good morning. breaking news. fierce storms overnight from the carolinas to maine, wicked winds knocking out power and uprooting trees after at least six confirmed tornadoes including this massive twister cut a path of destruction through the south. underground drama, police still negotiating this morning with a man who grabbed a 5-year-old boy from a school bus in alabama and took him to his bunker. s.w.a.t. teams surrounding the house, investigators talking to the suspect through a pipe. we are live at the scene. cyber-attacks. how did chinese hackers infiltrate the "new york times" computer system, even getting the passwords of reporters, what may have been the motivation behind it today, thursday

january 31, 2013. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. i'm matt lauer. we didn't have anywhere near the weather they had in the south. here in the north, it was howling last night. the wind and rain were crazy. some intense downpours and whipping winds. we will have more on this weather system with al in a couple minutes. now to newdown, connecticut where it was an emotional scene last night. parents of the young victims spoke out at meeting on gun violence. we will hear from some of them and also from capitol hill coming up. on a much different note. remember when the blackberry was the cool device to have. after years of falling behind the iphone and the droid,

blackberry is unveiling two new smartphones, including the ones we have here. a lot of reviews of these devices are very good but people are asking whether this can be cool enough to get blackberry into the smartphone game. we have the company's ceo live and will ask him these questions. later, jason bateman stops by to talk about his new movie. we will get a sneak peek at tonight's "30 rock" finale. jane krakowski is here as we say good-bye to here. >> a major guest star will be on that program internet. we'll save that for later. let's start with those powerful overnight storms. good morning. >> good morning, matt and savannah. again, we're talking a massive tornado. this may be rated an ef-4 when all is said and done. you dcan see how huge it is on the ground. let's look live in adiresville,

georgia. you can see the destruction it left behind. at least one fatality and the aftermath as rescue workers got to the scene. one area where 100 people were trapped inside a factory, causing big problems there. cars tossed around like toys. we also saw more damage through the rest of the south as well. we had heavy rain, a lot of flooding from the carolinas, all the way to the southeast, where it was a real mess. as we go to the maps and show you exactly what happened. here's the system. here's adiresville along i-75 north of atlanta. it pushes through around 11:15 yesterday morning. you can see the heavy precipitation coming down. it continues through and the good news, this was a quick moving system. take a look. we had 13 confirmed tornadoes touching down. 664 thunderstorm wind gusts

reports. as the day wears on, they continue to move to the east. as you can see, we have 11 more unconfirmed tornadoes that will be investigated today. ahead of this system, a lot of rain. wind gusts over 70 miles an hour. thousands are without power in the northeast. behind it, a lot of snow to talk about. we'll have that coming up in the next 10 minutes. >> thank you. to the drama still unfolding this morning where a suspect is holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in his underground bunker. gabe is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. in that underground bunker, police have been working more than 36 hours to free this 5-year-old boy. so far, he is unharmed. police have been able to bring his medicine and a coloring book. today, we're learning more about his alleged kidnap per. hostage negotiators have been talking with the suspect through a pvc pipe attached to what is

described as a tornado bunker. a close source to the investigation describes him as 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes. a source describes him as survivalist who distrusts the government. and neighbors describe him as a loner, always menacing. >> this man has exhibited for years signs of instability. >> does he scare you? >> he terrified me. he was basically a ticking time bomb. >> reporter: on tuesday afternoon, the police source says the gunman boarded a stopped school bus near this church and demanded a few random children come with him. it's not clear why. the bus driver, 66-year-old charles poland junior refused to let any children go and when dykes shot poland multiple times killing him. as officers closed in, witnesses who shot this cell phone video say the suspect grabbed one of the children who had fainted and took the kindergartener to his

property near by. the child has been identified simply by his first name, ethan. he turns 6 in a few weeks. in midland city, vigils wednesday night to pray for ethan and remember the bus driver. >> he's definitely a hero because he did everything he could to save those children. >> reporter: all of this shocking this small community in southeastern alabama. >> to think that he is holding this poor innocent little child, it just -- it is, it's inextricably overwhelming. >> reporter: court records show the suspect had a scheduled court appearance wednesday morning to face misdemeanor charges menacing a neighbor. police are not sure what role if any it may have played in a motive. savannah. >> thank you. alabama state representative steve clouse and state senator

hari harri-ann smith have spoken about the hostage. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we know this little boy is named ethan, about to turn 6 in a few weeks. i know you've been speaking to the family, how are they holding up? >> right now, savannah, they're holding on by a thread. the whole community, the whole county is coming together. we had five prayer vigils last night around the county. people are hopeful we can bring this to a successful end. at the same time, we had the family of the slain bus driver, whose lives have been devastated. our gratitude needs to go out to him for protecting all these other children. he started the day as a school bus driver and he ended as a hero. >> senator smith, let me ask you about this medical condition we understand ethan has. i understand there's been some medication that's been given to him. is it the sort of condition that might be even more serious if he doesn't get medical attention soon? >> listen, his medication is

being given. his mother is aware, provided the medication. feels very comfort abable that s calm and is doing well. has taken comfort in that. so we're very pleased that that's happening. >> representative clouse, is there any connection between this little boy and the suspect who's holding him? do they know each other at all or do we think this is a stranger abduction? >> no, i don't think they know each other. i think it's just a random kidnapping here for this man. >> senator, has there been any kind of communication with ethan himself. i know negotiators are talking some what to the suspect. has there been any communication to the child? >> representative clouse and myself have been with his mother. by the way, she called ethan

