president to face criminal charges. he's expected to be arraigned after the manhattan grand jury indicted him and the secret service is arranging transport. today's arraignment is expected to last several hours and it's likely his attorneys will charge the exact charges. >> it looks cool but sunny this weekend, just a couple of spotty showers. >> and the san mateo bridge coming toward us, eastbound, 92, a service vehicle in the service lane, but traffic lanes are moving smoothly and westbound is not bad. it's friday, lighter traffic. >> what was the last part? >> it's friday! >> we hope to see you on monday back here. we're streaming 24/7 on roku, xumo, good friday morning to you. the nation reacting to the the fall-out far-reaching. it is march 31st. this is "today."

♪♪ breaking overnight, donald trump now the first former president to face criminal charges in history. set to turn himself and face a judge next week. this morning trump's fiery reaction and fellow republicans closing ranks and rallying around the former president. >> this is going to destroy america. we're going to fight back at the ballot box. >> just ahead, our one on one live with trump's attorney as the political fall-out. severe weather outbreak. tens of millions on alert across the country. a significant risk of more tornadoes in the south. heavy snow expected in the midwest. al is tracking the storms and the impact on the weekend. firing back. strong reaction from the white house against the arrest of an american journalist in russia accused of spying. >> we condemn in the strongest terms.

>> the years he potentially faces behind bars as tensions grow. victory. >> was gwyneth paltrow at fault? no. >> a major win for paltrow. a utah jury clearing her of wrongdoing. just ahead, what she whispered to her accuser after the verdict was read. those stories plus time for tip-off. >> i have been waiting for this for so long. >> the ncaa tournament back on with the women in action tonight. the men ready to go tomorrow as basketball fans get set for a thrilling finish to the wildest tournament in years. >> the owls of florida atlantic! today, friday, march 31st, 2023. ♪♪ from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in

rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today. "7:00 on the west coast. hoda is a bit under the weather. we have craig with us. the indictment of donald trump marks the first time a former u.s. president has ever faced criminal charges. >> here's a look outside the d.a.'s office here in new york city. also a look at trump's mar-a-lago estate in florida. we can tell you there were no major protests at either location overnight. >> as for what happens next, the former president is expected to surrender and appear for arraignment. he will go through the standard booking process. including fingerprints and a mug shot. >> of course, a lot of folks are asking this morning, what does this mean for trump's 2020 campaign. he is allowed to run while under indictment, even if he is convicted of a crime. as for the timing of a possible crime, it could be months away, leading to a possibility of it unfolding during the

presidential campaign. >> we have every angle of the story covered this morning, including a live interview with trump's attorney. let's start with garrett haake. at the new york d.a.'s office this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the grand jury handing up this historic indictment two months to the day after they were first impanelled. now donald trump former president of the united states will have to travel here to the courthouse in lower manhattan and face a judge. grand jurors in manhattan setting off a stunning legal earthquake thursday, voting to indict a former president for the first time in history. the political aftershocks rippling across the country this morning even while the specific charge or charges against trump remain secret and under seal. the district attorney's office saying it contacted donald trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender. the manhattan d.a.'s investigation centered on the $130,000 2016 payment to stormy

daniels. who claims she had an affair with mr. trump a decade prior. mr. trump has denied the affair or any other wrongdoing. on social media thursday night blasting the investigation as a, quote, political persecution and election interference at the highest level of history and labeling d.a. bragg a disgrace. the former president adding he, quote, cannot get a fair trial in new york. republican lawmakers rallying to the former president's defense from long-time allies -- >> this is going to destroy america. >> reporter: to even former campaign rivals. >> the indictment of a former president of the united states on a campaign finance issue is an outrage. >> reporter: congressional democrats praised it as upholding the law, while the white house has refused to weigh in. >> i have no comment. >> reporter: the criminal processing will be another historic first as mr.

trump will have his mug shot taken, fingerprints taken and even a dna swap all while his agents stand guard. mr. trump's former fixer michael cohen pled guilty to campaign finance violations in connection with those hush money payments, which the department of justice called an attempt to influence the 2016 election. cohen said he was acting at the direction of the former president. but mr. trump has pushed back saying he was the victim of extortion by stormy daniels. federal prosecutors decided not to pursue charges. but all eyes are on bragg as he makes his case against former president trump. this morning we are learning that prosecutors questioned at least some witnesses about a previous alleged hush money payment also from 2016. this one involving a former playboy model. named karen mcdougall. although, it is not clear whether there are any charges in this indictment related to that matter specifically.

as for tuesday, security here in new york city will be tight. all nypd officers have been ordered to report in full uniform today and be prepared to deployed ahead of any possible protests. so vanna? >> thank you. joining us now one of the attorneys representing president trump. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> what was the president's reaction when told by his lawyers of this indictment? >> you know, despite all the scuttlebutt and rumors and whatnot, we believed and hoped that rule of law would prevail. so he initially was shocked. after he got over that, he put a notch on his belt and he, you know, he decided we have to fight now. and he got into a typical donald trump posture where he's ready to be 's ready to be combative on something he believes is an injustice his knees don't buckle, savannah, so now he's in the posture where he's ready to fight this.

