it's been great seeing you all the first virtual nfl draft. virtually. i wish we could hug at some >> this year the nfl draft with point. >> exactly. a virtual hug, right. we're there with you in spirit. of course we'll always be here a virtual twist, top college players waiting at home to hear tuesday is national beer for you in the morning when day, which is the first time we're not having technical their names called alcohol has helped me remember difficulties. general managers and coaches making first round picks from have a great day and a great their homes, too weekend. what day it is. >> back now 7:30, a little the flash of years past gone weekend update humor from the this year's event kicking off first ever "saturday night live" with a heartfelt message of hope narrated by nfl great peyton manning. >> through isolation we are at home. ♪ that was two weeks ago. tomorrow night they are going to fighting as one. good morning do it again. the cast is working remotely. good morning. we have some unanswered back in business. this morning all eyes on questions, though. georgia, the first state to and there's no better reason >> we don't know who the host is or the musical guest. than that for hope >> we don't know that stuff but start reopening. hope is something we sports fans know all about it will be good anyway. it's what keeps us che places like bowling alleys, >> we legit don't know. sometimes we say we don't know tattoo parlors and hair salons hidecision was made based and we actually know. after year. >> but we actually don't know. >> nfl commissioner roger on the data we're given. >> we don't know. >> here is what we do know, the >> the white house pushes back. headlines, 7:30 on the coronavirus outbreak. some businesses refuse to open despite objections this morning, their doors and others watch and wait. georgia becomes the first state heat and light. goodell started making draft announcements from the basement. >> the first pick in the 2020 to allow reopening of how fast disinfectant and draft, cincinnati bengals select businesses, that includes gyms, joe burrow, quarterback, lsu. bowling alleys, tattoo parlors >> with a pat on the back from his mom and dad, heisman winner

sunlight can kill the virus. and national champ joe burrow and the president makes this the nfl's number one pick, eye-opening statement. taking the news in stride. >> the light inside, through the and hair salons. >> the league forced to hold the draft virtually. skin or in some other way. then i see the disinfectant that >> to jump up to number one overall is crazy to me it's a dream come true. knocks it out in a minute, one minutehaby injection >> some traditions remain like booing the commissioner. it's usually the fans in the inside or almost a cleaning. arena. >> come on, philly. done deal. overnight the house passes that nearly $500 billion aid package cleveland will host in 2021. >> also ruth's chris steakhouse for hospitals and small >> this year it was on zoom. >> come on, guys will return the $20 million as part of the loan it received you can do better than that. from the paycheck protection program. businesses. the high-end chain was widely hope on the verizon. let's go. >> there were some unscripted our exclusive interview with bill gates on the front lines of the hunt for the vaccine criticized after the program ran out of money leaving sounding an optimistic note. moments, too, like the unusual >> the best scientists working attire raiders pick, henry ruggs. legitimately small businesses, thousands of them high and dry. >> also this morning, outrage aimed at the mayor of las vegas. it's growing after she said she wants to see her city's hotels hard on this and i'm hopeful. and the nfl draft goes online the first time. and casinos reopen as soon as >> joe burrow, quarterback, lsu. >> we've got the selections, the possible, even if it puts people's health at risk. surprises and heartwarming steve, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning moments that played out in a new way, today friday, april 24th, cancer survivor. to you. >> go browns. >> for many it was a family affair with coaches and general the economy is devastated with managers sharing their 2020. experience with their children the jets gm getting hugs from casinos, hotels, restaurants really shuttered as far as the his children after snagging eye can see.

>> announcer: from nbc news, everybody wants to get back to this is "today" with savannah work but the mayor wants the louisville tackle who celebrated guthrie and hoda kotb live from the moment with his family city to open immediately which studio 1a from rockefeller led to a fiery debate between proof that this nfl draft, though virtual, made plenty of the health and safety of the people here and the health of plaza. hi, everybody. nice to have you with us on a real world dreams come true. the economy. >> you know, roger goodell is friday morning. the usually packed vegas strip hoda, i know you were loving to now a ghost town, hundreds of thousands of jobs and millions one of those characters in sports that's kind of easy not to always like him last night he really leaned into it. in revenue lost. >> very eerie an very sad. >> when he started off the thing with his dog on the couch watch the draft. rubbing his dog, i thought, what to think it operated for years is this going to be. and now comes to as stop. d, new orleans bulking up the line with the pick of the linemen. he laughed about the booing. >> one of my favorite moments in the draft, players and family >> oh, my god. was that you, savannah? start the night walking down >> mike told me to say this. >> i didn't know where that came that red carpet. from. the nfl draft was unifying, made of course that couldn't happen me happy when i watched. it was a different way but i felt all the emotions. this year. now vacant. craig is going to have a story a little later on in the show but it was really terrific. we're going to begin with the check this out, it didn't stop >> i want people to go to work. >> telling cnn she wants to reopen business but has no plan top story, the coronavirus. iowa's tristan wirfs he placed one on his mom's front a number of important developments to get to. yard he had her take a stroll and met her at the end with flowers. on how to do it safely. despite objections, this morning >> that's sweet. georgia becomes the first state to allow the reopening of certain businesses. >> for a restaurant to be open or a small boutique to be open, >> he was drafted and will be they better figure it out. those businesses include gyms, that's their job. hair salons, bowling alleys and that's not the mayor's job. >> goodman, who has no tattoo parlors, savannah. jurisdiction over the strip, said nevada is ready because mackey frayer had a moment in

that piece it's virus numbers are >> meantime, preliminary results it was fun watching her. >> oh. playing with tom brady. >> janis mackey frayer had a moment in that piece it was fun watching her embrace from the first antibody testing her son. comparably low, about 4200 confirmed cases and fewer than suggests one in five new york city residents have been it was a beautiful moment. 200 deaths. infected with the coronavirus. >> hasn't it been because of that is far more than the number >> i love that. >> hoda, when you said eagles, i of confirmed cases would thought you were talking about social distancing that the suggest. more help is on the way for numbers have been what they are? >> how do you know until we have philadelphia eagles. struggling businesses. a control group. >> of course you did. >> i perked up let's get a first check of the we offer to be a control group. overnight the house gave final approval to that $484 billion >> nevada's governor calling her relief package and the president ideas unsafe and outrageous. plans to sign it today. >> no one wants to put people back to work and open up weather. >> as we begin, cases of the al, happy friday businesses more than i do. >> we made it to friday but it's but a person shouldn't have to a soggy one on the east coast. let's look at the radar. choose between their paycheck and their life. virus jumped to 877,000 and nearly 50,000 deaths. you can see we've got wet weather stretching all the way we do have complete coverage. from the northeast into florida we're going to start with the ongoing battle over when states where down in florida we have tornado watches, severe weather going on right now in central florida. should reopen. nbc's blayne alexander is in in fact, we've got a risk for >> with 300,000 nevada residents atlanta, georgia, for us this morning. unemployed, some are fighting severe weather today there and for a swift reopening. >> got a great economy in back through the lower plains america. leave it alone. open it all back up. hey, blayne, good morning. where we're expecting some >> shop owner becky miller says >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. tornadoes possible and hail. time is running out for small businesses and their employees just a few hours from now, this look at those storms moving to stay afloat. >> i say we should open nail salon is going to open its across the florida peninsula the severe threat ramps up later tomorrow. >> casino owners feel opening up too soon will put their lives on tomorrow heavy rain moves into the ohio river valley. mid-atlantic tomorrow evening. the line. >> everyone wants to reopen and get back to work and have the doors for the very first time then on sunday this storm system economy open again. at this point, i think that

