we'll have local updates throughout the morning. you can always get realtime news, weather, and traffic on the nbc10 app. good morning. breaking news. the u.s. drops the so-called mother of all bombs in afghanistan. the largest nonnuclear weapon ever used in combat, killing 36 isis fighters according to afghan officials. now, the focus on north korea, as that rogue nation may be preparing for another nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. out of line? an officer caught on video punching a man in the face during a traffic stop. a second officer later stomping on his head, while he's handcuffed. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> both officers fired. the man at the center of it all speaks out in an exclusive interview. flames shooting from the roof of one of the most famous

hotels in las vegas overnight. a fright ing scene for thousands of tourists. an investigation under way. and in the footsteps of christ. what's long believed to be the path jesus used on his way to the crucifixion, now questioned by historians. a good friday controversy of biblical proportions. on this friday, april 14th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. start of a holiday weekend. but it is a busy time in the news. >> there will be a lot of eyes on what's happening in korea over the weekend. a major show of force from the u.s. in afghanistan. the mother of all bombs used to destroy an isis complex of tunnels and caves in that country. that strike coming with rising

tension in north korea. we have cleveland coverage starting with hallie jackson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and new this morning, the afghan ministry of defense says 36 isis fighters were killed when that massive bomb dropped. the u.s. commander in the region this morning is calling it the right weapon against the right target. and says u.s. forces on the ground there see no evidence of civilian casualties. the military move puts some action behind president trump's tough talk on terror, as he in south florida, faces multiple international flash points. president trump, waving as he arrives in florida, after flexing military muscle overseas. u.s. forces dropping the so-called mother of all bombs. targeting terrorist tunnels in eastern afghanistan. the gbu-43, weighing over 21,000 pounds, 11 tons of tnt

explosive. this test video shows what it might have looked like. the commander in chief, comfortable, he says, delegating the decisionmaking to top military brass. >> everybody knows exactly what happened. and what i do is i authorize my military. we have the greatest military in the world. they've done a job as usual. we have given them total authorization. >> reporter: battlefield commanders made the decision on their own to drop the massive bomb. the first time it's been used in battle. pressuring isis, as the president promised to do. >> bomb the hell out of isis. i'm going to bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. >> reporter: it's the second military move from the trump administration in just the last week. an attack bashar al assad is now calling fake news. in an interview with afp, recorded on syrian government cameras, assad is questioning whether pictures of the youngest victims are real. images president trump talked about in explaining his decision to act. >> even beautiful babies were

cruelly murdered. >> we don't know whether those dead children -- were they dead at all? >> reporter: while a shocking claim, it's perhaps unsurprising from assad, who denied being behind a similar attack in 2013. to u.s. officials, it's painfully clear, as they point to evidence, they say, assad's regime pagassed its own people. syria far from the only hot spot for president trump right now. u.s. officials believe north korea's getting ready to conduct an underground nuclear test as early as tomorrow. >> north korea is a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: how? perhaps by presidential praise for and pressure on china. and leader xi jingping. >> i like and respect president xi. a terrific person. spent a lot of time together in

florida. he's a terrific man. we'll see how it goes. >> reporter: underscoring the complexity of the fight against terror, news of a deadly friendly fire incident in syria. the pentagon says a coalition air strike mistakenly hit 18 allied fighters, killing them. the military is now trying to fig your oure out what went wro. >> hallie jackson, thank you. u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news the u.s. is also prepared to launch a preemptive strike against north korea, if the north moves forward with a nuclear weapons test. and the regime has warned that a big event is near. nbc's kelly cobiella has the latest on that. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. and the next 24 hours are really crucial. tomorrow is the biggest holiday of the year in north korea. it has been used in the past to carry out the big high-profile weapons tests. and overnight, some tough talk from a north korean official,

who called president trump's policy towards north korea vicious and aggressive. and vowed his country is prepared to go to war if provoked. flower power on display in north korea. the secretive regime showing off shiny, new buildings and prepping for parades in the capital, pyongyang. while at n the northeast, at its nuclear site, there's signs that north korea is primed and ready for a sixth nuclear test. possibly as soon as tomorrow, to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of the nation's founder and the current leader's grandfather. the vice foreign minister telling the press overnight, the country will go ahead with a nuclear test at a time and place they deem necessary. nbc news has learned two american destroyers with tomahawk cruise missiles are now 300 miles from the nuclear test site. multiple sources telling nbc

news that if u.s. intelligence detects a nuclear test is imminent, for the first time in history, the white house is considering a preemptive strike. a strike that could include missiles and bombs, as well as cyber attacks and special operations. >> we're working with international partners to diffuse the situation. but the bottom line is, north korea has to change its behavior. >> reporter: north korea has conducted several missile tests this year. its firepower already within reach of south korea, japan, russia and southeast asia. and it's believed to be developing a missile that could reach the west coast of the united states. and this morning, new worries. the japanese prime minister warning north korea may already be able to send a missile loaded with sarin gas into japan. a deadly arsenal and unpredictable leader who is not yet backing down. and to complicate matters, vice president mike pence was planning to head to south korea

to visit troops over the easter weekend this weekend. we're told that visit is going forward. we're also told by a white house source that no action will be taken against north korea until south korea signs off. matt? savannah? >> kelly cobiella, thank you. juan seurat serves as the adviser of combatting terrorism under george bush. let me start with you. if the north koreans are planning to test another nuclear device, we can do three things. we can strike to deter them. we can strike afterward, after a test, to punish them. or we can do nothing. what's our level of intelligence? how sure are we right now about their plans? >> well, i think the intelligence community is sure they are planning a nuclear test. whether it's going to be the next 24 hours is up for grabs. but the reality is, the north koreans have quickened the pace of their nuclear test, their

capabilities. this will be their sixth test. two last year, matt. what intelligence officials are worried about is the continued technological advancement. and in reality, you have an anniversary this weekend. that has intelligence officials worried this will happen soon. >> we've seen this behavior from the north korea. sometimes people want to dismiss it. and yet, from the u.s. side of things, now, there's this report that potentially the u.s. is preparing a preemptive strike. there's been a repositions of military resources in the region. that alone can escalate thing. what are the pluses and minuses of the new approach we're seeing? >> the trump administration is trying to change the calculus, the battle space. they're saying this strategy of strategic patience is over. we're going to try to pressure. and part of this is to prethe north koreans and also the chinese to do more. that's why you're seeing displays of force. the potential of use of unilateral capabilities.

but this has the potential to have the north koreans overreact. and you have a potential for miscommunication. and in a tinderbox situation like north korea, that's dangerous. >> i heard a military expert yesterday who echoed what you're saying. you know what leads to war? mistakes lead to war. and if you amp up the pressure in a conflict situation, you force -- if you have an irrational leader like kim jong-un, you might force him into making a mistake. and mistakes can cost millions of lives. >> we know kim jong-un wants to solidify his power internally and demonstrate his capabilities externally. if you push him too far, he may overreact. you have to have a game plan. if the north is provoked, they can hit seoul, south korea, carefully. this is why you're hearing from administration officials. u.s. isn't going to do anything without south korea's okay, first. >> we talked about the president's national security team and the process.

we're seeing it in objection. >> yeah. >> we heard president trump say with record to the m.o.a.b., with the bomb he dropped in afghanistan. i give the military the authority. you take it from there. what are you seeing? >> it's interesting to hear that you talk about the nuanced calculations this white house staff is making. and how far of a departure it is we viewed this president and his team in the early days of the presidency. the national security apparatus views the last ten days as the model for four years. they have rex tillerson at state, mattis at d.o.d., and mcmasters in control of the white house nsc. and kjared kushner is the tie t the president. the last four days is the example of not for the world and the public, but for the president and how it's supposed to work. >> you learn that relationships are key. the president is placing a lot of faith in this new

relationship these developed with president xi of china. and if the north koreans test this weapon, he may find that he's misplaced faith there. >> yeah. and he wouldn't be the first american president to be disappointed or heartbroken by less than what america would want china to do when it comes to north korea. the six-party talks has been the diplomatic structure that we've relied on for many years. but the personal relationship that he has enough confidence in to change his position. he was going to call china a currency manipulator. he was going to redo all our trade deals. he's talking about what an amazing and special man he is because he desperately needs him if we're going to protect this country and our allies from north korea. >> we could learn a lot more in the next couple of days. nicolle, thank you. juan, good to see you. mike pompeo is blasting wikileaks. he called wikileaks founder julian assange a fraud and a

coward. he criticized chelsea manning and edward snowden. pompeo said he and his colleagues at the cia found wikileaks to be perplexes and troubling. let's go to georgia after two police officers have been fired after video shows them kicking and punching a man at a traffic stop. gabe gutierrez is in lawrenceville, georgia, with more on this. >> reporter: this skand at mushroomed for this department. one officer was fired after that video surfaced. then, just hours later, a second part of the encounter caught on another camera, also emerged. shocking the police chief and costing a second officer his job. this morning, two officers in gwinnett county, georgia, are out of a job, after one was caught on camera punching a suspect with his hands up during a traffic stop. and the other, kicking him after

he was handcuffed. >> it was surreal. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, dimitrius hollins said he had a previous run-in with one of the officers during a traffic stop last year. he tried to reach for his cell phone camera to record this encounter but he never got the chance. >> he told me to step out of the car. i stepped out of the car with my hands up. when i had my hands up, he punched me in the face. >> reporter: hollins was booked on charges of marijuana possession, obstruction and traffic violations. eyewitness kenneth dillard shot the first cell phone video that surfaced. >> he doesn't deserve that. you don't picture yourself seeing that. you don't see a police officer doing that live and in person. >> reporter: that prompted the police chief to fire officer robert mcdonald. but this second video emerged, charging the sergeant to fire michael bongiovanni. the initial report says hall eh

did not have a license plate and he was tasered and kahandcuffed after he refused to get out of the card. >> the actions were not mentioned or described in the reports. there's no excuse for behavior like this. >> reporter: it is just the latest incident involving an officer caught on camera using questionable tactics. just this week, video surfaced of an officer in sacramento slamming and beating a pedestrian stopped for jaywalking. today in georgia, dimitrius hollins and his family are still in shock. >> i wish this would never to anybody. i wish this would never happen to me. >> you hear about it, happening to other people that it happens to. but when it happens to your own child, it break s my heart. >> reporter: both officers could face criminal charges. the police chief says that officer mcdonald took responsibility when confronted with the video.

