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49 degrees with a stiff onshore flow. a miserable day outside. great day to stay indoors sunday. maybe a rumble of thunder. back to the 60s tuesday. finally looking better. 67 degrees and sunshine and clouds. next chance of rain on thursday. temperatures gradually easing where they should be which is the 60s. may should bring more weather with more ups than downs. >> i hope so. good to have you back. we're going to see you back a little early. we're back at 8:30. >> weekend "today" next. good morning. taking on trump. emotions running high today. a day after violent protests broke out in california.
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to a republican gathering forcing him to ditch his car and hop a highway barrier to get inside. >> oh, boy. i felt like i was crossing the border, actually. i was crossing the border, but i got here. >> as ted cruz and john kasich make a last-ditch effort to stop trump with the crucial indiana primary three days away. we are live on the campaign trail. severe weather watch. 30 million americans at risk again today as the storm threat moves east from the plains to the gulf coast. roads ruined. flights delayed. more on the way. bringing softball-sized hail and damaging winds and potential flash floods. missed opportunity. did a private pilot spot one. two teenaged boys lost at sea months ago clinging to debris? a missed opportunity to flag down help as the parents battle
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and look out. an unmanned furniture truck down the massachusetts streets backwards and plowing into the house. >> it sound like a bomb went off. >> thankfully no one was hurt, but boy do the neighbors have a story to tell. saturday, april 30th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm jeff rossen alongside dylan dreyer. do you have one of the nights where you can't sleep? i kept having nightmares of this playing. it's dylan dancing to "ice, ice baby." we showed you that yesterday. we will show you more of that. >> my family has had that nightmare for years. >> i felt if i were 6 and you were 6, we would be friends.
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>> we will have more on that. let's get to the top story. what could be the last chance for donald trump and republican rivals to stop him in the indiana primary three days from now. on friday, trump faced mass protesters as he spoke to a gathering in northern california. demonstrators clashing with police and breaking down barriers. we have nbc's ron mott in indianapolis. good morning. >> good morning, sheinelle. a long time indiana played a pivotal role on tuesday. there is a lot on the line. ted cruz stumped in indiana on friday trying to stop trump on tuesday. protesters in california tried to stop the billionaire in his tracks, clashing with police and breaking down barricades. the most violent since chicago last month.
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conference near san francisco. >> that was not the easiest entrance i ever made. my wife called. she said there are helicopters following you. we went under a fence and through a fence. oh, boy. i felt like i was crossing the board actually. i was crossing the border, but i got here. >> reporter: cruz and running mate, former candidate carly fiorina, appeared in the hoosier state. >> i am proud to stand next to this man. the man i believe must be our nominee. a great leader and fight for the soul of our party. >> reporter: the stop trump movement could grind to a halt if he nabs the winner take all primary and establishment republicans like mike pence seemed resigned to the looming prospects of a nominee trump. >> i want to commend trump. i'm not against anybody, but i will vote for ted cruz.
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indiana, jobs have surged since the great recession. doubling to 4,000. and the purchase manager believes that a trump presidency will keep his plant going. >> i like he is not afraid to stand up for what is right. i feel he is a good businessman. >> reporter: both trump and cruz have scheduled events in indiana between today and tuesday to try to get the voters on the fence over to their yards. >> thank you, ron. >> we have elise jordan here with us this morning. nice to have you. >> hi. >> this is winner take all on tuesday in indiana. is this cruz's last stand? do we wake up on wednesday to the notion that donald trump is
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>> it is not over until the june 7th primary. there are still over 300 out of 500. i believe it is california or bust. if ted cruz loses in indiana, it will be really hard for him to win in california. i believe it is much better for him to have a strong showing in indiana. >> what is the play for the republican party here on two levels? one, do they start telling ted cruz maybe you should drop out and make way for donald trump and do they rally behind donald trump? >> i think you will see fragmentation among republicans as they come to grips with donald trump. there will be opposition from him who are ideological opposed to trump's versus of democrat light. he has been a democrat most of his life. there are plenty of conservatives who will never accept that.
