good morning. split decision. donald trump, ted cruz and bernie sanders each winning two states on super saturday, while a disappointing showing for marco rubio has his republican rival suggesting it is time for a two-man race. >> marco rubio had a very, very bad night. and personally i would call for him to drop out of the race. >> "snl" also weighing in, taking aim at the gop front-runner. >> i mean, everyone loves me, racists, other racists, people who didn't even know they were racists. >> this morning, where the roller coaster campaign goes from here. super soaker. at least one person is dead as

california and that massive system now set to race across the country this week. we'll tell you what to expect. breaking this morning, reports that nfl superstar peyton manning will announce his retirement tomorrow as we head into the next chapter fresh off that super bowl win with the denver broncos. and polar plunge. from fallon to von to gaga and now dreyer. dylan gets ready for a chilly dip this morning in chicago. why she'll be freezing for a reason today, sunday, march 6th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning, i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones. dylan dreyer in chicago for the annual polar plunge for special olympics. we're going do that live on

should be interesting. >> that it will and a little chilly. our top story this morning, though, is the presidential race and those super saturday results. >> donald trump notching two more big wins in the south, kentucky and louisiana. ted cruz, strong showing as well taking kansas and maine. here is where the gop delegate count stands. donald trump 392. 305 for cruz. 130 for marco rubio. and 35 for ohio governor john kasich. >> as for the democrats, bernie sanders won more states than hillary clinton, he took kansas and nebraska. clinton meantime took louisiana . despite her two second place finishes, clinton extended her substantial lead. she's almost halfway to that total number needed to secure the democratic nomination. >> we have complete coverage of both races beginning with nbc's gabe gutierrez. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump seemed almost

now, ted cruz is picking up steam and trump is calling on marco rubio to drop out. hoping to emerge as the anti-trump this morning ted cruz is soaring after super saturday. >> we're seeing republicans coalesce around our campaign because ours is the only campaign that has repeatedly beaten donald trump. >> the texas senator pulling off decisive victories in kansas and maine. but donald trump still the front-runner, trouncing his rivals in louisiana and kentucky. >> i want to congratulate ted on maine and on kansas and he should do well in maine because it is very close to canada. let's face it. >> reporter: the billionaire trying to fend off the gop establishment. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> reporter: in the first contest since mitt romney's blistering attack. trump skipped saturday's conservative political action conference or c-pac and came in a distant third in its straw poll.

together and stop this foolishness. >> marco rubio! >> reporter: marco rubio, a distant third in kansas and fourth in maine. today he's hoping to scrape up delegates in puerto rico's primary after campaigning there overnight. >> we knew this would be the roughest period in the campaign given the makeup of the electoral map. >> reporter: and now he's feeling the heat in florida, his must-win home state. trump is leading in the polls, but cruz is upping his ground game here, trying to squeeze out rubio and make it a two-man race. trump now calling on the florida senator to drop out. >> i would love to take on ted one on one. that would be so much fun because ted can't win new york, he can't win new jersey, he can't win pennsylvania, he can't win california. won ted one on one, okay. >> reporter: here in florida, more than half a million republicans have already voted, either early

race wasn't already out of a movie, today john kasich is ome state of ohio with arnold schwarzenegger. >> california governor is with him. gabe gutierrez in jacksonville, over to the democratic side, bernie sanders picked up some big wins in kansas and nebraska. hillary clinton countered with an louisiana which widened her delegate lead. nbc's kristen welker is in flint, michigan where the later tonight. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. senator sanders was looking for new momentum on saturday. and he got it with wins in thoses states. but as you point out, secretary clinton did net more delegates than she was already far ahead in the delegate count, mak much the one to beat. >> senator bernie sanders. >> reporter: riding high off victories in nebraska and nie sanders at a democratic dinner detroit saturday. >> we will win in november. if we have a large voter rnout. >> reporter: secretary clinton

reason to celebrate, earning a victory in delegate rich >> i am thrilled we're adding to our pledge delegate count. >> reporter: punctuating her delegate lead, each candidate what's ahead. >> i'm grateful to everyone who turned out to support us. but now all eyes turn to >> reporter: and with michigan voting tuesday, clinton isn't taking anything for granted. her top surrogates former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea will campaign sanders aides say a win in michigan would prove he can be competitive in larger more diverse states. >> the way to the white house is to win democrats and to win independents and toump does not win independents. >> reporter: both candidates preparing to face off tonight at a debate in flint, where sanders will likely take aim at clinton over her support of trade dealsnafta, unpopular in the west belt. clinton will continue to paint

