good morning. trump's view, the president sounding off on one of the world's most volatile hot spots. >> there's a chance that we could end up having a herridge, major conflict with north korea. absolutely. >> also the war with isis. >> i will say there is an end and it has to be humiliation. >> and being president. >> this is more work than in my previous life. i thought it would be easier. >> this morning we'll talk to the president's attorney general, jeff sessions. potent storms, severe weather set to hit the midwest and south today and into the weekend.

dangerous flooding and tornadoes likely. pray for my journey. the pope's message to the faithful as he gets set to arrive in egypt. security is extremely tight. we're live in cairo. and baby on board. stealing the night bringing his infant son on stage showing him off to the stage, garrett bolles. the touching moment that has fans cheering today, friday, april 28th, 2017. from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller center. >> i lo

disney on us. >> the crowd loved it. >> it is cute. >> we'll have more on the draft in a while. let's get to our top story. it's the surprisingly candid new interview with president trump as he opens up about the challenges facing his administration and the job of being president. and in a moment, we're going to have a candid conversation of our own with attorney general, jeff sessions. but first, nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. day 99 for president trump. the president this morning in a new interview saying the u.s. is considering serious action in north korea. also offering a personal view of kim jong-un refusing to say whether he thinks the young leader is rational or ir rational. president trump insisting he prefer a diplomatic solution but

>> well, there's a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. absolutely. >> reporter: in an interview released overnight the president saying this about north korea's erratic dictator kim jong-un. he's 27 years old. his father dies, took over a regime. say what you want but that's not easy. rex tillerson will chair a special meeting today focussed on north korea with the u.n. security council signaling an openness for the u.s. to have direct talks with the country. >> that would be lithe way we would like to solve, but north korea has to decide they want to talk to us about the right agenda. a top north korean official swore would never happen. overnight the country releasing this propaganda film showing a

simulated attack on the white house building. saying the enemy to be destroyed is in our sights. the comments coming as the white house is pushing back against new accusations it failed to properly vet michael flynn. insisting flynn received top security clearance long before president trump took office. >> why would you rerun a background check on someone who is the head of the department of defense intelligence agency that had and did maintain a high level of security clearance. >> reporter: but flynn was fired by the obama administration in 2014 and nbc news learned from sources close to the investigation the trump transition did do its own background check on flynn and hired him anyway. now the pentagon's inspector general saying they opened an investigation over payments he received in a speech in russia and lobbying work for turkey last year. also this morning from the interview, president trump acknowledging he misses life

house. take a listen. >> i love my previous life. i had so many things going. i actually -- this is more work than in my previous life. i thought it could be easier. i'm a detailed oriented person. i think you would say that. but i do miss my old life. i like to work, so that's not a problem, but this is actually more work. >> more than five months after his victory the president says he misses driving and now feels like he's living in a cocoon. back to you. >> peter , thank you. jeff sessions is with us, attorney general sessions, good morning. it's great to see you. >> nice to be with you. >> let me start with a simple question. was michael flynn properly vetted by the trump transition team befo team? >> they do the best they can. it's impossible to know everything. i don't know what they did in that case.

involved in studying it. >> there are investigations underway. if it turns out general flynn lied on his paperwork for that application, or if he continued to work for a foreign interest while he was the national security adviser, he may have committed a felony, and it will fall on your department to decide whether to prosecutor him or let him go. you've already recused himself from investigations involving any coordination between trump associates and russian officials. does that recusal extend to general flynn? >> it deals with the campaign issues, but i would expect not to be involved. >> you would recuse yourself from any decision involving general flynn? >> yeah. i don't know if there's an investigation or should be. and we don't confirm investigations of -- in the department of justice. >> his attorney says he has a story to tell, and they've asked for immunity in exchange for

testifying. should he be given immune sni. >> we'll see. >> the president recently gave an interview and talked about this investigation from which you recused yourself. he said the russia is a faux story. it's made up. democrats lost an election. and they used the russia story as a way of justifying how they lost. it's a fake story. your department of justice is, in fact, investigating whether or not the trump campaign colluded with russia. >> that's a matter to be on the new person. i'm not going to comment about the case. and you know i can't talk about that. >> true, but is it a legitimate area of investigation? >> i'm not going into that. i'll let the officials who have responsibility for the case discuss it. >> do you agree with the president that it's a fake investigation? >> i'll let others comment on that. >> here we are at the 100-day

interview about the job of the president, this is more work than in my previous life. i thought it would be easier. what do you think of that? >> well, it is a tough job. i got to tell you. and he works so hard. i mean, this man has tremendous strength and energy, and he works into the night every night, and so -- but it is a tough job. my job is 12-hour a day job also, i got to tell you. it's exciting. it's thrilling. you feel like every night in you make a contribution to america, and i'm sure the president gets satisfaction from that. >> he may get points for candor saying it's harder than i thought, but on several issues it's as though he's just realizing, health care is more difficult than he thought, he said. north korea, it's not as easy. should he have been more prepared? >> i think he's prepared and has a good approach, but carrying out the

through the congress and all the problems you have to actually execute change in america is a real challenge. and it is frustrating, i'm sure, for a businessman on occasion who is used to getting things quickly. >> i have one other thing. the cia director roontly delivered a speech and said it was time to call out wikileaks for this it really is, a nonstate intelligence service often abetted by state actors like russia. >> we're having a tremendous problem throughout our system with leaks. some of this is very serious. not just a leak of abuse, a theft of some whistle blower appro approve government. these are threats to the security procedures or government has. i'm worried about it. i think we need to do more to end this. we have to step up our efforts. >> but to the question do you agree with the director, wikileaks is essentially a state actor?

like russia? >> what we're going to do is follow our responsibility to analyze these matters of the cia director shares with us leaks and things that he thinks are important, and he evaluate them appropriately, but we don't talk about any investigation that we have ongoing. >> it begs the the question, would it bother you that candidate trump would say something like i love wikileaks during the campaign? >> well, they were putting out information that political information that i'm sure he valued. >> so it's okay to embrace that kind of an organization if they're helping you politically? >> there are limits on what you can do to take people's private information off their computers. there are certainly limits of what you can do to share intelligence top secret information with our adversari s adversaries. >> that's what you call a potpourri of to

>> general sessions, thank you for being with us. and arkansas carried out another execution. the latest is prompting calls for an investigation after the inmate shook while strapped to the gurny. someone said he appears to convulse and jerk for up to 20 seconds after the drug was administered. one of his attorneys described that execution of horrifying. he's calling for a full investigation. a spokesman for arkansas's governor called it an involuntary muscular reaction and says the state is unlikely to call for a review. now to a high profile by the pope to egypt. it's the first visit there by the leader of the catholic church in nearly two decades. in the wake of attacks on christian churches, security is a huge concern. we're in cairo. >> reporter: good morning. on the pope side this morning, a trip to a church that was hit by an isis suicide bomber in december.

