Multimillion dollar jackpot. The big win turned into a big ole mess making its way to court. Well have details on that. Every time a contribute to an office pool one im thinking the person who buys it, are they going to say well this one i bought for myself. Well, thats why they always anyone ive been involved with, there is a photocopy of all the tickets so you all have it. Break a lot of friendships and also make someone else filthy rich. Well get to that. We want to start with the 85 billion of automatic Government Spending cuts now officially in place. President obama signed the order late friday. Kristen welker is at the white house to tell us more about it. Good morning. Reporter lester, good morning to you. President obama signed that order into effect at 8 30 last night. And now washingtons fight is hitting home. The president met with congressional leaders here at the white house on friday. But those talks yielded no progress this morning. Both sides still very much dug in. President obama demanding that any deal include new tax revenues, republicans say theyre not going to agree to that. They say they gave new tax revenues during the last fiscal fight. Heres what both sides had to say starting with House Speaker john boehner who sat for an exclusive interview with David Gregory which will air tomorrow on meet the press. In the end, you dont really see a pathway here thats open as you sit here . If i did, the meeting at the white house might have gone better. The only thing weve seen from republicans so far in terms of proposals is to replace this set of arbitrary cuts with even worse arbitrary cuts. Reporter the Obama Administration has been warning about the dire economic consequences if the sequester does in fact go into effect. On friday the president seemed to change his tune a little bit. Take a listen. This is not going to be a an apocalypse as some people have said. Its just dumb. Its going to hurt. Reporter and there will be a range of disruptions including hundreds of thousands of government workers who are bracing for potential furloughs. The important point though lester, the furloughs wont go into effect for about a month. Back to you. Kristen, thanks. Robert gibbs is an nbc news political contributor and president obamas first press secretary. Nice to have you with us, robert. Good morning. How are you . Im doing well. Give us a sense, nobody likes the cuts. Everybody says they didnt want them. But i dont think we can say there was much of an effort to stop them. There is one 11th hour meeting. Youve been there. Behind closed doors, what happens . Was this anything more than political theeter . I do think they spent more time discussing how to deal with the next deadline which is at the end of this month and basically the funding mechanism for government throughout the rest of the fiscal year goes into effect. I think by the time leaders came to the white house yesterday the dye had been cast for several weeks. This is more about how to operate our fiscal situation going forward. Theres been a lot of talk about the president trying to get the message out there that he needs a little public outrage to carry this down the path he would like to see. Yet, we see him changing the message saying this isnt going to be as dire immediately. How important is that message change to what hes trying to ultimately accomplish and will it work . Well, i think what you heard him say there is the cuts are arbitrary. Theyre dumb. And they will hurt the economy. I do think i mean apocalyptic is world ending. I dont think the cuts are world ending. I do think as they are phased in over a matter of weeks that youll see the pain ratchet up, anything from threatening military readiness to making as much more inconvenient to travel by air, as kristen talked about, federal workers being furloughed. Theres no doubt this will have an Economic Impact and that will be felt around the country. It will be felt. Do you think it will bring with it enough of that public outrage or are these cuts, in fact, here to stay . Well, i im going to answer yes to both of those questions. Obviously the white house and democrats are betting on ramped up pressures as these cuts are phased in to bring republicans back to the bargaining table. I have to say, i think if you were betting today, it is far more likely that these cuts continue and are continue throughout this fiscal year than they are dialed back at this point. I think these cuts were implemented last night are here to stay for quite some time. Robert gibbs, nice to see you this morning. Thank you. Thanks for having me. So just what does happen next and when do you start to feel it . John harwood is our chief washington correspondent. Good morning. When do we start to feel it . Well, were going to start feeling fit youre a government worker pretty quickly. People within a few weeks if youre on the government payroll will get a one day without pay every pay period. If youre a contractor, you might see that more immediately. And then were in a position now where once people go to the airport, if they have an air travel delay because of the controversy that were talking about, people are going to blame that on the sequester whether its because of the sequester or not. Because of what the Transportation Department and faa have had to say. Theres going to be a little bit of a fog between actual effects of the sequester and things that are claimed to be. But, you know, ben bernanke testified before congress that this is going to pose a significant head wind to the economy and i think the Obama Administration is hoping that people believe that so that then there will be more pressure on congress. Is that a feeling that it will be a significant head wind . Were starting to see glimmers of hope in the economy in terms of a recovery. Well, again, thats going to be perhaps lost in the fog. Look at what the stock market did this week. With all the optimism and positive news on the economy, will this tip us back into recession . Probably not. It may make a less robust recovery than we would otherwise experience. Its going to be hard to sort out the effects over the next several months. Is there a realistic middle ground here in washington . The middle ground, erica, is something that would involve cutting entitlements, overhauling the tax code. The president wants to do that with more revenue than the government is now getting. Republicans have drawn that line. They want to shrink the government. The thing the president has is twofold. One is that the effects of the cuts which people will complain about, he has an advantage in Public Opinion over republicans. People like his formula more than republicans. They like his party and they like him better than they like congressional republicans. But its also the case that if the Republican Party wants to shrink the entitlement programs, medicare, social security, the real medicare in particular real long term drivers of our deficit, theyre not going to get that until they come back to the table and agree to a deal with more revenue. So if they want to stay at the status quo and let these cuts stay in effect, they have to realize theyre not going to achieve their other goals including tax reform. John, nice to see you this morning. Thank you. You bet. Heres lester. Now to that massive sink hole in florida. One man inside still missing this morning. And there are new fears the entire house could collapse. Gabe gutierrez is on the scene. Have they been able to get inside that house yet . Reporter no, they havent, lester. What a terrifying ordeal. The sink hole is deepening. That is preventing investigators from getting inside the home and figuring what caused the scene out of a horror movie. Relates offense the victim as 36yearold jeff bush, a part time landscaper. The relatives say that late thursday night they heard a loud crash inside that home followed by screams. His brother went inside the bedroom, saw a massive hole about 30 feet wide and more th 20 feet deep and tried to rescue his brother. He could not find him and had to be pulled out by a sheriffs deputy. Authorities say there are no signs of life since then and jeff bush is presumed dead by his family. Sink holes are relatively common in florida. Theyre reported here more often than any other state. Thats because of the states sandy soil which lies on top of clay. And a layer of limestone is beneath that which can face sudden collapse because of the unique undergroundwater tables. Authorities are not saying what caused this sink hole. They cant get inside the home. From the outside, it looks like nothing happened. Engineers and authorities are planning to resume their search and their investigation this morning. Lester . Just horrifying. Thank you. Now once again here is erica. Lester, thanks. Were turning to the vatican. Cardinals from around the world are gathering this morning as they prepare to choose a new pope. Our reporter is live in vatican city with the very latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Across this city this morning, the faithful are asking that question, who will be pope . Much attention today is on the news that three cardinals who leaked a secret report are here and can be questioned by the other cardinals before they make the decision. That report, though not published, have an interest over who they elect. Posters have appeared urging people to vote for the cardinal turkson. There is an indication that the Selection Process have started. All weekend the cardinals will take every opportunity to talk to each other. Then 9 30 on monday morning theyll gather and at some point in the days after that they will