wallace, his vice president shown here among schoolchildren during his 1940 presidential run and woody guthrie who supported him. here are the kind of immoral artists and writers of greenwich village, as harry truman called them. are presented here by montgomery clift, jack kerouac, and unidentified man with a quizzical expression. here are the avatars of the beat generation to come, jack kerouac and neal cassidy. jack -- the two of them were present for harry truman's inauguration as president in 1949. here we return to a classic vision of new york.

it is woody guthrie. their apartment on mermaid avenue is also where arlo guthrie was born. question nine. kwich of these is not a name once given to coney island? island, or lieutenant's island? long before flocking to coney island for rides, the name is number three lieutenant's island. the dutch called it rabbit island because it was overrun with rabbits. question ten. who wrote brighton beach memoirs? neil simon, arthur miller, or gina gionfriddo? this is about a depression era teenager who wants to become a comedy writer. it was number one, neil simon. even though he was born in the bronx, simon set the scene for the story in brighton beach which is also known as little odessa because of its ukrainian population. great game, everyone. our web winner is 3638. do not forget to fill out the form at the end of the game. and we have top scores in all the 8,000s. congratulations to everyone and we'll be right back after the >>> well, new jersey governor chris christie returned to "the tonight show" last night. >> jimmy fallon asked him about the recent m & m scandal. >> you b

. >>> good evening, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie in for lester tonight. the polls closed a short time ago for all five states in tonight's primaries and in the republican race, a clean sweep for donald trump. nbc news projects trump is the winner in the connecticut primary tonight. in pennsylvania, nbc news projects trump also the winner there. nbc news also projecting trump is the winner in rhode island, trump is also the projected winner of the maryland primary and nbc news projects that trump has won delaware as well. on the democratic side, in maryland, nbc news projects hillary clinton is the winner there, and nbc news now projecting clinton has won delaware as well. the rest of the states too early to call on the democratic side. we have got it all covered tonight. we'll start with tonight's gop battle and katikatie? >> reporter: the trump campaign saying they wanted to wake up tomorrow with 80 delegates. even polling above 50% in a number of those states. once again he won with those who are angry, those who say they are tired of washington, those

. >> now, do you think miss guthrie was offended by your statement about hillary clinton?> it doesn't really matter to me. i mean, she is perfectly nice but i don't really care. she is -- it's a fact. she is playing the woman card and it's the only thing she has got going. that's it. she is playing as much as she can. if you raise your voice, it's like oh, look what he is saying; look at the way he talks. she raises her voice much more than i raise mine, believe me. >> what about this sexism thing? i don't know what it is. any time i say or criticize a woman i'm accused of being a sexist. any time i criticize the african-american community in any way or that i'm a racist. if i criticize illegal immigrants, then i'm anti-poor and anti-hispanic, i think that's going to be a major team correct directed against you, any time you criticize hillary clinton you are a sexist. are you ready for that? >> no. i don't think it will. and i will tell you why. she will try to play it but i'm going to bring jobs back to this country. nobody respects women more than i do by the way. you sa

. >>> good evening, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie in for lester tonight. the polls closed a short time ago for all five states in tonight's primaries and in the republican race, a clean sweep for donald trump. nbc news projects trump is the winner in the connecticut primary tonight. in pennsylvania, nbc news projects trump also the winner there. nbc news also projecting trump is the winner in

trump speaks exclusively this morning with today owi"today" "today's" matt lauer and ta savannah guthrie >>> one suspect is responsible for two murders. 17-year-old maurice bellamy is accused of shooting an off duty secret service officer arthur baldwin jr. during a december robbery in southwest. bellamy was already in custody for alledgedly killing davonte washington at the deanwood metro station. police announced the new charges on wednesday. >>> and this morning d.c. police trying to figure out exactly where a triple shooting happened wednesday afternoon. all three victims were able to walk into united medical center. police are working to find out where the three were shot and why. >>> new clues can help police close a scary case out of montgomery county. we told you back away the woman was robbed at gunpoint. thousand police have released surveillance pictures of the at the time theaway car and shopping spree. they hope new images will help catch the criminals. >> these are the type of people that would do this again and i don't want this to anyone else. >> cost nearly $5,000 to rep

