good morning. change of heart. overnight a top republican leader deciding to join president obama in selma, alabama, today for the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. that pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. this as the president speaks out about injustice in ferguson missouri and the work still left to be done. we're there live. not backing down. new jersey senator robert menendez on the offense. >> i have always conducted myself appropriately and in accordance with the law. >> but did the senator cross the line when it came to helping a longtime friend and donor? the end is near. finally, despite record cold in some places this morning, those

temps could be winter's last bitter blast. and for the first time in a very long time dylan dreyer has a forecast you'll want to watch and she wants to share. is that snow? confetti. and over edge. a car race in mexico goes wildly wrong when a driver losing control, as you can see here drives off the road, into a reservoir below. how it all happened today, saturday, march 7th, 2015. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us. craig melvin with sheinelle jones, dylan dreyer is here. there's confetti in my tea. >> props this morning. >> rethinking the whole confetti thing. we should be celebrating. >> yes. we are happy with the forecast. >> i thought it was snow.

i'm like -- >> it was a botched attempt. >> we'll get to that forecast in just a few moments. we want to get to our top story, the 50th anniversary of a historic day in selma, alabama. it's known as bloody sunday. overnight the house majority leader decided he would join president obama and thousands of others in selma to remember the past and to look toward the future. nbc's kristen welker is outside the church in selma where the march began. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can feel the energy and the anticipation here in selma as this community and as the nation prepares to mark this pivotal moment in our nation's history. people have come from all across the country, some of them marched in bloody sunday some of them took place -- took part in that final march which started here at this church and stretched more than 50 miles all the way to the capital of montgomery. they were marching for voting rights. they were marching for civil rights. this anniversary comes against

the backdrop of a justice depa report which finds there is in fact deep racial bias in the police department in ferguson missouri. that is of course, where michael brown was killed. on friday president obama kicked off these events by talking to students in south carolina and he talked about ferguson. take a listen to what he had to say. >> the city of ferguson will now expect a decision, are they going to enter into some sort of agreement with the justice department to fix what is clearly a broken and racially biased system or if they don't, then the justice department has the capacity to sue the city for violations of the rights of the people of ferguson. >> reporter: now, a senior administration official tells me this is an emotional weekend for president obama as well. he has frequently talked about the impact that selma ha had on him, the fact that what happened

here helped fave way for him to become the nation's first african-american presidenti am told that today he will talk about all of the progress that has been made since selma and also the work that remains. he'll be joined by former president george w. bush as well as close to 100 members of congress. now, initially no republican congressional leaders were slated to attend this anniversary event, but then on friday an apparent about-face top congressional republican kevin macccarthy announced he is attending and there will be tens of thousands of people here from all across the country. now to a corruption investigation focusing on new jersey senator robert menendez. friday night menendez hastily called a news conference to deny he's done anything wrong. but questions are still swirling this morning about whether the senator went too far to help a friend and campaign donor. john jonathan alws good to see you.

thanks for coming in. >> good morning, craig. word out of the justice department this morning is new jersey's senior senator could be indicted late thermo. federal prosecutors now have some of the senator's own staffers in front of a federal grand jury answering questions about allegations he crossed the line. >> let me be very clear. very clear. i have always conducted myself appropriately and in accordance with the law. >> reporter: senator robert menendez is pushing back amid new information that he could soon be facing indictment. the veteran democrat acknowledges he took campaign cash and gifts from this florida eye doctor solomon melgin including free private jet trips to a luxury resort in the dominican republic. the fed want to know if the senator then improperly used his ufs office to try to help the eye doctor get a port security deal in the d.r., a deal potentially worth tens of millions. the fbi is also looking into whether menendez went too far in

pressing some government officials who had aused dr. dr. melgen of overbilling medicare. melgen has denied any wrongdoing and calling it an oversight, the senator repaid the cost of the private flights even though menendez says the eye doctor is a longtime friend. >> we have been there for family weddings and sad times like funerals and have given each other birthday holiday, and wedding presents just as friends do. >> reporter: to move forward with any prosecution, the justice department will now have to prove there was a quid pro quo, that menendez took official action to help the doctor in exchange for those donations and gifts. what could be a fine line. >> the fact he received contributions from the doctor and did things for him, those two things alone are not enough. the government has to show a link-up. >> reporter: menendez perhaps best known for his political fights over cuba iran and superstorm sandy funding, may be in the fight of his political

life but remains defiant. >> and i am not going anywhere. >> spokesm for the fbi and justice department declined to comment, but sources familiar with the investigation say likely in a matter of weeks it all could be coming to a head. >> all right. thank you. if you are sick of some of those winter scenes like this one, winter dumping its worst on us there is some good news this morning. the end is very near. even with some record lows in parts of the country today, it does look like change is quickly coming upon us. no one is happier to report that news than our own dylan dreyer. >> i don't know if i can smile bigger than i'm already smiling. we just have to get through today, and then we are going to turn a corner as we go into next week. let's get rid of this pat northwestern the jet stream which is still in place today. it's very cold throughout this morning with some record lows. currently 22 in toledo 18 in pittsburgh 20 in d.c. new york city's at 18 degrees right now, and as we go through the morning we did break some records, near record lows for this time of

year. 2 below is the record in washington. harrisburg is 1. redding, pennsylvania is 2. we are close to those temperatures. you see this warm-up over here, that's what's going to start moving in. out west we're looking for temperatures to be about 5 to 15 degrees above average. that's the warm air we want to tap into. dodge city 66 deese, and watch as that lifts to the north. by sunday in minneapolis, 44 degrees. that's 8 degrees above average. kansas city should make it into the 60s. as we go into monday we are looking for 45 in marquette. i think that's the warmest temperature they have seen in several months. so we are looking at 40s that will feel extra nice considering how cold it's been. >> 90s. >> break out the t-shirts. >> we'll be extra nice to you because you deserve just as much love when you bring us the good news as the other news. >> remember that all summer. >> thank you, dylan. harrison ford is still recovering in a california hospital this morning two days

after that terrifying crash in the middle of a golf course. it could be months before investigators know exactly what happened to bring down ford's plane. nbc's miguel almaguer is at ucla medical center this morning where ford is being hospitalized this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. harrison ford was rushed to the hospital said to be listed in moderate to fair condition. his family says he underwent surgery after some broken bones. he's expected to make a full recovery. officials say it's incredible he survived. this morning new images of the legendary actor battered but incredibly rel tichatively okay suffering nonlife-threatening injuries. in their search for clues the ntsb removed the vintage world war ii airplane wreckage from the crash site. investigators say next week they'll take apafrt thert the engine pore over maintenance records, and hope to interview the pilot. >> engine failure with immediate return. >> clear to land.