announce the start of the conclave, the election process. The vaticans apartment for the pope is sealed off behind me. Pope benedict xvi is now away from here in the countryside. The thought is it may be somebody younger. There is speculation that they may be looking for someone olderment it is still a mystery as to who they will choose. Whole lot of speculation. Well continue to follow it. Thank you. And right now we want to get a check of the mornings other top stories. Jenna wolf is standing by patiently. I have been on pins and needles with this right here newscast. Right here. All right. And about three minutes youre going to see how excited i was. Good morning, everyone. John kerry is in egypt this morning as he continues his first trip abroad as secretary of state. Kerry is expected to have several meetings this weekend with various political leaders discussing regional and local issues in that area. On friday, he met with turkish counterpart. Hugo chavez is undergoing chemotherapy according to the countrys vice president. Chavez has not been seen or heard from since going to cuba for cancerrelated surgery. He is said to be recovering at a Military Hospital in venezuela. Tv fans are membering actress Bonnie Franklin this morning. She died at the age of 69 after a battle with pafrpg ree ncreat. She was known for her role on one day at a time. One of the best all time theme songs. Google it. In other news, there is no official manual on what to do when youre on a bus and your bus driver passes out and youre in poland and you as a passenger need to do something. Will is no manual. Check this out. It happened. The passengers knew what to do. The bus driver falls to the right hand side of the screen and the bus is out of control. One passenger jumps up, grabs the wheel, takes control. The bus driver wakes up in enough time to hit the brakes. Amazin amazingly, no one was hurt. Guess what, i think i just wrote the manual. And finally, show of hands from bed out there in tv land. How many of you have ever left your bag or cup of coffee on top of your car and forgot about it in your haste to get going and driven off . Embarrassing . Yes. More embarrassing, a nascar driver pulling away doing the same thing. Only this time it was a computer up there. Check this out. Happened right after the car in the front left the garage. That was a computer on top. And there went the computer on top, smashing to pieces as it fell to the road. This is also known as antivirus software. Very nice. I dont know what to do with my computer, just drive away. Youll be fine. Now i know why you werent patient. You see . I was so excited that is worth something. You had an important manual for people. I did, very important manual. Now people will know what to do. Lets hope it doesnt happen again. Dylan drier is here with our first check of the forecast. You know, even though its march, its cold. The cold air stretching down into the southeast with this huge dip in the jet stream. In fact, temperatures this afternoon will be about 15 to 20 degrees below normal with highs today in the southeast only in the 40s. Heres a Pleasant View of the weybridge lit up with electric raindrops across the bay. We may see liquid raindrops coming in a little bit later on today, as the clouds thicken up leading up to a chance of showers at time. It will be a mild day. A lot more clouds today than yesterday. The temperatures in the Santa Clara Valley mild, upper 60s to near 70. Tonight, clouds thickening up and a chance of showers, better chance by wednesday. And that is your latest forecast. Lefter . Thanks. Theyre the most powerful judges in the land but you rarely get to hear them speak. This morning we have the justices of the Supreme Court in their own words from their dramatic debate this week over whether to strike down parts of the Voting Rights act. Here is pete williams. Reporter just look the courts member said at where the most voter discrimination lawsuits come from, areas in the 16 states covered by the law. You can, you know, say maybe this district shouldnt be covered, maybe this one should be covered. The formula seems to be working pretty well in terms of going after the actual violations on the ground and whos committing them. And why would we vote in favor of a county whose record is the epitome of what caused the passage of this law to start with . Reporter but the koerts conservatives told us that congress didnt look at the most up to date evidence when it last renewed the law in 2006. Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to africanamerican voter turnout . I do not. Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best . Where africanamerican turnout actually exceeds white turnout . Mississippi. Is it the governments submission that the citizens in the south are more racist than citizens in the north . It is not. The formula was rational and effective in 1965. The court upheld it then. It upheld it three more times after that. Well, the marshal plan was very good, too. The morrill act. But times change. Reporter and Justice Scalia wondered why it had growing support in congress. I think it is attributed very likely attributable to a phenomenon that is called person pet wags of racial entitlement. Its been written about. Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes. Reporter that comment provoked immediate response. John lewis of georgia called it an afrant to the civil rights movement. The Supreme Court will decide the future of the Voting Rights act by late june. For today, pete williams, nbc news, washington. Its now 18 minutes after the hour. Heres erica. Just less than a year from now the Winter Olympics get under way in russia. And they will feature six new sports including women ski jumping. Kate snow introduces us to one woman who fought hard to change the game. Reporter at 28, lindsey van is training to do something no woman has ever done before. My parents always told me, you know, do anything you want. And if anybody told me i couldnt do it, oh, yes i dcan. Let me show you. Im a very stubborn person. So that never went over well. Reporter this is lippedcy as a young girl. Video from a new documentary about womens ski jumping called ready to fly. My goal is to make the olympic team. Reporter since the very first Winter Olympics back in 1924, there was a ski jumping event, men only. Oh, its not that women couldnt perform. As far back as the 1860s there were women jumpers. They did it in skirts. Now women compete all over the world just not at the olympic level. Lindsey is on the u. S. Womens ski jumping team and was the very first womens world champion. Over the years, there have been a lot of explanations for why women werent allowed to jump in the olympics. In the 50s, it was believed that a womans uterus was so delicate jumping would cause infertility. A belief the president of the ski federation john franco casper expressed as recently as 2006. It is like jumping down about two meters on the ground about 1,000 times a year which seems not to be appropriate for ladies from a medical point of view. Reporter the official reason given was that womens ski jumping just wasnt established enough yet but lindsey and her teammates suspected the real worry was that allowing women jumpers would make the sport seem less daring and macho. Youre good, kido. Reporter this mwoman was mayor of Salt Lake City when she hosted the olympics. She doesnt realize that women ski jumpers were being left out of the game. When lindsey van told her, she became the biggest cheerleader. From the very moment i heard it, i felt it was discrimination. Reporter at the 2010 vancouver olympics approach, van and 14 other jumpers from five countries sued for discrimination. But while one court agreed with the women, they lost on appeal. I thought that they would go the other way. I think we embarrassed them enough that they could not afford to keep us out any longer. In 2011, the u. S. Womens team gathered around the phone to listen in on the olympic announcement of what new events would be included in the 2014 games in russia. They decided to introduce six new events for the games. The womens ski jumping for 20 years we hear no, no, no. Then one day its yes. And, you know, just didnt seem real. The one thing i care about most in 2014 is to see those athletes including lindsey walk into that stadium as olympians. It will be just one of the happiest moments of my life. Something to watch for. Still to come, a criminal trial that is captivating the nation. A woman who killed her boyfriend. The question here, was it murder or selfdefense . Well take you through the very dramatic twists and turns pt , first, this is today on nbc. [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you. [ water crashing ]. It fills you with energy. And it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. In a convenient two bar pack. This is nature valley. Delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. Nature valley. Nature at its most delicious. Secondhand smoke affects everyones health. Its not just irritating. It can cause Heart Disease and even death. Speak up about secondhand smoke. Your health and the health of your family depend on it. Still ahead, the woman who decided to let folks online name her baby for 5,000. Plus, remember a trail blazing tv mom, actress Bonnie Franklin. Good morning looking live at the art installation on the bay bridge, its gussied up and ready to go for this saturday morning. Thank you for joining us. Rob, this time yesterday we were talking tons of fog. This time i didnt see any. We got high clouds right now which is actually helping to prevent fog from forming down closer to the bay there. 