good morning, countdown to shutdown. a friday deadline for a new spending plan looming large, but republicans and democrats miles apart over everything from health care to tax reform and that border wall. can even a temporary deal be reached in just five days? detained. a u.s. citizen taken into custody in north korea, one of three now being held there. the regime also making new threats, saying it's ready to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier. the rising tension taking center stage at an unprecedented white house meeting today. nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., will be there. bu

nbc news exclusive, the sister of that tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping his student and taking her across the country speaks out. what she says to her brother after his arrest. >> why would he do this? >> why she's standing by him despite the horrible things she claims he did. and airline agony. american suspends a flight attendant over this altercation with a mom and other passengers. >> you almost hurt a baby! >> this just two weeks after united's now infamous passenger incident. >> my god! who are you doing? >> this morning, that man's lawyer is here for an exclusive live interview today, monday, april 24, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studios 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, welcome to

promises to be a very eventful week. >> a lot of countdowns. you talked about the countdown to a president potential government shutdown and all this conflict with north korea right now. >> let us set the stage for you. today president trump welcomes the u.n. security council to the white house for an unprecedented meeting. high on the list of priorities -- north korea, syria and u.s. cuts to u.n. funding. we'll talk about that more with the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, in just a moment. budget battles will also dominate, as mentioned. the white house releases its tax reform plan on wednesday while congress faces a friday deadline to pass a new spending package if it wants to avoid a government shutdown. here's another thing you should watch out for on friday, president trump's address to the nra's annual leadership forum. we have complete coverage starting with nbc's kristen welker at the white house this morning. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning to you. president trump has been down playinth

associated press it's an artificial barrier and not very meaningful, but countering that, a flurry of activity ended at raking up more wins the. president trying to revise health care and vowing to introduce a new tax plan but looming over all of it, that potential government shutdown set for friday. with donald trump's presidency approaching the 100-day mark, the president and his aides are sounding a triumphant note. >> he is fulfilling his promises and doing it at breakneck speed. >> reporter: but the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll tells a different story. 45% of americans believe he's off to a poor start. his job approval rating stands at 40%, the lowest for any president at the 100-day mark in the history of the poll. still a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows president trump is holding on to his base with 96% of trump voters saying they'd vote for him again. on twitter, the president calling the new polls very good considering that much of the media is fake

negati negative. all this as washington faces a looming deadline. if congress can't pass a budget deal by friday the government will shutdown. >> the government is going to stay open? >> i believe it will. >> reporter: we one sticking point, republicans are looking to include funding for the president's border wall in the spending bill, a signature trump campaign promise. >> who is going to pay for that wall? >> reporter: the president suggesting u.s. taxpayers may need to make a down payment tweeting sunday "eventually but at a later date so we can get started early mexico will be paying in some form for the badly needed border wall." but democrats taking a hard line against funding the wall. >> the wall is, in my view, immoral, expensive, unwise. >> reporter: some republicans warning against letting the issue shut down the government. >> the last thing we can afford is to send a message to the world that the united states government, by the way, is only partially functioning. >> reporter: this comes as the

white house is also aiming to resuscitate the failed effort at health care reform. >> we're hopeful for this week but, again, it's not something that has to happen in order to define our success. >> reporter: and today, former president barack obama, who's been spotted vacationing in recent weeks, is coming off the sidelines, hosting a discussion about community organizing at the university of chicago. obama's first public appearance just days before the current commander in chief marks a major milestone. aides say on sunday mr. obama met with at-risk young member in chicago. in terms of his message, aides say don't expect the former president to criticize president trump but he will advocate for his own policies. the two leaders haven't spoken since the inauguration. as for mr. trump, expect the entire week to be a runup to saturday's 100-day mark. in fact, later today he'd hold that unprecedented white house meeting at the u.n. security council. matt, avenue tha

matt, savannah. >> kristen welker at the warehouwhite house. the world is reacting to a vote in france. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in paris for us. hi, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, salve. that french voters rejected the establishment. 11 candidates have been whittled down to two and the ruling parties that have governed in france from the left and right for decades were thrown out. amid high security, millions came out to vote across france. turnout was 78% in what's considered the most important election in decades. it was a nail-biter. too close to call until the results came in emmanuel macron is the front-runner to be the french president. this is his first campaign. supporters are hoping the 39-year-old banker from the center left can bring a new life

"we will win it." he promised. "long live france." he faces his polar opposite, marine le pen from the far right. trailing by just a few percent, le pen is anti-immigration, wants out of the eu, to drop the euro and has been taking a page from the strategy book of president trump. "it's time for the french people to be free of the arrogant elite" she said. promising to close borders and stop terrorism. the two candidates both face each other in a runoff in two weeks. analysts say macron has the clearest path to victory and following trump may have worked against le pen. >> trump was a counterexample. people have been looking at the -- what's happening in the u.s. with very critical eye. >> reporter: with two weeks to go, france is at a cross roads.

there has been a trend in global politics towards nationalism, first with brexit, then nationalism. france could be where that trend comes to an end. matt and savannah, back to you. there is new tension the between the u.s. and north korea. the regime is threatening to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier and over the weekend it detained an american citizen and he was preparing to leave that country. nbc's koelly cobiella is in seoul, south korea. >> reporter: leaders from japan and china speaking to president trump by phone. the chinese leader urging restraint on all sides as the u.s. u.s. "skarl vinson" comes closer to the korean peninsula and the north koreas hold a third american citizen. college student otto warmbier. business kim dong which you will and now an american troef. tony k

pyongyang airport airport leaving the country after several weeks of service teaching and that his detention is not connected with his work at the university. the associated press says kim is in his 50s, was doing aid work and was with his wife at the airport when the north koreans took him away. another bargaining chip says ambassador bill richardson who is working on warmbier's case. >> we've been able to deal with the father and the grandfather in the old regime but under kim jong-un he detains americans, he's detained three now but we don't know what he wants in return. he doesn't communicate on that level. >> reporter: instead, more threats. the regime sunday warni ining i combat ready to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier and threatening australia with a nuclear strike. as vice president mike pence wrapped up a two-day trip there, the vice president also talking tough. >> all options are on

>> reporter: this morning, as the u.ss "carl vinson" heads towards north korea, south korea says it's talking to washington about holding joint drills. the region on edge, unsure what north korea's supreme leader will do next. there's been a lot of speculation and concern that north korea could carry out either its sixth nuclear test or a missile test sometime this week. china has warned north korea not to do either. meantime, we have that big me meeting at the white house today. 15u8 memb all 15 members of the united nations security council set to visit. matt, savannah? >> kelly, thank you very much. nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations joins us now. ambassador haley, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to take about that american being held in a second but when you take that incident and combine it with a threat to sink a u.s.

a threat to strike australia, when you and your counterparts meet at the white house this morning, what can you possibly come up with to rein in north korea that hasn't been tried in the past and hasn't already failed in the past? >> i think what you're seeing is kim jong-un is starting to flex his muscles because he feels the pressure. last week the security council unanimously condemned what north korea's doing with their testing. china has been considerably helpful in putting pressure on him and he's just trying to show his strength to the people of his country. it's not going to work. >> but we've been talking about containing north korea for decades now and it's not working. what can you come up with? >> well, working with china for the first time, they have really been our partner in trying to make sure wehold him at bay and i think it's a new day when you have china and the united states working together on a statement to condemn north korea. they've put pressure on him. he feels it, that's why he's responding this way and i think it is a different day. what we have said from the

say is the united states is not looking for a fight so don't give us a reason to have one. >> it's interesting you say that. you said you think he's responding to the pressure by flexing muscle, by conducting more nuclear tests. i don't have to tell you, you have a very unstable adversary there. does the tough talk and the rhetoric, things like mr. trump saying if china doesn't help us here, we'll do it ourselves, we may consider a preemptive strike coming from administration officials, do you ever worry about the point of no return with words? >> well, i think no. that's not the case. and keep in mind he's trying to get the confidence of his own people so when he does these things, he's not necessarily doing them to all of us as much as he's trying to prove to his own people he can handle this. he's very much feeling the pressure. i think you're starting to see him get paranoid and i think you're seeing pressure come from all parts of the international community and i think we have to keep the pressure up. >> i think what savannah is getting at, madmb

unstable as kim jong-un, do you worry words might force him into a catastrophic mistake? >> no, and i think if you look at what is happening now, if there's a catastrophic mistake it's going to be because he's continuing to try to ins kate an issue. we'll continue to be stable and to have the international community stable. it's the reason why none of us are even trying to pick a fight with him. but we'll have to wait and see, what i can tell you the international community is very united. >> ambassador haley, every single leader says all options are on the table, they always say that. is a preemptive strike against north korea really being considered? is the administration actively planning for that? >> we are not going to do anything unless he gives us reason to do something. >> what's that reason? >> our goal is not to start a fight. >> what would that reason be? do you have that threshold in your mind? >> well, if you see him attack a military base, if you see some sort of intercontinental

