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Forging ahead, president open. Despite dr. Anthony faucis warning this week urging caution, just ahead the debate over whats best for the country, the economy and tens of millions of students. Close to home. A member of our own medical team hospitalized. I really couldnt take a full breath, and i called 911. Dr. Joseph fair, an expert, how he may have gotten the coronavirus, despite taking every precaution, hell join us live from the hospital with a warning Everyone Needs to hear. Well have those stories, plus, teeing it up. Inside the pga tours return in just a matter of weeks, with testing in, but handshakes, highfives and fans, out. Today, thursday, may 14th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with savannah guthrie, and h rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today. It is 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Savannah, news on dr. Fair, stricken with coronavirus. Surprising because he is only 42 years old. Well, exactly. And he also certainly knows how to take the precautions. Thought he had taken every precaution. Yet came down with the virus. He has an interesting theory how he may have gotten it. Well check in in a bit. This breaking news is more grim news for the ecrejust rele morning by the Labor Department, showing new layoffs. 3 million filing for unemployment just last week. And the two month total is a staggering 36 million. More breaking news overnight. Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the state stay at home order. A decision that cleared the way for businesses, bars, and restaurants to reopen immediately. In the meantime, the whistleblower who claims he was pressured by the white house to back ineffective coronavirus treatments for political reasons is set to come before Congress Today and testify. As we begin our coverage, worldwide deaths from covid19 nearing 300,000, the most 85,000 right here in e United States. We have complete coverage. We start with the devastating unemployment numbers. Tom costello has that. Good morning. Reporter came out at 5 30 a. M. On the west coast. Easy to site numbers as cold, hard stats, but every one of them is an individual and family in real trouble now. We start with the bar graph. I want to show you how many people filing for unemployment since march 21st. We had 3. 3 million that week. Jumping to 6. 6 million. Another 6. 6 million, down to 5, down to 4 again. 3. 2, and 3 million today. So 36 Million People unemployed, and the Federal Reserve chairman is now warning this is the most serious economic downturn since world war ii. The Record Number of mernls out of a job remains on the rise. The Labor Department reporting 3 Million People filed for unemployment last week. That brings the total in the past couple of months to 36 million. Even as states begin phased in returns to work, the fed chief says more action from congress to stimulate the economy may be necessary to avoid long term damage. Powells blunt assessment sent stocks tumbling wednesday. House democrats hoping to vote on a new 3 trillion package, includes money for state and local governments, extends Unemployment Benefits beyond july, along with direct payments for american families. President trump saying thats not going to happen. Doa. Doa. Dead on arrival. Of course, nancy pelosi knows that. In a bipartisan push, the Maryland Governor larry hogan and andrew cuomo say the need is real, writing in a statement each day Congress Fails to act, states are forced to make cuts to devastate essential services the American People rely on and destroy the economic recovery before it gets off the ground. New jerseys governor says his state which has been hit hard by the pandemic lost more than 3 billion in revenue last month. We cannot sustain a collapse of revenues without returning to unprecedented layoffs, layoffs of the people we are relying upon the most. Casinos up and running in oklahoma, but not betting on a rapid recovery. It will take awhile to get back to normal. All this as grocery habits are starting to reflect the current economic situation. New Market Research shows cheaper store brands are outpacing popular brands and americans are cutting back on splurges like snacks and sodas. Tom, more states have opened in the past couple of weeks. Are those guys seeing improvement yet . A trickle. A trickle of an increase in jobs. For example, south carolina, georgia, and texas. Listen to the stat from harvard university, university of chicago in illinois. Economists there are estimating that 100,000 Small Businesses have already closed permanently. 100,000. And the pandemic is still rolling across the country, hoda. The number is staggering. 7 06 on the west coast. Over to you, savannah. Other breaking news to do with the reopening. Wisconsin Supreme Court overnight overturning the governors stay at home order. And the governor is not pleased about that decision. Joe fryer joins us with that news and confusion over the lifting of rules in california. Good morning to you. Good morning. It appears restrictions in wisconsin came to an immediate end with the court ruling. This morning, President Trump is calling it a win for wisconsin. He is tweeting, saying its democrat governor was forced by the courts to let the state open. People want to get on with their lives, the place is bustling. Some residents there are already we have to get in, have a first drink. Were the wild west. Reporter wisconsins governor reacting overnight on msnbc. Nothing thats compelling people to do anything other than having chaos here and were going to have more cases and deaths. Its a sad occasion for the state. I cant tell you how disappointed i am. Reporter it comes amid another major reopening milestone in Los Angeles County where the iconic beaches are no longer off limits, just no sunbathing or picnics allowed. Its great. Its beautiful weather and everybodys doing a good job keeping the distance. Reporter but what comes next is less certain. The countys Public Health director created a stir tuesday when she said the stay at home order could be extended three months. I want to start by apologizing for the confusion i inadvertently created yesterday. Reporter wednesday she clarified that some restrictions will be gradually loosened in that time. So, no, we wont be shut down for three more months. Thats not what i heard. Thats not what i expect. Thats not what i hope. Reporter in other parts of the state, more businesses reopening, including dinein restaurants. One thing i recognize, one size does not fit all. Reporter hes released new guidance, disposable menus, keeping tables six feet apart and face coverings for employees and diners. Only 18 counties, mostly rural, meet californias criteria for the next stage of reopening and when people do venture outside in los angeles theyre facing a new requirement. The mayor now says face coverings are required outside of the house. The county says that includes the beach when youre out of the water and near others. L. A. County announced its extending its stay at home order with no end date given, some restrictions are being eased but the message is still folks should stay at home as much as possible. All right, joe, thank you. Also this morning the president is making the case for the reopening of schools and businesses despite this weeks warning to congress from dr. Anthony fauci on moving too quickly. Peter alexander has the latest. Reporter President Trump today heads to pennsylvania to visit a factory producing personal protective equipment. It follows his public criticism of dr. Anthony fauci after fauci called for caution as america reopens. And it comes as that top government scientist, dr. Rick bright, prepares to testify today that its in his words painfully clear the u. S. Was not as prepared for the coronavirus pandemic as it should have been. This morning President Trump is rejecting a warning from the nations top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci, that reopening the country prematurely could lead to more deaths. Dr. Fauci was a little cautious on reopening the economy too soon. Do you share his concerns . About reopening what . Reopening the economy too soon in some states. Well, if he wants tplay all sides of the equation dr. Auci is