53 degrees. Mild start, too, 40s and 50s around the bay area right now and well see temperatures today slowly starting to climb on up generally into the generally into the 60s to close to 70 today as you take a look at the futurecast. What well notice will be clouds at times, so not as much sunshine as yesterday, mid and highlevel clouds coming in, may see a stray sprinkle or two, but heading to the evening, youll see green there, hour by hour on the futurecast as the sky starts to moisten up and postsunset chance of showers will be increasing by that time. Notice the numbers by noon, close to 70 in san jose. It will feel muggy outside. Weve got the moisture to the southwest of us off the tropical jet stream, that willpower up, and cloudy skies at times today. We think theres a chance for a few showers but the main event tuesday and wednesday, muchneeded rain and 9 the sierra snow and the temperatures going away from the 60s and 70s to the middle part of next week. The yoyo continues. One man is dead and a juvenile is in critical today after a shooting in east palo alto. It occurred at 6 00 last night. When officers arrived officers found a 22yearold man suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest. He died on the scene. A male juvenile was found shot in the backyard and rushed to the hospital where hes now recovering this morning. Investigators say the victims were shot after an argument with a suspect who then took off. After three days of dealing with the emotional stress of losing two officers, Santa Cruz Police are back out on patrol. They were driving around the streets of downtown santa cruz last night, sidewalk performing groups like the high tones tried to lift the spirits of a community in mourning. You dont stop doing the things that you love and bring the community together, you keep doing those things. The funeral for detective Elizabeth Butler and Sergeant Loren butch baker has been moved to the hp pavilion in san jose to accommodate the thousands of people that are expected to show up to show their respects. The ceremony will start at noon on thursday. The Santa Cruz County investigators are looking for this woman, she may know why Jeremy Goulet shot and killed butler and baker earlier this way. She knew goulet but is not connected with the murder in any way. And coming up in 30 minutes, weve got more local news for you. At 7 00 rescue efforts continue this morning for a man swallowed up by a sinkhole in florida. Well talk with his brother about wh happened moments after that federal floor caved in. Plus, play ball, bay areas most famous little leaguers will be back on the field sporting new bling for spring. Yer always after me lucky charms whoa. I forgot how good these taste [ lucky ] theyre magically delicious the one and only, cheerios were back on this saturday morning. It is march 2nd, 2013. Boy, that came along quickly. Nice day. Cool and dry in new york city. A lot of friends on the plaza. For parts of the southeast, its going to be a snowy, wet day. Pretty chilly. Well have that forecast for your area coming up in a few minutes. Im erica hill alongside lester holt. Also in this half hour, author and illustrator sandra boiton. She made her mark with greeting cards and well known Childrens Books. Now shes branching out into muse wick her fourth album. Shell give us an exclusive preview in her diner. Shouldnt everyone have a diner . Yeah. Plus, she was one of the most popular tv moms of the 1970s. Well remember Bonnie Franklin and her Ground Breaking role on one day at a time. And julianna ransic is a real life mom. Comments about putting her marriage before motherhood sparking a discussion on what is more important and should one be more important, your kids or spouse . A therapist will join us to weigh in. It is a discussion many people are having this morning. And well continue that discussion. We want to begin this half hour with a phoenix, arizona, murder trial that has been grabbing a lot of national headlines. The defendant is a woman named jodi arias. She is accused of murdering her lover. Arias says its selfdefense. The state says its murder. Heres our report. Did you kill Travis Alexander on june 4th, 2008 . Yes, i did. Why . The simple answer is that he attacked me. Reporter but there are not many simple answers here. Jo jodi arias said she feared for her life so she killed him. The prosecution says it was a love story that ended in murder. She rewarded that love by sticking a knife in his chest. Reporter for two months a phoenix jury has heard the steamy details of their relationship. Seen naked pictures and listened to the one time lovers have phone sex. Youre bad. You make me feel so dirty. You are, too. Reporter travis friends say jodi became obsessed. Travis confided in us she snoops through my emails. She snoops through my house. She checks up on me constantly. Im going out on a date with a different girl and shes following me. Reporter when travis was found stabbed and shot to death, his friends told police look for jodi. She denied everything. It was you that wanted to cover it up because no. Thats you. It looks like me. Reporter Police Showed her explicit photos they found at the crime scene taken on the day travis died proving she was at his house having sex. Jodi changed her story, blaming intruders. Then changed it again saying travis attacked her. You say you have memory problems but it depends on the circumstance, right . Thats right. What factors influence your having a memory problem . Usually when men like you are screaming at me or grilling me or someone like travis doing the same. Reporter two months into the trial, after a week of scorching crossexamination, jodi arias finally lost it. Maam, were you crying when you were shooting him . I dont remember. Were you crying when you were stabbing him . I dont remember. How about when you cut his throat . Were you crying then . I dont know. Reporter soon, expert witnesses for both sides will offer their interpretations of her actions and the jury will decide whether jodi is a murderer or a victim. For today, nbc news, phoenix. Beth karas is a correspondent on trutv. Great to see you. Good morning. This woman has been talking almost nonstop. She told the police she wasnt there. Then she says i was there but intruders came in. Then she says she was there and she was attacked. And she does jailhouse interviews. How does the defense thread this needle in front of a jury . You know, that is still to come, lester, when the experts take thestand. She admitted all the lies. She had to. She said i did it in selfdefense. I did all the horrible acts but i was justified. He was abusing me. So she says at this point that the lies, all these lies were because she was still protecting his reputation. She had dirty Little Secrets on him and she still was protecting him in death. I dont know what the psychologist and Domestic Violence experts still to come for the defense will say about that. Maybe theyll have some interpretation that this is consistent with victim of abuse. However, the state says this is not a woman who was abused at all. There is no evidence of abuse except coming from her mouth. And, beth, you and i talked about other cases before and whether the defendant should take the stand on their owe bee half. Not only is she taking the stand, shes been up there 13 days now. Yes. 13 days. Did she have any choice . Did the defense have any other evidence to present other than her story . She needed to testify. This was selfdefense. She needed to explain what he was doing to her just before she slaughtered him that would justify killing him. She had to be in fear of her life and what she told the jury is that he was coming at her in a linebacker stance, no weapons on him, and that he said he was going to kill her. And then she slashed and stabbed him. 29 knife wounds and she shot him. One of the stab wounds was to the heart. She gcut his throat, all the wa to the spinal cord. I dont know if they will say that is justified for lunging at her. The jury gets to ask questions, at least submit questions. Will that tip the hand as to where they may be . Well, you know, maybe so. That has happened with a few witnesses already. And there are a number of notes in a basket in front of the jury. So well see if the jury allows those questions to be asked. But depending on what they ask, if allowed, it may give us an idea of where at least one juror is going. Its an absolutely fascinating case. Beth karas, thank you for joining us. My pleasure. We want to head outside to the plaza to get a check of the weather. Good morning, lester. Down in the southeast right now its as cold as it is here in new york city. Weve got very, very cold temperatures down through northern florida, tallahassee is at 31 degrees. The cold air will continue to push to the south and even miami will see temperatures well down into the mid 40s with northern florida still coming in in the low to mid 30s. Very chilly stuff moving into florida. And were off to a mild start this morning 40s and 50s outside thanks to mid and highlevel clouds streaming in from the west which will thicken up later today at times filtering the sunshine and probably giving us at least a few showers mainly after sundown tonight. You see 60s, close to 70 in the south bay. Mid60s around the rest of the bay area. Well see showers off and on into sunday. Not much, but a better chance of rain coming tuesday night into wednesday with a much cooler temperature swing for the middle part of the week. And that is your latest forecast. Lester . Thanks. Still ahead, who should come first, your children our your spouse . Coming up, the e news anchor who raised eyebrows with her answer. But up next, her books have touched the lives of millions. We get up and close and personal with sandra boinken next. Whether youre vacationing in the peach state. Or, orange county. Start at alamo. Com. Just click on the alamo deal retriever℠. And get our best deal, customized for you. Because everyone loves a little getaway. Alamo. Then i read an article about a study that looked at the Long Term Health benefits of taking multivitamins. They used centrum silver for the study. So i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. Always your most complete. 