>> reporter: harrison ford's mayday call came moments after takeoff thursday. cell phones capturing part of his plummet out of the sky. >> oh no. >> we heard the crash. you know it was just a loud bang. >> reporter: the video, along with the debris field, scattered along the golf course could offer insight into what went wrong. >> you look at everything. you're looking at flight controls. you're looking at engine. you're looking at instrumentation. >> this is beautiful. 8,500 feet. >> reporter: a veteran pilot, ford flew relief missions to haiti and once helped rescue a boy scout. he had experience flying the very plane that crashed. restored and considered extremely safe say investigators. some pilots believe ford saved lives avoiding homes going down at the golf course. he once joked to tmz about touching down. >> what's the one thing somebody should know about flying a plane? >> how to land it. >> how to land it? okay. >> reporter: as ford recovers

the crash has renewed the debate over whether the santa monica airport should remain opened or closed. other celebrities like tom cruise and arnold schwarzegg that airport. officials say the airport is safe but neighbors say it's too close to residential homes. craig? >> miguel mall garalmaguer, th > protests breaking out overnight after a 19-year-old was shot and killed in wisconsin. >> the african-american teen was fatally shot after a struggle with an officer responding to a disturbance call. a family spokesperson tells our wisconsin affiliate wmtv the victim is 19-year-old tony robinson. shortly after the shooting protesters took to the streets chanting "black lives matter." it's unclear if robinson was armed. also overnight, officials in russia say they have detained two suspects in the fatal shooting of boris nemtsov. it's not clear if the two are

believed to have fired the shots that killed him. walter mondale is reportedly in the hospital with the flu this morning. the 87-year-old was supposed to appear at an event with former president jimm carter friday. president carter instead told guests mondale went to the mayo clinic for a routine checkup and was admitted after doctors discovered he had the flu. > now to iowa where likely presidential contenders are gathering. kelly o'donnell is in des moines moines. good morning. >> reporte good morning. there can only be one first trip to iowa as a likely presidential candidate and for jeb bush this is it. this grand stage behind me is where there will be an agriculture summit today. a lot of the top contenders -- scott walker chris christie rick perry and more they'll be here. last night at a fund raiser jeb bush went beyond just agriculture issues to talk about foreign policy and to be critical of the president and hillary clinton. >> so the next president has to restore an american presence

where our allies know where we stand, where they don't think that we're pulling back. we're not pivoting we're not doing all these things that create uncertainty. >> reporter: and that reference to pivoting was a direct but subtle knock on hillary clinton, who used that term during her time as secretary of state. now, tonight in florida, she will be speaking at a clinton global initiative event. and that may be an opportunity for her to make her first public comments beyond a tweet about using private e-mail only not a government e-mail address, during her time as secretary of state. today it will be all questions and answers about agriculture here in iowa. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. the ntsb says today it will interview the crew of the delta plane that skidded off a runway in new york. the plane carrying 127 passengers landed at laguardia during a snowstorm thursday. six passengers sustained minor injuries after the plane slid sideways into a fence, stopping

just inches from flushing bay. the ntsb plans to release information from the black boxes monday. the ncaa has suspended syracuse university men's basketball coach jim boeheim for nine games. the punishment came down friday for alleged academic drug and gift violations. ncaa also put syracuse on probation for five years and said the team must vacate wins in which ineligible students participated. now to dramatic video of a high-speed rally that came to a frightening end in mexico. take a look at this. the car crashed off the road landing in a lake. the driver says the car landed on its wheels and sunk just seconds after he escaped through a door. and get this -- the car was recovered and repaired in time to rejoin the rally in mexico today. >> that's impressive. >> that's amazing. >> if it was me i think it would be a wrap for the day. >> me too. i would call it a day. >> dylan has a check of the rest of the country's weather for us. good morning. >> good morning. for the first time in a long

time we're not focused on a winter storm anywhere across the country minus a couple of lake-effect snow showers, high pressure in control. down through the southeast, warming into the 60s today, high pressure through texas. we'll also warm into the 50s and 60s. southwest is well above average. southern california about 83 degrees, a little windy so that increases the risk of fire danger. keep that in mind. even stretching into the northern plains and the upper midwest, partly cloudy skies, temperatures today well into the a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. finally a quiet weekend. we'll have lots of sunshine this weekend. temperatures cold today, milder on sunday. expect a mixture of sun and clouds, more cloud cover to the north and west. colder temperatures topping out around 438 degrees. sunday, 46 degrees, more sunshine on monday, 47. 49 with rain showers on tuesday and then into the 50s on wednesday. have a great day.

and that's your latest forecast. >> a good-looking map. thank you very much. time for "the download." this is our chance on ay morning to take a few minutes to get you caught up on the week in the news. >> we know your lives are busy, it's touch pay attention to every story all week long. that's why we're here for you. here's a look back at the week that was. >> a showdown on the international stage. >> today's high-profile and highly controversial speech before congress by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> to defeat isis and let iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle but lose the war. >> mr. netanyahu has been claiming proclaiming iran would have a nuclear wn within two, three, four years since 1992. >> potential presidential candidate hillary clinton in the hot seat after revelations clinton exclusively used her personal e-mail account while serving as secretary of state. >> you do not need a law degree

to have an understanding of how troubling this is. >> hillary clinton finally responded. a tweet just before midnight say, "i want the public to see my e-mail." >> the long-awaited trial for alleged boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has begun. >> the first day of his trial, his defense lawyer making a stunning admission -- it was him. >> rebecca gregory, who lost her leg, posted this. >> today i looked at you right in the face and realized i wasn't afraid anymore. >> overseas south korea stands behind u.s. ambassador mark t after he was slashed with a knife. >> recovering from a vicious attack. >> i need an ambulance fast. >> the suspect was known to police for a history of violence. it will be months before he recovers full use of his fingers. >> a frightening close call at a major u.s. airport in the middle of a snowstorm. >> i just survived a plane crash. >> suddenly about two-thirds of the way down the runway, the plane veered to the left. only that embankment and fence kept it from going into the

freezing water. >> while that was playing out in new york -- >> hundreds of drivers stranded for more than 15 hours on i-65 in northern kentucky. >> and all i've wanted to do is find a reason to break out my giant shovel. you know the one that's 107.6 inches tall. it's a little clumsy but it does represent the record we are trying to beat. >> and this real-life duo is causing quite the internet chatter. >> a hungry weasel trying to attack a woodpecker midair. >> no. they're friends. >> you might imagine the internet couldn't resist having fun. >> there is a shirtless vladimir putin, john travolta and miley ditching her wrecking ball for something new. >> the video everyone has been talking about. it was taken by a family driving through a wildlife park in south africa. >> one lioness gets a little too close for comfort. >> probably the best argument we've seen in quite a while for automatic door locks.

>> well said lester. >> automatic door locks from the lioness. >> what do you do in that moment? >> i don't know. >> you pray. you start bargaining with god. >> not getting out of the car, right? >> no. >> also this week how about that plane. i mean that could have been horrible. >> the snow was coming down really heavy here. >> a lot of pilots have said laguardia is so tricky to land there because, you know, the runway is short, you're surrounded by water, and then you throw in the weather. but my favorite image all week i mean come on, the weasel. >> it's fantastic. >> i didn't know weasels were so small. >> when i first saw that picture i thought the same thing. >> or woodpeckers were so big. >> there's that too. depends on which perspective you're taking. >> i see pictures like that and i don't know whether i should believe it or photo shop and all sorts of things. >> that's why you're a good journalist. you're skeptical. >> thank you, craig.

