we will also have a mild weekend and actually warming up especially for easter sunday. >> it's still slowing down across 92 on the san mateo bridge. an easy choice is the dumbarton bridge. lighter traffic around the bay allows to shift to the bridge in the south bay. a reminder, we stream 24/7 on roku and xumo, and you can follow us on social media as news breaks. we're also here for you. >> always here to give you information you need to know throughout the day. we will be back at good thursday morning. severe weather sweeping across the country. >> and it's impacting a lot of holiday weekend travel plans. it's april the 6th. this is "today." on the move.

powerful storms stretching from the south all the way to new england today. the same system that spawned this deadly tornado in missouri. >> glenallen will never be the same. there's no doubt about it. >> this morning, a firsthand look at the damage, the travel trouble still unfolding, and al's full forecast. ready to talk. former vice president mike pence says he will not fight a court order to testify about donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. a new legal blow for the former president in the wake of his arrest and arraignment in that hush money case. so where does it all go from here? we're live in washington. taking a stand. [ chanting: no more silence ] >> a powerful scene at schools from coast-to-coast. students walking out of their classrooms, demanding officials do more to stop gun violence in the wake of that tragic shooting in nashville. >> the adults in our country have failed us by letting this happen and by letting this happen so many times over and over.

>> just ahead, the emotional call to action and the response from lawmakers. murder mystery. police in san francisco investigating the brutal stabbing of a tech industry titan and founder of a popular app. inside the search for suspects and a motive as concerns grow about a spike in violent crimes in cities across the nation. those stories plus, fly them to the moon. >> ladies and gentlemen, your artemis ii crew! [ cheering ] >> the four astronauts set to make history, touching down right here in studio 1a for a live interview. and tee time! the masters getting underway this morning after a fun day at augusta for families of the world's best golfers. >> a little help from dad. how about this?! >> as the race for the coveted green jacket begins, today,

thursday, april 6th, 2023. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, good morning! welcome to "today." we're so happy that you're with us on this thursday morning. no matter what golfer you're rooting for, you're kind of rooting for them all when you saw their kids there. >> i know! and if you were a sports agent, you would be signing little sammy spieth! he did great. he's 1 years old. >> i can't believe he knows how to walk much less do that. >> if that were the masters, i would watch it all weekend long, but the real masters begins today. we'll have more on that in a bit. but we've got to start with our top story. this severe weather making its way across the country now. >> here we go again. millions still under threat, set to face strong winds, heavy flooding on the heels of the deadly storms that tore through the midwest. we are going to get to al's forecast in just a moment. but first, nbc's maggie vespa is in missouri where a powerful

tornado took several lives. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the devastation is astounding. you can see we are standing in what was the middle of the fire house in glen alisten, missouri. now it is basically a concrete slab with equipment all over it. a ladder. uniforms just on top of that pile of debris over there. five people in this small, rural community killed. five more injured in what's the latest tornado outbreak to slam the midwest and south. another batch of severe weather sweeping across the midwest and south, spawning devastating tornados, fierce snowstorms, pounding rains, and whipping winds. it's just the latest in what has already been a brutal week for tens of millions. a massive tornado tearing through glen allen, missouri, claiming at least five lives. >> right now, it's about the families, it's about the loved ones, it's about picking up the pieces.

>> reporter: many terrified residents in the area forced to take cover. >> just how strong you could feel the wind against the back of the wall. it was just unbelievable. >> reporter: just a few hours south of st. louis, surveyors estimating it was an ef-2 tornado with winds topping well over 100 miles per hour. the twister leaving homes in pieces and ripping trees from their roots. locals now facing a new reality. >> glen allen will never be the same. there's no doubt about it. >> reporter: so far in 2023, there have been at least 481 reported tornadoes, double the average this early in the year. >> power went off and the house just started shaking. >> reporter: severe storms also slamming illinois, leaving communities decimated. the bad weather impacting travel plans, too, with more than 400 flights in and out of chicago canceled. and even though the calendar says it's spring, a massive snowstorm blanketing parts of the upper midwest, road closures, and travel advisories forcing truckers to wait out the whiteout conditions. >> just trying to do the best

you can and get there safely. >> reporter: we talked about tornado reports across the country. roughly twice what we would normally see. there have been 68 tornado-related deaths across the country. the average for a year is 71. hoda? >> all right, maggie vespa for us. these storms seem unrelenting. let's bring in al and check out what's happening. hey, al. >> in fact, to play off what maggie was just talking about, 481 tornado reports for 2023, across 25 states. literally, coast-to-coast from florida to california. the average for this time would be 250. we've almost doubled that. third-most active year to date. and then, we've updated the tornado fatalities, unfortunately, 68. the yearly average, 71. this has been a deadly year so far with no end in sight. 7 million people impacted with

showers and thunderstorms due to flooding, flash floods, and flash floods warnings. we're watching these storms stretching from corpus christi all the way just to the west of knoxville, tennessee. it's along a cold front from the western caribbean and gulf moisture increasing. the heaviest rain today into this morning, central and eastern texas. now, during the afternoon, this front drifts its way to the east. we've got a risk of severe weather along the mid-atlantic states. wind gusts of 60 miles per hour, isolated hail. the good news is, the tornado threat is low. tomorrow, that front stalls out along the gulf. look for an increased flood risk for eastern texas and louisiana, and stays down there on saturday with wet weather continuing through the southeast from raleigh, all the way down to jacksonville. localized flooding possible. mid-atlantic states could see 1 to 3 inches, but you get down to the gulf, guys, we're talking locally 5 inches or more. so flooding a real possibility down there. >> al, we'll check back in a moment. now to the legal challenges facing donald trump. just one day after his arrest

