you show you a lot more coming up. a lot to get to including amanda knox, the former exchange student speaking out about the time she spent in an italian prison as her new -- excuse me -- a new book hits the stores this week. this morning her claim of innocence. the nightmare she endured behind bars, and her thoughts on being tried again for the murder of her roommate. we'll speak to her attorney about it all coming up. also ahead, a sports blogger is under fire this morning for questioning whether this woman is too chunky to be an nba cheerleader. >> plus, this is going to make you feel old. itunes turns 10 years old today. >> i can't imagine life without it. >> how many songs do you have on your -- >> oh, i don't know. a lot. >> probably thousands on mine. 25 billion songs in that decade. we'll look at how the on-line store changed the way we listen and buy music. >> and what's for breakfast at your house this morning? sunday. could be a good day for doughnuts. my dad used to get us donuts on sundays. lester and i had a hands-on lesson in donut making and finishing. we're going to take you along for that ride. >> i'm such a rule follower. this one is making up recipes. >> i made up a great one as you'll see. >> you broke the rules. the latest on the boston marathon bombing investigation. new information coming to light about the aspects of the suspects and their mother. nbc's michelle franzen is live in boston to tell us more about that. michelle, good morning. >> good morning, lester. u.s. officials tell nbc news that they are looking for evidence here on the suspects here at home and also following up on leads overseas. authorities have been operating on the theory the suspects acted alone and also say they are not ruling anything out. >> investigators say they are still looking into all possibilities in the boston bombing case, including tracking possible leads on the two bombing suspects here at home and overseas. authorities confirm the brothers' mother was placed on a u.s. government terrorism database 18 months before the bombings because of her son tamerlan. the list consists of hundreds of thousands of names, but being added to the list doesn't mean proof of terrorist activity. a u.s. official tells nbc news russian authorities passed along information to the cia stating both tamerlan and his mother were showing signs of increasing radicalization. >> they are already talking about we are terrorists. i am terrorist. >> reporter: accusation the mother denied. meanwhile, msnnbc news says tha the attention was focused on the stolen suv. now they are looking at a second vehicle, a green honested yashgs used by the bombing suspects used on the day of the shooting of m.i.t. officer sean collier in cambridge. federal authorities say the suspects carjacked a vehicle. police say a mercedes suv following the shooting. when they were riding together during the chase, that ended in watertown. in photos ob obtained by nbc news, a green honda was also spotted at the scene in watertown along with the black suv. in copley square saturday bombing survivor leann jani was released released from the hospital ask didn't let her leg injury keep her from visiting the makeshift memorial. >> it's amazing, and i appreciate it so much, and i feel like i can speak for a lot of the victims how much we truly appreciate all this support. >> leann says she hopes to run again. meantime, an update nearly two weeks after the bombing took place, victims, 30 of them, hospitals. one still in critical condition. lester, erica. >> michelle franzen, thanks very much. we want to turn now to the white house correspondents determine last night. >> it's a chance for washington, for the journalist who's cover the city, to break bread together and poke a bit of fun at one another. president obama embraced his role as comedian in chief. our white house peter alexander made it there for all the laughs. >> i feel like it s just a couple of hours ago. you talk about the politicians, the journalists, plenty of celebrities too. a couple of sightings i had. bradley cooper, katie perry there. they call this as the nerd prom, but it's highlighted each year by these dualing comedic appearances this year between the president and late night host conan o'brien, where really nothing is off limits. not the politicians, the pundits, or even the president himself. ♪ ♪ don't stop the party >> it's like when two different zoos get together. you know, the hollywood zoo and the d.c. zoo. >> president obama, that's my man. ♪ >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this. second term, baby. >> tonight i'm excited to announce that turner broadcasting is going to make a television miniseries about the big power players here in washington. vice psident joe biden is goinlayeg to by bob barker. paul ryan will be played by mr. bean. secretary of state john kerry will be played by an easter island head. >> these days i look in the mirror, and i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. i understand second term, need a burst of new energy, try some new things, and then my team and i talked about it. we're willing to try neglect. we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. i went to the opening of the bush presidential library in dallas. it was a wonderful event. that inspired me to get started on my own legacy, which will actually begin by building another ediface next to the bush library. can we show that? i go out to the basketball court. took 22 shots. made two of them. that's right. two hits, 20 misses. the executives at nbc asked what's your secret? >> even nbc wasn't off limits last night. you know, there were some serious moments, erica, and lester as well. most specifically when