good morning. snowy start to spring. millions across the northeast waking up to a messy, monday commute. a foot of snow expected in some areas. schools shut down in boston. al is tracking it all. history in havana. president obama kicks off his controversial trip to cuba. the first by a u.s. president in nearly 90 years. >> this is a historic visit, and it's a historic opportunity to

>> the president set to meet raul castro later today. lester holt is there live. mr. trump goes to washington. donald trump reportedly set to meet with republican party leaders today, ahead of a key speech on america's role in the middle east. this as the gop front runner says he doesn't condone the growing violence at his rallies but understands it. and pure madness. a string of fantastic finishes caps a wild weekend at the ncaa men's basketball tournament. from buzzer beaters -- >> rises up, and it's good! it's good! >> to last-second heroics. >> no. >> to a comeback for the ages. >> throws it into the hands, and lays it in. >> the unbelievable ending being called one of the best ever.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on a monday morning, everyone. let's say you're not a college basketball fan. you don't really care about the game. march madness is special. >> it's so exciting. it always lives up to its reputation. it's exciting to watch all the teams i pick lose. it's a joy. >> you don't care about your own bracket because it's so exciting to watch the games. we'll give you a recap in a couple minutes. our top story this morning is this spring snowstorm here in the northeast. after what amounted to a really mild winter. we'll get al's forecast in a moment. first, miguel almaguer is in massachusetts. good morning to you. >> good morning. this is an interesting way to kick offspring. we've had steady snow in cape

want to take you to a picture from our drone flying overhead. it is a bit of a winter wonderland. i'll give you a shot of the coastline because that's where the storm is headed, mostly off coast, but it is clipping this are re jon region. it's been a sloppy commute for many people traveling along the northeast. while we're not seeing a dramatic amount of snow, we're seeing somewhere from 6 inches to a foot of snow across this region. it'll be steady for the next couple hours. diminishing by this afternoon. it's enough snow that in boston, they were asking to shut down schools this morning. they did do that across the region. the snow will be light for the next couple hours and diminishing by later this afternoon. back to our drone, you can see it is loef ly vely. we expect it to be picture perfect the next several hours as the morning commute begins to dissipate.

have the sun pop up later on this afternoon. when it comes out later on, we should have fairly dry roads. it's going to be a beautiful day. matt, just for comparison here, last year at this time here in the boston region, we had more than 100 inches of snow. this year right now, about 25. about 1/4 of the snowfall. a mild winter but we are having a late one here. back to you. >> not too much to complain about. thank you very much. my kids are happy with the two-hour delay on long island. >> also, we have dandelions in matt's garden -- >> daffodils. >> we're concerned about them. >> they came up too early. >> this ended in new york city and is making its way through western massachusetts and down east maine. we'll see this continue during the afternoon. it ends in long island by mid-morning.

could be sloppy travel. for the most part, that'll be the worst of it. the heavy snow will be the eastern end of maine. 6 to 8 closer to east port. the forecast models, europe versus the thursday, the american model, almost nothing in new york city. 4 inches to new england. look at the europeanwe're giving this to the american model, ladies and gentlemen. usa! usa! so far, both models haveew and improved computers, new and improved software. this one, the american won. >> there you go. thanks for keeping us up to, al. let's talk about the president now and his historic trip to cuba.ived last night and took a walking tour through the rain in old havana. on the president's meeting with raul castro. "nightly news" anchor lester

good morning. >> good morning. made. the president waking up here on cuban soil. he is the first american president to visit here sincedge dropped in in 1928. fidel castro wasn't even 2 then. the entire first familyfor the trip, acting like tourists. doing what most tourists do, taking a walk through old >> reporter: sparse crowds line the streets under a steady downpour as the president's motorcade made its way through the city. his first stop, the old havana. mr. obama took an impromptu detour to shake hands and smiling and waving at a crowd. the president met with the controversial cardinal, ortega, who some criticized foring more forceful about human rights. then on to a museum, where a

finally, dinner at a restaurant in the narrow streets of old the sight see seeing is a preclude to the real business of the trip which begins later this morningsident meets with cuban president raul castro. they'll likely discuss lifting the u.s. trade em bargo and cuba's human rights record. before the president arrived,n white were arrested, chanting, freedom. one of the highlights of the president's trip is expected to be when he addresses cubansday. >> it's a historic opportunity to engage the cuban people and lay out our brighter than our past. >> reporter: i asked about that when i sat down with cuba's top >> did you think the day would come, when the u.s. president

>> i'm confident this is t is right time. >> reporter: back in the states, the president's trip is already blican front runner donald trump, who mock td fact that the president was met by cuban's foreign minister, notl castro. tweeting that castro greeted the pope and others. no respect.se says no big deal that raul castro wasn't at the airport. they never anticipated or it was planned that the official greeting would take place today. there will be a big state dinner later on here in havana.end it back to you, i'll point out that i bought this blazer first. >> that's okay. i feel like i'm in good company, let me remind people that you're going to have much more on the president's trip to havana and cuba on nbc "nightly tonight. all eyes will be on donald

he's heading to the capitol for events. some are republican leaders after more violence happened at trump's rallies this weekend. peterlatest. >> good morning. the latest attack, perhaps the ugliest yet. a u.s. airman charged w misdemeanor assault that took place at trump's rally. for the billionaire, this is groundhog day. more protests, more critics, yet more likely than not, during tund of voting tomorrow, he expands its delegate lead. donald >> reporter: donald enjoying his success with a serenade. and one of the most situations yet. >> klu klux klan hat : a man sucker

and kicked. >> this political movement has gotten to the point where yout to death inside of a rally. >> reporter: trump concede ing the beating was tough to watch but harshest words for professional agitators. >> how come we're the bad people all the time? what about the people using horrible profanity, words, and closing up highways, why are they never the bad people? it's an incredible thing. >> reporter: trump's campaignbbed a protester's collar, another man pulling the young man back. >> i give him credit for having he wanted them to take down the horrible, profanity-laced signs. >> reporter: tomorrow, trump's arizona and ted cruz in utah. the senator winning romney's ump questioning romney's faith. >> are you sure he's a mormon? >> reporter: trump is mocked on"the new yorker." still, the billionaire is

