is showing a heavier volume. we have a lot more commuters these days. that will do it for us. the "today" show is coming up next. please join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 a.m. >> we'll be back with a local news update. good wednesday morning. we are tracking a massive winter storm. >> it's bringing a little bit of everything with, too. it's january 25th. this is "today." >> outbreak. a powerful storm system barreling across the country this morning spawning more than a dozen tornados, ripping apart buildings and tearing through neighborhoods. >> the back windows blew out of the house and we started seeing stuff flying past the house. >> also bringing heavy snow and rain from new mexico all the way to new england. 80 million people waking up to

nasty weather and al is tracking all of it. breaking news, california quake. a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits just off the coast of malibu overnight rattling southern california. firefighters surveying buildings in l.a. for potential damage. we're live with the very latest. crisis. an alarming spike in gun violence to start the year. >> 39 now of these mass shootings and we are only on day 24 of the new year. >> nearly 80 people victims of mass shootings already this year. the growing calls for action nationwide. ground support. the u.s. preparing to send tanks to ukraine in a major reversal from the biden administration. how russia is responding this morning. mystery at the zoo. the death of an endangered animal being called suspicious after two other incidents involving potential sabotage to enclosures. police called in to investigate. we're live with the latest. those stories, plus "today" exclusive. we are hearing from the fisherman plucked from the ocean

after being swept out to sea. >> there he is! >> he will take us inside those agonizing hours fighting waves, watching for sharks and that remarkable rescue when he joins us live in studio 1a today, wednesday, january 25, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody, good morning. welcome to "today." thanks for being with us on a wednesday morning. what a rescue. can't wait to tell this fish story. >> a mother's intuition has a big part in this story we are going to tell you. >> you will find the family could rescue him, the coast guard didn't find him, but mama did. we start this morning with the tale of two storms impacting millions across the country.

i cross the south severe weather including more than a dozen reports of tornados in texas and louisiana. parts of that region now bracing for even more heavy winds today. >> in the meantime, 80 million americans waking up to winter weather alerts from new mexico to maine. it will impact your travel as the day goes on. here's the snow-covered campus of st. louis university in missouri. it's starting. got it covered for you this morning. a live update from los angeles. residents were rattled literally overnight. a 4.2 earthquake there. snowy indianapolis, that's where maggie vespa is. >> reporter: you can see the snow coming down in indiana -- indianapolis. we have had 14 confirmed reports of tornadoes in texas and louisiana, and 200,000 without power. further east, cities like new

york and d.c. bracing for their first measurable snowfall so far this season as this round of severe weather barrels east. this morning millions across the south waking up to a trail of damage from a series of reported tornados. louisiana hit overnight leaving three hospitalized. heavy rain and intense winds ripping apart homes and littering streets with debris. >> we huddled in the hallway. >> reporter: residents near houston out surveying the wreckage. tornados injuring multiple people there, too. >> the back windows blew out and we started seeing stuff flying. >> reporter: homes and businesses throughout the region in pieces. cars nearly flipped over on front lawns. this house ripped open, the kitchen visible from the street. >> 15 structures damaged. >> reporter: baytown, first responders rushing to help after a gas line ruptured and caught fire. in hard-hit pasadena, texas,

more than 70 animals transferred from a shelter that sustained severe damage. the tornados also wreaking havoc on the roads with this semi-truck left completely sideways. and this transformer completely igniting and catching fire. it comes as about 80 million people across the country are waking up to winter weather alerts. the northeast bracing for more snow later today from a system that already struck the plains. heavy powder sweepinl g on to ut campus at university of oklahoma. meanwhile, in arkansas drivers cautiously navigating slick roads and in north texas inch after inch of snow falling on the city of amarillo with the storm moving east, millions preparing for a new round of severe winter weather. close to 80 million americans waking up to winter weather alerts, and 37 million people

waking up to high wind alerts this morning. in new york where you guys are, central park hasn't seen measurable snowfall in 319 days. that is forecasted to change today. savannah. >> we shall see. we are waiting for it here. thank you so much. we are starting off in indianapolis. checking in with al. let's see if we have snow headed our way. hey, al. >> we do, but is it going to be enough to be measurable before it turns to rain? you see the swath of snow from western new york all the way into kansas city, st. louis. but strong storms down to the south. right now we have tornado warnings in parts of the panhandle of florida, to the west of tallahassee, severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches. in fact, we have got 8 million people at risk for severe weather are from norfolk to gainesville, out to panama city. few tornados still possible. we are watching that. also as we mentioned, 80 million people stretching from missouri all the way to maine, we are talking the possibility of severe winter weather. snow and rain in the northeast sometime around lunchtime. a risk for severe storms from florida into north carolina.

then this afternoon into tomorrow that system moves off the shore very quickly, but those west-northwesterly winds may bring snow showers off and on for parts of the northeast. 8 to 14 inches in caribou, maine. boston an inch. i don't think we are going to get anywhere near that in new york city. detroit six to nine. four to seven inches of snow in indianapolis. heavy rain from nantucket all the way down into cape hatteras and there are going to be numerous airport delays today. boston, new york, philly, washington, down to charlotte, atlanta, chicago, detroit, minneapolis and st. louis. pack your patience. it will be over pretty quickly. guys. >> thank you so much. all right. and now to that early morning wake up call in southern california. a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit around 2:00 a.m. west coast time. gadi schwartz is live in l.a. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning. yeah, this earthquake hit right as most of us were fast asleep.

there were two back-to-back quakes, then two smaller quakes. the first at 4.2 off the coast of malibu around 2:00 a.m. the second one was at 3.4 right after this and a couple more the next hour. all prompting a whole lot of groundhog angelenos to jump on twitter to see if anyone else felt it, check how big they were. that happening while the l.a. county fire department launched into earthquake mode to assess whether there was any infrastructure damaged. fortunately, no injuries, no damage. just a lot of rattled nerves and a good wake-up call that the bigger one could happen anytime. it's good to have that earthquake bag packed and ready. >> thank you very much. california has also become the focal point in the debate over gun control after an alarming spike in violence to start this year. get this. so far in 2023 our country is averaging more than one mass shooting per day. california had three since saturday. nbc's senior national

correspondent kate snow is back from monterey park, she has a closer look at this massive problem. >> the u.s. secret service is releasing a new report this morning about mass attackers. it finds a personal grievance of some sort is the single most common motive. in california we are learning that the suspect in monterey park was an angry loner who was on the outs with fellow dance hall patrons at both venues. all this as vice president harris is visiting monterey park today where she will meet with the families of the 11 victims there. that community and too many others in mourning. >> they lost their lives. >> reporter: overnight vigils in half moon bay and monterey park, california. >> i think the last two days, three days have just been so difficult for us. >> it's very frustrating. >> reporter: across the country grief, despair, anger. >> it was hard not to cry because all i thought is, what is happening? what has happened to our

