. >>> and happy birthday to former nba star dikembe mutombo who is 47, actor jimmy walker turns 66 and singer carly simon is 68. >>> here's what's coming up later on the "today" show. matt lauer talks to actress sandra bullock about her new movie "the heat" and life as a mom and catching up with kris jenner. all that coming up on the "today"for watching this show. we do appreciate it. i'm betty ngyuen. have a great day. . >>> the supreme court could be just a few hours away from issuing a ruling on california's prop 8. what we expect to hear from washington this morning. plus, how the bay area is getting ready next. >>> another south bay city takes on the issue of gun control. we'll tell you about the new rules in the works. >>> right now a live look at the golden gate bridge. san francisco is not the only place dealing with some rain. you can see the wet roads out there. christina will have a look at your tuesday forecast coming up. >>> marla, some delays at sfo this morning, not just because of all the rain, but also another major issue. we'll explain all coming up. >>> now we take y

the village gave us one of the most colorful mayor in the country, jimmy walker, and a world champion boxer whom i think could only have come from grenich village in the 1920s. gene was a boxer who read shakespeare, friends with george bernard shaw and talked about the science, and this was a time when, you know, boxers were lugs and mugs. the press, for the longest time, couldn't tell if he was a hoax because he spoke in full sentences. [laughter] it was back when little italy was not two blocks in the town, and went over to the village, a very large community. gave us another one of our most colorful and most loved mayor of the 20th century, and he didn't grow up there, but born there, grew up in italy, and came back. one of the most colorful mobsters, the daffy dawn, and there was the lost village. that's not the nicest way to say that, but anyway, the lost village, the upper class village around and north of washington square park, henry james' jill lag, and all coexisted at the same time and the artists would come and go, but i do think it's the artists, the bo homians, radicals,

walker, everybody! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: paul walker, good to see you, buddy. >> yeah, it's good to see youable. this movie -- it's the sixth one. >> yeah, you know, it's a running joke now. it's like, "how long are we going to do this for?" [ light laughter ] like "fast and the furious 66" in wheelchairs, you know? [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. but, fans are going nuts. i mean, this is like -- it just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger. it's just a tricky thing to keep pulling off. >> yeah, you know, we were real fortunate early on. we tapped into something where people were like, "ah, this is cool." and the thing with that is it's like, trends fade. and for whatever reason, they're having us back again and again. it's a good position to be in. >> jimmy: also, i think, the technology has changed and has grown with your -- when was the first "fast and the furious"? >> like '99, 2000, we made it. >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah, i think it came out in 2001. >> jimmy: so i mean, that's totally different types of cameras now. >> well, the first one -- >> jimmy:

. >> jimmy: mall walkers. [ laughter ] >> oh man. >> jimmy: this did not do well at all. >> no. >> jimmy teenagers and we had to walk by -- every time you walk by an orange julius you get 10 points. [ laughter ] >> that's right! that's right. >> jimmy: yeah, and if you -- >> and wasn't' there like a, a dippin' dots stand that was also like a time warp? >> jimmy: the ice cream of the future? >> yes! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. in the future all of us eat dippin' dots. >> dippin' dots. >> jimmy: that's correct. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: it's just a really exciting game and you can beat the game in five minutes. [ laughter ] five minutes or less. >> that was fun -- >> jimmy: that was a fun one. a good waste of money there. oh this is -- >> oh man. >> jimmy: man this is what? playstation 3. this came out recently. >> that's right. >> jimmy: yeah, this one's called, nickelbackup. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: and we're a security team, right? >> for nickelback. >> jimmy: we were a security team for nickelback. >> that's right. >> jimmy: now why -- i forget again. why were you ai

. >> reporter: be it ever so humble, there is no place like home walker evans started out with jimmy johnson racing off road in baja an back then, couldn't imagine campsites like this. sod and grass delivered outside of a luxury bus. >> we sat around in the car waiting for the race. you didn't walk off and sit in your motor home like we do, today. >> reporter: what hasn't changed? the connection fans feel to their favorite competitor. access that makes it possible to get a dozen significant p natures in a day. >> we have met several football players and you can't approach them unless they tell you you can come up to them. >> reporter: even team owners minkle >> i enjoy coming out here, seeing the great weather and the great fans in this part of the country. >> reporter: these fans may have better views, 1,000 feet off the ground. worth climbing up to see. >> it's a good spot. you can pick up the tv feed and it's like watching tv, really. >> reporter: on and off the track, it's going to be loud and exciting this weekend and if you are coming out, make sure to leave alot of time, becau

. >> reporter: be it ever so humble, there is no place like home walker evans started out with jimmy johnson racing off road in baja an back then, couldn't imagine campsites like this. sod and grass delivered outside of a luxury bus. >> we sat around in the car waiting for the race. you didn't walk off and sit in your motor home like we do, today. >> reporter: what hasn't changed? the connection fans feel to their favorite competitor. access that makes it possible to get a dozen significant p natures in a day. >> we have met several football players and you can't approach them unless they tell you you can come up to them. >> reporter: even team owners minkle >> i enjoy coming out here, seeing the great weather and the great fans in this part of the country. >> reporter: these fans may have better views, 1,000 feet off the ground. worth climbing up to see. >> it's a good spot. you can pick up the tv feed and it's like watching tv, really. >> reporter: on and off the track, it's going to be loud and exciting this weekend and if you are coming out, make sure to leave alot of time, becau

jimmy: happier than paul revere with a cell phone. ronny: why not? anncr: get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. with us, seventh generation high walker how proficient are they on the wire? >> they are all great on the wire, and as a father, i want my kids to be happy with whatever they want to do. and i'm thrilled to death to with whatever they do. they are definitely not mentally ready to do something like this. >> i love e ed eval knievel. they are watching to see if you will fall. >> no question. and if i were on the other side a very faithful person. write about it in the work. the book "balance: a story of faith, family, and life on the line." now having met you i feel differently. you feel you have your safety net, and that's grabbing the wire. >> that's correct. that's my safe haven. >> didn't realize that. a lot of people say god gave you this life and you put it on the line. >> god has given me a very unique talent, and i use it to give glory to him. i don't believe god holds me on the wire. it's not like i'm saying, god, hold me up here so i don't fall. god gave me the talent, it's up to me to prepare for it. >> one comment