erupts into violence. >> we don't want to hurt anyone. >> protesters hurling rocks, bricks and flairs. police stun grenades and pepper spray on the crowd. a dozen people arrested. double digit lead. donald trump up big in the polls heading into tomorrow's crucial primary in indiana. >> the joke is, don't let me fall. don't let me fall. >> will the hoosier state be ted cruz's last stand? on the democratic side, bernie sanders is vowing to fight to the bitter end. >>

monday, and guthrie, live studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on this monday morning. >> may is not coming quietly in seattle. >> the pacific northwest seeing violence. it's our top story. violent may day clashes in seattle bet

downtown seattle after as-of things at them, they had to switch from crowd control into riot mode. >> reporter: the violence started with clashes throughout the city. some demonstrators clearly dressed and armed for a fight. quickly, the may day protests in seattle escalated. >> we do not want to get hurt. we don't want to hurt anybody. >> reporter: protesters sprinting for cover. seattle police saying they were attacked with rocks and bottles. >> the seattle police department works hard to protect the first amendment rights of those in our city. the demonstrators put people in jeopardy, so we had to take action.

anger onha positive. >> reporter: as darkness began toin pushed forward, ordering demonstrators to disturb. armored officers formed a moving wall. >> move back. >> reporter: making multiple arrests as the crowd thinned. while most may day demonstrations across the country were peaceful, once again, for the fifth year in a row, seattle is cleaning up after another riot on the first day of may. >> all told, nine protesters were arrested. there were five officers that were injured. two of those officers were injured by things that were thrown at them. one officer was actually bitten by a protester. all of them are expected to be okay. back to you. >> gadi schwartz, thank you very much. moving to the race to the white house and tomorrow's potentially

correspondent peters ts good morning. >> good morning to you. in reality, ted cruz and the stop trump forces have one day left to stop donald trump from becoming the republican party's nominee. in our new poll, may be crushing those hopes. >> reporter: 24 hours out, the republican race could come down to indiana. >> if we win indiana, it's over. >> reporter: donald trump with 80% of the delegates needed to lock up the nomination, now arguing rivals ted cruz and john kasich are hanging by their fingertips. >> don't let me fall. >> reporter: cruz casting the stakes. >> i believe in the men and women gathered here and the goodness of the american people, that we will not give into evil but we

and we will stand for latest po press," he deflected. >> i am going to beat donald trump. you're welcome to lobby for support for trump as much as possible. we are going to beat trump. >> reporter: undeterred by crit critics, trump's talk turns head. >> we can't continue to allow china to rape our country. that's what they're doing. >> reporter: ahead of the convention in cleveland, trump's allies are plotting how to secure the nomination, even

he falls short of delegates. tspiritedness, the hateful rhetoric that we are>>t. >> it sounds good, but the fact is, because democratic pledged delegates are awarded proportionally, even if clinton loses here in indiana tomorrow and loses every other state on the calendar, she still collects enough delegates to win her party's nomination this june. >> peter, thank you. the center

universe right now,o supporters, if we win in inan. up and buy bus tickets to cleveland? >> i don't think they'll pack up on the spot, but i don't know where they go after that. they'll point to california. they'll say, june 7th, huge number of delegates, he can stop him there. you have to talk about the idea of momentum. if trump wins tomorrow, and especially if he wins by the margin weir sll, it was not on paper that way a week ago. the voters are saying, we're ready. >> we're seeing that play out in interesting ways. we know that ted cruz has pretty much outmaneuvered donald trump on the delegate process. finding delegates who would b

supportive of him in a second ballot. losing by winning. message that someone was trying to take something from him that was rightfully his. i don't think cruz will be the nominee anyway, but he made damaging missteps. the kasich-cruz alliance was a bust. this game looked like a problem to many voters. i think trump will be the nominee. >> democratic side, close between hillary clinton and bernie sanders in indiana, according to the polls. if bernie sanders loses indiana, he has to win something like 95% of all remaining delegates before the convention

supporters w democrats, he could lose tomorrow and is years a clinton was winning primaries through the end against obama but the math wasn't working. the key difference was at the end of the process, basically as soon as it ended, she said, that's it. i'm not fighting in the convention. will sanders do that? >> sanders talked about a contested convention as recently as this years ago. >> eight years ago, it was hillary clinton being a good girl, how would she get behind him and help obama win? now, trump is telegraphing everything that sande

