good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. with the russian summit two days away, vladimir putin is under fire. >> a criminal court accusing him of forced removal of children from ukraine. it is march 18th. this is "today." wanted. international prosecutors charge vladimir putin with war crimes for illegally deporting hundreds of children from ukraine. president biden called the charges justified, but will putin ever face justice? banned.

overnight, the governor of wyoming signs a bill prohibiting the use of abo the form of abortion in the country the pills now outlawed and restricted if more than half of the nation what happens next? new murdaugh mystery the body of a south carolina teen ager found dead in the middle of the road near the estate will be exhumed, the case reopened based on information gathered in the investigation of the murder of maggie and alec murdaugh all of that plus david beats goh lie yagt the 16 seed fairleigh dickinson university knocks off top ranked purdue in a thriller, only the second time in history that has happened during march madness. the shortest team in the bracket standing tall saturday, march 18th, 2023 ♪ ♪.

>> announcer: >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker ♪ ♪ welcome to "today." thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning joe is in for peter. joe, as you know, i'm not the biggest sports fan but i watched that game and could not believe my eyes. what an upset. >> no one could believe it i don't know if the coach could believe it because he said 99 times out of 100 they would lose to purdue, but this was that 1% this was the one time they won and they're pretty happy about it. >> the one golden game it only takes one. >> exactly and with fairleigh dickinson's big win there are, believe it or not, no more perfect bracket it anywhere that's according to both espn and cbs, although many favorites do still remain that includes the other number one seed, alabama, houston and kansas another big upset as the women's tournament

tipped off last night. 11 seed mississippi state topping number six creighton for the overwhelming favorite to win it all, south carolina dominated in its first round game much more ahead. >> and we look forward to that. we do want to begin this morning with our top story russian president vladimir putin formally charged by the international criminal court for war crimes in ukraine. nbc's monica alba at the white house where they're monitoring the situation closely. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this move by the international criminal court is largely symbolic but still significant, accusing the russian president of alleged war crimes. specifically, the court says president putin bears individual criminal responsibility for the forced deportation of ukrainian children the kremlin called it outrageous and unacceptable in response now, president biden said the charges are justified and human rights groups immediately praised the decision it is unlikely mr. putin will ever stand trial since the

countries involved don't officially recognize this court, though it may restrict president putin's movements outside russia as he gears up to host the chinese president in moscow on monday the white house closely monitoring that upcoming visit, warning xi jinping is likely to call for a cease-fire between russia and ukraine, something the kremlin supports because it would legitimize the ukrainian territory russia has taken by force. the meeting comes as beijing is still considering sending weapons to russia as that war rages on. u.s. officials remain highly skeptical of any potential peace plan that would be brokered by china, saying ukraine needs to be principally involved in any of the discussions. kristen. >> all eyes are going to be on that meeting next week. there's no doubt about that, monica i want to ask you about something that could have big implications for the 2024 presidential campaign our colleague jonathan dienst from wnbc broke

the story that agencies are preparing for a possible indictment of former president trump as early as next week what can you tell us about this >> reporter: these preps are precautionary and preliminary in case former president trump is indeed indicted by a manhattan grand jury in coming days local, state, federal law enforcement agencies are actively preparing for the possibility which could happen as early as next week according to five senior officials. various security assessment it are underway including how to protect the area around the criminal court building in lower manhattan for what would be an unprecedented event, a former president coming before a judge to be arraigned in connection with an alleged $130,000 hush payment to adult film actress stormy daniels. to be clear, no charges have been announced at this point and the former president has denied any wrongdoing kristen, joe >> busy week coming up monica alba at the white house for us covering all of the angles thank you. let's bring in

generalje psaki who served as president biden's first press secretary. good to have you with us >> good morning. >> good to have you with us. >> let's be clear. if there are indictments, foremaner president trump says he is staying in the race if there's any sort of indictment how does it change the dynamics of a presidential race and if president biden is, in fact, running does he address it or ignore it? >> well, this is exactly the question, joe and kristen, that i'm sure they're discussing in the white house among the president's political advisers right now, is how do you campaign and keep this campaign about the american people and the biden presidency and his accomplishments and not about donald trump? that's what their north star needs to be it is not about the president going out and explaining trump's legal woes and whether he is guilty or not guilty or should be convicted. it is about president biden staying on the track of communicating what he is doing for the public >> let's talk about the big international headline, jen.

monica was just talking about it, this meeting between president xi and president putin. >> a big deal. >> this is a very big deal on the one hand you have china trying to position itself as a global leader on the world stage. on the other hand you have all of that skepticism by the white house really it is about showing an alliance with russia what should the white house's approach and message be heading into this? >> they need to be so clear. you have covered this so long, kristen i have talked about these issues for a long time. it is not about what president xi says. it is about what he does remember, as you just started the show covering, he is -- president xi is going to visit with president putin a couple of days after the international criminal court issued a warrant for his arrest for being a war criminal that is who he is standing by, and he is so far not been overly condemning like the rest of the world is the actions of russia, the moving of children out of ukraine into russia, which is why the international criminal court is going after him. he is standing by him,

and what we need to -- what the white house should be doing is calling that out and making clear there is no diplomatic solution about ukraine without ukraine and we need china to be out there on the side of justice and on the side of where they should be in history >> amazing analysis as always >> good to have you with us this morning >> good to be here >> don't forget, you can catch "inside with jen psaki" starting tomorrow and every sunday at noon eastern on msnbc >> we will be watching, jen. congratulations on the show to the fall-out from the collapse of silicon valley bank and what has been a very uneasy week for both of the nation's banks and the markets. cnbc global market promoter seema mody joins us let's start with the wild woke that we had. eek that we had. so much volatility. the markets closed sharply down on friday after you had 11 banks

essentially bailing out a regional bank. president biden wants congress to take new actions. where are we at the end of the week and how much concern is there for this stability of regional banks moving forward? >> reporter: kristen, it was an active week. bankers are working overtime this weekend as uncertainty grows around the financial sector. just last night, we learned that first republic is in talks to sell a piece of its business after just receiving a $30 billion lifeline from 11 u.s. banks. separately, the financial times reporting that ubs may acquire a part or all of credit suisse, the embattled swiss bank. a fluid situation. no deals have been formally finalized. it falls the sharp decline on bank stocks this week with concerns of customer withdrawals and treasury secretary janet yellen is said to have met with

jpmorgan chase president jamie dimon with more banks under scrutiny. >> the fed is meeting next week, seema. we have seen them raise interest rates to tame inflation. there are worries the rates being raised is the issue the banks are under pressure. could the fed say we will hold off this time? >> reporter: joe, expectations of an interest rate hike have come down significantly in the past week. now the estimate is for a 50 basis point rate hike on wednesday. the other question is how does chair powell factor in the stress that is on the financial system that has really come to light in the past couple days. will it push the banks to tighten lending standards and make it harder to take out loans? if so, that is not money spent

on the economy. that is something that is expected to be factored in when powell meets next week. we know inflation is still high. he has a mandate to bring that down. it is 6%. he wants it at 2%. >> seema, let me follow-up with you and where we started the conversation. president biden on friday called on congress to give regulators more authority to hold bank executives accountable. no indication whether that will pass. what are some potential short-term solutions? there are regulations that could make a difference in this moment? >> reporter: well, kristen, a number of provisions around banking regulations were rolled back during the trump administration and following the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature bank just a week ago, there has been criticism those regulations should come back online. regulations that would make the banking sector more safe and inn

