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this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. good to see you. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. >> nice to have you along and it's a busy one. we have two major stories breaking overnight. the dramatic escalation on the campus of columbia university and the death of a fourth officer following one of the deadly attacks on law enforcement in years. >> yeah, four officers are now dead in charlotte, north carolina. one a deputy u.s. marshall. the others local officers. they were serving a warrant when a suspect opened fire. >> more on that in a moment. but here in new york, overnight protesters taking over a building at columbia university after the school began suending students who refused to leave a pro tu tensions are running high there and other universities nationwide. >> w palestinian encampment on campus. tensions are running high there and at other universities nationwide. >> we have it all covered this morning.

we will start with nbc's george solis, he's at columbia. hey, george, good morning. >> hey, hoda, good morning. tensions here reaching a fever pitch. columbia public safety officials issuing that public advisory to most students and faculty after urging them to avoid campus today after the demonstrators took over the building on campus. it comes as the deadline for the voluntary dispersement of the encampment on campus came and went. all this as those campus clashes continue nationwide. overnight campus protests escalating. demonstrators occupying a building at columbia university, smashing windows, doors, rolling down banners, including one. after protesters circled the campus overnight. the unrest coming hours after the university started suspending students who refused to leave an encampment after a deadline passed. >> these repulsive scare tactics mean nothing compared to the

deaths of 34,000 palestinians. >> reporter: some faculty also on sight linking arms in front of the demonstrators. a growing number of universities are cracking down on protests spreading across college campuses. overnight at virginia commonwealth university in richmond, clashes between police and protesters on campus, leading to arrests. at ucla in the early hours of the morning, authorities in tactical gear moving in between confrontations between duelling demonstrators. [ usa, usa ] >> reporter: earlier from the day, students storming through a building and waving the palestinian flag. some jewish students frustrated. >> i have wholeheartedly always supported the right to freedom of protest and the freedom of speech. but when that starts to impede upon like our right to education, to be able to freely walk on campus, that's where i have an issue. >> reporter: state troopers in riot gear also at the university of texas, austin, detaining demonstrators. >> you're choking me. >> reporter: carrying this

person out by their hands and at one point, students surrounding police who say they used pepper spray to disperse the crowd. the university says they believe majority of the protesters are not affiliated with the school. and as the protests continue to spread, the university of florida taking a firm stance this morning. in a statement following arrests, the school saying, the university of florida is not a day care. and we do not treat protesters like children. they knew the rules. they broke the rules. and they'll face the consequences. as schools across the country struggle to deal with protests overtaking campuses. and back here at columbia, university telling students and faculty that access to other buildings here on campus may be restricted today. while negotiations here for the moment between organizers and students may have failed. over at northwestern and illinois, university officials and their organizers say they have come to some agreement. some of those inclusions include limiting the scope of protest in

exchange for more funding for palestinian students and their faculty as well as transparency over specific investments. >> george, thank you. also this morning, there are many unanswered questions in north carolina following one of the deadliest attacks on law enforcement in years. it happened at a home in charlotte. four officers were shot and killed. others were wounded. a task force had been attempting to serve a warrant. nbc's sam brock is there for us this morning. sam, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the police chief here saying this is a vivid reminder that when members of law enforcement put on their uniforms, there is no guarantee they'll be returning at the end of the day. this consists of multiple agencies. 8 members were shot. four were killed just trying to serve a warrant and retrieve a weapon from someone who should have never had it in the first place. [ sirens ] >> reporter: in charlotte this morning, a deep sense of loss, following one of the worst attacks on law enforcement in recent memory. >> we got shots fired. >> reporter: a shootout taking the lives of four law enforcement officers and leaving

four others wounded. overnight, charlotte's police chief announcing one of his own officers joshua ire died as a result ofz that attack, leaving behind a wife and 3-year-old son. >> we'll always be indebted to officer ire for his bravery and his sacrifice for this profession. >> reporter: police say the shooting erupted outside of this home, captured in chilling detail on a live stream. members of the u.s. marshals fugitive task force attempting to serve a warrant on a convicted felon wanted for firearms possession. quickly found themselves taking on heavy gunfire. >> officers returned gunfire and struck the victim who was later pronounced deceased in the front yard of the residence. >> reporter: the chief says a second person then fired on the officers from inside the home. >> target down. >> additional shots from inside the house. >> reporter: video taken by a neighbor shows law enforcement, including s.w.a.t. teams

descending on the scene as residents looked on in shock. >> i heard like gunshots. and that's when the police told everybody to stay in their house. >> reporter: after a three-hour standoff, police cleared the home finding a woman and 17-year-old inside. >> they were both brought to the police station as persons of interest. >> reporter: authorities say the other victims include a deputy with the u.s. marshals and two members of the state's department of correction, identified overnight at sam poloch-e and aldon elliott, both 14-year veterans of the department. >> we lost some heroes that are out simply trying to keep our community safe. >> reporter: charlotte's mayor fighting back tears. >> the most i can ask of our community is that we honor and respect them. >> reporter: as far as what we know, guys, about the suspect, police say he had a high-powered rifle, but they have not specified what kind. president biden weighing in overnight saying we have to do more to protect our law enforcement community and quote, leaders in congress need

to step up so we ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines, require safe storage of guns and national red flag law and universal background check. enough, he says, is enough. >> sam, thank you very much let's move to the middle east where there is new hope this morning that a potential cease-fire in gaza could be reached. but the u.s. is expressing concern that time is running out on the newly revived talks. nbc's raf sanchez is in tel aviv. he's got the latest for us. hey, raf, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. there is a real sense of urgency about getting a cease-fire deal over the line right now. a feeling that this may be the last chance for an agreement. and that's why this morning we are seeing a major diplomatic push from the biden administration. this morning u.s. leaders racing against time. secretary blinken just arriving in jordan while overnight, president biden calling the rulers of both egypt and qatar. the goal, a deal to free the hostages after more than 200

