for this report, the lanes of westbound 84 have cleared out, the earlier crash taken off to the ravenswood area off the freeway. 84 needs a little time to recover, but 92 still moving smoothly. ravenswood is the shopping center underneath the 101, near the big billboard. >> i know exactly where that is. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're streaming 24/7 on roku, xumo, and follow us on social for news as it breaks. happy good friday. >> enjoy the weekend, enjoy the day. go to the game if you can, and be good to eve >> good friday morning. a controversial vote in tennessee. >> two lawmakers thrown out of office over gun violence. this is april 7th. this is "today." expelled.

>> shame on you, shame on you. >> a chaotic scene in tennessee last night. two democrats removed from office by republicans for breaking house rules during a protest on the chamber floor. >> nothing less than 7 overruling wishes of 78,000 people. and you are going to cut off debate give me break. >> this morning inside of the dramatic showdown and what is next. israel launching new airstrikes in lebanon and gaza as tensions intensifyincluding a deadly shooting in the west bank. >> falal moments of the surveillance of that shooting on the streets in san francisco. >> we are work tirelessly to bring justice to mr. lee.

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never left. >> are priscilla thompson in nashville, thank you very much. turning our attention to the holiest week of the year, in gaza, militant groupd rockets into jerusalem, and we are joined by raf this morning. >> yes, it started here in jerusalem with firing of rockets, and this chaotic situation has been spreading from lebanon to gaza and now to the occupied west bank. >> reporter: this morning israeli jets targeting gaza and

unusually southern lebanon, and the wave of airstrikes across two regions to aim the militant groups that is responsible for the rocket barrage thursday. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the country's leaders will pay the price for any retaliation, and that sparks fears for any conflict. most of the rockets were intercepted, but some got through, and yet more rockets were fired from gaza. the escalation began wednesday when the israeli forms stormed the mosque in jerusalem, the third holiest site and the images of the riots and police beating muslims across the holy world. israel says that the extremists barricaded themselves inside of the mosques and stockpiling rocks and fireworks.

>> reporter: this is one of the gates of the complex, and you can see the heavily armed security forces who control the way in and out. the violence disrupting the holy month of ramadan and marking a grim start of the jewish holiday of passover, and with easter days away, the prayers for peace more urgent than ever. and in just the last hour or so, the israeli military says that two israeli women have been killed and a third seriously injured in a shooting attack, and a manhunt is under way for the gunman, but sadly, this is a bloody start to the easter weekend here in the holy land. >> it is. thank you, raf. and clarence thomas is answering calls to be impeached over ethics violations. >> yes, savannah, the backlash of clarence thomas is all over

this new call that he accepted lavish trips from a republican donor facing ethics violations. lavish trips and rides on a private jet and luxury vacations for a sitting justice all provided by a mega gop donor harlan crowe all for supreme court clarence thomas. reporters for propublica said they pieced together more than two decades of thomas' extravaganza trips and none of which he disclosed. >> we don't have direct evidence that anyone used these trips to influence justice thomas, but there is an enormous amount that we don't know what happens on these trips. >> nbc news has not

independently verified the to te vacation record, but it is in contrast to the image he projects. >> i prefer rv trips and going on cross country trips in small vacations. >> reporter: unlike lawmakers, supreme court justices don't have to disclose hospitality, but they were updated last month to disclose trips on private planes must be reported. >> it is the natural inclination

for liberals to say this is horrible, and others to say it is innocuous, and i'm coming down in the middle. >> reporter: and others are calling for stiffer rules. >> how does he respond or respond at all >> i think that he stays quiet. when he faces scrutiny over his wife or activism in the 2016 elections, it is really truthful that they police themselves. >> there is no code of conduct. >> there is a lot of members of congress pushing for it, but no movement on it. >> and they would be writing their own code of conduct. >> yes. thank you, laura. and all eyes on the pope as he leads holy services at the vatican, and how he is responding to the recent health scare. anne thompson is right there. >> good morning, hoda.

this good friday, the day that catholics and christians around the world commemorate the death of jesus christ is a full one for pope francis. he is going to preside over a service in st. peters and in rome, a detdetermined to show t despite age and ailments, he can lead the catholic church. >> reporter: pope francis powering through holy week, showing the few after effects of bronchitis. >> by getting back on the job so quickly the pope is effectively saying, you are not rid of me yet, and i have an agenda, and i am moving full speed ahead. >> reporter: the agenda started with palm sunday mass where he thanked those who prayed for him in his illness and that included the seniors from chicago. >> it meant a lot he celebrated the mass with us. >> reporter: he brought some children along in the pope

mobile wednesday. then he went to a prison for and on-air mass. he said that jesus would not foresake them and washed and kissed the feet of 12 young men and women, and one inmate brought to tears. the voice of deacon langenburger will fill the mass who now plays in a rock band with fellow seminarians. he is going to chant the easter proclamation for pope francis. is this the first time that you have sang at a papal mass? >> yes. i am surprised how long it is,

