Popular ski resort starts feeding backwards. Some take matters in their own hands, trying to jump to safety. And bracket buster. A big upset as number one ranked villanova is ousted by nc state leaving the wildcats band in tears. The first number one seed booted from this years tournament but more madness is sure to come today, sunday march 22nd 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Glad to have you with us. Im in for lester holt along with Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Villanova was never really in that game last night. Toward the end. But they did not play like a number one seed. Thats heartbreaking. You see her with her little pick low. The band plays on. So much to get to. Lets get to our top story. The crisis in yemen. Important u. S. Ally. That situation has gone from bad to worse amid fears that countrys fall could help al qaeda gain new strength there. Nbcs Kristin Welker at the white house for us this morning. Whats the latest . Reporter the very latest is that yemen continues to descend into chaos this morning. Opposition fighters who drove the countrys president into hiding months ago seized the Third Largest city overnight. U. N. Security council is planning to hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss this latest unrest. All this come after a deadly terror attack in yemen on friday. The Obama Administration announced yesterday its pulling out 100 special forces. One source telling nbc news the threat is just too high. Now, yemen matters to america because it is home to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, one of the biggest terror threats to america, the Training Ground for the underwear bomber who tried to take down a u. S. Jetliner and most recently weapons training there. Yemen had been a partner in the u. S. Counterterrorism even supporting drone attacks. Now that hes in hiding a vacuum has opened for Extremist Group s groups to thrive like al qaeda and like isis. The fear is that this could further become a breeding ground for terrorist groups. Its a stunning turnaround for a country that president obama once hailed as a countertism Success Story. Craig . Kristen welker at the white house for us. Thank you. This of course is one more challenge for the Obama Administration to tackle. Chuck todd is moderator of meet the press. Good morning. Good morning, erica. Set this up for us. How did this impact the overall counterterrorism efforts in the region . Another potential failed state. By the way the arab spring when you think about the terrorist bombing in tunisia, the one true Success Story post arab spring yemen was one that the president tried to tout as a Success Story. Now trying to figure out if there are any Success Stories left in the arab spring. The issue with yemen is failed state. I put ta in there because failed state has created unstable situation in libya and in the rise of isis in syria. Iraq were trying to prevent from becoming a failed state and have isis try to deal with that. This just adds to the challenge. Throw in the fact that iran is supportive of essentially the one side of this civil war thats taken place in yemen. Then you have saudi arabia trying to keep the sunnis there in power. Its more combustible than ever. It is tough to look at. We need to turn our attention to israel Benjamin Netanyahu reelected after making statement that is if in fact he did win, he would never allow a palestinian state. Backtracking on that after the election. President obama was asked about this by the huffington post. Lets listen to what he has to say. We take him at his word when he said it wouldnt happen during his prime ministership. Thats why we have to evaluate what other options are available to make sure we dont see chaos in the region. It almost sounds like the white house in some ways has given up on salvaging this relationship with israel. Whats the alternative . When he says were going to look at other options, that means the United States is now going to allow and be fine if the United Nations decides to insert itself in the Israeli Palestinian dispute and let the United Nations outline a framework for what a twostate solution would look like. For years, the United States has prevented the u. N. From playing a role and have argued no no the israelis want to negotiate, the palestinians want to negotiate. Theyre only taking his word preelection, not the walkback with Andrea Mitchell post election. Hes allowing the u. N. To play a role and that could further isolate israel from the world, thats something israel does not want. Well have much more on the situation in both israel and in yemen on meet the press. A cold front is gripping much of the northeast and new england. Very chilly temperatures in the northeast. 26 for the current temperature in boston. 