it shows you fog. back to you. all right. thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> beautiful shot there of san jose. don't forget it is takeout tuesday, so if you want to help a business in our area order takeout today. have a great day. good morning. signs of hope. growing evidence that efforts to flatten the curve are taking hold in new york. hospitalizations dropping for the second-straight day. but officials warn, now is not the time to ease up on social distancing. >> this is an enemy we have underestimated from day one. >> nationwide, the death toll climbs above 10,000. with health workers voicing new frustration over their desperate need for supplies. >> we have an n95 mask every day. it's nothing. that's begging for crumbs when we need dinner.

red flag. the newly revealed memo that reportedly shows the white house was warned about the risk of a pandemic in january, as dr. anthony fauci suggests life after the outbreak may never be the same. >> if you want to get to pre-coronavirus, that might not ever happen. >> we'll talk about the difficult road still ahead with the nation's surgeon general. turn for the worse. british prime minister boris johnson spends the night in intensive care amid his ongoing battle with the coronavirus. a top official now deputized to step in as the nation's leader when necessary. just ahead, the very latest in a live report from london. about-face. the secretary of the navy apologizes after slamming the captain of a u.s. aircraft carrier, concerned over a virus outbreak on his ship. >> he's a, too naive or too stupid to be the commanding officer of a ship like this. >> the blame game of the

captain's firing and fallout. and breaking overnight. bringing back baseball? the plan reportedly being worked on to start the major league season as early as next month. where and how the games could be played. today, tuesday, april 7th, 2020. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. welcome to "today." happy you're joining us on a tuesday morning. savannah working from home once again. >> i know. but i got a different look. they upgraded my background, hoda. i have a little bit of 30 rock. i can feel a little closer to you in studio 1a. yes. i'm still in my basement. >> i like that look. we have a lot to get to overnight. there's 368,000 case of the coronavirus in the united states, with more than 10,000

fatalities. but here in new york, efforts to flatten the curve appear to be working. meantime, despite the state's stay-at-home order, today's presidential primary in wisconsin is still being held with in-person voting. the governor issued an executive order that would delay voting till june, but late overnight, it was overturned by the highest court. the leaders are working on the next rescue bill to bolster the hard-hit economy. house speaker, nancy pelosi says another $1 trillion is needed on top of the 2 trillion recently passed. and concern isprime minister boris johnson after he we have complete coverage. we're going to begin in new yowhles. gabe gutierrez is near the u.s. and is along the hudson. gabe, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. this naval hospital ship has only treated about 48 patients so far, but overnight some breaking news. one of its crew members has just tested positive for covid-19. only non-covid patients, but governor cuomo asked the president to change that as the city's health care system is pushed to the brink. some good news in hard-hit new york. >> it would suggest a possible flattening of the curve. >> reporter: daily hospitalizations are down. so are icu admissions and daily intubations. and though deaths are still rising, the increase has been stable for two days. still, governor andrew cuomo is warning new yorkers not to let their guard down. >> if we are plateauing, we are plateauing at a very high level and there's tremendous stress on the health care system. >> reporter: president trump has now agreed to allow the thousand

bed, floating hospital, the "usns comfort" to treat covid patients. but a crew member was isolated after testing positive for the virus. meanwhile, there's another 2,500 beds at the javits convention center, which has been converted into a massive hospital and is now open. and possibly another 200 more beds next week at st. john the divine, the largest cathedral in america, that is working out logistics of opening its doors to the sick. all potential relieve valves, for doctors who work at a covid-19 unit in north shore university hospital, and says all of her patients are seriously ill. >> you can actually smell fear. you smell death. >> reporter: in harlem, frustrated medical workers are demanding more protective equipment. >> to have an n95 mask every day is nothing. that's like begging for crumbs when we need dinner. >> reporter: new york city accounts for nearly one-quarter of the nation's surging death toll. a funeral home in brooklyn says it's running out of body bags. >> we're overwhelmed.

overwhelmed. my staff is -- they're on wit's end. >> reporter: as city officials urge new yorkers to wear face coverings when going outside, the governor is furious that some are not properly social distancing. and he has doubled the fine from not doing so from $500 to $1,000. savannah? >> all right. gabe, thank you. now, to the dire shortage of vital medical equipment nationwide, including testing kits and even thermometers. it's being highlighted in a new government watchdog report. we're going to talk about it with the nation's surgeon general in a moment. first, tom costello joins us with the details of that. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the nation right now bracing for coming days and weeks. the president, meanwhile, defending his administration's handling of the outbreak even as, on the ground, in the nation's hospitals, state governors and an inspector general watchdog report, paint a

devastating picture. this morning, a new definition of our new normal. >> if back to normal means acting like there never was a coronavirus problem, i don't think that's going to happen. if you want to get to pre-coronavirus, you know, that might not never happen in the sense of the fact that the threat is there. >> reporter: as the nation faces a critical stretch in the battle against the coronavirus. >> the next week, week and a half, is going to be a big surge, the professionals tell us. >> reporter: a new inspector-general watchdog report finds hospitals nationwide are facing shortages of critical medical gear. and many states are warning their hospitals will run out of personal protective equipment within days. among them, hard-hit michigan. >> at all three health systems, there are less than three days until face shields run out. and less than six days until surgical gowns run out. >> reporter: illinois' governor, echoing the dire situation,

criticizing what he says is the trump administration's rationing of resources. >> when you compare our federal shipments to our burn rate, the product that we've received from the federal stockpile will last only a handful of days in this multi-month battle. >> reporter: meanwhile, many small business owners are struggling to obtain loans promised under the $2 trillion relief package. as technical glitches and sheer demand have overwhelmed the small business administration. the president saying the money earmarked for the plan may not be enough. >> we're going to have to probably add more money to this to save and to keep our small businesses going and to keep the employees of those small businesses working. >> reporter: also overnight, south carolina reversing course. now telling its 5 million residents to stay at home or work with few exceptions. still eight states remain without a full stay-at-home order. dr. anthony fauci says he spoke with the governors of two of

those states, iowa and nebraska, and he believes they have an acceptable equivalent. the president says it will be left up to the states for now. >> they are doing what we are asking them to do without having to put the seal on it. i will have to say, if i thought it was necessary, i would do it in a heartbeat. >> reporter: as the country enters another week of sheltering at home and social distancing, dr. deborah birx is calling on americans to take care of each other. while acknowledging how tough the situation is for everyone, including her own family. >> my grandchild of 10 months got a fever of 105 this weekend. i'm the doctor. and i couldn't get there. and that's just an illustration that i know you all are making sacrifices. and i guess i want everyone to take this seriously. >> reporter: meanwhile, "the new york times" is, this morning, reporting that senior white house trade adviser, peter navarro, warned the president, warned the white house, of the situation with the coronavirus in late january. peter navarro writing, on

january 29th, the lack of immune protection or an existing cure or vaccine would leave americans defenseless in the case of a full-blown coronavirus outbreak on u.s. soil. the lack of protection elevates the risk of the coronavirus evolving into a full-blown pandemic emperiling the lives of millions of americans. he wrote that on january 29th, at the time the president was suggesting this was all a hoax. savannah, back to you. >> tom costello, thank you. that brings us to dr. jerome adams, the u.s. surgeon general. good to see you, sir. >> good morning, savannah. >> let me ask you about what tom costello just reported. "the new york times" says it's seen a memo dated january 29th, in which a top trade adviser at the white house warned that trillions of dollars could be at risk and millions of americans could be at risk because of coronavirus. did you ever see that letter? were you aware of that letter?