days in captivity. and to stop the fighting before israel launche israel launches its ground s it offensive in rafah, where more than a million palestinian offensive in rafah where more civilians are than a million palestinian shel. air stri civilians are sheltering and aid strikes are already raining down.y raining down. the current propos the current proposal would see hamas free 33 hostages, is hamas free 33 hostages, israeli and arab officials tell nbc and arab officials tell nbc news. news. in exchange, israel woul in exchange, israel would agree to a 40-day cease-fire. th to a 40-day cease-fire and the y release of potentially thousand thousands of palestinian prisoners. of palestinian prisoners. >> in this moment, the o >> in this moment the only thin thing standing between the people of gaza and a cease-fire is hamas standing between the people of gaza and a cease-fire is hamas. they have to decide. they have to decide. they have to decide quickly. and they have to decide quickly. >> reporter: hamas >> reporter: hamas leaders say they are studying the proposal they're studying the proposal.. in tel aviv, protesters demanding while in tel aviv, protesters i make a deal. demanding israel's government make a deal. the intensifie the intensified protests sparked by this hostage video showing by this hostage video showing t 64-year-ol 46-year-old miran and d man who american. his wife, who was held 64-year-old american keith siegel. captive for 51 days, tells us, she c

keith's wife aviva herself was t bring herself to watch it. >> it take held captive for 51 days tells s her she can't bring herself to watch it.e moments with hamas >> it takes me to the moment t us. >> rep with hamas that they threatened us. orter: >> reporter: you and keith were in gaza together and t in gaza together and you came out.he he stayed behind.n you came out, he stayed behind what was the last thing you sai. what was the last thing you said to each other in gaza?to each o? >> that he must be strong for me and i will be >> that he must be strong for mm and i'll be strong for him.. and we hugged.and we hugged. then i left him. and then i left him. it's very difficult for me and it's very difficult for me think about keith being alone without me to think about keith being alon. >> reporter: hope this deal coul >> reporter: hope's a deal that could end the agony for this d . so many families in israel and so many families in both israel gaza hoping for a deal right and gaza hoping for a deal right now. now. the u.s. says the curren now the u.s. says the current t to hamas is incredibly offer to hamas is incredibly generous. generous. hamas negotiators were i hamas negotiators were in cairo yesterday studying it. yesterday studying it, but this this morning morning, prime minister benjami benjamin netanyahu is taking a hard line israel will move ahead with an attack on rafa ahead with an attack on rafah with or without a hostage deal. hoda. >> raf, thank you very much.

turning to donald trump's criminal hush money trial here in new york, week two of testimony getting under way this morning after opening last week with the key the former publisher of the national inquirer who told jurors he helped kill stories potentially harmful to trump's election chances in 2016. nbc senior legal correspondent laura jarrett is here. laura, good morning. this is the first part of the case. we didn't have court friday, we didn't have it yesterday. where are we? where do things stand. >> there are some witnesses that are here to tell a story for the prosecution and some witnesses that are just there because you have to get the documents in. there's no other way to get the in evidence. we'll hear from gary farrow at the bank that michael cohen used when we talk about the hush money payment that gets made. it's a payment that michael cohen makes to stormy daniels prosecutors say to try to keep her quiet. we have to hear from the banker who processed that payment. you'll sort of see this happen throughout the trial where it seems like why do they have to bring this guy in. they don't get the evidence in

any other way. prosecutors want to start and end strong. there's a lot of these people the middle. >> building blocks they hope to wrap together by the end. the gag order, the judge held a hearing on it for violations of the gag order by the former president. but has yet to issue a ruling. >> yeah. it's really curious. i think it's safe to at least see it in the context of that he understands this is somebody who is running for president. this has never happened before. i think he's trying to be careful. he doesn't want to do anything to go too far, get overruled on appeal. he also sees that the former president is using all of this, right? he's fundraising off of it. he's attacking the judge left and right. the judge is trying to be careful but also comes to a certain point if he's not going to enforce the rules, why does he have these orders? >> the prosecution said in court last week they the former president is angling to be incarcerated, try to goat the judge to put him in jail. >> the judge doesn't want to take the bait. if he doesn't enforce the rules, then it looks like he's

powerless and will hold another hearing on it. and guys, this is why this case is also taking so long. right? he has to take time out of what would be a witness day to hold a two-hour hearing on a gag order. >> all right, laura, you're going to court today. we'll talk to you tomorrow. >> yep. >> thank you. 7:14. another big story we're watching. the weather. craig. >> yes, indeed. hoda, savannah good morning. good morning to you as well. some of the same areas across the midwest and south hit hard by the devastating tornado outbreak over the weekend are back on alert this morning for even more severe storms. we'll get to mr. roker's full forecast in just a moment, but we start with nbc's jesse kirsch in sulfur, oklahoma, where residents are coping with catastrophic damage as we see behind you. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, craig. good morning. we're getting yet another look at how strong these storms were. take a look at this. this is what's left of a truck. the windshield busted in here. we have shattered glass and bricks laying here. this is what's left of one of the building in the downtown

area of this small city. mangled metal, wires and cables dangling here. planks of wood, piles of bricks all of this as we're also getting a new look at one of the storms as it was unfolding. >> get away from the windows. >> reporter: this morning, a jaw-dropping look at the raw power of a tornado captured from the engine of a freight train in nebraska over the weekend. the conductor and engineer ducking for cover as a twister tore in front of their locomotive. it was just one of more than 130 tornadoes reported in recent days across multiple states, including a devastating ef-4 twister that touched down in oklahoma. and this morning, we're learning more about one of the victims from elsewhere in the state. >> we lost a hometown girl on saturday night. >> reporter: in hard-hit sulfur, oklahoma, the fire chief says he knew the person who died here. >> very, very big part of this community.

she's just a blessing to everyone and we're going to miss her. >> reporter: others narrowly escaping the storm. shea patrick says her cousin was trapped with her 2-year-old son in this home but eventually made it to safety. >> it was my whole life and it's gone. it happened just like that. >> reporter: in the city's nearby downtown, some business owners picking up what's left of their livelihoods. >> that door is supposed to come out, not in. it's a steel door. >> a steel door. >> reporter: with uprooted trees, shattered glass and mangled buildings still dotting the landscape, sulfur's cleanup continues. >> they will rebuild even stronger. they'll be stronger than they were before. >> reporter: and back here in sulfur, oklahoma, there is marginal risk for more severe weather starting late this afternoon at a time again, craig, when there's still so much clean-up ahead from the previous storms. craig? >> jesse kirsch for us there in oklahoma. gentlemen se, thank you. >> this risk of severe weather is far from over. al has his eye on a pretty messy map there.

