good morning. thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. apafter an intensive investigation, the mystery surrounding the deaths of famed

actor gene hackman and his wife has been solved. >> into revelations into how the couple spent their final days. it's march 8th. this is "today." answers revealed. authorities in new mexico now say legendary actor gene hackman died alone at home days after his wife passed away from a rare virus. >> i can tell you he was in an advanced state of alzheimer's and it's quite possible he was not aware she was dead. >> the tragic end for one of america's most beloved celebrities. economic impact. >> it could be some disturbance, a little bit of disturbance. >> president trump conceding on friday americans are likely to face a bumpy road due to his trade war with canada, mexico, and china. this as we learn new details about a growing turf battle between elon musk and several cabinet secretaries over his job cuts. what went wrong? the faa now taking the lead investigating what caused that space rocket to burst into

pieces after liftoff. will it affect the mission to bring home those two astronauts still stranded in space? state of denial. lori vallow, the woman known as the doomsday mom speaks exclusively with "dateline" keith morrison, her first tv interview since she was first convicted of killing her two children. >> you didn't kill a soul? >> absolutely no. >> you didn't participate in killing a soul? >> no. all that plus hardwood history. >> with an assist, number 20. the first ever 30-2-20 game in the history of the nba. >> a triple-double for the ages leading the nuggets past the phoenix suns in overtime. the man known as the joker now a a serious threat to win another league mvp. today, saturday, march 8, 2025. >> from nbc news, this is

"today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." we thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. laura is off this morning. my friend vicki nguyen joins us. how about the joker? this guy is not joking around. no one has ever done what he did last night. >> 30-20-20 those numbers are unreal. >> we'll get to that in a moment, but we do want to begin with those growing concerns about the measles outbreak in west texas, nearly 200 cases in that area alone. the cdc deploying a special team there to help out as cases are reported in a dozen states nationwide. let's begin this morning with the long awaited answers into the deaths of gene hackman and his wife. authorities say they now know

when and how the couple died. >> nbc's liz kreutz has the very latest from santa fe. >> reporter: this morning authorities announcing legendary actor gene hackman died of heart disease complicated by alzheimer's. the 94-year-old alone after several days after his wife, betsey arakawa died first in their santa fe home. >> i can tell you he was in an advanced state of alzheimer's and it's possible he was not aware she was deceased. >> reporter: the autopsy shows 64-year-old arakawa died of hanta virus, spread from road want droppings as fluid spreads in the lungs. >> a person can die very quickly without medical treatment. >> reporter: officials laying out a time line saying the last known communication with arakawa was february 11th when she was running errands, picking up groceries and dog food before returning home and was not heard from sense. >> numerous e-mails were unopened on her computer on

february 11th. there was no additional outgoing communication from her or known activity after february 11th. >> reporter: police believe hackman was likely in the home for days with his pacemaker showing his last activity a week after his wife's death. do you believe given his alzheimer's status that mr. hackman was able to live on his own and survive for those seven days? >> i'm not aware of what his normal daily functioning capability was. he was in a very poor state of health, and he had significant heart disease. and i think ultimately that is what resulted in his -- in his death. >> reporter: what about starvation? >> there was no food in his stomach, which means he had not eaten recently, but he had also no evidence of dehydration. >> reporter: the couple's dog, zena, that died in her crate is undergoing necropacy, but

officials say it's possible she did starve. this morning after their death sparked nationwide intrigue, answers to the tragic ending of the star and his wife of three decades. authorities are trying to access data from the phones they took from the homes to figure out who they last had contact with. they said right now betsey's last communication is an esmal she sent to her therapist. there's no indication he tried to contact anyone after his wife's death which is not surprising given his alzheimer's. >> liz kreutz in santa fe with the very latest. thank you. wall street ended a tumultuous week on friday with the dow, s&p and nasdaq all closing up. anxiety is very high on wall street these days as investors express concern about tariffs and the economy. nbc's vaughn hilliard is at the white house with much more. good morning, vaughn.

>> reporter: good morning, vicki. and notably president trump and his cabinet are acknowledging these questions about the economy's faith. >> there could be disturbance, a little bit of disturbance. >> reporter: president trump addressing concerns about the economy after a volatile week on wall street amid shifting reports on tariffs and a lackluster jobs report. >> there is always be changes and adjustments. >> reporter: earlier this week the president promising tariffs on canada and mesh co only to reverse after push back from home. 100,000 new jobs were added last month, short of the 170,000 jobs expected. the early data does not take into account the mass layoffs across the federal government. the stock market also took a hit this week. the s&p 500 dropping more than 3% as forecasts around u.s. economic growth continue to cool. federal reserve chair jerome powell saying he will wait to see the greater impacts of trump's actions before further cutting interest rates, a move trump has frequently said should