both nervous and excited for this trip. a trip where the pope will meet the president of egypt, leaders of the muslim faith. he touches down within the hour. pope francis leaviing rome earl this morning, tweeting pray for my journey. in egypt tense preparation. isis struck churches here just two weeks ago men in anne in february an isis propaganda video urged the followers to slaughter christians. the pope recording his own video message. i come as a friend, a messenger of peace. in place of the pope mobile, he'll travel in a closed vehicle, but it will not be bullet proof. >> the pope is calm. we are calm. we go and take the necessary precautions and the local security takes care of us. egypt's security was criticized this month after bombs hit two churches in separate cities on palm sunday. 47 die

captured on security footage, a church packed with worshippers, then an explosion. egypt's hard line president held a state funeral. more muslims are killed by islamic terrorism here than any other group. isis declared war on the christian faith. the middle east largest christian community. >> kids, the babies, the victims. >> they are killing innocent people for what? >> catholics are a small minority. >> we are asking ourself if the pope will come in this condition. and he, himself, said i am coming to egypt. >> reporter: today he'll reach out to all faiths. >> join in peace and love. >> reporter: christians fearful but defiant. despite the isis threat, churches in cairo this week packed. officials tell me isis fighters driven from

the government here has been criticized for a crackdown on opposition groups and journalists. you can see why. this is both a sensitive and high risk trip for the pope. >> thank you very much. at home we're learning more about the settlement reached between united airlines and the passenger dragged off a flight. tom costello has been on this one since the beginning. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. united airlines is hoping the turbulence caused by this public relations issue will settle. they reached a settlement in lightning speed, less than three weeks after it occurred with dr. dao. this morning united airlines is saying its pleased to have reached an amicable settlement. the incident, the brutal dragging of dr. david dao by security officers that caused him to

a broken nose and concussion. details of the settlement are not being made public but dr. dao's lawyers writing in a statement in part, united airlines has taken full responsibility for what happened on flight 3411 without attempting to blame others. united airlines is to be applauded. the airline now promising more training for difficult situations. creative solutions for agents, fewer overbooked flight uss and to $10,000 for people to be bumped until later flights. the ceo telling lester holt apologizing is not enough. it has to be followed up with action. >> we're going to put the customer at the center of everything we do. >> reporter: cell phone videos now shining a spotlight on almost everything that happens on board oh plane. like this recent confrontation between a mother and a flight attendent over the removal of her stroller which left the woman in

>> i'm not clear why i'm being taken off the plane. >> reporter: a passenger removed from a flight after getting up to use the restroom during the critical moments while the plane was waiting to take off despite instructions to stay seated. >> my bladder wasn't anything i had complete control over. >> reporter: the plane had to return to the gate delaying takeoff. hamilton put on another flight and refunded half the cost of his ticket. >> reporter: the bottom line if the plane is moving on the ramp, you have to comply with the flight attendant's instructions. tom, thank you. a less son this morning on how not to approach a gas station. take a look at this video from detroit. a car comes barrelling in. it slams entat gas pump, knocking it into the car. the man pumping gas got out of the way just on time. there wasn't a fire. police believe the driver was fleeing the scene

crash from earlier. >> something tells me there's more to that story. >> al, have we earned a good weekend. >> here we have, but some other folks in rough shape in the middle of the country. we're talking about severe weather and flooding over the next 72 hours. you can see the storms already with snow behind it. look at this. for today we have 24 million people at risk from wichita falls to louisville. large hail. the possibility of tornadoes from indiana down to missouri. and then tomorrow we've got more people. 33 million at risk for large hail, strong winds, tornado threat from texas to missouri and a flooding threat. what's fueling it? you've heard of the pineapple express. we're talking about the mia express. this moisture moves to the west and that sets up this atmospheric river coming across the gulf and into the midwest bringing tons of moi

torrential rain, significant flooding like lly. from chicago to almost dallas of about 5 inches of rain. in oklahoma to missouri, there could be 10 to 12 inches of rain as we get into sunday on already saturated ground. that's going to be a big problem. we're going to get to your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm chuck bell. a bright sunny start to your friday morning.

but once you get into the shenandoah valley, upper 50s and 60s. nice day to be outside. sunny and warm. highs around 83 degrees. that's about 12 degrees warmer than average. over the weekend, even warmer. tomorrow up near 90 degrees. tomorrow's record is 91. >> that's your latest weather. >> all right. thank you. coming up, facebook's new war against fake news. what the social network is doing to keep it off your feed. >> and two decades after the killing of johnny ver saw chi, his partner speaks out. first this is "today" on nbc. his partner speaks out about

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♪ 7:30, 7:30. friday morning. 28th of april, 2017. i think this is the first time all week we haven't seen umbrellas outside. it's a beautiful day. we're excited to go out and say hello. good morning, everybody. nice to have you along with us. >> big crowd out there. >> yeah. back inside the studio. take a look at some of the headlines of the morning. president trump says there is a chance the u.s. could end up in a, quote, major major conflict with north korea over that regime's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. the warning in a new interview with routers, he added while he hopes to solve things diplomatically, it's proving to be difficult. >> congress has until midnight to avert

republican leaders expect to pass a one-week stopgap measure that gives them more time to negotiate a larger deal. the house speaker is accusing democrats of dragging their feet on reaching a compromise. more dreams will be made in philadelphia during the nfl draft. it got underway with the cleveland browns selecting myles garrett with first overall pick. the biggest star, kingston bolles. his dad brought him on stage. holding him up to the crowd, wrapped him up in the jersey. >> that's a way to remember. >> this is what happens when they give sports stories to us. we're like how about the baby. so cute. also this morning after facing criticism for its part in spreading fake news during the election, facebook is cracking down shutting down tens of thousands of accounts. this is a new internal document from the social network revealing how far reaching the p

gabe gutierrez is following the story. >> good morning. facebook is now acknowledging what the intelligence has been saying for months, fake news is all too real. the social media giant is looking to battle information operation that are trying to manipulate public opinion. >> this morning facebook is waging war against the spread of fake news. >> they're just a bunch of fake users with online lives that you manage, righting? >> the growing problem straight out of the show "homeland". >> vacation is over. find a new set of talking points in your foulders. get outraged. >> the real battle for truth might be more crazy than fiction. white paper can be used by governments to manipulate government opinion. the goal might be to fuel tension and create chaos. >> the white paper that facebook

tracking down the sources for a lot of these fake news. they're really looking at not only the source but the distribution meths that they are using. >> the report says the problem goes beyond just posting fake news stories but amplifying them with coordinated likes to boost their reach as well as sending false friend requests. the stakes are global. facebook says it suspended 30,000 fake accounts before the first round of france's election days ago, coming months after u.s. officials revealed russia influenced the 2016 election. and following this warning from then president obama. >> if we can't discriminate between serious arguments and propaganda, then we have problems. >> reporter: at the time critics zeroed in on facebook with the ceo initially dismissing the impact at a technology conference. >> personally, i think

that fake news on facebook of which the it's a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way, i think is a pretty crazy idea. >> reporter: in the new report facebook maintains the impact of fake news was marginal during the election. they say they're taking action to ensure authentic debate in the future. >> gabe, thank you. let's go to mr. roker for another check of the weather. >> we'll look at 80 degrees in parts of the northeast and even near 90. we're also talking about a lot of wet weather out west. take a look at what happened. this landslide making its way in northern california. i-10, one lane is closed now because of all the debris on the road. fortunately nobody injured and motorists credit the workers from saving a lot of lives and property damage out

