good morning. game changer. reaction pouring in from main street to the white house this morning to nba player jason collins's decision to reveal he is gay -- a first by a male athlete currently playing a major u.s. sport. new twist. this morning the fbi is testing female dna found on a piece of one of the boston bombs while they search the home of the widow of one of the suspects. is there a connection. and new this morning. catherine zeta jones cho suffers bipolar disorder checked back catherine zeta jones cho suffers bipolar disorder checked back into a health center. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning.

welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer. this announcement by jason collins is groundbreaking, called a game changer. it comes at a time when attitudes toward kbas and gay rights are changing rapidly. >> many nba players, even the president are offering support. in a moment we'll talk to another pioneer in the world of sports, martina navratilova. first peter alexander has more on how people are reacting to collins's announcement. good morning to you. >> reporter: jason collins's announcement has largely been met with a chorus of approval. he wrapped up his 12th nba season in washington for the wizards. overnight he broke down one of the last barriers in professional team sports writing three simple sentences, i'm a 34-year-old nba center. i'm black, and i'm gay. >> reporter: at 7'0", 255 pounds, jason collins is no longer just a towering figure on

the court, but in sports history. just hours after he came out in sports illustrated the news raced across the nba. >> this is a game we play, a sport we play. it doesn't change anything if you're heterosexual, homosexual. >> as long as he's happy it's cool with me. >> reporter: the president called collins to offer support. former classmate chelsea clinton cheered her friend for having the strength and courage to be the first. for years collins said fear kept him living a lie until now writing in "sports illustrated," i want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. i want to take a stand and say, me too. collins lived a double life, getting engaged to a woman, hiding his secret from his twin brother who also played in the nba. >> he said, five years ago i wouldn't have considered this. it's a different world. >> reporter: on the court he wore the number 98, the year of one of the nation's worst

anti-gay hate crime. when a gay college student was kidnapped and murdered in wyoming. john amici came out in 2007 after his nba career. >> it's certainly time that sexuality stopped being something you could persecute people for. maybe jason is the guy that could make that happen. >> reporter: collins said he knew he had to go public when he learned from joe kennedy he marched in the 2012 gay pride parade and he's straight. collins said he will be there with his friend joe kennedy when they march june 8. >> peter alexander, thank you very much. martina navratilova is a tennis icon who won 59 grand slam titles. she came out more than 30 years ago at a different time. mike lupica is a columnist from the new york daily times, radio

talk show host and author. martina, we have long been asking the question when would a man playing a major u.s. sport say he's gay. we know the answer now. the next question is, what's the impact? >> i think the impact is immediate because we are talking about it. it's an everyday word now. we don't have to hide. for jason, i think it's going to make a big difference in his life. it already has. most of all, he'll sleep better at night. he's leading the way being the first major leaguer to come out. i can't believe it's 32 years after i came out. better late than never. it puts it on the front page. we don't want being gay to be an issue. we don't have equal going to co because jason is out. >> do you expect other professional athletes in the four major sports to follow suit? is that important? >> i'm sure some will come out. they will play better ball. it takes so much energy to hide who you are. jason hid it from his twin

brother. that's how far in the closet he was. you cannot be who you are unless you are out there. unless you come out and embrace yourself. as he said, if a straight guy is marching, he can. >> when you came out it was very different. you say you didn't get a call from ronald reagan, madison avenue shunned you and mike lupica told me about wimbledon where you were getting a hard time from fans. this is a very different time. >> it's fantastic. the support jason is getting and any gay athlete is getting. like i said, we don't want it to be a big deal. it is because we don't have equal rights but the media has done a 180. fans have done a 180. now you're getting support when you come out. the monkey's off your back. it's like, nobody wants to go back in the closet once they came out. i'm sure there will be other athletes who come out.

with each one it will be less of a big deal. that's what we're all about. we don't want it to be a big deal, but it is. >> mike, give me two headlines. what's the headline on the sports pages, on the front page about the story. >> the headline on the sports page is, it's a good thing. it will be interesting to see when it's the second best quarterback in the national football league, some huge star. also interesting to see if jason collins who doesn't have a job for next season is inhibited from getting a job because of the announcement. in the greater context i hope the league of old men and women on the supreme court are paying attention to this. same-sex marriage and the constitutionality is going to be heard probably in june. i hope they are looking at the reaction to this in the country. because it's really, really important. this is a human rights issue, not civil rights. >> charles barkley, never shy with his opinion, was asked about this and said players in professional sports have been

playing alongside gay players for a long time. he wonders if the fans won't give them a harder time than their teammates will give them. will that cause other players not to come out? >> i'm not sure it will be a great big door swinging open wide. there will be six players coming out next week. do you know what i was thinking about when this happened? i have thought it for a long time. women have been doing this in sports for a long time. women have been more accepting about this. it verifies that women are a lot smarter and cooler about this stuff. i'm hoping that that transfers now to guys. >> that gets a smile out of martina. thank you so much. michael, thank you. good to see you both. thank you very much. here's savannah. we are following new information on the boston marathon attacks. female dna found on a piece of one of the bombs, a discovery leading to new scrutiny of the widow of one of the suspects. pete williams is nbc's justice

correspondent. pete, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. law enforcement officials stress the dna could have come from a victim, from someone who touched a piece of the bomb before the area was sealed off or from employees at a store where one of the parts was sold. investigators say they found female dna on one of the pieces of the pressure cookers that were used to build the marathon bombs. experts in bomb investigation say such evidence can actually remain on bomb parts despite the heat and force of an explosion. >> fingerprints and dna evidence can survive a bomb blast and be recovered from bomb components. >> reporter: an fbi team conducted a search monday at the rhode island house where tamerlan tsarnaev's widow katherine has been living since the bombing. officials left with a sample of her dna. she said she was shocked by the attack and had no idea he was planning it. in another development law enforcement officials say they found nothing local boston-area

landfills but are still searching garbage containers in the belief someone may have carried items out of jdzhokhar tsarnaev's college dorm room. authorities say it's not clear yet whether whoever may have done so knew evidence could be destroyed or did something just to help a friend. as he remains in the hospital his lawyers are talking about a deal to avoid the death penalty in exchange for a full accounting to the fbi of what happened and why. his lawyers added an experienced death penalty attorney, judy clark of california, to his legal team. she represented the unabomber and jared loughner. both pleaded guilty. >> thank you very much. >> tomorrow we'll have an interview with the man carjacked by the two bombing suspects. meantime natalie is following a story. two small planes colliding in

california. >> the f.a.a. and ntsb are launching investigations into monday's midair collision. the two small planes. unfortunately left one pilot dead. mid-air mystery. investigators are looking into how two small planes managed to collide in clear skies north of los angeles, resulting in one fatality, a small brush fire and a surreal scene on a golf course. fire crews were called to the scene in the santa monica mountains when they came across the burning wreckage of a cessna aircraft and the remains of the pilot. five minutes later they got a call for a second small airplane coming to an abrupt but successful landing on the third hole of the west lake golf course. >> i see a white streak going across the course. ended up being a plane. it spun, hit a tree and turned. >> reporter: those three passengers were treated but amazingly suffered only minor injuries. >> i was flabbergasted by it. it was amazing to see a plane on

the course. >> reporter: the f.a.a. confirm it is two planes collided in the air. investigators believe the pilot killed was on an engine test flight but expect to know more details in the coming days. now to wall street. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. jc penney confirms that goldman sachs has lined up $1.75 billion in financing for the company backed by real estate and other assets. the loan will buy the company extra time to operate and time to gain back customers. meantime the markets await data on home prices and consumer confidence, both expected to be higher. this is the s&p 500 squeezed out a new record high yesterday and the nasdaq finished at a 12 1/2 year high. back to you. >> all right. thank you. actress catherine zeta-jones checked into a mental health facility as part of her ongoing treatment for bipolar disorder.

the 43-year-old spent time two years ago for the condition. a bittersweet farewell in the netherlands this morning as 75-year-old queen beatrix abdicated the throne after a 33-year reign handing over the monarchy to her son. that makes him the first king in more than a century. next in line is his 9-year-old daughter katarina, princess of orange. it is now 7:12. back to savannah, matt and al. much more relaxed royals there. >> they fly under the radar there. thank you very much. mr. roker has a check of the weather. >> one of our major cities talking about sn 24 hours. that's right. denver, colorado, today going to see temperatures in the 60s. look at the futurecast. snow making its way across denver and salt lake. this snow will be heavy at

times. and you talk about a changeover. we are going to be looking basically today partly cloudy skies. 69. rain develops mitt. changes over into snow mitt into tomorrow. 6 to 9 inches. some areas could pick up to a foot of snow in and around the denver area. >> ouch. >> we are going to get to your local forecast in a moment after this message. >> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein.

radar showing just some scattered sprinkles and we don't see my green there. we have light drizzle falling across most of the region on this tuesday morning. temperatures now into the 50s. by noontime near 60. then during the afternoon just cloudy. smaller chance of drizzle or some sprinkles. little sun breaks out on wednesday. partly cloudy wednesday afternoon, upper 60s. near 07 thursday, friday, and that's your latest weather. matt? >> the shooting death of trayvon martin is back in the headlines this morning. a key hearing is being held for george zimmerman who is accused of second degree murder in the case. kerry sanders is in sanford, florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the hearing later this morning is significant because it could set the stage for the type of defense that george zimmerman may or may not be allowed to use. george zimmerman admits he killed 17-year-old trayvon martin but has always maintained he shot the teen in

self-defense. trayvon martin was unarmed. today, prosecutors are expected to argue if zimmerman plans to use florida's controversial stand your ground law to prove he's not guilty. he has to do it now, before trial. trayvon martin's family attorney, ben krump. >> if he is going to argue it, we believe it should be done before the trial. >> reporter: zimmerman's legal team disagrees. they may use a stand your ground immunity defense in front of the jury in june rather than in front of the judge now. >> knowing we are going to try the case, get the acquittal from the jury. verdict but we hope for the acquittal. why do we need to have the judge address the issue of immunity if we only want her to address criminal immunity, we'll get it from the jury. >> we think it will confuse the jury if they attempt to argue stand your ground during the course of the trial. >> reporter: it's the latest in what has become a harsh back and forth between the two sides.

prosecutors labeled him a grandstander who courts anything resembling a microphone or camera. omera calls those scurrilous, unfounded attacks that should be stricken from the record. legal experts say it's a si sideshow. the main question today -- stand your ground. >> the defense is being strategic. they avoid the risk a judge may avoid the claim. >> reporter: george zimmerman has sued for dech medication and the company has denied his allegations. jury selection in the second degree murder trial against george zimmerman is scheduled to begin in a little more than six weeks. savannah? >> kerry sanders in sanford, florida, thank you. now to the fight to fill north carolina's congressional seat. mark sanford bid to salvage his career and elizabeth

colbert-bush's desire to start one collided in a spirited debate. kelly o'donnell, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was already a race to watch. now turn it up a notch. after a debate that delivered surprises and the south carolina crowd turned rowdy. this was a face-off between a political newcomer, a nationally known former governor looking for his comeback, and his nationally known episode of marital infidelity while he was governor. >> this is an important point. >> reporter: a fiery debate monday night at the citadel in charleston, south carolina, marked the first and only meeting of former republican governor mark sanford and democrat elizabeth colbert-bush, locked in a battle to fill a vacant congressional seat. bush is the sister of stephen colbert who helped her raise campaign money. sanford's political career was derailed in 2009 after he disappeared and lied about hiking the appalachian trail

when in reality the then married governor was visiting his mistress in argentina. >> i developed a relationship. >> reporter: a scandal that colbert-bush wasn't afraid to use to her advantage. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. [ applause ] >> reporter: sanford said he hadn't heard the comment. >> i couldn't hear what she said. [ laughter ] >> repeat it. i didn't hear it. i'm sorry. >> answer the question. >> what was the question? >> reporter: clearly everyone on the debate stage and in the debate hall heard what she said and he was pretending in that moment he didn't. there is a rule, i think, in south carolina. keep your dirty laundry to yourself. he hasn't been very good at

that. >> the mistress is now mark sanford's fiancee. the special election is a week from today. sanford had been expected to easily win this because it was in a heavily republican district. his poll numbers dropped after news that his former wife accused him of trespassing at her home. sanford said he was visiting their sons but it raised concerns about his personal struggles at a time bush had pulled ahead with lots of buzz and attention. savannah? >> kelly o'donnell in wash washington, thank you so much. coming up, amazing technology on getting to try out google glass. here's the demonstration. okay, glass, take a picture. >> make it a good one. >> delete that picture. delete that picture. >> he's more machine than man now. >> next time i have to ask for lighting. then take the picture. >> ow! wow! >> part two of matt's conversation with martha stewart coming up. she opens up about her time in

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i'm eun yang. we have breaking news. traffic is slowly moving following a deadly crash on i-95 in fairfax county. let's go to danella sealock for details. >> good morning. watching this accident all morning long, update for you is all your travel lanes are open on i-95 northbound. earlier accident was just before you reached fair packs county parkway. that accident is clear but your delays are up to ten miles. over ten miles on i-95. look at this. even the move lanes, sluggish as you head to fairfax county parkway. for folks jumping on route 1, delays there are also ten miles. if you want to take route 1 just expect major delays and then you can get back on to i-95. once you get to fair packs county parkway, nice drive for you as you head towards spring peeled. travel time is 66 minutes now to get from quantico to the beltway. southbound georgia avenue at east-west highway, silver spring, maryland, this van is

blocking the right lane. >> thank you. will check your forecast when we come back.

good morning. very light drizzle falling throughout the region. you see patches of green. those are sprinkles of rain mixing in with the drizzle. it will be with us through the morning and by noontime, 60 and low 60s by late afternoon, by then we will just have a cloudy sky. then the cloud cover breaks up late tonight. sunshine back. tuesday, wednesday, thursday. partly cloudy. afternoon high sixth to near 07. over the weekend delightful. lots of sunshine saturday and sunday. 40s in the morning. highs around 07. mild afternoon again on monday. >> tom, thank you. >> tom, thank you. we will have another news turkey sausage. turkey what? amazing. right? yeah. next one's on you. yeah, okay.

