to lester holt and savannah guthrie. >>> this is an nbc news special report. a presidential address. here are lester holt and savannah guthrie. >>> good evening, everyone. >> tonight, joe biden will talk about what we've been through and what lies ahead, as vaccines point the way to what we all hope will be better days to come. >> kristin, what do you expect to hear from the president tonight? >> well, savannah, lester, good evening. president biden is expected to announce that he's directing states to expand eligibility to all vaccines to all adults by may 1st. the question is, is he going to be able to follow through with that timeline. the president will also say the country is going to aim for small group gatherings by july 4th. now it comes after the white house vowed to start sending out those $1400 direct payments. that's of course part of that sweeping relief bill. they're vowing to send them out by this weekend. republicans saying they would have backed a smaller bill that was more targeted. gop arguing the bill balloons the deficit and spends too muc

fauci recounted what he was experiencing last march 11th with savannah guthrie on the "today show." >> if i told you we would have 530,000 deaths in this country inside one year, would that number have shocked you and honestly, how would you have evaluated the response in light of that? >> well, i have to tell you, it would have shocked me completely. i knew we were in for trouble and you remember you go back, i said it then. we better be really careful. that day at a congressional hearing, i made the statement things will get much worse before they get better. that was at a congressional hearing a year ago today. it was march 11th, 2020. i said that. i did not, in my mind, think that much worse was going to be 525,000 deaths. >> when do you think we are going to see this country return to the normal that we're used to? >> well, i think it's going to be gradual and i think it's really going to start as we get more and more people vaccinated. if we really turn on the afterburners an get a lot of people vaccinated, the overwhelming proportion of the population. by time we get in mid to

maybe this time thanks to those shots will be a step ahead of it >> that's "nightly news," join savannah guthrier life after lockdown at 10:00 eastern. thank you for watching everyone, >>> right now at 6:00, should we be concerned about another covid surge? >> i didn't expect spring break, leading into graduation, et cetera. >> differing opinions. >>> an update on the 75-year-old asian man attacked near lake merritt and the new details we're learning about the suspect. >>> an officer shot a man in the middle of a busy intersection in danville. we talk to a witness who watched it all unfold and talked about the moments that led to the gunfire. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us, i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. you may have seen it, within the past hour, president biden spoke from the white house. it was one year ago today the world health organization declared the coronavirus as a pandemic. tonight, mr. biden laid out his new timeline for getting americans vaccinated and kids back into classrooms. he says every adult, regardless of your age, over 16 in the united

eastern time for the president's address to the nation and join me and savannah guthrie at 10:00 for a >>> coming up, back with your forecast. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. >>> well, just in, iceland and italy, the latest countries to temporarily suspend their use of the astrazeneca covid-19 vaccine. this is due to potential side effects. they join denmark, norway and austria in doing the same. they say at this point there is no concrete link between several documented illnesses in europe with the vaccine and this move is just a precaution. austria was the first country to suspend the use of the vaccine earlier this week. >>> a battle brewing in the lone star state, texas attorney general now threatening to sue travis county and the city of austin which is still enforcing the mask mandate. the governor dropped all restrictions state wide, which allowed businesses to reopen at 100%

lester holl and savannah guthrie will anchor from the lincoln memorial. you can catch that special on nbc bay area 10:00 tomorrow night. >>> still ahead, the worst experience of his life. we investigate an unusual case of an international student at uc berkeley being shackled and deported because of a clerical error by the university. also, a communication breakdown at the coliseum. the new problem leaving some people confused and asking questions after getting a covid shot. >>> even though we've had some rainfall lately, the rainfall season not doing very well at all. we'll update the numbers and talk about the storm, and another chance of rain on the way, coming up in about seven minutes. this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you to piece together multiple policies. that's why three was created. it's one policy that covers everything you need... leaving those old policies in the dust. three. no nonsense. just common sense. small business insurance is usually so complicated, you need to be a lawyer to understan

he spoke with savannah guthrie this morning on the "today" show. >> you do need to be a little more cautious and progressive in working down dose helms for kids to find the right dose. there's two parts to it. the first part is going to be in a small number of participants looking at doses and finding a safe and effective dose and the second part will span the 7,000. because it's those two parts it will probably take the better part of this year to complete. >> moderna has also started testing a new booster shot. he says that it's an updated second generation vaccine against the variants first identified in south africa and brazil last week. >>> solano first to 50 as in the new minimum age to be able to receive the vaccine. county leaders made that announcement yesterday bock becoming the first in the bay area to do so. health leaders are counting mostly on the honor system here. >> as for politician, we do the best we can, but for the most part we trust people to be honest, and it's on the honor system when people show up that they are not misrepresenting their situation. >> reporter: those

