also, a strong warning against the tsa's policy change to allow some knives back on the planes. the head of the organization that represents air marshals says quote flight attendants are going to be sitting ducks end quote. we'll talk about that with the vice president of the association of flight attendants. and we have new information this morning on what triggered a deadly lion attack at an animal park in california. the victim was identified overnight as a 24-year-old woman weeks into an internship at the park. we start with new threats this morning with the strong winter storm as it arrives in the northeast. al, good morning to you. >> a big, powerful storm coming on shore into california. we'll get to that in a second. let's start with this nor'easter that we're watching. worcester, massachusetts, gusting, anywhere from another 3 to 8 inches of snow there. then along the new jersey

shoreline, up to five communities now with voluntary evacuations because of the strong winds, the high tides. there has been some coastal flooding, so people are keeping an eye on that. you can see how angry the storms are. the winds blew over this 18-wheeler perched precariously along the guardrail and in tindly park, illinois, wind and snow combined to push this school bus off the road and into an apartment building. thankfully, no kids on the bus. the driver walked away without injuries. we take a look at the northeast, you can see heavy rain and snow making its way through the northeast. we'll probably see about 3 to 5 inches of snow in the new york city area. in eastern connecticut, and also parts of new england. we may pick up about 3 to 5, maybe 8 inches of snow, as well, as this pushes away.

we do have coastal storm watches and warnings as the system moves away. we expect that to finally die down. as you can see there, coastal flood threats, looking at strong winds and coastal flooding. high tides about 2 to 4 feet above normal. we'll continue to track that. as we look at the snowfall totals, winter storm watches, winter storm warnings making their way into new england. that's because into new england we expect anywhere from 5 to 8 inches of snow there. in fact, boston could pick up to 10 inches of snow by early saturday morning. now to this other storm we're watching out on the west coast. we've got a big system that's going to be pushing in. that's going to be bringing in a lot of rain and a lot of snow into parts of flagstaff, arizona, also heavy rainmaking its way through southern california, as well. in fact, from los angeles all the way up into san diego we're going to be looking at more of that.

we'll check that out coming up in the next few minutes. matt? a rare filibuster came to an end in the senate overnight while president obama held an even rarer dinner with republican lawmakers. chuck todd joins us now. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. what a wednesday night in washington. first that rare sight you were talking about, an actual filibuster that's filled with actual talking. mr. smith goes to washington-type drama played out for 12 hours led by republican rand paul who decided to filibuster the confirmation of cia director to be john brennan in an attempt to get the white house to promise never target americans with drones on u.s. soil. it started as a one-senator crusade just before lunch. >> i will speak until i can no longer speak. >> reporter: republican rand paul wants assurances from the president and eric holder that

drones will not be used to target americans on u.s. soil. >> the president should just very frankly answer the question, i will not kill noncombatants. >> reporter: a few fellow tea party republicans joined in. >> i believe the inquiry senator paul raised is a legitimate one. >> reporter: by mid-afternoon, a democratic. senator majority leader harry reid tried to put a stop just before dinner. >> we need to know if we're going to finish tonight or tomorrow or the next day. >> reporter: as the hour got late, things got punchy. >> that takes me back to another modern day poet by the name of jay-z. >> we few, we happy few, we band of brothers. >> reporter: but paul, who filibustered for nearly 13 hours finally had to end when natured called.

>> but i thank you very much for the forberns and i yield the floor. >> reporter: the democratic president breaking bread with republican senators. >> the dinner supposed to be quiet, sad it makes news. but in the normal in washington, a dinner like this makes news. it came from lindsey graham during a phone conversation last weekend. those invited to the dinner focused to stop the budget standoff were invited by graham and not the president. his closest senate friends were on the list but also invited senators who have a particular interest in the budget debate, including tea party favorites. >> a very open honest sincere general discussion. >> if there's one issue democrats and republicans agree in congress, it this is fact they don't think president obama reaches out enough, but it's clearly a big change in strategy, and you see it today,

his lunch partner today at the white house, paul ryan. matt? meanwhile, there is new opposition this morning to the tsa's decision to allow passengers to carry small knives on to planes. representatives for the federal air marshals and flight attendants say they want that policy change to be reconsidered. sarah nelson is the president of the association of flight attendants and also a flight attendant for united airlines. good to have you here. >> thank you so much. >> were you shocked by the policy change? did it come as a complete surprise to you? >> a complete surprise. we were not briefed or advised and it's outrageous. and i'm hearing from flight attendants throughout the country, this has to be changed. >> we have props on the table and you can see some of the knives down on the table here that would now be allowed to be carried on to a flight. you're a flight attendant standing in the center aisle going over safety procedures. how are you going to feel -- they are not big, but they can

be used as weapons. how will you feel knowing some passengers may have those in their pockets. >> look, they are a deadly weapon and it's unnecessary. it is unnecessary to put them on our aircraft. after september 11th, the policy changed and changed for a reason. we didn't know the threat -- >> what's the scenario you worry about the most? you're standing on the plane. what's the scenario. >> it comes in a lot of different fashions. we talk about what happened on september 11th. we have unruly passengers. fuller planes than ever and don't have air marshals on every flight. we have people who can act out. if you put a weapon in their hand the situation we can contain today with the help of the passengers we can direct are now in a much more dangerous position. it's just unnecessary. >> we invited the tsa to appear but they declined saying this allows transportation security officers to better focus their efforts on finding higher threat

items such as explosives. in other words, focus on objects that can bring an airliner down. does that make any sense at all? >> it doesn't make any sense to me because i'm a flight attendant who works in the cabin and my job is to act as first responder and the last line of defense. we carry that with us every single day to work, and the millions of pmgs that fly on our airplanes expect this is a safe aviation system and expect to be protected. it's not just about protecting the cockpit and making sure that airplane doesn't come down, it's about protecting all the people in that cabin. >> are you surprised the pilots association has come out in support of this policy change? >> that's incredibly unfortunate because the flight attendants are in back as the last line of defense defending that aircraft. we need the support to make sure our cabin and workspace and travel space for millions of passengers is safe as well.

this matters to americans across the country whether you travel or not, because you have loved ones who travel. and there are more of us than those who made this silly decision to change this policy. we have to take action together. >> the policy takes effect on april 25th. sara nelson, thank you. let's head over to natalie for the other stories making headlines this morning. >> good morning, everyone. an alarming escalation in north korea. leaders threatened today to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the u.s. north korea -- this morning the u.n. votes on new sanctions against north korea. the most restrictive abortion law in the nation was approved last night in arkansas. they completed an override of the governor's veto. it bans abortion after 12 weeks. the law still faces legal challenges. a conviction wednesday. one of the so-called zumba

prosecution trials. a jury in maine found businessman mark strong guilty of promoting prostitution. prosecutors said he managed the business run by alexis wright out of her zumba studio. wright has pleaded not guilty. gabrielle giffords made an emotional return to the scene that left her wounded. she laid flowers in tucson, arizona, where six people were killed and 13 injured two years ago. she then made a plea for gun control, urging congress to be, in her words, bold and courageous, but supporting background checks for gun buyers. wall street has momentum and facebook is getting a new look. jackie joins us from cnbc's good morning to you. >> the positive momentum continues on wall street as the markets trade higher this morning. some upbeat economic data providing support. today's action comes after the dow hit another all-time closing

high yesterday. and facebook holding a press event at its california headquarters unveiling a redesigned news feed. in january, mark zuckerberg said the look could include more photos, video, and engaging ad. >> sounds interesting. thanks so much. and the freeze and thaw cycle has created a bumper crop of giant icicles in canada. workers are busy cutting them down, but some of the larger icicles now have their own twitter accounts, as does everything nowadays. some of those you see three stories high, crazy. >> also on pinterest. natalie, thank you so much. >> al's back with another portion of the forecast. >> that's right. as we looked out west, we got a big storm that's going to be pushing in and that storm is going to be bringing a lot of rain from it. from san francisco to los angeles, we expect to see anywhere from about a half an inch to an ench of rain, so that's going to cause some

problems. then as we make our way as far as the winter part of the system, the wasatch, sierra could be looking up to a foot to two feet of snow. and we're even looking at a pretty good snowstorm in flagstaff, arizona. they could pick up 6 to 9 inches of snow in the next 48 hours. to the west of denver, upwards of 2 feet of snow working its way in. today, though, here's what we've got. showers in salt lake and a temperature of 47. phoenix, gorgeous day. plenty of sunshine. billings, montana, sunny and 51. denver is at 60 degrees right now. then in the next 48 hours, they will be in the midst of a very big snowstorm. medford looking at clouds and a temperature of about 30. we'll get to your local forecast right after this message. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air.

suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ good morning to you. tracking showers on the radar. you can see activity is light and mostly offshore. it's on its way. i want to time that out for you. we stop the clock at 9:00 a.m. most of the peninsula getting wet at that point. that recognize rprogresses inla. keep the umbrella handy. back to the vatican, where as we said, we could be getting closer to setting a date to begin the conclave, but this

morning secrecy has become a top priority. kyra simmons is there. good morning. >> they didn't do that, but take a look at this, matt, the front page of the newspaper reporting about the u.s. cardinals saying the u.s. cardinals have been blocked from independently briefing the media and saying the tension between the cardinals is escalating. the u.s. cardinals have been told to stop talking, to close ranks. since monday, they've been holding news conferences. >> no one really wants to rush this if it can't be rushed. >> reporter: the last abruptly cancelled before it began. vatican imposing immediate break down despite hopes the churn will modernize. >> i think it will backfire because it shows fear of the truth and fear of the outside

world. >> reporter: it is italian newspapers where many leaks seem to appear. even today the stamper has more details. >> the american cardinals are doing pennants for the sins of others. it's the italians who leaked things to italian papers. >> reporter: amid the tension cardinals spent wednesday night in prayer but no clue yet who might be chosen or even when. ordinary catholics from the u.s. among wednesday's congregation. >> i want to show my support of solidarity for the cardinals, because they have a very heavy responsibility on their shoulders, electing a new pope. >> reporter: in the sistine chapel, work is under way to prepare the vote, the conclave. and here it the paper is burned after each indecisive vote. and all this will be done in secret. first, they must set a date for

the conclave to start, and so far even this simple diary date is still shrouded in mystery. so, savannah, we understand now that the cardinals will meet this afternoon and that they may well then make a decision. if they do, then that will be announced to the media, even though there isn't another official briefing. nbc news has learned that the final cardinal who can vote in the conclave is now here in rome. the cardinal from vietnam. he arrived here in the last few hours. we understand no official confirmation of that, and that means that they are ready and prepared to hold the conclave to be able to hold their votes. and that means, clearly, that they are able to announce a start date for the conclave as soon as possible. >> very quickly, we saw that picture of pope benedict, tell me how that shot was taken.

