continues online, we're updating our digital platform 24/7 and dedicated an entire section to coronavirus so check out our website right there and find all of the information. >> a local news update is coming up in half an hour and join us for our midday news at well. have a good day. good morning. breaking overnight, in limbo. a coast guard helicopter lowers coronavirus test kits to that cruise ship still being held off of the california coast. thousands of passengers, still stuck onboard, waiting for results. and with the virus now in every region of this country, this alarming revelation from the vice president. >> we don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward.

>> the very latest and an interview with one of the experts in charge of the task force. last men standing. the democratic race entering a new phase. a showdown between joe biden and bernie sanders after elizabeth warren drops out. the big question this morning -- will she endorse either candidate? road to recovery. overnight, country music stars joining forces in nashville to help the victims of those deadly tornadoes. president trump set to head there today. all that, plus, breaking overnight, a controversial execution in alabama. why the inmate's lawyer claims the wrong man was put to death. clintons unplugged. bill and hillary addressing his affair like never before. >> it was awful, what i did. >> personally, hurt. you know, i can't believe this. i can't believe you lied. >> this morning, the scandal's toll on the marriage.

and what he's now saying to monica lewinsky. and royal return. >> it's very nice to be back. >> harry and meghan back together in the uk to start their farewell round of royalty events. today, friday, march 6th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this friday morning. thanks for joining us. with savannah off and hoda recovering from the flu, kristen welker in the house. good to see you, as always. >> great to be here on a very big day. >> yes. >> a lot of exciting things planned. international women's day. >> let's look at the crowd, outside gathering to celebrate women from all walks of life. >> trail blazers. >> we're going to do that later. karlie kloss is here, as well, and will help us honor them. first, the very latest on

the coronavirus and where things stand right now. passengers on that cruise ship off of the coast of california, now tested for the virus after the coast guard air-lifted test kits to the ship. >> mike pence, in charge of the government's response, says america doesn't have enough tests to meet anticipated demands. >> with travel bans and flight cancellations mounting, analysts worry the virus could cause airlines to lose $113 billion this year. >> and breaking news just this morning, the vatican is reporting its first case of coronavirus. we should point out, pope francis has tested negative. >> we're going to talk to dr. anthony fauci, the government's expert on infectious diseases. also, a member of the white house coronavirus task force. first, nbc's tom costello is standing by in maryland, which just confirmed its first cases of the virus, as we understand it, tom.

good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. the governor has declared a state of emergency in maryland. three cases in montgomery county, maryland, about 1 million people outside of d.c. a couple in their 70s, a woman in her 50s. all travel-related. they're at home, we're told, recovering and in good condition. all of these states of emergency are serving to raise the anxiety level. a team of national guardsmen, repelling from the sky, air-dropping coronavirus test kits to a cruise ship off the california coast. "the grand princess" stopped from returning to san francisco after some passengers and crew members reported having flulike symptoms. four previous coronavirus cases had been linked to the ship, one fatal. everybody onboard now forced to stay in their rooms. >> the scariest thing is if we're quarantined for 14 days. >> reporter: those test kits in a lab in the bay area with

results expected as soon as today. mike pence visited with health officials in washington state. the vice president seen here bumping elbows as a greeting after touching down. earlier in the day, pence, who is leading the white house response to the outbreak, addressed the delay in test kits. >> we don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward. >> reporter: the number of cases has spanned to every region of the country, including nevada, colorado, tennessee, and maryland. >> this is what our state has been actively and aggressively been preparing for. >> reporter: on capitol hill, congress passing a more than $8 billion emergency relief measure signed by president trump this morning. it comes as the president is under fire for seeming to down play any coronavirus crisis. saying this last night on fox news. >> it's all going to work out. >> reporter: experts maintain

the risk for contracting the virus is low, and most who get it will recover. like tom, who tested positive in january but says he only experienced mild symptoms. >> relax, it's not a death sentence. for the average person, i would say it's not that bad. it's just a flu. >> reporter: tom's son, grateful it wasn't worse. >> i'm very happy. i love this guy a lot. >> that's my boy. >> reporter: nationwide, 200 confirmed cases right now. health labs across the country, really anxious to get the test kits so they can do for robust testing. as you know, there's a shortage. and lastly, a survey of nurses found only 29% are aware of plans in their facility to deal with coronavirus cases. back to you. >> that's troubling. tom costello in maryland.

tom, thank you dr. anthony fauci is the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. he's also leading the government's response to this outbreak doctor, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> we want to start with what we heard from the vice president, acknowledging that the administration does not have the 1 million goal of tests, that you're not going to meet that benchmark. is the administration prepared to deal with the scope of this, dr. fauci? >> there was certainly some missteps in the beginning regarding getting testing out. technical issues slowed down the process. now, the fda and cdc are working together, both to get test kits out to the health department, as well as to embrace and collaborate with private sector companies to get it out. although there's been a delay in the next couple weeks, we should be ratcheted up to get more out. the vice president was absolutely correct there has been a delay we didn't have enough right now. hopefully in the near future we

will >> in the next few weeks, we will have the amount necessary to be prepared, dr. fauci? is that the benchmark you're now setting? >> i can't guarantee that. that's an issue that would haves available. i cannot promise it. but that's what the goal is, within the next couple of weeks, to get the million plus that we have as our goal >> i want to ask you about the messaging. president trump said, quote, it's all going to work out, as we just heard in tom costello's piece. do you agree with that assessment and is the president, the administration, showing enough urgency, dr. fauci >> certainly, the administration is showing urgency here. the task force meets every, single day we have conference calls, multiple ones, every, single day. this is 24/7 for us. it isn't as if this is taken lightly. this is a serious issue.