community? >> reporter: in the past four days, eight mass shootings. the latest leaving three people dead and one injured in north carolina, according to the robson county sheriff's office, a suspect is in custody. three of the most recent shootings in california. a state considered to have the toughest gun laws in the nation. but that hasn't stopped the violence. >> this problem isn't unique to our state, but it is unique to our nation. this has to end. it must end. >> reporter: according to the gun violence archive, in the first few weeks of 2023 at least 73 people have been killed in 40 mass shootings across the country compared to 27 at this point last year. that's any shooting with at least four people shot. there have been more mass shootings than days in 2023. >> one happens and within a week there is two more. we call that social contagion where other people see somebody do that and then suddenly that

feels like an answer for them as well. >> reporter: nationally, politicians don't often agree on solutions. in 2022, president biden signed a bipartisan bill that gives grants to states for red flag laws, enhances background checks or 18 to 21-year-olds and funds mental health services. 21 states and washington, d.c., passed some kind of bill aimed at gun safety, though dozens of other bills in state legislatures throughout the country did not pass. >> i do think we are making some progress. it's slow, but i think it's coming. >> we need to come together and we need action to stop this violence. >> reporter: in the wake of the recent shootings in california, governor gavin newsom and state lawmakers there have been vocal, demanding more action on the federal level. senate democrats joined president biden in calling for new limits on access to firearms. but that really is a non-starter

for many conservative lawmakers. >> all right. kate snow for us. thanks. turning to the war in ukraine. major reversal by the biden administration. u.s. is preparing to send tanks. keir simmons is live on that story. keir, you spent a lot of time in the region. what difference will this make. >> reporter: this is a big boost for ukraine on the battlefield. no doubt about it. germany just announcing that it will send 14 leopard 2 tanks. but crucially saying it will allow other countries to do the same. you're right. this is a huge reversal. the germans told me they wouldn't do this unless washington agreed to do the same with u.s. abrams tanks. now is appears washington has decided to do that. just last week the pentagon said they were told that decision wouldn't be made. so a present for president

zelenskyy, it is his birthday. the russians are furious, calling this a provocation. demetri peskov says the tanks will burn like the others. >> that is the politics. how about on the ground militarily, what kind of difference can this make in terms of ukraine's fight against russia? >> reporter: well, you know, it could be a turning point. there are thousands us of these leopard 2 tanks in europe. poland has 250. finland 200. spain 327. i think a second point, savannah, this is a victory for countries like the uk that have been saying ukraine needs to be allowed to go on the offense, the only way to force president putin to the negotiating table is to allow ukraine to win more territory. the questions though, can these tanks be supplied fast enough? how many will truly be supplied? and will this lead to an escalation by russia? >> keir simmons on the latest there. thank you very much. now to another discovery of classified government documents where they do not belong.

this time a small number of classified documents were found at former vice president mike pence's home in indiana. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander has the latest. what do we know on this? >> reporter: a lawyer for former vice president mike pence says that pence was unaware the documents were in his home, he is fully cooperating. in a letter it the national archives, the lawyer says the classified documents were, quote, inadvertently boxed and transported to pence's home when he left office. these materials were found monday, january 16, after a search following the discovery of classified materials at president biden's home. two days later, the pence's lawyer alerted the archives and the next day fbi agents collected those documents. for his part, pence recently criticized president biden for the act of taking classified materials. he called it a serious matter and insisted that he took no classified documents after his vice presidency.

this comes as special counsels are investigating president biden and former president trump's handling of classified documents. so far the attorney general merrick garland had no comment when asked about the pence case. >> peter, in the wake of these discoveries, are any other presidents looking around to see if the storage of their classified documents, this he have to be review of those? >> reporter: it would make sense, right? this is sparking bipartisan criticism. a republican lawmaker says the miss hand lining of classified documents has now become an epidemic. another called it a national security issue. we reached out to the offices of the last several presidents. presidents obama, bush and clinton all tell us that all of the classified materials from their times in office were turned over to the national archives. >> all right, peter alexander. thank you. all right. let's take a look at the national forecast. we know mr. roker is busy today. >> nothing classified here. >> it's all available to you. we have beautiful weather out west finally, except for that earthquake.

cold continues out west. the big action is all in the eastern third of the country. interior snow from the great lakes into the northeast. parts of new england severe storms, along the southeastern atlantic coast and record highs in central and southern florida today. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be a warmer afternoon as our inland temperatures reach into the mid-60s and another chilly night dipping down to the low 40s.

for tomorrow it's also nice and mild for the middle of the day but we'll continue to see more cold mornings and also some nice afternoons. as we go into the weekend it does get chilly and eventually we'll see the rain coming in on sunday. scattered showers in the forecast through monday and really cold temp >> that is your latest weather. >> thank you. coming up, a mystery at the dallas zoo three incidents have grabbed the tanks of police, including the death of an endangered animal. sam brock is following that story. >> reporter: totally unprecedented and very, very disturbing those are the words used by the dallas zoo ceo after 30 plus years in the field of what he has seen the last couple of weeks. we will look at the scope of the investigation, also another zoo unconnected to dallas. the layers of security they have around animals that story is coming up next. plus, the days of students scribbling on their palms that's gone

we will tell you about the new artificial intelligence tool that has professors sounding the alarm. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪♪ ♪♪ good morning. it is 7:26. i'm marcus washington. prosecutors are preparing to take a first real steps in seeking justice following the half moon bay shooting rampage. bob redell, the suspect is due to make his first court appearance today? >> reporter: correct, good morning to you, marcus. at 1:30 chunli zhao, the suspect in this mass shooting that took place here in half moon bay this week that left seven people dead and an eighth person in the hospital, he will be arraigned at the main court in redwood city. the sheriff's office says zhao

was 66 years old, knew the people he allegedly shot, and they believe this was an incident of work place violence. the suspect worked at both farms targeted in the shooting. sources tell our investigative unit zhao accused the victims of picking on him for years. zhao gunned down two workers off highway 92 before going to trailers and shooting two more co-workers including the lone survivor. investigators say zhao went to cabrillo highway and killed a married couple he had worked with before along with another former co-worker. reporting live outside this memorial here in downtown half moon bay, bob redell, nbc bay area news. time to get a look at the forecast for you today. meteorologist kari hall is monitoring that. a cold start to the morning. we are seeing sunshine and it will be a warmer afternoon. a nice start to the day. a look at our temperatures warmer in the north bay with upper 60s. low to mid-60s elsewhere across the bay area. as we go to the forecast, cooler air coming in for the week with scattered showers arriving on

sunday continuing into monday. a look at those high temperatures only up to 50 on monday, marcus. thanks, kari. another local news update in 30 minutes.

