good morning. terror on top of the world. major aftershocks in nepal this morning amid frantic efforts to save those trapped in the rubble. where on mt. everest it is an unfolding disaster. at least 17 killed including at least two americans, one of them a google executive. this morning dozens of climbers remain trapped surrounded by avalanches. our team is on the ground l president hacked? new reports claim russian hackers were able to access a number of president obama's e-mails. sending the white house scrambling. just what did the hackers learn? and about the russians use it to th boiling point.

protests in baltimore over the death of a man while in police custody now turning violent. demonstrators breaking windows, vandalizing cars blocking intersections throughout the night. the city still on edge this morning for the wake of freddie gray. and it's comedian in chief. president obama got a few jokes at the correspondents' dinner. >> i was told john boehner's invited netanyahu to speak at my funeral. >> more highlights from the annual nerd prom today, sunday, april 26th, 2015. and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning, i'm erica hill. >> and i'm peter alexander in again this morning for lister hold alongside sheinelle jones

and dylan dreyer. we continue to see stunning pictures from the top of the world, mt. everest. as the avalanche took place that was the cloud of snow and debris. it hit the base camp at everest. we are witnessing new pictures of the aftermath. flattening part of the camp killing at least 17 people there. this was the deadliest day in more than -- nearly 100 years of expeditions at that location. utter destruction across. >> and it follows last year what had been the deadliest day last april, 16 sherpas killed there which hampered the climbing season. this morning des frat attempts to get to people. that is our top story. the devastating scene in nepal and on mt. everest. more than 2,000 are dead across the country. aftershocks shaking the region. so many people trapped in the rubble. climbers dead at everest base camp and trapped up higher in the danger zone. nbc's kelly cobiella is following it from london. we start off with her this

morning. >> good morning, erica. as you mentioned more than 2,000. about 2100 confirmed dead now. at least 17 of them on mt. everest. s number of missing unknown and the danger is still very real this morning. more strong aftershocks have triggered more avalanches on everest. and in kathmandu, the risk of more buildings falling as daylight broke over nepal, rescuers searched for miracles. survivors, in the endless rubble spread acr some were pulled out alive. but the number of dead and injured continues to c thousands are being treated at makeshift ho with at least 20 aftershocks rattling the region people are sleeping and living in streets and parks. on mt. everest, rescues are beginning. the quake struck at the height of the climbing season. and hundreds of climbers many westerners remain stranded at base camp and worried about aftershocks and more avala

>> pieces of ice from this glacier, and it didn't seem so good. seemed a little scary. >> reporter: climber daniel mazur tweeting aftershock at 1:00 p.m. pb horrible in camp one. avalanches on three sides. c1 a tiny island. we worry about icefall team below. alive? more than 1,000 were on the mountain when the main quake struck triggering a massive avalanche. some hiding behind boulders as the snow barre 17 are believed to have died making it the deadliest day in everest history. >> this is how we get ready for everest. >> among them google engineer dan freddenberg. it was his second everest trek. >> avalanche, come through camp. he seemed all right at first. and then he ultimately you know passed away. >> actress sophia bush once dated freddenberg. after hearing the news she tweeted there are no adequate

words. today i find myself attempting to pick up the pieces of my heart. today injured sherpas were brought off the mountain. but many are still waiting to hear whether their loved ones surv. some experts have been warning of a massive catastrophic earthquake in nepal for de with shoddy construction there in an area prone to strong shallow quakes erica they say it was a matter of when, not if. >> kelly cobiella for us this morning. thank you. >> and teams are now arriving in nepal. chief foreign correspondent richard engel just arrived in kathmandu. he and his team were rocked by an aftershock shortly after they got to the airport. richard, what can you tell us? >> peter, this is a city where people are now living on the streets. you can see behind me a park. in almost every green space, people are now set up tents. they brought their families. they brought cooking pots and they are living in these parks, on the sidewalks, in the streets, afraid to go back into their homes because there've