that. but we're saying don't try to do any more actions and i think he's understanding that. >> let me make sure i understand what you said. if he tests another intercontinental blil aal balli missile, you say obviously we're going to do that. do you mean military retaliation? >> i think the president steps in and decides what's going to happen. >> let me ask you real quickly before i leave. do you have any more information on this american being detained? his whereabouts or why he was detained? >> it's very hard to get information out of north korea, obviously, but we're doing everything that we can. you know, this makes three detainees that they have right now and again this is him trying to pick a fight with us and what we're going to have to do is work very hard to find out information and see what we need to do to get these three out safely. >> ambassador nikki haley. ambassador haley, always nice to see you, thank you very much. >> thanks so much. breaking overnight, u.s. defense secretary jim mattis making an unannounced

afghanistan as the trump administration is weighing sending more u.s. troops to that country. his visit comes three days after a taliban attack on a northern afghanistan army base. it killed at least 100 people there. kabul is the final stop on secretary mattis' six-nation tour intended to bolster relations with allies and partners. disturbing new information coming to light in that alleged kidnapping of a tennessee teenager by her former teacher. we're hearing from the suspect's family for the first time since his capture. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in columbia, tennessee. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. the hometown is grate it feel nationwide manhunt is over and we're getting our first insight into why her former teacher says the pair spent more than a month on the run. this morning, elizabeth thomas is being welcomed home to columbia, tennessee, with signs and banners while the sister of her accused kidna,

exclusive interview she talked to her brother three times this weekend. daphne quinn says she wants everyone to know he's not a monster. >> he's done this horrible thing that he has to pay for but he's still my brother and i love him. >> reporter: cummins is scheduled to be arraigned in sacramento on federal kidnapping charges. his sister says he doesn't believe he kidnapped elizabeth. >> i asked him why. why would he do this? and the answer he gave me is that she wanted to run away and she wanted to leave. and he didn't want her to go alone and -- so he went with her so he could know she was safe. >> reporter: the 15-year-old and her former teacher were found with more than 2,000 miles away in a remote cabin in northern california with no electricity or running water, a camping stove, food, toilet paper and two beer cans. during their 39 days on the run, the pair was caught on surveillance video at an oklahoma walmart

one bed. >> she was obviously traumatized by the whole incident, including the takedown, but she seemed to be in good health. >> reporter: daphne quinn says she does not defend or condone what her brother did. >> he's repentant sounding and i think he would like to get his family back but it hasn't hit him that he that's not going to happen. he has to learn a new normal. he has a very long tedious road ahead of anymorehim in a place never been and he'll have to deal with it. >> reporter: elizabeth thomas' family lawyer says the 15-year-old is in a safe location and she's being evaluated and treated by mental health experts. matt and savannah? >> let us turn to mr. roker. tell us something good about the weather. >> we've had rain in the southeast that's helped knock down the wildfires in florida. that's good news. the bad news is we have rain coming up the east coast and it's going to be a big, big

amounts that will cause flash flooding. in fact, 15 million people under some sort of flood warning or flash flood watch through the southeast. double-barrel lows slowly moving up the coast so it's going to dump tons and tons of moisture. we have a flood risk, air delays and road problems from boston, new york, atlantic city upwards of an inch or more but the big numbers get posted in the southeast. isolated areas, north carolina/south carolina border could see upwards of 10 inches of rain before this is all over on tuesday. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning, we are facing a very cloudy day today with with rain showers off and on through most of the afternoon and evening hours. don't stray too far from that up what. you'll need it today, tonight and tomorrow, too, as all that rain across the carolinas is coming in our direction. temperatures wise, we here in the low to mid-50s now, we'll stay in the 50s today, tonight, and tomorrow with clouds and the rain drops around. we should dry out early on wednesday. back in the 80s by thursday, friday, on into the weekend. have a good day. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you very much. just ahead, the stunning video of a young girl falling out of a moving van. the latest on her condition and hear from the man who rushed in to help her. and another disturbing incident on a plane caught on camera. a flight attendant seen ripping a stroller away from a mother.

passenger-dragging incident on united. this morning that man's attorney will join us live exclusively but first on a monday morning this is "today" on nbc.

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what will you say? don't wait. talk to your child's doctor today. learn more at hpv.com. 7:26 is your time on this may -- this may? monday, april 24, 2017, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. police in the district are searching for this young lady named tyonna jackson. she's 13 years old. police tell us she was last seen on savannah terrace in southeast. if you know where she is, let police know. if you take i-395 things will look different. today is the first rush with the newly opened ramp that allows drivers to merge directly from massachusetts avenue to i-395 heading south. this is part of the billion dollar capital crossing project. let's look at the

melissa mollet on your first 4 traffic. on the american legion bridge, that crash blocking the right lane so you can see some real delays starting here right now because of that. both outer loop, that's the worst one, obviously, and inner loop as well. 270 southbound here at montrose, as you're passing, democracy boulevard down to river road definitely starting to feel those backups there 66 and 95 no major problems. the rain is looking better in those areas right now. >> we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next.

cloudy skies everywhere and pockets of light rain across the area now. steadier rain across parts of northern maryland. we will be facing a chance all day today with steadier rain likely to come in by mid to late afternoon so don't leave home without that umbrella. temperatures wise, low to mid-50s around town now, upper

with all the clouds and rain chances, we will stay mostly in the 50s all day long. >> chuck, thanks. another local news update. for now, back to the "today" show after this short break.

♪ it is 7:30. it's a monday morning, april 24th, 1. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's 7:30, monday morning. smile while you can, the rain is coming but here's a piece of sunshine. >> good morning, guys, are you all right? >> you almost don't even notice the rain out there. let's get to stories making headlines on a monday morning. the white house is bracing for a possible nuclear test or missile launch from north korea. tomorrow marks the founding anniversary of its military. recent u.s. satellite images indicate increased activity around north korea's nuclear test site. president trump spoke with the leaders of china and japan by phone to discuss the

and north korea will be a major topic when the president holds an unprecedented meeting at the white house with the u.n. security council. overnight, workers in new orleans began taking down the first of four confederate-era landmarks that were set to be removed across the city. this was done at night to avoid protests from supporters of the landmark. the mayor says he's committed to taking down three more statues in the coming days now that legal challenges to their removal have been overcome. and congrats to nasa's peggy whitson, she said another record. the 57-year-old spent the most cumulative time in space by any american astronaut, 535 days and counting. she already holds the record for most space walks by a woman with eight. she's also the first woman to command the space station. president trump is calling whitson this morning to congratulate her. >> that's an incredible number of days in space. >> any astronaut. can you imagine connecting that call? "can you hear me now?"

in arkansas caught on camera. take a look. you can see a little girl fall out of the back of a moving van. it keeps going as the man who filmed it races into action. it's a scene almost unimaginable. an emts dash cam rolling as the doors of a driving church van swing open. a four-year-old girl seen falling out of the back on to a highway. >> it was unbelievable. >> as the car slows down, the girl lies motionless. the driver and another motorist rushing to her aide. >> once i picked her up and put her in my arms it was heartbreaking. she just had this horrified look on her face. i just had to not think about my family and my children and focus on her. i. >> ciampoli says he was at the right place at the right time and as a licensed emt and volunteer firefighter the 31-year-old would never normally move a trauma patient but in this case he had to make a quick decision for her

>> i wouldn't risk further damage to her by a vehicle hitting her or one or us or any of the other bystanders on the scene. i had to take action and get her out of that road. >> ciampoli says the driver of the bus, unaware of what happened, returned about 15 minutes later. the young girl was rushed to the hospital where she was treated for a broken jaw and was later released, expected to make a full recovery. as an emt, he says he's trained to handle these situations but watching it happen right there in front of him was hard to take. >> nothing hurts worse or makes you stay up a night longer than dealing with a child, especially holding her in your arms and you'll never get that image out of your head. >> ciampoli, being hailed as a hero, is simply grateful for the outcome. >> i was in the right place at the right time and i'm blessed she's okay. >> he says he has been in contact with the girl's family who thanked him. when you think about just a broken jaw d

that's incredible. the right guy was following. >> doing the right thing and i don't mean to go in a weird direction here, but you know how many people text and drive? imagine if you had been a distracted driver and pulled up into that scene. >> incredible. >> al, you got my hometown on your map? >> unfortunately, for not the right reasons. we have fire danger out there. florida is out of danger but looking at the southwest fire weather watches and red flag warnings, 20 to 30 mile per hour wind gusts. up to 45 mile per hour wind gusts and it's bone dry, relative humidity 5% to 15%. you can see we have some system trying to work its way together. what it is going to do is bring snow up into the dakotas as this system pushes to the east, colder air drawn in behind it. a mix of rain and snow and then it makes its way into missouri into oklahoma causing problems there. rest of the country we have that flood threat along the southeast. sunshine southwest in

plains. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good monday morning, make sure you have the umbrella before you leave. areas of light showers around now, especially towards 81 but more rain to the south and this is going to be some steady rain later on this afternoon. tomorrow as well. the rain is going to stay in the forecast and temperatures will be chilly only in the 50s. right now we're at 54 in the district, 54 quantico, 52 at dulles. tomorrow again we have periods of rain, uper 50s. we start to warm up wednesday, especially thursday and friday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> mr. roker. thank you very much. coming up, what we're learning about the final days of "happy days" star erin moran and the actors who tried to reach out to help her. but first, a "today" exclusive, the lawyer of the passenger dragged off the united flight will join us life. what he says his client wants to make things right. afterse