and i am going to pray for the holy spirit to have the grace to allow me to finish it. >> reporter: after zane finishes on and he presides at that mass, he is going to preside at the mass in st. peters square, and then he is going to sing to the city in the square, and there is no sign at all that the pope is slowing down at all. >> thank you, annie. and craig is joining us now. >> good morning, savannah and hoda, and you, too. millions of americans are hitting the roads and the air to start the weekend and once again, the dangerous weather is on the move and that could impact your plans. mr. roker is on standby to watch, but first, tom kcostello is standing by at reagan national airport. >> and we said, leave early if you can, and if you do, you will

have a good jump start. we have some delays and cancellations, because we have had some weather. let's start with the numbers. flight aware reporting 663 delays so far, and 120 cancellation, and i have to say not bad. we are in springtime and volatile weather, and looking at the most impacted airports we expect today include the following, new york city, the d.c. airports as well, reagan especially, charlotte, as well as seattle and houston. so these have been linchpin airports, and miami down on the very south and all of them have been linchpin airports over the last few weeks and a lot of volatile weather, and the tsa is reporting that we are at pre-pandemic flows exceeding 2 million everyday and we had 2.5 million sunday, and that is a very, very big number, and we are expecting big numbers this weekend as well. if you are driving, the national

average for gasoline right now is $3.58 and you are thinking that is a lot and 17 cents more than a month ago, and keep in mind last june we hit $5 a gallon, and so $3.58 right now is not so bad. and 17 cents in a month, but significantly below where we were last june. craig, back to you. >> thank you, tom costello this friday. thank you. and now, over to al with the forecast, and what's shaken, bacon? >> well, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs we have heavy showers, and this front is hanging around for a while, and so for today, the stalled front is a slow moving storm, and heavy rain, and so houston, new orleans, atlanta will see some slowdowns and the same in nashville and charlotte looking at the slowdowns, and not great news for those at the masters today or tomorrow.

widespread rain crawling to the east, and isolated flash flooding, and tomorrow, charlotte and atlanta all having delays. orlando and miami most likely seeing the delays as well. heavy rain through the carolinas and on into georgia and as we get into the gulf, locally, five inches of rain or more, and so some localized flooding. we will get to your local forecast in 30 seconds. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures today reach

into the low 60s. we're seeing the light showers now, gradually starting to taper off. by this afternoon it's going to be dry, but the clouds will linger. into the day tomorrow, a little bit warmer, reaching the upper 60s. and easter sunday is going to be perfect, highs in the low 70s. we'll continue with 70s inland for the start of next week big changes next week. i think you're going to like that. >> you know who else is ready for easter? >> how awesome is that. look! it's amazing. >> it's a ringer. i love it. >> i love that. >> he's good for like seconds. >> okay. >> a striped zebra. happy easter. >> we're all feeling it. guys, coming up, more news and new details on the mysterious stabbing death of a

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the bay area will continue, but as we head to the afternoon, rain chances decrease significantly and that will be the trend into the evening, even though the clouds are going to linger throughout today. so we are going to see things clearing out in time for the san francisco giants home opener. looks good for that. and warming up for the easter holiday weekend. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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gather as much surveillance video as they can to piece together what happened the night bob lee was killed this surveillance vide obtained by dailymail.com is exactly what investigators are looking for, cctv capturing tech titan bob lee moments after he was stabbed early tuesday in san francisco. at 2:35 in the morning, the injured 43-year-old appeared to be trying to wave down a passing car which drove away, before he comes clearly into view outside the doors of a condominium complex. >> there's been a stabbing. >> reporter: lee, according to "the san francisco standard," dialed 911 and screamed, help! someone stabbed me. >> that is critical evidence in a case like this. >> reporter: san francisco's d.a. brooke jenkins says detectives are looking at every angle. >> when we are dealing with a case where the suspect is unknown, you are trying to

interview anyone and everyone who may have had contact with the victim leading up to the time of the crime. >> reporter: lee perhaps best known for creating cash app was a tech icon who lived in san francisco for years before recently moving to miami police scouring the neighborhood lee knew well for any potential clues. >> we are not commenting on evidence, nor will we speculate on the circumstances surrounding this horrific crime. >> reporter: as san francisco comes under scrutiny for a recent rash of crime, including a homicide rate that's risen in past years, lee leaves behind two children, including a heart broken daughter who writes, i'm devastated that somebody would be so cruel to take away my father's life, a life cut short in a murder that remains a mystery. >> a mystery for sure. miguel, the d.a. there mentioned lee's phone is playing an important part in this investigation. what are they hoping to get from

that phone >> well, authorities are hopeful they may be able to use that cell phone to track his movements that night we also know the area is dotted with surveillance cameras, and detectives are no doubt focused on that, as well but at this point authorities don't want to say if lee was targeted or if he was the victim of a random crime. >> so many questions miguel, thank you. still ahead, guys, one man's creative solution to help people in need that's taking off in austin, texas. it may be an example that others could follow harry smith will have that story. but first, dr. roz is here to help us break down the new research on the battle of the bulge that has a lot of women saying to their hubbies this morning, i told you. right after this

