we're back now with more of "today" on a wednesday morning. the 4th of april, 2012. it's a very, very pretty morning here in the new york area. going to the 60s today with bright, sunny skies and a nice crowd out here on the plaza. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and tamron hall. tamron is here while al is off, along with lester, covering a story that we've been talking about all morning, some really terrible weather for the folks down in the dallas-ft. worth area. at least 19 tornadoes struck that area yesterday. arlington, texas, other towns. the image you just saw, some tractor trailers actually being lifted into the air, and tossed

around. there were dozens of homes that were destroyed. but fortunately, no one has been reported killed in the wake of these storms. al and lester are going to have the latest in just a couple of minutes. >> and make the take away from that is that the warning got out and people got -- got -- were able in time to protect themselves. >> the he verse 911 system really works well. >> on that point on our money 911 this morning we're going to be talking about how you can clean up your credit score. a lot of people have suffered credit scores because of the economy and now they want to buy a house. great advice for you coming up this morning. >> and then something else that's pretty cool, a new segment called busted, a peek at what some not so savvy criminals do when they are caught on camera. oh, man taking a school bus. why would you do that? to a bohemian rhapsody in the back of a police car. real-lime hamburgler. you just can't make this kind of

stuff up. caught on camera. >> the power of surveillance video. >> isn't it awesome f >> a lot to get to. let's go inside. natalie is off this week. savannah guthrie over at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> good morning. in the news today the damage is extensive this morning around dallas and fort worth. following tuesday's severe weather. nbc's lester holt is in hard-hit lancaster, texas, this morning. i know you've seen a lot of devastation there. >> savannah, the house behind me is typical of what you'll see in lancast lancaster, about 300 homes damaged here from one of what could be as many as 13 twisters that came through the dallas area about lunch time yesterday. people saw it playing out on live television the twisters, as they moved across this region. a rare sight in a metropolitan area the fourth largest in the country. and of course the most iconic images of these storms, the tractor trailers being tossed around. this is what neighborhoods in arlington and lancaster look like this morning. a lot of homes badly damaged.

as we noted, not a lot of injuries. that's a credit to an amazing warning system here, reverse 911 calls. and again, people watching it actually play out on tv knowing it was coming. at the airport, 1400 people spent the night there as most flights were canceled. as we noted a lot of flights were canceled today, as well. if your travel plans will bring you through or in or out of dallas-ft. worth, you'll want to check the website of your airline to get the latest status. right now trying to get the power on across five counties that were largely hit by these storms. the tornadoes and lots of hail. back to you. >> lester, amazing images. i'm so happy to hear that nobody was hurt. thank you. politics now. mitt romney celebrating wins in all three of tuesday's primaries. maryland, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. romney now has more than half the delegates needed to win the republican nomination, and he appears close to sealing it up. one worker is dead, four others injured following a crane collapse at a manhattan

construction site. officials are trying to find out why that massive crane snapped in two. as many as 30 students were pepper sprayed last night at santa monica college as they protested proposed tuition hikes. campus police used the spray when the group tried to get into a meeting of the board of trustees. health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 90 people in 19 states and the district of columbia. the fda says the outbreak may be linked to sushi. a stray bear cub is feeling well after it was taken in by a canadian couple who found it abandoned last week in a ditch. they've been caring for the cub, even bottle feeding it. conservation officials hope to put it in a wildlife preserve in a few months from now. and a royal unveiling this morning in london. today madam tussaud showed off a wax rendation of will and kate, the duke and duchess of cambridge to mark their upcoming first anniversary which is april

29th. it took more than four months to complete. pretty life-like, too. it is now 9:04. back to al and a check of the weather in arlington, texas. good morning, al. >> well, good morning, savannah. and you get the capriciousness of tornadoes. this house has had some damage on the outside. nothing too terrible. the garage door injured. broken. but you look across the street here, just across the street, and this house is a total loss. completely destroyed. the garage is left standing, and that's about it. and that's what you see all throughout this part of arlington, texas. over 150 homes destroyed just in this community alone. let's see where we've got the risk of strong storms today, and that's going to be in the lower gulf coast. here's what's happening. we've got warm, moist air coming up from the south. we've got a very vigorous cold core low pressure system, upper level low, and that's going to create more strong storms. so the risk, down through the lower gulf, into the

mid-mississippi and tennessee river valleys. the rainfall is not going to be that big a deal. i mean we're talking maybe for some areas about one to three inches. we have had flash flooding throughout parts of southern louisiana, and mississippi. we're going to keep an eye on that. but, the big story, of course, the risk, although low, still a risk of tornadoes in that severe risk area stretching from the gulf into the mid-mississippi river valley. >> good morning. we're waking up to a mild conditions. clouds are increasing. we will see clouds into the afternoon.

