good morning. severe spring storms. millions under siege for a third straight day. heavy rains, dangerous hail, and strong winds. in texas, the weather so bad one band was forced off the stage in the middle of its set, and dylan says it is not over yet. breaking overnight. an out-of-control wildfire in southern california. more than 300 homes evacuated already. firefighters from across that region working to slow the flames. hiding history? ben affleck coming under fire this morning after an e-mail revealed that in that sony attack -- in that sony hack claiming the star asked the tv show to leave out the fact that his ancestors may have owned slaves. and rock legends. music's biggest stars join

forces honoring the newest inductees in the rock 'n' roll hall and fame. beatles reunite. ♪ with a little help from my friends ♪ >> an emotional evening for honorees as they reflect on the careers that made them stars. we have some of the highlights today, sunday, april 19th 2005. welcome to "today" on this sunday morning i'm peter alexander in for our friend in for lester holt. >> and i'm sheinelle jones in with dylan dreyer. >> how about that rock 'n' roll hall of fame? >> we're going to get a chance to see all may 30th on hbo. a couple of the beatles reuniting. joan jett stevie wonder green day celebrated as well. >> a lot of everything there.

erica is in new york's central park this morning along with natalie morales and 10,000 other women who are all off and running in the more fitness shape half marathon. the race is just starting. before the ladies took off, erica, natalie and the women of "today" sent us this. >> we are here in central park and we are so excited with a lot of our run for "today" women. back there in the studio you will recognize a lot of faces behind us they're a number of our "today" show coworkers and a lot of the people natalie and i have profiled over the last six or eight weeks to introduce you to different stories of why people run for "today." >> this is a wonderful event. over 10,000 women participate here at the more shape fitness marathon. it is an incredible event, all about women empowerment and the girl so we're super excited. there are first timer, people who have done it probably more

times than they can count. we have walkers, we have runners. there's literally a reason for everybody to be here and involved. it's all about girl power. we're excited to bring it to you. we're going to bring you a little bit more from the course coming up in just a bit. >> beautiful day today run, too. >> perfect day. >> we'll check in with erica a little later. >> we'll begin with our top story. a third straight day of severe weather in the south. nice here. not so nice in other parts of the country. dylan's here with the forecast. >> it has been brutal in the south. thousands of people lost power in texas yesterday. the strong winds knocking out power lines in the dallas area. and in austin check out what happened during a local concert. that's the rock band manchester orchestra. they were forced off the stage because of the heavy winds knocking down the stuff that was on the stage. knocking down the tents above them as well. in oklahoma hail was the big story. we had reports of tennis ball and baseball sized hail in parts of the plains.

especially the southern plains. bouncing off the streets. chunks of ice just falling from the sky. unfortunately, this is the setup we're looking at today, where we could see just a little further to the east now, eastern oklahoma eastern texas, in to most of arkansas northern louisiana where we could see again lark hail perhaps up to two inches in diameter. we could also see wind gusts up near 65 miles per hour. a few strong storms this morning. these are going to fire up again later this evening and into tonight. we do have to keep an eye out for some of the hail and winds. yesterday we saw winds up near 65 miles per hour. we could see them up near 75 miles per hour today. >> going to be another interesting day for a lot of people across that area. thanks dylan very much. we're here with sheinelle. a look at one of the major headlines. a frightening scene at the campus in delaware. >> this morning police are searching for the gunman who opened fire there. this was at delaware state university overnight. the shooting happened at a university sanctioned cookout on campus saturday night. three peopju

now to southern california where firefighters are battling a raging wildfire. the fire broke out saturday evening and has already burned through at least 175 acres triggering a mandatory evacuation of some 300 homes overnight. now to the vatican where pope francis used his sunday mass to speak out on a developing story in the mediterranean sea. some 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off libya overnight. the pope says the international community must take swift action to avoid more of these tragedies. it's being called one of the worst in the region's migrant crisis. defense attorneys for the tulsa sheriff who fatally shot an unarmed suspect have released some of his training records. robert bates' attorney released a document saturday which reportedly suggests the 73-year-old was properly trained in firearms. bates told matt lauer he was certified for the volunteer sheriff's deputy position and to prove it bates says he mistook

