unexpected apology. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. >> george zimmerman, the man who shot trayvon martin, stuns the court with an apology to the teenager's parents. now he's set to go on bail as early as this weekend. over and out. three more secret service employees out of a job as an investigation into what happened in colombia widens and the president gets embattled by the chief of the agency. we're here in the city of brotherly love for a very special reason. the crowd's going wild on this saturday, april 21st, 2012.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. >> and this morning george zimmerman is getting ready to go free after a big surprise day in court during his bond hearing on friday. zimmerman took the stand and apologized to trayvon martin's parents. shortly afterward the judge in the case agreed to set him free on $150,000 bail. the question is where will he go, will he be safe. we're going go live in just a moment. and then angry birds. birds cause problems for three planes in three days, hitting a passenger plane and the vice president's jet as well. we'll look at this threat in the sky. drivers are seeing a little relief at the gas pump as gasoline prices are ticking downward. we don't get to say that very often. we're looking at how long the

trend is heading. and we're live in the city of brotherly love. jenna is there to take part. she's warming up with comcast cares day. she's going to join us in just a bit to tell us what it's all about. >> those little guys are like, no deep bend this hour of the morning. i look forward to that. let's turn now to george zimmerman, the man who shot and killed trayvon martin. he could go free on bail as early as this week. he apologized to martin's parents in court. nbc's kerry sanders is in florida. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. george zimmer mand spent another night in the jail here. he could be released as early as today. they wanted to work out some technology. he will be required to wear an ankle monitor that can be tracked by a gps. and they want to make sure it's going to work beyond the state line because the judge has given

permission to him to leave the state. the trial that will be at least a year away was sort of foreshadowed here in the hearing yesterday, and there was a surprise, as you mentioned. george zimmerman took the stand, and he apologized to trayvon martin's family. now, as his mother and father left the court, they made no comment, but their attorney said that they thought that apology was self-serving, disingenuous, and when they discovered that the judge was going to allow george zimmerman to leave jail, their attorney said they were devastated. lester. >> kerry sanders in florida. thank you. now here's amy. the director of the rattled agency has now briefed the president, this as more employees lost their jobs on friday. nbc's mark potter is in cartagena, colombia, where the investigation into what happened widens. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the prostitution scandal which began here continues to bring

fallout. yesterday the secret service announced three more would be leaving the service. and on capitol hill they briefed senate staffers. they said that pollography tests are continues, there's no evidence of illicit drug use by the agents, no evidence of a big hooker party here at the hotel as has been reported and that after the hallway argument that sparked the scandal with an agent and a prostitution over how much she was charging for sex, the agent did not know she was a pros city tut. facebook pictures seem to show the woman involved in the disagreement, but because there's no confirmation, nbc news continues to blur her face. a lawyer in cartagena is representing her. he also told reporters that she has left town but is willing to

talk to investigators as the secret service and the u.s. military try to determine the full scope of this case. amy? >> nbc's mark potter. thank you. and once again, here's lester. >> all right. amy, thanks. air force mechanics spent friday going over one of the specially equipped 757 jets used to carry vice president biden after it had a mid-air encounter with a bird. they're not uncommon, but in recent days there have been a trio of high-profile incidents. pete has more from washington. pete, good morning. >> it happened most recently to hillary clinton's plane while she was flying from brussels to paris. the air force landed it safely but sometime as bird weighing only a few pounds can cripple a 90-000-pound aircraft. here it is, bird versus machine. >> we have an engine failure. an emergency due to a bird

strike. >> shortly after this flight took off from jfk on its way to los angeles airport, it lost its right engine due to flying into a flock of birds. the pilot was able to turn it around and land safely to the relief of the 172 passengers onboard. friday night, the same problem. air force 2 flying vice president biden. it's bun grounded after it had a bird strike on a flight to santa bausch barbara, california. the same happened three years ago in what forever will be known as the mir call on the hudson. captain sully sullenberger blount his flight down on the river after flying into a huge flock of birds, losing power in both engines. airports have long struggled to keep birds off the runways.

some have used cannons and some have used dogs. the engines are tested by tossing frozen birds into the turbi turbines. compounding the problem is this fact. many of the nation's busiest airports are rivers, lakes, the ocean, places birds consider their hush too. >> pete williams, thanks. let's get a check of the other top stories with nbc's ri richard lui. >> kelly bordeaux has been missing. her brother said the family is hoping this is a hostage situation and his sister is still alive. she e was last seen drinking aet a bar with convicted sex

offender. he turned himself yesterday. >> investigators could spend several more days as they tear up a basement and they search for the 1969 8-year-old eta etan patz. he disappeared during a two-block walk to his school bus stop. afghan insurgents say they've arrested more. three of the men are pakistani citizens and two are afghans. all are members of the taliban which claim responsibility for last week's deadly attacks in kabul and other cities. heavy winds are being blamed for your a fatal plane crash in pakistan. no survivors have been found. the bowie 747 crashed into a muddy field on friday while trying to land.

a volcano 35 miles east of mexico city has been spewing ash into the sky. it began erupting thursday night. it remains to see how this increased activity will affect the city's 18 million residents. >> this is the first day of national parks week and this means free admission through april 29th. there are other deals, too, on tours, food, and fishing. queen elizabeth ii is celebrating her 86th birthday. although she generally celebrates the day privately, there will be a public one complete with a 21-gun salute. amy, lester, back to you. it's great to be queen. you get to have two birthdays. >> or maybe not. i don't know if i'd want two. >> if i were the queen, i'd do it every other year. >> bill karins is here with a check of the weather.