>> and that's your latest weather. savannah? ♪ call 911 >> now to today's money 911 where we tackle all of your financial questions. your expert, "today" financial editor jean chatzky, author of "money rules." david bach, founder of finishrich.com and author of "debt free for life" and sharon epperson, nbc's personal finance contributor. sharon you've got to mention a book so i can mention it. >> i have a book. >> all right. >> fair is fair. let's get right to our first question. we've got monica on skype in toronto, ontario up in canada. >> hi, my question is this, my house was paid for in my 30s and since then i've taken out a line of credit which i used as a down payment for preconstruction condos. the bank doesn't like me doing this because they feel it's too risky. what do you think? >> it is a good question.

and i agree with your bank on this. if you're not putting any real equity into these properties, i think it may be a little too risky. let me just ask you, what sort of other retirement plan, what sort of other investments do you have besides this real estate? >> what sort of other retirement plan -- >> well, actually i'm self-employed. so this is sort of my retirement plan. >> okay. >> i'm hoping to have condos -- >> so i would just say spread it around a little bit. because you're self-employed you have the ability to put some additional money away for your retirement in stocks, in bonds, in other things, take it a little slower, amass a bigger down payment, and then buy those condos. >> you can definitely have an i.r.a. and have real estate in it. but you need to establish that i.r.a. first, put some stocks and bonds in it, diversify, have other places for her money rather than just relying on the real estate. >> it's one thing.

>> she's self-employed and she has no debt. that's a huge luxury. >> feel good about that, monica. thanks for the call. all right, our next question, we have pat on the line in new york. good morning, what's your question? >> oh, hi. thanks for taking my call. my husband and i are retired and have only $9,000 cash savings, $30,000 in a 401(k), no credit card debt, $5,000 in pension and social security payments coming in each month, and we are able to pay our bills. we have about a year and a half left on our mortgage on which we owe about $17,000. should we take our 401(k) and pay that mortgage off? >> david? >> no. you shouldn't. and look, the good news is here is that you're in a position to pay your bills with your pension money. so what i would recommend is this, you're going to be debt free in less than two years. that is fantastic from a retirement standpoint. just keep doing what you're doing. don't change anything.

i don't want you pulling money from a 401(k) plan because that money can continue to grow. i would take that money and do an i.r.a. rollover. i'd move the money from the 401(k) plan to an i.r.a. account. that way it stays tax deferred and take that money out over time. that way that money will continue to grow while you're in retirement. >> pat, hope that helps you. we have an e-mail question next. amber writes my husband and i would like to buy a house in the next two years. our credit scores are not quite 600. the debt we have is from unpaid bills that have gone to creditors. can we pay them off and have a better score? also would we get a better score if we open a line of credit? if so, what would be a better to open a credit card or a line of credit loan? >> a lot of stuff in there. first of all, amber, i would say that what you need to get the best mortgage is at least a 760 credit score. you have a long way to go. but you know that already. paying off the debt that's in collections, definitely that's the first place to start. but remember, that's still going to be a negative -- that's going to be a blemish on your credit

report for some time but it's going to be less important over time. the key things to do when you're trying to raise your credit score, of course you always talk about it, pay your bills on time. and use less than 10% of all of your available credit. you want to use less than 30%. if you use less than 10% you actually may be able to raise your score. in terms of using a line of credit, don't like that idea at all. that, of course, might be misused and that could put her in even deeper problems. what she really needs to do is talk to a housing counselor at a nonprofit credit counseling agency like debtadvice.org. we talk about them all the time as well. and make sure that you get a report of your credit score and your report to see what's in there. annualcreditreport.com. >> we all need a masters in credit scorology. thanks so much. gene krat ski, david bach, sharon epperson. coming up next, busted. some not so smart criminals. of course we caught them on tape. and then later the scotto family prepares a special easter dinner for us.

