we're back now with more of "today" on a monday morning. a blustery monday morning. 52 degrees in new york city. but it is also windy and drizzly and wow, extra credit to these fine people who have been sticking around throughout the morning. >> yeah. >> thank you very much. >> i'm matt lauer along with ann curry back from vacation. al roker and tamron hall joins us, as well. and coming up this morning, a serious subject. george zimmerman is at an undisclosed location this morning after being released on bond late last night. >> that's right. he walked out of a florida jail around midnight, after a judge set 150,000 dollars bond.

he's been fitted with an electronic monitoring device to now he is awaiting his trial in the death the killing of trayvon martin. >> an a little bit later, saving money online. go online you see the web ads kind of pop up, giving you coupons, telling you a great deal on some website. bargain hunting online can actually get kind of complicated once you tack on shipping fees, minimum orders and coupon codes. how do you find the best deals? we've got some short cuts. >> and also coming up, going green with the help of hollywood heavyweights. jessica alba, even ellen degeneres, some of the celebrities creating eco-friendly products like coffee, wine, and baby clothing. so we're going to shop some of the best, including bono. eden, i actually wear some of the stuff. it is fantastic. >> if you wear it i want to buy it. you're a fashionista and a half. >> let's go inside, natalie is standing by at the news desk. she's got all the headlines.

natalie? >> all right, good morning to you guys once again. good morning, everyone. the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed unarmed teen trayvon martin has been released on bail from a florida jail. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest from sanford, florida. kerry, good morning. >> well, good morning, natalie. it was about 72 hours from the time that the judge granted him a bail that he was able to post a bond and he walked out of that doorway over my shoulder here. came out, quietly got into a car with one of his representatives, and sped off. we don't know where he is. but the authorities do. that's because they put a monitor on his ankle that can be tracked to whatever location he's at via gps. his attorney has indicated that he'd like him to leave the state, so he may well already be out of the state of florida, as he's preparing for a trial which now could be more than a year away. meantime, today, some of the public's documents associated with this case, perhaps some of these earliest police reports, could be made public today, and

perhaps will reveal some of what detectives found when they first arrived at the scene and began investigating trayvon martin's death, which was in late february. natalie? >> kerry sanders in sanford, florida. thanks so much, kerry. after a mild winter the east coast is bearing the brunt of a spring nor'easter. more than a foot of snow is possible in the higher elevations of central and western pennsylvania and upstate new york. and from the new jersey shore to new england, up to four inches of rain and wild wind gusts are expected this morning. set to scrabbleble the first commute of the work week. retail giant walmart is conducting a probe into allegations it engaged in widespread bribery in mexico. the new york times reports that an e-mail from a former executive of the company's mexican division described how that group had pate up to $24 million in bribes to speed the company's rapid expansion there. according to the "times," walmart investigated the claims but then shut down the probe without notifying authorities.

walmart released a statement saturday saying it is deeply concerned about the allegations, and has been investigating its compliance with anti-bribery laws since last fall. investigators and family members are intensifying their search for missing soldier kelli bordeaux. nbc's thanh truong is with the latest. >> reporter: the man who last saw kelli bordeaux is a registered sex offender. he'll be in court today for charges unrelated to this case. police say he's not a person of interest in bordeaux's disappearance and he is cooperating with the investigation, giving a detailed account of the night bordeaux seemingly vanished. it's now day nine in the search for 23-year-old kelli bordeaux. an army medic based at ft. bragg. >> my wife went missing last weekend. >> reporter: over the weekend bordeaux's husband and brother went door-to-door posting flyers. bordeaux was last seen singing

karaoke and drinking at this local bar. about a mile away, a k-9 search team carefully combed bordeaux's apartment complex. >> we're here in the hopes that we can find evidence that will help the fayetteville police department find kelly li. >> reporter: but no new leads. police say this is still an active missing person's case but admit they have grave concerns about bordeaux's safety. so far most of the details leading up to bordeaux's disappearance have come from nicolas holbrooke, a registered sex offender. the 25-year-old lived in a tent behind the bar and says he met bordeaux there a few weeks ago. holbrooke told a local abc station that bordeaux asked him for a ride home the night she vanished. >> i had nothing to do with this. i picked her up and took her home that night. that's it. >> reporter: on friday he was arrested for failing to report his address to authorities. a requirement for sex offenders. bordeaux's family say they remain hopeful and pushed back at the suggestion that she abandoned her military duties. >> she's an amazing soldier.