happen. >> we do not need to be in a hurry, and we are well-positioned to wait for greater clarity. >> reporter: it all comes amid reports of internal clashes with elon musk and his doge team's sweeping government cuts. nbc news learning that according to two people familiar with the exchanges, during a thursday cabinet meeting, secretary of state marco rubio and transportation secretary sean duffy challenged musk over his cuts saying they should have final say over the staffing over their own agencies, president trump denying the report. >> elon gets along great with marco and they're both doing a fantastic job. there is no clash. >> reporter: meanwhile overseas president trump it was quest for peace with ukraine. it comes after president trump threatened sanctions against russia and said putin was committed to peace. peter pressed the president about that on friday. do you, mr. president, think that vladimir putin is taking advantage of the u.s. pause

right now on intelligence and military aid to ukraine? >> i actually think he's doing what anybody else would do. i think he's -- i think he wants to get it stopped and settled. >> reporter: ukraine's western neighbor, poland, preparing for its own possible incursion by russia. its prime minister announcing large scale military training for every atult man dult man in country, adding we are witnessing a significant shift in u.s. policy regarding the russia-ukraine war. now, several key members of the trump canet are set to meet with ukrainian leadership next week in saudi arabia after a week of cut off communication, military aid, and intelligence sharing. president trump this week said he received a letter from president zelenskyy indicating that he wanted to restart peace talks. vicki? >> all right, vaughn hilliard at the white house this morning. thank you, vaughn. we want to turn back to those job numbers, the tariffs, and what it means for your bottom line. so to tell help us out here we

want to bring in nbc's business correspondent, brian cheung. this has an impact on what americans are paying right now, but yesterday we saw the first jobs report or the first full month now of the second trump term. give us a sense what this says about the state of the economy, and also it doesn't account for a lot of those doge job cuts, so that means more cuts to come. >> it was a very busy week for the economy to say the least. showing that the economy is still chugging along as expected. as you mentioned this is the first report we've gotten since the new administration, but the jobs report came in 150,000 below for the month. they were expecting about 170,000, but it's still in pace with the rate we've seen. the unemployment 4.1%, about the same as we've been seeing in the previous months. what was interesting was the categories where we saw the job gains. you can see it on the screen in front of you. health care was the big driver adding 50,000 on the month. a lot of attention on the federal government attracting 10,000, but i want to point out

that doesn't match up with the 75,000 buy outs the white house said were rather taken from the fork in the road offer. so we'll have to see if the other months following reflect that. >> brian, let's talk tariffs. we keep going back and forth. one minute something is tariffs, the other it's not. the president earlier in the week said this would create a little disturbance in the economy. what is your sense americans are feeling as we see prices going up? the market is not loving it. >> no, not at all. it's been a years worth of tariff policy in one week, and he hasn't specified. what day or hour the tariffs are off. as a small business you're wondering if i import something from canada am i going to have to pay 25% more or what, and they'll have to pass a lot of that onto the consumer. target in the hours first after the tariffs were put in place on tuesday, they said, look, we're probably going to have pass that

onto consumers. you see what's happening with eggs. as a wall street trader you also don't like that uncertainty. >> give us a sense what wall street looks like for americans right now. just simply getting eggs americans are wondering what things are going to cost me the next day. >> i've been covering the economy and wall street for the while now, and it's always the case the two are in the same story and predicament but they want the same thing, which is more certainty. as long as there's this uncertainty today it might be on, tomorrow it might be off, today it might be on certain things, tomorrow it might be off on certain things, there's uncertainty which the dow one of the worst weeks in 2025, it reraced all the gains we had seen in 2025. but on main street it's the same thing, the uncertainty about the prices you're going to see at the store. these businesses say the way they price their products in the months to go is going to be dependent if they know whether

those tariffs are going to be on or not. >> brian cheung, appreciate it. >> thank you, brian. new this morning faa investigators are taking the lead trying to figure what caused that spacex rocket to break into pieces shortly after liftoff thursday night. nbc's marissa para in miami. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was the 8th test flight and despite a successful catch of the rocket booster by the so-called chopstick arms, that's an incredible feat of engineering, but the world's largest rocket then broke into pieces. you can see pieces of debris streaking across the sky. all of that causing enough disturbance to force the faa to ground flights for at least if you different florida airports, disrupting 250 flights. again, we've seen all kinds of videos across social media, that almost apocalyptic sight of debris streaking across the sky even from the view of space. remember this was the second consecutive test flight for star

ship to break apart in the air. the faa now grounding star ship as they begin a spacex led investigation. elon musk is trying to get faa approval for 25 star ship unches a year. last year they had four. all of this the same week we saw two lunar landers make it to the moon. first fire fly blue ghost with these incredible images, and set to explore the moon emphasis south pole in search of ice water landing on its side in a crater. sadly since they didn't stick the landing that is the end of that mission. all of this a testament to the ramped up effort to fulfill promises to bring humans back to the moon and eventually to mars, vicki. >> marissa, we know spacex is set to launch a rocket next week to finally bring back those two astronauts forced to remain on the space station for nine months. do these latest setbacks affect that mission at all?