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"gangnam style" would be psy's only hit, think again. in just two weeks "gentleman" has received more than 255 million hits on youtube. in three days psy will bring his swagger back to the plaza for a live concert here on the "today" show. as an added bonus that morning we'll reveal the line-up for the summer concert series. check it out. 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, april 30, 2013. i'm matt lauer along savannah guthrie. >> limbering up. >> three days and counting. >> get ready to dance. >> i missed the first wave. >> we can't let it happen again. coming up, google glass, the wearable computer. we are showing you what it can do live in studio. here's natalie modeling. >> i'm trying to demo it. we took pictures earlier. we have that. here we go. now i'm calling somebody who i don't know. >> can we order doughnuts?

>> wait, we have traffic. i see traffic. 59 minutes to home. >> this is fascinating. >> you have launched into someone's private material there. >> i have the forecast on google glass. taking your job, al. >> we'll show you more about it in a couple of minutes. also, could it be the end of tim tebow's football career? the football player is pondering his future after being released by the new york jets. we'll look at where tebow mania goes from here. >> and meredith vieira has a story about a little girl who just became a medical pioneer. the first to get a new organ made in part by her own stem cells. we want to begin with aymmanda knox. her memoir is out and she's revealing details about her time in an italian prison. >> the 25-year-old writes her freedom has given her the chance to answer everyone's questions.

in her words, set the record straight. amanda knox describes the moment she was acquitted two years ago. my heart hurt from beating so hard. i was out. i was free. i was so overwhelmed i couldn't talk. a school year abroad that turned into four years locked in an italian jail, convicted for the murder of her roommate, british exchange student meredith kercher. susan page was the first to interview knox face to face. >> one of the things that worried her most when she got to seattle was she was disappointing her family and friends because she came back a different person than she had left. >> reporter: in her book "waiting to be heard" she lays out every di delaware taetail - the prison time. there was the video of her kissing her boyfriend. she describes watching it now. i'm gripped by the same awful feelings i had that afternn. i can only see myself as i was,

young and scared, in need of comfort. knox writes about her friendship with kercher and her carefree lifestyle, trysts with men, smoking marijuana. around our house marijuana was as common as pasta. she's struck by how naive and trusting she was during the investigation until one overnight interrogation with police when she realized she was a suspect. i felt like i was suffocating. there was no way out. still they kept yelling, insinuating. and then she was arrested. knox was found guilty and sentenced to 26 years in prison. suicide crossed her mind. i imagined myself as a corpse. it made me feel sick, not relieved. but it was a fantasy i had many times. knox was acquitted and she returned home to seattle. the legal battles aren't over. the italian supreme court will

retry knox's case. in 463 pages knox tells the story of her innocence, but the fight to clear her name in court could still take years. her lawyer announced knox will not be returning to italy to stand for the trial. >> not a surprising decision. stephanie gosk, thank you so much. let's go outside for a check of the weather now from al roker. >> in keeping with the news of the netherlands queen abdicating you have a new king. what's his name? >> koning willem alexander. >> it's good to be the king! she just crowned me. let's see your weather. we will show you what we have for you. for today, we are looking at record high temperatures out west. hot weather from the southwest all the way into west texas. phoenix, 100 degrees. 12 degrees above normal. albuquerque, 14. amarillo, 20. it doesn't end there. as we make our way to the east, you can see kansas city, they are going to see a high of 85

degrees today. chicago getting up to 82. memphis, 85 degrees. that's 8 degrees above normal. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. cool and drizzly. low clouds all around the region. temperatures now in the 50s. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein showing patches of green on the eastern shore. that's some just light rain but elsewhere we have patchy drizzle and temperatures in the 50s. later today, during the afternoon just cloudy and slight chance of an additional little drizzle or some sprinkles and highs, lowsing 60s. all of this drying outside and looks like now and partly cloudy on wednesday, thursday, friday. highs near 70. sunshine satur that's your latest weather. matt? >> thanks so much. tim tebow is one of the nfl's most popular players, but this morning he finds himself without a team. so what's next for him? nbc's craig melvin is here with more on that. good morning. >> matt, good morning. tim tebow's play never matched the hype. this morning after just one

season with the jets he's waking up out of a job and wondering where he will land next. there is a chance he won't play in the nfl again. he certainly will not be leaving the spotlight any time soon. tim tebow's on-field praying sparked a phenomenon known as tebowing. not surprising his only response to getting sacked, quoting the bible in a twitter post. proverbs 3, trust in the lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight. when he came to the new york jets last year tebow's first press conference got the kind of attention usually reserved for super bowl mvps. >> well, it's an honor for all of you to show up to hear me say a few words today. >> reporter: commercials, billboards and talk. he'd be the most famous new york athlete since broadway joe himself. >> thanks for the support. >> reporter: hordes of fans drawn to the 25-year-old's well

publicized face. he transcended the sport and became spoof-worthy on late night tv. ♪ tim tebow to jesus christ >> reporter: on the field tebow struggled. his only season as a jet, lack luster. in a short statement rex ryan said we have a great deal of respect for tim tebow. unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped. we wish him the best moving forward. >> if he wants to play quarterback and not be a backup he needs to look at other leagues. if he wants to play in the nfl he needs to think seriously about giving up his desire to play quarterback and adopt some other role. >> reporter: his football future is uncertain. but tebow could cash in on his carefully cultivated persona. >> the tebow brand will last without having the nfl behind it. you could definitely see him being a sports announcer. you could see him talking about religion, possibly writing a book. he's had an interesting life. >> reporter: as tebow gets ready

to start a new chapter, fans and followers get ready to say good-bye to the player known for his face as much as football. now he's an waivers meaning other teams can claim him. if that doesn't happen he'll become a free agent. there is talk of a team in canada that's expressed interest. >> hard to imagine what happened in a year after the arrival in new york. >> a lack luster year to say the least. >> craig, thank you very much. up next, meredith vieira with an exclusive look at a revolutionary transplant procedure on a child and the controversy now surrounding it. we'll talk about it right after this. when did you know that grandma was the one?

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see? look at that. >> reporter: she's the radiant little girl whose sparkling personality has always defied the rare deadly disorder she was born with. ♪ o mister sun, sun >> we'd get phone calls from the hospital. i'd say, did she die? it was like a nightmare. >> reporter: born with no windpipe hannah warren was kept alive for two and a half years by a tube inserted from her mouth into her lungs. she spent her life in this neo natal intensive care unit in seoul, south carolina, unable to breathe, talk, swallow, eat or drink on her own. ♪ >> reporter: but last month she was flown 13 hours to peoria, illinois, where she's become the first child in the world to receive an artificial windpipe grown with stem cells from her own body. >> this is the page-turning in

science. this is like the first organ transplant, like penicillin. we are turning the page in medicine. >> this little girl was a prisoner. now she has a chance to have a relatively normal life. >> reporter: the operation was performed three weeks ago by an international team of surgeons at the children's hospital of illinois. lead surgeon dr. macarinni of italy made transplant history before. in 2011 he gave this cancer patient the world's first bio artificial trachea made from a plastic scaffold seeded with the man's own stem cells. but hannah was his youngest patient yet. he's a dad himself, which made the nine-hour operation especially challenging. >> when it comes to children, it's different. it's very hard. >> reporter: in that moment that hannah's in the operating room, in a way, does she become your daughter? >> no. she become it s the most import

person in the world at that moment that i need to care about. >> reporter: because no organ donor was used it virtually eliminates the chance of hannah's immune system rejecting the transplant. already the stem cells are changing to become airway cells. >> that's like magic. in a nine-day period those cells had already changed. >> reporter: that moment when you saw the cells had done what you were hoping they would do in the trachea, how did you respond? >> i was very, very much touched. in fact, i cried. >> reporter: the field of regenerative medicine which, for decades, has been promising a future of ready-made organs built in the lab is still controversial. critics say the science is too new, questioning whether an operation like this is too exe pe -- experimental. you are dealing with a lot of nay sayers. >> so what. >> the first 79 patients all

died. everyone said he was nuts. was he? christian bernard started doing heart transplants. everyone threw rocks at him. you're looking at the beginning. >> reporter: for hannah, her dad, mom and older sister, it's nothing short of miraculous. >> there was a time we didn't have hope. we never dreamed that any of this could happen. it did. >> it's very incredible. >> for her to be a pioneer and a driving force for this to happen, it's really cool. that's my girl! >> reporter: for "today," meredith vieira, nbc news. >> in the coming months meredith will have hannah's full journey in an exclusive special. still ahead maria schriver talks to the author of "the vagina monologues" about her battle with cancer. up next, what you can do with google glass. right after this. ♪

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we talk about eye watches, headsets. you know, things that basically put computers on your body. that's what this is. google glass is a computer. everything that you would have in a computer is pretty much in here. >> so the idea is that you would walk down the street wearing google glass, speaking to your glasses? >> it's true. right now -- normally i wear glasses. right now they are not designed to work for people who wear glasses but that will come. you can put a visor in now for sunglasses. i can look past it all the time. i don't have to look into google glass. if i look up, a head tip starts it or a touch on the side starts it. i can start talking. okay, glass. then i have choices. take a picture. so you all smiled nicely. >> great. >> i have other options. if i look up again, okay, glass -- >> e-mails? >> take a video. >> yes. there is a gmail app coming. new york times app. a bunch of different apps that will allow you -- also tied to

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for some time. your travel lanes are open. the earlier accident was just prior to fairfax county parkway. here is a look as you make your way past route 1. here it is. 59 minutes, that's your drive time, from quantico to the beltway. delays are about 10 to 11 miles northbound on i-95. thinking of taking route 1, counting delays northbound. that area 11 miles. let's head over this time eastbound, randolph road, right lane blocked by a crash. you can get by but just one lane to the left. >> thanks, danella. dreary start to your tuesday. your storm team 4 forecast

good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. here's the forecast today. lot of clouds around. scattered drizzle this morning. cloudy afternoon with a smaller chance of a sprinkle. then sun back for next several days. warming up for the weekend. >> tom, thank you. another news update for new 25 8:00 now on this tuesday morning. it is the 30th of april, 2013.

