i' ueun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. some schools are opening late today. morgan, berkeley, mineral, grant, hardy and hampshire and jefferson county schools will open late today. now, let's check on your commute and. foreca melissa mollet is standing by with a look at theoads and your traffic. we begin with storm team 4 and chuck bell. >> i wonder why they would delay two the wind will get stronger after the sun comes up. it could be windier going to school two hours late. they're on two-hourla . get sleeping time for our kids in west virginia this morning. there's a high wind advisory for southern marand in the northern neck. this is a high wind warning for the d.c. area and everywhere north and west of there, towardses l leesburg, ha rstown. the winds are out of the west,

26 miles per hour. miles re gusting to 40 per hour here in washington. 35-mile-per-hour gusts in annapolis. and mid 40-mile-per-hour gusts for quite a bit in northern maryland. be ready for a windy day. temperatures i the 30snd 40s now. not going to see a jump in temperatures today. we'll stay in the 40 the issue will be that wind today. winds could gust over 60 mil per hour, between about sunrise and 4:00 this afternoon. keep that in mind. could be road restrictions on some of the bridges. >> we hav thos we're going to talk about those in one second. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. no issues right now. nothing ever causing problems. we do have trees down and wires down and some power out, meaning you have to treat that stops a four-way stop. massachusetts avenue, between goldsboro trees blocking lanes there. cabin john, inbound. right side is blocked by a downed tree. t here are wind restrictions and warnings that chuck was just

mentioning. chesapeake bay gribridge restrictions are in effect. wind warnings in effect. white's ferry, high water on the potomac river this morning. and in herndon, downed tree. old dominion drive at franklin park. the strong winds that battered the sides of homes and apartment buildings all night are being blamed for knocking down trees across thregion. nicole jacobs joins us from fairfax county where a downed tree is blocking a road. what's going on? >> reporter: the winds are increasing, but that could be a function of people waking up ang callnd reporting it. we're on old dominion drive this morning. this scene is creating a mess. you can see a tree blocking the roadway and on power lines here. i can tell you, there's a crew

here assessing the situation. it looks like they will remove it pretty soon. dominion energy is here, as well.ta there's power s throughout the state, topping 10,000. back to you. >> all right, nicole jacobs, for us. we're following two developing stories. one in maryland and the other in the district. >> a man was found dead in an alley last night. d.c. police say he was shot. no word on a suspect or motive. this was the second murder of the day in d.c. david brandon was shot a killed in the petworth neighborhood. marc and train service has been restored. this happened at the bowie state university train station. marc said the person was

trespassing. passengers were stuck on that train for hours. trains startedoving again after midnight.rn a new n the crisis for ede commonwealth. justin fairfax stuawmakers with a comment he made on the general assembly floor.er >> right a republican praised fairfax at how he handled the sex assault accusations.na the lieu governor compared himself to lynching victims. >> we're going to see if we're going to rise th the angels of our nature or go down a dark road. 50 years ago, had fingers pointed at me in the same way, it would be a different outcome. >> fairfax urged for due process. >> if we go backwards and the rush to judgment, and we allow

for political lynchings, without due process, the facts in evidence to be heard, we do a disservice for this body that we serve. >> republican delegate todd gilbert had a negative reaction to his comments. he said, that is the worst, most disgusting rhetovec he could nvoked. both women accusing the lieutenant governor of sexual assault have agreed to testify publicly. this is one scandal of three affecting the leaders. after an unprecedented four-day abuse summit, the vatican says pope francis will issue a task force and handbook to deal with abusive claims. he called abuse atrocities and crimes that must be erased from the fa of the earth. for many of those that survived the abuse, the pope's words is

not enough. >> not one more child is safer after four days because talking doesn't do it. >> other survivors say looking at this past year, the speed of asogress within the church been pretty fast. president trump travels to vietnam today for his second summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. the two will meet on wednesday and thursday in hanoi. thpresident is pushing for total denuclearization of north korea, amid reports that the country is still undergoing the two leaders will try to build on their first talks in singapore last june. tomorrow, the house is expected to flex more of its power. democrats plan to vote on a resolution to block president trump's emergency declaration ild a wall on the u.s./mexico border. since democrats control the house, they likely have the votes to pass it. but its future is unsure. several republicans would need to break with their party for the resolution to pass and go to the president's desk. the white house is digging in, saying the president will veto .