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room and our control room. it's take our kids to workday. let me swipe that for you to so you can see what's going on. this wasn't the only place kids were calling all the shots. we'll take you to the white house. sean spicer took questions from a younger press. this is a good shot. this photographer's son was all business on the ground taking that shot of speaker paul ryan. his news conference, but when he put the camera down, you got to get the important dab in. not once, but multiple dabs. poor paul ryan cannot escape that dab. no matter how big of a star you are, kids will be kids. look at what happened at oprah's office. >> your dad works here, right? $10, what's my name? ten seconds. ten, nine -- it starts with an o. three, two. how many o names are there?

oprah. >> there you two. >> back here at 30-rock. there you go. check out this picture here. we got lester to track down his son. stephen's studio the is right next door to ours. look at lester's feet. on his tiptoes. and i had fun with my kids. they had a great time. as excited as they were to meet the anchors, they were more excited for the chocolate pastry they got. speaking of anchors, no kids anywhere here. what was going on here? >> we were shooting something that's going to air on the "today" show in a couple of weeks. it was just like moms hanging out and drinking wine. kathie lee has a strong pour. >> we h

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good morning. nice and mild to start your day. 68 degrees. plenty of sun and we'll keep the sun in the forecast through the afternoon. for your friday high temperature 83 today. tomorrow 92 near record high temperatures. mostly sunny. can't rule out an isolated afternoon thunderstorm. sunday clouds around with temperatures in the low 80s. thank you. tonight on news 4 at 5:00 we'll show you how a nearly 100-year-old tradition comes to life every spring.

♪ it's 8:00 on today. coming up, shining a light amid the growing controversy over "13 reasons why". the executive producer speaks out. what she's saying about it this morning as we take a closer look at the families coping with mental health issues. plus it is the season. sneezing, itchy eyes and runny noses. spring allergies are hitting hard this year. we called in the doctors for some relief. and back together. a dog and his owner finally reunited but it's unlike any reunion you've seen. the reaction that have you smiling today,

april 28th, 2017. >> today is? >> friday. >> friday. >> fri-yay. >> what's happening? >> we're turning ten today. >> we have a big celebration. what's happening? >> 50 years married today. >> where are you guys from? >> all the way from alabama. >> we got some runners in the house. where are you going? >> from the corn to the apple. >> okay. here we go. good to see you. we're back now. 8:00 on a friday morning. it's the 28th day of april, 2017. man, we said it earlier. we finally have a really nice day here in new york city after rain

>> this is a great crowd. >> it's like the sky parted, the sun came out and the crowds came. >> i hope they don't think there's a concert or anything like that. >> there is a broadway show. >> that's right. >> let's get to the top stories. here's the news at 8:00. i'm chris kristen welker at the white house. the key benchmark comes as mr. trump is ramping up rhetoric with north korea after that country vowed to launch a sixth nuclear test. in an interview the president warned of a, quote, possible major major conflict with north korea. the president stressed the preference is diplomacy and praised china's president. meanwhile new questions about the president's ousted national security adviser michael flynn. the inspector general is investigating him over payments from russia and turkey. democrats

documents showing the defense agency warned him not to accept foreign money without approval. jeff sessions responded to questions about whether he'll recuse himself from the investigation. >> my recusal deal is with the campaign issues, but i would not expect to be involved. >> you would recuse yourself? >> yeah. and i don't know whether there's an investigation or should be, and we don't confirm investigations of -- in the department of justice. >> the president talked about the job, this is more work than in my previous life. i thought it would be easier. president trump traveled to atlanta later today. >> kristen welker at the white house. thank you very much. pope francis traveled to egypt overnight bringing a message of peace after a wave of terrorist attacks on christians there. nbc is in cairo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the pope is set to touch down at any momen

rome. he's inside egyptian air space. television channels here are offering live coverage and along the 12-mile way from the airport to the city, we're told there is security every few hundred yards, because isis has threatened to slaughter christians in this country. the pope will go to a church hit by an isis suicide bomber before christmas. he'll meet with the egyptian president and leaders of the muslim faith with a message of peace and friendship. so important. >> all right. thank you very much. up next, candidate donald trump won over a lot of voters with a vow to bring back jobs, but do those voters think he's lived up to that promise? >> and then salena gomez weighs in on "13 reasons why" her controversial series. >> and a dog's priceless reaction once it

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before you answer, let me the tell you about one mom. she wrote a letter to her ten-year-old daughter's teacher saying her daughter is done with homework. it went viral. it reads maya, reducing the number of homework this year. she's been doing two to three hours of homework is leaving little time for her to enjoy family time. anyway, she says the mom says kids need down time like we do and it's gotten crazy. >> i have three kids. two of them get a lot of homework. i don't mind it if the it's the right kind. i don't like the read and repeat or fill in the blank, but if they ask them to do something creative and think. >> but little kids? >> depends on the age. >> my eight-year-old has a good 40 minutes every day. second grade. >> is it necessary to reinforc

>> yeah. >> i don't know. >> imagainst ho'm against homew. baby gender reveals. we've seen cakes. we've seen balloons. we've seen things at the trending table. we haven't seen this yet. someone likes golf. this caught our eye. that's peter burns and his wife. he's about to hit a special ball creating either a cloud of pink or blue. >> do they know? >> oh. >> all right. >> he's got a pink shirt on. >> it looks like -- >> i like it. >> he was wearing a pink shirt the whole time. >> he knew, but she didn't seem like she knew. >> i think it was for their friends and family members. >> she has a blue one. >> all rht

them. they didn't know. okay. >> they didn't know. okay. >> that's why one had blue and one had pink. if you didn't believe a dog is a man's best friend, you will believe it after seeing the video. a north carolina was in the hospital for five weeks. he lost a lot of weight. when he got home his dog doesn't recognize him. he's barking and barking. but wait until the dog gets a little closer and starts to recognize the smell. take a look. >> oh. >> there you go. >> beautiful. right into his arms. >> i love. there was such a moment when the dog registered that's my master. that's him, and then the love and joy comes out. >> i know. he's doing the snoopy dance. carson, pioneer pop star. >> i have a lot of stuff and a big closer. we'll start with

charity event aimed at bringing communities together. she spoke to the first time since the controversy erupted surrounding her hit show "13 reasons why". she's one of the executive producers. it's a drama about teen suicide. here's what she had to say. >> we stay true to the book. that's initially what they created was a beautifully tragic complicated yet suspenseful story, and i think that's what we wanted to do. we wanted to do it justice. it's going to come no matter what. it's not an easy subject to talk about. i'm fortunate with how it's doing, and i'm overwhelmed, proud of it. >> a lot of people talking an "13 reasons why". are you watching it? >> my daughter has seen one episode. >> if your weekend plans are to rock and roll all night, the rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony will air on

some of this year's induct tees is journey and others. >> pearl jam presents. we'll play a little bit of pearl jam's performance. ♪ . there you go. new hall-of-famers with their lite "alive". >> eddie better is still a baby. you can watch this whole thing. the it's on tomorrow at 8:00 on hbo. finally, here we go. harry styles the singer just announced his world tour. his debut album is out on the may 12th. it's already a massive worldwide hit topping the charts in more than 84 countries. he did that the day it was released. speaking of concerts, we have big news to announce today in

is going to be kicking off our summer citi concert series? shaking the whole thing up. kicking it off, harry styles. harry styles, his world tour will actually start right here on "today." [ screaming ] >> they have been waiting for the world tour announcement. he just put it out on social media. the world tour dates are out there, and it starts in our plaza on may 9th. >> ladies, you must go home between now and may 9th. not allowed to stay here. >> we will have our full announcement of our summer concert lineup. a lot of great names. we'll reveal that. >> when? >> i'm not sure when. >> sorry. i didn't mean -- >> i don't exactly -- >> in a future pop start. >> next week. >> carson,

