join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> we're back in 30 minutes with a local news update. make it a great weekend and we will see you back here monday. good friday morning. major banks stepping in. >> what they're doing to help. it's march 17th. this is "today." lifeline some of the nation's largest banks pledge $30 billion to stabilize first republic bank as the treasury secretary faces capitol hill. >> the banking system is sound, and americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when ty need them. >> this morning what wall street is watching after a roller coaster week.

breaking overnight, china's president announcing he will travel to moscow in major show of support for vladimir putin, and russia and the u.s. ratcheting up the richt over the downing of the drone severe thunderstorms tearing through the south, blinding snow shutting down roads in the u.s massive sink holes opening up in rain-battered california al has our forecast and what we can expect this weekend. rebuilding history the milestone just reached in the repair of the beloved notre dame cathedral four years after the devastating fire we'l'll take youou there livive. >> those ststories, plus it's taylor time, ready to take the stage and kick off her highly anticipated tour tonight, and fans cannot wait ♪ >> crazy >> like off the charts like more excited than i have probably been for anything else

in my entire life. >> we are there ahead of her first big show plus, cinderella story the ncaa tournament tip-off with two stunning upsets. >> princeton wow their way into round two. >> and the bracket busting is just getting started today, friday, march 17th, 2023 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from rockefeller studio welcome to "today. happy st. patrick's day. should we just do it >> is that your bracket? my heart kind of broke for you in that moment can you imagine one of the top seeds gone in the first round?

same for uva they lost to furman. by the way, the cinderella stories are real. >> that's why we love it, why we hate it, why it's the greatest tournament we'll have more in a little bit. >> happy st. paddy's day we have great music outside. that's dublin. >> you know what they know how to celebrate there too. let's get started with another bank rescue that is making headlines. >> yeah. a group of the nation's biggest banks have extended a $30 billion lifeline to first republic bank. this is the latest bank to face a crisis brian cheung here again with the details. hi, brian, good morning. >> that move helped a free falling stock market rebound yesterday. over the weekend, the government stepped in to help customers guaranteeing they would not lose their money. now after another bank showed signs of distress this week, a helping hand was extended again, only this time it came from its competitors.

just days after two banks suddenly collapsed, signs of cracks emerged at san francisco-based first republic customers rushed to pull their money out. in an unprecedented move, 11 of the nation's largest banks decided to pump funds in, saying the $30 billion rescue plan, quote, reflects their confidence in first republic and in banks of all sizes earlier the treasury secretary janet yellen delivering a clear message on capitol hill, the country's banking system is strong >> americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. >> reporter: a source familiar with the matter telling nbc news yelin was behind the move to shore up first republic, pitching the idea to jamie dimon who rallied the other banks. stock markets stabilized thursday after the announcement. first republic customers like restaurant owner and chef were

able to breathe a sigh of relief. >> i don't think anybody ever really wants to hear about any bank having trouble. >> reporter: in addition to business accounts at the bank, nay held says he has his personal savings account and a mortgage at first republic too. he did not pull his money from the bank hoping first republic could figure it out. >> you have to be a patron of the business. >> former federal deposit insurance agent sheila bair says the fdic covers up to $250,000 per depositor at most banks. >> if they want all their money at once, they will force an otherwise healthy bank to close. >> we're on a roller coaster, not the fun kind, brian. put this week in perspective for us. it starts with the government bailing out, one might say, some depositors. now we have the big banks coming in, some doing things they would never do again, bailing out smaller banks. what do you make of this?

>> yeah, it's very interesting the person i u spoke to, the former chair of the insurance corporation who stepped in over the weekend who said if we saw the government step in over the weekend and the banking stepped in yesterday, then maybe the next step would have to be congress. it's possible it could require a larger response down in capitol hill. >> it bears repeating. this is a self-fulfilling prophesy. if you start pulling your money out of the bank, in many ways, that is what starts the crisis. >> a lot of people are saying these are healthy institutions, but it seems to be if enough people pull enough money too fast, that's what can happen. >> what if you are looking at your 401(k) and the stock market, maybe you have a few stocks invested and you are getting a little uncomfortable, is there something that you can do that's reasonable? >> yeah. the temptation is to look at the portfolio, and it is scary right now. but what experts have said don't

change your long-term strategy. make sure you're not overexposed to one stock or a particular type of stocks, but set up a strategy prior to this weekend's events. don't change that. >> you're saying don't look. >> just close that browser. >> all right. now to those growing tensioning between the united states and russia. and now china with this morning's breaking news. china's president is traveling to moscow to hold meetings with vladimir putin. the announcement has broad implications coming one year into russia's war with ukraine and just days after that u.s. drone was downed by a russian jet fighter. a lot of moving parts. nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons tracking it all down for us, hey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. a defiant message from russia. in the past few hours, presenting the pilots of those pilot jets that targeted that u.s. drone with warning.

