. >> so that's it. >> okay. >> way to go, savannah don't over mix it. >> okay. don't over mix from there we shred some carrots. this is a fun, if you don't have carrots at home, you can use any sort of root vegetable. >> like what else? turnip. >> turnip, hoda, turnip. >> hoda just turned up. >> rutabaga. >> there you go, like bring one or more root vegetables in. >> how's it tasting, guys? are you dying? >> out of bounds >> you're like, okay, i'm going to get in there. >> we fold the carrots into that cake batter. >> what's the crunchy stuff? >> the crunchy stuff is what we call our like brown butter crackle. it's this bowl here.

>> it's everything >> oh, my gosh, try it >> we make the cake in advance, and then this is where we start to talk about our flavors. this cake you can get at the bakeries all over the u.s., you can get it online. >> you can get it right now if you don't want to do all this. milkbarstore.com we cut the cakes out into rounds and start to build the cakes. >> that is so fun. layer one is cake, and then what do we have >> cake, i'll put the cake down, get in there take a little nibble so it's cake, it's -- this is the crunchies that they're talking about. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's basically like a brown butter rice crispy treat this is a little bit of milk to keep the cake nice -- so you're making the cake at home, maybe you over baked it, whatever. so this is marshmallow fluff >> i can't eat it. guys, how does it taste? >> get in there, you spread it around >> no cream cheese frosting.

this is like the right amount of sweetness, it's all about that crackle, that brown butter. >> we're out of time what's this orange thing, though what's that? >> this is carrot marshmallow fluff frosting we top it with some caramelized crispies, mini marshmallows. >> i got to try this. >> i know this is the big moment, my friend. >> get the crunchy >> please tell me they're part of your cooking show >> so good >> i don't like carrot cake, i love this. incredible, the recipe today.com/food or you can buy it good morning. it is 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. let's take a live look outside where things are starting to heat up when it comes to today's weather. meteorologist kari hall tells us record temperatures could happen in a lot of different areas. she's forecasting temperatures

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this morning on the third hour of "today," he's back. tiger woods taking the course at the masters less than 14 months after a crash that nearly cost him his life and career. we're live with the fan frenzy. plus, our series crypto universe, meet a 13-year-old artist whose drawings have turned her into a crypto millionaire. and jill martin introducing us to a jewelry designer who's gone global, and it all began at her local flea market, today, thursday april 7th, 2022.