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alarming incidents in florida under investigation this morning. a deadly shooting at one popular hot spot. on another beach, a fight quickly es canlating, a gun drawn with police launching a frantic chase. >> drop the [ bleep ] gun! >> we're live with the latest. campaign controversy, donald trump facing criticism after this warning at a weekend rally if he loses the election. >> it is going to be a blood bath. >> just ahead, reaction from voters in washington. and how trump's campaign is defending those remarks. rigged result? vladimir putin wins re-election. the vote never in doubt despite a handful of demonstrations and protests at the polls. nbc news questioning the russian leader overnight. >> mr. president, is this what you call democracy? >> his response and what he's

saying publicly for the first time about the death of his we're live at buckingham palace. those stories, plus remarkable rescue. a group of women race into action to save a friend as she was being mauled by a cougar. >> it was the epitome of true friendship and love and action. >> their dramatic story in their own words. and let the madness begin. cheers of joy on campuses coast to coast as the fields for the mens and women's college basketball tournament are

revealed, from the top seeds to those cinderella stories. we'll have everything you need to know to fill out your brackets today, monday, march 18th, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and a good monday morning to you. thanks for starting your week off with us. we've got laura jarrett with us while savannah and hoda enjoy time off with their families. i know you're excited about march madness. >> i'm so happy to be with you this week. i will need a little help filling out my bracket. >> i got you. this is the best time of the year for college football fans. the tournament -- excuse me, college basketball fans. >> i was going to say, i don't know that much about march madness, but i do know it is about basketball. >> yes. >> not football. >> it is a monday morning, it is

a monday morning. we'll get to college basketball, the tournament in just a few mes south, a 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged as an adult after pulling a gun on spring breakers there. all this comes as authorities are taking extra precautions across the state. miami beach now activating an emergency midnight curfew. >> nbc's sam brock has been covering the spring break crackdown for weeks, he joins us with the very latest. sam, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, laura, good morning. no incidents, no major shootings, however chaos did erupt in other parts of florida, namely a trio of shootings

overnight in jacksonville, beach florida, three people injured, one person killed, and an entire city shaken as police search for suspects. overnight, terror at a spring break hot spot, a shooting in jacksonville beach, florida, leaving one dead and two -- three injured. >> 80 people were running down the street, watching you drop to his knees. >> reporter: the shooting there were multiple incidents, at least one involving a gang member, and warning -- >> i want you to come to jacksonville beach, i want you to live here, i want you to visit, but if you break the law, we're going to put you in jail. >> reporter: it's not the only town facing issues as spring break heats up. >> we've got a fight over there. >> reporter: in new smyrna beach, florida, north of orlando, a fight escalating, and video clearly shows a beach goer taking out a firearm, prompting volusia sheriff's deputies to draw their weapons on a suspect

that's only 16. he rushed through crowds of spring growing. >> there was a tension that was building people were, in fact, intoxicated and we could see it. that causes friction. >> reporter: the city reenforcing its hardline against revelers, with measures and messaging. >> this isn't working anymore. >> it's not us, it's you. >> reporter: paying dividends during a tricky time for all cities here. >> how effective would you say so far all of these measures have been? >> so far we are pleased. we've had no acts of violence. >> reporter: back to jacksonville beach now, police said the response time was zero as there was a footprint already of officers there with spring break, of course, and st.

patrick's day at the same time. craig, back to you. >> sam brock for us there in florida, sam, thank you. turning now to the 2024 race, president biden and donald trump are ramping up their campaigns, and over the weekend mr. trump sparking controversy at a rally, saying there will be a, quote, blood bath, if he loses in november. nbc's garrett haake covers the trump campaign for us, garrett, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning, that comment drawing a lot of attention as republicans and democrats debate both what the former president actually said, and what he may have meant by it and it comes as the biden campaign announces a record fund-raising haul for what will clearly be a bitter and expensive campaign to come. donald trump on the attack. what he claims are the criminal migrants crossing the southern border, and destroying the country. >> they're not people, in my opinion, but i'm not allowed to say that, because the radical left says that's a terrible thing to say.

these are animals. okay? >> reporter: but it was his use of the word blood bath during a riff about chinese car make ers that's creating new headlines and lakes for his campaign. >> putting a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not going to be able to sell those cars. if i get elected -- now, if i don't get elected, it's going to be a blood bath for the whole -- that's going to be the least of it. it's going to be a blood bath for the country. that will be the least of it. the biden campaign seizing on the remark, and rejecting the trump campaign's claim that it was about only cars. >> the idea that they're going to be able to spin their way out of this today is ridiculous. because every single day donald trump is promoting and endorsing and encouraging political violence on the stump -- >> reporter: elected republicans largely shrugging off the comment, including mr. trump's former vp turned rival mike pence who has said he will not endorse his former boss's reelection campaign.

>> i see him departing from the mainstream conservative agenda. that has defined the republican party over the last 40 years. >> reporter: the biden campaign announcing a record fund-raising haul of 53 million in february leaving the campaign flush with $155 million in the bank. on saturday night, the president attending washington's gridiron dinner, joking about real and fictitious accomplishments, including rigging the super bowl for taylor swift. the 81-year-old also cracking a joke that his 10:00 p.m. speech came, quote, six hours past my bedtime. now, former president trump also drawing bipartisan condemnation this weekend for continuing to refer to people charged or convicted of january 6th related crimes as, quote, hostages, who he now says he would pardon if he's reelected. those comments keeping january 6th in the headline at a time when most other republicans would simply like to move on. laura? >> garrett haake, getting ready for another busy week, my

friend, thank you. >> you bet. vladimir putin with a landslide victory after three days of voting that offered no real alternatives. while there were some protests, he used his victory speech to declare russia is united behind him. nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons is in moscow for us once again. he was actually at that news conference. he questioned putin directly. keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. late last night president putin responding to a question from nbc news describing the death of his opponent alexei navalny as, quote, an unfortunate incident. speaking after russian officials say he won the election with 87% of the vote, a result criticized by western leaders as un-democratic. this morning, president putin beginning another six years in power, after an election that saw dye poured into ballot boxes

arson attacks, and drone strikes russia blamed on ukraine. putin won the biggest victory of his leadership, russian officials say, after years of crushing opposition leaders like alexei navalny, who told us he voted by writing initials on the ballot. nbc news was the first international news organization to question the russian leader after the election. >> journalist evan gershkovich spent this election in prison. boris, who opposes your war in ukraine, wasn't allowed to stand against you. and alexei navalny died in one of your prisons during your campaign. mr. president, is this what you call democracy? that's life, putin said, and in his answer suggested he had agreed to release navalny on the condition he never returned to russia. days later, his outspoken critic was dead. putin says.

