back at speed by high street. >> that is what's happening at "today in the bay." thanks for joining us. >> don't forget to join us for our midday newscast at 11:00. here is a beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. good morning, bay area. the " united states and russia. >> a downed american drone at the center of it all. it is march 15th, this is "today." breaking overnight, war of words, the u.s. accuses russia of crashing into a drone, forcing it down near ukraine. military officials labeling it reckless. russia firing back, blaming the u.s. and calling it a provocation. so where does it go next? we're live with the very latest. power problems. hundreds of thousands in the dark, on both coasts, after that powerful nor'easter slams new

england, and another atmospheric river drenches california. >> it's a huge runoff. like a waterfall. >> al is here with your forecast. the collapse of silicon valley bank. now the subject of two investigations. officials looking to find out what happened just before the fall with top executives selling millions in stock. close call. >> aborting takeoff. aborting takeoff. >> yet another near collision on a u.s. runway, now under investigation, as this morning, the faa convenes a rare safety summit. the first of its kind in more than a decade, amid a wave of alarming incidents in the air. we'll hear from the head of the faa. those stories, plus hero moma woman races into action after her daughter goes into cardiac arrest during a cheer

leading competition. >> i know how to do cpr. i had to save her. >> their remarkable words. >> ted talk. >> float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. >> the beloved show making a highly anticipated show return today, and to celebrate, the cast of "ted lasso," is joining us, live in studio 1-a today, wednesday, march 15th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is good to have you along with us on a wednesday morning. >> first of all, hit it. >> al roker is back. that wasn't even in the plans to say, but you walked in and we're so happy to see you. >> looking good, al. >> there you go. >> and al, you came on the right day. >> i know. >> the cast of "ted lasso" is here. >> we've been waiting for the cast to step into the studio. it is "ted lasso" day around

here, we have a sign just like that at the "today" show. >> we do. >> there it is, right outside studio 1-a. >> we want them to feel right at home, like never leave. so we'll have the "ted lasso" cast in a little bit. also ahead, we got to talk about this extreme weather, a live look this morning, this is snowy burlington, vermont, some areas of the northeast, getting up to three feet of snow. >> heavy winds also a major factor in the storm, check out this plane, struggling to land, in rochester, new york. meantime, 13 million remain under flood watches out west this morning. we've got it covered. including al's full forecast. >> first, let's get started with the growing tensions between the u.s. and russia, after a drone was downed south of ukraine. keir simmons is live with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. one of the many questions this

morning, does the u.s. have video of this incident that would expose the russians as lying over what happened? the russians say their plane didn't come into contact with the drone. the pentagon this morning insisting it did. this is now a diplomatic confrontation. set to play out today. a russian fighter jet, and a u.s. drone collided in midair, it is the kind of contact nato has been desperate to avoid since the war in ukraine began. the su-27 russian plane hit the drone's propeller bringing it down according to the u.s./european command. >> this incident demonstrates a lack of confidence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional. >> reporter: russia, where president putin was recently filmed in a flight simulator

denying its plane hit the drone. all its pilots showed what the u.s. called complete ineptitude. it happened at 7:00 a.m. in the crowded air space over the black sea. just miles from the war in ukraine. crucially, washington says in international air space. russian jets don't fuel there according to the u.s., before collide with it, and sending the $32 million drone crashing into the sea. the state department quickly summoning russia's ambassador, with a blunt condemnation. >> they need to be more careful when flying in international airspace near u.s. assets. >> if the message is that they want to deter or dissuade us from flying and operating in international air space, over the black sea, then that message will fail. >> the russian ambassador accusing the u.s. of threatening its territory. >> this can carry 1,700 kilos of explosives. >> reporter: but it's far from the first incident between the two countries. there are multiple alleged examples, sometimes recorded in

dramatic video of what american officials say are cases of russian jets harassing the u.s. military. in 2020, a russian jet crossed within 100 feet of the nose of a u.s. b-52 over the black sea while in a russian s-324 with an american missile destroyer, in the black sea. it is not clear whether this latest confrontation was intentional or accid >> keir, obviously, the danger here is that something could escalate after something like this so how much more risk, how tense are things right now in this region >> reporter: they are tense. and there is that risk, savannah because it's pretty murky exactly what happened. what was the drone doing the u.s. says only that it was on routine operations. russia is trying to incapacitate it by pouring fuel ton which would be stunningly dangerous, and where is the drone now this this morning there are fears russia will get to it first and the u.s. says any sensitive data has been deleted. it all pulling back the curtain on the reality that the u.s. and russian military are eyeball to

eyeball in this conflict now and to answer that question, there is that risk if there was a mistake, it would lead to a serious escalation, savannah. >> keir, thank you very much. here at home, millions once again waking up to dangerous weather conditions and widespread power outages on both coasts in the northeast, heavy snow and high winds from that nor'easter snapped power lines in multiple states out west, they're dealing with more flash flooding, as relentless rain continues to soak california. al, of course, standing by with the forecast, but firs nbc's emilie ikeda joins us now from troy, new york. hey, emilie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, there, hoda, the worst of the snowfall is over, leaving behind a blanketed northeast and an icy one at that you can hear the crunch as i step in the snow but we are still experiencing these powerful wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour and that is the biggest source of concern among official, power outages, we're seeing hundreds of thousands of them on both coasts this morning.

