but as first reported on the "today" show by nbc's jeff rossen, that's not always the case. >> reporter: you've been saving. now it's time to cash in. these coin-counting machines make it easy. just dump the money in and out pops your total. and we can trust them, right? to find out we went to the bank, getting hundreds of dollars in coins from quarters to dimes to nickels. and you know even these pesky pennies. as you can see my team and i are counting every single roll. we know exactly how much we have. we unroll all the coins, carefully separating them into bags of $300. first up, these popular coinstar machines found in stores across the country. and right away, good news. they come up accurate. right down to the penny. next we haul, and i do mean haul, our loose change to one of the country's largest banks, testing their penny arcade at five different branches. we pour all our money in. but we don't get all our money back. none of them are accurate. this one is off by 5 cents. this one is off by 53 cents. and at this machine, even more. >> it's 70 cents off, doesn't sound like a lo

but jeff rossen reports that's not always the case. >> reporter: you've been saving. now it's time to cash in. these coin counting machines make it easy. just dump the money in and out pops your total. and we can trust them, right? to find out, we went to the bank, getting hundreds of dollars in coins, from quarters to dimes to nickels and even these pesky pennies. as you can see, my team and i are counting every single roll. we know exactly how much we have. we unroll all the joins, separating them into bags of $300. first up, these popular coinstar machines found in stores across the country. and right away, good news. they come up accurate right down to the penny. next we haul, and i do mean haul, our loose change to one of the country's largest banks, td bank, testing their penny arcade at five different branches. we pour all our money in. but we don't get all our money back. none of them are accurate. >> that's $300 on the money. this one is off my five senlts. this one is off my 53 cents. >> 70 cents off. doesn't sound like a lot but think about it, customer aft

nbc's jeff rossen shows you how the cops did it. >> reporter: steps. step after step. your fitness tracker knows your every move. designed to help you stay healthy and lose weight. but it could be used against you. a fitbit helped crack a case in pennsylvania. a woman claiming she was fast asleep, ripped out of bed and sexually salted. when police got their hands on her fitbit, she was awake the entire time, walking around, proving she made it all up. she's now on probation for making a false report. >> how critical was this fitbit evidence? >> it sealed the deal. we had other evidence we were looking at, suspicious, but the fitbit made all of the difference. >> reporter: what information can police get awe of fitness tracker? i bought this fitbit surge. i'm going to wear for 24 hours, hand it over to the police. you should know if you don't voluntarily hand it over they could try to get a warrant for it. first up today, headed to connecticut. walking down the street right now, i'm wearing my fitbit. i know it's recording my steps. but who would ever think it's recordi

nbc's jeff rossen explains how it works. >> reporter: step after step your fitness tracker knows your every move, designed to help you stay healthy and lose weight. but it could be used against you. a fitbit just helped crack a case in pennsylvania. a woman claiming she was fast asleep, ripped out of bed and sexually assaulted. but when police got their hands on her fitbit, the real story emerged. she was awake the entire time, walking around, proving she made it all up. she's now on probation for making a false report. how critical was this fitbit evidence? >> well, it sealed the deal for were looking at and we were suspicious, but the fitbit made all the difference. >> reporter: so exactly what information can police get off a fitness tracker? and how easy is it? to find out i went out and bought this fitbit surge. i'm going to wear it for 24 hours, then i'm going to hand it over to the police. you should know in a real life case if you don't voluntarily hand it over, they can try to get a warrant for it. we'll see what happens. first up today, i'm headed to connecticut. walking dow

jeff rossen investigates. >>> and the reigning men's ncaa cats returned with classes canceled. a victory parade will be in downtown philly on friday. the first since the phillies won the world series. >>> and the ratings were anything but fantastic. just 17.8 million viewers tuned in compared to 28 million who watched last year's duke-wisconsin match up. >>> the golden state warriors and their quest for a record 73 wins, they shocked steph curry and the reves with a victory. and the warriors committed 24 turnovers. golden state must win their final four games to break the record. >>> and grossing people out in the process. his favorite mayo sandwich and nan bananas. >>> just ahead, it's the "star wars" stars rapping like you have never seen. >>> plus amy schumer's battle over labelling plus-sized mod 8s. your ized mod 8s. your 8s. your s. your . ur s. es. your es. yourmodels. your models. your you can help prevent blindness in undernourished children all over the world. when you get your vitamins at walgreens, you help give life-changing vitamins to kids across the globe. get v