hid widow yulia >> you know, those are people and they're staying abroad. >> her husband died in prison. >> the longer they stay abroad, the longer they stay abroad, the less connection they have with their own country. >> reporter: this morning president putin being congratulated by countries like iran, china and north korea. while spokesperson for the national security council saying the elections are obviously not free or fair, given how mr. putin has imprisoned opponents

and prevents others from running against him. craig? >> good work, my friend. thank you. we're also following breaking news in the middle east. israel launching a new raid on gaza's main hospital even as the push for a cease-fire takes a new step. raf sanchez is in tel aviv for us. good morning, raf. what is the latest on the ground in gaza? >> reporter: laura, this morning al shifa hospital, the largest medical facility in the gaza strip is once again a battlefield. israeli forces stormed inside early this morning. they say they're chasing senior hamas leaders and that an explosive was detonated towards their troops. palestinian health officials say this is another example of israel targeting medical facilities, a potential war crime, and that there are multiple casualties at the hospital. now, there are thousands of palestinian civilians sheltering there. they are hoping for safety, but they are also hoping for food.

over the weekend, the first of those aid ships carrying food arrived in gaza. humanitarian organizations say it is a start. but to really fend off the potential famine in gaza, you need much more food coming in, and coming in by land, and guys, all of this bringing fresh urgency to those cease-fire talks under way in qatar, an israeli official tells me israel's top spy chief is leading the delegation to those talks, based around a frame work of a six-week cease-fire in exchange for the release of around 40 hostages. laura? >> raf, as those talks continue, meanwhile, israel's prime minister is reacting to calls for a new election, what are you hearing from netanyahu? >> reporter: yeah. the prime minister making clear he is furious about this speech from senate majority leader chuck schumer. he calls it completely inappropriate. he said israel is not a banana republic that can be pushed around by the united states. he also said he is moving ahead

with a plan to attack the city of rafah in southern gaza. he says that is necessary to destroy hamas. the white house says it will be a disaster without a credible plan to evacuate the more than a million palestinian civilians sheltering in the city. laura? >> raf sanchez, thank you. a washington state woman survived a terrifying cougar attack is sharing her incredible story this morning. five women on a long bike ride. this is about 30 miles outside seattle when a cougar jumped out of the woods and attacked one of the women. despite the best efforts to get the cougar to run away, the animal soon had her head clenched in its jaw. >> i knew every second what was going on. i was poking at it and trying to poke his eyeballs out and get up his nose and pry his mouth with my hand. >> about 15 minutes into the battle, the cougar loosened its jaws. keri was able to get away. the group managed to get a bike

on the animal and hold it down until help finally arrived. trauma to her face and permanent nerve damage, but says she's just thankful to be alive. can you imagine? >> cougars are just out and loose now? >> i guess in washington. >> glad she's okay. we have a lot more to get to this morning, including the best time of year for college basketball fans. the fields are set for the men's and women's ncaa basketball tournaments. the madness is here. jesse kirsch joins us with everything you need to know. how is your bracket looking? >> reporter: good morning, my bracket is not busted yet. i bet there are a lot of college

basketball fans out there booking flights and hotels today, we now know who's in and where every team will play, we're talking about between women and men, 136 schools, now getting ready for their chance in the big dance. from first timers to tournament regulars. >> can they win another national championship? >> reporter: this morning college campuses nationwide waking up with hoop dreams. because the march madness brackets are set. >> just want our side to win a basketball game. >> reporter: hats off to the men's squad from florida, making their first ever tournament appearance. >> what we did, it wasn't given. it was earned. >> reporter: it's no surprise others, like the iowa hawkeyes women are back in the big dance. led by superstar caitlin clark, who is not only having a record-breaking season, but has been helping the women's game surge in popularity. >> if we want to reach our goals

in march we have to find ways to win that aren't always pretty. >> reporter: we don't know who's playing in the national championships yet. but ticket resale site tickpick says as of last night its cheapest ticket for the women's title game was $419, more than double the minimum price to see the men play. beyond star power, the brackets also have plenty of underdogs. >> the peacocks return to the ncaa tournament. >> reporter: including america's 2022 favorite, the st. peter's peacocks, who became the first men's 15 seed to reach the elite eight. >> the time winding down, he gets the bucket! >> reporter: even before the madness officially begins, march's conference tournaments producing upsets and buzzer beaters. on sunday duquesne beat bcu, clinching a men's tournament spot for the first time in almost 50 years. >> my goodness! >> reporter: but the party started a little too early when confetti began falling mid game. >> we're going to have to stop

playing. we can't see our nose. the players can't work on this court. confetti is everywhere! >> reporter: now every team is back to square one. it is time to go dancing. make sure you lock in your bracket picks before the first rounds. that's thursday for the men and friday for the women. and the question here in cleveland is, will we be seeing caitlin clark flay for a national title right there next month? craig and laura, back to you. >> all right. thanks, jesse. >> who do you like? >> i don't know. i'm asking you. >> i always pull for the lady gamecocks. >> okay. i will take my lead from you. >> mr. roker, who do you like? >> i like that kyrie irving shot at the end of the mavs game. that was pretty amazing. >> i love that you have become an nba fan. >> i'm telling you, you know, it's better late than never. while the nba's hot, not so hot down to the southeast. 23 million people under freeze warnings. they had a couple of freeze watches and advisories down through louisiana.

this afternoon, temperatures about 10 to 15 degrees below average. bristol 49. atlanta 59 degrees. that's seven degrees below average. dallas at 61 for a high today. tomorrow morning, you will be 27 in nashville. macon 32. raleigh 33. washington, d.c. not so bad for the cherry blossoms. a low of 35. they're at peak right now. it shouldn't be a big problem. the good news is there is a quick, quick freeze and a big rebound. little rock, by wednesday you're at 74 degrees. nashville, you're in the mid-60s. charlotte low 70s. savannah, you are in the 70s as well. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. i really like you. i don't even live near water. whoa, these arrived so fast.

