we've got willie in for hoda. now we can tell you why. you haven't heard the news, hoda has a new baby girl at home, little hope. >> i just finally closed my mouth from the surprise on the air yesterday. i was so shocked and so happy and we are so thrilled for haley and hope and hoda and joel. >> you had an audience yesterday? >> jenna and i went over after the show. i don't know if we were invited. we went in and we saw the baby. she is adorable. hoda is doing great. she is so happy and pleased. it's wonderful. we'll have more on that in a bit. >>> we want to get to this breaking news. an urgent story. officials shutting down schools in the denver area this morning. there is an ongoing search for a woman who flew to colorado and purchased a gun ahead of the 20th anniversary of the tragedy at columbine according to federal officials. nbc's joe fryer is on the story this morning. joe, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. more than half a million students in the denver area won't be going to school today. the call to ca

willie is in for hoda. if you haven't heard, hoda's got a new baby girl at home.tle hope. >> i just finay closed my mouth from the surprise on the air yesterday. we're so thrilled for anthem. you had an audience with hope yesterday. >> we did. jenna and i did. we went right over aft the show. we went in and saw the baby. she's adorable. hoda is doing greathand is so in y an we'll have more on that in abi we want to officials shutting down schools in the denver area this morning. there's an ongoing search for a womaho w flew to colorado and purchased a gun ahead of the tragedy at callum bien. good morning, joe fryer. >> reporter: good morning. half a million students in the w denver areaon't be going to school today. the call to cancel classes was made overnight hours after the fba released mor details about a wan who authorities say is extremely dangerous andoses a credible threat. this morning communities in the denver area are on edge. authities on the hunt asking everyone to be on the lookout for the 18-year-old. >> this has become a massive man hupt. >> report

she tried to climb into the bassinet. >> congratulations to hoda kotb. i love her.ing a shouto morning. "e.t." can confirm estranged hum his post as executive producer of the wendy williams show. she filed divorce last week over reports that he allegedly fathered a child with his mistress. stated, quote, i'm not proud of my recent actions and take full accountable and apologize to miss wife wendy was spotted in new york without her wedding ring, hunting for a new apartment >>> now to miss ariana grande. we've got new info on how she pulled off that 'nsync surprise at coachella. as for her coachella payday? that's up for first in tonight's "know and tell." ♪ >> how much did ariana grande get her headlining gig? a rumored $8 million. not bad since big acts like beyonce usually get a reported $3 million to $5 million and her epic reunion came together very last minute. a source tells "e.t." they only started rehearsing last week after she reached out to j.c. chasez the weekend before. >> ariana, thank you for sharing it with us. >> our source adds, grande told chasez t

hoda, craig?> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. >>> a growing mystery in louisiana where federal authorities are investigating three fires at historically black churches in less than two weeks. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the very latest. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this is all that's left of the greater union baptist church. the physical structure anyway. the fire ripped through here destroying this house of worship but strengthening the congregation. federal authorities are trying to solve this mystery. a south louisiana community on edge after three historically black churches burned in ten days. >> all stations, we have a church on fire. >> reporter: the fbi and the atf now joining the investigation. >> i think it has something to do with race. >> reporter: the three churches a few miles apart in st. landry parish. the first on march 26th, the second april 2nd, the third april 4th. >> the fires are suspicious. we believe crimes have occurred. we believe that t

hoda was "dateline" hoda -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know, when i met her.kathie, will you please just at least have lunch with hoda?" i said, "okay." and i had never heard of her. and we had a lovely -- five hour lunch. we closed down. they made us leave the rainbow room. because they were getting ready for dinner. >> jimmy: that's when you know you get along with somebody. >> yeah. we had to get -- we went to the lady's room. i said, "hoda, i don't want to come back to television. i think i've done the best tv i can ever do with regis. but i know i would be friends with you for the rest of my and i think we could have a a good show. but i don't think we could have a hit show, not at 10:00 in the morning." so, i came for a year. i fell in love with my egyptian goddess. and then i stayed another year. because i was starting to fall in love. you know the people over there. they're just so amazing. >> jimmy: yeah. >> they're incredible. >> jimmy: it's a good team. >> and it's 11 years later. it's just -- >> jimmy: wow. >> it's literally time. i have i so many

