sir patrick stewart and ian mckellin, take their turns at the datin newly wednesday newly. with hilarious results. >> for many children waiting for the bus could be a disaster. this easter weekend, that's exactly what happened. six kid shot -- kids shot. we'll talk to one man who tholdz key. this report from diane ef eastabrook. >> you are worried about your other kids? >> yes i am. especially my daughter that walks to school every morning by herself. i have a son that gets on the bus every morning. i can't walk her because they go to school at the same time. so i'm really worried for my daughter's safety too in the morning time. >> reporter: the violent weekend has left chicago's parents on edge. and on the police superintendent's mind. carey mcoscar thy. during a graduation ceremony for new recruits. >> we've had unfortunately a bad week. it doesn't wipe out what's happened over the past few years but it's a wake up call, we have a lot of work to do. >> violence is down, 10%, overall crime was down 10%. while an unusually cold winter could be part of the reason mccarthy c

and patrick stewart to commemorate their broadway run stewart and x man co-star released a series of york city tourist photos. follow us at twitter check us out at #cbssf. >> they're always having fun. >> patrick stewart and ian mc mckellan. >> captain kirk? >> no, captain picard. >> basketball and "star trek" yesterday? >> no. no. >>> all right. let's go out towards 24. and we can slow you everything looks great actually right now if you are heading into the macarthur maze. and actually all across the bay bridge it is really quiet outside right now all across the bay area. we are seeing all the green sensors popping up showing speeds over 40 miles per hour. if you are heading towards the bay bridge at the toll plaza itself, so far no delay in the cash or the fastrak lanes. everything looks great and the roadwork has been picked up. okay, here's something. we are finally seeing yellow sensors now coming out of tracy on 205 continuing to about north flynn. so actually that just popped up in the last couple of minutes. we are just beginning to see the commute under way there. once you

. >> longtime pals patrick stewart and sir ian mckellen have been hamming it up for the camera all overcity and after the close of their recent play and now they've taken their act to buzzfeed playing "the newlywed game." stewart was asked what role he was dying to revive. >> i saw his widow twankey and that's not a loaded remark. i'm talking about -- i'm talking about -- i mean, we know twankey is a famous classic character in english pantomime. >> naughty. aren't they? the two men recently wrapped up their broadway show, "two plays in rep." next they'll co-star as rivals in "x-men: days of future past." >>> all right. haagen-dazs is apparently running out of sweet ice cream flavors. >> that's right. the global gourmet ice cream maker is set to release two vegetable flavors. vegetable flavors? tomato cherry, there they are, and carrot orange going on sale next month in japan. >> ah, that explains it. the flavors will have less fat than other flavors, but as far as being healthier, let's get real. it's still ice cream, milk, cream, sugar being the top ingredients. and, by the way, befor

it's the end of a great run, for legendary actors -- and best buds -- patrick stewart and ian mc-kellen. they've finished a successful tour in new york... appearing together in "waiting for godot" and "no man's land." but before finishing their projects, they posted these photos on twitter... this one's in front of nathan's, on coney island. dilemmas' something up? >> they are such a funny pair. they just make me smile. >> but only hired me because they needed a girl. are we supposed to go to you? >> it's ok. let's just talk about the rain. shares and thunderstorms in the south of 80. we continue to see the rain to the early portions of the day. then it dries out. recess could be outside! not that you're going out at 4:45 a.m.. here are the current ratings. we've seen about a 10th of an inch of rain. today we expect our high temperature to reach the low 40's. to enter the drop down to the upper thirties. a bit of work on the dan ryan. a quick peek out there. when you go under the stevenson bridget the slick conditions pretend to see this line of spirit you can see the road is wet. no ac

. >> we showed you a few weeks ago long-time pals patrick stewart and sir ian mcclellan hamming it up new york city after they closed their play. now they took their act to busby playing "the newlywed game." stewart was asked, what role is ian dying to revive? >> i saw his widow twanky, and that is not a loaded remark. i'm talking about -- [ laughter ] i mean, widow twanky is a famous classic character in english pantomime. whoo! >> the two men recently wrapped up their broadway show, starring as rivals in the upcoming film "x-men: the days of future past." >>> back together again, prince and warner brothers. >> that's right. more than 20 years ago, he changed his name to the artist formerly known as prince. severing his contract with the label. but now this new deal gives him not only ownership of his old recordings, including "purple rain" in 1999, but a major reissue campaign. >> prince has announced a brand-new album is on the way. presumably we can call him prince again. i'm glad about that. >> i never stopped calling him prince. >> yeah, me too. >>> next, a new deal for the firs