-- instill more confidence. senator warren joining us a couple days ago pushing for more regulation. that is something we expect washington to focus on more. >> a lot of debate about next steps and exactly what you laid out. seema mody, thank you for your perspective. let's turn to the investigation into how the covid pandemic began. it has turned into a political football in congress as some government agencies believe it was a lab leak and others believe it generated in animals and jumped to humans. now scientists are taking a closer look. stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: the east asian raccoon dog has origins to covid. according to some scientists. the team says the analysis of samples at the wuhan market in the early days of the pandemic

is a strong indication that infected animals were there. including raccoon dogs. the findings support the theory that covid jumped from animals to humans. researchers say it is not a smoking gun. >> it is not conclusive because you cannot prove the chain of events for how an animal got infected. you can't prove the raccoon dog was infected. >> raccoon dogs were not actually sampled? >> exactly. >> reporter: china has been widely criticized for not allowing an independent investigation into the origins of the virus. this new analysis is sure to fuel the heated and political debate. in a classified report to congress, the department of energy concluded with low confidence that covid leaked from the wuhan lab. there is disagreement among agencies, the fbi believes the lab may be the source. >> the fbi has long assessed going back to the summer of 2021 that the origin of the pandemic

was likely a lab incident in wuhan. >> reporter: house republicans accuse two scientists involved in the analysis of steering clear of the lab leak theory after instructed by fauci to dismiss it. congress approved a bill calling on president biden to dedeclassy information related to covid. so far he has yet to sign it. kristen and joe. >> thank you. we go back to the story everyone is talking about. march madness living up to its name. the 16 seed fairleigh dickinson pulling off one of the biggest upsets in history last night. toppling number 1 seed purdue. jesse kirsch is following the latest. jesse, what a game. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. this is why we call it march madness. emphasis on the madness.

this may be the most historic upset in the history of march madness. fairleigh dickinson knights were picked in less than 3% of the brackets. here we are looking at another upset and shockingly, no surprise at all, all of the men's brackets, we're told, is busted. when you look at underdogs of historic proportion. >> do you believe it? >> reporter: it almost never happens. >> straightaway three. it's good! >> reporter: this morning, after the first round, a men's number 1 seed is out. after the nail biter, the fairleigh dickinson knights knocking out the boilermakers on friday night in the stunning bracket-busting upset. >> drives. rejected. >> reporter: this is the second time in history a men's 16 seed toppled a number 1. >> we shocked the world. couldn't happen to a better bunch of guys and family.

we are ecstatic. >> reporter: the crescendo topping the day of march madness. 11 seed pittsburgh beating iowa state. celebrating in style. ♪♪ >> reporter: other underdogs coming up short. miami pulling past drake. >> razzle dazzle. >> reporter: kennesaw state almost beat xavier. >> it is part of the fun. i'm glad you are making fun of me. >> reporter: the women's tournament with south carolina dominating 16 seed norfolk state. number 2, utah scoring more than

100 points against number 15 gardner webb. and mississippi state toppling creighton. you might remember last year's men's tournament st. peter's peacocks. they are also from new jersey and also beat purdue in the big dance. new jersey natives like this guy are hoping that another garden state team can make a big run. plenty of basketball to watch. joe, you and i will watch closely tonight wearing something purple? >> i would say, i spy your purple there. northwestern wildcats play ucla. 7 against 2. we are excited about that one. >> i know you guys are excited. guess who else is excited? peter, yes, he is off. there he is, though, in his 'cats regalia.

he will be watching the game tonight and cheering along. >> #go cats. thanks, jesse. >> time for the first check of the forecast with meteorologist angie lassman. >> i'm with you, joe. you know, we're in march and you might think it is spring, but it doesn't feel like it across the parts of the southeast. we officially have one last weekend of winter. we have alerts in effect from texas to the carolinas. temperatures this morning in nashville at 30. 25 in springfield. the cold

and that's the look at your forecast. guys, back to you. all right. thank you. still to come, more controversy with the chinese owners of tiktok. are they using the social media site to track journalists? calling all procraststinato. the deadline to file your taxes is a month away. what you need to know to get the what you need to know to get the

withthout the riright stt toto your day.y... yourur morning c could hit a a. withthout the riright stt toto your day.y... that's notot the door.r. i got t it! bebelvita breaeakfast biscscs are baked d with slowow-release c carbs and d provides s steady momorning enerergy to help p you rise and thriveve. ♪hefty, hefefty, hefty!y!♪ whoaoa... [johohn cena sniniffs] how do thehey get these thinings to smelell so g? ♪hefty, hefefty...♪ ♪heftfty, hefty, , hefty!♪ must be e magic. hehefty® ultltra strongg™ wih fabuloloso® scentnt.

we're back on saturday morning with the "weekly download." >> among the headlines that we covered this week, the wild weather from coast to coast.

>> a late season nor'easter slamming the east coast burying people in feet of snow and cancelling flights. >> i thought winter was over. >> across the country, already soaked california was blasted by back-to-back storms. >> relentless rain collapsing the hillside carrying apartments. >> the faa called an air safety summit after a rash of near collisions across the country. >> so-called runway incursions have been on the rise since 2017. up from 1,300 then and up to 1,600 this year. >> and we can't wait for the next catastrophic event. >> the urgent warnings from officials as americans head to mexico for spring break.

