fog means it's cooler in this particular spot. >> all right, that's going to do it for us this tuesday morning. >> a live look in sausalito as we see the beautiful sunrise there in the bay. oh, enjoy this terrific tuesday. we'll all see you back here tomorrow morning. the "today" show is next. milestone moment. the fda green-lights the pfizer vaccine for children as young as 12 years old. the first shots in arms expected in a matter of days. a major move toward the reopening of all schools and the country. >> vaccinating a younger population brings us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy and ending the pandemic. >> this morning, the next steps, and the key question -- can hesitant parents be convinced to

give their kids the shot? running low, gas shortages being seen in a growing number of states in the wake of that unprecedented cyberattack on the country's largest fuel pipeline. >> the situation is significant. >> straight ahead, the frantic race to get things back online and the impact the next time you go to fill up. breaking overnight, violence in the middle east. israeli forces and palestinian militants exchanging air strikes and rocket attacks. dozens killed, including children. hundreds injured. what's driving the major escalation just ahead. moment of reckoning. house republican leader kevin mccarthy sets the vote on the fate of congresswoman liz cheney, saying the gop needs to make a change. this morning how cheney and voters in her home state feel about her all-but-certain removal from leadership, and what it all means for the republican party.

those stories, plus -- tiger twist. the owner of the big cat seen prowling around houston now under arrest. >> it is incredibly inhumane to have tigers in your house. >> this morning, the tiger still on the loose as police desperately search for the dangerous animal. we're there live. and they're awake! people along the east coast dealing with the noisy emergence of billions of cicadas. >> it's a little annoying but you've gotta love it because it's only once in 17 years. >> eager to share their thoughts and videos of the insect invasion. today, tuesday, may 11, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, welcome to "today," so happy that you're

starting your tuesday with us. we have a busy tuesday with a lot to cover starting with the big news about kids and the covid vaccine. >> a lot of parents will have questions and a lot of parents will be thrilled to hear this if it means back to school for their kids. it was six months ago that the fda first authorized pfizer's two-dose vaccine for emergency use and since then 46% of americans have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. nearly 35% have been fully vaccinated. >> now an effort to boost those numbers. this new milestone, the fda again authorizing pfizer's shot for emergency use in kids as young as 12. the cdc is expected to sign off tomorrow. the question is will this help get the u.s. closer to the key herd immunity threshold? we'll start out with nbc national correspondent, miguel almaguer. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this decision not only aims to nation make it to the herd

immunity level. pfizer's emergency use authorization from the fda nearly clears the way for 17 million children to get vaccinated. kids 12 to 15 years old, mostly middle and high school students, will soon qualify. by the end of the week, many could get vaccinated at their pediatrician's office, local clinics, and even their own schools. >> get in line now, figure out with your pediatrician how to get this dose. this is going to get us back to a much more normal state. >> reporter: the fda says the same dose and same two-shot regimen now being used in adults and teens, is safe and effective for children as young as 12. a critical step to slowing the 42,000 daily new covid cases the u.s. is still averaging. >> we have seen in the past

weeks that 25% of all new cases are actually related to ial showed the vaccine was 100% effective in stopping symptom attic infections in children. side effects were similar to those in young adults. >> the public should rest assured that safety monitoring will continue. >> reporter: but fda authorization won't eliminate vaccine hesitancy, while a new study shows roughly 30% of parents with kids in this age group will get their children vaccinated right away, 26% said they'll wait a while to see how it's working. still, as the u.s. inches closer to the president's fourth of july goal of 70% of adults with one dose, six states are hitting that benchmark nearly two months early. >> i am vaccinated. that does help a lot. and i do feel like things are starting to get back to normal. >> reporter: this morning, the

nation's future looking more like its past, and now the promise children to 12 to 15 years old will have the same protection as their parents. the cdc's advisory committee will now look at the data next. if they, too, are given the green light as expected, experts believe vaccinations for children could begin as early as thursday. vaccinations for kids 2 to 11 years old are also in trials, but approval is likely months away. savannah, back to you. >> miguel, thank you very much. we want to bring in dr. richard besser, who served as acting director of the cdc. he's now the president and ceo of the robert wood johnson foundation. dr. besser, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you're also a pediatrician, which makes your expertise even more relevant today. what is the implication of this news from the fda? >> i think this could be huge. it brings me joy, it brings me hope. joy that there's now 17 million more people who have the opportunity to get vaccinated.

but hope that for so many kids who are in high school, this fall could feel like a normal high school year, and that's incredible after what kids have been through. you know, you know that kids haven't been hit as hard in terms of hospitalizations and deaths, but there are hundreds of kids who have died and thousands who have developed a severe inflammatory syndrome, but the mental health impact on kids in terms of stress and anxiety has been enormous, and this could work to tackle that. >> well, you know, there are going to be some parents out there who are worried about it. they might think, because of what you just said, kids really aren't impacted as much by covid, they may be saying, do i really want to vaccinate my child? if you had a parent in your office as a pediatrician, what would you tell them? >> i would listen and try and understand what the questions are and i would try to make the point that the impact of covid goes so far beyond the number of

hospitalizations and deaths. for a child, who is worried not just about themselves and their parents, to know that they're protected, that they can go out and see their friends and take off their masks and give somebody a hug, kids who are playing sports, they don't have to worry about coming in contact with another player and what that could mean. that's really huge and it's important in terms of children's development. high school kids in particular are not very forward thinking. so getting this off the table is something that parents and kids have to worry about could be really big. >> i want to underscore that. if these kids 12 to 15 are fully vaccinated, you believe they should be able to take off those masks? >> i sure do. that's something i think we're going to be moving more and more towards, and understanding that these vaccines are highly effective. they're some of the most effective vaccines we have. and if people are fully vaccinated, they can be together without masks on. that's a very safe thing. >> can schools or summer camps

require the vaccine? >> well, for schools, it's done at the state level. so the cdc or the advisory committee to the cdc could make a recommendation that these vaccines should be administered to all children for school. but it's up to each state to decide to do that. it's different for colleges. there's a lot of colleges and universities that are requiring vaccination for students coming on campus this fall. summer camps have the right to require vaccines as well. i expect that even if some states are requiring this, not all will. we've seen such a political divide around covid so far, i expect that will play out in schools, too. >> when might we see the younger ones, the little ones be eligible for the vaccine? >> yeah, so there's a couple things that are going to take place. the advisory committee to the fda is going to be meeting in june and it's going to talk about that. the younger you are, the less the immune system of a child resembles exactly that of an adult. so there's going to be questions