i know, right? you're about to get posterized. i'm going to shatter that glass. come on, let's go. dicks dot- ( ♪♪ ) good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing a clear and cool start as you get ready to head out. temperatures in the mid-40s in dublin, 46 in san jose, and low 50s for oakland as well as san francisco. and after a cool start, it's going to be a beautiful day. our high temperatures in the mid-70s, and we're going to have a cooldown as we head throughout the week. as we officially begin spring, it's going to feel more like winter this weekend, with some off and on rai weather. guys >> feels like we got our first taste of spring this weekend, right? i got a little spoiled thank you, al. still ahead, questions swirling about princess kate the palace originally said she would return to public duties by easter now that time line might be changing

meanwhile, back here, target rolling out a major change for those self-checkout lines, the new restrictions you need to know about, and what it could mean for the future of retail shopping. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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new plans to remember the victims of a horrible crash at a san francisco bus stop. >> this as we learn the third victim died yesterday and an infant is still fighting for its life. the tragedy unfolded saturday when an suv slammed into a bus shelter near the west portal muni station. it stunned neighbors yesterday, leaving dozens of bouquets and momentos at that site. so far, police are saying little about the investigation with the alleged driver in the hospital. a memorial is planned for 5:00 p.m. tonight at that site. organizers are inviting people to bring flowers and stuffed animals. new developments this morning in the tri-valley, after a fire destroyed a high school gym. this happened last night at amador valley high school in pleasanton. now, that school gym is a total loss, but this is considered to be the small gym on the school's campus. the larger main gym not impacted at all. school is reportedly expected to go as planned, so students have to go to school. there's still no word on how the

fire started. let's get a look at the forecast for this monday morning. >> it looks great today. it's going to be in the mid-70s and sunny, very warm temperatures for this time of year. and it's going to be nice to have a little taste of spring early for today and tomorrow, but then it's going to gradually cool off as we go throughout the week. by friday into the weekend, we'll see rain coming back and temperatures only headed up for 60 degrees for some of our warmer spots inland. in san francisco, expect a high of about 64 today, 61 tomorrow, and you can see that cooling trend, at least we will have the dry weather for a while. rain will be coming back for the weekend.

♪ back at 7:30 now with a live look at the iconic cherry blossoms lining the national

mall and the tidal basin in washington, d.c. as al mentioned. the national park service declared they have hit peak bloom, it's the second earliest on record after a warm winter. >> kudos to the photographer down in d.c. giving us that shot and speaking of beautiful sights from our nation's capital, looky, looky peter alexander has joined us. while savannah and hoda enjoy some time out. you saw those blossoms >> we went to see the blossoms p yesterday. the best part was tourists toda. we will start with the mounting questions about princess kate. >> yeah. trying to pick the right day the best day it was supposed to be eight days ago. we went. boom, it was gorgeous. thanks for having me here today. we will start with the mounting questions about princess kate. >> yeah. she's remained out of the public eye since christmas day. she had that planned abdominal surgery, and she missed another high-profile event over the weekend. >> molly hunter at her post this morning. molly, good morning to you >> reporter: good morning.

right here another buckingham palace, that's right, anothe high-profile event over the weekend without kate, the princess of wales. how she's coping after talking with her friends take a look. this week prince william will be back out and about at royal engagement while his wife princess kate, the princess of wails, remains out of sight, upset according to friends by the way this week has played out. >> as parents of three young children, i think that's when it got very hard. >> reporter: despite the increased royal load, the sunday times reports those close to william say the wales family bubble is his top priority over the weekend on their official instagram page, the prince and princess of wales wished everyone a happy st. patrick's day. the parade, an event the princess of wales has attended in the past, stunning in green, but, of course, no sign of her this year as she recovers. the paper also suggests we may

not see kate until mid-april. >> resuming public duties, that definitely won't b until after the children go back after their school holidays. that's on april 17th. >> reporter: when we do, that might be a chance for kate to address her recovery period in public the sunday times spoke with numerous friends kate of recent weeks, and reports that she's been fully aware of the feeding frenzy around that picture and won't be pressured to respond. one source telling the paper, she is not a show pony but the next opportunity for a photo taken by kate, like all her children's birthdays, maybe little louie's 6th birthday on april 23rd no word yet on whether or not that will be taken by his mom or by a professional photographer in an interview yesterday with the bbc, princess diana's brother charles spencer compared the public attention on his late sister with the current scrutinies swirling around kate. >> look at the current princess of wales do you think the dangers of that

online almost sort of conspiracy world are more poe taent than the press intrusion that you in you have fought against? >> no, i think it was more dangerous bac have fought against? >> no, i think it was more dangerous back in the day. >> reporter: do you worry about what will happen to the truth? >> i do. >> reporter: we will see prince william at an event, we will be listening closely to see if there's any news on the state of his wife >> all right molly hunter there from buckingham palace. thank you. there is a lot to unpack here daisy mcandrew is also there for us daisy, good morning, any time there are health issues, obviously the time lines change, but everyone is so focused here because the palace originally said she would resume her duties by easter now it appears it will be later. at some point, do you think she might actually come forward and talk about her health issues >> reporter: do you know what, guys, i hate to use the cliche, i told you so, but here on nbc, i have been saying for months,

not just weeks, that i believe, i firmly believe when kate is back to full fighting fitness, when she is back on her feet, she will choose a time and occasion to discuss publicly what it is that she's been going through. and the reason i think she wants to do it that way round is and has always been, i believe, because of protecting her children we know that william and kate are passionate about making sure they have some sort of privacy, and some sort of normal childhood. i think they believe that allowing those children to know exactly what's going on, to know that their mother has some serious medical condition, was something they weren't willing to do. >> for some time now, kate and william have by and large been the most popular of the royals has any of this hurt her image there with the british public? >> reporter: i think you have to disassociate two groups of people here, the british public and the british media and the

global media i think kate and william have done themselves a bit of damage when it comes to the media's trust in the handouts, in the paragr paragraphs they're handing out and i think the media has been cross about that but i don't think it's damaged their popularity with the general british public the latest comment we got wa a week ago, it was before after the fury over this photo took place. but that poll put kate, followed by william, as the most popular and staying the most popular of the british family >> you are talking about it this days trying to figure out what's going on with princess kate. a lot more forthcoming is king charles. we've heard a lot about him and his cancer treatments he's been undergoing right now first, how is he doing right now, and how has that impacted the pressure that his son and daughter-in-law are feeling right now to be more transparent about their experience >> reporter: yeah.