"lo "lovebug." that's her nickname for him. she has been given information that she feels comfortable that they've spoken with him and he's doing well. >> finally, representative clouse, what, if anything, can you tell us about the suspect here? >> not much. i think he's new to this particular neighborhood. a lot of folks don't really know him and don't really know what his motives are. we're waiting to hear from the authorities what's prompting him. >> representative steve clouse and senator harri-ann smith. good to have you here. please pass our best to the family. >> thank you. >> thank you. let us get a check on other top stories from tamron hall in for natalie. >> good morning. a major security breach at the "new york times" as the newspaper uncovers that repeated cybe cyber-attacks on its computer system originated in china. nbc's ian williams has the latest from beijing. ian, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, tamron. the "new york times" says the expert they hired have little doubt the cyber-attacks on the newspaper came from china. hackers infiltrated the computer systems the "new york times" reports, stealing pass words from reporters and other employees in an effort to break into their e-mail accounts. security experts told the "times" the attack was covered in china's digital fingerprints. experts gathered digital evidence that chinese hackers using methods some constituents have associated with the chinese military in the past breached the times network. and investigating the wealthy of china's prime minister who accumulated billions through business dealings and that was highly embarrassing to the top government reeling from this. and attacks against the foreign

media. >> we have security consultants told us these attacks originated in china although they can't identify the original culprits. >> what's china's position on this? >> reporter: a foreign ministry spokesman said hacking allegations against china as irresponsible. there is growing evidence of a far more widespread china operation growing in china and provoking growing alarm among u.s. officials. among that growing target list, u.s. companies and government agencies and workers angered the chinese government. >> thank you very much. a man hunt is on the way in phoenix, arizona after a shooting in an office building left one person dead and two people wounded. police say the 70-year-old suspect is quote armed and dangerous. with the super bowl just days away, jimmy fallon decided

to let the puppies do the predicting. last night on "late night." which ever food dish got the most puppyies would win. they decided to take a nap. >> are you listening to me? he went back. doesn't want to do it. there you go. you can do it. take it. there you go. [ applause ] >> the ravens! >> so, even after he released the hounds, only a few made it to the dish. but it is still a definitive win for the ravens, as you see there. it is now 7:12. back to savannah, matt and al. that is the most -- isn't that adorable? >> low scoring game, 3-0. exactl exactly. >> maybe yhe needed better dog

food. >> thank you, tamron. >> thank you. >> mr. roker is here. check of the weather. >> it will be a busy day as well. we have a lot of cold air to talk about upper level air, arctic air with almost no ice on them and we're looking at lake-effect snow and lake-effect snow watches and warnings from sue st. marie to watertown, new york. we will be looking anywhere from 3-9 inches of snow between lake erie and buffalo and back to water town, we could see up to three feet of snow and some areas could get a little bit more. we'll have your local forecast but first this message. would define you as an innovator. to hold more than one patent of this caliber... would define you as a true leader. ♪ to hold over 80,000... well, that would make you... the creators of the 2013 mercedes-benz e-class... quite possibly the most advanced luxury sedan ever.

see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >> good morning. things will settle down a little bit this morning. a mixture of sun and clouds. the wind will be close to 40 miles per hou that's your latest weather. matt. >> thanks very much. there was an emotional meeting in newtown, connecticut, where some of the parents killed at the sandy hook elementary school spoke out about gun violence. nbc capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has more on that. >> good morning. it was hard to watch because the

families living with the fallout of gun violence know how hard a climate it is to get any kind of change to gun law. in connecticut and washington, they want officials to know what they've been through. >> reporter: their grief and rage barely contained. >> i remember looking at him in his casket and holding his hand. no parent should hold this memory of their child. >> reporter: the fathers. >> the liberty of any person to own a military assault weapon and high capacity magazine and keep them in their home is second to the right of my son to his life. >> reporter: husbands. >> these are not partisan issues. resist distraction from special interests. >> reporter: and mothers at sandy hook elementary. >> you do not use a gun against someone else unless you're angry or a victim. >> reporter: together wednesday night in newtown with

connecticut officials from both parties grappling with the complex balance of gun safety and gun rights. reinforced with applause. many there demanded new gun restrictions, like bans on assault weapons and high capacity clips. the same kind of pain and frustration drove gabby giffords and husband, mark kelly, back to capitol hill wednesday two years after the shooting that nearly took her life and did take much of her eyesight and ability to spea speak. >> we must do something. >> reporter: working from her speech therapists handwritten notes, giffords pushed herself to deliver her handwritten message. >> you must act. be bold, be courageous. >> reporter: but a different message from the head of the national rifle association. wayne lapierre who rejected democrats proposal to inject

background checks at gun shows and gun sales. >> we have to look at what works and never works. my problem with background checks, you will never get criminals to go through universal background checks. >> that was the first hearing related to guns since newtown. others are planned like mental health issues and dealing with violence in video games. senate democrats will have to lead the charge on this and say they expect to have some kind of bill written to get it going over the next month. >> kelly o'donnell in washington, what i'm sure will be an emotional moment, the chorus from sandy hook elementary school will be singing "america the beautiful" before sunday's super bowl game. >> federal agents are culling through dozens of boxes from a from nent florida eye doctor and now scrutiny falling on a top ranking democratic senator. justice correspondent pete williams has the story. good morning. >> good morning. federal officials are declining to say exactly what's behind the search but the doctor is well-known is south florida.

he's been an active political contributor and friend of senator robert menendez, the subject of an ethics complaint. >> reporter: in florida, federal agents hauled away boxes of material tuesday night and witnessed from the office of a west palm beach eye doctor. he and members of his family are big political contributors. records show they've given more than $33,000 in the past 15 years to u.s. senator robert n menendez. >> this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee -- >> reporter: he just took over as chairman of the senate florida relations committee. they appeared at a gala chaired by milgen. the senate ethics committee has received a complaint from a new jersey republican official who complained menendez got rides on a private plane to the dominican republic and elsewhere without disclosing them. >> senator went on flights to

dominican republic and flights to puerto rico, et cetera from this doctor down in florida on his private jet, which he had failed to report. >> reporter: in a statement, saturday menendez called the doctor a friend and political supporter many years and took three trips on that plane but paid for and reported them properly. but his staff said he wrote a check two weeks ago three weeks after the ethics complaint was made to reimburse the doctor $58,000 for two trips in 2010 and the senator refers to a series of claims made on conservative websites saying he met with prostitutes while in the dominican republic. those allegations, they say are manufactured, politically motivated and false, based on a series of anonymous e-mails that first surfaced last april sent to a political watchdog group in washington called crew. but when the tipster repeatedly

declined to talk on the phone or agree to a meeting, the group turned the messages to the fbi. >> it turns out he has no real interest coming forward and making sure this matter can be investigated as a law enforcement issue. it seems he's much more interested seeing it brought to light as a big scandal. >> reporter: as for the search in florida, federal officials say agents from the department of human services were involved meaning they may be looking into allegations of health care fraud. coming up, if you're getting geared up for the super bowl, why you should be on the lookout for fake nfl merchandise. blackberry takes a swing at the iphone. will you switchback? first on "today" on nbc.