there as to what does the fda want to see. pfizer is saying that they're going to have data to submit by september, but we'll have to see what fda is going to want to look at in the younger children in order to recommend the emergency use. >> and really quickly, because i know you've got to jump. the dosing for kids age 12 to 15 is the exact same as for adults. any concerns there? how would you explain that to a parent? >> yeah, that's the same for so many of the vaccines we use. for flu shots it's the same size dose for children in that age range. it's very safe and expected that children that age would have the same dose as an adult. >> dr. besser, thank you for your time this morning. we really appreciate it. another major story, the growing fallout from the unprecedented cyberattack that's crippled a fuel pipeline critical to the east coast. this morning gas stations in several states reporting shortages, while the fba is

officially linking the hack to a russian criminal gang. nbc's tom costello joins us from virginia with the very latest. good morning. >> good morning. these are some of the massive fuel thanks right there that that fuel pipeline feeds, so with nothing in that fuel pipeline, the levels inside the tanks are starting to drop. colonial expects that they will have the pipeline back up and running by the end of the week. but the sooner the better. the longer that pipeline remains dry, the more likely you and i will pay more at the gas pump. day four and a critical 5,500 mile oil pipeline remains shut down this morning. gas shortages being reported in at least six states and expected to grow. stretching down the highways as customers wait at the pumps. the governor of north carolina has declared a state of emergency. this station there running out of fuel. >> motorists that absolutely have to travel should be about the only ones on the roads. the severity of the situation is significant. >> reporter: the fuel supply

shortage also impacting some air travel, including two daily flights from american airlines. president biden now promising swift action. >> the department of energy is working directly with colonial to get the pipelines back online and operating at full capacity as quickly and safely as possible. >> reporter: the attack is also exposing new vulnerabilities from power grids to the nation's water supply, often owned by private companies. >> they serve as the first line of defense, and we depend on the effectiveness of their defenses. >> reporter: the fbi confirming the cyber criminals responsible for the pipeline attack are known as darkside, a sophisticated russian-based criminal gang that targets the data of english-speaking entities for ransom payments. >> whether this is approved or authorized by the kremlin is increasingly irrelevant, because approval because it's happening

under their nose. >> reporter: colonial critical not said whether it will pay the attacker's ransom demands. cyber criminals often make money off of these types of attacks, companies that support the nation's infrastructure are at risk. >> this is one of many warning shots. we've been seeing this for quite some time. >> it sounds like gas prices will be going up. do you know how high? >> reporter: yeah, so the expectation is we're likely to see 2 to 3, 4 cents a gallon increase over the coming days. if it lasts longer than that, we'll go well over $3 a gallon on the national average. by the way, that would be the highest since 2014. there are ways to make your fuel go longer. for example, if you're out running errands, do a bunch on one trip rather than multiple trips. you may also consider making your car less heavy, in other words, take out the bulky items, the heavy items.

that can help you extend your mileage on the car. >> just thinking about unloading all the stuff in my car. all right, tom, thank you so much. >> i've got to go on a diet. breaking overnight, we turn to overseas. a surge of deadly new violence in the middle east. israeli warplanes carrying out air strikes in gaza. palestinian militants firing rockets into israel. nbc national correspondent keir simmons joins us with the latest on the situation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this situation has been escalating for some time, simmering tensions over east jerusalem, leading to clashes between palestinians and police and palestinian militants are firing rockets and the israeli air force over gaza. there are international calls, including from the u.s., to lower tensions. israeli air strikes continued into the early hours of this morning. 130 targets across the

palestinian gaza strip israel's military says, releasing cockpit video of the operation. palestinian officials say 24 people, including 9 children, died. israel says 15 were members of the militant group hamas. a mother and her son were killed, this man says. israel's prime minister declaring a red line was crossed with hundreds of rockets fired from gaza, six targeting jerusalem and overnight two apartment buildings hit. three were injured with different levels of severity, says this israeli police officer. the attacks followed days of unrest in jerusalem in the west bank. confrontation between israeli police and palestinian protesters, with hundreds injured. the mounting anger over threatened evictions of palestinian families. international calls for calm ignored. >> deeply concerned about the

rocket attacks that we are seeing now that need to stop. they need to stop immediately. >> reporter: palestinians demanding president biden intervene. >> let him look at our system and see how palestinians live under this brutal occupation. >> reporter: this morning, israel once again reverberating to the sound of retaliation and reprisal. this morning, we're just learning that the israeli defense minister has authorized the calling up of 5,000 reservists, a signal of israel's determination, a signal to washington that the situation could still escalate further, savannah. >> keir simmons on the story for us. thank you very much. meantime, there are new developments on the turmoil inside the republican party. craig is here with more on that story. good morning. >> good morning. good morning to you. a vote has now been set for tomorrow, a vote to strip congresswoman liz cheney, the third highest-ranking house republican, of her leadership position. her near certain removal the latest sign of former president trump's grip on the gop and its

direction moving forward. nbc's chief white house correspondent, kristen welker, is following this. good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. it is a crucial week here in washington. you could say it's a battle over the future of the republican party. the battle could take place in just 24 hours, as you said, craig. house republicans are set to remove congresswoman liz cheney from their leadership ranks after she denounced former president trump's lies about the 2020 election. house gop leader kevin mccarthy in an extremely unusual letter to colleagues, saying it's clear that we need to make a change, arguing republicans cannot afford to be distracted. but even many republicans argue this entire battle has become a distraction, with some saying the party should be focused on battling the sweeping biden agenda, which they say is the most liberal in a generation. only a few gop colleagues are defending cheney, including senator mitt romney, who warned this could cause republicans

critical votes when they're trying to win back the house in 2022. we talked to voters in cheney's wyoming district. many told us they want her out. so it is shaping up to be an intense week in washington. >> kristen welker for us. thank you. >> it is time to say good morning to al, back from cleveland. >> how is the roker tower this morning? >> well, i think it doesn't have much to see today. the radar at wkyc 3. we have a lot going on. take a look up here in the rockies. winter storm warnings just to the west of denver, to the north, as well. some places picked up 12 inches of snow. denver itself, about 2. also down to the south, 8 million people impacted by these flash flood watches, stretching from texas all the way into the panhandle of florida. here's what we're looking at over the next 24 hours. severe storms stretching from texas all the way into southern georgia, northern florida, as well, for hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. this front just languishing

