good morning. trail of destruction. a powerful cyclone with winds of more than 200 miles per hour hits the island of vanuatu. dozens feared dead and communications down it could take days or weeks to assess the damage. a brief reign? comments from pope francis that he may have next left of the leader of the catholic church. and heroic rescue. a look as first responders rush to save a toddler trapped in a partially submerged car. >> pass her up. >> go. >> the heart pounding rescue as seen through the eyes of those who saved her life.

and triumph. the return of emotional serena williams she avoided for more than a decade. what brought her there. today, saturday march 14th 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today," with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. lester holt is enjoying a day off. a lot of people talking about the reign of the pope. >> it has people scratching their heads. we want to get to the top story which is the powerful cyclone that roared onshore in the south pacific. reports of damage are still coming in.

we know dozens of people are feared dead. dylan has the latest. good morning. the communications have been nearly cut off. that is a major issue when it comes to finding out what is going on there. significant damage being reported as perhaps one of the worst weather disasters this area has seen ever. it is vanuatu. an island chain. it is small. there are at least eight people dead. we are hearing about widespread devastation. homes completely destroyed. folks wandering around with no place to go. aid is being sent to the area. people are trying to get by. we have seen flooding and landslides will be an issue. the rough surf and storm surge is possible. the storm packed winds of 175 miles an hour. it is called cyclone in this part of the world. here is vanuatu. you see winds at 155 miles per

hour. it is going to continually move away from new zealand. we will see tropical storm force winds hit that island and we see the storm surge and rough surf. this storm will continue to weaken over the course of the next 24 to 48 hours. it will be an issue for new zealand because of the outer effects of the storm. >> thank you, dylan. now to ferguson missouri where the manhunt continues this morning for the gunman who shot two officers as they stood guard outside the police station. nbc's ron allen remains in ferguson. >> reporter: good morning, craig. a lot of tension here outside of the ferguson police headquarters where the ambush happened. police say it is too soon to tell if the gunman was involved with the protest or an outsider as some claim. for one night, ferguson did get

a break. maybe it was the cold steady rain. police outside the headquarters were were there to stand with the officers. >> we know there are things to improve. we want to work together. we cannot work until there is peace. >> reporter: what ferguson's mayor wanted to hear. >> i know the guys here in blue appreciate it. >> reporter: today, the search continues for the gunman who wounded two officers this week. both recovering at home. one with a bullet still lodged behind his ear. detectives are working around the clock following up leads. >> i cannot tell you if an arrest is eminent. >> reporter: the streets were quiet overnight. six of the employees, police chief and city manager have left since the justice department exposed bias policing. some want the entire police department dismantled. mayor knowles told lester holt that is not necessary.

>> we think there are bad apples out there. i don't think that is indicative of the entire police department. >> reporter: also later today, in madison, wisconsin, another police department facing criticism in a racially charged case 19-year-old tony robinson shot and killed by a madison police officer, the investigation is in the hands of the state police to determine if the officer's actions were justified. craig. >> ron allen on the streets of ferguson. thank you. the newly hired attorney for the fraternity at the center of the scandal for the university of oklahoma is speaking out. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at the oklahoma university campus this morning with more. gabe good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning. today, these campus is quiet. the local sae chapter is

fighting for survival. the attorney is not ruling out a lawsuit. the local fraternity chapter kicked off campus for the racist chant has lawyered up. >> i think there was a premature rush to judgment. >> reporter: stephen jones is the high profile attorney hired by sigma alpha epsilon at ou. he represented timothy mcveigh during the oklahoma city bombing trial. >> we are interested where needed to act and protect the due process rights and first amendment rights and the 14th amendment rights of the members. >> reporter: he says members of the fraternity have gotten death threats and not all of them were involved in the chant which took place on a charter bus to a social event a week ago today. >> we are talking about one incident with nine seconds of video on one of five buses. >> reporter: in the wake of the

ou incident sae has drawn scrutiny across the country. the national chapter investigating louisiana tech university. the university of washington looking into racial slurs yelled from the sae house last month. >> they were screaming you apes. >> reporter: the sae chapter says it wasn't them. >> i don't doubt that hurtful things were said. >> reporter: the fraternity's image may be damaged but stressed there are good chapters out there. mckell is the chapter president for the university of mississippi. >> the thing to do is judge the large population by a few. >> reporter: here at ou, the university's investigation is continuing. it will not comment.

sae's national headquarters said it has nothing to do with hiring the lawyer. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez for us thank you. >> we have the cohost of the cyclone and here with us in the studio. >> thanks for having me. >> there was talk after president obama was elected about a post-racial america. >> post-blackness. >> in 2011 you wrote about it. this term is the enemy of communication, understanding and progress. if you look at the events the country is more divided than ever. how did we get to this point? >> i'm not sure a lot of folks thought about racism and the election of president obama brought racial divide to an end. even more we must express

ourselves. the casual racism we see at ou we see all the time. it is easy to talk about. the institutional racism in ferguson is harder to talk about and identify. i'm glad to see that coming up. we have seen the doj stepping in over 20 police departments noting patterns and practices of institutional racism over the years. the police brutalizing the community happens all the time. >> i want to go back to what you said about president obama and the post-racialness that doesn't really exist in the country. talking about racism is hard in america. what do you think a black president has meant for that conversation? >> it is a difficult question craig. i appreciate you asking it. the president in his first term had a harder time entering that conversation. you saw what happened with skip

gates, he tried to enter it. and the summit which many thought was failed. the second term he has been more aggressive and open. not only to the things he said with trayvon and other things but also sending the attorney general out to do certain things. jim comey coming out and doing certain things. ultimately the conversation is difficult because a lot of times black people do the talking and white people don't talk because they don't want to seem racist. >> it is very difficult to have an honest conversation. you don't want to offend anybody. am i supposed to call you black or supposed to call you african-american? i don't always know. where do you start that conversation so it is open and it is honest and people can say i just need to talk about it so i can understand it. >> the part is black people are

