york, boston, chicago, dallas and cleveland will be fired as part of the layoffs. we're watching these s storms. we'll cinthia watching them even more than we are, which is great because we need to know what's coming. high winds too. yeah, it's really the calm before the storm right now. those winds and the rain, wet and windy wednesday for you, that will start coming about as we get ready for our midday show. so tune in to that. but just their active 7-day forecast wintry wednesday. all right. let's get a look at the bay bridge. good news. they've cleared that crash approaching the metering lights. and we actually see a little bit better movement for those lanes at the toll plaza. standard build patterns for the south bay today show just ahead, but for more local news, we continue today in the bay on roku, pluto and other streaming platforms live at 8:00, inspiring the next generation of tech workers. the local event taking place to help students who are looking to pursue a career in ai. and that's what's happening on today in the bay.

it is march 12th. this is "today." chopping block. the department of education the latest target of the trump administration's massive budget cuts. the cabinet secretary announcing half the staff will be let go, and they're just getting started. >> what we did today was take the first step of eliminating what i think is bureaucratic bloat. breaking overnight, trump slaps more tariffs on countries. european nations now retaliating as wall street reels. a live report straight ahead. path to peace? ukraine agrees to a u.s. proposal for a cease-fire and it's up to russia to weigh in. >> we hope they will say yes, yes to peace. >> the ball is now in their court. >> we have the latest from the negotiation room. change in the air. the government rolls out

immediate changes in the air space around reagan national airport in the wake of that deadly mid-air disaster. and a new report showing thousands of close calls before the crash. this morning, what's being done to fix what officials are calling an intolerable risk. new twist. u.s. authorities say a person of interest has been identified in the disappearance of that american college student in the dominican republic. surveillance video now showing what is believed to be the last known images of her. a live report on where that investigation stands just ahead. health crises. measles cases on the rise and now spreading to at least 15 states. we will have the latest and the new alarm being sounded for families turning to alternative treatments. those stories, plus, the big dig, the once in a generation work unlocking nearly 2,000-year-old secrets buried in

the lost city of pompei. >> we dig what's beneath our feet. >> our exclusive access straight ahead. and final countdown. we're now just hours away from the launch set to bring home those two astronauts who have been in space for nine months. >> looking forward to breaking bread with those guys, talking to them, giving them big hugs. >> we will take you live to kennedy space center, today, wednesday, march 12th, 2025. from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today," wednesday morning. nice to have you on with us. peter, you are a good guy to pitch in for craig who is down with the flu. the real flu, not the man flu. >> he's getting better, as i understand it. have you ever been on a business trip, right, where it's supposed

to be a week long, and it extends to nine months. that's exactly the experience these astronauts. >> i have not had that experience. >> finally the day is coming for them. >> the countdown is on to bring home those astronauts. suni williams, and butch wilmore. >> yeah, nine months is aggressive. they are set to launch from that pad tonight. and tom costello is there to bring us a full report in just a bit. once again, the latest cuts to the federal government. the newest target is the department of education, now set to slash its work force in half. in the meantime, new 25% tariffs kick in on all steel and aluminum imports, this latest move in the ongoing trade war expected to drive up costs for u.s. auto makers and construction firms who could pass on those costs to you, the customers. >> much to cover from the night. let's get right to garrett haake at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. look, president trump campaigned on the idea of returning responsibility for education to

the states. and now his administration is taking a big step towards making that a reality. rolling out deep cuts to the doe's work force here in washington and around the country. and it comes as those new tariffs snapped into effect last night throwing trading partners, allies, and many u.s. businesses further off balance. this morning a drastic change to the department of education. the trump administration planning to cut the staff of the agency in half. doe workers ordered to stay home today with some 1,300 career employees expected to be terminated. the new education secretary says the president's ultimate goal is to shut down the agency, but that would require an act of congress. >> what we did today was to take the first step of eliminating what i think is bureaucratic bloat. >> reporter: the department of education says it serves over 50 million students across the country. its staff working on programs from student loans to antidiscrimination laws and campus safety. the head of the criminal

advocacy group, the national educational says the real victims will be our most vulnerable students. it comes as president trump made a show of support for tesla's ceo elon musk. the president displaying teslas on the white house south lawn as the company stocked struggles with investors still concerned about a possible recession, which the president shrugged off yesterday. >> i don't see it at all. i think this country is going to boom. >> reporter: and overnight trump putting in place promised 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from around the world. >> we have been ripped off for years by other countries. >> reporter: most of the united states imported steel and all of its aluminum comes from canada. trump threatened heavier tariffs after a canadian politician briefly taxed electricity in three u.s. states. both sides eventually backing down. >> let's work together. cooler heads have to prevail here. >> reporter: the tariffs

weighing heavily on many businesses, like d.c.'s right proper brewing company, which gets aluminum cans from canada. how much does any small disruption throw you guys off? >> it could be massive. roughly, if we were to incur a 25% increase in that cost, it would be about 40 -- over $40,000 for us, which is the cost of an employee. >> well, we are starting to see this cause and effect. reaction and retaliation of the tariffs from u.s. allies, some of them in europe. >> reporter: the eu responding, place ing tariffs on $28 billion of american exports. the south korean government said it would go into emergency response mode. to beef up what it does next. and china, which is not a big exporter of steel to the u.s. said it would take all necessary measures to protect the agencies. meantime, the prospects of a government shutdown dropped

dramatically overnight, with the clock tick ing to friday's deadline. house republicans narrowly pushed through a short-term spending bill. now the ball is in the senate's court to keep the government open. nbc's chief capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles, joins us with the latest details. ryan, where do we stand right now? >> reporter: last night, speaker johnson muscling through this bill by a four-vote margin. only one republican voting against the bill, one democrat voting yes. this spending plan will keep the government open until september if the senate passes it, and it boosts defense spending by roughly $6 billion while cutting non-defense spending by around 13 billion dollars. meantime, the conservative republican freedom caucus which made a name for itself by voting against these bills voted for it. that took some lobbying from president trump to make it happen. one member called him the difference maker. this show of unity is significant because house republicans struggled to pass these bills without relying on some part on democrats over the

