>> and then savannah did you as possible during this difficult time. know, is anyone surprised to know matthew mcconaughey is hard we're here at work helping others we'll be back at 7:25 with more he's teaching online college local news this morning. classes, helping his kids in school savannah and i were having a little conversation in the don't forget the "today" show is next. commercial break and matthew was listening. we'd like to apologize. >> everything is good. have a great morning. >> and see you on midday as well. >> that was embarrassing matthew, sorry you had to hear us talking about you that way but it's all good. >> drooling over you yeah, it's all good. >> a little awkward. good morning it was a little walkward back to work >> it was a little awkward okay, guys let's get a check of the weather. thousands of employees across 14 al, what's going on? states set to return to their jobs >> folks, i wish you could have as more governors begin easing heard their embarrassment when stay at home restrictions. they realized he was listening >> time to set a new course. they were so busted. a course that responsibly opens it was fantastic this has been the best moment of up business in texas the whole thing. and are schools in certain craig, would you agree areas set to follow? >> oh, yeah. >> i think you'll see a lot of oh, yeah basically -- you know what, i'm schools open up even if for a short period of time going to ruin the surprise basically they were talking about how delightful matthew >> but is it too much too soon mcconaughey was in every way. the latest on the reopening of

america. >> delightful. >> you mean how hot he is. the new blueprint, the white >> we did not say that. house unveils a plan to help states ramp up testing. >> he's like tv magic. >> the testing is not going to be a problem at all. >> you know what, craig, we were in fact, it's going to be one of talking about his soul and his the great assets we have. philanthropic work. >> this morning why critics say >> yes, you were that's what i said how delightful matthew it falls far short as the cdc mcconaughey was. expands the list of possible >> that's right. symptoms for covid-19. chaos, small business owners trying to apply for the new his very hot soul and round of emergency loans run into a bureaucratic melt down. philanthropic deals, yeah. >> would be joining us later or not, we'll be making some television magic the relaunch marred by technical glitches and a backlog of >> that's what we were talking applications, what's next for about. those waiting for relief >> all righty, then. >> just do the weather, al. the mounting threat of a >> all right nationwide meat shortage i love it when a plan comes together could it hit your grocery store let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. we are looking for showers and as early as this week? thunderstorms. some of them heavy at times, developing down through the lower gulf summertime blues strong storms in the central with the news that social plains distancing may last for months, out west, record highs finally dry here in the what will your summer look like? northeast. how it could impact everything tomorrow those severe storms from work to vacation to camps move into the southeast, mid

for kids mississippi river valley rockies warmth, look for record highs through the southwest again. that's w the pent goagon releases videos >> good morning. encounters between navy pilots i'm meteorologist kari hall. we check outer temperatures and what appear to be ufos today. our inland areas will be the the mystery over what they are, warmest of the week. and why one senator says the we may set some new records here in the north bay and then a cooldown comes in with some tapes only scratch the service upper 70s. now that's still above normal, today, tuesday, april 28th, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news, but we are looking at much more this is "today" with savannah comfortable weather going into the weekend and early next week. meantime, some coastal fog keeps guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller san francisco cooler so we're looking at 60s here over the plaza. hey, everybody next few days and still no rain welcome to "today. in the forecast going into the so happy you are joining us on start of next week. >> you're welcome, america this tuesday morning savannah. savv >> all right, al savannah something weird outside thank you so much. just ahead, guys, vicky nguyen the studio, i see sun coming in. is going to be here.r,iapers, tt >> i thought you were talking about ufos, you just mentioned paper, all that stuff, is going the pentagon released images to be back in stock. so glad it's sunlight. plus she's got creative

alternatives until that day so many on the east coast are so arrives. happy to see that sight this morning. hmm. we'll have a little bit on the first, this is "today" on nbc. to be honest a little dust it never bothered me. ufo story in a bit but we want to get to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as we start until i found out what it actually was. dust mite droppings! eeeeeww! dead skin cells! have risen to nearly 995,000 gross! so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavy-duty dusters. deaths have increased to nearly 57,000 duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff and just overnight, a model p often cited by the nation's top gotcha! and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweeper's on it. doctors raised the projected death toll to 74,000 by august the textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair and warning the number can climb no matter where dust bunnies hide. no more heebie jeebies. if states reopen too early, hoda phew. >> even so more states are glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. moving ahead with plans to relax stay-at-home orders, including texas and ohio jetblue has now become the first u.s. airline to require all passengers to wear face coverings. that new rule by the way takes effect next week, savannah our correspondents are spread out covering all angles

we start with blayne alexander in georgia where more businesses are allowed to reopen. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this area around me is filled with small businesses. most owners tell me they're grateful to be back up and running but not everybody believes it's the right thing to do now it's a debate we're seeing play out across the country as a growing number of states are lifting restrictions from montana and oklahoma to minnesota and texas -- >> it's time to set a new course. >> reporter: -- more and more states are reopening for business nationwide, 14 governors have started to lift restrictions, though none of the states have met the white house guideline of two weeks of steady decline in covid-19 cases that's not stopping shoppers in mexico city m mississippi. >> i said i'll stay my social distance but i want to do shopping. >> reporter: in texas lights come on may 1st starting with malls, movie theatres and

restaurants at 25% occupancy. >> we'll put measures in place to help businesses open while also containing the virus. >> reporter: tennessee restaurants in all but six counties can serve sitdown di r diners at half capacity. and we're back with facts in california, there's a local over fear, our series answering your questions about the coronavirus. battle brewing over beaches. this morning we're focused on those hard to come by items that >> we think all the beaches everybody raced out to buy when should be open >> reporter: with thousands those stay-at-home orders were first announced. many of them now sold out. flocking to the shores for a taste of the sun, the new port the question is when will they city council is reconsidering the decision to open beaches. >> those images are an example be back in stock and what can you can do until then to get by? nbc's investigative of whatnot to see. correspondent vicky nguyen is here with answers. people, whatnot to do. >> reporter: but not all states are back in business vicky, let's jump in in hard hit, louisiana, the governor is extending the stay-at-home order saying on d it's too early to reopen disinif he can tenant -- >> we just don't meet the criteriaa,arber will they come back? shops, salons and dine in restaurants among others are >> china is where a lot of the free to operate despite materials come from, and that's criticism from local leaders and why we're seeing that shutdown even president trump >> what are we doing in the meantime

