problem on the tracks and that continues. the good news is the crash on the east shore cleared and good recovery through berkeley. we will be back in 30 minutes with a local news good thursday morning. scary moments for hundreds of airline passengers overnight >> multiple incidents forcing emergency landings it's march 2nd this is "today." ♪ >> chaos in the skies. passengers rushed to the hospital after severe turbulence slams a flight out of texas. debris seen littering the cabin in its aftermath meanwhile, another flight forced to land after a fire erupts in an overhead bin. all of this just hours after a pennsylvania airport was evacuated when tsa agents found hidden explosives inside checked luggage. we'll have the very latest on the string of alarming

incidents. wicked weather severe storms set to sweep across the south today potential tornados and flooding, major concerns while tens of millions from the midwest to maine are back on alert for even more snow al has your full forecast. making their case. alex murdaugh's defense team getting its turn this morning after prosecutors delivered their closing arguments, saying the serial liar was solely responsible for the death of his wife and son >> and he fooled maggie and paul, too. and they paid for it with their lives. >> murdaugh's fate could be in the hands of a jury by the end of the day a live report from the courthouse, just ahead breaking overnight, booked a college football star and top nfl prospect, jalen carter, turning himself in charged in connection with a fatal car crash that took the lives of his georgia teammate and a staffer.

the new details emerging about that accident and the uncertain future he now faces. those stories plus, frogmore no more. prince harry and meagan markel being asked to leave the iconic cottage they were gifted by the queen. we're live in london with the decision that's only widening that royal rift. and remarkable reveal. overnight, a new discovery inside the great pyramid that could help unlock its ancient secrets. we've got your first look at the find, thousands of years in the making, today, thursday, march 2nd, 2023. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> and a good morning to you welcome to "today. we are so glad you are with us

on a thursday morning. sheinelle and i are holding down the fort while savannah and hoda are out. it is a busy thursday morning. a lot to get to. we'll start with that string of major incidents overnight involving airplanes and airports across the country >> that includes an emergency landing in washington, d.c. where major turbulence sent at least seven people to the hospital another emergency landing in florida after a battery fire in an overhead bin sent smoke across the cabin >> then there was a major security scare in pennsylvania a suspect there now in custody, accused of trying to bring explosives on to a plane nbc's emilie ikeda is covering all of this for us this morning. good morning >> good morning. as you mentioned, it's a strin of scares. parts of that airport in pennsylvania evacuated after tsa agents made that alarming discovery in checked luggage and overnight, those two emergency landings rattling passengers and sending multiple people to the hospital >> reporter: overnight, chaos and fear in the sky after two airlines made emergency

landings >> airbus a-330, experiencing extreme turbulence >> reporter: seven people were taken to the hop after a lufthansa flight traveling from texas to germany experienced significant turbulence and had to land at a washington airport. >> the plane completely just like dropped and everything, all the food and everything just flew everywhere. and it was pretty scary for a bit. >> reporter: earlier in the day, a spirit airlines flight flying from dallas to orlando was also diverted after a battery in an overhead bin caught on fire. >> all of a sudden, just a ton of smoke came out. i yelled fire a few times. >> reporter: frightening moments ensued as the cabin quickly filled with smoke, but thanks to quick reaction from those onboard, the fire was extinguished and the plane landed safely in jacksonville, florida. >> there was a retired fireman that jumped up and the flight crew came in and they did a really nice job. >> reporter: ten people were transported to the hospital according to the jacksonville fire and rescue department it comes amid a serious scare at

a pennsylvania airport after authorities say a man who is now detained tried to bring an explosive device onboard an allegiant airplane heading to orlando. according to federal officials, the 40-year-old checked hi suitcase monday morning that contained a combustible device about an hour later, when tsa agents screened the bag, it set off alarms according to charging crock -- documents, agents found a circular compound containing a granular type of powder often used in commercial-grade fireworks. authorities say the device, which was found hidden in the lining of the suitcase also contained several fuses. the fbi was called to the scene and part of the airport was evacuated. investigators say surveillance cameras captured this picture of muffly leaving the airport just after being paged to come to the security office. the fbi was able to arrest the suspect without incident at his home monday night. he's since been charged with possession of an explosive in an

airport and attempting to have it placed on an aircraft muffly is set to appear in court later this afternoon i should note, we've reached out to his attorney for comment, but have not heard back. >> let's go back to that turbulent texas flight for a second what more, if anything, have we learned about how it all unfolded onboard >> the faa says the crew experienced severe turbulence, some 40,000 feet flying over tennessee before landing safely at dulles. it hit during dinner service and they felt the aircraft drop several times. you can see meal trays and napkins littered on the floor. an investigation into the incident has since been launched >> that had to be terribly scary. emilie, thank you. another big story this morning. extreme weather, including more snow for tens of millions. and across the south, the risk of severe storms and potential tornados al is here with the very latest on what to expect. al, good morning >> guys, going to be trouble in the skies on the ground, a real mess we're talking about 48 million people impacted by winter storm watches, winter storm warnings

we even got flood warnings, as well, stretching from indiana and ohio all the way down into arkansas and parts of oklahoma we have snow advisories up into the northeast. you can see the storm is already firing up, and this is what we're most worried about for today. we've got the severe storm risk and, in fact, you can see, this moderate risk of severe weather for large and strong tornados, especially late afternoon into the overnight hours. this area, this is the greatest threat for strong tornados ef-2 or stronger from waco, dallas, little rock, memphis, jackson and alexandria so we're going to be watching that closely tomorrow, the threat moves to the east and to the north for knoxville, montgomery, charlotte, a few tornados likely, very strong winds. and winds are going to be a big problem. also, the rain we've got some rainfall rates from indianapolis to dallas, up to 2 inches per hour we've got flood watches from oklahoma to ohio and this is where we're going to have some big problems, also

the winds, wind gusts, 43 miles per hour in detroit. 48 in memphis. 44 in pittsburgh downed trees, power lines are going to be a big problem and the snow a narrow band of very heavy snow in the great lakes snowfall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour we could see 4 to maybe 8 inches in chicago 6 plus in flint. 1 to 3 in buffalo. boston could see 1 to 6 inches of snow as well. a very turbulent time over the next 48 hours. guys >> al, we'll be keeping a close eye on the weather something else we're watching very closely today, alex murdaugh's double murder trial. it could be heading to the jury in just a matter of hours. the defense presenting its closing argument this morning after prosecutors argued murdaugh was the only person with motive and means to kill his wife and son we've got complete coverage for you this morning we'll start at the courthouse once again in walterboro, south carolina nbc's catie beck is at her post. catie, good morning to you >> reporter: good morning, craig.

