closer to becoming a princess, her relatives are opening up to us about her surprising roots. her relatives are opening up to us about her surprising roots. today, march 10, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this thursday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m matt lauer. the storm we have been talking about for 48 hours is slowly making its way into our area. it will make for a sense couple of days in the northeast, especially for people in flood-prone area. we are talking as much as five, maybe even six inches of rain in some places. in new jersey, governor chris christie has declared a state of emergency. this is part of the same smm that slammed the south wednesday with tornadoes, rain and high winds. by the time it is through more than 100 million americans will be affected by the storm. details coming up. also ahead, mel gibson is set to plead no contests to charges he hit his now ex-girlfriend. is justice being served? did the