>> we're moving forward with >> a couple of things. stores have these in pockets data and information and decisions from the local public our producer carrie said she health officials, meeting and couldn't order from costco working within the guidelines of the great plan that the online, but in store they had wipes. a viewer sent me a picture of lysol spray. president has laid out she felt like she hit the >> reporter: the governor touted expanded testing and said lottery in gilroy, california. an alternative is, bleach one-third cup and one georgia ranks 36th in the nation gallon of water and hydrogen peroxide usually sold in 3% per capita across the state some solution put that in a spray bottle spray it, remember to let it dry restaurants are ready to serve because it needs minutes to kill the virus. >> i feel it's more comforteding >> hand sanitizer we need. to sit down and eat. >> yes good news here i was in trader joe's in union >> reporter: but others say it's too soon square in the city yesterday, including pascal restaurant. and then i went to a walgreens >> we want to make sure when we reopen our doors, our team is and i saw hand sanitizer on the safe our customers are safe. shelves in both stores so we're starting to see those >> reporter: and, of course, come back. another big question is when >> is there an alternative if you can't find that, just soap will the schools reopen? and water? >> soap and water. >> paper towels, toilet paper, in a call with governors, paper products. >> toilet paper starting to come president trump said some back schools could consider reopening it doesn't last long on store before the end of the academic shelves. year hoda >> blayne, thank you i was on target.co this morning meantime, the trump i wasn't able to see rolls for administration has revealed a new strategy to expand testing weeks, 18 rolls for $18.

for the coronavirus. it's happening, people it's coming back seen as a critical step toward >> i've got it i'm not going to ask what you do reopening the country, but it's in the meantime if you can't a plan that's already facing find those doubts kristen welker is at the white house with this part of the story. good morning. baking needs like flour and yeast. >> reporter: good morning to you. >> this is a big one this morning the president under bipartisan pressure to have a america has turned to stress baking national testing strategy has this was also graphically tied to whether you can get it or not. it was available in the northeast. however, there are options announced what we called a restaurants. check with some of your local blueprint for testing. restaurants because they are selling groceries and bakeries are also selling flour and yeast. the white house's role will be that's an alternative. this is another one i'm reading guidance about. people are getting in touch with making your own starter. making it clear the ultimate that you don't need yeast. burden falls on the states this morning, a shortage of you use it in place of yeast. >> what's starter? coronavirus testing across the country. >> starter is something you use president trump announcing the to make bread. administration is preparing to it's just flour and water. it has to ferment. ramp up cooperation with states there's a lot of recipes online. and private companies to make it's a science experiment you sure states have all the can do with kids. critical supplies they need like >> you have a doll on the set or swabs for testing. stuffed animal, because people are running out of diapers and the goal officials tell nbc news they're hard to find is to boost testing to at least when are those going to be back on the shelf 2% of the population per state per month. >> diapers, six weeks to two months to see the kind of >> the testing is not going to variety we're used to and sizing

be a problem at all. in fact, it's going to be one of i want to give a shoutout to national diaper bank the great assets that we have. >> reporter: the white house they are a good resource to help cautioning, the federal people government should be viewed as diapers are an issue year round a, quote, supplier of last for a lot of families. resort the president has previously so if you have extra, donate, if said testing should be solely up to the states. >> you know, we're not a you don't, here is a diy shipping clerk. alternative. it is going to require more laundry. let me show you how it works >> reporter: overnight, some take an old t-shirt. you want the print side down democrats bouncing, patty take the top corner where the shoulder is and bottom, fold it in murray, the top democrat on the senate health committee calling same on the other side it nothing new, it doesn't set specific goals, offer a time i'd say about a third of the way in fold the neck at the top down frame, identify ways to fix the just a little bit. these are the tabs, hoda, stay broken supply chain or offer any with me. >> i'm with you. >> the bottom, fold it up a details whatsoever on expanding third of the way take your baby, in this case my lab capacity or activating build-a-bear and then you're going to fold manufacturing capacity this part up, check it out, hoda bam -- connecticut's government also urging the administration to >> bam, bam. follow through on the promise. >> and then, if you have a >> i think they're catching up safety pin or some people have those little tabs that connect now, but seeing is believing. the whole thing, but two safety >> reporter: sof the population has been tested pins will totally work and your

baby is good to go >> people use cloth diapers and experts agree, tests need to anyway and that's a good alternative. >> easier on the environment. be expanded before parts of the >> talk to us about meet country can reopen kerry sanders did a spot and he on monday mr. trump insisting it talked about how there's not a will be enough to get states to meat shortage right now but we need to be careful reopen safely. >> we're deploying the full >> this is crucial power and strength of the federal government to help producers say they do have cold storage. states, cities, local government they have frozen beef and get this horrible plague over chicken and pork that's a small surplus but available to us. with and over with fast. the problem is not here now. >> reporter: now the president what will make it a problem is if everyone runs out and panic buys has flanked there in the rose something stores should consider now what they did with toilet paper and cleaning supplies, limiting the purchase of meat, that should help, and everybody should just buy what they need garden by major retailers like >> thank you so much cvs and walgreens. thanks for that tip. the president saying they're just ahead this morning, oh, yeah, he's here. going to ramp up testing by the matthew mcconaughey. we're going to talk to him about end of may, which would be a life at home these days. boost from where things stand today. he's got a new project for a great cause but first this is now to this crisis for the "today" country's struggling small businesses many, many businesses ce the we

the emergency loan program that reopened yesterday with more mone money. tom costello joins us with that story. what happened? >> reporter: this is round two of the federal money after the first $350 billion eaten up within two weeks and some of that money went to public companies, traded on the stock market, rather than smaller companies that are just desperate for the help now the second round it's stumbling out of the gate. this morning millions of small businesses are still waiting for relief as delays, technical glitches and overwhelming demand caused the small business administration's portal to crash withinan minutes of relaunching the loan funding program. >> i heard there was a glitch. we'll find out whether or not -- >> the sba revealing twice as many people tried to access the program on monday than any time

