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after months of debating and infighting, the $95 billion aid package gets the green light, providing help for ukraine and israel and much needed humanitarian assistance for the people of gaza. the ultimatum. congress also putting tiktok on. campus crackdown. pro palestinian protesters given a deadline to clear out at columbia university as other schools across the country grapple with how to handle the growing demonstrations. we're live on campus. secret agreement. a former tabloid publisher and trump insider takes the stand at the former president's historic trial, telling jurors about hush-money payments to catch an

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from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today". >> nice to see you. we begin this morning with a series of stories breaking overnight, including the senate overwhelmingly voting to approve a foreign aid package that could also mean the final countdown for tiktok. $26 billion for israel and humanitarian aid in gaza, along a potential tiktok ban. meantime, the war in gaza continues to trigger chaos at college campuses across the country. new arrests over the pro palestinian protests. we've got it all covered. let's start with ryan nobles wh.

>> reporter: is in washington. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. despite months of protests and delays from right wing republicans, this $95 billion package passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. president biden has promised to sign the bill into law as soon as today, opening the door for ukraine to get the weapons and ammunition they need right away. overnight on capitol hill, the senate passing a sweeping $95 billion package, including aid for key u.s. allies, and laying the groundwork for a ban on tiktok. putting an end to a month's long political stalemate. >> finally, finally, finally america sends a message to the entire world. we will not turn our back on you. >> reporter: lawmakers voting

79-18. the package includes $60 billion in aid to ukraine. $26 billion for israel, which includes humanitarian relief in gaza. $8 billion for taiwan and a potential tiktok ban. congress voting to outlaw the popular app which has 170 million users unless they find a buyer in the next eight months. congress citing national security concerns with china's access to extensive personal data -- >> at the end of the day, they have not seen what congress has seen. they have not been in the classified briefings that congress has held. >> telling lester holt exclusively. >> tiktok for us represents a national security concern. the reason i say that is tiktok's parent company is beholden to the chinese government. >> reporter: as tiktok vows to

fight it, the ban will likely be aid. johnson now adding in sanctions on iran and russia. and a few democrats objecting to israel aid due to the humanitarian c delayed and end up in court. a major showdown on capitol hill with house speaker mike johnson facing a rebellion. many republicans objecting to ukraine aid. johnson now adding in sanctions on iran and russia. and a few democrats objecting to israel aid due to the humanitarian crisis in gaza. but now, most on both sides relieved the bill's long journey is over. >> the responsibilities of leadership don't fall on us or we can act like we understand that they do. >> ryan, a lot in this package. let's focus on that potential ban on tiktok. it's essentially regulating tiktok saying you have to sell, it can't be connected with the ownership. how might this pay out? >> yeah. it is not like the app will evaporate from your phone this morning. we expect to see a lawsuit. tiktok has cited free speech as

part of their argument, and they've had some success in court after multiple federal judges blocked a similar effort from former president trump in 2020. that wasn't codified law at the time. the reason is the potential that someone could emerge as a buyer. steve mnuchin said he was looking to put together an investment group, but that all depends on bytedance or the chinese government, which has not showed positive signs they would like to sell, and then just last week, meta removed threads after national security. >> that is ironic. new developments on the escalating college protests on college campuses across the country. many schools now trying to crack down on the protests and many trying to convince the protesters to move out. nbc's erin mclaughlin is live at columbia university where the school is negotiating with

protesters who set up camp there. erin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it appears the situation here at the university is changing by the hour. now, originally, the university had called for the student encampment to be taken down overnight. now it seems like that deadline has extended. this morning, a university spokesperson saying they will be in talks with students over the next 48 hours and we're hearing they made progress. this morning columbia university a flash point at college campuses across the country, reporting progress in its negotiations with pro palestinian protesters who had been even camped on campus since last week. students are committed to dismantling and removing a significant number of tents and agreed to prohibit discriminatory or harassing language. the school has been flaring on

unrest. amid allegations the university is not doing enough to adequately protect the safety of jewish students. >> at the end of the day, we can't be enabling hate or violence or disruption to students. >> reporter: columbia's encampment inspiring protesters at 15 other universities, including at cal poly where dozens occupied a building. and at the university of minnesota where nine were detained for trespassing. students at nyu walking out of class tuesday. >> i am absolutely appalled, horrified and terrified by what had happened last night. >> reporter: expressing their outrage by the 120 people on campus during a pro palestinian protest monday night. a jewish faculty member was among those arrested. >> so there was a call to prayer began, and they sent in the rite squad. >> reporter: when you saw the riot police what was on your mind? >> i grabbed my daughter.

i handed her to my wife and told her to get out of there as s sa quickly as possible. >> reporter: university officials say there were reports of anti-semitic incidents before police moved in with riot gear and zip ties as some students fear for their safety. >> it is hard to see we have reached a point where we can't talk to each other. >> reporter: according to a columbia university spokesperson as part of its agreement with students, they agreed any outside protesters will leave campus. meanwhile, the house speaker is expected to meet with jewish students on the campus today. >> erin, thank you. now to some revealing testimony in the trial of former president trump. a former tabloid publisher telling jurors he promised to be the eyes and ears for trump. he said that included payments to prevent damaging news from

being released and running stories directed at trump's opponents. laura jarett in the courtroom for us. good morning. >> hey, savannah. good morning. we are only on the first witness in this trial. but already the jurors are getting a crash course into an underworld of tabloid tactics likely few are familiar with. their guide for this story, not from an outside, but a trump insider himself, a tabloid king. david pecker, the long-time publisher of the "national enquirer" sitting for hours on the witness stand at former president trump's criminal trial as the prosecution scrolled through pages of tabloid headlines. some praising donald trump, others making brazen claims about his claims of a secret agreement between friends to help get trump elected. a plan pecker says that involved paying people off so they couldn't go public. like the $30,000 he gave a doorman that was shopping a