prosecutors painting alex murdaugh in closing as a man o prominence who simply could not live with the shame of his own bad decisions. they say in the months before the murders, murdaugh was facing a gathering storm. he was about to be exposed for stealing millions of dollars, and it was a mounting pressure for which they say his wife and son paid the ultimate price. prosecutors telling the jury on wednesday, alex murdaugh is skilled liar, who murdered his wife, maggie, and son paul, as his world was falling apart. they say the former attorney was facing questions about stealing millions from his firm and clients. and a civil suit seeking millions from him after his son, paul, was involved in a deadly boat accident. >> the entire allusion of his life was about to be altered he couldn't live with that >> reporter: in a passionate closing argument that lasted hours, the lead prosecutor painting murdaugh as a

calculated killer and liar who manufactured an elaborate cover-up but they say murdaugh was unable to refute one critical piece of evidence, placing him at the scene of the crime this kennel video in which alex, maggie, and paul can be heard speaking minutes before the murders. murdaugh admitting on the stan that he repeatedly lied to investigators about being there. in part, blaming an opioid addiction, which he says caused paranoia >> why in the world would an innocent, reasonable father and husband lie about that >> reporter: earlier in the day, jurors visited the murdaug property, known as moselle, to walk the area near the kennels, the feed room where paul was killed, and outside the murdaugh home, even seeing a bullet hole in this window during the trial, murdaugh repeatedly denied killing his wife or son. the state also suggesting in the minutes after the murders, murdaugh made multiple calls and texts on the way to his mother's house to manufacture an alibi.

among those, he called his friend chris wilson who recently sat down with craig. >> how hard was it to agree to testify against your old freend? >> it's hard because there's a relationship there that i thought was based on trust and respect and all of those things that when you find out it's not, it's hard to relive that >> prosecutors telling jurors, murdaugh lied to everyone he ever knew. >> and he fooled maggie and paul, too. and they paid for it with their lives. don't let him fool you, too. >> reporter: in another dramatic moment in closing, prosecutor creighton waters describing maggie murdaugh's final moment saying she heard those gunshots and started running, running toward her baby, when she herself was mowed down by the only person that was conclusively there that night. craig?

>> catie beck for us in south carolina, catie, thank you let's bring in nbc's senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett. good morning to you once again >> good morning, guys. >> creighton waters, lead prosecutor for the state, took him a while, i thought, to sort of land that plane, but when he did land it, it was a pretty solid landing. what did you make of the prosecution's close? >> i thought the prosecutor was on the strongest footing when he stuck to the timeline, when he made sort of an appeal to common sense and when he focused on the lies i think when he started to delve back into the financial evidence, that's when you saw the jury sort of get a littl bit sleepy again, at least according to reports in the courtroom. and i think, of course, the biggest piece of evidence here, guys, is that he is at the scene of a crime, right before the murders take place and what you saw the prosecutor say is, why would someone lie about that if they're perfectly innocent and have nothing to hide, why lie about that the defense could say, well, maybe he was worried about being framed i think that's where the prosecutor made the most headway yesterday. >> it definitely grabbed my attention when he talked about the number of steps in that

short amount of time the other -- the prosecution's motive was this whole talk about a gathering storm. was that persuasive? what did he mean by that >> in theory, that could be persuasive the idea is that you have so much pressure on you and the release of that pressure ended up in the murder of his wife and child, but it's never been an intuitive motive, i think. the idea that was going to invoke so much sympathy, it would distract everyone away from the financial crimes. what better way to invite scrutiny than to have a double homicide take place on your property that's why it's never been an intuitive argument, and i think you're going hear the defense say that in closing today. >> let's talk about the defense for a moment jim griffin, the attorney for alex murdaugh, one of the tw attorneys there at the table, he'll be presenting the closing arguments. if you were advising jim griffin this morning, what would you suggest he do? >> lean into the kennel video. which everyone agrees is the most important thing because it places murdaugh at the scene of the crime. lean into it, say, you don't

hear any screaming, any animosity, any fighting. this is a happy family if your argument is that this is what happened right before the murders, you would think there would have been some sort of fight, some sort of commotion. lean into it and say, you don't hear any of that, ladies and gentlemen. >> all right laura jarrett, thank you thank you, thank you a quick reminder once again, we'll have a lot more on the twists and the turns of this trial and perhaps reaction to a verdict, as well we'll have a special two-hour edition of "dateline" tomorrow night, 9:00 eastern, 8:00 central here on nbc. now to a major development overnight tied to a fatal car crash involving members of the university of georgia's football team star player jalen carter, a projected top pick in the upcoming nfl draft, booked by police just hours after a warrant for his arrest in connection with the case was issued nbc's stephanie gosk has the very latest on this one. steph, good morning. >> hey, sheinelle, good morning. it's been emotional whiplash for the bulldogs, who had been celebrating the school's second straight national championship that night

now, carter's nfl future is up in the air with even georgia's coach calling the charges, quote, deeply concerning, as the opportunity is still coping with that devastating loss. >> daniels would like to, but jalen carter's got him again >> reporter: this morning, top nfl prospect and former georgia bulldog jalen carter is facing charges in connection with a fatal crash in january his teammate and team recruiter were killed. according to jail records, the star player turned himself into authorities overnight, was booked into the athens clark county jail, and released a short time later according to an arrest warrant obtained earlier by nbc news, police filed two misdemeanor charges against carter for reckless driving and drag racing this surveillance video obtained by our nbc news affiliate appears to show two cars matching police descriptions of the vehicles allegedly racing minutes before the crash police have not confirmed the cars in the video were the ones involved investigators finding both carter and lacroix drove at high rates of speed, overtaking other motorists and switching between

lanes. lacroix said to be driving over 100 miles an hour with a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. >> there's a car that definitely sped away. >> reporter: but there are questions surrounding carter's statement to police about where he was at the time of the crash. according to documents reviewed by "the atlanta journal-constitution," he'd left the scene apparently before police arrived, but then returned nearly an hour and a half later, and gave shifting accounts about the crash when he returned, carter initially told police he was nearly a mile away when the crash happened, making it seem like it was a single-car accident but later acknowledged that he was actually alongside the other car, according to the documents, which have not been seen by nbc news this week, carter has been meeting with teams in indianapolis at the nfl combine, but left shortly after his warrant was issued in a statement posted on twitter, jalen writing in part, numerous media reports also circulated containing inaccurate information concerning the tragic events of january 15th, 2023 adding, when all of the facts are known, i will be fully