playing both sides, are you suggesting the advice hes given i was surprised by his answer, actually, because, you know, its just to me its not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools. Reporter during Tuesdays Senate hearing dr. Fauci did not comment about whether schools would or should reopen, instead commenting that students returning to class in the fall likely would not have the Coronavirus Vaccine or treatment available to them by then. We just have to see on a step by step basis as we get into the period of time with the fall about reopening the schools, exactly where we will be with the outbreak. Reporter the president for his part insisting kids should be back in the classroom. I think they should open the schools, absolutely. Reporter President Trump also addressing how he and Vice President pence are staying apart from one another after two white house staffers tested positive for the virus, including pences press secretary. I havent seen mike pence and i miss him. Reporter it comes as dr. Bright was forced out head of the search of the vaccine set to testify before congress this morning. Set to testify before a House Committee that the u. S. Faces the darkest winter in modern history if it does not come up with a National Plan to combat the virus. In his testimony dr. Bright, according to his prepared remarks, will warn our window of opportunity is closing, arguing if we fail to develop a National Response now the pandemic will get far worse, he says, causing unprecedented illness and fatalities. President trump has dismissed bright as a disgruntled employee but brights lawyer says the office of special counsel says it appears bright was retaliated against and should keep his job while it completes a full investigation. Peter alexander, thank you. Also breaking news on cases of Insider Trading by lawmakers as the covid19 outbreak was about to happen. Justice correspondent Pete Williams joins us. Good morning. What can you tell us . Federal officials are looking into Insider Trading in the senate since march. The fact that the fbi obtained a search warrant indicates the investigation has entered a new phase. Law enforcement Officials Say the fbi served a search warrant wednesday night at senator burrs home, part of an investigation into stock sales related to coronavirus. The Officials Say he handed over his cell phone to the agents at his home in washington. Federal authorities are investigating whether he used Insider Information to dump stocks that were hard hit by the plunging markets because of the coronavirus pandemic. He is chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee which received daily coronavirus briefings before the markets plummeted. Burr sold a significant part of the portfolio when briefings were taking place, up to 1. 7 million worth, much invested in businesses later hurt by the sharp market turn down. Is n he said he didnt engage in thg learned in private briefings. One of several senators from both parties that sold and bought stock ahead of the pandemic effect on the markets. Senator burrs office has no comment this morning. When the allegations first arose in march, he asked Senate Ethics committee to conduct a complete review, he pledged to cooperate in that and any other investigation, savannah. While i have you, there are new details on the criminal case against michael flynn, former National Security adviser in the trump administration. Theres been a decision by the judge to appoint a retired judge to look at whether or not the Justice Department should drop the charges. So how does this all play out . What does it mean for the case Going Forward . It is a sign the judge is not letting the Justice Department simply walk away from the case. He appointed a retired federal judge to act as essentially a friend of the court to come in and argue why the case should not be dropped after flynn pleaded guilty and whether flynn should be charged with committing pur committing perfecty. Evacuations in southwest florida due to four separate out of control wildfires. Officials forced to shut down a 20 mile section of i75 known as alligator alley. At least 30 homes are threatened by the fire. Crews are using helicopters to drop water on flames. Thankfully no injuries reported, savannah. Some good news for those of you headed out to the grocery store. Tyson foods is cutting prices for me beef products sold to super markets and restaurants, sometimes up to 30 . Thmove is response to surging priel surging prices. They supply a fifth of the nations beef. More than triple the cost since the beginning of march. Lets get our first check of the weather, talk to mr. Roker. Al, how is it looking out west . Well, weve got wet weather making it into the Pacific Northwest. You can see showers making their way in from seattle down to eureka, thats pushing down to San Francisco as well. Later today. Meantime, sunshine. Sunshine in colorado springs. Portland, partly cloudy with scattered showers. Temperature of 59 degrees. 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Thats your latest weather, guys all right, al, thank you. Still ahead the coronavirus hitting close to home. I really couldnt take a full breath and thats when i decided to call 911, a first for me. Dr. Joseph fair, the Infectious Disease expert who has kept us informed on the show for months, he is battling symptoms despite taking every precaution we are going to check in with him live from the hospital. Plus, just as national nashvill begins to reopen, the areas seeing an increase in new cases. This morning a firsthand look at the outbreaks impact on life in one of the countrys most popular tourist spots. But first, this is today on nbc were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. C coming up, who is ready for golf inside the pga tours plans to return, in just a few weeks. 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All lanes of southbound 85 remain closed this morning near cottle after a horrific accident overnight. Lets check in with today in the bays kris sanchez. Reporter we are now going on hour nine of the full southbound closure. We now know chp believes the drive was not only driving under the influence but they believe he was speeding. We know the chp is going to continue doing their investigation out here right now, and the driver was behind the wheel of a 2005 dodge d durango when he lost control. Three men died at the scene and a woman died at the hospital. One passenger is expected to survive. The chp says 85 could remain shutdown through 8 00 this morning as they conclude the investigation. Mike inouye is trying to get essential workers all around this, so we will go to him. You do have an opportunity to get around it on surface streets. You are forced off the freeway at cottle and you will exit there and you can go to great oaks boulevard or santa teresa and that will take you to bernal. We did get word near livermore, we will show you the live camera in dublin, and theres a crash around North Livermore with debris in all lanes, and we are watching the activity and i will update twitter. Now back to you. Well, for the most part the roads are dry. As we head out the door this morning, we are going to see the potential of scattered showers that will continue for today. It starts in the north bay and then moves into the rest of the bay area. So if you have the nbc bay area app, you can get that and track the rain. The rain chances go down tomorrow and our temperatures go up. We are looking at highs reaching up to 80 degrees, and then another storm system will come in by the end of the weekend and that could bring in not only cooler air but measurable rain for the start of next week, and we will track that with more updates. More change for us may be in the works. Thank you so much. Thanks for joining us. We will have another local news update in about half an hour. We will see you then. Rock me mama like a wagon wheel 7 30, may 14, 2020, thats nashville, one of the biggest cities in the south. Just ahead sam brock is taking a look at steps being taken to bring that city back to life, bring the music back its happening as there is a surge of cases in the surrounding area well look into all those issues as we get started at 7 30. And welcome in craig, good morning. Good to see