>> all right. still to come one of the cruelest things anyone can do to a student during these winter

for kids looking to get out of going to school maybe homework they didn't get done the night before snow days are no laughing matter. >> they are not. but one connecticut mayor, he may beg to differ. in the orange room with the social media fury he's caused. >> think back to when you were in school and a snowstorm hit. you anxiously waited for the announcement will school be canceled or not. obviously that's happened a lot this winter. so in danbury, connecticut, this guy, mayor mark is in charge of making those announcements. if his twitter feed is any indication he's having a lot of fun with hiss authority, taunting some students.

case in point. attention -- danbury public schools will -- and then he just leaves it hanging. how about this for the mayor? #whoopthereitis. the next one, all right, all right enough schools ar -- he leaves them hanging. the kids are responding, having a lot of fun with it. emilie says mayor mark you better get each and every one of us a therapist with all the stress you're causing us. and nin says when mayor mark is playing with our feelings. what did mayor respond with? danbury students be like -- i think he has more than 18,000 twitter followers. no surprise there. he's funny. >> those are great. >> i've interviewed that guy a few times. he's pretty hilarious. >> got to have a sense of humor. >> school closed or not? >> i think they had a delay. cruel sometimes. great for parents but --

still to come on "today," when those kids do actually get a snow day, they might go sledding. but it turns out a day of fun can go tragically wrong. jeff rossen has an important warning. and you might call her professor clooney now.

23 degrees in wildwood. the surntd forecast 38 by this afternoon. still well below normal. 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. mostly sunny skies, more clouds to the north and west. sunny, breezy 46. another sunny day for you. tuesday, we bring clouds back a chance for showers, 49 degrees. 54 degrees on wednesday, partly sunny. breezy mostly sunny on thursday, 46 on friday. we'll be losing an hour sleep tomorrow, so spring forward at 2:00 a.m. just a reminder change your clocks before you go to bed tonight for daylight saving time. you might want to put fresh batteries in the smoke detectors. get the latest forecast, alers and advisories on winter

weather on your smartphone or tablet. download our new app right now from the app store for free. to a developing story, philadelphia police arrested three men after a shooting and crash in old city. it began near second and market around 2:15 this morning. police say three men shot another person in the leg before speeding off in a cadillac. two officers opened fire after the car jumped the curb and nearly ran over one of the officers. the cadillac then crashed through a construction fence near third and chestnut. we are working to find out the condition of the victim. philadelphia police are also looking into a deadly shooting. nbc 10 was on west indiana avenue in north philadelphia. someone shot a man in his 20s around 2:00 this morning. so far, no arrests. back in 25 minutes. i'm ted greenberg. have a great weekend.

there it is. >> if that's not a distraction, i don't know what is. check out the lengths these arizona state basketball fans will go to to make sure the opposing team misses a shot. so does it work? we'll tell you that later. welcome back on this saturday morning edition, march 7th 2015. this is "today." it's chilly out on the plaza. >> a little chilly. >> chilly out there. >> but even the sunlight in new york city yesterday, it was so bright it almost gave you hope. it felt like it was warmer than it was. >> i'm losing my gauge. it's just cold. >> i'm going with positive blue sky. we can do this sheinelle. >> we're going to spend some time with the folk who is braved it. >> not too long because it's cold. >> yes. just ahead in this half

hour on a serious note, a very emotional first week of testimony in the boston marathon bombing trial. the lawyer for the accused even admitting his client is responsible. so that had some people asking why is there a need for the trial to continue? we'll take a look at that. tomorrow as you know we spring ahead. consider this your first of many many reminders to change your clocks before you go to bed tonight. we change them twice a year for daylight saving time but ever wondered why? we'll look at the thought behind spring ahead and falling back. >> do you wonder twice a year? >> no not really. you know what though i like the one where i gain an hour. >> yes. not looking forward to losing an hour. later this morning melting away the winter blues. start thinking about fun, sun, and warmth. the sun in new york city doesn't do it for you we have unbeatable deals, perfect time of year. they can be yours right now, just stay with us for all the details. >> as we've been talking inging about

here, it appears as if this that ti weather, winter, is starting to go away. dylan dreyer on the plaza with another check on the forecast. what's up dylan? >> that's what i'm saying although right now none of us think it's warm. it's lame cold. you guys are celebrating 125 years together or birthdays. >> on monday yes. >> happy birthday. where are you from? >> geneva new york. >> sow -- so you've been having a rough winter. we're ready for a warm-up. for the first time we're not talking act snow in the forecast. we're talking about rain instead. we have it down through texas, heavy in spots like houston. to monday it starts to spread to the east. we are looking far wet day down through the gulf coast states. we could see an inch or two of rain and that on top of just the cold air we've seen lately. a little bit of a shock to the system with houston picking up about 3 inches of rain. but it's a good shock considering we're not

good saturday morning meteorologist michelle grossman. finally a quiet weekend. lots sunshine this weekend. temperatures cold today but milder on sunday. today expect a mix yur of sun and clouds. cold with temperatures topping out around 38 degrees. 50 is normal for this time of year. closer to that 50 degree mark on sunned with mostly sunny skies, 46 degrees. more sunshine on monday, 47. 49 with rain showers on tuesday and then into the 50s on wednesday. have a great day. we've got the other half of our crowd here trying to stay warm. not many people out here today. too cold. erica? >> thanks. testimony resumes on monday in the boston marathon bombing trial, and as that trial kicked off this week, the victims and their families were forced to relive the most terrible moment of their lives. bomber's lawyer even admitting he was responsible. so why at this point is the trial necessary? here's nbc national correspondent peter alexander.

>> reporter: for a city shattered on a day of celebration, the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev is forcing victims and their families to relive the carnage and the chaos from that terrible day. among those killed 8-year-old martin richard. on thursday his father talked about rushing his daughter jane to safety after he realized his son was going to die. "i needed to act quickly," he told a hushed courtroom, "or we might not only lose martin but jane too." his 6-year-old daughter lost a leg but lived. shown this photo of dzhokhar tsarnaev just behind them near the finish line bill martin said he never saw him until today. boston cop frank keola testified he tried cpr on 29-year-old krista campbell but only smoke came from her mouth. one survivor jeff bowman featured in a photograph seen around the world entered court on two prosthetic legs. his handwritten clues helped police identify the tsarnaev

brothers. the 21-year-old pleaded not guilty but a his lawyer conceded in court, it was him. still they insist he was under the dominance of his older brother tamerlan. for rebecca, getting a chance to confront her accused bomber face-to-face has allowed her to overcome her fear. you wanted him to see you. snimted him to look in the eyes of the people he hurt that day. >> reporter: gregory lost her leg, but when the boston marathon is held next month, she's running. when you cross the finish line april 20th of this year what is that moment going to mean? >> that is me taking another piece of my life back. >> reporter: but with emotions so far and dzhokhar tsarnaev admitting his role in these terrible attacks, many are wondering whether the trial will help boston heal or cause more pain. for today, peter alexander, nbc news, boston. >> "today" legal analyst karen de soto has worked as a prosecutor and defense attorney. good morning to you. >> thank you. >> the defense did not ask a single question all week. >> right. >> what would the strategy there

be? >> well listen, in murder cases and also rape cases you don't attack the victim and here there's no reason to. responsibility has already been admitted and the defense would look horrible if they are now attacking victims. so that is just a rule of thumb. you just let the victims talk. >> early in the week the attorney for tsarnaev again admitted his client's culpability, said that he did it. >> right. >> does that mean the trial itself is now essentially a death penalty question? >> well it looks like they're trying to save his life at this point. and in the beginning of the trial there was a motion and the motion was to limit the testimony of the victims because the defense team thought that that would just enflame the passion of the jury and just make it all that harder to save his life. >> tsarnaev 19 years old when he committed the crime. >> right. >> the defense seems to be saying that it was his older brother who drove him to do it. >> right. >> is that a strategy that could also work with potential jurors? >> yes. it's a strategy that obviously

they're, again, going to try and save his life. way they'll do that is say he was immature that he was manipulated by his brother and therefore, you know, save his life don't kill him because he was -- he had a horrible childhood. these are the type of things the defense team will go through in hopes that maybe the jury is going to have some type of sympathy. but that's going to be a little difficult after you listen to this gruesome horrible testimony, is really the jury going to be in a position to now say, okay save his life after he's create sod much carnage? >> certainly hard to listen to a lot of that testimony this week. karen, thank you so much. >> thanks craig. up next, the hidden dangers of sledding. we'll talk about sledding. are your kids being safe when they go down the jeff ross en in the house next.