during the first round of loans. members are frustrated and will not be able to help struggling small businesses until the issues are resolved. freshly funded with an additional $310 billion, the paycheck protection program aims to provide loans for businesses with fewer than 500 employees. allowing employers to cover costs like payroll and rent. if owners meet certain as we work to get through these times together, conditions, the loan can be fully forgiven you may not be thinking about blood donation, so far 1.6 million small but blood is needed to save the lives of people businesses have received a piece of the pie but millions who qualify are who are sick with a range of illnesses. still waiting. it's easy and safe to give. including may who owns four salons in southern california. if you are in good health, please donate. we need heroes now. >> we have to stop the automatic withdraw, i don't have money anymore. visit red cross blood dot org >> reporter: adding to frustrations, big businesses to schedule an appointment. that cut into the program's initial funds to the tune of $750 million, among them the l.a. lakers announcing they'll give back $4.6 million we are back with oscar

one small business owner says that money should go to the little guys. winner matthew mcconaughey >> it was sickening and since the coronavirus pandemic hit, matthew and his family have disheartening to see all these been working r5e8 hard to give big corporations in a money grab we have to support small business back to communities all across the country. they have donated 80,000 masks if we don't, we're not going to be here much longer. they have hosted a virtual bingo >> reporter: with banks anticipating demand to continue night with retirement community. and now, matthew is out with a outpacing funding, there are new psa, a public service announcement, to help people fears the $660 billion program will be soon tapped out once stay safe. matthew, good to see you. again. >> good morning. >> you can just feel the frustration of these businesses good to see you. >> i was really happy to see and for good reason. your new psallthought and obviously time is of the essence here >> reporter: yeah, this is about it, but you are bilingual and sounding really good but you economic life or death got a little help because you 28 million small businesses are wanted to reach this community trying to survive the coronavirus, and listen to this stat tell me about it. >> yeah, i did have a little help i've been trying to get the message of wearing a mask or the sba now says it has seen one business fail for good, closing bandana. i did this character bobby permanently, every single hour savannah bandito earlier, which was in english. i put it out and talking to the >> the stakes are so high, tom he said, look, we're having thank you very much. 7:12 now, back to you hoda trouble getting the message out to the hispanic -- spanish we have a lot more to get speaking community to, including mounting concern

over a potential meat shortage i said, how can i do that? with more than a dozen processing plants temporarily i looked at austin, i looked at shutdown amid the pandemic texas, i looked at the u.s., and kerry sanders is following that story and joins us from a cattle worldwide, and i did some farm in florida. research and found out that the good morning, kerry. message was not getting to a lot of spanish speaking communities. i said, who will they listen to? who could be a voice for them, other than myself. i called up a friend of mine, >> reporter: good morning, the okeechobee stockyard is among the busiest east of the canelo alvarez the championship boxer he signed on and we made this mississippi but this morning there are fewer cows for sale video in spanish. because the supply chain that >> i was very impressed. puts meat on our tables is under i also like bobby bandito. i think we need to see more of intense pressure him. coronavirus has shutdown meat processers, which means there's do you think you'll be doing any less beef, pork and chicken more psas with him headed to your local grocery >> i hope bobby b shows back up. store. i thought it was time for a this morning there are fears the message to have a little bit of nation's food supply chain is at a breaking point after more than a sense of humor a dozen major meat packing we've got so many serious things to do. plants are covid-19 hot spots. so i was trying to throw some humor in there with bobby b. the most recent to close in if it's funny, maybe it will get indiana and wisconsin. the community to listen. it's obviously the better thing, safer thing to do to wear one.

at plants still open, there are as much as we can get the staffing shortages message out in whatever way, we'll keep trying to do that an even pay raises and bonuses >> well, you are making us not enough to lure some smile. tell me about home life right employees back to work now. crystal rodriguez usually works alongside her father, but he now you've got three kids. we got to see camila a couple weeks ago on the show. has coronavirus. i know she cooks great what have you guys been up to? >> $4 extra and a $600 bonus, >> what have we been up to that's not worth my life. we have my mother here as well we picked my mom up. >> tyson foods taking out a full she's 88 page add sunday warning the food we're washing clothes, doing a lot of cooking, a lot more supply chain is vulnerable and closed plants could lead to shortages at grocery stores. the company also releasing this cleaning we're doing a lot more of this video of a redesigned chicken processing plant in arkansas that it says allows for better social distancing. with friends as well watching less tv put in -- playing more board games, probably the dogs -- the animals are more well behaved because we spend generation rancher missy bonds more time with them. finding out what our kids love to do, their schoolwork and worries this means she won't be stuff a little bit more than we able to sell her cattle. knew five weeks ago as well. >> for us we like consistency, at the end of the night we watch "modern family" for two and the voltyty right now is the episodes we're in the kitchen for about 4 most unsettling thing.

>> reporter: beef production is 1/2 hours a day. we don't have any idle time, down about 30% i'll tell you that the bartling brothers in nebraska with 40,000 pigs say they are busting at the seams. with nowhere to send their stock zero idle time and more being born every day, yeah some of their pigs may have to be put down. >> i was going to say, you're a can you believe this is happening in our country professor of practice at ut, you're still lecturing, right? you're still doing your class? >> we're doing those online. i thought it was going to be >> i can't believe i never thought ever in the united states, unless there was more awkward than it was by far. an act of war declared on us that we would ever, ever have an it was easy. three hours went by. the students were engaged. i was engaged. it worked really like a issue like this. >> reporter: any other time of the year, as we look at the classroom. so life is going on virtually. drone flying over the stockyards it would be full yeah. but this morning there is beef, >> speaking of awkward, matthew, pork and chicken not making its i've got to bring hoda in here way to grocery stores. and we'll just explain what happened a couple seconds ago. now the packers do have some in >> not making enough magic >> no, no, you were making cold storage, in their freezers, that they say they will eventually make its way out to magic. so what happened -- let me just grocery stores, but there is a say what happened and then we livestock report that says that can just say how it was hoda's fault for turning it into likely will not last very long meantime, the beef, chicken and something more scandalous.

