. >> and i'm willie geist in for matt this morning. let me just say one thing, meredith, as someone who rides the subway every day, i think i'll walk home today. >> have you ever -- i mean, i've seen rats in the subway, but i haven't seen them riding the car. >> down on the tracks, usually not riding with them. >> this poor guy. can you imagine waking up to that. >> oh, my gosh! >> you know, actually, he kind of is nonchalant. i think he went back to sleep right after. >> he handled it pretty well. >> he did. >> i don't know where the rat got off, but it doesn't really matter. >>> meanwhile, some serious news ahead as well. the vatican has announced this morning the pope john paul ii has moved one step closer to sainthood. we'll have details, coming up. >>> a little later on, we'll go inside a world that's hard for most of us to understand. animal hoarders. people who have a compulsive need to possess animals. a woman who owned 82 dogs will share her story, coming up. >>> and it is a special day around here, because 59 years ago, this

willie geist and bill karins, thanks so much. coming up, cures for the common cold.eceived the second ever voice box transplant. have a great day. [ alarm clock buzzing, indistinct conversations ] [ female announcer ] important events can sneak up on you. oh, i am not ready. can i have a couple weeks? [ female announcer ] but with yoplait light's two week tune up, you could be ready. you could lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks when you replace breakfast and lunch with a fruit, grain, and yoplait light. betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> "today" in the bay, still no signs of the boy snatched from his grandmother's arms four days ago. we're going to tell you why the fbi is joining in that search. >>> and the horrors of modern day slavery hidden in bay area cities. >> it was my job to bring her home to her mom and dad. >> and that was the woman who took 9-year-old christina green to that rally in tucson. we're going to hear more from her and what it was like

inside of studio 1-a, i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and amy robach.nesday into thursday. tens of thousands of people have no power still. we'll get the latest in a live report. >> it's been fun though. >> how much more can we take? >> snow day! >> more trouble for charlie sheen after two 911 calls were made. he was rushed to a los angeles hospital after a night of partying at his house. we'll get the latest on his condition and what happened. >> then in real estate from new york to mexico, texas to tennessee, we have great property from $350,000 or less. you will be surprised what you can get. if you have had it up to here with the fighting and screaming between your children, people will tell you there are three things to do as parents to limit sibling rivalry in the family. we'll tell you what the tips are to keep the peace. >> all three of us will be watching that one. >> my sisters and i used to get each other. >> ann's off and you have a check of the top stories. >> egyptian police are firing teargas, water cannons and rubber bullets at protester

outside on the plaza, i'm meredith viera alongside willie geist who's in for matt, and al roker.icult lesson in healing and forgiveness. there was a knock on the jordan's home in oklahoma that changed the life of him and his family forever. two strangers burst in, they tied up his family and they murdered his parents right before his eyes. he's going to share his story and what he has done to pay tribute to his parents. and that's just ahead. >>> also ahead, millions of people, of course, hoping to land a job in 2011. coming up, we'll break down the best and the worst job markets in the country. >> and a little bit later on, we're going to meet the remarkable group that's fulfilling the dreams of wounded warriors from our nation. jenna bush hager will share their story. >>> first let's get a check of the top stories from ann curry at the news desk. >>> good morning once again, everybody. the second snowstorm in less than two weeks is bearing down on parts of the northeast this morning. it's expected to bring several inches of snow to the new york city area which is still recoveri

. >> our thanks to scott williams and willy geist. thanks for being here. nice and warmç out.most expensive apartment and guess whose it isn't. mine. >> then we'll look at trends for 2011. i'll see you later tonight on nbc nightly news. so long.

kathie lee is basking in the sun while willie geist and myself are holding down the fort.now? central park, but here at 30 rock they're so good about clearing the streets. before a flake falls, they're in there getting ready for it. >> you wouldn't have known it. nine inches in central park. get here 4:00, 4:30 in the morning every day. clean streets. they did a great job. obviously they got so much heat the city of new york last time we had a storm they were on top of it this time. >> i live probably 15 blocks from 30 rock, and i thought i was going to be walking to work so i had big boots on. i go outside and my car guy is like, hey. i get in. it was easy. >> you walked out to a beautiful morning. >> in other parts of the northeast, it's snowing pretty hard. in boston they're expecting more than a foot. i don't know -- boston is one of the places, connecticut is getting pounded. the fact that our intrepid producer team came up with which is shocking to me is there is snow today in 49 of the 50 states. >> i don't believe it. i think the staff made it up. >> no. they said