>> i don't know. let's show you what we're talking about. we have strong storms firing up, and the risk of severe weather really stretching over the next 72 hours. for today, stretching from texas all the way in to ohio. 24 million people at risk for possible tornadoes. indiana, illinois, kentucky, tennessee, missouri. on saturday 33 million folks at risk. the threat from texas to missouri. large hail and damaging winds, and a lot of rain. on sunday we have 8 million folks at risk from new orleans all the way up to paducah, kentucky. flash flood watches and warnings stretching from illinois to arkansas and back to parts of oklahoma from 5 to 7 inches of rain. but we could see upwards of a foot of rain before the it's over. good morning. at home in washington bright sunshine on a frida

for today. temperatures have made their way into the mid and upper 60s. it will be warm this afternoon. highs today up into the low 80s. well above our average which is only 71 degrees. and hotter still as we get into your weekend. highs tomorrow could challenge records. the record tomorrow is 91. and we'll be 90 to maybe as much as 92 on saturday. only a slight chance for a shower this weekend. >> that's your latest weather. >> all right. thank you very much. now more of our special series in trump they trust. as we approach tomorrow's 100th day of the trump presidency, nicole wallace has been talking to voters who helped to send him to the white house. >> good morning. pennsylvania was one of the most dramatic upsets, in erie county. many of them crossed party lines for jobs. hopes were high for the president when we visited in january. here's how they're feeling now. >> reporter: that

marks the end of another shift at the ge plant in erie. but ever since he lost his job there, dave locke hears something else. >> i'm sitting at home on the couch playing with my daughter. i hear the horn. it used to mean something. i used to work there. >> reporter: last november this proud union member channelled his frustration into a vote for donald trump. >> i liked his boldness. i liked the fact that he's a businessman and wanted to bring business back to this country. there's a lot riding on this for me and my family. >> we've watched our middle class shrink as we've exported our jobs and wealth. >> it's hard to put into words what that feels like when you lose it all. >> reporter: as he delivered or does he look like he's going to deliver at the 100-day mark? >> i think he's working on it. i don't think the 100 days is a fair mark for any president. i think we're scared. it's just because of the

in. i'm out of work. i don't think it matters who's in office right now. our family is just generally scared. >> reporter: judi likes his hockey players to be tough and she likes the same from her president. >> we have begun to drain the swamp. >> i like that. >> reporter: it's one of the reasons the lifelong democrat voted for donald trump. >> i think that he's like a lone wolf. a lone wolf. sticking up for what he believes. he's not like any other president in the past. >> reporter: your advice for president trump before the inauguration was to sort of think before you speak. >> engage your brain before it comes out your mouth. >> reporter: some people think he's not particularly attached to the truth. that he says things like president obama wiretapped him. >> those things bother me. i did not like that. but i thought we're going to find out sooner or later,

>> reporter: the fbi director said it wasn't true, so we know, right? >> the fbi director has not been reasonable in the past. >> reporter: do you believe the fbi director? >> i take it with a grain of salt. i still support him. i do not trust the politicians. i mean, that's more and more clear to me. and i knew he was going to have one heck of a rough time. it's not over. >> reporter: when we were here in january, scott, the head of ge's union said something surprising. you told me you guessed maybe half the union membership voted for trump. why aren't the democrats rushing in and filling the vacuum in. >> it's a good question. >> reporter: have national democrats called you since the election to say hey, scott, how did this happen? >> no. >> reporter: not one? >> not once. i think it falls back to the whole reason that donald trump won. politicians stopped listening to the little people. >> they don't know wt

i lost my job. i'm in my 40s. i have to go back to school to be retrained to find something to support a family. they don't know that struggle. >> reporter: back in february, dave hoped to see results after 100 days. >> i would like to see at the 100 day mark that ground is broken on the new plant or they look at hiring. >> reporter: do you see information about his efforts on jobs? >> probably not, but i think there's hotter topics right now between syria and korea and all of that. >> reporter: do you think donald trump can win erie again if he doesn't do something notable to the economy in erie? >> i think it will be tougher for him, because erie is a hard-working community. we don't have jobs to work hard at and something to be proud of, he'll be called out on it. i love this town. i don't want to leave it if i can help it. we need the jobs. we need the industry back. i need to know that erie can

survive. >> we talk about trump's voters. we lump a lot of them into categories, but what i have found in erie more than anywhere else is this was a vote made out of pain,desperation, and out of what may seem to us like fanciful hope, but they bet the house on donald trump. when i spend time with them, i hope for them that they were right. >> and you could use the word frustration, suspicion, in terms of how they feel about politicians in general and washington as a whole. >> we're rooting for them. nicole, thank you. monday marks the start of national mental health awareness month. and in a new initiative, well known actors, athletes and politicians are opening up about the personal struggles they have faced and their triumphs. ♪ >> i have obsessive-compulsive disorder and a generalized x

>> i have adhd. >> i have depression. >> i had a teacher tell me i would never amount to anything and never be successful. >> and michael phelps is going to win gold. >> when i was a kid, this was the cure for displex ya, smarten up. >> it feels like it's never going to end, and it does. >> thank you. >> what i would the tell my younger self about having anxiety is that as i've gotten older, i've learned how to manage it with so many tools that have led to me living a pretty normal and exciting and vibrant life. >> i squeeze my dog tightly and read a book

breathe and understand i'm not alone. >> sometimes you feel so dark, and you isolate, and you question yourself. and you think what did i do to feel like this? it's a chemical imbalance. >> having that anxiety might be indicative of other kind of beneficial positive characteristics. >> the one great thing about being dyslexic is you tend to focus like a laser beam. when you find something we do well, we go there and become successful. >> i'm an actor, comedian, and judge, and i have a lot of mental health issues. since i spoke out about it, i've gotten a lot of coping skills, and i'm doing pretty well. don't be quiet. tell people. >> talk to your mother. talk to a teacher. talk to your best friend. >> once i found that it was okay to talk to somebody and seek help, that has changed my life forever, and now i'm able to live life to its fullest. >> dr. harold

leading child and adolescent psychiatrist. doctor, good to see you. when you look at these numbers, it's astounding. i think you found that 17 million children in our country have a mental health disorder. what are we talking about? what kinds of disorders? >> we're talk act the fact that these are the most common illnds of childhood and adolescence. everyone watching knows and loves one of these children. if it's not your son or daughter, it's your niece or nephew or neighbor. obsessive-compulsive disorder, adhd. 75% of all psychiatric illness occurs before the age of 24 and 50% before 14. that means that's when you're supposed to identify it and treat it. if i have a symptom for ten years, it's harder than a symptom that's six months old. >> back to the numbers. is that the incidents is increased or are we more aware? is it something about how we're raising kids? >> no.