and arraignment in the new york city case, there's a significant development in the special counsel's investigation of the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. former vice president mike pence according to a spokesperson will comply with the judge's order to testify, choosing not to appeal. nbc senior washington correspondent hallie jackson's on the story for us. good morning. >> hey, savannah. good morning to you. listen, this decision by mike pence means that federal prosecutors could get some new insight into that pressure campaign from mr. trump to try to overturn the 2020 election, and it sets up what could be another historic moment on the heels of a week that's already been full of them, as we're seeing new reaction to mr. trump's attacks on the investigations he faces and new threats against the judge overseeing the felony case against him. >> reporter: a new move by mike pence this morning that could be damaging to his former boss, with a pence spokesperson saying the former vice president will not appeal a federal judge's order to testify in the special counsel investigation into donald trump's push to overturn

the 2020 election. that opens the door to new, possibly crucial access to pence, who witnessed firsthand mr. trump's actions leading up to january 6th and could speak about it under oath for the first time. the trump legal team may still appeal. the special counsel probe, one of three investigations the former president faces. mr. trump lashing out online, calling for the gop to defund the doj and fbi, even some of his republican allies disagree. >> i'm not for defunding the police. i think it's a bad idea. >> reporter: it comes after mr. trump pleaded not guilty to 34 charges this week in the manhattan district attorney's felony case against him. he's accused of lying about business records related to hush money payments before the 2016 election. the former president is getting new backup from one of his most powerful republican allies. >> do you worry that he could lose the general election? from this indictment and the other investigations. >> i think if someone wants to play with indictments, i think it helps him to campaign better.

>> reporter: and now beefed up security for the judge overseeing the case, with nbc news learning judge juan merchan and his family have received new threats in the 36 hours since merchan presided over the former president's historic arraignment, according to two sources familiar with the matter, who say the threats are unsubstantiated, but being investigated. mr. trump, who has a history of going after those investigating him, has attacked the judge as recently as tuesday night. >> i have a trump-hating judge, with a trump-hating wife and family. >> reporter: those comments coming just hours after merchan asked all parties to avoid saying anything that could incite violence or jeopardize anybody's safety. savannah with mr. trump's attorney wednesday -- >> did you do what the judge asked you to do and advise him to knock it off? >> president trump heard the judge. he's not doing anything to try to incite violence. >> let's go back for a moment, hallie, to mike pence. obviously, he's been mulling his own presidential run. where is his thinking on that?

>> he was widely expected to announce, savannah, probably not for weeks, if not longer at this point. but if he does end up testifying here, he's almost certainly going to become more of a target for donald trump on the campaign trail once that campaign trail actually picks up. we'll get our first look since these new developments at that dynamic, potentially, next week when both are set to appear at the nra convention in indiana and the republican national committee retreat in nashville. savannah? >> hallie jackson, thanks very much. let's turn now to the renewed push for more gun safety measures in this country. from coast-to-coast, students from schools are walking out of their classrooms yesterday. they were demanding lawmakers do something, that they take action, just over a week that deadly shooting in nashville. nbc's priscilla thompson is right there in nashville for us. hey, priscilla, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. that fiery debate is expected to be front and center here in tennessee.

in just a few hours, hundreds of demonstrators are expected to flood the state capitol here, as proceedings get underway for the possible expulsion of three democratic lawmakers. representatives gloria johnson, justin jones, and justin pearson will all take to the house floor to defend their case as republicans have filed a resolution to oust them after they joined with demonstrators last week taking to the house floor to demand action on gun reform. this would be an unprecedented move, this possible expulsion. this only happened twice in tennessee since the civil war. and it comes as around the country students have walked out of classrooms demanding action on gun reform. students are demonstrating. marches around the country as people call for change. so certainly, all eyes on the tennessee state legislature here as this session gets under way here today. hoda? >> that expulsion vote will be a

big deal. you'll keep your eye on that, tell us what happened. so other than trying to discipline lawmakers, have politicians done anything else? in response to the shooting. >> reporter: the state legislature here in tennessee has deferred any action on gun reform and republicans have indicated that they did not expect to take this issue up until 2024 at the earliest. for these three democratic lawmakers that could be expelled today, if that happens, the governor will set a date for a special election, and it is -- the democrats are allowed to run again in the elections and they are expected to win having had the backing of the state party. hoda? >> priscilla thompson, thank you. idaho governor brad little signed a bill into law yesterday that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent. the law is the first of its kind in the u.s. it creates a new crime of, quote, abortion trafficking, and bars adults of obtaining

abortion pills for a minor. it also outlaws transporting the pregnant minor without the consent of their parent or guardian. anyone convicted of breaking that law could face up to five years in prison. opponents of the law have promised a legal battle. we're at 7:13 now. welcome craig to the table another story we're following. hey, craig >> yes, hoda, savannah, good morning. good morning to you as well. some breaking news overnight officials in china blasting a series of high-profile meetings here in the united states between house speaker mccarthy, a bipartisan congressional delegation and the president of taiwan nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell just talked to the speaker o the house a short time ago after that meeting andrea, good morning to you. >> good morning, craig overnight, tough words from beijing about the taiwan leader's visit the foreign ministry saying that in response to the serious wrong action of the u.s. and taiwan, china will take resolute and

