there. thanks so much for joining us this, mo. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back with a live news update at 7:25. >> and join us for our midday newscast at 11:00. and coming up next, the "today" show is live in brussels. morning amid the ongoing war in ukraine, while on the front lines ukrainian forces now pushing back russian troops from the capital city of kyiv. and this morning, new signs that growing resistance is forcing vladimir putin to shift his strategy. we've got complete coverage. grilled on the hill, judge ketanji brown jackson under fire from republican senators over her record on the bench. >> you sentenced him to 28 months.

why? >> senator, i said what i'm going to say about these cases. no one case can stand in for a judge's entire record. >> democrats racing to her defense. >> you have earned this spot. you are worthy. you are a great american. >> after all is said and done, is she still on the track to be confirmed as the next supreme court justice? a live report from capitol hill just ahead. road to recovery, new images of the damage left behind by that massive tornado that tore through new orleans. >> everything was levelled, the whole neighborhood was leveled. >> the state of emergency now declared as the cleanup begins. we're live in one of the hardest hit parishes. wheels up, masks off. the new push for the white house to end mandates on planes coming from the ceos of every major u.s. airline. why they say it is time and would actually improve your safety on flights.

all that, plus royal backlash, jamaica's prime minister tells william and kate his nation is ready to move on from the monarchy as the prince delivers an unprecedented speech overnight. >> i want to express my profound sorrow. slavery was abhorrent and it never should have happened. >> the reaction from london in a live report. and peacock pride, a rousing sendoff for st. peters, the cinderella story of march madness as fans from coast to coast gear up for the start of the sweet 16. today thursday, march 24th, 2022. this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today."

it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. look at our peacock team. >> we're rooting for them because they're the sweet heart of the tournament and we're legally required to root for the peadock in all circumstances. we're going to begin with the war in ukraine and the emergency summit under way in brussels. president biden joined other nato leaders for the traditional class photo, as they call it, as the start of this high stakes day-long meeting. >> what is next for nato? about 40,000 nato troops are deployed around ukraine right now, double the size since before russia's invasion, an assault now entering its second month. >> ukrainian forces managed to gain ground against russian troops attempting to take over kyiv. managing to push them back about 15 miles. >> we've got complete coverage from ukraine's capital and the nato summit in brussels. >> we have coverage, that's where we start with nbc's

kristen welker. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. the stakes could not be higher for president biden, and just now president zelenskyy adding more pressure addressing the leaders here and saying that russia has had a, quote, month of impunity for the destruction of a peaceful country, and also this morning, nbc news has learned the white house is preparing for the worst, establishing groups, so-called tiger teams to come up with contingency plans in the horrific event that russia were to use chemical weapons. president biden and world leaders aiming to show a united front against vladimir putin and his war in ukraine. nato secretary general officially opening the extraordinary session this morning. >> we are united in condemning the kremlin's unprovoked aggression and in our support for ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. >> reporter: with his country under siege, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy differing a virtual address behind closed doors earlier this morning. telling nato leaders that russia has used bombs in the country against civilians, though

they're not classified as chemical weapons, that is banned under international law. nbc news has not verified those claims. it comes amid growing concerns putin could use chemical weapons in ukraine, and overnight the biden administration aiming to harness global outrage against russia, officially accusing russian forces of committing war crimes in ukraine. prosecuting war crimes typically involves a years' long legal process and investigation and it's not clear if putin will ever be held accountable, but u.s. officials say they will continue to gather evidence and turn it over to international investigators. u.s. officials say the president will unleash new sanctions targeting putin and members of his inner circle, and on the minds of all the leaders here, fears putin could set his sights beyond ukraine to eastern europe. and this morning nbc news has learned from a source familiar with the administration's thinking the united states is expected to announce today it

will welcome up to 100,000 ukrainian refugees and others fleeing. this is significant, because it comes as the administration's policy has been under scrutiny with some refugees being detained or turned away at the border due to covid restrictions. president biden will hold a news conference and address all of this at the end of the day.

hoda: nbc's garrett headache joins

us. good morning. >> after more than 23 hours in the room behind me answering questions and getting grilled by republican lawmakers, judge jackson's time in front of this commit is over. she's still on track to be confirmed. >> judge ketanji brown jackson on defense wednesday, pushing back as republican senators piled on, attacking her sentencing of child pornography cases as too lenient. >> i want people to go to jail who do that because you're feeding the beast. >> senator, every person in all of these charts and documents, i sent to jail because i know how serious this crime is. >> the hearing growing more heated as the day wore on. >> you sentenced him to 28 months. why? >> senator, i've said what i'm going to say about these cases. no one case can stand in for a judge's entire record. >> senator, would you please let her respond? >> no, not if she's not going to

answer my question. >> you're just going to give a speech. >> and you are now taking my time. >> a republican was pushing back on the spectacle. >> i think we should recognize that jack-assery we often see around here is partly because of people who want short-term camera opportunities. >> judge jackson avoiding answering some of the more politically charged questions, including views on abortion and adding justices to the supreme court. >> i'm a human being and i have an opinion on a lot of things. the reason why, in my view, it is not appropriate for me to comment is because of my fidelity to the judicial role. >> committee democrats using their time largely to praise judge jackson's record and temperament and remarking on the history her confirmation to the court would make. new jersey's cory booker with a

late-afternoon pep talk moving the judge to tears. >> you have earned this spot. you are worthy. you are a great american. don't worry. god has got you. >> reporter: here's what happens now. the committee is hearing from outside witnesses today about judge jackson's nomination. she is actually back on the hill today holding more meetings with more senators. the committee is hoping to report her nomination to the floor by april 4th, and the goal that democrats have set for themselves is to have her confirmed to the court by easter. >> garrett haake on the hill for us. thank you. >> hoda, savannah, good morning to you. we are now getting a clearer picture of those deadly and destructive storms, including the powerful tornadoes that tore through new orleans. mr. roker is standing by with today's forecast. first, nbc's sam brock back in new orleans once again.