realistic policies and there shortage of jabs for the republican contenders. >> really, you just want to pull your hair out when you see that fest that goes on. >> on our worst day we will be infinitely better than the republicans on their best day.oth candidates will spend much of the day getting ready for tonight's debate and the flint water crisis will be a central topic with residents demandingom both of the candidates and this has been an issue that has resonated all across the country, particularly with african-americans. >> kristen welker for us this morning, thank you. chuck todd is nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press." good morning to you. good to see you, my d morning, craig. good to see you. >> these were the first contests since romney's passionate plea for trump -- for folks to dump trump. we saw the piling night at the debate. how real is the possibility that these anti-trump forces are starting to pick up steam and

>> well, i have to say i want a little more information. there is two ways to look at what happened yesterday. on one hand, yes, maybe this is a coalescing, maybe ted cruz momentum, splitting the four states and actually netting more delegates than donald trump. however, it is also four states that were closed republicants meaning independents and democrats couldn't participate. and the one primary that cruz did caught up and did very well against trump, louisiana, waste that touches the state of texas. so what happens tuesday? michigan, mississippi, those are places that trump's heavilyd. if we see him struggle there, then i think it is time to connect the dots back to thursday from romney to that debate to abut i can tell you this, i think one clear piece of evidence from yesterday is that if there is an, it is cruz. marco rube io with three thirds and a fourth, i don't think it will be him. >> rubio focused on ed cruz is really focusing

new offices in state, trying to steal that momentum. what happens to marco rubio moving forward?hing he can do between now and march 15th? >> you know, i don't think so anymore. i think florida is everything for him. he needed to win somewhere else,his sort of in between week between the two super tuesdays and now it doesn't look like he has that opportunity at all. what he's got to fear, on mississippi, and michigan, john kasich has put extra focus actually on both states. what if rubio finishes fourth in both states,e tries to win the florida primary? it could really zap momentum for him. i think there is a lot of pressure on marco rubiome life on tuesday in michigan or mississippi if he has any hope of catching trump in quickly. bernie sanders picking up two states yesterday, but, again, these states, like the others he picked up, largely homogenous. i want to show our viewers thete count now for democrats so they can see where this thing

hillary clinton with literally y delegates as bernie sanders right now. is there still even a path for sanders to victory at this point, chuck? >> well, it would mean clinton would have to collapse, he would have to win more than 60%. we're now at the point -- he has to win more than 60% of all remaining delegates somehow capture this nomination. yesterday was a prime example of why it is going to be so difficult. he won two states. she won one. e delegates for the night? she did, because she won african-americans by such a large margin in louisiana. she won the whole state by a large margin. loses to sanders, she doesn't lose by the same margins he loses to her in states where she is path is becoming less and less viable by the day for him. >> chuck todd, thank you very much, good to see you. we'll be watching when your guests this morning on "meet the press," former republican nominee mitt romney. >> want to turn to that wild weather that we mentioned hitting northern california.

to be a big storm will roll across the country this week. we'll have dylan's forecast in a moment. first, sheinelle has more details on the system. >> yes, after a relatively dry h is turning out to be a very wet one on the west coast with the series of storms moving in from the pacific. it caused massivenorthern california overnight, claiming at least one life. high winds up to 40 milesw across northern california from saturday into sunday, dumping heavy rains that should continue off and ono the today. trees down, power outages across the city of sacramento. neighborhoods, and homes. >> almost knee deep and it is really bad. >> reporter: california's highway 70 e intense storm created a river below the highway 65 overpass, swallowing a car with two people who tried to blockade.