and more broadly speaking, do you believe the white house, at its most senior levels, had sufficient warning of the pandemic potential? >> to answer your question, i never saw that letter. but you and i talked about the fact that i ran a state health department for three years. i've been in public health for 20 years. we've been saying for decades this is a possibility. but when you look at sars, when you look at mers, when you look at the situations we dealt with, many people at all levels, did not expect something like this to happen at this magnitude. and so there are many lessons learned. this virus has humbled many of us. and i think at the federal, state and local level, we will backtrack and try to figure out how we can improve moving forward. >> it's interesting that you ai. you just said, it kind of took people by surprise. but i guess that's the point of this memo being reported by "the new york times" in january -- this year, january 29th. it said particularly, that this could put millions of americans at risk. coronavirus in particular.

do you believe the white house had that sufficient warning to know how bad this could be? >> well, what i know, based on my interactions with the task force -- and remember, i joined the task force later -- there were preparations going on the entire time. i can tell you within hhs, that secretary azar, from the time this started to develop in china, was looking at the stockpile, was trying to come up with plans. so there was work going on behind the scenes. but again, this virus has humbled many of us. what i'm focussed on now is helping the american people understand what they can do moving forward to protect themselves. and that's why we're learning into t the good news, savannah, is we are seeing many places across the country level out their hospitalizations, their icu admissions, their death rates. we know mitigation works. and so, i want people to focus on what we need to do in the next two weeks to really flatten the curve and slow death rates.

>> i wanted to ask you about that. you said many places, but new york in particular has real glimmer gs s of hope. intubations down, hospital admissions down, icu admissions down. do you believe new york has hit the peak and flattened the curve? >> well, i don't want to say they've hit their peak yet. sometimes places will go down for a little bit and then pop back up again. but i want to say, washington and california, kudos to the public health professionals out there who have flattened their curve, definitely. and in new york, we see that because people have been cooperating -- remember, savannah the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic lies in the hands of the american people. this virus spreads person-to-person, and the way we combat it is each person with maximum distance between each other. and the people of new york are doing that. i know that i helped america understand this was going to be

a hard and tough week, but i also wanted them to understand we've had hard week, we've had hard times in our country before and we've come together. and america is coming together to battle this disease. and we are starting to see progress. >> at the same time, you have this inspector general's report, from the administration the health and human services agency, stating there is still a severe shortage of testing, that hospital workers don't have that personal protective equipment in the numbers they need. they're even not having enough thermometers in some places. do you acknowledge, sir, that there's woefully inadequate resources right now for many, many hospitals and front line health care workers or colleagues?pile doesn't have enough in there to deal alone with this type of epidemic. we know that states are responsible for stockpiles and they were inadequate. we know that hospitals -- when you look at hospital prepared preparedness, and i worked with

hospitals as a director, we didn't have enough in there. we're trying to move and allocate the resources. and i can tell you that so far, we are working with governors to make sure people are getting what they need when they need it. and remember, people called me an alarmist when a few weeks ago, i was telling places to pull out of elective surgeries. and i was telling people, don't take the n95 or medical masks because thaw aren't helpful for the general public to prevent them from getting coronavirus, but they are needed for health care workers. i have told pe now, it's important for everyone to do their part and lower demand so we can move supplies to where they're needed and make sure my colleagues, my health care workers, my friends are getting what they need to be able to protect themselves. >> a couple quick things. i only have a few seconds left. i know you have to go. georgia beaches were reopened by the governor. good idea or bad idea? >> well, that's the governor's decision. if you're going to go to the beach, stay six feet apart.

if you're going to be closer than six feet, you can make yourself a homemade mask to protect yourself and your neighbor from being out there. right now, the best advice i can give everyone, just stay at home. give us a week, give us two weeks. ideally, give us 30 days. but stay at home. >> what about the state of wisconsin, which is having in-person voting today? the governor there actually tried to delay the election but it got into a court battle and the voting will go on today, what do you say about that? >> i say as a black man, i know that people have died for the right to vote. this is very important to our entire country. out there and vote, please, do it as safely as possible. maintain six feet. please, especially in wisconsin, consider wearing a cloth facial covering to protect your neighbor. if you're going to exercise your right to vote, do it as safely as possible. and check out my advice at cdc.gov or look at making a cloth mask and see how i put this one together. >> we'll do that. dr. adams, thank you for your time. we appreciate it.

>> thank you. be safe. we're going to get through this. >> thank you, savannah. also this morning, messages of support are pouring in for british prime minister boris johnson. he remains in intensive care in a london hospital this morning, after his coronavirus symptoms suddenly worsened. "today" senior international correspondent, keir simmons, is there. >> reporter: good morning. we just received an update from british government officials. they say the prime minister has been stable overnight, he received standard oxygen treatment and he's been breathing without mechanical support. they also describe him as in good spirits, but it is deeply d distu disturbing. take a look at this. the hospital where boris johnson is in intensive care is just across from the houses of parliament, where he so often faced political opponents. now his challenge is a simple virus. >> prime minister -- >> reporter: he's been leading the british charge against coronavirus. but this morning, britain's prime minister, boris johnson, is in intensive care. focused on the fight of his

life, his own difficult battle with the virus. politics pushed aside. european leaders, like the french president, who so often disagreed with johnson, tweeting support. >> when you're in intensive care, it's a big deal. >> reporter: president trump, hoping the prime minister will pull through. >> americans are all praying for his recovery. he's been a really good friend. he's been really something very special. strong, resolute, doesn't quit. doesn't give up. >> reporter: on thursday, johnson was outside downing street, cheering britain's health workers. he looked visibly sick in a video message friday. >> i still have a temperature. >> reporter: on sunday, he was moved to the hospital. and yesterday, just hours after tweeting, i'm in good spirits, he was given oxygen and moved to intensive care. the queen being kept informed. his foreign secretary, who will run the government in his absence, visibly stunned. >> the government's business will continue, and the prime minister is in safe hands with a