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it's happening so often the victims' families are suing local towns and winning big money so, the towns are going to extremes and banning sledding. this morning i'm heading to the hills with quick tips to keep you safe. winter is here and it's on. >> whooo! >> reporter: but this can quickly turn to this. violent sledding accidents caught on camera crashing into cars. >> oh! >> reporter: crashing into people. >> oh. >> reporter: even going airborne airbor. i started crying and screaming for help. >> reporter: 12-year-old megan isaacson slammed into this picnic table while sledding. >> i was trying to get up few but couldn't. >> reporter: her accident so severe she lost a kidney half her spleen and punctured a lung. >> i never thought sledding would cause so many injuries. >> reporter: megan's not alone. every year 20,000 children sent

to the e.r. with sledding injuries and multimillion dollar lawsuits follow. the city of omaha, nebraska paying $2 million and sioux city iowa, hit with a $2.75 million bill. so towns from new jersey to indiana are actually banning sledding. >> nobody wants to be the killjoy that says don't go sledding and have fun in the wintertime but the fact is we live in a vote where anybody can file a lawsuit. >> reporter: but even top safety experts say that's extreme, not the answer. deborah hersman is president of the national safety council here with simple tips to help keep your family safe on the sloechs. tip one is the kind of hill you sled on. >> absolutely. location location location and no obstructions at the bottom. >> reporter: right here no matter how far you go, even if you're an amazing shredder you can't hit anything out here. >> no trees, no fences and no cross traffic. >> reporter: here we go! for these tips i obviously need to show you. right now i'm making two big

mistakes. can you guess what they are? >> this is a seated slide and you went down head sfoirs you didn't have any ability to steer. if you're going down headfirst you want a slide with some ability to steer or control it. >> reporter: handles in front. >> that's right. >> reporter: notice i almost hit that tree. couldn't steer away. can you guess mistake number two? >> you weren't wearing a helmet and we know that the number-one cause of serious injuries are head injuries and so a helmet is your best protection. >> reporter: but take another look at the videos. most kids don't. and neither did megan. >> i don't want people to go through what i had to or even worse. >> reporter: experts say you should never go sledding alone either. megan was alone when she crashed into that picnic table. she was actually screaming for help until her friend arrived. one more tip, something you don't think about, especially when it's cold out, we wear

scarves. don't wear scarves because they can hang under the sled and strangle people. no more loose scarves. >> you got some skiers in the studio here. >> i brought my kids in today. >> some shredders. >> this is skylar who's 8, and this is sloan. come here buddy. >> how cute. >> we go sledding all the time right? >> right. >> do you ever wear hell melts? >> no. >> practice what you preach. >> you're going to have to tell e to wear a helmet. >> we have to wear a helmet. what do we say? >> be safe and have fun. >> exactly. >> are you ready for the snow to be over? >> i like the snow. >> what do you think? do you like snow? >> you don't have to go to school on a school day. >> dylan is the one that gets you out with all the snow days. >> very popular with the kids. >> yes. they love you. >> adults not so much. >> it was nice to meet you guys. i love the fact you dressed them alake. >> this is my wife. are you kidding me?

i couldn't d if you paid me. you know the drill. >> cute. >> awesome, girls. thanks for coming in. >> bye. thanks. up next on "today," getting motivated to have your best run or workout. jeff rossen could talk about this with us too, some great tips to get you going. sir, we're going to need you on the runway later don't let a severe cold hold you back. get theraflu. it has the power of three medicines to take on your worst pain and fever, cough and nasal congestion. theraflu breaks you free from your toughest cold and flu symptoms. so you never miss a day. theraflu. serious power. lowe's presents: how to make a friend speak when she's speechless wow! kim, i'm speechless! your new bathroom looks so beautiful i can't even talk right now. i literally can't even open my mouth to talk. now get the moen caldwell faucet for $79 at lowe's.

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this morning in "run for today," sometimes we'll take all the help we can get when it comes to getting motivated to work out. >> i'll take that every day. whatever you got. whenever you're training for something, maybe it's a big race or maybe you're just looking to get yourself going and get out there, there's an app for that. "shape" magazine's fitness director shares her top picks to help get you moving. end? >> apps are great for helping you get started because they take a lot of pressure off needing to find a certain training plan or coaching system. they can tell you exactly what to do. nike is a great app for somebody who is going to be an everyday runner or who wants to xeept xooet in a race because it offers things beyond the things that traditional gps apps offer which is tracking your distance pace time route.

it acts like a personal coach. you want to take your fitness up to the next level you're going to love strava. a lot of awesome pro athletes use this. olympic marathoners. you can go on and see their training. they you're kind of working out with them. it has a feature called route builder so whether you're traveling or getting bored of your go-to route, you can look up any available trail near you and filter it based on the terrain. for those days that you're cross training this is one of my favorite apps for in the gym exercises. there's an extensive library of custom exercises and you can pick and build your custom workout or pick a preplanned workout. whether you have a race coming up or you're just getting started, you are in very a really great time. good luck. >> of course all these apps come in handy if you were say, training for a half marathon like a lot of people here attitude today are. in just six weeks on april 19th

natalie morales and i are co-hosting the more fitness women's shape half marathon in new york city. 10,000 women are running this thing. you could be one of them. there's still time to join us. and share your story with us on why you run, whether it's for this race or for something else. do all that at today.com. don't forget to use the the #runfortoday. >> how is your training coming? >> it's pretty good. i need to step it up a little bit. the weather has made it tough. >> makes you want to stay inside. >> i don't mind the cold but it's the ice that scares me. >> god to know dylan and sheinelle are doing this. >> i get tweets saying you guys haven't got anything. >> i just got a baby shower invitation for that day. >> i got the same invitation. today is national cereal day. >> kwhoo! >> we are going to celebrate with our personal favorites after this.

