>> well, that does it for our "today in the bay" this morning. we're back at 7:25 with a local news update. >> also join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. the "today" show is picking up with live coverage of president biden's departure for the nato summit. good morning. breaking news. devastation in new orleans. a deadly tornado rips through the city and its lower ninth ward. the desperate warnings. >> folks, this is something i hoped i would never see. >> moments before homes and businesses are level. the frantic search for survivors under way and this morning we're there live. plus al's forecast as the threat of severe weather moves east. high stakes. president biden heading to europe this morning, leading new

sanctions against vladimir putin's regime and a possible announcement on u.s. troops in the region, as russian forces close in on ukraine's capital. the latest in a live report straight ahead. supreme court showdown. ketanji brown jackson defending her sentencing record on day 2 of her confirmation hearing. >> you admit that, right? >> senator, sentencing is a discretionary act of a judge. but it is not a numbers game. >> just ahead the republican line of attack. the moment that led senator lindsey graham to storm out. and new questions judge jackson will face today. breaking overnight. a black box now recovered from that boeing 737 crash in china, but badly damaged. will it hold the keys to solving the mystery behind that deadly accident? those stories plus, morning jolt. inside starbuck's plan to move away from paper cups and what it could mean for the cost of your daily caffeine fix. and mountain mama's.

♪ country road ♪ ♪ take me home ♪ >> jimmy fallon breaks out guitars during our visit to the "tonight show." ♪ west virginia ♪ ♪ mountain mama ♪ >> and we're in almost heaven today wednesday, march 23, 2022. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning everybody. welcome to "today." it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we're glad you're with us on this saturday morning. >> we got to sing with jimmy fallon. we'll get to that in a little bit. we want to start with the breaking news out of new orleans, a deadly tornado tearing through just east of the lower ninth ward, an area known for being hit hard by hurricane

katrina that happened nearly 17 years ago. >> one of several tornadoes reported in the last 24 hours as a major storm system makes its way across the south. and yet another round of severe weather is expected today. we have it all covered, including al's full forecast and the president of st. bere narcotic parish will join us live. we'll start with nbc's sam brock on the ground. sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, hoda, good morning. one confirmed fatality so far. frankly it is a miracle that that number is not higher given the extent of the damage. that used to be a church behind me. there were homes here. cars flipped over on their sides and on their fronts as there are crews on the ground at this moment, trying to clean things up. the governor of the state of louisiana just did a flyover over the impacted region as we're now learning more stories of survival. >> it is huge! >> reporter: with streets in shambles. >> i heard, like, a wind i've never heard before. >> reporter: -- this morning

darkness blanketing blocks as new orleans once again staring into the face of a deadly natural disaster. >> there it is. you can see it. okay, folks. get to your safe place. >> reporter: our affiliate wdsu warning resident to take cover as a black funnel cloud formed over the city on live television. for more than five minutes the twister tearing through the lower ninth ward and nearby arabee. those who survived, just grateful. >> my husband was laying on top of me and my son and i just kept thinking, just get us through this. >> reporter: the damage going for as far as the eye can see, with lives completely up ended in just minutes. neighbors desperately search the streets for a missing pet as search and rescue teams go door to door and car to car. >> just checking on you. >> reporter: checking on this community that already endured the wrath of katrina in 2005, hurricane ida last year and now another tornado. the storm's sheer force enough

to yank this home off its foundation. >> i'm going to say anywhere approximately 50 to 60 feet. >> reporter: it comes one day after nearly 30 twisters terrorized texas, ripping the roof off a school where hundreds of kids hunkered for safety, claiming a life and injuring dozens. more tornadoes popping up in alabama, mississippi, and, of course, here in louisiana, where in hard hit arabee tony did whatever he could to protect his family. the 46-year-old has insulation hanging from a bedroom, and bricks everywhere. but he says nothing was going to happen to his wife and son. >> i grabbed my wife and kid and we laid on the floor. waited for it to pass over. >> reporter: after that tornado passed, tony got up, put on his boots, went outside, rescued a neighbor trapped underneath debris and went to the next house and rescued another neighbor. right now there is a shelter open for those displaced, three survey teams are on the ground looking at the damage.

back to you. >> all right, sam, thank you. >> yeah, the heroics of the people in st. bernard parish and around new orleans on display. earlier this morning we were joined by the president of st. bernard parish, guy mcginnis, we started off off by talking about that number that sam reported on, one person who died. we asked mr. mcginnis if he had any chance to assess the damage, and if he thought that number could possibly go up. here's what he had to say. >> we had a chance overnight, first of all, thank you for checking in on us. it is kind of sad, we're used to this kind of stuff, and we are going to recover here real soon when the light hits our power here. we assessed overnight, we still have the one confirmed death. we only had seven people show up at the hospital, with minor injuries last night. and when you see the path of this tornado, that is an absolute miracle, what happened. so we're going to do another

assessment when daylight hits, and we don't have any reports of missing people. so that's a good thing. we don't think we're going to find anyone else. but we have a shelter, like sam said, for people who are displaced and we're going to find out all those needs once we get into the daylight here. our sheriff's department and our fire department are out doing assessments. we're going to get all of those numbers, we're going to find out what our needs are. the overwhelming support from the region, from organizations, from federal, state andmaing an going to manage that and make sure our citizens are -- can live somewhat normal today, during the cleanup. >> and let's talk about the devastation. just looking behind you, astonishing. what have you seen as you have walked through the night and checked on the areas there in your parish? >> you know, guys, we don't have tornadoes much in south louisiana. we are used to hurricanes.

we're just recovering from ida and zeta and still recovering from katrina. we see houses that were lifted off their foundation, and sitting in the middle of the street. we have swaths of streets that are total devastation. there are no more homes there. but, you know, the spirit of our people, the resilience of our citizens will shine through today, like we always do. it is the largest growing city here in arabee, in st. bernard parish in our nation before the census. and i have no doubt that that spirit will come through today once we get to see one another and start helping out our neighbors. >> i can attest to the spirit of the folks in st. bernard parish, pretty amazing. there was warning, which i was wondering if the warning is accounting for the low numbers. did people know exactly what to do and where to go when that warning hit?