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who see principles for power and follow trump as he comes closer to the nomination. >> how concerned are you as a republican strategist what this is doing to the party? you see the scenes like yesterday in california. violent protests. blood, bloody faces, protesters knocking down barricades. what does this do to the party long term? >> i think it is horrible for the party, but a microcosm for the party as a whole. this is more than partisan division. the country needs a leader to draw them together, not push them apart. that's what i worry about instead of bringing people together, trump is galvanizing people to bully other americans. >> if you were ted cruz's top strategist, what would you say to him?
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>> elise jordan. >> thanks for having me. to the severe storms slam ng the south. from texas to indiana. today, tens of millions of people are facing the threat of more wild weather. nbc's jay gray is in dallas this morning. >> good morning, sheinelle. we are between storms here this morning. cities have taken a beating over the last several days. the area this morning is bracing for what could be more severe weather. >> reporter: the assault by mother nature began late yesterday and continued overnight. violent winds, heavy rain. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: tornadoes and hail across the midwest and plains. 25 million in the potential strike zone. including the family that lived in this southwest oklahoma home. >> we had no idea. we were inside the storm shelter
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never would have thought that we would not have a house. >> reporter: everything in sight scattered for miles. some of the worst damage in oklahoma where a large tornado tore through a barn downing trees and power lines. the funnel caught on camera in dorchester, texas, where residents were told to take shelter. in lindale, texas, storm waters washed away the road. hail battered texas. golf ball-sized ice downed affiliate's truck kxas. hours were delayed at international airport. flood waters are already rising across the south, including gulfport, mississippi, again under water with the potential of more severe weather in the forecast across the region
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>> that includes the possibility of more flooding, tornadoes and hail in an area where so many are still picking up from the string of violent weather through the week. sheinelle. >> jay gray, thank you. >> dylan is here with more. how bad will it be? >> today it will move east. we could see severe storms, but the threat is for flooding rain. the ground is saturated. we had several tornadoes reported yesterday across texas and oklahoma. we had 3 to 5 inches of rainfall in the midwest. this is part of the bigger system. snow on the northwest side of the system. severe storms on the southeast site side. it is rainy and wet in the ohio valley and great lakes. we had flash flood watches and the red boxes indicate flood warnings. any additional rain will make the situation worse. and that is what we will see.
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have cloud-to-ground lightning and torrential rain. these indicate where we have heavy rain. as we go through the day, this moves into southeastern louisiana. as it does, it will produce pockets of heavy rain. we get a bit of a break on saturday. as we go into monday, more wet weather into southeastern texas and louisiana. that could exacerbate the flooding. we have potential of severe storms in st. louis today. today's threat is large hail, isolated tornadoes. the rain and flooding is going to be the biggest concern with another 2 to 4 inches possible. >> dylan, thanks. investigators looking for clues in the untimely death of prince. that's not the only mystery swirling this morning. did the rock icon leave behind a treasure trove of music that could be worth millions. nbc's stephanie gosk is digging into the story for us. >> reporter: what has become clear in the days since prince's
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the pop icon, despite his fame, kept much of his life private. including most of his music. a secret archives so big, it eclipses the work everyone knows well. this music reporter interviewed him. >> i asked prince because he hasn't had time to go through archives if he intended these songs to come out after he was gone. >> reporter: now as investigators continue to probe if prescription painkillers played a role in his death, his siblings are unraveling his he said. prince did not leave a will. locked up, hundreds, possibly thousands of songs. what do you do with the music and who puts a price tag on that?