>> reporter: it's a valid question and not at a all, vicki. they're using a totally different rocket for that mission. star ship is to get humans to mars eventually one day. this is tried and true to get humans back and forth to the space station, so things are looking good for a wednesday launch for crew ten to get to the space station and for them to relieve crew nine to bring butch and sunny home. >> thank you so much. a south carolina man convicted of double murder two decades ago was executed by a firing squad last night. three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of 67-year-old brad sigman. he was convicted in 2002 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents. sigman is the first american prisoner to die by firing squad in 15 years. he chose that of

resignations by career prosecutors. all right, it's saturday. first check of the forecast. our friend angie lassman is here for that. i keep checking my app looking ahead to next week. it's so close. spring is so near. >> is that why we're see happy i don't have bad weather to report? just a couple of trouble spots. you're right, spring is so close. we're still dealing with some winter alerts, just a handful of them mainly focus around portions of of texas, new mexico. we've got some cross parts of

colorado and texas. it is going to bring some snow to folks in that same region, but we've also got rain across texas and oklahoma. this is really going to start to get going here as it slides across the gulf coast here through not just today but tomorrow, too. one thing to note notice that batch of rain and snow that will be centered across parts of texas and oklahoma. for the most part the gusty storms or at least the stronger storms will be across the gulf coast. so texas through florida is the area we're watching today. this works farther east tomorrow. that means the far east gets in on this action. we do need the rain across this region, so it is beneficial in some of these spots, but it could interrupt of some plans you have outdoors for this region for your sunday. either way the heavy rain is going to be mainly focused for georgia and florida anywhere from an inch to 2 inches. that's why we're concerned about localized flooding. when it's all said and done for florida an inch again for that area. the good news we're not looking at severe weather, but we do

have a marginal risk. so we could see a couple rupbles of thunder anmaybe gusty winds associated with those along with damaging hail. it ranges from the panhandle of florida to portions of of texas so alexandria, new orleans, mobile. again, not a widespread outbreak and maybe an isolated tornado but again some thunderstorms. same story tomorrow for parts of georgia, alabama, and florida. we've got thos yes. we switch those clocks tomorrow. we are starting off clear and chilly. 37 in dublin, 36 in santa rosa, mountain view and san jose in those low 40s. it's going to be a gorgeous day. get outside. we're going to see lots of sunshine throughout the morning. the temperatures starting in the 40s. getting into the 60s by lunchtime, and maybe even some 70s sneak up in there in

and that's a look at your forecast. guys? >> angie, thank you very much. still ahead right here, the jail house interview that "dateline"'s keith morrison is call one of the strangest that he has ever conducted. the so-called doomsday mom, lori vallow speaks out. plus we will take a turn and tell you how you can get away for spring

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president trump addressed a joint session of congress with a simple declaration. >> america is back. >> the president reflected on his whirlwind first week weeks in office. >> there's been nothing but swift and unrelenting action. >> texas congressman al green was kicked out of the chamber after disrupting the president. he was later censured by the house. south korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight bombs on homes near the border with north korea. south korean military says it happened during a military training drill with u.s. forces. at least 29 people were injured. british tennis star emma raducanu spoke out after that frightening stalking incident at a tennis turnout. >> i wasn't so sure i was going to compete in dubai, but i'm glad i made the decision to come

here. >> reporter: the 22-year-old told reporters i saw him in the first game of the match and was like i don't know how i'm going to finish. i literally couldn't see the ball through tears. i could barely breathe. the makers of the popular weight loss drugs wegovy and zepbound announced they're cutting prices for people's insurance whose plan won't cover the drugs. zepboundwill be $349 for its starter dose and $499 for its higher doses. hawaii's kilauea volcano is putting on a show again. this latest round, which started on tuesday, has been spectacular with lava fountains reaching heights of 600 feet. lebron, open three! 22 seasons, 40 years of age.

lebron james 50,002 points. >> lebron james became the first ever nba player to score 50,000, reaching the milestone in his first shot in tuesday night's game. the 40-year-old james is playing in his 22nd season. >> it's a hell of a lot of points, and i'm super blessed to be able to put that many points up there in the best league in the world with the best players in the world over my career, so pretty special. finally, social media star, the dancing nana, showed off her dance moves just days ahead of her 102nd birthday next friday. happy birthday, nana. she's not just dancing, she's tap dancing. >> i know that's so hard. >> for 100, right, that is not easy. clearly the lesson is keep dancing, it'll keep you young. >> absolutely. keep it moving. happy birthday to nana, 102.