we're back it's 7:30, wednesday morning, january 25th, 2023 let's check out our beautiful plaza. i mean, still looks kind of empty since the tree is gone we have to remember that christmas 11 months until the big day. >> january 25th, yeah. >> in case you are counting. craig joins us. >> al is christmas shopping right now. 11 months only >> i wouldn't be surprised to our 7:30 headlines. the fda is calling for new limits on the amount of lead in processed baby food.

the guidance applies to package. food sold in pouchs and tubs and jars the limits could cut lead exposure by 27%. experts say it's not possible to remove these elements entirely from the food supply because crops absorb contaminants. a 75-year-old hiker who disappeared on california's mount baldy last weekend was found alive yesterday. he was alert and speaking as he was taken to the hospital for treatment. he went hiking on that snow-covered mountain with two others sunday but never returned to the meeting spot. the search continues for julian sands who also disappeared back on january 13th. rocket lab launched its first ever mission from american soil last night adding to the surge in private rocket activity in the u.s >> three, two, one >> the 59-foot-tall rocket lifted off from the brand-new launchpad in virginia. it carried three satellites into orbit.

now to a police investigation and in an unlikely place, the dallas zoo. in the past two weeks, there have been three suspicious incidents there, the most recent the death of an endangered bird which the zoo's president described as very suspicious nbc's sam brock has more on this story. hey, sam, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. guys, good morning certainly this is an odd one the dallas zoo is not saying a lot of information about how this vulture named pin who lived there 33 years actually died except to say some sort of strange wound. dallas police and federal investigators are looking into the matter zoo miami where i am has no connection to dallas or those incidents but showed us their layers of security for these animals and what it takes to penetrate them to threaten an animal the striking death of the lappet-faced vulture named pin landed hard at the dallas zoo.

not just because of the outcome. but also the circumstances. >> we found deemed to be very suspicious it pointed to this not being a natural death. >> reporter: that death resulting from an unusual wound according to zoo officials on the heels of a clouded leopard escaping on january 13th, ultimately found close by. the next day the zoo announced the discovery of an incision in the leopard's mesh fencing as well as the enclosure for the monkeys, though none escaped then pin's tragedy seven days later. dallas police are not ruling anyone out >> they are looking at people who work at the zoo, staff and anyone outside as well so they are questioning everyone. >> reporter: on its sprawling 110-acre campus, the zoo has 100 cameras and it's doubled security officials haven't discussed how it may have been breached.

>> there are various layers protecting this area. >> reporter: at zoo miami, which has no connection to dallas zoo or the incidents, communications director ron mcgill takes us to the enclosures housing black bears in and a florida panther wearing masks because the animals are susceptible to covid. how many layers in in complex? >> between five and six. >> reporter: for each ape? >> yes. >> reporter: just open the guillotine gate to get the bears requires two people, one to open the handle, the other to make sure the lock is in place. how would it be to compromise the structure? >> the bottom line, you have to make not one, not two, not three, not four, but five fatal mistakes to actually give the animal access to escape or get to the animal. >> reporter: with mystery enveloping the dallas zoo, that community is left with a sobering and sickening feeling about pin. >> this is an endangered species, which makes it important to long-term sustainability of the vulture population we are disturbed by the idea that someone might have intentionally done this.

>> i am sure they are reviewing the video there. is there any indication that somebody may have seen something go down? >> reporter: yeah, it's definitely possible because officials say that the dallas zoo is in south dallas in residential neighborhood enough people live close by that could have seen something peculiar or friday or saturday authorities are asking them to report anything suspicious as there's now a $10,000 reward, and u.s. fish and wildlife are also getting involved. >> a strange one. >> yes. all right. coming up, if you are feeling shell-shocked over the price of eggs, you are not by yourself. is it supply and demand or is it something else the new calls to find out what's really driving up the cost. then stephanie gosk is here with a hot debate over artificial intelligence and whether it's gotten too smart. hi, steph. >> good morning. do you remember sitting in your dorm room around 2:00 a.m., you turn 15 pages in by the morning? what if it you could go to a website and a computer could do

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it means steph, good morning. >> good morning. you know, it's fair to say educators are pretty rattled by this new technology. there are glaring ways it can be used by students intent on cheating new york city and seattle have already banned chatgpt and its competitors op school devices at least temporarily. but some experts say that's the wrong approach these technologies are here to stay and they are about to become even more powerful. >> reporter: essays, philosophical questions, therapy. chatgpt is a computer program that will write whatever you want quickly and convincingly, and with better grammar than a grade schoolteacher. >> the big changes the existence of a paragraph is no longer evidence of human thought. >> reporter: professor scherky says chatgpt isn't actually thinking but using a form of predictive text like on our phones, but on steroids.

>> so if i say to you, happy birthday, i baked you -- >> reporter: a cake. >> you know what to fill in. >> reporter: all that data allows the program to achieve astonishing results. passing a graduate-level test at the prestigious wharton school of business, a c-plus on exams at the university of minnesota law school the potential for cheating causing a growing number of school districts, including new york and seattle, to ban artificial intelligence on school devices openai launched chatgpt two months ago getting billions of dollars from microsoft to help develop it the company writing, we don't want chatgpt to be used for misleading purposes in schools or anywhere else, adding it's working on ways to identify a.i.-generated text. which is what 22-year-old princeton student edward has done, developing an app being embraced by teachers. >> teachers try out and see it works. sometimes suspicions they have been having. >> reporter: he says he doesn't support banning the use of a.i. in schools even uses it himself as a sort of rough draft when writing computer code.