in washington today, reportedly keeping with key republican lawmakers. capping off a day of speeches before a pro israel group, where jewish republicans are weary of his the conflict. >> trump expected to speak later this afternoon. for his meeting in washington, what's striking is almost no will acknowledge whether they're going to this. house leaders want nothing to do with it and others aren't sayingr way. anti-trump conservative groups are promising a backlash for any lawmaker spots going in. >> peter alexander, >> mark halperin is the managing editor of "bloomberg politics." you. >> good morning. >> the apex speech is a room filled with people who don't wantthey want specifics. they want you to prove you understand the complexities of middle east policy. what's at stake for donald >> this is a big week for him

he has to prove to the people in the room, but also to want a serious president to deal with a serious world, that he can be a serious man. he's never given a speech this in his entire life. tonight is the night he can show people he understands the difficulties and the ng president. >> forgive me if i'm skeptical. the average trump supporter, do he does well before this group of influential lobbyists in washington? >> the average trump supporter the average american wants someone who canhis. he wants the opportunity to say, i'm a serious person. the trump speck kepticsil. those who are optimistic about his chance to be president says tonight is a night he can prove he's a serious person. >> on the campaign trail, violence at

it seemed in being interviewed about it, donald trump seemsthe protesters and not his supporters, or even himself, for setting a tone. is that going to continue to > he has to take more command of this, both in the mechanics of how things work and the tone. it. but he has the first amendment right to hold events. he has events disrupted. he has to deal with it and can't blame the has his point, that the protesters has a responsibility to let him and his supporters meet. trump movement. it's fascinating to me because on one hand, it's done something the republicans haven't been able to do,te conservatives and the establishment, all united against trump, but it's not getting off the ground. >> they are far fromeir goal. run another candidate, bet on ted cruz or john kasich, try to take down trump, try to force a

a thousand people against trump with thousand and one ideas how to stop him.eeps winning contests, the stop trump movement won't have anything to stop. >> mark, always good to have you here. now to what investigators in belgium are learning from the captured suspect in the paris terror the suspect reportedly telling investigators he was planning new operations. keir simmons on the story in belgium with more. good >> good morning. he is now locked away in this high security prison, admitting his involvement in paris and that he was planning more attacks, according to a government minister here. new video this morning in which he was apprehended. >> reporter: dramatic new video this morning of theat apprehended europe's most

come out now, police shout. is led away, interrogated. then as heavily armed officers approach the door, a suspect for it. gunfire. a second man is brought out, in the leg. limping, he is taken away. it's not clear which of the men in these pictures islam. by the end of the operation, the man wanted for the paris attacks is under arrest, now charged with participating in lvement in the paris massacre. >> the government minister here says they believe that more than 30 werese paris attacks, in the operation and planning for it. the priority this morning is hunting them down. meanwhile, the french presidentith the families of the victims. that'll be an emotional meeting. >> can only imagine. thank you so much.

after an isis rocket killed a marine over the weekend.umber of troops from the 26 marine expeditionary operations. this announcement comes after the officer died on saturday. his unit was attacked with an isis rocket at an of mosul. he was the first u.s. service member killed in iraq since . a toll collector and security guard were killed during a robbery attempt in eastern pennsylvania. the man responsible was ae trooper. after the shootings, briggs was loading money into his vehicle when a pennsylvania state trooper confronted him. was exchanged. briggs was fatally wounded. he had retired from the state police four years ago after 26 years on the job. stolen cement truck that led to an hour-long police chase in minnesota. take a look.

streets, reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour. when it finally stopped, the driver made a run for it but was caught and -- ready for he was just 11 years old. appears in juvenile court today. two police cars were damaged in the chase.obody was hurt. >> that's crazy. march madness underway. highlighted by a weekend filled with wild finishes, beaters, bracket-busting upsets. texas a&m-northern iowa. the panthers up by 12 withds left to play. fans getting ready to punch their ticket to the sweet 16. but the aggies had plans on their own.ored 14 points in the last 31 seconds of the game to tie it, send it into overtime. texas a&m wins it in overtime. they're calling it a historic comeback and crushing loss for northern iowa.

>> two to go. rises up, and it's good. it's >> wisconsin hits the three-pointer at the buzzer, sending the badgers to the sweet 16. the party probablyin madison, wisconsin. they will play notre dame in the next round. why? because the fighting irish won aiter, as well. listen to this ending. >> switch. jackson off the glass. no. tip. >> that eilis brought a yelp from h. steven f. austin comes up short. notre dame wins it, 76-75. this is why it's a great >> is your inner sports caster so happy now? let's go to the highlight reel. >> i live for this time of year. >> you didn't get the snowstorm you hoped for, right?

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>> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> not that you wanted snow. >> not at all. guys, coming up, the feud between donald trump and fox news anchor megyn kelly. an alarming concern on the just how safe are the bridges you drive across and under just about every day? a new rossen reports you need first on a monday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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can't feel mywith you but i love it monday morning, march 21st, 2016. spring is here, by the way, we have a little bit of snow. what would you call that precipitation that came down? >> four inches. >> i know.