his gun for his taser and killed eric harris earlier this month. he is charged with manslaughter. now to the growing outrage over a disturbing image circulating online of a dead cat. what's even more stunning is what the woman in the photo does for a living. again we must warn you, the image is disturbing. >> reporter: the photo posted on facebook and now seen around the world is graphic. a woman, who's a veterinarian seen holding a cat with an arrow in its head. the caption reading, my first bow kill lol. the only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through its head. vet of the year award gladly accepted. now the sheriff in austin county texas, says he's investigating the case calling the image disturbing and vowing to get to the bottom of it. >> i thought it was pretty sick that she, being in her profession, put that on facebook and then bragged about it. >> reporter: the woman, kristen lindsay, has already been fired from the clinic where she works but the sheriff notes he can't make an arrest just based off a photo on social media. still the image continues to

draw outrage. >> it's disgusting. this is horrible. >> the disturbing photo is now removed from her facebook page as numerous online petitions call for a tougher punishment for the vet. ben affleck's name has surfaced in newly disclosed e-mails stemming from the sony hack attack. according to e-mails published online by wikileaks affleck asked pbs not to reveal he had a slave owning ancestor in documentary series "finding your roots." the episode aired in october without this information. pbs says they didn't sensor they just found he had more interesting ancestors. the e-mail was exposed when pbs asked sony how to handle affleck's request. affleck has not issued an official response to the story. and a comeback for 18-time olympic gold medalist michael . phelps took home the 100 meter freestyle at the arena pro swim series in arizona saturday beating rival ryan lochte by less than a tenth of a second. earlier lochte captured the 200

meter. this was phelps first time since he was banned following his second drunk driving arrest. >> the phelps lochte rivalry is probably one of the best ones we've witnessed in that sport forever. >> makes it fun to watch, doesn't it? >> another story today, over the last few weeks we've reported a lot of stories highlighting split second decisions police officers have to make. body cameras are increasingly rolling catching this on camera. the results can be teddy sometimes. but as stephanie gosk reports a case in ohio has a lot of people praising one officer for his restraint. >> get your hands up! get your hands up right now! >> reporter: body camera rolling, gun drawn, rookie officer jesse peters confronts a possibly dangerous suspect. >> stop. stop right there. >> reporter: police suspect the man murdered two people earlier that day and he's not listening to a word kidder says. >> get back. get back. >> shoot me. >> get your hands out of your

pocket now. no man, not gonna do it. >> i was trying to open a dialogue. i don't want to shoot you, just get on the ground. but he wasn't having it. >> reporter: kidder an iraq war veteran, said his military training helped him keep a level head. >> i'm thinking at this point that if he goes into attack i will have to use deadly force to defend myself. >> reporter: the incident took less than a minute caught on a body cam kidder chose to wear on his own after the shooting of michael brown in ferg san, missouri. across the country the use of body cameras is up. like in tulsa, oklahoma this week when a volunteer deputy says he mistook his gun for a taszer. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: and this police shooting in st. louis on friday. >> why are you carrying a knife? >> reporter: police say a suspect with a knife charged officers worried for their safety, they sh but videos are open to different interpretations. and some worry cameras may hold back officers. >> increasingly cops are going

to wonder before they take that final step in to very difficult situations that put them into harm's way on what the outcome if it ends badly? >> reporter: in ohio it ended . >> i wanted to be absolutely sure before i used deadly force. >> reporter: life and death decisions now exposed more than for "today," stephanie gosk nbc news new york. now to politics where republicans are on the attack in new hampshire setting their sights on democratic candidate hillary clinton who is set to arrive tomorrow. chuck todd of course is moderator of "meet the press" and he's joining us this sunday morning. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, peter. >> so i just got back from new hampshire as we both witnessed. a lot of fiery speeches up there. you got about 19 republican presidential prospects. they have at least one thing in common that's their desire to defeat hillary clinton. everybody testing out their best attack lines right now. i get that strategy. at what point do they distinguish themselves from one another? >> it's interesting when you attack hillary clinton, if you're marco rubio or scott walker or ted cruz some of the