past few years. and the likely reason for that is president trump who just threatened to primary the sole gop no vote in representative thomas masse. peter. >> let's hand this over to the senate for a moment. the republicans can't do it alone. they will need some democratic help to avoid a government shutdown. >> reporter: that's right. a different situation in the senate where the bill will need at least a small group of democrats to be onboarard. and many of these democrats have said they're very unhappy with the bill, but they have also expressed some concern over the prospect of shutting down the government, especially with the toll that the trump cuts have already taken on the federal workforce. but they will need to decide quickly if this bill is not passed by friday at midnight, the government will shout down and federal workers, including military families would be furloughed. peter? >> here we go again. the potential to go down the wire. on capitol hill. ryan nobles there for us. thank you. now to the potential breakthrough for the push for peace in ukraine. u.s. officials announced ukraine

is ready to accept a 30-day cease-fire. in return, the u.s. agreed to resume sending military aid to ukraine. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the ground for us. he's inside ukraine this morning. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. it has been a wild week for the people here in ukraine. first they were cutoff by president trump. now the government has accepted this u.s. proposal for a cease-fire. this cease-fire is the first serious proposal to stop the fighting here since russia's full-scale invasion of this country three years ago. after a day of marathon talks, ukraine and the trump administration appeared to bury the hatchet. the allies now back on the same page. in saudi arabia, ukraine accepted a proposal brought by the u.s. for a total and immediate cease-fire lasting 30 days. ukraine would pause fighting in the air, at sea and at the front

line, but only if russia agrees as well. >> the ball is now in their court. >> reporter: in exchange for the full cease fire, measure the partial one ukraine had been proposing, the trump administration backed away from its strong arm tactics, resuming intelligence sharing for ukraine and the supply of american weapons. both were suspended after that disastrous meeting in the oval office when president trump and vice president vance accused president volodymyr zelenskyy of being unappreciative of americin assistance and not being serious about peace. president trump said ukraine has changed its position. >> the last visit you saw at the oval office. and that's a total cease-fire. ukraine has agreed to it. and hopefully russia will agree to it. we're going to meet with them later on today and tomorrow. >> is volodymyr zelenskyy invited back to the white house? >> sure. >> reporter: president zelenskyy thanked president trump and said the u.s. must now try to convince russia to stop its

attacks, which continued overnight, even after the announcement. >> translator: we agree, and if the russians agree, silence will take effect at that very moment, volodymyr zelenskyy said. the trump cease-fire would not end the war. it does not lay out terms, define territorial concessions, nato membership or other security arrangements. but it could pause the fighting in this conflict that has killed and injured around a million people on both sides and open the door for negotiations. the kremlin this morning said it would not respond to the cease-fire until it hears more from the americans. president trump is expected to speak with vladimir putin soon. savannah? >> richard, thank you very much. also this morning, new helicopter restrictions are now in place near reagan national airport. the urgent safety action coming in response to january's deadly mid-air crash between a military helicopter and a passenger plane. and a new ntsb report that

revealed thousands of near misses over the last decade. nbc's sam brock joins us now with more. sam, good morning. >> good morning. really strong language here. the ntsb chair calling those near misses an intolerable risk to public safety, highlighting this margin where planes approach win of the runways at dca and helicopters can fly with 75 feet of separation. transportation officials plan on adopting those tighter restrictions, even when they're asking why it took a deadly accident to sound the alarm here. this morning revamped rules in the air around d.c.'s reagan national airport. at first a temporary change restricting non-essential helicopters near tca will remain in place following january's mid-air collision that claimed 67 lives. the department of transportation now permanently banning helicopters on route 4 while planes are taking off and landing on runway 33. those are the same paths involved in the crash between an

american airlines regional jet and an army helicopter. we have separation distance posed an intolerable risk to aviation safety by increasing the chances of a mid-air collision at dca. >> reporter: the ntsb says it discovered a dangerous trend of found more than 15,000 close proximity events. between october 2021 and december 2024, and over more than a decade, alerts were triggered at least once a month for an automomated cockpit avoid dance warning. >> it is a traffic alert that's urgent. to have one of those happen once

a month during a 14-year period is shocking to me. >> reporter: the transportation secretary is demanding answers. >> how did the faa not know? how did they not study the data to say, this is a hot spot. we're having near misses, and if we don't change our way, we will lose lives. >> reporter: also, still under investigation this morning, why the helicopter was flying above its designated at constitute and whether a possible malfunction with the device that measures it could be affecting other black hawks tool. he is implementing a new tool to help flag concerning data. he's also calling on the congress to green light tens of billions of dollars to upgrade the air traffic control system. you could hear the shock in secretary duffey's voice as he was going over some of those findings. >> we appreciate anything that makes the air, skies safer for us. much more to get to including a major development in the case of the missing college

student from the dominican republic. a person of interest has been identified. jesse kirsch has been following this story. he joins us now from punta cana. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: this comes as u.s. officials confirm there is a person of interest in this case. and this is all happening here in the dominican republic. we approach one full week since the young woman's disappearance. this was one of the last times sudiksha konanki was seen before she vanished in the dominican republic, more than six days ago. the country's national police now confirming this surveillance video shows the university of pittsburgh junior walking toward the beach around 4:00 a.m. last thursday. dominican republic police say the group she was with included a 24-year-old man from the u.s. investstigators y he's the last

person known to have been with konanki on the beach. he has not been named a suspect, but his statements are under scrutiny. this morning authorities in virginia weighing in. a spokesperson for the loudoun county sheriff's department, which does not have jurisdiction in the case but is assisting in the dominican republic saying u.s. investigators have identified a person of interest in the case. and saying, quote, this is still a missing person's case. nbc news reached out to officials in the dominican repub lic overnight for comment. investigators say konanki's friends returned to the puntacana resort where they were staying roughly 40 minutes after they went to the beach, but local authorities believe konanki stayed behind with at least one person, and hours later, they say that person came back alone. meanwhile, dominican republic

police say konanki's friends went on an excursion that day, with 12 hours passing before they realized she was missing and alerted the hotel. the dominican republic's president says one of the last people with konanki reported they were both hit by a wave. police telling us no blood or signs of violence have been found on the beach. police tell us at least twice they have had a team out here watching to see how the water moves. sudiksha konanki's family publicly asking for privacy, but telling nbc news they're experiencing a lot of sadness and pain. >> they're holding up as good as can be expected under these very very difficult circumstances. >> reporter: the national police tell us there are 300 men and women work ongoing this investigation, and the sheriff's office out of virginia say its detectives are on the ground in the dominican republic and have met with konanki's family. savannah. >> thank you very much. time for a first check of