>> it's always how they keep that smile going, right? oh, gosh, this is killing me, so impressive. something else. still to come here, season 1 has just gotten under way and already there's big news of season 2 of meghan markle's netflix show. >> plus the woman behind the lens of those incredible photos on "saturday night live." >> but first, these messages.

morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, march 8th. i'm kira klapper. another university is being hit by budget cuts. cal poly becomes

the third csu campus to cut athletic programs. the school announced it's eliminating its swim and dive teams. cal poly's president points to budget cuts and a proposed settlement with the ncaa, which would result in a loss of at least $450,000 per year for athletic programs. it's the third school to make such cuts in recent weeks. on thursday, san francisco state announced three of its sports teams will be eliminated, citing the ongoing budget shortfall. and in january, as we've been reporting, sonoma state made the decision to cut its entire sports program. former vice president kamala harris will decide whether she'll run for california governor by the end of this summer. at least that's according to people who overheard her answer when asked that question at an oscars party last weekend. there has been speculation about whether harris will enter the 2026 race, as governor gavin newsom turns out,

but doing so would mean harris has ruled out a 2028 presidential run in phone calls and at private gatherings, we're told she has told supporters she is, quote, staying in this fight. if harris does run for governor and wins, she would be the first black woman to be governor in all of america. we're going to turn now to the weekend forecast and cinthia pimentel. hey, good morning kira. good morning everyone. it's our last saturday in standard time. we're getting ready for those time changes that we can start to feel already. and right now, we are looking at a clear sky throughout most of the bay area. and those chilly numbers. let's start down here in san jose. south san jose 40 degrees 37, in morgan hill. so a mix of some upper 30s and 40s on this saturday morning. 45 there for you in hayward, but 37 as you slip on over into danville. those 30s continue up there into the north bay valleys. 36 in calistoga right now. but meantime san francisco and along the bay. we are looking at those numbers, staying in the 40s

right now through half moon bay and in santa cruz. as we take it on through your day, it will be a cool and clear start, but then gradually warming up. look at as we get on into lunchtime. that's looking good for our brunch plans with our friends and families, and into the afternoon, a mild and bright day. similar for sunday. but there's big changes ahead. we'll talk about that coming up at seven kira. back to you. all right cinthia, thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay, attorney general rob bonta is once again going after the trump administration. we'll tell you how he plans on fighting back this time against the sweeping federal job cuts. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you coming up at seven. we hope you join us right now. back to i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements.

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saturday. we're back with a live look at the eagle nest that's captured the world's attention this week. we believe that's mom sleeping with her beautiful babies below. >> i can relate to that feeling right now. there's a look at the little eaglets on friday, the third trying to poke its way out of its shell to join its two siblings. long process, though. so far it is staying cozy inside the egg. it will hopefully reveal itself to the world soon. look how cute they are. we'll have much more on the eagles coming up in our next half hour. >> yeah, it's still early there. 4:30 in the morning in california. it takes a lot longer to get out of it shell. >> at some point the eagle is going to be enough of you guys. >> it is pretty fascinating. we're going to begin, though, with a check of the headlines now. the trump administration announced friday it is canceling $400 million in federal grants to columbia university, saying the school is not doing enough to protect its jewish students

against harassment. along with other universities, columbia was theo site of pro-palestinian protests during the october 7th attack and war in gaza. the measles outbreak along the border with texas and mexico is growing with more than 200 cases now confirmed and a second death link today the disease. new mexico officials say an unvaccinated adult who tested positive to measles has now died. that's after a 6-year-old in texas died last week, the nation's first measles death in a decade. officials say most of the people with measles are in the two states. they are unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. the cdc said on friday it has now confirmed measles cases in 12 separate states. in the nba friday the denver nuggets nick l.a. yolkch notching the first ever 20-20,

triple-double. >> kech on the drive. >> plus he added 21 rebounds and a career high 22 assists. jokic's tremendous efforts led the nuggets to an overtime win. absolutely incredible. all right, now we're going to turn to that shocking jail house interview with lori vallow who is known as the doomsday mom. she's already been convicted of killing her two children and conspiring to kill her husband's previous wife. now as he sits in jail, she's about to go on trial for the murder of her fourth husband in arizona. that is where "dateline's" keith morrison caught up with her for her tv interview. >> as they brought her from her cell at a women's jail in phoenix, she winked at the camera. hello, come on in. >> before sitting for her first tv interview in a sign of things

to come. >> you keeping track? >> oh, yeah, i'm keeping track. she is lori vallow, once labeled as the most hated woman in america. she was caught with her new husband and spiritual guru ch daybell in 2020, and months later investigators found the children's bodies in chad's backyard pet cemetery. now those investigators are speaking out for the first time. >> that was a very emotional moment. >> did a number on you. >> yeah. those aren't -- those are memories that, you know, don't go away. >> also speaking out, lori vallow's only surviving son, colby. >> i felt really guilty for even being the only one that didn't get killed for a long time. >> now charged with murdering her fourth husband, lori vallow is representing herself. >> i'm in trial coming up, as you know.

