good morning. desperation. ukrainian women and children and military forces holed up in mt. merap mariupol. some of the last survivalers under siege. with the military targeting kyiv and the east as contributes grou grow for the american. >> americans should not travel to ukraine. it is inherently dangerous. >> we're live in ukraine. breaking overnight.

tornado touchdown. >> look at that thing. >> residents in the midwest clean up after baseball-sized hail with twisters and more severe weather on the way today. time to party? for the first time since the pandemic began, the white house correspondents dinner is tonight with 2500 people under one roof. even president biden expected to attend. with covid cases on the rise, growing concerns of keeping the president healthy. all that plus chahanging he tune. country legend dolly parton will accept the invitation after bowing out. why she said she has a change of heart. today, saturday, april 30th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. >> welcome to "today." off to a good start. i realize i should have tried on the tux. >> hopefully it fits. i have my dress ready to go. i think a lot of people looking forward to getting back to the tradition. we will preview that. we are covering several developing stories this morning. including growing fears in china that the capital of beijing may be placed in full lockdown as the chinese government doubles down on the strict zero covid policy raising concerns of disruption to the global supply chain. we are following the manhunt in alabama after the suspect at a corrections officer escorting him to court never arrived.

we will have the latest on all of that straight ahead. right now, we begin with the top story. the efforts to get to the thousands of people still trapped inside that steel plant in mariupol. the effort to get them somewhere safe. nbc's raf sanchez is in lviv. raf, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. president zelenskyy's office said they he were closer to the evacuation of the civilians of mariupol. more than 24 hours later he, there is no way out of the steel plant. conditions are growing desperate by the hour. this p morning, hoping of evacuating women and children from the mariupol steel plant hanging by a thread. city officials posting this video of russian forces under fire as gun battles rage in the streets around the factory. and vladimir putin's forces continuing to rain down fire with heavy weapons.

>> i can't imagine even what kind of implication is possible through the challenging air bombing. >> reporter: inside the plant, the fighters from the militia are led by a 30-year-old commander. his wife escaped mariupol. every day in agonizing wait. looking at pictures of happier times. >> it is the price we need to pay for freedom and independence. >> reporter: in kyiv, a city still shaken by a russian missile strike which ripped into the apartment building. the attack killing a ukrainian journalist with radio free europe. dedicated to telling the story of war in her country and in her own city. russia's foreign minister accusing nato of a proxy war

saying the u.s. and eu intend to people fleeing for kharkiv. the basement was shaking. we spoke to him from kharkiv. >> we have guys and girls fighting. we need weapons to help. something to fight with againste wife of a soldier inside the steel plant. he is doing his best to reassure the kids in there. at this point, his biggest wish is for a drink of clean water. peter and kristen. >> so many of them have not seen daylight for days or weeks. raf, thank you. >> devastating.

back here at home tributes growing for willy joseph cancel who was killed this week fighting in ukraine. he is the first u.s. citizen believed to be killed in the conflict. we have kathy park with more. >> reporter: good morning. he was a new york native and he felt compelled to serve at a young age. he once worked as a volunteer firefighter in the community and become a marine and correctional officer. he was a father as well. this morning, grieve for willy joseph cancel. the marine who died along ukrainian forces. >> i am a former marine. i know he wanted to serve for freedom. he paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: willy's mother confirming his death to cnn. saying he was killed monday

working with a private military contractor. the news is a devastating blow for orange county, new york. >> a lot of kids don't understand what they want to do in life. he figured it out. >> reporter: the county executive writing we will never forget willy's bravery and sacrifice. his wife telling fox news he went wanting to help people. he felt that was his main mission in life. adding they have a 7 month old son who will now be without a water. willy lived and worked in tennessee where he was a correctional officer and working to have a career in law enforcement. in 2020, a military judge convicted him of violating a lawful general order and was given a bad conduct discharge. the state department was monitoring the situation.