>> exercise caution in hot spots like cancun and cabo. a strict do not travel alert posted to six additional mexican states. all due to an increased risk of crime and kidnapping. including a high level of drug cartel violence. >> this comes after four americans from south carolina were ambushed and two killed visiting a border town and disappearance of three women from texas weeks ago. >> a history making night at the academy awards. >> michelle yeoh. >> michelle yeoh winning the best actress oscar for "everything everywhere all at once." the movie swept most categoies winning seven in all and best picture. >> a massive tree branch fell on guests at the san antonio zoo

sending seven people to the hospital. officials a are investigating t cause. >> body cam footage shows the police officer in florida saving a toddler trapped in a car. >> and david blaine dislocated are his shoulder and the faulty landing in vegas. some doctors in the audience re-set his arm and blaine continued with the show. >> and finally, toronto maple leafs fans showed canada is our friendly neighbor to the north singing our national anthem at the game when natalie morris' microphone malfunctioned. >> oh, my goodness. this is a reminder that i need to brush up on the lyrics to "o canada." >> we have to return the favor. that gives me chills.

imagine being in a stadium and singing someone else's national anthem. great stuff, joe. thanks for that. still to come on "today," taylor swift kicking off her first concert tour in five years. we will have highlights. and a first look of the upcoming season of "the crown" will look like and who will

thousands of people in the bay area are without power, many in the dark due to the recent storms. a look at the latest pg&e power outage map that doesn't look as bad as it has been, the green and yellow areas are where we are still seeing outages. pg&e tells us the bay area and central coast have seen delays getting power back on due to access issues. the utility is expecting to have power back on for most customers

by 10:00 tonight. as of yesterday afternoon, pg&e said more than 7,000 of its bay area customers were without power. the region seeing the most of those was the south bay with more than 4,000 customers affected. that same night friday night, pg&e's outage map showed outages impacting more customers in san jose and saratoga. a spokesperson later clarified 654 people are affected by that. we heard from customers in the santa cruz mountains who say they have been without power for five days. >> the whole community here doesn't have power. and for me and my wife, we got a generator, we invested in solar to cope with this. other people here don't have the money to do that. >> pg&e says it has about 7,000 people on the ground working to make repairs. the utility says the latest storm was particularly destructive on the south bay. and cynthia teniente-matson joins us with this nice break in the rain and wind. >> it was such a good night, a

good day to step outside this morning and this look from downtown san jose just glistening outside this morning. temperatures, yes are running a little bit warmer as we do get this break. anywhere from about 45 degrees in san rafael to 47 here in san jose. we have 44 over on the trivalley in livermore. temperatures are running just about a few degrees warmer. anywhere from about 2 to 5 degrees. because high pressure is building over the bay area. but if i take a look at the wider view, here comes the next atmospheric river. in a few minutes at 7:00, we'll be talking about where this trend is going with the atmospheric river and just how much rain we will get. that's coming up at 7:00 a.m. in my full forecast. but for now back to you, kira klapper. also coming up, gone, but not forgotten, how the city of oakley is remembering alexis gabe and what would have been her 25th birthday. we'll have that plus all your other top stories in cynthia's few forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then.

in the meantime, we'll send you back to the today show.

♪ if i twist ♪ ♪ and turn away ♪ ♪ if i tear myself ♪ ♪ in two again ♪♪ we're back on this saturday morning. that is bono and the edge performing "bad." >> count me in on that.

>> you can slowdown a little bit. >> exactly. we will have more of that coming up in "popstart." we begin this half hour with a check of the headlines. wyoming is the latest state to outlaw the use of abortion pills. governor mark gordon signed the bill friday night prohibiting the use of prescription pills after the republicans legislature passed the law this month. this comes as the federal judge in texas is weighing the nationwide ban on the drug on the two-pill combination. the two-pill regimen is the most common form of abortion in the u.s. retired air force officer has been sentenced for his role on the u.s. capitol. the federal judge sentenced former lieutenant colonel larry brock to two years in prison for joining the mob. he was seen in combat gear and carrying zip tie cuffs in the

gallery after the members of congress were evacuated. overseas to the protests in paris overnight over the pension bill. riot police clashing with protesters after raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. president macron forced the bill through parliament on thursday arguing it is essential to prevention the pension system from running out of money. the protests came hours after two no confidence motions were filed against his government. also this morning, the popular social media app tiktok is under further scrutiny amid calls to be banned in the u.s. the newest allegation is the company behind tiktok spied on reporters. we have reporter hallie jackson with more. >> reporter: the new investigation this morning into whether tiktok parent company is spying on americans. the justice department and fbi now looking into whether the

chinese company bytedance surveilled journalists according to the law enforcement official. some included reporters for forbes who were trapped through use data and ip addresses. >> companies acknowledged they were tracking my location in order to figure out who was talking to me. >> reporter: the doj declining to comment and so is tiktok. bytedance is investigating internally and will cooperate. saying we have strongly condemned the actions of the individuals found to be involved and no longer employed at bytedance. it comes as the biden administration is getting more aggressive about tiktok, one of the world's most popular social media apps. telling them to sell off the app or ban in america. china saying the u.s. has failed to produce evidence the app threatens national security.

tiktok now going on offense set to send some creators to washington next week, according to the spokesperson. lawmakers concerned about privacy. >> i think tiktok is a national security risk? >> yes. >> reporter: and propaganda to spread through the app. all of this sets up an explosive hearing next week when the head of tiktok will testify for the first time. kristen and joe, back to you. >> hallie, thank you. let's get another check of the forecast with angie lassman. >> we will say good-bye to the cold front that made its way across the country over the week. we have some leftover showers as it exits to the east. unless you are in the southeast, specifically florida. we stay unsettled today. we will see the scattered showers and thunderstorms from jacksonville to miami. be aware of that. maybe heavy rain and flooding issues through the day today and tomorrow.

be aware of that. behind it is the cold air pushing in and the southeast is chilly. there are the rain totals. most widespread. localized amounts could be up to 1 inch. moving up to the north, the cold front left cold air and strong winds in its wake. we will deal with lake enhanced snow the next day or so. specifically in michigan and in parts of new york and pennsylvania. we will see some of the elevated snow totals anywhere from 3 to 6 inches for the higher amounts. higher in buffalo and watertown and traverse city and marquette. we will watch that today and tomorrow. out west, it is finally getting a break. sunny and dry. it does and last long. we eventually start to see the showers worki

we will climb into the upper radios, so enjoy that. near 70 degrees in some spots like oakland or heyward, but look at the nice 70s for fremont, down into san martin. so get out there and enj and that's your forecast. guys, back to you. >> angie, thank you. still ahead, what you need to know to file your taxes in time. time. >> the deadline is jus t i useded to pre-ririnse dishes c cause my olold detert didn't't actually y get 'em cl. bubut new cascscade platininums didn't't actually y get 'em cl. has me doioing dishes...d.differentlyly. scrurub? soak? nopepe. i just s scrape, load and i'm'm done. onlyly platinum m plus is bibi. withth double ththe dawn grere fightingng power and doububle the scrubbbbing power.r. so you canan load thisis, and get ththis.

i'm not ththe typepe to bk ththe dish rulules...or amam? scrape, loload, done.. new cascscade platininum . scrape, loload, done.. everer better.r. it's w when disrsruption h s yourur supply y chain and ryryder makekes sure you're e ever delilivering withth freightht brokerarae toto transpoportation n manage, trtruckload d capacityty ad dedicateted trucksks and dririv. (mom) i know what i love about my daughter. but t if you asksk her... hmh. (vo) at yoplalait, we belelieve in strengththening womemen. so we're partnering with girls inc. to help girls build self-confidence. share your strengths @yoplaitusa. doveve invited w women who w wd ththeir damageged hair tririm. yes, i neeeed a trim.. i justst want to b be able to cutut the damagage. we triried dove ininstead. i justst want to b be able to cutut the damagage. so, still l need that t tri? i justst want to b be able to cutut the damagage. oh my gogosh! i am actctually shocockd i don't need a a haircut.. don't trim daiaily damage.. stop it t with dove.e. ♪3, 4♪ ♪ i am actctually shocockd i don't need a a haircut..

