that makes her job interesting. >> that fascination with messing with the stenography explains why syzygy was the greatest clip in college basketball in the last 4 hours. a prez conference at the beginning of a college basketball press drchs. >> good morning. right now on "first look" new details about the man behind the murder of 49 airline passengers and the final moments aboard the jet. an explosion levels an apartment in new york city and the sweet sixteen is one step closer to the great eight and ben and bill hit capitol hill. and what not to do with an atm eats your card. good morning. happy friday. a tragic accident and mass murder. we are in a horrifying investigation. why did the co-pilot of the germanwings plane with 149 lives

fly into a french mountain side. after reaching cruising altitude the pilot is heard leaving the cockpit. he knocks then bangs on the door to get back in. the co-pilot alone in the cockpit ignores him. then sets the auto pilot to descend to 100 feet. during the next 8 minutes the co-pilot can be heard breathing normally ignoring alarms and calls from controllers and as people begin to scream the plane smashes into the mountain. bill kneelly isneely is at the crash site for us. >> reporter: after the developments yesterday which really stunned everyone an intensive search continues here. the police helicopters coming and going all morning. they're looking for two things. for the second black box. that's the data recorder. all the evidence that led to those stunning conclusions yesterday were from the cockpit

voice recorder. they're still looking for the second black box and they're looking for bodies and body parts. a spokesman this morning saying they're recovering anything that will help the victims. the families of the dead who were here yesterday visiting an area near the crash site most of them have returned. some are still here. one family we believe has not returned are the parents of the co-pilot who did this terrible act. his parents, father a businessman businessman, woman a piano teacher we believe are being questioned by police in southern france about what they knew about their son's activities. what we know about andreas lubitz was his apartment was searched yesterday by police and they made what they believe is a significant discovery. they say it's not a suicide note but it is something they've now taken before testing and it may provide a significant clue.

they also took away a computer from his flat. still, there is no great clue as to why he did this. he was suffering from depression at one point during his training. he broke up with his girlfriend last year we believe but still nothing that would indicate why a man would smash a plan with 149 people other people on board into the side of a mountain. it remains just a terrible mystery. back to you. >> absolutely unthinkable. thank you, bill. as families come to grips with their loss investigators are left with serious questions. katier the katie tur has the latest on the investigation. >> the co-pilot was 27 the german who spoke fluent english, grew up in a picture effect town and had dreams of flying. began flying in 2008. he was certified as a co-pilot in 2013 but accumulated only a

certain number of flight hours until he killed everyone on board. no one saw it coming. he had no criminal record no known terrorist connection. lubitz took a break from flight school in 2009. the ceo of their subsidiary told us he was readmitted after passing psychological tests. his parents's home was searched. and they escorted out an unidentified person. boxes of potential evidence were taken from his dusseldorf apartment. those who knew him were stunned. >> now to the building explosion in new york city this morning. the fire is still not under control. the blast inside a sue shi restaurant ripping through a

building. on the ground cell phones capturing on the chaos. you can see people jumping to safety. it was an explosion that hurt 19. four of them in critical condition. >> i saw the whole store front on the street. >> i walked outside to see no building being there at all. >> and within seconds things got worse as the flames spread to three other buildings. people could smell smoke 50 blocks away. the building crumbled along with two others. >> preliminary evidence suggests a gas-related explosion. >> city officials say construction workers were installing a new gas meter in the building before this blast. they had inspectors on the scene and said the installation did not pass inspection at the time. they are focusing on that work.

this morning the chaos in yemen is growing. the houthis which is a rebel group backed by iran now control large parts of yemen. saudis are launching air strikes targeting rebels. what is at stake for the united states at this point? >> there's a concern that oil prices could affect your prices at the pump. we already saw oil prices drop a dollar a barrel after the saudi oil strikes or iraqs, i should say. they've got warships coming from egypt, pakistan this morning is saying they're not sure if they're going to be involved but it looks like about ten nations are backing the saudis. on the other side is iran. the u.s. is helping the saudis with intelligence at the same time sitting down at the table with iran trying to work out a nuclear deal. they're trying to keep this out of the negotiations but it looks like the u.s. could be affected by whatever is happening in that region.