false story about mr. trump e a counts mr. trump faces from the indictment of the alleged crime of falsifying business records. the likely gop nominee has denied all wrongdoing. but prosecutors hope fathering his housekeeper's baby, testimony far afield from the actual 34 counts mr. trump faces in the indictment for the alleged crime of falsifying business records. the likely gop nominee has denied all wrongdoing. prosecutors hope pecker will show a long-standing pattern of silencing things that could derail his campaign and covering his tracks with a phony paper trail. the judge is mulling whether the former president violated his gag order and must be held in contempt for attacking trial witnesses online. >> i'm not sure anybody has seen anything like this before. this is like reading a novel. so i put an article in it, and somebody's name is mentioned somewhere deep in the article and i end up in violation of a gag order. >> reporter: mr. trump's team trying to fend off a $10,000

fine arguing it's unfair to hold him accountable for reposting criticism from somebody else. the judge said you are losing all credibility with the court. so you have been in the courtroom. so you're able to see the jurors' reaction to some of this testimony. can you glean anything? >> they are dialed in. they're making eye contact with the prosecutor. one juror i observed yesterday smiling as the prostitutor made a self-deprecating joke. some are taking notes, they're following along, paying chose attention. pecker isn't finished. he is going to be cross examined, so we haven't heard the end of what he is going to say. let's turn to the battle over abortion. it's another potential blockbuster case concerning reproductive rights raising the legal stakes heading into the election. hallie jackson is right outside the courtroom now with the latest. good morning.

>> reporter: hey there, hoda. good morning to you. later on this morning, the court is set to hear arguments in a case that is seen as a challenge to one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, all of it coming across the backdrop of a presidential election where the political stakes are enormous. a new flash point this morning in the battle over abortion rights with the supreme court set to hear arguments in a potential blockbuster case. the question whether a federal law guaranteeing emergency care for patients overrides an idaho law banning most abortions with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. biden says that federal law should take precedence arguing that idaho's law says to wait until the health of the mother gets worse before deciding to perform an abortion. idaho's attorney general in a statement accuses the administration of showing a reckless disregard for idaho's right to protect life. >> the biden administration is

trying to use federal executive power when the law does not support it. this is beyond the breaking point and i am hopeful the supreme court will reign them back in. >> reporter: many ob-gyns are leaving the state, including dr. lauren miller who moved her practice to another state, saying idaho's law created a dilemma for doctors. >> the doctor will have to decide do i act now so she doesn't have any irreparable harm or do i wait until there is no fetal heartbeat that could really risk her health? that's an impossible situation to be stuck in. >> reporter: two years after the court's landmark dobbs decision, overturning roe v. wade. since then, more than a dozen states have put in place stricter abortion bans.

with voters in 11 states likely to decide on ballot measures this fall. president biden in florida slamming that week's six-week abortion ban set to go in effect six weeks from now and blaming it on his predecessor. >> it was donald trump that ripped away the rights of freedom of women in america. it will be all of us who will restore those rights for women in america. >> reporter: now the justices are also already considering another high-profile case involving abortion on whether to preserve access to a medication used in two-thirds of abortions in this country. both of these decisions are expected to come down before the court ends its term in late june. hoda? >> hral. >> thank you. craig has big news regarding travel. >> yeah, it could affect folks in a big way. of course, the summer travel season just a few months away now. and overnight the biden administration unveiled new airline passenger rights. nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us and joins us from reagan national airport in

d.c. it would seem as if a major part of this is improving refunds from airlines, right? >> that's exactly right. this is all about providing compensation quickly to those who are owed money from an airline or credits. this is all about kind of cutting through all of the clutter and making it very clear what the rules are for every every airline so that you can speed up your airline. airlines will be required to provide automatic refunds if an airline makes significant changes to a flight. if the passenger does not accept those alternative credits. including domestic departures, delayed more than three hours, and international departures c

flight. and if you pay for something like wi-fi or a seat selection but the airline doesn't provide. so the refunds mus delayed more than six hours, and departures from a different airport or connections. you will be entitled to a refund in your checked bag isn't returned season six hours and if you pay for something like wifi or a seat selection that the airline doesn't provide. so the refunds must be within seven days if you charged it to a credit card. the idea is to speed this all up, craig. >> that all sounds great. what about the so-called junk fees? what is the administration saying about tackling those? >> reporter: that's exactly what the d.o.t. calls these fees. they call these fees junk fees that the airline spring on you. they are trying to clear through the clutter on that as well. this will require them to tell customers upfront what fees, checked bags, changing a reservation, assessing customers, assuring customers that seats are guaranteed when

they buy a ticket. maybe not the exact seat that you want, but you are guaranteed a seat no matter what and prohibits airlines from advertising a discount fare that does not include all of the extra fees that will be included regardless. these changes will take effect within six months and the airlines will face significant fees, fines if they don't follow through. the airlines, as you would expect, already responding to this change. the airlines this morning saying they are committed to providing the highest quality of service, which includes clarity in prices, fees and ticket terms as well. by the way, there is a long, long list of rights the passengers now have. you can get a good synopsis of all of them at flightrights.gov run by the d.o.t. >> tom, thank you. all right. 7:19. let's turn to mr. roker and get a check of the weather. got a

large hail threat developing tonight into >> i am going to take my refund. yummy! anyway, severe weather developing over the next several days and night. scatters storms early. but a large hail threat developing today into tonight. wind gusts of up to 60 miles an hour. the hail threat, though, biggest in central texas today into tonight. then we move into tomorrow. these are fast-moving storms. a risk for nighttime tornadoes in the southern plains. an enhanced risk from texas all the way up into kansas. strong tornadoes, ef-2 tornadoes between garden city and utah into texas as well with damaging winds. friday low pressure moves into the high plains. we have a severe threat from iowa all the way down into texas. we're looking at the slight risk of strong storms from dallas to des moines, and, again, tornadoes possible. heavy rain. we could be looking at significant flooding, especially from arkansas all the way on up into iowa. some places picking up to 6 inches of rain.