>> it gets me started. but at the end of the day you have to finish the job yourself. >> reporter: the powerful technology can be a constructive tool if used the right way. >> shouldn't educators be freaked out by this? >> i mean, freaked out, no the answer is change your assignments to reflect the fact that you are in a world that has a personal calculator for words. >> just to give a sense of what it can and can't do, we told chatgpt write a tv news correspondent toss back to the anchors at the end of a story about a.i. and this is what it gave us. thanks for joining us on this story about the advancements in artificial intelligence. as we have seen, a.i. is rapidly changing the way we live and work and it's important to stay

informed about the latest developments in this field back to you in the studio. >> wow >> wow >> creepy. >> stephanie gosk would have gotten an a-plus chatgpt gets a c. >> c-minus it doesn't have my characteristic flare. >> but it begs the question, if this where the technology is now, five years from now, ten years from now, how are we going to be able -- >> kids in school are taught to think analytically often by writing, right educators have to find -- figure out another way to teach kids how to think that's the crazy thing. >> are they really, stephanie gosk >> i think so. >> thank you. all right. mr. roker. >> that's right. i am a droid that's the beautiful thing. this is kind of cool we have a new iceberg out there breaking off from the brunt iceberg, ice shelf in antarctica it's now a 600 square mile

iceberg on to itself what's kinda cool, that's half the size of rhode island and this is not due to climate change this is the natural caving of icebergs off this ice shelf. it's cool to talk about and look at look at the size of that thing if you thought we have been coming about a lot of tornados this month, we have. we are not even done with january and so far it's a record month. 157 tornado reports. 12 days out of the month with tornados 16 states from california to the southeast. it's the most active january on record average tornados for the month of january 36. and if it feels like it's early for spring if you are in the gulf, the leaves coming out ahead of schedule. top five from texas to mississippi and those leaves are coming out upwards of three weeks early. the exception into central florida. but otherwise they are starting to see that spring foliage early. out west right now not feeling like it's spring

15 degrees colder than average in denver, 29. dallas at 50 here in the east, louisville up to 46 degrees today. 64 in raleigh. 83 in jacksonville and that cool air starts to make its way to the east and then by the time we get though we will start to see temperatures warming up a bit. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out cold, but we're headed for the mid-60s for the inland areas today and also a nice, breezy wind. tonight it's cold once again, dropping down to the low 40s. another mild day tomorrow. notice it will get cooler for the weekend. more clouds moving in on saturday and rain on sunday. it's going to be very chilly next week with highs only near 50 degrees for the inland areas. freezing in the morning

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♪ [ fast talking ] >> oh, my gosh that's fast. do you remember those micro machine commercials. if you understood that guy, there is a good chance you are from the west. >> here we go. these are the rankings that reveal the top five slowest and fastest talking states the fastest one, and this might surprise you, minnesota number one. number two, oregon number three, iowa number four, kansas. and then north dakota. >> how did new york -- how is that possible? >> right i don't get that. >> i think jersey unintelligible, but, you know. >> ooh >> sorry

did i say that outloud >> what about the slowest? >> actually, we are not surprised by this. louisiana came in number one slowest talking state, hoda, that's your adopted state. this is not a shocker. craig's home state of south carolina is number two. >> we call that the craig melvin read. >> or the south carolina read. let's say you give craig a five-second script you can read it in 10 to 15, right? >> coming up on "popstart," rihanna. set to rock the halftime -- we are never in a hurry down there. >> because it's god's country. >> there you go. >> there is something, though, when you go visit and you come back, isn't it sort of like a shock? don't you kind of -- >> don't you feel shocked? >> sometimes when i go down, they are like, man, you start talking fast. >> oh, yeah. slow down. >> it's like in new york, i can't believe it's not the top five if you go to the deli, i will have a turkey sandwich, it's the most stressful situation you can

be in. >> let's start let's go okay, let's go new york is number 37. >> what? >> i'm shocked. >> california is 22. s.g., arizona, 27. in the middle. >> i'm shocked arizona people talk faster than new yorkers. something is wrong with this study. >> are they talking about the whole state of new york? maybe new york city? >> ooh >> that's a good point. >> there you go. >> you cracked the code. >> the louisiana read here. >> how much time do i have, y'all? >> okay. coming up on "popstart," rihanna. >> your west virginia read. >> rihanna is set to rock the halftime stage but now we know some of the other big names performing. >> cut. >> i can't look at this. >> i am not finished i have a lot they added - >> they added more time. >> you had to for chris meloni >> now you have to hurry it up lipton.

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[ spray, spray ] astepro and go. a very good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here is a look at what's happening now. i'm kris sanchez, the half moon bay mass shooter will be in court. 66-year-old chunli zhao will face a judge and district attorney steve wagstaffe told us he will face seven counts of murder, attempted murder and a firearms enhancement on each charge. san mateo county sheriff christine corpus said zhao use add semiautomatic weapon which he owned legally. sources told nbc bay area that zhao knew the people he killed. they were colleagues or co-workers. he said they picked on him for years. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari

hall. we're waking up and heading out to cold temperatures this morning, many spots are in the upper 30s and low 40s. well, this is where we're headed for today, 65 degrees for the inland valleys. it's going to be a really comfortable afternoon, so take it in and enjoy it. we can see that our temperatures stay cold in the morning but also our high temperatures get slightly cooler. more clouds on saturday and rain moving in on sunday and the high only reaches 52 degrees. we'll see freezing temperatures for the mornings next week. laura, today is the warmest day in the forecast. i'll make sure to enjoy it. i hope you do as well. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. ♪♪

♪ it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, extreme conditions. tornados tear a path of destruction across the south overnight. >> the back windows blew out of the house and we started seeing stuff flying. >> roughly 80 million under winter weather advisories this morning from new mexico to new england. some residents are still without power. >> we were convinced we were perfectly prepared but, you know, murphy's law. if something can go wrong, it will. >> al has the full forecast.

then, egg-stortion ca ca cartens flying off the shelves consumers are hit hard by egg prices what's really driving up the price amid reports food giants are limiting production. we have the latest. ah plus, miraculous rescue. >> there he is >> meet the 22-year-old diver who was swept out to sea for hours and the concerned mother who helped to save his life. they share their amazing story in an exclusive life interview right here in our studio. and it's on. chris meloni to talk about "law & order: organized crime" and tell us more about this moment that has everyone asking, will they or won't they we will try to get the answer. today january 25, 2023 ♪ >> visiting from silverton, oregon. >> on a mother/daughter trip. >> from sonora, california. >> hi to my sister love you, nina