often seen as "other" and not fully one of us. when we live together and work together and pray to the and party together we are one. we are together. we are a single community. we can see each other's humanity. it becomes easy to see the humanity of the people you are close to but can you see the humanity of strangers. then we see each other as human beings and work to the other issues. >> all right. >> starts with one conversation. very good. >> good to see you. >> nice to have you here. to politics now and a major faceoff this week with the top contenders with the republican presidential nominations. among them jeb bush returning to the first time where presidential dreams can come true or be dashed. the state of new hampshire. nbc's kristen welker is live at the white house for us. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: craig good morning. the 2016 presidential campaign has not officially begun, but it

feels like it has in new hampshire this weekend where a crush of reporters and potential presidential contenders flooded the granite state. >> nice to see you. >> reporter: establishment favorite jeb bush making his first political trip in 15 years to the state of new hampshire pressing the flesh at a fund-raiser friday night. >> my inaugural voyage at a house party that looks like this at least. >> reporter: but questions about e-mail use followed him here. he talked about about the e-mails have followed him over hillary clinton used her personal e-mail when she was secretary of state. >> we complied with the law. we made e-mails public long before mrs. clinton. totally different. >> reporter: the latest poll shows bush has fierce competition. he is leading in new hampshire,

but wisconsin governor scott walker is a few points behind. walker also in the granite state this weekend lacks name recognition recognition. he tried to take a swipe at the former president and brother. i just think voters will look at this and say if we are running against hillary clinton, we'll need a name from the future. not a name from the past to win. they are not the only potential gop hopefuls trying to court new hampshire's independent voters. rick perry made stops on thursday and friday and ted cruz arrives on sunday. >> new hampshire like iowa is all about the touch. it is about meeting the voters. this is their introduction to those voters who are so important. >> reporter: the democrats are also eyeing new hampshire. hillary clinton has reportedly building up her team in that state. other candidates like former governor martin o'malley is

visiting as well. craig. >> kristen, thank you. some dramatic moments during a police chase in california and it was caught on camera. sheinelle. >> a wild shootout with sheriff's deputies and a kidnapping suspect. choppers followed the action as the suspect gets out waving his gun of the suv. police say he shot first and police returned. the suspect takes off on foot before eventually falling down bloody and getting up. he is wanted for allegedly forcing his wife into a car at gunpoint. the operation is underway off the coast of florida where 11 armed forces died. the marines released the names of seven veterans killed. they include andrew seif who received the silver star days before the crash.

and to kansas where 11 people are dead and two more treated for listeria. the illnesses have been linked to blue bellies cream products. the web site says this is the first time they ever recalled one of their products. they traced the potential listeria product to one of the machines. we are told all products produced by the machine were discarded. a police officer in china is recovering from a wild ride on a hood. look at this video. a traffic cop hanging on as the car speeds through the city streets. police finally stopped the suspect's car. and emotional moment for serena williams left her in cheers and tears. 14 years after being booed at indian wells, california she returned to cheers. she was choked up. her sister cried remembering how her family was booed in 2001.

the crowd was on her side as she struggled to the second round victory. she said she felt like just being there. she thought she would never go back. >> what a good move for them. thank you, sheinelle. rain in the northeast. rain in lots of places. >> it is better than rain here. i woke up and heard the drops. i can handle this. we do have a lot of rain. from the southeast stretching back to the tennessee river valley to the northeast, too. a bit of icing in western and central massachusetts. we have flood watches in southern indiana and kentucky and western new york where we he could have heavy downpours. the ice jams and flooding potential because of the snow on the ground. we have freezing rain in albany and boston. we could have snow in bangor maine. the low pressure system will produce rain in the mid-atlantic

and snow will be isolated to maine for tonight and into tomorrow morning. then on the back side of it we should see a bit of snow wrap around in boston. i don't think we will break that record. we need 2 inches. we will see 1 inch or less. we will see rain. in bangor we could have 9 to 12 inches of snow in the heavy downpours of snow a good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. grab the umbrellas. scattered showers throughout the afternoon and evening hours, especially this afternoon, bring the umbrellas if you have plans later on this evening. cooler to the north and west. by sunday temperatures around 52 degrees. a beautiful start to the workweek. nice 58. st. paddy's day, a breezy day, 52. back into the 40s for wednesday, thursday and friday. 45 on friday. have a great day. latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks.

turning to the download. >> it is hard to pay attention to everything out there. that is why we take a few minutes to bring you the biggest headlines of the past week. we call it "the download." >> new violence in ferguson. >> shots fired. officer down. >> officers attempt to control the crowd of protesters outside of the ferguson police department. >> i would have to make an assumption that the shots were directed at my police officers. >> racial tensions high on one university campus. >> fraternity at the university of oklahoma is being closed. >> a freshman member of sigma alpha epsilon, parker rice writing, i'm deeply sorry for what i did saturday night. >> and a deadly military training accident in florida. >> on board the chopper were seven marines and crew members. >> they had several thousand hours in that cockpit. >> the weather played a major

factor. dramatic moments in the boston marathon bombing trial. >> the boat that dzhokhar tsarnaev was hiding in and what he wrote on it. >> killing our innocent civilians. >> some dramatic video of the man carjacked. >> him on the video running to a nearby mobile station. tamerlan leaped out of the car to tell his brother what happened. >> they are the suspects of the marathon bombing. meanwhile, hillary clinton speaks out. >> i opted for convenience to use my personal e-mail account. >> on her work e-mails went to colleagues on e-mail accounts and automatically archived. and landmark decision in music. a federal jury says one of the decade's biggest hits "blurred

lines" infringed "got to give it up." on the golf course a real hazard. >> 13-foot alligator showed up on the course. >> and a special moment. a 7-year-old boy named alex getting a bionic arm from robert downey jr. >> as you can see my life is not working. half the time one ends up breaking on me. i work on it. >> you work and work until you get it right. >> it's a marriage of robotic technology. bang. nailed it! the biggest stories of the week. the chopper crash. you have a special connection. >> one of my best friends, her cousin was on the black hawk helicopter that went down.