a pretty day on rockefeller plaza. we have a great crowd getting ready perhaps to sample something fabulous on our plaza. an ice cream bar. we are creating a bar scene on the plaza. gail simmons is here from "top chef" and "food & wine" magazine. we'll check out what she's prepared later on. good morning. i'm salve grvannah guthrie with lauer and al roker. >> and we have more with martha stewart. we have heard about her search for love with match.com. this morning she talks about her time in prison, her legal battles over her brand, and what she says is the best advice she ever received. >> look forward to that. and the play write who wrote "the vagina monologues" opens up with maria shriver about her battle with cancer. >> and on a lighter note, what's happening at the atlanta offices of the weather channel? well, we want you at 8:30 to

hashtag "tornado week" and dave mallcoff will be blown away. >> the more tweets they receive with # tornadoweek, the faster the fans down there in studio turn. from what i understand they could get up -- >> up to an ef-5 tornado. >> why is that a good thing? >> because we want to see what happens. dave malkoff signed a waiver. if we get a million tweets we are going to blow that place away. >> i don't think this is a good idea. >> we'll find out. >> i don't feel good about the chances for that plant. >> all right. >> 8:30. part of tornado week on the weather channel. # tornadoweek. in fact, the ultimate will be we're going to have tornado week and somebody will be attacked by a shark. >> what did dave ever do to you

is the question? >> i lik. >> okay, good. meanwhile, natalie has a check of the headlines. >> good morning, matt, savannah and alabama. good morning, everyone. there's lots of reaction to the announcement by jason collins that he's gay. the seven-foot-tall center is the first male athlete in a major american pro sport to come out. he announced it monday in sports illustrated. president obama called to say he was impressed with his courage. investigators will compare female dna found on bomb debris to the dna of the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. agents searched the home where she's been staying since the attack. officials stress the bomb dna could have come from any number of sources, even an employee at a store where the part was sold. police in michigan hope tips from the public will lead to clues in the disappearance of a young mother. nbc's ron allen is in norton shores, michigan, with the latest. ron, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning to you. jessica haringer was working at that gas station by herself friday night when she disappeared. witnesses told them he saw a man drive off with her in a silver minivan. police have no idea who that suspect is. jessica's picture is posted everywhere around the small town in western michigan. a 25-year-old mother engaged to be married, working at a gas station to support her 3-year-old son. >> she would never leave that little boy. it would never happen. >> muskegon 911. where is your emergency? >> reporter: a motorist alarmed by what he found at the station called 911. >> there is nobody here. it wouldn't allow me to pump gas. i walked inside. there's nobody. >> reporter: police found no sign of a struggle and think heeringer was lured outside. the cash register was full, her car, keys and purse still there. >> we assume it could have been

somebody she knew. >> reporter: police released video of the vehicle moving in the upper right hand corner. a silver chrysler minivan caught on camera not far from the crime scene as the suspect drove the young mother away. the gas station didn't have security cameras unfortunately. police say they have received hundreds of tips and the family is desperate to keep the story in the spotlight. they plan to hold a candlelight vigil later this evening right here. natalie? >> ron allen in norton shores, michigan. thank you. now a quick roundup of what has you talking online. virgin galactic is closer to the goal of full space tourism by the end of the year. monday the world's first commercial space line recorded this successful test of spaceship two. it broke the sound barrier before making a smooth landing in california. young job hunters raised on texting and tweets are getting

thumbs down reviews from people who do the hiring. in an article on cnbc.com human resources pros say it's become common for new college grads to do inappropriate things like texting or taking phone calls in the middle of interviews. one job seeker even brought her cat along to the interview. this young genius had better look out for the long arm of the law. he's gone viral demonstrating how his robotic arm invention can be inserted into vending machines to reach up and grab cans of soda. that would be called stealing. let's hope he puts his brain power to better use. it's 8:05 now. let's go back outside to matt and savannah. >> his parents must be so proud. >> points for cleverness. thank you, natalie. let's get a check of the weather. >> thanks, guys. we have friends here from bainbridge, georgia. where is that near? >> near atlanta, georgia.

>> it's near atlanta but closer total has s tallahassee. geographically not possible. it's somewhere in the state. haa risk of severe storms. basically from concordia to green bay. we are talking large damaging hail. and maybe some damaging winds as well. you can see heavy showers and thunderstorms. you can see the lightning strike firing up as it makes its way into michigan and up into northern minnesota. and as you can see on the future cast, looking at strong storms firing up from the midwest on into the upper great lakes. we are looking at some decent snow back through minneapolis and also through parts of the rockies. rainfall amounts anywhere from 1 to 2 inches before it is all over. that's what's going on around the country. look, it is craig melvin eating ice cream. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> that's good. that's good. >> good morning. tom kierein. take a look here at the storm

team 4 radar. scattered sprinkles in the areas on green on the eastern shore. elsewhere, patchy drizzle as we start off this tuesday morning. everything is wet. we have temperatures in the 50s. later today only the low 60s. just a cloudy afternoon. small chance of an additional sprinkle. then tomorrow, each day, into friday, partly cloudy with highs upper 60s to near 70. then over the weekend, sunny saturday, sunday. highs around 70 again. we have birthday folks over here. all right. savannah? >> happy birthday to them. thanks, al. up next, more of matt's candid conversation with martha stewart including what she learned about herself in prison. then the woman who wrote "the vagina monologues" opens up to maria about her battle with cancer. maria has exciting news for us. and how to reignite the passion if you're living in a sexless marriage. first, these messages. we're jus? of course. this is the leo diamond.

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we are back now at 8:11 with more of our interview with martha stewart. monday we discussed her personal life and set her up with match.com to find a date. this morning we talk to martha about her new book "living the good, long life" and some of the ups and downs she's faced over the years. martha stewart came from modest beginnings, one of six children in suburban new jersey. as a home maker she created an empire based on her own image. along with the highs, incredible lows including prison time. in 2004 for obstruction of justice and making false statements regarding her stock. after you reached mega success you had a period where you watched it almost all come tumbling down. >> well, i knew it wouldn't. >> you may have been more confident than other people. >> i was. i was very confident. some of my friends who didn't

have that confidence unfortunately missed out on the comeback. so when you know inside that you're good, that you have done well, and that you are an honest, good person then you know you can live through disaster. i don't want to be defined by a moment in time. that was a moment. it's passed. i don't think about it anymore. but i am -- and i just got all excited last week -- i am going to start my autobiography. that's going to be a good story. >> well, how many chapters will be related or dedicated to that difficult chapter in your life? >> i think it will be a big fat interesting chapter. big, fat. >> i would think if you spend time in prison there's got to be time for self-reflection. what good came out of that time? >> it's hard to say good comes out of a bad time.

>> really? >> yeah. that's saying that it only makes you better? oh, my gosh. >> bull? >> bull! it's terrible. >> but you didn't learn anything about yourself during that time? did you learn you're tougher than you thought you were? >> no. i'm a tough person from start. i have always been a tough person. tough meaning i can survive. i'm a survivor. >> you're a magnet for praise and sometimes criticism. >> oh, it's sort of equally. >> do you think it's 50/50. >> i think it's sometimes much worse. i don't understand it. it write books. i have published beautiful magazines. i have done television shows devoted how to and good living. >> why do you think people criticize you? >> i don't know. maybe because i'm confident. i think -- maybe i'm too confident. maybe i should have failed. maybe i should have just gone away and dug a hole and jumped in. you know, who knows?

>> do you take the criticism to heart? do you pay attention to negativity? >> not the unfair negativity, no. >> while many criticize, others can't get enough of her. stewart is in the mid odle of a legal battle between macy's and jc penney over the right to carry her products. >> it's hard to discuss now. we are in litigation. i don't really want to talk about it. hopefully it will turn out favorably. it is a contract case, matt. so i think a lot of information will finally come to light that will put us in a more favorable light. >> macy's who currently sells the martha stewart brand say they had an exclusive deal with her. yet stewart and jc penney disagree. what drives you? >> two new kbragrandchildren. >> is that really one of the driving forces? >> oh, yes. i adore them.

my article is due soon for making little dresses for girls out of old dish towels. see? >> that's not true. it sounds like a "saturday night live" skit. >> it's true. i mean vintage dish towels and anybody can make these dresses. >> what's your best piece of advice you were ever given, martha? >> my dad said to me when i was maybe 12. he said, martha, you are a bright young woman. you can do anything you set your mind to. because you're a hard worker. >> our conversation with martha stewart. savannah? >> all right, matt. thank you so much. now to a personal crisis for a woman who helped others change the way they think about themselves and their bodies. maria schriver had the opportunity to sit down with her. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. almost 20 years ago eve ensler shocked the world with her one-woman show "the vagina monologues." the award-winning play explored

women's bodies and sexuality and sparked a global movement to end violence against women. in her latest memoir, the body of the world, eve describes in moving and heartbreaking detail her own battle with cancer and what it taught her about her life, her body and the world around us. >> it was a shocking, terrifying experience to suddenly, within 48 hours, be in a nine-hour operation where i lost a lot of organs, many nodes and my life was forever changed. but i landed in my body. vaginas are beautiful. >> reporter: ensler's name is synonymous with "the vagina monologues," a collection of stories that's become an anthem for women's rights. she's spent years talking, listening, traveling the world, helping women take ownership of their bodies. >> education and transformation is the key to the future. >> reporter: it wasn't until a diagnosis of uterine cancer that

ensler herself identified with her own body in a way that all of the violence she had seen and heard had not allowed. >> i was chemo, prorted, pediatriced. it was undeniable. i was nothing but body for months. >> reporter: abused by her father as a child, eve said she spent her whole life feeling disconnected. "in the body of the world" is her journey back. >> for years i carried around such darkness, such sorrow. such self-hatred. when i would sit with the port and five hours of chemo juice would go into my body i would visualize it burning away. >> reporter: did it burn away? >> it did. >> reporter: the shame, doubt, self-hatr self-hatred. all gone? >> i would say 95%. >> reporter: to be an activist, to change the world -- which you have -- some say you need rage to do it. if you don't have the rage can you still continue to change the

world? >> i'm not sure my rage is gone. i think the difference is it's not my own stuff in it. it's righteous rage at injustice, at things that shouldn't be going on in the world. >> reporter: do you think you have done something already to change the world, improve the world, ignite the world? >> loving other women who were raped in bosnia, who were cut in kenya, who were destroyed in afghanistan but being there for them was my wakeup. you need community. you need friends. you need support to wake up. you cannot do it alone. >> reporter: in june 2011 ensler opened city of joy in the congo. a sanctuary for women who have survived the worst abuse ensler said she's ever seen. it's a place for them to go and rebuild their lives. once you were told you had

cancer, you thought, okay, i have loved well, i have been loved, i loved my child, i think i have made a difference in the world. i'm not scared. i'm okay to go. >> yes. then there was the second part of that sentence which was, oh, my god -- >> but i don't want to. >> i don't want to. i think the difference now is i don't want to die yet. i love life. but my life, not so important anymore. the big life, the story of humanity, the story of people, very important. >> reporter: also very important -- love. >> i think we are told from a very young age that there is going to be this person who comes into our lives and it is going to be the big love. to be honest i never fully bought it. one day it occurred to me, you know, there were so many people in my life loving me when i got sick. this was the love i have been waiting for. >> reporter: do you feel healed? >> i do. >> reporter: today ensler is

cancer-free, traveling the country on what she calls her second wind, urging people to wake up, feel and connect to the world around them. >> i really feel that if we wake up together it won't be so scary. i worry now with a lot more love. you know, with a lot of more lo. it brings people further than my anger used to. >> maria, it's great to see her doing so well. thank you for the story. >> by the way, as you bring us that story you bring us good news as well. we want to say welcome back to the family. you're coming back to nbc news as a special anchor. >> that's right, i am. i'm really excited to be profiling people like eve ensler, women and men i call architects of change who are taking us out beyond all areas of human endeavor. i'm excited to be reporting along with all of you about women's evolving experiences in the united states as parents, caregivers, care takers. there is so much going on. i'm excited to be coming

forward, as i say, going forward with nbc and all of you. >> you left in 2004. what have you been doing -- i'm kidding. >> just hanging out, waiting for you to call. sitting here, look for your love. >> you always have our love. >> i'm not on match.com yet though. >> that's another story for another day. maria schriver, back with the family at nbc. we're thrilled about it, maria. we can't wait to see you soon. >> thank you, matt. thank you, savannah. i'm happy to be here. >> right where she belongs. maria, thanks. now to natalie. good to see maria back. doctors are seeing a dramatic rise in arm lift surgeries in this country. tamron hall has details. good morning, as we flex our muscles. >> quite a story. with the rise of obesity comes a rise in obesity surgery that often leaves patients with a lower number on the scale but that doesn't fix the skin left

behind. thanks to the first lady, toned arms are more in fashion than ever before. she got her guns the old fashioned way with diet and exercise, but a new report from the american society of plastic surgeons suggests arm lifts are one of the fastest growing procedures in the industry. more than 15,000 women had the procedure last year, an increase of more than 4,000% since the year 2000. >> as you have more people having weight reduction surgery, you have more people suffering from a lot of extra hanging, sagging skin. we get patients that come in and tell us, wow, doc, i have lost this weight, i look great but my arms look like they have batwings. >> reporter: these so-called batwings happen when someone has dramatically lost a lot of weight. while the body slimmed down, skin was left hanging behind. >> the arm lift involves making an incision from the armpit all the way down to the elbow.