brilliant team. >> reporter: his pregnant fiancee who lives with him at downing street, has also been sick, but says she's getting stronger. initially, like so many, johnson failed to take coronavirus seriously, shaking hands on a hospital visit. >> there are actually a few coronavirus patients and i shook hands with everybody, you'll be pleased to know. and i continue to shake hands. >> reporter: this morning, britain is waking up to an unprecedented crisis. its hospitals are overstretched, treating the victims of the virus, including the prime minister himself, in intensive care. british government officials are saying that the prime minister has not been diagnosed with pneumonia and at the same time reassuring people that his treatment is being determined entirely by his medical team. but these are disturbing moments for the british people. hoda? >> all right, keir. thank you so much. a programming note. join lester holt and our team of correspondents for a live primetime special on the coronavirus pandemic. they'll bring you the very

latest and our experts will answer your questions. that is tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern, pacific. on nbc, msnbc, and nbc news streaming service. now seems like a good time to check out the weather with mr. roker. good morning, al. >> good morning, hoda. we have severe weather already developing, as you can see on the radar, we're looking at some strong storms firing up. we are expecting a risk of 43 -- for 43 million people. hail 2 inches or more possible, through today, with an isolated tornado threat tomorrow. 17 million people for memphis, nashville and knoxville again. giant hail could be a big, big problem. rainfall through wednesday. we're talking locally, upwards of 3 inches or more. and get this, thursday through saturday, up to a foot of snow in parts of maine. and 3 to 6 inches in upstate 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. still tracking some rain especially in the north bay right now. we've seen those showers moving through parts of sonoma, solano as well as napa cnties this morning. right now a lot of of showers as we go into the rest of today. a closer look shows you do have a wet commute heading out the door. and then as we look at the rest of our forecast, scattered showers today and cool temperatures. warming up with sunshine coming up.

>> and that is your latest weather. hoda >> all right, al, thank you. just ahead, as the weather turns a bit nicer, the mounting concern, hoda, from coast-to-coast about people gathering too closely in outdoor spaces will they need to be completely locked down to keep everybody safe, or can we still be outside? sam brock is live with that part of the story. >> all right, savannah dr. torres, he's on call, ready to answer your newest questions about the outbreak, including what could make certain people more vulnerable to the coronavirus. but first this is "today" on

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it is now closed for a deep cleaning. let's get a look of the forecast for you. meteorologist, kari hall. we're starting out with dense fog in the tri-valley right now as we take a live look outside in dublin. we are going to still see our rain chances continue for today, but it won't be as widespread as yesterday and we will get a mix of sun and clouds as we go into the afternoon as our temperatures warm up into the low to mid-60s. the storm system is still very close by. so we're seeing scattered showers moving through in the north bay where we're seeing lingering rain moving through. this may make things soggy for commuters heading out the door for those essential jobs. a closer look shows the rain moving through parts of lake and mendocino counties moving into sonoma county as well. our seven-day forecast keeps it mild for today but we are getting ready for a warm-up over the next few days. in fact, as we get closer to the weekend looking at 70s and sunshine. we have to remember to keep our

social distance. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another look at the news coming up.

we got an i-24 i-24 oh richard waving the hammer up high. we got charles - >> that is not the normal bingo night. but man, i like it, hoda, how about you? oscar winner matthew mcconaughey calling the numbers over zoom. zm. over the computer. for residents of a retirement community in austin, texas apparently he had made this plan to host bingo night back in september. and he said, i'm coming one way or the other so he and his family decided to do it online >> a promise is a promise. he kept his promise. it's fun seeing camila and the kids there it looked like his mom, too. that looked like a lot of fun.

let's get right to your 7:30 headlines. when it comes to the coronavirus outbreak, overall there are now 368,000 cases in the u.s. with more than 10,000 fatalities. here in new york efforts to flatten the curve appear to be working. president trump announced yesterday the administration has reached a deal with the manufacturing giant 3m to produce more than 160 million masks. the president had previously clashed with the company on twitter saying it wasn't doing enough to help fill that mask shortage. big news from the golf world, the open championship in great britain has been canceled for the first time since 1945. other major tournaments have been rescheduled the u.s. open will be played in september. the masters, which was supposed to tee off this week, now pushed back until november. savannah all right. now, hoda, to a fresh concern tied to this fight against the virus as the weather gets a bit

nicer. there is, of course, greater temptation for people to get outside and enjoy it, and who can blame them but is it safe sam brock joins us from miami with more on this story. sam, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah good morning. from new york to california, some alarming behavior over the weekend leading to hefty fines for violating social distancing norms. here in miami beach, the signs are not subtle look at this, beach closed but at the same time georgia reopening its beaches right now as people are testing the limits between exercise, recreation and public health. in the sunny shadows of manhattan, brooklyn residents recline and work out, some practicing social distancing others, not so much. >> now is not the time to be playing frisbee with your friend in the park. >> reporter: after all this activity in central park, new york's governor, andrew cuomo, has said he's seen enough. >> frankly there has been a

laxness on social distancing, especially over this past weekend that is just wholly unacceptable >> reporter: in new york, state parks remain open with signs telling you, be smart, stay 6 feet apart other activities less smart after nassau county long island, reopened the golf course. >> i'm not going to lie, driving here, i said to myself, should i be doing this? >> reporter: across the coast in california, fines and handcuffs for banned behavior. one man arrested in malibu for paddleboarding in the pacific, while 22 sun seekers were cited for trespassing on closed beaches. >> as much as i hate to see that happen, and i really do, we run the beach and use it all the time, i do think it's probably the prudent move at the moment. >> reporter: beaches buried in the middle of debate all over the country. georgia governor kemp reopened his beaches and heavily criticized. >> in my opinion they loaded a gun and pointed it at the beach.

i hope i'm wrong. >> reporter: in miami beach, access to sand and parks has been shut off for weeks. but people are out exercising with varying levels of concern >> what is your understanding of social distancing, what should you be doing right now >> don't go to parties don't go to gatherings. >> what do you think when you see people biking together, running together in close proximity together >> they're idiots. they're putting themselves at risk. >> reporter: for many, outdoor activity they say is essential >> i think it's the absolute antidote to despair. >> reporter: some leaders, like governor cuomo, urging people to use that privilege with discretion or face a $1,000 fine >> it's not really about the fine nobody wants the money we want the compliance. >> reporter: stopping the spread of this vicious disease one action at a time. >> sam, most states do have those shelter-in-place orders right now but an exception for going outside and getting exercise seems to be the rule in most places. so how should people proceed

>> reporter: yeah, that's a very delicate question. most of the states do have lockdowns, almost all of them, savannah have some sort of an exception for outdoor activity, especially in new york city. you can't be within 2 feet of a person in many places you have to wear a mask you can argue governor cuomo's message is clear just because you can doesn't mean you should. savannah and hoda. >> absolutely, sam okay thank you so much. hoda, back to you in the studio. >> all right coming up next, dr. torres, he'll join us to answer your coronavirus questions and he'll set the record straight on that anti-malaria drug drawing both hope and controversy as a potential treatment. we'll talk to him about that coming up right after this social distancing doesn't have to make us distant, right? after all, cars were invented to bring us closer together. so, carmax is doing everything we can to keep you going.

