good morning. senseless act. a u.s. staff sergeant in custody after allegedly killing 16 civilians in a door-to-door shooting spree in afghanistan. nine of the victims children. the taliban is promising revenge as president obama vows a swift and thorough investigatio southern comfort. mitt romney gaining ground with conservative voters ahead of tomorrow's primaries in alabama and mississippi. the polls show the races are too close to call. this morning rick santorum speaks out. and one wild crowd. one direction is burning up the charts and selling out concerts all over the world.

their fans are packing rockefeller plaza to see them perform live today, monday, rockefeller plaza to see them perform live today, monday, march 12, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. one direction's debut album is called "up all night" and a lot of people have been here all night to get up close and personal with music's newest phenomenon. they started lining up before 10:00 yesterday morning. they are enthusiastic. >> many are young ladies and a lot of them have no idea who we are. when we step out there it will be interesting to find that out. we are going to change subjects and talk about something parents

will tell you isn't easy -- traveling with kids. one couple had just boarded a flight to boston when their 2-year-old daughter threw a doozy of a tantrum. took them five minutes to calm her down and then the crew removed them from the plane. they will join us. >> and we'll hear about whitney houston's daughter and what she had to say to oprah. >> we begin with the deadly shooting spree in afghanistan allegedly orchestrated by a u.s. soldier. richard engel is with us in new york with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. the suspect has been identified as a 38-year-old staff sergeant, a veteran of multiple combat tours based in seattle at joint base louis mccourt. it was a horrendous act of rage. the shooting spree was both prolonged and methodical.

afghans drove away bodies after an american staff sergeant left his base around 2:00 a.m., walked hundreds of yards to nearby afghan homes and went door to door, executing any afghan he could find. witnesses say nine of the killed were children. some shot in bed while sleeping. in this truck under a blanket, locals say it's the body of a 2-year-old. was this child taliban? believe me, i have never seen a 2-year-old taliban, she says. in a trailer behind, more blankets, more bodies. the same in another van. several witnesses claim there was more than one shooter in this rural taliban stronghold near kandahar. u.s. and nato officials say only one person appears to have been involved and apologized. >> we deplore any attack by a member of the u.s. armed forces against civilians and denounce all violence against civilians. we assure the people of

afghanistan that the viindividu or individuals responsible will be identified and brought to justice. >> reporter: the killings in kandahar added rage and fury to the boiling over anti-american sentiment here. it has many people questioning how it will affect the u.s./afghan strategic partnership beyond 2014. one thing that's clear is now the afghan government has the upper hand in any sort of negotiations. >> in images too graphic to broadcast, several victims showed severe burns. locals claim the american sergeant entered three separate homes, opened fire and tried to burn a number of the bodies. a room does show evidence of fire. there are bullet casings on the floor. 11 civilians were killed in one house, four people killed in another house. in a third house, one person was killed, he says. the attack comes three weeks after u.s. troops burned copies

of the koran triggering deadly riots. that incident, u.s. officials say, wasn't an act of malice, but an accident. this murderous rampage will be much harder to explain. u.s. officials are struggling to contain this. they are promising swift justice. the taliban is promising revenge. >> richard engel in new york. thank you very much. retired general barry mccaffery joins us. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> there is little way to explain it other than to say this is a deranged individual who is mentally ill or snapped. how could no one around him have seen the warning signs? >> poor afghanistan. what a terrible incident, a mass murder. there are very few ways to explain this. here we have been there a decade. we had 17,000 killed and wounded. we spent $500 billion.

this is another spark adding to the tinder that we are trying to negotiate as we get out of afghanistan. it will turn out this guy was on his fourth combat tour. i'm sure he's been spinning off indications that he's been melting down. but this is either a sociopath or a psychiatric implosion. it will cause immense pain to everyone in the armed forces, these brave men and women. >> you said spinning off or indications that he was melting down. how is that not recognized by someone around him? >> well, i think that's what the investigation has got to determine. in addition, you know, every soldier has a company commander and first sergeant. how did we let a lone, armed gunman off a combat base wandering around in the dark early in the morning murdering civilians? they will have to establish that. we probably need to examine the small number of sociopaths that

are always hidden inside these brave men and women of the armed forces. this is a problem for us. >> in real terms on the ground now, general, there's already been incredible tension in afghanistan between the local population and u.s. forces over the last month after the burning of the korans. how much more dangerous does this make it for u.s. troops on a daily basis? >> is considerable. there are two things going on now. two-thirds of the american people don't support this continued $10 billion a month war. this is going to help unravel what remnants of political consensus exists. we are also seeing karzai throw kerosene on the fire every time we have an incident. the koran building or other indications. so at some point soon we are going to have the question posed by congress and the american people, why are we staying there? should we be there to 2014?

this is a huge challenge. general alan basser, ryan crocker trying to contain it. this is bad news. >> should we be out sooner than later? we have a two-year exit strategy now. should we be out now if we could be out? >> we have to re-examine it. we're 900 miles from the ocean and the u.s. navy. the taliban now have the upper hand in negotiations. karzai's government is incompetent and corrupt. we are having difficulty getting supplies through pakistan and our allies are leaving. we're in a precarious situation. >> general, good to see you. thanks for your insight. >> good to be with you, matt. >> eight minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> some of the republican parties most conservative voters get to weigh in on the presidential race tomorrow with key primaries in alabama and mississippi. in just a moment we'll talk to rick santorum, but first kelly o'connell is in mobile, alabama,

with the latest on the campaign. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. mitt romney is starting his day here, meeting the breakfast crowd in mobile. they are back in the state to seize on an unexpected uptick in alabama poll that is show romney improving and making it a tighter race on important turf mitt romney and newt gingrich are both counting on. >> here's rick. >> reporter: the fight has done south to a conservative proving ground. >> i don't know when the last time mississippi and alabama have played a key role but obviously you play a very, very key role. ♪ sweet home alabama >> reporter: mitt romney is selling and fund-raising off his delegate count advantage while rick santorum had a decisive win in saturday's kansas caucuses. romney did pick up the most delegates overall this weekend because of victories in wyoming

and u.s. territories like guam. >> this isn't about math. this is about vision. >> reporter: and apparently the candidates from northern states are trying to connect to southern sensibility. >> i have kin in mississippi and i'm proud of it. >> good morning, y'all. good to be with you. i started it right this morning with a biscuit and some cheesy grits. i'll tell you, delicious. >> reporter: newt gingrich dished out the sarcasm. i have had grits before. and that may explain, as much as anything, why everybody in alabama and mississippi ought to vote for me. >> reporter: gingrich's rationale for staying in the race relies on the deep south where more than 70% of alabama and mississippi republican voters call themselves evangelical christians.