but as nbc's savannah guthrie tells us, it can be done with the right approach. ♪ >> reporter: she foundedompany baby jifz out of necessity. when her son was born she couldn't find a mobile she liked for his room. she began making and sellinger her own. that was seven years ago. she works out of her home studio. her business is booming. >> finding that work/life balance is elusive when you're trying to balance growing a business and family at the same time, your business quickly becomes your neediest child. >> we brought in charles, author of "smarter faster better" the secrets of being productive in life and business. he has three types. tip one, the to do list. >> to make the perfect to do list, write out your biggest goals at the top of your page. so that you're always reminded of your most important aspirations and then underneath, write out your smart goals. >> reporter: charles has her write out her to do list for the day. >> your instincts will be to do the easiest things first. you might never get to the big important ones. let's figure out what is your biggest goal for today? >> s

. >> savannah guthrie got married. i'm dating joel. savannah says to me "hoda --" and i hadn't been dating him for a long time but i knew it was serious. she said "please bring joel." >> but she's inviting him. >> yeah, she's not leaving it up to you. >> i said -- >> wait a minute, what did you say, ricky? >> it's different if the person is named. i think just bringing in one willy-nilly -- >> well, that's different. not bringing a hookup -- >> she's done that, too, believe me. >> otherwise they just bring someone on the way. [ laughter ] >> someone they met along the way. [ laughter ] . also it's an opportunity to meet other single people that will be there without a date, a one. who wants to be a one? >> but minus the hookup. if someone has a boyfriend or girlfriend girlfriend, do you think they should be able to bring them? >> i don't want anyone coming. it's already too stressful. that's why we haven't got married. >> and you've been together how long? >> she's just out there. >> how long have you been together? >> 30 years. >> but

>> it's what happened yesterday with nbc savannah guthrie.ownside to being an outsider is you haven't thought about the policies. we get in the course of 40 seconds. donald trump saying transgender bathrooms not good. it was held by nominee, mitt romney, john mccain and he's going to tax the rich. they decide who the rich are when they decide who should be taxed. it's the down side of being the outsider when you get tho this point. you're going to get rapid fire questions about policy and not just the podium to yourself at rallies. >> tim, do you agree that's the most potent argument and how would you encapsulate it in an ad? >> i think it's one of the most important arts. i think that vladmir putin and paul manafort and top advisors are playing into that. trump hurt regular people to hurt himself. you see that in things like trump and his business practices. he's a phony. he's not really a conservative. number three, it's an electability and a women's message he's not going to appeal to women in a general election against hillary clinton. th

we took our i-pad and we show people these clip of john kasich and matt lauer and savannah guthrie. one person says hey, i don't like they are playing this game. i understand why they are doing it but i wish they are not quite public about it craig. >> do we know, halie, if the candidates ever spoke to each other about joining forces or did they leave it to their staffs to work out the details. >> this is from the campaign manager and the top strategyist interaki interacting over the weekend. but, really became a viable reality after it became virtually impossible for cruz to lock up the nomination out right after the new york primary. >> halie jackson is for us in indianapolis, thank you. >>> katy tur is covering the trump campaign today. what are they saying tonight? >> they feel really good tonight. if they get more than 80 delegates then it is a good night. these are five state that are friendly to donald trump. they want to have much momentum as they can leading into indiana. the most important part tonight is pennsylvania. the 54 unbound delegates that are there. the trump cam

henry , his vice president shown here among schoolchildren during his 1940 presidential run and woody guthrie who supported him. here are the kind of immoral artists and writers of greenwich village, as harry truman called them. are presented here by montgomery clift, jack kerouac, and unidentified man with a quizzical expression. here are the avatars of the beat generation to come, jack kerouac and neal cassidy. jack -- the two of them were present for harry truman's inauguration as president in 1949. here we return to a classic vision of new york. the risen city of the postwar. of the my mini tour decade and hope to learn more about it. thank you. [applause] [applause] mr. bender: thank you very much for that visual run through. that was quite wonderful. i want to begin by saying if i were asked by a publisher to describe this book, what i would have said. say this is a big book. if it were in print, it would be in all caps. it's a richly populated book with a wide range of new yorkers precisely captured in fine prose, many and various lengths. some beautifully captured in a single phrase.

