i was looking for an excuse to jason bateman in -- >> on the "today" show? >> "little house on the prairie." >> i think i may have done a "today" show segment for that. >> i wish i had known that. note to self, cue that up. >> michael landon was a cool guy. >> "arrested development." people will be out here with pitch forks if i don't ask you if there is going to be more "arrested development." >> i haven't been told there is, but i know there is a willingness. i'm sure the adults need to figure it all out. then us kids will show up. >> lightning round. a game i play with my favorite guests called either/or. acting or directing? >> directing because it's more challenging. >> wow. >> i like both. >> "arrested development" or "hogan family." >> "arrested development" with a tight second on the "hogan family." >> okay. burger or pizza? >> pizza. >> dog. how dare you? >> sorry. ma or pa on "little house." >> pa. michael landon was the george clooney of the day. >> who wrote this? natalie or savannah? >> savannah. >> yes, yes! >> if i was outside, it'd be natalie

. >>> coming up, jason bateman stops by studio 1a. >>> good morning, it's 8:26 on this friday morninga mollet in first 4 traffic. >> good morning. right now, still have the delays southbound bw parkway at 197 crash is out of the way in the median is what they're telling us. the lanes are open. those delays do remain this morning. 270 at montrose a little bit slow. you can see in the main lanes we have police activity to the left side. a tad slow past that. nice light volume. beltway looking good, very normal volume up top. 395 thumbs up on this friday. >> thank you. a check on the forecast is next. but sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint and is leading the fight against fracking in maryland. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. >>> good morning, a very cool start, but it's already starting to show signs of improvement. 47 in washington. 46 leesburg. 41 in martinsburg, west virginia. nice day today wh

. >>> coming up, jason bateman stops by studio 1a. >>> good morning, i'm kra aty zachry. we have bright sunshine. these are the live views from around our area, philadelphia, sunshine and 47 degrees. still a little bit chilly in the pennsylvania suburbs. look at the lehigh valley. 42 degrees and the temperatures will be warming as the day goes on. we'll see it warm into the 60s this afternoon. 66 degrees for philadelphia. low 60s in south jersey. at the shore, just a little cooler, 55 degrees. >>> bill, thank you. we'll get a check now on the roads with first-alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. hi, jess. >>> we are watching the schuylkill expressway because there are delays there near the conshohocken curve. we have the accident scene with a vehicle over to the right-hand shoulder and big delays headed eastbound by the scene as well. we're having a lot of stop-and-go traffic there. we are also battling sun glare route 38 near cuthbert boulevard. no real delays there but definitely problems with visibility there. >>> thank you, jessica. today is april 15th, the tradi

. >>> coming up, jason bateman stops by studio i'm ...ck. we continue to follow breaking news. a big rig crash snarling traffic still on interstate 880. bob redell has been live in hayward since 4:30 a.m. bob, i guess at this point southbound traffic really the issue. >> reporter: it is. you still have three lanes of southbound 880 shut down in hayward, sam, because of this truck, this trailer, that overturned around 3:00 this morning. but we are making progress. they've got part of it on this wrecker. the problem is that they don't want it to fall apart. it's got several tons of wine coolers. it's a very heavy load. they hope to have it cleared within an hour and hour and a half. three lanes shut down. northbound 880 is completely reopened. mike, how do we get around this? >> this is going to be a major issue on the northbound side just because of the slowing and distraction, though no lanes are blo blocked. the southbound side, well, let me give you some options. that is the worst of the commute, eastbound 580 and mission boulevard is p

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>> excited about -- family thing jason bateman did with nicole kidman is in. there's the bomb which is an immersive -- film making experience that plays a live track in and here with michael shannon and elvis and nixon, and a terrific picture called wove. it's about discovery and that's what's fun about the festival. you can say that festivals are original binge watching. pmpleg a lot of people were interested in the movie that -- that documentary that you were talking about, vast. why were you hoping to bring that to masses? >> i was surprised when i heard some people didn't -- were sort of against it. but at the same time i didn't want to make it a whole controversy with the festival and that, this and that so i said let me just pull it, we'll deal with it later. so on, so it did get a lot of attention. >> hope to bring that movie -- >> not in the festival. but not at the festival. obviously, it hits close to home. >> sure. for being my own experience not one of my kids, and it's just -- but i think key thing is anti-vaccine movie it wasn't an antiin my posi