welcoming customers inside the would be reckless and just same with the salon next door. they have installed plexi glass moves into the northeast we're talking possibility of shields, spacing out customers. snow in the higher elevations of new england. irresponsible. these are some of the measures places are taking as they prepare to open their doors. >> the governor says she will absolutely not open up the state rainfall amounts there could be flash flooding until there's a 14-day decline down in north central florida with locally 3 to 5" of rain this morning as some georgia businesses open their doors, possible in the number of covid cases. president trump's is slamming the state's governor for a second straight day. >> i'm not happy about it, and i'm not happy about brian kemp. >> he said kemp jumped the gun on reopening the state falling meanwhile casinos here have short on the guidelines that started to detail the plans for recommend a two-week downward trend in covid-19 cases before reopening. reopening. caesar's and wynn, more face as you look into weekend we've masks, even register the >> i could have done something got a lot of heavy rain from the ohio river valley, into the temperature of guests as they walk in. about it if i wanted to, but i'm northeast and new england. again, this is all uncharted we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next saying let the governors do it. 30 seconds s still ways to...touch each other. territory for vegas. >> overnight kemp defended the move saying it's informed by >> steve patterson in vegas. data and public health thank you. recommendations. starting today hair and nail savannah. like picking up food, or supplies, up next, our interview with salons, barber shops, bowling or, dropping them off. bill gates. alleys and tattoo parlors will be cleared to open their doors. after all, cars were invented to bring us closer together. dine in restaurants and movie back in 2015 he famously warned of a deadly pandemic hitting so, carmax is doing everything we can to keep you going. around the world. we're going to talk to him this morning about his foundation, the work it's doing on a and that's the way it should be. coronavirus vaccine and why there is hope ahead right after this. people save theaters monday. good morning. restaurants are spacing bar i'm meteorologist kari hall.

as we take a live look outside in san francisco, it's going to be a beautiful day and tools and using disposable cups and silverware when he opens. temperatures are staying in the >> we need to get back to work. employees are dying to come back upper 60s. as you head inland it's going to be much warmer with highs to regular jobs. >> other restaurant owners think it's too soon. reaching up to 86 degrees in >> no one think it's safe. >> also opening salons and spas in oklahoma, including garcia concord and antioch as well as when they bundle their home with their outdoor vehicles. salon. she said her phone has been ringing nonstop. napa, san jose in the lower 80s so they've got other things to do now, bigfoot. >> everyone knows what today and we'll see our wait, what'd you just call me? temperatures peak today, coming bigfoot? ♪ down slightly for the weekend. precaution to take. still very warm and we're still my name is daryl. looking at warm and dry weather >> alaska is joining and next in the forecast through next week week. sensitivity it's very common ohio and tennessee will be unlocking businesses in phases. >> not every industry will be in >> and that is your latest to have a gum health concern as well. a position to open safely weather. guys. >> all right, al immediately. >> while some states are opening but if you have sensitive teeth, >> and that is your latest you probably aren't going to brush your teeth up, others are clamping down. weather. guys. >> all right, al thank you. still ahead, an inside look at as effectivity because it causes pain. in illinois a stay-at-home order and if you see blood you should do something about it. the battle over las vegas where you know, i talk to dentists every day originally set to expire next week, now extended through the casinos and hotels sit eerily empty over a controversial call and they're able to recommend one product, end of may. >> we need to keep going a little while longer to finish to reopen the strip. we'll go there live. new sensodyne sensitivity & gum, to address both conditions at the same time. the job. if we only treat one versus the other, the patient's mouth savannah. >> and north carolina is extending its stay-at-home order >> also ahead, our interview is never going to be where it needs to be. through may 8th. >> i think most people understand we need to be safe with bill gates who dedicated it's really good dentistry about it. to be able to recommend one product >> now the state is exploring himself to fighting infectious ways to hold nascar races at the for patients that can address two conditions. disease. >> we can get out of this, but it's going to be a while before end of next month without an you're stronger than you know. audience. things go back to normal so strong.

here in georgia group is >> this morning, why he says we you power through chronic migraine, organizing a protest trying to weren't more prepared for the coronavirus, and his 15 or more headache or urge the governor to reverse foundation's role in the urgent these movements taking place later today. search for a vaccine why he's hopeful this morning. you're bad enough for botox®. the governor has said the businesses can open with but first this is "today" on botox® has been preventing headaches and migraines nbc. before they even start for almost 10 years, measures in place like staggered shifts or checking employee temperatures. and is the #1 prescribed branded chronic migraine treatment. the owners of these salons tell botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, me, savannah, nobody is allowed inside without a mask. each lasting 4 hours or more. back to you. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks >> all right, blayne, thank you. after injection causing serious symptoms. when it comes to the disease, alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, the white house released breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness new research having to do with sunlight and disinfectant and how fast it can kill the virus. can be signs of a life-threatening condition. tom costello joins us with that side effects may include allergic reactions, part of the story. it led to some comments from the president getting a lot of neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and headache. don't receive botox® if there's a skin infection. attention. tell your doctor your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions, and medications including botulinum toxins, >> a lot of people curious about as these may increase the risk of serious side effects. go on with your bad self. these comments. we should say there is no you may pay as little as zero dollars for botox®. current treatment approved by fda for coronavirus. ask your doctor about botox® for chronic migraine. there are currently trials under way but no approved clinical en. you got this. we should tell you, however, yesterday the homeland security balanced nutrition for strength and energy. officials at the white house briefing said that the virus

does not do well in sunlight and whoo-hoo! can be killed by disinfectants. great tasting ensure with 9 grams of protein, with that the president offered 27 vitamins and minerals, some unorthodox suggestions that and nutrients to support immune health. apparently caught his own team by surprise. with no silver bullet to knock out the coronavirus, president because i trust their quality trump is suggesting medical experts look into exposing the ...an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards human body to light and heat as a possible treatment. nature made, the #1 pharmacist recommended >> supposing we hit the body vitamin and supplement brand with a tremendous ultraviolet or mrs. walker. very powerful light. michael vasquez! the #1 pimagine if weommended we would be such good friends. i said supposing you the broke the light inside the body, which come over here. you can do through the skin or best friends. advantage ii, kills fleas through contact in some other way. i've heard such good things about you, your company. all month long. i mean he's a wreck without me. well, i wouldn't have done any of it without you. advantage ii, fight the misery of biting fleas. >> president trump even posing the question to dr. deborah birx on his coronavirus task force. without this place. >> deborah, have you ever heard this is for you. michael, you didn't have to... of the heat and light relative and, to certain viruses, yes, but we're going to need some help with the rest. you've worked so hard to achieve so much. relative to this virus. perhaps it's time to partner with someone who knows you and your business well enough >> not as a treatment. certainly fever is a good thing when you have a fever, it helps to understand what your wealth is really for. your body respond.