>> that's right. pope benedict, former pope benedict xvi, picture of him taken at castel gandalfo in the gardens. he, too, will be watching what happens here in rome amongst the cardinals. >> all right, at the vatican for us this morning. thank you. here at home, a private animal park in california is closed this morning as officials investigate what caused a lion to attack and kill a young worker. dia diana alvear is there with the story. >> reporter: thank you. family members confirm the victim as 24-year-old dianna hanson and just started intern in january with the animalings she loved best. today, cat haven gates are closed. the fresno animal park is a

crime scene after wednesday's deadly mauling of a volunteer. >> at approximately 8:00 p.m., a female volunteer intern entered the lion enclosure where she was attacked. >> when my deputies arrived on scene, the victim was still in the enclosure. >> reporter: family members say the victim is 24-year-old diana hansen. they say she's always loved big cats and that the internship was a dream come true. attempts to distract the lion away and into another enclosure didn't work, so deputies shot the animal, but by then it was too late. >> the worker was found to be deceased. >> reporter: park officials identicaled the lion as 4-year-old couscous. he was even on the ellen degeneres show. according to the associated press, since 1990, at least 21 people have been killed by exotic cats. 246 people have been mauled.

while the california department of fish and wildlife says cat haven has a clean safety record, wildlife experts were quick to point out the risk these animals pose. >> they are lions, wild animals. >> reporter: as authorities investigate how hansen ended up in the enclosure, the park's facebook page is filling with condolences and park staff are struggling to cope with their staggering loss. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to our friend and her family. >> reporter: we're expecting to learn more later today from the sheriff's department. savannah? >> diana, thank you very much. coming up, a warning about the highly contagious drug-resistant superbug that's invading hospitals coast-to-coast. and used cars sold with potentiall

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we'll be airing today's funeral live starting at noon right here on nbc bay area. you can also watch it on our website, nbcbayarea.com. with thousands of people just flooding into downtown san jose, let's check in with mike inouye right now to see how the traffic will be impacted. >> that route will be a big issue if you get stuck behind that caravan. you cannot pass it on the freeway. do not, do not ignore that warning. we'll look to the maps and look at the vicinity of downtown. avoid that area if you can. we are already starting to see from the bottom of your screen slowing from highway 87 coming into downtown. that started earlier this morning and continues with 85 kicking in and 101. there's your south bay commute. reports of a crash and debris westbound across the carquinez bridge. we don't see slowing yet. use caution. you may have delays out of the north bay and into the east bay. continuing west through richmond, things are smoothing out.

the bay bridge toll plaza is clear. how is that weather looking, christina? >> we'll see the steady rainfall return over the course of the next hour and a half. good morning to you. light activity up in the north bay. we stop the clock on future cast at 9:00 a.m. peninsula getting nice and wet at that point. that's going to push inland by 1:00 p.m. highs will be cool today. we'll clear you out just in time for friday and warm you up for the upcoming weekend. jon, over to you. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll be back in one half hour with more local updates. we hope to see you then.

7:30 on a thursday morning. that's a live picture in worcest worcester, mass. you can see a mixture of snow and rain this morning and in new jersey, the rain is pounding the shoreline, hard hit by super storm sandy not long ago. you can see they don't need more rain or snow. the last day and a half of snow could get about a foot of snow in parts of massachusetts. al will have much more on that. matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie. >> and it will be hard hit in

parts of that area. and coming up, why are some used cars being sold with potentially dangerous safety defects. and we will meet four special forces veterans using their military skills and know-how to rescue rhinos from the edge of extension. more on that story. let us begin in the next half hour with a call to urgent action to stop the spread of a nightmare super bug showing up on some hospitals. nbc chief nancy snyderman has more. >> reporter: the cdc doesn't casually use the word "nightmare" but exactly what they're calling cre, a super bug resistant to an antibiotic of last resort. 42 states, 4% of short stay hospitals and 18% of long term care facilities have reported problems. so far, the infections have been

contained to hospitals and nursing homes, infecting the severely ill. the fear and challenge is to keep these bacteria from reaching the general population. >> it's resistant to nearly all antibiotics. the normal issue of giving someone an antibiotic and curing them becomes very difficult. >> that's a real concern because the pharmaceutical industry is focusing on diseases like obesity and alzheimer's and there really aren't any antibiotics in the pipeline. >> last year, at the national institutes of health, it affected 18 people and six died and the alarm was sounded. the hospital in new york is accepting all patients and separating them. and they find they unknowingly infect patients into their institution. since they could make common

ailments like de-rhea and new mexi mexico -- dee iarrhea and pneuma untreatable, we do have to contain it. nancy snyderman, new york. >> let's find out more about this storm we've been talking about. al is outside. i kind of expected we'd wake up and see snow going on right now. did it get delayed? >> yes. later this afternoon and evening and expected 3 inches of accumulation. we have a live shot in new jersey. there it is. there are five communities under the jersey shore under voluntary evacuations. mantoloking, seaside and ordley beach. we have more high tide coming in with the weather in.

that will be a big problem. right now, 120,000 folks without power. the bulk in virginia, about 6,000 canceled today, most in the underneath. new arc newark and laguardia. snowfall has been way down but right now almost 30 inches of snow. normally 31 inches, a little less than an inch and a half below where they should be. rainfall. atlanta picking up the rain. 12 1/2 inches of rain. 2.7 inches above where they should be. let's show you what's going on for the rest of the country. today, temperature-wise, twenty and 30s great lakes and plains and 70s and 80s in texas and expecting a big snowstorm making its way to the rockies later today and tonight and pacific northwest and california coast with showers and high surf.

gorgeous day from 7:34. thursday morning. we're so close so that weekend. more rain on the way for today. grab your umbrella. mostly cloudy for now. mostly dry over the greater bay area. just about an hour and a half away from all of this moisture pushing onshore. count on a rough drive between the hours of 9:00 and 11:00. activity will move inland between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. 57 degrees in los gatos. into the weekend, looking good. nice and warm. weather. savanna savannah. >> the rossen report, investigation into popular used cars that can save families money and sales are up this year. we found some of those cars may have dangerous safety flaws and folks may not know that. investigator jeff rossen is here. >> good morning. 40 million used cars sold in the

u.s. last year alone. this affects a lot of people. when you buy a car from a dealer, you ask a lot of questions. is it safe? is it reliable, especially with used cars. when the dealer says, yeah, all good, you trust them. this morning, we're going under cover with cars for sale with unfixed safety recalls. and some sellers not telling the whole story. we're in the heartland of america, st. louis, missouri, shopping for a used car in good condition. >> i'm looking for a safe reliable car. >> reporter: but our investigation found dozens of dealers selling popular models with potentially dangerous secrets. open safety recalls ordered to be fixed by the manufacturers. >> reporter: you're telling consumers this car is safe but there's an open safety recall. don't you think you should tell that? >> yes. >> it only took us a few minutes to find the safety defect. why aren't you telling consumers

that. >> reporter: last year, millions had unfixed recalls, including car fires, loss of control on the road, even rollovers. >> you have brakes that fail, steering that fails, lights that don't work, safety defects. >> reporter: do used car dealers always disclose the danger? we went under cover at several where we found used cars for sale with open safety recalls. >> this is it. >> reporter: at this dealer, we check out this nissan suv. we ran the vin and know it's been recalled for airbags that may not work. good news. the dealer is open about it. >> that's something we always check. there is an open service record for recall. >> if i wanted to drive the car off the lot today and buy it? >> i think we would probably get it fixed for you today. >> reporter: at this next dealer. >> i was interest in that 2007 hyundai up front.

>> reporter: we aren't so lucky. >> a brand new set of tires on it. >> reporter: this dealer says it needs a new sensor and has a lot of miles. but no safety problems. >> it's perfectly safe. i ran it through my mechanic, did his 1 wh00 point something inspection on it. >> reporter: 100 point inspection, that's great. this car has been recalled for a stopped lamp switch that could keep the cruise control running even when you hit the breaks, a malfunction that could lead to a crash. records show this car hasn't been fixed but the dealer doesn't tell us that. >> reporter: so there's nothing i donneed to worry about? >> shouldn't be, otherwise we wouldn't have it here. >> reporter: time for us to break this deal. hi, jeff rossen from nbc news. did you know there is an open recall on this car, potentially dangerous one? >> i didn't know that. >> reporter: you didn't know? >> no. if i did, i would have it fixed. >> reporter: that's your job. you're selling this to customers and telling them outwardly this

car is safe and there's an open safety recall on this. >> i apologize for that. i do the best i can and i can't look up every make and model car there is. >> reporter: experts say that's outrageous. it takes just minutes to look up a recall. he didn't want to talk anymore. >> reporter: at this next dealer, we're checking out this popular honda minivan. looks great. but we know it has an open recall for the brakes. they may not work well. listen to what the dealer tells us. >> no safety defects? >> no. i can show you the carfax and drive. >> reporter: anything on it i need to worry about? >> no. i'm willing to show it to you. if there's nothing on it, i ain't going to show it to you. >> reporter: he shows us another report that doesn't track recall recalls. >> no problems or anything? >> otherwise you would see red. >> reporter: i have questions and the safety manager comes out. >> if there were safety recalls it would be -- >> your manager said there were no recalls.

>> that is something i would probably need to talk to him about. >> reporter: what if a person bought it and got in an accident. >> reporter: you're talking about a safety recall? why does it take me to tell you? >> i will take care of it. >> reporter: we took it to the group responsible for used car dealers. >> it should be released. >> reporter: believe it or not there is no federal law requiring them to. >> reporter: sitting here, would you support a bill to require these car dealers to fix every car they take in? >> ion that i would take that point at this point. >> reporter: because you represent the industry. >> just because of where we're at with the industry as a whole. >> reporter: he shade there's no reliable database for recalls and consumers need to do their homework, too. safety experts say that's a weak

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>> good morning. i'm jon kelley. a homicide in an upscale neighborhood park in south san jose has a lot of people in shock. a man in his early 20s was found stabbed to death yesterday afternoon near the main entrance into guadalupe oak grove park. homicide investigators there looking for witnesses that may have been in that area at the time the body was discovered. neighbors say crime in the area is on rise with more car and mailbox break-ins and violent crimes like home invasions. they formed a neighborhood watch to hopefully help address that issue. right now let's take it outside. christina loren is here to tell us we have rain and things on the way. good morning. >> good morning to you. unstable atmosphere, jon. i think we'll see thunderstorms later on today. right now most of the moisture is still offshore. it's just an hour and a half, maybe two hours away. we stop the clock on future cast

at 10:00 a.m. most of the peninsula getting rained on at that point. that will continue until 11:00. that shower activity moves inland between 11:00 and 2:00. you need to keep that umbrella handy for today. we have potential for some thunderstorms. i think we could see strong storms capable of producing dime had pea-sized hail. keel that in mind. best chance in the south bay throughout the afternoon. a nice warm weekend ahead. let's check the drive. kind of busy out there, mike. >> northbound 880 past the coliseum but to the bottom of your screen a caravan of 18 chp vehicles. you see them coming down center frame at the bottom of your screen. a bunch of law enforcement officers heading toward san jose. we're getting ready to see that caravan head from santa cruz up here. 880 is getting congested past the coliseum and both directions between san mateo and dumbarton bridges. jon, back to you. >> the big procession heading

down to hp pavilion for the santa cruz officers who will be honored.

8:00 now on this thursday morning. it's the 7th of march 2013. boy, are we feeling it out on the plaza this morning. we're looking at a live picture where they are feeling the brunt of this storm. i have to say something else. it is a tad breezy out. >> yes, it is. it's called winter-time and coming for us. >> lots of hairspray on the plaza this morning. good morning. >> it's blowing outside. >> you feel like saying, auntie, it's a twister. >> we have a serious story coming up.

nora ephron was an inextricably talented director and actor and made us laugh and cry in her movies. her son has written in a very candid piece about her battle with cancer and why she decided to keep it quiet from so many people in her life. it's a wonderful piece and we will talk to jacob about it. >> a wonderful piece. then we will take a turn and talk about those gellman cures, constantly discussing, are they really safe? people like them because they last for a few weeks. you put your hand under a uva light like that and some sounded the alarm there may be skin cancer danger. michael jackson's daughter, paris, is revealing a new look. we'll show that to you in a little bit. >> we have a lot to get to. >> including a big picture of my head. very nicely done. >> very well done. how long did it take to do that?