. >> we get to say hello to savannah guthrie and willie geist. it's been a while. >> it has. you don't phone, you don't text. coming up we'll talk about campaign controversies. what supporters at a bernie sanders rally has said plus donald trump's eye-raising remark about joe paterno during a rally in pennsylvania. >>> also the new questions being raised by robert de niro's controversial comments right here. >>> plus anna wintour. she's going to talk about what it really takes to pull off the met gala. >> who are you goungs to call? al roker's visit to the set of the kwft ghost buster's" reboot. he's the biggest evangelist for that mean ovie on the planet an got go. >> just the music alone makes us bop our heads a little bit. >> a little ray parker jr. in the morning. >> there you go. >>> 6:48. not a cloud in the sky. we're going to see a quick warmup. the wind is calm and most of the airies are seeing that calm wind which means colder temperatures in the suburbs. but with warmer temperatures, it's going to be a beautiful afternoon at the ballpark for a game today. 1:05 game

joining us is ma ririssa guthri. does this portray trump as mean to women? does it have any political impact? >> i don't think it has any political impact. i think that trump's base is not going to be swayed by "saturday night live." they're not even watching "saturday night live." but it does reflect the broader narrative that has taken hold about trump in the last couple weeks. >> well, so a lot of people say the show is not as relevant as it used to be even when tina faye w tina fey was doing sarah palin. he thought it was important enough to co-host. i'm not saying is goigt change votes because they made fun of donald trump, but comedy shows can have a way of perpetuating culture narrative. >> that's right. i think that he's obviously "saturday night live" having him co-host, getting in bed with him at that point. they were a little light on him for many months after that. and even some of the cast members there said as much. you know, they sort of -- certainly on that show that he hosted, they had to pull hir r. their punches a little bit. and now, obvi

and donald trump speaks exclusively this morning with "today's" matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >>>right now is 5:52 on this thursday morning. i can't believe i'm saying it, but we need some rain. >> to wash out the pollen. >> chuck bell, what do you say? >> oak trees, pine tree, cedar trees all putting out the pollen in a big way and you're right, we do need some rain around here. we're about an inch behind already for the month and more than 3 inches behind here march 1st. a good looking sky eefr capitol hill this morning. just a few streeks ew streaks o mid level clouds. a nice warm-up coming our way this afternoon. gradually the skies will go from partly to mostly cloudy. d.c. metro area will stay dry today. only chance for a shower take is up towards martinsburg, west virginia. mild pattern will continue each and every one of the next seven days at or above average. rain chances, maybe a few sprinkles out in far we were maryland this morning, the rain chance that we're tracking for the d.c. metro is still back across western parts of kentucky and indiana now. these are just fal

savannah guthrie talked about that. >> let's talk about isis. yesterday you said they would be gone very quickly in a trump administration. can you be specific. are you envisioning a ground troop presence in iraq to get rid of isis. >> one of the points of my speech, unpredictability. >> yeah, but people are casting votes. >> graham, is there a secret plan that generals are refusing to tell president obama about that could wipe out isis quickly? >> no isis, it has tanks, a lot of pickups. it has thousands of men with light arms. there's no secret here about how easy it would be for the u.s. military to take them out, to destroy their military capability and to occupy the territory they have. but trump seems to be confused about is what the difficulty is. the difficulty is the day after do you that. >> what would it take to do that? what if he says, what does it take to do it? >> you go to the pentagon and you say execute a plan to lead us in a terrible situation with that -- that will just give us the same kind -- >> how many troops? >> i don't

