. >> we're the babcock family from nashville, tennessee. >> two months old today. >> happy tues-yay. >> oh, no, they did not. >> it caught tues-yay. s.g., good day to have a good day, as they say. >> that was sweet. yes, everybody is celebrating, lots of cutis on our plaza in our open. good to see everybody. we have a lot coming up this week, don't we, hoda? >> we sure do. a man whose daring dream came true this week with the whole world watching. we're talking about billionaire richard branson. we'll join us to talk through sunday's historic space flight, and also what he has planned for the next phase of his journey. >> yeah. and he's going on bring along an impressive member of his virgin galactic crew. she will be with him. maybe or maybe not on his shoulder. we'll have to see. but that's going to be a good one. >> it's a busy morning. >>> let's get right to your news at 8:00. we begin with extreme weather on both sides of the country. in the northeast, severe storms led to flash flooding and forced evacuations. look at these scenes from the philly area. rescue crews busy pulling

now babcock will call a time-out. and let's see who he talks to first because he was not happy with zach hyman. and you see him, he's looking right at hyman right now. >> john: again, tomorrow, you can celebrate the tradition of the bridgestone nhl winter classic as the blackhawks take on the st. louis blues at busch stadium. that's tomorrow at 1:00 eastern on nbc. and pierre, when you look at who's on the ice, babcock has full trust in his youth. >> pierre: yeah, they got lot of layers of athleticism and you know what, this is the future. much like when he was in detroit and he had players like datsyuk and kronwall and henrik zetterberg. much the same. the baton was passed in detroit and it worked out really well and you see what he's doing here in toronto. >> john: hyman, matthews, and brown up front. zetterberg will draw. see mantha, vanek, kronwall, tatar. brendan smith is in back of them. there he is. smith holding on to it. right through the slot. shot attempt. it goes wide. vanek. defended by morgan rielly. 53

professor barbara babcock was the first member to join stanford's law school. she opposes recalling the judge who sentenced student brock turner to six months in jail for sexual assault. in an open letter released, she wrote, judges should not be responsive to public opinion. that is the essence of unbiased judging at the very heart of the american justice system. she adds, the recall movement is not a sitting strategy. >>> we are heading into the weekend this morning and it is high pressure. >> not only for the region, but a big chunk of the country dealing with well above average temperatures. we are not going to see anything different. as we get a live look out there, we see that high pressure pumping in the heat and temperatures today will rise quickly for the inland valleys. while we will catch relief along the coast, temperatures in the 60s in half moon bay and san francisco will make it into the low 70s. low 90s for the tri-valley as well as the delta. we'll talk about what else to expect as we go into the weekend as this heat continues to go up. let's h

at one time was an assistant coach for the red wings under mike babcock. the sharks will reportedly talk to babcock this week about their head coaching vacancy. that's it for sports. more news coming up after the break. >>> finally tonight this is a first. a sitting president with his very own twitter account. up until now president obama would use the white house account or his campaign account. but as of today, he's got his own personal handle -- potus. short for president of the united states. his first tweet, hello twitter, it's barack. really? six years in and they're finally giving me my own account. former president bill clinton tweeted back welcome to twitter. one question does that user name stay with the office? #asking for a friend or asking for a wife. >> very funny. they've got the pope and the president. >> they do. everyone's on. and right now, president obama has 1.58 million followers in one day. >> that's a lot. >> have a great tuesday. thanks for joining us. >> we'll see you tomorrow, bye-bye. ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller

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. >>> 15-month-old tornado victim angel babcock was buried next to her family yesterday. she was among the 40 people killed last week. >>> england's prince harry is on the caribbean island of jamaica where he inspected the defense force honor guard. it is part of his overseas tour of the jubilee of his grandmother queen elizabeth. >>> a major solar flare erupted from the surface of the sun putting on an incredible light show. it sent an explosion of plasma and charged particles in space and toward planet earth. >>> now here is an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. new doctors' guidelines say most adults should get regularly screened for colon cancer between age 50 and 75. for people at higher risk, because a close relative had the disease, doctors recommend starting screening at age 40. patients and doctors can choose between a colonoscopy or other tests, depending on the time between screenings. for more information on this and other health stories, check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> now here is an early look at how wall street will kic

