>> reporter: yeah, savannah, good question. in the short term, we could be seeing a punishment from the nfl as brown walked off the field midgame. but after that, if the buccaneers officially do release him and he passes the waiver process, brown technically is a free agent. and there's already conversation going on about how a team could pursue him to make a run in the playoffs. all of this despite what's already taken place. savannah. >> morgan chesky. >> by the way, not quite a correction before steelers nation comes at me, there's an outside chance if certain stars align, they could -- >> i wonder why the picketers were outside. >> no one wants steelers nation out there, trust me. >> there's always a chance. >> always. just ask eagles fans. just ahead, an ode to an icon on this final day of service for those classic blackberry phones. >> oh, my gosh. i loved mine like a child. we'll take a look back at the revolutionary device that changed the world, and taught millions of users to type millions of users to type with thumbs

happy new year. >> hi, savannah. happy new year to you. >> i love getting a gadget because sometimes, you know, like a new workout outfit or new gadget can really motivate you at least a few days. the first one has to do with hydration. what do you have there >> okay. well, i love that reese witherspoon wants to be drinking more water, so we need to send her one of these i think that having a water bottle like this with a straw for some reason gets you to drink more water, and we need to drink more water because i have a mantra for everyone. i'm not hungry, i'm thirsty. if you start to feel that you might be having hunger pangs, drink a glass of water i guarantee you you'll start to feel a little more full. >> why do you like that one? you think the straw helps? is that the right amount of water we're supposed to have every day? >> here's what i think, it's all about the straw, savannah. for some reason, and i've talked to many other people in the fitness industry, they love having a bottle with a straw you don't hav

you can see savannah's below charleston, bisecting the coastline. that's where ashley webster is standing by live to give us the real story on the ground and at sea. ashley. >> reporter: yeah, hi, liz. here we are at the port. i was near three and a half months ago, and things have changed, i have to say. there were 30 some ships three and a half months ago trying to get into the port of savannah. today, zero. they have just brought in the last one, this huge ship here. it says brussels on it. it's not from belgium, it's actually chinese. it is actually being unloaded and load as it turns around to head back to asia. but i can tell you the port of savannah just last year brought in 5.6 million containers. that was up 20% from 2020 and a million more containers than the year before. and, remarkably, they're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, liz. they expanded the rail lines, they're still suffering with the lack of truck drivers, but they are able to start moving the goods. but it's a bit of an outlier. as you say, the west coast, l

savannah >> kelly, thank you. we turn now to jeremy bash, national security analyst for nbc news he served at chief of staff at both the cia and defense department good morning jeremy. >> good morning. >> we heard overnight that nato announced moving military assets to the region. the u.s. is considering doing so the state department announces americans are urged to leave and families of diplomats are ordered to leave is this a significant escalation how do you read the tea leaves here >> yeah, i think this means that the u.s. government has concluded, savannah, that an invasion of ukraine is imminent. you don't order the families of u.s. personnel in the embassy to leave unless you believe they have to get out of harm's way. and we're encouraging all americans to leave the country that combined with these military deployments within nato and additional troops to the region means i believe the biden administration has concluded that all efforts to stop putin at this point have basically failed there are no off ram

savannah? >> peter, thank you. joining us now the vice president of the united states, kamala harris. madam vice president, good morning. it's good to see you. >> good to see you, savannah, thank you. >> let's start right there with ukraine. the president was pretty clear, russia what it does. it's one thing if it's a miner incursion and we end up fighting about what to do and what not to do. did the president give the green light to vladimir putin to take a bite out of ukraine. >> savannah, first of all, i will tell you that every morning i start my morning and day reading the presidential daily brief which contains classified information about threats to our national security and hot spots around the world. i'm often in the situation room with the leaders of our military and our intelligence community and, of course, the president of the united states. and on the subject of ukraine, i will tell you that the president has been very clear and we as the united states are very clear, if putin takes aggressive action,