>> we are reaching out to the family to learn more details. i would be remiss if i didn't take this opportunity to reiterate what we said for weeks now. americans should not travel to ukraine. it is inherently dangerous. >> reporter: despite the warning, thousands of foreign fighters, including americans have traveled to support ukraine. putting their lives on the line for a battle nearing the third month. and the details on the work willy did in ukraine are unclear and so are the circumstances. family members don't know how he died and his body has not been found. when president biden was asked about his death, he replied it is sad. he left a little baby behind. kristen and peter. >> the president moved by this. kathy, thank you. president biden's massive $33 billion request for new aid to ukraine may face complications on capitol hill. nbc's josh lederman has the latest from the white house.

>> reporter: peter, good morning. this request signals the u.s. is committing to help ukraine for the long haul and the white house expects this war to drag on. the biden administration asking for five months of funding. set aside like a bank account that the president can draw down. mr. biden saying the cost of the fight is not cheap. the aid itself is popular with democrats and republicans. it is already hitting snags. the white house wants one vote covering ukraine and emergency covid funding. republicans want the issues kept separate and holding up the covid part over dispute about the title 42 border policy. peter. >> josh, the president is weighing what to do about the issue that is top of mind for millions of americans. college debt. what is the likelihood there is some new action coming on for giving student loans? >> reporter: likely, peter. he will decide in the next

couple weeks. he is under pressure from both sides. many democrats like chuck schumer are pushing to cancel $50,000 per borrower. as a candidate, he proposed eliminating $10,000 per person. the white house is not sure it is legal to wipe out large amounts of debt on its own. the republicans are calling a handout to the wealthy. >> josh, thank you. the president will be busy tonight attending the white house correspondents dinner. the return of the washington tradition with 2,500 people expected to gather for the first time since 2019. a similar dinner a few weeks ago was a super spreader event. we have ally with more from

washington. >> reporter: good morning. president biden will take extra safety precautions at the dinner as concerns grow over where this is the next covid super spreader event in washington. >> ladies and gentlemen, to the first amendment. >> reporter: after a two-year high at ice due to covid, washington's so-called nerd prom is back. trevor noah and journalists and politicians rubbing elbows at the washington hilton saturday night. joined by the two main guests. president biden and first lady jill biden. this is the first time a sitting president attended since 2016. >> the dinner is boring and negative. >> say what you will about mr. trump. he would bring change to the white house.

see what we got up there? >> reporter: but looming over the dinner, a nationwide uptick in covid cases. the event weeks after the smaller gridiron dinner resulted in dozens of positive cases. >> the gridiron club turned into a super spreader. the white house correspondents dinner is bigger. i hope everybody takes precautions. >> reporter: the rising threat is already reaching 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the white house communications director kate bedingfields announcing she has covid. days after kamala harris posted she has covid. the white house says president biden, just two years younger than fauci is committed to going. >> he will likely wear a mask. he is sitting on the dais.

the interaction -- he is not attending the receptions or anything along those lines. >> reporter: the white house says president biden has repeatedly tested negative for covid since harris and bedingfield tested positive. guests are expected to show proof of vaccination and a negative covid test before entering. >> allie, the president last tested negative on thursday. thank you. we are learning more about the rise of the hepatitis cases in young children. we have more from emilie ikeda. >> reporter: hepatitis is harming kids. officials don't know why. >> the numbers are mounting up. most of the cases are still coming from the united kingdom. >> reporter: there are roughly 190 case of liver iflammation

in children. in the u.s., nine states reporting cases. the outbreak could be to blame for a death in wisconsin. the causes have been ruled out including the hepatitis b virus. in the new report, the cdc detailed a culprit. adenovirus. dr. marcus buckner helped treat the infections. >> when you noticed the pattern, what went through your mind? >> it was unusual and scary. we kept seeing more and more cases into the winter months which really made us realize we found something. >> reporter: the report also revealed the patients were 6 and under. three with acute liver failure and vomiting and diarrhea were