>> you know, hoda, the preparedness of the region, people got off of work early, school let out early, so everyone was hunkered down at home, everyone got the messages on their phone, but the technology with our local weather station was spot on. we knew that -- that the hurricane -- that the tornado was coming, where it was going to hit and the direction that it was going. so i think everyone was prepared. it is a testament to only, you know, i don't want to say only, one death is too many. but when you see the destruction here later on today, you are going to see -- you're going to know that's a miracle. >> yeah. sure is. st. benard parish president guy mcinnis. the best to everybody in your parish and thank you so much. there is the potential for more severe storms today. we'll get to al's forecast in a bit. the president is traveling to europe for an emergency nato summit, focusing on the war in

ukraine as russia's invasion ends its first month. two reports for you this morning. we'll start in kyiv with nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. one month into this, and few around the world anticipated that the ukrainian forces would still be in a position to be fighting back to hold on to their country. but they are fighting back. this country still remains firmly in ukrainian hands. and despite more russian attacks including in kyiv overnight, the russian advance is stalled. russian troops have not been able to break into the city and u.s. officials say that russian forces,theired arans advance is confused, and they lack everything from ammunition to clothing. russia bombed more apartment buildings in kyiv this morning, attacking civilians, to try to

bring this city to its knees and force the government to surrender. leaving more and more homes across the city like this one, as russian forces are actively now trying to encircle the ukrainian capital. barbara, a resident and community volunteer said russia attacked around 8:00 this morning and has already bombed the neighborhood four times. russia seems to have a plan. its forces control two large areas. one north of kyiv. and another pocket to the east. russia is trying to expand both to strangle the city. but ukrainian forces are not allowing that to happen. recapturing a key suburb yesterday in a counteroffensive. and they are inflicting heavy russian losses. a u.s. military official says russia has now lost 10% of its combat power in ukraine and that

russia anticipating a quick victory only packed for a short fight. its troops lacking food, fuel and even warm clothing. some soldiers taken out of the fight with frostbite. while ukrainians remain in high spirits. ♪♪ musicians playing for residents as they filled sandbags in odesa to defend the city from a possible russian beach landing from the black sea. they are preparing because they have seen what's happening not far away in mariupol, where russian troops did surround the city and have been attacking it increasingly from ships off shore. president zelenskyy says 100,000 people remain trapped in mariupol, less than a third of the population. he accused russia of attacking humanitarian corridors, open to allow the full evacuation of the city. president zelenskyy and other ukrainian officials also accuse

russia of taking ukrainian citizens hostage, of taking refugees and diverting them to russia, potentially to use them as bargaining chips perhaps to negotiate the release of russian prisoners at a later date. >> richard engel in kyiv for us. thank you. >> let's focus on president biden's high stakes trip to europe. nbc chief white house correspondent kristen welker already in brussels where the president will arrive later today. kristen good morning. >> hoda, good morning to you. this is the most consequential foreign trip of president biden's presidency. he's attending an emergency nato summit thursday where he'll meet with leaders of 29 countries. ukraine's president zelenskyy is expected to join virtually. as he left, the president told reporters the possibility of putin using chemical weapons is a, quote, real threat. white house officials say the president and allies will

announce a package that will include more sanctions and more aid, and nbc news has learned overnight the president may also announce the u.s. plans to permanently maintain an increased number of u.s. troops deployed to nato countries. the president's final stop will be in poland, to thank them for sheltering refugees. hoda? >> all right, kristen welker, thank you so much. we turn now to craig, we have the confirmation hearing of judge jackson, it will be the third day today. >> yes, good morning. judge jackson will be sitting for her second and final day of questions to become the high court's next chief she faced tough questions, including a few heated moments with republican lawmakers. garrett haake has more good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. judge jackson will be back today for what could be another very long day after a 13-hour session in the room behind me yesterday. she fielded questions about her personal life, about her judicial philosophy, and some questions that may have had more

to do with the political ambitions of the senators asking for judge ketanji brown jackson, a marathon day in the senate's hot seat the 51-year-old federal judge already an historic nominee would become the first black woman on the supreme court if confirmed. >> i don't really have a justice that i molded myself after or that i would what i have is a record. >> reporter: jackson preemptively addressing some republican concerns that she was overly lenient in sentencing child pornography cases. >> as a mother, and a judge who has had to deal with these cases, i was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth. >> reporter: defending herself when pressed >> but you admit that, right i want to be -- >> senator, sentencing is a discretionary act of a judge, but it's not a numbers game. >> reporter: the judge also

explaining her former role as a public defender, assigned clients including terrorist suspects at guantanamo bay >> you are standing up for the constitutional value of representation >> reporter: that topic causing a fiery exchange between republican lindsey graham and democrat dick durbin with graham storming out judge jackson sidestepping some of the committee's most political questions, like whether she would support adding justices to the supreme court. >> in my view, judges should not be speaking in to political issues >> reporter: and dismiss something questions entirely texas senator ted cruz asking about anti-racist books taught at a private school where she serves on the board. >> they include a book called "anti-racist baby. do you agree with this book being taught with kids that babies are racist? that >> senator, i do not believe

that any child should be made to feel as though they are racist >> reporter: democrats left last night's hearing confident that judge jackson will still have the votes she needs to be confirmed if every democrat sticks together, they can confirm her without any republican votes they're hoping to do so by easter craig? >> garrett haake in the room where it's happening thank you so much. back to our top story, the storms in the south and the severe weather moving this way good morning, al. >> good morning. we're watching these showers and thunderstorms making their way to the east, snow up through the great lakes. so we have got a lot going on today. severe thunderstorm warnings down along the georgia/alabama border line, i should say. a lot of heavy shower and thunderstorms making their way through the panhandle. 31 million people at risk, stretching from detroit, indianapolis, charleston, wilmington, to jacksonville and panama city. can't rule out a tornado or two. little bit less of a risk tomorrow we have got storm hazards with

wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour and isolated tornado along the mid-atlantic and southeast coast tomorrow and as we move into today, this storm front pushes its way up to the east, makes its way into the northeast. tomorrow, a mix of rain and snow throughout new england we're looking for a few storms that could be really strong along the coast. the heaviest rain is going to be down along the florida panhandle to the southeast, upwards of four inches of rain, but we're looking at some pretty good downpours making their way from the demolmarva peninsula and inland sections of upstate new york and we're also looking at 6 to 8 inches of snow, u.p. of michigan and down east maine with 6 to 8 inches as well there we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds ...or fourth time streaming that period drama dan... you just made me miss her best line, so now i'm going to have to start it again ...even insisted he didn't need directions dan. okay, i'm not lost. i'm exploring.