she revealed when she met hoda for the first time. >> hoda was "dateline" hoda when i met her.y made us leave the rainbow room because they were getting ready for dinner, and, yeah -- >> that's when you know you get along with somebody. >> i said, hoda, i don't want to come back to television. i did the best tv with regis. i would be friends with you for the rest of my life. >> as they say in show business, the rest is wine history. tomorrow kathie lee will be sitting down with us as we celebrate her career and wish her well on her future plans. >> what yshe left up is she stod up and sang a song. could you major her serenading you at a table? >> she calls you "dateline" hoda like you were going around covering mysteries and murders. >> i'm on it. >>> a daily click? >> i think i will have the spinach salad. or will i? we have a cute video. a toddler, i don't know what's going on with kids in brazil, all right? this is a little kid. let me try surfing for the first time. jumps on his sister's board. >> he did the hang ten. >> hang ten. knows where the camera is. a little kelly s

a hoda, lil naz.umped from 15 last week, now taking over the number one spot on billboard's hot 100 chart. today's lil nas x's birthday. "old town road" is missing from the billboard country dharts, whi charts. that's where this began. >>> finally, crissy metz made her live tv singing debut. the new is "us" actress stunned everybody at the academy of country music awards. you know what else she can do? she has more musical talents. beat boxing. she sat down with jimmy fallon and revealed her secret and gave us a sample. >> okay. let's be clear. i'm not great, folks, just for a disclaimer. ready? >> yeah. >> can i cover my mouth? >> yeah. >> okay. we are on the mic and we will be rocking, we rock the mic, for all y'all, keeping y'all in here, because it's cool when you call the rendition that we creation because that's our mission, so listen to what we say because this happens every day. >> how about that? >> what can't that woman do? >> crissy metz, love it. that's your "popstart." >> jimmy fallon is

she re when she met hoda for the first time. >> hoda was "dateline" hoda when her.t but i went to lunch made us leave the rainbow room because they were getting ready for dinner. >> that's when you g know you along with somebody. >> we went to the ladies room. i said i don't want toome back to television. i think i've done the best tv i can ever do with gis. but i would be friends with you for the rest of my life. >> and as they say in show business, the rest is wine hi >> it is wine history. >> tomorrowbe kathie lee wil sitting down with us as we wish her well on her future plans. >> what she left out of that story is she stood up in the rainbow room and sg a ng. can you imagine kathie lee gifford serenading you at a table? >> she calls you e""datel hoda like you're going around uncovering mysteries and >> all right. you have theclaly k? >> we've got a very cute video here. here's a i don't know what's going on with kids in brazil. this is a little kid.ry let me surfing for the first time. >> no way. >> jumps on his sister's board. little hang ten. knows where theamera is. little kelly

good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you.he democratic primary race is heating up. over the weekend, a focus on faces new and old, veterans like former vice president joe biden who is dealing with that ongoing controsrsy as well relative m newcomer,or pete buttigieg who has been making big waves. this morning, gaining traction, put buttigieg the 37-year-old openly gay mayor ofndiana opening up about his psonality in deeply personal terms. >> when i w younger, i would have done anything to not be gay. >> reporter: getting handid abou struggle as a young man. >> if you had offered me a pill to mak me straight, i would have swallowed it before you had time to gip giv me a sip of water. thank god there was no pill. >> reporter: he offers this message to vice president mike pence whoopposes same sex message. >> the thing i wish to mike pence is for the world to understand. if you have a problem who i am, your qurel, sir, is with my creator. >> reporter: buttigieg hasn't officially announced his candidacy pulled in a $7 million fun

. >> hoda s sharede very big family news. >> oh, i'm here. hi, guys. >> do you have something to tell us? >> yes, i do. it's a girl! it's a girl! [ applause ] >> oh, wow. >> and her name is hope. joel and i were standing there when she hand you the baby and it is the closest thing to a live bir s you'll ever. but any way, it is that moment -- i was like my god, my heart just grew. it is amazing. anyway, i just -- i can't believe it happening. >> you could just hear the happiness in herri voice. t? the emotion. >> so sweet. 'm go f-- going to get through this. hope katherine joins haley joy. hoda said haley is doing well and her new big sister -- she's so proud. hoda has been a vocal supporter of adoption since the birth of haley in 2017. >> and close to my heart as well. when i saw it in the newsroom, someone said hoda had another baby. and i said what, where is my remote. >> best news. >> i'm so happy for her. >>> your chances for seeing rain increase starting tomorrow. lauryn is back with an update. >>> he's got chandeliers hanging from the