the u.s. says the drone was in international air space, and that major diplomatic announcement, china's leader will be president pew ting's guest in russia next week. overnight china and russia confirming that president xi jinping will visit russia next week, his first since the ukraine invasion began. both leaders could hold talks that have major implications for the war and the united states' relationship with china. the chinese foreign ministry saying xi's trip is one for friendship and further deeper mutual trust adding that china that's visit to is a chance to promote peace talks. it has been met with skepticism with u.s. officials who pushed xi to also meet with ukraine. >> we have long been encouraging president xi to talk to president zelenskyy. we think it's really important for the chinese to get the ukrainian perspective here and

not just mr. putin's. >> reporter: the united states has also been sounding the alarm and warning china against providing military aid to russia in the war, which will be top of mind for american officials during that high-stakes meeting. it comes after that 43 seconds of video making headlines around the world, evidence of russia's recent aggression in the air that shows two su fighter jets targeting a u.s. drone, and now the russians are attempting to recover the $32 million reaper from the black sea. the russians have already reached the area where the drone crashed according to four u.s. forces. the pentagon says it took steps to ensure the russians won't obtain any useful information. the u.s. attempting to wipe any sensitive data. the video has been edited for length by the pentagon. but the u.s. military says it shows events in sequential order and demonstrates russian claims

that the plane never hit the drone. russia's inaccurate information, false information, grasping at straws, changing narratives also speaks for itself. >> reporter: poland becoming the first to send fighter jets for ukraine. four will be there within days. the u.s. will not send f-16s. of course this is poland's sovereign decision. >> back to the breaking news at the top there, this meeting between putin and xi, what can we expect there? >> reporter: well, you know, president putin will inevitably view this as a diplomatic victory. but china's leader, it is a tight grip. he will show europe with so many economic ties to china that he wants peace. but his recent peace plan didn't specifically call on russia to withdraw. if president xi finally talks to president zelenskyy in the coming weeks, the message will

be clear, russia must return to those international borders. >> thank you very much. the calendar might say spring is a few days away, but winter is not going down without a fight. in a lot of parts around the country, heavy wind and rain to parts of north texas on thursday check it out it was left badly damaged by dangerous thunderstorms there. in minnesota white-out conditions and low visibility led to more than 40 highway closures the state patrol reported more than 125 crashes last night. and in southern california, a sinkhole that's been around for nearly four years opened up even more this week it is now at least 30 feet deep. >> my word. >> that brings us to al. >> yeah. indeed, there is so much going on what can we expect this weekend? >> we've got more severe weather and snowy weather and finally things calm down a bit you can see this long line of showers and thunderstorms really active down the southern flank six million people at risk wind gusts of up to 60 miles an

hour a tornado or two can't be ruled out and damaging hail. so this system pushes to the east, brings some showers into the northeast, but the heaviest rain is going to be down to the southeast, those strong storms rumbling across that region today. that front pushes into northern florida. it will be push cooler for the southeast with gusty winds rainfall amounts generally 1 inch to a half inch. nothing too bad. the heaviest snow is around the u.p. of michigan up to northern wisconsin where we could see 6 to 12 inches of snow guys >> thank you violent protests broke out in paris as they will raise the retirement age two years to 64 police fired tear gas after 7,000 people gathered to rally against the changes.

it was pushed through the in national 'assembly without a vote using the constitution clause they say it is essential to make sure the pension system there does not go bust. all right.>> you are one of. 7:12 a lot happening with march madness here. >> oh, my gosh all of our brackets our busted >> i went with sir la-de-da. i went with furman >> did you really go with furman >> wow good morning to you as well, folks. march madness underway, and it began with a bang. let's just say with the exception of hoda kotb, a lot of brackets already busted as basketball fans gear up for day two of the tournament. nbc's kaylee hartung watching all of the hoop's action for us. kaylee, how's your bracket >> not good, nod good. i am not in as good of graces as hoda kotb apparently hey, savannah, my condolences to

you and any arizona fans you guys are not alone thanks to an ivy league upset and tiny furman university that hadn't won in half a century. it took five hours to completely destroy a lot of people's brackets tear them up, throw them away, whatever makes you feel better and enjoy the craziness. this is what march madness is all about. >> reporter: right out of the gate, march madness delivering drama. an absolute stunner for number two seed arizona 15 seed princeton taking the lead for the first time with just two minutes to go, playing tough the rest of the way to take down the wildcats. >> we were down four that was awesome. >> reporter: an impossible upset only 4% of the brackets predicted. and 13 seed furman, from south carolina, coming up with a big steal and a three point shot in the last seconds to send four seed virginia home early.

>> they pulled a first round upset. >> i was wrong. >> reporter: brackets everywhere busted >> well, furman destroyed some brackets. >> reporter: size of relief for tennessee, san diego state, and maryland, all narrowly escaping defeat >> wow the angle looked good for here. > reporter:r: and a scacare r houston n as their l leading sc reaggravatated an injujury and the game other number one seeds dominated. alabama scoring four points shy of 100 and kansas glowing out howard. after the tough loss, a locker room visit from a surprise guest, kamala harris. >> you played hard you played to the very last second you made all of us bisons so proud. >> reporter: the devastation and the excitement of the first ncaa tournament running through living rooms, arenas, and bars

across the country >> my bracket is completely busted >> you haven't ripped up your bracket and thrown it in the trash? >> absolutely not. my team won today. go northwestern. >> and the madness is just getting started. >> we have got another 16 first round games in the men's tournament today and the women's tournament sets off today. the defending national champions, you know them all, undefeated south carolina, the hands down favorite to win again. man, the gamecock is are rolling and they are showing no signs of slowing down. >> yeah. nobody's beating dawn staley and the gamecocks this year. thank you. it was a lot of fun watching it this year. >> was it? >> for some, not for others. >> i mean, it was a great game okay. >> a lot of good games. >> i mean, it is why we love it. >> look at al. >> i know. we were all leaning into it this year. >> either you're in or you're out.