the chairman of the house intelligence committee is determined that robert mueller's report be released to the public. s adiff says he will subpoena documents and sue the trump administration if the full report is not made public. schiff says his committee will wait to see how william barr handles the report once it's released. ineller is close to finishing the investigation possible collusion between president trump and russia in the 2016 election. there's already fallout from the mueller investigation. next month, presidrmt trump's fo campaign manager -- campaign chairman, paul manafort, faces two separate sentencing hearings in washington and virginia. he pleaded guilty to conspiracy in september. in a sentencing memo, mueller's prosecutors said, for more than ladecade, manafort repeatedly and brazenly viod the law and his behavior continued.

the special counsels office did not recommend years in prison. more than 130 cars were involved in a pile-up in wisconsin. police say it was caused by snow. 1 person died and 71 people were taken tal the hosp hundreds of cars that were not involved in that crash had to wait hours to be es cacorted off the interstate. that highway is closed this morning. look at the damage caused by a tornado in columbus, mississippi. you can see thstorm ripped the roof off of this building. the tornado tore through the town's commercial district. one woman was killed when her home collapsed with her inside. 12 other people were also hurt. authorits in tennessee are searching for the woman wanted for killing a chattanooga police officer. the suv whkilled him was found yesterday afternoon but the suspect was nowhere to be found. officer galinger garage waited last month.

hide your valuables if you leave them in your car. d.c. police are on alert after a spike of instances where things have been stolen from cars. eeauthorities say there's a 21% increase in break-ins city-wide. thefts in downtown and northwest parts of the districe doubled compared to last year. we'll have more on this story coming up in the next half hour. outrage, on social mia, over the cover of a magazine, belonging to t national rifle association. one of its articles features at prominent demowith the title, "target practice." it shows ncy pelosi with gabby giffords. giffords is a victim of gun violence. and pelosi has been a target of violence. pelosi's dghter called the

cover an outrageous criminal incitement.en hag today, r. kelly is set to appear in a chicago courtroo the embattled singer is expected to be assigned a trial judge. he faces ten sexual abuse counts going back to 1998. a judge set mis bond at $1 ion, requiring him to pay 10% or $100,000 of that to go free. kelly's lawyer says he isn't wealthy, despite decades of success. ey he didn't have that mon just sitting around in cash. ba needs cash. but i suspect the nks will be open tomorrow and he will be able to get out. >> each of the ten charges carries up to seven years in prison. this morni, everyone is talk about the oscars. there was a surprise winner for best picture. >> and the oscar goes to -- "green book." >> it's a drama of the segregated south of the 1960s. olivia colman won best actress

for "the favourite." >> and glenn close was a lock for this. rami malek won best actor. and regina king won best actress for "if beale street could talk and mahershala ali won for "green book." >> they won everything else. you know, they had won everything else. surprised by glenn close. still ahead, if you think about taking a road trip, now may be the time to do it. why.'ll tell you plus, opioid abuse has touched millions of families. it is all about the wind the sun will be shining. the car wash forecast, go for it. it will be dry weather the last couple days. bone-d, no doubt about it. we're in weather alert mode with

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chips. >> it goes to well together. >> i know. i know wre notalone. we're not alone out there. eople can relate to the challenge of fitting in a healthier lifestyle with a hectic dailyhe scle. the next couple of months, join me as i get fit for spring. >> you see me on news every day. but my real life mirrors so many women i meet, covering the news in the dmv. i am busy, with my husband, raising two girls. balancing home and work life. and of course, i have a bunch of friends. yeah, y too hectic social calendar. and i exercise regularly.he at home and atym. and i am very blessed to be healthy, despite having a family history where there's heart disease, diabetes and some eancer. so, i want to staylthy. and i wanto lose some weight, for other reasons. for me, it stars in my closet. the l e closet where i keep al

of the t ngs that i can't fit into because i still need to drop 20 pounds. w hego. just dropping them down. first up, get a plan from the experts. i've enlisted the expertise of r dr. taallace. >> a diet means i'm going to do this now and go back to old habits later. nutrition is about a lifestyle. >> step two, kick it up a notch with a personal trainer. leona brown of conversn fitness. >> you can get fit for spring. i'm superexcited. can't you see the smile? >> reporter: my step three, fuel up od healthy foods, fruits an veggies and lots of water, to get fit for spring. >> yep. >>ou know the fin tip -- >> it's the worst one. >> getting sleep. with our hedules, we can't seem to make it work.