he is in hard-hit st. bernard parish. good morning to you. >> reporter: it's absolutely devastating, more than 150 homes were either damaged or destroyed just like this. in one neighborhood, what you're looking at over my shoulder right here is a laundry room where the appliances are still on the floor, everything else is gone. all this damage happening in a two-block wide swath. this as we're learning more about a tornado that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man. it might be the strongest tornado that new orleans has ever seen. >> reporter: this morning, heartache, communities from the southern plains to the southeast picking up the pieces in the wake of deadly storms that spawned at least 64 tornadoes just since monday. >> i've been through katrina, but this was way, way worse, because everything was levelled, the whole neighborhood was levelled. >> reporter: in louisiana, entire streets now in splinters. the national weather service finding evidence of at least an ef-3 tornado that killed a

25-year-old man. >> we had one fatality in that home, from what they tell me, was lifted and came down on another house. >> reporter: this woman sheltered inside a closet with her two daughters as the tornado sheered off their roof and decimated a kitchen wall. >> look at it. i'm going to have to start all over. >> reporter: governor john bel edwards surveying the destruction in hard-hit areas. >> the swath of damage is just tremendous and you would think that we would have a lot more deaths and injuries. >> reporter: several parishes under a state of emergency while crews work to repair downed power lines and clear roads. across state lines, in alabama, a tornado ripping a carport from the ground. in texas, a grieving family pulling monther momentos from the rubble, when the tornado tore through.

dishes now bittersweet reminders of what's been lost. >> my family baked a lot of pies. >> reporter: a familiar all too familiar with loss from natural disasters preparing to begin again. >> it's devastating, it's rebuilding constantly, but it always rebuild and it rebuilds better. >> reporter: this tornado touched upon an 11 mile stretch of land, but because of all of the marshland, it really was about two miles long. as this tornado, plus the 2017 ef-3 that hit new orleans, those were the strongest that have been recorded since records were kept. >> it's hard to fathom how it was, and even worse. sam brock for us there in louisiana. thank you. >> that brings us to mr. roker.

ro roker>> storm hazards today, a little quieter than the last 72 hours from salisbury down into central florida. we've got a risk of some severe weather. interestingly enough, we've got winter weather advises through new england and interior sections you can see we've got a mixed bag of prkz moving from the northeast into new england we've got a line of showers and thunderstorms all the way down to florida, strong storms along the coast today. tomorrow the system moves off, but we've got another system moving into canada that's going to be bringing snow showers the northeast coast as we around the great lakes

u.p. of michigan could see 6 inches of snow the rain, some heavy stuff along the northeast coast as we stretch down into the mid-atlantic and we've got heavier rain as you get down into the northeastern coast of florida. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds and as for the father of the bride? he's checking to see if he's on track to do this all over again...and again. digital tools so impressive, you just can't stop banking. what would you like the power to do? a live look right now over san jose. look at that sunrise. current temperatures right now waking up to some of the 40s but we are going to warm up rather nicely into the afternoon. here's a closer look at your daytime highs. upper 60s and low to mid-70s and down through los gatos. 75 degrees and san jose 73 and concord 75 in through the

oakland area. upper 60s and over the next seven days here's what you can expect heading into the weekend. mid-60s with a chance for showers late sunday night. and that's your latest weather, guys. all right, al, thank you so much coming up amid all the devastating stories out of weather, guys? >> al, thank you so much coming up, amid all the devastating stories out of ukraine, a remarkable one you have not heard, perhaps. it's about a phone app that's helping to keep thousands of people alive the technology being used each and every day. jacob soboroff will introduce us to the man behind us, one of the war's most important heroes. >> plus, would taking your mask off on flights make the skies

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$1.66 higher than the national average and today governor newsom will try to negotiate some relief. newsom proposes giving californians a $400 debit car for each registered car up to two but not until july. public transit would be free for three months. the price tag is $11 billion out of surplus funds. this is resistance to pausing the gas tax because that funds infrastructure like road repair and public transportation. >> and it's time to get a little look at that forecast for you. meteorologist vianey arana checking things out for us. >> it's a pretty good start. we do have some fog though still sitting over san francisco. this is a live look right now. can you see some of the cloud cover out there, but it's going to clear out by this afternoon. it's 49 degrees right now. temperatures will be in the upper 60s for the bay and around the coastline 62 for san francisco. a couple of mid and upper 70s in through areas down to the south bay. some of the interior valleys as well so expect warmer temperatures mainly for inland areas. this is going to set us up nicely heading into friday and saturday and even into sunday.