>> that's pretty cool with the national parks thing. this would be the time to do it. the drought situation for april is, you know, very high with southeast from georgia to north florida, we're exceptionally dry. the bright reds and also areas from phoenix and all the way back to amarillo, exceptionally dry. we were hoping for wet weather this weekend in georgia and south carolina. we needed that soaking. doesn't look like we're going to get it. as we go through the upcoming week here, we're going to be mainly dry. much after above normal temperatures where the drought's pretty bad in the southwest and california. looking ahead, let's look to may. may can be a pretty warm month and it looks like it will be. at this point, the great lakes and northeast look like average temperatures. only one little spot on the map show a chance in may bgs cooler than normal. stormy weather in the northwest. we're waiting for the

northeaster to head up the coast. the slight risk of severe storms. it's not until sunday afternoon, and evening that all the rainy weather will head up to the northern area. >> a view of the ocean and boardwalk from the grand hotel and spa. a nice morning this morning, but rain works its way into the forecast eventually this afternoon and this evening. highs in the 70's. . >> that's a look at your weekend forecast. amy? bill, thank you. if you're driving anywhere this weekend, you'll be happy to know

that gas prices seem to be holding steady right now and can it last. and where is the economy as a whole? cnbc's bertha coombs is here to break it down for us. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk gas prices. according to aaa, 3.$3.83 a gallon. do you think -- >> in a sense, nobody wants to spend more, but the fact that we've stopped that trajectory of prices going up is a bit of a releechlt in fact, we've got a dozen states where the prices are all lower than they were a year ago. >> so it's all relative it's all relative. a month ago we were talking $5 a gallon this summer. it looks like we peaked. nobody likes the high price but the fact that they're not going up is encouraging. >> where do we see things

headed? >> part of the reason that prices have come down is that oil prices have eased up because tensions with iran are a little bit cooler. they're back negotiating over iran's nuclear program. of course, things could pop back up but at the moment there aren't any things that are going to impact prices higher. so that's one of the things that has people encouraged. certainly when you're paying less for gas, that leads to more money to spend on other things and helps people spend a lot easier. >> that's a great transition to talk about our economic recovery. while jobs fulsell 8.2%. why has hiring slowed down? >> that is one of the questions that people are concerned about. we had seen this move up earlier

in the year. and we receive a pattern in the last couple of years where we slowed down in march. right now a lot of folks are watching the economic data that seems to be a little slower. they're concerned that the warm winter push add lot of the activity in the spring earlier in the year that and we're seeing the same trend in the housing market as well. >> exactly. exactly. we had a very strong first quarter, first three months of the year. strongest in five years. then things slipped a bit. sales fell in march unexpectedly. so it may have pushed some of that spring activity forward because it was so warm this winter. >> and the stock market saw a peak. it slowed down in april. what is the stock market saying about our economic recovery? >> it actually closed up for the week. part of the issue is once again europe. we resolved the crisis for now in terms of greece, but now there are concerns about spain. one of the things that's happened in the european country

is the austerity measures. they cut back. a lot of people up employed. spanish banks are seeing a lot of defaults on loans. that has people concerned about the bank system and spain is a much bigger economy than greece, so europe continues to be a headwind for us. we're watching the situation in china. they're trying to keep their economy from veering too fast, they don't want it to slow down but whether they'll get the goldie locks rate, just you. american sculpture, happiness is a big block of marble. as nbc's kevin tibbles will tell us, it wasn't easy for a woman to follow in the footsteps of grace master. >> high in the tuscan hills of

italy comes the echo on the artisan. sights and sounds that have skpiftded for centuries. for it was here that michelangelo came to find the pristine white marble that he would use to create his sculptures. some 500 years later, helene bloom enfeld has been driven here too. >> i was completely, completely hooked. >> bloomenfeld is an american, a wife, a mother, an artist, and apioneer. when she first came to sculptor 30 years ago, she was an outsider. >> they were very hostile.

every day my hands were hurting and you could never say, my hands. guys could say it but i couldn't. >> these days bloomenfeld makes fun of her callouss, badges of honor. from years of transforming massive chunks of stone, brorngsz into works of beauty. >> i would assume one mistake, you can't exactly crazy glue it all back together. >> something this big, you don't make that big a mistake. >> reporter: she still travels into the hills, the quarry, in search of a perfect stone, ail the wile thinksing of how she can transform it into this and

this and this. so revered is helene bloomenfeld here she was granted a solo excision in the main square and its medieval church where visitors stand in awe and the younger ones take in and explore. you've create add work or art but you can't call it anything until people react. >> yeah. they give it life. >> reporter: this day bloomenfeld is far from being the only fee maim sculpture. her determination blazed the trail for so many others and she's proud. from a small town made famous by

the great my call angelo, a formidable woman creating some masterpieces of her own. for today, kevin tibbles, nbc news, see an ta, inla. then a strategy for eating right even when your favorite restaurant dishes out extra large portions but first this is "today" on nbc. joirks

our parent company and comcast and those of us who work here, it's a day of service for employees nationwide. >> and jenna decided to roll up her sleevie ins and get in on t action. >> i didn't know there was going to be a fashion element to it but here i am rolling up my sleeves. employees of comcast and all across the country are going to head out for a national day of

service. we're here in northeast philadelphia and a lot of work to be done. joining me is john dishonest, executive director and chief operator officer of comcast. john, it looks like i have two shovels. what should i do? >> i think i need one. there's an awful lot of work going on at frankfort high school. right now we're going to dig a hole. >> when you say that -- >> we're going to actually do this. >> i read some of numbers. you have almost 70,000 employees who are going to be doing a much better job than i. i how big is it? >>. >> nationally were ee going to have 67,000 folks come out. it's a fabulous day for us, fabulous day for the community. >> it is. it's not like 10:00 in the morning. what motivating anyone?