both the president and conan o'brien honored the victims, paid tribute to the victims of the boston bombing. even for conan o'brien, a proud boston native, there was a proud punch line where he said if you were going to pick out a city, you shouldn't choose one where nine out of ten are related to a cop. >> and it was excellent advice. that did get a nice chuckle. peter, thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. you were there until the wee hours as well. >> yes, yes. good morning. >> what's the overall assessment this morning? i mean, there was some laughs last night, but how did the president do? >> oh, i think the president did well. i mean, the president always does well. any president does who, you know, is in a position to be sort of rooted on in many ways, and i think that's what happened last night. i think the president was particularly on last night. i mean, his jokes, whether at our expense or republicans pretty good. i mean, the one he had that really struck me was he talked about republicans wanting to reach out to more minorities. he suggested that they could start with him. you know, it was a pretty good night. >> that one definitely -- that one went over pretty well. there is, of course, a lot of serious work also that needs to be done in washington. we're hearing from the faa that air travel should be back to normal today. this, of course, after that fix for the one part of the sequester cuts. many democrats, though, voicing their opinion that they feel the president really caved when it came to this agreement here. what is this doing in terms of bargaining power moving forward? >> well, i mean, i don't know how this gets to the broader idea of replacing the sequester. i mean, we saw the specter of politicians who were willing to respond to the angry public because it's such a high profile annoyance to have these kinds of delays, but, you know, people said i think rightly, well, what if my programs benefit the poor? they don't have the kind of clout or the lobbyists to get something changed. the complaint about the president signing on to this is does it detract from his ability to put more pressure on republicans to replace the sequester overall, and i think the answer is probably yes. when there doesn't seem to be a lot of groundswell of agreement on a big deal to replace it. >> so if there is not that agreement, if the president doesn't have that bargaining power for a grand deal, if we do look at this piece by piece, is there anything else that we could see perhaps some sort of an agreement on and -- >> it's not clear. i mean, they have given some flexibility over defense. neither doing it at the faa. i mean, you know, you could see other things that crop up over time, but there don't appear to be immediate areas in the offing. >> there is a high visibility. s david gregory, nice to see you. we'll talk to you soon for a preview of "meet the press. "i. >> now let's go to jenna wolf for the other top stories today. >> five days after that deadly building collapse in bangladesh rescuers continue to pull survivors from the rubble. new pictures overnight show dramatic rescues. some using their bare hands to free those that are still trapped. 360 people have been killed. hundreds more still missing. the owner of that building has been arrested. a mississippi man is behind bars this morning accused of sending ricin-laced letters to president obama as well as others. janet shamliyan has that story. >> reporter: federal agents made an arrest at his home. after ricin-laced letters were sent to president obama and others. he is cedssg a biological agent with intent to use as a weapon. when his house was searched last week, he denied being involved. >> i had absolutely nothing to do with those letters. the person that was accused of sending those letters, her defense attorney, or his defense attorney, said -- steered them in my direction because i was probably an easy target. >> paul kevin curtis was initially arrested for sending the letters. he was held six days before charges were abruptly dropped and he was freed. curtis and dutchski reportedly had a tangled relationship. experts say it's problematic. >> when you get the wrong guy, the public is confused, it and it starts to break down confidence in law enforcement. >> if convicted he could face life in prison. for "today" janet shamliyan, nbc news, houston. in ilgs an investigation is underway after a shooting outside of the prime minister's office. two police officers were injured. one person has been arrested. the shooting happened on the same day that the country's new prime minister is being sworn in in a ceremony nearby. a colorado woman has quite a story to tell after surviving not just a terrible car accident, but below freezing temperatures as well. she says pure luck saved her life. sandy is still recovering in the hospital. her car slipped on black ice sending it thousands of feet down a ravine. she was knocked out, and when she eventually came to, she somehow managed crawl her way out of the car. six hours later she made it up to the road. play the lottery, sandy. and, finally, we can say we knew her when. the internet sensation lil bub the cat is a big winner at the tribeca film festival. they all stopped by our studio last week before the premier of "lil bub and friends." we are happy to report the film won best feature in the on-line tribeca film festival category. said lil bub afterwards, you guys, um, what? what? anyway, that's -- >> come again. >> lil bub the cat. her nickname, coincidentally enough, lil bub the cat. how about that? you'll never forget it. it's great. >> i like it. jenna, thanks. >> dillon has a check of the weather. you must feel unloved. yesterday