Since. As tracy smith will be telling us. David never dreamed his book would become a kids classic, much less a best seller but his mom had a plan. She was like a benevolent terminator. She will not be stopped. And she gets what she wants. She gets what she wants. I know sometimes it drives the rest of my family. You are a little driven . I am a little driven. The power of a mothers promise, ahead on sunday morning. Osgood a mother and son team has the inside track on one of the countrys most famous speedways, Michelle Miller this morning we will catch all the action. Lisa france kennedy is the woman behind the daytona speedway. Kennedys grandfather founded nascar on daytona beach. More recently, her son decided to become a driver. For him to win you couldnt write a better script. When the ceo is also mom ahead on sunday morning. Osgood actors actor bo derek is playing a mom on tv these days, very different from how many movie goers first saw her. As ben tracy will remind us. There is
The bravest girl in the world. How she became globally famous after the taliban shot her and why she cannot, will not be stopped. Diane is here to give us a first look at the story. So moving. So inspiring. Cannot wait to get the rest. May just win the Nobel Peace Prize as well. We begin with the stunning racetrack crash that injured more than a dozen fans and sent the driver to the hospital. Ryan owens is there with the latest. Reporter a scary crash. Not just for the drivers on the track. Several fans ended up at the houston hospital behind me, along side a driver many of them had come the see at the track. And hes still here this morning following emergency surgery. Wow, that is a huge crash reporter it happened seconds from the finish line. One car goes airborne, slamming into the fence that is supposed to protect spectators. It didnt. Debris rains down on fans. Heres how it looks from their terrifyingly close seats. Debris flew inches from my head. It was a big chunk of tire. My f
Clap along if you feel like get ready for happy monday, america. Superstar pharrell is with us and the smash hit of the year. We have an event so big its going to take all of times square. Its our biggest happiest dancealong ever. Good morning, america. And good morning, america. A very happy monday here and a morning filled with news. Yeah, busy morning, indeed. Tracking several developing stories including tornadoes racing across the south right now. Ginger will get into that. Those promising possible pings from the missing jets black boxes. But right to that dramatic testimony from Oscar Pistorius. It has been an emotional morning. Oscar breaking down on the stand as he apologized to the family of reeva steenkamp. Abcs matt gutman is in the courthouse in pretoria. Good morning, matt. Reporter george, just minutes ago after 15 months of unbroken silence Oscar Pistorius began telling his story of the past year of torment and terror but first he began by turning to reeva steenkamps mot
But first, our weekends. My dog louie had a good weekend. Here is a picture i tweeted of louie in the kitchen sink. Why does he have shades on . He likes to relax. When the sun comes through you put the this dog will sit in the kitchen sink for hours in the water if you let him. He just moans, falls asleep, has dreams. You can be changing flowers, washing dishes next to him in a different separate sink happiness is a little afternoon bath. How cute. In the kitchen sink. Sweet. Your friend had a better weekend. My friend karen, her sister got married, kimmie. I have a quick picture of kimmie and her husband, paul. It was this beautiful wedding in new hampshire. And it was this stone church, gorgeous, the reception was in this really cool lodge. Hoda says im going to maine for the wedding. Big surprise when they landed in manchester. Before i left, there was this great Cancer Support Community Awards ceremony you were honored. There were other great people who were honored. Jack ford hos
And good morning. Wealth come welcome to today at 7 00 on the west coast. And welcome back. Thank you how was your trip . How was your honeymoon . What do we call it, a honeymoon . Honey baby moon. I dont know, the honeymoon is over. It was wonderful. Youre all tan. Look at you. Its amazing what selftanners can do these days. You were actually in new jersey. You said to me on friday, the people in this part of the country, arkansas going to be in for a bad weekend. We could see it setting up. Unfortunately, it has come true. This is going to be a longlived system. This is our top story this morning. Devastating storms. Theyve impacted at least 17 states so far. Thats right. The hardest hit areas in arkansas just north of little rock, where the most powerful tornado of the year touched down. So a state of emergency has been declared in four counties there, and the National Guard has now been activated. Nbcs Janet Shamlian is in the town of mayflower, arkansas. Janet, good morning to you