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and that's the way it should be. we are back, 7:39 with something new. our series, on call, answering your questions about coronavirus. there's so much info out there so it's hard to know what to believe. nbc medical correspondent john torres will help us sort this out. hey, dr. john. we started our newscast with some hopeful news, that new york and new jersey appear to be flattening the curve a lot of people at home might be going, yay, it's over but where are we in this fight >> hoda, you're right. we're not over with this at all. flattening the curve just means

we're doing the job of not getting it all of a sudden at once to overwhelm the hospital system what's happening because of all the different steps we're taking and if we start relaxing on that, that curve will pop back up so we can't let down. >> in georgia, speaking of that, the beaches were reopened yesterday. we saw a bunch of people on them a good or a bad idea >> i think it's a bad idea because a lot of people say, well, if you stay 6 feet away, if people wear masks, the reality is people don't go to the beach to wear a mask, they don't go to the beach to stay 6 feet away from somebody else they will start ming ling throughout the day as we told you time and time again, we need a few weeks of staying indoors. we need to get over this, bu people need to do that the next week let's do that, not open beaches, not go outside any more than we have to. let's do the things we know will work to flatten that curve to get through this as quickly as possible.

>> i think every single person is desperate for a treatment to this virus, and the president anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, it's not been proven or there are no case studies. listen to the president's sound bite. >> i say it, what do you have to lose i'll say it again, what do you have to lose take it. i really think they should take it but it's their choice. it's the doctor's choice or the doctors in the hospital. but hydroxychloroquine, try it, if you'd like. >> all right so his question is always what do you have to lose. so i'm going to ask you that question, what do you have to lose >> potentially you could lose your life. there is one side effect, you can get a heart arrhythmia you can get your heartbeating erratically, and that could start causing problems

especially if it's taken with azithromycin that has the same side effects it doesn't happen. we don't know who. we don't know it's going to work it did great in the labs in small studies it looks hopeful. we can't put something on our hopes, we have to use scientific data to say go out and take it, what harm can it do? it can potentially do harm every medicine has side effects. trust me, as doctors we're as desperate as anyone to get help on this. we need to wait on this. we need more clinical trials to see if this can actually work and not cause more harm than good >> doctor, there's something circulating on facebook, people are wondering if they had coronavirus back months ago. this is what was written it said in part, who got sick in november or december, lasted 10 to 14 days with the worst cough that wouldn't go away. then you probably had coronavirus. is that a possibility? >> hoda, i think it's a lot of wishful thinking

it's a possibility but not really probable. it probably didn't happen. if you think back in november, january, february, the flu was here, a cold was here, a different type of coronavirus. more than likely that's what you had. if you got sick come march, april, more than likely it's probably coronavirus but that's later in the year. the thing i'm telling people if you got sick early on, november, december, january, february, time frame, don't assume you had coronavirus, don't go out there saying i think i have a good immune system now, i'm immune to it, i can do the things i want to do, because that's probably not what that was. >> i want to ask you about the tiger at the bronx zoo i'm sure a lot of people at home are wondering, if the tiger can get it, can my cat get it? my dog get it? >> i contacted american veterinary association, no pet, no cat or dog has been tested positive for coronavirus in the world there's been only four pets that have come up positive this lion is not a pet, obviously.

it's positive. we know things can go from human to animals, animals back to human. in this case it went from human to animals, looks like it's staying there. supposedly the tiger is doing really well. well for people at home with your pets, the main thing they told us, if you're sick, treat your pets like other people, stay away from them and make sure they social distance don't let them off the leash and let them play with people in parts. that's something that could spread take care of them like any other family member. >> kerry sanders will have a lot more on the topic later in the show all right, dr. torres, thank you so much. we appreciate you. now, what do you say we check in with mr. roker and get the latest on the weather. hey, al. >> hey, hoda, are you ready for some spring temperatures here they come soaring temperatures take a look at chicago today 31 degrees above average at 77 kansas city, 80. that's 16 degrees warmer denver, you're going to see 73, 16 degrees warmer as well. then for tomorrow a few record highs possible from houston, new

orleans, atlanta, d.c., up to st. louis and cincinnati as we get toward the end of the week, closer to average, with cleveland getting to 53 by saturday, 57 in new york des moines 60, charlotte a high of about 66 on saturday after being 81 on thursday good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to still see some lingering showers across parts of the bay area today. we're still seeing that storm system very close by. going into the rest of the afternoon with lower rain chances and scattered showers across parts of the north bay where we're seeing the rain right now. as the storm system remains nearby, rain chances. our overall trend will be for us to dry out and our temperatures will warm up over the next several days. >> and that's your latest weather. hoda. >> all right, al

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good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall at 7:56, we are seeing dense fog in the east bay and the tri-valley. visibility is cut down to about a quarter mile or less in some spots. in the south bay it is all clear and sunny as we look in san jose. we've seen the drifts of fog coming around and then as we go into this afternoon we're going to reach into the upper 50s and low 60s. most of the rain in the north bay. expect scattered showers to continue with this storm system just off the coast and pulling some rain into the north bay right now as we still see the scattered showers passing by and going into today as well as the next several days our trend will be to dry out and inland temperatures will be in the low 70s by this weekend. mike, anything new happening out there on the roads?

yes, in the positive sense. the dumbarton bridge west 84. light traffic. you're back at speed, recovered very quickly. around the bay we are looking at green sensors and fog in the tri-valley. i want to show you our camera in dublin. reduced speeds. there are low clouds in the area. drivers are getting through okay. leaders in two-counties are getting ready to debate new ways to protect the homeless. santa clara housing options with rvs want to use hotel rooms and scrap the shelter at the moscone center. leaders are talking about waiving up to three months of rent for people left jobless from the pandemic. landlords are not happy with the plan. have you heard? -what's up?

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and stars and celebrations we'll catch up with the one and only tracy morgan about the return of his hit show >> whoa, whoa, whoa. and carson joins us with his new baby goldie today april 7th, 2020 so much good coming up in this hour welcome back to "today." it's a tuesday morning a lot of you just starting out your day you're working from home, maybe you're home schooling the kids we just want to say thank you for hanging out with us in the morning. savannah. >> yes we are so happy to have you along. hi craig, hi hoda. i'm actually still in my basement but look at my backdrop, it looks like 30 rock so i've got a little slice of my other home, studio 1a, as we all continue to contend with this coronavirus crisis this hour we have the news but a lot of things to smile about. >> we certainly do we're going to get started with the news at 8:00 craig, why don't you get us started. let's start with the three things that we are watching on this tuesday morning