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paisley park is the secret vault. storage for all the hard drives and tapes. >> the sheer amount that came out of him could not be grappled with during his lifetime. >> reporter: prince left him with a thought that will give fans a chill. >> prince definitely thought, he literally said to me i didn't always give the record companies the best songs. >> reporter: that's right. "purple rain," "little red corvette." there might be some competition. stephanie gosk, nbc news, chasmannan, minnesota. >> and coming up, why you should have a will. and the two boys that disappeared at sea nearly a year ago are at odds after the iphone
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this as the private pilot reveals he spotted and lost sight of someone clinging to a piece of wreckage. was it one of the boys? here's nbc kerry sanders. >> reporter: released information shows stepanos and cohen lost at sea. their distraught parents fighting if court. the iphone discovered in the boat near bermuda. stepanos father will ship the iphone to apple. any data will be reviewed by the court and released to perry cohen's family if the judge deems is relevant. >> we are pleased that the judge ordered that the phone be sent
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transparent and truthful investigation. >> reporter: florida investigators had the iphone in rice to dry it out before returning it to austin's father. lawyers for perry's mother said it should be analyzed and preserved as material evidence in a possible crime. amid her concerns, the boat may have been tampered with. >> no one wants another party filtering what in their view is relevant. especially a mom who is searching for answers for her son. >> reporter: in a 128-page law enforcement report, this revelation. a volunteer search pilot spotted someone clinging to debris, but lost sight of them after he radioed it in. >> circled it three times. long enough to clearly see a person laying on this debris. the person was moving their arms. >> reporter: this morning, it is unclear how long it will take
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iphone holds any secrets. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. tragedy overnight at a church carnival in el paso, texas. a 16-year-old girl killed and friend injured when thrown off a sitting ride. the victim had a barricade. the police are checking to see if it was inspected. a funeral planned for one of the eight people massacred in ohio. 20-year-old hannah gilley. she was shot to death with seven members of her family. police discovered a marijuana growing operation on the family's property. they made no arrests. meanwhile, a $25,000 reward for information has been withdrawn as details of the investigation come to light. a narrow escape for a truck driver in a furniture delivery gone wrong. the delivery truck stopped on the street in worcester, massachusetts. the man with the couch had
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one at the wheel. the surveillance cameras captured it. it took out a wall and a porch before coming to a stop. a drag racer recovering from a horrific crash today. brazilian driver lost control of his car at a race track last night in bay town, texas. his car sliding into the wall. flipping over and over again before landing upside down. a report describes him as responsive to medical personnel when he was pulled from the wreck. luckily he survived. dylan is back with the check of the country's forecast. >> the big storm in the middle of the country. the snow on the northwest side. we have heavy snow falling in north platte, nebraska. we will see rainy snowshowers mix in denver today. in casper, this is part of the system with the moisture that is there and the cold air is certainly in place. sagging down from the north.
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this is not totally unusual. it was last spring with not much snow to talk about. cheyenne could see 6 to 8 inches. in the highest elevations, we could see a foot of snow. denver not so much because it is a mix. you go to the higher elevations and we could have a foot of snow. the stronger storms we will see today exist from the midwest right down into the gulf coast. they will be exiting the houston area. we are not in the clear this week yet. we will get a break tomorrow. more severe weather is possible as we go into monday. within the little zone here, quo end up seeing the torrential rain which leads to flash flooding and hail and wind gusts and possibly a tornado. if you see lightning or hear thunder, go inside. in the northeast, temperatures will be below average. topping out in the upper that's a look at the weather across the country, now here's a peek out your window. >> thanks, dylan. good morning, everyone. we're expecting sop sunshine especially in the hudson valley.
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this morning. this is the better half of the weekend. even though temperatures are still chilly, 48 right now. back to the 50s later on today. high of 59 degrees. but we will have some sunshine as the day goes on. enjoy today because rain arrives overnight tonight. tomorrow is raw, rainy, and tomorrow's high temperature will be 49 degrees. forecast. >> dylan, thank you. now to the big night in the nation's capital as the celebrities converge for the washington social calendar. tonight is the president's final correspondents dinner. we have nbc white house reporter kristen welker with more. >> what is this? why am i required to talk to it?
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carpet to the town used to red tape. this morning, buzz is building where kerry washington is meeting "meet the press." >> and more the press prom. >> a term coined by political reporters who never had a chance to go to an actual prom. >> reporter: this year's host, larry wilmore. >> it is the most narcicisstic room ever. >> reporter: tonight's the night to give it back. a chance to let loose. >> second term, baby. >> reporter: five years ago, the now wants to succeed him. >> donald trump. >> reporter: who pressed the certificate. >> he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that
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like did we fake the moon landing. what really happened in roswell? and where are biggie and tu pac. >> reporter: tonight, the frontrunner is skipping the dinner. >> he either laughs or he doesn't laugh and you have a small heart attack. >> reporter: david litte who helped write the last four speeches, "funny or die" hired him. >> do you have a bucket list? i have something that rhymes with bucket list. >> reporter: now one more chance for the president to get the last laugh. >> the house republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me, which means orange really is the new black.