captain stanford shaw. all of the families affected by this. our military are our heroes. they are always working for us. even when you think they are safe in our country. >> and because we conduct those missions and training exercises so often, people forgot how dangerous it is. >> very dangerous. >> so true. robert downey jr. >> it was a beautiful moment with the little boy. i love the moment when someone says do you know who that is and the boy says "iron man!" >> i loved listening to him have a canonversation. >> robert downey jr. should do more movie was children. >> the expression on his face. the verdict. that is going to have quite the ripple effect through the music industry. >> it is big. i was thinking i love pharrell.

i guess there has to be april line even when your intentions are pure. you have to protect yourself 50 years from now. >> i interviewed someone this morning and someone was talking about baba o'reilly. where do you draw the lines to protect yourself. there was a mood and feeling when he created it. now officially there is a line. i don't know the "blurred line." >> it was close. >> the pun intended. still to come are you ready? are you ready? >> we're ready. >> a once in a lifetime moment happening in a couple of hours. we will tell you what that moment is.

still to come on "today," a horrific fight caught on camera.

this morning, most arrests in the brawl as police try to figure out why it happened. and also the secret nbc 10 news starts now. >> good morning, i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 7:30. a wet one out there today. get ready for a whole lot of rain. let's get right to the forecast with meteorologist michelle grossman. >> good morning.

we're looking at rain this morning, looking at fog across the area. reduced visibility, taking a look outdoors you can see the fog from our cape may camera. temperatures, this is the good news, above freezing 42 in philadelphia, 35 in lancaster, and 46 degrees in wildwood. we're seeing city rain all across the area. that steady rain continues through the morning and tapering to showers and drizzle later on this afternoon into the evening and night time hours. 57 to 60 clearing on sunday partly sunny but windy, 52. monday looking beautiful. 58 degrees, mostly sunny, light winds. 52 partly sunny on monday. saying good-bye to a hero. right now, colleagues friends and family are saying a final farewell to robert wilson iii killed in the line of duty. a viewing for wilson got under way just a few moments ago.

a police procession marched through the streets earlier this morning to the palestra in university city. the funeral will begin in a few hours. officer wilson was in uniform when he went into this gamestop in north philadelphia a week ago thursday to do a security check and buy a gift for his son. police say two men came in and tried to rob the place. wilson tried to protect the clerks and customers and engained in a gun battle. he was shot and killed. carlton hipps and ramon williams were charged with his murder. hipps was hurt in the shootout and is still in the hospital. williams is being held in jail. there will be road closures because of the procession to the burial in landsdown from the palestra. here's a list of what will be shut down. get more information on our website, nbc10.com or on the nbc 10 news app. i'm rosemary connors. now back to "today."

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people need to know that the shaking is not over. it will hit again and it will be a bigger monster. >> welcome back on a saturday morning. we are back. it is march 14th 2015. that is a look at the trailer for the new movie coming out in a few months. it shows the catastrophic events of the earthquake hitting san francisco. that is asking people if the big one that we all talk about could hit in the near future. just ahead, a new study that could make some people nervous. in the meantime back in new york outside rockefeller plaza. a few rain drops cannot damper spirits of the crowd. braving the rain to say hello.

we will head out in the rain in a bit. >> dylan says it will be rainy all day. >> i don't know if i ever said that. i agree. >> we talked about that off camera maybe. also coming up in this half hour you probably would not want to workout in weather like this but it is warming up. it is time to get the gear to exercise outside eventually. what to look for to make sure you are putting your best fitness foot forward. we are talking about fashion. the personal stylist sounds great, but not in our budgets. what if you could actually have your personal stylists and better yet, said stylist would deliver the clothes to your door without breaking the bank. a lot of services. and we will update a story we brought you this week. a toddler rescued after the horrifying car accident that killed her mother all caught on camera. the intense moments of how they were able to get to her safely. >> incredible. we begin with the fallout

from the brutal brawl that happened in the mcdonald's restaurant. three people are now under arrest for the fight caught on camera. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with more. we want to warn you the video is disturbing. >> three teenagers were arrested. one suspect detained in atlanta with a plane ticket to jamaica. the video caught a lot of people off guard this week and it is disturbing to watch. this is actually part of a growing trend. it is front page news in new york city. the vicious fight at the brooklyn mcdonald's. after school let out, a group of high school girls ganged up on classmates. cheers and no one stepped in. not as she lies on the floor getting kicked. employees called 911. the victim was taken to the hospital. police say she refuses to name

her attackers. three teens were arrested. three juniors at the same high school said they were not surprised there was a fight here. they see them a lot. >> when it happens, what do the other kids do? >> pull out their phones and run to the fight. that's messed up. >> reporter: videos like these are far too common online. this one got more than 8 million views. one viewer commented brings me joy. the web site worldstarhiphop.com has been a show case for teenage girls brawling. in some of the videos you hear people cheering on the fight. >> and it is all about the likes and getting noticed at the end of the day. we live in times of social media. >> reporter: but where were the adults? >> why wouldn't an adult at the mcdonald's step up and get involved? >> fear. fear of the youth. today, more adults are afraid of

their children. >> reporter: sean used to be in a gang. now he runs youth outreach trying to curb violence in brooklyn. >> the society is at a point of the lowest where you have young girls feel it is okay to be that violent. >> reporter: to change that he says somebody is going to have to step in. >> local officials are asking people to step forward and give information to the police about the mcdonald's fight. the real challenge is changing the way the fights are glorified online by a growing number of kids. >> disgusting. >> is it all about getting noticed? >> it is. it is about getting the hits. you become more popular and increase your cred. >> here is the other thing we are not talking about. the culture of snitching. you wonder when someone comes forward, they are labelled in a way that makes it difficult. >> a lot of distrust of the police in neighborhoods like that.