let me tell you i i haven't done much work here. what motivates people? >> first of all, it's the right thing to do and it's wonderful to give back to the community that we live, serve, and work. and the other thing i think is at the end of the day it feels good. you feel good with what you did with the community. >> we should mention it's not like you're out here and then going off to some country club. you've got a bus full. who's coming here? >> my wife and i invited kids. much to my surprise. 20 kids raised their hand and got up at 7:00 this morning. they're on their way. 20 high school kids. >> 20 to add to them. >> 400 volunteers from comcast and city. we're going to be painting a gymnasium and doing a complete makeover of the cafeteria. the students are going to love this come monday morning. >> it's wonderful woncht you keep working.

i'll check back every three to four minutes to make sure you're still working. john shauns. >> did you actually move any dirt? >> i don't think so. >> jenna, we'll be right back.

>> good morning, everyone. i'm lisa robinson. it is 7:25. police at the university of baltimore investigating a series of cell phone thefts on and

around campus. four incidents reported since the beginning of the year. thieves approach students asking to use their cell phone to make an emergency call. once the student hands the phone over, the criminal take off with it. cell phone thefts are on the rise across the country. >> thief rs usually after the phone for the quick sale. >> in some cases thieves are using the phones to -- for identity theft. >> police want to know who recently torched a speed camera. this is what the camera looks like now after being set on fire overnight. police say it will be investigated as a first-degree malicious burning. no word on the suspect at this point. >> officials say residential customers will receive a $100

credit on their may b.g.e. bill as part of the exelon merger deal approved in march. the credit will be automatically applied to the bill at the end of next month, and if your bill is less than $100 the unused portion of the credit will carry over to future bills, we're told. >> we're back with a check on the forecast. first a reminder about the annual shred day event. the two locations are behind h.h. grrks gregg in arund he will mills and in white mar

>> the weather today starting out sunny. things will be changing though later this afternoon. rain in the forecast. the first area of rain coming from the west. rain coming from west virginia and pennsylvania now. it will take a few hours. temperature-wise right now, 56 degrees at the airport. the humidity up. barometer falling. winds calm. forecast today eventually becomes mostly cloudy and during the afternoon, showers and thunderstorms moving in. 75 to 80 the high. southwest winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour. how much rain do we get? the first wave of rain maybe a half inch or so, but the second wave a half mile. we could go in over 2 inches of rain. a very wet weekend. so be prepared. >> thanks, john. thank you for joining us. we're back in 25 minutes with another update.

morning, april 21st, 2012. it's a lovely spring day here in new york city. we want to thank all of these fine folks for spending part of their weekend with us, and we're going to head outside to say hawaii in just a minute as well. and in philadelphia, there's a lot of elbow grease and hard work under way at the comcast cares day. we're going to check in once again with jenna. she's watering this time. and play a little trivia. i don't think she'll get too dirty. back inside studio 1a, amy robach and lester holt.

he was bailed out friday. in a surprising move he took the stand and apologized to martin's parents. we're going to talk about it with the host of "justice" with judge janine. >> 30 years ago, 6-year-old etan patz disappeared and was never seen again. we'll hear how someone who lived nooib says eta's disappearance changed her life. >> do you know what's in that strawberry frappuccino? we'll tell you about the one ingredient that ee's bugging a bunch of customers and what starbucks plans to do about it. if you're eating out lately, many restaurants are dishing out extra large portions. we'll have advice so you don't eat the supervised meals. let's begin with a serious

story. george zimmerman is expected to be released ed od on bail afte in court. >> reporter: prosecutors argue that george zimmerman should not be allowed to leave jail and if a bond was set, it should be at $1 million. the judge decided to set bond at $150,000 and now george zimmerman is set to leave the jail here soon. george zimmerman hand shackled in the courtroom and for the first time he and trayvon mar n martin's parents were face to face. the 26-year-old who shot trayvon martin took the stand to apologize. >> i want to say i'm sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am, and did not know if he was armed or not. >> reporter: by putting him on

the stand, zimmerman's lawyers opened him up to questions from the prosecutor. >> why did you wait so long to tell mr. martin's father and mother to tell them? >> i was told not to communicate with them. >> so even through your attorney, you didn't ask to do it right away. your former attorneys or anything. >> i did ask them to express that to them. >> reporter: the defense challenged the state's lead investigator who co-authored the probable cause affidavit. it reads in part zimmerman confronted martin and a struggle ensued. >> do you have any evidence that supports it? >> no. >> what did he tell the officers? >> that he was the victim in this and that it was martin that confronted him and assaulted him. >> reporter: the affidavit also saying that zimmerman profiled the black teenager. >> why did you use the word profiling rather than noticed, observ