i was saying, hey, hoda, during pork producers in the food the commercial break, i'm going industry association wants to emphasize at this moment there is not a shortage and they're to bring you in to say hi to matthew. she said, all right, but if encouraging people to recognize panic buying will only cause something is going on with you two and it's going great, you don't need to bring me in. i said, yeah, if there's magic happening, i won't said something out. problems for everybody hoda >> i said if you were virtually making out i was kidding. i was kidding, because who now to how other countries are doesn't want that. dealing with the pandemic after >> listen. weeks of lockdown, there are shhh you know what they say about the truth. encouraging signs overseas but there's what one person says, there's what the other says and caution still remains. there's what really happens. kier simmons is in london for us good morning >> reporter: good morning. my ear was over here >> what's your version. in australia and new zealand better weather than we're having >> i think -- we got it. it was good. it was a great way to start off here in the uk and better news the day. it was flattering. get this, they think in those thank you. two countries that they have >> well, matthew, we're happy to see your face, and we love all come close to eradicating the the good work you're doing you know what else coronavirus and in australia two and a half million people i really like you're doing downloading an app, we've talked about it on the show before, mcconaughey takes where you kind of go behind the scenes on some that willett you know if you've of your movies

come close to one that's been are you doing any more of those? infected >> it's a fun idea we're going -- i am doing some more this morning australia's world i have another set coming out. we should have, i think, 15 in famous beach is back after a five week shutdown, surfing and total. swimming is allowed again. australia's lockdown limiting it was an idea to say, hey, at cases of coronavirus and large this time -- listen, we did this numbers of aussies are now actually before we -- right at downloading a tracking app to trace infections the tip, at the very beginning the ocean open again in new zealand too. before we were all quarantined and thought it would be nice content to have anyway the virus there no longer so if you're interested in any spreading unseen of my work, you can go on and just a few new cases a day find five minutes of me giving still the prime minister urging caution. you some behind the scenes rub >> we have won the battle, but on some experience that i had in we must remain vigilant if we're the film that you're interested to keep it that way. >> reporter: around the world, 3 million infections and many in we have i think five a week right now. >> oh, good. different challenges we look forward to it. matthew, thank you so much i'm sorry about hoda she's really embarrassing. germany opening up but its >> what? >> no, beautiful y'all take care of yourself. see you next time. people must wear face masks. frustration in france has led to >> bye, honey. riots but with numbers >> okay. bye. fluctuating there the lockdown you can watch the entire psa will not lift till mid may that matthew did on our website, it's at today.com.esday mornings the lippert family originally

is "today" on nbc. from boston now live in paris filming a video diary. even when it's over they say, things are unlikely to return to normal >> what's paris like when its's not what it was before, the cafes of paris, the museums, energy. >> reporter: the repair work on the notre dame slowly restarting tourism will not be back soon. the uk's prime minister speaking publically for the first time since he was hospitalized. >> if this virus were a physical assaila assailant, then this is the moment when we have begun together to wrestle it to the floor. >> reporter: in many places, from south america to asia, restrictions are increasing. japan imposing flight bans while in china these children make hats to help them stay 6 feet apart.

new details of our daily life or our children's lives left unchanged after the coronavirus. meanwhile, news of a vaks napgs created by oxford university here in the uk, in montana it's been tested on monkeys and they found those monkeys exposed to coronavirus did not get sick a glimmer of hope there, hoda. >> promising news there. thank you so much. now to other good news, an icu nurse from rhode island is back home this morning after oluntiering for three weeks at a hospital here in new york. taylor worked exhausting shifts, wearing the same mask sometimes five days in the a row when she got home her family gave her a heroes welcome. take a look. >> what? oh my god. >> there they are. campbell is from a family of police officers so there's service in her family and now

her service has saved lives in new york so a nice welcome home for her, right savannah >> that one got me this morning. we are back. hello, it's that time of the it is 8:51 on tuesday morning morning to go to sweet al roker. with lives wel how are you doing? we are back. it is 8:51 on tuesday morning >> we're doing pretty good, savannah with lives well lived. but the personal stories of some of going to be dealing with severe the remarkable people that we've weather. show you what we're looking at. lost to the coronavirus. and we are expecting severe here is nbc's kate snow. weather today for 42 million people damaging wind gusts, >> reporter: castel lived the hail, in fact, damage from wind kind of life that makes his son driven hail may cause problems proud and emotional. what did he do in life and tornados likely. >> i try not to get too choked up here. we start with this afternoon into this evening. >> reporter: it's okay if if you do 1,100 miles this line stretches from michigan back into texas. >> my father was an orphan when he was 9 years old >> one of the first african-american managers at severe storms from dallas, 5 to united airline he raised money to build parks in underserved 7:00 a.m., the squall line moves oakland, california. through houston early tomorrow morning. by wednesday, strong storms stretching from florida back to the midwest. >> i remember at christmas time, gusty storms for the southeast. we'd have all of these bags of

toys because my parents went and collected toys from the thursday, atlantic moisture community when no one was doing fuels this cold front look for a this. >> reporter: a father of two, flood risk into the northeast grandfather of six, he would with heavy rain thursday evening have celebrated his 65th wedding into friday morning, rainfall amounts anywhere from 2 to 4 inches from the gulf to chicago and mid atlantic into the northeast. we'll get to your local forecast anniversary with his wife diana coming up in the next 30 next month seconds. ♪ music was a life passion for warren. >> even if he was just walking around the house doing chores, he would be singing, whistling. >> reporter: he joined a duo called bourbon country with fellow musician randy mcgee, who ♪ i know just one thing is true ♪ got him involved in a musicians ♪ life is better with you on call, a volunteer organization that performed in hospitals and senior centers >> he would do anything for anybody. >> reporter: when adoptive good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we look outside san francisco's in for a beautiful day. starting out with some sunshine,

but the inland areas will have the hottest day of the week as we're looking at high temperatures in spots like antioch reaching 89 degrees. moment joanette dunn sawent to wouldn't be surprised to see a take her baby home, th social worker said something that took her back. >> she said, she'll never been a shining star. >> april had developed few 90s as well. as we go into the rest of the developmental disabilities and cerebral palsy forecast, though, it will cool after being denied a regular off quite a bit and we're high school diploma, she lobbied lawmakers for bills that would looking at some upper 70s give an easier path to other throughout the rest of the week. kids with disabilities that led to a job with the louisiana governor's office of disability affairs every morning she would get up and that's your latest weather. at 4:30 to send happy birthday messages to her many friends on facebook. >> she was always thinking of others all the time, never guys >> i know. stopped. all right, al. thank you so much. >> reporter: april dunn was a coming up, seems like a far way off, but we're talking about summer already will it be socially distant, from pools to beaches to camps, shining star fun in the sun is expected to as a boy, riccardo witnessed look a lot different this year terrible violence in guatemala. what you can executive in the months ahead and how your family's summer vacation could >> he dedicated his life to be impacted. hoda. sharing everything he had learned as a psychiatrist when plus another question being asked by a lot of families, will he moved to new york. colleges reopen in the fall? >> reporter: he became a without an answer yet, should you pay your deposit renowned psychiatrist at the major concerns facing bellevue hospital. friends say he rescued countless people from substance abuse and parents, students, and schools but first, this is "today" on mental illness nbc. these are real people, not actors,