>> have you been told anything about when this indictment may be unsealed and you and the rest of the public will have a look at what the charges are? >> not definitively, savannah. we're talking about early next week but that day isn't set yet likely tuesday but, again, that's still to be determined. >> have you been told anything about the nature of the charges in this indictment >> no. i mean, specifically no. we don't know how many counts. we don't know what the actual charges are. but we do know it centers around, you know, a legal very common confidentiality agreement that was signed years and years ago with stormy daniels, between her attorneys and michael cohen. those were the parties to the confidentiality agreement. so it is nothing more than that, which is really what makes this shocking this is a historic case. a monumental case. a case that will have wide reaching ramifications i feel very concerned about the rule of law in this country

because it endangered the rule of law for all americans. today it is donald trump the day after it is a democrat the day after it's your friend the day after it's you or me that's what concerns me, when the prosecutor can use the law and the system to go after a political opponent, it is something that frightens me. >> we don't yet know, in fairness, what these charges are and what the substance is behind them. there is a report that there are 30 plus charges. >> well, we know -- >> what do you make of that number, if it's correct? >> if it's correct, it means they have taken each transaction, each check, each payment, each entry as a separate charge. i still think it's all going t rise and fall on the issue of this settlement agreement, a very legal, a very common settlement agreement and how it applies to campaign finance laws, savannah remember, that's where we are here

the only other precedent that' remotely close was john edwards. it was prosecuted because there was a donor involved instead of using personal funds like here in that case, the justice department openly dismissed that case when they could have gotten a conviction that was federal prosecutors who, in this case, turned it down i spoke to chairmans there they turned this down. they said there was no crime yet, somehow a state prosecutor who doesn't have jurisdiction over the federal elections is prosecuting a case it makes it obvious as to why. and it is very concerning. >> and, again, we don't yet know what the legal theory is, but there is, of course, wide speculation that campaign finance may be what brings i into the realm of a felony conviction this has to do with the falsification of business records. i know we don't have the time or the facts to litigate it here. one point that i hope you can clear up for me. these legal services that this all centers around these

payments made to stormy daniels being called legal services and whether that was true or not here's my question where on the books of the trump organization was that written? did it ever go to any third party, or was this just strictly internal business records? >> savannah, that's really a great question it is the first time i have been asked that in the last month that's the point they were internal business records. they were not filed. look there was no tax deduction taken here, which originally was the theory here. when they put in to the grand jury two years ago no tax deduction taken and there was no obligation to file this with the fdic. if there were that would be a different story. can you imagine if donald trump paid for this settlement agreement with campaign funds alleging it was something to do to help the campaign they would be begging for his -- >> these business records, i want to make sure we are clear as day whether it's campaign finance or anything these business records were solely, internally only for the trump organization, no irs, no third party, no one else outside

of the trump organization ever relied on these records that were called, falsely, legal services >> i wouldn't say falsely. but that's another issue we could debate later or right now. but, yes, you are correct. the answer to the initial question no one else relied on them no one else had to rely on them. this was a personal resolution for a personal matter that would have been made irrespective of the campaign so with those facts together, there is no crime. it is not a bad act. >> a couple of things. do you expect the president to voluntarily surrender? will he come for his arraignment? >> we're working out those details. absolutely he is not going to hole up in mar-a-lago he'll face this and we'll face it and we'll be successful, i'm sure. >> do you expect this to go to trial? do you see any scenario in which you or the former president would take a plea deal >> zero, zero. first of all, i'm not taking a

plea deal for anything president trump will not take a plea deal on this case it is not going to happen. there is no crime. i don't know if it's going to make the trial because we have substantial legal challenges that we have to front before we get to that point. >> long road ahead thank you for your time this morning. good to see you. >> thanks, savannah. >> again, this all comes with donald trump running for president, adding a new level of uncertainty. to the 2024 race nbc's senior washington corresponden hallie jackson picks up that part of the story. good morning to you. >> hey, craig. good morning we are seeing former president trump's republican rivals rallying around him, this morning, for the most part echoing his attacks on this investigation, like mr. trump, defiant >> reporter: a show of support this morning from gop competitors lining up to back up donald trump's claim his indictment is politically motivated.

>> this appears to be just one more example of the two tiered justice system. >> reporter: ron desantis not officially not race but widely seen as mr. trump's republican competitor accusing the manhattan district attorney of stretching the law to target a political opponent mr. trump himself has said even if indicted his campaign would continue. >> i wouldn't even think about leaving. >> reporter: his team already fund-raising, selling his new t-shirts overnight featuring the date of the indictment the president has used the allegations against him to rally supporters. >> and people see it's [ bleep ]. and they go and they say unfair. >> reporter: for now mr. trump is getting backup from allies on capitol hill, too. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying the gop controlled house will hold alvin bragg and his presidential abuse of power to account. many of the attacks describing the d.a. as a soros-backed prosecutor, a reference to george soros, a target of

conservatives. soros was among those that donated to a political action committee that supported bragg's campaign but a soros spokesperson said he has never met, spoken with or communicated with alvin bragg. bragg has criticized the former president, something mr. trump's allies seized upon to cast him as a partisan prosecutor. >> i'm seen him up front and the lawlessness that he can do >> reporter: he's touted going after the president legally saying in 2021 it is a fact i have sued trump more than 100 times. the manhattan d.a. investigation itself has been in the spotlight with top prosecutors resigning last year, including mark pomeranz who wrote the probe had plane crash under bragg and t of was due to pilot error something that bragg pushed back on when you talk about the political sphere here, mr. trump's numbers have hardly moved. like after the fbi search of the

mar-a-lago home. if you look at the most recent polling, including some just out this week, it's shown his support has actually grown compared to last month's craig? >> washington correspondent hallie jackson for us, thank you. let's turn now to kristin welker as well as laura jarett lots to chew over here but let's turn to the politics because it is so interesting here donald trump is indicted. it's history from a political perspective, you have to ask whether this helps him or hurts him right now. at the moment, he has every single republican elected, every single potential political rival singing from the same sheet of music and defending him. >> that's absolutely right there is no doubt in the short term this energizes his base as one republican said to me overnight, they like a fight and now they've got one. that's for sure. he's defiant he's digging in. here's the question. will his gop rivals start to take the gloves off at some point?

