>> ghaith will be brought in front of a federal magistrate this morning. an unsealed indictment includes charges of conspiracy to kill american citizens. north korea is escalating its nuclear saber rattling cancelling a hot line and nonaggression pact. the north koreans are also threatening a nuclear attack against the u.s. following missile and atomic weapons tests last month. a north korean government video shows what is supposed to be a missile blowing up new york city. the white house saying the u.s. is fully capable of defending against a north korean misl strike. and the u.s. security council unanimously approved top new sanctions against the rogue state trying to finance and obtain materials for weapons programs. new details this morning on that deadly lion attack in california. the lion got loose from its feeding cage by using a pow to lift a partially open door meant to keep him in a cage.

24-year-old diana hanson was attackeded while cleaning a part of the enclosure. this morning her family describes her as fearless and said she died doing what she loved. >> the idea that the animal just turned around and viciously attacked her would be so unusual. and she felt that the animals were safe. >> officials say hanson died instantly when the 550-pound african lion broke her neck. as the investigation continues, the owner of the park says safety protocalls were in place. former president bill clinton wants the defense of marriage act overturned. in an opinion piece in "the washington post" mr. clinton his explains his reasons for opposing defining the marriage as one man and one woman which the supreme court will reconsider later this month. the former president said when he signed the dogma in 1996, it was a very different time with a statement, when i signed the bill, i included a statement when the admonition that the enactment of this legislation should not despite the fierce and divisive rhetoric at times

words today. reading those words today, i know now that even more than than providing an excuse for discrimination the law itself is discriminatory. it should be overturned." u.s. cardinal roger mahoney tweeted thursday when the vatican pope process begins. he said the discussions were reach i reaching a conclusion adding a mood of excitement prevails. as the 115 cardinals prepare the take on the tradition, another tradition dating back hundreds of years is also tabing shape. betting on the next pope. according to oddschecker.com, two of the top tle are from italy, three from ghana. and cardinals sean o'malley and timothy dolan from the united states are long shots. justin bieber says he's getting better after collapsing

during a performance. he told a london audience he wasn't feeling well, then collapsed. he was given oxygen from emergency workers bounced back to perform the final four songs of his show. the biebs was given once over at a nearby hospital and took to instagram for a shirtless photo at the hospital. maybe he really wasn't that sick. >> just enough to keep his fans very excited. >> and the temperature was warm enough inside the room. >> oh, yeah. it's nasty in new york city today. we are going to see the rain mixeded with snow. reports of delays at jfk. not a pretty morning in new york city and times square, but we have the opposite of that in washington, d.c. can it get any prettier? they didn't have any snow to clean up after this snowstorm moved into the northeast, but it is a nice morning out that way

and this weekend's going to be even nicer with temperatures in the d.c. area topping out close to 60 degrees by sunday. we just have to lose what's left of this snowstorm. it is going to snow for the rest of the day, at least until 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon. we have a big snowstorm making its way into the southwest. heavy rain is falling into san diego, moving into parts of arizona, into southern nevada and this is going to turn into perhaps another blizzard for the upper plains. today into tomorrow, we are going to see an inch or more of rain, especially across southern california where some areas could pick up close to 2 inches of rain throughout today erstorms in san

diego and snow today in flagstaff. one storm is exiting in the northeast and one making its way in the southwest. >> what's good about march is spring's around the corner. >> don't forget to turn your clocks ahead. >> we lose an hour, but spring is upon us. how the jobs report might look and what are the best cars to get your pets around? plus, how much would you pay for wine made by brad and angelina.

welcome back. the government is putting some 60,000 customs agents on notice for upcoming furloughs. agents are responsible for securing borders and facilitating trade with other nations. the move is in the automatic spending cuts. the cdc is warning of

potential infection from a deadly virus previously unseen in humans. it's killed at least eight people so far and sickened more than a dozen. most of the infections are in the middle east so far. no cases reported in the u.s. world leaders are ascending on venezuela for the funeral of of former hugo chavez. mahmoud ahmadinejad are among the dignitaries. and like russia revolutionary lennon, his body will be put on permanent display. the fbi is now investigating a string of possible bias crimes at oberlin college in ohio. it started last february when black history month poster were defaced with the "n" word and classes were canceled this week after a report of someone wearing a ku klux klan type hoodie. and call it a modern day space race. google says the first contestant has signed up for its contest to put a robot on the surface of the moon. the search engine is putting up $30 million for the winner.