identification and starting to do more science. the more we recognize the it's really about the brain, not about your parenting. you can get angry that your parents gave you bad genes, but it's not how your father and mother worked. certain kids are more vulnerable than others. >> let's talk about "13 reason " why". you have strong feels on whether young teenagers should be watching this. >> i think the important concept is 90% of all the teenagers who commit suicide have a psychiatric disorder. that's 5,000 teenagers this year and 600,000 one every two and a half minutes will make an attempt that leads to the emergency room. that means this show should be pulled off the air immediately. teenager suicide is contagious. we know for other three decades when kids watch

more likely to attempt and more likely to suicide. the problem with "13 reasons" is it shows you that when you're in trouble as a teenager, there is no help. you're hopeless, and that suicide is glamorous and effective. that's not the message we want them to have. we want the message that my younger self gives, that those are prominent people who say when i spoke up, when i got help, i could have a great life. >> and hopefully those celebrities who talk about it will help to erase the sigma. thank you for being here. if you would like more information on childhood mental health, go to today.com. just ahead, dr. travis stork is here to tell us about the allergy season and how to talk about it. it. first, your local news.

good morning. let's start with a look at the forecast this morning with chuck bell. >> good morning. we're warming things up. already up to 70234 70 in leesburg. be ready for temperatures into the upper 70s and low 80s for today. could be near a record high for tomorrow. the record at national is 91. sunday temperatures back into the low 80s. still plenty of warm. >> we'll get a check on your traffic when we come back. stay with us.

creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. i'm melissa mollet with a look at your traffic. chopper 4 over an earlier problem 270 northbound at father hurley.

outer loop of connecticut, crash blocking the right side. southbound georgia at seminary, all lanes finally open. right now we head back to the "today" show.

sunshine. >> >> welcome. good morning. 8:30,000. it's a friday morning. it's the 28th of april of 2017. we're out on the plaza. >> we're enjoying the weather, and it's going to get even better. >> there are a lot of cute people in the plaza j but one fan is above all the rest. hold on. hi, harvey. hi. look at harvey. >> a little florida gator. >> love the hat. >> that's an old school name. >> harvey looks like good people. >> are you having a little withdrawal? whenever we see a baby. >> i can't help it. y

news? >> good. >> i'll start with the bad. bad news is the pollen count is about to explode. if you're suffering from allergies, that's not good. the good news is dr. travis stork from the doctors is here. he's about to teach us ways to cope. >> maybe dr. stork will drifeli it. >> check it out. josh groban is here with fellow cast mates. look closely. that's from the a show. they'll close out the best of broadway week. >> first, a check of the weather. >> today's weather is brought to you by zales. celebrate your lasting love with gifts from zales. >> what do you say we check out our weekend and see what we

saturday. more flooding making its way through the mid mississippi and ohio valley. record heat in the southeast. plenty of sunshine. in the pacific northwest, sunday, strong storms in the lower and central gulf. major flooding in the mississippi river valley. sunshine along the eastern seaboard. new england looking nice. cooler here in the northeast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> temperatures are warming up quickly. upper 60s and low 70s. daytime highs up around 83 degrees in downtown washington. plenty of sunshine and a light breeze. plan or the warm this weekend. near 90 degrees tomorrow. still in the low 80s again on sunday. only the slightest little chance for a shower both days. most of your weekend will be dry. if you're going to the beaches, friday, saturday, and sunday dry at the coast all weekend except more maybe a little shower on

>> don't forget, check out our friends at the weather channel for your weekend weather whenever you need it. mr. roker, thank you. the cdc estimates more than 26 million americans struggle with seasonal allergies. projections show tree pollen bad in the west. it will get back in the midwest and east. grass pollen bad especially for folks down south. we brought in dr. travis stork, host of "the doctors" for a house call to provide a little relief. a lot of people just got closer to the television. they want to hear this. what's happening in our bodies that makes us feel this way? >> quite simply, matt, your immune system is going haywire. it's taking something

pollen which is harmless. your body releases histamines. that's what's causes the symptoms. congestion, runny nose. >> you have two camps. you have the people who suffer from allergies and the people who dot. >> a loof it is luck of the draw, but there is interesting new science. kids who grow up on farms much less likely to have allergies and asthma. the thought is we live such clean lives now that our immune systems are not exposed to as many germs. as such, your immune system is always on the lookout for things that could be concerning. if you're never exposed to germs, you're more likely to develop the allergies. >> we'll talk about how to treat the symptoms in a second. is it possible to take steps to prevent the symptoms from coming in the first place? >> it is. i always say if you can avoid the allergen, you're going to win. you're outside, wear big sunglasses. prevents the pollen from getting in your eyes.

doors and windows. run your air-conditioning with a good air filter. vacuum regularly this time of year. personal hygiene, if you get home, put the clothes in the wash, and then a lot of people forget to wash their hair, and then they lay on their pillow at night and sleep in the pollen. >> not as much of a problem for me. i'm a person, never had allergies until about 45. and then they kicked in. is that common? >> it's not uncommon. and there's no rhyme or reason. and it's not like you did anything wrong, or sometimes people in their mid 40s move to a new location and now there's a new allergen in the air that bothers them. >> you talked about how to street the symptoms, the clothes washing, air filters, taking a shower. a lot of times you get to this season and think do i have a cold or is this an allergy. how do you know the difference? >> sadly, sometimes it can be both at the same time. but the biggest difference is with allergies you're talking about itchy, watery eyes. if

usually thin and clear. it can last longer. colds should be self limits and you have thicker mucous and maybe overall body symptoms. >> treat them differently? >> a cold will eventually go away on its own, and i always say with allergies krrk take control of them before they take control of you. and luckily there are ways to diminish the effects of the all allergens for folks. >> lots of medications. you see them in commercials. you look at magazines, you see the ads. when do you know you need to see a doctor and not work with something over the counter. >> you feel like allergies or you think they're allergies and they're controlling your life, i go see your doctor. the great thing nowadays if you see an allergist, they will test and figure out what you're allergic to and put a game plan in place. a lot of ant

steroids, but if you figure out your symptoms, we're effective at treating allergies, so see a specialist if you need to. >> we'll put more on our website. thank you. have a good season. check out "the doctors". check your local listings. >> up next, the daughter of the woman who touched readers with a moving let tore her husband just before losing her battle with cancer opens up about her mother's legacy. first, this is "today" on nbc. s up about her mother's legacy. first, this is "day" on nbc.to you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career with strayer university's mba program today.