>> 2 1/2 hours. >> 2 1/2 hours. nice. >> does al get to keep that or go in your personal gallery? >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> i'm helping you decorate your apartment, al. >> thanks so much. >> let's go inside. natalie has a check of all the headlines. natalie. >> good morning. the storm that dumped deep snow in parts of virginia and west virginia is now bringing snow to parts of new england, as you just saw. forecasters say the boston area could get about a foot of snow in the next day or so. winds of more than 60 miles an hour pounded the coast in parts of the underneath. power was knocked out for more than 100,000 homes and businesses, most in virginia. kentucky senator rand paul early this morning ended a filibuster that lasted almost 13 hours in a bid to block confirmation of john brennans a cia director. paul was trying to get assurances from the obama administration drones won't be used to target americans on u.s.

soil. meanwhile, the president had dinner last night with a dozen republican senators in an effort to resolve the budget standoff. and today, he is hosting last year's gop vice-presidential nominee, congressman paul ryan for lunch. winds are changing there perhaps. still no date for the start of a conclave to begin selecting a new pope. today, the last cardinal eligible to vote, the vietnamese cardinal will be on hand when the conclave begins. no criminal charges will be filed in the death of an 87-year-old woman denied cpr in her death in a retirement home. the 911 call gained national attention. police say no laws were broken and the woman's family said their loved one didn't want any life prolonging intervention and have no plans to sue.

a background check plea from the woman who knows all about gun violence returned to the parking lot where she was shot two years ago in a rampage that killed six people. her message for lawmakers was clear. >> be bold, be courageous, please support background checks. >> the gunman in the tucson shooting, jared loughner, is serving seven life terms. a look at what is trending and popular online. a popular search, snooki. there's a whole lot less of her apparently. she tells "us weekly" she has dropped 46 pounds after the births of her baby boy and says hard work pays off. the jersey shore is attracting hundreds of sharks on the beach

and attracted the attention of beachgoers who stayed out of the water. and paris jackson posted this picture cheerleading for the school in buckley, california, supporting that new edgier hairstyle. she looks great as always. out to smart, savannah and al. we like it. >> mr. roker. >> you went for the hat. >> i was freezing. my hair doesn't keep me warm anymore. >> we have friends here. hi. what's your name? >> taylor. >> where are you from? washington. great. good to see you guys. all right. let's find out what we've got going for you today. let's start off in sandwich, massachusetts. like a look at this. it looks rough out there. you look at the seas, they are blowing with the winds. obviously, folks are hoping that don't have any beach erosion or coastal flooding. we have to keep an eye on that as the day wears on. let's see for today, pick city of the day, boise idaho, news

channel 7's idaho's nbc, sunny, mild, 52 degrees. will have a nice one there. as we look on the satellite, you can see the big swirl off the underneath coast. that's our storm system moving away, another system moving in from california, bringing rain from l.a. to san francisco, mountain sections of california and look for snow in the northern rockies and snow along the great lakes. going to be chilly, cincinnati, 39 degrees and 32 in 8:06 now on a thursday morning. 9 good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. still getting a little bit of shower activity up in sonoma county. offshore, showers becoming more and more organized and they are on the way, within the hour to half moon bay, 54 minutes away from steady rainfall there. throughout the day, isolated thunderstorms. travel cautiously making your way home from work.

friday into the upcome k weekend, we warm you up, clear you out, mid-70s on the way for next week. group of kids from loyola university, harold, doing public service outreach for their spring break. way to go. >> nice to have you here. mr. roker, when we come back, some new concern over those very popular gellman cures. are they safe? we'll be talking about that and no nora ephron's son talks about her battle and why she kept it secret. first, these messages. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles

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the confusion. good morning to you. we all want the gellman cure because it lasts so long. what is the bottom line as there have been conflict iing stories. >> as dermatologists we're concerned about the light that can cause skin cancer and wrinkling. recently there was a small study indicating that the light emitted probably is not harmful. we're a little cautious about that data because it's only one study and a very small one. >> there has been a different study that suggested it might pose a risk. >> that's correct. >> we reached out to the nail manufacturers council on safety. g gels have been used for years and are better than ever and the equivalent of only a couple minutes of exposure to sunlight and as always, users should follow manufacturers' instructions. how long typically do you have your hand in there?

is it enough to cause skin cancer? >> typically 8 to 10 minutes and women typically have it done twice a month. that's the question. as a dermatologist, we like to air on the side of being caution. a couple things we can do that will allow them to do the manicure safely. >> let's bring the lights up so people can see. the first is on your hand. >> what we recommend, get white cotton gloves, clip the tips off and put them on your hands before you put it under the light. that will protect your skin. the other is apply a sunscreen to your hands. you know how the manicure moisturizes it? have her moisture your hands with sunscreen? >> would you moisture or use sunscreen? >> both. so you know your hand is protected. >> netted of removing, they use this ascy

this as -- acetone and regular polish doesn't work. >> it can be very drying. and tinfoil is applied over top. that's very drying to the nails, which can cause brittleness and splitting. >> very quickly, i know you don't like the fact the nail is covered so long because you can't see irregularities? >> you could miss a fungal or bacteria infection. >> good information. thank you so much, dr. taylor. i guess it's basically use in moderation. >> that's right. and safely. coming up next, a moving tribute to nora ephron from her son. he will join us live in our studio right after this. uss yo. now, visibly combat 8 signs of aging hair. ♪ our breakthrough nexxus youth renewal elixir replenishes and revitalizes. for vibrant, youthful-looking hair in 7 days. [ woman ] now, timeless beauty lives on.

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we're back now. 8:15 with a touching tribute to the late nora ephron. her son is honoring her with this piece in "new york times" magazine. it's already on their website and a lot of people have read it and talking about it this morning. we'll talk to him in a moment. first, nora ephron's remarkable legac legacy. >> as a screenwriter, nora ephron had a way with words. >> i better deliver this. i have a very thirsty date. she's part camel. >> in her movie, her observations about men and women earned a place in our hearts with iconic unforgettable scenes. >> yes yes oh! >> i'll have what she's having. >> ef sfron broke into the boy's

club of hollywood directors with hits like "sleepless in seattle" and "you've got mail." now, her son, jacob, is taking center stage in an essay and says his mom hoped they would lead the kind of lives and did stuff big enough they would occasionally say, wow, i wish mop was around for this. while she did not disclose her six year battle with leukemia to most of the world. he points out she directed "julia and julia" and blog post s. she kept working and nora ephron, fearless, she kept going until the very end. >> i got to read this last night. it's beautiful, candid, very personal. i know as a writer and as the son of nora ephron, you must

have stopped 50 times while you wrote this and thought, what would mom think about this? would she think it was good? >> yes. would it be good enough was the biggest question on my mind because she would have found a way to be funny about it, she would have found a way to be heartbreaking about it and all that. that was what she was, you know, great at. >> would she have minded that you do reveal so many private and personal moments of her last days and weeks? because she kept this illness so private, how do you think she would have felt about that? >> that's a good question. beaut my mother's mother, who was also a writer, always said everything is copy. when she was on her death bed, she said to my mother, take notes and my mother did. i don't think i'm doing something out of sync with -- >> did you take notes while your mom was dying? >> i did. >> how did she feel about that? >> she knew i was sort of keeping a journal of what happened. obviously, when she went in for chemo, we thought it might go

well and you think, then i won't have to use this. but the possibility, it seemed to me, existed it would not and i would want to be able to remember stuff later on. >> i had the pleasure of interviewing your mom on several occasions, the pleasure of sitting next to her at a couple of dinner parties. she was delightful and very funny. one of the things that stood out to me you wrote, even as she slipped in and out of a kind of consciousness, she retained her sense of humor. >> she did. there was this moment the nurses and doctors were saying to her, tell me your name. she says nora ephron. they say, what hospital are you in? >> new york hospital. >> who's the president of the united states? shiites couldn't answer or was done answering and rolled her eyes and wouldn't answer. >> lost her patience. her career is legendary and movies seared into our conscience. guy you think her writing and style of writing resonated with

so many people. >> i think her level of movies isn't true of so many big blockbuster movies and comedies. you look at "sleepless in seattle" and the whole thing with "an affair to remember" and what was being commented on internet culture before other people were writing about it and acknowledging that people really went on the internet to date and to meet each other. i think that these movies operated on levels that you didn't see ordinarily. >> finally, you were candid with your mom before she died and you said, mom, i'm paraphrasing here, mom, i'm not sure after you're gone i'll be able to write again. >> i certainly wondered if i would want to because she was always the person whose approval i looked to. she was absolutely the one that you waited for the e-mail from, s saying, you know, great job. she was also the person who, you know, when i was working on

something, and kind of she could tell i had been on the story for a couple of weeks and she would say, have you called at least two dozen people on this yet? you kind of go, oh, god, because she was usuallyright. >> i think she would find this beautiful, because the piece is truly -- it's candid and it's touching and i hope a lot of people get a chance to read it when it appears in the "new york times" magazine this sunday. jacob, thank you for sharing your thoughts. >> thank you. >> i appreciate it. >> it is now 8:21. let's go to savannah. >> matt, thanks. to a rare interview with one of britain's most acclaimed actress, maggie smith or as fans of abbey know her, the count. michelle was lucky enough to interview her. >> before we sat down with dame maggie smith, we heard how she never does interviews, intimidates everyone, we found out how she was hilarious and could never have been funnier

about the persona and how playing older stronger characters helped her accept aging. >> reporter: an ocean away from hollywood, miles from imposing do "downtown abbey" where she rules as the more imposing violet of grantham. dame maggie smith in real life casually declines makeup or primping, can't imagine why we want to talk to her. >> i don't know. i'd prefer to be somebody else. selling myself always feels a bit odd. i never think it's that interesting. >> reporter: not that interesting to her as a career spanning more than half a century. oscars, golden globes. she's even been in "clash of the titans," "sister act" and "kotter." >> that was bloody brilliant. >> thank you for that assessment. >> reporter: most recently, the

"marigold hotel" and playing a real diva. >> this is a madhouse. >> reporter: directed by dustin hoffman and directed by a woman somehow in this field just accepted ageing a long time ago. >> everybody lies about their age and injects their faith. >> i know. i kind of missed out on all that. if i had started earlier doing all that -- >> reporter: do you think you would have? >> i don't know. i truly think if i went to los angeles, i think i'd frighten people. they don't see old people. >> reporter: while she feels the loss of ability, at a very busy 78, she has not experienced, is a sad thing, it's good to portray it as a rich part of life. >> i've been playing old parts forever. i play 93 quite often. when you've done it more than once, you take the hint. i think it's a great hurt if

you're one of those fantastic stars who have always been beautiful, then i think it's hard. >> reporter: you've always been beautiful. >> please, pull yourself together. >> reporter: it's true. >> i'm talking about those amazing young girls. >> reporter: now, her star is rising lower as the countess sachets into american living rooms and enthralls us. >> oftening i'll have the weekend. >> what is a weekend. >> she has to drop down dead at some point. must be about 110 logically. i don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: you've had enough of her? >> no. i'm only kidding! >> reporter: again, dame maggie surprised us by admitting underneath the jewels and one-liners, she is scared. >> reporter: when you're violet sitting there in your incredible hat, are you nervous?

>> like a lump of jelly, worried if i don't get this speech right, i'm done for. >> and dustin hoffman in his directorial debut is also nervous. >> hard to imagine you and dustin hoffman nervous what you're doing. >> we're all juggering like crazy. it was so amazing to have somebody who knew what it felt like to be on the other side of the camera. >> reporter: do you think people will be terribly disappointed that you're really nice and really not like violet? >> if they meet me, they'll find out the truth, that i'm really me. >> she had no trouble playing someone older. it will be released in the u.s. tomorrow. >> thank you so much. coming up, the best new beauty products of the year. >> after the local news.

good morning. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. 9 facebook is getting a facelift. in a few hours, the company will announce changes to your news feed. won't be too much of a surprise. they've already released the details. photos and videos will reportedly be bigger and better and for the first time, users will get to customize what appears in their news feed. the changes will also help facebook learn what users want, which is valuable information for advertisers. valuable information when it comes to that morning commute. let's check it out with mike. >> look at this. this is northbound 280 at 880. we see that jam northbound in that commute direction. let me show you the maps. it's the center of the map. things are starting to ease a

bit. one major concern is that 87, the traffic started early and continues now heading in toward downtown. the area where the police officers memorial will be, starting at noon today. but that caravan just about to get under way. highway 17 is a big concern. folks are heading over from 17 through santa cruz and look at this, highway 1 in both directions, very slow. >> thank you very much. i'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. tune in at noon for our live coverage of the memorial that mike mentioned for the two santa cruz officers killed in the line of duty.