along the gulf. so we look for storms developing along it. a flood threat from texas through florida. tomorrow, strong storms in the florida panhandle. cooler temperatures for the southeast as the system pushes through. rainfall amounts from southern texas through the gulf, anywhere from 2 to 3 inches. locally, could be even more. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. . seconds. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

a red flag warning in effect once again for our east bay and north bay hills, still some breezy winds and very low humidity. we still have to be really careful as our temperatures for the inland valleys reach into the low 90s again today. it will still be very warm, but the winds will be calmer tomorrow. the rest of the forecast continues to cool down and by the weekend, we're in the upper 70s, while san francisco will drop to the 60s. >> al, thank you. straight ahead, why are so many members of the u.s. military turning down the covid vaccine? and should it be mandatory for them hallie jackson takes us inside that debate. remember the story yesterday of that tiger strolling around a houston neighborhood well, its suspected owner has now been arrested. the tiger is missing the very latest in a live report as we hear from some pretty stunned neighbors.

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south bay a bigger reserve in a drought. i'm kris sanchez at levi's staid uhm yum, isn't quite ready to vaccinate your 12 o15-year-old but we know what they are considering, about 2,200 kids in the clinical trial that lastedmonths and the vaccine was 100% effective in prevention infection. doctors have come out in support and the american academy of pediatrics. youth events at levi's stadium and other vaccination sites and freebies and tours reminder the vaccination is the best way to enjoy the summer. kari has a look at our forecast for this tuesday morning. how are we looking? >> it's still hot and dry, and at least we do have these early hours to get out those indoor/outdoor activities but we're going to see still some temperatures reaching into the 90s in our inland valleys and the fire danger continuing today. tomorrow it's still hot but the winds start to come down a little bit and we're going to have the breezy winds as our temperatures cool off by the end

of the week into the weekend, we're looking at some much cooler air, highs in the upper 70s and our inland spots like danville and gilroy and san francisco will come out of the 70s, back into the 60s. laura? >> all right, thanks so much. we'll be back with another local news update for new half an hour.

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families neighbors like gigi and luke rodri telling me they're in shock. >> the guy is a few houses down from us. had no idea he had the tiger >> oh, my god. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: when deputy wes mannion heard a tiger was loose in his neighborhood, he rushed over with his service weapon drawn. >> at no point in time did i want to kill the tiger >> reporter: with his eyes peeled for cars or kids, mannion spotted a man who appeared to be the tiger's owner. >> get the [ bleep ] back inside >> reporter: who he said kissed the big cat before leading it inside. >> i told him to get his tiger back inside as quickly as possible just for the protection of the neighborhood and everybody around >> cops are here >> reporter: when houston police arrived, an even more bizarre scene unfolded. >> the owner put the tiger in a white suv and drove off. >> he jumped his own curb, goes through his yard, and then down the road here. >> tiger in the car?

>> tiger in the back, yup. >> reporter: authorities say the suspect, 26-year-old victor hugo cuevas, was arrested last night, but was on bond following a 2017 murder charge. he is now charged with evading arrest police say they still don't know where the tiger is >> more concerned that they regain control of the tiger. >> reporter: this is far from the first incident involving a big cat here in texas. two years ago in the houston area, loki was abandoned in a cage months ago, elsa was being kept as a pet when she was rescued from the bitter cold the humane society of the united states says more than 400 dangerous incidents involving big cats have occurred nationwide since 1990. >> it is incredibly inhumane to have tigers in your house. >> reporter: and those who watched it, too close for comfort. >> we're in a lot of shock

>> to be clear here, this tiger is still on the lamb and there's probably some confusion out there. owning one of these big cats, that's legal in texas? >> reporter: yeah, depends on where you are, craig as of right now, the whereabouts of that tiger still unknown. it's illegal to own a tiger in houston city limits. you can own one outside in the outlying county areas, but you have to register it with animal control, have a proper enclosure, and make sure you're 1,000 feet away from a school, day care, or residential area. there is a bipartisan bill in the senate right now that would ban private ownership of these big cats humane society tells us not just a good idea for the health of the big cats but ours, as well. >> yeah, seems like a no-brainer morgan chesky in houston, be safe who in the world owns a tiger? >> that guy in houston coming up, the new battle facing the pentagon. vaccine hesitancy among u.s. service members.

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we are back. it is 7:40 now in-depth today one of the latest frontiers in the vaccine push. >> the u.s. military efforts are ongoing to get u.s. service members vaccinated, but there does appear to be hesitancy among some in the ranks. >> hallie jackson has been looking into this. she's at the marine barracks in d.c. this morning. good morning >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning to all of you. so far, the marines are the only branch releasing numbers for how many service members are declining the vaccine. right now, those numbers show they are saying no at a higher rate than the rest of the country. that vaccine skepticism is being called a critical threat to our national security by some lawmakers, with a push on now to get the military to make the

shot mandatory now, the navy's top doctor tells us he thinks, in his personal opinion, that would eventually be the right move. to most people, it's simply a shot, but to the military, it's like biological body armor, at least that's how the navy's surgeon general describes it. >> this is no different than putting on a helmet or flack jacket in a combat zone. >> reporter: 40% of the department of the navy has been vaccinated already, but the latest numbers available show more than one-third of all marines offered the vaccine have declined that's a higher vaccine hesitancy rate than estimates for the rest of the country. is that a figure you're concerned about? >> some individuals decided they want to wait and see for the fence sitters, we are beginning to see those individuals come and get the vaccine. i think we're seeing a positive trend. >> reporter: the navy says some of those who declined may have gotten the vaccine on their own or might be waiting until the shot becomes mandatory for now, it's not, with the

vaccine still under emergency use authorization. >> we still believe that the right focus is to provide the best information available, and this will help our troops to make informed decisions. >> reporter: craig asking president biden about it in his exclusive interview last month. >> will you order service members to get the covid vaccine? >> i don't know. i'm going to leave that to the military. >> reporter: why not >> well, i'm not saying i won't. i think you're going to see more and more of them getting it. >> reporter: according to the latest numbers released by the pentagon, 30% of the military has been vaccinated. more than 600,000 troops across all branches, and a quarter million more have had at least the first shot jake wood deployed to iraq and afghanistan during his time in the marines, now with team rubicon, he is mobilizing veterans to volunteer at vaccination sites across the country. >> whether you like to admit it or not, the potential for covid-19 to knock you out of the fight, it's there. we owe it to americans to make

sure we're as ready and capable to defend our interests. >> reporter: the admiral says it is critical to make sure the vaccine is available along with good information about it. do you see a point where this vaccine, in your medical opinion, should be mandatory >> in this case, i think that we've seen that the vaccine is very safe, and so i think there is a strong argument to be made for that that ultimately is the secretary of defense's decision. >> reporter: do you believe things are trending in the right direction as it relates to the navy >> hallie, i'm cautiously optimistic we're really beginning to turn the corner, but i would emphasize, we cannot take our foot off the gas. >> hallie, what is the precedent for mandating a vaccine within the military >> reporter: there is a precedent for that, savannah there are other vaccines that are required for people who are in the military. the deal with the covid vaccine, remember, it only has that emergency authorization now from the fda and not full approval, so that is something that could change potentially soon.