but that the sergeant had a slightly different reaction, telling investigators, quote, it's different out on the streets. matt? >> gabe, thank you very much. now, to a bombshell report released overnight by one of the nation's most prestigious prep schools. details and ail fwagllegations rampant sexual abuse of students by faculty members. >> reporter: this damning report is the product of an investigation that began three years ago, when two alumni reported sexual misconduct that occurred when they were student there's. the results has stunned the boarding school. in a quaint, connecticut town sits one of the most elite prep schools in the country. choat has educated many students that have gone on to big things. some of its notable alums, john f. kennedy, michael douglas, glenn close and jamie lee

curtis. and ivanka trump. but its reputation is taking a big hit. shocking allegations that 12 former teachers sexually abused and in one case, forcibly raped students at the school. the allegations dating back to the early 1960s, were presented in a nearly 50-page report, prepared by a law firm for the school's board of trustees. it included reports of intimate kissing and touching. one student reported that in 1980, when she was 15 years old, a faculty member asked her to go away with him for a weekend to have sex. the student declined the proposition. two female graduates reported separately that an english teacher at the school engaged in sexual relationships with them. in another case, it details a forcible rape by a teacher while on a school trip to costa rica in 1999. according to the report, none of the cases were reported to the

police. and in most cases, faculty members were fired or allowed to resign, going on to teach at other schools. cohoat's headmaster said, the detailed content of this report is devastating to read. one can only have the greatest sympathy and deepest concern for the survivors. the letter from choate was the latest of a series of apologies by dozens of schools facing teacher misconduct. this story is not over. >> disturbing. steph, thank you so much. we have breaking news just in. the pentagon has just released the first video of that mother of all bombs as it was being deployed in afghanistan. >> this report came out yesterday. the largest nonnuclear weapon ever used in combat. something like 11 tons of explosive material dropped on a series of isis tunnels and caves, and in a region of

afghanistan, killing, according to afghan officials, 36 isis fighters. that's the video of that weapon, detonating. apparently explodes just above the ground as it's about to make impact. >> enormous, they carry it on a cargo plane. dylan is in for al again. first check of the weather. >> we had significant flooding out in california yesterday. take a look at what occurred in fresno. northwest fresno was dry. but southeast fresno was under water. some cars covered halfway with that water. some being toed out to drier land. we saw two inches of rain fall in a short period of time. on the flipside of that, jump over to florida where we have drought conditions. 44% is under moderate drought right now. we're not going to see an improvement until the wet season gets under way about a month from now. more than 28 active fires larger

than 100 acres. we're going to deal with the dry conditions for a little while longer. longer. you see the flow keeping things ♪ (cover of chainsmokers 'don't l♪ me down') ♪ ♪ the issues we care about can weigh on us. so lift the weight of caring, by doing. visit state farm's neighborhoodofgood.com to volunteer in your community. good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds but no sign of rain. clouds will break for more sunshine as the day goes on. we're on track for a warmup. 60s in new jersey. inland, at the shore, a sea breeze like yesterday. the temperature peaks at 60 degrees. sunshine takes over in the suburbs, up to 65.

67 degrees in philadelphia. that's above normal for this time of year. 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware. even warmer for easter sunday. have a great weekend. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. coming up, new developments on t on that united dragging incident. this morning, what the passenger's family is revealing about the victim's injuries and the big changes this could bring to all of united's flights. as thousands gather in jerusalem to retrace jesus' final steps, why historians say they've been following the wrong path. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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but to rise. ♪ 7:26. good morning, i'm tracy davidson. a beautiful morning to start your day. we'll get you to meteorologist bill henley for the most accurate forecast. clouds moving through. a clear view from the hotel in cape may. temperatures have started to climb in spite of the clouds. 49 in delaware. 42 in south jersey. a chill in the air in the suburbs and lehigh valley. in center city, up to 52. the clouds clear this afternoon. we'll see sunshine and a high in philadelphia up to 67. >> thanks. a light morning on the roads. let's get you updated on traffic with nbc10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. right. we're watching the schuylkill now. hardly any problems at all.

you know the schuylkill is doing great, most of the roads are, as well. very light volume. the schuylkill around city line avenue. the westbound side where we usually have traffic bumper to bumper. same goes for 95. no delays on the southbound side from woodhain to center city to -- woodhaven to center city to the vine. a 13-minute trip. guests at a lehigh valley hotel are back in their rooms after being evacuated when police found a plan dead in one of the rooms. police found another man sick in the hall at staybridge suites. the lehigh valley hazmat team is checking a powder that was found in the room where the man died. today, wimbledon's police chief, robert tracy, begins his first day on the job. he comes to the city from the chicago police department. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. join us weekday mornings from 4:30 to 7:00.

♪ welcome back. 7:30. friday morning, everybody, april 14th, 2017. nice start to the day in midtown manhattan, as we head into a beautiful holiday weekend. >> 80 by sunday. >> i know. looking forward to that. the easter bunny. >> nice and cool in studio 1a. let's look at headlines on a friday morning. the pentagon just releasing video of the first-ever use in combat of that mother of all bombs. the most powerful nonnuclear weapon in a nuclear arsenal was dropped on an isis stronghold. it destroyed many caves and

tantanl tunnels. the famous las vegas strip was shut down due to a fire on the roof of the bellagio hotel. bystanders watched as firefighters rushed to the scene. nobody was injured and the cause of the fire is now under investigation. and the irs says nearly 40 million taxpayers have yet to file their returns. keep in mind, with the traditional april 15th deadline falling on a saturday, this year, you have until the next tuesday, the 18th, to get your returns finished. >> three extra days. now, to the latest on the kentucky doctor who was violently pulled from that united airlines flight. his attorney says he never wants to fly again after suffering what his attorney described as injuries at the hands of security offersers. tom costello has been on the story all morning. good morning. >> reporter: the airport security officers who boarded

that plane. and they were wearing jackets that said police, they were not police. they had been told in january, stop wearing those jackets. you're not cops. but they were wearing the jackets anyway. meanwhile, doct dr. dao who fle vietnam war said what happened to him on sunday was far more terrifying. five days since he was violently dragged from flight 3411. >> my god, what are you doing? >> reporter: dr. david dao's family says he is badly shaken. >> what happened to my dad should not have happened to any human being. >> reporter: his injuries were a concussion, a broken nose, sinus injuries that will require surgery, and two teeth knocked out. >> i have to go home. >> reporter: and he has no memory of running back onboard the plane, bloodied and distraught after being pulled off. dao's attorneys will take legal action against united and the

city, who employs the security officers on the plane. >> what happened to dr. dao could have happened to any of us. >> reporter: on thursday, a united representative appeared before the chicago city council to apologize. >> we deeply, deeply regret what happened. and we commit to you that this type of situation will never happen again, aboard our aircraft. >> reporter: the airline, now pledging to no longer ask any law enforcement personnel to remove passengers from planes unless it's a matter of safety and security. and it's re-examining how it handles oversold flights and the incentives it offers fae s pass to give up their seats. one city alderman is concerned that chicago citizens will have to foot a big bill. >> it is especially troublesome to chicago taxpayers that now they will be saddled with lawsuits alleging misconduct by city employees. >> reporter: legal experts say chicago and united should both

worry. >> we're looking at the damages in multiple millions of dollars. he suffered not only the physical injuries that are more severe than initially thought. but the public humiliation because this video has been seen around the world. >> reporter: now, you may remember this was a united airlines regioneggional flight operated by republic airways. now, united's pilots have come out and said they are infuriated by what happened. and they call what happened with regard to the airport security team, a, quote, gross, excessive force. guys, back to you. >> won't be the last word on that story. tom, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather from dylan in for al this morning. >> the weather looks decent, heading into the upcoming easter weekend. we're looking at isolated thunderstorms. but nothing too severe expected. you can see in this area of yellow, including the panhandle of texas and oklahoma, stretching up through kansas and northwestern missouri.

a risk of some storms on saturday. large hail would be the biggest risk of the storms. it's a cold front moving eastward. we will see scattered showers moving west today. and the line of storms will fire up going into saturday afternoon and evening. that will see the potential of brief possible flooding, just because of the one to two inches of rain that could fall in a short period of time. that's mostly on saturday. then, we lose the threat of severe good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds this morning, but no sign of rain. the clouds will break for more and more sunshine as the day goes on. we're on track for a warmup. 60s for new jersey. inland, at the shore, a sea breeze like yesterday. the temperature peaks at 60 degrees. sunshine takes over in the suburbs, up to 65 and 67 in philadelphia. that's above norm am for this time of -- normal for this time of year. 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware, too. even warmer for easter sunday. have a great weekend.