the 13th victim, a toddler named angel babcock, taken off life support yesterday after being found alive in a field where the bodies of her parents and two siblings were recovered. they had all tried to take cover in neighbor jason miller's trailer home. >> when we felt it hit and go, i think it probably blacked out for everyone. nobody remembers anything after that. >> take it away from us, lord. >> reporter: also hard hit, west liberty, kentucky, where amateur video captures still more of friday's terror. 21 people died in kentucky and many others are stunned to be alive. >> you couldn't see nothing. and it just like -- i just thought we was going to die. >> don't worry about asking questions. >> reporter: back in henryville, indiana, folks starved for information, crowded into a community meeting late this afternoon. >> the power company is working very hard to get power restored. >> reporter: among the most urgent concerns, the henryville schools which took a direct hit from the tornado that sent walls crumbling and buses flying. kids are out of school right now while officials make

jason miller lived next door to angel babcock's family in indiana and was racing to help them when he was picked up and thrown by the tornado. he joins us from the university of louisville hospital. jason, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i understand that you saw the babcock family lying face down, holding hands and praying. you went outside to try to ask them to come to your mobile home. is that how it happened? >> well, what actually happened was when i stepped outside the door to see how close it was, i saw what i thought was a funnel cloud coming down. i just shouted out, "tornado" and i heard somebody yell. i looked over and they were outside of their house. so i ran over and i told them to come. they were in a trailer. i said, come over here. we had a double wide, but i thought it would be a little safer. i grabbed a little girl and they each grabbed a child and we ran over. i told them to get in the hallway. we dropped down in the hallway. i wasn't quite aware of how close it was. i went back outside. when i saw how close it was, that's when i went back inside. i told

. >> angel babcock's grandfather made the agonizing decision, her mother, father and siblings were killed by the tornado that left their home in a pile of broken metal. the girl was found in a field. the storms which tore a path through the midwest killed at least 39 people. damage from the system was felt as far as florida where dozens were injured and homes damaged or destroyed. >> more of the deadly storms in the midwest are also taking their toll on insurance companies. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning to you. the insurance industry could face substantial losses this year after this weekend's deadly tornados in the midwest and south. it could be days before estimates are available but one risk modeling firm says this year's storm season is running 30% ahead of averages. until last year it was rare for a series of tornados to cause $1 billion in losses. futures are lower off a midweek for the market with concerns over greece's debt crisis. china is lowering its forecast raising concerns that the world's second

one of those gone, 15-month-old angel babcock. after the storm, first responders found the toddler fighting for her life in this field. her mom, dad, and two brothers already dead. yesterday angel passed away after being pulled from life support. her grandfather shared his emotions just before he made the agonizing decisions. >> my pastor's going to go in with me, and we're going to pray. we're going to pray there, and i'm going to tell that little girl that -- i'm going to tell her that it's time for her to meet her mommy and daddy. >> reporter: while those left behind now fight through their overwhelming grief as they face the difficult struggle to survive. jay gray, nbc news, henryville, indiana. >>> well, elsewhere, tomorrow is super tuesday with 424 delegates at stake in 11 states. a new national nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows the combative primary season has taken a toll on the republican party. 40% of all adults say the long republican nominating process has given them a less favorable impression of the party. 70

a toddler was found alive after a series of tornados and we have learned that angel babcock has died. she was taken off of life support today. the girls' parent and siblings were killed by the tornado. her grandfather spoke to abc's scott at kins. >> i'm tile still trying to get out of the field. >> camouflaged by twisted metal and broke. >> i have never been through anything like this. it is horrible. >> jack knew there was a storm that fateful friday. when it passed he made a quick trip to run some errands. >> we were going to pay the water bill and they told us there's there were people hurt at the lumber company and that made me think of my daughter and her kids. >> reporter: as he approached the mobile home park it hit him. >> as we got closer, i thought oh, my god, oh, my god. >> reporter: his 20-year-old daughter mariah wasn't there. >> we got out and we just started calling her name. we were walking through mud and water. it was really horrible. >> reporter: mariah, her long-time boyfriend, 21-year-old joe babcock and their children did not make it. >> little boy was lying on