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back now with a segment we're calli ining busted. nbc's jeff rossen is here with more. jeff, good morning. you can't make this kind of stuff up. and i can't believe what people are caught doing on camera. >> the best part of the segment happened just before we went on the air when you started singing bad boys. the cops theme song. these are caught on tape moments. we watch it all the time and i think the message here is video cameras are always rolling and don't get busted, because if you do something wrong, you probably will. >> before we start, i'm not in any of these videos. let's get to the first one. someone stealing from the elderly? >> yeah. >> come on. >> this poor 80-year-old woman from florida, we actually have a picture of her for you, drew ackerman, she actually doesn't look 80 years old, but she is. so she just had hip surgery, she was recovering and her doctor

cave her prescription painrelievers, but those pills kept going missing. you see she's holding a little web cam in her hand. she set that up inside of her house to see exactly what was going on. and this is what she saw. roll that surveillance tape. that's one of her neighbors. that's her neighbor who comes in the house, walks over, grabs the pill bottle, starts counting out pills in her hand, watch what she does next, though, after she has the pills. she wipes her fingerprints with her shirt. now, the 80-year-old -- >> that's crazy. >> was the door locked? >> she just walked in. they're friendly, they're neighbors, so they have open access down in florida and she was very trusting. the 80-year-old woman turned her in, gave over the tape. this is the neighbor, arrested. by the way she pled guilty to petty theft. busted on camera. >> that's crazy. >> by an elderly woman. >> up next, mcdonald's break-in. we know that there's a hamburgler, used to be. >> this is the real hamburgler, one hungry thief. this guy was apparently driving around late at night.

he was hungry. nothing was open, so this is what happened. he climbs in through a mcdonald's drive-thru window, breaks the window. climbs in. does he go for the cash register? doesn't go for the money. he goes for the freezer. he's rummaging through, that's a bag of hamburger patties he grabs out. you can't have a hamburger without fries so he makes himself some fries. >> he made fries? >> and now he's over at the condiments, getting some ketchup. off camera he ends up eating all of this at the mcdonald's. police called him the hamburgler, went to the local tv stations, put the tape on local news. he saw himself on local news and ended up turning himself in. the best part of this is he pled not guilty in court and his reason was that he was intoxicated at the time. that was his not guilty plea. >> okay, next this run away school bus. sounds pretty scary. >> it is scary. it's important to note there were no children on this bus at the time. i don't know why you would steal a school bus but this man wanted

to and police were rolling when they tried to get him off the road. there goes the police chase, and there is the school bus. so look, they set up spikes down on the road to blow out his tires. you can actually see the tires flying at the police cars. very, very dangerous. the next thing they want to do is try to knock him off the road but the problem is he keeps going and he's on the rims. he's driving on the rims. >> it's like the movie "speed." >> police car tries to knock him off. car versus bus. the bus wins. so police bring in a bigger police cruiser to knock him off the road and that time it worked. they go in shooting. by the way, they're not shooting bullets. that's important to mention here. these are bean bag bullets, not meant to kill him. meant to just stop him and slow him down. they dragged him out of the bus and then came the next part. he's wearing only boxer shorts. >> oh, my. >> don't laugh. he's been caught doing this, too. driving only wearing boxer shorts. and by the way he was arrested for eluding police and assaulting a police officer and the fashion police actually came

a short time after that. five minutes later. >> the last one on your list is the one we were talking about. just last week. >> yeah. >> a singing bandit. >> this video went viral. we had it on the "today" show. this is a man from canada. he was pulled over for drunk driving and instead of saying to the police officer, i didn't do it, you've got to let me go, he started singing bohemian rhapsody. not for four minutes or five minutes. but for six straight minutes. ♪ you just gotta get out just gotta get out of here ♪ >>you can listen to it all day. we found out who this man is, he's a 29-year-old man, robert wilkinson. i want to show you some photos from his facebook page which we found. there he is. he is unemployed. he enjoys karaoke and brews his own beer. on his facebook page he also likes being a viking apparently. he likes saving the world one beer at a time is what he says. and aren't we all.