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depressio early childhood trauma playing a role. for men, it was sensations of hunger a but it is just very fascinating because we're talking about a condition that affects more than 40% of the population, right? anything that helps us to understand what's triggering it and how it is different for men and women is valuable. >> rare smiling about it because women are always like, why is it so easy for my husband to lose weight? does this study shed any light on that thing we still instinctively like it is harder for women? >> absolutely. for women, the reward center is in thtáh!rain, so the things that make us stressed or upset, we want to get something to make us feel better, they're much more heightened with food. than they are to men. for women, if they're !1%9 anxious or stressed, they will look for the food. this study they showed highly processed foods tend attract women more. for men, it is a physical sensation, not so much of an emotional comfort seeking

behavior. food addiction and all of these overeating habits happen for all people, men and women who are obese, but it seems like it is very different what's triggering it. >> what did the study reveal about the reasons that men put on weight, the reasons that men are overweight? >> we all have hormones that govern whether we feel hungry or full and for men these seem to play a more dominant role. and different feelings in their gut. indigestion or hunger, that really motivated men more than women. for women it was these emotional comfort seeking behaviors. >> so you did brain scans, which is fascinating to actually see the physical difference of how your brain changes. >> yeah. >> does that mean to have sustainable weight loss you have to rechigger how your brain is working? >> absolutely. i think that's the point here. brain, which i think is fascinating. and there are many ways you can do that. there are things about

you know, different types of behavioral therapies can help, as well. i think what i like about the study is it shows us this is not about just sheer will power. there is a lot of judgment. associated with obesity. if you are looking at someone's mri of their brain and it is different, you realize there is a lot going on that they don't have immediate control over, but there are things they can do to rewire trewire that. >> cool. >> that's fascinating. thank you. mr. roker, what you got? >> al? >> come on you know what -- >> that was so -- you know what? >> you need to rewire your brain, al. >> what brain? let's show you what we've got going on so here's the deal we have had an unrelenting pattern of storm tracks bringing these powerful jet streams across the middle of the country. we have seen all this severe

weather. 150-mile-per-hour jet stream winds really powering that well, over the weekend, we'll still some storms in the northwest, but that storm track into the northwest, but this is a weaker jet stream across much of the country, so more tranquil weather as we go into the weekend. look at this next week jet stream pushes up to the north we got a huge ridge of high pressure building from coast to coast. that means we are looking at highs next week 15 to 30 degrees above average. how about that and even better, no major severe weather is expected next week. hey, how about that? >> come on al! take the week off. >> in fact, the cold will slide to the south over today. raleigh colder than average. jackson, memphis, lexington 7 degrees cooler than average. then we get a temperature swap out west, you will be warmer denver near 70 chicago 62 atlanta, though, 22 degrees cooler than average 49 60 in charleston as we move into early next week,

temperatures start warming up. by tuesday, st. louis, you are at 76. nashville 74 79 in omaha. here in new york city, we will see temperatures flirting with 80 degrees yes! >> come on come on. >> that deserves a doughnut. that's what's going on around the country. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are starting out with clouds and some spotty showers, and temperatures today will only reach into the low 60s for a lot of our inland areas. but once this passes, we're in for some dryer weather for the rest of the weekend. it looks like rain chances taper off just in time for the first pitch for the san francisco giants home opener. as we go into the rest of the week, into early next >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> thank you, sir. masters, of course, is underway what are you doing

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good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm marcus washington. here is a look at what's happening now. >> i'm kris sanchez with surveillance video of the moments after tech executive bob lee was stabbed. we will warn you, it's hard to watch. in that video obtained by dailymail.com, we see bob lee collapsing in the building alcove, trying to get up to dial for help and trying to flag down a car going by.

the driver did not stop. we talked with someone who lives nearby in the rincon hill neighborhood who says with crime being what it is in san francisco, he can understand why someone might not feel safe enough to stop in the middle of the night for a stranger. someone who works nearby tells us that sfpd did collect a knife nearby. chief bill scott says investigators do have leaders. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect for the home opener. >> it's been rainy and they've had to cover up the field and we're going to see linering showers over the next few hours. we will continue to see light rain through at least about 10:00 to 11:00, but just in time for first pitch, we're seeing the rain clearing out, rain chances decreasing, and a mostly cloudy day. but it's going to be a cool one, nicer for the weekend. >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news

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lawmakers over their gun reform protests. >> we called for you all to ban assault weapons and you respond with an assault on democracy. >> republicans defending their actions. >> call it peaceful. call it whatever they had a protest against house policy on the floor. >> we've got the very latest then, keeping the faith. broadway legend opens up before easter in a revealing conversation. >> when you find yourself asking god, why me? you can also then turn around and ask yourself, why not me >> the tony and grammy award winning actress reflects on he faith and performs a special performance you do not want to miss. plus, harry smith is shining a light on one man who made it his mission to help those in need in his community. >> we have a phrase that housing alone will never solve homelessness but community will. >> how he changed the lives of thousands. and opening up michael j. fox getting candid in a new documentary about his rise to fame and his battle against