we know pfizer, for example, has already filed for that full approval so if and when that happens, i think we can expect to see, based on the conversations i've had, more pressure being put on the military to make this shot required for service members savannah >> hallie, thank you very much appreciate it. also a good reminder right now for everyone, it's time to roll up your sleeve and get that shot to find all the information that you'll need, get out your phones, scan the qr code there it is right below me scan the qr code or head to planyourvaccine.com. 15 minutes before 8:00 mr. roker, let's get a check of the weather. >> we've been diving into some of these climate stats that have come up now that noaa reclassified things. there are warming locations in our country that have lost their subarctic rating, which means harsh winter temperatures half the year below freezing. veil, telluride, no longer than arctic area. fairbanks, alaska, no longer a

subarctic region as far as the normal wet areas that we have in our country, drier locations that are now actually designated as deserts, more rainfall than desert but still very dry all out west, lubbock, texas, denver, colorado, bakersfield. you can see where the climate is warming and changing today, some places actually feel more subarctic from columbus, nebraska, green bay, wisconsin, we have frost advisories and freeze warnings, 28 million people. big area of high pressure funneling in colder than usual air. new york city today, 66, below average. chicago, 13 degrees cooler lubbock, texas, minus 22 degree difference of where it should be tomorrow, temperatures start to moderate but chilly from austin, wichita, hello, cleveland. atlanta, 64. the good news, we see a warm-up as we head into the weekend. by saturday, 75 in philly. memphis, you'll be at 80 dallas, look for temperatures around the low 80s that's what's goin

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures today head into the low 90s and we do have the high fire danger for north bay and east bay hills. by tomorrow it's still hot but we are not going to have as much gusty winds and low humidity and we'll also see temperatures continuing to cool down significantly heading into the weekend, with some upper 70s while san francisco will still be in the mid-70s today. it will be cooler going into the weekend, with some breezy winds and continued sunshine. >> and that is your latest weather. mr. melvin? >> mr. roker, thank you, good sir. up next, they are as weather. mr. melvin >> mr. roker, thank you, good sir. up next, they are as loud as a lawn mower talking about cicadas this morning, now emerging after 17 long years >> you can't even walk outside without stepping on one. >> yuck. kerry sanders takes us inside the noisy awakening, right after this

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it is about to disappear because, indeed, the cicadas, which will sound like an invasion of aliens, are about to come out of the earth. boy, are they loud >> so there's a lot of cicadas out. >> reporter: this morning, they're back >> wow >> reporter: after 17 years, the long-awaited, or dreaded, depending on your perspective, brood-x emerged from the ground. amateur entomologist following #cicadas watch 2021. >> how do they know when to wake up >> we're not really sure they may have a tiny molecular clock somewhere in their tiny brains, that they're counting off the 17 years underground. >> reporter: this doctor from the university of maryland i entomologist who is fascinated by the rip van winkle of bugs. last time they appeared, the hottest cell phone was a flip

phone, and vlogging just entered the lexicon. >> why are cicadas making that so >> it is all about romance to convince that special someone that she should be the mother of his kids >> reporter: when they come out, they're above ground for two weeks. the cicadas are already out in georgia, tennessee, and parts of north carolina before it's done, they will appear as far west as illinois and as far north as new york the nation so fascinated by this anomaly, there are apps likeact. they can r cicada safari to track activity. a chorus of cicadas can reach up to 100 decibels, equal to the sound of a lawnmower while you may be grossed out by them, dr. bug is not. >> are cicadas disgusting? to some, they may be to me, they're beautiful beautiful eyes, a jet black body

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>> the dangerous incident the latest in a string of deck collapses across the u.s. just ahead, how you can keep yourself safe this summer. then the social challenge. our eye-opening look at the darker side of social media, where kids can find just about anything for sale. >> you're just following a hashtag, like, save animals or something like that. you might actually get exposed to wildlife trafficking. >> how parents can spot the hidden dangers straight ahead. and jen and ben again? jennifer lopez and ben affleck spotted together nearly 17 years after calling off their engagement. could bennifer be back on? all that, plus, man on a mission. matt damon will join us live from australia with a first look at his new movie. >> i'm trying to get my little girl out of jail. >> how the oscar winner is keeping busy down under, today, tuesday, may 11th, 2011. ♪ i need you to hold on ♪ >> we're celebrating john's 60th

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major step forward to protecting children. the cdc still needs to review the data, but if they sign off, children 12 to 15 could get vaccinated as soon as thursday. this nearly clears the way for 17 million children to get vaccinated. most are in middle and high school and could soon start getting their shots at their pediatrician's office, local clinics, even their local high school campus. the fda says the same dose and the same two-shot regimen now being used in adults and teens is safe for children as young as 12. a new study shows, though, roughly 30% of parents would get their children vaccinated right away, while 26% said, quote, they'll wait a while to see how the vaccine is working. the cdc advisory committee is expected to review pfizer's data tomorrow. that could green light vaccinations as early as thursday. hoda? >> miguel almaguer, thank you. now to dramatic video out of southern california of a crowded deck collapsing during a

birthday party. it's the latest in a string of similar accidents, as friends reunite and start to enjoy the warmer weather. nbc's erin mclaughlin has that story. >> reporter: the horrifying moment that malibu party-goers plunged 15 feet to boulders below. what was once an ocean-front deck is now wreckage of patio furniture and splintered wood, after rental guests crowded onto a balcony on saturday. >> for residential homes, that would appear to be a lot of persons on that. potentially a lot of weight. >> reporter: the homeowner told nbc los angeles she rented the home out on vrbo and expected that only five people would be using it the party-goers say at least 20 people attended a birthday party held there, including this man he says he was inside the living room when the deck gave out. >> we were chilling at the birthday party you know, this back deck, like ten people on the back deck.

