tammy leitner has more from texas. >> josh and brook green are seeing their new home for the first time. >> i love the secret doors. >> this second home is a solid steel secret bunker. designed to withstand bullets, bombs, even a nuclear attack. >> walk sideways. >> the front door, buried 13 feet underground. >> everything going on politically has really motivated me to want to purchase the bunker. >> we put it right here. >> the couple voted for donald trump. they admire his tough talk. but want to prepare for any conflicts it might cause. >> i think this is great. >> we're not concerned about the trump factor. it's the other people in this world that we're concerned about. >> the man is just -- it's crazy right now. >> clyde scott usually sells two bunkers a month. but sold six in one week. he said sales grew in obama's second term but nothing like this. >> since trump's got

that's where nbc's tam tammy leitner begins her report. >> reporter: the jazz funeral is a new orleans tradition. family and friends honor the life of china gibson. >> she did it all. she did it all. >> she sang. she loved doing crazy things, dancing. >> reporter: 31-year-old china gibson was a transgender woman. >> i'm waiting for her to come through the door. it's just like disbelief. >> reporter: china is one of three transgender women killed in louisiana over an eight-day stretch. panic followed. >> we are scared, you know. we can't even go nowhere. it's like we prisoners in our own home. >> reporter: she was friends with two of the victims. what is it like being a transgender woman in the deep south? >> they look at us crazy, like we don't exist, like we not normal people. >> reporter: that sentiment is making it nearly impossible to investigate these crimes and prompting new orleans police superintendent to appoint a police liaison to the lgbtq community. so far, police have not found a connection between these murders. >> we are going to search the ends of the earth to hold them

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tammy leitner, nbc news, texas. >>> well,s is coming in the next few days. tom's tracking how you can plan ahead for the workweek. >>> we're also tracking this breaking news in cincinnati on a mass shooting. more than a dozen people shot, one dead. what police are now uncovering. all that and more as we head to cincinnati this morning. that's where police are trying to track down the shooter of a deadly nightclub attract. >> news 4's derrick ward is at the live desk with a look at the new developments. >> well, we understand a restaurant owner in cincinnati is now offering a $10,000 reward in connection with this deadly shooting. police say they are looking for one shooter who opened fire inside the cameo nightclub around 1:00 this morning. one person was killed, 14 others were hurt. many of the victims are still in the hospital, some in serious and critical condition. police say they are working to interview as many witnesses as possible, but many people fled when the shots rang out. one witness did tell nbc affiliate in cincinnati that he heard the club's

>> tammy leitner on this story for us. ck back in with dylan in for al. what's shaking? >> it's cold. temperatures below average. and yesterday, the windchills were down in the teens through most of the day. but take a look at where we're at right now. buffalo, feels like 10 degrees. new york, feels like 14 degrees. saranac lake, feels like 20 below. it is 20 below. portland feels like 15 right now. temperatures will be warmer than yesterday and less windy. so we're not looking at it to be as brutal as yesterday. but still, 30s and 40s. below average for this time of year. but a warmup is on its way for the weekend. look at cleveland. friday, 71 degrees. mid-60s for saturday and sunday. washington, d.c. makes it up to 75 by sunday. roanoke, 69 by saturday. in new york city, mid-60s on saturday. 40s again on sunday. says. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. i guess i can't this cool after seeing those temperatures. 59 degrees today with sunshine in san francisco. rain returns to the bay area tomorrow. it will be r

for "today," tammy leitner. >> a brave woman for sure. >>> let's head over to mr. roker.f the weather. looking northwest? >> we're looking northwest to start. would you like more snow here? >> no. >> just a little bit? >> no. >> we got an alberta clipper that's going to push its way out from canada. as it does, we're going to watch it bring a quick hit of snow, from green bay, chicago, detroit. this is friday into saturday. secondary system develops saturday morning and moves off the atlantic coast. we got some light snow, again. we're not talking about heavy accumulations. the heaviest going to be in northeastern pennsylvania, upsate new york and new jersey. and two to four inches. an inch or less tall way out to boston. rest of the country, high fire danger in the midsection of the plains. drying out in the pacific northwest. and breezy and chilly in >>> we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast today after the morning clouds and fog roll out of here. we're in for a high of 64 degrees in san francisco. even warmer tomorrow. 66 degrees. by saturday, we will have a chance

tammy leitner joins us from nashville. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. new leads. we're also hearing from the wife of the suspected kidnapper. in an exclusive statement to nbc news, jill cummins tells us nobody understands the pain and the shock i am in now. she had a message directly for her husband. she writes, you know, you can't hide forever. for your sake and for beth's sake, please go to the police or just drop beth off somewhere safe. i know you are afraid and i know there's a part of you that's really sorry. it's not too late. also this morning, we're hearing for the first time elizabeth thomas' voice in an undated facebook video. she's seen with her brother. they're sewing a flag. let's listen to how she sounds. >> right here. and then, you -- >> yeah? >> you want to start from the back or start from the front? >> i don't see what you're -- >> reporter: investigators are also telling nbc news exclusively more about how the two of them were communicating. apparently they used a school e-mail account. they would write an e-mail, save it as a draft