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what sparked the blaze. there are problems out there and. here is kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> areas of localized flooding. york road is closed at cockeysville. downed tree at harford and not mr. to watch for there. in howard county, more flooding is shut down. we also have the right lane of southbound route 1 blocked with debris. in areas where we are recordings with water rescues, a couple of incidents with swift water rescues as well. st. paul between eager and reid, and these are all going to be closed in those areas as they continue with the cleanup. west side, out of the of the beltway, you can see on our camera north of security boulevard, down to 33 mi. per

hour on outer loop. >> obviously, it was a rough night last night. temperatures are in the upper 30's and low 40's for the most part. we will hold steady and drop into the afternoon. winds will gust up to 40 miles per hour at times. mixture of sunshine and clouds, windy and cold. temperatures in the 40's, but it will feel like the 20's and

take a look at that image right now. you're looking at severe flooding going on in montgomery county, maryland, part of the powerful storms that moved through the south and spawned powerful tornadoes in adarsville georgia, wednesday, demolishing homes and businesses. al will have more on that system in a couple minutes. meanwhile, we're inside studio 1a. i'm matt lauer and savannah guthrie, we're going to talk about the smartphone smackdown. are you an iphone user or android or blackberry or use

both at the same time like savannah. >> problems with commitment. >> they're very good. the question is are they too late. the ceo will show us what's new and very cool about these new devices. >> there's very unusual features. we'll tell you more about that. then at the super bowl sunday, fans are stocking up on hats and jerseys and souvenirs. a warning some of the gear is actually fake and could be funding major crimes. new details in a rossen report. a tragic shooting, a 15-year-old girl who actually performed at president obama's inauguration was killed this week one mile from her home in chicago and we will hear from her father coming up. >> a sad story and what could be blackberry's attempt to come back with two new smartphones. we'll talk to that company's ceo but first, stephanie has more on the newest challenger to the

iphone. >> good morning. smartphone technology has moved so fast the last decade, seems there is a must have every couple of months. blackberry has struggled to keep up and now their business depends on this phone. one journalist calls it their hail mary pass. research in motion has a new pho phone, one they probably should have had from the beginning. blackberry. >> it is blackberry, and they had a bad reptution the last few years. >> reporter: it dropped from 20% in 21 to only 4.6% in 2012. the technological eternity has passed since its launch. notice matt lauer innocent wonder in 2000. >> you love this thing called the blackberry? >> i love it. this has replaced my laptop. it's essentially an e-mail

pager. >> it didn't take long for sales to take off, the blackberry became the crackberry and then came the iphone and samsung's whole line of smartphones. president obama with a blackberry is more an exception. his daughters and their iphones are now the rule. for many holdouts, the attraction of the old blackberry was the keypad. they have been reluctant to give it up for touchscreens. in nbc news, this are plenty of holdouts. this is the nerve center of "nightly news." a blackberry there. one puns with an iphone in the corner. the anchor and managing editor, he uses both. >> i would like to, like the reese's peanut butter commercial, combine these two devices. >> reporter: turns out using both isn't uncommon. >> i use both of them interchangeably. sometimes a matter of which one i can find in my purse. >> reporter: nbc luck russert found a lot of dual users on capitol hill.

>> reporter: how long have you had your blackberry? >> probably 10 years an iphone about five. >> reporter: why do you hold on to both of them? >> the iphone personal and blackberry for work because the iphone can't handle a high volume of e-mail when it's time sensitive. >> reporter: blackberry says it has the solution, the same reliable work force but now cool enough to hang with the competition. >> blackberry has two new versions of the phone, one with touchscreen and one with a keypad. the touchscreen will learn how you type to make it more accurate. for those that need the buttons or as brian williams, the peanut buttercup of phones is a blackberry with keyboard, too. >> thanks. the guy who has a lot riding on this is torsten hineins, the ce of blackberry. good to have you here. >> the critics that have look at this device really like it, think you have real innovations. the bad news is they say things

like hail mary pass, this is a long shot. is this a do or die moment for the company? >> it is a very important milestone for the company. what we did was not just develop new devices, but have a new computing platform. we're looking more into the future than just the next devices. this is personal computing power. >> we have the devices here. i want you to show the future in a second. but i have to take you back. there was a time if you had a blackberry and cup of coffee at starbuc starbucks, you were cool. what went wrong? have you stopped to analyze what went wrong? >> it wasn't what went wrong, we had success and what happened was we were too static in our recipe we used to build blackberries. we have changed that with blackberry 10. >> let's look at this device. one of the big innovations is what you call "the hub." can you explain that? >> that's easy and fantastic. the hub is just a collection of

all your inflow, all your communications channels, all your social network, notifications. the good thing about it, if i want to respond to a facebook twitter or link message, i can do it outside the hub without opening any applications. >> like a split screen? >> not a split screen, just a great unified in-box, if i want to respond to facebook message, i hit it and respond and don't have to open the facebook application. you take immediate action without leaving the hub. >> another cool feature, typing an e-mail. it thinks ahead, if you type in ll okay, it immediately gives you a choice in the bottom of the screen, looking and you can thumb it right up and like others do, it gives you other words you might want to use to complete a sentence. in other words, it's doing the writing for you in some ways. >> we call this writing without typing. i read the review yesterday that said this is mind-boggling or even kind of freaky. yeah. the device learns you, learns your personality, learns how you

spell, build grammar. i'm a german and knows i'm german english and good for me, too. a fantastic feature. after one week it knows you. >> let's talk about the camera, very important, as somebody who blinks in a lot of photos explain how this new camera could potentially eradicate that. >> ever tried to take a picture of three kids eyes open and napping? we have a great technology we call time shift that allows you to set the scene correctly over three seconds and then you can edit the faces and really create the picture you want. >> get the best face on all three kids at the very same time using the original photo? >> absolutely. >> alishia keys, your creative directors admitted she actually broke up with the blackberry for a while because it didn't have enough bling. do these things, mr. heins, have enough bling to get people back from their iphones and droids. >> absolutely. we have alecia back.