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great crowd out there. let's get right to your news much to tell you about a dramatic showdown overnight turned tennessee into a flash point in the national debate over gun violence. state republican lawmakers expelled two democrats for bringing their gun reform protest to the house floor and breaking chamber rules a third democrat was spared. nbc's priscilla thompson is in nashville for us with the latest on that. good morning >> reporter: savannah, good morning. those expulsions were decided after hours of debate on the floor. and demonstrations throughout the halls of the tennessee state capitol. overnight, we saw prominent national figuring weighing in, including president biden and former president barack obama, both condemning the actions of the tennessee state house. while republicans here say that race played no role in these decisions, the fact that two black lawmakers representatives justin jones and justin pearson were expelled while a white lawmaker gloria johnson was not. it is also causing controversy

the congressional black caucus saying the move makes clear that racism is alive and well in tennessee. as for what comes next here, the counties will appoint interim representatives to fill the seats of those now expelled lawmakers. until then, more than 100,000 people remain without representation right now savannah >> all right, priscilla. thank you very much. this morning, a california dermatologist is facing a potential prison term of nearly nine years she's been charged with trying to poison her husband, who is also a doctor, by pouring liquid drain cleaner into his morning tea. erin mclaughlin joins us with the latest. hey, erin. good morning >> hoda, good morning. that's right an orange county grand jury handed up an indictment last week authorities say the husband caught his wife red handed whe he started feeling ill and set up cameras in their kitchen. these screen grabs allegedly show a california dermatology

trying to poison her unsuspecting husband by pouring liquid drain cleaner into his tea last july. the 45-year-old of irvine, california, was indicted earlier this week on three felony counts of poisoning and one count of domestic battery with corporal injury lawyers for her husband say it is the culmination of years of abuse. >> the evidence is going to show she was a long-term perpetrator of domestic violence, was physically, verbally and emotionally abusive to dr. chen and their children. >> reporter: her husband, a radiologist alleges in april of 2022 he first started to notic a strange chemical taste in his morning lemon tea. soon after, he began suffering from stomach ulcers and gastritis. so he installed hidden cameras in the kitchen and on thre separate occasions in july

observed his wife pouring liquid drain cleaner in the tea he collected samples of the tea and turned them over to police testing confirmed the substance was consistent with liquid drain cleaner. >> i don't think she was trying to kill him. i think she wanted him to suffer. >> reporter: yu was arrested, charged and is currently free on a $30,000 bond yu's attorney contends the drain-o was being used to combat an ant problem they were having and that all of the allegations should be viewed within the context of a troubled marriage and divorce proceedings. >> dr. chen basically engineered these events in order to take an unfair advantage of dr. yu in family court >> yu's attorney said she plans to plead not guilty at an arraignment on april 18th. she faces a maximum sentence of eight years and eight months if convicted on all counts. hoda

>> all right erin mclaughlin for us erin, thank you. three indiana police officers will be honored for rescuing a family of six, including a baby, from a burning home this week the officers arrived on the scene in the middle of the night. smoke and flames, as you see there, had the family trapped on the second floor after finding a ladder, they climbed up to get everyone out safety, starting with a baby girl in her car seat >> please don't go. >> i won't i got her. >> please. >> and he did have her each of those hero officers will receive the medal of valor for their selfless acts of courage. >> what a moment there all right, guys. coming up, beloved actor michael j. fox is sharing his life story like never before. the first trailer from the documentary that a lot of people are very eager to see. first, our inspiring conversation with kristin chenoweth, opening up about her faith and d how it guiuides her lilife and carareer in a b beaul

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>> i can't believe we're here. can you believe we're here >> you got your start singing in church. >> i did. >> not a church like this one, though. >> no, no, no. mine was in broken arrow, oklahoma god was a huge part of my life and how i found my gift was through church music. >> what does it feel like to sing a great hymn like "how great thou art" and to sing it like you >> it gets me back to my roots whenever i sing -- ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ ♪ morning by morning ♪ new mercies i see >> take my mic down. >> never you have a song in your heart. and you should sing it maybe not as loud as me. >> definitely. not as loud as you

i'm lip sync. would you say your found your voice in church? >> yeah. i was in the kid's choir they were having an audition for an adult solo. my mom said you can't. you're a kid i said let me just go try out. i went and i got the solo. i love to sing for all kinds of faiths because i believe that we worship a god that is loving and if i can spread that joy as much as i can, then i'm going to try because that was one of the things god told me when i was a little girl. i get these impressions on my heart. i don't know how else to explain it it is a still, small voice and when i get that impression, it is like a handprint like, yes, that's correct. >> it's interesting about god's voice because it is hard to describe but i often find it is saying something that is unexpected and

feels outside ourselves. that's, for me, how i know it is not just my inner thoughts. >> i remember, savannah, even talking about my adoption. i just started talking about it recently because i got the impression on my heart this will help other people. >> kristin was adopted as a newborn. her adoptive mother happened to be in the hospital the same day she was born for an operation that would leave her unable to conceive by chance or heavenly plan, kristin unexpectedly became available for adoption. >> she said to the doctor, i always wanted to try for a little girl and now i won't be able to. he remembered that story so when my birth mom came to give birth, they called my dad before and said, do you want to surprise judy tomorrow because i have a little baby here that will need a home and so we went home together. >> does momma lynne sing >> yes my birth father was a great musician, as well. billy etheridge.