and the extra skin is actually trimmed away. >> reporter: anna gomez had the procedure in 2011 after her successful gastric bypass surgery left her 132 pounds lighter, but with a lot of sagging skin. >> want to wear, you know, straps or strapless. i had the skin hanging. i really didn't like that. >> reporter: is it just for someone who went from flab to fab? or can the average woman leave that extra layer behind just in time for summer? >> it's not something that's for everyone. we do see a fair number of patients who come in with a little bit of hanging skin who may be better candidates for liposuction as opposed to an arm lift. >> reporter: buyer beware. the procedure does leave a scar from your elbow to your armpit. so is it better to hit the gym instead of the o.r.? >> the only way to change the sculpture of the arm is to tone the muscle and increase muscle

definition. the only way you're going to do that is work in the gym. >> reporter: for someone like anna, an arm lift was the ticket to a true transformation. >> i feel great. i have more energy now that i have lost all that weight. more confidence that i did my arm lift. i feel great. >> reporter: here's the skinny on what it costs. arm lifts cost from $5,000 to $12,000 depending where you live. it is considered cosmetic procedure. that's usually not covered by insurance. so you have to expect to pay out of pocket. >> and you have the seam down your arm, too. >> isn't that -- >> no, it doesn't for -- for example, the contestants on "the biggest loser," when you lose 100, 200 pounds the alternative is sagging skin. but if you are someone with just a little jiggle or jiggle-jaggl as honey boo-boo's mom says. >> if you have your thigh done

it costs an arm and a leg. by the way, if you tweet # tornadoweek, we are getting this fan going at the weather channel to ef-5. we need a million tweets. we'll check in coming up at 8:30. >> for now a check of your local news and weather. tuesday, april 30, 2013.

a lot of big delays bogging down the commute in virginia. let's check in with danella sealock with your first 4 traffic. >> that's all because of the early morning accident. as you make your way towards fairfax county parkway early this morning, all lanes blocked. cleared now. you can see here at route 1, sluggish. the travel speed slow. 24 minutes from prince william parkway to the beltway. that's a lot bert. earlier i saw speeds as slow as an power to make that commute. let's shoot to i-270. you are jammed in germantown. situation is in gaithersburg. quint orchard road. you will notice that the left lane is blocked by a crash there. again, heavy delays. >> thanks, danella. another damp start to the day. your forecast next.

good morning. storm team 4 radar showing scattered sprinkles and a little bit of patchy drizzle around much of the region on this tuesday morning. it will be will be with us through noontime. smaller chance of an isolated sprinkle here and there. then some sun back. wednesday, hers, friday, partly cloudy and highs near 70. sunny over the weekend. highs near 70 again. mild into monday. >> thanks, tom. you can get latest news, traffic and weather any time on nbcwashington.com.

8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's also the 30th day of april 2013. a breezy one here in new york city. a nice crowd gathered on our plaza. not as breezy as it could be down in atlanta, the headquarters of the weather channel where they have an interesting thing going on. they are looking for a million people to tweet with the hash tag "tornado week." if they get the million mentions they are going to turn up the fans in that studio and they will create the equivalent of an -- >> ef-5 tornado. eric fisher and dave malkoff. guys, how fast are the winds going now? >> good morning to you in rockefeller plaza. this is tornado week on the weather channel. dave malkoff is appropriately dressed for this.

the process here is may is a big tornado month. we want people to be aware tornadoes can happen. this is a fun way to bring it up. >> eric! >> they can't hear you. >> how fast are the winds going? >> i think it's a southeasterly gust. about 40, 50 miles per hour. this is weak. >> effective wind speed. so as you tweet # tornadoweek, these fans will turn on, go faster and the more you tweet -- >> okay, boys, we're moving on. thank you very much. >> # tornadoweek to turn up the wind. >> that's not the only wind going. >> meanwhile on the plaza, not as windy. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, natalie morales and al roker. >> we're going to change subjects to talk about the sexless marriage. we'll talk to a couple who went through it, learned from it and we'll tell you how they turned the relationship around.

we'll get advice from experts. >> and we have five great tips you need to know to get the greenest grass on the block. >> before we get to that can we walk over this way? we have a distinguished guest, two of them on the plaza. the puck drops tonight on the stanley cup playoffs. first time all the games will be televised. gary betman is the commissioner of the nhl and he brought along his friend the stanley cup. good to see you. >> good to be with you. >> it's exciting and there is a lot of news in sports. i have to ask you, jason collins has come out as the first male openly gay player in major professional sports. how is the nhl viewing the announcement? >> actually a week or so ago we announced a partnership with you can play. we are absolutely anti-homophobia. we are all about inclusiveness and diversity. this was a logical progression. somebody had to be first. >> let's talk hockey.

the season starts tonight. -- the playoffs, i should say. what do you think of the lockout? how do you think it affected the season? >> it's not the model we wanted for the fans or the game. we have come back incredibly strong. we have played 98% of capacity on attendance. tv ratings, particularly on nbc, are up across the board. in the u.s. and canada, locally, nationally our fan response has been phenomenal. we're grateful for that. most importantly the competition, the race to get into the playoffs were incredible. >> and as the commissioner, how do you see the change? >> we have more fans than ever before. people say the game has never been more exciting, never been faster, never been more competitive. our fan base has been simply phenomenal. >> who's going to win? >> who knows? that's why we play the game. >> commissioner, good to see you. thank you. 20 years, right? >> a little more. >> all right.

mr. roker? >> let's show you what's going on starting with today. we are loo wet weather along the gulf coast. slight risk of strong storms atro around the midwest. for tomorrow, we expect to see a risk of strong storms making their way from the central texas area, wet weather all the way up into minnesota and with a mix of snow and heavier snow back through colorado. denver, picking up anywhere from 7 top 9 inches of snow. some areas even little bit more. sunny and hot in the southwest. all the way into central california. that's what's going around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> you can hear the grass growing with the rain we have had the last couple of days. wreeb running a deficit for this year. we had sprinkle and drizzle activity here this morning. right now temperatures are cool and under the clouds and mid and upper 50s. and we will hold steady here through the rest of the morning in the 50s. then by moon time near 60. and then a small chance of an additional sprinkle this afternoon and cloudy. then partly cloudy looking right now for wednesday, thursday,

friday. high around 70 over the weekend. sunshine and highs near 70 again. you know, sunni-oswego was a big hockey power house. >> did you play? >> i listened to the games. >> when we come back, we are talking sex and marriage and what to do if you have lost the spark. first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:37. when it comes to marriage how much intimacy is healthy and normal and what do you do if the spark has disappeared completely. mara schiavocampo has one couple's story. good morning. >> good morning. the majority of couples have sex regularly but some struggle with the loss of intimacy and are left figuring out how to repair a sexless marriage.

couples not having sex after marriage are often a punch line of pretty funny jokes. >> before you get married get all the sex you want. afterwards, i don't feel like it, i got a headache. >> reporter: for this couple their sexless marriage was no laughing matter. when chris initiated sex with his wife of almost ten years she would usually turn him down. >> the longest time we went without sex was a year. there were multiple times we would go six months. >> reporter: he kept a journal, documenting her lack of interest. >> i wanted to prove to my wife we had a sexless marriage. >> i didn't really want it. he wanted it. >> i started to wonder, does my wife still love me? the way i dealt with it was to eat. swelled up like a balloon. >> reporter: chris decided to take action and presented options. >> i could live in a sexless marriage. i could meet my sexual needs somewhere outside the marriage. the last option was we fix our

sex life. >> reporter: her choice was to fix their sex life. >> i decided the only way i was going to save our marriage, i better make myself be the best option or i'll lose him. >> reporter: their sex life is not typical of married couples in this country. according to a university of chicago study, 80% of married couples have sex a few times a month or more. 32% say they have sex two to three times a week while 47% reported having sex a few times a month. >> sex is the number one thing people fight about. you stop having sex, there will be no more fights. i am living proof. i have no sex. i am the happiest i have ever been. >> men really do get more of their emotional needs from sex. women get their emotional needs a lot of places. sex as well, but they don't need it as much because they are getting their needs met elsewhere. >> reporter: last year with advice from a self-help book they worked together to bring

intimacy and desire back to the relationship and save their marriage. >> i think we both gained more respect for each other. i have gained more respect for him seeing how independent he is. he's gained confidence in himself. and a self-worth. that has made me love him more. i want to be with him more. >> we have been on turbo speed ever since. >> reporter: experts say it's normal for sexual attraction to wane over time. one study found couples who focused on each over's needs, not their own were best able to maintain desire for each other over time. savannah? >> mara schiavocampo, thank you so much. r.g. allen is from drexley university and ian kerner is a sex and relationship therapist. good morning. >> good morning. >> as we heard, it is typical for the sexual desire to change over time. how do you know what's normal and what's something to be alarmed about? >> you're not feeling comfortable. or one person is angry or upset all the time or you're feeling like you are arguing too much.

you have to peel back the layers and figure out what is going on. >> we often hear about a man wanting to have sex and a woman not really having the desire. isn't it just as common to have the opposite be true? >> absolutely. i think it's a stereotype that men are always amped up and raring to go. i do a lot of work with low libido couples, mismatched libido. just as often it's the guy's low desire. especially with the economy. for men, so much of sexual desire comes from self-esteem. a lot of guys are getting battered out there in the world. it's affecting what happens in the bedroom. >> that reflects how complex this is. i wonder if you look at a dramatic drop in sexual desire as a canary in the coal mine, a warning that other things are amiss. >> it's a neon flashing light. it could be the kids, fatigue, depression, chronic illness,

just time that eludes us. we have to talk about it. people want to have sex but they don't want to have a conversation about it. >> i have a feeling you will tell me there is no right answer. people are wondering what is normal for a married couple in terms of frequency of sex. >> i have a little rule of thumb which is try to be sexually intimate once a week. you know, if you can stay connected once a week you're maintaining the connection. if you let a week go then it's two, three and pretty soon you can't remember the last time you had sex. sex ruts beget sex ruts. sex begets sex. i tell couples to put your body through the motions. trust that your brain will follow. i have a try it, you'll like it approach. >> do you agree? are you a proponent of, even if you're not feeling it, do it for your partner. >> absolutely. sometimes you have to plan it. i say throw the gadgets out of the bedroom, even the tv. make it a place where you

connect. i agree with ian. sometimes you have to plan it because other things will get in the way. it will not be if you have a change in sexuality or your sexual relationship. it will be when and what you're going to do about it. >> the premise of the discussion is you have to have sex if you are in a relationship. i suppose there are people who could agree mutually, all right we don't want to have that much sex. or are you saying that's a no-no? >> i think sex is really important. it's the glue that holds couples together. it's what makes your relationship special. it's what makes you more than just roommates. when couples have healthy sex lives they are having healthier lives overall. when they are not having healthy sex they are vulnerable to anger, depression, infidelity. >> good discussion to have. thank you so much for your expertise. up next, we'll spice things up here with new ice cream flavors. how about that? first, this is "today" on nbc. why are 8 million people sleeping better tonight?

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welcome back to the bar scene. our three-day fun filled look at food. this morning we are serving up ice cream and we are doing it with our bartender for the week, gail simmons from "top chef masters" and the projects director for "food & wine" magazine. >> what better than a sundae for breakfast? >> you're an expert in desserts. >> it is. especially for breakfast. first is a southern peach. i have toasted pound cake croutons in the oven. they will be the topping. i have peaches in a little bit of butter in the pan. to it i will add brown sugar. fresh lemon juice. and then bourbon. >> i like the sound of that, gail. >> the bourbon will go on. you can flambe it in the kitchen with an adult.

we'll get you supervision. you can smell that bourbon coming through. you will cook it down into a beautiful sauce. then you make your sundae. >> how long should it take? >> it takes eight to ten minutes at the most. do you want to pass me the croutons? >> indeed. >> put some of the sundae juice over. >> simple vanilla ice cream? >> exactly. my southern peach sundae. >> all right, gail. >> moving along we have a salty dog. >> this is it. this is a salty sweet extravaganza. i have chili chocolate ice cream. >> where do you get that? >> you can get it in specialty stores. just use chocolate if you can't find it. i have crushed toasted peanuts. >> unsalted? >> these are unsalted. >> because the salt comes elsewhere. >> the salt comes from crushed potato chips. >> chips in ice cream? >> i'm missing my caramel. >> uh-oh. >> o it's over there. >> here, here.

