but in her new memoir, we see a different side to her. >> nbc's special anchor maria shriver got to sittalk show host, a best-selling author and a cultural pprocature, but her new book, she is going deep, going into grief, family and relationships and surprising discoveries she's made about herself. so, chelsea, this book is really about your mid-life awakening. >> or crisis. >> or crisis. i was trying to be kind. you don't like the word journey, but it's really about you kind of going, whoa. >> i had an awakening after the election in 2016 because i just couldn't believe that something that terrible could happen in my perfect universe. it made me really dive into myself to understand why i was so -- felt such outrage, why i felt so unhinged. you guys might be the best audience we've ever had. i'm not sure what you're smoking, but keep smoking it. >> reporter: we've seen her unhinged on tv for many years. >> i'm not an angel. >> reporter: now in "life will be the death of me" chelsea handler opens up about her struggles behind the scenes. >> do you want some almond milk in there? >> rep

why more and more women a ying and selling cannabis-based products. >>> plus maria shriver, she joinsverybod 8:26 now on this tuesday, april 9th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get aook at the traffic with melissa mollet. >> good morning. westbound 50 at fair ridge drive, lanes still shut westbound. pedestrian crash investigation. ner loop of the beltway at braddock road. less roadway blocked so now a lotel ofs because of that. and westbound 50 before 301 in maryland, a the crash has clut >> all right. thank you. >>> we'll get a check on your forecast when we come back.. >>> good morning, temperatures in the upper 50s to right around 60 degrees here to get your tuesday started. another warm day with highs up around 80 degrees. a slight chance for a shower later this afternoon, but most of us won't worry. about th back to dry and sunny weather. saturday looks like thert prettr of the weekend. showers likely sunday afternoon. >> thank you. of course you can get the lneest and weather any time in the nbc washin ♪ i've slain your dreaded dragon. for saving the kingdom what doth thou desire? m

maria shriver: perhaps the greatest mystery... ra is the human. in only the past few decades, scientists have made incredible leaps in our underanding. and we are just now unraveling the secret of howe ain can change throughout our lives, leading to incredible transformation. merzenich: we have this new understanding that thepe on that is within us is actually a product of change that occurs within our lifetime. this is new science. it's one of the great discoveries ofur era, because it has the potential of giving everyone a better life. you've been given this gift. that's what brain plticity is. seidler: the brain is adaptively changing, modifying, making new connections, in some cases,

alzheimer's preparation task force, which maria shriver will lead. there's more to come in all of these areas, and you will get updates from diane lawrence who's in charge of our joint legislative committee, so more to come as the dates go forward. next, a draft of the service and allocation plan, which is part of the dignity plan four-year planning cycle was posted last friday. it is posted on our website. if any of you care to see it, we can also send you copies, if you'd like a copy. i have to give thanks to staff for pulling this together. last, but not least, we are at the five year mark for the publication of the report and recommendations from the lgbt task force. march is literally the five-year mark. saturday, march 9, i think 10:00 to 12:00, we will have celebration highlighting the accomplishments. the mayor will be there, as well as supervisor mandelman, and senator wiener, who championed the cause at the beginning. i think that does it. >> president serina: thank you, cindy. regarding the older americans act, how do you think the -- like

maria shriver has the latest on this story. hey, maria. >> good morning, craig.rtunately, amy's letter gave her husband and her family a blank page, and perhaps the most important, permission to move forward. now father and daughter jason and paris rosenthal have not only moved forward, but they have also found a way to honor amy's legacy in the process. >> reporter: it's been a little over two years since amy crouse rosenthal passed away from ovarian cancer. >> i want to thank you from the bottom of high heart. >> reporter: since then for jason and paris rosenthal, the process of grieving and healing has been a public one. >> my wife died of ovarian cancer in our bed. >> reporter: jason has shared his journey by speaking and through writing, helping himself and others process grief. paris continued her mother's legacy. in january 2018 completing amy's last children's book "dear girl" a love letter to little girls. >> say thank you to something that makes you, you. >> it's a tangible piece of art that will forever represent our love. >> reporter: now the two have

alzheimer's, and the governor has established a task force on the subject and maria shriver is a key lead on there. scott wiener's introduced sb 10-75, the conservatorship bill. and then, senator wiener's also introduced a bill -- there's one federal bill, which is on the money follows persons. this is hr-7217 by representative barton. he's out of texas, and it's to preserve -- it's an extension of the money follows person and of the spousal impoverishment provisions in medicare. and the policy was sent to the senate in december and nothing's been done. and the senior legislature is following the following six topics. labeling of prescriptions, which would have an opt out feature so if i didn't want it specified on the label what the underlying illness was, i could specify that. and at the tacc meeting, one of our members mentioned that the disabled community is concerned about that because it makes it very obvious that -- what people are being cared for, so there are pros and cons on both sides there. transportation and seniors' access to transportation for medical care. this is ver

. >> i got to go there years and years ago on the "sunday today" show with maria shriver.ou are imbued with the spirit. it's the most awe inspiring thing. >> there is something about place that really connects you to these stories that you, in your traditions that you have grown up with. jerusalem is so special. i felt so honored to be there. of course, the site of three major religions, holy, holy sites there. we are going to talk about all of that this week. coming up, we will take you to the land of the monasteries. it's by the river jordan for christians and jews. it's very, very holy. this area, that's the jordan river. those monasteries have been closed for five decades and are being cleared of land mines and will be able to be seen by the public. we get to look at them. >> i can imagine our viewers are feeling that. just beautiful. great to see. thank you. >>> al, a quick check of the weather. >> for today we're watching this line of thunderstorms. that has pushed through. that's the final push of that system that caused the death and destruction throughout the sout