like we said, keep the seats warm savannah guthrie, here is to you. we can't wait for you to come back. >> i love you. >> cheers to everyone. >> thanks for all of you watching us from your homes. >> should we keep celebrating? >> absolutely. >> we're going to keep this thing going on the third and fourth hours we also encourage you to check out our 70th special on "today" all day. >> we'll talk about what's made "today" an institution you can watch the first edition from this day that's streaming at 10:00 a.m. just head to "today".com. >> what a fun birthday cheers again. >> thanks, everybody >> first a look at your local news and weather everybody. >> first a look a >>> good morning, it's 8:56. i'm chris chmura. here are some of our top stories. one of the bay area's longest tenured sheriffs goes to court today. laurie smith is accused of corruption. she's accused of willful and corrupt misconduct in office. six of the seven counts are connected to allegations of trading coveted concealed weapons permits for campaign contributions. if she denies the

good morning. >> good morning, savannah. president biden says there is no confusion between him and vladimir putin about the serious cost if russia invades ukraine. right now, the president's top diplomat is trying to head off conflict with russia in what could be the last real chance for diplomacy. this morning, president biden's words and vladimir putin's actions under scrutiny. high-stakes diplomacy in geneva today. as secretary of state antony blinken meets face-to-face with his russian counterpart. while president biden and the white house try to walk back confusion. >> if any, any assembled russian units move across ukrainian border, that is an invasion. >> following alarm after his more spontaneous comments wednesday that suggested certain russian aggression against ukraine might not trigger a robust response. >> one thing if it's a minor incursion and then we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera. >> with 100,000 russian troops at ukraine's border, president zelensky responded on twitter. we w

savannah? >> miguel, thank you very much. >>> president biden travels to georgia today to deliver a call to action to protect voting rights. this comes as his administration is locked in a tough fight on capitol hill over the issue and the president's agenda. look who is back. nbc's blayne alexander in atlanta. so happy to see your face. good morning. >> hoda, good morning to you. so glad to be back with you. certainly a lot going on in georgia today. in many ways georgia really is the perfect backdrop for the voting rights push. of course, atlanta is the cradle of the civil rights movement. one of the bills is named for congressman john lewis, longtime congressman from this area. but the president is also returning today to the state that helped democrats gain control of the senate and this time he's facing some criticism from some in his own party. this morning president biden is taking his voting rights push a central piece of his agenda to georgia, making an urgent appeal to protect the rig

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. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody, welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, so happy you're with us. probably in tampa they're going, what? >> reading the tea leaves ahead of the nfl big conference finals. a lot of football fans are focused on tom brady's future after 22 seasons and seven super bowl rings. is he finally ready to consider calling it quits. >> brady talked about his future yesterday, he sounded a little different than in the past. we'll unpack that for you. >>> another big talker, wall street. in the wake of the dow's 1,200-point swing in one day, crazier than the bills and the chiefs the other night. why is this happening and what should people watch out for today? we're going to get in into that. >>> we start with the rising tensions in the ukraine. the pentagon putting 8,500 troops on alert as president biden waits for the next move. we'll start with nbc correspondent kelly o'donnell. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. despite menacing

savannah? >> all right, stay warm. thank you. >>> 7:12. let's find out how cold it's going to get. mr. roker, what do you have? >> some of the coldest air in three years, folks. 50 million people, windchill advisories, windchill warnings from minot up to maine. we'll be watching this very closely. windchills, 23 in new york, 4 in detroit, 5 in chicago, minus 24 in minneapolis. this afternoon, it is going to feel like -- look at this, 13 below in green bay. 5 in detroit. 25 in d.c. new york city, windchill at 18 degrees. and tomorrow morning, oh, my gosh, windchill, minus 1, new york city. air temperature of 15. and air temperature of 14 in pittsburgh. 3 of a windchill, minneapolis will feel like 4 degrees. the good news is this is fairly short lived. we have, again, brutal windchills tuesday afternoon with high temperatures in new york only 19. 12 in boston. 19 in buffalo. but then you can see temperatures start to moderate as we get toward the end of the week. now, we also got winter alerts, w

back to you, savannah. >> bill, thank you. we turn to hopeful news in the pandemic even as hospitals and schools are grappling with staffing issues triggered by the omicron surge. experts are asking if this could be the last major wave of the pandemic. but we've heard that before. international correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us with the headlines. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. school districts are asking parents to serve as substitute teachers as omicron hits staffing levels hard. but there is new hope that this omicron surge could be on its way out. >>> the omicron surge is proving hard to predict, with covid cases peaking along the east coast, but rising elsewhere in the country. >> i think what happened that no one could have, could have predicted was how quickly the omicron variant spreads. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci says it's too early to tell whether omicron will mark the final wave of the pandemic. >> it is an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination t

. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's wednesday morning. glad you're with us. craig's in early for hoda. good morning to you. >>> we have some breaking news this morning from coast to coast to get to including in chicago where most schools are canceled this morning in the windy city after the teacher's union voted to stay home in an effort to force a switch to remote learning. >> in the meantime former president trump has called off a news conference at hass mar-a-lago estate which he had scheduled for tomorrow the one-year anniversary of the riots on the u.s. capitol this comes as the investigation into january 6th widens and they're seeking answers from top television allies sean hannity. >> we will start with the massive winter storm that stranded thousands of drivers along i-95 in virginia, some for more than 36 hours and al will tell us about possible storms that could make another rough go of it today and let's start with tom c

thursday, january 27th, 2022 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> well, hello, welcome to "today." we're so happy you're joining us it's a real busy thursday morning. >> we have a lot to get to in fact, we are hanging on every word that al roker utters this mornin because there's a major winter storm, and it could start impacting the east coast tomorrow, a foot of snow possible in parts of new england. i guess it depends on which model you believe, right, al >> absolutely. >> we just listen to you, so he's going to tell us what the latest forecasts are. >>> but we are going to start with supreme court justice stephen breyer's decision to retire, a formal announcement expected today in the joint appearance with president biden. >> the looming vacancy will raise a number of questions, who will president biden nominate after his campaign pledge to appoint a black woman to the high court, and how will it play out in the senate where democrats hold a razor thin majority ahead of the fall midterm elections

sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. just for some context, it took six months for the united states to record its first 4 million cases of covid it's taken 7 days to add the most recent 4 million. an astronomical level of infection, including in florida where this company is churning out close to 70,000 tests alone in miami-dade county as the tests are coming back positive for friends and family, essential health care workers forcing difficult decisions and closures this morning the covid onslaught continues with nearly every state reporting more infections. taking us to case count numbers not seen during the pandemic hospitalizations have also jumped though nowhere near as dramatically and deaths have dropped a little bit with around 1,300 americans still dying from the virus every day. >> most of the patients admitted to the hospital are unvaccinated >> reporter: the monster covid wave, carrying a rip tide tearing into the hospitals' front lines. in kansas, about 45 minutes outside of topeka, gary hospital will close

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kamala harris sits down with savannah guthrie for an interview after president biden predicted russia would invade ukraine and the u.s. would step in depending on that that invasion looks like. the white house clarifying those comments. but in a heated exchange this morning the vice president also clarified the president's promise, explaining the u.s. stance. >> the white house press secretary had to clarify the president's remarks. >> savannah, i'm being clear with you right now. if you're interested, i'll continue to be clear, which is that we have had direct conversations through various levels of diplomacy with putin, with russia and most importantly with our allies and partners. >> you can watch the full interview with the vice president, who also touches on the biden administration's quest for voting rights in a divided senate. that's all on the today show coming up at 7:00. she's set to visit san bernardino county to highlight the benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure bill which was signed into law in november. the vice president will carry a similar message to milwaukee ne

. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning everybody. welcome to "today," it is monday morning. glad you are starting it was. there was a lot of excitement in the nfl. >> i'm bleary eyed. i can't believe what was happening. >> i am too. >> kwling i had a dolg in the hunt in any of these teams and all of a sudden i found myself screaming for the bengals. >> tiger and a ram. now there are two. but of course it is going to be a big super bowl. look forward to it right here on nbc. >>> also details on another showdown. this one in washington. president biden putting together his list of potential nominees to replace supreme court justice stephen breyer. ahead why a prominent republican is praising one possible candidate. >> we start with that monster storm here on the east coast. and the major clean up still happening this morning. record setting snowfall ahead of a deep freeze across much of the nation with another possible storm on the move. >> got it all covered, includi

conference championships is today, friday, january 28, 2022 >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie, and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plazas >>> good morning everybody welcome to "today. it is friday morning glad you are with us hoda getting a jump start on the weekend. hope she's bundled up we're going to have a snowy one. >> it could get nasty. information on where that monster storm is headed how bad it is going to be. >> as we speak, roads from carolinas to maine are being prepped for what will be a major nor'easter and sign of the times, officials are warning of a plow driver shortage >> take a look at this these are the snowfall projections. folks in boston bracing for what could be one of that city's biggest snow storms ever. >> and right to al's forecast. we've been watching the models have they converged? we have a better idea now what we're going to get. >> right guys. looks like the european model is going win out. we've got 65 million people impacted by winter weather advisory, winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings from virginia to maine. l