>> yeah. as jesse eluded to it. that tornado that jesse was talking about where he was, that was the strongest tornado they've had in that region in oklahoma in ten years. now, you can see we have this stretch of strong storms stretching from ohio all the way down into the mid-mississippi river valley. today and tonight, this cold front reaches the east coast. isolated flooding possible in parts of the northeast. today that other system comes in, this brings in storms from iowa to kansas. you can see we've got an enhanced risk from des moines, kansas city. we're looking at hail possibilities of up to two inches of hail. one inch all the way down to wichita falls, wichita, kansas. tomorrow another system developing over the rockies. here's where we're worried about those folks who had dangerous storms in oklahoma. we have an enhanced risk from dodge city, concordia. wichita, wind gusts of 75 miles per hour and strong tornadoes possible. with this heavy rain, we have

hourly rain fall rates from omaha down to austin, 1 to 2 inches per hour. heavy rain. some areas, especially down toward shreveport, dallas, alexandria, could see 4 to 5 inches of rain. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. e three-sixty. better in every way. that's the new target circle. [ "good day" ends ]

and that's your latest weather. >> al, and that's your latest weather. guys? >> still ahead, did you alarm go off this morning? a lot of us that rely on the iphones for our alarms complaining that they could suddenly fail to wake them up. emilie ikeda waking up bright and early. >> even the thought of missing an alarm is enough to keep people up at night. i set alarms on two phones last night. some people are saying no matter how many alarms they're setting on their iphones, sometimes it is not going off. coming up what apple has to say about it. something else sparking conversations online, people who use popular drugs for weight loss saying they're actually seeing changes to their

personality and behavior. we'll take a closer look at the growing concerns. what are you doing? >> my alarm didn't go off. >> this is "toy" on nbc. da

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to work. she's joining us. what's the story? >> this is what nightmares are made of. millions of americans use iphones to wake them up, but more people on social media are swapping stories and sounding off on the widely popular clock app trying to pinpoint why it's not going off. now apple is responding to what could be called a rude awakening. this morning the nightmare of sleeping past an alarm -- >> we slept in! >> reporter: is now becoming a reality for some iphone users. >> this has probably been the third or fourth day in a row that my alarm clock has not gone off. >> reporter: across social media, upset over sleepers sharing their experience with alarm failures, forcing them to miss school, work and even school pickups. it turns out some can relate. >> i noticed for the past week or so my alarm just wasn't waking me up. >> what's going on with the apple alarm clocks lately? >> reporter: apple says it's aware of an issue causing some iphone alarms to not play the expected sound and says the

company is working on a fix. in the meantime, many sounding off on the attention aware feature. >> okay. i'm googling, this is a thing. this is a thing. you need to turn off something related to attention. >> reporter: according toe apple, the setting allows to check whether the user is paying attention and will lower the sound if the user is looking at the device. >> some people say it stopped this problem. maybe sensing a face so you are not hearing an alarm sound. >> reporter: to turn off the function, go into the iphone settings, hit face id and pass code and scroll down to the attention aware setting to disable it. >> i have a mental alarm. i set my head for quarter to 7:00 and i get up. >> reporter: for those without a mental alarm, apple just offered a breakdown of the app, noting do not disturb, the ring silence switch and silent mode don't affect the alarm sound. urging users to double check

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dealing with changes in their habits, how they socialize and their appearance. it's all leading some to worry that the medicines are changing who they are. >> my anxiety is through the freakin' roof. >> reporter: it's the latest side effect that's giving some patients pause. >> i absolutely for months now have been feeling depressed. >> reporter: they say popular diabetes drugs also used for weight loss such as ozempic and mounjaro are leading to mood changes and depression in what's been dubbed ozempic personality. some users say they don't feel like themselves. their joy dulled. >> i used to be positive, bubbly, sunshine person. and over the last year and a half i've kind of lost that. >> reporter: since being prescribed ozempic, sidney foster lost 90 pounds. she says it's her mental health that's now weighing her down. is this making you rethink your relationship with the drugs for weight loss? >> it has been.

i know i don't want to have the same mindset forever. if it means staying skinny, that's not what i want. >> reporter: they use semaglutide. it's effect on mood needs more research. >> there has not been any link directly with the drug to any known personality disorder or any known psychiatric condition, but it would not be impossible to see a range of responses, including a change in personality. >> reporter: after receiving 175 reports from ozempic and wegovy patients experiencing suicidal thoughts, an fda study found no link between the drugs and suicide. though the administration added, it could not rule out that a small risk may exist and it's continuing to study the issue. what's more, while wegovy lists depression as a possible side effect. used for weight loss. ozempic used to treat type two diabetes does not. novo nordisk says it collaborates closely with the

fda to monitor the safety of all its medicine. the maker of both medicines. this latest complaint adding to a growing list of some patients. >> my biggest side effect was nausea. >> reporter: they will have a dedicated section of items that may help address more common side effects like products that help gi health, muscle mass and bone density and nutrition. while doctors say the relationship between mood changes and the drugs needs to be studied, they're hopeful their benefits out weigh potential hazards. >> i am not worried about it when i weigh the risks against obesity, diabetes and all the other health conditions against the use of this drug. >> so many people are on these drugs now. if you are feeling some of these feelings, what do doctors suggest you do? >> yeah. millions of people are on these drugs, craig. dr. patel says it makes sense they would have a wide range of responses. if you feel any changes in your mood, you are not feeling yourself, go talk to a therapist, go talk to a

counselor right away and see a doctor about potentially changing the medication that you are on. that could help you as well. she says don't hesitate to seek help. we should mention we did reach out to eli lilly, the maker of mounjaro. they did not respond to our request. >> it's interesting because even if it's not the medication that's causing these feelings, a huge life change like that, losing a bunch of weight, it's an emotional change, it's not just a physical change. >> and how people treat you and respond to you in your social circles can be another factor that can be isolating. if you are the only one making these lifestyle changes and the friends you go out with aren't respectful or not into it, that can also make you feel lonely. >> yeah. >> reach out. >> absolutely. >> you're not alone. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> mr. roker? >> we have temperature changes coming. for example, we've got this beautiful warm weather through the southeast. but then cooler air behind this cold front. temperatures today along the eastern sea board looking good. d.c. 15 degrees above average.

wilmington 81. behind the front, though, temperatures cooling back into the 70s. the exception is northeast. we've got this high pressure off the coast of maine and new england. that's bringing in chillier air. temperatures in the 50s and 60s, 40s into new england. new york city 66 degrees today. that's a 21 degree difference from what we had yesterday when we got up to 87 degrees. you can see temperatures still start to warm up again as we get into the first day of may. st. louis 84. columbus 80. des moines 72 degrees. as we look into the weekend, going to be gorgeous. cincinnati low 80s. upper 70s. columbia mid t

and that is your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks so much. still ahead, kaylee hartung has new details on the major league uniform fiasco and the fashion fix that's now in the works. hey, kaylee. >> hey, guys. for decades, nike's innovations set the standard in designs. they struck out with major league baseball. coming up, we'll tell you about the strongly-worded memo from the player's association that says changes are coming. >> all right, kaylee, we'll get to that. and your morning boost right after this.