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mention, there is also a pub. >> it's a two block radius. >> it's all right here. >> oh, yeah. we will have lots of fun this morning. let's start in france. nearly four years after the iconic notre dame cathedral was devastated by a fire, a new milestone reached in its restoration. >> molly hunter is live. molly, good morning to you >> reporter: guys, good morning to you right in front of notre dame, we can see that restoration work happening. we were invited to a workshop and northeast of the country, we got up close with the gorgeous wood work, but that would eventually become the spire over notre dame we saw the first layer assembled right before our eyes. take a look. for the last few months, some of the most skilled french hands, 50 carpenters in all, have been hard at work on a project close to this country's heart. remarkably, just like the carpenters before them, they're using methods that date back hundreds of years. well, mostly

this 86,000 square foot warehouse in northeastern france was built just for this purpose, the crafting of notre dame's mighty wooden spire. today we're getting a first look of the spire nearly done. >> and there is the real thing >> reporter: this 27-year-old carpenter shows us which parts he has had a hand in >> the pieces there. >> reporter: it measures 65 feet by 65 feet, almost 20 feet tall. it will bear the weight of the next three layers. now, we're watching them guide this huge piece of wood on top of the trestle the biggest pieces of wood in this bottom layer. the entire trestle is 80 tons. >> reporter: 2,500 pieces of good in total, 110 as part of the base and today he's assembling it to make sure it all fits. is it exciting to see it come together >> oh, yeah. it's like a job that we won't be

able to do again in our professional life, so that's -- we're proud to be here, and that's pretty cool >> reporter: i mean, this kind of job never comes around. >> no, never it's unique. >> reporter: and while paul doesn't call it patriotism, the architect, the team, the craftsmanship, even the trees are all homegrown. we're in the lumber-yard outside of the workshop. the entire spiral is made of wood, all of it french oak from more than 1,000 trees across the country. now delayed until the end of 2024 at the helm, the french general. >> we will finish the spire, almost finish in december of this year. you will see again in the sky the spire. >> reporter: is there pride

today? >> pride, and above all, i'd say, we are on schedule. we are on good track. >> well, the progress, molly, incredible there they're constructing all this stuff in the warehouse, and then they have to get the stuff from the warehouse to the spot where it needs to go how do they do that? >> reporter: hoda, that was my question i was like, do you bring the whole thing all assembled to paris? the answer is no they assemble it to make sure it all fits in this warehouse then they take it apart piece by piece. it goes on truck and comes to paris and then 15 of those architects -- excuse me -- carpenters, including our friend paul come and assemble it inside they tell me they will have the base layer fully assembled by april 15th the whole spire should be assembled by the end of this year. >> that will be a significant day, but there is another significant day today. >> today. >> a birdie told us. >> molly hunter's birthday today. happy birthday, molly!

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to descend on the desert as taylor swift kicks off the eras tour at state farm stadium tonight. ♪ >> reporter: overnight swift treated fans with a midnight debut of four unreleased songs while details of the concert have stayed under wraps, first clean look at her return to the stage sporting nails inspired by her albums and posting a crystallized guitar decorated by her parents. ♪ >> reporter: the show will mark swift's long-awaited return to touring after a five-year hiatus ♪ >> reporter: and taylor's top fans are having trouble calming down what is it like to actually get to see the open to her tour? >> crazy. >> yeah. she's literally been counting down the days, the minutes, the hours. >> reporter: officials with the city of glendale says tourism for swift's back-to-back shows this weekend is on track to

tlievl of the super bowl even local businesses are getting swept up in the swift sensation, including one restaurant that's mixing up taylor-themed cocktails. >> we have where's the scarf, which is my personal favorite. >> reporter: it comes after that ticketmaster meltdown left many furious fans in hour-long cues and without tickets, which the company blames on unprecedented demand and cyber attacks >> i just really wanted to see taylor. >> reporter: despite the debacle, eager swifties seem ready to shake off the bad blood. >> i'm so excited to see her perform. >> off the charts. like more excited than i have probably been for anything else in my entire life. >> reporter: there are many songs from her past and present ♪ >> reporter: those lucky enough to get their hands on tickets are ready to show up in style. on tiktok, the hashtag, tour outfit has more than 33 million views as they dress up as the

star and her lyrics. ♪ >> reporter: while there's been no official word on run time or a set list, swift is known to bring out fellow artists during her shows. >> what i'm battling in this day and age is that every person in the audience probably know what costumes i'm going to wear they could know the set list so i decided to start inviting special guests out >> reporter: but no matter what she has planned, swifties say no one can put on a concert like taylor swift ♪ ♪ i promise that you'll never find another like me-e-e ♪ >> let's say hypothetically you wanted to try and score some last-minute tickets before one of those tour stops. is there a chance at all >> reporter: okay, craig so as someone who didn't get a ticket in the presale, this is something i'm watching very closely. ticket retailer stubhub says tickets declined in prices by

35% compared to the last week. if you want to snag a last-minute ticket, keep refreshing those secondary sites. you want to set up notifications on social media for taylor swift because sometimes we see these artists launch these last-minute giveaways throughout the tour. consider going solo. that will give you more opportunity. that will give you an opportunity to make some friends. here's to hoping that you and i have some enchanted luck and get to see taylor. >> i believe emilie is going to score one. >> good luck let us know if you do. >> yeah. >> maybe she'll have the luck of the irish. >> exactly there you go. is. >> how are you doing >> i'm feeling good. there was a little downside to all that bad weather our friends in california had. here's the upset, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, if you will. the drought, november 8th, the entire state was in drought, moderate drought look at this it has dropped significantly