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of avian influenza poses a danger to people yet, no human cases have been detected in the united states, but experts are on the lookout for potential mutations of that virus that could make it more of a threat. the u.s. capital will be opened to the public for the first time in two years. starting monday, guided tours will be allowed for groups of people who have registered in advance. public access to that building was closed off in march of 2020 as the coronavirus spread across the country. in a normal year, the capitol sees about 3 million visitors. we turn now to that remarkable story that's emerging from russia's invasion of ukraine. the u.s. says russia has launched more than 1,200 missiles at targets there. >> air raid sirens warn people on a daily basis, sending them into bomb shelters there's a very modern twist to those alerts jacob soboroff is in lviv with exclusive details. hey, jacob, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you i want to show you guys something, these are cold war

era air raid sirens, they are everywhere in the city, and they have become a constant background noise to life across this country now the young creators of an app have somehow found a way to alert the public before those sirens, and they say they're saving lives as russia's bombardment of ukraine continues, across the country a familiar noise >> this is the fourth time today the air raid sirens have gone off. yesterday they went off five different times. >> reporter: ukrainian president zelenskyy in an address earlier this week playing the blaring sirens urging ukrainians to get used to it >> feels like a tech office in here. >> reporter: including valentine heretsenko, he works for one of ukraine's largest tech companies, and inside a building he asked us not to identify, we found his colleagues bringing ukraine's air raid alert system into the 21st century. in the days after the invasion

started, they developed and launched the app alarm, a siren in the palm of your hand that sounds like the one on the streets. this is what it looks like on our producer's phone. >> this is not a couple of college kids sitting in a dorm room putting this together. >> no, no, it's very, very senior developers. >> reporter: old school air raid alerts are sent to the streets by an official pushing a button. now that same official also pushes a second button which triggers the app, which often alerts people faster than the sirens the apps also give a lifeline to people in rural ukraine where air raid sirens don't exist. >> how many people have downloaded the app >> 4 million. >> 4 million >> reporter: that day the russians released footage of what they said was a attack on a military base. he got word of it, too >> they heard the alarm from our app and went to shelter. >> and you guys saved their lives? >> yes. >> reporter: at least eight he

told us. >> how does that feel? >> i am proud of our company and of our team. >> reporter: like the sirens, the app sounds the all clear, and they'll keep updating it >> different types of alerts, like chemical, nuclear >> that's just terrifying to hear. >> yeah. >> but that could be a reality >> so it's best to be prepared >> and jacob, we know that russia is notorious for cyberattacks, so are those app developers worried that russia may try to jam up their app somehow? >> reporter: you know what, hoda, i had the exact same question he said he is worried about it, of course, but cybersecurity is quite literally what that company does they are very prepared to guard against any cyberattacks or any sabotage, and they are ready to go >> all right, jacob soboroff for us, thank you, jacob. >> ukrainians stepping up, ordinary ukrainians in every way, whatever they have, whatever skills, that's

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enforcing the mask mandate on frustrated customers has resulted in a serious spike in bad behavior, 6,000 reports last year this morning as air travel skyrockets to pre-pandemic levels, a new push to end the federal mask mandate in planes and airports across the country. in a letter to president biden, the ceos of every major u.s. airline cite a steady decline of hospitalization and death rates nationwide, writing much has changed since these measures were imposed, and they no longer make sense in the current public health context now is the time for the administration to sunset federal transportation travel restrictions the group also calling on president biden to end pre-departure testing requirements for all international flights into the u.s. >> i think this can make travel back to the u.s. a lot more stress-free. >> reporter: earlier this month, the tsa extended the mask mandate to april 18th, a requirement that has been in place on planes and in airports for nearly two years the burden of enforcing mask

rules often falling on front line workers and flight attendants making their jobs harder and more dangerous. the faa reporting a dramatic uptick in bad behavior in the skies since the start of the pandemic videos showing fist fights on board planes, and passengers being escorted off all because they refuse to wear a mask this year alone, there have already been 961 reports of unruly passengers, 635 of those incidents directly related to face masks >> these events need to stop, and we are working very hard to do that. we will be continuing to work, again, with airports, law enforcement, and the airlines and our labor partners to make sure we drive these events down. >> reporter: the faa has taken a zero tolerance approach, unruly passengers now face potential

criminal charges and stiff fines of up to $37,000 we reached out to the white house for comments on the airline's request for rolling we have not heard back yet the tsa has reiterated the mask mandate will remain in place on public transportation and transportation hubs through april 18th at the cdc's recommendation >> some international airlines, though, tom, already have started lifting those mask mandates so it's a bit -- it's an experiment i guess, how has that been received so far? >> international airlines flying overseas, but not to the u.s if you're on a flight to the u.s. you must wear a mask. many countries are not requiring masks right now. parts of the uk, denmark, norway, barbados, mexico, the bahamas, jamaica china, are among the countries that still do require masks on planes. >> we'll see how this develops, thank you. >> i was on a flight last night from detroit, sat next to a guy who was being an idiot about his