about clinton. >> thank you, guys. millions across the south already have damage. adding insult to injury, the region is under a flash flood watch today. the one thing this community does not need more of is water. >> reporter: the deadly storms pounding the south have shown no mercy. rain, hail, lightning and tornadoes, crippling communities in at least four states. while in kentucky, flash flooding swept away one person, who this morning, has been

confirmed de. aft ten inches of rain. >> children. 6 through 9 years old. along with their g grandmother. palestine wasn't the only community in the bull's eye. >> that is crazy. thank you, lord, i got off of this. >> reporter: in lindale, texas, floods washed away roads and cars. at least 37 twisters touched down last week. today, the threat of more severe weather is here again.

flash flooding,noer along the gulf coast.u. developments in the investigation into the untimely death of prince. the battle over his estate heading to the court, as the superstar's long-time chef speaks out about recent problems he noticed. stephanie gosk as the latest. >> good morning. in a few hours, prince's siblings and their attorneys will be in probate court to begin, only begin, the process of dividing up his estate. the mystery of his death deepens. the personal chef cooked for him for three years and noticed prince's health start to slip. >> reporter: this morning, new details about the final days of prince's life. his personalf,

reveals up gh sufring from core at prin nbc. but law enforcement sources say prescription painkillers were found on his body, and in paisley park. finding out what role they may have played and who prescribed them is an ongoing investigation. surrounding the days leading up to prince's day, the family began the process to divide up the estate. there is no will and a

t pricels will will take years. >> a source connected to the family tells me the negotiations have already become contentious, and they've only just begun. matt and savannah, back to you. >> stephanie, thank you very much. now to puerto rico's growing debt crisis. the government will default today on $422 million in debt payments. its governor announced on sunday what he called the painful decision, saying they can't pay the bonds without cutting essential services. officials spent the weekend tr

that would have in july. tens of thousands of teachers after june 30th. tens of thousands of detroit students missed class. speaking of school, the milestone for the first family. the white house announced the obama's eldest daughter will attend harvard university. first, she'll take a year off after graduating high school. kristen welker has more on that. good morning. >> good morning to you. i'm, of course, out on the trail covering the r

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advertises 24 fluid ounces. according to the lawsuit, you get 14 ounces of liquid. >> it's an interesting case. >> reporter: legal analyst karen de soto reviewed the case. >> they include this photo of the cup. the claim is the black lines are fill lines, and saying, only fill the liquid up to the black lines and fill u

the cup with ice. what do the ultimate question is going nbc news the suit is without merit. our customers understand and expect that ice is an essential component of any iced beverage. but this isn't the first time starbucks has been accused of underfilling. just weeks ago, another lawsuit claiming its hot lattes are approximately 25% underfilled. >> can i have a grande latte? >> reporter: i went undercover to test it out. >> grande latte. >> thank you. >> reporter: while the website says nutritional information may is listed at 16 fluid ounces. the first came

>> this is the 12 ounce>>tnd oue unscientific and without meri becausemultbillion dollar empir. >> we should mention both the lawsuits are in the early stages. we'll have to see what happens. this latest one covers everything from iced coffee to iced tea and their hand crafted sodas. starbucks telling us, if you don't think you got the full among, ask to have them make it again. i've gotten tweets this morning from baristas this morning. when somebody says, no ice or half ice, we're happy to help. >> on the side. >> how many cups do you want? >> and avoid filin a

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this week, we'reooking at tig c hi he the century. >> reporter: the crime, the case, the glove, the verdict. >> find the defendant not guilty of the crime of murder. >> reporter: more than 20 years after the trial of the century, the o.j. simpson saga is captivating the nation once again. >> not guilty. >> reporter: adapted for tv, as "the people versus oj simpson," the mini series played up the racial tension. and its ties to reality