>> shout out to my journalism class in monroe, connecticut >> today is a special day. >> my 21st birthday. >> here from ohio. >> celebrating our 55th anniversary. >> wow nice peepers some blue eyes on that gentleman out there. we will check them out in person we will wish them anniversary. your news, 8:00. much of the country under winter weather alerts this morning expecting everything from snow to violent thunderstorms in some places the houston area got it yesterday. apparent tornados damaging homes and businesses there several minor injuries were reported as well the northeast is ready for heavy rain along with a blast of the snow and cold that already moved through the plains and midwest al has a busy day ahead. >> a complex system we are watching right now snow to the north just west of washington, d.c., columbus,

chicago, st. louis heavy thunderstorms now moving through the southeast. we still have tornado watches, severe thunderstorm warnings as well into the central panhandle of florida and for today 8 million people at risk for severe weather from cape hatteras to jacksonville, valdosta, panama city, tornados are possible we have got 73 million people at risk from kansas all the way to maine and parts of upstate new york for winter weather advisories, winter watches as well 4 to 8 inches of know burlington, vermont, 8 to 14, caribou, maine, 4 to 7 in indianapolis airport delays there wet weather, heavy rain, 2 inches from nan duct to atlantic city. heavier amounts into the carolinas and we are looking at airport delays minneapolis, chicago, st. louis from boston all the way down to charlotte and atlanta as well. so pack that patience. guys. >> all right, al, thank you so much.

now to washington. all it took to bring republicans and democrats together was taylor swift lawmakers on both sides of the aisle quoted the pop star as they grilled ticketmaster executives about the recent concert ticket fiasco. savannah was there hey, savannah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we all remember two months ago ticketmaster essentially broke down during the presale for taylor swift tickets leading to major meltdown from swifties heard across the internet. well, all that bad blood culminated in a congressional hearing that left ticketmaster defending its reputation >> may i suggest, respectfully, that ticketmaster ought to look in the mirror and say, i'm the problem? it's me. ♪ >> reporter: tuesday's hearings might have sounded like a taylor swift music video. >> i think it's a nightmare dressed like a daydream. >> reporter: but very real concerns about ticketmaster and

their parent company live nation took center stage. >> the fact of the matter is that live nation, ticketmaster is the 800-pound gorilla here. it's a monopolistic mess. >> reporter: despite controlling 80% of the market share for concerts, the president said it's never been more competitive and addressed the debacle that left swift and her fans fuming. >> we apologize to the fans. we apologize to miss swift we need to do better. >> reporter: they pinned the difficulties on cyberattacks and bot traffic. >> this is what led to a terrible consumer experience. >> reporter: the swift fan backlash shining a spotlight on other concerns >> a lot of this concern came about after the taylor swift presale. >> we are less focused on on the taylor swift situation and using

this opportunity where everybody is aware that there is a lot that's broke been this industry. >> reporter: the spectacle had tiktokers tuning in. >> allowed us to experience firsthand what the problems with monopolies can feel like. >> reporter: senators acknowledging the impact of the swift faithful. >> it caught the eye of many of my colleagues and made it so we could push this hearing as soon as possible. >> live nation and ticketmaster merged 12 years ago and concerns over the company's combination of concert promotion, venue ownership and ticket sales have fans, artists and lawmakers hoping to reshape some of their influence over the music industry hoda. growing pressure in washington to investigate something else skyrocketing egg prices. the national average now about $4.25 a dozen and most of the blame placed on a bird flu outbreak now a group is saying not so fast

bryan cheung with a closer look. eggs are very, very expensive. >> yeah. good morning, everyone with recently priced eggs flying off of store shelves and warnings about smuggling cheaper eggs across the border, buyers are scrambling to deal with this crisis people wonder is this because of the avian flu or is this price-gouging. >> got the eggs. >> reporter: high egg prices have users on social media cracking jokes but it's the nation's largest egg pro diarse now facing the spotlight amid allegations of foul play. farm action has accused giants including cal maine foods of working together in a scheme to limit production and increase prices all to juice their profits. cal maine is the top producer of eggs in the u.s., controlling about to 20% of the market their quarterly profits were more than seven times larger than the year prior. during that time, the price of

eggs more than doubled in response to the allegations, cal maine says many factors including the bird flu and increasing production costs have contributed to higher prices experts point out that egg farms are not the ultimate price setter. >> keep in mind that there are also other players in the supply chain such as retailers whose margins have to be factored into the final price that we pay at the grocery story. smaller farms like this one in washington have been able to avoid huge price hikes because they have also been able to avoid flu. cage-free eggs were about 40 cents cheaper than conventional eggs in the first half of january. >> it's delivery day today. >> we don't want to price ourself out of the market and we would just like to be a good, wholesome supplier for our local community. >> reporter: whether the blame goes to bird flu or price gouging, shoppers are raising their own chickens, smuggling across the border, prompting fines up to $10,000. positive news.

prices are starting to come down as the holiday bump in demand fades. signs of improvement after an extraordinary year for egg prices in addition to cage-free eggs, check the sell-by day and see if you can get a markdown, consider buying in bulk and sharing with friends and family and look at lower grade eggs no smuggling, guys i got a little boost for you gorgeous scenery makes lake tahoe a popular engagement spot any time of the year not many proposals get a reaction like this after setting up the camera, this woman runs over to get in the shot her boyfriend surprises her and gets down on one knee. check it out >> ooh [ laughter ] >> all right that's kinda cool. she knocked her fiance down.

she is not done, okay? she gets up again, more jumping around one more good-bye >> oh, my gosh. >> we think she said yes, although not confirmed. >> i love her. >> that's going to be a fun marriage coming up, guys, we will go inside an ocean rescue seen around the world we will meet the diver swept away at sea and his incredibly thankful mom to find what happened in that miracle moment when they reunited after these messages allow us to reintroduce ourselves... folgers”. not me! i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20®. a pfizer vaccine! so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. i'm asking about prevnar 20® because there's a chance pneumococcal pneumonia could put me in the hospital. if you're 19 or older, with certain chronic conditions like copd, asthma, diabetes, or heart disease or are 65 or older, you may be at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia.

