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nbc news exclusive. the alabama woman who jumped from the trunk of a moving car toes cape her kidnapper, opens n the back at frightening it of my head so i can just get through the day. >> this morning, why she says she owes her life to a video she saw on facebook. and how sweet it is. >> ahead, mackie. and two-handed jam. >> south carolina stuns duke, wrapping up a weekend of march madness powerhouses like ucla a north carolina survive and advance. so, how is your bracket looking today? monday, march 20th, 20 nbc ne y "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, er "today" on

morning. you see those things on my eye balls, those are basketballs. >> i thought it was tears. >> did you w watched the scores they popped up on my screen. >> duke, not helpful to my bracket. >> my bracket is in good shape. >> good. >> the less you pay attention, the better you do. >> we're going to talk about the tournament coming up. let's begin with a ahead fot trump and his administration. it starts in a few hours when the directors of the fbi and nsa testify before congress on russia's interference in the election. possible collusion between the russians and the trump campaign, and trump's explosive allegation that he was wiretapped by then-president obama. >> another event on the hill this morning, the opening of he neil gorsuch. >> and leaders plan to bring

replace obamacare to a vote. >> all this with a new gallop poll that shows the president's approval rating has fallen to a new low. >> we have all ofhi talk to defense secretary and cia director, leon panetta. we'll begin with peter alexander at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good monday morning to you. this is the start of week the trump presidency. and this is the most cons eventual so far. testimony of james comey, at a hearing ection.ge stakes of russian and on the issue of wiretapping, this could be the day of reckoning, where comey will be whether president trump was the target o so, who approved >> jam james comey, the star witness this morning, on the first he hearing of russian's efforts el.

the top democrat, alleged rustr russian operatives. deception. that's where we begin the instonas denied any ties to russia. and the republican chairman his colleague. >> no evidence of collusion. >> reporter: comey is certain to get grilled trump's unfounded claim that president obama ordered surveillance of t a claim that's even frustrating republicans. >> was there a physical waptor? no. >> that investigation is ongoing. it's not complete. let's see this investigation ru the wiretapping claim a wre an this wild goose chase. what the president said was w is of damage. and he needs to put an end to this. >> reporter: that doesn't look

likely, after president trump defended that british helped surveil his successor. comments that fox news has distance itselfr infuriating th british, and driving the deputy director of our national security dismiss it publicly as nonsense. also this a new test from north korea. >> north korea, isvery badly. >> reporter: the rogue regime unveiled a new rockeould launch missile capable of reaching the u.s. kim jong-un ecstatic. rex region warned a preemptive u.s. strike. and days after president trumpa little to help,tillerson sat do

down. the two side stepping their disagreements, projecting an air of agreement, instead. twee j former director of national intelligence, james clapper and others stated t tha potus collu with russia. this story is fake news and everyone he blames democrats. and the real story being lost here is theki classified information. matt andalexander, thank you. that brings us to leon panetta who of defense and cia under president obama. good morning. nice to have y with us. >> nice to be with you both. >> there's house intge trump officials cold with russia. and the explosivey psident trum. in this public setting, is director comey going to be able on eitherf

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self-driving technols and it den -lsystem, his company isn't worth anything anymore. >> reporter: experts say this lawsuit could make the company's ceo already facing a series of public nightmares. including claims of alleged sexual harassmensexism, after a former employee wrote at when she complained to human resources that her manager propositioned her, she was told he wouldn't be punished because he's aperformer. uber hiring attorney eric holder to explain. weeks later, a dash cam video showing the ceo arguing with a diver about fares going down going viral. like to take responsibility. they claim everything in their life for someone else. good luck. >> reporter: he apologized to his staff saying,lly change as r

and grow up. as suber attempts to clean up this long list of ceo has the full confidence of the board to continue leading the company. >> sometimes companies, like human beings, have to go through a crisis, for major changes to take place. hthpening at uber. >> reporter: the latest string of problems at uber has revived the #deleteuber boycott. and that prompted the ceo to leave the economic advisory counsel. uber has asked for an injunction to stop all self-driving business. a hearing is scheduled for april 27th. we're so excited. we cannot contain all is dylan dreyer has returned. >> i'm back. >> first day from maternity

leave. >> i was going to come back last week, but that snowstorm thing happened. i waited until spring happened. >> how is calvin? look. >> there he is. >> he is my favorite person in the world. the fact i made it out of the was a miracle. yeah. he's alive and well. >> we missed you. >> great to have you back. >> kept hum alive for three months so far. all right. transitioning to the weather, now. i'm nervous to do the weather. we've got record oo thing to ta about. possible record highs, especially down through the southern plains, through parts of the rockies, as well. we're running about 15 to 30 degrees above average. highs in oklahoma city. 93 degrees. kansas city, 80 degrees. memphis, 83. we are loo h ft to continue across the south. temperatures staying above average. you notice it sinks down a little farther to the south as we get later in the week. we are looking for cooler temperatures to work their way into the northeast. and we have some thunderstorms this morning back through

chicago. that's a look at the weather across good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful start to spring. lots of sunshine. we'll see a warmup this afternoon. the suburbs near 50 degrees today, 53 for philadelphia bright sunny skies. and the winds will be light in new jersey, below 10 miles an hour for most of the day. 53 degrees. just a little cooler at the shore. but bright sunny sky. the snow will be melting in the

lehigh valley, 46 degrees this afternoon. sun sni skies. sunshine. up to 52 in delaware. ave a great day. forecast. i did it. >> i'm thinking, somebody just tuning in thinking, roker looks amazing. >> a little more makeup than usual. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, we have a "today" exclusive. the alabama woman who was able to escape her kidnapper from jumping from the trunk of a moving car is talking to us about that terrifying ordeal. why she owes her life to a video she saw on facebook. and a special "rossen report" series on secret travel savings. the airplane seating design that could speed up the boarding fro sesz and make the middle seat the best one on the plane. doubtful. >> this i have to see.