>> every expert in says we have to get more sleep. >> yeah. i want all of you t all, join me on this challenge. i want you to send me your pictures. let me know what your progress is like. and tomorrow, i have the fun task of being in the gym with my personal trainer. aaron says, you don't need to lose 20 pounds. i feel like i do. i knowhat i look like without all these cute clothes. >> we set our personal >>goals. think you look fabulous, fyi. >> thanks, molette. we're going to turn our attention to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck t bell for weather alert, chuck? >> it will be windy kids under 50 pounds, hold on to osing them or risk in the wind. sun will be up before 7:00. the ever-lengthening days, as

the spring equinox is going to be here soon. will be dry, 100% sunshine. but it will be ferociously windy outside today. a high wind warning for all of. the metro area. points north to the pennsylvania line and west of tid blue there, right along the crest of the blue ridge today and some of the high spots in west virginia and northernmaryland if you're above 1,0 in elevation, you can see winds go over 70 today. sustained wind out of the west. but already gusting tot 40 a national airport. gusting to 44. 35-mile-per-hour gusts by the bay in annapolis. temperatures in the 30s to 40. it's not bitter cold. it's really windy outside. sun is down just before 6:00

shis evening. the storm that causing this mess is up north of ottawa, in northern canada. but the wind has been howling across the great lakes. that will be the case for the rest of the day. flying anywhere today? buckle up going down the runway. could b a bumpy inbounds and outbound departure today.o nothing worry about, rainfall-wise, until thursday g. even here's 5:00 a.m. thursday, on our future heweather. 's a chance for rain thursday evening. but as that gets into friday morning, notice the time stamp here 6:00 a.m. friday, there could be a chance of snow around here that will gradually switch over to all-rain afteromg to an end on saturday. it will be rain at the end but snow at the beginning. we'll keep you posted for the rest of theweek. the meanwhile, it is all about the wind today. that could be big trouble for some of the truck drivers today. >> absolutely.

high-profile vehicles banned from the chesapeake bay bridge. it's too dangerous this morning. eastbound 66, fairfax county parkway. a medical ergency. crews on the way now. a lot of downed trees and closures across the clarea. atn, franklin park road. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no complaints on our main roads right now. look at the purple showing you it is closed, not just slow through the area. cabin john, cra barto

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an effect. if you're looking to travel, airfare prices in the u.s. are hitting new lows. >> the average fare for domestic air travel hit the lowest price since 1995. the average fare was $343 last year. that number does not include fees added for thinglike checking a bag or getting a better seat or having a seat belt. eating out on your vacation may be more expensive than it used to be. prices at full-service restaurants have gone up 2.7% in e last year. increased expenses likrent, insurance and labor costs are being passed on to conmers. >> yep.

and take a look at the video here. this is a time lapse showing ice on the detroitekiver on the d. tens of thousands of people across southeast michigan are waking up without power. a powerful windstorm swept through that area, causing hundreds of fallen wir m throughoutetropolitan detroit area. coming up, the return of "the voice." a new season and new judge. and new evidence from jussie smollett. the text messages he says prove he wasn't of the attack. >> dog walking forecastight here. good dog right here. seven years old. a lite masti in temperatures today will stay in the 40s. the real issue is the win big dogs ld.ik

news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we are starting theee wor with that weather alert for you. a live look outside right now. you can see that flag whipping in the wind. it's been like that all morning.