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good morning to you. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington. here is a look at what's happening now. >> good morning, everyone. the parent company for silicon valley bank has filed for bankruptcy. this is nothing to worry about. the bank is an entirely different company. the federal government is guaranteeing all deposits. san francisco-based first republic is in a much better financial situation this morning after four big banks deposited billions. chase led the effort, joined by citibank, bank of america and wells fargo. we'll take a closer look at the state of local banks and talk with depositors who are very tense moments coming up sunday morning on "press here" at 9:00 right after "meet the press."

>> thanks, scott. time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. >> it looks good. all clear. we have sunshine for much of the bay area. we've seen some fog drifting around the south bay. once that clears up, we're sunny the rest of the day and temperatures are warming up. we're also getting ready for rain between late saturday night and early sunday morning. it's going to come in and still be spotty with lingering showers into the day on sunday, and we have more rain ahead. so we're enjoying the break for now, because we'll go back to a wet pattern for the start of next week. >> thanks, kari. we're have another local news update in 30 minutes. i'll meet you back here then.

it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, some of the largest banks pledged $30 billion to stabilize first republic bank as the treasury secretary faces capitol hill. >> banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that their deposit will be there when they need them. does cherry juice help you fall asleep faster and what about a new study just out that links poor sleep and pets. plus, oh, brothers.

>> the boys are back in town. >> craig s sits down with the jonas brothers the grammy nominating start opening up about family, fame, and their new music, plus a huge announcement you won't want to miss and top of the morning to you. we're kicking off st. patrick's day in a big way from the corned bee to the cabbage to the cocktails and a special performance that will have you feeling lucky. >> and the bracket busting is just getting started today, back in orlando, florida we love you. >> hi to my grandkids. washington, texas. >> happy st. patrick's day >> happy st. patrick's day from

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what's the latest? >> the latest is that 11 of the nation's largest banks rushed in to help first republic it was a san francisco-based bank seeing deposits out of the bank a source familiar with it says that janet yellen worked with jpmorgan chase to make those funds available to that bank take a listen to what she told congress yesterday with the help of the banking system. >> i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. >> as a reminder, deposits at fdic insured banks are promised insured up to $250,000 per depositor. the fdic chair said, don't worry. make sure you don't panic in a situation like this. the family of a virginia man who died while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital is expressing outrage after they saw a video of the incident yesterday.

they say he was brutalized by sheriff's deputies and hospital staff who have since been charged with murder. nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez is here with more. hey, gabe, good morning. >> the man's relatives were just shown surveillance video from inside a state mental hospital they say it shows him being pinned to the ground by deputies while already handcuffed the details of this incident may be disturbing to some viewers. >> reporter: this morning the family of a virginia man who died while in custody at a hospital is demanding answers. >> can someone explain to me why my brother is not here right now? >> reporter: ten people have been charged with the second-degree murder of the

28-year-old irvo otienos, including three employees of the central state hospital and seven sheriff's deputies his family says he was in the middle of a mental health crisis when he was handcuffed, shackled and smuggled to death after being transported to a state mental hospital. the family furious after viewing video of the incident. >> he was murdered he was suffocated. >> reporter: on march 3rd authorities placed him under an emergency custody order, which is used in cases of mental illness in response to the report of a possible burglary. he was transported to a hospital where police say he assaulted three officers and was arrested and taken to jail where his family and attorneys say he was left naked in a cell three days later, he was taken to a state mental health facility where his family says he suffered a brutal 11-minute beating. >> you can see his hair being pulled you can see knees toward his head le it was excruciating to watch. >> reporter: prosecutors say in court he died of as fix ya due to being smothered to death. the police union is standing by

the deputies >> i know that the sheriff is anxiously watching this to see what's happening but our position, i believe, is still that they were doing their job and they're doing it the best they could. >> reporter: otieno's family wants justice. >> mental illness should not be your ticket to death >> the surveillance footage the family saw yesterday has not been publically released they're now calling on the department of justice to enintervene in this case saying otieno's constitutional rights were violated. >> thank you. this morning we have an urgent warning about two brands of carbon monoxide detectors sold on amazon the devices should no longer be bought or sold, and if you already have them, dispose of them immediately and install new working detectors. the cpsc says during testing the alarms failed to go off when exposed to controlled levels of the gas. they were sold under the brand