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at petsmart, we'll give a meal any to a pet in need. food so whralphie grabs grub, charlie chows down. and when peaeats, peanut eats. you buy a bag, we'll give a meal. 7:26. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's get right to first alert meteorologist bill henley. bill is excited because it's the first day of bring. >> 57 minutes into spring and this is what it looks like. a pretty good warmup today. it's still chilly. many neighborhoods right at freezing. 36 in society hill. we' in for a rarmup in the 30s,

40s and 50s this afternoon. a little bit of a breeze, below 10 miles an hour. check of the roads with jessica boyington. what are you seeing? >> we've been watching 95 tracy. this accident occurred about 45 minutes ago or so, right around 320 on the northbound side. now it's on the right-hand shoulder slow coming off of the ramp here and slow on the northbound side moving by the scene. we're watching a few things, some delays here out in west r norton. back to you. philadelphia police officer body slammed to the ground by a suspect. he's expected to be okay. police say the violent struggle in the northeast began when the officer tried to frisk the man. the officer hit his head on the ground and briefly lost consciousness. he's been treated. the suspect is under arrest. today the u.s. women's hockey team will look for a new salary deal in philadelphia.

the players say they're not making a living wage. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can stay updated on the go with news and weather with the nbc 10 app. the "today" show continues in just a couple of minutes.

♪ welcome back. 7:30, monday morning, the 20th of march, 2017. and we start off with some sun, and good friends out in rockefeller plaza. we'll go say hello in a couple minutes. >> a big day on capitol hill. james comey and nsa director, mike rogers, testifying before the house intelligence committee. the focus, if there was collusion between the trump

campaign and russia leading up to the election. and trump's insistence that then-president obama ordered the wiretapping of trump tower. confirmation hearings set to begin for president trump's supreme court nominee. neil gorsuch will have an opening statement before testifying before lawmakers. if confirmed, he would be the youngest justice on the court. a pair of upsets in the ncaa tournament. the south carolina gamecocks shocked the duke blue devils. the final in that one, 88-81. they're headed to the sweet 16 for the first time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams. the gamecocks will face baylor friday night here in new york city. and let's not forget about michigan. the wolverines' magical run is not over yet. they beat the number two seed, louisville cardinals, 73-69. they play oregon. they also won on sunday. now, to the story behind some dramatic video that we showed you last week. a kidnapping victim in alabama,

forced into the trunk of her own car, who makes a daring leap to freedom. this morning, she is speaking out for the first time about that ordeal. nbc's kerry sanders has her story. hi, kerry. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 25-year-old nursing student b t brittany decision was abdublgted outside of her apartment. her abductor stuffed her into the trunk of the car. fortunately, there was a law passed in the year 2000 that says there has to be a release inside the trunk that will allow the trunk to be opened from the inside. well, she found that in the darkness, was able to pull it and jumped out. and her dramatic escape from the moving car was all captured on a video camera here at the gas station. the unbelievable escape of a terrified woman, rolling out of the trunk of a moving car. all captured on video. that woman, 25-year-old brittany digs, freeing from her suspected

kidnapper, threatening to kill her. the suspect grabbed her outside of her home, forcing her into her own car. >> well, since you don't have any money, you're going to help me get money. so, he made me drive him to another side of town. he tried to rob two other couples. >> reporter: when that wasn't working, he made her pull over. >> i kept telling him, i'm a broke college student. i don't have anything. he's like, let's pop your trunk. looked in the trunk. there's nothing there. now, get in the trunk. >> reporter: back in the car, he found her wallet. give me your p.i.n. number or i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: after multiple failed attempts at the atm, his last threat, at the last gas station. >> if this don't work, i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: panic was setting in. >> i'm going the drown you and nobody's going to know i'm in this trunk. >> she came up with a plan. >> i'm thinking, i have a trunk

latch. i remember the video on facebook. i got the bright idea to use my insulin pump latch. i'm waiting for him to get back in the car. he's gets in, he's yelling. he's pulling out faster than i thought he was. popped the trunk, popped the latch. and i step out, instead of rolling out. >> reporter: frantic, she ran into the gas station and hid while the owner called police. this morning, her alleged kidnapper still at large. this photo put out by police is all there is to go on. brittany says until he's caught, her nightmare will not end. >> i try to put it in the back of my head so i can just, you know, get through the day. but that was, like, the scariest thing i ever had to deal with. it was a lot because i'm not from here. i don't have a support system down here, besides my roommate. i just felt like it was a lot. >> reporter: brittany diggs

decided to speak out because she's hoping it will help police capture her alleged abductor. she has been traumatized by this. she's not going to go back to her apartment to live. they did recover her car, much like this ultima here. but she wants nothing to do with it because of what happened. and so, when she was abducted and they were going from gas station to gas station, her atm card was successful to get $100 out of her account. but she's a college student, has little money. her friends have set up a gofundme account to help her through this. savannah? >> she is a brave, young woman. kerry sanders, thank you. let's get another check of the weather. dylan is back from maternity leave. in for al this morning. one down, a couple more to go. >> i know. got through the first one. that's good. we have colder temperatures to talk about, though. today is the first day of spring, it started at 6:29 this morning, we're going to see cold air through canada pour down.

not today. green bay, 52 degrees. cincinnati, lower 60s. d.c., mid-50s today. st. louis up to 80 degrees this afternoon. here's that chill that's waying to move in. by tuesday, does mark, 53 degrees. and it moves to the northeast. high temperatures back into the 30s. albany, stuck in the 20s. washington, d.c. running close to 10 degrees below average by the middle of the week. we're looking for record highs in the south today. heavy rain out west. and morning thunderstorms, especially through the great lakes, chicago. might have good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful start to spring. lots of sunshine. we'll see a warmup this afternoon. the suburbs near 50 degrees today. 53 for philadelphia and bright sunny skies and the winds will be light in new jersey, below ten miles an hour for most of the day. just a little cooler at the shore.