again, it sometimes gets confusing for the american public because the overall risk in the country of getting infected is low. as we've seen in seattle, they now have community cases and that's something that is a bit concerning and that's the reason why they began the social distancing in seattle and the state of washington it's something you take very seriously. >> dr. fauci, i mean, so far, it hasn't been overly disruptive to most people's everyday life. at what point, do you think we need to shut down more schools, limiting more travel, restricting people from gathering in large spaces? at what point do you think we need to start considering those measures or are we at that point now? >> no. over the entire country, we're not. in seattle, i think that the governor and the health authorities made the right choice, in beginning a mitigation strategy, which is

social distancing. if we get community-based cases, throughout various parts of the country, you use that information to make the decision if they're going to do what you said, which is to do the social distancing, that includes teleworking, closing schools, et cetera we're not there yet as a nation. >> dr. fauci, i want to ask you about something i saw on twitter last night there's a producer that tweeted something i found disturbing she landed at jfk, after reporting on coronavirus in milan. she is in italy. she walked right through customs. they didn't ask me where in italy i went or if i came into contact with sick people they didn't ask me anything. is that how it should work >> no. i don't know what happened there. but that does not sound the way it should have been. that does not sound correct. i'm not aware of that case but the way you are describing it, that should not have happened

>> what should happen? >> well, obviously, first of all, the flights that come in from northern italy need to get screened i mean, american citizens can come in. but flights from northern italy are very tightly screened. >> dr. anthony fauci with the nih. dr. fauci will be staying close the next few days. just to put a fine point on it here, our reaction so far as a country, are we overreacting are we reacting appropriately? >> you know, i mean, obviously, there's a lot of concern in the country. i think what we're doing is appropriate. i am not happy with the lack of the appropriate number of test kits, for sure but other areas of the response, i think are going well >> dr. anthony fauci thank you. we'll have much more about the outbreak throughout the morning, including our inside look from those passengers at the

situation on that california cruise ship. we want to turn to the presidential race. for democrats, it's entering a vital new phase, after the departure of massachusetts senator elizabeth warren who will her supporters turn to now? senior washington correspondent andrea mitchell has more on that andrea, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. elizabeth warren's departure means it is now a two-man race, officially ending the chances for a woman to top the ticket this year. but warren has leverage with joe biden and bernie sanders eagerly seeking her endorsement. elizabeth warren, ending her presidential campaign afte falling short on super tuesday, even losing her home state of massachusetts. >> i will not be running for president in 2020. but i guarantee, i will still in stay in the fight. >> reporter: the progressive senator, who briefly led in the polls last fall, described how she felt when she saw her name on the presidential ballot

>> that moment standing in the booth, i missed my mom and my daddy. >> reporter: in a field that began with six women candidates, warren had tried to be a role model for young girls. telling them, she's running for president because that's what girls do >> one of the hardest parts of this is all those pinkie promises, and all those little girls who are going to have to wait four more years >> reporter: talking about that glass ceiling to rachel maddow overnight. >> it's just going to be a little longer before we're able to have a woman in the white house. but it doesn't mean it's not going to happen. it doesn't mean it's not going to happen soon >> reporter: now, the last men standing, joe biden and bernie sanders, are vying for warren's endorsement and her voters >> i think they will find many of the issues that senator warren campaigned on are exactly the issues that we are fighting for. >> reporter: biden tweeting, we needed her voice in this race, and we need her continued work in the senate.

warren says she has to think before endorsing anyone. but pointedly criticizing some sanders' supporters about online attacks against her campaign team >> did you talk to sanders about that >> i have. >> what was the conversation like >> it was short. >> reporter: warren confronted sanders after one of the debates in this viral moment accusing him of telling her privately a woman could not win the presidency >> i think you called me a liar on national tv >> reporter: while acknowledging policy disagreements with biden, warren praised his character >> he is exactly who he says he is he is a decent guy, in the good of decency and it comes through in pretty much everything he does. >> reporter: biden and sanders are now locked in a heated battle for delegates, with another round of primaries next tuesday. many in states favorable to biden. the biggest prize of all tuesday is michigan, where sanders scored an upset victory over hillar

sanders cancelling a planned rally in mississippi to travel to michigan, as biden picked up a crucial endorsement from michigan's governor. >> a lot of eyes on michigan andrea, thank you for that >> a day before the aforementioned primaries pete buttigieg will join us in studio 1a, his first live interview since ending his campaign and endorsing joe biden. meanwhile, president trump will head to tennessee today to tour areas left devastated by this week's deadly tornadoes and overnight, big names in music with very close ties to nashville pitched in to help get that city back on its feet nbc's sam brock remains in nashville for us he's downtown. sam, good morning to you >> reporter: craig, good morning. an update to tell you about overnight on the power of this tornado. the national weather service says it tracked 60 miles that's longer than some of your commutes

later today, as you said, president trump will be touring neighborhoods that look just like this. and some of the most influential entertainers in the entire country are stepping up righ now to support the victims this morning, the buzzing of chainsaws and the rumbling of trucks providing a new soundtrack for the nashville area's biggest challenge yet -- rebuilding after a disaster how lucky do you feel today to be alive >> extremely really more lucky than i think i could put into words >> reporter: some of those fortunate to survive a massive ef-4 tornado, now living with tarps on the tops of their homes. thanks, in part, to the helping hands of neighbors, swooping in from all directions. >> i'm capable of doing whatever needs to be done whether it's handing out toilet paper, which we did earlier, or boarding up windows. >> reporter: in this battered region, victim search efforts are finally over >> we have no reported unaccounted people as of right now.

>> reporter: for the families of the 24 people killed, and hundreds displaced, they're about to get a major boost some of country music's biggest stars manned a telethon thursday night, getting almost $400,000 for victims. for lady antebellum's dave haywood and charles kelley, participation was personal >> i watched nashville stand up. i watched everyone link up and stand for what they believe in, which is helping each other out. >> people donating whatever amount they could. and sharing stories and saying, i wish i could do more but everyone is doing what they can. >> reporter: social media flooded with messages of support. everyone from country legends, carrie underwood and dierks bentley, to keith urban and reba m macintyre. taylor swift donating $1 million to the middle tennessee response fund tennessee native dolly parton pulling for those affected >> i want you all to know, that we are all with you. >> reporter: dan and shay,