observed, saw, or anything besides the very preside word profie? and by the way, was that your word? did you come one that call? >> i don't recall. >> reporter: but he said what he said the night of the shooting doesn't add up. >> don't you agree a lot of it could be contradicted by the evidence? >> yes. >> reporter: before granting the bond the judge listened. the beating is captured in this photo taken by a neighbor and broadcast on abc. >> he had a protective cover over his nose. he had two vertical gashes on the back of his head. >> reporter: their attorneys call zimmerman's apologize self-serving. >> when he made all those

statements to the police, why not show remorse there if he was sincerely apologetic for killing this unarmed child. among the conditions of george zimmerman's release, he'll have to wear a ankle monitor that can be tracked by a gbp, even if he leaves the state. lester? >> thank you. janine, good to have you here. >> good morning. >> zimmerman takes the stand and apologizes. where did that come from? >> you know, most of us almost fell off our chairs when we saw that. this is bail hearing. it is number one, is the defendant going to core the court and, 2, is he a dafrmer to the community. when he takes a stand and apologizes, everyone was stunned. i have never see seen that as a prosecutor, attorney, or a

judge. but what compels that, i'm sorry for the loss of your son, i didn't know how young he was or -- as a prosecutor i'm saying are you saying this was a mistake? >> was the prosecutor. limited in how far he could go. >> once the defendant gets on the stand and starts apologiz g apologizing, the prosecutor has the right to question him further. it was used to get as muchb discov discovery. everyone understands you glet what you ka whenever you can get it. the d.a. missed it. >> is zimmerman obligated to testify in the actually trial? has he wairch it. >> not at all.

you cannot confer from his taking the stands every think. >> the fact that he duct have to touj now minus he doesn't later. >> what's interestet i'm a night guy. i didn't mean it. when he said i don't know if i -- >> my understanding is he was responds to the answers the family asked before. let me talk about the bail 1. $50,000. it's far less. far less than the prosecutor. they wanted no bail. did he show any sense of being a flight risk. >> the issues that you consider is, number one, does he have a prior conviction? although he went for anger

management classes for assaulting an ex, there are so many things. it was kind of a balance. as a judge i think i would have set bail much hire. this man is not a virgin to the criminal justice system. this is somebody who probably in some sense is better off in jail or place them. let. >> thank you. let's get a check on the weather. >> florida is going to deal with heavy rain and some thunderstorm. that will move up the eastern seaboard as we go through sunday. afternoon evening a lot of heavy rain. that >> beautiful morning this morning. we have sunshine for the time being, but the day will change, and the weekend eventually gets

very wet. our forecast today, temperatures get into the 70's for a high. a lot >> that's a look at your saturday forecast. >> thanks very much. coming up, starbucks buckling under pressure and changing one controversial agreement in some of its food and drinks. you'll see why it bugged some customers. >> we were all looking at the wrong camera. and she's been entertaining us for more than 50 years. a author julianne drews talk about her new book, right ar that. turns out to be not such a good deal. 9

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idea and co-author with your daughter this fairy princess series. >> we've been righting now for about 14 or 15 years. so far we've wrirn like 25 books. this particular series, this is the third book in the series and thing it was inspired by your daughter, my granddaughter, hopy or hope. >> affectionately called hopy. >> it's actually about inner sparkle more than outer glam. >> it's great story, a great concept. i understand you i chat via video conference? >> we do. >> what's that like? it's a daily occurrencesome. >> its is. if we're on a deadline. it's actually a lot of fun. generally she's three hours back. >> i'm in california and she's

on long eiland. >> she spritzes perfume on her. >> how has working on so many books changed your mother #daughter relationship? >> i think we've been for gntun to have a great relationship. we have a musicalual respect. >> take care of this, move this here. it's almost like watching sisters. it's really cute. who has a final say if there's an editorial different of opinion? >> the amazing thing is i always wondering who would. actually there's a -- i don't get it. the one who's the most passionate about something. >> i know you were recently in a school district school pushing your passion or early literacy and obviously your books are a big part of that. what does it mean to communicate

with the books? >> it was a wonderful experience with me and i do it as often as i can. i go into schools and read to children. we're both such passionate advocates for reading to children. and it's rare that you find a type e teacher such as the one i was who is able in spite of cuts and budget problems and of course the arts are always the fit to go, as you know, amy, making it work somehow, and this gentleman has been pushing and pushing and getting people to come in and help and i was only too happy to do so. >> we were certainly happy you both stopped by today. julianne drewes and emma walton hamilton. we appreciate it. again, it's called the very, fair princess, here comes the

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explained, starbucks is takinga. >> if you've been drinking the strawberries and cream frappe or the boynes and cream, that's what you've been getting or sort of. in january starbucks started using tropical beats for for coloring. as groez as it may sound shlg it's been approved by the fda. they t critters are dried and processed into a red dye. the end results, a rosy hue that starbucks adds to two of its strawberry treats as well as four of its sweet treats. >> that's really gross. >> fresh beetles are natural. >> reporter: the dye is natural, but it's not exactly vegetarian which bugged some member of the

vegan community. so they start and online peation to put an end to it. in the blog post the president of the company responded saying i am pleased to report that we are reformulating affected products to assure the highest quality possible. our expectation is to be fully transitioned to lycopene. it should take place in the end of june but until that's over, some are stickering to coffee. for today, joelle garguilo, nbc news, new york. just ahead, more fallout from the secret service scandal in colombia. we have a leave report, but first this is "today" on nbc.