>> anyway, the weather is theheadlines. adjusting here in new york city but other parts of new england will see closer cancelled school in boston today. al will give us the full skinny on that coming up. president obama has a lot on his plate today as he spends hl day in cuba. the first family touched down sunday afternoon and toured old havana after the president addressed u.s. embassy >> young american children, young cuban children, by the time they're adults, our hope is that they think it's natural that auld be visiting cuba. they think it's natural that the two peoples are working together. >> the visit, the first to cuba resident in 88 years. donald trump is spending his day in washington. the re front runner will meet with gop lawmakers and key leaders. tonight, he gives a speech at the pro-israel i'll give you a programming

on "today" tomorrow morning, rosecutor in the o.j. simpson murder case, will be here live. we'll get her take on the trial of the century later, and also find out how she feels about her portrayal in the tv series "the people versus o.j. simpson." tomorrow on "today". back to donald trump. his feud with megyn kelly is to new levels. trump calling for a cancellation of her show. >> in a blistering response, fox is slamming donald trump calls his repeated abuse against megyn kelly. the network increased securityince august, when trump's attacks began. >> reporter: donald trump warning he'll fight back againstonsiders his latest opponent. not a politician but fox news anchor megyn kelly. >> i'm not a fan of megyn ke't like her.

months and now boiling over, after trump called for a boycott of her show. saying she's razy and overrated. fox news fired back. slamming what they called trump's extreme, sick with kelly. quote, beneath the man who the office that's the highest in the land. the network finding itselfhe front runner. trump retweeted her handle 65 times since the summer, twice a >> i can no longer go on twitter. >> reporter: all of it starting in august. >> you've c like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. >> what i say is what i say. you don't like it, i'm sorry. >> reporter: trump's response the next day?

coming out of her eyes. out of her wherever. >> reporter: in january, trump launched a new round of attacks on instagram. >> megyn kelly's really biasedainst me. >> reporter: later, skipping a debate she moderated. >> it's been a surreal six months. keep your head down, back and forge forward. >> reporter: the two came face-to-face earlier this month. >> nice to be with g well. >> as are you. >> kelly is opening up about this in an interview outrow, she's been thinking about a margaret thatcher quote. they attack me because they don't have a political argument hallie, definitely one of the stranger aspects of his candidacy cht candidacy. why bother? i don't know. let's get to the weather. mr. roker has a check of that.y's weather is brought to you by visit

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about to get into the car and or drive your children to school. on the way, chances are, you will cross a bridge or an overpass. released says that tens of thousands of bridges across the country are literally falling apart. how bad are they? we're getting rare access just under the roadway, and wait until you see what weng some cars up. >> reporter: across the country, bridges collapsing, concrete raining down on to passing om pennsylvania -- >> boulder just fell and smashed the glass. >> reporter: -- to iowa. >> the bridge is crumbling away >> reporter: to utah. >> what happened? >> reporter: where huge chunks of a bridge smashed through this airport shuttle with passengers. crushing the hood of the car. >> another 6 or 8 inches, might not have been talking to me >> reporter: according to

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the line. plus, sarandon family susan and her daughter reveal what makes their relationship so special. and how it's helping them raise generation. >> honey is her grandma name. >> can you believe you're a >> she's a honey. >> today, monday, march 21st, 2016. >> shoutout to those remaining in the hotel. >> you're missing out. >> from >> good morning, missouri. >> we're on the plaza. >> back at 8:00 on a monday morning.

the year is it is the first full day of spring. >> it's a little -- see, it started sunday..m. on saturday night. first full day on the east coast, spring today. >> got it. no matter what, it's h is a little weird. >> yeah. >> it's all right. going to stop and warm up. we have a huge crowd d and proud. love it. also ahead, this is the big week. the wedding is happening. our wedding couple is they'll tie the knot on our plaza right here. we're not done planning. coming up, we'll let you choose their honeymoon >> did you see some of the places? >> i'm ready to go on the honeymoon with them. >> great. lots to start with this morning. let's go to tamron for a look at the top stories, she's in for

president obama breaks through a half century of cold war his cuban counterpart. andrea mitchell is in the cuban capital for us this morning. good od morning, tamron. after taking a tour through old havana with michelle obama and their daughters, president officially opens today when he meets with cuba's president castro. castro is sure to raisehat despite the president's recent measures to loosen trade and travel restrictions, the relationship with cuba can never been fully until congress lifts the economic embargo. the president will press hard for more freedom of speech here.esident landed in cuba, cubans cracked down on a group of women who protests silently after church. they're known as the ladies in white. there is goodwill on this visit. cuba is allowing the speak directly to the people tomorrow. he will be speaking about human

something not done here. that's a major step, raising something important could come from this historic visit. >> andrea, thank you very much.presidential front runner donald trump has key meetings in washington, d.c. today, including one with members. this evening, he'll address foreign policy before a pro-israel group. at a trump rally in arizona this weekend, a n in one of the most violent campaign confrontations yet. trump said it was hard to watch, but also suggests there's a standard. favoring what he called professional agitators. there is a brand-new battle of the sexes brewing in tennis. it all started with a controversial remark sunday before the finals of a prestigious tournament in >> reporter: even before the top-ranked female players took to the court, a backhanded comment aimed at the tennis association.

someone in the wta because they ride on the coat tails of the ey don't make any decisions. they're lucky. they are very, very lucky. >> reporter: raymond moore, the former pro, now california tournament that hosts both the men's and women's players. >> if i was a lady player, i'd go down every night on my knees and thank god that roger and rafa nadal were born because they've carried the sport. they really have. >> reporter: fresh off the court, serena williams was quickmn moore's comments. >> i think those remarks are very much mistaken andvery, very inaccurate. there's only one way to interpret that. get on your knees, and thank a n, which is not -- we as women have come a long way.

socialbill gene king tweeting, he is wrong on so many levels. every player, especially the topribute to our success. >> reporter: moore said, i made comments about the wta that were in extremely poor taste and us. i'm truery ly sorry for those remarks. >> serena williams returned to that tournament last year. she boycotted after booed in 2001.t that she was only booed, she felt there was a racial tinge to the backlash at the time, when she played there.was spring fever, but something got an easter bunny all worked up at a new jersey mall on sunday. you may not see this ever again.osted to twitter shows the bunny with white furry legs and ears off, apparently brawling with people standing near his holiday e point, he takes off his paws and goes at it bare knuckles. mall security dragged the bunny away.

and never readigerent bunny in a brawl. >> there's that holiday spirit. >> like people in costume intimes square. >> that's a bad bunny. >> tamron, thank you. let's move on. to parenting, experts say over involvement in your teenager's life can be tive. >> maybe not when it comes to driving. tom costello may be able to explain it for us. good >> we've all heard about helicopter parenting and maybe it's over the top and maybe not helpful. but experts are saying when it comes to your kid behind the wheel, a little bit too muchng, a little overly cautious may be the best approach for saving his or her > reporter: teens behind the wheel. we've seen the frightening video. countless teens driven to tion. the stats are alarming.