the weather, another unseasonably warm one, about to be the season. >> it's also springtime as we cruise through march here. we do have very much above average temperatures. i mean, 25 to nearly 35 degrees above average for a good chunk of the country. madison, up to 57 degrees today in wisconsin. you go a little farther south, st. louis, 78 degrees. lexington, 77. d.c., about 65 today. we are going to see a little bit of a cooldown across the northeast into new york and boston, and then as we go through the week, temperatures warm up again. we're back in the 60s in minneapolis. 78 in pierre, south dakota. 75 in indianapolis. these numbers look great, especially when they come with a lot of sunshine. as we go through the weekend, though, minneapolis drops from 73 on friday to 36 on sunday. that's going to be a shock. detroit back down into the 50s by sunday, but in new york, we go back into the mid-60s by the time we get to sunday. that does come with rain, though. our best chance of seeing really heavy rain will be across central and northern california with lots of mountain snow too. that's a look at the weather

across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. for virtually spot-free and shiny dishes. switch to your dishwasher, and cascade complete. bridge. listen to the signs all across the bay area telling you to slow down. today as we look at some light rain right now with storm ranger, our exclusive mobile doppler radar up there for the north bay parts of the city and along highway one there san mateo coast. those showers will turn heavier as we go on through the mid morning hours and into that evening commute, so make sure that your car and yourself are

>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much for the nice forecast. still ahead, measles cases surging and now spreading to at least 15 states. woo err we're going to have the very latest, including the new warning from health officials, what they want parents to hear. and bringing those astronauts on an extended nine-month trip in space. tom costello will tell us what's going on live at kennedy space center, hi, tom. >> the lighting this morning, courtesy of god. listen, how would you like to go on a trip, you think you're going to be gone for ten days, it lasts nine months. suni and butch are about to come home the ride is going up tonight, their ride comes back hopefully next week. we're going to tell you all about it coming up. than

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good wednesday morning to you. it is 726. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at our top stories, including a death investigation in fairfield. i'm bob redell here in the north bay where two people have been shot and killed at this home on warner avenue in fairfield. you can see the police department is still out here. we believe that the coroner's office is also out here as well. fairfield police tell us that there is not an active search for a suspect. is that because the suspect has been arrested, or is that because they are dead here at the scene, fairfield police won't say. all employees working out of san francisco's federal department of education offices are being fired today as part of a huge purge. nationally, the department is laying off about half of its total workforce, adding to some up to some 1300 staff employees. today, those workers are being allowed to turn in government property and

clean out their desks. nbc news says workers in other cities including new york, boston, chicago, dallas and cleveland are being terminated as well. cinthia pimentel is in for kari this morning. she's watching a series of storms headed our way. yeah, and i've been watching the san rafael camera taking some hits. laura as it looks towards the wind and the rain picking up this morning there throughout the north bay. so hopefully everybody there on the road is ready for this. that shower activity is light for right now with stormranger, but more rain is on the way. heaviest of it coming later on in the morning, so we'll be watching it all day long. laura. thank y you. don' forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. the future all about. i will show you one upcoming bay area event meant to help students looking for a career in

♪ how about that? a live look at 7:30 at one of the most iconic holes in all of golf, the island green, number 17 at tpc sawgrass. the players championship being held there this week. who else would be there holding it down as the sun is coming up in beautiful florida, carson and jackson daley right there on the 17th hole. >> what a perfect day to start at work. >> if you were going to get stranded on a nine-month busine trip, that's where you want to be stranded. first up, this half hour, a major step in the ride home for those astronauts. butch wilmore and suni williams, well, they had what was supposed to be a ten-day mission in space and has now turned into nine months. >> nasa and spacex are set to send a rocket to the space station. nbc's senior correspondent tom costello right there at the kennedy space center live for us. to say the least, tom, this was

a long time coming. >> reporter: a lock time coming. butch and suni launched in june. as you said, it was supposed to be a ten-day mission at the space station. they were there ever since. they had to stay on station, even though spacex's crew 9 ship is there at the station to bring them back. but they couldn't come back until crew ten launches, goes up to the station and takes over. and crew ten launches tonight. arriving in florida, nasa spacex crew ten, preparing to launch to the space station on a six-month rotation. >> we have been working a long time to be ready for launch, and we are very, very excited to be here. >> reporter: a mission that will also all suni williams and butch wilmore to come home nine months after leaving earth. it was last june 5th when suni and butch launched on a brand new boeing space liner on a ten-day mission.

leaks and engine thrust. worried it wasn't safe, nasa ordered them to stay on the station. starliner came home empty, but only after a spacex crew nine ship arrives with two members. williams and wilmore joined crew nine for a six-month stay. on station. suni soon took over as space station commander, and they both carried out a critical five and a half hour space walk to repair a radio communications unit. that space walk, williams' ninth overall, puts her in the record books for the most time spent in the vacuum of space by a woman. now, nine months later, they still insist they're not angry and they don't feel nasa abandoned them. >> we came up prepared to stay long, even though we planned to stay short. that's what we do in human space flight. >> reporter: only five nasa astronauts spent more consecutive days in orbit. than suni and butch. the hardest part, says suni, is the impact on their families

back on earth. >> it's been a roller coaster for them, probably a bit more so than for us. to not know exactly when we're coming back. >> we are just fortunate and thankful, though, that we have seats, and we will coming home riding the plasma, splashing down in the oceans. >> reporter: now with crew ten praempg -- preparing to launch, suni and butch are preparing to come home. >> i'm looking forward to breaking bread with those guys, talking to them, giving them big hugs. >> reporter: tom, what is the time line? when will they be back? >> so four to seven days after crew ten docks with the space station, four to seven days later, suni and butch should be coming back, splashing down in their crew 9 ship. that all depends on the weather here in terms of landing, the ocean seasons. and so they've got to play that by ear, but that's the time line right now. as soon as sunday, could be into next week, we'll see what nasa decides. >> okay. sunday, sunday, sunday.

tom, thank you very much. >> i love suni's hair. i hope she has extra spray in that. >> i know. for every aspect of their lives will be so different than what they're used to. they have been sleeping suspended in air. >> what about the muscles? >> it is a huge recovery. it will billion fascinating to hear about that when they get back. >> a very exciting homecoming. still ahead, the benefits of popular weight loss drugs when it comes from treating everything from alzheimer's to arthritis. we are going to break it all down. but, first, an exciting story from our own molly hunter. she is live from the ancient city of pompei and got a firsthand look at the biggest excavation there in the century. hey, molly. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. that's right. it is not only the biggest, but the most important dig in a century. it is all about wild women, and we take you into this amazing room just after this. hs? ♪