exonerated now with charges laying in wait, an nfl future hangs in the balance. >> it's a bit early right now to say definitively that his draft stock is going to plummet. but we have seen many situations over the years where off the field issues arise >> as for the university of georgia, the athletics department will be conducting its own review to fully understand the circumstances surrounding january's fatal crash. guys, he was expected to be a top five draft pick. >> stephanie, thank you. all right. let's go to california right now where a massive sinkhole opened up yesterday. check this out the sinkhole actually swallowed an entire suv. it happened right in front of a high school in santa paulo, about on hour northwest of los angeles, give or take. thankfully, no one was inside that suv at the time, but officials did cancel school for the remainder of the day and they're also canceling school

again today as a precaution. the cause of that sinkhole is still under investigation this morning. >> look at that! my goodness. let's head back over to al for the rest of the forecast >> the good news is, out west, we're looking at a decent amount of sunshine with the exception maybe of coastal oregon on into the pacific northwest, as a front comes in there snow showers and cold through the four kons corners into the rockies. we are most worried about this record tornado outbreak we could be seeing. record highs coming into the gulf coast look for showers into the southeast. a few snow showers up through northern new england plenty of sunshine around the great lakes and the central plains we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. unlimited for just $25 dollars, i love that we both got an awesome network and saved money doing it. (seth) i love that it's guaranteed for 3 years. (cecily) ok now what i love is that we got to keep our phones. more savings! (seth) what i love... (cecily) hey! we're sittin' on a sign here. (vo) switch and get welcome unlimited for $25 a line. guaranteed for 3 years.

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three, two, one, and it's full power and liftoff go dragon, go falcon >> we are back at 7:30 with that spectacular sight in the florida sky overnight. a successful spacex launch >> the crew six now heading to the international space station and our guy who covers space, tom costello joins us from the kennedy space center once again, my friend, you had a front row seat

how'd it go? >> reporter: pretty spectacular, 12:44 a.m. this morning, we were delayed by a few days because we had a clogged filter issue they had to work out, but then just after midnight, they lifted off the historic launch pad 39a, which has lifted off "apollo" missions and shuttle missions and now we have crew six, headed for the international space station. onboard, a crew of four, and they include two americans and a astronaut from the united arab emirates and a russian cosmonaut. that is the second russian cosmonaut to go up on an american spacecraft in the last six months and americans are going up on russian spacecraft and that's despite the fact that that america and russi relationship right now is at its worst in decades because of the war in ukraine i've asked all the crew members, both russians and americans, how do you deal with that on the space station? that's a lot of tension. do you discuss putin or ukraine or leave it off the table? all of them have said, we don't go there

we have very important issue or -- our lives depend on each other. we simply don't talk politics and russia and america continue this relationship in space because they're partners in the international space station. and they need each other and so, this crew that will dock to the station tomorrow is arriving just as they've had some drama on the station. they've had two russian spacecraft over the last few months develop leaks, coolant leaks. one of them, a cargo ship they had to free up and let go and it burned up in the atmosphere on reentry. the other one, a soyuz spacecraft, was supposed to be the lifeboat in case they had to evacuate the station so they had been without a lifeboat for one american and two russians russia just launched another replacement lifeboat, a soyuz, last week. but that's been the concern. what has been causing these microleaks they think it's a micrometeor strike that have taken out the coolant systems on a soyuz and a progress cargo ship. again, they dock tomorrow, six

months on the space station, doing some 200 experiments so a lot of universities are watching very closely to see if their experiments are going to be completed guys, back to you. >> tom costello from the kennedy space center on that spacex launch thank you. >> that's great. now to a new royal rift making worldwide headlines prince harry and his wife, meghan asked to vacate frogmore college, the historic residence on the grounds of windsor cottage that was a gift to the couple from the late queen kelly cobiella at buckingham palace with more kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. yeah a big emotional blow to prince harry and meghan markel without a permanent home in the united states after being told to move out of frogmore cottage overnight a spokesperson sayin the couple is being kicked out of their windsor home, telling nbc news, the duke and duchess of sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at frogmore cottage

the cottage owned by the crown estate and minutes from windsor castle was a gift to the couple from queen elizabeth it's been their official residence in the uk since the birth of their son, archie they talked about it in their recent netflix docuseries. >> it was a place where we had so many memories from our courtship, our engagement, our wedding, our walks. and then where we ended up, you know, having our baby. >> reporter: the eviction coming after the couple was critical of the royal family in that netflix series and in prince harry's explosive memoir, "spare." >> it's a dirty game the pain and the suffering of women marrying into this institution, this feeding frenzy >> the message that the king has sent by taking frogmore cottage away from them is you, harry and meghan, have made it very clear that you see your future in the united states. you've made your bed, and you

can lie in it. and i am not going to provide you with a bed courtesy of the royal family in the united kingdom. >> reporter: the couple were heavily criticized after spending a reported $3.2 million of taxpayer money renovating the country estate before moving in. later repaying those costs after stepping down as senior royals, but hoping to hold on to the property >> frogmore cottage is a very private, very secure house on an estate where harry and meghan's privacy was never intruded upon. so in some ways, not having that in the united kingdom will be a wrench for them. >> reporter: harry and meghan, who are now raising son archie and daughter lilibet in california renewed a long-term lease for frogmore cottage in 2020, staying there last year while in the uk for the queen's platinum jubilee and throwing a birthday party for archie. now that home away from home no longer an option >> kelly, this news comes ahead of charles' coronation in may. how might this impact harry and

meghan attending >> reporter: well, they are expected to get an invitation, although there's no confirmation that that's been received yet. and from a practical standpoint, there are other places they can stay, other secure places, other royal residences like windsor castle, kensington palace, even but from an emotional standpoint, it's quite different. prince harry, you'll remember, said that the door was open to mending fences, that the ball was in his family's court. this latest decision likely caused some real hurt feelings once again, so it doesn't seem that there's any sign reconciliation is coming anytime soon i have to mention, we did reach out to buckingham palace on this story. they said they wouldn't be commenting sheinelle? >> all right kelly, thank you >> that royal rift appears to be widening even more >> we were just talking, you know, the book "spare," it's a different take when you listen to it. i've been listening to it -- >> on audible. and when youeaice. the healing is going to take

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we are back at 7:41 this morning on "in depth today," ancient secrets being unlocked deep inside the great pyramid of giza >> apparently, while we were all sleeping, archaeologists in egypt revealed what they say are some exciting new discoveries. nbc's molly hunter has that story. molly, this sounds like it's a pretty big deal. >> hey, guys, good morning that's right all of this happening while we were sleeping in the sands of egypt. this is extremely exciting they're saying this is the biggest discovery of the last century. back in 2016, scientists detected what they call a thermal anomaly. they believe there was a cavity or a corridor behind the north face of the great pyramid. well, now they're telling us what it is, and they're giving us a look inside >> reporter: this morning, a new discovery inside the great pyramid of giza. behind these gigantic chevrons above the main entrance, for the first time, a look inside, a precise analysis, a real characterization of the north face corridor.

