good morning. breakingnews. retaliatio officials now say islamis attacked churches and hels in sri lanka in retribution forhe mosque attacks in new zealand. the death toll rising again overnight. a day of mourning for the victims including a fifth grade american boy. >> he was a very special young man, very special. >> just ahead, where the investigation goes next. democratic divide? the 2020 candidates taking different sides on impeachment. ve congress should take the steps towards impeachment. is ll that the congres talking about impeaching trump and donald trump trump and mueller mueller mueller.

>> inside the talks inned the white house as the presidentes shak it off. >> are you worried about impeachment? >> not even a little e'bit. >> w live at the white house. closing in on the case of two missing little cegirls. poli going public with dramatic new evidence and talking directly to the killer. we believe you are hiding inai pln sight. >> why sheudden shift in strategyoming up. plus, rescued. a man pulled from the rubble odter a series of earthquakes. t aly raisman tells us about her next cheter. th cause she's now taking up. and on her team. well wishes pouring in aft ndfe of an nfl star undergoes brain surgery a shares a touching messad on her to recover. "today," tuesday, april 23rd, 20. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah

guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. lcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. thank you for being with us. we've got craig in for hoda. the story of kelly stafford is inspiring. >> a 29-year-old wife of the quarterback there in detroit matt stafford. she is ftrecovering a brain surgery. she said a few months ago things that she'd been able to do for years started to become more difficult. we'r going to have more on her remarkable recovery in just a bit. >> a l are wishing her the best. we start with the easter sunday attacks in sri lanka. overni t the investigation leading to more suspects and we're learning more about the hundreds of victims. we got two reports for you. we start with bill neely who is in sri lanka for us.in bill, good mo to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.

rning a national day of m here, but also a fear and of anger and of incrimination too. politicians blaming each other for failing to stophese attacks. and the motive behind one of them was global revenge. the gove sayin that retribution for muslims who were killed a world ay was behind this. mass mourning after a mass killing. scores of victims buried today. this small christian minority targeted and terrified. across the nation, minutes of silence to mark the time the bombs exploded. this was the latest blast. three bombs exploding as trips tried toifse them. and this morning a startling claim. a governmentis minter says investigators e attacks were in retaliation for

the massacre of muslims in nd zealanast month. but he offered no evidence. why weren't the churches protected if you had a warning? >> we never expected ank att of this magnitude. >> reporter: ministers admit there were warnings of suicide bombings and apologized for not passing them on. this ribbons are for mourning. but many here are furious security forces didn't act on warnings of about the attacks and they question how a local group with no history of terrorist bombings could have been capable of all of this. were you given any warnings? >> no. >> reporter: nobody said anythi from the police? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: you had no security? >> no. now we have theri secuty. >> reporter: too late? >> absolutely too late. >> reporter: at least four americans are among. the de police have made more arrests here. the government says one or two local groups with foreign help was behind this. but no one has yet claimed

responsibility. the fbi now wor wngh investigators to solve one of the world's worst terror attacks. >> and bill,moust this ing as we understand it, isis is claiming involvement. what exactly did they say? >> reporter: yea few minutes. they said through their so-called official news agency that they were claims like this about attacks all over the world in tnd past a u.s. officials have pointed out they offer no evidence and indeed this offered no evidence that they were involved in this. while the local islamist groups are inspired by isis, there is actually no evidence on the ground that isis or al qaeda were directly involved in these attacks. and this morning ale authorities warning of suspect vehicles. vehicles that might be filled with explosives. so this is a city and,de in, a

country still very much on edge. back to you. >> bill neely starting us off. thank you. now to the faces of this attack. more than 300 amctims. ong them at least four americans. and this morning their families are speakin out. nbc's stephanie gosk joins us with their stories. steph, good morning. one of these stories is a heart breaking story about a young boy. is.yeah, it really it does break your heart. te impact of these bombings is being felt aroun world including several communities here in the u.s. one of the youngest victims a student from an elite washington, d.a clinton and the daughters attended. karen stafforded disoso had decided to be a scientist. the 11-year-old who took time off from t sidwl friends school lanka. now one of the youngest killed by the bombings.he

>> s he was very special. >> reporter: a suicide bomber blew himself up at the buffet. kierein texted his dad jt minutes before the attack. >> now he's never going to be a teenager. he was going to do great things for the world and the terrorists have taken something from this world. >> reporter: most of those killed on sunday were sri lankans attending easter services. but the capital columbo is an international hub for business and tourism. the lobbies of t luxury hotels were packed with foreigners. people from0 different unlo lives. the 40-year-old from denver descrid by friends as big hearted and selfless was traveling for work. writin facebook just before he left. and the fun begins, love thes t. 24 hours of flying soon, sri la. he checked into his hotel

shortly before the attack. >> i just kind of feel numb. like he's not gone or i'm going to wake up and the nightmare is going to be gone and he's going to >> reporter: deark's losthiest man and his wife three of their four children. the family was on vacation. and authorities confirm a sri lankan celebrity chef was killed. her daughter who also lost her life posting this photo moments before the blast. a simple caption. easter breakfastit family. >> so much loss, stephanie. what more do we know about the two unnamed arican victims? >> well, the state department hasn't released names. you can probably understand why. so many people killed. but this theme we see over and over again. this was a sunday morning. these were families, parents with their children, the stories are just heart breaking. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >> thank yo w >> move now to washington.