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thunderstorms, but crucified. scholars are saying this isn't the right way. this reverent doctor is a scholar at st. georges college here. what are we walking on right now? >> we're walking a route that trace s jesus' last walk to the cross. >> reporter: is it correct? >> historically, no. >> reporter: this is not the right one? >> it's not likely to be. >> reporter: it's not marked that way. and it's an essential part of i tinry for christians every year. what do you see when you see christians walking this route? do you want to tell them, sorry, you're in the wrong place, probably? >> yes and no. from a historical point of view, this is almost not the route that jesus took in his final days in his final hours. this is a route that's been walked for centuries by pilgrims. >> reporter: you don't have a need to say, it's written on the wall, people stopping and taking their pictures, maybe not?

>> if they ask, i'll tell them. >> reporter: so, will you show me what you think is the real route? >> i will, yes. >> if you know the way. >> it's all uphill. >> reporter: the current route, zigzags through jerusalem's old city, from east to west. broken up in 14 stations, each to mark a moment of jesus' final walk. to find the actual route, scholars say, you need an ancient map to locate the spot where jesus was tried by pontius pilate and walk backwards from there. that traces a shorter route from the opposite direction, ending in the same place, the church of the holy sepulcher. >> we're coming up to what is called the tower of david or the citadel. it was part of harrod's palace structure. >> reporter: you think it starts here? >> exactly. >> reporter: how many scholars

think like you do? >> not many at all. i'm giving you an conventional opinion. >> reporter: how many do you tell them that this is the start of the path. >> they're intrigued. we're not walking the same stones. we're walking the sim route. and people that want to walk in the footsteps of jesus are excited to hear that. >> reporter: and no matter where the location really is, he says, coming here to learn and pray can be a deeply moving act of faith and devotion. richard engel, nbc news, jerusalem. >> you were saying you would love to go there some time. haven't been. it's an extraordinary place. >> i would. and i think the walk is supposed to be something symbolic. interesting story, though. just ahead, dylan is in the orange room. we're going to talk about how far ellen is apornparently will to go to win her retweet battle with nugget boy. >> say that again.

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for carter's cause. we will donate $100,000 to dave thomas foundation when carter breaks your retweet record. the twitter battle is far from over. i can't say retweet anymore times. and i don't think the kids are getting free nuggets for a year. >> i don't think so. >> never gets to 18 million. but may get to ellen's record. >> ellen is standing between him and the nuggets. coming up, we get trending help from a very special friend. neil patrick harris will join us finity paint from hgtv home by

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good morning. i'm tracy davidson. a couple minutes before 8:00. a beautiful start to the day. we'll update you on what's to come with meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. good morning. good morning. we've seen clouds move through, but the temperatures have started to climb in spite of the clouds. this is frawley stadium in wilmington. 51 degrees, cloudy at 9:00. still clouds around at lunchtime. then we clear out completely. we'll see brilliant sunshine. it's 60s this afternoon for philadelphia, the suburbs, new jersey. at the shore, a bit of a sea breeze. topping out at 60 this afternoon. nicely above that for the lehigh valley and delaware. a light rush hour so far. let's check the roads with nbc10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. what are you saying? >> right. luckily we're seeing a light rush hour across the board. now with this accident scene, it's not as bad as it could have been. 295 around route 561 and the southbound side, there's an accident here. you see a police officer behind

him. it's involving a tractor-trailer. it was on the southbound side. that's the traffic that's moving toward further points in south jersey like the 42 freeway. or if you're headed toward or through camden to get to philadelphia. once you get there, there's an overturned tractor-trailer on 676 northbound just in this general area here around collings avenue. that's exit 1, the ramp is closed now and detoured. back to you. >> thanks. police are looking for a shooter who gunned down a man in fill's strawberry -- philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood. the man was shot in the back at 27th and sergeant and died at the hospital. there had been a fight at a nearby bar, but police aren't sure if the shooting is related. today is good friday. the most solemn day on the christian calendar commemorating the crucifixion of jesus christ. a live look at the cathedral basilical of saints peter and paul where a passion of the lord service happens this afternoon. the faithful gathered at the basilica last night to mark holy thursday. the archbishop celebrate celebrated a mass commemorating the last supper. we'll have more news in 25 minutes. you can always check the nbc10 app.

♪ it's 8:00 on today. and tensions rising. >> this was another very, very successful mission. >> a day after the u.s. flexes its military muscle with a massive bomb drop on isis fighters, the trump administration turns its attention to north korea. positioning warships in preparation for a possible pre-emptive strike against that rogue nation. we're live at the white house with the very latest. plus, pushing the limits. jenna bush hager brings us the story of two friends, driven by a faith so deep, they're climbing mountains together. >> the pilgrimage has taught me, for sure, when you do step out in faith, watch out because amazing hinthings can really

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and it's beautiful and sunny. a little chilly. going to get chilly tomorrow. and then, dylan says it's going to be a magnificent easter sunday. >> you decided to go no jacket. >> dylan's like, are we sure? >> i want to follow what you do. >> we're doing it. sunday is going to be great. monday will be even better because hoda is coming back from maternity leave on monday morning. >> we have -- we've been taking turns and going over to her apartment and meeting her new daughter, haley joy. and it is pretty clear that hoda is kind of happy. >> she's happy beyond words. >> when i look at her, like, i see forever -- i see past me. i see, like, the future. i guess i never saw. i want her to know that she is loved by me, by family.

and by everyone who has held her. i don't think she's going to know what to do with all the love. >> matt, you're going to have a lot of estrogen on your hands, okay? it's me, hoda, dylan. we got the babies. >> i'm buying tissues all weekend. i'm ready. hoda's going to come back to work on monday. and we can't wait to see her. >> can't wait to see her. get to the morning's top stories. here's your news at 8:00. >> reporter: good morning. i'm hallie jackson in west palm beach, where president trump is spending his weekend. and new this morning, we are getting our first look at that massive bomb strike in eastern afghanistan. the pentagon overnight releasing video of the so-called mother of all bombs. the after fwghan defense minists that killed 36 isis fighters. the commander in the region calls it the right weapon against the right target. president trump zeroing in on isis in afghanistan, delegating the decisionmaking to his

military brass. the pentagon releasing this new video of the strike, after u.s. forces dropped the so-called mother of all bombs. never before used in battle. >> what i do is i authorize my military. we have the greatest military in the world. and they've done a job, as usual. so, we have given them total authorizization. >> reporter: that massive bomb, intended to destroy tunnels and caves used by isis. a significant military move. but the president says it's not intended as a warning shot to north korea. u.s. senior intelligence officials say the rogue nation could be on the verge of conducting an underground nuclear test this weekend. >> i don't know if it sent a message. north korea is a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: the president, keeping up pressure on pyongyang. and hoping china will use its leverage to help solve the crisis. >> i've gotten to like and expect, as you know, president xi. he's a special man.

we'll see how it goes. i think he will try very hard. >> reporter: for the president, it's more of a foreign policy focus. about a week after that syrian strike, responding to a chemical weapons attack. an attack bashar al assad denies ever happened. >> 100% for us. >> reporter: assad, in an interview with the afp, recorded on syrian government cameras, is questioning the images of dead children. images president trump said partly led him to launch that air strike. >> we don't know whether those dead children, were they dead at all? >> reporter: top u.s. officials believe there's no question. pointing to proof, they say, showing not only there was an attack, but that assad's regime was behind it. as for north korea, overnight, a top official there tells the a.p., president trump is making trouble with, quote, aggressive tweets. promising north korea will launch a nuclear test when it sees fit. savannah? >> hallie jackson, thank you.

new york giants quarterback, eli manning is coming under fire this morning, accused of taking part in a scheme to sell phony game-used memorabilia. that's according to a report in "the new york post." manning who has a contract with the dealer, allegedly asked a giant staffer for items that could be passed off as authentic. court documents reveal that manning turned over a 2010 e-mail, in which he asked for, quote, two helmets that can pass as game-used. the e-mail was filed as part of a lawsuit against the giants, manning and several others. in a statement, the team lawyer says the e-mails were taken out of context. and calls the lawsuit a misguided attempt to defame his character. talk, now, about anxious moments for visitors at a six flag america in maryland. the joker's jinx rollercoaster stalled last night, leaving two dozen riders stuck about 100 feet up in the air. firefighters were called to that park. they safely rescued riders one by one. but some of them were stranded at the top for over three hours.

thankfully, nobody was injured. coming up next, look who is joining us for "trending." neil patrick harris is here. and there's something we can't wait to get his take on. those jeans. neil, you up for a little wardrobe change? >> oh, yeah. >> good. >> i believe we may have yours. we will shift gears and we're calling it soul searching. two men that

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>> a trending expert. >> have you done this before? >> i've seen it on television. >> let's talk about jeans and zippers. >> on the phones with his agent. i did not agree to do this. not why i'm there. we like to talk about profile pictures. do you have profile pictures on your social media? >> a couple, yeah. >> we tend to choose pictures that make us look best. make us look handsome or beautiful or present the best side of ourselves. you know what you want to do if you want a better profile picture? let a stranger pick it for you. researchers, that makes it right, at the university of australia -- >> some university. >> -- found that strangers when given a few photos of someone, will select the one that makes the person look more attractive, trustworthy and confident. >> that makes perfect sense, right? >> why? >> we spend so much time looking at ourselves in a mirror in your daily routine. and you probably focus on things you don't like. when i look at you guys, i this

look at things that are more attractive about you and don't abscess about the things that aren't. >> i think people look at themselves and say, this, that. maybe it's better to outsource it to somebody else. >> you look skeptical. >> you're not supposed to be rational here. >> i don't use the social media platform picture of what is the best looking picture of me. i use funny, wacky pictures. >> see what you put up. >> what is that? >> that might be on facebook. >> that's on facebook. >> it's kind of what i'm wearing right now. >> that's your look. >> you have others. let's see another one. >> here's one. >> my instagram one is that. that's count olof, in my current dig. i wanted dr. horrible for a long time. i started on fa leisha day was on that. i was that for years. >> what do you have? >> the shirtless pic. >> normal.