♪heyy♪ ♪ ♪are e you ready y for me♪ ♪arare you readady♪ ♪are you reready♪ ♪♪♪ if youou walmart, , you know ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ thatat with evereryday low p ps ♪♪♪ yoyou can spenend a littlele , to getet a little e more, ♪♪♪ toto make lifefe a little e be. ♪♪♪ i i came here e to find lolo. but instead, i found a best friend. seseñor snufflfles, yoyou stole mymy , seseñor snufflfles, and d now you've ststolen my heh. wiwill you acct this mililk-be and d now you've ststolen my heh. as a a symbol ofof my ? ♪ more dog g ♪ (dog bark)k) when mododerate to s severe ululcerative c colitis keeps s flaring, when mododerate to s severe ululcerative c colitis put t it in chececk with rin, a once-daiaily pill. put t it in chececk with rin, whwhen uc gott ununpredictablble, i got t rapid sympmpm relief w with rin. and leftft bathrom ururgency behihi. check. and leftft bathrom ururgency behihi. when uc gogot in my waway, i got laststing, steroid-d-free remisission with rininvoq. chcheck. and whwhen my gaststro saw dama,

rinvoq h helped visisibly rerepair the c colon linini. check. rinvoq h helped visisibly rerepair the c colon linini. rapid sysymptom relilief. lalasting, steteroid-freee reremission. rapid sysymptom relilief. and a a chance to o visibly repair t the colon l lining. rapid sysymptom relilief. check.k. check. anand check. rinvoqoq can lowerer your abily to f fight infecections, includining tb. serious ininfections and blood d clots, somome fa; cancncers, incluluding lympha and d skin cancecer; dedeath, heartrt attack, s st, cancncers, incluluding lympha and d skin cancecer; and tears s in the stotomah or i intestines s occurr. peopople 50 and d older h at leastst 1 heart d diseae and tears s in the stotomah or i intestines s occurr. risksk factor have higheher risks. and tears s in the stotomah or i intestines s occurr. dodon't take i if allergicc to rinvovoq as sererious reactctions can n occur. dodon't take i if allergicc to rinvovoq tell your r doctor if f you e or may bececome pregnanant. put t uc in chececk and keep itit there, wiwith rinvoq.. asask your gasastro about t ri. and learn n how abbvieie could hehelp you savave. we are back on saturday morning with "popstart."

joe? >> we have some sad news to report. actor lance reddick has died. he was known for his roles on "the wire" and "bosh." he was in all four of the "john wick" movies. we are deeply heartbroken of the loss of our colleague. we will miss him dearly. wendell pierce said he was a man of great strength and grace. the epitome of class. god speed. you made your mark here. reddick was born and raised in baltimore. he earned a masters from yale school of drama. his first love was music. graduating from the university of rochester. he told graduates, i never wanted to be an actor. i wanted to be a musician.

that goes to show you never know. he died at his home in los angeles. he was 60 years old. upcoming season of "the crown" films in scotland. you know prince william and his first bride met in 2001. look at this picture. meg belamy plays indicate middleton. they started dating after meeting at st. andrews. the season picks up after the death of princess diana and fans can expect the final batch of episodes to drop later this year. we have the chief "the crown" correspondent here with the action. >> two thumbs up to the actors. i haven't seen a scene yet. that's amazing. >> they do a good job. >> they do a great job.

i'm still watching and marinating in season five. the idea it keeps going is exciting and maybe we get all the way up to meghan and harry. finally, we have u2. releasing "songs of surrender." take a listen to the reworked version of "one." ♪ one love ♪ ♪ get to share it ♪ ♪ leaves you baby ♪ ♪ you don't care for it ♪♪ >> i like that a lot. the band released a new documentary. bono and the edge with dave letterman on disney plus. that happened on friday, march 17th. st. patrick's day. fitting for the irish group. that is why i'm wearing my green suit. i may have green teeth from the

green beer yesterday. >> well deserved green beer. i don't usually like remakes, but that was great. anything that bono does is great. joe, thanks for that. still ahead, the story of the dad bored waiting around while his child took skating lessons. lessons. he laced up his psoriasis s really mesesses with youou. try.y. hope. faiail. no o one shouldd susuffer like e that. try.y. hope. faiail. i starteted cosentyxyx®. try.y. hope. faiail. five yearsrs clear. try.y. hope. faiail. real p people withth psoris look a and feel bebetter with cososentyx. real p people withth psoris don't use e if you're e allec to cosentytyx. before statarting get t checd for tubercrculosis. don't use e if you're e allec to cosentytyx. anan increaseded risk of infection,n, some seririous and d a lowered d ability to fight t them may ococcu. tell your r doctor ababout an infnfection and d a lowered d ability to fight t them may ococcu. or symptomoms or if yoyou hd a vaccccine or plalan to. and d a lowered d ability to fight t them may ococcu. tellll your doctctor if youour crohn's s disee and d a lowered d ability to fight t them may ococcu.

symptomsms develop o or wors. seriouous allergicic reactn may occucur. best movove i've evever m. seriouous allergicic reactn may occucur. ask yoyour dermatotologist seriouous allergicic reactn may occucur. ababout cosentntyx®. seriouous allergicic reactn may occucur.

welcome back. we know the saying about old dogs not learning new tricks. >> we do. it may be true most of the time, but one chicago dad is putting a twist on that. maggie vespa explains. >> reporter: for many, it's arc of aging follows a curve. hunger for new hobies and hidden talents fades. brian argues that. >> you were a bored dad? >> yes. >> reporter: eight years ago, the chicago software engineer never donned a pair of figure skates let alone tried the sport. martial arts was his forte.

his 7-year-old returned from a party at the ice rink. >> i want to do this. i was at the age where i wanted ballet and ice skating. >> reporter: for weeks, he watched lessons. >> yes. shivering like this. yeah. >> reporter: but soon found bordom in the bleachers did not sit well. >> i was asked to sign nico up for the lesson and i discovered adult lessons. i'm here anyway. >> reporter: this bored dad had untapped talent. >> it wasn't hard. i picked up on it quick. >> get the feet together. >> reporter: it progresses to private lessons and mastering the waltz jump. salkow. and the sit-spin. skills far too complex for most beginners. as i found out.