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kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >> you are going tonight? >> i have wanted to go for years long before it was cool to do. as a kid, i would watch it on c-span. now they say it is nerd prom. celebrities go. it will be a treat. not to mention the laughs. >> you have a dress all picked out? >> the dress is beautiful. she will look stunning. >> i love it. >> i don't know what this is. >> please don't do that tonight. >> hi, mr. president. i hear you have been before. >> it is a lot of fun. you get to see all of our colleagues from other networks. >> narcicisstic? >> you will have a good time. post pictures. we want to see. still to come, our look back at the week that is and including matt lauer's conversation with gold medal swimming winner michael phelps over rio. and we have a first look at
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26 minute after 7:00 on a saturday morning. a live look there at the george washington bridge. we've got some weather headed our way tomorrow so today is your day. police trying to find three teenagers involved in an attack in queens. the teens in this surveillance video attacked a 19-year-old man in astoria and yelled racial slurs while they beat him. they were calling him an arab and yelling isis when they jumped him. one punched him in the face. another was holding a pipe he pulled out of his pants. a third allegedly carrying a
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the victim has fortunately just minor injuries. raphael's here with the weather from ft. >> not bad today. decent forecast. temperatures in the 30s right now. not going to get out of the 50s today. average once again with sunshine and clouds. it goes downhill overnight into tomorrow. tomorrow's temperature 49 degrees. it's chilly, breezy, and rainy tomorrow. if you must be outside this weekend, today is definitely the day. rain showers lingering into monday. >> thank you, raphael. we are coming back at you in 30 minutes with another update.
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at the rock & roll hall of fame induction ceremony. not the only rock superstars taking the stage. we have more coming up in popstart. and we have a great crowd on the plaza. >> nice day in new york. dylan says partly sunny and in the 60s? >> not that warm. >> it is not terrible. >> just okay. >> all right. >> i want them all to be 80s. everything after that is just okay. here is what is making headlines this morning. taking on trump. emotions running high a day after violent protests in california ahead of donald trump's speech to republican gathering. it forced him to ditch his car and hop a highway barrier to get to the event. ted cruz and john kasich are on the campaign trail today. walking away. actor will ferrell backing out of a planned movie over former
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it was billed as a comedy. it drew criticism from the reagan family. and the ncaa is investigating laremy tunsil after his comments about accepting money from a member of the football staff there while playing for the school at ole miss. this after tunsil grabbed headlines for a video showed him smoking from a bong just minutes before the nfl draft. and this week's "download." >> from whatnot to do with your dog and dylan's path as a tiny dancer. those are some of the stories that caught our attention. >> another week, another round of primary victories for the frontrunners. >> hillary clinton striking what could be the knockout blows in the democratic race. winning maryland, delaware, connecticut and pennsylvania. now aiming her punches at republican republicans.
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>> and on the republican side. >> with a clean sweep out performing expectations, donald trump crushing the competition. >> i consider myself the presumptive nominee. absolutely. >> trump's main rival hoping to change the subject, picks a running mate. >> now mathematically eliminated from winning the nomination outright. >> the next vice president of the united states. carly fiorina. >> but cruz won't be getting former house speaker john boehner's support saying in a private event. >> lucifer in the flesh. i have never worked with a more miserable son of a [ bleep ] in my life. over my dead body would he be president. >> a twist in the murder investigation of texas trainer messy bevers. possible evidence at a local dry cleaners. >> documents filed say shirts
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on them by randy bevers. >> and with less than 100 days to the olympic games in rio. swimmer michael phelps opens up to matt about struggles with alcohol. >> go back to the night you were arrested. dui. not the first run-in. >> i set myself down a downward spiral. i had to get something under control. i look back at that night and everything happened for a reason. >> a cry for help? >> i believe so, yeah. i really do. >> say it ain't so. a new study claims our dogs aren't so into hugs. researchers say hugging a dog inhibits their ability to run away from potential danger. stressing them out. a hug. >> no, she's pushing you away.