>> tracie potts for us on capitol hill. thank you. now to a controversial right to discriminate measure in indiana that is generating national heat. the office of the governor a picture of him signing the religious restoration act. it gives business owners the right to refuse service to people based on religious freedom. he says the bill is not about discrimination and if i thought it legal ized it in any way in indiana i would have vetoed. there's been major backlash. hillary clinton tweeted sad this new indiana law can happen in america today. we shouldn't discriminate against people because of who they love. and miley cyrus tweeted a picture of him saying you're equality in both men and women she has since deleted the post.

ncaa is worried about the law as well. we're a week away from the final four which will be held in indianapolis. the president of the ncaa is expressing his concern. he released a staying we are especially concerned about how this legislation could affect our student athletes and employees. we will work to assure student athletes competing next week's final four are not impacted negatively by this bill. there were some big names on capitol hill. ben affleck and bill gates testified before the appropriations sub committee. they stressed the porngs of continued foreign aid and affleck's wife on daughter sat behind him. at one point affleck took a moment to say hello to one of his co-stars. >> the senator layeahyleahy, i would

be remiss if i did not acknowledge your roll in bat man. >> he is quite the fan of batman. he's made several cameos. as you can see in some of the more recent films. the senator tweeting this photo out before the meeting. he said they did discuss the impact on foreign aid and batman. landon dowdy, to you. >> wall street is considering withholding campaign do neighs to senate democrats. city group, group of america and goldman sachs with discussed the matter and any move would be symbolic as banks can only donate a maximum. and you can't take it with you. apple ceo has to sign to give all of his money away. he tells fortune magazine he

will donate his fortune to charity after paying for his nephew's college. >> now to sports. arizona has a rally late in the final minutes of the game puts them on top. it was also their 14th straight victory victory. wisconsin barely avoids an upset against south carolina. it's a one point game. this with less than a minute. they have to foul and the badgers close it out with a 79-72 victory to face arizona on saturday. kentucky west virginia not so close. >> take a look at that kentucky spacing right there. oh, the lab. what else can i say? what else can i do? he's the alley-oop. >> the team that shoots over 50%. >> no. it counts.

>> all night long. the wildcats remain undefeated with an easy win. and third seeded notre dame shot 75% in the half to win. the irish advance to the elite eight for the first time in 36 years. they'll kentucky saturday. the rest of the sweet sixteen plays tonight. hall of fame basketball coach dean smith passed away but he continues to give to his former players. $200 checks were sent out to each of the players who lettered for his teams. that's about 180 in all which comes out to 36,000. >> a still unsolved mystery in the boston marathon bombing case, plus the hammer comes down with the secret service with new rules on personal behavior.

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welcome back. the weekend forecast is looking quiet but not your morning drive. heavy rain this morning almost right along i 95. up into new york city. bring the big umbrella with you. this afternoon the rain will be gone by theeg the exception from boston cape cod. in florida a line of showers and thunderstorms in the fort myers area. nothing too severe. anywhere on the east coast, temperatures not too bad near 50 degrees. the cold stuff, chicago only 30 degrees with sun in late march. that's almost impossible and look how warm the west is. we're going to see record highs with 24 record highs yesterday. many more this entire weekend. 97 in phoenix on saturday. sunday in the northeast warms up. but the situation out west is

beyond dire at this point. there's no snow as we're ending the snow season and now we have record heat every day. >> dealing with a lot of drought issues. >> for who knows how long. >> thanks bill. prosecutors in the boston bombing trial are preparing to rest their case. they presented evidence that showed how the bombs were made but it's still a mystery as to where they were constructed. on monday lawyers for the defense will start to present their side. the jury could begin deliberating late next week. drinking rules for the secret service. nbc news confirming a report that agents will no longer be able to drive company cars within ten hours of drinking alcohol. this video showed agents hitting a barricade during a bomb threat. king richard the third was reburied yesterday after they found his bones under a parking