gingrich attended baptist services sunday evening. while in the bible belt gingrich accused a new primetime tv show of being intentionally hostile to christians. >> cleavage helps the kryour cr hang straight. >> try to put in muslim instead of christian. it is inconceivable anybody would tolerate a program that defiling of islam, but it is fine to smear christianity. that's how sick the system is today. >> reporter: today happens to be mitt romney's 65th birthday. he and wife ann won't be spending it together. they are headed in different directions on the campaign trail. romney will be joined by tv star jeff foxworthy who makes all his humor about his own southern roots. >> thank you so much. rick santorum is in biloxi, mississippi. good morning to you, senator

santorum. >> good morning, ann. >> first i want to get your reaction to the weekend news about the house-to-house shooting spree by a u.s. soldier. it comes after the burning of the korans and the videotape showing u.s. soldiers desecrating the remains of taliban fighters. are you ready to change your stated view that the u.s. should stay in afghanistan without a timetable for withdrawal? >> you know, this is obviously very disturbing news that comes out this weekend. any time you have such a shocking development, i think it's important to take a look and see what the situation is and whether it's possible to continue on. you obviously always are re-evaluating. we have seen over the last couple of weeks negative, horrible things happen. in the case of the koran burnings, some bad reaction on the part of the president made

it worse. obviously you reassess and in this case, you know, we have to start looking at the fact that the president's strategy of putting the timeline in place emboldened the taliban, made it harder for us to be successful on this mission. his rules of engagement made it difficult for the soldiers to accomplish their mission. given all of these additional problems, we have to either make the decision to make a full commitment, which this president has not done, or we have to decide to get out and probably get out sooner given the president's decision to get out in 2014. >> are you suggesting -- are you saying you agree with general mccaffery who said we should re-examine whether we want to stay in until 2014? are you prepared to say you agree with that view? yes or no? >> if the president is committed to this current path which he'ms to which is to give a timeline

and give something you never want to give the enemy -- and that's hope -- he's committed to that, we are seeing the consequences of that. we have an emboldened taliban taking advantage of mistakes or horrible acts of violence committed by a single troop. it undermines our ability to be successful which has already been undermined by the president's policies. you either make a commitment to be successful and make sure that's communicated effectively to the enemy or -- >> is that a yes or a no? i'm sorry to interrupt. is that a yes to before 2014 or a no? >> again, my position is we have to commit and be successful. if the president's is not that commitment i don't see a reason we should continue to hold on to an artificial date that is not working for us. >> okay. let's move on to the campaign. we heard you say in kelly's report that it's not about the math. it's about the vision. if we look at the delegate count after this weekend's events, the

reality is you would have to win more than 60% of all remaining delegates to win this nomination. how is that realistic? >> governor romney has to win more than 50%. the current pace governor romney has been winning -- and he's had all the favorable states, three of his home states. i have only one home state. but he's had three of his home states up already in this election. he's had huge advantages because of early organization. was able to get on the ballot and win a large chunk of delegates simply because of delegates that speaker gingrich or i wasn't able to get on the ballot. that's not going to continue. we're going to move to states where i will have more advantage. we'll move to states where governor romney has no proven ability to be successful. the math isn't the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is governor romney

having outspent me 10 to 1 and still isn't able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. we need to let this thing sort out. you know, if we have a continued contested primaries going through this, we'll see shortly that the conservative in this race is going to rise, continue to start winning states like i have and when we go to this convention if that's where we end up, it's a conservative party. they are not going to come nate. if the opportunity provides itself they are not going to nominate a moderate governor. what chance do we have in the general if he can't deliver a knockout blow to other candidates. we'll be the nominee providing the best vision and forecast to president obama, have the best chance of winning.

governor romney will not make it. >> senator santorum, thank you so much. >> my pleasure, ann. >> natalie is at the news desk with the top stories. good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. a 19-year-old student is in police custody this morning charmged with threatening a massive shooting rampage at the university of maryland campus. alexander song said he would kill enough people to make it to national news and warned people to stay away from the malls. song was unarmed when arrested sunday. talks to broker a cease-fire in syria have stalled but anann is optimistic. over the weekend negotiations reached a deadlock as president asad and the opposition rejected peace talks. violence along the israeli/gaza border is on the rise after the killing of a top

militant sparked the worst fighting in months. 21 people have been killed in gaza. two israelis were wounded by gaza rockets and one million israeli civilians are on high alert for increased rocket fire near the border. new video of the challenger shuttle disaster. a florida resident unearthed his super 8 video of the explosion. it is believed to be the only recording of the event on film. the challenger broke apart 73 seconds into the launch killing all seven crew members aboard. take a look at this beautiful video of a young couple's road to parenthood generating love online. the time lapse scenes show a flat itemies woman getting a kiss on the belly before 9 months become 90 seconds of images of the growing stomach. at the end their daughter pops out into dad's loving arms and the girl's name is revealed on

screen. the film is called "introducing." that's sweet. let's turn it back to ann, matt and al. what a great thing for her to look back on. >> when you say "popped out into her father's arms". >> a little more than that. >> i wanted to make sure. >> you don't have to have that pop with your kids anymore. you can show them the video. that's how it works. >> we'd like to believe that. >> meantime, mr. roker is outside with the one direction crowd with a look at the forecast. hey, al. >> we have perfect weather for it. coast to coast it is insane out here. look at this crowd. unfortunately the pacific coast is getting slammed. big area of low pressure coming in. low pressure system off the coast of alaska bringing heavy rain and winds.