been many aftersho shortly after arrival today, it was a 6.7 aftershock. it lasted for about a minute. we were going through immigration, we had just landed at the airport, and suddenly the building started moving. the airport officials ran away. the police went to find safer cover. we did, as well. but then just a few minutes later it was back to business as usual, although with this fear that you could have more aftershocks, or even another major quake, and that's why so many peopl the same is also true for foreigners. there are not that many major hotels in the city. but the ones that are here that cater to foreign tourists are running in a state of semievacuation. they aren't allowing people to go up to their rooms. but they can stay in the lobby spaces. they can use the bathrooms. the hotels are bringing people water. but at night, just like the people here in the park the foreign tourists who are here are sleeping most of them out in

front of their hotel in the lawns, in the gardens. it is very difficult now to get in af kathmandu, get in and out of nepal. when we arrived at the airport we saw a line perhaps a kilometer long o locals who wanted to leave, and they were patiently waiting. this has been a very calm situation here. that i would say has been one of the most overwhelming things we noticed. everyone that people are nervous, but they are staying very cal >> richard engel. we appreciate your reporting from there. we're hearing as many as 400 foreigners may be trapped on mt. everest right now. one of the americans killed 61-year-old named tom kaplan. his wife from santa monica says it sounds trite but he literally died doing what he loved. >> we're learning so much about why the people were there. interesting though and good to hear from richard, you know we see so many times in the devastating aftermath how hard it can be. good to hear about the calm and everybody coming to the there. >> a worldwide effort to save

people there. other stories we're watching right now. one closer to home. >> in "the new york times" reporting president obama's e-mails were hacked by the russians. now that could obviously be a serious security breach nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has more on that for us this morning. kristen, good morning. >> erica, good morning to you. according to "the new york times" russian hackers swept up far more information from the white house's unclassified servers during a cyber attack last october than originally thought, even gaining access to some of the president's e-mails. now it is important to stress these were unclassified e-mails according to the "times." still the hackers could have gained access to sensitive scheduling information, e-mail exchanges with diplomats, and discussions about legislation. when asked about the "times" story the white house told me they have no comment at this point. now the hacking in october led to a partial shutdown of the white house e-mail system. the hackers appeared to have been kicked off the system by mid-october but continued to pose problems for the state department systems. this isn't the first time the

president has been hacked. back during the 2008 election hackers broke in to then-senator obama, and senator mccain's campaign computer systems, and now this latest incident raises serious questions about the security of the president's e-mails. one official telling me hackers try to break into the computer systems here at the white house almost every day, and countering that threat is an ongoing and pressing challenge. >> all right. kristen welker thank you. tensions are reaching a breaking point in baltimore with demonstrations there turning and again, at least a dozen arrests. fans at the orioles, red sox game forced to stay inside the ball park at camden yards while the violence outside raged. nbc's tom costello now with the ve >> in the streets of downtown baltimore violent clashes with police saturday as isolated pockets of demonstrators, several hundred in all, blocked intersections, smashed car windows, and store fronts

vandalized police cars and faced off against officers who responded in force, using pepper spray to push them >> freddie gray would not want this. >> one week after 25-year-old freddie gray died of a fatal spinal cord injury he suffered in police custody the week's peaceful protest ends in confrontation and arrest. >> i am profoundly disappointed to see the city to see the violence in our city this evening. >> reporter: the police department's strained relationship with the citizens on full display. police commissioner anthony bass was in the crowd trying to keep tempers in check, even holding hands. but batts himself has acknowledged that his department has a lot of work to do. >> we're a police department that faces many strug ups and many chall over the years we have had a number of incidents that have tarnished this badge and the reputation of >> reporter: a wake for gray is