>> perfect. thank you so much. >> salted caramel on top. >> okay. >> you know, this is a great balance of salty and sweet. that's for the next one. this is for you. >> perfect. i will try it, gail. thank you. >> the tropical sundae. >> this is a tropical storm. i have ginger, fresh ginger and a little sugar and water to make a ginger syrup. >> al's kind of sundae. >> i love ginger. it makes everything taste better. i have fresh pineapple. we'll saute it for five or ten minutes to get it soft and soak up the ginger juice. then strain it so the pineapple is separate. into it i will toss fresh mint like that. then we can build our sundae. i have coconut and mango sorbet in here. you can use raspberry, lime. anything fresh. totally tropical. >> top it with the pineapple. >> a little bit of pineapple like that.

then, al, do you want to grab a spoon and drizzle sauce? >> is that coconut? >> this is toasted coconucoconu >> are you going to add spice to this? >> a little bit of -- it is a tropical storm, after all. there is a kick at the end. chili flakes on top. >> what do you have here? does that look like captain crunch to anybody else? >> it is captain crunch. i thought this would be good for you. it's bananas, butter pecan ice cream, captain crunch and bacon. instead of caramel i used maple syrup. this is breakfast in a sundae. >> wow. >> and then the last sundae is a cheesy apple pie. i have vanilla ice cream cooked with cinnamon and apple. i made a pie dough with cheddar crust like the apple pie dough. i made the dough, broke it into pieces and i'm serving it on top as a garnish. you get the cheese, salt, apple,

vanilla ice cream. >> great stuff. >> i like ice cream. >> gail, thank you very much. by the way, tomorrow on today's bar scene we have a potato bar. >> all kinds of stuffed potatoes. >> coming up, how to get the greenest lawn on your back. first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪

this morning on "today's home" we are talking about a five-step plan to get the

greenest lawn on the block. lou manfredini is host of the syndicated show "house smart"ment always good to see you. happy spring. a lot of people say i want a great lawn so they go out and do this. they buy sod. is that a good or a bad idea? >> this is great-looking sod. deliya does the sod for yankee stadium. but it needs a lot of sun and a lot of care. if you have shady spots, hard places to grow grass sod isn't always the best choice although it's instant green lawn. >> say we are going to do seeding. you don't just throw seed on dirt. >> no. >> you have to prepare the soil first. you have a rake which is a simple way. >> when it's a small yard i'm pulling up the thatch. this clogs your lawn. if you have a larger lawn this is a power rake. you can rent them. you can rent them for $40 for four hours. it goes on the larger yard and

pulls all the thatch up so the lawn can breathe. >> but you're still not ready to throw down seed. >> no. this is an arrerator. this is the business end. this is a rental. you go and it puts holes in the soil to allow air down into the soil. it allows the soil treatments which we'll talk about to get inside the soil. these are the two single best things you can do to get the lawn looking good. >> say we have done them, rented the equipment. now we're going to try to actually put -- you blocked the path. what are we putting on the prepared area now? >> the whole idea is treating the soil. these are soil treatments. magical is calcium for the lawn. this is love your lawn, love your soil. and milorganite is natural organic fertilizer. it takes the soil and balances the ph so weeds can't grow. >> does it say on the bag how much you need for this?

>> it does. the beauty part of the organics is it won't burn the lawn. this has been around forever. put it on your lawn, you will hear it grow. >> come on. >> honest to goodness. it works. >> lou. >> put it in the spreader and take it along. there are settings that tell you where to set it so when you go you're not putting too much down. >> you just put it in my shoe. >> i know. sa i'm sorry. >> let's talk about seed. it's regional? >> you have to be careful. this is black beauty ultra. scotts grass seed. you have to know if you have sun and shade or shade mix. this is the water smart product. after the preparation you will lay that seed down in the area and go ahead and overseed it. the best thing to do to stop weeds is put more seed. cover it with peat moss. that keeps the birds -- >> water immediately? >> water immediately.

when you cover it with the moss the birds don't see it or eat it. keeps it moist. in two weeks you will see grass grow. >> wait, we promised people a five-step program. one more. >> you have to feed it. this is the industry standard of the step programs. it's important. we are right at the tail end to get step one down. keep in mind with the crab grass preventer, if you put seed down you have to wait two weeks. otherwise you kill the seed. go with the steps and the most important step is in the winter. it promotes healthy root growth for your lawn to look great and green next year. my lawn has never looked so great. >> i'm sorry. i heard grass growing. >> do you hear it? >> lou, appreciate it. much more ahead on a tuesday morning right after these messages and your local news.

8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, april 30, 2013. i'm eun yang. we sbroyng. big delays on major commuter routes in virginia. danella sealock has your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. i-95, here is an update earlier this morning, delays up to 10 miles. right now a little bit better. mine miles. that's what you are facing. live look at route 1. still sluggish as you head towards fairfax county parkway. that's where the earlier crash was. 25 minutes your drive time. prince william parkway to the capital beltway. to sully road, 28. as you head southbound, all lanes are blocked at prying pan road. centreville road, alternate route. >> thanks, danella. tom will be right back with a look at your forecast. [ indistinct conversations ]

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paulg. maybe a few sprinkles. lou midday. then drying out later this afternoon. highs low 60s. sun back over the next several days into the weekend. sunshine saturday and sunday. highs near 70. >> thanks, tom. you can get the latest news, traffic and l any time on

welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, april 30, 2013. clearing up in new york. shaping up to be a good spring day here. inside studio 1a i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie rales. helping us out again here. >> glad to be back. >> we have great news from the tony award nominations. kathie lee's scandalous nominated carol lee carmelo as best featured actress in a musical. >> amazing. >> she's incredible. she was on the stage the entire show. >> i have never seen anything like it. >> amazing run she had. to perform the entire time with no breaks. >> that voice just blows you out the back of the theater. >> voice of an angel. >> that's old style broadway. >> congratulations to them. great news. >> anybody named lee.

you got a tony nomination. >> pinky lee and spike lee all got tony nominations. >> even spike got love. >> sara lee, the baked goods. >> we love sara lee. >> nobody doesn't like sara lee. >> let's get to take three. take one is the nba center of attention. 34-year-old jason collins. you know publically came out on monday in a candid cover story for "sports illustrated" titled the kba atgay athlete. he wrote, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major american sport but since i am. if i had my way somebody would have done it already. nobody has, so i'm raising my hand. a huge story came out yesterday. there he is. that's jason collins. a free agent now. not clear what team he'll play for this year, if any. we should point out there have been many women athletes who have come out previously. this is a big deal in the macho world of professional sports in particular for him to come out publically and do it in an

arctticulate way. >> thank goodness. i'm looking forward to the day when this kind of thing doesn't matter. you know, when someone's sexual orientation is not a big deal. doesn't matter if you are in professional sports or a broadcaster. whatever you do. >> as has been pointed out there are a lot of athletes who know they are playing side by side with other gay athletes. jason just made a courageous stand. good for him. >> hopefully opens the doors for others. i think what's important to note is so many people have said he's a role model for a lot of kids now who struggle with this and struggle with their sexual orientation. hopefully as mike lupica said earlier he could be saving lives by doing this. >> he got a lot of love on twitter. lebron james, kobe bryant. a wide receiver named mike wallace for the miami dolphins tweeted, all these beautiful women out there and guys want to mess with other guys. shakes my head. he later deleted it 20 minutes

after that. he took a lot of hate for the tweet specifically. it's still a problem out there that people are not giving a lot of love. 95% of the time it's love. >> things are changing. there's been a drastic shift in the mindset. >> kobe bryant came out within minutes of the announcement. i guess he's the second most famous or best player in the nba. to come out that quickly and set the example for everybody else in the league. everybody else in sports talking about don't suffocate who you are because of the ignorance of others. proud of jason collins. he said, i don't know if this happened ten years ago you would have seen the floodgates of support open this way inside the sports world. >> that's true. you would not have. >> reaction almost as big a deal as the announcement. >> that's right. even the president saying how courageous. >> bill clinton, chelsea clinton. >> she went to school with him at stanford. people weighing in.

take two is google glass. i saw you with it this morning. this is a first look. >> come on in, lance. >> this is a breakthrough from google. here's the editor in chief of "mashable". >> walking and looking at the google glass. >> you look like you're talking to yourself half the time. >> fits right in in new york city. >> so what's the idea here? >> this is wearable technology. that's the future of what's happening. it has a screen above my eye here. looks like a 25-inch screen from seven feet away. bluetooth, gps. it's connected to my phone and a phone over there. so it can screen cast. you can get direction because it has gps. you can talk to it. it has voice recognition. it has bone conduction audio. that's how you hear it. i tip my head or tap it to turn it on. >> are you recording? >> by default, ten seconds. take a picture. i said take a picture. no one's smiling. >> we weren't ready! >> usually it's one, two, three.

>> take a picture. all right. so that was better. i can do, okay, glass. i turned it off. i will turn it back on. i look crazy doing this. >> yes, going like this. >> ultimately i want to just tap it to bring it back. okay, glass, directions. carnegie hall. >> practice. >> there you go. >> so it brings up -- basically it will look for directions to carnegie hall from our current location. there's the address. it would take me there. see, there's the map. i have to get to carnegie hall. >> google is investing a lot in this. >> google is spending a lot on this obviously. they don't see it as something that takes over your life. it's not about that. it's about augmenting, enhancing by giving you the information and access to your information, people and things. when you need them. you notice it's above my eyes. i'm looking at you, not staring

at the screen. i just look up. okay, glass. >> there are privacy concerns about this. >> there are privacy concerns. you asked about the video. shoots by default ten seconds of video. it's not shooting all the time. that's number one. number two, i will bring it back here. okay, glass, how do i say hello in japanese? google. how do i say hello in japanese? while i'm talking you can see there is a light on the screen, right? >> we know you are recording or doing something. >> film, photo people without them noticing. >> unless you are walking behind them. >> you're ogling them. >> i'm not trying to cause problems. >> i understand. people have concerns. they will say google is invasive. i look at it this way. without google you can't google things. meaning our lives revolve around this data and this information, access to it. why have access only on the phone, at the desk top. why not have it with you wherever you are.

instantaneously. >> it takes time to pick up the phone. >> i'm terrible with names but i remember faces. i would imagine i would meet somebody, take a picture, say who is this and have them find it. >> that's an idea. who is this? >> there's the privacy thing. >> okay, glass. if you know them. >> but what if you don't? >> record a video. >> now you will be angry at me. >> i think the coolest app is you can do video conferencing so your friends see what you're looking at. if you are at a fun event and have wifi. >> or you're checking out a girl from behind. there you go. stalking. >> google plus account. you can do a google hangout. what they see is what i see looking at you. in the screen you see them talking to you. it's amazing. really cool. this is $1500, $1600. not available to everybody. there is an explorer edition they gave to 8,000 people.