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good to see you all. good morning. we talked about it since the opening pitch of spring training, the controversy surrounding the brand new uniforms in major league baseball. after months of pushback from fans and players, it finally looks like changes are on the way. kaylee hartung has the details on that. good morning. >> good morning. so the boys of summer are throwing serious heat at nike after changes to the uniforms left them sweat stained and ripped down the seams at times. the player's association is now saying that the sports giant was innovating something that didn't need to be innovated and laying out plans to fix the flaws. ♪ >> reporter: after months of backlash, changes may be on deck for uniforms that have been anything but a home run. >> he rips his pants. >> the major league baseball player's association telling the league's players in a memo obtained by nbc news that nike is expected to address frustrations with its new mlbunis no later than the start

of next season. the association writes nike was innovating something that doesn't need to be innovated. nike has not responded to nbc news' request for comment but said in the past they will continue to work to address player uniforms. among the apparent solutions outlined, addressing the on going sweat stain issues sweeping through the premier jersey, returning to larger lettering on the backs of jerseys and bringing back tailering options for pants and pass stitching standards to prevent blowouts. >> i think we're seeing here that enough outrage can make a company like nike say, okay, we're getting blasted for this. >> reporter: while the initial reaction to the new uniform wasn't all negative -- >> somehow this feels more authentic than the ones we were wearing. >> there were plenty of critics. phillies' star trea turner telling the associated press, i know everyone hates them. we all liked what we had. >> the jerseys are different. they're designed to be performance wear as opposed to what has traditionally been

worn. >> reporter: as the player's association now writes this has been entirely a nike issue. they're standing by the fanatics, manufacturer, the sports ware giant has been making the uniforms for the last eight years without issue. >> they're messing with something that probably didn't need to be changed. >> if the players like them, cool. if they don't like them, then change them. >> reporter: fans of america's favorite past time -- >> and what a catch! >> reporter: hoping any tweaks wind up being a huge hit. >> it's a drive into deep right field! >> we reached out to fanatics and the players association. no one is offering comments on the memo. keep in mind, guys, nike is four years into a ten-year $1 billion deal to be the league's official uniform supplier. it is clear these frustrations have been heard. now it is up to nike to address them. >> all right. kaylee, thanks for that. we can relate, the morning tv performance wear sometimes isn't always up to par. >> the wicking is not where you want it to be. >> by the way, for "popstart,"

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area. our bob redell is there trying to learn how this fire started. he'll have a live report in just minutes, and it's shaping up to be a critical day for embattled alameda county district attorney pamela price. supervisors expected to battle a debate that exactly when those voters should decide price's fate in the recall election ahead of that meeting, price will hold a news conference. she is expected to ask supervisors to declare the recall measure invalid. this is all due to signature discrepancies. now, at 8 a.m. online, our kris sanchez dives deeper into the possible scenarios for voters. and let's get a look at your weather from meteorologist kari hall. you know, we're starting out with a clear sky, breezy wind. it's going to be a beautiful day once again, but on the windy side and we'll see some of those gusts really kicking up near the coastline, as well as solano county through the delta. warmer temperatures too, with our valley highs in the 70s and low 80s. and then for the weekend we'll see some changes, but it will be a mild day as our high

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♪ coming up, campus chaos. new violence erupting at college overnight. protesters taking over a building at new york's columbia university. police and schools now cracking down. we're live with the latest. and money matters.

with housing prices at record highs, is it better to buy or rent? we are breaking down the best strategy before your next move. then too plugged in. a first look at an important new study on kids and screen time. so how much is too much? how young is too young? and what could be done to cut back. what every parent needs to know, including an age-by-age guideline. all that, plus, taylor takes all the top spots. ♪ seinfeld gets burned. >> did you do the required research? >> a little. and audiences weigh in on the ideal movie length? >> are we there yet? >> no! >> the debate coming up in "popstart" today, april 30th, 2024 >> no! >> are we there yet? >> no. >> are we there yet? >> no! >> the debate coming up in "popstart" today, april 30th, 2024. ♪ here with my mammi from

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>> oh. >> maybe we'll crank it on when we go out there at 8:30. let's get to our news. we begin with escalating tensions on college campuses nationwide. overnight dozens of protesters taking over a building at columbia university at the after the school began suspending students who refused to leave the pro palestinian encampment. nbc's george solis is right there at columbia. he's got the very latest. hey, george. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. tensions here reaching a fever pitch. public safety officials telling most students and faculty to avoid campus today after a group of demonstrators took over a building on campus, smashing doors and barring windows. comes as protesters ignored the university deadline for voluntary disbursement of the encampment and college campuses that continue overnight. overnight at commonwealth university virginia in richmond, there were heated exchanges with protesters and police that did

lead to arrests. and usc, protesters were told to leave or face the consequences. over at ucla where students also stormed through a building, authorities in tactical gear moving in between confrontations between dueling demonstrations. here at columbia, negotiations between students and the university for the moment have failed. at northwestern illinois, they reached an agreement limiting the scope of the protests in exchange for funding for palestinian students and faculty, as well as transparency over specific investments. hoda? >> george solis for us at columbia. george, thank you. a former national security agent employee was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison yesterday for selling classified information to an undercover fbi agent who had been posing as a russian official. jareh dalke pled guilty to espionage charges in a deal with prosecutors. according to court documents, he told the undercover fbi agent that he wanted to cause change. the judge says he put him behind bars for longer, calling the crime as close to treasonous as.