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>> good morning ted, it's frigid this morning. temperatures mainly in the teens across the area. another cold one today. we are starting a warming trend and eventually getting into the 50s during the workweek. a live look outside. sunshine a beautiful view outside. most of us need sunshine right now. 11 in allentown, zero in lancaster. 19 in atlantic city. factor in the wind, it feels kohler than that. by this afternoon, up to 38 degrees. bought full day on sunday lots of sunshine, 46. milder than today. still below normal but getting closer to the 50 degree normal temperature. by monday, 47. tuesday clouds roll in. could see showers, 49 wednesday. everyone's going to like this 54 degrees, a mixture of sun and clouds. thursday mostly sunny and breezy. more clouds roll in on friday 46 degrees. we lose an hour of sleep as we spring forward at 2:00 a.m. change your clocks before you go to bed tonight. you might want to put appreciate batteries in your smoke detectors. get the latest forecasts

alerts and vadadvisories from our new app. four firefighters came away with minor injuries from battling a house fire in montgomery county. the fire broke out around 3:00 this morning on dekalb pike. subfreezing temperatures made it tough for his crew to put out the flames. no one was inside the home which was being renovated. investigators are looking for the cause of that fire. if you have spring fever after all the snow you still have time to stop by the philadelphia flower show. the event runs today and tomorrow at the pennsylvania convention center. we're back in 25 minutes. the "today" show continues in just a moment. i'm ted greenberg. hope you have a fantastic weekend.

good morning. it is saturday march 7th. president obama and thousands of others in alabama this morning to remember the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday one of the pivotal moments in the civil rights movement take place on the edmund pettus bridge. we'll speak with people who were there on that important day. not backing down. new jersey senator robert menendez speaking out overnight, pushing back amid new information that he could soon be facing indictment as a federal criminal investigation about whether he improperly took gifts in exchange for helping a major campaign donor and friend. and the end is near. for real. we mean it. the words we've all been waiting anxiously to hear and say. winter could soon be taking its

final bow. >> good morning. we're hoping this is one of the last cold saturdays of the year. i'm erica hill with dylan dreyer and craig melvin. >> you really think this is -- >> we'll gate week of the 40s, not going right into the 40s. >> we'll take that. >> i think 40s sound fantastic. >> we'll get to the weather in a few moment. we'll start with sheinelle who's following the overnight arrest of two suspects in russia. >> officials in russia detained two people overnight in connection with the fatal shooting of boris nemtsov. it's not clear if the two are

believed to have fired the shots that killed nemtsov as he walked near the kremlin last sunday. in wisconsin, protests erupted overnight after police fatally shot a 19-year-old male. a family spokesperson tells our wisconsin affiliate the victim is tony robinson. he was killed after a struggle with an officer who was responding to a disturbance call. u.s. senator robert menendez is speaking out as the justice department reportedly plans to file corruption charges against the new jersey democrat. menendez spoke friday night and said he has always behaved appropriately in offense. the probe stems from allegations he accepted gifts in exchange for political favors. president obama is joining thousands marking a key moment in selma, alabama. the president will speak in selma today to commemorate bloody sunday the day police attacked marchers demonstrating for voting rights in 1965. the first lady and about 100 members of congress will also join the ceremony remembering p t

of the civil rights moment. now to los angeles and the plane crash that put harrison ford in a hospital. the actor was flying out of the santa monica airport when he reported engine trouble, then slammed into a golf course. nbc's miguel almaguer is at ucla medical center. good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. harrison ford was listed in fair to moderate said he underwent minor surgery after broken bones. i want to take you a few miles from where we are at to the saenl of where this crash happened. the ntsb had been on scene for over day removing the wreckage of that plane crash yesterday. today they say over the next week they will begin to take apart that engine to try to figure out exactly what went wrong in this crash. they'll also pore over maintenance records to try to determine if there are any clues there as to how well this plane was maintained. and of course one of their primary goals is going to be to interview harrison ford. they have not been able too that yet. they say of course he has some clues as to what went wrong. as you know he reported engine trouble before his plane went

down. investigators say this investigation could take months to wrap up. they are still in the very early stages of it all. sheinelle, back to you. >> miguel almaguer thank you. finally, george clooney's wife is joining the faculty of columbia university. on friday columbia university announced she'll serve as a senior fellow with its law school. clooney served as a senior adviser to kofi annan and represented julian assange. the clooneys are in new york where george is filming a movie. >> thank you so much. dylan is out on the plaza. she's got another check of your weather this morning. good morning. >> we're rearranging the sign here. twins turn ten in new york city. you must be the twins. >> yes. >> where are you from? >> ohio. >> are you having fun here? >> yes. >> did you buy those halts or make them? >> our grand ma made them. >> they are so cute. >> you can pop those off, put them on a cake later nap's a perfect plan.

across the country, it will be a little cold again today but let's just just get through this. 27 down in raleigh. we did break some records. washington dulles of course that report coming out of more the virginia area where it was 2 below this morning. harrisburg pennsylvania bottomed out at 1. that's a new record. in the west we've got this ridge of warm air. temperatures running about 5 to 15 above average. finally we're going to start to see that spread east. for sunday it makes its way into the northern plains and upper midwest. temperatures about 10 degrees above average. minneapolis should top o 44. on monday it continues to spread east. we should see detroit hit 44 degrees, 62 in roanoke, virginia and this will continue to spread into the northeast through the week. finally some temperatures that are closer to average. happy birthday! a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. finally a quiet weekend. we'll have lots of sunshine this

weekend. temperatures cold but milder on sunday. expect a mixture of sun and clouds. more cloud cover to the north and west. out around 38 degrees. 50 is normal for this time of year. closer to that 50 degree mark on sunday with mostly sunny skies, 46 degrees, more sunshine on monday, 47. 49 with rain showers on tuesday. and then into the 50s on wednesday. have a great day. we will wave to the camera? nice. seeing himself on tv over there. erica? >> dylan, thanks. the spotlight this morning is on ucla after word the student government initily rejected a woman from a student council position possibly because of her faith. nbc's joe friar has more. >> reporter: ucla student rachel beta was seeking a spot on the student government's judicial board last month when she was unexpectedly asked about being a jewish student who's active in the jewish community. >> how do you see yourself being able to maintain um an unbiased view on -- >> reporter: the council then

discussed beta's faith and affiliation with jewish organizations before rejecting her nomination with four students voting no stunning the student body president. >> what i'm seeing right now is someone potentially being denied a position because they're jewish. >> reporter: after hearing from a faculty adviser, the council changed its mind unanimously approving beta but the story is now making national headlines prompting outrage across the country. >> this is not nazi germany 1935. >> reporter: and at ucla. >> my initial reaction was honestly complete horror that the fact that something like this could actually happen. >> reporter: the four students who initially voted against beta wrote a public apology in the school people saying "our intentions were over in attack insult or delegitimize the identity of an individual or people." in a letter to the campus ucla's chancellor said "a first rate intellectual community must hold itself to higher standards.

". >> this is an opportunity for students on campuses around the country to be able to understand you cannot bully somebody because of their relation owls identity. >> reporter: as for beta now that she's on the judicial board, she peoples it's not appropriate to comment what happened is making waves beyond council chambers. joe friar, nbc news los angeles. >> hard to believe something like that would happen today. >> in this and age. the dress. seen around the world is now being used in a very different way. here it is. the actual black and blue dress that had everyone talking last week when it appeared tosome to be different colors. kelly is in london this morning with more on how that dress is now being used in a public campaign to battle domestic violence. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. i'm sure you tweeted about this right? everybody was talking about it. millions of us. black, blue gold white. talking about the color of a dress.