three to four feet of snow in the cascades. one to four inches of rain and gale and hurricane-force winds. wet weather gulf coast into the great lakes. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. east coast, spectacular today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. the clouds will be thickening up as we go through the day. there could be some rain showers tonight and this evening and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. we are now hearing from whitney houston's daughter for the first time since the singer's death last month. 19-year-old bobbi kristina

opened up in a revealing interview with oprah. mike taibbi is in los angeles and has details on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it is now a full month since whitney houston was found dead at age 48 in her beverly hills hotel room on the eve of the grammys. now her daughter who often accompanied her mother on tour and was with her has spoken to oprah winfrey from the family home in atlanta about her grief, hopes and memories. it seemed impromptu and to the first question, how are you doing, bobbi kristina's composed answer. >> i'm getting through it. doing as good as i can. >> reporter: she lived through the ups and downs of a life with her mother whitney houston and her infamous father bobby brown. >> she was a sister, a comfort. ♪ and mommy loves you girl ♪ because i'm standing right by

your side ♪ >> reporter: the day after houston's death her daughter was briefly hospitalized for stress and anxiety. when she finally returned to the family home in atlanta it wasn't easy. >> the first night i couldn't stay there. then the next morning, you know, i woke up and i heard her say, all right, come on home now. since then i've been fine. >> reporter: she seemed fine according to a psychiatrist. >> there weren't tears, but we did here of times when she does break down, handles it and gets through the day. she seems calm. she seems like she's handling it. >> reporter: bobbi kristina is living in the family home with her uncle gary and pat who was among the last to see whitney alive. >> i could not leave her. i saw them cover her up. >> reporter: while bobbi kristina talked about trying to

follow in her mom's footsteps. >> going to do the singing thing, acting, dancing. >> reporter: she said she sees her mom in her dreams and sometimes feels her presence. >> throughout the house, you know, lights turn off and on. i'm like, mom, what are you doing? >> reporter: often she said she thinks about the last hour she spent with her mother in beverly hills when they revived a lifelong habit. >> i went to go get her and said, will you come lay with me. i slept in her arms all day, all night long. >> reporter: the n the interview bobbi kristina didn't say she's working to change her name to houston which would further distance her from her father. >> just ahead, did a jetblue crew go too far giving a family the boot from a plane because their little girl was throwing a tantrum? first, this is "today" on nbc.

coming up, potential dangers for your family. >> and a live >> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. here's a look at one of our top stories. the federal government has stamped its seal of approval on a nearly $8 billion merger between exelon and constellation energy. bge will be under control of exelon but will remain an independent entity with headquarters in baltimore. it is expected to bring in 3000

jobs. let's check on the morning commute. >> good morning. a few things to watch for. 895 in the southbound direction, getting word of an accident that may be blocked a lane or two. fire activity to watch for in the city. hilton street and edmondson avenue, one coming in in cockeysville. eastbound 70 past what pine road, police activity taking up a lane at there. 23 mi. per hour as you make your right closer to 29 on eastbound 70. here is what it looks like on i- 95 from joppa road. once you get closer to the beltway, things slow up this morning. live view of the beltway and baltimore national pike. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a few high, thin clouds made

for a beautiful sunrise. temperatures are a little chilly it right now. 38 degrees in a rising sun. it will warm up quickly. watching some rain across the ohio valley. these showers will catch up. a lot of that will fall apart. if we get showers out with it -- mixture of sunshine and clouds. maybe some rain tomorrow morning. morning. it will be warm

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thrilled, as we will all be, in about one hour. this happened fast. >> also coming up, a potential danger in your home. a new study out this morning reveals every six minutes in this country a child is treated in an emergency room for a stair-related injury. we'll tell you where some of the hidden problems are and how to lower the risk in your home. >> all right. also, how does this sound -- eat what you want and still lose weight. none other than dr. oz says it's possible. we'll make him prove it coming up. >> let's begin with a family kicked off a jetblue flight. their 2-year-old daughter was having a temper tantrum. we'll talk to the family in a moment. first savannah guthrie has the story. good morning. >> matt, good morning to you. when a child throws a tantrum on the plane it can be frustrating but the family says this time it was the airline that didn't show compassion.

dr. colette view and her family had just finished a vacation when they boarded a jetblue flight to boston. once on the plane they were at the center of a travel nightmare when 2-year-old natalie grew antsy. >> she started throwing the tantrum of her life. didn't want to be seated. didn't want the belt on. my husband was trying to control her. the flight is trying to leave. we were told you need to comply with faa regulations. have your daughter seated with her belt fastened. >> reporter: dr. view said three to five minutes passed from the time the tantrum began to when she was buckled in and settled but she said the flight attendant delivered surprising news. >> she said, the pilot's made the decision to turn the plane around. we were escorted off the plane. no more flights were leaving that night. we had nowhere to stay. rebooked on another flight the next day. >> reporter: in a statement, jetblue said the flight had customers that did not comply

with crew member instructions for a prolonged time period. the captain elected to remove the customers involved for the safety of all customers and crew members on board. dr. view said she was surprised by how the airline handled the situation. >> we weren't belligerent, drunk, angry, screaming. you know, we were just having a hard time struggling with our children. a little bit of humanity in this situation is all i was looking for. apparently that doesn't exist. >> we asked people to vote on whether the family should have been removed the plane. 71% sided with the airline. >> savannah guthrie, thank you very much. dr. view and her husband dr. stalk are with us exclusively along with 2-year-old natalie, the one with the tantrum and 3-year-old cecilia. good morning. >> good morning. >> i don't know if you heard. 71% of people in an online poll sided with the airline on this one. how do you feel about that? >> i guess everybody's entitled

to their opinion. we thought it was a difficult experience for us. we weren't sure it was fair. you know, it was hard. we did our best to comply with faa regulations. >> take me back. this happened a few weeks ago. by the way, you're a pediatrician, you're a doctor. you have seen your share of tantrums. >> at home and work. >> why was this one different? was this above and beyond, worse than you had seen in the past? >> certainly not. it's a timely issue, i guess. she was -- she didn't want to sit in her seat. she wanted me to hold her. on previous flights i have held her. she hadn't had a nap. she's 2. >> in terms of the disruption, the plane had not taken off yet. let's make sure we understand that. >> it wasn't near the tarmac. >> how was the crew dealing with it at the time the tantrum was taking place?