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we're back now 8:30 on a thursday morning, march 7th, 2013. wind is picking up here in rockefeller plaza. that storm is designed of skirting the coastline, but making things miserable for people up and down the east coast. we could get a little snow here a little later in the day. matt lauer with savannah guthrie and natalie morales and mr. al roker. >> snowing a bit right now.

>> coming up, we will look at new beauty products. do you know there are more than 1,000 beauty products every year. which will make you look the best and make you look younger. >> what would you do if she's looking in the mirror and that scary lady pops up? >> i'm afraid to look in the mirror with you. i have a phobia of mirrors now. a remarkable mom who has cooked up literally some recipes to help kids recover from often painful cancer treatment. on a lighter note, think you could be the world's next magician? we want to see your best tricks or best illusion. you could end up right here today. david copperfield will be here this month sharing his favorites and wowing us with his own illusions. go to today.com/magic and let you know how you can get in on

the action. >> it should be fun to catch up on those tricks. in the meantime, can you make the snow disappear? >> i would be a magician if i could do that. snow hanging around north dakota with windy conditions -- around new england with windy conditions and the rockies into central california. on saturday, slight risk of strong storms in central texas, wet weather to the great lakes, snow into the plains, beautiful weather, chilly in the underneath. on the weather on sunday-sunday more rain from the great lakes to the gulf, clouds in the pacific northwest sunny and 8:32, good morning to you. we've got some active weather starting to ramp up along the peninsula. now san francisco getting some steady rainfall. all this moisture on the way to pacifica in about 45 minutes. 55 minutes away from steady rainfall in daly city. all that moisture presses

inland. and we also have a slight risk of strong thunderstorms. you want to keep that in mind. 56 degrees in livermore. 58 in fairfield. heading through the upcoming weekend, we have a warm-up on the way. lots of sunshine on tap. that's your latest weather. guess whose birthday it is today? uncle willard. that's right. 80 years young. a birthday edition -- 79 years young. he's actually losing a year. say hello to uncle willie in florida. >> i wish you could all come to florida with me. i love it down here so much. so does smuckers and the beautiful beach, oh, and the beautiful strawberry jam and the biscuits. take a look, if you will, please. mary hayes, there's a lady for you. we wish her a very happy birthday from texas. 1 wh 100 years old. she went to high school with lucille ball.

how about that? hanging with high company. this is forrest hite, from shelby, north carolina. i know that place very well. been a worker all his life. and williet bracey, from jackson, mississippi. she is 100 years old today. every sunday the family comes over and she still cooks dinner. wonderful. handsome john marinoni from utah. 100 years old today. has a little glass of wine with his din-din. he says it's good that way. the lovely and exciting geneva beals, from veedersbur gveedersa

and 106 years old and loves horse racing. and this couple have been married 75 years and love each other very much. wish them a happy anniversary. that's it from florida. at this time, back to new york. >> thank you, willard. still to come on this thursday morning, a woman is making a huge difference in the lives of animals. first, this is "today" on nbc. hello?

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72-year-old dynamo has the heart of a sanctuary and because of her actions, countless animals have been saved. >> reporter: i look at you as a cat crusader. not just cats. dogs, goats. >> chickens. >> reporter: welcome to goat house refuge, a tranquil nonprofit no kill animal sanctuary, tucked way on 16 acre s in north carolina. >> reporter: how many animals have you save in your mission? >> i know we found good homes for the cats. about 900 cats since we started. this is the oldest cat of the house. >> reporter: this mighty mission falls on some pretty tiny shoulders. at only five feet tall and barely 100 pounds, she is a force to be reckoned with. >> come on. >> reporter: her passion and commitment to all these creatures is awe inspiring, as she meticulously cares for

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kitten that not only changed her life but saved her life. >> when i was a very little girl, i couldn't deal with anybody. one night my father came home in the winter with this little kitten. there was a creature that could understand me and i could understand the kitty. >> reporter: because of that little kitten, you're able to communicate? >> totally. that little creature became the most important thing in my life. >> reporter: when she's not feeding, caring for, cleaning up after or cuddling her creatures, you can find her creating art. as an aecom accomplished ceramicist, she sells her art for the daunting cost of her sanctuary. >> i have to raise $20,000 every month and i put it on my credit card and little by little i pay them back. >> you put it on your credit card and hope and pray. >> that's all i do. >> reporter: you literally live hand to animal's mouth. >> absolutely. >> reporter: but as worried as you are on a daily basis, what

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good morning, matt. daniel cook started as a volunteer at georgetown university hospital. but her unique program is having so much success, doctors say every hospital should have their own danielle. the secret to her popularity, food. >> reporter: at first glance, it's hard to imagine these children are sick. >> it's good! >> reporter: but each and every one is battling cancer. >> you want to stir? >> reporter: a diagnosis no parent wants to hear. >> the soup is almost ready. >> reporter: she knows from personal experience. >> it was a nightmare. >> reporter: a decade ago she learned her son, fabian, had stage three hodgkin's lymphoma. >> any parent whose child has to go through this, a parent would

willi willingly happily trade places and do this for them but you can't. >> reporter: he faced surgery, chemotherapy and radiation which devastated his body. >> it feels like getting hit by a bus and finally standing up and when you stand up you get hit by train. >> reporter: keeping up his strength was battle, advice from the hospital as many calories as possible any way you can. >> they said let him eat mcdonald's, junk food. >> they said he needs the calories. if that means french fries and fast-foods, do it. >> you said? >> i said, well, that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. >> instead, danielle focused her efforts on something she could do. cook. >> first, you take a chicken, really where oo start it. >> it really is. i went back to good homemade chicken broth. >> it worked. >> it works, it did. >> chicken soup was just the start. danielle went back to school,

got a masters in nutrition and started to experiment with ingredients and recipes. along the way, wonderful news. fabian finished his treatment. >> no offense to anybody in this room but she is the best mother in the world. >> while most people would be happy to move on, danielle decided she had to give back, which meant going back. so armed with groceries, she returned to georgetown university hospital, where her son had been treated and volunteered in the pediatric oncology clinic. >> you guys having fun today? >> ever since, she's been teaching parents about nutrition and how to cook foods that will help with treatment and recovery. including some recipes they never imagined their kids would ea eat. >> i can give them love and food. that was really important. when he liked the food, that was even better. >> being really tasty and really yummy. >> should every oncology program have a danielle?

absolutel absolutely. >> dr. shad is chief of oncology. >> i truly believe cancer you cannot take care of in isolation. it's critical for them to eat right. >> the pasta sauce -- >> the pesto? yes. >> danielle wanted to do even more. what about all the other cancer patients out there? with the help of georgetown hospital, she just published this book, happily hungry, filled with recipes and chapters to guide patients through all the stages of cancer treatment. >> perfect. >> that's good. >> so good. >> starring none other than the children she's cooked with at the hospital. devon, simone, aden. if you look carefully at the cover of the book, you might just recognize 6-year-old peter. >> these are good. >> you made a delicious drink. >> for their parents, it's been a godsend. >> it made me feel like a better

mom. it made me feel like i could take care of my son the way he needed. >> danielle, what is the most important thing you feel you're doing there? >> food has an amazing healing quality to it. it allows the parent to really feel like, i can do this. i can help heal my child. >> the need for good nutrition with cancer treatment, matt, it's just common sense, but sometimes it takes a mother to put together a program like this. now, they hope it will spread to hospitals across the country, and the great part is those recipes, they're good for all patients, really good for all people, not just children. >> no. it should spread to hospitals across the country, jamie. thank you. we appreciate it. you can find a few of those recipes and in the book on today.com. up next, beauty breakthroughs that threaten to change the way you look.

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8:50 with "today's" beauty this morning. the beauty director for cosmopolitan magazine, good morning to you. always one of my favorite segments because we can find out what really works. >> yes. >> how did you determine what were the best products?

>> we get thousands of products at cosmo and look at the science and test them. these are six superstars. >> real big game changers here. >> we will start with skin and wrinkles. you say this is a dermatology peel, that good? >> this is a robbiais an roc re correction max. it has tons of retinol in it. it is the big healer right now. >> is it prescription strength? >> not prescription strength. functions in determirmatologic . if you use these every night, it functions as a determine to logical peel. in drugstores and really really works. >> for 27 bucks. this is an anti-ager? the price is so worth it because the research went into it is amazing, 27 years of research

and found 20 potent botanicals that function like prescription retinae. it's more potent and tested it on 400 women, different ethnicities and such a good serum. >> you can do it twice day? >> you can do it twice day or once a day. i like to do it at night time before bed. >> and for crow's feet, smile lines. >> these are $42. it functions almost like a top cal botox except they don't paralyze the muscles. >> i'll take five. >> there are ingredients like allergies and amino acids thicken that area. when the skin is more structural they found in their 12 week study, the smile lines aren't as noticeable and means you're fending off the crow's feet longer. >> you do it at the beginning of

the day before you go out and not night-time? >> you can definitely do it at the beginning of the day. if you do it at night-time, it's a cumulative effect. >> and mascara that clumps. >> it does. the geniuses at cover girl came up with clump crusher and found out the average size of clump is about the size of a gram of sand. >> fun facts for a party. >> this brush they created is created so the bristles are spaced apart not to create that clump. >> this can't be that expensive. >> seven bucks. >> was this armani? a matte lipstick. are you wearing it? >> i am wearing it. it is $42 and much more easy to wear matte, chic and drying and the lips are hydrated and has a

chic velvet feel. >> we believe you. >> and garn aye, $10 for this hair coloring kit. it lifts the cuticle with ammonia and makes it brittle. this is an ammonia substitute that slightly lifts the cuticle and oil-based pigments get into the opening and less damage overall. >> i see 10 tubes here. >> this is the pigment you mix it up in this cute container and apply it. over time, it will make sure its condition -- there's a lot of conditioner in here and won't strip your hair and make it dry and damaging. >> last but not least, pan tete p proviv, repairs your hair. >> they discovered when you sleep your hair goes through a lot of damage because you're tossing and turning on the

pillow. apply it before bed, leave-in conditioner, very lightweight and an ingredient that will repair the hair. >> you can get the complete list online.

good morning to you. 8:56 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. storm headed our way? >> it is. it's coming in now. good morning to you. as you can see, the southernmost tip of the peninsula, nice and dry. but san francisco getting slick at this point. the steady rainfall is moving in. we're about 57 minutes away now from menlo park, steady rain in your neck of the woods.

once these showers start, they're going to continue moving inland by about noon, we'll see a little bit of a break throughout this evening. but even by 8:00 p.m., spotty activity lingering. looking great for this weekend. sun comes back out. we warm you back up. next week, towards the mid-70s. hope you have a fantastic thursday.

welcome to today this thursday march, the seventh day of march 2013. sitting with me, al roker sitting here for minutes. >> he just creuised in here. do you know the show starts at 9:00? >> 9ish. >> i thought there was a grease period in here. >> it's not "morning joe." snow "morning joe" we waltz in. >> we all wear suits opposed to joe, who wears pajamas. >> stop it. it's a salon and we move in as we please. i'm willie geist with natalie

morales and al roker and host of "the crossover." >> nice plug. we might get like four more viewers now. kind of a big deal. amazing, we had a wrestler on yesterday. i love that stuff. >> you're in mourning today? >> i am in mourning today. we had the miss on yesterday. >> nobody beats the miss. >> unless they script it that way. >> if you watch monday night raw, michelle beat entire tweets. >> i'm not paid to do it but one of those that tweets. >> sad day in wrestling, paul berry. >> a lot of people knew him as the undertaker and actually had a funeral home in real life, like a method actor. >> what happened? >> he was 58. he had a blood clot about three days before this.

he always struggled with weight and all that stuff. it was very sad. >> i thought there was a joke here. >> i cameton make you guys depressed. >> there was nothing scarier to me as a young man to see paul walking in front of "the undertaker." >> sounds like you're a wrestler fan. >> i was at wrestlemania once. not to -- >> not to brag. >> at the gardens. is that bragging? >> i wouldn't bring that up that much. >> i don't think that is actually. >> i don't know i'd call that bragging. like me saying i was at the first comican. hi, i'm king of the nerds. >> they're coming back, though. >> michelle is impressed. let's get to take three. take one, all work and no play. front page piece in "usa today" this morning 62% of full time workers own smartphones.