>> wow. >> yes, you do. >> look at that. these are so boring. >> these are boring. >> it's like a stamp. age, just a number -- >> i first started here. >> so cute. age is just a number. but when it comes to happiness, experts say your age might matter. researchers at a university in london, pinpoint the two ages when adults are happiest. what do you think are the happiest ages? >> i would say mid-20s. >> yeah. >> do you think what i think? or what the researchers think? >> i don't know. >> whatever -- >> age to retire. >> 65 and mid-20s. >> you're not far off. 23 and 69. >> 69, interesting. >> they surveyed 23,000 -- >> really, neil? >> happiness peaks at 23 and the age of 69 and dips between. >> i don't think it dips between. i'm 43 and i've never been happier. >> a lot of people have

responsibilities that kick in the late -- in the mid-30s and 40s, that take the joy away. i think the kid part is the most joyful part of my life. >> 23 is when you get into having responsibilities. >> in the mid-20s, you're concerned about what you're supposed to be doing. finding your identity. and in your 30s, you've declared and represent. and in your 40s, you can stand proud. >> researchers found people at 23 were happier because they were overestimating their lives and what it might be. this is going to be awesome. and then, life slowly crushes you. anyway, next story. >> we pepper our stories with words like research and studies. >> yeah? fashion-forward or fashion disaster? neil patrick harris. check out the jeans that are going viral. they have a zipper -- dylan, fashion-forward, fashion disaster. the zipper goes up the backside. they're made by a high-end

label. that's that called? vetime vetiments. $1,800. >> i'm sure it's convenient. >> this is -- why would you do that? that's how you go to the bathroom. that's not -- it's not for function. it's supposed to be stylish. >> really? >> i don't personally like that look. in high school in arizona, there were a lot of ladies who wore those jeans. >> you're silent. >> don't ask the gay guy. [ laughter ] >> you see? how are you enjoying your last appearance on "trending"? >> it's fun. it's trending. >> they're going, quick, "pop start." thank you very much. i transition over to "pop start" now. we start with harrison ford. the actor made a surprise appearance at "star wars" celebration in orlando, joining

in for a special 40th anniversary panel. and a joke was made about his recent plane troubles. take a look. >> i can't believe we managed to keep it a secret, considering you landed your plane on i-4. [ laughter ] >> it was a good landing. >> harrison, of course, got a huge applause from the audience. now, to ed sheeran. this is going to sound like a joke. a few ed sheeran fans were at a bar when the singer showed up. sheeran showed up to shoot the video for his song where it got out and hundreds of fans swarmed the street singing his song. someone tweeting about the crowd, you think we just won the world cup. ed sheeran tweeted this video, thanking the people for their help with the video. that's some crowd.

and el len degeneres debute her show. it's called "first dates." matt, you were supposed to interview ellen. but you got sick instead. so, here's what happened. >> matt lauer was supposed to be here to interview me about my show, "first date." but he got sick, which probably means he's at one of the kinky conventions that he goes to. luckily i had this in my dressing room. i guess we'll go ahead with the interview as planned. yes. thank you. i am the executive producer. and it's narrated by drew barrymore because she has a lot of experience with first dates. she did a movie when she went on 50 of them. >> to see the full clip of ellen's interview with herself, go to today.com. you can catch "first dates" on nbc. >> i am going out there in the first week in may. and i will make up for missing that interview. >> you should use that cardboard

cutout. save you a lot of travel. you're going to stick around. you're going to talk about something that you're passionate about. >> are you executive produce center. >> i am. >> we'll talk about that in our next half hour, i believe. dylan? >> what now? >> dylan, cook the food, too, when you're at it. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by claritin and clarispray products. >> shifting gears to weather and the pollen report. it's getting pretty bad out there. it is high through the center of the country. starting to look like an easter egg right now. and we have a high pollen report, especially across the midwest and in the mid-atlantic. if you're sneezing and not feeling great, allergies are most likely to blame. looking at warm temperatures. today, about 10 to 20 degrees above average, especially through the eastern slopes of the rockies, down through the south and the midwest. atlanta, 83 degrees.

philadelphia, 68. on saturday, temps continue to rise into the 70s and lower 80s. but sunday is the jackpot for the northeast and the southeast. highs should top out in the low to mid 80s and it gs tooe good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. some clouds this morning, but no sign of rain. and the clouds will break for more and more sunshine as the day goes on. so we're on track for a warmup, into the 60s in new jersey. for inland areas. at the shore, you'll see a sea breeze like yesterday. so the temperature peaks at 60 degrees. suburbs, 65 and 67 degrees in philadelphia. that's above normal for this time of year. 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware, too. even warmer for easter sunday. have a great weekend. >> and that's your latest "pop start" start" and weather. doing it all. >> thank you. we're wrapping up our special passover and easter week series that we've been calling "soul searching today." >> two remarkable men defying the odds.

and jenna bush hager has the this story. >> reporter: imagine if your best friend was struck with a rare illness that robbed him the ability to walk. how far would you go to live out his dreams? wait until you meet patrick and justin, two guys driven by a faith so deep, they're climbing mountains. nestled in idaho's foothills, two life long friends, navigating a rocky path, using faith as their compass. >> our friendship has been about adventure. the big ones, the fall ones. >> reporter: the adventures began as infants. patrick and justin were born just 36 hours apart. and growing up, the boys were inseparable. >> i'd bike over to his house. he would come over to my house. >> reporter: at the age of 16, justin's course took a dark turn. >> i started to notice weakness in my left foot. >> reporter: that was diagnosed as multifocal acquired motor

axonopathy. a disease similar to a.l.s. >> i can feel everything from head-to-toe. just my muscles don't work the way they should. >> reporter: despite weakening muscles, justin continued full speed ahead. the boys graduated college, married and started their own families. all the while, remaining the very best of friends. >> they have a unique relationship where one -- they have strengths and weaknesses. and they kind of piece together like a puzzle. >> reporter: but eventually, justin's progressive disease began to rob him of the ability to walk, to write, and the life he once imagined. >> his ability to handle it with grace and dignity, helped me not be affected by it. but when the disease reached his hands, it was really hard for me to come to grips with. >> reporter: one afternoon, a travel tv show would change the course of their lives. >> i was watching "rick steve's europe." the episode was on this pilgrimage across spain. i knew instantly, my heart was

telling me, you need to do this. >> reporter: when justin proposed the 500-mile trek to his best friend, patrick didn't skip a beat. >> this relationship is just -- it is a gift. we've done everything together so far. why not have one more adventure? let's make it a grand one, right? >> yeah. >> there's no other response in my head than, yeah, i'll push you. >> reporter: i'll push you became their new mantra and motivation. and with the blessing of their families, two years later, they were off. >> we had a six-week window for start-to-finish. acclimating and getting back to the states. >> reporter: with justin in a three-wheel aluminum wheelchair, they documented their request. a network of routes that converge in northwest spain. >> a great day to climb a mountain. >> i've never been that depleted physically in my entire life. >> reporter: beganing in france, the pair traversed mountain ranges, rivers and a vast desert in spain. >> we met people from i think 27

different countries. >> you get time to really connect intimately with people. and honestly, i would say experience community the way it's supposed to be experienced. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: ascending thousands of miles, the camino was a deep dive within. one of soul-searching and exploration. >> faith in humanity was restored. being the recipient of such grace and such help and love, it was truly amazing. >> reporter: and incredibly 500 milesir finished in just 34 days. they recount their transformational adventure. >> the pilgrimage taught me, when you do step out in faith, watch out because amazing things can happen. >> we have people around us that carry us up the mountains. they have given so much. and it will be a testament of

our lives. whatever they cam in contact with. the greatest gift we can give is to love them. >> reporter: surrounded by their families in idaho, as their physical abilities converge, their bond continues to strengthen. two best friends, proving that with unconditional friendship and faith, just about anything is possible. >> you don't have to be defined by limitations. it's what you do in spite of the limitations that defines you. >> patrick and justin are working on a children's book. and many of the illustrations are actually justin's artwork. pretty incredible, right? >> what a beautiful image of a friend pushing his friend up that mountain. and all that symbolizes, to say nothing of just doing it. >> i did it with my best friend. it's really hard. and you do meet people along the way that you would never have met before. >> that's a great story. thanks. appreciate that. just ahead, martha stewart's

here to share her secrets for creating a wonderful easter table. >> going to be so good

nbc 10 news starts now. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. just about 8:30. it is good friday. boy, bill henley has a shot for you. bill, take it away. >> yeah, take a look at this beautiful scene. this is from easton, looks kind of heavenly. the clouds will clear out and we'll see brilliant sunshine this afternoon. still a little bit chilly in the lehigh valley with clouds. 47 degrees. 46 in the suburbs. not all warmed into the low 50s for delaware, philadelphia, south jersey. it's 48. each of these areas will warm into the 60s this afternoon. >> thank you, bill. let's get a check on the roads with first alert traffic reporter, jessica boyington. looking at the 295. >> watching 295, around our cameras at 561. literally just five seconds ago. we actually pulled out a tractor-trailer that was disabled over into the right-hand lane.

southbound side. partially blocking strt or before the ramp. we had police activity there. that's why you see the residual delay moving behind the scene. there are some backups there approaching the scene. so if you're heading southbound on 295, you'll see that. and also watching camden for this overturned tractor-trailer. the ramp is blocked right now a. the first day on the job for the wilmington police chief, coming from the chicago police department. there was a walkout ceremony for bobby cummings. he is retiring after 3 it yea32 years on the force. you won't have to pay any fees to get into america's national parks. the freebie celebrates national parks week. entrance fees do not apply. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. we'll see you at the top of the hour.