you were in the engineers where i shore and we were in new york, and now -- it's not personal. >> i hope it's not personal because i don't think i'm in kentucky next saturday too. there's something going on. you guys hang out with your big wigs. we have lizzie here, and she's celebrating a 10 year old birthday, and how does it feel? do you feel any different at all? >> no. >> not at all? next year you're going to have to find an extra finger somewhere because you can't use your hands to show how old you are anymore. we are going to see heavy rain. it's finally coming to an end in houston, but look at the rain that came down yesterday. six to seven inches of rain fell in just a short period of time. the rain was up around the car tires, and it was awful on the roads down in texas. it will dry out today, but the southeast now into knoxville and charlotte, that's where we're going to see the heavy rain today. perhaps up to two >> we've got some low clouds, cool temperatures to start. 30s and 40s in the north bay, but those numbers will be jumping by at least 40 degrees heading into the afternoon. north winds start to clear out. some of the low clouds, 80s closer to san jose and near 90 around pleasanton and expect temperatures to climb a couple of more degrees for monday and for the second half of the week, temperatures staying quite warm with 90s inland. and that is your latest forecast. lester and erica? >> all right, dylan thanks. up next on "today," itunes turns ten years old. a look at how it's changed the way we listen to, buy music. it's all ahead right after this. 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"i got a feeling here. >> there you go, get busy. you a couple more. >> i contributed to their success. a new message from the duchess of cambridge as she stays busy and stylish during her pregnancy. first, these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker oats. today is going to be epic. quaker up. for those nights when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer. be ready with children's motrin. ♪ lots of suits and ties, tuxes last night. we mentioned we were at the white house correspondents' dinner with, oh, you know, a couple closest friends here in washington. >> hey, cameras. >> there we are. we brought a few pictures to show you guys. okay, look. that was funny, lester. >> yeah, the dress. >> the executive producer dee dee thomas with us, looking gorgeous and glamorous. this is one of my favorite pictures, my two husbands, tv husband lester holt and my real husband. >> nice to see him. >> yeah. and there's dave again with thomas roberts of msnbc. as you know, his husband, patrick abner. thomas and i sort of gave up our husbands for the night. we've paired together since they didn't come to the dinner and they went on their own dinner. >> by this point, i went home to get some sleep. >> no, not true. >> that's me with eric stonestreet, from "modern family." and caught up with leslie david baker, who is stanley from "the office." >> nice. >> even better when it's in focus, and that's tamron hall. we're all purply. purple lights going on. >> they did sort of cover everything. still ahead, an nba cheerleader fires back at the blogger who says cheese too chunky for the job. oooh. 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[ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. ♪ here we have this morning, back on a sunday morning, april 28th, 2013. beautiful, sunny spring morning here in our nation's capital. and in new york, we've got a great crowd on the plaza. a gorgeous day up there as well. dylan will join them in just a few minutes. in the meantime, i'm lester holt alongside erica hill. still to come, amanda knox telling her side of the story. she was convicted of murdering her roommate in italy. she spent four years in prison before the conviction was overturned. she could now face a new trial on the charges. we'll talk to her attorney to get an update in a minute. hard to believe it was two years ago today we were preparing for the wedding of the century, william and kate, now celebrating their second anniversary tomorrow. there is renewed excitement this morning over her baby bump. and later, have you had your breakfast yet? how does coffee and a doughnut sound? erica and i recently studied the art of a doughnut at duncan brands university. there is such a thing. we learned how to brew and serve coffee the right way and learned the finer points of making and decorating doughnuts. we do begin with a blogger who sparked outrage online. why? well, it came after ridiculing the weight of a cheerleader for the oklahoma city thunder. mike taibbi has more. ♪ >> reporter: she's not stick thin, but that's not what a houston blogger said about kelsey williams, a cheerleader for the visiting oklahoma city thunder, now battling the hometown rockets in the nba playoffs. instead, a so-called racy relationship blogger, named claire crawford, questioned on the radio and in print -- whether williams was too chunky to be a cheerleader, with too much pudginess around her waistline." on twitter, the critics pounced. they're so wrong. they're so jealous. the criticism has wider consequences, says one body image expert. >> seeing someone else calling someone overweight, pudgy, too fat to cheerlead, it makes you look at your own body as a woman and go, oh, my good, i'm too fat. >> reporter: for her part, williams said she was shocked, embarrassed, and devastated that my weight and abilities to perform as a thunder girl have become a topic of national debate. i'm not superwoman, just like every other woman, i have my own bag full of insecurities. cheerleaders, of course, do put themselves on display and thus risk criticism. green bay packers cheerleader katelin collins said on "today" the krit siechl s criticism she endured was cruel. >> we struggle with body images, and especially in today's society. for somebody to go online and type those kind of things, it was very hurtful. >> reporter: and not just to the object of the criticism. >> it turns into this funnel of self-hate. you then open the doorway to speaking to other women that way and projecting that on other women. >> reporter: williams is in her third year as a thunder girl, but no suggestion from her or the team that her tenure is close to ending. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. we want to get back up to new york to get a final check of the weather from dylan. >> hey, good morning. i thought you guys were the big draw for people on the plaza, but we have so many people here this morning. [ cheers ] they are ready to explore new york city, and the weather couldn't be more perfect. it is absolutely gorgeous out here today. nothing but sunshine, and we are going to continue with the sun throughout the rest of the day. maybe a couple of showers tonight. but that's really about it. we have some records to talk about this april. a lot of snow records. duluth picked up 51 inches. that's the snowiest month on record ever. we also had the snowiest april through bismarck, pierre, snowiest also into boulder, 47 inches. the wettest april in chicago with almost 9 inches of rain. and on the flipside, new york city has picked up the driest april in 50 years. i would say one of the coolest, too. we will see some showers today down across the southeast. could end up with about two to three inches of rain, especially into western north carolina also into eastern tennessee. those showers up near fargo, those are just a couple of light showers. it's not going to exacerbate the flooding problem up there. that is still mostly caused by the snow melt, and then tomorrow, the showers will move into wisconsin. again, still pretty light. and then late in the day in new york city, we will see a couple of showers around here, too. live picture. you're looking over san francisco and the bay bridge and missed on that lens even though the sun is over the tops of the clouds and we'll see temperatures close to 70 degrees in san francisco. mid-70s oakland and close to 90 in livermore and that map looks like the microclimates around the bay area and we'll see more of that off and on in the last week. gusty hills getting into tuesday and wednesday and those temperatures heating up some for thursday and friday. and for your weather forecast anytime, can you always check it out on weather.com. back to you, lester. >> all right, dylan, thanks very much. amanda knox is speaking out at length for the first time since being released from an italian prison. she's the american exchange student found guilty of killing her roommate in italy. that guilty verdict was overturned, but italy's highest court jumped in and ruled she could face a new trial. we'll talk to her attorney about the case in just a moment. first, michelle franzen reports on how knox is attempting to set the record straight. >> amanda! >> reporter: amanda knox has kept a low profile since her release from prison a year and a half ago. that, after an italian court overturned the murder convictions of knox and her then-boyfriend rafael saw cito. her roommate was brutally murdered in the small italian village. knox and her family spent four years battling the murder charges. in her new memoir, "waiting to be heard," knox is speaking out about her ordeal. writing about how prosecutors made her life in prison miserable. in an interview with "people" magazine, knox says, "i am not a murderer," and details her case and emotional journey. >> amanda describes her ordeal as being one where her privacy was invaded, where the guards were learing and touching and in her space. >> reporter: knox has maintained from the beginning she is not the villain or vixen prosecutors alleged. douglas preston, author of the book "the monster of florence," has spoken to knox and believes her book will offer the public a different view of knox. >> the only time we have heard from amanda knox is when she testified in her own defense at her trial, an she's been resolutely silent, you know, since her return to america. so this is really her first time speaking about the case. >> reporter: last month, italy's highest court overturned knox's and sollecito's acquittals, and now they await the possible retrial of a trial. knox says she has no plans to go back to italy for a new trial. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news. ted simon is amanda knox's attorney. he join us from philadelphia for the latest on her case. ted, good morning. thanks for coming on with us. >> good morning, lester. >> it's been quite a month for amanda knox, the reversal of her acquittal and now the book. how is she holding up? have you spoken to her recently? >> absolutely. i speak to her quite often. she's doing remarkably well. >> remind me now what this appeals court -- what the supreme court essentially did here. was their concern the facts of the case, the dna, the evidence? or was it more procedural? >> good point. it was a procedural ruling. let's be clear. the supreme court simply said there should be a revision, and the supreme court is sending it back to a new appellate court jury for some further redeterminations. we don't know the extent of that yet, the motivation, the opinion has not been generated. but let's not forget. the appellate court jury that conducted a search and inquiry into this case determined, unmistakably, whether it what to do with prosecution witness testimony, prosecution