security forces in savannah shot dead, a protest, or on thursday just hours after a senior military official was killed during a demonstration of the capital cartoon. thousands took to the streets to protest against the crew that was plunged the country into political deadlock. california governor, governor newson, was denied parole for the man who was convicted of the assassination of u. s. presidential candidate robert kennedy. so hanser han, palestinian refugee has been serving a life sentence for the 968, killing the murder came just 5 years after his brother, president john f kennedy was shot in texas. and those the headlines, more news fiance's era after risking it all next. a while to 19 is are making serious f a n t. i'm to stop with you in ah, not past the capital of bolivia in latin america. ah. it's the highest calf to city in the world. over 3500 meters above sea level. it's is pooling city and a 1000 meters of all to, to separate the poor neighborhoods in the armies, mountains where the air steam from the wealthy districts below it can take city for a whole day, duck kind of tie

reduction in the backlog coming into the port of savannah. we are going to take action at the port of oakland, running the same play. working with the national port associations to work with andy port that sees that as an opportunity to deploy that and we have money we have been able to deploy associated with infrastructure legislation to try and help move that as quickly as possible. there is the issue around fees on import containers. just the threat of doing that was actually quite effective at getting the ocean carriers to move on their own and provide incentives to move that through. this month, they are focused on export containers, the empty containers that are sitting idle that need to be moved off and shipped off. they have announced they will impose those fees by the end of the month. as you know, part of the announcement is to give everyone an opportunity to figure out if there is a more efficient way to solve this. >> on december 3, you said the president [indiscernible] part of the reason is so people could face head-on the econo

also savannah where we could see damaging winds, gusting over 65 miles per hour. could possibly see a few tornadoes and also the threat for some hail. on top of that we'll see some very heavy rain so watch out for some flooding concerns as well. this is what the temperature profiles look like on the map. you can clearly see what is happening here. to the east we have summer-like weather. 81 degrees in savannah, 20 degrees above normal this time of the year. 71 mobile. 48 degrees in houston. the 17 degrees below normal. it is so much colder than yesterday. dallas just 37 with winds gusting to 30 miles per hour will feel more like the teens. it was 50 degrees warmer yesterday. so that is going to move off to the east and affect parts of the mid-atlantic, the northeast. so d.c. just 39 degrees tomorrow. that will set the stage along with the area of low pressure for the potential for some snow. so on monday, tonight into the early parts of monday morning we're looking for a messy monday with heavy snow falling at some points in southern new jersey, parts of maryland,

ship situation is spreading to east coast ports, where you have ships waiting offshore in charleston, savannah, new york, new jersey. the issue of container ship congestion has been significantly ramped up over the past couple months, past several months. we are seeing -- >> is that because of efficiency or because they have finally gotten a handle on some of the labor issues they were dealing with? >> remain, you are seeing a shift from the west coast, to some extent, to shippers, operators looking to avoid the west coast congestion and shipping over to east coast ports, so that has been part of it, but we are seeing this now carry over into the bulk commodity industry also, steel and metals, where we have ships waiting, looking for berths in philadelphia, houston. >> why are we seeing that in bulk? last year, we saw a lot of ports were prioritizing bulk, so we were not necessarily seeing those pileups. what has changed? >> volume has increased in steel and metals, and a shift from congested container operatio to bulk operation. take a look, for example, at a big agricultural trader that rece

savannah is taking this morning off. craig is here. how does 2022 feel on you? >> it's going to be great. >> you're feeling it? >> yes. we're going to have much more on the wild weekend in the nfl. first, the return to school for millions of children with concern of the post holiday covid surge. >> the nation averaged 245,000 new cases every single day. that's the highest since the pandemic began. we'll have a live report just ahead. we'll also speak to the former acting director of the cdc. >> we want to start with a 1-2 punch affecting travelers this morning. heavy snow hitting parts of the south and mid-atlantic, forcing more canceled flights after thousands were already postponed because many airports were dealing with shortages because of the omicron variant. >> al will have his full forecast in just a moment. but we do want to start with nbc's tom costello. he's at reagan national airport for us. hey, tom, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. yeah, d.c. at this very minute getting hit with a snowstorm, expecting up to 7, 8, even more inches here

