he's written. so, fredrik, thank you. >> good morning. thank you for coming. i'd like to thank kevin and new america for bringing me here and for commissioning the paper. it's really a great opportunity. i try never to read too much when i present, but i do like to hear myself talk, so if i'm going on a little bit long, you guys can throw something at me. so, i guess the thing that i really want to talk to you all about is why i would happen to come to write a paper like this when i consider myself someone who's still within the liberal arts or the humanities and someone who opposes the sort of corporate turn in higher education. you know, why would i come to write a paper like this? it is the case that now most of my research is quantitative in nature, social scientific and empirical, but i grew up in the humanities and consider myself fundamentally a humanist. so, i want to tell you a little bit about where the research came from and how i can try to synthesize those sort of parts of myself. so, like most research, my interest in standardized testing in college came from my own loc

news white house correspondent kevin corke is joining us this morning from saudi arabia. good afternoon, kevin. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, from riyadh. you're right, quite the contrast in the welcome for the president. i guess relatively understated, i guess compared to the welcome for the other gulf members. it's down to business today as the gcc summit rolls on. a lot has been made of the deterioration in the u.s./saudi relationship, but to be fair it's not great, but more strained now, in particular because of the president's recent turn to tehran. but today, national security council adviser ben rhodes said the only way to increase security in the region is to engage diplomatically, even with countries with whom you disagree. >> the violence that we see in yemen, in syria and iraq is not in the interest of anybody. and that in order to resolve these conflicts there has to be a diplomatic effort with the iranians. >> reporter: i want to also remind you that the 9/11 topic did not come up in conversation yesterday between the president and the saudi king. he said ben

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, come to the tv because guess who is going to be on this morning? >> pete hegseth? >> kevin costner. >> wow! >> yes. >> are you really excited about kevin costner? >> of course. are you kidding? i can't wait to meet him. i never met him. >> he's a nice guy. >> "field of dreams" -- >> forget about it. >> talking golf with him. remember that movie? >> absolutely. >> aren't you excited? >> he's a great guy. a great guest. i don't think i have seen a bad movie he's ever made. >> how are you feeling, heather? >> oh, passion in that one. >> all right. good morning to you. i hope you're off to the good day. >>> we start off with the fox news alert. we have two new videos offering clues into the murder of will smith. it appears to show a hit and run, a hummer stops abruptly, then it's rear ended by smith's mercedes suv. a second chilling show videos the wife and you can hear her as she pleads for help. listen. >> my leg has been shot! >> well, the saints head coach sean payton says new orleans is broken. and he's now speaking out on gun violence. in an interview with "usa today," he says qu

. not as excited as ainsley when kevin costner was here. we're so excited to introduce them in a bit. >>> i have some haeadlines righ now. the bernie sanders campaign is laying off several staffers. and at one point he had more than 1,000 people on his staff. right now it's down to about 550. after the layoff he'll be left with somewhere between 325 and 350 people working for his campaign. sanders says he'll stay in the race, but political analyst says the move signals he's accepting he won't be the nominee. >>> new detaut a dead inside a conference room le's in cupertino, california. local reports say that a gun was found near his body. and that he had died of a gunshot wound to the head. apple not releases his identity just yet. but they released a statement saying, that they are quote, heartbroken at the tragic loss of a young and talented co-worker. we'll keep you updated on any new details. >>> take a look at what turned up inside the trunk of a car. two illegals. a mexican woman is now under arrest for trying to smuggle them into the u.s. a border agent in san diego discovered

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straight ahead jennifer aniston, kate hudson and julia roberts but is "mother's day" any good? kevin mccarthy will share his views. >>> but on this day in 1986 "addicted to love" by robert palmer was top of the charts. every insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. for those who've served and the families that have supported them, we offer our best service in return. usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. >>> well mother's day is right around the corner and director garry marshall's newest film is -- in his unnamed holiday series could be the perfect way to celebrate with the whole family. but will the star studded movie rise to the occasion? >> all right. here is fox news contributor and founder of nerdtears.com, in farragut park, not far from the nation's capitol. tell us about "mother's day," kevin. >> good morning to you guys. but real quick, speaking of mother's day, my mom is turning 60 years old today. her name is jill. i wanted to say happy birthda