. >> patrick stewart and ian mckellen fresh off their broadway run, "no man's land" and waiting for goodellack on the wonder wheel. >> and the two of them in greenwich village in front of the gay bar, the stonewall inn. >> and i'll have what he's having. a deli in manhattan's lower east side. >> and no trip would be complete without stopping at the gift shop. >> something they do. it's adorable. >>> hail to the chief time. the kid president is getting his own tv series. the youtube star made the announcement in what else, a new video, saying his show begins on hub network this summer. "kid president" is 10-year-old robby novak. >> his youtube videos have gone viral with 75 million views. he met the adult president, barack obama and interviewed beyonce. now he's going to be able to take his inspirational messages further. >> we are on tv so we can take our message further. taking more people to the awe someness. >> there will be ten 30-minute shows. actor rain wilson's company will produce these. "kid president" starts in june on the hub network. >> he is absolutely adorable. >> he is. let's

denzel washington, ian mcclellan, patrick stewart, james franco, michelle williams to name a few.g names that grabbed most of the nominations. "gentleman's guide to the love and murder" got ten nominations, including best musical and two from best actor. there were notable names in the pack, bryan cranston up for the best actor for his role as president lyndon johnson. denzel -- men zell for best actress and neil patrick harris "hedwig and the angry inch" is up for eight awards. >>> should we see which celebrities have birthdays today? let's take a look. cloris leachman, she is 88. >> she's will 88 years old. she never ages a day. another man that doesn't seem to age, willie nelson 81 years old. >> on the road again. >> cool as ever. >> akon turning 41. >> really. >> yeah. >> makes me feel a little old now. wasn't he rapping the other day. >> kirsten dunst 32 years old and we are wishing them all a very happy birth day. we'll be right back. ♪ >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing at 15, i was addicted. by 40, i'll have lung disease. at 50, i'll die of a heart atta

our favorite british import, sirs patrick stewart and ian mckellen, hello, mcmillan, i'm just makinghe end of their broadway run with amazing photos of their big apple bromance. they're tight and want you to know about it and took the city by storm with the statue of liberty, coney island, you name it, they did it. they bid broadway good-bye with a shadowy shot as well as the curtains close on their simultaneous performances in "waiting for godot" and "no man's land." >>> meryl streep in the news. she took the time yesterday to go to umass lowell campus to raise money for scholarships. $230,000 and shared insight with the students. she said when asked she enjoyed working with robert redford in "out of africa" and i quote, "way too much." she told students whatever is different about them, weird is exactly what makes them special. so don't try to change it. that's a great piece of advice. her next goal is to become a musician. she's taking bass guitar lessons in the middle of filming something new and in it she plays a rock star. >> rock out. >> she can sing. >> no doubt she will win

jackie gonzalez's husband patrick gomez was a chief stewart on flight 370. she said malaysian police went to her home yesterday and asked about patrick's bank accounts insurance, and even his hobbies. but the crucial missing link for investigators is the plane's wreckage, and especially its two black boxes or flight recorders. a multinational search involving aircraft and ships from eight countries still hasn't found a single piece of debris from the missing plane. now, a british nuclear submarine, the hms tylus, has joined the search a thousand miles off australia's west coast. today, malaysian officials met privately with some of the families of those on board. the families' grief has turned to anger and frustration. they say they're not being told the whole truth about the investigation, and they accused the malaysian authorities of insensitivity, in particular for informing them of the plane's fate via text message. >> the conduct -- we had very good questions -- >> reporter: the malaysian prime minister will arrive in perth, australia, tonight. he'll pay

news with an interview about saying danica patrick basically didn't have a lot of respect for your driving skills. so we asked him would he take up tony stewart's accept the challenge. let's listen. >> if her name would have been dan, nobody would ever said anything about all the stuff that's going on. i'm 76 years old. okay? it's been 25 years since i've been in a race car, but i'll take that challenge. >> so would you race against him? >> he's got his own cars. i don't feel like we have to spend any of tony's money or have him go to any extra expense to make it happen. he's got his own cars if he wants to make it happen. i have respect for my elders and, you know, people are going to judge what he says. but i'm not going to. i have the faith and belief of tony stewart and the people around me, the people that own the team and that's what matters. >> when do you think you'll ever have to start fighting for respect? you think you'll always be fighting for it? >> i've thought about this a lot. i think everybody has to fight for it, whether you're a girl or guy or new. i think you have to. but i think there will just be always some people that yo

patrick harris. so we put together faces here guys. kind of a top ten list. craig ferguson chris rock ellen degeneres, chelsea handler, lewis c.k. john stewart and jay leno.et us know we'll let you know some of the results. putting you on the spot. mr. lauer, who do you think? >> i'm not going there. no. >> i'll go there. >> i think neil patrick harris -- he'd be great. >> ellen degeneres. i like that one. >> dylan, i think it's ellen or chelsea. time for a female on the network. is. >> tina fey, amy poehler. >> can we let dave have his next couple of months? >> all right tamron thanks very much. >>> coming up more on that violent outbreak of tornadoes and the areas under the gun for severe weather today. >> plus former president george w. bush reveals his portraits of world leaders for the first time anywhere. among them a painting of his own father that even his own mother has not seen. well, guess what she's with us live and you know she's going to tell us what she thinks. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up on "trending," the embarrassing reason this teenager found herself stuck in a drain in need of rescue. >>> opens up about his new mov