>> the more you bend your knees, the more you can push. >> reporter: in 2017, he joined a theater team and then competing solo. skating at the bronze level in his age bracket. today, this once bored dad is now a two-time national silver medalist. his muse in awe. >> inspiring? >> i think he is. he could change people's lives which is crazy. that's my dad. >> reporter: he sees his story that hunger for hobbies doesn't have to fade if you are bored enough to break free. >> for the bored moms and dads out there, what do you tell them in. >> for me, it was stepping out on the ice and try something. you don't have to go through life bored. >> reporter: maggie vespa, nbc news, woodridge, illinois. >> wow. that is impressive. i have to say, i didn't see the

medals coming. >> there is hope. we can be a pairs figure skating team. >> way to go. i love how nico says it is crazy. that's my dad. still to come, flying in style. the irish band that gave passengers a treat on the trip from dublin to new york for st.

still to come on "today," with the tax deadline coming up, how to get the biggest refund. and taylor swift kicks off the biggest tour in five years. did it fulfill the dreams of their fans? we go to swift city for the occasion. occasion. first thes

dadad, we g got this. we g got this. we got t this. we got thihis. wewe got this.s. yay!y! we gotot this. wewe got this!s! lilife is for r living. wewe got this!s! let's partrtner for alall of . edwaward jones she fofound it. the fefeeling of f finding the psoriaiasis treatmtment she's bebeen lookingng for. the fefeeling of f finding the psoriaiasis treatmtment sotyktu is t the first-o-of-its-kind, oncece-daily pilill for moderarate-to-sevevere plaqueue psoriasisis for r the chancece at clearr oror almost clclear skin.. it's like e the feelining of finding g that outfifit psoris tried toto hide fromom you. it's like e the feelining of finding g that outfifit psoris or findiding your swswimsuit it's like e the feelining of finding g that outfifit psoris is ready f for primetitime. [d[dad] oncece-daily sototyktu is prpn to getet more peopople clearerer skin to getet more peopople than the l leading pilill. don't takeke if you'rere allec to s sotyktu; don't takeke if you'rere allec seserious reacactions can n o. don't takeke if you'rere allec

sotytyktu can lolower your a aby don't takeke if you'rere allec to fight i infectionss including g tb. seserious infefections, cacans including g tb. including g lymphoma,, muscle proroblems, including g lymphoma,, and changeges in certatain s including g lymphoma,, haveve occurred.d. tell your r doctor if f youe an i infection,, liliver or kididney problele, hihigh triglycycerides, liliver or kididney problele, or h had a vaccicine or plana. sotyktu isis a tyk2 ininhib. or h had a vaccicine or plana. tyk2 i is part of thehe jak familily. it's not k known if sosotu tyk2 i is part of thehe jak familily. has s the same r risks as jak i inhibitors.s. fifind what plplaque psoriris hahas been hididing. asask your derermatologistst t hahas been hididing. sotytyktu for clclearer skin. so clelearly you.. sosotyktu. so clelearly you.. why gigive your family j just any egeggs

whwhen they cacan enjoy y the best?? egglgland's bestst. the only e eggs with m more frfresh and dedelicious tata. plus, supeperior nutriritio. which is n now more importanant than evever. only e eggland's b best. (vo) nature valalley has hehelped ree accessss to nationonal park trts which is n now more importanant than evever. all over t the countryry. becaususe even a s simple wak can lelead to an u unforgettae adveventure. life h happens outut there. i came here to find love. but instead, i found a best friend. seseñor snufflfles, yoyou stole mymy , seseñor snufflfles, and d now you've ststolen my heh. wiwill you acct this mililk-be and d now you've ststolen my heh. as a a symbol ofof my ? ♪ more dog g ♪ (dog bark)k) type 2 diabetes? discovover the ozezempic® tri-zone.. as a a symbol ofof my ? in m my ozempicc® tri-zonon, i lolowered my a a1c, cv ris, and lost s some weightht. in studieses, the majority o of people reached d an a1c undnder 7 anand maintainined it. ozemempic® lowowers the rirk of majoror cardiovasascular evs

such as ststroke, hearart atta, or deaeath in adulults alalso with knknown heart t di. and you u may lose w weight. adadults lost t up to 14 p po. ozozempic® i isn't fofor peoe with typype 1 diabetetes. don't share neneedles or p pe, oror reuse neeeedles. don't take ozezempic® if you or r your familily evever had mededullary ththyroid cancncer, oror have multltiple endococe neneoplasia sysyndrome typyp, oror if allergrgic to it.. stopop ozempic® and get medical l help rightht away if you getet a lump or swelllling in youour neck, sevevere stomachch pain, or n allelergic reactction. serious siside effectsts may ininclude pancncreatitis.. gallbladadder problelems may oc. tell y your providider about v n problems o or changes.s. tataking ozempmpic® with h a sulfononylurea or r insulin mamay increasese low blood sugagar risk. side effffects like e nausea, vomitingng, and diarrhrhea may leaead to dehehydration,, whicich may worsrsen kidneyey problems.s. join t the millionons already taking ozempmpic®. asask your heaealth care p pror ababout the ozozempic® t tri-. whwhen you shohop wayfair,, you u get big dedeals for your homome - every y day. so b big, we'll hahave you sayaying... amam i a big d deal? yeahah you are,, becacause it's a big dedeal, when you g get a big d deal. wawayfair dealals so big t t you might t get a big g hea.

bebecause withth savivings so reaeal... yoyou can get t your dreamm sofafa for half f the price. wayfyfair. it's always a big deal. ♪ wayfair, , you've gotot justst what i neneed ♪ good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, march 18, i'm kira

klapper. from a prison housing death row inmate to a rehabilitation center. that's the new vision for california's most notorious and historic prison. governor gavin newsom yesterday announced plans to turn sanguine tin into a rehab center, modeled after the prison center in norway. san quentin houses california's death row with roughly 500 prisoners. in the new plan, those inmates would be moved and the prison transformed into a lockup with less dangerous prisoners. it would get a name change, san quentin rehabilitation center, and its focus changed to education, training, rehab, and life back on the outside. >> we have to be in the homecoming business. it's not just about rehabilitation, it's about homecoming. >> the planned supporters say it addresses the root causes of

crime. >> every victim and survivor deserves to define just for themselves, but accountable really requires much more than punishment if we're going to keep society safe as a whole. that means addressing the root of the problem, and that's what the california plan proposes to do. >> critics like the crime survivor's resource center say it's a bad idea that forgets the victims. telling the associated press, "we're in a climate where it is all about the offenders and criminals and not about the innocent victims that have been traumatized, victimized, and harmed." we're going to turn now to the weather and check in with cinthia pimentel for a quick look at our micro climate forecast. hey, cinthia. >> hey kira. good morning everyone. we are looking very comfortable right now to start out this 5:00 a.m. hour, almost 6:00 here. we're 49 in san francisco. 45 over if fremont. we have 42 for you over in scotts valley. this is all because high pressure is dominating over the bay area right now, blocking any systems coming our way. now we're going to go out to dublin in the east bay. going to warm up very nicely