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we are back. 8:10. our sleep better today series rolls on. 8:10 our sleep better today series rolls on did you know it is world sleep day? >> i didn't know that. according to the cdc, more than a third of adults get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep at night things that social media has tips and tricks and things that should help you sleep better these sleep hacks raking up more than 1,600 million views do they work >> help us figure that out we have dr. carol ash. she's a sleep expert hi, dr. ash, good morning. i'm going to pinch you because you didn't wear green. we have to pinch you because you're not wearing green first of all, there is a lot of stuff about foods. one that people talk about, i have never heard about this. cherry juice. >> yeah. >> does drinking cherry juice help you sleep >> the answer is question. tart cherry juice has melatonins and antioxidants melatonin is the hormone that helps transition you into

sleerngs and when you use an antioxidant, it helps reduce inflammation, which can interfere with sleep >> okay. lettuce water. >> eight million people watch a woman soak her lettuce in hot water like a tea and drinking it. th there. >> there is a substance in lettuce that helps you sleep it's in such small amounts that lettuce water itself wouldn't have any physiologic impact on sleep per se however, it is like that warm glass of milk. >> all right should we move down? >> no, we're still on food some people say -- not midnight smack but right before bed a high protein and fat snack. >> that has been shown to work so like cottage cheese or turkey and good fat salmon has been shown. you want to avoid the bacon. keep it light. >> so interesting. the thing about getting up in the night and getting something to eat and thinking you'll crash

back craig tries this a lot a lot of people talk about this. taking magnesium. >> yes. >> to stay asleep. he said after he started taking magnesium he didn't wake up in the middle of the night anymore. >> it is an essential element for many of the physiologic processes in our body including brain health yes, magnesium can help. >> where can you get it? >> leafy greens, nut products. >> maybe it is the lettuce water. it's all coming together now okay leafy greens mind hacks the first one is this focused breathing. it's like breathe in four, hold seven and breathe out. >> that's a common yoga technique, but it's never been shown to have an objective improvement in sleep, however, those types of activities, they can block out intrusive thoughts and decrease anxiety, so that's not a bad thing. it's a yes and a no. >> i feel like breathing does calm you no matter what if your

body and mind is racing. >> correct this technique can make you a little high powe ventilation and a little dizzy, so that could be a problem. >> so there is a hack that's been going around. i saw this one someone is tapping a certain part of their wrist for like three minutes. >> okay. >> over and over. >> they just wanted to show that one first. can we just do that one real quick? >> cognitive shuffling, the same thing as tapping, all of these things try to reverse the fight-or-flight response >> that's what you say, your words in your mind >> yes, going back and forth and shuffling through different ideas to distract your mind essentially. but simply you are trying to solve the problems of the day. journaling is actually a better technique. so write it down putting it on paper allows the brain to process it differently and come up with solutions journaling is better. >> can we go back to journaling? >> i know.

that's over here. >> so is that the next one okay this one is your tap your wrist. >> yes. >> yes. >> this one is rubbing the wrist. so you have to rub your wrist quite excessively to get any benefits so i would say no on rubbing the wrist. so better technique would be relaxing the muscles. >> what about tapping? hoda has tapped me. i fall asleep. >> i do it with my kids. you tap on the top of the head, the eyebrow point, sigh of the eye, the collarbone. >> it's very distracting. >> there is something about it >> again, distracting and from those racing thoughts. you know, even we do this with shots. we tap young children to distract them from the pain of the shot so there isn't a medicine theory that tapping can help go into rest and digest. certainly it may help but better relaxing the muscles and creating a relaxing routine. but anything that helps you fall asleep. >> every grown-up is different. >> here you do it for your

children >> what do you do to fall asleep, doctor >> me? i just literally i keep the room quite cool i open the windows it is 65 degrees in my bedroom it really is and exercise has shown to be really key 30 minutes a day, five days a week. >> but not right before bed. >> but you rest, okay, and you do that. all right. >> you do tapping. what else works? >> i do tapping. that's all i do. and it works really good to learn more about -- >> i wanted to ask about that. sorry. you keep getting in my ear. >> if you have a big dog in your bed, that could be problematic. >> there was research overnight that talked about a link between poor sleep and owning a pet. they wanted me to ask you about that >> it's personal some people get comfort from the pet. it may get up and disrupt your sleep. and the size of the pet matters, right? >> goes for people, too, right >> you're speaking to two people who need a lot of rest. >> we need sleep, and we got it through it together.

dr. ash, thank you. >> to learn more about your sleep, be sure to check out our "today" sliep challenge. to get started scan our qr code at today.com start today. >> anything else we missed >> hit it! oh, al's asleep. it worked. >> al! >> oh, sorry sorry. i was busy tapping my head just dozed off anyway, we are looking at some of the light snow up into the great lakes. it may pick up in some places, the u.p. of michigan, and northern wisconsin could pick up to 6 to 8 inches of snow along this frontal system, heavier snow and thundershowers. look at these temperatures in the northern plains. single digits and teens. 30s as you get down to the great lakes. 70s through the southwest. here is what we're looking at today. good news for our friends out in california in the pacific northwest. things drying out. you'll have some sunshine going

into the beginning of next week. snow in the rocky mountains. cold and snowy up through the plains strong storms down through the lower gulf of mexico we're also looking at wet weather stretching its way up into the ohio river valley in lley in good friday morning. happy st. patrick's day. it's going to be mostly sunny once the fog clears out. we'll reach the upper 60s for today. more clouds move in tomorrow, but still nice and warm. sunday is when the rain gets here very early in the morning. temperatures will be much cooler, only reaching the low 60s. first day of spring is monday. we only reach 57 degrees. >> that's your latest weather. carson would rather tap a keg. >> i wanted to hear about tapping. >> here's the thing about carson he's all in his head. >> you know we're on the air, right?