a new study suggests that in all 50 of the largest metro areas in this country, it's more affordable to rent a home than to buy one you can get. with housing prices at record highs now, a new study suggests that in all 50 of the largest metro areas in this country, it's more affordable to rent a home than to buy one. according to the analysis from bankrate, nationwide, the typical home costs nearly 37% more to buy than to rent on a monthly basis. nbc's senior business correspondent christine romans is here with more. so, christine, we know a lot depends on sort of where you live in america. but 37%, that's pretty substantial. are there parts of the country where it is more pronounced than others? >> yeah, absolutely. the typical rent is $1,900. almost -- 1979. the typical mortgage is $2,700. that's that 37% gap. that is meaningful. rent there about $3,000.ding a lot of people back from being able to afford a home. you go out west, san francisco rent there about $3,000. mortgage payment $8,500. salt lake city, seattle, austin,

san jose, a real doozy in texas there as well. these are the places where it is a big difference in cost between what you are paying for rent and a mortgage. we all know why. mortgage rates are up. home prices are up. people are locked into their low mortgage rates and they aren't moving. so there is not a lot of inventory. >> it is crazy because there is not, as i understand it, any city where it is more affordable to buy than rent. do you have examples of where it is closer, at least? >> i do. i think it's really important to remember that the american dream for 4 out of 5 americans is still owning a home. if you are in detroit or buffalo or cleveland, some of these places, philadelphia, pittsburgh, those are places where the difference between renting and buying is a little narrower. save your money. pay for -- you know, get a 20% down payment if you can. you can also shop around for va, usda, fha loans that have a very small, small mortgage rate if you qualify. so those are some places where i think you should start to think about building that equity, building that wealth if it makes sense for your family. >> there is also an affordable housing crisis in this country. >> yes. >> a lot going on there. >> thank you, christine.

all right. the winners of the $1.3 billion powerball jackpot earlier this month have been revealed. charlie safeon of portland is an immigrant from laos. he has been fighting cancer for years. he and his wife will split the prize evenly with a friend who happened to chip in $100 to buy the tickets. charlie says now he's going to be able to provide for his family and for his healthcare. as he says, quote, find a good doctor. >> wow. all right. let's turn to the nba playoffs. the nuggets moving on to the second round after knocking out the lakers in dramatic fashion. >> worst case scenario, we're going to overtime. jokech. >> jamal murray with the game p winner. four seconds to go, nuggets hold on. they won, 108-106. next up for denver, the minnesota timberwolves. and oklahoma city thunder advancing to the next round. they beat the pelicans, 98-89.

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kids and teens receive an average of, get this, 237 notifications every single day. and nearly 70% of parents now say that screens and tech are, of course, distracting from family time. >> so what can parents do about it? a lot of us are really beleaguered. the american academy of pediatrics has new guidance. it's offering ways to manage screen times for kids. it poses five essential questions and calls them the five cs. the first c is for child. who is your child? how do they react to digital media. then content, what is worth the attention of your child. >> here's another big one. calm. how do kids manage their emotions, especially around bedtime. next up, crowding out. what does social media get in the way of. and the final c, communication. how can you talk to your kids and build healthier relationships with their devices. >> a pediatrician for the center of excellent in social media and youth mental health here to explain the guidance.

doctor, good morning. >> hi. >> so this is not hard and fast rules. these are subjects of discussion, i guess, that pediatricians should have with their parents and with their patients. >> yeah. this is a frame work. we were asked by pediatricians and families to come up with easy to remember guidance that's informed by the research evidence, but is more nuanced than the old two-hour rule, which is our old way of thinking about screen time. so we distilled this guidance. we're funded by samsa. they wanted us to create resources that families can use. they wanted to read this and say, oh, i know how to implement that in my day. >> how does it work? i got to tell you, when i looked at those five -- i understand those are all five issues. i don't understand how that translates to my kid who is -- you know, i only let screen time on the weekends, but they're begging me for it all the time. >> which is most kids, right. >> let's talk about that begging or negotiations we're all experiencing with our kids. so if we think about the first c, child. some kids are pretty chill about

their media use. others have that drive. like they just want it. it's so hard for them to shift away from it. it is hard for them to put it down. if you have a kid like that or who might be anxious, might have adhd, you want to be more intentional about your guidance and boundaries around media use or just use media that doesn't have all that sticky properties that want them to keep going and going and going. that's where content comes in. if you find you are battling more over kids watching youtube or video games that are just filled with rewards or a social media feed making them feel bad about themselves. then switch the content to something more positive where maybe you watch together and learn more from that. >> i feel like most of it is not good. cigarettes. like you can only half a puff i feel like sometimes we liken it to we talked about it being like cigarettes. like you can only half a puff and that's not going to hurt you, so i will give you a little bit here and there. when you hear kids are getting phones by 11 and you see what's happening to kids, it's out there.

you see what's happening to their brains, their confidence, their anxiety levels, all of these things seem to be ratcheting up. if you could waive a magic wand and say, this is what i would do with social media, what would you do? >> i would make it designed around the way kids live and think, right? >> what does that mean? >> right now, it is designed to increase profits and ad views. right? so that means -- >> to be clear, it is designed to addict. >> it is designed to keep you on longer and have you coming back again and again. so that's what parents are really up against right now. if i could waive that magic wand, i know there is parents out there that say i need a phone to communicate with my kids or pickups or when they are at their other parents house. we need more starter phones that just have texting, talking, maybe gps and maps. >> there are some of those out there now, yeah. >> so that's what we should go to. >> we need those to be affordable, so that families aren't just handing down a smartphone and everything it contains. >> they have to be more affordable than a 1,500

smartphone. right? >> and teens tell us that smart phone, that first smart phone they get is like a pandora's box. they didn't realize all that was in there if it doesn't have some restrictions on it. if you do have a smartphone your kid is using, look at the apple or android settings and find ways to really kind of filter out who they can contact, what times of day. >> what advice would you give? certainly during the pandemic, i hear this from mom friends that have kids that are older, said, look, during the pandemic, we had no choice. school was online. we gave in. we caved. now the younger kid is like, this one got it at 11, so i do too. >> right. >> how do you message to your kid, i know it's not fair, but we know more now. >> right. one thing is that during pandemic times, we were all super, super stressed. we didn't have a lot of options. now if you are a parent with more options and you have a community you can talk to and say, hey, can we put the brakes on this a bit and talk about

when we want that smartphone to be introduced and what our boundaries will be around it, that's one thing because the peer pressure that kids feel is really, really hard. the second thing, if you are a family that feels like, i let loose during the pandemic, and i cannot reel it back in, that's where crowding out really matters. because this is a strengths base approach. if we just say, put your phones down, what are you going to fill that time with? you need to have things your family loves to do that you want to crowd back in. a lot of families say, oh, it's sleep. a parent up on tiktok, they need that sleep back. that's what you want to crowd back in. you may love cooking together, walking your dog or other silly games you love to play. but as a family, you need to think about what those things are and say i'm making time for that. this is me taking control, rather than feeling like that device is just taking up every minute of down time. >> it's a huge challenge, too. let's be honest, it's harder to do that. it's so much harder.