8 is the feellike temperature in albany and minus 8 in burlington. That is very cold. It will be a cold start to the week. This is the last week in march here. We are going out like a lion. Not much like a lamb. More than 10 degrees below and normal. It stays chilly with belowaverage temperatures. Rains in the south continues. This is pushing off, which is certainly good. Parts of texas picked up more than a months worth of rain. They need that certainly. Thats moving off to the east. And by monday well have rain just along the east coast. So, a lot of rain down to the south. Its been soggy there. Good thing is thats clearing out. Dominica thank turning to the latest at the machete attack. The suspect died last night. When authorities searched his bag, they were shocked by what they found. This as the tsa agent who put her life on the line to stop him is now speaking out. The very latest now from the story out of new orleans. Reporter 56yearold Carol Rochelle is as tough as any young marine. Our job as tsa is to protect the passengers and im proud to say they were protected. Reporter this grandmothers quick actions while on duty at concourse b at the new Orleans Airport likely saved lives, when police say 63yearold Richard White went on a rampage. First, spraying insect repellant toward passengers and tsa officers eyes then pulling a mach machete and swinging. She took charge, ordering an evacuation. White began to chase her. Thats when an armed deputy fired three shots. One bullet went through rochelles arm and into the suspect. He was close. I honestly thought he hit me and she shot him. I got to the hospital i saw the two holes and two holes in my shirt. All i can say is thank god she was there. Reporter once white was down and in custody, deputies found a bag, six molotov cocktails, fuses and barbecue lighter found inside. All believe this could have been so much worse. Sometimes the saying you would rather be lucky than good. I think we were both to the nth degree. White refused edd lifesaving medical care because of his religious beliefs. He died taking with him perhaps any reasons why he attacked. For nbc news kerry sanders, new orleans. A scary ski accident. In maine. Why a chair lift packed with skiers suddenly began slipping backward. Much of the frightening event at Sugar Loaf Mountain in maine saturday was captured on camera. Get off reporter words shouted to from the ground to the terrified skiers. They were screaming at the people to jump. People were literally just raining down. On lookers could do nothing but watch as the lift rolled back faster and faster. It probably only lasted 20 seconds. Some skiers jumped down. The rest stayed on the lift waiting as rescuers rushed to bring them to safety. Hank margoulis was on the chair lift. Thankful to be down and safe kingpinefail. By the time everyone was rescued 200 people had to be taken off the lift. Sugar loaf Officials Say the king pine lift is inspected daily. Were deeply sorry that this happened and we fully intend to get to the bottom of why it did. They just dont know why this ride to the top of the mountain went so terribly wrong. Our next concern is to determine what caused the incident in order to understand what happened and why. It took rescue crews about an hour to get everyone to safety. Seven people were taken to the hospital to be checked out. The ski resort says their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. This is the second chair lift accident there in five years. Back in 2010 eight skiers were hurt when the chair lift derailed and some chairs crashed to the ground. The president of tunisia announced the third gunman suspected in wednesdays museum attack is on the run. Two others were killed in wednesdays massacre. Theyre seen in this chilling video, edited and released by the tunisian government. 23 people were killed in the attack. Many of them foreign tourists. In ohio a massive explosion levels one house and damages half a dozen more. This was saturday. The gas company was investigating reports of a leak at the time of the blast. Only minor injuries were reported. And a bunch of brackets are bust this had morning, mine included. Number one seed villanova is out of the ncaa tournament. The wildcats fell to North Carolina state saturday 7168. Undefeated kentucky wildcats cruise to the next round, beating cincinnati 6451. One of those truly bittersweet moments for Georgia State head coach ron hunter his panthers fell to xavier saturday 7567. But hunter had the rare opportunity to coach his own son, rj in the ncaa tournament. He showed his emotions after the loss. As a coach, best time of my life. But as a father i love this kid, man. Love him. The father and son may not be back together on the court. Rj by the way, is a junior and could declare eligibility for the nba draft. Favorite story out of the tournament. He should take dad to the nba with him. Call somebody. Make some calls. Craig has those connections right . Domeneca davis is in for dylan dreyer. Snow still for some . Yes. Empty in the midwest, in parts of minneapolis, we could get up wards of over 6 of snow as it moves through the midwest. Chicago, the morning commute. Todays forecast rain slides off to the southeast. Temperatures will stay below normal along the northeast and then tomorrow more of the good sunday morning to you. Im meteorologist anthony slaughter. We have showers across the north bay and the coastal mountains as we head through the day. Showers will develop across the north bay. Thats the only place we are expecting rain today. Tonight, everybody gets some showers. Enjoy the day. Cloudy most of the day. We will see showery activity develop later on this evening. 68 for the south bay. 64 for san francisco. 