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"monster's ball" that was halle berry. >> it's called "monster." >>> coming up -- >> where's kevin mccarthy when you need him? >> we're talking about donald trump. he's the leading current candidate, but there's a major curveball that could stop his nomination. >>> and we didn't see this coming. the scandal plagued ex-attorney general held in contempt of congress wants to weigh in on the election process. he's back. ♪ can't afford to let heartburn get in the way? try nexium 24hr, the #1 selling brand for frequent heartburn. get complete protection with the leader in frequent heartburn. that's nexium level protection. i'm spending too muchs for time hiringnter. and not enough time in my kitchen. (announcer) need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 100 of the web's leading job boards with a single click. then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. you put up one post and the next day you have all these candidates. makes my job a lot easier. (announcer) over 400,000 businesses have already used ziprecruiter. and now you can use zip

. >> of course, jerai jerry fall jr., too, very nice. >> we all had favorite movies of kevin costner -- >> i thought he was back today. >> caused a hubbub. >>> it is two minutes after the top of the hour. ethier joins us again today -- heather joins us again today. a fox news alert? >> yes. brian wants to take on kevin costner. good morning, everyone. >> i guess we'll have to give brian our kisses today. >> he needs the attention. >> i got to get the back story. >>> good morning, everyone. i have a serious story to start out the day with today. a fox news alert right now. a columbus, ohio, police officer who was shot in the line of duty over the weekend has now died. 54-year-old steven smith was wounded during a standoff as s.w.a.t. teams tried to serve a warrant. he was a 27-year veteran of the force and now leaves behind a wife and two adult children. >> his legacy truly is about living life to the full evidence. he lived that 100%, 100 miles per hour. >> the suspect who shot him was charged with attempted murder. the charges will be upgraded. >>> the white house could be close to

national archive. and kevin spacey is playing nixon. >> what's your favorite movie about an election. it doesn't have to be presidential. it could be about class. tweet us. >>> would bernie sanders loyal supporters join hillary clinton's team? >> i don't want to be mean. >> no, just be honest, it's your answer. >> she's the devil. >> all right. >> the devil? >> that's just the beginning, steve. we have more of that coming up next. >> we do. >>> she's a music legend but what happens when carole king hits the campaign trail? you know, it's not what you'd expect. nothing unleashes power... quite like the human foot. introducing the 255 horsepower lexus is 300 all-wheel-drive. with twenty-five percent more base horsepower. once driven, there's no going back. for fastidious librarian emily skinner, each day was fueled by thorough preparation for events to come. well somewhere along the way, emily went right on living. but you see, with the help of her raymond james financial advisor, she had planned for every eventuality. ...which meant she continued to have the means to live on... ...even at

and killing kevin ward jr. the crash ruled an accident and stewart was never charged with a crime. but now smoke is drawing the line at the nascar rule change which took effect last season telling "the charlotte observer," "you will not have heard a rant that's going to be as bad as what comes out of my mouth if a driver gets hurt because of a loose wheel that hurts one of them." >> reporter: new technology and camera systems have led to officials being less needed in that area of the track which means the organization is relying on team owners and crews to enforce tire mounting safety requirements. and other legendary drivers are getting nervous too. >> i'm one of the guys who's freaked out by it. i've had a few come off and it never ends well. >> reporter: nascar fining stewart for disparaging the sport and/or nascar's leadership but the sprint cup drivers council will pay part of his fine. as for the driver they call smoke he's focused on racing announcing on twitter he'll return to the track thursday and adding i can't wait to race adding #smokewillrise. >>> coming up, queen e