same lines that you might use to attack hillary clinton could be effectively in going after jeb bush. to me that's been the most fascinating thing of watching the week progress as she's gotten in and announced her candidate, and you've heard sort different republicans testing out different ways to go after hillary clinton, it's the generational charge the past there's the future argument that marco rubio articulated that you just sit there and go how is jeb bush going to handle this? in many ways it feels as if there are 18 candidates that have a message they're comfortable going after hillary clinton and then there's jeb. >> that was clearly a message resonating there this weekend. we know that hillary clinton is arriving in new hampshire tomorrow monday it's a place where she was successful in 2008 against then-senator barack obama. in a wa she focused on small, intimate gatherings. again in hu hampshire is that strategy working for her? >> i think it would work better if they truly were unscripted moments in the small gatherings.

i think the, you know they gave themselves opportunity last week to have some spontaneity. to have interactions with everyday americans, i guess as opposed to every other day americans out there. but, they never took advantage of it. the infamous security camera footage at chipotle at this point she never interacted with anybody. the whole point of breaking out of a bubble actually use it. use the opportunity. they didn't do it. i'll be curious to see if she's a little more unscripted and where there maybe is some actual unplanned stops where she just interacts with ordinary new hampshire residents. >> she gets there not too many hours from now. we look forward to seeing you on "meet the press" this morning as governor terry mcauliffe and john kasich of ohio join us this morning. dylan's back now with a check of the rest of the country's forecast. >> we are going to see a pretty stormy day in the southeast. we'll see storms this morning and another round redevelops later on this afternoon and evening. that yellow area that's where we could see our strongest

good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your sunglasses and be prepared to enjoy another beautiful spring day. not as hot as yesterday. we'll be in the 60s this afternoon. sunshine today, and you'll need your umbrella tomorrow. the rain first thing in the morning. could see some breaks of sunshine in the afternoon, before storms come through monday night, topping out at 70 on monday. clearing out for tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday. we'll be a bit cooler and sunshine saturday, a high of 60. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. now to a somber anniversary of a horrific event 20 years ago today. this country witnessed one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism when timothy mcveigh detonated a truck packed with explosives outside the murrah federal building in oklahoma . 168 people were killed on that terrible d. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in oklahoma city this morning with more on the anniversary. kelly, good morning.

>> good morning, sheinelle. today this is a very peaceful place that honors those 168. including 19 children who were killed. there were also about 700 people who were injured. i was here back in 1995 covering the bombing for "today." and coming back 20 years later, we reconnected with some of the survivors who are dealing with the lasting effects. for jim and claudia denny, the oklahoma city bombing fills an entire family scrapbook. back in 1995 when a truck bomb destroyed the federal building their son brandon and daughter rebecca were inside the day-care center. >> for me personally the bombing took part of my heart. >> reporter: brandon suffered serious brain trauma. a dozen surgeries, and years of treatment followed. >> look at that with your name on it.

>> reporter: today, his body and speech are still affected. but at 23 he has a part-time job. >> brandon's a person of few words but the love that comes from him is overwhelming. daughter rebecca's recovery was ex exyating. she was shredded by glass and debris. but 20 years later. happy news. >> she's graduating from college in may. getting married in june. >> can you believe that? >> i know. my babies are getting older. >> reporter: back in 1996 the dennys were invited to the clinton white house to celebrate the kids' recovery. >> they're just down to earth. >> reporter: but years of medical leads led to financial ha >> so you have to start your new world, and we did. and we started over. >> reporter: back in 2003 when he was 10, i visited another of the day-care center kids p.j. allen.