overnight, treacherous travel, a last gasp of a powerful nor'easter pummelled the northeast. the storm dropping heavy snow on the region, more than 30 inches in some areas. >> definitely the worst this year >> reporter: slick roads causing hundreds of accidents across new england and new york. >> we're sliding left and right. almost straight into the poles and off the road. >> reporter: and in connecticut, two people were taken to the hospital, when a tree toppled on to a plow truck. this city bus and a truck skidding off the road in massachusetts. gusty winds impacting travel on the ground and in the air. the danger seen here, as a plane swerves while struggling to land in rochester, new york the powerful winds also whipping up massive waves along the coast. wet snow weighing down trees and power lines, causing hundreds of thousands to wake up in the dark across the region. and in many places like albany, still no time line on when the

power will be restored shovels, plows, and snow blowers, now rushing to keep up after a mild winter. across the country in california, rain, snow, and hurricane force wind gusts reaching 90 miles an hour. part of a drenching new storm moving down the coast, and slamming the already soaked state. millions under flood watches across southern california this morning. >> it's glass. >> in downtown san francisco, high winds blowing out a window and damaging others from a 52-story skyscraper, leaving officials to issue a shelter in place order around the area. >> oh, my god, it's cracking. >> reporter: while landslides threaten homes in santa rosa. >> it's a huge runoff, like a waterfall. >> reporter: in monterey county, more rescues by california's national guard as communities look to rebuild, with crews scrambling to fix this breached levee that led to devastating flooding and back here in the northeast, officials underscoring that just because the precipitation has passed doesn't mean the threats have

we are still seeing difficult and even dangerous travel conditions across the region yesterday, we saw more than 1,200 flights canceled already today, nearly 200 nixed, as this nor'easter leaves a lasting impact, hoda. >> emilie ikeda there in troy, new york, thank you. al's back with us this morning with more on this wild weather from coast to coast. >> yes, and it is going to, we're going to have another coast to coast in a little bit we will start in the northeast as you can see, we have this nor'easter, currently, it's got strong winds and snow showers hanging around out west, that flood threat and mountain snow. let's dig in here first in the northeast, it is pulling away, it's drawing in colder air, gusty conditions, but the snow is just about done maybe one to three inches in some of the down east main areas. but out west, 13 million people under flood watches, into the southwest, you can see that rain now moving in, bakersfield, los angeles, on into san diego, kingman, now here is what is going to be happening today. soaking rain for southern california, southwest. this system moves to the east,

bringing snow for the rockies today. tomorrow, we're looking for strong snow, wind combinations, in the upper midwest, but the southern part of this system, we've got an enhanced risk for severe weather, and that includes dallas, can't rule out tornadoes, we've also got hail and strong winds, and heavy rain and then as we move on into friday, that cold front tracks to the east, we're looking for rain, stretching from the florida panhandle, all the way into the northeast, and so we watch this system move completely cross-country, bringing heavy rain, and dangerous conditions, down through the gulf, some places one to three inches, guys. >> al, thank you. we move now to the latest fallout from the collapse of silicon valley bank. the justice department and the securities and exchange commission now opened investigations looking into what caused the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. two sources familiar with the matter telling nbc news both probes are in the early stages, and will include a review of any stock failed by bank executives, prior to the collapse.

the news comes as the federal reserve faces a tough decision continue raising interest rates to fight inflation or pause to assess the impact of the bank collapse on the broader economy. lots to break down with nbc's business correspond brian cheung good morning let's talk first about these investigations, a d.o.j. investigation, that's a criminal investigation, fec, that's a civil zest investigation, early stages but what's the implications of this >> all concerning some big stock sales done by executives at silicon valley bank just weeks before the institution ended up failing last friday. greg beck her, the ceo of silicon valley bank selling $3.6 million in stock about two weeks before the bank ultimately collapsed. for what it's worth, those are pre-scheduled sales, however we don't know to what extent he was aware of the situation at the bank at the time he scheduled that stock sale. and this preliminary investigation will be into the nature of those sales and that

comes along a concurrent but separate investigation from the securities and exchange commission, according to two sources to nbc >> let's talk about the fed. obviously, it was widely expected and signaled by the federal reserve that once again, it would raise interest rates, trying to tamp down on inflation. then this bank collapse happens. it is sort of giving pause to the federal reserve and many say perhaps there will be a pause in the interest rate hikes, or smaller interest rate hikes. what are the different levers that the federal reserve is having to contend with >> the outlook for the economy was already really, really uncertain before the banks collapsed over the weekend, but prior to that, the story was pretty single track minded for the federal reserve which is to get inflation down, americans are feeling this at the store, but to do that they were raising interest rates to basically take steam out of this economy, make demand come down and make the prices come down, but the

challenge that one of the dominos to fall, that led to silicon valley bank's collapse was higher interest rates, so if they raise interest rates too aggressively, that could break another bank, at least might be the concern inside the federal reserve some of the as they go to the next meeting, which is next wednesday, they might raise interest rate, they might go by less aggressively than the markets expected, perhaps a quarter of a percent or wall street is saying maybe they will not move at all. we will have to see. >> it underscores the fine line the federal reserve is walking right now. and quickly, there is always talk of a recession. is that made more likely by what we've just seen with the bank collapse >> it certainly doesn't make it less likely after what we saw over the weekend, but again, for policy makers that are just watching it, this financial issue is now just another thing clouding the outlook. >> all right, brian cheung, thank you very much. 7:14 now and craig joins us with another story we're following closely. hey, craig. >> hey, hoda, savannah, good morning to you as well the faa holding a rare air safety summit this morning and they're holding the summit in the wake of a string of troubling incidents both in the sky and on the ground, and it also comes as we're learning of yet another close call, a near collision on a runway near washington

nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us now from reagan national airport. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. with the spring break travel season under way, federal regulators are drilling down on what's going on here and it comes as the faa investigates yet another incident, a near collision, right here, at reagan national severe turbulence. to a plane dropping to within 800 feet of the pacific ocean. to more than half a dozen near collisions on runways this year. the aviation industry is facing mounting scrutiny, hitting the pause button the acting faa administrator is holding an impromptu air safety summit this morning telling lester holt in an exclusive interview. >> that gives us a chance to say let's stop, let's reflect, let's

ask ourselves the question, are we missing anything? >> the summit comes as nbc news learns of yet another unsettling incident last week here at reagan national. the faa confirming a regional jet pilot rolled in front of a departing united airbus jet, right before takeoff >> cancel. >> aborting takeoff. aborting takeoff united 2003. >> transportation secretary pete buttigieg is calling the close calls deeply troubling and the chair of the ntsb tells me so-called runway incursions have increased over the last five years. >> is the airline industry overstressed right now >> that's something we have to look at. and then what is going to happen in the future, when we have even more of the congested air space? >> attending today's summit, representatives from airlines, airports, and unions at the top of the agenda, identifying what risk factors could be to blame. >> it is usually a complicated diverse set of factors, like crew training or air traffic control communication, or the lack of runway technology. >> industry experts say flying is still extremely safe.