the first thing, dr. anthony fauci said on monday that the united states may never get back to where it was before the coronavirus pandemic, especially not until we have a vaccine. >> if back to normal means acting like there never was a coronavirus problem, i don't think that's going to happen until we do have a situation where you can completely protect the population if you want to get to pre-coronavirus, that might not ever happen in the sense of the fact that the threat is there. >> the second thing we're watching this morning, some potential good news in hard-hit new york governor andrew cuomo suggesting that the curve may be flattening in the state daily hospitalizations and icu admissions are down, fatalities are essentially flat the third thing we're watching, the shortage of testing kits and other medical equipment in the united states. while new and faster tests are becoming available, delays in

getting results are compounding problems for overwhelmed hospitals. savannah asked u.s. surgeon general dr. jerome adams about that just a short time ago here on "today." >> we know the federal stockpile doesn't have enough in there to deal alone with this type of epidemic we know that states are responsible for stockpiles and they were inadequate we hospitals, when i worked at hospitals, preparedness, didn't have enough in there we're working together trying to move and reallocate resources. >> dr. adams said federal government is working with governors across to get tests and supplies to those states that need it the most. all right. also a story we're watching this morning. the act navy secretary has apologized for mocking the former captain of that virus

stricken aircraft carrier just days after taking away his command. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker following this one for us kristen, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you this is a remarkable reversal. acting navy secretary thomas modly who flew from washington to guam to address crew members of "uss roosevelt" said he regrets calling the captain brett crozier naive and stupid he levelled that attack after the captain levelled that in a letter that leaked to the press. >> unfortunately it did the opposite. >> reporter: this morning a stunning about face from acting navy secretary thomas modly, apologizing to the navy and to former captain brett crozier days after dismissing crozier from command of "uss theodore roosevelt" and then excoriating him in remarks to the crew on his ship first published by military website task & purpose, modly accused crozier of betrayal of trust writing a widely circulated letter which sounded the alarm about the outbreak of coronavirus on his ship. >> if he didn't think -- it was

my opinion that if he didn't think the information was going to get out into the public in this information age that we live in, then he was, a, too naive or too stupid to be the commanding officer of a ship like this. >> reporter: in a letter overnight, modly writing, i want to apologize to the navy for my recent comments. i do not think captain crozier is naive or stupid he is smart and passionate, i believe precisely because he's not naive or stupid that he sent his alarming e-mail with the intention of getting it into the public domain in an effort to draw public attention to the situation on his ship. just hours earlier we pressed president trump about whether modly's initial comments were appropriate. >> it's tough language but i don't want -- let's not get into that it's tough language. >> modly's comments came just two days after this video circulated online showing supportive crew members cheering crozier as he departed the ship.

>> captain crozier captain kroez crozier! >> reporter: overnight the democratic house armed services committee called for his removal for the critical comments against crozier. meanwhile president trump said yesterday, he may intervene in the navy's decision to dismiss crozier, saying while his letter was a mistake, he doesn't want to, quote, destroy somebody for having a bad day craig, back to you >> kristen welker from the white house. kristen, thank you also from the white house. president trump said he had a friendly phone conversation with former vice president joe biden on monday to talk about the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic mr. trump said it was a good call and that biden made several suggestions. mr. biden sat down with me just before that call and i asked him what should be done about november 3rd election if it's not safe yet to vote in person. >> i'd much prefer to have in-person voting but it depends it depends on the state of play.

but we cannot, we cannot delay or postpone a constitutionally required november election >> you can see more of my one-on-one interview with former vice president biden coming up on the third hour of "today." >> look forward to that, craig it's now 8:07. how about a little morning boost. a new york mom who spent two weeks in the hospital with the coronavirus, savannah, she got quite a sendoff when she was finally cleared to go home [ applause ] >> hospital staff members lined the hallways and cheered her she had to be isolated from her husband and five kids while she was battling the disease her husband was there. he was waiting it was just what you would expect, a beautiful reunion. the director said christine's recovery shows the strength of those fighting the virus and the courage of those saving lives. wow. >> it must do so much for their morale, too, for the health care workers who are there just to

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house coronavirus response coordinator. >> this the moment not going to the grocery store, not the pharmacy, but doing everything you can to keep your family and friends safe. >>irx clarifyi those headline making comments. on monday. >> what i meant was, if you can consolidate, if you can send one person, the entire family doesn't need to go out on these occasions. so, you know, maybe once every two weeks we can do a grocery store and pharmacy shop for the entire family. >> tt means the way we all shop will have to change. >> grocers have been finding innovative solutions and ways to meet the growing consumer demand in online sales. >> lau reprents the national grocery sto grocers sociation. a group of independent stores. >> what actly are ocery stores doingow to meet this new demand. >> a number launching e-commerce platforms and grocery delivery services.

>> national chains like whole foods, fresh direct, and withnline orders, up 150% p comparo last year. amazon, which owns whole foods and other food delivery services says help is on the way, writing we're adding more delivery windows throughout the day and hiring over 100,000 positions across the u.s. and we'll continue to expand quickly to reach more customers people are also turning to options like curbside pickup offered by retailers like target and walmart. kroger, the nation's largest grocery chain says it's responding to increased demand by waiving its $4.95 fee for curb side pickup but many on social media saying these options don't work, with one person writing, they no longer can offer curbside service because slots are full,

delivery full, too they recommend not going into the store either so how exactly are we supposed to get groceries now one idea, consider turning to services that can do the shopping and make deliveries but it comes as a price. i tried postmates. >> my postmates order just arrived. there it is. i ordered 47 items but only 20 of them arrived and it took a lot longer than the original promised delivery time. >> on top of the groce tab i paid $28 in fees postmates told us they would investigatour order t added they are not typically ud for large grocery deliveries there's also taskrabbit. >> are you shawn >> i am. >> our producer's delivery guy all his groceries.o hours with this time the fees totalled $34, what we agreed to up front also check some of your local restaurants. offelater told us heap and they would be crediting my account. they said they are working hard during these difficu times to meet the needs of the customers. they did give me a heads up saying a lot of these items are sold out at the stores. >> you did get it in a couple of hours. which i found surprising we have a lot more to get

to we've been collaborating with facebook we have a lot of questions mellie has a question for us trying to get that delivery slot time is almost impossible. she wants to know why they are canceling pickup, like if i want to go to the store and pick up my order. >> i thought that question she was saying canceling deliveries. i haven't heard of that on social media or those requests we are in contact with major delivery companies they say they're just experiencing overwhelming demand right now. they weren't designed to handle this they are hiring more people. in the meantime, what are you supposed to do tips here. take stock of what you have in the pantry, review what you already have that might relieve anxiety you probably have more food than you realize. then you really want to check the websites of the delivery services throughout the day. you and i have experienced this, when that window opens up, just snag it. you can make adjustments for 24 hours ahead of time. that's super important also, you really want to consider your local independent grocery stores, a lot of them are now stepping up and offering the delivery and the curbside pick up as well. >> we have a question from denise from facebook she wants to know if only one

