and dreyer's wants to do 3500 kilometers of training before the race every one counts the training is going well until 5 weeks before the race when parents didn't decide she is too stressed and busy at home to take part. in the home. we have a young couple who can help instead we have a 1000 percent faith in them but the guy doesn't know he's free to come if the girlfriends he comes alone then i think it is easier if she goes with andre as i would love to but it's fine if it works out with trent. tom and then we'll still have a vet so that's ok. i think it is something you would never forget. her sin is irreplaceable. what can i say. a few days before the race francey arrives alone her partner couldn't come here. here's tim wants to stay home to help the workers on the farm francey will support andreas in the race. make the best of it and i think the friends he is tough enough. i reckon she can keep her cool better than me i am always a big to have a excited. see when the time comes. and drain us and kerstin of train for over half a year and have sacrificed a lot now andreas will have

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning. peter is taking some time off today, and we are so happy to have the great jose diaz-balart here. >> nice to see you this morning. >> it's great to see you as well. you're pulling double duty. busy day. >> and peter alexander taking a day off, what a rarity that is. it's great to see him home today. >> exactly. and we do want to get right to our top story and that is the overnight developments in the coronavirus outbreak as the number of cases and deaths jump once again. here's the very latest. there are now 334 confirmed cases of coronavirus here in the u.s. overnight two more deaths were reported this time in florida. these are the first deaths outside of the west coast and brings the total deaths to 17. >> 900,000 test kits have been delivered and another 200,000 are expected to be handed out later today. this does fall short of the 1.5 million that had bee

dylan: hi, everybody, i'm dylan dreyer, and welcome to "earth odyssey".the unbelievable creatures who call malaysia home. we'll discover where the giants go to socialize with their best and biggest friends. plus, a fish that walks? we'll race over to the coastline to find some creatures you might not find anywhere else. and later, we don't "bat" an eye as we discover what's hanging in the caves of malaysia. [music]

special edition of "today," the coronavirus pandemic, with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >>> welcome to "today" and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. peter and i are joining you once again from our bureau in washington, d.c. and are keeping the appropriate social distance from one another. >> i got the tape measure out it's a strong 6 feet separating us today. we thank you for joining us. a lot of the news you're hearing these days will be overwhelming, we will do you our best to bring you the latest headlines and also some stories that we hope will make you smile. nice to be here in d.c. near our families. >> that's right, we hope everyone's families staying together and staying safe as well. there are so many overnight developments to get to this morning. we do want to get you caught up on the very latest. 75 million people are now or will soon be staying home. the governors in new york and illinois now joining california issuing orders for residents to stay inside, except for activities like going to the grocery store or exercising alone. >> coronavir

i'm dylan dreyer. get ready to travel around the world.dyssey", we head back to some of our favorite, most fascinating, and coldest regions on earth. first, we slide into some fun with penguins in patagonia and see how their daily life is more than just survival. plus, we head for the himalayas, where blue sheep and snow leopards rule the grassy and foggy regions, but which animal really reigns supreme? we'll then head to the locals of the himalayas

i'm dylan dreyer. get ready to travel around the world.s episode, we'll explore the daily life of locals that roam india's biggest desert, the thar. we'll discover what makes the relationship between plus, i'd be "lion" if i said we wouldn't explore big cat country. all this and more on "earth odyssey". [music]

with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. >>> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. you might notice our digs look different this morning. to try to limit our travel for us and our team, we decided to stay put in washington, d.c. for today's show. >> that's right. we wanted to follow the advice of health officials and do our part. most important,ly, we want to make sure you have your information. the way we're greeting each other. >> we've got a lot of news to get to. we want to start with the overnight headlines. a few hours ago, the house passing an emergency relief bill by an overwhelming majority. that bill cluds paid emergency leave, free coronavirus testing and other unemployment benefits. the senate still needs to approve it, likely not until monday the earliest. the president is ready to sign it. >> coronavirus cases in the u.s. topped 2200 with 50 deaths. right now, west virginia is the only state that has not reported a case and apple ceo tim cook took an unprecedented step overnight, announcing all apple s

i was texting with dylan dreyer, on maternity leave, she's just fine.nstantly.

i'm dylan dreyer.dy to travel around the world on today's show, we explore thailand's incredible landscape and its most exotic animals. we'll try to get a glimpse of the always elusive and always beautiful clouded leopard. plus, we head to the sea d explore what lives in thailand's most active reefs. [music]