the rest of the world gets access late this year or next. >> christmas. >> one other thing, i wear glasses. so i can't see you right now. eventually they will get lenses with a prescription you can put in. >> i'll wait for the price to come down a little bit. >> thanks, lance. >> our take three -- we have to show you -- >> he needs directions off the set. >> carnegie hall is that way. out the door, to the left. >> looks like he has a tic, too. >> talking to yourself. >> twitter tornado. our friends at the weather channel, the interns were so excited about tornado week this week at the weather channel they decided to create a twitter-powered tornado inside the offices down in atlanta. there they are. >> eric fisher in the middle. dave malkoff, screen right. nameless intern on the left. >> this is live streaming inside the work space so you can see them working in the wind. as the tweets go up over the

course of the week, they will turn up the velocity and the wind in there. if they hit a million mentions they will turn the wind to an ef-5 tornado which will take down a structure. >> they are basically going to explode the weather channel. >> right? that's as bad as it gets. >> they want to get to a million. >> imagine ordering jim cantore's lunch in the middle of a tornado. >> there he is. >> there's al and stephanie. >> they are at 18,000 now. they have a long way to go. >> long way to go to get to a million. >> # tornadoweek. >> we should all do it. >> turn up the wind. how about a look at the headlines. >> the director of national intelligence james clapper has ordered a review of how intelligence was handled that pertained to the boston marathon bombings. meantime, investigators are comparing female dna found on a

piece of bomb debris to dna from the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. agents searched the home where she's been staying since the attack. officials stressed that the bomb dna could have come from any number of sources, even perhapses an employee at a store where the part was sold. the sister of comedian stephen colbert clashed on stage last night in her debate with former south carolina kbgoverno mark sanford. elizabeth colbert-bush is battling sanford to fill a vacant congressional seat. she brought up the scandal over his comeback bid. his 2009 disappearance when he claimed to be hiking but he was with his mistress in argentina. testimony begins in the wrongful death suit by michael jackson's family against concert promoter aeg live. jackson's mother was in the courtroom for monday's opening arguments. her attorney claimed the promoters were negligent for hiring dr. conrad murray to care for jackson as he prepared for the comeback tour. murray was convicted of

involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death from an overdose of propofol. aeg says they did not hire or supervise murray. actress catherine zeta-jones checked into a mental health facility as treatment for bipolar disorder. she spent time in a similar facility two years ago for the condition. it is characterized by mood swings and depressive episodes. we all have good luck rituals. this one in japan is a little bit more than usual. take a look at a tradition investigating back 400 years. mothers bring their babies to be held by sumo wrestlers to see which infant cries the loudest and the longest. the annual event is based on the belief that a good, long cry is healthy for babies. of course the little ones aren't hurt. you might cry, too, if a giant man wearing a diaper picked you up and held you like that. >> give me a hug. >> in this country we take our kids to see santa. we have pictures of it. >> a little more clothing with

santa which is better. >> all right, natalie. how about a check of the weather? >> this is crazy to think about. >> denver colorado is going to be looking after today at temperatures getting up into the 60s. looking at a half to a foot of snow tomorrow. futurecast, that snow getting itself together throughout much of colorado today. high of 69. tonight drops down to 33. tomorrow's high is only 35 degrees. we are talking 6 to 12 inches of snow throughout a good portion of the central rockies. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. a very light drizzle continues to come out of low overcast around much of the region this morning. speckles rain. those are sprinkles of light rain moving in from the east. across the bay. from the atlantic seaboard. later today, cloud cover into the low 60s. smaller chance of some afternoon sprinkles. then we should get some sunshine back tomorrow. partly cloudy, highs upper 60s. high mere 70 on thursday,

friday, and saturday and sunday into monday, too. mild pat that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. let's take a bonus take. today's buzz list. we got a great response on monday's buzz list segment. unexpected uses for everyday items. i thought we'd demo these from you, the viewers. the first you have is the caribener clip to carry groceries. >> we have two on our stroller. >> you put it on the handle to carry them. >> lots of bags. >> you lose circulation with six or seven bags. >> right. >> this is a rustic rake and mug holder. decorative and practical. >> cool. very country. >> very country. this one, using straws to keep your necklaces separated. i guess you shoot them down the straw to stay in a straight line. >> they don't get tangled. >> and this is from you, natalie. >> this is my tip. if you have a blemish. overnight you can mash up

aspirin if it's a red flaring blemish. mash it up good. >> like egg shell. >> right. make a paste. eventually it will be a real solid paste. you know, i don't have the correct formulation here, but dab it on your blemish and overnight you will see the inflammation go down and also will see the redness go away. >> sleep with it on. >> obviously you have to be careful. dermatologists may not recommend it because it could dry out your skin a little bit. >> who cares? natalie recommends it. >> she looks good, so you'll look good. >> we didn't have to paint nails today. i was nervous. >> jason, thanks. good to have you with us. up next, therapy goes digital after this. do hot or cold foods ever cause you tooth discomfort? now there's a sensodyne toothpaste that can actually repair sensitive teeth and help relieve pain. new sensodyne repair and protect.

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a recent new york times article highlighted the growing trend of digital shrinks. there are apps for repairing relationships to improving mood. do they work? gail saltz and technology reporter natalie morris. good to see you. >> good morning. >> let me start with you, kbgai. do these work? and if so for what problems. >> they raise awareness of symptoms. that's mostly what you will find. that works for people with mild conditions. for people who are more moderately having problems or certainly severely it doesn't replace professional care. it is not like professional care. but it may serve as an adjunct professional care. doctors use this with patients to help them get from appointment to appointment to keep them engaged with the treatment, to keep them aware of symptoms. that can help in actual therapy. >> on their own, not a way to treat a psychiatric illness.

>> it's not treatment for a psychiatric illness. it raises awareness and may be helpful for people mildly feeling certain things. >> we call this a growing trend. how popular are the apps? >> we call it the quantified self. this movement to quantify or track your personal behavior and habits. we see it with health. we see people using heart rate monitors, calorie counters to monitor the physical self. when you use things like this to monitor your emotional state that's another side of that coin. the idea is the more you track your behaviors the more likely you are to commit to positive habits. >> let's check these out. mood monitoring is big. how am i doing today? helpful? >> it is. people walking around, feeling badly and they are not in touch with or aware of specific feelings they are having. they can't address them. we used this technique in therapy. we tell people to write down

what is their mood at different times of day to reflect back and see, i wasn't sad all day, only part of the day. that can improve your mood. in that sense it can be helpful. not if you are severely depressed or anxious. >> you have one called mood panda, very popular. >> right. you just go into our app and click update mood. it gives you a little slider. you slide toward the happy face if you are happy, toward the sad face if you are not so happy. you can give a reason. when you feel yourself in a bad mood, you can slide down and say, why am i in a bad mood? somebody cut me off at starbucks? maybe you could change that behavior. also you can share it with your social network on facebook or twitter which might be helpful for people who follow you on your social networks. if you see, my gosh, my boss is really at a 3 today. i will steer clear today. >> good advice. i will show more. not a lot of time. let's jump ahead to relationships. tell me about relationship apps. >> communication is everything

in relationships. learning some basic tools for, you know, i said this and it didn't work. or i might say this instead could be helpful. by the time people feel they have a relationship problem usually it's worse than that. this is not a divorce fixer. >> how does it work? >> go into fix a fight and choose repair. the language is constructive. you choose a repair that maybe you are working on a lot. put two people in here. i have chore division that my husband and i work on. surely that's something no one can relate to, right? you both tend to use the language in order to fix that. i felt bad when you didn't put your dishes in the sink. i felt like you thought i was your maid or something like -- not that i feel that way. you use language that's not extreme. you say this hurt mes me and yo hand it to them. >> that can be helpful. >> helpful with the day to day. thank you, ladies. coming up, this year's hottest bridal trends after this. ♪ and i would do anything for love... ♪

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i'm eun yang. delays are spreading to the rails now. danella sealock has your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. if you are taking metro, expect delays. here is the situation earlier disabled train at shah metro station. causing delays on the green line and the yellow line and now the blue line. metro supporting delays of up to 20 minutes. let's head to the roadways. i i-95 looking a lot better at lorton. we will check your drive time. earlier crash long gone. 22 minutes from prince william county parkway to the beltway. delays start at new hampshire avenue and drive time 33 minutes from i-95 to i-270. >> a look at your forecast next.

good morning. still a very light mist. few scattered sprinkles around the region. we are in the 50s. should reach low 60s this afternoon. as the chances of any more mist end. then sun back. several days. all the way into the weekend. highs near 70 each day. and morning lows in the 40s. should be mild into the first part of next week as well. >> looking forward to had a. thank you. you can get the latest news,

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that was me there. i just wish we were on the same page of how tan we were going to be for this night. >> you didn't get the memo. >> i match her gloves. my head matches her white gloves. >> he does look pale. >> we all have a picture like that somewhere. >> sure. >> inside studio 1a i'm willie geist with al roker and natalie morales. coming up on wedding season. natalie will check out the latest trends. >> we'll look at the hottest styles in bridal gowns now from beading to metallic accents at affordable prices. and travel gadgets. waterproof floating speakers to wine in a purse. kathie lee and hoda, did you hear? wine in a purse! >> it's like a box of wine, right? >> in a purse. >> i'll take it. >> like a squeezable canteen. then this morning, no songbirds here. owls and alligators. wildlife in your backyard.

>> oh, natalie, look. >> we have a gator and a snake for you. >> lucky me. >> and speaking of natalie, fun, fearless latina award. natalie is featured in "cosmo." every time i turn around you are in a different magazine. >> i guess that makes me fun and fearless then. >> you are! >> there you go. >> we concur. congratulations. >> it's their new latina issue. good to have cosmo on board. >> i didn't know cosmo kramer had a magazine. >> you would go there with the kwo "seinfeld" reference. >> let's look at the weather. >> strong storms in the upper mississippi riverr along the gu coast. windy conditions in northern california. snow developing in the plains. for tomorrow, we have some heavy snow in the central rockies. denver, 6 to 9 inches of snow. strong storms in central texas and sunny and hot through the southwest. warm and mild up into the

pacific northwest gorgeous weather. ohio river valley, mid atlantic states. more rain through the gulf coast into central and southern florida. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> right now still low clouds producing little light mist. moving green, sprinkles of rain. we have little patchy and very light drizzle and mist. later today, cloudy afternoon. smaller chance of sprinkles. highs and low 60s. should get sun back tomorrow and into thursday, friday. each day. and morning lows in the 40s. afternoon highs 60s to 70. sunshine saturday and sunday. with highs near 70. mild trend continues into and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> thank you, al. this morning on today's style, affordable trends in bridal gowns, fresh off the runway. carly roni joining us here. >> i'm so excited. fashion week for weddings just finished. these are hot trends that we

have been seeing. you will see women walking down the aisle in it this summer. >> let's talk about the average price a bride will spend. it's $1,211 to be exact on her gown. >> that's a lot of money. wedding dresses are $600, $1600, $16,000. you can get them at any price range. the secret is to find a look you love. we have on the knot where you can put in your price, style and we'll find the dresses for you. >> that's handy. >> beautiful on any budget, we say. >> let's get to our first model lauren. one of the first trends is bold beading. beautiful jewelled necklines. >> lauren is a real bride. getting married july 6. >> exciting. >> i love this look. it has a feel to it with a big flowy skirt. statement necklaces are hot. check out the back on this. brides showing a little bit of skin. look at the beautiful back. >> gorgeous.

>> very flattering look. traditional but modern. >> the sheer neckline very in. this is just under $1200. >> perfectly at the average price point in america now. it's great from alfred angelo. >> thank you, lauren. good luck. >> yes, good luck. our next model vi is wearing the cap sleeve dress, another trend. strapless is popular, but for the ladies with a little bit of coverage up top. >> this is a kate middleton look. we still want to be sexier in america. this is the kate middleton effect. it's a regal look with the lace around the bodice. it has a little bit of illusion. the princess seams, this is a great, flattering shape for all different figures as well. >> the price on this one. >> it's $605 from moonlight bridal. >> you look great. thank you. next trend, floral embroidery. let's bring out nicole. >> this is really stunning.

>> this is amazing. a vintage look is hot now. you see the 3-d embroidered, embellished, flowers all over it. this is one of the hottest looks of the moment whether you are getting married in a loft, in a farm or outdoors. >> very summery looking with the flowers popping up. >> it has an english garden -- everything english is hot now. >> this is a reasonable price as well. >> $799. it's a great price for this beautiful lace look. this is a great shape, too. >> nicole, you look great. >> thank you. >> pearls are the next hot trend. let's bring out our model karen wearing a dress with lots of pearls. >> the fairy tale look is always big in bridal. this bodice is embroidered with pearls and a little bit of shimmer. >> sequins and shine. >> big full skirt. the '60s,princessy feel for a

girl who wants to live in the castle. >> thank you very much. >> last but not least, let's bring out linchelle wearing the metallic accent trend. >> this is a stunning look. >> the hot trend is great gats by. >> looking good with the head piece, too. beautiful. >> this is only $1,000. it's an amazing price. beautiful 1920s vintage look paired with a headpiece. we'll see a ton of brides wearing this look in the coming years. >> bring out the models for a last look here. lots of options to choose from. very reasonable prices. thank you. >> thank you. >> up next, your travel gadgets to make summer vacation more fun after this. ♪ ♪

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this is a common animal in the eastern half of the country. cute but can be a pest in the garden if you do vegetable gardening. it's okay to have them around. if you see them in your neighborhood you may want to put up a fence. there are natural repellant sprays you can mix up with hot peppers and garlic. spray them on vegetable plants to keep them from getting into trouble in the garden. >> good-looking animal. >> they hibernate in winter. this guy recently woke up. >> you will see more of them. >> exactly. at this time of year you will see babies which is pretty cute. >> this is an animal people will be shocked when i say can be found in the backyard. it's an american alligator. if you live in florida, the deep south, coastal areas of the carolinas they may show up in the yard. it is formerly an endangered species. we protected it and now they are common enough they wander into suburbia. the key with predators whether it is a black bear, coyote or

alligators, never feed it. you don't want them to associate people with food. that's when they become dangerous. let wild life be wild whether it is a bird, a squirrel or alligator we can live with them in harmony. >> what do you do? >> call professional wildlife removal company or municipal animal control. don't approach it. don't try to feed it. >> that was not going to be one of my choices. >> we have another wetland animal here. >> do beavers come into backyards? >> they do. depends where you live. if you live where there is a wetland nearby this is an animal that could show up. they're awesome. another species we almost wiped out. we protected them and they have recovered. they are found around the u.s. the problems with beavers is they create dams and flooding. they like to chop down trees in order to do that. tips for living in harmony with

beavers is put wire mesh around the base of your trees. if you see them causing flooding, your municipality can put beaver blockers on stream culverts in your town to prevent them from damming the streams up and causing flooding in the neighborhood. >> the beaver block. >> they're cool. >> let's bring out the snake. >> king snake. >> everyone is terrified of snakes. when you talk about gardening for wildlife it's easy to sell people on the idea of birds and butterflies. you want predators in the yard. this is a california king snake. one of the cool things about the species is they eat other snakes including venomous species. if that doesn't sell you on the idea of having them in the garden i don't know what will. >> i don't know if that's venomous or -- how do i know if it's a king snake? >> he has a crown. >> have a field guide. identify the species in your

neighborhood. >> real wick, bring in the owl. >> come on in. >> you will get tips on identifying wildlife and attracting them. this is an eagle owl. not native to north america but similar to the great horned owl. beautiful creature. you may not ever see this animal. if you attract it to the yard with big trees you may hear it at night. >> david, thanks a lot. >> this is "today" on nbc.