we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ♪ you must know what it's like ♪ ♪ baby, you must know what it's like ♪ ♪ to love somebody, to love somebody ♪ ♪ the way i love you ♪ (♪♪) >> good wednesday morning. they were going to see a lot of clouds throughout the morning, and possibly into the early afternoon. our high temperature will be in the upper 60s, and we will see it on repeat tomorrow. there may be a few spotty showers in the north van friday, but other than that were looking at some nice weather and slightly warmer temperatures for the weekend

and that'sor the weekend and that's your latest weather. guys. >> thank you, al. year coming up, the end of a year's long battle for the victims of larry nassar. stephanie gosk is following the latest for us. hi, stephanie. >> those victims including olympic athletes sought accountability from a number of institutions including usa gymnastics, michigan state university and now the department of justice. a $138.7 million settlement. i will have all the details coming up. >> thank you. plus, a look at a growing trend, younger people seeking out the quiet life. why a lot of folks aren't waiting until retirement for a change of pace. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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this year's state of the l report with the american lung association's 25th annual report. there's some good news. the air in california has gotten better as well as here in the bay area. the bad news is there is still work to be done. the bay area ranked 13th in terms of air pollution measures. there's more details on the state of the air, and bay area progress at lungs.org. any moment right now president biden is expected to sign a bill into law that could force to talk to be banned here in the united states. it'll actually give the parent company the option of either selling tick-tock to another company or the federal government would end up banning this very popular video sharing app. this is over national security concerns that the company is owned by china. we want to get a look at that forecast of meteorologist terry hall. it'll be a pretty nice day.

even though it's not going to be all clear, and sunny. we will see a lot of clouds in the sun peeking out. temperatures in the upper 60s. 66 in redwood city, and some mid-60s in san francisco. northbay temperatures also in the mid 60s. we will see more days like this, and slight rain chances before the weekend. but, overall we will have some nice and calm weather over the next few days. if you want more local news join us for today in the bay ally new streaming cast at 8:00. were going to talk with a local expe about the abortionrt

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the settlement gives the victims the critical support they doing by the fbi is the closure they have been waiting for. meanwhile, the head of the fbi is taking responsibility for the bureau's actions saying he hopes the settlement gives the victims the critical support they need to continue healing. this morning new justice for victims of disgraced sports doctor, larry nassar, issuing a $138 million pay jot and apologizing for the fbi's failure on warnings to act sooner, which prompted an emotional congressional hearing three years ago. >> they allowed a child molester to go free for more than a year. and this inaction directly allowed nassar's abuse to continue. >> their testimony led to an extraordinary apology from fbi director christopher wray, who did not oversee the bureau at the time the investigation began.

>> gold medalist aly raisman sold savannah back in 2018 she wasn't contacted by authorities until more than a year after her initial complaint. >> i did why did you sate so long? they said, oh, we wanted to wait until the olympics were over. >> why? >> i don't know. >> this gymnast's mother says she also waited more than a year for a call from the fbi. >> i said, i reported this more than a year ago, and you are the first person from any form of law enforcement that has called me. i said, when did you get this assignment? he told me yesterday. >> reporter: in a scathing 2021 report, the justice department inspector general details multiple failures and policy violations by the indianapolis field office which handled the nassar allegations, including he continued to see patients for more than 14 months after the fbi was first alerted. by one estimated, he abused 70

or more gymnasts during that time. accountability. >> we still have to protect those athletes and figure out what happened, who knew what, when. >> the initial settlement is simone biles talking about the need for accountability. >> we still have to protect those athletes and figure out what happened, who knew what, when. >> the latest settlement is going to 139 victims either involved with the fbi during the botched investigation or abused by nassar during the time the fbi failed to act after the reports of abuse. >> they were trying to say this was just bureaucratic bundling. no, it wasn't. it was a lie. it was law enforcement assisting a pedophile. >> yeah, it is a real mess. this day is a long time coming. have the victims spoken out about it at all? >> the attorney says they are relieved and exhausted. this has been a long time coming. they hope they never have to hear larry nassar's name again.

it brings the total compensation through various settlements to over $1 billion and includes 500 victims in those cases. it is a lot of money. but beyond the money, there is this hope it creates institutional change, that young men and women that come forward with allegations like this are taken seriously. >> yeah, are heard. thank you, stephanie. coming up, a controversial bill moving forward despite protests and fierce oppositions where teachers, teachers could soon be allowed to carry guns in school. first up, our sam brock is on a new trend this morning. millennials embracing a retired lifestyle while they're still young, sam. sounds nice. >> reporter: i could not have said that better myself, craig. how does that sound, a retirement lifestyle at, like, 30 or 40 years old? increasingly millennials are deciding that sounds pretty, pretty, pretty good. but they're moving to golf course communities not just for sports. we'll tell you why coming up next.

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hour? i'll buy. >> i'm not letting you buy us dinner. >> boca vista, baby. >> that's a classic clip from jerry seinfeld. jerry has a taste of the ae sur lifestyle at his parents' retirement community. times are changing. >> yeah. more and more young people are not waiting until their golden years to live like retirees. >> millennials are leaving the hustle and bustle of city life to seek something quieter. hi, sam. good morning. >> reporter: look, we are not in dell boca vista from "seinfeld." we might as well could have been. who would not want to be cruising their community in golf carts with all of these amenities available to their families? look, it is not just researchers but also realtors that are saying this is a trend, a shift that's been in the works for a long time. maybe i'll stop the cart, too. this has been in the works for a number of years, but it's driven by social networking and