savannah, 81 degrees. it feels like summer there. and not too far to the west, freezing temperatures. dallas dropped 50 degrees overnight, and they are -- >> what? >> -- walking out the door to 37 -- i know. i can hear you. 50 degrees. and it's feeling like the teens today. that cold air will rush to the east and set the stage for some snow in the mid-atlantic. so alex, we are all over the place. we have like four seasons on this map. it's been very busy and continues to be very busy. >> 50 degrees in dallas overnight of a drop? whoa. thank you, michelle. appreciate that. >>> classes are back in session tomorrow for many students after the long holiday break. but some school districts are reconsidering their plans. let's go to nbc's liz mclaughlin from raleigh, north carolina. hi, liz. welcome. how is the omicron surge impacting all the plans to return to class? >> alex, the timing of this wave really couldn't be worse here. we're seeing records or case counts that surpass pandemic records just as schools and parents are bracing to r

the port of savannah is seeing a drop in long dwelling containers and ships and tankers outside its ports. there have been several steps in between to help get into containers removed to generate commitments from leading retailers to move their cargo during off-peak hours and working with the state of california to support infrastructure projects. there are still challenges. omicron could surface more, which we are tracking. when bottlenecks emerge in the global supply chain, it can take more time for goods to reach shelves. that can lead to price increases. that is why the president has taken such aggressive action to alleviate the blockages. we see significant progress. first, we are able to sustain record-breaking holiday shopping. that's were able to sustain record-breaking holiday shopping. -- were able to sustain record-breaking holiday shopping. inflation-adjusted retail inventory rose .5% at the end of november complaint -- compared to the end of october. that did not only exceed pre-pandemic levels, but hit the highest monthly level recorded since 1992. consumers received 97% to

i'm actually webster at the port of savannah fox news. farmers in iowa. not happy with californians proposition is costing them time and money and in return, why that could cost you more of the grocery store. also ahead tonight, do you own one of these nissan's coming up? what's behind a major recall? the return of rain and went to expect it to full floor cats as the news continues, right here on ktvu. new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation and backing from an expert team, 24/7. and for even more value, ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. get a great deal for your business with the ready. set. save. sale today. comcast business. powering possibilities. and convert some vineyards into sustainable farming. us wine industry group thinks so the state of the wine industry report lists several reasons why including that demand for lower price w

. >>> new this morning, "today" show coanchor savannah guthrie has tested positive for covid-19. she says she's feeling fine and will continue to host "today" from home. savannah is vaccinated and has received a booster but the news comes less than a week after the news that her coanchor hoda kotb tested positive. hoda is back in studio 1-a this morning after two negative tests. you can watch them both at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >>> good news for anyone who misplaced their covid-19 vaccine card. there's easy ways to store your record on your phone. >> we recently showed you how to do that in the apple wallet but now consumer investigator chris chmura has help for android users too. >> pulling up your vaccine record on your android phone can be just as easy as pulling up your credit cards in your digital wallet. you need access to your record. go to the state's digital vaccine portal, that's myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov. enter your name, birth date and phone number or email address. create a four-digit p.i.n. within a few seconds, the state should send you a text messa

. >>> new this morning, "today" show anchor savannah guthrie tested positive for covid-19. she says she's feeling fine and will continue to host "today" from home. savannah is vaccinated and has received the booster, but the news comes less than a week after her coanchor, hoda kotb, tested positive. hoda's back in studio 1-a after two negative tests. you can watch them both at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> it's always someone you know. >>> good news for anybody who misplaced their covid-19 vaccine cards. there are some easy ways to store your vaccine record. we've talked about this on your phone. >> we showed you how to do it in your apple wallet. i have mine stored as a picture but you can put it in your apple wallet. chris cmura shows you how to do it for your android phone. >> reporter: pulling p your vaccine record on your android phone can be just as easy as pulling up your credit cards in your digital wallet. make sure you have the latest android software. next, you need access to your record. go to the state's digital vaccine portal. that's myvaccinerecord.