>> this discovery, in my opinion, is the most important discovery in the 21st century. >> reporter: the towering structure has for centuries kept secrets out of reach of scientists and archaeologists. and now for the first time images of a vaulted ceiling, a corridor measuring 30 feet with 5 chambers designed to release pressure >> this corridor, it's protecting or reducing the pressure underneath it might be chamber, might be something else very soon, we can figure out what is the main issue of this corridor >> reporter: inside the great pyramid, the possible tombs, the unknown artifacts, even the ancient construction techniques, it's all fascinated the world for the last 4,500 years >> it's wonderful that we keep getting new developments and learn new things >> reporter: back in 2016, a cavity behind the north face was first discovered scientists believed it was horizontal

and now they know it is, with perhaps a small upward slope after seven years of exhaustive investigation, a true picture of what it looks like launched back in 2015, scan pyramid set out to penetrate the walls of this ancient pyramid without disrupting them, no drilling required, no excavations. using advanced cosmic ray scans, scientists can peer behind the thick limestone walls with technology far more powerful than any x-ray but this morning, the questions remain what else is behind the north face what's below that corridor what is it hiding? so many more questions, of course but as always with these big discoveries, we want to know what was next to that, what was under that, what else is to come what's so incredible is that as technology advances, the discoveries become more frequent, the discoveries become

bigger, but something like this, do any digging, they didn't have to do any excavating it was all done without removing one single stone from the great pyramid. it's pretty incredible >> fascinating >> that is wild. and what a cliff-hanger, molly apparently there's more to come. >> what do you think it's hiding >> i think it's the pharaoh's man cave wide screen hieroglyphics. they were watching the big game. there you go i like it. i wonder if they had chips back then i don't know >> some version of it. i'm sure >> we were talking, seriously, 27 million people at risk. we're really worried about these tornados, especially this afternoon into the overnight hours for ef-2 plus tornados from waco, little rock, memphis. and if you think we've been talking about tornados a lot so far early this year, you are correct. 2023 so far, 218 tornado reports from california to the south. all the way to new jersey, over 21 states. this is the third most active start to the year for tornados

this is dating back to 2005. most active january on record. oklahoma has seen its most active january, february, and march. so a lot of tornados going on. a lot of that fueled by record warmth that's been going on. been chilly for march out west, but here in the east and the south, orlando could set a record today same for fort myers, mobile, galveston could set a record and tomorrow, that warmth goes from lexington down to orlando finally star good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. a cold start and our temperatures will reach into the upper 50s and low 60s. about the same for tomorrow. then go into saturday, the showers will be returning mostly during the morning for the north bay and early afternoon for the rest of the bay area. it's going to be significantly cooler, only reaching in the low 50s. off and on rain in the forecast from sunday through tuesday, and no warm up in s

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good morning. it's 7:56. i am marcus washington. happening now, avalanche fears are triggering a wave of evacuation orders in lake tahoe. some are mandatory and other areas it's a warning. an avalanche happened tuesday night in olympic valley. it temporarily trapped people in more than 100 homes and apartments. nobody was injured and everybody made it out safely. time to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking cold temperatures this morning. >> we have a cold start. it has been below freezing in parts of the south county as well as the north bay. we are seeing slightly warmer

temperatures, headed for theup 50s. a high of 59 degrees today in san josé, and 59 in napa. the sunshine continues tomorrow as well, and then rain is back in the forecast on saturday. we will see off and on rain between sunday, monday and tuesday as the temperatures take a dip of about ten degrees after seeing a nice little warm-up. for now there's not a significant warm-up in the 7-day forecast. in fact, next week it will still be cold and we may have more rain beyond this. we are tracking all of this, so enjoy the sunshine for now. >> we will have another local update for y inou 3

it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, chaos in the skies. overnight, two airplanes forced to make emergency landings, with severe turbulence sending a number of passengers to the hospital >> at one point, the plain completely dropped all the food and everything flew everywhere >> another cabin filling like smoke after a battery in an overhead bin caught fire >> all of a sudden, just a ton of smoke came out. >> all of that coming just hours after a pennsylvania airport was evacuated after the discovery of explosives hidden inside a checked bag. details, straight ahead. >> then, on alert. this morning, millions preparing

for severe storms across the country, from heavy snow to major flooding, even possible tornadoes. al has everything we need to know plus, major moves. some good news for millions of diabetes patients. a major drugmaker now slashing the prices on life-saving insulin products what it all means for consumers and will it impact the cost of other drugs. and book it! today, we're celebrating a major milestone for jenna's book club with some special offers and a really heartwarming surprise for a bus driver helping childre learn to read. >> i said, you know what, i could help him he just was exuberant. >> you're not going to want to miss his inspiring story today, thursday, march 2nd, 2023

♪ >> from south carolina >> on our first mother-daughter trip from new york city to windsor, ontario, canada >> celebrating her 70th birthday >> shout-out to vanderbilt, university ♪ >> saying hi to my grandma in san diego! >> visiting from seattle >> and louisiana >> from detroit! >> it's my beautiful wife's special day. >> the day i turn 50 ♪ >> i love that happy birthday >> when i got out of the car this morning, i met those two. they were here at like 5:00 a.m. >> there they are. welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning. we're so happy to have you with us we say thursday morning, but technically it's friday eve, as well >> okay. that, too. >> a busy morning today. savannah and hoda are out, but let's get right to your news at 8:00 there is a lot going on. air travelers on two separate flights faced some really frightening moments in the sky

overnight that left several people injured and the air scares came as it was an attempt to put explosives on another flight. nbc's emilie ikeda joins us with more >> we'll start with that lufthansa flight headed from texas to germany officials say the plane experienced significant turbulence when flying over tennessee. passengers say it happened during food and beverage service, experiencing multiple steep drops that sent some people to hit the ceiling of the train. the plane made an emergency landing in washington where seven people were taken to the hospital, according to officials. now, earlier in the day, a spirit airlines flight traveling to orlando was also diverted when a battery in an overhead bin caught fire. chaos ensuing as smoke quickly filled the cabin the quick actions of passengers and crew members helped extinguish the fire, though ten people were hospitalized when it landed in jacksonville, according to fire officials.