security and, yes, golf. on the greens and fairways of a it might not be just country club community near you, it might not be just boomers and retirees you see walking the links these days, but more and more millennials in late 20s to early 40s seeking that lifestyle. >> i would say a lot are just getting into golf and wanting that family atmosphere with golf. >> reporter: what is the criteria you are looking at? >> i think it's the package, right? >> reporter: they are 35 and standing on a lot of land that will soon feature their new home at this country club, more than two hours away from miami. >> for us to have the calm and the quiet and also we have our community. we have good restaurants now. >> reporter: no one is saying, those darn kids. they're taking our retirement homes away from us. >> not at all. >> reporter: victoria, who owns her own interior design company,

started noticing something about business in the area. >> the light bulb went off when most of the clients reaching out were our age and younger. >> reporter: life on the greens surged during the pandemic and continues to grow. while in 2023, more golf rounds were played than any other year on record. but golf appears to be just piece of the millennial puzzle. >> the question key is why not? why would they not move to these golf communities? most of them are gated. tennis courts, swimming pools, of course golf courses. >> reporter: are you seeing pushback from the older residents? >> communities are adapting, while others aren't. renovating their communities. >> reporter: as the trend takes off in texas, arizona to southern california, not everyone is wild about sharing the space like doug and jaime baker. >> i like not having trick or treaters every october.

that's just me. >> you know, we don't want indicates the millennial move coachella here all yearlong. >> reporter: but the research indicates the millennial move likely isn't going anywhere. a recent harvard study showed the number of millennials moving to peripheral suburbs jumped to 10%. for young aspiring couples like the murphys, the pivot is perfect. >> i think the next step with our future is this home and building it for our family and building it to work for our family in the future. >> so many questions, sam. get off my lawn! no halloween. no trick or treating. >> it's burning man every day! >> are there budget concerns when it comes to buying these places? how are they doing it. >> how do they afford it? >> reporter: by the way, that same couple did say these kids play their music so loud, and i

am not making it up. as far as the budgetary concerns, there are mandatory buy-ins from $15,000 to $250,000. you have hoa fees, country club fees. clearly you are paying a premium to live here. some of the communities also have a mandatory minimum age of 55 and up, but certainly not all of them. but living a couple hours away from an urban center also means you are getting better value for the property. many are making that calculation that it's okay to be 40 going on 75 as all of us want to be. with that note, back to you. >> it is just like living at a country club or something if you can afford it. >> reporter: totally. 100%. >> this really appeals to you because you are the oldest 42-year-old i know. >> if i didn't have small kids, i would sign up right now. organized activities, golf. >> i would, too, with the kids. >> let's do it. >> i don't even golf. >> but people are already -- deborah and i used to go to -- we would go 5:00, 5:15 for dinner, nobody there. everybody is there now, all these young people. stop! >> get off my lawn! >> get off my lawn and get out

of my restaurant. it's burning man every day! anyway, we've got -- we're going to cool off burning man because we have 33 million people from minnesota all the way to new england talking about frost advisories and freeze warnings. this morning it is chilly. green bay 30 degrees. quincy illinois 44. buffalo 47. detroit, you are at 40 degrees. for today temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average from portland, pittsburgh, indianapolis on into chicago. temperatures stay a little on the chilly side into the northeast. boston, you are going to only be 51 tomorrow. dayton, ohio 61 degrees. 6 degrees below average. then we have a warmup. buffalo 75. new york city, 74. boston 67. 80 degrees in lynchburg.

and that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, thanks. coming up in "popstart," an out-of-this-world offer. how much money you could make if you agree to a star wars movie marathon. >> al and i would probably do it for free. hoda will require top dollar. >> we have a morning boost for you, though, right after these messages. connecting to a fridge that shows what you have and suggests recipes and sends instructions to a range

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the entire world, we will not turn our back on you. >> and also putting tiktok on the clock, facing an ultimatum, sell or get banned. we're live on capitol hill. and classroom controversy. protesters speaking out after a law is passed allowing teachers to be armed on school grounds. what lawmakers, parents and educators are now saying. then the struggle is real. >> just being a mom is hard. but we get up and do it every single day. >> inside the new study on parental burnout. why moms and dads everywhere are feeling more stressed than ever and what can be done to help. all that, plus behind the scenes for an "office" reunion. >> i'm glad we're getting it. this is so intimate. >> the first look at a new jim henson documentary. >> that's where it all started.

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and good morning. welcome back to "today." so appreciate you being with us with your smiling faces. it is wednesday morning, smack dab right in the middle of the week. >> so happy everybody is year. coming up tomorrow, guys, anne thompson reports on ground breaking medical research that could help women live longer and healthier lives. so doctors are looking into ways to delay menopause. we'll have more on that. the senate overwhelmingly passing a $95 billion aid package to provide critical support to ukraine and also to israel. it also enacts a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on tiktok if it is not sold. nbc's ryan nobles with the very latest from washington. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this process wasn't easy. in the end, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the

$95 billion supplemental aid package by wide margins. the final vote was 79-18. the bill provides more than $60 billion in aid for ukraine, as well as aid for israel and humanitarian efforts in gaza. the bill came together despite resistance from right wing republicans who did not want to spend money abroad without changes to american border policy. this despite rejecting a bipartisan border deal. in the end, though, most members of congress agreed that the threats were too grave. >> you know, it is not every day you can say you made the world truly a better place. >> this is an extremely important day in the history of our country and of the free world. they're all watching. >> reporter: of course, the funding is only part of this package. the bill forces byte dance to sell tiktok or be banned. tiktok is citing first amendment and free speech concerns. savannah, that's the latest from

capitol hill. >> ryan nobles on the hill, thank you. let's move to tennessee where a bill that will allow teachers to be armed on school grounds has passed both the house and the senate in the state. house republicans went with heated debate on both sides of the floor and an out cry from protesters. nbc's priya has the latest. >> good morning, hoda. lawmakers voting 68-28 in favor of the bill that will send it to billie's office for consideration. this morning tennessee is one step closer to allowing teachers to be armed in schools after state lawmakers passed a hotly contested bill. if the governor signs the bill, tennessee teachers will be allowed to carry guns when approved by school officials as long as the teacher undergoes psychological exams, yearly background checks and completes 40 hours of basic training in school policing.