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Reporter and what may be new englands only hippo weather vane. The characters that have delighted the generation are everywhere. Even in the diner that was once a Conference Room. Why did you want to recreate a diner . I was doing a book recording six years ago called blue moo. And i needed some visuals to get the type pictures and i thought not take this rather dismal Conference Room i have and turn it into a diner . Thats what this is. Reporter and you actually use the diner. I spend a lot of time every day here. Reporter its hard to believe this empire of chickens, hippos and pigs started out as a way to escape a summer waitressing job. Despite her love for all things diner, boynton was admittedly lacking as a server. I tried hard. I wasnt very good at it. Reporter so she turned back to the drawing table. I started drawing my own cards and my uncle was a printer. He agreed to print them and he fronted me the credit to be able to do that. At that point i, you know, i was on to something. Reporter that was in 1973. The summer of her junior year at yale. Her quirky designs and messages quickly lly ee got a following. By the 80s, she what selling millions of cards a year. I couldnt find cards i wanted to send. Reporter she soon added Childrens Books. My first known book i wrote as a Christmas Present for any daughter kaitlyn. She loved animal sounds. Reporter but there was Little Something in the pages for the grownups reading them as well. I now think of it as the rocky and bull wink will winkle. Its a ideal that things are layered. They make quirky sense to different people. Reporter and it worked. Boynton has sold tens of millions of books. But her latest project is her favorite yet. A country aspired album called frog trouble. Its, you know, Country Music very broadly speaking. It has honky tonk on it, there is a song called broken piano. I thought he was going to break the piano. It was so great. Reporter the biggest names in showbiz have eagerly contributed to her musical success. Ive been so lucky in the people that ive worked with on these songs. You get in these sessions and you really you just cant believe youre getting away with this. Reporter perhaps, the best part, she never really planned on any of this. This was sorts of an accidental career though for you, wasnt it . I think any career i had would have been an accidental career. Im not much of a planner. Reporter an approach that work out pretty well for boynton a that millions have come to appreciate. Ill work on that. Okay, good. Shes so easy going. She was just lovely. She was it was such a joy to spend a day there. And she was so accommodating and such fun stuff all over the place with all these little animals. And what is nice with the music, she worked with her four children on it and they even performed together for some Kennedy Center events. 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Kind of split between yes, no, and youd have to pay me more than 5,000. There are a lot of babies out there named facebook, espn, will is a baby named twitter i heard. I jotted a few names down that i like. Go for it. What do you think about evan for a girl . I like boys names for girls. Just sayin. Do you like blythe . Yes. And then for boy, harrison. I dont want harrison to be harry. I like bennett for a girl. Thats a good one. And then i had lauren for a guy. For a guy . Lauren for a guy . Lauren michaels . Are you trying to get are you trying to get on snl . This story inspired me. So there you go. You dont need 5,000. I will come up with a list. I will name your child. Hell help you out. Just ahead, a big fight not over names, over a big Lottery Jackpot. But first this is today on nbc. Mom, i invited justin over for lunch. Good. No, not good. Hes a vegetarian and hes going to be here in 20 minutes [ mom ] dont stress. We can figure this out. 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As skies continue to moisten up during the day, youll probably notice the muggy feeling outside and a chance of a sprinkle or two during the day. I think the best chance of showers, though, will come a little bit later on tonight, upper 60s, close to 70 today. Tomorrow cooler with some scattered showers mainly near the hilltops and the best chance of rain and it looks like a good one, tuesday into wednesday, and notice the temperatures coming down and we need the rain to knock down the pollen that everybody here is sneezing from and we need the snow in the sierra and well get some if the system takes off. And santa cruz are back out on patrol. They were driving around the streets of downtown santa cruz last night and there we found also sidewalk performing groups like high tones trying to lift the spirits of their community in mourning. You dont stop doing the things that you love and that, like, bring the community together, you keep doing those things. The funeral for detective elizabeth butter and Sergeant Butch baker has been moved to the hp pavilion in san jose to accommodate the thousands of people who say they want to show up to pay their respects. It will start at noon on thursday. In the meantime, Santa Cruz County investigators are looking for teresa lam johnson, she may know why Jeremy Goulet shot and killed butler and baker. They say johnson knew goulet but was not involved in the murder in any way. Police believes shes living in one of the homeless camps in santa cruz, a homeless woman at one of the camps says she recognizes the woman but does not know her personally. Shes urging johnson to talk to detectives. The last conversation that you had with him before these things happened because a lot of people are under stress. Investigators say they would like to speak with johnson about goulets background and social history. In a continuing effort to get guns off the streets, Santa Clara County is holding a gun buyback event today. The Sheriffs Department will collect guns at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds between 10 00 this morning and 2 00 this afternoon, and people will receive 100 for han guns, rifles or shotguns and 200 for assault weapons. The guns will be exchanged, no questions asked. Coming up this morning, rescue efforts continue for a man swallowed by a sinkhole in florida, what his brother says he heard moments after that bedroom floor caved in. Plus, play ball. The bay areas most famous little leaguers will be back on the field this morning sporting some new bling for spring. Well talk with them about what will be another magical season, we think. All the days news coming up for you at 7 00. More local news in 30. Good morning, i good morning its saturday, march 2nd, 2013. Here is a look at the top stories today. It is day one of the 85 billion in government reductions. Millions of americans are likely to be affected in ways large and small. How did we get here . What does it mean for you . Well take a look as the new chapter in washington gridlock begins. Attempts to find a man swallowed by a massive sinkhole are stopped overnight. Authorities in florida say the ground around the home is, quote, seriously unstable and the entire house could collapse. Well have a live report from the scene as were watching and waiting. And yes i am well look back at the career of actress Bonnie Franklin including her Ground Breaking role as a single mother on the sitcom one day at a time as we remember a favorite tv mom. Im lester holt along side erica hill. Good morning. Great to have everyone here. Nice were all together to start it out. Weve been talking a lot about these automatic spending cuts going into effect for the government for weeks now. No move in washington really to reach an agreement to avoid them. Now they are here of course. Well have a live report from the white house on just what to expect in a moment. You dont get the sense this is going to be fixed right away. Definitely not. It is fair to say probably every american will be touched in some way by this. Especially as it rolls out. You heard a lot of people calling in on the radio in this area over the past actually two weeks i would hear people calling in saying things that will affect me, things like gas. How do i put enough gas in my car to get to work . What about child care for my kids . Were hearing too about meat inspections and how that can affect things. A lot of Little Things that could potentially add up to big things. Well talk a lot more about this coming up. Then well switch gears and talk about putting marriage over motherhood, all about priorities. Enews anchor juliana rans ek started this discussion when she said she and her husband bill put their marriage first and their child second. That comment is getting a huge response on social media. Well tell you what critics and supporters of the statement are saying and talk to a therapist about the best ways to balance family life. Ultimately that is what it is. Her husband bill of course was a winner on Donald Trumps apprentice and this season the celebrities are back. An all star