and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. and i m matt lauer. if you re watching the weather, you could see some strong storms from texas all of the way up to michigan. that follows monday s system that produces dozens of tornadoes. fortunately there are no reports of serious injuries. we re going the get the latest and al s forecast. also ahead, casey anthony trial was brought to an unexpected halt on monday as judge admonished lawyers on both sides from bickering. is that case now headed for a mistrial? we ll talk about that, and we ll talk about the new report that highlights the alarming rise in dangerous food allergies in children. we ll tell you the details on that. also this morning, shocking new claim from latoya jackson. she says her brother michael was scared for his life and believed someone would attempt to assassinate him. let s begin with the stop stories of the morning. savannah guthrie is there. good morning to you. good mornin