prematurely at any time in your life, the two worst years are between 16 and 17, reason is because of driving. >> reporter: when it comes to our own kids, studies say many parents may simply be too either they trust their own kids too much, or they're tired of car pooling their children. yet, teen car pooling poses thenger. according to aaa, if a 16 or 17-year-old driver has a passenger under they're 44% more likely to be killed in a crash. having two passengers under 21 doubles the risk.les with three or more young passengers. >> teens think they're invincible and not worried about the harm to themselves of a car crash. >> reporter: it's something 16-year-old holly stoner has seen firsthand. >> i think most people, it's to look cool for their friends. there's no cops around. i'll go through this stop sign.

maybe it'll impress them. >> reporter: most states, including california where stoner lives, set passenger limits for new ultimately, it's a parents' responsibility to keep their kids safe. >> let them know you care. contract with your teen, in which you stipulate the rules and the consequences for violating the rules, it is not that the child will obey them but thatrent will monitor the child. >> reporter: that means conversations about phone use, distractions and, of course, driving. >> this is a privilege. as a privilege, it can be taken >> cell phones in the glove compartment. and have that conversation, say the experts. nag the kids about making sure they adhere to the rules of the guys, i had an accident a week after i got my license. then i had another one two weeks later. the guy behind the camera here hing happened to him. the producer i worked with last night said the same thing happened to her. it seems to be a common rite of

>> i bet we all have stories like that. >> they say, not only take the cell phone and lock it in the but turn the notification dings off. when a teen is driving, if they hear the sound, they're inclined to look at it. >> to say nothing of the radio? when we were kids, it was a push button and that was it. now, there is a myriad of information right there for you. >> tom, as just ahead, the answers to a couple of burning questions. first, why do we close our eyes when we kiss? >> how would you know? >> you want to tune in for that. ben tattoo. real or not? all will be revealed. jenna sits down with susan and her daughter for a conversation about hollywood,

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you ever wonder why people, when the kids close your eyes, it's because you're so close. >> or you'll go lock eyed. >> you have to see who you're >> you should probably know before you do that. >> enough about the '90s and carson's world. psychologists at the university of london think they have the it's simple. the researchers say it's because our brains can't handle more than two things at once. as sophisticated as thend is, the study says it can't process both the sensation of kissing and the act of sehat's only two things. why couldn't you handle both? >> you can walk and chew gum at the same time. i'm just quoting the research. e. >> maybe those people kissing are doing something else, also. >> the scientists didn't actually study people kissing. used other tests to confirm our brains have trouble -- >> what did they use? >> that's a bogus study.

>> how bogus could it be? >> if they didn't watch anybody -- >> you don't tune into treence, is that what you're saying? >> that's right. >> by the way, we were talking about this at the break, did you ever kiss someone and open your eyes and they're looking and, why are your eyes open? >> exactly. recently, we've seen parents lose their cool at their n's sporting events. one little league posted a sign on a field. this is written as if it comes from the kids. it says, reminder, i'm a s just a game. my coach is a volunteer. the officials are humans. by the way, making almost nothing. college scholarships will be handed out today. in other words, relax. of course, it's not the only sign of its kind. in other leagues around the 've posted similar warnings. like, your kids aren't playing for the yankees. i've been at little league games at parents going crazy and think, you have got to stop this.

>> no question. >> doesn't matter. boys sports, girls sports, my nieces played soccer and you see it. imagine as a parent, that signstops you in your tracks. >> the kids are watching this, too. it's crazy. >> have fun. >> i'll have a freak out at the re. what's the secret of happiness? many studies -- here are the studies again, al --ke us happy. the more social interactions we have, the happier we are. new research confirms it's true for pretty much everyone exceptp. care to guess? >> intelligent people. >> what? >> apparently, scientists say those with higher satisfied the more friends they have. >> the smarter you are,social you are? >> one of the theory ies is smart people would rather focus on long-term objective, like curing cancer or something, i guess. >> i don'te

you have, and they say 25. i think you have two or three. eople you'd really call in a time of trouble. >> not facebook friends. >> like friend friends. >> they're probably milestones in your life.n elementary school. maybe later in college. then a friend you met through maybe your parenting. didn't milestones. >> if you had a problem, you'reembarrassed about, how many people are there you'd actually call? >> two. >> i have two. >> absolutely, two. >> one, i'm related >> my mom and maybe one other. let's move on to reese witherspoon, celebrating a big birthday in style. and what amy schumer just people on broadway speechless. carson? >> thank you, matt. first to reese tuesday, she turns 40 years old. reese started celebrating early, posing for photos with some offriends, including kate hudson.

reese took the stage, too. have a look. sweet home alabama rd i'm coming home to you >> there's reese jamming, andit's keith urban behind her on guitar. cool party. happy birthday to reese. ben affleck is promoting his new movie "batman versus perman." people ask him, is that massive back tattoo for real? the big phoenix caused an uproar after months of speculation, ben is telling "extra" the phoenix is fake. a temporary tattoo he got for aut next year. sorry, ladies. amy schumer paying it some of her success with others. on saturday, amy and family and friends saw the broadway hit "hamilton" and posed. backstage with the cast.

the bar.tip. $1,000. >> wow. >> dropping the benjamins at >> thank you. >> the bartenders thanked amy for making their night. >> i bet a lot of people go to the shows and don't tip at thatrefreshment stand. it's not fair. >> yeah. >> good for her. >> carson, thank you. mr. roker? >> let's check out what we have for you for our 8:00 hour. at some severe weather starting on wednesday from san antonio to des moines. but we have a stronger risk fromield to tyler, texas. super cells with tornado threat, large hail, damaging wind.this. and there's also a winter component. heavy snow from nebraska up intoednesday into thursday. as you look at the snowfall amounts, the american model, 12 inches or more from traverse michigan to rochester

4 to 6 inches into parts of south dakota. as you look at the european model, it with 12 inches or more. we'll see what happens with this. very, very interesting. still some winter left out >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. now to a special series we're calling family business, where we catch up with famousd their kids. >> this morning, oscar winner

daughter, eva amurri jenna has that story. >> from "dead man walking" to the challenging of nothing was held from this mother-daughter duo. >> i felt they had empathy and a sense of cency and cared about people, they'd find their own path. i led my example and'd find things s s that spoke to them, that they could put their energy into. >> reporter: susan known for acting with conviction. her daughter eva said her mother has been a constant in her om stands up for herself and others, and i think it's always been an important message. not only in our family but with >> what's one thing you can both agree on? >> bread. >> love bread.