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if you're over 50, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about shingles prevention. we are back. 8:13 a "today" exclusive this morning. yesterday we showed you that dramatic rescue in the florida keys a 22-year-old swept out to sea, stranded for hours. >> hope was fading, so was daylight then something incredible happened it was all caught on video we will meet that fisherman and his mom. first, a look at the remarkable rescue >> there he is >> reporter: a miracle rescue caught on camera 22-year-old dylan gartenmayer says he was free diving with friends in the florida keys thursday spearfishing without an oxygen tank when he suddenly became stranded at sea the powerful gulfstream current taking over and pulling dylan

away. >> we got separated and never seen each other again. >> reporter: even for the florida native who grew up diving and spearfishing in the keys, what happened next was unfamiliar territory dylan was swept further into the waters and held his breath for nearly two minutes when he surfaced he had drifted more than a mile away. the boat nearly out of sight back home dylan's mom got the call her son was missing. >> i couldn't breathe. i couldn't talk. >> reporter: with the sun setting, his mom gathered family and sprung into action. >> we have to get out there because we are not going to be able to see him if we wait one more minute. >> reporter: together on his grandfather's boat they rushed to search for dylan. nearly 20 members of the u.s. coast guard also joining the urgent rescue mission. >> someone is floating in the water, you are looked for a coconut-sized object and it gets difficult as nighttime hours approach. >> reporter: dylan put together a makeshift raft, tying together three buoys he found near the

reef but he was soon surrounded by more danger. >> a bunch of bait blowing up around me. i knew that there was big fish eating those bait, sharks, you know, shortly behind them. >> reporter: nearly four hours after he had gone missing -- >> i see a bow light, i could hear the motor oh, my god, that's my grandpa's boat. >> reporter: he was finally bull onboard. his family over come with emotion. videos of their reunion now going viral with nearly 40 million views on tiktok. >> the second i got on the boat, my mom took my dive gear off, hugged me, crying, happy to see me. >> it's a miracle we landed on my son in a needle in a haystack. >> oh, my god, dylan >> oh, boy what a happy day we are so happy to say that dylan gartenmayer's and his mom tabby are with us. that moment was just, it was definitely a miracle

before we get into what happened, will you describe why you think you found your son >> i definitely this to be a miracle. it had to be god protecting him, angels above because for us to land right on him, you could see it's a needle in a haystack out there. he was so smart to get the buoys to know his head wouldn't be enough for us to find him. >> in that moment didn't you say, stop the boat right here? >> yes. >> i mean, mother's instinct >> i felt like we needed to slow down if we go past him, how will weow >> that's a miracle. dylan, can we talk about you okay so you go out doing what you love to do you spear dive, you fish, you u are very, very, very experienced.

what were you thinking >> i was just getting dragged further and further and i could watch the boat getting smaller it was like, okay, this is starting to get serious for sure. >> you know the waters really well and knew there was a reef nearby. >> yeah. >> so you swam over there. sound like you had your wits about you. you tied together the buoys. when did you, if ever, start to worry and think i might be in real trouble here? >> once got into the shoal and it was less than ten feet of visibility, i could barely see from me to you away. the sun was setting. ways like, this is getting serious now. >> you had a wet suit on, but around you, were you in waters that had sharks and fish and jellyfish? what was around you? >> oh, yeah. the swim back to the western sand bed is where i was rescued. i had a man-of-wars and moon jellies and all types of stuff luckily the wet suit protected me. >> you had your spear. that might have come in handy? >> yeah. >> the sun was going down.

i would think the scariest part would have been nighttime because how long were you out there and what were you thinking when you were watching the sun drop >> watching that sun drop was kinda like making my heart sink. i was like, this is going to be a long night out here. so that's the idea with the buoys, trying to get up as high as i can, get a little warmth and less of my body in the water for potential predators. >> thank goodness for your quick thinking, your experience. your mom's face now when you said that, by the way, the anguish of mom you were a diver yourself? >> yeah, i was spearfishing with him in my belly. i know he was born to do this. >> you understand. >> yeah. >> so you get a call he is missing. what happened? >> the worst call i got in my life i worry every time he goes out because he pushes the limit

sometimes. sometimes he night dives and goes down 100 feet so just that scares you. you are like, so every time i am like, are you home yet i can't wait for him to get home i got the call after i got off of work. my ex-husband, his dad, said, he has been missing an hour the way he sounded it literally took my breath away. i couldn't even breathe. like everything just went away i was just, like, standing there stuck. you replay that every time you get that feeling so i passed the phone to my friend and she literally -- i couldn't talk. nothing. i was just, like, was stuck. and she drives me to the house and we are, like, my niece and joelle, they literally are azcaus because of them, i didn't know my son was floating around the ocean for hours by himself and so we get to grandpa's house. they are already on the boat literally took the family to come together within seconds that's our baby. that's our baby. and that's what do you that's how we are. and we are always going to

there to protect our family. you can't go the speed i am like, sorry, neighbors, but -- >> yeah. >> and we did 58 miles an hour non-stop and we went through cal key, the hes are flapping. i am holding my niece, priscilla, my friend here, holding the hatches down there is a cockroach flying ere is a cockroach flying around i am like they said he was in 30 feet. once i heard that, it kind of relieved me a little bit i am like he is good i know he has survival skills. >> the coast guard was looking for you. >> everybody was looking foryou. your mom, your family, on your grandpa's boat, found you. you said you knew the engine >> yeah, growing up, seeing that console and i could hear the hum of the motors, oh, that's my grandpa's boat. >> we know what your mom was feeling. what were you feeling in that

moment when you knew help was here >> i seen them running to the me oh, my god, they see me. >> how did that happen >> it's a miracle. >> yeah, i'm still, like, this is definitely a miracle. >> i think it's a miracle. we have seen the video now of that moment, the reunion when mom, tabby, holding on to you for dear life. >> i wanted to jump in and g him. >> what was it like in that moment when your mom, get on the boat and your mom is wrapping her arms around you? >> the greatest forever. >> wow now, this of course always begs the question, like, going -- this is something you love your whole family loves. >> yeah. >> is this kind of put it in perspective? will you be doing this again >> oh, yeah. >> ask mom. >> mom, what do you think? >> he is grown man it's his passion this is what he loves to do.

and as long as he is doing what he loves to do but he is safer and goes with people that will make sure he is close to the boat and watch him, you know, because that's very important. you go with experienced divers you know, that's a big deal for me and that is big deal. >> what happened to the guys on the boat did they just go away? >> yeah, i found out they didn't even call the coast guard. they just left they left you in the water >> yeah. >> these aren't good friends >> no, just people i met on facebook. >> this is why -- >> i was just trying to get out there to go diving. >> okay. >> so miracle upon miracle you have a guardian angel, my friend. >> yes, he does. >> you do. >> so glad you are okay. >> one is sitting next to you, too. >> aw! >> we love you guys. we are so happy for you. don't make your mommy worry anymore. >> i can't stand it.