physical evidence, or prosecution forensic conclusions, it concluded that it was either absent, nonexistent, unreliable, inaccurate, or simply not there. so nothing substantially has happened with regard to the evidence. there was no evidence. there is no evidence. and there never will be any evidence. >> let me ask you this, though. with the book about to come out, are you at all concerned that anything she wrote -- anything she put in that book in her own defense -- might contradict something in the case and might become problematic in this process? >> well, you know, it's an understandable question, and i'm sure everyone will carefully review this book. but i think for those that do read the book, they're going to find it thoughtful, vividly descriptive, with a healthy dose of introspection. and it's quite poignant. you know, she has the ability to take the reader into the situation, into her experience, as if they're virtually accompanying her through this nightmarish and harrowing journey. >> and i want to ask you a question, michelle franzen in her report noted that amanda is not going to italy. is she even required to be there now for this process? and would she go back if reconvicted? >> well, you know, i think it's -- you know, it's a fair question that people pose. but we have to look at this through the lens of the criminal justice system in italy. not the way it's conducted in the u.s. and what we know is that on this particular remand or revision, it's not legally required for her to be there. and with respect to the points raised by the prosecution, which we don't know which ones will be adopted or not, but the supreme court, as to those particular points, it's unnecessary. it doesn't involve her. so it's either not required or unnecessary. so those kind of issues those kind of issues are really not on the legal landscape at this point, and they're not in the legal telescope. they're simply not required, and we can view this as an american might look at an american case. we must look at it through the lens of the criminal justice system in italy. it's simply not required. ultimately, there's no reason to believe that anything else will happen but another not guilty. there's simply no evidence. >> great to talk to you. thanks for coming out with us this morning. appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> up next, the duke and duchess of cambridge prepare to celebrate their second wedding anniversary as kate wins high marks for her maternity style. right after these messages. uh-huh. i know this hasn't always been easy for you. and i'm really happy that you're in my life, too. ♪ it's just like yours, mom! 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the headlines, kate blooms. the sun's finally here, and so is kate's bump. for all of her fashion choices, kate's overall radiance led ""vanity fair"" to name her the best dressed pregnant woman. with only three months to go she's been busy overseeing the renovation of her house which won't be ready quite in time. >> instead they'll be bringing their baby to their modest coage on the ken kensington palace estate. she'll be slumming it a little bit for a couple of months. >> and from this unusual moment it seems prince harry is preparing as well. also, at children's organizations learning to dj. and read the news. >> now let's see what the weather is. >> the royal uncle sure to entertain the new baby. >> what were you doing two years ago? watching the royal wedding, of course. william and kate are getting set to celebrate their second wedding anniversary in private, although kate will spend her day visiting a winter hospice zoosh i remember overlooking that spot on the day of the royal wedding. when they opened the gates, just a flood of people have been moved forward all in anticipation of the kiss. >> happen anne versery to the two of them. >> if you are a frequent flyer, you know how exhausting the lines and delays of many airports can be. >> los angeles international airport is trying a new program aimed at making travel a little less stressful. kristen dahlgren has more. >> reporter: lines, delays, security, stress. travel can leave you feeling totally licked. >> hi. >> reporter: enter man's best friend. >> i feel unstressed. ♪ >> reporter: los angeles international airport just launched a program that tires up the delightful dogs for passengers who might be ready to growl over the hassles of air travel. >> how are you? >> want to say hi? >> reporter: it's called pups, short for pets unstressing people. >> can you see the change. can you see people start to smile. >> reporter: this is part of the 30-dog volunteer program. certified therapy canines who wander the terminal. >> it's clean her than our dog. >> reporter: bringing smiles to where they aren't always easy to find. >> does he remind you of your dog at home? >> even just petting something nice and soft, just relaxes him rather than having to go to the bar and have a drink. you know? >> reporter: ryan awes passengers with his massive wolf hound fin. >> he completely changes their world. have you to stop and say what is going on here? >> reporter: there is plenty of scientific research that proves pets can help lower blood pressure and in recovery after heart disease and even help with self-esteem. our unscientific research here proves that people just can't get enough. >> handlers are respectful of those with allergies or fears, and they go through extensive training. miami and san jose airports now have similar programs. seeing the same success. >> who wouldn't want to husband on him? >> at l.a.x. the dogs have their own trading cards and are building quite a following. >> people from other countries are calling about the program and asking how they can sort of program. >> reporter: perhaps a little pet therapy coming soon to an airport near you. a new way to destress frazzled passengers. as simple as a canine kiss. >> thank you. i needed that. >> reporter: for "today" kristin dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> very cool idea. just ahead, donuts one-on-one. erica and i go behind the scenes at dunkin' donuts university. first these messages. universit. first, these messages. 