you wheel, the version by darius rucker, his birthday was yesterday. A belated happy birthday to a friend of the show. Were starting this half hour with your 7 30 headlines, breaking news overnight, wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the states stay at home order, immediately clearing the way for businesses, bars and restaurants to reopen. Maryland is lifting its stay at home order tomorrow, easing restrictions on businesses as well minnesota will let its stay at home order expire on monday. Los angeles is now requiring residents to wear masks or face coverings when out in public, the order does not include children who are under 2, and those who already have respiratory problems. Ll personal for our nbc news family for months youve seen our Infectious Disease expert, thats dr. Joseph fair, hes talked with us about the outbreak and now he himself is battling covid19. He joins us live from his hospital room. But first, nbcs Senior National correspondent kate snow has his story. Im on the other end of it, but not out of the woods yet. Reporter he spent his life studying deadly viruses, including ebola. But this morning one of the nations top virus hunters is in the hospital himself. I had really severe shortness of breath. Reporter joseph fair told our dr. John torres he realized he had no choice. Monday i really couldnt take a full breath, and thats when i decided to call 911, a first for me my first ambulance ride. Were going to see how it operates in the environment. Reporter his last appearance here on today was about three weeks ago on april 24th. A week later he flew home to new orleans on a crowded flight. He thinks thats probably where he was infected. I had a mask on i had gloves on. I did my normal wipes routine, everything like that but, you know, obvusly you can still get out through your eyes. Reporter a few days later he lost his appetite, muscle pains and a fever that would spike, all symptoms associated with covid19 but hes actually tested negative four times. He thinks thats because he waited to get the test, and his virus levels had dropped. Its not uncommon that people are testing negative but they have classic covidlike outcomes and manifestations so thats where im at. Increase your hand washing, use things like tissues to push elevator buttons. Reporter someone who spent months practicing and preaching good hygiene, a healthy 42yearold relying on oxygen, presumably because of the mysterious virus hes been studying. Theres so much we dont know about it. Reporter for today, kate snow, nbc news. And dr. Fair is joining us this morning first of all, dr. Fair, ive got to say its so good to see your face how you feeling . Im good. I was downgraded from critical last night so obviously a good sign. We should point out, dr. Fair, you know we said youre 42 years old. You run before all this, five, maybe up to ten miles a day, a healthy guy. You hop on a flight going to new orleans and you said something that just struck me. You said that you think you might have gotten it since you were all masked up through your eyes tell us about that. You know, thats one of the three known routes of getting this infection that we dont pay a lot of attention to. We tend to focus on the nose and mouth because thats the most common route droplets landing on your eyes are just as infectious and of course i wasnt wearing goggles on the flight. I think savannah reported yesterday, but it was very true, you know, airlines, they said they were social distancing. But they really werent on my flight at all. Instinctively i probably should have gotten off the flight when i saw that but they had us packed in like sardines and definitely not ideal, you know, when youre trying to combat a pandemic and trying to slow it down. You did, though, you said you had on your gloves, you had all the purell, you were wiping everything down so even with all those precautions youre sure thats where you got it . I went directly home. I didnt go out after that so im pretty sure it was the airplane and i developed symptoms three to four days later which is typical for covid19 infections. So ep deem logically, best guess. You suffer a loss of appetite for a few days then you start getting other symptoms how bad did it get, dr. Fair, and at what point did you say to yourself ive got to get myself to the hospital . You know, as weve been saying to everybody, if it seems like a cold or a flu, you know, you can treat it at home, dont overwhelm the system and i would say it felt like a moderately severe flu for the first week and it started out on a monday and by friday is when i started noticing that my lungs were becoming involved and thats typical with covid19 that you develop kind of a walking pneumonia which is a secondary infection as a result of the virus, which is bacterial. And that progressively got worse over a few days. By monday i really couldnt take i was probably getting about 25 of the air i was trying to take in. Very anxiety provoking feeling. I would say so. You called the ambulance you get to the hospital and you were mentioning to me that you were maybe like a day away from being intubated. How did you turn the corner . You know, when i came in they asked me if i wanted to be intubated, i said no, not unless id have to be, id rather try oxygen first so they gave me a higher volume oxygen mask and i did that for the first 24 hours with some additional treatments for my lung infection and so forth. I really showed dramatic improvement over 24 hours. And then the next day more improvement, next day more improvemenand last night i was downgraded from critical i responded well to oxygen and heparin and other drugs theyre giving me for lung infections. You were tested four times for the coronavirus, and every time it came back negative but clearly you have it. Well, theres a couple things that might be, you know, i waited a week because i was taking care of myself. And virus kind of naturally drops off in your system after some time so your body is still going to be dealing with the after effects of what it did when it was there. We call it the storm, the second bacterial infections its a possibility that what we call the amount of virus in my blood was undetectable that being said i did learn that these tests are by far and away not 100 accurate. My local caregivers told me they were getting about a 50 false i trd the two pcr tests the white use mentioned seral months ago both negive. I tried the biofire, which weve around the country, its a really excellent device, but negative there too and so my only explanation is well, i think its a combo i think our tests are still very imperfect. And were missing a lot of cases because of that. And i think also, you know, i waited a bit of time so it was a good possibility that theres just no detectable virus still in my blood system. We keep having the discussion that we need more testing, need more testing and then, you know, what youre telling us is so often that testing doesnt even work there are a lot of people who are young, theyre your age, theyre healthy, theyre walking around, saying it aint going to be me. Whats your message to people who are watching today you know, everybody can feel that way and i honestly was somewhat at the peak of health in my life and doing i was a very healthy person i can run. I exercise five to six days a week and if it can take me down, it can take anybody down. That doesnt mean to say its going to kill you. But it just really you dont want to have it. Thats all i can tell you. And you dont want to spread it onto anyone that has at any point at a high risk looking at me healthy and exercising and all of that, i cant imagine being someone with a highrisk condition. Back in the icu i was literally the only patient not intubated and my caregivers told me i was the only one they were able to speak to because i was the only not intubated and kind of in either induced comas or couldnt speak. Ive been lucky. Ive got to tell you dr. Fair were happy youre on the mend we cant wait until you get better and you can come back and see us take good care of yourself well see you soon. Thank you, hoda. Dr. Fair, thank you. My goodness. Wow. I tell you, if that virus can strike a guy like dr. Fair, it can strike anyone. To hear him talk about not one, not two, not three, but four false negative tests, thats scary. Yeah. Its really shocking the whole story, how it all developed. But again its a cautionary tale and were so glad hes doing better. Yes, yes, we are. Coming up next on a thursday morning, some new concern as nashville starts to reopen, cases in the metropolitan area, those cases are actually on the rise could that slow the return to normalcy one of the countrys most popular tourist destinations, were going to go there live and hear from a doctor overseeing nashvilles Coronavirus Task force. Thats right after this. Dont you dare. I dont think so [ sighs ] its okay, big fella. Were gonna get through this together. [ baseball bat cracks ] nice rip, robbie. Raaah when you bundle home and Auto Insurance through progressive, you get more than just a big discount. Im gonna need you to leave. You get relentless protection. [ baseball bat cracks ] iconic creations are brought to life. And now, the test kitchen is in your kitchen with the at home taco bar. Bring all those crunchy, cheesy, spicy ingredients home to your crew. From taco bell to your test kitchen. Spicy ingredients home i heard there. Guwere fleas out here. R . 