savannah guthrie sat down with the real anita hill to talk about that film and where things stand with justice >> are you at peace with him being on the supreme court and your role in history? >> i'm really at peace with my role in history. i don't think i have to become at peace with him being on the supreme court. i think what we have to do, though, is to understand why my testimony and my experience, why that was so important to the integrity of the court and why it spoke directly to the character of the nominee at the time. >> you can catch savannah's full interview tomorrow on "today." >>> now to the growing backlash against various religious freedom laws either newly on the books are being considered right now. bruce springsteen is the latest public figure to weigh in after north carolina enacted its lay dictating which bathrooms transgender people are to use. as sara doll off reports, everyone from celebs to big businesses and everyday people are weighing in. >> reporter: this morning, carolina are out of luck after the boss canceled his show scheduled for tonight claiming oppos

. >> we get a preview from matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> good to see you.e show, with the presidential race goes from here after this big night for donald trump and hillary clinton. they're looking and sounding more like their party's nominee. we'll break things down. >> also ahead, major plans to mark 100 days to the olympics, including bob costas live in rio. bob, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt and savannah. we're right down the beach from where your "today" show set will be located. we've been here in rio the past few days checking out the city and the preparations for the games. certainly lots of issues to discuss and plenty of athletes to highlight, including some from the philadelphia area. back in new york, the band perry will be live on the "today" show's plaza. for now, back to you, tracy and vai. >> how about bob with his collar flipped up. musting cool in rio. >> very cool. >> that's what's happening in rio and inside the "today" show studios. >> let's take you outside to times square where team usa will be celebrating 100 days

speaking with savannah guthrie on the "today show" this morning, dolezal said she has no regrets identifying as a black woman despite being born to white parents. >> i do wish that i could have really owned you know, given myself permission the name and own the me of me earlier in life it took me almost 30 years to get there. >> what is race? >> one human race? why do we so want to go back to that world and be separate races. >> since last year, dolezal had a third son. she's working on a book and hopes to get back to teaching. >>> only one large pickup truck from the institute for highway safety. ford f-150 super cab. the test replicates a vehicle colliding with another car or a stationary object such as a tree or utility pole. the ram 1500 crew cab earned the lowest of all the trucks tested. you can see where your pickup stacks up by searching crash tests in our nbc washington app. >>> metro's general manager faces congress tomorrow, a house panel will question him about the safety and security problems we've seen on the rails of late. we already know some of what will be said during the h

. >> we say good morning to matt lauer and savannah guthrie. you both. >> hi, vai and tracy. good to see you both. we'll be live in houston as this city deals with historic flooding and unfortunately there are some more rain in the forecast. >>> also ahead, primary day here in new york. a critical test of the front-runners. how the election could change if trump and clinton win big on their home turf. >>> and then an eye opener rossen report. we have those stories and much more ahead on tuesday morning in just a couple of minutes here on "today." vai and tracy, back to you. >> big day in new york for the elections. thank you very much. we'll be keeping attention on tabs on that. thanks, guys. >> all right. you got it. >> thank çyou. >>> let's check your ride to work. almost ten minutes before 7:00. let's check 95. >> let's check in with jessica boyington to see how it looks. jessica? >> we had an earlier accident scene around cottman avenue that is clear. we have recovered from those delays. headed southbound in here, just a second ago we were

. >> chris guthrie. i say first off it took me a little while to realize the bill of. tt lift freedom of religion, most of the discussion back then seems to be different kind of process -- protestant-based faith. my impression of early america is that we were anti-jewish, fairly anti-catholic. i have no idea what we thought about muslims. when we they discussed freedom of religion, did the explicitly include all religions, or do they mostly think of protestants? >> there are two answers here. they off, who is the always used to be qualified. so, the two points they wanted it is important for us to understand american ideas about religious freedom have a deeply radical reticent -- point.ant forward jews and catholics, they were deeply anti-catholic and anti-jewish, that is a problematic statement. there is so few of them. there are some thousands of catholics and hundreds, maybe a couple thousand jews. to be worshiping on their own, catholics don't care. they are not going to break the host. rate the host in public. the first big