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will investigators be able to use it to determine what caused that crash tom costello has the latest. and he's in a flight simulator this morning to better understand what that crew may have faced plus, the just released photos from inside bob saget's hotel room, raising new questions about the beloved comedian's death first, this is "today" on nbc. oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks,

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the hospital where he later died. i'm kris sanchez at the federal courthouse in san jose where theranos executive sunny balwani's trial will pick up once again today. on day one elizabeth holmes was not physically present, but she was a presence in opening statements. the prosecution told the jury that balwani and holmes were business and romantic partners. balwani's lawyers tried to create distance. the first witness in the case was former theranos scientist erica chung, who was also a whistleblower. >> it's time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. >> we're starting out with fog, especially in the north bay. here is a live look at the view crossing the bridge into san francisco. even though it's going to be well above normal, we're not expecting the widespread records like we had yesterday. but we're going to be very close in spots like livermore, just a couple of degrees under a

record. but we may be setting another record in santa rosa today. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then. we're always on it, nbcbayarea.com.

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this is the second time psaki tested positive for covid. an oklahoma community is grieving after a crash that left six high school students dead. it happened two hours south of oklahoma city. the vehicle they were in collided with a semitruck. unclear that may have caused that crash officials say the school will be open today, but staff members will focus on students' emotional well-being. stunning news from the world of tennis this morning ash barty, the number one player in the world, announcing on instagram overnight that she is retiring from the sport at the age of 25. that announcement coming two months after barty won the australian open. >> i'm so happy, and i'm so ready, and i just know at the moment in my heart, for me as a person, it is right. >> again, 25 years old the three-time grand slam singles champion also saying it is time to, quote, chase other

dreams >> she's achieved a lot of her goals. including winning the australian open in her own country. so she's ready to move on. now to the latest in that fatal plane crash in china overnight they recovered one of the black boxes, where all 132 people on board perished nbc's tom costello has a unique perspective this morning on the plane's final moments. he's inside a cockpit simulator this morning tom, i know you can shed some insight on what may have happened >> reporter: that's right. this is a simulator for a 737 800, the exact same kind of plane that crashed chinese authorities now say that air traffic controllers say they noticed the plane was falling fast controllers tried to radio the plane, it got no -- they got no response, there was no may day and now we may be one step closer to learning what happened breaking news this morning that could help crack the mystery of that shocking fatal crash. chinese state media reports search teams on the mountain

have found one of the plane's two black boxes at the crash site that box could hold crucial information about the central mystery. why did one of the world's safest passenger planes a boeing 737 800 cruising at 29,000 feet suddenly go into a sharp nose dive hitting the ground in less than two minutes new video this morning shows a depression in the ground, apparently caused by the plane's impact so we're at 29,000 feet and this is normal cruising altitude. that dream aero in maryland, retired airline captain mark weiss re-created the final moments inside the cockpit >> we're going down 6,000 feet a minute now look at the air speed. coming back with the throttles, but look at this, we're coming down they came down almost straight down like that look at that >> and it is getting fast faster is this plane out of control now? >> yeah, it would be >> reporter: he fought to pull

the nose up, but the plane was pushing 500 miles per hour can you pull out or is it too late >> i got 8,000 feet, here's the mountains. i just hit the mountains >> reporter: veteran u.s. investigators say the crash raises many questions. >> when was the airplane last maintained how did it fly on its previous flights? what was the experience of the flight crew? we still can't really rule out an intentional act here. >> reporter: and could the plane have suffered a catastrophic decompression at 29,000 feet, putting it into a fatal dive, that cost 132 lives? three years after two deadly crashes involving the 737 max, boeing says it is fully cooperating with chinese authorities on this latest tragedy, involving a different plane. think of how many seconds we had. you couldn't pull this out, you just don't have enough strength. >> that perspective is just devastating and, tom, i know there were some indications that the plane had actually pulled up

briefly toward the end, but then dived again. what do investigators make of that >> reporter: this is very confusing, how steep that nosedive was, and some telemetry suggesting the plane pulled up and then went down again but a lot of experts are skeptical of that data they say, listen, it would have been nearly impossible as captain weiss demonstrated to pull that plane back up again. the g forces would have pulled the entire plane apart they are also looking at the possibility, as we suggested in the story that somebody on board, maybe a pilot, could have intentionally crashed this plane. it is all speculation right now. there are simply no answers. they need to read out the black boxes. >> there are too many questions this morning tom, thank you. up next here, the first photos released from inside bob saget's hotel room and the headboard that could have caused his death. new details on that investigation right after this

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we're back 7:40 in depth today. new details into the investigation in bob saget's death. >> authorities released ne photos of the comedian's hotel room while police have said little about the investigation itself the photos could provide new insight. >> miguel almaguer with more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: the notes show the hotel room where bob saget's body was discovered. for the first time we're now seeing the layout of his room where the comedian appears to have hit his head before going to bed and losing his life the photos of bob saget's hotel room were taken shortly after his body was discovered at the ritz carlton, inside his luxury room, where police made entry after he never checked out investigators believe the comedian fractured his skull perhaps hitting his head on this padded headboard or the carpeted

floor before drifting off the sleep. the newly released images part of the investigation into the 65 year old's shocking and accidental death the photos of the room show alcohol on the mini bar seemingly unopened juice in the trash, and water on the night stand. officials have said in the past that drugs and alcohol were not involved in saget's death. >> we have an unresponsive guest in the room.ter: the autopsy >> reporter: the autopsy determined saget died after blunt head trauma and bleeding around the brain the medical examiner saying the injury was most likely caused by something hard covered by something soft while hard edges like counter tops, tables, night stands and other hard furniture have been ruled out, the headboard or carpet are possibilities investigators unable to make a definitive conclusion in the tragic january 9th accident.