>> the crew was asking us to comply with faa regulations and to get her seated and strapped in because we wouldn't be able to take off. we were explaining that we were trying -- say hi. we were trying to do so and doing our best. we were asked to switch seats so i would sit next to natalie and my husband would be next to cecilia. in terms of the people around us, i'm sure people were frustrated. i can only speak for the only people who said anything were sitting right behind us. they were trying to advocate for us. >> i've been there. i've been on planes when my children aren't behaving well. your level of discomfort was what? >> very high. very disconcerting. surreal, too. i couldn't believe this was happening. >> it was after you calmed natalie down that the crew came over and said, you're going to have to leave the plane.

>> we were seated at that time back. they were only a couple of rows behind us. the flight attendant was right there. i got natalie strapped in. i turned to her and said, we have her under control. can we go now? she said, the decision's been made. >> let me play airline advocate. if this had happened during the time when the plane is lurching down the rounway to take off or when they are in flight it might be disruptive. do you say sooe their side? >> i understand they have a concern for safety and security of the aircraft. i guess the part i don't understand when i look at it is we had her under control. so i can't -- i have been on that flight with my children 14 times before. it was never an issue. i can't say what was going to happen in the future.

i had her under control. if that was the issue at that point. i guess my second thing is i don't quite understand why she's a risk to safety and security of the aircraft, in general. we're at the back of the plane. she's in my arms or seated. at that point, why is she a risk? >> in terms of you would have appreciated compassion considering this was the last flight out of your location that evening. you had to spend the night and fly out the next day. >> right. >> lessons learned in this? >> control your child. >> i don't know. maybe we won't fly anymore? who knows? >> i hope you do continue to fly. nice to have you folks with us. >> thank you very much for taking the time. >> let's get a check of the weather from al. >> all right. matt, thank you so much. look at this crowd from 48th street all the way across

rockefeller plaza to almost 51st street. they are all here for one direction. we have only one direction to go and that's up. the jet stream this time of year normally would be across the country. mid section of the country. well, guess what. it is way up into the north into canada. look at the temperatures. talk about march madness. temperatures in the 70s from kansas city, st. louis, tulsa, minneapolis in the 50s. chicago today 69 degrees as we head to the east, temperatures up into the upper 60s. cleveland 62. 66 in washington, d.c. and that warmth will continue right on into the middle or the end of this week. >> good morning. it will turn out to be nice day. a slight chance for some rain

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the hospital. nearly 100,000 kid as year. experts say there are three staircase dangers, flaws that may be in your home now. this morning we are showing you how to check for all of them. two houses, two different staircases, both in great condition, but safety experts say one of them has hidden dangers that could cause a serious fall. >> parents don't realize this is a lurking danger. they don't think it's going to happen to them or their child. >> reporter: dr. gary smith conducted a groundbreaking new study out this morning exposing staircase defects. we had one of his experts walk us through them. danger number one, the top of flight flaw. >> what is this flaw? >> in many homes the first step is longer than the remaining steps. as a parent you take a step and your mind is tricked into thinking the remaining steps will be the same length. >> so you fall down the stairs.

>> right. which is particularly bad when carrying a child. >> this is a bad staircase? >> go from leading edge to leading edge. that's 13 inches. the next stair is only 12 inches. >> seems it would be a building code violation. >> it's something many builders aren't aware of and inspectors don't know to check for it. >> reporter: many staircases are premade and attached to the top floor later creating a longer first step. >> as a parent, i was terrified. i didn't want to drop my daughter. >> reporter: maria cruz had no idea her stairs were uneven but just weeks ago she overstepped and fell, carrying her 5-month-old daughter, breaking her baby's leg. >> there was a structure defect in my home to contribute to this that's extremely scary. >> reporter: in fact, researchers found the most serious injuries are to babies being carried down stairs.

when the parent falls the child is three times more likely to be hospitalized. but there are things you can do now. >> if i measure and see my steps are uneven what's the solution? >> talk to a contractor and have them install a piece to make them even. >> reporter: a contractor, that can be expensive. in the meantime? >> be aware and be careful. take your time. don't carry extra times. >> reporter: danger number two, the chunky railing. what's the problem here? >> this rail is a hazard because it's so thick it's hard to get a hand around. if i trip, i can't get my hand around in a power grip to stabilize myself. >> reporter: she recommended replacing your railing with a thinner one like this, easy to grip. you can install a second one like this? >> we bought this for $25 at a home improvement store. your fingers go all the way around. >> reporter: finger to finger is the test? >> finger to finger.