there's a fight there, of course, over the mueller report. the president tryingo turn the page. democrats including the 2020 presidential candida are in the midst of a hot debate whether or not to pursue impeachment. peter alexander with the latest. good morning. >> reporte good g to you. p house democrats led by nancy pelosi are promising to push tead with aggressive investigations in wake of the redacted mueller report. and for the most pumping the brakes on any immediate push f impeachment. still many within pelosi's party including some of those candidates want action now. overnight democraprc esidential hopefuls weighing in on possible impeachment. in a series of town halls on cnn. >>ho believe congress suld take the steps towards impeachment. >> i think he's made it clear he deserves impeachment. i'll- i'm also going to leave it to the house and senate to figure that out. >> if you've actually read the mueller areport, it's laid

out there. it's not like it's going to take a long time to figure this rou. >>orter: but not everyone is on board. >> if for the next year, year and a half all that the congress is talking about is impeachment trump and trump, tru t,rump and mueller mueller mueller, that works to trump's advantage. >> reporter: bernie sanders' comments coming as democrats debate their nex a call monday should keep investigating but not pursuing impeachment yet. house speaker nancy pelosi saying, if it is what we need to do to honor our responsibility to the constitution, if ts the place the facts take us, that's the place we have to go. earliern the day, the president brushing off the prospect of impeachment at the an union white house easter egg rolls. >> worried about impeachment, mr. president? >> notven a little bit. >> reporter: but his tweets tell a different story venting his anger. writing, only hid

misdemeanors can lead to impeachment. including president trump's attempt to get mcgahn removed. an order mcgahn denied. the president isdismissing hwn accounts. >> are you worried your staff is disobeying your orders? >> nobody disobeys my orders. >> there are some people really pushing for impehment and some saying wait a minute. let's hold off. what's the reason behind that divide? >> reporter: you know, there is new polling that shows more americans actually oppose than support the beginning of impeachment proceedings by calling for thorough investigations but holding off impeachment. nancy pelosi here is really trying to avoid an issue that would be divisi, political, and potentially hurt democrats' chances of winning back the e kd never get through a republican senate.

for his part already, the president is once again complaining o twitter about both democrats and the media. savannah? >> all right. thank you very chmu another powerful earthquake rocked the philippines over take a look at this video here following monday's quake. you can see rescuers a pulling survivor from a collapsed building there. several people are still missing. there are multiple structures that were badly damaged by the quake. no reports of injuries following today's 6.5 magnitude earthquake. new this morning, troubling accusations against a head coach in the nba. luke walton being sued for sexual assau just days after he was hired by the sacranto kings. miguel almaguer has the details on that. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: glud morning. walton is the son of nba legend bill walton. he had a sid nba career winning two championships with

the lakers before joining the coaching ranks. now a sports reporting is a claiming inew lawsuit that luke walton forced himself on her in a hotel room several years ago. this morning nbaoach luke walton is the target of a sexual assault lawsuit. former sports reporter kelly tennant says walton groped and forcibly kisd her in a hotel room. the suit does not specify a date only saying it happened when walton was an assistant coach with the golden state warriors before he became the head coach theakers in 2016. according to the suit, tennant sa she considered walton a friend and mentor and was also friendly with his wife. she even asked walton to write the forward to a book she was writing. she says when she tried to give him a copy of the book, he d her to his hotel room.

and he pinned her to the bed using his body weight to hold her down,orcibly kissing her and grinding up against r. she said she was terrified and yelled stop it as she tried to free herself. she says when walton finally released her he laughed saying, good to see you.as walton w let go by the lakers nearly two weeks ago following three losing seasons. the 39-year-old was hired b the sacramento kings just 24 hours later. the kings releasing a statement overnight saying, we are aware of the report and are gathering additionformation. the warriors releasing a similar statement saying in part, they only learned of the alleged indent and sto last night. walton, the son of bill walton was an nba player himself. etiring and transitioning to coaching. now an nba coach with a new job facing new legal troubles. nbc news has reached out to both luke walton and his accuser but

we have not heard back. an attorney for kelly tennant says she plans to hold a news confence later today. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. some big news on the tech front thois inmorng. tech el kes will have toait to t their hands on the new samsung fold. it was supposed to be edreleas on friday. s they may have an issue with their displayed. two reviewers say theirevices broke after th mistakingly re vedn outer plastic layer. they have not revealed a new release date. all right. 7:15 had our look the first bit of the news. we've got dyltan a in for the forecast. some heavy rainhis rybody. morning moving through oklahoma city. also the panhandle of texas. some cloud to ground lightning as well. so we do have some pretty strong thunderstorms although they're

not producing any kind of severe weather at this time. this is all dragged alo this stationary front that is draped through oklahoma and into texas. so we're going to see very unsettled weather across texas for the next couple of days. as we go into tonight and tomorrow, that threat shifts eoser to dallasnd hston as we gont into wednesday night an thursday morning. this area of low pressure willn ride alo this front into the midwest and into the ohio and tennessee river valleys as we go into thursday. we could see somesolated stronger storms, damaging windse lightning and the heavier downpour toos. we could see the possibility of some flash flooding. hathough it's not all likely. but when you get hourly rates of 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour with stormp totals to 4 or 5 inches, that does lead to the threat of flooding. that is mainly across central texas. that ross thecountry. we'll get to your local forec. sr the futu re. ♪

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off to a nice start this morning. sunshine start to finish today. there'll be a few extra clouds day. i couldn't rule out a stray drop in the shenandoah valley after about 8:00 this evening. nothing to worry about here. you can le at home. a little hint of summertime warmth today. high of 82. 77 tomorrow. rain more likelye to arriv late thursday. and friday looks a bit more on

the rainy side for sure. >> all thank you. we'll have another local nen ab. >> for now back to the "today" show after t.