set for later today, as the people on the streets are still asking how did freddie gray die? and who is respo? this city could be in for a long week. with police not expected to handle the results of their investigation to prosecutors until friday. for "today," tom costello nbc news baltimore. >> another long day in baltimore. we hope for peace on those streets. the stormy weather in the south that we talked so much about yesterday has led to tragedy during a sailboat race sheinelle is following that for us. >> good morning. at least four people are missing and one person is dead after a regatta accident in alab it happened saturday off dolphin island after a powerful storm tore through the sailing event, causing several boats to overnight, family members waited for word as coast guard crews searched for the missing boaters. more than 100 sailboats were on the water. a harrowing night for those who made it ou >> i really thought i was going . i mean, i was really scared

i thought the boat was going to sink. that would be the end. >> the storm knocked out power to more than 23,000 people in coastal al authorities are investigating a shoot-out at the minneapolis-st. paul police got a call saturday night about two suspicious people. when officers arrived the suspt was in a car and allegedly tried to run them over. they fired back. wounding the suspect, who was taken to no word on his injuries. police in washington, d.c. are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who attacked a man at a metro train station. watch as the suspect violently punches the 69-year-old victim who then collapses on the escalator. the victim was taken to the hospital where he is said to be okay this morning. the suspect was seen on multiple security cameras officials in chile say while the spectacular volcano is still active they no longer expect another blast. on saturday more flights were canceled as volcanic ash spread

as far as southern brazil this as authorities allowed 1500 people who evacuated to temporarily return to their homes to begin cleanup. in peru a huge find this week an enormous manta ray reportedly weighing a ton, and spanding 26 feet. it's almost not real, isn't and just a wooden boat one fisherman said they were completely taken by surprise when they felt the boat shudder and lurch and found the manta ray tangled in the net. and finally a dramatic chase involving that coyote on the streets of new york saturday. police officers chased the coyote for about an hour before finally capturing her using a tranquilizer dart. the coyote was then sent to the aspca. no word if it's the same coyote seen roaming the big apple several times earlier this did not want to be captured. >> had a good run of things for a little while. >> sheinelle, thanks. >> checking on the forecast.

>> finally no severe storms out there right now but we do have another chance of a round of strong storms through texas later on today. but much later on this evening, around 8:00 or so tonight. we do have yesterday's storm system finally exiting so we do have some rain back through virginia. but later on today we have to focus especially on this area where we could end up with a possibility of stronger storms not really tornados but large hail damaging wind gusts oklahoma through southwestern arkansas northwestern louisiana and most of texas. keep an eye out in the nor i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. you can see the flags are blowing, breezy conditions for us today. temperatures a bit warmer than what we saw yesterday, ranging between 62 and 65. more clouds at first, and plenty of sunshine as we head into the afternoon. your seven-day forecast shows a chance of showers heading into monday. similar temperatures still below average, but we start to warm back above average tuesday with plenty of sunshine by wednesday 70 degrees, and our next chance of rain on thursday.

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plenty of other people in the courtroom at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> a late night for kristen welker. she's back with us with a roundup of the night's funniest moments. there were a few to choose from. >> there were. this is always a great night. we're staying up a little late or early as the case may be. the annual white house correspondents' dinner is washington's biggest night. it's when hollywood comes to the nation's capital, and as is the case every year no one is spared from the sharp jabs of the comedians and the president hollywood met the press in washington marking the 101st year of the white house from tara lipinski and johnny weir to ashley judd and bradley cooper the stars turning the nation's capital in to tinseltown for a few hours. >> just because i'm a woman doesn't mean i'm going to go easy on you people. >> reporter: saturday night live's sicily strong wasn't afraid to take a few jabs at the president and touch on a hot button issue. >> your approval rating is at 48%. not only that your gray hair is at.