saget's family sued to keep further details of his death private, including photos and videos of him, separate from those released yesterday >> he was everyone's dear friend. >> reporter: saget's wife told hoda bob was thrilled to be back on the road doing comedy taking this selfie with the hotel's valet before his body was discovered the devastating tragedy heartbreaking for his family and legions of fans who followed his storied career >> best man i've ever known in my life. >> reporter: police also released additional recorded audio interviews of people who spent time with saget hours before he died the folks who interacted with him say he seemed to be in good and great spirits and nothing was off. after his comedy show, he drove about two hours to get to the ritz-carlton and again everything seemed normal despite the late hour.

it is in that hotel room where they believe saget hit his head, thought nothing of it and went to bed >> miguel, thank you. over to al, and what do you got your eye on this morning >> temperatures, we got some warmth to talk about, which is kind of nice out west, where the record-breaking temperatures, san francisco, sacramento possible, san louis obispo, palm springs, temperatures way above average. they continue tomorrow from phoenix to santa barbara, up to reno, las vegas, yuma, arizona, san diego as well, awfully warm. temperatures stay warm for the next several days from fresno, vegas, phoenix and out here in the east, with we are looking at really warm temperatures from chicago, cleveland, down to wilmington we look for that warmth to make its way to the east here in new york by tomorrow, 55, 73 in washington not going to hang around, though, very long. temperatures start to dive over the weekend, for green bay, buffalo, new york city we're going to be 48 degrees by sunday

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. you can see the fog rolling across the golden gate bridge. that's going to help bring down our temperatures for today, but it's still going to be above normal. santa rosa may still set a record this afternoon, but many other spots like san francisco is going to be well below a record. we're going to be close in oakland, as well as san jose, but still looking at some above-normal temperatures. it cools down as we go into the weekend and we may be watching out for some rain into monday. >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you, buddy. coming up next here, a major shift at starbucks >> our inside look at the coffee giant's plan to steer away from paper cups how that change would work and what it could mean for your order. what's going on? where's regina? hi, i'm ladonna. i invest in invesco qqq, a fund that gives me access to the nasdaq-100 innovations,

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coming t your daily coffee routine. >> starbuck's announcing plans to introduce reusable cups and we're getting a look at that jo ling kent inside a sneak peek of the testing lab. good morning >> this is the paper starbucks cup, that status symbol, about 7 billion of them wind up in landfills every single year. starbucks wants to change that, promising to eventually replace it with this new plastic re-useable one their white cups are iconic. and now starbucks is brewing up lofty new products for change, pledging to reduce waste by 50% and eliminate all single use packaging like paper cups and cardboard sleeves by 2030. this is where all the secretive stuff happens. >> this is where we do all our innovation. >> reporter: we went inside the testing lab with chief sustainability officer michael

kabori where the company developed these new plastic cups that can be reused up to 100 times each before they are cled into new ones. >> we're trying to use our collective strength and power to create a better waste and recycling infrastructure throughout the country. >> reporter: to reuse the cup, starbucks is testing a new kiosk like this around the world take the reusable cup. scan it. and then you return it and it is taken away cleaned and eventually reused. so far cups are being tested in a few select locations in the meantime, starbucks plans to encourage customers in the u.s. to bring their own cups by 2023 and eventually wash them in store. >> anything you can put in a dishwasher, you can put in here. >> reporter: starbucks chief marketing officer says they don't want to sacrifice convenience. lot of people are wondering, what about my mobile order or drive through order when you have a re-useable cup? how does that work >> we're figuring that out now probably in the next five years we'll figure the solution and

then it is about scaling. >> reporter: but starbucks made many environmental promises over the years. >> back in 2008, starbucks announced a goal of 100% of cups being recyclable by 2015 that doesn't exactly happen. so is this a goal that you think you can reach? >> absolutely. our customers are much more aware of and are passionate about sustainability our baristas as well. >> reporter: environmental advocates are urging starbucks to also improve how they handle the recycling bin you see inside cafes first. >> i would give starbucks probably a d at best in projecting an illusion that they are doing some of these critical basics like recycling and in reality they often aren't. >> reporter: fast forward to 2030, what does the starbucks experience look like in terms of these cups >> all stores have an option for

customers in 2030 to be able to eliminate all waste. >> reporter: now, this new reuse cup is for both hot and cold drinks, and the company tells us they don't have a hard date on when you'll actually see them in their stores because they're still, quote, working on getting it right when we asked them about that criticism of their record on recycling, starbucks told me the current situation on recycling depends on where you live. they told me they're working on doing better guys >> all right we'll keep an eye on that one. thank you so much. >> seven years to adjust >> fair enough. coming up on popstart, a big one for you. inside a very special night in the lovely honor for our friend, the one and only jennifer lopez. o the special olympics usa games. you'd think the sax player would be getting ready for his solo... but no. he's currently checkin' his investments.

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>> love it. morning everybody. welcome back to "today." it is wednesday morning, we are glad y'all are with us. >> halfway there. >> halfway there is right. right to your news at 8:00. we'll start with the deadly tonight that tore through new orleans last night. just one of several tornadoes reported across the south in just the last 24 hours. nbc's sam brock is in st. bernard parish this morning where search and rescue efforts are ongoing. the lights coming up. we're starting to really see the damage, sam. >> that's exactly right. in the light of day right now, the lens of destruction is becoming clearer. i am in arabi, a small town about 15 minutes south of new orleans, and savannah, hoda, last night we were watching this on live television, this thick funnel cloud appearing all of a sudden and going for minutes on the ground, it happened to stay along one track, basically here in arabi, took out homes, jumped over the arabi elementary school, jumped over the road and came here, where i'm standing. that is a church or what used to be a church behind me.