>> beware of gusts that have knocked out power t our area. we will check in with chuck bell and then melissa for the commute this morning. >> hold on today. it will be windy, probably our windiest day since last march 2nd. that was one of the all-time great windy days around here. blew almost all of the water out of t potomac. the lowest level since the 1930s.il it be a wind-whipped day outside today. white caps on the potomac and chesapeake bay right now. the wind is making it feel chillier than it is. high wind warning t up to

pennsylvania line today. these are current wind gusts now. a lot of spots gusting over 40 miles per hour, as you get your monday started today. once the sun comes up, will increase the wind a little bit. the good news mo, ow, back to plainsu y and dry weather for most of the week. ten-day outlook coming up in a few. new problem here. gaithersburg, southbound 270. this has just poppedp in the past couple of minutes. if you're heading out soon, allowing extra time. crash blocking some of the main lanes, as well. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, looking okay. outer loop, getting a delay there. nothing major.ed icksburg, northbound 95, lane blocked by an accident. little slowdown there.

eastbound 66 before fairfax county parkway. herndon, frying pan road, downed tree. same tuation. massachusetts between goldsboro and sangamor road. we're in weather alert mode because of high winds that chuck mentioned. they knocked down tree branches like this one. the tree bwas on top of power lines when our crew came across it. >> look atthis. the wind brought down a tree in fairfax county. oldio domin drive is closed. morgan, berkeley, mineral, grant, hardy, hampshire and jefferson county schools in west virginia, will open two hours late today. we're following developing stories this morning. in d.c. a man was found dead in an alley, 46th place ghutheast last

police say he was shot. no word on a suspect or a motive. he was is send murder of the day. david brandon was shot and killed in the petworth neighborhood. marc and amtrak train services have been restored after someone was hit by a marc train. >> a pedestrian was hit and killed by a train last night. marc says the parson was tring when the accident happened. virginia lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, stunned lawmakers with comments he made on the flol of the genesembly. it's the latest turn of events in the commonwealth, after he praised fairfax for how he handled sex assault allegations. the lieutenant governor compared himself to lynching victims. tmz is reporting that "empire" actorussie smollett has claim that the evidence that he paid two brother a tottack him is wrong. evidence suggests that the check

he wrote to one of them was for training. the check was dritten sixays before the alleged attack. the memo line talks about a nutrition program. this morning, a reminder to hide valuables if you leave them in your car. >> d.c. police are on high alert after a rash of break-ins left some residents on-edge. justin finch is le at d.c. police headquarters with more. justin, good morning. >> good morning. that's right. all take notice. news 4 met with a family in upper northwest. theyad their minivan broken ,nto at the safeway, on connecticut avenight by chevy chase circle. they had a window smashed in. and the t daughters' backpacks

were taken. police say this is part of a significant trend, they are noting across d.c., but specifically in upper northwest. about this time last year, they counted some 213 car break-ins. now, we're standing at 405. the mother of those two girls whoad their backpacks stolen, she has a message for leaves. >> first and foremost, i am praying for these culprits because i would like them to find another line of work. and i just really would like them to think that when they were children, how would they feel if someone came in and took something from them. >> again, police are ramping up patrol, tracking these cris. they're asking drivers to make sure you park yourn car a well-lit area and hide your valuables. things being stolen, a small

items. eight months after jordan mcnair died of heat stroke, students were invited to a fund-raiser. there was a huge turno. the line went out the door and down the sidewalk. the foundati was set up by mcnair's parents. they want to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of heat stroke. everyone is talking about thacademy awards. >> big stars presented at the oscars. john lewis received a standing ovation, as he took the stage there. he introduced "green book" which won for best picture. >> jose andress announced the moate "roma" which was nomin for best picture.

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"the voice" returns to your tv tonight with a new season and a new face in the big, red chairs. >> john legend has become very i famiar on nbc. he is joining the coaching ranks for the first time. you can watch "the voice" right here on nbc 4 at 8:00 p.m., followed by the premiere of "the enemy within," which also looks really good. >> i think he's going to be good. the bald eagle drama at the earth conservation corps in hw sot d.c. may be over. >> these are pictures of the empty nest, where liberty the eagle had been staying. scientists say sheeft because she was stressed out.