we heard it crack. i literally saw all of my best friends and my girlfriend fall 15 feet to the rocks >> reporter: nine were injured and four taken to the hospital two of whom are injured critically. >> it's a freak accident i don't know i don't know how that happens. i don't know how that happens. it's pretty cut and dry. the deck literally gave out. >> reporter: the collapse in california is just the latest in a string of deck disasters a troubling trend as we enter summer party season and people reuniting after covid lockdowns. on monday, a deck collapsed in belleview, new jersey, sending four people to the hospital. 11 were injured earlier this month when the deck of a restaurant collapsed in tennessee during a birthday party. last month in georgia, a house partially collapsed with hundreds of partiers inside. the first floor giving way, sending everyone falling into a below crawl space. for "today," erin mclaughlin, nbc news, los angeles. all right. you're up to date. let's get the boost.

>> this is a cool one. one of the unique things about remote learning is some younger students have been making friends online before they ever actually see them in person. first graders julia and luna hit it off in the virtual classroom. after six months of remote learning and chatting, they finally got to meet. it was a birthday surprise for julia. yeah, go >> aw. >> the jumping goes on and on. they are back in school. they are inseparable they encourage other kids who are still learning from home to reach out to others. by the way, i actually had that video on loop this morning watching the kids jump around is cool. >> i love it that'll be me and you when we can sit next to each other again. >> we're getting there. >> we're close. coming up next, a story all parents need to see. >> kate snow is joining us, and she has an eye-opening look at a

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especially for parents in a way, it makes sense everyone is using social media young people spend hours on it every day, right so criminals pedaling illegal goods are also using social media to reach customers, sometimes putting young people in grave danger. >> reporter: social media is all about connection, but criminals want to connect, too advertising everything from fake documents like driver's licenses, passports, and bank statements, to illegal vaping liquids, even cheap guns and ammo who is using social media to make sales >> everybody. >> reporter: tim mackie is an associate professor of global health at uc san diego. >> if you are a good marketer for any company, you're on social media you have to be, even as a criminal, a multi-channel marketer you have to have a presence. >> reporter: his start-up has a government contract to develop technology to find potentially illegal content. >> if you're just following a hashtag, like, save animals or something like that, you might

actually get exposed to wildlife trafficking. >> reporter: rhino horns, monkeys, or tiny leopard and lion cubs on facebook. some of the most dangerous activity is from drug dealers. >> what they'll do, they'll look for hashtags that are related to people undergoing, you know, substance abuse crises they'll post about the availability of drugs. >> reporter: comments on instagram offer oxycontin, adderall, percocet, sometimes misspelling words to avoid being flagged. a post showing a women in a hospital bed drew a post about fentanyl ed's son, charlie, died after buying what he thought was a prescription painkiller on snapchat it was a counterfeit fentanyl pill. >> my first reaction was, i want to blame snapchat and go get them i want to sue them when you think about it a little bit more deeply, we made the

decision that we were not going to try to get revenge, but it'd be better to try to get results. >> reporter: we first told their story on "today" in february. >> they want to work with snapchat. >> reporter: after it aired, snapchat reached out, and they're working on a foundation, song for charlie, a campaign to warn snapchat users about the danger after everything you've been through, the tragedy, what do you tell parents >> the drug landscape has changed. it's not as we were taught a journey where you can get on the wrong path these days, it's more like a minefield for our kids their next move could be their last >> reporter: snapchat says we strictly prohibit using snapchat for drug transactions and illegal purposes and aggressively enforce against these violations and support law enforcement investigations in a statement, facebook told us, we don't allow the sale of illicit drugs, engainingrd animals, or weapons on facebook

or instagram, and we use technology, reports from our community and reviews by our teams to enforce these policies. if we find that content or an account breaks our rules, we remove the content or disable the account. on instagram, if you search for certain hashtags, like #drugs, a warning now pops up, that what you're searching for can cause harm or death. but is all that enough >> we believe they would be removing a lot more if they were held liable, if they could be sued. >> reporter: gretchen peters heads the alliance to counter-crime online. >> the social media companies say they're doing a lot. they're screening. monitoring is that true >> they're not doing a lot the number of moderators that these firms employ is just tiny. we ran the numbers with facebook the number of moderators per facebook user would be the equivalent of the state of ohio having one policeman >> so we asked facebook for

comment on that overnight and didn't hear back gretchen peters would also like to see social media platforms restrict searches on certain terms related to illegal sales her coalition and other activists are lobbying to change laws so that social media companies would be liable for content created by users meanwhile, ed ternan is hopeful with snapchat stepping up, maybe other social media platforms will voluntarily do more >> it is good to see the ternans have taken that tragedy and turned it into some good kate snow for us, thank you. >> thank you, kate we turn now to al for another check of the weather. >> all right let's see what we've got going on for you for today we are looking at some flash flood watches down through the southeast. we've also got winter storm advisories and warnings back through the rockies. temperatures well below average as you get into the rockies. 90s, though, from the southwest into california. 90s in southern texas and florida. as far as your sky conditions today, we are hine stretching fe

great lakes to the mid-atlantic states strong storms in the gulf coast. unfortunately, fire risk continues out west that's what's going on around the countr good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our seven-day forecast, it is still going to be very warm today. the fire danger continues for our north and east bay hills. by tomorrow, the winds are calming down but we still have very warm temperatures. but it will feel more seasonal by the end of the week with breezy winds and all of the dry weather continuing into early next week. while san francisco's very warm today with mid-70s. we have 60s in the rest of the forecast. >> that's your latest weather. heading out the door, "today" show radio, siriusxm channel 108. >> "off the rails" today. >> got to love that. sheinelle is in for carson carson, by the way, busy on the other coast at the "voice. he put up this picture of

himself and blake last night, reunited and it feels so good. >> i love it. >> ready for "pop start. >> first up, a celebrity couple, a blast from the past, has people buzzing jennifer lopez and ben affleck spending time together after nearly 17 years. they broke off their relationship back then well, some are wondering if the two stars are rekindling their romance. natalie morales joins us with more good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. here we go again j.lo and affleck captivated hollywood and fans before their split in 2004. the two were seen, though, enjoying each other's company this past weekend at a luxury resort in montana. so what does all of this mean? well, one thing is for sure, fans are going wild over the possible resurrection of bennifer in the pantheon of hollywood romances, the names affleck and lopez shine like few others. >> this was the power couple in the early 2000s, right