but as miracle on the hudson pilot captain sully sullenberger recently told savannah, air travel should never be taken for granted. >> do you think there is a sense of complacency that sets in when air travel has been thankfully so safe? >> yes we have become the victims of our own success. >> at today's summit, the ntsb plans to renew its call for longer cockpit voice recordings. right now the devices only capture two hours of audio and the ntsb says it wants 25 hours to better investigate these incidents. craig? >> gabe gutierrez for us there at reagan national thank you. a lot of sports fans, it is the most wonderful time of the year the ncaa tournament tipping off last night, with a pair of games in the first four round. some call them the play-in games. so in the late matchup, pittsburgh took the lead over mississippi state, with 9 seconds to go. the bull dogs had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but oh, oh, 60-59. heartbreaker next up the panthers face iowa

state on friday. >> the early game, it was texas a&m, corpus christi, beating southeast missouri state, the final there 75-71. so from here on, things are going get a little tougher for the islanders, and tomorrow they face alabama >> happens to be the number one seed in the south but you never know. >> you never know. >> they call them bracket busters for a reason you never know. >> that would be pretty stunning though. look what we have over there. >> he's glowing. >> i have no idea about anything. >> al, did you fill out your bracket though >> i'm just, well, do i know the name fine >> who knows >> a hockey bracket, maybe. anyway, we are looking at windy conditions as that system moves away here in the northeast, a morning freeze, we will look at that coming up in the next half hour. mild highs in the central plainsnd that flood risk continuing into the southwest. and look for some snow in the western plains we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

♪ ♪ c'mon, bear. ♪ ♪ ♪ you don't...you don't have to worry... ♪ ♪ be by your side... i'll be there... ♪ ♪ with my arms wrapped around... ♪ good morning. we are seeing a dry, beautiful start to our day. the rain has cleared out and now we're going to be seeing a lot less wind, which is great news. we've got upper 50s and 60s in the forecast today. comfortable weather. not as humid or muggy. we are seeing subtropical moisture out of the area. enjoy the sunshine today and through tomorrow. by the weekend, we do see the return chance of rain in our forecast. that's going to kick us off, also, into the start of spring next monday. and that i

weather. guys >> al, welcome back again. good to have you back. coming up, the remarkable and emotional story of a high school cheerleader, she suddenly went into cardiac arrest, and her own mother brought her back from the brink kaylee hartung spoke with both of them. >> hey, guys when andrea joe paired her maternal instincts with her medical training, doctors say her quick action saved her 17-year-old's life coming up, we will hear this mother recount what she calls the scariest moment of her life. also ahead this morning, a closer look at the rise of what they're calling dynamic pricing. >> ripoff. >> restaurants, movie theaters and more, charging you extra based on location, time or demand, what you can do to get around it and save but first this is "today" on nbc.

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i'm kris sanchez. before you head out to take the kids to school, you'll want to know that power outages are shutting down several school campuses around the bay area. fremont union high school district is canceling class at five campuses, cupertino union is canceling classes at 16 middle and elementary schools. all classes are canceled at de anza college and san jose unified says school is in session. you can find a running list at nbcbayarea.com. those schools are among the 167,000 customers that still had no power as of 4:00 this morning. the bulk of those are in the south bay and on the peninsula. >> time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist vianey arana has a look at that. >> folks are going to like today's daytime highs and also how dry it is outside. we're going to be in the upper 50s for most of the bay area, 59 degrees in oakland, concord 62, and a lot less wind. no wind advise is in place. those are expired.

you will get more sunshine tomorrow as well. mostly sunshine on friday. then a spotty rain chance moves in for the weekend. >> taking advantage of wednesday and thursday. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes.

♪ i know in my heart, babe ♪ you'll always be part of me ♪ >> in case you didn't catch that, that post was from al roker's daughter courtney, revealing some very special news that she and her husband are expecting. >> they're expecting a baby. >> happy for you >> that means i'm going to be a grandpa. deborah still not quite sure we're very excited

>> oh, my gosh >> hard to believe it still hasn't quite sunk in i've known for a while they just decided to go ahead. >> how did they tell you, by the way? >> well, actually wes's goofy brother accidentally dropped it. [ laughter ] that's cory. >> there's one in every family yes. >> two in mine >> what is your grandfather name going to be? >> in honor of my dad, i am going for pop pop. >> when is she due >> late july >> watch this space. >> that's right. we are going to watch this half hour with a remarkable story that started out as quite a scare for one north carolina family >> she was in a cheer leading competition, and then she

suffered cardiac arrest. >> after ten years of traveling to every one of daughter's cheer leading competitions, she knew something was wrong and she used her medical training to bring her daughter back to life. the teddy bear is a cheer leading stunt she has done hundreds of times, but last sunday while cheerwarming up foa cheer competition, the unthinkable happened >> i saw her coach screaming frantically, get an ambulance. >> the 17-year-old was laying on the floor unresponsive in cardiac arrest >> i felt for a pulse and i took over, and i know cpr and know how to do this and i have to save her >> for nearly ten minutes she performed cpr on her daughter.

>> i said, comeo we are not doing this today >> i can't imagine for a parent there's anything scarier >> the vision of her laying there not moving, not breathing, not responding was the scariest moment of my life. >> finally a portable defibrillator arrived, and the machine said shock required. i have trained on the aed devices before and they never told me shock required >> with that shock and another round of cpr, her heart started beating again. the doctor that treated her at the children's hospital said the response was critical. >> her mom without hesitation, shocked her daughter back in a normal rhythm and saved her life >> after ten days in the hospital she has a small defibrillator implanted in her chest. >> driving home from the hospital, i kept looking at her and i made her hold my hand and

i cried because she's with me, she's here and right next to me and i have got her and it's the best feeling ever. >> how much of your strength do you think comes from your mom? >> oh, all of it i am blessed, honestly it was very hard for me to be in the hospital and away from my family but the one person that was always by my side and i knew was always there was my mom. >> okay, that is an incredible story and an incredible mother, and i am trying to imagine for ten minutes doing cpr on her daughter i know they hope people take something away from their story. what is that >> absolutely, hoda. they told me it was not easy to relive the experience, but if they can save one life it's important, and they want people to learn cpr, and the schools

have aeds, and guys, there was another moment you didn't get to see in my coverinservation with them, and she said it's not every day a mother gets to give life to their children twice >> chills, chills, chills. thank you. wow. >> you made a good point, the fact that she goes to every match also >> yeah, the fact that she was present and you have your eyes on your child and you know that no harm is going to come -- >> she had the training, which is a good reminder if you are able to do it, do it. you can save a life. still ahead, did you know the legendary billy crystal turned 75 yesterday? on "popstart," we show you what he did to celebrate. and then some are calling it dynamic pricing? >> yeah, it's flexible and can