announcing they will give their proceeds from the tour kick-off in nashville this weekend to relief efforts and the iconic "i believe in nashville" mural, standing strong next to a shredded concert venue, proudly printed on t-shirts. all the profits going to disaster relief. and even on my ride in today, along the interstate, billboards everywhere are just reading, "nashville will rise." hours from now, president trump will be touring the disaster area that emergency declaration paving the way for more money to be flowing to residents whose homes are now unrecognizable craig and kristen, back to you >> sam brock in nashville. no doubt nashville will rise anyone who has any connection to that city knows how tight-knit it is. they will be just fine >> they will and you can see the community coming together. it's incredible they are rallying like that al is back this morning, tracking a new storm threat for millions up and down the east coast, right, al >> that's right. thankfully it's not colder or we

would be talking about a major nor'easter we have a clipper bringing snow to the midwest rain along the coast with another system the two systems are going to merge. we will see this low off the coast bomb out, bombogenesis massive deepening. light snow for the northeast intermittent rain from baltimore to new york city system move ace away much colder air will be pushed down south that means lake-effect snows for cape cod and the islands snowfall amounts in the mountains of west virginia and virginia, upwards of 6 inches. talking about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rain along the coast 4 inches, interior section of new york and nantucket airport delays, buffalo, cleveland, pittsburgh, windy conditions, baltimore, philadelphia, on into new york we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. here is a live look outside in san jose. such a nice start to our friday morning. we will have more clouds moving in and much cooler temperatures. we're only reaching 63 degrees in the south bay as well as livermore. and concord today will reach a high of 62. upper 50s along the coast so we'll be a cooler weekend. also more clouds. expect also a chance of some light spotty showers but springing forward on sunday with highs in the low 60s. a chance of rain for tuesday. >> al, thank you for that. coming up, bill and hillary clinton's most candid comments ever about his infamous affair >> we all bring our baggage to life and sometimes we do things we

shouldn't do it was awful, what i did >> you're going to want to see this how they dealt with the scandal behind closed doors and the former president's new message to monica lewinsky also ahead, we'll hear from prince harry and meghan markle, as they step out in london for one of their final royal appearances. a live report from buckingham palace

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outside. >> it is cool this weekend. compared to the warm weather to start out this week. more clouds. a live look outside in san francisco. staying in the upper 50s in the city. and we'll see some low 60s for the inland areas. checking out the forecast, chance of light rain here and there. especially tomorrow with a high of only 58 degrees. so it is going to feel really cool. we get a little bit more sunshine on sunday as we -- we spring forward and a chance for showers especially on tuesday and then warming up after that. san francisco also cooling off with mid-50s throughout the weekend. as we head over to mike. you've been tracking the morning commute. i have. and it is light around the bay. a couple of key spots, south 880 at dakota a crash did leave slowing and that vipled back through hayward and clear by the time pass the dumbarton bridge itself. southbound 680 through contra costa around geary a crash now gumming things up and that does slow things off of 242 folks cutting through concord off of highway 4.

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a military helicopter delivered test kits thursday to a cruise ship being held off of the california coast the grand princess was stopped from returning to san francisco, after some of the passengers aboard, and crew members reported having flu-like symptoms four previous coronavirus cases have been linked to that same ship one of the passengers actually died the test results are expected back today a man convicted as an accomplice in the 2004 shooting death in three police officers was executed in alabama thursday night. 43-year-old nathaniel woods died by lethal injection. the mayor refused clemency the u.s. supreme court refused a last-minute stay he was convicted of capital murder but evidence showed his co-defendant pulled the trigger. the case drew attention from celebrities and activists, including martin luther king iii who argued wood's sentence was unjust mortgage rates in this country have fallen to the lowest level ever.

that's great news for would-be buyers and homeowners who are looking to save hundreds a month by refinancing 30-year fixed rate dropped to 3.29%. 15-year rate has fallen to 2.79%. now, we want to take a revealing new look at one of america's most infamous political scandals stephanie gosk is here with that story good morning to you. this is an interesting one >> a snapshot of the clintons we've not seen before. in 1998, bill clinton shocked the world, first denying and then admitting to an affair with then white house intern monica lewinsky the scandal launching a lengthy investigation that ended in impeachment. since leaving office 20 years ago, the clintons have stayed relatively quiet about what went on behind the scenes now, a new documentary is pulling back the curtain >> we all bring our baggage to life and sometimes we do things we

shouldn't do it was awful, what i did >> reporter: this morning, former president bill clinton, now opening up about his affair with then-intern monica lewinsky, including when he told his wife about it. >> i told her exactly what happened, when it happened, and i said, i feel terrible about it >> i was so, you know, personally just hurt you know, i can't believe this i can't believe you lied >> she said, you have to go tell your daughter. she said, that's worse than me and so, i did that which was awful. >> reporter: the former president blaming anxiety in office for his transgressions. >> you've been in a 15-round prize fight that's been extended to 30 rounds here's someone who will take your mind off of it for a while.

>> reporter: their revealing comments part of a new hulu documentary "hillary," focused on her life and career in the spotlight. >> i defended and stood by him because i thought the impeachment process was wrong, but that wasn't the necessary answer to what i would do with my marriage. >> reporter: the clintons' candid revelations following years of scrutiny after bill's actions with monica lewinsky >> looking back on what happened then, through the lens of #metoo now, do you think differently or feel more responsibility >> no. i felt terrible then and i came to grips with it. >> reporter: in 2018, clinton speaking to craig about lewinsky saying he wouldn't have done anything differently >> would you give her an apology? >> no. i never talked to her. but i did say publicly on more than one occasion that i was sorry. >> i came to this point that i

had to realize, i couldn't run away from what happened to me. >> reporter: last october, lewinsky told savannah how she's transformed her own pain into an anti-bullying crusade. >> what did it feel like in that moment, to come out and reclaim your story >> well, it was terrifying i think that it -- it really could have gone differently, and i'm so incredibly grateful for how things have changed. >> reporter: clinton saying it was unfair lewinsky's name became synonymous with scandal >> i feel terrible that monica lewinsky's life was defined by it, unfairly, i think. over the years, i've watched her try to get a normal life back again. but you have to decide how to define normal. >> steph, we heard the former secretary of state there, defending her husband, in part, by saying, the impeachment process was wrong. but she was unsure about whether