but bright sunny skies. some of the snow will be melting in the lehigh valley, 46 degrees this afternoon. sunny skies, sunshine, up to 52 in delaware. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you. just ahead on "trending" a brush with disaster gives one skier's quick thinking to dodge a powerful avalanche. first, what might be a new and improved way to fly. >> i'm jeff rossen. coming up, flying can be such a hassle, right? tight aisles and you hate getting the middle seat. but the new detain that could make the m

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[ cheers and applause ] welcome back. carson is in the orange room with a bedtime vid internet. good morning. >> it's a good one. every parent knows it can be nd susan keep toddlers in bed at that's their twins. they know how to party. they make piles out of the pillows there. t room to break up the party. as soon as dad leaves, that party picksagain. jonathan shared this video on facebook. it has been viewed by millions. it's turned the toddlers stars. let me play the video here. we're happy to say the balkin family joins us in the orange room this morning. welcome to the "today" show.

there they ar amazing, jonathan isn't the first time this has happened. >> no. th'v two or three times before. >> hey. >> yeah. >> what did you think when you walked in and saw this party happening? >> we actually heard them giggling andlivigh room. we were eavesdropping outside of the door. akeended up spying on them in sure they weren't getting int trouble. and after a while, it was time to intervene and put them to bed. that didn't w o that, yeah. what's the reaction been like?>w t's the reaction been like with friends and family? eloded to all overr closest the world. people we kno he seen it in their respective countries. >> what are you goingis it time? >> they sleep in their bed really well. we arelong toddler beds. we did change it the take off

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good monday morning. just about let's get right to fist alert meteorologist billlest. lots of sunshine. still chilly outside. still seeing 30s for most of de. suburbs at 32. 10:00 and 40s will take us int by 1:00 and it will top out here 50 in the suburbs, into the 50sd delaware. now let's get a check of the roads. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has

>> we're rached tcnow. partially blocking one of the other lanes, moving through the work zone. and you're also facing sun glare as well. we're slow headed westbound as westbound toward the schuylkill expressway. we also have this tic slow morning commute if you use the mid county tolls in montgomery county,e the easy pass express lanes at the mid county interchange close now you can still use the regular easy pass lanes just not the express lanes. happening today inctio begins in the child trial of graham spanier. he's accusedmishandling

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♪ >>now. 8:00 on this monday mornin day . it rolled6:00 this morning. i am not impressed.it's cold. >> it's cold. >> doesn't feel like spring. plaza. very pretty. we're happy this blossomus, dyl. >> i like being called a t exam horse i've seen here. >> that's funny. >> so many lines. this. >> i think she likes you, matt. >> n spin on "steals & deals." we'll tell you about the out on a shopping spree. first, let's talk about headlines. here's your news8:00. >> reporter: good morning. i'm hallie skrax in washington. we begin this morning with what

could be one of the mostmp administration yet. the confirmation hearing for the president's supreme court pick starts today. there' for v a new health care bill. and today, we'll see the first hearing into russia's interference in the 2016 on capitol spotlight today. on one side, fbi director james comey, goingub of staying silent, testifying at ance committee hearing. lawmakers expected knock down trump's claim that president obama wiretapped trump towerer. comey will talk about russia's efforts to interfere in the election. adam that committee, suspects there may have been ties between russia and members of the trump collusion. there's direct evidence, i think of n. and i think that's where we begin the investionf

collusion. and the top republican on the house committee agrees. >> il answer, no. >> no evidence of any collusion? >> no evidence. >> reporter: it's possible, tar may have scooped up mmal me flynn, talking with the russian former cia chief, leon panetta this morning. >> as to thenk he will more circumspect and will have to wait fort play out. >> reporter: as director comey hits the hot seat, on the other capitol, judge neil gorsuch does, too. confirmation hearings for president trump's supreme court pick. a source close to the judge telling nbc news, he went weeks doing day-long prep sessions, with questions fromhi clerks. democrats angry that the republicans blocked president obama's choiceor seat,

left vacantelock gorsuch, republicans have the votes to push him through.cconlo whatever is necessary. a filibuster will not tool that. >> reporter: and the backdrop to it all, the bto repeal and repl affordable care act. a vote, now, set for thursday, with house working onasore help to older americans. >> hallie jackson at the white house. thank you very much. we're hearing more from the allegedly on the run with agirl. nbc's tomny li tammy leitner nashville with more on this alarming case. >> reporter: good morning, matt. law enforcement here is extremely concerned. they've gotten few tips. they have nole substs. and all this comes as the wife of the suspect is begging him to come hom who you

student. >> please doe and bring beth agoho today. the miles south fofd her aliv teacher at her school, convinc that, you >> reporter: cumminst w a gas station near the area where witnesses say they last saw t teenager. both were reportedly seen in decatur, alabama, away, shortly after an amber alert was issued in both states. the tennessee bureau of was already being investigated for alleged inappropriate contact he

had with thomas at the school ea.r and that he may have been abusing his role as a groom this vulnerable young girl for some time. ♪ over the weekend, family and elizabeth. >> we all love you. and we want to seeagain. >> reporter: police believe he is armed and say he took out a $4,500 loan just days before hi has gone cold.susp t could be hiding in a remote area and possibly have left the south. matt and savannah? leitner. tammy, thank you very much. coming up, the real march madness, the kid who is all of us, has all of us rooting for the le me over the weekend. and tax day less than one h jean chatzky is here with some money-saving tips before you spring steals,

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cooler at the shore and bright sunny skies. the snow will be melting in the lehigh valley and 46 degrees this skies and sunshine and up to 52 in delaware. have a great day. latest forecast. matt? >> dylan, thank you very much. folks, mark your than a mon before this year's you do eedo . jean, good morning. n away. you say don't . tax-related identity theft has become a big problem. essentially, somebody trying to score your refund before you're able to do it yourself. so, the best thing you can do is just file now. >> let's talk about some things people can do to lower their tax bills. you say you have three good tips. >> make an i.r.a. contribution. there's two kinds of i.r.a.