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here's your friday edition of scrambled politics. aaron schock gave his farewell address h. he raised plenty of eyebrows for who he compared himself to. >> abraham lincoln held a seat in congress for one term. i could that through life's struggles, we learn from our mistakes and we learn more about ourselves. >> and from the washington post the 13 words you can't write about hillary clinton anymore. a group called hrc super volunteers to promising to track the media's use of words they believe are sixist. words like calculating. overconfident and secretive are all off the table. from usa today, someone buy pelosi a pool table.

she told reporters what she really wanted. >> you didn't request ask me whey wanted for my birthday. >> what did you get? >> i still want a pool table. >> this isn't the first time she has asked for a pool table. she said she wanted one five years ago as well. during a twitter qa he was asked why he had not released a situation with zayn malik and without missing a beat, the mayor responded we are all devastating but he must soldier on. the senate was busy all night. senators were allowed to bring up an unlimited number of amendments. harry reed was trying to hurry up the voting by making some big promises. >> i know that the republican leader bought dinner tonight and i appreciate that very much but

if we can finish here by 11:30, i'll buy dinner when we get back. >> i can assure you that didn't happen but fortunately pepperoni rolls were brought in. he shared some with his colleagues. cory booker a big fan of the sci fi series x files, david duchovny tweeted a picture saying he's excited about a reunion. >> booker said excited you are all coming back on. best of luck. i look forward to watching x files 2015. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >> in washington i'm joined by a reporter for the hill. great to see you, kevin. >> happy friday. >> ncaa. i know we're talking politics but also basketball. the group is just a little nervous ahead of next week's final four in indianapolis.

and that's because businesses could now turn away gays and lesbians. >> this is obviously part of a larger debate in our country. but sport supporters say it protects religious freedom but it could allow businesses to turn away folks who are gay. and so you know this is coming under a lot of scrutiny as the final four tournament and march madness is underway and a lot of athletes are weighing in including jason colins on twitter but indianapolis has a huge convention industry and a large convention just pulled out. that brings $50 million to the city 'loan. from a business land point this is getting a lot of attention. >> it could damage the reputation of the city some are saying. we have to talk vote arahm ma.

we got a little taste yesterday during the debate. are we seeing a show down between potential candidates? >> absolute lit. last night ted cruz and rand paul clashed politically. cruz was caught in the middle. he's said he's running about president but there was a debate about defense spending and senator rand paul you know toes that libertarian leading line within the party that would like to see less defense spending blasted cruz and saying they should not have been in support of raising defense spending. a lot of early positioning going on. it's in full swing. >> whether or not they pass that budget this morning, the one thing for sure is they're going to be keeping a close eye on each other. >> yes. >> great to see you. have a great weekend.

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some other stories we're following right now. in china video captures this man just going to town into this bank machine using a crowbar. the man telling authorities he was drunk and the machine ate his credit card. he faces charges and had to pay the bank. and nasa is ready for takeoff. nasa will study kelly in space and his twin on earth to determine the affects of long

term space flight t. the rocket is planned to launch this afternoon. this is "first look" on nbc. "way too early" starts right now. ♪ it's friday march 27th the end of a huge news week. live from washington busy news morning once again. we're going to begin in the french alps where the families of passengers on germanwings now come to grips what w what has happened. we now know the crash that killed all people on board was a deliberate act. and questions are now focussed not on what happened and why.

loved ones arrived near the crash site on thursday hours after hearing the horrifying news about how their relatives were killed. the search for victims and debris now on its fourth day. crews are looking for anything that can help identify people. the plane was at its cruising altitude when the pilot could be heard leaving the cockpit. the pilot tries to get back in first knocking and then banging on the locked door but the co-pilot ignores him. he sets the auto pilot to descend to 100 feet. for eight minutes he can be heard breathing normally as he lets the plane plummet, failing to answer calls from callers, and from the cabin. passengers spent their final minutes screaming before the plane smashed into the mountains. the co-pilot is andreas lubitz a german with