people like savannah guthrie giving her big hugs. presidents of networks saying hello.you think there's a chance she could leave fox and go to another network? >> i think there is a chance it could happen. that party was interesting because that was the toast of the town, the media elite, embracing one of fox's two biggest stars. >> of course, we haven't seen that before. when bill o'reilly goes to an event like this, he doesn't get the same kind of attention necessarily. people shake his hand and respect him but megyn kelly is unique because she's tried to be independent. she's tried to have a brand that's bigger than fox. why do you think she's doing all these interviews now, whether it's charlie rose or variety or the others? >> people at fox will tell you it's a coincidence, it's the way some interviews lined up and it seems to be that's the case. that said, there was a sort of critical mass of megyn kelly news last week. that's evidence to me that she's becoming a very big star. she already had something but she's becoming a very big tv star. >> that's why i say sh

i'm here with my pal, savannah guthrie. >> it is. >> reset button has been set on the presidential race. >> ted cruz, bernie sanders both winning big in the wisconsin primary overnight. cruz, land slight victory is a major blow to donald trump. trump's hopes of winning it outright before the convention growing a bit dimmer. he beat trump by 13 points. he won in all the major urban areas of the state including milwauk milwaukee, madison and green bay. he's calling the victory a turning point in the republican race. >> i am more and more convinced that our campaign is going to earn the 1237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland. together we will win a majority of the delegates and together we will beat hillary clinton in november. >> one thing you heard there from cruz last night was him openly speaking of a contested convention. the math is backing him up right now. here's a look at the latest delegate count. here's what you can see. it's getting harder for anyone to show up in cleveland with a majority. trump needs 58

john kasich was on with savannah guthrie and matt lauer earlier this morning. he had a hard time answering that question. it's possible we do not have that sound. you ref reynolds on the "today" show he wouldn't say necessarily who indiana voters should back in this upcoming primary. talking to sources on the ground in indiana, the question that they're asking, particularly those who have been working on behalf of kasich is whether or not this deal is going to influence those voters. they say as they talk to people, they're getting a couple different reactions. they're getting at first sound disappointed and come around and say, okay, practically speaking, that might be good. there are other people who say, hey, there's a reason why i w t wanted to support john kasich and i just can't see myself supporting ted cruz. you have to remember, of course, they are really from very different factions within the republican party. that there is going to be some trouble for some voters on that particular question. erica. >> kasie hunt for us today. thank you. she did ment

. >> we say good morning to willie geist and savannah guthrie. good to see you both.. >> coming up on the show this morning, a new round of tornadoes across the south. meanwhile, parts of tje northeast are bracing for snow this weekend. we'll have all of that covered. >>> also ahead, guys, a controversial new documentary on the o.j. simpson murder case. we'll hear from a man who says he can prove simpson issen in the. >>> are you guilty of it, the sip and click. >>> and you heard of the pro-nut but are you ready for the bis-cal? that's a lot to get through in one morning. >> let me say to you in philadelphia, today we are all wildcats. go, nova. >> we appreciate that. we need that love and extra help. >> you got it. >> have a great weekend. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> i don't think that's what they told the oklahoma station by the way. we have clouds. it's a warm start this morning and a windy one, too. a live view from center city. we're seeing sprinkles, 68 degrees. the normal temperature this time of year is 39 degree

he, of course, amended that in his interview today on the "today" show with savannah guthrie, telling her that hillary clinton is, in fact, qualified to be president. the back and forth here, i talked to some senior members of the sanders team, and they say that it was clear that they needed to go after hillary clinton in some way. they knew coming into new york this was going to be really rough and tumble, it was going to be a new phase of the campaign, and he had to try and push back against some of these attacks going in here. now, sanders himself, of course, very often driving decisions and language for his campaign, so you saw him come out and say that. but there was a sense also over the last 24 hours that it might be difficult to be out there day in and day out, pushing that argument. and so you've seen him back away from that a little bit. but what i think you will continue to see in the coming days is pushback against what they view as the clinton campaign's effort to say that he isn't qualified to be president. whether that's casting him as a single issue candidate, whether