do you know that, keith? >> she'll remain in prison for life no matter what happens in her upcoming trial. chad daybell is on death row. but for lori it's as if the evidence and her convictions don't exist at all. you did not kill a soul? >> absolutely not. >> you didn't participate in killing a soul? >> no. >> you didn't conspire to kill a soul? >> correct? >> you didn't do anything of those things you've been convicted of doing? >> correct. >> lori vallow as unrepentant as ever as she prepares to face justice. >> keith morrison has done all rts of incredible interview. he said this was one of the most unique he has ever done. it tells you about what lori vallow and what her possible mind-set appears to be. >> tells you a lot right there. >> clearly. >> let's check in on angie lassman and weather. >> i'm call our temperatures today a mixed bag because we've got some warmer temperatures,

we've got some cooler temperatures. and this is kind of going to fluctuate here as the week goes on. let's start with bad news if you're looking for springtime warmth. across texas, new mexico, you guys are quite warm yesterday. now not the case. you guys are going to end up in just the 30 iz inm rillo, not feeling much like spring. a different story if you look to southern texas. corp kristi well into the 80s. wave got the mid-70s for parts of the southeast. mild for our friends in the northern plains, too. 50 degrees on the mark from minneapolis. so we're running a bit above normal for that region. tomorrow some of that cooler air spreads farther to the southeast. so, yes, you'll be mild today but a little chillier for places like charleston as you get into tomorrow with just a of 58 degrees. the warmth sticks around for the plains and parts of the great lakes and midwest. we're running in indianapolis tomorrow a high of 57 degrees and a lot more time to feel like spring across the region.

and 40s with clear skies, so bundle up. hopefully you are staying cozy in your home. 36 in santa rosa to 37 down in pleasanton. those low 40s kari us through palo alto, down into south san jose and los gatos. let's take a look at our morning start here in corte madera. clear. in the 40s we get lots of sunshine mixed in there by the mid morning hours. so and that is a look at your mixed bag forecast. guys? >> we appreciate you. thanks so hutch, angie. just ahead right here spring break travel. break travel. speaking of woman: we've waited so long for this spa day. oh yeah? shingles doesn't care. shingles is a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks. grandmother: we got the best seats in the house! ha! shingles doesn't care. 99% of adults 50 years or older

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all right, we are back now with "pop start." joe, take it away. >> all right, so first up meghan markle. nbc news has confirmed that her new lifestyle series on netflix, which just debuted this week, has already been renew for a second season. now it's called "with love meghan," though i would have called it the duchess, the baker, the candle because she's cooking and baking and gardening and bee keeping and yes, candle making. it's part of the multiyear deal with netflix. posting on instagram markle says if you're loving season 1 just wait until you see the fun we cooked aon season 2. netflix says that new season is already totally shotand it is going to drop in the fall. all right, up next a surprising pairing, so why are they together? i'm going to give you a couple options. "a," rory is performing comedy,

or "b," nate is golfing. >> nate's golfing. >> "b," the answer is "b." the two played together in a pan-am, the pro-am, excuse me me. here is a taste how that went. >> itsies nate bargatze, but it could have been another -- right in that one. i'm keeping the fairways pristine for these guys for tomorrow. i promise i'd stay in the bunkers. >> like a new sport, sand wedge standup. if you are a fan of the comedian, you know he is a fan of golf. he's even built a golf simulator in his house because it's hard to play when he's on the road. not bad. he haa good swing there. >> he soundea little winded. >> he's so good at making jokes on the fly, too. that would be a fun day for

rory. finally, lady gaga she is both the host and musical guest tonight on "saturday night live," capping off a big week. her new album "mayhem" dropped yesterday. it's getting good reviews. critics say it channels vintage pop gaga. speaking of,one of her classics "alejandro" was the subject of a promo featuring gaga and "snl" star. >> i'll be the host and musical guest this week on "snl." >> god, this is so embarrassing but i got a tattoo of my favorite song by you. >> who is that? >> hello, that's alejandro, alejandro mayorkas, the 17th secretary of homeland security. keep up. >> that's not -- >> alejandro. >> she'll be singing some new tunes while flexing her comedy chops tonight on nbc. looking forward to see her pulling double duty. >> the guests who have tickets

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as vta workers prepare to walk off the job on monday, just two days ago. the union that represents 1500 bus and light rail workers handed the vta board its intent to strike. the union says it's been negotiating with the vta since last august, and a deal has not been reached. vta says that they have offered a fair deal to workers. they say they are urging the union to go back to the bargaining table. if a deal is not reached. the strike is expected to begin at 12:01 a.m. monday morning. water quality improvements are coming to the east bay. earlier this week, the fremont city council approved the lake elizabeth water quality improvement pilot project. the goal is to reduce the likelihood of fish die off. that can happen during extreme heat. surface surface aerators and monitoring probes will be installed in one section of lake elizabeth that will improve oxygenation. it will help