and we changed the user interface, easy to use, just flowing. you don't have to go in and out of applications anymore, does what you want it to do. >> very quickly, the keyboard, for many blackberry devotees, this is the redeeming quality, why we hold on to our blackberry keyboard. will you keep that option for the future? >> absolutely. absolutely. we have so many diehard keyboard lovers for blackberry, we won't let that go. >> talk about a throwback. this is the one i use to call in air support. air travel on hill 4. all right, mr. heins, good luck to you and the newly named blackberry company. nice to have you here. >> thanks. a pleasure. we want to take a turn and get a check of the weather from a al. >> today's weather is brought to you by universal orlando resort. it's your vacation, just don't take it, mean it. >> let's take a look at what's been going on in montgomery county, maryland, the water, as

you can see, got really high really fast as these fast moving systems moved across the northeast. somebody was rescued out of this car safely and other water res ski cues going on through maryland. let's look at staten island, very strong winds, 250,000 people without power from new jersey to new england as the rain goes through. as we look at the radar, what we've got, this is where we're seeing rain pushing out of this system pushing through maryland and the rain is making its way into new england, causing big problems there, airport delays, as well, backside of this, we have very very cold air. look at these wind chills, 40 below in glasgow, and 30 below in indianapolis and these temperatures will stay chili as

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back now at 7:44 this morning. reporting a multi-milliillion dr criminal enterprise in full force at the super bowl. jeff rossen is in norms. good morning to you. >> good morning. the excitement is building at she super bowl and surrounding it, fans are flooding this area and what are they doing? buying everything they can find like hats and jerseys. some items are counterfeit. these items now are fake. i know you're think, who cares? still getting a hat and 30. officials say some of the money is going to support criminals

nationwide, even gangs. and this morning we're with investigators as they crack down. >> reporter: in this super bowl frenzy, officials say criminals are now targeting the fans. they're selling nfl merchandise up and down these streets? >> yes, they are. >> reporter: we went out with this team of federal investigators from homeland security and immigration and customs, on the hunt for nfl counterfeit. we got exclusive access. >> do you have any jerseys behind the counter, ma'am? >> reporter: hitting store after store. >> can i take a look at the jersey you have behind your counter? >> reporter: finding fake after fake after fake. merchandise that looks so real, even the experts have to look twice. >> why should the average person at homecare about this? >> reporter: the proceeds from the sale of these items support criminal enterprises, like dancing, drug organizations and networks. >> reporter: and they say the criminals are getting better at fooling you. these nfl hats have logo all over them even the official nfl

looking hologram. that's fake, too. >> this particular hologram, as you can e, is a shiny piece of paper. >> reporter: most of it is shipped in from china. officials try to stop it at the ports but they can't keep up. at this store, officials seized three dozen counterfeit jerseys. >> jeff rossen from nbc news. >> i don't want to talk, thanks so much. >> reporter: we have questions of the store manager. do you feel bad about selling counterfeit goods? >> of course. this is the first time i know those jerseys are counterfeit. >> reporter: so why was he selling them way under market value. >> the price too low. selling them for $49.99. the official jerseys are right around $250. >> reporter: we called the store owner but never heard back. >> hello. you have any jerseys for sale, sir? >> reporter: at this next store, investigators confiscated more jerseys and hats and the owner said he had no idea they're

fakes. >> where did you get these hats? >> a guy coming around and selling them. >> does that sound like official nfl, a guy coming around and selling them? >> i don't know. >> reporter: but investigators say this next store knew. the owner tried to pull a fast one. >> do you have any nfl merchandise? >> reporter: but when they searched behind the counter, a whole bag full of fakes. >> it is. >> reporter: what does that tell you he hid this from you? >> they know it's fake and it's wrong. >> reporter: he said he's sorry. all these stores got a warning but in some cases prosecutors filed criminal charges. now, the feds have a message for counterfeiters. >> they're perpetuating this kind of criminal activity, we're not going to give up until we find them. >> reporter: secrinvestigators this will get worse as we get close to sunday. the criminals, they're smart. but they haven't mastered the

stitching for some reason. all frayed edges. turn the jersey inside-out. does it look like this, with all the frayed edges around it. that is a fake. let me grab a real jersey. this is a real ravens nfl approved. you turn this one inside-out. look, no stitchesal all. it is absolutely flawless. one of the things we should mention, it's not just stores, savannah. feds are announcing today, they're shutting down more than 300 websites selling counterfeits, too. >> the price tag is higher on a real one, too. coming up, did the admitted mastermind of the mant tie te'o girlfriend hoax really act alone? and perfume for babies? after these messages. f means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. humira, adalimumab, can help treat more than just the pain. for many adults,

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girlfriend hoax for months. was that part the truth? >> it was -- >> reporter: ron tuiasosopo told dr. phil mcgraw he kept the hoax going for two years and phone calls that sometimes lasted hours. te'o told carey couric his online paramour was the love of his life. >> she was poll meshon supposedly. loved her face. >> his hoax stster acknowledgine was gay -- >> reporter: he fell in love with manti te'o? >> no doubt. he fell in love with manti. >> reporter: and his voice and sometimes just lennay, was his voice and only his voice and he never slipped once. >> did you ever like wake up and forget to use lennay's voice? >> no.

>> you'd think before you spoke? >> i'm not trying to be funny but that's kind of a rookie mistake. when you have kind have been able to mastermind all of this and create not just lennay and her whole family and reality and make it seem as real as possible, that's a mistake that -- i mean, no, i never made that mistake. >> reporter: mcgraw says he asked tuiasosopo to speak in lennay's voice. >> i pressed him to do that. we ultimately get to that point. >> you're not a guy that shys away from voicing your conclusions. what's your conclusion? >> as i sit here today, i am not convinced it is him. >> mcgraw says he had lennay as -- the ronaiah as lennay voice and will release it. >> thank you very much. coming up, jane krakowski after the local news.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >>. good. i am sarah caldwell. >> flooding has shut down york road. it down to treat reported to us and the kings fell at harford and mount vista a. a crash is coming in to us on eastbound 175. right lane at southbound route 1 will be blocked for debris. swift water rescues coming in to us. another one at halethorpe at

hollins ferry. don't drive through any water out there. said paul, these are all closed for fire activity side of the beltway, down to 22 miles per hour. traffic is crawling on the outer loop. tony, over to you. >> don't try to drive through standing water on the roadway. when we came on the air at 5:00, it was near 60, and will continue to prop up a little bit as we head through the rest of the morning. the winds will continue to gust that high as we go through the morning. windy and much colder. wind chills in the 20's. the winds would continue to gust up to 40. chilly this weekend.