the symptoms. stephanie noticed yellowing in her 3-year-old before she went into liver failure last summer. >> this is serious. we need to learn more about it as we learn about cases. >> reporter: still, experts say there is no need to panic. cases are rare. liver more than 500 recorded in kids last year. >> it is too early to be alarmed about this. >> now nearly a year since little quinn's surgery and her mom says she is thriving. nbc news, new york. >> a lot of families paying close attention. first check of the forecast. some dangerous weather on friday with possible, more possible, tomorrow. theodore is here for a look apt the forecast. what are you watching in we have our eye on a storm system that will be pushing there. i i want you to check out the scene near niche tau, kansas on friday, just yesterday. a tornado ripping through

damaging as many as 100 structures. over a dozen tornados reported from nebraska through eastern kansas. after seeing visuals like that, as peter was saying, we have storms like that today, you and you probably wonder if we're in for the same intensity. we have wind gusts that could hypothesis 60 miles per hour. the risk not as elevated as yesterday but a tornado or two is possible. as far as timing goes, we will see the bulk of the severe weather pushing through from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. if you saw your city in the yellow swath from little rock through st. louis, chicago, keep in mind storms will be impacting your plans through saturday. we start to see an elevated risk for severe weather. it is there where we could get actually a few tornados possible

in the bullseye in amarillo tomorrow. on monday, oklahoma city, tulsa, wichita, we could see a few tornados. they are likely right now. as far as the rest of the country is faring, we anticipate a good amount of rain that could bring soaking >> and 52 degrees right now. waking up in san francisco to pretty clear skies. we have a couple clouds out there. 53 degrees by about 7:00 a.m. eventually into those 60s. san jose, 51 degrees right now. wind speeds are calmed down through the south bay. up through santa rosa, 49 degrees. it'll get to the upper 60s. 10:00, we're expecting clear skies to start and sunshine into the afternoon. and that's the forecast in your neighborhood. kristin, peter, back to you. >> all right, somara.

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till you have to stop. go on a real vacation. we're back now on saturday morning with the weekly download. the look the week's big stories. >> we have joe fryer with that. >> good to see you. among the week's biggest stories, the world's richest man wants to be twitter's new owner. elon musk's push to take over twitter was official after the social media platform board of directors accepted the $44 billion buyout. >> it is very important for

there to be an inclusive arena for free speech. >> critics worry how musk faced backlash over offensive tweets will handle the twitter challenges with misinformation. former marine trevor reed returned home to the u.s. after detained in russia for three years. >> i'll hug my kid. >> reed was sentenced to nine years in prison after russian authorities accused him of drinking. he was traded for a convicted russian drug trafficker. moderna asked the cdc for emergency approval for the vaccine. >> the vaccine is two shots taken four weeks apart. 25% of the adult dose.

the company says it is 51% effective for ages 6 months to 2 years and 37% for ages 2 through 5. >> the fda is expected to make a decision in june. the santa fe county sheriff's office released body cam footage from the "rust" scene. the photographer who died in the incident said it trampled on the constitutional rights. leaders from all after the world gathered to pay respects to madeleine albright. she passed away last month at the age of 84. the first fem the women she mentored. counselling and cajoling.

some of the week's wildest moments on camera. dash cam footage showing a big rig in ohio almost slammed into a school bus full of children after losing its brakes. and a pony running wild down the highway. it was not seriously hurt. a wild turkey in washington, d.c. one woman had to fight it off with her bike. the toddlers in burbank ran circles around their grandparents literally. they were on baby sitting duty for the night and had no choice but to let the twins run laps around them until they were tired enough to finally go to bed. >> peter and kristen, here is the amazing thing. it was not sped up. the kids were going that fast.