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but some call it dynamic pricing. it's becoming more common. you know, the question is whether it's the result of inflation. >> nbc's sam brock joins us now with details and ways that we can save, as well. sam, good morning, bud >> reporter: yeah, guys, good morning. it's definitely dynamic. pricing does appear to be an offshoot of inflation as companies try to maximize revenues yes, it's becoming engrained in our culture. if you tried to buy an airplane plane ticket, you know the higher demand and pricing. that same concept is being applied to things now like golf and bowling. it costs $90 but if you wait till early afternoon, it's half that, putting a premium on flexibility. from movie theaters to the links, even bowling alleys, the cost of a family outing at

certain times is surging it's a practice called dynamic pricing, where some businesses charge customers 20% to 35% more based on demands, location, even time of day. similar to what caused a swift rift between ticketmaster and taylor swift fans. >> oh, my gosh, we spent $899 per ticket dynamic price something the worst. >> reporter: but those prices are going beyond concert tickets and theme parks, flooding everyday activities, as reported by "the wall street journal. some bowling alleys striking a people's pocketbooks jolene wanted to treat her family, but the price of one lane for her party of eight, $500 left her jaw in a 7/10 split. >> at the end of the day, bowling is not an activity we will keep on our agenda any more >> reporter: in miami lakes, a prime teetime of $140 could be twice the price of teeing off on

a weekday afternoon. how does it work to your benefit? >> i'm not a guy that has to golf in a certain time i'm flexible >> reporter: the miami lakes golf director borrowed the strategy from their hotel business next door >> our revenue from golf rounds alone increased by 47% >> reporter: and i dipping on dynamic pricing, charging more for the evening shows than the matinees. which are 30% cheaper, and in some cities they charge extra for seats with a preferred sight line for margo and ariana, they've done father/daughter movie dates since she was a kid. >> i prefer coming at night, but the practicality of it is better to come in the day >> reporter: more businesses are tracking spending habits to determine when or what to charge more for >> if you know that consumers demand a product or a service during certain times, it will allow you to calculate their

willingness to pay more. >> reporter: to avoid sticker shock, check online for promo codes that can offset peak pricing. look for loyalty programs that allow you to lock in rates, an book that water park or tee time as far out as possible to make the most of your buck without paying a premium we mentioned, of course, amc is use thing dynamic pricing that can vary from theater to time and even by movie. we reached out for comment, and so far we have not heard back. >> sam, you mentioned movie theaters, bowling, golf behind you there. anywhere else we might start to see this dynamic pricing pick up >> reporter: it is expanding, craig, and it's expanding rapidly. fitness classes is a great example of this. if you ever tried to go to that yoga or spin class early in the morning, you know there's a definite crunch time some classes are more expensive, or even cheaper to smooth out demand over the course of the day.

and restaurants, how about the digital menus. the ceo of noodles and company commented on the conference call and talked about the fact that this is part of their strategy is to be flexible by market item and tier so it's hard to keep track sometimes. you might think didn't that just say $8.99 and now it's $11.99? this is happening very quickly before our very eyes >> sam brock, thank you. all right. >> we're not going to charge you a cent for this. we're looking at that departing nor'easter it's going to drag in frigid canadian air to the south. in fact, we, right now, have 38 million people under freeze warnings and it's been a record early bloom, so a lot of these blooms are at risk for freezing temperatures from little rock, memphis, myrtle beach, new bern, charlotte, look at the

temperatures feels like 27 in atlanta, 32 degrees in savannah and 25 in myrtle beach today temperatures are going to warm up a little bit over the next several days. by monday, you're 73 in charleston in the northeast, temperatures warming up from cleveland, wednesday -- today, you're 42, 41 by friday and in new york, fli clear skies and sunshine today, a live look right now in san francisco. now, we will be seeing a dry weather pattern, this is great because it's going to help us stay a little dry before the next round of showers arrives. that's expected to move in over the weekend. don't worry, today's daytime highs will be comfortable once we settle into this dry weather pattern. we're going to see upper 50s, low 60s, san francisco 57 degrees, san jose 60 degrees, oakland 59.

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detect this: i stay undetectable with fewer medicines. ask your doctor about switching to dovato. good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm marcus washington. first we want to give you breaking news we're just learning about. police are asking people to avoid the area of east 14th and sunnyside in san leandro due to police activity. people who live in the area are being told to shelter in place. we're trying to learn what's behind the alert. here's a look at what else we're working on right now. >> good morning, everyone. a new survey of laid-off tech workers show most of them find new jobs quickly, though there is a gender gap. polled tech workers found that 86% of men found new jobs within 90 days, 71% for women. these numbers are incredibly

strong and prove the point that layoffs often don't lead to unemployment. >> time to get a look at the forecast. how is it looking? >> it's really pretty right now in san francisco. this is a live look. the system is out and we are going to welcome in the sunshine, and also dry conditions, a lot less wind today as well. if you look at the daytime highs, comfortable, in the upper 50s. a couple of low 60s in concord, and san jose 60 degrees, half moon bay 55. we're going to stay dry through today and also through tomorrow. leading into the weekend we do have a chance of seeing scattered showers, so keep that in mind as we head into tomorrow. back to you. >> good to know. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. we'll see you back here then.

son las 8 en "today" coming up, rising tensions new fallout after the pentagon says a russian fighter jet downed an american drone near ukraine. >> this incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessionaly il ic>> russia firing back blaming the u.s. we're live with the latest then medical miracle >> you're looking at lungs transplanted >> a ground breaking new surgery providing hope to lung cancer

patients our exclusive look at this revolutionary new transplant and you better believe the stars are aligning in studio 1-a. rege-jean page is here from "bridgerton. now taking on a new role in the "dungeons and dragons" moviemee >> glad he's on our side plus, they're here >> i mean, i'm so crazy. e t >> the cast of "ted lasso," live, just as the emmy winning series drops i qts brand nriew season so stick around for coach beard, rebecca, and the man himself >> just going to give me the cold shoulder and the silent treatment. that's a combo does that it come with a medium drink? >> today is march 15th, 2023 >> sending love to our grandparents in dallas, texas.