she -- she wouldn't just disappear. i mean, even if -- she wouldn't disappear from her family like this. she wouldn't just leave us. >> reporter: a jogger was recently raped in the same area where bordeaux disappeared. police are looking into all possibilities. but say at this point there doesn't seem to be a connection. nicolas holbert will be in court for his bond hearing. he is not a person of interest in this case. there are no suspects at this time. >> thanh truong in fayetteville, north carolina, thank you. for the first time since its release "the hunger games" is no longer the weekend box office champ. "think like a man" was number one this weekend with $33 million in sales. the lucky one with zac efron was runner up and "the hunger games" came in third after a month at the top. and if you're looking to adopt a cat this one's got a whole lot more to love. this is meow. and he weighs nearly 40 pounds. that is more than most human toddlers. workers at the santa fe humane

society are trying to help him drop some weight before sending him to a welcoming home. they'll have the latest on meow's slimdown on their facebook page, though. like garfield. now seven minutes past the hour. let's go back to al with a check of your weather. >> nat, anthony one of our camera guys said joy has a new candidate for the joy fit club. >> i think so. what can she do for cats? >> wow. meow. let's see what we've got for today. we've got a big storm system making its way into the northeast. a classic nor'easter. ahead of it rain. behind it we've got a lot of snow and wind and that's going to bring down power lines. we've already got thousands without power from pittsburgh on up into syracuse, new york, with winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories. we're looking in some areas, going to see snow falling at the rate of one to two inches per hour. thunderstorms within that snow. we're looking for anywhere from 6 to 18 inches of snow in some areas. and the rain continues. we've had anywhere from an inch to four inches of rain from the northeast into new england. more rain over the next 24 hours in new england, anywhere from 1

to 3 to 4 inches of rain. that's what's going on around >> good morning. the heavy rain is got left behind is a taste of winter. it will be breezy and chilly today with a chance for rain or >> now in "today's money," an up close look at online business. you can be bombarded with bargains but you don't know where to begin. the editor of shop smart magazine has some steps to get us the best deals. >> good morning, al.

>> you did a survey. an in-depth look at some of these bargain websites. what did you find? >> you may not realize it but some of your favorite walk-in stores have amazing outlets online or clearance sections where you can find deals you're not going to find anywhere else. crate and barrel, bath and body works. bath and body works has a whole section of discontinued fragrances that are 50% off. it's great. >> so the problem, though, you've got to compare all these websites. how do you do that? >> well, first of all, what you want to do is do a price comparison. no matter where you find a great discount, even if it's at an outlet site, do a reality check, go to pricegrabber.com, shopzilla.com. but you also want to go to ebay and amazon for a reality check to make sure you're getting a great deal. >> if you find a lower price at one website are there websites that will match that price if you find it? >> one thing that we highly recommend, this is just good, online shopping hygiene, is to look for coupons online. no matter where you're shopping. look -- do a google search with the name of the retailer and the

word coupon and you'll find lots of deals. you might even be able to apply it to hefly discounted products already, for example at banana republic or thegap.com and add in rewards certificates and you can get it practically for free. >> how do you keep track of the coupons? >> you do a search and it will tell you what the coupon code is. >> how about free shipping? that seems to be a base now. should you expect free shipping? >> well, actually, outlet sites you may not. it can be hard to find. but for example, searsoutlet.com. it's free shipping to the store. so for example you buy an appliance, they'll ship it to the store, you pick it up at the store for free. many great websites have free shipping and have amazing clearance sections like nordstrom.com. go to freeshipping.org and you'll find all kinds of free shipping deals on other websites. >> just this weekend my daughter was looking for ridiculously priced pair of sneakers and she found them on this one website but their website looked kind of