♪ good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it is 8:30 on a friday morning. we've got a great crowd, great spirits. happy folks, with a very cute sign right now. happy to my peeps in massachusetts and they have easter peeps. that's clever. >> we have been telling you that hoda is coming back on monday. we have great music next week, as well. not one, but two big concerts. sheryl crow will be here live on wednesday. we love her. the next day, the legendary barry manilow will take over our citi concert stage. you can head to today.com to get your fan passes. >> i hope he does "copacabana." it's one of the best ever.

i'm sure you'll be singing along. >> song requests. and just ahead, martha stewart is here to make sure your easter table is perfect. let's get a check of the weather. >> a little windy and chilly out here. we're powering through. it's looking like a nice weekend. on saturday, we could see isolated strong storms, especially back through the midwest. they shouldn't be all that widespread. and large hail would be the biggest threat. spotty showers in the mid-atlantic and the middle east. the temperatures are in the 60s and 70s. on easter sunday, a warm day up and down the east coast, with boston seeing temperatures close to 80 degrees. we'll be in the 80s through the mid-atlantic, across the southeast. scattered showers and storms through southern illinois and indiana, back through ohio. they'll be scattered off and on. and rain returns to the west coast. it good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. some clouds this morning, but no sign of rain. and the clouds will break for more and more sunshine as the

day goes on. so we're on track for a warmup, into the of 60s in new jersey in the inland areas. the temperature peaks at 60 degrees. sunshine takes over the suburbs, up 65 and 67 degrees in philadelphia. that's above normal for this time of year. and 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware, too. even warmer for easter sunday. have a great weekend. >> and for your forecast 24/7, check out the weather channel on cable. matt and savannah? >> dylan, thank you so much. easter weekend is upon us. we had to call in an expert. martha stewart is going to help make our easter tables beautiful. >> her easy do-it-yourself ideas come from the pages of "martha stewart living." >> i'm running home to get my tables all set. >> are you? >> my cookies baked and decorated. my hard-boiled eggs, et cetera, et cetera. >> we're going to start making the peep cookies. >> aren't they cute?

>> they are cute. shortbread? >> they are shortbread. and you glaze them with lemon glaze. lemon glaze and sugar. you can do the wet frosting with that. and decorate. you can do the little feather tails with the sugar candies. you to have to these things. >> where do you buy all that? >> grocery stores and candy stores. i've been scouring candy stores looking for that. >> can you beat great shortbread? >> no. and they're easy to make. >> i'm going to eat this when we take on the next project. instead of dipping eggs in dye, you print them. you stamp them. >> you can find the little stamps online or in the stationery story. there's little leaves and flowers. and dip them in the ink pad.

and roll it on very carefully on the hard boiled egg. and look how pretty. it's clear. >> you've done some that you have quite a bit on. >> you can do different colors. i like to do monotone for some. do one half of the egg. but make sure they're dry. >> and this drying contraption is fantastic. >> that's just foam and picks. >> we do that. >> a beautiful platter. put a piece of sticky tape on and make your own pedestal. >> that looks so pretty. >> this is fun. >> name plates. >> this is a little name card for each place setting. and it's just using coffee filters. >> that's a good idea. >> you want to dye. >> yes. >> turn them upside down. do a bunch at a time. and let the dye soak up. >> oh. >> see how pretty? >> i do.

>> and that's just vegetable coloring. and the same coloring you're going to be using. let those dry very well. and here they are. each one of these is going to be the center -- the outside of the -- i'm going to do the do daffodil. >> you give me something easy. >> do a daffodil. >> you make that sound so simple. >> one piece, fold it. >> one. >> we're trying to get you to be a crafter. >> i'm trying to be crafty. >> matt could do this blindfolded. >> he's very crafty, that one. >> yeah. in my sleep, i can do that. >> use your scissors and cut pedals. >> you do it and show everybody. >> here. cut the pedtals like this. and you open this up and have a beautiful daffodil. >> and put candy in. >> and put the candies in the center. >> very cute. now, the table runner.

this is a beautiful, festive, spring-like table runner. you can buy it or take a piece of shoot ieeting, actually. dampen the whole cloth. and with your spray paints. this is fabric medium acrylic paint and water. a very loose suspension. why aren't these spraying? >> i'm glad it was you and not me this time. >> i think it's dry from the lights. >> what happens is, eventually -- it comes out looking like that. >> it looks like that. >> it should. that's embarrassing. >> put it together. >> here's the runner. look how beautiful, the bunny salt and peppers. the stamped eggs. >> you did a napkin holder. >> it's a napkin with a hard boiled egg. >> you know the last time i saw you, was at the yankee game the other day. >> are you going to pick on me

again? >> we were at the yankee game, watching michael pineda pitch a gem. >> in the bottom of the seventh, i tweeted. i made a mistake. >> you tweeted, hey, the yanks are pitching a perfect game. what happened a minute and a half later? >> he got a hit. yeah. >> you jinxed it. >> you going to do that again? >> absolutely. i'm known as the jinxer. >> martha stewart just did a segment without dropping some of her beautiful eggs. >> we had a problem right there. >> we did. we jinxed you. >> exactly. see? karma. martha, thank you so much. you can learn more about these great projects at today.com. and again, a lot of them come from "martha stewart living." up next, legendary sportswriter, legendary? michael lupica. michael, ♪fast, rhythmic drumming

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what happens when supercompetitive eighth grade boys play on a travel basketball team and their friend tries out and makes the team? it's the premise of "point guard" the latest navl from acclaimed new york columnist, mike lupica, who is a member of the sportscasters hall of fame, inducted in june. let's get the premise in a nutshell. cassie, young lady, decides she wants to try out for the boys basketball team. she is good. what set of events does that unleash? >> it challenges a friendship. one of her best friends, gus, is the star of this team. and he is under the impression that he should have his team and she should have hers. and it challenges them. she doesn't think of it as making the boys team. she thinks of it as making the team. i just got off the road. and everywhere i spoke, some girl would say, i play on the football team. i play on the basketball team. and you can't hold them back. >> you're a sportswriter.

you're a father. >> yeah. >> you're a long-time coach. of sports for young people. what do you think about that? do you think that girls should play on the quote/unquote boys' teams? >> if they're good enough, absolutely. after i wrote this book, remember that story in new jersey where a girl had to sue her own school -- >> i remember. >> -- to get a chance to play on the boys' team. i can't tell kids, don't let anybody tell you can't. and don't let anybody explain the dreams to you and tell a girl -- i've seen my daughter in sports. and refusing to be held back. >> it's funny. i like what you said, when we cover stories like this, like the one you talked about in new jersey, we cover it as a young lady and her family challenging the rules of the local community. what they often challenge is the friendships they're involved in. >> 100%. and i think that cassie's not trying to prove a point to gus or the boys.

she's trying to show herself that she's good enough to do this thing. and sports is a meritocracy. if she's good enough, she should be on the team. >> the u.s. women's u.s. hockey team won over canada. what led up to that tournament was extraordinarily interesting. they threatened to boycott the world championships because they didn't feel they were being treated in an equal manner to the men's hockey team. >> it was one of my favorite. and i undercover sports stories of the year. they did stand up. i think that this is, without trying to sound too highfalutin, this is a great time for empowerment. my daughter is the youngest of our four. we have three boys. and to watch her grow up and to constantly tell her not to let anybody define her, just because of gender, it's been a big thing in our lives. >> quickly, before i let you go. what was your take last sunday

when sergio garcia won his first major? and it happens to be the one that comes with a green jacket? >> it's the culmination of so many great things that happens in sports. >> what a year in sports. >> lebron and the cubs and the greatest game of football ever played. and the super bowl. federer coming back. this day, as it unfolded over those hours, if you love sports, whether you love golf the way we love golf or not, it was a tremendous event, to watch him finally overcome all the demons. >> you know how you get into sportswriters and sportscasters hall of fame, talent and passion. and you have passion about sports. >> great to see you again, man. >> good to see you. and "point guard" is the new book from mike lube pica. just ahead, a woman using her love of reading to improve her community. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪

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8:45. back on this feel-good friday with something that will probably make you smile as you head into the weekend. >> jenna is back with one woman's inspirational mission to help her community. >> a bronx native has loved reading for as long as she can remember. when she found out her local barnes & nobel was shutting down, she knew she had to do something about it. >> passion to kill stigmas, over due to be debunked. we are worthy. i stand here today and ask you to open your hearts and help me show the world what many fail to see. that the bronx is no longer burning, except with desire to read. >> reporter: the bronx is a hub of culture. it's given rise to hip-hop and stars like jennifer lopez. and it's where the new york yankees play ball. but the new york city borough home to 1.4 million people, does not have a single bookstore in sight. >> it shouldn't be that hard to have access to literature. >> reporter: noel is a bronx

native determined to change that. it began when barnes & nobel, the last bookstore in the borough, announced plans to close its doors in 2014. >> i love my borough. i'm a passionate reader. i wanted to be a entrepreneur. everything came together. it was my aha moment. >> reporter: the h.r. director said she didn't know the first thing about owning a bookstore. but she was ready to try. >> i goog eled it. how to open a bookstore. >> the lit bar was born. and after winning a competition, things took off. in an age of online shopping, running a brick and mortar bookstore can be a imagine. but noel said her store would provide something online retailers can't, a place for her community to gather in person. >> the lit bar looks like the bronx. and i want people to feel like they belong there. >> reporter: noel can trace her love for reading and discovery back to childhood. >> life growing up in the south

bronx as a child. there was turmoil growing up and reading was my escape. i feel like everybody deserves access to books, no matter what your income is. >> reporter: noel's friends and neighbors agree. >> what noel is doing, is bringing light to the fact that we're missing something important. >> if anybody could do it, it would be her. >> reporter: and others agreed, too. her indy go go campaign surpassed her goal of $100,000 in just one month. and caught the attention of celebrities like michael moore, who tweeted, please help. i did. >> oh, my god. the response has been incredible. it's not just coming from my community. but coming from all over america, coming from all over the world. >> reporter: the lit bar is a pop-up right now. but noel plans to open a store by the end of this year, thanks to the generous donations of complete strangers. the face that we're sis cussing to sip, talking entrepreneurship and in all things the bronx.

we lit. >> noel has raised more than $127,000, which will help her buy a permanent home for the lit bar. she plans to offer events and programs that encourage readers. i love it. >> this is right up your alley, jen jenna, right? >> yeah. >> a huge event happened yesterday. >> it's big. i wasn't invited. >> you were invited. >> it's okay. your daughter, celebrated her 4th birthday. >> yes. it was fun and wild. >> it was wild. >> kids' birthday parties are wild. >> the first birthday party that i've been to. >> and the first that calvin has been there. >> and owl of the babies got together. >> we're outnumbered. that's what is scary, right? >> zone defense, ladies. >> i know. >> you guys were the ones corralling. >> right up to jenna and said, where is the pizza. >> and she was dancing just like

her mother. >> oh, good. >> we have a video. >> no, we don't. >> it was a lot of fun. >> thank you. coming up, neil patrick harris is back to tell us about his new magical show. first this, is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank,

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disastrous fashion. and he's returning to tell us about a new project, a magical show called "in & of itself." and neil is the executive producer. you love this. >> i am. i'm a big proponent of people seeing live things. and when it can be elevated to an exciting level, that's special for me. and magic is a pick a card, any card tricks. there's a man, derek dellgadio. and this is version 2.0. him by himself. he takes the idea of magic and turns it into a conversation about identity. and it's a personal account of what he does. and he uses these magical ideas as part of the show. >> it's not a kid's show, right? >> 16 and over. so people don't think it's that kind of mundane magic. but it's gotten great response from critics. and it's a limited run at the della roth theater. i'm proud of it. when you leave with your mind

expanded because of magical things that no one has done before. you can't buy in a shop. and it's inspiring and inspired, as well. >> even though this is magic to a new level, as a kid, were you a magic fan? >> massive magic fan. that's my hobby my whole life. i think it's a fantastic historical art. frank oz is the director of this, as well. and he's prolific puppeteer and a great film director, as well. anyone in new york, it's intermissionless, 80 minutes or so. it's almost contemporary art meets magic. >> that was spoken like a real executive producer. intermissionless, 80 minutes. you know -- >> it's fantastic. >> you know it's magic when there's too many tricks you start to not care about it as much. it's a show worth caring about. >> it e's june 18th. dylan, you have birthday magic.

>> okay. let's spin the smucker's jar and see who we're celebrating. first up, happy 105th birthday to goldie shon. an active lady from brooklyn. goes for weekly walks. robert matthews of illinois, is celebrating 100 years. he served our country during world war ii and is a purple heart reip yent. thank you for your service. happy 100th birthday to lois of lancaster, pennsylvania. the secret of longevity is eating chocolate. esther is 103 years old. the lady loves to have her nails painted. lewis ebert, a family man from pennsylvania is 100 years old. he likes to stay active by mowing his own lawn. and happy 100th birthday to frances from pennsylvania. she earned two masters degrees and has her doctorate in special education. if you know someone celebrating

a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us about them at today.com/celebrates. and send us the photos. >> neil tells us he loves magic. he turned himself into willie geist. >> pretty cool, huh? >> i was going to say, look who the cat drug in. hi, willie. >> sounds like -- don't be nice now. too late for that. we have a good one this easter sunday, guys. my guest is julia louis-dreyfus. the new season of "veep" is coming on sunday. we talk about her road to "veep," as elaine benes, some bad early reviews. and she started on "saturday night live" at the age of 21 and still going as strong as ever. julia louis-dreyfus, still going today. >> i have friends saying that's the funniest show on television. >> hilarious. >> looking forward to it. >> i have to get this television thing. >> the radio is great. it's really great. curtis stone is the guest

co-host. nbc 10 news starts now. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. just about 9:00 a.m. let's go right to first alert meteorologist, bill henley, with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. gorgeous day, bill. >> yeah, it's going to be sunnier this afternoon. but as expected, clouds are moving through this morning without any rain for our area. look at king of prussia, mostly cloudy skies. sunshine here and there. it's going to clear out this afternoon. 2:00 in king of prussia, 61 degrees.

and can with sunshine taking hold across the board, 60s this afternoon. 60s tomorrow and in the 80s for easter sunday. let's get a check on the roads with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter, jessica boyington. >> we're watching smooth roads right now. in delays in the schuylkill since early this morning. we haven't seen one. schuylkill right around city line avenue where we're watching right here, the westbound side moving towards king of prussia. if you're in camden headed northbound on 676, look out for this tractor-trailer, closing the ramp northbound at collings avenue. guests at a hotel back in their homes after being evacuated when police found a man's body in one of the rooms. this happened at the state ridge suites last night. the county hazmat team is checking a powder found in the room where the man died. police found another man sick in the hall of the hotel. and today is good friday,

the most solemn day on the christian calendar, commemorating crucifixion of jesus. a service will be held at saints peter and paul at 3:00 this afternoon. holy week includes the celebration of easter on sunday. meanwhile, sports, phillies on the road visiting washington. i'm vai sikahema. get the latest news and weather on the nbc 10 news app. see you at the bottom of the hour.

♪ this morning on "today's take," we'll wrap up our celebrity chef week with curtis stone. it's freebie friday. find out what we cooked up for our fans on the plaza and you at home to win. plus, flo rida is in the house with a live performance. that's coming up now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this freebie friday morning, april 14th, 2017. i'm dylan dreyer, alongside jenna bush hager. and celebrity chef curtis stone. and we're listening to "my house" by flo rida, who is

stopping by for a live performance. >> i can't wait. that's what got me out of bed. i love "my house." >> his pacing with the song fires you up. >> and i feel it's a good welcome to curtis. >> i'm excited to be here. >> our celebrity chef week. it's very hard to say. celebrity chef week is continuing. and you've been -- and everybody has been signing their cookbooks. we have yours here. "good food good life." >> this is a good picture of you. >> thanks. it was taken seven years ago, and put it on the cover to make me look better than i am. >> you look great. >> i like the rustic look. >> that's life in a restaurant. that's what that does for you. we're going to give these away? >> are you excited for freebie friday? >> i am. i like anything free. i'm a tight ass. >> you don't get anything. >> you give it away. >> it's always better to give than receive, right? >> it's easter. >> congratulations, by the way,

your restaurant, gwynn, has been nominated for best new restaurant category. that's huge. >> yeah. how does that feel? >> it's a really special time when -- it's our oscars of the restaurant business. when it roll s around and you gt a nomination, it's exciting. we have to go to the gala and see if we made it. >> when you got the call, where were you? it's like the oscars. what were you doing? were you cooking? >> they had a breakfast in los angeles. and we all attended. and went down and -- >> how does that feel if you don't get nominated? >> a miserable breakfast. >> and next week, you'll be at the pebble beach wine and food festival? >> yeah. >> hold on a minute. are you creating a menu based on walnuts? >> that's what we do at my restaurant in beverly hills. we do a menu around one

ingredient. >> when i heard walnuts, it reminded me of when a squirrel moved into your house. four kwirlsquirrels? >> we have squirrels around the table. they don't tip well. >> how much can you do with the walnut? >> that's the fun part from a chef's perspective. you start with one ingredient and you figure out as much as you can. you can make a oil. dehydrate it. turn it into a snow or ice cream. you do stuff with it and you put it through a seasonally appropriate menu. >> we wish we could taste it. but the squirrels will probably eat it before we can get there. yesterday, dylan got to come and witness my child's 4th birthday. >> what a great time. >> i was wondering how birthday parties work in the city. it was so sweet to see all of the kids running around. >> totally wild. >> we wrangled this group together. >> and i can't believe we got poppy. poppy is my baby that i'm holding. we call her rhonda rousey. at parts of the party? where is poppy?