. >>> a bit of news in the town hall with savannah guthrie and matt lauer on the "today" show.d he would change the republican party's platform on theish why of abortion, would add into the platform exceptions for rape, incest and danger to the mother's life, allow abortion and ask the platform allow for abortion in those circumstances. that is something the republican platform for decades hasn't had. they have been anti-abortion in its platform since 1980. coming up, we'll show you that entire trump town hall including that news making minute with jose diaz-ballart next that's weird. you want to work for ge too. hahaha, what? well we're always looking for developers who are up for big world changing challenges like making planes, trains and hospitals run better. why don't you check your new watch and tell me what time i should be there. oh, i don't hire people. i'm a developer. i'm gonna need monday off. again, not my call. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two laye

we're joined by me list is a guthrie.why did abc blind side kelly ripa with her host of four years is being moved to "good morning america". >> because she got so angry when they took him for a part-time gig, they were afraid when they were taking him all together. they decided to wait until the last minute to tell her. >> that certainly back fired and puts michael strahan in the awkward position of talking about how much he loved kelly ripa, let's take a brief look at that. >> i really want to thank of course, kelly ripa, because kelly -- [ applause ] >> yeah, kelley welcomed me here and i've learned so much from her and been an amazing influence on me and this has changed my life to be here with her. >> and she's not even there. how awkward was there? >> they don't like each other do they? >> no and their relationship further deteriorated when he got the part-time gig on gma and told her it was just temporary. i heard several months ago that they wanted more michael strahan on gma, which we in the media know has had rat

she sat down with the "today" show's savannah guthrie. >> well, i'm really at peace with my role in history think i have to become at peace with him being on the supreme court. i think what we have to do, though, is understand why my testimony and my experience, why that was so important to the integrity of the court. >> you can see the full interview with anita hill coming up this morning on "today," starting at 7:00 a.m. >>> good morning, everyone. a quick check on your first alert traffic. we're watching the blue route right now, right around west chester pike. check in with the drive times there. of course, you can tell, you can at least imagine from looking at the roadways in our cameras, the drive times are still in the green. we're doing okay all across the board, a pretty easy monday so far. we'll have to watch for slippery spots. let's get a check on today's forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> jessie,ç we've been seeing rain on and off in the city. you can see the wind blow iing e flags. the wind gets stronger as the rain takes a break this afternoon. 46 at 6:26. >> swing

. >> there's this interview by savannah guthrie on "today" with the new hbo movie confirmation we screenedived through that whole experience back in 1991. this was savannah's interview with anita hill today. >> some people who aren't familiar with these events might say, well, gosh, maybe we'll never know what really happened there. if people think that, does that sit right with zblou. >> it doesn't because i think that sends a really wrong message for people going through some of these things today. this idea that we can never know the truth. it's just not accurate. we can know the truth if we have the right processes in place. and what i think the film shows very clearly is that the wrong processes can lead us to confusion. and i think that's exactly what happened in 1991. >> ruth, for those of us who weren't there or people not there, a number of things did happen in a climactic weekend, because of the polling that we're seen after clarence thomas' powerful rebuttal on saturday, they decided to cut off the hearing and so they did not permit the fact that she had taken a lie detector tes

here is a preview of her interview with savannah guthrie. >> are you at peace with your role on historyhis. >> i'm at peace with my role in history. i don't think i have to become at peace with him being on the supreme court. i think what we have to do, though, is to understand why my testimony and my experience, why that was so important to the integrity of the court and why it spoke directly to the character of the nominee at the time. >> hill's testimony is now the subject of an hbo film staring kerry washington. you can see the entire with a van thin a around 7:30 ts morning. >>> today montgomery county will discuss how students can get to and from school more safely. the education committee meets this afternoon in rockville. members will talk through bus routes and the addition of two new crossing guard positions recommended in the 2017 budget. >>> san francisco is set to become the first city to require parental leave at full pay for six weeks for both parents. that is welcome news not only for san francisco families, the requirement could also affect how other cities and states h