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guys, we are at the base of the active volcano. we are back in pompei with the discovery that teach us how the super rich lived back in 79 a.d. take a look. in the shadow of the still smouldering volcano lie the ruins of the sprawling pompei. 2,000 years ago, its streets, its grand houses and its people buried. allowed in before the crowds, nbc news is the first u.s. crew to see the latest discoveries of the most important dig in the last 100 years. it centers around this massive villa. casa del tiafa. the director general takes us inside. >> and this is it. >> reporter: wow! >> i know. >> reporter: unveiled just two weeks ago, a ruby red banquet hall, spectacular frescos on three walls with near life-sized figures.

and the focus, this woman, a mortal awaiting initiation into the mysterious cult of the dionysus, the greek god of wine and ecstasy. the experience wasn't just about fine dining. >> you had theater, dancers. >> reporter: it was all connected. >> it was kind of a total work of art. >> reporter: outside of the parties, of which there were many, these grand houses offered other forms of delight. now, one of the big clues that this was a rich man's house is having a private bathhouse inside. this was the locker room, where you would start, get naked and head into the modern day sauna. there was a boiler over there, heat coming up through the floor, through the walls, and then you would go next door where you got your spa treatments. and finally, you finish in a cold plunge into that pool.

>> this room would have been fantastic. >> reporter: where business got done? . >> exactly. romans have offices, so this was part of their office. >> reporter: but even if you were super rich in 79 a.d., as imagined in the movie "pompeii," the volcano didn't discriminate. >> if you were still in the city at that point, you would never leave. >> reporter: so anyone that stayed died? >> yes. >> reporter: our archeologist leads us to this tiny room. two skeletons were recently uncovered, barricaded inside. >> this room that provided sanctuary in their heads, became their tomb. >> reporter: but who they were and why didn't they leave? >> the ancient world still presents us with more questions than we have answers. >> reporter: but that's why you keep digging. >> exactly. >> reporter: who knew the people of pompeii were bringing sexy back there with a bathhouse. what comes next in this dig? >> reporter: you're welcome for that, and i have so many

questions about the bathhouse, about the women on those amazing frescas. as far as what's next, this is a massive house. they have found 55 rooms. but archaeologists are really optimistic creatures. they think there might be 100 rooms. the doctor led me into that little room. peter, under my feet right now, one-third of this city is unexcavated. you heard it from her, they will keep on digging. and it is so exciting to see what may still await in the future. >> i mean, the colors on the murals being so well-preserved is incredible. molly, thank you. >> that was very cool. >> she's dora the explorer. i love it. thank you, molly. >> a good chance to explore outside today. it's going to be nice for a lot of folks. >> most of the country looks really, really nice. warm temperatures, lots of sunshine. although out in california, we have some flood alerts in effect. that's for the next storm that will work its way down south. right now southwestern oregon. heavier rain approaching eureka, california.

but this is a cold front that will drag all of that rain through san francisco and los angeles and even through san diego. we could see a period tonight with intense rainfall rates. again, when you have a lot of rain in a short period of time and we have recent burn scar areas, that could lead to mud slides. that's why we are concerned about just how much rain is moving through california with this next storm system. eventually it will move east ward and bring snow through the rockies and denver will transition into that snow before this turns into a severe weather maker as we finish off the week. we could see as much as three, three and a half inches of rain across southern california. you go up into the mountains, a neighborhood in walnut creek. we're seeing some light sprinkles there through the early morning hours, but more of those showers will pick up as we go on into lunchtime and our evening commute, so prepare for

that. it's already a gloomy look out there towards the golden gate bridge, rain and wind. so it is a wet and windy wednesday, with those gus upwards of 45 miles an hour on our coast forecast. >> it is double duty dylan dreyer. >> that's a lot of ds there. >> i know. and now a pssp. here we go. we are going to kick things off this morning with lenny kravitz. the rock icon is touring across europe, and at one of his most recent shows, he made a young fan's dream come true. check out this sweet moment. >> that's your first show? your first show ever? >> yes! >> come up here. come here. tell them what your name is. ♪ ♪ >> two lennys is better

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administration tariffs on imported goods went into effect at midnight, and within hours there were retaliatory tariffs put into effect abroad on american goods. canada slapped increased tariffs on american goods. so did the european union and in the european union. some of those tariffs seem targeted specifically at goods coming from republican states. by the way, fuel costs for us here in california should not be impacted because california is not dependent on canadian crude nor refined products. all right. let's take a look at the series of storms that we're watching here with cinthia pimentel. well, chris live shot there was looking at some of the wind picking up and that is already with us. let's look at different cities around the bay because it's going to come at us at different hours through corte madera. we look at those heavier showers coming around 11, 12:00, even on into one. meantime, down in gilroy, we stay pretty dry through that same time frame with some lighter showers, but bigger storm is on the way for

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coming up, major moves. the department of education cutting nearly half its staff as new tariffs kick in overnight, affecting everything from car good wednesday morning. president trump ratcheting up his trade war overnight. >> and drops the hammer on another federal agency. the white house with everything you need to know. unexpected side effects, a new look at the widely popular weight loss drous, and the benefits besides shedding the pounds. stanley tucci, live in studio 1a. >> mankind needed a leap forward, i showed it where to jumpl. >> hack is back. and a first look at a john and yoko doc. it's all coming up in "popstart," today, wednesday, march 12th, 2025. >> from denton, texas. >> hi, mimi, hi grammy. >> mother daughter from

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we want to get to your news as we start with the news at 8:00. >> we'll begin with the latest cut to the federal government, the department of education now on the chopping block, it comes as president trump escalates his trade war too. new tariffs announced on steel and aluminum. nbc's garrett haake at the white house with the very latest. garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning, and president trump is attempting to make good on a campaign promise to close down the department of education, and send its functions back to the states. now, that would take an act of congress, but this morning, the white house says it will cut the department's work force in half. about 1,300 employees now expected to be terminated. that move alarming advocacy groups, teachers unions and democrats who have decried the cuts. and it comes as trump spent part of tuesday showing support for his top cost cutter, tesla ceo elon musk. displaying tesla vehicles on the white house lawn, and buying one himself in an unprecedented moment. the administration's latest round of tariffs went into effect, a 25% tax on all imports of steel and aluminum.

now, most of those metals that come from aprodbroad come from canada. the european union says it will respond with tariffs on $28 billion of american goods. another expansion of the trade war that has roiled stock market this week. california's governor is considering clemency for lyle and erik menendez. governor gavin newsom making it clear he will not be influenced by the l.a. district attorney's decision this week to withdraw a resentencing motion for the brothers. the governor says his office will look independently at the facts of the case, and will weigh in after their parole hearing in june. >> there's no guarantee of outcome here. my office conducts dozens and dozens of these clemency reviews on a consistent basis, but this process simply provides more transparency, which i think is important in this case.