you have your roth and your traditional i.r.a. only theradional is tax deductib deductible. it grows overtime. you can contribute to a spousal i.r.ac in the workforce, one person at , to a 50.ribution. and , called the savers is for people little less. it gives you a credit, which is better than a deduction, for making an i.r.a. contribution. >> how do you know if you should be itemizing? >> itemizing is something that's harder to do than taking the standard deduction. but it can be worth it, particularly if you own a home or you own a business. but essentially, you want to run the numbers and see if it makes sense. for example, if you itemize and you have medical costs that

equal 10% or more of your adjusted gross income, which might have happened, it pays to itemize. also, if you live where there's no state income deducting state salese o the ot. if you bought aar write up small charitable deductions, with donations to the bake sale or the miles you drive back and forth to the volunteer job. student loan interest. >> if you're a parent that's paying off a loan that's in your name, can you deduct it? >> your kid can deduct it. that's the wrinkle. a child, whose parent is paying off their loan, can take up to . education expenses are valuable and often left on the table. and the earned income tax credit, which is worth up

$6,000, we know that nearly 25% of people just don't even take it. >> what about home office deductions? i heard a couple years ago the irs was cracking down on that. >> the irsaliz w that people we squishyave a place n you hom office, you should no take it. the simple w yr office, multiplied by five. you can do this up to 300 year feet or $1,500. if you itemize, t and take a percentage of housing and cable and that stuff. >> what about the fee for having someone help you prepare your taxes? how do you lower that cost? >> you should be shopping around. it's possible to go online and do a couple of ways of preparing your taxes with a couplesoftfre. and figure it which one at the end costs you less before you file it. these are on the web. buy

your software ahead of time. deadline. and you say do nabsolutely. taking care of mom and and the financial issues that come with thatrson? >> matt, thanks. coming up, one of the most talented people in hollywood, jessica chastain is here, looking lovely. we'll chat witour local news an weather. we're back after this. we begin with breaking news. sky force is on the way to break breaking news in wilmington a a water rescue in the brandy wine river and emergency crews one i near 16th street, and sky force 10 almost there, but the police

are asking people to avoid the area while crews are doing the rkraff problems in that area. jessica boyington? >> well, they are esand now aga market street bridge in will mipgton for the rescue, and normally, everything is green, but if they block it off in the point, take governor prince bull sard which is slow right now because of the diverted traffic there. and watching 295 a disabled tride.actor- right here, you see it in theti another lane over so traffic is slow. so moving away from philadelphia towards trenton. back to you, tracy. >> and a first day of spring, we check with krystal klei with the morning g. there is not a lot to track out there, no rain or clouds and instead, we have a nice clear

start to the day. although, we will see clouds into the afternoon. the temperatures right now, a lot of us into the 30s, and for pottn to warm up into low 50s in areas later today. >> i'm tracy davidson and we will have another update in 25 minutes. you can always stay up to date with the breaking news and other ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ 8:30. it's monday morning. 20th of march, 2017. first day of spring on our plaza. we've got the place all decked out with flowers to mark the occasion. we'll have more on that in a moment. good morning. i h sign behind us. it says "matt laue animal." >> i like that. that's a good matt.

>> love you, too. picture. but that's all right. flowers, jill martin is brough deals" on fashion. less than 100 dubucks. we'll talk to jessica chastain, about playing a hero in her new movie. everything you need to create your favorite indian takeout dish, looking forward to that. first, a check of the weather. >> looks like spring but doesn't feel like it. a little chilly in the northeast. up. let's look at what we can expect thispected in the eastern twir plains. and above average in the see through the middle of themo i'm meol

lots of pretty goodare ar 50 de 53 for philadelphia and brighti daghand 53 degrees andhore, and skies. so some of the snow wim, cucop n front of thank you for being here. >> thank you flower ival and we decided to take you into that magical time when you the lights and the carousel al f >> we have some of the piece>> r we beaiful.

do you have a favorite flower? >> i like of the smell. >> i likee. the macy's flower through sunda 9th, chago. matt? >> dylan, thank yer ife""t jessica chastain in their zoo. >> you can eyes. >> jessica chastain welcome back. >> thank you. a you're also producer on this movie, which always tells me that there's more of an emotional, vested

interest in a project. why on this one? >> it's a labor of love for me. niki caro is the filmmaker. it's a great story that's bentn s'ma group. >> we're lucky when you have projects. and one of the, you love to research. were you f story before you got involved with it? >> i was not familiar at all. i was shocked by it. and what i loved about this story, is that it really showcases t in a time of war. and that's what i you have a che daughter of antonia that add,

pressure, because you know that everything you put on film is going to be viewed by a living relative of the person you're playing. >> the novel is based on an toe nina's journal. if your mother was an animal, what kind of animal would she be? all of the psychological questions that i could build the character on. antonina says in that clip, that's w love animals. to explain the backstory, she has seen some really horrible things in life. and gravitates towards animals because of the innocence they provide her. >> yeah. there's aea animals. and antonina knewl living creat special and equal. animals. they would go in and outse with animal brothers and german sold warn her guests, as she calls

the people she was hiding in the zoo, she would play the piano. and that wouldhat they needed to stay hidden. in the movie, you played the piano when they chose not to -- i don't mean to -- they chose not to dub in someone else playing the piano. how was that? >> all my faults exposed. all my flaws. yeah. i don't play the piano. and when you learn, you're playing "mary had a little lamb" or "twinkle, star." and they want me to play chopin and beethoven andback. they liked the authenticity of that. she was not a concert pianist. >> you're pretty good. >> thank you. >> one of the other things i noticed in the clip, when someone cries in a movie and it's ver emotional story, there are two kinds of cryers. from are pretty cryers and ugly cryers. you're a pretty cryer.