kasich on the "today" show earlier today on nbc getting testy when matt lauer and savannah guthrie pressed him on what exactly his expectation is for indiana voters come next week. remember, kasich is part of this deal, pulling out resources, not campaigning there, but still not saying that voters in that state should vote for ted cruz and not him. very interesting interview. take a listen. >> governor kasich, nice to talk to you, good morning. >> good morning to you guys. >> i don't usually start an interview by saying i'm confused, but i'm confused. when i talked to you a month ago after the ohio win, after your ohio win, i asked you if you would consider moving forward coordinating with the cruz campaign to stop donald trump from reaching 1237 delegates. you said to me, i'm out there running to be president. i'm not out to stop donald trump or anybody else. now we hear of this deal between your campaign and the cruz campaign. so did reality or the calendar simply catch up with you? >> first of all, we're not out to -- i'm not out to stop donald trump, i'm out to stop hillary clinton. we

. >> you know, savannah guthrie of nbc news lost her dad when she was 16 years old. >> i didn't knowsimilar circumstances. i lost my dad to a heart attack when i was 15. >> i didn't know that either. >> don't you think it's interesting that those three kids wound up in prominent positions in television news? >> yeah. mary gordon a writer my mom quotes in the book said a fatherless girl -- she was talking about herself but i think it applies to boys too -- thinks all things possible, nothing safe. i think for any child when you lose a parent early on it does change the way you see the world. and it does make the world seem a very unsafe place. but also anything is possible. good things as well as terrible things. i think for me certainly gave me a sense of anything is possible, there are limitless possibilities if you just work incredibly hard. >> do you think we're looking to fill a void that is unfillable? >> i certainly think i'm never content. i think it's something -- one of the things in writing this book with my mom and sort of learning about my mom, i realize i'm following a p

it was not a question he was willing to entertain, but of course, he told savannah guthrie earlier todayat secretary clinton is in fact qualified to be president. that's something of a switch from the last 24 hours before that. jose. >> kasie hunt, thank you very much. it was good to see you just a few moments ago right there by bernie sanders. good to talk to you on the phone. the republican race for the white house becoming a food fight. literally. in some cases, as candidates corner votes by indulging in local fare. latest on that when we come back. isn't it nice so early in the morning to see people eating like that? sir, this alien life form is growing at an alarming rate. growing fast, you say? we can't contain it any long... oh! you know, that reminds me of how geico's been the fastest-growing auto insurer for over 10 years straight. over ten years? mhm, geico's the company your friends and neighbors trust. and deservedly so. indeed. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. legalzoom has your back. for your business, our trusted network of attorneys has provided guidance

. >> announcer: from n bc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> seems like too often, we've had to start the show with the sad news of the death of a musical icon. one of the most innovative, creative, stylish, prolific artists any of us have ever seen. >> any word you can think of. icon, genius, property digy prodigy, they all apply to prince. shock that he's passed away. there's the investigation into what caused prince's death and the outpouring. the worldwide celebration of his life and his music. natalie is outside his home and studio in suburban, minnial eapolis. >> good morning. memorial to prince. since the news broke of his death on thursday, hundreds of fans have come here, leaving memorabilia and cards. the sheriff's office is investigating. an autopsy is scheduled for later today. the world is asking why another music icon is gone way too soon. >> reporter: news of the music legend's death sending shock waves around the country. in new york, fans gathered at harlem's apollo theater. in brooklyn, nearly 1,00