>> reporter: now 17 years after their split, could those old sparks be flying again >> over the weekend, we got reporting that they were in montana together for several days, in fact. >> reporter: in the early 2000s, ben and jen captivated hollywood and fans he was the sexiest man alive she was jenny from the block together, they were bennifer the ultimate hollywood celebrity couple in 2003, they gave this exclusive interview to nbc news. >> you and ben are from kind of the same background. does that work for you >> we really connect on that level, you know. i could say, this is how we spent christmas. this is how we did new year's. he's like, that's exactly what we did, too. >> reporter: they made movies together and he appeared in her video. in 2002 they were engaged. but then signs of trouble. they called off the wedding in 2003, days before the ceremony ultimately split in 2004

since then, the two have reportedly maintained a close friendship. >> sources tell us that they are very happy, and that jennifer lopez is happy that they're kind of rekindling their friendship they've always maintained close contact. >> reporter: over the years, they've both had their relationship ups and downs after 14 years together and three kids, affleck and actress jennifer garner finalized their divorce in 2018. lopez has twins with ex-husband musician marc anthony. just last month, ended a nearly five-year romance with baseball superstar alex rodriguez breaking the news here on "today." >> jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez are making it official this morning, telling "today" exclusively they have called off their engagement >> reporter: the two haven't officially commented on what's going on, but the prospect of an older, wiser bennifer certainly has social media buzzing

affleck and got no comment jen said in the past their breakup was her first big heartbreak we're wishing them both happiness, however they find it, guys. >> we love love. love is good >> we do. >> she looks exactly the same as she did 17 years ago. >> she does. >> i can't stop looking at her picture. >> i'm rooting for bennifer, i have to say. >> why not >> so we can keep saying bennifer. >> you don't go to montana and hang out for a few. >> not like you ran into each other at santa monica. >> unless you're bison watching. >> i'm rooting for happiness. next up, prince harry and oprah winfrey. following their interview back in march, th california-based royal and talk-show host are teaming up again for a new series on apple tv plus, "the me you cannot see. in this, harry, who has been outspoken on the importance of mental health awareness, will join oprah for a series of conversations on mental and emotional well-being, along with experts and professionals.

it'll feature appearances by lady gaga, glenn close, nba players demar derozan, langston galloway to name a few this announcement comes on the heels of last week's news that meghan will be publishing a children's book titled "the bench" next month. it is going to be a very busy summer for the couple, as they await the arrival of baby number two. all right. next up, the los angeles lakers. have you heard about this? hulu announced yesterday it is working on an expansive nine-part docu-series chronicling the last four decades of the nba team's greatest highs and lows. in the series yet to be titled, fans will hear from some of the lakers greatest star players, including magic johnson, kareem abdul jabar, shaq, and dozens more it'll start off with the 1979 acquisition of famed lakers owner jerry west, an empire this comes at the same time hbo is making a series on the 1980s lakers starring adrian brody,

look at this, as pat riley. >> wow. >> look, look, michael jordan's wildly popular "last dance" series taught us anything, people can't get enough of the stories inside the nba. finally, big news from the world of music let's start with the billboard music awards we can exclusively announce that this year's ceremony will name drake artist of the decade happy about that, craig? >> well deserved. >> craig is a drake fan. the canadian rapper has the most billboard awards with 27 honors. he's also the only male solo artist with more than 50 career weeks at number one on the billboard hot 100 chart. kudos to drake next, on to britain's annual award show, crowning taylor swift with the global icon award. the honor is well deserved in nine months, swift released two original albums, "folklore" and "evermore. hoda and savannah are swaying as we speak as well as a re-recording of

"fearless. it is packed with new music. >> congratulations to taylor swift. >> i was doing the candle. >> elton john, robbie williams, david bowie, the only other artists to land the award. congrats big year. >> you packed a lot in there, sheinelle. straight ahead, who is ready >> hi, matt.irst t a very good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm laura garcia. great news for the city college of san francisco, which avoided major cuts to staff and classes. the college and teachers union reached an abreemt over the weekend to cut faculty wages. in march city college issued 153 layoff notices to full-time faculty and proposed hundreds of part-time jobs. the new deal cuts faculty wages up to 11%, but here's the good news, it stops all layoffs.

city college was dealing with a $22 million deficit. let's get a look at the forecast today, another warm one. i guess we should enjoy the morning, right, kari? >> absolutely, we should be getting outside early. we're going to still have our high-fire danger continuing for today. especially for the knost and east bay hills. that continues until 6:00. temperaturewise we're headed into the 90s once again for some of the warmest spots but we are still in with the warm weather. it just won't be as windy. as we go into the weekend, we will see temperatures heading into the mid-70s while san francisco will come out of the mid-70s to the 60s over the next several days. laura? >> thanks so much. we'll be back with another local news update in about half hour. hope to see you then.

oh, we're back the beat going on on a tuesday morning, the 11th day of may, 2021 we have a chock-full half hour. >> we have an oscar winner with us wait, there he is. is he? there he is. >> there he is. >> matt damon, boom, he is in a pub.

we're going to find out why he is up. he is in australia it is late at night. he'll share a first trailer in a powerful new movie called "stillwater. >> looking forward to that. then from matt damon to harry smith. harry is here. >> he's not in a pub. >> sexiest men alive. >> that's right. >> he's got this really cool conversation with, get this, the so-called happiest man on earth. he's got some amazing wisdom to offer that will make us all a little grateful for what we have, no matter where we are in life. >> i love that. coming up on the third hour, we'll have more from cleveland our "reopening america" series continues. >> that's right, guys. this morning, nba star kevin love will tell us all about the changes he's seeing in cleveland, and he's also going to open up his mission away from the court to erase the stigma surrounding mental health. if you'd like to send us your videos and pictures about how your town is reopening america, use the hashtag reopening america today. >> love that.