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after a lesson from supermodel gisele, jimmy did his own runway model walk. we don't expect the late night jokester to star in any magazines soon. and a special performance on the plaza. >> but this video wins the totally tubular award. >> this is me in the pink pants and dancing to "ice, ice baby." >> which one are you? >> i'm the strange looking dark haired girl in the pink pants with the giant glasses. it is my cousin behind me. she copies every single move i did. my moves are not moves to be copied. >> you nailed it. >> my favorite move is when you turn to the back and slides.
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>> you did a nice job. >> a stellar performance. who would have thought i would get the chance to take a picture with vanilla ice 26 years later. >> dylan was doing the running man. he said oh, the running man. >> he saw me. >> can you do the jimmy fallon model walk? >> if i can do dancing like that? yeah. >> there it is. jimmy nailed it, i think. >> that's so funny. >> that's swagger right there. >> he looks like he has something in his pants. how about you? you can model over to your thing. >> should i do the running man? >> yes. >> i can't do it in heels. >> without the heels, it would be perfect. >> i haven't improved a single ounce since i was 9 years old. i can do the weather better. we have a dip in the jet stream. that is where the cold air is. it is chilly as we go through the next couple days right back through the rockies. denver, 24 degrees below average. stuck in the 40s.
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omaha, 52 degrees today. across parts of chicago across parts of chicago and into the west, ft. wayne, indiana, only 59 degrees today. d.c. not bad. but eight degrees below average. temperatures will be on the cooler side as we stay stuck in that pattern. this area through here, lightning, hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. that could fire up this morning and this afternoon. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here's a peek out your window. >> thanks, dylan. good morning, everyone. nice and dry as we start the weekend. we have cool temperatures starting in the 40s right now. it will stay dry and cool throughout the day. 48 degrees in central park. back to 55 by lunchtime. not getting that warm feeling going. but we will have some sunshine and look good into the afternoon. high of 59 degrees. tomorrow is raw and rainy. breezy with a high temperature of only 49 degrees.
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a will? >> we don't want to think of our demise, but you should have a will. if you own anything, including life insurance, but if you have heirs, you probably need a will. >> you avoid family fights. your wishes will be granted. >> you clean things up so your family doesn't have to fight over stuff. it gives you the opportunity to bless those who are left behind. >> and what if you don't have a lot of assets. what would you say? >> if it feels like you don't have a lot, you may have something. you may have debts to describe how they should be handled. if you are in the situation, you may be able to get inexpensively done. look at prepaid legal program as a company benefits. it still will be one of the most important documents you have. even if it doesn't feel like you have much. >> i have to ask about this one. the back of the napkin. we check list this. people said as long as you write it down, it will work.
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>> it might work in the movies. sheinelle, it might be worth the paper it is written on. you really get what you pay for when it comes to estate planning documents. >> we know everything changes once you have little ones. >> this is very important. i have two boys. 10 and 12. if anything were to happen to their mom and i, i want to make sure they have a guardian stipulated. that's the person who is their parent going into the future. we decide that. the guardian provision in your will. we stipulate the trustee. if they get $2 million of life insurance proceeds on their 21st birthday, they don't ride off into the sunset. >> what about finding an attorney? >> i do recommend finding an attorney. estate planning attorney in particular. it could cost $400 or $700. it may be as low as $250 or as much as $1,000. >> i thought it would be more than that.
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people just assume if i didn't have millions, it will not be complicated. you don't need to be rich. >> you don't. here is where we come back to life insurance. you don't have to have a lot of assets. if you have life since insurance, your state could tax you. if you do have a lot of money, the stakes go up more like what we saw with prince. >> what is the biggest take away? >> a lot of the estate planning is done not with will, but beneficiary. this is to ensure we leave a blessing behind. not a curse. >> i like that. thank you, tim. get your questions ready. it is time for one can of bush's beans. well this a predicament. homestyle sounds good. but country style, not without it's charms. brown sugar hickory. who says no to hickory? single-serve vegetarian? sure! there are no rules here.