for sure. >> thank you, stephanie. good to see you. congratulations. i have not seen you since. >> thank you very much. dylan is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. good to see you back. >> good morning, guys. i'm not buying that you girls are all turning 50. your drippy sign is saying that. where are you from? >> vermont. >> you are spending the weekend in new york. let's go to the west coast where we have a warm up. temperatures will actually be too hot. we could break records. l.a. is 25 degrees above average. boise, idaho 515 degrees above average. low 80s tomorrow. that is 36 degrees above average. that is where the warm air is hiding. the southeast is warm later on tomorrow after the rain. we have a wintry mix across northern new england. we could see freezing rain. up in bangor maine, we could see up to a foot of sn

a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. grab the umbrellas. we're looking at steady rain this morning amid scattered showers throughout the afternoon and evening hours. especially this afternoon bringing the umbrellas if you have plans later on this evening. 57 to 60, cooler to the north and west. by sunday windy day, temperatures around 52 degrees. a beautiful start to the workweek, nice 58 st. paddy's day, a breezy day, 52. back into the 40s for wednesday, thursday and friday. 45 friday. have a great day. i love this. we have the girl scouts with the laminated signs. they are not dripping. they were from worcester, massachusetts. thanks for being here. >> well prepared. dylan, thanks. still to come surprising comments from pope francis about how long he think he will remain ahead of the catholic church. and could california get hit

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imagines what such a disaster might look like. now a new study from top scientists says the odds of a real-life mega quake, 8.0 or greater on the richter scale have jumped. >> we have more information. >> reporter: the mega quake prediction is a bit shaky. >> we get earthquakes on average about every 500 years. >> reporter: scientists warn weaker like those that hit california in the last several decades are long overdue. >> the last time we had a really big earthquake in california was in 1906 with the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that destroyed san francisco. >> reporter: the study says the earthquake like that will likely hit california in the next 30 years. >> the way i put it lock

loaded and ready to roll. >> reporter: not quite like this. jordan consulted with the makers of "san andreas" but says the information was likely ignored. >> that is a movie guy's idea of the buildings falling apart. it is not realistic. they are not into realism. >> reporter: in california the real blockbuster still coming soon may be sooner than expected. for "today," jacob rascon nbc news los angeles. >> one word. yikes. up next, something to get you going. how you dress for i need to look for a used car. but i just keep putting it off. it's daunting. what if i make the wrong choice? it's like, if i buy a t-shirt and then change my mind i can return it. but a car?

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clothes on to get you motivated. >> exactly. >> let's see the hottest trends. we have our walker. we have britney, our intern. what does britney have on? the pair of leggings. they are so cool looking. >> a hot trend. we love everything she is wearing. it is carrie underwood's line. it is anti-microbial. >> hydrating too. >> the water bottle is genius. it is the kangaroo bottle. you can store your cards and keys and any cash. >> that is brilliant. i have been waiting for that water bottle. cool. britney, thanks. up next chris is our runner. jogging on in here. starting off, let's talk about the shoes.

i keep hearing more about them. >> don't be fooled. they are light as minimal shoes on the market. it will keep you stable during your run. it cushions. you feel less heavy impact. >> especially as the joints are aging likes mine. if you want to keep your hands free. >> the camelback running belt. you can put your essentials in there. a gel or bar fits in there. as she turns around she has water bottles. they fit in the curve of your back. >> she has on compression tights. a lot of runners like. >> you want to have a pair of go-to black tights. these are spanx. >> they are spanx? >> yes. they make active wear. the compression fabric can get more blood and oxygen to your muscles. >> we are in between seasons

right now. you want to dress in layers. >> this is the perfect lightweight zip. it is not too hot or cold. you can adjust the sip erzipper. >> this is all great. i love it. chris, thank you. up next liz is the cyclist. the essentials. let's start off with the helmet. >> we love the helmet. it is feminine. it is a perfect silhouette to cruise to work or long ride on the weekend. >> sunglasses are essential. it is hard to find some that fit under the helmet, but not slip. >> they are rubber grips on the temple. the reflective lens are fun for the spring. >> we love the bright color for spring of the jacket. it has important features. >> this is a jacket and if you

get too warm you take it off. it folds into its pocket. it velcros as well. >> things are brilliant. and also the shoes she is wearing, they look more like running shoes. >> you don't have to feel pressure to clip in your pedals. you want something that is flat and stiff. it will not make it difficult for the pedal. >> if this does not motivate you, i don't know what will. details are on our web site on today.com. just a reminder if you are interested in running the half marathon natalie and i would love you to join us for the women's half marathon here in new york city in central park on sunday april 19th. while you are checking out the information on today.com, you can tell us why you run. jackie thank you for being with us. up next, today is a very

special day. especially if you are a math geek or you want to be one. we will tell you why. but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we're back on a saturday morning. did you know a once in a lifetime moment is happening today. march 14th 2015. >> that's right. today is pi day. >> that is why you are wearing your glasses. >> the super smart look for the math people. i did well in math. that is a story for another day. talking about pi as in p-i and pie. thank you for our friends marie calander. dylan, talk about the ones in a lifetime day. >> we are looking for any excuse to eat pie but in honor of pi

day, let me tell you what pi is. take the circumference of the circle. it goes on in infinity. today is 3-14-15. let's take this a step further. at 9:26 and 53 we have these numbers. 3.141592653. if you applied to m.i.t. you get your notification at exactly 9:26 this morning. i don't think we have to worry. albert einstein was born on 3-14. today is pi day. i want to point out we have a special pie with a pi on it. it is apples and pears. a nice pie for you. whatever your excuse is go for