>> it is a lot of work. that's what i want parents to hear. this is really hard right now. we need regulations and better child-centered design so this isn't like pushing a boulder up a hill. >> we need the schools to help us. get some backbone. >> schools, government, tech industry. as the surgeon general said, this is a multi-stake holder thing. this isn't just parents. who have this on their shoulders. i want parents to see these new guidelines as not a new checklist they need to do. raising kids isn't like working in a factory, right? it is more about riding the waves with kids and teaching them how to deal with ups and downs. if you have a framework that helps you make those decisions, what does my kid need right now? who are they? how do i help them become the best person they are. >> take it away. >> yeah. >> or just say no mas. we get it. >> it's true. >> to say no to your kid is so much harder than just saying yes. >> i know. yes goes fast, and no takes 30

minutes as they fight. >> but no is an investment. in the longer term well-being. >> yes. >> al is like, i had a weather forecast. is there any time left for you? >> no, no, no. >> are you into it? >> with my kids, i always started with no. you can always work to yes. but if you start with yes, you got nowhere to go. start with no. no! the power of no, that's right. all right. we're looking at heavy rain up into parts of northern new england. wet weather along the eastern sea board later today. severe storms mid-plains. the best west the best. plenty of sunshine. mountain snows in the pacific northwest and the western plains. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's ha

that's your latest weather. best time of the morning, "popstart". >> we lost all our time. >> the screen time crusaders ate all the time. we will start with taylor swift. there is always time for taylor. it took less than a fortnight for the grammy winner to completely dominate the billboard charts thanks to the tortured poet's society taking the top spot on the billboard 100. ♪ >> all right. post malone's fortnight sits at number one. take a look at the next 13 songs in the hot 100. i'll spare you. they are all on the brand-new record. the top 14 songs are taylor swift. the tracks include "down bad"

and "i can do it with a broken heart". it marks the most record shattering weeks in billboard history, but swift beat her own previous record for holding all the top ten now that extends to top 14. if i was a pop artist, i would just quit. the beatles' trailer dropped for the 1970 "let it be" documentary. it goes inside the beetles studio and apple core's rooftop january, 1969, while the band wrote and recorded the iconic grammy-winning "let it be" album. here's a look. ♪ let it be, let it be, let it be ♪ ♪ whisper words of wisdom ♪ >> good morning, rich! how are you this morning? >> "let it be" starts streaming may 8th on disney+. looking forward to that. that movie came out the beatles broke up. they didn't like the movie because of that. now with some hindsight it's a whole new thing. finally, there is a big debate about the ideal length

for a film. website talker research recently polled 2,000 movie goers and found the best average run time, 92 minutes. a tight 92. that was the winner. so can you think of some cinematic greats crushing those numbers. "lord of the rings" was long, cleopatra, gone with the wind, killers of the flower moon all surpassing three hours. >> geez. >> which movies come in at the sweet spot, 92 minutes? how about this one -- >> you've got to learn the five ds of dodge ball. dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge. if you master the five ds, no amount of balls on earth can hit you. >> shouldn't we learn by dodging balls that are thrown at us. >> that's what this sack of wrenches is for. if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball. >> what? >> oh! >> we just watched half the

movie. >> in addition to "dodge ball" "kung fu panda", "beetlejuice", "toy story 2", all at 92 minutes. what's the perfect number? three hours is getting ridiculous. >> i agree with 92. >> 92. >> 1:45 the most. >> "the fugitive" to me is the perfect movie. i don't know how long that was. >> it's two hours and four minutes. >> "empire strikes back," 2 hours and 40 minutes. >> we killed "popstart". >> got to go. got to go. so feeling a little overwhelmed these days? looking for some relax and me time? ally love is here to refresh your mind, body and spirit.

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did someone say plaza dance party? >> welcome back. it's tuesday. and we got a great crowd. >> can we see some side claps? >> oh, crank it up. >> that's your jam. ♪♪ >> "shivers." come on! love it. >> it's so good. >> that would have been great for an aerobics routine back in the day. >> yeah. >> come back for the summer concert series. >> yeah. >> if you are watching, ed, we want you back. coming up, we will introduce you to this incredible community. it is people with parken son's who are using rock climbing to slow the progress of the disease. guess what? it's working and leading to

ground-breaking research as well. can't wait to share that story in a few minutes. also ahead, guys, ally love is in the house with ways to improve your sleep and boost your brain. >> i'm regretting eating that poptart. taking ally's peloton session later. speaking of food, we have a meal plan for cinco de mayo. >> that looks good. on the 3rd hour, stephanie ruhle will help us budget and save for a summer of fun. >> hey, and we are gearing up for an exciting morning here on "today." we had such a good time last year celebrating college decision day. that we're like, you know what, let's do it again. we will go all-out this morning. school spirit live on the plaza. we have pep bands. we have cheerleaders. we have more. we will help remarkable students reveal their pick with family, friends and everybody watching at home. >> that was a good time. >> that was a good time. >> so fun. >> going to be fun. mr. roker, your weather forecast. look who's behind you. they're celebrating their 60th birthday. happy anniversary!

>> what's your name? >> yes. >> she's done all the talking for 60 years? >> oh, sure. absolutely. >> that's the secret to a 60-year marriage. there you go. >> my granddaughter is on broadway tonight. >> in what show? >> harry potter. >> fantastic. >> by the way, over here, this young lady, her sign says if al roker sees me, my dad will give me $120? what's your name? >> lena. >> and you are really giving her $120? >> yeah, i have to give. >> you allowed me to. >> i think we need to start cracking down a little, okay? anyway, carson wants to be on is concerned. friday sunshine u for 40. there you go. >> exactly. let's show you what we've got going on as far as your weekend is concerned. friday sunshine up and down the east coast. warm but wet in the ohio river valley. snow showers northern rockies. saturday we're looking at showers and storming moving into

the east. storms down through texas. look for wet weather into pacific northwest into california. and then sunday, sunday it's going to be mild but wet in the east. storms continue in the southern mississippi river valley. susunny skies acro >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. may arrives tomorrow. it's going to be may. can you believe it? time to reveal our next read with jenna pick. what do we have? >> good morning, you guys. let's get right to our may pick.