do you ever wonder why you were the one to survive? >> because god has plans for me. >> how was that? >> reporter: today p.j. is a college student, with dreams of running his own hotel. the damage to his lungs and breathing is still a daily challe >> i don't hide it. i'm one of the children that made it >> reporter: p.j. brandon and rebecca are three of the six kids who were in the day-care center who lived through it. this morning at precisely 9:02 there will be 168 seconds of silence. all of the names will be read. you may hear bagpipes in the background. and president clinton will be the final speaker tod >> thank you, kelly. it's a beautiful memorial. >> it is. it's one of the most beautiful memorials in this country and as she said a very peaceful place. so different than it was 20 years ago. >> up next on "today," why some stores are getting so excited for the new royal baby. that's right after

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the big question is out there, when will kate give birth to the next prince or princess? in england the royals are always big business of course. retailers say they sell out immediately any time kate or baby george wears an outfit in public. so they're hoping for the same thing with baby number two. of course they are. nbc's kelly cobiella is in london this morning with more. kelly,

>> good morning, peter. first for the potential losses unfortunately. there are now so many bets on a baby girl named alice that the bookies stand to lose about a quart ir -- three quarters of a million dollars if that bet is right. but the economy as a whole stands to gain especially the business of baby wear. a striped polo and elastic band shorts never looked so good. so sold so fast. he prince george wore that sailboat jump suit. so this is the famous outfit? rachel riley's british designs went global. >> we weren't aware that he was going to wear it. so it was a lovely surprise. he has made traditional clothes fashionable agai >> reporter: we've heard about th she's seen in it. it sells out. the princess before her, diana, was a fashion icon. now, whatever george wears turns to gold.

and it's not just clothes. a royal baby is big business, from specialty sweets. >> you have this gorgeous collection. >> reporter: to brit george's birth boosted retail sales in britain by $365 million in just two months. a new baby could add $100 million. uncle harry, away in use trailial for the military has joked about his brother having a little girl. would you rather see a girl baby or a boy baby? >> a girl. >> we're hoping for a girl. >> reporter: the up and coming brand, i love gorgeous, only makes clothes for girls. are you crossing your fingers for a princess? >> of course. we have everything crossed here. we're desperate for it to be a girl. >> princess shoes. oh. oh. >> reporter: they've already seen an uptick in interest from the u.s. on their website. >> george's little sailor romper. >> exactly. >> only for a girl. >> it only takes one picture to change a company's fortunes.

>> websites crash, sales go mad, reorders happen. i mean the impact is just unbelievable. you can't find it. >> reporter: prince george is living proof. and of course there are cookies, as well. the cookie company biscuiteers already has their special edition, special delivery cookies out. they sell them whole, of course. peter a box of 16 will set you back about $65. >> better make sure that doesn't crack when you fly back over the pond. heldly thank you so much for that. you know when kate wears something it sells out immediately. a baby princess alice perhaps, it could happen like that. >> everybody thinks it's a girl don't you think? >> i need a pair of those blue jeans. still to come -- >> you wore them yesterday. >> i did. careful. coming up on a sunday edition of "today," the designer crashing you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like the poster child for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal...

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with a well-known designer selling broething in a major retailer. the designer has a discounted line of iconic dresses and this morning that's causing target's website to crash. >> dylan has more over in the orange room. >> lily pulitzer is a go-to uniform. worn by fashion icons like jackie kennedy. she's partnered now with target for a discounted version of the line. a move that proved so popular it crashed the retailers website this morning. when dresses like this almost immediately sold out. now, folks took to twitter obviously to vent their frustration. writing beyond blank that i wasn't able to get anything from the lily pulitzer collection released from target. got up early to shop for lily pulitzer. nothing at all is available, bummer. obviously people want this but they're upset they can't get it. guys? >> little girls like it when i'm shopping for a used car, i want to be comfortable. i don't want an aggressive salesperson breathing down my neck pressuring me into a decision.