we know that the king continues to have weekly treatment for his cancer we don't know whether that's chemo, or radio, or immunotherapy, but w know he's coming to london once a week to have that treatment. he has certainly been as public as he can. we are seeing regular zoom meetings he's doing and talking to the prime minister and so on. of course, it's putting a practical pressure on the other senior members of the royal family because there's more work to go round for them to pick up. but certainly charles, the king, has had a huge outpouring of sympathy from the public. >> daisy, thank you. appreciate your time. >> daisy maintaining at some point we'll hear from princess kate, we'll see. coming up, the father of laken riley speaking out for the very first time. what he's saying about his daughter's murder being used as a battle cry in the border showdown and how he wants laken to be remembered. but first, here with the big changes coming to a

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can scan. the question this morning, what could it mean for the future of all retail shopping? >> here to break it all down for us is christine romans christine, good morning. >> good morning. you know, there are a lot of opinions about those self-checkout kiosks at stores some people prefer them for their speed and efficiency others are put off by their technical challenges, to say the least. target is the first with big changes, leading to even more controversy over these do-it-yourself machines whether you love it -- >> i did not have to talk to a single person. >> reporter: -- or loathe it. >> can we just all boycott self-check out i'm so sick of it. >> reporter: this morning there are big changes in the self-checkout aisle. target now limiting purchases to 10 items or less in self-checkout. the new policy already in effect at most stores nationwide. why? target says its pilot tests found the restriction made self-checkout twice as fast and improved the customer experience it comes as the do-it-yourself option meant to get you out of

the store quicker and reduce face to face interactions caused technical hurdles for some consumers. >> i stood there for almost ten minutes, help is on the way. help is on the way >> reporter: we found mixed reaction to target's new policy? >> the line goes quicker, but also i feel like it is not very convenient for some people that are buying a lot of stuff. >> like someone doing it for me. i don't like touching the screen. >> reporter: target found other major retailers checking out of self-checkout. according to multiple retail analysts, self-checkout machines increase the risk of theft and in some cases outweigh the investments companies made in them at walmart, some companies are experimenting with limiting self-checkout to delivery drivers and paid subscribers to the walmart plus app this during high traffic times a spokesperson says the decision is intended to better management of checkout availability dollar general is removing self-checkout machines from

hundreds of its stores, in part to reduce shoplifting. and costco started screening membership cards in its self-checkout lane after noticing more cases of card sharing but for some shoppers, there is simply no substitute for a real human cashier. >> as a mom who has three kids with her usually, everything is chaotic as is. >> at my grocery store, the camera catches you if you forgot the cheese-its. >> you're so honest. not everyone is peter alexander. >> if there is confusion, why are they still doing it? >> a lot of people really like it a survey last year found two-thirds of people prefer the machine over a cashier which i thought was interesting. if i have a big grocery cart, i go to the cashier always i just don't want the light to go on and then am i weighing the squash, the number of squash it is so confusing but if i lift four or five items, then i like to do through the self-checkout. it also depends on how aggravated my kids are

there was a big push for the self-checkout after covid. back toward the cashier and only using the self-checkout for a few items. to each other. now the pendulum is swinging back toward the cashier and only using the self-checkout for a few items. >> i just don't find it that much faster. >> i fool myself into thinking it's faster. >> if i have a couple of things, i will do it but mostly i go to the cashier. >> my life is boring i just think it's fun. >> appreciate you, thank you >> what say you, mr. roker? >> especially if i'm at trader joe's. first of all, the line moves fast and all the cashiers are really nice. they're fun. they're quirky i love that. don't get rid of that. let's go we're talking record warmth out west we may see record temperatures for example, into spokane, washington, 68 fargo, north dakota 53 chicago, kansas city, monroe, nashville all below average. then tomorrow that warmth spreads west st. louis, you are near 70 degrees. wichita 75

minneapolis, getting close to 50 degrees, but chilly in new york. raleigh down to jackson and san antonio. speaking of chilly that cold front moves through, and that's bringing in colder air coming across the great lakes. there is no ice on it, so we will see some lake effect snow starting to pile up, especially in that area we call the tug good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall, on this last day of winter, it's going to feel very much like spring. as our high temperatures head for the mid-70s. then it starts to cool down as we go throughout the week. by friday, we're looking at highs in the low 60s and off and on rain into the weekend, with our high on saturday reaching 60 degrees, upper 50s for san francisco, so we're enjoying the warmer than normal t this is a little awkward, like

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are you done come here. come here! buster, buster henry, buster >> buster henry! >> didn't bring any food. >> you're right. >> he's like, cannon ball. >> with the towel, yes, yes. >> in case you are wondering, by the way, the second dog you see there, she just follows whatever buster does. the key was to get buster to comply after literally a dozen attempts, and interference from dad, buster did finally come into the house >> we are all buster. >> the neighbors are saying that we want you to spend less time with us. >> here is your second boost here's number two. all right. the dog you are about to see here was determined to keep that game of fetch going all night long didn't matter that the owner had been fast asleep more than ten minutes ago, the dog had his eyes on the ball, game ready, just in case the owner woke up.

>> oh, boy. >> that's the kind of drive and determination. >> how long does that go on for? >> has anybody checked on the owner recently >> you took that to a dark place there. >> he's the new carson usually carson takes the boost and turns it on. >> i knew i liked peter being here >> you have been working in d.c. too long. >> wellness check. >> coming up on "popstart," we are talking about jason kelce having all the fun on st. patrick's day. see what his wife thought about that that's coming up after your local news, weather and these quick messages are you sure you can afford this? let me see... alright. that's a big purchase! relax! i got pre-qualified and shopped by my monthly budget so i know it's a good decision. unlike jenny's new piercing... [gasps] get pre-qualified. shop within your budget. carmax. if advanced lung cancer

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west portal library at ulloa street and lenox avenue, near the memorial service location that is planned for this evening. at this point we don't know how the suv ended up crashing into these people at that bus stop, but sfmta says traffic engineering does not appear to be a factor. let's get a look at the forecast. should be a nice day today, kari. >> yes, and we're still enjoying sunshine and warmer than normal temperatures, and this will be the warmest day of the week with a light wind. we're also going to see the dry weather extend through at least the middle of the week, but then rain chances will start to increase on friday into the weekend. take a look at our highs for this afternoon, reaching into the mid-70s for much of the north bay. san francisco up to 66 degrees, 73 in dublin, and 77 today in san jose. it will be slightly lower tomorrow, but still pretty nice. and we continue to cool off through the end of the week with rain this weekend. >> thank you. and thank you for joining us as well. another local news update in

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, chaos and crackdowns. violence erupts on popular spring break beaches.