just next to it, a car that has turned over the sides of buildings laying on the ground here. you'll see a traffic light dangling by a thread from this pole. this is just a glimpse of the damage right now. there will be survey teams out here among three different locations, guys, throughout the course of the day i'm told the governor is going to be in town. he'll be doing a flyover here in the affected region. this is an area devastated by katrina in 2005 and less than seven months ago ida swept through as well. at this moment, one confirmed fatality, which is incredible, given the extent of the damage, we, of course, will be following this all day long. back to you. >> long night for those residents. sam, thank you. on to the latest on ukraine as russia's invasion reaches the one month mark, president biden is heading to europe this morning for a high stakes nato summit with ukraine's president zelenskyy, joining virtually. that as the u.s. and its allies get ready to announce new sanctions against russia. so during the trip, sources tell nbc news that biden could

announce plans to permanently increase the number of troops deployed in nato countries near ukraine. last month the white house sent about 2,000 troops to poland, and about 3,000 to other european countries. meantime, russia has increased its attacks in and around kyiv, over the last 24 hours. vladimir putin's forces now actively trying to surround ukrainian capital. meanwhile, the united nations says about 10 million people have fled their homes in ukraine. with about 3.5 million of those escaping to other countries. nbc's kelly cobiella is in poland for us once again this morning. kelly has more on the refugees who are school aged children. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, craig. half of the refugees fleeing ukraine are children, according to u.n. estimates. and getting them back into full time education is an enormous challenge, but schools like this one in poland, and others around the world are finding a way to

make them feel at home. at this school in warsaw, english lessons, a new language, a new alphabet for these kids who fled the war in ukraine. do you like being in school? >> yes. i like it. i have a lot of friends and a lot of teachers. >> reporter: the school decorated with ukraine's national flower, sunflowers, drawn by its students. >> we're doing our best to make them feel happy here and forget about bad things. >> reporter: around the world schools are opening classrooms and hearts to ukraine's children. handing out gift bags in the ftft bags in the country's colors, waving flags and cheering them on this video went viral. in spain, a whole classroom of hugs for this little boy from ukraine. and prayers at a catholic school in chicago where many of the students are ukrainian americans. >> you feel helpless sometimes and doing this makes us feel

better. >> reporter: in connecticut woodstock academy is flying the ukrainian flag and making space for ten refugee students the first two already settling in >> you just know they're scared. we can provide something to them that they really need right now. they need a little stability >> reporter: volunteers in berlin set up a whole new school, funded by donors, paying refugee moms to teach refugee kids. >> i think most important was to give them lessons in their language. >> reporter: in poland, parents line up early every morning for national i.d. card so their children can go to school. how do you find it in poland do you like it here? 10 year old ilio's mom adding the most important thing, he's safe ukraine's first lady writing, thank you in a french newspaper. the way you have reacted is worthy of a collective nobel peace prize. our children will never forget

what you have done for us. but the need is still immense and growing. the polish education minister saying that they are taking in on average at their schools 10,000 kids every day. craig? >> god bless the people of poland kelly cobiella in war saw, thank you. breaking news on the covid vaccine, has to do with kids under 5. moments ago moderna released data on trials for its two-dose vaccine for children age 6 months to 6 years. the company is planning to submit a request for emergency use authorization to the fda within weeks dr. john torres is here with more lots of parents of young kids have been waiting for this very moment what do we know about the dosing and efficacy >> this is go to be the same thing as moderna for adults two doses, 28 weeks apart. only one quarter of the dose, 25 micrograms versus 100 and what we know the efficacy,

seems a little low in the 40% range for this age group, seems low what they said in a study, around 7,000 children, nobody had serious disease, nobody was hospitalized and nobody died from it. so at the end of the day, that's what we want the vaccine -- >> that's low efficacy in terms of preventing infection. >> right what they're saying is -- that's the bottom line it going to prevent the serious three things may still get sick, but not very sick. >> a lot of parents are on the fence, even the 5-year-olds and up on the fence of whether they should get the shot. how much of a game changer would this be in fighting this virus >> i think a huge game changer because right now this is the group that we have not been able to protect and we know they're not as affected by covid but can still be affected. that will allow us to get back to more normal lives >> how quickly you get the shots in arms? >> my guess is a month, month and a half. >> thank you, dr. torres. all right, guys, let's have a little boost for you a two for one. both of them giving us a glimpse into that special moment when a

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but doctors are now warning that spray not approved by the fda, not only may not work, but it could have some dangerous side effects. the videos have millions of views, a glowing tan from a simple spray claims that were red flags for dermatologist melissa levine. >> i was horrified you're spraying a completely unregulated chemical synthetic hormone. >> reporter: the sprays aren't regulated by the fda, and many n claim to contain melanotan 2 >> we know that it is actually dangerous. it is not allowed to be sold or marketed in the u.s. >> reporter: but you can still find it online, and using it isn't illegal. tiktok influencer megan jones was intrigued when she first saw the spray. >> oh, my god, this tanning spray, it's winter season, who doesn't want to be tan

i was, like, hmm >> reporter: the company sent her bottles with no ingredient labels or instructions did you reach out to the company to find out what was in it >> i did no reply >> reporter: still, she gave it a try. you didn't notice any change >> no. not a single -- not a single speck of dark. or tan >> reporter: and then there were the side effects >> i started feeling very, very nauseous i was, like, okay, i'm done. throwing it in the garbage, instantly. >> reporter: other reported side effects include changes to moles, flushing, fatigue, or worse. >> this is the scary part. four reported cases of melanoma. melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer >> reporter: we reached out to tiktok for comment on our investigation. they responded with the following statement, our community guidelines make clear what content is allowed on tiktok our policy on illegal activities and regulated goods prohibits

the promotion of nasal tanning sprays and we have removed the videos you have shared with us. however, other videos still remain online. megan took down her video, now influencing her followers not to try these sprays >> i just hope it is a lesson for other people, or people in my generation or my age, and just to look into the stuff you buy. >> reporter: and even though tiktok did remove the videos we flagged, we took a look this morning, there are still a ton of these tanning nasal sprays on the platform >> kristen, thank you. we need a doctor, stat dr. torres is back we're like those moms like why are you kids doing this on tiktok >> the theory again is that melanotan gets into your blood in there, the blood vessels are very close, why you have