regulate water temperature and monitor water quality. it's expected to be completed in july. if successful, the city could expand the project to other sections of that lake. we're going to turn now to cinthia pimentel with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. good morning kira. good morning everyone. let's go out to pacifica. right now we are looking at a littl bit of some patchy fog there by the coast. but those numbers running in those upper 40s this morning, that sunshine should start to mix into the picture here as we go on into about 11, 12:00. meantime, over in the east bay. good morning to you in oakland. didn't forget about you. we're looking at a clear start with those low 40s, but more sunshine is on the way much quicker there. throughout the morning hours and into our lunchtime, we are looking at a very mild and comfortable day there in oakland and along the bay. as we clear out of that coastal fog there into the afternoon and see a lot of bright sunshine in our inland valleys. so expect that for today and into tomorrow. remember that we go on into daylight saving time. no s as we go on into our sunday, so

remember to set those clocks forward one hour as you head to bed tonight. as we go on into next week, we are looking at some systems that are taking aim into the bay area. so bringing about rain, wind and a lot of other things we have to talk about coming up in about an hour. kira back to you. all right cinthia, thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay. bay fc coach is under fire as the national women's soccer league investigates him for his coaching style. we talked to some former players who claim bullying, but current players quickly rallying around him. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us right now. back to the today . good morning. cause of death. authorities in new mexico reveal beloved actor gene hackman died

ofof heart disease and that he passed away days after his wife's death from a rare virus. >> i can tell you that he was in an advanced state of alzheimer's, and it's quite possible that he was not aware that she was deceased. >> what we're now learning about their final days. rocky road? >> there could be some disturbance, a little bit of disturbance. >> president trump conceding on friday that americans could be facing higher prices for a while due to his new tariffs, as questions grow about elon musk's influence amid internal clashes between musk and several cabinet members. and eagle eye. the world's most watched birds nest eagerly awaiting the arrival of the third eagle ready to hatch any time. while we're all so fascinated with this wondrous wildlife. today, saturday, march 8, 2025. always a good saturday when you're kicking it off with tom petty, my high school station wagon walked the cassette tape

back. those eaglets, everybody is talking about those beautiful birds. >> you second degree a good question, how did they get the camera there? >> maybe they already had it ready to go. >> our friend vicki nguyen is in as laura is taking saturday off. we want to get right into the investigation of gene hackman and his wife, one week after their bodies were discovered inside their new mexico home. authorities now w y they know when and how the couple died. nbc's liz kreutz has the very latest from santa fe. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning to you. we're finally getting some tragic and shocking answers to this mystery. authorities say 94-year-old hackman died of heart disease along with complications from alzheimer's while his wife, 64-year-old betsey arakawa died of hanta virus. betsey arakawa's last known communication with anybody was february 11th, which was seven days before the last activity on

hackman's pacemaker on february 18th, which authorities say means he was likely in the home for that time because of his alzheimer's perhaps didn't even know that she had died. >> he was in a very poor state of health, and he had significant heart disease, and i think ultimately that is what resulted in his -- in his death. >> reporter: i also asked whether that could have meant that he starved to death. authorities say he did not have any food in his system, but the autopsy didn't show signs of dehydration. as for their dog zena, who died in a crate, they do say it is possible she starved. right now authorities are still tryi to access some of the cellphone data to figure out who they may have last had contact with. but authorities say there's no indication that gene hackman tried to contact anybody in the days after his wife died, likely due to his advanced alzheimer's. >> such a terrible loss. liz, thanks. now to wall street and a

turbulent week on wall street which diend on a high note on friday. concerns grow an tariffs and the impact is on the prices you pay. vaughn milliard with more on what president trump is saying on all this. >> reporter: good morning, vicki. notably president trump and his cabinet are directly acknowledging these questions about the economy's s te. >> there could be some disturbance, a little bit of disturbance. >> president trump addressing concerns around the economy after a volatile week on wall street amid shifting policies on tariffs and a lackluster jobs report. >> there'll always be changes and adjustments. >> reporter: earlier this week the president imposing tariffs on canada and mexico only to reverse course on some goods after push back at home. a new jobs report released friday shows 151,000 new jobs were added last month, short of the 170,000 jobs expect. the early data does not yet take into account the mass layoffs across the federal gruchlt.

the stock market also took a hit this week. the s&p 500 dropping more than 3%, as forecasts around u.s. economic growth continue to cool. federal reserve chair, juhome powell saying he will wait to see the greater impacts of trump's actions before further cutting interest rates, a move trump has frequently said should happen. >> we do not need to be in a rry, and we are well-positioned to wait for greater clarity. >> reporter: it all comes amid reports of internal clashes over elon musk and his doge team's sweeping government cuts. nbc news learning that according to two people familiar with the exchanges, during a thursday cabinet meeting secretary of state marco rubio and transportation secretary sean duffy challenged musk over his aggressive cuts, saying they should have final say over staffing inside their own agencies. president trump denying the report. >> elon gets along great with marco and they're both doing a fantastic job. there is no clash. >> reporter: meanwhile, overseas a new challenge to president trump's quest for peace in ukraine with russian troops