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tammy leitner, nbc news, texas. >>> all right. a cloudy start, but we're going to stay dry for at least the next few hours. tom is updating the forecast with what to expect for the monday morning commute. >>> and a rocky welcome to the neighborhood. the complaints surrounding ivanka trump's new home and her family's security. i'm on it.ar does weathertech go to protect your vehicle? ♪ ♪ ♪ weathertech. made right, in america >>> as we approach 7:30, chaos inside a early this morning. one person died, 14 others hurt. police now say there was only one reported shooter at this point. no indication of terrorism. >>> and police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy in landover. it happened just after 9:30 last night on columbia place. >> it's peak bloom for the cherry blossoms here in d.c. thousands have been flocking downtown to catch a glimpse of the spring blossoms. might want to bundle up if you plan to head to the tidal basin today. temperatures are dropping. >>> at 7:30, welcome into news 4 today on this s

nbc's tammy leitner is in dallas for us this morning. tammy, take it away. >> reporter: good morning, matt. overnight, a line of storms swept across texas and oklahoma, unleashing high winds and hail. this morning three storm chasers are dead who were documenting the storm. overnight, golf ball-size hail, pelting parts of texas, forcing families like christy copeland and her children to scramble to find a safe place to weather the storm. >> we were going to a storm cellar. and as soon as we stopped, a huge shattered noise happened. and we looked. and my back windshield was busted out. and it got glass all over my kids. and hit my daughter in the back of the head. >> reporter: windshields were no match for the strong winds and hail pounding cars in west texas. the severe storms causing 2,000 people to lose power in the dallas-ft. worth area. heavy rains flooding roads in moore, oklahoma. while people facing the dangerous conditions shelter in place, these stunning pictures of violent tornadoes touching down in texas and oklahoma were captu

>> tammy leitner, thank you. >>> uber is investigating the weekend crash that caused the company to suspendarizona, say the driver failed to yield and flipped an uber suv on its side. the uber car was in self-driving mode though it had two safety drivers in the front seat. in addition to arizona, uber's pilot program is on hold in pittsburgh and in san francisco. >>> coming up next, does pushing your kids to take harder classes and extracurricular activities help them get into college. on "trending," what you need to know about the admissions process. >>> then an inside look at sir elton john's star-studded birthday bash. >>> and al is start to finish on rockerthon 3 at the university of oklahoma. but first, these messages. lergi? find fast relief behind the counter with claritin-d. [ upbeat music ] strut past that aisle for the allergy relief that starts working in as little as 30 minutes and contains the best oral decongestant. live claritin clear, with claritin-d. hashtag stuffy nose. hashtag no sleep. hashtag mouthbreather.

tammy leitner has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt.zabeth thomas' home life. she was home schooled until recently when she started attending public school for the first time. that's when she met cummins. new signs that 15-year-old elizabeth thomas had a troubled home life long before she went missing. her mother, kimberly thomas was arrested last year. charged with child abuse and neglect of her children in 2014 and 2015. according to court records, elizabeth and three sisters were allegedly beaten by their mother. in some cases, until they bled. elizabeth told investigators her mother threw her down the basement stairs and locked her down there. did you know that elizabeth had a hard life at home? >> yeah. she definitely did have a hard life. she would break down sometimes. sometimes, she just couldn't stop herself from crying. >> reporter: ashley said she knew her best friend, elizabeth, was in a secret relationship with a guy she said was amazing and perfect. ashley now believes that relationship was with 50-year-old tad cummins, a

for "today," tammy leitner, nbc news. >> terrifying to see that. >> incredibly brave woman for sure.er to mr. roker, get another check of the weather. looking northwest? >> looking northwest to start but would you like a little more snow here? >> no. >> just a little bit? >> no. >> alberta clipper going to be pushing its way out from canada. as it does, we're going to watch it bring a quick hit of snow from green bay, chicago, detroit, friday to saturday. secondary system developed saturday morning and moves off the atlantic, mid-atlantic coast. we've got light heaviest in northeastern pennsylvania, upstate new york, and on into northern new jersey, about two to four inches. generally, though, an inch or less all the way out to boston. the rest of the country high fire danger midsection, finally drying out pacific northwest. breezy and chilly in the northeast. sunshine continues down through the gulf. that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your necofhe woods. >>> wveotleyf sunshine out there right now and temperatures in the 20s. that's pretty much where