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we have reduced visibility because of fog. we take it slower out there. could see pounding on roadways. we're looking at wet roadways across the area. here's i-95. light to steady rain falling across the area. every spot seeing rain. we'll see that over the next two hours before it tapers to showers and drizzle. temperatures above freezing. that's the good news for you in philadelphia 36 in reading, 46 in atlantic city and it is 48 in dover. for today, plan on that rain tapering from afternoon to evening showers. partly sunny sunday 52 beautiful on monday up to 58. st. paddy's day, partly sunny, into the 40s wednesday, thursday and friday. right now, colleagues friends and family are saying a final farewell to philadelphia police officer robert wilson iii a viewing for officer wilson got under way just about an hour ago at 7:00. this was the scene earlier this morning as the police procession

marched through the streets of center city to the palestra in university city. the funeral begins in just a few hours from now. officer wilson was killed at this gamestop store during an attempted robbery. the suspects hit wilson during a gun battle. carlton hipps and ramon williams are charged with murder. hipps was injured in the gunfire. he's still in the hospital. williams is behind bars. now to new video of a house collapse in kensington. you can see the aftermath of the collapse along east sterner street this morning. emergency crews took one person to the hospital. no word on that person's condition. i'm rosemary connors, now back to today.

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good morning. it is saturday, march 14th, 2015. here is a look at the top stories. trail of destruction. homes blown away and people are cut off from the world as the united nations prepare for emergency operations. new video this morning of the death defying rescue in utah. the toddler strapped upside down in a car for hours. first responders were able to save her. we will take you inside the rescue. and a brief reign? on the second anniversary of the papacy pope francis suggests his days at vatican are numbered. talking about what he hopes to

do all day when his reign is over. straight ahead. >> good morning. welcome back to "today." saturday morning. the rain not keeping the crowd away on rockefeller plaza. here to say hello. nice to have you guys. good morning. >> looking sharp on the plaza when it is nice out. i'm erica hill alongside craig melvin in for lester and dylan dreyer is here. >> really? >> we did encourage him. >> this is an awful rain coat. i look ridiculous. lots to get to this morning. let's start with sheinelle who is following the legal developments in the oklahoma university scandal.

>> the newly hired lawyer for the fraternity at the center of the scandal at university of oklahoma is speaking out. stephen jones is not ruling out legal action against the school. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at the campus. good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. the sae chapter is fighting for survival. the lawsuit is not his first choice but not ruling it out. stephen jones represented timothy mcveigh in the oklahoma city bombing trial. he says there is a rush to judgment. he is here to protect the fraternity and alumni. two students have been ex-spelled. the incident happened on charter buses a week ago today. >> the incident however, occurred on one of five buses. each bus had 55 seats. there are over 100 local members of the sae chapter.

>> reporter: now in the wake of the incident here at ou sigma alpha epsilon is drawing scrutiny across the country. national headquarters is investigating allegations of racism at louisiana tech university university of washington is looking into racial slurs yelled there. the local house says it wasn't them. here at ou the investigation continues. university officials are not speaking on any pending litigation. they say it is inappropriate to comment. the national headquarters said it had nothing to do with hiring this attorney but supports what this university has done. shutting down the chapter. sheinelle. gabe thank you. intense manhunt on this morning for the gunman who shot two officers outside the ferguson police station. police do not have any suspects in custody. no angry protests last night and

a small crowd came out. now to kansas where three people are dead and two more treated for listeria infection. we apologize for the early report that stated 11 people were dead. the illnesses have been linked to blue bellies cream products. blue bell says this is the first time they ever recalled any products adding they traced the potential listeria product to one of the machines. we are told all products produced by this machine were discarded. tens of thousands of people are fleeing a raging fire in chile. high winds quickly spread it to hundreds of acres forcing authorities to declare a state of catastrophe. the fire threatens major cities. a wild police chase is going viral this morning. video compiled by canadian police show the pursuit of the motorcyclists in columbia and right inside the mall. the security guard chases the

biker down the up escalator. people say that girl scout cookies sell themselves. if you want to do big business perhaps get some help from a celebrity. girls selling cookies in los altos, california tom hanks walked up to buy cookies and he offered to take a picture with anyone willing to buy a cookie. >> you want to be a friend? >> tom would be happy. shaq was walking by one day. he had a great time with us. the invitation is there. it is starting to come down out there. >> it is getting rainy. it is not snowy. it is warming up. we are turning that corner. so warm in places like alaska. they had to move the start of the iditarod 300 miles north

where there was snow. they had to shovel snow on the streets to get it started. we are not seeing snow in alaska. in california record-breaking temperatures. tomorrow is the l.a. marathon. they are hoping to start it 30 minutes early. they are telling runners to take it slow and easy. temperatures in l.a. top out in the low 90s. we could see record-breaking temperatures. the warm air in the ridge in the jet stream. new england will be one of the spots that is only below average. the only spot across the country. take a look at temperatures over the next three days. san diego, 91. 90 on sunday. 87 on monday. in chicago, by the time we get to monday top out at 70 degrees. memphis, tennessee, should hit 76 on monday. denver looking for 68 today. 77 degrees tomorrow. in the east, we have a lot of rain. heavy at times through southern ohio through indiana where we have some flood watches in effect for today because of the heavy downpours. through the mid-atlantic it is

raining. we are seeing icing expected through parts of massachusetts. snow up near bangor maine. we could end up with 9 to 12 inches of snow. this will pull away into sunday. we could see wrap around snow through boston on the back of it. i don't think it will be enough to break the record. we could pick up 1 inch of rain and snow. and a good saturday morning i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. grab those umbrellas. we're looking at steady rain this morning, amid scattered showers through the afternoon and evening hours. 57 to 60 cooler to the north and west. by sunday we're looking at a windy day, temperatures around 52 degrees. a beautiful start to the workweek, nice 58. st. paddy's day, a breezy day, 52. back into the 40s for wednesday, thursday and friday. 45 on friday. have a great day. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks.