"the family fang" co-stars christopher walken and jason bateman. it'll be released into theaters april 29th. >>> charlize theron has officially joined the cast of "fast 8," the next installment of the "fast and furious" franchise. "furious 7," which was released last year, made over $1 million worldwide, one of the highest grossing movies of all kind. the upcoming film will also see the return of one of our favorites, vin diesel, dwayne johnson, and of course, tyrese gibson. it's set to be released next year. >>> exciting news for fans of "gilmore girls." melissa mccarthy will be returning for the upcoming netflix revival. "the boss" star reveals the good news herself on "the ellen show." >> they're making four new movies of the "gilmore girls," which was a show near and dear to my heart for four years. we couldn't get the schedules to work. there was a whole thing. then i was going to be out of the country, blah, blah, blah. ago, we figured out that i was going to go back and do it. i am so excited. right? it'll be amazing. >> breaking news on "el

next half hour, you'll be getting your first look at the new movie starring nicole kidman and jason bateman dish to make this week. i didn't think it was that good but glad you liked it. willie? >>> april showers mean a lot of cooped up kids to keep busy. we've come up with fun, indoor activities to keep your crew entertained. it's all coming up after your local news and weather. nice pass. ♪ if you have allergy congestion, muddling through your morning is nothing new. ...your nose is the only thing on your mind... ...and to get relief, anything is fair game. introducing rhinocort® allergy spray from the makers of zyrtec®. powerful relief from your most frustrating nasal allergy symptom* ,all day and all night. hasn't your nose been through enough already? try new rhinocort® allergy spray. muddle no more® it's a taste so bold, yet so smooth, it could only be called, black silk, from folgers. a taste you could enjoy, fresh brewed, or one cup at a time. black silk, from folgers. >>> good morning, it is 9:26. i'm kris sanchez. happening today, the next phase of demolition ramps up for the old

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"family fang" with jason bateman and nicole kidman. >> highlighted by the 40-year anniversary of "taxity and joe y. >> it'll be a cast reunion. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> appreciate it. >>> back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >>> good morning at 8:56 on wednesday, i'm sam brock. later today, san francisco police are going to meet with the public after officers shot and killed a homeless man. today's town hall is going to happen at noon at the union local hall on 18th street. police shot luiz gogara near 18th street last thursday of the officers say he refused to drof a knife and came towards officers, forcing them to fire their weapons. but some witnesses are givening conflicting reports, saying that gagara did not have a knife. if you think illegal fireworks are an issue in san jose, now is your chance to do something about it. starting july 1st, people in san jose can post video and pictures of illegal firework activity to a city-run website. code enforcement officers can writing tickets. happening right now, steven hawking joining a stuartistic bid for inters

"family fang" with jason bateman and nicole kidman. >> highlighted by the 40-year anniversary of "taxi'll be a cast reunion. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> appreciate it. >>> back in a moment. this i "today" on s in tnbhe last eight years, the fracking industry has spent over $40 million dollars on lobbying in pennsylvania. so it's no surprise that even though they've had over 4,000 violations, all they've ever gotten is just a slap on the wrist it's time for that change. i'm josh shapiro, and i'll hold the oil and gas companies criminally liable for poisoning our air and our drinking water. i'll be an attorney general who always works for you. democrat josh shapiro. he'll stand up for us. ifbut find it harder and hardert to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a politi

. >> jason bateman was here last week and there was talk about "arrested development" possibly cominget my news from the internet, so i don't really know. i know that everybody, i think, wants to do it. i want to see where the story continues. my relationship has a relationship with liza minnelli. i want to know what happens. buster might be in trouble. >> i want mother boy. >> she was smoking and i inhaled the smoke from her and blew it outside because she can't smoke it. >> good show. >> i want to watch it when it get home. season five of "veep" premieres this sunday, april 24th >>> next, one scene stealer to another. the citi double cash® card comes in very handy with cash back twice on purchases. earn once when you buy, and again as you pay. that's cash back now, and cash back again later. it's cash back déjà vu. the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on every purchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one sided. jane likes to mix things up. that's why she loves new light & fit gre

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"family fang" with jason bateman and nicole kidman. >> highlighted by the 40-year anniversary of "taxieunion. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> appreciate it. >>> back in a moment. this istoday" on nb "c. ranking from top to bottom. company of the year? luxury cars just seem like they would be top awarded. better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right. the final answer. chevy. the most awarded car company two years in a row. wow, it's like a luxury car. i was shocked. i mean it's like, this is chevy? for a limited time, get cash back for 15% of the msrp on most remaining 2015 chevy vehicles while they last. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> about to head to the new facebook live booth to answer your questions. log on right now, >>> hi, good morning, everyone it's 8:56 on this wednesday, april 13th. i'm angie goff. we want to head to melissa mollet who has more on backups on the beltway. >> good morning. still outer look at connecticut avenue. still quite slow. that crash that was in the middle of the roadway has gotten out of the road, it's on the