>> be careful. do what you love >> so glad you are here. >> thank you so much al, over to you. >> thank goodness. i guess going diving with friends on facebook probably not the way to go. as we look right now, eastern half of the country, that's where the action is. severe weather down to the south. tornado watches and winter storm advisories and watches stretching fro wichita into new england that snow getting itself together it is chilly in the northern plains teens, 20s and 30s 60s in southern california 80s in central and southern florida. they got some record-breaking temperatures there interior snow parts of the great lakes into new england, upstate new york as well record highs down through florida. we are looking for that cold continuing out in the plains and rockies and sunshine up and high temperatures inland into the mid-60s and we'll do it again tomorrow.

just slightly lower temperatures and we'll see a cooling trend going into the weekend. more clouds on saturday and highin the upper 50s and look at how much colder it's going to be once we get some scattered showers moving in. we'll drop our morning >> that is your latest weather. >> thank you. look who is here chris meloni is here [ applause ] >> yes >> thanks for having me. >> okay. "law & order," big episode tonight. >> yeah. >> huge. >> big questions raised. >> huge questions. >> benson and stabler. >> huge questions. >> is it on? >> ooh >> read his eyes read his eyes. >> i'm in love. >> we're going to lay down the law. >> the promo makes it feel like we know the answer. >> i know. >> do we >> you don't hold your friends' faces. clever editing. >> you're right.

>> anyway, he is not talking. >> yeah, he isn't. we will speak with him in a bit. >> we will have to get out the interrogation tools.

a very goo mning to you. it ismpage, leaders have approva series of new measures. a new outreach plan was approved to make orders less accessible. a city auditor issued a series of recommendations which are a believed to be in the process of being implemented including making public safety information available in multiple languages and developing new protocals to document inspections that may include gun stores. also this week, sjpd rolled out

its new gun shot detection system. let's look a look at our forecast. >> it's nice and sunny, but feels cold as we check out a live view of san rafael. busy as well. it's going the start out cold, but this is where we're headed. upper 60s for a high today in the north bay and the rest of the bay area. low to mid-60s. only reaching 61 in livermore and 65 in san jose. 63 in san francisco. tomorrow morning starts out just as cold as this morning so we have more cold mornings and mild days ahead. >> putting those coats to use. we'll be back in half an hour.

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and on the "3rd hour," a guest visiting with our crowd on the plaza right now. there he is. he is going to be performing his viral tiktok sensation, called "stick season." >> we're excited about that. tomorrow on "today," martha stewart straight from the farm with indoor plants to warm and brighten your home. >> last time she was here, she immediate that eggnog. >> really? >> we will see what kind of plants she brings tomorrow we nomar that. [ laughter ] >> suddenly it took a turn. >> i know. i'm getting this from you. >> thank you. anyway okay when to water the potted plants -- >> stop saying that. >> please. >> you are doing well, my young padawan. you know the show is in trouble when they turn to me sunshine up and down the east coast.

great lakes, snowy in the northern plains. snow out west. saturday sunny and cool in the southeast. wintry from the great lakes and pacific northwest. sunday, sunday heavy rain through the gulf snow in upstate new york, northern new england and dangerous chill in plains. that nex next storm out of the good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's starting out chilly, but it will shape up to be a nice day. in fact, the warmest day of the forecast with highs in the mid-60s. it will be slightly cooler tomorrow and friday is looking nice, but look at the weekend. we're only looking at highs in the 50s and rain moves in on sunday. scattered showers continue into monday and then the high temperature only reaches 50 degrees and freezing temperatures next week. san francisco, low >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you. straight ahead on

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>> i am keeping the pin. paris hilton, big congrats to paris announcing she and her husband have welcomed a baby boy, posting this picture of the baby wrapped around that blue manicured thumb, writing you are already loved beyond words, telling "people" magazine becoming a mother has been her dream and they are excited to start their family, adding their hearts are exploding for love for the baby boy all our best. the super bowl, we know that rihanna set to make her return headlining the halftime show have you heard >> no. >> chris stapleton will sing the national anthem and troy kotsur the sign language, babyface set to sing "american the beautiful. and then sheryl lee ralph is going to - >> yes

>> "lift every voice and sing. the "abbott elementary" sharing that news on social media saying, come on now, don't you ever give up on you, baby. a few weeks away from the big game it will income savannah's home state of arizona in glendale february 12. next up, jamie lee curtis, the "everything everywhere all at once" team led yesterday's oscar noms with 11 across all categories for jamie lee curtis her first ever nomination for an academy award. all from this wacky irs auditor. >> you may only see a pile of -- i see a story. i can see where this story is going. it does not look good. >> that looks good. >> brilliant. >> how do you see this >> i don't know how to see anything any more.

>> streaming. >> can i go to the theater >> no. >> you can't even categorize it. with the nominations, they may put it back. >> she celebrated in social media posts sharing this pic the moment she found out she was nominated. >> this what surprise looks like here is another snapshot when she realized her co-star also was nominated. and another photo a sweet moment with her husband that caption said the highlight of her personal -- professional life big congrats to jamie lee and all the nominees. james taylor, how sweet it is to be a fan he announced a mini vegas residency for later in the year alongside his all-star band. five shows at the chelsea inside to cosmopolitan of las vegas between june 3rd and 10th. ticket presale starts today before the wide release is available on friday.

finally, blake shelton for his last one as a coach on "the voice" and a new promo teasing after two dozen seasons in that big red spinning chair he is pulling out all the stops this time >> after 23 seasons -- >> are you tired >> i am tired of this. >> this is starting to feel like there is only one team of the voice "the voice." >> stiff competition the coaching lineup chance the rapper and nile horn of course, kelly clarkson. catch "the voice" march 6 on nbc. >> blake has to win in his last year, right? >> his batting average is pretty

>> we crushed it we are excited. >> will we get a second season >> i don't know. >> do it >> of course they will. >> are you there, margaret straight ahead - >> margaret is down here. >> catching ith "l & order" star christopher melo order" star christopher meloni this morning we are going to be doing a little interrogating.

♪ okay guys, we are all over this back with an actor who portrays one of america's famous crime fighters. >> he is elliott stabler in "law & order. you saw the image, detectives stabler and benson getting very close. so the question has to happen. will they or won't they?