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look the other way, fine her, or perhaps even arrest her. solano county shelter in place orders remain in effect through at least may 17th. later today governor newsom is expected to outline what will have to happen before california nonessential businesses can reopen. let's get a look at the forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. that could mean an increase in energy bills. i'm watching these numbers very closely today because some you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... spots may set a new record. unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... watching santa rosa where the or just letting the sun light your home. record is 86 but that's also the stay well and keep it golden. forecast. concord will be very close. we have some above normal temperatures but we may not set a new record for this afternoon. after this we're going to cool off and it's going to feel a little bit more seasonable for the end of april and early may but still no rain in the forecast over the next seven days, so a mostly sunny sky. we may have some drizzle on sunday morning in san francisco but that's pretty much it as we look at some cooler weather there. a big change in temperatures from the coast to the inland areas, but we are looking at

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♪ i'm starting to crack ♪ i'm starting to crack ♪ will i ever get my old life back ♪ ♪ i don't need another snack i'm just starting to crack ♪ we're back at 7:30. well, there's jimmy putting in song. a lot of americans probably feeling that right about now. got the old quarantine blues. good morning, everybody. i know craig is joining the table. i think a lot of people can relate. >> yes. that was actually two weeks ago. >> i think he's got an anthem

for us. >> yes. thank you. carson is going to have more on that song, by the way, just a few minutes in "pop start." >> he certainly will. we're going to start this half hour with your 7:30 headlines. jetblue has now become the first >> from airlines to car manufacturers, detroit automakers are targeting may 18th to resume some production at their factories. ford, general motors and fiat chrysler settled on that date after talks with the union leaders. and a pug in north carolina became the first dog in the u.s. to test positive for the virus. the dog was tested as part of a study after three people in its house contracted coronavirus. hoda. >> all right, savannah. with more states announcing plans to reopen, it's come with a warning from one of the nation's top doctors that social distancing could be with us for months. so with that in mind, what could the summer season look like? nbc's sam brock in miami with more on that.

hey, sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. it's certainly going to vary depending on where you live. here in miami-dade county, the marinas and parks are opening tomorrow with some stipulations. other cities miles away are on totally different time lines. parents right now paying close attention, especially those with young children who are relying this summer on camps and beaches. the sounds of summers past, packed swimming pools and playgrounds might be a thing of the past as health officials brace americans for another season of social distancing. >> social distancing will be with us through the summer. >> reporter: for anna states, a mother of two, there's concern about impact on her family's day-to-day life. >> struggling to come up with something that's not more screen. it's a challenge. >> reporter: will stricter rules mean no family vacation and

summer camps shuttering? officials right now under pressure to try to provide some answers. >> we will continue working as quickly as possible on ways to open summer camps knowing that safety of all kids at camp is the most important consideration. >> reporter: a child psychologist shared some tips for parents thinking about what's the camp's enrollment ask about the cleaning and disinfecting policies, and find out if staff members are being tested for covid-19. some states, like texas and georgia have reopened beaches and are rolling ou businesses and some are coming online cautiously. how are you preparing for a summer of social distancing at your hotel >> it's been quite a challenge we're trying to figure it out as we go day by day. >> reporter: will carter owns the sea palms resort on georgia's golden isl training on intensive cleaning also with encouraging new signs that read 6 feet apart but closer than ever. >> the message we're sending, you can still congregate and be

safe we have a grouping of four chairs at the pool that you can stay at, but it's going to be socially distanced from the groups next to you >> reporter: summer trips to vegas may be possible even though the trip is shutdown right now. hotels like the wynn accepting online bookings. road trips taking on new meanings mayors closing streets to vehicle traffic to create more open space as for swimming pools, while experts say it's unlikely coronavirus could survive in treated water, the concern is how to maintain proper social distancing throughout the facility back here at this beautiful marina, there are some restrictions the boats behind me have to be at least 50 feet away and there are caps on the number of people allowed on board depending on the size of the boat as for the pools, guys, i spoke with that hotel owner who said his is currently closed and will

not reopening until conditions are safer. hoda, back to you. >> sam, thank you. let's bring in nbc medical correspondent dr. john torres. let's talk about the states already open there are about 20 of them in a way they are kind of an experiment so the governors have taken a risk when will we know if that risk was on target? >> good morning, hoda. you're exactly right these states are like canaries in the coal mine other states can say what's going to happen here this incubation period is 14 days so once they start opening this weekend, looking two weeks from now to see if we start noticing cases is going to be important, but even more important is two weeks after that to see if those case numbers continue to rise. other states, including hot spot areas like new york city and california are going to look at it and say can we start opening up based on what's happening there? it's going to take a while to determine that two weeks for initial cases, four weeks to see if the trend keeps going up that's going to be the important part >> i'm confused a little bit about social distancing outside. i'm thinking about summertime and i'm thinking about the

beach. i was looking at some of those images of people who went to the beaches over the weekend i'm not sure if their towels were 6 feet apart but if from -- from this shot it doesn't like they are. if you are 6 feet apart, can you enjoy time on the beach with your family this summer? is that okay >> theoretically you can you have a lot more space on the beach than you do in things like a grocery store, where you can't get that 6 feet apart. you have to remember, too, on the beach you're spending a lot more time there, socializing more with some people alcohol is involved once you start drinking it's easy to say, hey, i'm going to say hi to my friend real quick i don't need this mask i'm going to hug my buddy. it will be okay. that is a concern with a lot of experts saying, is that going to happen, which means you're going to break that social distancing and it's likely to spread. >> a lot of parents are nervous about what they should do with their children over the summer, whether they should go to camps or pools do you see a scenario where those will be safe >> i see a scenario where they are going to have a new normal for summer camps and pools

that new normal is going to incorporate social distancing an testing as well. the concern is with parents, is my child going to be safe and will i be safe when they come back home. talk to the camp, the pool, what are you doing to clean and disinfect? and what are you doing for social distancing? i want my child to have fun but more importantly i want them to stay healthy. >> the cdc announced six new symptoms they want to add to the list they've add, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell those are things a lot of people have been reporting. how many of these things do you need to have before you say to yourself uh-oh, i better get checked? >> what the cdc is saying, if you have at least two of these symptoms, start thinking coronavirus, isolate yourself