i thought if you were tapping like this while trying to go asleep, this will make your adrenaline rush because it is almost like exercise if you came over and could tap me to sleep. >> no, no. all right. we have to get to "popstart" today. got to wake up first we will all wake up for one of the items. we will start with lizzo check out how this fan nailed literally every step of lizzo's "it's about damn time. ♪ >> so you're thinking, well, it is just another fan dancing. what's the story here? what's great about this is lizzo opened up about how watching that fan reminded her of herself because she memorized every single beyoncé dance, all the

choreography what she wrote, she posted, what that girl out there doesn't know is i cried backstage to know that i mean to her what my favorite artist meant to me. so deeply touching lizzo is on the road right now the tour is called "special. i doubt that girl is the only one that knows it. they all know the dance. >> you know what i have some friends who have been to the lizzo concert. both of them said separately that she makes the fan feels so good her bond with the fans is like really, really special. >> she's aware she remembers. that's so, so important jup next, ben affleck, we learned something about that we can relate to. he loves wordle. i know you teased it earlier in a new interview, revealing not only does he do wordle, but does tordle. he shared he is part of a

celebrity crew with matt damon, jason bateman, and bradley cooper joking in the interview, i used to do crossword compulsively in the morning and i think i was good at word games let's face it, going up against actors is not a high bar i expected to do fairly well, so i was seriously humbled. they do all three puzzled. the lower score in their friendship is the winner that day. >> he has a lot of time. >> do you do the other games >> no. we just do wordle. but we send each other our scores every day. >> you are very good at it. >> is that why you stopped >> yeah. it's deflating. >> yeah. he didn't want to hear from us we were like, look, we got it in two. >> i just send the emoji with the vomit. next up, pedro pascal, the star of "last of us," after a recent video on tiktok caught the star in his coffee order, fans, of course, zoomed in to

see what he was drinking at starbucks and revealed six shots of espresso. so this week, poking fun at the internet's fascination with his caffeine take in this quick paparazzi moment. >> how many shots of coffee do you have in that cup, 12? >> so i don't know if he's kidding, but since this is the coffee order, we got it here. it caused commotion online. this is six shots of expresso over ice. >> no cream? can i take a sip? oh, my god! >> oh, geez! >> i would rather lick my shoe. >> that is crazy. >> i mean, maybe if you let the ice melt. maybe it is not as intense. >> no. add some you have in that cup, 12 >> so i don't know if he's kidding, but since this is the coffee order, we got it here it caused commotion online this is six shots of expresso over ice. >> no cream? can i take a sip oh, my god >> oh, geez! >> i would rather lick my shoe. >> that is crazy. >> i mean, maybe if you let the ice melt maybe it is not as intense. >> no. add some cream in there. >> still better than that thing you had. >> oh, it is just not the way. >> this is not the way. >> but a little cream. maybe some sweet and low. >> i can't feel my eye lids. >> i wonder if grogu gets three

shots. >> in a mini cup. >> next cup, "the voice" coach stops by and opened up about what he thinks looking back on that "x factor" audition in 2010 and how it changed his life. how would nile, the coach of today, judge his own 2010 audition >> i wouldn't have turned. not for that guy i was right place, right time. i'd turn for me now. i've learned a lot i've been around the block a couple of times, which a lot can be said for some of us but, yeah, i would turn now. i wouldn't have turned then. >> he's on "the voice" this year he wasn't brought in to replace blake by any stretch of the imagination, but he's on in blake's final season

there is a not father/son, but something special happening between the two of them. niles is a great young man >> he is. >> he is a great young man. >> and he has great music. >> it's almost like he's inspired by -- he talks about how he's irish irish folk music and story telling. he put out '70s song writer type music. >> let's invite him on the plaza. do you want to come and do a concert? >> we'll save a spot for you do you remember during the pandemic during ""popstart,"" we had our graphics department? he's moved on to big things. he scored an interview with blake shelton who took him on a tour behind the scenes for "nightly news" the kids edition and the two sat down to talk about his final season blake had some advice for jackson. >> oh, boy. >> so the age to try out is 13 i'm 13 now. >> yeah. >> what would you say to kids my age? >> what i would say to you is -- >> yeah. >> -- music is probably not going to be your thing i have heard you sing.

and, please, for the sake of your own self-worth, don't put yourself through that. >> that's tough advice that's a tough call. >> they're whipping him in shape. >> i watched the interview last night. there was stuff i learned about "the voice" watching that, that the chair has heaters on it. he walked jackson around the whole set. >> he's known jackson since he was a baby. >> jack grew up on the set of "the voice." he was a year old when they started. there is a lot of history there. there is jackson there "nightly news" kids edition dreams on youtube or you can watch it on saturday morning right here on nbc. just check your local listings for times. >> jackson has a future in being a journalist that's for sure. >> no question. >> that's for sure >> what does blake know? >> not much. just ahead, guys, it is not all about the guinness today a festive menu and six different drinks, something for everybody to enjoy do you just love st. patrick's day or what?