>> don't put a bread basketont of us you want to take part in yourself. >> reporter: eva attended rallies next to her mother, and ently, watched susan campaign for bernie sanders. eva admits their parenting styles may be i was visiting the movie sets. it's almost being a part of the circus. there's something really fun and i'm much more of a structured parent, i would say. >> reporter: inspiration for thekle everything, from being a mom to 18-month 18-month-old daughter marrow, too nbc sports commentate or kyle martino. using candor on her blog, after. >> there's nothing about your life post or prebaby that you that's what inspired me to create a space that was about embracing all sides of yourself,

do the also trying to do everything right. you forget to have fun. >> like a normal >> reporter: the duo appeared together in more than half a dozen tv shows and movies. >> you chose a career that a mom. having your daughter be part of it. you guys have acted together, even recently. >> yes. >> have you given up on think what i just -- i moved forward from, was the struggle and hustle of it. i just wanted to be putting mysomething that i felt was constructing something more positive in my life and for my daughter, when you watch her as a mother, are you inspired by her? >> yeah. doing is amazing. i'm very proud of her. she's really a funny kid. she's fierce. >> they have a silly marrow and honey. >> honey. >> honey is her grandma name. >> can you believe you're a

>> it's so much fun. i could stay with her forever. i have an i can look and see something happens, even if i think it's a mistake, whatever is going on, i go, out. >> reporter: eva was quick to her mother's defense recently, when sarandon was criticized for her outfitn guild awards. >> you two went out, and i thought you were super beautiful. you got a strange response, in my opinion. >> i know. >>ou? >> it did surprise me. my eldest son said, nobody said something at a younger age. >> can i say, out of all of the tops under the tuxedo, that was the most covered up we voted on it. >> what's the most important lesson you learned from your mom? >> the importance of being kind

>> i love that. >> it was so fun talking with this o. it's interesting to see how mothering changes. eva grew up on she stepped away from acting to create this stable environment for her daughter. they're both terrific talents and it was fun to be with them. >> they seem tight.isters almost. >> they do. i think she was a single mother, a young mother. she was a little older of a mother, and then eva was ther mother. it's interesting how we do some of the same things as our parents and step away, as well. >> continue the series. tomorrow, country music legend hank williams jr. and his daughter holly following in the family >> love that. jenna, thank you. still ahead, our wedding couple is about to find out where they're headed on their get ready for thursday's big day.

it's 8:30 now on a monday. the sky has cleared, brilliant e. temperatures coming up. we have a huge spring break crowd out on our plaza. we thank them for stopping by. by the here on the plaza. savannah is missing. that's because she is already upstairs with our big fatg couple. the big day is thursday.

help to pick their dream honeymoon >> what happened to the bachelor party. did we pick that? >> not yet. >> good. i have some coming up, must-make brunch recipe. a sausage and cheese, hash stack that will feed an army. >> with bacon. >> god bless you. >> it's on the way. >> my stomach is the sound of it, in anticipation. not in fear. happiness. meanwhile, the "voice" jordan smith is here to perform a new song. he's tearing up itunes and we hear him this morning. mr. roker, a check weather? >> let's find out what's going on as far as your weather is concerned for the week ahead.pitation in the west coast. sunny skies in the east. windy in the midsection of the

by the midweek, we havehe rockies to the upper midwest. sun sni ny skies along the coast. snow in the plains. it's going to be above averagepart of the week out west. below average in the east. then we'll flip the switch. midweek, it's above average in the east, below outthe latter part of the week, the warmth returns to the west, central rockies and central plains.

hat's your latest weather. let's head upstairs. about the way you move >> al, thanks. we're three days away from our big fat today wedding. you pick add lot of the details for kaitlin and john but haven't discussed the honeymoon. rejoice. this year, it's all about you. >> themed honeymoons are the newest orter: a foodie, head to the south of italy or spain. history buffs, istanbul or ig sur to boston, there is a path less taken for everyone. road trips that embrace the spirit of adventure are more ever. >> not everyone wants to lie by the pool for a week for their once in maui, get everyone to hang around. >> reporter: buddy moons that

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"today"'s food is brought to you by pillsbury. give it a pop. >> 8:40, back week on "today" food. these are must-make recipes that are ideal if you have company headed your way for the easter holiday. malloy is from "eat the trend." nice to see you. >> good morning. >> this is a sausage and egg rown waffle stack. >> yes. we are stacking these waffles. brunch is my favorite meal of the day. this will get you through mondayre week. >> you eat this and you'll spend the rest of the day on sunday saying, i can't move. >> sundays are meant for let's start with the ingredient grid.

spices, bacon, brown sugar, d eggs. the first thing is candy bacon. >> where did the bacon come up in the title? it's a secret> secret weapon. >> you take thick cut bacon. >> we're just going to get it in the brown sugar. what i love about this recipe, it's spicy, it's sweet, and it's savory. we're going to add some cracked black pepper to the top of the i'll put a couple slices here. putting it on a non-stick cooking tray that's been non-stick cooking spray. >> i want to see what these guys look like as they're dig thing. >> happy. >> so good. >> we'll get your opinion in a second. >> drizzle with maple you want more heat, add cyan pepper. >> crispy. >> flip it halfway through.k crispy halfway

rest, set it aside and it'll get >> here's the sausage. >> this is the heart of the dish. this is the hashbrown waffle. it's hashbrowns, breakfast sausage, heavy cream andsyrup. i'm going to have you add the spices. we have sage, thyme and garlic. mix it all up, get your hands get up in there. this is going to come together and create a potato waffle. i feel like hashbrowns never get n. i love hashbrowns, and this combines all my favorite breakfast ingredients. >> don't you love that sound? >> you need butter in a dish like this. >> i don't want it to stick.flavor. for my vegtarian s etarians, use sauteed >> didn't you lose the vegetarians at the candy bacon over here? >> i'm looking out for you guys. press it it cook for 15 minutes.