>> reporter: danger number three, the gate flaw. >> parents will use a pressure mounted gate because it's inexpensive and they think it will be easier to install. but many homes aren't designed to make it go flush and be tight against the wall. >> reporter: there is a huge space. >> they think it's enough to have a barrier even if it isn't tight. but the child goes to see what's going on, pushes it and falls down the stairs. >> reporter: she say as wall mounted gate like this is safer. >> it's bolted into the wall. easy to use. once it's closed it's impossible for a child to push it down. >> reporter: this is bolted on both sides. >> they installed a simple $5 piece of wood, bolted it to the wall and you're good to go. >> reporter: she says install a gate at the bottom as well. doctors say it's not just parents who need to act but home builders, too. >> we collectively can do much more to strengthen building

codes, make parents aware of the problem and to make sure homes are safe for young children. >> we wondered why isn't the industry doing more? the stairway manufacturers association says it is working with builders to educate them and, ann, try to fix flaws across the country. >> meantime you have other tips? >> i came back, measured my stairs. that's the first thing you can do before you leave for work. also, don't multi task. carry one kid at a time. we're all guilty of carrying both. clear it of toys, shoes. people trip on that, too ma. >> and hold that rail. coming up, dr. oz reveals how to lose weight without giving up your favorite foods. first, these messages. in my teens.ep risks i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. time for a check on your morning commute. >> still tracking some problems out there. heavier delays begin at 32 towards 29. around 21 miles per hour. west side, 18 miles per hour from liberty sports edmondson. 24 miles per hour on southbound

95 towards the 895 split. we are looking at a slow ride on the north side. 18 minutes to get you through the stretch. eight minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split to fort mchenry. live view of traffic. those additional delays because we had a disabled vehicle all clear at the tunnel. the way northeast, you can see those delays from one marsh towards the beltway. tony has a check on your forecast. >> so far so good. temperatures are on the chilly side now. 41 in randallstown. we're watching raid on the other side of the mountains. these showers may catch up to us tonight. we will get through most of the date dry.

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[ cheers and applause ] >> we're back at 8:00 on a monday morning, the 12th day of march 2012. that makes it my sister's birthday which is why so many people gathered on the plaza as just a small percentage of people are here for one direction. the crazy popular band will be performing for us in about a half an hour. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker. we have a lady here handing out keebler fudge sticks cookies. >> look at this.

she's got her address so the band will know. >> i think it's just marker. >> oh, okay, great. >> we're going to find out coming up, a lot of parents were wondering what the phenomenon was all about. we'll try to explain how one direction became one direction. [ cheers and applause ] >> we're going and nick is my excuse. >> your arm candy. >> speaking of music sensations, cee-lo green. he's a coach and a judge on, of course, "the voice." we'll check in. maybe he brought his cat. >> that cat's been making a lot of appearances on the show. and a diet you will love. dr. oz is here with an eat what you love diet. >> ooh. >> he'll tell you how it works.

there are four rules you have to follow. >> we'll get to that. let's get inside for a check of the top stories. >> good morning. the taliban is vowing revenge one day after an american soldier allegedly massacred at least 16 afghan civilians including nine children. officials say the army sergeant shot the victims before dawn on sunday then attempted to burn their bodies. he's now in custody. britain's prince harry is winning praise for his charm after a solo trip to the caribbean and brazil. michelle kosinski is at buckingham palace with more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, natalie. when you look at his popularity, how crowds want to connect with him, prince harry is right up there with kate lately. he's a young royal with a modern focus on service and is exuberantly himself. he's the prince of personality in the steamy tropics.

instant party. the house of windsor's finest dance moves. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: harry even managed to charm the jamaican prime minister who wants the queen out as head of state with a hug. >> it's been an emotional trip. i had no idea how much influence the queen has on all these countries which, to me, is humbling. i was quite choked up at times. >> reporter: harry was full of surprises, jokingly cheating the fastest man on earth. driving a carriage, sporting a mask of his brother. playing volleyball, cricket, polo and busting out some blue suede shoes. >> i had to wear them. >> reporter: in brazil he visited a slum where people could not have been happier to embrace him especially the kids. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> translator: he's beautiful and i find him adorable.

>> reporter: the feeling was mutual. >> the most important thing in life is kids. i don't know whether i got it from my mum and my father but i have a massive kid inside me. i have always had a connection with kids and i always will hopefully. >> reporter: harry was in the caribbean and south america to promote the uk, the olympics and the queen's jubilee. he said his mother, the queen, talked to him before the trip, instructed him to have fun and make her proud. hopefully she gives him high marks on both. >> he's done that and then some. michelle kosinski outside buckingham palace, thanks. here's brian williams with a look t what's coming up on "nightly news". >> the numbers stopped being counted at 50 million. so many people viewed the short film online. now we are on the ground in uganda to see first hand what's igniting the controversy. for now, back to you.

>> thank you, brian. now for a quick round-up of what has you talking online. the internet phenomenon that's kony 2012 has no signs of letting up. today invisible children has a new video after critics raised questions about its mission, finances and one of the founders with military weapons. jason russell addressed questions during an appearance last week on this program. a mysterious uh white flash has people headed to youtube to check out this video from a fox news affiliate. the strange light ace peered during a predawn traffic report. there were no reports of lightning or explosions in the area. long-time basketball fan president obama is using his campaign website to capitalize on march madness. it features his version of the ncaa college tournament pool. anyone who enters the obama bracket challenge can donate.

outpick the president and get your name posted on the website. "today" show is trending on twitter because of the one direction twitter and our crowd. you can tweet us @todayshow or add the hash tag # one direction today to your tweet. now back outside to matt and ann. >> i'm supposed to hand deliver this stuff to one direction. notes, a photo album, posters and apparently carrots. >> give them the signs, keep the candy. there's a phone number. >> so i'll take care of this. let's make sure al get as check of the weather. >> hey, ann. [ cheers and applause ] >> we have all these one direction fans. wow. what time did you get here? >> 10:00 p.m.! >> where are you from? >> from queens. >> from up state.

>> terrific. you have a good view, right there. fantastic. let's see what's happening as we check your pick city. detroit, michigan, local 4. showers and storms there and 63 degrees. and the week ahead, much of the country will be above normal. cool and wet along the northern california coast into the pacific northwest. continues into the midweek period. same pattern and the latter part of the week, same deal. cooler air spreads further east. it will be wet and snowy in the west. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. the clouds will be thickening up as we go through the day. there could be some rain showers tonight and this evening

less than 25 minutes to one direction, matt. [ cheers and applause ] >> when we come back, dr. oz talks about how you can eat all the foods you love and still lose weight. and, oh, yeah, a little concert from a group called one direction right after these messages. [ cheers and applause ] [ ellen, thinking ] why so many coupons? this is ridiculous! ...was it always this way? ♪ that is a bad smell. [ sniffs ] ♪ seriously nobody smells that? [ clicks tongue ] [ clicks tongue ] [ clicks tongue four times ] she took her two kids and she done run off.