>> drop the [ bleep ] gun! new curfews in place. we're live in the latest. then, speaking out. the father of nursing student laken riley talking for the first time since she was killed last month. >> i wake up every day thinking, you know, that i can call her, and i can't. >> how he wants his daughter to be remembered. plus, keeping it real. new details on a landmark settlement that's shaking up the real estate game. could this be the end of those big-time commissions? vicky nguyen here with everything you need to know. and star-studded studio 1a. olympic gold medalist bode miller is here live to talk about his new eye-opening documentary about the other side of life in a ski town. >> you can be in the most beautiful place in the world and not be sure if you want to wake up the next morning. and meghan trainor is here ahead of her new album and a new

tour, her first in years. she also has a special surprise for fans to kick off the week >> three generations at the the "today" show. >> from oklahoma. >> on a girls' trip from illinois. >> visiting from muscatine, iowa. >> pennsylvania. >> las vegas, nevada. >> and orlando, florida. >> celebrating kelly's 55th birthday. >> and two years cancer free!

>> from st. louis. >> it's our first time in new york city! >> we love it. we love the first-timers. thank you so much for being with us on a monday morning. thanks for starting the week with us on "today." with savannah and hoda off, we've got our saturday "today" team, pete alexander, laura jarett. good to have both of you. >> we will keep you company all week. >> busy monday morning. let's get to your news at 8:00. a deadly shooting at one beach and guns drawn at another. casting a shadow over spring break in florida this weekend, but efforts to keep the peace seem to be paying off in one city. sam brock has been following this for us again. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. that's a great point.

miami beach has seen its safest as for another guns drawn situation, this is an hour or so outside of orlando. it happened when police there say that a 16-year-old brandished a firearm on the beach. you can see it right there. it is captured on video. the body camera shows deputies with their weapons drawn trying to chase him through crowds. he ends up going into the ocean. there was a five-minute standoff. ultimately that teenager was arrested and later charged. you are looking at a confluence of spring break and st. patrick's day over the weekend. again, all was safe here in miami beach as chaos has erupted elsewhere in florida. back to you, craig. >> all right. sam, thank you. the first charter flight air

lifting americans out of haiti arrived safely in miami yesterday. more than 30 u.s. citizens fleeing chaos and violence aboard the plane. haiti's main airport and the capital remains closed because of gang violence there. so, americans have to arrange their own ground transportation to an alternate airport, about 150 miles away. the situation is growing worse with aid agencies reporting that desperate haitians that started looting relief supplies. now to an nbc news exclusive, the father of laken riley speaking out for the first time. she is the 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered on the university of georgia campus. her suspected killer, a venezuelan migrant who entered the united states illegally. priscilla thompson has that story. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. laken riley's name has become a battle cry in the partisan fight over border politics. but this morning her father tells us that he wants his

daughter to be remembered not e >> reporter: this morning jason riley speaking out for the first time, describing his 22-year-old dates laken as an avid marathon runner with dreams of one day becoming a nurse and working with children. >> we were looking forward to seeing her g just for how she died, but she was so full of life. i just hate that she was taken so early. >> reporter: police say laken was murdered while jogging on the university of georgia campus last month. >> i wake up every day thinking, you know, that i can call her, and i can't. >> reporter: police have charged 26-year-old jose antonio ibotta with her murder. he's a venezuelan citizen who entered the u.s. illegally in 2022, officials say, and despite an arrest in new york and a citation for shoplifting

in georgia was never deported. do you think a difference in immigration policy would have made a difference for laken? >> we both have no idea if that would have changed anything, but he's here illegally, that he might not have been here had we had secure borders. >> reporter: laken's murder has become a flash point in the partisan debate over immigration. former president trump meeting with his mom and stepmom earlier just days after this tense exchange at the state of the union. marjorie taylor greene imploring president biden to say laken riley's name. >> laken riley, an innocent young woman killed by an illegal. >> i feel like she's being used somewhat politically. >> reporter: how do you feel about that. >> it makes me angry she was much better than that. she should be raised up for the person she is. >> reporter: an angel on earth, her heartbroken father says now

gone far too soon. what gives you strength? >> knowing that she's looking down on me it has made me so much stronger. >> reporter: truly heart-breaking while the suspect has not yet entered a plea, we are now learning he is demanding a jury trial, according to court documents. and the family of laken riley is preparing for what is likely to be a difficult trial her father telling me that he is heartbroken, not only for his family, but also the family of the suspect whose lives have been forever changed he told us if he were to see the suspect's mother, he would want to give her a hug because he believes that's what his daughter would have done peter? >> it is a heart-breaking conversation but we're glad he was able to speak out and share her experience, her story. priscilla, thank you so much a volcano in iceland erupted this weekend for the fourth time since december experts say this eruption is the strongest one yet. it opened a two-mile long crack

in the earth's surface lava flowing to a nearby fishing village crossed a main road there. the few people who have returned to their homes after the earlier eruptions had to leave again on saturday tourists were also evacuated from popular thermal spas in the area so far the eruption is not having any impact on air travel. what a sight, though. >> yeah. imagine those people planning a spring break there all the sudden the lava is like, we're going to take this thing elsewhere here just ahead, this morning on "popstart," wait until you see the huge star taking on the role of one of the most beloved musicians of all time, the legendary bob dillon. first, though, vicky nguyen is here with everything we need to know about a move that could change the way americans buy and sell homes >> good morning, guys. big news over the weekend, one group is predicting this could save consumers $30 billion a year, what real estate agents say you need to know whether you're buying or selling, that's next here on "today.

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lawsuits that were filed by homeowners in illinois and missouri that claimed that real estate commissions violate anti-trust laws, that basically they're artificially inflating these commissions. so the way it works now, you want to sell your house, you get a listing agent, and they're going to get 5% to 6% commission on the sale of your house, not typically anything you can actually negotiate then that house sells, they split the commission with the buyers agent that's eliminated under this ruling if it's approved by the federal court. that still has to happen the other part of it is, the settlement agrees to $418 million in payments, from n.a.r., to home sellers, but it's unclear right now just how many people will file for a claim like this. it could be tens of millions of homeowners, like a class action lawsuit, everybody might get $10 or $20 the big part of it is the elimination of the standard 6% commission that will really revolutionize how many money we save

n.a.r. admits no wrongdoing. >> how will this affect you, say you want to sell your home in your house later than july and let's say it goes through and it is approved by the court, you want to negotiate with you the selling agent to understand your commission, what are you providing for me, how are you going to get my home in front of as many buyers as possible and get th the future? this could be the 3% commission now instead of a 6% commission the median price for a home right now is $417,000 in the u.s., that's a $25,000 commission, typically, under the old rules, under the new rules it would be $12,500. you could save tens of thousands of dollars a lot of homes in busy markets, i mean, we're talking hundreds of thousands of dollars you could save. >> so, vick, tomorrow, the official start of spring, usually a very busy time for the real estate industry, what do buyers need to know as we head into spring?

