natalie morales. >> the whole company. >> she tweeted the company of her running gear before finishingunning like between 7 and 8-minute miles, that's serious running. >> amazing. >> donnie wahlberg didn't break a sweat. he cheered on his new kids on the block bandmates from the finish line there. natalie would do circles around all of them. drew barrymore will soon give birth to her second child and the pregnancy cravings are stronger than ever. she instagramed pictures of a dim sum brunch. very salty. former ice road truckers cast member tim ziker is in hot water after being charged with several felonies. he allegedly kidnapped a prostitute over a payment dispute and later pushed her out of a second story window. he's due in court on may 6th. >> that's real serious. >>> hbo's miniseries has another major shake-up. after james gandolfini's death, robert de niro took his place at the lead, but he has since stepped down. and now john turturro will star in that. deknorr de niro appeared in his first ever vine. it won't win him an oscar, but the hollywood legend doesn't have anything to p

i'm matt lauer alongside natalie morales. >> and i'm natalie morales along with al roker and tamron hall. savannah has the morning off. we showed you the shot of wrigley field there. absolutely beautiful there. it's cold there. the reason we show this, a special celebration under way. willard scott should be in attendance. 100th birthday. >> that's right. what a beautiful ballpark. if you haven't been there, put it on your bucket list because it's a great place to see a baseball game. >> 100 years ago, the chicago federals. >> we'll have more on that a little later on the show. >>> but we want to get to our top story right now, that is what they're calling an object of interest that has washed ashore on a beach in australia. could it be related to the disappearance of malaysia air flight 370? nbc's katy tur is in perth this morning. katy, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey there, matt. so far, we don't know too much about it. but a beach goer said they found something washed ashore on a beach in augusta, that's about three and a half hours south of where we are in perth, australia. we

natalie morales. >> now the songs have become a viral sensation.o get -- how the team actually chooses the songs. >> you've done this to me seven times. >> we've done this to you. done this for you. >> oh, okay. i would like some pride of ow authorizeship what about some early pre-hearing foxy brown, what about some -- [ cheers ] >> how do you know foxy brown. >> any luda would be great. i'll do roll out. >> you mean ludacris? you know him that well, luda. >> i'll do -- who's your weed man. why you smoke so good? >> what is going on? what is going on? >> what is happening up on that floor, louis? what is happening above us? >> i have no idea. >> i don't know if i like it. jimmy's taking notes writing down all those requests. we'll see what he comes up with next. >>> stephen colbert is questioning whether last week's shoe-throwing incident with hillary clinton was planned. >> hillary's motivations for staging this shoe-spiracy are why. remembering the bush incident she may seem to think this makes her presidential." she has stolen president bush's m

one of our own is there. >> natalie morales is there. ith everybody else. #bostonstrong. there is natalie now, looking pippi longstocking like. >> go natalie go is trending nationwide. when you send out your tweet or instagram, go natalie go. >> on a chilly morning, nothing says warmth like -- >> i'm being tagged by the meteorologists. >> by the way, we know that a lot of you are headed out the door right now, you will go to work, go to school, drop your kids off. so we're excited to announce that very soon, for the very first time, you will be able to enjoy "today" in your car and not miss a thing. starting june 26, sirius xm will become the exclusive audio home of "today" with the "today" show radio channel. >> if you thought you could get away from us by getting into your car -- >> all the people in traffic we just showed, they will soon be able to ride around with us. love it. >> something like 40 million people listen to sirius xm. we will steal some of howard's audience. >> that's it. we're coming after you, stern. >> meantime, let'

natalie morales is out there running today as well.ig day, everyone's been looking forward to this since the tragedy of last year. a lot of police officers on the ground, twice as many as we saw last year here when the tragedy struck at the finish line of the marathon. this year the police say they are well on top of everything. the 40 check points just in the city of boston alone along the race route, and a lot of folks have been told to leave a lot of things they've been able to carry around last year like big back packs and large purses, leave that stuff at home. police will be searching them. the weather is gorgeous today, expected to reach about 65 degrees. everyone is anxious to get the race under way. there are a bunch of prayer canvasses here from all around the country. messages of hope and renewal for the city of boston. so it is very much appropriate to call this boston strong day. it is patriots day as well. back to you. >> and, ron, just to make this clear, more runners this time than ever before, right? that's sort of to