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airline is investigating an incident captured on video. a female passenger hysterically crying while holding her child on board an american airlines flight from san francisco to dallas. the woman allegedly clashing with a male flight attendant over whether she could bring her stroller on board. >> you can't use violence with babies. just give me back my stroller, please. >> reporter: witnesses said the flight attendant violently ripped the stroller away, accidentally striking the woman and narrowly missing her child. >> you almost hurt a baby! >> reporter: later, another passenger tried to intervene. >> hey, bud, you do that to me and i'll knock you flat. >> you stay out of this. >> reporter: not backing down, the two men got into a screaming match, nearly coming to blows. >> we all were in shock, it was a pretty -- it was pretty insane. i've traveled quite a bit. the lack of professionalism from that flight attendant and the fact that you had this crying woman and her two

and it was just -- it was a scene that was just kind of surreal. >> reporter: in a statement, american airlines says "what we see on this video does not reflect our values or how we care for our customers. we are deeply sorry for the pain we have caused this passenger and her family and to any other customers affected by the incident." after arriving in dallas, the airline suspended a flight attendant and upgraded the woman to a first class seat for her flight home to argentina, offering her a $1,000 travel voucher. this latest incident coming two weeks after this now-famous scene on a united flight. >> oh, my god! what are you doing? >> reporter: passenger dr. david dow was dragged off when he refused to give up his seat for commuting crew members causing a public relations fiasco. dr. dao suffered a broken nose, two broken teeth, sinus injuries and a concussion. three airport security officers were suspended and the united ceo has apologize. >> i want to apologize to our customers. again,wa

across various areas. there was never a consideration for firing an employee. >> reporter: the union representing american's flight attendant is urging the public not to jump to conclusion saying it appears another passenger may have threatened the flight attendant with violence which is a violation of federal law and no small matter. meanwhile, united telling nbc news in a fresh statement it can't apologize enough for the "shameful way" dr. dao was treated. >> that brings us to the attorney for dr. david dao, the passenger dragged off the united flight. mr. dimitriou, good morning. and i understand this woman with americans contacted you. are you representing her? >> i am. >> what did she tell you about what happened? >> well, the video we saw is a microcosm of the entire problem. we've got a flight attendant out of control. we've got a distressed mother.

protect that mother. but in the background we see the pilot and the pilot is concerned. the pilot -- when we get on an airplane, we sort of want our pil pilot to be calm, cool, collected as he takes off oar she takes off into the skies. so this is a real, real problem and the mother told me point blank her concern was her child who almost got hit by the stroller, did not, but almost got hit by the stroller. >> did she get hit by the stroller? >> she did not. she did not. but her fright, if you will, and you hear her wailing, is because her child almost did. >> there's a big difference here in that american airlines has come out immediately saying we are sorry. this is not the way we behave. that's different than the way united handled your other high-profile case with dr. dao. first of all, how is dr. dao doing emotionally and physically? >> he's hurt both. he's hurt. and heea

set -- go ahead. he's of the mind-set that this is an example and the american airlines incident an example of why we need fairness, dignity, and being treated right. >> the reason the dr. dao video resonates with people is because we've all been in a seat about to take off and if somebody comes up and says "you have to get out of that seat" we would react. is there another piece of video, tom, that explains how this escalated to this point? d >> there may be. i don't have it but i'm hoping with all the passengers on that plane we'll eventually have it. we're hoping dr. dao being taken off that plane like a sack of potatoes is going to resonate with people in this latest incident with american airlines will resonate wit

video so corporations have to take heed. >> once and for all, because we all recall that united in the initial days stated that your client, dr. dao, had been "belligerent and disruptive." setting aside whether or not that would in any world justify what happened, was he belligerent? was he disruptive? >> no. there's other video that does show that. he's calmly in his seat. he was -- his ticket was accepted, scanned, he boarded, he was seat belted and all the video shows him quietly saying "i want to go home, i'm not getting off." and interestingly you can't do that. after someone is in their seat, that's not the time to say "we're overbooked, we need to get an employee from point "a" to point "b." ". >> has united airlines made you and dr. dao an offer. are you negotiating with a settlement? >> that's not happening right now. >> how much would a face-to-face apology from the

airlines, how far would that go with dr. dao? >> probably not very far. he had -- mr. munoz had that opportunity to publicly first of all apologize and he didn't and then he called the doctor belligerent. then he finally said mea culpa. so i think we're past that stage of nemeeting dr. municipaloz to anything. >> lawsuits coming in the united incident and the american incident? >> i don't know about the american incident, united, yeah. >> thomas demetros, thank you very much. coming up, a surprising reason people are talking about the chain smokers latest concert. but first on a monday morning these messages. t quite sure what it is. it's jelly.

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the chainsmokers took the stage for a sold out concert in pittsburgh saturday night as part of the band's world tour. the concert went smoothly until the very end when they -- when the stage was filled with a special message for fans reading thank you pittsburg. you may have noticed there's an issue with the backdrop. they're missing the letter "h" fans called out the error online. john tweets, "you're welcome chainsmockers." other fans were more forgiving. evan shared the view from his seat writing "the only mistake you produced tonight. what an amazing concert." after seeing the response online, the chainsmockers tweeted "well, at least we got another chance in clevlande." i'm sure all eyes will be watching until the very end. [ laughter ] >> that's cute. love that. >> dylan, thank you. coming up just ahead, carson sits down with "the voice" coaches to talk about com

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♪ ♪ ♪ it's 8:00, coming up, remembering erin moran. you went through puberty on national television. >> yes, i did. yes, i did. >> new details on the final days of the happy days actress. how other former child stars reached out to help her just before her death. plus, drop 10 today with summer fast approaching dr. oz and joy bauer are here with healthy tips on how to drop the weight. and the gang's all here. carson sits down with the coaches of "the voice" to talk season 12. so who's feeling extra confident this time around? >> i think probably it will be

yet. >> today monday, april 24, 2017. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> we got a party here. what's happening? >> it's my 70th birthday and i'm celebrating with my daughters! >> what are y'all doing in new york city? >> friendship weekend in new york. >> where are you ladies from? >> chicago! >> the red hatters are here! [ cheers and applause ] >> who do you want to say hello to? >> good morning to our friends and family in nebraska. >> what do you kids love? >> the "today" show! >> we're back now, 8:00 on this monday morning, the 24th day of april, 2017. a little bit

bad for a monday morning. although al says that will change. >> it will open up a great day tomorrow. >> the gang is all here, we want to update you on our winner from brooklyn, new york. he has an invention called the fry wall. >> well, on saturday morning, he got to sell his product on qvc and guess what? that thing sold out in a matter of minutes. it's the third straight time that has happened for our contest winners. >> power of today's next big thing. congratulations. up next, we'll get started with your news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker at the white house where president trump will try to claim a few more victories as he approaches his first 100 days in office, vowing to revive health care and introduce a new tax plan. the one thing he has to do is keep the government open and it runs out of money on

news/"wall street journal" poll shows 45% of americans saying president trump is off to a poor start. mr. trump's job approval rating stands at 40%, the lowest for any president at the 100-day mark in the history of that poll. as for that looming deadline, congress has to pass a budget deal by friday or else the government will shut down. a potential sticking point, republicans are looking to include funding for mr. trump's border wall in the bill. that's a non-starter for most democrats. the white house is also aiming to revive the failed effort to repeal and replace obamacare but the chances for a vote are slim. meanwhile, former president obama will hold his first public appearance since leaving the white house. he's planning to speak at the university of chicago. he and mr. trump haven't spoken since the inauguration. as for the president, he's host a white house visit by the u.n. security council. matt? >> kristen, thank you very much. french voters rejected mainstream candidates on sunday in the firstou

presidential election. that raises the stakes for a dramatic election next month. richard edge is in paris on this story. good morning to you, richard. >> reporter: good morning, as you said, the french elections take place in two stages, the first vote was this weekend, there were 11 candidates, they got whittled down to two and the two remaining candidates will face off against each other in two weeks couldn't be more different. the front-runner, emmanuel macron, he's 39 years old, an economist, he's trying to present himself as a modernizer full of energy who will boost the economy here but not radically change french society. he's facing marine le pen. she's consider eed xenophobic, many have accused her of being racist. she's modeling her campaign on donald trump's. most experts in this countryay

french people vote for the second and final time to choose their president, it will likely be emmanuel macron. >> richard engel, thank you very much. workers in new orleans took down the first of four confederate monuments and statues. the memorials were erected decades after the civil war. new orleans mayor says after public discussion and legal challenges it was decided that the landmarks do not reflect the values and diversity that he says gives the city its strength. the pieces will go into storage and there's a plan to place them in historical context in museums. you'll like this story. his family was no obstacle when a baseball fan in denver went after a coveted souvenir. this guy knocks down his own daughter while reaching for a foul ball at the giants' rockets game. that woman, the one nursing the baby, that's his wife. dad made the catch and except for a skinned knee nobody got hurt and apparently there were no hard feelings. the daughter went back to get