person should go to the store or can her husband come with her because it makes it quicker. they can get through it quicker. >> you and i talked about this experts say limit the number of people going to the store and designate one person you can help speed things up by giving them a focussed paper list, so you can avoid being on the phone. if you must use your phone, consider putting it in a ziploc or plastic bag and throwing it away afterwards. look with your eyes, not with your hands pick out exactly what you need to avoid touching more things than you need to, and when you get home, wash your hands. >> have a list, don't wander up and down the aisles. steve on facebook has a question. >> is it safer to make a quick trip to the grocery store yourself or have a stranger deliver your groceries to your home >> good question. >> health experts say certainly there are risks to both, but really in this case, having that one delivery person earn dropping it off, contact less delivery is the best way to go, because that's only one person you're coming into contact with. >> here comes our most popular question on facebook

this one comes from stacy. >> do we need to disinfect and wipe down grocery store products and reusable bags? >> that's a big one. >> experts are mixed on this but they all agree it's a very, very low risk think about all the things that have to happen someone sick has to touch the package, then you have to touch the package, then you have to touch your face in order for you to get sick. but it's possible, because we are touching things all the time in our house we are taking all precautions, wiping things down as they come in. designate an area for the things you don't need right away. let those sit for a day if you don't have wipes we're washing our vegetables warm water, light soapy solution but make sure you rinse it off. >> all good advice vicky, thank you how about this, how about we get a check of the weather from mr. roker. hey, al. >> also a lot of grocery stores aren't letting you use reusable bags, so don't bring bags to the grocery store unless you know they will let you do it. let's check out what's going on right now as far as your weather

is concerned we're looking at severe storms developing right now in the ohio and mississippi river valley nice and warm in the midsection of the country flood watches developing in southern california as a big storm system moves in. beautiful day in the northeast and plenty of sunshine through florida. that's wha >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we do still have some rain in the north bay. i've been tracking that throughout the morning as we get a look at the radar right now. we're still going to see those showers in the forecast as we go into today. kind of off and on, but i do think it will be more off than on for much ofar. but for the north bay, expect more of that rain and our temperatures today that will reach into the 60s. we have some warmer weather and some sunshine headed our way for the rest of the week. >> that is your latest weather savannah >> all right, al thank you so much. and now to this story that still has a lot of people

talking, a lot of questions about the tiger at the bronx zoo that tested positive for the novel coronavirus. it was infected by an employee who didn't show symptoms that has a lot of pet owners wondering, wait a minute, could we infect our own animals and vice versa nbc's kerry sanders has that story this morning hey, kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. large animal vets say this came as a big surprise. a tiger getting the same coronavirus that is killing people that's kadar, one of eight big cats here at the zoo in west palm beach. none of the big cats here showing signs of coronavirus, cause for celebration, yay what was uncovered at bronx zoo has many asking that exact question what about my pet cat and dog. first, a little background on how we got to that question. at theronx zoo nadia, a 4-year-old tigerull ofnergy and spunk. this washen she was a healthy cub.

when zoo keepers noticed her wheezing with a dry cough, not eating, they wondered, could it be coronavirus a special animal testing lab, not the ones used to test humans in this pandemic, revealed nadia was infected believed to be by vets at the bronx zoo believe three lions and three other tigers might also have covid-19 but were not tested. >> at the outset, it was disbelief it really was covid but, of course, the labs are really excellent and we believe them >> we see coronavirus leading to death in humans. same concern for the big cats? >> it was the fear of the unknown. >> they have all begun improving. we expect them to make full recovers. >> reporter: this morning at zoos across the country, including the oakland zoo, strict protocols now mandate masks and gloves for all zoo

keepers when near the animals. ron mcgill at zoo miami. >> the fact this happened at the bronx zoo is proof it can be transmitted between a human and an animal. we were unaware of that until this point. >> reporter: which is why pet owners - >> this is one of my two kitty cats. >> reporter: especially those wi cats bualso witdogs are now anxious. on socl media, examples pet owrs going to extreme lengths that experts say are not needed. still the questions persist. >> this is our cat ifhe has coronavir, can we >> andre wants to know, can he get sick from the conavirus? >> reporter: we took owners' questions to the american veterinary medical associaon can we get coronavirus from our pets, cats or dogs, and vice versa, can we give it to them? >> the answer is pretty much no to that. all the leading experts in the world have saithat they not

believe that animals canhed cod- to people. >> reporter: sti, some pet owners not taking any chances. >> wipe his face, wipe his ears. >> reporter: with their furry best friends >> for him, i have been wiping down his paws as soon as we get inside you know, ta a step inde, get a rag and wipe down his paws and everything, ke sure wiped down, because you never you never kn >> reporter: the's an additionaleason they'r watching this ever so closely because kadar d his mate are expecting cubs, which is extremely rare those cubs are expected metime next month if you have a pet and want a little more information, the american veterinary association has put together a long list with details on a level that the average person can understand. we put that on today.com to help folks out, follow it one note, if you have a pet ferret, you might want to go to the website and read it

good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. the bay area now has more than 3,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus with santa clara county accounting for about one-third of the total. as of this morning, 97 people have died. san francisco's struggling small business owners may soon get a boost. supervisors today debate a resolution calling for new protections for restaurants and other merchants who have closed their doors. the resolution also calls for the state insurance commission to grant certain exemptions. meantime, property taxes statewide are still due friday, but another bay area county is trying to help. contra costa county's tax office says that w till waive late fees and penalties but after july 10th, a payment plan will have to be set up. this is if they cannot make that

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we're back it's 8:30. it's tuesday morning, it's the 7th of april, 2020 guys, there's an important reason we're playing this song it's lady gaga's newest hit. you like it, hoda? >> i'm loving it you know what, she's teaming up special concert and it's an awesome cause. workers amid this coronavirus crisis one world together at home it's going to feature some of the world's biggest stars. we're talking about paul mccartney, elton john, lizzo,

the list goes on and on. >> it is going to be quite the show the host, by the way, jimmy fallon, jimmy kimmel, steven colbert. it airs april 18th on nbc and most major networks. it's also going to stream on facebook, on instagram, youtube. guys, get this, the event has already raised $35 million for the world health organization. all right. >> hasn't even started yet that's pretty amazing. don't you like when all the networks get along, we get together and do something together >> yes >> that's pretty cool. speaking of stars, guys, we have aw ason of his really hilarious show has arrived, and it couldn't come at a better time hey, tracy. >> hello. >> we capital wait to catch up >> we can't wait to catch up with tracy in just a bit >> i love it. >> then a huge star in our book, too, who else is joining us, savannah >> just the one, the only goldie

daly, and carson, too. they are all snuggled up is she sleeping? should we be quiet what's up with carson's hair >> then guys, coming up after that later, we're going to get o simple tips from cookbook author alison roman on how to prolong the shelf life of items in your fridge, things you have in your pantry as well t weather, sir >> all right can't wait to see little go go but first let's go go and see what we've got as far as your weather today. we are looking at severe storms developing in the mid plains we're also looking at april warmth flood watches out west, plenty of sunshine in the northeast and down through florida for tomorrow, record highs along the gulf severe storms moving into the upper ohio river valley and into the mid-atlantic states. a flood risk will continue in southern california into the southwest and plenty of sunshine

in the pacific northwest that's what going on around the >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're still going to see scattered showers today, and temperatures staying cool. some of our inland areas will reach into the low 60s for this afternoon. but we are going to see rain chances going down over the next few days. in fact, a lot of dry weather going toward the end of the week. and temperatures warming up into the low to mid-70s for the valleys. for san francisco, still some showers, clouds and fog today. but then we're going to see things drying out. >> and that's your latest weather. hoda. >> all right, al thank you. coming up next, do you have something new to watch on tv i bet the answer is yes. tracy morgan has the answer. we're going to talk to him live we're going to talk to him live but firsthis is "today" ont