. >>> trading places on the "today" show, savannah guthrie and hoda kotb revealed that guthrie has tested positive. >> i'm working from home. you're back in the studio. you have a negative test for covid. i just tested positive for covid. so here we go. >> i feel like we're like a ton of the country. this is so weird, i'm having a flashback to 2020. >> guthrie says she feels fine with sniffles as her only real symptom. guthrie is vaccinated against the virus and has also received a booster shot. >>> for many of us, heavy rains make it a challenge to get around on roads and freeways. for some endangered fish, this year's rainfall is clearing the way for travel on their natural highways. >> nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. is seeing how coho salmon are putting on quite the show. >> reporter: it's telling what a little rain can do. this creek in west marin county, streams are gushing with water. reservoirs cresting over spillways. further upstream, san geronimo creek looks nothing like it did in september as it remained in the clutches of drought. >> a lot of these creation were bone dry. fish

this is southeast georgia health system near savannah. its covid patients more than doubled in one week. >> every bed is taken. >> reporter: nurses like macy floyd keep running a covid marathon. >> i think covid is something we'll be dealing with for a while. >> reporter: the c.d.c. says pediatric hospitalizations have hit a pandemic peak. mostly children under four, too young for the vaccine. in this week's covid follies, the c.d.c.'s evolving consistently confusing guidance. nearly two weeks ago the agency halved its isolation for infected people from 10 days to five, and then rejoined the world without passing a test first. its new guidance: taking that test is up to you. >> if that test is positive, people should stay home for those extra five days. >> reporter: the american medical association is having none of it. those recommendations are not only confusing but are risking further spread of the virus. experts predict omicron surge across the u.s. to peak soon, but no question: our next couple of weeks will be rough. >> brennan: mar

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now a senior at savannah arts academy, she founded the shss mentorship program in her junior year to help struggling students. the covid-19 pandemic and related school closures which proved difficult for many difficulties are what prompted her to take action. her desire to help students' mental health and academic success culminated in the creation of the students helping students succeed mentorship program. ava wanted to assist her fellow students while also working to instill essential qualities like confidence, team work, and leadership in our youth. her work has been instrumental in helping students through these trying times. i'm extremely proud to represent a district where young people's work like ava is on display for the whole nation to see. she inspires me and gives me even more confidence in our future. and i want to thank her for the work she is doing in our community. i hope ava's story and work inspires other young people to find an avenue that can help their communities be successful as well. madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate rankin, georgia, for being recogn

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here in the port of savannah things have improved. when i was last here about three and a half months ago there were about 30 ships waiting to come into port. today 0, so there is a piece of light at the end of the tunnel but does not paint the real picture. the west coast ports are still backed up, over 100 ships anchored at sea. white house says hey, you know, the second half this year will be much better. but no one else seems to agree, including the federal chairman. >> i would not say i expect the supply chain issues to be worked out by the end of the year, i do not expect them and have not. what i have been saying is i expect progress to be made in the second half of this year mainly. progress, because we are not making much progress. >> we are not making much progress, and i talked about those prices, i just want to give you a sense of how much the freight rates are right now, globally up 140% from asia to the u.s. west coast, up 250%, and from asia to the u.s. east coast, up 184%. guess what, those chronically high prices, wel

good morning. >> yeah, good morning, savannah. we've seen these two industries at each other for months now. the aviation industry and the cell phone industry. the aviation industry concerned that 5g the interfere with critical cockpit technology, the cell phone industry saying that's overblown and that 5g has proven to be safe all over the world. now the cell phone industry has blinked, 5g not going live at airports around the country. >> reporter: fifth generation is officially here this morning for millions of americans. with at&t and verizon launching their ultra high speed networks overnight. after reaching a last-minute deal with the nation's airline industry. both companies say they'll temporarily limit or delay the 5g towers that are located near some airports. >> so there is a lot of work to be done. i think -- i think as we work together we'll get to the right place. >> reporter: for months the airline industry and aviation experts have warned of massive disruptions to travelers and the supply chain. at issue, the freque

into those eastern european countries, which were part of the former soviet union and use possibly savannah georgia because of the o. s. c. e's inability to fulfill its obligations demonstrates the negative effect of nato expansion or the u. s. and nato continued to conquer militarily. the territories of the countries included in the alliance lining in place, offensive weapons systems. there with this directly poses a threat to the interests of the russian federation. here i, he also had some concerns about some of the infrastructure within the o. s. c, e. so i assume criticism of not for much at which the chat, the recei it's said earlier on thursday was a neutral space will discussion where these issues could be addressed. these issues of security and the tensions particularly over eastern europe could be addressed. he talked about the issues at the moment and raised concern that what is happening in eastern europe at the moment could escalate at any moment. it seems that the risk of war in the o s. c area is now greater than ever before. in the last 30 years, for several weeks, we have b