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we'll talk about tequila. but enough about my weekend. when it comes to cooking, all of us have different skill levels. al, master of the kitchen. >> master of his domain. >> i'm out! >> but no matter what your culinary capability is, we all need to have food handled safely so the "washington post" has given us a quiz. >> oh. >> time to put us all to the test. true or false? it's okay to rinse raw meat, poultry, and eggs. true or false. >> true. >> false. >> true. >> it's okay? >> yeah, that eshd rinse raw meat, poultry and eggs. >> i don't think so. >> okay, false has it. i would have been with true, too. >> that makes a bigger mess. >> rinse canning spread bacteria to your sink, countertop and other kitchen surfaces. did everybody hear that? next question. frozen shrimp is good for up to 18 months. >> in the freezer? >> well, yeah in the

>> i'm going to go no. >> i think that's too long. >> i think it's fine. >> true. with no further explanation. but keep in the the freezer. >> don't mind the freezer burn. >> washing produce will -- with soap kills germs. >> no. >> that can't be right. >> gross. >> clean running water. soap can linger on foods that may not be safe for consumption. and finally processed cheeses -- and who doesn't love a good processed cheese -- >> like velveeta? >> that's the king of all. process eed cheeses are safe to eat if they are held above 40 degrees for more than two hours. >> oh, don't. >> they have preservatives in those things. >> i say yes. >> i say yes. i say no. >> hoda is right. >> my mom used to make me cheese sandwiches that would sit in my lunchbox for hours. >> cheese sandwiches w

zblo. >> they found velveeta in egyptian tombs. [ laughter ] we know kids look up to athletes. i think they're roll models. atlanta falcons wide receiver mohammed sanu was on a flight. the family sitting behind him recognized him, they have a 10-year-old son. after the flight they wrote the nfl player a letter and he shared it on twitter. here's what it says. "you don't know us but we wanted to thank you. our son sat right behind you on this flight and watched you. he saw you studying your plays, he watched you make healthy choices with your snacks, your food and your drink and he watched how polite you were to everyone. you're an inspiration to children and for that you should be proud." >> very nice. >> wow. >> i love that he did it and i love that they wrote that. that's beautiful. >> took the time to write a letter. >> a different kind of airline story. >>

very proud, indeed. >> i love that. >> dylan, what's your pop start? >> big popstart today. let's start off with the royals. prince william, duchess kate and prince harry attended the london marathon. they met runners competing if their charity heads together and gave them a royal sendoff. the three kicked off the 26.2 mile race. will, kate and harry handed out water bottles. however his kindness backfired when a runner splash it had future king. check out his reaction. the photo quickly went viral. will and kate laughed it off. another cute moment, here's prince harry dancing with a baby -- because we just always want to see him dancing with a baby. >> can't go wrong. now to richard simmons. the fitness icon shared a message with fans after returning home from the hospital. he experienced severe indigestion last week. he wrote on facebook "hope you're having a beautiful sunday. i wanted to take a moment to

wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at secedar sinai medical center. they make you feel good even though you're in the hospital for feeling bad." we went on to thank police officers, firefighters and our military for keeping everyone protected and we are wishing him the best. jennifer lopez, the superstar opens up to ellen about her relationship with former pro-baseball player alex rodriguez revealing for the first time how they started dating. j-lo said they met years ago but after he moved to l.a. she ran into him at a restaurant. >> i saw him walk by and then afterwards i went outside but for some reason i just felt like tapping him on the shoulder and saying hi. and i said "hi, alex." and he's like "hi! jennifer!" and that was it. he texted me, said "let's go out to dinner." >> what did you have then? [ laughter ] [ bleep ]. >> i'm going to kill you! i don't remember what we had for dinner but we had a nice

>> no. mama don't sleep over on the first date. >> oh, good for you. fantastic. i do. [ laughter ] >> trying to get all the details there. her kids also joined in. they're now nine years old. they had some fun with ellen, too. finally, the voice on "today." carson is in l.a. getting ready for tonight's live show and he found time to sit down with the season 12 coaches adam levine, gwen stefani, blake shelton and alicia keys. >> blake, you've been here since the beginning. you've won five times. what does season 12 feel like to you? >> it feels like it will be the easiest one for me to win. ♪ don't go chasing waterfalls >> we have a lot of respect for each other. even though i think adam looks stupid, i have a lot of respect. >> why is it wherever he changes his hair color you just feel l

is that -- >> i feel like he does it so i will do that. >> i do, actually. >> what is that on your head? >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> you're the father to beautiful dusty rose. so much has happened the last five years. has being a father changed at all? >> i think the show gave me a better work ethic. like when i started doing it and we started having this successful show i think that because it was more -- i guess more closely resembled a real job. it's still not a real job but closer than being a musician. but being a dad made me really hap happy. >> alicia, what's your second time around been like? >> the second season is better than the first because i was just so crazy the first one. i didn't know what was coming, how to handle it, what to do, i felt like it was an assault of all my emotions. i was just losing my mind. this time i feel similarly, i feel as passionate but i do have a sense of what to do. >> gwen, your life has been such a roller coaster. more recently, e

how is coming to work everyday with these three people around you, how has that helped you find center line? >> each season has been so completely different emotionally for me. first season i had a brand new baby and i had never done something like this before. second season was like everybody knows how crazy it is. i can't believe i get to come back. i love being here so much. >> has america's appetite for your whole situation, has that calmed down? it seemed like -- >> god, i hope so. please, i hope so. >> it got a crazy point. has it mellowed since you're on the air and together? >> i don't think it's mellowed out really. i mean, i think we don't pay as much attention to it anymore. we're numb to it. any time you see a story about us it's either that it's a fake relationship or that we're already married or we're going to get married or she's on her second set of twins or i'm sneaking behind her back to eat meat. i eat meat right in front

face. >> every single one of those thing is true. >> in people's defense, it's so hard for people to wrap their head around why gwen would want to be with me, i don't blame them. >> hear, hear. >> you're crazy. >> aww. >> of course you can catch "the voice" live tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central here on nbc. >> blake is my spirit animal. >> mine, too. >> you did name your dog after blake. >> i did. >> mr. roker? >> well, we've got rain to talk about in charleston, the carolinas. in fact, there's been some reports of street flooding already and water rescues in charleston, south carolina. rainfall amounts, one to two inches per hour, this is heavy stuff. between now and tomorrow about an inch from boston all the way down into the mid-atlantic states but then as you get into the carolinas we're

places six to ten inches of rain. rest of the country today more heavy rain moving into the pacific northwest. mountain snows back through the northern and western plains. plenty of sunshine through the southwest but high fire danger because of gusty winds and low humidity and sunshine from the great lakes down to the gulf and up into the northeast and new england. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a cloudy start to the day. if it's not raining at your house just yet, take my word for it, it will be raining before the day is through. we have a 100% chance for rain today. current temperatures are in the 40s in the shenandoah valley. mid to upper 50s at best with a steadier rain coming in this afternoon. most of the heavier rain tomorrow will be in the first half of the day. we'll dry out on wednesday and turn warm and summer like thursday, friday, into the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather, guys? >> al, thank you very much. >>

56-year-old erin moran, the former child star who played joni cunningham on both "happy days" and "joni loves chachi" died over the weekend. >> she had had a lot of struggles over the past few years. >> reporter: these were the happiest of days. >> if i get my head chopped off, i'll tell mom on you. any january, 1974 america was introduced to the fonz, richie, and the entire cunningham family, the littlest of whom 13-year-old joni was played by erin moran. "happy days" was appointment tv, becoming part of americana, growing up before our very eyes. they reunited on "today" in 2008. erin, you went through puberty on national television. >> yes, i did. yes, i did. >> nobody wants to do that. >> i didn't. but it was just --

much fun with these guys. >> reporter: the show spawned three spinoffs including "joni loves chachi" but the spinoff lasted only 17 episodes and at just 22 years old, no one suspected moran had already reached the apex of her on-screen career, appearing only sporadically in front of the camera after 1983. >> excuse me, where do i check in? >> reporter: in 2010, she moved to indiana with her second husband, reportedly living in a trailer park with her mother-in-law, her name popping up in than tabloids with headlines about 2 fallen child star and questions about possible substance abuse and financial issues. her tv appearances relegated to reality shows like "celebrity fit club." >> i did it for the money. >> reporter: moran says she was working on a memoir titled "happy days, depressing nights." after news of her death, paul peterson, an advocate for former child stars, posted this on facebook. "at least half a dozen formers were actively reaching out to erin in t

life. we did our best with the resources available to us but it was a very dark room. some don't find the light switch in time." moran was just 56 and reaction to her death from friends and family poured in. erin's on-screen mom marion ross remembering her as family. >> erin was always accessible to me, call me, treat me like i was her mother. >> reporter: but acknowledged erin kept troubles hidden. >> if she was in trouble, we would be the last to know. >> reporter: the fonz told nbc "i will always remember erin with her sweet smile. she will always be locked in my heart." on-screen brother ron howard tweeted "such sad, sad news, rip erin, i'll choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting halves af laug lighting up tv screens." fondly remembering erin moran from the happier days. for "today," joe frida