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commonwealth countries but jamaica's prime minister now says his country is moving on. >> nbc's kathy park joins us now from kensington palace with more kathy, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning to you yeah, this royal tour was intended to be a celebration in honor of the queen's platinum jubilee, but it has been marked by controversy because of britain's ties to slavery. in jamaica, prince william addresses ahead on in a keynote speech overnight a landmark speech in jamaica. >> i want to express my profound sar oh slavery was abhorrent, and it should never have happened >> prince william, the future head of the royal family answering for past wrongs but stopping short of a full apology. those remarks happening just hours after jamaica's prime minister announced the island nation's plans to break away from the british monarchy and remove the queen as its head of state. >> jamaica is, as you would see

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by 8:00 and 11:00 we'll bump up significantly from 48 degrees to 64 and if you're wondering about our daytime highs, we'll stay in the upper 60s. low to mid-70s range, a little b-2 warmer in the interior valley. 47 degrees in dublin, but notice at 2:0073 degrees so it is going to get warm eventually into the afternoon with lots of sunshine of the right now in the south bay, san jose, 49 degrees, by 11:00 a.m. 62 degrees and then eventually topping out as well in the mid-70s. if you're going to be heading to the city today, notice we still have the blanket of fog around the city, but it will burn off with a mix of sun and clouds. in the 60s. marcus? >> thanks, voen yeah. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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saying after meeting with the two-time olympic gold medalist and what's being done to bring her back home. plus, morning boost, a closer look at some new studies brewing about a bit of good news for you coffee drinkers. could that second cup really improve your heart health? we've got all the details. and from garten to table, our friend ina garten is back in studio 1a with expert tips on setting the ultimate dinner table. how you can impress your guests, the barefoot contessa way, thursday, march 24th, 2022. ♪♪ >> our first trip to new york city. >> from st. charles, missouri. >> hello from apple valley, minnesota. >> father/daughter trip from pueblo, colorado. >> and hawaii island, hawaii. ♪♪ >> from cedar falls, iowa. >> courtney's turning 30! >> from illinois. >> we're visiting today to celebrate -- >> my 50th birthday! >> from greenville, south carolina. >> aiden's here to ask.

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recaptured more territory pushing russian troops back from several areas near the capital. >> now to an american with roots in eastern europe who rose to become the nation's leading diplomat, madeleine albright being remembered as a one-time political refugee who went on to make history as america's first woman to become secretary of e f state. nbc's chief washington correspondent andrea mitchell joins us with more on an extraordinary life andrea, good morning >> reporter: good morning, savannah extraordinary indeed was madeleine albright was a trailblazer, a warrior for democracy against totalitarianism, a devoted mother and grandmother she died of cancer at age 84 she was surrounded by her family once a refugee from communist rule, madeleine albright's journey is a uniquely american story, born the daughter of a czech diplomat albright arrived in the u.s. at age 11, after raising a family and earning a ph.d. she went on to advise

three democratic presidential candidates, became ambassador to the u.n. >> i madeleine korbel albright. >> and the country's first female secretary of state in 1997 >> how significant is it that a woman is now secretary of state for the united states of america? >> well, i think it's very important that that glass ceiling has been smashed a lot of the issues that people don't think are usually foreign policy issues i'm going to make sure that people understand that they are >> reporter: that same year, she learned after spending her life as a christian that her grandparents were jewish and had been victims of the holocaust, recounting that here on "today". >> they were such amazingly good people who, i think, were trying very hard to put a very, very painful past behind them >> an experience that informed her work ending genocide in kosovo >> it's an independent country, and there's a whole generation of little girls whose first name is madeleine.

>> reporter: in recent years she spoke out forcefully against vladimir putin, recalling in an op-ed, when she first met him more than 20 years ago, she wrote in her notes putin is embarrassed by what happened to his country and determined to restore its greatness. albright was awarded a presidential medal of freedom in 2012 a friend to many, including colin powell, albright speaking at his funeral last year. >> we can almost hear a familiar voice asking us, no, commanding us, to stop feeling sad, to turn our gaze once again from the past to the future, and to get on with the nation's business while making the absolute most of our own days on earth one step at a time >> reporter: the president ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all public and military buildings around the world, a tribute to a much loved diplomat who never forgot her origins as a grateful refugee to

america. at the end, of course, refugees again throughout europe just as she was as a child. >> so poignant, andrea, thank you very much. and she never forgot that. actually, president obama at the medal of freedom ceremony told this wonderful story about how albright during one of her travels had met a refugee who said, i can't believe it a refugee is meeting the american secretary of state, and she said, the american secretary of state is a refugee. >> oh, my word oh, my word, wow, wow. >> very poignant. >> luckily her legacy lives on >> indeed. to an update now involving one of the biggest names in women's basketball, brittney griner, two-time olympic gold medalist, seven-time wnba all-star she's being held in russia on alleged drug charges our senior washington correspondent hallie jackson joins us with some new details on that. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and

we are talking about one of the most famous people in the wnba, brittney griner, who has been detained in russia for more than a month after getting stopped at an airport now the state department says it has finally been able to get access to see griner and she seems to be in good condition. for weeks these are the only images we've seen of wnba superstar brittney griner, the 6'9" standout currently being held in russia accused of trying to import hash oil according to russian state media. now after more than a month in detention, the state department has finally been able to meet with griner in person. >> the consular officer who visited with brittney griner was able to verify that she is doing as well as can be expected under these very difficult circumstances. >> reporter: the state department says it's pushing for more access to griner and other americans detained by russia griner, when plays center for the phoenix mercury is a seven-time all star and two-time olympic gold medalist, and for several years, she's also played in russia, a common thing in the off-season by wnba players who

