The trouble that driver now faces. And whopper of a fight. Burger kings newest commercial. How much would ten of these cost . Under fire for looking and feeling a lot like the wildly popular billy on the street. Here you go. You win why the xhecomedian is telli the fast food giant to get its own ideas today, tuesday, october 14th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Im matt lauer, along with natalie morales, al roker and tamron hall. Savannah continues on Maternity Leave with baby vale. Whats the expression . Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery . For television. Exactly. If you look at it side by side, they pretty much do look identical. It is a controversy that is broiling over. Well have more on that later on. A big mac. Hey, hey lets get to our top story this morning. Storms to impact thousands across this country. Al roker and dylan dreyer are covering this. Dylan is on the road. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. It was already pouring by the time we arrived here at 5 00. 5 30 this morning, all hell broke loose. We saw winds gusting. Heavy rain coming in side ways. We lost our tents and whole setup here for a little bit. This is the same line of storms that moved through yesterday in the south and produced an estimated 13 tornadoes and more than 200 reports of wind damage that destroyed homes and took at least two lives. Severe weather spread 800 miles across the south, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and possible tornadoes. And causing downed power lines, leaving thousands without power. This time lapsed video showing the storm tearing through arkansas. From nashville, tennessee, where Weather Channel dave malkopf had a close call. That was right on top of me. Reporter to dora, alabama, where a 75yearold woman died when a tree fell on her home. We lost a good lady in our community. Reporter and in ashdown, arkansas i was in a dead sleep, you know. And all of a sudden, my husband shakes me and he said, baby, hit the floor. Reporter destruction from a possible tornado with homes damaged and tractors overturned. Things thrown everywhere t gives us a good indication that this was a tornado that came through this area. Reporter a marine and father of three died when their home was hit. Their mother is in intensive care right now but shes stable and the father didnt make it. Reporter in texas and louisiana, tens of thousands of people without power after possible tornadoes there. And this line of storms is now racing to the east. And with it, moving to the east is that threat of Severe Weather. Now it doesnt look like its going to be as bad as yesterday but, al, we still have to be on alert, especially this afternoon, up into the carolinas, where storms could get very strong. Absolutely right, dylan. Thank you very much. 16 states, 45 Million People under the gun for this storm. In fact, the risk of Severe Weather stretching from roanoke all the way down to daytona, as far west as tallahassee and atlanta in this as well. As we look at the live radar, you can see how heavy the storms are. These areas shaded in red, thats where we have tornado watches into early afternoon hours. So, were going to continue to track them. We have flash flood warnings also starting to fire up across the plain and into the south. Rainfall amounts anywhere from one to two inches. Locally we could be look at two to four georgia, and three to five in the panhandle. Also gonzalo. So far, Tropical Storm watches and warnings canceled for puerto rico. However, this storm is expected to become the strongest of the atlantic hurricane season, 140 miles northeast of san juan, 110 Miles Per Hour, moving northwest at 13. Here is the big problem. If you are, or know anybody in or around bermuda or planning a trip to bermuda, this is bad news. Friday night, some time late friday, this will be a category 2 storm making its way across bermuda, already devastated by fay last week. This could be very bad news. Later on, well tell you about another Tropical Storm that may be affecting hawaii. Its a very busy time. All right, al. Thank you very much. Now to the ebola crisis. The cdc is now monitoring all hospital workers who treated dallas worker Thomas Duncan after a 26yearold nurse contracted the virus. This morning we know more about her and the care she is receiving. National correspondent kate snow is in dallas for us this morning. Kate, good morning. Reporter good morning, natalie. Last night, we learned that dr. Kent brantly, the First American to be treated for ebola who survived has once again donated his antibody rich blood for the 26yearold nurse. Shes in stable condition. Were learning more about who she is. At our lady, prayers in vietnamese for this nurse, who always wanted to. Her mother urged her to quit working with ebola patient Thomas Duncan but she stayed. Shes do iing well and feeli comfortable. Reporter for the third time, the First American to survive ebola, dr. Kent brantly, donated blood, coming to the hospital in person to help the nurse. One man she also came into contact with when she was infectious is also in the hospital, according to the company he works for. Then theres her dog, beloved king charles spaniel, bentley, who she was worried about. Despite protests in spain, excalibur, belonging to a nurse there fighting ebola, was euthanized. Dallas Officials Say they have no plans to put