news. >> that sad news. we have happier news now, this year's women in communications scholarship winners are here. >> they are being recognized at the annual matrix award. also being honored is our own savannah guthrie. >> but back to the students because they are so impressive. >> kim kelleher is the past president for the organization and the chief business officer for conde naste. jasmine kay is a scholarship winner. ladies, good morning to both of you. why is it so important to recognize these women? >> this is the next generation of the communication industry overall and they are incredibly impressive so not only do we help them further their education but we help them enter into the profession once they're here. >> jasmine is so impressive. she's kind of already in the profession. you're at g.w. and doing blogging for the huffington post. what's your big dream in industry? >> i think every voice is so valuable so i would love to speak from my

with communications and media because i think that that is such a great opportunity and that's why i'm so thankful for them empowering myself and the other scholarship winners to use their voices. >> it's not easy to get one of these. it's not easy to be one of these people and savannah and a bunch of other people are being honored. what criteria do you have to have? >> this honor goes to women who have reached the pinnacle of their career. not only women who have made a huge difference in the communication industry but women who can make a difference in the world. >> i have the honor of introducing savannah. >> he's been working on his remarks. >> my speech is about 11 or 12 minutes. is that okay? [ laughter ] do we have time far? >> two. >> two? i have to do some editing. >> don't edit. you'll find time. >> jasmine, congratulations. coming up, dr. oz and joy baugher. >> removing 10 pounds by summer. fst

good morning, 8:26 on this monday, april 24, i'm aaron gilchrist. it's a wet morning on the roads. let's get a check on the commute with melissa mollet. no doubt adding to the pain on the roadway this is morning. outer loop at the american legion bridge, that's now out of the way but we still have those delays even as you're headed southbound on 270 so take a look right now. main and local lanes very slow because of that problem on the american legion bridge. eastbound 70 to 270 crash on the shoulder. 66 and 95 pretty normal. a check on your forecast right after this quick break.

have your umbrella with you. 100% chance for rain today so even if it's not raining where you are, it will be today. current temperatures in the 50s. in the 50s all day long with steadier rain coming in this afternoon and evening and the

will be in the first part of the day. we'll dry out and warm up later this week. >> chuck, thank you. you can get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app.

♪ it's 8:30, monday morning, 24th of april, 2017. great crowd on our plaza. the sun is sort of shining, kind of sort of. summer is upon us, or as matt likes to call it, bikini season. >> thank you for your help. >> dr. oz and joy bauer are here. they will help us lose0

>> it's very reasonable. nothing draw matic >> a pound a day, is that what we decided? >> no, a pound a week. a pound a day would be unreasonable. >> then the hottest new way to kick your look up. false eyelashes. bobbi thomas will help you get in on that. >> and the cast of "amelie" will sing a performance from their new musical. >> let's show you what we have going for the week ahead. the flood risk in the mid-atlantic, fire threat to the southwest, sunshine, great lakes to the gulf, midweek it will be rainy, cool, look for strong storms in the mid-mississippi river valley and friday warming up in the east, we have spring snow in the rockies and some wet weather in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the count

here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> goirm. we'll be stuck in a rainy cool pattern for a couple days. keep the umbrella handy. we have moisture from the atlantic also well down to the south over the carolinas. that will move in this afternoon so steadier rain in the forecast today. mid to low 50s right now across the area. we're only in the upper 50s, periods of rain around. tomorrow will be a similar day. then we dry out with temperatures near 90 degrees this weekend. >> red hat ladies are here. where are you from? >> connecticut. >> georgia. >> south carolina. >> nice to see everybody. lovely. i love those hats. >> thank you! >> all right, that's what's going on. let's go back inside. >> al, thank you very much. now to the start of the special series drop 10 today which is different than drop and give me 10 today with summer only eight weeks

now is the time to look and feel your best. here with the tools you need including a detailed meal plan, joy bauer and dr. mehmet oz, host of the dr. oz show. i'm glad we made this point. people say okay, i want to lose weight because i want to look good in a bathing suit. let's not forget the health benefits. >> gargantuan. if you want to turn back diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, reduce the chance of heart disease, losing a few pounds makes a dramatic difference. even before you lose the weight your body can tell you're heading in the right direction and your numbers improve. >> a lot of people try to play the game what's more important, diet or exercise when it comes to losing weight. would you dare to answer that question? >> it's clear. you lose weight by eating wiser the kind of things joy will talk about. you maintain the weight loss with physical activity. but you need the right kind. you want to do muscle building work so we made a s

>> for beginners? >> yes. it's on your facebook page on the "today" show web site. you can't make an excuse. everybody sitting at home has technology that you have seven minutes in your day. do it when you first get up. i already did it. and it will allow you to maintain your weight. one pound to two pounds a week is a very rational amount to lose. you're lose 10 pounds and keep it off because your plan is life-style. >> set reasonable goals and you have a better chance of success. >> that's right. >> let's talk about our "today" drop 10 food plan. what is on it and isn't? >> it's truly an effective safe plan to enable people to lose 10 pounds fast. you won't be'ding rabbit food, i promise. you'll eat things like pancakes and burgers, even chicken parmesan. the meals are designed to keep you

palette satisfy sod we're talking about breakfast. what happens with the plan is i i've given everybody a bunch of meal plans and their job is to mix and max one breakfast with one lurvench and one dinner. so you can make the plan your own. >> you won't be hungry. >> no, there's a lot of food. so we're looking at breakfast. >> this is a suggested breakfast? >> yes. it caps off at 300 calories and i follow a 10-4 winning combination. every option has 10 grams of filling protein and four grams of fiber. this is a hot trendy avocado and egg toast. it could be a grapefruit or orange or berries. >> people wouldn't eat that because of the braiead. they say i don't want the carbs. >> carbs are in. these are apple protein pancakes. 20 grams of protein, super easy

a drop of added sugar. >> and different kinds of carbs. >> there's good carbs, bad carbs, good fats, bad fats. don't get stuck in the old-fashioned way of thinking. your body is designed to eat that that's why i love joy's idea. you pick the healthiest and it tastes so good. >> this is a greek yogurt parfait. this is peanut butter banana sushi. >> oh, i didn't realize it was peanut butter on the outside. >> i rolled a banana in two tablespoons of peanut butter and you sprinkle on strawberries, takes seconds to make and it tastes good. >> it's really, really good. >> and nobody has to count calories. they don't have to count fat grams or carbs. the work is don't for them. >> you get your coffee always black. >> these are my beverage boosters. it's basically coffee or tea and the idea is if you start your morning with a cup filled with antioxidant and caffeine it giv

through the day. >> you were telling me my latte in the morning is a thing of the past. >> you can have the option for a splash of milk, whatever milk you choose but no sugar. that's my only request. >> i can live with that. healthy, sensible. let's see how people do over the next eight weeks? >> eight weeks everything is on the web site. >> tomorrow morning before you watch us, do the seven-minute worko workout set your agenda, control the test fwhi. >> the guys will be back to talk about lunch tomorrow and today on the dr. oz show. >> and do the yoga video. >> you can find out about their plan at today.com. get to us on the hashtag "drop ten today." up next, the secrets to an eye-catching look but first this is "today" on nbc.

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and we're back we're back with "today's" style. this season's must haves for your face, long look at me lashes are back envogue thanks to celebrities like kylie jenner and eva longoria. eyelash extensions is their secrets. and here to find out how to get it on a budget is maven's bobbie thomas. >> from the runways to celebrities like alicia keys embracing a no-makeup just woke up like this look isn't as easy as that. there's work involved and enhancing natural things can go a long way so you don't need as much makeup. >> you see these in the drugstores, the kind you stick on

such a long way and i have a few tips for you. if you're like what should i buy? i'm not sure. there's one tip to look for. if you get a blunt edge that will look heavier and less natural. find something that looks flared and tapered because our eyelashes grow in cycles and they don't have a neat even edge. that's a clear indication of a falsie. >> do you wear fake eyelashes? >> i do. and my trick is i apply my lashes underneath so i glue them underneath the lash line so when i look down you don't see them. >> so you get the glue and stick them on? >> the next trick is look for a band that's clear so if you can get a tight shot of what i'm holding. one side you can see has a black band where the lashes are adhered and this side is a clear band. when you pick up a black band the problem is if you apply it crookededly you can see and it won't

>> when it comes to glue be aware if you have a latex allergy. there are latex-free options. another tip when you apply the glue to the lash, don't apply it on top of the band the way most people do, i ply it to the underside because that's the part that sits on your lash and that gets it to stick. >> can a regular person put those on properly? >> yes, look at this. this is called a fish tail tweezer with these funny tong-like ends. this allows you without using something scary like tweezers to get a good grip and press the lashes into your natural ones so the glue sticks. >> and if you like the individuals, no president big band. >> just little strips. flirt cosmetics cranks out these mini individual strips and you just stick them on. >> mary

makeup room. >> i don't know what you are talking about but you say these are magnetically applied? yes, teeny tiny magnet trips. this is 1/2 cosmetics. you'll see the black lines are magnets. >> what's it sticking to? >> it's like a sandwich over your eyelashes so sara is great at applying these. she is going to show you how without any blue she just applied the bottom piece and she's done. this is such a revolutionary idea. you have to experiment to get the hang of it but certain eye shades will require more work. >> so this is if you want to get eyelash extensions. who do we have? >> this is courtney who i love. she is between new york and dallas and very in demand. she shows up every week to

maintenance but we get a full set. here we are on karine. >> so you're doing an eyelash extension. and what does that mean? >> so basically it's individual one by one you attach either one or a technique where you can put two to six lightweight lashes. if you had to guess how many lashes are on karine's eye? 200? >> i would say 5,000. >> how many did you apply? >> i basically applied the very fine one to each individual lash so there's a lot of lashes but they're individually separated so each lash is separated? >> how much does this cost? ballpark. >> it depends on where you go. $99 for a full set and seek out a licensed professional because you're dealing with the eye area. >> and how often

redo this? >> about the natural length of your lash cycle. >> three to four weeks. >> all good things we can do. for more beauty tips and tricks, follow "today's" style on instagram. up next, the best of broadway, the week will kick off with the cast of amelie. you'll want to see this. first this is "today" on nbc.