some people might know who he is out there, so i know where it came from. she's petite and he's tall i got her height. >> it's divine. >> it's divine. >> but faith is a journey and not always an easy one along with great success kristin has had great setbacks including an onset accident that nearly killed her a decade ago, severely injured, the road back was a crucible. >> it was horrid and scary and awful. now, i could go on the path of bitterness and anger for a while. and i did. but i could let all that go. so guess what i'm going to choose >> have you ever had doubt >> yes the big question of why god me when you find yourself asking god, why me, you can also then turn around and say why not me >> you are on a mission to spread the love of god i mean, that's it. but also, when you do fall and you mess up, and we all have, you get this amazing gift, which is god's grace

and you know you did something wrong and you feel that on your heart that you are forgiven. >> i started forgiving people that hurt me because i'm the one that's hurting and that's god's grace he said, see, my child, if you would have done this the whole time, you wouldn't have carried that on your journey. >> when he tells us to do something you don't want to do like forgive someone, he's not doing it for them. he's doing it for you. >> it is true. i've had more trouble learning to forgive myself when i have disappointed others, disappointed myself. but guess what learning to forgive yourself is the most important so that you can move forward. >> we don't have these conversations all that much. >> not anymore. >> and there is a way to talk about it, i think, in love and openness you know what it comes down to we're all god's children. >> that's right.

>> i think if we thought about that more -- >> yeah. >> -- it would be transforming. >> then we really look at each other as brother and sister instead of the enemy. >> in this family together. >> yeah, yeah. >> i think that's what god wants us to do >> thank you, savannah ♪ >> so on this day, kristin chenoweth, who god gave the voice of an angel, raised it loud and proud, and we were impressed. ♪ ♪ ♪ a mighty nation ♪ ♪ ♪ upon this rock ♪ ♪ ♪ upon this rock ♪

♪ >> oh, man. >> that was st. patrick's cathedral. she was backed up by the new york city's children choir tourists were just there they had no idea kristin chenoweth and the children's choir was going to sing. >> whatever note she hit, it was like wow. >> i know. i know she's incredible >> what a beautiful conversation >> she's a genuine person. she's the first to say, i'm not perfect. i'm not trying to hold myself up as any kind of example i just know god loves me and she wants to tell other people like that, too. >> her family told her about ears and the mouth >> yeah. she's like, kristin, you got two ears, one mouth. that means listen more than speak. and i think that goes for all of us by the way, you can see kristin everywhere she's in season 2 of "schmigadoon!" streaming on apple tv plus. >> that was awesome. >> a great conversation on this good friday. mr. roker has made his way

outside. >> yes i mean, we have a huge non-concert crowd. take a look all the way over here we got folks all the way over here we got people all the way over here and, of course, folks coming all the way over here to this beautiful, young lady who is celebrating your 75th? >> yes, i am. >> what is your name >> pat. >> nice to see you happy birthday let's show you what we have going on as far as today is concerned a lot of wet weather especially along the gulf coast. another storm coming up in the pacific northwest. that will mostly stay in that region for today, look at these temperatures 90s and 80s down through florida. 80s in the southwest a little chilly northern new england up into the plains temperatures will be warming up. as we look today, cooler highs in the northeast as there is frost on the pumpkins. they're not up yet rain and snow in the pacific

northwest. flood risk down through the gulf that's what's going on around the country. good friday morning to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. spotty, light showers still linger from the heavier rain that we had earlier this morning. we're still tracking the rain moving through. gradually it's going to start to taper off here. it's going to take a couple of hours as we are especially watching san francisco, parts of the peninsula into the east bay getting in on some of that wet weather. looks like it's clearing up just in time for that home opener for first time in new york city? where are you guys from? >> indiana. >> over here we have a first time in new york city and a daddy-daughter trip. where are you guys from? >> we're from maryland >> all right good to see you. let's go back inside

best time of the morning! "popstart." >> first up, michael j. fox getting candid in a new documentary called "still. in the film fox opens up about his epic hollywood journey and his parkinson's diagnosis at just 29 years old. >> i woke up and i noticed my pinky. auto animated. parkinson's disease. i told tracy the news. in sickness and in health i remember her whispering. no one outside of my family knew there was only one reason i took these pills, to hide but all those years of hiding was shaking me awake. >> the sad story is michael j. fox gets this debilitating disease, and it crushes him. >> yeah, that's boring

>> he's done so many good films. "still" starts streaming o apple tv plus may the 12th doesn't it look so good. david bowie, you can stream the project from your couch. warner brothers discovery announcing just yesterday the doc will be available starting the 29th of april. check out the trailer. >> all people, no matter who they are, always wish they had appreciated life more. it is what you do in life that's important, not how much time you have or what you wish you'd done. >> oh, wow. >> that's not all, guys. next friday in honor of the 40th anniversary of his "let's dance" album, they are releasing a limited series of nfts if you are into that, including a never before heard version of the icon's 1983 hit "let's dance.