those are his threus >> i j love -- we talked this weekend, hoda. so excited. we just can't wait to love her and just wrap our arms around you. we're so happy. our joyis, like, overflowing for you. >> andbo think aut how many people you're giving hope to today. by the way, when you facetimed me, i was in a starbucks and i had to go in the woman's room and . we're just so happy.ll >> you a made up for your cher interview. >> we're up against, giving me the ten-second countdown. but we love you. >> love you. >> hooray! >> now to yours everybody.orning, 8:26ue now on thisay, april 16th. i'm aaronch gilst. let's chec morning commute with melissa mollet. >> outer loop and inner loop looking good at univty pretty typical. river road at stoney creek road, all lanes blocked with a downed tree. hopefully that's out of the way soon. and fairfax eastbound 50 after west ox. two right lanes will be blocked until 5:00 p.m. through the work zone there. l hav a check on your . >>> well, temperatures in lower 50s and 40s out there. calm winds out there although we have a breeze

so good to have willie here while hoda is not here.to join the fun record your message and share it using #mytodayplaza on twitter and instagram. >>> let's get to the news at 8:00. a massive worldwide fundraising campaign is on to rebuild notre dame cathedral after it was partially destroyed in a catastrophic fire. craig has made his way it paris this morning. craig, a long night of travel for you. what can you tell us? >> reporter: savannah, good morning. so far that fundraising campaign has netted more than $300 million. there is also a ministers' meeting underway right now to talk about the rebuilding effort. i am going to step out of the way and actually show you a little bit of notre dame here. this is, of course, the back side of that famed cathedral. you can see the scorched scaffolding. that is where that 300-foot spire stood until a few hours ago. if you look to the left there you'll see two men in front of the left side of the tower. right now we are told that they are not as concerned about that side of the cathedral. the ri

with hoda and the rest of the teams in his route thank you for the moment. the u.k.'s house of commons has approved try minister teresa mayes plan to request for an extension until june thirtieth a request that she has to make to the e.u. she's currently in paris seeking support from french president emmanuel home i want to touch about may standing by for us at the presidential palace in paris but first to burn his smith in london bring us up to speed bernard with the political developments in london today it seems he said he has finally won a vote in parliament. yes and they've been further talks between the labor party and conservative party representatives on seeing if they can come together on some sort of agreement on the way forward with brags it on the downing street has said that they'll be meeting again on thursday representatives from labor in the conservatives that they've had today further productive and wide ranging talks that doesn't really tell us a lot it tells us they've been talking but not that they've come to an agreement on what the labor party wa

hoda? >> oh my gosh, morgan in minneapolis, thanks. >> only one person to go to now. >> who is that? >> mr. roker. what do you expect today? >> well, guys, we already reports of 100 mile-per-hour winds gusts in texas and parts of colorado. some places picking up two feet of snow. here is what we're looking for today. we've got right now 16 million people that are under some sort of winter weather advisory and as far as the winds are concerned, 36 million people affected and there's also severe weather to talk about. we've got a severe area for 9 million people in the midwest. so, a lot going on today as this system pushes to the east. we're going to see snow and wind continuing for the plains and midwest plus a line of severe storms strengthening this evening from chicago all the way down to memphis and friday, some heavier rain develops into the east coast by night fall. airport delays are going to be a real mess. minneapolis, kansas city today, chicago, st. louis for showers and wind, det

craig, savannah, hoda? >> ron mott in cincinnati. thanks, ron. >>> also this morning, rescuers are urgently trying to find and american woman and her driver kidnapped at gunpoint in uganda the popular wildlife park and now they're being held for ransom. a the latest on a disturbing story. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the state department still has not released her name but this morning a park spokesman told me this kidnapped woman and her guide failed to take an armed guard on their drive. a violation of the park's rules. it's one of the most beautiful places on earth. a safari destination, and generally considered safe for tourists. but this morning, a frantic search for a 35-year-old american woman and her local guide ambushed around dusk by armed gunmen while out driving on a is a safari in queen elizabeth national park. >> the kidnappers were armed. >> reporter: the kidnappers used the woman's own cell phone to make their half million dollar ransom demand. ugandan police say two others were robbed but left b

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. social media exploded as fans from around the country expressed their grief. overnight, an emotional outpouring for grammy-nominated artist nipsey hussle. later dying at a hospital. the shooting happening in broad daylight with two other men also hit sunday afternoon, as the gunman is still out there. hussle grew up in south l.a. he had spoken publicly about his association with the crips. the rapper tweeting, having strong enemies a blessing. as news of the rapper's death spread online, many took to social media. john legend writing, rest in peace, nipsey. he was so gifted, so proud of his home, so invested in his community. utterly stunned that he's gone so soon. steph curry reacting too the news. >> i got to know him as a person and what he stood for and his message. ♪ >> reporter: the rapper earned his first grammy nomination this year for his album "victory lap." recording with snoop dogg and kendrick lamar. >> to make music that speaks to opportunities and speak to inspiring. >>