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w information in the sri lanka bombings. it's believed it was retaliation for me bombings in movks in new zealand. four americans were among those who died inexplosion. several other u.s. citizens were injured. a small plane crashed monday killing x people on board. e twin engine plane went down as it was preparing to land. the wreckage isat loc about six miles from the airport. the plane took h off fromston earlier in this day. the ntsb is investigating e of . there is a new alert from he cdc as the cases of the measles is approachi ining leves not seen in years. a vast maj cases have been in new york city and rockland mocounty. of them have been

unvaccinated people in orthodox jewish communities. the food and drug administration has taken an unusual step reminding the public that the measles vaccine i safe with 50 years of science to back it up. now to an update to a lomysterious case we've fd for two years now. the unsolved murders of two young girls on a hiking trail in indiana. this mornin s police new evidence is taking their investigation in a new direction. morgan chesky joins us with details on this d what we know? >> reporter: yeah, craig, good morning. and this is a crime thater toucs corner of this community and the proof of that plastered across almost every window downtown. pictures of that old suspect. but this morning, that new evidence now has police saying that this ishe m they believe encountered those two girls on tt hike. this morning new video of the man investigators believe is behind the m

williams and livi german. >> we believe you are hiding in plain sight.te >> repor the video shows the suspect walking on a railroad bridge. >> watchhe mannerisms as he walks. do you recognize the mannerisms as being someone t you might know? >> reporter: more newly released evidence, a longer audio recording of a man sayingdshat sounlike, guys, down the hill. down the hill. >> reporter: and a brand new sketch bearing little resemblance to the original from two years ago. police speaking directly to the killer on monday. >> for more than two years you never thought we would shift gears to a different investigative strategy. but we have. >> reporter: the bodies of the girls were found more than two years ago offin hikg trail in lphi, indiana. now police believe the killer has strong connections to the community and could be livin among them. >> we likely have interviewed

you or someone close to you. we know that this is about power to you. and you want to know what we know. and one day you will. >> repor investigators now looking forhe driver of a car that w seen parked near the crime scene the day the girls went missing. a community distraught but holdingut hope. >> somebody has to know who that guy is on the bridge. i would know if it was my dad, my brother. i would know. so somebody needs to come forward and tell. >> reporter: police determined to make that happen. beginning, st now and i can tell you on behalf of the sheriff and the police chief, so many other partners that have stood with us over this period of time, that we will not stop. >> morgan, it really sounds like police officls there are zeroing in on a suspect. aside from that new sketch, are they releasing any other new information about the guy?

>> reporter: crai they are staying pretty tight lipped but they're describing him as between 18 a 40 and he's very familiar with this area. police tell me they hope the reward will make someone come forward. >> morgan chesky for us in indiana, thank you. >> it's so extraordinary to hea them address the killer and say they know certain things about him. so it'll be interesting to see how itevelops now they've released the video. >> hopefully there's a break soon. >> absolutely. that is the news for now. we get the check of the weather from miss dylan. >> good morning again,guys. springtime is our typical tornado season but the tornadoes we've seen so far this season are not really occurring in the places youight think. look at all of the storms we've seen in mississippi, alabama, and geora has had 142 reported tornadoes so far this season. in march and april. that's the second highest number of tornadoes on record.

typical tornado alley is in this zone right in through here that extends down into texas where we've seen 66 reported tornadoes. elseere, it has been a slow start. although, all it takes is one especially in this area where the storms td to be strong. today we low threat of tornadoes but still in this yellow area we could see rge hail and damaging winds with some of the storms that will fire up through the day today. and then on wednesday, again, still a lowhreat of tornadoes. but still very large hail is possible and winds in excess of about 60 miles per hour across s central andthern texas. it's all along this stationary front that's going to meander here for the next couple of days. nortf that, we've got a beautiful day. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. and also across the interior northeast. but up and down the east coast, we should see a amount of. sunshi that's a look at the weather across the country. now a peek out your window. >> pollen c is high. mostly tree pollen at this

point. upper 40s, low 50s. a hint of summer today. afternoon highs close to 80 degrees in most of the area. not much of a b eze to worry about today. and if there's going to be any chance for a rain drop or two today, it will be near i-81e in th shenandoah valley. much, much later. so there's your five-day forecast. next best chance for rain is late thurs. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still to come this morning, to recovery for the wife of an nfl quarterback. what she's saying about finng a new normal after undergoing brai rgery. also this morning, don't look dowe. 're going to tag along with the braveng women doi some very lofty work to keep buildings > then onop start, what jennifer lez is saying about one of her most iconic looks and why that almost did not happen. first ough, aly raisman's next chapter ting up the cause of other sexual abuse survivors. her exclusive interview with humira patients, you inspire us.

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her clusively. hi, nat, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, aly raisman spoke out forcefully as you kno against former usa gymnastics doctor. charging of sexual assaul and misconduct. three-time olympic gold medal aly raisman has become a ch for sexual abuse survivors. she sees striking parallels with her experience between former usa gymstics doctor larry nassar and the young women w have accused georgetindal of sexual so many people knew abou and covered it up. >> reporter: raisman has become a hero to many after confronting him at his sentencing. >> you now realize this group of women you heartless abused over a long period of time are now a force and you are nothing. >> reporter: she is now with

women fro usc to extend the statute of limitations in the tindal case. >> i don't think there should be a statute of limitations when it comes to abuse. >> reporter: audrey and jamisha attendedusc 20 years apart but tindal used his position as t campus gynecologist. >> i felng his fis. and the only way i can describe it is it felt like something that would happen with a partner and it was not my partner. >> reporter: he is being investigated by the lapd and a grand jury. usc settled a class auction lawsuit for $215 million. after reports that -- even back then, it's been documented. >> he'll never stop until he's

locked up. >> only by allowing every woman to tell her story will the full e of what happened. >> audrey deserves the sam'm justice i seeking. and the statute of limitations inhibited her ability to be heard. >> reporter: usc has argued to lawmakers arguing againstnd exg the statute of limitations. tyndall has not been charged and denies the allegations. they write, dr. tyndall continues to believe tt when all the facts are known, it will be determined that his examinations of students were cof care for such ioexaminat. whaty do you see with this. to what happened within usa gymnastics. ed in protecting itself