nosebleeds a lot drugs can get in that way. that's one way we administer them with this, we don't know, number one, if it is going much beyond the tissues of the nose and doesn't seem to cause that tanning itself and we don't know the side effects. they were mentioning there, there are some bad side effects, couple of cases of melanoma, can change moles, a lot of things we don't know about. >> were you horrified when you heard about this >> up until now we have been battling as doctors with dr. google people get this -- i'll ask dr. google and dr. tiktok we're battling as well get this information, but take it to your doctor and ask him about it >> so she said she got nauseous. that was her side efefect is that the side effect you get from it? >> that's the big one, nausea, dizziness. the other ones are, again, those longer terms, changing of moles, possible melanoma, could be dangerous. it is not fda regulated because it is a drug and the fda hasn't looked at it or studied it but yet people are using it. >> you're ordering it off of

tiktok, it could have anything in it and you're putting it up your nose. >> no ingredients on the label, the company wouldn't tell her the ingredients, this is not a legitimate company selling these things >> it is the dead of winter you want that glow, what is a safe way to s that have dha in them, a chemical that interacts with the c keratin in your skin and can make it darker i'm not a big tanner, but there are ways you can do it, limited time, use spf 30 and above, those things can help out. i'm a big advocate of no tan is a good tan at the same time, i understand >> i just got back from the beach. but i had to have a little. >> so did i and i'm paler. i'm wearing the hat, the long sleeves, the whole thing thank you, dr. torres. over to al for a check of the forecast. >> let's show you, we're still looking at the snow up through the u.p. of michigan, great lakes, heavy showers and thunderstorms as we make our way down to the gulf, mississippi river valley, still have a severe thunderstorm warning

right now for the panhandle of florida. we are look today, 3 1 million people at risk for severe weather from detroit, indianapolis, charleston, down to panama city, and jacksonville can't rule out a tornado or two. gusty winds and hail a lot of heavy rain, some places looking at 4 inches of rain, down through northern florida, up on to the mid-atlantic coast. and then as we move into the northeast, we're talking about more rain and in fact interior sections of new england could good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing clouds around the bare area with fog in spots. that's going to keep it from warming up as quickly but we're in for above normal temperatures, mid-70s for the end of the week. we'll be watching more clouds move in on sunday, rain sunday evening into monday, and our temperatures continue to cool off into the 60s. meantime, san francisco will see highs in the mid-60s and cooler

on sunday. weather. time for the best part of the morning. >> let's get to it we're going to get right in and start with savannah and hoda you two were up late last night hanging out with jimmy fallon. earlier we heard the amazing cover you pulled off of john denver's fantastic "take me home country road" and even the "new york times" called that the best of late night. >> the "new york times." >> correct. >> is that for real. >> that is for real. >> is that the onion. >> that is for real. >> the real deal. >> but jimmy turned the tables on you and became a journalist getting to the bottom of hoda's big polar plunge controversy from earlier this year >> i have video of you doing the plunge here is hoda doing the polar plunge take a look. >> you did it sports illustrated swim suit edition. wait

hi oh, am i in the polar plunge? >> i'm going to ask your audience ladies and gentlemen, did i do a polar plunge wait, what >> they weren't into it? i haven't seen that. >> even the roots was like - >> not a polar plunge -- >> just your head and you're in. >> whole body. >> -- when you dip your hair in it is not cold. >> the whole thing. >> meanwhile jenna is like diving in. >> i don't know. credit for being there and doing it >> thank you, carson >> she went in >> it was freezing >> the air temperature was 60 the water temperature about 34. >> what are you a weather guy? >> i've done the polar plunge. come on. >> all right next up the iheart radio music awards the stars came out to celebrate the best in music. lil nas x, and megan thee stallion among the winners and jennifer lopez took home iheart's icon award.

here is what she had to say. >> icon. icon i can overcome negativity and so can you. every single moment. and let me tell you something else i'm just getting started >> come on girl. >> fans couldn't keep their eyes off the audience ben affleck and the kids there showing their support from the floor for j. lo. kudos to jennifer and all the other winners last night next up where the crawdad's sing we told you about reese withe witherspoon's company giving away some books. good news. the first trailer is finally out of where the crawdads sing >> the dogs love it. >> the book follows a young woman who has been abandoned by her family and finds herself at the center of a mysterious murder >> there is no fingerprints on

the railing. >> no fingerprints >> being isolated is one thing being hunted quite another. >> the marsh girl, she killed him. >> i know you have a world of reason to hate these people. >> i never hated them. they hated me. they harassed me >> you want me to beg for my life >> that looks good good book too. >> very good book. >> if you caught the music from the trailer, that's a teaser from taylor swift. yeah carolina's the name of the song. she is a fan of the book and wrote the song for the movie >> it hits theaters this july. and here is johnny joseph gordon-levitt set to star as johnny carson

the show is called "king of late night," following carson's career from new york to los angeles and tells the stor of how his on screen persona clashed with his personal life series will debut. >> good. >> good stuff. coming up, we're celebrating national puppy day right here in studio 1a. check them all out first a check of your local news and weather.

good morning, it's 8:26 for you right now. i'm marcus washington. if you plan on enjoying a nice trip to yosemite this summer, listen up because a short time ago at the top of the hour, online reservations opened. rangers were worried about overcrowding, so anyone planning to go during peak hours will have to make a reservation ahead of time. this is the first time in the park's 157 year history that this kind of day use reservation will be required unless you're staying at the park on the campground or at a hotel. let's get a look at the forecast right now with meteorologist kari hall. >> we're going to see record

high temperatures again today especially in santa rosa, reaching up to 79 degrees, but that's actually about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. we're going to continue to see that cooling for san francisco, oakland today headed for 70 and san jose in the upper 70s. now as we go through the rest of the forecast, we'll head back to the mid-70s for highs and some of our warmest spots in the inland areas, and more clouds in move in on sunday with a chance of showers late sunday evening. that rain continues in the forecast on monday, and our highs reaching into the mid-60s while san francisco will have mid-60s today, and low 60s for the weekend as we await that much needed rain. marcus. >> thanks, kari, and i'll have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. we'll see you back here then.