>> love you guys >> a shout-out to my friends in orlando! >> it's dad's 76th birthday. >> go, jaguars ♪ ♪ >> from minnesota. >> and grand forks, north dakota >> happy birthday. >> we believe. >> we love "ted lasso. >> and the "today" show. >> welcome back to "today. it's "ted lasso" day here. >> there was a woman standing there at 4:00 a.m. i said oh, why are you here? she said, are you kidding? i need to see ted lasso. people are in love with this group. we're working on an incredible story for tomorrow it started with a text, an accidental text, accidentally sent to a stranger in another

state. that text changed a woman's life it led to love and marriage and six children jenna met the family and will introduce us to them tomorrow on "today." you never know >> talk about believe. that's incredible. let's get to the news. 8:00 now a dramatic confrontation in ukraine is ratcheting up the tension between washington and moscow a russian warplane harassed and collided with an american drone. nbc's chief international correspondent, keir simmons, has the latest on this >> reporter: a military clash, now a diplomatic confrontation a russian jet hit the drone, bringing it down the pentagon calling that unsafe and unprofessional the russians denying there was contact, suggesting these drones can be a threat to russia. there are many questions, but what we think we know this morning, we've got to say it's stunning two russian jets dumped fuel on

the reaper drone before colliding with it and forcing the $32 million drone to ditch in the sea it all played out miles from the war in ukraine but crucially, washington says, in international air space so one question this morning, will the u.s. release video that confirms its version of events, and will the russians reach the downed drone first the u.s. says any sensitive data has been deleted, but you can imagine the russians would like to take a look at this technology >> absolutely. thank you very much. this morning, coast-to-coast with weather chaos with power outages on both ends a nor'easter was still dropping snow on parts of new york state and new england overnight. police reported traffic accidents by the hundreds. trees and power lines were no match. and another round of heavy rain in california.

flood alerts stretch from san francisco to los angeles after a week of water rescues, emergency teams are bracing for landslides a real mess out west >> it really is, and we're getting the remnants of this nor'easter here, pulling away. that's the good news, and as it pulse away we are going to see one on two more inches of snow we dropped some of the flood alerts here in the west, but still, we're watching out for a lot of rain. this medium atmospheric river bringing heavy rain, this time to central and southern california today, that heads to the east. it brings snow for the rocky mountains and the southwest. tomorrow, strong snowstorms with winds up into the great lakes. but we also have the risk of hail, damaging winds, and the possibility of tornadoes southern oklahoma into northern texas, and it continues to move to the east on friday, bringing rain for the florida panhandle, down around the gulf could be from one to three inches of rain guys

>> al, thank you president biden signing an executive order yesterday, designed to reduce gun violence through tougher enforcement of existing laws. he was in monterey park, california where 11 people were shot and killed in january it calls for the expanded use of background checks and flag laws for gun buyers the president renewed his call for congress to ban assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines the prosecution suffered another setback in the alec baldwin "rust" shooting case his team argued the prosecutor could not serve as the prosecutor and state legislature. baldwin pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of helena hutchens the gun enhancement charge was dropped last month that could have carried a five-year prison term a new class action lawsuit

accuses buffalo wild wings of conducting "deceptive business practices," claiming the boneless wings are just chicken nuggets. [ laughter ] he says the boneless wings are not made from wing meat at all, but rather from pieces of deep-fried chicken breasts when we reached out for comment, the company pointed to its twitter post that reads, it's true our hamburgers contain no ham -- >> what are we doing what's happening here? chicken nuggets sound better than wings to me >> oh, lord. >> the wing news is over carson has "popstart" coming up. but in the world of entertainment, no bigger news this morning than today's return

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everyone's favorite football turned soccer coach is back. "ted lasso." >> we've been waiting, the series is a global phenomenon. i'm going to say it again, a global phenomenon. today, it's returning for season three. jason sudeikis stars as coach lasso. and rebecca played by hannah waddingham and coach beard played by brendan hunt good morning, good morning, good morning. >> good morning. >> or good evening, depending on -- >> yeah, are you a morning person >> none of us are. so good luck with the interview. >> so we're out of practice from shooting early in the morning. >> i go to bed at 8:30 >> we keep toddler hours >> by the way, they came outside with signs in the cold for you guys there are very few shows any

more on television that attract an audience like this show has >> like us as true crime docs. >> "dateline." yeah, exactly. >> what does it feel like, as we approach season three, to realize -- >> massive pressure. >> oh, yeah? >> i mean, the expectation is a little ladidah we just home people dig it i mean, it's -- we're overwhelmed by the response. continuously the way people are so excited for it to come out, we tried to say the lines as quick as we could to get through it, and - >> you've got to get it right. >> brendan, you were giving me the look when we were starting on the story >> that's just his face. >> we showed an old clip >> roll it

>> how about this one. regarding my panic attacks, i've had more psychotic episodes than "twin peaks. i mean, i'm so crazy -- >> how crazy are you >> there we go >> i'm so mad at him >> have you considered killing off nate >> no! no >> yikes >> i'm mad >> he just had a baby. his wife did, in real life >> in real life? >> yeah, spoiler >> i was just talking about the show >> no.