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it is called the dr. and camille cosby center. it offers after school programs and health care. the cosbys have donated more than $2 million to support scholarships at st. francis. >> i am not impressed with a building with my name if i have no children here. i will bring little children here, protestant ones and say, see what the catholics did to me? now give me 50 cents. >> this is a special, special gift. >> dr. camille cosby graduated from a school run by the same order that runs st. francis. >> family and friends gathered to say good-bye to a 22-year-old mother killed in a crash last week. that low wation was the zpact spot where she lost her life. she was killed when riding with

her mother and infant daughter. police attempt today pull over the car that hit them minutes before the crash. the suspect involved in the crash has been released from the hospital. several charges including manslaughter and drug possession are pending. >> dental records confirm the remains found buried bee neethneath a shed are those of christine jarrett. her husband was arrested

>> the weather today will be changing. sunshine this morning. by this afternoon and this evening, a weather system to our west. cold front comes in. a narrow band of rain. scattered showers. maybe a thunderstorm. down at the gulf of mexico, the bottom of this cold front, a bigger storm is in the process of getting itself together. it will be coming up the coast by evening. the front, the first of those two will be in the area with its rain. storm to the south will continue to the south and move up during the day on sunday. during the day today, we will become this afternoon mostly cloudy. this morning, plenty of sun. 75 to 80. southwest winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour. the amount of rain we get out of this storm, maybe a half inch today or up to an inch. a couple more inches during the day on sunday as a major part of that storm comes in. >> for today, it is warm. thank you, john.

and thank you for joining us. we're back in 25 minutes with another update. welcome back to "today" on the 21st day of april 2012. spring is in the air. nice temperatures. look at the people on the plaza. great to have them here with us. if you're in the neighborhood, stop on by. another large crowd in philadelphia. that's where jenna is holding court this morning. hey, jenna. >> i don't know if jenna can hear us it's so loud there. >> anyone ya can hear .

>> rorter: i'm very confused. i need analysis. what happened last night. >> they took third period. >> reporter: we're going to have much more on what happened here in philly and everything else. >> nice cloud, looking forward to it. >>. coming up, a search for etan patz. we'll talk with a woman who grew up near etan and how the boy's disappearance changed her life. and a tragedy off the coast of south africa. a 20-year-old suffer was killed by a shark in cape town. we'll tell you why some are blaming his death on a documentary film. and we're going to shift gears and talk about dining out. if you're not careful, it could cost you more than just money. we're going to give you tips on how to avoid the big every

waistline from the ridiculously large portions. >> you grew up and were told to eat everything off your plate. first, more of the morning headlines from richard lui. richard. >> good morning, lester and amy, and good morning, everyone. this morning a neighborhood watchman accused of killing a florida teenager could be released on bond awaiting trial. he was he with can be he can be released on $150,000 bail. the white house has been directed on the scandal. nbc's mark potter is in colombia for us. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning, richard. once again, the prot tustitutio scandal which is behind me has

lady to fallout as the political defense move forward. on capitol hill secret service officials made their rounds friday trying to contain the damage from the growing pros tugs scandal in cartagena, colombia. they told senate staffers there was no evidence of illicit drug use by agents and the hallway argument that sparked the scandal between an agent and a prostitute it's because he claims he didn't know she because prostitute. in face pages, there may be a face of the woman involved in the agreement. but because there's no confirmation, nbc news is blurring her face. an attorney is now representing her and she's negotiating to sell her story the an american network, not nbc news. she is willing to talk to investigators. on cell phone video on thursday

night, police can be seen arriving at the play club where u.s. officials say some of the agents involved in the scandal picked up prostitutes. this man sells food outside the club. he said several police officers told him the play club and three others were being investigating. meanwhile david cha any, a vee sea caret service supervisor faces more scrutiny. this report lid surfaced on his facebook page, showing him on security detail with sarah palin. a comment says i was really checking her out, if you know what i mean. thursday night the former governor fired back. >> check this out. i hope his wife kicks his ocoli and sends him to the doghouse.

i'm tired of these dogs. >> reporter: now a source tells nbc news that among other things investigators are poring over security video from the hotel behind me, hotel caribe, and the secret service and the u.s. military try to look through the whole scope of this case and find all that were involved. >> thank you so much. now to a bird strike that forced air force 2 to land quickly and safely in california this week. the plane was carrying vice president biden to a fund-raiser in santa barbara. another bird struck senator clinton's plane. finally, a cat so fat it's heavy year than most toddlers. five times larger than many adult cats, meow tips the scale

shy of 40 pounds. this is obviously not the video of it. the tabby was given to the shelter. he's under a special diet. he can't play lodge because he runs out of breath. with that, that's the news. back to amy. >> smaller portions. that's the key. as i send it over to bill karins, i want to say happy birthday to ethan and allen. just outside of ross chester, they're going to be delivering girl scout cookies to ten different firehouses. thumbs up to you. if you have any extra, i finished the cinnamons. it was an upsetting night in my household. a big storm system coming up the east coast. a lot of heavy rain coming through florida. as we duo through sunday and monday, remember the timing of this is more sunday afternoon from the heavy rains. sunday night up through new

england, it's going go a big rain event in >> a view of the ocean and boardwalk from the grand hotel and spa. a nice morning this morning, but rain works its way into the forecast eventually this afternoon and this evening. highs in the 70's. . >> all right. we're in indiana. this is rising sun, indiana. what a beautiful place to be on a saturday morning. rising sun, indiana. back to you, lester. >> bill, thanks. >> investigators are searching a basement where a 6-year-old boy disappeared in 1969.