tonight nbc marks one year since the global pandemic was declared anchored by lester holt and savannah guthrie. life after lockdown airs right here at 10:00 p.m. >>> we heard the president mention schools. today students, parents and teachers returned to campus in pleasanton with a sense of relief and apprehension. families lined the streets. it happened this morning, to welcome back students. pleasanton unified is the first district in alameda county to have kids of all grades return for in-person learning. it was almost a year-long journey to get here. >> i'm honestly very excited to be back in the classroom. it came so fast last year when we weren't. and i honestly didn't expect this day to come. and it came so soon, even this past week we weren't sure if we were going to be here. >> it's about the village. if the village gets together and works together, we can make things happen, but it does take everybody. >> as of right now, middle and high school students are splitting their time between in-person and online learning. >>> a landmark moment in the push to reopen san francisco schools, a

fauci who spent time with with savannah guthrie on "today" and they talked about where we are right now. >> when you look at the previous surges that we have had in the late winter, early spring of 2020 and then the summer, when you get down to a plateau that's as high as it is, 57, 60,000, that means the virus is still very much circulating in the community. when it is, then you get the possibility of being another surge. that's one of the things we are concerned about. it is plateauing. i hope it starts -- i think it will, start going down at a less steep decline but continue to go down. >> at one point in this pandemic, we were seeing more than 300,000 new cases every day. now we are at about -- if i'm not mistaken, about 60,000 new cases every day. this idea that we may be approaching another surge, is that accurate? >> first, thanks for having me on. i am not worried about another major surge. we do have this one variant out there, the one from the uk. when it takes hold, it has tended to cause surges in every country. it will become the dominant one probably in the next two, three

savannah guthrie said today, the vaccine offers stronger protection to what matters both, the south african 40% of our patients were from latin america and about 15% were in south africa, where over 90% of those patients were infected with the south african variant that we really didn't even fully understand or appreciate earlier in the year. so when you look at the numbers around the vaccine, the ones that are most important is it works 85% of the time kept all the patients out of the hospital and from dyeing even against these new and really variants. >> nbc's ellison barber is in shepherdsville, kentucky, outside the mckesson facility, help me there, allison, where they're packing and shipping out the j.j. vaccine. >> yes, andrea, we just watched not long ago the truck leaving the facility. you see 115, that is the m.c. area where the truck was and spent all morning loaded boxes back into the truck and inside it behind it going through the process of packaging everything to get the vaccine ready to go. and this is a really big deal and you touched on it, a single-dose vaccine here is con

my panelist savannah guthrie spoke to janet yellen about that. >> i think this bill will give relief to americans who need it. when we run priorities and longer term investments, we'll look at ways to fund those projects later on. >> reporter: it sounds like maybe yes in the future for other priorities. >> for other priorities, yes. >> raising taxes for infrastructure. austan, what's the potential downside for this company? >> i don't think there is a downside for dealing with a crisis. i think the thing that makes this a little easier than normal circumstances is this isn't really stimulus. this isn't like trying to jump-start gdp growth and trying to figure out programs that would do that and what the multiplier is, this is, let's get money to people who have been hard hit and let's try to prevent this thing from doing permanent damage. now, if there were a down side, it would be that you would fear that it might overheat the economy in the short run, but you've seen the chair of the fed and you've seen a lot of the major economic forecasters saying they don't anticipate it would b

take a listen to morph our exclusive interview with our colleague savannah guthrie and the treasury secretary. >> even some progressive economists say this stimulus is up to three times bigger than it needs to be. have you overshot the mark? are you spending too much? >> i don't believe we've overshot the mark. i think that this package is the right size. when the pandemic struck the unemployment rate was 3.5% and i'd like to see us get back there next year. >> reporter: so, hallie, after today the president and vice president they're going to be hitting the road. president biden will be in delaware county, pennsylvania, next tuesday, vice president harris will be in las vegas, nevada, and the two of them hold their first joint event since taking office in atlanta, georgia. of course, both of those areas swing areas and georgia of course the state that helped deliver democrats control of the u.s. senate. so i am told they are going to be targeting republicans in those areas who supported the legislation to try to argue that in the country, if not in washington, there is some bipartisan suppor