>> we talked to a couple of realtors, out of florida, and they gave us a good breakdown for buyers the important thing to know if you're buying after july, and so this goes through, you should be prepared to pay a commission now. it won't be free for you to have an agent taking you around and showing you through those open houses now, what that commission is, is up to you, and that agent potentially, something that i think people, buyers are excited about is these days there are websites, zillow, red fin, you know about open houses and you can see them on your own you can negotiate a flat fee come in, help me when it's time to make the offer, when it's time to sign my paperwork. you could even hire a real estate agent, an attorney, rather, to help you with that. so, this is really going to change the game for buyers you might have less buying power because now you're paying more than you anticipated to acquire that home. this is where experience comes in, because you really need to make sure this is someone who's going to show you the right properties, especially if you're moving into a new community, makes a big difference. >> all right. >> tips to keep in mind. thank you, vicky. >> could be a real game changer, though.

>> absolutely, i mean $30 billion in savings according to the federation for consumers of? >> out west, record warmth, especially in the pacific northwest but looking at bands oflake-effect snow around the great lakes, strong storms through central good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. the last day of winter is going to feel very much like spring as the temperatures reach into the mid-70s, but then it will be cooling down as we go throughout the week. dry weather on thursday, but then friday scattered showers begin to move back in, and much cooler temperatures for the weekend. off-and-on rain in our weekend forecast, and our temperatures in san francisco go that's the latest weather. best way to start the week, "popstart". >> we will jump right in and

start with dr. dre the music legend the latest guest to sit down with james cordon. from his sirius xm show. during that conversation, dre opening up about his 2021 brain aneurism saying he woke up with one of the worst pains i felt in my life i got up, went about my day, and i thought i could just lay down and take a nap next thing you know i'm in and out of consciousness i'm in the icu i was there for two weeks. definitely makes you appreciate being alive. that's for sure. it is something you can't control. it just happens. during that chat dre also went on to get some headlines for who he thinks is the greatest emcee of all time. no big surprise his longtime friend and collaborator, eminem. >> i think he's the best mc, period of course there will be arguments about that because he's a white guy, you know i don't think that's anyone that's rapping with touch eminem on that microphone. >> we're not going to get into

this debate there. i don't want the "today" to go viral. we've leave it at that. jason kelce's wife with this viral video showing her irish dancing skills. we've leave it at that. >> not sure of the whole story here, but i felt reluctant at the start of that. i guess it was a prank that jason was pulling on his wife. if you listen to the podcast i'm sure we'll get the whole story from the kelce brothers. >> she's clearly done that before, though. next up "our living world" narrated by cate blanchett takes an inside look at the network of

connections that unite and sustain our planet's magical phenomenon, life itself. >> from the densest forests to the deepest oceans to the hottest deserts, everything is connected through the vast web of life.he vast web of ♪ >> and now for the first time, we're going to reveal how. this is the wondrous untold story of our interconnected, living world >> oh, it looks good, right? >> she has the perfect voice for that >> that's amazing. >> that's something you don't watch on your phone. >> no. the whole family can watch too, which is cool. check that full trailer out at today.com. >> next up, the idea of who you, the trailer for anne hathaway's

new movie, the trailer just broke an online record >> how does that sound >> it's nothing, really. >> i like it >> yeah? i'm too old for you. >> no, you're not. >> hey now. what is happening here on "the today show"? good morning, friends. >> this is about the trailer of the story. "the idea of you" has 25 million views across social media. it breaks the record and >> yeah. the film featured "red, white and blue" star nicholas guillotine with anne hathaway. already a ton of fans. it's based on harry styles fan fiction, so the story is about anne hathaway plays a 40-year-old single mom who begins this unexpected romance with a 24-year-old pop singer. >> oh, boy. >> the idea of you starts streaming may 2nd on prime video. it says for kids in film school, get the money to make the trailer only shoot those scenes, post it, if

you get that kind of reaction, go back and shoot the movie. you'll know there's a demand for it. next up, timothee chalamet, hard at work on his next big role, stepping into the forever young shoes of young bob dylan for the upcoming biopic about the legendary musician, the actor was spotted on the film yesterday looking like a rolling stone, slinging the guitar case details, nobody knows anything about it highly under wraps, it's being led by james mangold, than ma looks good, and mangold has confirmed it's his voice singing dylan's songs, see how that plays out. and bill murray, it's been five decades since he hit the snl stage, making tv history with classic sketches like this one. >> wars. bar wars

please let's see star wars today. >> well, there's a new project on the way about the beginning snl cast lineup, the thoughts on who should play him. telling of snl's series, and even though murray wasn't in the original cast lineup he has thoughts on who should play him if there is a bill murray origins story flick, telling entertainment tonight he would choose either kenan thompson or kristen wiig to play him. nobody really is winning the look alike contest of those three but here's kristen's thoughts on the potential role. >> that's what he said >> that's what he said i have the tech to prove it. >> gladly, gladly, yes. >> she's in. >> i'm ready. >> okay. >> there you have it. >> why not >> wow. >> a very good morning to you. it's 8:126 right now. i'm laura garcia. we're following breaking news.

drivers in san rafael should know 4th street is closed. there's a structure fire in the area. no one was injured, but there's no timeline yet of when they will reopen this area. also this morning a surprise announcement from the giants. batting 6th, third paceman, number 9, brandon belt. >> last than two weeks the giants parting ways with the public service address announcer reknell with the giants. so far there's no word on who will replace her. up to bat right now, kari hall with the forecast. >> we definitely have baseball weather, but it's going to cool off over the next few days as we will see rain coming back for the weekend. we're going to continue to enjoy some very nice and mild

temperatures, well above normal for this time of year, mid-70s and rain inla. >> joinnd