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>> announcer: get started today is brought to you by got milk? it's just not breakfast without milk. nourish every day. got milk? back at 8:12 this morning on get started today. a diet plan that sounds too good to be true. dr. mehmet oz says you can lose weight without giving up your favorite foods. it's the eat what you love diet. good morning. >> good morning. >> what if you love pizza, steak and fries and that's what you want to eat? >> you have to change the equation. folks know they can't eat certain foods. pick foods you love. i don't care what they are. make sure they are healthy for you and eat them. that way it's not a struggle. without doing anything extra you will get the foods you want. >> choose the healthiest things you want to eat. then you have four basic rules for people to follow. number one, we have heard it before. portion size.

it's hard to understand what is a portion. >> it is. just use your palm as a rough gauge for this. for most folks, for example, a serving of protein. this is not what you would consider your main course of a serving of protein. i'm not against meat as long as you have a portion size and it's grass-fed and organic. you can be liberal with the fruits and vegetables. find the ones you love. we make mistakes with pasta. we love pasta. >> i don't know anybody that doesn't. >> i have the a-okay plan. put your index finger at the joint. >> at the joint. >> the pasta serving fits in there. if you're smaller you have less. a bigger person has more. >> doesn't work with curly pasta. spaghetti. >> right. if you don't like whole grain pasta, cut it 50/50 with semolina. >> do you like the quinoa?

>> i do. there's fiber pasta. cook it al dente. >> so you can still bite into it. >> to the teeth. if you feel it in your teeth it slows the absorption in your body. we put it in good housekeeping. easy to identify. we are limiting you to 450 calories which some say is hard to do. the brain isn't looking for calories but for nutrients. >> 450 calories -- >> 1,450. >> oh, all right. >> your brain will slow you down. the problem with empty calories which many of us fill the diet with. our brain says, i want nutrients, not calories. i will make you keep eating until you give me what i have to have. >> rule number two. do not skip a meal. >> it's biological suicide. it's like holding your breath under water. you can't do it. if you eat your meals

consistently throughout the day, the grehlin makes your stomach growl and you crave foods. there are a dozen redundant systems to stop it. you must eat all day. if you skip a meal you violate biology. >> and the third rule is do not miss getting enough sleep. biological you will want to eat more. >> you crave sleep and food. if you don't get enough of one you want more of the other. walking works well. >> if you want chips or popcorn with cheese, take a walk first. >> yeah. >> maybe you might not have so much. >> speed your metabolism up. 15, 20 minutes moving around will get you to where you want to be. >> this is a real issue. >> i myself can't stop myself from eating snacks. what do you suggest? >> i set up the diet. we have three main courses. each one is around 400.

this is a typical breakfast, lunch and dinner. it's a lot of food. dairy is a smart breakfast meal because it has protein and filling. lunch with healthy fats. and a portion size of salmon. we have seven of these for seven days. snacks have to be part of the diet. i give you examples of savory and sweet samples for the week. have either you want. but the snack secret is it's about 125 calories. if you love it, if you want some chocolate covered nuts which i adore, wash them down with water. you don't want that hedonistic taste in your taste buds reminding you of having another one. >> if you eat water after you may be less inclined to eat more? >> you will cleanse your tastebuds. if you hold yourself back from eating what you want to eat your mind will take you there over and over again. go ahead and eat what you want.

if you want sorbet, have one that's better for you. have a bite or two, move on. 125 calories. >> you can't wash it down with wine? >> you can. i got it for you. >> has my reputation preceded me? >> the number one cause of obesity in america is stress. if you're stressed out, you will over eat. five ounces of wine. have nutrients with it as well. it's not the thing i would hoist my diet onto. but if you hold yourself back from it you won't enjoy the meal. if you love it, you will do it and succeed. >> you are so passionate about making us healthy. to try some of dr. oz's recipes go to today.com. we have them there for you. just ahead, the new british invasion. we'll explore the one direction phenomenon when they take the stage. first, these messages. [ male announcer ] this is the story of one of nature's most perfect foods...

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we're back with our one direction phenomenon taking center stage here in rockefeller plaza. think we told you a couple times already this morning that fans started lining up on friday. by yesterday this place was packed. you can see the results this morning. natalie is here now with more on the band that's created this kind of mistier i can't. -- hysteria. >> the fans call them one-d and a lot of people have been camping out all weekend long to catch a glimpse of the five young guys who are taking the world by storm. >> reporter: one direction mania has hit manhattan. >> welcome to america! >> reporter: the group surprised some of the biggest fans sunday, some waiting in line for three days. new york fans came out for a glimpse of britain's hottest new boy band. it's the latest in a series of warm welcomes.

5,000 fans showed up if a glimpse of the newest sensation causing chaos at a boston mall. in toronto, the group shut down a city street. ♪ britain's newest fab 5 may just be the next global phenomenon. >> any time you have cities being shut down. any time the appearance of a band causes the police and mayor's office to wonder how this is going to go down you know you're in the midst of a phenomenon. >> they're british. we love them. >> so hot. >> the hair! >> reporter: they are all between 18 is and 20. some with girlfriends who received death threats. each one has a unique personality. there's niall horan, the cute irish one. liam payne is the sensible one. zayn malik, quiet and mysterious. harry styles is the charming one. and louis tomlinson, the funny one. this five-man group shot to fame

on "the x factor" in britain. they had never met before and competed at first as solo artists. that stopped when simon cowell brought them together. >> we could have been at home, going back to school in september or, you know, being on the road like this. that's how things have changed so much. >> it's like a big sleepover. we just chill out on the bus. play video games, do normal stuff. >> reporter: one direction's success has been meteoric. their debut album was the fastest selling album in the united kingdom last year. ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ >> reporter: their first song and video has over 65 million views on line. >> the thing that makes one direction so today is the fact that they have used the internet to fuel their story which puts it on par with some of the biggest songs you could hear on video today. >> the power of youtube and

twitter, what it's done for us. everywhere we go we get a nice reception. it's mind blowing. >> reporter: here in the u.s., teenage girls are mad for british boys all over again. they admit they never saw it coming. >> we thought something might happen in the uk. to come to different countries and have it happen is unbelievable. we're fortunate people are enjoying our music. >> of all the crowds we have had this one is the most enthusiastic. we are trending today. one tweet says, tell one direction the philippines loves them. we are watching them here. >> i hate being in school -- we hate that -- i want to watch them on "today." >> and i'm freaking out, sitting at home having a spaz attack. ann? >> just seeing the faces and hearing the screams. [ screaming ]