initial proceeds for that will be donated to such a great organization, music cares. go check out those nfts. chloe bailee striking a cord with another "today show" guest. ms. henson this is what happened behind the scenes >> i just want to say great job. you are amazing. you do a great job i couldn't let this moment go without giving you props you did a really good job. >> thank you >> really good job yes, mommy good job stay in the pocket. >> i will. >> you know what we could do an entire show about what happens behind the scenes between guests it's so good. next up. ben affleck is out on a press

tour for his latest projec about how nike and air jordan created a sneaker empire a recent interview with a media outlet has been blowing up the internet thanks to ben's impressive language skills look at this [ speaking non-english ] >> wow. >> wait. what >> it's not a deep fake. that is really ben affleck if you go on tiktok, fans are saying they are obsessed with the spanish language skills. but also, a few years ago, he told kelly clarkson he learned the language while shooting a show in mexico when he was 13 years old. super, super impressive. the interview has us thinking back to a similar viral video of bradley cooper from 2014. see you if you guys remember this

[ speaking non-english ] >> i'm not very good so that's bradley talking about the amazing hair styles in "american hustle." >> i wonder if ben and j.lo speak in spanish together. one more charlie day is the latest star to join willie's sitdown they chatted about his gig as luigi and "always sunny in philadelphia." >> sunny has been the greatest thing that's happened to me professionally, but never has been sort of considered massive franchise thing. and no one has ever called me to play indiana jones so to be a part of a big franchise is just fun. it is fun to get to be on the ride. >> now that you got to be luigi, they will call you for indiana

jones. >> maybe that marvel phone rings. >> my wife and my father-in-law and nicole went to see "mario" yesterday. they loved it. >> it's a great film. >> you guys can check more of their conversation out on "sunday today. check out charlie in the super mario movie. it is in theaters now. that is your "popstart." >> thank you all right. katie is here with gadgets for the whole family, including a great way to take notes great for school or work did you know katie has a hidden talent >> what? >> oh, you don't know about that we will share it but first your local news and weather.

good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. oakland firefighters are responding to a warehouse fire. they shared this video showing intense flames. this is near 50th avenue and east 8th street. it's not clear how this fire

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>> happy passover! >> y'all, this is -- al, you were out here. you said it was a concert-style crowd. >> i'm telling you, epic. >> it is a concert-style crowd >> epic! >> we're talking about that this crowd is huge. >> amazing >> but it's actually -- >> goes all the way down here. >> goes all the way down here. >> do we also have some young members that are here. >> we do oh, my gosh. it's a posse right over there. >> good friday, no school. look who came in we have charlie. georgia, sachel and bale my kids and their besties are here. >> how fun is that >> do you want to say good morning? >> we are so glad you came we have beautiful stories ahead in this half hour, including this is to a remarkable community where love thy neighbor is the first order of business. it is also getting people in need off the streets harry smith will introduce us to the man behind it who hopes it

catches on what if your sleep mask could block out light and surround you with the perfect amount of white noise? i would say marry that tech gadget. we have it and other cool tech gadgets that could change your life and let's say hi to elizabeth haskel from decor to the menu, she is here looking hot look at that some last-minute easter entertaining tips. how you can keep costs down while still making a big impact on your guests. guys, we have a great third hour coming up, as well. we will show you simple stretches to help you avoid common injuries. you won't want to miss that. al, your people await. how about a check of the weather? >> i want to show you what we have for the weekend we start off for tomorrow. a little bit of chill in the air. heavy rain to the southeast. airport delays probably atlanta sierra snow melt out west. sunshine in the plains then easter sunday, sunday

bonnetsville, north carolina partly sunny 62. passover missouri 71 and a little sunshine. flower pot, arizona, sunny and 78 tulips, washington, the tulips will get nice and moisturized with a lot of rain and lily, florida, showers hit or miss, 86 degrees. that's what' good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're dealing with rain this morning, but rain chances decrease by late morning into the afternoon. the rest of the weekend is looking nice. temperatures in the upper 60s, low 70s for easter sunday and still low 70s early next week before it cools off with more showers on wednesday. for the giants home opener today, we are closely watching those rain chances. it looks like in time for first to really capture our crowd, i think we to really capture our crowd, i think we need to launch the "today" drone.

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a few photographs about this guy who is changing the lives of chronically homeless people. you've got to see this >> reporter: in this otherwise unremarkable area of austin, texas, there is a community that very well might be an answer, even the answer, to a problem plaguing cities coast to coast. >> we have a phrase that housing alone will never solve homelessness but community will. >> community. >> it is about community it is about people being lonely, man. >> reporter: we are in the middle of the mobile loaves and fishes villages with the founder and ceo allen graham what started with a few used trailers has now grown to scores of tiny houses there will be more than 500 units by the end of the year. >> how do i qualify to get in here >> unaccompanied male or female, no children, with a disability having lived on the streets of travis county for at least a year