your hair is so white now, it can talk back to the p >> reporter: and with the 2016 race for the white house getting under way she asked those in attendance many journalists, to make a vow. >> i solemnly swear. >> i solemnly swear. >> not to talk about hillary's appearance. >> not to talk about hillary's appearance. >> becau >> reporter: but it was the commander and comedian kh chief who drew the most laughs also having some fun with his former secretary of state. >> i have one friend just a few weeks ago, she was making millions of dollars a year and she's now living out of a van in io. >> reporter: the president also touched on the troubles of the secret service. >> and they finally figured out a foolproof way to keep people off my law there it is. >> reporter: and couldn't resist another jab atten old rival who was again in att >> and donald trump is here.

still. >> reporter: it really was a lot of fun. there is a serious side to all of this. the correspondents' association gives away more than $100,000 in scholarship funds to aspiring journalists, and gives away several awards for excellence in journalism among those recognized last night "the new york times." and "washington post." some of our colleagues here peter pete erica, back to you. >> my favorite part last night when the president said i've got a bucket list with my presidency winding down. chimeate c. >> peter and i really enjoyed that one. >> a pretty good moment last night. still to come on a sunday edition of "today" it is national pretzel day. this morning we're putting pretzels to the test. this should be interesting. be right

who doesn't celebrate around here? it's happy pre. our "today" show logo made entirely of auntie anne's pretzels. since today is national pretzel day we thought we'd celebrate by learning how to make the twisty carbo leaded treat. >> mike is auntie anne's vice president. is it auntie or auntie. >> auntie anne's. >> we're auntie guys. >> whatever works for you. >> we're all on the same page today. >> we're on the pretzel team. >> in honor of national pretzel day i'm going to show you how to twist a perfect pretzel. you have dough in front of you. i'm going to show you how to do it. and then you're going to have a chance to do it on your own. bring it up we're going to leave your left hand completely still.

with the right hand we're going to start like a lassoing motion. you're going to get one twist and you simply drop the pretzel. you bring it down to seal it and you've got a pretzel. >> why does mine not look like >> you know what -- >> it's a style over there, right? >> that is very good! >> yours looks a lot better. >> mine is a light bulb. >> that's actually a very good pretzel for a beginner. >> thank you very much. >> this looks like -- >> dylan -- >> they taste delicious. >> yeah. >> what's your favorite topping to put on the pretzels? >> our love our almond pretzels cinnamon sugar, they're all so delicious. >> how many pretzels do you guys make in a year? >> about 98 million pretzels a year. >> 99 million? >> yeah we go through this process 98 million. >> all handmade? >> actually -- students would

cross their arms and they felt the shape of the pretzel mimicked that. >> so these have been around for a long time? >> absolutely. >> that's a lot of pretzels. >> will you do one more real quick? >> yeah here we go guys. >> people are going to try this. >> quick twist, drop your hands, form the pretzel. >> let me try it one more time. >> it's backwards, but really good. >> i wanted everybody to be able to see. >> boom. >> i did it. >> no. >> oh. >> you got it. >> thank you, sheinelle. >> and then we'll bring them out and we'll show you what they look like once they're made. >> i'm proud that we tried this today. >> thanks for being with us. >> t >> we're going to be -- >> we've got plenty more coming up right after this break. still to come on "today," the espn reporter caught on camera

it's a money maker. i mean, i just feel like our children are paying the price for these high stakes tests and their teachers are stressed out about it. so, teachers aren't benefiting. they're not getting information from these tests that are helpful for teaching. kids aren't benefiting because they don't even know what they got right or wrong. they just know that they feel really bad about it. parents aren't benefitting because i don't get any more information about my child. so the only people that could possibly be benefitting from this are corporations who are making the tests and selling the tests.

good morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 8:30. meteorologist brittney shipp is watching the weekend weather for us. a little bit cool out there, brittney. >> yeah cool and cloudy start, but as we head into the afternoon, we'll see more sunshine. temperatures will get closer to average. our average is 67 this time of year. we'll warm into the low 60s. there's a look outside right now at the flags on top of the aramark building. it's a breezy start, temperatures at 49 in philadelphia, 47 in millville, and 46 in atlantic city. over the next eight hours, our temperatures will push into the 50s by 10:00 a.m. 54. by 1:00 p.m. 59 degrees, and by 4:00 p.m. 53. our range today between 62 and 65 wind speeds out of the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. new this morning, two people were seriously injured after a minivan and a car collided in the cobbs creek neighborhood of philadelphia. the crash happened early this morning on walnut and south 52nd

streets. the impact knocked down a traffic pole. the cause of this crash is under investigation. happening now, hundreds of families are taking part in an event that raises money to help premature babies survive and thrive. it's the march of dimes, march for babies. this is a live look at the philadelphia museum of art, where today's 5k run and four-mile walk begins and ends. the event officially kicks off in just a few moments. i'm rosemary connors. brittney and i will see you right back here in 30 minutes for news at 9:00.

please not be judgmental on the way that people dress because it's the way of it's a form of self-expression. >> this morning a real treat for you, some of social media's biggest new stars are joining us. they have millions of people watching them every day this morning as we kick off a special series called viva today celebrating hispanic culture. we are going to introduce you to some of them. we're back on this sunday morning, april 26th, 2015. the final sunday of the month, may just around the corner. time is flying. great crowd out here on rockefeller plaza. thanks to everybody for waking up early. gorgeous out here. >> i know they are. >> quiet. >> now we got them started. we're going to take a quick look at this morning's headlines.

aftershocks rocking nepal this morning a day after that massive earthquake killed more than 2,000 people. that number is growing. on mt. everest at least two americans were among the dead in the wake of an avalanche that tore through base camp. and a large number of climbers there are trapped. perhaps as many as 1,000. even higher on the mountain their route blocked by debris. demonstrations in baltimore turned violent on saturday leading to at least a dozen arrests in that city. more than 1200 police officers were dispatched to help calm the crowd. a wake for freddie gray will be held later today. and four people still missing this morning one person dead after their sailboat capsized in mobile alabama. the sailors were taking part in a regatta. officials say bad weather in that area is to blame for that dead still to come in this half hour of "today," we're just days away from nik wallenda's latest stunt. the stuntman will be walking on the orlando eye. but get this?

he cannot use his balancing pole this time. we're going to get a preview of just how he plans to accomplish this feat. >> also ahead what just might be the ultimate breakfast sandwich. wait until you see how we're putting this one to the. and they put a new twist on breakfast. >> i think we might need a knife and a fork for that. >> i just crushed a pretzel. >> save some room. >> before we get to all of that though dylan you got to earn your baking because i know it's your favorite. >> it is my favorite. waffles. it's going to be a good day. but the weather is not too bad right now. >> it's beautiful. >> a little bit of a breeze but the sun is shining in new york city. we are looking at snow back through the rockies. springtime snow mainly in the highest elevations. lower level rain to worry about, also some rain in the pacific northwest. take a look at our snowfall totals up high in the mountains we're looking at as much as an additional foot to a foot and a half of snow. so great for the ski resorts out that way. also a chance of some stronger storms today, especially down

through texas and oklahoma that area in red, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and also some flash flooding. keep that in mind especially late today. tomorrow that slight risk a little bit into eastern texas and into louisiana, again still looking at the chance of just a couple of stronger storm i'm looking at you on the plaza, 481 days you're cancer free. how you feeling? >> good. >> where are you from? >> rhode island. >> all you want to do is take a selfie with all of "today," right? i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. you can see the flags are blowing, breezy conditions for us today. temperatures a bit warmer than what we saw yesterday, ranging between 62 and 65. more clouds at first, and plenty of sunshine as we head into the afternoon. your seven-day forecast shows the chance of showers heading into monday similar temperatures still below average, but we start to warm back above average on tuesday with plenty of sunshine on