>> governor newsom stressing the clemency process is completely independent from the resentencing decision, which ultimately will be made by a judge. >> measles cases are continuing to spread across the country now being reported in at least 15 states. nbc's liz kreutz has that story this morning. liz, good morning to you. >> hey, savannah, good morning. health officials says these measles crisis is only getting worse. new outbreaks causing death of a child in texas, and the suspected death of an adult in new mexico. both were unvaccinated. the vast majority of infections are in patients who didn't get the vaccine. this morning, new numbers show the measles virus spreading like wildfire. texas, the center of the worst jut broke now up to 223 cases, nearly double that from last month. in nearby new mexico, 33 cases. more than triple the number from last week. maryland and the city of los angeles seeing their first cases this week after residents who traveled overseas became infected and returned through dulles and lax airports.

the super contagious virus confirmed in at least 15 states, spreading easily through the air when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes, remaining in the air and on surfaces for hours. >> measles can have some really really serious long-term consequences, it can cause encephalitis, an infection in your brain that causes brain swelling and can cause permanent brain damage. >> the cdc says the measles vaccine is the best defense, doctors worry families are turning to alternative treatments like cohis point in time, we don't have those alternative treatments. >> reporter: while health and human services secretary robert f. kennedy jr. says the vaccine does protect children against measles, he touts vitamin a as an effective therapy, saying vitamin a can reduce measles mortality. >> what is the cure for measles? measles is chicken s soup and vitamin a.

>> the cdc says vitamin a may be used to treat measles under strict supervision, the american academy of pediatrics says it doesn't prevent measles and can be harmful in large or prolonged doses. >> the best treatment that we know that has been proven for decades is vaccination. and that is probably the biggest message that needs to come out of this outbreak. >> now, experts say if you don't know your vaccination status here's a quick lesson. anyone born before 1957 is likely immune from previous infection. from 1957 to '68, the vaccine is not as effective. from '68 to 1989, the guidance was one shot. you should probably get a second shot. it can't hurt you. anyone immunocompromised or pregnant should consult their doctor first. another big change for southwest airlines, the airline

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night. the seahawks return to the tournament for the first time in eight years after winning the caa championship. the bracket will be revealed on selection sunday this weekend. let the madness begin. >> it's exciting. you going to fill out a bracket? >> i fill out multiple. >> you do? >> i'm that guy. i pick arizona to win. >> i am that guy, and any daughter has beaten me nonetheless. meryl streep, in the hilarious 50th anniversary special, one of the former stars is spilling the tea on what it was like sharing a dressing room with the legendary oscar winner. we'll have that and more on "popstart.." could the weight loss drugs be the key for treating, addiction, alzheimer's, and sleep issues. the potential benefits being studied and explored. but first these messages.

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like sleep apnea, arthritis and certain cancers. so we know those can be what we call obesity related. but what about an obesity independent mechanism that these medications could have? we know these medicines work in a variety of different biological mechanisms. for that reason, they really have become this hot, therapeutic target for a host of other disease. what is that mechanism? it is probably by targeting inflammation. if you take a look at, let's say, a graphic or a picture of all the different places where that glp-1, the target of those medicines, where it's biologically active, it is active in so many different organs and so many different organ systems, exerting this inflammatory effect, and that's kind of where these medicines will have a place. >> the fda has done forward with approvals for the use of weight loss drugs behind weight loss and beyond type two diabetes right now.

what are those approvals already in place? >> right. so in december of last year, zepbound got an approval to treat sleep apnea. in moderate to severe sleep apnea. last march, wegovy was approved to treat heart disease and decrease the risk of cardiovascular health, heart attack and stroke in people with established heart disease. and then, just in january, ozempic was approved to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease, kidney failure, as well as cardiovascular death in people who had type two diabetes and chronic kidney disease. >> it is amazing. doctors are hearing all this anecdotal evidence. i also didn't want to drink anymore. i didn't want to gamble anymore. or it helped my mother's alzheimer's. are those being studied? >> right now there are 200 clinical studies going on. they are ongoing or have been completed. take a look, this speaks so sort of the versatility of this glb 1 hormone. it is being studied in alzheimer's disease, in liver

disease, in addiction disorders. remember, there's also that reward system in the brain that the medicine targets. obesity related cancers, knee pain, arthritis, fertility, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. and i think as a neat sort of anecdote. i'm a rheumatologist, i see patients with chronic inflammatory diseases and i treat them with a host of powerful medicines, and not until some of my patients have gotten on these medicines was i finally able to see reduction in their systemic inflammation in spite of all of our treatments. that was one of the first lightbulbs that went on for us in the rheumatology world that these medications are going to have applications far beyond diabetes and weight. >> that raises the question some people may be asking, can you use these off label? >> we know, and we have covered this a lot on the show, how difficult it is to get the medication for the indicated purposes. so i think what happens a lot is that patients are being -- have to sort of get the medicine for

an indicated reason, like type two diabetes, and that's sort of as a collateral benefit, we're seeing a reduction in certain other symptoms, whether it's knee pain from arthritis, pcos, and things like that. >> and they're expensive, too, let's remember. but some people are looking because i think as an anti-ageing drug, in some ways, like a longevity. >> think about it this w, longevity is not just about living longer, it's about preventing these age-related illnesses. neurodegenerative conditions, cardiovascular, cancer, these are the big killers, thesere the things that we associate with getting older. if we can start to help to prevent sort of the early steps of those chronic illnesses, there is the theoretical longevity, that obviously hasn't been proven yet. that's the telescope into the future. >> dr. azar, thank you so much. shifting gears, dylan's check of the forecast. >> good morning, again. i talked about the storm on the west coast, this is going to transition to a bigger system

for the central plains, and the midwest, as we go into friday, saturday and sunday. we are looking at the potential for some severe storms. wind gusts up to about 75 miles per hour, tornadoes are likely. some of those could be strong. large hail also a possibility. this does include st. louis, through memphis, tupelo, mississippi, then as we go into saturday, we're going to see that shift eastward, into parts of tennessee, georgia, alabama, mississippi and eastern louisiana. especially, again, those very strong wind gusts that could cause significant power outages, large tornadoes are possible and large hail as well. as we go into sunday, this does hit the east coast, temperatures are nice and warm, how does the springtime feel, and sets the stage for more storms. wind gusts, closer to 60 miles per hour are possible. large hail, and isolated tornadoes, heavy downpours, too.