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> this is one of the best weeks of . this is one of the best weeks of the year because it's our best of broadway week. we start with amelie, based on the oscar nominated movie it's the story of a quiet knwoman wi a big imagination. tony nominated

sue is in the starring role as amelie. good to see you. >> good morning. >> you are the star of the show. have you seen the movie. is this something you loved? did you imagine it could be a musical? >> i loved the movie when i was a young lady and i'm just so grateful that i get to play this character that i loved so much growing up. >> a lot of people will recognize you because you had a part right before this in "hamilton" you played alexander hamilton's wife. what was that whole experience like for you? it's possibly the biggest broadway show ever and you were in the middle of that. >> it was incredible and it opened my eyes to how amazing this broadway community is and it's tight-knit and a beautiful thing to be a part of. >> you had a big role there but now you are the star. you carry the show, is that nerve wracking? >> sometimes. >> you are going to do a medley.

dreamers" mashed up with "tour de france." >> philippa soo and the cast of "amelie." ♪ times are hard for dreamers. they won't be hard for me ♪ take that step, walking till i see the station and then see it go ♪ in paris, opens like a door, it isn't what i had ♪ it's what i have store

♪ at the curb here we go, what are you doing, this is my corner! ♪ putting down your cup, listening to the bakery cars ♪ leaving the trail of of bred crumbs ♪ you can hear the priest laugh, he has crinkly eyes ♪ looking and focusing on the feast of the grocery window ♪ it's a fantasy as children walk out the door holding sweet lemon ices ♪ sweet lemon ice s

♪ what was that? ♪ this is an envelope open, a cat in a hall wway filament flashes and there goes the hatch ♪ thrown in the air, thrown in the air ♪ i can see every stranger in paris just waiting to collide ♪ how a hard can circle each other then crashing together ♪ we end up open wide ♪ here where the buses stop you can find a

barber shop, now we're at the mezzo. >> wait, tell me your name! >> good-bye! >> good-bye! thank you! ♪ ♪ note? ♪ i can see everything clearly now from here ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> philippa soo and the cast of "amelie." we're back in a moment, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. we're back with birthday wishes. al had to run so dylan it's up to you. >> it had nothing to do with birthdays why he had to run. we have a special treat today. all of our smucker's celebrants are sharing their secrets to longevity. happy 100th birthday to zelda dennis of holly, colorado. she says her secret to longevity is lots and lots of coffee. >> marcus ashley, jr., from east freetown, massachusetts is 100. his is plain and simple, hard work. happy 1 4urksth birthday to irma williams from louisiana. she eats corn flakes and a banana for breakfast each morning and says that's the

edna wires of latrobe, pennsylvania, is 104 years old. she says chocolate covered cherries are the secret to living a long life. >> now we're getting somewhere! >> yvette fastwick is 100 years old from escondido, california. her secret eating peanut m&ms everyday. >> we're on a roll. >> and happy 100th birthday to joseph hahn from pennsylvania. he exercises every morning and believes that's the real secret to longevity. we're back to that again. if you know someone celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us about them at today.com/celebrate. >> do you have a secret? one thing you think that keeps you healthy in life? >> i sleep a lot. >> do you really? even now. >> um -- well, he's a good sleeper at night. >> what do you do? >> i don't know. maybe exercise. i'm not sure. >> maybe music. >> ice cream. >> i think ice cream. >> sweet.

will co-host the next hour of "today." >> and dule hill is here as well. first, we'll get a check of your local news and weather. [ cheers and applause ] 8:56 is your time on this monday, april 24, i'm eun yang. we want to check on the rain and how it's affected the road. melissa mollet has your traffic. >> we have some problems. outer loop after colesville roadblocking one lane and then we're still slow as you're comingon

legion bridge. also 270 southbound at the lane divide you can see at montrose road we're still slow. adding into that is the problem on the american legion bridge. >> thank you, melissa. we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next.

good morning, we have some sprinkles around this morning but it will stay rainy and cooler through the day today. more rain to our south moving in from the atlantic and carolinas and that will fuel our rain later today. temperatures mid to low 50s. tomorrow the same thing. a rainy chilly day for your tuesday. we dry out and temperatures warm up. eun? >> thank you, sheena. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app.

. this morning on "today's take" actor, singer and dancer alfonso ribeiro is our co-host. plus blake lively and jessica chastain with a powerful message for women and five weeks to memorial day dr. oz reveals his three steps to jump start your weight loss coming up now. [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] good morning, welcome to "today" on this monday morning. happy monday to you, april 24, 2017. we are listening to "bad man" by pit bull. i'm sheinelle alongside dylan. e

ribeiro. >> thank you! >> i just met you 30 seconds ago and i'm so excited. nice to have you here. >> nice to meet you guys. we met about an hour ago. >> now we're besties. >> we are bringing love and happiness to you at home. >> you're loud -- what did you say loud and lovable? >> i'm lovable and loud. >> sheinelle and i were like, okay. >> lots of energy and you won't have a problem hearing me. >> it's interesting because we were just talking about you. you made headlines when you posted this epic instagram photo. what's the story here. are we getting new "fresh prince" episodes? >> oh, god no. [ laughter ] >> wrong answer! can we start over? >> it's not possible. karen parsons, who played hillary on the show, has a wonderful charity called sweet blackberry and she auctioned off a lunch with the fresh prince cast so wonderful families from england actually bought it and flew over t

bet that -- a picture of us together. >> that's a long flight for lunch. >> well, you know, it was a good lunch. it was really good. >> i wonder when you win an auction. do they fan and try to get to know you? how does that work? >> the ones that i've done typically everybody seems to be really fun and cool and they're just so excited. this family was really kind of just like in that, like, oh, my god mode. like i don't know what to say. and so we were kind of -- but we're so good at recognizing that that we continue to engage and warm them up. but they were a sweet couple.

so they were really big fans of "big bang theory" and i gave them all the information. so we get together and the reason why i say we'll never do any episodes again -- >> you seem so sure. >> because the show doesn't work without james avery. >> fair enough. >> and with his passing it ju just -- >> fair enough. >> you know, it's like having music and it's all treble. got to have the bass. >> reruns are on all the time. >> the way you set it up is there is nothing else on and you watched us. like it kind of hurt but still felt good. >> when you spin it

>> it's like, all right, it's a guaranteed -- >> i always get the ones where people are like "it was like 2:00 in the morning and i came home from a club and i watched you till 4:00." like, dude, sleep. go to sleep. >> it holds a special place in all of our hearts. speaking of magic, how about your magic feet? >> magic feet? >> "dancing with the stars." you were recently on there. >> it was really interesting. the casting director producer dana katz called me and said, you know, we want to do something we've never done, a disney night and they've never done an opening number if a song that's never been done so they wrote a song specifically for this and had me come and sing it and dance. >> you sing. it's always fun to do

sure it sounds good. but we were very happy. they seemed happy. i told you this thing earlier. >> he's a perfectionist. >> i'm critical of myself. >> don't even tell anybody. nobody will notice. it was perfect. >> there was one flat note. [ laughter ] >> it was perfect. >> i was flat once and, like, my -- my -- but that's me. that's me. >> it was perfect. >> is it 100% perfect? if not, i'm always like -- >> well, you're you. >> you get mad at yourself. >> but that's why you keep getting better and better because you're hard on yourself. >> you keep working. i always -- i work really hard to make myself happy. if i do something to make me happy, if i'm singing and dancing and i do it for me and i'm happy then i feel like the audience will be happy. >> what about when you're hosting a show where the job is to just be happy and everybody laughs like america's funniest

like -- that job to me is the perfect job bauds i go to work everyday and i love everyday. laughing at these people and they're wonderful people that send in videos and you get to laugh at them. >> have you seen the ones we have prepared? >> i'm sure -- i've seen all the videos but we've got this adorable baby playing with a cute little toy right. so we'll look at this one. >> that's the dog's toy, you know that, right? [ baby screams ] >> that face! >> oh, my god. >> now we have this husband going only halfway. he opens the garage door halfway for his wife as they're coming into the garage. this to me is hysterical because -- >> oh! >> you know, two thing there is, two things. one, why didn't he just open it the whole