>> thank you. >> don't you -- you have to agree with that? >> depends on which part of the movie you watch. >> there's a lot of very, very difficult crying. in that scene, that's a pretty cryer. >> the delicate crying. >> are you going to take a break some time soon? >> i'm taking the next few months off, which is going to be nice. my next film i will probably start shooting in the fall. "the zookeeper's wife" hits theaters on march 31st. up next, bargains. jill martin's new twist on steals and deals just in time for this first day of spring. first this, is "today" on nbc.

we're back, 8:40. something new we're calling "jill's spring steals." this is a spin on "steals & deals." a little different. wee to shop when jill martin swings by. this time, we sent she found the best of the .diou. what asayhis work? >> my job is so tough. i took some of my favorite items for spring going into summer. these are promotion ps and free shipping on most of them just for the "today" show. it's a little spin. it's limited. you have to go on to today.com. i would get your pick tfingers .

>> these are going to fly off. >> you'll holdomest coast. >> we will hold the product for the west coast. >> doing everything, less than 100 bucks. what do we have? >> i want to idels that are par "today" show family. they are coloring. we're saying hi, right? they're part of our beath is fa. from pottery kids. 29.50 toe swan is from last se. melissa and i. everywhere we went, on top of cars, in the ocean, you saw the swan and it's back. much is this raft? we're giving viewers 20% off all of these with free shipping. you can get 20% off new, the this pop-up cabana, which comes like this. and in three seconds --

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>> this is wanted to offer thi all price points. this is for everybody. i'm wearing some of them. ryan porter necklaces and bracelets. this is 50% off ta $12.50 to $62 for anything here. some are is fun to personalize for your kids or yourself. you see the different ones see today.com. you link. to $62. >> i like that message, no carbs. >> as we move on to the one plu. from amazon, the ninja pro. rarely on discount. you can make smoothies in theif. you can take it and drink up. isn't that great? >> yes. >> it's retail from amazon. $74.84. and there's more ne deals. >> perfect segway.

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visit pa.gov/opioids for resources and information on substance abuse. paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. 8:47. back with "today food." this morning, she's going to make something special. it's a traditional indian dish called chicken bryani. it's a dish that's served at special occasions, right? >> not in my house. >> you make it all the time? >> i like it as a weekly meal. >> it's chicken and race. >> basically. >> let's look at the ingredients grid. >> we have basmati rice. that's a long grain rice. you want to make sure you have that rice. we have ghee, clarified butter.

some onions and garnish that we put on top at the end. >> without making it sound complicated, you're going to cook the rice in stages. why? >> briyani, the rice has to be separate. the grains are separated. you want to par cook it. and cooking it in stages helps it become fluffy. >> how long will it take, start-to-finish with the rice? >> just a few minutes. we're going to have boiling water. we've soaked this rice and rinsed it about 20 minutes. you put that in there. it's like boiling pasta. >> okay. >> we want to season it with some salt. and here, i have some clarified butter. this is to help the race not stick to itself. that's it. >> stir that around. >> we're going to cook it four to five minutes and put it on a sheet tray. that will cool it and give us nice rice to work with. >> using boneless chicken? >> using boneless thighs.

it tastes better in a longer cooking dish like briyani. >> talk about the spices. >> we have turmeric. it's a health beneficial spice and gives everything a beautiful yellow color. you have coriander and garam masala. >> most people haven't heard of that. >> you probably have some of those in your cabinet. we have nutmeg in there. black peppercorns. s cinnamon and card mom. >> that becomes the marinade. >> correct. that's what we have here. beautifully marinaded about 20 minutes. >> perfect. now, into the dutch oven there, what do you have in there? >> onions that have cooked for about ten minutes. becomes golden brown. and it's a base to get the chicken started. >> i want to mention, palak,

that we have people downstairs tasting thisdoing? >> the flavors are s s so good. >> i never had indian food before. this is my first foray. >> three thumbs up. chicken or the rice? >> the chicken goes in. we want to cook that. >> got it. >> put this in here. and what the chicken does, it just serves as a base for the rice. it's like a bed so the rice doesn't overcook and stick to the pot. and we have frozen veggies. you can change the veggies out, depending on the season. really easy way to get some vegetables in. >> and then, the rice. >> the trick to this, you kind of gently want to lay the rice, to get individual >> as we do here, we're going to put a lid on that. >> one thing, we're going to put this so it serves as an often and steams the rice because we par cook the rice.

>> there you go. >> perfect. >> this is what it looks like. you present it with fried onions. >> we're going to cilantro and mint. these are things you put on top. >> and serve it with a lentil sla salad. >> this is something i make at my house. it's a great weeknight meal or a pot luck meal. >> thumbs up on this? >> for sure. >> clearing out my sinuses. the recipe for this is at today.com/food. up next, it's morphing time. the new class of power rangers here. first this, is

[ cheers and applause ] the power rangers were the rage in the 1990s. now, they're back and reimagined for the new movie. >> and the gang's all here. we have they homeny scott. becky g., dacre montgomery, r.j.cyler and ludi lin. they tried to set the movie with real-world issues and problems. not silly. was that important to you? >> it's grounded and mature. and it's interesting. it's fun to watch a

coming-of-age story in a superhero story. that's exciting. >> looking at your ages, not one of you ever saw the original power rangers, right? come on. >> that was movie magic. >> i was a big fan growing up. i'm an o.g. power rangers fan. >> i think what's really cool is i think many generations have been introduced to power rangers. it's the first big movie we've seen in 20 years. >> what kind of stunt training did you have to go through for this? >> under water. flying, with harnesses, obviously. we had a lot of -- it was a lot of fun. it was tough, physically. >> we looked amazinamazing. >> still do. >> becky and i are buddies. we're both from l.a. incredible voice on becky. >> thank you so much. >> good to see you again. you have great scenes with elizabeth banks in this movie. >> she's an incredible actress. she play s rita repulsa, who is

wacky and crazy in an interesting way. and working with elizabeth and watching her create this character, taking inspiration from the original and making it more now, is fun. >> she is scary as rita. nite. >> thank you so much. we should mention the power rangers opens this frahead, tys co-hosting our next hour. got a lot ahead. first, your local news and weather. n,

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cherry hi on the eastsidebound watch delays along kings highway. >> all right. thank you. and now, how about a spring forecast with krystal klei. >> it is a good one, vai. 38 in philly and 34 in the suburb, and 30s across the board to almost 50s in delaware today. and 52 in delaware and 53 for new jersey and also 53 in phil ly by this afternoon. >> thank you. new this morning, a philadelphia police officer body slammed to the ground by a suspect is expected to be okay. police say that the violent struggle ie when the officer tried to frisk a man. the officer hit his head on the ground and briefly lost consciousness, and he is being treated. the suspect was arrest eded a little bit later. i'm vai sikahema. and we will have another update for you coming up in 25 minutes, and of course, you can get the late a.