among the runners natalie morales who filed this report on the "today" show. >> reporter: by the numbers this will be the largest and most advanced security presence in boston marathon history. 3500 law enforcement officers, twice as many as last year. 40 checkpoints in boston alone as well as over 100 security cameras feeding back to the mobile command center for the massachusetts state police. a massive highly coordinated effort so that the focus of the day returns to the marathon itself and those competing in it. for many of the runners here emotions and spirits are high and many saying they are looking forward to creating new memories and putting the tragic events of last year behind them. >> hash tag go natalie go. there's ron mott joining me from boston. the spirit is high. this is really a spirit of survival, of strength. >> reporter: of strength, of both, happy patriot's day to you. the marathon is running on schedule and a lot of folks are ready to party tonight because of the 36,000 runners, the first few have crossed the finish line, rita from kenya is the women's champion. sh

i'millie geist along with natalie morales and tamron hall. al roker is off today.. my sister libby was in labor while we were on the air. good news. the baby is here. williams robert riles. my sister olivia and her husband kevin. 8 pounds 1 ounce. he's happy and healthy. his brother russell. >> she's got a 20-month-old and a newborn. >> libby's going to be busy. i believe they're watching today. i'll be at the hospital to see you guys. >> could that be a better hollywood name? billy wiles -- destined. >>> also a story we loved, we showed you a great video of a medic wrapping care instructions to a young girl with a cast on her leg. he called it cast jingle. ♪ you know it i got it right. there's a chance it could still be tight don't hate ♪ just elevate ♪ ♪ just elevate for 15 minutes ♪ if that don't work you can come back to the clinic let's check the note in the back to see you ♪ ♪ which is what, two weeks? >> three weeks. ♪ don't get it wet that's it. >> got the ricky lake name in there. we asked for your help. we tracked down the man. he's army staff sergeant ch

. >> even natalie morales looks like she's wind a bit. >> and they don't have to work out for the reste, you can hear me, anything to disqualify this for the world record? >> as far as i know, no one has left. >> and is this ultimately in front. the 30 rock plaza where the tree is historically as well. >> and 353 people, but where did we find 353 exercise balls. look at the aerial shot in the air. that's what's so fun. >> yeah. what i love, we're all standing here marveling at them. >> i know. >> we've got 15 seconds to go, michelle. >> reach! >> big finish. >> bring it on home. >>. >> all: five, four, three, two -- one! ♪ >> wave your ball in the air! >> we did, people! whoo-hoo! >> from guinness, come on over. did they do it? >> they did. 353 people. we've beaten the record by five for the half-hour exercise ball workout. michelle, we've got the certificate for you on behalf of guinness world records. everyone in the plaza as well, congratulations, you're all officially amazing. >> oh, my goodness. thank you, guys. thank you, new york city for turning out at 4:00 a.m. to come and bre

. >> you see natalie morales there running it, as well. >>> developing story we want to update you ons federal investigators want to know how a south bay teenager slipped past security and hitched a ride on a plane headed to the hawaiian islands. the teenager survived for more than five hours inside the plane's wheel well on a flight from san jose to maui. christie smith joins us live with the latest on this story and it's hard to fathom how this 16-year-old survived, christie. >> good morning to you. it is almost unbelievable and so many questions this morning how did a 16-year-old given all the security procedures in place, how did this 16-year-old boy get past security here at san jose international. somehow sneak on to the plane, survive a 5 1/2 flight halfway across the pacific in the wheel well of a plane. well, an airport duty manager says that on the other end in maui that this teen didn't appear dirty or greasy at all from being in a wheel well. in fact, shared a photo of the teen being taken to the hospital and checked out after this whole ordeal. the flight left san jose su

natalie morales has the details. >> reporter: a little boy who is unaware of how close he came to danger. in the chilling video, you can see the burglar stalking silently through the house. when he gets to the nursery, he shines the light down to the sleeping child asleep in the crib. the robbery was captured after 5:00 a.m. while the child was asleep, and thankfully, nobody was hurt, and the family didn't know for hours that they had been robbed. the intruder entered through the unlocked front window, in the video, he can be seen taking a laptop, and that was later found in the neighbor's yard. ten days after the incident, the father is still shaken up. >> my stomach was turning, and i was really upset what happened. >> reporter: the harris county sheriff's office releesased the video to help find the suspect who is believed to be a hispanic male in the teens. and in all, he got away with $60 in cash, and small sum considering how close he was to the family's most valuable item. >> as soon as i knew, i went upstairs and kissed him so hard. i was so happy to know that he was okay. >> and