deep by the time we could get into the vehicle. took the dive team a follow it. >> reporter: the woman didn't make it. the male driver of the car was able to get out. the wet elements areing up to three feet of snow to the mountains. these stormy weather delays dozens of flights into san and could cause more problems on the west coast today. erica? >> a rough one. as we said, dylan is in chicago this morning where she'll be plunge to the chilly waters of lake michigan for a great cause. we'll have more on that in a moment. but, dylan, talk to us about the nd what we can expect across the country. >> well, we are going to see another couple of rounds of this wet stormy weather out each one will get easier, i'd say. we had the bulk of the heaviest rain yesterday where we did get reports of eight inches of rain. we saw wind gusts in thepeaks in mount diablo of 88 miles an hour. a wild storm system that moved

we'll see more wet weather tomorrow morning and another storm on tuesday. we are looking at additional two to four inches of rain and also another two to four feet of snow mountains. want to point out as the whole system moves eastward, we are looking for the possibility not of a severe weather outbreak, but isolated through the plains, down into texas. we could see large hail and flash flooding. and we also need to focus on the rivers through the midwest as this transitions over to somein. we could end up with about three or more inches of rain with isolated higher amounts and that could lead to river flooding. more of the where you get the severe storms

nd i'm not not talking about the lake yet, hoping don't have to go in. we'll get to more on that and the special olympics in a few minutes, guys. >> sounds good.. a report out just this morning that superstar quarterback peyton manning is about to announce his retirement.he five-time mvp and sure fire first ballot hall of famer is going to leave the game after 18 seasons. nbc newsdently confirmed this report. manning expected to make that announcement tomorrow at the denver broncos headquarters. he goes out on top, of course, after winning his bowl last month. he is the nfl's all time leader in passing touchdowns and passing yards.

super bowl with them in 2007. in other news on this sundayuard is searching the seas off florida for a missing cruise ship passenger. royal caribbean's navigator of the seas reporting a 46-year-old man fell saturday morning. the coast guard is searching an area about 40 miles south of key largo, a fellow passenger reported seeing the man fallte room on the tenth deck. that's 100 feet above the water. lena dunham, creator and star of hbo's series in the hospital this morning. she needs surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst. she's been struggling with than 6 million women in the country suffer from the painful condition. dunham posted on facebook that she's lucky to have the support of the whole girls gang.ild story out of florida to tell you about. a scuba diver who says he's lucky this morning to be alive after being sucked into a large

sarah dahlof has more. >> reporter: off the aqua american waters are three submerged structures, a decided to investigate while diving last july in close proximity to the st. lucy nuclear power plant. >> i felt aand it got quicker and i said this isn't right. >> he got sucked in like a noodle, just gong. sucked inside an intake pipe that delivers hundreds, thousands of gallons of water a minute to e the plant. the terrifying ride lasted up to five minutes. he feared he would be chopped into pieces, devoured by >> all i could think about is these horror movies, you know, this big turbine coming and i'm coming for it, you know. it is going to chop me up and kill me. i just know, do i pull the regulator out of my mouth and just die?

how are they going to survive without me. >> reporter: as he struggled with those dark thoughts, light. >> fish everywhere,r water, the sun is shining, i'm, like, is this heaven? >> reporter: the journey took him a quarter mile along the 16 m the ocean intake, to a reservoir pool on plant property. he borrowed a phone from a nd called his wife, leaving her a miraculous voice mail. >> hey, it's me. i got pulled through a [ bleep ]m okay. >> reporter: and connecting with her moments later. >> something is telling me to pick up the phone. so i did.as him. >> she picks up. and she just goes, hello. i said, i'm alive. >> reporter: le cun filed at alleging negligence. the utility company has not yet responded to the suit, but in a statement claims the diver intentionally swam into one of the intake pipes afteriece of equipment to minimize the entry of objects. he denies those allegations as

light's claim that the buoymarking the area that day claimed the warning to stay back 100 feet. meanwhile, he's savoring time with his wife and kids. remembering how close he says he came to for "today," sarah dahlof, nbc news. >> can you imagine? >> no. >> no. >> being the wife on the other end of the call sucked into a pipe. >> okay. >> doesn't happen every day. >> meanwhile, it is the end of an era on tv tonight. the series wildly popular "downton abbey" but will it be the last time that fans get to enjoy the kelly kelly kelly kobeila has more. >> you're not the only one while tonight is the last time you'll see these characters on

they may not be gone for good.ix seasons of ups and downs, it is time to say good-bye to america's favorite aristocrats. >> the world is changir: the period drama with british humor, history, and manners -- >> presenting the lady rose morter: is taking its final bow tonight. it was an unlikely hit finding an audience with the real royals, our own first p. diddy. >> i wasn't expecting the success we got, because i think if you expect that you're a mad person. you know. that happens very rarely in a ever. >> reporter: the show won 12 emmys and three golden globes. incredible never made it to america. >> remember being told by one american executive that no one in the united states would ever be interested in this ter: how wrong they were. it had something for everyone.