bentley down. He was removed from the apartment. That will be the best cared for dog in the united states. This young lady is a hero. She is concerned about her health and that dog and we are going to take care of that dog. Reporter that dog is part of the reason why brad smiths cleaning crew saturated the sidewalks outside with disinfectant. Did someone tell you she had been on that concrete . No. We just knew she had a dog and there were other residents walking their dogs out the front and around the back. Reporter ebola can only live on surfaces a short time and scientists arent sure if dogs can transmit the disease. At the hospital monday, a town hall meeting, where the staff prayed. The big question remains, how did pham become infected on the job while wearing protective gear . We have not identified a specific problem that led to this infection. We have identified a series of things where we can make the care safer and easier for the Health Care Workers who are provide i providing it. Reporter a patient stationed in liberia and treated in germany has died. Good news out of nebraska. Our cameraman, ashoka mukpo tweeted back on twitter, feeling like im on the road to good health. Endless gratitude for the great vibes. We are grateful to know he is doing well as well. Kate snow in dallas thank you. Questions are being raised about a possible breach of protocol that led to nina phams infection. It comes with very strict guidelines for health workers. We visited emory hospital in atlanta where Kent Brantley and Nancy Writebol were successfully treated. As jason puts on this suit, we help each other get dressed and undressed. Nurses jill morgan and Jason Slabaugh show us the process of putting on and taking off what they call protective gear. Its quite a production. Suiting up can take up to 20 minutes and its always done in pairs with a second worker helping and watching every move. We tape our first set of gloves on. Doubling up on gloves and boots and even wearing a helmet with a builtin fan. He has a fan running basically pulling air from the environment through a hepa filter giving him a positive airway all the time with a flow of air. So hes never breathing any air from the outside room. The goal . Protect ourselves from whats in these environments, whether its the patient and their body fluids and then were trying to make sure we dont carry any of that contamination out of that room. Theyre inside the isolation room for up to four hours at a time. When we are in that room, you are all in, eating, drinking, taking a bathroom break all wait until you can come out of that suit. Outside the isolation room theres always a second person, suited up as backup for an outside observer, watching for any signs of contamination or for a misstep. If i see anything that might be dangerous for them, well interrupt that behavior right away. Leaving isolation and taking off the suits takes just as long, the danger far from over, the risk at its greatest. Inadvertently, it seems while trying to maintain your equipment, people actually end up contaminating themselves when theyre taking pieces of equipment off. Even after the equipment is off, a three to fiveminute shower body scrub. Everything is important to keep whatever is in this room in this room and keep it from getting out into any part of the environment. Now, in addition to all those steps, anyone who came in contact with the ebola patients was then monitored for 21 days. As you can see, it only takes one little mistake. And you can be contaminated or exposed to the virus. It is scary to think. And the levels of caution they put in place but still, its still not preventing this. One more update on our team that covered the Ebola Outbreak in africa, dr. Nancy snyderman release this had statement. Quote, while under voluntary quarantine guidelines which called for our team to avoid Public Contact for 21 days, members of our group violated those guidelines and understand that our quarantine is now mandatory for 21 days has passed. We remain healthy and our temperatures are normal. As a health professional, i know that we have no symptoms and pose no risk to the public, but i am deeply sorry for the concerns this episode caused. Were thrilled that ashoka is Getting Better and our thoughts continue to be with the thousands affected by ebola, whose stories we all went to cover. Passengers on an American Airlines flight from San Francisco to dallas have a h harrowing story to share after a mid air scare led to an emergency landing. Betty nguyen has that story. Bett betty, good morning. Good morning, natalie. The walls inside the cabin began to crack. All of a sudden, there were loud popping, ripping noise. Reporter caught on camera, a terrifying moment in the air for more than 180 passengers flying on American Airlines from San Francisco to dallas. Both sides of the cabin started ripping in and tearing in. We started screaming and shouting. Reporter minutes after takeoff, portions of the cabin began to buckle in, forcing the plane to turn around. Initially, the crew made the decision to keep flying after inspecting the damage. They peeled back the panels and checked for daylight. They said were okay for now. Were going to keep going. Reporter after the pilot took a look. Immediately got back to the cockpit and said were turning around to sfo, declaring an emergency and emergency landing. Reporter the crack