it is. >> all right. that's all for today was if we're out of time we'll be back next week because if it's sunday, it's meet the press. good morning. right now an "first look" a block buster revealed. new details on the arrest made in the ferguson police shooting. nuclear talks between the u.s. and iran enter a critical phase plus a way to cut the risk of heart attacks in half. a wild chase through a shopping mall and we've just entered the greatest time of year for basketball fans. an hbo documentary ended with a real life arrest. last night the cable network aired the final episode of the six part series the jinx the lives own deaths of durst. it follows him over the course

of three decades. he was connected to three mysterious deaths his wife a neighbor and a close friend. last night's episode ended with him heading into a restroom still with a live microphone and seemingly talking to himself. >> there it is. what the held did i do? killed them all, of course. >> it is unclear whether he knew his microphone was still recording. it's also unclear whether producers confronted him or asked him what he meant. durst was arrested saturday night in new orleans and is facing a charge of capital murder of his friend susan bermen in 2000. they have been investigating her death since that time. the lpd released a statement

saying in addition to evidence that has come to light in the past year investigators have identified robert durst as the person responsible for susan bermen's death. after a massive man hunt an arrest has been made in connection with with the shoot shooting of two police officers in ferguson missouri last week. was he specifically targeting the officers or was he in an argument with someone else like he says he was? nbc jay gray is live in ferguson this morning. what's the latest with this? >> reporter: good morning. police say it was a tip from the public that actually led them to this suspect who's from the area and who allegedly has admitted to pulling the trigger. the blast of gunfire came just after midnight we understand. two officers wounded as protests were ending outside the ferguson police department. county and state tactical teams launched an intense man hunt.

late saturday they arrested 20-year-old jeffrey williams who investors said admitted to firing the shots but said they weren't meant for police. >> it's possible he was firing at some officers and the officers were in the back but it's still assault in the first degree. >> reporter: there are indications he was involved in an altercation a few hours after leaving the protest. he was out there earlier in the evening as part of the zmon stragss. it's clear that tension is building. and some worry the shooting targeted or not could rekindle the confrontations and violence here. >> i'm asking all the protesters who's here for the wrong reason to stay out of her city. >> reporter: a city that continues to be on edge right now. and many of the regular protesters immediately spoke out

after what police called an ambush when it happened. they've applauded the arrest here and say their problem's not with the officers but with the system. that's the latest live here in ferguson. back to you. >> well negotiations will resume today between john kerry and iran's foreign minister over iran's nuclear ambitions. it comes after senate republicans wrote a letter to the iranian government saying any deal must also meet congressional approval. these negotiations are still a hot button issue. >> they are. more letters flying back and forth the white house telling the senate foreign relations imphee to stay out of it and them responding they want input before this is final. lawmakers are concerned this will be a bad deal. >> reporter: a sunday meeting between secretary of state and iran's foreign minister was postponed until today. they're discussing whether to

lift united nations sanctions opening financial markets and oil shipments in exchange for iran curbing its nuclear program. >> my hope is that in the next days that will be possible. >> reporter: but the letter 47 senators sent to iran could impact the negotiations. >> the letter signed by the 47 senators weakened the negotiating about. that was wrong. >> reporter: senator tom cotton wrote it and defends it. >> it's going to put iran on the path of a bomb. >> they want final approval of any deal president obama signs off on. >> he clearly doesn't want congress involved in it at all, and we're worried about it. >> reporter: united nations sanctions could be relaxed but u.s. sanctions would still stand. >> a blown tire forced a flight from denver to kansas to make an emergency landing and the drama was caught on camera.

you could hear a bump and see the busted tire turn into a rolling ball of rubber. people are all bracing themselves in crash position. some are even praying out loud and this happened when the plane came to a stead zi halt on the runway. [ applause ] >> what a relief. safe and sound. the runway was closed a bit while crewed towed the plane. with each passing day it's a e question more and more people are asking. where is vladimir putin. the kremlin is staying keltively quite. we saw him two thursdays ago but after a cancelled trip rumors are starting to circulate. one popular theory he went to