cast featuring bret michaels, la toya jackson, Dennis Rodman. Well take you behind the scenes to show you what kind of fireworks you can expect. Yes you can count on fireworks. With that cast absolutely. We want to begin this morning with the 85 billion in acrosstheboard Government Spending cuts now in place. It was triggered automatically. The president signed the order late friday. Kristen welker is at the white house to tell us more. Good morning. Reporter lester, good morning to you. Today president obama and members of congress are waking up with the realization they failed to avert the sequester and now washingtons fight will have real world consequences. It is the first day of the sequester and lawmakers have left town after an 11th hour meeting between the president and congressional leaders friday. A photo op that yielded no actual results. The discussion about revenue in my view is over. Its about taking on the spending problem here in washington. The only thing weve seen from republicans so par far in s of proposals is to replace this set of arbitrary cuts with even worse arbitrary cuts. Reporter the president , who has been warning of dire economic consequences for days, acknowledged during a friday press conference the cuts will kick in gradually. This is not going to be an apocalypse i think as some people have said. Its just dumb. Its going to hurt. Reporter before heading home to ohio, House Speaker john boehner spoke with nbcs David Gregory. In the end, you dont really see a pathway thats open as you sit here. If i did, the meeting at the white house this morning might have gone better. Reporter while washington continues to bluster, americans are watching with worry. Federal Unemployment Benefits could be reduced by 9. 4 . Nearly 50,000 faa employees could be furloughed. Just a fraction of the furloughs the Defense Department is facing. You know, you are taking food from peoples tables. Reporter walter is a Security Guard at fort meade in maryland the Third Largest base in the u. S. Where unpaid days start in april. Which would equate for me over 600 a month. Reporter a concern shared by federal contractors. Ive got two kids at home. Ive got my wife working. Reporter and parents. Education Officials Say as many as 70,000 kids could be kicked off head start programs like this one in port st. Lucie, florida. It is an excellent program. I dont want to see anything happen to it. Reporter and all americans can do is wait. It is difficult, but were going to go through it and prioritize and work ourselves through it. Reporter now, the next fiscal fight comes up at the end of the month. That one over a law that finances the government. Incredibly, both sides expressed agreement on one point that they dont want to see a government shutdown. Lester . All right. Kristen welker, thanks. As we had been noting over the last week or so a lot of folks were getting notices that pink slips might be coming along. Think about losing a days pay, the impact that has on most peoples lives. It is enormous. A lot of people putting out there too on twitter or Facebook Messages about what it would add to. For some people it could be a 10 to 20 pay cut, 600 a month, for many people that is their mortgage payment, their rent. It is interesting. Were hearing a lot the president is waiting for public outrage but then he tempered his message yesterday saying it is not going to be this massive apocalypse. But it might be personally. Exactly. Thats the issue. Like i say, to lose a days pay, as we know through this economy a lot of folks are living on the edge as it is. Its hard. I think there is a big picture debate in washington about which way to go with the budget but its a localized disaster for some people. It is. And for Many Americans it feels like that big picture debate. They often get lost in the shuffle of what is essentially nonfunctioning washington in many ways for people and there is an understandable frustration. Well talk more about it tonight on nbc nightly news. Weve got other big news to talk about. Were also following the story of the massive sinkhole in florida, a heart breaking story. This morning one man is presumed dead after his bedroom sank into the ground. And attempts to find him are on hold because authorities fear the entire house could collapse. Well go to seffner, florida near tampa for the very latest this morning. Reporter good morning. The sinkhole is deepening and right now investigators are having a tough time getting inside the home. So far theyve been unable to figure out what caused the scene right out of a horror movie. The frantic 911 call came late thursday night. Okay. And what happened to the house . Um, the bedroom floor just collapsed and my brotherinlaw is in there. Hes underneath the house. Reporter a man had been in his bed inside this home near tampa. The next moment, he was gone. Swallowed by a sinkhole about 30 feet wide and more than 20 feet deep. Its unreal. I dont believe its real. Reporter the victim identified by family members as 36yearold jeff bush, a landscaper. A great guy. He kept to himself. There was times where he was out of work and he peddled his bike all day long to get a job. He did what he could for somebody else. Reporter this time others did what they could for him. His brother, jeremy, was inside the house, heard the crash, and jumped in the hole to rescue jeff. And i couldnt get him. All i could hear was i thought i could hear him screaming for me and hollering for me to help him. I couldnt do nothing. Reporter then came sheriffs deputy duval an iraq war veteran. He was able to pull the brother to safety but no sign of jeff. As i was pulling him up i was looking at the hole watching it collapse, watching the bed frame and everything just sink into the ground. Reporter sinkholes tend to happen in these seven states, but theyre especially common in florida where more than 15,000 have been recorded including this 400foot hole in 1981 that devoured cars, homes, and businesses. While experts say many things can cause sinkholes, in florida its a domino effect. The states sandy soil on top of clay supported on a deep layer of limestone can suddenly collapse due to a dramatic shift in floridas unique underground rivers. Still, here near tampa this is actually unprecedented. Reporter investigators arent sure what caused this collapse because they cant get near it. Until we know where its safe to bring equipment, we really are just handicapped and paralyzed and cant really do a whole lot more than sit and wait. Reporter engineers say they might have to demolish the small house though from the outside it still looks like nothing happened. What a story. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. Heres lester. Thanks. This morning cardinals from around the world are flocking to the vatican as they prepare to choose their next pope. Well go to vatican city. Good morning. Reporter lester, good morning. Speculation is mounting here over when the Selection Process will start and much focus on the fact that three cardinals who rotate secret reports into a scandal are here and could be questioned by the other cardinals. Could that have an influence over who becomes pontiff . Across rome this morning, the question, who will be pope . Posters urge the conclave to vote for peter turkson. They were printed innette. Campaigning is frowned upon. But the cardinals will spend the weekend taking every opportunity to talk. I think there is some excitement about the cardinals finally getting together to meet. Reporter they officially gather on monday at 9 30 and are expected to announce the date of the conclave, the papal election, a chance for the church to change according to the cardinal from new york. Do we need to be very serious about renewal and reform . You bet we do. Reporter the vaticans media adviser even told nbc news it could be someone from outside the cardinals. Any baptized male can be elected pope, so cardinals could go out of the college of cardinals in terms of candidates, looking for a candidate. It would be an exception, but it could happen. Reporter until a decision is made the popes private apartments have been sealed after his final farewell. The pope emeritus spent the first day of his new life walking in the gardens of his home for the next few months. One cardinal said seeing benedicts health in decline the next selection must be someone robust. I hope we dont move to a succession of popes who resign quickly. Reporter while in st. Peters square people lined up to buy stamps marking this period without a pontiff as the vatican gets down to choosing its new leader. And thats the one newspaper this morning suggesting that the man chosen might actually be older rather than younger as had previously been talked about, experts telling us that is probably just speculation, but it just underlines the person who will be chosen at the moment is as mysterious as the election process, itself. All right. Thanks very much. We want to check some of the mornings other top stories. Good morning. Good morning you guys. Secretary of state john kerry is in egypt today after meeting friday with his turkish counterpart hoping to help the opposing political faction in egypt come to some sort of agreement when dealing with economic reform. Tomorrow he will visit with president morsi. The latest nasa rocket out of this orbit is looking for a parking spot at the International Space station hoping to dock there tomorrow. Youve got to get there early to get the good spots. The spacex rocket was launched on friday and after having a few problems with its thrusters is now well on its way to completing its mission. What is it doing there . Its bringing more than a thousand pounds of supplies including fresh fruit to the astronauts at the space station. A stomach bug is stopping Queen Elizabeth from taking a trip to wales today. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace says the queen suffered from symptoms of gastroentritis and would spend the weekend at Windsor Castle instead. Serena williams got a lesson in golf etiquette when she tried to take a picture of tiger woods. An official quickly came over. Hey, no. That is a nono, against pga rules, serena. Serena, in shock and awe seems confused as to why she cant take the picture and later tweeted, quote, apparently you cant take pictures of golfers. In my defense, peeps always take pictures of tennis players. P. S. , she somehow managed to take the picture, tweet it, and then go home knowing that if she wanted a second picture of tiger she could probably just call him up on the cell phone and get one. I didnt know that rule. Me either. Yeah. Can we deal with something quickly . Yes. Oh, earlier i tweeted a picture of the monstrosity of playfood. Jenna tweeted about my bagel and its taken off on twitter. Can we show the size of this . This bagel could feed a small country. This is part of onehalf thats left. We had people say it had its own gravitational pull. Someone said i think thats a chicken. Well, i was just shocked. I wasnt sure if that was the plate or the bagel so i came down utterly confused by it. Im going to finish my bagel and, dylan, go to the weather. I love the grease spots from the butter next to the bagel, too. Youre just doing it all today. Weve got folks here raising awareness for some Rare Diseases and what are you here for . There is a group of us moms that have gathered from around the world. We all have boys and girls with a rare disease called cdlk5 and were here to bond as moms and learn from each other and have a magnificent time and meet new friends, so it sounds like a wonderful thing. And wearing great green too. Thats right. Definitely raising awareness. Thanks for being here. Thank you. In new york city it is a little bit chilly but the cold air is actually way down in the southeast. Even light snow is falling or expected to fall today in atlanta of all places. Its really going to be more nuisance snow. Were not looking at a lot of accumulation. Northern new england, especially across northern maine is where we could end up with 3 to 6 inches of snow. The middle of the country just and as skies start to lighten up this morning you can see a nice view there of the bay bridge of the lights dancing around the bay this morning. We have mid and highlevel clouds coming in that will block the sun at times as we head into the afternoon and as the clouds thicken up courtesy of tropical moisture, it will feel muggy today, dew point temperatures coming up and eventually well see a few sprinkles off and on today, best chance of showers after sundown tonight, and muchneeded rain and sierra snow coming in Tuesday Morning into wednesday. Rolos right here. Theyre full, too. Happy birthday. Thank you. Erica . We should warn her lester is coming out and might need dessert after the bagel. Still to come Dennis Rodman, gary busse, la toya jackson, all in it to win it. Well take you behind the scenes of this seasons Celebrity Apprentice all stars. Next, remembering trail blazing tv mom Bonnie Franklin right after these messages. Ive always had to keep my eye on her. But, i didnt always watch out for myself. With so much noise about health care. I tuned it all out. With unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters. My individual health profile. Not random statistics. They even reward me for addressing my health risks. So im doing fine. But shes still going to give me a heart attack. Were more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. Thats health in numbers. Unitedhealthcare. Are so soft, chewy, and filled with their fruity selves. They think this world isnt big enough for the both of them. But we assure you it is. Bites. Little greatness. And Wesley Ashley are looking for a brand new smartphone. Lets go. Weve got a Samsung Galaxy sii on tmobile monthly4g for only 299 with no annual contract. Nice [ earl ] see for yourself. Get the Samsung Galaxy s ii on tmobiles nationwide 4g network. Walmart. Bonnie franklin personified the struggling single parent in one day at a time. Franklin lost her battle with cancer on friday in her california home. Diana alviar has more from los angeles. This is it this is Life Reporter flawed and single and an romano was no june cleaver. Im not married. You are divorced . Yes, i am. Great. Reporter Bonnie Franklins character on one day at a time was a first for a prime time sitcom. She talked about it in a 2005 pbs reunion special. Back in the 70s when we were doing this, across the country were single parents. Yet, it hadnt been reflected on camera. Reporter born bonnie gale franklin, she made her tv debut at 9. Franklins biggest impact was as mom to daughters julie played by Mckenzie Phillips and barbara played by valerie bert nelly. Steve asked me to go away with him for the weekend and im going. Great, mom. Have a great time. Barbara . You dont understand. Shes going to shack up. Reporter one day at a time was Ground Breaking, in this case because franklin played a single mom with a very active dating life. I guess its been a long time since you had a man sleep over, huh . No. This is really the first time we saw a divorcee on television dating men and really trying to get her love life back in order after a failed marriage. Reporter last september, she was diagnosed with pafrpg reenk attic cancer. My heart is breaking. Bonnie is always one of the most important women in my life and was a second mother to me. Phillips said shes with just full of light and love. And the man who cast franklin in her iconic role said i was wrong. I thought life forces never die. Bonnie was such a life force. Bubbly, always up, the smile never left her face. A feisty feminist who inspired her fans. I love you. And you. With her trade mark pictures of grace and grit. Were back in a moment. This is today on nbc. 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Heres the source of the high cloud cover, its coming out of the southwest which is the reason well see clouds throughout the day today, filtered sunshine at times, and the temperatures even though the sun is blocked out should be mild with the southerly flow moving into the bay area. 60s, close to 70s today. A chance of a few sprinkles off and on throughout the day, a chance of showers today through sunday but the main event for rain will be tuesday and wednesday, much colder system with muchneeded sierra snow and rain across the bay area on wednesday. All right, thank you very much, rob. Were following a developing story out of San Francisco this morning where police are investigating a possible officerinvolved shooting. It happened in the citys visitation valley neighborhood near the intersection of bayshore dvld and hester avenue right alongside highway 101. There are reports that Daly City Police were trying to pull over the driver of a car when that suspect tried to flee on foot. There was a short chase and then one officer shot the suspect. No word on the suspects condition at this time, but we can tell you that no officers were hurt. We will continue to follow this story throughout the morning and bring you more information as we get it. After three days of dealing with the emotional stress of losing two officers, Santa Cruz Police are now back out on patrol. We found them driving around the streets of downtown santa cruz last night where we also found sidewalkperforming groups like the high tones trying to lift the spirits of that their community. You dont stop doing the things you love and bring the community together, you keep doing those things. The funeral for Loren Butch Baker awill be held in hp pavilion in san jose. They had to move it over the hill because of the thousands of people that wanted to pay their respects. In a continuing effort to get guns off the streets, Santa Clara County is holding a gun buyback event today, theyll collect guns at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds between 10 00 and 2 00 this afternoon, anyone that shows up with a gun will receive 100 for a handgun, rifle, or shotgun, anyone that shows up with an assault weapon will get 200. The guns will be exchanged no questions today. Coming up this morning, the undercover sting that took six detectives and one animal control officer to reunite a puppy with his family. And buster posey adding cover boy to his list of achievements, well tell you which magazine cover hell be gracing. A hint . It has nothing to do with sports. Those stories and all of the days news coming up at 7 00 on today in the bay. For now, heres more of the today show. Were getting great energy on the plaza. You have a group of High School Students from ohio behind you. A lot of friends with us on the plaza. Theyre from all over. Were back on march 2nd, 2013. Im erica hill alongside lester holt. Jenna wolf and dylan drier. And some of our friends here. Coming up in this half hour, theres a new debate thats getting a lot of attention on line as to whether your marriage or your kids should come first and that question is being sparked by comments that julianna ransic made about putting her marriage above her young son. Obviously people love to weigh in on things like this when you tries to choose one or the other. Were going to talk this morning with a therapist about whether you can put one before the other and whether you should. Yeah, i dont know that theyre saying, you know its a good discussion. Its a great discussion. Were going to have it. Were going to talk about a hair raising fight over a lottery ticket. What kind of fight . A hair raising. Thats only because it involved a hairstylist. There you go. A judge has frozen a 9. 