>> yes, yes, yes. >> tamron, you escaped "busted!" this time but we are looking. >> good job, jeff. i like this. >> thanks, tamron. >> coming up, party planner to the stars colin cowie gets inspired by spring to dress up your table. hi! i brought champagne. wow! the best in the world. ...some chocolates swiss! ah...the best in the world. oikos greek yogurt from dannon. really? wait until you try it. so creamy thick and fresh tasting dannon oikos berry flavors beat chobani 2:1 in a national taste test. mmmm... this may be the best in the world. oikos greek yogurt possibly the best yogurt in the world.

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claire and london. stars of the new show premiering tonight. we were talking about having best friends and this kind of show. the characters on the show have your same names. >> yes. >> and what else in common? >> london and i are also real-life best friends. >> so this was a real stretch. >> it's a real stretch. >> so we're just playing heightened versions of ourselves. >> and since we wrote it that's sort of where the idea came from. >> so give us the scenario. you move back in together after having been roommates. >> we used to live together. we've been best friends since college. we used to live together. then i'm getting a divorce. i got fedexed divorce papers by a horrible man. >> this is the show, not real life. >> he sent them two-day ground. couldn't pay the extra $3. >> and we're skyping at the time so i'm hearing this, i'm thinking she's getting murdered by the fedex man. >> because she saw a lifetime movie. at any rate she says done and done you're moving back into the apartment we used to share. in the meantime london has moved in the man that she is going to

marry and the three of us have to learn to live together. >> aka three's company. >> exactly. >> so but it's kind of how your writing process works. you have an unusual process where you just chat. you record it and then that becomes a script. >> we're usually in our sweat pants in one of our living rooms. >> london looks like a stranger to me right now because she has lipstick on. and we record ourselves, we do -- london, we play all the parts. she plays a lot of the men. >> i'm a very good man. >> she says some very row monthic things to me sometimes. she says things i wish a man had said to me. >> isn't that always the way. >> no those jeans don't make you look fat. >> exactly. she says all the right things. >> exactly what your friend needs to hear. >> then we transcribe it and that becomes the script. >> i love it. you're not holding anything back. putting it all on the table. >> and putting all of our friends stories on the table, too. >> and you've got some great other supporting characters. >> oh, my gosh. >> so thank you both.

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>> i love every bit. i would die for them. >> that, of course, is nadya suleman who gave birth to eight children back in 2009, earning her the nickname octomom. the single mother already had six kids which stirred some controversy. and the mother of 14 will be here tomorrow to tell us how she juggles it all right here on "today." >> it is so unbelievable when you think about her life. she'll tell us in her own words. incredible. just ahead, if you're planning on having family over for dinner this holiday weekend, celebrity party planner colin cowie will show you how to celebrate spring with colors, inspirations, of the season to dress up your dinner table. and then, what would look better on one of those tables than --

>> three italians. >> than a feast. >> serving them up. >> yes, the first family much italian cooking the scottos are whipping up a delicious supper in "today's kitchen." and i'm cooking easter dinner for the first time. so i'm going to steal the recipe. >> we all just fast for a week around here when we know the scottyos are coming in. >> that will be the italian portion of the show. then ear going to go a little bit country with a live performance from billy ray cyrus coming out with a new album. and then he's back for more. a little bit later he's going to sit along kathie lee again and co-host the fourth hour of "today." we just heard him play. really good. >> but let's get a check of the weather. al is down in texas covering those tornadoes. good to see you again. >> hey, guys, thanks so much. let's show you what we've got going on for you. for today we've got a risk of strong storms making their way up from the gulf coast. we're also looking at some clouds in the pacific northwest. a mix of rain and snow. also look for some partly sunny skies making their way through southern california, plenty of

sunshine tomorrow, making its way into the northeast. we are expecting more risk of strong storms down through the southeast. >> good morning we're waking up to a warmer conditions. there have been some isolated showers. we dry out into the afternoon. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah, tamron? >> all right, al, thank you very much. up next, celebrating spring with inspired designs for your table from the man who always inspires us colin cowie. mommy's got a surprise for you. [ rattling ]