66 for the north bay. A few showers this morning. A better chance tonight. And thats a look at your sunday forecast. Domenica thank you. To oregon now. A weekend computer glitch led to some real fear there. Thousands of people got unnerving emails that alerts witnesses when a criminal is released. Reporter ward weaver convicted more than a decade ago of kidnapping killing and burying two teenage girls. This weekend, the Notification Service sent out an alert that quote, ward weaver has been released from custody. If you have any concerns call 911. 8,000 additional alerts about other offenders went out to people like brie day. We were horrified. Instantly horrified. The man convicted of killing her 8yearold cousin had, according to the alert, been set free. And it just you know it brought it all up again. It just everything that happened. And it just made it like it had just happened you know. Reporter thankfully the alerts were false. A glitch in the Notification Service nicknamed vine. We apologize for the erroneous notifications and are committed to remedying the issue as soon as possible a prison spokesperson said. The service offered in oregon operates in 47 states sending out some 10 million notifications since its launch in 2001 alerting victims family members or witnesses about the custody status of state prisoners. The glitch after a routine system maintenance was confined to oregon. We thought it was real. Why would they do a notification like that if it wasnt . Reporter thousands like brie victims again of a haunting mistake. Jacob rascon nbc news. Man. Scary. I cant even imagine that call. Up next today, larger than life tribute to a young war hero. Special way his memory is being honored, right after this. Man when i got shingles it was something awful. It was like being blindsided by some linebacker. You dont see it coming. Boom if youve had chicken pox that shingles virus is already inside of you. It aint pretty when it comes out. Now im not telling you this so that youll feel sorry for me. Im just here to tell you that one out of three people are gonna end up getting shingles. I was one of em. So please go talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Heres your vacation in a word. Wow. Royal caribbeans wow sale is going on now. Get up to 200 to spend onboard. Plus a 50 reduced deposit. And its now combinable with our buy one get one offer. Call 1800royalcaribbean today. Back now on a sunday morning with a touching tribute to a fallen hero. Three years ago this week an idaho familys life forever changed when their son was killed on the front lines. Now theyre preparing a special goodbye. Nbcs gatebe gutierrez has their story. Reporter for jerry and becky brown, the last three years have been a long road. Its been pretty emotional day. Reporter now theyre driving from their hometown in idaho to see their son. We have been looking forward to this day for a long time. Reporter theyve never seen him quite like this. Part of me died when he died. Reporter Army Sergeant dan brown was just 27 years old when the roadside bomb exploded in afghanistan. He never got to meet his newborn twin daughters. Never got to say goodbye to his wife jordan. I miss my friend. I dont know. I loved reporter sometimes a grave site just isnt enough. So to keep his memory alive,er is gernt brownsergeant browns family rounded up donations and commissioned a salt lake sculptor to create this statue. What was the hardest thing to capture . His spirit. Sergeant brown loved to hand out candy to afghan children. Theyre ambassadors. They came with peace to protect freedom. Reporter before it can be cast in bronze and shipped to his hometown the clay sculpture needs final approval. First from two girls now almost 3 years old who finally get to see their father for the first time. Its so great. Reporter and then from two parents who never thought this road would end. Just to be able to see your son again is kind of a sentiment most people probably dont ever get the chance to do. It means a lot. Hes got a dimple there. And the world is filled with so much sadness. We need to replace that with some glimmer of hope. Reporter hope that a heros memory lives on. I love you, dan. Reporter gabe gutierrez, nbc news salt lake city. That statue is set to be cast in bronze this week. Wow, right . Special. Good story. Were back right after this. eeeeohmumohweh hush my darling. dont fear my darling. the lion sleeps tonight. hush my darling. man snoring dont fear my darling. the lion sleeps tonight. woman snoring take the roar out of snore. 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Starting with the ladies here are their top five pet peeves. Number five not being organized, followed by bad hygiene, too many cigarette breaks. Number two is being late. The number one way to annoy a woman at the office is eating smelly food. We cant forget about the men. Heres what they had to say. Number five taking too long for lunch, followed by being late talking too loudly on the phone, colleagues spraying perfume or aftershave. And the number one most annoying habit of coworkers according to moan men is you ready . Having a messy desk. Sure there are gender differences. However, if you dont want to get under your colleagues skin and avoid doing all of the above, just do do any of dont do in he of these things. What are your Office Pet Peeves . Be honest. Smelly food . People are having personal conversations really loudly. Especially when theyre clearly involved in some sort of dispute with their significant other. Really uncomfortable. I actually never worked in an office setting. Im always like out. I dont really you know . But craig definitely does everything on the list. Wow. I dont even smoke, so we know thats not true. Now. Still to come here on today now its awkward. The newest generation of nascar fans. Well meet a rising star in the sport whos helping job oh theres an Energy Crisis happening alright. A human one. And its time to fight it. With the good energy of quaker oats. Its how we help keep gogetters like you going and getting. One bite at a time. Try new quick steel cut for a heartier texture. Quaker up. Hey, you forgot the milk thats lactaid®. Right. 