can earn a lot more money overseas in russia, big-name players can bring in four times the maximum wnba base salary russian officials stopped griner last month at an airport near moscow and accused her of having cannabis oil vape cartridges in her luggage. >> we don't know whether she actually did bring these, you know, hash vaping items into russia or not. the russians are notorious for planting drugs and other things on americans >> reporter: news of griner's arrest surfaced just days after russia launched its violent invasion against ukraine and comes as the u.s. has already been working to free two former marines from russian custody, paul whelan is currently serving a 16-year sentence after being accused of spying and trevor reed nine years over an alleged fight with a russian police officer. both men have denied those charges. >> russia has a horrendous human rights record, and they're in a position to release a lot of people being held against their will, not just those three americans.

>> reporter: griner's wife posting earlier this month, i'm hurting, we are hurting. we await the day to love on you as a family. experts point out that because this is such a diplomatically sensitive moment there's some concern that putting too much attention on griner's case could turn it into political leverage. the charges against griner in russia carry a possible punishment of up to a decade in prison, and russian state media reported recently that her detention has been extended through the middle of may. we're going to stay on top of this story, craig. >> please do our senior washington correspondent hallie jackson. a woman who runs a vintage store in california hadn't seen one of her sons in more than a year he's been overseas with the u.s. army, but watch what happened when her other son said that found something really cool in a thrift store and it happened to be inside his truck. >> no, it might fall out >> come here, baby >> it might fall out it might be propped up, so seriously, like hold it.

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more coffee? >> it's late. >> i'd love another cup. >> jim never had seconds of my coffee. >> i make pretty good coffee. >> that commercial >> is that folgers what is it >> yeah, it's folgers. >> jim was right, nearly 50 years after that iconic ad when jim had that second cup, turns out it was a good thing. jim knew. >> a brand new set of studies is out this morning from the american college of cardiology it's got encouraging news for the nation's 150 million coffee drinkers. >> this is fantastic ten years of research, a full decade of research, the largest of its kind says that two to three cups a day actually benefit your heart and could help you live longer giving you a 10% to 15% lower risk of developing coronary heart disease, heart failure, heart rhythm problems or dying for any reason >> just going to grab my coffee while i read this.

you don't have to drink that much coffee to see a benefit the risk from stroke or heart-related death was lowest among people who drank just one cup of coffee a day. those with heart problems already drinking coffee was associated with a lower risk of death. >> people with atrial fibrillation or afib as dr. john torres calls it, if they drink one cup a day they were nearly 20% less likely to die than non-coffee drinkers. to which we all say hallelujah dr. john torres joins us there's a lot there. it seems like a comprehensive study. what's the biggest take-away to you? >> how comprehensive the study, was 400,000 people, what they found is those that drink that magic number, two to three cups of coffee for the most part, ended up not just with less heart problems, but also less chance of dying over that ten-year period. >> some people don't drink multiple cups because the caffeine it makes them jittery is it the caffeine that's the good stuff >> one looked at caffeinated

versus noncaffeinated. caffeine gives you a little bit more but not that much more over decaf. if you're decaffeinated, if you're that kind of person, you don't necessarily need to switch to caffeinated. >> we're talking about multiple studies here, three studies. what constitutes a cup of coffee 8 ounces >> tall, grande or venti >> that's a legit question in this study they were asking people how much do you drink, one, two, three, four cups they didn't really delineate a cup. >> what about tea? >> tea is healthy on its own, but in this one it's actually the coffee the coffee has 100 biologically active compounds, they have flavonoids, antioxidants so coffee itself seems to be the thing. >> is there anything bad is there a downside to having three cups >> if you're caffeine sensitive that could cause a problem if you have a sensitive stomach, that could cause a problem

don't forget the calories, if if you're a frappuccino type of person and you get three a day, that could be a problem. >> that leads me to my final question, which is coffee ice cream. is there any benefit >> they didn't do the study. >> there's a lot of mental health benefits to it. >> if you have six cups. >> it's what we call a u-shape curve, after two to three cups things start to deteriorate. >> do you recommend people start drinking coffee to add health benefits >> i don't recommend it. even people with heart problems had these benefits. >> he wasn't a coffee drinker. >> about five years ago. >> my daughter talked me into it because of the health benefits >> forever now >> i don't know if she'd like that. >> she works at starbucks. >> all right, doc, thank you so much al, let's get a check of the weather. >> what about kahlua in coffee >> there you go. >> just saying, one of those anyway, we're looking at most of the weather action is here in east, some wrap-around sno around the great lakes and on up

into new england, heavier showers and storms down south. out west the action is the temperatures i mean, we are talking 80s and 90s, record warmth probably out west for the next several days, but chilly around the great lakes on into the mid-mississippi river valley we're also looking at a fire risk down through southern texas continuing, rain and snow around the great lakes, strong storms moving through the mid-atlantic states, and a leftover snow and icy conditions, as well, into northern new england. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> a live look at walnut creek. it is 49 degrees. by 11:00, talking mid-60s and by 2:00, bumping up about 10 degrees into the 70s. dublin, cloudy in some spots, fog in san francisco, but by the afternoon, we'll be seeing sunny skies, clear conditions, even down through the south bay as well. expected to be one of our warmer spots this afternoon in areas like morgan hill. by 2:00, 72 degrees. a beautiful weekend ahead.