emotions were high as protester in the schools. >> we're being blamed for putting guns in schools but the purpose of it is to protect our children. >> metro national public schools resp descended on the house gallery tuesday. >> the goal is to get firearms away from schools, not put them in the schools. >> we are being blamed for putting guns in schools, but the purpose of it is to protect our children. >> reporter: metro national public schools responding to the bill stating it is safest for only approved active-duty law enforcement officers to carry weapons on campus, adding this has been our consistent practice and we have no intention of changing it. the bill is one of the biggest pro gun moves by the state since the tragic shooting at the covenant school in nashville last year that killed six. >> it's hard to accept that this is the reality one year after the mass shooting that our children experienced that we want to bring more guns into this school environment. >> reporter: melissa alexander and mary joyce, both mothers of covenant students, have been advocating against this bill for the safety of children and

educators. >> to have a teacher who is tasked with so many other things also be responsible for hitting the target and being responsible in being able to maintain her weapon or his weapon safely in a school in a classroom full of children is -- is despicable. >> reporter: 32 other states have already passed legislation, allowing teachers to carry guns in schools. tennessee governor billie is expected to sign the bill. hoda? >> priya, thank you so much for that report. the food and drug administration says that samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus, but insist milk is still safe to drink. it comes months after it was detected in dairy cows in at least 8 states. they did not indicate how many

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okay. we talk a lot about mental health in kids.parents. >> nbc's morgan radford has more on that. good mornin this time we're going to turn the light to parents. >> yeaha new study is out, and nbc's morgan radford has more on that. good morning. >> hey there, ladies. good morning. that's exactly right. it's been a here since the surgeon general said loneliness is an epidemic in this country. parents say they're feeling burned out and alone. researchers say it doesn't have to be like that and now is the time to do something about it. parenthood. >> motherhood is rough. >> reporter: it can be one of life's greatest joys. >> just being a mom is hard, but we get up and do it every single day. >> reporter: but that doesn't mean it's always easy. a brand-new study from ohio state university found that roughly 62% of parents feel burned out with 66% saying the demands of parenthood left them feeling isolated and lonely.

four in five want to connect with other parents. >> the reality is that it can be isolating. >> reporter: it is a reality she knows all too well. she's a working mom of two that said she struggled with feelings of isolation and burnout. what does burnout look like to you? >> it looks like exhausted, frazzled, overwhelmed, and it looks like i'm lacking patience with my kids. it's just i feel drained. >> reporter: was there ever a moment that for you felt like rock bottom? like this is not okay? >> yes. so i had my three-year-old and six-year-old that i was trying to get to bed. i asked my three-year-old for like the 17th time, can you get your pajamas on? she's like, mommy, calm down. don't yell. and i was just like, whoa, was i yelling? because that didn't even register as yelling. >> reporter: and she's far from

the only one.crisis, one that c lead to higher >> hropb loneliness. last year the u.s. surgeon general declared an epidemic of loneliness, calling it a public health crisis, one that could lead to higher risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia. a 60% increase in death, the equivalent of smoking 16 cigarettes a day. kate says it is something parents should seek treatment for, just like any other condition. >> parents that identify as having burnout are also identified as being very lonely. so these two are very inner related. so ultimately if parents want to help one, they have to help the other. >> reporter: but even if parents don't have access to professional help, there are tools they can use, like connection, finding other adults who you can talk openly with, making time for yourself and putting less pressure on yourself to be perfect.

>> so this is the message to parents, is that it is not selfish to need things for yourself that are outside of your kids. parents aren't healthy, kids aren't healthy. and that is the bottom line. >> reporter: one thing that was so interesting that the expert said was that when it comes to finding that in person connection, sometimes the first step can actually happen online. you can go and find parenting groups based on activities you enjoy. one thing that helped her stay positive was being honest. when people asked how is she doing, she said, things are okay, but dropoff was difficult this morning and that's okay. that, she said, helped her find other like minded parents. >> yeah, i think every parent does that deep down inside sometimes. morgan, thank you. >> joining us for more insight is a family therapist, author of "raising healthy teenagers, equipping your child to navigate the pitfalls and dangers of teen life." al was joking around that parents felt burnt out and felt this way for a long, long time. however, there is something

unique about this generation of parents, isn't there? >> there is. i remember when i was a kid growing up in the '80s. we were outside, kicked out the front door. nothing was planned and organized. nowadays, everything is planned and organized for kids. guess who that falls on? the parents. particularly the moms. i have to be honest about that. there is no time between working and raising kids, there is little time for self. that is critically important that we take times. we have to give ourselves oxygen before somebody else. >> i'm not at all surprised about the fact that parents are burnt out. i think every parent feels burnt out by something. but it also says lonely, which i really think about because it just proves to me that you can be lonely without ever being alone because as a parent of little kids you are literally never alone. >> you hear the term lonely and the term aloneness, right, they're the same. one is avoid.