than the young people. >> reporter:s aly raisman say she is proud to be part of a movement for change. >> it's not just the fact i was aba trusted adult. it was the fact there were so many adults around me that looked the other way and knew about it and covered it up. >> reporter: raisman, nastinger, and morgan and others will be with their support this morning advocating to extend the statute of limitations. >> did she talk about why she feels so connected to this particular community of surv >> reporte well, she a feels bond because of the striking she wants justice for these women. she identifies with what they've gone through as well. it took many years for jtice in the case against larry nassar. dr. tyndall has yet to be charged even tugh there are 600 women who have made claims against him alleging at inappropri behavior. and those claims span the three

decades he's served as the on-campus gynecologist. yet usc did not report him to the medical board until m even after an investigation de hs sexually harassing patients. >> thank you. >> so good to see aly raisman continuing to useer platform to effect change. still ahead, the wife of an nfl starer sharing h road to recovery after a major health scare. and a 12-hour surgery. but first, these e day cj had to. let us know where you wind up. bailey, bailey when you come back the next time take care of cj. and th i was back. and i had a prome to keep. [ bark ] with each new life i would protect cj. [ bark ] where did you come from? loving people is my purpose but bringing them together that's my journey.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, bre ing news. authorities now say the easter suay attac in shangri-la were --? sn were retaliation. overnight the death toll climbing as we learn more about theictims. >> he was going to do great things for the world and the terrorists have taken something from this world. >> live in sri lanka with the latest. > plus, road to recovery. the wife of nfl star matthew stafford out of the hospital after undergoing 12-hour brain suery. >> tried to like slide. >> this morning how she is doing and her uplifting message. and a photo fit for a

prince. the royal family releases new pictures of prince louis as he celebrates his first birthday today. the story behind theet swenaps including who took them. today tuesday, april 23rd, 2019. ♪ >> happy 89thbirthday. >> michigan, we miss you. >> we're turning 23 on the 23rd it's our golderthday. >> hi to my friend thatu lula i burlington, vermont. >> his first birthday and my 28th watching "the today show." >> celebrating 28 years of marriage. happy anniversary! hi, everybody. good morning. welcome back. it's tuesday mtning. grea crowd out on the plaza. >> including a family member. >> well, a friend of my little niece tallulah. >> oh?

>> yeah, excited to have friends on the plaza this morning. >> if you can't make it, feart. no send us a shout out, #mytodayplaza right there on the screen. there it is, right on cue. how about that? put it on instagram, twitter. we will grab it and put you on tv. a virtual plaza, if you will. meanwhile, a big event happening in new york city. time 100 gala honoring the most influential people>>f the year. stars will be there. it's a "today" show tradition to set up camp. willie is doing the honors. we will have his exclusive conversations for you tomorrow it to be a good one. morning. >> looking forward tthat. tews at 8:00. new developments this morning in sri lanka's easter sunday bomb attacks. officials in that country are saying this morning they believe the bombings were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in new zealand. bill neely is on the story. bill, good morning. bill, good morni.

>> reporter: good morning, savannah. good morning, everyone.on it is a nati here in sri lanka. scores of funerals taking place this morning of the more than 300 people known to have died in these bombings. but it's also a day of fear and of anger and of recrimination because politicians are blaming each other for failing to stop these attacks in spite of warnings. andn extraordinary claim this morning from the government tt the motive might have been global revenge. a government minister saying that the bombings were f retributionor attacks onin muslims christchurch, new zealand, last month. but he offered no proof of this. and a short while ago, there was a claim from isis that they were behind these bombings. they've claimed a lot of things in recent years and offered no evidence and indeed this morning they offered no proof that they were involved although the u.s. officials tells nbc news that

the localro islamist g is inspired by isis. and also this morning, terroalert.ar police wng of vehicles in this city that may contain explosives. country very muchti on edge. back to you. >> a lot of developments this morning, bill. thank you. >> democratic presidential hopefuls are now weighing in on impeachment proceedings against presidenump. senator kamala harris joining senator elizabeth warren on calling for the impeachment process. t bernie sanders worried that could play into trump's han if and a half all the congress is talking about impeaching trump and t trump trumpmp and mueller mueller mueller, all i worry abou that works to trump's advantage. >> democrac house leade promised to keep investigating but made no commitment to pursue

impeachment. luke walton is being accused of sexual assault by reporter kelly tennant. she claims he groped and rcibly kissed her in a hotel room several years ago when walton w an assistant coach with the golden state warriors. the kings released a statement overnight saying we are aware of the report and are gathering additional information. nbc news has reached out to both walton and his accuser but we've .not heard back an important recall to tell you about. target recalling bullye's playground wooden toy vehicles due to a choking hazard. half a million toys through october and november of last year. there have been sever repor of the wheels detaching. the to a returned f full refund. all right. let's get a little morning boost. we're goung to y state south teach there was jo overyed to see one of her former students on easter