effective measures to safeguar national sovereignty and territorial integrity. also warning that china's military is always on high alert. with tensions between the united states and china already nearing a boiling point, speaker kevin mccarthy, the highest ranking u.s. official ever to meet a taiwanese leader on u.s. soil. >> america's support for the people of taiwan will remain resolute, unwavering, and bipartisan >> reporter: that message delivered at the reagan library where protesters for china versus those for taiwan tried to shout each other down. against the backdrop of an increasingly aggressive china, which claims sovereignty over taiwan, a self-governing island. >> we once again find ourselves in a world where democracy is under threat and the urgency of keeping the beacon of freedom shining cannot be understated >> reporter: the meeting was held in the u.s., not taiwan, at the suggestion of taiwan's president, after china was

outraged, firing missiles over the island when then speaker pelosi visited in august relations between washington and beijing are at an historic low over covid, tiktok, and u.s. concerns china is considering selling weapons to russia for its war in ukraine, as well as the massive spy balloon. nbc news reporting exclusively this week that it captured and transmitted intelligence from sensitive u.s. military sites before the u.s. shot it down off the atlantic coast >> do you worry that meeting with president tsai in the united states is going to further escalate the tension >> no, it shouldn't by any means. i would sit down with president xi what i think would foster a worse situation is a lack of communication. >> reporter: also looming, u.s. intelligence that says china is likely to invade taiwan within the next five years. wednesday, mccarthy and the other lawmakers calling for increased and more rapid defensive arm sales to taiwan. >> what we're doing today is

protecting us five years from now, if we take those actions. >> another possible flashpoint today, the arrival of a bipartisan house committee led by the foreign affairs chairman in taiwan overnight. as congress signals rare agreements from both parties to china that the u.s. will step up arms deliveries to the island. craig? >> our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell for us thank you. 16 minutes after the hour. much more to get to, including the masters tournament officially swinging into action this morning in augusta, georgia. the fun started yesterday. the par three contest started with one very young golfer stealing the show. >> a little help from dad. how about this?! >> do you think his experience helps or is it just genes? sammy spieth, the 1-year-old son of golfer jordan spieth and his wife, annie. that's their little one. sammy was helping out the caddie for the day. his father going for his second masters championship

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supervisor matt dorsey pushing back >> some of the public safety challenges san francisco is struggling with aren't different from public safety challenges facing other city >> reporter: the 43-year-old father of two had recently moved to miami was more than a tech icon his wife saying bob lee was the most incredible and beautiful human being. he was everyone's best friend. police still have no suspects or motive for the murder. >> it's going to be hard to imagine a world where you can't call bob and say, hey, i have this problem i'm thinking through. can you help me through it he was an absolutely instrumental person in the tech industry >> reporter: this morning, the high-profile murder of a tech pioneer, killed while walking the streets in a city under increased scrutiny for its safety >> miguel, you just mentioned there that police have been tight-lipped so far. do we know at this point what else they're going to look into, as they try to find some answers? >> well, craig, police have been

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the first of its kind in 50-plus years, setting up nasa for future missions to land on the lunar surface. eventually, destination mars >> come on we are honored so honored to have the crew with us this morning. commander reid wiseman, pilot victor glover, mission specialist, christina hammock koch and mission specialist, jeremy hansen! first of all, welcome in we are so excited. you got the call, it was you, you were the four that were going to be on this historic trip will you tell us what your first reaction was when you learned, i got picked >> your first reaction, for me, it was almost like calming, okay, now we can get to work we know who's going to be on this crew. first, i wanted to know who am i going with and i've got basically the best crew i could wish for in victor, christina and jeremy and then you want to call your family i called my dad. this is a huge secret, don't tell anyone, then i started getting texts from all my neighbors. the blimp overhead >> operational security, not dad. okay, he's the leak!

he's the leaker. how about you, captain glover? >> my first reaction was shock, i'm just shocked i realized i'm sitting next to my boss and his boss and i probably better respond. yes, coach so put me in, i'm ready to play. >> when he we talk to you, christina, you have more experience as we were saying than all three of these gentlemen combined >> she's the veteran >> i was imagining you as a little girl at space camp, i think it was back in the '90s. >> that's true >> there you were probably dreaming of a moment like this what does it feel like to finally actually know -- is that you? look at you, girl! >> look at you now >> tell us what it feels like to get to this moment >> it's an absolutely incredible moment, to have the opportunity to give back to the people that inspiring me when i was that young little girl and to eventually realize the dreams that were in the posters on my wall as a kid and to be here in

a time when we are going for all by all, i'm honored to be there. >> jeremy hansen, this will be your first visit to space. i said, you guys have got guts to go up there, to do something that is so courageous and really on the edge and pushing the limits of what we can do what is it inside you that makes you want to do that? >> it's just that spirit of exploration. all of us, i'm sure, will have moments of fear, and maybe in the days leading up, but right now, we're not scared at all that doesn't even intimidate us. we're just excited this is the stuff that has inspired us all of our lives and we just want to go we're really excited to get going. >> captain wiseman, a lot of people would say, we did this 50 years ago, and that was amazing. why is it important to do it again? >> well, first, we want to go to mars and to go to mars, we've got to go first to the moon we've been doing great work on the international space station. but really, at the core, humans are explorers. and we want to motivate the youth of the entire world to go do something great and you can do it by words, and