wednesday, 70 degrees. and our next chance of rain on thursday. right on cue you guys are cheering in the background. that's your latest forecast. peter? >> all right, dylan, thank you. ed espn reporter who came under fire for the tie ride that she unleashed on the towing company employee. she's back on the air after what was a week-long suspension and sheinelle is back with what plenty of people are saying about it. >> peter, many people took to social media on saturday expressing their anger after seeing britt mchenry on tv. she's morning she's asking widely criticized for rebating an employee at a d.c. area towing company. >> i'm in the news sweetheart. i will blb sue this place. >> reporter: espn reporter britt mchenry is back at work. >> confidence level is business-like. >> reporter: covering playoff . and posting a new apology on social media. writing, i'm so sorry for my recent hurtful act. and going on to say, under no circumstances is it ever acceptable to speak to another human being in the manner in which i chose that nig.

but with the tirade fresh on the minds of many -- >> maybe if i was missing some teeth they would hire me huh? some on social media are writing back britt mchenry just popped up on my tv. the tv is off now. another saying i changed the charge, #fireh. but her bosses have stood by her with one espn producer telling sports illustrated she knows she made a mistake. she's owned up to it. i think she is just really anxious to get >> lose some weight baby girl. >> reporter: hoping to put the matter on ice, mchenry added in part that's not who i am as a person. give me a second chance to prove to you how much i value integrity, character and espn says that mchenry will be on the sidelines during football season. guys? >> espn's obviously made a choice. it could be a long road ahead for brit mchenry. dare devil nik wallenda is

preparing for his next daredevil stunt, preparing to take on the orlando eye by walking on top of it without a wire and it's all going to happen on live television. here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: nik wallenda is a darede nik, thumbs up? all right. >> let's do it. >> reporter: a modern-day showman who knows risking his life on live national television is our hold your breath theater. >> nik is now at the halfway point. >> reporter: with walks across the grand ca. niagara falls. and between chicago's skyscrapers, he's set guinness but nik wallenda's next stunt won't involve a wire at all. when this florida native saw an observation deck called the orlando eye under construction as he explained to matt here on "today" nik furnitured to his three kids with this thought. >> i said i wonder if that's something i'll be able to walk on one day. >> reporter: who would expect less from a seventh generation member of the famed flying wallendas. >> normally i use a balancing

pole when i walk. well for this particular walk i won't be able to use a balancing pole. >> reporter: nik will now walk on a beam only six inches wide. 400 feet up where gusty winds could make the dangerous stunt potentially deadly. >> very unique and of course adds more risk and danger because normally i'm in control of my pace and my speed. well now a machine is going to be in control of that. >> reporter: from down below for most the orlando eye is -- >> huge. enor gigantic. >> reporter: and yet for nik wallenda and only nik wallenda it's the perfect place to take a st. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc . >> and you can see nik wallenda walk on top of the orlando eye live on "today," that's coming up this wednesday. i know -- >> taking a stroll that's not it. >> remember because he likes to pause in the middle of his walk. there's no chance to do that when he's on t. >> can you imagine if you're a wallenda and have a fear of

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the more you know. back now on a sunday morning with a new veer riis we call "viva today." all week long we're celebrating the richness and diversity of hispanic culture. >> we kick off the week with a look at some of the biggest stars in the digital space combined they have millions of followers and trust us when we say they are only just getting started. we're going to talk to them in just a moment but first here's a look at their rise to fame. meet candy. leila ponds. and al guzi. three social media stars with a combined audience that most television shows haven't seen in a deca. viewers they're reaching by using their smartphone plus talking to their fans directly and being 100% authentic. >> every woman has facial hair. >> 27-year-old juce candy

started making videos in 2008. after serving in iran as a mechanic she wanted to get back in touch with her feminine side and connect with other women on line when 17 magazine came calling to write a feature on her she now she was on to something special. seven years later the mexican born youtube star has worked with some of the world's biggest brands. is considered a top influencer in the beauty world, and is coming out with her first book this 18-year-old leila pond is best known for posting six second video loops on vine. her comedy bits have helped the high school senior become the first viner to reach 5 billion loops. she says she was a late adopter of all social media but started using vine right away when it came out two y. and then there's al guzi the mexican born chef was a school custodian when he started making food videos in english and span