today's job report is out in about an hour. economists are expecting 160,000 job added last month and they expect the 7.9 rate to remain unchanged or drop slight ly. on the savings, pandora posts a 50% jump in revenue and announces its chief executive is stepping down. shared soared more than 20% there. jcpenney is holding off stock shelves for martha stewart items as it continues to battle macy's for exclusively prices. "the wall street journal" reports s&p companies are on track to pay at least $300 billion in dividends the year, topping last year's record of 292 billion. the first batch of wine from brad pitt and ainngry na jolie' vineyard went on the market thursday. all 6,000 bottles were purchased in just five hours. cheers.

ford is recalling more than 300,000 mini vans because rusting could cause a e third seat to come loose. and which vehicles are safest for your pets? that's right. edmunds.com has ranked the top vehicles. the dodge journey. ford flex for ample leg room. and wide doggie friendly doors. gmc's acadia has climate control. hyundai's tucson is praised for cooling privacy glass. and the jeep liberty rounded off the top five for custom carriers. finally, art work discovered in a garage has been appraised by the paintings were found when this house was sold. at $30 million. the new owner was told by the artist family to just throw them out. well, tiger is in the hunt. michael jordan is getting remarried. and a guy gets fined for laughing too loud. plus, check this out, this 70, yes, 70-yard field goal. the story behind it is next.

and we have heavy rain moving into southern california into the desert southwest. and your full forecast coming up. you're watching "early today."

in new jersey, a vulture invasion has residents on edge. over 100 birds have descends on

this neighborhood. videos show the birds lining rooftops and trees making everyone in the area a little uneasy. with spring break approaching, miami university students are taking part in a tradition that dates back to the 1950s. green beer day. thirsty students began an 5:30 a.m. and flow into the late evening. the school is attempting to thwart it by placing midterm exams, but it found students showed up for their tests a few beers deep. a man is facing a $500 fine or 30 days in jail for laughing too loudly in his own home. a neighbor believes that laugh was directeded towards him saying robert acted in a manner to purposely disturb the neighbor. and in syracuse, a group of first graders gave a new name to a penguin. the pint-size penguin was born at the zoo this year.

latin night at madison square garden. the knicks wore their nueva jerseys to face new york city. kevin durant had 34 points in a tight lead. j.r. smith missed a chance at a game-winning shot. and oklahoma city pulled off a 95-94 win. in college sports. michigan state against wisconsin. the spartans rolled out a big lead for a 58-43 win and kept their hopes alive for the big ten title. and now to the doral golf resort. tiger woods made some nice approach shots for a share of the lead at 6 under par. rory mcilroy is 5 over par after dropping out of the tournament last week. the coolest shot of the day was phil mickelson hitting his ball off a concrete path. it lands on the green and got the birdie to go to 5 under. jonathan semerene made an in credible 70-yard field goal.

and it was captured on video. and if that had happened in a game he would hold the record at any level. bam. and yankees mariano rivera will reportedly announce he's retiring after this season. the career leader in saves with 608. suffered a knee injury. and nba legend michael jordan may be ready to get married again. jordan and his fiancee yvette prieto applied for a marriage license. early congratulations to the couple. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. just ahead, demi moore wants ashton to pay up. plus, if you want a taste of wolfpack from "hangover iii" stick around. "early today" will be right back.

good morning, welcome back. it's a rainy morning in california. the pacific northwest, fairly clear. starting off the day in the 30s. heavy rain through las vegas, los angeles, even into phoenix and albuquerque. we are going to see heavy rain start to push eastward this weekend. a snowstorm for salt lake city an denver. temperatures in the mid-60s in southern california by saturday.