>> better get on the road here all of us want to. >> we are. get excited, kids. tomorrow is a big one. >> who >> country king luke bryan is joining us with big news to share. he's about to take a very big stage. we'll talk about that. al, let's get a check of the weather real quick. >> let's check out today we start off with sunshine in the northeast, into the great lakes, into the northern plains. fire risk out west strong storms down through the central gulf then for tomorrow, we've got the strong storms moving into the southeast but stretching all the way back into texas. the may chill continues with sunshine from the pacific northwest all the way to the northeast. the heat and dry weather continues from the southwest into california. that's what's going on around the country. . good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, taking a look at our inland temperatures in spots like napa as well as livermore. we're going to see the highs in the low 90s. we will still have hot weather but fire danger goes down as

winds calm down in a little while. but we're in for cooler temperatures for the weekend with upper 70s in some of the warmest spots. as we look at san francisco and the other coastline, mid-70s but we will see mostly 60s with gusty winds over the next several days. coming up next, live all the way from australia, it is the one, the only, matt damon. are you doing that is that a selfie cam, matt it's a little shaky. sorry. >> it's me >> exactly he is sharing a first look at the trailer for his new movie. we'll catch up with matt in a moment california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit this academic year has been, um, challenging. but i think there's so much success to celebrate.

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latest film is stillwater, and matt is back in a role that once again is close to home he plays a dedicated father who is willing to go to any length to protect his daughter. >> he is with us live. we're excited to catch up with you, matt. first, let's show the premiere, for the very first trailer of your movie called "stillwater. let's take a look. >> missing my daughter >> the father of the girl? >> yes, ma'am. allison came here for college. that's where she met this girl, lena one night, she found lena dead and called the police. all they cared about was she was sleeping with some girl. >> i loved her. >> i know. >> everybody thinks i killed her. >> okay. >> matt damon, good morning. >> good morning. good evening >> i know, where are you >> where are you, and what are you drinking that's what we want to know first. >> i'm in australia. i'm having a beer.

the people at the local pub were nice enough to leave it open just so i could do this. they've got the best internet connection in this neighborhood where i am so, yeah, that's where i am, having a beer. >> we're glad you're a little boozy. before we get to the movie, which looks incredible, we need to talk about something. >> yeah, very important topic. >> your friend ben affleck. >> okay. >> and a little thing we call bennifer. >> bennifer. >> ha. >> how do you like them apples >> there's not enough liquor in the world for you to get me to say something about that. >> wait, we're losing your shot. are you trying to get rid of us? >> i know, that wasn't even planned. i got, like, this thing on a piece of stick 'em here. >> how about if we ask this, did the news make it to australia? how did you even know that bennifer was a thing again >> possibly. >> maybe. >> i just heard you guys i was sitting here waiting to come on tv this is the first time i heard about it >> what did you think?

>> fascinating story [ laughter ] >> let him off the hook. >> i love them both. i hope it's true that would be awesome. >> okay, good. >> we were just saying the same thing. >> no, he just hung up on us. >> no! >> did he hang up on us? >> this happened to me before. sometimes when you hit your earbud, when you hit your earbud, it hangs up the phone. i've done that before. >> calling us back. >> a little slip of the -- >> we get it, matt you didn't want to talk about it. >> don't have to hang up, just say, move on, hoda and savannah. >> it is fun to be able to control your own camera. this is amazing. >> all right we do want to get to your movie because we just saw the trailer. it is riveting it looks like one of those movies you've got to see it was based, originally, on the amanda knox story, but it had a lot of iterations since then, right? >> yeah. yeah, exactly. tom mccarthy, who directed

"spotlight," along with a number of other great movies. he's always got -- he's just an unbelievable writer and director and always has great performances from his actors i've been dying to work with him for a really long time this is a story kind of based loosely on that, but he worked with some other writers and kind of made up a story around it, as if a girl had gone and found herself in this situation where she was in prison for a crime she said she didn't do her father was a guy from oklahoma who was a roughneck, a guy who worked on oil rigs the story is about this father trying to reconnect with his daughter, and the guy has made mistakes he's going over there, and he is just not going to give up. he is going to try to exonerate his daughter and kind of runs into all the issues that you have if -- if you have that kind of, you know, language and cultural impediment that you would have, trying to go over there and do that. >> it looks riveting it looks super intense

you know, you're playing a father we know you're the father of girls. did you kind of draw on that >> yeah. it's a really -- yeah, of as a parent, yeah, it's very personal the performance, i'm really proud of the movie and really happy with how it turned out you know, it was supposed to come out last year, last thanksgiving i think the question for all of us in the movie business is, hopefully, you know, we have all these great movies we want to put back into the theaters, and hopefully people are ready to come back. that's the big one for us. we got some good stuff to show ya, if you're ready to come back. >> speaking of the movie business, this was interesting, there's another headline today i don't know if you've heard about it, but there's been controversy with the golden globes they're criticized with the lack of diversity with the voting group there. nbc decided not to air the golden globes. tom cruise gave back some of his awards to join in on the protest. wondering what your thoughts are

on what is going down. >> yeah, i mean, i haven't been following it much. obviously, if nbc is not airing it, then they're kind of following into these investigations and there are things they're finding that they think are credible in terms of that, yeah, i mean, clearly, that was something that the hfpa said they were trying to address i know only what i read on my phone while i was here in australia. you know, they were kind of responding to all of these you know, allegations of a lack of diversity in their group. i don't know it's a very -- i mean, the hfpa is something that has been around since i kind of came in they're kind of unique and an

excentric group. i don't know what to say about that i honestly don't if they go away, you know, i don't think anybody is really going to lament that i don't think the world needs to mourn the death of an award show. >> matt, we're really hitting you with it. you're having a beer, just trying to have a nice night at the pub and talk to your old pals, savannah and hoda. we hit you with bennifer, now we're getting into hollywood controversy. let me ask you this, what do you want to talk about >> well, i mean, i talked about, you know, people going back to the movies, which i hope they do so we all can go back to work. you know, i'm just hoping things return to normal, you know >> yeah. >> just in general for everybody. then back there in new york, you know, where i live you know, i'd love it if we were all just going back to a normal life again you know, when i was back there

a few months ago, walking by with my kids, like, all these restaurants, and you're looking at all these boarded up places, and i'm trying to explain to my girls, like, this is a family's dream. you know, trying to explain, like, the level of tragedy that it is to them. >> sure. >> yeah, i'm hoping we bounce back and get back on our feet for everybody. we need it. >> when you come back, you'll notice things are starting to come back a little bit, matt we had a concert on the plaza. little by little, we have baby steps. >> i heard. >> you did awesome. >> all the news gets down there to australia. >> it makes it slowly. not the hfpa stuff i don't pay much attention, but i should have, apparently. >> that's all right, honey we'll have you back on the fourth hour where we'll be laughing and scratching, all right? >> all right >> thank you, matt >> thank you "stillwater" from focus features