and, two, why didn't she open her eyes? >> oh! oh! [ laughter ] she walked in like what? why did you -- >> i guess she's okay. and i wonder who sent in the video, him or her? >> oh, i believe -- that's a good question. i don't remember, i think it was probably him. >> we've seen those videos 100 times but every time you laugh. i've seen those videos and i'm still laughing. >> i remember when i was younger wherever i would hurt myself or i remember one time i jumped up on a piece of wood and there was a nail sticking out and i hurt my finger, it went through my finger and my dad initially just started laughing at me because -- and then i laughed, i don't cry, i don't freak out. >> and it's funny to watch people get hurt. as long as they don't

hurt. that's very important. we have the american airlines incident, right? >> yes, the latest incident. it was the shocking video, everybody's got cell phone video and it involved the flight attendant and the passengers and the video emerged this weekend and it was a woman holding a baby who was hysterically crying after an alleged crash with a male flight attendant on board with the american airlines flight. so some witnesses reported the conflict that started when the flight attendant ripped the stroller away from her. it narrowly missed the child which we kind of see on the video. then another passenger tried to intervene. take a look. >> you can't use violence with baby. just give me back my stroller, please. >> hey, bud? hey, bud? you do that to me and i'll knock you flat. >> you stay out of this! >> here's the thing. there was so much talk -- was it just last week, the united incident? >> a couple weeks now. >> so it's interesting to me

all of the flights have been on in the meantime before this one, i always found the flight attendants are in some ways extra nice and people are aware and everybody knows it's bubbling. >> since then, every flight is like me coming here, right? i flew from l.a. yesterday and i was on american and, it happened to be delayed, it was something that happened and we had to go back to the gate and the pilot came out of the cockpit and had this amazing calm voice and was like, "hey, everybody, i just want you to know that we have a little delay but i really appreciate everybody's patience." and it was like he just automatically calmed everybody down immediately and to be honest it's like round of applause. that you can for finally doing that. making us feel okay. >> and in this case american jumped in very quickly. american airlines says "what we see on this video does not reflect our values or how we care o

we are deeply sorry for the pain we have caused this passenger, our family and any other customers affected." and after arriving in dallas the airline suspended the flight attendant, upgraded the woman to first class for her flight home offering her a $1,000 travel voucher. that's how -- they handle it quickly. >> and they should. you look at social media and you say there's great things and bad things about social media and everything that happens in the world as being exposed but it's accountability. in your personal life i'm like, that's not okay but when you're talking about a business you're talking about a plight attendant whose job is customer care and they should be accountable. i love the fact that people are like ha ha! gotcha. >> in a statement the union representing the airlines flight attendants urges the public not to jump to conclusion saying it appears another passenger may have threatened the flight

a violation of federal law and no small matter so everybody weighed in. but that's the thing we've learned. >> but sometimes it's like regardless of the circumstance, a round of applause for the passenger. even though legally he was in the wrong of standing up and threatening it's like, yo, dude, do not do that to people. there's no reason to every grab anything out of a woman's hand. you don't do it. there's no reason and the reality is if he had done that to him in the street -- different game, playa. >> can we end on a happy story? >> kenny g. >> i love him. >> still has the curls. sox phonist kenny g. was apparently aboard a flight leaving tampa when a woman told him she was trying to raise money for a cancer charity relay for life. so what does kenny g. do? what he does best. he whips out a saxophone and plays an impromptu concert up and down the aisle mid-flht

he collected more than $2,000 for charity. >> that is kenny g. he's the best. i played golf with kenny and he's a great golfer. does he bring the sax on the golf course. >> we have a rule, no music on the golf course. lull me to sleep. coming up, get ready, we're about to make a splash with a huge announcement and you have a chance to win big so don't go away or you'll miss. >> it can i win? >> you cannot. >> right after this. at petsmart, we love all pets like these guys, zoe and bo. they eat natural bance pet food. the limited ingredient diets help support healthy digestion are made from a single animal protein source and they offer grain-free varieties. right now at petsmart spend $50 on any natural balance product and save $10 on your next natural balance purchase so they can feel as good as they look. and when you buy any bag of dog or cat food we give a meal to a pet in need. it's that simple. petsmart - for the love of pets. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night.

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alerts alerts you it's time to go down the slide. it's like new technology so it's waterpro waterproof. you can play and do something else while you're waiting. a conveyor belt takes the raft to the top of the rides for you and this sounds amazing. >> now you don't to knock over a little kid on the way up to the top of the ride. i normally do that. >> if it's the double tube it's like -- >> well, i do that to the kids on purpose. >> when they're rude. you can come with us to volcano bay to experience it all. head to today.com where you can win four tickets to the grand opening of the park including airfare and hotel stay at the on site cabana bay beach resort. >> i want to win in because y'all are going to do a taping and the winner gets to do a taping poolside. so that's what i want to do. i want to come and win and get to host with y'all. >> just ask. >> at the pool, right? >> like, okay. >> can i go to the top of the

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hormones. start your day off with a glass of water and ideally put lemon in it. this is an old technique that came in from the ancient lore of india. next, speaking of beverage, coffee is one of the great tools, super source of antioxidant, number one source in america and you won't get as hungry. if you're smart, you put coconut in there. bulletproof coffee so to speak and techniques like that help you stay satiate bud the caffeine will make you less hungry and it boosts your metabolism. proteins. the beauty of protein, this avocado with the egg cooked in it which i love making sometimes is that if you have protein your body can't digest it as quickly. it

prote protein, which is good for you. you don't put it on your hips as fat. kale chips, you have to brag about kale. >> love. >> the most underappreciated problem we have in america is sleep. two hormones drive your hunger. one is called ghrelin, think of gremlin. then there's leptin like a leprechaun, elevating your mood. when you don't sleep, you start to muck with this stuff and there are a couple foods we eat that cause the problem. peppers. >> i eat a lot of peppers.

metabolism but if you have peppers before a meal you throw your sleep off a tiny bit. then you add a little too much alcohol to the mix and watch what happens. your ghrelin starts to skyrocket up. then the number one biggest problem of all which is light. light is toxic. it's not just that you're consuming media. you can read a book, this is fine. >> i keep it by my bed. >> finally physical activity. we have allies here. so come share with me sheinelle. jump with me. i have this in my house. >> really? >> you want light activity done throughout the day. not one big workout. get it all day long. these are beautiful because it get yours core going. it's fun so you keep doing it and we have a video we put up on today.com and on the facebook pageover me and joy bauer doing a seven minute warning workout. every morning something like this. >> dr. oz, thank you so much. >> still ahead, what some hollywood stars aro

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♪ stand by me. cloudy and cool across the area and areas of light rain. these showers will intensify later this afternoon so grab your umbrella before you leave home today. we'll stay in the 50s all day so you need a warm raincoat for today and tomorrow, too. we'll dry out and warm up on wednesday and then we turn very warm and very dry thursday, friday, into the weekend. in fact, both saturday and sunday we might the b flirting with 90 degrees and an

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it was a big event celebrating some of the most influential women in the spotlight. >> sheinelle, we heard you got a chance to talk to them. >> it was amazing. on friday i caught up with serious power players from the screen to the stage, music and politics and you might say we partied with a purpose. they were honored by "variety" magazine at its fourth annual power of women new york event held at cipriani's. take a look. jessica chastain, blake lively, chelsea clinton, audra mcdonald. "variety" magazine calling these ladies the definition of power. we're familiar with the names of the honorees and the influence they have, but today's award is about giving back. first up, leading

chastain. her work with planned parenthood. >> it's part of the reason where i am today. i'm the first person in my family not to have a baby when i was a teenager. i am the first one to go to college in my family. >> the two-time academy award nominee is a powerful voice for women in hollywood. you have these characters that leap off the screen but you've learned how to say no. >> it's such a powerful tool. it's ridiculous that anyone in my industry or other industries that a woman with equal experience would receive less than her male counterparts and so it's important for me to say no to jobs that offer that. it's about wanting equality in the workplace. >> you do this like i am woman hear me roar thing i'm trying to figure out. >> even now because i'm so nervous i have to do a speech. >> no way! before letting jessica go, i asked her two fun questions. what does your happy dance look like? >> probably

on screen star blake lively has two children with husband actor ryan reynolds but her goal is to help protect all children by supporting a nonprofit that tracks down on-line predators. >> you've chosen to support the child rescue coalition. >> they're the only proactive tool that can help stop child pornography which is really important because only 10% of children come forward. often they're too scared to. the child rescue coalition can find the abusers without the child having to come forward so i'm so grateful to have this platform. but i'm also grateful to sit here and see these women who i look up to so much speak about what makes them safe. >> oh, wow, cool. name a song stuck in your head. "oh, moana" my husband and i -- our daughter makes us listen to the sound track. >> next, chelsea clinton honored for her work with the alliance for healthier generations founded in part by the

foundation. >> healthy eating is something i always cared about but being a mom and seeing how my daughter feels when she's had a healthier meal or not is just such a real world experience for me. we have worked with more than 21 million kids. we work to ensure it's not just tater tots on the lunch menu but vegetables. kids are not only being empowered over their own health but can be ambassadors for the whole family's health. >> six-time tony award winner audra mcdonald let it be known which charity is close to her heart. >> the cove innocent house nant charity for homeless children. we help them finish high school education, we love them, support them, and when they are ready they go out into the world. i'm going to cry because if something were to happen to my kids i'd want to know there is a price like covenant house for them. what makes you smile that's

my 16-year-old. >> finally tina knowles lawson. miss tina, as she's often called, received an award for keeping the arts in the community. the waco theater center. >> it stands for where art cans occur. art is the way to express yourself and grow and dream big. i'm mentor ago group of girls. it's been the best time of my life. >> there's nothing better when you see a young person and you see that spark. >> when my kids were little. they went to community centers, they got to be in plays. agd and i think if they had not had that experience we would haven't them as our entertainers today. >> easy, here we go. >> okay, what keeps you going when you get knocked down?