7 in 10 u.s. workers say technology has pushed work into their personal lives. this is something we all go through. it never ends. i'd like you to focus a little bit here. am shocked that that happens. >> isn't this inevitable? how can you separate your work from your home life if you have an iphone? >> you put the phone down. we made a pact at home at dinner hour you put the phones away. >> it is really hard in this 24/7 news culture you feel like you have to respond to people right away. it seems like people expect you to respond right away. if they don't get an answer back from you within seconds, did you get my e-mail? that mice third e-mail i sent. >> i ran to the restroom. i had a 12 hour break yesterday because somebody picked up my phone instead of theirs, it was

awesome. it's not like i'm a doctor. we're talking heads for goodness sakes, how important can it be. >> that's why i like going on the plane. you can unplug, although there's sn no-go now. people don't know you are. >> if you tweet on the plane, people know you're on the plane. >> that's your three or four hours of peace, take a nap. >> we will put our phones aside and see how many e-mails you get between now and the end of the segment. >> i couldndon't get a lot of e. >> we're not that important. >> friends and relatives, send natalie some e-mail. this is good. breaking up social media's past.

there are ways to break up, one called kill switch. it seamlessly and discreetly removes all traces of your ex from facebook. if you've broken up, it gets rid of pictures together, anywhere you're tagged with that person erased from facebook. >> i'm so glad i'm not dating in this age. >> so is your husband. >> could you imagine how crazy to delete all the pictures. >> people torture themselves. i am good at it. once we break up, i remove your number from my phone, like they're dead to me. >> a little dramatic? dead to me. don't even call anymore. maybe that's not healthy either. the other thing is torture yourself, i think he went on a date last night. who cares? no longer part of your life. >> another one in brazil -- >> this is for those guys dead

to you but still reaching ou >> if you text your ex, it also sends a text to your best friend, michelle is texting the ex, go get her. >> my brother needs that, sadly. i hope he's watching. one of those crazies, keeping up with everyone. stop doing that. it doesn't matter. >> go to the beatles plan, they're dead to me. >> your brother does that, too? >> everyone does that, al, unfortunatel unfortunately. >> our take three. how about this from angelina jolie and brad pitt? they have a line of wine. the last time we saw brad pitt attached to a product, it went a little something like this. >> it's not a journey. every journey ends but we go on. the world turns and we turn with it. plans disappear, dreams take ove over. >> now we know. he was drinking that wine when

he did that commercial. >> that was really important. >> wine takes over. i got a bottle, how you doing? >> like that "snl" sketch they did. >> you have the first 6,000 bottles of organic rose coming from the estate in france where brad pitt and angelina jolie have a place. >> not a bad deal. $140 a case, 12 bucks a bottle. >> i'll drink it. >> a lot of winemakers saying it's good. >> does a celebrity endorsement make you more-or-less likely to purchase a product? >> i could care less about the deliberate endorsement. a got bottle of wine, if it's getting good ratings. >> what about the perfume, j.lo perfume? >> i'm wearing the chanel that brad pitt- >> on line one for you. >> i would say some of these celebrity endorsed fragrances are delightful.

there's something like i'm wearing paris hilton. >> every female celebrity has a perfume label. >> i think it's a turnoff to see that on your counter. snow maybe for teenagers? >> i don't know. maybe. >> leonardo dicaprio, if you watched the whole interview, it's a strange interview, doing a jack nicholson impersonation. no voice, just brows. >> that's insane. >> he looks a little like a cross between him and jack black. >> how do brows do that. >> that's the best one i've ever seen. he's better than jack. >> apparently if you do that, you have to be careful. >> can you guys do your eyebrows that dramatically? >> i can do one, not two. >> that's not bad. >> i can't hold them much longer, can we get a shot? wrong eye. now, i'm confused.

>> we went back to it. >> that looks great. >> okay. i was sent an e-mail. 17 e-mails! see! >> impressed. >> all from our producer, adam miller. it was his idea and he wanted to prove a point. >> and one more. >> you got a few. >> i have none. >> i got one from adam miller. wow. i got one from jack oh len ski. this is sad. >> erica in our control room also sent me a burke. erica, thank you. >> a true friend. >> i knew that wasn't going to work. let's take a turn and get a look at this. we have a serious story to start with, a deadly mauling by a young woman by a lion has police looking for answers today. officials say a zoo intern was attacked wednesday at a private animal park in central california. workers found 24-year-old dianna

hanson inside the lion enclosure. when they couldn't lure the lion away, they shot the big cat. the park has a good safety record and hanson considered working with the animals her dream job. about a foot of snow is expected in massachusetts. the jersey shore has already seen some flooding and expecting more at the next high tide. that same storm system left parts under 20-inches of snow. police in california say no criminal charges will be filed in the death of an 87-year-old woman denied cpr at her retirement home. a 911 call of a staff member refusing cpr because it violated company policy dpaned national attention. police say no laws were broken and the woman's family said their loved one did not want any kind of intervention to prolong her life. the last of the cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope has arrived from vietnam. they have yet to set a date for

the conclave to choose a successor to pope benedict. flight attendants are strongly opposing the tsa's new policy to allow small smiknives commercial flights and they say it will let them concentrate on more serious safety threats. earlier today, the president of the flight association said they can be deadly weapons. and a shot that could mean everything to one family with $20,000 on the line. look as this basketball fan hits the shot. nothing but net. he will put his winnings to good use to pay for mounting medical bills for his wife, jenny, unfortunately battling colon cancer. they also have seven kids so that money going to good use there. they need it. >> a good shot. no gimme. >> looks like he's been

practicing that one. no pressure. >> thanks. what's the latest on the storm? >> it's pulling away but still a very intense storm, as you'll see. the circulation around this thing is bringing a lot of snow into new england and even long island in coastal connecticut. they're not out of the woods yet as far as this system is concerned. we look at the futurecast, shows you the storm makes its way up and away but continues to swirl a lot of moisture in here and bringing in strong winds. we also have to worry about beach erosion and coastal flooding. in fact, five communities along the jersey shore have voluntary evacuations. we have flashflood watches and storm banks and coast and gale-force winds. winter weathery advisories to storm warnings new jersey to new england, some areas within the next 40 hours, including boston between 6-10 inches of snow. that's

9:12 on a thursday morning. starting to get more rainfall from marin county through san francisco, watch out for slick conditions. i want to show you how much more is on the way. throughout the next few hours, all this rainfall on the way to santa cruz over the course of the next hour. once we start that rain, it's going to steadily fall until about 2:00 p.m. today. then we'll see the showers break apart and become a little bit more intermittent. over the weekend, temperatures start to climb. the sun comes back out. we'll be watching for thunderstorms today. that picture of you does look like a young orson wells. >> young. important to put young. >> rosebud. >> there's a picture online i won't help you find that looks exactly like that, orson wells s circa. >> a steve colbert look. >> makes up for you running in here at the last second. >> wow, she brings it full circle.

>> i don't even know you anymore. i don't. >> you'll see more of this act on "the crossover" tonight on nbc sports network. we'll talk more on the break about wrestlemania 1. precipitate the end of the cold war. >> sergeant slaughter. >> at the end of an evening in march. first, these messages. try delicious light & fit greek it's no ordinary nonfat yogurt. it has twice the protein of regular lowfat yogurt. and at 80 calories, it's the lightest greek yogurt with fruit. its creamy, thick texture helps satisfy you. so you won't feel like you're running low on satisfaction. light & fit greek. be light and fit. and satisfied.

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closets and will show you how to jazz it up and dress it down. let's start with our model on the button-down shirt. >> as you mentioned, every woman, if you don't already, should have a white button-down shirt. and think of them as starchy and fussy. you can have a lot of fun and reinvent them. we got this for megan under $100. if you don't have them, it's a great investment and we really jazzed it up with these fun summer pants, super springy. >> under 21 bucks. >> we're all about not being too matchy matchy and like to mix not match. and we gave her the orange shoes in the same color wheel and she can go out there and be funky in a white shirt she may have otherwise taken to work. >> she looks great. thanks so much. next, the little black dress

we will show you here. tell us about this. obviously the jacket adds a lot of color there. >> a little black dress, a lot of women think i will wear this out to cocktails. that's great. you need that in eurotation. we want to give you the piece that breathes new life in it and allow you to take it somewhere more polished. the dress is from loft and blazer from h & m, $31.94. you want something more tailored and shape with a crop. it makes joan, already beautiful, look even more sophisticated. we gave her this great perforated white bag, all about a kitten heel right now from nine west and makes it fresh and modern. >> very comfortable. joan, thank you. you look great. next is the white t-shirt you can do so much. everybody should have a couple

of white t-shirts in their wardrobe. come out, alice. >> this is alice, one of our lucky staffers. this is from the g.a.p., a v-neck and we put it on her backwards because it gives it a sexier neckline. what we did to jazz it up was give her this skirt, $99, fun black and white. >> that's a must have for the closet, right? >> it is. a red bag like that really brightens everything up. a great pair of funky shoes keeps it edgy and the white t-shirt is no longer a casual jeans look, interyou can go out to brunch, a meeting. >> quickly, last but not least, the pencil skirt. carey, come out. >> i love this look. a pencil skirt, a lot of women do have. we want to give it that downtown edgy feel and added this sham bray shirt, a must have, from american eagle under $45. if you don't have one, this is $25 at jc penney, love the

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it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. 9:26. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. police officers from across california already arriving in san jose to honor two of their own. a public memorial will be held at the hp pavilion at noon for lorne baker and elizabeth. live pictures right now of the funeral procession on its way to san jose. friends, family and police officers left santa cruz at 8:45 this morning. road closures are in effect along highway 17 this morning. expect some slowing there. they are actually expected to arrive at the hp pavilion

shortly before noon. we'll be covering that for you. among the speakers who will speak publicly today at the service, members of the officers' family and the police chiefs of santa cruz. other speakers, former secretary of defense leon panetta and comela harris. we'll air today's funeral live starting at noon right here on nbc bay area. you can also watch it on our website, nbcbayarea.com. right now, we'll take a quick break. we'll be back with a look at weather and traffic.

welcome back now. the time is 9:28 a.m. watching this sprawling storm system slowly but surely working its way on shore. right now, getting a little bit of activity along the peninsula in san francisco and all that moisture is slated to work its way inland. through about noon today, keep

that in mind, keep that umbrella handy. we could see thunderstorms. your seven-day outlook is two minutes away. let's check the drive with mike. >> san mateo bridge moves smoothly, both directions about the same amount of traffic over the bay. the map shows you the east bay side and the slowing has just cleared from 880 southbound out of hayward and in toward union city. a couple of crashes on 680 kept things slow. starting to recover now. 580, a little slow. here are the northbound routes. >> thank you very much. a reminder of the memorial service that is going on for the fallen officers live at noon right here on nbc bay area.