to stay in the marriage. what else did she say about that decision, to stay in the marriage >> it's interesting. she draws this distinction between the two decisions. one decision, whether or not to defend him, which she did, during the impeachment process and the other, deciding whether or not they still had a marriage after all this they said they went through counseling, what they describe -- hillary clinton described as painful counseling. and bill clinton says it was one of the hardest things that he ever did in the end, they stayed together >> it's remarkable to hear them speak so emotionally about this. they also open up about a moment with chelsea clinton after the revelations. tell us about that >> this is an iconic piece of video from that time it's the day after bill clinton comes out and admits to having this affair with monica lewinsky they were on their way to martha's vineyard. chelsea clinton stands between them she's only 18 at the time. and grabs both of their hands. you see it in the video there. and hillary clinton says, at

that moment, she was so struck by her daughter and how strong her daughter was and how she knew that's exactly what they needed in that moment. pretty remarkable. >> that documentary, by the way, out on hulu today. very quickly, what was the motivation do we know why they decided to do this now? >> one of the things that hillary clinton says is she is not running for anything it was an opportunity to be open i know there's a lot of people out there that sort of wished that openness happened a while ago. but it's out there now >> really great point. a lot of people are going to want to see this, for sure steph, thank you so much great report just ahead, the beginning of the royal end. >> what harry and meghan had to say overnight at their first event together in london since the big announcement we're live at buckingham palace right after this as a struggling actor,

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she's back in britain for a farewell tour. and it's definitely meghan mania. it's meghan's first time back in the uk since the january bomb shell when she and harry announced their split from the royal family >> it's very nice to be back >> reporter: the duchess of sussex, all-smiles, stunning in a bright blue dress. and harry with a message to his many, many supporters. >> a lot of you tonight told me you have my back i'm here to tell you, i've always got yours >> reporter: also last night, a surprise marriage proposal to liven up the event, delighting meghan and harry this weekend, a whirlwind of months >> to be able to serve queen and country is something that we're all rightly proud of and it never leaves us once served, always serving. >> reporter: the final public engagement as senior working, is monday's commonwealth service in westminster abbey, with the

whole family do you think it'll be awkward? >> it will be awkward behind the scenes they will do their very best to put on the public-facing royal faces for everybody. >> reporter: almost the whole family baby archie is staying behind in canada we saw harry with bon jovi last week and today, at a formula 1 event. and we'll see meghan celebrate international women's day over the weekend, just as she did last year. >> if things are wrong and there is a lack of justice, and there's an inequality, someone needs to say something and why not me >> reporter: in a matter of weeks, it's just meghan and harry, dropping their royal titles, even dropping the word royal in their branding. no more tiaras no more horse-drawn carriages. and today, for all of the speculation about what comes next, the british public is getting a glimpse of a young couple, by all appearances, still very much in love.

now, if you wanted to get your hands on that beautiful blue dress, it's victoria beckham but you're out of luck it's out of stock. no doubt, meghan's fashion choices will continue to be documented as she heads into this normal civilian life. what that life looks like, we'll have to wait and see guys >> molly hunter. >> we'll be there to cover it, though, when we figure that out. >> sure will whatever she's wearing, she looks happy. >> looked great. >> has a glow about him. >> he does indeed. how does it look outside any glow >> we're talking about how warm it's been. thanks to climate change, we've been seeing a beginning of spring a little earlier. you see the first leaves -- this is the average date since 1980 and a number of states and cities seeing the first leaves of spring earlier. reno, 70 degrees earlier same in colorado louisville, 10 4 in houston 11 in new york and there's a number of states and cities that are seeing it later. the number of later days smaller than the number of earlier days. two days later in chicago.

three in syracuse. seven in spokane and look at this trend march warmth continuing. temperatures probably seeing records today, in winnemucca, boise, salt lake city, billings, north platte and omaha rapid city that moves to the east on saturday above normal in chicago. minneapolis, rapid city, wichita, st. louis and early next week, we'll be flirting with 70 degrees in washington, d.c., new york city, raleigh, also into the mid-60s for nashville and cincinnati good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing a lot more clouds moving in today. and it will be much cooler as a result. and we'll see at times the sun peeking out. we're only reaching 63 in the south bay for a high. oakland will see a high of 60. 57 in san francisco. and 56 today in clear lake. big difference in the temperatures compared to the way we started this week. and tomorrow is going to be the coolest day with more clouds, spotty light rain and morning

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of martinez. a crash, the second of the two for 680 at geary and starting to clear. but it is starting to really have fort worth impact on 242 off highway 4 jamming up out of pittsburg and bay point and through concord there is no way around. but keeping the walnut creek interchange clear but a crash near the toll plaza, but not at the toll plaza. the lanes to the right are slow and the left crash lanes are great. three or more for hov. here is the peninsula and palo alto moving nicely through the area south of university. back to you. >> happening now, test kits are being processed for the passengers on board of a cruise ship in limbo waiting to dock in san francisco. there are 3,500 people on board of the ship and 45 passengers have been tested. you could check with our twitter feed por the latest up daits. coronavirus concerns are sending the market into a tail swin. the dow is down more 425 points

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happy international women's day. >> welcome back to "today." thanks for joining us on the international women's day. good friday to you. you picked a great day to be here. >> i picked a fantastic day to be here. coming up, our celebration of international women's day. incredible group of women doing great things all across the country. and we have the most fired-up crowd to help us celebrate. >> kristen welker is here because savannah is enjoying from the flu. believe it or not. i chatted with her over text. she is getting better. >> everyone wants her to get better soon. >> she will be back next week. looking ahead to next week, it's also national sleep awareness week. we're going to have a special series to help you sleep better. 70 million americans are affected by sleep problems. some big, some small, including the right temperature for getting the best night's sleep. the latest research, by the way,

tells us the answer, 65 degrees. that's something i needed to hear in my house. that's the clip they decided to use, of course. my wife and i, lindsay and i, decided to be a part of this story, to show what worked in our house. spoiler alert, i don't sleep in those pajamas. >> i can't wait to see it that way. you don't sleep in the pajamas. what's your temperature? >> if i had my druthers, 65. right now, let's get to your news at 8:00. president trump signing an $8 billion emergency spending bill. it was passed by the senate thursday night. overnight, a coast guard helicopter lowered the coronavirus test kits to a cruise ship that's being held off the california coast. vice president mike pence, in hard-hit washington, acknowledging that the u.s. does not have enough kits. we asked the government's top