of the highlights of the night hosted by kevin hart and dwayne "the rock" johnson and t.j. holmes has the highlights. >> reporter: not exactly the oscars. we know that because they had a category for best kiss. straight outta compton got more than one nomination. also because when they give out a lifetime achievement award to the old actor -- and the old dude is will smith. it was a wild night in hollywood. >> too much. too much. >> reporter: as the biggest stars in music and film mingled at mtv movie awards for a musical celebration of this year's best movies. the night was filled with funny acceptance speeches. >> david hasselhoff and god. >> and amazing music performances. ♪ and sneak peeks at some of the summer's hottest movies. ♪ >> reporter: star wars the force awakens won movie of the year. director j.j. abrams accepted in front of an audience filled with light sabers. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: they poked fun at the oscar snub controversy. >> i'd like to take an opportunity to thank the academy -- i mean, mtv. i'm sorry. >> reporter: as they paid tribute to wil

thing about the young ones. everybody wants to be kevin hart. do your own jokes, all right. that's what i say. >> that's what eddie would say and 15th anniversary for "scary movie." >> i know. i was 15 when i shot it. yeah, i was a child. >> awe enanna, you guys just make it work. >> yeah, i love anna. we want to do something together now. >> oh, really? >> yeah, we are. we're trying to figure out what is going to be our project now that we're 29. >> i know. >> you do the math. her eyes so expressive. thank you both very much. and you've got to stay through the credits of this movie, "barbershop: the next cut." i don't want to do any spoilers here. it's in theaters coming up on friday. thank you both so much. >> thank you. >>> it's going to be the best day of our lives because american authors are here performing live. come on back ♪ >>> so good to have american authors here for our "gma" spring concert series. they're performing "pride" off their new album "what we live for" coming out may 15th and so many are sharing what you're proud of online. here's "pride." [ applause ] ♪

"sportscenter" anchor kevin negandhi has more on what's ahead. kevin, first and foremost, it's great to have you here in studio for us this morning. >> paula, it's good to be here. thank you for having me. a year after beating lebron james in the final steph curry is unseeding king james in popularity. according to a recent espn sports fan poll, curry has jumped ahead of lebron as the league's number one favorite player, and like his shooting range, curry's popularity has no limits. no matter where he is on the court, steph curry can beat you. >> bang, bang, oh, what a shot from curry. >> reporter: smashing records and leading the league in scoring, curry could become the nba's first ever unanimous mvp winner. while lebron james looks like a 6'8" comic book superhero, the 6'3" curry is doing it with ridiculous shooting range and dribbling skills that kids like noah cutler want to imitate. >> so much of what steph curry does, people can identify with. handling a ball, shooting the ball, he very rarely dunks. he's not flying through the air. steph curry and now a whole legion of player

. >> thank you. now to kevin spacey and michael shannon, the two star as president nixon and elvis presley in "elvis & nixon" taking us inside their 1970 meeting. this shot of them is the most requested photo in the national archives, and i recently got to sit down with the stars. here's a look at their new movie. >> communists and the left wingers are clinging to one another because they're trying to destroy us, elvis. >> i know, sir. good honest americans. they hate us. >> they don't hate us, elvis. they hate what we stand for. >> and so happy to have kevin spacey and michael shannon with us this morning. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> so, this is the untold story of that famous photo. what happened between elvis and nixon? >> one of the things that really drew me to the script actually is that even though this is based on a real event, the meeting between them is completely mysterious. there's no document of it. there's no recording of it so a real event and completely imagined event. >> it had to have been a huge undertaking. i know you're both incredi

with kevin spacey and michael shannon and these guys is -- >> had to be fun. >> definitely johnny knoxville. >> thank you. >> was incredible. >> colin, you play the nixon staffer who helped make this meeting actually happen. what was his motivation? why did he want elvis and nixon to meet? >> because he wanted a little extra juice behind the president. it was all -- he served at the honor of the president and wanted to try to make the president seem cooler than he was. >> always about re-election, isn't it? always about re-election. >> yeah. >> i want to play a quick game with all of you. i'm going to read a quote and you tell me who said it, elvis or nixon. there are too many people that depend on me. i'm too obligated, i'm in too far to get out. >> i got it. spiro agnew. >> wow, nope, that was elvis. all right. the finest deal has to go through the hottest fire. >> that's got to be nixon. >> nixon, yes, correct. to judge a man by his weakest link or deed is like judging the power of the ocean by one wave. >> that's got to be nixon. >> that was elvis. >> whoa. >> we were tricking