with great one take that as a compliment. >> reporter: before long, big american names were clamoring for a worry, i'm well prepared for cold baths, warm drinks and most of all the food. >> reporter: above all, "downtonas about family, whether they lived upstairs, or downstairs. but how will it all end? will edith ever find love?ll there be any happily ever afters? and are the doors of downton abbey really closing for good? the show's executiveld me yesterday that these characters will never be back for season seven. his words. but a movie is a realility. but, first, of course, we have to see how it all ends tonight. the show already aired on this side of the pond. i've seen it. >> no >> no spoilers for you. all i have to say is bring your tissues. >> oh, geez. thank you.

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this guy loves me, don't you? wait, what's that? get him out. as i was saying, everyone loves me. i even got this got this piece of -- behind me now. isn't that right, chris? >> yes, sir, thank you, sir, please, sir, may i have another. >> "saturday night live" skewering donald trump lasthat conference with chris christie. a great sunday morning crowd here on rockefeller plaza. >> she's from wichita, >> from wichita? >> i'll run over there and give her a hug.

chicago to jump into that frigider for special olympics. >> she's excited. >> she is very excited. it is a great cause. we'll get to dylan inwill be quick. we want to get you caught up on this sunday's headlines. let's begin with politics. ted cruz waking up with new momentum in the republican race this morning. the texas senator won saturday's contest in maine and kansas. donald trump picked up victories in kentucky and louisiana. marco rubio finished no than third in all four states voting on saturday, leading trump to call on rubio to end his caime he comes in third or fourth, he says you got to be able to win. and he has not been able to win and i think it is time that he drops out. >> rubio's campaign quicklyed that call from donald trump. >> on the democratic side, bernie sanders topped hillary clinton, two states to one, taking both kansas and nebraska, but clinton increased her lead delegate count, fueled by

and massive el nino fuld storms are triggering majorross california, heavy rains turning roads into rivers in this neighborhood as you can see in the northern part of the state.were delayed in san francisco there . there is more rain expected today and tomorrow. also this morning, renew ed attention on the o.j. simpson case, both in the headlines and on much of it fuld by that riveting series on fx. tonight, key players from the "dateline." here's nbc's josh mankiewicz. >> los angeles, june 12th, 1994, murders, defined by just three words, the o.j. case. pop culture and fascinates us today. >> i want him to finish this day >> reporter: a new dramatic

versus o.j. simpson" is winning review s. actress sarah paulson plays one of the stars who emerged in the trial, lead prosecutor marcia >> we're taking him to trial. miniseries? >> i am. i didn't think i could bear it, just reliving of >> reporter: the nightmare began when nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman were found murdered in the exclusive l.a. neighborhood of brentwood.jenner, nicole's best friend, remembers getting the horrible news. >> i was, like, what, what do you mean nicole died? it was >> reporter: then came the infamous low speed bronco chase, which had marcia clark watching idiots ever. >> possibly armed, use caution. >> it was surreal. it was -- could this get any >> reporter: it did. simpson was soon arrested and charged.

evidence to convict r: evidence rich in simpson's blood and dna. but the defense would undermine the prosecution's case byhat evidence was tainted when gathered by a sloppy police department. >> i had had so many days of going back up to my office andke, we're toast. it's over. there is no way. >> reporter: eventually the so-called trial of the century became a case more aboutthan evidence. as defense attorney johnnie cochran preached to the jury. >> stop this cover-up. if you don't stop it, then reporter: the jury deliberated barely four hours. >> orenthal james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder. >> that was not >> reporter: josh mankiewicz, nbc news, los angeles. >> clark moved to private practice after that trial and started winning. her latest book "blood defense" comes out later

kaelin and others tonight at 9:00, 8:00 dylan dreyer in chicago, getting set to take a polar plunge into a frigid lake michigan. good to see you there, dylan >> good morning, guys. this is the 16th polar plunge in chicago. and millions of dollars have been raised for the greatl olympics. i'm joined by casey hogan, the president of special olympics chicago. this has become quite the celebrity affair. what can we expect thise're going to expect a lot this year. we are at a record-breaking year with over 5,500 plungers expected to join ave surpassed last year's fund-raising goal and we have the great crew of chicago fire, chicago pd, chicago med,cal chef graham elliott is joining us. and you never know, there might be other surprises. >> we're looking at video of lady gaga did it ayears go, jimmy fallon has done it. you can see more ice in the lake than we're seeing today.

