with us. >> good morning, everyone. the severe threat still continues across the mississippi and tennessee valley. things have changed here in the last 24 hours. now currently an enhanced risks ac illinois into portions of morning.s as a squall line continues to move. million throughout your afternoon under risk. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. >>> so very cool air from the west here, that's going to stick around and actually move east into the weekend. these upper 70s t and 8t you're seeing for the south, that's going to be a distant memory pretty soon. >>> so, oe again, severe weather. it is tracking east. after today things start to really get better. >> that's a relief to hear. janessa, thank you. >>> ve is on the course. a world famous golfer helped a man pull off the proposal of a lifetime at the players championship. sergio garcia invited this man's e.rlfriend inside the ropes onto the cours ricardo met her on the 17th hole. he popped the question. you can tell by the reaction she accepted the proposal. he also

rescued when her car was surrounded by water. in mississippi roads were closed in yazoo county and residents had to leave their homes and find higher ground. a weekend of violent weather leaving destruction behind. dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> there are winter storms wreaking havoc from the midwest to maine. in colorado drivers were nearly buried by an avalanche along i-70. >> it's not going to come down here, is it. >> no, that is. >> is it? it's slowing down. holy [ bleep ]. >> it's over that car right now. >> oh my god. it ain't going to come this way, is it? >> amazing how they a winter blast also hit st. louis. snow buried the gateway to the west then crept northeast, blankets millions across the region. in pennsylvania overnight a crash killed two teens and injured a third along a snow-covered road just north of philadelphia. police believe weather played a role in that accident. let's turn to meteorologist michelle grossman who's tracking the storm system. michelle, good morning. >> good morning. that's my hometown. i was just looking at that. we're looking at a tricky commu

rage again. ten reported from texas to tennessee, mississippi to louisiana. four were spotted causing wide-spread damage. >> i've been here off and on for 70-81 years. i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: in arkansas, three touched down. one destroying this home, injuring those inside. >> i don't even know what i'm looking at here. everything is gone. >> yes. here is the beams. wrought iron beams. more or less collapsed on to everything. >> reporter: across town, gary going through what ask important after the soybean farm storage shop was destroyed. >> it won't take long to do it. we'll be right back where we were. >> reporter: now clean up. families sifting through anything that could be salvageable. the damage here widespread, but they are thankful it wasn't far worse. perspective from the heartland. >> won't even know what happened in a few months from now. >> reporter: after so much loss. steve patterson, northbound news, scott, arkansas. >>> this morning the university of southern california is being thrown into the spotlight after a u.s. student identified as the so

mississippi roads were closed in yazoo cntd sidents had to leave their homes and find higher ground. a weekend of violent weather leaving destruction behind. dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> winter storms are wreaking havoc from the midwest to maine. in colorado drivers were nearly buried by an avalanche along i-70. >> it's not going to come down here, is it? >> no, that is -- >> is it? it's slowing down. holy [ bleep ]. >> it's over that car right now. >> oh my god. it ain't going to come this way, is it? a winter blast also hit st. louis. snow buried the gateway to the west then crept northeast, blanketing millions across the region. let's turn to meteorologist michelle grossman who's tracking this system. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. good news is severe weather has moved out. we are looking at the snow moving out as well. we have some snow left over, boston, bal harbour. i will quickly move out. a few advisories and warnings left over. they will drop off quickly. it will be a slow commute for many in the northeast this morning. that storm system moves out back behin

watching areas of the mississippi river, still in gejor flood s in many areas north of st. louis, up towards davenport. the big sioux river, the areas around dell rapids, the town is sandbagged. it looks like they may have crested over the louisiana that's a little short of what was predicted. that's one of the stories we'll be watching as we t gooughout the day today. here's a closer look at your day ahead. we areg watchinat rain and storm system moving from areas of the middle of the country through the southeast today. as mentioned we could see isolated strong to severe storms rt storms, especially in aas of alabama. this evening that line of showers and storms heads toward atninta. the beg of the week quiet, the end of the week a little more active. >> thanks, bill. >>> justin timberlake is lending a helping hand to the midwest flood victims. >> we are all here tonight making a donation. >> over the weekend,mb lake's "man of the woods" tour stopped at omaha. j.t. announced all portion of ticket sales from the show would be donated to assist flood relief in the metro omaha area th