. the bloody shirt, they say, created quite a buzz. kevin johnson says please be patient and understand we are not in a position to provide an official response to each step of this investigation. before the search warrant was unsealed, missy's sister-in-law told me she's aware in unsolved murders, the husband is often considered the suspect. >> there's no way my brother did this. he loved her. he could never do something like this to cause pain on his children. >> reporter: her brother, missy's husband brandon, does have a strong alibi. he was on a long-planned fishing trip in mississippi with friends. meantime, this dog attack was something that the family talked to me last week about off camera. at the time it was nothing more than a simple unfortunate accident. now with the bloody shirt, until the crime lab is able to extract the blood from the shirt and run a dna test, it remains part of the investigation. savannah? >> that's understandable. kerry sanders, thank you. >>> let's get a check of the weather now from dylan who's in for al. >> every kiss begins with kaye. >> i

. >> yeah. and dwayne johnson, kevin hart hosting, and you know there's not a lot of overlap with the ob cars. "star wars," and "dead pool," nominations. some in the best fight category pup see leonardo dicaprio up alongside hi esteemed partner the bear. >> they've got to win. him and the bear. tuesday the 12th. gwyneth paltrow a new book out. "it's all easy" what's all easy? >> cooking is all easy. low-fat, not a lot of sugar. not much gluten be if you're obsessed with gwyneth. >> does she live in -- >> not in gluten's world but says you can do these recipes in under 30 minutes, which is great. i love all things gwyneth, but if you are critical of this lifestyle, might wonder why there's a recipe for grilled cheese. >> what about the beef things? -- >> different treatments. hurt a lot. >> i bet. what a surprise. >> ding! >> yes. >> our good friend big, bold and savory john cena, premiere of "american grit." >> a new competition series. 16 contestants doing military and survival challenges with members of the armed forces guiding them through doing this. basically like a kind of less str

finally arrested. >>> a palo alto man is charged with quadruple murder. kevin dulgren could be locked up for life if convicted of killing his family in the czech republic. prosecutors formally charged him yesterday. in the meantime, he has been extradited to the czech republic and now awaiting trail. >>> a san jose man behind bars facing murder charges is now facing charges for another homicide. the santa clara d.a. office has filed murder charges against this man in connection with the deadly shooting in 2012. gonzalez has been in jail since his arrest in 2013 for a separate killing. >>> an east bay dental assistant is under arrest this morning akudz in the disturbing case of child molestation. concord police say arrested an 8-year-old girl while she was sedated during a recent visit. >> he brought her to the room. she was sedated. and he pulled her pants down and he videotaped her and he touched her. >> investigators say they then discovered hundreds of photos and videos of the suspect's home revealing extensive abuse. and they fear there could be more victims. >>> thrown in the tow

goes front and center. the dog, of course. nbc's kevin tibbles has more. >> opening day is here. the crack of the bat is in the air. >> we love hot dogs. >> and so is the scent of summer. and what better place to celebrate this all american staple than chicago's vienna beef, where the dog is king. >> here we relish our customers buns. >> mark rightman instructs students how to open their own stand. >> when i hear the crack of a bat i want a hot dog in my hand and a cold beer in my other hand. >> and the chicago dog is, well, a masterpiece. mustard, neon green, relish, onions, tomatoes, peppers, a pickle and a dash of celery salt. ketchup folks is a no no. >> i hate to say but i have to have ketchup on my polish. >> makes you happy when people talk with their mouth full. >> students gobble it up. >> when you take the hot dog, there is just a snap to it. a flavor to it. unlike any other hot dog you can get. >> do you think you are going to eat your profits away? >> i hope not. >> you can get romantic about a hot dog is this. >> oh yes, sir. >> students are also learning what professor