>> reporter: butt sheen. saying marscia clark and -- how different tension outside of the courtroom. with the show's popularity, simpson's guilt or innocence is taking a backseat to his celebrity, and it's coming as he may be a free man. he is 8 years into a 33-year sentence for a kidnapping and armed robbery. he's up for patrol next year. chris darden wrote a book called "in contempt" and has been reissued as an ebook. nice to meet

suddenly, everyone is talking abma td 20rsealater, le is it cathartic? >> neither. by not paying a whole lot of attention to it, that's the healthiest thing for me to do. then i go on social media sometimes and see what people say. i'm going to ignore this. >> keep out of it. >> yeah. >> let's talk about the trial itself. you came in rather late, after the jury had been picked. what was your first thought when you walked into the courtroom. >> i looked at the jury, and george looked at me, and i

i could tell, you case was almo won or lost in jury sectob one s t through the case. you mentioned the jury. there was the back drop of lapd and its history in the black community. this was mark ferman. the allegations that o.j. was framed because he was black. and here you are, the african-american prosecutor. what was it like, to be in that role? >> i didn't think i was there because i was african-american. a lot of people said that and wrote that and published that. i thought i was there because i was a good lawyer, a good prosecutor. that's what i tried to focus on. i didn't pay a lot of attention to the media at

media martin luther king's birthday a got really heated. >> i was offended then and offended now. it was an outrageous thing for one lawyer to say about another in a public courtroom. >> did you patch things up with johnny cochran. >> yeah. johnny and i were fine. i wish he were here so we could argue about this some more. continue my closing statement in the simpson case. >> the other thing the series gets into is the suggestion that perhaps you and marcia clark had a romantic relationship during the trial. care to confirm or deny? >>

i'llwaer h the nship with marcia clark, moment o.j. simpson tried on the for those who think the trial was lost in that moment, what do you say? >> you have to look at the chronology of events in the case. number one, i think the trial was lost before then. i think the glove thing was the most brilliant move in any criminal courtroom in the history of -- >> you do not regret it? >> i can't regret it.

i think and save my case. it's a little or simpson >>no. no. >> really? >> the first day i was supposed to appear, i was having back spasms, at home, couldn't get off the floor. i thought i was having a heart attack. i should have stayed on the floor. >> changed your life? >> changed my life. changed me. >> christopher darden, good to catch up with you. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure. >> the book is called "in contem contempt" and you can find it as an ebook. marcia clark will be here later. she'll sit down with kathie lee and hoda. also ahead, history in the making. we'll check in with kerry sander the

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plus, kirk cameron controversy. the "growing pains" actor under fire after saying women should be submissive to their husbands. what he's now saying about the growi ing backlash. and all shook up. >> i don't enjoy spending time with people. i find it to be a waste of time, and it makes me anxious. >> elvis presley's an

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we've got cooking ent, and a segment. >> exactly. we are doing a week of mother's day treats. this morning, a delicious recipe for a triple threat chocolate cheesecake. >> should i go test it? i want to make sure it's safe. >> come to mama. let's go inside. natalie has a look at the top stories. >> good morning to you. five seattle police officers are recovering from after injuries after a may day protest against capitalism led to rioting sunday night. at least nine people were arrested. the violence followed a peaceful march earlier in the day to support higher wages and immigrant's rights. officers had to use pepper spray when protesters began

>> reporter: dona donald trump has a 15-point lead over ted cruz in indiana. on "meet the press," cruz refused to say if he'd support trump as the nominee, and insisted it'd come down to a convention fight. bernie sanders on the democratic side is predicting his party will come down to a contested convention, as well. 16 years after they were buried by an avalanche, the bodies of alex lowe and cameraman david bridges have been found on a mountain in t tibet. lowe was one of the best climbers of his generation. their remains were found last week by two european climbers. lowe's family will make a pilgrimage to the site. "today" esi

summer when the u.s. andub reestablished relations. the only journalist reporting live from the ship is kerry sanders. you've been covering the back and forth between the two countries for a long time. i don't think he ever saw this ha sanders. >> reporter: this morning, history is being made as this cruise ship becomes the first in more than a half century to sail from miami to havana, 262 miles. until now, it might has well have been light years. it's the maiden voyage to cuba on a ship owned by carnival corporation. >> we'll be at the heart of the city, a few minutes from downtown. >> reporter: american passengers about to step on to cuban soil, a country that most u.s. citizens have been forbidden