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I know the citys really trying to get back on its feet. Reporter it certainly is, guys good morning, im standing above broadway street. If youve ever been here under normal circumstances you know how bustling this place can be, restaurants and stores are opening up in limited capacity but at the same time this famous strip is still missing people. On nashvilles signature street, the honky tonks and southern culture are in full swing. With one glaring exception, no live music yet. We are not open right now because roberts is not roberts without the music. How weird is it to look on broadway and see this . Unbelievable. On a friday or saturday night theres 30,000 or 40,000 people walking the streets. The music city trying to get back on track without skipping a beat but at big time boots the foot traffic has slowed to a crawl. Have you sold any boots today so far not today, yesterday and the day before we did. Two out of three so far. Reporter the head of the nashville and Davidson County encouraged by the progress of the disease, even though theres been 500 plus new cases since april, increases have Coronavirus Task force is encouraged by the progress against the disease, even though theres been 500 plus new cases since april, increases have dipped from 33 to 28 to 16 last week. Second wave has happened. Second waves happen so what were trying to do is use the best practices and thats why we slowed our opening. We are being very careful of the data on the daytoday basis to try to minimize and mitigate a second wave if possible. Reporter but some neighborhoods hit harder than others. What kind of community is this so we have a lot of working class people here. We have the largest immigrant population in the city reporter Sandra Sepulveda lived in southeast nashville since childhood. Cases here have spiked while the rest of nashville have seen improvement. Were struggling to provide enough ppe for the essential workers, construction workers, and for people who just two to the Grocery Stores in general we dont have enough. Reporter a divide in outcomes, the task force is trying to bridge as everyone gets in sync with what brings them together, music the grand ole opry is iconic at a time the city of music has been silenced in so many ways, that streak even without a live studio audience continues. I just love being here, this stage holds so many memories. Reporter Country Music stars keeping hope alive, trying to lift up nashville one note at a time now, the live music phase would come back at phase three of this, that is expected sometime in the next month or so. Right now, guys, im at one of the biggest restaurants in the entire country, acme, the owner tells me hes worried about safety and economics of reopening. To make money hed have to open at 80 capacity. Hes not sure if hes going to see eight to ten people in a given day given the circumstances right now. Back to you. I know its music city, hard to see how they return to live music in the next month there in nashville. Everyone is rooting for nashville, definitely. Lets get a check of the weather, mr. Roker thats right, were rooting for Better Weather but were not getting it weve got storms already firing up and these are bringing heavy rain, flood watches in effect. We also have a severe storm threat today, 21 million from ohio all the way back into oklahoma and parts of kansas and then friday afternoon into the evening weve got our Severe Threat for parts of texas. The damaging wind, tornado possible in the northeast, a low tornado threat, the damaging winds, and hail up to one inch. Today, a frontal boundary brings up a lot of gulf moisture, areas of heavy rain will develop through the plains tomorrow those storms move into the northeast, showers and thunderstorms from texas all the way to ohio and then on saturday, strong storms firing up throughout south eastern texas, a flood threat likely for parts of houston, look down there, were talking about anywhere from three to five inches of rain, down through texas, also from oklahoma all the way into northeastern good morning. I am meteorologist, kari hall. As we check out our high temperatures today we will reach into the low 70s for the inland east bay and south bay. 60s elsewhere. We will see light rain as we get a look at the showers move into the north bay by noon today, we will see hit or miss rain as we go into later this afternoon. Then it all moves out by tomorrow as our temperatures warm up to 80. Thats your latest weather. Gang mr. Roker, thank you. Coming up next, a new plan to restart the pga tour, with virus testing. But without fans were going to have reaction from the number one player in the world, rory mcilroy, thats right after this happy birthday so, it goes. Hold up your answers. How is mickey doing today . Youre just a really hard worker. Than Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis. When considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz xr, a oncedaily pill for adults with moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis or active Psoriatic Arthritis for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. It can reduce pain, swelling, and significantly improve physical function. Xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections like tb; dont start xeljanz if you have an infection. Taking a higher than recommended dose of xeljanz for ra can increase risk of death. Serious, sometimes fatal infections, cancers including lymphoma, and blood clots have happened. 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But i think the pga tour has got a very robust plan in place. Carson, your buddy rory is a resident golf expert as well, what do you think . Golfs definitely the one major sport thats come back from social distancing, more importantly this 37page document they put out and gave to players, it examines all the tough questions that every industry is going to have to figure out and thats, theyre doing the private travel, host hotels, weekly checkups theyve got it down to where they want every golfer to have 36 square feet around them of free space theyve done the hard work and i think the pga tour is going to lead the charge. Im excited. We all are. Thats not it pop start is coming up im going to tell you about the star who grabbed a hollywood title from samuel jackson, coming up. For specific types of moderatetosevere asthma. Dupixent isnt for sudden breathing problems. It can improve lung function for better breathing in as little as 2 weeks and help prevent severe asthma attacks. 