weather? >> this is unreal. do the plunge, today is the day. this is unbelievable weather. we're calling it the tropical plunge. you picked a good year yourself to do it. >> yes. i think al roker and little control in the year we were going to do this. >> this is great. we're really excited to have you here too. >> so much money has been raised for special olympics. good luck today. >> thank you. >> and i guess good look to too, because you're not jumping this year, but you've done it nine times. >> the last nine years i've done it. you're going to have a blast. >> i'm looking forward to it, it is going to be fun. i think when everybody gets here and the weather in chicago is actually all right. we should top out in the 50s. warmup that is moving across the country. we're going to see spring-like warmth through the northern plains, stretching into the this is all going to move east as we get into the middle of the week with temperatures topping out in the 60s and 70s. look at that, new york city, 70 degrees by le further south we should top out in the mid-70s.

to jump in and, guys, the plunge happens at 10:00 central time. so we're not going to get to do it on live tv, but we'll have it all on our check back there later today. and al roker and i have -- >> what are you going to wear? can you get some kind of warm suit or something? whategy? >> they recommend not wearing too many clothes, though i will not be wearing a bikini by any means, but we have a t-shirt and

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back with a remarkable woman who can teach us a lot about overcoming >> amberley snyder devoted her life to horses and rodeo. when a car accident tried to derail those going to let it get in the way. >> reporter: from the time she was a toddler, this is where amberley snyder has wanted be. >> happiest place for me on earth is on my horse's back. >> reporter: a world champion barrel racer at age of 18, amberley was living her dream. then a changed everything. >> i overcorrected my truck, and i was ejected and hit a fence

which is what broke my back. was paralyzed from the waist down. doctors predicted she would never walk, and ride again. >> the very first day of therapy, when my nurse asked me what my goals are, i tell her, walk, ride, s not and if, there is not an and, there is not a maybe. this is what we're doing. >> what was her reaction? i was crazy. >> reporter: one of the biggest hurdle for amberley, wasn't getting into the saddle, it was staying there. how was her balanceter the accident? >> really bad. to the point where even if she was sitting in bed and raised her arm to brush her hair, you ld fall over. >> i had mentioned to my therapist that my balance is better on my saddle than anywhere else. i got on the saddle and my balance was better there. >> reporter: four months after

saddle, on her horse.ot back on the horse, is it what you expected? >> the first time i got on the horse was the hardest day of my life. >> reporter:that moment, i realized my whole life was different. >> reporter: later that year, amberley hit bottom. for eight months she didn't see her horses, let alone ride them. >> stubborn. i was, like, no, not doing it, not doing it. ded your own time. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: at one point, amberley begged her mother to sell the horses. tina snyder i said, amberley, your horses have been injured before, and you waited for them to heal. they're going to wait for >> reporter: the wait paid off. 18 months after her accident, amberley snyder returned to regular competition. >> the very first timet for a race, you want to win. the competitive nature is still there every single time i go in the arena. horse, she's like everybody else.

behind and the horse is her >> reporter: now, six years later, amberley snyder is firmly back in her saddle. >> i had outrun myself of what i my wreck. even though i'm strapped in and can't kick, i still can run with anyone out there. amberley's able to saddle herer chair, using an old seat belt. >> we cut this out of a junk card car. >> reporter: and a series of straps and rubber bands to holy and keep her legs in place. >> they go around my feet and my stirrups. >> reporter: her horses have also adjusted to this new >> they learned to just completely ignore my legs. they don't even pay attention to them anymore. >> reporter: as positive as she is, away from her daily struggle. >> i don't think i'm ever going to roll over when i get out of bed in the morning and go, man,

you just have to shift the way you look at it. my goals have not changed. i'm just giving myself a little more time in order toem. >> reporter: when you look at her today, what is first thought that comes to your mind when you look at your daughter? >> awe. and grateful she's here. >> to say amberley and her mother tina are be a gross understatement. she regained some feeling in her legs. you can real more about it at she said she's convinced it is from the riding. >> from the stimulation of it? >> she thinks it helped. she's a motivational speaker. but she's phenomenal. and caroline gottlieb, ourer, thank you, you found us an incredible story. >> we're back after this. the products in our bath time routine work together like a team.e shampoos, the shampoos with the lotions. n designed to