turning our attention to the vatican. pope francis is marking his second anniversary as pope. the holy father in an interview says his time as pope may be running out. nbc's kelly cobiella has more from london. >> reporter: good morning, erica. we see pope francis as a fun, energetic pope but he is close to 80 years old. last august he said he only expected to be around for another couple of years. now in an interview with mexico's tel avisa, he is hinting that retirement is in his future. since stepping out as pope two years ago, francis has been bombarded in brazil. charmed the world's children. met leaders and activists. he has been to jerusalem, south korea, turkey the philippines and this fall philadelphia. who could blame him for dreaming of retirement. in an interview overnight, pope

francis said i have the feeling i my pontiffcate will be brief. pope francis just marked his two-year two-year two-year point friday. catholics were stunned. >> you hope he is pope forever, but it is his choice. >> he probably doesn't want to do this at 85 years old. i can't blame him for that. >> reporter: pope benedict made headlines when he stepped down in 2013. the first papal resignation in almost 600 years. he was nearly 86 at the time. now a pope emeritus. now pope francis is 78. the pope said friday i think what benedict courageously did was open the door to the pope emeritus. pope should not be considered an exception. is the job of pope no longer a

job for life? >> the fact he expects a short papacy simply says he is a realist about what it means to be a man in his late 70s. >> reporter: pope francis doesn't mind being pope, but would like to go out one day without being recognized for -- >> yes, to eat a pizza in peace. erica erica, that is his one wish. >> i love the guy. >> kelly, thanks. >> so approachable. >> he seems like such an approachable pope. i know that is the reaction over the last couple of years. he has done a lot. >> he is resonating with younger people more. >> if he wants to resign no one can tell him no. >> you can't tell the pope no. >> god, ultimately. one would think -- >> it is interesting. you go 600 years without a pope

stepping down and it looks as if we will have two papal resignations in the span of a decade. >> they travel a lot. i'm sure it is physically demanding. maybe in order to do it at its maximum capacity. >> a great point. >> maybe the next pope needs to be 35. >> you said 45. >> i changed it. i want the pope to be around for 40 years. 35 45. >> i'm sure they take that into consideration. >> that's fine. still to come on "today," march madness is in full swing. we will talk about one good luck charm for one basketball team. i think the pope would agree on that. the 82-year-old nun who the players say is truly like a ♪ is it the insightful strategies and analytical capabilities that make edward jones one of the biggest financial services firms in the country? or is it 13,000 financial advisors

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sr roseann fleming. she was once named mvp. >> this is the ultimate honor. >> the bobblehead. >> this is surprising. >> reporter: it celebrates her perfect record. since becoming academic adviser 30 years ago, every senior on the basketball team has gotten a degree. 94 wins without a single loss. a rare achievement in ncaa basketball which generates $1 billion a year for march madness which graduates 74% of the seniors. >> i want them to know they had something worthwhile they can take with them and earn while they are here and make use of it

later in life. >> reporter: a powerful recruiting tool for parents of dee davis. >> she told us she was keep him in line. >> reporter: when the transfer came to xavier in the fifth year. the plan? take it easy. why not get an mba. >> he is said it is doable. you have an extra year. make the most of it. >> reporter: indiana pacer power forward david west is one of many who still turn to her for advice. >> she made it a point to make sure we focused on a total list of who we are as humans and not just basketball players. she is a valuable resource to me to this day. >> reporter: players past and present say they are grateful for the woman who greets them outside the locker room after every game. set for success long after the cheers of the crowds are a distant memory. for "today," john yang nbc

news cincinnati. >> we are lucky to have her part of our life. excited to have you here this morning. >> thank you. nice to be here. >> you greet them outside the locker room after every game. last night, what was that moment like? >> that was a fantastic moment. the game was a real challenge. georgetown played exceedingly well and we have had to use all of our strength to hold on. everybody was extremely happy to advance to the finals. >> sister let's talk about what you have been able to do off the court. i don't know if a lot of folks appreciate how impressive it is to have every senior graduate. what is the secret? what is your special sauce? how have you been able to do it? >> i think part of it is an effort i made to relate to each of the players individually. the nice part of academic adviser, you don't deal with the whole team at once. you deal with the player individually. you know them and their families

and understand where they want to go with their lives and i think over a period of time they realize we are there to help them get there. not there for ourselves, but help them achieve. >> and are you holding a bobblehead out. not too many people can say they have their own bobblehead. what do you make of the celebrity status on campus? >> this has been a real thrill for me. in a way, the athletic department did it this fall. brought it out for our fans on november 24th. the first 3,000 to get there got a bobblehead. >> to make another run. sister, thanks for coming in. we appreciate it. good luck as you continue on in the tournament. >> thank you. still ahead, a surprise post card in the mail for one little guy. a message from his dad who died years ago. that is just ahead. but first this is "today" on

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fog- reducing visibility. radar showing us rain is falling all across the area. it's light to moderate and steady. that's what we'll see over the next couple of hours before it tapers off to showers and drizzle later on this afternoon. 43 in philadelphia 37 in allentown, 48 in dover and 46 in wildwood. for today, that morning rain tapering to showers and drizzle. partly sunny, windy, 52. monday looking beautiful, nice, 58 and then into the 40s wednesday, thursday and friday. right now, family friends and comrades are bidding a final farewell to philadelphia police officer robert wilson iii who was killed in the line of duty a week ago thursday. a final viewing at the palestra on penn's campus began about 90 minutes ago. before that as you can see, a police procession marched from center city to university city. the funeral for officer wilson

will begin at 10:00 this morning. police say two suspects shot and killed officer will at this gamestop store in north philadelphia. it happened during an attempted robbery. the alleged gunman carl torn hipps and ramon williams are facing murder charges, hipps was injured in the gunfire. police say he's still in the hospital. williams is in jail. we want to let you no he about road closures because of the procession to officer wilson's burial in landsdown. this will be about noon. walnut street to schuylkill avenue. kogz creek parkway from walnut to 61st and 61st street from cobbs creek to baltimore avenue and baltimore avenue from 61st. we'll see you back here at 9:00. now back to the "today" show.