today, 14-month-old angel babcock died. she had been found alive, critically injured in a field, after being thrown 150 yards from her home. her parents, brother and sister were all killed. meanwhile, in kentucky, 20 are dead. in west liberty, kentucky, utter destruction. >> i just thought we was going to die. at the end, i just thought, you know, it was over. >> reporter: today, in west liberty, they were back at it, across the region, family, friends, total strangers came together, helping hands and gloves picking up what mother nature destroyed. mary birch and her husband don't know anyone in marysville, indiana, but they came. >> i couldn't imagine all my things laying all over the -- all over the ground. i couldn't. >> reporter: that's why you're here? >> absolutely. everybody does a little bit, it will get much better faster. >> reporter: everyone has a story. in alabama, greg cook lost his home, but only cared about finding his best friend, coco. he did. beating mother nature. you know what really strikes you as you

today, angel babcock was removed from life support due to the severity of her injuries. she was found 150 yards from where her family's home stood. the parents, brother and sister were all killed as well. jay gray is in lyhenryville, alabama. >> the echo of chain saws cuts through a community sered to its core. mother nature may have delivered the first violent shock, but clearly the fight here is far from over. an army of volunteers pull ing out and piling up what they can. the weapons in this war to survive include front loaders, backhoes, and at times along the front lines of this disaster, the battle is hand-to-hand combat. >> people from everywhere coming to help and just this the fact that in a time like this that people can come, people that don't even know each other can help and bring what resources we have. >> reporter: many understand the fickle nature of the storms and the real possibility they could be next. >> it's incredible. by the grace of god, ten miles south and it would have been me. i couldn't imagine. i couldn't imagine all of my things laying all o

a name and face that detective babcock knew quite well from an encounter in 1999 when babcock was working the vice unit in albuquerque. >> the vice unit was watching a particular prostitute. we see a vehicle pick this girl up drive to a remote location. we approach the vehicle, open the door, the first words out of this girl's mouth who's a known prostitute was that he was trying to kill her. >> and the man in the car was? >> lorenzo montoya. >> lorenzo montoya. a short, powerfully built man in his 30s who was known to have an equally short temper and a taste for prostitutes. babcock says he saw marks on the woman's throat and that she told him montoya looked like he was enjoying it. >> did you believe her story? >> yes. >> so lorenzo was arrested for charges beyond just patronizing a prostitute? >> yes, he was. >> that felony assault charge against lorenzo montoya went nowhere because the victim later refused to testify. but it was had happened next that really focused the detectives' attention. in 2006, years after being caught in the act of choking one prostitute, lorenzo montoya was c

this is by author richard babcock created this for his family, because he was tired of hauling a tree, cleaning up after it, watering it. this is such a sleek, modern design, these are wood and they're just slats and you hang it from the ceiling. you can hang it high and put presents underneath and you can use any ornament that you want. >> he's used the overnightments just as the branches are. >> you cannot even have a tree, you can have a decal. you can put the gifts right over here? >> and this is a wall decal. it's a giant stick they're you peel and stick. this is actually a limited edition from an author named christopher dabble. it's not just a sticker, it's a work of art and if you wanted to, you could leave it up all year long. they're about 1$125 and a lot o well known artists actually created their versions of trees. >> you have given us lots of options if we haven't gotten a tree yet. >>> coming up, delicious holiday cookie recipes. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on "today's" holiday kitchen, we are baking a fresh batch of christmas cookies. we have got

. >> for detectives like todd babcock, it all seemed to add up except for one thing. the crime lab had determined that one of the unidentified sets of remains, jane doe number 7, was a young black female. >> when they told us they had a young black girl, i thought, i didn't have a young black girl on my list. >> for medical investigator wendy honeyfield, the bones of jane doe number 7 and her pichk-tipped acrylic nails were a beguiling puzzle. >> she's like a lot of other cases that we have skeletal remains that come in and there's so much work that's always done behind the scenes to get them identified that nobody really ever sees. >> for the detectives who were trying to catch a serial killer, those remains represented a wildcard with staggering implications. what if the west mesa gravedigger was a prolific transient? what if jane doe number 7 was just the first of many victims the gravedigger brought to the west mesa from somewhere else? >> who was she? where did she come from? how did she get to albuquerque? not all those questions have been answered as of yet. >>