i've not seen -- >> it came after bill bryant, who leads homeland security's science and technology division said his researchers found the virus does not survive in warmer and more humid conditions. >> the virus dies the quickest in the presence of direct sunlight. >> the virus has thrived in areas with humid climates like new orleans and south florida. herbert. '6practically. and overseas in singapore and >> straight ahead live to denmark where the first schools brazil. he added heat would not kill the virus and people should continue metastatic breast cancer is relentless, socially distant, right? to follow social distancing guidelines. >> it would be irresponsible to but i was relentless first. say we feel the summer will kill i mean, humans need other humans. relentless about learning the first song we ever danced to. even if we can't stand closer than six feet, the virus and a free-for-all and about teaching him to put others first. or touch each other. people ignore guides, that is about helping her raise her first child. there's still ways to...touch each other. not the case. >> president trump also pondering the possibility of injecting someone with a and when i was first diagnosed, my choice was everyday verzenio. like picking up food, or supplies, or, dropping them off. it's the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. after all, cars were invented to bring us closer together. it gives us more time without cancer progressing. so, carmax is doing everything we can to keep you going. disinfectant. verzenio is the only cdk4 & 6 inhibitor >> i see the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute, one minute. approved with hormonal therapy that can be taken every day and that's the way it should be. for postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- mbc. is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning. diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause dehydration or infection.

you're going to have to use at the first sign of diarrhea, call your doctor, start an anti-diarrheal, and drink fluids. we are back. medical doctors but it sounds before taking verzenio, tell your doctor interesting to me. it is 7:39. around the world racing to stop if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection. >> this morning medical experts the coronavirus pandemic. are nearly unanimous saying you spent time yesterday with trying unproven treatments can verzenio may cause low white blood cell counts, someone who is stepping up to prove to be very dangerous, which may cause serious infection that can lead to death. life-threatening inflammation of the lungs can occur. help in a big way. especially ingesting or >> yeah, absolutely. injecting disinfectant. talk to your doctor if you have new or worsening trouble billionaire, entrepreneur bill in fact, the maker of lysol has breathing, cough, or chest pain. issued a warning concerned serious liver problems can happen. gates has his foundation and has symptoms include tiredness, appetite loss, stomach pain, donated more than $250 million people will try it. and bleeding or bruising. to covid-19 research. we must be clear under no circumstances should our blood clots that can lead to death have occurred. he's also throwing resources disinfectant products be tell your doctor if you have pain or swelling administered into the human body in your arms or legs, behind tests, treatments and shortness of breath, chest pain, rapid breathing or heart rate, vaccines for the virus or if you are pregnant or nursing. through injection, ingestion, he spoke at length about what my relentless reason: it's them. the future looks like and his my choice with my doctor: it's verzenio. prediction of a pandemic years ago he hoped would better ask your doctor if everyday verzenio prepare us for what we are now or any other route. disinfecting products should only be used in line with is right for your first treatment. usage guidelines. the concern, savannah, is that people may try this at home. facing. >> you have made fighting steven could only imaginem 24hr to trenjoying a spicy taco.burn, infectious disease really your life's work, the second half of now, his world explodes with flavor. back to you. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts your life. my first question is just where >> all right, tom, thank you. let's bring in nbc news science contributor dr. joseph fair an for all-day all-night protection. we are right now in terms of expert in viruses and infectious disease who is on the front can you imagine 24-hours without heartburn? this pandemic. lines of the ebola outbreak in that famous saying, are we at africa. the end of the beginning or the good morning. beginning of the end >> i wish i could say we're halfway through but i don't

let's pick it up there quickly. your thoughts. think so it's hard to know exactly what the president was suggesting good morning. it takes time to make a vaccine. there but what would you want 7:26. there's a lot about the disease i'm marcus washington. just in we are learning we don't understand. people to know on the topic. sombering news on the death toll we know that we can get out of >> a lot to unwind from the press conference but let's start this but it's going to be a while before things go back to with the laboratory studies in the united states right now yesterday. that would be standard for any with 50,000 people dying from normal. covid-19. nbc news confirming that within >> you famously talked about a new virus we find. the last hour. coming pandemic as this milpitas is the first santa nightmare scenario in 2015 on we're going to see how it clara county city to require operates in the environment. face coverings. the heels of the ebola crisis. the laboratory itself is a those coverings are mandatory you said in your ted talk that for employees and customers atb. controlled environment, we control temperature, humidity, this includes places like you worried about a virus that how many people go inside, grocery stores, pharmacies and could be 1,000 times worse. outside, et cetera. this is basically confirmation of things we know for a lot of officials say face coverings do >> if anything kills over 10 not replace the need for social distancing and goes into effect at 8:00 this morning. million people in the next few different viruses. decades, it's most likely to be a highly infectious virus rather plus the mobile testing unit than a war. >> is this that virus? stopped in fremont for two days. >> yesthe uv lights inactivate any virus. it will be stationed at the hub it causes sunburn so that's why you wouldn't want to put it all day on mauri avenue. the human-to-human respiratory you can make an appointment and inside yourself. spread is the scariest scenario. results are available the same studies on how long they last on i wish it had come five to ten years later, then governments countertops, what causes covid-19, comparing that to day. it will be in san francisco on other viruses. sunday and in novato next week. might have done the preparation there was nothing of a surprise to move quickly like a few governments did and the technologies would have been let's get a look at the

in the virus. forecast today. nice and bright today for us, further along. kari. >> let's talk about what's we're going outside in happening right now. to express walnut creek with a live look there are states like georgia similarly to other coronavirus and will enjoy more sunshine poised to reopen some parts of their economy. with regard to temperature, uv what's your thought on the light, we can possibly expect to t, we can possibly expect to today. slightly warmer temperatures for wisdom of that see a dip in the number of cases this afternoon for the inland is there anywhere in the country parts of the east bay. that's ready for that in the summer. we're up to 84 degrees in independent could of reopening livermore. 86 in concord. >> yeah, i think that is >> we know that if you go fully 86 in napa and in san francisco back to normal mixing but then hopeful, seasonality and you see it go down in the summer months. upper 60s. there will be a big cooldown for you get onto that exponential the coastal area. growth curve, i'm afraid we have some people and some states that i know people are saying, it's inland valleys will continue to move too quickly and have to pretty warm here and they are warm up into the 80s over the still seeing the proliferation next few days. back off. of the virus how do you explain that apparent still a lot of sunshine and not >> dr. fauci said he's certain there will be a second wave of disconnect. this virus much rain in this forecast at least over the next week. and we're going to see san what's your perspective on how francisco for the most part >> that's where i would go back to what i said earlier, staying in the upper 60s. bad it could be? controlled environment there's a controlled environment we'll have more on that with more updates throughout the >> if we're still being careful morning. of the laboratory, the gentleman marcus? >> thanks, kari. about social contact, if we've got the testing capacity up, i'm i'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. hopeful that the fall will not be nearly as bad as this first mentioned 20% humidity in the studies they were doing. peak we've seen rapid spread of the viruses in places like new orleans, along the equator in the flu is a challenge because africa, places like congo. we have cases rising there not as dramatically as we see them in other places, which still may be indicative there will be lower transmissions in