sketched to me. how do you figure out whether this is, you know, aologic it mat website. >> there are a lot of different things you can do. make sure it has contact information, not just an e-mail address but a physical address or phone number. check bbb.org, the better business bureau's website. also check user reviews. and another thing in particular when you're checking websites that are outlet websites or clearance sections, check the return pomsy. sometimes it's final sale. for example, women's direct dotcom has a great clearance section. but it's all final sale. also you want to check product descriptions. hefly discounted stuff might be damaged or irregular. you never know or it could be refurbished. cook ware and more is a great example, great deals but a lot of the stuff is irregular. >> and then do you have to pay if you get something and you don't like it and you've got to ship it back? >> you might. that's very important to check return policies. you may end up paying a huge amount for shipping and it could be a pain in the butt, depending on how large the item is. so you got to be careful. >> and can you negotiate?

>> a lot of people don't realize this. but online, you can negotiate and get amazing deals. we've done national surveys, particularly for electronics, and appliances and found that not very many people negotiate but the majority of people that do, do get a price break. you could do it via phone call -- >> how do you negotiate online? >> call customer service. do it by e-mail, and many websites also have live chat. >> chat online. >> so you can chat with them now. >> love chat. a lot of great advice. thanks so much. coming up next, going green hollywood style. we're going to show you the best celebrity products that help the environment. then later on, show me the money. how one woman in charge of managing a town's money is accused of stealing it to the tune of $30 million. first these messages. i am going to become facebook friends with our babysitter. no. these work, right? no. all right. mom! look what i found in the shed! no! no! no! ♪ ew! were you guys just making out in here? what? no! is it okay if i quit my job and start a blog?

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this morning on "green your routine today," eco-friendly hollywood. from stylish jeans and sunglasses to smooth wine and coffee, celebrities have jumped on the green bandwagon creating earth friendly products. "today" contributor elizabeth mayhew has a few product lines you'll want to check out. good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of these celebrities lending their name, their passions to these ideas. >> and their power. bottom line is cleaning unthe world whether it's through sustainability or through totally natural, nontoxic products. they're using their star power, and bringing stuff to us. >> and all of these are available right now and i understand it. >> everything is available. >> this is leo dicaprio coffee? >> okay so he teamed up with this company, and basically what they do, 100% of the profits of this coffee go to the leonardo

dicaprio foundation, which is his money to all kinds of eco purchases. it's also a story of sustainability so it's giving fair trade prices in haiti and employing lots of people. it also happens to be delicious. so you can get it at williams-sonoma -- >> it's amazing. >> from coffee to wine. sting and his wife trudie? >> sting and his wife trudie have an incredible home outside of florence in the chianti region and they make this wine, the latest, two of the wines that they make are in their second vintage. the latest is a chianti called when we dance. you can try some if you want. it's:22 a bottle and it's made with 100% organic, it's actually biodynamic. so it's got a very, very high stature of the goodness, and actually no chemical. >> next up bono and his wife ali.

i'm actually a fan i have to confess, i wear this clothing line a lot. >> eden, what's interesting about this company is they have made a commitment to having most of their clothes by a certain point made in africa. so they are giving jobs to people, they are creating entire communities that make these clothes, so you can get that at eden.com and they're very stylish. >> a lot of people think eco-friendly that it's not stylish or not soft. their jeans are the best. i love this. next up stella mccartney? >> stella mccartney, everybody has made such a commitment to producing things in a really interesting way, she has an absolutely no fur, no leather policy. this bag looks like it's python but it's not. it's actually just made to look like it. the shoes, the sunglasses are the latest to come out, and they are made with caster seed our and citric acid so she's really on the cutting edge and has such commitment to what she's making. even her totes, this is made out of recycled canvas.