expert earlier on "today" if the response has been sufficient. >> there's a lot of concern in the country. i think what we are doing is appropriate. i'm not happy about the lack of the appropriate number of test kits, that's for sure. but other areas of the response, i think, are going well. >> dr. anthony fauci said there is no need at this time to start closing schools or limiting domestic travel on a large scale. >> erin mclaughlin joins us with a look inside a cruise ship that has been held offshore because of all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. right now, we're waiting on 45 test results from passengers and crew out at sea. there are over 3,000 people aboard "the grand princess," and none of them know if they've been exposed to the coronavirus. california's national guard delivering test kits to "the grand princess" cruise ship, by helicopter. nearly 3,500 people remain at

sea, just south of france, san francisco, unsure of what's to come next. >> it's a little disturbing being out here in the open seas, barely moving along. we're just going in circles. and not knowing how long we'll be out here. >> reporter: four passengers on a previous voyage to mexico tested positive for coronavirus. one of those passengers died. 60 passengers from the trip to mexico stayed on the cruise to hawaii. authorities think they may have been exposed on the ship. including others who disembarked. passengers were asked to return to their rooms thursday afternoon. tests were administered to those deemed high-risk, including 35 passengers who have shown flu-like symptoms. >> the anxiety is pretty high. >> reporter: for some passengers, "the grand princess" scare reminds them of "the diamond princess," another cruise ship held off of the coast of japan, now linked to almost 700 infections and at least 6 deaths. >> we really feel that the ship should have been allowed to dock in san francisco today, so that they could get the maximum

testing done. >> reporter: "the grand princess" could arrive at this san francisco port, but that's not certain. authorities are waiting for the results before they make any decisions. craig? kristen? >> erin mclaughlin, thank you for that report. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren says she needs some time to think before endorsing anyone for the democratic presidential nomination. warren dropping out of that race after a disappointing super tuesday. she says she has no regrets and she talked about the legacy of her campaign. >> ten years ago, i was teaching a few blocks from here and talking about what was broken in america and ideas on how to fix it. and pretty much, nobody wanted to hear it. and i've had a chance to get out there and talk with millions of people. >> both bernie sanders and joe biden would love warren's endorsement with another round of primaries set for tuesday that's the news for now. how about a "boost." >> let's do it

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family safe. we're going to answer some of those questions dr. oz will get us started how to protect older family members. that's the age group most at risk what age specifically? do we know >> let's make 60 the cutoff. from the chinese cdc, it doubles in mortality every decade after age 60 4% chance of dying, 60 to 69 8% in the 70s. over the age of 80, it's 50% chance of dying. folks shouldn't panic if you're young and healthy. under the age of 10, no deaths in that age group. over 670, you shown a litt-- 60a little concerned that's because of risk factors >> what are the risk factors, other than age >> cardiovascular disease. chronic obstructive lung disease. high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer

hypertension, diabetes, these are in a large part of the population these are prevalent in large percentages of the u.s. population if you have the risk factors, especially if you're a smoker, it's a good excuse to stop smoking and vaping >> what are the extra precautions that older people should be taking >> if i was younger, i would travel if i was older, i wouldn't i would avoid crowded places >> folkins 60 or older >> 60 or older a 1% mortality if you're 50 and older. under 50, you're good to go. i like the arm's length rule you're in rush hour traffic. you're playing bingo at a sporting event and you can't be an arm's length from the person next to you, if you don't know who was there, why take a chance >> let's talk about schools. schools have made a decision to shut down. some out of abundance of caution, others to clean if you are a parent and you've got a kid, and they're healthy, from a closed school, what's the concern there? what's the risk there? >> i'm not worried about the kids the mortality rates is zero under age 10 i don't want them exposing themselves to grandma. these are the symptoms you want

to look for. number one symptom for almost everyone with the coronavirus is a fever. they'll get fatigued you will get a dry cough and you'll get diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms and often nausea with that >> you get all of these? >> no. fever is the one you will get. the others aren't as relevant to us if you have the symptoms, stay away from those at risk. >> thank you, dr. oz carson, over to you. >> daily life is starting to look different businesses and schools and restaurants shutting their doors. should you worry about being out in public? news medical correspondent, he's been busy this week, dr. john torres is back with us we have the avengers here. >> crisis team. >> good to see you let's play a game of fact or myth as far as being in public, whether you know them or not, seeing someone, shaking hands? you should stop shaking hands altogether i'll say it's a fact >> that's a fact at this point that's something not a lot of people are doing right now this thing passes, by people coughing and sneezing. if you're within a certain

distance, you can get in they shake your hand and you wipe your face, you can get it, too. people are doing different things the knuckle and the elbow. heard about the foot tap >> i like the foot tap. >> that's another one, too that keeps them away from each other. that way, they're not passing it on if they haven't washed their hands. >> fact or myth, you should stay at home or go out to eat should you simply stay at home i'll say it is a myth, we're not there yet. >> that's a myth it depends where you are, too. there's hot spots around the country. if you're in a hot spot, you want to be careful for the most of us, go ahead and eat. it's fine to do that think about the distance, talking the distance >> what is the distance? >> the distance is six feet. let's measure it over here it's six feet away grab this. i'll show you how far that is. if you get six feet away, right here, the droplets aren't going to reach there they can go up to five feet. you will be far enough away so the droplets don't reach if you're at a concert, are you that far from somebody