us on sirius xm channel 108 all day, but right now -- >> what is it? >> best time of the morning. grab a cup of coffee and have some "pop start." >> you may throw in a little bit of that kahlua the new trailer's up for the upcoming series about the making of "the godfather. the latest preview teasing how filmmakers went head to head with real life mobsters behind the scenes to pull off creating the greatest mafia movie of all time. >> the godfather is bringing us too many problems. >> do you want me to take care of it? >> gangster movies are dead. >> this is not just some gangster film. >> we need someone who understands italian. >> he's got a great vision >> we have to put this in the picture. >> no. >> scene about gangsters arguing over sauce >> what a cast, miles teller leading it alongside juno temple, colin hanks, the offer is going to start streaming on

april 28th on paramount plus that looks so good. next up, harry styles. it's a golden day for fans of the singer on wednesday styles announcing his next album called harry styles is going to be dropping on may 20th, delighting fans with a quick teaser video for the new project. he's not giving a lot away harry's styles is set to be the longest album. there's 13 songs on the track list we have so far. we remember our last big concert on the plaza with harry styles and it was awesome before the pandemic he brought down the house with watermelon sugar i hope to have harry back. >> a plea in this moment, we would love harry styles to come back. >> i met a lot of rock stars, that is one of the nicest young men. especially that generation where entitlement seems to run rampant, that kid is a solid young man. >> not only that, his music is so interesting i mean, he's doing some really kind of revolutionary stuff. >> come back for more of that

love, harry. next up is "jeopardy!" two contestants are facing the wrath of the internet this morning after this incorrect final "jeopardy!" response. >> in 2021 at age 95, this singer achieved a guinness world record for the oldest person to release an album of new material diana ross, we know that's incorrect. who is diana ross. >> whoa. >> of course we know diana ross is not 95 years old. the correct response was who is tony bennett contestants brutally aging up ms. ross by two decades. the folks online quick to turn on them showing their endless love for the music icon. the contestants hopped quickly onto twitter to try and clear up any concern, karen apologizing to ross, writing i didn't really think you were the answer, but i was running out of time and i had to put something dan agreeing with that, me too i knew she was not nearly that old, but better to write something than nothing, just glad we're in this together.

just another reminder that game show responses live forever on the internet so be careful. next up, "coda", the hit film about the musically talented teenager in an all deaf family is headed to the stage. los angeles' deaf west theatre is going to produce an on-stag adaptation of the "coda" marlee matlin, troy kotsur and daniel durant have previously worked with that theater company out in l.a no word yet on when production will kick off. many are calling "coda" one of the big movies to perhaps win best picture, at least a favorite for this weekend's academy awards i know who's going to be cheering them on harder than anybody. >> hoda. >> this young lady. >> hoda. >> come on. >> cheering for "coda" it seems like we're not the only ones we found this on the internet. they remade the movie poster instead of "coda", with hoda and they put you right in there. >> there you go! by the way, good luck to them. >> absolutely. oh, and finally, one more. >> one more. >> our buddy anthony anderson

recently moved to new york, which i'm psyched about. he's going to be filming "law and order," and he's getting the welcome wagon literally. check out how a couple of kind strangers helped anthony get home from a big shopping trip. >> i have no idea who these people are, but i'm driving the vehicle right now because i just went to best buy to buy some tvs for my new place in new york, and he offered to drive me home but didn't tell me he had a friend in the car. hey, hey. >> i'm alex. >> that's alex and that's tom right there, and i'm driving their car. >> i don't know what's going on. i really don't >> why does he give him a ride home, it doesn't matter. welcome to new york. >> he's doing well here in new york city. >> i love that. still ahead, we are fired up an icon has returned to studio 1a for the first time, gosh, in we don't know how long >> ina. kno

>> let me help you with that >> everybody knew that you would enjoy those. >> thank you >> hi. >> how are you >> i can't believe it. >> really here >> thank you >> good to have you. kahlua al with this. >> you're not cooking today. you're going to show us how to set a beautiful table. >> i am, and i'm going show you how to make a really easy dinner. >> that's what i love about her. how easy is it a phone call away? >> we're excited we can't wait. >> we're delighted to see you again. >> thank you. >> thank you for the biscotti. >> you're welcome. >> first a check of your local news and weather

i'm marcus washington. investigators are not saying if they have leads after a deadly shooting on a busy east bay road. this happened yesterday afternoon on taylor boulevard along the laugh yet pleasant hill border. a man in a mercedes was shot and killed. deputies are trying to determine if this was road rage or if that man was targettargeted. a witness said a man standing in the road jumped into car and sped off. she later realized it may have been the gunman involved here. the victim died at the scene.

let's get a look at the prast this morning. meteorologist vianey arana has been tracking what we can expect. >> we are still seeing some fog in the city. take a look at this live shot over san francisco. you can see that layer there, but by the afternoon, some of it will eventually mix out and we'll get sunshine peeking through. some of the interior inland valleys are expected to be warmer, in the upper 70s. here's a look at your daytime highs. it says warm inland. that's because we could be inching towards the 80s in spots like gilroy, morgan hill, and concord as well. mid-70s in the south bay. marcus? >> thanks, vianey. another local news update in 30 minutes.