tastes downstairs. >> oh, my gosh. first of allhere is sausage in the waffle. >> there's sausage in the waffle. >> it's beautiful and you could eat it piece by piece.r bite is what you want. >> i'm not that impressed with this. will you marry me, brandi. >> i'm already engaged, shucks. >> aren't these great? >> this is why you stack it. then you add these beautiful,y cooked fried eggs. the candy bacon which, by the way, you can make ahead of time. this is my favorite road trip >> can i have a piece of that? >> help me garnish, too. you have to get work in. you have to work for the bacon.ith a little bit of thyme. i think you can't have brunch without a champagne is a mango sorbet. this is what you should be

>> is that what the secret is? >> oh, my gosh. so good. >> yum. >> thank you. >> that is the wildest brunch menu ever made here. congratulations. >> i go for wild. >> to find reschke s res recipe recipes, head to today.com/food and look at the brunch tab. up next, live performance from the winner of the season, jordan smith.

>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. words won't bring us 22-year-old kentucky native jordan smith amazed the coaches from the very start on the "voice" and went on to becomee winner. along the way, one of his performances even bumped adele's "hello" from the top of the itunes pop chart. h his debut album called "something beautiful." good morning. good to see you. >> good morning.

you're knocking adele off the you have a new record out. you're a kid from kentucky. >> it's been a whirlwind. such aince the end of the show. it's been such a great reward too. >> happy with how the album >> i'm proud of it. i put myself into the album and all the songs and worked with amazing people on it. it's everything i wanted it to be. come true. >> we love having you here. we'll let you sing, and i'll get out of the way. take it away. did i tell you i hear what you say k back as you're walking away

laugh don't stop those tears from falling down this is who i am inside this is who i am, i'm not going to hide cause the greatest risk we'll ever take is by to stand in the light and be seen as we are so stand in the light and bes we are with courage and kindness hold onto your faith you get what you give and it's never too late reach for the branch and

fight hard for love can never give enough this is who i am inside this is who i am, i'ming to hide cause the greatest risk we'll ever take is by to stand in the light and be seen as we are so stand in the light and be seen as we are riding the storms that come raging towards us, we dive olding our breath as we break through the surface with arms open wide

this is who i am inside this is who i am, i'm nothide cause the greatest risk we'll ever take is by far to stand in the light and bes we are so stand in the light and be seen as we are cause the greatest risk we'll ever take is by far to stand in the light and be seen so stand in the light and be seen as we are so stand in the light and be

use ] >> jordan smith, the album is called "something beautiful." he'll be back in a little bit with a perfor biggest fan, carson daly. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back at 8:53. can we take a moment to introduce you to the newest

say hi to baby clark. clark stackhouse, the adorable son of our vice president of pr, megan, and her husband brit. coming out yesterday. isn't this great? >> yes. >> such a perfect face. >> perfect. >> no wrinkles or anything. >> congratulations. >> such an adorable boy. clark and megan are watching > and brit. baby, too. >> congratulations. hard to top that, but al, you have milestone birthdays. >> we do. as always, we want tou to amazing folks. here we go. first of all, happy 100th birthday to washington terry, a g cowboy from texas. enjoys taking care of the horses and cows on his farm, even today. ms. bessie grad is from usetts, big red sox fan. 100 years old. and she face times with her gra. happy 100th birthday to robert

worked until 82 years eep you young. look at this sweet lady. feaster of virginia, ll volunteers every week at the local food bank.as. ask him any question about his hometown, he's mr. trivia about there. he'll be able to answer it, worked as a local tour guide andan there most of his life. 75th anniversary to paul and virginia montgomery of lake a. couple says the secret to a long marriage is having a strong commitment to one another and keeping your eyes open when you if you know someone turning 100 or celebrating an anniversary of 75 years or more, we'd like to hear about them. log on to and please make sure you send a photo, as well. >> al, thanks. just a reminder for you,

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studio 1a in rockefeller welcome to "today" on a monday morning, march 21st, 2016. i'm al along with tamron and dylan.illie are off. my morning jam, try everything by >> "try everything." >> it's from zootopia. >> was it good? >> talks about racial yping. >> it was as much for parents as kids. perfect combo in animation. >> watch it on two levels. >> it is so good.hey had to have this in the pipeline at least three years ago, i will say, one of the villains happens to be acian using fear to separate people. >> that's the premise of it. you do a great -- al did anonation of idris elba, who is one of the characters. >> he plays the police chief, a

at one point, he says to jenny he first bunny police officer in zootopia, not like a cartoon. we all go dancing and singing our songs and everything ends up nice in the end. it's not like that. >> did you see the idris elba? you had tok because of all that handsomeness seeping through there. >> i haven't seen it yet, so i'll assume it was spot on. >> i doubt it.was great. >> what else is happening? >> twitter's 10th anniversary. this is the actual day. hoda and kathie lee be live tweeting during the take. >> they're doing it now. the first tweet is so nice from someone talking? >> the question is, has someone been drinking? what is going on over there? >> this is really great. >> they're going to shut us down.

ten feet away.drunk, but deaf drunk? own. this. >> no >> jack dorsey sent the first tweet in 2006, my twitter. most retweeted was ellen degeneres's oscar >> did he leave the "i" out or -- >> he was afraid ofe 140 characters there. >> the most followed celebrity on twitter is katy perry, over 84 million 84 million. >> what else do we have? have are the ladies saying now? >> 140er limit, churning them out.