the general was asked last month by her own colleague savannah guthrie about what it was like to be the only woman four star general. she said it was lonely and she was looking to have more colleagues join the ranks so she'll have at least one more joining her today. >> very more. thank you all for starting us off this hour. >>> as we mentioned, we have some breaking news into the investigation into the capitol riot. federal authorities have arrested roger stone. and another suspect, isaac sturgeon who was arrested at new york's jfk airport after being deported from kenya where he had been since january. pete williams, tell us about both of these latest developments. >> well, the first case involves a man named roberto menuda. he was photographed outside a washington, d.c. hotel january 6th wearing a body indicators members that he was a member of the oath keepers and he was apparently providing security on a voluntary basis for roger stone. the former trump campaign adviser. we have not yet sustain charges. he was arrested over the weekend and accused in the capitol riots. we have not

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." happy you're joining us on this monday morning. savannah is doing a little work. she's going to be off this week. craig joins us early. if you had your bracket filled out and thought, maybe i have a shot, probably not. busted. >> not a bracket intact in america this morning, thanks to oral roberts and other squads. >> ucla did pretty well, too. >> oh, yeah. we're going to get to all of that coming up, but we are going to begin here in a year where people have stayed fairly isolated for the most part, this morning the news is all about crowds. >> there is a record inpouring of migrants at the southern border, and the biden administration has questions about what is to be done about it. we're live in texas with a firsthand look at the situation there. >>> plus, new details being revealed about what led to the capitol riots, and the charges that could be brought against the most violent members of that crowd. pete williams st

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." it is friday. we can all exhale. welcome to friday. we're happy you're with us. savannah will be back on monday. again, she's been away on an assignment. >> fri-yay. lots to get to, by the way, from coast to coast on this friday, including the mysterious sighting in the pacific northwest skies. a group of scientists believes it has the answers. spoiler alert, it is not armageddon. we're going to get to that in just a moment. >>> meantime, in boulder, colorado, the suspect at the mass shooting in the grocery store appeared in court for the first time. the latest just ahead in a live report. >> we'll also take you to michigan this morning where covid cases are on the rise, up by 106%. why officials say that could be a bad sign for the entire country. >>> we do begin in the south and the tornado outbreak, responsible for several deaths and millions of dollars in damage. al is with us. he's tracking a new threat of severe weather.

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today," it is a real business thursday morning, so happy you are joining us. savannah as we have been saying all week is off on the west coast. she has a special project that we will talk about soon. >> we have a busy thursday morning. let's give you a look at the time line for today, show you how it's all going to play out. at 10:15 eastern, a suspect in a boulder shooting rampage is expected to make his first court appearance. we'll have the very latest in a live report. >>> just after 1:00, president biden will hold his first news conference as president. he's expected to get a lot of tough questions on a lot of topics including north korea, the pandemic and the situation threat will move across the south with more than 33 million people at risk. al roker is standing by to track all of that for us. >> let's begin with the breaking news overnight on north korea, the regime test firing its first ballistic missiles since president biden took office. n

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." so happy that you are joining us on this wednesday morning. craig is in early. savannah is on the east -- on the west coast. we're on the east coast. we have a very, very busy wednesday morning. a lot to get to, including the coronavirus. >> yes. while cases are increasing in certain parts of the country, so, too, is the number of americans receiving the vaccine. and a new report is highlighting how people are starting to cautiously return to a sense of normalcy in their daily lives. sam brock is standing by with that story for us. >>> meantime, the push to reopen schools is the focus of an important summit at the white house today, and you can take part. we will speak with the secretary of education, dr. miguel cardona, in just a moment. >>> we do start this wednesday morning with new details coming in overnight on that mass shooting in boulder, colorado. so many questions still remain on what may have motivated the shooter.

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." it is a tuesday morning. so happy that you are with us this morning. savannah is off this week. she's got some work on the west coast. >> it is a very busy tuesday morning, so we want to get right to our top story. the second deadly mass shooting in this country in just six days. >> yeah, the scene this time, a grocery store in boulder, colorado. the first call of shots fired came in at around 2:30 local time, sending police racing to the area. about an hour later, officers were seen escorting a bloodied man from the store. officials only saying that a suspect is in custody. >> during a late-night news conference, officials there updating the death toll. ten victims now, including veteran officer and father of seven, eric talley. >> fellow officers and first responders, they used their flashing lights to give this emotional tribute to him overnight. in a moment, we are going to speak with three witnesses who were in that

