ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. southern discomfort. severe weather sweeping through the nation s southeast. it s developing news right now on msnbc saturday. plus, a fungus to fear. it is a killer that doctors have no way of stopping and right now doctors are very concerned. plus, spongebob s life-saving lesson. why a young girl is alive today because of it. good morning, everyone. i m alex witt. it s 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. out west. severe weather is slamming different parts of the country. look at that lightning there. hail, thunderstorms as well, all threatening different regions in the south today. that s new orleans. colorado is dealing with winter weather advisories for heavy snow and the thunderstorms are expected throughout the day in the midwest. for the latest, i m joined here in studio by a very busy meteorologist, bill karins. they couldn t finish