>> there you have it. al! >> thanks, ann. i'm here with another music icon, cee-lo green is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> second season of "the voice" is bigger than ever. >> we're proud of it. what are you doing differently this year? >> well, we definitely had a successful first season. it's chemistry, if i say so myself. >> what about your pet? he's made a number of appearances now and has his own twitter page. >> he has 30,000 followers on twitter. >> you're in the battle round. what's your strategy? >> it's always a proper singer/so singer/songwriter and appearances. it's just to make it an even, fair fight but it's difficult.

you have two members of your own team. >> cee-lo green on "the voice" tonight at 8:00. just ahead, stand by, we have one directio >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> let's get a final check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> still tracking some delays out there, especially east on i- 70. 28 mi. per hour [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] 95 on the southwest side, adding to the delays a little bit. some delays on the j.f.x. and now into town.

ridge road in hanover, watch for crashed into us. 83 and padonia road, not too bad. we will switch over to a live view of traffic on i-95. that is looking at heavy traffic in the area of white marsh. that goes down to beyond the beltway northeast. tony, over to you. >> so far, so good. a few high, thin clouds. temperatures are on the chilean side, but it will warm up fast. watch for rain on the other side of the mountains. light rain showers across ohio. those will catch up to us tonight. transfer to the showers this evening. average high is 52. it will get even warmer the next couple of days. chance for a shower or

thunderstorm tomorrow, height near 70. it should be dry for the rest of the week. >> we will have another update at 8:55. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com.

[ cheers and applause ] 8:30 now on a monday morning. the 12th day of march, 2012. have we mentioned the group one direction is here on the plaza? fans are packing rockefeller plaza and many camped out all night just to see them live. to think, all five young men --

>> natalie told the story about the fact that simon cowell put them together for the british version of "the x factor." the rest is history. their first single was the highest ranking debut of a single in the uk in 15 years. >> and at the grammys this year -- you almost couldn't hear them because of the screams. you had 6,000 teenage girls screaming. >> they were performing not far from here in midtown and the bus was chased for five blocks. >> is that's without a metro card. >> it's like beatles mania again. >> they will take to the stage coming up. >> let's check the weather first. >> we're looking at plenty of sunshine up and down the east coast. nice and warm.

wet weather into the great lakes. heavy rain and wind in the pacific northwest which is continuing tomorrow. hurricane-force winds. showers in new england. shou sunny and warm in the mid section of the country. >> good morning. it will turn out to be nice day. a slight chance for some rain this evening. don't forget. get your weather any time you want on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >> ready? [ screaming ] >> coming up, one direction, live in concert. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> so we had an inkling that this morning's concert was going to be a pretty big draw. boy, were we right. let's not keep the fans waiting any longer. making their national television debut, ladies and gentlemen, one direction. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

[ screaming ] ♪ >> new york city, make some noise! [ cheers ] ♪

♪ you're insecure ♪ don't know what for ♪ you're turning heads when you walk through the door ♪ ♪ don't need makeup ♪ to cover up ♪ being the way that you are is enough ♪ ♪ everyone else in the room can see it ♪ ♪ everyone else but you ♪ baby, you light up my world like nobody else ♪ ♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪ ♪ but when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell ♪ ♪ you don't know ♪ oh, oh ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ if only you could see what i can see ♪ ♪ you'll understand why i want you so desperately ♪ ♪ right now i'm looking at you and i can't believe ♪ ♪ you don't know ♪ oh, oh ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ that's what makes you beautiful ♪ ♪ so come on ♪ you got it wrong ♪ to prove i'm right i put it in

a song ♪ ♪ i don't know why ♪ you're being shy ♪ and turn away when i look into your eyes ♪ ♪ everyone else in the room can see it ♪ ♪ everyone else but you ♪ baby, you light up my world like nobody else ♪ ♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪ ♪ but when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell ♪ ♪ you don't know ♪ oh, oh ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ if only you saw what i can see ♪ ♪ you'll understand why i want you so desperately ♪ ♪ right now i'm looking at you and i can't believe ♪ ♪ you don't know ♪ oh, oh ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ oh, oh ♪ that's what makes you beautiful ♪ ♪ na, na, na ♪ na, na, na ♪ na, na, na

♪ baby, you light up my world like nobody else the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪ ♪ but when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell ♪ ♪ you don't know ♪ here we go ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ you light up my world like nobody else ♪ ♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪ ♪ the way you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell ♪ ♪ you don't know ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ if only you saw what i can see ♪ ♪ you'll understand why i want you so desperately ♪ ♪ right now i'm looking at you and i can't believe ♪ ♪ you don't know ♪ oh, oh, ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ oh, oh ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ oh, oh ♪ that's what makes you beautiful ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> more music from one direction and we'll stop and talk to the guys in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

one direction's first album debuted at number one in six countries. they could make it seven this week when up all night is released here in the united

states. one direction is zayn malik, liam payne, louis tomlinson. are you tired of the angit yet? >> no, no. >> what do you like best about american girls? >> they're very, very loud. [ cheers ] >> okay. this has happened so quickly. you got to know each other about two years ago. what's the best and the worst part? >> i think obviously for me personally, i think we got together. we made four best friends, you know? we live together. that's the most amazing part. the only down side is we don't see our family and friends as much as we'd like, but we're enjoying everything that's happening. >> you guys are all under 20, right? [ cheers ] >> all under 20? you're 20. you're the old guy of the group. you must have thought about it, but longevity in the business. this has happened fast.