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studioin rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on this monday morning. we're glad you woke up with us this morning. i can't believe it, but then i can, drew brees is retiring. >> i know. >>prised he's here though. >> well, i'm representing. just want you to know, on the set, i am representing with the saints. drew, he had a 20-year career, spent most of his time at the saints. a lot of saints fans are a little upset this morning, but he has big plans for the future. we'll visit with him in a little bit. >> of course, he's coming to talk to you, hoda. can't wait for that. >>> a lot more happening today, including signs of normalcy slowly returning across the country. we saw an in-person celebration for last night's grammys. the stars socially distanced and with no audience. they performed for each other. >>> air travel, by the way, also on the rise. passengers breaking the record for flying since the pandemic. march madness is back. the bracket was revealed la

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studi 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." so happy you are joining us on this thursday morning. >> happy thursday, everybody. i have to say imagine being an engineer for spacex. so happy. the thing lands but then a few minutes later it explodes. i mean, i definitely have some questions about what went on there and i'm sure they do too. >> they say in spite of all that stuff, they're calling the whole mission a success. >>> we're looking at the u.s. capitol right now where police are not taking any chances. >> extra security brought in after getting intelligence that extremist groups could try to stage another attack today on the capitol nearly two months after the january 6th siege. >>> pete williams has the latest on this. pete, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the capitol police say they're acting on an intelligence warning that something could happen today, march 4th. congress isn't sure what to make of session today because of the security concerns but the senate will be open

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on a wednesday morning. happy st. patrick's day. or as my dearly departed irish grandmother would say, top of the morning to you, hoda. may the rest of your day be yorn. >> i like that. the green. we're ready for today. a busy day. a lot happening. the chicago river dyed green for the occasion. it is one of many cities holding celebrations today after having to cancel them last year. in fact, savannah, georgia, is preparing for tens of thousands of tourists despite the pandemic. we'll get into that in a bit. >>> plus, the hope behind the vaccine trial on children as young as 6 months old, when the president of moderna joins us. >>> plus, al is tracking the threat of severe weather across the south. >>> we are going to begin with the breaking news. atlanta area reeling in the wake of deadly shootings at three spas. as we said, most of the eight victims are believed to be asian women. and a s

to say last year at this time including word for word what he said, amazing interview, with savannah guthrie and the "today" show, this guy, i mean was basically saying, the fed doesn't run out of ammo, this guy is so practiced, i mean he is olivia, king henry ivth, part one and two, he always said the same thing and we've got a record fed, and a broken record fed and if he keeps saying it, they will eventually say, the journalists will say uncle and go on and talk about how cocoa is not going up and that's what they're going to do and he is never off message. he is always on message. he is olivier. >> a famous actor. >> one of carl's favorite movies i think is marathon man. i think so because he's mentioned it. >> is it safe? >> is it safe? >> yes >> the book's good, too. >> one of the greatest. >> goldman >> yes >> but they're going to try -- >> that's right. >> they're going to try, they're just going to be relentless. you know, mr. chairman, isn't it true, that the price of plastics are up very big, and wood is up very big and oil is up very big. what say you, sir. and he will say, i loo

nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," covid one year later, life after lockdown with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today. so happy you are joining us on a thursday morning it is a momentous day. it also happened to be warm when we walked outside this morning it felt pretty good, didn't it >> it feels like change is in the air. we sure hope so. we'll have the latest on the warm weather in a moment we're going to have the latest breaking news from the royal family just this morning prince william's first comments on his brother harry and meghan markle's interview what he's saying about the claims of racism and when he plans to talk to his brother >>> but this is a very important day. we will start with the world marking one year into the coronavirus pandemic this was the day 12 months ago, you remember, everything changed. >> woke up and it felt like the whole world was about to be in a standstill and it was. and look at the toll in the u.s. still kind of unthinkable. nearly 30 million cases. more than 530,000 lives lost in this coun

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today. friday morning, glad to have you with us. hoda is on assignment. craig, we have you here. al in texas. >> hoda is working al is working down in the lone star state that state still very much recovering one month after the historic winter storms we'll get to al in a moment and the good work he is doing down there. we start with the coronavirus and the goals laid out by president biden during his first primetime address. >> yeah. there are three key dates to circle on the calendar, starting with may 1st the president says he will direct all states to make every adult eligible, eligible for a vaccine by then. >> of course, that doesn't necessarily mean the doses will be available by then the white house hopes that will happen by the end of may it will take even longer for everyone to then get the shot. >> if all goes well, the president says we could see some sense of normalcy, including small gatherings with family an