hoda, willie? >> reporter: history today in chicago.gan radford, thank you. >>> also this morning, new details on mick jagger's health care after the rolling stones' front man postponed the band's latest tour. nbc's kelly cobiella has the very latest on this. hi, kelly, good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning, hoda. well, he's known for boundless energy on stage and now it's taken a team of doctors to tell mick jagger he has to slow down and put the tour on hold for his health. ♪ >> reporter: he's the front man for one of the most successful bands in history. now legendary rocker mick jagger to undergo heart surgery this week to replace a valve, according to "rolling stone" magazine. nbc news has not independently confirmed the reports. the procedure will reportedly take place friday in new york. jagger is expected to make a full recovery. over the weekend, the singer seemed in good spirits, seen on the beach in miami with his family. speculation mounted over the weekend when the north american leg of the stones' no filter tour, due

i think hoda did a beautiful job and our producer.. >> to think that all of those people could have had that tragedy define their lives in a different way and to see how all to leaduse that tragedy a life of purpose, you're right. >> positivity is really uplifting.e >> would mentive more from thosn our website. i should mention they have so much wisdom to offer. we should hear it. it'stot y.com. >> and that is how we should remember columbine as well. >>> coming up, more oyour movi frontiers of faith series. this morni savannah's trip to the jerusal of the bible. and the ancient treasures that she helped find wethere. you an archaeologist. >> for about ten seconds. >> for about ten seconds. >> but first these messa ( ♪ ) we are all going for something more. ( ♪ ) and new special k protein has more, with 15 grams of protein plus extra nutrients to help that protein do more. ( ♪ ) so, wh's your more? special k. powering you. introducing non-stop spring styles for the family! hurry into old navy stores for 50% off your entire purchase! w

. >>> plus, our hoda is surprising everyone with a new edition to her family, a sweet edition. her family, a sweet edition. we'll take a look ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> we are back on a saturday morning with the weekly download, a look back at the week that was. >> the headlines were dominated by the release of the mueller report. >> the week began with the devastating fire in france. >> a massive fire engulfed the historic notre dame cathedral in paris. >> firefighters apparently had just three minutes to save the towers from the blaze battling very close to the flames to save the structure. the damage only fully visible from the air. most of the roof completely gone leaving the beare ribs of the building beneath. >>> and in new york city, authorities arrested a man carrying suspicious items at st. patrick's cathedral. >> two gasoline cans, two bottles of lighter fluid and two lighters. >> his basic story was that he was cutting through the ca

wow. >> it's all hoda. >> it was all hoda. >> then came you. then came you. >> how many glasses of wine have you two had over the past 11 years together? >> 55. >> that's our story. we're sticking to it. >> how many interviews have you conducted while tipsy. >> while tipsy? three. >> well, on this day it was tipsy tuesday so i had to join in. >> kathie lee. >> to kathie lee. >> i love you and joined the party as kathie lee's friend celebrated her today show success. >> now to the stunning developments this week with empire star jussie smollett. >> after he walked out of court free all charges dropped. he's back but probably not in a celebratory mood. the city of chicago is demanding he pay $130,000 to recoop investigation costs. we retained a copy of the bill clming you orchestrated your own attack. the letter says he has 7 days to pay or authorities may prosecute him for making a false statement to the city. reasonably and justifiable amount is 30 grand more than what he made per episode on empire. his legal team says he's paid enough. >> i'd

today show host hoda ko announced she just adopted baby number two. her new daughter's name is hope kath hoda and her boyfriend adopted their first daughter haley back in 2017. hoda says her heart grew ten times bigger the moment she met baby hope. >> she's so happy. such a wonderful story. great to see their family grow. >> absolutely. >> today would be a great day to s out. e k >> it is so nice out there. this is live behind us. there's not a cloud in the sky rightrf now. >> pet. >> yes. >> that's a post card shot right there. way 's going to stay this for tonight. omorrow we're going to hav partly to mostly cloudy may, e an isolated shower. it's not a terrible day, but ct's not picture perfe out there. as we look to thursday, if you want warmth, pat loves it when h's warm outside. we're talkingh temperatures near 80 degrees on thursday. there's the chance for a shower tomorrow but most if not all of your ds dry. i think the best chance for a shower is going to be around the mid morning and midda hours and mainly north of washington. it is warm out

hoda kotb broke into tears to announce she adopted a second baby girl named hope.aty tur and her husband welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named theodore. the baby reportedly arrived 6 pounds 5 ounce and stretching nearly 20 inches long. nice fun baby boom for everybody here. >> we hear his name is tony. >> after dad, yeah. >> we welcome to extended family here at nbc. >> and hope for hoda's mom. >> that's wonderful. all right, from good news to bad news, for hipsters, that is. new study revealing men with beards have more germs than the tzr on a dog. researchers in swierland compared the back dear i can't on 18 bheerded men and 30 furry do. it turns out the bearded bros had a higr microbial count compared to3 3 of the dogs.n sevemen had so much bacteria it was harmful touman health is how they categorized it. there you go. i guess the beard is dead. >> if w scanehow unknow that, i think we'll all be better off. >> just wash yourself. >> still ahead, how a florida man's dinner at olive garden landed him behind bars. you're watching "early today." ...p