was most likely caused by a broken air duct but the safety of the plane was never compromised, Officials Say. The cabin never lost pressure and no one was injured. That plane has been taken out of service. The passengers are flying out this morning, after spending the night in San Francisco. Betty, very scary. Thank you very much. Tamron is here. She has a key meeting for the president today. This is a big one. Good morning, everyone. Defeating isis, highlevel meeting with president obama and officials around the world. More than 20 defensie force chiefs will meet. A coalition of nations to contribute air and Ground Forces in that ongoing fight. Breaking news near indianapolis. A double decker tour bus has flipped on to its side, seriously injuring about half a dozen people. Now, that bus was carrying between 50 and 60 people. It crashed when its driver apparently swerved to avoid another crash on the highway. At least six people suffered serious injuries. More than 20 passengers are being treated for minor and moderate injuries. North koreas paper shows kim jong unin what appears to be his first public appearance in more than 30 days. The u. S. Cannot verify when those pictures were attacken, they appear to show the north korean dictator in that first public outing using a cane. His use of the cane signifies hes still suffering with that leg, it could be the gout. The government does seem to be running as usual. Why was he out of sight for more than a month, missing a major holiday on friday that honored his father and grandfather . Possibly to avoid appearing weak or having to use a wheelchair until he could walk on his own, even using that cane. Some say this young, reckless and even sometimes brutal leader, is reemerging, and still very much in charge of the worlds most secretive nation, armed with nuclear weapons. Tamron . Thank you very much, an treea. Gay rights are hailing a Seismic Shift by the Catholic Church towards gays after bishops said homosexuals have gifts to offer the church and provide precious support. The bishops also said the church must recognize the positive aspects of civil unions and even catholics who cohabitate. We saw people who just could not put down their cell phone no matter what was happening. This guy was watching a motorcycle race in West Virginia. You saw the speeding bike go right toward him. But the cool caller simply jumps over the bike and continues in what has to be great reflexes. I think he was in shock. Hold on. Theres a peeding motorcycle. He had to be like whoever is on that phone, i just want to know who is on that call. His wife with her honeydo list. Im at the office. Dont Pay Attention to that noise. Anyway, thats crazy video. Mr. Roker . Thats impressive. Lets show you what we have today. Severe weather in the southeast. That moves into the northeast and midatlantic late tonight and into tomorrow. Heavy rain moving into the Pacific Northwest. Well look at that in the next half hour. Well look at that in the next half hour. Your local forecast comes youre unpacking already . Yeah. Help me find some mugs . Sure. [ beep ] hey. Okay. Thesell do. Yeah. [ male announcer ] wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. The best part of wakin up so, where do you want to start . I think this is a pretty good place. Is folgers in your cup good morning, im meteorologist bill henley. Get ready for a warm one as clouds move out and temperatures will move up and bright, sunny skies and a healthy breeze out of the south. Gusting to 25 miles an hour. Another warm one tomorrow, but clouds are back with a chance of strong storms in the afternoon and evening hours and some rain to start thursday off but it clears out later in day and that will allow us to dry out for friday and the weekend and the temperatures come down. 71 degrees saturday and a bit breezy and then cooler sunday and monday. Have a great one. And thats your latest weather. Al, thank you very much. Carson is joining us. Whats buzzing in the orange room . I was making dinner with our family, walked by the tv and saw a particular jewelry item was for sale. I couldnt believe what i was seeing. A news story was covering it. Major retailer backlash online for a particular piece of jewelry that ended up on the website. It was going for about 60. It was on the sears website. There it is there. Look what it even says. It says these jewelry items are going to make you look beautiful at your next dinner date. Horrific. It also ended up on amazon site, posted by a third party vendor. They pulled them down quickly. Sears got most of the backlash. Jessica wrote in, absolutely disgusted. Sherri, before a product is placed for purchase on your website, dont you check the item . Sears writes all marketplace sellers must accept our seller Agreement Terms in order to sell their items on sears. Com. If a problem occurs we take appropriate action, most people thinking sears should be more proactive than reactive. Thats crazy. Carson, thank you very much. Coming up, a frightening scene. This is caught on camera. Oh oh what happened . She almost hit the van next to us. The 911 calls from inside a School Bus Carrying Dozens of students and adults as the driver swerves all over the road. And billy versus burger king. Did the fast food giant steal comedian Billy Eichners act for a new campaign . You be the judge. 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