add some olive oil. >> that's your pesto. >> yeah. >> you kevin tacan even take th off. >> we love watching. >> you filter in the olive oil. >> then we've got the shrimp over here. we have honey. a little bit. i, as i get older, i have liked spicier foods a little more. mix that up a little bit. then we can add the shrimp. >> the honey probably sweetens it up. >> layer of flavor. >> yeah. then you can let this marinade for a couple hours, like two hours, or overnight. >> you've got garlic inside the pan with olive oil. >> we'll add the shrimp. >> smells amazing. >> i hope you like it. >> yeah. >> we're going to add this. kind of move it around a little bit. shrimp, you're going to see it gray. as soon as it's pink, it's cooked. >> golden glaze. >> beautiful. remember it's going to keep cooking when you add it to the pasta. >> willie is chowing down. >> it's amazing. i love the sweetness of the shrimp with the glaze. really good. >> we serve it up. >> little pesto here. we're going to mix this up. >> looks good. >> looks amazing. >> pasta water. >> great serving bowl. >> added water

movie. ed, kevin nealon, elizabeth perkins. it was a pleasure to go to work and direct these amazing -- >> let's go to ruby, your daughter, the star. hi, ruby. >> hi. >> what was it like having dad direct you? >> i mean, it's not always easy working with your dad. see the shiner he has. >> i feel like ruby might have given him the shiner. >> i think that's what they're telling us. >> that's what's happening. >> let's talk about the plot of the movie. tamron laid it out. you are directing your daughter as the prostitute in the scenario we laid out. what was that like? >> it was interesting. she went online and found out that more actresses have been nominated and won academy awards for playing prostitutes than any other role. >> is that true? >> yeah. jane fonda, helen hayes. 11 or 12 actresses have won or been nominated. it's weird, an interesting thing -- >> thought provoking. >> -- to try and understand. elizabeth and kevin are brother and sister and try to find something for their dad. they design he needs sex. they hire this young prostitute. >> was it awkward, directing your dau

night with hosts kevin hart and dwayne "the rock" johnson. will smith took home the generation award. ryan reynolds accepted the best comedic performance award after a musical introduction by salt and pepper. and movie of the year went to "star wars: the force awakens." but the big draw of the night was for major teasers of upcoming blockbusters. fans got a glimpse into the upcoming harry potter movie called "fantastic beasts and where to find them," a clip from the next marvel movie called "captain america civil war," and a new trailer for the highly anticipated suicide squad. >>> you may have heard about the viral video called sad affleck. it is now topping the charts again debuting at number six on the hot rock songs chart. i can't stop laughing when i see that. >>> a birthday shout out and fans were buzzing about the photo and the "star wars" piggyback trend. >>> and surprising no one "snl" over her subway snag. >> you know what my favorite part about new york is? the subway. i love to ride it. i'm comfortable. here it is me using it today. the new york subway is the best way to

saw him. >> i mean in a movie. he was just in the kevin costner movie. >> i must have missed that one. >> and i'm the old one around here. >>> firefighter calendar please with puppies. >> every year this is what amanda does, she marks on her calendar that this is the year the australian firefighter calendar comes out so she doesn't forget to check it. thank you. this year they went further and did the firefighters with the puppies. they added something new. >> oh, my. you just don't know what to look at. >> yes you do. yes, you do. >> come on. i'm going to australia. >> yes, i am. >> let's freeze that picture right there. >> i like the one with the backs. maybe i do like looking at the puppies more. >> no. the first time in our lives we want more. >> there we go. more backs. created to raise funds for many various charities. >> remember they are in their 20s. >> it doesn't matter, does it? >> this is when we should play did you ever. >> anyway, since you have a sister and i have a sister, there are ways we know we can push our sisters' buttons. it is innate. you know exactly what to s

. >> kevin hart did their last movie, i went down to miami. >> i remember that. >> lincoln continental conve convertib convertible. >> the movie car. >> one of my first '90s concerts was nwa. >>> speaking of the '90s, if you love that decade, and who doesn't, we have a huge treat for you. ready? >> sure. >> next friday, april 29th, we are throwing an i love the '90s concert out on our plaza. >> okay. >> across the hours of the "today" show. it'll go all morning. salt n pepper. that's one. >> uh-huh. keep going. >> vanilla ice is going to be on the plaza. >> oh, my gosh. >> fantastic. >> kid in play. i love this one. and all for one. i swear. >> so good. >> we have to dress '90s, right? >> you should. we'll meet you there. >> great idea. >> you should go retro, definitely. >> knock it out. >> the spiral curl perm i had. >> was that '90s? >> yeah. >> i had the same haircut i have now. this is me in the '90s. salt n pepper. >> that was salt n pepper. the pineapple wave. then i wanted to be cinderella. i have a picture of me from a ha vanilla ice concert. he hung out in dallas all the time. '90s