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all right. time for "ask an anchor." this is my first time. >> what is your most embarrassing on-air moment? i'm really embarrassed. this is when i was an intern and they let me on the air in topeka, kansas. i interviewed bob dole. i called my grandmother. my hair all ready. i had my suit on. everything all tucked under. my hair was like, you know, it was bad. i was -- bob dole. i went back and watched it. i was horrified. that was my moment. >> control room, please get that tape for next week. mine is what is one "today" show behind the scenes secret? i think a secret is how the way
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there are a lot of us, myself included, who are unrecognizable. it is like who is that? >> i love that. that's a good one. >> hai and paint. you look beautiful. >> do your friends have a nickname for you? well, a name like dylan, dyl. dill pickle. dilly will. al roker calls me the double d. because of the dylan dreyer. let's be honest. >> that sounds like al. i have a question for you, sheinelle. we have been recording during the commercial break. sheinelle is doing something weird with her cup because you are losing your voice. >> you know i don't want to lose my voice. >> here is what you have been doing during commercial breaks. >> you go down and you go up. >> this is her explaining what she is doing. >> this is the most effective one. the siren. >> i don't know. this doesn't seem like a legit
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>> you have three kids. how do you get them to not do that at the diner? >> chocolate milk is the best. all the vocal coaches would say voice. >> i'll do this while you continue to do that. still to come, the ladies of lemonade. wait until you see how the beyonce video inspired the seth meyers staff. but first this is "today" on
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48 degrees outside. saturday, april 30th. good morning, i'm gus rosendale. look at the suspects in an attack in queens. the victim says they called him an arab and were yelling isis when they jumped him on 10th street yesterday. the victim has minor injuries. before thousands of cyclists hit the streets for tomorrow's five boro bike tour, they're going to hold the blessings of the bikes. as part of the ceremony, a moment of silence held for those
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it's the better half of the weekend. even though it's chilly now, temperatures in the 40s. a high of 59 degrees. we're getting there temperaturewise. still below average. overnight tonight, down to 37. tomorrow that's the weekend day you want to spend inside. rain, raw, and damp. just chilly conditions. look at tomorrow's high temperature. only 49 degrees. that's almost 20 degrees below average. that's a washout. then temperatures bouncing back to mid-60s by monday and tuesday looking much better there. >> thank you very much. pat and i will see you at 8:30.
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as ted cruz and john kasich make a last-ditch effort to stop the frontrunner. deadly accident. a 16-year-old girl killed at a carnival in texas when she was thrown off a spinning ride and into a barricade. her friend injured. the ride under inspection by police. and honor code change. students at brigham young university who come forward with reports of sexual assault say they feel silenced by the university's policy. as utah police officials are joining in the calls for change. today, saturday, april 30th, 2016. >> southern belles on the "today" show. >> all the way from iowa. >> i'm 60 in the city. >> happy birthday. >> our family wants to see us on tv.
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>> to the "today" show. >> good morning. welcome back to "today." hey, guys. on a saturday morning, we're kicking off the weekend with a happy crowd on rockefeller plaza. thanks for joining us. is that really what i look like when they ask me to wave? >> endearing. let's get to the headlines. in politics, all eyes on indiana. senator ted cruz trying to stop donald trump from winning the primary on tuesday and piling up critical delegates needed for the gop nomination. violent protests in california on friday at the trump event. the frontrunner was forced to hop a highway barrier and get in through the back door. severe storms predicted from eastern texas to the mississippi valley. damaging tornadoes and hail struck the midwest on friday. some of the w
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oklahoma where a tornado tore through a barn downing utility lines and trees. this tornado ripped through dorchester, texas. and another storm washed a road away. ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, take a long last look at the final elephant walks from the center ring. ringling bros. and barnum & bailey is retiring elephants after 145 years. animal rights activists say it is cruel. the pachyderms will head to a conservation in florida. and the sports world shocked. leicester city takes on the heavy weight manchester united tomorrow for the champions league.