i'm kidding. >> right. it's sweet. i love how one of them is still up after they put them to bed. >> the process of raising kids is such a thing. when my wife and i were upstairs with covid a couple of weeks ago. i saw my 6-year-old. dad, it's like "home alone" the movie. >> joe, it was. still to come on "today." we will tell you about the alarming trend in social media. why there a re

good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, april 30th. i'm kira klapper. the california teachers association is standing with east bay teachers who went on strike. many of the striking teachers in oakland and their students attended a block party instead of school yesterday, blasting the plan to close or consolidate 11 schools in oakland. enrollment and budgetary issues make the closures necessary. teachers say it'd disproportionately impact black and brown communities. >> there's plenty of other places they could be cutting

funds from. for instance, consultants, folks at the central office, the rent for the building at 1000 broadway. >> the district says yesterday its strike was illegal and only hurts students. that's a claim the teachers union denies. stanford nurses on the picket line got a boost in support from senator alex padilla. about 5,000 nurses walked out last week, protesting work conditions and wages. stanford says it is addressing the issues with its offer for the nurses. padilla told the nurses they have support from lawmakers. both sides met with a federal mediator yesterday, but there has been no word on how those talks went. let's check in for a look at our saturday forecast. >> it is a beautiful start. look at the sunrise over downtown san jose. we are going to be seeing temperatures today pretty much in the 70s and even through the interior valleys, upper 70s and

low 80s possibly. 50 degrees right now. notice a mix of sun and clouds through the first half of our day. by the afternoon, we'll get some gray clearing. san francisco right now is about 52 degrees. by 9:00, 10:00, bumping up into those 60s. temperatures will be in the mid 60s. meanwhile, santa rosa, it is a little colder up there. 47 degrees. look at the icons. we have clear skies. 60 degrees by 9:00 a.m. eventually in the mid and upper 70s. we're going to be seeing comfortable weather throughout. seasonable temperatures and dry weather is expected to remain for your saturday and sunday. then enjoy the sunshine because heading into the start of the work week, we do have some changes i'll tell you about coming up during my 7:00 a.m. forecast. >> we look forward to that. see you at 7:00. thanks. coming up also at 7:00 on "today in the bay," more twists in the kidnapping case out of san jose. we have the exclusive, new details about the disturbing

death of a child at a church connected to those suspects in the kidnapping. we will have that. plus, also your top stories and the forecast coming up at 7:00. hope to see you then. in the meantime, we'll send you back to the "today" show.

we are back on saturday morning, april 30th, 2022. that is a beautiful shot of the manhattan skyline. tomorrow is the first day of may. it is finally, finally starting to feel like spring is here to stay. you can feel it warming up slowly today. we are in for a nice one. >> that shot looks like a post card. so do you. >> my yellow. we begin with the check of the headlines with this half hour. the news from ukraine. united nations is working to broker an evacuation of the

civilians inside the besieged city of mariupol. city officials posting video of ukrainians trying to keep russian forces at bay as gun battles wage in the streets around the steel plant where hundreds are trapped. meantime, ukraine forces fought to hold off russian attempts to advance in the south and east. a senior u.s. defense official says moscow's defensive is going slower than planned. in alabama, police are searching for two people. a murder suspect and corrections officer. officials say officer vicki white left the jail on friday taking the inmate to court and have not been seen since. inmate casey white is held on a capitol murder charge. he is a serious threat to the public. the two are not related. they share the same last name. the sheriff's office urged people to call 911 if they spot

the pair, but not approach them. let's take you to the diamond. atlanta braves outfielder with a sharp line drive to center field. the outfielder misjudges the ball. he keeps buzzing around the bases. here's what happens next. >> look at him fly. checking on the way to third. here he comes around third. relay throw. headed to plate. he's safe. circles the wagones. >> that is a rare inside the park home run. race by the rangers 6-3. >> impressive. also this morning, in china, enforcing the zero tolerance policy of covid as the city of shanghai remains under lockdown and fears beijing could be next.