have kevin costner, ryan reynolds, gary oldman, tommy lee jones. you have heavy hitters you're working with. >> you know, i saw it for the first time last night. there he is. he's such a lovely man, gary oldman. i loved the film. i was just saying to you that kevin costner is just the last cowboy in america. he even wears cowboy boots. you just melt when you watch someone, you know, who is as good as him. i really enjoyed it. watching them all do their thing throughout the experience was -- i just caught myself -- there i was watching costner -- was incredible, actually. i learned a lot from gary, who takes it all in stride. >> you play a cia agent. >> i do. >> next to gary oldman. what was it like working with him? >> amazing. just investigating the idea of being a cia agent was fascinating. the level of secrecy they have to maintain in their lives. you know, they can't go home and be like, this morning the thing fell off of the front of the thing. >> saw that, didn't you? >> you have the giggles. oh, look, they're having fun. but you can't share your life. that must be very alienatin

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good impression, kevin pollak. >>> all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: fro nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today". it's tuesday morning, april 26th, 2016. nice day here in new york. nice crowd on the plaza. i'm willie along with natalie, dylan. tamron and al are off this morning. natalie, you had the morning jam. >> i forgot what i picked. oh, yeah, "handclap" by fitz and the tantrums. get your hands clapping? >> fun song. >> i need to be told what to do with my hands. >> keep it here. >> we were concerned when dylan sat down. are you okay after the lemonade thing yesterday? >> i've come down a little bit. >> we were talking about beyonce's video "lemonade." lill dylan literally got choked up. >> i was a little into it, telling how this happened and this happened. i've come down. >> it was a beautiful moment. you shouldn't come down from it. it was fantastic. >>> so today as you know, five critical primaries in the race to be president of the united stat

kevin couldn't join them on a birthday get away. so they posted an online thing here, claiming it was kevin's, quote, crazy fiance who wouldn't let him go. so they came up, guys, with a solution. cardboard kevin. they created a life-size cutout and brought kevin everywhere they went. the whole time, sharing the escapade on reddit. kevin was on the road. kevin hit up the club. kevin went to the gym. even went for tacos at 2:00 a.m., sign of a great night on the town. several comments called out the fiancÉ for keeping kevin home. others said the couple has kids and they're planning a wedding. he was needed at home. there's no doubt, cardboard kevin had an incredible trip. you're the fiance. do you invite the crazy wfriend to the wedding? >> it was the crazy fiance, yeah, let's not call her that. >> i think the friends should bring flowers to the fiance. if they have kids, offer to babysit. >> maybe it'll be cardboard friends at the wedding. >> i have an issue with this. what do you think? >> i don't love it. >> not the crazy fiance thing, no. we're on the crazy fiance's side. >>> did l

day meeting and look for earnings from apple and chipotle. >>> thank you so much. kevin durant speaks his mind about mark cuban and it gets ugly. details up next. ly. details up next. nexium 24hr is the #1 selling frequent heartburn brand in america. ♪ "i hope you like it spicy" get complete protection with the purple pill. the leader in frequent heartburn. that's nexium level protection. mari♪ upbeat music plays west scent from gain. everytime she sniffs... this happens. still there... still still there... well that's how you rock a long travel day. new scent duets from gain it's the gain the keeps on keeping on. sniff, sniff, hooray! >>> time now for sports. for that, we turn to my friend, betty nguyen. >> good morning, dara. it was a rough night for paul and his clippers. he broke a bone on his right hand on this play. he injured it while defending gerald henderson. angry paul left the game. no telling when he'll being ba. that's not all, blake griffin believes he his quad. the blazers won, to even the series at 2 a piece. mavs center, russell westbrook led the way with