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leicester city was a 500 to 1 odds to win. we will be watching that today and rooting for them. >> wow. let's go to dylan. she made it outside. another check of the forecast. >> i just came out here and saw the sign. travis, will you marry me. is this a real engagement pop the question? >> this is real. >> where is travis? >> des moines, iowa. >> is he watching? >> no. he is sleeping. >> i hope someone dvr'd that. we have storms in louisiana and houston. we have a lot of dangerous lightning and heavy rain is an issue. 3 to 5 inches of rain led to flooding flooding. it looks likes central louisiana is the bull's-eye for the downpours.
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up in st. louis and parts of kentucky. snow falling in the rockies. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here's a peek out your window. >> thanks, dylan. nice and dry as you're starting the weekend. temperatures on the chilly side though. back to the 40s now and they don't warm up much today. back to the mid-50s by lunchtime. a cool 59 degrees for the high. but sunshine as we head into the afternoon. enjoy this today because tomorrow is a rain day for sunday. showers, breezy, and cold. high temperature tomorrow of only 49 degrees. and that's your latest forecast. sheinelle. >> dylan, thank you. a growing scandal at brigham young university. students who reported sexual assault cases. the police chief from provo hopes the school provides
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nbc's janet shamlian with the story. >> reporter: outrage on brigham young university. it follows student protests and more than 100,000 signatures to stop punishing victims of sexual assaults. addy said it happened to her. >> she said we received a police report and it looks like you reported a rape and it looks like you violated the honor code. >> reporter: that is a ban on drugs and alcohol and pre-marital sex. it prohibits students from being in the bedroom of the opposite sex. students were not allowed to talk about it and they cannot register for classes.
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>> i wasn't treated like a student to be supported and believed. i was treated to be like someone investigated. >> reporter: she said she filed a complaint with the u.s. department of education. her petition was delivered to the university president who promises a review. >> we can be better. this is important enough. we owe it to the community to say this is the very best that we can do and we thought it through and studied it through. here are the changes we will make. >> reporter: her case awaits trial, but in her mind, she has been victimized twice. by her attacker and school. >> i still feel violated to this day by byu. >> reporter: for "today," janet
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we are back on a saturday morning. my favorite part of the morning. time to trend. >> first up, we have something sweet for you to cheat on your diet. the catch is it costs more than calories. a cool $150 each. in honor of cinco de mayo, a restaurant is selling the doughnuts. inspired by -- what is it? oh, my gosh. i was talking about it. this is what happens. it is not a -- >> she is a vodka girl. >> i'm trying to get.
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margarita of the year. i'm ron burgundy. bite into it. you will taste citrus and ginger flavors. >> what's in the middle? i'm not graceful. >> let's do it. >> how much are those? >> $150. $900 on the table right now. >> it's metally. >> that sounds delicious. >> you get a tingle. >>yet, did you try the inside? >> i didn't think i would like it. this is good. >> the foil or whatever just melts in your mouth. >> it is actually pretty good. >> it is really good. >> am i going to get drunk on this? am i going to get wasted? check out our next half hour. it's pretty good. >> can you tell we're sold?
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next up, you heard stories of the extreme. diehard sports fans go to show their support. keep eating. it's fine. would you actually get the tat, the logo of your favorite team tattooed on you. the sacramento kings released the logo. they pay for the fans to get the logo tattooed at local tattoo parlors. as crazy as it sounds, tons of people jumped to the opportunity. let's hope they don't change the logo. people are out there. what people will do for free. and finally, last week, a lot of buzz surrounding a pop-up restaurant slated to open this summer in london. the all natural vegan restaurant has 30,000 people on the waiting list for dinner since they announced they are opening.
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and the people playing naked volleyball are the ones who shouldn't be? >> you know you put on stretchy pants before thanksgiving? you have no restrictions. >> this is not nude in the dark. you are full out nude. >> get some patron doughnuts and you're done. now for the new ladies of lemonade to the celebrity. dylan. >> it is hard to talk with your mouth full. what do deep purple and steve miller and cheap trick have in common? they are all part of the 2016 rock & roll hall of fame class. the 31st annual induction ceremony airs tonight on hbo tonight. we have an exclusive first look at one of the performances. daddy's all right we just seem a little weird surrender
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>> that was "surrender" by cheap trick. when they were in studio, they were throwing out guitar picks. i actually got that out. next up, let's talk beyonce. no lemonade for nashville fans on may 6th. the concert has been postponed. reportedly due to stadium construction. the bey-hive is not happy about it. maybe the seth meyers skit will help. the writing staff was empowered by her. >> if you make this cut on page three, it will be perfect. >> i totally get that. thanks for the help, seth. >> anytime. my door's always open. >> no.