the salvation army in south africa saw an opportunity and seized it. is it gold and white or black and blue? in this picture it's not about #thedress but a much more serious topic, domestic e woman in it covered in bruises. the salvation army in south africa asking why is it so hard to see black and blue? >> today we saw something that would take that trivial moment last week and turn it into some knowledge that will hopefully empower some women. >> reporter: it's part of a worldwide campaign this weekend to raise awareness about the problem with add alds from lebanon to italy. >> no. >> reporter: the u.s. >> no more "not my problem." >> reporter: and great britain. this billboard, you have to look at it in order for it to work. it uses facial recognition. the more people who stop to look the more the woman's face heals. with a final smile and a thank

you. what's the message you're trying to get across? >> it's very simple. don't turn a blind eye. >> reporter: when nfl player ray rice was caught on camera hitting his then fiancee, the nfl sponsored its own ad. >> i want to order a pizza for delivery. >> ma'am, you've reached 911. >> reporter: to raise awareness during the most watched super bowl ever. >> is everything okay over there? do you have an emergency or not? >> yes. >> reporter: but campaigners say attention quickly fades. so can jumping on a twitter trend trade that? >> definitely catch your eye and just open your eyes. >> i think it's very effective. that dress is really trending and i think it's good they're capitalizing on it. >> and it's sticking on twitter. #thedress is now all about the ad. all of this is tied to international women's day tomorrow including that billboard in london. i'll tell you, we were out there and once people saw themselves on part of that big screen they stopped for a closer look. and, guys campaigners say that

is half the battle. >> an effective ad campaign. kelly, thank you so much. >> what a great way to take that back and to really -- because it has become so popular to turn it into something really productive and important. >> useful. >> mm-hmm. >> thank you. a longtime tradition in boston and the surrounding suburbs is now a thing of the past. gone are the days of spot saving where a person would tirelessly work to clear out their parking spot get rid of all the snow then put something there to save it until they got back. now the city is cracking down on the practice and it has plenty of people fired um. the weather channel's dave malakhov explains. >> reporter: massive snow-moving machines don't even faze people in the boston area anymore, but one lonely chair, you better notice that. >> my truck is the explorer. >> danielle griffin dug it out of the snow and saved the spot. that's kwinldind of what you do over here just not anymore. >> the city took everything. >> reporter: they're dumping it in one big pile.

>> it's something. >> reporter: an oil drum whatever that thing was. >> it's like a smorgasbord of everybody's junk. >> reporter: even fit doesn't say it explicitly this one does they all mean the same thing thing. that's taller than you. >> it took my husband shoveling four or five hours. >> reporter: you're not allowed to save spot. the law is paraphrasing here finder's keepers. >> they think it blocks somebody else and it doesn't. >> i don't agree with that. i know by law we're not supposed to. >> reporter: there's an unwritten flul the boston area that you just don't mess with someone's parking space they took six hours to dig out. this people is a testament to all that and to creativity when it comes to space savers. look at this. somebody actually put a real somerville police barricade on their spot. but it was bogus. and it got tossed in the pile. >> then we're picking up our own property. >> anything goes. i'm taking it all. >> i've like, lost my soul this

winter. i don't know. i feel everybody is in a horrible funk because of the weather and how bad it's been. >> reporter: despite the law, the spot-saving business has been pitting neighbor against neighbor. >> she was yelling at us had a pols see outside. >> literally pulled in on top of the spot savers. >> that's our car! >> they moved their car, but -- >> reporter: it gets heated on these frozen street where is an open parking spot is among the most coveted real estate on the east coast. >> i feel it. >> reporter: dave malakhov in the hopeful-sounding summerville, massachusetts. >> i don't care what the law is. i'm not messing with that woman. >> i'm not messing with her. >> there were days in philly sometimes i would circle and circle and couldn't find a space. i would not take somebody's space. >> and people are already on their, like last leg here in boston. they're already a little moody so you don't -- >> that's the last thing they need. >> she said she lost her soul this winter. >> it's true. >> that's cold. snilt's supposed to warm um.

dylan says it is. fingers crossed. up next. >> a lot of pressure. >> that is great story. >> i love it. >> the dreaded curtain of distraction. if you don't know about this you're in for a treat. arizona state basketball fans are doing everything they can to distract the other team during show you. ♪ ♪ ♪ tigers, both of you. tigers? don't be modest. i see how you've been investing. setting long term goals. diversifying. dip!

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college hoopy. because when the arizona state sun devils take the court, it is the wild and crazy antics of their fans that drive the opposition to distraction. and sun devil senior shaquille is mesmerized. >> i love it. i've been playing basketball far long time and i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: it is called the curtain of distraction, and it opens each time the unsuspecting opposition settles up for a free throw in the second half of sun devils home games. it all happens in the arizona state student section, and everyone from michael jackson to a menagerie of zoo animals, gyrating men in boxers eve an crazed lumberjack all appear from behind the curtain to put the visiting team off its game. nursing student alex arrojo is dressed as a grandmother. >> it's an intertearentertait factor

for fans and everybody loves it. >> reporter: it's so crazy. it works. with the curtain of distraction, roughly 40% of free throws are missed by the opposition. and that winds up costing them on average two points per game. the numbers were all crunched by economist justin walters. >> that may not sound like a lot, but remember in ncaa hoops it's not unusual for a game to go to overtime or for the home team to win by one or two points. >> reporter: sun devils coach herb sendek may be too involved to see all the antics in the student section, but he sure knows it's helping. >> no doubt about it. we have some great free throw percentage defense when we play at home here at wells fargo arena. >> reporter: while they may be studious in class, come game time these kids look like they've spent too much time in the arizona sun. their sun devils worshippers and

helping the home team win is a dunk. for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news tempe, arizona. >> that is so great. >> i love it. >> genius. hilarious. >> student section, those are good times. >> the best one. >> good times. remember those days forever. >> oh man. just ahead, if you love cereal today is definitely the day for you. we are going to take a look at some of our favorites on this national cereal day. >> let's celebrate.

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celebrate than having our favorites. these are our childhood favorites. what have you got? >> i like a mix of everybody's. froot loops, my mom never bought us sugary cereals. >> we did get golden grahams. but i discovered cap'n crunch in college, by the way, horatio magellan crunch and this stuff is amazing. with a mix of golden grahams. >> i can't remember th i had a bowl of lucky charms. >> marshmallows. >> they're gone. >> you're putting -- >> i like to mix cereal. >> for me my favorite as a kid was golden grahams and now it's goaden grahams. my kids like golden grahams. >> it's a metaphor for something. >> toucan sam has been on the froot loops box for like 50 years. >> really? >> when you're young, who cares about sugar when you're 7 or 8, now, give me some raisin bran. got to have fiber. >> craig melvin had a whole

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i guess i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned on me that it could hurt your teeth. my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary to me and i was like well can you fix it can you paint it back on and he explained that it was not something that grows back, it's kind of a one-time shot and you have to care for it. he told me to use pronamel. it's gonna help protect the enamel in your teeth. it allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier and it was a real easy switch to make. nbc 10 news starts now. 8:25. good morning, everyone. i'm ted greenberg. lots of sunshine but a bitterly cold start to our saturday. first alert meteorologist michelle grossman is here with the weekend forecast. hi, michelle. >> good morning, ted.

yes, still seeing temperatures in the teens in the city around 18 degrees. a fridge ird stargid start to the day. lots of sunshine right now, cloud cover to the north and west later on this afternoon. otherwise we'll see a quiet weekend. 18 right now in philadelphia, 11 in allentown, zero degrees in lancaster, 10 in millville and 16 degrees in dover. you factor in the winds, it feels colder than that. otherwise by this afternoon, 38 degrees. sunday mostly sunny, breezy 46. we'll keep the sun trend on monday mostly sunny, 47. by tuesday, clouds roll in could see the chance for showers. 49 degrees closer to our normal 50 this time of year. into the 50s on wednesday, beautiful day on wednesday. 54 wednesday, 48 thursday and mostly cloudy on friday 46 degrees. we lose an hour of sleep tomorrow as we spring forward. change your clocks before you go to bed tonight for daylight

saving time. police arrested ramon williams and his brother, carlton hipps, both face murder and attempted robbery charges. william was arraigned last night. hipps was wounded in a shootout with officer wilson's partner. people continued to build a makeshift memorial at the video game store where officer wilson was shot to death. two men walked into the store on thursday and announced a robbery unaware officer wilson was inside buying a gift for his son. that's when the gunfire broke out. st. martin de porres on lehigh avenue will remember officer wilson with a mass tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. i'm ted greenberg. always get the latest breaking news and weather with the nbc 10 app free from the app store. more of the "today" show is coming your way next. we're back at 9:00. have a great weekend.