will they take a page against hillary clinton? remember what he argued. he said she has too much legal baggage to govern. will they start to use that argument, for example? >> it's not just this case it is the classified documents his, his alleged involvement in the january 6th election do we suspect at some point his rivals lump all of this together and use him to paint the president as someone who is too troubled to run? >> that is the x factor here do we see more indictment surrounding the legal cases you mentioned, craig if we do, that's when you could start to see cracks around the edges of his base of his support. if people that support him say, hey, we love trump but we're concerned about the prospects in a general election, that could have an impact but his republican rivals would have to take the gloves off for that to happen. >> there is a huge question mark the fact is nobody right now,

other than the prosecutors, know what the legal theory is underpinning this case and that, to me, is the question. >> yeah. >> because we can't assess the strength of this case until we see the underlying facts and the underlying legal theory. >> and the underlying evidence will be key here because what you got just now was this idea that it didn't go to a third party, this false representation if, in fact, this is a false business records base, the d.a. brings that all the time but the business records needs to go outside of the company in order for prosecutors to prove that someone has been defrauded. so if prosecutors had that theory, that would be very different from what we understand those facts to be right now. that will be key when the indictment comes out. >> do you think an indictment will be unsealed before this arrangement on tuesday >> it could be the prosecutors could go in today and ask for it to be unsealed sometimes they want it unsealed so they can hold a press conference sometimes they decide to wait

until the actual arraignment we will wait and see. >> thank you very much. lots more to get to here on a friday morning, including a large swath of the country at risk of severe weather. mr. roker is here with a little bit more on what we can expect in terms of the weather this weekend. hey, al. >> we have a lot going on. as you can see on the radar satellite, we have frozen mix of precipitation over the great lakes. strong storms through the mississippi river valley this daytime heating will make that air unstable. there is a lot of moisture available to this storm system as it moves east for today, we have a severe thunderstorm or severe storm threat for 51 million people, cedar rapids, chicago down to indianapolis, nashville, birmingham, monroe, on into dallas on the western edges of this intense wind gusts, golf ball sized hail what we're most concerned about, strong tornadoes, the risk for ef-2 or stronger from davenport to des moines, memphis, even tupelo, mississippi.

plus, north of the system, we have blizzard conditions possible strong winds and ice causing power outages, blowing snow, reducing visibility from minnesota on to the central plains damaging wind gusts as well which will bring down trees and power lines. a widespread wind alert. as you can see, this thing is just starting to get ramped up we wilill get to y your local l forecacast in the e next 30 ses. to make mymy house smell l amazing. afafter i makeke the bed,, afteter i catch h my dog on thehe couch. afafter i makeke the bed,, so i can w wear my jacacket oror jeans onene more timem, before i w wash them a ag. so i can w wear my jacacket oror jeans onene more timem, it e even makes s shoes smell l fresh. so i can w wear my jacacket oror jeans onene more timem, itit doesn't cover r up odors withth scent so i can w wear my jacacket oror jeans onene more timem, but actually fighthts them and frfreshens. so i can w wear my jacacket oror jeans onene more timem, over one t thousand ususes. febrezeze fabric r refresher. good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds today, and it starts out

cool but heads for about 60 degrees today for our inland areas. it will be slightly warmer tomorrow, but in the north bay there will be a chance of showers moving by and a very slight chance of rain on sunday as well. but overall it's going to be cooler and breezy as we head into the start of the new week. and then gradually our temperatures will be warping up >> and that is your latest weather. guys >> thank you welcome back from cleveland, by the way. >> thank you. vindication for gwyneth paltrow at the star's ski collision trial. a jury ruling that crash was not her fault. we'll have the latest on that, including what the oscar winner and her accuser is saying about that decision this morning. >> and what did she just whisper in his ear plus, the spotlight focussing on the men's and women's final four after two of the wildest tournaments ever we will get you all ready for the game but first this is "today" on nbc.

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appearing in court to answer drug charges. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez. this afternoon, the san jose police officers association office manager will face federal drug charges before a u.s. magistrate judge. the 64-year-old is accused of having 61 drug shipments mailed to her san jose home from foreign countries, then distributing them across the nation by mail. segovia allegedly used the union u.p.s. account and a union email in some of those transactions. the president told me in his only one-on-one interview, that as office manager she had no decisionmaking power and no access to the union's finances. in the federal complaint, investigators say that segovia told them in a voluntary interview that she blamed a woman that she knows as a family friend and housekeeper for making the shipments to her home. she will appear in court at 1:30 this afternoon. >> thanks. it's time to get a look at the forecast. it's going to shape up to be nice. >> we're enjoying sunshine across the bay area, finally, as

we head into the last day of march. and we take a live look outside in walnut creek. it is a chilly start this morning, but we'll head for the upper 50s and low 60s for much of the east bay, reaching 62 from san jose down to san martin. for the north bay it's mostly in the upper 50s today, but tomorrow looking a little warmer in some of those spots in the east bay, as well as the south bay, and much cooler by sunday, so saturday is the pick of the weekend as the sunshine continues. and also monitoring for some spotty showers, marcus. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

we're back at 7:30 friday morning, the last day of march 2023 looking forward to getting outside and saying hello to our happy spring break plaza out there.

and inside it is warm and cozy, especially with tom llamas >> getting the warmth. >> yes, you are! nice to have you with us we'll start with the 7:30 headlines. an american journalist detained in russia over spying allegations is being hailed by "the wall street journal" as a highly respected reporter. evan was based in the uk he traveled to russia for assignments. russia's security service claims he had been trying to obtain state secrets. "the wall street journal" denies the allegations and is seeking his release. if convicted, gershkovich will face up to 20 years in a russia prison he will be held in pretrial detention until at least may 29th pope francis spent his second night in a rome hospital. he is being treated for bronchitis the 89-year-old pontiff was admitted on wednesday. he experienced some difficulty breathing. a vatican spokesperson says the treatment has resulted in marked

improvement in his health. he apparently even had pizza for dinner the pope is expected to be released tomorrow and also be home in time for palm sunday mass back here at home to major league baseball, the season is one day old. but already we have a candidate for catch of the year. take a look at this. >> ruis against otani. high fly ball. renfrow got turned around and somehow still made the catch what was that? hunter renfrow, kind of a no-look catch. >> hunter renfrow turns away from the ball. i don't know how he did this and just reaches up and grabs that without even looking. that catch helping keep the angels in the game but in the end, the oakland a's won it 2-1. >> definitely catch of the season. >> yeah. now to another big story that unfolded late last night. a jury in utah finding gwyneth paltrow was not to blame for that ski crash that led to her being sued by another skier.

nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with more on the verdict and the fall-out and what gwyneth paltrow whispered to her accuser as she left that courtroom miguel, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the jury made up of eight people found that not only was gwyneth paltrow not at fault, but the man that sued her caused harm to the actress. this was a civil trial, so there only needs to be a majority of clearing her of wrongdoing but that decision was unanimous. >> was gwyneth paltrow at fault? no. >> reporter: it took the jury two and a half hours to reach their verdict. gwyneth paltrow was not at fault and caused no harm to terry sanderson during their collision in 2016 on a park city ski slope. the actress turned defendant stopping to wish sanderson well after the verdict. >> her exact words, i wish you well very kind of her. >> reporter: paltrow was awarded $1 as the eight-day courtroom saga came to an end.

>> very happy. >> reporter: steven owen is paltrow's attorney >> she has a history of advocating for what she believes in this situation was no different, and she will continue to stand for what she believes is right. >> reporter: with dueling allegations, the trial boiled down to who the jury believed. the now 76-year-old retired optometrist sued paltrow for a minimum $300,000, but the attorneys asking the jury for $3 million after he broke three ribs and said he suffered permanent brain damage >> was it worth it >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the jury deciding sanderson was 100% at fault. >> i believe she thinks she has the truth. i believe she thinks that. and i said i would not bring any falsehoods i'm going to tell the truth, and i did. absolutely >> reporter: during the trial, both said they were the ones hit from behind. a parade of witnesses theorized who was at fault but it all came down to the

actress and eye doctor. >> it was like somebody was out of control and going to hit a tree and was going to die. and that's what i had until i was hit. >> i said, you skied directly into my f'ing back, and he said, oh, sorry. sorry. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the jury in the civil trial was hardly the only one fixated on the utah hearing. the case was live streamed and went viral on social media paltrow's attorney said the oscar winner was targeted because of her fame and wealth paltrow mouthing thank you to the jury after her win >> this case got so much attention, online especially what does it look like for gwyneth paltrow moving forward >> that's right, craig she and the brand were frequently mocked online

throughout the trial but the decision to only counter sue for a single dollar in legal fees ending up sending a firm message. overnight paltrow reacting to the verdict, saying she was pleased with the outcome the judge said he would rule on the legal fee issues at a later date craig? >> all right our national correspondent miguel almaguer for us thank you. >> and that legal fees number could be significant. will be interesting to see what the judge does >> more than the $300,000. >> probably far more. still ahead, a big decisio just announced making it harder for americans to get ozempic, a popular diabetes drug hyped for weight loss. we'll have everything you need to know. and power forward. morgan chesky is getting you ready for one last weekend of march madness. >> re-living glory days here for basketball fans, this tournament has been the gift that keeps on giving a look at the highly anticipated matchups ahead of this weekend, finanal four ststick aroundnd (jeremy) luca tenends to likeke food wh ingrededients ththat i'm m not crazy y about. chchicken by-p-product meaeal o,

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very best of college hoops from cinderella stories still being written to established superstars showcasing their skills it is shaping up to be one unforgettable final four >> it is just super exciting to be in that environment >> reporter: the last team standing now traveling to texas. >> i have been waiting for this for so long. >> reporter: the women to dallas and the men to houston for their shots at basketball immortality. the nine seed florida atlantic owls eager to extend their magical march. head coach dusty may recentl telling us his underdog team's selfishness is one reason why they're one away from playing for a national title >> i don't want to say it's a team of destiny but it feels like it's a team of destiny. >> reporter: next up for fao, a tough san diego state squad ready for the challenge. >> we're just a bunch of hard nosed dudes that like to play basketball and win for each other. >> reporter: the miami hurricanes led by isaiah wong

and jordan miller. and 73-year-old coach jim larrañaga who has shown he still has plenty of moves. the 'canes facing off against uconn, the only school on the men's side that made it this far before fresh off the practice court the huskies showing off their new lone star state head wear. with two big games ready to tip off on the women's side, fans, including our favorite virginia tech alum, are ecstatic just stays after her historic 41 point triple double in the elite eight iowa superstar clark is racking up the awards. >> they just told me i was named ncaa national player of the year. >> were you really >> reporter: winning won't be easy with defending champ south carolina standing in their way. >> i think a lot of people will watch it it will be a game that goes down in history. >> reporter: chances of history just one shot away as two historic final fours come into focus. >> all right, morgan

besides the university of miami hurricanes this weekend, what should we be watching for? >> i love how every game has a cool story here. tonight we have the women's final four kicking off you have lsu taking on virginia tech two years ago lsu wins nine games the entire season. now they will be in the final four here. you have south carolina for the women. they're the defending champions. they will have a tough matchup against iowa and then of course going into the weekend, anything is up for grabs. you have florida atlantic, of course, cinderella story do not call them a cinderella story. >> not anymore >> not anymore not at all and then you have uconn sitting there. they're the only one that's been there before will that experience mean anything we'll find out >> you are looking for an all florida championship game. >> that would be so cool. whole south florida ncaa final >> but the laranaga story. he took another team to the finals, george mason now he's back. back to the women's bracket for a second i was texting with the gamecock