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8:26. good morning everyone. i'm ted greenberg. lots of sunshine again today. meteorologist bill henley is here with a first alert forecast. >> we're enjoying that sunshine right now, ted, and will warm temperatures up a bit, not to yesterday's level. when it hit 81 degrees, philadelphia yesterday afternoon, the warmest of the year so far. today with sunshine the temperatures have started to move up. it's 56 degrees in philadelphia wilmington northeast philadelphia, middle 40s for the pocono mountains, with sunshine and an easterly breeze the temperatures will warm but not quite as quickly as yesterday. 58 degrees at 10:00. by 1:00 in the afternoon, those easterly winds at 14 miles an hour continue. we'll see a few more clouds around later this afternoon. this morning, police are lacking for at least one gunmen in connection with a triple shooting at delaware state university. the school is in dover kent county. officials there told students living on campus to stay in their dorms. the school's president says the gunfire erupted last night during a fraternity sorority

cookout approved by the university. authorities say a fight broke out right before the shooting. the three victims are in stable condition. we're working to find out if they are students. campus police describe the shooter as a man with short dreadlocks, he's 5'9" to 5'11" and wearing a tan and blue long-sleeved t-shirt and white sneakers. the investigators say the gunmen was driving a dark-colored four-door vehicle. a live report on that coming up at 9:00. i'm ted greenberg. more of the "today" show is coming your way next. have a great sunday.

hey guys it is an absolutely perfect day in central park. and a great day to be a part of this incredible race. look at all these people. >> there go erica and some of her close e friends running strong in today's women's half marathon. >> she's doing gre. >> support your -- the poor camera person back pedaling. i think that was a self-ee. >> it is a beautiful day to run outside. we're back on this sunday morning, april 19th outside with some great people on a gorgeous spring morning. >> we're going to have a lot to get to this morning including some of the headlines. a third straight day of severe weather is expected today, bringing strong thunderstorms and the possibility of tornadoes to millions in the south.

thousands of people were plunged into darkness on saturday when the heavy winds knocked out power lines in the dallas area. >> and as many as 800 firefighters are on the scene in southern california battling a massive wildfire. 300 homes have been evacuated. the fire was only 30% contained. >> also a tragic anniversary today in oklahoma city. and around the country. 20 years ago, 168 people were killed when a bomb went off at the murrah federal building. a remembrance ceremony will be held today. still to come in this next half hour we'll introduce you to a group of people who will be running the boston marathon tomorrow for a very important reason after losing a colleague just months ago, they decided that one of the best ways they could honor him is to run for him and his family. we'll share their story. >> also ahead a first person account of what it's like to be in the passenger seat of a race car. kerry sanders, he always seems to get the fun assignments, going 170 miles an hour with legend mario andretti. we're going to talk to kerry in

just a few minutes. he may be a little bit hoarse this morning. apparently he was screaming. >> i've never heard a man- >> he's got a pretty good soprano. >> a little bit later a very special brunch on the plaza with the one and only chef marcus samuelson. we are so excited to have him with us. he's brought some friends with him to make this brunch. smells so good. let's begin with the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in cleveland last night. as so many of music's greatest acts were inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. everyone from joan jett to ringo starr and green day. it was definitely a late night for all including our john yang. he's in cleveland this morning, john, good m. >> good morning, sheinelle. a late night but oh, what a night and what a group of inductees, joan jett her black leather outfit. green day the drum kit they set on fire at a concert in washington, stevie ray von's butterscotch guitar. and of course the main attraction the closing act, ringo starr. last night cleveland really did

rock. ♪ 45 years to the month after four fab friends went their separate ways the last two surviving beatles were back in tune. ♪ >> it just is something so special. >> reporter: paul mccartney inducting ringo starr into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. >> it's been an incredible journey for me you know with these three guys. >> reporter: for today, the drummer was a man of few words. >> talk to the "today" show? >> would i? i would. thank you very much i'm john yang. >> have a great day. have a great day. >> reporter: or a green day. >> like my record collection is actually sitting in this room. >> reporter: after walking the red carpet lead singer billy joe armstrong celebrated being inducted into the hall of fame wi ♪ new generation ♪