launching 70 missiles at ukraine's energy facilities. >> it comes after president trump threatened sanctions against russia and said putin was committed to peace. peter pressed the president about that on friday. >> do you, mr. president, think that vladimir putin is taking advantage of the u.s. pause right now on intelligence and military aid to ukraine? >> i actually think he's doing what anybody else would do. i think he's -- i think he wants to get it stopped and settled. >> reporter: ukraine's western neighbor, poland, preparing for its own possible incursion by russia. its prime minister announcing large-scale military training for every adult man in the country, adding, "we are witnessing a significant shift in u.s. policy regarding the russia-ukraine war." now, we are learning early details this morning that for a second night in a row russian missiles going into ukraine. officials are saying that last night 20 ukrainians were killed

by those air strikes. this comes just days before several key trump administration cabinet officials are set to meet with ukrainian leaders in saudi arabia. of course, this comes one week after the u.s. cut off not only communications with ukrainians but also military aid and intelligence sharing. vicki. >> a lot of turmoil there. vaughn, thank you very much. all right, time for a little saturday morning boost. joe, that's you. >> here we go. so here was a surprise that was not easy to pull off. tonia shepherd's eight adult children traveled all across the country to surprise their mom for her 70th birthday. gathered at a tennessee restaurant just waiting for mom. >> three, two, one! surprise! happy birthday! >> she was overjoyed to see all of her eight kids in one place. they hugged her one by one, then gave mom a second surprise announcing they were all staying

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we are back now on saturday morning with today's talker and the 24/7 watch on that eagle nest cam in big bear, california. >> this is really fun. tens of thousands of people now tune in to see what's happening after two little eaets popped out after their shells earlier this week and the third egg started to hatch. >> nbc's camilla bernal with more on the fascination. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys.

big congrats to jackie and shadow, the eagles starring on that lest livestream. two eagles so far, and everyone seeing if they can beat the odds and become a party of five. they say good things come in threes. that's exactly what's happening high in the branches above big bear lake in southern california. bald eagle internet stars jackie and shadow introducing their three baby eaglets to the world. what was it like to see them start to come out? >> oh, it was amazing. i -- i was grinning from ear to ear, and my heart was pounding and tears streaming down my face. >> reporter: sandy spears is a biologist and the executive director of friends of big bear valley. she's been watching and waiting along with thousandps of others on a livestream. there's a wide angle and a tight shot where we got to see the first crack or what they call pip, and then the first hatching. the following day, a second, and

another still working its way out. but all three already in the limelight. >> we've had over 83,000 watching at one time. that's a new record for us. >> reporter: the chicks are the latest social media sensation following in the paw prints of lovable giant pandas qing bao and bao li in washington. the amazing brown bears in alaska, and fiona, the hippo at the cincinnati zoo. why do you think people love to watch these animals and these birds? >> it gives them something to feel like they're connected to instead of all the conflict and everything that's going on outside of here. >> reporter: in big bear, mom and dad are taking turns caring for their off spring. >> both have been breaking off little pieces of fish and feeding each of the chicks. >> reporter: the parents and the fans will get 10 to 14 more weeks of the snuggles, squeaks, and snack times. >> they actually grow very

quickly. it's really fast. >> reporter: before the chicks eventually stretch out those wings and take to the skies. now, if you're becoming attached to watching these fuzzy little guys, you can submit your suggestions for those names. and the third graders in big bear will vote and decide the final names for hopefully the brand new three bald eagles. guys? >> all right, camilla, i'm learning so much from this. >> and they actually named the last bird up there, spirit. so these third graders picked a good name. >> they're doing a good job. angie is back with a look at the forecast. we've got to spring forward. >> i'm just going to say it, i kind of like daylight savings time. maybe it's just me. i like it. later sunsets, whatever. everyone is so controversial about this, but we are springing forward either way, and that happens 2:00 a.m. tonight. we'll go to 4:00 a.m. don't forget to change those clocks. of course our phones will do it

themselves, but either way. maybe a couple spots of trouble when it comes to rain or snow for parts of the south. otherwise it's going to be a pretty good day. one thing i want to note we have really dry conditions and dry vegetation so there is a fire threat. any fires that start, they'll likely spread quickly. otherwise a lot of sunshine for the north east. it'll be chilly but plenty of sunshine and kind of some gusty winds there as well. we have a lot of sunshine across the midsection of the country and running kind of warm this time of year. same story out west, all is quiet, kind of mild. tomorrow above average if the middle of the country, and that even stretches into the great lakes. places like chicago you'll get although it is cold out there, it's clear and dublin continues to be. what a show off with the sunrise overlooking right now over there in the tri-valley. 36

to start there in dublin. 44 in oakland. 37 up in santa rosa with 41 right now in downtown san jose. i'm expecting a nice day for today. upper 60s to maybe even a few low 70s in and that is a look at your forecast. guys? >> all right, angie, thank you so much. still ahead the story and photographer behind those incredible

you know that sound. that means there's an all new "snl" tonight. and as you watch pay close attention this evening to those photos that you see coming in and out of the commercial break. >> yo, you had some time to spend with the photographer who takes those pictures.