those environments that being said, still new, don't know enough about the virus to say it will go away in the symptoms are common enough the summer the symptoms are common how to test, which are people with symptoms, will be a little we're predicting it but still confused because of all those flu infections. >> the gates foundation is very much at the forefront on this too early to know. hunt for a vaccine we've all learned by now the time line, the hopeful time line >> okay. so keep practicing social of 12 to 18 months distancing in the meantime dr. fair, thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thank you >> hoda, back to you. that is highly expedited track, there are times when our need to connect really matters. a fast track for a vaccine can you explain why? >> thanks, savannah. >> usually a vaccine takes over to the life line for struggling to keep customers and employees in the know. five years, because you have businesses and out of work to keep business moving. many steps that you want to do employees. the latest $484 billion relief comcast business is prepared for times like these. package heads to the president's desk today after it was powered by the nation's largest gig-speed network. overwhelmingly passed in the in a serial way. here because of all the incredibly negative effects, the to help give you the speed, house. reliability, and security you need. there's already a fight over sooner the better. tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. what should happen next. there are 100 efforts but maybe peter alexander in washington with the very latest on this and a team of experts - here for you 24/7. 10 of those should get the resources to build factories and hey, peter, good morning. >> hey, hoda, good morning to we've always believed in the power of working together. you. the president is scheduled to that's why, when every connection counts... sign that emergency aid bill so the best scientists working you can count on us. hard on this, and i'm hopeful. later today approving hundreds in fact, in the last few weeks, of billions of dollars for hospitals and virus testing and, i've seen signs that we may get of course, for small businesses. to the optimistic side of that all of it comes as the

unemployment crisis in this time projection. country deepens. more than 26 million americans >> if there's been any area that seems to be bedevilling during filing claims in the last five weeks. that's more than the population this crisis, it's testing. i wonder how you assess how the of the entire state of florida u.s. has done on testing, and for struggling small businesses what seems to be the issue here? and overwhelmed hospitals, more >> well, many countries decided help is on the way that at the national level they after weeks of negotiations and would orchestrate the testing. $500 billion emergency relief package is one step closer to that hasn't happened in the united states. reality. with social distancing guidelines in effect, the house voted late thursday to pass the it might not happen. bill it expands covid-19 testing and but the access to tests is just replenishes the small business rescue fund that ran out of chaotic. >> the president has said he's going to put funding for the world health organization on money last week. hold at gracie's pizza, he says he what effect do you think that will have right now pulling that needs a life line to keep the funding in the midst of a pandemic. >> i'm hopeful we won't cut that business afloat. >> we've been closed almost five weeks now. money off. in fact, w.h.o. needs more that puts us in a position i'm resources during this time to step up to their role of not sure we can mitigate. >> facing public pressure, some bigger companies are returning international coordination the world wants the u.s. to play that role in terms of research and funding and collaboration,

so that's still an opportunity their new federal loan ruth's chris giving back $20 that the u.s. has that we million, green refunding its $10 haven't seized yet. million loan it comes as the numbers are >> i know you're working on soaring. behalf of the gates foundation, more than 4 million additional claims last week, more than 26 so your self-isolation isn't equal to ours. million since mid march. i guess you're not watching tiger king or netflix but what the biggest spikes in states are you doing with the extra like georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, more than 3 million californians filed for unemployment in the last five time these days? >> well, my daughter did get me weeks. also this morning the senate's to watch "tiger king." at night, a little distraction is allowed, even though it's a top republican mitch mcconnell out against federal relief for busy time. >> let's talk about the world states impacted by the virus the majority leader facing going forward. partisan backlash saying dr. fauci said the other day, i think he was joking, that handshaking is a thing of the past or should be. have you thought about what's financially crippled states should consider declaring bankruptcy his office saying he's stopping blue state bailouts. andrew cuomo condemning the changed forever? idea. >> you want to politically >> i do think some of the divide this nation now with all digital approaches that were that's going on? catching on anyway have been how irresponsible and how accelerated. reckless. even i'm surprised that doing >> president trump not these meetings digitally for a committing either way. >> we're looking to do what's lot of things works pretty well. right for the people of this country. we really need experts in government, and they need to

we're looking to do what's right think through these scenarios to protect us from any future for a particular state, and pandemic i think there will be a lot of we'll see what happens. >> reporter: even as the change i hope it's more about the world president signs that emergency working together to solve big, aid bill into law today, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are already discussing what comes next with disagreements over how much more to do to contain the economic big problems >> actually, guys, gates has likened this fight against fallout. covid-19 to a world war except this time we're all on the same but don't expect anything to side happen any time soon congress isn't expected back in session here in washington until he's really hopeful. at the earliest may 4th. just like we saw during world war ii, there will be an that's 10 days away. hoda. >> all right peter alexander for us in d.c. peter, thank you we do have a lot more to get to, including a really exciting event for sports fans. explosion of innovation and they have been hungry for the ingenuity, especially when it comes to vaccines and testing so we're less vulnerable in the future he thinks it's inevitable it return of sports will happen again. >> i was surprised to hear that last night was what they have been waiting for it was the nfl start of the draft. craig joins us with more on 12 to 18 months for the vaccine was the fast track that i thought that was the expected track. i learned a lot from that. how happy are you, man >> you know what, it was a lot of fun last night. i know you and joel watched. >> yes it's a huge fast track he's actually hopeful, and i it was exactly what we needed. think this was the most interesting thing that he said, and he knows, because he knows you think of the draft, the different vaccines thousands of cheers fans, big stage, athletes getting potentially in the pipeline,

congratulatory hugs and high that maybe it will be on the shorter end of that. five from roger goodell. amid stay-at-home orders, this that would be huge, totally unprecedented in terms of the science. >> arguably no one has put their money where their mouth is like bill gates to think he also watches "tiger king" he really is just like the rest of us. >> i know. then we chatted afterwards, and we both felt a little guilty about liking "tiger king." >> all right, savannah. >> now it's time for a check of the weather. mr. roker. >> my tiger king is tony the tiger, he's great. we've got good news, huge level of high pressure building in from the pacific and that's bringing record highs from california all the way into texas for today. look at these highs. brownsville 97, del rio 98, 91 in dallas. los angeles today near 100 degrees. that's 20 degrees above average. next week look at these

temperatures, triple digits in phoenix, upper 80s albuquerque, denver upper 70s that's anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above average. that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your neck of the good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we start out on this friday morning we're seeing a lot of sunshine across the south bay and all across the bay area. it's a nice, cool start. this is the time to let the house cool off before temperatures heat up for the east bay and parts of the north bay where we will reach into the mid-80s this afternoon. so for our inland areas 80s in the forecast. more sunshine extending into next week and still no chances of rain here at least over the next seven days. >> that's your latest weather. craig. >> all right, mr. >> that's your latest weather. craig. >> all right, mr. roker. thank you, sir still ahead meghan markle's battle against a british tabloid heading to court today we are there live this morning but first these messages