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we're back with newn a controversial case out of texas. >> dwayne brown was sentenced to death for a crime he insisted he didn't commit. he was freed last year afterence was uncovered in a retired detective's garage. i visited him recently and found some

say the word freedom to a man who hasn't had it for more than a decade, and you may hear the ed. >> freedom for me is being around things that i can actually get up and go do and i explain. >> reporter: in 2003, dwayne brown in the shooting death of charles officer. the killing happened during a robbery at a check cashing store on the southeast side of the store's clerk alfreda jones was also killed. >> never been any signs on this case that implicates him. of evidence, no dna, no gunshot residue. >> reporter: brown was convicted and sentenced to death. spending 23 hours a day in aike this, 12 years in prison. >> when you're on death row, did you think that the day would come when you would actually >> when you're in that place, you don't -- at least i wasn't

do today. and that's how i live my life every day. day by r: his saving grace, a single piece of paper, subpoenaed phone records that proved he was at his nt during the crime, records that his appellant attorney said were never turned over to his court appointed attorney during histrial. alibi. turns out they were discovered eight years later, in the garage of the investi he has since retired. last june, the district attorney dismissed his case, saying she did not have enough evidence to convict in a new trial and sethim free. do you think you were set up? >> very much so. very much so. >> they were seeking a conviction at any cost. in a high profile and but for our work, they would

>> reporter: nbc news reached out to the houston police department for comment, they e-mailed an audio recording of a june 2015nce where the police chief said the case was improperly investigated and evidence. the district attorney's office declined to comment. >> we shouldn't be in a justice system where ityears of work from a number of lawyers, probably over a million dollars in probono fees and those types of things to exonerate one man. can't be what the system is all about. but that's what it took here.brown's daughter father went away. what has it been like having dad back? >> it has been amazing.rict. but he's not strict. he's like a cool dad. >> reporter: what about? boys? one thing that strikes me about

you smile. it is the strangest thing to me. how is that? how are you not mad at the >> i don't have a word for it, i don't have an answer for it, i'm just enjoying myself. i'm doing the things i like to >> and under texas law, people wrongly convicted, they're entitled to $80,000 a year. brown's legal team petitioned the state to approve roughly about $973,000.te has until april 7th to respond. >> that's remarkable story. >> he's a remarkable guy. you would be surprised how happy he is about a great story. craig, thanks. up next, an amazing display in the skies over nebraska after this. earn purchases. that's a win. but imagine earning it twice. you can with the citi double cash card. it lets you earn cash back twice.n you buy and again as you pay. it's cash back then cash back again. and that's a cash back win-win. cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on every purchase

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this morning on sundays withy, something to get you in the mood for spring. good morning, harry smith. >> good morning. feeling a tiny -- spring is aeeks away, but i saw crow crocuses in central park and they reminded me of something we a couple of years ago too, a great seasonal migration that happen right in the middle of the country.te 80. if you're on it, you race through places like carney, nebraska. but this time of year it is hard not to notice the birds s, those are birds in the sky. thousands and thousands of snow geese migrating northward, slowing down for a rest. roadside attraction. 20 million or so birds would be hear nebraska referred to as a flyover state.

have spent every spring here fornd millennia. these are sand hill cranes, mike forsberg, a photographer, author and conservationist has been watching the cranes for more than 20 years.ould be like missing >> reporter: this is good. this is really good. revered since ancient times, mike says the graceful elegant dance sometimes because they're nervous, sometimes because they're in love. and sometimes because they just like to dance. best time to watch them is at first light, with the golden moon in the western sky, you can barely see the birds, and you sure can heare cranes spend the night on the bank and the sandbars of the

comes, the birds get louder and ing to a dramatic crescendo, a wake-up call the likes of which you have never heard.overs come from all over the country, and all over the world, to visit audubon's rose lynn hobsa can't wait to see the birds up close. you're all pumped up. >> i am. i can't help it. >> reporter: we used to say youpring when the swallows return to capistrano. now, you know it's spring when the cranes return to e forsberg, the photographer, he sent me this picture, which we'll put up on the screen, that was taken just last week. >> oh, my he migration has started already. so if you're in the middle of the country, get to the plat river and be awed. >> thank you, hanks, harry. tune into "meet the press" this morning. chuck will have more on the super saturday results and he's speaking with mitt romney.

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