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, good morning, welcome to "today." it's friday morning. nice to have you with us. i thought mick jagger was indestructible, apparently he isn't, but after heart surgery he's said to be doing well in morning. >> he is right here in new york. they put their tour on hold, a lot of people with tickets were wondering when is he going to be on back on stage? i have a feeling he will be back on stage really soon. >>> our top story is the president making his way to the border today after backtracking on his threat to close the border. we have complete coverage. we will start with nbc white house correspondent peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the president leaving moments ago for thatered boer community in california to taught barrier replacement fencing. even as he does it he is retreating from his threat to take more drastic measures to combat illegal immigration right away. president trump heading ba

. >> an exciting day for nbc news family with hoda and jenna begins this morning.alongside hoda kotb. plenty of surprises in store. ad lib live picture - golden gate - foggy start >>> and a good monday morning to you. 4:30 right now. taking a look, ooh, still foggy at the golden gate bridge. can barely make out where that is. but it is the golden gate bridge. getting started on a monday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. >> a nice weekend. >> it was a beautiful weekend. except more clouds. as we look at the temperatures. a mild start. that's a live look outside in fremont as we start out with dry weather. there will be a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures into the mid 60s. we keep the warm weather. weil be

>> let's go. >> this week jenna bush hager of thehe fourth hour "today" show as co-host alongside hoda kotb tord. >> and they join us more on th tears and we're already seeing. so this is a crazy two weeks for you, hod a. to kathie lee and hello to jeita. what i like? thank you for joini y us. >> tha, too. it is a real roller coaster and kathie lee had a queens sendoff and she deserved every last second of it. and you know what happened on monday, it is a new day you've ever had a new relationship or started something fresh you turn a page and jenna bush hager like jumped into that with both feet, man. and she is -- i don't know if e u notice, she's the perfect fit. u with me on this? >> yeah. >> she's the perfect fit. >> absolutely. >> all right, melissa. >> getting to watch you, jenna, and to see the energy you bring into this program which fits right in with what hoda is doing for so long ahere,the same time, you can't ignore the fact that you are filling the shoes of a daytime tv icon in kathie lee gifford. were you nervous with that part and what you done to make this your own? >>

right, hoda? >> we are. we have a beautiful crowd.'re here otoday, hold on. they came back. they literally were searchi for you. it was your b thday yesterday, right? >> yes. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much. night?you go out las >> no. you know -- >> you stayed in. you wered. g >> dinner at home. >> you do want to talk to savannah about a couple of things, right? >> i have watch you for years. i have loved you for years. you re my inspiration, my motivation for passing the bar. evy day when i was studying, i always thought you were so funny, so sharp, so amazin so witty. i just said if she can do it i can do it. i watched you every day. you did it for me when i was studying to get through. >> you made my day. you maybe made my year. thank you so much for being here. and you're a practicing lawyer >> i am. i'm a trademark attorney now. and i just thank you so much. >> wow. well, you are so impressive. i'm so happy to meet yo'm >> so excited to meet you. >> you truly made me feel so good. i get over it. thank you so much. thank

i think hoda did a beautiful job, and our producer.>> to think that all these people could have had the tragedy define their lives in a different way. to see how all of them used that tragedy to lead a life of purpose, you're right. >> the positivity is really uplifting. >> we should men's we have a lot more from the survivors on the website. as mentioned, they have so much wisdom to offer. we should hear it. it's at today.com. >> that's how we should remember columbine as well. >>> coming up, more frontiers of faith. savannah's trip to the jerusalem of the bible, and the ancient treasures she helped find there. you're an archeologist. >> for about ten seconds. >> but first these messages. . ( ♪ ) so, what's your more? special k. powering you. introducing non-stop spring styles for the family! hurry into old navy stores for 50% off your entire purchase! with dresses from twelve bucks for women, and ten bucks for girls! only at old navy. ♪ (buzzer) please, sir, can i have some less? ♪ ♪ ♪ less sugar greek yogurt from chobani. ♪ mmm, exa