janis frayer has more. >> reporter: schools, movie theaters and gyms are closed. there is no dining in restaurants. millions are going through multiple rounds of mass testing. this morning, a mass covid testing drag net in beijing. 20 million people. and less than 300 cases reported. three rounds of mass testing at sites like this set up across the city. there's growing anxiety here that a lockdown could be coming. triggering panic buying. at one point, some shelves stripped bare. despite the city assurances they have enough food. they are also skeptical after the chaos over shortages in shanghai. the lockdown there ending its fourth week. about half the city allowed out of their homes, but with restrictions. an apartment building in full

lockdown are barricaded with metal fencing. disinfection teams hosing down streets and people. and government censors keeping video from spreading on social media. two years into the pandemic, the zero covid policy is facing the biggest test. global markets are concerned over supply chains and hike inflation for consumers. jim zimmerman says experiencing covid first hand and stocking hotels for 34 days now after a trip to the u.s. >> the impact on the ply chain will have greater impact for china. that is something the leadership is not thinking about. >> reporter: still, china's government is sticking with zero covid. calling it a magic weapon. here in beijing, they are

doubling down by the day. some parts of beijing will have more mass testing over the next few days. it is a holiday here. they are adamant of finding every case. a huge makeshift hospital planned and more quarantine centers making it feel like the early days of the pandemic here with now more than 180 million people across china in some form of lockdown. kristen and peter. >> please stay safe. thank you for that report. let's get another check of the forecast. somara theodore is back with that. we are looking out west with fire weather. >> this morning, i want you to come with me to the east of santa fe, new mexico. the calf canyon fire burned 75,000 acres and only 32% contained. this has an elevated risk of elevated humidity.

tomorrow, we see this spread out with critical risk to flagstaff, arizona after covering the state of new mexico from santa fe to el paso. that is a concern to the west. on east coast, quiet and dry. it is all numbers. much cooler w >> a beautiful start to our saturday. san jose right now 50 degrees. a mix of sun and clouds through the first half of the day. by about 12:00, upper 60s. expect to top out in the 70s this afternoon. meanwhile, in san francisco, it's about 51 degrees right now. breezy winds. we have winds from the west at about 18 miles per hour. temperatures will be in the mid 60s through the afternoon with some clearing. santa rosa, clear skies all around with the mid and upper 70s. that's the weather in your neighborhood. kristen, peter. >> somara, thank you. just ahead, how couples dealing

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big part of the conversation. >> i've been so fearful of this taking over and this becoming everything. >> i had to come to terms with telling him exactly how i felt and saying i have to stand my boundary. i'm not going to do this. >> i feel the most connected to my wife. this has made us stronger for sure. >> he loved me no matter what. he accepted it. >> you all have a really strong communication mode? >> we don't talk about the family building. he doesn't like to see me down. he knows when we talk about it i get sad. >> do you want to talk about it more? >> yes. that's why i joined. >> everyone is brave for joining groups like this. personally, it is not something i have really been able to do as easily. >> the guys don't talk about it. he doesn't know people in his world that have had trouble

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>> i'll accept gracefully. i'll accept it because the fans vote. when i said that, it was always my belief that the rock 'n' roll hall of fame was for the people in rock music. i have found out lately that it is not necessarily that. >> parton made the comments during npr's morning edition on friday. we will find out if rock fans will always love dolly when the class of 2022 inductees are announced in may. and andy cohen. congratulations for the live host who welcomed a baby girl to his family. cohen posted this picture to instagram last night writing, here's lulucy eve. she was born at to meet her. thank you to the rock star surrogate.