5 million lottery prize. Several hairstylists claim the Winning Ticket was part of an office pool. But the stylist who purchased it said, no, not exactly. This one was for me. You know where this is going, into court. And were going to find out more about that legal fight. Cutting edge story. And take this for a mix. You have actors, rock stars, you have celebrity Reality Stars and add donald trump to the mix, you have this seasons Celebrity Apprentice. Well go behind the scenes and show you what you can expect. Should be interesting. Then we live in the city. I dont have a car. Do you have a car . You have a car. I dont have a car. Lots of people love their cars. Theyre protective of their cars. Nobody loves their car more than this guy who when he saw it hailing he ran down stairs and did everything he could to try to protect his baby from the hail. He tried to swim. All this and so many more fascinating videos. I think we would call the Insurance Company instead. Not that guy. It wouldnt be nearly as fun to watch if you were just picking up the phone. Were going to get to that. We have one final check of the weather this morning. Were not going to see any hail in new york city. That guy got a friend to help. Even betterment were going to see some really cold temperatures down through florida. We have highs in the 40s and 50s. Were also going to see scattered snow showers make their way through the ohio river valley into even kentucky, atlanta will even see snowflakes, too. Temperatures in the northeast topping out in the mid 40s. Then tomorrow, were keeping an eye on a storm across the northern plains. It is going to bring some heavier snow through the dakotas. Some showers through southern and south dakota. And that could be a storm that were going to watch for the midatlantic area as we go into the middle of next week. For now, just lakeeffect snow showers on sunday. Stays chilly. Even into southern florida. A chilly, rainy day to day in the 60s. By monday morning, were starting the i did off in the mid 40s. And a view from sunol, 680 this morning, a peach color to the clouds outside, mid and highlevel clouds streaming off the subtropical jet stream, the system off to the west is tapping moisture up to the south that will thicken up the clouds today and help filter the sun at times. We should still manage 60s and low fills for the highs today and probably feel more muggy outside with a few sprinkles here and there, the best chance of isolated showers later tonight. And the best chance of rain arrives wednesday. So far all we heard from these guys are screams. What you are doing here . Were on our senior class trip. To explains the screams coming from everywhere around here. [ screaming ] got to love fans from ohio. Erica and lester . Should you put your marriage before motherhood . Thats the debate after comments made by es host jewely anna ran sick. She said she makes her marriage a priority, even ahead of her new baby. We have the story. How does it feel, honey . It feels good. Reporter shes a new mom. They say the biggest secret for us. Reporter popular e news host and cancer survivor. She recently found herself in the hot seat for saying she and husband bill ransic put our marriage first and our child second. In a statement friday, she made no apologies and said their son benefits from the couples strong bond. Your relationship is the first example your child learns from and we will do everything we can to show our child how much we love, respect and are deveoted o one another. The gift st of what she is saying is shes trying to keep her marriage alive. She also has a reality show with her husband told us weekly the secret to their happy marriage is making each other a priority, even after the arrival of their son edward duke. Words that struck a nerve. Mommy blogs criticized ransic for calling her husband her first baby and her son her second baby. On social media sites like twitter, there was a mix of biting and supportive comments. Jewely anna doesnt love her child any less than any other american mom. She really shouldnt have ranked her baby and bill, her husband in, the same sentence. Thats where she got into trouble. Rancic described her joy on today after he was born via surrogate last summer. We are happy. Its good being married to this guy and having a baby. And some family experts say with the high divorce rate and pressures of every day life, rancic may have a point. It is guy time, right . To see a strong bond and its good for your child sometimes to feel they have to figure out something on their own. Reporter such as patience, or going to sleep. The book bringing up bebe profiles a similar approach by french parents who focus on making sure children are not the center of attention. Its not because those mothers are in any way less interested in their kids or neglectful of their kids. Reporter different ideas and debates on how to parent and keep love strong as a family. For today, michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. We have a psychotherapist with us this morning. What is your initial thought on this . Should marriage come before kids . Should we rank them at all . I think the truth is anyone who is married and has kids understands its a juggling act. Theres no hierarchy on love, really. I think the way it was said, it made the baby seem like oddman out. And i can tell you that, yes, kids do need to see a good marriage. And thats certainly helpful. But if a child feels like theyre left out or just an accessory, that certainly not psychologically healthy. I dont think she was saying either or in this case. Right. It doesnt sound that way. I think it would have been better if she said even though we have a child and were so happy, we love our child so much, its still very important for me to have a solid marriage and keep my husband a priority. Is it important . Especially when you talk about a 6 month baby in this case, isnt it important to have the date nights out, the time to make sure the marriage is strong . Yes. And we know that when it comes to marriages and stages of marriage, when you have little kids, its really the most complicated time in a relationship. Because there are so many demands and you need to juggle. You need good coping skills. So the happier marriages are really the ones that where the wife can focus on the husbands needs and likewise. Where there is thoughtfulness in that union. That is very healthy for a child. As long as the childs needs are being met, too. What about what we heard and we heard in the piece there about in other countries or maybe the kids are not as i dont want to say theyre not as high a priority. That is not the casement we do have a send entendency to push parents that they have to put their child above everything else, their sleep, their health. And so sometimes it does feel like there is a lot of societal pressure to say no matter what, my kids will always win. There is. There is an idealization of motherhood. And that idea is if youre a good mother, then you dont have needs. Or you put your childs needs first. I think we see in other cultures maybe thats not the style and showing love. The end of the day, are you the right mother, the right parent for your child . Thats what matters. Are you surprised that this has kicked off the conversation that it has . No. Because the way it was said, its almost like my husband is first, my child is second. I want a second child and that child will be third. I think the way it was phrased, it made it sound like her First Priority was her husband. She loved him the most. And her child was important, too. I dont think thats what she really meant. I think what she was really trying to say is my plan is to have a great marriage and the way to do that is to continue to make my husband an important priority. Great. Thanks very much. Good to have you here. Up next, a group of hair dressers claim a coworker cut them out of a Lottery Jackpot. Well tell what you is happening now to that 9. 5 million prize. But first, these messages. How can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours . With thermacare heatwraps. Thermacare works differently. Its the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. For up to 16 hours of relief, try thermacare. If youve ever an office pool hoping to nab a share of a big jackpot, listen up. Winning could be the start of a nightmare. That seems to be the case at least for some indiana coworkers now fighting it out in court. Ron mott has their story. Reporter theres power in numbers as the old saying goes, but these numbers powerful enough to hit a 9. 5 million Lottery Jackpot two weeks ago are adding up to a hairy situation. Seven salon stylists in indianapolis are suing despite the smiles to keep one of their coworkers now former coworker from claiming all of that loot for herself, cutting them out of the bounty. Friday the court issued an injunction freezing the money. Theyre disappointed that it came to this and theyre much more disappointed than they are angry. Reporter angry, perhaps, because they believed everyone understood the rules as spelled out in their complaint. One lady would buy the group tickets. She couldnt buy tickets for herself at the same place, and Winning Tickets would be equally divided. Did she buy the ticket at another location . No she did not. Reporter so she bought it with the pool ticket. She did. Reporter okay. Did she understand the rule they all testified to . Thats what well find out. Reporter other lucky office mates have parted large prizes without parting ways. Three connecticut businessmen shared a 254 million jackpot. 