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This happened just after 10 00 last night and here we are almost 8 00 and the roadways still shutdown and i can tell you the tow truck now arrived and were allowed to get closer to the scene and we are expecting maybe the highway will be opening soon. What we know at this point is the chp suspects the driver in the crash was under the influence and they suspect he was speeding. The driver was behind the wheel of a 2005 Dodge Durango. Three men died at the scene and woman at the hospital. The driver is under arrest under suspicion of dui. The chp is working to get southbound 85 reopen for traffic, and we know mike inouye is tracking the detours around. If you are an essential workers and trying to get to work, he can help get you there. Thats right, chris. We know the tow truck has bags to pick up the debris, and thats what they are waiting for is to collect the debris that is scattered across the roadway. You can take santa teresa or great oaks and get to bernel. We are seeing clear weather conditions right now. We have been tracking spotty light rain across especially in the north bay, but as we look outside in san jose we are seeing mostly cloudy skies, and there could be mist and heavier rain moving through the northbound and that will move into the rest of the bay area for this afternoon. A closer look once again, and the rain is fairly light and not everybody is seeing the downpours, but its something we will be watching as we go throughout the day. As we look at the temperatures, we will reach in the low 70s this afternoon. By tomorrow the rain is cleared out and we will see slightly warmer temperatures with the inland valleys reaching up to 80 degrees. On saturday we are seeing more clouds moving in with rain expected on sunday and it looks like it could be a little more of a significant storm in terms of measurable rainfall, so we will track that over the next several days. Back to you, laura and marcus. Sounds good. Thank you so much, kari. We will have another local news update coming up in about 30 minutes. See you then. To bars and restaurants. First thought we flipped it right to the parking lot, and yeah weve got to get in and have a first drink. The states governor enraged overnight. Wild west. What does it mean for the rest of the country . Live with what you need to know. Plus, on alert, well hear from parents whose children have suffered from that Mysterious Illness believed to be linked to the coronavirus. She could barely move. She told me she felt like an o lady inside. What all parents need to ow. And a zoom with a view. I thought there was an oscar party. What jimmy fallon and david spade are revealing about their online chat with a list celebrities, today, thursday, may 14th, 2020. Good morning today show, were second and third grade teachers. We love our comets. Happy birthday the only thing ill ever do hey, today show, thanks so much for celebrating my graduation with me today. A shoutout to their grandma who they miss so much. We love you, grandma. Some love for baba. Welcome back to today, its thursday morning, were so happy that you all are waking up with us. Maybe youre just brewing your first cup of coffee. Its almost time for zoom school but youve got a little window. Lets enjoy it together. Enjoy it while we can. Speaking of joining us, check out all of these happy faces. They have assembled in whats quickly become a tradition here at studio 1a, todays virtual plaza. There they are. Chatting with them, its a highlight of our morning. Were going to do that in just a few minutes. Savannah . Tomorrow on today were chatting with yoga guru adriene mishler. We started the year off with her yoga challenge, harry smith did it. Guess what . We chen challenged our whole today show staff to do it for 30 days. A bunch of us did it. I did it for 100 days. Im still going. Shes actually going to be with us what . Yes. And she really has something that i think will be a way in for a lot of people, you know, i joke, were all home bodies right now, we all have home bodies. And shes going to come up with a really super easy yoga stretch that anyone can do and its just really fun and a great thing to do right now. Im impressed youve stuck with it for 100 days. I havent done anything for 100 days straight, i dont think. I have, snacking. That will be tomorrow on the show. Lets get to your news at 8 00. And this rush to reopen. Its really taken one state by storm with a big decision overnight from the Supreme Court and Business Owners opening their doors, unlocking them overnight and its all happening, back on a painful new unemployment numbers. Peter alexander joins us with three things to watch today. Reporter that Dramatic Development overnight, meaning its back to business in wisconsin. The state Supreme Court overturning the stay at home order there, calling it unlawful and unenforceable, as early as last night, that meant people were back in bars and restaurants. The states governor warning the ruling leaves his state with no protections for its people. Were in the wild west when you have no requirements anymore. Thats a problem. And were just leaving it open. Were going to have more cases. Were going to have more deaths. Its a sad occasion for the state. I cant tell you how disappointed i am. Back here at the white house President Trump is rejecting a warning for the nations top Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci that reopening the country prematurely could lead to more deaths. Dr. Fauci yesterday was a little cautious on reopening the economy too soon. Do you share his concerns . About reopening what . Reopening the economy too soon in some states. Look, he wants to play all sides of the equation. Fais position on resident reopening schools not acceptable, just a day earlier fauci did not say whether schools should reopen but he did say its likely a vaccine would not be ready by this fall and experts are forecasting that the u. S. Will add another 3 more million unemployment claims later today, bringing the total over the past couple of months to 36 million. And the states beginning to return to work, the head of the Federal Reserve is warning that more action from congress may be needed to avoid longterm damage. Hoda, back to you. Peter alexander for us at the white house, thank you. Despite Health Concern raised by some lawmakers Cruise Ship Companies are getting ready to sail again as early as august and many passengers whove already booked their trips say theyd leave right now if they could. Heres nbcs Kerry Sanders. Reporter with the cdcs no sail order for cruises set to expire july 24th, eager passengers are making plans to jump on board. Were going on an august 3rd cruise through carnival with my daughter and four of my grandchildren. 65yearold cherry hiderick and her daughter candace are ready for a vacation, not alone. Rebooking their cancelled cruise on the day carnival announced plans to resume operations as early as august cruise planners and American Express travel representatives say their bookings spiked 600 compared to the same day last year, most of them new bookings. Carnival tells nbc news they dont disclose that kind of booking data and says its not indicative of any factual trends. All the major cruise lines are now taking future reservations, and doing what they can to attract passengers. Theyre offering great specials right now. And anyone that likes to cruise at all is probably taking advantage of it. Reporter great deals dominate cruise line websites but there is less on health and safety and no mention of social distancing and masks. Carnivals healthy guest cruising tips include directions on proper etiquette, and a tutorial on how to wash your hands. Scrub the back of your hands, between your fingers and your nails. Reporter in a letter to them they called carnivals marketing into question, saying carnival is trying to sell this cruise line fantasy and ignoring the Public Health threat posed by coronavirus to potential future passengers and crew. In a statement carnival told us its working with the cdc to build new operational protocols, enhance health and sanitation measures and Service Offerings and its premature to preview measures that could change between now and the return to sailing. The House Transportation Committee has given carnival until tomorrow to disclose what Safety Measures it will take to protect those on board carnival says its cooperating. I have complete faith in Carnival Cruise lines, that they will do everything in their power to make sure everything is sanitary, and ready for us reporter while cruise bookings are being extended and accepted as early as august, the cdc says that it reserves the right to delay and actually extend the no sail order meantime, the cruise line industry says it has put a lot of attention