overnight lows in the teens and 20s. there will be a chance for light snow and a flurry activity on friday

8:00 now on a thursday morning. it is, as al roker just observed, the final day of january, 2013. a pretty day after a rainy night and windy day. we have a lot of great people on our plaza, including some super bowl fans. we're getting in the mood around here. actually in the spirit of my inability to commit or take a stand, i am carrying both the niners and ravens, go teams. >> put one down. >> which one? >> up to you. >> i'm going to san francisco. >> i don't want to make any feel bad. everybody gets a trophy. >> a little super bowl nfl

trivia for you. what is the nickname for the official nfl football. the football itself? >> the pigskin? >> i don't know. >> what? >> the duke! >> the duke. we have one right here. >> that's very exciting. >> big game coming up. >> naturally and i will be in super bowl city. i'm in san francisco tomorrow. naturally will be out and part of our "today's" surprise field trips. meanwhile, in our studio right now, we have two very big stars, we have jason bateman and jane krakowski. jane is here to talk about the series finale of "30." >> we're all crying, jane. "30 rock" airs tonight on nbc with a special guest appearance by one of our own and jason is here to talk about his new movie, called identity thief. it's a funny one. we look forward to talking to

both of them. >> actually two of us. >> that's right. you're in it also. i forgot about that. that will be the trivia question. we want to go to tamron hall with a check of the stories of the day. good morning. >> good morning, guys, and good morning everyone. powerful winter storms across the southeast are being blamed for at least two deaths as residents clean up after tornadoes rip through their neighborhoods destroying homes and cars and trucks. this twister was caught on tape in adairsville, georgia, another confirmed in tennessee. this morning, emergency crews rescued several people from cars stranded on flooded roadways in maryland. hostage negotiators intensify their efforts this morning to rescue a 5-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from a school bus tuesday in rural alabama after the bus driver was shot to death. police say the boy is being held by the suspected gunman in an underground bunker. secretary of defense nominee, chuck hagel, faces a

senate confirmation today. nbc mike isikoff has more on his experiences in vietnam. good morning, michael. >> tamron, good morning. when chuck hagel appears before the senate foreign relations committee this morning, sitting behind him is his younger brother tom, a law professor in dayton, ohio. more than 40 years ago, the two were the only accessiblelings to serve in the same army squadron during the war, a real life band of brothers saving others lives and shaping chuck hagel's thinking to this day. >> reporter: 1968, the bloodiest year of the vietnam war, two young brothers from nebraska fighting side by side. they barely survived. >> the concussion was incredible. it knocked us both down. he was flat on his back, blood all over his chest. >> tom hagel that day bandaged up and saved the life of his brother, chuck hagel. >> if you really want to

understand chuck and his view on use of force, you have to go back and start at his experiences in vietnam. >> reporter: just a month after the hagel's close call, another explosion and this time it was chuck who carried an unconscious tom to safety. years later, hagel was torn when president bush sought support for invasion of iraq. >> imposing democracy through force in iraq is a role of the dice. >> reporter: hagel ended up voting for the iraq war but later became one of its strongest critics, forging a bond with then senator barack obama. >> he understands that sending young americans to fight and bleed in the dirt and mud, that's something we only do when it's absolutely necessary. >> reporter: today, hagel's nomination has stirred controversy over his openness to engage iran and criticism of the israeli government. >> i cannot support a nominee for defense secretary who thinks we should be tougher on israel and more lenient on iran. >> reporter: but tom hagel still

has his brother's back. >> we look at each other and say, you know e, what can they do to you? send you back to vietnam? >> despite strong opposition from many republicans, white house officials are now confident barring any unforeseen problems they have the votes to confirm hagel and will soon become the first vietnam vet to run the pentagon. and trending today, what has you talking online. no worries, mon. the government of jamaica is endorsing a volkswagen super bowl ad labelled racially incentive to some. and a white office worker from minnesota so happy about his new car uses a jamaican accent and the jamaican minister says it has tremendous appeal about jamaican hospitality. and the famous baby, unveiled a luxury perfume for babies priced at $45 a bottle.

the company says the unisex perfume will cuddle and pamper every little boy and girl. and it has a citrus melon and honey note which will apparently associate the smell of babies. that melts all our hearts. this online parody, anne hathaway hathaway's, giving her the support for best actress for "les miserables." >> i played a prostitute who died ♪ ♪ i let them give me this new haircut ♪ >> okay. portraying hathaway's performance has already earned top honors from the screen actor's guild and the george bushes the golden globes. is now six minutes after 8:00. i don't know if i like the anne

hathaway parody or perfume or infants. >> i don't know that you want to smell like a baby all the time. i do like that parody. that agen's pretty good. we have the ravens fans back here. let's check it out. allentown, pa. temperatures already falling in the 30s and already falling off here. we had about 200,000 folks without power from new jersey to new england, wet weather making its way into the pacific northwest. look for lake-efct snow and >> good morning.ng things will settle down a little bit this morning. a mixture of sun and clouds. the wind will be close to 40 miles per hou

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back now at 8:12 with the tragic death of the 15-year-old girl in chicago that's adding fuel to the national debate over gun violence. nbc with this story. good morning. >> good morning. she performed at the president's inauguration with the high school drill team and tuesday afternoon she was shot in the back leaving loved ones and authorities to deal with her senseless killing. >> she was honestly like the happiest person i show. and i don't know how like how to cope with this because it

shouldn't have been her. it shouldn't have been any but especially not her. >> family and friends are mourning the death of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton, killed in a southside neighborhood less than a mile from president obama's chicago home. police say pendleton was huddled with a group of teens to escape the rain when an unidentified gunman jumped a fence anden ran towards the friends and opened fire. as he left the scene, pendleton's friends realized she had been shot. >> we were all running and we heard gunshots and she stopped running and said, i think i've been shot. i said, will you please stop joking? she said, no, seriously, i think i've been shot and she fell and time started moving in slow motion. >> reporter: police say pendleton was hit in the back and she died at the hospital. another teenage boy, 16, is in serious condition.

pendleton was a sophomore at a prestigious high school in chicago, honor student and marching band majorette she was in washington for the inauguration as a member of her high school drill team. her parents, relatives and members of the community grappled with the sudden loss. >> it just hurts to know that another good one is gone. >> the tears in this family, the pain etched on their face is unacceptable to everybody in chicago. this is sandy hook. this is connecticut. this is newtown, right here. we have to be just as outraged. >> nothing pains you more than calling a fellow parent, trying to comfort them. >> reporter: chicago's mayor, rahm emanuel got emotional when he spoke to hadiya's mother, cleo.