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. we're glad to have you with us. not just any monday, it is international women's day. >> you're wearing the shirt to prove it which says? >> unite women. >> unite women. it is international women's day and a day to honor achievements of women. and one year into the pandemic we do have a lot to celebrate. >> from work to home to homeschooling, women like these. good morning. they're joining us from all across the country, and they have overcome incredible challenges. look at them smiling. look how strong they are. we're going to share their stories and offer some help and guidance, as well. >> we feel them over here. we can't wait to visit with them. >>> we do begin with meghan markle and prince harry's explosive interview. there's a lot to unpack there. >> there is indeed. the couple really pulled back the curtain on their version of royal life, and it's never been seen before. they lobbed shocking

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." so happy that you are joining us on a tuesday morning. you look very smiley. >> i'm very smiley because the arizona women are in the final four. bear down, i say. >> yeah. >> you've been geeking out about this. >> i have. >> wish them luck. >>> we have a lot to get to, including the exclusive reveal of the inspiration four crew. tom costello sat down with them, and our cameras were there. they got a first look at the launch tower. we'll take you there live to kennedy space center. another guy geeking out. >> i love the hero shot of the new astronauts. >>> first, new developments of two major stories we're following. the good news of a huge expansion in covid vaccinations in this country. it's being tempered by a powerful warning that the virus is still spreading from coast to coast. we're going to have more on that in a moment. >>> we do begin with testimony now under way at the murder trial of derek chauvin, the former

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." it is a tuesday morning. so happy you are starting it with us. >> just like those folks you mentioned, we're all ready for a little spring. except for winter, winter is not done with us yet. >> how about this, go away, winter. bone-chilling temperatures for much of the country. in the northeast, we're dealing with high winds so it feels colder. happy for that to be in the rear view. >> we could feel it walking outside this morning. al will have the forecast. we'll also show you why crops like these, damaged by the cold in texas, could be bad news for our wallet. >>> first, let's get to our top story. the first j&j vaccine doses should be in the hands of pharmacists any time now. a third vaccine that could be a game-changer in the rollout. but health officials caution they're also keeping a close eye on case numbers. nbc's tom costello is on the story for us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. and the cdc d

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a inkefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it is a wednesday, and we're happy to have you with us this morning. >> hearing dolly parton sing "vaccine, vaccine" was pretty cool. we have a lot happening, including the progress on the vaccine rollout. enough doses expected for every adult in the u.s. by the end of may. that's welcome news. of course, when will you actually get your shot? that's one of the things we'll be talking to dr. jha about in a minute. >>> first, we have this breaking news overseas, the rocket attacks on u.s. forces in iraq overnight. chief global correspondent bill neely joins us with this breaking news. good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, savannah. good morning, everyone. another attack, another provocation almost certainly by iranian-backed militias. the base that was hit is home to hundreds of u.s. troops. it was visited by president trump and president bush. today's attack is another big challenge for president bi

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." so happy that you are joining us on this tuesday morning. looking forward to that sit down with jenna and mrs. obama. >> whenever a former first lady and former first daughter gets together, a little magic happens they covered a lot of topics. we'll get to that in a few minutes. >>> we are going to begin with the coronavirus, as more parts of the country reopen. air travel is building. a record 1.3 million passengers on sunday. flights to spring break spots like florida filling up, and that is fueling new concern from health officials. >> yeah. also on their radar, the situation in europe. with cases on the rise there again, italy, the first country to lock down last spring, is once again ordering people to stay at home. >> and here at home, a positive step in the vaccine push that's being taken in mississippi. every resident aged 16 and up now eligible for the shot. we're just learning this morning that moderna's vaccine

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is a wednesday morning. we're glad to have you with us. i heard the yelling from your house. >> you know what? >> joel loves ucla. >> i know exactly what time the game ended. at 12:15, or somewhere around there, i hear this scream. i mean, this is so unlikely and joel is so pumped about it. i'm sure a ton of ucla fans are. the cinderella story lives on. we'll see what happens next. >> the final fours are set. >> yup. >> we'll have a lot of coverage of the games and the brackets. >>> let's get to this breaking news this morning. encouraging results just released from pfizer overnight, and it has to do with vaccinating children against the coronavirus. >> it comes as the nation faces rising cases, many in young people. take a look. just ten days ago, 34,000 were recorded nationwide. that's the lowest in six months. just yesterday, more than double that number at 71,000. >> nbc national correspondent miguel almague