do you have a five-year plan, a ten-year plan and things like that? >> it's so strange to be in this position now. it's unpredictable. we're enjoying it. >> how about you? have you thought about the future? >> we really don't have a plan. we're going to keep doing what we're doing and see what happens. >> apparently simon cowell is somewhat to blame for this. he was the one who put the group together. some of you weren't sure at first about wanting to be in a group. who was that? no? you all knew for sure? >> just coming together as a group, that was the best thing for all of us. we love every single second. >> it seems to be working out chemistry-wise and the sound has gotten all these people here this morning. what are you going to perform next? >> we're going to perform "one

thing." >> ladies and gentlemen, one more time, one direction. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i tried playing it cool ♪ but when i'm looking at you ♪ i can never be brave ♪ cause you make my heart race ♪ shot me out of the sky ♪ you're my kryptonite ♪ you keep making me weak ♪ yeah, frozen and can't breathe ♪ ♪ some things gotta get loud ♪ cause i'm dying just to make you see ♪ ♪ that i need you here with me now ♪ ♪ cause you've got that one thing ♪

♪ so get out, get out ♪ get out of my head ♪ fall into my arms instead ♪ i don't, i don't, i don't know what it is ♪ ♪ but i need that one thing ♪ and you've got that one thing ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ now i'm climbing the walls ♪ but you don't notice at all ♪ that i'm going out of my mind ♪ ♪ all day and all night ♪ something's gotta give now ♪ cause i'm dying just to know your name ♪ ♪ and i need you here with me now ♪ ♪ cause you've got that one thing ♪ ♪ so get out, get out, get out of my head ♪ ♪ fall into my arms instead ♪ i don't, i don't, i don't know

what it is ♪ ♪ but i need that one thing ♪ get out, get out, get out of my mind ♪ ♪ come on, come into my life ♪ i don't know what it is ♪ but i need that one thing ♪ you've got that one thing ♪ whoa, whoa ♪ you've got that one thing >> sing it! [ crowd singing ] ♪ get out, get out, get out of my head ♪ ♪ fall into my arms instead ♪ i don't, i don't, i don't know what it is ♪ ♪ but i need that one thing

♪ get out, get out, get out of my mind ♪ ♪ come on, come into my life ♪ i don't, i don't, i don't know what it is ♪ ♪ i need that one thing ♪ you've got that one thing [ cheers and applause ] >> we'll have more music from one direction coming up. they are now, by the way, a trending topic on twitter. we have much more, but first, this is "today" on nbc. (bell rings)

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and now, ladies and gentlemen, one direction performing "more than this." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ i'm broken ♪ do you hear me ♪ i'm blinded cause you are

everything i see ♪ ♪ i'm dancing alone ♪ i'm praying that your heart will just turn around ♪ ♪ and as i walk up to your door ♪ ♪ my head turns to face the floor ♪ ♪ cause i can't look you in the eyes and say ♪ ♪ when he opens his arms and holds you close tonight ♪ ♪ it just won't feel right ♪ cause i can love you more than this ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ when he lays you down ♪ i might just die inside ♪ it just don't feel right ♪ cause i can love you more than this ♪ ♪ can love you more than this ♪ if i'm louder

♪ would you see me ♪ would you lay down ♪ in my arms and rescue me ♪ cause we are the same ♪ you saved me ♪ when you leave it's gone again ♪ ♪ and when i see you on the street ♪ ♪ in his arms ♪ i get weak ♪ my body fails ♪ i'm on my knees praying ♪ when he opens his arms and holds you close tonight ♪ ♪ it just won't feel right ♪ cause i can love you more than this ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ when he lays you down i might just die inside ♪ ♪ it just don't feel right ♪ cause i can love you more than this ♪ ♪ yeah

♪ i've never had the words to say ♪ ♪ but now i'm asking you to stay ♪ ♪ for a little while inside my arms ♪ ♪ and as you close your eyes tonight ♪ ♪ i pray that you will see the light ♪ ♪ that's shining from the stars above ♪ ♪ and i say ♪ when he opens his arms and holds you close tonight ♪ ♪ it just won't feel right ♪ cause i can love you more than this ♪ ♪ cause i can love you more than this, yeah ♪ ♪ when he opens his arms and holds you close tonight ♪ ♪ it just won't feel right ♪ cause i can love you more than this ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ when he opens his arms and holds you close tonight, it just won't feel right ♪ ♪ cause i can love you more than

this ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ when he lays you down a, i mit just die inside ♪ ♪ it just won't feel right ♪ cause i can love you more than this ♪ ♪ love you more than this [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much, new york! [ screaming ] >> thank you! we love you! >> so, listen. how about if we say something to the guys over here. hey, guys. did you guys know you're now a trending topic on twitter? and there is a big movement on twitter to make you guys part of the olympics and perform at the olympics. do you have any information

about whether you will be performing at the olympics? >> no. we haven't got information on that, but that would be wonderful. >> great. >> i have no idea what you just said. >> little bit of heaven. >> i like you. you agree to anything. yes, i will do it. whatever you're talking about. we have been talking all morning about the fact that all of the kids and young people stayed out overnight to watch you. is there a group that you would do that for before you became famous? >> no. >> no? >> i think the beatles. >> this just proves how our fans are. >> they have stayed out overnight. we heard some have been here for a couple of days. we'd like to thank everyone for coming out to see us. we love you. >> you guys have been terrific. thank you so much for being here. it's been so great. more after this.

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. state senators are expected to continue debating a bill designed to outlaw smoking in cars with passengers under age 8. friday, lawmakers changed the age limit to 16, but that was

overturned because supporters say limiting the bantu children under 8 will make it easier to

>> overall, today is going to be a nice day. clouds will thicken, as we head through the afternoon. there could be a couple of rainshowers tonight and tomorrow as well. dry and warm for the rest of the