>> she had dreams and this gangbanger, punk, took that away from cleo and hadiya and in my view, they took it away from the city of chicago. >> reporter: for a doting dad and devoted little brother, it will be dreams unfulfilled and hearts filled with sorrow as hadiya's father directed his comments to the gunman. >> they took the light of my life. she was destined for great things. you stripped that from her. >> police say no bullet casings were found by investigators at the crime scene leading them to believe hadiya may have been shot with a revolver . no arrests have been made. >> thank you. such a sad story. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] when you're at the corner of "i'm a new parent"

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>> don't! >> ow! f . >> stay down! >> you're like a girl. >> jason, good morning. welcome back. >> thank you. that scene hurt. >> she got you in the throat there really good. >> the throat punch was a fake. the smacks to the beak were real. my nose bled twice during the filming of that. >> just that scene? >> yeah. she's got a lot of angers issue, that one. >> she said physically she owns you during this movie. snow she did. i let her have me. i like to be submissive to women. >> we saw that actually a little earlier in the show. >> that was nice. >> you're a producer of this movie and you're the one who saw melissa in bridesmaids and said she'd be the perfect identity thief, even though the role was written for a guy. >> i, like everybody, fell in love with her and what she did in that movie.

i went to the premier of that film and the next day, called the nudeio and my producing partner, scott, said, why don't we switch the feed from a man to a woman so i can work with this woman and do it quickly before th this film gets released to the public at the end of the week and she will be white hot. and she's way too expensive now. >> that ship has sailed. it happens everyday. people have their identities stolen and you found a way to put comedy into that. >> yes. we were doing the junket for this last week and 7 of the -- i don't know -- 12 journalists we talked to before lunch told us they had their identity stolen. it happens a ton. it's filled with comedy because it's a classic road trip movies. two of my favorite films are

weath "planes and automobile" and "midnight run." we tried to mold this and the identity thievery is a nice way to get into that. >> you've been in this business a long time and sometimes because you have this very youthful appearance, you have to stop and remind yourself you've been doing this a long time. has your perspective on this business changed over the years? >> i'm increasingly more appreciative. it's really hard to stay employed in this business. i feel really fortunate. >> you are on a hot street. you were here not long ago for the "change-up" with ryan reynolds. >> you have to keep trying to work in good things with really really good people. melissa certainly qualifies in that. >> the movies funny. i'm going to see it but the clips look hysterical. good to have you here. >> thanks. >> we're going here because savannah is exquisihere with yo

recent love interest in the studio, getting a pregnancy test no now. >> we will get to that. the series finale is tonight and self-absorbed tv star jenna maroney played by jane krakowski is already looking to the future. >> all television is beneath me. i will only play cinema. >> no one cares, jenna. >> i will get dog sedatives that will help me relax when i fly. >> jane krakowski, good morning. >> we will talk about your big scene with dr. oz and jason in a moment. seven seasons, what was it like filming for the last time. was it like high school, keep in touch and sign my yearbook? >> we knew at the start of the season we would only make 13 and this is the end and it didn't settle in to reality until the 13th episode and there were so many tears.

i became known as the john boehner of "30 rock," i could not stop crying. >> for seven years as an actress, you had regular job and get up and go to basically the same place. how has it been since you stopped filming? what's the new normal. >> the new normal is wonderful because i have a 21-month-old son, bennett at home and i got to spend a lot more time with him and its wonderful. it is an adjustment and awesome to go to the s.a.g. awards and see the caste and have a red carpet reunion with them. i'm hoping my new job will be outsi outside. >> we will be taking applications for that. >> speaking of that, have you and any of your castmates spoken about doing something again? getting back together? >> you mean like a "30 rock" movie? >> a sequel. >> i think it's certainly like tonight for the season series, i hate saying those two words, series finale, we will all get

together and watch it together. as you know, you made a guest starring appearance on our series finale. >> i was saying like your character, jenna, let's make it about me. how has it been? >> we have made so many numerous appearance appearances within the show and it has been a joyous seven seasons with all of you here. >> you have been very diplomatic, do you think of all the anchors from the "today" show, do you think my performance might be the best? >> i don't know. i have had a few magical moments with matt, i have to say. >> speaking of magical moments, you had an open mouth kiss with dr. oz and jason. did you get tongue there? >> i think i might be pregnant. >> we will find out. >> we don't know who the father is. >> there's two possibilities. we will see the season finale tonight, jane krakowski, great to see you. >> thank you so much.

a pleasure. >> come back and see us any time with a restraining order. >> at 7:00 central here on >> this is a wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am sarah caldwell. let's get a final check of the. morning commute with. >> right lane still blocked and york road. also blocked it york road and chumleigh road. totally shut down, haviland mill, for flooding. southbound route 1, at the right lane is closed for debris in the roads. report of a crash at 95.

flooding and whiskey bottom between washington and fort meade road at laurel. in the city, a lot of fire activity between ellicott and franklintown. delays are forming on the west side as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse. >> last night's trains have moved off the shore. 20s in ohio right now. we will see how some of this makes it across the mountains. we've watched this for you this afternoon. 20s and the ohio, 42 at the airport. winds are gusting to 28 miles an hour. 42 to 47 for the high. we're kind of in the neighborhood now. by mid-afternoon, temperatures starting to fall. some of the guests will be a bit stronger than that. then we go into not the deep

freeze, but it gets colder into the weekend. teens and 20s for the lows. >> all right, thanks for joining us. back with another update at 8:56.