>> we wanted to be seore burger king shows up. >> reporter:nhe cuban americans from miami protested, and the law changes. which is why anna garcia, who left havana when she was 6, is today among a dozen cuban-born americans able to take the trip. >> i've been waiting 48 years, 8 days and 8 hours. i left on april 24th, 1968. i've been waiting for a long time. it still seems absolutely surreal. excuse me. >> reporter: cruising to cuba comes with restrictions. passengers can't go to the beach and drink mojitos. passengers technically are not

see. a sign perhaps ship, 700 of more to come. >> very few americans aren't curious about and want to visit cuba and experience the culture and people there. we see a lot of demand. >> we're almost there. i can't believe this. let's check. how close are we? >> two miles out, kerry. >> two miles out. this is a history-making moment. when you think about the history of the two countries, so far apart, finally coming together. americans getting ready to step off the ship and on to cuba, a country in many ways, frozen in time. this ship will be going to three ports in cuba every other week. it's about $1800. that's where it starts. there are other fees because of

taxes. truly a out, he should be able to see it. fantastic. >> wave the little of the walkie-talkie? >> our cameraman. kirk cameron is under fire for things he's saying about marriage. hoda has that story. >> kirk cameron is on tour for a love worth fighting for event. it's designed to strengthen marriage. what cameron is saying about a woman's role is igniting a social media fire storm. >> reporter: this morning, new uproar over kirk cameron's views on marriage. his controversial message, women should be submissive to husbands. >> nothing wrong with being a nerd. >> reporter: the one-time "growing pain

a better whenach person gs tir of how th spouse is treating them, there is hope for real change in their marriage. >> their marriage is really something that fits into the bigger picture of god's love for his bride, the church. >> reporter: the backlash on twitter was quick. can someone please slap some sense into kirk cameron, one woman tweeted. another, kirk cameron isn't qualified to give anyone advice on anything. his wife isn't allowed to tell him this. that's why it's up to us. >> in this case, i think he's using religion, in a way, as a way to justify or validate what are sexist beliefs and not take responsibility for them. >> reporter: men chimed in, too, calling cameron a piece of trash. some srt

cameron's spospoug "today", husd love and protect their wives. >> it is meekness, it is not weakness. >> reporter: his sister has stated that she prefers a more submissive role in her own marriage. >> what's another word for election? >> reporter: this isn't the first time the '80s heartthrob has been under fire. he spoke out against gay marriage in 2012. >> it's unnatural and detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization. >> reporter: weeks later, he clarified comments here on "today". >> i love all people. i have hatred toward no one. i'm also a man of conviction. if you press me, i'll give you my perspective on a social issue if you ask. >> repor

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>> that's your wrist? bac there. >> that's right. >> it's amy schumer is taking a stand, and birthday photos lighting up the web. >> from hairy backs to this. first, amy schumer drawing the line when it comes to what she saw calls aggressive fans who want pictures. a man in south carolina ran up to her and scared her. he put a camera in my face and i asked him to stop. he said, no, it's america and we paid for you. this was in front of his daughter. that prompted amy to say she wouldn't take pictures with people anymore. then on twitter she said, i'll still take pictures with nice people who i choose to, if it is a good time for that. i don't owe you anything, so don't take a picture if i say no.

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could get a brk v granddaughter of elvis >> yes. >> i'll pay you $10,000 to stay away. >> what if i don't want your money? >> $20,000. what name do i make the check out to? >> seems like a good deal, actually. >> yeah. >> riley keough, good to see you. >> good morning. >> i love what you said to the producer in the pre-interview. you said the c a law student and, questionably, a socih,

>> i te my own viewpoints on her aske i ito pu >> she's a law student. yet, she's also been drawn into this world of the escort service. >> yeah. >> when i say drawn in, i think people might immediately think she's been forced into this and, yet, there's something about it that she finds empowering. >> that was kind of the idea behind the show and what i liked about it. it was the story of a girl who ends up doing sex work, who is not coming from a terrible background or oppressive situation. that was the idea for the show. what kind of girl enters into this career and likes it and wants to do it? there's a lot of them. we were interested in that. >> she manages to