i mean, for my money, the worst that nick does is -- tony does rupert and nate, to be our three actors, and so strong actor, so as much as nick has been hated since the end of season two, really, that's just -- you know, big ups to him for having to deal with that. they're all three sweetie pies >> real city boys. so brilliant at their jobs >> any chance for redemption >> who knows i'm not good at answering things when people haven't seen it yet. talk to somebody else. >> are you pleading the fifth? >> yes >> so season three is done >> we're still editing a couple of things. >> so is this going to be the end of -- >> stop looking at me. >> yeah, they know, they know. yeah they've read the scouting reports.

go after waddingham. >> where is your emmy, where do you keep that? >> i did keep it in my little girl's room, but the wings are too pointy so i didn't want her to put an eye out. now i literally -- you know how people casually have it in their bathroom or whatever, and i am, like, yeah there it is, don't touch it she's my beautiful golden baby my daughter is quite nice, too >> could there be a season four? >> please! >> i mean, i don't know. >> my gosh, we have not thought about this at all. i was wondering if this was ever going to come up oh, gosh oh, i don't know >> we've got to come up with a clever answer for this >> how about this, who in the show is most likely to have a spin-off character don't say nate because we're mad

at him >> i still think roy's niece, phoebe and may. >> together they fight crime in cornwall >> swearing all over the place >> not bad >> who is the karaoke singer in this group >> probably us >> she's the real singer >> yes, she's the real singer. >> you were on broadway, your parents -- >> just down the road. these two -- >> what do you mean these two? >> he's brilliant at karaoke >> you had this like performtive thing where you said you didn't like karaoke but every time we have karaoke, you're there you want to have a go -- i'm, like, who spit down that thing >> what is your go-to with care -- karaoke? >> she makes it sound like

sinatra. when hanna smiles at me -- we do something -- i like "into the mystic" pops into my head and then -- >> sweet >> do you do the horns, too? >> i let people do it. and then "poison." >> that's the greyhound. >> he chucks out some moves. >> hannah, we've got to talk about the little biscuits you've got. we understood that - >> i'm not wake enough for this. >> that's my nickname.sp little biscuit that's the phoebe spinoff tano "little biscuit. >> you didn't actually enjoy

those dry biscuits during the shooting >> well, like, he has said, you know, i complained about them so globally, that now they have got so much butter and sugar in them i could eat them all day >> really? >> yeah, they're good now. >> did you put that in your contract, biscuits must be improved >> couches must be raised. >> oh, hi. hi, sir. the rest of the team is here >> your favorite, right? >> yes now, come on, this is the biscuit of champions, i will tell you campaign the dark chocolate digestives. >> digestives? >> they're so good

>> they are edible, right? >> they're so good >> look at you >> the kids love these >> they're not too sweet >> do they help digestion? is that a real thing >> guys, all right, thank you for bringing so much joy can we do a team cheer everybody in hands in i don't know, believe. >> ready -- on three >> one, two, three -- >> believe >> they'll be with us all morning long other members of the team will be here in the third and fourth hours. have a cup of coffee "ted lasso" out today on apple tv plus. mr. roker, you have a check of the weather? >> i could use some help if anybody wants to come over

>> hanna >> here we go. this is going to be great. all you have to do is touch the screen so we're looking at a nor'easter pulling away, and wet weather coming into southern california. just touch the screen and you will see what happens. boom >> wow >> just give a go. >> 30sish, also 60ish. >> there you go, but you are nowhere near just like that in the northeast, we have mild highs in the midsection. have you ever done weather before >> no, evidently >> you and me both well she said windy but the good news, we're not going to see wind today. we got the strong gusty conditions yesterday. it's a beautiful day across the region. san francisco, clear skies and here's a closer look at your forecast for today. oakland, 59 degrees. livermore, 60 degrees. san jose, 60 degrees and we'll be seeing the sunshine stick around. also for tomorrow.

enjoy this dry weather. we have a chance of rain besides this cookie, and that cast, best timí >> we have to power through it we will start "popstart" with é billy crystal. d anwho remembers this iconic momt from the classic "when harry metec sall hy. >> we down shift into small ene! talky a i asked her where she went to n, rteol, she said michigan state! all of a sudden, i'm in the middle of an anxiety attack and i start sweating like a pig. >> helen went to michigan state? >> no, northwestern. but they're both big ten schools. i got so upset, i had to leave the restaurant >> yesterday was billy's 75th bed to mark the occasion, he re-created that look from the scene.

check it out 35 years later, that sweater still looks great, so does billy. we want to take a second to say a big congratulations and happ birthday to our friend, billy crystal. next up, bad bunny he joined james cordon for some car karaoke. ♪ ♪ >> and they're driving around los angeles, the artist revealed the story behind his stage name. >> bad bunny, no matter how bad is still looking cute. >> that was your thought, however bad a bunny is, it's still cute >> that's me i'm a good guy

i'm cute >> that's great. >> do good guys say they are good guys? >> next up, tim mcgraw he stopped by a radio show to talk about his latest single "standing room only" and during the conversation, he opened up about his now grownup girls moving out on their own and the emotional experience having to dry his daughter, gracie, to her new home out west. >> i drove my daughter to l.a. when she moved out there, and drove cross country with her took all the seats out of my cadillac escalade and loaded it up with her stuff. when i dropped her off, i just lost it. then i had to drive home by myself did a couple-day dead-head back from l.a. and i was crying the whole time >> tim went on to say, there's a song about that drive on the next album clearly going to be a tearjerker for us dads. next up, billie jean king,

the u.s. open became the first u.s. open to offer the same money for women and men. the piece comes from brazilian artist and will appear at this year's open matches that begin on august 28th that's going to do it. >> can't wait. still ahead, we are adding to the star power in our studio with rege-jean page with a new role on the big screenle he'll be here to tell you about it after a check of your local news, your weather and these messages

happy wednesday to you. it is 8:26. he is expected in a courtroom to set a date for his felony trial. last year, he shot into a truck carrying a man -- another man was hit by the gunfire. he has been out on bail since last november. let's check in with our meteorologist for a check of the weather and really a dry day ahead. >> the start of spring is almost here and today will feel more like it. we've got upper 50s and 60s. san jose, 60 degrees. in oakland, 59.

san francisco, 57. we're going to help dry out the conditions also a lot less wind. that system that brought the rain and gusty winds is now impacting central and southern california now at this point. we're going to keep the sunshine around through thursday with dry weather, but by friday, we have a bit of a system. that's going the bring in the chance of shower activity. notice there our daytime highs will be comfortable in the 60s and the official start of spring is on monday at 2:24 p.m. but we have another system that we are monitoring as well. for now, back to you. >> spring just around the corner. we'll have another update in about half an hour.