>> reporter: another honoree, joan jett one of the pioneer women of hard rock who said she was told that women couldn't rock. >> when i saw that standing ovation at the beginning i was ov >> reporter: singer/song writer john honors the late stevie ray vaughn including his brother and former band mate jimmy vaughn. >> i used to have a fan, his life got cut short and you know it's happy and sad. >> reporter: john legend and stevie wonder teamed up on their version of the iconic hit "lean on me". ♪ when you're not strong ♪ >> reporter: the night ended with a hall of fame tradition, a jam session of the who's who of rock 'n' roll. ♪ the other inductees of the night, lou reed the paul butterfield blue's band and in the early influences category a band from the 1950s, the five

royales. sheinelle? >> love it. john yang thank you so much. >> is that amazing? john legend stevie wonder green day some of the beatles reunited. >> all in one place. >> everybody gets to see it again may 30th on hbo. you're here with another look at the forecast. >> yes. and i can i just tell you guys in massachusetts, there's my favorite pizza place, it's called the town spot pizza and my friends from the spot have brought me some pizza. ooh there is pizza in here. how you doing? >> good. >> in town for the weekend? >> yes, it's our 20th anniversary, and my daughter's birthday today. >> happy anniversary. happy birthday to her. i get pizza. we're all good. let's take a look at the weather going on across the country. we have a tornado watch until 3:00 this afternoon across the panhandle of florida. down through alabama and into southwestern georgia. that's where we're going to see the storms this morning. then later on this afternoon, and into this evening we're looking at another round of storms to develop. those could produce isolated tornadoes but hail and damaging wind gusts will be our biggest

threat in the orange area right through northern louisiana and eastern texas. now tomorrow we've got the boston marathon. good thing we're talking about massachusetts here. it's going to be a rainy one though. showers fill in through the morning, it's a little bit cool temperatures only in the 40s and winds will start to pick up through the day. an east wind kind of running into the wind there. tomorrow a chance of stronger storms through the mid-atlantic down through the southeast. but the middle of the country could dry ou that's a look at the weather across t. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your sunglasses and be prepared to enjoy another beautiful spring day. not as hot as yesterday. we'll be in the 60s this afternoon. sunshine today, you'll need your umbrella tomorrow. the rain first thing in the morning. could see some breaks of sunshine in the afternoon before storms come through monday night, topping out at 70 on monday. clearing out for tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday. we'll be a bit cooler and sunshine saturday a high of 60. have a great day.

>> and that's your latest forecast. >> a lot of sunday mornings start with cold pizza. >> up next would you have what it takes to get into a race car with a legend? we'll see how our kerry sanders did when he got in the hot seat. right after these messages.

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back now on a sunday morning with a rush of adrenaline that will definitely get you going this a.m. this is the toyota grand prix. long beach. they're going to race later today with a growing group of people enjoying the indy car series. >> it's neat. fans can walk right up to drivers and stars and take photos and selfies with them. our kerry sanders found that out firsthand in long beach. kerry, good morning to you. >> g #rideofmylife. at 75 years old, mario andretti is the elder statesman of this sport. you know so when he said kerry, get a suit and this was not a prop this is a real fire resistant suit i said okay let me get my breath because i know it's coming. but consider this he's won, taken the checkered flag 111 times. an amazing record. my checkered flag simply surviving 170 miles an hour.

it is one thing to watch indy cars on tv it's a whole other thing to suit up and then join the legend mario andretti. >> am i comfortable with you behind the wheels? despite the fact that you are mario andretti. >> i'm only 75 years old. i love myself more than anyone so i'm not going -- >> between the giddiness of being with the man who helped put this sport on the map and actually getting in the car, there is a moment of clarity. i just signed a waiver of liability because this is dangerous. >> here we go. >> okay mario, got my life in your hands here. oh we're so close to the wall. don't do that again. >> okay. we're now into the max stretch here. really opening it up. mamma mia! now we're up to top speed, up to 170 miles an hour. this is fun, i think.

there we go. i survived! i survived! thank you. it's at this point adrenaline gives way to reality. i'm a little wobbly. how close was my ride with you to the real real thing? >> i'd say 80%. >> 80%? >> yeah. >> okay. trust me, that's enough. just about the time you feel you're somebody for doing 170 miles per hour along comes a wake-up call. >> i would say yes. >> reporter: 79-year-old george lynn also a passenger at breakneck speed. was it fun? >> yes, it was. it was. i would do it again. >> reporter: the pace car hits 140 miles per hour. at the wheel, racing royalty. helio castroneves.