8:39, now. 8:39. back with a feel good love story. it went viral earlier in the year. >> it was written by a children's book author. she wrote it days before she lost her battle with ovarian cancer.

maria shriver sat down with her daughter. >> reporter: losing a parent is one of the toughest life experiences, especially when you're just 20 years old, but amy's daughter paris is incredible. she says while this has been the most difficult time for their family, finishing her mom's last project and sharing the lessons her mom left behind have made it just a little bit easier to keep moving forward. >> one of her main messages was make the most of your time here. >> reporter: paris is talking about the person closest to her. her mother, amy. known by millions as the woman with the terminal cancer who wrote a now viral love letter in the new york times for jason, her husband of 26 years. >> that's the love story that i got to witness my whole life. >> reporter: amy's letter took readers through their love and the

a wife, a mother of three, a best-selling author of more than 30 children's books and two memoirs. >> i have not lived to tell, i have not witnessed the extraordinary. this is my story. >> reporter: she said when, in fact, now i think this is wrong. >> right. i do think she's lived to tell, and i do think she's witnessed the extraordinary. >> reporter: even as amy's health started to decline, she refused to stop creating. instead, adjusted her sail and started something simple on instagram. project 1, 2, 3. the goal? post a list of three things every day at 1:23 p.m. for 123 days. amy's last post was day 61. not wanting to leave her mom's final project unfinished, paris has decided to complete it for her. >> i'm doing a photo each day that reminds me of her or that represents her and tells

about her. i'm picking up where she left off. >> reporter: paris says her mom loved creating extraordinary moment as much as she loved writing about them. often encouraging strangers on social media to meet her and create a memory. she'd be the woman with the yellow umbrella. >> she just wanted to bring people together to do lovely things and to ultimately make the world a better place. >> reporter: paris spent the last two months of her mom's life by her side, journaling conversations they had and the wisdom amy left behind. your mom said to you, don't go around it. go through it. so many people are afraid of going through it. >> you might think initially, it's easier to go around it, to not feel these hard things and avoid it, but it comes back to you. >> reporter: amy shared stories with paris about how to create happiness. don't get

tomorrow. >> live your life the way you would want to live if you knew you only had a certain amount of time left. >> reporter: lessons amy lived by long before she was sick. >> i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. for this incredible ride. >> tomorrow would have been amy's 52nd birthday, and her family just launghed the akr yellow umbrella foundation as another way to honor amy by supporting child literacy and ovarian cancer research. paris is just amazing. >> that's an incredible story, maria. i get jealous when i see people like that. obviously it turned out in a way they didn't want, but i'm jealous of that spirit, and that way to look at the world with such a rational sense. >> so inspiring. she's so inspiring. >> she is. th

>> thank you. >> up next, we'll head outside. we'll have a live performance from josh groban and his broadway cast and the great thomas of 1812. first, this is "today" on nbc. e ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪

the city concert series on "today "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> and we are wrapping up our best of broadway with an epic new musical. it's a love story inspired by one part of war and peace and the transformative production makes you feel as if you are in a russian saloon as you watch it unfold. and guess who's here, josh groban stars as pierre. >> good morning. >> broadway debut for you. >> i've dawned my finest padded suit for you this morning. never too early for that. tha

for myself and for so many members of this cast. we couldn't imagine ourselves in a more brilliant production. >> it's a beautiful show. what makes it extra interesting, if you've ever been to broadway, it's never interactive, but you guys are different. >> our incredible set designer basically turned the imperial theater into a 360 degree russian supper club. everybody can see everybody else. there's always interaction. no two shows are the same. >> with the audience? >> yeah. there's interaction. sometimes people get involved. it's definitely very different and a lot of fun. >> what number are you doing? >> we're going to do a song called balogga into -- there's a love triangltriangle. ♪

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going to spin the smuker' jar. karl moore 100 years old. a barber for 65 years giving haircuts at an air base during world war ii. frank hardison, active guy. swings by the golf course three times a week. >> happy 100th birthday to mac zone best. she's from washington d.c. she currently works for her family real estate business. ri rita cummings. she says smile. charles jones, 100 years old. if you ever visit martha's vineyard, you may recognize him. he was a volunteer greeter on the island for decades. and happy

morel phillips. written 11 books. currently working on book number 12. that's fantastic. if you know somebody celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us about them. >> that's a cool job, a volunteer greeter. >> welcome. >> willie, we'll greet you. what do you have this sunday? >> one of hoda's favorite bands, little big down. sat down with them on the stage known as the mother church of koir country music in nashville. they've been through divorce, death, new children. they're just a great band and a great group of friends, and it's a blast of a conversation on sunday. >> you have a great show. that part is the best, the

>> we're back with more on a friday morn after your local use. 8:56 is your time now on this friday, april 28th, 2017. good morning. we want to check on your commute with melissa mollet and your traffic. >> outer loop at connecticut avenue still a crash blocking the right side. not terrible up top there but it is still a little bit slow. just got a call here from police letting us know about this

lanes blocked. a pig was on the loose. 66, 95, no worries. >> did you say a pig on the loose? >> a big on the loose on the bridge. >> we'll check your forecast next. stay with us.

good morning. a forecast for the next couple of days. temperatures way above average for today and through the weekend into early next week. cooler on tuesday behind the monday afternoon rain chance. and then showery and cooler weather late next week. >> all right, chuck. thank you. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minutes.

this morning on "today's" take jenna elfman kicking off our weekend as celebrity co-host. and the chef with the best hair in the business, ryan scott. and picture this. you winning our fabulous freebie friday giveaway. tune in right now. from nbc news, this is today's take live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> friday, baby. not just any friday. it's freebie friday. listening to "move your body "by sia with our fabulous guest co-host. i love this outfit. >> thank

it's friday. >> like you're going to the beach. >> that sounds good. tomorrow you'll be able to. it's going to be hot here. >> i love it when you listen to my forecast. >> you're good at what you do, al. >> at least somebody thinks so. and you have this great new sitcom on abc, "imaginary mary". >> i do. >> i love the idea of this. >> we have so much fun. i get to do physical comedy and have romantic things and fish out of water scenes with my boyfriend. he's divorced with three kids, and i have to somehow date a man with his three kids and an imaginary friend i have who helps get me through. it's all the fun stuff i love about comedy, i get to do, and we have so much fun doing it. >> did you enjoy a break in new york city. you have two little ones. >> i do. you had me time yesterday. >> and i needed it. i went

that was really good. i did truffle fries, took a long lukewarm bath because i couldn't figure out -- i thought there was something wrong with the bath. it was just that i hadn't mastered the heat nozzle properly. >> there was probably safety on the size. >> i was like what's wrong with the bath. i sat in a lukewarm bath grateful to be submerged in water. >> i was like i admire her. i haven't take an bath in years. i don't even remember the last time i took a bath. >> i'm all about a bath. i love to submerge. >> do you use bath salts? >> sometimes if they're there. i like hot baths. i like to sweat. and then i like to get into the bed kind of still overhot from the bath and just fall asleep. >> wow. maybe i'll try it. >> it happens once in a blue moon, but i like it. >> yeah. >> you had a nice day. >> we had a wonderful day. we thoht

of the "today" show, we looked around and we're like wait a minute, everybody is a mom. it kind of happened spontaneously. it wasn't this way last year, but we thought let's all get together and have a conversation and let's do it with wine. and maybe salmon and couscous and spinach. it was amazing. kathie lee invited us over to her -- i can't call it a house. it's more like a magical land on top of a cloud. >> it's like you're at an estate in italy. >> someone said what's it like? i said if you close your eyes and think of what a garden in heaven would look like and open your eyes, it's one of her gardens. >> nice. >> but it's so heavenly and peaceful. you want to med date and think smart things. it's amazing? >> it's always great for moms to get together and talk mom stuff. it's therapeutic. >> the thing is itwa