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parents to pay close attention to what your child is ordering online. this after a 15-year-old teen is accused of ordering lsd on the internet. police say this is 50 doses of lsd ordered from abroad. detectives, along with the u.s. postal inspection service, intercepted the shipment of the illegal drugs. this case has been turned over to the district attorney's office. it is unclear whether charges will be filfiled. one postal inspector tells us cracking down on these cases is not easy because the websites look professional, and there are no protections to stop them, even though what they're selling is illegal. speaking of, today is national prescription drug take-back day. if you have old or expired prescriptions, get rid of them and keep them out of the wrong hands. drop off your prescriptions at police stations and vas across the bay area. the event allows people to drop off prescription drugs that are expired or just no longer

needed, including opioids. no questions asked. let's check in for a quick look at our micro climate forecast. >> good morning. sun rise coming over san jose. dry day ahead. look at the current temperatures as you head out the door. we're starting out in the 40s down through the south bay. 45 in dublin. 50s around san francisco, up through santa rosa, as well. your temperature trend will be quite pleasant today. we're going to be warming up a little bit into the 70s for san jose by 11:00, upper 60s. san francisco, it'll be breezy with winds from the west-northwest at 18, 20 miles per hour into the afternoon. by 10:00 a.m., upper 50s. we're going to top out in the mid 60s for san francisco. if you're going to be heading up santa rosa, clear skies. lots of sunshine. these 40s we're seeing now are going to bump up into the 70s by

the afternoon. this is going to set us up for a warming trend heading into sunday. also a bit of a shift heading into the week ahead. forecasted highs for this afternoon will be comfortable and seasonable, but i'll have a look at the coast forecast at 7:00 a.m. >> thank you. coming up also at 7:00 on "today in the bay" as we move you forward, we take a look at the bay area counties where covid cases are on the rise once again. and a new move the cdc is taking as a result. we'll have that plus all your top fors and the full forecast at 7:00. until then, we'll send you back to "today."

good morning. growing desperation. ukrainian women, children and military forces still holed up inside the steel plant in mariupol. some of the last survivors from the city under siege. with the russian military stepping up its attacks targeting kyiv and the east as tributes grow for the 22-year-old american who died fighting for ukraine. we're live. the price of perfection. a troubling trend among social media influencers, some with

millions of followers, getting free or discount procedures. >> i've had my cheekbones and nose and eyebrows. >> experts and parents worrying about the message sent to young followers. and the carryout critic. restaurants increase takeout business, one newspaper decided to add a new reviewer to the roster. focused on to-go food. >> look at this. still hot. >> why this foodie is giving us the dish, today, saturday, april 30th, 2022. >> from jamaica, queens. it's my 63rd birthday on "today." >> this is jack. >> lonnie. >> and capri. >> from california. good morning, "today"." >> love the saturday smiles. welcome back to "today."

it is almost may. i just now starting to feel like spring. >> it will feel like that much across the country. charleston at 80. we hope you can get outside. >> we'll take it. we want to start with today's news. ukraine still under siege and the efforts to get the thousands of people trapped inside that steel plant in mariupol to safety. nbc's raf sanchez is in lviv. raf, good morning. what's the latest? >> reporter: kristen, good morning. president volodymyr zelenskyy's the evacuations in mariupol. still 24 hours later, there is no sign of evacuation outside of the steel plant and conditions are growing desperate by the day. hopes of evacuating women and children from the mariupol steel

plant hanging by a thread. this posted of russian forces under fire as battles rage around the factory. and vladimir putin's forces continuing to rain down fire with heavy weapons. >> i cannot imagine what kind of implication is possible through this shelling and air bombing. >> reporter: inside the plant, fighters from the ultra nationalist militia are led by denis. a 30-year-old commander. his wife escaped mariupol. every day now is await for news. >> twice a day and i'm having messages from him. >> reporter: looking at pictures of happier times and praying for survival. >> this is the price we need to pay for our freedom and independence. >> reporter: in kyiv, a city still shaken by a russian

missile strike into the apartment building. the attack killing a ukrainian journalist with radio free europe dedicated to telling the story of war in her own country and city. russian foreign minister accusing nato of a proxy war. in the east, heavy fighting. people fleeing the village for kharkiv. the basement was shaking. we spoke to this woman from kharkiv. urging congress to act quickly and keeping equipment flowing to the frontlines. >> we have guys and girls fighting. we need weapons to fight with against russians. >> reporter: now president biden overnight joining a wave of tributes to willy joseph cancel. the 22-year-old former marine killed fighting in ukraine.