we're back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning, the 31st day of january, 2013. a little breezy here in new york city. temperatures not bad at all. i'm matt lauer, savannah guthrie. al roker and in for natalie, we have tamron hall. >> if you're in for good music,

we have that in spades. sounds great. we will get a song in just a few moments. >> he does a scene from the a-team. >> you wish. >> no, he doesn't. >> it's called the a-team. >> all right. dr. oz with join us. he's got some new ways to fight the fat and boost your heart health. he's been hanging around all morning. >> all right. we have our friday field trip kicking off. tomorrow, natalie will be in balmer and i will be in san francisco, a preview of the super bowl, boothe teams of the harbowl going on. jenna. hey. >> hey, guys, good morning. we are three days away from the biggest football game of the year. no one is really talking xs and o's. the big story is the big sibling rivalry between the harbaugh brothers and when the harbaugh

parents decided to sit down and brag about their did kids a little bit, you can bet, we were all ears. >> wow! >> with that one word, jack and jackie harbaugh said it all, the proud parents of two nfl head coaches who happen to be facing off in sunday's super bowl addressed a sea of reporters and cameras. >> you will ask us how we feel on this historic event. jackie, who has it better than us? nobody! >> and this is like frosting on the cake for our whole family. >> reporter: a long time coming for two brothers and two parents, who wear called the day their eldest son, john, told them he wanted to coach. >> we're having dinner and jackie says, john, what law school will it be? and john said, mom, i think i want to try coaching. jackie went face down into the mashed potatoes. >> reporter: and so followed his

little brother, jim and now they're facing off in the ultimate showdown. >> it really is the ultimate showdown. two arch rivals facing each other in the biggest game of the year, especially if it's your brother. >> one guy who knows a thing or two about facing your brother on the football field, last year's super bowl mvp, eli manning. >> what's it like going against a brother? i know you didn't do it in the super bowl. still a lot of pressure there. >> it's fun. see him before the game, shake hands. the first play, he's on offense and i'm yelling at jason to sack him. hit him! hit him! >> fans are feeling the harbaugh's hardship. >> glad i'm not the parents. >> it will be exciting. those parents, they don't know who to vote for. >> reporter: ask mom, she's hoping they won't have to vote for any. >> i think the nfl changed that rule. i think if it ends in a tie, it will be a tie. >> reporter: just like good son, john and jim have one piece of

advice for their parents. >> both of them have shared this with us, mom and dad, please promise us that you will enjoy this. please, please enjoy this experience, and we're trying. i promise you, we're trying. >> reporter: you know, they actually sat there almost an hour talking to everyone. they really enjoyed it. they played to the fans, played to the camera, played to the media. they did not favorites. they weren't going to go there. they want both teams to win. not going to happen, guys, i don't blame them. they won't pick a son. back to you. >> thank you very much. you're headed to san francisco? >> san francisco will be lovely sunny sky, temperature is in the upper 40s early in the morning and in baltimore, very nice, sunny sky, temperature on the chillier side, only upper 30s locally. >> great. >> let's take a look and see what else we have for your weather tomorrow. cold in the northeast and lake-effect snow showers in the

northeast. saturday, more lake-effect snows and snow showers in the appalachians and sunny in the southwest gulf coast, and frigid in new england. sunday-sunday the big game, lots of snow in the northeast. everybody staying indoors, win din the great lakeses, frigid in the great lakeses, showers and nice and warm along the gulfcoast of texas a >> good morning. it will still be windy today. the wind will be close to 40 miles

by the way, we will be at the san francisco building and we want everybody to come down. come on down. we have a cable car, all sorts of food, the mayor is going to be there, it's going be huge, much bigger than what's going on in baltimore. >> wait a minute. natalie is not here. i have to stick up for my sister. baltimore will be great in the inner harbor, a beautiful city. >> it will be fantastic. >> love it. the tale of two cities tomorrow on "today." coming up, dr. oz shares his secrets for a healthier heart. first, this is "today" on nbc.

88:38 this morning on "today's" healthy heart and dr. oz is the host of the oz show

and here with simple tips to trim the fat. let's remind people of the connection, you have too much fat in your body that causes heart disease which way? >> it puts pressure inside your organs and causes high blood pressure and poisons your liver and insulin and causes diabetes. this morning, i'm talking about fat fighting solutions. so many tips, people doesn't appreciate it's right there. >> this got my attention and i worry people will think this sounds gimmicky. you call these fat merlts. the first is mct. i heart heard of it. mtc is coconut oil. these are short change fats. why is that important, normal fats like butter and lard are digested in a different way and end up in your hips and waist. these short fats like coconut oil use more like sugars but in

a healthy way. turns out in trials people use 100 calories of food a day eating these. >> if you want more coconut oil in our diets, do we take it as a supplement or use it in cooking? >> you have a choice. you could take mct and buy it in bottles. my personal preference is replace butter and other saturated fat with coconut oil. great for eggs in the morning and one-to-one replacement for butte butter. >> this is another tip you have and very popular right now, greek yogurt. >> this is fascinating. they looked at folks who ate small serving of low fat yogurt before every maleal. they lost 80%. >> why does it do that? >> it sends a message to fat cells it can release the fat within it. fat, within your intestinal system, because you just it an it, when mixed with calcium,

becomes soap and basically poops out soap from our body and because of that, we think you're absorbing less calories. and let's talk about one another thing that might prevent you from taking in fatty foods. vinegar is one? >> a lot of folks have been talking about apple cider vinegar but any source, pickles, doesn't matter. it changes how your body uses insulin. by controlling our sugar levels effectively, we deposit the fat effectively and don't crave it as much. >> you have barley. >> wonderful in oatmeal. i suggest you try it in morning for a change of pace. anti-craving tools, you have to remember, remember nothing else from the fat fighting solutions. roboist, no caffeine, won't have sugar in it and won't crave food and no caffeine to hurt your heart. finally the scent of vanilla. >> you're not ingesting it but

the scent. >> use it as a cream or candle. if you light it before you eat, you will crave less and cut down on the fat in your body. >> you will be talking about it on your show all week long. good to have you here. thanks very much. coming up, should your kids still be taught cursive writing at school. this is "today" on nbc.

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back now from bow to wow and finding shelter dogs loving new homes. jill is here. good morning. >> hi, savannah, love the do. even though we're only month month into the new year, it's never too late to live by the new new year's resolution and i always live by the same one every year, opt to adopt now. >> hey, bud. you're about to go from a cage to a castle. >> this is a 6-month-old siberian husky mix.