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it is in houston, savannah, on the east coast and it just gets more and more backed up. >> a lot of these ships will say for get about it let's just go to the panama canal. there is no way the gains from 2020 can hold. are they holding up at all and firming up where are they >> absolutely. everyone thought when the rates peaked in october that that would be the beginning of the end. that rates would kick down after about two weeks, they started going back up. as that chart shows, we are back to the all-time highs. all these factories are pumping out as much product as we can to get ahead of that. there will be seasonal things in february with the chinese new year we think rates in 22 they might not stay at these levels for the year, they won't. they'll fall back to where they are today to where they were last year. >> made a great call on zim and others what are some top names for this year >> great question. zim has been like song 121 song of the set. others are the nouns corporation, they own the shipping containers. we like golar ticker glng. sblk and gnk carriers. on the shipping side

. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and welcome to "today" on this monday morning, dr. martin luther king jr. day, thank you so much for joining us, savannah and hoda are off on this monday. >> good morning, i thought it was interesting, dr. king would have turned 93 over the weekend. >> yeah, and here's a live look of course at that statue and memorial down in our nation's capital. we'll have much more on dr. king's life and legacy, and how folks are being encouraged to make it a day of service. let's get right to the top story, the winter storm taking a toll on the entire eastern half of the country. the northeast feeling the brunt, areas of snow, heavy rain, high winds as you can see there. a live look in hartford, connecticut, drivers there facing a little bit of everything. >> it's a mess. the system moved up the coast after hammering the south with a dangerous mix of snow and ice. officials in charlotte, north carolina, telling people to remain off the roads this morning unless absolutely necessary. >>

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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning everybody. welcome to "today," it is wednesday morning. >> we were trying to get david ortiz to join us live but he may be partying. because it was a big, big night for him. he got that hall of fame news. of course it was also some controversy over this year's vote. we're going to to get into all of it just ahead. >> but we want to gun this morning with the bitter cold across the country. the mud west is dealing with that. heavy snow overnight. >> millions waking up to this morning. parts of the upper mystery and new england facing sub zero temperatures. windchills reaching negative 45 in some spots. >> a storm system expected to develop of the carolinas could become a potent nor'easter before the weekend. let's get started with the shaquille brewster in des moines this morning. hi shaq. >> good morning guys. i can confirm it is bitterly cold outside right now. i brought a thermometer and the needle is around zero but the real temp

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. >> savannah, i am being clear with you right now. >> yes. >> and so if you're interested i'll continue to be clear. which is that we -- we have had direct conversations through various levels of diplomacy with putin, with russia, and most importantly with our allies and partners. >> the vice president is coming home to california tomorrow. she is set to visit san bernadino county with agriculture secretary tom vilsack. the trip will highlight the impact of the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law in november and the vice president will carry a similar message to milwaukee next week. after that she is off to honduras for the inauguration w president. >>> so you may have noticed kari hall was out for a few days. that is because she and her family are adapting to a new normal at home. you were kind enough to share with us that your daughter bella who has autism is suffering from severe food aversion. she now has a little feeding tube as we can see there. she is still smiling. she is back at home after a few days in the hospital. this must have been really hard for your family, n

assembly building has suffered significant damage, and part of the roof has thousands of people in the savannah to fight a battle protest rally against strict current of ours netherlands and pose a nation wide down 2 weeks. good show to all non essential stores, bars and restaurants. bangladesh is not the campaign to vaccinate $40000000.00 people each month. less than a 3rd of the population is vaccinated, and health officials are hoping to not late 70 percent by april. now the leader of molly's interim authority is calling for elections to be delayed the transitional government to degree. it's a whole pose next month following a military coup in 2020. now it was some held within 5 years. the west african regional blocker was as imposed sanctions and officials and this promise more if molly's leaders don't produce a plan for democratic transition that isn't by has more now from a buddha. last thursday there was the end of the national dialogue, had recommended that elections, the presidential and legislative elections will be held between 6 months and 5 years. but then the countries, the foreig