on the health and safety of all passengers on board, saying in part that they have established rigorous screening protocols and sanitation measures, and they have placed on every ship the needed medical care and facilities so that passengers, if they run into trouble, will be treated properly. Craig . All right, Kerry Sanders for us there in florida, kerry, thank you. While our country is focused on the coronavirus pandemic we had a heartbreaking reminder overnight about another crisis thats still very much with us, music icon Melissa Etheridge announced she lost her son beckett to opioid addiction. Her heart is broken after losing her son to drugs, she wrote in a statement on social media, today i joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction my son beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction, and finally succumbed to it today. Adding, we struggle with what else we could have done to save him, and in the end we know he is out of the pain now bailey, her oldest daughter posted a tribute to her brother writing i love you beckett, fly high and watch over us she shared them with her former partner. In 2000, after years of speculation, she revealed david crosby was the biological father of the two children. They all appeared together on the cover of rolling stone. Crosby says it was his wife jan who suggested he be the couples sperm donor. I thought there was no way in hell they shouldnt be able to have children and i was totally willing. And i felt great about it. I still feel good about it which those are great kids. The younger one beckett, very, very talented and smart. She talked about the special relationship crosby shared with the children. My wife at the time was adopted and she always wanted to know who her parents were. She at no time want to do it anonymous and david and jan, david and his wife jan, it was a gift hes their biodad, is what they say. All we can is love one another the 58yearold singer whos been hosting daily at home concerts for her fans throughout the coronavirus pandemic now hoping to find solace through music writing i will sing again soon it has always healed me. For today natalie morales, nbc news, los angeles. Well, after a sevenweek coronavirus lockdown new zealand lifted its National State of emergency this week. So the mayor of queenstown found an unusual way to celebrate. There he goes, mayor jim bolt insisting on being the very first one to bungee jump off that bridge, reopening the towns tourism industry. That was gutsy. It looked fun from a distance. 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Expect some off and on showers possible today as we get a closer look, most of this rain is light and will continue to move through and spread across the bay area as t low 70s inland. Tomorrow, rain chances are out, and temperatures will be warming up. Thats your latest weather, savannah all right, al, thank you so much and this morning we are now hearing from families whove suffered through that Mysterious Illness in children linked to the coronavirus. This is cases and concern mounts from coasttocoast, nbcs Kristen Dahlgren has the latest, good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah this morning were waiting for that cdc alert while parents arf sharing their experiences the symptoms that they saw so that we all know what to look out for. The cdc set to issue an urgent alert to doctors natioide, a nbc found at least 17 states th suspect cases of diric multisystem inflamtory syndre, a life threatening disease belied to be linked to covid19. New york state investigating more tha100 cases the rare the goveor sayinhe will now like fev, rash, and severe abminal pain. If your child has been exposed to someone who had covid. Ev if it was several weeks ago. That is a special alert in this situation. Reporter in late april 4yearold amelia developed a fever, chis d lo her appetite. She could barely move she told me she felt like an old lady inside. Reporter just a week later she was on a ventilator and undean inded coma, in the icu at advocate Childrens Hospital in chicago. Her pregnant mother alicia unable to go see her. You know, to not be able to put the hands on your child when theyre in need. Reporter at the hospital amelia tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, despite testing negative for the virus twice before. Our kids were sick. Our kids had it and we had no idea reporter amelias doctor saying this shows just how little we know about covid19. Its almost like fixing the airplane while youre trying to fly it. Reporter in oregon 14yearold leah lopez first developed red eyes, a fever and searing abdominal pain. On a ale of 1 to 10 it was probably like a 10. Reporter by the time she got to the hospital her condition hadramatically shifted. She was in fairly sere caiac failure. Reporter leah didnt know anybody who had coronavirus, but later tested positive for antibodies. What it makes us realize is th it can happen to any child at any time,nd we need to be prepared. Reporter so rare, but at this point apparently random most children do respond to treatment here in new york state more than half of the children who were hospitalized have now gone home, savannah. Thats the good news. We want to turn to tour medical correspondent dr. John torres, the cdc is issuing an urgent alert. What do you expect it to say and whats the significance of that . Savannah, theyre going to issue the alert hopefully today. What we expect it to say is kind of give a definition of what theyre calling a pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome so doctors can Pay Attention to it. We use a differential diagnosis, looking at the hundreds of things that somebody could possibly be suffering from we put the most common ones at the top of the order and those are the things we look into. This is going to push that up towards the top. Now doctors, when kids come in, theyre going to start looking at it, even if they dont have symptoms of coronavirus, because we know now that they recover and coronavirus and weeks later they end up getting this, savannah. Well, you know, it just goes back to this beginning of this outbreak when, you know, we were all under the impression that kids were not getting the coronavirus as much. Is that true i mean, are they getting it in lesser amounts i mean, are they susceptible to it, i guess is the basic question. Well, kids are definitely not safe from coronavirus but they seem to have a little bit of protection because of their age and their immune system. But at the same time the immune system in these small numbers of children can actually go hyperactive. We think thats what might be causing this pmi syndrome theyre having the main message for parents is realize the kids themselves are not totally safe they need to be protected. If they do have coronavirus, watch them for the next few weeks. Up to six weeks later they can start have symptoms and make sure you keep an eye on symptoms, if some of them start turning bad get them in as soon as possible. Real quick, is it possible your child could have had coronavirus, you never know it, have them show no symptoms and then turn up with this pims, the secondary illness . Savannah, thats not just possible but its probable with children in particular we know that most people, 50 of people dont have symptoms with coronavirus. With children we think thats even higher. They could be acting totally normally and all the sudden they get these. The main symptoms to look for, if they start having weak pulse, difficulty breathing, theyre not acting normal, get them to the emergency quickly. Again, this can turn bad very fast and there are medicines we can use to help out. Those are the main ones to look for and, again, if you start noticing some of these get them to the emergency room. If youre just worried about the fever theyve had, the persistent fever and theyre still acting normally, slight belly pain, talk to their doctor but the other ones get help right away. Dr. Torres, thank you so much well send it to you, carson. Yeah, good information there, especially for parents, thanks, savannah. Coming up, guys, did Kelly Clarkson find a new bassist for her band wait until you hear lester holt serenade our friends from the voice. Were going to help you shop from home and improve your Cooking Skills at the same time. Special steals and deals coming up good morning. 