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, ready or not. >> employees are dying to come back to their regular jobs. >> no one feels safe, no one thinks it's the thing to do. >> residents in georgia preparing for the new normal this morning with some businesses set to reopen their doors, one of several areas starting to lift the lockdown. meanwhile across the globe, some students heading back to school. what it could mean for us at home we're live with the latest. plus meghan versus the media. inside her legal case against british tabloid. what the complaint reveals about the relationship between the duchess and her father. at home with hugh. we'll talk to the greatest showman himself with hugh jackman, how he's staying busy with a new movie, musical and more could his feud with ryan reynolds really be over?

we'll ask him friday, april 24th, 2020 >> good morning, we watch the "today" show every morning from delaware, but we'd like to wish this beautiful young lady a happy 95th birthday. >> savannah and hoda, please help us wish our frienrtay. >> happy 66th birthday love tyler. >> good morning. today i am celebrating my birthday >> good morning, everybody happy birthday, happy anniversary, happy everything. it's friday. happy to have you with us. a special welcome to those of you just joining us. so many working from home and maybe catching a little more wo. that's a silver lining. >> good morning.

sleep than they normally would that's a silver lining. >> good morning. fri-yay. get in on those messages, use #my today plaza. >> working on special things, including big stars stopping by. >> starts monday we'll spend monday with magic. magic johnson. we're going to talk to him about "the last dance" the jordan documentary and the big role he plays in the next episodes as well that's sunday night. >> plus we'll be catching up with anne hathaway, matthew mcconaughey and more, so we hav. let's get to your news at 8:00 as the nation debates just when it's going to be safe to reopen. one state begins forging its own path today nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with the three things to watch today. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you some georgia businesses begin reopening today like nail and hair salons, bowling alleys, tattoo parlors with the

governor's green light president trump again is slamming the state's governor saying effectively he's jumping the gun, not following the white house guidelines that recommend a two-week downward trend in cases before reopening the georgia governor saying his decisions are driven by data, guided by public health experts. on the other side, the state of illinois is now extending its stay-at-home order through the month of may also today medical experts are warning against president trump's eyebrow raising suggestion that injecting disinfectants into the human body could help combat covid-19. >> i see the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute, one minute is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning. you're going to have to use medical doctors but sounds

interesting to me. >> overnight lysol responding in a statement saying, under no circumstance should the disinfectant products be administered in the human body the president also suggesting exposing the body to light and heat can help fight the virus. a scientist with department of homeland security saying preliminary research is finding that the virus fares worse in warmer and more humid climates but, again, says americans should continue following those social distancing guidelines finay, now showing from antibody testing that one in five new york residents may have already had the coronavirus, more than the number of confirmed cases suggests andrew cuomo, the state's democratic governor saying that could mean as many 2.7 million new yorkers already had the virus. it would also be significant because it would suggest the death rate is much lower than initially believed savannah. >> all right, peter, i'll take that one thank you.

denmark started to reopen this week and sending younger students back to school was a major part of that strategy. nbc's molly hunter in copenhagen, including what the future could look like in the united states. >> denmark locked down early so they are in a position to open earlier than anyone else, weeks ahead of london, new york the government here says they are going cautiously, strategically, but the world is watching it's a rare sight in the world today, kids just playing together. >> hey, guys hi so are you happy to be back, excited? >> denmark has reopened schools for students under the age of 12 after a month in lockdown. >> what did you miss the most? did you miss your friends? >> teacher. >> teacher >> what's it like being back with all your friends? >> great >> you can hear it

they are having so much fun out there. that's a sound we haven't heard in a while. >> but it doesn't look the same. recess and playtime with the same small group and new games. >> of course they are playing tag but they can't actually touch each other. >> it's a kind of tag we invented on friday they have to tag each other on the shadow. >> literally the shadow. >> i can touch your shadow here. >> in just a matter of days, schools built outdoor tents holding most classes outside. >> the parents seem happy, the children seem happy. >> the kids seem really happy. >> the kids seem really happy. >> they were like first day of school. >> finally, no more home schooling. >> but some parents, including kim, kept her students home the first day. >> what was the conversation among parents. >> there was nervousness between parents. again, a balance between we've got to do our work, they are

really, really board. -- bored >> denmark's minister of education says not only the littlest kids bored but virtual learning is much easier in the older grades >> everyone will get a level of concern when the children reenter the school what has been important to us is to say it doesn't matter if we open now or a month's time or two months' time. >> denmark lockdown on march 11th when the only other country doing so was italy with hundreds of deaths and 12,000 infections. at the time denmark had around 500 known cases and no deaths. now six weeks later denmark had some 8,000 known cases and fewer than 400 deaths. and because of fast action, denmark is now in a position to start unlocking. while they started with schools, hair salons, beauty parlors, even some parks, they are all reopening this week.

getting back to normal, even the youngest slowly, cautiously, put one step ahead of the rest of us now as parents everywhere know, it's a lot easier to get back to work if you're not also home schooling a 5-year-old while denmark may be a template for the rest of the world, countries that didn't act as quickly won't be able to replicate this exit strategy, at least not yet. >> molly in copenhagen molly, thank you. it's 8:08. how about our morning boost, shall we two moms in oregon didn't want their little girls to be disappointed because they couldn't go a petting zoo this year this is what they came up with instead. they got on their neighborhood facebook page and asked everyone to create their own stuffed animal exhibit the whole block pitched in some families used chalk to write educational notes about the, quote, wildlife on display. of course kids loved it. they were thrilled they got to go outside

they got to play the imaginations went wild clever, right? >> really cute almost as good as the real thing. here is another one that will warm your heart this morning 69-year-old charlie parker was released from the hospital in riverhead, new york, this week after a month long battle with the virus. >> that was a moment charlie is a former air national guardsman, cancer survivor, and he works at that hospital, iconic bay medical center. hundreds of doctors and nurses, you see them, waiting outside to celebrate his release. the >> and when the fire trucks spray water. >> feels so good. >> yeah. >> you know you've got something to celebrate. >> those are good. we've got a lot more ahead on this friday morning, including prince harry and meghan markle's battle with british tabloids it's heading to court today. we have a live report from london right after this. disinfect.

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op-ed. consumer correspondent vicky nguyen with more vicky, this is a really, really troubling trend. >> it is i will say it's personal, too, hoda the numbers back it up one asian advocacy group said it received 1500 reports of covid related hate incidents since mid january with people saying they have been harassed online, spit at, yelled at and physically attacked as more people speak up to fight back against the hate, there is hope we can stop it from spreading. dr. fu on the front lines in the battle against covid-19. as a chinese american doctor, he feels both celebrated and vilified. >> i feel an animosity i've never felt before. >> on his commute to the hospital, the doctor said he was approached by a stranger. >> dirty chinese he kept saying it over and over again. i've never felt anything like this before. >> reporter: this one of many incidents across the country now being reported asian americans targeted for

their race >> get out of our country. >> in texas this person yelling at a vietnamese restaurant owner, and this man and his two children stabbed at a sam's club the suspect, according to the fbi, thought the family was chinese and infecting people with the coronavirus in minnesota, this note the tenants claimed was posted on their door we're watching you take the chinese virus back to china. in new york city in just a month police say they have investigated 11 hate crimes against asian americans compared to three last year oca, a nonprofit group that tracks discrimination against asian americans said it received more than 1500 covid-19 related hate incidents since january. >> we have seen everything from cashiers who will tell somebody i'm not going to serve you because i don't want to catch coronavirus.

we've also seen patients who have gone into health clinics who say i don't want you as nurse. i want somebody else to help me. >> because the nurse was asian-american. >> exactly. >> mid to late march president trump called the coronavirus the chinese virus. >> the chinese virus, fight against chinese virus. comes from china. >> that's racist. >> not racist. >> went viral on social media. >> i have never seen asian-american community this scared they are in fear for their life. >> jane wu, in fear of her life. >> why not call it chinese >> it can create harm and has created harm. >> many are calling for people to rise above the hate new york mayor bill de blasio. >> we will not tolerate discrimination we will not tolerate hate crimes.