. >>> this morning, on "today," jeff rossen reports on the new everyday tool police are using to solveular you may be wearing one on your wrist right now. >>> time for sports. good morning, betty. >>> good morning, dara. first to the nba playoffs where the oklahoma city thunder were ice cold. the team shot just 34%, with kevin durant for 21 points. and they squeaked out a win over dallas. steph curry sitting out game two with an injured ankle. golden state won their second straight from the houston rockets, 115-106. >>> now to fenway park, and the third patriots day since the 2013 boston marathon bombing. the red sox honored jeff bauman, a survivor of the attack, and joined on the mound by actor jake gyllenhaal, who featured him in "stronger." it will be released next year. >>> the 120th running of the boston marathon, look at this, 30,000 runners ran 26.2 miles. >>> a new guinness world record to show you. the category, fastest hole in government by a team of four. a competition between golfers from france, spain, and denmark. while it is speed golf, we sped it up just a bit. the winn

jeff rossen investigates. >>> and let's head over to betty nguyen for all this morning's sports headlinesood morning, dara. the reigning men's ncaa national champion villanova wildcats returned to a hero's welcome on campus, with classes canceled for the day. the party continued at the football field. a victory parade will be held on friday. the first since the 2008 phillies won the world series. >>> while the game had one of the most fantastic finishes in history, cbs's ratings were anything but fantastic. just 17.8 million viewers tuned in this year, compared to over 28 million who watched last year's match-up. >>> to the nba, the pressure is on, the golden state warriors end their quest for a record 73 wins. the timberwolves shocked steph curry. curry will an off night, missing 18 of 25 shots and his warriors committed 24 turnovers, golden state must win their final four games to break the record. >>> burning up the internet and grossing some people out in the process, dale earnhardt jr.'s tweet about his favorite mayonnaise and banana sandwich. he said i swear it looks delicious, or i

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jeff rossen decided to find out.re here, it didn't go so well. >> not necessarily. sometimes the right thing is done. there were surprises along the way. i forgot how heavy change can be. my kids love finding change. put it into their bank. this is our family coin jar, weighing me down. if you're anything like me, you have no idea how much money is in here. you take the coins to your local grocery store or bank and put it into the coin counter, you assume they're accurate, giving you back exactly what you put in. wait until you see what we found. this morning, one of the country's largest banks is taking action. >> reporter: you've been saving. now it's time to cash in. these coin counting machines make it easy. dump the money in and out pops your total. we can trust them, right? to find out, we went to the bank, getting hundreds of dollars in coins, from quarters to dimes to nickels and, you know, even the pesky pennies. as you can see, my team and i are counting every single roll. we know exactly how much we have.

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"today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen has the skinny on that. good morning. >> skinny, very nice, savannah. we are talking about starbucks. maybe you're about to go there right now, like savannah, and order a latte. custom made by a baa rista who adds in the milk and foam. how much are you really getting? we're going to find out. >> reporter: who can start their day without it? we need our lattes. a mix of espresso, steamed milk and light lay your of foam. >> non-fat latte. >> thank you. >> reporter: a new lawsuit alleging starbucks lattes are approximately 25% underfilled, calling it fraud. it's not just variations by different baristas. own standardized recipe. we wondered, how much liquid are you actually getting in a starbuyis grande latte? i'm hitting several starbucks locations, buying the same grande latte at each one. then we'll calculate how much liquid is inside. >> can i have a grande latte? >> reporter: we buy identical lattes at six different locations. while the web site says nutritioghl i hnformation may vary, the official starbuc

let's go across the street and check in with sheinelle and jeff rossen. good to see you. >> hi, pat. coming up on saturday morning here on "today," more violent optician to donald trump as his republican rivals make a hail mary move to stop him. we're live on the campaign trail. >>> and dylan has the forecast. with millions facing severe weather today. >>> plus did a private pilot spot one of the two teenage boys who got lost months ago clinging to debris? >>> and donald trump is sure to be a target at the president lets loose some sin zingers. >> more coming up on "today." >>> 6:52. time for this morning's pet profile. we're talking about microchipping your pets. very important thing. morning, nancy. morning, david. >> thank you. >> microchip, take us through the basics of what it is. >> well, it's very simple. it is a way for us to find your animal if it gets lost. so it's the size of a microchip or a little piece of rice with a microchip in it that has all of your contact information and a vet or at your local shelter, they insert it twen the shoulder

we check in with channel jones and jeff rossen. us with more on what they're covering this morning. >> busy morning to you. coming up on a saturday morning here on "today." more violent opposition to donald trump as his republican rivals make a hail mary attempt to stop him tuesday in indiana. we're live on the campaign trail. >>> also ahead. dylan has the forecast with 30 million people facing the possibility of severe weather today. >>> did a private pilot spot one of the two teenage boys who got lost at sea nine months ago clinging to debris? >>> and donald trump is skipping president obama's final white  house correspondents' dinner tonight but he is sure to be a target as the president takes the stage to let loose some zingers. >>> we have a preview of all the action when we get started in a few minutes here on "today." >> we'll see you shortly. thanks. >>> i'm marshal harris from comcast sportsnet. wentz posed with his bosses who are just as excited to have him here as he is to be here. during his press conference he was as

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