it is "the real americans" by rachel kong. savannah, you're going to love this movie no vel. it spans three generations of one family. it is a love story, and it also is a story about why we are who we are. we meet lily, the daughter of chinese immigrants who falls in love with a charming, pharmaceutical heir. decades later -- don't you like that? >> yeah. >> decades later romance. her son surges for his dad. it brings up questions about race, inheritance and class. i loved this book about forgiveness and what it means to finally come home. >> okay. so this book is coming out today? >> comes out tomorrow. no, it's out today. it's out today. head to your local bookstore, scan that qr code on your screen and check out our website. to pick up your copies. >> look at the crowd. everybody holding -- >> there are some people out there that i hope will read with us. >> the may book pick, and they could be in the club. you could do chitchats and zoom. >> we do some chitchats.

you can get on our facebook group, instagram. y'all, this is a beautiful, beautiful romance and the story of a family. >> i have to say, you coordinated your outfit very well. was that on purpose? >> i match. i like to match my books. >> i love it. >> jenna, thank you very much. coming up next, craig has a remarkable story to share on the movement launched by a man with parkinson's disease and his rock climbing instructors. ♪♪ stay ahead of your moderate—to—severe eczema, and show off clearer skin and less itch with dupixent. the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, that helps heal your skin from within. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe.

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ohhhhhhhhhhh boyy that's nice. woooooo! ( ♪♪ ) april is parkinson's awareness month, a disease that doubled in prevalence over the last couple 25 years. >> a lot of families are looking to slow or help on that front. >> craig, you have a hopeful story on that front. >> yeah. a lot of families are dealing with this. this could be of use. we came across a group of folks with parkinson's disease in the washington, d.c. area.

folks who have found a unique form of physical therapy that's having a huge impact. when you watch this climbing gym, you would be forgiven if you wonder whether he can scale those walls. >> nice! >> reporter: wonder not. >> does the wall give you some sort of freedom? >> yeah, it does. getting on the wall and being able to do a hard route and won't having to use the cane to get there, it's not just freedom, it's liberating. >> what is the highest thing you have climbed? >> 65 feet. >> 50-year-old vivek was diagnosed with parkinson's disease 11 years ago, a day after his third child was born. >> when you got the diagnosis, what did you think? >> well, my reaction at first was started crying. i pulled myself together. and, you know, i had a baby to attend to. it was in a way the best distraction you could think of.

>> reporter: not long after, a physical therapist gave vivek a tip, join a small local climbing group started by john lesson, a retired anesthesiologist diagnosed with parkinson's at age 38. >> what made you think this was a good idea. >> you are literally in a padded room, so you are safe. you are roped in. and it's good for balance and big movements and grip strength and your full body to do it. >> reporter: but it took a few phone calls. >> there you go. keep using your feet. >> reporter: before he found an instructor willing to take him on. >> when you got that initial call, what did you think? >> i was excited. >> really? >> i think i responded to him probably immediately. it was, yeah, of course. >> no reservations? no hesitation? >> no. >> reporter: exercise is critical in slowing the progression of parkinson's. and john and molly felt they landed on the perfect workout. >> often they would tell people

with parkinson's, go do yoga and run or bike -- i'm like, or you could just climb. left hand. no, no, no don't hesitate. you do cardio with strength and big movements and small movements and fine motor movements. >> reporter: the small group jokingly call themselves the shaky six, but now some 80 climbers participate in sessions organized by molly's nonprofit, up ending parkinson's. helped by a band of volunteers spread across three sport rock climbing gyms in the d.c. area. this 68-year-old teresa bennett finds climbing not only slows her progression of parkinson's -- >> crazy people -- >> reporter: it improves some symptoms. before you started rock climbing, i understand you had trouble carrying a cup of coffee. >> yes. i would be like this. >> yeah, tremors. >> tremors. >> now i can walk. >> no problem? >> huh-uh. >> and you think it's -- >> yes, definitely, yes.

>> -- because of the rock climbing. >> oh, yeah, my fingers are stronger. >> reporter: and they say if they stop climbing, they feel the difference. >> i haven't climbed in two weeks, which is very unusual for me. i actually had to take more meds. >> right hand, put it up. >> molly is now not only a rock climbing instructor, but a researcher working alongside academics on her second study of the benefits of climbing for parkinson's. >> how cool would it be if insurance would cover this? that would be ideal. >> reporter: benefits that extend beyond just the physical. >> it is a sense of community. i can be physically however i am symptomatically and not think twice about how i'm perceived by others. >> reporter: a community, changing the lives of climbers and volunteers alike. >> what do you get out of it? >> it's fun. >> come on. go for it! they always say when you do service, you feel good and it is almost like you get as much out of it. i mean, it's true. more. sometimes i think that i'm

luckier than they are. i had like ten of them at my wedding. they're my friends and family now. >> and it's quite the community. by the way, molly there hoping to expand this program into other climbing gyms. so far she has 10 on board. she's hoping to add more this year, another 25. thank central rock gym here in new york for hosting us. here's the thing about molly, by the way. phone rings. someone wants to come in and rock climb. she has no connection to parkinson's, no one in her family. she just thought, let's give it a shot, you know what. >> the results are undeniable. that's incredible. >> it's actually helping reverse physical limitations. >> yeah. >> why wouldn't insurance cover this? because if you could get people off of drugs which is probably more expensive and less helpful to them and do this, doesn't make sense. >> seems like a no brainer. >> all right, cool. >> shout out to molly. >> that was a great story, craig. coming up next, our pal ally love is here.

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welcome back. this morning on "love your mornings," we have a special twist. today we're healing with love, with diy tips to rejuvenate your mind, body and soul. our guide is ally love, our "today" contributor. i think breath works is so incredible. it's free and you can do it wherever, whenever. >> absolutely. it's spring. it's summer. i always call it the hot summer hurry. good ways to good ways to diy for free and affordable ways, breath work. it is affordable. you are doing it all the time. why not figure out. there are two ways i love. there are many ways i love. two that i will present today. ultimate nostril breathing. you inhale. exhale through the nose. just close one nostril. do that again. inhale, hold it. exhale out of that nostril. inhale, keep it closed.