the president notes he leaves behind a baby boy who will now grow up without his father. kristen and peter. >> raf sanchez, thank you. two january 6th capitol hill riot cases go forward. oath keepers group pled guilty to conspiracy and obstruction. brian olrick is one of 11 oath keepers charged. the case of the former new york city police officer was sent to the jury. thomas webster claims he was acting in self defense when he swung a flag pole at officers during the riot. in london, a three-time wimbledon champion is heading to prison. german tennis great boris becker was sentenced on friday for transferring money and hiding assets after declared bankrupt. the 54-year-old denied all charges saying he acted on

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and there's some really great stuff out there. but i doubt that any of us will look back on our lives and think, "i wish i'd bought an even thinner tv, found a lighter light beer, or had an even smarter smartphone." do you think any of us will look back on our lives and regret the things we didn't buy? or the places we didn't go? ♪ i'd go the whole wide world ♪ ♪ i'd go the whole wide world ♪ ♪ we're back with today's talker, an eye opening look at an alarming social media friend. >> some young influencers with huge followings are not only

getting cosmetic work done, they're promoting it as well. >> here is how it works. the influencers say they're offered cheap, even free cosmetic procedures in exchange foted at young audiences. >> at 22 years old, sebastian bails is a 13 million followers on tiktok. >> i've had my cheekbones, nose, eyebrow lift, lips. >> a body of work that includes a lot of work on his body. you're just 22 years old. why do you need to have all these procedures done? >> i feel like when i'm on camera all the time, i'm always getting texts by viewers, haters, people judging you. you feel the need to i guess, make everyone happy. >> he's not alone. nbc news spoke to 12 social personalities from audiences ranging from 100,000 to 10 million followers. they feel the pressure to achieve perfection. >> and so it's kind of a domino effect where one extremely

famous person is open about their lip filler and then you see other influencers pick up on the social queues and go on to replicate the phenomenon for their following. >> for 19-year-old anna, the procedures have ranged from lip filler to more invasive plastic surgery. work that's done for free or with a big discount in exchange for a video on tiktok. >> it's like an ego boost in a way. >> experts worry about the impact the posts could have on kids who already have body image issues. >> this creates the perfect storm, and it makes it so young people may indeed want to get plastic surgery after being exposed to repeated images that say this may be the solution for you. it's time for these influencers to say i'm going to be an influencer for good. >> how worried are you that some young people are getting these procedures done because they're influenced by you? >> very worried, which is why i

haven't posted a single post about getting work done in over two years. >> sebastian and anna say they've taken a step back from cosmetic procedures. >> as i got more and more offers, i realized i don't need this. i'm 19. i'm so young. i can live without it. >> i feel like my face is favor changed and kind of like ruined in a way and it will never go back to how it was before i got everything done. >> tiktok says cosmetic procedures cannot be advertised on the platform through official tiktok ads but those rules don't apply for individual users. the goal is transparency and it requires users to disclose when they develop branded content and the american association of plastic surgeons try to be et thil and socially and have a message of a positive body i'm gauge, especially for young girls.