8 26. Im marcus washington. That breaking news for you this morning, a live look at southbound highway 85. This is near san jose and thats where all lanes have been closed for hours. This is after a rollover crash that killed four people. Were expecting things to open at some point, pretty much any minute now. Well continue to watch that. A little background on this crash. It happened around 10 00 last night when the driver of the Dodge Durango lost control. He survived and chp now has arrested him on charges of suspected dui. One of the passengers survived. Sadly, three men and woman woman died in that crash and their identities have not been released. Mike inouye has been following the traffic impact throughout the morning. How are roads looking around that area chp updated and said they have closed the incident so this map is out of date. I believe southbound 85 has just reopened. So we should see very quick activity recovery, i should say, as you head toward 101. I believe south 85 has reopened after that crash and the investigations last night. Thanks, mike. Well have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. Of may, 2020 good half hour ahead, carson standing by with pop start, plus summer right around the corner, a lot of parents wondering what about camp . Are they going to be open . Please, can they be open what about pools and beaches answering those questions with stephanie ruhle. Jill martin is standing by as well, just the thing for us with all of us spending a lot more time in the kitchen, a steals and deals saving you money on items you need to cook and serve, and items you need to store all of those new meals. Before we get to that, lets say hello to our amazing virtual plaza. Hang on the shot for a second so everyone gets a little air time since we cant get to everybody. Yes, great. This is weve got birthdays and anniversaries. We love the teachers too right now, though, im looking for nancy, Nancy Philips from scottsdale, arizona, theres nancy. Hi, how you doing how are you im doing great, about to retire, 20 years teaching, in my second career, yay. Thank you for 20 years of service, nancy. Youre welcome. Nancy, its thursday, which means its throwback thursday. I understand that youve got a throwback picture with my friend hoda kotb here. I sent it to kevin, your producer, yay. There it is. How long ago was that this is july of 2010, when my husband steve and i took our younger son and daughter on a big new york city trip and family reunion. Can i tell you something . We look forward to the day that you can come back to our plaza and see us in person so we cant wait congrats on your retirement, sweetie. Thank you, hoda and craig. We see so many awesome people but somebody on this board is turning 21, and her name is avani. Hey, girl, happy birthday. We love you so much. We love you too is that surrender . Yes. Hi, honey well, i know you guys wake up and watch us i want to know, whats going to be happening on your 21st . How are you celebrating . Im going to be eating lots of cake, celebrating with my family we made a balloon wall. You guys, we wish you the happiest birthday. I know youll celebrate again when you get out and about you all are beautiful, by the way, what a gorgeous family. Its a little overwhelming. We enjoy waking up every morning watching you all on the today show. You all look good in huntsville, alabama. Thank you for coming to see us we appreciate it. And thats a great balloon wall. Look at the kids from gallatin in tennessee, up in the corner, people really are showing up, man, ive got to say. Taking the virtual plaza as seriously as they took the traditional plaza. Thank you for coming. A big thanks to all of you. By the way, this is so much fun were going to do it again tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that all you have to do is head to today. Com virtualplaza to sign up and get in on the fun send it back to al roker for the forecast. Lets get caught up on the weekend and see what weve got for you. Starting off tomorrow, heavy showers and thunderstorms from the northeast all the way downi subtropical low possibly developing into a tropical system, and sunshine through the northwest, moving on into saturday, gets messy in the Pacific Northwest, more heavy showers and thunderstorms from texas into the midmississippi river valley and the great lakes, some sunshine moves back into the northeast, sunday sunday weve got more wet weather, stretching from the great lakes all the way down into texas well be watching rip currents along the southeastern Atlantic Coast with the possibility of that development down along that coast and into the Pacific Northwest into Northern California were looking at a lot of wet weather thats whats going on around the country. Heres whats happening in your good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Watching some light rain in the north bay now starting to move into San Francisco. We are going to see more spotty showers for the rest of the day. We track this weeks storm system coming in. As we get a closer look weve seen some of that rain moving into parts of napa and sonoma county, now moving into marin counties. Expect that chance of rain across the bay area. By tomorrow, the rain is out, and temperatures warm up. Well see another storm system moving in by the end of the weekend. Thats your latest weather, hey, carson. Hey, uncle al, cool graphics out there, right out of star wars, love that. Thank you actually saved them for me. Oh, perfect, coming up on pop start, weve got straight ahead who took hollywoods cursing crown away from the legendary samuel l. Jackson. Legendary samuel l. Jackson. But first, this is today on [music] [music] especially in times like these, strong Public Schools make a better california for all of us. Welcome back the gang is all here time for pop start. Graphics department up. We are ready to rock a starting with david spade, the comedian stopped by the tonight show to chat with fellow snl alum, the only problem was spade was not ready for the amount of a listers also on the call. I came in a little late and i was like, having a drink and im like im like, i come in and go oh, theres a lot of people here, oh, theres oh, fallons here. Oh, Robert Downey jr. , oh, tom hanks, julianne moore. I thought it was an oscar party, i go, oh, my god. See your reaction, and youre like or, hi, or something, and youre like, dude, leo dicaprio. Whats up, man the comedians are the ones they go to. Everyone else is like tell those guys to juggle for us. Stars zoom call, not like ours at all. How did you get invited on that call pretty good there. Next up on pop start, its a big day for jonah hill, received many accolades over his career, nominated twice for an academy award, including for the wolf of wall street, also the same movie that helps him achieve his latest honor. Very serious report from buzz bingo. Com tallied up the number of swear words said by actors, jonah hill takes the crown, passing samuel l. Jackson and his signature catch phrase not suitable for morning tv. Hill reacted writing so many people to thank, martin scorsese, thanks for pushing me over the edge and the great samuel l. Jackson, humbled, also, new report, what team of scientists cracked this one . Jonahs buddy, seth rogan commenting on instagram, like a good friend, wrote something funny, just says the dream samuel l. Jackson has not responded yet but im assuming somewhere he had a nice choice four letter word for jonah hill. If youre wondering what buzz bingo says the top expletive filled movies are, the wolf of wall street, gems and casino finally, lets end on something a whole lot cleaner, our pal lester holt, he took a little break from his usual gig at nightly news to pay Kelly Clarkson a virtual visit, talked about life at home and his side gig, as the bass player of his band which, of course, led to this request from kelly. Can i convince you to play just a little something, maybe, or yes, well, you know, i dont know if i have any basses nearby, but if i did oh. Something is moving your that was my tapping foot, the bass is so booming its moving the camera, lester doesnt care, hes rocking through it. Quintessentially