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that is giving the world a rarep and remarkable glimpse into the personal life of pope francis. anne thompson has been covering the pope for years she has a look at the colorful stories showing the pope in a unique light. >> very cool, also coming up, skiing legend bode miller is here, catching up with bode, with a message on mental health. >> and then coming up on the 3rd hour, the one, the only, the legend, william shatner. by gosh. captain kirk will be talking about a new project and going to be celebrating his 93rd birthday on friday. >> all sorts of big names this week including another one joining us tomorrow on "today. chef and humanitarian andrés. somehow he found time to release a new cook book. from his popular restaurant. and he'll be here to give us a

taste of some of his recipes. >> that place is delicious al, how is the weather looking >> a little chilly right now, but things will start to warm up week ahead for you lake effect snow around the great lakes. strong storms through florida. record warmth out west we get into the mid-week period. we are looking at a spring-like day from texas all the way up into the mid-plains. snow showers, great lakes. rain moves into the northwest. then as we get toward the end of the week, we are looking at a wintery blast from the plains all the way into the northeast heavy rain and storms down to the southeast. sunny and mild through the southwest. wet weather in central california into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on a good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with snipe and cool temperatures, but it's going to warm up again today. in fact, it's going to be well above what we typically see for this date with santa rosa looking at a high of 75 tomorrow. and the normal high temperatures are just 65. we're going to have a couple

more days with warm sunshine, but then it's going to gradually cool off by the end of the week, and weather. >> we have a birthday here what is your name? >> sara. >> sara, who are you with? >> this is maddie, riley, brendy, lynn and carrie. >> are you having fun? >> oh, it's awesome. i love it. >> first time in new york? >> yes. >> oh, your first time i wish we had a today show birthday gift for you. where's m. train meghan trainor, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause >> hi! hi okay i have a birthday gift i hope you like it i hope you want to do it but here's four tickets to my concert. please come. show the world the timeless tour. please come! >> so excited. >> thank you

>> please come to my show. we'll sing happy birthday all over again she said yes >> congratulations and happy birthday to you. >> thanks to friends at live nation for the tickets, too. we will talk more about your tour you are in the garden, dude! >> i'm in the garden msg. >> happy birthday. enjoy that. >> meghan trainor. >> meghan trainor. but, first, this is "today" on ( ♪♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward?

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wait a minute... are you kidding me? you got to be kidding me. rolling towards the cup, and it's in the hole! what an impossible shot brought to you by comcast business. behind the curtain from pope francis, the spiritual leader of the world's more than one billion catholics. >> his memoir is out tomorrow, and nbc's anne thompson is here with more. good morning >> good morning. this book was written with an italian journalist, but it is all pope francis it is his plain language, his stories, the 87-year-old's

attempt to demystify the inner workings of the catholic church, by writing about his faith, his life and is efforts to make it a church that welcomes everyone. this is pope francis' personal look at history, how the human suffering caused by wars and economic crises shaped his life and world view history repeats itself, and what happened then is happening now, too, he writes in his book "life. for any war to truly end, forgiveness is necessary otherwise, what will follow is not justice but revenge. but it is his own history as head of the catholic church that is most captivating. at 87 years old with a litany of health problems, francis insists he is not giving up his job. fortunately, i have never thought of resigning, despite moments of difficulty. like the rest of the world, he was stunned by pope benedict the 16th's resignation over a decade

ago. for a moment, i was paralyzed. i could hardly believe what i was hearing. this was news i had never expected to receive in my lifetime a month later, he would be elected pope. something francis says he didn't understand until the final day of the conclave when a cardinal asked him about a false rumor that he only had one lung. david gibson of fordham center on religion and culture is a former journalist who covered francis. >> he's as surprised to find himself pope as anyone else. he wants people to know he's had the ordinary experiences of everyone else. >> as leader of the jesuits, francis details how he hid young men during argentina's dirty war in the '70s and how he worked to free two priests abducted by the

military, men he says were wrongly accused, and cleared of handing over palsy by being so acceptive. he defends his decision to allow priests to bless same sex couples, saying god loves everyone, but the sackry meant of marriage is only for a man and a woman, saying leave it alone. and a beautiful head spin made his head spin for a still, the oldest child, he followed the calling he heard as a teen, to become a priest and eventually the 266th pontiff of the catholic church is this pope francis trying to write his own legacy >> yes this really is pope francis trying t write his own legacy, set the record straight saying this is what i meant and this is what i

tried to do as pope. this is how i saw the church and the world at this time that's the record. that's it. >> now, this book is full of francis' humor, saying if he had become a missionary in japan as he once hoped, his life may have taken a different turn and that some people in the vatican would be happier >> can we go back to the idea that pope was in love at one point. so much in love with this young lady he couldn't pray. i read that. >> he couldn't pray for a week he met her at a wedding, he was a seminarian, and he just said he was dazzled by her, but the infatuation passed that's what he shows, he shows he's a person, he's not some, you know, mystical figure, he's a real person, and he reacts just like the rest of us. >> thank you so much appreciate the reporting when we come back, olympic skiing legend bode miller is here, and he's here to talk about his mission to shine a

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we are back now at 8:43. we're back with an olympic skiing legend, bode miller. >> he's out with a few film called the paradise paradox, an eye openin documentary putting a spotlight on a hidden mental health crisis in our nation's mountain towns >> we will chat with bode in a moment but, first, a look at his story and that film. >> he's really flying. >> six-time olympic medalist bode miller has spent much of his life on and in the mountains. from childhood to his record-setting alpine skiing career even now with his children and wife morgan. >> look at you guys! >> the millers have made beautiful memories in beautiful places but now bode's latest project is

taking a look at the pain hiding within these picturesque landscapes. >> you can be in the most beautiful place in the world and not be sure if you want to wake up the next morning. >> miller is the executive producer of a documentary which uncovers a mental health crisis taking over mountain towns all over the country the problem fueled by factors like addiction, isolation, even trauma something the millers have discussed with us for years. they lost their 19-month-old baby girl emmy in a tragic drowning accident in 2018. since then, they have been on a journey of hope and healing. >> we have the choice to live our days with purpose, to make sure that no other parent has to feel what we're feeling. >> in 2021, morgan gave birth to their eighth child, baby scarlet, an addition the millers say finally made their family

complete. >> give daddy kisses >> with this new documently, bode is hoping to help shed light on another issue and bring help to those suffering in silence bode, welcome back welcome back. >> thank you. >> we will talk about this project in just a moment i know it is near and dear to your heart before we get into that, let's talk about that adorable baby we saw that last time we chatted, scarlet didn't have a name yet now she's 2. and i heard, saw recently, you're trying to get her out on the slopes is there a chance she could follow in dad's footsteps? >> i don't think so. we did get her skiing this year, enthusiastic about it seeing all her brothers get their gear on and go out all the time, and she couldn't go. if there's of secret, hold them back and let all their siblings go she did great, she's really strong and, yeah, we're still bopping around, morgan refuses, calling her scarlet, she calls her all kinds of -- she likes