forecast. >> i was going to say you are double dipping today. what's popping? >> i know. carson must be doing something cool to miss this one. we'll find out in a second. first up, though, for "popstart," let's talk about john lennon and yoko ono. we're getting a rare look into the lives of the famous couple. it's a new film that's set to follow the time they spent living here in new york, and will bring to life footage from the only full length concert john played with yoko after leaving the beatles. we have a sneak peek at the never-before-seen trailer. >> good morning, folks.

have you had your breakfast yet? >> the flower generation is over, but we can start all over again, right? >> i just got to see the village for the first time. i really feel at home there. >> i fell in love with an independent, creative genius. i started waking up. >> how would you like to be remembered? >> just as two lovers. >> all that old video, the old sound, it is a little eery, right. 101, john and yoko, it will be released in imax theaters on april 11th. tickets go on sale today. next up, "cujo." the saint bernard is returning to the big screen. we all missed him, right? steven king's novel and tim tells the story of cujo who becomes everyone's worst enemy after being bitten by a bat. netflix got the green light to re-make the classic horror film. stay tuned for more information

on that. as it becomes available. >> why don't we just re-make "lassie". >> why cujo. >> yes, of all the dogs, we go with cujo. next up, meryl streep. remember her hilarious appearance on snl's 50th anniversary special. well, a good mother can also be. a bad girl. what's your name, mustache? >> okay. can we not? >> that was so fun. amy poehler is opening up about sharing a dressing room with the oscar winner before the event. here's what she had to say. >> just like a fan, i took a picture of the door that said my name and meryl streep, and it was really cool. she was getting ready for her sketch and really rehearsed it. i remember thinking, i've never rehearsed as hard as meryl

streep has, in this one moment. i'm going, don't overthink it. >> that's why meryl streep is meryl streep. >> can you imagine seeing your name next to meryl streep? love that she took a picture of it. next up, "hacks." the fourth and final season, we saw main characters debra and ava in a standoff, and finally we're going to check in on our favorite on again, off again couple. take a look at the trailer. >> blackmail on day one, not good! she's been doing this for 50 years. you are not going to beat her at her own game. nobody beats deborah. >> this is a big moment for you. but you have to dance with the one that brought you. >> all right. "hacks" season premiers on max april 10th. >> it is so good. >> i have to catch up on that one. >> it's a good one. all right.

let's talk about kieran culkin now, we couldn't forget the iconic siblings from "succession." >> i'm surprised i got through it all. >> i'm not sure you did get through it at all. >> i don't think. >> fans of the hit show will delight in this one. roman and shiv returned again. this time it's all love. check it out. culkin and snook embraced outside the premier. they're both starring on shows in broadway right now. the two are actually close in real-life. sarah is even the godmother to kieran's son. >> isn't that adorable? >> when you said love, i thought they were going a romcom. it could happen. finally, vanna white. the "wheel of fortune" cohost is following in savannah's footsteps, revealing she got her first tattoo done by her own daughter. take a look.

>> what i decided to get is a little heart right here so i can look at it every day. >> yes. >> because she did it. >> are you nervous? >> yes! i can feel you shaking. can you feel it? >> that's it. i don't feel anything. >> what would you compare the pain to? >> nothing. >> nothing, right? >> nothing. >> okay. there we go. >> it looks perfect. >> just like you. >> aw. >> it doesn't hurt? did yours hurt? >> first of all, it is very light. it's not like a sleeve. >> i had a tattoo and it hurt. >> they have matches tats. >> i know. we have friendship tats now. it would have been weird if vale did yours. >> well, because she's 10. my kids did draw these hearts. which is why they are there. i didn't even tell my mother. >> does she know? >> well, she watches the show. >> it will be a test to see if she watched the show.

>> i feel maybe she didn't see it. >> let's talk about it. all week. >> by the way, i got a tattoo. >> it will be good. except for she's ten. just ahead, someone we always love to see in our studios, stanley tucci having fun as the bad guy in his new movie. we will sit down with stanley after a check of your local news your weather, and these messages. why don't we get a "today" show tattoo.

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where else? you'll have to wait to see xavier in action. they take on marquette in tomorrow's quarter finals, thank you, guy. >> sounds good. coming up, we smile every time this guy stops by. mr. stanley tucci. he was in our kitchen last time. he has a new movie called "the electric state." >> always a thrill when he is here. and we have another star in the house, chrissy teigen. she is out with a new podcast exploring major themes in her life and a lot of others, including the impact of growing up as a people pleaser. she will tell us why she wanted to bring those conversations into the light. and coming up on the 3rd hour, separating fact from myth when it comes to important women health issues, like heart health and stress. are you still on the d. wade happiness factory? >> i am right there. he is the very best. we have him back as our guest co-host. he was actually on fallon last night, and he said he didn't

want to leave. and i don't want him to leave. >> everyone's falling in love with you. >> we're falling in love. i'm falling in love. we are also going to catch up with chrissy teigen and ben and aaron napier. >> we went to a friend of ours who has written a memoir. it's an opera oprah book club pick. three iconic book divas right there under one roof. >> nobody has ever called me a diva. it's so cool. when opera -- oprah said that, i turned crimson, only amy griffin could get all three of us in the room. y'all come up. i looked at reese like, are we really going up? looking oef over your shoulder. when the queen says come, you

come. and you courtesy. >> a powerful book party right there. >> dylan your check of the forecast, a little chill in the air. >> it will warm up again as we go into the weekend. don't worry about that. today it's going to be a nice one, with lots of sunshine in the 60s and 70s across the midwest. some late day storms could begin to pop up. the we coast storm system is going to bring a lot of rain to northern and central california today, and then it will shift southward as we go into tonight. we could see some mud slides because of all the rain, 3, 2, maybe even 4 inches of rain in some spots. that transitions to mountain snow. tomorrow, record high temperatures are likely across the northern plains and upper midwest, and strong storms are l rogers state historic park. it's 834. i'm cinthia pimentel, and we are under a microclimate weather alert. as we get ready for some more rain on the way than what we're seeing already up there in the north bay. this is a little bit of a preview of what is to come down into south