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come to the right place. one of the funniest guys around, our pal tracy morgan he's with us, his show "the last o.g." returns to tbs tonight with his character tray continuing the fight of reminding people of what his brooklyn used to be like take a look. >> this coffee shop has been a staple in brooklyn for over 30 months, that's over four decades in hipster coffee shop years >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> pardon me, these people paid good money for an authentic tour of brooklyn. so if you'll excuse us, we'll be on our way >> authentic authentic. you call this brooklyn we call it crooklyn. >> all right, tracy, how are you this morning >> i'm good. good morning to you. good morning to you, my mother-in-law christy says good morning, she loves you >> tell her i love her back. tell me what life is like being at home for tracy and his family

>> me and my wife have been quarantined in here for like three weeks, so she's pregnant like three times every week she got pregnant. also, we're role-playing a lot now. we're role-playing she's playing a young maiden whose grandfather was infected with coronavirus and i'm the scientist who discovered the cure and she'll do anything to save her grandfather's life. and i mean anything. >> you are a creative one. all right. tell me, we know what your house looks like tracy, willie took us on a tour. we know what's going on in that home of yours. there's a bowling alley -- >> that's not important. i was watching the show and the tiger in the bronx zoo got me scared so i'm going to get all my pets tested >> yeah? >> i'm going to get my sharks tested, my eel tested. i just bought a 600 pound silverback gorilla, i'm going to

>> no, for real. this is real stuff yesterday i was driving to the supermarket and i didn't have my mask on. i was in my car with the windows up, and i didn't have my mask on and my gloves on i stopped at a red light and the lady pulled up next to me. she said roll your window down she said you don't have your gloves on, you don't have your mask on. i'm telling. >> do you make it a habit, tracy, of wearing the gloves and mask are you adhering to all the things they are telling you to do >> absolutely. my mask is right here. i've got the n95 yeah but this is -- this is not normal but i feel like -- i finally feel like a real surgeon >> you know what's interesting about you, tracy, i remember when you went through what you went through with your accident and you talked so much about the nurses and doctors who saved your life -- >> it goes beyond that my dad told me when you was born, when the doctors pulled you out of your mom, they could have dropped you on your head.

so i give them respect from that day. these are the people, they know what they're doing they are fighting on the front lines. i love them. i spent a lot of time in the hospital, and i know what goes on in there. and i know these people work hard to take care of you. >> they sure do. >> i'm proud of them they're my heroes. like i said, when we're running out of the burning building, the firemen are running in >> that's exactly what's going on. >> police officers come out of their house to patrol the streets, they don't know if they are going back home. we have to give them respect i respect that. >> i totally and completely agree with you tracy, a lot of people are at home, and they are looking for something to watch season three of your show, "the last o.g." is on tell them what will be in store if they tune in. >> this is going to be awesome for people and for everyone involved in "the last o.g. this is a gift to the world. this is a gift to the world to keep you entertained and the

struggle is real right now we're struggling people want to criticize the president. imagine being president of the country and half the country got sick it's difficult for him we have all got to pull together as people now. now is not the time for blame and all these other things, and anger. it's here now. we've got to be together we've got to all stay safe nobody wants to transmit it, nobody wants to attract it, nobody wants to get it let's stay safe and do the protocol that we have to do. protect our kids and our pets. >> that's a good public service announcement, tracy. we appreciate you being here with us today. we just want to let people know season three of "the last o.g." that premiers tonight on tbs >> coming on tonight check it out it will be great. >> all right, babe see you later. just ahead, something to smile about. carson and siri daly proudly show off their baby girl goldie. a couple of other kids, too. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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all right. welcome back, everybody. last time we had all the gang all together was when carson was announcing the birth of baby girl goldie, and this morning, even better, he's back with goldie herself and with siri we just want to say good morning, goldie. good morning, siri, super mama good morning, carson, super dad. look at these little cuties. we're so happy to see you. how is it going? >> good morning, guys. it's so good to see you all. it's going great this is baby goldie who is how old now? 12 days maybe? >> what day is it? yeah, about 12 days. she'll be two weeks on thursday. >> she is doing great. mom is doing awesome she is the little pot of gold at the end of our family rainbow. she came, obviously, at a much

needed time for what is going on in the country a much needed distraction. we have three other kids and they are really good baby goldie is home. >> how are they all getting along? who do i see in the frame there? which one of your -- >> hoda, there's kids all over the place. they are like spiders. they are never less than 6 feet away from you at any point >> she's doing an educational app. >> she's watching ""the greatest showman."" >> the kids love her they are like little mothers and fathers. jackson to her they can't get enough. they are so helpful. it's the silver lining in all of this to have all of us home together because they just snuggle her up and grab binkies. when needed. and burp cloths. they don't change diapers yet. >> hey, buddy. with my two, even if the first two weeks it seemed like you

what their personalities might be like. can you tell what goldie will be like >> she's headed towards professional beer drinking because she burps all the time. so that must be -- >> she's chill. >> she's very chill. >> she takes after you, carson. >> yeah, on the beer front, maybe not on the anxious chill front. she's very calm demeanor. >> she'll just go to any of the kids she seems very adaptable like not, you know - i think she kind of has to be because she was born into this chaos of a family and then this crazy world right now. so she's just going with the flow she's making little noises. had. you know, we're catholic so when all the other kids were born, we had the opportunity for the chaplain at whatever hospital they were born in to come in. honestly, we didn't care what denomination we wanted somebody with some faith to for the newborn we didn't have that opportunity with goldie because we were in and out of the hospital so fast

due to what's happening. so we had a nice little outing recently where, we live in long island, we got to do a drive-by blessing with father bob there that's our catholic priest at our parish he married siri and i. he blessed our home when we got it we drove goldie there and he stood 6 feet away and gave a wonderful bless. that's really been a highlight in the last 48 hours. >> a drive-by blessing wow. >> my one time out of the house. >> carson -- >> you were saying, carson sorry, go ahea goldie was born and you said we really needed her light right now. i think that's so true i know every time i see a picture of her, i start tearing up what has she really brought to the family, to daly's party of six now? >> well, that's sweet. don't fight over me, girls it's like high school again. there's plenty of me to go around it's been amazing. it's a really bittersweet event, as we all know, because we're all hunkered down in our homes