aon the patz was one of the most high profiled cases in u.s. history. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: the investigators are out here continuing their dig in the basement of a red brick building. that as they say a cadaver dog picked up a scent during the week. the building is located less than a block away from where little etan patz lived. a decades-old mystery into the disappearance of etan patz. in new york city's soho district, the fbi removed sections of walls in the basement floor in their certain for new clues. >> we thought it was something worth the effort. whether it yields it or not, we'll have to see. >> reporter: it's been 36 years

since the 6-year-old boy vanished by himself, a two-block walk to his bus stop. this man worked as a handy man when etan patz disappeared. he's a rretired. >> i'm not going to say anything but he denies involvement with this beautiful young boy. >> reporter: the parents have not given up hope. >> it overwhelms you. >> that question, the big unknown, will we ever see him again, constantly troubles me. >> reporter: authorthis awe tho recently spoke with etan's dad. >> when this happens, there's this hope. by the same token there's this swarm of all the attention.

>> reporter: etan's disappearance startled the nation. his picture was one of the first to be pictured on milk cartons. and president reagan dedicated the day he van issued national missing children's day. she remembers that time like yesterday. she was near etan's age and also lived in soho when etan went missing. >> you really does lose some of your innocence. you didn't just come home anymore. you came home and look around your shoulder. she said her thoughts are with etan's parents. >> i can't even fathom what his parents went through and what his parents are still going through. >> reporter: etan's parents are not speaking publicly at this time. in the meantime investigators have confirmed they've questioned another man, a friend of miller's in this case, but they're not giving the nebraska

details about what happened afteral all these years. here's amy. a giant great wark shark killed a surfer off the coast of africa. a documentary film crew is being blamed for the attack. nbc's anabel is live in london. good morning, anabel. >> good morning. a 20-year-old who repped his country in international body boarding competitions. his friends say he had a passion for the ocean. >> he was one who let the surf dog the talking. >> reporter: he was a championship water-boarder. he was in the water when the shark struck, biting off his right leg when he was hit. husband brother was unable to

save him. he knew the risks. >> he was a true, what we taerm the waterman. he spear fished, he dived, he body boarded. when the wash waves were too s he's go waterboarding. >> reporter: this is thought to be the shark that killed david. a great white about 16 feemt long. sharks are known along there. a film crew threw out fish and blood to attract them. david's friends believe this is what called him. the filmmakers have moved out of the area on monday. this is the second fatal shark attack in south after friday ka this year. >> every time there's an attack, it's a huge tragedy, however rj

it's what we've coming to live with. there are more people using the water, spending more time in the water, and therefore more chance of encountering a shark. >> a risk david understood. his friends say at least he died doings what he loved. thanks to the wet suit, wi spent longer in the wait ir. they're likely to become more so. >> thank you. we'll check back in with jenna. next, should you use a fork or forklift. we'll have tips on how to deal with the huge portions at restaurants right after these messages. just one glass equals two servings of fruit. very "fruit-ritious."

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this morning on "take it off today," with americans eating out more, we need help with keepikee keeping our waistline in check. great to have you here. >> nice to be here. >> you brought samples from popular chains. you're going to talk about how to make it more popular. cheesecake factory. that's chicken and biscuits. it's a lot on one plate. you've split it up. >> keep in mind most restaurants have a healthy option. but you don't always want a healthy option. everyone knows the cheesecake food on platters, not plats. sandwiches could be up to 1600 call

calories. if you had one of these a week, that would be the calorie equivalent over the course of a year of a 35 to 37-pound weight gain. >> i believe all that but this is what i want to eat. >> so you can have it. with this one you're going to have to go to a restaurant with four friends and split it five ways and ask for extra carrots and peas to pump up the meal. >> do you ever say, look, box up half of it right now? >> you can do that. if you dome do it, we tend to eat in units. >> once you see it, you want to eat it. >> all of a sudden you'll say i can't believe i ate the whole thing. >> next is chipotle. usda says it should way about a third. >> at chipotle their kicken can weigh as much as 29 ounces, over

21 call errors. with this one, probably eat a third of it. take the rest home or slar it with two friend is. >> they have weight watcher approved items on the menu. throw the chips out. don't have them on the tachblt it will be several hundred more calories. >> app i by's, this is like a burger. >> this is the quesadilla burger with fries, artery clogging fat and two days worth of sodium and that including the chili for your fries. east about a third of it and don't even bother boxing up the rest. >> this would be a good share if you wanted to share with others obviously. >> two other people, yes.

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campus. four incidents reported since the beginning of the year. the thieves approached students asking students to use their cell phones or make an emergency call. once the student hands over the phone, the criminal takes off with it. cell phone thefts are on the rise across the country. >> thiefs are usually after the phone just for the quick sale. they just want the resale. get rid of the phones, make cash quickly. >> in some cases nationwide thieves are using the phones to commit fraud and identity theft. g.p.s. tracking devices. >> police in -- want to know who torched a speed camera. police say it will be investigated as a first-degree malicious burning. no word on suspects at this point. >> b.g.e. announced when we will see those long-awaited $1 hundred hookup credits on our bills. residential customers will receive their $100 credit on

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>> the weather nice now, but going down hill. sunday the storm brings rain. in the later afternoon and the evening hours, a cold front sweeps through bringing a scattered sho chance of thunderstorms. second part of the storm is in the gulf coast region but comes up the coast during the did i on sunday. so today we'll eventually become mostly cloudy this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms by afternoon and evening. so the front will go up about mid afternoon or so. 75 to 80 the highs. southwest winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour. how much rain do we get? maybe a half inch today and then tomorrow the main part of the storm comes in. that is when we really pick up a couple inches of rain. it looks like the forecast. it gets cool over the weekend, too. the 70's tomorrow. the 50's. >> thank you, john.