>> this is one of the most popular bags. you see so many women carrying the stella bag. now moving on to our face. >> josie marin, supermodel, the whole thing, she has a line, the josie marin cosmetic line, and it's 100% made with moroccan argon oil, and it's 100% nontoxic. it's very natural. it's sustainable. and she's partnered up with two other supermodels to make this line their special edition battles. the argan oil has both -- it's great for your skin, it's like natural all over. >> and it smells amazing without being overwhelming which is why i like it as well. >> they've made these bottles and 10% of proceeds go to charity. it's all natural. >> jessica alba, a mother of two. >> mother of two, and she has teamed up with a father, her business partner, and they have created the honest company. and the honest company is a subscription service whereby you can go and get all of your

household goods from diapers to dishwashing liquid, you sign up for the classic family bundle, it is $34 a month, and it's 100% nontoxic, good for the environment, even biodegradables. everything is going to be good for your home and for your family. >> that's awesome. i'm a pet owner so this caught my eye. >> ellen degeneres, the story with ellen is she has this animal who the dog who was allergic to everything. and someone told her to try halo. she was so taken with the product, and the dog loved it, and got back to health, that she actually bought part of the company. so halo -- >> i started giving my cat this. you see actual peas and carrots in the cat food. so halo.com. next up is sol he'll moon fry. >> pung ki brewster. >> who with a friend started the little seed company. they have a boutique in l.a. and they started their little seed line which is 100% raw organic cotton. it's absolutely the dyes are all

nontoxic. they're super soft and cute. they feel silky they're so amazing and very eco-friendly. >> from what you put on your body to what you put in your body? >> tyler florence has come out with a toddler line. it's 100% organic. it's about $3.55 for a one serving for your toddler, and it's got all the right nutrients, and protein and that he or she needs for healthy growth. >> looks like somebody already took a taste. >> what's interesting is there's mac and cheese, with butter nut squash. >> and this crib -- >> jenny mccarthy is our last up and she has really dedicated to bringing lower price point nontoxic baby products onto the market. you can get this at target. it's a five piece contributing set, again at target. and it's all nontoxic and a portion of her proceeds also go to her charities, one of them being generation rescue. >> all right, elizabeth. thank you so much. great list of things to try out.

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temperatures will be a little bit warmer than normal through the southeast. below normal temperatures from the plains across the great lakes into the northeast and new england. >> good morning. it will feel like winter on this monday. the temperatures will be in the 40's but it will feel like it is in the 30's >> and that's your laetest weather. >> all right, al, thank you. if you find yourself humming the music at the end of each episode at the end of the nbc smash show "smash" good news, the show's soundtrack it coming out may 1st. >> and here to tell us more is one of the stars. megan, good morning. >> good morning. >> this is very exciting.

tell us about this. >> well our soundtrack is coming out and it's got about 13 of the songs that have been on the air already. and then the ones that will come after will be released subsequently on itunes. >> do you just break into song like that all the time. >> did i sing? was i singing? yeah, no, yeah. i can't help it. >> what is going on with your character, ivy? of course she had the marilyn monroe part and she kind of lost her voice a little bit, and what's going on? >> so like a movie star. >> it is. >> yeah, and it's kind of like the ultimate split. what can you do? you can't compete? i can't compete with uma thurman and she's fantastic on the show. and yeah, a bit of a mess. >> right now. >> right now. >> she's going to get it together? >> it's going to get a little worse before it gets better. >> ooh. do tell. >> so -- >> and -- >> yes.