>> back now today on this thursday, studio 1a. i'm willie geist alongside natalie morales. what are you laughing at? >> don't give it away. i will ask you, what do you think this is? take that shot. >> guess what that is. tweet us, e-mail us. >> don't reveal it. >> don't give it away. >> that kind of gave it away. >> it's a sad state of affairs

when i'm the voice of reason. i think that's a sign of the apocalypse. >> mr. high and mighty over there. >> i've got plausible deniability. >> without reason hardly. >> besides the produce coming up this half hour, buying in bulk for things you may not have known were available in box stores. now offering deals on cell phone plan, movie tickets and even air travel. we will let you in on some of those bargains. >> he's laughing in his own home. >> his name is mark trout, the stage manager. >> take a shot of mark, jay michaels in the control room. >> she's directing the show. >> that's right. that's what that is. >> okay. meanwhile, in the kitchen, a

traditional mexican favorite, the kids are going to love this, a twist on the classic grilled cheese with a little kick to it. >> sounds pretty good. >> how about a check of the weather? >> we'll start with your weekend. let's start with tomorrow. more snow and wind in new england, looking at a big storm making its way into the rockies in southern california. sunny and warm through the gulf coast. for saturday, we will see a risk of severe weather in central texas, wet weather making its way to the great lakes, snow and plains, sunshine on the eastern seaboard but chilly and sunday-sunday more cold air and plenty of sunshine and mild from the east and mild through the 9:32 on a thursday morning. you want to give yourselves a little extra time if you're waking up with us. in san francisco, showers starting up there. we'll see more steady rainfall as we progress through the next couple of hours. we have to get through all this moisture as we head through about 10:00 a.m.

that's when we'll see the activity. mostly along the coastline between about 10:00 and 2:00. all that moisture pushes inland and then we'll be in the thick of it until this evening. starting to let up overnight. waking up tomorrow with mostly clear conditions. temperatures will stay cool. then we'll hit the upper 60s this weekend. latest weather. willie. >> all right, al. thank you. on today's consumer, buying in bulk, wholesale stores aren't for those giant drums of cheese curls or a lifetime of toilet paper anymore. marquette is here to help save you money. great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> before we dive in, you say there are a few questions you ought to ask yourself before you buy in bulk. >> everybody wants a good deal but before you buy it you have to ask yourself, do i need it? will i use it and do i have space to store it? if due, shop away. >> that happens all the time, that's so tempting and when you get home, i didn't need all this. i had no idea you could buy

these things in bulk. let's talk about movie tickets and they could cost 12, 14 bucks depending where you live. >> in time square, i saw one for $20. if you go to costco.com, they have 10 packs of movie tickets, the cheapest for regal cinema. a 10 pack, $8.50 a ticket. general adult admission only. >> right off their website. >> on their website. they have them in-store but the better deal is online. >> let's go to mobile plans. >> boost mobile has a plan called shrinking payments. for every six months of on time payments they knock $5 off your bill up to $15. and you're buying time in bulk and data loyalty. and same for at&t wireless, $40, four times, the gigabyte, four times the data, $70, less than

double. >> very cool. let's talk about toiletries. the question, how much mouthwash does one person need? >> you can't have enough. on dollar general online, they have a new bulk buying toiletry site so you can get six listerine bottles for a big savings and you can get these face wash kits and you're paying $15 each and savining five. >> 140 toothbrushes. >> 144 toothbrushes? >> one for every day of the week. >> for overnight guests, a lot of children, whip them out. >> that's a lot of kids. let's talk about travel. air travel and bus travel. let's start with the airline.

>> i love this one. it's so expensive to fly nowadays, a go-pack, 10 one way tickets, priced really low, all-in-one package. the starting price i saw, $419. >> really. that's great. >> can yyou share these with other people? >> yes. you can share them. jetblue has something similar called a gopack, offered only now and then and keep checking their website. 10 one way tickets all in a package. >> like a voucher. >> a bus company allows you to travel the united states for a bu buck? >> yes. i actually used this and bought 12 trips at once. if you buy early, you can find the 1 dollar fares. if you wait to the last minute, you won't find them as easily. buy in bulk, all your trips at one time, you will save money. i've done it. >> this will add up, talking

contact prescriptions and how do you save money? >> you need prescriptions. at walmart you can get a 30-day supply for $4 or 90 day supply for $10. they also launched a contact lens website where you can also save on your dailies. i've been saving $70 by buying eight boxes at one time. >> we finally have perishable items. do you really want to be buying produce in bulk? can you keep it fresh? >> you can chop it up and use it. is there a great farm to table trend you can buy directly from the farmer, just like you subscribe to a magazine, you can subscribe to a local farmer, look at localharvest.org and they will drop off a big beautiful basket of vegetables and fruit once or twice a month and you're getting organic fruit, great to do.

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and see him pull in the driveway. he gets out over there by the bush and then he just starts staring at me. so i just don't say anything, i just start laughing at him. >> reporter: he and his mother, suzanne, say the dispute with the neighbor started over renovations and escalated when the neighbor began to make fun of the 41-year-old because of a neurological impairment his family says he was born with. >> if they don't like something, they start eyeballing us. he gives a men nev lent stare. then, he's graduated to calling robert names. mocking the way he walks. >> reporter: the neighbor who made the complaint, daniel, could not be reached for comment but his wife told the "new york post" the police investigated and found there was cause. i think the police did what they thought was best. the rockville center police told nbc news they issued several

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orn on today's kitchen melting pot, it's a traditional mexican meal that patty makes in her own home and her new book is called "patty's mexican table." i know family favorite you will show is a take on the grilled cheese sandwich. >> exactly. >> you make this with your boys? >> i make this with my boys. there's a beautiful saying that says know where you come from to know what your legacy will be. for me, cooking really combines the two worlds. these are dishes i grew up eating and nurtured me in my home country. now, i make them here in my new home. it connects things beautifully because you can find all these ingredients now. i xwgrew up eating these with m

family and make them for my boys and gives a new american spin. >> and we will first start with what you put on top. >> sure. we have the chopped tomato. these are the raw and chunky parts. you have onion, tomato, you can keep the seasoning and everything in there. cilantro. then you can use hchili and lim juice. depending what people do, some people add olive oil, some don't depending what you like. this is fabulous. after you mix it all, let it sit for like 10 minutes so it all comes together. >> marinates. >> yeah. you can play with other ingredients.

add celery. >> let's start first with the bread. you like the sandwich, this bread? >> right. anything that's crusty in individual sizes. you cut it into two individual pieces and then you spread refried beans. like so. you can make your own refried beans at home or buy them in a can. >> refried beans are pretty healthy, if you get the ones without lard in it, right? >> exactly. so nutritious and earthy. then you go with the cheeses. >> you like a mix of cheese? >> i like something melty, not too overpowering, cheddar, go with whatever you have as long as it melts. put that in the oven, eight minutes. >> then your topping. >> you want to go vegetarian?

>> no. >> a spoon full of bacon for you. >> and you top with ripe mexican avocado avocados. >> get your pico right. >> a beautiful spread. >> yeah. >> this is something you can do for breakfast, lunch, dinner, accommodating. >> a lot of protein, packs a punch. good. thank you so much, patty. glad to have you back again. the recipes are on our website at today.com. back in a moment.

coming up tomorrow, we will be upgrading your man's style. up next, speaking of style,

ambush makeovers with kathie lee and hoda. >> we will eat grilled cheese while you check out your local news and weather.

good morning to you. 9 it's 9:56. i'm marla tellez. we want to take you live to downtown san jose for a look at the procession for the two fallen officers out of santa cruz. they're just arriving at hp pavilion.

they're literally blocks away. officers have been arriving since about 7:00 this morning. this is for the public memorial. it's going to be held at hp pavilion at noon for santa cruz police officers loran butch baker and elizabeth butler. they were gunned down while interviewing a sexual assault suspect. there you can see hp pavilion right in the foreground there. friends, family and police officers left santa cruz at 8:45 this morning. rolling road closures are in effect along highway 17, or they were as they made their way to downtown san jose. we're going to bring this to you live at noontime. we want to check the forecast. it's cold -- it was cold out there earlier. and the rain coming again. >> certainly is, marla. hopefully these showers will hold off until noon until everybody's inside hp pavilion. getting a lot more activity along the peninsula.

there's a lot more rain to go. make sure you have the umbrella handy. in addition to the showers, we're expecting some isolated thunderstorms and some could be strong enough to produce dime-sized hail. travel cautiously out there. let's check the drive. good morning, mike. >> an easy drive at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll focus on the south bay. marla showed you the caravan arriving downtown. but we had the earlier effects on 17. there's that route which is still suffering, spectator slowing into downtown san jose. >> mike, thanks. we take you back out live as we wrap this live update up. hp pavilion where the memorial service starts in two hours. we'll be back at 10:26. see you then. ♪

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. from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> okay, everybody. hoda is wondering where her big storm went. thirsty thursday, march 7th. >> we were waiting for the storm, and it turned into flurries. a couple of big flakes. >> the washington post called it a flopper for what they thought was going to be a huge shutdown. >> soyou are always grateful th they're wrong about these

things, but they're so often wrong, aren't they? >> except al. al is right. >> al. here's the thing. this weekend again on the east coast and a lot of places it's going to be in the 50s and bright. >> read in the paper this morning -- >> no. >> i just saw it. the paper was yesterday's news. >> no, no. >> today is here. >> you're right, hoda. >> and we spring forward. we get the longer days, which who doesn't like that? >> a lot of people don't. a lot of people say it upsets me. it takes me a week or two to get used to it. grow up. >> that is -- >> they do say they would rather have it on saturday so that, you know, like friday night you are -- you do it so that you wake up and spring forward on saturday morning where they're sleeping in anyway. >> i do think it is an interesting concept. for those around the rest of the globe and watch all of us change our clocks except for arizona and then watch us do it all again in the fall. >> i think that nobody would do

it if they were all -- if we were a church-going country because it only really affects people that go to church. >> well, no. now if you are going -- if you are going to the 8:00 -- the 9:00 service or the 9:00 mass or something like that, you see what i'm saying? it affects those. >> what do you do on a sunday morning usually? >> it depends. i go for a run. i have breakfast. >> do you care if it's at 8:00 or 9:00? it doesn't matter to you. >> yes, it does. i like it when it's lighter. >> i'm not saying that. i'm saying you don't have to get up for something that's -- you're not on the clock on sunday. you're not a hooker. you're not on the clock on sunday morning. >> on to kim k. kim kardashian was on a flight, and she's been on several flights, and this one took her from l.a. to paris, and she was returning from that trip to paris with kanye, her boyfriend, and she started feeling sick on the flight, and she was worried she was having a miscarriage, and it turns out she wasn't, which is the good news, but the doctors did tell her she hz to slow down and stop doing so much

traveling because she's been in several places over the last week or so. >> i told you a couple of weeks ago when i had lunch with kris, she had just come back from rio de janeiro, and then went to nigeria, and then went to -- i have traveled all my life, but i'm not pregnant, but i know that is a huge toll on your body. it really is. you're sitting there a long time. you get dehydrated. it's a tough one. >> she's really working out a lot and she was obsessively working out seven days a week because she's very worried about, you know, not being worried about being able to bounce back after the baby and stuff like that. >> she has to think of herself as models do even though she's not what we all think of as a classical uber model with the -- she's got to think about that she is her own brand. >> yeah. >> and so you got to protect it, but at the same time you got to put your child first. you got to. you got to. you'll pay for it later in one way or the other. >> when do you stop flying when you are pregnant? >> i didn't -- they don't like you in your third trimester, but they really don't like it once