we're givers. we're going to put it all together. >> it's going to be on the show? >> yes. >> your mom conversations? >> yes. and it's one of those things. you hear people on reality shows say they oh, we forget about the cameras. i kind of feel like that's what happened. because it was pretty real. you'll see it soon for mother's day. what about you? >> last night i grew up here in new york city. and the idea that i might have gotten a job in new york city was so out of the ordinary in the realm. i got a watch at wnbc new york and worked with the murder's row of the best broadcasters in the business. and we hadn't seen each other for dinner in probably about ten years. i called and we had dinner last night. a nice restaurant called the

simone. we had a great time and laughed for hours? >> it's interesting you say you grew up in new york and know these faces. i grew up in kansas and i was aware of those people. they're legends outside of new york city. >> it was great. it's on par with this experience. you have seminal moments in your career, and to get to work with those folks. >> did it give you a moment to celebrate yourself and your accomplishments? >> it was a reminder of how blessed i am. that i never -- people said this must be your dream job. i said i never dreamed i would do something like this. and to work with those folks was another blessing. >> and they're all good people. that helps. >> speaking of blessings -- >> tell me about it. >> ice cream. we like to get free stuff here. >> that's what i like to do at night. shower and ice cream. >> here's a question. you ever go into the ice cream store, whether it's ben and jerry's or

free samples. how many ice cream samples is okay? >> what do you say? >> it depends on who you ask. if you ask my nine-year-old, there's no limit. both of my kids are like i want to taste that and that, and i'm looking at the nine people behind me like just make a decision. get what you always get. come on. they're like but i want to taste it. and then there's some in l.a., there's a sign saying a two-taste maximum. >> interesting. some people say after three or four, i'm done. i think two. three is -- >> getting greedy. >> is it? >> i think so. >> does it matter if there's a line behind you? if it's empty, does that affect the decision making? >> it was a question posed on the website tasting table. they suggested maxing out your taster tour at four or five. >> four or five? >> that seems a lot to me. >> i i'd get the hairy eyeball from the ice cream

that'shoneycomb. >> that's really good. >> some of us just like plain vanilla, but they have new kinds and you want to try them. there's a soup place downstairs. sometimes i want to ask for three. but i always buy. >> it's okay to double fist it, right? >> that's a good time. >> while we're tasting, let's check out with curb your enthusiasm's larry david thinks about this. >> i think i'd like to try the banana. >> banana? it might taste like, let me guess, a banana? >>. >> and some chocolate. >> this is so rude. you're like a sample abuser. >> what's the matter with abui privileges. you can't go sample after sample. >> i can. >> no, you can't.

i'm going to have the plain vanilla, please. >> she winds up with vanilla? you've got to be kidding me. how is the vanilla? >> it's so true. it's relatable. right? we say two is the max. >> my nine-year-old tried to go in one the other day, just do samples and leave. i had to educate him about commerce. >> well, one of our pals ryan scott, a great chef, and also a co-host of our program. he has a new haircut. it's a new longer hair style. it's kind of like a multibut turned on its side. >> but -- >> i love it, but our producers said they liked the old look with shorter hair instead of the new. we polled our viewers, and ryan agreed to cut his hair if they liked his old hair better. >> 70% of you liked the old hair. he's a man of his .

way. look at him. >> thank you. >> ryan is getting his haircut today from a celebrity stylist in new york city. how cool -- ryan, i kind of like your hair now. are you feeling some kind of way? >> am i what? >> are you feeling some kind of way? are you sad? >> i talked to my hairapist last night. things are good. al and i said every hairy joke we can say this morning. we held hands walking down the hallway. >> you were in your yankee's hat all the way in. >> this morning we talked for a while, went for a run in the park together. even my wife last night was like honey, she was petting it. i had to say are you really going to cut it right now? >> yeah. >> all right. here you go. you get

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>> there you go. chef ryan scott. you voted for him to get his haircut. >> that's right. you did this to me. >> we're joined by jenna elfman. i have a little announcement. i'm so excited. i am going to be going to europe to ride the famed orient express. i am going to be joining our good buddy, actor josh gad to the orient express. >> and

we did a show together called "1600 penn ". we had so much fun. >> i saw him in "book of mormon". and he was on your show on nbc. >> you're going to have an amazing time. >> the train goes from venice to paris to promote josh's upcoming movie "murder on the orient express ". it opens up on november 10th. if remember, josh had a lot of fun online quizzing daisy ridley about spoilers for "star wars" "rogue one." and the "today" show, if you might remember, we took a ride on the orient express in 19

we're seeing history repeat itself. it's kind of cool. >> what are you most looking forward to? the whole thing? >> i think the idea of this kind of elegant -- like generally we've been told men wear dinner jackets. >> how long is the ride? >> i think about 24 hours. i'm looking forward to it. >> you'll get to see amazing country side. >> i don't know about the technology. >> we'll be live. josh and i live on the train. >> does the satellite -- >> no. >> we're with you. >> little guy running next to you with a satellite. >> that's right. i can't keep up. the technology now is actually -- there's an array of the guts of 12 or 15 cellular phones in a little box. it's called live you. it actually replaces a satellite. >> wow. >> i'm looking forward to that. >> when do you leave? >> monday after the show. >> all right. everybody is talking act digit

spinners. everybody talks about them. >> my son has them. >> they're a hot new toy. >> some schools banned them. >> they're called fidget spinners. kids are selecting them. they're banning them in some schools because kids are playing with them in class. >> my son, nick, who has some learning issues. and fidgets. this helps calm them. in other words -- >> why? >> because they just -- as they're kiting at their desk, you just kind of sit there. a lot of adults have been using them. some of them light up. and the fidget cubes are the same thing. it kind of just -- it has a number of tactile sensory things. >> how do you control on instagram and do this at the same time? >> good question. >> if you're studying, how does this -- so you're doing this and reading at the same time? >> yeah. or it's a class and you're in the class. instead of moving around, you're kind of -- it helps. it settles you.

noise. >> it doesn't, but kids are trading them and doing all kind of stuff. >> how much are snow. >> not that expensive. >> 20? >> for one? 4. >> 4 to $20. >> some of them light up. but they're selling out. >> there one -- i see what you mean. >> and it's less, nick sometimes sits down and does that. it's kind of cool. let's see how ryan's hair is doing. we don't care about ryan. just how is his hair? >> what are you doing to do with it? >> that looks handsome. >> i love you, jenna. >> i love you too, i just met you. >> it looks really good. >> we're stretching this thing out for an hour. let's show you what's going on. somebody said it's the main event.