first day with hoda. >> it's my first day but i have been here for ten years.t feels so good. >> one, two, three. >> let's go, y'all. >> let's do this, y'all. >> there was a little bit of confusion on their opening line. but practice makes perfect. >> let's go, y'all. >> hoda gave her new co-host a little quiz about her first day. what time did your alarm go off this morning? >> my alarm went off at 5:43. >> how many glasses of wine -- >> today we -- we'll see, wait till later. >> there was also a lot of news this week after the acm awards, talking about carrie underwood getting candid about body of a baby and miranda lambert throwing shade at her ex-, blake shelton. it set social media on fire, miranda seems to take a shot at blake who was in the audience with gwen. lambert changed -- i got the hell out of oklahoma, since miranda left oklahoma for tennessee after her divorce from blake, fans immediately noticed the change, tweeting throw that shade and keep on looking hot while doing it, hashtag savage. didn't end there. the wife of blake's band leader also we

we are so happy for you guys. >> so i told hoda.ng there. >> when are you two going to be together again? >> never. no. we will be. >> we better check the water around this place. >> seriously. >> or drink it if you want some. >> we are so happy for you guys. the whole family. it's exciting. >> congrats, hank. >> henry needs the congratulations. he is a little terrified. >> and some prayers. >> it all works out. >> yeah. >>> do we have time for a daily click? yeah, we do. >> how do you top that? >> you don't. >> the stanley cup playoffs are underway. singer gavin degraw was given the honor it sing the national anthem before game five between the national predators and a dallas stars on saturday. while the performance went off without a hitch, his exhibit could have used a little work. ♪ and the home of the brave [ cheers and applause ] >> no! >> he just took one step back, missed the carpet. he slips and falls. >> oh, no! >> fortunately, weighs n-- he ws not hurt. how unfair to have to put the singer on the ice. >> i know. >> you kn

where is hoda? on this list probably many a time. always, she should have a permanent place on this list. >> right. lifetime? >> life term. >> like the supreme court. >> yes. >> i am a huge "game of thrones" fan. if i nominate one person jon snow or kit harington because he is probably going to die, i think. so it would only be right to include him in the time 100. >> one last ride on the list before he goes away? >> exactly. >> my better half at home, with lauren. in the last three years, this woman, we've moved nine times for production in multiple countries, multiple states, and she is a superwoman. >> on what topic could you give a one-hour presentation with absolutely no preparation? >> oh? >> what could you walk up and talk about for an hour. >> songwriting. if i wasn't doing this, i would love to be a music teacher. >> buying and selling houses. >> that's an easy one? >> yeah. >> what about you? >> i'd say for me it would be being confident. >> easy for you to say. >> no. shut up. >> if we lo

willie, hoda? >> history tay inchicago.nk you. >>> also this morning, n details on mick jagger's health scare after the fro man postponed the band's latest tour. kellyie ca has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning, hoda. he's knownis for boundless energy on stage. now it's taken a team of doctors to tel j mickger he has to slow down and put the tour on hold for his health.'s hehe front man for one of the most successful bands in history. w legendary rocker mick jagger to undergo hea t surges week to replace a valve according to "rolling stone" magazine. nbc news has not independent t confirmed report. the procedure will reportedly take place friday in new york. jagger is expected to make a full recovery. er the weekend the singer seemed in good spirits seen ont beach in miami with his family. speculation mounted over the weekend when the north american g ofhe stones' no filter tour due to start april 20th was postponed. with a rep saying jagge needed medical treatment. jagger tweeltoueeting i real

craig, vannah,hoda? >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. >>> breaking overnight, benjamin netanyahu appears to have secured aif record fth term in office. unofficial election results shou netany running neck and neck with benny gantz. but his likud party looks look it has the support of right wing and jewish parties.io this ele was widely seen as a referendum on facing corruption allegations. it was one of the closest races in years. >> we have a lot more to talk about including an emotional good-byet the nba. >> last night featured the fin home games for two of the league's most popular stars. dwyane wade and dirk nowitzki. the arenas in miami and dallas packed with fans who wanted one last chance to see the stars say good-bye and thank you. >> thank you. >> it was a sendoff worthy of a hometown hero. >> man, i love you guys, man. >> the last home game for miami heat's beloved superstar dwyane wade. >> the heat red, double breasted joint. >> wade arriving in style. the night capping off a se