city, palo alto, and even stretching on into parts of 880 there, hayward to fremont, some light showers, but it is yet to arrive in the tri-valley and the south bay. i expect today to be a wet and windy one, continuing on into tomorrow and frida and that's your latest forecast. >> i'm dropping my stuff because i'm so excited about this next segment. one of the biggest events of the year for golf fans is taking place this week. it's the 51st annual players championship. >> 144 players, to be exact, have all made their way to upon tra ponte vedra beach, florida. to compete for a piece of the $25 million purse. pretty good. do you know who else is there? carson, his son jackson in tow. they are with us with shane lowry. fellas, good morning. what a great spot to start your day. >> it is, guys. this might be my dream threesome right here. nightly news kids correspondent,

jackson daley, one of my favorite players on tour, the great shane lowry, 2019 open championship, had an ace on this very hole, famous 17th hole here at tpc sawgrass. shane, great to have you here. you are playing some great golf. what is it about the players that excites you? >> about this tournament, i think on the pga tour, this is the biggest tournament of the year. i think even coming here as a player every year, it gets better and better. i think it is the best tournament of the year, bar none. and the way it is set up, the golf course looks incredible. the way we get looked after here, the pga tour does an incredible job. >> what is it about this golf course that makes it especially challenging? >> i think this is the perfect golf course for tournament golf. it doesn't suit any one player, ands best player is going to win the tournament, you know, whoever plays the best golf is going to win. i know that's easier said than done. some courses kind of suit different players. this course doesn't suit anybody. you just need to have everything

to do well here. >> i mean, i know the three-pete is hard, but i like scottie scheffler. i had a chance to talk to him yesterday, and, you know, he said his hand is feeling great. he said the game is feeling good and his putting is locked. >> this is the par 3, shane, we watched this on tv this weekend. this is a great hole. for people at home, this doesn't look like much. it's ab124 yards. you had a hole in one in 2022. what do you rember about that shot? >> i remember it was late sunday evening, actually, because it was weather delays that year. i was just playing along in the tournament. i was doing pretty well, and come along on the famous front left, and to be honest, it looks like nothing. at times, you have to get it on the green and give yourself a chance. >> 50,000 people here. a hole in one on pebble beach this year on 7. you got one at augusta, the trifecta of par 3 hole in ones. >> most times you're happy to be on the green.

you make a one, it's pretty lucky. it's good. it was honestly the most fun, i remember i was playing with ian poulter at the time. we loved it. >> what about the luck of the irish this morning on live tv. you want to give it a shot? >> it is st. patrick's day on monday. so here we go. >> three irish right here. >> do you want to give it a shot? >> about 120 yards. >> bear in mind, i haven't warmed up today yet, so i'm not expecting a whole lot. >> all right. >> i'll be happy if this ball stays dry. >> jackson, we've got shane lowry here on 17. he's going to go with a pitching wedge, take a little bit off. >> that's one. >> nerves. >> geez. >> and the shot, first one of the day. >> oh, he got all of it. that might be wet left, though. >> that is left, isn't it. >> that's got to swing right hard.

stay up, stay up. >> oh. >> well, we'll edit that out, shane, don't worry. no, we can't. it's live. thank you so much, shane, appreciate it. >> happy to have you guys here. >> have a great week at the players, and jackson, nice work, we'll be watching your report on saturday, on nbc and peacock, nightly news kids, with scottie scheffler, a dream to be here. be sure and check out the players. >> oh, my gosh. shane, don't sweat it. >> i'm not the only one going in the water. >> and by the way, nice golf whisper, carson, that was well done. >> for once, i can play like a pro, pretty impressive. shane good luck to you my friend, awesome to watch nonetheless. watch the players starting tomorrow on golf channel and streaming on peacock as well. >> the wait is over. stanley tucci is here, he'll tell us all about the new movie and the genius way he brought the cast and crew together. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we last saw stanley tucci as a cardinal vying for the papacy in "conclave." now he is showing a slightly different side in "the electric state." his character is a tech genius that saved the human race from a robot uprising. while he looks humble, looks can be deceiving. >> mankind need a leap forward. i just showed them where to jump. >> he called his breakthrough, the neuropasture, a device that linked the human mind to mechanized drone bodies. >> obviously, i have no issue with technology, as long as humanity retains control. >> i know. stanley, good morning. we're just whispering about it. it is a little ripped from the headlines. >> yeah. >> it is the science fiction. it is interesting because it's

futuristic but it is also retro. >> it's also retro, yeah. >> you are a bad guy. you are an evil villain. >> in the end, yes. >> but you feel you were just misunderstood. >> every villain feels that way. >> but that doesn't mean that you are misunderstood. maybe you are just bad. >> yeah. >> but it is futuristic because it does imagine a world where your character devised -- is it called a strato caster? or a guitar? >> a neuro caster. people wear this. it's like virtual reality and they are like lumps on the couch. you are the master mind of the movie. >> it was designed to ease people's pain and suffering, but it's gotten out of hand. >> metaphor alert. what was it like to be in a movie like this? it is kind of different than your normal pair. >> it is very different. i worked with the russo brothers before. we did "the citadel," the television series. i loved doing this.

i didn't get a chance to act with anyone. i never met millie or chris until the last day of filming to say hi and good-bye. you are mostly acting with motion-captured actors. >> did you likworking with robots? >> no, they're people. but, yeah. >> i know. >> it's hard sometimes. but it is just -- the whole thing is pretend, so you are just pretending there is a person there. >> that's kind of lonely. you have all these big costars you didn't meet until the last day. >> it's kind of sad, yeah. >> let's talk about food because the food conversation always happens when you're around. i heard you had dinner with the king. >> i did. >> i mean, who are you? you curated the menu. >> yes, with a brilliant chef in england. we had been asked to put together a menu through e italian ambassador. we were supposed to do this a couple of years ago. it got delayed, delayed. so we decided we would do all british ingredients, but italian food.