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this is contemporary. tell me what you've got. >> kind of contemporary meets woodsy, organic feeling. the foundation starts with this moss and i've covered it with gift wrap which gives us a beautiful pattern on the table. >> this is real moss? >> yes, real moss. and then for the center piece, this is really more like found objects, the rattan bowls, the moss balls, using them, and arranging them in different shapes. and to give it an element of life, first we used wheat grass. i like the idea of the quail eggs. it's fun for that new beginning. good for easter. and you look over here, from our guests -- >> tell me, am i invited? >> savannah -- >> it's beautiful. it comes to life. >> the beautiful cutting boards. i use them with chargers to give a nice foundation on the table. >> and your flat ware. >> wooden. and the wooten handles as well.

this is really beautiful, fun, contemporary and elegant. >> if you're going to do that to a plain plate. this is our coloring pattern. >> this is for the girl who is a cuban italian girl from south beach. >> you do a lot of daydreaming when you create these. >> of course, absolutely. so blue is in about 70% of homes in america. by giving it a shot of pink is like a shot of b-12 to the table. i love the idea of mixing the pink together with the blue. we use the foundation which is a fabric i found here very inexpensive. we folded it to make a runner. love these plates, found these at crate and barrel. and for flowers, i like to have one type of flower working in one vase with one color. you can also use carnations or gerbera daisies, and of course the candles are wonderful fun. >> nice to see the color

combination. it's a little off the beaten path. >> that's what summer is all about. making people feel welcome in our homes. >> our last table you call the flowered, bright colored. >> this is for the fashionista. tangerine is the most fashionable color this season. so we worked with that as our foundation. and these pieces of slate, some river pebbles, as well. cut flowers tend to fall rather quickly. so i give you the plants that will last several weeks at a time. i love mixing the gold, very fashion forward, as well. and then to balance the table, using the river rock with your name written on it. >> now very a pet rock. >> exactly. >> a little party favor out of it. colin cowie, these are great ideas. very inspiring. >> thank you very much. >> all right. coming up next the table is set now for a nice easter dinner with the family courtesy of our favorite family the scottos. i'm here with karen and her bffs

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"today" celebrates easter is brought to you by m&ms. bring m&ms home this easter. >> this morning on "today" celebrates easter, sunday dinner with the scotto family. >> and here to celebrate are mary and anthony and alana. good morning, scottos. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> of course you brought plenty of things to make. >> i'll start with you, marianne. >> we're doing risotto today. this is the beginning part. you've got to do this also with tender loving care, and you've got to keep stirring. >> oh. >> i thought that was all butter -- >> no, no, no. we do put butter in but we start with the olive oil and the onion. can you help me ladle? >> of course i can. >> that's a seafood broth. >> this is hard -- >> oh, okay next time i'll do it myself. oh, lord.

>> oh, no. >> you're supposed to be the nice one. >> i know. >> wow. >> we don't have enough time! are you kidding? okay, so this is stirred for 20 minutes. here it is with the magic of television. it's 20 minutes later. now we're putting in the butter. >> that's what i was hoping for. >> yes, we are. and we are putting in the shrimp. >> uh-huh. >> and you put the shrimp in uncooked? >> yes, it cooks in two minutes. >> oh, my gosh. >> this is about tamron today. i love it when you're here. >> she loves you. and i was wondering if it's -- >> no, no. >> don't wonder. no. >> wonder away. >> okay. >> yes, momma. >> so anyway, put the butter, this cooks for about three minutes until the shrimp turns color.

>> okay. >> and then you know, voila. >> okay. >> and you know, we always have our easter bread on the table. >> nobody eats it. it's got to be there. >> we'll move on. >> we're making lamb osso buco. >> ham is usually traditional during eastern. you can have lamb shanks. but we thought a little bit boring this year, let's do some lamb osso buco. we're taking these off for a second. we're using the rendering of the osso buco that we're doing. we also did a little bit ahead of time, a little bit of frosh outo, and rendered that off, too. we're going to add our vegetables, celery, carrots, a little fennel. always a little fennel, it's italian. we're just going to cook it off and let it kind of melt down and get gooey. once we've done that, we're going to take all of this, we're