switzerland for the birth of a love child and then there's this one. the russian leader being abducted by aliens. might not be likely. one spoof on twitter said he was in south korea. it's probably less exciting. sources tell nbc news they believe putin is nothing more than under the weather. we could find out soon. he's scheduled to appear in public in st. peters berg. >>. >> reporter: i'm right here. seinfeld is about to be to become the master of the internet. sony is in talks to sell reruns of the hits to amazon or hulu. a deal could be worth more than $500,000 an episode. the apple watch hits stores next month but not everyone has it on

their must buy list. more than half say smart watches on a passing fad but those who don't own a iphone would consider buying one who get an apple watch. dairy queen is celebrating by giving out free ice cream. they will also be asking for do nations for the children's miracle network. >> i wish i lived by one right about now. sports. it's bracket time. workers cease to work so they can fill out the sweet spots for the basketball tournament. undefeated kentucky taking the number one seed in the midwest region. villanova finished the season at 29 and 2. duke 13 time being a number one seed and wisconsin takes the west getting the number one seed for the first time in program history. >> the cinderella first four games begin tomorrow and wednesday. the big dance kicks off on

thursday. get your brackets ready. lots of celebrations. tick vie tell and kentucky superfan ashley judd shared a smooth at the tournament. some excitement there. georgia state won the sun belt championships against georgia southern to get the automatic bid to the big dance but the celebrations got a little out of hand. the head coach had to be helped off the court after tearing his achilles. kevin harvick proves he is the most dominant driver this year. he wins his fourth consecutive race at the speedway. he hasn't finished worse than second in his last seven races. he is the first nascar driver to do that since richard petty in 1974. this is a scary crash in the guy or the nationals.

the hot rod splits in half and explodes into the air but he walks away from the crash uninjured. the cause of the crash is still unknown. several teams have offered to let him use their backup cars. >> a cholesterol drug that could cut heart attacks in half and a wild chase through a shopping center. we're back in three minutes.

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adding to the problem, ice jams. there's a lot of them. when they break free they cause problems and the river to rise quickly. amazing pictures but ice jams can be very dangerous. and as far as boston is concerned. we're only halfway through march. even in april boston averages about 2 to 3 inches of snow. yesterday the story wasn't really boston new england. it was the amazing amount of heat across the country. record highs from southern california. 88 in l.a. 90 burbank and across the central plains yesterday was a record breaker. as far north as fargo, north dakota usually in march you're still on snow mobiles, today is just the same. we're going to be very warm. st. louis at 68 today.

75 in chicago. 78 in denver. record highs from the mississippi west and the only spot we're still kind of cool and chilly is new england with a lot of snow on the ground. we'll call it 40s the next two days in boston. new england can't get a break. the middle of the country is like what's going on. it's time to moe the lawn in mar go. >> thank you, bill. in canada a jaw dropping pursuit that has police chasing a motorcycle through a maul. he zooms down an effectlator and out the doors but it's not over. he gets away. cops were after him because he was driving erratically before barrelling into that mall. >> now, that's frightening. in portland, those loud booms sent people running for safety. luckily no one was hurt. bristol palin is off the market. she is engaged to a war hero.

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good morning. let's see how happy this whole loretta lynch thing is going to be. they plan to hold up the confirmation until they get a bill passed. is that a stall tactic or a necessary reason for holding this up? >> republicans have democrats in a pickle. they had this legislation and it should have been an easily bill to pass. both sides were on board and they sort of snuck in this legislation about abortion and democrats said we didn't read the bill which makes them look terrible and they're sort of playing with this. it's not about human trafficking. it's not about loretta lynch. >> lynch's nomination has been held up in the senate longer than any attorney general nominee in decades. does this confirm frustrations with lawmakers that they can't get anything done? >> absolutely. the gop came in and said we're better at governance but this

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together. but like peanut butter own jell ri or like diarrhea and polied monk push. >> good morning and welcome to "way too early." now, this is pretty remarkable. i don't know if you've heard about it but we're actually starting this morning with a documentary about a murder that is now the story itself and proves that real life can be stranger than fiction sometimes. just less than 24 hours ago new york real estate heir robert durst was arrested and he's now facing a charge of capital murder in the death of a friend of his in 2000. the arrest that has been decades in the making has been chalked up to new leads in evidence and some apparently in the hbo serious that we talked about on morning joe last month that examined the deaths of his wife's appearance. the final episode of the show