and further to the north, we have reports of moderate snow around duluth. the forecast for today is kind of, you know, just a day i should apologize for from the great lakes to new england. at least where the severe weather hit yesterday, alex, it s a sunny day. there s a lot of people cleaning up, just thousands of trees and home owners trying to get things straightened out. i m sure they are. best of luck to them. bill karins, thanks. a minnesota man spent the last month living in a glass box on display to the world in a campaign to promote healthier living. he entered the transparent apartment weighing 254 pounds. scott spent the past 30 days exercising and eating healthy. today he s going to leave that glass box for the very last time. you can see he s been out and about as well getting his exercise. scott jurgensen is joining me now from the glass box. good morning. i can see a big smile on your face. i can tell there s a difference from when you entered in that
to pull down. and even later at night, because people are leaving stores and late-night restaurantses, they ll come by and they start i think there s a guy sleeping there. oh, wow, yeah. and they follow up with me later on will say i saw you last night. wow, this is amazing what you r doing. and it is amazing, scott. what s going to be your biggest take away lesson and advice for others? that little and small changes can make a real difference. when i started this out 30 days ago, i couldn t make it 25 seconds doing jumping jacks. now with eating healthy and just getting up and moving and doing and grooving, i am a changed person. all right. it feels amazing. rock on, scott jorgenson. good for you. thanks for joining us. thank you, alex, thanks everybody. you heard of an overseas couple named will and kate.
next on msnbc saturday, tornado rampage, dozens of them terrorize the south and leave behind a trail of death and destruction. and the rampage may not be over. also ahead, budget battle. the way forward, what does a gop plan for a medicare overhaul really mean? cuba celebrates while america just might want to forget about a dark day in u.s. history. and life in a glass apartment. a man puts himself on display for all to see but what does he want to show us? good morning, everyone. welcome to msnbc saturday. i m alex whit. let s get to what s happening out there right now. a violent storm system is grinding toward the east coast as the death toll is rising in its wake. 17 people are now confirmed dead since thursday, across the states of oklahoma, arkansas, alabama and now one added for mississippi. at least three twisters touched down near jackson, mississippi, including this one. a man in tuscaloosa, alabama, described the tornado that swept right by his home. i felt t