you have hit eight months. i did it. >> and your kids are fine. >> yeah. i had two miscarriages as well. both of them in colorado. >> oh. >> there's the high incidence of miscarriage in colorado, and they think it's altitude related. i think she should for the sake of the baby just came down a little bit. rest. enjoy this time. eat for two, and deal with it later. >> you know, leo decaprio was on a japanese talk show -- >> we can't get him on the fourth hour, but he will go to japan. >> i see him in the greenroom all the time. going to japan to do a talk show. >> celebrity imitations -- they asked if he could do a celebrity imitation, and here's a photo of what he did. >> wow. look at the eyebrows. >> is that crazy? >> did his voice sound like him as well? >> i didn't hear it or see it. i just saw this photo because it

was in japan. >> next time he is in the greenroom, i'm going to ask him to do it for us. >> that's really good. he is spot on with that. >> he is so talented. >> he really is. we've been complaining about airlines. they're allowing knives on again, and different things are happening, and it's been bad press, but we have a little bit of good news for -- >> this is a very, very sweet story. we have always said the problem is not with the airlines, things that go wrong. it's that they don't communicate with you and tell you what's going on. they're not honest with you, so you are sitting around wondering which makes your anxiety build. this is a san francisco man who was trying to reach his dying mother who only had i guess about 24 hours to live. he got stuck on a delayed flight, which happens. any time you have -- you're making connections and stuff, risking making a houston connection to lubbock, texas. it's not easy to get to, lubbock. >> it's not. sometimes when you are in houston, you have to get on that air tran thing, and there were so many other modes of transportation before he got on the plane he needed to make, and it was delayed so, he thought, you know, i'm never going to make this connection, but he did the full on sprint, and he ran

for the plane, and when he got there, he was surprised to find out that the plane was waiting for him. the gate agent knew his name. they had communicated from the other gate agent, like, please hold -- >> they knew the story. >> they held the plane for 15 to 20 minutes, and not one person on that flight complained because they were told what was happening. >> they were told. >> i think we've all been sitting on the plane thinking what's taking so long, and then you watch someone with lots of bags get on, and you think where were you? you don't know the back story. >> but when you hear -- apparently when he walked on, everybody was just so loving towards him because they knew. sort of put yourself in that position. if it was my mom, would i want people to be gracious and wait for 15 minutes so that i could say good-bye to her? he was able to. he made it with just very little time. >> united airlines, good for you. >> united airlines. >> i think -- you know what, often with the communication like you said, sometimes you don't know if it's a mechanical or when you are waiting, and they don't tell you. when everyone is grumbling, and

pretty soon you can feel the action newsing sfwlit nblg the plane. >> just be honest. it's like a relationship, hoda. they fall apart when there's no communication. >> or honesty. >> honesty -- >> is the best -- >> is always the best policy. >> almost always. >> this is going to upset you all very much, as if we haven't done that already. this guy delivered 85 pizzas. >> imagine this. $1,500 worth of pizzas. look at the tip the guy gave him. >> the pizza cost almost $1,500. the trip was $10. >> even if he just left off one zero it's kind of sad. >> that would be good. >> they have it on file? i don't know. i just -- >> it's crummy. >> i wonder what the -- he made it viral just so the person would be -- >> i wonder if he is embarrassed, though. >> it is weird when you get a food delivery that comes to your house because the person that's bringing it to you -- i always gauge my tipping on the weather.

if it's a terrible weather situation, i usually tip well. >> like the storm was supposed to be. >> it's the storm of the century or raining. in new york they travel on bikes, so you know it's much more difficult than getting in and out of a car. >> does it ever have anything to do with how far they came? like if the restaurant is next door or down the block. >> sometimes. even in new york they say not in our area. see you later. it does matter if it's far away, and i also feel like those guys -- they do the hardest work, guys and girls, they do really tough work, and they probably don't get a lot. i'm sure they don't -- >> our question is should it just be the regular 20% that you would pay at a restaurant for a nice service? it's one thing they do, and then they leave, although they do have to travel. what's your feeling on the whole thing? >> tipping, we want to know how much you tip delivery people. let us know. >> i think it's different for city people as opposed to out in the country. >> in new york they will deliver one milky way bar from a bodega if you have the number. >> at your -- >> hello. oh, here's the candy bar.

you can get things like that. new york is a great place for delivery, and you can get anything in your apartment. >> i would be embarrassed to order one thing. bring a couple of cases. make it worth your while. >> me too. >> you know who else has been very kind about something? our viewers are sending you support. they're like a good pair of spanx. they are supporting you in this whole thing. >> here's the deal. you recall i was talking about how people have been writing in saying they hate that black and white dress. only because i keep wearing it repeatedly, and didn't realize if i did wear it toomts. i just zipped it up and put it on and it's comfy, and i liked it. we had our researchers, kyle, look into exactly how many times i have worn it over the past couple of weeks. >> no. a couple of months. >> is that really different days? >> it's only eight times. >> the only way you can tell -- >> is by the earrings. at least you changed it up. >> a lot of people support you. you know, a lot of people are having a lot of trouble making ends meet. most people, unless i'm on television, i wear the same stuff all the time. >> i wear it a bunch of times on

television. >> some of us -- i just -- i don't know. i think sometimes -- i like to mix things up. i don't keep the stuff i wear. i give it back. >> i actually checked the calendar to see when i last wore this one. >> it was recently. >> no, it wasn't. it was a month or maybe more. this is -- i kind of got into a little bit of a southern country mood. i played that last kind of southern song last time. >> oh, it's time for that. ihoda. >> this one is -- this is old school country, and i just have been in that mood lately. i'm going to do a little alabama. >> love it already. i guarantee you. >> it is an old song called "song of the south." >> hit it. >> this is great. this is great. >> right off the bat. [ gone song of the south ♪ sweet potato pie smut my mouth ♪ ♪ ain't nobody looking back again ♪ ♪ >> i can live with it.

>> again with the wind. >> wind. gin. ♪ daddy was a southern democrat they ought to get a rich man to vote like that ♪ >> perfect time. ♪ song, song of the south sweet potato pie and i shut my mouth gone, gone with the wind there ain't nobody coming back again ♪ >> come on. a little "song of the south." >> that was alabama. they are wonderful. >> okay or not okay? here is the question. the pressing question we were asked. is it okay to live with your ex? to live with your ex. this is what we had to say. >> and go. >> sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. >> it is not okay. you're mefr going to get over someone and move on if they are right there day after day after day. >> you did, hoda. >> whatever. >> i like those two. >> two lucky ladies were plucked off the plaza by lo lewis and j.

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you know the saying don't judge a book by its cover. most of us are taught not to make assumptions on people based on how they look. >> new research suggests that being biassed or judgmental is hard-wired in our dna.

here to tell us what to do about that is women's health editor in chief michelle and psychologist dale. >> hello, ladies. good to see you all. this is in dangerous territory a little bit, because we don't want anybody to start thinking just because it's in my dna, it's okay to be aa racist. >> this new research did show somewhat that we all do harbor biases. they do run pretty deep. >> are most of those things learned? i don't know why you would think certain things about certain people medicals you grew up listening to your parents or somebody talk about it. >> that's exactly right, hoda, and what happens is that the brain is really signalling us, oh, my goodness, we're frightened, and then what we're frightened about is what we have learned. as michelle said, a lot of this is so deep-seeded, but it's deep-seeded because it's been reinforced culturally, by our family, and then when we get, this oh, my gosh, i'm on alert, we say how will i respond? we respond in ways also that we

learn. >> this stems back to, like, caveman, cave woman days, and anybody who is an outsider that didn't look like us or sound like us was seen as a threat. >> didn't they all lookalike? >> they were going take our food and our shelter. >> obviously that doesn't apply now, but there's a hangover from those days. >> i don't see it as necessarily a bad thing. if you are walking along restaurant row here in new york, and you pass by all different kinds of food and you think i'm going to have thai food tonight, you've discriminated against all of the others in a way, but you have the right to go get thai food. >> that's what the brain is supposed to do. the brain is supposed to be able to help you differentiate all of the input of all of the information that's in your environment. >> okay. what if a girl walks in right now and she has a very, very low cut dress that's also cut very high? now, you're automatically going -- >> men are going to love it. >> women are going to say -- >> slut. >> you don't necessarily know that that's the case with her, but she's given you signals, and that's what you believe. >> you have a reaction, and then you have to override that reaction with your -- well, it's just really by doing it.

by changing a negative thought into a more positive thought and conditioning yourself that way. committee we can all use our higher mind instead of going back to that judgy primitive mind. >> say she is a slut, the men are going to be happy that she is. >> i don't want to touch this. >> we can be exposed to all of these things, and we can either -- just because we're exposed, and we're -- >> let's pretend there's an overweight person in the ice cream line. there are some people who would look at that sxhern say, oh, my god, they don't need it. >> that's their conditioning. that's what they would say. the issue is -- >> it's also true that that person ordering ice cream should probably order something that's better for them. >> that's judging. isn't that judgy? >> something healthier. gee, i hope they get the -- so they'll be healthier. >> you can't help the thought, but you can analyze the thought. you can understand the thought

and retrain your brain, so as what michelle said was just so important that you really have to be able to understand why we feel the way we do and then make a conscious effort, be aware, make a conscious effort to change the way you think and behave and that is where -- >> awareness, number one. you guys are cognizant of how you think and react, and not everybody is. that's the point. you are doing it on a subconscious level. if you know you are doing it, you can react more appropriately. >> i know you know people in that group, whatever the group is that you feel weird about, i think if you know more people in that group and you understand, the more you -- >> you tend to be much more -- >> the study found that exposing yourself to people that you feel positively about that are in that group that you might normally judge is one of the ways to shift your behavior. that's totally -- >> looking at people as individuals and really getting together -- >> you should be doing that anyway. >> we should, but we don't often, and working together as a team. when you work -- you do.

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>> look. he figured out that they could -- >> no, no, no. that's disgusting. >> oh. >> they're sharing everything. >> beans and aidan are besties. >> that is so cute. >> you can't help but remember where that dog had his lips five minutes before. that's the problem. >> my first reaction is that's disgust, but the dad said that was the first time it happened, and we were hoping to show mom she wasn't missing breakfast, and that's what she got. >> sara, thank you, darling zoosh their hair is done and makeup is ready, and they have on hot new clothes. >> it's just about time to reveal our ambush makeovers. >> also, a very, very moving story. a young guy just 35 years old fighting a rare form of cancer after losing his mother. >> and the girlfriend who has stood by his side through -- you talk about heaven and hell. everyone has a story winner will be with us, and andrew will sing for us. in a van. [ women ] oh-awww.

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chopper. you can just see the crowd that has developed over the last few hours outside. a public memorial will be held inside at noon for santa cruz police officers loran butch baker and elizabeth butler. they died february 26th after being gunned down while interviewing a sexual assault suspect. we'll air today's funeral live, starting at noon right here on nbc bay area. in 90 minutes from now. you can also watch it on our website. we'll stream it for you live, nbcbayarea.com. after the break, we'll check the forecast and the roads. ♪ [ male announcer ] now's the time to save 5% off every day with your lowe's consumer credit card.

welcome back. the time now, 10:28. look at all this activity just over the past 15 minutes. starting to get steady rainfall along the immediate coast. a lot more rain to get through throughout the day. tonight into tomorrow morning, the area of low pressure starts to move to the south. we'll keep that chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms in your forecast all the way through tomorrow morning. more details at 11:00. let's check the drive with mike. >> for the most part, the south bay is looking good. we're focused on downtown san jose where we have the big issue. folks have come up from highway 17, all that slowing has cleared but now in downtown itself, we have 87 at 280, that is the connector, a big problem. 87 itself, the downtown exits. everybody who has arrived at the funeral has to find that parking. the peninsula moves very clearly through the area. no other problems throughout the bay. it's san jose downtown.