when is empowering. i tell people to turn loneliness into aloneness. instead of letting your mind wander about all the issues going in life, delve within yourself and inventory everything you were great for. by doing that on a daily basis, it is very, very empowering. essentially you are developing probably what was the most important relationship of all, which is the one with self, which is necessary in order to have robust relationships with children and spouses. >> we always talk about our kids being overscheduled and it would be great to let them run out the front door and help. that doesn't seem like an option if all the other teams are on teams and you want your kid to be involved. are there things other than sitting with yourself and trying to find that center? what else can you do when it comes to your day-to-day life? >> particularly middle school kids and high school kids, in my experience, almost all of them spend all their time alone in their bedroom upstairs because of their phones and stuff. >> don't get us started on that. >> i tell parents we have to get our kids out of the bedroom and

into the family room because that relationship and companionship will be self-empowering. >> it is hard to talk to your kids half the ti companionship will be self-empowering. as a parent, as an adult. >> it is hard to talk to your kids half the time. >> and i think community with other parents. and just get real. >> yes. >> like this sucks. >> tell the truth. >> i'm tired. >> yeah, say it. stop pretending. >> i love the kids, but they're exhausting. there. i said it. >> do not play uno. >> oh, my god. what about that one that shoots out the cards, the attack one? >> yeah. al, thank you so much, tom. hey, al. >> wow. all righty then. let's look at it. here in the northeast, we will see showers today. much cooler. severe storms firing up in the northern plains. mild in the rockies. a few showers out. otherwise, we're looking at beautiful weather out west. aat's what's going on

and that is your latest and that is your latest weather. powering through with the best time of the morning. >> how did you know, uncle al? let's get right to it with the office. a new cast reunion in a behind the scenes video from john krasinski's movie. he is re-living the moment when he met his manager. >> we worked on this thing a long time ago. >> oh, my lord. has it been years? >> years.

>> i'm glad we're getting it. this is so intimate. >> i just love that this is the fifth take, and you did great. okay. so anyway, i haven't seen steve in -- geez, it's got to be -- >> oh, my god! are you kidding me? >> i just feel like they have lunch every week. it's so weird to see it has been a couple of years. >> steve's voice is one of the characters in "if," a movie john wrote and directed. let's turn the clock all the way back to the first episode with this little throwback. >> dammit! >> okay. hold on. hold on. judge is in session. what is the problem here? >> he put my stuff in the jell-o again. >> never gets old. >> no, it doesn't ever get old. two years later, that famous

prank still following rainn wilson around. you can see a set of cutlery encased in jell-o saying, this is what happened when i ordered room service at my hotel in florence, italy. >> in italy? >> well done. well played. next up, jim henson. a "popstart" sneak peek on a new documentary about the puppeteer. it was directed by the one and only, ron howard. the film was created with the henson family stamp of approval that will include home movies, excerpts from personal diaries and interviews with friends and family. here's a peek. >> from a very early age, he had the feeling that he was here for a purpose. >> hi. >> i think it's come about from many different ways. >> my mother's coat and a ping-pong ball. that's how it all started. >> he had so many ideas and so many things he wanted to do. his inner life must have been sparkling. >> the space he gave to an

expression of imagination. i see that and everything that he did. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> awe! >> and a ping-pong ball. >> wow! >> oh, ron howard is the man, too. you can feel it. jim henson "idea man" premiers may 31st on disney plus. next up is star wars. if you have never seen a frame from the galaxy far, far away. one company is offering you a financial incentive here. finance buzz hiring somebody now who has never seen "star wars". they want them to watch all nine episodic films in the order they were released for $1,000. that's about $40. >> hoda is like, i would pay not to. >> the position is called a wookie rookie. so that's maybe your next gig. the application closes -- when would be the deadline for the application process? may the 4th, that's right.

>> okay, yeah. >> for people who have no idea what droids they're looking for -- >> let me see your identification. >> you don't need to see his identification. >> we don't need to see his identification. >> these aren't the droids you're looking for. >> these aren't the droids we're looking for. >> he can go about his business. >> you can go about your business. >> move along. >> move along. move along. >> yeah. >> wait. did you say -- why? why are they paying? >> i don't know. $40 an hour. i'll send you the application. >> i did dress up as yoda. yeah, that was the year. >> and ewoks. >> oh, i remember it. >> speaking of hoda. >> yeah. brand-new episode of "making space" is out today. it's a good one, too. that qr code at the bottom of the screen -- not there?

okay. you can find it. hoda about the olympic gold medalist spoke to hoda about the power of positive self-talk. >> how did you stop doing it? >> well, like i said, to be honest, like those voices definitely come up. and it is just keeping them at bay. >> at bay. >> acknowledging them, knowing that that's a part of me, but knowing it is all a part of me. and i am stronger than that. >> that's good. >> it is choosing. it's making that choice. we all have the choice, and we all have the power

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>> we have weather sensitive hair. >> should i stay or should i go, style. also important. we have celebrity hair stylist here with how you can create some of these whether you are in a career or relationship. valuable advice to help you make those very important decisions. all right. and a different kind of decision on the subject, choosing a hair style. also important. we have celebrity hair stylist here with how you can create some of these looks at home. and then it smells like a delicious sunday dinner in the studio because of one of our favorites is here, the man, the myth, the legend. >> that's a lot of meat. looking forward to that. coming up in a few minutes on our 3rd hour, the insurance questions you always wanted to know but perhaps you are too embarrassed to ask. >> are they embarrassing? >> some are, savannah. we'll explain in the 3rd hour. we will talk about protecting your car, your home. >> do you know there is a cute baby on this plaza? >> oh, is that carter's? >> little oliver. >> hello, baby. hello, oliver. there's carter. that's our producer.

>> sweet! >> where is this baby? >> right there. >> over to the weather. >> all right. >> she doesn't care about that girl rain now. >> that's it. you'll never see that baby again, carter. so good look. >> enter baby hug. >> and now she's gone. okay. >> you and your husband should go to breakfast. >> there you go. all right. well, let's check the weather. we will provide savannah with an alibi. chilly start in the northeast on friday. oh, excuse me. we're looking at some severe storms in the mid-section of the country. unsettled out west. saturday, again, sunshine along the east coast. severe storms in the midid-sectn good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

it's going to be cloudy most of the morning into the early afternoon. we're going to see some peeks of sunshine today and our temperatures cooler than normal with highs in the upper 60s. more sun tomorrow, but staying cool for this time of year and then gradually warming up as we go into the weekend and early next week. san francisco will see partly to mostly cloudy skies today and the weekend is looking nice for those outdoor plans that will be in the mid-60s for the good line. in his words, "bye bye baby". >> we love you so much. and love ollie. >> look at how calm he is. oh, the best. >> she's a nice mix. >> you won't see him again. >> he's terrified. >> that's just how it starts. all right. coming up, if you are feeling stuck, how do you know when it is time to move on. expert advice for making those tough decisions. but, first, this is "today" on

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♪ >> that's it right there. 8:36. we've got a very important conversation we're about to have about navigating cross roads, those tough decisions that we face in life. let's get some guidance now. when you know it is time to move on. we have with us emily p. freedman, the author of "how to walk in a room: knowing when to stay and when to walk away." emily, i love how you framing this book. you picture a house with different rooms. for all of us, whether it is a relationship, a job, whatever it is, there are certain times when it is time to go. and how do you know how to navigate that? >> you know, hoda, don't we wish it was easy? >> yeah.