some people will hear you, or you can do it by action and the world we're hearing. so we want to inspire. >> captain glover, you're the pilot. >> yes. >> i heard you - i'm not a nasa engineer like all, but it sounds like you're doing some sort of figure eight situation. you're going to be on the dark side of the moon tell us about the mission. >> the first day, we'll orbit the earth. in that, we'll do some amazing things we'll go up to about 40,000 miles above the earth and on the way, test out the orion vehicle. we'll separate from the upper stage of the rocket and pretend as if we're going to dock to it, because on future missions, they need to dock to a lander or space station around the moon. then we'll spend that first 24 hours checking out the rest of the life support and habitation systems, and then we get those amazing words we haven't heard in 50 years, you're go for tli, it's the burn that sends us to the moon and then back to earth. that one burn gets us there and back >> oh my gosh! >> is that like the blast to hyperspace in "star wars"? >> pretty much >> well, there's probably a

moment when you look out the window, when you're in that moment where there's the most beautiful, i guess, photo to be had or moment to be seen you have a poster, isn't that right, christina, on your wall of that? >> absolutely. >> tell us what that might feel like for you and who's going to be able to take the picture? >> are we doing selfies with the earth? >> i'm sure we'll all spend some time behind the camera lens. but absolutely the poster of earth rise taken by bill anders on apollo 8 has been an inspiration for me my entire life. and when i think about how the mission we're on is the modern-day mirror of that mission and how we might have an tun to bring back an image like that united all of humanity, you can do great things when you come together. that's an awesome mission. >> so many astronauts have talked about that perspective. the perspective you gain when you see the earth that so few have and i know, captain glover, you're a person of faith on the iss, you took communion but there are people of multiple faiths and can you put into words what it is like just to

see our precious planet from that vantage point >> two things that become clear to you is that we are on this ship together. and that's all the human life that we -- all the life we've ever found so it makes you want to take care of that planet, which takes care of us and it makes you want to take care of each other you see the world as it is, no labels, no legends something for me, that's obviously, there's no distance marker telling you how far things are you have to figure it out for yourself and when you see the world as it is, you see that there's no division there's no natural division. we are all on this together. we're one people >> i feel like you guys are uniting the country in a beautiful way. like, everyone is cheering for you at the final four. they're cheering for you today >> canada, too >> i'm not letting you out there. when do you guys take off? when does all of this happen >> the crew is never going to say a date, because we will launch when nasa is ready, when the vehicle is ready, when we are trained and ready, but it could be as early as late next year >> and this is all a precursor to another mission in which astronauts will land on the

moon so i ask you this, will you be applying to land on the moon, as well will you raise your hand to say, can we go back can we do it again >> if there's an application >> we will be cheering the loudest for our friends, our colleagues who will be going and landing on the moon. we will be the loudest in the audience cheering them on. it will be such an honor to watch. >> well, you will have made it possible along with all your colleagues congratulations! thank you so much. go get 'em crew of "artemis ii. so proud >> yes >> thank you >> al, how excited are you are you geeking out over there he loves you more than your parents. >> i doubt that, but a close second to your family and friends. all right. let's take a look at what's going on closer to earth well, you can see right now, this is the line of delineation as far as the warmth and the cooler temperatures. 40 in boston right now 49 in new york city. south of this front, 67 in d.c roanoke, 65. in the 40s in cleveland.

then that front lifts up to the north and when these warm winds come in, look at some of these temperatures we'll be looking at for today. a few record highs new york city, up to 81. washington, 85 raleigh, flirting with 90. chicago, you're at 35. minneapolis, 14 degrees cooler than average at 39 nashville, 55. the warmth retreats tomorrow temperatures take a tiny bit of a tumble 60 in philly 43, buffalo. 55, chicago. same in new york city on monday, cincinnati, you'll be at 71 degrees. st. louis, 75 degrees. that's what's going on around good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are also in the battle of the air masses where we first start to see rain coming in as we transition into warmer temperatures, and this is mostly light rain coming in early tomorrow morning. afternoon, temperatures go up on

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our conversation with broadway legend kristin chenoweth. this is a good one for holy week. we talk about the powers of faith and forgiveness, the role that faith has played in her life and what a treat. kristin teamed up with the new york city's children's chorus. an unbelievable performance. at st. patrick's cathedral. folks were coming in to see this beautiful new york city cathedral. they had no idea that kristin was going to perform with the new york city's chorus, who are incredible. that's tomorrow morning. >> what a treat for those tourists wandering in. wow. all right. let's get right to our news at 8:00 now. a week of violent weather is growing even more intense as we head into the holiday weekend. millions in the south and in the midwest have already endured tornadoes and snow. heavy rain, powerful winds, at least five people were killed by a tornado just yesterday in missouri. and thunderstorms caused widespread damage in parts of illinois. all of this is on the move. let's turn to al roker, see how it's going. hey, al. >> unfortunately, we already had 68 tornado deaths this year so far.