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we're back on this tuesday morning with in-depth today. and today, the uncertainty facing millions of families with kids who are in college or perhaps headed to college, savannah >> yeah, the big question on the minds of parents and students, are campuses even going to be open in the fall nbc international correspondent kate snow looking into that. kate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah so this is a critical question not just for students already in college, but as you said for high school seniors. the majority of schools still want accepted students to make a commitment and pay a deposit by this friday, may 1st many colleges have extended that deadline still, a lot of students who thought they knew exactly where they would be headed are now forced to make difficult decisions. with campuses deserted nationwide, most colleges and universities are still deciding if they will open for in-person classes this fall. some are planning for the return

of students be many are putting off any final decisions until june or july harvard university tweeting monday it will be open for fall 2020 but cannot be certain that we will be able to resume all usual activities on campus. >> every college would love to be open in the fall, residentially, because their operating budget revolves around and depends on tuition revenue. >> reporter: in an op-ed in the "new york times," brown university's president said reopening campuses in the fall should be a national priority, because if colleges stay shuttered, it's not a question of whether institutions will be forced to permanently close, it's how many. she says campuses will need rapid testing, ways to trace the spread and isolate students who get sick purdue university's president saying they will need huge changes if they reopen. >> i know we're looking for ways to reduce the size of classes. obviously keeping distance between people probably going to see masks as a

requirement, at least for a long time here. >> reporter: for high school seniors like grace jewel, it's a stressful time she got into three music programs, including one in boston but because of coronavirus, she's leaning towards staying close to home in california. >> there is no way i could leave where i am right now, just with the whole situation that's going on. >> her mom, kelly, wonders if it's worth the cost if classes are virtual. >> that's a big decision to spend a lot of money to do something online when maybe the experience isn't what you kind of had planned, you know >> reporter: a new study from the art and science group finds nearly 20% of high school seniors who were planning to go to college will no longer enroll full time at a four-year institution. and 65% of the seniors surveyed are concerned they may not be able to attend their first choice school. a quarter of those students saying their families may not be able to afford it. the number of students taking a gap year, a year away from school, is also on the rise.

>> a lot of students are still grappling with whether or not they want to attend college if it's virtual my guess is that most would not want to if they had the choice, and they would wait. >> reporter: that study found that 40% haven't even put down a deposit yet, and those folks are likely to be students of color, lower income or first generation college students, savannah. >> with all this uncertainty, are colleges doing anything to try to attract perspective students >> reporter: yeah, they sure are. college admissions officers are offering a lot of perks to fill their fall classes savannah, "the washington post" found colleges giving not just free money but money for campus parking, for prime dorm rooms, football tickets, early registration for the best classes. the next class up, the high school juniors right now, there are no college visits, so they are doing everything virtual and online to try to make sure kids apply in the fall. i should know, i have a high

school junior, savannah. >> yeah, so it's personal for you. okay, kate thank you. good information appreciate it. all right. it is 7:45 now seems like it might be a good time for a check in on the weather. how about that, mr. roker. >> all in. even though it's a little on the cool side here in the east, take a look out west. we are talking record temperatures we can expect a high of 106 in palm springs that's close to a record san angelo, wichita falls, alamosa, las vegas at or breaking records for tomorrow we look for more records from burns all the way down to tucson, palm springs, out to flagstaff finally some of that warmth will be making its way east thursday, nashville, you're at 64 but by saturday, 81. atlanta 66 on thursday 80 on saturday even boston, 55 on thursday, 62 by saturday. that's w good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. today will be the warmest day of the weekend. as we get a live look outside we are starting out with sunshine. as we check out our high temperatures it will reach into the upper 80s for the inland parts of the east bay, the north bay. some mid-80s for the south while san francisco stays cool. upper 70s the rest of the week. a pretty big cooldown, even extending into the weekend and early next week and a lot of sunshine through the seven-day forecast. >> and that's your latest weather. hoda, phone home. >> all right, al coming up, you're on this one, are we alone? why the pentagon just released these ufo videos allegedly captured by navy pilots. >> no allegedly. we don't know until we examine it but first, these messages. i feel cared about as a member. we're getting a super competitive interest rate on our money.

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they were filmed by some navy pilots for the last two decades. the pentagon said the videos are being released now to, quote, clear up any misconceptions after they were previously leaked, but the objects remain unidentified objects remain unidentified. former senate majority leader harry reed welcomed disclosure saying the u.s. needs to take a serious scientific look at this and any potential security implications his home state of nevada is home of area 51, noted this only scratches the surface of research and materials available. >> i believe. >> do you? >> yeah, i believe >> what's the bottom line? are we alone or not? >> we are not. those are ufos >> no. >> okay. >> i love carson's face right now. >> now we have another thing to worry about. >> referred to it as a 40 foot tic tac. guys, coming ahead on "pop

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part, stay in the 60s. we're not looking at much rain here. maybe a few more clouds and some drizzle sunday morning. other than that it looks to stay dry. mike, you've been tracking the commute. what's going on now? >> i think bridge inspection work is jamming things up in richmond, west 580. the backup is over there and that's the biggest backup around the bay. the map shows you slowing across the span shy of san quentin. everything else moving nicely around the bay. no major problems. getting out of san francisco south 101. happening now nonessential business owners may get a better sense how soon they'll be able to reopen in california. governor newsom is hinting those plans could be within the next few weeks. one small step for sfo in