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hines and judy greer. and salon secrets to get you the best cut, the best deal and the best service. comingp right now. from nbc news, this is "today's take" live studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this monday morning, march 20thng be it's the first day of spring. you're listening to "brand-new" by rector. and i'm sheinelle jones sitting next to dylan dreyer. >> i shouldn't be the highlight of that, though. look who we have got here. >> i feel like, your first day back from maternity leave is emotional. we decided to bring you a gift. here you go. >> thank you for that. thank you. it makes the transition easier. >> compartmentalize and you'll be home burping the baby before you know it.

>> tyson beckford, great to have you here. >> it's great to be back. >> can i feel your pulse. >> i whispered to dylan, are you nervous? >> this sembarrassing, it's not embarrassing. >> it takes it to another level. >> i talked to my grandmother this weekend. when i was in high school, i had your calendars all over my wall. like, you and cheerleading pictures. okay. i'm going to -- people in my high school will know, middle school. i had my locker rigged when you opened it -- you. and now, i'm sitting next to you. it could not be more embarrassing. >> oh. >> if we want to make it more embarrassing, which viewers will remember, it wasn't that long ago, we had a sweetheart competition with your husband. >> have you seen this? >> and the question was, if your spouse gave you permission to have a fling with a celebrity, who would it be? >> i would go with her response

from when she was a teenager. >> now, you meet everybody. and that's dangerous. >> and she knows -- >> shall i guess? >> yes. >> tyson beckford. >> tyson beckford. all right. >> good morning. >> that is classic. >> how are you doing? >> what's happening? >> i'm just kidding. it's all good. >> how did you feel last friday when you found out he was co-hosting. >> that twitter. >> sheinelle's husband had to say who was your hall pass. >> wait a minute. he's co-hosting monday? >> he's co-hosting for you on monday. >> i will drop out of frame. i had the weekend to recover. and i promise to be normal and not scare you away so you come back. >> for sure. >> how does that make you feel? >> i'm blushing. i'm almost as orange as my suit you constantly see on tv all the time, and they tell you

something that, like that, you're like, oh, my god. really? >> we're having surreal moments. >> this is fantastic. >> i'm warm on the inside, for real. i really am. >> i just found out that you have an upcoming stint at ch chipp chippendales in las vegas. >> i do. >> have you been to a chilli chippendales show? >> i would be the person on the side. >> i have never seen this video. whoa. >> was that just you? >> did you just flip on your back? >> uh-huh. >> i heard the last time you did this -- how many me run. >> you broke a record. why do you think that is? >> i think with the tv, the movies, and the modeling, i think people want to see you in person. >> itus answer. but it is true. this morning, in the morning meeting, do you have costumes? have you seen his costumes yet?y

suit. >> it fits in a small ziploc bag. >> exhibit "a." stay with us this hour. by the endaybe he'll put this on. i'm just kidding. >> we'll see. >> i'm just kidding. we have to go, the reason for the season today. spring. you're back. everybody wants the hear about calvin. we can't hear enough. tell us something. >> it is funny how i planned to come back on the first day lt week. >> that's right. >> you know, i sat that one out. that was nice. i mean, wow. motherhood is -- you're a mom three times over. d welcome to the away..nd s there >> i wanted to make her a little card club. >> then, youut of time. >> you have kids. there's our california king right there. a little cal king. he's getting bigger.

he's smiling. he's so alert. he's awake so many more mohoursf the day. i him. we've done the swing, tummy time, we've taken pictures and he's awake. i don't know what to do. >> you can sit and stare at each other. >> we would obviously have presents for you. come on down. how cute is this? >> are those diapers? >> yes. you go through a lot of those. >> i need morethat's fantastic. >> open this. >> my gosh. >> in one? >> take a look at that. do you have so many gifts you don't knowha do? >> this is so cute. storm pooper. my husband is a huge "star wars" fan, too. he'll be in that a lot. this is so sweet. >> isn't that cute? we wanted to learn about your have a special game for you. a question diaper. her shower, i had this idea. >> the last time we had diapers.

>> there's no baby food. i put green peas and made her try it. >> just pull out? >> what has been the most surprising thing about motherhood? first of itsy-bitsy spider and an aweense song. >> how do they go? >> way. but they're different. >> i didn't know itsy-bitsy spider. >> we look at you like your crazy. i know, dylan. >> there you go. fill in the blank. when the baby is sleeping, i -- the baby does not sleep. he does not nap during the day. >> really? >> when the baby is sleeping, i'm in all my glory because it's

rare that he sleeps during the day. >> you're supposed to take a nap. >> everybody says, don't do the laundry. don't check your phone and that stuff. >> let's do one more. >> okay. let's see. what's beenou parenting moment so far? >> already? >> that's like jumping right into it. there was one time -- in the beginning, it's very -- it can be frustrating when he's crying and i don't know how to help him. i fed him and i changed his diaper and i don't know what is going on. i just handed him to brian and said, you need to take him. i don't know what to do. >> every, single person watching can relate to that. >> you need gripe water. >> what is gripe water? >> it helps their stomach soothe. you give them a tablespoon of that. >> most of the crying is a stomach thing? >> a little cranky. >> i heard about that. >> gripe water is the best thing. >> how old is your son?