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>> reporter: 58-year-old rita crundwell, the city's comptroller for decades, arrested for allegedly misappropriating a whopping $30 million. a lot of money for a town with an annual budget of just $9 million a year. >> it's devastating for this community. rita is well-liked in the community, and we just find it hard to believe. >> reporter: while crundwell earned some $80,000 a year, she owned a sprawling home on the outskirts of town, and a large horse farm just down the road. she's one of the nation's leading breeders of champion quarterhorses. >> she's just so much fun to show. >> reporter: messages posted on the win scythe gohorseshow.com were critical. i guess the folks she showed against will no longer refer to her as rich rita, but now refer to her as madam madoff one said. among the items seized by federal agents, seven trucks and trailers, three pickup trucks, a ford thunderbird convertible, and a $2 million motor home.

inside books on first, residents were in shock. >> how could you not catch it? $30 million is a lot of money. >> reporter: the allegations of misappropriation were first made when another employee filling in while crundwell was away noticed six-figure sums being transferred into a suspicious account. >> it's just -- everybody's gasping. at least i am. >> after you get to be a certain age, kevin, nothing really surprises you a whole heck of a lot. >> reporter: crundwell has been charged with wire fraud. neither she nor her court-appointed attorney has commented on the case. >> that was nbc's kevin tibbles reporting. and crundwell is now free on a $4500 bond but a judge has forbidden her from selling any of that property and that includes any of the prize quarterhorses. >> all right. >> can't believe they didn't notice that money missing. >> you stole $30 million and you voenl a bond of $4500. not bad. still to come this morning

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and get a free double chocolate chip cake. this morning on "today's beauty," simply the best. it's been an exhaustive eight months for in style's beauty team working hard to round up the annual best beauty buys. here with the top picks, instyle's beauty director. amy, good morning. >> good morning. >> always love when you guys are here. let's start off with the eye shadows and l'oreal wins for your top category there. >> right, l'oreal has amazing shadows because the pigments are so intense. color is very vibrant. comes in 35 long wear shades so it won't smudge. will stay on all day.

>> and it's affordable. so that's even better. drugstore. over here the exude lip cream infused with vitamin c and e. why did this make the list? >> this is a really cool product. it's a category of its own. you can see it looks like a lipstick. >> right. >> but inside it's a cream. so it kind of has the pigment of a lipstick but it's very moisturizing. >> you twist it and you get the perfect amount? >> exactly. never makes a mess. very user friendly. >> now this one is a little bit of of a splurge but people swear by this system when it comes to skin care. >> especially determine tomgss. it uses ultrasonic waves so it's extremely gentle. you can use it every day, will give you an amazing, glowy complexion and will help any of your anti-aging products absorb better. >> it's got the brush and you just use that with the product. there you go. over here, dr. dennis age erase recovery mask. tell us about this. >> this is a great product to use if you're going to a party, you just want an instant glow. it's self-heating so it warms up. it feels amazing and helps the

product absorb better so it gives you this dewey, radiant complexion. >> you can use this every day as well? >> once a week. >> okay. all right. now if you need a little boost speaking of radiant complexion, the vitamin c boost, booster c powder, perfect for $35, right? >> right. this is something you would use every day. it's a powder as you can see. the reason that's important is because vitamin c is notoriously unstable. so be keeping it in a powder and using it fresh every day it keeps it very stable and very potent. >> you put a little water to it? >> you put a little bit into your moisturizer or sunscreen, gives it extra antioxidant boost. >> and over here tell me about this product. a moisturizer with spf but it's great for people with acne? >> it's a mineral sunscreen. i love this because it's completely noncomedogenic, it's very sheer. and that's rare in a mineral sunscreen. you can put it on with absolutely no feeling like you're wearing a mask. >> spf 46, too. so that's really good. all right, over here,