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29-year-old kelly stafford recently underwent a 12-hour surgery for a brain tumor. shedmits the diagnosis was terrifying. now that she's out of the hospital, she's sharing her road to recovery. this morning, an foutpouring support for kelly stafford. with the help of family, she's seen walking down hospital hallways following a 12-hour brain surgery. >> if anyone tried to slide tackle you. >> reporter: theife of detroit lions quarterback matthew stafford and mom of three shared the etional video writing, it's the beginning o a new life for me. the procedure to remove a benign brain tumor took twice as long as expected. she first revealed her diagnosis three wks ago on instagram saying she began to notice symptoms last year saying things i had been my entire life were nowt. difficul after dizzy spells, an mri

showed she had acoustic neuroma. despite her fears, her outlook mained sitive. she even snapped a smiling selfie the same day doctors found the tumor. captioning the moment, i wanted this picture of us so that the day this was all over, we could look at this photo and remember. kelly is no stranger to the spotlight. she's been a fublicace alongside her husband from opening up about their private struggles to grow their family -- >> we actually did ivf. >> reporter: -- to using her platform to help others in times of need. in 2017, she stepped up to answer phones for a hurricane relief telethon. >> to help raise m that were devastated. >> reporter: messages of lupe and srt are pouring in on social media including luke bryan's comment, praying foral y' nning.aling is just be

kelly posting, now i am home and learning my newnorm. it'll take some time. thank you for all your support, thoughts, andpr ers. and as she recovers, kelly is waiting to see her kids. she said she wants to be in the moment adding balancing in general is incredibly hard right now. balanc bra surgery is nearly impossible. wishing her a speedy recovery. quite remarkable to share your story like that, put it in t public. >> she probably helped people. people might have t nothing of it. we all think we're w tired,re run down. it might be something more serious. >> thanks. >> thank you. nice to see you. this is that time of morning where we turn to miss . a heck of a vacation. >> he has 12 weeks of vacation. >> i think he's earned it though. when he's here, he's here. >> he is. >> let's get to the foreca. we d have warm temperatures to enjoy up and down the northeast

coast. and the southeast. out wrest we're seeing snoez temperatures too. we'll see highs 5 to 10 degrees above average. des moines 68. but look at the warmer air waiting inhe wings. salt lake city, rapid city. temp 5 to 15 degrees above ederage. on wsday it approaches minneapolis with a high of 77. san francisco 750. still close to 70 in newyork. and charleston, 88 degrees. it is going to be hot. then on thursday, we could be close to record hig temperatures. phoenix approachg 100 degrees. boise, idaho, 69. even chicago 71 degrees. in the meantime while all that warmer air is trying to build, we still have this frontals system that'oing to allow for isolated severe storms to pop up especially across texas today and tomo ow. biggest threats will be for damaging winds and hail. tornado threat as well. isolated stormsacross the interior northeast today. now here's a peek out your

window. >> it is a sunny start to your tuesday here in the washington area. temperat a in the 50s to around 60 degreesalready. there will be a quick warm-up today. we should easily be in the mid-70s by lunchtimig afternoon h today in the upper 70s and low 80s. dry for most, m a slim shower chance after ghe suns down. then for tomorrow, we'll off with extra cloud cover around. will turn bright and sunny bmo toow afternoon with highs again mid to upper 70s. next rain is friday. >> and if you're heading out, check us out on our sirius xm channel 108. >> you have a guest host. >> brian is joining me on the show because al and sheinelle nowhere. >> that'll be interesting. >> yes. >> yao got weather, radio, pop start. >> yes. carson also taking the week off although he's working. >> he's at "the voice." >> let's get to pop start. someone is c

big birthday today. prince louis. ahead of the bprince'sthday yesterday kensington palace released some new photos of the now-1-year-old. l of the photos were taken by his mother at their home in norfolk. when you compare prince los to t this age, you can see the resemblance. prince louis' aunt and uncle are also celebrating his birthday. writing on stagram, happy birthday, louis. sending lots of love from both of us. prince harry and meghan are alpectr own roy baby any day now. we also send birthday wishes to prince louis. so cute when they pop up. >> she's just like us. she takes the pictures. but hers are in focus. >> maybe it's the best iphone. >> i think she's also using portrait mode. >> but getting your child to sit still for portrait mode is a big

feat. >> yes. >> good for her. up next, jennifer lopez recently was announced 2019's faion icon recipient by the counsel of fashion designers of america which comes as no surprise as she's cemented herself into fashion hiftd in 2000 when shehose to wear that low cut jungle versace dress we all know. lopez said she only had two dresses to choose from that ght and afterrying on the versace one, her manager insisted she wear it. she also announced what it was like to walk out to present. >> we walk out onestage, totally unsuspecting walk out and iust don't know what's happening. and all of a sudden, again, a slow murmur. everybody start clapping. and we get like an ovation for

standing there. and i'm just kind of standing through very kind of stupidly with a smile on my face. david duchovn thensays, this is the first time in years where i know no one is looking at me. >> jennifer, this is the first time in five or six iears that am sure that nobody is looking at me. >> cute. >> lopez went on to say that because of that dress and everyone trying to search for it on the internet, google images was created. >> really? >> she invented google images? >> i guess the ins for it. >> apparently. >> that's interesting people were looking for it. how many people can wear that dress. >> not me. >> you know what wasn't googling it? me. . >> scratch that one off. not happening. in other news, it has been annound that lopez also has a new film in the works. she will be the leading lady in "marry me." th last filmhe two appeared in together was the 1997 sci-fi

thriller "anaconda." noord on when it is expected to be released. we look forward to another rom com from j. lo. finally a big announcement to make this morning. >> another one? >> another announcement, craig. enjoy it. summer is almost here and that means our summer citi concert series is around the corner. today we are announcing who is going to kick it off. >> oh, i don't know. do you? >> i know. >> oh. who is it? >> all right. >> man or woman? >> think l cut j. lo? >> yes! >> really? >> yes! >> kicking off our 2019 summer citi concert series is jenfer lopez. >> you going to dance with her? >> i don't think she wants me to dance with her. >> we could teacr tha aerobics move. >> you were great but she could add a couple extra moves to make it be rt. >> or just do it with us and that would improve it. >> i hope she'll bring all the

ncers. >> it happens here monday, may 6th. >> a monday. >> live on the plaza. we're excited to have hee rt hits as well as the classics. for more info on the concert and how to join us, fans can head to today.com. the entire lineup will be nounce. >> that's a heck of a start. >> i also like we're starting it in may. why not start summer early? >> actly. >> beautiful day out there right now. >> i think we've got time for a ly click. >> yes. so when there's a lull at work and they tell you it's healthy to take a break or go for a walk but for brothers justin and dillon irvin, pranking is more their speed. >> will me >> inis mouth? what? >> that went in his mouth? >> it kin of grossed me out. it was so -- >> is this someone'ce offi