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>> my comic books were in there. >> how much fun was it to get dressed up in those costumes. you may assume being a celebrity comes with perks. mario lacato was sucker punched on the subway because of his resemble blens ance to the actor. when shia got word of it, he left him a voice mail. he said i'm so sorry. i get it. it happened to me before. if i was in new york, i would bring you soup. the message included his own phone number and ended with a silver lining in all this. call me back. once again, this is shia labeouf. i'm just really sorry. keep your head up, g. >> does that make it better? >> poor shia labeouf.
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today is a special day around here. the 15th annual comcast cares day. the largest single day corporate volunteer event in the nation. comcast is the parent company of nbc universal. >> our friend willie geist who is on here on sunday, got up early today. he is 50 blocks north in harlem at ps 139. >> good morning, guys. happy comcast cares day. this is the largest single day corporate volunteer day. we have 100,000 people. employees and volunteers across
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today, we are at ps 149 here in new york city. we're painting a mural and build building a bench and chess table for the kids. orlando here with us in new york. tell us what the organization does. >> the city of new york education non-profit organization. we have over 300 americorps who serve as role models every day. today is comcast cares day. we are painting that mural over there and creating projects and making this a warm and loving place for students. >> and delti rodriguez. what does this day mean for the kids at the school? >> this is a community school and part of the community. when they come in on monday, they will be excited as we are and grateful for all of the
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>> what are we doing today? can you paint? i'm not so good. you may put me on a saw. >> we will jump on this painting and help out. >> i'll help out. thank you for all you do and being our great partner. guys, as we go out here, i want to show you a live picture. the boys and girls club in philadelphia. the main comcast cares volunteer location today. cares day. great news just last week. truth. she was just named to be on the back of the $5 bill. >> thank you, willie. tomorrow on "today," willie will talk to the founders of warby parker. turned a project into a billion dollar company. >> have a great day.
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new york -- >> reporter: the search is on for three guys police say attacked a teenager possibly because of his ethnicity. i'm ray villeda live with the surveillance video you have to see. plus another corruption investigation. this one investigating the governor's office. we have details. a few peeks of sunshine out there this morning. but there's a lot of rain on the way this weekend. we'll tell you when it gets wet forecast. >> today in new york your saturday edition coming up next. and have world-renowned specialists taking on complex cases others can't
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now on today in new york, surveillance video of the three teenagers that investigators say beat a man in what appears to be a bias attack. plus we're getting our first look at a suspect in an execution style shooting in new york. and more changes on the tappan zee bridge. what you need to know if you're headed that direction. welcome back to today in new york. i'm gus rosendale. >> i'm pat battle. glad to have you with us on this dry saturday morning. tomorrow is going to be a different story so says raphael miranda who's in the weather center with that. >> tomorrow is going to be raw and rainy. but today cool and dry. here's a live look outside right now on storm tracker. you'll notice breaks in the hudson valley. we're starting to get a few peeks of sunshine going. temperatures in the 40s. 46 in danbury. not really a may feel as we say
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and it's 47 down the shore. as far as temperatures are concerned, they don't warm up all that much even with the sun coming out temperatures stuck in the 50s to around 60 today. that's still below average. similar to yesterday but we are expecting sunshine through the afternoon mixing with clouds. 6:00 p.m., a cool feel. 56 degrees, today's high 59. i know this isn't fantastic but it's much better than what's coming tomorrow. we'll look at your soggy sunday forecast in a few. over to you. >> thank you. and happening now, police are searching for the suspects in an attack they say may have been motivated by bias. >> ray villeda joining us with the latest. >> reporter: police say that tirge was walking down 10th street when he was approached by three teen who is then started yelling racial slurs and beating him. these are the three suspects police say the believe are responsible for this attack. it happened around 1:00 on wednesday afternoon.
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