100 real milk just without the lactose. So you can drink all you want. With no discomfort . Exactly. Here, try some. Mmm, it is real milk. See . Delicious. Hoof bump oh. Right here girl, boom lactaid®. 100 real milk. No discomfort. And for a tasty snack thats 100 real dairy try lactaid® cottage cheese. Im vicky nguyen alongside anthony slaughter who is standing by with a look at your micro climate forecast. Any time this morning, it looks the same. It is kind of hard to tell. We are tracking some showers out there specially across the north bay. We are going to see some rain today at times. It is not going to be a whole lot. Every now and again, the showers will fall from the sky. North bay, thats the only location. Tonight, everybody gets some of it. Keep that in mind. It will be kind of a gray sky throughout the day. Every now and again, we will see some light showers, most likely in the north bay. As we head toward the evening, we have a better chance of seeing showers for san francisco, the peninsula, east bay and trivalley. Tonight, the cold front moves through. A better chance for showers as we head towards your monday morning commute. Slick roads are likely this time tomorrow morning. Well have more on when temperatures warm up. In the 80s this week. From rain to some heat. A developing story out of the north bay. One hiker is dead. Another in serious condition this morning after a trail collapsed beneath them. This happened at the bear valley trail in the Point Reyes National sea shore. Investigators say the two hikers were standing on an overlook made of dirt and rock when it gave out. You could hear a huge splash and a lot of sand and rocks falling down. Then, when we came back we saw this small river was covered in rocks and stuff. Other hikers tried to help the two people as rescue helicopters flew to the scene this. Twitter picture shows one of the choppers during the rescue. Still, one hiker died at the scene. The other taken to santa rosa memorial hospital. They knew this part of the trail was unstable. A large crack appeared on the overlook earlier this week and warning signs were posted take a look at this cell phone individual crow. From inside a busy south bay starbucks, immediately after a car came crashing through the front window. About two dozen people were inside the coffee shop in cupertino when it happened yesterday morning. Investigators say the driver was an elderly man. Another was taken to a nearby hospital with cuts and bruises. The driver was not hurt. Investigators say he is cooperating with their investigation. A warning for People Living in Half Moon Bay after several Mountain Lion sightings there. They reported seeing the Mountain Lion friday night in the 900 block of the road. One person told authorities over the past ten days there have been ten monuntain lion sightings. They are recommending that people dont drive or hike at dawn or dusk when the big cats are most active. For now, well take you back to the today show. Some very talented Young Musicians. Theyre jamming out with a little led zeppelin in kentucky. Their music has not gone unnoticed by the band. Craig will bring us their story just ahead. Along with a very special cameo. We have a rock star crowd out here on the plaza today. I like rowdy on a sunday morning. Happy birthday tom happy birthday. We have another birthday right here. You dont look 60. Thank you. Another birthday over here. It is a good day for birthdays and a great place to celebrate them. March 22nd, 2015. Nice to have you all with us. This morning chilly day in the northeast. Well get a little forecast in just a second. Lot to get to in this halfhour. Lets start with this mornings headlines. The u. N. Security council is holding just hours from now an emergency meeting on the deteriorating situation in yemen as American Special forces prepare to pull out of that country as rebels advance there. It could be a win for al qaeda. In new orleans, Authorities Say the man who went on an airport machete rampage friday left behind a backpack loaded with molotov cocktails. The suspect died. The tsa agent that faced him down is being hailed as a hero. At least seven people were hurt at a ski resort saturday when a chair lift malfunctioned stranding hundreds of skiers and sending some of those skiers jumps to the ground. A similar incident happened at this same resort a few years ago. This morning youll meet a rising star behind the wheel of nascars new drive for diversity. Also ahead, history being made in london today for a famous english monarch who never got a proper