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>> she looks like she's pretty good. >> saturday morning, march 7th 2015. starting to warm up here. we'll change the topic. >> something to keep his mouth shut. >> that was one of those times. >> yes. >> one of those times. >> nice crowd with us. >> i agree sheinelle. >> thanks for bailing me out. >> still to come in this half hour -- >> a look back at one of the most important days in the civil rights movement. i headed to selma this week to talk to some of the people who live there now about bloody sunday and what it means to them. >> then i have a question for all of you. of course we spring forward tonight. perhaps you've heard. do you know why we do it why we still do it? >> is there a real reason? >> we're going the tell you. >> has to do with -- >> common misconception. once again you're wrong. >> again, mouth shut. and later there's only one thing toe do if you are sick of this winter like i am. so let's get out of here.

we'll take a look at some great travel deals that will have you packing your suitcase in no time. >> says the girl who's off to the bahamas in a couple days. >> leaving monday for the bahamas. let's start this half hour with the first of its kind award show for the amazing images captured by drones. we've seen incredible sights from these devices. people who operate them are being recognized for their work. kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: cameras on remotely operated drones take us to places and show us our world in ways we've rarely seen before like a hungry alligator launching towards the sky as if to snatch a bird in midflight. now the new york city drone film festival aims to recognize this emerging genre sponsored in part by nbc news entries of some of the most breathtaking photography in the world will be judged this weekend. drones that can cost as little as $150 are upending a domain once controlled by hollywood. >> i got to set up the camera

for this one real quick. >> reporter: former architects turned filmmakers made this movie short called "tiny boston." >> it's no longer exclusive to the hollywoo. it's a tool everyone can exploit and use. >> reporter: but there's a concern. >> drones can violate privacy. >> how? >> they can take pictures of me when i don't want them to. >> you have a phone, right? >> yes. >> and you can go up even closer than a drone and take a picture. >> reporter: film festival organizer sas beyond recognizing the best films they want to expand the definition of a drone. >> the reality is drones are being used across the world for spying reconnaissance bombing and all kinds of war missions. that's not what these kind of drones are. >> reporter: drone photography, awe inspiring and spectacular. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news new york. >> seems like it's a good time

for a check of the weather. >> yes. i know it's cold out here this morning and cold in the eastern half of the country, but we will see a warm-up starting tomorrow. all of that warm air, above average air in the southwest, the 70s, the 80s, will try to spread east. we are looking at 60s today in the plain states 40s to the northern plains and in the thirlts in the northeast with a little bit of lake-effect snow. tomorrow we are looking for a warm-up back through parts of the plains. we'll be in the lower 60s. rain develops for texas and the gulf coast. the southeast should top out in the 70s. new york city about 47 degrees, which will feel pretty nice and a good saturday morning, meteorologist michelle grossman. finally a quiet weekend. lots of sunshine this weekend temperature's cold today but milder on sunday. expect a mixture of sun and clouds, cloud cover to the north and west. cold with temperatures topping out around 38 degrees. 50 is normal for this time of year. closer to that 50 degree mark on sunned with mostly sunny skies,

46 degrees. more sunshine on monday 47. 49 with rain showers on tuesday and then into the 50s on wednesday. have a great day. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks. sheinelle is inside with today's "closet fan of the day." >> i love our fans. good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> ready for your moments? >> so ready. >> take it away. >> still to come on "today," it's almost time to spring ahead, but why do we even both we are daylight saving time anymore? >> but first, ash, you're my best friend in the entire world. and -- >> stop it are you serious? >> i've been wanting to do this for a very long time. and you mean the absolute world to me. and i know you always talked about how special you are and i just wanted to let you know what i've been dying to say, ashley -- >> oh my god -- >> will you -- will you marry me? >> oh my god. oh my god.

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>> oh, my. that's a kiss. >> the whole family. >> congratulations. to the whole family's here. in case you missed it we just had an incredible proposal from our "plaza fans of the day. ". >> that ring is bigger than my face. >> not that it matters but it is lovely. >> and she did say yes. >> she's shaking. >> oh my gosh. >> everybody's here. >> here's to love on a sat morning. we love love. we do that every week. >> the surprise might wear off. >> she generally had no idea. like let's practice the lines, trying to be in on the secret. >> congrats. >> we can't help it. we're really excited. here is yet another reminder for you, before you go to bed tonight, set your clocks one hour ahead for daylight saving time. >> you lose an hour of sleep but you'll be gaining more sunlight and that's certainly worth something. right?

all this talk about springing ahead got us thinking what exactly is the point of it all? [ alarm ] why do we spring forward anyway? how did this all start? many think it was to give farmers more daylight. but a leading expert on the subject says they're wrong. >> the opposite is true. it moves everybody else's time forward but they have to follow the sun. >> reporter: daylight saving and it is saving not savings, actually became popular during world war ii. european leaders figured shifting the workday around more sunlight meant saving energy and more money for the war effort. soon, people were springing forward the world over. today, some 70 countries do it. woodrow wilson siped it into law here in 1918. that was repealed. it came back during world war ii then dropped again. it finally reemerged for nearly the entire country during the

oil crisis of the '70s. opponents say it's not even clear how much energy we're saving and there may be another bigger problem. a new university of mumy study finds there are 25% more heart attacks the monday after we spring forward likely due to sleep deprivation, which causes stress. still, our expert says the pros outweigh the cons. >> it's important to make a distinction between the effects of the daylight saving time clock change which lasts a day or a few days at most versus the effects of daylight saving time itself which lasts eight months. >> our expert there also points out aside from energy savings there are fewer traffic accidents, less outdoor crime, and people are generally hammier with more daylight at the end of the day. and oh by the way, arizona and hawaii the only two states that do not spring forward. >> i love the first couple days after it happens because you're like it would really be 6:00 right now. oh my gosh it's still sunny at

7:00. we vault this little conversation. always fascinating that more than 300 million know what i mean this country and -- >> at work? >> yeah. >> at the most part right. >> because they're all watching you. >> which by the way you may have just jinxed us for tomorrow. so we'll see which one of us shows late. >> and the phones change automatically. i think that helps. >> i always worry it won't happen. >> i trust. >> will you call me when your alarm goes off? if you've ever been bitten by the daylight saving bug, we want to hear from you. send us your horror story. maybe you overslept, missed work missed your own wedding? can that happen? their wedding must have been really early in the morning. use >> where did the married cup gol? >> we had to move them out far little bit but they'll be back. >> let them have some time.