thank you for joining us. "11 news saturday morning" starts within 25 aminutes. we'll see you then. we're back on this saturday morning, april 21st, 2012. isn't it beautiful? i'm amy robach along with lester holt. we're going to be talking about a serious story. the missing soldier. >> the 23-year-old disappeared a week ago. we'll tell you what her family is doing now to try to find her. as we mentioned, it's a beautiful day here in new york and it's springtime. the question is does your garden actually look like it is? we're going to walk you through a great way to take your vegetables, herbs, and flowers to a whole different level. and in philadelphia, we're talking about earth day cares.

jenna is there too. you were talking in philadelphia, you used to be a sportscaster. we want to see your hair. >> you looked cute. >> disaster of a hair experience for three long years and fashion experience. we're going to move on from that. speak of gardening, we're doing a lot of it for comcast cares. i found a rare breed, the teenager that wakes up at 7:00 a.m. to come down here. i found 20 of them. one quick question and then i'll toss back to new york. have you lost your mind? >> absolutely not. >> have you lost your mind? >> definitely not. >> we've got the true scoop. back to you. we'll keep working. >> thank you, jenna. let's get a check of the weather. >> beautiful outside. they didn't get a good seat in the front row but they bake

prepared with their sign. this is the junk row hawks. let's take a look at your weekend forecast. we have the rain in the southeast, east coast, preparing for the storm system. not so much today along the eastern seaboard. it's that storm that's hitting florida today. this is going to be a full-fledged nor'easter. we haven't seen a storm like this all weekend long. it's primarily going be rain. i say primarily because if you're in western new york, buffalo, through the mountains of pennsylvania, we could be talking snow, and, of course, the leaves are on the trees. this could be a heavy wet snow. that's not until monday. let's keep that in the back of your mind. western new york and western pennsylvania. i thought i was done doing that snowfall map. that's >> beautiful morning this morning. we have sunshine for the time being, but the day will change, and the weekend eventually gets very wet. our forecast today, temperatures get into the 70's for a high.

a lot >> and that's look at your weekend forecast. amy? >> bill, thank you. and now to the disappearance of a young woman a soldier at ft. bragg missing for seven days now. kelly bordeaux's family says little progress has been maechltd nbc's mike vuihas the story. >> we don't want the story to fade. we want it to be the first story across the country, that everybody knows we're still looking, that not to give up hope, that she's going to be

coming back home. >> reporter: she was seen one week ago singing karaoke in the bar. she was last seen with a convicted sex offender. he was arrested friday for failing to report his address. police have questioned holbert at least twice but at this point say he's not a person of interest. police, fellow soldiers, family and friends have fanned out, distributing flyers and following leads, including a two-day search at an area pond that failed to turn up anything sniet gets frustrating for us as an agency. i think the other thing it is it's very frustrating. bordeaux's husband was in florida. he's now there with her family, all gathered to do everything they can to aid in the search. >> trying, you know, praying she comes home safe. >> reporter: kelly's brother

refuses to believe the worst. >> it's a horrible thing but now you hope she's being held hostage or something somewhere. >> reporter: not giving up hope but after a full week still searching for answers. for "today," mike viqueira, nbc news, fayette, north carolina. coming back we're switching gears. all the things we love about it. first these messages. [ telephone ringing ] i'm going to lunch. those days are gone now. i'm going with her.

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let's jump back on the turnpike and head down to philadelphia. >> jenna, good morning again. >> they've got the famous founding father, the famous sports teams, the famous cheese stakes and the rock steps. it became my quest, my mission to figure out what exactly there is to love about philadelphia. ♪ >> reporter: philadelphia, a fanatical city. just look at their mascot, a city brimming with royalty. not that prince, but this fresh prince. a city known for its dynamic electricity. hey, ben franklin was a philly guy. but the most popular resident of all, this bell. this is the famed liberty bell, and despite what you've read on

line, i didn't do this. you guys realize this is cracked, right? >> we do realize it. it started when we did a test ring. you're looking at the real crack. this one here, happened in 1846 on george washington's birthday. >> getting a new bell, ordering online, not an option? >> not an option. >> wh >> >> reporter: what is an option, friending the bell on facebook and following it on twitter. why not. >> coming to look at bell each day that will never ring again. i've got tell you, a little crazy glue along this sign and you can have it up and running in eight to ten minutes. >> i'll bring that up to my supervisor. >> reporter: now onto another philly institution. about 80 years ago some guys

chopped up a stakeak, put it on hoagie bun and ordered it up. nothing's changed over the years except for how people order them. >> would do you the whiz whiz without the whiz and order it with onions? >> probably. >> reporter: i did come all this way. do you have like multi-grain wraps? is it something i said? with my appetite still intact, i craved a little taste of history. and when in philadelphia, why not go where the actual founding fathers went for happy hour. city tavern literally right here. and here, everything is pretty much the same as wit was back in 1776. so throw out some name tss of people who have sat at this table. >> george washington, mr. adams, mr. madison, mr. hall.