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you don't have to worry about the food she's got it all sorted out. >> we are also going to go do a little shopping, problem solving products and craig, for your hair >> oh, wow we also have a do-it-all tote that is totes. >> man, i'm looking forward to that segment, carson. after that, coming up in a few minutes on the third hour, naomi watts will be live in the studio we're going to find out about her new movie. it's a movie based on a true story. we'll also talk to her about what it was like filming in some brutal wilderness conditions. tomorrow on "today," we're going to bring you some "today" best sellers for your spring get aways, they're functional, they're fun, they'll come in handy. they're totes, right right now, al, a check of the weather. you are wearing your beret, not an umbrella. a beret gets saggy. >> it's okay, much like myself >> i just set him up. >> thank you, thank you so much. we're here until thursday. oh, it is thursday

anyway, let's show you what we've got in your weekend outlook. mild in the mid-atlantic we've got a weak clipper coming across bringing some snow, great lakes record warmth. gulf coast on into the west. desert heat continues on saturday snow showers around the great lakes, then sunday-sunday, it is very chilly around the great lakes northeast. records continue out in the records continue out in the western third of the country. there is a local school here, the hopkins music school. where are you guys from? >> michigan! >> hopkins, michigan. how many of you are there? what do you have, like 55 people? >> something like that. >> something like that. they picked up a few, they lost a few.

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there ♪ ♪ oh, say does that star spangled ♪ ♪ banner yet wave ♪ ♪ ore the land of the free ♪ the ♪ and the home of the brave ♪av♪ >> the hopkins local music group, play ball >> that was awesome. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow >> man >> wow >> a little inspiration we never saw coming. >> and the big american flag draped >> beautiful. >> thank you >> thank you coming up next, we have kate snow here. she's going to have an exclusive that parents will want to see. she's taking us inside the virtual metaverse, and she tells us about the hazards it could pose for young users, what we

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story that's going to hit close to home for a lot of parents. >> yeah, so a lot of folks are still trying to wrap their heads around the concept of the online metaverse while their children are navigating the emerging technology on their own. >> nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow is here with more on the growing concerns i don't even know what the metaverse is. >> let me tell you, i think a lot of parents feel like this, i felt like this the metaverse is the term for the whole universe where you interact as an avatar. you know how we have a smartphone and it's filled with apps, now we have a metaverse filled with apps where people interact virtually anyone 13 and over can create an

account on a headset, but the watchdog group common sense media is sounding an alarm this morning. they think it can really be dangerous for kids. >> the metaverse has the potential to be a ground breaking experience in how we connect and interact, normalizing virtual reality, but in a new report released this morning, common sense media says the technology is moving too fast for the safeguards currently in place >> the bad news is our kids are more used to it than we are, and so they can be exposed to sexual and violent content in the metaverse without us knowing it. >> reporter: their report, kids and the metaverse, outlines what they see as numerous hazards for children using this emerging technology, including sexually explicit content, abusive language and behavior, privacy and data collection on users like eye movement and facial recognition and potential psychological risk like addiction, increased aggression and disassociation from reality. >> when it comes to sexualized content, how are children encountering that in the

metaverse? >> in the metaverse kids and teens can be exposed to virtual strip clubs, to simulated acts of rape, and lots of images that you and i would never allow our children or teenagers to be exposed to. >> reporter: we wanted to see the concerns for ourselves, so i put on a headset, created an avatar. >> i'm a reporter named kate. >> reporter: and entered the metaverse with jeff haynes, a senior editor from common sense as our virtual guide i used two popular apps, starting with horizon worlds, designed for people 18 and overt by meta, the company we know better as facebook almost immediately i met someone who called themselves max. >> can i ask you a question? are you? -- how old are you >> i'm actually 13 >> max didn't tell me how he got into the app, but sometimes kids use a headset an adult has set up while talking to max one of meta's virtual moderators approached, that's one of the

ways meta tries to make sure things stay safe >> people being ruled, what happened >> so eject them. >> have you ever heard anything like that? >> yeah. >> we switched to an app called vr chat created by a third-party tech company, not by meta. that blue robot is me. there we entered a virtual strip club created and uploaded by another user trying to understand the metaverse. >> oh, you should not have come in here. >> we saw pole dancing avatars and simulated sex acts that we can't show on tv, one avatar propositioned us for virtual oral sex. >> is everybody in here adults >> it's 16 and up. >> there's a lot of children in here. >> when we first came in, there were dancers up there. are those participants like us >> yes >> so anyone can go up and do a pole dance >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: the sensation of being mobbed by other users was overwhelming. >> can i just say something?