>> whatever it is motivating each one of these honorees, one thing is clear, we are captivated by their power. i walked out like -- >> i was going to say, how inspiring. >> you go into cipriani and you just feel this energy and these women just enthuse empowerment and femininity and all those -- >> it says it. it's not even a word. they walk into a room and i've met a few of them in the past and you see them and they just have an inner power that is -- and a light that is wonderful to see. >> we should all try to get that. >> have some. >> thank you. >> throw it my way. coming up, the multitalented dule hill like you've never seen him before in his new movie. we'll talk about what he has in common with alfonso. i didn't know. their blast from the past right after this. so you want to know what it's really like to lose weight

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actor, prod . actor, producer, singer and tap dancer dule hill became known for his role of charlie young on "the west wing." >> now dule is showing off his shadier side in the new film "sleight." he plays anglo, a crime lord, not someone you want to mess with. >> where is my sister? she here? >> that's not the deal. >> angelo, where the hell is my sister. >> give me my money. >> that has nothing to do with me. you crossed the line when you took her. >> no, all this mess, you know, i invested in you but i'm getting so tired of people who have no respect. >> dao lie, nation to have you here. >> good to be here. alfonso ribeiro in the house. >> no, dule in the

you just came into the house. >> we together again. >> we could talk -- can we discuss what this is that you two have in common? >> well, many, many -- >> many -- >> decades ago we both did a broadway show called "the tap dance kid." i had done the original character and then dule came in with savion glover and you took it on the national tour and got to do it with -- like i'm a huge fan of harold nicholas from the nicholas brothers who was amazing and so, yeah, we played the same character. >> now the first broadway show i ever saw was "the tap dance kid" and it was alfonso in it before i knew i was going to be in the show. >> i was coming out like "i know i saw him, i'm not sure if he

saw me." i saw you on the road. >> i saw you. >> for the rest of us who -- like a lot of us, we grew up tap dancing, you guys were tap dance royalty. i was in wichita, kansas, i'm watching gregory heinz. it's something. it's something. >> it's something to be -- you know, with my man again. >> always a pleasure. >> just looking back at it. i went sand saw him at the pantages theater in l.a. and i was like "okay, okay, go ahead, kid." he's younger than me. he's a little baby. >> this is why we admire you. you're fun, you're easy going and this role, we've never seen you play a villain before. do you like it? >> i love it. you can't have a burgeoning superhero story without an arch nemesis so to step into that role was a lot of fun. as an actor i look to expand my reach and try different things and angelo was it. i loved. >> it did you channel itth

might have in your mind ooh, i feel like this guy would be like this person in my mind that i've seen before? is there anyone? >> kind of like you, alfonso. [ laughter ] >> you was like i'm going to be -- instead of angelo, i'm going to do the alfonso version of a bad tuesday. >> exactly. >> we have a little time left but i hear people screaming at the tv because you have a lot of fans from "baller" and you're going to be in the third season, right? >> along with my new fiance jazmyn si. >> you just got engaged. >> i did. >> good friday you got engaged. you want to give us a bit of how you did it. >> she got the ring but i got the prize. >> aw! >> you smart! you going home right today. >> you better believe it. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> so you're -- "sleight". >> april 28. check out new

coming at you. >> i have to do weather, don't i? i got weird for a second. >> it had your name and i was like, um, you gonna go? >> i'm just going to walk away. >> she stuck on you, dule. >> how do i make this work? i'll talk about this weather. al left so i have to do it. we have a fire threat down south, across the southeast heavy rain expected through tomorrow where we could see five inches of rain in some areas so that could lead to a flood risk. as we get to the middle of the week, an increased risk of stronger storms through the middle of the country. warms up on the east coast with rain and cooler temperatures exiting by the time we get to the end of the week but the rain will inch closer to the east but fall apart a bit, too. that's the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. good morning, everybody. it's a cloudy day in washington. light rain,

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♪ wha♪ out of tune if i sang ♪ ♪ would you stand up ♪ and walk out on me? ♪ oh baby, i get by with a little help ♪ ♪ from my friends ♪ ♪ this morning this morning on "today's" food, making use of all the beautiful spring produce you're seeing in your grocery store. >> today, our contributor is going 20 show us how to make an easy pasta salad with a homemade vinaigrette that you can make 10 ways. >> wait, before we start, we have a special guest here, kathie lee. >> we can't get enough. >> i'm eating at 9:00. >> asparagus

could not be any fresher so we have asparagus, spring peas, orecchiette pasta which i had to work to practice all day because that does not work with my southern accent. >> ear-looking pasta. >> here it is. it's been cooking and we'll use the same water. i hate to wash pans so, look, this is a little trick. if you snap it just like this we know where the woody part ends and where our beautiful asparagus -- >> so where it automatically snaps, that's where the woody part ends. >> see, i snapped in the same spot. so that's why we don't have to wash a bunch of pots, use in the the pasta water. this is our water we'll be using with our shrimp. these are beautiful gulf shrimp. >> well done? >> either way, your precious. >> what are you putting in? >> i'm adding a lot of flavor to the

this is liquid crab boule. it perm nates the shrimp. >> how do you know when the shrimp is cooked? >> you want them to be pic all the way through. >> they get pink quickly. >> it only takes a few minutes. don't overcook. it will be rubbery. >> and you have ice cubes. what's that for? >> once this is done it goes right into the ice bath. that stops the cooking. you want to shock. >> it like blanching the shrimp. >> it will keep cooking. thin we're completely messed up. now we have mealy bad shrimp which nobody loves. now this is so important. everybody should know a few things in life. you should know how to come in out of the rain, you need to know how to change a tire and everybody needs to know how to make a vinaigrette. >> you should and i need to know that. >> we'll start with honey. we have our vin far into what kind of vinegar? >>

so it's basically one to three. one part acid to three parts oil. and now you want to add your mustard. that's like the marriage counselor between the oil and vinegar. it holds it together. we have two things that don't want to stay together and that brings it together. >> is that garlic? >> that was a little garlic. >> i see mayo here. >> we'll add that last. i like a little creaminess in my pasta salad. anywhere i can add mayonnaise i'm going to be adding. >> mayonnaise makes you feel good. >> exactly. every recipe that has vinaigrette it will say slowly drizzle the olive oil. they didn't add that because it was a term paper and they needed extra words. it's that important. so now we have our pasta, i'll let you start putting the dressing in. we're our asparagus, our beautiful mint, basil, parmesan. we have peas flying. >>

>> and isn't it wonderful? >> do the peas have to make it into the bowl? >> fresh peas are fantastic. frozen peas, don't cook them, just put them right in. >> if you can't use parmesan, what cheese? >> get to cheese would be fantastic. feta would be wonderful. >> to get this recipe and more cookout ideas, head to today.com/food. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

♪ can we thank alfonso for hanging out be us? >> thank you. >> you'll be back tomorrow? >> yes, i had so much fun with all you ladies. beautiful people. >> by the way, catherine hahn and celebrity gossip. >> this shrimp is awesome.

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9:57 on april 24, 2017. i'm eun yang. today d.c. mayor muriel bouzer is getting ready to break ground on the parks at walter reed. the 21 million square foot residential and development space is going up on georgia avenue northwest. bowser says it will utilize new construction and reuse existing historic structures. now let's check your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologisu

>> not too much heavy rain for now, eun, but we'll see steadier rain chances coming back in for later this afternoon. good idea to have the umbrella. more moderate rain south of fredericksburg. we'll be in fredericksburg in about the next 15 to 20 minutes. otherwise, the extended forecast, cool, cloudy, rainy today and tomorrow. hump day is the day everything turns around and it will feel like summertime around here starting thursday through the weekend. chuck, thank you. coming up on news 4 midday, the latest on a trench rescue happening right now in northeast washington. we'll see you for news 4 midday at 11:00.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. >> hope you had a beautiful weekend, it's april 24, we're glad you're with us today. we like this girl. >> jordin sparks. >> that's music, hoda. >> that is. we're going to catch up with catherine hahn. she's so good. you know her from movies like "bad moms" and the nbc show "parks and rec." what's she doing now? >> starring in a n