and she would run across the park. is that her? >> over breaking someone's arm in the corner. >> i like a tough girl. >> mila was rocking some hot pink lipstick. she looked like elsa. >> she looked like a beauty pageant contestant. >> we have a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old. and truthfully, these days, we pay for someone else to host that party. in one of the special venues where you leave the mess behind and you just put the presents in the back of your car and go home. they had a great time. you did it yourself. >> we did it at a park. your kids are so cute. and so -- we did it ourselves. i don't -- you know, in the vein of trying to keep it cheap. i have to say, maybe not worth it. it was a lot. i don't think i had one really good conversation. a lot of sensory overload. >> you seemed cool, calm, collected. everybody has pizza and cake. >> i got home, there was cake down my shirt.

anyway -- a toddler party is wild. i can tell you that much. but you also love a ball pit. is that right? >> that can be taken in many directions. >> a ball pit at a kid's party. >> there's a ball pit that there's thousands of balls. i was in there. and lindsay looked at me. and said do you know how many children sneeze in those ball pit pits? >> immediate shower after that. >> you need a lot of purel. >> can we play kitchen confessions? our favorite game. >> you answer the questions. and we sit here and watch. >> all right. >> i think one measuring cup with questions from our producers and the other is questions from our plaza. so, i guess -- you choose. >> those are hot. be careful. >> put them in the pot. is this right? >> i get it. >> mix them together. >> this is a really complicated game. >> i missed the rules of this

game. i'm sorry. >> like operation. >> i don't know who this is from. >> it's from carrey in denver. how do you make sure your cookies stay soft and moist? well, carrie from denver. you use a mix of brown sugar and white sugar. you get the brown suge we're the softness and white sugar gets the crispy sweetness. >> my cookies go -- flatten right up. >> you need more flour in there. is there any food you refuse to eat? >> obviously not walnuts. >> not walnuts. we just did a thing online with the pizza. what are those -- peeps. >> peeps. >> they put peeps on the pizza. and i wanted to refuse to eat it. but i didn't. i took a bite. and i regret it. >> peep pizza sounds unappetizing. >> amelia from moorehead,

kentucky. i'm heading out to college in the fall. what's a good, healthy dorm food i can make. >> soup. you can make it in big batches. you can freeze it. get your mom to do some for you and ship it. and you can keep it in the fridge for four or five days and heat it up when you're ready to eat. >> i have containers of soup in my freezer. i don't have time to cook. >> time for one more? >> why not? >> i say yes. >> i like that you're still using the tongs. >> if you go to a restaurant of a chef you respect and eat something you don't love, do you lie? >> this is juicy. >> if it's a chef you know very, very well, you tell them the truth. >> have you had to do that? >> i give honest feedback. chefs that i know very, very well. an i compliment them on different parts of the menu. that one thing, that could have used a little work. a little salt. but if you tonight know them that well, you just smile and

say that's fabulous. >> that's the secret. earlier today, we talked about the nugget boy. there's a guy on twitter, 16-year-old carter wilkerson. he's from reno, nevada. he's about to make social media history. he made this tweet, yo, wendy's how many retweets for a year of free chicken nuggets? wendy's responded, 18 million. >> that's setting the bar pretty high, wendy's. >> that's a huge demand. he took that tweet and posted that. and now, that conversation has been retweeted 2.8 million times. >> wow. >> nowhere near 18 million. we get that. but he is close to the all-time record retweet set by ellen degeneres, the oscar selfie, that had 3.3 million tweets. now, yesterday, ellen is fighting back because she wants to hold the record. she wants to be, you know, the most retweets. she made this psa, in an effort to protect her title. and she brought in major star power. take a look. >> i'm ellen degeneres.

>> and i'm bradley cooper. >> we need your help. >> ellen and i are dangerously close to losing our title for the most tweeted retweet after all-time. >> we need you more. >> we put our heart and soul into that selfie. i had to hold up the camera. my buy accepts for shaking. >> and i was itting on meryl stre streep's lap for a long time. >> bradley is going to rub my shoulders. >> i am? >> just do it. >> okay. >> get retweeting, everybody. >> wendy's says they're going to donate $100,000 to the dave thomas foundation that supports adoption in teenagers if he breaks the ellen record, which is 3.3 million. >> great. nugget boy. >> keep retweeting. >> we'll do our own psa later. what's on the menu? our host curtis stone shows how to make your meal at home like

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for fresh breath on the go. we're back, with more of "today's take" and our guest host celebrity chef curtis stone. >> we have to talk, before we get to your hacks, your commit to one charity that you're sponsoring. talk to us about it. >> we choose one charity per year. and this year, we're working with crystlas. and they change lives through jobs. people that have beenincarcerat. they want to get a job. once you've been homeless or in prison, it's hard to get a job. i employed my first employee four years ago. he's a supervisor. i got nine employees. i'm on a mission to get everyone from a restaurant business, adopting the same philosophy. you can change lives through

jobs. >> that's awesome. >> we like you even more. we're making dust, with a coffee grinder. >> this is a coffee grinder. if you run out of powdered sugar. >> i've been in that situation before. >> you get the sugar. you stick it into a coffee grinder and you can turn regular sugar into powdered sugar. >> is that all powdered sugar is? >> it's in the grinder. >> i had no idea. >> who knew? >> i need to get a coffee grinder. >> you need a coffee grinder. >> we live in new york. it's hard to go to your neighbor's and ask for sugar. >> again, these are the freeze-dried raspberries in little packs. you staick that into a coffee grinder and you turn into that a raspberry flavored powder. your coffee grinder is much more than a coffee grinder.

>> are they easy to clean? >> they're easy to clean. >> and you can do it with all these -- >> all these things. and if you're making a risrisso you can do peas in there, too. >> or put it in your children's oatmeal so they eat it. >> that's awesome. >> with bread, you can turn into bread crumbs. a lot of the packets in your cupboard you can eliminate. you can make all sorts of stuff yourself. >> get yourself a coffee grinder. >> all right. >> that's going to be very sweet bread. >> like a french toast or something. >> inventing something new. a little sprinkle of raspberry dust. i'll take over the weather. we're going to see a decent weekend, as we get ready for easter sunday. we have a couple of spotty showers and storms moving through the midwest. shouldn't be too severe. but some of the storms can produce downpours and hail possible. we're looking at a nice day up

and down the east coast. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. it warms up into the weekend. temperatures should be running about 10 to 20 degrees above average, especially back through the midwest. we're still looking at the rip current threat down in the eastern coast of florida. keep that in mind, too. that's a look at the weather across the country. now, here's a peek out your window. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. some clouds this morning, but no sign of rain. the clouds will break for more and more sunshine as the day goes on. in the 60s for new jersey. for inland areas. at the shore, a sea breeze like yesterday. the temperature peaks at 60 degrees. sunshine in the suburbs, up to 65 and 67 degrees in philadelphia. that's above normal for this time of year. and 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware, too. and then even warmer for easter sunday. have a great weekend. >> you had some raspberry. next, the freebie friday madness will begin. we're cooking something up with

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>> over here? >> hello. >> another bride, too. >> two daughters. two months apart. >> and you're both getting married? >> two months apart. >> that's how you got to do it. >> you're getting married. and you're looking for wedding gifts. what do you think? should we? is it you that's getting married? >> both of them. maybe you can share. >> can we get a selfie? >> do you love him or what? >> selfies. >> okay. we have to find somebody else. come on. come on. we found some buddies. i found some buddies. hi. bunnies. how are you? what's your name? >> i'm kelly. >>. happy easter. do you love curtis or what? he's your favorite chef. >> she wants to be a cook when she grows up. >> what's your name? >> my name is taylor. >> what's your favorite thing to cook? >> probably spaghetti.