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hey hey hey! welcome back guys. we got a good looking crowd. happy anniversary. it is 8:30, wednesday morning, it is march the 23rd, 2022 it is a special day for dog lovers, because today we are celebrating -- yo! national puppy day we brought in some dog owners and a dog trainer and the dog trainer is going to share some great tips in case you have some questions. >> looking forward to that i hope my kids aren't watching plus, looky looky.

ladies and gentlemen jill martin is here and you know what that means. >> what's that mean? >> steals and deals. coming your way this half hour and still with bargains on spring accessories to freshen up your look. >> a one of a kind food this morning. guess who is cooking this morning? >> who >> me, all by myself >> what are you making >> all by myself >> darnell ferguson, the king of breakfast in louisville, kentucky taught me a bunch of breakfast secrets. i'm going to make you his recipe which is amazing, homemade pancakes. >> from scratch? >> i'm in. let's see how it goes. >> i have faith. i really do. 'tis the season for sneezin' this year's allergy season could be worse than usual. so where do you turn for relief? dr. john torres back on the third hour to tell us all about it >> not nasal sprays, though. >> no, no, no.

>> and one of our favorites joining us tomorrow, there she is, the legendary iona garten. spring is here and lot of people entertaining again she's going help us shake off our get together rust. >> mr. roker, how is the weather. >> let's show you what's going on ahead to the weekend, always nice snow showers from the great lakes into the northeast, record highs out west sunshine through the gulf. that's sunday. we already started -- we just started with sunday. good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with low clouds and fog. it clears out, and we have a beautiful day ahead, temperatures headed to the low 80s for our inland areas, and continue to see slight cooling for the end of the week with our saturday high temperature reaching 75. that's perfect. we are going to see more clouds moving in on sunday, a chance of rain late sunday evening. we'll also see scattered showers in our monday forecast but then

clearing out by tuesday. for san francisco, expect highs today in the mid-60s. >> and that is your latest weather. >> savannah as a picture with this anniversary couple behind us so sweet coming up next, what a new dog owner needs to know when it comes to encouraging good common complaints.cting some

well, welcome back everybody. we're in for a special treat today. why? because in studio 1a, as we've mentioned, it is national puppy day. and we knew we had to celebrate. >> yeah, we did. we've got a group of dog owners, adorable pups, along with a professional dog trainer, tom davis. tom is sharing expert training tips and tricks. good morning good morning to you. how are you? good to see you. >> thank you. >> i'm here with tessa

she has the sweetest puppy named arbor. how old is arbor >> almost four months. >> so what is your question? >> how do i get arbor to stop chewing on things i don't want her to chew on >> puppy chewing is natural. they are teething and going through and came from a group of puppies and they chewed on each and rolled each other. so with humans they are like what do i do the most important thing is teaching them the drop command how to drop something out of their mouth. if they have something, how do we teach them to let it go let's see if we can get arbor into something here. >> and arbor is a little stimulated right now >> we want to teach the drop command. right now she has something very excitable which is food. and we're going to start saying, arbor, arbor, drop, drop yes, good! and then you just transfer to something else now if this was at home and it was the sneaker, a couch a toy. >> yeah.

how about your tone though drop it. don't just go drop it. you say drop it. nicely >> yeah. you want to say it as neutral as possible >> okay. >> she's treat driven so that will work for her. >> sweetest little puppy ever. >> absolutely. >> tom, i want to introduce you to carter one of our rock star producers here at the show and what is your puppy's name again? >> reggie miller mckay >> well from indiana big fans what can tom help you with. >> reggie is just over a year and a half old he still has a lot of puppy energy so we've been trying to work on calm greetings gets very excited still. >> all dogs are going to be excited when they see new people and get stimulated a lot of people what they do is they set the dog up for failure. so what you want to do is when people come over guests, friends, family, the "today show," whatever people get excited and go oh reggie how are you

and he's getting excited so guest management. hey we're in training. what i'd like you to do is just be calm when you come in of course if i came in going crazy you would be like. what's going on with this guy? >> so it is not about the puppy. >> i call it guest management. when people come over. just be calm i want to demonstrate what normally people would do just get excited to the dog. >> come here. >> there you go. and what you want to do is just use your leash pressure. and we have rewards here if he jumps up we're going to give him a little pressure one more time. >> reggie, yes hello! good puppy you're a good puppy okay >> right when he sits, just like this give him a little bit of food. so using your leash in the house. everyone thinks the leash is outside. the leash is your communication. dogs don't speak english they speak, you know, leash. >> get all that. >> yeah. >> reggie, did you get all that? >> good job.

>> hey tom this is rickie tell us about mesmer. >> this is mesmer. a four month old australian cattle dog and our question is around heeling and just walking nicely on a leash i was wondering what tips you have on that. >> lot of people want to go out and act like there is a huge problem on the leash and of course that is going to make things worse you want to make sure you are in charge shoulders straight, eyes forward and we're going forward. so he's with you you are not with him if you want to try to demo just right here shoulders straight, eyes forward. if you are looking at each other, who is driving. look forward, don't run into the wall and of course the heel you guys is essentially the dog walking at your heels. yeah there you go >> i deposit didn't know that. >> little tip for you. you are going spring around. spring around. and then stop. good and then back over yeah. >> what's a brake command. >> the break command is huge when we ask a dog to do something, we want to make sure they have a break command. essentially the dog having a

break. everyone think if you teach a dog how to walk nicely on a leash or how to heel they should do it all the time and that is not fair when he's heeling we also want to have a you to say okay break and give him an opportunity to >> good stuff there. >> absolutely. >> thanks to all the dog owners. happy national puppy day stick around we're going to have adorable, adoptable puppies coming up. >> in the meantime jill martin coming up to help u get ready with steals and deals. sunglasses, water bottles, maybe some treats for you, reggie. but first this is "todayon nbc. "