she's unr a microscope. >> justice and liberty have raised eaglets in d.c. since 2004. but a second male bird named aaron bird moved in. i don't make the names up here. another bird named m2. the next day, they left two eggs alone in the nest without incubation for 12 hours. the eggs were unvile. >> i'm sad there's no eaglets coming out of this situation. i was hoping the family would get back together. such is live. now, your cnbc morning business report. good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. the prices at the pump are jumping. regular unleaded to $2.44 a gallon. in d.c., gas is averaging $2.55 a gallon.

it's $35 in maryland. prices are 15 cents lower now .than this time last year with your business report, i'm frk holland. >>ou knew that aaron bird was up to no good when he showed up with wild turkey under one wing. it will be bright and sunny but really windy. you will need a windbreaker and hats with the tie-downs on them. winds up to es60 mer hour. >> that's when i thought it was gray goose, guys. southbound 270, a crash blocking somea r

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we are tracking a weather alert as you wake up on this nday. >> beware of the wind, as you make your way out this morning. gusts up to 60 miles per hour are possible today. rocks in t pockets for small children, as chuck says. high wind warnings a wind advisories are in effect. we'll check on our team coverage for the power outages and how long theinds will last in a few minutes. trump tranals to vi for his second summit with kim jong-un. the two will meet on wednesday and thursday in hanoi. the president is total denuclearization of north korea, amid reports this the countrtill undergoing nuclear testing. the two leaders will try to build on their first talks in

singapore last june. it could be a tough week for the president. >> the president's imlong lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, is set to tell all to congress. kristen welker is live at the ite house. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. that's right. all of this is happening, as you say, as president trump is poised to go overse to vietnam. here's what we're expecting this week. the president's fmer attorney and fixer, michael cohen, set to testify on three different days of this week, including a public testimony on wednesday. so, all eyes will be on that. he's expected to talk about some of his business dealings with president trump and a range of other matters. that's going to create a

split-screen. the world is waitin for the special report from robert mueller. he will turn it over toathe rney general and it will be up to the attorney general to termine what happenor the report. you have the head of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, saying he is prepared to subpoena speci counsel for the details of that report. >> kristen welker, live for us this morning. thank you again. more from kristen coming up on "today." virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax stunned lawmakers with comments he made on the general assembly floor, after a top republican praised fairfax for how he handledss sexlt allegations yesterday. the lieutenant governor compared himself to lynching victims. h if we go backward and r judgment, and allow for political lynchings without any due procs, any facts or evidence being heard, we do a

wdisservice to this body ch we all serve. >> the house majority leader, republican delegate, tadd gilbert, h negative reaction to fairfax's comment there's. he said, quote, that is the worst, most disgusting rhetoric he could have invoked. both women accusing the lieutenant governor of sexual assault have agreed to testify publicly the scandal is one of three affecting top leaders. turning to day's weather alert for the intense winds you will be feeling today. continuing our team coverage is nicole jacobs. >> she's live in fairf county, where the powerful winds knocked a tree on to road. good morning. >> reporter: a little daylight gives you a different perspective of the mess that is made here on old dominion drive. you see from the right, this treeell on power lines and made it all the way t the other side of the road. and on the left side of the road, a tree has fallen and scattered debris, as well.

dominion energy is here on the scene. dominion energy is telling us there's 7,000 in northern virginia salone. it important to note, as you go to leave your house, to go to work or what haveyou, if you come upon scenes like this, or scenes with power lines that are down, you r want to assume that those lines are live. back to you. >>nicole, thank you. we want to check in with chuck bell. how windy is it going to be today? >> winds are gusting over 40 miles per hour in places thi rning. and the winds could exceed 50 to 60 miles per hour in gusts,s we get into the morning and the afternoon. the windiest stretch will be 10:00 in t morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. the darkerhi shading is wind warning.