burial. Well go to london behind the inteaguein intriguing tale behind king richard iii. And musthave Kitchen Electronics and gadgets coming to stores near you. We begin this halfhour with developments in the robert durst case. The wealthy heir and now murder suspect suspect. Good morning. Attorneys for robert durst argue there was no probable cause to arrest him last weekend in new orleans and they are demanding a judge grant a hearing with hopes of getting him released from jail as soon as possible. This morning, robert durst remains in a louisiana jail awaiting another Court Appearance tomorrow. In a motion filed friday his attorneys say durst was unlawfully arrested on an invalid california warrant and that the lapd timed it to coincide with the conclusion one week ago of a sixpart miniseries on hbo, the jinx. Hes an easy target right now. And a lot of people want to get in on the act. Reporter in the final episode of jinx,. I killed them all of course. Reporter the wealthy real estate heir is heard off camera muttering to himself in a bathroom after an interview with the shows producers. His mike still hot. Durst is now charged in the 2000 executionstyle murder of susan berman a charge he denies and also faces weapons and drug charges. Smiling as he left a Court Appearance this week durst has long been suspected of involvement in bermans death and the disappearance of his first wife kathleen in 1982. She was officially declared dead though her bodys never been found. Durst never charged denying any involvement. Robert durst, not guilty. Reporter he was also acquitted in 2001 of murdering and dismembering a neighbor morris black, in texas. Durst claims he killed the man in selfdefense. If we try this case and when we try this case we got to try it on facts and not on a tv program. Reporter the documentary uncovers new evidence notably a handwritten envelope and letter addressed to berman allegedly by durst that bore similarities to an anonymous note sent to police that led authorities to her body. Is a jury going to feel comfortable sending somebody to jail for murder on a handwriting exemplar which is really circumstantial evidence. Robert durst has waived extradition agreeing to return to the west coast to face that murder charge though it is not clear when he will head back. Erica . Ron, thank you. Dominica davis is back with a final check of the weather for us. It is cold out here. But, spring is still in the air. I can prove it because look at these ladies. Ladies you guys are youre begging for spring to come. Right. Were from massachusetts and vermont and we thought new york was going to have spring. Well you thought yeah. The calendar said it but it still hasnt arrived. Unfortunately, it is very chilly out here but you guys look fabulous. And you had a lock winterng winter. It is a chilly morning. Feellike temperatures are in the Single Digits and the 20s. Spring has sprung and it is really out to the west though. Temperatures are above normal and that is going to continue for the next several days out there. Theyve been seeing above normal temperatures while the east coast has been dealing with below normal temperatures. That will continue right through tuesday. Temperatures will be above and thats yush your spring sunday forecast guys. Now to a funeral fit for a king. Today king richard iii is finally headed for a proper burial hundreds of years after his death. Nbcs kier simmons joins us live from london this morning with a story thats this is straight out of shakespeare. Reporter it really is craig. Good morning. Imagine now that you are an ordinary guy just living your life and out of the blue someone turns up and tells you that youre related to royalty. Thats what happened to a canadian man in his 50s who found out that he is the great great great great you have to say it 17 times nephew of the king a king whose story is being rewritten today. Reporter a quiet ceremony as king richard iiis body is carried from close to the spot where he was killed 500 years ago. Richards skeleton was found in 2012 beneath a parking lot. The search for dna proof it really was him led to a descendant of the king a canadian born furniture maker with no clue he was related to royalty. He is richards 17th great grand nephew. The idea that youre related to a royal is something that takes a bit of getting used to. Reporter and, a coffin was crafted for richards reburial. Being asked to make the coffin was of course a great honor. Historys coming alive in front of me and im standing in the middle of it involved in it. Reporter richard was the last british king to be killed in battle. A royal burial was denied him by his conqueror, king henry vii. The last time he left that battlefield, he left it as naked, slung over a horse. So to honor him now as a king is make peace with the past. Reporter the first time a british monarchs remains were taken from the ground and reburieded. He was an anointed king of england so he think he deserves the honor thats given him. Reporter the remains buried for five centuries will be buried this week at the cathedral and history will be made. Reporter king henry didnt have a great reputation. His story was told by shakespeare. He was said to have his own nephews murders. Now folks are saying perhaps hes been viewed unfairly and that he wasnt so bad. No one is