river flood map. we're still watching areas of the mississippi river, still in major flood stage in many areas north of st. louis, up towards davenport. the big sioux river, the areas around dell rapids, the town is sandbagged. it looks like they may have crested over the louisiana couple of hours. that's a little short of what was predicted. that's one of the stories we'll be watching ase wstorms, especi of alabama. this evening that line of showers and storms heads toward atlanta. the beginning of the week quiet, the end of the week a little more active. >> thanks, bill. >>> justin timberlake is lending a helping hand to the midwest flood victims. >> we are all here tonight making a donation. >> over the weekend, timberlake's "man of the woods" tour stopped at omaha. j.t. announced a portion of all ticket sales from the show would be donated to assist flood relief in the metro omaha area that sustained catastrophic flooding over recent weeks. >>> an nfl legend announces his retirement. and from the fender to the dinner table? the states getting ready to put road kill on the menu.

the mississippi valley arkansas as well. we'll continue to watch that throughout the day. now, on the other side, we continue to track major snowstorm across denver into the dakotas throughout the afternoon. accumulation, look at this, near a foot in some areas. so spring is on the man, this is a complex storm system. very gusty winds, up to about 60 miles per hour. >> hope people stay safe in that. thank you, janessa. >> a shocking story involving admissions into the nation's elite colleges. it is the largest admissions fraud in history. in its web it's trapped some of the biggest celebrities and top c.e.o.s with parents allegedly using their fame and wealth to get their children into schools like yale, georgetown, stanford, and usc among others. the operation dubbed varsity blues was a bribery scheme involving high-profile parents. desperate housewives star felicity lori huffman is charged. here's nbc's pete williams. >> reporter: some of the most elite, yale, stanford, ucl, eight in all. the fbi said the unwittingly students with inflated test scores paid for by their parents.

, mississippi, and tennessee valley. potential for severe weather. but the tradeoff, there is going to be that warm-up. look at all the 70s and near 80-degree temperatures across the south. now, we're going to dry out across the west coast highs to southern california to finish out your spring break. that transitions more into the northeast for saturday afternoon, but, man, everyone's going to be talking about daytime highs. they are back in the 70s. we start to clear out for the upper midwest, and then that cooler air makes a final comeback. >> it's coming back. >> sorry. >> it happens. >>> but today here's the good news. today is opening day. 15 parks. we have that to look forward to. >> and the weekend. >> that's right. >>> just ahead, the remarkable story of an american hero who received his country's highest military honor. . try new clean freak! it has three times the cleaning power of the leading spray to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. and it's great for bathrooms! just keep pumping the power nozzle to release a continuous burst of mist and make quick work of big jobs. it e

still continues across the mississippi and tennessee valley. things have changed here in the last 24 hours. now currently an enhanced risk across illinois into portions of ohio this morning. as a squall line continues to move. 38 million throughout your afternoon under risk.that's goi memory pretty soon. >>> so, once again, severe weather. it is tracking east. after today things start to really get better. >> that's a relief to hear. janessa, thank you. >>> love is on the course. a world famous golfer helped a man pull off the proposal of a lifetime at the players championship. sergio garcia invited this man's girlfriend inside the ropes onto the course. ricardo met her on the 17th hole. he popped the question. you can tell by the reaction she accepted the proposal. he also gave them $20,000 for their wedding. how about that? >> maybe he'll get an invitation. we could see president trump's veet toe today and more legal troubles for his former campaign chairman. my joints... they hurt. the pain and swelling. the tenderness. the psoriasis. tina: i had to find something that worked on a

again. ten were reported from texas to tennessee, mississippi to louisiana where four were spotted causing widespread damage. >> i've been here off and on for 70, 81 years and i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: in arkansas, three touched down. one destroying this home, injury two inside. both expected to recover. i don't even know what i'm looking at. everything is gone. >> here's the beams, the red iron beams. it just more or less collapsed onto everything. >> reporter: across town, gary downs is getting what's important after his soybean farms storage shop was shredded. >> it won't take long to redo it. we'll be right back where we were. >> reporter: now clean-up. families sifting through the wreckage, searching for anything that could be salvageable. the damage here widespread, but they're thankful it wasn't far worse. perspective from the heart land. >> won't even know what happened a few months from now. >> reporter: after so much lost. steve patterson, nbc news, scott, arkansas. >> now to that frightening jaguar attack in arizona, this morning the zoo where a wo