>> well planned out -- lly get paid for this. #"today's take." >> yes, kathie lee, we areblessed. >> kyle is helping with the it problem problems. h the twitter app? >> no, why? >> you said -- because tamron had problems with hers. mine was locking up. >> if the tenth anniversary. >> we don't care about your problems. please, people. >> we're going out of our way to be nice to these two,ey're resistant to it. >> last night, i took the kids, we went to the premiere of "batman versus superman: dawn ofstice" at radio city. spectacular. it's worth it. >> out of five. >> it's a six. by the way, all the ben haters out there are going to be shut down. >> because you say, without giving anything away -- >> he is a terrific batman but also an excellent bruce ople forget about that part of

>> quickly catch us up on the spoiling anything. >> it starts 18 months ago, at the end of batman -- the superman movie, when is destroyed by the fight with zogg and batman lost friends and vowed to take superman down. he feels this alien has all this power. >> diane lane, years later, i watched -- >> goes >> do you need to see "hollywood land" before this? >> nothing to do with this. >> it was about george ie that was on tv the other day. >> al is a man-boy, and we love that. i'm a fan boy. i love this.

>> that's your lane. by the way, they also set upt's called "dawn of justice" -- they're setting up of america, d.c. before the avengers were america." >> we're sending out words. >> basically, tweeting arch madness. >> you ladies can tweet march madness because it's taken over our hearts. if you watched twier the weekend, you were definitely in the game. first up, highlights, wisconsin and xavier. tied at 63.ust said i'm supposed to be a man. i'm wearing pjs under my pants. actually, i am. i have batman pajamas on.n tops. >> if you were risking it all, you'd show us. >> no, i'm not. you don't want to see where the bat signal is.

>> what'd he say, now i'm >> ladies, if you tweet that, you must put quotes around it, to make sure the audience knows it was al l let you do it. >> well-made plans. back to sports though. wisconsin and xavier tied at 63. shot left. here's your moment. >> for the sweet 16. it's good! it's good! wisconsin has won it! >> wisconsin won, 66-63. they go on to the sweet 16. when something like that happens, even if it's not your team and you're watching, your great. another one, notre dame versus steven f. austin. scores the winning basket with 1.5 seconds left. ne last shot, and it does not come up. here we go.

thought they'd be able to bring this out. i watch either e because i haven't done a great job at this. i'm reading the sports hoda and kathie the first time i'm seeing it. northern iowa versus texas, tied at 72. here's the moment. >> okay.n this situation. jefferson, half court. n iowa lost to texas a&m. double overtime. there's your march madness and kathie lee style, as if i've never seen it >> oregon is still in it. i have them going all the way. >> mighty there's a sweet. >> how about some wine. >> did you guys, if you weren't watching basketball or if you ask my husband, he had the tv ond the computer on the eagle cam. have you seen the d.c. eagle cam?

if anyone watched "weekend ay," it was like, dylan, enough with the eagle cam. >> this is live right now. >> live camera.o baby eaglets right now. the first was born on friday, and the second hatched yesterday i missed the hatching, but look at them. >> the eagle has landed. >> now it's like watching a soap the first eaglet is a day and a half older than the second eaglet. now you want to see if, you know, there's going to be somelry, maybe. are they both getting the same amount of fish? the dad flies in live fish every coupl mom gets up and feeds it. >> great for everybody but the fish. >> right. didn't work out for the fish. >> fish aren't doing good in this drama. >> circle of>> okay, simba. >> you have to feed your kids, man. >> thank you, nala. >> do they have names? >> not yet. d.c. eagle name or i forget.

president. >> the first lady and president. sasha maybe. cherry and blossom. >> barbara and jenna. >> okay, we'll see. >> throwback there. >> we have a tweet coming in. it @tamron hall could care less. she's just phoning it in, as usual. >> like being at a bad comedy club. what's wrong with y'all? >> we're observing. it's like we're just viewers. >> this is >> you're heckling us. >> people used to think on your show that you let it all hang no, you're nice on your show. >> we're pretending like we're watching tv, which we are. >> have you ever watched thets, the two angry guys? >> that's us. >> please, continue. go back and bore us. good-bye.

i do like your dress, >> it's in honor of batman and superman. >> actually, i don't. >> no>> that was cruel. >> it was from mr. incredible. anyway, the storm is out, boston, you'll be done with this by noon. there could be a few travel troubles but no big problems.over. we're talking eastern maine,

>> what's the matter? >> i got a tweet. thank you to one of our viewers. i said xavier, and it's efore the show, guys, it's xavier. i'm sorry. >> one of the viewers said they're watching "today's take" in batman all right. >> hoda and kathie lee, you're burning up my twitter feed. >> you're welcome.it's time to confess about the dress. where did you get it? >> threw up on me. up next, we're kicking verything to get you ready for the next few months, including floral

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animated movie, but live action a newcomer is playing ing ing ing ing ould be charming and fun. bill murray and scarlett >> in over a month, we have "captain america" coming out. >> he's the most beloved of the the last movie they did around him, " it was massive, and this is a >> the lumineers are coming out album in four years. >> it feels like the last came out yesterday, right? i was humming it this morning. they're finally back with a new called "cleopatra." it has the folk rock sound, and they'll have a tour to support excited. thank you. let's get the low down on

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disney's well at the box office. took in another $38 million this weekend. opened in second place. "miracles from heaven" was third. let's get a check from al with the weather. >> thanks so much, tamron. looking at the week ahead, snow ends here in the northeast. we have beautiful weather in between. windy conditions out west.rain. it'll continue in the pacific northwest. wintry weather from the u.p. of michigan back through the rain in northern new england. the latter part of the week, it's going to be a wet mess with severe weather along the eastern look for snowy conditions

>> that is your latest weather. come on in, tamron. >> good to see you again. thanks for sorry. we have a second floor might recognize greg poehler as the man who followed his wife across the world to "welcome to sweden.""you, me and her," he tries to fix marital problems by seeing an escort. >> show me what >> um, okay. >> i mean, come on.