>> black, hispanic and asian congressional leaders uniting to battle racism. >> it's important for us to negate the hate, come together as americans. >> and celebrities urning fans to stand up for each other actor daniel day kim. >> please, please stop the prejudice and senseless violence against asian people. >> social media campaigns, wash the hate, racism is a virus and i am not covid-19 ispre also highlighting growing discrimination, multiple op-eds, while there's more work ahead, some things have changed. after repeatedly calling it the chinese virus, president trump appears to have stopped and tweeted in part, it is very important that we totally including mine while there's more work ahead, some things have changed after repeatedly calling it the chinese virus, president trump appears to have stopped and tweeted in part, it is very important that we totally protect our asian-american community in the united states and all around the world they are amazing people, and the spreading of the virus is not their fault. and in some of the racist attacks, people stepped in to help zack owens risked his life to save the family in texas for dr. fu, a stranger jumped

in. >> he defended me and said, no, you can't do this. that guy was my hero. >> this is not just happening with adults. just this week an asian mom posted this to her instagram a student in her daughter's second grade class said he didn't like china or chinese people because they started this quarantine she encouraged her daughter to put her feelings on paper and the result was this letter it reads in part, this made me feel sad because he was my friend and i'm chinese it's wrong because he doesn't know what he's saying. it ends on a compassionate note, thank you for being my friend. it really is so important, hoda, for parents to speak with their kids about this kind of discrimination. >> it's so jarring think of a second-grader being mocked by another classmate was so disturbing. this whole thing makes me so sick if you are put in a position like some of these folks who have been, what's the best thing for you to do. >> safety first. you really do want to try to remove yourself from the situation. of course, report the incident if you can law enforcement and advocacyou

seriously. they will investigate. lean into your family and friends for support. sometimes you feel embarrassed like it's something you did to bring it on. that's not the case. you've got to put these messages out there. it reminds us all we're all in this together. >> what a really eye-opening report thank you so much, vicky let's turn now to mr. roker and get a check of the forecast. hey, al. >> hey, good morning, hoda we still have some severe weather going on through florida. the radar shows a line of showers and thunderstorms across the gulf that stretched 400 miles. there's the tornado watch. we'll be watching that closely over the next several hours. 15 million at risk in florida, also southern plains as well we'll watch that today, tornadoes possible record highs from texas into california mountain snows in the northern rockies. it's going to be a cool, rainy mess here in the northeast and severe storms start to fire up later today in the central plains that's what going on around

>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a live look outside in walnut creek. it's such a clear, beautiful start to this friday morning. and it's still nice and cool, but it's going to warm up fast. we're looking at high temperatures reaching into the mid-80s in the inland east bay and north bay. low 80s for the south bay. and then going into the next several days, still well above normal. the temperature today, mostly sunny skies. for san francisco, expect temperatures to remain in the 60 as we could see clouds and fog near the coastline. weather. guys. >> all right, >> that's your latest weather. guys >> all right, al thank you. now new developments in a story we've been following with the royal family. >> that's right, savannah. it's a privacy case brought by meghan markle against the british tabloid for publishing part of a letter she wrote to her father today is the first court hearing in that case nbc's kelly cobiella in london following this one for us. kelly, good morning.

>> reporter: craig, good morning to you that hearing was meant to happen here at the high courts in london instead it's being held virtually with duke and duchess up very early in l.a. to listen in this morning the first day in court for meghan markle's legal case against "the mail." held remotely. arguing parts of the duchess's lawsuit should be thrown out at the heart of the complaint, a letter sent by meghan to her father in august 2018, three months after her fairy tale wedding. her father accused of staging photos in the run up to the wedding didn't attend for health reasons. in the letter filed in court documents, meghan pleads with her father to stop victimizing me through the media meghan's side is arguing the letter is private and she owns the copyright. the mail says as a royal, meghan could not have the expectation

of privacy. >> give up more intimate details for their case so seems self-defeating you have to ask yourself, what is the point now. >> reporter: this week more personal details were made public meghan's legal team released text messages showing harry's frantic attempts to get in touch. if you love meghan and want to make it right, please call me. and speaking to the media will backfire trust me, tom, only we can help you as we have been trying from day one. the couples' war with the tabloids now escalating telling four british papers this week they would no longer engage with them, saying they wouldn't, quote, offer themselves up as currency for an economy of click bait and distortion. harry's feelings about british tabloids are well-known. >> the media is a powerful force. my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful. >> reporter: the media always a

reminder of his mother princess diana. >> every single time i see a camera, every single time i hear a click, every single time i see a flash it takes me straight back. >> harry and meghan settled in l.a., ground zero for paparazzi, already pictured delivering food for people locked down with coronavirus and out walking their dogs in terms of this hearing today, we're not expecting a ruling today and no trial date has been set yet. craig, hoda. >> kelly, you mentioned this hearing happening virtually. the entire royal family has been involved in various coronavirus events virtually, including some of the youngest royals as well. take a look at this video. it was posted on the kensington royal instagram today. video you can see there of prince george, princess charlotte, and prince louis, all with their parents in front of their house in norfolk where

they are staying right now clapping for workers they posted this video along with a message of support for the incredible workers and all the acts of kindness and humor that have kept us going. >> good to see that. >> during this tough time. yeah this is part of -- this is part of -- this is something that's been happening every week here in the uk. can you see the whole family dressed in blue in honor of the national health service. guys. >> kelly cobiella also dressed in blue. kelly, thank you. coming up, carson getting ready for "pop start." plus looky looky who else is joining us hugh jackman at his house. he's going to talk movies, musicals and more. we can't wait. but first your local news.