we are hoping for answers. first, here is a preview of this week's episode. >> i know what you did with the brotherhood. and captain benson speaks highly of you, so i know you are someone i can trust. >> you know captain benson >> oh, i feel like there is a lot going on there let's go back to the image very few people whose face you hold in your hands -- >> we are co-workers we don't hold each other's faces. not like this. not once. >> what is that? what is happening? >> she needs to tell me something very important >> oh, this does not -- no, your eyes are closed. >> she is part eskimo? a little eskimo kiss >> we want the truth. >> yes. >> look, captain benson has

been -- she has been under duress this is for the "svu" episode. i did a guest little appearance there. and she called me for a favor, so i came over and -- >> what kind of favor? >> just to pick up her son just it pick up her son. >> looks like you picked up something else. >> what? >> seemed like you were picking up something else.se there were folks >> mine, she is so beautiful i was asking about her beauty secret her skin is so soft. >> we are not the only people who want to know because there were folks out on the plaza, they - >> america -- what is the end game >> dun-dun. >> i think they want us together >> wouldn't it be, don't you think, don't they belong together >> i think there is a world -- i used to not. but it's -- i think we are all trying to still figure out what the exact steps are and what that end game is, what that -- i mean, are they going to be together >> file like -- i think we need

to go "law & order" on you. >> we are about to. >> ready >> you were there. you were in the apartment. you had the motive and the means. your lips. did you or did you not kiss her? >> i want my lawyer. [ laughter ] >> he is good. okay fair enough. we will have to tune in and watch. >> you know what's great about this show? it's been on the air such a long time, yet here we have everybody in this, at this moment, leaning in once again. a lot of things have been on the air for a long, long time don't have that. what do you think it is about the show >> i think a lot of it has to do with the chemistry i think they -- >> yeah.erid sorry, but we were trying to goo on to a new subject, then you brought up chemistry. >> sorry it's about my new show, "organized crime."

>> there we go. >> which is on tomorrow night. >> yes. >> yes. >> yeah. >> "organized crime. but you were on the show then you left. now you're back. what's it feel like? like putting on an old pair of jeans that fit right >> it is but my character was introduced with tragedy and we were telling the story, elongated format that was -- all that was very different. it was a different world to inhabit. that was a lot of fun. but all these, you know, new people to play with. >> yeah, that's fun. >> yeah. >> you have so many cool guest stars. who have you had on you were like, wow, i can't believe this person is here >> almost every one because they bring an absolutely different dynamic. it started with dylan mcdermott, you know i had denis leary on now we have timothy v. murphy, you know, playing an irish westy, you know, 2.0 mobster type they are always fun. >> it's so cool. your darling wife just had a

birthday you had a very sweet instagram post you guys are the cutest. how is this, like, what works? how have you made this last so long >> her patience. >> oh. >> yeah. you know, we went out with the kids, you know, and my daughter is the grand marshal of that because she knows the whole scene. >> look at you dancing with the kids, which is awesome. >> how cute is that? >> oh, my gosh and then there is my girl. >> how sweet are y'all >> this is my true reaction behind the scenes of what the hell am i doing here i have no business being there they are way hipper than i am. it's great. >> you are a cool dad, great husband. >> we know you are in shape for dancing because you are always doing naked workouts on that peloton app. do you really work out naked or is that just for tv? >> what did i say about my lawyer and that phone call >> are we showing the ad >> thank you

thank you! >> the ad is special what does your wife thinking about you doing that >> you know, the eye roll. >> you do you? >> yep >> well, we are so happy you are here, chris. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> you like to have fun, too >> so what happened? peacock. next, everything you need to know to keep your skin protected from the cold, dry weather first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with our series shop this list today skin care products you can use from head to toe dr. henry, a board certify dermatologist and clinical instructor of dermatology at

cornell college. we have an add all items to cart button that's fun and dangerous scan the qr code at the bottom of the screen. you can add everything to the cart with one click. dr. henry, good morning. it is that time of year. the skin you get dry cracks and all the things and all of these are for different parts of your body that. help with that. >> exactly. >> why is winter so hard on the skin >> the temperatures drop and so does the humidity. when the humidity drops our skin gets dry and sensitive when it's cold, we go indoors to warm up, we meet the radiator. >> that dry heat. >> exactly. >> let's talk about these items. this, what is this a toner with witch hazel in it >> yes, this is very important no longer do we think of toners as astringents that strip the

oil and moisture from our skin this is fantastic. it's alcohol free. and so - >> not drying? >> exactly so what is old is new. this has been around since 1847. a long time. it's having a resurgence this alcohol free variant is at the lead it has a little bit of aloe. it's hydrating and prepping your skin for the next step in the regiment anti-oxidants and vitamin c. >> a cleanser and then this toner after? >> yes. >> next we have hyaluronic acid which all you dermatologists say this is the thing we have to have. >> it's my miracle molecule. this one i like because it's pure and simple. it's hyaluronic acid it's a vitamin b 5 a great price point. >> not expensive usually it's like a bazillion dollars. >> exactly $9 yes, you can layer it, pair it great to give your skin moister. >> i cleanse my face, toner and then how much like a half a drop

>> just a little drop. a little bit goes a long way this is going to last a very long time. good wow, that's great. retinol patches. retin is another ingredient that dermatologists love. tell me about the patches and how they work. >> retinal is the most transformative ingredient in all of skin care, love it for anti-aging aging doesn't slow down in the winter we need a targeted treatment each pad has about 80 little self-dissolving cones. >> is it for under your eyes >> any wrinkle. >> oh? i need ten of these. >> around the mouth, each cone dissolves and has retinol, hyaluronic acid and peptides >> so you spot treat your wrinkles >> exactly. >> and leave it on >> yeah, leave it on, it dissolves. you don't have to leave it on the whole night. you take it off and you have a targeted treatment without irritation

>> i am going to do it right now. >> $22. >> some of this skin care things can get expensive. do you feel like when they have a low price point you are suspicious, is it going to be good and effective >> no. you can shop this list for about $50. great ingredients, efficacious products you can do it. >> dermatologist tips as well. this is for skin and hair? >> yes, cantu, shea butter or cocoa butter all organic. you can use it on the hair, use it on the cuticles on the skin and in the winter season that water evaporating. you need something thick and rich it lock it in. >> if you do it on your hair like a conditioner >> on the ends of your when it gets dry when you are outdoors, come back in perfect for that. >> never heard of that finally, the feet. the dogs are barking

let's do some hydration. >> yes, they are our feet get dry because the soles of our feet don't have oil glands they can't protect themselves. that's why they can become unsightly in the winter season we have all suffered that. this is great for that this is a foot mask. put it on. it has prebiotic oats, shea butter put fuzzy socks on, take it off in ten minutes, softer, healthy, winter prepared feet. >> i love these. thank you so much. and remember you can scan the qr code you can go to today.com/shop and buy these items. you can put them all in your cart at once. coming up on the third hour, a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. the man police say shot and killed seven people this week in half moon bay is scheduled to make his first court appearance

this afternoon. he is scheduled to be arraigned in redwood city. investigators believe he was a disgruntled employee who knew his victims, one of whom is still in the hospital. they say someone noticed him parked outside a sheriff's substation. happening now, the suspect is scheduled to appear at 1:30 in court. we'll have the latest at

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