>> indeed! >> your lolocal news a and weatr straight ahead good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. mexican music stars are coming together to help those impacted by the devastation and flooding in pajaro. all of the proceeds from the event as well as the group's oakland arena show tomorrow will be donated to local charities. many people in pajaro this morning forced out by flooding are wondering when they'll be

allowed to go home. officials say it's too early in the process to make that determination. they are planning to section the community off. they said they're going to allow people back in zone by zone. time for a look at the forecast. kari hall is tracking the day. >> we are getting a chance to dry out. milder temperatures, a beautiful view of san francisco from our sutro tower camera. tomorrow clouds move in and rain won't be far behind. sunday morning we start out with some rain early in the morning, tapering off to spotty activity. >>

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hey! >> we are back it is 8:30 happy st. patrick's day to everybody. we're so happy to hear that beautiful music with the port authority department's pipes and drums band they are with us on the plaza. along with, y'all, what a crowd we have today. it is good to see you guys a lot of people are heading out to the parade, which, by the way, is a block from here on fifth avenue. >> we have more music coming up in a moment. a festive drink menu to mark the day just ahead as well. >> by the way, guys, we have another famed irish out here ladies and gentlemen, hall of notre dame alum, joe montana mr. montana here with current nfl star quarterback, mr. joe burrow. >> wow >> yes >> coming up in the third hour we will tell you about the great cause that's brought the two joes together. but right now, why don't we say hello to them.

mr. montana? >> joe. >> mr. montana mr. montana? mr. burrow >> come on over. hello! >> how are you >> welcome nice to see you. >> oh, my gosh. >> blue is the new green. >> oh, yeah. we're going to have to pinch you. good to see you, joe all right. we're delighted to have you guys here with us for a great cause we will find out about it next hour. >> okay. let's check the forecast. >> let's show you what we got as far as your st. patrick's day forecast when we take a looking you can see right now, shamrock, texas, 52 emerald island, north carolina, 68 goldsboro, pennsylvania, 58 degrees. parade forecast today, new york city, cloudy, temperatures in the 50s. boston on sunday, 50, cold and windy. savannah, that's right, savannah, georgia has a parade blustery, temperatures in the mid-30s. san antonio will be cool and showery. and san francisco's parade

tomorrow becoming cloudy the temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. that's what's going on around the coun the countr happy st. patrick's day. it's going to be nice and sunny today, temperatures in the upper 60s inland and mostly cloudy tomorrow with a high of about 69 degrees inland. sunday is when the rain comes in early in the morning. off-and-on showers with more waves of rain into much of next week with cooler temperatures. for san francisco, we're headed for about 62 degrees today. 64 tomorrow. then much cooler n and that weather. >> we have been hearing some beautiful music out here it's been amazing. joining us is major ahern. it is great to see you by the way, this parade is pretty fantastic it will happen a block or so away from here this is the second year we have

been back since the pandemic how does it feel for you guys marching down fifth avenue >> thank you very much for having the pipe band perform here today we appreciate the opportunity. and to be back with a sense of normalcy and leading the men and women and the port of authority men and women of the police department it's an honor and a privilege. for us to play for the crowds having a good time out there, it is wonderful to be back. >> tell us about the uniforms because it is not just the sound that's unique. there is something about the uniforms as well >> that's correct. the band was established in 1979 we had a traditional solid green kilt and in 1999, they actually changed the kilt to this plaid, which is a blue and gold to represent the police department. that's where we are today. it is our own kilt. >> one of this man's heroes happens to be joe montana. and guess who is standing right there? >> go irish! happy st. patrick's day, joe >> thank you so much >> he was like, is that joe montana that just walked by?

>> i'm like a little kid again happy st. patrick's day. >> thank you you too. >> that is called the luck of the irish. >> between that and the weather, we will be good today. >> good to see you >> thank you thank you so much. >> thank you thank you. morere music in n a bit, by way. first, though, our sitdown with one of the most popular bands on the planet, the jonas brothers they also have a very exciting announcement that they're making right here this morning. but first this is "today" on nbc. morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

the today is proudly presented to you by citi. welcome back the jonas brothers have a lot to celebrate these days. >> that's right. the grammy nominees were recently honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame they are wrapping up a historic residency on broadway.

they've new album. it's called "the album." genius you have an announcement coming up. >> yeah. today, as you probably know, carson, these guys have sold more than 20 million albums. let me tell you, i have heard all the songs from this new album "the album." it's pretty impressive this is the evolution of the jonas brothers ♪ >> reporter: they are three of the world's most famous brothers, the jonas brothers ♪ >> reporter: kevin, joe, nick. ♪ >> reporter: the jonas brothers have grown up before our eyes. >> welcome to the jonas family household. this is our life. >> reporter: their chart-topping hits are a soundtrack for a generation this week they hit the bright

lights on broadway the boys are back in town ♪ the boys are back in town ♪ >> reporter: five-night residency on broadway. >> yes. >> each night highlights a different album, including the newest what can fans expect >> fans can expect us forgetting lyrics. >> let's be clear. joe forgetting lyrics. >> do you want to bet on that? >> i went to rehearsal last week. >> i have never done broadway before, so this is my debut. >> i'll show you the ropes. >> thank you i appreciate it. >> looks like this will be one hell of a show. >> it might break up before the show is over. >> yeah, exactly ♪ >> reporter: it's been a wild ride for the three new jersey brothers who thrilled fans in 2019 when they famously wree united after a six-year split. their new album called "the album" drops in may. had the jonas brothers not broke up, we wouldn't have this album. >> absolutely. if you are going to listen to

any one of our albums, we think this is the plumb bluchl you should listen to this is the most quintessential jonas brothers. >> it does have this retro '70s feel to it was that the intention >> we definitely pulled from a lot of inspiration we pulled from the bee gees with our father we are a band of brothers that sing together in harmony but also a band. but this one does a good job of embodying where we are as fathers, where we are as husbands, and just brothers. >> i enjoyed the video from "wings." ♪ you are the wings that need t fly away ♪ >> reporter: music video for wings off the new album featured one "lotus" star who happens to be a super fan >> she's a long-time fan and said some things about the band, what it means to be a fan now in her adult years. so we were all like, what if we gave her control and let her take the lead here and do whatever she wanted. she absolutely nailed. it's one of my favorites that we