♪ this is how we do it ♪ ♪ this is how we do it ♪ >> this is the "today" show. >> we came all the way from michigan to be on the "today" show. >> we are 50 and fabulous. >> 11581. >> hi, mom. >> my best friend is 40 today. >> hey, uncle mike! >> sjcc senior class trip starts today. we are back on this saturday morning, march 14th 2015 pi day. we have fans joining us in the dreary rain.

that means spring is on the way. good saturday morning, guys. thank you so much. >> we have a lot to be happy about. >> i did. the girl scouts gave us thin mints. >> i got a dollar in my pocket. still to come in this half hour of "today," we will share with you a little boy in colorado where he got a post card in the mail from his dad. his dad passed away a couple years ago. say farewell to the bidding room. it takes the guesswork out of what to dress without leaving home. we will give you the fashion fix. and later, all you have to do is cook. a full dinner delivered it your door step. meal kits offer a buffet of options for first-time chefs. the pros will show you the

latest in the trends. we can barely see you. >> duelling umbrellas here. >> we start the half hour with video as a toddler is rescued after she was trapped in a car that crashed in a frigid utah river. a salt lake city affiliate ksl is the first to get the body camera footage of the first responders' efforts to save lily. here is nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: it is a heart stopping minute to save lily. after spending 14 hours upside down in a half submerged car. first responders raced to the wreck splashing into the icy river. on the body camera video, you hear them realize the 18-month-old is inside along with the mother who died when

the car crashed. straining to get the baby out, they do. >> pass her up. pass her up. pass her up. >> go! >> reporter: rescuers moving fast and breathing hard. she's in trouble and they know it. >> she is hypeothermic. >> reporter: wrapping her in a blanket and performing cpr. finally they reached hospital. >> cpr. >> reporter: the video ends with lily in the care of the doctors who helped save her life. a breathtaking first person perspective. baby lily's recover and return to her family. >> i'm blessed to have my daughter with me. i'm overwhelmed with joy right now. she is a miracle. >> reporter: from start to

finish, an incredible story of heroism and hope. for "today," hallie jackson, nbc news los angeles. >> look at that shirt. >> nice. >> sjcc. >> from ohio? four years running they have come to new york. the first stop after the bus trip, the "today" show plaza. dylan. and the weather. >> i don't know what to do. i can't believe you are all out here right now. it is gross. it is raining hard. we are all soaking wet. the signs are dripping. we are making the most of the saturday morning. let's look at the weather across the country. it will be a soggy day in the northeast. we are looking at rain from the mid-atlantic to the southeast. you have to head to new england to get snow. bangor maine could have 9 to 12 inches of snow. everywhere else, it is above

average by 15 to 30 degrees. parts of south dakota top out in the low 80s. rain in the pacific northwest. tomorrow in l.a. we could break record-high temperatures with 80s and 90s. the l.a. marathon will start half hour early to beat the heat. we are looking for snow to work back in areas of boston on sunday. it should not be enough to get the 2 inches to break the record. it is m and a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. grab those umbrellas. we're looking at steady rain this morning. scattered showers throughout the afternoon and evening hours. bring the umbrellas if you plan to do so later on this evening. by sunday we're looking at a windy day, temperatures around 52 degrees. a beautiful start to the workweek, nice, 58 st. paddy's day, a breezy day, 52. back into the 40s for wednesday thursday and friday. 45 on friday. have a great day.

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special. megan fitzgerald has the story from our affiliate. >> reporter: most parents would agree there is just something special about having a baby for the first time. >> glowing. your dad liked that. you ended up. >> reporter: for his dad, he adored him. >> he was his life. >> reporter: rowan is what he lived for. he is what he dreamed of. >> every star he wished of and wish bone. he wished for a son. >> reporter: it is why joseph worked hard and leaving his family in colorado to get two masters at m.i.t. through the navy so they could have a better life. >> welcome. >> reporter: he would always write to his son even though he was just 2 years old at the time. in fact, on the ride back home

he sent post cards. >> i got three or four. >> reporter: the post cards with pictures and keepsakes helped julia keep his father's memory alive. in 2013 joseph died at 41 years old of a rare disease. >> a brain disease. it turns your brain into a sponge. >> reporter: rowan never had a chance to say good-bye to his hero. >> very nice person and very good person. very good dad. >> reporter: on saturday just a few days before the two-year anniversary of his dad's death, something special arrived in the mail. >> i love you. and i miss you so much. love daddy. >> reporter: it was a post card joseph sent to his son seven years ago. >> he sent it in 2007. it finally showed up in 2015. >> i don't know how it happened. >> reporter: rowan and his mom

may never know how it happened but they have their own reason as to why. >> i feel like that was the final good-bye. >> reporter: the good-bye seven years later. a reminder to rowan that his dad will always be with him. >> it's a keepsake. i say thank you. >> reporter: for "today," megan fitzgerald kusa 9 news denver. >> what a beautiful story. >> special little guy. we will be back in a moment. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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personal stylist? >> here is hallie jackson. >> reporter: it is no surprise to see engineers and equations. it is not unexpected to see this. geek and chic. at the san francisco shopping service. a company stitch fix. >> retail and technology have been combined in a way. i think that is what makes this challenge fun. >> reporter: founder katrina lake was head ford harvard business school and realized shopping online is great if you want it fast and cheap. but? >> but you are not looking for the cheapest and fastest black dress. you want one that fits you best and you will love. there is not a way in e-commerce to find that. >> reporter: her service sends five finds to customers who pick which they want to buy and send the best back. they figure out what fits you