keefey. >> whatever works. keep them in line, right but the twins are out on the slopes, right, at 3 rks they're like masters already >> they're 4 now, but yeah, last year, at 3 , they skied 103 day. >> what's the trick to getting them into it or maybe they don't need help getting into it. >> for them it was like cheating because they're identical twins, one or the other always didn't want to go if you got one dressed the other one would want to two. you never had to push them. >> plus it's in their blood, can't help it. let's talk about this new documentary, paradise paradox, what was the impetus for it? >> well, brett and i have known each other since '05 we spent the year traveling around europe. he was doing a bit of work for outdoor life, we talked about this type of thing, kind of my nature, his nature, on long car rides in europe, with only european music to listen to. we had philosophical conversations around retirement and purpose and drive, and isolation, and sort of the direction our culture was going in

he was really shocked to see the way europe does things differently than in the u.s.ay highlight it because it was olympians, but that created separation for the normal people like this is a weird thing that happens with olympians, whatever. this is the next logical step to that. again, because and we did weight of gold, of sl groups, small places and it stands out more in those spots what became really cool in the film making process was the eagle valley story line became story line "a" and it was something they were doing as a community, to take care of the people in their area, and they were doing that without us involved at all. we just got to highlight the story. that was really kind of a nice turn to see something positive, people really taking accountability, and trying to solve this, because we wanted the film to be solution-based, and i just -- it's a sad topic it's painful to watch, and listen to some of the stories, but the fact is, we have to

address it, it can't be something that's in the shadows anymore. >> yeah, the stats i didn't even know, until the film, and sort of just the jurisdictional differences you see, we'll talk about some of those solutions as you said, the practical tools that people can use. what were some of those issues >> sort of programming, and you know in eagle valley they have unique resources, they raised almost $100 million and they're building a new mental health facility and they've got counselors in all the schools, and they have these really cool after-school programming. they're attuned to seeing kids that are isolated or just off. and they have the skills to situations where kids can go and spend time, and they're very attuned to seeing kids who are maybe a little isolated or just off, and they have the skills to really interact with those kids in an open way where, you know, normally you get that how's it going and you expect, it's good, and that's the hard thing to break for our culture. but, you know, the film was really kind of about the other side of it as well, like highlighting the fact that institutionally, sure, we need new, you know, infrastructure to support mental health.

but that's not truly a scaleable solution because you have to have one in every single town, and they're not cheap, and, you know, insurance still fights, fighting, you know, but what i wanted to do was more of a grassroots person to person. i think that's potentially scaleable, to solve this, or at least move the needle, that's kind of opening dialogues between people, and seeing some of the story lines come about that were really inspirational, a couple of the people in the movie, just unbelievable human beings who have -- they realized how much they get from it. they're just trying to help other people but they just feel unbelievably good about doing that. >> bode, thank you, thanks for the work that you're doing and the work you always do morgan has a birthday coming up. tell her we say happy birthday. >> i will do that. >> we should mention the paradise paradox is available right now on prime video mr. daly. >> such an important film. i appreciate it. this young lady appreciates it meghan trainor, everybody, studio 1a in the flesh achlt lot to talk about. >> we do.

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"today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> welcome back. >> not many people can light up a room like my next guest i'm like a 10-year-old in a chair like this. >> this is good. >> it's meghan trainor, everybody. >> it's me, hi >> you have a tour coming up you have a new timeless record out this summer. you put the record out on a day you would never forget. >> yes the album is coming out june 14th, which is my husband's birthday. >> smart of you to do. >> so smart. >> how are you so good to see you. >> so good, booked and blessed and busy, and i love it. >> let's just jump in. t-pain, you send this song to, doesn't respond at all little do you know he's working on it. >> a surprise for my 30th birthday he showed up there is a clip of him

surprising me in my studio and playing his verse on my song, and i was happy crying all night long. >> this is the track that's leading up to "timeless" coming out in june. that was such a cool moment. everybody loves t pain. >> everybody loves t pain. >> and then the video goes viral. i want to show everybody the video, if you don't mind. take a look. >> okay. >> and i said who me >> i'm a juicy. juicy. ♪♪ >> you better -- ♪ >> i mean, so cute how is motherhood? >> it's the greatest in the whole wide world i miss him so much i'm only gone for a few days, but it feels like months. >> you have two boys how are you going -- it's been seven years since you've toured. >> yeah. >> how are you preparing for this tour with the kids? >> luckily my son riley loves trucks and busses. and i told him, what if we lived on a bus he said, that sounds like the best thing ever.

>> so you're taking the whole family >> we're all going we are touring, yup, and september and october. >> 25 cities, including madison square garden, red rock, some great venues. >> and the forum in l.a. that is my bucket list dream and i get to do it with them >> you should talk to gwen stefani. >> i did. >> she mothers on the road better than anybody. >> she said, yeah, one of my kids learned how to walk on tour. >> you talked to gwen about it >> i was like, help me what do i do >> you have to watch pink's documentary. >> yeah, i've got to reach out to her, hey, pink. >> what is timeless about? tell me about the record >> it is a lot of upbeat self-love albums it is what i do. it is a big ballad called "timeless" just about how much i love everyone so much and how i just don't understand the concept of that we're here and then one day we're not i hope that one day we can all live on and be timeless together i hope the music is timeless i'm on my 10-year anniversary of "we're all about that bass."

>> so crazy. >> and we still play it. this still is great, you know, so i hope these songs do the same thing in 50 years. >> you were here, ten years ago. what's happened in ten years >> oh, my god. look at my hair. she's crazy. oh never do a red lip anymore i was just so scared then. and now i'm home, you know we said this morning, let's go to our second home, which is the "today" show but back then i was so afraid. i was like, what am i doing. i'm so nervous now i'm finally comfortable. takes ten years. >> i love that, and your story has been so well documented. you know how much i love you for talking about mental health. >> i just talked about you yesterday on the radio. >> i talked about my panic disorder on this show, you watched, saw that, you and i have had many conversations about it i have three young daughters who look up to you so much they see heroes like you talking about mental health, when you think your brain is broken and you're okay. so special. >> you don't if you're going to be okay, but you are going to be okay. >> timeless is out -- >> june 14th. >> you got it.

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