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>> that song gets me every time. it takes me back. >> yeah, to the '80s let's get to our news here at 8:00. donald trump has just a few days until he must surrender to authorities in new york as the first former president ever charged in a criminal case this historic indictment after a hush money investigation triggered angry responses from trump and his attorney we begin with nbc's garret haake outside the district attorney's office in manhattan. garrett, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a grand jury here handing up that historic indictment two months to the day after they began their investigation. now we will see if the former president of the united states, donald trump, has to come to the courthouse here in lower man next week and face a judge grand jurors in manhattan setting off a stunning legal earthquake thursday voting to indict a former president for the first time in history. the political aftershock rippling across the country this morning. the district attorney's office

saying it has, quote, contacted mr. trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender the manhattan d.a. investigation centers on the $130,000 2016 payment allegedly made to buy the silence of adult film actress stormy daniels, wh claims she had an affair with mr. trump a decade prior mr. trump has denied the affair or any other wrongdoing, blasting the investigation as a, quote, political persecution or election interference at the highest level in history and labeling d.a. bragg a disgrace the former president's attorney speaking this morning with savannah. >> do you expect this to go to trial? do you see a scenario where you or the former president will take a plea deal >> zero, zero. first of all, i'm not taking a plea deal for anything. but, you know, president trump will not take a plea deal in this case. >> reporter: republican lawmakers rallying to the president's defense, from long-time allies -- >> this is going to destroy america. we are going to fight back at the ballot box

>> reporter: -- to even potential 2024 campaign rivals >> the unprecedented indictment of a former president of the united states on a campaign finance issue is an outrage. >> reporter: mr. trump's attorney tells nbc news the former president is expected to be arraigned in new york city on tuesday. the criminal processing of a secret service protectee will be another historic first as mr. trump will have his mug shot taken while his detail of agents stand guard. two sources familiar with the grand jury's work tell me at least some witnesses were also questioned about previous alleged hush money payments to a woman named karen mcdougall. a former playboy playmate who also alleged against mr. trump it is not clear whether any charge or charges mr. trump may face relates to those potential payments as well here in new york, security is expected to be tight

the nypd told all officers t return to work and be prepared. aenlg be ready for possible deployment savannah >> thank you >> reporter: let's take a closer look at what to expect as donald trump faces that first court date and the impact on his political future joined by kristin welker and laura jarrett. ladies, we don't know the strength of this case yet. until we see the indictment. it is under seal, laura. when is the earliest we could possibly see the actual charges that underlie this indictment? >> i know it will not be today i am told by a source that prosecutors will not ask for it to be unsealed today they could do it on the day of the arraignment. we have a working day of tuesday. of course, they could do it earlier. we don't know. but the key will be to see what the actual charges are because remember normally a falsifying of business records charge, which we think this is based on the reporting is normally a misdemeanor. in order to elevate it to a felony, there needs to be an

intent to commit a second crime. we don't know what that second crime is the indictment will tell us what that is. >> it is only elevated to a felony if you say this is record falsification within service of some other crime. >> exactly that's why you hear trump's attorneys telling you never before in history have you seen this because we have never seen a case where prosecutors tacked on a federal crime and managed to get a jury conviction for that usually federal crimes are prosecuted by federal prosecutors. you don't see a state crime in that part of a way so that's why it's legally untested. >> people are speculating that second alleged crime would be a campaign finance under federal law. >> there might be taxing or banking issues we don't know. >> we don't know what we don't know let's talk about the politics. how about that i just know donald trump has every single republican rival, everybody running against him, all going to bat for him, circling the wagons. is this one of those things like strike me down and i'll be stronger. >> absolutely it is. in the short-term, savannah. there is no doubt about that

republicans overnight, as you say including former vice president mike pence who has not announced he's running yet but we expect him to, blasting this indictment saying that this is a threat to the democracy. however, here is the great unknown. will there be more indictments because, remember, he's under investigation by special counsel for his handling of classified documents, for the events surrounding january 6th. those investigations actually carry a greater legal penalty, savannah and that could make him more vulnerable in a primary. and potentially in a general election >> this is a quasi legal-political question i'll throw it out to both of you. the fact this case in manhattan, which again, without seeing the actual charges, many experts regard as one of the weaker cases, harder case to bring. how does that affect these other cases? >> there is a question of whether the other prosecutors now may want to pump the brakes or go faster obviously politically to have this one go first, you can see the argument to be made that now he will be able to brush all of

them as if they're frivolous and can't be taken seriously when, in fact, some of them were taking about federal crimes. it is quite serious. even though is a low-level felony, it still carries jail time. we shouldn't sort of dismiss it as not serious because it is brought in a state court >> yeah, absolutely. and, look, these other cases not only carry the possibility of more prison time, savannah, but we're talking about the possibility of obstruction of justice.bout that's one of the things that we believe the special counsel is looking into and so, when you think about that in a political context, that's something that voters can wrap their heads around. now, again, the big question will his republican rivals take the gloves off >> all right thank you, as always craig, over to you. >> savannah, thank you. now to one of the stories of humanity that has emerged from this week's school shooting in nashville. school custodian mike hill was among three adults and three children who lost their lives. he had seven children of his

own. his family said that mike' legacy should be one of love and compassion. >> my dad loved children absolutely adored children and from all of the messages we have received through facebook and instagram and text messages, we're all about how the kids love big mike. >> i think it's a normal thing to be upset and frustrated and angry, but those are the things that slowly eat you up over time i believe our dad would want us to show compassion, compassion to one another and to any family that's been affected by a tragedy. >> his children went on to say they will always cherish the text messages that their dad used to send to them every few days just to say i love you. all right. another story we're following this morning, more than 50 years after she was taken from the waters off seattle, the oldest killer whale in captivity could