9:57 is your time on this tuesday, april 30, 2013. i'm eun yang. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a check of your forecast. >> a little bit of mist coming from the forecast. there is a live view from the city cam cam. storm team 4 radar showing a little bit of light rain. these areas in green moving in across the eastern shore. heading across the bay from the east to the west. so we are still going to be a little bit wet and pavement still damp with this drizzle and light mist we have falling. later this afternoon, cloudy in the low sixth. then sun returns and should be mild for the weekend. how is traffic? >> we will start with metro. earlier delays on the green line. yellow line, blue line. they are gone. that's good. i-270 southbound at pear hurley. once you continue southbound you will see an accident blocking the left lane.

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gifford and hoda kotb. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, hell hello. it's, what is it today? it's booze-day tuesday, april 30th and we're glad you're with us. >> it's a big, big day here at "the today show," we just found out the big news an hour and a half ago and it's so exciting to announce -- carol lee carmelo, your leading lady in the broadway show, "scandalous" i know a lot of you guys saw it, was just nominated for a tony award. and confetti. >> oh, it's her third tony nomination. she is just -- i'm, i really am, i'm rarely stunned, i'm thrilled, she deserves it.

so deserves it. a lot of life isn't fair and this was fair. let's listen a little. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carol lee is unbelievable. i wish you guys for a second we could reenact this in the makeup room when we found out about it. because it was one of those moments where i was clock-watching, i knew the tony nominations were on cbs and we were kind of not trying to pay attention in case something doesn't happen. i know you guys all thought, i wonder if this is going to happen -- >> in your life, you don't set, you don't set yourself up for disappointment. it was such a disappointment when the show closed early. such a disappointment that so many people that had tickets and were coming to see it over the holidays didn't get a chance to. you spend 12 years of your life

on something that just means the world to you. and nobody -- can, any concept of what it's like to do that if they hadn't done it themselves. and so congratulations to all the nominees. >> we're going to speak to carol lee a little later in the program. >> this is thrilling, she has been my leading lady for about ten years of those 12. >> and we love her. >> we're so happy. >> happy for you, too. >> and david, my composer friend. >> we have our bags packed and ready to go. >> anything else important? not to me, but go ahead. >> we're going to charleston, south carolina. >> that's important, it's a beautiful little town. we're heading out for two shows. >> we want to you come see us on thursday, we're at the college there, it's called the college of charleston. we're going to have a big party. so -- >> two big parties. >> come and join us, you've got to arrive no later than 7:00 a.m. >> it's early, but it will be worth it. the main gate at porters lodge

on george street. >> we have an assignment for you. please break out the posterboard and make a great sign. whoever has the best sign is going to get a prize. >> maybe they'll win a brand-new "scandalous" cd which is almost out. >> if you guys have an issue with a body part and for a lot of us, we know what it is. >> flop 'em. >> right over it. >> there's a new craze out there. that women are deciding instead of doing the weight-lifting stuff, or maybe because they've tried it and it hasn't worked for them. >> whatever reason. >> now -- >> there's surgery. >> they're shelling out big bucks for arm surgery. >> you have an incision from an elbow to your armpit and get rid of your bat wings. >> bat wings? i call them flock 'em.

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topic. we're tackling on our program today. >> what is that? >> how to deal with flatulence. >> yesterday it was bad breath, and today it's flatulence. because we're nbc news. and we're the 20th worst show in all of television, let's not forget. we're working our way to number one. >> here's the thing about gas -- a lot of people try to stifle it. they don't -- >> they try to sit on it. >> and that could be doing damage to your -- >> i never knew this. >> yes. passengers especially on planes, it's just not healthy for them. you need to let your flatulence fly. >> have you guys ever been on an international flight after like the first few hours, it's nasty. >> you know you have a ten-hour flight to israel or greece or somewhere and you're thinking -- if this is bad now -- can you imagine? what's it going to be like in ten hours. >> they walk through the cabins

with those spray things sometimes. >> they do? >> yes. they say you pass gas how many times a day? >> how would i know? i never do. >> 20? 20-ish times. that's a lot of times. >> 20-ish a day? >> well, they come in various shapes and forms, though, don't they. there's a little -- and then there's the -- >> we'll tell you foods that you should avoid if you want to avoid flatulence. today is national honesty day. think about your day so far. >> it's just any other day to me, hode. but it mst be a very big day for you. >> it's a very big day for you. >> honesty day. >> ha ha. >> because most people lie. apparently women lie less than men. and most people, 91% of all of us lie on a regular basis. >> here's how you lie. >> how are you? >> i'm fine. >> not good. i got a sty. that's what i say.

>> most people, rather than burden the other with all of their baggage -- i don't want to burden you, i want to answer you honestly. usually gi, ask me how i am, hoda. >> how are you? >> not good. >> i don't lie. >> i think it's one of those -- we lie to make the other person not feel bad. >> you lie all the time. >> no, i don't. >> it's usually trying to be nice. >> i don't lie all the time. like if davy says do you like the color of my shirt. i'll say that's a nice shade of purple. do i love it on davy? i'm not sure. >> it's really ding-o purple. it's been through one too many washes, you know? >> he just put on this jacket. >> anyway, they say that people outgrow lying as they get older. i don't think so. >> old people stop lying because they don't give a rip any more. that's why they toot at will, too. they don't give a rip, so they let it rip. they don't care about lying any more, they're not trying to

impress people any more. >> a friend of mine said she was at a dinner party and her grandmother was there and a woman was telling a gas-story about how she was on a trip and her grandmother looked up and said boring, boring, boring. because she told the truth, everybody was watching the woman go down the -- >> you stop caring. we want to point out in honor of the 139th kentucky derby this weekend -- >> frank and i were at the very first one. >> we are drinking mint juleps. the derby coverage is on saturday may 4th, here on nbc, starting at 11:00 a.m. >> you know, let's think about the derby that fascinated me. all the build-up. all the build-up and then how long is the race? a minute? >> 20 seconds?

>> 1:30. >> like sex, a lot of build up for -- >> is carol lee on the phone? >> carol lee carmelo, are you on the phone? >> i am on the phone. >> this is our tony-nominated actress who is now on the phone. >> how are you? >> how do you feel, sweetheart? >> i'm thrilled. i mean -- you know, it's -- it's bittersweet of course, because we wished the show was still running and i wished that you had been recognized for your great work and, but you know, it's an exciting day and i'm still in my pajamas fielding phone calls and texts. >> carol lee, honestly you and i have been friends a long, long time and i wouldn't say this if it was just because you're my friend. i'd love you, anyway. but the truth is you gave the finest performance i've ever seen a woman give on the musical stage. and to have you honored this way -- along the other ladies who were so deserving as well. but i'm telling you, the range you showed, and the emotional

range, the ages you played -- the, the notes you hit -- that are just -- i am so happy for you. >> thanks, kathie. >> and nothing is more thrilling than following your flatulence story. >> only you could do it. you're that good! well i'm going to be -- >> somebody had to. >> we love you, carol lee. this ain't over, baby, this ain't over and everybody from "the today show," everybody went through this with us. they're so proud of you. so proud of you. >> thank you so much. >> i'll call you after the show. >> bye, carol lee. >> love you, bye. >> let's check in with our gal sara haines. >> i have company over here. would you like to make the announcement about the most deserving mom? yes, that's what i thought. >> if your last day to enter for the most deserving mom contest. which is sponsored by expedia.com. the most deserving mom is going to be able to sail away anywhere

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do you act like a dog? >> oh yeah. [ barking ] >> and i'm going to go down on all fours. [ barking ] >> can you start moving around crazy and maybe humping the coffee table. >> so, creative genius or barking mad? that's oscar-nominated actor, gary busey shaking things up on nbc's "all-star celebrity

apprentice" with his out-of-the-box idea for a commercial. >> his mechanical dog idea did not have a leg to stand on. >> let me explain it to you. >> explain away. >> mechanical dog. i mentioned mechanical dog, it's a folly. i didn't expect it to be in the 92nd commercial for lg smartphones. but pen gillette and lisa laughed very hard. >> chaotic comedy and come back to the lg smartphones and i said, okay. so i did it. >> was he messing you? >> he must have been messing with you. >> no, no, that was an honest and sincere reaction. they did mess with me when they abandoned me. and they wouldn't help me, they wouldn't give me advice, they wouldn't tell me what they really thought would be good. >> why not? >> the reason they didn't was because of their ability to think together and get me off the show. >> they were trying to get rid

of you. >> but what happened was ivanka and donald went in to pen gillette and lisa rinna and ate them up because they abandoned me. it was obvious. you see penn and lisa shrink in their skin when ivanka and donald were talking to them. >> you got fired, though. >> i got fired because i was the project manager and i created the mechanical dog. but i will tell you this, there are some surprises coming. >> really? >> in the next few weeks. i cannot tell you what they are, because that would be like you explaining what kind of underwear you wear. >> you signed a paper that said you wouldn't do that, too. >> you signed a paper that says you can't tell everybody. >> i signed the back of a cheerio box. >> whatever it is, you signed it. >> have you spoken to lisa and penn since that? >> no, but i love them and i respect them and they are great in who they are and they're lovely people. and i don't take anything personally. people say about me in a bad way. because if you did that, you'd

have a cloud over your shoulder and you'd be walking around like that. i'm happy. >> you are a happy boy. >> you are a very happy guy. >> are you going to do this again next year? the celebrity apprentice, do you like it that much? >> i love it. and donald trump is a pure man with such strength in his focus and his brilliance. and i'm doing a book called "buseyism." >> give us an example of an buseyism. faith, f-a-i-t-h, fantastic adventures in transcriusting hi. >> sober s-o-b-e-r, son of a [ bleep ] everything's real. >> the word fart, feeling a rectal transmission. what you know -- it's, once we have a definition of fart, it's

okay to fart on an elevator and you could play name that smell. i did it coming up here. it was fun. when you eat in a london hotel, you're going to have some happy gas to play around with. >> give us another one. >> well, a good way to empty a room? is -- get a bottle and a mason fruit jar. no, i'm not going to tell you that. >> see, i want it, he doesn't. >> i'll show you how to have fun. >> later? >> you'll be able to empty a room in 20 seconds. >> why would we want to empty a room in 20 seconds? >> so you'll have more room, what do you think? think with your brain! >> it is a little warm in here, you're right. >> that ain't from me, baby. >> we're going to empty it right now by saying that "all-star