into the 60s this afternoon by around lunchtime. and everywhere else around the bay area, very mild day. even some 70s on the board. 71 for you in dublin as your daytime high, 73 down here in mountainview. now we're going to talk about some changes coming up ahead. we have more rain coming in tonight on into next week all coming up in my full forecast. kira? >> oh, but i'm so enjoying this break. cinthia, thanks. also coming up at 7:00 today, a stunning statement by former president donald trump early this morning on his true social website claiming illegal leaks indicated he'll be arrested and soon. what he's calling his supporters to do. wel have that'l

prosecutors charge russian president vladimir putin with war crimes for deporting hundreds of ukrainian children to russia. here in the u.s., officials make preparations for a possible indictment of former president trump. how the biden administration is responding to both developments. we are live from the white house. historic win. >> can you believe it? >> the 16 seed fairleigh dickinson knocks off top seeded purdue in a thriller. only the second time in march madness history that has

happened. the smallest team in the tournament standing tall busting every remaining perfect bracket in the country. all that plus taylor's tour. ♪ s shake it offff ♪♪ is. >> shakes off the ticketmaster debacle and kicks of the first tour in years. we have the swifties reaction today, saturday, march 18th, 2023. from seattle, washington and from seattle, washington and roosevelt high school. shoutout to all of our teachers and staff and the class of 2023. we are the class of 2023 we are the class of from amherst, ohio we are celebrating on "today."m. welcome back to good morning welcome back to "today" on saturday morning from swift city in arizona to here in

washington, d.c. good to have you with us. >> there is excitement all around, especially in swift city you can feel the energy of all of the swift fans. we will have more on that coming up. we want to get to today's news and breaking news this morning. former president trump just announced he expects to be arrested on tuesday. nbc news monica alba is at the white house with more. >> reporter: kristen, this is just in moments ago. former president biden writing on truth social, his social media platform, he does expect to be arrested on tuesday and he is also calling for his supporters to protest in response this comes as local, state and federal law enforcement and security agencies have been preparing for the possibility that the former president may be indicted by the manhattan grand jury in the coming days and security assessments are under way. five senior officials tell nbc news the preparations for this are happening now because it

could happen as early as next week and as we heard from the former president, all eyes are on tuesday this stems from the alleged $130,000 hush money payment made to adult film actress stormy daniels which mr. trump denies if he ends up coming before a judge to be arraigned in new york, that would be unprecedented which is why law enforcement is working to secure the area around the criminal court building in lower manhattan. manhattan. to be clear, no charges have been announced at this point, kristen. all of this is happening after that other major headline with the international criminal court accusing the russian president of alleged war crimes on friday in a largely symbolic move where putin bears criminal responsibility for the forced deportation of ukrainian children of the russian invasion now president biden said the charges are justified and human rights groups immediately praised the decision, but it is

unlikely mr. putin will ever stand trial since the countries involved don't recognize this court. it could restrict president putin's movements outside of russia as he gears up to host xi jinping in moscow on monday. kristen, joe >> they certainly are important and if former president trump is indicted, it would have an implication on the campaign trail. monica alba covering the latest from the white house thank you so much. the body of the teenager who was found dead near the home of alex murdaugh will be exhumed. the family of steven smith raised enough money to exhume his body for a new independent autopsy. smith was a classmate of buster. smith was found dead on the road in 2015. it was classified as a hit-and-run, but the investigation was later reopened alex murdaugh was convicted of

murdering his wife and son and sentenced to life in prison. back to basketball and march madness. 16 seed fairleigh dickinson pulling off the biggest upset in history last night knocking off number 1 seed purdue jesse kirsch continues to follow all of this. jesse, just a stunner. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, kristen. that game was wild the tournament says less than 3% of men's brackets had fdu winning that game. after the first round for the men, there are no perfect brackets left.lmost never >> do you believe? >> reporter: it almost never happens. >> straightaway three. it's good! >> reporter: this morning, after the first round, a men's number 1 seed is out after a back and forth nail biter, the fairleigh dickinson knights knocking out

the purdue boilermakers in a busting bracket upset. this is the second time in history the men's 16 seed toppled a number 1 >> it could not happen to a better bunch of guys we are ecstatic. we will stay in columbus >> reporter: that was the crescendo reminding us why it is 11 seed pittsburgh besting 6 11 seed pipittsburgh b besting 6 iowa statate celebrating in style ♪ coming >> reporter: other underdogs coming up short. miami pulling past drake >> razzle dazzle >> reporter: 14 kennesaw state almost beating xavier. that going down to the final seconds. highlights off the court, too. michigan state's coach tom izzo snapping a board in two. >> i'm glad you are making fun >> reporter: the women's

tournament tipped off friday south carolina, the number one seed, dominated norfolk state. utah scoring more than 100 points against gardner webb. and mississippi state toppling creighton. so for the purdue boilermakers, this is two years in a row that a team from new jersey has knocked them out of the tournament it was st. peter's peacocks last year how does it feel why describe it when we can show it to you. this is what the white board looked like in the purdue locker room after that game i have one word about how they were feeling ouch back to you, guys. >> that says it all. show and tell. jesse kirsch, thank you so much

for that that is the news time now for the little weekend morning boost. you have a st. patrick's theme >> fdu gave us a boost let's keep it going with st. patrick's day spirit big parades across the country one group decided to get the party started in the air ♪ ♪♪ >>aerligus passengers and the band was taking part in the festivities. >> those are aer lingus passengers and the band was taking part in the festivities they figure give seat mates a show they deserve a green pint. >> i want to see everyone get up and dance to that music. it is so great joe, thank you so much. still ahead, just a friendly reminder

your taxaxes are dueue in exact one month. >> we have what you need to know to maximize your refund. we're back after this. evenen when i wawas withth the peoplple i love,, i was mamasking my d depres. i i was takingng anan antidepreressant, i was mamasking my d depres. but mymy depressioion symptos ststill made m me feel isosol. i was mamasking my d depres. is it jujust me? i was mamasking my d depres. it's not j just you. mamany people e experiencee a a partial reresponse toto their antntidepressana. let't's add rexuxulti®.. whwhen added t to an antidepepressant, let't's add rexuxulti®.. rexulti®® was proroven to rede deprpression symymptoms 62% %e ththan the antntidepressanant a. deprpression symymptoms 62% %e