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now the province in canada says it is time to pump the brakes. >> the hype is real. >> reporter: that hype is causing shortages at many pharmacies in the u.s. while the drug is fda approved for diabetes, many people are using it to help lose weight. insurance typically doesn't cover weight loss drugs, so out-of-pocket costs can run thousands of dollars a month. that has some americans going to mexico and canada. >> i would recommend order from canada before you pay $1,000 from an american pharmacy. >> i got my shipment of ozempic from canada today, and i thought i would do my unboxing with you. let's see what we got here. that's really good. it is still cold. >> reporter: but in british columbia, canada, health officials say they will limit the sale to non-canadian residents. >> this is concerning and in my view it has to stop. >> reporter: in mexico many pharmacies sell the drug over the counter, while canada requires a doctor to sign off on

a prescription. from doctors in the u.s. >> the cheapest i have found it around me is $975 out-of-pocket. i paid with shipping from canada $365. >> reporter: amber barr says she's been getting ozempic from canada for the last few months, and she's not alone. according to public health authorities, over the first two months of the year, 15% of all prescriptions from british columbia went to u.s. residents. the demand raising concerns about potential shortages, especially for diabetics who really need it. >> the purpose of procuring the ozempic is not to turn around and export it right back to the united states. >> reporter: the drug maker is collaborating with the b.c. government on this, adding we are also asking canadian physicians to only prescribe ozempic for people living with type 2 diabetes. >> i also feel that i am on the medication for the same reason that somebody that has type 2

diabetes is on it. >> reporter: she has lost 20 pounds since november on ozempic. she's happy with the progress and worried about what the new policies will do. >> my options about getting it without paying a lot of money are not great right now. >> reporter: medical experts say it is risky to order ozempic or any drug without con sultin your personal health care provider doing so increases the risk of side effects and adverse reactions. >> this is just one province where do you think this goes from here? >> they're really concerned about shortages, right it is not a complete ban in british columbia but they are going to keep an eye on it. if people are relying on canada as a source, they may have some problems down the road. >> you said it is also happening in mexico as well? >> yes, that's right you can in some instances ge ozempic for a third of the price what it's going to cost you in this country again, consult your doctor and be sure of the source.

>> dr. torres said the shortage is of the pens that administer the drug which is kind of interesting so -- all right. stephanie, thank you >> you are welcome mr. roker? >> unfortunately, we don't have a shortage of severe weather today. 51 million people at risk. strong long track tornadoes. wind gusts of 75 miles per hour and hail again these long track tornados from waterloo to dixon little rock and memphis. these could be moving at highway speeds of 50 miles or greater, increasing their damage potential. so we will be watching this and their nighttime tornadoes as well, which are twice as deadly. 12 million people at risk mostly in the northwest for damaging wind and hai

it turns cooler on sunday. monday winds pick up with highs in the upper 50s. gradually temperatures get milder and feel a little bit best time of the morning "popstart. >> that's saying a lot wit super mario and chris pratt. >> i noticed somebody looking around there is another little daly. >> we'll get to that in a second ladies and gentlemen, "popstart" is here. hbo dropped a new trailer about washington's infamous watergate scandal. woody harrelson leading the cast as e. howard hunt and g. gordon liddy. take a look. >> we will intersect confidential information of the radical left. >> what's the plan >> it hits the dnc. >> watergate

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>> come on. >> i never had something that i enjoyed so much. that is a fantastic pie. >> you made my year. thank you. >> wait. that's a big deal? >> it's a huge deal. i watch the baking show. for him to give a handshake happens like, once every few episodes, and it's only for utter perfection he's sort of like the simon cowell character in that other show and then he gives you the handshake. >> it was like johnny carson back in the day. a comedian if he invited you to come over and sit down, it was a big deal. >> was david schwimmer getting emotional? >> he's very lonely. >> channelling his inner brit. he actually ended up winning the special charity episode supporting stand up to cancer. a big congrats to david for that. next up, the series might have wrapped up last week, but the band is putting out new music. yesterday the fictional turned

real chart toppers surprised fans with two new singles being released one called "it was always you. and then there was this version of "aurora" from snl in that last episode ♪ ♪ ♪ you're my morning sun ♪ aurora you're my morning sun ♪ >> wow >> pretty good. >> yeah. >> for real? >> we'll book them here outside our plaza. >> yeah. >> there you go. brilliant. >> early summer of concerts we're lining up. they are gearing up for live performances take a look at this tiktok. from actor josh whitehouse who plays eddie in the show. >> just arrived at the studio to have a band practice with daisy jones and the six. but we already finished the tv show so why would we be doing that? >> i don't know.

>> wow. >> overnight, he posted behind the scenes from that band's rehearsal. looking forward to seeing what's up next for the six. sitting down with willie geist for this week's edition of "sunday today. during their conversatio she opened up on what it was like working with steven spielberg, playing his mother on screen in "the fablemans." >> did you feel in the moment it was something special? >> well, it felt special to me the moment i read the script and just saw this gorgeous story with these like big beautiful scenes i had a sense of what it could be, and you just have to jump up and be able to meet it. >> and you can catch michelle on her latest project showing up in theaters next friday for more on that conversation, tune in with willie for "sunday today." does anybody hear -- oh,

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♪ it is 8:30 now on an fri-yay morning and it seems like we have landed in the mushroom ding dom. the's only one guy for the job when you get sucked into a big pipe call the plumber chris pratt plays mario. he is here he is ready. he'll tell us about bringing the iconic video game to the screen with the star studded cast. >> this crowd is so pumped i thought it was craig but it was craig. >> half marios. >> when's team luigi

who's team mario >> i believe the marios have it. >> i think so. >> the streets are divided enough, people all week we have been talking snacks, of course. do you go for crunchy? do you go for creamy we can't forget that payday moment with al good housekeeping's nutrition director is here with the best high protein options to fill you up in a satisfying way while filling all your cravings. just ahead, broadway star here live talking about her return to the stage in a classic musical with an aaron sorkin twist. >> it is no secret that dylan and i are the golfers on the set. dylan is coming to you from th most famous golf course in the world, augusta national. you are there for the women's tournament that is not a green screen you are in the holy land. >> it is actually just green yeah, carson you get it you know how it feels. this is my happy place

augusta national is the most pristine, majestic and of course one of the most historic golf courses in the world but we're not here talking about the masters. oh, no this weekend is all about th augusta national women's amateur. these women are at the top of their game most of them are still in college. some of them not even in college yet. these women are the future of golf they're the ones to watch. last year, in fact, anna davis, the winner, was only 16 years old. it is funny. she actually went viral last year because of her fashion choice she chose to wear a bucket hat on the course. which kind of buck it is trend from what you see here unfortunately, she did not make the cut this year. although, she did wear a visor this year. there's that also want to point out tha the first two rounds happened right up the street. the final round happens here at augusta national tomorrow. so today it is a practice round. so you will see some of the players out here today i'd say the one to watch this year is rose zhang she has currently a five stroke