good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. just in, we are learning sobering news on the death toll with 50,000 deaths associated with covid-19. nbc news confirming that number within the past few hours. ow need face coverings if you go out in milpitas. it's the first santa clara county city to require face coverings. city officials say face coverings do not replace the need for social distancing. plus, a mobile testing unit stopping in fremont for two days. it will be stationed at the hub all day on mowry avenue. make an appointment. you'll have to do that to get the test. those results are available the same day. let's get a look at the forecast for you today. kari, how is it going to look out there for us? >> it's beautiful. i was just looking at this shot in san francisco. the sky is all clear. although we may at times see fog

near the coast. that's what's going to keep it along the immediate coastline. we're going to temperatures into the mid-80s up to 86 degrees in antioch, concord as well as napa. we're going to see more of this weather throughout the weekend. no changes over the next seven days. marcus? >> thanks, kari. i'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

back now on friday morning it is 8:30 a look at the plaza there. while you can't see it entirely, you can see part of the ice rink there now showing. look at that, we can still control that camera. new york, the mantra over the past few weeks we have a busy hour, carson with a "pop start," jack standing by to help out, including the plans for the cast of a beloved nbc show to reunite our new episode. >> i love that plus you guys, get ready, because hugh jackman is with us. savannah is going to crash this

interview. he's got a new movie it's coming out saturday night save your saturday night and he may have some breaking news for us about an ongoing feud with his, quote, friend ryan reynolds. we will discuss it all. >> perhaps peace will be restored to the galaxy can't wait to hear about that. going to wrap up the week the best way we know how harry smith will be along. he's got a message on the importance of patience during these difficult times. >> i think before we go anywhere, savannah, inquiring minds are wondering. craig and i are leaning in what does your shirt say it's kind of covered up? >> oh, my shirt. yes, i'm wearing it on purpose it says, thank you in four languages. it's for our health care workers and frontline responders, and a

portion of the proceeds go to covid relief spanish, french, english and chinese. >> how do you buy one? >> i'll post it on my instagram. >> good. >> it's kind of a pricey sweater but 20% goes to covid-19 relief so i thought it was a nice way to say thank you on this friday morning. >> well done. >> all right mr. roker. >> all right of course, we have been thanking our environment for the last 50 years, earth day, the 50th anniversary. we've been covering it and will continue to cover it right here on the platforms of nbc news think about the environment as you go in and stay inside and look outside and enjoy if you do get to go outside, enjoy that as well this weekend not a lot of folks are going to be seeing good weather to enjoy, especially on the eastern seaboard heavy rain making its way through the ohio and mississippi river valley record heat from the southwest into california, rain in the

pacific northwest, sunshine in the northeast. then on sunday, it's a mess from the mid-atlantic states, great lakes into new england cool and wet upper elevations may see snow. spring highs making their way through the central plains and record highs again out west. that's what going >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we check out our high temperatures over the next several days. still well above normal. our temperatures peaked today and only come down slightly for the weekend. we still have some warm weather continuing into the forecast for next week. we are going to not see any chances of rain here at least over the next seven days. but it will be cooler along the coastline with san francisco reaching into the upper 60s. low 60s as we get more clouds and fog this weekend.

>> hey, carson, you're always saying hey, siri, how's the baby. >> oh, my gosh that is absolutely right i'm always saying that is that my wife? what's happening here? >> no, that was my phone. >> that was you? >> that was my iphone. >> i'm excited that harry smith and i have the same taste in subway tile in the kitchen that was exciting for me "pop start" coming up. whether you like rolling stones or jonas brothers, i got you covered. i have great news from both of i have great news from both of them but first this is "today"

step by step, we're going to figure this out. we're gonna find a way through this. we're working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. it's about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. we're gonna go through an awful lot of these. all across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. we stay at work. for you. you stay at home for us. just know we're all with you. thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses.

8:36 on friday morning seems like a good time for a little "pop start" carson daly. >> thank you very much i'm glad you said hey, siri and siri and the baby started

walking around the corner. >> goldie. >> yeah, the hey, siri thing is pretty crazy we had to switch to alexa in my house. come on, graphics department get in there tighten up everybody, we're on first up, "parks and recreation," the nbc comedy classic went off the air years ago. you might be asking why are we talking about it now good news, the entire cast coming back for a brand-new episode april 30th the gang is getting back together to raise money for feeding america's relief fund. all shot from home how amy poehler stays connected with her crew while social distancing the show's creator had the idea, sent a, quote, hopeful e-mail to the cast within 45 minutes everybody said yes. stocked up on enough breakfast food for quarantine. >> just give me all the bacon and eggs you have. wait, wait i worry what you just heard was

give me a lot of bacon and eggs. what i said was give me all the bacon and eggs you have. do you understand? >> and if this news alone isn't enough to get you excited, chris pratt has taken to instagram he wrote, many are saying it's the greatest episode of television ever to be filmed in quarantine it's not a competition, but if it was, we would easily win. the "parks and recreation" special. we need this special now airs next thursday, mark it on your busy calendars, 8:30 on nbc. next up, how about some new music from the rolling stones? we have a brand-new track called "living in a ghost town. it's the perfect time for them to release a song with that title. it's the rolling stones first original song in eight years the band recorded it in l.a. last year and finished it while on lockdown.

mick jagger said he thought it would resonate in the times we'r living in and the music reflects that, "living in a ghost town. ♪ living in a ghost town ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i need that in my life. i was listening to that at 5:30 this morning it's really cool hard to believe it's eight years since we got a rolling stones track and now we have one. that's exciting. we'll end "pop start" with jonas brothers last year we got "chasing happiness" which followed the group's reunion after a hiatus now a trailer, chasing happiness

continues. the concert tour and what it's like to be back on the road after a break. >> really great to know these songs have been a soundtrack for a lot of their favorite memories in their life. >> own it and love it. i just want to make them proud. >> there you go. happiness continues is out today on amazon prime. so we know exactly what all the jo bros fans will be streaming tonight. that's "pop start" and happy weekend. >> thanks for the go go sighting we love that, too. speaking of stars, guys. we have one just ahead hugh jackman, he's in his house. >> good morning. >> he's going to talk about his new movie. you can watch it from the comfort of your own home this

weekend. mark your saturday but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with a man of many talents, hugh jackman. his movie "bad education" in spider by true events airs on hbo. he plays a successful school superintendent who gets caught up in an embezzlement scheme. in an effort to cover it up, he fires his accomplice played by allison janney. >> taxpayers who the kids were supposed to serve. this kind of behavior goes beyond the bounds of immoral. it's cruel, heinous, sociopathic even. >> sociopathic, what? >> self-interest, unstable personality, parade of bad marriages. >> frank.

>> you need help, real medical help. sick woman. >> okay. hugh, it looks so good. we can't wait to talk about the movie. how are you? >> thank you. i'm doing so good. it's so good to see you. i see you every morning but nice to actually talk to you. >> good to see you. where are you, by the way? what room are you in? >> i'm in my office, i suppose you call it. clearly an actor, i don't often come to the office. this is my home. deb is over in the kitchen. >> tell us a little about what quarantine life is like for you. what's at this time like, a we morning. you probably know this. i'm a meditator. we meditate, read together, walk the dogs, wake up the kids. ava is doing school. so she's online doing school. my son is 19, and he's on like a gap year. so he's doing various things. i'm cooking, we're playing

backgammon. we're up to 300 games this month. i'm doing jigsaw puzzles. i was a little proud of my bread i made yesterday. i shouldn't be boasting but i'm going to boast. i don't know if you can see that, but come on. come on. i made that. >> come on. that is awesome. >> literally the kids came to dinner and they are looking at me. they couldn't compute. they just presumed i got someone to do it for me. >> hugh, you talked about your beautiful wife deb. you guys celebrated 24 years of marriage in quarantine. i was impressed by your post on insta, you broke this is 24 years are the best of my life. as far as i know we keep getting better. i love you, deb, with every fiber in my soul. how did you guys celebrate? >> i don't know why. often we're not together on our anniversary. we're together all the time but for some reason i'm filming. for us to be together, deb made a beautiful dinner and we sat