dog what most people find distasteful,e uprootiuproot i uprouproot -- up rooting for her. >> that's why i liked the script. i was reading it and she was doing what one might consider bad or terrible things, and i still wanted her to win and was on her side. i thought if we could accomplish that with a tv show, it'd be an interesting thing to do. >> there are scenes in the show that are graphic is maybe not the right word, but they're intense sexually. it's not a first date show, i don't think, or a show you'd sit down and watch with mom. have you tried that? >> i have sat down with mom. >> how did that go? >> i fast forwarded some parts. my parents are both -- i haven't shown my dad -- but my mom is very, i guess, young for a mother and progressive. understands -- you know, i don't have

she really introduced you from being from hollywood and mf people say, yo ge at always being called elvis' granddaughter. i don't really think about it. it's a fact. >> it may be easier for each generation. easier for you than for your mom. >> i think so. i'm removed a generation, so i don't really feel it as some kind of bad thing. to me, it's not a bad thing. >> you carry it extremely well. riley keough, thank you for being here. >>. >> "the girlfriend experience" is on st of broadway week

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by the age of 60 encourage men to check oh, yeah. and turn. oh, very nice. check yourself out. and find someone else to help. >> dermatologist deborah is here to give us the once over. good to see you. good morning. >> morning. >> the incidents in men, on the rise. is that because more men are getting themselves checked, or it's simply happening more happening more often. men are not as knowledgeable about skin cancer as women tend to be, and there have been surveys that have shown that they are not as likely to look at the

changing. caucasian? nancer can occur diagnosed l t'sh treat. for example, if you develop a malignant melanoma, your chance of survival for five years is around 70% and yours is around 93%. >> we talk about self-examination. there are simply places on your body you cannot look at yourself. you get somebody to help you. how often do you suggest you go to a trained professional? k of depends on your family skin cancer. haou

to look at mot's irregular colo, multiple colors. anything bigger than the size of a pencil eraser or what's evolving. that looks okay for me. >> men to do a self-check, what do you look for? >> moles that are changing or evolving. something that a non-healing wound or growth. look for a crusty area that repetitively doesn't heal properly. or anything that is new. for you, for example, if you were

rivate something growing, you iyour family says, that's changing, betting bigger or darker, have that looked at. >> sunscreen, sunscreen, sunveresun j sunscre sunscreen. >> absolutely. protective clothing, seeking shade, avoiding the salons, your best bet. >> thank you,

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sweet treat you can , moms.ele make for ndaymother i love the name and the sound of it. >> triple chocolate cheesecake. three types of chocolate. it looks complicated, but it's a great recipe and kind of easy. >> actually, i read it and i was not intimidated, which is saying something. >> eggs, graham crackers, butter, softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, sweet chocolate. >> let's start with the crust. >> you can use a food processor or just use a rolling pin and make a fine ground. can you pour it in? >> i can. what do we have in there? >> melted butter and sugar. >> try not to make a mess. >> stir

ibottom. >> now the c th softenedts s as i do, i shoue chom -- chocolate lovers are downstairs. >> forget mom, i'm making this for myself. >> incorporate the ingredients slowly. one at a time. >> is this melted chocolate? >> melted chocolate and eggs. >> should i not pour the entire thing of sugar in at once? >> you kind of -- it was okay. the idea is, if we had more time, each ingredient, one at a time alo

time, allow it to mix before you add the next one. pour i.tt 350or tes. let it cool fort fourelent. >> the triple chocolate glaze. >> sugar, chocolate and cream. we melted it on a soft pan. create the glaze. >> we're calling that a ganache? >> yeah, a ganache, a glaze. >> if you're not a die-hard chocolate fan, which i don't understand but some people aren't, you could probably skip one of the chocolate steps, i suppose. >> but why would you? now, if we come over here -- and this is a great time for moms to be with their kids and decorate cakes. >> we have a celebrity guest. we have her little boy. >> you have flowers? >> hi,

wantoou want to start with, stau ber strawberries? >> yeah. >> he's a man of few words but is a man of action. >> he's serious about his chocolate. >> you have marshmallows, sprinkles. >> what are we celebrating? anything? >> you, mama. >> me? >> those are going back. team downstairs, do we love it? >> look at this little guy. >> he's fantastic. >> very healthy. likes his strawberries. >> i'm impressed. >> very serious about his decorating. >> thank you so much, kiddo. if you want the recipe, tod today.com/food. up next, sara bareilles and the cast of "the waitress."

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