lead she's considered the best amateur woman in the country so all eyes will be on her she has not won this tournament yet. it will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow. also, this year there are a lot of international players more than half the field is made up of international players. ten of them are from japan it just goes to show you that this tournament has taken the world by storm if you want to watch all the action here, you can see that on nbc and peacock tomorrow starting at noon eastern guys, get ready for some incredible golf. >> that's great. obviously in optimum shape as they get ready for the masters tournament we will be watching that final round tomorrow at noon right here on nbc and of course streaming on peacock thank you. >> good luck she's playing in it, huh >> she's playing in it at the masters. >> she's good enough. >> it's a manifest. how about a check of the weather? >> i'm very excited about this weekend outlook.

it is like none we have ever done before. are you ready to help me here? this is a mario brothers weekend outlook. here we go boom all you have to do is touch the mushroom boom here you go. rain and wind in the northeast. >> can we go up here >> sure. >> okay. >> nice day down in texas. the mountain snow in the pacific northwest. >> great. >> then we move to sunday, my friend. >> ah. on sunday, you will see that over minnesota we've got storm clouds, and it looks like they're dumping -- >> some snow you can only touch the mushroom. >> you can only touch the mushroom. >> over here in texas, thunder down in texas. one last area, we're over in oregon and idaho up here. more snow. >> there you have it. >> get your snow boards and your skis waxed and ready a high pressure system moving through the pacific northwest.

kids, get your goggles ready hopefully some snow days lots of snowball fights and snow men. >> wow, you really got into it. >> thank you i always wanted to do this, al. >> how about that? that's what's going around the good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to finally get a break from all of the big storms we've seen recently. it's going to be mostly sunny today with highs in the low 60s. we will see a system passing very close by tomorrow that could bring the north bay some showers and cooler temperatures on sunday with a very slight chance of some rain moving through. otherwise, it's going to be breezy and chilly and that cool weather continues into early next week. >> and that is your latest weather. >> that was one of the coolest. >> really neat >> our weather department did a great job. >> really cool. when we come back, folks, get ready to say good-bye to chris pratt and hello to super mario.

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♪ welcome back welcome back if we asked you to name a vide game character, chances are super mario is going to be very high on that list. he has been entertaining kids and adults, including myself, since 1985 and now mario getting the proper big screen treatment that he has deserved for a long time now in "the new super mario bros. movie. chris pratt plays everyone's italian favorite plumber who just landed in the mysterious mushroom kingdom >> i'm a mushroom man. >> pleased to meet you i'm toad.

>> eh, mario ♪ >> so this is -- this is not a dream? aah! >> that hurt, right? >> yes >> definitely not a dream. >> chris pratt, mario, good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm fantastic let me tell you, my kids, my wife, we watched it last friday. >> yep. >> folks are in for a treat. >> oh! >> seriously >> i agree i've seen it now a couple of times. you know you've got kids. we take our kids to see every animated movie. >> yes. >> that's not always good for us some of these movies you are like, boy, at least my kid is happy. this movie, thankfully, the kids and the adults will get a lot out of it. >> it lives up to the hype as you know, there was some controversy going into it about the voice. >> sure. >> because folks who played the video game for years, you know, you get used to hearing the voice. you decided to take the voice in a different direction. why? >> we really don't know a lot about mario and luigi.

even though there's been 38 years of video games we barely scratched the surface as to who these guys are one wears red. one wears green. other than that, you don't know much we had to create a story about these guys that's an hour and a half long, that has heart. for that reason, it was important to ground the voices in something a little more real to bring these classic characters to the cinema. >> if you wanted to do that, that sort of classic mario voice, could you >> yeah. >> can you give us just -- >> yeah, sure. what do we say well, yeah woo hoo. it's a me, mario charles barnett who did the original voice is just an icon listen i was nine years old the first time i played mario. the music, the sound, the voices, the tiles and the mosaic of my childhood. we honored the legacy of this movie. >> speaking of icons, you have

played some of the most iconic characters in some films over the last ten, 15 years marvel universe. the jurassic franchise now you're mario lego movies. where does this rank for you >> oh, right at the top. >> yeah? >> yes i'm grateful and blessed to have been part of all of them and each are extraordinary in their own ways something about this movie and the fandom of this movie is unlike anything i have done before you have to think about it for example, "jurassic park," i may have seen that movie ten times as a kid that's only 15 hours i played mario for probably a thousand hours, maybe more maybe 10,000 hours right? you play mario so it hits a little different when you go see this movie. >> is the thinking that -- you have mario brothers 1, mario 2, mario 3, mario kart. you have so many different characters is the idea that this is the first of the beginning of a

series of mario brothers movies? >> good willing. god willing. it would be great. it would be great if it works and audiences go out to see it when it opens april 5th and if they respond and they like it. i hope they would make more movies it is another it ration of this great franchise over the course of the last 30 years it's now in the cinemas. you know, they will keep making the games and hopefully they will keep making the movies if people like it. >> i read your son jack is more of an luigi guy. what was his reaction when he heard you were playing mario >> he's thrilled and excited he loves toad and luigi. when we play smash brothers, he's always luigi. >> what else is going on with you these days you got the kids, the movies how is chris pratt feeling >> oh, man chris pratt is busy. i feel good. i just called myself chris pratt. >> you did, third person. >> apparently chris pratt does that now that's -- chris pratt is pretty embarrassed that he just did