on average for the year, 71. it's been a very deadly year. 7 million people right now under flood watches and warnings, stretching from tennessee all the way down to texas. you can see this line of showers and thunderstorms along a frontal system that's going to be moving to the east. so we're going to be looking at all of this moisture, coming up out of the gulf. firing off these storms. the heaviest rain to hit this morning will be in central and eastern texas. then during the day today, a severe risk starts to pop up mid-atlantic states, trying to work its way up into the northeast. heavy rain from new york all the way down into the carolinas. in fact, a tornado threat, the good news, very low. but we have wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour. probably going to be airport delays today in the northeast. then, tomorrow, this front stalls along the gulf. and that's going to bring more heavy rain for eastern texas into louisiana and then moving into saturday, that rain continues through the southeast, making its way up into the mid-atlantic states. that wet weather will continue. rainfall amounts, heavy into the carolinas, but the heaviest rain is going to be along the gulf, 5 inches or more.

and that could lead to some localized flooding, guys. >> all right, al, thank you. the u.s. attorney's office has launched a civil rights investigation of the fatal police shooting of a black teenager last month in washington, d.c. much of the incident was recorded by police body cameras. officers said they were investigating a stolen car report. they found 17-year-old delaney o'martin asleep behind the wheel when a u.s. park police officer climbed into the backseat, there was a struggle. the car took off, dragging a second officer. the officer inside then fired several shots. investigators say they later recovered a gun inside the vehicle. maryland's attorney general has released a scathing new report on decades of alleged child sex abuse and cover-ups in the archdiocese of baltimore. the report names 156 priests, teachers, and others accused of abusing more than 600 boys and girls, beginning in the 1940s. it noted that the actual numbers are likely higher and the attorney urged state lawmakers

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then just little girls they're now adults, an actor, a paralegal, a grad student, and there's no better way to honor them to hear their memories, stories about their dad that captivated the country and was larger than life at home >> reporter: david bloom was committed, compelling, and courageous on camera, he shined, so talented and tenacious covering the world's biggest stories. from 9/11 -- >> 40 stories of concrete, steel, and iron crashing to the ground >> reporter: -- to the u.s. invasion of iraq >> this sound storm has been pounding these troops here in the 315 infantry >> sometimes we look back and think about what it would have been like if he was still around and -- i don't know >> i think he would have bee going to the most dangerous parts of the world >> still covering those stories. >> nbc's david bloom, a husband

and father, adventurous spirit and our colleague died overnight. >> reporter: a blood clot from deep vein thrombosis traveled to his lungs. beloved for his boyish enthusiasm, david bloom was just 39, leaving behind a wife and young daughters, 9-year-old twins christine and nicole, and ava, just 3. to the girls, he wasn't david, he was dad and a huge ball of energy. >> he would carry the three of us up our staircase at the same time with a twin under each arm and me on his shoulders. >> oh, my gosh >> he would pretend to lose his balance until we were all screaming and laughing >> reporter: for the twins, now 29, some moments are seared into their memories >> the last moment that we saw him, we were all like huddled in our front entryway in our house. we all held hands in a circle and said the our father. he hugged us all good-bye and he got in his black town car and was waving at us towards the

street and he stuck his hand out and waving to us all the way down the street after he passed, i had recurring dreams he was coming back down the street in that towncar and coming home again. >> reporter: nicole shared with us some of their dad's last words to him always unselfish, he wanted to make sure his daughters were, too. >> when you're missing me as i'm missing you, remember to say a prayer for all the other boys and girls who are missing their mommies and daddies, too and yes, my dear sweet girls, i will miss you and remember you and your mom and know how much i love you to the moon and back right? love, daddy. >> reporter: years later, david's sound man returned to iraq and brought home sand from near where their dad passed. >> makes you feel close to your dad even to this day >> absolutely. a moment in time that changed our family and having a physical piece of that is really meaningful >> seems like faith has helped all of you in its own way.

>> yeah, absolutely. >> after he passed, i used to keep a diary that i would write to him it's random, but i would say, instead of dear diary, i would say, dear daddy -- >> i didn't know that. >> if i was struggling with something, i would be like, can you please help me kind of reaching out to him up in heaven. >> so who knows what this is >> oh, my goodness -- >> this is the bloommobile >> oh my gosh. 3we brought david's girls and their mom, melanie to see david's dream. the one of a kind vehicle he helped design to bring nbc's viewers to the war's frontline >> i'm so grateful that he was able to talk to each one of his girls and to me within 24 hours of losing his life >> reporter: what would david think of these girls, these women, today >> i think looking down, he's got to be so proud of young ladies they've become. >> they're all just so beautiful, so impressive, right? it was such an honor getting to

spend a day with the bloom family i've loved becoming good friends with them over the years they're obviously doing so well. melanie has remarried an awesome guy, dan, who has been there for all of their big moments, but really, has always let david be their dad. they are -- for anybody who worried about how those girls would do, it's clear that they have just continued to thrive. they're doing so well. >> it's so funny, when you're showing those images, i remember distinctly, i was in northern turkey, and they said, we need to make a phone call and it was so jarring, i remember, you felt like -- i don't -- i've never had that emotion before, but everybody out in the field had that same feeling because we knew david, we knew his girls. we knew that he was in that position and that group that he traveled with, those soldiers, loved him like a brother i mean, they said, no one would -- because they were

saying then, who would go into iraq with that group everyone decided nobody. like that place was left vacant for david. and they loved him like a brother, that group. and how is melanie we saw a little bit of her but how is she doing >> melanie is doing great. she is really doing well dan, they have found this brady bunch of a family. dan has his own kids, so it's this big group, they get along great. they come into washington each year for the radio and television correspondents' association dinner to celebrate david, an award in his honor each year. >> dan had lost his wife young as well and they found each other. >> they shared that. but just like to see those girls grow up and continue to thrive nicole is now on a new show on hbo that's coming up, "the gilded age," so you'll keep hearing their names. they're doing great. >> that was a beautiful check-in >> that was awesome. mr. roker? >> all right let's show you what we've got for today. we are looking at a line of showers and thunderstorms, stretching from texas on into tennessee.