that was scary as a parent i just saw things that i can't put on television. >> reporter: the maker of vr chat told nbc news that, quote, harmful content would be removed from our platform as soon as it was reported to our moderators and that predatory and toxic behavior has no place on our platform meta who makes the headset i wore has not seen the common sense report, but a spokesma said we want everyone using our products to have a good experience and easily find the tools that can help in situations where our rules are broken so we can investigate and take action. meta says in the coming months, it will make parental supervision tools available including giving parents the ability to lock apps with a password. >> so the companies would argue it's up to the parents to safeguard this stuff it's up to the parents to put in guidance >> there's no question that parents have an important role in this new phenomenon, but quite frankly, the single most important responsibility is on

the industry itself to behave appropriately and responsibly and for the government to do their job and regulate this new environment in a way that's healthy and safe for our children, period, full stop. again, parental tools as we just said, are not in place yet. kids can access these rooms pretty easily if they want to. they are safety measures on the oculus headset, you can report someone for offensive or inappropriate behavior you can click a button if you're uncomfortable to leave a space and go to a safe zone. we reached out to the person who called themselves max's parents and we didn't receive any response. >> that's scary. >> this is crazy this is a two-hour special coming here. you could talk about this all day long. >> we've all been talking during the piece. i know you could tell kind of from my reaction there, but it is different to be in there and

having people crowding onto you and saying inappropriate things. it was overwhelming. >> a virtual strip club, there's no moderator in there, right >> is this whole metaverse tethered to the idea of what we're hearing about cryptocurrency are people buying real -- even adult play in metaverse? >> i don't know the answer to that, carson, but i think so there's so much in this metaverse going on. >> if this is where we are now, where are we five years from now? >> right >> also, you choose what your kids see you cannot unsee some of the stuff that you saw it will scar them forever. >> one time. >> it's hard enough for parents in this world, not to mention having to worry about a whole new world. >> i think the biggest thing now is for parents to talk to their kids and try to understand what they're using if you give them the headset. >> my kid has the oculus headset. there's no like browser history. i cannot see where he's been >> throw it in the trash. >> get rid of it, carson >> i didn't know >> thank you, kate >> thanks, kate, wow just ahead products you never knew that you needed theye becoming your newest'r

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food, and your special invitation to one of ina garten's dinner parties happening right here in our studio. >> ina is showing us simple ways to make your table stand out, something she does so well she has a new show out, it's really cool, called "be my guest" willie got in. ina promised us too eventually >> how do you like the show? >> it's so much fun to do. i can't tell you i love the connection with people, especially coming out of covid, it's just so wonderful. >> some people you know well,

some people like julianne moore you met for the first time >> we were instagram buddies but we never actually met and we just connected it was wonderful. >> we'll await our invitation, but until that time, you're going to teach us how to set the table. do you believe in a big dinner party? >> the first thing about a dinner party it can be four people it doesn't have to be 12 it's overwhelming, even for me i'm going to set a table for four i have a round cloth on the bottom, and then i put -- want to grab the end of this. >> is this a runner? >> no, it's just a square of fabric actually. >> right in the middle. >> right on top. >> and it just drapes on top. >> and then plates. >> do you do like a color theme? >> i try and -- so you want to put the plates on. >> i'm in charge of plates >> you said over 12 is too many people is that the story? >> it's too exhausting it's just too exhausting so napkins for everybody. >> you do have a color theme

going. >> i do, yeah, i do. >> where are the napkins, left side >> left side, and they fold in like that. perfect. i'm glad i can show you something. >> of course you can >> now, can you use your like everyday old plates? let's say i have white plates, how can i jazz it up >> i mix them up i do different chairs. i'll show you one. >> that goes on the right. and then everybody wonders about the forks. you do the first fork that you're going to use, the salad fork first, and the dinner fork second >> interesting, you didn't put it is on napkins >> i like so you can pick up the napkin without moving the silverware. >> we get the silverware set up. >> and then glasses. >> and then glasses i do kind of glasses there. >> this is the wine glass, the water glass. >> that's wine if you're serving white wine you want a bigger one if you're

serving red wine. for the centerpiece, you can do something as simple as this. >> easy. >> get it at the grocery store. >> easy. >> that's cute >> by the way, i don't know if you did it on purpose, you guys are matching, number one and it's the colors of the ukrainian flag >> this whole entire theme is happening. >> i'll show you another one that's really easy too, which is flowers. >> beautiful >> it's not so easy to do a flower arrangement, but if you do lots of buds, you can move them around until they're perfect. >> i do not know how to do a flower arrangement. >> they're hard. i do >> i'll get the last two now you've got fanciful dancing flowers. >> your guests are about to walk in your house, what vibe are you setting? when you open the door, what are they feeling right here. >> you said you like music playing. >> i like when people arrive that there's music playing it's not that moment when you arrive and it's quiet and you

think did i arrive on the wrong day. >> loud or not loud? >> just background music. >> we have a question for you, ina. are you one of those folks that splits up couples at a dinner party, or do you put them next to each other? >> i like them near each other i like boy-boy, girl-goirl, so everybody is sitting next to a boy and a girl >> lastly for the food you said make it simple. >> make it simple? >> like how? >> what i do is go to an italian store or italian restaurant and get a lasagna. >> if you set your table nicely, you can do it. >> you make a salad. assemble dessert, order it out >> you're brilliant, we love you. good morning. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. scott peterson and his defense team are due back in court today to resume an evidentiary hearing surrounding the possible new criminal trial. both sides were last in court three weeks ago. that's when the judge abruptly

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this morning on the third hour of "today" bouncing back, new orleans putting its resilience on display once again following those devastating tornados. we're live as the community pulls together to rebuild. then later, inside the madness from the cinderella story to the legend chasing one final title. steve kornacki breaking down the sweet 16. and naomi watts is here live filling us in on her new movie "set on a frigid night" today thursday, march 24th, 2022. live