>> what do you tell a 10-year-old kid who wants to be where you are? >> it's the best toy ever. >> okay. my ride with mario andretti was only two laps three minutes. and all that screaming you heard, like a little girl. that was mario andretti's mike. >> was it screaming or squealing? i'm not quite sure. >> we're celebrating the rock 'n' roll hall of fame right now. you got a pretty good soprano yourself, my friend. >> like mamma mia! like that's not -- >> he's italian. >> your head was like a bobble head in there. your head okay this morning? >> yeah it's okay. it's a rough ride. but it's incredible. wow. >> it's still attached. that's the good news. kerry, that was very cool. welcome back to safe land there. >> there you go. more incredible for us to watch than for you to do that. by the way you can catch the 41st toyota grand prix at long beach coming up. >> we'll be back right after this

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a live look at central park where some of the fastest runners are just about halfway done with the more fitness shape women's half marathon.

another big race is taking place tomorrow. the 119th boston marathon. many people will be racing in honor or memory of someone. >> and in particular for one group this race will be a little bit raw still. it was just four months ago that their friend and colleague was gunned down. but it didn't take them long to decide to lace up and run boston for him, and for his family. erica has their story. >> it was amazing how happy he was at this time of this life. everything has sort of come to the. >> reporter: from the time he was a little boy, mike davidson wanted to be a doctor. a proud family man, his talent and success as a surgeon stood out at boston's brigham and women's hospital. as did his compassion. >> he truly, truly cared. and was intensely invested in his patients. >> reporter: mike davidson took on some of the most challenging, risky cases, determined to help. >> that's what makes this whole situation even more ironic is that he was one of those people

who spent that extra time. >> reporter: on january 20th, dr. davidson spent nearly 40 minutes with the son of a former patient who died two months earlier as a result of a pre-existing illness. despite that her son blamed dr. davidson for the death and had come to the hospital with a plan, and a gun. he shot michael davidson twice. then took his own life. staff rushed to the operating room where colleagues and friends, including dr. charles nyman were trying desperately to save dr. davidson's life. >> it's probably the hardest day of my professional career. i think about it more than i want. but i hope you know with the running, that i'll think about >> reporter: dr. nyman is one of ten colleagues running the boston marathon this year in memory of dr. mike davidson. the group came together quickly, with barely enough time to train, but anxious to find some way to honor their friend, and to support his family.

davidson's wife was pregnant with the couple's fourth child when he was killed. mikayla, named for her father was born two weeks ago. >> you would like to think that if something like this happened to you, that a community would come together and help take care of your family. that's a huge motivation for us to do th. >> reporter: dr. davidson's father will be involved and along the route on marathon monday. just as he was five years ago, when his son ran the race to celebrate his 40th birthday. >> i'd like to think that michael is watching. and is is very grateful for what they're doing. in his memory. >> reporter: the team has raised more than $70,000 for davidson's family with donations coming in from around the wo >> here's a guy who was trying to do good, and you know for his his life to be taken in this manner it's unfathomable. >> i think it's easy for people

to want to try to do something to help. >> reporter: there are daily reminders of how much mike davidson touched this community. when you're walking around maybe having a tough day and you run into somebody who has that heart with his initials what does that do for you? >> just to see them sort of reminds you that there's an entire family here and that family is a sort of massive support and strength. >> reporter: reminders that will be pushing this team through each mile of the marathon, and the days to come. >> that was erica reporting. mike davidson would have been 45 today. that is such a powerful story. and i got goose bumps when you see his initials on the surgical cap. it's so nice to see them still celebrating his legacy. it's so clear these marathons go beyond just winning. people have so much meaning behind why they run. >> just ahead, chef marcus samuelson with a sunday morning brunch, after these messages. ♪ hi, tom.