>> no. right next to them >> how about a park? >> probably. >> and public transportation >> no. >> probably not. this is a time period you want to make sure we're polite to everybody. sometimes we're embarrassed. asking people not to do something. but if people are coughing and sneezing, ask them to cover up if you're in a car or a bus, and someone is coughing, sneezing, not covering up, it's okay to get out and move same with the restaurants. it is okay to ask for another table to move. the politeness isn't what we need to have right now >> thank you, doc. let's get to kristen >> a big concern on everyone's mind, is it safe to travel investigative correspondent crick vicky nguyen has been looking at that angle. >> good morning, kristen >> a lot of folks thinking about spring break should you think about cancelling that trip >> the coronavirus has been detected on every continent, except for antarctica. that being said, the cdc only issued a level three alert for

four countries we'll show them. china, iran, italy, and south korea. level three, avoid all nonessential travel to those countries. >> avoid those countries what about travel within the u.s. and how about travel to countries not on the list? >> the cdc has a cool interactive map that allows you to hover over where you're thinking about going, and it'll tell you the risk level. look at the united states. it's in a light gray color there is a limited risk of community spread no state in the united states is at a higher risk than any other. california has more than 50 confirmed cases. we're planning to take our kids there to visit grandparents in three weeks. what do you do this is where you do a gut-check. what is your personal risk tolerance? we're going to monitor and make a game-time decision >> i think people will benefit from that advice what if you do make the game-time decision and the decision is, hey, we're not going to grandma's this weekend. will airlines work with you to refund the ticket? >> you have to read the fine print. airlines are trying to be

flexible but each airline is different. the major ones on there, jetblue, and united. executive from alaska emailed the customers saying he and his children are still going to hawaii for spring break. he understands not everyone is comfortable with travel. as you heard dr. fauci say at the beginning of the "today" show this morning, domestic travel is okay >> vicky nguyen, great information. craig, back to you >> i want to clear up something. we were talking about folks, 60 or older we want to make sure we're very clear. are you saying they should not travel or only if they have certain risk factors >> the data i gave you was from the chinese cdc. that's the risk of dying if you have the coronavirus if you don't have the risk factors, though you may be 60, 70, 80, you don't have the risks. i would pull back if i have cardiovascular disease or an autoimmune problem if you get the coronavirus, you would have trouble weathering it age shouldn't be a cut-off by itself >> thank you for clearing that up

mr. roker, over to you >> the 65-year-old guy happy to hear that. not much happening out west. we have a low pressure system clipper coming across the great lakes. system off the mid-atlantic. they'll combine causing problems over the weekend the biggest heat waves or heat, down through florida and southern california, southwest otherwise, temperatures seasonal we're looking at gusty morning winds in the northeast, sunshine through the gulf into the plains record highs heading out west. good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. our temperature is cooling down today, with a lot more clouds overhead. we're going to have oa cool weekend. tomorrow, we could see spotty light rain moving through, highs inland reaching 58 degrees. we will see some peaks of sunshine sunday. we spring forward. we'll see a high of 62 degrees. also watching for another chance of rain tuesday and warming up

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i don't mind it. i'm never going to have my old voice again. and that's just the way it is. i'm okay with it i found a new voice. and i like it. >> how bad was the surgery >> what happened was she got lyme disease she was going through a divorce. and she thought it was the stress of all that and the long career straining her voice she had lyme disease she couldn't sing. she opened her mouth, and nothing came out she had two major surgeries, open-throat surgeries. had to do it twice she's changed her voice, but she's back singing and it's low and gravelly. she kind of likes it now i don't think people realize, she completely lost her voice for a long time, and it took big surgeries to get it back. >> unbelievable. great to hear her say, i like my new voice. >> she said, i can sing new notes i couldn't before. i lost some but i gained some. >> good for her. >> you can catch the entire interview this weekend on "sunday today. willie geist >> tune in just ahead, boys and girls, we're celebrating international women's day.

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good morning. it is 8:26. i am marcus washington. president trump signed the $8 billion emergency relief package to help fight spread of the coronavirus. he signed that bill in washington, d.c. and not at the cdc in atlanta, but the president is planning to visit the cdc later today after he tours the tornado damaged areas in tennessee. facebook and google among bay area companies telling employees to work from home. facebook is recommending employees cancel most business travel, although some security teams are still working on site. although a lot of companies say work from home, we're seeing

busy roads. some traffic. we may be seeing lighter traffic flow. we'll watch how it shapes up in the next week. right now, slow spot in the south bay, north 85 past saratoga, a crash involving a motorcycle, again, good weather. reminded to watch for motorcycles, likely to travel in nice weather. tougher to see at times. no real problems september here, 242 and 680, recovery after the crash cleared. no drama. slow through oakland as we would expect. back to you. >> thanks, mike. more local news coming up in 30 minutes.

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celebration of international women's day. give it up for them. they were awesome. >> thank you so much it's officially on sunday. we were too excited to wait. we have karlie kloss here. we're going to meet your coding buddies soon, which we're happy to have you and them here. >> my scholars are here. what amazing energy out here i'm inspired by all of you >> the plaza is packed we have some of the nation's fiercest and finest women. we have soldiers from ft. drum and also from hofstra. we have farmers from all over the country. we have groundbreaking doctors we're going to get to all of them ahead this half-hour. mr. roker, a final check of the forecast >> let's show you what we've got. looking at the weekend outlook plenty of sunshine along the eastern seaboard rain and snow in the pacific northwest. northern california. sunday, sunday, sunny and milder along the eastern half of the country. colder through the plains. showers developing through the southwest, where they need that rain clouds through central and

southern california. that's what's going on around good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we start with clouds. in the south bay, we see a mostly cloudy day, and much cooler temperatures. only reaching 63 degrees today, 63 in antioch. napa, expect a high of 58. 57 in san francisco, even cooler tomorrow along with more clouds and off and on light rain. we should get a little more sunshine sunday, then we'll also have another chance of rain in the forecast by next tuesday. this weekend in san francisco highs in the 50s. >> that is your latest weather >> al, thank you we're too excited. karlie, ladies ready to celebrate international women's day. these are the highlights of the remarkable work that everyone is doing here to change the world plus, karlie has exciting news about her big push to get more girls to learn coding.

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or online at flooranddecor.com welcome back this friday morning. look at all of these smiling faces, joining us here for our international women's day celebration. and there's a lot of history on this plaza historic firsts with soldiers training at ft. drum, women farmers from all over the country. more women farmers than ever before and the doctors, as well doctors, as women, leading the way in medical schools all over our country. >> just an incredible gathering of women here. so exciting. first up, we want you to meet the very first women from the first army infantry being sent to the front lines just days from their historic deployment >> reporter: they train in the toughest conditions. facing brutal winters.