right here on al-jazeera with hoda and the rest of the teams there in israel guilt hoffman is a chief political correspondent for the jerusalem post i spoke to him and he believes that whoever wins will shift left after the election. what we've seen so far is that when netanyahu was indicted pending a hearing last month his support did not end up going down and there are a number of reasons for that the first reason was that and it's in the out already . taken the air out of the tires let's say of these indictments and by the time everyone it already made their mind up about whether the investigations are serious and therefore he shouldn't be prime minister anymore or whether he is innocent of the proven guilty another reason why the israelis seem to not mind the corruption charges so much is that there is a bad neighborhood over here and they want to have a leader who can stand up to the pressure and if that means cutting corners a little bit to get by they don't mind that so much whoever wins the israeli government is going to go left there's going to be a new peace plan that's been

hoda. >> all right. al, thank you so much. >>> an update on that massive college admissions scandal. 16 parents, including actress lori loughlin, indicted on additional charges for their alleged role in the cheating scam. we will get to ari melber and get his take in a moment. first, nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the new charges handed down by a federal grand jury apply more pressure to the parents who have not yet entered pleas. they could face, if convicted, an additional 20 years behind bars for their alleged role in this massive pay to play scheme. >> are you scared of going to prison? >> reporter: trailed by the paparazzi, lori loughlin was running errands just as the new indictment was handed down. the actress, her fashion designer husband, and 14 other parents are now charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in addition to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. loughlin and her husband are accused of shelling out $500,000 to

hoda, craig. >> thank you. also this morning, a problem with a computer program is leading to flight delays for a number of and that comes as we are expecting the preliminary report on the cause of last month's ethiopian airlines crash, any time now. nbc news' tomte co is covering both of those stories for us, good morning. >> reporter: good mo let's start with ethiopia, we are expecting a preliminary report on what caused that crash any day or any minute now. 346 people died between the ethiopian crash and indonesian s this morning, new details about don't knowian jet line --e ethiopian jetliner faced. it suggesting the pilots were dealing with stall warnings soon after takeoff. they say the column stick shaker activated violently 450 feet off theground. sourcesond, crm pedushing the nn as the pilots struggled toit pu ack up. the same scenario forced lion air 61 into the java sea last october. the critical question this morning, was the ethpian level of attack center damaged or torn off, possibly by a birdtrik

craig is in early, while hoda spends some time w her baby at home. >> let's get on the top story, what was supposed to be the earliest ofdays, bombings at chur and hotels inzy la sri lan. >> sri lankan officials believe the group had helped from foreign terrorist organizations. >>> the u.s. state department hasev red its terror warning saying terrorist groups are still there. bill neely has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, you join me at the scene of another about 30 minutes ago, about 200 yards down the road, unfortunately, police have moved us in this direction before that went off. i'm at the scene of a shaered church, where more than 70 worshipers died. dozens of tourists killed also in this here at st. anthony's church, one eyewitness described the scene after the atck, he said, on the ground it was a riverf blood. in the air ash falling like snow. r be morgan.rning that will worshipers at mass, the victims of mass murder, hotel restaurants blown to pieces, among the hundreds dead and injure two americans confirmed killed, one wounded. one unac

our friend, "today" show co-host hoda kotb announcing she has a new daughter, hope catherine. joining her 2-year-old big sister, haley joy. congratulations to you and your growing family, we are all thrilled. >>> and here is stephanie ruhle. >> yes, congratulations to hoda. hello, everyone. i am stephanie ruhle. my partner, ali velshi, off today. it is tuesday, april 16th. let's get smarter. >> history in flames. the world watches in helpless horror as notre dame cathedral burns. >> there does seem to be a death in the family, right, and not just the catholic family but the world family. >> there's two magnificent towers still standing thanks to the hard work of 400 or 500 firefighters who are taking water directly out of the senne. >> french president emmanuel macron pledges to rebuild the moniment. >> new reporting from nbc news on the mueller report. why former white house staff are nervous about president trump seeing their namesn e

hoda is off.raig is here and made a request we play the "game of thrones" music for the entire show. >> do you hear that? >> you got excited. >> we talked about what makes the show special besides the n cinematography. >> i'm hoping to binge watch. let's get to the top story. the white house reportedly pushing a plan that would have released migrants detained at the border to sanctuary cities. the to have was said to be retribution against the president's adversaries. hallie jackson is on the story this morning. halle, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning. a white house official said this was meant to be revenge against political rivals. they say it is outrageous. this proposal has since been dropped. this morning a stunning new proposal in the ongoing immigration battle. the "washington post" reporting the trump administration officials sought to bus detained immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities as a way to retaliate against the president's adversaries. the post which first r