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." good to have you with us. here we are, wednesday morning. >> a lot of people still looking across the pond. a lot happening, including new drama surrounding the royal family. the queen's public response to the troubling issues raised by prince harry and meghan markle, a very short, four-sentence statement, drawing mixed reaction. we'll go to buckingham palace for the latest just ahead. >>> first, the coronavirus in texas, officially shedding its statewide mask mandate and restrictions this morning. it's a move celebrated by some, feared by others. on capitol hill, a final house vote today on that covid relief bill. we'll have more on that in a moment. first, let's get to nbc's morgan chesky who is in dallas for us. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. after such a brutal year for businesses, especially bars and restaurants, you'd think today would be an exciting one. but others aren't so sure abou

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it is a good friday morning. we've got the sun shining and a lot of stuff to cover. >> a lot of stuff. we're going coast to coast, guys, including that exciting start to march madness. a lot of people in l.a. celebrating. ucla had a huge comeback. overnight, they were down at halftime. we're going to get you ready for today's games. that's all coming up. >>> plus, we'll be live along the southern border in texas, where officials are facing what some say is the biggest migrant surge in 20 years. of course, the situation has quickly become a flash point in washington. >>> meantime, there's mixed news from the white house on the coronavirus this morning. the u.s. reaching the goal of 100 million vaccinations, but infections now on the rise in 13 states. we'll have more on that in a live report just ahead. >>> our top story this morning, flags flying at half-staff in the wake of that shooting rampage in georgia. tho

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is good to have you with us on a monday morning. hi. >> look at you. first of all, i'd love to tell everyone where savannah was, but she was on a super secret assignment we're going to reveal a little later. so good to have you back, right where you belong. >> so nice to be here. the 4:00 a.m. wake-up call is like riding a bike. we have a lot to get to. busy monday morning, including today's opening statements at the closely watched trial of the former officer charged with murdering george floyd. there is so much interest and attention on this case. it actually will be the first in the state of minnesota to be broadcast live in its entirety. we have the latest on that straight ahead. >>> plus, we're going to take you to nashville, tennessee, where record rain over the weekend has triggered historic flooding. >>> let's begin with overnight developments on a situation being watched by the entire world. nearly a we

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> hey, guys. welcome to "today. it is a tuesday morning. so happy that you are starting the day with us. across the pond, there is a lot to talk about. >> they're still talking about it the meghan and harry special aired in britain last night. >> yeah. >> happening today, the eyes of the world are once again on buckingham palace. so far, though, silence from the royal family, after harry and meghan, in the words of one uk paper, pressed the nuclear button on the royal family just this morning, we did see harry's father, prince charles he was visiting a vaccine clinic in london. no comment from him. keir simmons will have the latest just ahead. >> indeed. >>> let's get started with the vaccine push here in the u.s that news that so many families are celebrating. the cdc is out with new guidelines on the do's and don't's once you are fully vaccinated we'll talk to the former acting director of the cdc, dr. richard besser, in a second. first, nbc's stephanie gosk has

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, guys, welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. so happy that you're joining us. >> yeah, good morning, everybody. >> we do have a lot to cover this morning, and we're going to start with today by the numbers. >> yeah, well, the first number to think about today, three. a new study suggesting three feet of separation, not six might be a safe enough distance for kids in school. it's one of the topics that dr. fauci is expected to testify about before the senate today. but first, he'll be our live guest. >>> and the next number we're talking about, 60 million, that's how many americans have been impacted by the severe weather outbreak in the south. new tornados reported across the region overnight. sam brock is live in alabama, and al is standing by with the forecast. >>> and 150%, that is how much anti-asian hate crimes have increased in the u.s. last year, now heightening concern, of course, that deadly rampage at three atlanta area spas. >> and overnigh

globes ever today, monday, march 1st, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today. it is good to have you with us on a monday morning. those globes were different. >> i'd say so. amy and tina did their best. they tried to make them feel just as normal as possible it wasn't an easy task because they were on separate coasts some dressed to the nines, others took a more casual approach viola looked great everyone did we'll hee highlights on all that just ahead >>> first, the fight against the coronavirus. as we speak, these workers in kentucky with packing up and shipping out vials of the ne johnson & johnson vaccine, the third now approved for emergency use in this country. in a moment, we'll talk live with the head of johnson & johnson. first, stephanie gosk joins us with the very latest stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah in the past few weeks here at the javits center, they've had to cancel appointments and reschedule with supply problems.