>> reporter: there is a waiting list of 160. as to rules, restrictions for drug or alcohol dependency do not exist. zero. >> we live in a world where we have been experimenting with prohibiting those things for over 100 years here in the united states. and how successful are we? >> reporter: the village is faith-based. its ethos found in both the old and new testament. love your neighbor sprinkled among the formerly homeless are these people that chose to leave their neighborhood and instead live here, as the bible says, among the least of these you two have been out there almost a year now. what is the most important thing you have learned >> when you muscle the energy to continue to stay there and walk the journey with them by them as their neighbor, it is incredibly fulfilling. >> expectation-wise, has it been as important as you hoped it would be >> more so

more so. >> how >> it's easy to say i'm going to meet people on their level, but it is another thing to live it and do it on a daily basis. >> reporter: it's evangelism minus the sermons. it is faith with works. >> what we want people to do is preach the gospel often and only when necessary use words >> reporter: no prost he -- prostelitizing allowed >> that's why most of our neighbors love christ but can't stand christians. >> in the village, there is an art studio. >> jason did this. >> reporter: and work opportunities. a hydroponic garden supplies free, fresh produce. but utopia, this is not. >> the two essential human needs are the need to be fully and wholly loved and fully and wholly known when you bring all that to the table, it creates an environment of welcoming

harry, it has a side salad of tension. it's life. it's real life with all the beauty and the marinade of the dysfunction all put into that one little tasty gumbo. >> reporter: this fearless approach to folks living on the streets is working travis county pledged tens of millions of dollars in support and ground has been broken for construction of 1,400 new units. >> government of the people and for the people is typically risk averse and lacks innovation. and so, we have come in and we have brought a tremendous amount of risk to prove something innovative. >> reporter: j.r. figures he may have been on the street for 20 years, but no more. >> i would never find another place that cares about people like this. >> if this place didn't exist, would you still be on the street >> if this place didn't exist, i'd be dead. that's just the truth.

♪ >> reporter: we sat with j.r. on his porch listening to him play the blues. mournful notes that belied a hint of gratitude. [ applause ] >> and here's the thing. people come and visit there three or four times a year from around the country to see how it's done. and allen, by the way, formerly successful real estate, commercial real estate guy, he and his wife live there, too, right in the middle of it. >> we should take that to scale here. >> well, it's scaleable. it's scaleable >> walking the walk. >> it's one thing to talk the talk this is serious. >> of all the stories you have done, you label this one -- >> it's one of the best ever, right? one of the other things he says that's so amazing to me. he said the people that come here to live, they love christ they just don't like christians. >> oh, that was really good. way to go. way to go. all right. coming up next, guys, tech

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welcome back whether you are gearing up for holiday travel or maybe you want to head outside and enjoy the warmer weather we got you covered with an expert, rounding up a few of her favorite innovative gadgets. good morning good to see you. all of these things i love they kind of take you into the outdoors, right? >> they sure do. let's start off with picture this plant identifier. how fun is this to take outdoors i call it the shazam for plants. instantly with the app, it is so easy to use. you can scan any plant, any tree, any grass. what it does is identifies it in a matter of seconds. you can see you are in my phone right now and instantly it will tell you there you go.

it is a hydrangea. matter of seconds. also, it will diagnose if your plant has any issues, too. >> that can do that? how many times have you walked in nature and said, i wonder what that is and then you go and forget about it. >> catalog the favorites >> bird feeders are cute this one is epic. >> this is so fun. this is hot in the consumer tech world. this is bird buddy it has a camera inside there it connects to your home wifi. every single time a friend drops by it sends you a postcard of what bird it is. tells you what it is and it is so fun because sometimes you get surprise visitors me, i'm a squirrel girl. it will tell you what bird it is from anywhere in the world, you can set this up. bird buddy plane in times where >> brilliant i have been on the plane times where they have those old-fashioned jacks. >> this falls into the why didn't i think of this this is air fly. if you have your bluetooth headphones, this is a dongle or

wifi adapter that allows you to connect to the plane seat or treadmill. you have easy access to your bluetooth headphones it makes it so simple. why didn't i think of that >> brilliant what is the price point on that? >> starting at $35 i love the pro model because you can connect two models. if you have a friend next to you. >> or your kids. yes. brilliant. okay this is also good for a plane but good for home, too. >> absolutely. good for anyone having trouble sleeping you can feel how soft this is from sharper image this is a sound therapy sleep mask what makes it unique i there are three nature sounds built right in there you could hear the rain playing right now. you can connect it via bluetooth to any of your music as well block out the light. it is comfortable. lasts eight hours. plenty of battery life but good for spring travel. or any time you need sleep >> yeah. put white noise in or anything you need this one down here, katie, is wild. >> everyone is loving this in the studio this is moleskine. this is the easy way to digitize and organize the notes >> look at what katie will do.