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i was like this. the first epise >> but they didn't say there couldn't be a fourth season. i was like >> they didn't >> so you're say thing's a chance >> always believe. by the way, coming up in our third hour, we'll catch up with three more beloved members of that afc richmond. >> football is life. >> it's "ted lasso" day here but also, our cup runneth over this morning he was a certified heartthrob on elencoque dice local "bridgerton. id sí, muy bien, abuelo, muchas gracias.br queremos volver a saludar al elenco de ted lasso que siguen wait until you see him in action in "dungeons and dragons." "rege-jean page is here and we're excited to catch up with afuera pese al frío. him. >> and tomorrow, we have another

huge star in studio 1-a, that is genial, ¿verdad scarlet johansson who will be swinging by to chat with us. [ applause ] >> okay. let's show you what we have for your weekend >> grandpa el viernes estará soleado >> i feel like grandpa friday, severe storms. heavy snow around the great el lakes. sábado habrá nevadas por efecto lacustre saturday, lake-effect snow goino to be in there we have had almost an entire -- sunday going to be chilly in the nieve en la montaña rocosas lluvia en el sureste y el doming northeast. frío en el norest rain and snow through the lluvia y nieve en el suroest southwest. unsettled out west with sunny skies around the great lakes all the way down to the we've got sunshine in the bay area finally. if you're traveling down to southern california, they're still dealing with some pretty active weather. here's a closer look at what to expect today. we're going to see drying and less wind. wind advisories and warnings

have expired. highs will reach the upper 50s, low 60s. dry through today and tomorrow. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. a chance of rain for the weekend. regió no olviden que pueden ver su don't forget, you can now estación local de nbc en stream your local nbc station peacock, sus noticias locales, live on peacock. su pronóstico local y las 4 get all of your favorite local news, weather, and all four horas de "today". todo eso en hours of "today" streaming right now. head to peacocktv.com/local for more information >> that rolls off the tongue, peacock, ahí busquen la pestaña dice local sí, muy bien, abuelo, muchas didn't it? >> what are you hoping for again? gracias. queremos volver a saludar al >> pop pop elenco de ted lasso que sigue >> they are still out here in afuera pese al frío. genial, ¿verdad the cold jason and company. it's the coolest >> love it al regresar, conversaremos con regé-jean page que nos coming up next, rege-jean cuenta de su nueva película page is here to tell us about calabozos y dragones his new movie. can't wait to chat with him vamos a conversar con él, después de esta pausa,

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hello. welcome back. rege-jean page is hello. welcome back rege-jean page is here he made hearts race on the hit series "bridgerton." >> now he's playing a different type of nobility in the new film "dungeons and dragons. he's playing a knight which must help a band of misfits help save the day. turns out that's easier said than done. >> the bridge is protected by an ancient trap we must follow a formula >> what's the formula? >> quite simple. starting from the center, using blocks only moving forward with each step except for the fifth step which must be a lateral move -- >> i may have triggered t

mechanism. >> oh, the death stares there. >> rege-jean page, that was like the lay version you were giving. >> that stare for about 20 seconds without blinking at the end. the hardest thing about this movie was not cracking during the takes. >> some might think it's an all action movie, but it's very funny. >> i think first and foremost, it's a funny movie it's a fun movie it's about adventure it's got a little bit of "princess bride" in there. it's about having a good time in a fancy world. >> i remember playing dungeons and dragons and i didn't know anything about it. how much about the table top classic game that came out in the '70s do film goers need to know before they see it? >> >> absolutely nothing. dnd fans watch it and they think you made this amazing movie for us and people that never played "dungeons and dragons" say wow, this is for us

it feels like you have not done anything just for the dungeons fans >> it's like "ted lasso," if you don't know anything about soccer, it's a great series. >> it's universal. but were you a d & d player? i'm going to say no. >> i watched people play d&d i'm a spectator. >> but it's having a comeback because of "stranger things. >> did you and the cast ever try your hand, try to play the game at all >> it was absolute chaos it was death and destruction it's a very funny cast, very sharp, very witty, very unpredictable. it feels almost like an improv movie at times it's just this great big playground where you think of the most outrageous thing you can do and then your friend tops

it >> you think a lot of it is green screen, but i read that a lot of this wasn't green screened >> no. >> you were on location with a real set >> we filmed in long island, so well all of these cliffs and locations. so you have this hugely epic field because it's real. a lot of the monsters are real a lot of this is right in front of you kind of in that jim henson way, like incredible puppeteers who are making these things move you're acting with a full-on cat person or dragon person. >> you got into it, too. you got in shape to practice your stunts and sword fighting >> i had to be so incredibly fit for this every day the stunt team was putting me through my paces. when you have these real fights, you see it happening, my job is to keep my stunt man off the set. he trains me and i have to do it

well enough he doesn't have to i would like to think i kept him very unhappy >> there's so much content whether it's "ted lasso" or "bridgerton" or movies, it seems like for you it must be -- i don't know if it's equal parts annoying and flattering. people want to talk about "bridgerton," you put on a tuxedo and the entire world goes crazy. this guy would make a great james bond how do you negotiate the flattery of all that >> when you put on a tux, you want people to walk around saying that. hey, you look like this action hero for the ages. cool, i wore the tux right that's as far as i think about it >> we vote for you for james bond >> absolutely. >> and any "bridgerton k" comeback it's funny, you were there for one season, you made such an impact people loved you so, so much are people still coming up on the street, will you please come back >> i mean, it's lovely when people show your appreciation. we were so glad we could bring this bit of escape in the middle

of the pandemic. gave up on a bit of community, and space sphere imagination to expand into. i'm hugely grateful for that >> this looks great. i can't wait for "dungeons and dragons. >> a whole new flex for rege-jean page, right? >> knight in shining armor, quite literally. it's what you dream about when you are a kid. >> thank you so much what a pleasure. "dungeons and dragons" hits theaters on march 31st when we come back, kate snow with a closer look at a ground breaking medical procedure and the lives it's already