we have willie in for hoda. what an incredible moment at the masters. i don't care if you're a golf fan. >> right. >> you're all in in this moment because it was such an incredible comeback for tiger woods. >> well, it is a moment a lot of people, perhaps most people, thought we wouldn't see again. tiger woods winning a major after 11 years of not winning them. all the problems he's had in his life over that decade. the moment you're talking about, where he hugged his children. >> you like the last putt, okay, that's good. i love this. i mean, come on. he hugs his kids and, of course, we all remember the iconic moment when he first won. he hugged his father, who is no longer with us. >> yes. >> it is just, i think, such an incredible sports story and a human story. mike tirico flew all night from augusta to be with us. can't wait to chat with him. >>> first, the weather. it cut destruction across the south and midwest. we'll have closer look at the damage in a moment. what are people facing? let's get to al. >> thanks so much. we'll get to gabe gutierre

we have willfully for hoda. what an incredible day for alfers. go care if you a fan, it's an incredible moment for tiger woods. >> it's a moment we thought we wouldn't see agains after all ther problems in his life over that decade and the moment you are talking about when he hugged his children. >> you liked that putt. i loved this, c'mon, he touched his kids, of course, we all remember that iconic moment when he first one and he hugged his father who is no longer with us. it's an incredible sports story. mike tirico flew all night from augusta to speak with us. we can't wait to catch up with him. >>> first, if weath cut a path of destruction across the south and the mid-we w. ill have a closer loo d at thage in a moment. let's get right to al. >> all right. guys, thanks so much. we will get to gabe gutierrez an ju moment. look at this from max guiliani, look at that lightning strike thcee 1 world tradeer, it's amazing. as this system is rolling through, it's causing other problems, too. this is rutherford, new jersey, tning strikes setting a ho

. >> today, meredith vieira filled in for hoda, who's taking time to be with her newly adopted baby girldy five and a half months pregnant. so, how did she keep it a secret for so long? >> there was some spanx involved and squeezing in. >> okay, okay. >> when i was pregnant -- >> they knew. >> we know you're pregnant, we're just waiting for you to tell us. >>> coming up -- >> i cried so hard. >> pink hits her breaking point. why she's taking her kids off social media. >> i'm not doing it. >>> plus, katy perry's wildest he other "idol" judges refused to compete. >>> then, eva longoria pulling doub >>> minutes away on "e.t." superstars turning into animals. >>> minutes away on "e.t." so i'm looking for someoneimals. to make my chicken bigger, tastier...the best. so what do you got? are you kidding me? i was literally born for this. ♪ thank you. ♪ make it super crispy. so? you had me at fried chicken pacifier. try my new spicy chicken strips combo today. with 100% all-white meat chicken. ♪ >>> the kids of bayside high got together after nearly 30 yearsr for a saved by the bell them al invit

>> hoda gave her new co-host a little quiz about her first day. >> what time did your alarm go off this? >> 5:43. >> how many glasses of wine did you have on your first day? we sipped. today we sipped. >> we'll see. wait until later. >> over at the "view" today, things were not nearly as friendly. >> let me just finish. >> joy behar and meghan mccain got into a heated tussle over border control. >> part of your job is to listen to me. >> whoopi stepped in as peace maker. >> here's what's not going to happen today. we're not going to do this. just let folks talk. >> yeah. >> finish what you're saying. >> i forgot what it was now. >> a source tells "e.t." about today's standoff, quote, the moment ended as soon as it started. all the ladies at that table are pros and they continue to do their jobs. >>> coming up -- >> crazy, inappropriate. >> superheroes unsense krered. the avengers tell all about their secret text change. >> oh, my god. >>> plus -- how beyonce just topped at her new movie with blue ivy and the. >>> tomorrow on "e.t." it's a backstreet boys first. we are with them ♪ star w

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hoda kotb shared the video with hope katherine.end is putting on an easter bny suit and did a full hopping dress rehearsal in the back yard. what is he doing? mr. john lend, what are you doing. adam rippon brought his own flair as well. >> i love john legend in a bunny suit. >> they are fun.fi detely fun. >> definitely. saved by the bell may have ended over 25 years ago, but ty are back. over the weekend, most of the cast from the hid 90sco sit reunited for dinner. mark paul gosler, tiffany and izabeth berkeley. l marioopez shared a videoca repping their night out. noord on why dustin diamond who s playedcreech and lisa didn't join the party.i' sad to see screech was not there. more than a 10-year challenge. the 25 year. >> gavin degraw need a pair of skates after performing the national anthem. he was finishing up his rendition of the starng spaled nner. oops! that hurts. he took instagram to say he was okay, joking heot did n know sing the anthem was a full contact ort. from the outside, it looks like a standard bible. but a look