>> you got it. >> reporter: and rough terrain >> let's push. let's go >> reporter: they are the soldiers of the 10th mountain division at ft. drum 10th mountain division are the most deployed units in the army. and for the first time, ft. drum will send women to the infantry unit to the front lines in afghanistan private jeannette vasquez says she felt a drive to protect others all her life. ready to fight for her country, she's eager to take her place on the field. >> just knowing i can help people and risk my life for other people, it makes me feel better i get to know that the people are safe that's all that matters to me. this is my dream this is my passion >> reporter: the ladies in company c 132 says being a woman never stopped them from pursuing their dreams from rochester, new york, courtney hill grew up a self-proclaimed army brat and

was eager to join the army like her father and brother >> i never hesitated on the military aspect because of my gender it was more, could i emotionally and physically do it i never thought would being a female set me apart? >> reporter: they joined 3,000 other soldiers standing shoulder-to-shoulder and set to deploy >> it's the same team no matter what it's about what you're able to physically do and mentally able to handle. i think being a female, being a male, shouldn't matter at any point. >> reporter: the front lines today look different from 75 years ago. there were very few opportunities for military women in world war ii. but in 2015, that ban ended. opening all combat roles in the u.s. military to women and now, they are taking their place on the battlefield and in history. >> it is humbling to know that i'm just a steppingstone of that whole process. and to know that it doesn't stop with us, this is just the beginning, i remember getting

the message. i still have it on my phone. i screen shot it because i knew it would be a big deal one day >> yeah, awesome >> now, ft. drum, in watertown, new york the women of the 1st battalion, first brigade contact team first lieutenant brittany costas second lieutenant, courtney hill private jennette vasquez private annette loney. private starla larkin. private destiny bennett. private. welcome to all of you. we're excited to talk to all of you ladies thank you so much for being here we're going to talk to you in a moment first, craig >> yeah. we have another amazing group of women. in the last six years alone, the number of women farmers has increased by more than 30%

and if you reap what you sow, these hard-working ladies are planting a bright future for the next generation of farmers >> a typical day on the farm are anything but typical there's no days off when you're a farmer keep coming out, girls everybody's talking today. we feed the sheep. one, two, three. boom we feed the pigs we check our pigs for new babies you seem like a fighter. >> reporter: five mary's farm in northern california is run by mary and her husband, brian, and named after mary and their four daughters. mary francis, mary marg ree, mary jane, and mary teresa >> the girls see me out there throwing blocks of hay or driving the tractor, just like dad does and they see that i can do these things, too. we used to really be, there was a farmer and the farmer's wife and now, it's more common to say, we're farmers and for women to embrace that and say, you know, i'm a farmer,

too. >> reporter: according to the usda, since 2012, the number of female farmers has increased by nearly 30% more than half of all farms in the u.s. have at least one female decisionmaker >> i'm thinking -- a typical day starts early 5:00, 6:00 a.m and we will do a number of different jobs, from planting, pruning, any kind of tractor work i'm a farmer because i am a steward of the land. >> reporter: renee royal is vineyard manager at a winery in sonoma county. >> i get to grow cabernet and zinfandel. i represent the future of farming. i feel like women are finding this inner confidence to do things and to work in fields that don't traditionally look like them. >> reporter: they both hope to inspire future generations of

female farmers >> it's an exciting time to be a woman in agriculture because you're part of this set of pioneers who are leading the way for young women. >> i hope to see the trend continue that women are proud to say, hey, i'm a farmer >> all right and now, with us on the plaza, all the way from five marys warm in california. mary from e&j vineyard, brenee royal. all the way from long island, new york, the women of amber waves farm amanda merril, katie baldwin, hannah plough, amanda stephen ad and andie fortier. the women farmers of america i love it. >> amazing >> i love it i love it. >> love it awesome, ladies.

welcome. >> we're going to talk to all of you ladies in a second we'll do that in a moment. first, mr. roker is standing by, as well. what do you got, buddy >> stephanie is going to tell us about our final group of groundbreaking women >> here's a statistic you probably didn't know, al right now in medical school, more than half of the students are women. >> one of them is my niece >> fantastic we're going to introduce you to trail-blazing moms who are changing the face of surgery one stitch at a time >> dr. shubec, a surgeon and a mom. >> i'm a chief general surgery resident and a mom >> i'm dr. basin, a second year ent resident and single mom. >> reporter: sarah, aerial and shannon are surgical residents they're a growing community of mom surgeons, managing up to 12 hours in the operating room, with raising a family. studies suggest less than a quarter of practicing surgeons are women. and it hasn't been an easy road to the o.r

>> people thought i was overly ambitious to choose a medical specialty, given my circumstances as a single mother i didn't know any mothers that were single mothers and ent surgeons, but i would be the first. >> i always wanted to be a surgeon. and throughout medical school in particular, i was told that surgeons don't smile and therefore, i would never be happy in surgery because i didn't have the personality of a surgeon. when interviewing for residents, i got advice not to wear my engagement ring and not talk about wanting to have children >> it's a unique thing to be a mom. it's a unique thing to be a surgeon. and it's caused us to bond in a new way. >> sharing those stories to know you're not alone is really important. >> reporter: with support from their family and a strong network of moms, they are paving the way for the next generation. >> i don't have to choose between motherhood and surgery i can do both. >> you ready >> i'm ready >> reporter: sarah teamed up with ariel to produce guidelines for residents, to allow pumping

more easily in between surgeries. >> when i saw women were struggling to find time or where to pump, we tried to get a creative workaround. >> reporter: some lactatio rooms existed. but they created systems of pumping closer to the operating rooms. >> it helps with efficiency and availability >> i was able to nurse my son and pump for my son. really, because of these guidelines i think we're going to see a big change in the face of surgery. >> love you. >> reporter: and in the world of sarah's 3-year-old daughter, the face of a surgeon will always be a mother >> he's a doctor like mom. and she was so confused. she said, men can be doctors and that's when i knew that things had changed >> joining us live on the plaza, from michigan medical in ann arbor, michigan, surgical resident dr. sarah shubeck dr. ariel cantor