best and what you like and sends orders again. >> the best is there is stuff in there i would never take off the rack. >> reporter: jessica travels constantly. >> when i have down time the last thing i want to do is go to a store or mall and go through the racks. i don't have the patience. >> reporter: she gets her fix with the clicks and $20 fee. trying on the clothes at home. narrowing down the choices with a stylist making the decisions with the business growing in four years to 1,500 employees. >> it is technology. it is fashion and you have the moment and you look at the top and you say i love it. >> that is what we want. we have the algorythm. the stylist will say she will love it. that is the moment we look for. >> reporter: call it a new tech trend bringing coutour to your

door. for "today," hallie jackson, nbc news san francisco. >> you used stitch fix? >> i love it. you get a box of stuff you would not try on in the store and you love it. my sister got red pants. she would never wear red pants. she loves it. >> there are a number of companies that do it. my husband tried one a couple of times. >> trunk club. >> and thread lab. >> it's fun. >> you can pick your price points. if you don't want to spend over $25 on a shirt, they will find one. >> i have to think outside the box. i'm out fashioned. >> a good day for it. let's go to sheinelle. she is in the orange room with the "today" plaza fan of the day. >> guess what? i found -- we found a fan of the day for the first time that's

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♪ this morning on "today's consumer" a trend for cooks and novices as well. a group that delivers to your front door. epicurious breaks down the options. i'm joined with highlights by matt decker. he is an editor at epicurious. >> this is for people who don't have time to grocery shop and want to cook at home and want guidance and save time. >> we will start with plated. >> it is for the adventure

eater. people like going to restaurants and want to try different things but need a bit of help cooking at home. it gives you the guidance. this dish came in from plated. you cook yourself. a pork and beef ragu. this is not jarred sauce. this is crushed whole peeled tomatoes. making the sauce yourself. >> they ship everything to your door? >> it comes in a box. they expect you to have a couple of things. salt pepper oil and butter. you cannot have a bare fridge. >> this speaks to me. this is peach dish. >> this is the southern option. located in atlanta, georgia. if you grew up in the south or love the flavors. peach dish is great. they have four recipes a week. all southern sourced ingredients. if it looks familiar this is catfish.

this is oven baked. it is cornmeal coated. it has sweet mashed potatoes. >> how much was plated? >> $12 for plated. $12.50 a serving for peach dish. >> my mother would do that for half that. she would bring the ingredients herself. >> they are fresh. they come in a packed box that has ice coolers in it. you put it in the freezer and use it within four or five days. >> hello fresh. i imagine by the name. >> for people want to look at what they are eating. two things going for it. it has a registered dietician in house. when you sign up and when you get the food in the mail you know what is in the food. calorie count and nutritional information. >> what is this? >> a stir fried noodle. it is healthier than the deli or

plated. it has corn and mushrooms. this is coming straight in the box. fresh corn. >> how much for hello fresh? is that more expensive? >> $69 a week. that includes three meals of two servings each. it works out to $10.75 a plate. >> is the assumption you have the items? >> with all of these, the four basic staples. butter oil, salt and pepper. >> the last one, this is a company called took smart. >> it is different. they are not sending you ingredients, but recipes. they give you a menu plan. they are planning your menu in advance. knowing you will be cooking multiple dishes at the same time and have overlapping ingredients to cut down on waste. jerk chicken and pun gung gai.

you will not end up buying half a can of coconut milk and throwing half of it out. >> the dishes look fantastic. >> we smell food. >>he collared greens and sweet potatoes. >> some people love going to the grocery store. they want to pick what is in their food. this is great. we average $5 a plate with cook smart. it is $6 to $8 a month for the subscription. >> it is something to think outside the box. >> sure. everybody is digging in. >> we love eating on the show. a girlfriend of mine uses the service. she uses it on the night she baby sits. >> this is perfect. if you find yourself cooking the same thing over and over i find myself buying brussel sprouts

over and over. this is great. >> if you want more information on the services go to today.com. we will continue to stuff our faces. sharing. >> i would make fun of you. tomorrow on "today," we will

good morning, i'm rosemary connors. just ahead on nbc 10 news today, philadelphia says good-bye to a famine hero. this is a live look at the palestra in university city where as you can see, family friends and colleagues are tending a viewing for murdered police officer robert wilson iii. a live report from the palestra is coming up. overseas, crews are ais heing the damage and casualties from a powerful cyclone that slammed an island in the pacific. it's the most severe storm to hit the region in decades. we are tracking rain this morning. you're going to walk out to some rain, also reduced visibility across the area. we'll have your soggy saturday forecast with a bet you are one on sunday. we have new video, just in after a three-story house

crumbles to the group. one man is in the hospital. those stories and much more coming up on nbc 10 news today at 9:00.

this morning we're watching the changes in the forecast. we are in for a soggy, foggy saturday as the rain isn't letting up anytime soon. here's a look at ace and market streets in center city. we are dealing with that fog this morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. it's just before 9:00 on this saturday. meteorologist michelle çgrossman

is tracking the wet conditions outside. at least michelle this rain will wash away any snow left over from last week.bí that's the good news i suppose. >> at least it isn't snow. yes, the rain falls, washing away the rest of the snow. we do have steady rain falling. a slow go out there this morning as you look from our adventure aquarium camera. radar showing us that we are covered in green, every spot seeing light rain falling. it's light to moderate. may see a few pockets of heavier rain. for the most part we're looking at light rain. reduced visibility down to a half mile in reading, three-mile visibility in philadelphia. three-mile visibility in atlantic city as well as millville. we have the rain the fog and temperatures that are above freezing. so that's the good news. temperatures into the 40s in most spots,