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having your coffee with us and making us part of your morning. savann savannah's at home, craig is here, and we're all together >> all together. by the way, if you have an anniversary, you have a birthday, you just have a reason you want to see your mug on tv or someone you love, send us a video. #my today plaza. put it on twitter, instagram, and we will put you on television. >> guys, we want to tell you about something coming up tomorrow on "today." we're going to visit with will -- legendary film maker ken burns. with schools closed, we'll tell you how he's stepping in to help kids learn about american history. can you imagine a better teacher, guys? >> no one. looking forward to that. >> yeah, definitely. let's get right to the news at 8:00 governors in more than a dozen states are starting to lift some restrictions so businesses can reopen their doors it's happening as the white house plans to ramp up coronavirus testing. nbc's tom costello joins us with

three things to watch for this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah we're seeing that in various states across the country. at the moment, 14 state governors right now are lifting restrictions in some way across the country. they are doing that even though they have not yet met the white house guidelines which require at least a two-week decline in covid cases. meanwhile we are seeing in california a local back and forth, a tug-of-war of sorts, over how much to reopen after thousands of people flock to area beaches over the weekend. newport reconsidering allowing beach access. >> those images are an example of what not to see people, what not to do. >> reporter: also this morning the white house is updating its road map to reopening. the administtion wants to see testing in if at least 2% of the population per state per month.

but that is -- it is leaving most of that now to the governors and to the states themselves and many democratic governors say that's simply unrealistic. a new university of washington projection now estimates 74,000 deaths in the united states by august meanwhile there are concerns the meat supply in this country is increasingly becoming hard to find especially in grocery stores chicken and pork and beef. we can tell you part of the problem is that plant workers in meat processing plants are becoming sick and they're having to close many of those plants. tyson foods warning the supply chain is vulnerable. >> $4 extra and $600 bonus, i'm sorry, that's not worth my life. >> reporter: we should make the point food experts say at this very moment there's not a shortage of meat however, if people begin to horde meat it could become a problem in the coming weeks. >> thank you.

now to a heartbreaking loss from the front lines a well-known er doctor here in new york who battled to save the lives of so many others, her family now says she's taken her own life here is nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: overnight new reaction to the tragic news that shines a light on the overwhelming impact of the coronavirus pandemic dr. lorna breen, an emergency room doctor at new york's presbyterian hospital took her own life her father telling nbc news, she was in every sense of the word a hero who gave her life for her friends and city breen's father, also a doctor, confirming his daughter had contracted the disease and survived it. but she had described devastating scenes of the toll the coronavirus took on patients she tried to do her job, and it her father told "new york times. she's a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died life and death struggles are part of the job at any hospital, but for many health workers, the coronavirus experience has been more difficult and more

emotional. >> i wish i had known the type of emotional havoc this would have caused on my life, the lives of my colleagues and my patients. >> reporter: new york presbyterian releasing a statement overnight, saying in part, words cannot convey the sense of loss we feel today. dr. breen is a hero who brought the highest ideals of medicine to the challenging front lines of the emergency department. dr. breen's father agreeing with that sentiment, telling nbc news, like many heroes that are still there, she was in every way in the trenches of this war. fighting the effects of this covid virus that she contracted herself. for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> our thoughts and prayers are with dr. breen's family. if you or somebody you know is struggling, we encourage you to call the suicide prevention lifeline

it's 1-800-273-8255. or visit suicide prevention lifeline.org now the latest on kim jong-un this morning he has not been seen in public in 2 1/2 weeks now that's fueling rumors about his health president trump said on monday that he has a good idea of how kim is doing, and he also hopes that he's fine but he didn't offer any more details. he then added nobody knows where kim is but said we should be hearing something soon and this morning, the south korean minister in charge of diplomacy with the north said that kim may simply be staying away from public events because of coronavirus concerns. savannah. all right. other news this morning with barber shops and hair salons closed in new york, a lot of people are looking a little shaggier than they would like these days that includes health care workers who, of course, are fighting on the front lines. so yesterday, look at this, a mobile hair cutting van set up shop right outside one of new york's busiest hospitals and offered free haircuts to the

staff as a way to say thank you for all they have been doing with, of course, all the safety precautions in place. >> that sounds like a boost to me, doesn't that, savannah we've got a couple more for you. sheriff's deputy in washington state retired this week after 30 years of service the dispatcher on the other end of his final radio call was his daughter take a listen. >> show me out of service. >> deputy hilliard thank you for your 30 years of service to the citizens of this county we appreciate all your hard work and dedication we thank you and wish you well in all your future endeavors and dad, our family is happy to welcome you home for good. all units, unit 15 out of service for the final time i love you, daddy. >> deputy hilliard getting choked up while he made that final callcolleagues were there helping him celebrate and sending him off to retirement. i love you, daddy, at the end was the best

>> that's lovely here is another boost, a 3-year-old girl from minnesota her name is mabel. she's got a lot to celebrate she just finished her final chemo treatment for leukemia mabel's parents planned to throw her the biggest party ever but, of course, social distancing made that too risky so look what happened instead. >> on short notice, dozens of friends and family members staged a party on wheels they rolled by mabel's house by the dozens look at that shot. everybody came to wish her the best you know she just loved that celebration. >> they call her mighty mabel. i can see why. that was awesome >> yeah. >> solid boost this morning, ladies we've got a lot more to get to on this tuesday morning, including the sanitizing machine that offers a unique way to

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well, it's called the halo fogger, and it's already been approved by the epa to fight other pathogens, like ebola and sars the preliminary results against covid-19 very exciting as we saw at michigan state university inside a laboratory on the campus of michigan state, a weapon most of us have probably never heard of is winning against coronavirus. a device invented over a decade ago being used in a brand-new way. in a process spearheaded by the school's veterinarian, claire hankenson. >> with this fog we know we can kill viruses. >> reporter: it started with an email from aolle peroxide machine i was like, yeah, we've got three of those we use them all the time they are pretty common in research for decontaminating spaces it just kind of was a light bulb going off. >> reporter: that's because the

machine, called the halo fogger, is already proven to kill sars and ebola. now the epa has approved it for emergency use against covid-19 so hankerson and her colleagues thought why not use theirs to sanitize the n95 masks worn in local hospitals so they can be reused she takes our camera on a tour but before she could reconfigure the expensive equipment, she needed the blessing of msu's president. >> did you have any reservations about employing the technology you have on campus in any way? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: a stamp of approval that carries weight, because president stanley is also an expert in infectious diseases. >> some of my worst nightmares i envisioned are taking place in front of me. >> reporter: he helped prepare for possible bio threats after 9/11 and the anthrax attacks it's also personal. >> both my two daughters and