themselves in a tie with houston for the eighth and final spot. >>> kevin durant and russell westbrook honored kobe bryant before last night's game, it was kobe's final road game of his career. [ cheers and applause ] >> quite a welcome on the road there. but it was westbrook who put on a show. posting a triple-double by halftime. his league-leading 18th triple-double this season. >>> washington nationals star bryce harper must have been hungry when he stole second base. he did it with his batting glove in his mouth. nationals won 6-4. >>> for the shot of the day, we head to las vegas, where else, the harlem globetrotters, shooter christian son, a vegas native his first attempt atop an eight-story parking garage -- boom. off the glass and into the net. surprise, it did not shatter the backboard. now that guy is a professional. dara, back to you. >>> betty, thank you so much. >>> ahead, winter is coming. plus, jimmy fallon got his hands on a top-secret video out of north korea, you don't want to miss this. just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried

and resorts and kevin, chairman and ceo of warner brothers. once again, thank you all for being with us this morning as we make history. today is truly a magical day. >> with three seconds to spare. impressive. almost forgot extra treat we have asked very special guests to join us in welcoming you all. if you wouldn't mind lighting the way. >> very well done, sir. >> ladies and gentlemen, please we welcome ivana lynch. >> here you have some of the stars of the wizarding world of harry potter having a chance to reunite for what is a grand opening, spectacular day. opening, spectacular day. it's going to beto thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast ifor all the wrong reasons.gical you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy re

jail time in connection with the king fire. today in the bay's kevin oliver has more from ald ra do county. >> reporter: this video was key to not only getting an arrest but getting a conviction in the king fire. the phone video shows wayne huntsman near the start of the blaze. he was boasting about being in danger. huntsman showed the video to a passer by who picked him up as the fire was initially spreading. the 2014 fire burned 97,000 acres and destroyed more than a dozen homes including tom's. he showed up in court to see the case through. >> they sure screwed my life up. two months before the fire my insurance i had cancelled me. >> he lumbarabled into the courthouse to enter a guilty plea. he sobbed as he confessed. he never could have imagined the magnitude. after the hearing, he apologized again. >> anything to say? >> the court ordered to pay $60 million in restitution but victims don't think they will ever see a dime. the fire destroyed 89 acres of timber bought as an investment. >> it was going to be my retirement. it was going to be pi grandson's college education. guy m

would have worked with somebody like me. >> kevin costner stops by studio 1a to talk about his dark new film today, monday, april 11th, 2016. >>> all the way from dallas, texas. we're here celebrating 35 years of wedded bliss. >> taking on nyc. >> three sisters from texas. hi, mom! >> all the way from alabama, celebrating her eighth birthday. >> all the way from san diego so i can wave on tv. yay! >>> it's 8:00 on "today". it's monday, april 11th. great day. we have our wonderful crowd. taking a selfie. we have willie here. matt has the day off. >> suspense is building. >> time to reveal today's mystery guest because we have no idea, despite the fact you nailed it. tamron is ready. >> here's our guest. you might recognize him. >> hey, buddy. >> look at him. >> sit. good boy. i dropped your treat. i have the treats. come on. you remember this guy. >> hey, buddy. what's up, man. we've missed you. >> sit. >> good boy. >> wrangles. >> he's back and looks good. >> what's going on with wrangler? >> he reached the number of miles -- >> i'll hold him while you talk. how about that? come on,

final points came courtesy of tyree irving, kevin love, and lebron himself, but the home team struggled in this game one victory over the pistons. the final there, 106-101. >>> to the nhl. the st. louis blues scored two third-period goals for a 3-2 win. they take a 2-1 lead over the defending stanley cup chicago blackhawks. >>> and a cringe-worthy moment. ouch. there it was, made every male watching exactly why he was in such pain. bad bunt from seattle hits home plate umpire in the most sensitive place possible. after a few minutes, he recovered, regained his composure, and got back to baseball. shake it off a little. dara, back to you. >> betty, thank you so much for that. >>> just ahead, which movie took home box office gold this weekend. >>> plus, a protester attacks george clooney's cape crusader. but it's what george said next that's just awesome. esome. tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay ali