good morning. cat 4. hurricane bill strengthens to a powerful storm overnight. this as a tornado tears through a busy shopping center in texas and strong storms pound parts of the east coast. breaking his silence. dr conrad murray, michael jackson s personal physician and the focus of a manslaughter investigation, speaks out for the first time since the pop star s death. > because of all that is going on, i am afraid to return phone calls or use my e-mail. and he had even more to say in his first interview. and arrested just hours after our exclusive interview with the first survivor champion, richard hatch, police take him back to jail. what happened? we ll ask his sister and his attorney in an exclusive interview today, wednesday, august 19th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning and welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer along with natalie morales this morning, who s in for ann, who was supposed to be in for me
8:00 now on a wednesday morning. it s the 19th day of august 2009. we ve steppe outside to say hi good morning. to the nice people who are cat 4. spending some of their time with hurricane bill strengthens to a us this morning here on powerful storm overnight. rockefeller plaza. i m matt lauer along with this as a tornado tears through a busy shopping center in texas natalie morales and al roker. and strong storms pound parts of the east coast. natalie s in because ann got stuck in bad weather. breaking his silence. dr conrad murray, michael ann was in for meredith and this jackson s personal physician and is getting too confusing. the focus of a manslaughter i m sure she was on the first flight out this morning, though, instigation, speaks out for the first time since the pop making it home safe. star s death. she s not on the plane, she s > asleep. got anybody on vacation here? because of all that is going on, i am afraid to return phone ladi, who s wearing shorts