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>> i love him. >> we're back with more of our special series, called how to deal. and today's bodily function is an occasional bout of gas. >> what causes gas and how can you get rid of it? >> if you want to. gastroenterologist robin shupkin knows she's the founder and medical director of the digestive center for women. >> there's a center? >> wow. >> there's a center for flatulence? >> well you ladies are not giving gas its proper due, this is serious business, this is serious medical stuff. >> talk about it. >> what you're seeing here at the table, these are tell-tales, cabbage, we make the joke. >> i just can't eat cabbage. >> these are good gas, these foods are incredibly healthy. >> except for bagels. >> not the question, but the broccoli and the cauliflower are

a cruciferous vegetables, because the gas is not broken down, it floats onto the colon where it gets fermented into bacteria, lots of gas. >> what to do? >> eat a little less, but there's another solution we'll talk about at the end, something to help you break down the nutrients. >> apples, we think it's fructose is bad, but it's not bad, it's in bananas, apples and grapes, this is another way you can get gas, because you eat more of it than you can absorb. >> and carbs? >> bagels and pasta. these two foods contain gluten. a protein in wheat, rye and barley, and lots of people are sensitive to gluten and don't realize it. it irritates the lining of the small intestine and they get gas. >> prunes are great for constipation, but smelly gas.

the whole issue of rasinos, some of that stuff doesn't get broken down. >> what about wine? please don't put that in the category? >> wine, some people don't digest alcohol as well. the important thing is to know your limit, if you exceed it you tend to get gas. >> milk, more than half of the world's population has lactose intolerance. you might have tolerated it as a child and when you're older, you might find you're getting a lot of gas. >> steer clear of sodas. let's get down to the chewing and gum. >> you told us an amazing thing during the commercial break. you said if you choose gum, you can gain one dress size from air. >> swallowing air, a condition called air aphasia. you're chewing gum, when instead of air going into your lungs, can it go into your stomach. can you go up a full dress size.

talking on the phone while you're drinking. >> talking on the phone while drinking? >> that's bad for gas. >> give us some solutions, what can we do? >> so this is one, you know, people often reach for an antacid when they have gas. but antacids can change the ph of the gi tract and cause overgrowth of bad bacteria. so not such a great idea, actually if you're having gas. ginger tea, fennel tea, these are soothing for the digestive tract. >> what about bean-o? >> it contains an enzyme that helps you break down the chemicals in the broccoli and cabbage. >> and this is the last thing, a three-pound weight. >> my favorite. you lie on your back and you hold the weight in your hand and you start on the lower right and you go in a clockwise direction, circumnavigate your belly button. that helps to push gas out of

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but now your child's doctor is taking the sport seriously. >> as sara found out, for babies it's not just considered an extracurricular activity? >> really? >> it's a growing trend across the country and more and more doctors are prescribing swim lessons to infants as part of the water smart babies program. suiting up in the locker room, there are wiggles. getting ready to hit the pool. most of these young swimmers can't talk yet or even walk. lana is the founder of swim kids usa in arizona. in an ideal world, when would every parent start swim classes with their babies? >> about the time of upright locomotion. in other words, when they start to get up and walk around things. ♪ ♪ >> i sat in on a class with babies ranging from four months to 23 months old. >> the idea of sputing a baby underwater, scares me to death. how did you feel the first time

did you that with your kids? >> it was scary. but i would rather her do that with me for the first time than for her to fall down and not know what to do. it's one of the other things as a new mom you're scared of everything. it's one more thing to push her into. >> cross it off your list. >> good girl. >> we took the babies through different skills, beginning with, reach up, hold on. and trap ease, to teach them to climb out of the pool on their own. floating on your back is an essential skill for new swimmers and we used mirrors as a distraction. next was push down stand up in the shallow end. and when the class was getting restless, it was time for a motor boat ride to calm down. overall it was all about getting comfortable in the water. we try to get them under a lot? >> exactly. you want to get them used to the feeling of water on their face. they fall into a pool, what's going to get wet. we want them to get used to the

feeling of water on their face. >> mom amber lee saw the benefits of her classes when her 4-year-old son, brady, fell in a pond. >> he was reaching in and he flipped. i turned around and as i looked over to see him, he was -- turned back around and went to the edge, just like he knew to do. he was really scared because he thought the ducks were going to bite him. but he knew what to do and he was so proud. he couldn't wait, he wanted to get in the car and talk to his swim teacher to let her know he knew the right thing to do. >> part work and part play, these water babies earned a warm towel and a snuggle at the end of class. >> aw. >> the cool part of the program is they're getting doctors involved which gives it a credibility. >> it's just become so natural to them, the earlier you start like that, as long as it's supervised like that. it's awesome. >> one thing i learned, i always thought it was recreational. i didn't realize the emphasis was all about safety. at the end of the program, they

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good morning. it is 10:44 here in the east, 7:44 in the west. the president obama will hold his first press conference, marking the first 100 days of his second term today and he will be taking questions on a wide range of issues. nbc's chief white house correspondent, chuck todd is in the briefing room for us. as i understand it not one of those occasions where the president is expected to come

out and deliver a piece of news. >> that's right, savannah. if you think about just the last 15 days, when you have the boston marathon investigation, those bombings are continuing. you have this sequester standoff over the airports and faa funding. and then now throw in the issue with syria, there's a lot on the table. is white houses love to have press conferences when congress is out of town. congress happens to be out of town this week so they get washington and the spin cycle to themselves. so, put all that together and the fact that this is that -- one of those mythical markers that the white house claims they don't follow but they just happen to schedule a press conference today, the first 100 dives that second term. and you have all of it coming together for a reason, for the president to come out here and take some questions. >> there's a lot to talk about as you mentioned, from foreign policy to domestic issues, one you didn't name. i know many people are thinking about is the implementation of the president's health care law and there was some news on that this morning. >> there was. they put out an application, i wouldn't be sur is priced if this ends up being the opening

statement. they put out a simpler application process. savannah, i can tell, the single most important thing the white house is focused on when it comes to implementing health scare getting young voters -- young people under -- >> good afternoon -- good morning, everybody. i am here to answer questions in honor of ed henry. as he wraps up his tenure as president of the white house correspondents association. ed, because of that you get the first question. congratulations. >> thank you, sir. i really appreciate that and hoping we can go back to business. >> you might be mad at me. >> i'm not. a couple questions on national security. on syria, you said the red line was not just about chemical weapons being use bud being spread. it was a game changer, seemed cut and dry. and now your administration seems to be suggesting that line is not clear.

do you risk u.s. credibility if you don't take military action? and then on benghazi, there are some survivors of that terror attack who say they want to come forward and testify. some in your state department. and they save they've been blocked. will you allow them to testify? >> well, first of all, on syria, i think it's important to understand that for several years now, what we've been seeing is a slowly unfolding disaster for the syrian people. and this is not a situation in which we've been simply bystanders to what's been happening. my policy from the beginning has been that president assad had lost credibility, that he attacked his own people, has killed his own people, unleashed a military against innocent civilians. and that the only way to bring stability and peace to syria is going to be for assad to step

down and to move forward on a political strategy, we have organized a humanitarian community, the largest humanitarian donor, worked to strengthen the opposition, provided assistance to the opposition, applied sanctions on syria. so, there are a whole host of steps that we've been taking, precisely because even separate from the chemical weapons issue, what's happening in syria is a blemish on the international community generally and we have got to make sure that we are doing everything we can to protect the syrian people. in that context, what i've also said is that the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer, not simply for the united states but for the international community. and the reason for that is that we have established international law and international norms that say when you use these kinds of weapons, you have the potential

of killing massive numbers of people in the most inhumane way possible and the proliferation risks are so significant that we don't want that genie out of the bottle. so, what i said that the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer, that wasn't unique to -- that wasn't a position unique to the united states. and it shouldn't have been a surprise. and what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, buzz we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened and when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, i've got to make

sure i've got the facts. that's what the american people would expect. and if we end up rushing to judgment without hard, effective evidence, then we can find ourselves in a position where we can't mobilize the international community to support what we do. there may be objections, even among some people in the region who are sympathetic with the opposition if we take action. so, you know, it's important for us to do this in a prudent way. and what i've said to my team is we have got to do everything we can to investigate and establish with some certainty what exactly has happened in syria, what is happening in syria. we will use all the assets and resources that we have at our disposal. we will work with the neighboring countries to see whether we can establish a clear baseline of facts and we have also called on the united nations to investigate. but the important point i want

to make here is that we already are deeply engaged in trying to bring about a solution in syria. it is a difficult problem but even if chemical weapons were not being used in syria, we'd still be thinking about tens of thousands of people, innocent civilians, women, children, who have been killed by a regime more concerned about staying in power than it is the well being of its people. and so we are already deeply invested in trying to find a solution here. what is true though is that if i can establish, in a way that not only the united states but also the international community feel confident is the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime, then that is a game changer

because what that portends is potentially even more devastating attacks on civilians and it raises the strong possibility that those chemical weapons can fall into the wrong hands and get disseminated in ways that would threaten u.s. security or the security of our allies. >> by game change, you mean u.s. military action? >> by game changer, i mean that we would have to rethink the range of options that are available to us. now, we are already, as i said, invested in trying to bring back a solution inside of syria. obviously, there are options that are available to me that are on the shelf right now that we have not deployed. and that's spectrum of options. you know, as -- as early as last year, i asked the pentagon, our military, our intelligence officials to prepare for me what

options might be available. and i won't go into the details of what those options might be. but, you know, clearly, that would be an escalation, in our view, of the threat to the security of the international community, our allies and the united states and that means that there's some options that we might not otherwise exercise that we would -- that we would strongly consider. >> on the benghazi front, i know piece of the story have been litigated. you have been asked about it. but there are people in your own state department who say they have been blocked from coming forward that they survived the terror attack and they want to tell their story. will you help them come forward and say it once and for all? >> and i'm not familiar with this notion that anybody has been blocked from testifying. so, what i will do is i will find out what exactly you're referring to. what i've been very clear about from the start is that our job, with respect to benghazi, has

been to find out exactly what happened, to make sure that u.s. embassies, not just in the middle east, but around the world are safe and secure and bring those who carried it out to justice. but i will find out exactly you are referring to >> they have hired an attorney because they say they have been blocked from coming forward. >> i'm not familiar with it. jessica? >> there's a report that your director of national intelligence has ordered a broad review, this is with regard to the boston bomb -- marathon bombing, has ordered a broad review of all the intelligence gathering prior to the attack. there is also a series of senators, colin sacks business chambliss, lindsey graham, all the years after 9/11 there still wasn't enough intelligence shared prior to the attack. and now lindsey graham, a senior member of the armed services committee has said that benghazi and boston are both examples of the u.s. going backwards on national security. is he right and do our

intelligence miss something? >> no. mr. graham is not right on this issue, although i'm sure generated some headlines. you know, i think that what we saw in boston was state, local, federal officials, every agency, rallying around a city that had been attacked. identifying the perpetrators just hours after the scene had been examined. we now have one individual deceased, one in custody. charges have been brought. i think that all our law enforcement officials performed in exemplary fashion after the bombing d taken place and we should be very proud of their work as obviously, we are very proud of the people in boston, the first responders around the

medical personnel who helped save lives. what we also know is that the russian intelligence services had alerted u.s. intelligence about the older brother, as well as the mother, indicating that they might be sympathizers to extremists. the fbi investigated that older brother. it's not as if the fbi did nothing. they not only investigated the old brother, they interviewed the older brother. they concluded that there were no signs that he was engaging in extremist activity. so that much we know. and the question then is was there something that happened that triggered radicalization and actual -- an actual decision by the brother to engage in the attack -- the tragic attack we

actually saw in boston and are there things, additional things that could have been done in that interim that might have presented it? now, what director clapper is doing standard procedure around here, which is when an event like this happens, we want to go back and review every step that was taken. we want to leave no stone unturned. we want to see, is there, in fact, additional protocols and procedures that could be put in place that would further improve and enhance our ability to detect a potential attack? and we won't know that until that review is completed. we won't know that until the investigation, the actual crime is fully completed. and that's still ongoing. but what i can say is that based on what i've seen so far, the fbi performed its duties.

the department of homeland security did what it was supposed to be doing. but this is hard stuff. and i've said from -- for quite some time that because of the pressure that we put on al qaeda court, because of the pressure that we put on these networks that are well financed and more sophisticated and can engage in and project transnational threats against the united states, one of the dangers that we now face are self-radicalized individuals who are already here in the united states. in some cases, may not be part of any kind of network, but because of whatever warped, twisted ideas they may have may decide is to carry out an attack. and those are, in some ways, more difficult to prevent and so

what i've done for months now is to indicate to our entire counterterrorism team, what more can we do on that threat that is looming on the horizon? are there more things we can do, whether it's engaging in community -- engaging in communities where there's a potential for self-radicalization of this sort? is there work that can be done in terms of detection? all this has to be done in context of our laws, due process and so part of what director clapper is doing then is going to be to see if we can determine any lessons learned from what happened. >> are you getting all the intelligence and information you need from the russians aca