dr. shannon faison and from the yale school of medicine, in new haven, connecticut, come on down. medical students, shia and chelsea pierce come on down, ladies and last but not least, elana monger let's give it up for these women who are saving lives every, single day >> let's go. >> incredible. >> let's go ladies welcome. >> congratulations >> it's like the super bowl of international women. >> so fantastic to have all of these trail blazers here at one time we want to start with second lieutenant courtney hill and ask her a couple of questions. she's right over here. thanks to all of you, first of all, for being here. i want to start with you you are just days away from really, what is a historic deployment how does it feel

how are you feeling right now? >> i would be lying, ma'am, if i said i wasn't nervous. there's a point in time when you realize this is real and this is happening. but then, you also look back and you have some incredible battle buddies to your left and right and know that all of the training that we've done and all of the work that's gone into this deployment, we're ready and prepared to fight and win america's wars >> this isn't just about being women doing this but also about being teammates. as you mentioned talk about that aspect of it for you. >> yes, ma'am. we shy away from saying anything in regard to our gender because it's not about our gender. it's about being a teammate. it's about being a soldier we don't go with the intent of being these trail blazers, as america so calls it. we are teammates and we're honored to be a part of the line of soldiers moving forward. >> we're honored to have you all here today second lieutenant hill, thank you for that perspective craig? >> thank you for your service, as well.

>> i'm here with mary heffernan. and you run a farm with your four daughters, who, by the way, are back at the ranch, holding things down. >> they are. they're keeping things going >> what is this world like in terms of opportunities for them, versus the world that you came up in? >> i think today, there's so many opportunities and open doors to be who you want to be and do whatever you want to do and i really love to see the camaraderie and support that women can give each other across any industry i believe we're so much stronger when we grow together and encourage each other i love that my daughters see that >> what's it like running a farm with your daughters? >> it's busy it's busy. my husband keeps things going. and the girls and i are out there, side by side with him every day. feeding the animals and putting up hay working hard to provide a great product for our customers. >> mary, thanks to you and all of the fantastic farmers here. mr. daly over to you. >> what do you say to women watching right now, that have

the same drive you had when you were young to get in the medical field? >> i would say, just keep working hard don't let people discourage you. that's really important. surround yourself with people that will cheer you on that's really important, as well >> great advice. old "trl" friends over here. >> oh, my gosh. >> thank you for kicking butt and doing all you do we appreciate it, all of you thank you all for being here what a great, great morning. appreciate it. over to uncle al >> thank you, carson here with karlie kloss and some of the amazing young women who have been benefitting from her free coding camps for the next generation of future coders. we're going to talk to them about that, what it means and why the skills are so important, not only for today but for tomorrow but first, this is "today" california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit

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we're celebrating international women's day. we have model and entrepreneur karlie kloss with us this morning, as well >> she is empowering women to get into tech with her free two-week coding with klossy camp some of her alums have joined us for the big day. thank you for being here >> thank you for having us >> we're so excited that you're here, karlie i want to start off with perspective on the work that you all are doing. 3% of women go into computer science in the u.s but it's much higher, right, for the folks that attend your camp? >> i'm proud to say, over the last five years, we've educated over 2,500 scholars, in teaching them how to code of our scholars in college today, 65% of them are studying computer science, compared to the 3% of women nationwide we're creating an impact and these young women are proving that they are the change-makers of our world. i'm proud to be standing here international women's day. >> you mentioned change-makers you got one of them here this is sofia.

i understand that you've already designed an app that's a game-changer tell us about it >> i created an app to connect survivors of sexual violence to resources that could help them through their trauma and recovery i think the resources that kode with klossy has given me, i've made so many incredible friends throughout the camp and also taken my skills to teach others in my community. and to acquire the skill that empowers the next generation of change-makers. >> i have to brag for sofia really quick she won a $25,000 scholarship for that >> wow >> amazing congratulations. karlie, thank you for your work. and to all of you, for being here today just incredible. we are back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on

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incredible friday morning we have had we want to thank everyone here who has helped us celebrate international women's day. it's been incredible >> by the way, applications for the camp >> applications are live right now. if you're a teenage girl wanting to learn how to code, go to kodewithklossy.com >> all right >> thank you, by the way thank you to everyone on the plaza who came out to celebrate. keep it going in the next hour sue byrd tomorrow, we'll introduce you to the women behind a historic first. the all female crew that's set to produce and broadcast an nhl game >> and the clocks go ahead before you go to bed saturday night >> spring forward. we're going to leave you with more incredible music from northeastern university's all-female a cappella group. ladies, thank you for being here take it away ♪ can't stop the beat

♪ you can't hide from the heat ♪ good morning. it is 8:56. i am kris sanchez. passengers on board the grand princess cruise ship waiting to dock in san francisco are still in limbo. medical workers are trying to process coronavirus test kits administered to the sick patients on board that ship. at this point we know at least 45 passengers have been tested.

the outbreak is prompting new school closures as well. san francisco's lowell high school is closed for at least the next four days because a parent of win of the students is being treated for coronavirus. happening now, monitoring the outbreak from several fronts. a crew is in richmond where cruise ship passenger test results could come in as early as today. watch the midday newscast for the latest on that. we're also posting updates on twitter. stocks are bouncing back after a steep sell off, tied to coronavirus outbreak. at times, the dow was down more than 3%. it is now down 500 points. county leaders are having an emergency meeting to talk about the fate of a hospital that could be on the fear of closing. some fear with coronavirus, this could be the worst time for a closure. in the midday newscast, we'll have a complete report. see you at 11:00.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." good morning, everybody. welcome to a tgi friday edition of "today," the third hour. i'm al roker, along with jill martin, maria shriver. craig had to run off for a personal matter. and we have dylan down in florida with ollie. we have sheinelle recuperating. >> and you're back today. you're not contagious. >> here's the thing. i'm a firm believer, if you're not feeling well, stay home. i'm very fortunate, not everybody can do that. a lot of folks don't have that