>> and we'll leave you with a shot of hp pavilion and all the officers gathering there for the noontime memorial service. please join us at 11:00 for the very latest. ♪ >> we're wack with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. it's time to reveal our ambush makeovers. >> two women were given hot new looks by our crack makeover time teem. >> i don't like the word crack. >> or ooze. today contributor and stylist to the stars -- >> who oozes sex appeal. >> louis licari la, la, la, la, la. >> thank you. >> today contributor and people style watch contributing editor and future author of her third book coming out very, very soon. welcome to you guys. >> great to be here. >> how was the plaza? it was supposed to be snowy, and then it wasn't. >> it was so cold, but we found two ladies right away. you know, jill was very cold,

and we wanted to -- >> and you. well, the first woman is alice from maine. she told us she hasn't cut her hair in 20 years because she hated the last haircut she got. >> oh, wow. >> she was finally ready to try again. >> she holds a grudge. >> haven't cut your hair in 20 years, and you want to do it with us. >> yes. >> thank you. tell us why. >> i am almost 44 years old, and i want a new look. >> and you watch the show, you said, every thursday for ambush. >> i watch it every day. >> and you actually said that you're ambushing your husband because he said he didn't know you were going to do this. >> it was a surprise when i called him and said i was picked. >> are you ready? i know we're going to donate your hair. are you ready to make a big change? >> i'm ready for anything that they're willing to do. >> wow. >> those are fighting words. >> she is here with her friend carrie who has her blind fold on. this is alice before. >> all right, alice.

>> let's see the new you. >> oh, my god. oh, wow. all right. >> stop it. >> take off the blind fold and buckle up, girl. >> oh, my god! look at you. i have never seen you like this. >> hold on. alice, you have to see yourself. spen right around, sweetie. >> oh, my god. >> are you serious? >> we're so serious. >> oh, my god. >> you look beautiful. look at you. >> alice -- >> you look gorgeous. >> alice, look right there. louis, tell us about that hair. >> okay. >> i don't know. i think i like the one on the left. >> you know what, obviously if you have the same haircut for 20 years, it's time to cut it off. i'm so glad you're here today. the biggest change here, if you notice, she put black hair color on her hair. once your hair isn't black anymore, never buy black. black shouldn't even be on the market. you can use dark brown, darkest

brown, but never black. her haircut looks great. the side part. >> beautiful. >> tell us about -- tell us what you think of your pal. >> i think she looks beautiful. we're going out on the town tonight. >> yeah. >> she's the best friend ever, and i've known her since high school. i'm so happy she's here and got selected. thank you guys very much. >> thank you very much. >> tell us about the outfit. >> it was -- it's snowing so we're wishing it was spring, so this is sort of the transitional dress by maggie london, and she said she would never wear this. that's a big thing. you should pick one piece for spring that you would never wear that you look gorgeous in it. >> and feel as young as you are in that because you look beautiful. >> a big round of applause for alice. >> thank you. >> wow. >> so, so sweet. all right. our second lady is cathy burg. she's 42 from jupiter, florida. recently lost 25 pounds. she begged us to give her a brand new look to go along with her brand new baby -- i'm sorry, body. all righty. let's listen to her story.

>> i'm here from jupiter on a family trip and, surprise, what do you think of all this? >> i think it's great. >> why do you think she deserves this? >> because she does so much for us, and she doesn't spend that much time on herself. >> oh. josh, what do you think? >> she's really hard-working mom and does an excellent job. >> oh, so nice to hear. >> and dave we're going to change her up a little bit. what do you think about all this? >> i think she looks great the way she is. >> smart hubby. so are you ready for a whole new look as you're crying? >> yeah. this should be great. this should be just a wonderful experience. thank you. >> she has that husband trained beautifully because he said exactly what she wants to hear. let's take one last look at cathy burg, and then bring out the brand new cathy. ♪ >> wow. >> hello. wow. >> okay, you guys. take off your blind fold and have a look at mom and your wife.

>> really pretty. i love that. >> it's a great haircut, and he gave her so much style. she had a long, long back, and vanessa brought it up. her hair was objection diesed and turning auburn, and i thought how beautiful. instead of taking it away and trying to be a brunette, we kept the auburn tone. >> louis loves his red heads. >> i do. >> jill, that's a great outfit. >> you can get for under $100, an entire outfit. this is simply vera, vera wang from kohl's. these earrings just to top off the outfit. >> what do you think? >> she looks great. >> kids, do you like? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> by the way, you're doing an excellent job according to your son. >> good for you. >> thanks. >> round of applause.

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. ♪ everyone has a moment zi hear a rumor. today we meet our nighest p has a story contest winner. 36-year-old daniel and his girlfriend mindy. daniel wrote to us to tell us about his diagnosis with a rare stage four cancer and mindy's constant support. >> we're going to meet everybody in a moment, but, first, let's listen to daniel's story. >> i was recently diagnosed with a rare cancer at age 35. during hurricane sandy, my mother became severely ill and was in the intensive care unit in florida. my girlfriend, mindy, and i live in new jersey. we were without power and unable to get a flight to florida where my mother was fighting for her life. we finally were able to rent a car and drive there to see her.

during my visit with my mother in icu, i was having a severe stomach ache and was admitted to the hospital. on november 17th my mother passed, and on november 19th i was diagnosed with stage four rare peritinial cancer. my girlfriend, mindy, was devastated by the news, as was my father. mindy is an amazing woman and works with underprivileged kids. she is extremely giving. during the past couple of years we have raised money together for organizations and trained to run in order to honor people that are sick. on december 19th i went to maryland to have major surgery to remove as much cancer as possible to help prolong my life. i was in the operating room for close to 12 hours and spent four weeks in the hospital. mindy slept in the hospital by my side. unfortunately, my cancer is rare, and there is not much they can do at this point. our dreams of having a family

and a life together are now in turmoil. especially getting married. we missed christmas and new year's. i was in such bad shape that for weeks i could not move or speak. i was just laying in my hospital bed. i am still recovering from the surgery and have limited mobility and pain. the prognosis is not good due to the type of cancer. mindy has stuck by my side through everything. i would like to do something special to honor her. >> and that's what we hope to do today. daniel is here with his girlfriend, mindy, and his father, larry. we're so, so glad you could make the trip. you seem like you're doing pretty darn well, daniel. >> i'm working hard at it. >> how are you feeling? >> um, it's hard. it's -- you know, every day i have new challenges, and i guess that's part of having cancer, but, you know, i was glad that i was able to get here today and, you know, again, just -- it's one of those things i never thought would happen to me. we've always been there, me and

mindy, for peerm, and that's what makes this story special. >> we've done a lot of these everyone has a story, and often you would be the person that mindy would write in about, but instead -- >> your bravery. >> but instead you did it in the opposite way. what is it about your girlfriend? we learned about her in the piece. >> mindy is special. i mean, we're very similar the way we think. you know, how we want to be there for other people, and just we said earlier we've raised money and worked together really hard to help people and be there for them. >> that must have been something to hear the news about what your boyfriend had done. >> shocked. >> he didn't remember writing it because so much has been going on in your life, and, larry, you got two terrible diagnosis within a short time. you lose your precious wife of 42 years and then two days later your son. what was going through your mind then, sweetie? >> why? why is this happening? you just -- i feel there must be a reason for it to happen. maybe i'm supposed to go through this. >> and finding strength is important, and how have you found yours, larry?

>> my strength? i like music. i have to get my mind off. >> we have a little coming up for you. >> special live performance is coming up just for daniel and mindy, and you too, larry. my friend andrew is going to sing a song we've written especially for you and your story. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym.

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♪ >> we are back with our everyone has a story winners, daniel and mindy, along with daniel's dad, larry. >> we want to share a special song that david friedman and i wrote just for the three of you. please welcome broadway performer, all-around good guy andrew simonski singeiing "stor" ♪ ♪ some storms you can't see

coming, others take you by surprise ♪ ♪ but sometimes it takes the fiercest storm to open up your eyes ♪ ♪ to see that when you go through times of dark and cloudy skies ♪ ♪ it's those very storms that show you something you must realize ♪ ♪ life is precious life's a gift and love is the life boat you can cling to ♪ ♪ when your sails have failed and you're set adrift ♪ ♪ love is precious love keeps you warm ♪ ♪ and love is the compass that will bring you safely home to shore through the raging storm ♪

♪ i never saw it coming this one took me by surprise ♪ ♪ but i have found the strength i needed there in your loving eyes ♪ ♪ and when i'm feeling frightened and i don't know where to go ♪ ♪ i simply take one look at you and once again i know ♪ ♪ life is precious life's a gift ♪ ♪ and love is the lamp that won't foresake me ♪ ♪ when my sails have failed and i'm set adrift, love is precious, love keeps me warm ♪ ♪ and love is the compass that will take me safely home to shore ♪ ♪ through the raging storm

♪ and sure i wonder if i'll ever sail again ♪ ♪ feel the sun on my face and wind blow through my hair ♪ ♪ sure, at times i lose my confidence, but then i think anything is possible because you are there ♪ ♪ life is precious life's a gift ♪ ♪ and your love is the lighthouse that i look to ♪ ♪ when my sails have failed and i'm set adrift your love is precious it keeps me warm ♪ ♪ so i'm thankful every day that i have the chance to say it's your love that lights my way ♪

♪ take me through the storm >> beautiful, andrew. >> we'll be back in just a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ life is precious >> we're back with our everyone has a story winners, daniel, mendy, and larry. you just sang. that was beautiful. >> did you guys enjoy it, i hope? >> it really told our story.

very powerful. >> we always like to give a little something special, so we're going to give something away to you guys, to daniel and mindy. the ocean house bed and breakfast in spring lake, new jersey, donated a two nights stay complete with a welcome basket, the trip includes dinner, wine. you have a gift certificate for $200 at ray's cafe, and the irish center at the chamber of commerce to do some shopping in town. just a little something for you guys to enjoy. >> daniel want us to reach out to any of you who are watching today who have been through this small bout. what's it called again? >> it's -- >> yeah, that's the area around the small bowl. it came from the small bowl. >> it would be really, really helpful if you would send in your story. you can always find something, first of all. >> also to research purposes it

would be great. thank you. you're closing in mystery -- >> crazy. >> catch that. david friedman has a brand new cd called "a different life." david weil has taken over hollywood in so many things. so grateful you wrote in a beautiful, beautiful story for us, daniel, and mindy, and larry. god bless everybody. see you all tomorrow. ♪ when your sails have failed

today a grieving and grateful community comes together for a final salute to two santa cruz officers who lived and died protecting and serving their city. good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning, everyone. on the force, butch baker and elizabeth butler were both accomplished veterans with a combined 38 years on the duty. but at home, they were parents whose deaths are leaving an unimaginable loss for their families and also for the entire community. and now the bay area coming together to remember two lives cut tragically short.

this morning, we have live coverage of today's motorcade and public memorial to honor and celebrate those fallen officers. mike inouye is looking at the impact out on the roads of today's memorial. but we start off with nbc bay area's bob redell. he is live at hp pavilion right now where the ceremony will start in about an hour from right now. bob, you've been watching as hundreds of officers left today from santa cruz in a motorcade, no doubt nothing short of an emotional morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. just moments ago, within about the past 15 minutes, the hp pavilion opened up their front doors so mourners could start filing in for this memorial. they'll start at noon, as you mentioned, for sergeant loran baker and his partner, officer elizabeth butler. two santa cruz police officers shot and killed last week by a man who they were investigating. just about an hour ago, their families and fellow officers arrived here at the hp pavilion. they were part of a funeral procession that stretched for

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