>> my favorite thing to eat. >> all right. happy easter, y'all. thank you. >> okay. where are we going? let's go. let's go. >> go all the way down. >> all the way down? >> all the way down. >> let's do it. >> let's do it. >> come on. >> let's do this. >> what do you think? what do you think? >> come on down. >> okay. what's your name, buddy? >> my name is colby. >> my name is colby. >> you turning 18? >> yes. >> can you cook, mate? >> a little bit. >> this is going to help. happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> all right. that was fun, wasn't it? i love freebie friday. dylan, what about our fans at home? >> we can't forget our fans at home. if you can't make it to the plaza, you have a chance to win, thanks to williams sonoma. two fans are getting that williams sonoma gift card and a

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] nbc 10 news starts now. it is good friday. good morning, i'm vai sikahema. just about 9:30. let's get to meteorologist bill henley. >> lots of clouds, no rain. we will see sunshine take over this afternoon. right now it's a cloudy view from spring city. the temperatures are slowly climbing, as you would expect with cloud cover. 53 right now in delaware. 54 in philadelphia. south jersey is now in the 50s and lehigh valley is warming up into the 60s today. 60s today and tomorrow. look at easter sunday. 84 degrees. and i think any showers will hold off until sunday evening at the earliest. >> thank you, bill. let's get a check on the roads with traffic reporter, jessica boyington, looking at the expressway. >> center city now, vai. no problems. and pretty much what it looks like across the board.

very light today on this friday. also watching an accident up north. east philly on route 1 northbound just around f street and in camden, this overturned tractor-trailer. on 676, the ramp to exit 1, closed right now. vai, back to you. jessica, thank you. new this morning from delaware, two airmen charged with sexually abusing a teenaged r r runaway. washington hid the girl on the base. both men held for trial. and police are trying to figure out who stole $2,000 worth of power tools from a west philadelphia work site. the head of philadelphia community court told us he noticed the power tools missing yesterday. job training nonprofit hires high school dropouts and former prisoners. and the phillies in washington to play the nationals in afternoon at 4:05. i'm vai sikahema. another update in 25 minutes. always get the latest news and

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food," easter brunch. we're wrapping up our celebrity chef week with the wonder from down under. >> sounds like i should be wearing chaps. >> really does. curtis stone is making hot-crossed buns. i know the song. >> you've never had a hot cross bun. >> they're a typical australian dish, right? >> we have them all the time for easter. england, as well. they are so delicious. >> i like the sound. >> you have some yeast. sour cream, some currant, flour, brown sugar, salt, eggs and milk and cream. and i make a little strawberry jam to serve with it, as well. >> because you are the wonder from down under, you know? >> the first thing you do is you

bloom some yeast. add some yeast to some warm cream or warm milk. >> i never bloomed yeast. >> you bloom it, babe. you put it in there and leave it for five minutes. >> okay. >> and it comes out looking just like this. >> like oatmeal, almost. >> it has grown ever so slightly. it's a live thing. it's bloomed. you take some brown sugar and throw some orange zest in there. >> okay. >> we turn that on. you let that orange zest work a little with the brown sugar because it's going to help to bring the flavor out. you add some spice and some salt. that's some cinnamon and some salt. >> got to have the salt and the sweet. >> i'm going to turn this down so it doesn't get everywhere. you get your flour in there. >> got it. >> and you add your wet ingredients. your bloomed yeast. go ahead and dump in there. >> the eggs. >> and a little melted butter. it's an easy dough to make, actually. >> that's good. >> and orange blossom essence,

as well. >> what is orange blossom essen essence? that sounds fancy. >> if you don't have it, add more orange zest. but it's a nice flavor. anyway, you let that work. and then, it comes out into a beautiful dough like this. >> right. >> this is where you work in your currants. i've put my currants into a little bit of orange juice. >> okay. >> and that's how you hydrate them, right? do you have to do that? >> you don't have to. but it gives more flavor. you work this dough. and you work the currants in. and you stick it into a lightly greased bowl. >> there's the bowl. >> and you're going to cover it with clean film and sit it in a warm place. in an hour, it will have doubled in size. >> wow. >> see how that's -- >> is that thanks to the bloomed yeast? >> the yeast is doing its work for you. you punch it down, like so. you bring it out of the bowl. and then, you are going to

divide this into 18 buns. that's easy. cut it in half. >> one, two. >> and in half again. >> this is like a math project. >> little pieces like this. and you role them. >> they're perfect circles. this is a big bun. as they say -- >> pretty buns are pretty good fun. >> i like big buns and i cannot lie. >> you stick it in there. and you leave it again. all right? now, they're going to double in size once more. >> gosh. >> knees are a little small. but they have doubled in size. that's what gives them the nice, airy quality. once that happens, you go ahead and make this paste, which is literally water and flour. and this is where the cross comes from on the bun. you whisk that together. these are now doubled in size, as you can see. and what you do is you do a nice cross on each bun. this is to represent the

crucifix, of course. >> perfect for easter. >> you do that on each one. >> pretty. >> beautiful. >> really pretty. >> we have to taste. and we put them in the oven, right? >> they come out like this. and you can either serve them -- i actually serve them open. you make a little flavored butter. i have some spice, with the butter. and then, is that good? >> i love it. >> it's delicious. >> a little nutmeg, a little cinnamon and a little clove. >> it turns out a hot crossed bun is delicious. >> i've been singing the song. >> and we have other recipes. for all our "today food" recipes head to today.com/food. our celebration of easter sweet treats is not over. treats is not over. get a look at the i use what's already inside me to reach my goals. so i liked when my doctor told me i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me

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>> reporter: they're the treat reese witherspoon loves to eat. the candy of justin bieber's dreams. >> you have a new favorite candy. will you tell everybody with that is? >> the marshmallow peeps? >> peeps are fantastic. >> reporter: they're the stuff fairly tale sculptures are made of. what's the word on this bird? where do peeps come from? >> i think peeps come from the easter bunny. >> i don't know. >> a candy -- >> reporter: lucky for us, we were invited to the ultimate insider's view. a behind-the-scenes peek at the peep factory in pennsylvania. peeps weren't born yesterday. >> we made peeps for the first time 64 years ago. they've been around since 1953. >> reporter: today, the just born factory makes 5.5 million

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>> how many people can say that? not many. do you eat the one eyed peeps? >> no. people make artwork out of peeps. and we have some original artwork of our own. look at that. "today's take." >> is that what it says? >> yes. >> if you stand back. >> i need to stand back. >> look at the tv. >> that's beautiful. >> yeah. >> sugar overload. and i only ate two ears. >> you're hyped to do the weather. let's take a look at the weather maps. we have a nice weekend for you. spotty showers across the northeast, down to parts of virginia and north carolina. nothing too widespread. we have isolated stronger storms through saturday. and on easter sunday, a nice graphic for you. looking all pretty. looks like a warm day up and down the east coast. temperatures running 10 to 20 degrees above average. highs in the 70s and 80s. we will see isolated

thunde mo. i'm meteorologist bill henley. some clouds this morning, but no sign of rain. and the clouds will break for more and more sunshine as the day goes on. so we're on track for a warmup, into the 60s in northern. for inland areas. at the shore, you'll see a sea breeze like yesterday. so the temperature peaks at 60 degrees. sunshine takes over the suburbs, up to 65 and 67 degrees in philadelphia. that's above normal for this time of year. and 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware, too. and then even warmer for easter sunday. have a great weekend. >> and that's your latest forecast. next, flo rida is going to give us a live performance. after this. ♪ i breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled

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f florida, we got to listen to your music all morning world. >> i got to dance badly to your music all morning. >> how did you come together to create this song? >> like you said before, i spent ten years since i put out my first record, "birthday." i felt it was only night, "cake," that produced the record. i thought after having so many number one records, i would like to have a record that, you know, introduces the best party of "cake." "i came for the cake." >> all of your songs, i want to dance to. and exercise to. do you know when you've made it? >> most definitely. when i get in the studio and i finish a record faster than normal, i know it's organic and the melody stands out. >> we heard that you brought a surprise for us? the best guest ever. what do we got? >> let's bring it out. >> oh.

>> i came for the cake. that's my twin brother. >> thank you. that's so awesome. cake for us all. >> he said it, cake every day. we love it. well, take it away. can't wait, guys. >> let's do it. [ cheers and applause ] >> what's up "today" show. we got flo rida in the house. 99%. you know we came for that cake. let's go. ♪ you know when i come by you know whey look like ♪ ♪ everything lit all the girls in free ♪ ♪ anybody inside sipping on a good time ♪ ♪ you ain't gotta rest they can put it on me ♪ ♪ when they wanna go off when they know when my money show off ♪ ♪ i don't want to get it one way, yeah spend it and i get it the same day ♪ ♪ but hey i didn't come here to party ♪

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[ cheers and applause ] we have the cake. >> yes. >> we have to give the credits. >> my friend, the cake boss made this cake. look at this. >> the cake boss made the cake. you do the best. >> that's amazing. >> curtis, thank you for being here. >> we had a blast. thank you. 99%, flo rida. >> i came for the cake. >> this is so much fun. we did only come for the cake and for y'all. you made our day. >> came for the cake. >> thank you so much. >> how is it? >> oh, yeah. >> real good. >> kathie lee is up next, with

funny home videos. and kitchen hacks from chris kimble. not as good as you, curtis. you know what i'm saying? >> delicious. >> you like it? >> chef-approved. >> back after local news and weather. >> thanks so much, guys. good job, y'all. good to see you.

nbc 10 breaking news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jessica boyington with your first alert traffic right now. we're watching sky 4 10 live over the top of a crash. injuries reported on the scene. not so sure how serious thesiers are right now. in feltonville, on the roosevelt boulevard where the outer lines are blocked completely right now. we also have part of the inner drive blocked, well. but you want to stay on the inner drive. one of the lanes still getting by. the northbound side where this crash is, route 1 northbound

just around d street. so watch for that. big delays athere. camden, an overturned tractor-trailer blocking 676's northbound ramp, right at exit 1. watch for delays there. vai, back to you. let's look at your friday forecast. right to first alert meteorologist, bill henley, with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> temperatures slowly creeping up. in the 50s right now. right at 50 degrees in the suburbs. you see the clouds are still overhead. we see a few breaks of sunshine. we'll see more sunshine this afternoon. >> look at king of prussia, up to 64 degrees at 3:00 this afternoon. everyone will be in the 60s. and at the shore, right at 60 degrees this afternoon. and the sea breeze will develop later today. thank you, bill. the eric frein murder trial in northeastern pennsylvania will resume monday. frein accused of shooting two state troopers in a 2014 ambush, killing one of them. the survivor trooper expected to take the stand next week. i'm vai sikahema, another update

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