with our two kids. deb and i were being really romantic and we made speeches and the kids were rolling their eyes the whole time. they got a little bit of wine, so they were happy. okay, yeah. >> when i read the post, i was so struck by one of the comments. it said it was by your friend ryan reynolds, and it said, hang in there, deb. that made me think your feud ain't over. what's the latest with that feud? >> it's not over. look, we're in extraordinary times. deb actually said to me, look, rethink all that. maybe it's time to build a bridge. i wasn't ready for that but actually blake reached out. blake and deb have been brokering this thing. we came up with the all-in challenge. we're going to do a lemonade stand together. whoever wins, we're going to go -- that's how much i want to support the frontline workers and make sure people have food

and all that sort of thing. listen, we've been reaching out to blake. we talk to her, because can you imagine quarantine stuck in the house with ryan. it must be brutal for her. so we're reaching out. >> so the feud isn't over. i've got to get to "bad education." this thing is getting rave reviews. every review i read was like, wow, hugh jackman and alison janney, the two of you. the two of you in this movie, schools in long island, right in the middle of an embezzlement scandal. it's the first time you two had worked together, allison janney, i was struck by that purchase me, too. we're both from the theater, we've met several times. to work with her was a dream, the whole cast, her an romano and emily ashford. a great cast, director. i think the story was just incredible. so i'm really excited for people

to see it. >> you pay this kind of super sleazy guy, doesn't seem like you at all. must be hard to get into that character. >> i don't like to think of humans who are all good or all bad. as an actor, he made a mistake. i never forgot frank was beloved in the community. he was the number one and he dedicated his life. i was more ipperess. how does it come from charging a pizza and soda to the school account to all of a sudden $12 million embezzlement. that's what the story is about. >> we can't wait to watch it. you know who else can't wait to watch it? savannah guthrie? >> hi. >> hello, gorgeous. lovely to see you. >> i told hoda, i'm just going to crash. i love you guys. >> hugh just called you gorgeous. >> he said he loved you. >> i'm dying.

i literally am dying. can you laminate something just on television and engrave it. you're the best. i love you. you're the best. tell deb hi. >> i will, savannah. thanks, hoda. keep doing what you're doing. you guys are awesome. >> thank you. you can catch the new movie, "bad education" premiers tomorrow night. on hbo. clear your calendar. coming up next, harry smith explores the things we've missed staying at home and the great times we can look forward to but first, this is "today" on nbc. right now, staying connected is more important than ever. and fast, reliable, secure internet from xfinity can help. we have plans to fit every budget with speeds up to a gig-all at xfinity.com. we'll ship you a self-install kit that makes setup quick, safe and easy. no tech visit required. and our simple digital tools will help you manage your account online. at xfinity, we're committed to keeping you connected. find great offers and value, today, at xfinity.com

welcome back we turn to harry smith a lot fos in perspective, to put words, the things we're all feeling, savannah. >> that's right. he just makes us feel better with his very presence, so he's back with another beautiful story. hi, harry, good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday. no heavy assignment here you know, our hearts and our souls break a little bit every

day for the last five or six weeks, and we kind of yearn for that sense of when can we get back to normal again the answer is not yet. >> as the virus spread, so, too, the news a friend is sick, or the parent of someone you know there are few or no degrees of separation we are in awe of the frontline daily undaunted, facing a disease that has no master and we are dumbfounded that these heroes off don't have the gear they need to stay safe. we work from home in too close proximity to those we love and wonder how long we can keep this up but we rejoice to learn the

teenager about to graduate got accepted into college. yet there's no prom and there's no parties, and there will be no pomp and circumstance either so we will hail the virtual valedictorian and promise to do something just as good as prom, but it's not the same. the year end concert, the spring musical, the big games our children play. the june wedding, is it on or is it off the celebration will have to wait usually as the weather warms the grills light up and our back yards fill with friends happy to swat f maybe this summer. maybe. will we take a family vacation should we? is it safe can we afford it when can we go see grandma grandma and grandpa give the best hugs. the family reunion, what about that we miss the faces of the folks we used to see every day at the

place we got coffee or lunch or a lottery ticket we miss the nooks and crannies of the spaces we feel at home in maybe a bar or a restaurant or a bookstore, places we felt welcomed we miss the sound of busy streets, the sight of and the feel of crowds, the emergency of humans in a rush we miss our friends and colleagues, their laughs, even their irascibility paycheck, pre of providing for your family we miss going to work, even when work stinks, a paycheck, pride of providing for your family a ballpark or church on sunday, a show or concert or stroll through a museum we miss the community of knowing we are in the company of strangers who love the same thing we do. we zoom, we facetime, but the technology doesn't let us see the light in your face or the

warmth of your touch we realize now it's not toilet paper or hand sanitizer we should be stockpiling but patience it's more valuable than all that stuff.d of the day, so the word of the day, patience, perseverance yeah you know what, you're right. we wri tanwe put them together, and honestly it's a catharsis. get out your handkerchief and let's move on. >> harry smith. >> every single time, harry. that was beautiful. >> great to see you all. >> thank you, harry. >> thank you, harry. >> you, too, harry. we do have a lot more coming up we have the third and fourth hours coming up in just a bit. craig, what do you have coming up >> hoda? >> no, s.g., go ahead.

>> i was just thinking about, since we had a moment, i was thinking about what harry said and all the things we missed i was so struck because i thought, even life beautiful, even the ordinary stuff. i think this way sometimes about grief, when you lose someone, and you miss them, because they are worth missing. good morning. 7:56. i'm marcus washington. just in, we're learning sombering news on the death toll in the united states with 50,000 people dying from covid-19. plus, a mobile testing unit making a stop in fremont for two days. the station at the hub on mowry avenue all day. you'll have to make an appointment first. those results are available the same day. you'll now need a face covering if you go out in milpitas. less than an hour ago, that requirement went into effect making milpitas the first santa clara county city to require

face coverings. we're looking closer into what places are making face coverings mandatory for employees. he'll have a live report at midday. and caltrans is taking advantage of the shelter in place. reconstruction is under way on the 101 interchange. we'll have a live report at midday when caltrans expects to finish the project. and the strong warning this morning from governor newsom asking people to stay inside despite the good weather coming this weekend. he says the curve is flattening, but on wednesday, more than 100 people died from covid-19. we're all doing our part by staying at home.

that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden.

. and good morning to you. welcome to the hired hour of "today." it is friday april 24th, craig melvin here in studio 1a al and sheinelle continue to work at home s. jones, i know you were up late last night. >> it was fun. i know you were watching, too. the nfl held its first virtual draft. it felt like a collective experience it was pretty cool to watch all the players surrounded by their closest friends and family al, i know it's a big day in georgia, too. >> that's right. we've been talking all about it. today is the day that georgia businesses will be allowed t