>> it's a special day for you. international women's day. turning to entertainment. james franco and mila kunis are expected to light up the box office with the opening of "oz, the great and powerful." one of the hottest videos on the web, the trailer for "the hangover part iii." here's a little bit. >> someone needs to burn this place to the ground. >> whoo, i like that! ♪ >> you can remember me? >> yuck. jessica simpson let it slip that she's expecting a baby boy. but the best part about all of that may be jimmy kimmel's reaction when he realized what was said. >> the crazy thing is i never knew that a wiener could actually make me nauseous. well, i guess i just told the whole world that i'm having a boy. >> oh!

okay. i didn't even know what was happening. >> she is so funny, isn't e she? well, "star wars" episode 7 may have the force with it. george lucas told bloomberg harrison ford, mark hamill and carrie fisher were pretty much in the final stages to take over the previous roll. actress demi moore, one of hollywood's top-earning woman of the 90s has filed for alimony from ashton kuchar. the pair separated in 2011 after six years of marriage. when i think of this, add two big mountains, what do you get? a big mountain. >> the rich get richer. well, pigs may not fly, but it seems like they just might be able to surf. zorro, the piglet, is making a big splash off the waves off the new zealand coast. the owner matthew bell has been taking zorro out since he was three weeks old. now, at two months, litting zorro is going to look like an

expert. i don't think that's going to happen when the pig gets older. and the dancing prodigy is impressing crowds. look at her go. she wowed the crowd effortlessly. the dancing diva is currently a member of a british dancing troupe. i don't know if you ever broke dance or break dance, but that little kid can do a lot. >> that little kid can do a lot more dancing and a pig can do a lot more surfing. i need some talents. >> we got a weekend, until monday. >> learn it all. >> this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

leading the news this morning, in politico, pressure off his 13-hour filibuster senator rand paul is said to be seriously weighing a bid for president in 2016, following in his father's footsteps. and nbcnews.com has a story about a french mom being fined for a 3-year-old wearing a t-shirt saying jihad and "i am a bomb" on the front. let's take a look at the week that was. >> reporter: from the midwest to the capitol, folks around the country had another clash with old man winter. >> they're calling it the snowquester. >> the snowquester. >> the word snowquester is a combination of snow and the sequester. i think this is fantastic and ridiculous.

or fantasticulous. >> reporter: also fantasticulous, new jersey governor's chris christie's take on the automatic budget cuts. >> because i don't have the first damn idea what they're doing down there. >> in massachusetts, deval patrick was happy to play papa bear during an annual survey of the population. more cute animal debuts this week, one at the buffalo zoo and the other at the san diego zoo. just in time for passover, swarms of locusts invade israel. floridians might want to take cover, too, first thousands of sharks migrated to the palm beach area. and experts say now mega mosquitos could invade parts of the state this summer. yikes. and it's official, the harlem shake video craze is over finally. holy vigilante, a man dressed as batman nabbed a burglar for the cops. and this man donned a costume,

too. the fake cardinal posed as a bishop. a brawl on the ice left an ottawa player out cold. and this buzzer beater an a high school basketball game. >> somehow, i do not think the harlem shake is gone. >> i'm not sick of it. i like it. >> that's a lot of fun. that was my attempt. we'll do that on monday to wake us up. here's a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. with cardinals set to announce the conclave, live from the vatican with details. actress emma stone and ryan reynolds open up about their new animated movie "the croods." keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm richard lui. thanks for watching. have a good weekend.

we're live with breaking news. a fire burns a famous bay area eatery. two homicides in two days and bizarre circumstances this morning surrounding san jose eighth homicide of the year. police in the south bay getting ready to clear out a massive homeless encampment. >> right now we take it outside. a live look at san francisco and that bay bridge. i'm really happy they're keeping those lights on longer than 2:00 a.m. for our viewing enjoyment on this friday, march 8th. this is "today in the bay." a little gift to get our friday started. >> very nice. >> added bonus.

good morning, everybody. it's almost 4:31. i'm jon kelley. >> the morning stretching on. i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check that forecast. it is friday, ms. christina loren. >> indeed it is. thank goodness for that. temperatures are chilly. we have lingering shower activity on the radar only in the south bay. what i can tell you is you might get caught under a stray shower or two as we progress throughout the first part of the day. the overall trend will be that of clearing. we have great looking day shaping up. good air quality and the warmer weather just in time for the weekend. we'll climb into the 70s. we'll talk about that coming up. first, 4:31. showers on the roadway meaning you need to travel cautiously. let's check the drive. >> good morning, mike. that's right. wet roadway conditions through the area. slippery especially with off-ramps off freeway speeds. looking at the dumbarton bridge right now. turned the palo alto camera in that direction. 90 seconds ago