>> they could have choked. it's not that funny. >> hr on line one. >> but it's his brother. so then it's. totally fine >> yeah, that is fine. >> so that was the nerf gun. hi t brotherally surprised. caught it inmo his h. almost choked for a second. but he wasn't susly injured. they posted it on youtube with the simple caption, justin shot me in the mouth. >> that happ. >> wow. >> thank you, dylan. now to a view of new yor b only seen a handful of definite daredevils. >> yeah. we're talking aboutld buiing inspectors and anyone brave enough to visit them as they work to keep the city safe. somewhere way t uphere our resident rock climber gadi schwartz with a look that is not for the faint of heart.dd how you holding upp there? >> reporter: hey, craig. yeah, the view is incredible. if you want to s what it looks like from way up here, above the "today" show plaza. that is you guys down there. we are 33 stories up. and if you think this is bad, imagine taking a rope, attacking

it and rappelling off the side of this day in and day out. that is exact what a special group of women do. almost every single day here in new york city. if you are scad of heights, a warning. everyby you're about to see in this is harnessed in and so are we. so don't try this at home. hanging out over a city that never looks up can be breath know what they're up to, you've got to head to the top. safety first. this is the life o a new york city building inspector. so how high up are we right now? >> probably about 450 feet. >> how many stories is that? >> 41. >> reporter: and how high have you gone? >> i rappelled off the 134th story of the empire state building. >> reporter: lau unfazed by a few that wouldfake most o us dizzy. she's focused on finding loose bricks and stone work. >> we have a lot of tall

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good morning, everybody. ho your day is off to a oeasant start. bright sunshine there this morning. temp are alrdyo in aut 60 degrees downtown. it will be a little preview of summer warmth around here today. 82 the forecast high. only a tiny chance for a shower or two. here it is on future weather. by 10:00 this evening, one or two stray showers here out into the shenandoah valley. not a bigai impact for r at all.

skies will clear. by tomorrow afternoon we'll be back with sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 70s. >> thank you. you can get the latest news and weather any time. just open >>

. 8:30 8:30 now. it is tuesday morning. it's the 23rd of april, 2019. hello. good morning to the nice folks plaza. i'm just going to say it. i think this is the nicest day we've had this year on the plaza. it is beautiful out here. it's sunny, warm. >> we don't even need our coats. i don't know what we were the listens to me. >> w don't we listen t person? >> i don't know. can we do a crowd moment? >> sure. >> i'm looking for somebody whos grandmother is 100 years old. >> wow. >> are y'all over here? is your grandma mum mum 100? >> yes. >> are y'all twins? >> no.

>> they just talk in unison. should we say happy birthday wh new jersey? >> she is. she's watching right now. >> she is? and teresa is her name? >> yes.>> 100 is a big accomplishment. should we all say it? >> happy birthday mum mum! >> happy birthday mum mum!te her thanks for watching. >> thank you so much. >> we should get her on a smuckers jar. >> i called my grandmother mum mum. >>bi happy hday, mum mum. coming up, mari shooifrir i joining us with a story of loss and love. how this father/daughter team ia rrying on a bewrit legacy.ble plus imagine giving birth at the same hospital as your coworker. you have the same health insurance, same hospital, same everyt yng. one ofou ends up with a whopping bill and one of you .oes not. this happen we'll tell you why it happened to them and how you can prevent

it from happening to >> some useful tips. then coming up, jill martin is here with mother's day gift idea that's sure to be a hit because it's already popular with some of your favorite stars. we're talking perso jewelry. >> that's fun. few minutesaw ay, third hour of bob sagat stopping by. d then we're going to take a trip north for our series green up. a sneak peek atn' dy arctic adventure in search of polar bears. >> how cool is that? >> life changing. it is by far the best experience i've ever had. >> did you find a polar bear? >> i did. like 30 feet from a polar bear. it was a little scary. >> how are we not hearing about this until now? so exciting. let's get a check of the weather we could. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by breyers ice

cream. >> and it is turning into a beautiful day in the northeast. we've got theun out, the temperatures are warming up. we go farther to the west and we are going to seed isola stronger storms especially as that moves to the east. through story down west central texas where we could see some isolated severeo st. though it is a low tornado threat for today. shifts farther to the east tomorrow. it stays unghttled back throu the midwest. we're looking at slightly cooler temperatures in the northeast. warm in the southeast. and thso could break some rods s week. now here's a peek out your window. >> sunshine and 69 degrees i arlington right now. 54 in frederick, maryland. afternoon high today running about 13 degrees -- not about, exactly 13 degrees warmer than average. our average is 69 for today. we're going to do 82 for the forecast. only a slim little chance of a few showers. mainly in northern maryland and the shenandoahalley about kw9,