20 costco workers on long island divided up 202 million, both in 2011. So how much dough is on the line in indiana . The ultimate winner or winners have two choices. Take a 9. 5 million annuity spread over 30 annual payments or a lump sum cash payout of just over 3 million bucks. Thats before taxes and before being split eight ways. And once the irs and state are satisfied, each woman could walk away with nearly 275,000 but with yet another possible deduction legal fees. There are certain conditions which if theyre met all of which we think we showed in there today are met then an oral contract is just as binding as a written contract. Reporter for today ron mott, nbc news, chicago. Up next, this mans attempt to save his car from falling hail may not have worked but the clip went viral. Well take a look at our weekly reap wind today on nbc. 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How do you top that and what will people think of next and also how about a paper towel dependser . Trouble, trouble, trouble trouble, trouble, trouble and not to be outdone, a cat who actually looks like it might be in pain. Now im lying on the cold hard ground trouble, trouble, trouble all right. All right. You kind of get where were going. Nothing beats the goat. The goat wins. Hands down. We should do something at the today show but i feel like taylor swift will never see that. Im sitting really close, im sorry. I turned around and i didnt realize i need to give you some breathing room. Can you come over closer. I would like to. Okay. Were moving on. We all know how bad hail can be to your car. So what do you do if it starts to hail and you dont have a garage . You become your own garage. We saw this a little earlier. This guy in argentina decided to get right up on top of the car. Flailing around to block the hail. Dont hit my car. So we established he is a lunatic. Not that my dad wouldnt do the exact same thing. Who is kidding . We know this is possible. I dont know. What do you think . I think its good internet video. Great internet individuvideo. I think the car is in the body shop. There has to be a garage somewhere in the country, right . Anyway. Time now for cute kitten in a vase. Finally. Yeah, finally. Its kitten in a vase time. Its already racked up 240,000 hit on youtube. For no other reason than the fact it is absolutely adorable. I think it is a vase. T its adorable. Do you realize, im in a vase, right . At some point thats not going to work. The cat tries to get out. My question is how did he get there in the first place . My favorite part is you change vase to vase half way through your story. Im appealing to a broad audience. Wherever you are, i want you to be able to understand the story. Can we get to the toilet paper . Okay. Here we go. Toilet paper with a twist. Advertising brought to a new level with this. It is toilet paper with ads on every sheet of the role. Two brothers thought this up. Giving people something to think about when theyre in the bathroom. You can scan the coupon on your phone because what else are you going to do in there. Or rip it off. The motto, dont rush before you flush. My question to you is this creative or creepy . I think its a little bit of both. Here you go. The other issue, does this mean we have to wait longer for the ladys room . Im not in favor of it. Although, you know i like that one. Youre looking, you were telling me where can i find a good deal on paint. Now i know. I think the ink starts to get all over and makes unnecessary mess. Okay debbie downer. Were back after this. Want y. I am the hero of my story. I am her hero. I am ready for tonight. I am ready for the rest of my life. 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Then i read an article about a study that looked at the Long Term Health benefits of taking multivitamins. They used centrum silver for the study. So i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. Always your most complete. What do you do when you combine a rock star, magician, actors, reality tv vet vans . Tthe donald is back and he assembled an all star cast. Reporter for lucky number 13, donald trump is bringing back the best of the best, crazy of the crazy, Fan Favorites and most outrageous for the first ever all star season of the Celebrity Apprentice. 14 of the most memorable celebrities have returned to do it all over again. Reporter so put the boxing gloves and get ready for the clause to come out. A season known to be filled with drama is on. This is their money. Latoyas not taking it anymore. They dont do anything you take to stay in the game. Deucy is just being deucy. And fresh off his north korea peacekeeping mission, Dennis Rodman has got something to prove. I will be there. Reporter and remember amarosa from season one and seven . Well, shes back for round three. Ive created the board room beatdown. And most of you will be fired again. I dont know why the hell i came back. Perhaps the 250,000 plus at stake for the charity of choice. Yall ready . 50,000 in cash. Catching up with the cast is unexpected. What is the dynamic . The same things from all three of us and you cant even imagine. You see the first four or five episodes, people still get along great. They dont realize theyre getting played. I think you saw the intensity that we havent seen before. But in the end, none of them are as strategic as i am. So thats why, you know, they might not take what i think about it because i took a different approach. Do you agree . What did she say . You see . Do you see what im talking about . Maybe the only thing these four 14 agree on, they dont want to hear youre fired. Youre fired, youre fired. No question that getting fired by donald trump sucks. An allstar cast with allstar drama. Anything is possible. Run away as the circus that is the Celebrity Apprentice begins. I will take you down. Lets rock this thing. For today, new york. Dennis rodman grabbing headlines in the last few days. He just returned from his trip to north korea where he spent time with that countrys leader calling him, an awesome kid. Thats the title he was looking for. Yeah. And he wasnt going to do that. Pretty much. Yeah. And tomorrow Stephen Baldwin from Celebrity Apprentice stopping by studio 1a. Thats going to do it for us on this half hour. Lester has to get back to his bagel. That and my good morning. Coming up next on today in the bay santa cruz investigators trying to track down this woman, who police say might know about w about the killing of two Police Officers. A puppy reunited with his new family after he was stolen from a shelter. The sting operation that nabbed the suspects and got the puppy back to his new home. Were seeing a lot more clouds spilling into the bay area to kick off the weekend. Eventually the clouds will bring rain. Well let you know when the rain dops will arrive. You cant move the tv there. Yuhhuh. We have a wireless receiver. Listen. Back in my day, there was no uverse wireless receiver that let you move the tv away from the tv outlet. We can move it to the kitchen, the patio, the closet and almost anywhere. Why would you want a tv in the closet . [ both laugh ] [ fancy voice ] brilliant idea, darling. [ female announcer ] the wireless receiver. Get uverse tv for just 19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. Rethink possible. Good morning. Looking live at a beautiful start to this saturday morning. There is rain in the forecast. Find out when you can get your honeydo list done today. Thanks for joining us, im kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. The rain not going to get anybody out of their chores today . No, theres always chores on weekends. Right now weve got mainly dry conditions and the high clouds are starting to sweep in, 40s and 50s to get the day started and heres where the high clouds are coming from. Theyre actually kind of moving up from the south off the subtropical jet stream and that system off to the west will add a little more lift to the increasing middlelevel moisture that may wring out a few sprinkles today. Temperatures lunchme upper 60s to lower 70s and cooling towards 5 00 and raindrops higher up start to fall through the at moss near and evaporate leading to cooler temperatures around 5 00 and eventually some of the drops to should reach the ground tonight and weve got some potential for rain middle of next week. Weve got breaking news out of San Francisco this morning where police are confirming that a San FranciscoPolice Officer shot and killed a suspect. This happened in the citys visitation valley neighborhood near the intersection of bayshore boulevard and hester avenue alongside 101. A live look at the scene now, San Francisco police say daly city officers were attempting to pull over a car when the suspect tried to take off on foot. There was a short chase and one officer reportedly shot the suspect. No officers were hurt. Well continue to follow this story throughout the morning and bring you more information as we get it. After three days of dealing with the emotional stress of losing two officers, Santa Cruz Police are back out on patrol. We found them driving around the streets of downtown santa cruz last night where we also found sidewalk performing groups like the high tones trying to lift the spirits of their community. You dont stop doing the things that you love and that bring the community together. You keep doing those things. The funeral for Sergeant Butch baker and