cool. Thats all weve got for today, guys. Coming up just ahead, what will your summer look like will your kids have camp will your neighborhood pool be open were tackling the questions with our pal steph ruhle but first this is today on and. Lets get started. music fades in hey hi two weeks away and millions of families are wondering just what the season will look like. Can we take our kids to the pool, will summer camps be open . Well, joining us to answer your questions about the months ahead is one of my favorites, nbcs Senior Business correspondent stephanie ruhle, steph, morning. Hey, hey, how are you summer camps, a lot of parents are wondering am i going to be able to send my child to camp. Heres a question from amy on twitter, take a listen. My name is amy and im from tennessee. I know that boy scouts have cancelled summer camps in middle tennessee. Is anyone else having summer camps this year . Whats the answer, steph . It depends where you live in places like Montgomery County your home state of maryland they cancelled camp but today in georgia the Governor Brian Kemp says camps can be open now, if youre planning on sending your kids, saying, is it going to be safe those camps that are open will have a lot stricter rules and expect things to be the samet th will not the summer where theyre having pie eating contests in the mess hall. If you already paid for your camp, lets say you do live in maryland and then they cancelled will you get your money back theres no law around will you get a refund automatically its a relationship issue. Youve got to call your camp remember, camps arent looking to take the money and run. They want to have happy campers, summer after summer. So they want to work with their campers. But you also have to remember they have a business to run. What most camps are doing are extending the day until you can get your money refunded. But youve got to talk to the camp and work with them. Theyve got hiring needs too. Summer is coming and that means kids want to get in the pool barbara on twitter has a question for you, steph. Im barbara from minnesota, will the swimming pools be open this year . Will there be swimming lessons yeah, thats a big one, steph, whats happening with the pools . Regionally, again, depends where you live in new york city, no pools will be open. In the state of arizona the governor says they can be. Becausyour states doesn mean your local pool will be checwith yr town lets say your pool is open. A good idea would be to check the manager and make sure theyre doing everything in terms of safety. Good news, according to the cdc there is no evidence that covid19 can be spread through a pool, spa or hot tub but this is definitely the ut nothing special. The other place people want to go is the beach, i always looked at those images at the beach, looked like people were packed in there. Do you think going to the beach with your family is safe, if its open . Okay, this one is a read the fine print there are a number of beaches that are open but theyre open for activities theyre open if you want to be taking long walks or a run, maybe play volleyball, they are not necessarily open for sunbathing if youre looking to go to the beach and chill thats not necessarily an option and for option is to be active the whole day, i mean, imagine if you have to be building sand castles for four straight hours you might decide to go with the backyard instead. I like that idea. Give me an overall kind of macroview, parents are trying to figure out what to do with our kids over the summer what should we be doing . Listen, it is really hard has not been good, even now when were playing hide and seek, my husband is only hiding what we have to do is get creative at home theres a good chance were going to be stuck at home. This is most likely your summer. Get a swing set, a basketball hoop were seeing a rush of people buying aboveground pools and i know those are all great, thats spend, spend, spend, this is your summer you have to go old school and try to get creative in your home, in your street, in your neighborhood. Think about a bike. I like that, and i like that your husband just hides. Just hides. I like that all right, steph, thank you. Savannah, over to you. Does that work . Just asking for a friend guys, coming up, everybody doing more cooking at home these days, make the best of it. From new pans to that air fryer youve had your eye on for a while. Jill is coming along to bring us bargains on a special steals and deals straight ahead but first, this is today on nbc. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Were back with a brand new edition of steals and deals. Jill martin has lined up a few bargains on tools to help you prepare, serve and store whatever youre cooking up hi, jill, good morning. Hey, savannah from my kitchen and this is a place ive been spending more time than my entire life the past few months. Three meals a day for two months, gets a little dicey. A lot of you have been asking about steals and deals and youre trying to get creative with your family and cooking healthier. We combined a few cooking tips, tools, tricks and steals and deals. Fun recipes you can do with the whole family, the Penguin Random house cooking set, 17 different sets of cook books from best selling authors you know and love the retail is 9. 93 to 84. 50, see the details on today. Com, the deal 24 for any of the sets, up to 72 off. I want you to meet my new best friend, the air fryer. Obviouslod right nowcraving and this, you are ableo get the taste fried food in a healthier way. Reil is 1899. 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And at steals and als from my kitchen i miss everyone, savannah, back toou we miss you too, jill, those are some good ones lets go through the products one more time. The cook book sets from pen begin random house the digital air fryers from caloric, the prep sealer vacuum container sets with calendar, fry pan combo packs from phantom sets and the serve wared the serve we find everything on our website today. Com deals. Guys, good stuff today. Even if you didnt pronounce it right, you sold it, you sold it well. You find everything on our website today. Com deals. Guys, good stuff today. Even if you didnt pronounce it right, you sold it, you sold it well. You did. Savannah. Good to see you as always thank you, just ahead, by the way, in a few minutes on the 3rd hour of today, we are going to be catching up with our old friend maria schriver. And on hoda and jenna, our good friend Mary Lou Henner will be with us, but first, your local news have a good thursday, everybody. Good morning to you. 8 56. Im marcus washington. Breaking right now, all lanes of southbound highway 85 in san jose are open again after a rollover crash killed four people. That crash happened around 10 00 last night near coddle road but the closure only ended within the last 30 minutes. Six people were in the Dodge Durango when the driver lost control. Two survived. One of those survivors is the driver who they now say was under the influence and driving at a high speed. Theres no update on the survivors injuries. So far three men and one woman who died have not been identified. Happening now, kris sanchez is talking with chp trying to learn more about the victims. Shell have a live report during our midday news cast. Were also posting updates on our twitter feed. Oakland School Leaders are expected to talk later this morning about their efforts to bridge the divide with becoming a lot more productive with people during the pandemic who are just disadvantaged. They cant get the things they need for distance learning. So they are trying to get more computers as well as wifi. But the district has been trying to raise 12 million to help. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of today. And good morning to you, welcome to the 3rd hour of today on this thursday, may 14th craig melvin here in studio 1a, al, sheinelle, dylan continue to work from home and just released this morning, roughly 30 minutes ago the latest unemployment numbers from the Labor Department, last week just shy of 3 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits, that brings the total since this crisis started to roughly 36. 5 Million People who have filed for unemployment those number