>>. >> reporter: name dropper. >> everyone was here. >> you can enjoy some of mrs. washingt washington's favorite desserts. i want to be presidential. i don't want to leave anybody out. now that's what i call the spirits of philadelphia. but there was money more stop before my journey in the city was complete. all right. how many of you guys know what movie these steps are from? what? >> rocky balboa. >> reporter: do you like being from philly? >> yeah. >> best sports teams in the world? yeah. >> reporter: best food in the world? >> yeah. >> reporter: westbest, best, ben the world? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you know what show i'm from? no. >> reporter: nice, guys. the "today" show.

et put it here. >> reporter: i gave the rocky fans something to remember. on your mark, get set, go. that cheese steak. forget it. i didn't need that cheese steak. ♪ yeah, well, at least i wasn't mel low dramatic about anything. i learn add lot while in philly. the most important thing is a cheese steak will not travel well down the turnpike. cold not bring you one but i could bring you beer. we have thomas jefferson's original recipe, g.w., george washington, alexander hamilton

and drink, drink, drink, and be merry. >> thing we should drink to the presidents. >> do you remember the time the three of us were in philly and we ran up the steps? >> ever so vaguely. the only thing i remember is i won. >> because you didn't have a krafrp fr cramp from a philly cheese steak. >> i didn't eat all that cheese. we'll walk you through how to build a garden. first this is "today" on nbc.

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side of the wood panel. you basically slide it in here. ♪ it's hip to be square >> reporter: that was so easy, let's build another one. >> let's do it. >> reporter: that's not where -- >> now, to cap it all off, we add these caps. four simple screws. very simple. i trust you. >> reporter: that was the wrong one. ♪ >> there you go. >> reporter: done. this house is built. ♪ dirty deeds done dirt cheap >> reporter: you want to see my yard trick? >> that's not a good idea. that's like a three stooges movie. >> reporter: it's like playing in the sandbox. i told you that. what is next, mike? >> we have filled our raised

garden bed wi. now the plant. >> reporter: that's the fun part. what are we planting? >> we focused on flowers last week. this week i thought we'd focus on the gardening part. it's upside down. oh, no. this is actually biodegradable. you put it inhe dirt and it becomes part of the soil. you rip the bottom out and roots start growing. because of the side of it you can reach in from any angle and get inside. what it allow dwrous s you to dw them close and that is it. >> reporter: now i have a garden. >> i'm seeing a theme here. it's kind of an italian theme. basil, pepper, tomato. >> reporter: oh, my gosh. i'm hungry. do you want to eat?

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all morning jenna has been in philadelphia. >> that's right. we want to know, jenna, how much do you really know about philadelphia? >> reporter: here's the deal. you would think after spending all this time in philly i would know everything there is to know about philly, but i don't. to help me i've gathered to help me with a couple of natives. we'll begin with the founding father. we're going to start with ben franklin.

it is ben franklin. >> it is indeed. >> reporter: tell me why you feel or you guys are qualified to help me with the knowledge i need to know. >> well, you need to join us as a historic philadelphia incorporated. you can take a tour, raise the flag at the betsy ross house and come in to independence hall after hours with mr. jefferson and me. >> reporter: a lot of activities. >> a lot of activities. >> reporter: let's get this started. i don't know any of the questions or answers just so you know. question number one. >> question number one. what food did i introduce to america. >> reporter: what food did ben franklin introduce to america? i'm going to say cheese steak. is it beer, cheese? >> tofu. >> reporter: really. i dejt know how much i love you. thank you very much. miss betsy ross, what make use fall feed -- we know you're qualified. ask me a question.

>> you know i sewed the first flag. did not design it but i made a change to the original design. what change did i make to the stars and stripes? >> reporter: i'm going to suggest the pattern of the stars. >> close. it has to do with the stars. george washington wants six pointed stars but after showing him this little trick he changed his mind and allowed me to put five stars on our flag just like that. a star for you. >> reporter: i love it. that is awesome. thomas jefferson, let me talk to y you. >> i was on the committee to write the document. can you name one of the other four men on the committee? >> reporter: i assume this is a trick question. is it lester because he's the hardest working man on

televisi television. >> he's standing right behind me. >> reporter: betsy ross? >> he. >> reporter: oh, benjamin franklin. can i sign this? shoo yes. >> reporter: there you go. i'm making history. thank you very much. go put that in a museum or something. unfortunately we have to go. the principal of frank ft. high school. we didn't get to you either, but we want to thank you for being part of this. thanks, all you guys. >> thank you. coming up tomorrow on "today," we go behind the scenes. >> bye-bye.

>> good morning. welcome to "11 news saturday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lisa robinson. here's' look at some of our top stories. police at the university of baltimore are investigating a series of cell phone thefts in and around the campus. four incidents have been reported since the beginning of the year. the thieves approach students asking to use their cell phones to make an emergency call. once the student hands the phone over, the criminals run-off with it. more on that story in a few minutes. >> maryland school boards have named dr. lillian lowery as the new school chief.

she follows grass grass -- nancy grasmick. >> dr. camille and bill cosby community center was unveiled at -- yesterday. it offers free health care and after-school programs. the cosbys donated $2 million to st. francis. >> find out which animal the zoo brought along this time. >> the wife of o.j. brigance is here to raise money. >> and the better business bureau's annual shred day. >> two storms developing here. one front coming in. a big storm in the south will come our way as well.

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> welcome to "11 news saturday morning". i'm lisa robinson. >> our top stories in just a minute. first we'll check outside with meteorologist john collins. >> it is gorgeous outside now. >> get out and take vng of it. well, wait until the program is