his enthusiasm and tasty kitchen magic has helped his channel grow almost 4,000% in the past few years. and dulce, leila and al are here with us this. we're all in awe. first of all all of the followers you have but what you've all been able to do. you have this really fantastic story. you came to the states from mexico when you were 6, you served in iraq you're a mom. and you have built this empire i imagine your family is really excited and proud of your success. >> yeah my dad, my mom, they're always bragging about me to their friends. they have like this competition going on and it's really cute. i just feel really proud of myself for making them. and it's just a blessing. >> you were working as a janitor at your school. there had to have been a moment when you said i'm just going to go after my true passion which turned out to be making these videos.

when that started when that began what was your thought what was going through your head? did you ever anticipate this? >> no. at first it was just bang like that. i mean it was so much excitement. and luckily i have a great team through food network and they help me you know make my videos higher quality. >> what's your favorite food? what do you like? >> i love enchiladas. i make enchiladas for you. >> enchiladas? >> right there. >> online. >> this day gets better and better. >> you haven't even graduated high school yet. >> no. >> and so this has exploded an really we all found fascinating is that you are huge on vine and adopted it early but you weren't in to instagram and twitter. why vine? >> because okay i was always late in every single social media and my best friend she was like there's a new app that's coming out and i think you should join it like with all of us this is the first app you're going to be with us at the same time so i did i wanted to be

like with all my friends and i started doing it like i started making skits. and i started like getting more followers and like my friends told their friends like oh, and so i started that. and then as they got more popular a lot of people depended on me so i never stopped and i continued my following and that's where i am today. >> it's amazing how funny she can be in just six secon. you yourself have become a big brand. you're collaborating with major american brands right now. you're an author. congratulations. >> thank you. >> a lot of people are going to see this and see you and say i want to be a youtube star. how does one do that? >> i think first and foremost you have to figure out what it is inside of you that you love doing. and the people that are going to watch the videos have to get something out of it. you have to benefit them in some way or form. and i think that's the first step. and really loving it and just putting all your energy and love into it. >> and you really -- what's great is you have huge numbers of followers for your videos in both english and in spanish. do you find that both your

audiences gravitate towards the same things? or do you tailor them? >> sometimes i tailor them. for example a lot of my followers are kids. . or it rages. there's a lot of followers. >> which is why your stuff is so fun. >> and make a lot of desse so i try to tailor it to who is watching the vid >> dulc guzi lele we're so excited to meet you today. thanks for joining us. >> be sure to join us all week on "today" for our viva today series. tomorrow for the first time ever you'll hear gloria estefan sing with her daughter. also much more on our web site at today.com. >> we're going to have to get those enchiladas on the break. now over to dylan and the orange room with today's plaza fans of the day. >> good morning, guys. i'm joined by anna and alex from hickory, north carolina.

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back now on a sunday morning with the most important mile of the day. this foundation is key, people. it's only fitting we're showing you great breakfast dishes being taken to a new level. brothers eli and max are authors of the book classic recipes for modern people. nice to have you guys with us this morning. this is your fourth cookbook together. your parents are very proud. so we're twisting up some of our classics including the omelette and hash browns. what's the first thing you have? >> this is a hash brown omelette. instead of the egg it's the outside of the omelette. in a cast iron we've cooked some photos. on the inside two sunny side up eggs and bacon. >> which is the key to any good breakfast or meal. up next pancakes. you make your pancakes from scratch. >> this is butterscotch chocolate chip pancakes. you take the butterscotch sauce as part of the batter.