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we're back this tuesday morning, a special look at the power of gratitude and kindness. >> we are grateful that harry smith is with us this morning to share it good morning, buddy. >> good morning, everybody good morning, savannah. >> good morning. we didn't see each other yet >> when you think about it, think about world history, the world can be an ugly, brutal, even evil place to be. if you are a person who endured some of that, a lot of that, and to come away and say you're the happiest person in the world, we thought, we got to meet this guy. >> my dear new friends. >> reporter: with a ready smile and a twinkle in his eye, a man

of indeterminant age holds his audience spellbound. >> i was at the bottom of the pit. so if i can make one person smile, i am happy. >> reporter: eddie jaku describes himself as the happiest man in the world. we wondered if, perhaps, he is also the wisest. >> i do not hate anyone. hate is a disease which may destroy your enemy but also destroy you in the process. >> reporter: his 2019 ted talk in sydney, australia, ended with a standing ovation [ applause ] >> reporter: when we spoke with the 101-year-old recently, we were equally impressed >> where there is life, there is hope if there is no more hope, we're finished >> reporter: eddie jaku was born eddie jakubowitz in germany.

he is a holocaust survivor this is me when i came back. >> i read your book. it sounds like you are very proud to be german >> very proud. i thought i live in the most civilized, most cultured, and certainly the most educated country in europe. i was german first and german second and jewish at home. >> reporter: none of which mattered to a nation, a people gone mad. >> people, society should not forget what happened i don't hate no one, not even the german but i despised them. >> reporter: 6 million jews worked to death, starved to death, tortured and murdered. >> what i have seen, it is incredible to do this to people they don't want to believe it. i was finally transported to what became my hell on earth auschwitz. my parents and sister were also

transported to auschwitz, and i was never to see my parents again. >> reporter: in his book "the happiest man on earth," eddie jaku recounts his survival and then misery after the war, until he and his wife started a family. >> through all my years, i learned this life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. 80 years ago, i didn't think i would have a wife and children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. this is a blessing. >> reporter: family, he says, is key, as are friends. >> friendship is priceless shared soul is half soul shared pleasure is double. >> reporter: truths hard-earned from a man entitled to bitterness and resentment. >> i speak about happiness i speak what life can be if you're healthy, you're a

multi-millionaire. >> reporter: and that is happiness, says eddie. a choice available to all of us. >> i want to make this world a better place for everyone. i want everyone to take a step back and say, we are here for all of us. >> what a message in this time, as we're all in a kind of state of recovery. you see what this man endured. he walks into auschwitz with his parents. he never sees them again never sees them again. >> i want that book. i want to take that book off your lap. >> there's a lot of pages earmarked and underlined. >> beautiful. >> great stuff. >> what he said about friendship, as well. we should mention that eddie's book "the happiest man on earth," that book is out now. >> he can have love in his heart, surely everyone can. >> he says life is not always happiness. sometimes there are many hard days but you must remember that you are lucky to be alive. we are lucky in this way

every breath is a gift life is beautiful if you let it be happiness is in your hands >> stop doing this stuff there's only so much we can take, okay >> i love it we're back in a moment this is

back. look, we have this circle getting we're back look, we have this circle getting wider. we can look ahead to the "3rd hour of today." >> yes sorry, i was stepping over you. >> talking "cooking with cal." >> i found this great recipe online can't wait to share the full version during the third hour. for now, here's a little taste. >> special delivery of "cooking with cal." what are we making today >> cinnamon rolls. >> that is huge. >> right in the oven.

hmm, check out this bun in the oven mm, baby that is good >> you're having a baby. >> what? >> i knew it. >> we knew it! >> ah! [ applause ] >> yay >> again >> i am again. >> congrats. >> i want to hug you right now. >> we can hug. >> to not be able to give hugs is awful. >> we love it. >> i have to say, last week, hodes and i were sending it. we think dilly-dilly has a secret. >> i said, by the way, i saw dylan over the weekend because we're neighbors on the weekend i had a couple of side eyes. i was like, is something happening? >> did you know? >> i didn't know if you were trying to be kind or -- >> i gave you tea. remember >> you didn't know officially, but you lied to me. >> why

>> i asked you two weeks ago, third hour you said something. >> that was like a month ago. >> well, i said -- >> well. >> -- are you pregnant you were like, no. >> i couldn't tell you >> tell us everything! do we know, boy or girl? >> we do know. we're going to reveal that in the third hour. >> oh! >> i mean, we actually do have a good recipe for cinnamon buns. >> nobody cares about your cinnamon buns. >> i left one on each of your desks. >> okay. >> when are we due >> november. >> we'll announce it in about an hour or so >> should we >> yeah. >> i want you to have a girl >> it'll be a girl >> i bet you it's a boy. >> i think you're right, i think she'll have a boy. >> the force is strong with this one. >> what do you think, sheinelle? >> i feel like it is a boy i don't know >> you make boys. >> i'm holding my stomach. i don't have to hold it in anymore. >> no. >> i have the tightest spanx on. >> this is so exciting >> the giant bottle of water hides the belly. >> is that why you walk around with the jug of water?

>> it helps. >> is brian over the moon and cal freaking out >> we enjoy having kids. calvin and ollie, they're so much fun we were trying for a third, and it wasn't happening. so let's forget about it, move on >> boom. >> and surprise. >> love you, dylan. >> party of five. >> what a blessing. >> love it. >> congratulations to all of you guys all you lovely, cute family. amazing. >> thank you >> is it a boy or a girl >> i'm not saying. >> whisper it in my ear. >> tell you in ten minutes. >> third hour. a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia. some 2 million water customers in the south bay may soon see a big rate hike. water district voted on plans to

double rates starting in july to help cover costs of expansion to the reservoir. the expansion project is a long-term pln that supporters say would keep the south bay better prepared for future droughts but not everyone is on board. happening now, bob riddle is monitoring the debate and opposition, which includes san jose mayor sam ricardo. bob will have a report in our midday newscast for us. bay area county is gearing up to rule out covid vaccinations for children as young as 12 years old. and why some parents are not yet on board.

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surprise amongst us. i knew but i'm