wife are frontline, they are all three physicians one of my daughters was carrying around her n95 mask in a ziploc bag because she had to reuse it. this is critically important for the nation, obviously, but also for people who are very dear to me >> a very vital tool in opening up america again. >> reporter: chris ungerman is one of the inventors of the halo fogger dreamed up back in 2008 after the sars outbreak. when it became clear this kind of spraying and wiping wasn't enough what makes a halo fogger different? >> there's no residue. it's a very safe and very effective disinfectant. >> reporter: the substance is called halo mist applied with a timer when the room is empty. >> by creating the vapor we touch every area in the room, behind the blinds, under the table. areas that would be very difficult to reach otherwise >> reporter: they're already in use on the front lines

the chief bought two halo foggers before covid-19 to clean his fleet of emergency vehicles in montgomery county outside philadelphia he's a big believer. he said, it's helping keep his 100 employees safe >> six or 700 calls a week are covid-19 we've only had one employee contract covid over the last six weeks. >> reporter: the halo fogger costs $10,000. one machine can service a number of ambulances or rooms you could go into a school overnight and the fogger would do its fogging thing, and in the morning the kids and the teachers could come back in and be confident. >> that is correct. >> reporter: in fact, some schools have already used it >> to combat the common flu. >> reporter: public transportation in dallas relies on it too. >> places where people come together, we can provide that extra layer of ease of mind.

>> reporter: meanwhile, three machines will soon be working around the clock back at michigan state part of the can-do spirit we see playing out across the country and at michigan state, they think they'll be able to do a half a million masks in the next three months the price is going to stay where it is, according to the manufacturer they are not going to raise their prices despite all kinds of incentives from some buyers who are desperate to get it to do so. they are flying off the shelves. they can't keep any inventory there. you know, imagine if you could actually have a machine that could clean indoor offices and schools and subways overnight. it would be pretty exciting. they are on their way. they are hoping to get fda approval as well. >> i continue to be amazed, cynthia, at the speed by which some of these lifesaving technologies are getting to market right now it's quite fascinating. >> reporter: things that exist being repurposed i really think this is something people are going to take a very

hard look at >> cynthia, thank you so much. let us send it over to al. we need to get another check of our weather. hey, al. >> hey, guys, good morning we are watching some severe weather that's going to be developing in the plains later this afternoon on the radar. you can already see it starting to fire up in texas, part of that front all the way up into the upper mississippi river valley we have a severe risk for weather today for 42 million people damaging winds driven with hail and some tornadoes are likely. tomorrow we've got more of the same and look for heavy rain from the mississippi river valley to the east coast >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're getting ready for the w m warmest day of the week. our highs will reach up to 89 degrees. a few spots may hit 90 today. while it stays foggy and cooler along the coast, half moon bay will only see a high of 63 degrees today.

and some low 80s in the south bay. as we go into the rest of the week, our inland areas will cool down significantly with a cooler ocean breeze moving inland. and we're looking at more dry weather that will continue into the start of next week. weather. guys. >> al, thank you carson is back with us for "pop start. hey, mr. daly, take it away. >> hi, guys, good morning, everybody. we've got a lot to get to in "pop start" today. we'll start with melissa mccarthy and mark wahlberg, are they in a new movie together no while on the "ellen" show, melissa mccarthy and her husband ben falcone described a dream she had where mark wahlberg was living in their house as the perfect house guest, and here's with what happened next. >> he's a great roommate with a vacuum cleaner hey, mark, how good are you with a vacuum cleaner

>> i was actually just happening to be vacuuming now. >> oh, my god. >> what are you wearing, mark? stand up what are you wearing >> just in my robe doing all my daily duties here. >> that apron was everything that i didn't want to see. >> i doubt melissa's husband, ben, wants mark wahlberg walking around the house looking like that. next up, how about a trip back to the '80s, guys the "goonies." one of those movies that will stick around forever, classic film, cyndi lauper as well this year it turns, can you believe it, 35 years old to mark the occasion, josh gad spielberg and even cyndi lauper. the gang taking part in a q&a with each other. >> my question is for josh, my brother. in the film, we tortured you,

we tied you up in 1980s workout equipment. my question is have you ever considered at this point snapping me out? >> this is like a "goonies" avengers reference. no, but i have thought about tying you up, but that's really weird, isn't it? >> and talk, of course, turns to a possible squeal, which spielberg said every time they come up with an idea, it fails to reach the bar set by the original finally speaking of classic movies, "entertainment weekly" has put together a list of some of the best feel good movies to stream while we're all stuck in our homes. the list has got good ones even though we've seen them 100 times. if you need a pick me up, how about "ferris bueller's day off," that's a solid choice. you get to liv vicariously through them in chicago, abe froeman, the sausage king the next one on the list is also good, takes us back to 1959, "some like it hot. i haven't seen it but it's a comedy classic i'm told with

jack lemmon, tony curtis and marilyn monroe if you want to know how it ends, just know nobody is perfect. i don't know what that means here's one that savannah and hoda, i know you're going to appreciate "love actually." another one i haven't seen i know what you're thinking, a christmas movie in april "entertainment weekly" says these are strange time good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. firefighters and police believe a fire at an abandoned building in fremont was likely set on purpose. it started a little after midnight on fremont boulevard near peralta. they arrived to find a pile of debris on fire near the middle of the building. they had it out in about 30 minutes. no one is in custody. san francisco is taking another step to help people maintain social distancing outdoors. this morning, parts of jfk drive and golden gate park and john dve were closed to

vehicle traffic. this is to create enough space for those deciding to get exercise in the park, and they picked a nice day to certainly do that. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast for us. it's going to be a warmer one for us today. >> yes, today will be the warmest day of the week. we take a live look outside in san hosjose, all clear. i'll be watching santsa rosa where we may tie that record high temperature. other areas warm and above normal but doesn't look like we'll set records there. we'll continue to monitor that all throughout the afternoon. now back to you, marcus. and we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. we're always on at nbcbayarea.com. right now, staying connected is more important than ever.

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it's 8:30 now. it's tuesday morning it's the 28th of april, 2020 good morning, everybody. we have a big half hour ahead. >> good morning. from cleaning supplies to baking supplies, stores and websites, a lot of them are out of a lot hawe can expect when