so youou can buildld onon your progogress. deprpression symymptoms 62% %e rerexulti®® can causese seserious side effecects. elderly y dementia p patiens haveve increaseded ririsk of deatath or stroko. antitidepressantnts may incre suicidalal thoughts s and acts and woworsen depreression in chihildren and d young adul. repoport fever, , stiff musc, and confnfusion, and woworsen depreression in chihildren and d young adul. which can n be life ththreate, or u uncontrolleled musclele movementsts, which h may be perermane. or u uncontrolleled musclele movementsts, inincreased chcholesterol;; weweight gain;n; high blooood ; or u uncontrolleled musclele movementsts, low white e blood celllls; unusual l urges; dizzininess on statanding; fal; seizures; ; trouble swswallow, or sleepepiness may y occu. unusual l urges; dizzininess on statanding; fal; whwhen depressssion sets y you, unusual l urges; dizzininess on statanding; fal; keep m moving forwrward. ask yoyour doctorr about addiding rexultiti® toto your antitidepressantn. moderarate-to-sevevere eczem. it doesn't't care if y you e a dadate, a day y off, or a a double shshift. makeke your moveve and get ot in front o of eczema or a a double shshift. with steteroid-free e cib. or a a double shshift. not an injnjection, cibibinqo is a o once-daily yl for r adults whoho didn't rered to previouous treatmenents. anand it's proroven to helep provide clclearer skinin anand relieve e itch fast.. cibinqnqo continuouously trtreats eczemema whether r you're flalaring or n. cibinqo o can lower r your aby to figight infnfections,

inincluding tbtb. bebefore and d during treaeat, inincluding tbtb. your doctotor should c checkr infefections andnd do blood d . inincluding tbtb. tell youour doctor i if you'vd hepatititis b or c c, have f flu-like sysympto, or are prorone to infefectio. tell youour doctor i if you'vd hepatititis b or c c, do n not take wiwith medics that p prevent blolood clo. seriouous, sometimimes fatal l infectionsns, lymphohoma, lung, , skin and d other cancncers, seririous heart-t-related evev, anand blood clclots can hahap. lymphohoma, lung, , skin and d other cancncers, people 5 50 and oldeder with h heart diseaease risksk factors have an inincreased people 5 50 and oldeder with h heart diseaease ririsk of seririous hearart-related d events people 5 50 and oldeder with h heart diseaease or death with jak inhibitors. it's time to get out in frontnt of eczemama. ask yoyour doctorr ababout once-d-daily cibinin. welcome back. this morning on the price you pay, we are talking taxes. irs deadline to file your taxes is one month away on april 18th. that is the right camera.

nerd wallet says most expect to receive a refund with an average check of $2,200. >> kimberly palmer is a finance expert for nerd wallet to help you avoid the mistakes and get the biggest refund. we are less than a month away from the deadline. what are the important things you need to know? >> we have changes. we have the premium tax credit. if you purchased health insurance on the marketplace last year, that could apply. you have the clean vehicle credit. you want to check with the irs on restrictions. we have reduced tax credits. the child tax credit and earned income tax credit and child care credit. those are changes. >> kimberly, what are the biggest mistakes that people make and how can we avoid those? >> the biggest mistake is filing late. you want to get your taxes in on time. you can request an extension. it is important to know if you owe money, you need to make an

estimated tax payment by the deadline of april 18th. this is easy to make little mistakes with your name or social security spelled wrong. we see an increase in scams this year. you want to be careful. if anyone reaches out to you, hang up and call the irs. the irs will generally reach out by mail. >> filing taxes can be expensive, but people under some limits can file for free? >> if you make $7,300 or less, you can go to the irs web site and fill out the free form. you can fill file for free or if you have a simple tax process, you can be eligible to get free access to the version of the forms. >> kimberly palmer, thank you. we are getting close. a month away. we're not done. >> we are not done. all of this was for us.

kimberly, thank you. angie lassman is back with another check of the forecast. always on time with the weather forecast, angie. >> thanks for reminding me. last weekend is the last weekend of winter. this is a dry start today. the west coast getting in on action over the next day or so. we see the next storm system work into the west coast and stretching in oregon and washington and extending to northern california. this system is not as strong as the previous atmospheric rivers we had. they caused a lot of problems. the ground is saturated and we will see issues. no flooding alerts right now. keep an eye in northern or central california and up the coast through tomorrow. we see that move in the rockies here for the weekend and monday. how about the rain totals? not all that impressive in a lot of places. .50 inch could be widespread

problems with the waterways swollen. we will see isolated amounts up to 1 inch and closer to the coast in california. the sierra nevada range. they had a winter. we are adding to that. we could see maybe 1 foot or 1.5 feet sunday into monday. we will add additional snowfall. as you get to the other parts of the country, quiet on the west coast before the next storm. we see snow and rain in parts of the southwest. the lake-effect snow will track here as we get i

and that's the local forecast. guys, back over to you. >>ing angie, thank you. still ahead, taylor swift comes back to the concert stage. swifties have been waiting five years. >> swift kicked off the tour overnight and never wanted to disappoint. she thrilled the crowd with big she thrilled the crowd with big sprie therere are someme things thatat go betterer... togetht. burgrger and friries... therere are someme things thatat go betterer... togetht. soup and s salad. therere are someme things thatat go betterer... togetht. ththank you! like youour workplacace bens and reretirement s savings.

with v voya, consididering all l your financiaial choices s togethe. can n help you m make smarter r decisions.s. for a momore confidedent financial l future. hey, a a tandem bibicycle. you cacan't do thahat by yoursr. voyaya. well plalanned. well invnvested. welell prote.

we are back with "today's

talker." this is a fun one. taylor swift kicked off her concert tour in arizona dubbed swift city. >> sources tell us swifties were not disappointed. maura barrett is following the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the buildup has been a frenzy. swift's first tour this five years. fans selling out swift city. with swift's style, she dropped four songs in the 24 hours before the tour opened. this was only the first stop. ♪♪ >> reporter: taylor swift fans have been ready in years. >> the big deal. the first show is the best show. >> reporter: the star kicking off her tour overnight. ♪♪

>> reporter: 75,000 swift loving fans descending upon the desert. >> i'm going to die. >> reporter: having released six albums from the five years away from the stage, swift starting where she left off. ♪♪ >> reporter: opening with songs that she was supposed to tour with back in 2020. >> i don't know how to processes all of this and the way it has been making me feel right now. >> reporter: as for swift's own signature style on stage, her costs t costumes spark sparkled. everyone's hero has 52 shows scheduled on the record-breaking tour. the anticipation for the open last night heightened after the ticketmaster sale debacle leaving fans and swift frustrated. >> i wanted to see taylor.

>> reporter: and sparking a congressional hearing. >> a nightmare. >> reporter: data showing tickets available for this weekend. shockingly, selling for 35% less than when tickets first went live. >> what do you have? >> i would wait until close to the date. she is playing 40 or 50,000 seaters. there are a lot of people competing to dump tickets at the last minute. >> reporter: the pop icon makes swifties' dreams come true. i was taking notes on that advice for the last-minute tickets. i'm trying to catch the show after swift performed 44 songs last night and she will surprise the crowd with one new selection each night to keep things interesting. the tour has dates scheduled through the summer. guys. >> wow. she will change it up. you have to go to every one to get the full experience. >> exactly.

it is incredible. she hasn't had a concert in five years. you could feel the excitement. you could feel her excitement, too. she talked about how good it i have mododerate to severe crorohn's didisease. now, thehere's skskyrizi. ♪ things arare looking g up ♪ ♪ i i've got sysymptom relili♪ ♪ controlol of my crorohn's means eveverything t to me. ♪ ♪ ♪ conontrol is eveverything t t♪ feel signinificant s symptom relief witith skyrizi,i, includining less abdbdominal pn and fefewer bowell movemements at 4 w weeks. skskyrizi is t the first and only i il-23 inhibibitor for crohohn's thatat can delir both c clinical reremission and enendoscopic i improvemen. the majoririty of people on n skyrizi achieveded long laststing reremission atat 1 year. serious s allergic r reactios and an incncreased risk of ininfections oror a lower a ability too fight t them may o occur. tetell your dodoctor if yoyoue an infectition or sympmptoms, hahad a vaccinine or plan n . liver prproblems mayay occur in crohn''s diseasase. ask yourur gastroentnterololot how you cacan take conontrol of y your crohn'n's with s sky.