we are going to see some heavier showers and thunderstorms, hopefully, tornado threat a little less than it's been really warm along the easter seaboard 70s, 80s, even 90s down into florida. chilly up through the plains and during the day today, we have those severe storms into the mid-atlantic states. record highs down through florida. we could see some records here in the northeast, as well, before the rain moves in and a april chill good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out clear and cool, headed for the mid 60s for today. it's also going to start to cloud up going into the afternoon. we'll have some showers moving into the north bay late tonight and early tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, the rain chances will be decreasing. then we'll have a beautiful weekend ahead. between saturday and sunday we'll reach the low 70s

>> don't forget! heading out the door, take us with you sirius xm channel 108, today show confidential at 1:00. but the best time of the morning right now -- >> appreciate that >> "popstart." >> astronaut moment pretty cool. >> where's your jacket >> i'll put it back on when i go outside. it's getting a steam first up, nominations have been announced for this year's mtv movie and tv awards. tom cruise's action-packed sequel "top gun: maverick" leads the big screen with six nominations the box office hit in the running for best hero, best movie, best song over on the small screen, "the last of us" earned the most nominations there, including the zombie drama making a surprising appearance in the best kiss category, which had us wondering, what was the big smooch in that particular show that was so good and we'll remember this actress, ana and her co-star up for that nightmarish lip lock that you

may or may not remember. >> i don't >> speaking of nightmares, look who's nominated for best villain. >> what are you doing? >> oh, that doesn't look good. >> there's megan remember the megan dolls on the plaza? that was creepy. >> still in my nightmares. >> she joins, by the way, the likes of cocaine bear and vecna in the best villain category would love to see those three together in a -- >> i don't want to know. cocaine bear, for sure >> the winners will be announced at the 2023 mtv movie and tv awards, that is on may 7th next up, molly shannon, ge ready for the return of this superstar! >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is sally o'malley! i'm proud to say that i'm 50 years old. i'm not one of those gals who's afraid to tell her real age, and i like to kick, stretch, and jab! i'm 50

50 years old >> that's great. this weekend, shannon returns. >> come on >> as a guest host in a hilarious new promo, looks like she might be having a little trouble remembering the old "snl" schedule >> ladies and gentlemen, molly >> ladies and gentlemen, molly shannon! shannon! >> excuse me, excuse me. where is everyone? >> huh >> you know, the audience and the crew and keenan >> they don't come in until saturday >> they still do it on saturdays? i don't know why for some reason i thought it was wednesdays. oh, well >> the exit is that way. >> it's okay, i'm just going to wait back here for the next few days >> that's going to be good shannon alongside music guest the jonas brothers >> that's a good one. >> everywhere. a broadway gig announcing the - >> that's right. >> now -- >> the "today" show. >> now they're coming to the

plaza. summer concert series. the jonas brothers are everywhere next up in "popstart," taylor swift, since the grammy winner embarked on her sold-out eras tour, fans have been trying to figure out how she's been sneaking on to the stage every night. now a viral tiktok appears to explain the magic. take a look at here. you can see the cameras are following somebody rolling out what looks like a janitor's car. this is backstage. and moments later, you can see a swift-like figure walk out from the other side allegedly. although swift has not confirmed the video, it does have a lot of her fans buzzing the swifties have certainly been dissecting that video and every move of her tour so far. of course, she's not the first one to invent a concert covert arrival. you might remember this viral snapshot of harry styles that was at madison square garden he kind of appeared on stage in a cart he was inside. >> craig comes in in a zamboni >> pops right out of the desk.

next up, "the little mermaid," the original little mermaid composer alan menkin and his new collaborator lin-manuel miranda reveal how they wrote not one, not two, but three brand-new songs for the live action remake and offered a sneak peek at those tracks, including this rap for scuttle, the seagull. ♪ ever since the guy ♪ you know the hair and the thing yeah, the prince has been dropping hibts. ♪ you know when people throw rice at their pigeon ♪ ♪ they are trying to blow up th pigeons ♪ ♪ i know a lot of really fat pigeons ♪ >> would you just listen >> that's the process. amazing. so visual. spitting from the dome there >> so cool >> just a genius >> watching him work you see his wheels turning it's magic "the little mermaid" hits theaters next month. finally, barbie is