>> 18. >> he's like a man. >> i'm having dinner with him later tonight. >> that works. i'm sitting here thinking, we have a baby diaper and a ch chippendales costume. you will appreciate this next video. we showed it this morning. jonathan and susan balkin recorded their 2-year-old twins for an entire night. the twins know how to party. >> that's a party. >> i love they party in different places. like, we'll set up the pillows here. and move the pillows to another part of the room. >> no surprise, they shared this on facebook, viewed millions of times. back in the day, we didn't have cameras. but if we did, no telling what kids around the world. >> kids say the darnedest things. >> my 7-year-old, we had a small apartment in philly when he was ne room.rn and had an office space in another room. he was taking a nap.

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>> that makes you feel like, okay. f forget about the jokes. >> she is a person that this terrible thing happened to. want to talk about happy news? >> yeah. "beauty and the beast" came out. it's killing in the theelt ethe. >> it earned $170 million around the country. $350 million overall. the top march opening ever in the united states. more than $ incredible. i've been excited for this movie to come out. not knowing world was just as excited. there's something about this movie that everybody wanted to see it. and the the animated version, it earned -- its theatrical run, $145 million through the whole thing. >> is it still on broadway? i think it is. it's not. one of those things, i was thinking about it -- >> they take it off so you're forced to go to the movie. i miss it.

well, the movie's coming out. >> it's interesting because this is one of the films when i was younger, icartoon, right? >> and in the wind. >> and you take your kids to see it. we're happy for them. helping feed the buzz was one of the co-stars, josh gad. all over the internet. he made appearances across the country at different theaters, showing the film. take a look. >> i'm going to take some more of that. that's really good. a lot of butter, though. you know what? you guys can afford it. you clearly work out, sir. i clearly do not. after the movie, was like, who is your favorite character? it wasn't -- >> i think this should become a thing. you go to the movie theater and hope that one of the stars shows up. >> sometimes it's in the contract that we get to do that stuff.

>> we showuld ask you. >> i've done it for many films. the audience gets to see you. you're like, oh, my god. and it boosts the sales. it's really good. >> i feel like they should do that, hit middle america. a lot of times it's new york city and l.a. >> they put us in the big cities, though. >> that's a good idea. >> he did orlando, right? >> there's big cities. >> yeah. >> all right. >> i will do al's job today. we have spring here. 6:29 this morning. first day of spring. fabulous. looking at nice weather across the northeast. sunshine, temperatures in the lower 50s. we have thunderstorms indiana ao west central ohio. that could slow things down with the rain coming down. but it's all about the temperatures down south and in the southwest. we will most likely see record high temps today, with highs around 25 to 30 degrees above average. topping out in the lower 90s today. it is going to cool off across most of the

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feet all day. when we're fresh and had that cup of coffee and ready to rock 'n' roll. the worst time is to come in friday and saturdays. >> i go friday at like 2:00. >> afternoons, you want to avoid. the reason for it, we're social creatures. we might have dinner plans or want a cocktail afterwards. sometimes we're a little on a rush to get out of the salon. and we've seen on our feet all day. >> how about if we want to highlight or color our hair? >> the best hair dresses will sometimeskiprocessing time. what i mean, is sometimes cminu drier at 20, 25 mind -- or ask ? and set timer onou secret

there. sometimes we're in a rush.unng old to your lot of people water after your c keep the lon. >> it's zi >> i know. we the color on point. >> ws washing your hair to massage manufactuore? >> i would just ask. will you give me a good massage. and i'll go the extra mile. >> what is one thing we shouldn't do? something that stylists wish we didn't do? >> put your phones down. we're addicted to our phones. i know. i do it, too. but the thing is, what happens and you're on a conference call

or arguing with the boyfriend or text messaging, you'll bobble your head a little bit, if i am trying to cut a straight line, you'll end up with an uneven haircut. >> this, as a new mom, this is the best time of the week. you have me time. you can work on your phone. maybe under the drier, it's okay. >> absolutely. not when you're getting foil services and whatnot. and people don't realize, this is awful to admit. but if you pick up your phone and you're looking on your snapchat and instagram, we are looking. we know what's going on. you want to be careful what you're opening up. just saying. >> put your pictures away. >> i'll save those for when ile. >> thank you so much. coming up, the star-studded

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meteorologist krystal klei. hello. >> e hi, vai. we have thin clouds with plenty of blue skies and sunshine to go around to kick off the first day of spring. the temperatures are chilly and 35 in and phil ly at 38, and later today, we will see the temperatures going into the low 50s in areas like philly. >> and thank you. and now a check of the r with jessica boyington. problems in south jersey? >> yes, 295 and the cam as are in here around route 30. a crash on the northbound side into the left-hand shoulder, and traffic is gng side that is looking better. we have been watching this since this morning an accident in willingboro and now a downed and watch for the left lane block there near coopers street. >> and happening in harrisburg, the jury selection begins in the child endangerment trial of graham spanier who is accused of

mishandling the investigation into the jerry sandusky case. two people could testify against him. and now, a women's hockey team is looking for a new salary deal. they will talk to the organizers after threaten iing to boycott upcoming competition. they say they are not making a living wage, and they want to have changes made to their contra contract. i'm vai sikahema, and we will have another update for you in the 25 minutes, and of course, always you can get the latest weather and news and traffic on the nbc 10 app. "today" show after the break, and we will see you the top of the hour.