>> look how beautiful he is. sky is still a puppy and very rare special breed. i don't think we've ever had maybe one in five years. >> he was an owner surrender. >> give me a kiss. you want to play? yes. very playful. this adorable guy is named elvis, also a puppy. >> yeah. he's only nine months old and jack russell mix. >> very curious active dogs. >> very active. >> he is being an unbelievable sweetheart. let me ask you are you a descendent of eddie from the show "frazier?" >> this is the area i lovingly refer to as caddyshack because this is where all the kittens and cats are anxiously awaiting a home. look at this adorable guy. >> this is sheldon having his lunch right now. sheldon is six months old. >> hi. look how sweet he is. i literally took him away from his food and he says, it's okay.

all right. very sweet. i'm not sure if you want more of your meal or a nap. >> last but not least, it's boomer time. >> a 2-year-old boxer mix. >> very well behaved and strong like an ox. >> doesn't he do tricks? boomer, i was told you shake hands. give me your paw. give me your paw. ah! shake on it. >> we have richard from the animal care and control in new york. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> let's bring out our first dog, a siberian hust ski, sky. >> sky is very energetic. you have to keep her mentally and physically stimulated all the time. loves to take a bath. gets in the bathtub and absolutely loves the water. she sits. >> does sky need a backyard? she needs space. >> she needs exercise. >> if you have another dog, a bigger dog because she'll tend to dominate the smaller dog. >> she's obviously tame, even willie can handle her. all right.

thank you so much. next, we have elvis, who is a jack russell mix. a little puppy. we love jack russells. they're kind of hyper, right? >> very curious, will get into a lot of things. a lot of energy. if you have room on your bed, he will want to get in and snuggle with you. overall a very great dog. >> and great with kids. >> jack russells are very popular. >> so wonderful. >> other than being a little mischief vows from time-to-time and a lot of energy, this one is especially affection not. >> how much bigger will he get? >> still a puppy. won't get much bigger. >> we go from wow to meow. we have a little kitten. jackie is walking her out. >> another cudler. loves to cuddle. probably purring his head off right now. so sweet. between all the activity and everything going on, you see how calm the cat is. >> the situation with dogs is dire and even more for kittens

and pets in the shelter, you really need to get out and adopt them. >> you hear about people adopting dogs. do they not adopt cats as frequently? >> we just get more cats, two-thirds more cats than rescue dogs and why we get more cats in our shelters. >> this one acts like a dog. jackie is in love. jackie, sheldon, thank you. >> last but not least, boomer being watched by none other than dr. oz. >> yeah. >> tell us about boomer. he looks like a solid little guy. >> boomer, paw, paw. >> that's not the first kiss dr. oz has gotten today. >> why don't you add dogs are good for the heart and blood pressure. >> so much information about being soul mates and pets and cab humans and therapeutic. >> loves to kiss, 2 years old but acts like a puppy and working on house training. >> we want to bring all the dogs and cat out so people can look.

>> what do you think, dr. oz, want to take boomer home? >> i have a black lab. i have an flabador. snoop dogs and cats, thank you so much. coming up, we will have a great performance from one of music's breakout stars. this is

back in december, billboard declared british singer songwriter, ed, the breakout songwriter in 2013. he just earned his very first grammy nomination. to top it off, he'll perform a due etted wit with elton john a awards show. >> you make it sound all right. >> you are a guy that used to do as many gigs you can do, used to sleep on couches, used to sell self-made albums out of a backpack and now you have a grammy nomination. what's that like? >> it's a bit insane, to be instantly accepted by the american music community. that's the stamp of approval to go there let alone and perform and be nom estimated. i'm looking forward to the whole thing. >> you're going to perform with sir elton john.

that has to be a huge deal for you. >> yeah. i had to -- i had to kind of believe that first. quite unbelievable. >> a pinch me moment. >> i was speaking to my dad talking about it. we used to listen to elton john in the car going to school everyday and saying watch me. >> it's one of those things i hope you soak up. you have a song you will perform for the first time in the united states on our show. the love for lego came from? >> i'm not sure. i think like when i was younger, i could afford the little sets but never the big ones. i always wanted the big ones. now that i'm older, i want the big ones. >> we think you can afford the big sets. and in honor of your grammy nomination, we have this big one.

we will get out of the way and hear you sing. get out of there! ladies and gentlemen, ed she sheeran. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm going to pick up the pieces and build a lego house when things go wrong we can knock it down ♪ ♪ the three words have true meaning but there's one thing on my mind ♪ ♪ it's for you and it's a cold december and i want you to keep me warm ♪ ♪ and keep you from the storm that's raging on now ♪ ♪ i'm out of touch i'm out of love ♪ ♪ i'll pick you up when you get down ♪ ♪ and out of all these things i've done i think i love you better now ♪ ♪ i'm out of sight i'm out of mind i'll do it all for you in time ♪ ♪ out of all these things i've

done, i think i love you better no now ♪ ♪ i'm going to paint you by number and color you in ♪ ♪ i think i'll write and it's so hard to say it but i've been here before ♪ ♪ i will surrender up my heart and swap it with yours ♪ ♪ i'm out of touch out of love i will pick you when you get down ♪ ♪ out of all these things i've done i think i love you better now ♪ ♪ i'm out of sight i'm out of might i will give it all for you in time ♪ ♪ out of all these things i've done i think i love you better now ♪ ♪ hold me down now i think the

base is breaking and it's more than i can take ♪ ♪ it's dark and cold december but i want you to keep me warm ♪ ♪ i keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now ♪ ♪ now i'm out of touch i'm out of love i'll pick you when you're getting down ♪ ♪ and out of all these things i've done, i think i love you better now ♪ ♪ i'm out of sight i'm out of might ♪ ♪ i will do it all for you in time ♪ ♪ out of all these things i've done i think i love you better now ♪ ♪ i'm out of touch i'm out of love i'll pick you up when you're getting down ♪ ♪ out of all these things i've done i will love you better n now ♪

>> ed sheeran. good luck at the grammys. we're back right after these messages. >> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am sarah caldwell. grisly testimony in the ongoing michael johnson murder trial heard prosecutors call the witness who claimed that johnson

contacted him to help dispose of a phylicia barnes' body and that he

>> good morning. following the storms, a mixture of sunshine and clouds. most of the day will be in the 40's for highs.