and, guys, this all comes amid a serious scare at a pennsylvania airport where tsa agents found a live explosive device in the lining of luggage on monday. the man accused of checking that suitcase is now facing federal criminal charges mark muffley was arrested at his home earlier this week he's expected to make a court appearance later today and i'll note, we did reach out to his attorney for comment but did not hear back. >> all right emilie, thank you. meantime, a new round of severe weather has millions of people on alert for potential tornados and flooding in the south and more snow in the midwest and northeast. al has it all mapped out for us today. al >> hey, guys, we are watching at going on right now we can see -- our little touch screen isn't working if you could push that thank you. 48 million people impacted from winter weather advisories, winter storm watches, and we've even got some winter weather advisories we're looking at snow from the northeast all the way into the great lakes and flooding all the way down to little rock. what we expect for today, you can see those showers and

thunderstorms already firing up. we are looking for this area of enhanced weather severe weather today, through tonight, large and strong tornados, ef-2 tornados possible this area that's in this hatched area, that's ef-2 or stronger. and they could be overnight. those are twice as deadly as the daytime ones tomorrow, that storm threat moves to the east from charlotte to montgomery, all the way to nashville. wind gusts and tornados possible and heavy rain rainfall rates, 2 inches or more per hour as we mentioned, oklahoma to ohio flood watches in effect. winds are going to be a big problem. so from chicago to detroit, wind gusts of 39, ashville, 51 miles per hour wind gusts. power lines, trees down, and there's a narrow band of heavy snow across the great lakes on into new england we could see 4 plus inches of snow in chicago. 6 or more in flit. buffalo, 1 to 3. albany could see 4 to 8 inches of snow. boston, perhaps up to 3 to 6 inches we'll be tracking this over the next 48 hours. guys >> all right

al, we'll come back to you in just a few moments meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov met face-to-face this morning for the first time since the invasion of ukraine. that ten-minute conversation happening at a gathering of top global diplomats in india. a senior u.s. official said talks covered the ukraine war, russia's recent pullback from a nuclear treaty, and the plight of paul whelan who has been detained in russia since 2018 the official sai secretary blinken made it clear that u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering a jersey worn by hall of famer joe montana in not one but two different super bowls just sold for a record $1.2 million at auction montana first wore the jersey in super bowl xix in san

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of several insulin products announced that it's slashing prices what does it all mean and will other drug makers follow in its footsteps? >> vicky nguyen is here with what we need to know this is significant. >> huge. big deal >> how folks could people start to see the change? >> this is effective immediately, craig it's such a game changer think about this 37 million people in this country have diabetes. about 8.5 million rely on insulin to manage their conditions so this takes place right away whether you have private commercial insurance or you're uninsured. here's how it works. it's an out-of-pocket cap of $35 a month. you will not pay more than $35 a month for your insulin for people with commercial insurance, it's going to happen automatically for you at about 85% of the retail pharmacies in this country for the other 15%, what you need to do is go to lilly.com and download their coupon with the bar code and you'll get that price cap, as well

this is not the only drug we're talking about. lilly is actually going to lower the prices for a few other insulins, as well, including hemalog, which is their most popular insulin. that's happening in the last quarter, starting in october but it's going to go from $275 down to $66. when we say it's a game changer, it really is >> that's a real difference for millions of folks. and eli lilly cover roughly a third -- or one of the three biggest companies that make this insulin. >> exactly 3 in 10 people that have diabetes use their insulin products >> to your point, what about folks who are not insured? what, if anything, do they need to do to benefit from this price gap? >> they absolutely can get this, but they'll need to go and apply for the co-pay program go to insulinaffordability.com you apply for the co-pay program if you don't have insurance. some folks have already been getting this price since 2020 because it was rolled out as part of pandemic coverage. so if that's the case or if you pay less than $35 a month, there are no changes for you

don't worry about that if you're private insurance, this will go into effect immediately. and we should mention, sanofi and novo nordisk, they also have affordability programs on their website, as well >> to be clear, this is regardless of income >> regardless of income, exactly. for everyone >> insulin prices have been on the rise for decades i hate to question a good thing, but why now? why did they slash the price >> it is such a good question and there are a couple factors one, pressure from lawmakers and advocacy groups. the ceo of eli lilly said he's been talking to members of congress, but the other part of it, sheinelle, is competition. the state of competition is talking about making its own generic insulin. mark cuban's cost plus drug pharmacy, they, too, are trying to find ways to get insulin out to people for a lower cost i think that lilly and some of these other companies are seeing the writing on the wall and saying, we need to find ways to make this more affordable for everyone and this little thing called the inflation reduction act, that capped insulin costs at $35/month for people who are on medicare the problem, sheinelle, is that

more than half of the people who have diabetes are under the age of 65. so this is going to bring it to everyone and, by the way, i want to mention, in april, lilly is developing a new product they're going to introduce a new insuline called resvoglar. it's going to cost 78% less than sanofi's insulin of the same category so you'll start to see competition in this space really heating up and that's such a big win for patients >> speaking of competition, what if you're using another brand and yours costs more can you jump ship? >> what's the real-life application? can i go to this product and get that $35 cap you want to talk to your health care provider because different insulins serve different people who have different medical conditions you definitely don't want to do a switch without talking to your doctor first you can also go to lilly.com/insulin. they'll try to do a bunch of frequently asked questions to help people navigate. never make a change without talking to your doctor, but there are so many more options

now. >> we talk so much about prices going up for everything. to talk about prices being slashed is good news >> and people not having to ration their medication is a huge deal. >> the number of people who rely on life-saving insulin in this country, it's remarkable good news this morning thank you for your good news how's the weather looking, mr. roker? >> not a lot of good news, but we'll show you what we've got. showers moving into the pacific northwest. a storm system down here through the southwest, bringing some snow heavier showers and thunderstorms down through texas. and they're going to be really ramping up later today in fact, the temperatures, that's part of the problem look at this southern texas, temperatures over 100 degrees 80s throughout the gulf coast. but you move to the northern plains, great lakes, 20s and 30s there. 30s in northern new england. we expect this tornado outbreak later today in the mid-mississippi valley on into the southern gulf. we're looking at showers and some cold conditions throughout the southwest. wet weather into the mid-atlantic states. the showers move out of the northeast later today. and we're looking at that wet weather in the pacific

northwest. good news for our friends in southern california. much of california going to be looking at gorgeous weather today. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is chilly, cooler than what we typically see this time of year, reaching 57 in hayward, 55 in san francisco, 60 in santa rosa. the weather is on repeat for tomorrow. we see changes saturday. scattered showers and much cooler temperatures in the low 50s. we'll see more rain into sunday as well as early next week. don't forget you can head out the road and take us with you sirius xm channel 108, "today" show confidential at 1:00. but right now, best time of the morning. >> what's so confidential about it >> they speak in hushed tones.