>>> good morning, everybody, it's election day, tuesday, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and what year are we in? >> is this 2010. >> >> are you savannah? where are we? it's 9:00 a.m. >> this is really old days, this is old school. >> real old school. >> we used to do this every day. >> the polls are open across wisconsin for what is a big test for the remaining presidential candidates, both front runners, hillary clinton, donald trump, well, guess what, they are the underdogs today in wisconsin. but there's arguably more drama on the republican side. we've been saying that all year long. the question today, can ted cruz change the trajectory of the gop race with a big double digit win tonight? 42 republican delegates are up for grabs in wisconsin and the candidates are battling for every last one of them, congressional district by congressional district. a loss by trump will make it much more difficult for him to win the nomination outright, but how much does he lose by if he does? you know what that means, folks, the first open convention in decades if indeed it is a bad night for him. >> y

and number one in your hearts, ladies and gentlemen, savan - nah guthrie. let's meet our first mom inventor. >> hi, i'm c indy from manchester by the sea, massachusetts. i think screv on the run is the it's a unique way to drain, store and carry your bath sponge. why compromise your clean when you can scrub on the run? >> sounds good to me. come on out here. how are you? >> hi. >> good to see you. there's your table. there are judges. have at it. >> okay. as a busy mom on the go, this is how i used to carry my bath sponge. not anymore. when i travel or go to the gym, i take scrub on the run. it o a unique design that will drain, store and carry your bath sponge. after using your sponge, simply shake out excess water. place the sponge in the top receptacle. click lock the unit together. >> what do you think? >> i think it's interesting. who would you identify as your target customer? >> it would be anybody who prefers to use a bath sponge to shower or bathe, and they want to take it with them to travel so they can take it to the gym, sports team. it also has

and our tough judge, savannah guthrie. now, our first semifinalists. >> i'm vanessa flom phadelphia, nnsylvania, and i invented loopit. it's the next big thing because it solves the pet peeve of tangled headphones in a simple and stylish way. >> come on out. welcome. >> thank you. >> let's tell us about loopit. >> loopit are headphones that convert into a stylish necklace when you're not using them. when you need them, pull, put them in your ears and plug into your device. they have a great sound and when done, connect the magnets together, and you can wear it as an understated necklace. you can even wear it through airport security. they're always there. never tangled. say good-bye to the tangled mess in your handbag or pocket. >> and be stylish, as well. >> thank you very much. our next semifinalist. >> hi, i'm from new jersey awh i'm rita. i think koffie straw is the next big thing. >> let's find out more. ta, come on out. >>r hi. >> you've already had your good morning cup of coffee. >> apparently so. wawho doesn't lov

, not going so far as the to say that hillary clinton is not qualified when he talked to savannah guthrie on the "today" show, this morning, as well as our own "morning joe." and leaving it out of his stump speech here. we had a very abbreviated version of his usually campaign speech here in flat bush, in brooklyn. this is behind me the building where senator sanders grew up. and he often talks on the trail about how he grew up in a three-room, rent-controlled apartment. this is really the foundation of the ideas and the posture that he has and is selling on the campaign trail. so, an interesting moment to come back here, to brooklyn, with him. this is, i think you can see right behind me, that is the building where senator sanders grew up. but steve, his strategy for the state of new york, this is a must-win state, really for both of these candidates, and for sanders -- take hillary clinton -- >> looks like we're having trouble with kasie hunt's picture there. in the meantime, let's go behind the country. all the democratic action in new york right now. on the republican side, a very int

. >> and the little slip of the tongue from matt lauer when he gave out savannah guthrie's e-mail addressrs discovered the difference between cat and dog people. it turns out that it is savannah's [ bleep ]. it turns out. >> you just gave out my e-mail address. >> i didn't mean to do that. your old >> my former e-mail address. >>> and some april fools fun outside studio 1a. [ horn blows ] [ screams ] >> chance of thunder! >> what did he say? >> chance of thunder. >> i don't scream a lot. >> no, you don't. >> when you throw an air horn in the mix and some guy jumping out of the garbage can. >> what is amazing no one used profanity. >> there is one clip that couldn't be used from what i understand. >> were you ducking for cover? >> i go into fetal. that's my move on roller coasters, too. >> you watched the guy who got the "wheel of fortune" puzzle. >> i did. he was knocking off puzzles with point where pat sajak was getting snarky with him. he knew his stuff. he won the whole thing. >> and excited about it. >>> another check of the forecast? >> we have storms down through florida today. not