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>> yes. >> reporter: you've got to learn to mix the batter and place it just so. >> ooh, the first one just popped up. it's like a baby. how does one begin to describe the taste of an old-fashioned doughnut -- fresh from the fryer? is it bad i had two? with 10,000 stores nationwide and still expanding, ensuring consistent quality is important to dunkin'. in fact, 600 people a year are run through this very course. is there ever anybody who doesn't pass the training? do you have to send somebody back through? >> we do, yes. we have really high standards, and we -- it's not that frequent, because we've got great trainers. >> reporter: patient ones, too. it turns out a lot of the work is by hand. if you're going to make serious dough in this business, you have to learn to work the dough. >> lester! just kidding. >> reporter: wow, what a mess. making the doughnut is one thing. but adding those extra touches, quite another. take, for example, your jelly doughnut. a little sugar coating then -- >> make sure they're completely coated, press the button. again, you want to get the filling coming right down to the end. >> not so hard. >> reporter: she hit it twice. >> i thought we were in this together. >> reporter: you double-tapped. you're not supposed to have excess there, like what she did there, right? i'm not criticizing, mind you. finally, doughnut decorating. the icing, the sprinkles. and with a little imagination, a few combinations even the folks at dunkin' haven't thought up yet, like erica's chocolate-coconut dough news. >> lester, give this a try. >> reporter: i don't know. >> all right, let's try this again. >> reporter: at dunkin' u., there's a working store replica to practice your skills. how hard is it to make a good cup of coffee? >> where it says milk, you'll put an "x" because it will have extra milk. >> okay, not hard. but somehow it's the little things that getcha. >> do milk, and do large. >> oh! you did want that with cream, right? so the milk that you push is above the milk dispenser. it's funny how that works. >> hi, can i help you? >> reporter: now, back to that doughnut craving. i'd like a small coffee with cream and a chocolate-iced doughnut, please. >> sure. anything else with that? drive on up, please. >> reporter: less than an hour after class, amazingly, there i was at the drive-through with a new appreciation of what it takes to make the doughnuts. >> here you go, sir. coffee with cream and a chocolate-frosted -- >> reporter: did we go to school together? >> how's that second job working out for you? >> it's paying off pretty well. >> met a lot of interesting people. >> you do. i have lots of stories. >> all of the doughnuts you can eat. it was a lot of fun. they're not selling your creation there. >> which is honestly ridiculous. come on, start the petition. the chocolate-frosted coconut doughnut. you'll love it. >> it was pretty good. we'll be back after these messages. ♪ (alarm clock buzzer) ♪ (announcer) friskies. now serving breakfast. from the united states postal service a small jam maker can ship like a big business. just go online to pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. we'll do the rest. ♪ satisfies even the boldest tastes. share an appetizer, then choose two chili's entrees, like our slow-smoked baby back ribs with new honey-chipotle sauce. chili's $20 dinner for two. more life happens here. ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker oats. today is going to be epic. quaker up. ♪ let's check in once again with david gregory for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press." david? >> good morning once again. coming up, we'll hear from senator john mccain of arizona on the continuing crisis in syria and what the white house should do about it. also, republican peter king of new york and democrat keith ellison of minnesota on how to keep the country safe after the boston bombings, plus our political roundtable. coming up this morning. >> david, thanks. we'll be watching. jenna and dylan, we'll look forward to seeing you back in new york. >> i miss you guys. >> just so you know we had a great night last night, too. we were up watching tv and we're bleary eyed. so you weren't the only ones. >> yes. >> and then we had doughnuts this morning, a blast. >> i want to see pictures. i want photographic evidence here. >> i knew that was coming. >> yeah, i have to have something in new york, because i'll do "nbc nightly news," and it's a long walk. i have to hit the road. we'll see you back here tonight. have a great day, everybody. . right now on today in the bay, a man hunt for a child killer. a quiet community is on edge this morning after a young girl is stabbed to death inside her own home. the latest on the search for the killer coming up. plus, jobs, cash, crime, all possibilities of sports betting comes to california and this morning some powerful people are betting it will. and -- >> if you need help, blow. >> what some people are doing to fight crime in san francisco's kasper district. ♪ ♪ from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. looking live at a pretty picture of the transamerica building in san francisco. blue sky overhead and some