>> this was an absolute blast. those photos you mention they're called bumpers. and while they're only on the screen for a few sececonds whe thoish striking. one woman has taken those photos since 1999, and now many of them appear in her new book. >> live from new york. >> live from new york. >> live from new york. >> it's saturday night. >> every episode of "snl" radiates. 90 frinetic minutes of live television sprinkled with a few seconds of stillness. spellbinding portraits of the hosts and musical guests captured. >> one, two, three, good. >> reporter: by mary ellen matthews. what's your goal with these photos what do you hope to capture? >> capture inner spirit, joy. >> reporter: she started working in "saturday night live" in 1993, becoming the show's

official resident photographer in '99. she snaps hundreds of photos a week, but only eight or nine usually make the show. >> stick around. >> reporter: serving as bumpers, the bookends to each commercial break. those photos sometimes they're only up for like 3 seconds. >> yeah. >> is that okay with you? >> no, it is not. but thankful for social media. now they can live somewhere else and of course in the book now. >> reporter: the book titled "the art of the snl portrait," the 272-page album bursting with a quarter century of creativity. they're all so different. some of them just look like something you'd see in a magazine cover. some of them are far more whimsical. what is it you're looking for? >> certainly a little whimsy. i love props. i love to re-create a masterpiece or album cover. that lightening strike through the camera, you see somebody really see them there. >> reporter: lightening

generated by a flashbulb. >> great. now you're typing away, putting the phone down. don't ever call me again. good, good, good. >> reporter: dressed as an old-fashioned news hound, i was lucky enough -- >> yes, good, good, good. >> reporter: to get the mary ellen treatment. >> and you're pulling the piece of paper out and you're going to throw it and look at me. throw, throw, throw. good, good, great. >> reporter: a look at the final product you can see why so many stars love working with her. that includes former "snl" writer john mulaney. a chapter in the bobook focus on their collaborations. >> we will be texting weeks ahead on these books and what are we doing, what are we doing. >> reporter: look closely on this photo which served as inspiration for my shoot. >> i thought we would re-create this as close as possible but also want to bring some joke to it. >> reporter: mary ellen worked her magic and with a little he from photo shop created this.

keeping with tradition, we'll only leave it up a few seconds. after all, it's the artist. >> great. >> reporter: who is our focus. >> so this week, of course, she worked with lady gaga who's both host and musical guest tonight. mary ellen very excited about that. we'll see what she came up with tonight, she has something else to be excited about. that book. you can get bet i'm going to get copies of those. she was so easy to work with. i'm not someone who likes to be the subject of a photography shoot. she made it so simple. >> that is amazing. >> yeah, that was so much fun. it was great. just the creative energy is boundless. >> one of my favorite things, too, if you ever take a tour of "snl" if you see the autograph and little notes they write, those are incredible. and those are all photos. >> there'll probably be more. >> we'll watch it tonight and

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thanks for joining us on this saturday, march 8th. i'm kira klapper. another university is being hit by budget cuts. cal poly becomes the third csu campus to cut its athletic programs. the school announced it is eliminating its swim and dive teams. cal poly's president points to budget cuts and a proposed settlement with the ncaa, which would result in a loss of at least $450,000 per year for athletic programs. it's the third school to make such cuts in recent weeks. o thursday, san francisco state announced three of its sports teams will be eliminated, citing the ongoing budget shortfall.

and as we've been reporting in january, sonoma state made the decision to cut its entire sports program. former vice president kamala harris says she will decide whether she will run for california governor by the end of summer. this, according to people who overheard her answer when asked that question at an oscars party last weekend. there has been speculation about whether harris will enter the 2026 race as governor. newsom terms out, but doing so wou mean harris rules out a 2028 presidential run. in phone calls and at private gatherings, harris has told supporters she is, quote, staying in this fight. if harris does run for governor, she would be and wins. she would be the first black woman to be a governor in america. we're going to turn now to the microclimate forecast with cinthia pimentel. good morning. good morning everyone. on that topic of women, it is international women's day. so my celebrations go out to everyone, including myself and kira too.

so let's give you some good weather to celebrate all of the women in your life. richmond-san rafael bridge toll plaza. looking good. i always love driving across it and looking at the bay both ways. we are looking at those low 40s. once you start to enter there into cocoa county. some 30s though, as you make your way down into the valleys. 36 in dublin, with those 30s continuing up there in marinwood to some low 40s from palo alto down into downtown san jose. so expect a lot of sunshine for this weekend. remember, tomorrow daylight saving time begins. we spring forward, we lose an hour of sleep, but we get those later sunsets. as we go on into next week, we are going to start off dry, but then take a major shift as we go on into the middle part of the week. i am tracking an atmospheric river, so we'll talk about what the timing of that looks like right now and what's ahead for the rest of that weekend. outlook coming up in about 30 minutes. kira back to you. all right cinthia, thanks. also coming up this morning on today in the bay, attorney general rob bonta is once again going after the trump administration will tell you how he plans on fighting back, this

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