for me, i'm such a family guy, i feel like i work so much, i'm traveling a lot. i work to be home. now i get this unprecedented time with my wife and kids, it's great, but it comes at such a cost there's so many lives lost and so many people hurting it's almost hard to appreciate the time with your family whenhn the world. when we got home from the hospital there was a glyt othere at our house, drinking champagne, celebrating, goldie coming home. they all lined the streets, made signs. it brought tears to siri's eyes. and that was a really nice - she's been a light to our family, our community. our neighborhood everybody is anxious about the unknowns of the pandemic here comes little goldie and she puts a smile on their face 40% of all the coronavirus cases are coming from the state of new york it's a harrowing time to b pregnant especially where we are

geographically there's a lot of nervous people around us and she's been a beacon of hope. >> like you said, savannah many people are saying, i just need a goldie picture she's happy to do that. >> we have to ask, carson, on a totally different note about your lid >> it's out of control. >> loving it >> what's happening with that. >> i said if they are going to do a reboot of highway to heaven, i could play him >> yikes >> michael landon. i don't know my kids are thrilled, by the way, the easter bunny and tooth fairy made the essentials list so that's all happening. but, as you know, you can't get your hair cut. i've been cutting my son's hair outside. i have a makeshift barber shop for jackson's hair jackson, would you like to come in here? i do a good job with him there's my salon. >> looks good. >> he's got lines. i gave him a little fade >> jack, you look good

>> he's high and tight, looks awesome. like a young harry styles. >> we're going to braid carson's hair. should we braid it >> i do need a cut but i'll wait. >> it's so good to see you. >> maybe jack d could actually cut your hair, return the favor, carson just a thought >> i have no problem with that the quarantine has really brought me back to my punk rock roots. i pushed through my nose ring from my mtv days the other day -- >> that really happened. >> -- using etta's little stud wow, there's a picture of that i don't know how you have that so i'm not opposed to going to a mohawk. >> actually, carson, i heard, and tell me if this is right i think you're coming back tomorrow because we're going to do a segment on how to cut your own hair and you're going to do it >> yes. >> and you'll be helping others. i would like to say i hope my husband will be watching that segment as well. he's getting a little harry myself >> yes, i'm excited to do that.

>> public service announcement. >> i stood in line to be in that segment. tomorrow we'll chop it up. >> look forward to that, carson. siri, goldie, you guys, thank you so much. we love and miss you guys a lot. >> we miss you guys, too love you can't wait to see you again in person thanks everybody watching for the well wishes. we're praying for you and your family we love you. coming up, you guys, thi morning best selling cookbook author alison roman, extending the shelf life of your food so you don't have to go to the grocery store so often but first

what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive.

we're back with "today" food as we discussed with vicky americans are advised to avoid grocery stores in the coming days this morning we have tips and tricks to extend shelf life of the groceries you have in your house. joining us alison roman, cookbook author of "nothing fancy and dining in. good morning. >> good morning, how are you >> let's break it down to the

food groups. one is bread some people have bread at home or bread in your freezer how can you extend that lifemyrr and on my counter at all times when i go to the store i like to buy a few loaves they go bad quicker than i want them to. a tip, if i have a crusty loaf like this, i freeze it full. and then, to refresh it when i want fresh bread, i run it under cold water, put it in a 450 degree oven for 20 minutes, and it's like a fresh loaf is born for sandwich loaf, i'll slice it and then freeze it that's a trick i learned from my friend emily weinstein that just makes it easier to defrost. >> i like that. >> so you can pull it as needed. it's great >> let's move onto fruit we bought a ton of fruit early and it's going bad i was thinking what do i do with it other than toss it. >> that can be tricky. for fruit i love to freeze it also that can be a really great tip

or i just make a quick jam, so something like berry, stone fruit, apple i'll stick them in a sauce pot with a little sugar until it's a jammy figure and put it in the fridge it will last up to a month that way. that is a way to extend especially if it's going bad quicker than you want it to. >> what veges are good to freeze and which ones aren't? >> i don't love to freeze vegetables necessarily my trip for vegetables is taking the jam approach i want to preserve them in something. i want to cook them first. i want to take dark leafy greens and i want to make like a salsa verde or something with the stems, cover it with olive oil and that will last for a good while in the fridge. leaves like kale, you can get a blanche, saute and then freeze my favorite thing to do with vegetables like onion, eggplant, tomatoes, is to cover them with olive oil and slow roast until tender and super flavorful and then you can store them in the refrigerator covered in

olive oil, for up to two weeks, sometimes longer that's a really great way to have a nice, preserved conveniently table. >> that's a really good idea this one may be my favorite. you've taken like one chicken, and you've taken it and broken it down into five or six meals what do you do with the chicken? >> yeah. i'm feeling like a true miracle worker these days, taking one thing and making it last an entire week. i'm staying with two friends right now, so we're feeding three people every night we had one chicken what i did was i made the whole chicken into a soup like this, which fed us that night and for lunch the next day and we have some left over but i saved the breast i pulled it from the soup right as it was cooked and shredded it and set it aside that way i can make things like chicken salad, salad salad, sandwich, stuff like that. so it just kind of extends it keeps going on, the chicken that never ends. >> we appreciate you the tips and advice, we appreciate that. >> thank you. >> she'll have much more on today.com/food.

just ahead the third and fourth hours but first a look at your local news. have a good one, guys. we'll see you tomorrow and a good morning to you. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. bay area coronavirus cases now exceeding 3700 with santa clara county acounting for almost one-third of the total. 97 people have died. two counties with the largest homeless populations are still scrambling to protect them. san francisco's supervisors plan to talk about making more hotel rooms available. the city recently opened the moscone center as a shelter but two people staying there have now been tested positive. it's been closed for cleaning. santa clara supervisors plan

to discuss new housing options utilizing rvs or removable tiny homes. they tried to secure thousands of hotel rooms to flatten the curve. we're monitoring the santa clara county's hearing and we'll have a live report during our midga newscast. san jose is looking at waiving up to three months of rent for those suddenly left jobless. landlords not happy about that plan. and new from overnight, a new plan to have major league baseball back within a matter of weeks. the catch is all of those games will be played in arizona without any fans in person. head to our twitter page for more.

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a good tuesday morning, everyone welcome to the third hour of "today." crying melvin in studio 1a, al and sheinelle working from their homes once against s jones, how is that voice after your first day back? >> you know what, i'm hanging in there. i to say it's kind of our new normal as we speai have three kids downstairsoing to school virtually on their lapto yesterday after e show i went downstrs and put on my teacher hat. a ntleman really admires what you' doing a gentleman in central park, i like to go to central park and exercise