>> it's confidential because nobody listens to theirs >> that hurts, al. let's get to "popstart" today. first up, ben stiller. watch out. the award-winning actor and director is bringing back his iconic character derek zoolander for a new pepsi zero sugar commercial take a look. >> after a hard day of modeling/acting, i say, pass me the pepsizerosugar >> pepsi zero sugar. >> that's really, really, really ridiculously good tasting. or was i just model/acting to find out >> 20 plus years later >> still funny. >> still got it. surprised it's taken 20 years to get him on a commercial. next up, "stranger things. from the screen to the stage,

netflix's hit show's creators' the famous duffer brothers are working on a prequel play based on their sci-fi series don't expect to see the hawkins teens you know and love. this play is going back to 1959 to follow a young jim hooper, joyce maldonado and bob newby and some new faces a description on the official website is teasing that this project may, quote, hold the key to the end of the "stranger things" story. it's called "stranger things: the first shadow" and it's scheduled to debut in london at the end of this year next up, michael b. jordan yesterday the actor, producer, director earned the 2,751st star on the walk of fame. introduced by ryan coogler and his co-star jonathan majors, becoming noticeably emotional in this touching tribute. >> and i honor you i love you we are all so proud to call you our son, our brother, but chiefly, i am extremely honored to call you my friend. and i love you and i'm very happy about this. and don't be talking [ bleep ] later about it

but you deserve it no man on the planet i know deserves it more >> that's a nice -- >> that is good. >> heartfelt >> you can tell they really formed a friendship, like a lot of people are talking about it on social media through "creed 3. >> i cannot wait >> i know. >> i don't want you guys to fight. >> a phenomenal actor, from all accounts >> good guy. >> good human being. >> crazy talented. his star is on the hollywood boulevard if front of funko. >> thank you for that. >> in case you're in the area. >> in front of funko next up, ina gardner and stanley tucci are teaming up for the season three premiere of "be my guest." in "people" magazine's exclusive first look you'll never gues which classic cocktail ina tried for the very first time. >> can i tell you a secret i've never had a martini in my life >> really?

>> seriously you've got to get out more really >> i've had a lot of cocktails, but never have had a real martini. >> ready >> kiss me good night. >> that's when the cameras are off. cheers >> stanley's martini >> thank you >> that's gorgeous >> that's nice, right? >> totally gorgeous. i thought it was going to be like sheer alcohol >> oh, i'm feeling that, that's gorgeous >> she had 12 of them. turns out she loves them making up for lost time. isn't that crazy ina gardner has never had a martini. that's good to know when she comes to visit us. in the last few years, stanley tucci has become quite the popular social media mixologist with his cocktail recipe videos, so we trust that was a very good martini. >> remember when martha stewart was here a few months ago -- what was that? >> she made the eggnog with 18 different liquors. it was the like the long island tea of eggnog. >> just call it nog. >> it was gorgeous >> it was gorgeous >> good. >> you keep working that

i like it. next, double pop start, "fraser" double reboot added another character to the reboot. going back to the "cheers" days. >> dear, that color jacket is not good on you. >> sorry, fellas, she's all mine you can't have her >> yesterday, paramount plus confirming that bebe nuewirth, aka lilith sternin will return for the revival. set to appear with freddy and the character's next chapter back in the boston roots junction started last month with the legendary director no word yet on the reboot will start streaming but that's --. >> i hope they bring back his agent. >> she was good. >> she was fantastic >> that's the most successful spin-off in tv history >> i didn't know that. >> "fraiser" from "cheers. finally, one more item to get to

"saturday night live," it's going to be hosted by super bowl champ travis kelce who's channeling his inner indiana jones in a new promo take a look. ♪ ♪ >> oh, wow, so shiny can i touch it >> marcello, not now >> a ha-ha >> oh, crap. >> it's too heavy. it's probably too heavy. >> run >> how long have they been doing that >> a couple of hours >> doesn't he play football? >> soccer? football >> oh, that would be futbol. >> that's great. >> he's funny. that's one of their best promos this year. >> you can catch travis, host, musical guest, kelsea ballerini. that is this saturday here on nbc. >> they have to have some cameos, right? >> usually yeah >> bring his brother, patrick

mahomes. >> ma dobb that. >> that will be a good show. straight ahead, we are marking a big day for jenna's book club and read across america. jenna, come on down! >> this feels like a little walking shot on the couch hi, guys >> i can't wait for your surprise today a really good story. >> this is a beautiful story get your tissues ready >> i can't wait. >> what's it about >> well, let's just say that there is an incredible man who brings the love of reading to all of these kids. >> in his community. >> i love it i can't wait i haven't even seen it and i'm excited. that and more, but first, your local news ♪

♪♪ good morning. it is 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. i want to show you new video from alameda county where the department of water resources is ordering the release of more water in hopes of reducing the chance of flooding there. the only open areas of the park are the arroyo staging area and one trail. if you want to get outside, do it fast. >> we only have a couple of days of sunshine before rain is back. our temperatures are still cool

for this time of year, reaching the upper 50s and low 60s. cold again storm. frosty conditions, then heading for 60 degrees. on saturday, scattered rain in the forecast, cooler. rain in the forecast as well as some snow coming down to about 2000 feet again for next week and temperatures in the low 50s. about the same in france. san francisco. we're seeing sunshine now. that will be changing saturday morning. more local news is just a half hour.

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♪ we are back! >> back now at 8:30 on a thursday morning with a lot of talk they are obligated to take as many selfies as possible i appreciate you guys being out here on the plaza. you might recognize from jenna's book club. she's here today with a few of your favorite authors to mark four years now of read with jenna. >> the best four years of my life also ahead, when some people want to lose weight, they start eating salad or start exercising not our upcoming guest he gave himself an interesting

challenge. eat nothing but mcdonald's for 100 straight days. i did this in college for no real reason. he's doing it with a purpose and guess what, guys it's actually working. we're going to hear about the secret to his mcsuccess, coming up >> mcsuccess, all right. and for those who might prefer a home cooked meal, chef mike price is here this morning with the winner, winner, chicken dinner, folks. >> yum >> here's the thing, al. it's easy, you can whip it up tonight. we'll show you how to do it. >> that sounds good. first, i guess we have to do the weather and a few other things >> that's right. but first -- >> announcer: today's weather is sponsored by horizon therapeutics learn about thyroid eye disease at treatted.com. >> like that i made that up >> mcsuccess was good. very impressive. i like it. start with the weekend heavy snow and wind to the great lakes, into the northeast. we have severe storms into the mississippi and ohio river

valleys. saturday, march sunshine returns mid-sections of the country. next pacific storm comes in. skier's delight in new england then sunday, sunday, we are looking at beautiful weather through texas, the mid-mississippi and ohio river valleys to the east coast. heavy snow out west. and let's all wish this

gorgeous couple, fran and dick where are you guys from? >> we're from long island! >> and happy 60th anniversary! how about that?! you've got your family here around you god bless you. that's great what are you going to do for the anniversary? >> well, we already did it a fantastic meal thanks to all of these guys. >> all right there you go we love it happy anniversary. all right. >> good deal good deal. >> 60 years, man, that is impressive >> pretty impressive >> in addition to that special anniversary, it's a really special morning here on the plaza. because we have four of our fabulous read with jenna authors giving out books, celebrating four years of jenna's book club. first of all, happy anniversary. you got america reading again. >> thank you it's been so much fun. let me introduce you to four of my favorites we have nicole, she's the author of "patsy. we have mega, she's the author of "a burning. chen julie wong, author of