and then exhale out of the other nostril. >> what is that doing? >> it's regulating your system. another one is box breath. we hear inhaling for four, holding for four, exhale for four. >> yes. >> what it is centering your nervous system, getting you grounded and more muscular connection, a connection from mind to body. >> so as you breathe in, hold it one, two, three, four. >> and then exhale slowly for four. >> what are you talking about? >> you inhale into your back, expand those wings as broad as possible then contract the wings on the exhale. focussing on the pose tear yor part of your body. >> how long? >> some sessions can go long. >> some will make you explode into tears. >> let's talk about our face. we talked about breath work. this is something i do on my morning ritual. this is a mushroom gua sha. basically put a little oil on

it. >> what is it? >> i'm going to show you. >> little bit of oil on it. and then you just rub it on your face. you take it and you rub it under your eyes. depuffer, lymphatic drainage into your face. healthy massage. what you're doing, getting not only a ritual but comes back to the calming, the drainage, that awareness. and it's amazing. i do this every morning in the car. >> this shape is the shape you like. >> i love it because i can hold it. the other one i drop. i'm not going to lie. >> another with the body, we talk about cold plunge. >> i've done it once. >> i've only done it once. i do body part cold plunges. people will deep their face in there. what we're going to do is dip our hands into cold water. this not only stimulates -- >> that's freezing, honest to god. >> it makes you alert. wakes you up. instead of waking one a coffee, run your hand in cold water. >> what about the people who put their face in, that situation? >> that's great. it opens -- >> what does tla do? >> it stimulates you. opens you up. it moves you. it centers you.

this idea of calming can come through stimulation. overstimulation can get you d this is a diy stress relief kit. i encourage you to visit. these are all things i have in my kit. coloring book. >> you are addicted. >> because it gets you focussed. you can color inside the lines or outside the lines. gain control or be in control. you color accordingly. totally up to you. all the rage last year with all the kids. the poppers. again, it's focussing. it's really honing in on that overly stimulation. you're taking that away. you're honing in on focus. >> bringing it home. >> ear plugs are great. outside world, get away from me. >> why are we chewing gum? >> wakes up the vegas nervous system. things stimulating you will no become no longer. eliminates the outside stimulation. clicking the pen. you want to do this by yourself. you want to do this by yourself. >> yeah. >> lavender tea is great. i love the teas because it's a

mind, body neuro muscular connection. centering, calming. all of these are free and if not, something that is low and affordable so that you can get back to being calm. >> good. i attest to the breath work. it's amazing. >> thank you, ally. mr. daly? >> enough of the breathing. let's eat, shall we? we have chef enrique here ge

♪ love that sound. we're back with "today food." cinco de mayo is coming up on sunday. this morning, we're going to help you plan the perfect menu. to do that, we brought in one of the best, enrique olvera. whether his restaurant in mexico or cosme here in new york. he is a force in the culinary world. he has some amazing recipes to share with us. thank you for being here. >> taco tuesday. >> i love it. i love it. we got a new spot. you got great restaurants, but you have a new spot in brooklyn.

tell me about that one. >> yes. we're opening this weekend for cinco de mayo. >> what is there? >> how you call somebody, you know, especially in california. you're from california. we also pronounce esse. >> we have this taco, a steak taco, a chicken >> i answer to esse. what about tacos? >> we have this taco, a steak taco, a chicken taco. >> the whole restaurant is just tacos? >> you will get the late night drinking crowd in brooklyn. >> yeah, yeah. we'll have margaritas, too. so this will be a spot where people and friends come to hang out, have a taco and just relax. >> good. let's get started, chef. what are we going to make today? simple taco. we have the tasting crew over there devouring the guacamole and margaritas. what do you do with the chilis first? >> so we're using here pacilla and guallio. it's a quintessential mexico city taco. the original recipe is some garlic.

they put some orange juice normally or even orange soda in it. we decided not to because we're using pork loin. >> got it. >> if you are using the leg, you need the acid to break up a little bit. >> but not the loin. you don't need the orange. also, if you are using the leg, you have to chop up. >> what do you do with the onions and the garlic? how do we do this? just throw them in. >> you have to rehydrate the chilis in warm water, so do that for an hour. once they're soft, what you do is you put them here in the -- yeah, drop them in. saute them. >> okay. >> you have a little bit of chipotle. you have some water. >> yeah. >> so you add the water. >> how are the tacos, guys? >> beyond. it's so good. >> let's go. >> and then put the chipotle inside. let that simmer, cook for an hour, and then you make it into the paste. >> all right. you got the pork loin down. it will marinate in that.

>> yeah. it will marenate in that. >> craig wants to know if he can use chicken thighs. >> of course. what kind of dumb question is that, craig? >> i didn't ask it. you know that came from al. >> does this need to marinate, chef, or you can pour it and go? >> it needs to stay for at least a couple hours. since it doesn't have acid, you can leave it overnight. if it had the orange juice, don't do more than two to three hours. >> perfect. >> then you basically dry it out. you don't want to leave a lot of marinade to put it on the pan. in mexico, what you do is put the -- we call it trampo, which is layered or stacked and put it into the kabob and then slice it. >> your spot opens this weekend in brooklyn, cinco de mayo, what are you expecting a mob scene. >> the weather is now perfect. >> the weather is great. you'll be packed. >> these pork loins are thin. cook a minute on each side? >> a minute, a minute and a

half. make sure it browns nicely. >> then what are we making here in the blender. >> pine ale puree done for several years. starting many mexico city. >> okay. >> so this comes a little bit from the fine dining world. we started doing fancy tacos. now we like the casual tacos. but we're doing fancy tacos a few years ago. and we wanted to do a pineapple puree. just butter the pineapple cooks inside a pot until it's reduced. takes a couple hours. chop up onion. >> chef, just to put it all together, only have 30 seconds here. you have your sauces, your fresh guacamole, your margarita, you're ready to go. >> you want to do the tortilla. throw a little puree. >> the puree is down. while we're finishing this up, a-plus for chef enrique. thank you so much. free today show account. pick up the qr code there.

for embattled alameda county district attorney pamela price. supervisors are expected to debate exactly when voters should decide price's fate in a recall election. ahead of that meeting, price will hold a news conference. she is expected to ask supervisors to declare that recall measure invalid. this is due to signature discrepancies, and while it's possible the recall vote may be a part of the fall election, it may also become a special election scheduled sometime this year. well, happening now kris sanchez, she is diving deeper into the possibilities, all the possibilities and talking with recall supporters. she'll have a complete report for us during our midday newscast. you can also head over to our home page right now for more of those details. also at midday, firefighters are trying to learn what sparked an overnight fire at a commercial building near downtown concord. it happened near the concord bart station. no one was injured. a bob redell speaking with the crews there at

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