>> if it were, we wouldn't be having this conversation. life is like a house and all our commitments hold a story. i have found that, to simplify this, it helps to have a frame work. >> okay. there is a simple frame work using the word pray that we can follow in order to navigate this decision. it starts with point of all, which is asking ourselves some really important questions. next is to remember your path. >> that's good. >> to look back, to remember where have i been. the best indicator for future decisions are decisions we have already made. >> that's good, okay. >> and then acknowledging presence. where can i seek wisdom, from community, from god. don't forget the inner wisdom. you bring that with you in the room. and finally, yield to the arrows, which is really another way of saying, what's my next right thing? >> what is my next thing. >> when you are making a big move, whether it is leaving relationships, changing jobs, whatever, i like to call it repotting. you are pulling yourself up by the roots and you are scared because in that moment you are like, am i going to die? i don't have any sun up here,

water, soil before you find yourself in a more nourishing place. sometimes your initial place feels safe and comfortable and you don't have to worry about it, so you can understand the tendency to put it off. >> absolutely. i found that if you don't know what to do, the best thing to do instead of forcing an answer is to ask yourself questions. is this a room where i -- are there things i'm avoid anything this room. what we avoid holds a lot of power and can give us a lot of information. >> tell me about that. >> because oftentimes we stay in rooms. in order to stay in that room, we have to turn a blind eye to things. so if you open up your eyes and ask yourself, what am i avoiding, you can give yourself information. what's good and beautiful in this room? it is easier to leave rooms when everything is terrible and sometimes we convince ourselves that it's terrible. >> it's horrible, get the heck out of here.

>> usually rooms are not all good or bad. there is a little bit of both. if you decide to leave, it is important to go with your eyes open and what are the gifts here. >> okay. what else? i like the one about being yourself. >> listen, if you are in a room and the people who know you the best were to show up, if they don't recognize you, if you have to change yourself in such a way that you're really not being who you fully are, that's a red flag. >> and what's the final one? >> speaking of red flags, pay attention to what they are. tiny red flags will not shrink. they only grow. but not every hesitation is a red flag, so it is important to discern the difference. >> how do you know? how would you know? is it just trial and error? >> well, i think it is. and it's time. and it's paying attention to is there one red flag? is there many red flags? >> sometimes i think jumping without a net is one of the most beautiful things in life. it's like, you know, you want to have security, but sometimes if your foot is halfway in a door,

it is like sometimes there are woman that say, i can't meet anyone new. you have been talking to your ex-boyfriend once a week for the past six months. there is no room for him. you have to clear the way and make room. when you are walking into a room, so let's kind of end on that note, what's the best way to enter a new space? >> i keep three things in mind. i want to walk in as a leader. we are all leaders, even if we're not in charge. we're charged with leading ourselves. as a listener, the best way to lead is to lead by listening. don't walk into a room saying all the words. walk in as a listener. and there is something really beautiful about not having to be the smartest person in the room. and finally, walk in as your own friend. the reality is that we always will be walking into rooms and leaving rooms and finding new ones. if we can do so with compassion towards ourselves and remember that really, no matter if that we decide to stay or to go, the most important thing is the person we're becoming as we make our decisions. nature

of all of it. this is a great book, emily. thank you for coming to see us. please check out this book. it is called "how >> and if you are growing, you are always changing rooms. i mean, that's just the nature of all of it. this is a great book, emily. thank you for coming to see us. please check out this book. it is called "how to walk into a room." head to today.com/books. okay. we have the spiritual side taken care of, but what about our hair? coming up next, we will skip the salon and show you the hottest trends from the '90s blowout to

we're back with another "shop this list," sharing the latest trends in our ultimate hair guide this morning. lacy's stunning work can be seen all over the red carpet. for today only, some of lacy's favorite hair tools and products are 25% off at target circle members. scan the qr code to access these deals. you can add everything to your cart with one click. >> thank you for having me. >> you had me at '90s blowout.

the '90s were my time. let's bring it back. >> also a favorite time of mine. so i want to tell you all about how to get this look. so the '90s are back, and we're doing this sort of like very viral blowout. >> like the rachel, kind of? >> like the rachel, exactly. so you start off with this con air blow-dryer. smooth out the cuticles, get it smooth and shiny. >> yes. >> and then hot rollers are back. >> hot rollers, let's go. i have erred with hot rollers before. what is your secret here? >> it is a great tool to use to multitask, like you can use it while you're getting ready. or you can put in your hair and

then have breakfast. >> that's how you get the volume. >> yes. really add beautiful volume and, you know, the brand says it has argan oil in it, so any additional things. >> you just did the top. would you do all over? >> you can do all over, but what i really wanted here was to just give the curtain bang effect that is really trending right now. >> that's sexy hair right there. cute. >> you can do it all over, but just the crown and the front really helps shape and add that volume. >> that's so pretty. you look gorgeous. i love it. '90s, best time. >> cowgirl curls, okay. i'm into this, too. tell me about this. >> i love this. this is like one of the best greatest inventions. it is so good on all hair types. >> okay. >> and, you know, my girl alexa

here came in this morning like this. >> okay. >> she sent me a selfie in the car. >> do you sleep in this? >> it is so comfortable. it feels like a pillow and it really sets your hair. we added a little bit of heat protection and, although we didn't really need it. >> she's wrapping it at night. is her hair wet when she wraps it? >> it is dry, but we add in leave-in conditioner to really help set the hair, add hydration. but look at the beautiful curl it gives. >> that looks easy. i will tell you, friend, how do you do that? >> this is heat free. >> i like that. so good for the hair. >> can you show us how to wrap it because i don't think most people know. >> put it on the top of your head like this. if you are not sure if it is going to move, you can add a little clip here. and then you just wrap your hair around it like this. >> and then you wake up the next morning and voila.