everywhere posters for the new upcoming movie are going viral. all the barbies and kens becoming quick memes with the internet plugging in every celebrity you can imagine, describing which type of doll they are a couple that we are highlighting here, larry david his description says, this ken is pretty, pretty good angela bassett, barbie did the thing. a nod to -- okay and lastly, we've got -- >> mando all right. >> this barbie is the way. that was everywhere yesterday. >> that's cool >> all right still ahead here on a thursday morning, some amazing vacations at unbeatable prices our guy, tom costello? >> is there anything he can't do >> nothing i want to see him on one of those barbie posters >> reporter: oh, that's a tease! hey, guys, listen. this is the passover and the easter weekend and a lot of folks are going on spring break. if you are prone to last-minute decisions, there are great deals right now on airfares, on hotels, on cruises

we're going to go into it when we come back >> he's fired up >> we are back after your local news, some weather, and these quick messages

good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. an oversight committee looking into the martinez refinery is

set to have its third meeting this afternoon because of an incident on thanksgiving day where the refinery released more than 20 tons of toxic metals into the air. authorities warned residents not to eat food grown in their own backyards. last night at the city council meeting leaders discussed reports saying they're waiting on soil samples. it is starting to warm up a little bit more today with our highs reaching the mid to upper 60s. we're also going to gradually see more clouds ahead of some rain that will move into the north bay later on tonight. most of that rainfall is during the overnight into early friday morning. as we go into the afternoon, rain chances decrease but clouds may still linger. we'll have a dry rest of the weekend. take a look at this seven-day forecast, 60s on saturday, 72 on

easter sunday and back down for the middle of next week. we'll have another update in 30 minutes.

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extra special one at that as we head into the holiday. how we doing, guys how we feeling we good? >> look who's shaking hands down at the other end of our plaza! >> uh-huh. >> only our astronauts who have been just so wonderful here. >> love them love >> can i just say that this is a great day in nbc news history? because 25 years ago today, hoda kotb had her first day at nbc. >> is that for real? >> yes >> 25 years ago today! >> oh, my gosh >> is that for real? >> that's for real >> 25 years. >> i don't know, is that why you brought the sign 25 years ago, she said "yes" to nbc. >> 25 years? >> 25 years! >> wow >> i saw anniversary, i was like, oh, is it you and mike you already had your anniversary. >> no. now! you! happy anniversary! aren't we lucky? >> we are blessed.

>> yes, we are >> wow, thank you all. 25 feels good! you know what, i keep changing jobs i was at "dateline" for a while -- >> back then, you had an "e" on the end of your name >> i did i did! back in the day. we have a great half hour coming up, including chloe bailey, she's starring in a new movie. her highly anticipated solo album is out, and she's perform for us live. >> looking forward to that and our friend katie lee is here with your easter brunch, menus for a springy fritata and a bright salad >> okay. >> perfect for the weekend. >> yum the artemis ii crew is out here spending time with the crowd and after that, they'll spend time with us in the third hour, as well. >> how cool? everybody is looking at them they have stars in their eyes. pretty cool. before we get to the forecast, we hear, al, you're going to be doing the weather from somewhere very special on monday >> i'm really thrilled, the first time i've been able to

since the pandemic, going back to the white house for the annual easter egg roll >> oh, that's fun! >> that's going to be kind of fun, hopefully coax the first lady and the president out, who knows? >> you know how you do >> if anyone can, it's you >> we'll see we'll see. all i know is plenty of free eggs get some for katie lee, she can make us a fritata. fantastic. let's see what we've got going on for your weekend. much cooler in the northeast on friday, april sunshine through the plains wet weather in the pacific northwest. a flood risk down through the lower gulf on saturday, more heavy rain throughout the southeast a spring stunner in the central part of the country, dry and warm for the most part out west. and easter sunday, sunday! passover, missouri, 71 degrees egg harbor, new jersey, partly sunny, 52. flower pot, arizona, 79 degrees. easter cross, california, 65 eggville, mississippi, 72. and chickville, new hampshire,

sunshine and 50 degrees. that's what's going on around good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's starting out cool and nice and sunny. eventually we'll see more clouds but it will be slightly warmer than yesterday and rain will be here between late tonight and early tomorrow morning and temperatures reach into the low 60s. it's all drying out, clearing out for the weekend and easter sunday is looking very pleasant, highs in the low 70s. there will be a >> that's your latest weather! let's sashay around the horn show all of these lovely people out here we've some lovely folks here celebrating your birthday on "today." more lovely folks! i think we might run into some astronauts there they go. bang, bang, bang, bang and we made it all the way

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of deals if you want to suddenly take off and go somewhere, fly, get a hotel, maybe go on a cruise, you can find incredible deals, but you've got to act now. with passover and easter falling on the same week this year, right now, get ready for surging holiday travel and some soaring deals. more than 1 million airline seats are booked between today and next tuesday an increase of nearly 9% compared to pre-pandemic levels. >> it's a combination of two holidays on the same weekend and those holidays falling earlier in the month so they're coinciding with spring break so it's a perfect storm of reasons to travel. >> reporter: don't worry if you've waited until now to book. discounts, big ones, are still available. the average price for a round-trip flight this easter, $286, 20% cheaper than last year the travel app hopper still has deals on easter week flights to hot spots like