10:00, 11:00 this evening. next chance for everybody to get rained on is late thursday and friday. >> and let's wish a very happy birthday. what your name? >> summer. >> and how old are you >> 7. g? >> are you loving today? >> yeah. >> and the sun's out for your birthday. craig? hank you. now to an update to a story that has touched a lot of lives. before her death, beloved children's author amy rosenthal wrote her husband jason a love letter. that letter was published in "the new york and it went viral. it was m entitled you want to marry my husband. now two years later, jason and the couple's daughter are writing the next chapters of their lives. maria siver has >> reporter: good morning, craig. the legacy of grief andhe process of finding joy profound one. perhaps most important, she gave

her permission to move forward. jason and paris rosenthal hnle not oy moved forward, but they've also found a way to honor amy's legacy in the process. it's been a limitve o do years since amy rosenthal passed away of ovarian cancer. >> i wan thank from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: since then for jason and paris rosenthal, the process of grieving and healien has be public one. >> my wife died of o varn cancer in our bed. >> reporter: jason h shared his y through speaks a writing helping others process grief. paris continued her mother's legacy. in january 2018 completing amy's drlast chil's book. dear girl. a love letter to little girls. >> say thank you to something that makes you you. >> it's this tangible piece of art that will forever represent our love. >> reporter: tow the have combined their journey

co-authoring dear girl's companion book. dear boy. >> dear boy,n believe i yourself. >> r the two of you together wring a book. i'm so excited about this. >> i had some reservations because it's not my natural instinct. but we talked about it and quickly agreed it would be a good idea. >> reporter: it's a project that not only taught them about themselves, but also connected them ty.am did you feels it s the three of you writing? >> that's a really good way to put it. i hadn't thought about it that way, but that is 100% true. you?eporter: what did you learn the boy in you? the man in you? >> you know,f i have some o those creative juices flowing inside me and they' coming out. >> reporter: and what have you learned, paris, about grief? >> perhaps these types of experiences just make us more empathetic and give us new ways of living our lives on a daily basis. >> r book's message

is simple yet profound. st as dear girl was an open letter to girls, dear boy is a letter in the same vain to boys. >> dear boy, if you can imagine it, if you can see it, you c be it. >> reporter: dear boy, it's okay not to arknow. boy, yes means yes and anything else means no. >> yeah. that really was ris'idea. it demonstrates paris' ability to capture a really big theme in just a s veryeemingly simple way. >> king it's a message that can be applied to so many situations. >> reporte also dear boy, feouing cl, it's okay to let the rain fall. is that really kind of speaking boto boys a their emotions? >> absolutely. yeah. >> repor the lessons to boys are it's really okay to be a human being. >> that's a good way of putting it. >> reporte life on a daily basis helping them fill that blank page amy gave them with joy and purpose. have you found joy and happiness? i >> do definitely find joy and

happiness now, yes. >> reporter: so youse would u those words to describe yourself today? like, i'm a happy person? >> a lot of the time, sure. >> reporter: and for those of you wondering has jason found romanceyet? her wife in her famous column said, you know, i want you to date my husband. have you fulfilled her wish? >> this is a conversation about a children's book, isn'tit? >> reporter: he's not quite ready to share. in the book and in life, amy is still very present. there are kind of quiet shoutouts to your mom, to amy throughout this book. >> yeah.he some of messages that she lived by like always trust magic. d the yellow umbrella which was her unofficial some boll. >> reporter: what do you think your mom would think of doing this book with your odad? >>ne of the most emotional part of writing this book was just how thrilled she would be that we're doing this together. >> reporter: and j promises

that he'll share more about whether he's found love in a m memo that he's currently working on. paris a senior in college is moving to new york after graduates a she's going to begin writing and working in the publishing business. dear boy is being released today. it's a sweet book. >> i'd sayhe she has bright future in the publishing world. >> and dear girl is a beautiful book to read to your girls. >> now you need dear boy, jenna> aria, thank yo up next, two women, hospital. how come they got hit with two different bills? th jaw dropping reason and it could happen tot you. burst th ti alright boys, me for bed.

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♪ we are all right. we are back. 8:41 now. this is a story that you really want to see if you've ever been hit with a surprise medical bill. >> yeah. i thought this was a shocker.

according to a recent study, this happens to four in ten americans. stephanie gosk is here to show usow it canhappen, how to if you find yourself in this situation. >> here's the scary thin it c happen to you even if you plan for it and ask all the right questions. but you open your maithox and e it is. a big medical bill you weren't expecting. we sat down with two women who had identical stories. worked at the same mpany, had the same insurance, and gave birth within weeks of each other ate hospital. but one got a surpriseill in the mail. how did it happen? take a look. >> it was a first pregnancy for both of us. it was fun to have someone to go through that with. >> reporter: they worked at same policy company. you arg of h aealth insura. >> something of it but there are many nuances to health insurance. >> r while pregnant, they shopped around together for the right doctorhosp >> the main concern was finding the hospital tt was in our otsurance network.

because we had the same insurance through our company. >> reporter: they both settled on the same hospital. and waited for their delivery dates. laila went into labor first. >> when the pain started to get pretty unbearable, they asked me if i wanted an epidural and i said yes. so the anesthesiologist came, gave me an epidural. few hours later my son arrived. >> rep erin. midnight.t the epidural in then around the next morning, had a really l. >> reporter: was it your feeling your insurance compa was going to be paying for the vast majority of is? >> yes. that was mynd understaing. >> reporter: but a few weeks later, laila r from the anesthesiologist for $1600. >> i remember telling my husband, this seems really strange. why would i get this big bill? t i didn't want to get reminders and go to collection ifs i tried to figure out what was going on and paid it and

out ht i'll figure this later. >> reporter: did you tell erin you got this whopping bill in the mail? >> i said to watch out for a $1600 bill. she was pretty surprised. >> reporter: why were you surprised? >> both of us actually had the epidural put in in this middle of the night. who's going to stop and think to sk the particr or anesthesiologi who came in the room, excuse me, are you on my nsurance before you do this to me because i dg bill in theil ma >> reporter: erin never got that bill even though she went to the same hospital, had the same insurance. her asthesiologist was covered. f meanwhile, herriend was stuck having to call the insurance company. >> and they kind of did a little digging and then said, oh, it's because you chose an out of network provider when you were in the hospital.d i explained, e anything. i was i labor and this is for getting the epidural. and the woman on the phone, she kind of just kept repeating, you chose an out of network provider. >> reporter: did it sound like