"beautiful country", and ann pollitano. author of "dear edward" which is now a show on apple plus i want to thank you guys so much for being here today to celebrate four years >> thank you for having us >> thank you thank you! >> so the mcnally jackson bookstore on the other side of our plaza celebrating read with jenna, too filling their window that's all of your books in the window >> that's amazing. >> and it's a great bookstore. i was just in there yesterday. >> and you believe that that's -- >> there's nothing like a good old bookstore. right? >> how many books we've gotten to highlight >> this is amazing >> look at that! it's like a library! >> oh, "hell of a book," that's the first one you got me on. >> you got everybody reading again. in honor of four incredible years, we thought we would share fun facts by the numbers about read with jenna. so it's time to crack open a book are you ready for the first one? >> oh, yes >> you've shared 52 books!

>> wow! and of those 52 -- >> >> wow >> and of those 52 -- >> yes, yes? >> 37 "new york times" best sellers. that's amazing >> and 28 stories have been optioned for tv and film >> wow >> and it's one incredible community with "today" viewers bonding over their love of books. >> y'all haven't always been so supportive, but i love you >> what? wait a minute! we've turned around. >> no, you have. you have >> i came around >> and, carson, we're still working on you >> i said if you paired books with bourbon, i would be in. start a book and bourbon club. >> start your own book and bourbon club >> if i can turn carson into a reader, we've got a real accomplishment i just want to say, thank you to all of our readers, our incredible authors y'all have changed my life so thank you so much and there's always room for

more, y'all. we want you to join us scan that qr code at the bottom of your screen to sign up for one of our newsletter and join our book club. and you guys, if you haven't read these incredible books, they're out in paperback let's do it. "patsy," "burning," a beautiful country," and "dear edward." >> and you're putting so many authors on the map it's a wonderful thing you're doing. >> in addition to your four-year anniversary, today is also read across america today you are going to celebrate that with an amazing story. >> i'm going to introduce you to a man inspiring the next generation of readers. he's an elementary school bus driver who spends his spare time teaching kids how to read. i can't wait to show you the sweet surprise we have for him coming up. but first, we'll meet the man going viral for his unusual weight loss plan, eating nothing but mcdonald's for 100 days. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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can we go from french can we go from french fries to a fit guy that's what we're finding out. 100 days of nothing but mcdonald's let's go >> let's go, indeed! you heard that correctly, kevin maginnis from nashville has quickly become a viral tiktok sensation for documenting his very unique diet journey he's eating nothing but mcdonald's for 100 straight days, sheinelle. >> and so far he says he's loving it. get it we're going to talk to kevin in just a moment. but first, here is how it all started. >> i woke up this morning and i weighed in at 238 pounds and i decided that that is absolutely unacceptable. so i drove down to mcdonald's. i'm going to eat nothing but mcdonald's for the next 100 days but instead of eating everything they give me, i'm going to go and cut the meals in half. >> and he's here with us now kevin, good morning to you >> good morning. >> carson, you found him on tiktok >> i was watching tiktok kempb said he woke up 238 pounds

he was disgusted with himself. he wanted to finally put his foot down on his weight, so he put it on the gas pedal and drove to mcdonald's. and i thought, well, this is interesting. i've been following your ten-day journey so far and i think what really hooked me is that it's working. >> absolutely working. >> where'd you come up with this idea >> the idea of restricting calories anytime i've lost weight in my life, there are times you have to make weight and you cut calories i was a boxer in the military. the idea of having a way to track it, attack it, have a plan, cut it in half, and let's see what the results were. >> so you're on day 10 of 100 days you have a ways to go. so you have the meals here i thought, i have to be honest with you, i thought you would do like water and a salad but you have like burgers and desserts >> what are the rules for you? >> so literally, three meals a day, cut each meal in half and then just don't eat anything until you're hungry again. >> you have the egg mcmuffin for breakfast. eat half of it that's the lunch >> it can become lunch

or breakfast the next day. the next meal, you eat half of whatever i ordered at that point. >> when did you notice it started to work? >> i've got tracking on the tiktok app you can see, this morning it was 12 1/2 pounds down start of day ten. >> this is a full day. >> are you starving at the end of these it isn't a lot of food >> people ask, are you hungry? of course you have to get to that part of your stomach where you have some heat in your stomach where you're processing everything they call it hunger. i call it my incinerator turning on to burn off all the excess fat >> i feel like there are nutritionists screaming at the television right now some people think calories in, calories out to a certain extent, clearly this works but do you worry about -- have you talked to a doctor what it's doing to your insides? >> i have cardiologists that love it and cardiologists that hate it. >> you posted your blood work just yesterday and it was the pre-diet blood work from like two weeks ago. and there were a couple of markers, some things were high, triglycerides. >> i'm so glad i started this,

because what if i hadn't >> when will you do another one? >> i'll do about two weeks in, and several times throughout so my belief is we'll be down 50 pounds by the end, my health will be better, my blood work will be better, and if you don't believe me, follow along let's find out >> did you have any idea this would turn into the viral sensation? >> no! >> because you're on tiktok already, right >> no. >> he got on tiktok for this >> this is my first video i ever posted >> what'd make you want to go to tiktok >> in order to track anything, i'm in financial services. you have to have some sort of accountability millions of people is some sort of accountability. having something to track, a food log or what are you doing to set your money aside for financial gains. so that whole thing tied together financial health, physical health, a lot of similarities. >> you're not sponsored by mcdonald's no one has reached out >> i'm big, my nickname is mcginniss. big mac has been thrown out

several times. >> you have young kids what if your daughters wanted to go get a happy meal? would you be like, absolutely, no way >> you're on day ten >> because i'm not overeating, i'm never getting sick of it so my intent, my belief is by the end of 100 days, i'll still be just fine >> will you promise to check in with us at 100 days? >> i will. >> we'll take your blood before you go >> let's go. let's do it. i'm ready. >> maybe add a salad >> fascinating to watch on tiktok your energy level is great >> appreciate it >> i love it nice to meet you >> back at you up next, jenna is back with more of our read across america celebration and a man going above and beyond to teach kids the joys of reading. but first, this is "today" on

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we are back with read more today. jenna is back with an inspiring story as we mark read across america today. >> i had the opportunity to meet someone who spread the joy of reading with children every single day herman cruz is not only teaching

his new jersey students how to read, he's also mentoring and motivating them, but here's the twist, y'all he's not a reading teacher or a librarian. mr. herman is a school bus driver meet herman cruz >> hey, kids what's up, buddy >> he drives a school bus more middle township elementary in new jersey >> hi, good morning. >> cruz is more than just a bus driver he's also a driving force in students' lives. >> bye >> mr. herman, as the kids call him, spends his spare time in between routes, volunteering as a reading tutor. >> what's the name of the book >> "i can fly. >> can you >> no! >> you can't >> no. >> tell me how this all started. >> it started as a means of killing time until dismissal i overheard a student interacting with his teacher about a reading assignment and that he didn't get it done and i said, you know what? i can help him he just was exuberant!