. >> i'm carson daly alongside natalie morales and dylan dreyer. both matt and al are both off today. >> i think we have a band here. carson and the ladies. >> trust me, i win in that scenario. >> good to have you here. we've got a lot of news to get to this morning. including today's top story. the deadly shootings at two jewish centers near kansas city. officials are telling nbc news this morning the 73-year-old suspect is a former ku klux klan leader with a history of anti-semitism. let's get to nbc's ron allen. he's got the latest this morning. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. police are investigating these murders as possible hate crimes because the gunman attacked right in the heart of this area's jewish community. three people are dead and everyone is wondering here why and how such heinous violence could erupt here. last night as mourningers gathered, a dramatic moment when one stepped forward just hours after losing two people she dearly loved. >> i am the daughter of a gentleman who was killed and a mo

i'm matt lauer along with al roker, natalie morales, and carson daly. we've got savannah down in our nation's capital. hey, savannah. >> good morning, guys. beautiful morning here in washington. i'll tell you more about why i'm here later on. but we've got a lot to news to get to, matt. >> we certainly do. let's begin with our top story on "today." that tragic scene in california. a group of students involved in a deadly crash there. it happened on interstate 5 north of sacramento. nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest on this. miguel, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. nearly 40 students were involved coming here from southern california to northern california that were injured. two are still in critical condition in the hospital. we now know at least ten people have died. this happened late last evening. these vehicles were traveling down interstate 5 late yesterday when the chp says there was a head-on collision. a fedex big rig tractor-trailer for unknown reasons, that tractor-trailer crossed a center divide line and hit that bus h

i'm savannah guthrie alongside carson daly, natalie morales, dylan dreyer. what a terrifying situation at the top of the world on mt. guys were preparing for the killed. others were missing. nbc news was on the mountain at the time. we're going to talk to them in >> it was only moments after that avalanche that rescuers the slopes of mt. everest early two are in critical condition. hours to deliver supplies for the upcoming busy season in early may when climbing camps one and two. camp, preparing to climb the 29,035-foot mountain peak when tragedy struck. the avalanche hit in an area called popcorn field, just above everest base camp. rescue operations are still under way, but today's accident 1996 when a snowstorm caused the summit since sir edmund hillary's famous climb back in 1953, savannah. jonathan fierro is a producer with nbc's peacock productions. ed wardle is a cameraman on everest this morning. they've been working on a of you. >> good morning. two are okay, and as we understand it, our nbc news team is okay as well. can you tell me what you saw,

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. >> i'm carson daly alongside natalie morales and dylan dreyer. matt and al are off. some v.i.p.s joining us in the studio, including some secret service. >> it's bigger than natalie's normal security detail. we've got michael bloomberg here and the second lady of the united states, dr. jill biden. both have some news to announce this morning, so we'll check in with them separately a bit ahead. but we want to get right to our top story, and it's breaking news coming out of south korea this morning. rescuers are scrambling to locate survivors from that ferry disaster amid fears that the death toll could rise drastically. cnbc's eunice yoon has the latest. eunice, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this could be south korea's worst peacetime disaster in 20 years. out of the 459 people onboard, four are dead, 164 have been rescued, 291 are missing. they were aboard the sewol, which is a 480-foot long vessel that has the capacity to carry 900 people. tourists fighting for thr lives. a trip to an island known as south korea's hawaii was never supposed

natalie morales, ladies and gentlemen.that's right. >> is that about where you thought it was going to be? >> no, because i was hurting going in. and so i wasn't sure. i had set a goal for 3:30. but everybody told me don't expect a personal record in boston. so, you know, i'm so happy with that time, because i was just looking forward to a finish at that point. >> well, you were hurt and it's just a brutal course. >> it is a brutal course. >> everybody that has run a lot of marathons say it's the worst of the worst. >> it's beautiful, you go through breathtaking landscapes, but it is the hilliest course. i've done new york a couple of times and this one was ten times harder than new york. it was crazy hard, but crazy good. it was amazing. and the crowds were so inspirational. i mean, the posters all along the route. every time i felt like i was broken, and i was broken many times along that route, i would look up and see the little kids with their hands out wanting to high five you. and you've done new york. you know how i