♪ ♪ we're back now 8:43 with a "today" exclusive. this morning a ground-breaking surgery bringing hope to patients diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. >> nbc's correspondent kate snow

is here with that story. hi, kate >> good morning to you so lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the u.s. by far. and for so long, there's been so little that doctors could do once someone reached stage four. this morning, for the first time, two patients are speaking out about the life-saving surgery they had in chicago. both were non-smokers, shocked to get that cancer diagnosis both were once told that they didn't have long to live and then they both had this new surgery to remove their cancer filled lungs we were there when they met. a week ago, al and tonya met for the very first time. strangers, now linked by an unbreakable bond >> thankfully, we are cancer free, right? >> we did it >> reporter: here today, thanks to a new technique for performing double lung transplants, pioneered by doctors at northwestern medicine you're the only two people in america who have had this double lung transplant successfully

al is a tough guy, a cement worker for the city of chicago used to go to the gym three hours a day. but in 2020, he got the lung cancer diagnosis >> i'm going to beat it. don't worry about it >> reporter: helped by his nephew, joseph, he tried all kinds of treatment that didn't work then al's sister saw a story about a northwestern doctor performing double lung transplants, not for cancer, but for covid. >> she said, why don't you go there and see what they can do for you. >> reporter: eventually, al ended up in the icu at northwestern, doctors saying he had just days to live. he begged his oncologist to help him get that surgery >> can i talk about that surgery. just give me a minute. >> reporter: by chance, that oncologist ran into the surgeon in the cafeteria >> frankly, i was a little bit excited that we could be in a position to help >> reporter: al got his new

lungs in september 2021. you woke up in that room, your whole family is around what were your feelings in that moment >> i felt good i cried so much. i cried after that i never cried before i feel, why did this happen to me what is so special about me? >> reporter: double lung transplants aren't new, but the way the team are doing them is revolutionary. traditionally, lungs are removed and replaced one at a time but that's a problem for cancer patients >> when you take the first lung out and put the new lung in, the other lung still has cancer, so you could cross contaminate. >> reporter: to avoid that, he puts them on full heart-lung bypass, keeping them alive while removing both lungs at once, and

then washes airways for any remaining cancer cells patients must have had already tried all other treatments and meet requirements. >> this is lungs transplanted in a first of it's kinds procedure here at northwestern >> reporter: when al's story made headlines last spring, her husband saw it >> one of my friends sent my husband a video clip of the news that albert was in >> reporter: like al, she also had stage four lung cancer that wasn't responding to treatment did the doctors tell you if there was a chance of survival >> no. they said there is no chance >> reporter: running out of options and time, she and her husband contacted the doctor >> he told us that after reviewing your file, i think we can make you cancer free >> reporter: in july 2022, she got her new lungs. both she and al have no signs of

cancer >> it wasn't because of albert, i would not be here today. this man saved my life >> reporter: patient one and patient two, speaking out, hoping to reach other lung cancer patients. >> i hope we can both be an encouragement for other people to look into other options that they have. >> i need to save somebody's life, i'll do it >> you'll do anything to spread the word >> yeah. if i'm going to help other people, i'm going to do it no problem >> oh, my gosh >> i know. they are basically both back to normal lives the day we spoke with al, he was back on the elliptical, back at the gym. she and her husband have kids and grandkids, and they can visit with them but at a

distance she still has a weakened immune system, so they have to be careful. as for make thing more widely available, they're evaluating additional cancer patients as we speak to be the next, and they're going to track 75 patients over the next five years to see how they do >> it's incredible >> he had to insist upon it, can you please try then the guy -- there are no accidents. >> then she saw his story. >> and by the way, this all kind of happened because of covid he was doing double lung transplants, the doctor, on covid patients they learned how to do it for cancer >> where do lungs stack up in the pecking order as far as availability >> you know, i don't know exactly, but i know there are lungs available but both of them had to wait weeks to get -- so it's also a message about donors, right? sign up, if you can, because you can save a life.

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heart. i'm going to go out there, it's cold out there, the "dungeons and dragons" star is out there, greeting the fans. it hits theaters march 31st, by the way. what a doll. >> awesome we have the stars of "ted lasso. there's brendan there. he's from lubbock, texas >> that is amazing, guys tamika and nicky from mississippi got to hang out with hannah >> they got to meet him. it's their senior trip, and

they're in from kansas and they got t meet jason sudeikis. >> that's where he's from. >> by the way, folks, we'll have more with the "ted lasso" crowd coming up in our third hour. phil dunster, mr. danny rojas. >> football is life. >> that's right. that will be on the third hour >> this has been a fun day we're never taking down the believe sign we should keep it up >> why not >> you guys have the birthdays >> we do let's spin the jars. we're starting off a little different. happy 1st birthday all these folks on their way to 100. happy first birthday to autumn gallow carter henry is from plum branch, south carolina if he's not eating or sleeping, he's watching "coko melon. happy birthday to olivia, a dancing machine from new jersey. that's one happy baby who loves

to smile and you'll catch her crawling out with her dog i love that smile. and in brooklyn, new york, this is caleb steiner that's right can you guess his favorite food? he loves meatballs and happy first birthday to brody in hannah, indiana big fan of anything that goes vroom. >> and my son, jack, he's 14 years old today. hope you are in school, buddy, but happy birthday >> and happy anniversary >> nine years married. >> tell us what she said on her anniversary card to you? >> my daughter said, happy ninth anniversary, nine down, forever to go. >> ahhh!

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good wednesday morning to you. it's 8:56. hey, maybe you saw this video shot yesterday during strong winds at the height of the latest storm. it is a window flying from the 43rd floor of the former bank of america building in downtown san

francisco. the landlord has issued a violation and has 90 days to complete corrections. the incident halted traffic. people in surrounding buildings were advised to stay inside. many bay area neighborhoods are still in the dark from the strong winds that knocked out power. ahead at midday, we are monitoring clean up efforts. head to our home page for updates on outages and

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