the winds will be strong day. in washington right now, 43 degrees. it is n that cold. but it is windy. winds out of the west, averaging miles per ing to 4 hour. wind gusts closer to 50 miles per hour, for parts of northern marynto the northern parts of the shenandoah valley. not as windy, down t thesouth. winds are gusting near 40 miles per hour, from the naval air station to annapolis. be ready for a ndy day. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. the good news, it will be bright and sunny all day today. but thee winds will problematic at times. you have a high-profile vehicle slow down today. tomorrow, nisunshine aut nots much wind. the winds have been howling across parts of new york and new england. if you're traveling that way,

buckle in tight. it will be a bumpy ride from boon to new york city. otherwise, it will be clear around here. we have dry weathertoday, tomorrow, wednesday, up until late in the day thursday. weture her. by thursday at 6:00 p.m., showers rolling in from southern virginia. we mig be cold enough to have snow in time for the fridayrn g commute. what could start as snow will end as ra,s temperatures climb into the 30s all the way into the upper 50 perhaps near 60 we will keep a close eye on that. looking at the roads here. gaithersburg. th will be one of our slow spots.nt 270 after momery village avenue. about a two-miles backup you approach montgomery village avenue. just a warning to allow extra time as you head down that way

soon. dickerson, 109 here. blocking trees in a lot of places this morning. we have trees down, wire downs d power outages. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, looking good the. ne problem. westbound 50 at 197, comington road. in bethesda, another situation with a te down blocking lanes. you can see the closure point. in herndon, frying pan road. zooming in. alexandria, duke street between jordan and wheeler. power outage. remember to treat that as a annapolis, bay bridge, wind restrictions in effect. and hear nice bridge, wind warnings in effect there. >> thank you. it's 6:52. there was a lot of controversy going into the oscars. but the ceremony did not disappoint, even though there was noff oial host.

>> adam lambert and queen opened the show. ♪ we wil we will rock you ♪n ♪ the shadow we'rear from the shallow now ♪ >> lady gaga and brad di cooper th "shallow." "green book" won best picture. rami malek won best actor for "bohemian rhapsody." >> a lot c toch up on. it's a popular trend. illions of people are turning to homedna test kits to unlock family ion about their and history. >>en doreen gtzler talked to a northern virgini woman who took three tests and is now sharing her story. >> reporter: it's a secret that r lie's parents took to th grave. >> i was adopted at birth, but

it was a family secret. at that time, i was interested n of ha child of my own. for that reason and others, i wanted to learn more about my ancestry and health history. >> reporter: with her adoption records sealed, julie turned to the at-home dntest kits for clues. she sent in a tube of spit. her results went into the database for locating possible matches. >> this chart shows each of my cousins chromosomes and where w. over >> looks like a lot. >> reporter: as julie pored over the strands of her family's dna, she tracked down more relatives and finally connected with her nebiological mother by pho >> the first thing she said to me was, i was 15 when i got pregnant. >> reporter: turned out her parents were high school sweethearts but ey weren't ready to raise a baby. >> when i saw -- first saw a picture of my birth dad, that's

when i kw it was real. >> that's not where this story ends. coming up tonight, the big surprise about what happened decades after julie's parents put her up for adoption and what the tests revealed about her ethnicity that changed everything she thought she knew about herself. that airs tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. all week long, doreen will beat lookinhe dna tests. set your dvr and watch this wsk on n 4. tomorrow, our molette green is helpingit you get for spring. she's taking us inside her workout with a personal trainer. she's going to break down key moves you can do at your gym or at homeo get fit for spring. that's tomorrow morning on news 4today. good form, molette. now, here are four things to kn. a lot to watch on nbc 4. the new season of "the voice" kicks o at 8:00 p.m. with john legend. that's followed by "the enemy

within." and then, get caught up with the latest news with news 4 at 11:00. and followed at 11:30 with ace bration of five years of "the tonight show." r. kelly will be back in court in chicag he faces several counts of sexual abuse dating back 20 years. investigators say some of his victs were nors. marc and amtrak has been restored since someone wasll by a marc train. marc says the person was trespassing when that happened around 8:30 last night. we are in wtherlert mode today because of those strong winds overnight. they've knocked out trees on to the roads from d.c. to fairfax out. there were also a number of power outages. the downedrees and power lines have also caused school delays. we have all ofhat posted in the nbc washington app.

gusts 50 to miles per hour, likely for late morning into the middle parts of the afternoon. a little chance for rain/snow on friday morning, changing to just rain. and noticeablyr col for next week around here. winter not done yet. >> that's the news for today.ou we appreciate waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. ee'll you in 25 minutes. enjoy your day. >> make it a great monday, everybody. (clucking noises)

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