>> hi! >> it started with one and then it just got contagious. >> oh, my goodness calm down, calm down >> now two years later, he meets three days a week with kindergartners, first, and second graders, one on one for hours at a time in a corner of the school they call his reading program mr. herman's kids, and there is a line out the door. mr. herman is a legend >> when mr. herman comes to my class, i smile >> i want to be smart like him >> he helps me learn new words >> he is my best friend ever >> a bus driver for more than three decades, now one of the kids' biggest mentors, all through the joy of sharing a book the same joy he shares with his own family cruz has five kids of his own and he likes to tell them and his students the most unusual way he fell in love with reading. >> i vividly remember, when i was their age, my mother bought

a world book encyclopedia, and i read every book, "a" to "z." i was literally a voracious reader and it just expands your mind, and i just impart that gift to the kids >> good job, baby girl >> as a father of five myself, i impart my parental skills upon them i give them the love, the support, the nurturing, as a father to them i'm like a big brother, like a dad, like a pop-pop, a grandfather. >> what has it been like watching a kid fall in love with reading? >> it's like unlocking a door. i can see the lights on in their eyes >> i think it's because they feel seen by you >> i love them i love the kids. >> mr. herman thinks we're getting his bus ready for dismissal. >> they tell me about their day, about their assignments. >> he has no idea that his students are gathered outside to give him a supersized "thank you.

>> oh, my goodness >> mr. herman, a man of words, now speechless >> mr. herman, all of your kids wanted to show you how much they loved you. >> i don't know -- i don't know what to say. >> y'all, do we love mr. herman? >> yes >> we have a little something for mr. herman this is for your reading corner, to make it official, mr. herman's kids' corner. so that you have an an official place in the school to read. >> this is awesome >> what's mr. herman's kids' corner without books we need books, don't we? okay bring on the books

mr. herman, scholastic has donated 1,000 books to thi school in your honor every kid is going to take home a book >> wow >> a joyous celebration of love and literature, thanks to a man inspiring the next generation of readers. >> way to go >> i mean, can i just say that there are mr. hermans like that all over the country they're doing such good work he volunteers to do that, but he says it's changed his life in every way. >> way to go, mr. herman >> way to go, jbh. >> very nice up next, chicken cacciatore, creamy polenta sounds like a recipe >> now you're talking. >> a lot of food in this show. lots of food >> we're going to show you how but first, this "today" on is

♪ we're back 8:52 with "today's food. and if you're looking for a new comfort food recipe to add to

that rotation in these final weeks of winter, chef mike price has just the thing, y'all. i'm telling you. the chef here is the man behind many restaurants here in new york city, including the mary lane chef mike, good morning to you we're very excited about this. you had us at polenta. >> oh, nice. >> let's talk about what we're making >> chicken cacciatore. one of those really comforting wintertime dishes, nice in the cold months. you know, something i made for my family a bunch when they were growing up and at the mary lane, we kind of -- chef andrew turned it into a ravioli and heightened it up a little bit with some crispy chicken skin, but we'll make the basic. >> let's do it and you use a bone-in chicken thigh. >> you know, most things taste better with the bone-in, short rib. so, let's get to it. we'll dry off a chicken thigh, just to make sure they're nice and dry. keep it from spattering. season with a little salt and pepper >> this is so good >> you guys have already started. >> it's amazing. >> they're in there already. >> so we salt and pepper the

chicken. >> we'll sear that, skin down in hot skillet. this is a little bit of olive oil. you should hear a nice sizzle when you add it to the pan keeps it from sticking when you dry the water off with the paper towel, keeps it from sticking a little bit, as well >> let's get to the next step. >> sear that chicken about four to five minutes on each side nice and golden brown. a little bit of yellow peppers here we'll chop them up >> why the yellow pepper >> i like the yellow pepper in this dish because it stand out with color the tomato sauce, adds a little bit of contrast. >> a happy bowl there? >> it's like holiday so decadent and delicious. >> he's already forgotten about mcdonald's >> and add a little carrot to sweeten the sauce. >> sweeten the sauce there's sugar in carrots, a little bit of sugar in the onions that are caramelizing we have onions and garlic caramelizing, a little red

pepper chili flakes. do that to taste little more, little less whatever you like. fresh oregano. and we've got fresh basil there. >> it's so well seasoned this is so good. >> we're going to caramelize that for a couple of minutes and add a little bit of tomato paste. >> why do we do that >> it adds some body to the sauce, chicken stock, a little bit of red wine. cook that for a couple of minutes. cook out the raw flavor. we'll add our cremini mushrooms. >> can you use any type of mushrooms? >> it should be a nice hearty mushroom >> how long will we let it all cook >> add a little bit of red wine, add our chicken thighs back in and let this whole thing cook once everything's in there for about 45 minutes bring to it a simmer, cover it up >> it's worth every minute >> we have less than a minute. let's make sure we get to the polenta. we'll let that cook for about 45 minutes. you say polenta, i say grits what's the difference?

>> not a lot ground cornmeal. you can get white. you can get yellow you can get different ground fine ground, coarse ground >> how do you make yours >> a nice medium ground, chicken stock, some milk, whip that in nice and slow to make sure there's no lumps >> don't want lumpy grits. >> cheese, chef? >> we finish it with butter and a little bit of parmesan cheese. >> oh, my gosh -- >> we'll finish the dish with a little bit of -- >> oh, you're right! >> kalamata olives >> oh, that is a surprise. >> it's something that anybody that comes to your house would love chicken and grits. >> recipe is at today.com/food by the way, happy anniversary to good morning. just a few minutes before 9:00 right now. i'm kris sanchez. santa rosa's montgomery high school will be closed today and tomorrow in the aftermath of a deadly stabbing during an in-class fight. 16-year-old james panetta was

one of two boys who walked into a classroom to confront a 15-year-old freshman. the freshman stabbed panetta at least three times. while he managed to walk away and go to the office on his own, he later died at the hospital. officers found the 15-year-old suspect hiding in a nearby riverbed. family members believe believe the altercation was tied to an

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