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>> wow. >> this is a product that so many hair stylists swear by. a little goes a long way. instantly reduces frizz without weighing it down. >> nice glossy sheen to your hair, too. and over here zoya for nail polish. this is an eco nail polish, right? >> that's right. it's a green nail polish. natalie portman's manicurist used it on her when she was pregnant. no formaldehyde, no toxic chemicals, and it comes in an amazing array of really vibrant colors. very fashion forward. and also it lasts really well. no chipping. >> i love all the colors, oranges and greens. beautiful. and last but not least organic body lotion. now this is only i believe $12 at drugstores? >> that's right. and if there's one area of your beauty routine you may want to go green, body lotion is a great place to start. it's something that you aply on large parts of your body, use it every day. this absorbs instantly, very cosmetically elegant. it's really a wonderful product. >> excellent.

we look forward to trying all of these. amy, thank you so much. coming up, add being a little spice to your steak and potato dinner. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning in "today's kitchen," what's on the menu? meat and potatoes. >> and we're making a spiced steak that can easily be prepared even in my kitchen. >> david is the chef and owner of the hot manhattan restaurant and the author of the new book "hero food" how cooking with delicious things can take -- >> make us heroes? >> that's right. exactly. >> this is terrific. >> you're doing a hanger steak, a nice spice rub included and we're all kind of like interested in this because you're using pomegranate seeds? >> these are some dried pomegranate seeds which everybody knows they're

wonderful antioxidants but they also give a nice, acidic punch to the meat. >> where do you find them? >> mideast earn grocers, a lot of gourmet stores have them, too. i'm going to add them with in with some core yanter, fennel seed that's ground up and sesame seed. just mix these guys together. >> why do you like a hanger steak. >> the hanger steak is an amazing cut. we kind of call it a butcher's cut. it's a cut most people didn't know about until recently. it sort of hangs down from the diagram and it's really, really rich and has a lot of flavor but it's inexpensive. and it cooks in very, very little amount of time. >> very flavorful. >> get this guy crusted up a little bit and go right onto the grill. we've got one there that's searing up. >> completely dry. >> just a few minutes on each side because it's not a really big piece of meat and it doesn't have very much fat. it's nice to serve it on the rare side. a little rare, medium rare, keep it just really simple. >> we can do this indoors or out? >> you can do it on the grill

outside or inside as we're doing here. you get that -- >> does that change the cook time? >> depends how hat it is. outside if you're going to put the lid down it's going to get a lot hotter. >> the potatoes. >> we're going to serve this with mashed potatoes. we're going to make these a little bit interesting and a little lighter. using a yukon gold potato. >> they make the best mashed. >> cooking through and then instead of doing butter or cream we're going to use olive oil and i like to balance it out -- >> it's healthier that way? >> and i'm going to add in some lemon juice. >> muscle, tamron. >> well, these need cooking more. >> the gun show is out. >> bam, bam. >> and we're going to put in -- some fresh horseradish. a little olives. and this is olive right here. >> don't they make some kind of electric gadget -- >> and the olives -- >> can you pass that over here? >> driesell that. >> that will make it softer. give me some more olive oil. >> that's good. >> okay.

>> you're going to persist -- >> look -- >> a lot of work -- >> luckily for tamron. >> we're going to finish it up with chives. and then this is the dressing. it's really important, if you don't let it rest it's going to go all over the place. if you look at this. see the grain going like that. it's a little bit chewy. we want to cut across the grain. the grain is going this way. i'm going to cut in thin slices against the grain. that will make it a little bit less chewy. >> look how juicy that is. >> that is beautiful. >> and this is, you know, this is really easy. and it's good, organic, grass red grain finished beef. >> what's the salad about? >> then the salad, this one you can finish right here on the mashed potatoes, olive oil and a little bit of sea salt. >> good. >> and then the salad is really yummy. sugar snap pea salad with shaved radishes and fresh ricotta and some mint to make it a little fresh. and this is another one of my favorite spices, it's a really

not that spicy, kind of a sweet pepper. obviously from ahelpo, originally. and it goes really, really well, to kind of lighten things up. >> there's your deviled eggs. >> our version, they have an almond romesco sauce, toasted almonds, garlic, peppers in there. and then -- >> thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> still to come, jack black is sticking around with hoda and kathie lee. >> after your local news. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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