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do right now i got everything they needed to say off of my chest and i'm just filled with complete gratitude i'm so excited to be singing "in pieces," which is the title track for the album, because we all have those moments where it's hard to pick ourselves up off the floor and need those around us to help us that's what this song is about and i'm so excited to sing it. >> it's all you. you produced it, you arranged, this is like your heart and soul why was this the right time, do you think, for this album to come out >> i feel like to matter how much i try to plan things, god always has a better plan and, you know, from swarm and to my album and "praise this" and tour, i couldn't have come up with a better plan and everything happens in its right time >> amen to that. let's talk about "praise this. it's on peacock, a new movie tell us about it >> i play a girl named sam she is a struggling musician who is willing to do anything and

whatever to make it. so her dad forces her to live with her extended family in atlanta and she ends up finding herself with the praise team competition. >> i love that i feel like we've watched you and your sister grow up. i remember when you performed here in our studio for one of the first time you had the love of beyonce and her mom and her family, and i remember thinking to myself, my gosh, these two are going to be powerhouses. and it's turned out that way your sister, of course, is "the little mermaid," you have all of these projects what has life been like for you and your sister? >> this ride, even more than i could have imagined and expected and i know little chloe is so proud of chloe right now i would dance around in my bedroom, pretend like i was going concerts last time we were here, i was on the grand singing "fall," and now it's like i'm here on my own, we're both growing so strong together and individually i couldn't be more proud of her.

>> she is probably watching right now, proud, as well. will you play your song for us, "in pieces"? >> i would love to >> thank you, chloe. >> thank you ♪ ♪ ♪ i want to be where you are ♪ ♪ ♪ feel us lying by outside while you count the stars ♪ ♪ i'm like a child in this place ♪ ♪ watch me turn in circles like a tiger in a cage ♪ ♪ oh, i know it's complicated ♪ ♪ oh, but you don't have to say a single word ♪ ♪ 'cause i don't wanna go on ♪ ♪ oh, livin a life that you've

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>> wow wow! >> chloe, that's coming right from your heart. we can just feel that. >> that was so beautiful amazing. >> thank you "in pieces" is the name of the new album. are you going to come back for the fourth hour? >> please come back. >> yes, i will >> the new album is out now "in pieces." her movie "praise this" is on peacock, that starts tomorrow. chloe, you're amazing. carson, over to you. >> wow, that was really beautiful. that is great. what a great voice from chloe. our friend katie lee will cook something out of this world. how about that >> very nice >> for us. >> a little easter brunch. a little something springy for you. but first, this is "today" on nbc. e easter brunch. a little something springy for you. you. but first, this is "today" on

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great recipes to share and she's celebrating the launch of the food bank for new york's woman-to-woman campaign, which raises funds for hygiene kits for women and girls facing poverty. this is something you've been doing for a while. >> i've been involved with the food bank since about 2015, 2016 i feel like i'm so fortunate to have this career that's all about an abundance of food so i feel obligated to give back to people who suffer from food insecurity and we started this woman-to-woman campaign because, obviously, if you can't afford to buy food, you can't afford to buy your personal hygiene products or diapers, formula, and the cycle of poverty just continues. >> it's great you're doing that work easter brunch, a little fritata. >> yes, we're making a little spinach fritata. a very spinaching weekend. and we're going to start with a leek do you ever cook with leeks? >> i do not. >> sometimes people get a little

intimidated by them. get rid of this part and we'll cut up the white and light greens into little rings this part can get dirty and let it soak in water and all of that will come out and soak to the bottom dry them off i'm meting butter and we'l saute these. and leeks give so much good flavor if you don't want to use leeks, you can use shallots in this recipe or dice up some onion cook that down and then we're going to come down here to our asparagus. it's asparagus season. oi i always look forward to -- i had some last night that was so good. so i'm just going to use the tips for this recipe >> i thought it was in the celery family, but it is more like an onion. >> oh, yeah. save these, make an asparagus soup, but for our fritata, we're just going to use the tips i gave them a quick blanch. >> nice. >> why don't you beat some eggs

and i'll trade you places? >> you got it. >> i'll dump in all of our ingredients. i have some spinach, cook this down and really drain the water out of it. squeeze it in a towel. i'll dump that in there for you. and i've got our leeks that we cooked down. and i'm going to add our asparagus. >> what's the difference between a fritata and an omelet? >> an omelet, you're making to order, a fritata, you can make ahead of time. it is fine to serve at room temperature. it is great for an easter brunch you can let it sit out >> like a crustless quiche >> basil, goat cheese, parmesan cheese >> wow u i'll show you what i like to do instead of cooking it in a skillet, i like it to do in a spring form fan, because it pops out nice and easy. and i put a little bit of bread crumbs in the pan. so it gives you -- we said in the back, quiche energy, it has a little crust to it and it comes out like that. go ahead, carson >> there we go >> look at that! >> beautiful

and then we're going to make, because we didn't have enough spinach, we're going to make a spinach salad and pickled strawberries >> why strawberries in salad? everybody onboard with that? >> yes, i'm for that >> we have about 45 seconds. >> so you're going to make -- >> how about the raw egg in the dressing is that cool >> it's totally fine i put an egg yolk in there, if you have a compromised immune system or pregnant, maybe not. otherwise it is totally fine. >> easter. beautiful. >> we have the apple cider vinegar. honey. >> these are all at today.com/food >> it's all about the strawberries >> the dressing is delicious >> thank you >> a little kick >> happy holidays, everybody happy passover, happy easter katie, thank you so much >> thank you, thanks for having me >> great work with the food bank in new york. woman-to-woman campaign. it's great work. a lot more coming up in the third and fourth hour of "today," but first, a quick check of your local news and weather. thank you, katie

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