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back now on a sunday morning with the teen choir of harlem. you can find them performing on sundays here at new york. marcus is also the co-founder of the harlem festival taking place next month. and this morning, i smell it already he's making an unbelievable brunch for us. brunch is big. good morning to you. >> it's great. you you like that? >> who doesn't like biscuits and gravy. >> i know you're coming to our harlem festival because it's local to you. >> absolutely. so where shall we start this morning. >> you look at the good stuff.

we have some biscuits and gravy which i love. a little chicken sausage, some corn some peas some good biscuits. and then we're going to find of pour some of the sauce on top. >> okay. >> and then we're going to -- do you cook? >> here's the thing. i love to cook. >> whoa whoa whoa. >> i have two 2-year-olds and a 5-year-old. so i don't have a lot of time. i would love to do this chicken and sausage -- chicken sausage major yummy thing. >> you have to try this. this is so delicious. and brunch should be like a blend between savory and sweet. >> you're savory and sweet, too. >> yeah. >> and -- >> what is this? >> bloody mary eggs. >> this is nice little tomato sauce with a little bit of heat. a little bit of spice to it. i'm going to add in the egg and just cook this egg, it's going to make a nice little hole like this. >> how did you even think of that? >> you know brunch food should be like you need a little bit of alcohol from the day above maybe. >> why not. >> you cook it o. you're looking -- >> oh, it looks fantastic. >> it looks good right?

>> uh-huh. >> then we're going to put this on top of corn bread. so that is just a good tomato sauce. basically leftover sauce, right. put in the eggs. going to season them up with a little bit of salt and pepper. >> okay. perfect camp bow there. >> so during the hard vem festival all the restaurants are going to be filled with great food great music, great arts. we have chefs such as melba, you know -- >> hearing about it. it's going to be big. >> so it's going to be a lot of fun. >> i want to try this one. can i try this one? >> you can. absolutely. >> let's do it. >> you like cornbread? >> who wouldn't. and here's the thing. when you have all the children that i have i like for someone else to cook. so you can come by any time and cook. it's easy easy easy recipe to do. >> yummy. >> you have a little corn bread. i'm just going to create some more platters. >> if you want to be a little healthier, a little lighter you

have this blueberry crunch granola, as well? >> that looks so good. >> let me try it. straight into the blueberry granola. >> hmm. this might be my new favorite. that's a good time. >> you should have some favorites for today. because -- >> this is so good. >> i heard it's somebody's birthday today. >> it is my birthday. and i'm meeting you on my birthday. i feel honored. >> happy birthday. >> yes, yes, yes! >> oh, my goodness. >> it's not breakfast in bed but it's made by marcus. >> what do you like? >> you put that on real quick. >> how did you know? >> they told us. >> i'm upset. it's my weakness. are you kidding me? >> we have three of them. >> did you make these, too? >> no. >> oh, my goodness. >> you're a busy man this morning. >> marcus made everything else. >> that's the good stuff. >> this way. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> oh, thank you so much. >> have a blessed day. >> you take the granola healthy thing, i'll take the cinnamon rolls. >> good times. thank yo >> hmm.

where am i going. >> you go wherever you want. it's your birthday. >> i can't think straight i'm seeing cinnamon rolls. >> chef marcus samuelsson. and the teen choir of harlem. thank you guys so much for being here. reminder by the way, tune in to "meet the press" ohio governor john kasich will join chuck a little bit later, as well. >> that does it for us on a sunday morning. one more bite of the cinnamon rolls. to erica and natalie and all the team run dag in central park, have a great day, everyb >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> so good. ♪ >> good. ♪ show me how ♪

right now on nbc 10 news today, police are looking for at least one gunmen following a college campus shooting in delaware. three wounded people are recovering this morning after gunfire breaks out at an annual cookout. in philadelphia a little girl is fighting for her life after a dog attacked her. now animal control is deciding what to do with that dog. take a live look outside at william penn atop city hall. we have sunshine today. it will warm up into the 60s. you may want to have an umbrella ready for your monday commute to work. good morning, everybody. welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm ted greenberg. thanks so much for being with us. just about 9:01 on thi