♪ ♪ contrtrol is evererything to ♪ leararn how abbvbvie coululd help youou save. what doeoes it meaean toto be everer better?r? its yourur customemers getttting whatat they orordd whenen they exexpect it.t. discoverer how rydyder ecommme mamakes yourur customemer's expe evever betteter. if youou shop with t the walmartrt app, you knowow everythining youd isis right at t your fingeger. if youou shop with t the walmartrt app, ♪♪♪ if youou shop with t the walmartrt app, soso you can s spend a littlele less, if youou shop with t the walmartrt app, to g get a littltle more, if youou shop with t the walmartrt app, to m make life a a little bebe. if youou shop with t the walmartrt app, ♪♪ allergies s don't t have to b be scary. ♪♪ (s(screaming)) dedefeat allerergy headachchest (s(screaming)) with new f flonase heaeadace anand allergy y relief! (s(screaming)) twtwo pills rerelieve allergrgy headachehe pain? (s(screaming)) and the e congestionon that c causes it!! flononase headacache and alallergy relilief. psst! pspsst! all l good! flononase headacache and alallergy relilief. ththe citi cusustom cashs℠ cardrd automaticically adjs to earn n you more cash backk in youour top eligigible spenend categoryry.

hi. ♪♪♪ you u don't haveve to keep ts on r rotating cacategories. ththis is the e only rotatatg i care a about. you u don't haveve to keep ts on r rotating cacategories. ... oror activate e anytg to earn. you u don't haveve to keep ts on r rotating cacategories. yoyour cash baback automatatiy adadjusts for r you. can i get a cucumber water? earn 5% cash back that automatically adjusts to your top eligible spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle with the citi custom cash℠ card. i love it... [voicece vibratingng] when y you have chchronic kidney disease. therere are placaces you'd like to be. like here. and herere. and hehere. not t so much hehere. if you've e been diagngnosed h chronic c kidney disisease farxiga rereduces the e risk of k kidney faililure whicich can leadad to dialysy. fafarxiga can n cause seririoue effects s including g dehydra, urininary tract t or genl yeast ininfections fafarxiga can n cause seririoue effects s including g dehydra, inin women andnd men, anand low blooood sugar. fafarxiga can n cause seririoue effects s including g dehydra, ketoacacidosis isis a seriousus side effeft ththat may leaead to deatht. a rarare life-ththreateng bacterial infectioion

in t the skin ofof the perinm coululd occur. a rarare life-ththreateng bacterial infectioion stop t taking farxrxiga and l your doctotor right awaway if y you have sysymptoms ofof this bactcterial infefec, stop t taking farxrxiga and l your doctotor right awaway anan allergic c reaction,, or ketoaoacidosis. stop t taking farxrxiga and l your doctotor right awaway anand don't tatake it ifif you are o on dialysisi. put yourself in thehe driver's s seat. mamake an appopointment too asask your dococtor for fafara for chroninic kidney d dise. if y you can't a afford your medicication, astrazeneneca may be a able to helelp. ♪♪far-xi-g-ga♪ astrazeneneca may be a able to helelp. kids arere so expensnsive. nonow katie neneeds braces. maybe trtry switchining your car ininsurance toto progress. you u could saveve hundreds. i don'n't know, dadad. ♪♪♪ maybybe try swititching your cacar insurancnce to progrgre. ♪♪♪ you u could saveve hundreds. thatat's a greatat idea, tv v. but i sasaid the exaxact same t. someme day when n you're a f f, you'llll understanand. i'm his fafather. someme day when n you're a f f, you'llll understanand. it's n not a compepetition. someme day when n you're a f f, you'llll understanand. listenen to your t tv da. someme day when n you're a f f, you'llll understanand. drivers whwho switch and save w with progreresse someme day when n you're a f f, you'llll understanand. save n nearly $70000 on av.

that is going to do it for us on this saturday morning. make sure you check out "nightly news kids edition" when jackson daly goes behind the scenes. and lester brings his dog lu good morning, thanks for joining us on this saturday, march 18, i'm kira klapper.

thousands of people in the bay area are still without power. many have been in the dark and cold for several days because of the recent storm. a look at the latest pg&e outage map. the green showing where more than 50 customers without power and yellow where 50 to 100 customers in the dark. it shows 500 to 1,000 customers in the dark. and they have seen delays getting power back on. the utility is expected to get power back on for most customers by 10:00 p.m. tonight. saying more than 7,000 were without power in the south bay. we also heard from customers in the santa cruz mountain who have been without power for five days. >> the whole power doesn't have

power. they won't have the money to do that. >> pg&e says they have about 7,000 people on the ground, working to make repairs. it says the latest storm was particularly destructive on the south bay. and let's check out with cinthia pimentel to see what kind of weather we have and hopefully we could all get our power back on. >> and i hope very soon, our fingers are crossed for you, but today is a day to assess all the damages to get a chance to distract yourself. a beautiful look with those temperatures, 49 degrees. we'll climb into the 50s by 11:00, but then we'll see a pretty mild day by around the middle of the day. here in san francisco and in other parts of the bay area like martinez, 68 for you is your daytime highs. we have 70s down in the santa clara valley, tracking some changes ahead. stick with us because at 7:00, kira and i will talk about some

changes in our weather pattern as we welcome spring and transition from la nina into el niño and what it means for your bay area weather. we'll see another atmospheric river coming our way, kira. all that at 7:00 a.m. >> we enjoy the break while we had it, cinthia, thanks. gone, but not forgotten. how the city of oakley is remembering alexis gabe on what would have been her 25th birthday. we'll have that plus all your other top stories coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now we'll send you to nightly news wh lester holt. it

♪ ♪ coming up, a kids' guide to banking what are banks and why do we use them we'll explain. then luck of the irish. we are heading to the emerald isle for our latest "around the globe" installment also, a one-of-a-kind girl scout troop help ironing girls to connect and not feel alone. >> very special to me. >> the best thing about being a girl scout is that you get to learn about things that are important plus, backstage pass our pal jackson daly takes us behind the scene at "the voice" with coach and country star blake shelton >> here is all anybody cares about. they want to know about the chair.