>> that gets you around the old -- well, people say english cuisine. >> the thing is english cuisine is actually amazing now. >> did you make martinis for the king? >> no, there was a great famous bartender there who actually made the martinis, i got to drink one. that was good. >> because you could make a good cocktail. that's your thing. >> i could make a good cocktail, yeah. >> i asked you about "devil wears prada" the sequel. you stated on the record that you were very ish, interested. do you remain? >> i'm very, very interested. more than ish. >> are you into very? or verier? >> very very. can you give us any crumb about what might be happening with that, my favorite movie? >> i could. i could. but it would be -- it would not be right for me to do that. >> oh, okay. >> so let's just say i hope it happens. >> yeah, me too. i really do. >> i really do too. >> we were just looking at our beautiful window on the world here, the plaza. one of my favorite things is people come.

today people brought a sign for you, stanley. you and i waived her in. >> hi! come in in here. >> can you show your sign to everybody? >> will you do an autograph for my nonna? >> what's your name? >> adriana. >> nice to meet you. this is for your nonna? where is she? >> she's in toronto. >> how about that. does she love stanley tucci. >> yeah. >> she does. devil wears prada. >> thank you very much. nice to meet you. >> show everybody. >> stanley, thank you. you're the best. >> thank you. >> don't forget, "the electric state" hits netflix on friday. really fun. just ahead, we will catch up with chrissy teigen on the power of her new podcast. and her latest hilarious adventures with john a the adventures with john a the kids, but ndndfi

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one and only chrissy teigen. she's a model, a best selling author, and the founder of the and cook ware brand, cravings. and now she's the host of a new podcast called self-conscious, and it dives deep with leading health experts on everything from sobriety to self-acceptance. good morning. >> good morning! thanks for having me. >> you do do it all. what made you want to do a podcast? you know what, i have been asked for a long time, and we've thrown around ideas, and i was never passionate about anything. and now the way my life is now, being comfortable as a mom, as a wife and as a boss, it felt like the right time just confidence-wise for me. plus, it's a dream job. i literally talk to geniuses for the day. i learn so much. i get to cancel my own real therapy because for me it's become my actual therapy during the week. >> i love the title, "self-conscious." that's it.

right. it's funny. it's very you. >> the double meaning meant a lot of course. >> i have always been a very insecure person in my own head. a little too self-aware to where it can be debilitating at times. yeah, just teaching us to be more self-aware, self-conscious while still knowing we all have our insecurities and things we struggle with. but, yeah, it just made sense. >> maybe it redefines the terms in a lot of ways. >> it is like reclaiming it, too, into not a negative. >> the negative self-talk. being like, let's beware. you had mel robbins on. she wrote this book everyone is talking about. it is funny because it's simple advice. but for some reason it is super resonant right now. when people are upset with you, let them. you're a pleaser. i'm a pleaser. that's a nightmare. >> that's why i was so emotional during that episode. it is simple to say things like that. for some reason, with her

looking me into the eye and telling me straight to my face that i can't control over people's thoughts or actions, no matter how good i do. even with some things she was saying, i would be like, yes, i am if i'm perfect and i'm good. she's like, no, you just cannot. i think it came at the exact right time i needed to hear it. that's why that episode resonated with so many people because there is so many people that needed permission to accept that into their lives, and it just like -- it was such a beautiful, incredible conversation. >> and something like you have to keep working at every single day. >> well, yes. everything we work at every single day. we have podcasts on sleep. sleep was lilike one othe things that i do terribly. i mean, top to bottom. >> what do you mean? >> well, you have four kids. >> i have four kids, but i eat in bed. i eat around like midnight, 1:00 a.m. so i go to sleep. i wake up to eat. i go back to sleep. i sleep when it's very freezing. apparently it -- i seep very warm, and you are supposed to sleep in cold.

i don't do anything right. >> what does john say about that? you know him, he goes with the flow. he goes down and gets my post mate for me. >> he's literally like, i will not kick her out of bed for eating crackers. do you remember that old saying? >> it used to be sandwiches for me or hard boiled eggs, but the meals have gotten more complex. poor boy. >> is he like, i'm hungry, too? or he can sleep through everything? >> he can sleep through anything. my meals are getting crazier at night. i picked them based on what i can eat well on bed. >> that's amazazing. you are like a midnight snacker. >> oh, beyond. midnighto 3:00 a.m. snacker. >> tell me about the kids. you have four under seven. >> four under seven. >> that's amazing and a lot. >> the activities alone are really killing us. >> yes, i know. >> well, you just did something so cute. luna is your oldest girl, right? >> yes. >> she's a girl scout. >> yes. she's a girl scout.

you took her and some of the other moms on this camping trip. >> this was actually the third grade camp ing trip at school we do. it is so much fun, honestly. the parents are so lovely. we have a great time. i led bingo. >> was it an overnight? >> it was overnight. >> that's amazing. did you have tents or a little cabin. >> >> i can fall asleep anywhere. >> as long as there is snacks. >> but there were cabins there. so the kids had a cabin. they all run off with each other. it is really so much fun. we did hot pot. we do barbecues right. >> so can we just end on a high note and agree that the thin mint is the greatest girl scout cookie? >> it is. i agree. i like the samosa as well. do you know what does really well and surprises me every time is lemon-ups. >> people that love lemon-ups, but if i'm going to have a cookie, i want chocolate, caramel or peanut butter. when i eat a lemon, i think of a salad.

are you a girl scouts cookies in bed type? i do savory things at night. we are just getting over cookie season right now. if you see any girl scouts out there, support t them. it has been a tough year cookie-wise. >> what is the craziest thing you have eaten in the middle of the night? >> like a rack of ribs. >> okay. rack of ribs. >> i'm going to put it under crazy. >> or like a po' boy. >> back for "jenna and friends," >> back for "jenna and friends," bought the team! i kevin... ? i bought the team! i put it on my chase freedom unlimited card. and i'm gonna cashback on a few other things too... starting with the sound system! curry from deep. that's caaaaaaaaash. i prefer the old intro! this is much better! i don't think so! steph, one more thing... the team owner gets five minutes a game. alright, let's go then. ahaha! cash brothers! yeah!

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our third and fourth hours are on the way. >> all right, but first, i think we need a little bit more from the xavier marching band. >> absolutely. >> strike up the band, let's go. have a great day.

good morning. it's 856. i'm ginger conejero saab. police in fairfield are investigating what they are now calling a murder suicide. that's after officers responded to overnight gunfire at a home on wilmer avenue between highway 12 and interstate 80. in a new update, they say the bodies of a man and woman were found inside the home. their identities have not been disclosed. happening now are bob redell is there this morning talking with police who are still at the scene. he will have a live report on our midday newscast. we'll also have more details on our home page and also on our home page. canada and the eu are announcing new retaliatory tariffs on u.s. goods. the dow this morning is once again taking a hit. we are

this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," hitching a ride. welcome news for the two nasa astronauts who have spent nine months in space. >> we are just fortunate and

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