that on the "today" show i feel good, man i'm happy. i'm healthy. i got my family. we got a lot to be grateful for. >> by the way, we're very excited about this movie, if you can't tell we've decked out some of our folks on the plaza with characters, with gear and you have another special announcement as well. >> yeah. everybody here, you're all going to see the movie you're all going to see it [ applause >> you're all getting free tickets. thanks to our friends at fandango you're all going in fact, you are going to go with chris pratt he's taking all of you. >> yeah, that is not a guarantee. >> go with your friends and family chris, thanks again. >> appreciate it, man. thank you. >> congrats on a fantastic film. we will see you again in the third hour it hits theaters next wednesday, april 5th. mr. daly >> wow, that is so generous of chris pratt to take everybody in

our plaza to the movies today. that is going to be press all over the country, my goodness. thank you, chris they're looking forward to that. we've got snacks right here, cheesy snacks, chocolatey snacks "good housekeeping" to high protein bites, and they're going to suit any craving you've got. we'll dive into the delicious snacks first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back with "today's" snacks the best tasting high protein snacks as we talked about earlier this week snackification is a trend that seems to be showing no sign of slowing down. now the nutrition experts at "good housekeeping" have evaluated 100 high protein snacks for the best choices of

keeping you full stef, it's a creamy craving, a salty craving. a crunchy craving. there is so many snacks. how did you narrow it down to these? >> we evaluated the snacks and we sent them out to real lifer taste testers for feedback on flavor and texture texture and consistency matter just as much, if not more, than the flavor of the food >> we have the tasters right here what do you want to start with >> we will start with our sweet. so a healthy snack for sweet will be fruit. but fruit doesn't have much protein. it is great to pair a fruit with your nut butter. but these are not your ordinary nut butters. these come in chocolate and honey flavors so you get extra sweet but they are fortified with omega 3s and choline they're great for brain power. these are great. they're great for kids what do you guys think of it >> great

right? >> protein is going to keep you fuller longer. and it will stabilize your blood sugar. that's a better mood as well. >> good stuff? what is this one right here? >> so this is a really super food oat cup i want you to throw away those sugary oatmeal packets you have at home and upgrade to this. the secret ingredient here is collagen with 9 grams of protein. >> put this on my skin >> well, maybe you could it is naturally sweetened with a little bit of coconut sugar. isn't that great super filling. super hearty >> awesome for cholesterol awesome fiber, too. >> do you know what fiber is good for >> tell me, dad. >> all right >> pizza bites have a better for you version. these are made with all organic ingredients like grass fed cheese, and they have hidden veggies inside

can you taste veggies in there >> this is actually delicious. >> aren't they great i love them in the air fryer they crisp up nicely these are great for kids they're really healthy and they have 7 grams of protein. >> i would be brutally honest, too. my kids would love that. >> we brought you the best the cheese and the nuts. >> this is from aldi these are under $3 you will not find any other snack trays for that price. >> the grocery store >> yeah. you have cheese in there with some nuts and nice dried fruit and at least 7 grams of protein. and that tray. it is great for on the go. >> trader joe's has something like that. >> similar, yeah but i think you will not find a price like that for the quality other than aldi. that's a "good housekeeping" seal star, too okay these are one of my favorites. pistachios these have a salt and vinegar flavor. >> oh, that's delicious. >> isn't that so good? it is like a better for you chip. >> you have never had a pistachio before >> salt and vinegar. >> salt and vinegar. it is a crowd pleaser. it is a cloud pleaser.

6 grams of protein. >> pistachios, they're incredible. >> solid >> so great. i know, al, you said you are a fan of this one. so these are 100% real aged cheese crisps. they have up to 13 grams of protein. really popular in the low carb community, too. >> very good pistachio craig is right keep going >> over here, we have our creamy these are our ready to eat overnight oats from mush they have ten grams of protein in this little cup with the peanut butter chocolate. you guys will love it. what do you think of that flavor it's really decadent >> cheese bites. incredible >> you brought the good stuff. >> i brought you guys the best. >> yeah. all this stuff tastes really good. >> yeah. >> these aren't bad for you? >> no. >> okay. our next choice. cottage cheese is a protein superstar. the good culture has 19 grams of protein in this cup. it is the most protein of anything here today. have you seen the cottage cheese ice cream on tiktok? >> no. >> oh, you have to try it. put that in the blender. >> have you seen tiktok? >> no. >> a little maple syrup.

it is to die for. >> i put the cheese crisp in the cottage crisp. that's a whole new snack. >> peanut butter and chocolate, delicious. it tastes like dessert >> they don't lie. >> last but not least, we have our crunchy snacks. these are the lesser evil power curl >> these are good. >> they have 6 grams of protein per serving. i love these they have avocado oil, so it is really healthy for you last but not least, this is a crunchy broad beans that come in great flavors. >> they are great. they are fantastic. >> you can find more of these high protein snacks on our website. today.com/food we are back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we are back with "today's" plaza pics this is liam there liam came dressed as yoshi, his favorite character. >> savannah spent time with misty from kentucky here to celebrate the 30th wedding anniversary. >> look at jason super mario fan. got to meet chris pratt. >> is jason here i have something that i wanted to give -- >> something more? >> if that's okay. >> what? >> jason, this is a very, very special limited edition golden coin okay you will want to hold on to this hold on. can i give this to you i will sign this for you. >> oh.

>> i had a - >> a pen. >> i had one. >> never mind. >> j-a-s-o-n >> awesome. >> great meeting you >> wow look at that, jason. >> what do you think >> best wishes. >> new york. you can sell that in times square. >> but you are not going to, are you? >> mesmerized. >> speechless. >> so cool >> you can open this up and take that out but it is a gold plated coin so please -- you know? you want to get a briefcase with handcuffs. >> a lot more coming up. excitement with chris pratt. he is not moving congratulations. don't melt that down keep it. >> we are back after your local news and weather

good morning to you on this friday. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. starting sunday, fewer police officers will patrol berkeley streets. the city manager announced that the department would reduce the number of assigned beats from 16 to 14 due to chronic staffing shortage and inability to keep up with new hires. the department is nearly 20% below normal staffing levels. this also means some nonemergency response times may take longer, especially if there's any major emergency unfolding. happening now, our bob riddell is talking with berkeley leaders. he'll have a rep or

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