>> yeah, you pull it through ac >> heat leece curling. >> let's move on. vibrant red hues voila. look at that. >> what do you call this contraption? >> this is by kitsch. >> heatless curling set. that's what it's called. okay. let's move on. we have vibrant red hues, which is so pretty. >> red hair is everywhere. some of our favorite celebrities are going red. if you are scared of red, this revlon at target has 10 different shades. >> what is it? is it like a shampoo? >> it is a hair gloss. >> okay. what is that? >> the gloss is something that you use to tone your hair after you -- >> is it dye? >> it's not really dye. it is just glossing your hair over. i keep seeing the word "gloss." it is a subtle version of hair dye. it is not like lifting your hair with bleach. it's really subtle.

we choose this beautiful shade for my girl jasmine here. we enhanced her curls. also using the shampoo and conditioner helps to maintain the color all over. the gloss just has pretty shades. >> and i love that she has cinnamon on. it's all working together. the other ting we have in the bay area, the land is naturally subsiding so as the land goes down and water comes up, you get higher sea level. now, we see that in some of is east coast areas as well as the bay area. we don't see it in the pacific northwest. >> how will our infrastructure and ecosystems be affected? >> sea level rise has a huge impact on our infrastructure and ecosystems and in two different ways. first of all, let's imagine we have a three-inch sea level rise in the bay area in general. what that will mean is san francisco airport is under water. certain streets and mountain

view and sunnyvale will be completely under water. so we're going to see those kinds of impacts and associated wd that, we have the affect on infrastructure. like sewage treatment plants and all will have to be taken care of. from the

systems are our main line of defense. so very important we pay attention to them. >> so what is the solution and long-term plan to protect ongoing threats on a leadership/government scale. >> so, first of all, i think we all have to guess in an adaptation mindset. these changes are happening. they're occurring, impacting us and we have to think about how we're going to adapt. that includes government adaptation. community groups and scientific groups. from a government perspective, there are two things they can do. one is enact good policies, but create incentives for people and businesses. because we don't have enough right now to galvanize people to take more action and the right

kind of action so. so that's something governments can do. i know here in california, governments have been, for many years, trying to tackle climate change, which is great. >> is there anything that could be done on a local scale? >> absolutely. getting involved at a local level because although climate change is a global issue, what we do locally can determine how successful we are in tackling climate change. what can you do? several things. say you're a homeowner and around your home, you have marshes or beaches. what we need to do is -- >> start again? we will add all of your cheeses, onions, all of the recipes are online for you, so don't worry about it. so getting involved locally is really important because the actions that we take locally can

have a huge impact. even though climate change is global, we often feel like helpless to do anything, it is the kind of actions we take, the policies we make locally that have this huge impact. so let's imagine that you are a homeowner and you live near a marsh or on a beach. it's really important you protect those ecosystems that protect you. that's a very simple thing to do. the other is to raise awareness and get involved. there are other groups taking action to adapt to climate change. get engage and involved in the one that speaks to you. the third is to be an advocate for government. even run for your local government to make sure these policies happen and are passed in order to affect the community. these are things everybody can

do. just a brown, okay. >> just a brown. >> once we brown it, we will add it to our sauce. >> take the meat out. >> exactly right. we will add all that, scrape it all in there. that's terrific. chili peppers, really terrific. red wine there would be terrific. and always, always a little water on the side just to keep it from really not condensing too much. you will add all of your meats to this. >> so this is kind of a braise. >> right. bring it to a boil and add your meats to it. you will let it simmer. really low simmer for two and a half to three hours, as long as you want to get it done. >> does the baby like the meatballs? >> i like meatballs. >> now you are doing a ventriloquist act. >> and doing it really well. >> i don't eat solid food yet, but when i do, i will go to scotto's restaurant in nashville. >> what i did, also an important fact. the pasta has to be the longest pasta you can get.

>> the longest. >> the longest. it has to have a whole mouth feel to it that really makes it really wonderful. >> what does everybody think? >> yeah. also, you will add traditionally in brooklyn, you will add the pasta and the meat separately. always separate. >> you know that. >> yeah. but why? >> because it is just what we do. >> yeah. >> no reason. >> anthony, what is the name of that noodle? it's really good? >> they add the sauces together. they add the sauces together. my father used to put these out and it was really cool. >> what is the one mistake people make with their pasta? >> well, i tell you it needs to be al dente. for this pasta specifically, the longer the better. >> the longer the better. >> the longer the better. >> how does italian go over in nashville? when i think of nashville, i think of light, bright and music city. >> unbelievable. the difference between the two cuisines is fantastic. >> there is nothing like your restaurants in nashville. >> very good, yes. ch.

so good to see you. love to teresa. don't forget, for this >> anthony, thank you so much. so good to see you. love to teresa. don't forget, for this recipe or more, head to today.com/food. while you are there, save on your favorite recipes with a free today show account. scan that qr code to get started. hoda? coming up on hoda and jenna, we're going to have -- see jer >> okay. >> jerry >> what's coming up, hoda? >> you want to see jerry? >> okay. >> jerry seinfeld, he funny. >> all of that in the 3rd hour. more oliver in the 3rd hour. >> i'm the cutest baby in america. yes. bye y' all!

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