to you in that cversation that she was using the language she's told to use when someone calls in with a crazy bill? >> yes, exactly. >> reporter: you w getting a formulated response? >> yes. >> reporter: it took several calls and plenty of frustration. but laila eventually got her money back. something that doesn'ts alway happen. >> i had no idea that out of network providers could be in an in-network hospital. itthought if you chose an in-network hospal, everyone in the hospital isn network. >> when people do their due diligence k some of these crazy bills, ithat's a failure the system to protect consumers and help them understand what they're facing. >> i thought this was so eye opening. and here is couple of young women who really tried to look into it and do the right thing. what do you do if you're facing a situation you know you've got the hospital stay or whatever, how do you prevent it from happening? >> there are a couple of thingss first i though it's important to talk to the hospital, really

reach out to your insurance company. and make sure that they help yoe find t hospital. and then when you talk to the hospital directly, you should ask them, do you contract other. in this case, an anesthesiologi who could potentially be out o network. that means tough go back to your insurance company. the message here is unfortune way our health insurance system is set up, the bulk of this responsibility falls on the shoulders of patients. >> of course. >> you can't even call to talk to a real life hard. >> especially if emergency and you're not able to ask those questions. >> there's a slight difference in that situation. especially if you're -- let's n say you're i a car accident or something and you're unconscious, you're taken to the nearest hospital to simply save your life. even in that situation, you could end up with one of these bills. so the first thing you do is you get on your phone with the insurance compy with the hospital. you make sure they declare it an

emergency and take care of it. if they don't, continue to negotiate. if is really the case even it's not an emergency. in the case witme these wo the woman who got the bill went back to her insurance company. there is always wiggle room. i think we get these bills and think we're done, we have to pae it ore it's going to collections. thap is not necessarily the case. >> be persistent. >> and the otherhe thing is t are states that have protections for people. so check and see if you live in issue is until this gets fixed, you do have to take control of it. but there is federal legislation that is aware of this problem that hopefully can fixit. >> what a mess. >> thank you. >> thank you, stephanie. good information. go over to je. >> up next, look who we are here. jill martin. personalized jewelry perform for mother's day. but first this is "today"

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style, the this morning on "today" style,he resurgence of the name plate necklace. >> recently we've seeneghan markle wear one. it's a mummy necklace.hi khloe kard wearing one with her daughter's name. and an "s" on serena williams. >> jill to show us some jewelry you can wepersonalize. an tell you when to place orders to make one for mother's day. good morning. >> good morning and hi mummy. >> i know. mummy, it's so british. you call your mom mummy. >> i do sometimes. >> hamommy, wver you call them, we are bringing back the classic name plate. so you remember kerry bradshaw with her name plate. she found it in the movie in that bag and we were all like, yes, carrie. no it's back. this is a great way to do it. you see all of your names here you can order online. wear your name, mom's name,

kids' names. you can go on "today".com to see. it's like the >>resurgence. 'm taking vail. >> and you could give to vail to wear herself. >> uncommon good at $70. these are different ways to personalize. rings up here with all your kids. you can see closely, but the kids' names are >> cute. >> you can put your significant other's names. we have haley and hope on se of them. >> savannah kee finding vail everywhere. >> we'll layer it up. myno mag a a vine. g one about this. this and i'm you can laser a photo into the charm. >> i have one of these. it's so jil hasne with her mom. there >> however you're celebrating whether it's a grand mom or mom, put a picture in there and sind

it right from your instagram.oi >> is it g to make it by mother's day? >> yes. this is really great. we have ok up there, haley and hope, we have the girls, we have your kids. all in photos that are interchangeable. if you buy the necklace and the bracelet, you canake the charm. >> put it anyway. >> i found a vail and chare. this is my favorite segment ever. >> you canee all the different ways to do it. >> and how much are these? >> under $100. >> oh, great. >> i likethat. shop unnamed.com. if you look really closely at t thisy're earrings and necklaces. you have to go really closely. to weareally subtle w a name. there's a lot of vail and charlies in there. but a great way. >> you have to look in. >> get the old reading glasses out. >> but really fun colors and a great gift. >> i see a charlie. so theo never really g out of style.

these are bt friend necklaces, sa wnnah. shoulde wear one in. >> i think we need one. >> all right. i'll give you eac one. this is the classic one. the bff. >> i had those in third grade. >> and they're back in a more sophisticated way. also these bracelets, they epitomize different things. elephants for luck. the lock and skey. it'st ofupdated way to wear it. >> these are all great ideas. >> by the way, if you want more information on this welry, go to today.com/shop. it's going to be ready for mother's day, right? >> yes. >> we' back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> so cute. >> thank y when was the last time you felt...fr

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good morning, everybody. it is a bright and sunny day here in the nation's capital. its going to be a warm one. upper tures are in the 50s and low 60s already.'r 82 degrees. still plenty warm tomorrow with a high of 77. showers arrive late thursday and rain likely for your friday. good news about the weekend, both days look dry. >> all right, chuck. thank you. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington

rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." >> and a good tuesdayng mor welcome. craig here alongside dylan, al and sheinelle off today. fear not. jill martin, "today" contributor, is here with us. always good to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> i woke up thinking it was thursday. >> why would you think that? >> i don't know. >> wishful thinking? >> maybe. >> and you have had a big week. ee yes. >> thrays in one. >> we will talk about that in a moment. yesterday, of course, earth day. and we've got o series green up going on this week. we are greening up a little in our own lives. are all taking part in the one greenhi