she will write on this notepad look at what's happening on the digital screen let's take the shot from here. >> so cool as i'm taking notes, it is popping up right on the ipad what's awesome is if you were a nerd like me and you took all the good notes in college and your friends skipped class, you can send your notes to them. instantly, organized and you can take audio notes the pen has an infrared camera on it. it makes it easy to digitize. >> so it is the pen doing the magic? >> exactly smart pen and smart tablet as you can see, as i am writing, it is instantly appearing. >> okay. i thought i knew everything about you, but i realized i don't. did you guys know that, katie, you have been singing country music, music for years? >> yes. >> but we have never quite seen it do we have a little bit of this? i would like to see. katie has a music video out called -- >> "your hands." >> "your hands." can we hear it can you crank it up a little? >> thank you so much for sharing

it. >> we want you to check it out "your hands. it is beautiful. i didn't know you had those pipes. savannah, you will love her voice. >> the cause goes to build a high tech wheelchair for a veteran in need. >> katie, what can't you do? >> i know. you can do it all. >> an i-mask that loves you back over to you. guys, you can find those products at today.com. we all love her. she has her best tips for springtime are we ready for spring? >> don't you think i think we're ready. >> we got our flower shoes and

i was like, who is sitting at this table? we're back with a guest, the hostess with the mostess elizabeth, she is hosting the premier of "today" new series "celebration

season." it is filled with tips for planning a stress free spring gathering. some advice we could all use this weekend elizabeth, it is so good to see you. what a beautiful table you have set here. >> how are you the thing is, honestly, if you are waiting on new year's or christmas or something like that. >> halloween, even. >> yes there is no reason we only get one trip in this life. >> spring-time celebrations. >> springtime. just get outside the thing i love most about spring is that we can go outside. mother nature has done all the work for us. >> yes. >> we don't have to worry about cleaning under the couch leave those alone. just go outside. everything is green and beautiful. >> okay. >> do as much as you can ahead of time. >> okay. so we want to do outside what's the best way to save money? >> okay. number one, we will keep it small. the bigger the guest count, the higher and more expensive the party is going to be. >> true, true. >> so you want to keep it small. honestly, you want it to be intimate anyway.

it is all about connecting to family and friends sitting around one table is really, really special the other thing we will do is, like these flowers here, i love cut flowers. but in the spring, we can buy these potted plants. i will take these. not only will they last longer, i can then take them outside and plant them the other thing is use what you have or borrow from a friend on this table, i didn't have enough of my grandmother's china here so we added this blue. and that's fine. >> you say invest in a white table cloth. >> this is brilliant if you end up buying a bright, striped table cloth, you can stuck with it. but if i have a white table, i

can do a runner. >> this is paper. can do a runner. >> this is paper. >> i love those. you can even do it with wrapping paper. it doesn't matter. it's wonderful. >> okay. what about picking your food and what you want to serve >> it needs to be seasonal because that way it will be less expensive. like even with right now asparagus is incredible. when you use something that's in season, you don't have to do a whole lot to it. marinate asparagus do that a couple days before add the marinade a few days before and your guests will love it. >> it is the etiquette of, hey, let's have a potluck is it rude to say, do you want to bring dessert >> i will tell you what's rude if they don't ask you, what can i bring? >> i know. >> then they were not raised right. that's the way it is i have a book called "what can i bring?" >> what if they don't ask? >> if they don't, you suggest it now, look, you know aunt edna. she has cats all over her counter. you can bring the wine yes, you can cook. i taught you so quit saying that. >> that's true you did teach me. >> if aunt edna has cats living all over the counters and the kitchen, let her bring the wine. she can bring the ice.

she could bring a dessert. >> napkins, paper ones, is that crazy? >> no, that's perfect. >> i'm just riffing here now i don't know i'm just trying to think lik at school functions, i always bring the napkins because it's easier and i can't cook. >> and you can get it ahead of time >> okay. we love the themes, which is flowers. >> this is a complete multi-colored thing. and that can be a thing. you can do an all pink party that's the thing bottom line is you want to pick a theme and stay with us i think a lot of people get overwhelmed. but if you keep coming back to your theme, it's going to be a beautiful, cohesive party. it will not be stressful that's what this has to be because you are inviting people that you love to your home they're not there to inspect your house or make sure your guest towels are all folded properly. >> plus, we're doing the party outside. okay. >> so the other thing -- okay, so look at this table. so i have my grandmother's napkin rings again, i love these, but i don't

have a lot of them so i took a ribbon here and tied this if you don't have napkin rings, use a ribbon use what you have. >> you don't expect it to be all matchy matchy. it all flows is that because you have a dominant color how do you do that sometimes mismatched looks mismatched. sometimes it puts together >> they're all in that same family we have purples, greens, blues and of course we have our pink. >> we raise a glass to good health, which you have i know hallelujah. >> that's something to celebrate right there, my friend. >> we love you so much don't forget, catch her on "celebration season. today on "today all day. al, over to you. >> let's raise a smucker's jar happy 100th birthday to morris laitman, worked as a clinical psychologist until he was 96

years old. modesto pinon, happy 104th birthday today he once swam across the mighty mississippi. happy 104th birthday t naomi davidson, a retired nurse from walnut grove, mississippi collected more than 100 vhs tapes. dottie harkin, good genes live in her family. guess what her mom lived to be 99 ivan ware is a retired lieutenant colonel from silver spring, an original tuskegee airman honored by president bush happy 75th anniversary secret to a happy marriage they standby each other no matter what. happy birthday to you. i want the only assistant stage managers to come in here they were all pointing to the cameras, letting me know what to do. >> oh wow! >> cheers y'all! >> we got the whole crew over there. >> all right have a great holiday weekend, everybody. ha

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