>> they're not married yet. up next, if you're sick of all this snow and cold we have some great getaways that will have you warming up in no time without breaking the bud dave: the effect that standardized testing is having on our students is already coming through, it's already

showing, and they haven't even taken the test yet. my first-grader came home the other day and cried, because he couldn't - he didn't feel like going to karate practice. after he was done with his work, he said, "mom, i'm just tired," and started to cry. in first grade. what are we doing? what are we doing to our kids?

this moerning in "today's" travel escaping the cold heading somewhere warm and sunny? sound like a great plan to us. if you're sick of this winter too, it is time to say good-bye to the snow and hello to the sun. there ar great deals out there as long as you know where to look. to help us do that we're joined by jamie freedman senior editor at travel zoo. >> good morning. >> great to have you here. we all need this right now. >> we need to get away. >> naples florida, $89 a night including breakfast? >> yes. daily, includes weekends at the bay front inn right on the water. it's also right off fifth avenue there so all those ritzy shops.

you can eat breakfast right on the water, which sounds perfect on day like today. >> that sounds amazing. i think we should do the show from there tomorrow. that's in florida. maybe if you're out west been a little rough there too. sonoma. >> sonoma enjoy some wine. the vineyards inn, a four-star property right in the heart of sonoma county. it includes $185 worth of extras so not only is the $199 midweek, 50% off regular rates be you also credit gete credits toward the spa there, the restaurant there, all sorts of great stuff, food and wine pairing deals. amazing. >> getting better and better. scottsdale arizona, a drier warmth. >> in scottsdale it's $169 a night, which is 50% off regular nights. it's a one-stop shop. all you have to do is stay there. a casino golf courses, pools, spa, you don't have to leave. >> includes brea >> for two and they're waiving the resort fee. >> we'll have to sample each and

every one of these. if you want a hidden island, the atlantis in the bahamas. >> i've been a couple times. i can vouch for how fabulous it is. there's something for everyone. this deal is $199 in april for their beach towers. it includes a dolphin experience access to the water parks, kids eat free. >> oh great. sign me up. then also could be a great time of year for a cruise. that in-between season. $399 a person for seven nights? >> less than $55 a night you get your meal, accommodations, island hopping, stopping at st. maarten. it's beautiful. what's great about smc is kids 1 11 and under sail free. >> the hardest part can be getting there. what about air fare deals? how do we find those? >> two great tips. if you have flexibility, try and fly on a tuesday, wednesday, or saturday because that's when most airlines tend to lower their fares. the second tip is check out

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we are back on a saturday morning. the 50th anniversary of the attack in selma alabama. >> i spent some time in selma earlier this week and talked to people who live there now. i was curious to see how they view all of this attention. and i wanted to hear their thoughts on the city's history and their hopes for the future. ♪ >> the police hitting you, trying to knock you down swinging. >> they would call us names and throw things at us. spit at us. >> reporter: what was it like marching in the '60s? >> it was like we were in a war but we had no arms no weapons. >> i guess we were so young we didn't have sense enough to be afraid. we wanted our rights. >> we have many difficult moment

s s, but we always gained new courage and vigor to carry on. >> reporter: in this house, dr. king and others literally put their boots on before they went out to march. >> my parents made a conscious decision because of his friendship to open their home to dr. king. it was a testament to what they wanted for themselves and for me. >> we must let it be known all over the world that we will not take it any longer. >> yes, sir! >> reporter: it's been 50 years. has enough changed? >> it's a lot better but, you know you still have some people that feel the same way. >> after 50 years, we are more separated now than we've ever been. >> the youth are the ones who really carried the movement out. >> you take someone young to put forth the effort to fight for what you believe in. >> reporter: so would you say

everyone is treated equally? >> most people are treated equally and it's not an equality factor. >> even though it's not legally segregated in a way it's still socially segregated. >> the main purpose of 1965 was to allow people the right to vote. the only thing i can't excuse in my mind is why people in dallas county only turn out 35% vote. >> you have more privileges now than you ever had. just to be able to just take it for granted it's the wrong attitude. >> reporter: how would you define selma's future? >> selma has a different demeanor different people different attitude, different mind seth >> we're writing new history now. >> we need dreams set aspirations for our city to really move forward. >> i would love to see this city come together black and white, whatever color. >> if you push through these, like barriers and hardships between races, it's going to make our city stronger.

>> reporter: whaten you think about the future of selma, what's your hope for this town? >> selma should be the shining city on the river that quite frankly showed this nation and the world how this country could be better. >> when we spoke with leaders in the community, it was interesting to hear many of the students in selma were unaware of the civil rights movement that happened in their very own town until the movie "selma" was released several months ago. another thing i was struck with when i talked to adults and kids, everybody, they have so much pride in their town you know even with its rocky history, they want the best for their city. the kids say even if they're going off to college, they want to come back raise their kids there pap lot of people involved in the marches chose to stay in selma. they want the best for their city. >> president obama there today along with the first family president george w. bush also

there. and about 100,000 folks expected to descend on a city about 20,000 people living there. >> the mayor was saying you know what it's going to take everybody, you know, going outside, sweeping your porch, almost like guests are coming. >> a lot of them. >> absolutely. >> a great piece. >> thank you to everybody in selma, the schools. they all came out just to tell their story. >> that is going to do it for us on this saturday morning. again, a quick reminder here before we get out of here. don't forget to spring ahead tonight, turn those clocks forward an hour before you go to bed. >> we also want to say congratulations to ashley and her fiance. a huge surprise on our show this morning. we were so excited so to see it here live. >> best wishes so you guys. we'll see everyone beak here tomorrow morning. have a great day. don't forget the clocks!

good morning, i'm ted greenberg. just ahead on nbc 10 news today, gunfire in old city, philadelphia this morning, three people are in custody. we're live with what happened when police confronted suspects trying to drive off from a shooting scene. a memorial begins to grow for a police officer gunned down while trying to buy a video for his son. an update on the investigation. frigid now, temperatures in the teens, we're warming this weekend and into the 50s during your workweek. details straight ahead. you have two more days to indulge in spring fever, a week before spring begins. details coming up on an inexpensive and easy way to get to the philadelphia flower show. that's coming up on nbc 10 news today at 9:00 a.m., next.

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nbc 10 news starts now. right now on nbc 10 news today, philadelphia police have three people in custody after a shooting and crash. why officers say they had to open fire on the suspects. after a frigid start, it's sunny and dry today. here's a live look over west philadelphia. and the schuylkill river. we'll warm up into the 30s today and get even warmer tomorrow. good morning, everybody. welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm ted greenberg. just about 9:00 on this saturday, march 7th. thanks so much for starting your weekend with us. let's get a check of our weekend forecast from first alert meteorologist michelle grossman in the weather center. the warmup sounds nice but we're still in the freezing for now. >> it is well below freeing technically. temperatures in the teens. we are starting a warming trend today, tomorrow and into the 50s during your workweek.

let's take a look outdoors. it looks so pretty. sunshine and we're mainly looking at sunshine everywhere. this is a look along boat house row. look at these temperatures, 22 in philadelphia 20 in kennett square, 18 degrees in trenton to the north and west, same story, still in the teens. 19 in allentown, 9 in lancaster, 9 in quakertown and 18 in shenandoah. down to the south and east, changes, 19 at the atlantic city airport. 23 in dover, delaware. you factor in the winds, it feels colder than that in many spots. 10 in philadelphia 10 is what it feels like in allentown and 2 in millville. we're clear, we're cold, that will be the story throughout the day. by 11:00, 27 33 by 1:00 37 by 3:00 p.m. philadelphia police say a driver nearly ran down an officer as three men sped away