all you do is take the little leftover butterscotch sauce and pour over the top. >> you don't add syrup on top of that. >> you totally could if you wanted. go crazy. >> okay fair enough. >> there we go. >> and the chocolate chips. chocolate releases the same endorphins ss as a hug according to my mother. waffles. >> we're going to make a waffle sandwich. we're going to put the batter in the waffle maker. >> is this a special batter? anything fancy in here we need to know about? >> it has some cinnamon spices. but pretty standard yeah. so really -- >> it's a little bit shoply. >> so it's a little sloppy but turns out well in the end. while the waffles are cooking we have some sausage. >> we're going to drop one of the sausage patties in the pan. >> you maybe the sausage. >> oh, yeah. all the ingredients, the spices are right there. >> some thyme, some rosemary. if i'm not making it from scratch is there anything i can look for?

>> you want it to have a little bit of spice and a lot of flavor from the spices. if you're going to buy one at the store that's what you look for. >> fair enough. in case you're seeking we're doing this in layers because we're going to layer the waffles, the sausage. >> all these things are going into a sandwich. >> also a peach cobbler. i now count three food groups. >> that's right. healthy with peaches and a big pile of sugar. really this is so sim. cook down chopped peaches with sugar and cook it to a nice thick texture. >> the sweet goes well with some of the spices and the savory of the sausage. >> they balance each other really well. >> well balanced i like that. okay so we have three of the ingredients we need to make this insan sandwich. >> here we go. this is the graba slamma? >> yeah. >> we're putting the peach compote on the bottom. you need one of these with your base. take a huge heaping spoonful and fill in the gap. >> i'm looking at the size of

these waffles and what we're putting inside of it. i feel like this is a knife and fork kind of sandwich? >> i think we're going to have to pick it up. >> all rig >> bacon. i'm going to use all the b. >> you can go as light or heavy as you want. >> does it matter the type of bacon? does it have to be applewood smoked? >> you should have good bacon. you shouldn't skimp on anything. >> sausage? >> last but not least you really need -- >> i like the egg. >> the fried egg. >> plop on egg on there. >> we are heaping spoonfuls. >> i made this one. >> and on here -- >> that's like the biggest breakfast sandwich -- >> this is really like -- >> yeah give it to him. >> no, no, no. >> you might have -- >> watch -- >> on the bottom. >> did you go -- >> crush it. >> you got right into it.

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before we go we want to check in with chuck todd for a preview of what is coming up next on "meet the press." you were the target of the president for a brief time last night. >> yeah well luckily it was sort of a one-off but i'll take that. we're going to have some fun at

the end of the show but a lot of seriousness at the beginning. the devastating earthquake in nepal. the latest on that. then we're going to have a big debate about the drone wars. immoral? or the only way to fight terror? then i did speak to cecily strong right after her performance there, peter. all of it coming up in just a minute. >> a late night for everybody in d.c. that's going to do it for us on this sunday morning. of course before we say good-bye we want to celebrate national pretzel day with our homemade pretzels. >> i thought mine was -- >> we all pretty much -- >> we think sheinelle wins. >> it's just because i eat them all the time. >> i think the real question is how do they taste, guys? >> way didn't make the recipe. >> we hope you have a lovely pretzel day. thanks. thanks for helping us out. filling in for lester today. we'll see you tonight on "nbc nightly news." as you're watching the coverage out of nepal, we continue to be updating it on social media and on nbcnews.com. thanks for being with us, everybody.

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the breaking news that we are following at this hour a multi-car crash on i-295 in greenwich township gloucester county. we'll have the details on this pileup coming up. also today, rescue operations are going on in nepal, rocked by a powerful aftershock this morning, following yesterday's killer earthquake. we'll have an update on the rising death toll and the efforts to help the survivors. an abrupt closure leaves parents without day care for their kids and with many unanswered questions. we'll have more from montgomery county with the details on what's happening, today. cooler air and some clouds kick off our sunday. here is a live look over 30th street station in philadelphia, where it will warm up into the