going to add it to this baking pan. >> good thing you didn't ask tamron to do that. >> we're going to add -- >> i'm sorry. >> oh you are -- put the osso buco back. we're going to add all our liquids now. it's very important with the liquids. we're going to add a little beef stock in. and we're going to add a little red wine in. tomato sauce. >> can i add that? >> absolutely. >> here, tamron. >> and you want it nearly covered. also important is you want a little lime and lemon. a little bit of seasoning. you cover it tightly, tightly, tightly. 2 1/2 hours. let it cool. unbelievable. cream polenta. a little peas for spring. >> love it. >> all right. >> this i've got. >> this is the story. this is our kind of dessert. we are marinating oranges. and this is how we're going to do it. some cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans, star annise.

and i don't know about you, when i need vitamin c i want to cover it with grand marnier. >> momma is in the kitchen with oranges. >> we're going to do this overnight, 24 hours. gets the party going. >> okay, okay. >> and then here we have our lovely oranges that we've taken out. we're going to couple it with some ice cream or gelato. and then our little sauce on top is simply -- >> oh. >> can you do that later? >> this is just orange sauce -- orange juice, sugar, a little butter, and then we take that marinade, again, and put it in. >> ooh. >> and it's very refreshing. adults only. and a little chopped walnuts that are roasted. >> love it. >> and you have a nice light and refreshing dessert. >> that's amour. >> wait, wait. >> five seconds. >> this is italian quiche on

steroids. you have to have this. >> unbelievable. >> prosciutto, eggs -- >> grab it. >> scottos. >> really too busy? >> what can i tell you. >> scottos, thank you so much. happy easter. the recipe is on our website. >> up next billy ray cyrus live in concert.

the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> musician, actor and father billy ray cyrus can now add the title of morning show co-host to his repertoire -- i'm country. i can't say it. he's filling in for hoda kotb this morning. >> but first he's going to perform a new song for us from his upcoming album. thank you for coming back. how was yesterday?

>> it was a lot of fun. looking forward to today. it's -- blessed to be here. absolutely blessed. >> how do you balance all of this? and you look so good. >> well -- >> i like your hair. >> thank you. you know, it's just fun, different challenges, doing different things. and again, it's just been a blast being with kathie lee. and hoda's always been fun to be with. being here singing some new music today from this new album called "hillbilly heart." >> and you've got a little bluegrass in it? >> a lot of bluegrass. a lot of rock 'n' roll. this album encompasses all of my roots from the very beginning. >> congratulations on keeping it going. >> thank you very much. >> the song is called "hope is just ahead." >> that's correct. >> billy ray cyrus, take it away. >> okay, you got it.

♪ wonder who has the blues so i turned on the evening news ♪ ♪ children running from their school because of some damn fool had no morals ♪ ♪ another kid lay in the blood another town drowned in the flood ♪ ♪ just a tragic trail of tears lessons not learned through the years ♪ ♪ come and save us from our sins ♪ ♪ hope is just ahead sorr sorrow's just behind us ♪ ♪ from what the good book says the truth will never bind us ♪

♪ we shall tell what we shall find i guess the proof will show in time ♪ ♪ ♪ keep the dreamer's surely hope is just ahead ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, you've got to be believe got to keep your faith ♪ ♪ you get on your knees oh, you got to believe ♪

♪ people fighting in the streets millions with no food to eat ♪ ♪ how much longer can we last have we learned nothing from our past ♪ ♪ these are the questions that i ask ♪ ♪ hope is just ahead sorrow's just behind us ♪ ♪ from what the good book says to truth will never bind us ♪ ♪ we shall tell what we shall find ♪ ♪ i guess the proof will show in time ♪ ♪ till then let's keep the

dreamers fed for surely hope is just ahead ♪ ♪ till then let's keep the dreamers fed ♪ ♪ 'cause surely hope is just ahead ♪ >> billy ray cyrus. "hope is just ahead." a beautiful song. you wrote it after columbine. >> i actually wrote it the day after columbine, and then recently was reminded of the tragedy up in ohio, and then just this past week up in california, and just seems like it just keeps happening over and over again. but, surely hope is just ahead. >> but there is hope ahead, too, you're sitting with me for the [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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