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jill is here to help you spring into things with a bunch of great bargains if you want instant access, all you have to do is scan that qr code bottom of the screen. getting ready for spring i can feel it. i've been waiting for sunglasses to come and they are here. let's go >> it is like finally, spring. >> yes. >> get into it this is christian siriano sunglasses duo gift set. $195 i feel like with an accessory you can have fun you get two pairs, so you can go on today.com and gives you the choices. lots of choices to choose from and i don't go by like my face is this shape so wear this. >> you go what you like. who cares? >> wear what you like. who cares. and 100% uva/b protection. the retail $195. the deal $38 for two pairs. 81% off. and i don't love the pink but i love the frame on you. you can play around. what i also love is the case holds two pairs of sunglasses. so when you are traveling. >> brilliant

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lightweight, durable great for multiple things. tie it around the jacket use it here are all the different ways as a wrap, a cuddle, binge watch. a layer as a scarf i'll do after the show on my instagram different ways to tie a scarf because i feel like people don't know how to get all the different knots. the deal, $49. another great gift 83% off. 20 colors. so that is fun. >> i love that. >> premium filter 20 ounce water bottle we did this story earlier on starbucks. everybody is looking for that premium bottle to use. we have a video how this works if you are looking for a way to reduce waste and save money. check this out the brand releases chlorine, odor and contaminants to leave you with great tasting water on the go it actually filters for you. and easy to fill flip up the lid. we have this video showing how we'll put it online. look how happy she's sipping it. >> never been happier. >> thrilled.

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>> thanks. shop the deals, scan the qr code text "steals" 34318 or today.com/deals. up next an unforgettable food segment. savannah has perfected her pancake game she's ready to help you do the same allegedly. but first this is "today" on

we are back with "today food." so why am i standing here alone? well -- >> who canceled? >> you are the chef. >> the peanut gallery over there. this cooking segment is all by myself i have a cooking show starting from scratch for people who don't know how to cook this week darnell "super chef" ferguson joined me and helped me master breakfast we did so many things.

we whipped up an american style omelet, crispy bacon, and a classic pancake recipe that i'm going to share with you now. hol hoda, you like bisquik. i did too. if you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own. milk and vinegar put it in there and give it a whisk. and you will see right away it kind of starts curdling up so that has to sit a couple minutes to create the buttermilk. >> what kind of milk is that. >> whole milk. if you are on a diet, whatever kind first dry ingredients. you are making your own bisquik here this is flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt

the sugar in this dry ingredient that is the piece de resistance. anyone tasting it. >> good. it's good. >> -- over there >> i'm eating. the ultimate compliment for a chef on tv in the peanut gallery. really good. >> whisk together your dry ingredients. now you have the wet ingredients. you have eggs, vanilla, now they taught me how to crack an egg. >> show me >> five bucks she gets shell five bucks. >> i believe in you. five bucks. >> -- you guys, i always like oh you crack it on the edge >> yeah. >> no, you do not. you don't. you crack it on the -- like this >> on the table. >> like that three eggs give me another chance. >> try one more. >> double down >> okay. these fancy eggs they are quite yellow. and then darnell taught me how

to do it with one hand. >> no, he didn't. >> why would you bother with one handed. >> you can do it >> okay. >> savannah guthrie, ladies and gentlemen. >> okay. >> good for you i washed my hands. now do this. the buttermilk over here two minutes. okay let's see the curdled buttermilk see how it is. now whisk. whisk, whisk, whisk. i like to get some elbow grease in the whisk. >> the wet goes into the dry. >> correct or the dry goes into the wet then you add your dry. slow and steady wins the race here >> that's it. >> have you made this for vail and charlie. >> i have. and they loved it. they really did. that's one thing about the show, i have promised i would make every single thing i was taught at home by myself and i have so that's happened and we'll just pretend -- you would do that. but don't overmix. >> how do you know when you have mixed enough >> you want to see little lumps

in here. you want those even. you can use an ice cream scooper. dump it on there this is key. when they start to bubble it is time to flip if you want to put fillings in funfetti, the kids flipped and of course you do funfetti, the kids flipped for this the chocolate. right before you are about to flip it. ready then flip. >> you got it. >> i like to have a little help. one, two, three. >> yeah! >> very good oh forgot to tell you. you should butter the pan, but then mop up the extra butter if you want this even look that is how you do it >> they're tender pancakes. >> thank you and then whipped cream or whatever confectioner sugar isn't that how you do it >> really are tasty. >> very good >> breakfast is served.

>> very good. >> i cannot believe you did that they are awesome congratulations. >> bravo. >> do you know what i love low expectations it's worked for me my whole life. >> i feel like you could do french toast now too if you can do this, you can do french toast. >> thank you thank you for your confidence in my journey. >> absolutely. let's take a look at that egg crack in slow motion if you wouldn't mind. color commentating here. here she goes. by the way savannah is left handed oh, the two-handed, the right hand came for the assist >> oh my god >> -- yolk in there. >> look at him that's whipped cream. >> don't judge me. >> i won't you would never judge me guys if you want to keep one this journey that we're having in the kitchen there is a new episode of "starting from scratch" today at 11:00 a.m. eastern. head to today.com or today all day the streaming channel. >> -- doing this -- >> -- episodes i'm going make.

well this is an easy one. >> you are getting better. you are getting better. >> i'm trying. >> good job. >> thank you >> funfetti one over i just want to see what it looks like. >> so fun. your kids are -- a little melted probably wasn't ready to flip. you should do it for like two and a half minutes. and a half minutes. >> -- you >> -- you did great. >> love you guys. >> love you. >> watch the show, everybody. >> she's making waffles in the third hour going to be great. a very good morning to you, it is 8:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. testimony kicks into high gear this morning. the criminal trial of former theranos executive of sonny, the ex-boyfriend and former business partner of elizabeth holmes.

testimony started yesterday after opening statements wrapped. this trial like the ones for holmes expected to last about three months. many witnesses from the holmes trial may end up testifying again. happening now, kris sanchez will have a update midday. authorities in contra costa county talking about the moments leading to a deadly shooting. head to our home page right now where we've got more details.

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this morning on the third hour of "today," direct hit. a tornado tearing through new orleans' lower ninth ward, leveling entire neighborhoods. we're live on the ground as daylight reveals the devastation. then, nothing to sneeze at. dr. john torres s sson could bea bad one and what we can do to prepare. and it is going to be a tail waggin' good time when we celebrate national puppy day with some special guests and products for the pups in our lives. that's today, wednesday