have done. >> reporter: the jonas brothers now gearing up for a new era and taking nothing for granted >> we have already had success and failed i think now we're just having fun. >> i think a lot of people would hear you say you failed, and they would disagree with that. >> they watched a few of my personal performances, and the band kind of going off doing their own things and breaking up was the -- was really the failure i'm talking about. it was a win for us as family and important at that time, but what came out of it is that i think we're all able to look at this and say, what's going to make us happy? >> and the family has expanded along the way. kevin, nick, and joe all now dads themselves. let's talk about other things that have changed since you guys burst on to the scene. social media, tiktok. >> yeah. >> we have to keep up these days, ♪ >> this is my life this is what i'm up to

this is what i'm drinking today, whatever it may be it is like that easy, simple connection. >> what are you drinking today >> a lot of fluids, water, tea. >> hydrating. >> two coffees. >> don't do a third. ♪ >> the love and the evolution of the jonas brothers >> thank you. >> it still seems like it is not lost on you guys how remarkably special this journey has been for you >> i do think we put a lot of pressure on ourselves when we were younger to get it all right. i think now we do what we need to do and continue making music that we love, and i think that's why it's working [ applause ] >> at the end of the day, they're brothers when you interact with them, they, like, rib each other. just like you and me. >> you felt it >> we have been talking about this all morning they have a big announcement guess what we, our show, happens to be at

the center of it. so check it out. >> hey, we're the jonas brothers and we're kicking off the city concert series live on the plaza. you don't want to miss it. >> how about that. >> all right let's go do number one? >> awesome great. >> they're going to kick off our show >> pressure. harry styles. >> harry styles kicked it off. >> we're really excited for that may the 12th, same day as this new album comes out, that is just the beginning we are busy, busy, busy lining up a host of superstars who will join us all summer long. we will keep you posted on that in the weeks ahead all right. when we come back, spring fashion trends and more "today" best sellers you will be reaching for

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what food? and we caught the luck of the irish this morning because our friend vanessa price is back to share the ultimate st. patrick's day drink menu we have cocktails for everybody to enjoy let's jump right in. we picked a bunch here you have your drinking tasting table over there as well. >> so excited. we have everybody drinking with us as well. this is so sun let's start with irish gin. >> right the first cocktail we'll have is the last word. this is one of the more sour cocktails. lime chartreuse. it's got to be green, not the yellow we're actually using irish available across the u.s. called gunpowder. so why don't we go ahead we'll switch and i will pour myself one here. and you go ahead and try that one. >> try the gin, guys. >> yeah, right >> yes >> that's nice. >> it is like a nice way to start, right >> and there is something citrus

about it, which reminds me of limes, which are green, so i feel fess active. >> the lime chartreuse >> yes it has that citrus note instead. >> do you guys like that one, the gin? >> strong. that will wake you up in the morning. that's the dubliner. that's a fun one a rip on the manhattan irish whiskey and it has a citrusy twist. and then you garnish it with a green maraschino cherry. if you are a manhattan person, this is the way to go. >> that is delicious. >> it's called the dubliner. it is irish whisky we added a little. >> that's the sweetness at the top. >> exactly you got it. >> wow i'm going to take this one with me >> okay, cool. next one up is the black velvet based on guinness. you've got the guinness port here take the champagne, turn your spoon upside down, and turn it over the top

>> this has savannah written all over it. >> equal parts guinness and equal parts champagne. >> it was actually invented in 1861 when queen victoria's husband died they thought champagne was too festive. they put champagne on top of it. >> you know, bono from u2, i believe this is like a preferred cocktail of u2 >> yeah. next up, we have the irish cream coffee you drop sugar cubes in. you mix it up with the hot coffee and add your irish cream. you're going to like this. >> this is a beautiful bottle. >> it's ten times the concentration of whiskey that is your typical irish cream oh, yeah get in there and then you want to top with the whipped cream. it is really important that it's frothy and a little bit peaked but not super peaked. not like whipped whipped cream. >> wow say good night. >> this is yummy >> i think it is just about perfect. it will warm you up.

>> start your tapping with this. >> the grasshopper is actually a classic cocktail you don't see that much. equal parts mint and cacao and whipped cream. >> we have 30 seconds on the grass hop err grasshopper. >> do the grasshopper. there you go okay we will keep on moving this is your family friendly version. good morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. happening in about an hour, disgraced theranos founder elizabeth holmes will be back in front of a judge in san jose, hoping to delay her prison sentence because she just gave birth to her second child.

she's set to report to prison next month for her 11-year sentence. she's also fighting how much money she has to pay back. governor newsom is planning to visit san quentin prison, which will be named to san quentin rehabilitation center. newsom says the new facility will be based off norwegian prisons.

♪♪ >> this morning on the third hour of "today," embrace the madness. >> and the tigers of princeton roll their way into round two. >> a wild start to the ncaa tournament with major upsets and busted brackets on day one. we're live with the highlights of what you should watch out for today. then, in our series sleep on it today, some eye opening information about the meaning behind our dreams. plus, an nfl dream team, hall of famer joe montana and superstar joe "cool" burrow