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relationships with his ex-wife and the teenage daughter never knew economixisted. good morning, guys. >> this movie is so sweet in a vulgar kind of way. >> set like? >> it was fun. >> sweet and vulgar. >> the cast is really great. woody harrelson and laura dern and all-star cast. >> they set the tone. whatever. >> i'm the most unlikable -- >> i've ever seen you. >> character in the movie. >> in real life, and in this film. finally caught me. just being myself. >> i was thinking this morning, we were talking about "beauty and the beast" broke all these

records. and sometimes people want an escape when they go to the movies. and "wilson" is something happening right at the right time. it's funny, witty and quirky. talk about that. >> wilson is a very honest person. and it's refreshing, i think, right now. and -- >> oh. honesty, refreshing? >> i'm not commenting on anything other than film. >> i'm saying in the movie. sometimes it's nice to talk to someone and you know they're telling the truth. >> wilson must be a sagittarius. i like long walks on the beach. >> me, too. go ahead. one of my favorite lines from the movie, wilson is talking to this woman. and he's saying, i feel like i'm finally ready to meet somebody and start dating again. and it's not going to be you, but -- the woman is like, okay. >> you appreciate that honesty, right? in real life if that actually happened. >> another line i have, he says,

we're also unbearable. >> and i feel like i can relate to that. yeah. >> for sure. >> it's fun. it's interesting because there are definitely laugh out loud moments throughout all of it. and judy and i were watching it last night. i look over and she's like -- i was like, are you crying? >> you were crying? >> it was my third time seeing it. >> and you were crying again? >> the first time i saw it, i'm an actress. i was just staring at my face. the second time, i was really watching the movie. >> watched the whole thing, instead of yours -- >> just me and my flaws. and last night, found myself crying at a part i don't want to give away. >> i will say, don't worry about, oh, this is a film when you cry. only judy greer. >> i cry all the time. >> she's emotional and unstable. she has a problem -- it's --

>> threw you under the bus. >> the last time you were here, cheryl, you talked about the fact you have a pet emu. >> i want to hear about this. i did not know this about you. >> yes. >> what's an emu? >> it looks like an ostrich. >> that's your emu? >> it just strolled around the living room? >> he did. >> is that a turtle? >> yes. >> where do you live? >> who is the cleanup person? >> that's the problem. you know, have you seen the pigeon poop is that big. imagine e it's not cute. >> where is the emu now? >> well, for a gift to me, my husband gave it away. he is on an emu farm. my sister emu farm? no. it's a good thing. >> he really is on a farm. >> he is alive.

he's alive. >> good. >> toby is alive and well. >> toby is the name. >> in the malibu mountains. >> are you ever going to visit hiday. >> did you see the movie "protocol" with goldie hawn. she is a waitress. and she getstuck with the emu costume. i thought of that. >> before you leave us this morning, we hear you both have amazing singinge y v're going t one day? is that true? >> yeah. i did not know we had that in common. i'm a terrible singer. i heard you're a terrible singer. >> i can join in that club. >> are liberating when you realize that you're bad. >> yeah. >> do you still own it? >> yeah. i do. i mean, i sing really loudbut i. >> oh. seriously? >> i am. >> is it possible for a bad singer to get better with

lessons? >> my singing teacher said it will take a lot of lesssons. i'm working on the 10,000 hour $1000, i will be singing luke adele. >> when we toss to commercial break, you can give us five seconds of something, right? >> no. i think other. >> two lessons and i'm singing "sesame street." .grehen we check in with you >> no. >> you have a song of hers. >> we do. we're going to spare you because we don't have the time. >> good. >> america is going to miss out on that one. "wilson" in theaters this friday. next, two fork-tender meat dishes that will make your mouth water. you can feed your family for under 20 bucks. that what if we could bring you tt at blue apron, we work directly with more than a hundred family farms. so instead of spending on costly middlemen and supermarkets, we can invest in the things that matter most:

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>> we have about 30 seconds left. >> you have it measured out? >> you're going to saute your veggies for 30 seconds a minute, and add all of the ingredie ingredients. >> what's that? >> that's chipotle is the key ingredient in here. >> you for you. ready? >> stir this. >> this is going to be 55 minutes to an hour. cooker at home, try this. it will only be 30 minutes. >> this is restaurant quality. >> we're going to make tacos. >>day.ea >> ready for tuesday on monday? >> right. >> this is so good. today.com/food and getting the recipe. dylan, i will save you some. my grandmother says i can't wait for dylan to get >> i'm nowhere near the food. let's look at what's going on this week. record high temperatures across the south. thunderstorms in the ohioer

as we get through the middle of the week, we notice some cooler temperatures work their way into the northeast. stays pretty warm down south. and mild across the rockies. by the end of the weekture, reb a bit. but it starts to get a little wet wit strong stormsh good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful start to spring. lots of sunshine and we will see a good warmup this afternoon. the temperatures will hit the 50s, 53 in philadelphia and the wind is light in new jersey w and cooler at the shore. a bright sunny skies though. and the snow is melting in the lehigh valley with 46 degrees this afternoon,unny skies and sunshine and up to 52 in delaware. have a great day. >> i'm already eating. that's your latest forecast. >>next tt' if you've ever been out of thousands of dollars because of a shoddy contractor

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situation, lawyers cost a lot. you don't know your rightson home construction, especially on the first day of spring. >> right. >> say you have a problem with out or try to? >> you should try to work it out first. and the best way to deal with your contractor, hopefully you owe him or her. if you made a contract that allowed you to hold on to that last chunk on mp if you didn't do that, you wrote your check, good faith, hoping for the best, start with your contractor first. call. send a letter. instagram photos you posted, all of the notes you cook, keep them and mention them. >> you say file complaints with the state licensing board. it will help those down the line but can it >> if your contractor was licensed, you have options. you can complain if it didn't if your contractor is bonded,

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airport indefinitely. >> can i tell you you're on the they're telling you it's canceled, take your cell phone and you can get to someb o quic. >> i think you're right. >> last but not least, a lemon. you drive off problem with the . >> you are enjoying that new car smell and something goeshere le into place. you can have your car refunded or replaced if seriousfixein a couple of tries it's fairly knew. start with the ma nufactis wrong. and then, the process begins. >> does it bypass the dealer? often, they think, fault? the manufacturer's fault. i feel like you don't know who to talk to. >> you should be manufacturer. but let the dealer know. the dealer wants you to be a happy customer. >> after two attempts,

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