>> good morning, greg. >> how are you? >> tell us about jack a little bit. >> jack, yeah, he's in a rut. he's in as to loving marriage but going through a little bit of a lull. he decides to hire an escort. >> this goes oes okay, and then kind of unlocks a secret door to his wife's past that she has at he didn't know about. she also gets involved with the escort. then it turns into an actual three-person >> wow. this is literally a family show. >> yeah. getting a lot of attention. did you know that? i did not. >> i didn't know going in. now that i'm in a show likebody is coming up to me that's in one. >> they tell you? >> all the time. it is a thing. >> what do they say they like >> i think that's obvious. >> it can't just be that.

the show is really a romantic comedy that involves three people. i think it starts from the premise of, if you do have threedults who want to be in a relationship, why can't that happen, really. that's about. can it work? there is a three-person dynamic, always a little odd. >> literally. pretty obvious. >> there's one person left out at all times. >> so in a lot of intimate scenes. were you -- did you know that going in? >> yeah, i had to sign a nuditycontract. >> what were you thinking when you signed? >> i wasn't thinking much. i just put my name on it. apparently, the women itemized and said what they weren't going to do. >> you just said yes? >> i didn't know that was an i could be naked in every scene. it's a lot of male nudity. no, actually, there's no nudity

but i did have to sign a nudity writer. i knew -- >> there was the possibility. does that make you go to the gym and get ready? >> in my case, no. people might have done that, yes. i was going for the realistic, dad>> so you're the lead of the show. >> you can say that. >> dad bod is in now, i'm >> that's what he's banking on. >> only thing worse than shooting nude scenes is shooting them and having them get cut. >> see the final result and people are like, you know what? nobody needs to see that. we can't even cgi this. >> nothing about this works. >> the audience doesn't need to see this, yeah. >> i just saw your face on a times square. you're kind of all over the place now. are you used to this? do you like this? >> it's easy to get used to a giante in times square. >> as long as that's all it is.

>> anyway, good luck with the show. "you, me and her" tomorrow. >> feel like we know the show well. >> tomorrow on at&t's audience network, available on directv and uverse. ahead, planning an eastench? >> that's a transition. >> bring it back to the family show. we have the perfect dish, right after this. >> i love that greg is blushing. vering is caring because covering heals faster. with you

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maximum. >> do you grill the kimchi, too? >> i would. >> put it on there, absolutely. we'll make a vinegar et aigrette here. this is the dressing, yogurt,e oil, lime juice, lemon juice. cyan pepper. ng you can make the night before and let it sit. >> probably better that way. >> it would be, actually. you can change it up. different spices that you can use for this. this is not -- the kimchi itself is not spicy and the cyan is spicy. it won't do too much to you. then we have a lemon vinaigrette here. because we have the lemon leftover, it's simple.nd olive oil. mix it around like that. minute on each side for the shrimp. you want to get a good grill it. one of the things we're doing in

dinners out there to help celebrate the foundation, which will be a lot of fun, too. >> plate this up? >> bib e bit of the yogurt, put it as the base. >> nice. >> some of the grilled shrimp. >> shrimp is delicious. >> oh, my gosh, so bly roll it all up into one big lettuce taco. >> that's the beauty of having the bibwant to be able to roll it up. >> not only is he a terrific chef but also a great teacher and mentor. mentored my daughter. first full-time job. >> loved having her. >> you were thank you. >> she was heartbroken when you left. but for good reason. to start spoon and stable. >> appreciate that. >> good to see you. >> go to today.com/food and click on the brunch tab for the up next, he won over the judges and audience with his

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walmart. jordan smith won over the judges and the world as the winner of the last "voice" last season. now, we get to hear himhe release of his debut solo album, "something beautiful." we'll catch up with jordan in a minute. first, a look back at histic rise to stardom. >> reporter: kentucky native jordan smith shocked judges with his performance of "chandelier" during the blind auditions on this past season of the think you're the most important person that's been on the show. >> reporter: after joining team adam, he was the firste season to hit number one on the itunes pop charts with his rendition of "great is thy

adele's "hello" not once, not twice performance of "somebody to love" and "mary did you know." did you know ordan became the first artist to simultaneous held the top two spots o christian song lists. jordan took home the title on the season finale, performing de usher. >> jordan smith! >> reporter: now debuting his solo album "something beautiful," jordan smith is ready to take the world by. >> jordan is here with us. good morning. when i heard you sing "mary did you know," i fell in love with you. absolutely magical. a kid from kentucky taking over the world. what has been the biggest change if your life? >> yeah, it's just allch a whirlwind.

show, it's been incredible. i think the amazing people i've gotten toen such an honor -- it's been an honor and surprise for me. i consistently am running into eeting new people every day by getting to work with an awesome team. it's been a wonderful thing. >> talk about perseverance.or you. i mean, you got rejected the first time on the "voice." you come back look at you now. >> yeah. >> did you think it would happen the second time? >> it's honestly so crazy to look back and see the ourney for me. i never imagined, after i was rejected the first time, i would go back and be on the show, let alone win it, and be at this i just released my first album as winner of the "voice." it's incredible and super surreal. i pinch myself every us about the release of the new album "something beautiful." what has that been like, when you're in stores or ityeah. >> this is yours.

to see the physical copy of the album. i got to be in my the release. i met people at walmart, hung out with family and friends and my people in was crazy to see so many of those people with my album, something i worked so hard on in their hands. it's incredible. >> on a personal hear you were a contestant for our wedding, because you're >> on january 1st. right after the show was over. >> lucky lady. >> kristin.k home in kentucky. she's a speech therapist. i went to boston and sang at the nhl winter classic in we got engaged in boston that weekend. >> if you want the wedding friday, we're already having one here. . >> yeah, yeah, we'll get it done. >> how is she taking in all your newfound fame? >> she's been so greaderful that i had her through this journey.

she's been such a grounding, yount of all this for me. she's kept me grounded and been a foundation for me. we're excited. we're so >> how do you pick a wedding singer when you sound like you sound? >> i'm not sure if i'llwedding. >> you want to enjoy it. >> yeah. >> you're sticking around. do not miss his live performance of "over the rainbow" with kathie lee and hoda in theady fortissues. it'll be amazing. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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