more happy about that than his ancestor there who just seems so excited about all this doesnt he . You know keir we just had the same thought. Keir simmons this morning from london thank you. Up next the rising new star nascar hopes will bring a whole new generation of fans back to the track. But first, these messages. Hey ladies you love it, youve gotta have it. Cinnamon toast crunch. cause that cinnamon and sugar is so irresistable. Everybody craves those crazy squares. Sooo, youre all set to book a flight using rewards miles from your Airline Credit card. But then the illusion begins. The flights you really want surprise theyre not available because they cost a ridiculous number of miles. Enough is enough. Switch to the capital one venture card. With venture, youll earn unlimited double miles. And using those miles is easy. Just book any flight you want, on any airline. Then use your miles to cover the cost. No blackout dates. Whats in your wallet . 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Would we like to see it more . Absolutely. Reporter latinos make up only 12 of nascars audience but thats doubledigit growth over the last few years. As the sport does more with Spanish Language broadcasts tv commercials and social media and highlighting its roster of latino drivers, including up upandcomer danny suarez who didnt speak any english when he began racing in the u. S. From nascar mexico. Coming in from mexico how was that transition for you . It was super difficult. At one point i thought it was more difficult to try to learn the language than to drive the race cars. Reporter it is not just about diversity among drivers, but behind the scenes too. Kim lopez just became the first latina to wave the flag at daytona. It just shows how much the sport has branched out over the years and the different diversity of people that are coming in to the sport. That is so cool reporter for the next generation of fans this may be just the beginning as the drive for diversity picks up speed. It makes us that much more of the allamerican sport. Reporter for today, Hallie Jackson, nbc news fontana, california. Lets send it over to dominica whos in the orange room with todays plaza fan of the day. This is our fan of the day. Thomas and teresa from syracuse new york. So take it away. Still coming on today, hot new appliances changing the way you put food on the table. Right after these messages. Woo ohhh. I remember this day. He got so many compliments on this costume. Today is stanleys big day. Happy birthday, stanley. Hes five. I was able to determine that stanley is an aquarius. Ohh, aquarius. Thats so fitting. Throughout the whole journey petsmart has been there for us. Well get you looking great for your birthday party. Morgan here is a pisces. Such an intellect. Really . Yes, yes. Big thinker. Huh . Pethoods better with a partner. 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You know im really thrilled with the way millions of women are now enjoying sunbeam controlled heat automatic fry pan. Reporter its not your grandmothers kitchen anymore. Consider the ante at chicagos International Home and housewares show it is hightech and highspeed. More than 2,100 exhibiters from around the world are here to show retail buyers what they have to offer in the 314 billion mr. Global housewares market. Healthier living is a big, big trend here at the show. Cheers. Cheers. For me it is interesting because it seems like we want to go back to the way it used to be with simple ingredients with be but we also want a hightech kitchen. How do you balance that . I think what consumers are doing is juggling it. Theyre taking the best of both and combining it so that they may have some very hightech products and they may have some very lowe tech products. Reporter this year a push for convenience and cool design. Like your keurig . How about putting it in your refrigerator. And thats how you make a up can of coffee. Ironing a chore . Not anymore. This iron can press a shirt in under a minute. With 13 miles of aisles there are thousands of products. Some of which are just plain cool. Take this 3d pancake maker, appropriately named the pancake bottle. Move over snow white you, too, can have a magic mirror. All right, mirror mirror tell me what i need to know about my face. Reporter this one by panasonic has builtin sensors that diagnose your skin and offer suggestions on how to improve your problem areas. Innovation on display. Products these manufacturers say will make your house a very hightech home. And finally, as for something you can look out for in the future . No surprise expect more appliances to be integrated with apps on your smartphone. Youll be able to control that cup of coffee from upstairs. Actually with that refrigerator i showed you, you can do that now. Coffee maker youre in the bed, you wake up i want my coffee. Talk to your refrigerateorrefrigerator come downstairs push your button youll have your hot cup of coffee. What whats theas the most impressive gadget . For me it was the magic mirror. Theyre still developing it now you stit downit down and it points out dry spots. Then ladies if you want a Little Smokey eye makeup it will project that. Then on the side i thought it was really cool. They recommend like maybe you should try this kind of fruit juice or like smoothie recipes for your skin. Yes. Not like you should try this cream that were trying to sell. Things you can recommend. Kind of creepy mirror. Oldschool rock goes new school. Well introduce you to a group of young kids who sparked an internet frenzy jamming out to some classic ride away by roy orbison begins to play i ride the highway. Im going my way. I leave a story untold. He just keeps sending more pictures. If youre a freerange chicken you roam free. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance you switch to geico. Its what you do. Two wheels a turnin. You forgot the milk thats lactaid®. Right. 100 real milk just without the lactose. So, no discomfort . Exactly. Try some. Mmm, it is real milk. Lactaid®. 100 real milk. No discomfort. Edward jones. This is shirley speaking. How may i help you . Oh hey, neill, how are you . How was the trip . With nearly 7 million investors hes right here. Hold on one sec. Youd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. Kevin, neill holleys on line one. Ok, great. And we do. Its how edward jones makes sense of investing. We love this next story. A very talented group of Young Musicians whose online jams have gone viral and pulled us all in. I recently traveled down to kentucky to see for myself what made a rock n roll legend sit up and take notice. If youre a fan of classic rock even if you are anot, this beat might sound familiar. Thats because it is a led zeppelin classic. But no you, there are some new rock stars in town. Minus the shaggy hair and tight leather pants, meet the louisville lends,opards, a group of musicians from louisville kentucky. Theyre so hot they even caught the attention of jimmy page when a mashup of his hits went viral on youtube. 3 Million People saw the video. How does that make you feel . Happy and grateful for whole opportunity. I heard that he just put it on his Facebook Page and he apparently has a lot of followers, i think. Reporter after he posted too good not to share. Have a rocking weekend, these kids wound up getting recognition beyond their wildest dreams. It was really cool. He liked us and i was very proud. He says like there is great. And then we go ooh. Thats cool. Reporter the force behind the leopards is teacher diane downs. Downs has been running the nonprofit since 1993 on top of her day job. Takes kids from every walk of life most have never picked up an instrument before. These kids that are in the group are not designated as talented. Theyre just regular old bflat kids. Reporter shes a mother figure. You got until thursday to clean up your mess. Okay . Reporter a disciplinarian stop. Stop. Reporter and a friend. That was really good. Reporter she has no children of her own but the leopard kids are her family. It seems though that this is about so much more than music. It is definitely more than music. Its changing their lives. Its making them different. It is making them think differently and theyre in the group with all these different kinds of people and theyre all contributing to one great thing and thats real life. Reporter are the kids have total ownership of the group. They decide what songs to play and whos going to play what. The older leopards are even responsible for guiding the younger ones through practice. And even some older visitors. In this group, everybody has a job to do including me. And im not more important than the other kids. Reporter but her role in these kids lives is really important. Just ask hand in welton a former leopard herself. Now shes the drummer for prince. Yes, that prince. Welton surprised the kids with a visit. I wouldnt have found my love for music as young as i did if it wasnt for diane just being like hey, you want to learn how to play . This is a community here in this building. This is a family. Im so proud of these kids and it is incredible what diane can do even with young people that have never played an instrument. I get to teach kids how to play music. And to watch them play and to grow through music, i couldnt imagine not doing this. This is what i get to do. I love it. It really its been transformational for a lot of these kids. Lot of these kids say that they were not musically inclined, and all of a sudden they start showing up for these classes and they develop this lifelong love of music. It is really empowering for them too, going from never having picked up an instrument before to being part of this talented group. Shes a very talented lady. And is a fulltime teacher. She volunteers. Theres something about playing with a group thats special. Jimmy page not the only fan. Rosie odonnell, amy poehler, also big fans of the louisville leopards online. Make sure you tune in to meet the press. Chuck todd and his guests will talk about the dispute between the United States and israel. That will do it for us on zood morning. Im vicky nguyen. A weekend hike turns deadly. A trailing hike sends two men plummeting. Cooling temperatures continue throughout the bay area. Anthony slaughter tells us how it could affect your morning commute. You are watching today in the bay. Good morning now. Lets give you a live look outside at san francisco. That is the south bay, isnt it . San jose. San jose. Thats what i thought. I thought we were going to take a look at the golden gate bridge. 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