i'm willie geist, along with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall.>> pine tar. >> i was trying to give you a way out of that. >> tar pitch. >> pine tar. >> it's also called pitch. >> it was intended as a smooth segue. >> but instead, not so much. >> it didn't go over the plate, al. >> thank you. >> pass ball. so yesterday we told you about michael pineda ejected from a game against the red sox for having pine tar, not just anywhere, but smeared across his neck. >> very visible. >> he would go up to touch it. put it on his hand and throw the baseball. he said it was because the weather was so cold at fenway that he had to grip the ball. unfortunately, you're just simply not allowed to have what they call foreign substances. so he's been suspended ten games. will miss one, maybe two starts depending on how the rotation turns out. >> set up a lot of debate on sports radio yesterday. a lot of players have come out and said that they use pine tar, that it's widely used, it's well-known. >> it's legal on bats. >> but they also -- if they don't use pine tar

spring is in the air. >> i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and tamron hall.now as we speak. >> here's the tweet al sent out this morning. people asking where he is. rotator cuff repair this a.m. thanks to dr. riley williams and his team, back to pitching middle relief for the yankees before you know it. >> when you give a shoutout to your doctor. you know it's a good sign. >> he thinks he's going to get a deal on the bill or something. >> a deal on the rotator cuff. >> that's not how it works. >> feel better. >> feel better, al. we'll see you when you're ready to get back. >>> meanwhile, we're all wearing a little bit of blue today, a lot of blue in your cases. it is seventh annual world autism awareness day. autism organizations around the world mark the day with fund raising awareness raising events. do you know that 1 in 68 u.s. children now has an autism spectrum disorder. 1 in 68. that's a 38% increase from 1 in 88 just two years ago. doesn't necessarily mean it's more common. the rise is most likely from more frequent diagnosis. we know more about it, p

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall.ning at franklin regional high school in murrysville. the stabbings happened in multiple classrooms and hallways. there are reports right now of at least 20 injured. >> the hospital spokesperson confirms some of the injuries are life threatening. victims are being treated at several area hospitals. >> one person said the ages range from 15 to 60. we can tell you a suspect is in custody and that the suspect sadly is a student. >> we're learning from our nbc affiliate in the pittsburgh area that inside the school, students describe it as one student saying i was walking in the school and a stampede of people were running after me. they were screaming, go to your cars, someone is stabbing people. >> we'll have more on this as it develops. >> meanwhile, new clues in the search for flight 370. overnight, australia search koo coordinators announced they were able to reacquire the ping signal on two occasions. search leaders say their now confident the signals come from a man made device and

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales, tamron hall.hat. >> my take away from his skype, he has a great refrigerator. wow. >> i was admiring the renovation on the kitchen. >> a window on the fridge. you can see through -- >> yeah i don't want the window on my fridge. >> why? >> i have too many containers. >> it's just the family seeing it. >> no, you have people over and they see it. >> what do you have in your refrigerator? >> you see what i drink in the morning for breakfast. >> right. >> i love that. >> i didn't know what you were keeping in that fridge. >> he looked great. he's going to be back on monday. back in the saddle. >> i've got one bone to pick with my two favorite ladies right here. >> uh-oh. >> i go away for one day. >> i didn't say a word. >> and you bring in the hottest, hunkiest movie star you can find. >> and your problem with that is? >> to replace me. >> there's no replacing you because you are the icing and the cake. but he sure makes a good candle. >> okay. forget it. >> you know what tamron said, does he have to

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and tamron hall.he midwest, down into the south. he is in kimberly, alabama, for us this morning. that's about 20 miles or so north of birmingham. al, good to see you this morn gg morning. what's the scene on the ground there? >> well, i've got to tell you, this is the kimberly first church of god. obviously destroyed. just the other side of the street is the kimberly town hall. that was badly damaged as was the fire department. four firefighters were in there when the tornado hit. they hunkered down. all around me, there are some guys working on a roof right now, trying to get that going. it was a really difficult night, and obviously as these tornados came across, arkansas was hard-hit with people being killed. it was a devastating night. we had just a small taste in a way of what it's like to live through one of these. our hotel at about 11:00 last night, the sirens -- the tornado sirens started going off. and on the loud speaker in the hotel, they told everybody immediately get out of their rooms,

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall i say that out loud? al is injured. does he have to come back? >> oh, wow. >> i'm just repeating what people said on twitter, christian. >> see? >> not my actual feelings. >> he'll be coming after me. he's in love with christian slater. >> feeling quite comfortable. i'm enjoying it. thank you. thank you. very nice. >> a lot going on. you have a new film. we'll talk about that later with you. >> yeah, sure. >> a big story that everybody is talking about this morning. our hearts are going out to the people in ft. hood, texas. people are saying not again. >> yeah. the investigation continues into what motivated a man in the military who is sworn to protect this country and his brothers and sisters in the army to turn on them yesterday. four people dead including the gunman. 16 others wounded. now, u.s. military officials have identified the gunman as 34-year-old ivan lopez. he was an iraq war vet. he served in iraq for four months. he was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorde

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron e on assignment up in boston. we're going to talk to her on this one-year anniversary of the boston bombings in just a moment. testimony r tamron, yesterday i looked outside, i said it's burvelg it's spring-like. we turned the corner. winter's gone. you said, have you seen the forecast? it's cold, rainy and it's all over the country. >> yes, it's snowing in parts of chicago. heard from a friend this morning with the wt -- i won't say the next letter, what is going on with the weather. yesterday we saw tornados. it's been rough. >> it's crazy. the south, the midwest. high winds and tornados in goshay, mississippi, damaging dozens of trailers and at least one r.v. park. i think 20 or 30 of them were flipped over. i guess two people were injured. i don't know how more weren't. thank goodness they didn't lose anybody. chicago got about three inches of snow. >> let's pause for a second. what is today's date? april 15th. >> it's tax day. >> tax day. that will heat you up, because the weather

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron ie geist along with al roker and tamron hall. natalie has the morning off. she'll be back with us tomorrow. want to start right away with that severe weather, al. this is another day. >> we knew on friday that this was going to happen saturday into sunday, specifically sunday. and unfortunately, the severe storms and tornados, widespread damage, at least 17 states. some estimates up to 20 states. we've had unfortunately 18 people die. we've gone 126 days without a tornado death. it was a very slow start to the severe weather season. but boy, it's really ramped up. out of the 18 people killed, 16 of them were in arkansas. one person in oklahoma. one person in iowa. and you see this storm. this was not only estimated anywhere between a half mile to a mile wide at points, it was on the ground for about two hours. >> that's remarkable, isn't it? they usually just tear through. >> generally, but that was the biggest thing we were worried about, these long track tornados. you just saw a dron

. >> i'm natalie morales, savannah has the morning off. everybody is talking about this one.gear, talk about being caught red handed, the pitcher for the new york yankees, michael pineda, tarnished. >> 13 years ago against the red sox, he has this stuff on his hands, take a look at this shot, does he think no one can see that? >> no cameras? >> it's right there on the neck. >> he got ejected. we will have more on the fallout and the reaction in the orange room a little later on. we start with a story, a deadly shooting involving americans in the afghan capital. nbc foreign koempbt richard engel is joining us. >> good morning. this is a terrible attack. the surprised many people. this hospital has been operating in kabul a long time. a doctor is working seven years ago an american was there. he was greeting guest, other american, three other americans. as soon as these guests arrived, they entered the hospital grounds, then a hospital guard who had been assign bid the police, he had been assigned there just three weeks ago, turns his guns on the americans. he kills the doctor,

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamronelcome to "today" on a monday morning, april the 7th, 2014. big crowd outside for us this morning. i'm willie geist, along with natalie, tamron, and yes, that gentleman to my left, mr. al roker back in the building, everybody. >> can we give you a squeeze? >> careful with that, right? >> i walked up to al, i haven't seen him in a few days, i almost went al, how you doing, buddy? then guided it to the other shoulder. >> i have a terrific surgeon, riley williams. he stopped by to check on me. on the way out, he gives me a hug and claps me on the shoulder. he said, did i just do that? but it was fine. it's fine. >> and you're feeling all right? >> i feel good. >> did the family pamper you over the weekend? >> not in the least. >> they didn't help you get dressed? >> it's not that hard. they tell you, you just kind of let your arm hang and bring the shirt up. don't put a t-shirt. button doug shirts are the way to go. and i've been doing all the rehab already. >> how long do you wear the sl

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall april 1st, 2014. great crowd again out on the plaza this morng. willie geist along with al roker and tamron hall. natalie is out on assignment. >> were you tempted at all today to try an april fool prank? >> i'm not a big april fool's guy. >> i couldn't think of a good one. like savannah giving me the oreo cookie with the toothpaste. but, you know, if it's good. i can't come up with a good one. >> i feel like you knew it was an april fool's prank. >> i didn't. >> i was sitting right next to you. >> we do have a thing and i do trust you and i trust al tremendously, whatever advice you offer up to me. but when you put oreo cookies in front of me -- >> right. it all goes -- >> it's like, i think it's -- i've got to eat this! so i did. >> it's a -- >> exactly. >> i know it's there. >> i know this is wrong and i'm going to get trapped. i'm going for it. >> you are helpless. i also have to point out one other thing, you did a very funny segment about awkward family photos. and you stunned a