>> i feel for the guy sebastian there who says he's on social media and feels picked on to please everybody. it not about pleasing others but feeling good about yourself. that's the real take away. >> exactly. i like the influencers or analyst that said you should be an influencer for good. i think that was really the message. speaking about being an influencer for good. let's check in with somara. >> hey, there. always happy to bring good weather to the east coast. it will be beautiful today but we are tracking the risk for flooding. so good morning, minnesota. good morning, north dakota. check it out. we have a flash flood watch in effect from fargo to grand forks. you can see there rivers already previously flooded and we're getting more rain on top of that today and then a little bit further south into parts of the great lakes region towards the planes, tulsa to kansas city to des moines, we have a risk for one to two inches, isolated three inches is possible. this storm system today that will be pulling through brings

with it the threat for severe weather. timing on this from about 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. this afternoon. if you live in missouri up into chicago, keep that in mind for any saturday afternoon plans. you got to be able to change them quick. here is a look at the severe threat. 20 million people at risk today from little rock, st. louis, springfield. 60 mile per hour wind gusts, okay? tornado or two is possible. it's not as elevated as yesterday but it's definitely there. we do see that risk really start to rise as we move into tomorrow out towards areas like amarillo, texas, northern texas could see a few tornados possible. as far as the rest of the country, quiet on the east coast tracking critical fire weath >> a calm start to our saturday. live look over downtown san jose. you see the sunshine there, and that's what you can expect into the afternoon. but if you're heading out the door right now, grab a light sweater, light jacket. temperatures are in the 40s and

low 50s. eventually by the afternoon, here's a closer look at the forecast. on and off again winds for mainly the coastline. temperatures will be in the mid and upper 70s today. san jose, 73. san francisco, mid 60s. that's the forecast in your neighborhood. peter. thank you. still ahead. a new food critic. no fancy white table cloth. a she is doing it

when the pandemic hit two years ago, restaurants pivoted quickly. when you don't get the food hot from the kitchen, does it taste

good? >> it does. >> one food critic is not seated at a restaurant, but parked on her couch. here is katie beck. >> reporter: on this friday night in washington, d.c., crystal fernandez is working. a new gig. the first in the country to have. >> is this your dream job? >> yes. >> it is dreamy. she is the food critic. no fancy dinners around town for crystal. >> do you know what you like to see? >> you provide the food. i'll provide the perspective. >> reporter: instead, she writes a column about take-out food for the washington paper. it is a direct result of the pandemic that changed the way many of us order food. >> i got the goods. >> reporter: customers expect fine dining in the living room. >> you get more. >> you can go ahead and order that tomahawk steak to go.

>> reporter: fernandez has seen it all with food. cooking in restaurants for a decade. when she is not rating food and writing, she he is blogging new recipes and managing a bakery. we wanted to see her process in action. >> thank you. i'll take that. >> is your office? >> this is my office. this is my studio. all of it. my couch is my home. >> reporter: tonight's review? soul food with caribbean flair. >> this was a barbecue chicken. it was grilled. this is going to be delicious. yup. tender. >> scale of 1 to 10? >> that is an 8.5. that's only because i'm used to my fried cabbage having some pork in it. >> reporter: the jerk chicken got high customer reviews as well. >> i take lots of notes. a lot of pictures. when i'm in the restaurant, i'll

ask questions to the staff. if there are customers around, i'll ask. >> reporter: even the packaging gets a score. >> you don't want the food to seep through the container and spill on the car. >> reporter: food should bring comfort. that's the first test. the last? leftovers. >> i want to microwave this for two and a half to three minutes. this tastes just like it did on friday. it tastes immaculate. >> reporter: digging in to food going out. catie beck, nbc news, washington. >> that doesn't make you hungry, i don't know what will. crystal is having fun. she dances after she tastes the food. that is her dream job. >> she had a bite. that's an 8.5.

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good morning. coming up next on "today in the bay," we are learning new information in that san jose kidnapping case. the exclusive new details about the disturbing death of a child at a church connected to the kidnapping suspect. and as we move you forward, we take a look at the bay area counties where covid cases are on the rise. a new move the cdc is taking as a result. and it'll be a sensational saturday. temperatures in the 70s. breezy along the coast. we'll have your full micro climate forecast next.

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good morning. it is saturday, april 30th. we are taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. just majestic with a little bit of fog hovering over the bay on a