>> you need an inhaler. >> anyway, we're looking at the risk of severe weather today stretching from texas to ohio. 24 million people. tornadoes possible from indiana into missouri. tomorrow we have more of the same. strong hail, strong winds, large hail. tornado threat texas to missouri. on sunday moves into the mid and lower gulf coast with 8 million folks at risk. again, a lot of strong weather, and flooding possible. anywhere from 10 to 15 inches of rain in parts of the central mississippi river valley. here's what's happening in our neck of the woods. >> good morning. sunshine. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s now. it will turn into a beautiful day to be outside. highs around 83 degrees. in the next couple of days look every bit as warm. in fact, warmer still. coming our way for tomorrow, temperatures maybe our first 90 degree day of the year. 91 is the record at reagan national. we have a good chance of either tieing or breaking it. bottom line is you'll be

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you're 21. come on. it's her birthday. happy birthday. the today your actual birthday? >> a couple weeks ago, but we're celebrating today in the big apple. >> congratulations. >> she was in college so she couldn't get home. >> that's a good reason to miss celebrating. happy birthday. >> okay. thank you guys. thanks to polaroid, we're going to give three lucky fans at home a poly-roid q and a suction strap mount and helmet mount. visit facebook to find out how to enter. coming up, chef ryan scott continues to say the long good-bye to his hair. that's great. he's got that hair in the kitchen there. and hello to a delicious angel hair pasta that's a cut above the rest. see what i did there?

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this morning on today's food, a main course you're going to love. it's a chicken caesar angel hair pasta with our friend ryan scott. executive chef and owner of "thin town. >> i just saw that. i don't look good. >> you look kind of like alfalfa on "the little rascals". >> anyway, let's do this dish. it's pretty bad. this is a chicken caesar salad with angel hair pasta. you have chicken, bacon, angel hair pasta, croutons from the pact. i'm doing the wholel

chicken caesar but with pausta. this is a fun dish to make. this is extra garlicky. garlic, garlic salt, and garlic powder. rub it in. get it in there. now i have a pan with a little bit of olive oil. sheinelle can't even look at me. >> because it's so -- >> amazing. >> bad. >> good. >> i'm talking about his hair. >> i know. >> the food is great. >> in the pan here with some olive oil is the garlic and chicken. took it about five or six minutes until it's golden brown. take it out all the way cooked. >> you could put scallops in th this. >> you can mix up a lot. because this is you, i couldn't put bacon in the cookies, so i put them in this dish. >> you could probably put them in the cookies. >>

bacon. take the left overbacon love. add onion and thyme. add chicken stock, cream, and caesar dressing from the jar after it's sauteed. once it's mixed inside, mix it. have it come to a boil. once it comes to a boil, it looks -- >> oops. >> we're just going to cook the spatula. no problem. >> the spatula is in the dish. so you take this. now you take the chicken, bacon, and parsley. you mix it all inside there. then you take this guy right here. you strain your angel hair pasta. make sure you strain it. once it's mixed, you take that and mix these bad boy together. now, here's the trick.

to mix all this, you now take your cheese, this is two different cheeses. now leave it. you take the pasta water. you put a lid on top of it. don't fuzz with it. leave it about a minute or two or a beer. once you're done, the cheese sits on top. then you mix it. you ever get a piece of cheese that's not melted. allow for it to come together. once it comes all together, i can't take myself serious right now because i can't see my hair. angel hair pasta bacon. croutons from a packet on top. bacon and parsley on top of this. you have probably one of the most fun inventive dishes. if you go online, this is a short bread, get it, short haircut. >> if you have to explain it

>> just go with it, okay? >> that cookie is fantastic. >> mint chocolate chip short bra bread cookie. super low fat. it's vegan too. >> sure it is. >> cream, shmeem. >> even if you're on the tightest diet, once a week you should have whatever you want. >> that's why i love jenna elfman. >> thank you so much. you have to go get your haircut. >> why are you pushing me around? >> get your haircut. >> thank you, ryan. >> if you want to recipes go to today.com/food. coming up next, the go cart to end all go carts. wait until you see the new cool gear for when you're on the go. and ryan has now gone to get his hair continually cut after these messages. just press "clean"an

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made are adopted from novels. >> here with a sneak peek of the books being turned into block busters is isaac fitzgerald. good morning. >> let's get into it. "the dinner" with laura linney and richard gere. >> it was an incredible novel. the it was by a dutch author. it's two couples that come together. the men are brothers. in the meeting, you're not sure. the it's a fancy restaurant, you realize it's to discuss their children, and they've maybe done something that's going to impact the entire family. >> laura linney is fantastic. >> and steve coogin. the it's a great movie. >> what else? >> "every thing every thing". it stars

this is about a young girl. she's basically contained to her home because she has this disease. that means she can't leave her house. she's taken care of by her mother, but a family moves in next door with a handsome young man and trouble ensues. this is a page turner that keeps you on your seat. >> is she going to get out of the house or not in. >> it's bubble girl. >> that's what's going on. absolutely. >> we have period piece drama called "my cousin rachel". >> starring rachel wies. you have an orphan. his cousin has taken care of him, but his cousin gets married, dies under mysterious circumstances. he suspects the new lady, rachel. but when they meet, he's a little bit enamored by her. is she a new love of his life or a person taking everything from him? >> it's hard to be suspicious

>> or enamelled. >> in the fall you have this romantic drama. >> sometimes you're deep in your imagination with books but sometimes you want to watch people on the side of a mountain. he's a doctor. she is about to get married. she's a writer. they get in an airplane accident. they're stuck in the wilderness. this is an adventure romance. this is them against the elements and also will they or won't they. >> well. >> we hope they will. they're beautiful. they're so good looking. >> it's true. a lot of good looking people on "murder on the orient express ". we're riding on the train next week. >> don't get murdered. >> that's the plan. >> now, this is the classic. "the murder on the orient express". this is a

agatha christy. there's this mystery murder on the train. they're all trapped. the it's a great setting. it's an original, wonderful tense writing. like you said johnny depp, they have penelope cruz. everything is in this bench. >> judi dench, leslie odom junior. >> these are all great summer block busters. finding the original story in books. try to read them before the theater. >> just read books. >> and we're back in a moment. i'm reading this right now. it says this is "today" on nbc. . that's a great story. >> reallgood.y fios is not cable. we're wired differently. >> reallgood.y

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>> handsome. >> so cute. >> savannah is like oh. >> are you single? >> no. >> you're not single. >> no. i have a friend. >> it's pretty good. that's amazing. hoda, you've known me for a long time. >> i've known for look time. i gave you the blank stare. long on top. >> you look good. >> he did a really good job. >> i guess he got out of her in case you can't like it. >> i love it. that's what i had in mind. >> i love it. >> he got rid of the hang time. >> i'm all about hair. it's really cute. >> jenna, thank you so much. it was so much fun having you. >> thank you. >> the fun never stops.

this is a news 4 today newsbreak. 9:57 is your time now on this friday april 28th, 2017. good morning. this weekend two southbound lanes will be shut down south of potomac mills mall. there's a hole in the deck that needs to be repaired. the first fades of the construction starts tomorrow at 9:00. starting this afternoon the 95 express lanes will be open to southbound drivers and stay that way all weekend. let's check y

chuck bell. how's the warmup looking? >> it's going to be a great weekend to be outside. although, it will be toasty warm by april standards. this would be warm by midsummer standards. 92 tomorrow. that would be a new record for the day. 83 today and 82 on sunday. nothing to sneeze at there. next chance at organized rainfall coming in is late monday and monday night. and then finally some cooler weather for the first week of may. highs into the 60s with rain chances next week. >> coming up, we're keeping an eye on metro and delays because of a sickout potential by workers. we'll see you at 11:00.

from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> we are all here. >> what was try-day? >> it means we try something new. we try a little wine with our show. >> cheers. >> have san savannah gust guthr extended her day. >> you were the choice. you were the number